Woman arrested in Hindu-Muslim "lesbian" case in Bangladesh

Source: Fri, 2 Aug 2013 04:16 PM Author: Azad Majumdar A Bangladeshi girl has her palms painted with Henna ahead of the Muslim festival of Eid-al-Fitr in Dhaka in 2005. REUTERS/Rafiqur Rahman DHAKA (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – A 22-year-old Muslim woman in Bangladesh has been arrested and charged with kidnapping after she eloped with and married a Hindu teenage girl in what could be the first reported same-sex marriage in the conservative country that bans homosexuality. Police arrested Sanjida Akter and her 16-year-old girlfriend in Dhaka on July 23 after the minor's father registered a complaint, saying his daughter had been abducted. "We detained them in a house they rented and were stunned to discover this is a lesbian case," Lieutenant Sazzad Raihan, an officer from the country's Rapid Action Battalion, told Thomson Reuters Foundation. "Both told us that they love each other. They fled their homes in Pirojpur district to start a family in Dhaka. (The younger girl) told us that they were married under Hindu traditions at their home the previous night." Homosexuality and same-sex marriages are illegal in the majority Muslim south Asian nation and people who are open about their sexuality often face discrimination and violence. This may be the first known case of a same-sex marriage in Bangladesh, although the wedding was not performed by a cleric, priest or magistrate. The teenager's father, however, claims the relationship is not a homosexual one, but rather a ploy by the older woman to extort money from his family by seducing his daughter. "EVIL SPIRIT" The father of the minor said the two females met six months ago when Sanjida began tutoring his daughter at home. However, he became uncomfortable with their increasing closeness and eventually stopped Sanjida from teaching his daughter. "I did not like her attitude and told my wife not to allow her at home," the teen’s father told Thomson Reuters Foundation by phone from Pirojpur. Soon after his daughter disappeared, he said. "Suddenly I received a call demanding 300,000 taka ($38,530) as ransom. I informed the police and they finally located the girls." The police said they tracked down Sanjida and the teenager nine days later and arrested Sanjida based on evidence given by her father, who claimed this was not the first time his daughter had eloped with a woman. "A jinn (evil spirit) has possessed her since she was a student in class four [9 years old] and we tried many ways to free her from it. This is what's provoking her into this behaviour," Abdus Sobhan, Sanjida's father, told Thomson Reuters Foundation by telephone from his home in Shariatpur district. Sanjida could not be contacted as she is in jail and the teenager's parents will not permit her to speak to the media. However, Bangladeshi tabloid newspaper Manabjamin quoted Sanjida as saying she had never abducted or seduced anyone. "No one will ever lodge any complaint against me. Not even [this girl] as I did not abduct her. She went with me willingly," she told the newspaper before going to jail.

2 peshmerga companies arrives Baghdad & deployed in Green Zone

0 توصية 2 peshmerga companies arrives Baghdad & deployed in Green Zone http://bit.ly/19KkxPH GZ Fortress needs further protection,Baghdadis killed حجم الخط : دبابة تابعة لقوات البيشمركة سريتان من البيشمركة تصلان بغداد وتنتشران حول المنطقة الخضراء ضمن مقترح بارزاني الكاتب: NN المحرر: HH ,NF 2013/08/06 11:59 عدد القراءات: 1108 المدى برس/ بغداد أفاد مصدر في وزارة الداخلية، اليوم الثلاثاء، بأن سريتين من قوات البيشمركة وصلتا العاصمة بغداد، ضمن مقترح رئيس إقليم كردستان مسعود بارزاني بوضعها تحت تصرف الحكومة الاتحادية في محاربة الإرهاب، فيما أكد أن السريتان انتشرتا حول المنطقة الخضراء. وقال المصدر في حديث إلى (المدى برس)، إن "سريتين من قوات البيشمركة تضمان 150 عنصرا وصلتا إلى العاصمة بغداد وانتشرتا، قبل ظهر اليوم، حول المنطقة الخضراء وسط بغداد". وأوضح المصدر الذي طلب عدم الكشف عن اسمه، أن "وصول قوات البيشمركة إلى بغداد، يأتي ضمن مقترح رئيس إقليم كردستان مسعود بارزاني بوضعها تحت تصرف الحكومة الاتحادية في محاربة الإرهاب"، مشيرا الى أن " هذه القوات ستقوم ايضا بتعزيز الحماية لمقرات الاحزاب الكردية في العاصمة بغداد". وكان التحالف الكردستاني أعلن، يوم الأحد (الرابع من أذار 2013)، أن رئيس إقليم كردستان مسعود بارزاني اقترح وضع قوات البيشمركة تحت تصرف الحكومة الاتحادية في محاربة الإرهاب، فيما أشار إلى أن اجتماع اللجنة العليا بين وزارة البيشمركة ووزارة الدفاع العراقية تطرق إلى "الخطط والتنسيق بين الجانبين في المناطق المشمولة بالمادة 140، إلى جانب مناقشة قضية رواتب البيشمركة". ووصل وفد وزارة البيشمركة في حكومة إقليم كردستان، يوم السبت،( 3 اب 2013)، لحضور اجتماع للجنة العليا المشتركة التي تضم أعضاء من وزارتي الدفاع والبيشمركة.وكان رئيس الحكومة المركزية نوري المالكي وصل، صباح يوم الأحد (التاسع من حزيران 2013)، إلى مدينة أربيل برفقة وزرائه وعدد كبير من المستشارين، واستقبل في مطار أربيل الدولي، من قبل رئيس إقليم كردستان العراق مسعود بارزاني، ورئيس الحكومة الكردستانية نيجرفان بارزاني، وعدد آخر من كبار المسؤولين الكرد، في لقاء هو الأول للرجلين منذ الاتفاق على تشكيل الحكومة الحالية في كانون الأول 2010 والذي أعقبته مقاطعة بينهما اشتدت بقوة مع نهاية العام 2011 الماضي، بعد إصدار مذكرة اعتقال بحق نائب رئيس الجمهورية طارق الهاشمي. وكانت رئاسة الجمهورية العراقية أعلنت، في الـ13 من كانون الأول 2012، عن الوصول إلى اتفاق "حظي بتعضيد" رئيس مجلس الوزراء نوري المالكي ورئيس الإقليم مسعود بارزاني لوقف جميع الحملات الإعلامية التي تؤدي إلى تشنج العلاقات وتوتير الأجواء، إضافة إلى الاتفاق على اجتماع للجان العسكرية-الفنية ذات الاختصاص بهدف تشكيل مجموعات من سكان المناطق المتنازع عليها لتوفير الحماية لها. وتصاعدت الخلافات بشكل أكبر بين أربيل وبغداد بعد حادثة قضاء طوز خورماتو (80 كم جنوب كركوك)، في الـ(16 من تشرين الثاني 2012)، التي شهدت اشتباكات بين قوات عراقية مشتركة من الجيش والشرطة وقوة من الأسايش (الأمن الكردي) كانت مكلفة بحماية مقر لحزب الاتحاد الوطني الكردستاني بزعامة جلال طالباني وسط القضاء الواقع بين (محافظتي كركوك وصلاح الدين) ذي الأغلبية التركمانية، وأسفرت عن مقتل مدني على الأقل وإصابة أربعة من الأسايش وثلاثة من الشرطة وجندي، وأعقب تلك الاشتباكات تصعيداً سياسياً بين القادة الكرد ورئيس الحكومة وتحريك لقطاعات عسكرية مدعومة بالمدافع والدبابات إلى المناطق المتنازع عليها من قبل الطرفين. وكان مصدر في وزارة الداخلية العراقية أفاد، يوم الأحد (الرابع من أب 2013)، بأن القوات الأمنية اتخذت إجراءات أمنية مشددة في العاصمة بغداد وذلك ضمن دخولها في الإنذار (ج) تحسبا لهجمات محتملة، وأكد أنها أغلقت جسر الجمهورية وسط العاصمة وجميع المناطق المحيطة بالمنطقة الخضراء، فيما لفت مراسل (المدى برس)، أن مناطق بغداد شهدت انتشار مدرعات لنقل الجنود وسيارات سونار لكشف المتفجرات. فيما أكد مصدر في وزارة الداخلية، يوم السبت (الثالث من أب 2013)، بأن القوات الأمنية دخلت عقب حادثة اقتحام سجني أبو غريب والتاجي إنذار (ج) وهو أقصى حالات الإنذار، وفيما أكد أن الجيش مستنفر بالكامل، كشف عن ورود معلومات استخبارية عن نية الجماعات المسلحة تنفيذ هجمات خلال أيام العيد. وكانت وزارة الداخلية العراقية كشفت، يوم أمس الاثنين، عن وجود معلومات تشير إلى استهداف المنطقة الخضراء والسفارة الأمريكية في العراق، وبينت أن إغلاق السفارة ليس له علاقة بالوضع الداخلي العراقي، وفيما عدت إجراءات القوات الأمنية "زائدة عن اللزوم"، أكدت أن لدى الـ"سي أي أي" معلومات لا تمتلكها الوزارة".وكانت لجنة الأمن والدفاع النيابية عزت، يوم السبت (الثالث من أب 2013)، أسباب غلق السفارة الأمريكية في العراق إلى امتلاكها معلومات خطيرة عن الأوضاع الأمنية المتردية التي بدأت تتجه خارج حدود البلاد الإقليمية، فيما أكدت أن التدهور الأمني في العراق و تواجد الفصائل المسلحة والمظاهرات وغيرها هي من مسؤولية الولايات المتحدة الأمريكية. وكانت السفارة الأمريكية في بغداد، أعلنت يوم الجمعة (الـ2من آب2013)، "إغلاق أبوابها يوم الأحد المقبل كخطوة احترازية لأغراض الأمن والسلامة"، ودعت المواطنين الأميركيين الذين "يحتاجون إلى مساعدة إلى الاتصال بالسفارة"، فيما رجحت أن يكون هناك "أيام إغلاق إضافية اعتمادا على تحليلها للموقف". وتشهد العاصمة بغداد إجراءات أمنية غير مسبوقة حيث تنفذ القوات الأمنية عمليات دهم وتفتيش بالمناطق المزدحمة في بغداد على خلفية ورود معلومات تفيد بوجود سيارات مفخخة ينوي المسلحين تفجيرها في تلك المناطق.وكانت الأمم المتحدة في العراق كشفت في وقت سابق، أن 1057 عراقيا قتل وأصيب 2326 أخرون خلال أعمال الإرهاب والعنف في شهر تموز، مشيرة إلى إن عدد القتلى من المدنيين بلغ 928 وجرح 2109، فيما قتل 129 عنصرا امنيا وجرح اكثر من 217 أخرين.

Iraq's clergy strive to maintain legacy amid rise of Shia militias

