AYA SOFYA AND THE BLUE MOSQUE Of Historical Istanbul.

 

The Historical Aya Sofya

And The 'Blue Mosque'

Of Istanbul

(M. Javed Naseem)

 

I am sorry for my absence as normally I post a new article every Friday. We travelled one Thursday evening from Casablanca (Morocco) to Instanbul (Turkey); spent the night in the air; and about 2:00am in the morning (Friday) reached our hotel. Slept a couple of hours and then rushed to the biggest historical landmark of the country, Aya Sophya (Turkish) or Aya Sophia (general expression) or Hagia Sophia (Roman). We (me & wife) wanted to offer Friday prayer there and then other prayers at the Blue Mosque (Masjid Sultan Ahmet), the most beautiful and the biggest mosque in Turkey. Alhamdo-lillah (thank God), we successfully achieved that goal.

Officially, this big mosque is called in Turkish “Ayasofya Kebir Camii” (Ayasofya, the big mosque). There's another Ayasofya which is called “Kucuk Ayasofya Camii” (Small Ayasofya Mosque). We visited both, as both of them were close to our hotel, and not far from each other either (maybe 500 meters apart). The design of the both mosques is very similar; but the big one is really majestic and elegant from inside too. It's the major historical and cultural site in Turkey. It is also the last of three church buildings to be successfulloy constructed on the same site by the Eastern Roman Empire. It was completed in 537-AD. From 360-AD to the year 1204, it was an Eastern Orthodoc church. Following the 4^th Crusade, it was converted into a Catholic Church. In the year 1261, it was reclaimed and again became the Eastern Orthodox till 1453, when the Ottoman Empire conquered Constantinople (Istanbul). It was converted into a mosque and served as a mosque until 1935, when it was converted into a museum. In the year 2020, it became a mosque again.

Hagia Sophia's splendour and elegance doesn't need my introduction or explanation. When you see it by yourself, you'll be mesmerized and lost into time. And when you offer prayer inside this historical place, you'll fee the awe. A feeling that is hard to describe.

 

Masjid Sultan Ahmed (Turkish: Sultan Ahmet Camii) is also popularly known as the 'Blue Mosque'. It is right in front of the famous Aya Sofya or Hagia Sophya in Istanbul. It is historical imperial mosque of the Ottoman era. The Blue Mosque was constructed between 1609 and 1617-AD during the rule of Sultan Ahmed-I. It remains functional till today. It also attracts a large number of tourists and is one of the most iconic and popular monuments of Ottoman architecture.

The mosque has a classical Ottoman layout with a central dome surrounded by four semi-domes over the pray hall. It is fronted by a large courtyard and flanked by six minarets. On the inside, it is decorated with thousands of Isnik tiles and painted floral motifs in predominantly blue colors, which give the mosque its popular name (the Blue Mosque). The mosque's religious complex (Kulliye) includes Sultan Ahmed's tomb, a madrasa, a museum and several other buildings.

The Blue Mosque was built next to the former Hippodrome and stands across from the Hagia Sophia. The Blue Mosque was included in the UNESCO World Heritage Site list in 1985, under the title of 'Historic Areas of Instanbul'.

I have visited Petra in Jordan, the Pyramids of Cairo, Egypt, and many other important, historical sites in different countries of the world but I never saw such a big crowd of tourists at one place as I saw it in Istanbul. Thousands and thousands of tourists from all parts of the world, Muslims and non-Muslims. I saw such a crowd only at Makkah and Madinah (Saudi Arabia), the holy places of Muslims.

 

There's another thing worth mentioning here! Whey you visit Petra (Jordan), you pay the entry fee; when you visit the Pyramids of Cairo, Egypt, you pay the entrance fee; even when you visit the Hassan-II Mosque in Casablanca, Morocco, you pay as a tourist or visitor 150-Dirhams ($15.00) per person. But in Istanbul, you don't pay to enter the both mosques the Blue Mosque and the Aya Sofya (Hagia Sophia). It is free for both Muslims and non-Muslims. Only during the prayer times, the non-Muslim tourists or visitors are restricted to enter. After the prayer, they can enter the both mosques.

The huge neighborhoods around both mosques are the most expensive tourist areas of Istanbul. The prices of hotel rooms, taxis, restaurants, cafe, fruits, sweets, ice cream and everything else are enormously high. You have to make a real effort to find a place with reasonable prices. The locals don't buy anything from that zone. They live outside and they buy outside the tourist areas. The best way to move around is on foot or by metro trains or buses. For that you need to buy the Metro card.

