Dear Muslims friends.

i was reading the informations and the posts in your website. till i found Twister's story!! and Johara's story!! then i decided to discover Islam. NOT TO BECOME A MUSLIM LIKE THEM. NO. but to know what is in Islam makes people turn their FAITH.

so first of all. i'm a catholic. and i have a lot of confusion regarding my own religion. but however i still like it..

well. i just want to know why Muslims are so sure that Islam is the Truth ? then i will continue asking later if you dont mind after i get a proper answer to my question.

thanks and regards

Malik.

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:938f76e6a7]And your Rabb says: "Call on Me, I will answer your prayers. Surely those who are too arrogant to worship Me shall soon enter hell in humiliation." Surat Al-Mo'min 40.60[/color:938f76e6a7][/b:938f76e6a7]

[img:938f76e6a7]http://www.al-hdhd.net/pic/66.gif[/img:938f76e6a7]

<span><span>ALL TOGETHER NOW.....[/size:938f76e6a7][/color:938f76e6a7]</span></span>

<span><span>[b:938f76e6a7]Allahumma[/b:938f76e6a7].....this is America</span></span>

<span><span>they came with their power and strength </span></span>

<span><span>and their arrogance and pride</span></span>

<span><span>they have exceeded the limits</span></span>

<span><span>and believe your messenger a liar</span></span>

<span><span>and are killing the innocent</span></span>

<span><span>old men women and children in iraq..... </span></span>

<span><span>[b:938f76e6a7]Allahumma[/b:938f76e6a7].....</span></span>

<span><span>Don't leave a plane in the sky</span></span>

<span><span>but You make it fall down</span></span>

<span><span>and don't leave a tank on the earth</span></span>

<span><span>but You burn it</span></span>

<span><span>and dont leave a ship on the sea</span></span>

<span><span>but You drown it</span></span>

<span><span>[img:938f76e6a7]</span></span><span><span>http://www.al-hdhd.net/pic/66.gif</span></span><span><span>[/img:938f76e6a7]</span></span>

<span><span><span>And what are you waiting for.....</span></span></span>

<span><span><span>Say with me.....[/color:938f76e6a7]</span></span></span>

<span><span><span>[b:938f76e6a7]Allahumma[/b:938f76e6a7].....this is America</span></span></span>

<span><span><span>they came with their power and strength </span></span></span>

<span><span><span>and their arrogance and pride</span></span></span>

<span><span><span>they have exceeded the limits</span></span></span>

<span><span><span>and believe your messenger a liar</span></span></span>

<span><span><span>and are killing the innocent</span></span></span>

<span><span><span>old men women and children in iraq..... </span></span></span>

<span><span><span>[b:938f76e6a7]Allahumma[/b:938f76e6a7].....</span></span></span>

<span><span><span>Don't leave a plane in the sky</span></span></span>

<span><span><span>but You make it fall down</span></span></span>

<span><span><span>and don't leave a tank on the earth</span></span></span>

<span><span><span>but You burn it</span></span></span>

<span><span><span>and dont leave a ship on the sea</span></span></span>

<span><span><span>but You drown it</span></span></span>

<span><span><span>[img:938f76e6a7]</span></span></span><span><span><span>http://www.al-hdhd.net/pic/66.gif</span></span></span><span><span><span>[/img:938f76e6a7]</span></span></span>

<span><span><span><span>And what are you waiting for.....</span></span></span></span>

<span><span><span><span>Say with me.....[/color:938f76e6a7]</span></span></span></span>

<span><span><span><span>[b:938f76e6a7]Allahumma[/b:938f76e6a7].....this is America</span></span></span></span>

<span><span><span><span>they came with their power and strength </span></span></span></span>

<span><span><span><span>and their arrogance and pride</span></span></span></span>

<span><span><span><span>they have exceeded the limits</span></span></span></span>

<span><span><span><span>and believe your messenger a liar</span></span></span></span>

<span><span><span><span>and are killing the innocent</span></span></span></span>

<span><span><span><span>old men women and children in iraq..... </span></span></span></span>

<span><span><span><span>[b:938f76e6a7]Allahumma[/b:938f76e6a7].....</span></span></span></span>

<span><span><span><span>Don't leave a plane in the sky</span></span></span></span>

<span><span><span><span>but You make it fall down</span></span></span></span>

<span><span><span><span>and don't leave a tank on the earth</span></span></span></span>

<span><span><span><span>but You burn it</span></span></span></span>

<span><span><span><span>and dont leave a ship on the sea</span></span></span></span>

<span><span><span><span>but You drown it</span></span></span></span>

<span><span><span><span>[img:938f76e6a7]</span></span></span></span><span><span><span><span>http://www.al-hdhd.net/pic/66.gif</span></span></span></span><span><span><span><span>[/img:938f76e6a7]</span></span></span></span>

<span><span><span><span>AND IF YOU CAN'T SPEAK ARABIC</span></span></span></span>

<span><span><span><span>THEN ENGLISH IS FINE</span></span></span></span>

<span><span><span><span>OR WITH EVERY FRAME CHANGE</span></span></span></span>

<span><span><span><span>JUST SAY WITH ME</span></span></span></span>

<span><span><span><span><span>ALL TOGETHER NOW.....[/color:938f76e6a7]</span></span></span></span></span>

<span><span><span><span><span><span>[b:938f76e6a7]</span></span></span></span></span></span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>AMEEN[/size:938f76e6a7][/b:938f76e6a7][/color:938f76e6a7]</span></span></span></span></span></span></span>

<span><span><span><span><span><span><span>[b:938f76e6a7]</span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>And your Rabb says: "Call on Me, I will answer your prayers. Surely those who are too arrogant to worship Me shall soon enter hell in humiliation." Surat Al-Mo'min 40.60[/color:938f76e6a7][/b:938f76e6a7]</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span>

<span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>my dear brothers and sisters in Islaam......</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span>

<span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>Please recite this dua`a or at least say ameen on every frame change. Please pass this dua`a on to all you know and don't know.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span>

<span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>Baarak Allaahu Feekum wa JazakumAllah khairan for your support.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span>

