Bismillahir-rahmanir-raheem

As-salaamu alaykum wa rahmat-Allaahi wa barakaatuhu (Peace be upon you, and the mercy of Allaah and His blessings) to all my brothers & sisters in Islaam.....

http://www.cnn.com/2003/WORLD/meast...sons/index.html

[b:89f605844f]Did I read that story right?[/b:89f605844f]

A six-hour operation at a residence on the northern edge of Mosul to get Uday and Qusay a bodyguard and a kid? Troops who were involved described the fighting as intense, with moments that seemed "like all hell had broken loose," according to CNN correspondent Nic Robertson.

[b:89f605844f]"like all hell had broken loose"? [/b:89f605844f].....What on earth are they talking about?

[b:89f605844f]A six hour shoot out with 400 troops, tanks, planes and missiles up against three men and a baby?[/b:89f605844f] Now just re-read those odds again slowly before continuing.

And what do the Americans say? [b:89f605844f]"The 101st kicks ass ,"[/b:89f605844f] she said. "The 101st has a proud history of military tradition, and this just adds to that tradition."

This is very remeniscent of the recent Iraqi War. For nearly three weeks the [b:89f605844f]U.S.U.K.[/b:89f605844f] forces couldn't even capture a chicken coop.....let alone a town.

How many hints do we need from Allah?

[i:89f605844f]WasSalaamu alaykum wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuh

[b:fd6a4d9251]Advice to New Muslims[/b:fd6a4d9251][/size:fd6a4d9251]

[b:fd6a4d9251][i:fd6a4d9251]In the Name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful [/i:fd6a4d9251][/b:fd6a4d9251]

[i:fd6a4d9251]Asalam Alaykum (Peace be with you), [/i:fd6a4d9251]

Congratulations! Alhamdulillah (Praise to Allah) who has guided you to Islam, the path to success in this life and the next.

So now you are a new Muslim with lots on your mind. Amidst the joy and excitement of embracing Islam you may also be feeling bewildered or confused regarding what to do next. You may have concerns about how your family or friends will react. No doubt there is lots to learn and obstacles to overcome, but with a sincere effort and a strong faith in Allah, everything will fall into place. Below you will find the most important advice we can offer you as a new Muslim. Don’t rush yourself, go at your own pace, and most of all remember we are here to help and support you every step of the way.

[b:fd6a4d9251]Importance of Prayer [/b:fd6a4d9251]

[“The importance of the prayer in Islam cannot be understated. It is the first pillar of Islam that the Prophet (peace be upon him) mentioned after mentioning the testimony of faith, by which one becomes a Muslim. It was made obligatory upon all the prophets and for all peoples. Allah has declared its obligatory status under majestic circumstances. For example, when Allah spoke directly to Moses, He said,[b:fd6a4d9251] "And I have chosen you, so listen to that which is inspired to you. Verily, I am Allah! There is none worthy of worship but I, so worship Me and offer prayer perfectly for My remembrance."[/b:fd6a4d9251] [Taha 13-14]

Similarly, the prayers were made obligatory upon the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) during his ascension to heaven. Furthermore, when Allah praises the believers, such as in the beginning of surah al-Muminoon, one of the first descriptions He states is their adherence to the prayers.

The importance of prayer is demonstrated in the many of the Prophet’s statement. For example, the Prophet (peace be upon him) said, "The first matter that the slave will be brought to account for on the Day of Judgment is the prayer. If it is sound, then the rest of his deeds will be sound. And if it is bad, then the rest of his deeds will be bad." [Recorded by al-Tabarani. According to al-Albani, it is sahih. Al-Albani, Sahih al-Jami, vol.1, p. 503.]

The importance of the prayers lies in the fact that no matter what actions one performs in his life, the most important aspect is one’s relationship to Allah, that is, one’s faith (imaan), God-consciousness (taqwa), sincerity (ikhlas) and worship of Allah (`ibaadah). This relationship with Allah is both demonstrated and put into practice, as well as improved and increased, by the prayer. Therefore, if the prayers are sound and proper, the rest of the deeds will be sound and proper; and if the prayers are not sound and proper, then the rest of the deeds will not be sound and proper, as the Prophet (peace be upon him) himself stated.

As for the Hereafter, Allah’s forgiveness and pleasure is closely related to the prayers. The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) said, "Allah has obligated five prayers. Whoever excellently performs their ablutions, prays them in their proper times, completes their bows, prostrations and khushu` [Khushu` in the prayer is where the person’s heart is attuned to the prayer. This feeling in the heart is then reflected on the body. The person remains still and calm. His gaze is also lowered. Even his voice is affected by this feeling in the heart….] has a promise from Allah that He will forgive him. And whoever does not do that has no promise from Allah. He may either forgive him or punish him." [Recorded by Malik, Ahmad, Abu Dawud, al-Nasa’I and others. According to al-Albani, it is sahih. Al-Albani, Sahih al-Jami, vol. 1, p. 616.] ]

The prayers are a type of purification for a human being. He turns and meets with his Lord five times a day. As alluded to above, this repeated standing in front of Allah should keep the person from performing sins during the day. Furthermore, it should also be a time of remorse and repentance, such that he earnestly asks Allah for forgiveness for those sins that he committed. In addition, the prayer in itself is a good deed that wipes away some of the evil deeds that he performed. These points can be noted in the following hadith of the Prophet (peace be upon him):

"If a person had a stream outside his door and he bathed in it five times a day, do you think he would have any filth left on him?" The people said, "No filth would remain on him whatsoever." The Prophet (peace be upon him) then said, "That is like the five daily prayers: Allah wipes away the sins by them." (Recorded by al-Bukhari and Muslim.)

In another hadith, the Prophet (peace be upon him) said, "The five daily prayers and the Friday Prayer until the Friday prayer are expiation for what is between them." (Recorded by Muslim.)”] [1]

Okay so now you ask yourself…I know the prayer is so important, how do I learn how to pray? There are many sources on the internet which explain the purification and prayers, and that’s a good way to get an idea. But to really learn how to do it correctly you have to make the effort of finding a practicing Muslim to help you. A good place to do so is at the local mosque in your area…this is explained in more detail below.

[1] Extracts from “The Importance of Prayer” by Jamaal al-Din Zarabozo

[b:fd6a4d9251]Seek Knowledge[/b:fd6a4d9251]

Acquiring Islamic knowledge is vital to every Muslim. Clearly knowledge must precede action, since it is the bases by which one knows his/her obligations to Allah. Knowledge will enable you to practice your religious duties correctly, be aware of things which Allah made halal (permissible) and haram (forbidden), in that way you will conduct your life according to Allah’s guidance.

Several verses in the Quran reveal to us the importance of knowledge:

[b:fd6a4d9251]"Allah will raise up, to (suitable) ranks and (degrees), those of you who believe and who have been granted knowledge. And Allah is well-acquainted with all you do." [/b:fd6a4d9251][Al-Mujadilah 58:11]

[b:fd6a4d9251]"And say: My Lord increase me in knowledge." [/b:fd6a4d9251][Ta-Ha 20:114]

Also the prophet, peace be upon him, informed us of the reward for one who seeks knowledge.

Abu Hurayrah relates that the Prophet, peace be upon him, said, "For him who embarks on the path of seeking knowledge, Allah will ease for him the way to paradise." (Related by Muslim)

So, know you may wonder what do I need to learn?

Well first of all you need to:

Have a good understanding of the basic Islamic beliefs (Aqeedah) such as knowledge of Allah, the Angels, the Prophets, and the Day of Judgment. Learn the purification and the five daily prayers correctly. Its important to learn how to recite Al Fatiha in Arabic for the prayers.

Learn about the permissible (Halal) and forbidden (Harm) things in Islam.

After that, you can continue in learning more about the other pillars of Islam such as Sawm(Fasting), Zakat, and Hajj (Pilgrimage). Also you should strive to learn the Seerah (life of the Prophet Muhammad peace be upon him), since his life is a role model for all Muslims. Another excellent goal which many converts aspire to is to learn the Arabic language to be able to read and understand the Quran in the language it was revealed by Allah(subhanahu wa ta'ala).

[b:fd6a4d9251]How can you do this?[/b:fd6a4d9251]

There are many resources available to learn. There is a multitude of Islamic books, articles, and tapes which address all these topics and can give you a good start, however to learn correctly you need to do so at the hands of a practicing Muslim as we mentioned earlier regarding the prayers. Just like you can’t expect to be a good sports player by simply reading a book or two about it, you can’t expect to learn the various branches of Islam all alone; you need to practice it with other Muslims. Naturally to do so, you should frequently visit the mosque in your area…. Which brings us to the next topic.

