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Daily Hadith, 04-09-2012

بِسۡمِ ٱللهِ ٱلرَّحۡمَـٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ 

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Narrated: Umar bin Al-Khattab
Once a Jew said to me, "O the chief of believers! There is a verse in your Holy Book Which is read by all of you (Muslims), and had it been revealed to us, we would have taken that day (on which it was revealed as a day of celebration." 'Umar bin Al-Khattab asked, "Which is that verse?" The Jew replied, "This day I have perfected your religion For you, completed My favor upon you, And have chosen for you Islam as your religion." (5:3) 'Umar replied,"No doubt, we know when and where this verse was revealed to the Prophet. It was Friday and the Prophet was standing at 'Arafat (i.e. the Day of Hajj)"
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Verse No: 25

وَبَشِّرِ الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا وَعَمِلُوا الصَّالِحَاتِ أَنَّ لَهُمْ جَنَّاتٍ تَجْرِي مِنْ تَحْتِهَا الْأَنْهَارُ ۖ كُلَّمَا رُزِقُوا مِنْهَا مِنْ ثَمَرَةٍ رِزْقًا ۙ قَالُوا هَٰذَا الَّذِي رُزِقْنَا مِنْ قَبْلُ ۖ وَأُتُوا بِهِ مُتَشَابِهًا ۖ وَلَهُمْ فِيهَا أَزْوَاجٌ مُطَهَّرَةٌ ۖ وَهُمْ فِيهَا خَالِدُونَ

And give glad tidings (O Muhammad) unto those who believe and do good works; that theirs are Gardens underneath which rivers flow; as often as they are regaled with food of the fruit thereof, they say: this is what was given us aforetime; and it is given to them in resemblance. There for them are pure companions; there for ever they abide.
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اللَّھ
Allah: The God
Meaning: The only one Almighty. He alone is worthy of worship
Found In Quraan Ayah(s): (1:1) (3:18 )

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knowledge hunt will open new horizons

knowledge hunt will open new horizons




Hussain Al-Hussain, CEO of Sultan Garden Center, during an interview with Arab News at his head office in Riyadh.

Beautifying the country, making it green and eco-friendly are the three main concerns of Hussain Al-Hussain, CEO of Sultan Garden Center.
Saudi Arabia needs to provide many more parks and gardens on a regular basis for families and children, Al-Hussain told Diana Al-Jassem of Arab News in an exclusive interview.
Al-Hussain called for a separate budgetary allocation for beautifying Saudi Arabia and developing its infrastructure.
He believes that sustainable development can be achieved by adopting new technologies in infrastructure and agriculture, especially in cultivation and green house, in addition to implementing 100 percent Saudization.

Rapid change
What changes would make a major impact on the lives of Saudis in the coming 20 years?
Education will be the key factor that will change the lives of Saudis. The effort made by our beloved king (Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah) by opening major universities, providing scholarship programs and helping every student pursue high-grade studies will certainly contribute to boosting our society’s education. We notice changes in different aspects of education, including science and technology, in addition to many other rare fields. We notice that special education programs have been designed for Saudi women, in addition to continuing efforts to open the job market for them. Women are also given a place at the ministerial level. All such efforts will certainly impact Saudis in the coming 20 years.

Role of leadership
What do you think of the leadership roles regarding organizations in the Kingdom? What are the factors/reasons for their current state?
The role of leaders seems very clear based on our king’s directions. Every leader should set his objectives, which should lead to the progress of his organization as well as the country. Leaders of organizations should overcome their ego, weaknesses and mistakes, and then follow the positive path on Islamic principles. This will really make every individual a ‘great leader.’ The country has more potential to grow in different sectors and we should look for opportunities to meet our targets.

Challenging tasks
What are the most difficult decisions that need to be applied in the Kingdom in the next 20 years?
Looking at the current world scenario, we would notice huge changes especially in terms of economy where Europe has completely collapsed and Asian markets are peaking. These factors will have a good impact on the future of not only Saudis but also the whole of the Middle East. Our economy is strong today, but we will have to see how we sustain it amid the high jumps in oil prices and fluctuations in the economy of our partnering countries.

