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DavidJohnsonBooks.com 4.19U.S. Muslims desecrate American flagGLOBAL JIHAD U.S. Muslims desecrate American flag Video shows group on street corner declaring Islamic dominancePosted: June 08, 2005 3:38 pm Eastern © 2010 WorldNetDaily.com A group of American Muslims produced a video that shows its members on a New York City street corner declaring Islam's dominance over America as they tread on a U.S. flag and then rip it apart.
The group, tied to the British jihadist organization Al-Muhajiroun, said the demonstration was "in response to the desecration of the holy Quran by the Crusaders & Zionists at Guantanamo Bay," an allegation based on a retracted Newsweek story. The five-minute piece begins with a man speaking in clear English: "Just to show where our loyalty belongs to – you see this flag here? It's going to go on the floor [sic]. And to us, our loyalty does not belong to this flag, our loyalty belongs to Allah ... ." The speaker then shifts to Arabic and members can be heard shouting the familiar "Allahu Akbar," or "Allah is greatest." Later, after noting he has a legal permit for the demonstration, the speaker shouts, "You Muslims who are hiding in your houses, don't be afraid. Come and join us. Join us in the revival of all Islam. ... Join us to revive the Muslims from darkness into light." Another speaker refers to the mandate for "Islam to dominate over all other religions, to dominate the world, even though the non-Muslims may hate it."
On its website, the Islamic Thinker's Society explains: "This video is of our first demonstration out of a series of city-wide demonstration that was planned in response to the desecration of the holy Quran by the Crusaders & Zionists at Guantanamo Bay. In this video, we were exposing the truth to the public about the real story behind the desecration of the Qur'an. Also, this was done to rise the Muslim Communities up and unite under one cause. That is to expose the agenda of the Crusaders & Zionists and their war on Islam which many still do not see today. Author and researcher Robert Spencer, who posted a link to the video on his weblog Jihad Watch, commented that Muslim lobby groups such as the Washington-based Council on American-Islamic Relations have helped foster an environment that discourages criticism of such actions. "... [I]f we even ask how many Muslims in America think this way, CAIR will bellow about discrimination and Islamophobia," Spencer writes. "So attention is diverted from activities such as what is shown in this video, and they can continue unheeded." The Islamic Thinkers Society is an off-shoot of Al-Muhajiroun, a British jihadist group that publicly raised funds for Hamas and has been suspected of facilitating transportation of British Muslims to fight U.S. troops overseas.
Under pressure from UK authorities, Al-Muhajiroun claimed it disbanded in October, but security sources say leaders still are active in London and the U.S. As WorldNetDaily reported, Al-Muhajiroun openly maintains a branch in Queens that claims to be involved in "only peaceful activities." The group holds closed-door meetings and study sessions at a mosque in Jackson Heights, Queens, led by an older cleric identified as Sheikh Choudray. The Queens branch youth leader, Abu Yousuf, a U.S. citizen who says he attended a "camp" in Sudan and takes computer courses at the City University of New York, speaks at university events throughout New York City usually sponsored by the Muslim Student Association.
At one Al-Muhajiroun event at Queensborough Community College sponsored by the MSA and attended by WND, a Muhajiroun speaker working with Yousuf said, "We reject the U.N., reject America, reject all law and order. Don't lobby Congress or protest because we don't recognize Congress! The only relationship you should have with America is to topple it!" The speaker continued, "The so-called terrorists are the only people who truly fear Allah. ... They are the only worthy causes, and the mighty superpower only fears them." In a private interview with WND, a Queens based Al-Muhajiroun leader said he would be "absolutely honored" to give up his life in a "martyr operation" against American civilians. The leader warned that "a jihad is coming to America because of the moves of the Bush administration." Last year, Al-Muhajiroun planned a convention in London titled, "The Choice is in Your Hands: Either You're with the Muslims or with the Infidels," to mark the third anniversary of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks. In 2003, the group had planned a similar anniversary event called "The Magnificent 19 [Suicide Attackers]," but canceled it at the last minute. http://www.wnd.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=44664 5.