Ibn Umar reported: The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said:
A believer will be brought to his Lord Almighty on the Day
of Resurrection. He will place his veil over him and make
him admit to his sins, saying: Do you recognize your sins?
The believer will say: My Lord, I do recognize them. Allah
will say: I concealed them for you in the world and today I
forgive them. Then he will be given the book containing the
record of his good deeds. As for the unbelievers and
hypocrites, there will be a general announcement before all
creation saying that these people had lied about Allah.
Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim 2768
[With thanks to Sis. Kristi]
Jericho Movement
Prominent Activists Supporting Political Prisoners Meet in
New York City.
by Br. Abu Talib [Jamaat al-Muslimeen Brooklyn]
On March 24, the 20th anniversary of the Jericho movement
was held in a progressive church at 750 West 79th street in
New York City. Jericho Movement supports political
prisoners, mostly non-Muslims, but it has numbers of M.uslim
supporters.
More than a 100 activists were in this church known as Holy
Rood Episcopalian church.
The keynote speech was by Br. Jihad Abdul Mumit [from
Richmond, Virginia] who is their leader. The Palestinian
flag was up and a Puerto Rican spokesman was there.
I gave out New Trend, with Jamaat al-Muslimeen info in it,
to all the activists and invited some of them to our shoora
scheduled for April 22.
Reposting from Pakistan. Marathon in Support of Aafia
Siddiqui by Nadrat Siddique
Nadrat Siddique is an American Muslimah of Pakistani
origin.
She has been running marathons with outstanding success and
amazing timing.
What makes her outstanding even among marathoners is that
she supports the causes of oppressed people by wearing
shirts in the races with their name on her shirt.
Her marathon participation in recent months has focused on
the case of Dr. Aafia Siddiqui who is Pakistan's most
distinguished political prisoner held in a US prison in Fort
Worth, Texas.
A report on a recent marathon by Nadrat in support of Aafia
was sent on line to Pakistan.
Amazingly, it received 150 re-postings from Pakistanis.
It appears that Pakistani readers have become aware that
Muslims in America are aware and do support good Pakistani
causes.
Shaikh Yassin
[Courtesy Ahmed Sajjad from Pakistan in facebook.]
March 22, 2004, Shaikh Ahmad Yassin, founder of the Hamas
Islamic movement in Gaza, was killed by an Israeli Apache
helicopter using a hellfire missile. He was killed coming
out of a mosque after Fajr prayers in a wheel chair as he
was quadripalegic. The Israelis flew jet fighters to drown
out the sound of the helicopter. Those helping him were also
killed.
Shaikh Yassin projected that Israel which was establishref
by military force would go out the same way over 40
years.
He believed that faith is stronger that weaponry.
Pakistan Arrests senior Police officer trying to escape
March 20. Rao Anwar, an officer who carried out extra
judicial killings in Karachi was arrested just as he was
about to flee the country.
His arrest had been ordered but he disappeared for a month
and was on the point of taking a plane out when an officer
recognized him.
He killed a member of the Mehsud tribe who had no connection
with any militants. The tribe protested and it became a
major cause.
Late reports indicate that he killed hundreds of people in
extra judicial killings [fake encounters].
It is feared that Pakistani intelligence services were
supporting him.
MQM leader Altaf Hussain has issued a blistering attack on
the entire police/military establishment as reports of extra
judicial killings are coming out.
Latest Khutba
Latest Revolutionary Khutba
The Decline and Fall of America? Corruption Rampant from top
to bottom.
People cannot be Changed by Making laws. Belief in
Accountability in the Hereafter is essential.
On March 23 Br. Kaukab Siddique gave the juma khutba at
Masjid Jamaat al-Muslimeen in Baltimore. Here is an outline
of the khutba.
And who believe in that which is revealed unto thee
(Muhammad) and that which was revealed before thee, and are
certain of the Hereafter. [The Qur'an 2:3]
Text #2:
"Each one of you is a ruler and each of you is responsible
for those you rule..." [Sahih Bukhari, Book 13. Hadith #
18.]
