Thursday, February 26, 2009
Tuesday, February 24, 2009
Manners of a Muslim
Below is a list compiled of various good characteristics. Note which qualities that you have, and which you lack in. Try and better your character, inshaAllah.
Care taken when speaking, think before you talk.
Be honest at all times.
Respect and kindness shown to others
A muslim should help others unless they ask for help in forbidden matters.
Care should be taken when making promises lest one cannot fulfill them.
Be humble and modest.
Be truthful at all times
Think well of others.
Give sincere advice when it is sought by others.
Keep promises and be reliable.
Control ones anger.
Be forgiving
Never indulge in slander/back-biting.
Be modest. Don’t show off.
Refrain from speaking about things that does not concern you
Always be patient.
Think wisely before doing any action.
Defend others when they are absent from slander.
Encourage one another in doing good and obeying and Worshipping Allah
Be generous/charitable without being extravagant
Do not be suspicious of fellow muslims.
Don’t be nosey in matters that don’t concern you.
Don’t lie.
Don’t boast.
Don’t be proud and don’t draw attention to ones own good deeds.
Don’t speak in loud/rude tones
Don’t praise or flatter someone when they are in front of you
Don’t ridicule or scoff at others. Treat with respect.
Be obedient to Allah, offer the 5 prayers and obey the Qur'an & Sunnah.
Source
Please share
Subscribe to Mo5lim by Email
Care taken when speaking, think before you talk.
Be honest at all times.
Respect and kindness shown to others
A muslim should help others unless they ask for help in forbidden matters.
Care should be taken when making promises lest one cannot fulfill them.
Be humble and modest.
Be truthful at all times
Think well of others.
Give sincere advice when it is sought by others.
Keep promises and be reliable.
Control ones anger.
Be forgiving
Never indulge in slander/back-biting.
Be modest. Don’t show off.
Refrain from speaking about things that does not concern you
Always be patient.
Think wisely before doing any action.
Defend others when they are absent from slander.
Encourage one another in doing good and obeying and Worshipping Allah
Be generous/charitable without being extravagant
Do not be suspicious of fellow muslims.
Don’t be nosey in matters that don’t concern you.
Don’t lie.
Don’t boast.
Don’t be proud and don’t draw attention to ones own good deeds.
Don’t speak in loud/rude tones
Don’t praise or flatter someone when they are in front of you
Don’t ridicule or scoff at others. Treat with respect.
Be obedient to Allah, offer the 5 prayers and obey the Qur'an & Sunnah.
Source
Please share
Subscribe to Mo5lim by Email
Dr. Mustafa Barghouti, The Occupation of Palestine
This hour-long presentation by Dr. Mustafa Barghouti is a must see (and save for reference). It explains the past, present and future of Israeli Occupation of Palestine and present facts and figures that you don't see on your TV.
Subscribe to Mo5lim by Email
Subscribe to Mo5lim by Email
Israel imprisoned Students for refusing to serve in an army that occupies the Palestinian Territories
The Shministim are Israeli high school students who have been imprisoned for refusing to serve in an army that occupies the Palestinian Territories. December 18 marks the launch date of a global campaign to release them from jail. Join over 20,000 people including American conscientious objectors,Ronnie Gilbert, Adrienne Rich, Robert Meeropol, Adam Hochschild, Rabbi Lynn Gottleib, Howard Zinn, Rela Mazali, Debra Chasnoff, Ed Asner and Aurora Levins-Morales and show your support by contacting the Israeli Minister of Defense using the form below.
40,000 LETTERS AND COUNTING!
Send your letter Today.
Subscribe to Mo5lim by Email
Monday, February 23, 2009
Once You See What Truly Happened in Gaza, It Will Change You Forever
"The message," I can report, has been received. It is a message that Israel is run by war criminals, that the lives of Palestinians mean nothing to them. Even more chilling is the pro-war message sent by the Israeli people with their votes for Netanyahu, Livni and anti-Arab racist Avigdor Lieberman.