Both big mosques (Aya Sofya and Masjid Sultan Ahmed), the Small Aya Sofya, the famous Topkapi Museum are in the same neighborhood called “Fatih” and the other smaller area called “Sultanahmet”. Hotels are very expensive in those areas but worth it as all major attractions are on a walking distance. Even the most popular world-famous shopping area called “Covered Bazar” or “Grand Bazar” is not far. All those attractions are just 10-20 minutes walk away. But if you are in areas like Teksim, which also surrounds may hotel, restaurants, bars, night clubs, shopping malls, etc., you are a bit far from the main attractions. If you are not using Metro, the taxi will be very expensive. And like any other country, taxi-drivers cheat too to make an extra buck.

 

Istanbul is a very beautiful city, full of water, islands, hills and green spots. The food is really tasty and the climate is good. Turkish sweets like “Baklawa” and the “Turkish Delights” are unique and delicious. Don't forget to go on a cruise, like Princess' Island tour, or Bosphorus Islands tour, etc. It is expensive but worth it. A great experience! We really enjoyed it. There is a lot of history scattered all around Istanbul. There is something for every taste.

When we visited, a US dollar was worth 28-TL (Turkish Lira). By that standard, Turkey should be cheaper for American and European tourists, but unfortunately it is not. The main tourist areas are just rip-off, like many other countries. But if you manage to go out of main tourist areas, it is really cheap and people are really friendly. You'll see the difference and will change your opinion too.

Subhan Allah! God's creation is beautiful. Travel and enjoy it; and be grateful to Him that you got a chance to do that.

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GENOCIDE IN PALESTINE: The Evil Empire Is A Party To The War.

Genocide In Occupied Palestine, Syria, Iraq

The Evil Empire Is A Party

To The War And Patronizes

Israeli Genocide Agenda

Puppet Muslim Rulers Are Guilty

Of Not-Helping The Muslim Victims

Against Aggression And Injustice

(M. Javed Naseem)

These are the End Times and we'll see a lot of bloodshed, aggression, wars, destruction and injustice in the world. Unfortunately, we see the brunt of it in the Muslim World as it has been well-planned by the evil forces of unbelievers and infidels. The entire world is busy crying for Ukraine, shedding crocodile tears and bungling billions of dollars, while on the other side, the oi-rich Muslim governments are doing nothing for the Muslim victims of Palestine, Syria, Afghanistan, Iraq, Libya, Sudan and Yemen. What a shameless show of hypocrisy, discrimination, double-standards and injustice on the part of so-called 'civilized' world!

This kind of genocide will continue as the survival of the Western defense industrial complex depends on wars and conflicts. The sponsor, support and even start those conflicts/wars to make big money from weapons' sales. This also serves a political motive to control the oil-rich countries. Therefore, there will be no peace in the world; only wars, wars and more wars. They create terrorists, supply them with weapons and then sell the weapons to the respective governments to fight those terrorists. Most of the morons don't understand the evil agenda. American politicians are openly making statements to support the occupying apartheid state of Israel in its genocide campaign (called 'war').

The Muslim leaders are behaving like the Munafiqeen (hypocrites) and are not helping the victims in Palestine or Syria or Iraq, etc. They are trying to please the West and the apartheid Israeli regime, establishing friendly relations with it at the cost of Muslim lives. The evil occupying Zionist regime has cut off supplies of electricity, water, food, medicines and everything else. They want to wipe out Palestinians and Hamas from this territory because the West is behind them and nobody is helping Palestinians except Iran. That's the height of shamelessness and cruelty. How would the Muslim leaders answer questions on the Day of Judgment? Allah commands:

“And fight them on until there is no more

tumult or oppression, and there prevail justice

and faith in Allah altogether and everywhere;

but if they cease, verily Allah does see

all that they do.”

(al-Quran 8:39)

In situations of wars and aggression like in the present time, Muslims are commanded by Allah to help the victims and stop or fight the aggression and injustice. Everybody knows that but nobody is following that command. They are all playing politics for their own survival. They want to stay in power at all costs and will continue licking the boots of the evil Zionist masters who are responsible for all those atrocities and injustice.

Allah warns the hypocrites in the Quran:

“The hypocrites, men and women, (have an

understanding) with each other: They enjoin evil, and

forbid what is just, and are close with their hands.

They have forgotten Allah; so He has forgotten them.

Verily the hypocrites are rebellious and perverse.”

(al-Quran 9:67)

“Allah has promised the hypocrites men and women,

and the rejecters of Faith, the fire of Hell. Therein shall

they dwell. Sufficient is it for them. For them is the

curse of Allah, and an enduring punishment.”

(al-Quran 9:68)

 

Those who claim to be Muslims or believers, should know what to do in this situation and how to help stop the genocide in Palestine and other countries. If they don't help the Muslim victims in their time of need, when they are thrown out of their homes; they are deprived of food, water, electricity, medicines, healthcare facilities; and on top of that they are being bombed! Don't the believers read the Quran, the Bible or the Torah? The whole world is watching and doing nothing!

