::Al-Haq::The Truth Brought to you by Mujlisul Ulema of South Africa. - Bulletin No. 26

Umar's Naseehat

Fri, 11 Feb 2005 15:18:53 -0500

Hadhrat Umar (radhiyallahu anhu), the Second Khalifah of Rasulullah (sallallahu alayhi wasallam) was on his way to take possession of the conquered city of Jerusalem. Along the journey he stopped at a place called Jaabiyah where he addressed the Muslims.

The following are some excerpts from his Khutbah of admonition delivered on this occasion:

"O People! Reform your innerselves (souls), then your outer-selves (worldly affairs) will be rectified (automatically). Practise (righteousness) for your Aakhirah, then your worldly affairs will be seen to ....... Whoever intends to take the direction of the Path of Jannat should hold on to the Jama'ah (i.e. Ahlus Sunnah wal Jama'ah). Verily shaitaan is with the lone person. He remains far from two persons. Never any of you be alone with a woman, for verily, the third one present is shaitaan. He who derives happiness from his virtuous deeds and is grieved by his evil deeds, verily, he is a Mu 'min."

Hadhrat Bilal

Fri, 11 Feb 2005 15:17:32 -0500

After the demise of Rasulullah (sallallahu alayhi wasallam), Hadhrat Bilaal was overwhelmed by grief and sorrow. He resolved never again to recite the Athaan. He was the special Muath-thin of Rasulullah (sallallahu alayhi wasallam).

Many years thereafter, in Jerusalem, Hadhrat Umar (radhiyallahu anhu) who had arrived to take possession of the city, requested Hadhrat Bilaal (radhiyallahu anhu) to call the Athaan. Hadhrat Bilaal (radhiyallahu anhu) mentioned that he had resolved never to call the Athaan for anyone after the demise of Rasulullah (sallallahu alayhi wasallam). Nevertheless, he agreed to make an exception in obedience to Ameerul Mu'mineen, Hadhrat Umar (radhiyallahu anhu).

Trust in Allah

Fri, 11 Feb 2005 15:15:39 -0500

Once in the battlefield Rasulullah (sallallahu alayhi wasallam) saw a Mujahid with a Persian bow in his hand. Rasulullah (sallallahu alayhi wasallam) asked: "What is this?" When the Sahaabi replied that it was a Persian bow and that it fired arrows with greater accuracy, Nabi-e-Kareem (sallallahu alayhi wasallam) ordered him to throw away the bow and to take an Arab bow. He added that Allah suffices for us.

In this command of Rasulullah (sallallahu alayhi wasallam) there is great wisdom. If Muslims had adhered to this command, they would today not have been dependent on the kuffaar for arms and ammunition. Nor would their products have been inferior to the inventions of the kuffaar. Having ignored this command, Muslims have become dependent in entirely on the kuffaar for weapons and all good things technology provides

Sufyaan's Naseehat to Haroun Rashid

Fri, 11 Feb 2005 15:14:28 -0500

Haroun Rashid, the famous Khalifah of the Abbaasi Dynasty and Hadhrat Sufyaan Thauri the renowned Wali, were friends from their childhood days. After Haroun Rashid was appointed the Khalifah, he expressed the desire to meet Hadhrat Sufyaan Thauri (rahmatullah alayh). However, Hadhrat Sufyaan ignored the Khalifah's request. After a considerable time had lapsed, Haroun Rashid wrote the following letter to Hadhrat Sufyaan Thauri (rahmatullah alayh):

"From Haroun Rashid to Brother Sufyaan, My honourable Brother, You are aware that Allah Ta 'ala has created brotherly ties among all Muslims. Our old relationship still exists as before. All my friends have come forward to congratulate my appointment to the Khilaafate. I have honoured them with many gifts. Alas! You have not yet come. I myself would have come to you. However, this would be in conflict with the dignity of the Office of Khilaafate. "

Who are the Real Terrorists?

