Tomorrow, Monday, February 1st, 2010, the prosecution & defense will make their closing arguments/statements. Please remember to keep her in your du3aas tonight…get up 20 minutes before Fajr (if you don’t normally wake up that early) and beg Allaah to release her. Ask for this case to be dropped or for her to be found not guilty.

http://www.app.com.pk/en_/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=95313&Itemid=2 . daughter of Pakistan….daughter of the Muslims.

The first order of business (heh) is to inform you all of the start of an amazing organization: Global Voice for Justice and Human Rights. Here is a link to the forums: http://voiceforjustice.usersboard.com/login.forum?connexion and here is a link to the FB group: http://www.facebook.com/#/group.php?gid=203803809531&ref=ts . They recently sent 60 letters to 140 prisoners (60 letters to each prisoner), mashaAllaah!

K, now that that’s settled, I’d selfishly like to request that you make du3aa that Allaah guides me to, keeps me on, and allows me to die for the Straight Path and that He makes me successful in this dunya and in the akhira. jazakumAllaahu khairan.

Ok, now I just want to take the opportunity to say that if there is anyone who respects me for whatever reason besides for me being a Muslim, you should reconsider that respect. Alhamdulillah I’m a Muslim and I know I have respect given for being one, but it shouldn’t really go further than that. Wallaahi, I am a horrible Muslim…and when I have told some people that, they tried to comfort me by saying I’m not such a bad Muslim, but you don’t know my heart, do you? You don’t know my sins, do you? I just hope that Allaah forgives me for my sins, mistakes, shortcomings and hides them from the world so we (my Rabb and I) can have a private conversation on Youm al Qiyamah after which He will pardon me (inshaAllaah).

But anyways, one of the salaf (Muhammad ibn Wasee’) said, “If sins had an odor, no one would be able to sit with me.” He was from one of the generations the Prophet sal Allaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam praised. How horrible could his sins be compared to mine? If sins truly had an odor….I’d be worse than a 1000 acre field of pure garbage =( . And that’s being light on myself. Allaahul Musta’an.

Meh…I just hate that people might think that because of my outward appearance or some words, I’m a good Muslim. Sometimes, just because of this, I feel like changing those two things so that people aren’t being deceived. Obviously that’s from Shaytaan. It’s only going to harm me if I incur more sins upon myself and that’s just the wrong mentality. I SHOULD be thinking that I should change my inner self to complement my outward appearance. Ahhh Allaahul Musta’an. *sigh*

Assalam Alaikum Wa Rahmatullah

• Make du3aa
• Qunoot an-Naazilah
• Write letters
• Join the Facebook Group
• Spread links
• Make du3aa, with a pure intention & a sincere heart. Make them even moreso at the times they’re most accepted: in between the adhaan and the iqaamah, on jum3ah (Fridays), last third of the night, when you’re fasting, when you’re traveling, when you’re sick, in sujood, etc. Do not forget to praise Allaah & send blessings upon Muhammad sal Allaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam so it is not suspended (both in the beginning and end). Du3aa is the weapon of the believer. THIS is the most important AND easiest part of the list. In fact, why don’t you make du3aa for Tareq right this second, before proceeding. I’ll aid.[Purify your intentions] Alhamdulillah, was salaatu was salaamu 3ala RasoolAllaah..
  Ya Rabbi, Ya Rahman, grant Tareq and his family sabr and contentment and make them steadfast upon the Haqq.
  Ya Allaah, make them reach the level of ihsaan and remain upon that level.
  Ya Allaah, forgive them for their sins and make their account of good deeds weighty.
  Ya Allaah, rectify their affairs. Do what is best for them in this dunya and in the akhira.
  Ya Allaah, grant them sakeena and show them the eases you have promised the Believers after every difficulty.
  Ya Allaah, free him from the shackles of the oppressors.
  Ya Allaah, grant all of the above-mentioned du3aas to EVERY single person who is oppressed and to all the Muslims in general.
  Ya Allaah, make the Muslims gain our 3izzah back and turn back completely to Your perfected deen.
  Ya Allaah, show the oppressors that when they go to war with someone beloved to You, You go to war with them and make it apparent to the entire world. Ameen Allaahumma Ameen. Alhamdulillah, was salaatu was salaamu 3ala RasoolAllaah.
  Make sure you make more du3aa in your own time inshaAllaah
• Qunoot an-Naazilah (qunoot at times of calamity) - pretty much goes with the above. This can be said consistently (during every salaah). Click on these 2 links for more info: http://www.islam-qa.com/en/ref/20031 & http://www.islam-qa.com/en/ref/126258 . It is said before the rukoo’ or after it (you can do either). Here are suggested du3aas:It was narrated that ‘Umar prayed Qunoot with the following words:
  
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“O Allaah, punish **Mudar** severely and send upon them a famine like that of Yoosuf.”