Muslim rulers are being blackmailed as they want to stay in power with the support of the Evil Empire; so they are paying the price. But in fact, it is the general people who are suffering. Power is a Godly quality and only God can use it justly. Human beings, when given power, often try to play God and end up doing injustice to the fellow humans. They cannot resist the temptation, therefore, the corruption prevails. Power is responsibility and it should be used for the service to humanity. A ruler/governor who enjoys power, is actually given responsibility to serve his people. A ruler is a servant of Allah and he should serve His people; take care of them, solve their problems and promote peace and justice in the society. But the modern day ruler, on the contrary, considers himself as “king” of the people and takes people as his servants. He likes it very much when people gather in rows for his reception, bow in front of him and kiss his hand.

On the Day of Judgment, all rulers would be asked questions about their people. A ruler must be a humble and God-fearing servant of people, and not an arrogant tyrant. He is responsible for social justice, equality, peace and prosperity of his nation. He is not allowed to take people’s money or property. He is answerable to God for the sufferings of his people (due to injustice), during his tenure. 

 

The problem with us, Muslims, is that we don’t fear Allah. We don’t think that we are going to die sooner or later. We don’t think about the Day of Judgment and answering questions in front of Allah. We have become hypocrites (Munafiq) as we say one thing and we do something else. We lie to others every day and we don’t consider it a sin or something immoral. It is accepted as normal behavior in the society. We read the Holy Quran and still we don’t get the message! We read about other nations and generations that were destroyed because of their sins and evil-doing but we don’t learn any lesson from the Quran, nor from the history of the nations. We know that it happened to other nations but we think it is not going to happen to us. Why not? Allah says:

“How many a township have We destroyed

while it was sinful, so that it lies (to this day)

in ruins, and (how many) a deserted well and

lofty tower! Have they not traveled in the land,

so that they may have hearts wherewith to feel,

and ears wherewith to hear? For indeed it is

not the eyes that grow blind, but it is the hearts,

which are within the bosoms, that grow blind.”

(al-Quran 22:45-46)

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GUIDANCE: ALLAH NEVER MISGUIDES! Don't slander, it's a blasphemy!

 

Allah Never Misguides!

Don’t Slander,

It's A Blasphemy!

(M. Javed Naseem)

Allah is ‘Infinite Mercy’ and ‘Infinite Love’. He created us and He loves us many times more than a mother loves her children. He commanded us to be grateful and obedient to Him so that he would shower His blessings and bounties on us. But at the same time, He warned us of Shaitan (the Devil) being our enemy manifest. He clearly warned us of painful punishment if we followed Shaitan (doing evil deeds and disobeying Allah’s commands).

“Allah created the heavens and the earth

for just ends, and in order that each soul

may find the recompense of what it has

earned, and none of them be wronged.”

(al-Quran 45:22)

For a long time now, I have seen people preaching Islam (doing Da’wah) on TV and on social media/internet. They always quote some Quranic verse: “Whom Allah guides, nobody can misguide him; and whom Allah misguides (sends astray), nobody can guide him”. Excuse me? Are you wrongfully accusing Allah? That is slander, a blasphemy!

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Allah has created everything (including

you) in Truth. Why would He mislead

you and then burn you in Hellfire? Many

people are promoting incorrect translation

of the Quranic verses to wrongfully accuse

God! Allah never leads people astray!

Instead, He guides them to the right path.

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The true guidance comes from Allah and that can guarantee our success in this world as well as in the Hereafter. I have been arguing with people to clarify and make them understand the true meanings of such verses. Here's the correct translation:

وَمَن يَهْدِ ٱللَّهُ فَهُوَ ٱلْمُهْتَدِ وَمَن يُضْلِلْ

فَلَن تَجِدَ لَهُمْ أَوْلِيَآءَ مِن دُونِهِ“

It is he whom Allah guides, that is on true”

Guidance; but he whom He leaves astray, for

such will you find no protector besides Him.”

(al-Quran 17:97)

The FaceBook/internet preachers) are promoting incorrect translations of the Quran. Allah never misguides, misleads or sends anybody astray. The English and Urdu translators (copying each others) are the source of this blasphemy. Even the so-called ‘scholars’ have erred on this verse.

Allah guides people from the Darkness to the Light. He guided Adam and Eve when they were misled by Shaitan. He sent thousands of prophets or messengers to guide humanity to the right path. When we follow our lusts, desires and greed, we go astray, under the influence of our enemy Shaitan.

Now, imagine for a second that the whole world has gone astray. Then there are some who realize what has happened, and they repent begging Allah for forgiveness and mercy. Allah knows best who is sincerely repenting and asking for forgiveness. So, He forgives whom He wills. But how about the rest? Well, He leaves the rest wherever they are because they never asked for guidance. If they are astray, He leaves them there. If they are sinful, He leaves them in sin. He does not guide them because they don’t seek guidance. Their actions don’t support their case (requesting forgiveness).

