IRAQ-IRAN: The Land Of Fitnah (Trouble). Painful History of Khilafah.

The Khawarij Are Mocking Islam

The ‘Land of Fitnah’:

Iraq-Iran

A Page From The

Painful History of Khilafah

(M. Javed Naseem)

We are in the first ten days (‘Aashura’) of the first month of Islamic calendar, Moharram. If you look back in the history books, you’ll discover that a lot had happened during those days in the early history of Islamic Caliphate – or even before. I have noticed one very interesting historical fact which I would like to share with you, i.e., Iraq was always a trouble-spot; and Iran and Iraq used to be one country.

During the time of the Sassanid Empire of Persia, from the 3rd century to the 7th century, the major part of Iraq was called “Dil-e-Iranshahr” – meaning ‘Heart-of-Iran City’ in Persian. Its metropolis Ctesiphon (not far from present-day Baghdad) functioned for more than 800 years as the capital city of Iran. Most of the ‘Khawarij’ or ‘Khariji’ trouble-makers came to the Arab countries from this region. Later on Persia was separated from Iraq.

Today, the blood of Muslims is spilled again to create a third country ‘Kurdistan’ out of it.

Al-Bukhari reported a Hadith as follows:

“The Prophet (s.a.w.) said, ‘O Allah! Bless our Sham and our Yemen’.

People said, ‘Our Najd as well’.

The Prophet again said, ‘O Allah! Bless our Sham and Yemen’.

They said again, ‘Our Najd as well’.

On that the Prophet said, ‘There will appear earthquakes and afflictions, and from there will come out the side of the head of Satan’.”

This Hadith was also partly reported by Muslim.

Abu Dawood and Ibn Hibban reported that the Prophet (s.a.w.) said:

"There will be a time when you would be divided into strong armies: An army in Syria, an army in Yemen and an army in Iraq.”

Ibn Hawalah said to the Prophet, ‘Choose for me, O Messenger of Allah, if I happen to live until that day’.

The Prophet said: "Go to Syria as it is the land Allah has chosen on this earth. Allah sends to it the best of His people. But if you do not do that, go to your Yemen and let people drink from your streams. Indeed Allah has promised me to look after Sham (ancient Syria) and its people.”

(Note: For more details on this subject you can consult the books of Hadith under the chapter of "likable deeds".)

This Hadith also proves that the Fitan (Fitnah or afflictions) will arise from the direction of Najd which is East of Medina.
Ibn Hajar explains that East of Madinah (or Najd) is the countryside of Iraq and the area surrounding it. So, temptations, afflictions and other Fitan (Fitnah) will emerge from the East (Iraq-Iran). He also reported from many scholars that the eastern people at the time were non-Muslims, so the Prophet (s.a.w.) predicted that the severe afflictions would be from that side. Therefore, Najd means part of Iraq.
In fact, history proved what he predicted. The origin of the first Fitnah (trouble) which took place in the Muslim Ummah and which divided the Ummah causing much harm, was from the eastern side. Also many innovations emerged from that region which distorted the face of Islam.
Najd mentioned in the Ahadith means the countryside of Iraq. The Hadith reported in Sahih Muslim also supports this opinion. The Prophet (s.a.w.) said while he was facing the East:

"Know that the Fitnah (affliction) will be there, know that the affliction will be there where the horn of Satan emerges". (Reported by Imam Muslim).

There is a clear Hadith reported by Tabrani, proving that the Fitnah will be in Iraq. In this narration the name ‘Iraq’ is mentioned instead of Najd.

The history of Muslim Ummah is a living proof of what is meant by the above Hadith. That region has always been a source of big trouble and distress for Muslims throughout the ages. But it does not mean at all that this place is disparaged totally and that those who live there are all evil or condemned. The region produced numerous eminent scholars of the Quran, Hadith, Fiqh and other fields of Shariah.

It only means that if you live there, you should be patient during hardships and keep yourself away from Fitnah. Keep holding tightly the rope of Allah.

Iraq was the first ‘Muslim’ country to attack

Makkah and partially destroy Kaabah in two

different attempts (in the first siege of 683-AD and

in the second siege of 692-AD by the Umayyads)

during the war (or civil war) for Caliphate.

Iran was the second ‘Muslim’ country accused

to kill Muslims in Masjid al-Haram during Hajj

in multiple attempts to capture Kaabah. The first

Shiite ‘Mahdi’ led seizure in 1979 lasted 2 weeks.

In the Arab world, Iraqi-Irani people were known as the trouble-makers because of their lying, hypocrisy, nepotism and betrayal. They were not considered trustworthy.

Iraqis betrayed Ali ibn Abu Talib and killed him.

Iraqis betrayed Hussain bin Ali and killed him.

Iraqis betrayed Saddam Hussain and got him killed

besides selling Iraq to the Americans.

Betrayal has been their national character.

When Caliph Muawiya died, the Caliphate faced the biggest political crisis of Islamic history. His son Yazid declared to be the new Caliph although he did not deserve to be made the Caliph of the Muslims. At that time, there were many people who were more qualified and suitable for governing and doing the work of the Caliphate. Abdullah bin Zubair was one of them. Yazid had a bad reputation and his personal life was questionable. For that reason, some dignitaries of Islam and the elites of Madinah refused to accept him as Caliph. They challenged his right to succession and refused to take oath of allegiance.

