Rataliate

This goes out to those of you who think for the past week or so you have gone through a lot of Salafi bashing. Who like to play the “victimized” role.

Playing their Salafist victimized role is like a person who slaps himself in the face and then complains that his cheek hurts. They bash themselves.

Stop crying.

They don’t like freedom of speech because freely speaking exposes them so they have to run off and backbite you elsewhere. They are those who cannot hack it on a place that allows people to freely speak their minds. They are fitna nay sayers who love to criticize others but then decry fitna at the ability of people to freely speak their minds when they begin to criticize a few Salafi. Lastly, they are those who think they are doing good by maintaining a presence and punitive to people by leaving a group. The reality is their presence rarely without agenda.

If they aren’t intelligent enough to get a clue, no one is trying to modernize Islam. They are trying to bring Islam to a “pre-Islamic” (primitive) state. Oh, that’s right, they worship scholars! Yeah, maybe the ones that live in a cave in fricken Afghanistan. Yeah, the one’s who are to cowardly to kill themselves and get others to do the work instead. No, I take that back, maybe they are those who wouldn’t go that far. I know the scholars they worship, the Saudi (or Saudi fashioned) Salafi women haters. Worshipping these scholars is like a black man who bows before the great knowledge of the Klu Klux Klan or the Jewish person who bows before the majestic wisdom of the Nazi Party. Self-oppressive, hypocritical, oxymoronic, and truly a juxtaposition for them. There are many scholars, a great deal more than the Salafi, yet they claim the glories of your Saudi and Saudi influenced non-Saudi Salafist (Wahabi) Sheikhs. Actually, I go back on myself, they claim the glories of your Saudi Sheikhs. Perhaps they know better than the Prophet (pbuh) himself. Perhaps the Majestic Salafi scholars will intercede on their behalf to Allah on the day of judgment. Allah must have passed them up for brains on the day of creation if they think that the scholars will give a *** about them on the Day of Judgment.

Let’s read a play of the final events:

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Muslim Don’t Believe in Jesus

Muslims don’t believe in Jesus

The fact that Muslims do not believe Jesus (a.s.) is God does not mean that Muslims are non-believers in Jesus (a.s.). In all the reported accounts of Jesus (a.s.) that exist, Prophet Jesus (a.s.) asserts the same title concerning himself that God gave to the Prophet Ezekiel (a.s.), that he is the Son of Man. The Son of Man is a title that represents every human-being because we are all born of Mankind. The Son of Man (any single one of us or plurality of us) is not begotten of God, therefore God Himself. Prophet Jesus (a.s.) never is reported to have asserted that he is begotten of God as if God produced offspring, nor is in any way God Himself in the flesh. The Qur’an confirms this.

Assigning or to ascribe partners to God is shirk, blasphemy of the Spirit of God! God’s Spirit is His Nature or Being, i.e. Existence as One God without plurality. A God who has no others besides Himself (the core teaching of monotheism), is Unique among all created things and not begotten nor can beget. Blasphemy of God’s Spirit, or His Nature (or Existence) as a God with no partners, is strictly forbidden in the Scriptures and in the Qur’an alike! It is a sin against the God’s very core existence. God, the One Unique God, is God that has the power to bring order among chaos and confusion, the proof being all of creation itself. A god who gives offspring to many other lesser gods, like mankind gives offspring to many other members of mankind, has no power among the chaos and confusion of its equals, as seen in mankind itself which accepts the differences of its equals. In fact, this type of blasphemy, blasphemy of God’s Spirit which is a Spirit of Oneness, is an unforgivable sin. In the Jewish Scriptures (the Older Testament, the Torah section), Deuteronomy 5:7-9 says:

Thou shalt have none other gods before me. Thou shalt not make thee any graven image, or any likeness of any thing that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the waters beneath the earth: Thou shalt not bow down thyself unto them, nor serve them: for I the Lord thy God am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children unto the third and fourth generation of them that hate me…

In the Christian Scriptures (the Newer Testament), Prophet Jesus (a.s.) is reported to have said in Matthew 12:31-32:

Therefore I say to you, every sin and blasphemy will be forgiven men, but the blasphemy against the Spirit will not be forgiven men. Anyone who speaks a word against the Son of Man, it will be forgiven him; but whoever speaks against the Holy Spirit, it will not be forgiven him, either in this age or in the age to come…

The Qur’an confirms that what Prophet Jesus (a.s.) is reported to have said is true. “Verily! Allah forgives not (the sin of) setting up partners (in worship) with Him, but He forgives whom He wills sins other than that, and whoever sets up partners in worship with Allah, has indeed strayed far away,” Qur’an 4:116. Of course the person in question must be given the chance to repent of this sin first by being made aware of what shirk, or blasphemy of God’s Spirit, is before God holds them accountable.