How tragic that nation born out of the unspeakable horrors of the Holocaust has become a nation that supports the slaughter of Palestinians.
Here in the U.S., Congress ignored the suffering of the Palestinians and pledged its unwavering support for the Israeli state. All but five members out of 535 voted for a resolution justifying the invasion, falsely holding Hamas solely responsible for breaking the ceasefire and praising Israel for facilitating humanitarian aid to Gaza at a time when food supplies were rotting at the closed borders.
One glimmer of hope we found among people in Gaza was the Obama administration. Many were upset that Obama did not speak out during the invasion and that peace envoy George Mitchell, on his first trip to the Middle East, did not visit Gaza or even Syria. But they felt that Mitchell was a good choice and Obama, if given the space by the American people, could play a positive role.
Who can provide that space for Obama? Who can respond to the call for justice from the Palestinian people? Who can counter AIPAC, the powerful lobby that supports Israeli aggression?
An organized, mobilized, coordinated grassroots movement is the critical counterforce, and within that movement, those who have a particularly powerful voice are American Jews. We have the beginnings of a such a counterforce within the American Jewish community. Across the United States, Jews joined marches, sit-ins, die-ins, even chained themselves to Israeli consulates in protest. Jewish groups like J Street and Brit Tzedek v'Shalom lobby for a diplomatic solution. Tikkun organizes for a Jewish spiritual renewal grounded in social justice. The Middle East Children's Alliance and Madre send humanitarian aid to Palestine. Women in Black hold compelling weekly vigils. American Jews for a Just Peace plants olive trees on the West Bank. Jewish Voice for Peace promotes divestment from corporations that profit from occupation. Jews Against the Occupation calls for an end to U.S. aid to Israel.
FULL STORY
Subscribe to Mo5lim by Email
How tragic that nation born out of the unspeakable horrors of the Holocaust has become a nation that supports the slaughter of Palestinians.
Here in the U.S., Congress ignored the suffering of the Palestinians and pledged its unwavering support for the Israeli state. All but five members out of 535 voted for a resolution justifying the invasion, falsely holding Hamas solely responsible for breaking the ceasefire and praising Israel for facilitating humanitarian aid to Gaza at a time when food supplies were rotting at the closed borders.
One glimmer of hope we found among people in Gaza was the Obama administration. Many were upset that Obama did not speak out during the invasion and that peace envoy George Mitchell, on his first trip to the Middle East, did not visit Gaza or even Syria. But they felt that Mitchell was a good choice and Obama, if given the space by the American people, could play a positive role.
Who can provide that space for Obama? Who can respond to the call for justice from the Palestinian people? Who can counter AIPAC, the powerful lobby that supports Israeli aggression?
An organized, mobilized, coordinated grassroots movement is the critical counterforce, and within that movement, those who have a particularly powerful voice are American Jews. We have the beginnings of a such a counterforce within the American Jewish community. Across the United States, Jews joined marches, sit-ins, die-ins, even chained themselves to Israeli consulates in protest. Jewish groups like J Street and Brit Tzedek v'Shalom lobby for a diplomatic solution. Tikkun organizes for a Jewish spiritual renewal grounded in social justice. The Middle East Children's Alliance and Madre send humanitarian aid to Palestine. Women in Black hold compelling weekly vigils. American Jews for a Just Peace plants olive trees on the West Bank. Jewish Voice for Peace promotes divestment from corporations that profit from occupation. Jews Against the Occupation calls for an end to U.S. aid to Israel.
FULL STORY
Subscribe to Mo5lim by Email
Gaza Massacre
The Death of the people of Gaza will haunt the Zionist till their end Days InshAllah. ALLAH AKBAR.