[**Note:of course, the names for the latter 2 du3aa wil be changed, but gives you a template]

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[Click here for Arabic Text]

Allaahumma anjil mustadh 3afeen minal mu2mineen fee Ghazzah. Allaahumma ansaarihim, Allaahummashdud wa ta2taka (?) 3alal Yahood wan-nasaara, [??], Allaahumma la3anahim, Allaahummaj 3alhaa 3alayhim sineena kasinee Yoosuf

“O Allaah, save the weak and oppressed believers in Gaza; O Allaah, help them; O Allaah, punish the Jews and Christians, and those who support and help them, severely; O Allaah, curse them; O Allaah, send upon them years like the years of Yoosuf”

So I posted a comment on MM (or MDM - Muslims Don’t Matter - as my friend and a couple of her friends put it) about 3 hours ago and for some odd reason it was moderated (though i was expecting that). I find it truly amazing that people are allowed on there slandering/accusing this brother from whom so many people have benefitted, yet I am not allowed to post simple direct (yes, harsh) comments to the author of the article.

Anyways, here’s what I wrote, as per the request of someone (I don’t know if they really wanted me to or not, but I still am riled up so why not):

“WOW. What the HELL was this crap that I just read here? la ilaaha il Allaah.

It’s amazing, did I detect you (whoever wrote this) trying to wash your hands of someone you think can get you in trouble? This was so cowardly….I’m becoming more and more disappointed with the “Western” Muslims (even though I, myself, am one). and this article was like a slap in the face in terms of how bad we’ve gotten.

“We at MuslimMatters have always refused to let our emotions cloud our objectivity.”

ROFL. Was this satire? Cos if it was, hahaha, good one!

And just for the record, he tried having a discussion with you, yet you disabled comments and did not want to continue the discussion. If you really thought he was wrong, then why not want for your brother what you want for yourself and try to correct him and disprove his evidence (though you’d be hard-pressed to do so). But no, you chose to stop communication with him until he was in trouble and your reputation was in jeapordy for being ‘affiliated’ with him. Well, congratulations. You’ve successfully made it known to the world that you despise certain people.

This was pathetically disgusting. Yes, I’ve lost my civil tone because this article commands no respect from anyone.

I’m all over the place, but this really got my blood boiling. And Tuwaylib, go check yourself please instead of ‘watching’ other people so you can condemn them when they cant reply to you.

*Awaits the censoring of yet another comment just because it doesn’t please you* ”

-The End-

I really respect some of the writers on that site…I hope they leave the site inshaAllaah because it truly is being exposed bit by bit.

Oh, and here’s the link for any of you who want to read the garbage article (hm, hope this isn’t backbiting as I am doing this with the intention of the author seeing this): http://muslimmatters.org/2009/10/22/sympathy-for-terrorism-the-negative-positive-feedback-cycle-the-case-against-tarek-mehanna/#comment-52183

[P.S., I love how I always update when I have an important thing due the next day. Why, oh, why do I do this. Make du3aa please for Allaah to help me.]

I apologize, the blog stopped working (again) for a long time. I don’ t know how long I’ll be able to continue on this blog, but if it ever stops working again, I guess my new blog address will then be http://salafiya88.wordpress.com/ (NOTE: I won’t be updating it for now, I just have it made so you can go there instead of here if it ever stops working). Sadly, salafiya.wordpress was already taken, so I took salafiya88.

Anyways, as always, I distract myself with these sorts of things when I actually have other pressing stuff. Bad habit of mine.

***************** =( </3 … (no, it’s not a curse word).

Okay, I’ll try to update more often, though I don’t see that happening on a regular basis (for awhile at least).

Tc, Assalam Alaikum Wa Rahmatullah

My blog has not been allowing me to do anything once I sign in, so that’s why I haven’t posted in soooo long. I truly meant to a bunch of times, but each time I did it messed up. Alhumdulillah now it’s working, I think something that sas did. So right now I need to pull an all-nighter for a test that I haven’t started studying for… =) inshaAllaah will update with blog posts later.