Sustainable development
What goals would you set regarding the Kingdom’s development and how would these goals be achieved in your current position?
As for me, the most important goals are: 100 percent literacy among Saudis, adopting new technologies, development of infrastructure, follow-up with issues related to global warming, prioritization of agriculture, cultivation, green house and farming. In every work field Saudi nationals should participate.

Creative project
Give me an example of the most creative project that you wish to establish in the Kingdom.
People say the Kingdom is a dry place, so I would recommend making the country a green place with a pleasant environment to live.

KSA in three words
What three words would you use to describe the Kingdom in the coming 20 years and why?
Motivation: Motivating our younger generation will really lead the country to higher levels, which will be a role model for the rest of the world.
Development: Our new education systems will immensely benefit the Saudi society.
Peace: The Kingdom has been making efforts to develop local and international tourism. Saudi Arabia has always been a hub of the Muslim world. Pilgrims, visitors and businessmen are increasing in numbers day by day. All these reflect on the Kingdom being a country of peace.

Regarding the Kingdom officials, what characteristics do you think are important for them? How would such characteristics contribute toward the Kingdom’s onward development?
Honesty, dedication and sincerity can contribute a lot in the Kingdom’s path toward sustainable development.

Human rights
Saudi Arabia has been under spotlight in terms of human rights, especially in critical issues like jobs and driving for women, and crimes against foreign workers. However, I notice that human rights are being discussed especially in the past decade. Saudi women are increasingly contributing to the job market; they enjoy a status in the society and also in the ministries. In terms of freedom, I find that we have much more freedom now, especially compared to the past decade. In terms of citizen’s rights such as health, the Ministry of Health currently provides better services to the residents. I believe that the right policies in different sectors will wipe out the old black dots.

Biggest challenge
What is the biggest challenge facing the Kingdom today?
The biggest challenge Saudi Arabia is facing is to upholding religious values and principles alongside the country’s progress is the real challenge of the Kingdom. In addition, we have to be aware of the rapidly changing prices of oil and its regular supply. 

Prominent activities
What are the most prominent economic activities in the Kingdom and what are the neglected sectors that need attention?
Most prominent economic activities in Kingdom are extraction of oil, industries like petrochemicals, pesticides and others like tourism, animal breeding and real estate. In contrast, neglected sectors are still unearthed oil and some other natural resources.

Housing growth
There is a huge demand for housing in the Kingdom because of rising young population. The government also has put an emphasis on this sector by allocating SR 250 billion in this budget for housing. Do you believe housing sector needs much more attention from the government and private sectors?
The housing sector surely needs much more focus, especially for making homes affordable for Saudi nationals, as the population is increasing in Saudi Arabia.

Role of SMEs
There is a need to boost small business enterprises (SME) sector in the Kingdom as it creates jobs of all categories. What role do you see for SMEs in the economy?
Today, the Kingdom is mostly dependent on foreign countries for its imports. With more support and boost to SMEs, a lot of job opportunities can be created for Saudi nationals and the economy can continue to grow. I consider agriculture, in particular green house, and animal breeding should be given more attention in order to boost our economy.

Knowledge hunt
Education is always a priority of the Saudi government. What changes do you envisage in our education system to fit Saudi youth in a knowledge-based economy?
Today’s education system in Saudi Arabia is based on three stages - primary, intermediate and secondary, and it is mostly focused on the Holy Qur’an and Islamic subjects, and social sciences. The Ministry of Education should focus more on science, engineering and technology, computer and medicine as well. I think these sectors are very important for youth to prepare themselves for a knowledge-based economy.

Fair opportunities
How do you see Saudi women’s contribution in the labor, social and political areas in the coming 20 years?
I think Saudi women can contribute at higher levels in our society and not in labor sector alone. If we look around we’ll see that the education level of Saudi women is high, where some of them have international education. On the other hand, the government continues to make efforts to empower Saudi women. As a woman can play a good role being mother, wife and daughter, she also can have a role in social and political life.


What’s required in order for Saudi women to actualize your future vision?
Encouragement is the main thing needed for Saudi women to succeed. We need to encourage them to increasingly participate in education in general and science and technology, medicine, and other specialized fields in particular.