<span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>WasSalaamu alaykum wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuh</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span>

<span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>[img:938f76e6a7]</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>http://www.gifs.net/animate/colormov.gif</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>[/img:938f76e6a7]</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span>

<span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>[b:938f76e6a7]Verily in the remembrance of Allah do hearts find rest! 13.28[/b:938f76e6a7]</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span>

<span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>[img:938f76e6a7]</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>http://www.boomspeed.com/alanqood_s/allahnames2.gif</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>[/img:938f76e6a7]</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span>

<span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>[b:938f76e6a7]Blessed be the name of thy Lord full of Majesty Bounty and Honor. 55:78[/b:938f76e6a7]</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span>

<span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>[b:938f76e6a7]Allah has revealed the most beautiful message, a Book consistent in its verses yet repeating its teachings in different ways.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span>

<span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>Those who fear their Rabb are filled with awe when they hear it, their skins and their hearts become pliant to the remembrance</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span>

<span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>of Allah. Such is the guidance of Allah: He guides with it whom He pleases. But he to whom He confounds shall have none to guide him. 39.23[/b:938f76e6a7][/size:938f76e6a7]</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span>

<span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>[img:938f76e6a7]</span></span></span></span></span></span></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><span><span><span><span><span><span>[/img:938f76e6a7]</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><span>[b:938f76e6a7]IF YOU CANNOT AFFORD A BULLET TO PROTECT THE MUSLIMS?[/b:938f76e6a7][/color:938f76e6a7]</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><span><span><span><span><span>[b:938f76e6a7]THEN AT LEAST DO NOT BUY A BULLET FOR THEM TO KILL US!!![/b:938f76e6a7][/color:938f76e6a7]</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:938f76e6a7]ALLAHUMMA AS-ALUKA FIRDAUS AL-`ALA[/b:938f76e6a7]- Oh Allah I ask You for the highest Firdaus.[/color:938f76e6a7][/size:938f76e6a7]</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:938f76e6a7]What do you know about Islaam? [/b:938f76e6a7] [/color:938f76e6a7] ****** </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:938f76e6a7]The Guide[/b:938f76e6a7] </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></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:938f76e6a7]The Light[/b:938f76e6a7]</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></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:938f76e6a7]The Path[/b:938f76e6a7]</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> ******[/size:938f76e6a7] </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>[img:938f76e6a7]</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>http://www.al-hdhd.net/pic/RSL.gif</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>[/img:938f76e6a7] </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span>

Bismillahir-rahmanir-rahim

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.....

For those blessed with the Arabic language......a short video

For the rest of us.....

Subhaan'Allah......

A very big Shia Scholar spilling the beans on why Ibraahim Alaihee salaam wasn't burnt in that BIG fire.....[img:d0483adfe3]http://www.seheb.org/sm/aabgh.gif[/img:d0483adfe3]

http://www.albrhan.com/arabic/video/fali03.ram

Even without 'arabic'.....it's not hard to 'hear' the answer.....it's at the end.

WasSalaamu alaykum wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuh

[img:d0483adfe3]http://www.gifs.net/animate/colormov.gif[/img:d0483adfe3]

[b:d0483adfe3]Verily in the remembrance of Allah do hearts find rest! 13.28[/b:d0483adfe3]

[img:d0483adfe3]http://www.boomspeed.com/alanqood_s/allahnames2.gif[/img:d0483adfe3]

[b:d0483adfe3]Blessed be the name of thy Lord full of Majesty Bounty and Honor. 55:78[/b:d0483adfe3]

[b:d0483adfe3]Allah has revealed the most beautiful message, a Book consistent in its verses yet repeating its teachings in different ways.

Those who fear their Rabb are filled with awe when they hear it, their skins and their hearts become pliant to the remembrance

of Allah. Such is the guidance of Allah: He guides with it whom He pleases. But he to whom He confounds shall have none to guide him. 39.23[/b:d0483adfe3][/size:d0483adfe3]

[img:d0483adfe3]http://caller.jeeran.com/post-2-53037-bocott01.gif[/img:d0483adfe3]

<span>[b:d0483adfe3]IF YOU CANNOT AFFORD A BULLET TO PROTECT THE MUSLIMS?[/b:d0483adfe3][/color:d0483adfe3]</span>

<span> </span><span><span>[b:d0483adfe3]THEN AT LEAST DO NOT BUY A BULLET FOR THEM TO KILL US!!![/b:d0483adfe3][/color:d0483adfe3]</span></span>

<span><span><span><span>[b:d0483adfe3]ALLAHUMMA AS-ALUKA FIRDAUS AL-`ALA[/b:d0483adfe3]- Oh Allah I ask You for the highest Firdaus.[/color:d0483adfe3][/size:d0483adfe3]</span></span></span></span>

<span><span><span><span><span><span>[b:d0483adfe3]What do you know about Islaam? [/b:d0483adfe3] [/color:d0483adfe3] ****** </span></span></span></span></span></span><span><span><span><span><span><span>[b:d0483adfe3]The Guide[/b:d0483adfe3] </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:d0483adfe3]The Light[/b:d0483adfe3]</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:d0483adfe3]The Path[/b:d0483adfe3]</span></span></span></span></span></span><span><span><span><span><span><span> ******[/size:d0483adfe3] </span></span></span></span></span></span>

<span><span><span><span><span><span>[img:d0483adfe3]</span></span></span></span></span></span><span><span><span><span><span><span>http://www.al-hdhd.net/pic/RSL.gif</span></span></span></span></span></span><span><span><span><span><span><span>[/img:d0483adfe3] </span></span></span></span></span></span>

Allahu Akbar wa Lelahe el hamd.

Assalamu Alikom brothers and sisters, below is anothre example for Non-Muslims who discovered that Islam is the true religion. Al hamdu lelah... I requested from me to post her story it might help others. Inshaa Allah. wel_mel

Note: her email address is johban@hotmail.com in case anyone want to contact her directly.

WHY I EMBRACED ISLAM?