Fri, 11 Feb 2005 15:12:17 -0500

"WE (Americans, British and Israelis) ARE THE REAL TERRORISTS" writes the journalist, John Pilger

"In a lie backed by the media, countries most guilty of atrocities have protected their culpability onto their victims, " "Having taken part in the killing of as many as 37,000 Iraqi civilians, Blair's distractions, not his victims, are news: from his arcane rivalry with Chancellor Gordon Brown, his political Tweedledee, to his Damascene conversation to the perils of global warning. On the atrocity at Beslan, Blair is allowed to say, without irony or challenge, that "this international terrorism will not prevail". These are the same words by Mussolini after he had bombed civilians in Abyssinia .

U.S. Torture Flights

Fri, 11 Feb 2005 15:09:09 -0500

By Stephen Grey— Source Times Online — khilafa.com

"An executive jet is being used by the American intelligence agencies to fly terrorists suspects to countries that routinely use torture in their prisons.

The movements of the Gulfstream 5 leased by agents from the United States defence department and the CIA are detailed in confidential logs obtained by The Sunday Times which cover more than 300 flights. Countries with poor human rights records to which the Americans have delivered prisoners include Egypt , Syria and Uzbekistan , according to the files. The logs have prompted allegations from critics that the agency is using such regimes to carry out "torture by proxy"—a charge denied by the American government.

The Value of a Promise

Fri, 11 Feb 2005 15:04:21 -0500

On the battlefield of Jihad, Hadhrat Sufyaan Thauri (rahmatullah alayh) was locked in combat with a Magian (Fire-Worshipper). While the two were fighting,. Hadhrat Sufyaan requested the Fire-Worshipper to halt the duel to allow him to perform Salaat.

The Magian agreed. Hadhrat Sufyaan performed his Salaat. The duel resumed. Soon it was time for the Fire-Worshipper to pray. He now requested to say his prayers. Hadhrat Sufyaan complied and the duel stopped.

When Hadhrat Sufyaan saw the mushrik engaging in his idolatry, his anger overwhelmed him. He moved in the direction of the Magian to slay him. The Magian was still in his prayer. As Hadhrat Sufyaan made a move to advance, he heard a voice reprimanding him: "Fulfil your promises."

The Power of Imaan

Fri, 11 Feb 2005 15:02:46 -0500

The famous general of Islam, Taariq Bin Ziyaad on receiving the command of the Khalifah, set off with a naval force of 7,000 Mujahideen to attack Spain . In the year 92 A.H. he landed at a place which now bears his name, viz. Jablut Taaariq or Gibral-ter.

During the voyage to Spain he saw in a dream Rasulullah (sallallahu alayhi wasallam) giving him the glad tidings of him being the Conqueror of Spain. The first act executed by Taariq was to issue an order to set alight all the ships which had brought them to the shores of Spain . After having burnt out all the ships, he addressed his men: "In front of you is the enemy and behind you is the see." In view of the glad tidings he had received from Rasulullah (sallallahu alayhi wasallam), he was confident of victory over the Christians. The Christian king Roderick confronted Taariq's relatively small band of Mujahideen with a powerful army of 100,000.

The Jihad in Chechnya

Fri, 11 Feb 2005 15:00:28 -0500

The tenacious presence of the Mujahideen in Chechnya and the numerous attacks made on Russian forces, installations and the infrastructure of the ruling regime, testify that the Jihad in Chechnya is ongoing and alive. The Russian military, despite its brutality, has been totally incapable of dislodging the Mujahideen from their bases in the forests and elsewhere.

The fact that the military might of the superpowers has failed to eliminate the ill-equipped Mujahideen who are few in number, indicates the measure of Allah's Aid. Inspite of the moral and spiritual deficiencies and weaknesses of the Mujahideen, they are managing to harass and unnerve the enemy.

It is Kufr

Fri, 11 Feb 2005 14:56:55 -0500

Kufr is denial of Allah or any of the teachings of Islam. The belief that the Taalibaan or any Muslim force was or can be defeated by the sophisticated military power of the kuffaar superpowers, is kufr.