Here’s another example from Surah al-Room, verse 29. Yusuf Ali, being my favorite translator (but I consult at least 5 translations), renders the following translation of this verse:

بَلِ ٱتَّبَعَ ٱلَّذِينَ ظَلَمُوۤاْ أَهْوَآءَهُمْ بِغَيْرِ عِلْمٍ فَمَن

يَهْدِى مَنْ أَضَلَّ ٱللَّهُ وَمَا لَهُمْ مِّن نَّاصِرِينَ

“Nay, the wrong-doers (merely) follow

their own lusts, being devoid of knowledge.

But who will guide those whom Allah leaves

astray? To them there will be no helpers.”

(al-Quran 30:29)

Pickthal’s translation goes like this:

“Nay, but those who do wrong follow their

own lusts without knowledge. Who is able to

guide him whom Allah hath sent astray?

For such there are no helpers.”

(al-Quran 30:29)

And it is not Pickthal alone. Shakir Ali and Khalifa have also translated the above verse like Pickthal.

Similarly, most of the Urdu translators (even some of the famous Ulema) have made the same mistake of adopting Pickthal’s version without much thinking.

The Almighty revealed the Quran to guide people who had gone astray. He did not send them astray, He gave them freedom of choice. He only let them go and stay astray because they never repented.

Allah clarifies in Surah al-Qasas that it’s the lusts of people that send them astray. And when they keep following their own desires and lusts (instead of repenting), Allah does not guide them. He leaves them in that condition:

“But if they hearken not to you, know that

they only follow their own lusts; and who is

more astray than one who follow his own lusts,

devoid of guidance from Allah? For Allah

guides not people given to wrong-doing.”

(al-Quran 28:50)

Therefore, it is not the incorrect translation alone but also blaming Allah for something He never did! That’s a blasphemy! We make our own choices – right or wrong – and Allah lets us do that. He allows us to do wrong because He knows that One Day we would be answering questions and held accountable for all that we did. We would be rewarded accordingly.

 

Allah did not send Nimrod astray nor the Pharaoh of Egypt. They chose to go astray and Allah tried to show them the path of guidance through His prophets Abraham and Moses, respectively. But they did not repent, so Allah left them in that condition. Therefore, it would be wrong to say that Allah sent them astray. Allah just allowed them to go whatever way they chose to go.

“Allah disdains not to use the similitude of

things, lowest as well as highest. Those who

believe know that it is truth from their Lord;

but those who reject Faith say: "What means

Allah by this similitude?" By it He causes

many to stray, and many He leads into the

right path; but He causes not to stray,

except those who forsake (the path).”

(al-Quran 2:26)

The above verse tells us clearly that Allah does not cause anybody to go astray. It’s the people who forsake the right path, by their own choice, to go astray and Allah lets them go in that direction.

One thing is clear that going astray is on the part of man while guidance is on the part of Allah. He guides whom He wills. When Allah withdraws His guidance, nobody can save that person from Hellfire.

“For any whom Allah leaves astray,

there is no protector thereafter. And

you will see the wrong-doers, when in

sight of the Penalty, say: "Is there any

way (to effect) a return?"

(al-Quran 42:44)

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Best Tribute To The Prophet Is To Follow His Teachings & Lifestyle.

 Eid-e-Milad

Best Tribute To The Prophet

Is To Follow His Teachings

And Lifestyle

Don’t Compete With Christmas

Which Is A Pagan Tradition!

Islam is obedience/surrender

To The Will Of God!

(M. Javed Naseem)

 

قُلْ إِن كُنتُمْ تُحِبُّونَ ٱللَّهَ فَٱتَّبِعُونِى يُحْبِبْكُمُ ٱللَّهُ

وَيَغْفِرْ لَكُمْ ذُنُوبَكُمْ وَٱللَّهُ غَفُورٌ رَّحِيمٌ

“Say (O Muhammad): "If you do love Allah,

follow me! Allah will love you and forgive your

sins, for Allah is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful."

(al-Quran 3:31)

The best way to pay homage to the Prophet (s.a.w.) is to follow his teachings and his simple lifestyle. He commanded us to stay true and honest to the Quran.

The Quran is the principal source of all guidance for Muslims. But for those who always find something to dispute and disagree, Prophet Muhammad’s (s.a.w.) entire life has been recorded by many historians, both Muslim and non-Muslim, and that should serve as a role-model because he lived by the Book. He never did anything that could displease the Lord Almighty. He was His true servant in all respects and his conduct was exemplary for all believers. Even Allah said in the Quran that he was the best role-model for mankind.

لَّقَدْ كَانَ لَكُمْ فِى رَسُولِ ٱللَّهِ أُسْوَةٌ حَسَنَةٌ لِّمَن

كَانَ يَرْجُو ٱللَّهَ وَٱلْيَوْمَ ٱلآخِرَ وَذَكَرَ ٱللَّهَ كَثِيراً

“You have indeed in the Messenger of Allah

a beautiful pattern (of conduct) for any one

whose hope is in Allah and the Final Day, and

who engages much in the praise of Allah.”