Hadeel Al Sayegh Aug 6, 2013 Save this article . -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Down a narrow alleyway in Iraq's ancient city of Najaf, amid sagging wooden balconies and turquoise-tiled edifices, people line up everyday at the doorstep of Grand Ayatollah Ali Sistani with questions. Related In this photo Sept. 16, 2012, photo, a poster depicting Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Khamenei, right, and Ayatollah Mohammed Sadiq al-Sadr, late father of the radical anti-U.S. cleric Muqtada al Sadr in Baghdad, Iraq. After years of growing influence, a new sign of Iranís presence in Iraq has hit the streets. Thousands of signs, that is, depicting Iranís supreme leader gently smiling to a population once mobilized against the Islamic Republic in eight years of war. (AP Photo/Karim Kadim) *** Local Captio ■ Iran's ayatollah is poster boy for influence in Iraq The answers he gives them may have played an important role at the street level in keeping the country out of all-out bloodshed as Syria's sectarian conflict spills over into Lebanon and Iraq. Najaf, one of the two major seminaries in Shia Islam, has long insisted that religious clerics should not be directly involved in politics. This policy has helped the seminary, known as the hawza, to survive the most challenging of circumstances. It has also put Najaf at odds with its rival in the Iranian city of Qom, which is seen to act as a religious arm of the regime to exert broader influence in the region. Today, the conciliatory stance of Najaf's clergy has been overshadowed by the fact that Shia militias fight against their Sunni counterparts in Iraq and Syria, turning the two countries into one battleground. The recent confirmation by Hassan Nasrallah, who heads Lebanon's Shia militia group Hizbollah, that his followers were in fact fighting in Syria alongside Iraq's Mahdi Army and followers of Iran's Valeyat Al Faqih, has only deepened the schism between Najaf and Qom. At the same time, the Islamic State of Iraq and Levant - an organisation linked to Al Qaeda - is gaining prominence in both Iraq and Syria, launching attacks on both sides of the border. Two weeks ago, the group claimed responsibility for attacks on Abu Ghraib prison that set free more than 250 prisoners, many of them were high-ranking members of the mother terrorist group. It was dubbed the biggest security failure Iraq has experienced since the withdrawal of US forces in 2010. The prison break prompted Interpol to issue a global alert that highlighted the extent to which Iraq's fragile security has been deteriorating. The developments only confirm statements last month by the outgoing UN envoy to Iraq Martin Kobler, who said: "Iraq is the fault line between the Shia and the Sunni world and everything which happens in Syria, of course, has repercussions on the political landscape in Iraq." To be sure, sectarian attacks in Iraq are on the rise. July was the deadliest month this year, with more than 1,000 lives claimed in targeted bombings, shooting and killings. Najaf's Ayatollah Sistani, whose followers form around 60 per cent of Iraq's Shia population, has so far maintained consistency with his tradition of the Marja'aiya Al Samita (the quietist seminary). To understand the reasons for Mr Sistani's aloofness from politics, one must review Najaf in the context of Iraq's history. For as far back as three centuries, the seminary enjoyed a preeminent role in the religious and social spheres of Shia Islam. Its teachings have been conducted in Arabic, making the institution far more accessible to a larger audience than its counterpart in Qom which was perceived as foreign or Persian. The two cities have experienced intense rivalry since the fall of the Ottoman empire. That tension has only strengthened following the Iranian revolution of 1979. But Qom swiftly ascended to the spotlight, replacing Najaf as the centre of Shia Islamic teaching. It was made possible after Saddam Hussein arrested Mr Sistani's predecessor, Ayatollah Abu Al Qasim Al Khoei, following a mass Shia uprising shortly after the first Gulf war. The event triggered an exodus of Shia and clerics to Qom. Al Khoei died in 1992. He was replaced by his former student, Mr Sistani, whose decision to remove the seminary from politics proved to be a shield from Saddam in times of trouble. Page 2 of 2 But the tides changed for Qom after the 2003 US-led war on Iraq. With Saddam out of power, the exiled clerics left Iran for Najaf, helping the city quickly regain its prominence as the epicentre of the faith among Arab Shia. The American-led war presented an enormous opportunity for empowering Iraq's Shia. Mr Sistani encouraged his followers to participate in the electoral process. However, he has been careful not to endorse a specific candidate for fear of tainting the image of the hawza should controversy erupt. While he mostly sets out his views through envoys, he has spoken out on two occasions. His first was at the height of the sectarian war that took place from 2006 to 2008, when he tried to defuse vengeful killings based on identity. He told his followers that Sunnis are "ourselves, not (only) our brothers", in a bid to avert reprisals that could have destabilised Iraq. Had he remained silent, the results could have been far more disastrous. The second, made more recently, was when he called on the prime minister, Nouri Al Maliki, to make concessions to the Sunnis and provide justice after a mass uprising in the province of Anbar. But two weeks ago, gunmen executed 14 Shia lorry drivers. The gang checked the driver's identification cards, reminiscent of the darkest days of the sectarian war when people would be beheaded solely based on their religious affiliation and returned the heads in rubbish bags to their families. Local officials said the gunmen were associated with the Islamic State of Iraq, although the militia has not claimed responsibility for the killings. Will Sunni-led calls for jihad against Shia in Syria, Iraq and Lebanon prompt the quietist Sistani to speak out once again? It remains to be seen. The reality on the ground however, illustrates that Iraq's flimsy sectarian unity will not hold much longer. halsayegh@thenational.ae On Twitter: @hadeelalsayegh One-page article Down a narrow alleyway in Iraq's ancient city of Najaf, amid sagging wooden balconies and turquoise-tiled edifices, people line up everyday at the doorstep of Grand Ayatollah Ali Sistani with questions. Related In this photo Sept. 16, 2012, photo, a poster depicting Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Khamenei, right, and Ayatollah Mohammed Sadiq al-Sadr, late father of the radical anti-U.S. cleric Muqtada al Sadr in Baghdad, Iraq. After years of growing influence, a new sign of Iranís presence in Iraq has hit the streets. Thousands of signs, that is, depicting Iranís supreme leader gently smiling to a population once mobilized against the Islamic Republic in eight years of war. (AP Photo/Karim Kadim) *** Local Captio ■ Iran's ayatollah is poster boy for influence in Iraq The answers he gives them may have played an important role at the street level in keeping the country out of all-out bloodshed as Syria's sectarian conflict spills over into Lebanon and Iraq. Najaf, one of the two major seminaries in Shia Islam, has long insisted that religious clerics should not be directly involved in politics. This policy has helped the seminary, known as the hawza, to survive the most challenging of circumstances. It has also put Najaf at odds with its rival in the Iranian city of Qom, which is seen to act as a religious arm of the regime to exert broader influence in the region. Today, the conciliatory stance of Najaf's clergy has been overshadowed by the fact that Shia militias fight against their Sunni counterparts in Iraq and Syria, turning the two countries into one battleground. The recent confirmation by Hassan Nasrallah, who heads Lebanon's Shia militia group Hizbollah, that his followers were in fact fighting in Syria alongside Iraq's Mahdi Army and followers of Iran's Valeyat Al Faqih, has only deepened the schism between Najaf and Qom. At the same time, the Islamic State of Iraq and Levant - an organisation linked to Al Qaeda - is gaining prominence in both Iraq and Syria, launching attacks on both sides of the border. Two weeks ago, the group claimed responsibility for attacks on Abu Ghraib prison that set free more than 250 prisoners, many of them were high-ranking members of the mother terrorist group. It was dubbed the biggest security failure Iraq has experienced since the withdrawal of US forces in 2010. The prison break prompted Interpol to issue a global alert that highlighted the extent to which Iraq's fragile security has been deteriorating. The developments only confirm statements last month by the outgoing UN envoy to Iraq Martin Kobler, who said: "Iraq is the fault line between the Shia and the Sunni world and everything which happens in Syria, of course, has repercussions on the political landscape in Iraq." To be sure, sectarian attacks in Iraq are on the