My only answer to this question is the Almighty Allah with His Divine guidance directed me to know the truth, the right path and the true religion. Everything is in the hands of Allah, the Almighty. Maybe this answer would not satisfy most of you unless I will relate the story how I became a Muslim. Then, I am obliged to do so. Before coming to Jeddah I only knew Muslim but not Islam.

I was born a Roman Catholic from the Philippines. I was teaching Math & Physics for eight (8) years in college level and went to Japan for 1 ½ years as a recipient of a scholarship grant as a teacher trainee in “Physics Education in Japan”, a program of the Japanese Ministry of Education. Here in Jeddah, usually people who do not know me thought I am an Indonesian because I am wearing "Tarha", as we know, very seldom we can see Filipinos wearing "Tarha" properly (not just hanging on the head or shoulders).

I consider my previous religion as a traditional religion, that we only go to church because it was a part of our tradition, which was handed over to us by our ancestors. The concept of worship was not clear & concrete. Besides, doing & following or otherwise don't matter. There was no sense of obligation & responsibility to God. I even tried attending a lot of services of different religions in my country like Mormons, Seventh Day Adventist, Iglesia ni Kristo(Phil.origin), Jehovah’s Witnesses, Protestant Churches, etc… I didn’t know why I did this…Now I realized that I was looking for something concrete. It was more than a year during my college days that I’ve been attending a Bible Study in “Iglesia ni Kristo” but of no avail because at first “I never like it” and when I ask questions, I never satisfied with the answers, it's like something was missing.

When I went to Japan, there was a Jehovah’s witnesses Japanese couple who were very patient visiting me at least twice a week for more than a year sharing their concept of their religion. In Japan, I was exposed with the Buddhist way of life, although Japanese are not really religious as compared to other nationalities, most of them only visit their Temples during weddings & funerals.

My first year in Saudi Arabia did not encourage me to know about Islam because I did not have any chance to do so. Instead, I started attending a Bible Study organized by my colleagues, at least twice a week. It was at this time that I became aware of my religion and began asking questions about it. In my study, I felt more confused because nobody had given satisfactory answers to my questions especially regarding trinity & divinity of Jesus, which were so vague to me that I could not accept. Then, I stopped attending and live as nothing…I mean no religion because I was so confused.

Actually, my husband who was reverted to Islam 2 months before me, tried to convince me before but I was so negative about it because I see Muslims here as Muslims with negative attitudes, although I see them praying but there were still questions like ‘why they are like as what I see them’, then I told to myself ‘why should I be one of them?’ Gradually, I realized that I should not look at Muslim but look at Islam itself and apply. Two years passed and nothing happened until one day I had a feeling of eagerness to know about religion and its importance in the life of man and a question, "What is the true religion?" Since all religions & sects claim its truthfulness, then which is which? Until somebody gave me a pamphlet about the general information about Islam and for curiosity sake, I did read it.

This was the start of my search and I have read all of the Islamic books available in our house which were given to my husband before by his friends. I didn’t stop reading & reading until I’ve got the idea and great feeling of becoming a Muslim.

When I had this sincere desire to be a Muslim, I didn’t know what to do and didn’t know anybody who can help me. My conversion was delayed for 3 months until my husband’s Saudi friend, Mr. Mohammed Mabrouk Al-Nowaiser convinced him to accept Islam. He was the one who introduced us to the Islamic Center in Al-Hamra and gave us a lot of reading materials in Islam & Holy Qur’an. It was summer vacation then, August ‘95, we decided to take a month vacation but we didn’t go back home to the Phil. Instead we had an intensive study for one month in Al-Hamra, 5 days a week. Thanks to all the people who have helped us in any way.

My brother arrived here in October ’95 and we immediately convinced him and introduced to the center then Alhamdulillah, he embraced Islam after 2 months and followed by my brother-in-law. Then some few friends who were reverted through our little sharing and let them attend the class in the center. Followed by my sister-in-law, before her marriage to my brother. Last year, my sister, my brother, my nieces all embraced Islam through our encouragement and setting as an example. Also few friends embraced Islam after our sharing & presentation of the good things in Islam. Alhamdulillah, these are all with the divine guidance & graces of Allah.

Now, I consider myself blessed because at last I am on the right path, believing in the oneness of Allah, with concrete knowledge about my creator & the reason of my existence. To be a Muslim is a great opportunity and advantage in the hereafter. Now I know that our life here on earth is but just temporary and it is our chance to prepare ourselves for the judgment & hereafter. Life for me now is new and had a wider meaning. Since I became a Muslim, there is a great joy in my heart because I came to recognize that Islam is the true religion of Allah, the Qur’an as the last testament and Prophet Muhammad as the final messenger and the seal of the prophets. Also, I have found the full satisfaction, faith and peace in practicing the teachings of Islam.

JOHARA P. BANAAG

July 2003

ISLAMIC EDUCATION FOUNDATION / CENTERS are the right places for us especially NEW MUSLIMS to gain proper knowledge about the teachings of Islam and also to correct the misconceptions about Islam. I’ve been attending IEF-Al-Hamra District & IEF-Mushrifah District since I was reverted to Islam and I found these centers very helpful in my Islamic growth. Now, I decided to attend in this center to gain more knowledge.

EDUCATION is the most important factor in maintaining or increasing our faith, without the right knowledge, our faith would only be superficial, thus very easy to forget and gradually will be taken for granted or might totally forgotten. Personally, I believe that proper Islamic education will be my only weapon to be a TRUE MUSLIM or shall I say a PRACTICING MUSLIM.

Since I learned about Islam I always see to it that I am learning something new about it. I really wanted to learn more & more. After gaining this knowledge then Insh a Allah I could share this to others especially to my family, relatives, friends and neighborhood when I go back home to the Philippines. We know that we cannot give what we do not have and cannot teach what we do not know.

TO GAIN MORE KNOWLEDGE - TO SHARE - TO PRACTICE - TO MAINTAIN OR INCREASE FAITH - TO ENCOURAGE OR MOTIVATE OTHERS TO EMBRACE ISLAM WITH THE PROPER PRESENTATION & EXPLANATION - TO GAIN MORE REWARDS FROM ALLAH, INSHA ALLAH!

