Child Trafficking

1. It is sickening to read this kind of news.

2. Human trafficking - Business where human (kids especially) are the product items.

3. Surprisingly this practice is getting bigger here in Malaysia. Its bad..its sad. Its really bad. Really sad.

4. Earlier this week a boy by the name William (inset) was reported missing while he was looking for his parents.

5. Today one body of a boy wearing yellow tee was found floating on the river.

6. Public fear the body could belong to William.

7. We pray for the best.

8. We can simply blame the parents - for leaving their kids in the car unattended while shopping and William left the car with intention looking for his parents when his little sister starting to cry.

9. Yes agree it was a wrong move to leave your kids in the car. But thats what we are all about - human. We make mistake all the time.

10. But come on we cant simply put the blame on them. Whoever who took an advantage when seing that boy wondering around could give him hand and help him. Regardless who we should be concern when we see any child walking around alone in public areas.

11. But we're selfish. That boy is someone else child leave it to his parents. This is usually came up to our mind.

12. Remember - that we too are human. The 'other people' are also human. No difference. Why can't we show some humanity? Be more concern on our surroundings and dont be so selfish? Ah...

13. Another news reported that the police have taken down one of the biggest gang involved in human trafficking syndicate. Numbers of child saved and put under the police custody.

14. It was reported the syndicate is targeting single & pragnant woman who are in desperate for money. They wil offer the woman around RM2,000 to deliver the baby and all documents depending on health of the baby. The baby later will be sold to childless desparate couples for adoption. The price rangebisba roubd RM30,000 depending on the health condition.

15. Astagafirullah.

16. This is sad,this is bad.

17. How did this people sleep at night?

18. We pray for the best and may Allah protect us from any danger. Ameen.

19. We pray for William safety and every other child. Hope for the best.

20. Regardless of whose body that was found floating dead on the river..this shouldn't happen if human can show some humanity and concern towards their fellow species. In sha Allah.

Constantinople = Istanbul. How did the name changed?

When Mustafa Kamal Ataturk took over Constantinople he change its name to Turkey and the name of its capital to Istanbul. Why? It is simply because of this hadith

"Verily you shall conquer Constantinople. What a wonderful leader will her leader be, and what a wonderful army will that army be!"

No.1 - So that Muslims believe that this prophecy has been fulfilled.
No.2 - So that not many Muslims know where exactly is Constantinople, and couldn't relate the hadith above with any kind of situation.
No.3 - To confuse the Muslims - How could Muslim take over Turkey when its already rule by a 'Muslim' nation?

The mission of current Turkey government is to make the Muslim believe that this had happened when Mustafa Kamal took over Constantinople from Ottoman Empire which is the last Islamic Country practicing the Caliphate system.

The turning point is here - There's another hadith saying that Dajjal will appear 6 months after Muslims conquered Constantinople. But has Dajjal comes out after that incident? The answer is no. Which means the hadith above has yet to be fulfilled and it will soon Insya Allah when the real Muslim taking over Constantinople from the current 'Muslim' government of Turkey and restored Caliphate system. The name of Turkey has never been used by our beloved Prophet Muhammad SAW. It always been known as Constantinople and we Muslim must keep it that way.

The Truth About Pork

In both Bible and Holy Qur-an Allah (God) condemns the touching & eating of swine flesh. If we agree that Allah (God) is the Best Knower, Foreknower & the All-knowing One, then surely He knows best what foods to eat and not to eat. We must ask the question, "Why does Allah (God) forbid the eating and touching of swine flesh in any form?" First let us look at what Allah (God) says about the eating of swine flesh in both Bible & Holy Qur-an:

Leviticus 11:7-8
"And the swine, though he divided the hoof, and be clovenfooted, yet he cheweth not the cud; he is unclean to you.
"Of their flesh shall ye not eat, and their carcass shall ye not touch; they are unclean to you."

Deuteronomy 14:8
"And the swine, because it divideth the hoof, yet cheweth not the cud, it is unclean unto you: ye shall not eat of their flesh, nor touch their dead carcass..

Here Allah (God) clearly states that the flesh of swine is forbidden to eat and touch. Bible Scholars agree with the Most Honorable Elijah Muhammad, that the King's meat spoken of in Daniel Ch. 1:8 is referring to swine flesh. In that story Daniel and the three Hebrew boys, followed the instruction of the Best Knower, the Foreknower and the All-knowing One, Allah (God). In the end they were healthier by not eating the King's meat and drinking his drink. Some of us make the mistake of thinking that the advent of Jesus suspends the Law Allah (God) gave to Moses. Let's examine Jesus' words concerning the Law Allah (God) gave to Moses.

Matthew 5:17-19
"Think not that I (Jesus) am come to destroy the law, or the prophets: I am not come to destroy, But to fulfill.
"For verily I say unto you, Till heaven and earth pass, one jot or one tittle shall in no wise pass from the law , till all is fulfilled.
"Whosoever therefore shall break one of these least commandments, and shall teach men so, he shall be called least in the kingdom of heaven: but whosoever shall do and teach them, the same shall be called great in the kingdom of heaven."

Jesus says he came to fulfill the law Allah (God) gave to Moses. Fulfill means to put into effect, to measure up to. Therefore, Jesus came in the world to put Moses law into effect and make it the reality by which all of us live. This would include Allah's (God's) prohibition against swine. Jesus clearly states that he has not come to destroy the law and that the law will not be changed until heaven and earth pass away. Heaven an earth are still present, therefore law is still in place and should be followed. The Most Honorable Elijah Muhammad made and interesting point in reference to this topic. He said to say that the All-wise Allah (God) changed His mind is to say that He is not a Foreknower. Allah (God) is the Foreknower and as the creator of man and pigs is the Best Knower of nature of both of them. Even though pigs are fed grains and corn in some places, this does not negate the FACT that they are filthy and poisonous by nature. If one were to feed a poisonous snake a better diet, it would not change the nature of the snake, being poisonous. If one were to grow a poisonous plant in a different type of soil, it would not prevent the plant from doing by nature what it is created to do. The same principle stands true for the swine. People often make the mistake of thinking that the Most Honorable Elijah Muhammad did not know they food would be filled with all types of hormones and chemicals. To say this is to say that he, as the Messenger of God, was not a foreknower like his Teacher. We would be foolish to say that How to Eat to Live is somehow outdated and Dr. So and So has better guidance than the Messenger of the Best Knower, the Foreknower and the All-Knowing One.

