VOICE OF GLOBAL UMMAH
Volume 220, March 24, 2013
Editors: Mohamed & Rashida Ziauddin
In the Name of Allah, the Most Beneficent and the Most Merciful
Editorial:
We wanted to start off by sharing the contribution of Yasmin regarding an incident relating to Imam Bukharee followed by an appeal to all Muslims in the US to support CAIR for their active political efforts etc, spotlight on Global Ummah's Muslima of the week, interfaith relations, Muslim family, children, abortion and extremism.
(www.xeniagreekmuslimah.wordpress.com)
A Page from Islamic History:
From Yasmin: nurie786@yahoo.com
Bismillaahir Rahmaanir Raheem.
Assalamu Alaikum wa Rahmatullahi wa Barkatuh!
In Al-Fawaaid Ad-daraaree Al-Ajloonee related that Imam Bukharee (may Allah have mercy on him)
Imam Bukhaaree once traveled by boat on a journey to seek out knowledge and that he had taken with him one-thousand { 1000 } Dinars~{!}
One of his fellow travelers ingratiated himself with Imam Bukharee, outwardly showing him love and admiration. During the sea-voyage, the man often made it a point to sit in his company. On long journeys, friendships develop faster than normal, and during the course of the time they spent together... Imam Bukhaaree informed the man that he had one-thousand { 1000 } dinars with him.
The morning after Imam Bukharee spoke about the money, the man woke up and began to cry, scream, rip his clothing apart, and slap his own face, as if he had just been afflicted with a great loss.
His fellow shipmates asked him what was wrong, and he refused to answer at first, as if he was still in a state of shock and could not bring himself to speak about his situation...
After they continually insisted that he tell them what the matter was with him, he finally said:- “I had a bag that contained one-thousand dinars and I lost it.”
The crewmen who were in charge of the ship began to search the passengers. One by one everyone was being searched, and upon realizing what was happening, Imam Bukharee, making sure that no one was looking......... threw his bag of money over the side of the ship
When it was his turn to be searched...nothing was found
When the entire ship and all of its passengers were searched, and when no bag of money was found, those in authority on the ship went back to the man who had made up the story and chastised him for making a false claim and for putting them through so much trouble. As soon as the ship finally reached shore, the passengers began to disembark; meanwhile, Imam Bukhaaree’s old friend went to him and asked him what he had done with the bag of money....
“I threw it into the sea,” Imam Bukhaaree matter-of-factly replied.
“And you are patiently accepting the fact that you have just lost such a huge sum of money?” the man asked in bewilderment.
“O ignorant one,” Imam Bukhaaree said: “do you not know that I have spent my entire life ....
gathering the Ahadeeth of the Messenger (Sallalaahu alaihi wa Sallam) and that the world now acknowledges my trustworthiness.
Would it then have been befitting for me to subject myself to the accusation of theft ?
And shall I lose the precious pearl (i.e my knowledge and achievements as a scholar) that I have earned over a lifetime over a limited number of dinars?”
[Source:-Footnotes:
[1] Refer Al-Fawaaid Ad-Daraaree As-Sujloonee, and to Seerathul Bukhaaree
by Al Mubaarakpooree....
Source: The Biography of Imaam Bukhaaree (May Allah have mercy on him),
published by dar-us-salam. pg 143-144.]
My 'Salaams' To You All.
Y a s m i n.
Y a s m i n.
PART I:
Part I a:
APPEAL TO MUSLIMS IN USA
Good News: Why is 163 an important number?
As-salaamu alaykum,
I am pleased to tell you that over the past two days, as part of our service to you, CAIR experts from Nihad Awad across the nation came to Washington, D.C., and held a record number of meetings on Capitol Hill to advocate on your behalf discussing issues such as protecting children from bullies, immigration reform, and airport profiling.
The total number of congressional office visits during this 7th annual event so far has topped 163, including 100 Democratic and 63 Republican offices. CAIR is making sure your voice is heard in Washington.
Last year CAIR met with 113 congressional offices. This year’s effort represents a 44 percent increase in the number of congressional offices that heard our community’s voice.
Efforts like this cost money. CAIR representatives came to Washington, D.C. because an empowered Muslim community must have a direct voice in congressional hallways.
The simple logistics of arranging meetings with so many congressional offices and making sure the community is represented in a professional manner are what CAIR does best, but we cannot do it alone.
I hope you will take a moment to support this record-setting effort to make the American Muslim voice heard in Congress. You pay taxes. Your voice needs to be part of any conversation about policies that dictate how those taxes are used.