rise. July was the deadliest month this year, with more than 1,000 lives claimed in targeted bombings, shooting and killings. Najaf's Ayatollah Sistani, whose followers form around 60 per cent of Iraq's Shia population, has so far maintained consistency with his tradition of the Marja'aiya Al Samita (the quietist seminary). To understand the reasons for Mr Sistani's aloofness from politics, one must review Najaf in the context of Iraq's history. For as far back as three centuries, the seminary enjoyed a preeminent role in the religious and social spheres of Shia Islam. Its teachings have been conducted in Arabic, making the institution far more accessible to a larger audience than its counterpart in Qom which was perceived as foreign or Persian. The two cities have experienced intense rivalry since the fall of the Ottoman empire. That tension has only strengthened following the Iranian revolution of 1979. But Qom swiftly ascended to the spotlight, replacing Najaf as the centre of Shia Islamic teaching. It was made possible after Saddam Hussein arrested Mr Sistani's predecessor, Ayatollah Abu Al Qasim Al Khoei, following a mass Shia uprising shortly after the first Gulf war. The event triggered an exodus of Shia and clerics to Qom. Al Khoei died in 1992. He was replaced by his former student, Mr Sistani, whose decision to remove the seminary from politics proved to be a shield from Saddam in times of trouble. But the tides changed for Qom after the 2003 US-led war on Iraq. With Saddam out of power, the exiled clerics left Iran for Najaf, helping the city quickly regain its prominence as the epicentre of the faith among Arab Shia. The American-led war presented an enormous opportunity for empowering Iraq's Shia. Mr Sistani encouraged his followers to participate in the electoral process. However, he has been careful not to endorse a specific candidate for fear of tainting the image of the hawza should controversy erupt. While he mostly sets out his views through envoys, he has spoken out on two occasions. His first was at the height of the sectarian war that took place from 2006 to 2008, when he tried to defuse vengeful killings based on identity. He told his followers that Sunnis are "ourselves, not (only) our brothers", in a bid to avert reprisals that could have destabilised Iraq. Had he remained silent, the results could have been far more disastrous. The second, made more recently, was when he called on the prime minister, Nouri Al Maliki, to make concessions to the Sunnis and provide justice after a mass uprising in the province of Anbar. But two weeks ago, gunmen executed 14 Shia lorry drivers. The gang checked the driver's identification cards, reminiscent of the darkest days of the sectarian war when people would be beheaded solely based on their religious affiliation and returned the heads in rubbish bags to their families. Local officials said the gunmen were associated with the Islamic State of Iraq, although the militia has not claimed responsibility for the killings. Will Sunni-led calls for jihad against Shia in Syria, Iraq and Lebanon prompt the quietist Sistani to speak out once again? It remains to be seen. The reality on the ground however, illustrates that Iraq's flimsy sectarian unity will not hold much longer. halsayegh@thenational.ae On Twitter: @hadeelalsayegh Read more: http://www.thenational.ae/thenationalconversation/comment/iraqs-clergy-strive-to-maintain-legacy-amid-rise-of-shia-militias#ixzz2b89DglDA Follow us: @TheNationalUAE on Twitter | thenational.ae on Facebook

May Allah curse Erdogan

Khalida Khan With the excuse of increasing literacy among Turks (which was indeed very low in the 1920s), Atatürk advocated the replacement of Arabic letters with Latin letters. Much like Persian, Turkish was written in Arabic letters for hundreds of years after the conversion of the Turks to Islam in the 900s. Because Turkish was written in the Arabic script, Turks could read the Qur’an, and other Islamic texts with relative ease, connecting them to an Islamic identity – which Atatürk saw as a threat. In addition to the introduction of the Latin letters, Atatürk created a commission charged with the replacement of Arabic and Persian loanwords in Turkish. In keeping with his nationalist agenda, Atatürk wanted a language that was purely Turkish, which meant old Turkish words, that had become obsolete during the Ottoman era, came back into use instead of Arabic words. For example, the Turkish War of Independence, formerly know as the Istiklal Harbi, is now known as Kurtuluş Savaşı, because “istiklal” and “harb” are Arabic loanwords in Turkish. From Atatürk’s perspective, the language reform was wildly successful. Within a few decades, the old Ottoman Turkish was effectively extinct. The newer generations of Turks were completely cut off from the older generations, with whom simple conversations were difficult. With the Turkish people illiterate to their past, the Turkish government was able to feed them a version of history that they deemed acceptable, one that promoted the Turkish nationalistic ideas of Atatürk himself. Khalida Khan Thanks Ali trying to learn how the Ottoman Empire came to an end. Growing up in UK we never learned any Muslim history. What's happening today is a consequence of what happened in the past. Ali Kara Dear Khalida, it is actually "Milli Mücadele" meaning "National Struggle", and no one called it is "Istiklal Harbi & War of independence" at that time. Because the truth is we didin't lose our independence. And after war they changed that name and made theirselves heroes because they gave independence they said so. M Gohar Aslam Rana May Allah curse Erdogan. I believe the change to the Latin Script was the most negative factor which ruined the Islamic Arab/Persian culture of Ottomans. =================== How Atatürk Made Turkey Secular Jun. 11 Featured, Modern History, Ottoman History, Philosophy 57 comments The evolution of Turkey in the early 1900s is one of the most baffling cultural and social changes in Islamic history. In a few short years, the Ottoman Empire was brought down from within, stripped of its Islamic history, and devolved into a new secular nation known as Turkey. The consequences of this change are still being felt today throughout the Muslim world, and especially in a very polarized and ideologically segmented Turkey. What caused this monumental change in Turkish government and society? At the center of it all is Mustafa Kemal, better known as Atatürk. Through his leadership in the 1920s and 1930s, modern secular Turkey was born, and Islam took a backseat in Turkish society. The Rise of Atatürk The decision of the Ottoman Empire to enter the First World War in 1914 turned out to be a horrible mistake. The empire was run by a dictatorship led by the “Three Pashas” who unilaterally entered the war on the German side, against the British, French, and Russians. The Ottoman Empire was invaded from the south by the British, from the East by the Russians, and by the Greeks in the West. By 1918 when the war ended, the empire was divided and occupied by the victorious allies, leaving only the central Anatolian highlands under native Turkish control. Mustafa Kemal in 1918 Mustafa Kemal in 1918 It was in central Anatolia where Mustafa Kemal would rise to become a national hero for the Turks. As an Ottoman army officer, he displayed great leadership in battle, especially at Gallipoli, where the Ottomans managed to turn back a British invasion aimed at the capital, Istanbul. After the war, however, Kemal made clear what his priorities were. His main goal was the establishment of Turkish nationalism as the unifying force of the Turkish people. Unlike the multi-ethnic and diverse Ottoman Empire, Kemal aimed to create a monolithic state based on Turkish identity. In Mustafa Kemal’s own words, he describes the importance of Turkish identity and the insignificance of Islam as he sees it: “Even before accepting the religion of the Arabs [Islam], the Turks were a great nation. After accepting the religion of the Arabs, this religion, didn’t effect to combine the Arabs, the Persians and Egyptians with the Turks to constitute a nation. (This religion) rather, loosened the national nexus of Turkish nation, got national excitement numb. This was very natural. Because the purpose of the religion founded by Muhammad, over all nations, was to drag to an including Arab national politics.” - Mustafa Kemal, Medenî Bilgiler Mustafa Kemal’s skewed [and quite frankly, factually incorrect] views of Islamic history helped push his nationalist agenda. Using Turkish identity as a rallying point, he managed to unite former Ottoman