Allah (God) continues his condemnation of the swine as follows:

Isaiah 65:2-4
I have spread out my hands all the day unto a rebellious people, which walketh in a way that was not good, after their own thoughts;
A people that provoketh me to anger continually to my face; that sacrificeth in gardens, and burneth incense upon alters of brick;
Which remain among the graves, and lodge in the monuments, eating swine's flesh, and the broth of abominable things is in their vessels."

Isaiah 66:17
"They that sanctify themselves, and purify themselves in the gardens behind one tree in the midst, eating swine's flesh, and the abomination, and the mouse, shall be consumed together, saith the Lord."

The word abomination mean abhorrence; disgust, that which is hated, a cause of abhorrence, disgust or hatred. The Most Honorable Elijah Muhammad said that the one tree the people hide behind were the people who used the word of God to justify the consumption of prohibited swine flesh. The Bible condemns those that engage in that type of activity as follows:

Ezekiel 22:26
Her priest have violated my law, and have profaned mine holy things: they have put no difference between the holy and the profane, neither have they shewed difference between the unclean and the clean and have hid their eyes form my sabbaths, and I am profaned among them.

This perfectly describes how those who are charged with the responsibility of using the word of Allah (God), to raise His standard, have used His word to justify their own evil and the evils of he people under their charge. No wonder Jesus says in Matthew 5:19, "Whosoever therefore shall break one of these least commandments, and shall teach men so, he shall be called least in the kingdom of heaven..."
The Holy Qur'an, the book of scripture for over one billion Muslims on earth, also condemns the consumption of swine.

Holy Qur-an 2:173
"He has thus forbidden you only what dies of itself, and blood, and the flesh of swine, and that over which any other (name) than (that of) Allah has been invoked..."

Holy Qur-an 5:3
"Forbidden to you is that which dies of itself, and blood, and the flesh of swine, and that over which any other name than that of Allah has been invoked..."

Holy Qur-an 6:146
"Say, I find not in that which is revealed to me aught forbidden for an eater to eat thereof, except that it be what dies of itself, or blood poured forth, or flesh of swine - for that surely is unclean - or what is a transgression, other than (the name of) Allah having been invoked on it..."

Holy Qur-an 16:115
"He has forbidden you only what dies of itself and blood and the flesh of swine and that over which any other name than that of Allah has been invoked;..."

Excerpted from the book, The Truth About Pork - 

By Minister Abdul Muhammad

Who are they, Rum?

Prophet Muhammad (SAW) has prophesied that:

'You will make an alliance with Rum'.  

The question is - who are they, the Rum?

Is this Rome of Italy?

Here is article written by Sheikh Imran N Hosein answering the above question:

Question: When Israel Wages Her Big Wars Would That Be The Time When Muslim Will Make An Alliance With Rum? Is This Rome, Italy?

"Nabi Muhammad (SA) has prophesised that

'You will make an alliance with Rum'.

Indeed there is a... Surah of the Qur'an which is entitled Surah Ar-Rum. And in that Surah, in the first Ayah, Allah speaks about Rum being defeated. If you believe that Allah (SWT) was referring to a city in Italy then you should buy a one way ticket to Disneyland.
When the Qur'an says that Rum has been defeated, was referring to a city in Italy called Rome? Oh come one, what kind of scholarship is that? And when the Qur'an refers to Rum you translate it as Romans? Is that the correct translation, Romans?

Rum in the Qur'an is easy to identify. It is the 'Eastern Orthodox Christian Church'; which had established the Byzantine Empire with Constantinople as its capital...
Prophet (SA) said 'You will make an alliance with Rum'. The Byzantine Empire has disappeared today, but the 'Eastern Orthodox Christian Church' has not. If we want to find Rum, where is the 'Eastern Orthodox Christian Church' today?

Answer, the headquarters is now in Russia. If I am wrong I invite you to correct me. And so when the Prophet (SA) said, 'You will make an alliance with Rum', my answer is its going to be an alliance with Russia. .." 

Written by Imran N. Hosein 

Source: http://www.imranhosein.org/faq/28-muslim-village/326-rum-rome.html
 

Q & A (2)

These questions I've received way back in 2010. Back at that time I was very active writing in forums and I've seen many interesting questions. The below is a conversation between me and anonymous person who I believe is a Jew. Well, from how he speak it tells me he must be a Jew.

So here I would like to share with our readers on this very interesting topic. The below questions was actually the last 2 questions addressed to me which both are the most interesting questions from the whole conversation.

Question:

"Anyway, for any command of killing the disbelievers only to be used during battlefield and towards the war prisoners"

Where is this stated? Or are you just assuming that's what it means?

Oh, and one more question--I know that in the Hadith (I forget which verse specifically but I believe it is Sahih Muslim--"The last hour will not come before the Muslims fight the Jews and the Muslims kill them, so that Jews will hide behind stones and trees and the Stone and the tree will say, O Muslim, O servant of God! There is a Jew behind me; come and kill him.") Does it make it difficult for you to be friends with Jews when, presumably, you believe that you must kill them when/if the time arises? It seems that it would be a bit difficult to make friends with Jews under this circumstance, yes?

Answer:

Salam,

1) As I said, if you want to understand it you got to read the whole book. At least read the whole surah. To make it easy for you to understand you may get your self the Quran with translation and commentary by Abdullah Yusuf Ali. With the help of the commentary you will be able to understand the verse better as it will explains about the verse. For me, it really helps me to understand the Quran better. Here is the commentary for the 2 surahs that you have mentioned earlier:

For Surah Al-Maidah Verse 51, the commentary by Abdullah Yusuf Ali:

That is, look not to them for help and comfort. They are more likely to combine against you than to help you. And this happened more than once in the lifetime of the Prophet, and in after-ages again and again.