Please, donate right now to show your support for an empowered Muslim community. I urge you to consider giving $50, $100, $500, $1,000, $2,500, $5,000, or whatever you can.
CAIR is a tax-deductible and zakat-eligible nonprofit organization.
(Please send this appeal to your friends and family, and post on Facebook, Twitter and other networks.)
You can also mail your contribution to: CAIR, 453 New Jersey Ave. S.E., Washington, D.C., 20003.
Thank you for your support and may God bless you.
Sincerely,
Nihad Awad
CAIR National Executive Director
Part I-b:
Hussam R. Ayloush
March 19
"I had the chance today, on Tuesday morning, to attend a Senate hearing on "Syria's Humanitarian Crisis" held by the U.S. Senate Committee on Foreign Relations. The hearing was presided by U.S. Senator Bob Casey and attended by several Senators including Senators Boxer and Corker. Testifying at the hearing were: The Honorable Anne C. Richard, Assistant Secretary of State for Population, Refugees, and Migration, U.S. Department of State, Washington, DC, And The Honorable Nancy E. Lindborg, Assistant Administrator for Democracy, Conflict and Humanitarian Assistance, U.S. Agency for International Development, Washington, DC. The room was packed"
Part I-c
Hussam R. Ayloush
December 2, 2012 near Arden Town, CA
With (Muslim) Rep. Keith Ellison, one of the most courageous and uniting voices for justice in U.S. Congress — with Keith Ellison and Hussam Ayloush.
Part I-d
Part I-e
Shura Council of California
Part I-f
Hussam R. Ayloush
"Nice to see very familiar local faces on the front of CAIR National brochure. — with Basim Elkarra, Adel Syed, Marya Ayloush and Sarah Moussa".
Part II:
GLOBAL UMMAH'S MUSLIMA OF THE WEEK:
The Word on Women - Zahra Ugaas Farah: Profile of a Somali Peacemaker
www.trust.org
(condensed version)
By Salma Zulfiqar and Ahmed Omar
( Zahra Farah. Photo credit: Laila Ido, UNPOS Public Information Office)
Zahra Ugaas Farah says her mission in life is to champion women’s rights in Somalia to promote peace. When war broke out in the early 1990s, Zahra says she could not watch the unfolding chaos and bloodshed without taking action. In 1992, she established an NGO in Mogadishu called the Family Empowerment and Relief Organisation (FERO) to assist victims of the conflict and work towards sustainable peace.
“Women and children started paying the highest price in the senseless killings and there was a total breakdown of the rule of law. Having experienced this horrible situation, I decided to volunteer and lead by example with humanitarian work to help the most vulnerable people in society,” Zahra said.
Over the years Zahra has enforced various peace initiatives through FERO, which implements projects across South Central Somalia. One of her first peace initiatives was through a workshop called: “The Role of Somali Woman in Peace Building” held in Kenya in 2002. It allowed women delegates from civil society, the former Transitional National Government (TNG), warring factions and female observers at the Somali National Peace Conference to discuss how they could contribute and bring about peace.
Empowerment and peace-building forums have been held on a large scale as part of FERO’s activities, allowing women to take stock, enhance negotiation skills, exchange information and discuss ideas. For example, seventy women’s groups, including teachers, nurses, scholars and business women from the Banadir region attended a five-day peace-building workshop in Mogadishu in 2007.On a national level, Zahra has participated in a number of peace processes sponsored by the international community, including, Arte, Djibouti in 2000 and Mbagati, Nairobi in 2004. Zahra was elected as the Vice-Chair of the reconciliation committees in both processes. “I feel proud to have been part of both processes and am proud of the fact that I was able to ensure that Somali women’s history was re-written and that their efforts and contributions have been appreciated,” Zahra said.
“Women should consider themselves as one single entity and not as members from different clans or tribes. Together they can make a difference in our communities,” she said.
Zahra Ugaas Farah was identified through the efforts of the United Nations Political Office for Somalia/UN Women Joint Strategy on Gender and Mediation to provide Somali women with insight and capacity in peace-building.
For the complete article, please check out: http://www.trust.org/trustlaw/blogs/the-word-on-women/zahra-ugaas-farah-profile-of-a-somali-peacemaker/
-- Salma Zulfiqar is a communications consultant for the United Nations Political Office for Somalia (UNPOS)/Albany Associates and Ahmed Omar is a consultant for UNPOS
FOLLOW ON TWITTER: @UNPOSomalia
PART III:
INTER-FAITH RELATIONS:
Part III-a
Pope Francis’ run-in with Benedict XVI over the Prophet Mohammed
18th March 2013,
Pope Francis’ run-in with Benedict XVI over the Prophet Mohammed
By Alasdair BaverstockIn 2005, then Pope Benedict quoted from an obscure medieval text which declared that the Prophet Mohammed, founder of the Islamic faith, was “evil and inhuman”, enraging the Muslim population and causing attacks on churches throughout the world before an apology was issued.