officers under his command in the Turkish War of Independence in the early 1920s and expel the occupying forces of the Greeks, British, and French, who had encroached on Turkish land after WWI. By 1922, Kemal managed to completely free the Turks of foreign occupation and used the opportunity to establish the modern Republic of Turkey, led by the Grand National Assembly, the GNA, in Ankara. At the head of the new Turkish government was a president, elected by the GNA. The natural choice was Mustafa Kemal, the hero of the War of Independence, who now took on the title of “Atatürk”, meaning “Father of the Turks”. Abolition of the Ottoman Sultanate and the Caliphate At first, the new Turkish government seemed to inherit the role of the Ottoman government as the upholder of Islam. A new constitution drawn up by the GNA declared that Islam was the official state religion of Turkey and that all laws had to be vetted by a panel of Islamic law experts, to make sure they do not contradict the Shari’ah. This new system of government could not work, however, so long as there continued to be a rival government in Istanbul, led by the Ottoman sultan. The Ankara and Istanbul governments both claimed sovereignty over Turkey, and had frankly conflicting goals. Atatürk eliminated this problem on November 1, 1922, when he abolished the Ottoman sultanate, which had existed since 1299, and officially transferred its power to the GNA. He did not immediately abolish the caliphate, however. Although the sultanate was no more, he allowed the Ottoman caliphate to continue to exist, although with no official powers, only as a symbolic figurehead. Abdülmecid II, the last caliph who held the office from 1922 to 1924. Abdülmecid II, the last caliph who held the office from 1922 to 1924. Knowing that this move would be very unpopular among the Turkish people, Atatürk justified it by claiming he was simply going back to a traditional Islamic form of government. From the 900s to the 1500s, the Abbasid caliphs were mostly figureheads, with real power being in the hands of viziers or warlords. Atatürk used this example to justify his creation of a powerless caliphate. The caliphate had existed since the days following the death of Prophet Muhammad ﷺ, when Abu Bakr was elected as the first leader of the Muslim world. For Muslims outside of Turkey, Atatürk’s actions clearly put the office of the caliphate itself in danger. In India especially, Muslims expressed outrage at Atatürk’s actions and organized the Khilafat Movement, which sought to protect the caliphate from danger, whether by foreign invaders or the Turkish government itself. For Atatürk, the expressions of support for the caliphate from Muslims outside Turkey were seen as interference in internal Turkish affairs. Citing this supposed international interference, on March 3rd, 1924, Atatürk and the Grand National Assembly abolished the caliphate itself and sent all remaining members of the Ottoman family into exile. Attacks on Islam With the caliphate out of the way, the Turkish government had more freedom to pursue policies that attacked Islamic institutions. Under the guise of “cleansing Islam of political interference”, the educational system was completely overhauled. Islamic education was banned in favor of secular, non-dogmatic schools. Other aspects of religious infrastructure were also torn down. The Shari’ah council to approve laws that the GNA had established just two years earlier was abolished. Religious endowments were seized and put under government control. Sufi lodges were forcefully shut down. All judges of Islamic law in the country were immediately fired, as all Shari’ah courts were closed. Atatürk’s attacks on Islam were not limited to the government, however. Everyday life for Turks was also dictated by Atatürk’s secular ideas: ◾Traditional Islamic forms of headdress such as turbans and the fez were outlawed in favor of Western-style hats. ◾The hijaab for women was ridiculed as a “ridiculous object” and banned in public buildings. ◾The calendar was officially changed, from the traditional Islamic calendar, based on the hijrah – Prophet Muhammad ﷺ’s flight to Madinah – to the Gregorian calendar, based on the birth of Jesus Christ. ◾In 1932, the adhan – the Muslim call to prayer – was outlawed in Arabic. Instead, it was rewritten using Turkish words and forced upon the country’s thousands of mosques. ◾Friday was no longer considered part of the weekend. Instead, Turkey was forced to follow European norms of Saturday and Sunday being days off from work. After all of these changes, the GNA gave up the charade in 1928 and deleted the clause in the constitution that declared Islam as the official state religion. Islam had been replaced with Atatürk’s secular ideologies. Language Reform Atatürk knew these secular reforms would be futile if the Turkish people could manage to rally together to oppose them. The biggest danger to this new order was the history of the Turks, which since the 900s had been intertwined with Islam. In order to distance the new generations of Turks from their past, Atatürk had to make the past unreadable to them. Atatürk introducing the new Latin script in 1928. Atatürk introducing the new Latin script in 1928. With the excuse of increasing literacy among Turks (which was indeed very low in the 1920s), Atatürk advocated the replacement of Arabic letters with Latin letters. Much like Persian, Turkish was written in Arabic letters for hundreds of years after the conversion of the Turks to Islam in the 900s. Because Turkish was written in the Arabic script, Turks could read the Qur’an, and other Islamic texts with relative ease, connecting them to an Islamic identity – which Atatürk saw as a threat. In addition to the introduction of the Latin letters, Atatürk created a commission charged with the replacement of Arabic and Persian loanwords in Turkish. In keeping with his nationalist agenda, Atatürk wanted a language that was purely Turkish, which meant old Turkish words, that had become obsolete during the Ottoman era, came back into use instead of Arabic words. For example, the Turkish War of Independence, formerly know as the Istiklal Harbi, is now known as Kurtuluş Savaşı, because “istiklal” and “harb” are Arabic loanwords in Turkish. From Atatürk’s perspective, the language reform was wildly successful. Within a few decades, the old Ottoman Turkish was effectively extinct. The newer generations of Turks were completely cut off from the older generations, with whom simple conversations were difficult. With the Turkish people illiterate to their past, the Turkish government was able to feed them a version of history that they deemed acceptable, one that promoted the Turkish nationalistic ideas of Atatürk himself. Secular Turkey All of these reforms worked together to effectively erase Islam from the lives of the everyday Turks. Despite the best efforts of religious-minded Turks (such as Said Nursi) to preserve their heritage, language, and religion, the government’s pressure to adopt secular ideas was too much. For over 80 years, Turkish government remained vehemently secular. Attempts to bring back Islamic values into government have been met with resistance by the military, which views itself as the protector of Atatürk’s secularism. In 1950, Adnan Menderes was democratically elected prime minister of Turkey on a platform of bringing back the Arabic adhan. Although he was successful, he was overthrown by a military coup in 1960 and executed after a hasty trial. More recently, in 1996, Necmettin Erbakan was elected prime minister, while remarkably openly declaring himself an “Islamist”. Once again, the military stepped in, and overthrew him from power after just one year in office. Modern Turkey’s relations with Islam and its own history are complicated. Portions of the society strongly support Atatürk’s ideology and believe Islam should have no role in public life. Other segments of society envision a return to a more Islam-oriented society and government, and closer relations with the rest of the Muslim world. Most troubling, however, is that the ideological conflict between these two opposing sides shows no signs of subsiding anytime soon. Bibliography: Hiro, Dilip. Inside Central Asia: A Political and Cultural History of Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkey, and Iran. 9. New York: Overlook Duckworth, 2011. Print. Ochsenwald, William, and Sydney Fisher. The Middle East: A History. 6th. New York: McGraw-Hill, 2003. Print. Be Sociable, Share! ===================================

Eid Crescent Moon Sighting: But how can we have more than one Eid?" The answer: why not?!