He who associates with them and shares their counsels must be counted as of them. The trimmer loses whichever way the wheel of fortune turns.

For Surah At-Tawbah Verse 29, the commentary by Abdullah Yusuf Ali:

Jizyah: the root meaning is compensation.

The derived meaning, which became the technical meaning, was a poll-tax levied from those who did not accept Islam, but were willing to live under the protection of Islam, and were thus tacitly willing to submit to its ideals being enforced in the Muslim State.

There are no amount permanently fixed for it. It was in acknowledgement that those whose religion was tolerated would in their turn not interfere with the preaching and progress of Islam. Imam Shafi’i suggests one dinar per year, which would be the Arabian gold dinar of the Muslim States.

The tax varied in amount, and there were exemptions for the poor, for females and children (according to Abu Hanifa), for slaves, and for monks and hermits. Being a tax on able-bodied males of military age, it was in a sense a commutation for military service.

In the last line of the verse it says - عَن يَدٍ وَهُمْ صَاغِرُونَ It reads: AAan yadin wahum saghiroon.

AAan Yadin – literally, from the hand, has been variously interpreted. The hand being the symbol of power and authority. I accept the interpretation ‘in token of willing submission.’

The Jizya was thus partly symbolic and partly a commutation for military service, but as the amount was insignificant and the exemptions numerous, its symbolic character predominated.

Answering to this question: Where is this stated? Or are you just assuming that's what it means?

Answer: I have already explained it to you. Refer to Surah Al-Baqarah Verse 190-194

In Surah Al-Baqarah Chapter 2 Verse 190-194:

Fight in the way of Allah those who fight you but do not transgress. Indeed. Allah does not like transgressors. And kill them wherever you overtake them and expel them from wherever they have expelled you, and fitnah is worse than killing. And do not fight them at al-Masjid al- Haram until they fight you there. But if they fight you, then kill them. Such is the recompense of the disbelievers. And if they cease, then indeed, Allah is Forgiving and Merciful. Fight them until there is no [more] fitnah and [until] worship is [acknowledged to be] for Allah . But if they cease, then there is to be no aggression except against the oppressors. [Fighting in] the sacred month is for [aggression committed in] the sacred month, and for [all] violations is legal retribution. So whoever has assaulted you, then assault him in the same way that he has assaulted you. And fear Allah and know that Allah is with those who fear Him.

The Muslims are only allowed to fight against those who intend to harm them (for self-defense) and that if their enemies surrender, they must also stop because God does not like those who transgress limits.

For your information, Islam tells the us to avoid any kind of assumptions. So I do not assume or interpret the Quran according to my preference. Quran was sent down to Prophet Muhammad s.a.w so that he can teach and guide mankind to the right path. It is not for anyone to assume or interpret it according to their own preference. The meaning of every verse has been explained by the Prophet Muhammad s.a.w. The commentary that I told you earlier, is to explained the meaning of the verses of the Quran following the teaching of Prophet Muhammad s.a.w through the book of Hadeeth. 

2) “The last hour will not come before the Muslims fight the Jews and the Muslims kill them, so that Jews will hide behind stones and trees and the Stone and the tree will say, O Muslim, O servant of God! There is a Jew behind me; come and kill him."

- This hadeeth is a prophecy mentioned by Prophet Muhammad s.a.w about the sign of Qiamat under the topic of Sign of Qiamat. In the Quran mentioned many times about there is no one would know about the coming of Qiamat except Allah Ta’ala and only Him who knows about it. Somehow the sign was given to us to warn us. The Hadeeth above, some Ulama and Scholars say that the Prophet was speaking in metaphorically.

As you can see today the Jews are scattered around the western world. For instance: In America. It is hard for you to recognize them. You can’t tell if they are Jews or not, they mixed and live in the western society. It is hard for us to differentiate between Jews and the whites as many Jews already adopted the identity of the whites. They have English-sounds name, the looks like them, they sound and speak like them (whites). Today we may find big name Hollywood Celebrities, or big-guys from Wallstreet and the government of America are Jews. If no one ever mentioned about their blood-line, nobody can tell that they are Jews. The Jews are hiding behind the identity of the westerners.

At the time of the revelation of the Qur’an, and for more than a thousand years thereafter, Christians and Jews were locked in a relationship of such mutual hatred that it was impossible to conceive of a future Christian-Jewish reconciliation, friendship and mutual alliance.

After all, the Gospel itself had recorded the exclusive Jewish role in the demand for Christ’s crucifixion, in addition to the fact that the Roman government had opposed it (John, 19:4-7). Christianity consistently, and quite correctly, blamed the Jews for demanding that crucifixion. It created eternal hostility between the two religious communities. 

However, this extraordinary verse of the Qur’an actually anticipated a time when the world would witness a strange and mysterious reconciliation between these two foes, and the emergence of a Judeo-Christian alliance. It is only in the modern age, when Gog and Magog have attacked Euro-Christianity and Euro-Judaism and have transformed Europe into an essentially godless secular society where men can legally marry men, that the world has witnessed the amazing fulfillment of the divine prophecy in this verse of the Qur’an (See chapter on Gog and Magog in ‘Jerusalem in the Qur’an’). 

It should be clear that the Qur’an has prohibited Muslims from maintaining friendly ties with only that Judeo-Christian alliance and not with all Christians and all Jews. The Qur’an has also warned those Muslims who established ties of friendship with that Judeo-Christian alliance that is now ruling the world, that Allah Most High would recognize them to be members of that alliance (rather than the Muslim community), and would thus consider such conduct the ultimate betrayal of Islam.

Euro-Christianity and Euro-Judaism have today joined in an unholy alliance in order to conquer and rule the world from London, Washington and Jerusalem while waging war on Islam. They do so in order to deliver the rule over the world to an imposter Euro-Jewish State of Israel - a state which they themselves created, and then seduced the oriental Jews (i.e., the Israelite Jews) into accepting. That alliance is also waging war on the religious way of life and in the process is transforming almost the whole world to a state of decadence and godlessness.

 – Taken from Neither Friends or Allies by Imran Nazar Hosein.

