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Good Deed: #171 Find Balance

5:87 (Y. Ali) O ye who believe! make not unlawful the good things which Allah hath made lawful for you, but commit no excess: for Allah loveth not those given to excess. 17:29 (Y. Ali) Make not thy hand tied (like a niggard’s) to thy neck, nor stretch it forth to its utmost reach, so that thou become blameworthy and destitute. 17:110 (Y. Ali) Say: “Call upon Allah, or call upon Rahman: by whatever name ye call upon Him, (it is well): for to Him belong the Most Beautiful Names. Neither speak ...

Good Deed Archive

#1 Smile #2 Greet one another #3 Feed a fasting person #4 Look after orphans #5 Remove an obstacle #6 Plant a tree #7 Use a miswak #8 Visit the sick #9 Be good to your neighbours #10 Provide water for the thirsty #11 Be kind to your parents #12 Have mercy on children #13 Attend a funeral #14 Look after widows #15 Perform Tahajjud/Qiyam Layl #16 Honor your guests #17 Seek knowledge #18 Remember Allah #19 Perform I’tikaf -Spiritual retreat #20 Be in a state of wudhu #21 ...

Good Deed: #170 Have Hope

2:218 (Y. Ali) Those who believed and those who suffered exile and fought (and strove and struggled) in the path of Allah,- they have the hope of the Mercy of Allah. And Allah is Oft-forgiving, Most Merciful 3:126 (Y. Ali) Allah made it but a message of hope for you, and an assurance to your hearts: (in any case) there is no help except from Allah. The Exalted, the Wise: 4:104 (Y. Ali) And slacken not in following up the enemy: If ye are suffering hardships, they are suffering similar hardships; but ...

Good Deed: #169 Learn self restraint

2:183 (Y. Ali) O ye who believe! Fasting is prescribed to you as it was prescribed to those before you, that ye may (learn) self-restraint 2:187 (Y.Ali) ..Thus doth Allah make clear His Signs to men: that they may learn self-restraint. 4:25(Y.Ali) .. This (permission) is for those among you who fear sin; but it is better for you that ye practise self-restraint. And Allah is Oft-forgiving, Most Merciful. 79:40 (Y. Ali) And for such as had entertained the fear of standing before their Lord’s (tribunal) and had restrained (their) soul from ...

Good Deed #168: Be kind

5:13(Y.Ali) for Allah loveth those who are kind. The Prophet(SAW) said: “Allah is not kind to him who is not kind to people.” Tirmidhi Narrated ‘Aisha (RA): “Allah’s Messenger said, “Be calm, O ‘Aisha! Allah loves that, one should be kind and lenient in all matters.” www.youtube.com/watch?v=yi4scBvv_3k Action Plan 1. Be kind to your parents 2.Respect and appreciate your mother 3.  Be kind to your spouse 4. Be kind to debtors 5. Be good to your neighbours 6.Take care of animals

Good Deed #167 Have humility

7:55 (Y. Ali) Call on your Lord with humility and in private: for Allah loveth not those who trespass beyond bounds. 25:63 (Y. Ali) And the servants of ((Allah)) Most Gracious are those who walk on the earth in humility, and when the ignorant address them, they say, “Peace!”; 3:199 (Y. Ali) And there are, certainly, among the People of the Book, those who believe in Allah, in the revelation to you, and in the revelation to them, bowing in humility to Allah. They will not sell the Signs of Allah for a ...

Good Deed: #166 Be content

4:32 (Y. Ali) And in no wise covet those things in which Allah Hath bestowed His gifts More freely on some of you than on others: To men is allotted what they earn, and to women what they earn: But ask Allah of His bounty. For Allah hath full knowledge of all things. 9:59 (Y. Ali) If only they had been content with what Allah and His Messenger gave them, and had said, “Sufficient unto us is Allah. Allah and His Messenger will soon give us of His bounty: to Allah do we turn ...

Good Deed:#165 Be generous

  34:39 (Y. Ali) Say: “Verily my Lord enlarges and restricts the Sustenance to such of his servants as He pleases: and nothing do ye spend in the least (in His cause) but He replaces it: for He is the Best of those who grant Sustenance. 2:272 (Y. Ali) It is not required of thee (O Messenger., to set them on the right path, but Allah sets on the right path whom He pleaseth. Whatever of good ye give benefits your own souls, and ye shall only do so seeking the “Face” of ...

Good Deed: #164 Eat moderately

20:81 (Y. Ali) (Saying): “Eat of the good things We have provided for your sustenance, but commit no excess therein, lest My Wrath should justly descend on you: and those on whom descends My Wrath do perish indeed! On the authority of Al-Miqdaam ibn Maadiy-Karib who said: I heard the Messenger of Allah saying: “No human ever filled a vessel worse than the stomach. Sufficient for any son of Adam are some morsels to keep his back straight. But if it must be, then one third for his food, one third ...

Good Deed: #163 Avoid Suspicion

49:12 (Y. Ali) O ye who believe! Avoid suspicion as much (as possible): for 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 Prophet (peace be on him) said, “Avoid suspicion, for airing suspicion is the most lying form of speech.” (Reported by al-Bukhari and others.) Abu Huraira, r.a., reported that the Prophet of Allah, upon him be peace, said, ...

Abdul Nasir Jangda – Getting to Know the Prophet

Peace and blessings be upon him.

Yasir Qadhi – Trials, Tribulations & Solutions

AbdulBary Yahya – Your Life Before Your Death

Abdul Nasir Jangda – Quranic Guidance on Islamophobia in America

Hamza Yusuf – Rethinking Islamic Reform

Hamza Yusuf starts at around the 15 minute mark.

Tariq Ramadan – Rethinking Islamic Reform

Tariq Ramadan starts at the 1 hour mark.

Nouman Ali Khan – The Believer’s First Response to Islamophobia in America

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Yassir Fazaga – Human Rights in Islam

Yassir Fazaga – Seeking Knowledge: The Obligation on Muslims

Saed Rageah – The Crossing: Day of Judgement

NOW is Your Chance to Choose the Next Prime Minister

You might think you can't vote for the next Prime Minister for another 5 years...

Families, Picnics and Jihad

Most weekends I’m out joining the MPACUK team from one branch or another in their jihad - hitting the streets with our campaign leaflets, sitting down to discuss updates and plans and afterwards ho

Blair - Has this Wretched Man Learned Nothing?

The Andrew Marr interview with Tony Blair was just about the most painful bit of TV viewing we have had to endure for a while.

An Open Letter to Israel from Tony Blair's Sister-in-Law

An open letter to Israel

From: Lauren Booth, UK

21/08/2010

Rethinking Islamic Reform: Hamza Yusuf & Tariq Ramadan

Watch Hamza Yusuf and Tariq Ramadan at this talk about reform in Islam.

Do you agree with their analysis?

Bradford: Chickens coming home to roost!

I was deeply saddened after reading an article in last month’s Emel, by Imam Zaid Shakir.

RIC: A Model Mosque

MPACUK has been championing the cause of Mosques to play their role properly in the community for over 10 years now, and it is great to see more and more Mosques taking up this and helping our comm

MPACUK Manchester Success as Shop Owner Throws Out Blood Dates!

Alhamdulillah, our picket outside the Muslim-owned shop, Meezan, proved to be a success! Here is the full story of what happened ...

Ilford Imam Backs MPACUK Blood Dates Campaign!

MPACUK's campaign to boycott Zionist Blood Dates has been gathering steam, and

EDL Shown the Pig Pen

This weekend, Bradford held its head up high and can be proud of what it has achieved through unity.

"Stop Islamization of America"

Pamela Geller is hell-bent on feeding the Islamophobic propaganda that seems to have risen exponentially over the past few weeks in the US ever since the

It's not Cricket

So the Pakistani cricket team, the nomads of international cricket, have been at the centre of allegations involving match fixing and illegal betting.

MPACUK Discuss Media Jihad on Hidayat TV

Listen to Catherine Heseltine of MPACUK discuss how important it is to have Muslims involved in the Media Jihad and to fight the rising tide of Islamophobia.

The Spectator and Stephen Pollard Apologise to Islam Expo and Pay Damages

MPACUK Comment: This is what happens when Muslims get active to defend their interests. Please read this press release from Islam Expo:

Real Reason Behind Mosque Opposition Frenzy

MPACUK Comment: We've been keeping a close eye on events over the pond and the ongoing controversy over the 'Ground Zero Mosque' continues unabated.

Blair: We Have A Duty to Listen to Israel’s Side

Tony Blair has declared himself “a passionate believer in Israel,” and ha

When the "Terrorists" were "Freedom Fighters"

Ronald Reagan dedicated the shuttle launch of Columbia to the future Taliban fighters. One man's terrorist is another man's freedom fighter, how very true.

Israel Threatens Palestine Over International Support

Slowly, but surely, the world is waking up to the plight of the Palestinians.

Why Iran's Jews Are Better Off Than Gaza's Palestinians

25,000 Jews live in Iran. It's the largest Jewish population in the Middle East outside of Israel.

Israel to Make Arabic Lessons Compulsory

You would think it would be doing that anyway, seeing as: "The state aspires to complete equalit

The Oppressed Need You this Ramadhan

At this time of the year, we all ponder our actions, do righteous deeds, help those who are in need and find our inner spirituality. We all see the suffering around us on a daily basis.

PIA Flood Relief Appeal

Pakistan International Airlines has offered its support to the humanitarian aid effort to ensure that basic food and medical supplies reach Pakistan.

Pastor Arrested - True Story or Fake?

There's been a flurry of discussions on forum boards all around Pastor Terry Jones.

Guest Post: MPACUK Please Raise Awareness of Clitheroe’s Only Mosque

Asalamwalaikum MPACUK.

Regarding our conversation through voicemails, the article for one of the projects we are working on is attached.Here are some details to remind you.

Sellout to Zionists Moans About Comparison to Blood Dates Dealer 'Raja Store'

Taking phone calls on the MPACUK hotline, has always been a rewarding and entertaining job.

Exposed! The Zionist Media War Machine

Recently declassified files have exposed covert public relations and lobbying activities of Israel in the U.S.

The J**** Word

Abu Bakr (may Allah be pleased with him) said, “No people abandon jihad in the cause of Allah, except Allah will pass on them humiliation and degradation.”

Medal of Honour: Is It Wrong to Play as the Taliban?

A new video game in which the player can take on the role of a Taliban fighter and kill American and British soldiers has caused outrage in the UK.

A Bradfordian's View on the EDL's Visit to Bradford

I am a Bradfordian, born 'n' bred. I am also a prospective council candidate for the Respect Party in Bradford and have been involved in several meetings regarding the English Defence League.

MPACUK Manchester Ramadan Update: Visiting Longsight

The people of Longsight, Manchester, have seen boycotting of Israeli Dates campaigns before.

'Islamization' of Paris a warning to the West, claims Pat Robertson

Pat Robertson's Christian Broadcasting Network makes its contribution to the hysteria surrounding the Park51 development with a scaremongering report about how Muslims are taking over Paris. Following the report, Robertson helpfully explains that Islam isn't just a religion, it's "a political system that is meant to achieve world domination".