Saudi media
What measures and standards are yet to be (and must be) applied to Saudi media and what are your expectations in the next 20 years?
Currently media plays a vital role in our daily life. Unlike before, the new, emerging media helps us to communicate with others, gain knowledge and information about what is happening in the country and outer world as well. In next 20 years, media will be the most prominent communication tool that will contribute more in our lives. Media relates to us all world happenings within seconds.

Social media
What impact will social media have on the Kingdom’s traditional media?
Social media makes a difference in comparison with traditional media. However, in the Kingdom both the media tools play a vital role in daily life. The current Saudi generation is now moving toward social media, which is very easily accessible at their fingertips. Social media is very fast and quicker than traditional media. Today, what is happening in any corner of the world can be communicated to millions of people the world over because of social media (digital media), unlike traditional media (print media, films, TV and magazines).

Learning from the past
What are three or four mistakes that have been repeated in the Kingdom during the past two decades? And how could we eliminate these mistakes in order to develop the Kingdom?
Free trade zone should be established wherever it is needed, or was not set up in the Kingdom during the past decade. We also need to support independent small-scale industries. We also have to start work on the beautification of the country in terms of being green and eco-friendly.

Message to youth
Given that the youth make up the majority of the Saudi population, what message would you want to be conveyed to them? And what else would you say to the rest of the population?
My message to Saudi nationals: Let’s make this country a better place to live with high standards. Gain knowledge in all fields of education and develop the country with full dedication and commitment.
My message to others: Let’s make our country eco-friendly, green and beautiful by means of farming and cultivation.

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Kenya charges Muslim cleric with inciting Mombasa riots

Kenya charges Muslim cleric with inciting Mombasa riots

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10:39 a.m. CDT, September 3, 2012

MOMBASA, Kenya (Reuters) - A Kenyan Muslim cleric accused by Washington of supporting al Qaeda-linked militants in Somalia was charged on Monday with inciting violent protests that rocked the port city of Mombasa last week.

Abubaker Sharif allegedly urged protesters to burn down churches and kill police officers in Kenya's second-biggest city during riots that killed five people, including three police.

The violence followed the assassination of another Muslim cleric, Aboud Rogo, also accused by the United States of supporting militant group al-Shabaab - the Islamist rebels Kenya's military have been battling since invading Somalia last year.

Sharif turned himself in at a court in Mombasa on Monday after an arrest warrant was issued against him last week. He said his life was in danger in the wake of the rioting.

"He, without lawful excuse uttered words that all sheikhs associated with the government, and who are government agents (should) be slaughtered," the charge sheet read.

The cleric, who was accompanied by his lawyer and a group of activists, pleaded not guilty to the charges and was remanded in police custody until Wednesday.

Rogo, who had been facing charges of possessing weapons, was shot in his car by unknown attackers last Monday.

His supporters fought running street battles with security forces in the hours after his death, and sporadic violence continued over the following days. Churches were torched and two grenades were thrown at police vehicles.

The government said the violence was organised by Kenya's "enemies" and blamed Muslim radicals - including the slain cleric - for supporting al-Shabaab.

The violence stoked fears the unrest could become more sectarian in the city, a tourist hub and major Indian Ocean port, where grenade attacks blamed on Somali militants and their sympathizers have already strained Muslim-Christian relations.

Sharif had previously been arrested in December after a grenade attack on a bus in Nairobi killed one person. He, like Rogo, had been out on bail. The two are on a U.S. sanctions list for allegedly supporting al-Shabaab.

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Syria army destroys houses in "collective punishment"

Syria army destroys houses in "collective punishment"


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(Reuters) - Syrian army bulldozers razed houses in western Damascus on Monday, pursuing what activists called the first campaign of collective punishment targeting people's property in areas of the capital hostile to President Bashar al-Assad.

In northern Syria, 18 bodies were found in the rubble of a house bombed by a Syrian warplane in the rebel-held town of al-Bab and 13 more are missing, an opposition watchdog group said.

Bulldozers backed by combat troops demolished buildings in the poor Tawahin district, near the Damascus-Beirut highway, activists and residents said.

"They started three hours ago. The bulldozers are bringing down shops and houses. The inhabitants are in the streets," said a woman who lives in a high-rise building overlooking the area.

Syrian authorities restrict independent media access, making it hard to verify accounts of the conflict from both sides.

Troops forced residents to erase anti-Assad graffiti and write slogans glorifying the president instead, activists said.