Without faith in Allah and the Hereafter, nothing can
change. Making laws is not the answer.
Racism is against the law. Has racism ended? No! In fact
it is at a higher level than ever before.
Crime is widespread. Of course we have laws against
crime. Result: Prisons are full but crime continues.
People coming out of prisons become hardened [unless they
accept Islam].
We are killing our own people. School shootings are
widespread and police shootings are common,
This evil has been years in the making. Dr. King wanted
to link up with White people. He was shot down by a White
man.
Malcolm X wanted to move out of his cult to see Whites as
human. He was shot down by his own people in broad daylight
[through a conspiracy]
Conventional religion cannot change the situation. Look
at the churches across the city. Can they stop people from
getting on drugs? Not at all. In fact drug use is widespread
and increasing exponentially.
:Part 2
The idea that if you kill your opponents, you win, is
widespread. The air force drops bombs on Iraq and we think
we are winning, but groups more militant than before appear.
Resistance has emerged globally in the Muslim world.. We
have been waging war in Afghanistan for 16 years. Result:
Most of Afghanistan has joined our enemies.
Sexual corruption has become so widespread that women
across the country are complaining of sexual molestation and
abuse. The President of USA is being charged by woman after
woman with random sex. America has become like pre-Islamic
Arabia when sexual gossip was part of the evening
entertainment.
The only way out is belief in the ONE God, Allah, faith
in the truth brought by Abraham, Moses, Jesus and Muhammad,
peace be on them, and SPECIFICALLY belief in accountability
in the Hereafter.
Be united, compassionate towards the oppressed, strong
against the oppressors and alert against infiltration by
agents and enemies.
O Allah! give us success in this world and in the Hereafter.
Help us to study and understand the Qur'an and the Hadith
and to implement them in our lives. Help us to follow the
Sunnah of Muhammad, pbuh.
PAKISTAN
Large Public Gathering in Sialkot addressed by JI Chief
Sirajul Haq
Mourning Mumtaz Qadri, Dr. Aafia, Kashmiri Martyrs
by Qaiser Sharif
LAHORE, Mar. 25; Ameer, Jamaat e Islami, Pakistan, Senator
Sirajul Haq, has said that both the Muslim League and the
PPP were responsible for the problems being faced by the
people and also the fall of Dhaka in 1971.
Addressing a large public meeting at Sambrial ( Sialkot) on
Sunday, he said that despite coming into power again and
again , these parties neither implemented their election
manifestoes nor fulfilled their promises made to the masses
as they believed in the status quo.
Sirajul Haq said that Pakistan was the legacy of the
hundreds of thousands of martyrs of the Pakistan movement
and whoever was disloyal to the country, would be our worst
enemy.
JI district chief Awais Ghumman, also addressed the
meeting.
The JI chief said both the PPP and the Muslim League had not
been sincere with the country's ideology and this had
resulted in the East Pakistan debacle. He said the feudal
lords, vaderas and capitalists in both these parties
belonged to a handful of families and they had close family
relations with one another. These people had thrust an
oppressive system upon the masses.
Sirajul Haq said that the elections had become a symbol of
corruption and during the Senate elections, stables full of
horses [corrupt people] had been sold out. He said the
political elite cared only of its selfish interests and had
not made any sacrifice for the cause of the county and the
nation. He said the nation knew these people fully and
wanted all of them to be in Odyala jail.
He said it was time to revolt against this politics of
oppression and exploitation. He said the masses wanted the
justice based Khilafat system of government.
He said that next elections were be a contest between the
slaves of Trump and the slaves of the Holy Prophet, and
insha Allah, the latter would be victorious.
He said that the rulers had been a failure on all fronts.
Due to the policies of the finance managers, Pak rupee had
become a worthless piece of paper against dollar. He said
that a great lover of the Holy Prophet (pbuh) Muhammad,
Mumtaz Qadri, was executed in the darkness of night in
haste. A respectable daughter of the country, Dr Aa'fia
Siddiqui, was handed over to the enemy power. The rulers did
not have the courage even to write a letter to the US
President for Dr Aafia's release. The governments had also
betrayed the Kashmiri martyrs. The Kashmir Jehad was
maligned and the Islamic government in Kabul was pulled down
with the connivance of the US.