Subscribe to Mo5lim by Email
Al-Qaeda founder launches fierce attack on Osama bin Laden
Al-Qaeda founder launches fierce attack on Osama bin Laden
One of al-Qaeda's founding leaders, Dr Fadl, has begun an ideological revolt against Osama bin Laden, blaming him for "every drop" of blood spilt in Afghanistan and Iraq.
Sayyid Imam al-Sharif, who goes by the nom de guerre Dr Fadl, helped bin Laden create al-Qaeda and then led an Islamist insurgency in Egypt in the 1990s.
But in a book written from inside an Egyptian prison, he has launched a frontal attack on al-Qaeda's ideology and the personal failings of bin Laden and particularly his Egyptian deputy, Ayman al-Zawahiri.
Twenty years ago, Dr Fadl became al-Qaeda's intellectual figurehead with a crucial book setting out the rationale for global jihad against the West.
Today, however, he believes the murder of innocent people is both contrary to Islam and a strategic error. "Every drop of blood that was shed or is being shed in Afghanistan and Iraq is the responsibility of bin Laden and Zawahiri and their followers," writes Dr Fadl.
The terrorist attacks on September 11 were both immoral and counterproductive, he writes. "Ramming America has become the shortest road to fame and leadership among the Arabs and Muslims. But what good is it if you destroy one of your enemy's buildings, and he destroys one of your countries? What good is it if you kill one of his people, and he kills a thousand of yours?" asks Dr Fadl. "That, in short, is my evaluation of 9/11."
Story found on IATMW
Subscribe to Mo5lim by Email
One of al-Qaeda's founding leaders, Dr Fadl, has begun an ideological revolt against Osama bin Laden, blaming him for "every drop" of blood spilt in Afghanistan and Iraq.
Sayyid Imam al-Sharif, who goes by the nom de guerre Dr Fadl, helped bin Laden create al-Qaeda and then led an Islamist insurgency in Egypt in the 1990s.
But in a book written from inside an Egyptian prison, he has launched a frontal attack on al-Qaeda's ideology and the personal failings of bin Laden and particularly his Egyptian deputy, Ayman al-Zawahiri.
Twenty years ago, Dr Fadl became al-Qaeda's intellectual figurehead with a crucial book setting out the rationale for global jihad against the West.
Today, however, he believes the murder of innocent people is both contrary to Islam and a strategic error. "Every drop of blood that was shed or is being shed in Afghanistan and Iraq is the responsibility of bin Laden and Zawahiri and their followers," writes Dr Fadl.
The terrorist attacks on September 11 were both immoral and counterproductive, he writes. "Ramming America has become the shortest road to fame and leadership among the Arabs and Muslims. But what good is it if you destroy one of your enemy's buildings, and he destroys one of your countries? What good is it if you kill one of his people, and he kills a thousand of yours?" asks Dr Fadl. "That, in short, is my evaluation of 9/11."
Story found on IATMW
Subscribe to Mo5lim by Email
People and The Land- Video about the occupation of palestine
People and The Land airdrops viewers into the universe of an occupied people, unreeling images of a new form of apartheid based on ethnicity. Challenging U.S. foreign policy and the conventions of the documentary form itself, People and The Land examines the concrete realities of Israel's conduct in the West Bank and Gaza, the level of U.S. support for that conduct through foreign aid, and the human cost of that aid in Palestine and the U.S
Saturday, February 21, 2009
Israel admits using cluster bombs
The recent testimonies of IDF officials come as the Israeli Chief of Staff, General Halutz, recently initiated probes into the use of such weapons. After a year-long enquiry, the appointed Military Advocate General, Avihai Mandelbit, has now cleared the airforce of the charge but stated that the artillery and rocket batteries did deploy cluster bombs into populated areas. However, the probe concluded that such use in civilian areas was “as an immediate defense response to rocket attacks by Hizbullah,” and a “military necessity” and so did not constitute a criminal violation of international law. The IDF Spokesman’s Office stated that “International law does not include a sweeping prohibition of the use of cluster bombs. The convention on conventional weaponry does not declare a prohibition on [phosphorous weapons], rather, on principles regulating the use of such weapons.”