The great companion of the Prophet (s.a.w.), Abdullah bin Umar was the best person for the job but he was not interested in that. Hussain bin Ali tried to secure the Caliphate but the Kufi people betrayed him. Abdullah bin Zubair was the next best candidate available but Ummayyad did not want him. Still people of Makkah, Madinah and neighboring territories pledged their loyalty to Abdullah and he was declared Caliph in Makkah. He was nevertheless soon acknowledged as Caliph across most of the Muslim world.

Compared to his, the Caliphates of Marwan bin Hakam and Abdel Malik ibn Marwan are known as the Caliphates of the Rebels. But after the martyrdom of Abdullah bin Zubair, the Caliphate of Abdel Malik could be considered legitimate.

The capital of the Caliphate used to be Madinah (now Saudi Arabia) but after the death of the Third Caliph, Uthman ibn Affan, the new Caliph, Ali ibn Abu Talib, chose Kufa (in Iraq) as the capital of the Caliphate. Actually, it was because of a big group of people from Iraq (Kufa and Basra) and another group from Egypt that revolted against Caliph Uthman, invaded his house and killed the Caliph. They put pressure on Ali to move to Kufa (in Iraq) and Ali submitted to end the crisis.

But the people of Kufa (Iraq) had a history of betrayal and they maintained that by eventually killing Ali ibn Abu Talib and then years later his son, Hussain bin Ali, too. The tradition continued through the 20^th century when they betrayed President Saddam Hussain and conspired to help the American troops to capture Baghdad. Even in the 21^st century, they are now betraying Sunnis and Kurds. They also supported Daesh (or ISIS or ISIL) in the beginning and chopped the heads of many opponents. They killed thousands of people and destroyed town after town, and then they turned against Daesh too. Now they are supporting American troops again to get rid of Daesh or IS.

Ummayyads sent two different expeditions to conquer Makkah and Madinah. They conquered Madinah but Makkah resisted strongly. At that time, Caliph Yazid died suddenly and the expedition to Makkah was abandoned.

Hajjaj bin Yusuf was from Hijaz but he was appointed first as an army commander and then as Governor of Iraq and other provinces by the Omayyad Caliphate in Syria. He led the troops from Iraq and laid the second siege of Makkah in 692-AD. Famous companion of Prophet Muhammad (s.a.w.), Abdullah bin Zubair was ruling Makkah as a parallel Khalifa to the Omayyad Khalifa in Syria Abdel Malik bin Marwan. Abdullah bin Zubair was the son of Asma who was the daughter of the Prophet’s companion and father-in-law Abu Bakr Siddiq.

Abdullah bin Zubair’s brother Mus’ab bin Zubair was the Governor of Iraq. But Iraqis betrayed him when Abdel Malik bin Marwan’s army invaded Iraq. Mus’ab was killed and Iraq became the part of Ummayyad Caliphate in Syria.

On hearing the news of his brother’s death and falling of Iraq, Abdullah bin Zubair gathered Makkans and while addressing them, he said :

“… I am happy because his death amounts to his martyrdom. But I am sad because parting with a loyal friend at a time of crisis gives a burning pain which every friend would feel. Who was Mus’ab? He was one of the slaves of Allah and one of my supporters. Let it be known to you that the Iraqis are very disloyal and great hypocrites (Munafiqeen). They bartered the profit gained from Mus’ab for a petty price. If Mus’ab was slain, his father, brother and son who were all very gentle and pious, were also slain. By Allah, we shall not die in bed …”

Abdel Malik bin Marwan persuaded Syrian chiefs to attack Makkah but all of them refused to face Abdullah bin Zubair and turn the Kaaba into a battlefield. So he left Damascus and went to Kufa (Iraq). There he convinced Hajjaj bin Yusuf to do that. Hajjaj took 3,000 soldiers and left Kufa for Makkah. Hajjaj put Makkah under siege during the month of Ramadan. He fixed catapults on the mountains and started showering stones on Makkans at the Masjid al-Haraam. Stone showers continued from the month of Ramadan till after the pilgrimage of Hajj.

The siege and stoning lasted about three months during which a large boulder fell on the roof of the Kaaba and it collapsed.

Iraq (Babylon): The country of Nimrod.

Hajjaj’s army partially destroyed Kaaba.

What the Iraqis and Ummayyads did to

Makkah and Madinah, Hulagu Khan did

worse to Baghdad (Iraq) as a punishment.

Hajjaj bin Yusuf had laid siege of the Kaaba up to the hills of Safa and Marwa and the final battle took place in the holy confines of the sanctuary of the Kaaba. Abdullah bin Zubair had very few people left with him due to the blockade. Eventually, they were all killed. Hajjaj’s soldiers chopped the head of Abdullah bin Zubair and hung it on the wall of the Kaaba. Another tradition says that the head was sent to Abdul Malik in Syria. Abdullah’s mother Asma bint Abu Bakr sought permission to bury the dead-body of her son but Hajjaj refused. After a few days, Asma also died.