(al-Quran 33:21)

It’s very unfortunate that we are deviating from the Quran and the teachings of the Prophet (s.a.w.). We are not true representatives of Islam. We are copying non-Muslim and pagan traditions and falsely claiming them to be Muslim traditions. Prophet Muhammad (s.a.w.) had already predicted about it.

Eid-e-Milad (Prophet’s birthday) has become a replica of Christmas and the irony is that Christmas was not even part of Christianity. It was a pagan tradition duly Christianized 300-400 years after the death of Jesus, the son of Mary. We cannot disobey the Prophet (s.a.w.) and claim to love him at the same time. This is hypocrisy (Munafiqat). 

 

Here's the summary of the teachings of Prophet Muhammad (s.a.w.) that he emphasized during his last sermon (Khutbah) of Hajj. He said:

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“Remember, one day you will appear before Allah

and answer your deeds! So beware, do not stray

from the path of righteousness after I am gone!”

-- Prophet Muhammad

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”O People! It is true that you have certain rights with regard to your women, but they also have rights over you. Remember that you have taken them as your wives only under Allah's trust and with His permission! If they abide by your right then to them belongs the right to be fed and clothed in kindness. Do treat your women well and be kind to them for they are your partners and committed helpers. And it is your right that they do not make friends with any one of whom you do not approve, as well as never to be unchaste.”

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“Return the goods entrusted to you to their

rightful owners! Hurt no one so that no one

may hurt you! Remember that you will

indeed meet your Lord, and that He will

indeed reckon your deeds.”

-- Prophet Muhammad

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”Beware of Satan, for the safety of your religion. He has lost all hope that he will ever be able to lead you astray in big things, so beware of following him in small things.”

”Learn that every Muslim is a brother to every Muslim and that the Muslims constitute one brotherhood. Nothing shall be legitimate to a Muslim which belongs to a fellow Muslim unless it was given freely and willingly. Do not, therefore, do injustice to yourselves.”

 

”O People! No Prophet or a Messenger will come after me and no new faith will be revealed. Reason well, therefore, O People, and understand words which I convey to you! I leave behind me two things, the Quran and my example (the Sunnah), and if you follow these, you will never go astray!”

And here’s what Allah commands you:

وَأَقِيمُواْ ٱلصَّـلواَةَ وَآتُواْ ٱلزَّكَواةَ وَأَطِيعُواْ ٱلرَّسُولَ لَعَلَّكُمْ تُرْحَمُونَ
“So establish regular prayer and give regular

charity; and obey the Messenger, that

you may receive mercy.”

(al-Quran 24:56)

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POWER IS RESPONSIBILITY To Deliver Peace & Justice!

 

To The Power Seekers:

Power Is Responsibility

To Deliver Peace And

Justice!

(M. Javed Naseem)

 

“Whoso desires power, (should know

that) all power belongs to Allah.”

(al-Quran 35:10)

Man is greedy for power, money and fame. Any one of these three elements can turn his head and he can become an arrogant person. The Almighty Allah does not like arrogance. When you become powerful, by grace of God, don’t let the power go through your head. It might prove more harmful than beneficial. Money and power (authority) can solve most of the problems the mankind is facing today. But at the same time, if these two are not rightly controlled or directed through proper channels, they themselves can create havoc in the world.

It is difficult to separate money from authority. Money is power and so is the authority. All power is evil (fitna) if it is not used for the benefit and welfare of mankind. In this age, it is the power that is creating all kinds of social, economic and political problems for mankind. Humans are known for the abuse of power. They cannot handle it. Power should be used to enforce justice, and eradicate inequality and injustice. But in this world what we see today is that power is being used to control others; to get the maximum material benefits; and escape from justice. This is corruption. Power should be taken from the hands of the corrupt and given to the honest and God-fearing. That will make the world an ideal place.

“And walk not in the earth exultant!

Lo! You cannot rend the earth, nor can

you stretch to the height of the hills.

The evil of all that is hateful in the

sight of thy Lord.”

(al-Quran 17:37-38)

Power is a Godly quality and only God can use it justly. Human beings, when given power, often try to play God and end up doing injustice to the fellow humans. They cannot resist the temptation, therefore, the corruption prevails. Power is responsibility and it should be used for the service to humanity. A ruler/governor who enjoys power, is actually given responsibility to serve his people. A ruler is a servant of Allah and he should serve His people; take care of them, solve their problems and promote peace and justice in the society. But the modern day ruler, on the contrary, considers himself as “king” of the people and takes people as his servants. He likes it very much when people gather in rows for his reception, bow in front of him and kiss his hand.

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Dishonest and corrupt politicians with

feudal background exploit the system

and enjoy luxury life at public expense!

They should be screened and barred

from contesting elections.