"This is an unprovoked act of collective punishment. The rebels had left, there are no longer even demonstrations in the area," said Mouaz al-Shami, a campaigner collecting video documentation of the demolitions.

"The regime can't stop itself from repeating the brutality of the 1980s," he said, alluding to mass killings and wholesale destruction in the city of Hama in 1982 under Assad's father, the late Hafez al-Assad, who ruled Syria for 30 years.

Hama had been a centre of a Sunni Muslim revolt in the 80s. Sunnis have also been the backbone of the uprising Bashar al-Assad is now facing.

The Assad family and most members of the ruling elite belong to the minority Alawite sect, an offshoot of Shi'ite Islam.

"The regime has not changed. It will not," Shami said.

Activists also reported the razing or burning of at least 200 houses and shops in the old part of the southern city of Deraa in the past few days. Army shelling had largely emptied the area, prompting 40,000 people to flee to Jordan.

Opposition campaigner Rami al-Sayyed said: "This the first time we see a systematic campaign to raze houses and shops using direct means like bulldozers that seems to be concentrating on Damascus and its environs."

WAVE OF DEMOLITIONS

Bulldozers entered the Khashabeh area of the northern Damascus suburb of Harasta on Monday and began razing houses in the neighbourhood.

The latest wave of demolitions follows the destruction of dozens of buildings in an area next to Tawahin in Damascus on Sunday and in the Sunni district of Qaboun last month.

"I visited Qaboun yesterday. It is no longer a dense neighbourhood. I could see from one end of the neighbourhood to the other because so many buildings have been razed," said another Damascus activist who gave her name only as Yasmine.

"This method is now being used to try and humiliate Damascenes."

The army, which appears to have regained control of Damascus proper after an insurgent offensive that began in July, shelled outlying southern and eastern districts overnight to try to drive out rebels still operating there, opposition groups said.

At least two people were killed in the southern neighbourhood of Qadam, they added.

Troops also made forays into eastern suburbs battered by artillery and air power in recent weeks, arresting and summarily executing young men, the opposition groups said.

Video footage from the eastern suburb of Irbin showed the bodies of three young men shot in the face inside a house, their blood spattered on the walls and floor

"This is the latest massacre of Assad's army in Irbin," an activist speaking in front of the camera said.

The air raid in which at least 18 people were reported killed in the northern town of al-Bab, in Aleppo province, was another sign of the Syrian military's increasing use of its planes and helicopters to attack rebel-held areas.

Five women and two children were among the dead, according to Rami Abdulrahman of the British-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights. "People in al-Bab say there are 13 more people trapped under the building after one big attack," he said.

He said five people had been killed and 27 wounded by a car bomb blast in the Damascus district of Jaramana.

Syria's state news agency SANA said earlier that the wounded included women and children but did not give details on fatalities. No group has claimed responsibility for the attack.

A bomb killed 12 people in the same district a week ago in what state media called a "terrorist" attack. Opposition sources said the security forces were behind it.

More than 20,000 people have been killed in Syria since initially peaceful protests against Assad erupted in March 2011.

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Pakistan: three killed and two Americans wounded in Peshawar suicide attack

Pakistan: three killed and two Americans wounded in Peshawar suicide attack

Two Americans working for the US consulate in Pakistan's north-western city of Peshawar were wounded in a bomb attack on Monday, which killed at least three other people and left a six-foot crater in a road close to United Nations offices.

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A SUICIDE car bomber attacked an American consulate vehicle in Pakistan on Monday, killing three people in one of the deadliest recent attacks on US interests in the country.

US officials said two Americans and two Pakistani workers were injured but contradicted a regional Pakistani minister who had earlier claimed that two Americans died.

No-one has yet claimed responsibility for the attack in the north-western city of Peshawar which injured 19 people in all and left a six-foot crater in the road.

Witnesses said a car packed with explosives rammed into a 4x4 vehicle as it emerged from the American consulate, close to United Nations offices.

TV footage showed a 4x4 at the site which had been reduced to a carcase of twisted, charred metal. Americans have frequently been targeted in the city which stands close to the Afghan border and on the edge of Pakistan's lawless tribal areas.