Remember! Asma was the daughter of the companion of the Prophet (s.a.w.), Abu Bakr. She used to bring food and water for the Prophet (s.a.w.) and Abu Bakr when they were hiding in the cave of Thaur (Saur) fledding Makkah, for three days, at the time of Hijra.

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“Oh, People of Iraq, Oh, People of Hypocrisy!

My name is Al-Hajjaj bin Yusuf al-Thaqafi.

When I take off my turban, you will know me.

I see the crop of heads that has ripened and

need to be harvested, and I shall harvest them.”

-- Hajjaj bin Yusuf

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(Coins of Iraq during the governorship of Hajjaj bin Yusuf)

Hajjaj bin Yusuf was a ruthless man. In the reign of the Caliph Abdel Malik, he restored discipline among troops being used to repress a rebellion in Iraq. In 692 he personally led troops in crushing the rebellion (parallel Caliphate) in Makkah. The brutality with which he secured his victory was to recur during the rest of his public life. He was more known for his oppression and tyranny than justice. He executed companions of the Prophet (s.a.w.) like Abdullah bin Umar, Abdullah bin Zubair and Sa’id ibn Zubair. He ruled Iraq for 20 years. He demolished the parts of Kaaba he did not like, and then reconstructed the Kaaba.

The great Sufi scholar Hassan al-Basri said:

“Hajjaj is a calamity sent by Allah. Do not try to remove him by force, but ask Allah Ta'ala.”

Hajjaj got sick and after suffering for some time, died at the age of 54. On the death bed, he uttered:

"The weight of my sins is as the weight of the sky and the earth,
Yet I hope that Allah will show me Mercy.
If He favors me with His pleasure,
It will be the fulfillment of my hope.
But should He do justice,
He would condemn me to torture.
It will be no injustice.”

His tearful eyes closed for ever with these words:

"O Allah! Grant me salvation, for people say You will not forgive me. Lord! People give me no hope, though I repose much hope in you!"

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SINGAPORE'S FIRST WOMAN (MUSLIM) PRESIDENT: It's your character, not gender...

Singapore’s First

Woman (Muslim) President:

Mme Halimah Yacob

It’s not your gender but your

character that matters!

(M. Javed Naseem)

“He it is Who has placed you as viceroys

of the Earth and has exalted some of you

in rank above others, that He may try you

by (the test of) that which He has given you.

Lo! Your Lord is swift in prosecution; and

Lo! He verily is Forgiving, Merciful.”

(al-Quran 6:165)

According to Maaqil, Prophet Muhammad (s.a.w.) said:

“Any man whom Allah has given the authority of ruling some people and he does not look after them in an honest manner, will never get even the smell of Paradise.”

The new President of Singapore, Mme Halimah Yacob, is of Indian descent from her paternal side and Malay descent from maternal side. Her father was a watchman who died when she was eight years old, leaving her to be brought up by her mother. So, she is well aware of all the sufferings and problems of single mothers’ children. But she overcame all hardships with a lot of courage and patience.

She was educated at Singapore Chinese Girls School and Tanjong Katong Girls School, before going on to the National University of Singapore where she completed an LLB (Hons.) degree in 1978. She was called to the Singapore Bar in 1981. In 2001, she completed an LLM degree, and was conferred an honorary Doctor of Laws degree from NUS on 7 July 2016. On 6 August 2017, Halimah announced that she will step down as Speaker of Parliament and MP of Marsiling to run for the presidency in the 2017 Singapore presidential election.

Halimah is married to Mohammed Abdullah Alhabshee, a retiree of Arab descent, and has five children. Halimah is a Muslim. She lives in a public flat of Housing & Development Board in Yishun.

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Halimah’s story is Singapore’s story –

How they have come that far together

and what they aspire to be as a nation!

All countries facing apartheid, racism

and Islamophobia can learn from

Singapore experience.

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Speaking at the inauguration ceremony of President Halimah Yacob, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said she symbolizes, visibly, the country's perseverance with the "nobler dream" of a multi-racial, multi-religious Singapore. He said:

“Your early years were of hardship and privation. But you studied and worked hard, to get a good education and a steady job to support your family. In time you achieved success, but you never forgot the poverty of your childhood. You went out of your way to help those in need, and enable many others to succeed as you yourself have done.

Your life story symbolizes the sort of society that we aspire to be, and reminds us that the Singapore Story is one of hope and opportunity.”

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Singapore’s chief justice, Mohammed Alhabshee,

is also a Muslim and he maintains the best justice

system in the world. Judges of other nations should

see a good role-model in him and try to deliver

justice to minorities without prejudice!

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Todayonline adds:

Halimah Yacob said: “The Presidency is the highest office in our land and is a key institution in our democracy. It unifies our nation by embodying our shared values as a people – multi-racialism, meritocracy, and stewardship. These values are even more important today, guiding us as we find our way forward in a troubled and uncertain world.”