* Anti-Semitism* (Anti-Semitic*, Anti-Zionist*, Anti-Jewish*) 5.1 Qur’anic Verses on Anti-Semitism Nisa 4:46 & 52.....Some of the Jews change words from their context and say: “We hear and disobey; hear you as one who hears not;” and “listen to us!” distorting with their tongues and slandering religion... Allah has cursed them for their disbelief, so they believe not, except a few... Those are they whom Allah has cursed, and he whom Allah has cursed, you (O Muhammad) will find for him no helper. Nisa 4:155.....Then because of their breaking of their covenant, and their disbelieving in the revelations of Allah, and their slaying of the prophets wrongfully, and their saying: “Our hearts are hardened.” No, but Allah has set a seal on their hearts for their disbelief, so that they believe not, except a few. Maide 5:12-13.....Allah made a covenant of old with the Children of Israel... And because of their breaking their covenant, We have cursed them and made hard their hearts. They change words from their context and forget a part of that wherewith they had been reminded. You will not cease to discover treachery among them, all save a few. But bear with them, and pardon them. Surely, Allah loves those who are kind. Maide 5:64.....The Jews say: “Allah’s hand is fettered.” Be their hands fettered and be they cursed for saying so. Nay, but both his hands are outstretched. He gives as He pleases. But the revelation which has been revealed to you from your Lord is certain to increase in most of them their obstinate rebellion and disbelief; and We have cast among them enmity and hatred till the Day of Resurrection. As often as they light a fire for war, Allah extinguishes it. Their effort is for corruption in the land, and Allah loves not those who work corruption. Maide 5:82.....You will find the most vehement of men in enmity to those who believe (to be) the Jews and the idolaters. Mücadele 58:14-15.....Do you see those that have befriended a people (the Jews) who have incurred Allah’s wrath? They belong neither to you nor to them. They knowingly swear to falsehoods. Allah has prepared for them a grievous scourge. Evil indeed is what they have done. Cum’a 62:6.....Say (O Muhammad): “O you who are Jews! If you claim that you are favored by Allah apart from all mankind, then long for death, if you are truthful.” 5.2 Does God Promise Israel the Blessing of Oil being found in the Last Days? Gen. 49:1..... Gen. 49:2..... Deut. 33:13..... Deut. 33:19..... Deut. 33:24..... Deut. 32:12-13..... Isa. 23:18..... Isa. 45:3..... 5.3 Palestinian Authority (PA) The PA religious ideology can be summarized in eight main beliefs, four about the Jews and four about Israel: Jews
Israel
River (that is, all of Israel) is an Islamic religious trust (a waqf).
Dr. John Ankerberg, Fast Facts on Islam, p. 135. 5.4 Palestinian Views on Israel Dr. Ahmed Yousuf Abu Halabiah: (member of the Palestinian Sharianic (Islamic Religious Law) Rulings Council, and Rector of Advanced Studies, The Islamic University (as heard on) Palestinian Television, 13 Oct. 2000.) “The Jews are the Jews. There never was among them a supporter of peace. The are all liars... They are terrorists. Therefore it is necessary to slaughter them and murder them, according to the words of Allah... It is forbidden to have mercy in your hearts for the Jews in any place and in any land. Make war on them any place that you find yourself. Any place that you encounter them – kill them. Kill the Jews and those among the Americans that are like them... Have no mercy on the Jews, murder them everywhere...” Dr. John Ankerberg, Fast Facts on Islam, p. 136. Yusuf al-Qaradawi: One of the most eminent Islamic theologians alive today, Qatar based Yusuf al-Qaradawi, told an audience in Kansas City in 1989, “On the hour of judgement, Muslims will fight the Jews and kill them.” Dr. Daniel Pipes, Militant Islam Reaches America, p. 205. ‘Abd al-‘Aziz ‘Awda: a leader of Islamic Jihad, told an audience at a meeting of the American Islamic Group in 1991 that Jews “understand only one language: The language of Jihad, and the language of confrontation, and the language of sacrifice.” Dr. Daniel Pipes, Militant Islam Reaches America, p. 205. Bassam Alamoush: a leading Jordanian Islamist, in Dec. of 1994 at the Chicago meeting of the Muslm Arab Youth Asscociation, began his talk with an anecdote. From a videotape in his possession, Steven Emerson quotes Alamoush and describes what happened next: “Somebody approached me at the mosque (in Amman) and asked me, “If I see a Jew in the street, should I kill him?” After pausing a moment with a dumbfounded face, Alamoush answered the question to a laughing crowd: “Don’t ask me. After you kill him, come and tell me. What do you want from me, a fatwa (legal ruling)? Really, a good deed does not require one.” Later in the speech, Alamoush was interrupted by an aide with a note “Good news there has been a suicide operation in Jerusalem” killing three people. Thunderous applause followed his statement.” Steven Emerson, Foreign Terrorists in America, as quoted in Dr. Daniel Pipes, Militant Islam Reaches America, p. 205-206. Osama Bin Laden: made it his mission in life to curse the Jews, destroy their state, and destroy anyone – first and formost the United States – who seeks to bless Israel and stand by her during a time of Jihad. “We are sure of Allah’s victory and our victory against the Americans and the Jews, as promised by the Prophet, peace be upon him,” bin Laden told a reporter in 1998. “Judgement Day shall not come until the Muslims fight the Jews, where the Jews will hide behind trees and stones, and the tree and stone will speak and say, ‘Muslim, behind me is a Jew. Come and kill him.” Joel Rosenberg, Epicenter, p. 162. 5.5 Normative Islam: Negative Relations Nearly every Muslim organization and publication in the United States spews fort a blatant and viscious anti-Semitism, the sort that has otherwise disappeared from mainstream discourse. Talk of a bloody and decisive battle with Jews is completely routine among both; openly extremist groups like Islamic Association for Palestine and seemingly moderate ones like the Council on American-Islamic Relations (whose director has attended White House functions) have issued communiques on behalf of Hamas in which they call for the killing of Jews. Dr. Daniel Pipes, Militant Islam Reaches America, p. 205. Theodore Herzl: (1860-1904) The founder of the modern Zionist movement who said, “Only anti-Semitism has made Jews out of us.” 5.6 Muslim Views About the Temple Being Rebuilt In recent years, prominent Palestinian leaders – including Yasser Arafat – have fiercely denied that a Jewish Temple ever even existed in Jerusalem and have explained in no uncertain terms that they bitterly oppose the building of a future Temple. Among the recent statements made by Palestinian leaders:
Nabulus.” Joel Rosenberg, Epicenter, p. 190. 5.7 The History of Anti-Semitic Christians The first massacre of the Jews (ca. 628) in the Byzantine Empire was decreed after the Persian wars by the emperor Heraclius, at the instigation of Sophronius, Patriarch of Jerusalem. Some years later, according to Christian sources, Sophronius entreated the Muslim conquers to maintain the total exclusion of Jews from Jerusalem, based on the Christian theological principle of rejection. Thus Christian Judeophobic policy was passed to Islam. Robert Spencer, The Myth of Islamic Tolerance, p. 195. Dagobert D. Runes: A Jew, expresses the feelings of many Jews who believe the Christianity is largely responsibile for anti-Semitism: It was the Bishop of Rome who in the 13th cent. directed that the blot which was placed upon the Jews should also be carried in his clothing, visible to all. It was the Bishop of Rome who ordered in the 15th cent. that that marked people be confined to ghettos so that they might not soil the Christians around them. It was the Bishop of Rome who used the Crusades against Muslims as an occasion to heap blemish upon the Jews. It was the Bishop of Rome who was the spiritual head of the “auto-da-fe” (Inquisition) in which in Spain alone 9,000 Jewish patricians were burned “ad majorem Christi gloriam” (for the greater glory of Christ). And in our time, it was the Bishop of Rome who refused to utter a single sentence of horror, nay, disapproval, of the choking to death by German Christians of one million Jewish children and five million women and unarmed men. The crucicfixion of the Jew Jesus by order of the whole Jewish community has been mad a cornerstone of all Christian theology, supported by the implicaiton that in the eyes of God the Jews are for ever accursed, and that every Jewish child in your town, and every Jewish woman in your town, and every man, is a congenital sinner and criminal.
The Jews are the odious assassins of Christ and for killing God there is no expiation possible, no indulgence or pardon. Christians may never cease vengeance, and the Jews must live in serviture for ever. God always hated the Jews, and whoever has intercourse with Jews will be rejected on the Judgement Day. It is incumbent upon all Christians to hate the Jews. Saint Augustine: (354-430 AD) Bishop of Hippo stated: “The true image of the Hebrew is Judas Iscariot, who sells the Lord for silver. The Jew can never spiritually understand the Scriptures and for ever will bear the guilt for the death of Jesus because their fathers killed the Saviour.” He stated concerning the Jewish people that they were: “a fallen deicidal people cursed by God, who rescinded the promise and condemned them to exile, wandering and abjection.” Thomas Aquinas: (1225-1274) It would be perfectly licit to hold the Jews, because of their crucifying the Lord, in perpetual servitude. Martin Luther: (1483-1546) Set their synagogues on fire, and whatever does not burn up should be covered or spread over with dirt so that no one may ever see a cinder or stone of it... in order that God may see that we are Christians... Their homes should likewise be broken down and destroyed... The should be put under one roof or in a stable, like gypsies, in order that they may realize that they are not masters in our land as they boast, but miserable captives, as they complain of us incessantly before God with bitter wailing... They should be deprived of their prayer books and Talmuds, in which such idolatry, lies, cursing, and balsphemy are taught... their rabbis must be forbidden to teach under threat of death. Dagobert D. Runes, The Jew and the Cross, pp. 12, 14-15, 25, 40, 41, 61, 62, & 87. as cited in Colin Chapman, Whose Promised Land?, pp. 45-46. 5.8 Orthodox and Catholic Clergy Persecuting Palestinian Jews Over the centuries, conscious of their role as guaridans of the infamous Jewish status, Orthodox Christian and Roman Catholic clergy inflicted endless humiliations on Palestinian Jews, especially in Jerusalem. Invoking an imaginary firman, they legalized the murder of Jews who dared to pass in front of the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, a punishment maintained until the turn of the 20th Cent. Robert Spencer, The Myth of Islamic Tolerance, p. 195. 5.9 The Coalition Against Israel Ancient Nations Modern Nations Magon, Rosh, Meshec = Russia and the former Soviet and Tubal republics Persia = Iran Cush (Eritrea) = Sudan, Ethopia and possibly Put = Libya, Algeria and Tunisia Gomer = Turkey and Possibly Germany & Austria Beth-Togarmah = Turkey, Armenia, and the Turkic- Speaking peoples of Asia Mionor and central Asia.