Bradford: more charges against EDL thugs possible as police examine CCTV footage

Police have vowed to bring the full force of the law against anyone involved in violence during a far-right demonstration in Bradford last Saturday. West Yorkshire Police are to scrutinise CCTV footage of the English Defence League's demonstration in the city centre following a string of arrests for disorder.

So far two men have been charged as police made a total of 14 arrests after outbreaks of violence at the static protest. A spokesman for West Yorkshire Police, said: "We will be reviewing the CCTV footage for the day and looking to bring justice to anyone who was causing trouble on the day."

Trouble briefly flared during the protest in Bradford's Urban Garden as police attempted to keep hundreds of EDL supporters in check. Smoke bombs, stones and bottles were thrown towards the group's opponents, forcing mounted police and officers wearing riot gear to move in.

A group of the protesters managed to break free from the police cordon, clambered over hoardings at the Westfield site and ran towards Bolton Road. A police officer suffered minor injuries during the demonstration.

Arshad Ali, a spokesman for We Are Bradford, said those found guilty of taking part in the violence should receive "significant" sentences, in line with those handed out after the Bradford riots nine years ago. He said: "Asian youths involved in the 2001 disturbances were meted out heavy long-term sentences for similar offences. We hope there will be equality and parity in the way justice will be done."

Bradford Telegraph & Argus, 3 September 2010?

Yes, it is libellous to brand Muslims fascists

"While there demonstrably are political Islamist movements with programmes expressly advocating totalitarian theocracy – including the destruction of leftist parties and independent trade unionism – the class dynamics involved do not fit the template of European fascism.

"If Pollard wishes effectively to oppose such movements, he should stop frothing at the mouth like the deranged neocon he has sadly become, and develop a more sober analysis of these currents rather than excoriate the moderates behind Islam Expo, who are simply acting to further dialogue between their version of Islamism and the British body politic."

Dave Osler comments on Islam Expo's libel case against Stephen Pollard and the Spectator.

Dave's Part, 2 August 2010

Abe Foxman condemns Geller and Spencer's 9/11 protest as 'un-American'

"... this rally, on this very tragic day for Americans, but most tragic for those who lost their families, to use it and abuse it as a platform for bigotry, is not only tragic, it's un-American".

In an interview with Adam Serwer at The Plum Line blog, Abe Foxman of the Anti-Defamation League condemns the SIOA's "Ground Zero mosque" demonstration on 11 September. Foxman is particularly angry that Geert Wilders will be speaking at the rally and says of Pamela Geller that "part of her agenda is to help garner support for Wilders, who is a bigot, who has a long record of anti-Muslim bigotry".

Foxman notes that the SIOA protest is part of "a campaign which is in many places directed against building mosques" and which he says exemplifies "the anti-Muslim bigotry that exists in this country". Foxman observes that this is nothing new:

"Part of the landscape, unfortunately, of America is that we're not immune to bigotry, to racism, to anti-Semitism. And part of what's out there is a bigotry to immigrants. Jews experienced it, Irish experienced it. Part of our history is there was opposition to building Catholic churches and Jewish synagogues. Now there's opposition to build mosques."

In response, Geller denounces Foxman – director of one of the leading Jewish organisations in the US – as a "groveling, simpering lapdog panting to jihadists".

But this is par for the course with Geller. In an interview with Jamie Glazov of FrontPage Magazine last December, after the Community Security Trust warned the Jewish community against supporting a Stop Islamisation of Europe protest against a new mosque in Harrow, she accused the CST of "aiding and abetting Islamic jihad and Islamic anti-Semitism".

Bundesbank sacks Sarrazin

Germany's central bank today took the unprecedented step of sacking a board member after he repeatedly criticised the country's Muslim population and said "all Jews share the same gene".

In a brief statement, the Bundesbank president, Axel Weber, and four other board members said that they had been in unanimous agreement in dismissing Thilo Sarrazin, who caused an outcry when he said Muslims were sapping Germany's intellectual and economic strength.

?The board's decision, taken at an extraordinary meeting, is the first such in the institution's 50-year history. All that remains is for the German president, Christian Wulff, to sanction the dismissal of Sarrazin, according to the bank's rules. Wulff has signalled he will do so, calling Sarrazin's remarks damaging to Germany's international reputation.

Guardian, 2 September 2010

Can You Say, Fascism? The Political Consequences of Stagnation

The right wing in the US has the momentum now and will probably win big in the U.S. elections in November. They will tie Obama and the Democrats so firmly to the financial crisis that people will forget it exploded during the reign of market fundamentalist George Bush. But with their primeval market economics, the fiscal hawks and tea partiers are unlikely to provide an alternative to what they have caricatured as Obama's "socialism." Allowing the economy to implode in order to be ideologically correct will invite an even greater repudiation from an economically insecure population.

Iraqis uneasy over what happens next

With the 50,000 United States troops left in Iraq, many Iraqis are ill at ease. The nation still has no government, and there are concerns that Iraqi troops and police may fail to hold sectarian peace together as insurgents tied to al-Qaeda continue to launch attacks.

The degree zero of culture

A decade ago it was a sad sight at the University of Kabul to witness a group of eminent professors at what was once one of the best centers of learning in the world being subjected to the sermons of a mediocre madrassa student who never finished the equivalent of primary school. This was Baudrillard's degree zero of culture, remixed by the Taliban.

Flying the Flag, Faking the News

Loud noises from Washington about a US pull-out from Iraq are a poor disguise for Americas determination to keep waging war. And the same sort of spin is at work in Britain. The good news is that false realities often fail when the public trusts its own critical intelligence. Two classified documents recently released by WikiLeaks express the CIA's concern that the populations of European countries, which oppose their governments' war policies, are not succumbing to the usual propaganda spun through the media. For the rulers of the world, this is a conundrum, because their unaccountable power rests on the false reality that no popular resistance works.

When will those brave critics of Islam decry this mob hate?

Many of these Islam-bashers and apologists for ethnic cleansing in Palestine have championed the misbegotten wars that have already killed hundreds of thousands of Muslims and ruined innumerable more lives. But they still present themselves as virtuous and lonely warriors, indefatigably rooting out the internal enemies of western civilisation, who tend to be either Muslims sinisterly reluctant to embrace the true American patriot's worldview, or politically correct liberal-lefties too scared to hear, let alone speak, the real truth about Islam.

A Middle East peace that wreaks havoc

With the odds stacked so strongly in Israel's favour, Palestinians rightly view the sham US talks with dread. Where once Palestinians fought against dispossession and for their right to reparation and return, today's browbeaten leadership has settled for a set of aspirations that bear little relation to rights or justice. It is this defeated leadership, reportedly under US pressure to attend or have Palestinian Authority funding withdrawn, which will take part in the talks.

How to Kill Goyim and Influence People:

Israeli Rabbis defend a book's shocking religious defense of killing Arabs and Palestinians. The rabbinical guidebook for killing non-Jews has exposed the power a bunch of genocidal theocrats wield over the government.

A trillion-dollar catastrophe. Yes, Iraq was a headline war

In Iraq the casus belli was a lie, perpetrated by George Bush and his meek amanuensis, Tony Blair. Saddam Hussein was accused of association with 9/11, and of plotting further attacks with long-range weapons of "mass destruction". Since this was revealed as untrue, the fallback deployed by apologists for Bush and Blair is that Saddam was a bad man and so toppling him was good. The truth is that the illegal invasion was blinded by a conviction in its neo-imperial omnipotence. However much people delude themselves, the west is still run by leaders, especially generals, drenched in the glory of past triumphs: leaders who refuse to believe that other nations have a right to order their own affairs. The awfulness of Iraq in 2003 was not so grotesque as to be the west's business even had the west been able to build the pro-western, pro-Israeli, secular, capitalist utopia of neocon fantasy.

Terror probe may be false alarm

Two Yemeni men who flew from Chicago to Amsterdam and were detained Monday in the Netherlands on suspicion of planning a terrorist act do not appear to be involved in any conspiracy and did not know each other before they were arrested, according to two U.S. law enforcement officials. The officials said suspicions that the men were involved in an attempt to test the security of the aviation system with fake bombs appeared misplaced. Rather, they said, the two became the focus of an international terrorism scare as a result of a series of odd events.

Acts of Contrition

"As we contemplate the enormity of the tragedy we unleashed in Iraq, these acts of contrition by clueless neocons are more than merely irritating: they are intolerable. There has to be some penalty for being so wrong and yet there is none. Far from it, these people are being rewarded with honors and prestige...Who will rid us of these omnipresent self-regarding conscience-less war-bots? They still dominate the op ed pages of the nations newspapers, and theyre all over television, solemnly averring that our moral duty is to police the world, and sagely advising that our godlike powers are equal to the task. Soon enough this coalition of the clueless will be telling us that Iran must be our next target: that we can and must liberate the Persians, who are just waiting for the slightest signal from Uncle Sam to rise up and smite their oppressors" writes .

Gunmen kill son of Shia cleric in Karachi

Gunmen have killed the son of a prominent Shia cleric and three policemen in separate incidents in the southern Pakistani city of Karachi, police officials say.

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Dems split with Obama over mosque?

The US Senate majority leader has broken with President Barack Obama on plans to build a mosque near Ground Zero, saying he disagrees with its construction.

Scores killed in Baghdad explosion

A strong bomb explosion has stricken a crowded Iraqi army recruitment center in the capital Baghdad, leaving 43 people dead, an interior ministry official says.

Iran offers more assistance to Pakistan

As Pakistani authorities warn of more flooding next week, Iran declares readiness to provide flood-ravaged Pakistan with more humanitarian and medical aid.

Grand Ayatollah donates to Pakistan

Senior Iranian cleric Grand Ayatollah Naser Makarem-Shirazi has donated $50,000 to the victims of flood-stricken Pakistan in response to Pakistan's call for more relief aid.

Iran to send Pakistan all possible help

Iran plans to dispatch all possible help to flood-hit Pakistan amid the United Nation's earnest appeal to collect aid for nearly 20 million affected Pakistanis.

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'Iran will build 20 new nuclear plants'

As Iran's first power plant is set to come online in mid-September, the country needs more nuclear power plants to meet its electricity needs, an Iranian lawmaker says.

Israel approves F-35 purchase deal

Israeli defense Minister Ehud Barak has approved plans to purchase 20 US-built F-35 planes in a move set to ramp up the capabilities of the Israeli air force.

Muslim Spain

Dr Abdulhakim Quick

Edward Said

Palestine

Edward Said

Clash of civilasation myth

Problem of evil solved

I must say that I find those people who try to confine God into one defintion as irrational because how can God be confined to one word or description? It's like getting the Television to define a man. The TV cannot describe what it cannot understand.

So those people who say God is one thing are lowering the majesty of God according to their minds.

In Islam, we describe God as he describes himself and we do not describe God according to the limits of our imagination. God is not love according to the Islamic belief and this in itself solves the problem of evil question. Al-Wadud means the one has given believers permanet friendship. If God had described himself as love then he would've said Al-Hubb which he did not.

There are people who have commited grave wrongs against other people and have not punished for them and the day of judgement is the day that they will get their due. That is the day that the judge of all judges will manifest his justice. That day is the day of judgement and that day when God/Allah will judge.