“Our first President, Encik Yusof Ishak, together with our other founding fathers, established the foundations of multi-racialism during Singapore’s formative years. They understood that multi-racialism does not mean ignoring or forcibly erasing differences between ethnic groups. Instead, they recognized our diversity, and took steps to reassure every community that they were a unique and valued part of our society. I am glad that our founding leaders went beyond enshrining multi-racialism in our national pledge, to entrench it in key national policies like housing, education, and security. With these strong foundations, we have been able to build a diverse yet cohesive community."

"I grew up in Selegie House, in a multi-racial neighborhood. I attended Singapore Chinese Girls’ School, and had classmates and friends from all races. In the unions, I served workers regardless of their race. As a Member of Parliament, I took care of the needs of Singaporeans from every race and religion. I am proud that I belong to a country that does not just say it is diverse, but lives out this diversity every single day.”

She said: “We have made great progress building a multi-racial society over the years, but we also know that this endeavor is a constant work in progress. We need guideposts to help us along this journey. For example, integration in housing and schools is now part of our social landscape. Had we left them on their own, they might have taken a different direction.”

“Meritocracy is another of our core values. We believe that all Singaporeans should have the opportunity to get a good education, and a good start in life, regardless who your parents are, or where you come from. We firmly believe that anyone who works hard should be able to realize his or her full potential, and make valuable contributions to society.”

The new president promised: “I will use the President’s Challenge to uplift the less privileged in our society. Beyond giving immediate help, we must also assist needy families to prepare for the challenges of tomorrow. I thus welcome the Government’s plans to make major investments in early childhood education, to get those from humble backgrounds off to a good start, ready to do well in our meritocratic system. I also welcome the major investments in skills upgrading, to help their parents earn more and enjoy better job security.”

 “The last core value I want to speak about is stewardship. Stewardship includes taking care of one another, and working together to solve the problems we face today. Socially, we have to take care of our ageing population and growing healthcare needs. Economically, we have to prepare workers and businesses for new jobs and opportunities. And in terms of security, we must deal with divisive forces that are sweeping across the world, including the twin threats of extremist terrorism and Islamophobia.”

“Our honest and capable public service is a precious asset that enables us to perform well as a nation, and hold our own internationally against bigger and better endowed competitors. I will do my duty to ensure that new appointments to critical posts measure up to our high standards of integrity and ability. In my previous roles, I have seen how much we can achieve by working together. Now, as President, my duty is to unite the people, to overcome the many challenges ahead of us, together.”

(Courtesy: http://www.todayonline.com/singapore/full-president-halimah-yacobs-welcome-speech-swearing-ceremony)

Abu Burda narrated that Prophet Muhammad (s.a.w.) sent his father Abu Musa and Mu’adh bin Jabal to Yemen (as rulers/governors) and told them:

“Make things easy for the people and do not put hurdles in their way, and give them glad tidings, and don’t let them have aversion (i.e., to make people hate good deeds) and you both should work in cooperation and mutual understanding.”

If we are Muslims and believe in the Day of Judgment, there should not be any doubt in our minds about the accountability process. It has been narrated on the authority of Ibn Umar that the Holy Prophet (s.a.w.) said:

“Beware! Every one of you is a shepherd and every one is answerable with regard to his flock. The Caliph (ruler) is a shepherd over the people and shall be questioned about his subjects (as to how he conducted their affairs). A man is a guardian over the members of his family and shall be questioned about them (as to how he looked after their physical and moral well-being).”

“A woman is a guardian over the household of her husband and his children and shall be questioned about them (as to how she managed the household and brought up the children).”

“A servant/slave is guardian over the property of his master (employer) and shall be questioned about it (as to how he safeguarded his trust).”

“Beware! Every one of you is a guardian and every one of you shall be questioned with regard to his trust.”

Those who are given the charge of others, will be questioned on the Judgment Day. There is no escape from it. To come out clean, they need to perform their duties honestly, sincerely and diligently.

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AMERICA IS ISRAEL! Israeli PM is a U.S. citizen. Many Congressmen, Senators have dual (Israeli) nationality.

The Zionist Hegemony:

American Evil Empire Has

900 Military Bases Worldwide And

Military Personnel in 160 countries,

Costing Over $160 Billions Yearly

America Is Israel!

Israeli PM Is A US Citizen.

Many American & Israeli

Politicians Hold Dual-Nationality

(M. Javed Naseem)

In most countries of the world, people criticizing Zionism accuse America and Britain of unduly supporting and sponsoring Israel on all matters. Some ignorant people ask: Why America supports Israel? Well, the answer is simple: Because America is Israel and Israel is America. You cannot separate the two. They are one and the same people who are working for the benefit of their own country (or countries?) by controlling the energy sources as well as financial sources of the world. As a matter of fact, they are out there striving for the hegemony of the world.

The way things are going in the world right now, we would soon be treated as slaves – slaves of the Zionists with no rights! The Zionists own America, UK, Brazil and Europe.

The Zionists are tightening their grip on the world. They are in total control and do whatever they need to do, to keep their world hegemony. And that includes killing millions of people through military wars, viruses and climate warfare. American evil empire has 900 military bases worldwide and its military personnel are present in 160 countries around the globe. What are they doing there? Well, they are there for YOUR protection! They are protecting freedom and democracy!