Mountainous borders With Israel
the Gulf States) Joel Rosenberg, Epicenter, p. 132. 6.* Apostates* (Apostate*, Apostasy*, Backsilders*, Turncoats*, Traitors*, Renegades*) 6.1 Qur’anic Verses on Apostasy Nisa 4:89.....They yearn that you should disbelieve even as they disbelieve, that you may be upon a level (with them); so take not friends from them until they migrate from their homes in the cause of Allah; and if they turn back to (to enmity) then seize them and saly them wherever you find them, and choose no friend or helper from among them. 6.2 The Hadith on Apostates Bukhari, Vol 4, Book 56, Number 808.....Narrated Ali: I heard Allah’s Apostle saying, “In the last days of this world there will appear some young foolish people who will use (in their claim) the best speech of all people (i.e. the Qur’an) and they will abandon Islam as an arrow going through game. Their belief will not go beyond their throats (i.e. thye will have practically no belief), so wherever you meet them, kill them, for he who kills them shall get a reward on the Day of Resurrection. Bukhari, Vol. 9, Book 84, Number 57.....Narrated ‘Ikrima: Some Zanadiqa (atheists) were brought to ‘Ali and he burnt them. The news of this event, reached Ibn ‘Abbas who said, “If I had been in his place, I would not have burnt them, as Allah’s Apostle forbade it, say,ng, ‘Do not punish anybody with Allah’s punishment (fire).’ I would have killed them according to the statement of Allah’s Apostle, ‘Whoever changed his Islamic religion, then kill him.” Robert Spencer, The Politically Incorrect Guide to Islam (And the Crusades), p. 217. Bukhari, Vol. 9, Book 84, Number 58.....Narrated Abu Burda: There was a fettered man beside Abu Muisa. Mu’adh asked, “Who is this (man)?” Abu Musa said, “He was a Jew and became a Muslim and then reverted back to Judaism.” The Abu Musa requested Mu’adh to sit down but Mu’adh said, “I will not sit down till he has been killed. This is the judgement of Allah and His Apostle (for such cases) and repeated it thrice.” Then Abu Musa ordered that the man be killed, and he was killed. Abu Musa added, “Then we discussed the night prayers and one of us said, ‘I pray and sleep, and I hope that Allah will reward me for my sleep as well as for my prayers.’” W.L. Cati Married to Muhammad, pp. 90-93. Hadith.....The blood of a man who is a Muslim is not lawful (it may not be lawfully shed), save if he belongs to one of three (classes): a married man who is an adulterer; one who owes his soul for another soul (a murderer); one who abandons his religion, thus becoming one who splits the community. Colin Chapman, Cross and Crescent, p. 108. 6.3 Famous Islamic Theologians on Apostasy Al-Baidhawi, the famous commentator of the 13th cent. gives a very strict interpretation in his comment on 4:89: Whoever turns back from his belief (irtadda), openly or secretly, take him and kill him wheresoever ye find him, like any other infidel. Separate yourself from him altogether. Do not accept intercession in his regard. Colin Chapman, Cross and Crescent, p. 279. Ibn Taymiyya It is a well-established rule of Islamic Law that the punishment of an apostate will be heavier than the punishment of someone who is by origin an infidel (and who has never been a Muslim), and this in many respects. For instance, an apostate has to be killed in all circumstances, he does not have the right to profess his new religion against the payment of the head tax, and there can be no Covenant (sic) of Protection (between an ex-Muslim and the Muslim authorities) unlike the case with someone who has always been an infidel. (non-Muslim, eg. a Christian or a Jew)... Any group of people that rebels against any single prescript of the clear and reliably transmitted prescripts of Islam has to be fought, according to the leading scholars of Islam, even if the members of this group pronounce the Islamic Confession of Faith. If such people make a public formal confession of their (Islamic) Faith (by pronouncing the double formula “There is no God but God, and Muhammad is His Apostle”) but, at the same time, refuse to carry out the five daily prayer ceremonies, then it is obligatory to fight them. If they refuse to pay (the religious tax called) zakat, it is obligatory to fight them until they pay the zakat. Similarly, if they refuse to keep the Fast of Ramadan or (to perform the Pilgrimage) to the Ancient House (the Ka’bah), and similarly if they refuse to forbid abominations or adultery or gambling or wine or anything else that is forbidden by the laws of Islam. Similarly, if they refuse to apply on matters of life and property, or merchandise and comodities any kind the Judgment of the Book and the Example (of the Prophet). Kelsay, Islam and War, p. 103. 6.4 Death to Apostates In his book Shari’ah: The Islamic Law, ‘Abdur Rahman I. Doi remarks, “The punishment by death in the case of Apostasy has been unanimously agreed upon by all four schools of Islamic jurisprudence.” 6.5 Islamic Legal Manuals on Apostates 4131 Al-Hedaya, vol. 2, (Hanafi manual) (who, if he does not repent within three days, is put to death, whether he be freeman or a slave): An apostate is to be imprisoned for three days, within which time if he return to the faith, it is well: but if not, he must be slain. 7512 Al-Risala (Malaki manual), 37.19, “Crimes against Islam”:
Robert Spencer, The Myth of Islamic Tolerance, p. 64 & 85-86. 6.6 The Proposed Law of Apostasy in Egypt In 1977, the Egyptian Government announced that the Senate Assembly had approved a bill to set the penalty for apostasy (leaving Islam). “The apostate who intentionally relinquishes Islam by explicit declaration of decisive deed must be put to death. Apostasy is established by one confirmation or by the testimony of two men. The apostate is forbidden to administer his properties. He will be given 30 days to repent before the execution of the sentence of death. But if one converted to Christianity was 10-14 years old, he will only be scourged fifty times.” The bill was never put into practice in Egypt because of the world outcry against it. But while the law was officially never enacted the fact is that it is carried out by the religious authorities and people are executed for becoming Christians. David Earle Johnson, Princes of Islam, p. 38. 6.7 ID Card Change not Allowed in Egypt Egypt in particular is notorious for using religion on IDs to systematically discriminate against Coptic Christians and converts to Christianity. While it takes a day to change one’s religion from Christianity to Islam on their ID, the reverse is virtually impossible. http://www.compassdirect.org/english/country/turkey/14996/ 6.8 Testimonies of Why Muslims become Christians For some of these brothers and sisters it is important that the area where they live now, or where they originally come from, is not too closely identified to ensure either their own safety or that of their families. Others do not have as great safety concerns and a country name is given. Many of these believers from Muslim background are "online" and welcome your response. Those with email are listed first in each category. A * after the name means the testimony is available in several languages, usually English and the native language of the convert. Most of the testimonies were written by former orthodox and practicing Muslims, some came from a nominal or sectarian Muslim background.