Reacting within days to the statements, speaking through a spokesman to Newsweek Argentina, then Cardinal Jorge Bergoglio declared his “unhappiness” with the statements, made at the University of Regensburg in Germany, and encouraged many of his subordinates with the Church to do the same.
“Pope Benedict’s statement don’t reflect my own opinions”, the then Archbishop of Buenos Aires declared.
“These statements will serve to destroy in 20 seconds the careful construction of a relationship with Islam that Pope John Paul II built over the last twenty years”.
The Vatican reacted quickly, removing one subordinate, Joaquín Piña the Archbishop of Puerto Iguazú from his post within four days of his making similar statements to the Argentine national media, sending a clear statement to Cardinal Bergoglio that he would be next should he choose to persist.
Reacting to the threats from Rome, Cardinal Bergoglio cancelled his plans to fly to Rome, choosing to boycott the second synod that Pope Benedict had called during his tenure as pontiff.
“The only thing that didn’t happen to Bergoglio was being removed from his post”, wrote investigative journalist Horacio Verbitsky in his column in left-wing daily newspaper Página/24. “The Vatican was very quick to react.”
Cristina Kirchner, the Argentina president, stated at the time that such diatribes were “dangerous for everyone”.
Reacting to the threats from Rome, Cardinal Bergoglio cancelled his plans to fly to Rome, choosing to boycott the second synod that Pope Benedict had called during his tenure as pontiff.
“The only thing that didn’t happen to Bergoglio was being removed from his post”, wrote investigative journalist Horacio Verbitsky in his column in left-wing daily newspaper Página/24. “The Vatican was very quick to react.”
Cristina Kirchner, the Argentina president, stated at the time that such diatribes were “dangerous for everyone”.
Part III-b:
(ED NOTE:
What an awesome sign below representing interfaith unity. We dream of a world where people of all faiths can live peacefully and in harmony. Holy Quran clearly states: "Mankind is but one community").
Part III-c
Interfaith Group
Hussam R. Ayloush
Interfaith Worker Justice (IWJ) National Board
Part III-d
(ED NOTE:
It is high time that the silent majority - moderates from both Judaism and Islam work together for peace).
Rebecca Vilkomerson, Executive Director of Jewish Voice for Peace, said: “AIPAC is the NRA of foreign policy lobbies, pushing a rightwing agenda that does not represent the majority of Jewish Americans: Its support for military buildup and endless settlement expansion makes peace impossible. It cannot claim to speak for all American Jews.”
Part IV:
MUSLIM FAMILY:
Part IV-a
DIVORCE:
(Ed Note: A man marries a woman and for whatever reason the marriage does not work out and instead of directly conveying the message of divorce, he decides to divorce her on Facebook. Does it make any sense to you ? If he is really a man, he needs to end the relationship in more open and direct ways of communication with her rather than cowardly posting it in a Facebook. We condemn such means of ending a marriage).
Man divorces wife on Facebook
Bhaskar News | Mar 17, 2013
Bhaskar News | Mar 17, 2013
Bhopal: In a bizarre case, a man is said to have divorced his wife on Facebook. He wrote ‘Talaaq’, three times on his wife’s Facebook wall. The man also obtained a fatwa in favor of his action.
Following her husband’s action the woman filed a police complaint, acting on the complaint the police arrested the family members of the man.
The accused man is still absconding. According to the police this is case is a first of its kind. City Qazi Sayeed Mushtaq Ali Naqvi has ruled that this way of divorcing a wife is against Shariyat.
The woman had earlier also filed a complaint against that her in-laws harassed her and were also demanding Rs. 2 lakhs and a car in dowry.
Following her husband’s action the woman filed a police complaint, acting on the complaint the police arrested the family members of the man.
The accused man is still absconding. According to the police this is case is a first of its kind. City Qazi Sayeed Mushtaq Ali Naqvi has ruled that this way of divorcing a wife is against Shariyat.
The woman had earlier also filed a complaint against that her in-laws harassed her and were also demanding Rs. 2 lakhs and a car in dowry.
Part IV-b
CHILDREN:
TEXT MESSAGING LINGO PARENTS MUST KNOW
COULD YOUR CHILD BE HIDING A CONVERSATION RIGHT IN FRONT OF YOUR EYES:
POS: Parent over shoulder
PAW: Parents are watching
P911: Parents in room (Alert)
KPC: Keeping parents clueless
AITR: Adult in the room
TPTB: The powers that be
A/S/L: Age/Sex/Location
MorF: Male or Female ?