[b:fd6a4d9251]Importance of the Mosque (Masjid)[/b:fd6a4d9251]

The mosque plays a central role in Muslim society. Apart from being a place of prayers (the 5 daily prayers as well as the Friday prayer) the Mosque is a learning center. It’s a place where study circles and lectures are held for Muslims to learn more about Islam. Also a place were Muslims meet to study and recite the Quran, collect charity for the poor, and discuss issues concerning the community. It’s an ideal place for a new convert to meet Muslims and learn in a short time what would normally take weeks or months to learn alone. Naturally many new converts are shy or afraid to make their first visit to the mosque, but if they knew the joy which Muslims share when they meet a convert, such hesitation would disappear. Also, don’t worry about not doing everything perfectly from the start, no one expects a new Muslim to learn everything over night.

From Abu Hurairah, may Allah be pleased with him, from the Prophet, peace be upon him, that he said: "A man does not frequent the mosques for the Prayer and the remembrance of Allaah except that Allaah, the Most High, greets him joyfully, just as the family of one who is absent greet him with joy when he returns to them." [Reported by Ibn Abee Shaybah, Ibn Maajah, Ibn Khuzaimah and others and it is found in Saheehit-Targheeb (no. 315)]

So finally, we strongly encourage you to do your best to enrol in the study circles in your local mosque or fix a weekly schedule with the Imam to teach you all you need to know.

Staying In touch

It’s hard to explain the joy the whole team feels at Islamway upon hearing of a new convert like yourself, at the same time we feel a sadness when someone losses touch with us. We continue to wonder how the person is doing…how he/she is coping with family and friends, If he/she succeeded in finding a local mosque or not …etc. We hope that you will help us to help you, be keeping contact and letting us know your progress, concerns, questions…etc.

Finally, Islamway Team sends you their warmest congratulations on embracing Islam and wishes you all the success in this life and the next, as Allah tells us in the Quran,

[b:fd6a4d9251]"Those who believe, and do deeds of righteousness, and establish regular prayers and regular charity, will have their reward with their Lord: on them shall be no fear, nor shall they grieve." [/b:fd6a4d9251][2:277]

Source: Islamway

Asalaamu alikum all,

At the suggestion of brothers Ali and Mutawikkal we will now begin a new thread insha Allah to continue the Quizzie Quiz. Someone will post a question and all are welcome to answer. Give it a try, it's a lot of fun, and very educational as well!

Salam alikom

Question:

Is there any evidence to show that the name of the Angel of Death is Azraa’eel?.

Answer:

Praise be to Allaah.

It is widely assumed that the name of the Angel of Death is Azraa’eel, but there is nothing in the Qur’aan or saheeh Sunnah of the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) to indicate that this is his name. Rather this is narrated in some reports which may be from among the Israa’eeliyyaat (reports from Jewish sources).

Based on this, we cannot be certain whether this is his name or not. So we cannot affirm that the name of the Angel of Death is Azraa’eel, nor can we deny it. Rather we should refer this matter to Allaah and call him as Allaah calls him, the ‘Angel of Death”. Allaah says (interpretation of the meaning):

“Say: The angel of death, who is set over you, will take your souls. Then you shall be brought to your Lord”

[al-Sajdah 32:11]

But the name of the Angel of Death is not given in the Qur’aan or in the saheeh ahaadeeth. His name is mentioned in some reports as Azraa’eel, but Allaah knows best.

Allaah says (interpretation of the meaning):

“Say: The angel of death, who is set over you, will take your souls. Then you shall be brought to your Lord”

[al-Sajdah 32:11]

Al-Sindi said: There is no marfoo’ hadeeth [one that can be traced back to the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him)] which mentions his name.

Al-Manaawi said in Fayd al-Qadeer (3/32), after stating that the Angel of Death is known by the name ‘Azraa’eel: I have never seen anyreport giving his name as such.

Shaykh al-Albaani said in his comment on the words of al-Tahhaawi, “We believe in the Angel of Death who is appointed to take the souls of all creatures”:

This (“the Angel of Death”) is what he is called in the Qur’aan. With regard to the name ‘Azraa’eel which is widely known among the people, there is no basis for this, rather it comes from the Israa’eeliyyaat.

Shaykh Ibn ‘Uthaymeen said:

“The Angel of Death” is well known by the name ‘Azraa’eel, but this is not correct, rather this was narrated from Jewish sources. So we should not believe in this name, and we should call the one who is appointed over death “the Angel of Death,” as Allaah called him in the verse (interpretation of the meaning):

“Say: The angel of death, who is set over you, will take your souls. Then you shall be brought to your Lord”

[al-Sajdah 32:11]

Fataawa Ibn ‘Uthaymeen, 3/161

And Allaah knows best.

Islam Q&A (www.islam-qa.com)

Bismillahir-rahmanir-raheem

As-salaamu alaykum wa rahmat-Allaahi wa barakaatuhu (Peace be upon you, and the mercy of Allaah and His blessings) to all my brothers & sisters in Islaam.....

[b:5bbc80e741]Amid Allied jubilation, a child lies in agony, clothes soaked in blood [/b:5bbc80e741]

Friday, July 25, 2003

http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/iraqcris.../warnews100.jsp

They lay in lines, the car salesman who'd just lost his eye but whose feet were still dribbling blood, the motorcyclist who was shot by American troops near the Rashid Hotel, the 50-year-old female civil servant, her long dark hair spread over the towel she was lying on, her face, breasts, thighs, arms and feet pock-marked with shrapnel from an American cluster bomb. For the civilians of Baghdad, this is the real, immoral face of war, the direct result of America's clever little "probing missions" into Baghdad.

It looks very neat on television, the American marines on the banks of the Tigris, the oh-so-funny visit to the presidential palace, the videotape of Saddam Hussein's golden loo. But the innocent are bleeding and screaming with pain to bring us our exciting television pictures and to provide Messrs Bush and Blair with their boastful talk of victory. I watched two-and-a-half-year-old Ali Najour lying in agony on the bed, his clothes soaked with blood, a tube through his nose, until a relative walked up to me.

"I want to talk to you," he shouted, his voice rising in fury. "Why do you British want to kill this little boy? Why do you even want to look at him? You did this – you did it!"

The young man seized my arm, shaking it violently. "Are you going to make his mother and father come back? Can you bring them back to life for him? Get out! Get out!" In the yard outside, where the ambulance drivers deposit the dead, a middle-aged Shia woman in black was thumping her fists against her breasts and shrieking at me. "Help me," she cried. "Help me. My son is a martyr and all I want is a banner to cover him. I want a flag, an Iraqi flag, to put over his body. Dear God, help me!"

It's becoming harder to visit these places of pain, grief and anger. The International Committee of the Red Cross yesterday reported civilian victims of America's three-day offensive against Baghdad arriving at the hospitals now by the hundred. Yesterday, the Kindi alone had taken 50 civilian wounded and three dead in the previous 24 hours. Most of the dead – the little boy's family, the family of six torn to pieces by an aerial bomb in front of Ali Abdulrazek, the car salesman, the next-door neighbours of Safa Karim – were simply buried within hours of their being torn to bits.

On television, it looks so clean. On Sunday evening, the BBC showed burning civilian cars, its reporter – "embedded" with US forces – saying that he saw some of their passengers lying dead beside them.

That was all. No pictures of the charred corpses, no close-ups of the shrivelled children. So perhaps I should warn those of what the BBC once called a nervous disposition to go no further. But if they want to know what America and Britain are doing to the innocent of Baghdad, they should read on.

I'll leave out the description of the flies that have been clustering round the wounds in the Kindi emergency rooms, of the blood caked on the sheets, the blood still dripping from the wounds of those I talked to yesterday. All were civilians. All wanted to know why they had to suffer. All – save for the incandescent youth who ordered me to leave the little boy's bed – talked gently and quietly about their pain. No Iraqi government bus took me to the Kindi hospital. No doctor knew I was coming.

Let's start with Mr Abdulrazek. He's the 40-year-old car salesman who was walking yesterday morning through a narrow street in the Shaab district of Baghdad – that's where the two American missiles killed at least 20 civilians more than a week ago – when he heard the jet engines of an aircraft. "I was going to see my family because the phone exchanges have been bombed and I wanted to make sure they were OK," he said. "There was a family, a husband and wife and kids, in front of me.

"Then I heard this terrible noise and there was a light and I knew something had happened to me. I went to try to help the family in front of me but they were all gone, in pieces. Then I realised I couldn't see properly." Over Mr Abdulrazek's left eye is a wad of thick bandages, tied to his face. His doctor, Osama al-Rahimi, tells me that "we did not operate on the eye, we have taken care of his other wounds". Then he leant towards my ear and said softy: "He has lost his eye. There was nothing we could do. It was taken out of his head by the shrapnel." Mr Abdulrazek smiles – of course, he does not know that he will be forever half-blind – and suddenly breaks into near-perfect English, a language he had learnt at high school in Baghdad. "Why did this happen to me?" he asks.