Daily Hadith, 03-09-2012

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Narrated: Aisha
(the wife of the Prophet) Allah's Apostle used to invoke Allah in the prayer saying "Allahumma inni a'udhu bika min adhabil-qabri, wa a'udhu bika min fitnatil-masihid-dajjal, wa a'udhu bika min fitnatil-mahya wa fitnatil-mamati. Allahumma inni a'udhu bika minal-ma thami wal-maghrami. (O Allah, I seek refuge with You from the punishment of the grave and from the afflictions of Masi,h Ad-Dajjal and from the afflictions of life and death. O Allah, I seek refuge with You from the sins and from being in debt)." Somebody said to him, "Why do you so frequently seek refuge with Allah from being in debt?" The Prophet replied, "A person in debt tells lies whenever he speaks, and breaks promises whenever he makes (them)." 'Aisha also narrated: I heard Allah's Apostle in his prayer seeking refuge with Allah from the afflictions of Ad-dajjal.
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Ayat of the Quran

Verse No: 23

وَرَاوَدَتْهُ الَّتِي هُوَ فِي بَيْتِهَا عَنْ نَفْسِهِ وَغَلَّقَتِ الْأَبْوَابَ وَقَالَتْ هَيْتَ لَكَ ۚ قَالَ مَعَاذَ اللَّهِ ۖ إِنَّهُ رَبِّي أَحْسَنَ مَثْوَايَ ۖ إِنَّهُ لَا يُفْلِحُ الظَّالِمُونَ

And she, in whose house he was, asked of him an evil act. She bolted the doors and said: Come! He said: I seek refuge in Allah! Lo! he is my lord, who hath treated me honourably. Lo! wrong-doers never prosper. 

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المُذِلُّ
Al-Mudhill: The Abaser
Meaning: The Dishonorer, The Humiliator, He gives esteem to whoever He willed, hence there is no one to degrade Him; And He degrades whoever He willed, hence there is no one to give Him esteem.
Found In Quraan Ayah(s): (3:26)

Is Islam or the Ummah in danger? (Part 1)

Is Islam or the Ummah in danger? (Part 1)




Najeeb Al-Zamil

NAJEEB AL-ZAMIL

No, Islam is not in danger. Islam is destined to last eternally. So, no need to worry about it, or to be alarmed whenever we think that it is attacked or assaulted. This is nothing but an illusion in which we submerge ourselves and we believe that we will drown. Islam, dear Muslims, is not susceptible to drowning.

So, if we, as adherents to Islam, believe in this with every cell in our bodies, we would recover and readdress our conscience and minds. Reconsider that which Allah has informed us of keeping: His Qur’an intact, and recall the teachings the Prophet has delivered to the Ummah, we would realize that anger, shouting, and crying out of caring for Islam is nothing but empty gestures that fill in emptiness, nothing but rage that ruins the nerves and adds nothing to our mental development. 

Once we realize this fact, Muslims committed to their religion, will feel reassured.
Why should we feel reassured? Let me give you an example from the realities of our life. If you have a lot of money in your house, you will certainly fear the idea that thieves may steal it, so you guard your house and exaggerate doing it. Nobody would blame you for this. If you are on the street with a bag full of money, no doubt that you worry about it, and it is natural to do so and to show excessive distrust in anyone who passes by you, and if anyone accidentally touched you, your adrenaline will reach its highest degree, then you will find out that you are on the edge of your nerves. Who would blame you? However, you deposit your money, no matter how big or small its amount, with a bank, not really worried about it, as the bank guarantees it, even in the event it was robbed, which is not a daily occurrence!

Do you guard the bank for securing your deposited money in its highly secured safes? Or do you move freely in your life seeking your living to add more to that you deposited there? If you stay there to guard it, people would laugh at you, and your money will not increase by even one riyal. If you stay there to bodily tackle every person who draws near the bank, or for doubting his reason for entering it, you will become the laughing stock of the town.

Islam is Allah’s religion, and Allah guards it. So we should not fear that it might get lost. If we can put our trust in a bank, how cannot we put our trust in the Creator of the earth and all the banks existing upon it?

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British Ex-PM Blair Rejects Tutu's Charge On Iraq War

British Ex-PM Blair Rejects Tutu's Charge On Iraq War

In this photo released by the United Nations Foundation, Archbishop Desmond Tutu speaks at the Social Good Summit,

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Britain's former Prime Minister Tony Blair has rejected a call by South African Archbishop Desmond Tutu that he and former U.S. President George W. Bush should go on trial for starting the war in Iraq.