New International Version (©1984)
But I tell you that men will have to give account on the day of judgment for every careless word they have spoken.
Mathew 12:36

Shylock Doesn't like pork!

In Shakespeare's Merchant of Venice
Act One
Scene 3

When asked to dine by a Christain he replies, "Yes, to smell pork, to eat of the habitation which your prophet the Nazarite conjured the devil into....but I will not eat with you..."

Confessions of an Economic Hit Man

Rustem Pasha a slave in Islam

When he died in 1561 he left 85 farms, 476 watermills, 1700 slaves, 2900 war horses, 1106 camels, 5000 embroidered coats, 8000 turbans, 3000 coats of mail, saddles and golden stirrips, 5000 books, 800 copies of the Quran and two and a half million ducats in cash.

Could slaves anywhere else in the known world at the time own anything like this? NO way, but this was a slave in the Muslim world.

P.80 The Ottoman Empire 1450-1700 Andrina Stiles hodder and Stoughton

My Journey to Islam

Mahmood Norris

http://www.likemedia.tv/#video?vidurl=videos/cat5/NORRIS MS.flv&title=My Story&auth=Mahmood Norris

Sheikh Shahidullah Faridi

Belief in God
By Shaikh Shahidullah Faridi (r.a)

(The writer (1915-1978) was an English convert to Islam who became a Shaykh of the Tariqa Chishtiyya, living a life of simplicity in Karachi, Pakistan, where his holiness gained him the love and devotion of thousands of Muslims from all walks of life. May Allah show him His mercy, and grant him light in his grave. Amin.)

It is mistakenly imagined by some that belief in a Supreme Being as the Creator and Controller of the universe is a mere emotional aspiration, a superstition of ancient times, irrational and illogical, and exploded by modern science. It is believed that scientists (physicists, biologists and others) have erected some theory which both refutes and replaces the traditional belief in God. Such ideas have only a very superficial grounding, and are the result of ignorance or an indifference to both the fundamentals of religious faith and the scope of the physical sciences. It is a significant fact in the history of world thought that very few people have ever made it their business to refute the existence of God. The views of the universe which are considered to be anti-religious are almost all agnostic, not atheistic, that is to say, they attempt to ignore the existence of God instead of denying it. This is true of certain views of modern science as well as of the ancient non-religious theories. The universe in which we live comprises an evident system of causes and effects, of phenomena and their results, and it is possible to discuss them indefinitely and construct theories about them, giving a superficial appearance of completeness. This is done, however, only at the expense of ignoring fundamentals or claiming that they cannot be known. If one were to search for a convincing statement based on firm principles that the existence of a Supreme Being is impossible, one would not be able to find it.

The reason for this state of affairs is that belief in God is at once instinctive, rational, evidential and intuitional, and it is only by deliberately neglecting to consider it that the non-religious attitude is maintained. It is instinctive in that man has an innate feeling of his own inadequacy and helplessness, which accompanies him from the cradle to the grave, a feeling accompanied by the complementary desire to seek refuge and support with a being who controls all those forces before which he feels himself inadequate. We put this feeling forward as instinctive, although it will immediately be perceived that it is also evidential. The weakness of man before all the uncountable influences over which he has no control is a fact so obvious as to require no discussion.

What is less well grasped by some who have claims to intelligence is that belief in God is fully supported by reason and logic, the principles on which all human intelligence stands. For instance, it is a basic requirement of reason that an effect cannot exist without a cause. However hard we press our mental faculties, we cannot conceive rationally of a causeless effect, and if we wish to postulate one we can only do so by temporarily putting our reason on the shelf. Reason leads us to the conclusion that just as the elements which compose the universe are effects of certain causes, the universe itself must be the effect of a cause, a cause which is itself mightier than and outside the universe. Non-religious thinkers have to ignore the origin of the universe and postulate something existing in the beginning without any known cause. This postulate is essentially non-rational and therefore unscientific, but it is a necessity for those thinkers who have unconsciously or deliberately decided not to consider fundamentals. Of these there are even some who openly proclaim their refusal to discuss or admit any metaphysical concept. This kind of attitude, however, can only be upheld by abandoning reason. Reason itself guides us inexorably to the conclusion that there is an ultimate cause, the Cause of causes, beyond this universe of time, space and change; in fact, a Supreme Being.

Another of the basic demands of reason is that diversity cannot exist without a fundamental unity. Whenever the human mind is confronted with diversity, it immediately sets to work to synthesise it into unities, then to synthesise these unities into higher unities and so on until it can go no further. The ultimate result of a rational consideration of diversity is to arrive at a unity of unities, a Supreme Unity, the producer of all diversities, but itself essentially One. Whichever fundamental of reason we select, if we follow its path we are led inevitably to the same goal - belief in God, the Supreme Being.

Besides the conclusion arrived at by purely rational processes, man is led to the belief in God by observation and experience. One of the principal reasons for man’s refusal to recognize the existence of God is the intellectual arrogance produced by his appreciation of his own powers of analysis and synthesis, of harnessing physical forces by his ingenuity, and of constructing complex machines to do his work for him. But pride is caused by concentrating too much attention on one’s own virtues and blinding oneself to one’s defects. What are the best of man’s mechanical inventions but a poor and crude imitation of what already exists in an infinitely finer form in nature? By copying in an elementary fashion some of the functions of the human eye, he has been able to evolve the camera; but what comparison has this machine, made out of lifeless materials, to the living stuff of the eye, and to the refinement, brightness, clarity, flexibility and stability of its vision, its immediate connection with the mind which sifts and appreciates all it sees, all without a complicated system and controls, and directly under the command of the human will? Take any organ of the body and study it - the heart, the brain - and it will immediately be obvious that it is quite outside the scope of man’s ability to conceive and fashion such an instrument. The petty imitations of man are attributed to his great cunning, artistry and intelligence. Is it then reasonable, logical or scientific to attribute the infinitely finer and more perfect instruments of nature to such vague and blind energies called by names such as the ‘life force’, or ‘matter in evolution’, and leave them undescribed and unexplained? If logic has any validity (and if it has not we had better stop thinking altogether and become animals), the intelligence which conceived and wrought myriads of such delicate and astonishing devices must be infinitely superior to the human intelligence (even the human intelligence is one of its products), and have control of all the materials and workings of the universe. Such an intelligence can only be possessed by a Supreme Being, the Creator, Fashioner and Sustainer of all things.

If we ponder our own place in the world, we find that we (as well as all other beings) are kept in being by a most intimate combination of forces and conditions, which is so delicate that even a small dislocation would cause our total destruction. We live, so to speak, continually on the brink of annihilation, and yet are enabled to carry on our complex existences in comparative immunity. We cannot live, for instance, without daily rest; both the human body and the human mind are constructed to need it. This fact is not in itself surprising, but what is surprising is that the solar system collaborates with us in our human frailty and provides us with a day and a night exactly suited to our needs. Man cannot claim to have compelled or persuaded the solar system to do so; nor can the solar system claim to have modelled human physical and mental energy to conform to its own movements. Both man and the solar system are evidently linked in a total organisation in which man is the beneficiary; the organiser of these inexplicable concordances can only be a Supreme Controller of the universe and mankind. Sweet water is a necessary condition of human existence; it is equally necessary for those plants which produce man’s staple foods, which themselves depend on each other. If sea water were to invade our rivers and wells or rain down from the sky, is there any doubt that we should all die of hunger and thirst in a few days and the whole world become an empty desert? Yet sea water is only held back by an invisible barrier over which we have no control, and the sun and the clouds co-operate in order to desalinate our water for us and so give us life. This linkage of interdependence and concurrence could be extended indefinitely by taking examples from the physical world, and to describe it as ‘fortuitous’ is only begging the question; moreover it is a contradiction in terms. Fortuity is the name for something which does not come within any known system or regulation, an apparently meaningless and haphazard occurrence. To call a system which is a balanced and cohesive organization fortuitous is obviously self-contradictory and fallacious. A ‘fortuitous system’ is, simply, an absurdity. If we observe carefully we can see that the whole of the universe is interdependent and interlinked and therefore not fortuitous but planned. Belief in God means, precisely, belief in a Planner of the universe.

A basic element in human consciousness - a suprarational element - is a sense of value and purpose in respect to life. Even the worst of men is prevented from becoming completely bestial by this feeling, and in the best of them it dominates their whole existence. The senses of good and evil, right and wrong, beauty and ugliness, fitness and unfitness, truth and falsehood are such that however attacked by the missiles of constructive analysis, they remain intact within their intuitional fortress. In all ages and conditions, man has not been able to divest himself of the idea that behind its external effect, every action possesses a quality by which it may be judged and graded in the scale of final values. In addition to the consciousness of the existence of these values, there is the feeling that it is the purpose of man’s life to attain those qualities which reflect the highest of them, that not only are they excellent in themselves and worthy of being acquired, but that they must be acquired, and that he has been created to acquire them. The natural sense of qualitative purpose, if allowed to develop freely without the cramps of agnostic prejudice, leads him to the conception of an absolute good and an absolute truth as the ultimate standard of human existence, and from there (for a quality cannot exist except in a being who is qualified by it) to a being who is the possessor and author of these qualities, the Supreme Purposer.

The decisive vindication of the existence of God is evidential. At various junctures in world history and in widely distant places, certain men have arisen and proclaimed that they have been inspired by God to give His message to mankind. These men were not mad; we have historical records of several of them, including all or part of the message they insisted that they were called to deliver, and it is obvious that they were men who were intellectually and morally highly impressive. They did not come all at once so that we could attribute them to a sort of historical fashion. They came spaced throughout history usually at a time of great moral degeneration. If we examine their message, we find that apart from differences of expression, attributable to the milieu in which they lived, they not only bear remarkable similarities but are basically identical. They have stated that God had conversed with them in some inspirational manner, and had ordered them to proclaim His Existence as the Creator, Maintainer, Controller and eventual Destroyer of the world, to describe His Mercy and Justice, and to warn mankind that it is only by remembering and worshipping Him and following the moral and practical principles that He has laid down for them that they can achieve success and happiness here and hereafter. The last of these prophets was Muhammad of Mecca, who stated that there would be no prophet after him, and it is a demonstrable historical fact that no-one has been able to establish a claim to prophethood since. Now those who discuss or refuse to discuss the existence of God almost invariably rely on rational or anti-rational arguments and rarely, if ever, consider the evidential factor. The two basic elements in human knowledge are, firstly, our own observations and conclusions, and secondly, the evidence of others. Among the branches of knowledge the whole of history, for example, and most of the average man’s acquaintance with science, are only known from the evidence of others, unless he himself is a specialist in the subject. When specialists in a certain branch of knowledge continuously assert that a certain thing is a fact, it becomes a necessity for the rest of mankind, who are unable to acquire this knowledge directly, to accept it as such. In the field of direct inspiration from God, and knowledge of His qualities and works, we have the repeated evidence of people in history who have affirmed their apprehension of Him and that they have been charged with conveying His message; not only that, the realities of the divine and spiritual realism as described by these prophets have in various degrees been corroborated and confirmed by the spiritual experiences of an uncounted number of their followers right up to the present day. These corroborators have been the saints and mystics of their various communities. This continuous and widespread evidence of the existence of God, the central and original evidence of prophets, and the derivative and confirmatory evidence of their followers, all based on modes of direct and intuitional perception of His Being, cannot with any reasonability be denied or ignored. To deny or ignore them is patently illogical and unscientific, and against the basic principles of the acquirement and dissemination of human knowledge. In addition to being instinctive, intuitional, and logical, belief in God has irrefutable evidence to prove its verity.