Yes, I know the lines. President Saddam would have killed more Iraqis than us if we hadn't invaded – not a very smart argument in the Kindi hospital – and that we're doing all this for them. Didn't Paul Wolfowitz, the US Deputy Defence Secretary, tell us all a few days ago that he was praying for the American troops and for the Iraqi people? Aren't we coming here to save them – let's not mention their oil – and isn't President Saddam a cruel and brutal man? But amid these people, such words are an obscenity.

Then there was Safa Karim. She is 11 and she is dying. An American bomb fragment struck her in the stomach and she is bleeding internally, writhing on the bed with a massive bandage on her stomach and a tube down her nose and – somehow most terrible of all – a series of four dirty scarves that tie each of her wrists and ankles to the bed. She moans and thrashes on the bed, fighting pain and imprisonment at the same time. A relative said she is too ill to understand her fate. "She has been given 10 bottles of drugs and she has vomited them all up," he said.

The man opens the palms of his hands, the way Arabs do when they want to express impotence. "What can we do?" they always say, but the man was silent. But I'm glad. How, after all, could I ever tell him that Safa Karim must die for 11 September, for George Bush's fantasies and Tony Blair's moral certainty and for Mr Wolfowitz's dreams of "liberation" and for the "democracy", which we are blasting our way through these people's lives to create?

Quote:US Ambassador to the UN Madeleine Albright on "60 Minutes" on 12 May 1996: Leslie Stahl: [b:5bbc80e741]"We have heard that a half million children have died[/b:5bbc80e741] (as a result of sanctions against Iraq). I mean, that is more children than died in Hiroshima. And, you know, [b:5bbc80e741]is the price worth it?"[/b:5bbc80e741] Madeleine Albright: [b:5bbc80e741]"I THINK THIS IS A VERY HARD CHOICE, BUT THE PRICE, WE THINK THE PRICE IS WORTH IT."

What's wrong with this quote?[/b:5bbc80e741] It only covers the first five years up to 1996. The U.S.U.K.U.N.O. sanctions went on killing for a further seven years to 2003![/quote:5bbc80e741]

WasSalaamu alaykum wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuh

[b:5bbc80e741]Verily in the remembrance of Allah do hearts find rest! Surat Ar-Rad 13.28

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Blessed be the name of thy Lord full of Majesty Bounty and Honor. Surat Ar-Rahman 55:78[/b:5bbc80e741][/color:5bbc80e741]

[b:5bbc80e741]<span>And your Rabb says: "Call on Me, I will answer your prayers. Surely those who are too</span>

<span>arrogant to worship Me shall soon enter hell in humiliation." Surat Al-Mo'min 40.60[/color:5bbc80e741][/b:5bbc80e741]</span>

<span>[img:5bbc80e741]</span><span>http://www.al-hdhd.net/pic/66.gif</span><span>[/img:5bbc80e741]</span>

<span><span>And what are you waiting for.....[b:5bbc80e741]Say with me[/b:5bbc80e741].....[/color:5bbc80e741]</span></span>

<span><span>[b:5bbc80e741]Allahumma[/b:5bbc80e741].....this is America </span></span>

<span><span>They came with their power and strength and their arrogance and pride</span></span>

<span><span>They have exceeded the limits and they believe your messenger a liar</span></span>

<span><span>And are killing the innocent old men women and children in iraq..... </span></span>

<span><span>[b:5bbc80e741]Allahumma[/b:5bbc80e741].....</span></span>

<span><span><span>Don't leave a plane in the sky.....but You make it fall down[/color:5bbc80e741]</span></span></span>

<span><span><span><span>And don't leave a tank on the earth.....but You burn it[/color:5bbc80e741]</span></span></span></span>

<span><span><span><span><span>And dont leave a ship on the sea.....but You drown it[/color:5bbc80e741]</span></span></span></span></span>

<span><span><span><span><span>And what are you waiting for.....[b:5bbc80e741]Say with me[/b:5bbc80e741].....</span></span></span></span></span><span><span><span><span><span><span>[b:5bbc80e741]AMEEN![/b:5bbc80e741][/size:5bbc80e741]</span></span></span></span></span></span>

<span><span><span><span><span><span>[img:5bbc80e741]</span></span></span></span></span></span><span><span><span><span><span><span>http://caller.jeeran.com/post-2-53037-bocott01.gif</span></span></span></span></span></span><span><span><span><span><span><span>[/img:5bbc80e741]</span></span></span></span></span></span>

<span><span><span><span><span><span> </span></span></span></span></span></span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>[b:5bbc80e741]IF YOU CANNOT AFFORD A BULLET TO PROTECT THE FILISTINIANS?[/b:5bbc80e741][/color:5bbc80e741]</span></span></span></span></span></span></span>

<span><span><span><span><span><span><span> </span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>[b:5bbc80e741]THEN PLEASE AT LEAST DO NOT BUY A BULLET FOR THEM TO KILL US!!![/b:5bbc80e741][/color:5bbc80e741]</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span>

<span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>[b:5bbc80e741]ALLAHUMMA AS-ALUKA FIRDAUS AL-`ALA[/b:5bbc80e741] - Oh Allah I ask You for the highest Firdaus.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span>

<span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>[b:5bbc80e741]What do you know about Islaam? [/b:5bbc80e741] [/color:5bbc80e741] ***** </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>[b:5bbc80e741]The Guide[/b:5bbc80e741] </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span> ***** </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>[b:5bbc80e741]The Light[/b:5bbc80e741]</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span> ***** </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>[b:5bbc80e741]The Path[/b:5bbc80e741]</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span> ***** </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span>

Assalmaulkum wa rahmatullahi wa barakathu

Somewhere back in the deepths of my brain, lies a memory of a Jumma prayer in the past when a speaker told the listeners at a local masjid about four things that a muslim can't resist. If u find these things [i:1f7604a0e0]easy[/i:1f7604a0e0] to resist, see ur local doctor :wink: .

1.Watching the sky

2.Seeing the Ka'bah

3.Drinking water

4.Reading the Quran

1. WATCHING THE SKY- Brothers and Sisters, how many times have u gazed at the sky in wonder of its beauty? It seems as if Allah SWT makes the Earth and Heavens put on a show everyday. From your normal cumulo-nimbus cloud formations, to tornadoes. From a starry evening, to a meteor shower. It never ceases to amaze me. I myself go out everyday at night to watch the stars, and look for the ISS (International Space Station, if u look very closely at the sky at the right time, u can see it speeding across the sky; but remember it takes patience and a trained eye) 8)

2. SEEING THE KA'BAH- Ka'bah...it means cube.It is said that when you see it for the first time, you feel dazed and awe struck. I have seen many postcards, posters, and pictures of our most sacred masjid and i still can't talk my eyes off it for a moment. I have a question too for my dear brothers and sisters. How many times was the Ka'bah rebuilt since Ibrahim pbuh rebuilt it? And what were the dates that the Masjid Al-Haram and Ka'bah was rebuilt?

3. DRINKING WATER- Gatorade, Kool Aid, Powerade, whatever aid, they still can't match the purity and life giving elixer of water. Can u think of anything edible that is purer?

Water has a neutral pH, most of our body is water, and it has more then 1000 uses! We are told to drink between 6-8 glasses of this a day, so drink up brothers and sisters!

4.READING THE QURAN- Ah, yes. The Noble Quran, where would we be with out it? It guides our everyday life from the most simplist things to life changing events. It is there for a reason!! Just like Angel Gibraeel said "Recite!" to our Prophet pbuh. So much can be learned from this Great book. Science, philosopy, history, Allah SWT final message in its complete form!!

[b:1f7604a0e0]This is the Book; in it is guidance sure, without doubt, to those who fear Allah;Who believe in the Unseen, are steadfast in prayer, and spend out of what We have provided for them And who believe in the Revelation sent to thee, and sent before thy time, and (in their hearts) have the assurance of the Hereafter. (Surah Al-Baqarah 2-4)[/b:1f7604a0e0]

Thank you for taking the time to read this, may Allah SWT Guide you all.

Bismillahir-rahmanir-raheem

As-salaamu alaykum wa rahmat-Allaahi wa barakaatuhu (Peace be upon you, and the mercy of Allaah and His blessings) to all my brothers & sisters in Islaam.....

[b:55d125cfe2]The Peace Treaties With The Jews According to Sari'ah[/b:55d125cfe2]

During the recent years the Muslim 'ummah have been afflicted with an immense catastrophe which could not have been imagined before its occurrence nor could anyone of the Muslim 'ummah think or suspect that such a thing would happen to them. It is the victory of the Jews, notwithstanding that they are a small group, over the Muslim 'ummah in four successive wars in which the Jews fought in one united front against the Muslims divided into divergent ranks. The Jews raised slogans that run counter to Islam, such as nationalism, patriotism, regionalism or mere defence of the land. The Arabs and the Muslims have been routed by their enemies, the Jews, in defeats which history does not know any instance of. Moreover, the Arab Muslims whom these defeats have affected concur about the indispensability of concluding peace and compromise with the Jews, saying that there is no alternative before them and offering the excuse that the Jews are helped by the Western nations and America while the Muslims have no power and authority in their favour.