The outspoken bishop wrote in the British newspaper The Observer that the two leaders acted on a false premise in 2003 when they said that Iraq had weapons of mass destruction. He said that their decision to launch a war "has destabilized and polarized the world to a greater extent than any other conflict in history" and should not go unpunished.

He also said that Mr. Blair and Mr. Bush "have driven us to the edge of a precipice where we now stand - with the specter of Syria and Iran before us."

Mr. Blair issued a stern response Sunday, saying that the argument is not new and has been proven wrong. He also criticized Archbishop Tutu for saying that it was wrong to remove then Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein despite his massacre of thousands of Iraqi citizens.
Former British leader added that he had great respect for the archbishop's work.

Tutu, a Nobel Peace prize laureate and retired Anglican bishop, argued that Western leaders are held to a different standard than their African counterparts. He said the death toll during and after the Iraq conflict is sufficient for Mr. Blair and Mr. Bush to face trial in an international court.

He said he had decided not to attend a recent South African leadership conference because he would be uncomfortable to appear at a 'leadership' summit together with Mr. Blair.

Tutu was a leading activist campaigning to end apartheid in South Africa, and later chaired a panel that oversaw reconciliation efforts after the end of white minority rule.

Israel Evacuates West Bank Settler Outpost

Israel Evacuates West Bank Settler Outpost

Jewish settlers speak to the media after leaving their homes in the West Bank outpost of Migron September 2, 2012.

Robert Berger

September 02, 2012
JERUSALEM – Israel has evacuated Jewish settlers from an outpost in the occupied West Bank after a long legal case.

Some 300 Jewish settlers gathered their belongings and left their homes in the West Bank outpost of Migron. The evacuation was ordered by Israel's Supreme Court, which ruled a year ago that the outpost was built on Palestinian-owned land and was illegal.

Most of the settlers left peacefully, but some youths who had barricaded themselves in a trailer home were dragged away by Israeli police.

The settlers accused the Israeli government of betraying the biblical "Land of Israel."

Migron resident Itai Chemo said Israel's leadership has failed the Jewish people, but he saw a silver lining. He said that in place of Migron, two more settlements will be established.

Israel's government has already built temporary housing on West Bank land for the evacuated settlers, and it has promised that a permanent community will be built nearby.

For the Palestinian landowners, it was the end of a long legal battle and struggle.
Abed al-Mounem Mouatan said it deeply pained him every day as he saw the Migron settlement from his house. He said he never thought that he would see the day when the settlers would leave.

But Palestinian officials say this small evacuation is not enough.

The Migron case involved a settlers' outpost that had not been authorized by the Israeli government. Palestinians and much of the international community deem all Israeli settlements in the West Bank as illegal.
Israel says it expects to keep major settlements in any future peace deal with the Palestinians.

Tafsir of Surah Noor (24) Verse 55

Tafsir of as-Sa`di

Tafsir of Surah Noor (24) Verse 55

Author: Shaikh `Abdur-Rahmaan ibn Naasir as-Sa`dee

Source: Tayseerul-Kareemir-Rahmaan (Trans. by Dawud Burbank)

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Allaah has promised those among you who believe and do righteous good deeds, that He will certainly grant them succession to (the present rulers) in the earth, as He granted it to those before them, and that He will grant them the authority to practice their religion, that which He has choosen for them (i.e., Islaam). And He will surely give them in exchange a safe security after their fear (provided) they (the believers) worship Me and do not associate anything (in worship) with Me. But whoever disbelieved after this, they are the Faasiqoon. [An-Noor 24:55]

"This is one of His true promises whoses meaning and accomplishment has been witnessed. He promised those who came with eemaan and righteous and correct actions from this ummah that He would cause them to be successors upon the earth, so that they are the ones in authority and in charge of the affairs. Further that He would establish their deen, that which He was pleased with for them, which is the deen of Islaam which gained ascendancy over all of the religions. He was pleased with it for this ummah, due to its excellency, nobility and His favours upon it in that He enabled them to establish it and to establish its laws and prescriptions, relating both to manifest and non-manifest matters, upon themselves and others, so that the people of the other religions and the rest of the Unbelievers are conquered and humbled.