Violent verses of the Bible 2

Check this out these are the verses in the bible.

Deuteronomy 7:1-4 (New International Version)

Deuteronomy 7
Driving Out the Nations
1 When the LORD your God brings you into the land you are entering to possess and drives out before you many nations—the Hittites, Girgashites, Amorites, Canaanites, Perizzites, Hivites and Jebusites, seven nations larger and stronger than you- 2 and when the LORD your God has delivered them over to you and you have defeated them, then you must destroy them totally. [a] Make no treaty with them, and show them no mercy. 3 Do not intermarry with them. Do not give your daughters to their sons or take their daughters for your sons, 4 for they will turn your sons away from following me to serve other gods, and the LORD's anger will burn against you and will quickly destroy you.

Footnotes:
Deuteronomy 7:2 The Hebrew term refers to the irrevocable giving over of things or persons to the LORD, often by totally destroying them; also in verse 26.



Judges 21:10-24 (New International Version)

10 So the assembly sent twelve thousand fighting men with instructions to go to Jabesh Gilead and put to the sword those living there, including the women and children. 11 "This is what you are to do," they said. "Kill every male and every woman who is not a virgin." 12 They found among the people living in Jabesh Gilead four hundred young women who had never slept with a man, and they took them to the camp at Shiloh in Canaan.

Ezekiel 9:5-7
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5 And to the others he said in my hearing, “Pass through the city after him, and strike. Your eye shall not spare, and you shall show no pity. 6 Kill old men outright, young men and maidens, little children and women, but touch no one on whom is the mark. And begin at my sanctuary.” So they began with the elders who were before the house. 7 Then he said to them, “Defile the house, and fill the courts with the slain. Go out.” So they went out and struck in the city.

'So they began by killing the seventy leaders. "Defile the Temple!" the LORD commanded. "Fill its courtyards with the bodies of those you kill! Go!" So they went throughout the city and did as they were told.'

Ezekiel 9:5-7

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Islam in brief

John Pilger

Noam Chomsky on Haiti

Islam and Suicide

What does Islam say about suicide?

Islam's philosophy of life and the values that it wants to promote are all based on a particular point of view regarding the life of this world. Islam holds the life of this world as a temporary testing time for humans.

For as long as one lives, he/she is being tested. The end of this temporary life is not the extinction of man. A person shall then open his/her eyes in another world. That world shall be place of reward and/or punishment for the deeds done in this life. The second life shall not be temporary in nature. The pleasures and pains of the second life shall last forever. In the life of this world, man is being tested with different kinds of situations - good times as well as bad times. The good times that come our way are not necessarily a reward and the hard times that we have to face are not necessarily a punishment. These are all primarily a part of the test.

The Qur'an says:

Everyone is going to taste death, and We shall make a trial of you with evil and with good, and to Us you will be returned. (Al-Anbiaa 21: 35)

".........Nor kill (or destroy) yourselves: for verily Allah hath been to you Most Merciful! " (An-Nisa 4:29)

"......if anyone killed a person not in retaliation of murder, or (and) to spread mischief in the land - it would be as if he killed all mankind, and if anyone saved a life, it would be as if he saved the life of all mankind ...." (Surah Al Ma'idah 5:32)
For all the blessings that one enjoys in the life of this world, he/she is expected to be grateful to his/her Creator and to rejoice and proclaim His beneficence and providence. While during all the hard times that come his/her way, he/she is expected to be remain steadfast in Allah's obedience, never losing faith in His wisdom and mercy.

The beginning (i.e. the birth) and the end (i.e. the death) of this test for an individual is controlled by the Almighty Himself. He gives life and death to an individual according to His own absolute knowledge and wisdom.

Keeping the above explanation in mind, it should be easy to understand that Islam holds suicide to be haraam (i.e. prohibited). Suicide implies lack of trust in God and a lack of faith in His benevolence, mercy, love, wisdom and knowledge. In effect, suicide implies lack of faith in God Himself. When a person commits suicide, he/she practically declares that he/she does not believe that God knows about his/her sufferings, and if God has knowledge of his/her sufferings, he does not care enough to relieve him/her of these sufferings.

A person practically declares that God has unjustly inflicted pain upon him/her, which he/she is not willing to bear.

A person practically declares that he/she does not have faith, confidence and trust in the mercy and wisdom of God, as he/she does not have confidence that God will end his pain in time, and therefore he/she has to end his/her sufferings himself/herself (by taking his/her own life).

Thus, in effect, suicide - in most of the cases - is a clear sign of negation of the faith of a person in his Merciful, Omniscient and Wise Creator and is therefore prohibited in Islam.

Some sayings of the Prophet Mohammed(Peace be upon him) related to suicide:

Narrated Abu Huraira:
The Prophet said, "He who commits suicide by throttling shall keep on throttling
himself in the Hell Fire (forever) and he who commits suicide by stabbing himself shall keep on stabbing himself in the Hell-Fire." (Sahih Bukhari Volume 2, Book 23, Number 446)

Narrated Thabit bin Ad-Dahhak: The Prophet said, "Whoever intentionally swears falsely by a religion other than Islam, then he is what he has said, (e.g. if he says, 'If such thing is not true then I am a Jew,' he is really a Jew). And whoever commits suicide with piece of iron will be punished with the same piece of iron in the Hell Fire." Narrated Jundab the Prophet said, "A man was inflicted with wounds and he committed suicide, and so Allah said: My slave has caused death on himself hurriedly, so I forbid Paradise for him." (Sahih Bukhari Volume 2, Book 23, Number 445 )

Please take some time to pass this on to Muslims and non-Muslims you know,
so that there is no misconception in people's mind regarding Islam or Muslims
on suicide.

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The Prophets private life

The Private Life of The Holy Prophet sallallâhu `alayhi wa sallam
A Model of Perfection from Islamic Philosophy of Human Life
By Prof. Dr. Muhammad Tahir-ul-Qadri

The Qur'ân and Ahâdîth in various places state that the Book and the Messenger sallallâhu `alayhi wa sallam are the best guidance for humankind. This model of perfection now has to be sought for. We find that the model of perfection is best illustrated through the personal and private life of the Holy Prophet:

Hadrat Khadîjah al-Kubrah radîyallâhu `anhâ was the most affluent lady in the whole of the Arab world. Her merchandise was even sold in the commercial centres of Syria. When she married the Holy Prophet sallallâhu `alayhi wa sallam, she placed all her possessions at his disposal and made up her mind to spend all her wealth on his mission. Therefore, this marriage, in addition to other rewards and benefits, also introduced economic well-being into the life of the Holy Prophet sallallâhu `alayhi wa sallam.

The Qur'ân states in respect to this: "Allâh found you an orphan and made you wealthy. Now if an orphan comes to you, do not be annoyed with him and chide him not who asks (that is, give the one who asks whatever he wants) and keep proclaiming the bounty of your Lord."

The Qur'ân itself has furnished the proof of his affluence. But at the same time he is advised to adopt a mode of conduct and behaviour, which shall transform his private life into a universal model of perfection for the human race. The verse not only makes clear reference to his wealth, but also advises him to distribute the divine blessings among the needy and poor. A detailed study of his life reveals that he implemented this Qur'ânic advice in every aspect of his private life and distributed his wealth among the victims of want and destitution. In his obsession to help the needy and the destitute, he turned his own life into a tale of constant suffering: he would starve himself to feed the starving people he would go without bread to feed those who had no bread. If he found anyone in need of even a morsel of food, he would pass a morsel to him and would live on the pleasure of his Lord. But his sacrifice was not forced and constrained. Rather it was voluntary - a natural call of his soul, a cry of his conscience because he was charged with the fire of human service. And the way he helped humanity has no parallel in the history of human kind.

1. Nu`mân ibn Bashîr radîyallâhu `anhu narrates: "O people, is your food not enough for your needs? Surely, I have myself observed your Prophet. He rarely even had a dry date with which he could fill his stomach."

2. Hadrat `Â'îsha radîyallâhu `anhâ narrates: "The Holy Messenger of Allâh sallallâhu `alayhi wa sallam till his death never had his fill even of the barley loaf on two consecutive days."

3. One day Hadrat Abû Hurayrah radîyallâhu `anhu met some people. They had cooked meat with them and invited him to share it. However, he apologetically declined the invitation and said: "How can I eat this meat? The mode of the Holy Prophet sallallâhu `alayhi wa sallam is before my eyes. He departed from this world in a state that he never even had his fill of bread made from barley."

4. Hadrat Abû Talha radîyallâhu `anhu narrates: "We went to Allâh's Messenger sallallâhu `alayhi wa sallam and told him that we had gone without food for many days. Each one of us uncovered our bellies and showed him a stone tied to our stomachs. Upon seeing this, the Messenger of Allâh sallallâhu `alayhi wa sallam lifted the piece of cloth from his stomach and we found that he had two stones tied to it (to liquidate the effects of starvation)."

The Holy Prophet never kept anything for later consumption.

5. Hadrat Anas radîyallâhu `anhu reports: "The Holy Prophet sallallâhu `alayhi wa sallam never saved anything for the next day."

At this point one may wonder what had happened to the wealth and capital he earned through trade, through the services rendered to Khadîja al-Kubrâ radîyallâhu `anhâ and as spoils of war. The simple answer is that he spent all of his wealth on the economic restoration and rehabilitation of the poor and needy. This act of benevolence and charity was not an occasional occurrence but was a permanent feature of his life. It was so thoroughly and consistently established in his life, that he himself starved in order to feed others. He would roam the narrow streets to settle others into pleasant places. He embraced poverty to rehabilitate the poverty stricken and impoverished people of the world. He went hungry to save those who were at the end of their resources. He kept a bare cupboard to set up the poor and destitute in well established settlements. In fact he preferred to spend the last penny in his pocket and the last crumb of food on his table on people who were in dire need of money and food. The motive behind this sacrifice was the sanctity of the individual. Man's greatest treasure is his self-respect. People who are hard pressed by adverse circumstances are in danger of losing their sense of self-respect. The Holy Prophet sallallâhu `alayhi wa sallam dedicated his entire life and wealth to the uplift and economic recuperation of the poverty stricken, destitute and broke people. What could be a greater and more glorious example of personal sacrifice than the one illustrated and sanctified by the mode of conduct of the Prophet sallallâhu `alayhi wa sallam himself. Critics of Islâm who have scant knowledge of its fundamentals and of the life of its propagator, crack up socialism and downgrade Islâm. They should study in depth and without prejudice the life of the Holy Prophet sallallâhu `alayhi wa sallam and discover for themselves the radical justice of Islâm and the inexhaustible spirit and stock of charity and sacrifice which marked the life of the Holy Prophet sallallâhu `alayhi wa sallam.

Dr Maurice Bucaille

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Quranites make no sense!