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Female Circumcision in Islam

I am categorically opposed to female circumcision. It is a vile practice among many African regions and promoted by some Islamic scholars. I also heard a scholar from Al-Azhar university say that it is a favorable and recommended practice that serves the purpose to keep a woman chaste so that she doesn’t desire the pleasures of sex and follow after them like western women do.

I think it is backwards, barbaric, harmful and against Islam altogether.

Here is a fatwah from Islam QA that supports it:  Female Circumcision

Well, again, this is a salafi fatwah and most all salafi will agree to this.

Women who are salafi or married to salafi’s often are the one to bear the brunt of the burden to prevent men from acting on their sexual whims.

Thus why niqab is made obligatory, women are prevented from working and travelling, women (who are married to a salafi) cannot smile at non-maharam men even in an exchange of pleasantries while conducting business (say at the supermarket), when talking to non-maharam men they must distort their voice with rocks of marbles, and the list goes on.

lastly, sex is not seen as something to be enjoyed by a woman but for procreation instead. In this extreme view, women are not to have enjoyment in sex but to bear children. Enjoyment belongs to the man alone it seems in their view.

All of this of which is contrary to the teachings of the Prophet (pbuh) and Islam.

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Islam and Flag Burning

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Muslims worship Muhammad

Muslims do not worship the Prophet Muhammad (s.a.w.). Every Prophet since Adam (a.s.) had followers. The messages of all of the Prophets are unanimous. Mankind was created to worship the Creator only! Qur’an 39:65-66 says, “But it has already been revealed to thee,- as it was to those before thee,- ‘If thou wert to join (gods with Allah), truly fruitless will be thy work (in life), and thou wilt surely be among the losers.’ Nay, but worship Allah, and be of those who give thanks.”

Of all of the Prophets, the most detailed and authentic account of a Prophet’s life and what made him pleasing to God is the accounts recorded of the Prophet Muhammad (s.a.w.). We quote his quotes and perform his Sunnah (way of life) because God was pleased with him and we want God to be pleased with us. He is the perfect example for us to follow if we want to please God. God has instructed us in the Qur’an that we follow the Prophet Muhammad (s.a.w.), “…those who obey Allah and His Messenger will be admitted to the Gardens with rivers flowing beneath, to abide therein (forever) and that will be the supreme achievement.” (Qur’an 4:13) In accordance to the Word of God we follow the Sunnah (way of life) of the Prophet Muhammad (s.a.w.) and worship God and God alone!

Exerpt from Western Misconceptions: The Facts About Islam by BrJimC 2000

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Jihad and Holy War

The use of the word Jihad in reference to a holy war is an entirely incorrect usage. Since the aggression of earlier Christians in the 11th century the term Holy War has been used in the Christian sense. A Holy War is waged without rational justification but by the warped vision of a religious leader to conquer the Promised Land (i.e. in the Crusader’s mind it was Palestine which was promised to the descendants of Prophet Abraham (a.s.)) and spread their religion. In the 4th century the standards for such wars was set by the Papacy (i.e. the Pope). The first criteria for a holy war was that it was to be violent. Killing was not seen as evil and was to be done deliberately or not. The second criteria for a holy war was the establishment of the Christian Republic. Christ was seen as a political figure who had political ambitions set for his people, i.e. the Christians. The Christian Republic was to be ruled by Christ whose representatives on earth were the Pope, bishops, emperors and kings. The Muslims in Palestine were seen as tyrants who occupied Christian territory which was sanctified by the presence of Christ. Pagans in the Balkans were seen as a threat to Christendom, as well as, Muslims in Spain. The Jews were viewed as a people rejected by God for murdering their Messiah.

Prior to the first millennia, the predominant thought in the Church was that Jesus (a.s.) second coming would come, along with the end of the world, which would occur at the turn of the first millennia. The calendar years were calculated according to the Roman calendar. One Christian writer wrote, “On new year’s eve, 1000, a crowd gathered at Rome, awaiting the end of the world. Midnight came, nothing happened and the pope, Sylvester II, blessed the crowd and sent them home.”¹ Not long afterwards came the crusaders.

At the request of various popes, beginning with Pope Urban II, between 1095-1270 A.D., military expeditions against the Pagans, Jews and Muslims were carried out from Europe. Christ was seen to have authorized the Crusades himself and the Pope, who exorcised his authority, was his representative on earth. Many Christians in Palestine, and elsewhere refused to join in on the wars even though the Crusades were seen as an international event. The crusaders believed that if they began to conquer Palestine then Jesus (a.s.) would return, fulfill the promises of the Bible and finish establishing the Kingdom of God on earth. This meant that they must launch a Crusade to liberate Palestine from Muslim rule and rid the land of the Jews who, in their opinion murdered Jesus (a.s.) and forfeited their right to God’s promises. The European Christians united under the belief that the conquest of Palestine would usher in the second coming of Jesus (a.s.), and the kingdom of God on earth (i.e. the Christian Republic), swept in massive force across Europe and Asia murdering and burning Jews in their synagogues and attacking Muslim and Pagan settlements. Those Jews who did not die and were found out were forced by the sword to abandon Judaism and confess Christianity. Those who did not….