And after having extended their hands for compromise with the Jews some of the Arabs have in fact concluded treaties with them calling these Peace Treaties. Since these treaties contain conditions that are invalid, more harmful and graver than defeats in the wars, and since people are asking about what should the Muslims' attitude be towards the Jews and towards the Peace Treaties that have been concluded, and because Allah Subhânahu wa Ta'âlâ has taken a covenant of those who are given knowledge to elucidate and not to conceal anything, I have liked to write briefly about the attitude which, according to sharî'ah, the members of the Islamic 'ummah should adopt towards these treaties they call Peace Treaties.

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WasSalaamu alaykum wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuh

[b:55d125cfe2]Verily in the remembrance of Allah do hearts find rest! Surat Ar-Rad 13.28

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Blessed be the name of thy Lord full of Majesty Bounty and Honor. Surat Ar-Rahman 55:78[/b:55d125cfe2][/color:55d125cfe2]

[b:55d125cfe2]<span>And your Rabb says: "Call on Me, I will answer your prayers. Surely those who are too</span>

<span>arrogant to worship Me shall soon enter hell in humiliation." Surat Al-Mo'min 40.60[/color:55d125cfe2][/b:55d125cfe2]</span>

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<span><span>And what are you waiting for.....[b:55d125cfe2]Say with me[/b:55d125cfe2].....[/color:55d125cfe2]</span></span>

<span><span>[b:55d125cfe2]Allahumma[/b:55d125cfe2].....this is America </span></span>

<span><span>They came with their power and strength and their arrogance and pride</span></span>

<span><span>They have exceeded the limits and they believe your messenger a liar</span></span>

<span><span>And are killing the innocent old men women and children in iraq..... </span></span>

<span><span>[b:55d125cfe2]Allahumma[/b:55d125cfe2].....</span></span>

<span><span><span>Don't leave a plane in the sky.....but You make it fall down[/color:55d125cfe2]</span></span></span>

<span><span><span><span>And don't leave a tank on the earth.....but You burn it[/color:55d125cfe2]</span></span></span></span>

<span><span><span><span><span>And dont leave a ship on the sea.....but You drown it[/color:55d125cfe2]</span></span></span></span></span>

<span><span><span><span><span>And what are you waiting for.....[b:55d125cfe2]Say with me[/b:55d125cfe2].....</span></span></span></span></span><span><span><span><span><span><span>[b:55d125cfe2]AMEEN![/b:55d125cfe2][/size:55d125cfe2]</span></span></span></span></span></span>

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<span><span><span><span><span><span> </span></span></span></span></span></span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>[b:55d125cfe2]IF YOU CANNOT AFFORD A BULLET TO PROTECT THE FILISTINIANS?[/b:55d125cfe2][/color:55d125cfe2]</span></span></span></span></span></span></span>

<span><span><span><span><span><span><span> </span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>[b:55d125cfe2]THEN PLEASE AT LEAST DO NOT BUY A BULLET FOR THEM TO KILL US!!![/b:55d125cfe2][/color:55d125cfe2]</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span>

<span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>[b:55d125cfe2]ALLAHUMMA AS-ALUKA FIRDAUS AL-`ALA[/b:55d125cfe2] - Oh Allah I ask You for the highest Firdaus.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span>

<span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>[b:55d125cfe2]What do you know about Islaam? [/b:55d125cfe2] [/color:55d125cfe2] ***** </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>[b:55d125cfe2]The Guide[/b:55d125cfe2] </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span> ***** </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>[b:55d125cfe2]The Light[/b:55d125cfe2]</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span> ***** </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>[b:55d125cfe2]The Path[/b:55d125cfe2]</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span> ***** </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span>

In the Name of Allah: Most Gracious, Most Merciful!

MUSLIM AMERICAN SOCIETY (MAS)UPDATES

SETBACK FOR NOMINATION OF DANIEL PIPES TO U.S. INSTITUTE OF PEACE

Senators say Pipes is "wrong man" for the job

(Washington, DC - 7/23/2003)--The Muslim American Society's Freedom

Foundation (MAS Freedom) reacted with cautious optimism today as the Senate

Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions committee postponed a vote on the

nomination of Daniel Pipes to the U.S. Institute of Peace after members of

the committee showed strong objections to Islamaphobic and inflamitory

remarks and writings attributed to Pipes.

Senator Edward Kennedy (D-MA), the ranking Democrat on the committee, led

the charge against the Pipes nomination stating that the objectives of the

Institute of Peace would not be served well by Pipes. "Surely we can find

someone better to serve on the U.S. Institute of Peace," said Kennedy.

Senator Christopher Dodd (D-CT) concurred with Kennedy's position on the

nomination, and Senator Tom Harkin (D-IA) gave his colleagues a detailed

history lesson on the disturbing views and activities of Daniel Pipes,

including his "Campus Watch" website, which targets academics whose views on

the Middle East Pipes disagrees with.

Karkin seemed particularly upset when discussing Pipes' hostile views

towards Muslim immigrants and the "threat" that Muslim pose by their

enfranchisement. "It is clear to me that Mr Pipes is highly

controversial...this is the last place where we need a lighting rod...I

don't know why we are considering this man for the Institute of Peace," said

Harkin.

The chairman of the committee, Senator Judd Gregg (R-NH) decided to postpone

the vote on the nomination due to the lack of a quorom-the minimum number of

senators needed in order to take a vote, and at the urging of committee

members who felt that not enough discussion had taken place about the

nomination.

Today's postponement comes off the heels of a National Call-In day

coordination between various Muslim, Arab, and other religous and civic

organizations whereby members of these organizations were urged to call the

senators on the committee and ask them to block the Pipes nomination.

MAS Freedom cautions that although the committee postponed the vote on Pipes

nomination, there still is a possibility that the committee will vote in

favor of Pipes and send the nomination to the full Senate for confirmation.

If a majority of senators present vote in favor of the nomination, then

Pipes will be officially confirmed as a member of the board of directors of

the U.S. Institute of Peace.

Therefore Muslim-Americans, and all other people of conscience, must

continue to lobby the Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions committee to

vote down the nomination of Daniel Pipes.

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MAS Freedom Foundation

1050 17th Street #600

Washington, DC 20036

Phone: 202-496-1288

بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم

أسباب النصر عند الجهاد في سبيل الله

من المعلوم يقيناً أن النصر على الأعداء له أسباب تحققه للمسلمين على عدوهم ، بإذن الله تعالى ، ومن هذه الأسباب ما يأتي :

1- الإيمان والعمل الصالح :

وعد الله المؤمنين بالنصر المبين على أعدائهم ، وذلك بإظهار دينهم ، وإهلاك عدوهم ، وإن طال الزمن ، قال تعالى : (( إنا لننصر رسلنا والذين آمنوا في الحياة الدنيا ويوم يقوم الأشهاد * يوم لا ينفع الظالمين معذرتهم ولهم اللعنة ولهم سوء الدار )) . سورة غافر الآيتان 51- 52 . والمؤمنون الموعودون بالنصر هم الموصوفون بقوله تعالى : (( إنما المؤمنون الذين إذا ذكر الله وجلت قلوبهم وإذا تليت عليهم آياته زادتهم إيماناً وعلى ربهم يتوكلون * الذين يقيمون الصلاة ومما رزقناهم ينفقون * أولئك هم المؤمنون حقاً لهم درجات عند ربهم ومغفرة ورزق كريم )) . سورة الأنفال الآيات 2- 4 . وقال تعالى : (( وعد الله الذين آمنوا منكم وعملوا الصالحات ليستخلفنهم في الأرض كما استخلف الذين من قبلهم وليمكنن لهم دينهم الذي ارتضى لهم وليبدلنهم من بعد خوفهم أمناً يعبدونني لا يشركون بي شيئأ ومن كفر بعد ذلك فأولئك هم الفاسقون )) . سورة النور الآية 55 . وقال الله تعالى : (( ولن يجعل الله للكافرين على المؤمنين سبيلاً )) . سورة النساء الآية 141 .

2- نصر دين الله :

ومن أعظم أسباب النصر : نصر دين الله تعالى والقيام به قولاً ، واعتقاداً ، وعملاً ، ودعوة . قال الله تعالى : (( ولينصرن الله من ينصره إن الله لقوي عزيز * الذين إن مكناهم في الأرض أقاموا الصلاة وآتوا الزكاة وأمروا بالمعروف ونهوا عن المنكر ولله عاقبة الأمور )) . سورة الحج الآيتان 40- 41 . وقال تعالى : (( يا أيها الذين آمنوا إن تنصروا الله ينصركم ويثبت أقدامكم * والذين كفروا فتعساً لهم وأضل أعمالهم )) . سورة محمد الآيتان 7- 8 . وقال تعالى (( وإن جندنا لهم الغالبون )) . سورة الصافات الآية 173 .