Quranites don't read the Quran! Look at this verse in the chapter of the Women [4:65]

"But no, by the Lord, they can have no (real) Faith, until they make thee judge in all disputes between them, and find in their souls no resistance against Thy decisions, but accept them with the fullest conviction."

The first part says they do not believe unless they accept his judgement, whose judgement? The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) that's who.

This meant initally the people of Mecca who had to accept his judgement and this for us means following the hadith. How else are you are going to follow his judgements if you are not going to follow what he said?

Ponder the first part they do not believe unless - so this part is important because their faith means nothing unless they accept him.

In fact the definition of disbelief is to reject anything that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) came with - with a condition that it is clearly defined by
mass transmitted proofs.

I feel sorry for the Quranites because they do not know they do not believe by the actual text they claim to follow!!

Also note that when Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) was asked what was the Messenger of God (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) like? She said he character was like the Quran. No one else was described like this!


About obeying the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him)
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The Productivity Triangle

I would like to introduce you today to  3 powerful elements of productivity. These are the cornerstone of productivity without which one cannot be productive, and here they are:

    1.    Knowledge
    2.    Action
    3.    Consistency

I call this the Productivity Triangle, and if all 3 element meet in a person, he/she  becomes truly productive. But if one element is missing that’s when unproductivity kicks in. 

So how do these 3 elements work?

 

Knowledge

????? ?????? ??????? ??????? say, "O my Lord! advance me in knowledge (  ???? ??  , Taha, Chapter #20, Verse #114)

It all starts with knowledge. Understanding what you need to do, and how to do it. One of the top reasons for people to procrastinate on a project or task is that they do not know how to do it. And they are worried to approach this learning curve out of fear that they may never understand how to do it. 

Here’s some good news though: Knowledge can be attained in a number of ways, and I’ve yet to meet someone who has put their mind onto something and failed to gain knowledge in that area. But the key factor here is action, you need to put effort in to gaining knowledge.

Here are top tips to gaining knowledge:

    1.    Research online/offline: Al-hamdulillah, the information world is in our finger tips these days and this is a blessing of Allah (Subhanahu Wa Ta'ala) upon us all. I’ve found myself if I lack knowledge in a field, I would firstly go to the Library and pick as many books on the topic as I can, I’ll read some of them and scan through others, then I’ll research online or listen to further audiobooks/podcast on the topic and within a few weeks/months, that knowledge gap would be filled with the permission of Allah (Subhanahu Wa Ta’ala).
    2.    Ask an expert/someone who has done it before: If there’s something new you need to learn, then know that there’s a teacher out there who’s ready to share his/her knowledge with you. And trust me, no matter how “important” this person is, you’d be surprised how they would love to pass their knowledge to you. Approaching them through associates or friends can be a good start, or a direct e-mail and cold calling can sometimes work. The most important thing is to be persistent until you get what you need from them.
    3.    Make dua: Knowledge is a blessing of Allah (Subhanahu Wa Ta'ala) upon you, and it’s enlightening. So if you’re stuck or find yourself not knowing much about a subject and really need to learn about it, ask Allah (Subhanahu Wa Ta'ala) for help and try some of the above methods  to gain what you desire. A word of caution here: Make sure you seek beneficial knowledge,  that is knowledge that will be beneficial to you either in this world, or hereafter, or both preferrably!

Action
The value of knowledge without action is zilch! In fact, this brings about the wrath of Allah (Subhanahu Wa Ta’ala) - may Allah protect us.  Allah (Subhanahu Wa Ta'ala) described those who had the knowledge but did little action  as “those who incurred His anger” in the opening chapter of the Quran. So let’s not be one of them.

But here’s an important point: in one hand we need to remember that we must take action upon the knowledge that we learnt in order to be productive, but we have to understand here that Action/Ability or Skill comes from Allah (Subhanahu Wa Ta'ala) first and foremost, since without his permission you can’t do anything. That’s why again in the opening chapter we say: “You alone we worship and You alone we seek help from”. So we want to worship Him, but we can’t worship Him without His permission, and this is true servitude to Allah.

When you realise that everything you do, you’re doing it with the permission of Allah (Subhanahu Wa Ta’ala), you’ll be humble in your approach, will seek perfection in all your actions, and you’ll be sincere in what you do.

Also, action starts with you taking the first step. Again, those of us who procrastinate, here’s a killer-productivity technique: Start working on a project/task for just 10 minutes and watch yourself drift to 30-45 minutes. Give yourself a 5 minute break and then start again for ‘just’ 10 minutes. I always say that our ‘nafs’ and self is like a baby, and we have to treat it that way; a bit of encouragement, a bit of scolding, a bit of prize and it’ll get a long just fine.

Consistency
So, you’ve gained the knowledge, you’ve taken action and after a few days, you flop. You can’t be bothered and you’re not productive anymore. 90% of the productivity complaints is regarding consistency. People normally have no issue new gaining knowledge or taking action, but being consistent that’s when they find it hard.

I’ll admit, this is the hardest stage and there’s no easy answer, but here are some helpful advice:

    1.    Start small and grow slow - It’s tempting when you’re super excited about a project to jump into it with BIG action and BIG tasks only to find yourself overwhelemed a few days after. Why not start small, build small, and grow slowly over the years? Prophet Muhammad (Peace be upon him) said that the most beloved actions to Allah (Subhanahu Wa Ta'ala) are those that are consistent even if they are small. 
    2.    Break it down - Some of the reasons why it’s hard to become consistent in your action is because the action is HUGE or takes a number of tasks to achieve. Try breaking it down and see if there’s better ways of doing it: can you eliminate some steps? can you delegate some parts?. As the Chinese proverb goes: A journey of 1000 miles starts with one step. My only addition to this is: KEEP WALKING!
    3.    Check your Intentions - Sometimes when you fail to be consistent on a project, it might be a sign that perhaps your intentions are not pure and sincere. For example, if you’ve tried many times to memorize the Quran and failed, check your hearth, check your intention, who are you doing it for. Normally, when our intentions are pure and when our goals are bigger than ourselves, it’s easier to be consistent inshaAllah.
    4.    Ask Allah (Subhanahu Wa Ta'ala) for help - I swear upon the One who created me and you, you cannot be consistent in any task, project, endeavour you’re in except by His permission. So ask Allah for help in all your matters and ask Him to that He makes you consistent. Most importantly, ask Him to be consistent in your Deen and religion, so that you’re constantly worshipping Him to the best of your ability and improving yourself and those around you.

I hope you found this article beneficial. Can you find practical examples of how knowledge-action-and consistency made you productive?

 

ProductiveMuslim Sleep Routine

If you’ve started waking up early and working in those early hours of the day as we recommend here at ProductiveMuslim.com, you’ll find that it’s pretty hard to  be consistent each and every day with this routine. And when you look for the reasons for this inconsistency, you’ll realise that it’s mainly because it’s hard to regulate your sleep; one day you sleep well, so you wake up early and can work hard. Other days, you don’t sleep so well and those early hours are pretty difficult to maintain.

Sleep, as any other activity we do as humans, can be optimized by planning for it and following a particular routine each night. You might think, “dude, I just crash and sleep” well, that’s one way of doing it, but read the following routine, try it out and tell me if sleep doesn’t become a rewarding, spiritual and fulfilling experience for you after this. 

The following sleep routine requires you to prepare for it at least 90 minutes BEFORE you actually sleep. And it’s basically dividing those 90 minutes into 3 parts:

    ?    One third for your Lord
    ?    One third for your self
    ?    One third for Sleep itself

One third for Your Lord: This starts with you taking wudhu, brushing your teeth, putting on nice clothes and perfume and praying tahajjud and witr to Allah (Subhanahu Wa Ta'ala) (Note: If you’re of those who prefer - and can - wake up before Fajr to pray these night prayers, then definitely go with that, however, if you can’t trust yourself to wake up that early, it’s better that you pray tahajjud and witr BEFORE you sleep). This is my favourite part of the sleep routine and favourite part of the day! It’s such a calming experience after going through a long hard day, to stand in front of your Lord,  recite His verses, supplicate to Him and ask Him of whatever you desire in this world and the next. Do this for a couple of nights and you’d not want to give up doing it! In fact, throughout your day, you’ll be so looking forward to it!

One third for Your Self: This is where you prepare yourself for sleep by putting on your sleep clothes, getting into bed and reading a good book for at least 30 minutes. If you’re like me, as you’re reading the book, ideas/and thoughts will keep popping in your head that you want to save for later. For these, I have a plain notebook and pen/pencil next to me to scribble anything (and I mean anything) that pops in my head! You’ll be surprised how many great ideas originate from these 30 minutes. Alternatively, instead of reading, you may spend these 30 minutes brainstorming on a plain notebook any ideas/plans/projects you have in mind. You don’t have to come up with the ‘perfect’ idea/solution, but simply brainstorm as much as you can, then literally “sleep on it” (as the saying goes) and in the morning you’ll be surprised what your sub-conscious mind comes up for you.

One third for Your Sleep: I’ve said that this is a third for your sleep, but truly this is a third for your Lord to bless your sleep, and basically this involves going through the duas and verses that one should recite before sleeping as per the Sunnah of Prophet Muhammad (Peace be upon him). These include reciting Surat Al-Mulk and Surat Al-Sajdah and other supplications found here. This last part of the routine to me is like the cherry on top of the cake! Nothing fills you with more tranquility than sleeping with your last words being the words of Allah (Subhanahu Wa Ta’ala).

So there you have it, the ProductiveMuslim routine for Sleep. You might think it’s lengthy, but there has been no day that I’ve followed it, except that I slept peacefully and woke up peacefully.

Sweet dreams!

 

3 Pre-Ramadan webinars!

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ProductiveMuslim.com and ProductiveMuslimah.com are happy to announce 3 **VERY SPECIAL** pre-Ramadan webinars as part of our ProductiveRamadan.com campaign!

We've partnered with 3 great speakers to get you the latest and best of pre-Ramadan preparation!

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From around the blogworld: Complete Your Tasks Without Distraction

The following post has been taken from: SuccessMuslims

You might be preparing for a job interview, trying finish off your school assignment or office task, or working on a big project of yours. You find it very difficult to sit and complete your tasks.

You are looking for some technique you can apply to help you focus and complete your tasks.

“Slot-Split Technique” is an amazing technique to get you complete your tasks at hand. You can use the “Slot-Technique” whenever you are working to do something big and need some technique to focus your mind, and get things done.

To use the technique, first you split your time into slots.

The slot can be “30 min” or “one hour” - not more than that. Your goal is to decide - “I am going to work for 2 slots on my project today” - “I will do one slot in the morning and one slot in the evening”. You decide your slots, your only goal is to work for that slot.

Thought Provoking Questions for Muslim Bloggers

Recently I was asked to answer questions about Muslims blogging by themuslimblogger.com. Below were my responses. If you’re a blogger or planning to be one, I encourage you to visit this link and join the discussion on themuslimblogger.com

How to remain focused by Single-Tasking

 

 

 

Description of Truly ProductiveMuslims in the Quran

Today I want us to ponder on the following verse, Allah says in the Quran:

?????????? ???????? ??????? ??????????? ?????? ????????? ????? ??????????? ???????? ?????????? ????????? ???????? ???????? ??????????? ??????? ????? ??????? ???????????? ?????????? ??? ?????????? ????? ?????? ?????????? ?????? ?????????? ??? ???????????? ???????????? ??? ??????????? ???????? ???????? ???????? ????????? ????????????? ?????????? ????? ??????? ???????? ??????????? ????????? ?????? ??????????? ?????? ??????? ????????? ??????? ?????????? ????????????? ??????? ??????????? ????????? ????????