While International Law does not forbid the use of cluster bombs and phosphorous shells per se, many legal experts maintain that their usage is covered within prohibitions against targeting of civilian populations and causing “excessive injury and unnecessary suffering.” According to Amnesty International, cluster munitions may be classed as such because they “present a high risk of violating the prohibition of indiscriminate attack, because of the wide area covered by the numerous bomblets released and the danger posed to all those, including civilians, who come into contact with the unexploded bomblets.”
Both UN findings and IDF admissions reveal that, as the final wrinkles of ceasefire were being ironed out on the ground, built-up areas across southern Lebanon were decimated by cluster munitions. UN Relief Coordinator, Jan Egland, stated at war’s end that “it is an outrage that we have 100 000 bombs among where children, women, shopkeepers and farmers are now going to tread.”
General Mandelbit’s conclusions also admitted the IDF fired phosphorus shells but deemed this legal under international law. In 2006, Israeli Cabinet Minister, Jacob Edery, admitted that “the IDF made use of phosphorous shells during the war against Hezbollah in attacks against military targets in open ground.” While the location and type of targets were not specified, various hospital reports during the 2006 war indicated severe chemical burns from phosphorous shells suffered by civilians.
White phosphorous shells, often used to raze buildings, cause horrific burning when they come into contact with skin. Unless deprived of oxygen, the body will be in flames until the flesh is cremated to the bone. Prior to the 2006 war, it was most recently used in November 2004 by the US army in Fallujah, Iraq.
The International Red Cross considers both cluster munitions and phosphorus shells to be violations of International Humanitarian Law and the Geneva Conventions and has called for their complete ban. General Mandelbit’s verdict however, will neither force lay-off nor any disciplinary charge on IDF personnel that ordered the use of either cluster bombs or phosphorus shells in residential areas.
Full Article here
While International Law does not forbid the use of cluster bombs and phosphorous shells per se, many legal experts maintain that their usage is covered within prohibitions against targeting of civilian populations and causing “excessive injury and unnecessary suffering.” According to Amnesty International, cluster munitions may be classed as such because they “present a high risk of violating the prohibition of indiscriminate attack, because of the wide area covered by the numerous bomblets released and the danger posed to all those, including civilians, who come into contact with the unexploded bomblets.”
Both UN findings and IDF admissions reveal that, as the final wrinkles of ceasefire were being ironed out on the ground, built-up areas across southern Lebanon were decimated by cluster munitions. UN Relief Coordinator, Jan Egland, stated at war’s end that “it is an outrage that we have 100 000 bombs among where children, women, shopkeepers and farmers are now going to tread.”
General Mandelbit’s conclusions also admitted the IDF fired phosphorus shells but deemed this legal under international law. In 2006, Israeli Cabinet Minister, Jacob Edery, admitted that “the IDF made use of phosphorous shells during the war against Hezbollah in attacks against military targets in open ground.” While the location and type of targets were not specified, various hospital reports during the 2006 war indicated severe chemical burns from phosphorous shells suffered by civilians.
White phosphorous shells, often used to raze buildings, cause horrific burning when they come into contact with skin. Unless deprived of oxygen, the body will be in flames until the flesh is cremated to the bone. Prior to the 2006 war, it was most recently used in November 2004 by the US army in Fallujah, Iraq.
The International Red Cross considers both cluster munitions and phosphorus shells to be violations of International Humanitarian Law and the Geneva Conventions and has called for their complete ban. General Mandelbit’s verdict however, will neither force lay-off nor any disciplinary charge on IDF personnel that ordered the use of either cluster bombs or phosphorus shells in residential areas.
Full Article here
Israeli Spokesman Gets Told By News Reporter
Alex Thompson from Channel 4 news (London), scolds Israel for the humanitarian crisis.
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)