I find it really ironic and stupid when people talk of “Palestine problem”. To tell you the truth, Palestine is not the problem. It never was. The real problem in the region is Israel. So, the Middle East hot point should be called “Israel problem”. As long as Israel exists there, and the Zionist governments of US-UK support them financially, militarily and politically, this problem can NEVER be solved. The killing and occupation will continue. To solve the problem, the Triangle of Evil (US-UK-Israel) need to be shattered and only World War-III can do that. The Evil Triangle started the World War-III long time ago by invading Palestine, Afghanistan, Iraq, Libya and Syria, but that turned out to be one-way traffic (a one-sided affair). No response was very encouraging for the Evil troops, so now they are flexing their muscles to North Korea, China and Russia. And that’s where this war venture will backfire and would prove suicidal.

Ron Paul (Republican Presidential Candidate):

In Sept. 2011, during the presidential debate in Tampa (Florida), Republican candidate from Texas, Rep. Ron Paul – a staunch advocate of limited government and a more modest (or less active) military – revealed some shocking statistics about the reach of the U.S. armed forces. He revealed these figures in 2011; I am sure these numbers have increased during the last 6 years. Ron Paul said:

"We're under great threat, because we occupy so many countries", Ron Paul said. "We're in 130 countries. We have 900 bases around the world. We're going broke. The purpose of al-Qaida was to attack us, invite us over there, where they can target us. And they have been doing it. They have more attacks against us and the American interests per month than occurred in all the years before 9/11, but we're there occupying their land. And if we think that we can do that and not have retaliation, we're kidding ourselves. We have to be honest with ourselves. What would we do if another country, say, China, did to us what we do to all those countries over there?"

The fact that host countries often choose not to disclose a U.S. military presence adds to perceptions of a ‘secret network’ that is larger than the officially disclosed number of bases.

From: The Nation.

The United States Probably Has More Foreign Military Bases Than Any Other People, Nation, or Empire in History,

And it’s doing us more harm than good.

By David Vine, published Sept. 14, 2015

With the US military having withdrawn many of its forces from Iraq and Afghanistan, most Americans would be forgiven for being unaware that hundreds of US bases and hundreds of thousands of US troops still encircle the globe. Although few know it, the United States garrisons the planet unlike any country in history, and the evidence is on view from Honduras to Oman, Japan to Germany, Singapore to Djibouti.

The Pentagon’s overseas presence is actually even larger. There are US troops or other military personnel in about 160 foreign countries and territories, including small numbers of marines guarding embassies and larger deployments of trainers and advisors like the roughly 3,500 now working with the Iraqi Army. And don’t forget the Navy’s 11 aircraft carriers. Each should be considered a kind of floating base, or as the Navy tellingly refers to them, “four and a half acres of sovereign US territory.” Finally, above the seas, one finds a growing military presence in space.

Empire of Bases

Scholar and former CIA consultant Chalmers Johnson wrote in 2004, “As distinct from other peoples, most Americans do not recognize—or do not want to recognize—that the United States dominates the world through its military power. Due to government secrecy, our citizens are often ignorant of the fact that our garrisons encircle the planet.”

“Without grasping the dimensions of this globe-girdling Base-world,” Chalmers Johnson insisted, “one can’t begin to understand the size and nature of our imperial aspirations or the degree to which a new kind of militarism is undermining our constitutional order.”

Oddly enough, however, the mainstream media rarely report or comment on the issue. For years, during debates over the closure of the prison at the base in Guantánamo Bay, Cuba, never a pundit or politician wondered why the United States has a base on Cuban territory in the first place or questioned whether we should have one there at all. Rarely does anyone ask if we need hundreds of bases overseas or if, at an estimated annual cost of perhaps $156 billion or more, the United States can afford them. Rarely does anyone wonder how we would feel if China, Russia, or Iran built even a single base anywhere near our borders, let alone in the United States.

(Courtesy: (https://www.thenation.com/article/the-united-states-probably-has-more-foreign-military-bases-than-any-other-people-nation-or-empire-in-history/)

America Is Israel:

The United States has finalized a $38 billion package of military aid for Israel over the next 10 years, the largest of its kind ever. Israel is the largest cumulative recipient of U.S. foreign assistance since World War II. To date, the United States has provided Israel $127.4 billion (current, or non-inflation-adjusted, dollars) in bilateral assistance. Almost all U.S. bilateral aid to Israel is in the form of military assistance, although in the past Israel also received significant economic assistance.

From: Huffington Post Bloggers Club (HPBC)

Posted on 5^th March, 2015

List of US Politicians Who Hold Israeli Citizenship. Netanyahu himself is a U.S. Citizen.

“If Americans were ever polled on it—and they never are—the majority who now object to increasing aid to Israel would also likely object to quasi-governmental and governmental positions being staffed by people who—by citizenship or sheer strength of identity politics—are primarily occupied with advancing Israeli interests rather than those of the United States.

Here's a look at some of the Israeli dual-citizens serving in our government ..