 

“Muhammad is the apostle of Allah. and those who are with him are strong against Unbelievers, (but) compassionate amongst each other. Thou wilt see them bow and prostrate themselves (in prayer), seeking Grace from Allah and (His) Good Pleasure. On their faces are their marks, (being) the traces of their prostration. This is their similitude in the Taurat; and their similitude in the Gospel is: like a seed which sends forth its blade, then makes it strong; it then becomes thick, and it stands on its own stem, (filling) the sowers with wonder and delight. As a result, it fills the Unbelievers with rage at them. Allah has promised those among them who believe and do righteous deeds forgiveness, and a great Reward” 
(  ???? ?????  , Al-Fath, Chapter #48, Verse #29)

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"Productivity drops during Ramadan in Morocco"

 "Reduced productivity in Ramadan hurting economy"

 "Changing working hours in Ramadan spread laziness and lessen productivity"

So He made them lag behind..?

SubhanaAllah, today came across a verse in the Quran that sent shivers down my spine.

Allah says in the Quran:
“If they had intended to come out, they would certainly have made some preparation therefor; but Allah was averse to their being sent forth; so He made them lag behind, and they were told, "Sit ye among those who sit (inactive)." (  ???? ??????  , At-Taubah, Chapter #9, Verse #46)

SubhanaAllah! O Allah protect us! What is our purpose in life if we are left ‘inactive’ and unproductive?!

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Selfless Productivity

A while back I received the following e-mail from an old friend of mine who just discovered ProductiveMuslim.com. In his e-mail he said something interesting which I want to share with you:

“...although many of us are very productive, I feel the main issue muslims lack today is selflessness. That is our limiting step and limit to our ummah being the leading one...Ponder over this thought inshaAllah”

Making Most of Your ‘Blocked’ Time

We’ve spoken about “time-blocking” as a proven time management technique many times here at ProductiveMuslim.com, especially when we developed the Taskinator - ProductiveMuslim

The idea of Time-blocking is to help you manage your tasks during the day and get them done by ‘blocking’ specific time slots to complete specific tasks.

We’ve taken this technique further with our taskinator and asked how we can make sure that during ONE day we can “block” time for different areas of our life: Our Worship, Family, Work, and Personal development. We wanted to develop a balanced lifestyle that ensures that we’re constantly improving and completing tasks in each major area of our lives.

Today, we want to go a step further.

Guest Post: 3 ways to Kick the Devil

This post was kindly submitted by Vakil.Org

 

Here’s a question for you:  Of all the productivity tips, tricks, habits that you’ve read in the last one year, how much have you consistently implemented?  Some of it?  Not Much?  None at all?  Here is stuff that’s going to make you into a leaner, faster and an overall better you, what could be the reason that you have not put into practice?  And if you are not implementing the stuff that you are reading, then how productive is it reading the stuff in the first place?

 

It’s one of the Devil’s favourite tricks.  He gets the pious into activities that makes them think that they’re doing something useful, meaningful and fulfilling.  When instead all that they are doing is just the opposite, wasting their time, while feeling good about it.  

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Guest Post: How putting artificial deadlines on yourself, will help you focus & achieve your Goal on time

This post was written and submitted by Vakil.Org

As a student I was most productive in learning during the days just before the exams.  If you're like most students you would know how the pressure feels like during those days.  But something amazing happens, I'm able to focus completely, avoid any distractions and not procrastinate because I know the exams are around the corner & this is my last chance to study the text.

Recording - Make My Summer Productive Webinar

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Positive Islamic Vocabulary

This article was contributed by our reader: Sister Shuhenara.

When you speak do you speak beautiful words/phrases that touches someone's heart, reaches their very soul and brings out the best in them?  Do your words make a positive impact and make them productive and pro-active?   Are your words encouraging and powerful?

 

Look around you and notice the very special  people in your life who are positively changing your life only by the language they use each day. Listen to their beautiful words - listen and learn.

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Review: Work Smart - Automate!

When we speak of productivity we often refer to reducing time spent on unnecessary tasks or tasks that have little benefit to us compared to the time spent on them. Eliminate or reduce such tasks and, voila, you have more time on your hands for the things that really matter.

Now if you work with a personal computer regularly, you probably find yourself performing the same routine things several times a day. Be it little things like launching the software applications that you use on a daily basis, or bigger things like sending your weekly report to your boss, you sigh and think to yourself, “If only this would take care of itself and let me focus on the things that really need my brain”.

Well here’s a nifty little tool that can defer the onset of RSI from all those repetitive tasks for us PC users and free up some time too. It’s called AutoHotkey!

Discussing Ramadan on Radio in Arizona

A discussion on a radio talk show about the blessed month of Ramadan and the Muslim fast and prayers. Discussion then shifted to some controversial issues such as Muslim violence, religious conversion, ground zero mosque, and Islamic sects.

Causes of Forgiveness in Ramadan

Link to all Ramadan 2010 Posts The following is a translation of the second part to the work of Al-Hafidh ibn Rajab al-Hanbali (rahimahullah) on the last 10 nights of Ramadan. Causes of Forgiveness in Ramadan It was narrated from Abu Hurayrah (radi Allahu anhu) that the Prophet (sal Allahu alayhi wa sallam), “Whoever fasts Ramadan out [...]

September 4th: Ramadan Finish-line with Waleed Basyouni, Yaser Birjas, and Wisam Sharieff

Link to all Ramadan 2010 posts Its always easy to start strong, but only the successful ones finish strong. The last ten nights are here, we’re at the finish line! Join AlAmaanah for a webinar tomorrow (Saturday, September 4th at 4:00 pm CST) to learn how to maximize your last ten nights. Speakers include Sh. [...]

Ramadan Reflections – The Grand Opening

Perhaps, it is because we recite Surah Fatiha everyday, multiple times, that many of us do not take these verses seriously. Yet, the reason this Surah is emphasized so much is because it is the most important chapter of the Qur'an. It is Faatihatul Kitaab (The opening chapter of the book), Sab'a Mathaani (the seven oft-repeated verses 15:87) and Ummul Kitaab (the essence of the book 13:39). It is the Surah that when recited, Allah replies to each verse. It is the most important du'a that we can make.

The Ramadan Tafseer Series: Harvest of the Hereafter | AbdulNasir Jangda

The Ramadan Tafseer Series By Shaykh Abdul Nasir Jangda: Harvest of the Hereafter

Paying the Price For Our Lack of Vision – Marc Manley

In what has also become now a cruel twist of fate, American Muslims are now paying their own price for lack of vision, as the United States now increasingly turns on Muslims, demonizing and terrorizing them, not unlike this recent incident in New York, where a mosque was attacked by a small pack of marauding teens.

Ramadan 2010: MM Poetry Contest | Semifinalists, Day 5

Day 1 | Day 2 | Day 3 | Day 4 | Day 5 Welcome to day five! Now that we’re almost done publishing the semifinalists and the voting process is also underway, please do check out day 3 onwards’ poems and cast your vote. Note: Voting for poems published on Day 3 closes today! Cast your [...]

Update: New CNN Interviews | Ilm Summit 2010 Recap: July 28-29 | The Media and the FBI

Each year, Shaykh Yasir adds a new wrinkle to Ilm Summit to "raise the bar" so to speak. This year was no different, except instead of inviting speakers that could tell us all about speaking to the media if in the unlikely event it were to happen or how to speak in a of roundtable discussion that the media was watching and the FBI would be a part of, we were now in the midst of it.

The Ramadan Tafseer Series: Repentance | AbdulNasir Jangda

The Ramadan Tafseer Series By Shaykh Abdul Nasir Jangda: Repentance

Ramadan 2010: MM Poetry Contest | Semifinalists, Day 4

Day 1 | Day 2 | Day 3 | Day 4 | Day 5 Welcome to day four! Now that we’re publishing the semifinalists, please do check out each day’s poems and cast your vote. Note: Voting for poems published on Day 2 closes today! Cast your vote if you haven’t yet! Update 3/9/10: Voting for [...]

Friday: 7 Iraqis Killed, 9 Wounded

At least seven Iraqis were killed and nine more were wounded in light violence. Meanwhile, two prominent Iraqis used the prayer day to speak out: At a sermon in Karbala, Sheikh Abdul-Mahdi al-Karbalaei asked Iraqi officials to end the deadlock preventing the new government. Meanwhile, Shi'ite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr issued a statement asking Iraqis to support security forces who do not work alongside the American troops remaining in Iraq.

Middle East: Pessimistic About Peace, Yet…

JERUSALEM – As President Obama on Wednesday initiates the ninth U.S. attempt in the last 30 years to bring about a final Palestinian-Israeli peace agreement, expectations are low and pessimism is high. It’s precisely why the talks may just succeed. That, however, may be overly optimistic.  Even if Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is genuine [...]

Come Home America

Rescue the Bank of Kabul? No, says Justin Raimondo

The True Cost of the War

The West, says Paul Craig Roberts

Thursday: 12 Iraqis Killed, 9 Wounded

Violence remained fairly light today; however, at least 12 Iraqis were killed and nine more were wounded across the country. Meanwhile, U.S. military advisers warn that the Iraqis must correct the inefficiencies of their armed forces if U.S. troops hope to withdraw next year.

Flying the Flag, Faking the News

Edward Bernays, the American nephew of Sigmund Freud, is said to have invented modern propaganda. During the first world war, he was one of a group of influential liberals who mounted a secret government campaign to persuade reluctant Americans to send an army to the bloodbath in Europe. In his book, Propaganda, published in 1928, Bernays [...]

Iraq: The Never-Ending Story

'Advisory' troops will still kill and die, says Tom Knapp

Somebody’s Son or Daughter is Our Tragedy

Philip Giraldi on the senseless loss of war

A Speech for Endless War

Norman Solomon on Obama's Bush-like tone

Wednesday: 10 Iraqis Killed, 22 Wounded

Today begins Operation New Dawn, the new U.S. mission In Iraq. Despite the end of "combat operations," at least 10 Iraqis were killed and 22 more were wounded in the latest round of violence. Coincidentally, U.S. officials reported Iraq is planning to spend $13 billion on U.S. arms and military equipment.

Military families write to MPs to say bring the troops home

A group of military families have come together to produce a letter for MPs in the run up to the parliamentary debate on Afghanistan on 9 September 2010. The families are calling for MPs to vote to bring the troops home, which is what all opinion polls show most people in Britain want. The families are asking others who have military connections to add their names to the letter. For further information, members of military families should email here... (mailto:joanhumphreys2001@yahoo.co.uk) Read the letter or download for printing... (http://stopwar.org.uk/images//military_families_letter.pdf) Sign the letter online... (http://www.stopwar.iparl.com/petition/2)

Post-invasion Iraq - the facts

After twelve years of sanctions and seven years of occupation, the facts of daily life in Iraq give the lie to the claim that the war has been a "success".