3) I do not have any Jewish friend. I am not being racist, but you cannot find Jews living here. But yes I have met them before. And they look like a normal white American. I only got to know when they told me that they are Jews. We speak like normal people and we have no problem whatsoever. The Quran say that there are good people amongst them. And we were only told to fight those who fight us. And also there are Jews who are Muslims and they believe in Islam but majority of them are not. If happen to be that I will have a Jewish friend, I will accept them for who they are. But if they join and attack the Muslims, I will fight them. If they’re not, then I will do no harm onto them. We were only told to fight those who fight us, not those who don’t. Since we are in this topic let me share with you one story:

Once I was told a story by a learned man, who have an experience living in the Jewish society. So one day he had a discussion of religious matters with his Jewish friends. He asked them: Do you believe that Muhammad s.a.w is the messenger of Allah? And they answer: Yes. So he was very surprise and asked again: If yes, then why don’t you follow his teaching and be Muslims? They answer: We are Jews, and Moses is for the people of Jews. So we only follow Moses and will not follow Muhammad because he’s an Arab, not Jews.

QUESTION:

I'm afraid your "learned friend" is lying. There is not a single Jew anywhere who believes that Mohammed was or is in any way divinely inspired or a prophet. If a Jew believed that then by definition he would not be a Jew anymore. And I'm sorry but I found your reply to me extremely anti-Semitic. Jews did not willingly "adopt" the identity of "whites". They were forced into Europe after the Romans sacked Israel and had to integrate into those societies. After thousands of years of oppression and persecution they have finally started to be seen as equals.

Oh, and as one final note--only half of Jews worldwide are "white". The rest are Mizrahi or Sephardic ("dark" or "tan"). These people are the descendents of those Jews who were driven out of Arab countries in the 20th century.

Thank you for answering my questions, anyway.

Answer:

Shalom,

First of all about the story that I shared with you, I wasn’t asking you to confirm if it’s true or if it’s a lie. You can think whatever you like, and you may accuse if he was lying. I don’t need you to believe in his story like I do. My intention was only sharing the knowledge and my points of view.

Me, anti-semite? I'm not surprised to hear that. It is very typical for everyone to label someone as anti-Semite whenever they speak about the Jews. It seems like Jews are very sensitive people. Anyway, it is up to you to think whatever you want. After all I was only answering your questions. If you’re not happy and couldn’t agree with my answer – it is your choice, your freedom. I have no rights to force you to accepting my point of views and make you confirming everything I said is true.

Oh another thing, if you think that Muslims were all trained to hate the Jews I can tell you that you are so wrong. Here I quoted you the verse from the Holy Quran. Allah said:

O Children of Israel, remember My favor that I have bestowed upon you and that I preferred you over the worlds. (Surah Al-Baqarah Chapter 2 Verse 47)

Ye are the best of peoples, evolved for mankind, enjoining what is right, forbidding what is wrong, and believing in Allah. If only the People of the Book had faith, it were best for them: among them are some who have faith, but most of them are perverted transgressors. (Surah Ali Imran Chapter 3 Verse 110)

Now compare it to this:

Remember, and forget not, how thou provokedst the LORD thy God to wrath in the wilderness: from the day that thou didst depart out of the land of Egypt, until ye came unto this place, ye have been rebellious against the LORD.  Also in Horeb ye provoked the LORD to wrath, so that the LORD was angry with you to have destroyed you. (The Old Testament – Deuteronomy 9: 7-8) 

For the LORD had said unto Moses, Say unto the children of Israel, Ye are a stiffnecked people: (The Old Testament – Exodus 33:5) 

So my question here - does this mean that Moses was anti-Semite? (You don't have to answer, I already know the answer - I was just trying to pull your leg [metaphorically] by asking you this question)

It is a pleasure to have a chance to discussing over these matters with you. And I am very grateful for this opportunity. You are most welcome.

The Appearance of Gog and Magog by Imam Ibn Kathir

From "The Signs Before the Day of Judgement"
Based on ibn Katheer's "Al-Bidaayah wa'l-Nihaayah" (The Beginning and the End)
© Taqwa

They (two tribes or peoples) will appear at the time of Jesus son of Mary, after the Dajjaal. Allah will destroy them all in one night, in response to the supplication of Jesus.

Abu Hurayrah reported that the Prophet (S) said, "Every day, Gog and Magog are trying to dig a way out through the barrier. When they begin to see sunlight through it, the one who is in charge of them says, 'Go back; you can carry on digging tomorrow,' and when they come back, the barrier is stronger than it was before. This will continue until their time comes and Allah wishes to send them forth. They will dig until they begin to see sunlight, then the one who is in charge of them will say, 'Go back; you can carry on digging tomorrow, in shaa'Allah.' In this case he will make an exception by saying in shaa'Allah, thus relating the matter to the Will of Allah. They will return on the following day, and find the hole as they left it. They will carry on digging and come out against the people. They will drink all the water, and find the hole as they left it, and the people will entrench themselves in their fortresses. Gog and Magog will fire their arrows into the sky, and they will fall back to earth with something like blood on them. Gog and Magog will say, 'We have defeated the people of earth, and overcome the people of heaven.' Then Allah will send a kind of worm in the napes of their nacks, and they will be killed by it...'By Him a in Whose hand is the soul of Muhammad, the beasts of the earth will become fat.'" [Tirmidhee, Abwaab al-Tafseer: Surat al-Kahf (Hadith 5160), 8/597-99; Ibn Maajah, Kitaab al-Fitan, (Hadith 4080), 2/1364. Ahmad, Musnad, 2/510, 511.]

Gog and Magog are two groups of Turks, descended from Yaafith (Japheth), the father of the Turks, one of the sons of Noah. At the time of Abraham (AS), there was a king called Dhoo'l-Qarnayn. He performed Tawaaf around the Ka'bah with Abraham (AS) when he first built it; he believed and followed him. Dhoo'l-Qarnayn was a good man and a great king; Allah gave him great power and he ruled the east and west. He held sway over all kings and countries, and travelled far and wide in both east and west. He travelled eastwards until he reached a pass between two mountains, through which people were coming out. They did not understand anything, because they were so isolated; they were Gog and Magog. They were spreading corruption through the earth, and harming the people, so the people sought help from Dhoo'l-Qarnayn. They asked him to build a barrier between them and Gog and Magog. He asked them to him to build it, so together they built a barrier by mixing iron, copper and tar.

