salam brothers and sisters


I am very cuerise about these 2 sects ,whats the differnt between them? and why are we divided into 2 sects

http://english.aljazeera.net/NR/exeres/CF1...DEFCBDB5D86.htm


Israeli forces shot and killed a father and his son when they raided a house in the Gaza Strip on Saturday, and a third Palestinian was killed by Israeli soldiers near a Gaza border crossing, medics and witnesses said.


In the first incident, witnesses said Israeli soldiers backed by helicopters entered the northern Gaza town of Bait Hanun and engaged in heavy clashes with Palestinian fighters there.


Residents said the operation targeted the house of a member of Hamas. A Palestinian father and his son were killed and at least four others were wounded, medics said.


The army said two fighters opened fire on Israeli forces from within the building, prompting soldiers to return fire.





An Israeli army spokesman added that two Hamas fighters wanted for firing rockets into Israel and setting off explosives were also arrested by Israeli special forces from the house.


The house was later demolished by an army bulldozer, residents said.


Children hurt


At the same time, Israeli air strikes in a nearby part of Bait Hanun wounded three Palestinians, two of them children, with shrapnel, medics said.


In the second incident, the Israeli army said it had shot a man south of the Kisufim border crossing in central Gaza overnight. They said the man looked like he intended to infiltrate Israel. Palestinian medics recovered the body.


Gaza is in the grip of lawlessness


compounded by an Israeli siege


Later on Saturday, two Palestinians were lightly injured by flying debris from an air strike on a building in northern Gaza, residents said.


An Israeli military spokesman said a weapons-storage facility was targeted.


The attacks were the latest in an eight-week Israeli offensive in Gaza that started after fighters abducted an Israeli soldier in a raid.


More than 200 Palestinians, about half of them civilians, have been killed during the offensive.


Makeshift rockets


As well as seeking to recover the captured soldier, the operation is aimed at preventing fighters from firing makeshift rockets into Israel from northern Gaza. Rocket fire has resumed sporadically in recent days.


In a sign of continuing lawlessness in the narrow coastal strip, a Hamas security officer was killed in clashes with a local clan in the southern town of Khan Yunus, medics and witnesses said.


Five members of the clan were also injured.


Residents said security forces had been trying to defuse a feud between rival clans in the area.


Interesting interview:


http://english.aljazeera.net/NR/exeres/A10...C112EEC4DA9.htm


'Israelis want Palestinian ethnic cleansing'


By Motasem A Dalloul in Gaza


Ahmed Bahar: Deep sorrow over Arab and Islamic silence


Israel has stepped up its policy of forcibly detaining members of the Palestinian Legislative Council.


On August 20, Israeli forces seized Mahmoud al-Ramhi, Hamas secretary and the fourth-highest ranking official in the Palestinian legislature.


Two days later, an Israeli court charged Abd al-Aziz Dweik, the speaker of parliament, with membership in an outlawed organisation - the Islamist movement and governing party, Hamas.


To date, Israel has detained 30 Hamas politicians and five cabinet ministers, including Nasser Shaer, the deputy prime minister.


Thirty other senior and mid-level members of Hamas were also seized on June 29 as part of an Israeli campaign against the Islamist movement following the capture of Israeli Corporal Gilad Shalit by fighters on the border of the Gaza Strip on June 25.


Ahmed Bahar, the former deputy and acting speaker of the Palestinian Legislative Council (PLC), considers the kidnapping of the parliamentarians as well as an alleged assassination attempt against Ismail Haniya, the prime minister, part of a conspiracy to undermine the Hamas-led Palestinian government (PG).


Aljazeera.net: In pursuing its policy of detaining Hamas and government officials, what message is the Israeli government sending the Palestinian people?


Ahmed Bahar: The main message is that they want to undermine the Palestinian political regime at both levels: The government and the PLC.


They also want to humiliate Dweik, who they have put in a small dirty cell, as well as the Arabs and Muslims and all those who sympathise with them.


Despite strong condemnations and continuous contact with a lot of parliaments and parliamentarians, they are pursuing their policy as they clearly don't want a PG or a PLC.


The coincidence of the imprisonment of Dweik with the assassination attempt on Prime Minister Ismail Haniya shows that there is a previously manipulated plan to undermine the Palestinian regime.


What is the Palestinian government doing to secure the release of its officials in Israel jails?


We've conducted many demonstrations inside the country and abroad. We've called for demonstrations in Gaza and Ramallah, invited consuls and ambassadors, called human rights and Red Cross activists and so on.


We've sent more than 80 letters to Arab, Asian and European parliaments in order to keep them abreast of the crimes of the Zionist state. We've organised a sit-in last week and many Arab speakers of parliaments spoke with us by telephone as well as some European parliamentarians.


We've sent letters to Arab foreign ministers but regrettably, they have discussed neither the letter nor any other Palestinian issue.


We really feel deep sorrow for the Arab and Islamic silence toward the Palestinian issues.


Do you fear being seized by Israeli forces?


