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Monday 26 April 2010

Eyewitness Account: Saudi Arabia’s mistreatment of the pilgrims during the Volcanic Ash crisis

When the volcanic ash cloud hit Europe last week I along with thousands of other Muslims was caught stranded in Saudi Arabia after performing the umra (minor pilgrimage).

As we set off for Jeddah Airport we were obviously concerned since our flight had been cancelled and we were unsure what assistance would be provided to us by the Saudi government's Hajj ministry and Saudi Airlines.

In the days prior to our departure from Makkah we watched the news reports showing passengers stranded at airports across the world. On the whole these airports were providing those stranded with food, blankets and makeshift beds in an attempt to ease their plight. Thousands of others were being accommodated in hotels by their airlines because any airline based in the EU must by law provide food, drinks, and hotel accommodation.

On reaching the Saudi Airlines terminal at Jeddah Airport it very quickly became apparent that unlike the hundreds of other airlines and airports across the world the Saudi government would be providing absolutely no assistance to those stranded. The Hajj ministry and Saudi Airlines refused to provide any financial assistance to those affected saying they couldn't afford to accommodate so many people. This is despite the fact that King Abdullah is the richest leader in the world with an estimated wealth of $21 billion!

The majority of those stranded and flying back to Europe were returning from performing umra and were not only guests in the country but were guests of Allah (Most High).

The Prophet (Allah bless him and give him peace) said: "The one who fights for the sake of Allah and the pilgrim who goes for Hajj or Umrah are all guests of Allah. He called them and they responded; they ask of Him and He will give them." [Ibn Majah: 2893]

In Pre-Islamic Arabia a period commonly referred to as jahiliyyah (days of ignorance) the Arab tribes had a strong tradition of hospitality towards the guests. Much of their poetry was dedicated to the merits and honour of entertaining the guests and this practice remained strong even though they were mushrikeen (idol worshippers).

The Arab tribe ruling Makkah was known as Qureysh. They had an added responsibility towards the guests since they were in charge of the Holy Ka'bah and those performing the pilgrimages were not ordinary guests but the guests of Allah (Most High). Providing food and water to the guests of Allah (Most High) was considered a great honour and this honour fell to one of the families of Qureysh called Banu Hashim from which the Prophet (Allah bless him and give him peace) is descended. The word Hashim in Arabic means the crushing of bread and it was the nickname of the Prophet's (Allah bless him and give him peace) great-grandfather ‘Amr bin ‘Abd Munaf who upgraded the meals of the pilgrims by crushing bread in to the soup of meat that used to be cooked and given to them.

When Islam was revealed to Prophet Muhammad (Allah bless him and give him peace) this tradition of honouring the guests continued.

The Prophet (Allah bless him and give him peace) said: "Let whosoever believes in Allah and in the Last Day honour his guest." [Bukhari & Muslim]

The majority of the Arabian Peninsula today is ruled by King Abdullah and the Saudi royal family. They are now the ruling authority in Makkah as Qureysh were before Islam. Yet despite claiming to implement shari'a in their constitution (even though a Kingdom contradicts the Islamic ruling system of a Caliphate) those in power are even worse than pre-Islamic Makkah in terms of honouring the guests and providing for the guests of Allah (Most High).

Abu Maryam al-Azdi narrated that the Messenger of Allah (Allah bless him and give him peace) said: "Whoever is put in charge of any of the affairs of the Muslims and remains aloof from them and pays no attention to their needs and poverty, Allah will remain aloof from him on the Day of Resurrection, and will pay no attention to his needs and poverty." [Abu Dawood, Ibn Maajah, Al-Haakim]

Although I was in the fortunate position Alhamdulillah of only spending one day at Jeddah airport before finding alternative hotel accommodation many were not so fortunate. There were women, children, sick, disabled and old people at the airport who were not even offered water by the airport officials!

"It's been absolutely awful. It's the worst experience I've ever had in my life," 35-year-old Rayhanah Runnell told AFP by phone on Thursday, hours before boarding a flight back to Britain. "I have a daughter of three and a son of seven years old, and they'd been sleeping on the benches and in the masjid (mosque) downstairs. They treat you like a piece of filth. There's been no sense of humanity whatsoever in this place since we have arrived."

However not all guests in the Kingdom are treated this badly. When Barak Obama came to Saudi Arabia in June 2009 he was housed at King Abdullah's lavish desert horse farm and awarded the King Abdul Aziz Order of Merit, the country's highest honour. This is the same award George Bush received the year before, despite both US Presidents occupying Iraq and Afghanistan and being responsible for the daily deaths of Muslims.

This is the reality of living under a monarchy ruled by an oppressive King. There is no rule of law since the King is sovereign and the constitution is not worth the paper it's written on. In Islam there is one ruling system which is the Caliphate ruling system where the rule of law exists based on shari'a.