Past and present:

1. Attorney General – Michael Mukasey
2. Head of Homeland Security – Michael Chertoff
3. Chairman Pentagon’s Defense Policy Board – Richard Perle
4. Deputy Defense Secretary (Former) – Paul Wolfowitz
5. Under Secretary of Defense – Douglas Feith
6. National Security Council Advisor – Elliott Abrams
7. Vice President Dick Cheney’s Chief of Staff (Former) – “Scooter” Libby
8. White House Deputy Chief of Staff – Joshua Bolten
9. Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs – Marc Grossman
10. Director of Policy Planning at the State Department – Richard Haass
11. U.S. Trade Representative (Cabinet-level Position) – Robert Zoellick
12. Pentagon’s Defense Policy Board – James Schlesinger
13. UN Representative (Former) – John Bolton
14. Under Secretary for Arms Control – David Wurmser
15. Pentagon’s Defense Policy Board – Eliot Cohen
16. Senior Advisor to the President – Steve Goldsmith
17. Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary – Christopher Gersten
18. Assistant Secretary of State – Lincoln Bloomfield
19. Deputy Assistant to the President – Jay Lefkowitz
20. White House Political Director – Ken Melman
21. National Security Study Group – Edward Luttwak
22. Pentagon’s Defense Policy Board – Kenneth Adelman
23. Defense Intelligence Agency Analyst (Former) – Lawrence (Larry) Franklin
24. National Security Council Advisor – Robert Satloff
25. President Export-Import Bank U.S. – Mel Sembler
26. Deputy Assistant Secretary, Administration for Children and Families – Christopher Gersten
27. Assistant Secretary of Housing and Urban Development for Public Affairs – Mark Weinberger
28. White House Speechwriter – David Frum
29. White House Spokesman (Former) – Ari Fleischer
30. Pentagon’s Defense Policy Board – Henry Kissinger
31. Deputy Secretary of Commerce – Samuel Bodman
32. Under Secretary of State for Management – Bonnie Cohen
33. Director of Foreign Service Institute – Ruth Davis
34. Federal Reserve Chair – Janet Yellen
35. Federal Reserve Vice-Chair – Stanley Fischer

Current (and past) Members of Senate:
• Representative Gary Ackerman (New York)
• Representative John H. Adler (New Jersey)
• Representative Shelley Berkley (Nevada)
• Representative Howard Berman (California)
• Representative Steve Cohen (Tennessee)
• Representative Susan Davis (California)
• Representative Eliot Engel (New York)
• Representative Bob Filner (California)
• Representative Barney Frank (Former) (Massachusetts)
• Representative Gabrielle Giffords (Arizona)
• Representative Jane Harman (California)
• Representative Paul Hodes (New Hampshire)
• Representative Steve Israel (New York)
• Representative Steve Kagen (Wisconsin)
• Representative Ronald Klein (Florida)
• Representative Sander Levin (Michigan)
• Representative Nita Lowey (New York)
• Representative Jerry Nadler (New York)
• Representative Jared Polis (Colorado)
• Representative Steve Rothman (New Jersey)
• Representative Jan Schakowsky (Illinois)
• Representative Adam Schiff (California)
• Representative Arlen Specter (Pennsylvania)
• Representative Allyson Schwartz (Pennsylvania)
• Representative Brad Sherman (California)
• Representative Debbie Wasserman Schultz (Florida)
• Representative Henry Waxman (California)
• Representative Anthony Weiner (New York)
• Representative John Yarmuth (Kentucky)

House of Representatives:
• Representative Gary Ackerman (New York)
• Representative John H. Adler (New Jersey)
• Representative Shelley Berkley (Nevada)
• Representative Howard Berman (California)
• Representative Steve Cohen (Tennessee)
• Representative Susan Davis (California)
• Representative Eliot Engel (New York)
• Representative Bob Filner (California)
• Representative Barney Frank (Massachusetts)
• Representative Gabrielle Giffords (Arizona)
• Representative Alan Grayson (Florida)
• Representative Jane Harman (California)
• Representative Paul Hodes (New Hampshire)
• Representative Steve Israel (New York)
• Representative Steve Kagen (Wisconsin)
• Representative Ronald Klein (Florida)
• Representative Sander Levin (Michigan)
• Representative Nita Lowey (New York)
• Representative Jerry Nadler (New York)
• Representative Jared Polis (Colorado)
• Representative Steve Rothman (New Jersey)
• Representative Jan Schakowsky (Illinois)
• Representative Adam Schiff (California)
• Representative Allyson Schwartz (Pennsylvania)
• Representative Brad Sherman (California)
• Representative Debbie Wasserman Schultz (Florida)
• Representative Henry Waxman (California)
• Representative Anthony Weiner (New York)
• Representative John Yarmuth (Kentucky)
(Courtesy: http://hpub.org/list-of-us-politicians-who-hold-israeli-citizenship-netanyahu-himself-is-a-u-s-citizen/)

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REMEMBERING 6TH OF SEPTEMBER: Do You Know What Pakistan Means?

Remembering 6^th September

Defense of Pakistan Day

Do You Know

What Pakistan Means?

(A Message To New Generation)

“Pakistan Ka Matlab Kya?