JOHARA

Q1. After you accepted Islam what was the reaction of your family and your friends?

A: There was no serious problem about my family regarding my conversion. Actually, I tried to share my Islamic knowledge to my mother, (my father died already), my brothers & sisters through letters. I didn’t find any negative response from my brothers & sisters, so I had the feeling that I can convince them easily with the right & clear presentation and explanations. I have a little problem with my mother, but Inshaallah when I’m back home I can convince her too. My friends, I didn’t consider it as a problem because it doesn’t matter to me whether they understand my conversion or not.

Q2. Did you face any difficulty or embarrassment after you accepted Islam?

A: Both Muslims & non-Muslims of little knowledge and narrow-minded were the only people who created some problems with me, but Alhamdulillah, Allah had given me enough courage to show them that I was not mistaken in accepting Islam.

Q3. After accepting Islam to what extent did you acquire knowledge?

A: Islamic Education Foundation is a center which was very helpful to me and the other new Muslims. Acquiring a lot of books and by reading & applying them. Also, watching some video tapes about Islam, reading some articles from the newspapers & other journals. I am glad that my employer allowed me at least to attend a class on Mondays in IEF-Musrifah Dist. On Fridays I attend in IEF-Al-Hamra Dist.

Q4. In your opinion what is the method of propagating & spreading Islam?

A: First, the acquisition of enough knowledge because we cannot teach what we do not know and we cannot share what we do not have. To know the right way on how to make Dawah, it is not just a matter of sharing & teaching something, we have to consider a lot of factors. We need to know how to consider the individuality of a person. We have what we call as ‘individual differences’, with different personalities, background, way of life, outlook in life, principles, etc. Then when we are ready with the help & guidance of Allah, we can propagate Islam. This is actually my prime objective that’s why I am trying to learn & learn as much as I can because I am facing a great challenge when I go back home Insh a Allah, first how to convince my family, relatives & friends.

As Salam Alykom

Insh a Allah we will continue on the dua here:

"رب إنى أعوذ لك أن أسألك ما ليس لى به علم وإلا تغفر لى وترحمنى أكن من الخاسرين" سورة

هود 47

“Noah said: O my Lord I do seek refuge with thee, lest I ask thee for that of which I have no knowledge. and unless thou forgive me and have mercy on me, I should indeed be lost” (Quran 11:47)

"Qala rabbi innee aAAoothu bika an as-alaka ma laysa lee bihi AAilmun wa-illa taghfir lee watarhamnee akun mina alkhasireena"

"ربنا تقبل منا إنك أنت السميع العليم * وتب علينا إنك أنت التواب الرحيم" سورة البقرة 127- 128

“and remember Abraham and Ismail raised the foundations of the house (with this prayer): our Lord! Accept (this service) from us: for thou art the all hearing, the all knowing.* Our Lord! make of us Muslims, bowing to they (will), and of our progeny a people Muslim, bowing to thy (will; and show us our places for the celebration of (due) rites; and turn unto us (in mercy); for thou art the oft returning, most merciful.” (Quran 2: 127-128)

"Wa-ith yarfaAAu ibraheemu alqawaAAida mina albayti wa-ismaAAeelu rabbana taqabbal minna innaka anta alssameeAAu alAAaleemu * Rabbana waijAAalna muslimayni laka wamin thurriyyatina ommatan muslimatan laka waarina manasikana watub AAalayna innaka anta alttawwabu alrraheemu"

"رب اجعلنى مقيم الصلاة ومن ذريتى ربنا وتقبل دعاء" سورة إبراهيم 40

“O my Lord make me one who establishes regular prayer, and also (raise such) among my offspring o our Lord and accept thou my prayer.” (Quran 14:40)

"ربنا اغفر لى ولوالدى وللمؤمنين يوم يقوم الحساب" سورة ابراهيم 41

“O our Lord cover (us) with thy forgiveness me, my parents, and (all) believers, on the day that the reckoning will be established” (Quran 14:40)

"Rabbi ijAAalnee muqeema alssalati wamin thurriyyatee rabbana wtaqabbal duAAa/-i * Rabbana ighfir lee waliwalidayya walilmu/mineena yawma yaqoomu alhisabu"

" رب هب لى حكما وألحقنى بالصالحين * واجعل لى لسان صدق فى الآخرين * واجعلنى من ورثة جنة النعيم * ولا تخزنى يوم يبعثون" سورة الشعراء 83- 85 – 87

“O my Lord! bestow wisdom on me, and join me with the righteous; * Make me one of the inheritors of the Garden of Bliss; * And let me not be in disgrace on the Day when (men) will be raised up;” (Quran 26: 83-85-87)

"Rabbi hab lee hukman waalhiqnee bialssaliheena"

"WaijAAalnee min warathati jannati alnnaAAeemi"

"Wala tukhzinee yawma yubAAathoona"

ameen ameen ameen

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<span>Imagine there is a bank which credits your account each morning with </span>

<span> $86,400. It carries over no balance from day to day, allows you to keep </span>

<span> no cash balance, and every evening cancels whatever part of the amount </span>

<span> you had failed to use during the day. </span>

<span> What would you do? Draw out every cent, of course! </span>

<span> Well, everyone has such a bank. Its name is TIME. </span>

<span> Every morning, it credits you with 86,400 seconds. </span>

<span> Every night it writes off, as lost, whatever of this you have failed to </span>

<span> invest to good purpose. </span>

<span> It carries over no balance. It allows no overdraft. Each day it opens </span>

<span> a new account for you. </span>

<span> Each night it burns the remains of the day. If you fail to use the </span>

<span> day's deposits, the loss is yours. </span>

<span> There is no going back. There is no drawing against the "tomorrow". You </span>

<span> must live in the present on today's deposits. Invest it so as to get </span>

<span> from it the utmost in health, happiness and success! The clock is </span>

<span> running. Make the most of today. </span>

<span> To realize the value of ONE YEAR, ask a student who has failed a grade. </span>

<span> To realize the value of ONE MONTH, ask a mother who has given birth to a </span>