امیر المؤمنین علی ابن ابیطالب علیہ السلام نے عید فطر کے ایک خطبے میں ارشاد فرمایا: اے لوگو! یہ دن وہ ہے جس میں نیک لوگ اپنا انعام حاصل کرتے ہیں اور برے لوگ ناامید اور مایوس ہوتے ہیں اور اس دن کی قیامت کے دن کے ساتھ کافی شباھت ہے اس لۓ گھر سے نکلتے وقت اس دن کو یاد جس دن قبروں سے نکال کرخدا کی کی بارگاہ میں حاضر کۓ جاؤ، نماز میں کھڑے ہونے کے وقت خدا کے سامنے کھڑے ہونے کو یاد کرو اور اپنے گھروں میں واپس آنے میں اس وقت کو یاد کرو جس وقت بہشت میں اپنی منزلوں کی طرف لوٹو گے۔ اے خدا کے بندو ! سب سے کم چیز جو روزہ دار مردوں اور خواتین کو رمضان المبارک کےآخری دن عطا کی جاتی ہے وہ یہ فرشتے کی بشارت ہے جو صدا دیتا ہے : اے بندہ خدا مبارک ہو ! جان لے تمہارے پچھلے سارے گناہ معاف ہو گۓ ہیں اب اگلے دن کے بارے میں ہوشیار رہنا کہ کیسے گذارو گے On the day of Eid al-Fitr, Imam Ali bin Abi Talib (as) delivered a sermon in which he said: "O people! Verily this day of yours is the day when the righteous are awarded and the wretched are losers. It is a day which is similar to the one on which you shall be standing (before your Lord). Therefore, when you come out of your homes to go to places of your prayer, remind yourselves about the day when you (your souls) shall come out of your bodies to go to your Lord. When you stand on places of your prayer, remind yourselves of your standing in presence of your Lord (on the day of Judgment). And when you return to your homes (after prayer), remind yourselves about your returning to your homes in Paradise. O Servants of Allah! Verily the minimum reward for those men and women who fasted (during Ramadhan), is an Angel, who calls out to them on the last day of the month of Ramadhan (saying): O Servants of Allah! Rejoice the Glad Tiding that all your previuos sins have been forgiven . Therefore, watch out in those things which serve as your re-creation (on this day and days to follow)" ============ One will be able to sight Eid Crescent only on 8th After Sunset, it will be 4% Bright and Eid will be next day: 9th Aug Eid in San Jose will be on 9th Aug, 2013 ========================= Yes, there's a formula from spherical trigonometry for this. Suppose one object has coordinates (alpha1, delta1) and the second is (alpha2, delta2). (Alpha is right ascension, and delta is declination). Then the angular distance theta between them is given by theta = arccos (sin(delta1) * sin(delta2) + cos(delta1) * cos(delta2) * cos(alpha1-alpha2)) By the way, you should be careful about units -- e.g., do everything in decimal degrees. For instance, if an object has a right ascension of 4 hours, then alpha = 60 degrees. If it has a right ascension of 4 hours 17 minutes 5 seconds, then alpha = 64.27083 degrees A simpler method - Elongation is the apparent separation between the Moon (in this case) and the Sun. Between the Moon's New Moon phase and Full Moon, the Moon is seen in the sky east of the Sun and follows it westward through the day. Between Full Moon and its return to New Moon phase the Moon is west of the Sun and proceeds it through the sky. More details on elongation can be read at: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elongation_... . The separation between the two objects is continually changing as the Moon travels eastward through along its orbit. The rate of change is approximately 13.18° per day on average. A simple, but low precision method of calculating elongation is to take the age of the Moon in days past New Moon and multiply it times 13.18°. This will give the elongation east of the Sun. If the Moon is past Full Moon phase you can calculate the Moon's elongation west of the Sun by first subtracting the Moon's age from 29.53 days. Then multiply the result by 13.18° for the elongation west value. Again this is a quick but low precision result. The 29.53 days is the Moon's Synodic Period or the average time it takes to travel from New Moon to New Moon. This period is also a measurement taken with respect to the Sun. You can read more about synodic periods at: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Synodic_mon... . =================== But how can we have more than one Eid?" The answer: why not?! Instead of making mountains out of molehills, Muslims should try to resolve such issues with a little bit of common sense. If Ramadan ends on Wednesday for some people (i.e. Thursday Eid) and on Thursday for muqallids of Ayt. Khui (i.e. Friday Eid) and on Friday or Saturday for the muqallids of Ayt. Seestani in Europe (i.e. Saturday/Sunday Eid), surely there is nothing wrong in it. Each one interprets the 'Sighting of New Moon' according to the verdict of his religious authority and their interpretation of the verdict. This is a sign of a healthy & mature community which is prepared to think and lead rather than follow others without understanding. If the other members of your family are fasting on the day you are celebrating Eid, and you are not, just drink a glass of water in the morning – you don't have to eat a four-course meal in front of them! In regards to Eid prayers, most places have services to accommodate various situations, and even if your community doesn't, keep in mind that Eid prayers are not obligatory during the occultation of the Twelfth Imam (may Allah hasten his reappearance) and can also be offered individually (Ayatollah Sistani: Islamic Laws, ruling #1525). Remember in Islam, the Day of Eid is a day of Ibadat and not merry making and Ibadat should be performed according to its religious rules and regulations and not as we think fit or for our own pleasure or as others do. In days long gone by, the same things used to happen, only we did not know because we as a community, we all mostly followed only one Marja and we lived in a small towns or villages - so we all used to celebrate Eid together, thinking that the whole world celebrated it with us. Today, with Ilm, education, outlook and our circumstances we re spread around the globe and so we find this phenomena a bit vied. Furthermore, even if we see the Arab community celebrating Eid on one day, the Pakistanis the next days, and as usual the mature Khoja community after them, what exactly is the big deal? In many parts of the Muslim world, people celebrate Eid for a whole week. The more, the merrier! I for one fail to see the problem with being able to dress up, visit friends and having delicious meals in the evening for three days instead of just one! Talking to Non-Muslims, whenever they ask me about Eid Day, I tell them that we celebrate Eid over 3 days - everyone at their convenience and this avoids many questions from them. Instead of panicking and rushing to hurl the vilest accusations at our religious scholars, and turning and twisting their research and presentations to suit our needs, let us try to be a bit more reasonable. Unity does not mean uniformity. Instead of becoming upset at such minor differences, let us learn to appreciate and enjoy the blessings of variety and diversity. Also, we must realize that even if we ignore all jurisprudential differences, we still would not be able to avoid the issue of multiple Eids. Indeed, we see that during the caliphate of Imam Ali (peace be upon him), a man once came and told him that he had sighted the crescent for the month of Shawwal, while no one else had. The Imam a.s. told him that since he has sighted the moon himself, it was Eid for him the next day, but for the rest of the community, since there were not two reliable testimonies (as required by Shariah), it would be the 30th of Ramadan. So