He said that so far, the mental slaves of the west thought
it was difficult for the Ulema to unite. But now, with the
revival of the MMA, they were saying that the Ulema had
joined hands only for political ends. He said that the
religious parties had united only for the enforcement of the
Nizame Mustafa.
War News
Syria
Entire Population of Damascus suburbs being forced to leave
through Constant Bombing.
ISIS advances further into Damascus and counter attacks in
Deir ez Zor.
FSA-Turkey Advance further in Afrin area, accepting Refugees
from South
March 18-25. Around the clock bombing by the Russian air
force, Hizb-Iranian artillery and Assad's helicopters
lead to the mass withdrawal of populations from the towns in
the Damascus suburbs [known collectively as Ghouta.]
Under cover of relentless bombing, pro-Assad forces went
into Ghouta and divided the area into three: One defended by
al-Rahman corp, a second one defended by Ahrar al-Sham and
the third by Jaysh al-Islam.
The bombing was horrific with more than 8000 civilian
casualties including 1675 dead [hundreds of them children
and women]. Many of the dead were burned alive as the regime
forces used incendiary bombs. Those taking refuge
underground were killed by the new 500 kg bombs Russia is
using which can penetrate way underground.
After this massacre from the air, Russia offered to stop
bombing if the population, including the fighters, left the
area under Russian guarantees of peaceful departure.
Only the bombing could bring about this result because the
ground fighting produced heavy casualties on both sides and
the mujahideen could not be defeated and would not
surrender. Syrian Observatory has documented these losses in
the fighting on the ground:
485 regime forces killed including 90 officers [56 of the
dead are Hizb from Lebanon.]
310 fighters of at-Rahman Corp.
During a pause in the fighting, civilians started fleeing
from the east side of Ghouta. [See previous issue of New
Trend: 50000 had already fled before this final week] . As
the fighters accepted the deal for the sake of the civilian
population, about 120,000 are on the way out along with 3000
fighters [who kept their weapons.]
Some fighters tried to deter the bombing by firing mortar
shells into Assad's stronghold of Damascus city. One
successful firing killed 33 Alawites [including 9 police]
but it was no match for the 24/7 bombing and long range
artillery.
At-Rahman Corp and Ahrar al-Sham have accepted the deal and
many of them and civilians with them have already reached
the Islamic province of Idlib and many are moving to join
FSA and Turkey in the Afrin area.
Jaysh al-Islam, the third component of Ghouta, is still
negotiating with the Russians. The regime tried to penetrate
their lines but retreated.
Moves by the Islamic State Group [ISIS]
The ISIS fighters who have entered Damascus from the south,
advanced further on March 24 and captured al-Kadam
neighborhood in Assad's capital. In the heavy fighting which
ensued, regime forces were badly beaten and have left behind
62 bodies of their soldiers. SOHR says that the regime is
negotiating for the return of those bodies because the
relatives of the dead are clamoring for their return.
In the other side of Syria, in the Mayadeine desert in south
east Deir ez Zor province, ISIS has launched a new attack on
Assad's forces and is advancing steadily.
In the north Russia and the regime are bombing Islamic
groups in Idlib and north of Hama.
FSA and Turkey are expanding out of the Afrin area and are
moving towards Manbig [central north Syria] which Erdogan
has indicated will be captured.
Iraq
Turkey Launches Offensive in Sinjar area.
ISIS increasingly Brazen in attacks.
On March 24, Turkey's leader Erdogan announced that it had
launched a
military operation in the Sinjar area of Iraq. Details are
not yet available.
ISIS groups in various parts of Iraq have become bold enough
to openly attack regime forces.
In an attack near Kirkuk, IS ambushed and killed 9 police
officers.
In another attack near Hawija 5 members of the heavily armed
Hashd al-Shabi shia force were killed by IS.
A million people from the city of Mosul which was destroyed
by the combined action of American, British, French,
Canadian, Belgian, Australian and UAE air forces are still
sitting in the desert with nowhere to go. [About 40,000
people were reported killed in 9 months of bombing.]