Thus Dhoo'l-Qarnayn restrained Gog and Magog behind the barrier. They tried to penetrate the barrier, or to climb over it, but to no avail. They could not succeed because the barrier is so huge and smooth. They began to dig, and they have been digging for centuries; they will continue to do so until the time when Allah decrees that they come out. At that time the barrier will collapse, and Gog and Magog will rush out in all directions, spreading corruption, uprooting plants, killing people. When Jesus (AS) prays against them, Allah will send a kind of work in the napes of their necks, and they will be killed by it.

Antoher relevant hadeeth:

-"Ibn Mas'ood reported that the Prophet (S) said, "On the night of the Israa' (night journey), I met my father Abraham, Moses and Jesus, and they discussed the Hour. The matter was referred first to Abraham, then to Moses, and both said, 'I have no knowledge of it'. Then it was referred to Jesus, who said, 'No one knows about its timing except Allah; what my Lord told me was that the Dajjaal will appear, and when he sees me he will begin to melt like lead. Allah will destroy him when he sees me. The Muslims will fight against the Kaafirs, and even the trees and rocks will say, "O Muslim, there is a Kaafir hiding beneath me - come and kill him!" Allah will destroy the Kaafirs, and the people will return to their lands. Then Gog and Magog will appear from all directions, eating and drinking everything they found. The people will complain to me, so I will pray to Allah and He will destroy them, so that the earth will be filled with their stench. Allah will send rain which will wash their bodies into the sea. My Lord has told me that when that happens, the HOUR WILL BE VERY CLOSE, LIKE A PREGNANT WOMAN WHOSE TIME IS DUE, BUT HER FAMILY DO NOT KNOW EXACTLY WHEN SHE WILL DELIVER."

Q & A (1)

Here I would like to share the story to our readers.

The answer for the question below:

Why Did Caliph Umar Dismissed Khalid Al-Walid as General? Was it because of Jelousy?

In the name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful

Many agree that the reason remained unknown. And I do too prefer to keep it that way and do not want to jump into any conclusion by assuming what I know not.

At the same time in order to protect Caliph Umar Al-Khattab from being labelled as Jealous, there are source where we can look at and study about it. In fact, Caliph Umar Al-Khattab did mention why he dismissed General Khalid Al-Walid from the army and his post. But people still like to argue about it. 

To say Caliph Umar Al-Khattab dismissed Khalid Al Walid due to jealousy, I firmly disagree. And I dare to say that was not the case. Umar Al-Khattab was one of the closest and trusted companion to Prophet Muhammad peace be upon him. With his knowledge and how he understood the teaching of Islam it is not right to claim that he was jealous of Khalid Al-Walid plus he gained and learn knowledge of Islam directly from our Prophet Al-Kareem. There is no room for feeling such as jealousy in Islam. Literally the meaning of jealousy is big. There are different types of jealousy. There is a type of jealousy (positive) that is accepted by Islam, and there is a type of jealousy (negative) that is prohibited in Islam. 

Back to your question, let say if we say that Caliph Umar Al-Khattab removed Khalid Ibn Al-Walid from his post because of jealousy, it will tell us the jealousy of Caliph Umar Al-Khattab is negative which is prohibited in Islam. As a second Caliph and one of the closest and trusted companions of Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him), he should known better. Therefore to say he was jealous of Khalid Ibn Al-Walid is rubbished.

As the reason still remained unknown it is the best for us not to assume for things we do not know. Allah told us through the book of Quran, do not assume:

O ye who believe! Avoid suspicion as much (as possible): for the suspicion in some cases is a sin: And spy not on each other behind their backs. Would any of you like to eat the flesh of his dead brother? Nay, ye would abhor it..But fear Allah: For Allah is Oft-Returning, Most Merciful. (Al-Hujurat verse 12)

But the fact, the points below can tell us that jealousy was not the reason why Caliph Umar Al-Khattab dismissed Khalid Ibn Al-Walid from the army.

After Khalid Ibn Al-Walid was dismissed by Caliph Umar Al-Khattab, he visited Madinah and met Caliph Umar Al-Khattab personally. During the meeting it was reported Caliph Umar Al-Khattab giving a tribute to Khalid Ibn Al-Walid:

“You have achieved what no man did ever before, but verily it was through Allah’s help.”

As we know, man can do nothing without the will of Allah. In another word, it meant that no matter how strong and talented Khalid as a warrior, he will not be able to achieve that without the will of Allah.

And also, Caliph Umar Al-Khattab said this to explain his action of dismissing Khalid Al-Walid from his post and the army:

“I have not dismissed Khalid because of my anger or because of any dishonesty on his part, but because people glorified him and were misled. I feared that people would rely on him for victory. I want them to know that it is Allah who does all things; and there should be no mischief in the land.”

And there, that was the reason why he removed him from the army. We all know the character of Khalid Al-Walid, and he was one of the greatest warriors of all time. He is a true warrior who had no fear except one: Allah. He welcomes death and hoping to fall as a Syahid in the battlefield. I have come across very interesting article about Khalid Ibn Al-Walid written by Mr. Himed he said:

“The Duke of Wellington once remarked that “Napoleon’s presence on the battlefield was worth 40,000 men.” It is not an exaggeration to say that Khalid ibn Walid’s presence was worth 100,000 men.”

This can tell us, what kind of warrior Khalid is. The enemy were shaken whenever they heard the name of this Noble Warrior, Khalid son of Al-Walid. The Muslims army have more confidence when Khalid is around. They strongly believe Khalid can win them the battle, but they are wrong. As Khalid cannot and will never able to win it except with the will of Allah. It is prohibited in Islam to glorify a human being as it may give a negative impact towards our aqeedah. All glory belongs to Allah and not His creatures. Caliph Umar Al-Khattab try to prevent that to happen by removing Khalid completely from the army. This is very understandable.