while it was haram for the man to fast the next day, it was in fact wajib upon everyone else! Hence, for those who have proper knowledge and understanding of Islamic jurisprudence, this is really a non-issue. In all honesty, the moonsighting drama has nothing to do with unity or keeping our families intact. The Shia world has had multiple Eids for centuries now, so it is hard to fathom why this has become such a divisive issue. The fact of the matter is that this is a simple jurisprudential technicality which certain nefarious elements have hijacked and used to attack our Maraja-e-Taqleed, and many simple-minded Shias are sadly following suit. If we are really so concerned about maintaining unity, let us keep in mind that the one institution that has safeguarded and protected Shi'ism for the past 1200 years and the only platform that is capable of uniting us, is the same Marjaiyyat which we so quickly rush to accuse of causing disunity amongst us! On a final note, History tell us that in the 16th century, as Mongol armies were about to overrun Baghdad, the Muslim world was too busy fighting among itself over apparently a far more pertinent matter: whether it is permissible to consume owl meat or not! While they were busy discussing this issue, Baghdad was captured and run over. Today, as we face enemies and calamities from all sides, let us learn from our own history, let us cease from wasting so much time and energy complaining about such trivial matters, let us unite under the banner of the Marjaiyyat, and let us focus on the greater problems that threaten to overrun our communities and the Muslim Ummah today. Remember the famous statement of Ayt. Khomeini (r.a.) who used to say: "Muslim world is fighting whether to keep hands open or closed during prayers, forgetting that enemies are ever ready and waiting for the chance to chop those hands." http://www.islamicinsights.com/religion/religion/the-neverending-moonsighting-debate.html Article on completion of the Holy Month We leave the month of seeking nearness to Ar Rahmaan, the school of Imaan and an opportunity to recharge our spiritual batteries. In the previous nights, we prayed, offered charity and attended lectures. What will happen now? Have we fulfilled the requirements of Taqwa and graduated from this school with the diploma of the God Fearing? The night of Eid ul fitr is a majestic night. It is beneficial to keep awake for Ibadah as this night is of equal importance as the night of Qadr. Eid must not just mark the ‘end’ of Ramadhan. Rather, it should be a new beginning, where we emulate our character and Islamic values, which we have focused upon for the past 30 days. We are like a child out of the womb, pure and innocent. Eid is the day of victory as we have succeeded in subduing our desires and purified ourselves. Lets not wash away our good deeds and revert to our merry old ways. Let the masjid still overflow with worshippers, let the Quran be the most essential part of our lives instead of letting it gather dust on our shelves. Our condition should be better than before Ramadhan month. Eid is not just a ritual that provides us with an excuse to enjoy ourselves. It represents important values and participating in them, we seek to please the Almighty and attain nearness to Him. Eid al-Fitr is a great day of festival for Muslims. It is a day of rejoicing and being happy. But for whom? Is it the day of rejoicing for those who simply put on new clothes and wear perfume? Or is it the day of being happy for those who were eagerly waiting for the release of the greatest enemy of mankind, Satan, from his captivity so that they all revert to committing sins? Unfortunately, many Muslims abstain from sins during the month of Ramadhan, but come Eid, they go back to what they were before! Cassettes of prayers, which were in their cars during the holy month, are thrown back into their cases and replaced with those, which are unlawful, by Shari'ah. The forbidden places from which they had abstained for month long, are infact the same places they go to celebrate Eid. Just as, when a person goes to a college, or a university and at the completion of his course, he receives his award marking his achievement, we must understand that, the holy month of Ramadhan is a spiritual university where we are being trained to achieve Taqwa i.e. piety. The day of Eid al-Fitr is when Allah (SWT) is awarding us for our achievements. from academyofislam@gmail.com قَالَ عِيسَى ابْنُ مَرْيَمَ اللَّهُمَّ رَبَّنَا أَنْزِلْ عَلَيْنَا مَائِدَةً مِنَ السَّمَاءِ تَكُونُ لَنَا عِيدًا لِأَوَّلِنَا وَآخِرِنَا وَآيَةً مِنْكَ Qāla ‘Īsa-bnu maryama allāhumma rabbanā anzil ‘alayjnā mā’idatam-minas-samā’i takūnu lanā ‘īdan li-awwalinā wa-ākhirana wa-āyatam-minka Isa, son of Mary, said: O Allah, Lord of us! Send down for us a table spread with food from heaven, that it may be an Eid for us, for the first of us and for the last of us and as a sign from You. . Sūratul Mā’idah (No. 5), Āyat 114 The disciples of Nabi ‘Īsā (a) asked him to request Allah to send them food from heaven. Nabi ‘Īsa (a) questions them about the motives of their request, and when satisfied with their answers, he prays to Allah. He asks that Allah send down food from Heaven for them, so that it should be an Eid for them. His prayer is quoted in the above verse of the Holy Qur’an. The following questions can be asked after reading the verse: 1. Why does Nabi ‘Īsa say it would be an Eid for them if the food came from heaven? 2. What does the word Eid actually mean? 3. Is good food a condition for Eid? In Tafsīr-e Namune, Ayatullah Makarim Shirazi explains what Eid really means. The word Eid comes from a wada, meaning to return. For example, the day when a nation becomes free of its difficulties and returns to its original state of ease and comfort, it is a day of Eid for them. Nabi ‘Īsā (a) said it would be a day of Eid for them because the witnessing of food being sent from heaven would instill certainty and faith in the heart of the disciples. They would then return to the original fitrat of the human being, in which there is no doubt and skepticism. Eating good food is a manifestation of the happiness felt by the believer at his return to the state of original purity. The day of Eid thus has the following significances for the believer: 1) A return to purity: The original state of the soul of the human beings is pure and tranquil. In the world a lot of dirt and corruption changes it. When after a period of cleansing and purifying, it returns to its original state, the day becomes an Eid for the human being. Thus Eid-ul-Fitr is a return to original purity after the period of fasting and worship during the month of Ramadan. Imam Ali (a) says: Every day that you do not commit a sin in is a day of Eid for you. (MH, H. 14304) 2) A cause of happiness: The believer is happy that he has been able to fulfill the commands of Allah and is promised the reward of forgiveness and mercy. This gives great joy to his heart. The happiness is then manifested in good clothes, delicious foods, and meeting with fellow believers. Every believer rejoices on the day of Eid, for having being given the tawfīq and chance to worship and fast for Allah. The happiness is not because the month has ended. 