Testimonies on other web sites:
Many Muslims have a hard time accepting the fact that there are converts from Islam to Christianity. The common reaction is that these testimonies are all fake. Here a selection of those attacks and some answers: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, ... but at least one Muslim knows better and speaks up: 1, 2 Dear brothers and sisters from Muslim background, there are many of you, I know this. I hope the above articles will show more of you the necessity to speak up and let the Muslims know of the fact that it is not so uncommon for Muslims to find to the truth of God in Jesus our Savior and Lord, and the reason for your new faith. Miscellaneous important and/or interesting conversion reports
Christians who are claimed to be Muslims:
Falsly claimed conversions to Islam "Buying converts" is an Islamic practice that is not often spoken about:
Some non-converts explain why they are Christian rather than Muslim:
Churches and ministries:
Marriages between Muslims and non-Muslims Testimonies published in books:
http://www.answering-islam.org/Testimonies/ 7.* Beliefs & Practices* (Beliefs*, Pillars*, Pactice*, Practical*, Theology*, Articles*, Creed*, Creeds*, Dogmas*, Doctrines*, Doctrine*, Faith*, Tenets*, Manifesto*, Belief*) 7.1 Six Articles of Faith
These required articles of faith are also related to specific Muslim practices. (see “Practices”) Dr. John Ankerberg, Fast Facts on Islam, pp. 16-17. STOP A-48-63 McCurry, Muslim Awareness Seminar, p. 48.
“La ilaha illal lahu Muhammadur rasulul lah” (3:81; 5:83-84; 2:255; 3:18; 3:144; 4:87; 7:172; 33:40; 48:29; 64:8) Reciting the Creed: “There is no God but Allah and Muhammad is his prophet.” 1. Confession made to become a Muslim 2. Whispered in the ear of a newborn child and to someone who is dying. 3. Repeated during prayers, 20 times each day. 2. Salat (2:3, 117; 11:114; 17:78; 20:14, 130; 30:17-18) Prayer: Compulsory prayer. Muslims must recite prescribed prayers five times a day. Each time they must adopt a physical posture: standing, kneeling, hands and face to the ground, and so on. For a Muslim to feel that he is praying, he has to have his prayer rug pointed towards Mecca and enough space to allow him to prostrate himself in a kneeling position and touch his forhead to the ground. It has been reconded that the devout Muslim who says his prayers five times daily would be touching his head to the ground 87 times a day as a symbol of his “slaveship” to God.
the right then the left.
between dawn and just before sunrise
between midday and afternnon
afternoon and just before sunset
between sunset and dark
at night before nidnight or dawn Purposes of Prayer
Things that can ruin the prayer time so that ablution has to begin all over again Flatulation: Abu Huraira reported that the Messenger of Allah said, “Allah does not accept the prayer of a person who has released gas until he makes a new ablution.” A person from Hazhramaut asked Abu Huraira, “What does gas mean? He answered, “Wind with or without sound.”