B/F or BF: Boyfriend
G/F or GF: Girlfriend
BFF: Best friends for ever
BM&Y: Between me and you
LUV U: Love you
LYSO: Love you so much
TDY: Thinking of you
H&K: Hugs and kisses
QT: Cutie
ADDY: Address
A3: Anytime, anywhere, anyplace
WH5: Who, what, when, where, why ?
F2F; Face to face
IRL: In real life
WK: Week
WKD: Weekend
2Nite: Tonight
OMW: On my way
WRUD: What are you doing ?
RUOK: Are you okay ?
PTB: Please text back
DIKU: Do I know you
TMI: Too much information
411: Information
MYOB: Mind your own business
NOYB: None of your business
WAJ: What a jerk
2G2BT: Too good to be true
IOMH: In over my head
BRD: Bored
IDK: I don't know
DKDC: Don't know, don't care
IMO: In my opinion
AFAIK: As far as I know
NM: Never mind
BTW: By the way
FYI: For your information
FWIW: For what it's worth
BRB: Be right back
AFK: Away from Keyboard
LOL: Laughing out loud
ROTFL: Rolling on the floor laughing
K: Okay
J/K: Just kidding
SLAP: Sounds like a plan
TY or THX: Thank you. Thanks
YW: You are welcome
NP: No problem
G2G: Got to go
BFN: Bye for now
TTFN: Ta Ta for now
LBR: Later
CYA: See you (late)
CYT: See you tomorrow
For more examples of internet and text messaging lingo, search the web for the phrase: "texting lingo"
Part V:
ABORTION
(ED NOTE:
Yet another reason the global ummah should be proud of being Muslims and not surprisingly global ummah does not have a single Muslim country among the fifty two Muslim countries that have institutional policies mandating abortion. It is very unfortunate that the world is turning a blind eye to the inhumane policies of the Chinese government specially as it relates to forced abortions even on eight to nine month pregnant women. With an average of 1500 abortions every hour or 25 abortions every single minute or close to one abortion every two and half seconds, China has maintained its position as the world leader is slaughtering the most innocent and defenseless and voiceless of all living beings).
ISLAMIC PERSPECTIVE:
Abortion means "expulsion of a human fetus before it has reached proper gestation needed for survival." An abortion can occur on its own, and this is known as a miscarriage.
An abortion that is deliberate or due to harm inflicted on the woman's womb, is prohibited in Islam.
An
unborn fetus is as valuable as a child. Proof is in the fact that blood
money is to be paid in the event of the death of either. (http://muttaqun.com/abortion.html)
The Noble Qur'an Al-Israa 17:31
"And kill not your children for fear of poverty. We provide for them and for you. Surely, the killing of them is a great sin.
The Noble Qur'an Al-An'aam 6:151
Say (O Muhammad SAW): "Come, I will recite what your Lord has prohibited you from: Join not anything in worship with Him; be good and dutiful to your parents; kill not your children because of poverty - We provide sustenance for you and for them; come not near to Al-Fawâhish (shameful sins, illegal sexual intercourse, etc.) whether committed openly or secretly, and kill not anyone whom Allâh has forbidden, except for a just cause (according to Islâmic law). This He has commanded you that you may understand.
CHINA: More Than 300 Million Abortions Under One-Child Policy
www.chinadigitaltimes.net
March 19, 2013
(condensed version)
From The International Business Times:The Chinese have enacted more than a half-billion birth-control procedures, including 336 million abortions, since 1971. In addition, Chinese medical officials sterilized almost 200 million men and women since the policy was initiated. They have also inserted more than 400 million intra-uterine devices in women, sometimes by force.
The Daily Telegraph reported that, according to Beijing government researchers:
China records 13 million abortions annually, or 1,500 every hour.
Alexa Olesen comments on forced abortion:
I
had a similar experience interviewing a clinic official about a forced
abortion case in 2006. The mother had been within weeks of her due date.
The official confirmed that they aborted her baby because “she hadn’t
followed the rules.” This was her first child but she had gotten
pregnant before applying for the necessary birth permit. It was a
horrifying story. Unsurprisingly, the victim’s lawyer said he thought
the real issue was an unpaid bribe.