3) An occasion for gratitude. Allah says in the Holy Qur’an about completing the month of fasting; . . . that you should complete the number and exalt the greatness of Allah for His having guided you, and that you may give thanks. (2:185): Believers are grateful for the strength given to them by Allah to have fasted and prayed during the holy month. As you prepare for Eid feel happy and grateful for the right reasons. Then it will truly be an Eid for you as ordained by Allah. Sources: Tafsīir-e Namune, Aytaullāh Nāsir Makārim Shirāzi (ed); Mīzānul Hikmah, Muhammadi Rayshahrī ================================ Ayatullah Sayyid Ali Sistani [HA] Question : What is the proof of sighting the moon? Answer : The evidence could be one or more of the following: 1. You have sighted it yourself. 2. The testimony of two men of impeccable character, provided that you do not have any knowledge of instances that they may be wrong, and that you do not dispute their testimony. 3. The lapse of thirty days on the month of Sha’ban, thus reaching certitude that Sha’ban has come to an end and that Ramadhan shall commence. 4. When the news of the birth of the moon of Ramadhan becomes commonplace that you are sure of the sighting. Ayatullah Sayyid Ali Sistani [HA] After investigating the crescent moon of Shawwal and according to the available data, sighting of the moon crescent is not possible tonight (Thursday) in the United Kingdom, Europe and Scandinavian countries except in the far south of Spain and the surrounding region. Therefore Eid al-Fitr al Mubarak will be on Saturday 10August 2013 We pray to the Lord Almighty to unite the word of Muslim and bring back this Eid with goodness and blessing He is All Hearing and [He] Answers Prayers. ========== ====================== Sun 7-Aug-13 3:41 AM 7:38 PM 4:11 AM 7:08 PM 4:39 AM 6:39 PM 5:04 AM 6:15 PM 71° 288° 13h 11m 18s − 1m 10s 11:40 AM 81.0° 94.271 8-Aug-13 3:42 AM 7:37 PM 4:11 AM 7:07 PM 4:40 AM 6:39 PM 5:04 AM 6:14 PM 72° 288° 13h 10m 07s − 1m 11s 11:40 AM 80.8° 94.256 9-Aug-13 3:42 AM 7:36 PM 4:12 AM 7:06 PM 4:41 AM 6:38 PM 5:05 AM 6:14 PM 72° 288° 13h 08m 55s − 1m 12s 11:39 AM 80.5° 94.241 7-Aug-13 5:21 AM 6:22 PM 78° 280° 11:54 AM 73.9° 248,488 0.40% New Moon at 12:51 AM Moon 8-Aug-13 6:14 AM 6:59 PM 82° 275° 12:38 PM 69.9° 246,683 2.30% 9-Aug-13 7:07 AM 7:35 PM 87° 271° 1:23 PM 65.6° 244,646 6.30% So in Doha, Eid will be on Fri, 9th Aug., 2013. hances of moon-sighting on Thursday extremely high: Met Department By Web DeskPublished: August 6, 2013 Share this articlePrint this page Email If Eid falls on August 9, it would make Ramazan a 29-day month.PHOTO: REUTERS/FILE The Pakistan Meteorological Department has said that chances of sighting the moon on Thursday night were extremely high in both Sindh and Balochistan, Express News reported. According to the Met department, chances of Eidul Fitr taking place on Friday, August 9, were a 100 percent. The Met department said that the moon would be clearly sighted in interior areas of Sindh including Hyderabad and Karachi. Chances of sighting the moon in Punjab on August 8 were 50 percent, the department said. Pakistan will celebrate Eidul Fitr on August 9 if the moon is sighted on August 8. The Ruet-e-Hilal Committee will formally convene on August 8 for the sighting of the Eid-ul-Fitr moon. =================== The Astronomical New Moon was on August 6, 2013 (Tuesday) at 21:51 UT. This moon is not visible anywhere on August 6. On August 7, it may be visible by naked eye in South America and Polynesian Islands. On August 7, with optical aids, it is possible to see in South Africa, and in Guyana South America. On August 7, with telescope, it is even possible to see in San Diego area. On August 8, it is visible everywhere except Northern Asia and Europe. 1st Day of Shawwal in Different Countries Wednesday, 7 August 2013: 1.India (Only Hijri Committee of India - Calicut/Kozhikode, in Kerala - Birth of moon) 2.Indonesia (South Sulawesi (Celebes) of Indonesia, a considerably large community) 3.Niger (Local Erroneous Sighting) Thursday, 8 August 2013: 1.Algeria (Calculations) 2.Bosnia and Hercegovina (Follow Turkey) 3.Canada (FCNA/ISNA - Fiqh Council of North America/Islamic Society of North America) 4.China (Following MeccaCalendar.org) 5.Cosovo (Follow Turkey) 6.Croatia (Follow Turkey) 7.Egypt - Moon Born before sunset & moon sets at least 5 minutes after sunset 8.France (CFCM - Conseil Français du Culte Musulman) Altitude > 5°, elongation > 8° [www.lecfcm.fr/?p=3314] 9.Indonesia (Some groups follow calculations) Age > 8 hours, altitude > 2°, elongation > 3° 10.Ireland (ECFR - European Council for Fatwa and Research, Dublin, Ireland: Altitude > 5°, elongation > 8° somehwre on the globe) 11.Lebanon (Sayyed Muhammad Hussein Fadlullah's Announcement) 12.Luxembourg (ECFR - European Council for Fatwa and Research, Dublin, Ireland: Altitude > 5°, elongation > 8° somehwre on the globe) 13.Macedonia (Follow Turkey) 14.Malaysia (Some follow Calculation - Elongation > 3° or Alt. > 2° or Age > 8 hours) 15.Montenegro (Follow Turkey) 16.Russia (Follow Turkey) 17.Serbia (Follow Turkey) 18.Slovenia (Follow Turkey) 19.Sri Lanka (Some follow erroneos sighting) 20.Tunisia (Criteria of age, or altitude, or sunset-moonset lag) 21.Turkey (Calculations) 22.USA - Fiqh Council of North America/Islamic Society of North America. The criteria are Moon must be born before Sunset in Makkah, and moonset after sunset in Makkah. These criteria are not applicable for Eid-al-Adha, for which it is relied on Saudi Announcement of Hajj. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Friday, 9 August 2013: 1.Australia (Local Sighting) 2.Indonesia (Some follow 30 days completion) 3.Malaysia (Some follow 30 days completion) 4.Sri Lanka (Some follow 30 days completion) ==================================================================== Wednesday, 7 August 2013: •Australia: 1.Not Seen: Abbas Aly (MCW member) from Annangrove NSW reported No moon sighted in Sydney; furthermore heavy cloud and rain. No sighting has been reported from other areas as yet. Observatory information can be found on http://www.sydneyobservatory.com.au/category/astronomy/information/ No moon sighting in NSW, VIC, and QLD either. 2.Not Seen: Engr Manzoor A Mian (MCW member) from Melbourne, VIC reported: Hilal is not sighted in Perth and anywhere in Australia, Eid will be on Friday the 9th of August 2013. Wassalam 3.Not Seen: Dr. Shabbir Ahmed (MCW member) Imam of Rooty Hill Mosque Sydney, NSW reported: On Wednesday, 7th August 2013, the Hilal of SHAWWAAL 1434 has not been sighted anywhere with in Australia. Therefore, the Hilal Committee and Majlisul Ulama' of Australia have declared that the month of SHAWWAAL will commence as of Friday, 9th August 2013. •Brunei: 1.Not Seen: Dr. Mohammed Hussain Ahmad (MCW member) from Brunei Darussalam reported: The new moon was not sighted from Brunei (4° 55' North and 114° 55' East) on the evening of Wednesday, 07 August 2013. This was officially announced through the National TV and Radio stations. Therefore, tomorrow, Thursday, 08 August 2013 is the completion of 30 days for the month of Ramadan in Brunei. Hence, 1st of Shawwal 1434 will commence on Friday, 09 August 2013. •India: 1.Seen: In Kappad, Kerala, India, they officially announced as moon is sighted and hilal committees and qazis declared Eid as Thursday in Kerala. [Moonsighting.com thinks these are erroneous sightings] 2.Not Seen: M. Siddik Nadvi (MCW member) from Ahmedabad, Gujrat reported: Today Monday 7th August, 2013 = 28 Ramdan. 1434, we tried to see the crescent of Shawal 1434 Hijri at our Institute JAMIA KANZUL ULOOM at 7.30 pm up to 7.55 pm horizon was clear but the crescent was not seen and there is no positive reporting from all over India. 