And that He would change their condition of fear to one of security, since it was previously the case that one of them would not be able to manifest his deen, and they suffered harm and injury from the Unbelievers. The united body of the Muslims was very small in number in comparison to the rest and the people of the earth combined to attack them and to hope for their downfall.

But Allaah promised them these things when the aayah was sent down at a time when they did not witness ascendancy and establishment upon the earth, nor the ability to fully establish the deen of Islaam and full security such as would enable them to worship Allaah, not associating anything with Him, in a state of not having fear of anyone except Allaah.

So for the first and foremost ones of this ummah combined eemaan and righteous and correct action to a degree surpassing everyone else, so He established them in the land and gave them authority over the people, and granted them the conquest of the East and the West. They attained full security and complete authority and establishment, so this is one of the astounding signs of Allaah.

This applies until the Hour is established, whenever they combine eemaan and righteous and correct action, then that which Allaah promised will certainly occur.

Indeed Allaah only grants that they become overcome by the Unbelievers and Hypocrites, and that they suffer humiliation when the Muslims neglect eemaan and righteous and correct action:

"So whoever disbelieves after this …" state of establishment and complete authority, O Muslims, "Faa Oolaa'ika humul-Khaasiroon… (They are the Losers)" Those who have abandoned obedience to Allaah , cause corruption and do not rectify affairs. Such ones do not have the aptitude for doing any good, since one who abandons eemaan when he is in a state of strength and authority and there is nothing present which would prevent him from it, then this shows the corruptness of his intention and conviction since there is nothing to call him to abandon the deen except that …"

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تَبَارَكَ الَّذِي نَزَّلَ الْفُرْقَانَ عَلَىٰ عَبْدِهِ لِيَكُونَ لِلْعَالَمِينَ نَذِيرًا"
 
"Blessed be He who sent down the Furqaan (Qur'an) to His slave Muhammad that he may be a Warner to the Mankind".
  

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Syria rebels target Assad air power

Syria rebels target Assad air power




Free Syrian Army fighters aim at aircraft in the city of Aleppo as regime forces stepped up air attacks. (AP)





REUTERS

Monday 3 September 2012


BEIRUT: Rebels seized an air defense facility and attacked a military airport in eastern Syria yesterday, a monitoring group said, hitting back at an air force on which President Bashar Assad is increasingly relying to crush his opponents.
The attacks in eastern oil-producing Deir Al-Zor province follow rebel strikes against military airports in the Aleppo and Idlib areas, close to the border with Turkey.
Rebels in Deir Al-Zor overran an air defense building early yesterday, taking at least 16 captives and seizing an unknown number of anti-aircraft rockets, said Rami Abdulrahman of the British-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights.
Video posted on the Internet by activists showed the officers and soldiers captured by the rebel fighters, and Al Arabiya television broadcast footage of what it said were rockets and ammunition seized in the raid.
Abdulrahman said rebels also attacked the Hamdan military airbase at Albu Kamal, close to Syria’s eastern border with Iraq, but did not succeed in breaking into it.
The attacks come three days after rebels attacked the Taftanaz air base in Idlib province, where they said several helicopters were damaged. The insurgents also said they have shot down a fighter jet and a helicopter last week.
Bombardments of northern towns such as Azaz and Anadan, of which Assad lost control weeks ago, have led to thousands of residents fleeing to safety in Turkey.
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said it would be wrong to press Damascus alone to end the violence.

“It is absolutely unrealistic to say that the unilateral capitulation of one of the parties in conflict is the only way out, in a situation when there’s ongoing urban fighting,” he told students of the Moscow Institute of Foreign Relations.
Algerian diplomat Lakhdar Brahimi replaced Kofi Annan yesterday as the UN-Arab League mediator trying to end the war. Ban said he lobbied governments at the Tehran summit to support Brahimi, but he did not say how the negotiating strategy might change under the new mediator.
Brahimi’s efforts will rely to some extent on a six-point plan that was promoted, so far unsuccessfully, by Annan, Ban said. The plan envisages a UN-supervised cease-fire, prisoner releases by the Syrian government and other steps.
Meanwhile, 18 unidentified bodies were found in the Damascus area yesterday, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said, adding that summary executions by both sides in the conflict were on the increase.
Most of the bodies had their hands tied and some showed signs of torture, the Britain-based watchdog said.