3- التوكل على الله والأخذ بالأسباب :

التوكل على الله مع إعداد القوة من أعظم عوامل النصر؛ لقول الله تعالى : (( وعلى الله فليتوكل المؤمنون )) . سورة المائدة الآية 11 . وقال سبحانه : (( إن ينصركم الله فلا غالب لكم وإن يخذلكم فمن ذا الذي ينصركم من بعده وعلى الله فليتوكل المؤمنون )) . سورة آل عمران الآية 160 . وقال تعالى (( فإذا عزمت فتوكل على الله إن الله يحب المتوكلين )) . سورة آل عمران الآية 159 . وقال عز وجل : (( وتوكل على الله وكفى بالله وكيلاً )) . سورة الأحزاب الآية 3 .

وقال سبحانه : (( وتوكل على الحي الذي لا يموت وسبح بحمده وكفى به بذنوب عباده خبيراً )) . سورة الفرقان الآية 58 . وعن عمر بن الخطاب – رضي الله عنه – قال : قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم : (( لو أنكم كنتم توكلون على الله حق توكله لرزقكم كما يرزق الطير تغدو خماصا وتروح بطاناً )) . الترمذي ، كتاب الزهد ، باب في التوكل على الله ، برقم 2344 ، وابن ماجه ، كتاب الزهد ، باب التوكل واليقين ، برقم 4164 ، وصححه الألباني في صحيح الترمذي 2 / 274 .

ولا بد مع التوكل من الأخذ بالأسباب ؛ لأن التوكل يقوم على ركنين عظيمين :

الأول : الاعتماد على الله والثقة بوعده ونصر تعالى .

الثاني : الأخذ بالأسباب المشروعة ، ولهذا قال الله تعالى : (( وأعدوا لهم ما استطعتم من قوة ومن رباط الخيل الخيل ترهبون به عدو الله وعدوكم وآخرين من دونهم لا تعلمونهم الله يعلمهم وما تنفقوا من شئ في سبيل الله يوف إليكم وأنتم لا تظلمون )) . سورة الأنفال الآية 60 . وعن أنس – رضي الله عنه – أن رجلاً قال : يا رسول الله أعقلها وأتوكل أو أطلقها وأتوكل ؟ قال : (( اعقلها وتوكل )) . الترمذي ، كتاب صفة القيامة ، باب حديث اعقلها وتوكل ، برقم 2517، وحسنه الألباني في صحيح سنن الترمذي ، 2/ 309 .

4- المشاورة بين المسؤولين لتعبئة الجيوش الإسلامية :

كان رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم يشاور أصحابه مع كمال عقله وسداد رأيه امتثالاً لأمر الله تعالى وتطييباً لنفوس أصحابه ، قال الله تعالى : (( فبما رحمة من الله لنت لهم ولو كنت فظاً غليظ القلب لانفضوا من حولك فاعف عنهم واستغفر لهم وشاورهم في الأمر فإذا عزمت فتوكل على الله إن الله يحب المتوكلين )) . سورة آل عمران الآية 159 . وقال سبحانه : (( وأمرهم شورى بينهم )) . سورة الشورى ، الآية 38 .

5- الثبات عند لقاء العدو :

من عوامل النصر الثبات عند اللقاء ، وعدم الانهزام والفرار فقد ثبت النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم في جميع معاركه التي خاضها ، كما فعل في بدر ، وأحد وحنين ، وكان يقول في حنين حينما ثبت وتراجع بعض المسلمين : (( أنا النبي لا كذب ، أنا ابن عبد المطلب . اللهم نزل نصرك )) . متفق عليه : البخاري ، كتاب الجهاد والسير ، باب من قاد دابة غيره في الحرب ، برقم 2864 ، ومسلم ، كتاب الجهاد والسير ، باب غزوة حنين ، برقم 1776 عن البراء بن عازب – رضي الله عنه - .

وهو صلى الله عليه وسلم قدوتنا وأسوتنا الحسنة قال الله – عز وجل - : (( لقد كان لكم في رسول الله أسوة حسنة لمن كان يرجوا الله واليوم الآخر وذكر الله كثيراً )) . سورة الأحزاب الآية 21 . وثبت أصحابه من بعده – رضي الله عنهم - . وعن عبد الله بن أبي أوفى – رضي الله عنه – عن النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم قال : (( يا أيها الناس ، لا تمنوا لقاء العدو واسألوا الله العافية ، فإذا لقيتموهم فاصبروا واعلموا أن الجنة تحت ظلال السيوف )) . متفق عليه : البخاري برقم 2818 ، ومسلم برقم 1742 ، وتقدم تخريجه .

6- الشجاعة والبطولة والتضحية :

من أعظم أسباب النصر : الاتصاف بالشجاعة والتضحية بالنفس والاعتقاد بأن الجهاد لا يقدم الموت ولا يؤخره ، قال الله تعالى : (( أينما تكونوا يدرككم الموت ولو كنتم في بروج مشيدة )) . سورة النساء الآية 78 .

قال الشاعر :

من لم يمت بالسيف مات بغيره ***** تعددت الأسباب والموت واحد

ولهذا كان أهل الإيمان الكامل هم أشجع الناس وأكملهم شجاعة هو إمامهم محمد عليه الصلاة والسلام ، وقد ظهرت شجاعته في المعارك الكبرى التي قاتل فيها ومنها على سبيل المثال :

أولاً : شجاعته البطولية الفذة في معركة بدر ، قال علي بن أبي طالب – رضي الله عنه - : (( لقد رأيتنا يوم بدر ونحن نلوذ برسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم وهو أقربنا إلى العدو ، وكان من أشد الناس يومئذ بأساً )) . أحمد في المسند ، 1/86 ، والحاكم وصححه ووافقه الذهبي ، 2/ 143 .

وقال – رضي الله عنه - : (( كنا إذا حمي البأس ولقي القوم القوم اتقينا برسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم فلا يكون أحد أدنى إلى القوم منه )) . الحاكم وصححه ووافقه الذهبي ، 2 / 143 ، وعزاه ابن كثير في البداية والنهاية 3 / 279 إلى النسائي .

ثانياً : في معركة أحد قاتل قتالاً بطولياً لم يقاتله أحد من البشر . انظر : زاد المعاد ، 3 / 199 .

ثالثاً : في معركة حنين : قال البراء : كنا إذا احمر البأس نتقي به ، وإن الشجاع منا للذي يحاذى به يعني النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم . مسلم ، كتاب الجهاد والسير ، باب غزوة حنين ، برقم 1776 .

وركوبه صلى الله عليه وسلم على البغلة في معركة حنين وغيرها يدل على شجاعته العظيمة ؛ ولهذا ذكر العلماء أن ركوبه صلى الله عليه وسلم البغلة في موطن الحرب وعند اشتداد البأس : هو النهاية في الشجاعة والثبات ؛ لأن ركوب الفحولة أو الفرس مظنة الاستعداد للفرار والتولي ، وكذلك نزوله إلى الأرض حين غشوه يدل على المبالغة في الثبات ، والشجاعة والصبر . انظر : شرح النووي على صحيح مسلم ، 12 / 358 ، وفتح الباري لابن حجر ، 8 / 32 .

ومما يؤكد ذلك رواية لمسلم عن سلمة – رضي الله عنه – قال فيها : مررت على رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم منهزماً وهو على بغلته الشهباء ، فقال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم : (( لقد رأى ابن الأكوع فزعا )) فلما غشوا رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم نزل عن البغلة ، ثم قبض قبضة من تراب الأرض ، ثم استقبل به وجوه القوم فقال : (( شاهت الوجوه )) ، فما خلق الله منهم إنساناً إلا ملأ عينيه تراباً بتلك القبضة فولوا مدبرين ، فهزمهم الله ، وقسم رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم غنائمهم بين المسلمين )) .

قال العلماء : قوله : (( منهزماً )) حال من ابن الأكوع وليس النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم ، انظر : شرح النووي على صحيح مسلم 12 / 364 .

شاهت الوجوه : أي قبحت والله أعلم . انظر : شرح النووي على صحيح مسلم ، 12 / 365 .

الحديث رواه مسلم ، كتاب الجهاد والسير ، باب غزوة حنين ، برقم 1777 .

وقد ثبت أن النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم غزا تسع عشر غزوة قاتل في ثمان منهن . مسلم ، كتاب الجهاد والسير ، باب عدد غزوات النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم برقم 1814 .