Muslims of shallow understanding and lacking in sound knowledge of the Deen believed that the Taalibaan were defeated by the awesome and awful airforce of the U.S.A. and its superior weaponry of the most advanced and devastating kind. This belief is kufr.

Such a belief implies that Rabbul Aalameen—Allah, The Creator of the universe, Who had aided the small band of Sahaabah at Badr, has—Nauthubillaah! ----become impotent, lacking in power to aid the Mu'mineen against a 'super power possessmg the most dreadful kind of weapons. This implication is kufr without any doubt.

U.S. Concedes Battlefield Failure

Fri, 11 Feb 2005 01:48:04 -0500

"In the past 10 days alone at least 57 bodies, many belonging to Iraqi soldiers, have been found riddled with bullets and dumped on the city's streets amid concerns that scared and demoralized members of the country's fledgling security forces will start walking out in droves.

US military commanders and strategists appear to be playing catch up to an insurgency in the city that has grown more vicious and determined since it mounted coordinated attacks against police stations on November 11, prompting 80 percent of the 5000-strong force to quit.

The Lesson of Afghanistan

Fri, 11 Feb 2005 01:44:26 -0500

For 15 years the Afghan and Arab Mujahideen, displaying a rare unity, battled the Russians. Ultimately, with the fadhl and nusrat of Allah Azza Wa Jal, they were victorious. They not only had accomplished the defeat of the Russian military and sent them retreating and withdrawing from Afghanistan under Mujahideen fire, but they were highly instrumental in the final collapse and demise of the Soviet Union.

When the Russians withdrew from Afghanistan and the Afghan communist government was eliminated, and the country set free from the yoke of the kuffaar, what did the world see happening there? From the very first day of the collapse of the communist government in Kabul, the rare unity of the Mu-jaahideen groups collapsed and the various groups of fighters were at each others throats.

A Measure of Nusrat

Fri, 11 Feb 2005 01:40:59 -0500

Every act of Muslims has to be viewed in the context of the Shariah and the Sunnah of Ra-sulullah (sallallahu alayhi wasallam). No branch of the Muslim's life can be viewed in isolation of the Deen. Although Allah Ta'ala promises victory for the Mu'mineen with His Aid, it is observed that this Aid is not being bestowed to Muslims in full measure. The partial success of the Mujahideen, while it is not the desired victory over the kuffaar, is nevertheless due to a meas-ure of Divine Aid.

Allah Ta'ala withholds His full Aid and denies Muslims total victory over their enemies because it is He Who has sent the U.S. and its coalition of kuffaar against us to punish us for our gross disobedience and discardence of the Sunnah. Muslims have in entirely turned their backs onto Islam and are crawling like lizards and apes in emulation of the enemy's culture and lifestyle.

The Condition of the Ummah

Fri, 11 Feb 2005 01:36:55 -0500

"Never will Allah allow the Kaafireen victory over the Mu'mineen." (Surah Aayat)

"Allah suffices for the Mu'mineen in war" (Surah Ahzaab, Aayat 25)

Nothing of the Muslim's life can be viewed in isolation from the Deen. The Qur'aan promises victory to the Mu'mineen. Yet this promised victory is not seen by the Muslim Ummah of this age. People of shallow understanding and defective Imaan may become confused by the conflict between the Qur'aanic verses and the practical condition of the Ummah. While the Qur'aan promises victory, Muslims are groveling in abject disgrace and defeat all over the globe.

Neither Victory nor Defeat

Thu, 10 Feb 2005 15:01:57 -0500

That the Fallujah operation is neither a victory for the U.S. aggressors nor a defeat for the Mujahideen, is borne out by the confessions of the aggressors themselves:

■ "In the long run, however, the rebels haven't been beaten."

■ "The Americans in Fallujah got a taste of what they may confront across Iraq 's restive Sunni triangle."

■ "They (ie.tlte Mujahideen) are a tenancious enemy who fight as any guerrilla force might"