Yes, of course. The occupation troops may imprison or assassinate me because they want to disrupt the work of the PLC completely. If they take me away from the scene and remove second deputy speaker Hasan Khoraisha [not a member of Hamas] as well, the PLC will be formed by the second majority party and they can do whatsoever they want in the PLC and the government also.


Does the absence of about one-third of the PLC members affect it?


Of course. The absence of about 40 members from the Change and Reform bloc, a Hamas bloc in the PLC, affects the work of the parliament. But I assert that the performance of the parliament will continue regularly despite the absence of those members.


We are sure that the Israelis are implementing a well-constructed plan in order to undermine the work of the PLC as well as toppling the PG.


But I want to tell them that if they want to undermine stability in the Palestinian political arena this time, they themselves will bear the responsibility for the instability and disorder that will surely follow and affect all the Middle East.


A big part of this plot is implemented by local Palestinian hands beside the Israeli and the American hands. In addition, Arab silence is considered a supportive factor for this conspiracy.


But I am sure that the national and international position against Hamas's victory in the PLC proves that Hamas is on the right way. Hamas has adopted real democracy; however, they adopt the false democracy. Hamas will continue in its path.


How has Mahmoud Abbas, the Palestinian president, reacted to these developments?


In fact, Mr Abbas sometimes adopts ambiguous positions. He issues decrees that hinder the work of the PG. For example, he has the ability to help alleviate the financial siege on the PA as he has the authority on the Palestinian Investment Fund and the Monetary Palestinian Fund which have billions of US dollars in their coffers.


He can facilitate the transfer of funds collected by the PG or the Arab League as the US and EU currently refuse to transfer monies except under his control. He doesn't act positively.


We should all be united against the Israeli siege on Palestine, but sometimes and unfortunately, we feel that his positions harm that national goal.


Israel has maintained a siege and crackdown on Palestinian territories after fighters in the Gaza Strip infiltrated southern Israel and captured an Israeli soldier. Are you working towards getting this siege lifted?


We have two bitter choices ahead of us: Either patience and vigilance, or submission.


But I think that we won't submit or make any change in our stance as this will be considered betraying the Palestinian voters who elected us and our political platform of national resistance to Israeli occupation.


Our people who live in Palestine and practised resistance by their hands and lived long years under the Israeli occupation recognise clearly what such a programme means. We are determined to follow this path.


Why won't you return Gilad Shalit to the Israelis?


Our key demands - the freeing of Palestinian prisoners from Israeli jails – have not been met.


Some Palestinian observers believe Israel will exchange the PLC officials for the safe return of Shalit. Do you see this as likely?


At first, I want to say that the Palestinian fighters captured the Israeli soldier from a tank; however, the Palestinian PLC members and ministers were kidnapped from their homes.


Their issue isn't related to Shalit at all, but it is a kind of pressure on the Palestinian people to abdicate their principles.


Secondly, different mediators – such as our Egyptian brothers - spoke about the release of the soldier. I hope to reach a satisfactory deal. But, I say that any satisfactory and acceptable deal for Palestinians is to release a reasonable number of the prisoners in return of the Israeli soldier. I myself suggest the release of all the prisoners in the Israeli jails. Then, there will be no need for kidnappings of any Israelis.


Ismail Haniya has proposed dissolving the Palestinian Authority. Will this help in lifting the siege?


The PM asked only for discussing the gains of the existence of the PA in its current form, not for the dissolution of it. He has put the issue up for debate: How can we face this siege and whether this step would be a successful solution to the crisis or not.


We believe the only solution is to form a national unity government; and we have started the discussion with other political parties in that regard.


But Abbas has said that George Bush, the US president, will not deal with any Palestinian government which contains members of Hamas.


I want to say to those who support the removal of Hamas from the government that Israel will one day want them out as well. If the Israelis want Hamas out today and place Fatah in power, tomorrow they will turn around and fight Fatah.


They themselves nominated Arafat for the Noble Prize, and then at the end they killed him.


I want all sides to know clearly that the Israelis want ethnic cleansing for all Palestinians.

salam brothers and sistres


I live in canada and i am so very confuesed about what i sould do, in the canadian news its always " The terrorist are attaking isriael" and the palestinians are all terrorists i have no idea on what to do .I know that there is alot of prapaganda in canadian news and i know that the palestinians are not terrorists but i need to know that shoud isrial be let alone or "WIPED OF THE MAP" :lol:


THANKS

salam


brothers and sisters i was just going through this web site about what type of haircuts are ok to have and what are not but im not sure if its ture or not could you plese cheak it


Thank you


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Today is the traditional first Saturday of the College Football season. Football (American Football) is the fastest, most physical, and most exciting game on the planet...in my humble opinion.


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If you ever get a chance to watch or go to a game I highly recommend it. :D

So what do you think about the Fox News reporters who were told that the either had to convert to Islam or die?


I am sure you have heard, they "converted" to Islam and then as soon as they were free renounced their conversion.


So...


A) IS this sort of thing accepted by Islam or was this just a fringe group operating outside of the boundaries?


B) What do you think of their "conversion"?