بل ذكر النووي – رحمه الله – وغيره أنه كان عدد سراياه صلى الله عليه وسلم التي بعثها ستاً وخمسين سرية ، وسبعاً وعشرين غزوة ، وقاتل في تسع من غزواته . انظر شرح النووي على صحيح مسلم ، 12 / 436 ، وانظر : البداية والنهاية لابن كثير 3 / 241 ، و5 / 216- 217 ، وزاد المعاد لابن القيم ، 3 / 5 .

وهكذا أصحابه – رضي الله عنهم – ومن بعدهم من أهل العلم والإيمان . فينبغي للمجاهدين أن يقتدوا بنبيهم صلى الله عليه وسلم ، قال الله تعالى : (( لقد كان لكم في رسول الله أسوة حسنة لمن كان يرجوا الله واليوم الآخر وذكر الله كثيراً )) . سورة الأحزاب الآية 21 .

وقد كان صلى الله عليه وسلم أشجع الناس ، فعن أنس – رضي الله عنه – قال : (( كان النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم أحسن الناس ، وأجود الناس ، ولقد فزع أهل المدينة ذات ليلة فانطلق الناس قبل الصوت ، فاستقبلهم النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم وهو يقول : (( لم تراعوا ، لم تراعوا )) وهو على فرس لأبي طلحة عري ما عليه سرج .. )) . متفق عليه : البخاري ، كتاب الأدب ، باب حسن الخلق والسخاء وما يكره من البخل ، برقم 6033 ، ومسلم ، كتاب الفضائل ، باب في شجاعة النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم وتقدمه للحرب ، برقم 2307 .

7- الدعاء وكثرة الذكر :

من أعظم وأقوى عوامل النصر الاستغاثة بالله وكثرة ذكره ؛ لأنه القوي القادر على هزيمة أعدائه ونصر أوليائه ، قال تعالى : (( وإذا سألك عبادي عني فإني قريب أجيب دعوة الداع إذا دعان فليستجيبوا لي وليؤمنوا بي لعلهم يرشدون )) . سورة البقرة الآية : 186 . وقال : (( وقال ربكم ادعوني أستجب لكم إن الذين يستكبرون عن عبادتي سيدخلون جهنم داخرين )) . سورة غافر الآية : 60 . وقال – عز وجل - : (( إذ تستغيثون ربكم فاستجاب لكم أني ممدكم بألف من الملائكة مردفين )) . سورة الأنفال الآية : 9 . وقد أمر الله بالذكر والدعاء عند لقاء العدو ، قال تعالى : (( يا أيها الذين آمنوا إذا لقيتم فئة فاثبتوا واذكروا الله كثيراً لعلكم تفلحون )) . سورة الأنفال 45 . ؛ لأنه سبحانه النصير فنعم المولى ونعم النصير . وقال سبحانه وتعالى : (( وما النصر إلا من عند الله العزيز الحكيم )) . سورة آل عمران 126 . ؛ ولهذا كان النبي عليه الصلاة والسلام يدعوا ربه في معاركه ويستغيث به ، فينصره ويمده بجنوده ، ومن ذلك أنه نظر صلى الله عليه وسلم يوم بدر إلى المشركين وهم ألف وأصحابه ثلاثمائة وتسعة عشر رجلاً فاستقبل صلى الله عليه وسلم القبلة ورفع يديه واستغاث بالله ، وما زال يطلب المدد من الله وحده ماداً يديه حتى سقط رداءه عن منكبيه ، فأتاه أبوبكر – رضي الله عنه – فأخذ رداءه فألقاه على منكبيه ، ثم التزمه من ورائه ، وقال : يا نبي الله كفاك مناشدتك ربك فإنه سينجز لك ما وعدك ، فأنزل الله – عز وجل - : (( إذ تستغيثون ربكم فاستجاب لكم أني ممدكم بألف من الملائكة مردفين )) . سورة الأنفال الآية : 9 . فأمده الله بالملائكة . متفق عليه : البخاري ، كتاب المغازي ، باب قول الله تعالى : ( إذا تستغيثون ربكم فاستجاب لكم ) برقم 3953 ، ومسلم ، كتاب الجهاد والسير ، باب الإمداد بالملائكة ، برقم 1763 .

وهكذا كان صلى الله عليه وسلم يدعو الله في جميع معاركه ومن ذلك قوله صلى الله عليه وسلم : (( اللهم منزل الكتاب ، سريع الحساب ]مجري السحاب[ ] هازم الأحزاب [اهزم الأحزاب ، اللهم اهزمهم وزلزلهم وانصرنا عليهم )) . مسلم ، كتاب الجهاد والسير ، باب استحباب الدعاء بالنصر عند لقاء العدو ، برقم 1742 من حديث عبد الله بن أبي أوفى – رضي الله عنهما - .

وعن أنس – رضي الله عنه – قال : كان رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم إذا غزا قال : (( اللهم أنت عضدي ، وأنت نصيري ، بك أحول ، وبك أصول ، وبك أقاتل )) . أنت عضدي : يعني عوني . سنن الترمذي برقم 3584 . أحول : أي أتحرك ، قيل : احتال ، وقيل : أدفع وأمنع ، من حال بين الشيئين إذا منع أحدهما عن الآخر . النهاية في غريب الحديث ، باب الحاء مع الواو 1/ 462 ، وانظر : عون المعبود ، 7 / 296 . والحديث رواه أبو داود ، كتاب الجهاد ، باب ما يدعى عند اللقاء ، برقم 2632 ، واللفظ له ، والترمذي بنحوه ، كتاب الدعوات ، باب الدعاء إذا غزا ، برقم 3584 ، وحسنه وصححه الألباني في صحيح سنن أبي داود ، 2 / 499 ، وفي صحيح الترمذي 3 / 183 .

وعن أبي بردة بن عبد الله أن أباه حدثه أن النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم كان إذا خاف قوماً قال : (( اللهم إنا نجعلك في نحورهم ونعوذ بك من شرورهم )) . أبو داود ، كتاب الوتر ، باب ما يقول الرجل إذا خاف قوماً ، برقم 1537 ، وصححه الحاكم ووافقه الذهبي ، 2 / 142 ، وصححه الألباني في صحيح أبي داود ، 10 / 286 .

وقال ابن عباس – رضي الله عنهما - : (( حسبنا الله ونعم الوكيل قالها ابراهيم حين ألقي في النار ، وقالها محمد حين قال له الناس (( إن الناس قد جمعوا لكم )) . البخاري ، كتاب التفسير ، سورة آل عمران ، باب قوله : ( الذين قال لهم الناس إن الناس قد جمعوا لكم فاخشوهم ) برقم 4563 ، 4564 .

وهكذا ينبغي أن يكون المجاهدون في سبيل الله تعالى ؛ لأن الدعاء يدفع الله به من البلاء ما الله به عليم .

فعن سلمان – رضي الله عنه – قال : قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم : (( لا يرد القضاء إلا الدعاء ، ولا يزيد في العمر إلا البر )) . الترمذي ، كتاب القدر ، باب ما جاء : لا يرد القدر إلا الدعاء ، برقم 2139 ، وحسنه الألباني في صحيح سنن الترمذي ، 2 / 225 ، وفي سلسلة الأحاديث الصحيحة ، برقم 154 .

8- طاعة الله ورسوله صلى الله عليه وسلم :

طاعة الله ورسوله صلى الله عليه وسلم من أقوى دعائم وعوامل النصر ، فيجب على كل مجاهد في سبيل الله تعالى بل على كل مسلم أن لا يعصي الله طرفة عين ، فما أمر الله تعالى به وجب الائتمار به ، وما نهى عنه تعالى وجب الابتعاد عنه ، ولهذا قال تعالى : (( وأطيعوا الله ورسوله ولا تنازعوا فتفشلوا وتذهب ريحكم واصبروا إن الله مع الصابرين )) . سورة الأنفال الآية : 46 . وقال سبحانه وتعالى : (( ومن يطع الله ورسوله ويخش الله ويتقه فأولئك هم الفائزون )) . سورة النور الآية : 52 . وقال تعالى : (( وما كان لمؤمن ولا مؤمنة إذا قضى الله ورسوله أمراً أن يكون لهم الخيرة من أمرهم ومن يعص الله ورسوله فقد ضل ضللاً مبيناً )) . سورة الأحزاب الآية : 36 . وقال تعالى : (( فليحذر الذين يخالفون عن أمره أن تصيبهم فتنة أو يصيبهم عذاب أليم )) . سورة النور الآية : 63 . وعن عبد الله بن عمر – رضي الله عنهما – قال : قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم : (( بعثت بين يدي الساعة بالسيف حتى يعبد الله وحده ل ا شريك له ، وجعل رزقي تحت ظل رمحي ، وجعل الذل والصغار على من خالف أمري ، ومن تشبه بقوم فهو منهم )) . أحمد بلفظه ، 2/ 92 ، والبخاري معلقاً ، كتاب الجهاد ، باب ما قيل في الرماح ، في ترجمة الباب قبل الحديث رقم 2914 . وسمعت الإمام عبد العزيز ابن باز – رحمه الله تعالى – أثناء تقريره على البخاري الحديث رقم 2914 يقول : (( إسناده حسن )) .