La ilaha illa-Allah!”

{What does Pakistan mean? (It means)

That there’s no god but Allah!}

(M. Javed Naseem)

Nations are not created on Facebook or Google! They are created in the battlefields with honest and sincere hard-work, devotion to the mission, conviction to the ideology, and immense sacrifices with faith in God. And to preserve those nations and their ideologies, it requires even more hard-work and sacrifices. FB, Google and Pornography (freedom of speech) are tools that are being used to destroy those nations morally, culturally, politically and financially who refuse to join ‘One-World-Govt.’ or don’t cooperate with the crooked bankers for the world hegemony.

This world was created by Allah as a battlefield – the battle between Good and Evil. And the parties would be rewarded according to their efforts, loyalty and affiliation to the Good or the Evil. So, it is obvious that wherever there is Good, the forces of Evil will infiltrate and try to disrupt the system introducing chaos, corruption, deception, lies and hypocrisy.

The Good is sponsored by Allah and the Evil by the Devil (Shaitan). Allah promises His creation, the followers and promoters of Good, a life of success, happiness and contentment in both worlds – Here and the Hereafter.

On the other hand, the Devil (Shaitan) has nothing to offer in the Hereafter. He has been handed over the decree by the Almighty Creator (our Lord) that his final destination is Hellfire. And those who follow him, will join him there.

 

Today, 200-million Muslims of Pakistan are celebrating ‘Defense of Pakistan’ Day. Most of them were not even born then to witness the attack of the forces of Evil (Indian army) on the land of Good and Pak (pure and righteous), on 6^th September, 1965. People don’t even know how Pakistan was created (millions were butchered by the Indian army and Hindu extremists, just for demanding justice, their rights, their choice to join the new nation Pakistan. Poor Kashmiris are still paying the price and are hindered to join Pakistan. In the 1940's, the campaign for a homeland for Indian Muslims had only one slogan:

 

Pakistan ka matlab kya? (What does Pakistan mean?)

La ilaha illa Allah! (There's no god but Allah!)

So, Pakistan was created in the name of Allah, to follow His commands and to practice Islam in all spheres of  life -- social, political and financial. Those who deviate from that mandate, are not true to the ideology of Pakistan and Islam. They are simply Munafiqeen (hypocrites) and cannot be considered loyal and faithful to Pakistan. They are the real enemies of Pakistan. Therefore, mark them, know them and get rid of them as soon as possible if you want to live peacefully in Pakistan.

We laid our lives for that slogan (La ilaha illa-Allah) in 1947, since Pakistan was created in the name of Allah to practice His Deen – Islam. We sacrificed thousands of Muslim lives to defend it from the Unbelievers (Kaafireen) in 1965. But eventually, they succeeded to break up a part of it in 1971 (East Pakistan became Bangladesh), because some Pakistani politicians betrayed their nation. We tried our best but, maybe, our best was not good enough because of the Traitors (Ghaddar) and Hypocrites (Munafiqeen) in our ranks. These people are still very active as they are financially sponsored and militarily aided by the foreign evil elements. All those explosions and so-called suicide bombers are the screaming evidence of that. India, Afghanistan and the 'Triangle of Evil' (US-UK-Israel) are supporting with arms and money, the covert subversive activities in Pakistan and some agents have been caught red-handed. Kalbhoushan is one of them who admitted the terrorist acts in Pakistan.

(President Gen. Muhammad Ayub Khan with the Father of Nation, Muhammad Ali Jinnah, and Fatimah Jinnah)

Seventy years have passed and we have seen lots of ups and downs during the campaign of our survival. Despite all the conspiracies, national or international, Pakistan still stands its ground. As the ‘father of the nation’, Muhammad Ali Jinnah, said: “There is no power on earth that can undo Pakistan!”

Today we are passing through 2017. Pakistan, whatever it is now, is in your hands. It’s up to you what you make of it. Just watch out and know your “friend & foe”! You, as Muslims, have more ‘foes’ than ‘friends’. Your own leader might be one of those ‘foes’, so be watchful all the times! Stand up for Pakistan (the fortress of Islam) with all your honesty, sincerity and strength; and crush the enemy! The Quran is your guide and Allah is your protector. Put your trust in Allah and He’ll always be there for you!

Allah has promised in the Quran that believers have Allah as their Protective Friend (Guardian) and Helper.

“Nay, Allah is your protector,

and He is the best of helpers.”

(al-Quran 3:15)

“But Allah has full knowledge of your

enemies. Allah is enough for a protector,

and Allah is enough for a helper.”

(al-Quran 4:45)

"Not on earth nor in heaven will you be able

(fleeing) to frustrate (His Plan), nor have you,

besides Allah, any protector or helper.”

(al-Quran 29:22)

(President Muhammad Ayub Khan with American President John F. Kennedy and Jackie Kennedy)

The Zionists have been deceiving the world for centuries now. The ‘Triangle of Evil’ (America, Britain, Israel) have betrayed you in the past; they are betraying you now; and they’ll betray you in future too. You cannot trust them. Allah has clearly warned you about them in the Quran:

“O you who believe! Take not the Jews and

the Christians for your friends and protectors!