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Now, take a minute and think about it. Sometimes, a bad ruler has ignorant cronies around him who are even worse than him. They cross all limits to please the ruler and benefit from their position. Many a time the ruler is not aware of what they do.

On the Day of Judgment, all rulers would be asked questions about their people. A ruler must be a humble and God-fearing servant of people, and not an arrogant tyrant. He is responsible for social justice, equality, peace and prosperity of his nation. He is not allowed to take people’s money or property. He is answerable to God for the sufferings of his people (due to injustice), during his tenure.

“Lo, Allah commands you that you restore

deposits to their owners, and if you judge

between mankind, that you judge justly.”

(al-Quran 4:58)

The problem with us, Muslims, is that we don’t fear Allah. We don’t think that we are going to die sooner or later. We don’t think about the Day of Judgment and answering questions in front of Allah. We have become hypocrites (Munafiq) as we say one thing and we do something else. We lie to others every day and we don’t consider it a sin or something immoral. It is accepted as normal behavior in the society. We read the Holy Quran and still we don’t get the message! We read about other nations and generations that were destroyed because of their sins and evil-doing but we don’t learn any lesson from the Quran, nor from the history of the nations. We know that it happened to other nations but we think it is not going to happen to us. Why not? Allah says:

“How many a township have We destroyed

while it was sinful, so that it lies (to this day)

in ruins, and (how many) a deserted well and

lofty tower! Have they not traveled in the land,

so that they may have hearts wherewith to feel,

and ears wherewith to hear? For indeed it is

not the eyes that grow blind, but it is the hearts,

which are within the bosoms, that grow blind.”

(al-Quran 22:45-46)

The funny thing in most of the Muslim countries is that everybody who works for the government would like to play the “boss” but nobody takes any responsibility. We want power but no responsibility? That's the sign of corrupt power seekers.

As Muslims or believers in the Day of Judgment, there should not be any doubt in our minds about the accountability process. Allah the Almighty has reminded us of that in many verses of the Quran. On the Day of Judgment, we'll be standing in the court of Allah to answer questions. And the justice shall be delivered. 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 slave is a

guardian over the property of his master 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.”

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WHAT IS ISLAM? Submission To The Will Of Allah!

 

What Is Islam?

Submission To The

Will Of Allah!

Islam Is Righteousness!

You Show Islam By Conduct,

Your Character, Your Dealings

And Treatment Of Others)!

(M. Javed Naseem)

 

“This day have I perfected your religion for you,

completed My favor upon you, and have chosen

for you Islam as your Deen (religion).”

(al-Quran 5:3)

On the Day of Arafah, during the last Hajj sermon of Prophet Muhammad (s.a.w.), Allah revealed to him the above-mentioned verse; and announced the completion of the Deen of Islam. Any changes, alteration, addition, deletion or modification made after that day, is not Islam. Simple as that!

So, what is Islam? Simply put: Islam is the total (unconditional) surrender or submission to the Will of God.

Following the commands of Allah is Islam, and the best example of that is the last Prophet (Muhammad, s.a.w.) who showed us how to do that. Prophet Muhammad was the best example of pursuing the Deen of Islam and living by the Quran. And he was the most successful man in the entire universe who influenced the whole world with his conduct and character single-handedly.That's real Islamic character!

“And you (O Muhammad) are on an

exalted standard of character.”

(al-Quran 68:4)

Prophet Muhammad (s.a.w.) obeyed the commands of the Lord Almighty and the Lord tells us to do the same thing by following and obeying the Prophet (s.a.w.) because he has been designated as a role-model for Muslims.

“O Prophet (Muhammad)! Truly We have sent

you as a Witness, a Bearer of Good Tidings, and

a Warner; and as one who invites to Allah's (grace)

by His leave, and as a Lamp spreading Light.”

(al-Quran 33:45-46)

God declared him as the “best role model” for the mankind in every respect. Allah placed him on such a high pedestal that we are unable to have a critical and analyzing look at him. We are simply unable to judge him on any standard as he himself created all standards. He stands taller than the tallest as he was inspired by the Divine. Allah tells the believers of the world:

“You have indeed in the Messenger of Allah a

beautiful pattern (of conduct) for any one whose

hope is in Allah and the Final Day, and who

engages much in the Praise of Allah”.

(al-Quran 33:21)

He was the greatest torch-bearer of the Truth and righteousness, therefore, the Falsehood found him as pain in the neck, a danger to its existence. He was the greatest champion of Good, therefore, the Evil went all-out against him for its survival. He was the beacon of Light (knowledge and education) hence the Darkness of ignorance (Jahalat) always feared annihilation.

His companions and immediate followers were sincere and devout. They went through hell to stand by him. The torture and persecution they faced, was without any parallel. The forces of falsehood, evil and ignorance joined hands but the Faith of the believers did not shake. And thanks to the sacrifices of those early believers that we are Muslims today. They did not let the flame of Faith die. We can’t thank them enough nor can we truly appreciate them. They had the character that Islam wanted to develop among humanity.