<span> pre-mature baby. </span>

<span> To realize the value of ONE WEEK, ask an editor of a weekly newspaper. </span>

<span> To realize the value of ONE DAY, ask a daily wage laborer who has kids to feed. </span>

<span> To realize the value of ONE HOUR, ask the lovers who are waiting to meet. </span>

<span> To realize the value of ONE MINUTE, ask a person who has missed the train. </span>

<span> To realize the value of ONE SECOND, ask a person who has avoided an accident. </span>

<span> To realize the value of ONE MILLI-SECOND, ask the person who has won a </span>

<span> silver medal in the Olympics. </span>

<span> Treasure every moment that you have! And treasure it more because you </span>

<span> shared it with someone special, special enough to spend your time ... </span>

<span> and remember that time waits for no one. . . Yesterday is history </span>

<span> Tomorrow a mystery Today is a gift That's why it's called the present! </span>

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And any links to large pictures would be appreciated. I need them for reference and this is the only one I have. It's from the PBS series 'Empire of Faith'. I'm assuming its Ottoman?

Thank you,

Elam

'Ilm - Gotta Have it

By Muhammad Al-Shareef

Allah ta'ala blessed my wife and i with the opportunity to live in Madinah for 6 years. In the final year, during exam week, I came home from an exhausting 6 hours of exams and entered the apartment. My wife came in from our Muslim Bulgarian neighbors and said, "I have sad news." I saw in her face like her father had died. And I said, "What? What happened? Did your parents die?" She said, "No, Shaykh Bin Baz died today!"

I have never cried for the death of a family member more than I cried for Shaykh Bin Baz - Rahimahullah. He passed away on Thursday, and on Friday every Masjid in Saudi Arabia (thousands of Khateebs) gave their 1st Khutbah on the high status of the Uluma' and the 2nd khutbah on the life of Shaykh bin Baz.

I remember in Masjid Quba' in Madinah Munawarrah, it was one of the longest khutbahs that Shaykh Ismail gave. When he got to the 2nd Khutbah, and announced the death of...he started crying when he said, "Our beloved father..shaykh Abdul Aziz bin baz ..." There was not a dry eye in the entire Masjid of over 4000 people.

At home my wife had recorded the Khutbah at the Ka'bah, and listening to it later, the Imam of the Ka'bah had choked with tears when he said, "Our beloved father ... Shaykh Abdul Aziz bin Baz.."

After the Khutbah, shaykh Bin Baz's Janaazah prayer was done at the Ka'bah. The radio announcer, who had so many times in the past done open Fiqh radio sessions with the shaykh, could not control himself on the radio, and you could not understand what he was saying because of his tears.

I saw at University, although it was final exam week, a student had written a Qaseedah (long arabic poem) about the Shaykh. It was interesting that all these students would put aside their exams to express their feelings.

Basic Problem: There is a need, a thirst, for knowledge but when the announcement is given that the water is here, we don't find our community driving to that water source. In sha Allah, today I want to speak a little about the importance of seeking knowledge and why it is a must for us.

v Surah Isra' 17/ 107-109:

Say: Believe in it or do not believe. Indeed, those who were given knowledge before it - when it is recited to them, they fall upon their faces in prostration. / And they say, "Exalted is our Lord! Indeed, the promise of our Lord has been fulfilled." / And they fall upon their faces weeping, and it (the Qur'an) increases them in humble submission.

Al-Hasan Al-Basree said about the one who learns and acts upon his knowledge: He is beloved by Allah, a friend of Allah, the cream of Allah's creation. Out of the inhabitants of the earth, he is the most precious to Allah. He answered Allah's call and invited others day and night to answer Allah's call and then did good. And he announces to the world, 'I am a Muslim'. This is the Khaleefah of Allah on earth.

v What is the hukm of studying Islam? Is it Fard, is it Makrooh, is it Haram? Let the Prophet - sal Allaahu alayhi wa sallam - give us all the answer:

"Seeking knowledge is Fard (Compulsory, not an option) upon every single Muslim."

Many aspects of knowledge are Fard on every single Muslim. While others are Fard Fifaa'ee, if a portion of the community fulfills the need then the sin is absolved off the community, otherwise the entire community is sinful.

Ibn Al-Jawzee in his book Miftaah Daar as-Sa'aadah explains those aspects of knowledge which are Fard. He mentions five:

One: Usool al-Eemaan al-Khamsah

Two: Knowledge of the law of Islam, what is Fard is that which is Fard upon a person to perform: Such as Wudu, Salah, Siyaam, Hajj, Zakah, that which relates to it, each it's conditions and what negates the action.

Three: Knowledge of the Haram which all the prophets and laws and divine books agreed upon, as mentioned in verse 32 of Al-Araaf.

Four: Knowledge of the rules that govern human interaction, specifically (such as with one's spouse or children) and generally (like with general people). The Fard knowledge of this section differs in accordance with people's situations and responsibilities.

v They were not satisfied with what they knew:

Ibn Al-Jowzee said, "Let me tell you about my own situation. I am never content, saying to myself that I have read enough books. If I find a book which I haven't seen before, it is as if I have stumbled upon a pot of Gold."

v Dear brothers and sisters, it could be our very sins that hold us back from seeking this path of knowledge of what Allah and His Messenger are telling us:

Statement of Ibn Mas'ood:

I think that a person could forget the knowledge that he's learnt because of his sin.

In the book: Tabaqaat Al-Hanafiyyah 2/487:

And when Abu Haneefah had a question that he could not figure out, he would say to his students, "This forgetfulness is due to nothing other then a sin I have committed." So he would ask Allah ta'ala for forgiveness, or he might get up and pray, hoping that Allah would forgive him. Then when the issue would become clear to him, he would become happy and say, "It is my good news that perhaps Allah has forgiven me."