9- الاجتماع وعدم النزاع :

يجب على المجاهدين أن يحققوا عوامل النصر ولا سيما الاعتصام بالله ، والتكاتف ، وعدم النزاع والافتراق ، قال الله تعالى : (( وأطيعوا الله ورسوله ولا تنازعوا فتفشلوا وتذهب ريحكم واصبروا إن الله مع الصابرين )) . سورة الأنفال الآية : 46 . وقال – عز وجل - : (( واعتصموا بحبل الله جميعاً ولا تفرقوا )) . سورة آل عمران الآية : 103 . وقال تعالى : (( يا أيها الذين آمنوا أطيعوا الله وأطيعوا الرسول وأولي الأمر منكم فإن تنازعتم في شئ فردوه إلى الله والرسول إن كنتم تؤمنون بالله واليوم الآخر ذلك خير وأحسن تأويلاً )) . سورة النساء الآية : 59 .

10- الصبر والمصابرة :

لابد من الصبر في الأمور كلها ولا سيما الصبر على قتال أعداء الله ورسوله ، والصبر ثلاثة أنواع : صبر على طاعة الله ورسوله صلى الله عليه وسلم ، وصبر عن محارم الله ، وصبر على أقدار الله المؤلمة . قال الله تعالى : (( يا أيها الذين آمنوا اصبروا وصابروا ورابطوا واتقوا الله لعلكم تفلحون )) . سورة آل عمران الآية : 200 . وقال سبحانه وتعالى : (( وأطيعوا الله ورسوله ولا تنازعوا فتفشلوا وتذهب ريحكم واصبروا إن الله مع الصابرين )) . سورة الأنفال الآية : 46 . وجاء في الخبر : (( واعلم أن النصر مع الصبر وأن الفرج مع الكرب ، وأن مع العسر يسرا)) . مسند أحمد ، 1 / 307 ، وقد تكلم على الحديث الحافظ ابن رجب في جامع العلوم والحكم ، 2 / 459، فينظر . وقال تعالى : (( وكأين من نبي قاتل معه ربيون كثير فما وهنوا لما أصابهم في سبيل الله وما ضعفوا وما استكانوا والله يحب الصابرين * وما كان قولهم إلا أن قالوا ربنا اغفر لنا ذنوبنا وإسرافنا في أمرنا وثبت أقدامنا وانصرنا على القوم الكافرين * فآتهم الله ثواب الدنيا وحسن ثواب الآخرة والله يحب المحسنين )) . سورة آل عمران الآيات 146 – 148 .

11- الإخلاص لله تعالى :

لا يكون المقاتل والغازي مجاهداً في سبيل الله إلا بالإخلاص ، قال الله تعالى : (( ولا تكونوا كالذين خرجوا من ديارهم بطراً ورئاء الناس )) . سورة الأنفال الآية : 47 . وقال سبحانه : (( والذين جاهدوا فينا لنهدينهم سبلنا وإن الله لمع المحسنين )) . سورة العنكبوت الآية : 69 . وجاء رجل إلى النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم فقال : يا رسول الله ! الرجل يقاتل للمغنم ، والرجل يقاتل للذكر . والرجل يقاتل ليرى مكانه ، فمن في سبيل الله ؟ قال صلى الله عليه وسلم : (( من قاتل لتكون كلمة الله هي العليا فهو في سبيل الله )) . يقاتل للذكر : أي ليذكر بين الناس ويشتهر بالشجاعة . والحديث متفق عليه : البخاري ، برقم 2810، ومسلم ، برقم 1904 ، وتقدم تخريجه .

وقد ثبت عنه – عليه الصلاة والسلام – أن أول من يقضى عليه يوم القيامة ثلاثة وذكر منهم من قاتل ليقال : هو جرئ – أي شجاع - . مسلم ، كتاب الإماره ، باب من قاتل للرياء والسمعة استحق النار ، برقم 1905 .

12- الرغبة فيما عند الله :

مما يعين على النصر على الأعداء هو الطمع في فضل الله وسعادة الدنيا والآخرة ؛ ولهذا نصر الله نبيه صلى الله عليه وسلم وأصحابه من بعده ، ومما يدل على الرغبة فيما عند الله تعالى ما يأتي :

أولاً : ما فعل عمير بن الحمام في بدر حينما قال عليه الصلاة والسلام : (( قوموا إلى جنة عرضها السماوات والأرض )) فقال يا رسول الله ، جنة عرضها السماوات والأرض ؟ قال : ( نعم ) قال : بخ بخ ، فقال صلى الله عليه وسلم : (( ما يحملك على قولك بخ بخ ؟ )) قال : لا والله يا رسول الله ، إلا رجاء أن أكون من أهلها . قال : (( فإنك من أهلها )) . فأخرج تمرات من قرنه فجعل يأكل منهن ثم قال : لئن أنا حييت حتى آكل تمراتي هذه إنها حياة طويلة فرمى بما كان معه من التمر ثم قاتلهم حتى قتل . بخ بخ : كلمة تقال لتعظيم الأمر وتفخيمه في الخبر . قرنه : أي جعبة النشاب . والحديث رواه مسلم ، كتاب الإمارة ، باب ثبوت الجنة للشهيد ، برقم 1901 .

ثانياً : ما فعل أنس بن النضر – عم أنس بن مالك – يوم أحد . تأخر – رضي الله عنه – عن معركة بدر ، فشق عليه ذلك وقال : أول مشهد شهده رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم غبت عنه وإن أراني الله مشهداً فيما بعد مع رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم ليراني الله تعالى ما أصنع ، فشهد مع رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم يوم أحد ، فاستقبل سعد بن معاذ فقال له أنس : يا أبا عمرو واهاً لريح الجنة ، أجده دون أحد ، فقاتلهم حتى قتل ، فوجد في جسده بضع وثمانون من بين ضربة وطعنة ورمية ، فما عرفته أخته – الربيع بن النضر – إلا ببنانه ، ونزلت هذه الآية : (( من المؤمنين رجال صدقوا ما عاهدوا الله عليه فمنهم من قضى نحبه ومنهم من ينتظر وما بدلوا تبديلاً )) . سورة الأحزاب الآية : 23 . فكانوا يرون أنها نزلت فيه وفي أصحابه . واها : كلمة تحنن وتلهف . والحديث متفق عليه : البخاري ، كتاب المغازي ، باب غزوة أحد ، برقم 4048، ومسلم واللفظ له ، كتاب الإمارة ، باب ثبوت الجنة للشهيد ، برقم 1903.

والمسلم المجاهد في سبيل الله تعالى إذا رغب فيما عند الله تعالى ، فإنه لا يبالي بما أصابه رغبة في الفوز العظيم .

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13- إسناد القيادة لأهل الإيمان :

من أسباب النصر تولية قيادة الجيوش ، والسرايا ، والأفواج ، والجبهات لمن عرفوا بالإيمان الكامل والعمل الصالح ، ثم الأمثل فالأمثل ؛ لقول الله تعالى : (( إن أكرمكم عند الله أتقاكم إن الله عليم خبير )) . سورة الحجرات الآية : 13 . والله – عز وجل – يحب أهل التقوى ، ومحبته سبحانه للعبد من أعظم الأسباب في توفيق عبده وتسديده ونصره على أعدائه ، قال الله تعالى : (( بلى من أوفى بعهده واتقى فإن الله يحب المتقين )) . سورة آل عمران الآية : 76.

14- التحصن بالدعائم المنجيات من المهالك والهزائم ونزول العذاب :

إن العباد لهم منجيات ودعائم تنجيهم من المهالك والهزائم إذا حلت بهم ، وهذه الأمور هي من أعظم العلاج لمن أصيب بالمهلكات أو الحروب والأوبئة ، وهي كذلك وقاية من حلول المصائب قبل نزولها ، وتتلخص في اتباع الدعائم المنجيات الآتية :

أولاً : التوبة والاستغفار من جميع المعاصي والذنوب كبيرها وصغيرها ولا تقبل التوبة إلا بشروط على النحو الآتي :

1- الإقلاع عن جميع الذنوب وتركها .

2- العزيمة على عدم العودة إليها .