To demote Khalid from his post and made him as a lower ranks soldier and name Abu Ubaidah as new commander in chief will not settle the problem as his presence will still be there during the battles. And Muslims army would still depend on him heavily. What’s worst it may breaks the army into 2 groups; 1 group siding with Khalid (as we know Khalid had win many heart of the Muslims by his heroics act. He has large numbers of supporters especially in the army where he was highly respected by the Muslims armies) and the other group siding with new elect Commander In Chief Abu Ubaidah. The army also may reject the leadership of Abu Ubaidah to show their loyalty towards Khalid. As conclusion to retain Khalid in the army would be a disaster. The only way is to remove him from the army completely. With that the Muslims army will be able:

1. Slowly adapting and accepting the presence of Khalid Al Walid is no longer there and learn not to rely on Khalid Ibn Al Walid in battlefields.
2. Accepting Abu Ubaidah as their new commander in chief.

Years later, Caliph Umar Al-Khattab took back Khalid Al-Walid into the military.

There are also some who suggest that there are some kind of fierce rivalry between Umar and Khalid. However, there is not enough proof to confirm on this statement. Khalid Al-Walid was a cousin of Caliph Umar and they have fought together side by side for Islam during the time of Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him). It is understandable for them having the friendly rivalry as both of them are great and respected warriors, but to say they are against each other, is just unacceptable because there is no proof to show they go against each other.

None of them ever makes any negative statements on each other.

"If Abu Bakr is dead and Umar is Caliph, then we hear and obey." - Khalid Al Walid said this after the death of Caliph Abu Bakr.

"Praise be to Allah who took Abu Bakr away. He was dearer to me than Umar. Praise be to Allah who appointed Umar in authority He was hateful to me, but I grew to like him." – Khalid Al-Walid.

When Khalid was on his death bed, Caliph Umar Al-Khattab is also reported to have wished that beside Abu Ubaidah, if Khalid Al-Walid would be alive he would have appointed him as his successor.

Here I would like to remind not only to the person who asked this question but also every Muslims including my self, that it is very important for us not to just simply jump into any conclusion by assuming something that are beyond our knowledge. For whatever it is, it is easier for us to fall into an argument for this matter. But remember this; both of them are the great figure in Islamic history. And Caliph Umar Al-Khattab who was named mentions by Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) to be among the 10 companions of Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) who were promised paradise. As the member of Ashrah Mubashsharah, it is not possible for Caliph Umar Al-Khattab to mistreated Khalid Ibn Al-Walid.

Allah knows best.

The Last Ummah

بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم

If you do not aid the Prophet - Allah has already aided him when those who disbelieved had driven him out [of Makkah] as one of two, when they were in the cave and he said to his companion, "Do not grieve; indeed Allah is with us." And Allah sent down his tranquillity upon him and supported him with angels you did not see and made the word of those who disbelieved the lowest, while the word of Allah - that is the highest. And Allah is Exalted in Might and Wise.

(Al-Quran Surat At-Tawbah, Chapter 9 Verse 40)

Before we get into details, here are the things that we already understand. To make sure the message to be very clear, I have to start with these matters.

Jews - is not a religion. It is a race. Judaism is the religion of Jews. Although majority of them follow Judaism but there are also Muslim Jews and Christians Jews. The thing is Juda-Jews believe they are the followers of Moses. Judaism somehow based very much on the race of Jews. To believe in Judaism the person must be a Jew as Judaism is only for Jewish people.

Christians - It is not based on races. Any race can be Christians as long as they believe Jesus is Son of God / God, believe in Trinity Concept, believe that Jesus died for the sins of the world. Whoever believes in this concept and claimed to be the follower of Jesus - they are Christians. Trinity is the catechism of Christians.

Muslims - Is the one who submit to the will of God. Anyone who is submitting to the will of God and firmly believes God is one, they are Muslims. For every Muslims they must believe in all the prophets that send by Allah that includes Abraham, Moses, Jesus and Muhammad (peace be upon them all). There are 25 names of Prophets mentioned in the Quran. We must believe in them all. Not Muslim the person is if he or she refuses to.

Here, name of Prophets mentioned in the Quran not only acknowledge us about the names of the righteous Prophets, but also helps us to know the age of time. The beginning starts with Adam and the last will be the time of Muhammad s.a.w (peace be upon them). And Muhammad s.a.w marks the end is near. Which means Qiamat surely will come after the time of Muhammad s.a.w.

By time, Indeed, mankind is in loss, Except for those who have believed and done righteous deeds and advised each other to truth and advised each other to patience. (Al-Quran Surah Al-'Asr Chapter 103 Verse 1-3)

"In this Surah, Allah is making an oath by Al'Asr, by Time. Some scholars, like Malik, say that 'Asr here means the time of the 'Asr prayer. Other says that it means Time through the ages.

Time is one of the creations of Allah. All other creations are affected by time including us. Every day we grow older, every day we come closer to our destiny, to the Day of Reckoning. On that day, everyone will find out through his final account and last Balance Sheet whether he or she is in profit or in loss.

The subject of the oath is that mankind, or Al-Insan is in loss; except those who believe and do righteous deeds. Allah excludes those who believe with all their hearts and do good deeds and also exhort (or urge) one another to Truth and Patience or constancy." - Khutbah by Omar Tarhuni

According to some scholars like Malik, say that the time when the Surah was revealed to Prophet Muhammad s.a.w to indicate that at that time the world was in the time of 'Asr. So if this surah which has been revealed about 1400 years ago, what is the current time of the world today? Maghrib? Could be Isya'. Only Allah knows that.

Back to the main topic, about the Jews claimed themselves as the follower of Moses and Christians claimed themselves as the follower of Jesus (peace be upon them all). How exactly for us to know that? Well, this is how it works.

Muslims are not only the ummah (people) of Muhammad s.a.w. Muslims also can be the ummah of Adam, Noah, Abraham, Lot, Moses, David, Solomon, Jesus (peace be upon them all) and so on. These are the righteous prophets selected by Allah Ta'ala to lead every mankind. It’s just all depend which age of time we are living in.