This was told to Al-Fudayl ibn Iyaad and he began to weep and commented, "This is because of the upright life that he lives. As for others, they would not realize this."

v They would spend their money in seeking this knowledge, it was not free:

Statement of Ali ibn 'Aasim page 177:

The scholar "Alee ibn Aasim" said, "(When I was young) My father gave me 100 thousand dirhams and said, 'Go, and do not come back until you have accumulated 100 thousand hadiths."

v They would ignite in happiness when they would learn something new:

From Al-Bidaayah wan-Nihaayah: Abu Ja'far Muhammad ibn Ahmad An-Nasafee went to sleep one night in sadness and depression due to the poverty and need and the debts that he owed. As he sat there, an issue of Fiqh which had caught him came to his mind and suddenly he knew the solution to it. So he jumped up in the middle of the darkness cheering and shouting "Ayn Al-Mulook!!" She asked him, what happened? He told her of the issue he just realized. And she was shocked, all this happiness even though they were in the state they were in.It took Abu Ubaid Qaasim ibn Salaam 40 years to write his book Ghareeb Al-Hadeeth. In explaining the days when he was writing the book, he says: Perhaps - while listening to some scholars - I may benefit one point from what they said and then hurry home to write it in the proper chapter of the book. After that I would spend the entire night with a grin on my face, in utter happiness because of that point I just benefited.

* Nawawee didn't have the knowledge just evaporate into his head. Imam Nawawee's story on page 81 as a quote/ the classes he took.

In his schooling days, he used to attend 12 Halaqahs or classes every day.

Story of past: Baqee ibn Mikhlad al-Andalusee page 74 in Siyar A'laam an-Nubulaa'

- walked from Al-Andalus by foot to Iraq in the year 221

- near Iraq: "I heard of what had happened to Imam Ahmad, how he had been forbidden from giving classes.

- Extremely sad

- met him, told him I was from Al-Maghrib al-Aqsa - Afreeqiyyah? - no further.

- He told him to pretend he was a beggar and come to his house every night. I'll tell you a hadith or two. But don't come to any public classes or hang out with students of knowledge.

- In those weeks Baqee gathered and learned over 300 hadith.

- AlKhaleefah alMutawakkil saved imam ahmad, and then he would make room for me in the halaqah and say: This is the definition of a true student of knowledge, and then he would tell them my story.

Part 2:

Lazyboy:

An icon of our lifestyle. We are mesmerized with entertainment, shows and games and amusement parks. In Makkah, there was an entertainment place and the people correctly translated: Naadee at-Tarfeeh as Distraction club instead of amusement.

What excuse will we have when the reason we did not learn the deen and pass it on to our next generation is that we were too busy watching tv? Or that we were engrossed in games? Is that why we were created?

v The fight with Shaytaan

Surah Saad 38/82-83 [iblees said, "By your might, I will surely mislead them all / Except, among them, your chosen servants.]

It's a fact Shaytaan want's to mislead us all - away from Islam, away from knowledge of the Deen.

v Let me tell you about three of his greatest weapons:

One: Sowfa (intresting it's not a Lazyboy) I'll do it tomorrow - until he finally says, 'if I could do it all again I would have taken the path of knowledge.'

Two: Making a person think that he'll study sometime in the future. In the summer, after University, after I get married, after I have a million dollars, a wife that loves me, and 10 beautiful kids … After I'm dead.Three: That one's life is not upright and they are not worthy of studying.

It is the knowledge that will make us all straight. It is the one who knows Allah that fears Him.v You say: Ok, I'm going to sign up for Islamic classes, but what's in it for me?

1. Know that there is paramount reward from Allah ta'ala for those who seek knowledge sincerely for His sake and pass it on to others.

2. Know that the knowledge you pass on, you will receive reward from it even after you are dead, the reward lives on

3. Know that this knowledge is the inheritance from the Prophets. Go and take your share.

4. Know that you will bask in happiness when the cloud of ignorance is raised from our heads

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Salam Alaikum...Br and sis..

I record to Videotape (to burn into a CD as) quran recitation from ESC TV before Salatol Jum'a prayers (as I can ) ..There is an reciter I want know his name..

My please is, when I capture a Image of him maybe someone can know his name..He is in egypt. I asked our local imam (has studet in Al Azhar University of Cairo) he doesnt know...But the problem is where I can put the image of him to show you all...If any idaes please let me know..Wassalam

http://www.atrueword.com/index.php/article...cleview/63/1/1/

Our Enemies They Are Not

Mark Glenn, mglenn@atrueword.com

When the scouts returned, reporting that Edward the Longshanks had hired Irish mercenaries in his attempt to defeat Scottish rebels fighting for their independence, Hamish, William Wallace’s right hand man asked in a puzzled way “Irish? What’re they duin’ faytin’ wit the English?” Stephen, the Irishman who had long before joined in the cause of Scottish liberation and knowing something about the Irish mindset replied confidently “Don’t worry about the Irish!” His prediction was right, for that day, as the Scottish and the Irish charged at each other, spears and swords drawn in what was expected to be a hideous battle of the oppressed fighting the oppressed, instead, halted their mad dash 100 feet short of clashing into one other, and after recognizing that they were all brothers thirsting for the same freedom and justice, thus began embracing each other on a battlefield which was planned by the English to have been the very place wherein they would have hacked each other to pieces.

Such were the events famously presented in Mel Gibson’s movie Braveheart. How much of this particular scene was historically accurate is not important here, but rather the point which was made, namely a moving-picture adaptation of an old saying which still reverberates in many Middle Eastern societies which is “the enemy of my enemy is my friend.” We in America would do well to consider this phrase for ourselves, for we are in a situation very similar to the above described scene in the movie, although most are unaware of it, in that we are like the Irish mercenaries in Braveheart who have been hired to slaughter a people for the benefit of someone else more powerful and more devious than we imagine.

We are told and have been on a daily basis since September 11 that the peoples of the Middle East are our enemies, that they are terrorists with no regard for human life, and that they hate us for our freedom and for our Christian values. The fact that this fiction has gained such wide acceptance by the American public is puzzling, given the that in recent years a good portion of the population had developed a healthy sense of skepticism with regards to a government and media which they knew couldn’t be trusted. Adding to this puzzling situation is the fact that these same skeptics came to understand with equal clarity that the real threat posed to America came not from without, but rather from within.