What are we doing in Afghanistan?

If the war in Afghanistan is nothing more than a cover for finding a face-saving way to declare victory and withdraw from an unwinnable conflict, why not just do that now?

Should the US be bombed?

If there's a case for bombing Iran to stop an unproven plan to develop a nuclear weapon, shouldn't we start with the world's biggest weapons' proliferator - the United States?

Tony Blair's moral compass

As Blair prepares to publish his side of the Iraq story, let none forget the immense suffering of the Iraqi people and a region still on the brink of further catastrophic conflict.

Iraq in pieces

New Internationalist co-editor Hadani Ditmars describes the reality behind the "success" of the 2003 Iraq invasion, which the US says is enabling it to withdraw its combat forces.

Why WikiLeaks must be protected

The case of the Afghanistan war logs and the hounding of Julian Assange prove that there?s never been greater need to speak truth to power than today, says John Pilger

Forget the Iraq tomfoolery

Don't be taken in by claims that the last US "combat" troops left Iraq two weeks ahead of schedule and the occupation is over, says Robert Fisk.

£4.6 million to repair Blair's image?

This gesture could be part of a plan to repair Blair's image, but some say his motivation is irrelevant because the money will be so useful. Let's test the theory, says Mark Steel.

Tony Blair: The nightmare we did see coming

Tony Blair says in his memoirs that Iraq was the nightmare he did not see coming. The majority of people in Britain had no difficulty in seeing that the nightmare we faced was not Iraq, but Tony Blair and his war policies. Blair's legacy will be that of a war criminal who waged an illegal war which killed hundreds of thousands and left Iraq in pieces, and who when he left office exploited his crimes to accumulate wealth soon expected to top £60 million. We will not forget Blair's crimes or the victims, whether Iraqi civilians or British soldiers, and we will continue to campaign for his indictment for the violation of countless international laws. Which is why on Wednesday 8 September we will hold a protest outside Waterstone's bookshop in London's Piccadilly, when Blair will be doing a book-signing.Tony Blair is not like any other author promoting a new book, but a war criminal who should be behind bars awaiting trial. Protest Wednesday 8 September 12.30pm Waterstone's 203 Piccadilly London

Obama, the war and an Iraqi child

Barack Obama and everyone else in his spin machine should go to Iraq and look a child in the eyes and tell that child that seven years of war in Iraq has been a success.

I went to prison for going awol

"I was determined not to be blind any more. I read about the history of the conflict and began to realise I had been duped. This wasn't a war about liberation, it was about strategic influence; about economics and mineral wealth."

Afghan women abandoned

The Karzai's administration in Afghanistan is fundamentalist and it's attitude towards women is largely indistinguishable from the Taliban.

Public Meeting in Parliament 8 September: Afghanistan - Time To Go

7pm House of Commons (rightside entrance), London: All welcome The meeting takes place the day before parliament votes on Afghanistan. Speakers include CAROLINE LUCAS MP, JEREMY CORBYN MP, PAUL FLYNN MP, JOAN HUMPHRIES (MILITARY FAMILIES AGAINST THE WAR)

Afghanistan can only get worse

Tariq Ali says it is time for Obama to abandon all pretences used to justify a war that can only lead to more deaths but no solution. An exit strategy is now desperately needed.

Israel boycott goes global

The Israel boycott has seen unprecedented growth after the onslaught on Gaza and the attack on the flotilla. People of conscience round the world have crossed a threshold.

Winning hearts and minds

More civilians are being killed in Afghanistan than ever before. Survivors of a Nato airstrike on 23 July 2010 describe in this video how 52 civilians were killed in their village.

Blood on whose hands?

The US government and military are making ominous threats against Wikileaks, following its release of over 76,000 Pentagon documenting countless US war crimes.

Rebranding the Iraq occupation

The Iraq war has been a historic political and strategic failure for the US, writes Seumas Milne, so its rebranding the occupation with a form of outsourced semi-colonial regime.

When Private Ryan Hewitt met David Beckham

There were cheers and smiles in Helmand Province when David Beckham met with hundreds of soldiers, but one soldier he met isn't cheering or smiling anymore.

Women used to justify Afghan war

How could we be so savage as to turn our backs on Aisha? says Time magazine. The war is once again being justified as necessary to "protect" Afghan women.

Will Tony Blair be prosecuted?

Tony Blair's lies that took Britain into the illegal Iraq war are proven beyond dispute. Is it wishful thinking to believe that one day he will be collared for his crimes? asks John Pilger.

What Israeli democracy looks like

The already alarming levels of racism in Israel are on the increase, and the demand for proof of loyalty is no longer confined to Palestinian citizens, but directed at Jewish ones, too.

How to get out of Afghanistan

Face reality, says Patrick Cockburn: the US-Nato exit strategy for Afghanistan is doomed. The only viable option is to start negotiations with the Taliban now.

Obama's Iraq con-trick

Barack Obama says he's ending US combat operations in Iraq. It's not true. He's just replacing uniformed soldiers with private paramilitaries.

Afghan killing and dying fields

A war without end or purpose, about to enter it's tenth year, is killing Afghan civilians and invading soldiers in greater numbers than ever.

Yet another British army stunt

Alex Thomson reports: Operation Black Prince is yet another ludicrous public relations stunt posing as a major offensive by the British military in Afghanistan.

Afghanistan: the pointless war

Guardian film-maker Sean Smith's film and diary show the reality of a pointless war that Barack Obama and David Cameron say must continue for years to come.

Politicians' guilt too late for Iraq

Politicians with guilty consciences now throw their weight behind justice and morality, too late for the Iraqi people whose country has been destroyed, says Sami Ramadani.

Prison is my badge of honour

Joe Glenton, only British soldier to refuse to fight in Afghanistan, told a packed London meeting celebrating his release, it was "a badge of honour" to have gone to prison.

Has Wikileaks changed the game?

Democracy Now hosts a discussion about the "game changing" impact of the 91,000 secret US military files published by Wikileaks.

Afghanistan: beginning of the end?

The leak of 91,000 secret US military documents confirms everything the anti-war movement has said for years. The war in Afghanistan is pointless and unwinnable and the warmongers have lied to us continually. It must end now.

Iraq war was illegal says Clegg

Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg said in the House of Commons what is common knowledge in every living room across the land ? that the Iraq war was illegal. So now bring those responsible, Tony Blair above all, to justice.

Fallujah worse than Hiroshima

Why US attack on Fallujah in November 2004 has resulted in higher rates of cancer, leukemia, infant mortality, and sexual mutations, than those recorded among survivors of atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki.

Why US fights an unwinnable war

Afghanistan is exposing the limits of US power to impose its will by force. American military might is being seen off by a ragtag army in the world's second poorest country, says Seumas Milne but refuses to admit defeat.

I'm a warmonger, get me out of here

The message from the Kabul Conference on 20 July, attended by the US and its allies, was clear. The war in Afghanistan is going nowhere, we have to find a way of declaring victory and getting out by 2014. In other words, at least five more years of pointless killing.

Blair implicated in mass murder

Irrefutable evidence to the Iraq Inquiry shows Tony Blair's lies make him directly culpable for the consequences of an illegal war, including 52 people killed in the 7/7 bombings.

No reason to die for Afghanistan

"I can't think of a single reason to die for Afghanistan," says EU diplomat. Meanwhile, the rate of UK military deaths is twice the US level and has doubled in the last year.

Johnny - Don't be Rotten

Unlike many other performers, ex-Sex Pistols Johnny Rotten is happy to play in a country that violates countless international laws and is guilty of crimes against humanity in Gaza.

US "hands over" Iraq wreck

Seven years after the illegal and unjustified US/UK invasion, US combat troops leaving a devastated Iraq, with at least one million Iraqis killed and four million refugees.

Clinton rebuke for Israel on Iran?

Hilary Clinton's recent speech to America's main Zionist lobby was full of stomach-churning praise for Israel, but there was a sting in the tail on Iran.

Road to defeat in Afghanistan

As the British army announces a humiliating withdrawal from Sangin in Helmand province, Judith Orr looks at why the West is losing the war.

Attack on Iran back on the table

Missile rattling against Iran by the US and Israel is on the increase, despite there being no evidence that Iran is developing nuclear weapons.

BBC stokes anti-Muslim hatred

BBC story "Schools told 'no swimming in Ramadan' for Muslim pupils" recycled a long discredited 3-year old article in the rabidly Islamophobic Daily Express.

Another soldier speaks out

Ross Williams, shared a cell in army prison with Joe Glenton, both soldiers imprisoned for going absent without leave from an unjustified war. Like Joe, Ross has decided to speak out against the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.

Another US barbarian in charge

The capacity for giving command of US armed services to psychopaths seems unlimited. Just as General Stanley McChrystal goes out one door, in comes another, James Mattis, who thinks it's "fun to shoot some people".

What Israeli "democracy" looks like

The Israeli government plans to introduce a new law criminalising any Israeli supporters of the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions movement, which has gathered speed since the Gaza flotilla slaughter.

Afghanistan catastrophe

The war in Afghanistan is a catastrophe, but still the warmongers insist "progress is being made". Continued occupation and killing merely delays the inevitable end to a stupid war, says Simon Jenkins.

Britain's role in global terrorism

Bin Laden, the Taliban: Britain has long history of colluding with militant Islamists to control oil resources and overthrow nationalist governments, says Mark Curtis.

Joke exit strategy for Afghanistan

David Cameron is sticking to his "exit strategy" which sees hopelessly inadequate, corrupt and often doped Afghan forces "taking responsibility" for the US-led occupation in place of foreign troops.

Debts, lawsuits and internal feuding cast doubt on future of BNP

The British National Party faces a financial and political crisis with crippling debts and an internal rebellion which could spell the end of the far-right group as a significant electoral force.

'Joining the BNP was misguided and it's a racist party'

THE wife of the city's former BNP leader has launched a scathing attack on the ...amp;quot;racist...amp;quot; organisation after joining another political party.

BNP leader interferes in independent's work

The leader of the British National Party is trying to interfere in the work of an independent member of the London Assembly.

Ex-councillor arrested in firearms raid

A BNP activist and former parish councillor has been arrested by police on suspicion of a firearms offence.

Send us in your messages and photos

Next Friday the HOPE not hate campaign will be holding a peace vigil in Bradford city centre. It is an opportunity to celebrate 'our' Bradford as opposed to the message of hate pushed by the English Defence League....lt;br /...gt; ...lt;br /...gt;Now is the chance for you to give them your support....lt;br /...gt; ...lt;br /...gt;We are opening a book where HnH supporters from around the country can send their messages to the people of Bradford. We are also asking our supporters to send in photographs of themselves with the simple message of 'Together' written on their hand or piece of paper. We will be displaying these photos and messages in Bradford on Friday. ...lt;br /...gt; ...lt;br /...gt;Hundreds of people have already sent us messages of support - but we need more....lt;br /...gt; ...lt;br /...gt;To add your message, go here: ...lt;a href=...quot;http://action.hopenothate.org.uk/WeAreOne...quot;...gt;http://action.hopenothate.org.uk/WeAreOne...lt;/a...gt;

BNP activist banned from party meeting

A veteran British National Party activist has been ordered not to attend a party meeting in Barking and Dagenham on Thursday at which new arrangements for running London BNP and future plans will be announced.