Assalam Alaikum Wa Rahmatullah

I’ve been very engaged in the whole situation in Ghazzah, as I hope the entire Muslim world is. The entire world should be, for that matter, as this is enough to make any person with a concept of justice shake to his/her core when they hear about these atrocities.

When I listen to people talk about trivial issues, I have a desire to shake them - to tell them that there are much bigger things to talk about. I wonder how they can go on about their lives as if everything is just peachy throughout the world. Then I realize that I do the same thing, as I watch my toddler-aged niece dart from place to place in the house. My thoughts are consumed by her and the joy she brings to us (Alhumdulillah). But the next second, my mood dampens as I remember that the Palestinian people are suffering as I relax comfortably in my home, without worry of a missile hitting my house or a potential invasion. I wonder why the Palestinian mother must be in constant fear of a glass shard from the shattered window piercing the soft flesh of her baby while most mothers are more concerned about their babies tumbling down the stairs.

I laugh with my friend, but abruptly stop as I wonder how I can laugh while there are families huddled together as their masaajid, houses, universities are bombarded. Of course, these people have been given this test by Allaah because they are able to handle it. But this does not excuse the rest of us from doing something about it. I should be making du3aa as desperately as the oppressed, for we are one nation, we are one ummah. What affects them should affect all of us. What hurts them should hurt us.

I am scared, though, that soon I will forget the plight of our brothers and sisters in Ghazzah (and all the others throughout the world). I am afraid that this will soon become a distant memory and the rage that this has incurred will disappear. The Western media (that of the U.S., at least) has been downplaying the situation since the beginning - worse, they’re making the Israelis seem like the righteous ones once more. How many people will, once again, buy into their scheme? Alhumdulillah, I noticed people (Muslim AND non-Muslim) are very fired up about this instance of inhumanity, but how long will it last? How long will we Muslims care so passionately about the condition of the ummah?

More importantly, when will we ACT upon our passion? Have we cried while sincerely making du3aa to Allaah? Have we done everything that is in our power (whether it’s having fundraising events to provide money for those who are in dire need of it, writing letters of condemnation to the leaders of the countries not helping, having protests to give da3wah and show solidarity, raising awareness of the situation to those who have been brainwashed by the media, etc.)? Of course, the best thing would be to defend the ummah in person but most of us have to help them indirectly.

And remember that the people in Ghazzah are not the only ones oppressed, rather they are just the most recent reminders. So please make sure you remember to make du3aa for the Muslims everywhere inshaAllaah.

I think I’ve been posting too many articles (though I’ve only posted 2 here), so I’ll just link you to the articles themselves (most of which I first read through forums):

Israel’s onslaught on Gaza is a crime that cannot succed - http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2008/dec/30/israel-and-the-palestinians-middle-east

What have the Palestinians got to complain about? - http://www.independent.co.uk/opinion/commentators/mark-steel/mark-steel-so-what-have-the-palestinians-got-to-complain-about-1218135.html

Israel’s warped self-justification for murder - http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article21575.htm

Gaza: the logic of colonial power - http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2008/dec/29/gaza-hamas-israel

Why bombing Ashkelon is the most tragic irony - http://www.independent.co.uk/opinion/commentators/fisk/robert-fisk-why-bombing-ashkelon-is-the-most-tragic-irony-1216228.html

Maybe it’s just that I’m more aware of what is going on in the world, but it seems like even the non-Muslims are more riled up about this than usual. I hope Israel has dug its own grave because now people are starting to see it for what it is (a self-imposed tyrant/invader/occupier of the indigenous people), though the world is very late in noticing and condemning. Khair, better late than never. For once, perhaps this will not be brushed under the carpet as all oppression regarding the Muslims has been in the past.

ONCE again Israel seeks to defend the indefensible in an attempt to cloak its crimes against humanity with the mantle of self-defense. As its American-manufactured bombs and missiles pound a virtually unarmed starving population, Israeli officials appear on just about every satellite news network singing from the same propagandist song sheet.