The truth is that we in America are now subjected to a propaganda extravaganza that is rivaled in its intensity by only a few events which have infamously occurred throughout human history, from Rome’s obsessionist desire for the destruction of Carthage to Adolph Hitler’s attempted destruction of his own enemies, and in points which parallel the above mentioned cases, the new Rome, America, has embarked upon a program of wiping out not just a country, (as in the case of Carthage) but an entire civilization and culture, as was attempted by Hitler.

There are, of course, those who will cheer such a program in much the same way that they cheer during a pro-wrestling match. It seems to escape their consideration that the entire affair may be just a charade created for their amusement and distraction, as well as for the obvious intention of separating them from their money while simultaneously separating them from their ability to reason. Such is the reality of every culture, from the mob who came to Rome to watch the daily fights between the gladiators to those individuals who today have reduced themselves into a frothing, maniacal group of “patriotic” spectators who have come to enjoy the bestial aspects of blood sport, whether it is in the ring or on the battlefield.

But despite what our government/media complex tells us, the enemy of America is not to be found in the caves of Afghanistan or in the sands of Iraq. We do not need to fear that any true harm will come to us by such a group of people thousands of miles away. As President Abraham Lincoln once noted, America as a nation was impregnable to invasion and defeat by an outside foe, and were she ever to fall it would be due to the destruction caused to her from within. No, rather the real enemy is to be found right here, in those individuals who wield power and influence and who work tirelessly against us in the executive offices and meeting rooms located in New York and Washington DC. Our enemy doesn’t speak with a funny accent or wear funny clothes, but rather the expensive suits worn by gangsters who disguise themselves as media executives and as politicians. But there is one thing the media/government complex did accurately portray, which is the fact that our enemy hates us for our Christian values, and that he has no regard for human life.

For who is our real enemy? Someone who flies planes into buildings? Someone who poisons our mail system with tainted letters? Assuming that these crimes were committed by Middle Easterners (all evidence to the contrary not withstanding) they fall way short of the crimes that are committed against us not every two or three years, but rather every minute of everyday. Do these “terrorists” from the Middle East rob us of half our livelihood, or steal our property and liberty if we don’t give it over to them willingly? Do they come into our homes in the middle of the night, dressed in black, sticking guns in the faces of our wives and children while they haul us away for speaking out against them? Do they take our children from us when we refuse to enroll them in a public school system which is not only dangerous to them physically but morally as well?

And while we should remember with agony the day on which all our countrymen died in the inferno that engulfed the Twin Towers, in similar fashion we should remember all our countrymen who have perished in similar circumstances deliberately brought about by the same government which now seeks to demonize those in the Middle East, circumstances no less terroristic in their methods or approach as those highlighted for us on the news everyday. Lest we forget, it was our own home-grown terrorists who, one day in North Idaho, shot a 10 year old boy in the back and then blew the head off of that boy’s mother as she stood in her doorway holding a 9 month old baby. A year or so later, these same men burned and gassed to death almost 100 men, women and children in Texas, and in reward for both of these atrocities, received medals of honor for their bravery. No one went to jail for these acts of terror committed against Americans on their own soil. And, in the interest of keeping things in perspective we should remember as well that the terrorists of the Middle East who are credited with exterminating 4,000 Americans on September 11 accomplished the same kind of mass murder which is done everyday in this country through the butchery of infanticide, also a gift from a government whom we pay to protect us.

The truth of the matter is, it can arguably be said that we do not have a good handle on who the real terrorists are.

When we speak of “we” and “us” here, we should be more precise in our language of just about whom we are speaking. As is to be expected, there are and forever will be those individuals in our society who are just along for the ride and do not care, individuals who will inaccurately gauge America’s greatness with the amount of wealth and comfort they possess. Rather, I am referring to those other individuals who recognize that America’s greatness can only exist while virtue is maintained, and that the real danger which threatens our existence is to be found in the destruction of our morals and decency, which, if destroyed, will inevitably bring about the loss of all order, and by default, the loss of all liberty. Although often ridiculed by the “free-thinkers” and secularists among us, this abandonment of the laws which govern moral behavior nevertheless poses as serious a threat to our existence as does any deadly virus which has penetrated the body’s defenses. It works its destruction slowly but surely, and oftentimes leaves the body in such a state which is impossible to repair. We need look no further for proof of this than in history, in that the destruction of some of the world’s greatest civilizations has come about as a result of implementation of the exact same processes.

Over the last decade, there was reason for optimism in this nation due to the fact that a great movement of public opinion had taken place in coming to terms with America’s descent into moral oblivion, mainly due to the fact that the rising tide of decadence became so comfortable in its exposure to the light of day. And in the spirit of that public awareness to this problem, there were those who, after becoming understandably alarmed by the approaching storm, took up arms against the leviathan that is the media/government complex and began to see the perfectly logical association between a society’s loss of moral values and its loss of liberty. During the 90’s, when the horrors of Partial-Birth Abortion were made known to all, and the explosion of hard-core pornography on the internet and softcore pornography on primetime tv signaled that the head of the Beast had proudly reared itself up for all to see, many Americans began to focus on the sinking ship known as American morality and sought ways to either plug up the holes or evacuate.

But all of that seemed to have changed on September 11.

Now, the clarity with which concerned Americans recognized the danger posed to their nation and to their way of life by a degenerate set of social values (values which have never and will never remain dormant) suddenly became cloudy in the aftermath of that day. In one horrible and fantastic instant, the enemy changed from someone domestic to someone foreign, to a group of people who live in far away caves and who wear funny clothes and speak with a foreign accent and who hate us for our freedom and our values. What these concerned Americans did not and do not realize even now was that on that day a great bait & switch tactic had taken place right before their eyes, one which was done so quickly and cleverly as to escape their notice.

No, America. The Middle East is not where our enemies lie. At least, it wasn’t. It was where our best friends were, for in being the enemy of my enemy, they became our friends.