So this is how it works, if you're born and living through times of Adam, then you're the ummah of Adam(pbuh). If someone were born and live during times of Abraham, then they were the ummah of Abraham(pbuh). Same goes with other prophets. When you're born during the time of particular prophet and live through that time then you are the ummah of that particular prophet. Anyone can deny as they want, but fact doesn't lie.

Same case for Moses and Jesus (peace be upon them all). Allah sent a prophet to lead their own nation and tribes. But the last, Muhammad s.a.w was not only sent for the people of Arab, he was sent for all the humanity who living through the times of Muhammad s.a.w. How can we confirm that? Easy, go back to the book. Let see some of the verse we can find in the Quran to confirm this statement.

"We have not sent you (O Muhammad) but as a universal (Messenger) to men giving them glad tidings and warning them (against sin) but most men understand not"

(Al-Quran Surah Saba' Chapter 34, Verse 28)

"O mankind! Verily, there has come to you the Messenger (Muhammad) with the truth from your Rabb (Sustainer). So believe in him, it is better for you. But if you disbelieve, then certainly to Allah belongs all that is in the heavens and the earth. And Allah is Ever All-Knowing, All-Wise"

(Al-Quran Surah An-Nisa Chapter 4, Verse 170)

Islam also firmly tells us that differences of races, gender, and nationality are nothing but only for human recognition. All mankind are equal and same, only good deeds differ one from another. In the Quran again say:

O mankind, indeed We have created you from male and female and made you peoples and tribes that you may know one another. Indeed, the most noble of you in the sight of Allah is the most righteous of you. Indeed, Allah is Knowing and Acquainted.

(Al-Quran Surah Al-Hujurat Chapter 49, Verse 13)

It doesn't matter what races we belong to, or which generation we come from. It is the time when we were born that will indicates us which ummah do we belong to. You can be Jewish, English, American, Chinese, Malay, African, Japanese etc., you can be born as white, black, brown, Caucasian or yellow, you can be born from Muslims, Christians, Jewish, Buddhist, Atheist, Hindu family but as long as you were born during the time of Muhammad s.a.w the fact stands that you are the ummah of Muhammad s.a.w.

Muhammad s.a.w was chosen by Allah Ta'ala to lead all mankind to the right path and Muhammad s.a.w just like the other Righteous Prophets - they are all Muslims which means - the one that submit to the will of God. Allah Ta'ala sent down revelation and guidelines to Muhammad s.a.w so that he can lead mankind by example. Muhammad s.a.w task was bigger to compare with other prophets, and the impacts are greater too. Muhammad s.a.w was sent not only for one nation or tribes but for the whole mankind. As we can see today there are more and more people converting to Islam regardless of their backgrounds. As Muhammad s.a.w is the last prophet, which also means that we are the last ummah.

Islam is a simply way of life and is the true religion. Islam provides solution to any kinds of problems. If anyone would like to live a good life, then take Islam and don’t substitute it with any other rules. By right, which rules are better; rules created by man or by the Creator?

"This day I have perfected for you your religion and completed My favor upon you and have approved for you Islam as religion."

Al-Quran Surah Al-Ma'idah Chapter 5 Verse 3

The Full Verse of Surah Ma'idah 5;3:

"Prohibited to you are dead animals, blood, the flesh of swine, and that which has been dedicated to other than Allah , and [those animals] killed by strangling or by a violent blow or by a head-long fall or by the goring of horns, and those from which a wild animal has eaten, except what you [are able to] slaughter [before its death], and those which are sacrificed on stone altars, and [prohibited is] that you seek decision through divining arrows. That is grave disobedience. This day those who disbelieve have despaired of [defeating] your religion; so fear them not, but fear Me. This day I have perfected for you your religion and completed My favor upon you and have approved for you Islam as religion. But whoever is forced by severe hunger with no inclination to sin - then indeed, Allah is Forgiving and Merciful."

We can consider ourselves lucky to be part of Ummah of Muhammad s.a.w as we were born during the time of Muhammad s.a.w. This is because there are lots of benefits given to the ummah of Muhammad s.a.w.

One day the Messenger was sitting in sadness, then Jibrail A.S (Gabriel) came and asked:

"O Muhammad why are you so sad, but God has given five things that have never given to anyone before you, they are:

1. Allah always hears someone, as long as the person has no doubt in Allah,

2. Who would cover the embarrassment of others, surely Allah will cover the embarrassment of his on the Day of Judgment,

3. The door of repentance remains open until sakaratul maut (last hour) came,

4. Who recites the shahadah, would be forgiven all of his sins even the sins are as big as the size of the earth,

5. Punishment of those who have died can be removed by the prayer of those still living in the world"

Another hadith also reported that Moses (Peace be upon him) while he was at Mount Sinai, he was told about the benefits for ummah of Muhammad s.a.w by Allah Ta'ala. After heard of all the benefits, Moses asked if he can be one of the ummah of Muhammad s.a.w. Allah reject his wish:

"O Moses, I have chosen you to accept my words, so take what I give thee, and thou be among those who are grateful .."

Moses was satisfied and pleased with the answer of Allah Ta'ala.

(Source: Abu Laits a.s Assamarqandi as reported by Sanadnya and Muqatil bin Sulaiman)

Here we can see there are lots of advantages given to us (Ummah of Muhammad a.s) which even Moses (pbuh) as one of the greatest prophets of Allah would like to have. We cannot afford to take things for granted; we must work towards the blessings of Allah. Among all of the prophets, there will be only one of them that will be accepted to be as the Ummah of Muhammad s.a.w and that prophet will be Jesus or better known as Isa Al-Maseeh ibn Maryam (peace be upon him) amongst the Muslims. Jesus (peace be upon him) will be back to this earth to lead the believers to the right path and fights Dajjal and his followers (the unbelievers). And on his second coming, all teachings spread by Jesus (peace be upon him) will not be based upon Gospel or Injil but instead it will be based on the last revelation that Allah has send down to Muhammad s.a.w 1400 years ago: that is Al-Quran.