It’s all the fault of the terror organization Hamas which refused to renew the cease-fire, ” ‘We have a duty to protect our citizens in the south from rockets and mortars”. I’ve heard several saying “When we pulled out of Gaza we hoped Palestinians would forge a functioning territory but instead they chose terror”. In answer to questions concerning so many civilian deaths, they all insist that Israel is carrying out surgical strikes against “terror infrastructure” or they will excuse Israel’s bombardment of homes with “civilians are hiding launchers in their houses”.

Israel’s former ambassador to the United Nations Dan Gillerman seemed nonplussed when one interviewer asked him whether the seven dead UNWRA student employees were launching missiles too.

Predictably, these merchants of untruths are given free rein to spin on most Western networks and disproportionate airtime as opposed to pro-Palestinian commentators.

Let’s dissect these fabricated Israeli arguments.

First, whatever one thinks of Hamas and it ideology, it was elected to office in free and internationally-monitored elections that were forced upon the Palestinian people by Washington as part of the Bush administration’s quest to democratize the Middle East.

Then, after congratulating the Palestinians on their new democracy, the US-led international community promptly condemned the new leadership as terrorist and threw its support behind Fatah, which was “ordered” to turn against Hamas. This divisive strategy worked to the extent Hamas was driven to Gaza where it has since struggled against all odds to provide its citizens with the barest minimum required to sustain life.

Those representatives of Israel who say since their country’s pullout there was no obstacle to Gaza becoming a flourishing enclave are disingenuous when Gaza’s borders are sealed and the people have no control over their coastline or airspace.

Even when the Fatah-controlled Palestinian National Authority managed Gaza, Israel did everything it could to destroy infrastructure including a $75 million airport built with donations from the EU, Japan and Morocco. And during this recent round of attacks, ministries, government buildings, police stations and a police academy were bombed which does not support Israel’s supposed wish to see a functioning Gaza.

While it is true that Hamas refused to extend the cease-fire, what incentive does it have to do so while Israel is waging a war of attrition on the people in its care? It seems residents of Gaza must choose to die slowly from starvation and lack of medicines or at the hands of the Israeli war machine. Secondly, Israel is, indeed, duty-bound to protect its citizens but just look at the numbers. Very few crude home-made rockets have resulted in casualties. I believe only one Israeli has died during this current onslaught that has robbed the lives of over 320 Palestinians and wounded up to 1,000; not including those still buried beneath rubble. Once more, Israel’s response has been disproportionate just as it was in 2006 when it slaughtered 1,200 Lebanese civilians in answer to Hezbollah’s kidnapping of IDF soldiers.

Third, when it comes to Gaza, said to be one of the most densely-populated areas of the world, there is no such thing as a surgical strike. Moreover, over half of Gaza’s population are children under 18. Even the smartest smart bombs could not cherry-pick between resistance fighters and innocents in such a packed environment. The Israeli government knows this and doesn’t care a jot, which translates to willful collective punishment, illegal under the Fourth Geneva Convention.

But like its Washington master (or is it the other way around?) Israel is not constrained by international law or the Geneva Conventions that also require an occupying nation to provide for the well being of people under its occupation and to respect their dignity. As the willful killing continues, Israel merrily ignores pleas from France, Russia, the UN, the EU and Britain to end the violence. Why should it do otherwise when it has proved time and time again that it is a law unto itself and immune from international punishment?

Unsurprisingly, the only message from the US to Israel is “try to avoid civilian casualties”, which is nothing more than lip service to international humanitarian sensitivities. In effect, the Bush administration has blessed this, by many accounts, long planned operation, cynically timed to begin during a political vacuum in Washington and close to upcoming elections when candidates need to prove they’re tough to win votes. Tragically, there may be much worse to come. Israeli government officials including Defense Minister Ehud Barak has warned the offensive could be widened as tanks line up on the border with Gaza and 6,500 IDF reservists are on standby.

Tomorrow, the Arab League is holding an emergency summit of foreign ministers to discuss the crisis. If only they will decide to do more than issue a joint statement of condemnation this time. Together they have so much clout. Now is the time for all Arab countries to gather together as one nation to say “enough is enough” before the streets of Gaza run with the blood of their desperate brothers and sisters. As the West closes its eyes and ears to Palestinian cries for help Arab leaders should heed the outraged voices on their own streets and act. Finally, the governments of Egypt and Jordan should do some soul-searching. Should they continue with peace agreements made in all good faith with a selfish, cruel state bent on destroying a people for its own ends?

Johann Hari: The true story behind this war is not the one Israel is telling