‘Umar ibn al-Khattab, the second Caliph said, "By Allah, I do not know whether I am a Caliph or a king, for if I am a king then this is a tremendous matter." Someone said, "Amir al-Mu'minin there is a distinction between the two of them." He said, "What is it?" He said, "A Caliph does not take except what is due and he does not use it except in the right way, and you, praise be to Allah, are like that. The king treats people unjustly, and takes from this one and gives to that one." ‘Umar was silent. [Suyuti, History of the Caliphs]

Throughout the history of the Caliphate facilities were provided for the travellers and guests, and in a future Caliphate such infrastructure will exist again inshAllah.

In the Caliphate of Umar bin al-Khattab, he set aside a large number of camels - which were a means of transportation available at that time - to make it easy for those who had no mounts to move between the Arabian Peninsula, Syria and Iraq. He also set up something known as dar ad-daqeeq (lit. House of flour) which was a place where saweeq, dates and raisins, and other requirements of life were stored, which could be used by stranded wayfarers and guests who were strangers. On the road between Makkah and Madeenah he provided whatever travellers would need and mounts to take them from oasis to oasis. Umar was following the guidance of the Qur'an which suggests that cultural development requires effective communications, which leads to security, so the traveller did not need to carry water or provisions with him. And Umar issued instructions to the tribes, generals and governors telling them to do the same.

[Dr Ali Muhammed as-Sallabi, ‘Umar ibn al-Khattab his life and times,' volume 1 p. 388]

It was narrated from Katheer bin Abdullah, from his father, that his grandfather said: "We came with Umar ibn al-Khattab for Umrah in 17AH, and the people of the oases on the way asked him to let them build their houses between Makkah and Madeenah, where there had been nothing before, and he gave them permission, but he stipulated that the wayfarers had more right to the water and shade." [Ahkam as-Sultaniyah by Al-Mawardi]

Although we were treated badly by the Saudi authorities a distinction must be made between the regime and the ordinary people who live under this regime as is the case in all Muslim countries today. The average person and low level government officials try to make good of a bad situation as best they can, and it's with them that the future revival of this ummah lies.

Omar Farouk, who was also a stranded passenger in Jeddah complained of the treatment by the Saudi Authorities but said he was touched by the "kindness shown by some of the local people" who brought them food every day. "They're buying toys for the children and making sure the children are getting enough vitamins," he said.

I also witnessed this in Masjid al-Haram (Holy Mosque) where ordinary Muslims would go to the zam zam taps and bring cups of water to those performing tawwaf.

The descendants of the Muhajireen and Ansar living in Saudi Arabia today need to follow in the footsteps of their noble ancestors and re-establish the Caliphate in the blessed land of the Arabian Peninsula once again. The Prophet (Allah bless him and give him peace) gave good news that this period of oppressive kingship we are living under today would come to an end and the Caliphate (Khilafah) would be established once again.

The Prophet (Allah bless him and give him peace) said: "There will be Prophethood for as long as Allah wills it to be, then He will remove it when He wills, then there will be Khilafah on the Prophetic method and it will be for as long as Allah wills, then He will remove it when He wills, then there will be biting Kingship for as long as Allah Wills, then He will remove it when He wills, then there will be oppressive kingship for as long as Allah wills, then he will remove it when He wills, and then there will be Khilafah upon the Prophetic method" and then he remained silent. [Ahmed]  Abdulkarim N

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Sunday 25 April 2010

Muslims (with)out Mosque: Muslims of Khazakstan

Muslims of Khazakstan, they do not have a masjid so they (men, women and children) pray on the ground full of snow. Also they remove their shoes, they go in prostration on the snowy ground - Alhamdolillah. And  we have beautiful comfortable masjids - heated in winter and air-conditioned in summer and yet we have difficulty going to masjids. Do we really have any reason not going to pray in masjids? This is quite remarkable. These photos will bring tears to many a eyes. How blessed we are !!!






Thanks to; Safny

Thursday 22 April 2010

‘Dangerous Concepts & Terms’ by M. R. Mohamed

-Democracy is Islam
-Compromise (Wasatiyyah)
-Interfaith Dialogue
-Terrorism* (al-Irhan) (Western View)
-Globalization
-Fundamentalism (Western View)
-Pluralism
-Human Rights* (Western view)
-Modernization
-Marginalization
-Liberal Thinking
-Liberal Democracy
-International Laws*(Manmade)
-International Mediation
-Imperialism (Economic & Education)
-Opposition Party
-Secularism
-Patriotism

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According to my view the above Concepts & terms are dangerous, and I could engage in any intellectual open debates or discussions for justification of my view. Says; The theoretician of Islamic Think Tank - Sri Lanka & London-Based Islamic Think Tank - UK