For the full article, check out: http://chinadigitaltimes.net/2013/03/more-than-300-million-abortions-under-one-child-policy/
Hussam R. Ayloush
"I love it. This was hanging outside a Catholic church right next to the convention center where the DNC activities where held in Charlott"
Part VI:
EXTREMISM RAISES ITS UGLY HEAD YET AGAIN:
(ED NOTE:
When will this hate driven senseless killing of innocents stop ? Whether it is Christians, Muslims, Jews, Hindus or Buddhists, we all are human beings anchored to our families and local communities and such brutal targeted killing of human beings is a really tragic chapter in our current lives. Besides initiatives taken by the government and non-governmental organizations, the Imams in Mosques should take a more active role in strongly condemning such anti-Islamic acts).
VI-a
60 killed in Kano Bus Park Bombing
March 19, 2013
www.vanguardngr.com
By AbdulSalam Muhammad
KANO BOMBING—Victims of the Kano suicide bombing and some of the affected buses
yesterday as smoke billowed from the bus park.
yesterday as smoke billowed from the bus park.
KANO—About 60 people were feared dead, yesterday evening, in Kano when a suicide bomber attacked a bus park located at Sabon Gari, a predominantly Christian quarters.
The blast reportedly destroyed several buses while soldiers and policemen cordoned off the area after the blast.
The Chairman, Ohanaeze Ndigbo, Kano, Chief Tobias Idika told Vanguard on phone that, “the incident occurred around 5.00 pm when activities at the park were at their peak. So far we have counted 60 human bodies burnt to ashes from five luxury buses affected by the blast. Eye witnesses gave conflicting accounts of how the explosion occured.
An account said “the blast occurred as five fully loaded buses were moving towards the exit gate at the park when an unidentified individual driving a Golf Volkswagen car in an opposite direction rammed into the buses resulting in an explosion. The suicide bomber died instantly.”
According to Chief Idiaka , “all the five buses have been reduced to ashes by the impact of the blast, and scores of others with high degree burns have been taken to Government hospital. Casualty figures might rise if what I have seen so far is anything to go by.
Another eyewitness told Vanguard that “an Improvised Explosive Device went off in one of the five buses going out of the park by 5.00pm”, adding that ”there are heightened fears that none of the passengers survived the blast.”
For the complete article, please check out: http://www.vanguardngr.com/2013/03/60-killed-in-kano-bus-park-bombing/
PART VI-b
Syria
(ED NOTE: As far as Muslims killing each other, Syria is currently the hotspot with President Bashar al-Assad clearly showing beyond any iota of doubt his total disregard for his own people and he is basically trying to do whatever it takes to selfishly cling on to power. He is currently one of the greatest enemies of Muslims and like other tyrants is sure to fall. Clock is already ticking. Please don't underestimate the power of DUAA and PRAY for all our Syrian brothers and sisters. There are no words to express our deep sympathy, sorrow and intense pain for the innocent men, women and children of Syria who have suffered and continue to suffer literally under such brutal agent of Shaitan. Inshallah his regime will eventually be overtaken and destroyed completely. What a heartbreaking photo below to see the child with his foot disconnected from his body.)
Hussam R. Ayloush
Shame on a world and a humanity that allows for its most vulnerable --the children-- to helplessly suffer or viciously die. This young boy is looking confused about his world, our senseless world, after losing his foot after Assad forces bombed his town near Idlib in Syria, on Dec. 2, 2012. The boy lost a foot, but many among us have lost their humanity, and others lost the ability to do more than sympathize, if even. O God, please forgive us, forgive me...
Hussam R. Ayloush
Tell Congress to support Syrians' right to defend themselves
http://www.sacouncil.com/news/sac-news/take-action-tell-congress-to-support-rep-engels-call-to-arm-the-fsa/
Hussam R. Ayloush
The 1st prize World Press Photo award winner for General News Single by Rodrigo Abd, Argentina, for The Associated Press, Aida cries while recovering from severe injuries she received when her house was shelled by the Syrian Army. Her husband and two children were fatally wounded during the shelling in Idib, north Syria, March 10, 2012. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)
Hussam R. Ayloush
A man carries a child in his arms in Aleppo, Syria, Feb. 3, 2013, after an Assad forces airstrike that killed over 10 people, including at least five children. Photo: Thomas Rassloff / EPA
Hussam R. Ayloush
Ahmadinejad offers his condolences to mother of Venezuela's late President Hugo Chavez, during the funeral service. Would he offer the same condolences to Syrian mothers that his support to Assad has killed their sons & daughters?
Hussam R. Ayloush
No one will ever defeat the Syrian spirit and will for freedom, God willing.
Part VI-c
ANTI-ISLAM ADS:
COUNTER-ADS:
Part VII
FOOD FOR THOUGHT:
Hussam R. Ayloush
Isn't it true?
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