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“Among leaders who have made the greatest

impact through the ages, I would consider

Muhammed before Jesus Christ.”

-- James Gavin

(From “Speeches by a U.S. Army General”)

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The Prophet’s conduct and character were exemplary. If we Muslims claim to be his followers then obviously we should demonstrate the same conduct and character. Allah commands us in the Quran to follow the Prophet (s.a.w.) as he is a designated role-model for the mankind. His life is the perfect example of how to live “by the Book” as per commands of our Creator, the Almighty God.

“Say: Obey Allah and His Messenger!"

But if they turn back, Allah loves not

those who reject Faith.”

(al-Quran 3:22)

Islam is not a part-time religion (a weekly or bi-weekly affair) as the West portrays it. It is NOT a religion, though religion (rituals) is a small part of it. Islam is a ‘DEEN’ and ‘Deen’ means ‘a way of life’, a system of life. Everything we do – talk, walk, eat, drink, sleep, dress, work, trade or deal with others, buy or sell, teach or learn, choose our representatives, form a government, enforce fair-play and justice system – all is done according to the teachings of Islam of which the Quran is the prime source. How can you call all that merely ‘religion’?

Islam covers every aspect of our daily life in the fields of trade, social justice, legal or judicial system, education, finance, politics and government, upbringing of children, marriage & divorce, inheritance, right of the neighbors or the community, citizens’ responsibilities, human rights, etc. Nothing escapes! And that’s why the unbelievers want to separate the ‘state’ from ‘religion’. They don’t want a humane Islamic way of life, therefore, they label Islam as ‘religion’. This way they can keep it out of their practical lives as they do with Christianity as religion. They come up with irrational, illogical and sometimes absurd slogans to trap younger generation’s minds.

“Philosopher, orator, apostle, legislator, warrior,

conqueror of ideas, restorer of rational dogmas, of a

cult without images, the founder of twenty terrestrial

empires and of one spiritual empire, that is Muhammad!

As regards all the standards by which human greatness

may be measured, we may well ask:

Is there any man greater than he?”

-- Alphonse de Lamartine

(From “History of Turkey”)

Everything which is being done today in the name of Islam by Taliban, Daesh, ISIS/IS, etc., does not fit in the framework of a Muslim. Those are the planted mercenaries of the Zionists following a specific agenda. They don’t represent Islam nor Muslims. They are being used to create Fitnah (evil), chaos and disunity among Muslims. The character and conduct of the real Muslims has always been appreciated in the history.

 

Remember the history? When the Jews were persecuted by the Christian Europe, they fled to Muslim countries and were welcomed. They flourished there. Every honest Jew knows that.

If you practice Islam, then show it to the world! Show it with your character in everyday life. Islam is peace, caring and sharing love, standing up for the down-trodden, establishing justice and eradicating evil.

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HISTORY'S BIGGEST LIE: 9/11. People Are Still Waiting For The Truth.

 Remembering 9/11, History’s Biggest Lie

22 Years On,

People Are Still Waiting

For The Truth & Justice!

(M. Javed Naseem)

“When it is said to them: 'Make not mischief

on the earth,' they say: 'Why, we only want to

make peace!' Of a surety, they are the ones

who make mischief, but they realise (it) not.”

(al-Quran 2:11-12)

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PSYOP and strategic deception:

“9/11: No plane ever hit the WTC”

– Retd. Expert Pilot John Lear

Watch his interview clip at:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YQBlv7sZGVE

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September 11 reminds us of the 9/11 events, the destruction of the World Trade Center buildings, in 2001. The Free Press of the world believes that 9/11 was the biggest lie ever. It was the bloodiest deception; the outrageous rape of humanity; the mockery of Justice; and a horrifying fraud, committed by the forces of evil that are striving for the total hegemony and economic control of the world. It was used as a pretext to invade other countries; as an excuse to kill millions of innocent civilians; and as an effective tool to stage a crusade against Islam and Muslims. As a result, Islamophobia is on the rise in the West and it is being promoted by the Presstitutes of the biased and corrupt mainstream media for money.

It has been 22 years since that bloody drama was staged. Millions of victims (including families of those killed directly) are still waiting for the justice but who will deliver the justice?

The justice has been delayed and then denied, one way or the other. There was no honest and independent investigations – only the cover-up. When the killer becomes the judge, you cannot expect justice to be delivered. They spent millions of dollars on the campaign and they recovered trillions of dollars from the insurance and the corrupt govt. (taxpayers' money). It was the biggest scam of the history. Until today, they could not account for the mission $2.3 trillions from the Pentagon budget. So, they got away with it!

The Quran says:

“But those who break the Covenant of Allah,

after having plighted their word thereto, and

cut asunder those things which Allah has

commanded to be joined, and work mischief

in the land, on them is the curse;

for them is the terrible home!”