France
ISIS Attacker kills 4. Police officer saved a hostage.
On March 23, a 25-year old Moroccan man killed 4 people
before police killed him. A police officer offered himself
as hostage in exchange for a woman the attacker was holding.
He died and is being hailed as a hdero.
French media tried to explain this attack by mentioning that
ISIS cities in Iraq were bombed by the French air force.
[France became a target of Muslims after it supported the
making of cartoons of the Prophet, pbuh, seen as blasphemy
by Muslims.]
News Within the U.S.
All 50 states had March for Our Lives protests
Hundreds of thousands of energized protesters rallied in all
50 states and in Washington, D.C., in the March for Our
Lives demanding action toward ending gun violence in the
U.S.
The marches Saturday came a little more than a month after
the Valentine's Day school rampage in Parkland, Florida,
that killed 17 students and teachers.
The largest turnout was in the nation's capital, but
solidarity was shown nationwide with protesters from
toddlers to grandparents joining to echo the call of
Parkland's high school students that "enough is enough."
From bullseyes printed on kids' T-shirts in Alaska to "fists
in the air!" rallying cries in Alabama, protests in every
state.
Guidance
The Human Ego is a Major Problem if not Tamed!
by Sis. Yasmin
'The Soul { Nafs نَفْس } Is
Like A Wild Horse'...{!} And by the soul and He who
proportioned it~
Transliteration...Faalhamaha fujooraha wataqwaha
Translation:
And inspired it [with discernment of] its wickedness and its
righteousness~
Transliteration...Qad aflaha man zakkaha.
Translation:
He has succeeded who purifies it~
Transliteration...
Waqad khaba man dassaha.
Translation:
And he has failed who instills it [with corruption].
{Source...{'QURAN'~Surat Ash-Shams 91 ... Ayah #'s 7-8-9 &
10 }
When someone possesses a horse, on which they depend for
their livelihood and transportation, it becomes imperative
that the horse be tamed so as to display the utmost
obedience.
If this horse is, at first, wild then its owner would try to
control it through any means ,by jumping on it, pulling its
reins, tying it, etc.
If this person is successful in gaining control of the
horse, then the horse will obey their every command.
However, if this person leaves their horse untamed it will
remain wild and Disobedient...!
Such is the parable of the Soul~{ Nafs }~
The 'Nafs' [soul] must be trained regarding its
inclinations. The internal struggle that every Muslim faces
is when one has a conflicting goal with their Nafs...!
In other words~ your 'Nafs' wants one thing and your 'Iman'
(Faith) causes you to want another thing. Overcoming the
inclinations of your 'Nafs' isa difficult and sometimes
painful process. Like the person who tames his horse, one
must endure through the difficulty and struggles in order to
gain control. It is important to remain steadfast in the
process; for, if one was to give up after receiving the
slightest resistance, this trains the horse that...all it
needs to do is remain stubborn in order to get what it
wants...{!}
Thus...giving in to the demands of the 'Nafs' makes the
process of taming your 'Nafs' even harder {!} Instead, one
must abide by the principle of delayed gratification.
Delayed Gratification ...
Putting off some pleasure in order to have greater
gratification at a later point. {Alhamdullilah} For
example... you struggle against your 'Nafs' {which may want
to sleep or rest} in order to pray 'Qiyaam' {the night
prayer} At first this is difficult, but in time a routine
is built. Eventually... the reward you receive from Allah
{Azza Wa Jall } outweighs any discomfort you may have
faced{!}
And the Mercy of Allah is that He continues to make this
process easier as time goes on, and as your reward increases
even further {!}
A Lil word of Caution: The longer we wait to tame our soul,
the harder the process will be.Purification of the soul is
like a bitter pill...{!}
At first you hate it- because it causes you pain, tastes
bad, etc etc ~but you tolerate it. Then, as its positive
effects begin to show you begin to like it...then you begin
to love it. Until finally...you cannot live without
it.{'Subhan Allah'{!!!}}