C) Since they "professed" Islam and then renounced should they now be under the Sharia law and be put to death for leaving Islam?

Let's Enjoy


Today, people complain that they do not see the miracles of Allah as the people used to see during the presence of the prophets. That is not true at all. The miracles of Allah are visible each and every time. Whether a person is out of this world or within this world, under the sea or above the clouds, he will see the miracles of Allah. Mankind created airplanes after so much struggle and hardship, but Allah had created the birds since the beginning of creations, which can outperform the abilities of the modern airplanes. In Canada, the weather fluctuates from extreme cold to extreme hot. But we see that the birds stay outside and survive these temperatures without extra clothing. They do not even need socks to protect their legs. I remember, once a pigeon laid some eggs in our balcony. It was winter. After few weeks, the babies came out. One day as it was snowing, I accidentally opened the balcony door and the mother pigeon flew away leaving the babies unattended. The babies had no feathers to keep them warm. However, they survived this extreme cold temperature for a full 15 minutes until the mother returned. If we were to stand outside without clothes in this temperature, then we would be in the hospital for hypothermia. It’s amazing how Allah preserves these animals!


Even in Jannah, Allah has prepared for us beautiful birds. As one Scholar has mentioned, as we walk in Jannah, we will see thousands of birds flying in the sky. Each bird will have two wings and each wing will have 70,000 feathers. When the birds flap their wings, each feather will give out one type of colour. So, each wing will give out 70,000 different types of colours when the birds fly. We cannot comprehend how beautiful it will be. Then suddenly, you will wonder how these birds taste like. As soon as this thought comes to your mind, the birds will fly towards you. Each one of them will offer itself for your food. They will in fact compete with each other to be eaten. One bird will come and say, “I grew up drinking water from the best fountain of Jannah and eating the best fruits of Jannah. Eat me.” You will agree and immediately the bird will be presented to you in food form on 70,000 different plates. Each plate will have a different meal. So, one bird will feed you 70,000 different types of food! After you are done eating to your satisfaction, the bird will form itself again and fly back to the sky.


We all like to have fun. But to enjoy a nice car, you must work for sometime beforehand to get the money to buy the car. To enjoy a cell phone, we need to make some effort to pay for the bills. Similarly, to enjoy the eternal bliss of paradise, we have to do some work in this world. That is to obey Allah and call others to obey Him. Everyone is looking for peace but peace is hiding behind obeying Allah. When a person obeys his Lord, then he refrains from harming others. Don’t wait; take the first step now to get closer to Allah. Then keep on taking more steps to climb the stairs. One day will come when you will be high up there, Insha-Allah.

Making use of our youth


We would like to thank The Ambition News Paper for publishing this article in their December Issue.


Dear friends, if Allah gives us 60 years to live then it comes to around 22,000 days (60x365). All these days Allah gives us to prepare for one day of interview with Allah. That is on the Day of Judgement. On that day, Allah will ask us some questions and He wants some correct answers. Allah is so merciful that He already told us what the questions will be through Quran and Ahadith. His mercy is so great that He even told us the answers to these questions. Now imagine, a student goes to write an exam. He opens his exam paper and finds the questions on one side. Then he finds that the answers to the questions are on the other side. Now after writting the exam, if this student still fails then what would we think of him? We would think that he is the dumbest person around. Well, tell you what, on the Day of Judgement, us people who knew the questions and answers will still fail! That is why, this is the time to wake up before we prove ourselves to be the dumbest of people.


Youth is the prime time of our lives. This is where people make important decisions like what to become in the future. Things you do in this time will most likely affect you throughout the rest of your life. That is why, it is important to bring Islam into your life during these days. Many people have the conception that when they get old then they will start practising Islam. Probably you and me also have this feeling. But look at it this way: If you want to become a famous hockey player then you would start playing right from the youth. As you grow up, you will become better and better. But if you think that you will start playing when you are an old man then the chances of becoming famous is virtually zero. That's the reality. When we become old, we won't have enough energy to even stand up and pray.


Because youth is the prime time of your life, that is why it is very precious to Allah. Allah has prepared a shade on the Day of Judgement for those people who used to worship Allah in their youth. On that Day, there will be no other shade except the shade from the throne of Allah. Imagine standing outside on a very hot day under the sun for hours after hours. You would definately want some shadow to rest under. But what about that Day when the sun will be much nearer to us and the heat will be much more extreme. Wouldn't you want some shade on that day? Ofcourse you would!


You and I are all weak in terms of keeping our duties to Allah and Allah is aware of that. Allah wants that we keep trying to do our best. If a baby falls down while walking he tries to get up again and walk. He doesn't keep sitting down. Then a day comes when he does start to walk. Similarly, we should keep trying our best and not give up. A day will come when, Inshallah, we will be strong enough to obey Allah in every situation. Let us make a small promise to Allah right now that we will start doing the things for which we were sent to this life. Otherwise, we will be like that dumb guy who will fail the test on the Day of Judgement.


May Allah make it easy for us. Ameen.

Assalamualaikum


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