English Defence League march should be banned, say police chiefs

Police chiefs have called on the home secretary, Theresa May to ban a march by the far right English Defence League (EDL) due to take place in Bradford later this month.

BUST-ED Sexy ex-candidate claims that sleazy BNP boss lured her to hotel to trick her into bed

THIS is the buxom blonde who...amp;rsquo;s trying to destroy Belfast-based BNP boss Jim Dowson. She...amp;rsquo;s 22-year-old lads mag favourite Shelley Rose and she claims married Dowson tried it on with her.

Scrutiny committee appointed to protect BNP treasurer

A national scrutiny committee has been appointed to examine the British National Party...amp;rsquo;s treasury department, according to a report of the party...amp;rsquo;s Advisory Council meeting on 14 August posted on the BNP website.

BNP leadership may have pocketed party bequests

Another British National Party councillor has resigned the party whip and will sit as an independent, as rumours surface of misappropriation by the party leadership of bequests to the party.

BNP owes half a million pounds

Nick Griffin has admitted that the British National Party has liabilities of half a million pounds, or 25% of its claimed annual turnover. The revelation, made at a party meeting in Tameside, comes on the eve of a meeting of the party...amp;rsquo;s Advisory Council at which full details of the party...amp;rsquo;s financial state are supposed to be revealed.

BNP attends international far-right conference in Japan

The British National Party is taking part in a week-long conference in Japan organised by Nippon Issuikai, an extreme-right group that denies Japanese wartime atrocities.

The people of Bradford have spoken

Later today a delegation from Bradford will go to the Home Office to hand in a petition, signed by over 10,000 local people, calling on the Home Secretary to ban the proposed English Defence League (EDL) march in our city at the end of the month.

BNP leadership challenge fails

Eddy Butler has failed to obtain enough nominations to challenge Nick Griffin for the leadership of the British National Party this year. After several weeks of campaigning he says he collected 500 signatures from activists and officers around the country on his own forms, which the party does not recognise. He would have needed the support of 840 party members of at least two years...amp;rsquo; standing.

Griffin accused of fraud by former BNP legal officer

The British National Party...amp;rsquo;s legal officer has resigned, citing a list of complaints including an allegation of potential fraud against the party leader Nick Griffin and his right-hand man, the convicted criminal Jim Dowson.

Home Secretary Theresa May to receive petition this week

A petition backing calls to ban the English Defence League (EDL) from spreading hate in Bradford has been signed by more than 10,000 people.

Joseph Kahn obituary

A dedicated anti-fascist, he fought in the Spanish civil war

BNP officers 'scared' Griffin will purge them

A former deputy chairman of the British National Party says that many party officers and staff members are ...amp;ldquo;scared to say what they feel...amp;rdquo; because of the way Nick Griffin takes ...amp;ldquo;every bit of criticism as a personal attack...amp;rdquo;.

BNP vote collapses

The British National Party percentage vote nearly halved in the space of two months in a ward in Wolverhampton, thanks to 23 trade union volunteers who campaigned against the fascist party.

BNP faces fines for third accounts failure

The British National Party has failed to submit its 2009 accounts to the Electoral Commission, the third time the fascist party has been late.

Prominent Rabbi Calls For the Elimination of Palestinians – Where is Robert Spencer?

Rabbi Ovadia Yosef called for Palestinians to be eliminated, Robert Spencer is conspicuously silent on the matter.

Gawker: Mosque Protesters Now Pointing Old, Rented Missiles at Park51

No Islamophobia or incitement to violence here! Just a huge missile with anti-Muslim writing on it.

The Jewish Week: The Passions (And Perils) of Pamela Geller

Pamela Geller was featured in the Jewish Week, a paper out of New York. She ended up storming out of the interview with the paper.

Shocking Religious Defense of Killing Non-Jews (with Video)

We reported earlier about some Rabbis who came out with a book that legitimized the murder of non-Jewish babies. Max Blumenthal covers a conference that supports the Rabbis.

Austrian Anti-Muslim Game Stokes Outrage

A right-wing Austrian party is trying to capitalize on the xenophobia and anti-Muslim sentiment in Austria by creating a video game that takes aim at mosques.

What if they Were Muslim?: Creeping Halacha in Orange County?

Kiryas Joel, a Hasidic Jewish Village in Orange County urges all visitors to respect its values and dress modestly. What if they were Muslim?

Pastor who Wants to Burn Korans uses N-word

Pastor Terry Jones and company use the N-word, employing the same logic that forced Dr. Laura to resign as a radio host.

Seattle man Attacks Shopkeeper Thinking he is Muslim

Hate crimes against Muslims keep on increasing. This time it is a case of a "perceived Muslim" being attacked.

Man Already Knows Everything He Needs To Know About Muslims

Some people's ignorance comes naturally, while others have to work at it.

Robert Spencer and the FBI

Robert Spencer loves to talk about his influence with the higher ups in government. We comment on his fallacy.

The Taliban are Against Park51

The Taliban are using the anti-Islam and anti-Muslim movement against mosques in America to recruit new soldiers.

What if they were Muslim?: Israeli Lashed 39 Times by Rabbi for Singing

An Israeli musician was lashed 39 times by a Rabbi for singing in front of a mixed gender audience. What if they were Muslim?

Newsweek: “Stealth Jihad” is Paranoid Speak

Newsweek calls out Robert Spencer's "Stealth Jihad" for the paranoid conspiracy theory that it is.

Dr. Sherman Jackson: Western Views of Shariah

Dr. Sherman Jackson of the University of Michigan tackles the issue of Shariah in a brief summary about how misinformation and cultural perceptions of the Islamic legal system have fed anti-Muslim viewpoints.

Davi Barker: 70% of 760 AM Listeners Support Forcing Muslims to Register on Database

Davi Barker has a great article on a scary poll which reveals that 70% of 760 AM listeners support forcing Muslims to register for a national database.

Future Islamic Center of Murfreesboro Site Set on Fire

The future Murfreesboro Islamic Center site was set on fire by arsonists. Does this have anything to do with the anti-Muslim atmosphere in the country?

Robert Spencer: Was the Cabbie Attack Faked?

Islamophobe claims stabbing in NY could have been faked.

Cordoba House and Religious Freedom

David Bromwich writes on the Huffington Post that we must follow in the footsteps of our Founding Fathers who upheld the right of all people to worship freely in this country.

Huffington Post: Tea Party Reveals Real Reason Behind Mosque Opposition Frenzy

Here is a great article on Huffington Post, which linked to our site (the article on taqiyya).

Cabbie-Stabber had “anti-Muslim” Diary

Michael Enright, the cabbie-stabber had a diary that sounded like the best hits from Robert Spencer.

Way Past Time!!!

It's way past Time the Country does what they should have Years Ago, Way Past!!

 

With new 'AO' rule out, VA readies spigot of payments

 

3 September 2010 - The Department of Veterans Affairs published its final regulation Aug. 31 for compensating Vietnam veterans with ischemic heart disease, Parkinson’s disease or B-cell leukemia, or their surviving spouses.

Veterans diagnosed with these diseases only will have to show they stepped foot in Vietnam sometime from Jan. 9, 1962 through May 7, 1975, to qualify for service-connected disability ratings and compensation.

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A world in collapse?

Robert Jensen interviewed by Alex Doherty, New Left Project
http://www.newleftproject.org/index.php/site/article_comments/a_world_in...

Robert Jensen is a professor in the School of Journalism at the University of Texas. He is the author of Getting Off: Pornography and the End of Masculinity; The Heart of Whiteness: Confronting Race, Racism and White Privilege; and Citizens of the Empire: The Struggle to Claim Our Humanity, among other works. He spoke to NLP’s Alex Doherty about the threat of environmental catastrophe.

Alex Doherty: You have written that: "To be fully alive today is to live with anguish, not for one’s own condition in the world but for the condition of the world, for a world that is in collapse." Even amongst environmentalists it is rare to describe our situation in such apocalyptic terms. Why do you think it is justified to describe the world as collapsing?

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Critic Review for The Tillman Story

The Tillman Story

 

Debunking the myth-making of the U.S. military

 

September 3, 2010 - In an otherwise slack season at the movies, "The Tillman Story" emerges as the summer's first true must-see film, required viewing for everyone, but especially audiences in Washington. Because even though Pat Tillman's personal story began in California, took him to Arizona and tragically ended in Afghanistan in 2004, the Tillman story writ large has everything to do with this city, its obsession with power and perceptions. {read more}

 

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Two Tales of Islamophobia: the US and Germany

Dirty Jews and Ragheads:
If Modern America Resembles Weimar, the Tea Party Resembles...

By Betsy Rossinsky

I learned I was Jewish the hard way. Soon after my mother died, her ex-husband (my father) took me away to live with him. I was seven.

“You killed Christ,” a pretty little girl named Peggy told me as a matter of fact on my first day at the new school. Apparently, Peggy’s mother didn’t like the sound of my name when she heard I was joining the second grade class. (She had called our housekeeper to verify her suspicion.)

“I didn’t kill Christ. The Jews killed Christ,” I replied, sure in my knowledge. My mother was an Episcopalian, who had sent me to Sunday School at the small church right across our street.

“Well, you’re Jewish,” Peggy retorted and marched away to join her friends.

That night I asked my father, “Am I Jewish?”

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Is Obama Sounding Bushlike? Video.

Responsibility as well as Accountability

While this points to blair the taking of responsibility the World waits to come from here, the United States, and the Accountability must come from the people of both, as the World watches and waits, but especially in the Destroyed Iraq!

 

Blair should take responsibility for Iraq. But he won't. He can't

This is not a debate, it's a bloody, blood-soaked disaster for which the former PM should take responsibility

 

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Reflections on Jack Kennedy

Reflections on Jack Kennedy - by Stephen Lendman

Though much about his background and public service warrants criticism, he also deserves praise rarely given properly, this article offering some and the writer's personal reflections on his commencement address to my June 14, 1956 graduating class, a message not heard now by US leaders - erudite, incisive and timely. More on it below.

Some Background

Had an assassin not taken his life, his health surely would have, some around him saying "from a medical standpoint, (he) was a mess." Indeed so, having been hospitalized more than three dozen times in his life and given last rites on three occasions.

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David Segal for Congress

The Economy We Need! The Great Transition, The Great Revaluing, The Great Redistribution, The Great Reskilling...

From the New Economics Institute:

In its report "The Great Transition" our London partners the New Economics Foundation (neweconomics.org) sketch an outline of how to reach what E. F. Schumacher would have called an "economy of permanence."

The sections of the report include: The Great Revaluing, the Great Redistribution, the Great Rebalancing, the Great Localization, the Great Reskilling, the Great Economic Irrigation, and the Great Interdependence. We wi ll focus on each element separately in future eNewsletters.

"In the Great Revaluing, we make the case that building social and environmental value should be the central goal of policy-making. We also argue that this needs to be true for private as well as for public decision-making, with market prices reflecting real social and environmental

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