1. standing thumbs to ear hands 2. standing hands folded at waist 3. half bowed hands on knees 4. standing hands at side
A woman, a donkey, a pig or a black dog passing in front of one praying Narrated 'Aisha: The things which annul prayer were mentioned before me (and those were): a dog, a donkey and a Woman. I said, "You have compared us (women) to donkeys and dogs. By Allah! I saw the Prophet praying while I used to lie in (my) bed between him and the Qibla. Whenever I was in need of something, I disliked to sit and trouble the Prophet. So, I would slip away by the side of his feet." (Book #9, Hadith #493) Narrated Abdullah ibn Abbas: Ikrimah reported on the authority of Ibn Abbas, saying: I think the Apostle of Allah (peace_be_upon_him) said: When one of you prays without a sutrah, a dog, an ass, a pig, a Jew, a Magian, and a woman cut off his prayer, but it will suffice if they pass in front of him at a distance of over a stone's throw. (Book #2, Hadith #0704) Abu Dharr reported: The Messenger of 'Allah (may peace be upon him) said: When any one of you stands for prayer and there is a thing before him equal to the back of the saddle that covers him and in case there is not before him (a thing) equal to the back of the saddle, his prayer would be cut off by (passing of an) ass, woman, and black Dog. I said: O Abu Dharr, what feature is there in a black dog which distinguish it from the red dog and the yellow dog? He said: O, son of my brother, I asked the Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) as you are asking me, and he said: The black dog is a devil. (Sahih Muslim, Book #004, Hadith #1032) Prayer in a Mosque is more valuable than done alone Hadith: “The reward of prayer offered by a person in congregation is twenty-five times greater than that of the prayer offered in one’s house or in the market.” Dr. Ergun & Emir Caner, Islam Unveiled, pp. 124-125. McCurry, Muslim Awareness Seminar, p. 49.
(2:43, 83, 100, 177, 277, 9:60, 103; 24:56, 27:3; 57:7; 59:7, 98:5)
(2:183-185) Fasting, observing the month of Ramadan or Ramazan. Muslims must fast from eating or drinking from dawn till sunset during the month of Ramadan. During this time nothing is supposed to pass one’s lips and nothing is swallowed, not even one’s own saliva. The purpose of the fast throughout the day is to say “no” to one’s bodily drives and to think more about God and about the teachings of the Qur’an. It is considered compulsory except for those traveling or sick or pregnant or too young. This fast commemorates the first revelation of the Quran that Muhammad received in 610 A.D. Muslims eat a meal at sunset and get up at around 2 am to have a large family meal during the night. More food is consumed during the month of Ramadan than at any other time of the year. Since the lunar calendar is shorter than our solar calendar, this month occurs 11 days earlier every year, and hence moves through the seasons. It can be an ordeal of tremendous hardship when it occurs on long summer days in hot countries.
(to be read in its entirety this month) Hadith: “Abu Hurairah reports the Messenger of Allah said: ‘Whoever breaks one day’s fast of Ramadan without an authorized permission from Allah, he will never be able to redeem it (with another) day’s fast, even if he fasts to eternity.’” Dr. Ergun & Emir Caner, Islam Unveiled, p. 128. McCurry, Muslim Awareness Seminar, p. 49. 5. Hajj (2:196-201; 3:97; 22:26-29) The pilgrimage to Mecca
30 ft. wide x 40 ft. long x 50 ft. high 3. What are the highlights of the ceremony? a. Preparation for the ceremony b. Visiting the sacred mosque in Mecca c. Kissing the black stone, if possible d. Marching around the stone seven times in a circle “tawwaf” e. Climbing the hill to Mt. Shafa and running to Mt. Marwa seven times f. Traveling 13 miles to Mt. Arafat on the 9th day where Muhammad preached his last sermon & stand from noon till sunset in honor of Muhammad’s standing in the community. g. Drinking from the well of Zamzam h. Going to the Valley of Muzdalifa, 5 miles from Mt. Arafat. i. Going to Mt. Mina (the traditional site where Abraham was to offer Ishmael) and throwing seven small stones at Satan. j. Sacrificing a sheep, goat or cow in rememberance of the ram offered in place of Ishmael. k. Shaving the head and cutting the nails. l. Hurrying back to Mecca for the last small ceremony and receiving the title Hajji. 4. What are the reasons for the Hajj. a. To create a spirit of submission to God b. An international assembly dressed in the same clothes creates a brotherhood. c. To remember the rise of Islam and the overthrow of idolatry. Ihram = an all consuming intention of the heart to fulfill all the rites of pilgrimage. During the time of Ihram, nothing involving normal life is acceptable. Hair cannot be cut, nails cannot be trimmed, beards cannot be shaven, perfumes cannot be worn, garments with seams cannot be worn, animals cannot be killed, sexual relations must be postponed, and direct contact between men and women avoided, until the sacred time of Ihram has ended... “The true veil is in the eyes of men” runs a saying of the Prophet. Thus, women on the pilgrimage are forbidded to cover their faces. Jean Sasson, Princess Sultana’s Daughters, p. 57-58. Hadith: “A person who performs the Hajj properly, ‘will return as a newly born baby (free of all sins).’” Dr. Ergun & Emir Caner, Islam Unveiled, p. 130. (6. Jihad) Exert, exertion or struggle on behalf of God, including holy war. It means “to exert or struggle on behalf of God” and hence Islam. It can mean to do so by preching, by writing, or by the use of the sword. Some scholars maintain there are two kinds: the inner jihad is against sin in oneself; the outer jihad is against the external enemies of Islam, that is non-Muslims. Bakara 2:190-194.....Fight for the sake