3- الندم على فعلها . فإن كانت المعصية في حق آدمي فلها شرط رابع وهو التحلل من صاحب ذلك الحق ، ولا تنفع التوبة عند الغرغرة أو بعد طلوع الشمس من مغربها . ولا شك أن التوبة النصوح والاستغفار من أعظم وسائل النصر ، قال الله تعالى : (( إن الله لا يغير ما بقوم حتى يغيروا ما بأنفسهم وإذا أراد الله بقوم سوء فلا مرد له ومالهم من دونه من وال )) . سورة الرعد الآية : 11 . وقال الله سبحانه وتعالى : (( وما كان الله ليعذبهم وأنت فيهم وما كان الله معذبهم وهم يستغفرون )) . سورة الأنفال الآية : 33 .

ثانياً : تقوى الله تعالى ، وهي أن يجعل العبد بينه وبين ما يخشاه من ربه ومن غضبه وسخطه وعقابه وقاية تقيه من ذلك . وهي كما قال طلق بن حبيب – رحمه الله – (( أن تعمل بطاعة الله على نور من الله تخاف عقاب الله )) . جامع العلوم والحكم لابن رجب 1/ 400 .

ثالثاً : أداء جميع الفرائض واتباعها بالنوافل ؛ لأن محبة الله لعبده تحصل بذلك ، فإذا أحبه نصره ، ووفقه ، وسدده وأعانه ؛ لحديث أبي هريرة – رضي الله عنه – قال : قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم : (( من عاد لي ولياً فقد آذنته بالحرب ، وما تقرب إلي عبدي بشئ أحب إلي مما افترضته عليه ، وما يزال عبدي يتقرب إلي بالنوافل حتى أحبه ، فإذا أحببته كنت سمعه الذي يسمع به ، وبصره الذي يبصر به ، ويده التي يبطش بها ، ورجله التي يمشي بها ، وإن سألني لأعطينه ، ولئن استعاذني لأعيذنه ، وما ترددت في شئ أنا فاعله ترددي عن نفس المؤمن يكره الموت وأنا أكره مسأته )) . البخاري ، كتاب الرقاق باب التواضع ، برقم 6502 .

رابعاً : الأمر بالمعروف والنهي عن المنكر ؛ لحديث حذيفة – رضي الله عنه – عن النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم قال : (( والذي نفسي بيده لتأمرن بالمعروف ، ولتنهون عن المنكر ، أو ليوشكن الله أن يبعث عليكم عقاباً من عنده ، ثم تدعونه فلا يستجيب لكم )) . الترمذي ، كتاب الفتن ، باب ما جاء في الأمر بالمعروف والنهي عن المنكر ، برقم 2169 ، وحسنه الألباني في صحيح سنن الترمذي 2 / 223 ، وصحيح الجامع ، 6 / 99 .

وقال الله تعالى : (( فلما نسوا ما ذكروا به أنجينا الذين ينهون عن السوء وأخذنا الذين ظلموا بعذاب بئيس بما كانوا يفسقون )) . سورة الأعراف الآية : 165 .

خامساً : الاقتداء بالنبي صلى الله عليه وسلم في جميع الاعتقادات ، والأقوال والأفعال .

سادساً : الدعاء والضراعة إلى الله تعالى .

وآخر دعوانا أن الحمد لله رب العالمين ، والصلاة والسلام على نبينا محمد وعلى آله وأصحابه ومن تبعهم بإحسان إلى يوم الدين .

مركز الإعلام الإسلامي العالمي

Global Islamic Media Centre

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Bismillahir-rahmanir-raheem

As-salaamu alaykum wa rahmat-Allaahi wa barakaatuhu (Peace be upon you, and the mercy of Allaah and His blessings) to all my brothers & sisters in Islaam.....

[b:a58f8d01ac]"GOD MADE ME DO IT!" [/b:a58f8d01ac]- Dubya

Quote:US Ambassador to the UN Madeleine Albright on "60 Minutes" on 12 May 1996: Leslie Stahl: "We have heard that a [b:a58f8d01ac]half million children have died[/b:a58f8d01ac] (as a result of sanctions against Iraq). I mean, that is more children than died in Hiroshima. And, you know, [b:a58f8d01ac]is the price worth it?" [/b:a58f8d01ac]Madeleine Albright: [b:a58f8d01ac]"I THINK THIS IS A VERY HARD CHOICE, BUT THE PRICE, WE THINK THE PRICE IS WORTH IT."[/b:a58f8d01ac]

[b:a58f8d01ac]What's wrong with this quote?[/b:a58f8d01ac] It only covers the first five years up to 1996. The U.S.U.K.U.N.O. sanctions went on killing for a further seven years to 2003!

HOW MANY MILLIONS OF MUSLIMS HAVE THESE ANIMALS KILLED ALREADY? AND LET'S NOT FORGET THE DEPLETED URANIUM THAT WILL GO ON KILLING FOR GENERATIONS![/quote:a58f8d01ac]

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<blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="37" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>US Ambassador to the UN Madeleine Albright on "60 Minutes" on 12 May 1996: Leslie Stahl: "We have heard that a [b:a58f8d01ac]half million children have died[/b:a58f8d01ac] (as a result of sanctions against Iraq). I mean, that is more children than died in Hiroshima. And, you know, [b:a58f8d01ac]is the price worth it?" [/b:a58f8d01ac]Madeleine Albright: [b:a58f8d01ac]"I THINK THIS IS A VERY HARD CHOICE, BUT THE PRICE, WE THINK THE PRICE IS WORTH IT." [/b:a58f8d01ac]

[b:a58f8d01ac]What's wrong with this quote?[/b:a58f8d01ac] It only covers the first five years up to 1996. The U.S.U.K.U.N.O. sanctions went on killing for a further seven years to 2003!

HOW MANY MILLIONS OF MUSLIMS HAVE THESE ANIMALS KILLED ALREADY? AND LET'S NOT FORGET THE DEPLETED URANIUM THAT WILL GO ON KILLING FOR GENERATIONS![/quote:a58f8d01ac]

WasSalaamu alaykum wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuh

[b:a58f8d01ac]Verily in the remembrance of Allah do hearts find rest! Surat Ar-Rad 13.28

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Blessed be the name of thy Lord full of Majesty Bounty and Honor. Surat Ar-Rahman 55:78[/b:a58f8d01ac][/color:a58f8d01ac]

[b:a58f8d01ac]<span>And your Rabb says: "Call on Me, I will answer your prayers. Surely those who are too</span>

<span>arrogant to worship Me shall soon enter hell in humiliation." Surat Al-Mo'min 40.60[/color:a58f8d01ac][/b:a58f8d01ac]</span>

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<span><span>And what are you waiting for.....[b:a58f8d01ac]Say with me[/b:a58f8d01ac].....[/color:a58f8d01ac]</span></span>

<span><span>[b:a58f8d01ac]Allahumma[/b:a58f8d01ac].....this is America </span></span>

<span><span>They came with their power and strength and their arrogance and pride</span></span>

<span><span>They have exceeded the limits and they believe your messenger a liar</span></span>

<span><span>And are killing the innocent old men women and children in iraq..... </span></span>

<span><span>[b:a58f8d01ac]Allahumma[/b:a58f8d01ac].....</span></span>

<span><span><span>Don't leave a plane in the sky.....but You make it fall down[/color:a58f8d01ac]</span></span></span>

<span><span><span><span>And don't leave a tank on the earth.....but You burn it[/color:a58f8d01ac]</span></span></span></span>

<span><span><span><span><span>And dont leave a ship on the sea.....but You drown it[/color:a58f8d01ac]</span></span></span></span></span>

<span><span><span><span><span>And what are you waiting for.....[b:a58f8d01ac]Say with me[/b:a58f8d01ac].....</span></span></span></span></span><span><span><span><span><span><span>[b:a58f8d01ac]AMEEN![/b:a58f8d01ac][/size:a58f8d01ac]</span></span></span></span></span></span>

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<span><span><span><span><span><span> </span></span></span></span></span></span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>[b:a58f8d01ac]IF YOU CANNOT AFFORD A BULLET TO PROTECT THE FILISTINIANS?[/b:a58f8d01ac][/color:a58f8d01ac]</span></span></span></span></span></span></span>

<span><span><span><span><span><span><span> </span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>[b:a58f8d01ac]THEN PLEASE AT LEAST DO NOT BUY A BULLET FOR THEM TO KILL US!!![/b:a58f8d01ac][/color:a58f8d01ac]</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span>

<span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>[b:a58f8d01ac]ALLAHUMMA AS-ALUKA FIRDAUS AL-`ALA[/b:a58f8d01ac] - Oh Allah I ask You for the highest Firdaus.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span>

<span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>[b:a58f8d01ac]What do you know about Islaam? [/b:a58f8d01ac] [/color:a58f8d01ac] ***** </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>[b:a58f8d01ac]The Guide[/b:a58f8d01ac] </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span> ***** </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>[b:a58f8d01ac]The Light[/b:a58f8d01ac]</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span> ***** </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>[b:a58f8d01ac]The Path[/b:a58f8d01ac]</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span> ***** </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span>