(al-Quran 13:25)

The Bible says:

“His mischief will return upon his own head, and his violence will descend upon his own pate.” – (Psalm 7:16)

Scott Bennett was a U.S. Army Psychological Operations Officer who worked at U.S. Central Command’s Joint Inter-agency Operations Center. Bennett was assigned to “Terrorist Threat Financing” and tasked with discovering terrorist financing networks (domestic and foreign), instruments, and bank accounts being used to fund Islamic terrorists. He is the author of Shell Game: A Whistleblowing Report (CreateSpace, 2016). His website is: www.shellgamewhistleblower.com.

In 2019, he wrote an open letter to Donald Trump, the then U.S. President, hoping for a quick and favorable action to deliver justice to the 9/11 victims. Here’s the text:

Dear President Trump,

As a military officer and also contractor for Booz Allen Hamilton, I was assigned to the Joint Interagency Operations Center at U.S. Central Command, where I identified, tracked, and reported on terrorists, their financial donors, networks, banks, and activities.

Part of my mission was to investigate, discover, and expose all acts of “waste, fraud, and abuse” by Terrorist Financing Operations Director Dov Zakheim who was my senior supervisor. It was known that Dov Zakheim had secretly arranged for $2.3 trillion dollars to be misappropriated through Pentagon channels when he had been the Pentagon Comptroller.

I was assigned the task of penetrating Dov Zakheim’s terrorist financing operations, which involved his son Roger Zakheim (a lawyer at the House Armed Services Committee), an Iraqi named Abdullah Azziz (with close ties to Rudy Guilliani) and the law firm Covington and Burling.

The auditors investigating this matter were conveniently killed in a missile strike upon the Pentagon Office of Naval Intelligence on September 11, 2001. This missile strike was concealed as a “plane attack”, which was a deception operation.

I briefed your attorney Michael Cohen about these matters in 2015 and 2016—which may be one of the reasons he has been targeted by Deep State Shadow Government loyalists.

Evidence and expert testimony confirm without a doubt that the attacks on September 11, 2001 against the Pentagon (as well as the World Trade Center and the Solomon Building in N.Y.) were a well-planned, well-financed, psychological operation – a false flag attack on American soil – designed to trigger and manipulate the American people, the Congress, and the U.S. Military into a full-scale war-mobilization posture with the intent of overthrowing, scattering, and re-making the Middle East and Africa for the direct political, cultural, and economic benefit of the Zionist state of Israel.

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“Bush lied about the WMD in Iraq!”

– Donald Trump

During the Presidential election campaign,

Donald Trump declared that Bush & Co. lied

about WMD in Iraq; and we should have never

been in Iraq. Therefore, the entire bloody

drama of Iraqi invasion and subsequent events

(killing millions of people in the Middle East)

was based on lies. Watch this video clip:

(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H4ThZcqloJQ)

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9/11, although seemingly coherent has led to a multi-trillion dollar nightmare for Americans. Because of your success in attacking the Deep State with your sealed indictments and other measures, and because of the failure of the DNI-CIA-FBI-DOJ “Russian Hoax” as well as great fear that your forthcoming summit with President Vladimir Putin will be a great success, I fear for your life and pray for your safety.

You are our Chief Law Enforcement Officer, not just our Commander-in-Chief. It is my hope that this memorandum, combined with the other memoranda you are receiving from other informed patriots, will be helpful to you during the Helsinki summit, where I and many others hope that you and President Putin will share intelligence on 9/11 – who did it, how they did it, why they did it – face to face.

I believe that your leadership in placing the truth about 9/11 before the public will finish the job of taking down the Deep State and the Shadow Government – it will help you shut down the pernicious Zionist/Saudi penetration and subversion of the US economy, government, and society and it will help you demonstrate to the larger public, most of whom did not vote for you, that under your leadership, the US Government can be trusted to clean house and tell the truth.

Very respectfully,
Scott Bennett

(Courtesy: https://geopolitics.co/2019/09/06/how-9-11-was-funded-the-man-behind-the-missing-2-3-trillion/)

 

The Bible says:

“You felt secure in your wickedness and said:

'No one sees me.' Your wisdom and your knowledge,

they have deluded you; for you have said in your

heart, 'I am, and there is no one besides me.' But evil

will come on you which you will not know how to

charm away. And disaster will fall on you for which

you cannot atone. And destruction about which

you do not know, will come on you suddenly.”

(Isaiah 47:10-11)

The Quran says:

“Those who reject Allah and hinder (men) from

the Path of Allah, for them will We add penalty to

penalty; for that they used to spread mischief.”

(al-Quran 16:88)

Let's us hope that truth will come out and justice will be delivered. I personally believe that the truth is out there on the internet. As far justice is concerned, don't count on it. There are some big sharks (Presidents, Prime Ministers, local Ministers, and other countries) involved and nobody has the courage to bring the culprits to task. They love to bargain and benefit.

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