Five of the bodies were found in the south Damascus district of Qadam, while the others were found outside the capital, most of them in the suburb of Kafr Batna, an opposition stronghold, it added.
In second city Aleppo, meanwhile, state media said that a “terrorist” group had killed five members of a family in the central Marjeh district.
The official SANA news agency identified the dead as Ali Merhi, his brother Khaled, 42, and “three children under the age of 17.”
On Aug. 15, a UN Commission of Inquiry said it had found evidence that Syrian government forces and their militia allies had committed crimes against humanity during the conflict now in its 18th month.
It found that rebel fighters were also guilty of crimes, albeit on a smaller scale.
Jordan needs $700 million in international aid to cope with an influx of 240,000 refugees from the conflict across the border in Syria, its planning and international cooperation minister said yesterday.
“The cost for Jordan to continue to welcome our Syrian brothers ... is almost $700 million, to take in over 240,000 residents and refugees at Zaatari camp and outside,” Jaafar Hassan told a joint news conference with the UN refugee agency.
He said the Jordanian government would not be able to provide aid to the refugees without international assistance.
There are currently 177,000 Syrians in Jordan, with around 26,000 in the Zaatari refugee camp, north of Amman, that the UN opened five weeks ago, according to the minister.

Denmark will free up another two million euros to help provide aid to Syrian refugees and displaced people as a civil war rages in their homeland, Danish public television DR reported yesterday.
Out of the 15 million kroner (two million euros), 13 million will go to the UN refugee agency (UNHCR) and two million to the Danish crisis agency, which sends personnel and equipment to Syrian refugees in Jordan.
“It is a very hard and frightening conflict,” Christian Friis Bach, the country’s development cooperation minister said on television.

“The money will go toward the construction of a camp, sanitation and tents, food and administration, which are the most pressing needs,” he said. The extra two million euros worth of aid takes Denmark’s total contribution to the humanitarian effort in Syria to 10 million euros.

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Daily Hadith and Ayat, 01-09-2012

بِسۡمِ ٱللهِ ٱلرَّحۡمَـٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ
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Daily Hadith, 01-09-2012

Narrated:
Yahya related to me from Malik from Nafi that Abdullah ibn Umar used to recite in all four rakas as when he prayed alone - in every raka the umm al-Qur'an and another sura from the Qur'an. Sometimes he would recite two or three suras in one raka in the obligatory prayer. Similarly, he recited the umm al-Qur'an and two suras in the first two rakas of maghrib.

Ayat of the Quran

Verse No: 82

۞ لَتَجِدَنَّ أَشَدَّ النَّاسِ عَدَاوَةً لِلَّذِينَ آمَنُوا الْيَهُودَ وَالَّذِينَ أَشْرَكُوا ۖ وَلَتَجِدَنَّ أَقْرَبَهُمْ مَوَدَّةً لِلَّذِينَ آمَنُوا الَّذِينَ قَالُوا إِنَّا نَصَارَىٰ ۚ ذَٰلِكَ بِأَنَّ مِنْهُمْ قِسِّيسِينَ وَرُهْبَانًا وَأَنَّهُمْ لَا يَسْتَكْبِرُونَ

Thou wilt find the most vehement of mankind in hostility to those who believe (to be) the Jews and the idolaters. And thou wilt find the nearest of them in affection to those who believe (to be) those who say: Lo! We are Christians. That is because there are among them priests and monks, and because they are not proud.
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Daily Remembrance

الْبَارِئُ
Al-Baari: The Evolver
Meaning: The Maker, The Creator who has the Power to turn the entities.
Found In Quraan Ayah(s): (59:24)

Selected Hadith Commentary

Narrated: Abdullah bin Masud
Hadith No: 14, who said: The Messenger of Allah, sallallahu alayhi wasallam, said: "The blood of a man who is a Muslim is not lawful (i.e. cannot be lawfully shed), save if he belongs to one of three (classes): a married man who is an adulterer; life for a life (i.e. for murder); one who is a deserter of his religion, abandoning the community." [Al-Bukhari & Muslim]

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