They are but friends and protectors to each

other. And he amongst you that turns to

them (for friendship) is of them. Verily,

Allah guides not a people unjust.”

(al-Quran 5:51)

Note: The above verse is NOT for the common Jews or Christians. It refers to the Jewish and Christian governments or controlling elements who offer you defense pacts, trade agreements and protection (NATO, IMF, World Bank, etc., and their stooges like India, Afghanistan, Israel, etc.).

 

We need to stand sincerely united in the fight against the onslaught of Evil, no matter what direction it comes from. Now stand up! Dust yourself and put your act together! And fight with renewed determination based on Islamic Faith (Iman) because you are fighting for the cause of Allah! Good luck!

Pakistan – Zindabad!

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EID-UL-ADHA: The Day of Sacrifice. Slaughter Your Greed And Desires!

Eid-ul-Adha

The Day of Sacrifice

Sacrificing Lambs Is Fine

But The Best Sacrifice Is To

Slaughter Your Worldly Desires

And Greed

(M. Javed Naseem)

Today, the Muslim Ummah is celebrating Eid-ul-Adha (the festival of sacrifice) held every year to commemorate Prophet Abraham’s (or Ibrahim’s) submission to the Lord Creator. Abraham was commanded in a dream to sacrifice the most precious thing of his life and there was nothing dearer to him than his first son Ishmael. As he put the knife on the throat of his son, the angel appeared and told him that he had passed the toughest test and his sacrifice had been accepted by God. So, the son was replaced by a lamb and he sacrificed a lamb. Muslims follow the same ritual and sacrifice different animals (lambs, sheep, goats, cows or camels) to please their Lord. They are supposed to share the meat with the poor and the less fortunate.

  

There are three messages in this ritual:

1. Surrender or submit to your Lord unconditionally and obey His Will! Obedience to Allah is the first and the foremost thing in the life of a believer.
2. No precious object (offspring, wealth or property), nothing is more important than the pleasure of the Lord Almighty, Who gives us all the bounties. So, we should give (or sacrifice) the best things for Him.
3. Share with the poor, the needy and the less fortunate whatever good things Allah has blessed you with, showing Him your gratitude.

Strive For Peace And Justice By

Fighting Injustice And Corruption

With All Your Might!

In today’s world, we are running a race of material possessions and monetary gains. We have forgotten all codes of ethics, all morals, our values and our obligations. In fact we have forgotten God and have been following the Devil who is our eternal enemy. Hence all the bloodshed, wars, bombing and killing, injustice, moral bankruptcy and numerous other political, economic, social, cultural and spiritual problems.

What we have lost is invaluable. We have lost contentment, patience, modesty and with that our peace and happiness. Money cannot get you those precious commodities. We need to revert to the One and Only Who can provide us with those blessings. We need to revert to Allah and follow His commands to achieve peace and happiness.

We are fighting wars left, right and center. What we really need to fight is our own self, our desires and our greed. And that requires a lot of courage!

On this great day of Eid-al-Adha, I forward to you the Divine Message that is contained in the last 10 verses of Surah (Chapter 89) al-Fajr (the Dawn) of the Holy Quran. Allah, the Almighty, says:

89:15
“Now, as for man, when his Lord tries him,

giving him honor and gifts, then says he, (puffed up),

"My Lord has honored me."

89:16
“But when He tries him, restricting his subsistence

for him, then says he (in despair),

"My Lord has humiliated me!"

89:17
“Nay, nay! But you honor not the orphans!”

89:18
“Nor do you encourage one another to feed the poor!”

89:19
“And you devour inheritance - all with greed!”

89:20
”And you love wealth with inordinate love!”

Allah has clearly defined the root-cause of all our problems: We are committing crimes against other human beings, especially the down-trodden, the weak, the orphans, and the poor with our greed. We are running a fatal race of materialism defying all rules and norms. In other words we are promoting corruption and injustice on the earth. And believe Me, Allah does not like that a bit. Don’t you know that ‘all that is in the Heavens, the Earth and in between, belongs to Allah’? You cannot be allowed to destroy that! Therefore, Allah reminds us of the warning and the consequences on the Day of Judgment, in the following verses:

89:21
”Nay! When the earth is pounded to powder;”

89:22
”And your Lord comes, and His angels, rank upon rank;”

89:23
”And Hell, that Day, is brought (face to face),

on that day will man remember, but how will

that remembrance profit him?”

89:24
”He will say: "Ah! Would that I had sent forth

(good deeds) for (this) life (in the Hereafter)!"

89:25
”For, that Day, His chastisement will be such that

no chastisement could be worse than His.”

(al-Quran 89:15-25)

The earlier nations had the same problems and they were punished. They were destroyed and we can learn a lesson from their ruins around the world. God sent to them Prophets with the similar messages. The Bible says:

1-Peter 3:11

“They must turn from evil and do good;

they must seek peace and pursue it.”

James 3:18

“Peacemakers who sow in peace

reap a harvest of righteousness.”

We are speeding towards Hell and there seems to be no ‘speed-breakers’ on the way. Can we still reflect and repent? Time is running out!

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