of Allah... Kill them wherever you find them... for tumult and persecution are worse than killing... And fight them until... religion is for Allah. Bakara 2:216-217.....Fighting is obligatory for you though it be disliked by you; but it may be that you hate a thing although it is good for you, and love a thing although it is bad for you. Allah knows, but you know not. Bakara 2:244.....Fight for the cause of Allah, and know that Allah is Hearer, Knower. Nisa 4:84.....So fight (O Muhammad) for the cause of Allah. Enfal 8:39 & 64-66.....And fight them until persecution is no more, and religion is for Allah... O prophet! Urge the believers to fight... It is not for any prophet to have captives until he has made slaughter in the land. Tevbe 9:14....Fight them! Allah will punish them by your hands and humble them and give you victory over them and heal the breasts of believing people. Tevbe 9:5, 14, 29 & 123.....slay the polytheists wherever you find them... Fight against those from among the People of the Scripture who... do not adopt the religion of truth... until... utterly subdued... O prophet! Strive against the disbelievers and hypocrites. Hajj 22:78.....And fight for Allah, the right fight for Him. He has chosen you, and has not laid upon you in religion any hardship; the faith of your father Abraham. He named you Muslims previously, and in this (Scripture), that the messenger may be a witness against you, and that you may be witnesses against all people. Muhammad 47:4.....Now, when you meet the disbelievers in the battle field, first smite their necks; then, when you have crushed them completely, bind (the prisoners) tight. Then either grace or ransom, until war lays down her burdens. That is the ordinance. And if Allah had willed, He would Himself have dealt with them. But (He has adopted this way) so that He may test some of you by means of others. And those who are slain in the way of Allah, He will not render their actions vain. Hujurat 49:15.....The true believers are those who have faith in Allah and His Mesenger, and do not doubt, and who fight for His cause with their wealth and their lives. They indeed are the truthful ones. Holy War. Jihad is often associated with the above five pillars. It may be interpreted as internal (as a spiritual struggle against evil) or external (defending Islam by fighting). When the sitution warrant it, this duty requires Muslims to go to war to defend Islam against its perceived enemies. Anyone who dies bravely in a holy war is guaranteed eternal life in Paradise and is considered a martyr for Islam. Depending on how it is defined, Muslims may consider Jihad obligatory. see section on “Jihad”. 7.3 The Fundamental Practices of Islam 1. Five requirements of Islam: 1. Say the Creed: (Shahadet) Nisâ' 4:135 Mâ'ida 5:8 Fath 48:26 ------------------------------ Deuteronomy 6:4-8
2. Prayer five times a day: (Namaz)
Mâ'ida 5:6 & 58 Hûd 11:114 Isra 17:78 Taha 20:130 Fussilat 41:33 Jumu'a 62:9 & 11 *** Büruc 85:3 ------------------------------ Matthew 6:5-14 Matthew 7:7-11 Matthew 11:24-25 Matthew 18:19-20 Matthew 21:22 Matthew 26:40-41 Luke 2:36-37 Luke 6:11-12 Luke 18:1-7 John 14:13 John 15:7 & 16 Romans 8:26 Ephesians 2:18 Ephesians 6:18 1 Thessalonians 5:17 1 Timothy 2:1-3 Hebrews 11:1 & 6 James 1:6-8 1 John 3:22 1 John 5:14-15
3. Give alms: (Zekat) Bakara 2:43, 83, 110 & 177 & 254 Nisâ' 4:77 & 162 Mâ'ida 5:12 & 55 An'âm 6:141 & 143 A'râf 7:156 Tauba 9:5, 11, 18, 60, 71 & 103 Mu'minûn 23:4 Mujadala 58:13 ------------------------------ Deuteronomy 15:7-11 Matthew 6:1-4 Matthew 19:21-23 Luke 6:30 & 38 Luke 11:41 Luke 12:33-34 Acts 2:44-45 Acts 20:35 Ephesians 4:28 1 John 3:17
4. Fast during the month of Ramazan: (Sawm) Bakara 2:183-185 & 187 *** Tauba 9:112 Ahzab 33:35 Dukhân 44:4 & 6 Tahrîm 66:5 Qadr 97:2 & 5 ----------------------------- Matthew 6:16-18 Matthew 9:14-15 Matthew 11:18 Mark 2:19-20 Luke 4:2 Acts 13:2-3 Acts 27:21 & 33 2 Corinthians 6:5 2 Corinthians 11:27 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 5. Pilgrimage to Mecca: (Hajj) Bakara 2:125, 128, 158 & 197-203 Al-i Imran 3:97 Mâ'ida 5:3 An'âm 6:162 Tauba 9:3 Hajj 22:27-30 & 33 *** Büruc 85:3 ------------------------------ John 4:19-24
7.4 The Pledge of Allegiance to Islam Bukhari 5:59.599.....Narrated Mujashi bin Masud: “I took Abu Mabad to the Prophet in order that he might give him the pledge of allegiance for migration. The Prophet said, “Migration had gone to its people, but I take the pledge from him (ie. Abu Mabad) for Islam and Jidha.” 7.5 The Sheriat in Islam Islamic Law or Sheriat is derived from four sources: Qur’an (read or recite): The sacred book of the Muslim community, containing direct quotes from Allah as allegedly dictated by Gabriel. Hadith (narrative): The collections of Islamic traditions, including sayings and deeds of Muhammad as heard by his contemporaries, first-, second-, and third-hand. Al-Qiyas (analogy or comparison): The legal decision drawn by Islamic jurists based on precedent cases. İjma (consensus): The interpretations of Islamic laws handed down by the concensus of reputed Muslim scholars in a certain country. Robert Spencer, The Myth of Islamic Tolerance, p. 60. 7.6 Control in Islamic Law Islamic law is a totalitarian theoretical construct, intended to control every aspect of an individual’s life from birth to death. İbn Warraq, Why I’m Not a Muslim, p. 2. The men of this country want to regulate the wearing of our shoes, the ribbons in our hair, the color of our lips! My sisters, while their anger did not equal mine, sullenly complained that our men were obsessed with controlling every aspect of our lives, even that part of our daily living that was supposedly private. In my opinion, the control fanatics who govern our traditional lives had driven my daughter into the arms of a woman!