When we come to the realization that our real enemies are those individuals who are responsible for the destruction of all the laws governing the morals of our society, laws which are necessary for any society of people that considers itself to be civil, we then can better appreciate why there is so much mistrust and animosity towards America in that region of the world. After all, in our analysis of the source of anti-Americanism in that region, we must note that these countries which are deemed to be our enemies have not yet enshrined the likes of Pamela Anderson, Brittany Spears, or Christine Aguilera into the halls of sainthood as have we here in the West.

To their own credit, theirs is a society which does not allow their unborn citizens to be murdered in the millions per year, nor does it allow their women to be abused and exploited by the pornography industry which enslaves not only those being filmed but as well those who are its purveyors. When we consider the fact that they do not allow the status of the nuclear family to be denigrated by the inclusion and acceptance of institutionalized sodomy or same-sex marriage, as well as the refusal to have their children scandalized by the pornographic education that children here in America receive, suddenly this mystery of Middle East antagonism for the West becomes less and less of a riddle. In all the charges which are leveled against these people, it is forgotten that they have been champions in opposing these things in their societies, as well as rejecting the wholesale assault on religion that we have come to accept and tolerate here in the West. There are no art exhibits to be found among the “enemies of Christianity” in the Middle East which depict a crucifix being emersed into a jar of urine, nor films depicting Christ as a homosexual whose mother works in an abortion clinic. They do not have public parades wherein men and women march in the nude down through the center of the city and perform sexual acts for all to see under the sanction of a government which is supposed to enforce existing laws concerning decency. Their courts do not take extra-legal measures in striking down laws which prohibit the same cancers which have grabbed the West by the throat from entering their societies, measures that are constantly justified by their perpetrators here in the West with complicated legal theories which in essence do not exist. And in our weighing of these facts, we should, rather than hold the peoples of the Middle East in suspicion and derision, instead look upon them with admiration and respect for having refused to allow these practices into their communities.

In our acknowledgment of all those who would scoff at the arguments listed here as to why the societies in the Middle East should be viewed in such favorable terms, it should as well be noted and remembered that scoffing individuals such as these do not view America’s slide into moral oblivion to be anything noteworthy or worrisome. In fact, more often than not, they openly embrace such decadence and haughtiness against the laws of nature and of nature’s God, and in this light, their thoughts should not be weighed with any undue consideration.

The reality of the matter is that we here in the West are members of a dying civilization, despite all of the assurances to the contrary which we are given by pundits who refuse to acknowledge this unavoidable truth. Our death is a degenerative condition which is the result of our willingness to engage in suicidal tendencies, and which will not be cured by any measure of technology, industry, or craftiness that we may possess. The social ills that at one time were but small sores which erupted every great while have now consumed the body, so weakened have its defenses become, and those individuals responsible for this death and decay are now attempting in like manner to infect other societies not yet sickened as such. For this reason, they (all the while disguising their designs in the language of noble ideas such as freedom and prosperity) are striving for the annihilation of a culture which has resisted such attacks on their morals, a culture which has openly refused to sink into the abyss of moral oblivion that afflicts us here in the West, a culture that in many ways has surpassed the West in its quality, despite Rush Limbaugh’s assertion that they are a backwards people for having never developed a car of their own.

To what other conclusion are we supposed to arrive besides this? For those of us who understand the concept that America’s loss of morals and decency ranks at the top of the list of dangers which threatens her existence, how then can we not say that in comparison to the culture of those living in the Middle East that theirs is not the superior? They have stable families. They have stable social order. They do not murder their children at the rate of millions per year. They do not have divorce rates over 50%. Theirs is not a society flooded with pornography and all the ills that inevitably tag along for the ride. For those who blindly allow themselves to be swelled up with pride over America’s greatness (a greatness which in reality is shallow and perceived to be so by mere illusion) they should recognize that indeed the spirit of the American Revolution is alive and well, but not here in the West where it began. Rather, it is to be found in the Middle East, whose peoples would not shrink away from their duty in rising up and overthrowing any government which attempted to impose such outrages upon them. And as for those who call themselves Christians, individuals who will maintain that these tendencies which are rooted in the healthy and justifiable interest of self-preservation are only superficial qualities, given the fact that the religion of Islam is the predominant faith in those regions, we would have to respond with one big “so what?” Results are what matter, or to borrow a phrase from that very same Book which they use to denigrate such peoples, “a good tree produces good fruit.” With this is mind, these individuals must be intellectually honest enough to admit that having produced good fruit indicates that the societies of the Middle East must therefore be good trees.

When we come to understand wherein lies the real battle for the survival of our nation and our way of life, we will then understand how to read between the lines of the propaganda that we are fed everyday. The architects of our enslavement and destruction are desperate in their desire to prevent at all costs any friendship from developing between those of us here in the West who recognize where our real danger lies and those in the Middle East who are fellow travelers, and as such we will be told incessantly, as we have, that these people are our enemies.

But our enemies they are not. With regards to America’s real enemies, namely those parasites within our society who have seduced America and the West into accepting the slow-death of national and cultural suicide, those in the Middle East are the best friends we could ask for, and we would do well to learn from what they know and apply it to our own situation. After all, they must know something, given the fact that theirs is a culture which has remained intact for thousands of years.

And in like manner, as the Scots and the Irish prepared to slaughter each other under the gaze of those directors who stood comfortably away from all danger on a far away hilltop, watching and waiting for the events to take place which they put in motion for the furtherance of their own greedy and lustful desires, we should take pause as did the warriors that day at the battle of Falkirk and recognize in like fashion that those people living in the land where Western Civilization began are fighting for the same things as are we, namely the right to live and to live in decency, and in consideration of this fact, we should come to terms with the reailty that our enemies they are not, but rather brothers and sisters who deserve our friendship and our alliance, an alliance which, if some of the prophecies prove to be correct, may actually turn the tide for mankind’s existence.

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Our Enemies They Are Not is an excerpt of the recently completed work by the author entitled “Not My Words, But Theirs: An American Christian’s Defense of Middle Eastern Culture and Its People.” The website for the book may be accessed at www.notmywords.com, as well as information regarding the purchasing of this work. The author may be contacted at mglenn@mediamonitors.org.