It is not an option for us to choose which prophet we want to follow. It’s our destiny. But it is for us to choose to obey or to reject.

Moses was born as Jew but his faith made him Muslim. Jesus was born as Jew but his faith made him Muslim. This is because both of them are those who submit to the will of God.

Jews today claimed to be followers and their loyalty towards Moses (pbuh) was down because of racial issues. They cannot accept the idea being the ummah of Muhammad s.a.w since Muhammad s.a.w was not a Jew but an Arab. According to Jewish beliefs, they – the Jews are the best of the best people. And they labelled non-Jews as Goyim - unclean people. Therefore they don't like the idea to be followers of Non-Jews. So they deny Muhammad s.a.w and claimed to be the followers of Moses (pbuh).

Christians today chose to be followers of Jesus (pbuh) is because the idea of Jesus had died for their sins, therefore as long as they believe in Jesus as God / Son of God, no matter what sins they have committed they will be still heading towards Heaven. Easy as A B C. No need to work hard to earn themselves a spot in heaven. This idea is so good to be true and indeed, it is a very good deal for them. Who doesn’t want to go to heaven? And here Christianity offers the simplest way, just believe and you will earn your spot. They reject Muhammad s.a.w and labelled him as false prophet and blindly claimed to be the followers of Jesus Christ. Astagafirullah. The fact is they - Christians today, are not the ummah of Jesus since they were born during time of Muhammad s.a.w.

Al-Quran was not written by Muhammad s.a.w. but he received the revelation from Allah Ta'ala through arch-angel Jibrail a.s (Gabriel). And Muhammad s.a.w is the last messenger of Allah. And we today are all belongs to the ummah of Muhammad s.a.w which makes us the last ummah regardless which nation or tribes we came from.

The Messenger of Allah (sal Allahu alaihi wa sallam) said: “Everyone of my Ummah will enter Jannah except those who refuse.” He was asked: “Who will refuse?” He (sal Allahu alaihi wa sallam) said: “Whoever obeys me shall enter Jannah, and whosoever disobeys me refuses to (enter Jannah).” [Sahih Bukhari]

Allah knows best.

Intellectual War

بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم

It bothers me, every time I go to the internet whenever I type ‘Muslims’ or ‘Islam’ most of the results will show about the terrorism and the scary demonstration held by the Muslims which usually giving a bad image to Islam. It seems that Islam has been associates with these acts. In fact it is not fair that Islam to be judge by these individuals. At the same time, we understand some of our brothers are desperate after being pressed by the certain countries policy and law which do not do any favour for our Muslims brothers and sisters outside there. With little choice to voice out their disappointment, could lead them to the terrorism and demonstration act - which does not portray the real teaching of Islam.

There are many ways of how to keep us together and stronger. Not every Muslims would like to be part of terrorist and demonstration act, since it was not the way to fight the non-believers who try to keep pressing us down.

The non-believers will not fear with any of these acts. In fact, we actually were falling into their trap. This act will not bring any justice. And it is not part of Islamic teaching.

At this point we need to go back to the book (Holy Al-Quran) what did Allah tells us how to face the Non-Believers. Okay, if at one point where the Non-Believers call for open fight or war, which will be the time every single Muslims answer for that challenge. Join every brothers, stand side by side and fight in the name of Allah. Even there is guidance how to behave during war such as no killing the innocents, children, women, old folks. And stop immediately if the opponents surrender. Verily, Allah hates transgressors. So when the enemy put up the white flag, stop immediately. And how do we treat the war prisoners? Allah tells us to feed them and do not hurt any of them. Spread the message of Islam and if they still against, kick them out of the country and tell them do not come back. Simple. We give them only two option; Accept Islam or pay Jizya. This is how we fight. Islam is all about mercy and peace.

So lets get back to the topic, how to fight the Non-Believers when they don’t call for a war? There are many verses in Quran tell us how to deal with the non-believers, such as the ayat from Surah Al-Qalam (Chapter 68) verse 44-45:

بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم

Then leave Me Alone with such as belie this Quran. We shall punish them gradually from directions they perceive not. And I will grant them a respite. Verily, My Plan is strong. 
(Al-Quran Surah Al-Qalam, Verse 44-45)

Referring to the verses mentioned above, Allah tell us to let them (the non-believers), and leave that matter to Allah.
So what else we got to do? This is the hardest part, because as human we cannot always be patience. Once we follow our anger and emotion then that is when we fall into the trap of Non-Believers. We feel bad if we don’t respond. We must respond but the question is how do we respond? Kill them? Held big demonstration and make noise? No, that is not how we should respond. First, to respond we have to be patience, and Allah loves those who are patience. How to keep ourselves from being angry and losing our patience? The only way is by remembering Allah.

بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم

 I did not create the jinn and mankind except to worship Me.
 (Surah Adh-Dhariyat, Chapter 51 Verse 56)

The reason Allah create Jinn and Mankind is to worship Him. So at anytime, bad or good pray to Allah and He will lead us to the truth, Insya Allah.
The conclusion is, the Non-Believers will not fear us when we angry, but the will fear those who remained calm when they should have been angry. They will fear this.

 

They will fear when every masjid to be fully packed by Jemaah who come to perform Solat Fardhu 5 times a day. This act, will show them no matter what they try to do (destroy the masjid or pressing the Muslim by banning Muslims to practice any Islam law and so on) we stood still shoulder to shoulder going to Masjid to perform our duty to Allah Ta’ala. They can press us down, but they will not able to stop us performing our duties. This act will show them we have no fear in any kind of their act but only fear Allah.

At the same time we will be able to open up their mind, to see the truth. If every single Muslims can commit to this act (solat Jemaah) the Non-Believers will start to think, ‘what they got in their mind?’ And when they start to questioned that to themselves, they will be moving closer to find the true teaching of Islam and the beauty of it.

Not to forget, that Da’wah is one of our main responsibilities. And Da’wah are not only limited to speech. Da’wah doesn’t stop there. It also can be in the form of action. By reflecting the true image of Islam in our behaviour is also another method of Da’wah.