Muslims may not steal from each other. In fact, Muhammad had people's hands cut off for that. But the same is not true of unbelievers. Property rights for them exist only at the discretion of their Muslim rulers. Unsubmissive infidels frequently had their property stolen from them by Muhammad's warriors, which sometimes included wives and children. The Qur'an: Qur'an (5:38) - "As to the thief, Male or female, cut off his or her hands: a punishment by way of example, from Allah, for their crime: and Allah is Exalted in power." Qur'an (48:20) - "Allah promised you many acquisitions which you will take, then He hastened on this one for you and held back the hands of men from you, and that it may be a sign for the believers and that He may guide you on a right path." Allah promises Muslims that they will profit materially in their war against unbelievers. Qur'an (33:27) - "And He caused you to inherit their land and their houses and their wealth, and land ye have not trodden. Allah is ever Able to do all things." Referring again to the property of unbelievers, which is given to those Muslims who defeat them. From the Hadith: Forbidden to Steal from Fellow Muslims Bukhari (81:780) - The Prophet said, "The hand should be cut off for stealing something that is worth a quarter of a Dinar or more." Bukhari (81:792) - Narrated Aisha: "The Prophet cut off the hand of a lady, and that lady used to come to me, and I used to convey her message to the Prophet and she repented, and her repentance was sincere." Abu Dawud (38:4373) - The Prophet (peace be upon him) had a mans hand cut off who had stolen a shield. Stealing from Unbelievers Permitted if Needed Ibn Ishaq (764) - As for taking from unbelievers, perhaps the most illuminating example among many comes from the aftermath of the battle against the Khaybar as recorded by Muhammad's earliest biographer. The Khaybar were a peaceful community of Jewish farmers who did not even know they were at war until Muhammad led his men against their town one morning, taking them by surprise and handily defeating them. Not only did Muhammad take much of the town's possessions and land, but he actually had the tribe's treasurer, a man named Kinana, tortured until he gave up the location of hidden treasure. Muhammad then beheaded the man and "married" his traumatized widow, Safiyya (who passed through the hands of one of his lieutenant's first due to the luck of the draw). Bukhari (44:668) - "We were in the company of the Prophet at Dhul-Hulaifa. The people felt hungry and captured some camels and sheep (as booty)..." Muhammad said that Allah would always provide sustenance for those who believe in him. Stealing from non-Muslims was a legitimate means of fulfilling His promise. Ahmad 4869 (also found in the original Hadith of Bukhari) - It is mentioned from Ibn ‘Umar from the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, “My provision has been placed under the shadow of my spear, and abasement and humility have been placed on the one who disobeys my command.” The word "provision" means livelihood and "abasement and humility" refer to the jizya that non-Muslims are supposed to pay. By mere virtue of their unbelief, the property of non-Muslims belongs to Muslims. Additional Notes: After being chased out of Mecca, Muhammad and his small band of followers sought refuge in Medina, where he was accepted as a mediator between disparate factions. In order to make ends meet, he raided caravans carrying goods from Syria to merchants in Mecca, taking what he wanted and killing or capturing whoever resisted. Aside from establishing the rule that stealing from non-Muslims is permissible, Muhammad's raids also laid a firm foundation for Islamic terrorism. In later battles, Muhammad ordered his men to set aside a fifth of whatever they were able to take from a conquered population and give it to him. This is how he eventually accumulated great wealth (which his eleven widows did not inherit, even though they were forbidden from remarrying). Despite this heritage, Muslims today are not taught to steal from others. Those who become thieves do so in contradiction to what is practiced in mainstream Islam. http://www.thereligionofpeace.com/Quran/020-stealing.htm 7.9 Amputation for Theft in Islam Ma’ida 5:38.....As for the thief, both male and female, cut off their hands. It is the reward of their own deeds, an exemplary punishment from Allah. Allah is mighty, Wise. 12.39515 Al-Hedaya, vol. 2 (Hanafi manual) (of a crucifix or chessboard); Amputation is not incurred by stealing a crucifix, although it be of gold, - nor by stealing a chess-board or chess pieces of gold, as it is in the theif’s power to excuse himself, by saying, “I took them with a view to break and destroy them, as things prohibitied.” Robert Spencer, The Myth of Islamic Tolerance, pp. 83-84. Yüklə 7,46 Mb. Dostları ilə paylaş:
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