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The Perfumed Garden

Has anyone heard of the work entitled “The Perfumed Garden” by an Islamic scholar named Shaykh Nefwazi?

He lived about 925 Hijra, which is roughly 16th century AD.

His work focused on healthy sexual relationships between Muslim couples. By todays standards, the book would be considered a mixture of sexual psychology and erotic literature.

It is something that many Muslims today who don’t delve into the importance of a healthy sexual relationship, let alone for the pleasure of their wives.

What do you guys think about a scholar doing a work like this?

Does anyone know about this scholar?

What do you think about his literary work and scholarship?

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Muslims and Louis Farrakhan

Muslims follow Louis Farrakhan

The Nation of Islam Movement (then known as the Black Muslims) was first founded by Wallace D. Fard, founder of the Temple of Islam in Detroit. In 1934 he disappeared and Elijah Poole declared himself the leader of the movement. Soon afterward Elijah Poole changed his name to Elijah Muhammad. The movement has nothing to do with Islam in practice but uses the terminology for identification. The teachings of black nationalism and civil disobedience are not Islamic teachings. Elijah Muhammad believed that he was the final prophet sent to earth. He taught that there is a mother spaceship in orbit of the earth prepared to bomb the United States for the evil they committed against blacks. White people are taught to be the creation of an evil scientist from long ago.

In 1952, Malcom Little (known as Malcom X), became a member of the Black Muslims. After attending the Hajj (pilgrimage) in Saudi Arabia he converted to Islam and accepted the unity of the races, which formed a rift between him and Elijah Muhammad. In 1964 he formed the Organization of Afro-American Unity. Subsequently, he was assassinated by the Black Muslim Movement.

Louis Eugene Wilcott became a member of the Black Muslims in 1955. He adopted the name Abdul Haleem Farrakhan and became commonly known as Louis Farrakhan. When Elijah Muhammad died in 1975 his son, Wallace Muhammad, succeeded him. Wallace Muhammad downplayed black nationalism and disbanded his fathers organization. In 1978 Louis ….

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Hadith Debate

“The prophet said: ‘Do not write anything from me EXCEPT QURAN. Whoever wrote, must destroy it” (Muslim, Zuhd 72; Hanbel3/12,21,39)

If Non-Muslims made that claim, some Muslims would oppose it out of ignorance, given that they themselves are Ahadith followers.

Hadith are “stories” they are not “Islamic rules”.

Bukhari, Muslim, Abu Daud, Tirmidhi, Ibn Maja, and Al-Nasa’I – Ahadith collectors – have confused and mislead the masses, and worst part yet, they convinced people that the Quran is not good enough to be followed on its own.

Once again I can’t help but ask, what did the Muslims that lived for 200 years before Ahadith were introduced to the masses – do? Where they bad Muslims? According to Ahadith, they were not even Muslims, because they rejected to use any other book but the Quran, and the Quran, once again, is not enough for the confused Muslims that follow Ahadith.

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Beyond Shahada

There is no god but God
Mohammed (sas) is the prophet of God

Allah(swt) is the Arabic word for the GOD, it is not a name given to God of Muslims as usually thought of by some non-muslims. the word Allah is used by all Arabic speakers muslims, christians and pagans etc for the God.

SWT= subbhana watala which is for Allah(swt) SAS is sallillah hu alhiwaslim which means peace be upon him and is reffered with respect to Prophet Muhammed.

It is customery for muslims to use swt and sas respectively for Allah(swt) and Muhammed(sas).

So by speaking these two sentence with sincerety in front of a muslim a person becomes muslim, shahada means to testify, so basically a person is testifying that he/she believes that there is only one God and Muhammed is His messenger.
basically we are testifying to the oneness of God, The God of Abraham, Moses, david, Jesus and all other prophets know and unknown.

As to having doubt about certain things, as brother Jim said it is human nature to doubt and question everything, Allah(swt) says in the Quran to question, challenge, inspect and satisfy yourself about every thing. Do not follow anything or any advice blindly, Allah(swt) encourages us to use our intellect, be inqusitive.

The only way to remove doubts is to study and ask questions to knowledgeable scholars, and there are many available.
Reading Quran by ourselves is great, but to really undersatnd it we have to either have a teacher or read different tafsirs, and we need to read atleast a couple of tafsirs to actually get the gist of it.

One more aspect of being muslim is practicing moderation, Prophet(sas) said the best is to follow the middle path. that is avoid either exterme. In essence as Allah(swt) says in Quran, we have made this deen(religion) easy for you.

So once a person says his/her shahada, He/she is a muslim. but there are certain obligations on him/her to become a practicing muslim.

1. obligatry prayers 5 times a day
2. Zakat
3. Fasting during Ramadan
4. Hajj

Islam defines anything which is harmful to you, your family, your community, humanity at large and all living things to be sin, as a muslim we are commanded to stay away from sins.

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