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Wednesday 14 April 2010

இந்துத்துவத்தின் திட்டமிட்ட பயங்கரவாதம்

கல்விக்கூடங்கள், வழிப்பாட்டுத்தலங்கள், மருத்துவமனைகள், மக்கள் நடமாட்டம் செறிந்துள்ள இன்னபிற பொதுஇடங்களில் நுழைந்து மனம்போன போக்கில் நூற்றுக் கணக்கானவர்களைச் சுட்டுத்தள்ளுவது, குறிப்பிட்ட வகையினரை மட்டும் தெரிவுசெய்து குறிப்பிட்ட பாணியில் மட்டுமே தொடர்ச்சியாகக் கொல்வது ஆகிய பயங்கரவாத அட்டூழியங்கள் அமெரிக்காவிலும் ஐரோப்பாவிலும் பொழுதுபோக்குபோல நிகழ்ந்து கொண்டிருக்கின்றன. ஆனால் இப்படியான கொலைச்செயல்கள் கிறிஸ்தவ பயங்கரவாத மென்றோ அமெரிக்க ஐரோப்பிய பயங்கரவாதமென்றோ ஒருபோதும் குற்றம் சாட்டப்படுவதில்லை. அவை வெறுமனே உளவியல் கோளாறுப் பிரச்னைகளாக/ உணர்ச்சிவயப் பட்ட தனிநபர் நடவடிக்கைகளாக ஊத்தி மூடப்படுகின்றன. ஆயிரக்கணக்கானவர்களை பலிவாங்கிய போபால் விஷவாயுக் கசிவு வெறும் தொழில்நுட்பக் கோளாறாகவும், ஐயாயிரத்துக்கு மேற்பட்டவர்களை அழித்தொழித்த குஜராத் கலவரம் உணர்ச்சிவசப்பட்ட எதிர்வினை என்றும் பசப்பப்படுகின்றன.


சமூகத்தின் ஆதிக்கப்பிரிவினர் தமக்குள்ள ஊடக மற்றும் கருத்தியல் செல்வாக்கின் மூலம் தமது வக்கிரங்களையும் அத்துமீறல்களையும் நியாயப்படுத்தி தப்பித்துக்கொள்கிற இந்த கபடத்தோடு இணைத்தே பாபர் மசூதித் தகர்ப்பு என்கிற இந்துத்துவத்தின் திட்டமிட்ட பயங்கரவாதத்தை கரசேவகர்களுடைய மிகுவுணர்ச்சியின் வெளிப்பாடு என்று சித்தரிக்கும் சூதினையும் புரிந்துகொள்ள வேண்டும்.

பாபர் மசூதி இடிப்பு குறித்து ஆய்ந்து ரகசியமாய் வைக்கப்பட்டிருந்த லிபரான் கமிஷன் அறிக்கை நாடாளுமன்றத்தில் வைக்கப்படுவதற்கு முன்பே கசிந்துவிட்டதை முன்னிறுத்தி நாடாளுமன்றத்தை முடக்குவதன் மூலம், மசூதி இடிப்பு பயங்கரவாதிகள் என்று தம்மீது கமிஷன் சுட்டும் குற்றச்சாட்டை பின்னுக்குத் தள்ளமுடியும் என்று பா.ஜ.க.கூட்டணி களமிறங்கியுள்ளது. உண்மையில் காங்கிரசும் இதைத்தான் விரும்பி எதிர்பார்த்திருந்தது. தனது விசுவாசத்தை புதுப்பித்துக் காட்டி மேலும் பல அடிமைசாசனங்களில் கையெழுத்துப் போடுவதற்கு பிரதமர் மேற்கொண்டுள்ள அமெரிக்கப்பயணம் குறித்து நாடாளுமன்றத்திலோ மக்கள் மன்றத்திலோ விவாதங்கள் எழும்பாமல் திசைதிருப்ப ஆட்சியாளர்களே இந்த ரகசிய அறிக்கையை இந்த தருணத்தில் கசிய விட்டிருக்கிறார் களோ என்று சந்தேகிக்க வேண்டியுள்ளது.

186 பேரின் உயிரைப் பறித்த 26/11 என்று துக்கம் அனுஷ்டிக்கும் தேசபக்தர்கள், நாட்டின் உயிரையே பறித்தெடுத்துப்போவதற்கான கொலையொப்பந்தங்களிலும் உலையொப் பந்தங்களிலும் கையெழுத்திட்டுக் கொண்டிருக்கிற காங்கிரஸ் அரசாங்கத்தை என்ன செய்யப் போகிறார்கள்?

ஆசிரியர் குழு

Friday 9 April 2010

Al Fathiha QURAN TRANSLATION (TAFSEER) In Tamil BY M.A.M. Mansoor (Plus*)

NB: Though we agree with his teachings, there are some questionable issues and contradiction of them. Says: Mr. M. R. Mohamed, Political Economist, Minority Political & Intellectual Islamic Thinker of Sri Lanka, Operating from UK Administration, of Sri Lanka Think Tank-UK & Sri Lanka OPEN Debate Forum-UK.

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By: Br. MAM Mansoor (Plus*) (*The quran says;....man was created weak..TMQ 4:28)