3.Not Seen: Abdurrahman R. Shaikh (MCW member) from Patan, Gujrat reported: Today, 7 Aug, 2013, here 28 Ramadan, I tried to see the moon in our Islami institute Madrasa Kanze Marghoob, Patan around 7:30 to 7:45, but could not see the moon. The sky is also clear. •Indonesia: 1.Not Seen: Ahmad I. Adjie (MCW member) from Bandung reported: Hilal was NOT SEEN from the northern hills of Bandung today, 7 August 2013, as reported also by Indonesian Crescent observation organization RHI. Regardless of negative sighting, the government has decided by way if Ithbat Court to accept a handful of positive sightings from across Indonesia, mostly said to be by naked eye, although some are using image-processed from optical aid photographs of the sky, showing a hint of the moon-disc with very slight crescent to one side. [Moonsighting.com thinks these are either false witnesses or CCD imaging that has not been accepted by Ulamaa' yet] For those who follow dating by moonsighting in Indonesia, today Maghrib was 29 Ramadhan so we will be setting 1st Shawwal to be Friday, 9th August 2013. Ied Mubarak! •Malaysia: 1.Not Seen: Kamri Paee (MCW member) from Kota Kinabalu Sabah reported: On wednesday August 07, 2013 , Me myself and 3 of my colleaque try to look for the crescent at observation point Kota Kinabalu sabah, Malaysia. The moon cannot be seen due to thick clouds..As usual and official anouncement from our Local authority body Eid will fall on 8th august 2013 ) 1st Shawal 1434. 2.Not Seen: Mohamad Zafir Nadzri (MCW member) from Telok Kemang reported: Reporting from BaitulHilal, Teluk Kemang, Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia (02:26:43.0 N , 101:51:16.0 E). The skies are too cloudy, very hard to see crescent visibility. We together do a observation with In a presence of The Eminence YAM TUNKU BESAR SERI MENANTI.; in a presence of Negeri Sembilan's Mufti; and many officials officer, and public. Government Of Malaysia, using "Imkanurrukyah"; (moon age > 8hours OR altitude > 2°, elongation > 3°). So, tomorrow, Thursday 8 August is a first Syawal. •Saudi Arabia: 1.Seen: Mrs. Lubna Shawly (MCW member) from Jiddah reported: Saudi Arabia has declared in its courts that the new moon was seen by many citizens in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, and the 1st day of Shawwal (Eid)1434 Hijrah, will be corresponding to Thursday the 8th of August 2013. [Moonsighting.com thinks these are erroneous sightings] 2.Seen: Muhammad H Zulqarnain (MCW member) from Riyadh reported: Saudi Arabia announces sighting of Shawwal moon and Eid tomorrow, Thursday. •South Africa: 1.Not Seen: Shakil Vayani (MCW member) from Witbank reported: At 6.15pm 7th August 2013, in Witbank, South Africa, the Moon has NOT been sighted. •Sri Lanka: 1.Not Seen: Mr. Mohamed Shakir (MCW member) from Galle reported: We tried to see the Crescent of Shawwal. The crescent was not seen by us, but According to Sri Lanka Thouheedh Jamaath (SLTJ) the Cresent was seen in Kinniya and Puttalam and they have declared the Eid tomorrow. [Moonsighting.com thinks these are erroneous sightings] 2.Not Seen: Haji Muhammad Suhail Omar Patel reported: On Wednesday, 7th August 2013, the Hilal of SHAWWAAL 1434 has not been sighted anywhere with in Sri Lanka. Therefore, the Hilal Committee and Memon Hilal Committee have declared that the month of SHAWWAAL will commence as of Friday, 9th August 2013. ====================================================== The Sermon on the `«d al-Fi§r Day PDF This sermon (khutbah) is delivered by the imam (leader) of the Congregational `Eid Prayer. In his book of man-la-yahzuruhul-faqih, Shaykh al-Saduq has reported the following sermon from Imam `Ali Amir al-Mu'minin, peace be upon him: Transliteration font | Najaf Arabic font اَلْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ ٱلَّذِي خَلَقَ ٱلسَّمَاوَاتِ وَٱلارْضَ alhamdu lillahi alladhi khalaqa alssamawati wal-ar¤a All praise is due to Allah Who created the heavens and the earth وَجَعَلَ ٱلظُّلُمَاتِ وَٱلنُّورَ wa ja`ala al¨¨ulumati walnn£ra and made the darkness and the light; ثُمَّ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوٱ بِرَبِّهِمْ يَعْدِلُونَ thumma alladhina kafar£ birabbihim ya`dil£na yet, those who disbelieve set up equals with their Lord. لاَ نُشْرِكُ بِٱللَّهِ شَيْئاً la nushriku billahi shay'an We set up n0 partner with Allah وَلاَ نَتَّخِذُ مِنْ دُونِهِ وَلِيّاً wa la nattakhidhu min d£nihi waliyyan nor do we betake ourselves any guardian save Him. وَٱلْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ ٱلَّذِي لَهُ مَا فِي ٱلسَّمَاوَاتِ walhamdu lillahi alladhi lah£ ma fi alssamawati All praise is due to Allah Whose is what is in the heavens وَمَا فِي ٱلارْضِ wa ma fi al-ar¤i and what is in the earth. وَلَهُ ٱلْحَمْدُ فِي ٱلآخِرَةِ wa lah£ alhamdu fi al-akhirati To Him is due all praise in the hereafter; وَهُوَ ٱلْحَكِيمُ ٱلْخَبِيرُ wa huwa alhakimu alkhabiru and He is the Wise, the Aware. يَعْلَمُ مَا يَلِجُ فِي ٱلارْضِ وَمَا يَخْرُجُ مِنْهَا ya`lamu ma yaliju fi al-ar¤i wa ma yakhruju minha He knows that which goes down into the earth and that which comes out of it, وَمَا يَنْزِلُ مِنَ ٱلسَّمَاءِ وَمَا يَعْرُجُ فِيهَا wa ma yanzilu min alssama'i wa ma ya`ruju fiha and that which comes down from the heaven and that which goes up to it; وَهُوَ ٱلرَّحِيمُ ٱلْغَفُورُ wa huwa alrrahimu alghaf£ru and He is the Merciful, the Forgiving. كَذٰلِكَ ٱللَّهُ لاَ إِلٰهَ إَِلاَّ هُوَ kadhalika allahu la ilaha illa huwa Thus is Allah; there is no god save Him. إِلَيْهِ ٱلْمَصِيرُ ilayhi alma¥iru To Him is the eventual coming. وَٱلْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ ٱلَّذِي يُمْسِكُ ٱلسَّمَاءَ walhamdu lillahi alladhi yumsiku alssama'a All praise is due to Allah Who withholds the heaven انْ تَقَعَ عَلَىٰ ٱلارْضِ إِلاَّ بِإِذْنِهِ an taqa`a `ala al-ar¤i illa bi'dhnihi from falling on the earth except with His permission. إِنَّ اللّهَ بِٱلنَّاسِ لَرَؤُوفٌ رَحِيمٌ inna allaha bilnnasi lara'£fun rahimun Most surely, Allah is Compassionate, Merciful to men. اَللَّهُمَّ ٱرْحَمْنَا بِرَحْتَمِكَ allahumma irhamna birahmatika O Allah, (please) have mercy upon us through Your mercy وَاعْمُمْنَا بِمَغْفِرَتِكَ wa`mumna bimaghfiratika and cover us totally with Your forgiveness. إِنَّكَ انْتَ ٱلْعَلِيُّ ٱلْكَبِيرُ innaka anta al`aliyyu alkabiru Most surely, You are the All-high, the All-great. وَٱلْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ ٱلَّذِي لاَ مَقْنُوطٌ مِنْ رَحْمَتِهِ walhamdu lillahi alladhi la maqn£§un min rahmatihi All praise be to Allah; there is no despair of His mercy, وَلاَ مَخْلُوٌّ مِنْ نِعْمَتِهِ wa la makhluwwunmin ni`matihi there is no existence without His bounties, وَلاَ مُؤْيِسٌ مِنْ رَوْحِهِ wa la mu'iyasun min rawhihi there is no despondency from His endowment with rest, وَلاَ مُسْتَنْكَفٌ عَنْ عِبَادَتِهِ wa la mustankafun `an `ibadatihi and there is none to disdain serving Him. بِكَلِمَتِهِ قَامَتِ ٱلسَّمَاوَاتُ ٱلسَّبْعُ bikalimatihi qamat alssamawatu alssab`u By His Word, the Seven Skies rose, وَٱسْتَقَرَّتِ ٱلارْضُ ٱلْمِهَادُ wastaqarrt al-ar¤u almihadu the plain lands settled, وَثَبَتَتِ ٱلْجِبَالُ ٱلرَّوَاسِي wa thabatat aljibalu alrrawasi the firm mountains became steady, وَجَرَتِ ٱلرِّيَاحُ ٱللَّوَاقِحُ wa jarat alrriyahu allawaqihu the fertilizing winds blew, وَسَارَ فِي جَوِّ ٱلسَّمَاءِ ٱلسَّحَابُ wa sara fi jawwi alssama'i alssahabu the clouds moved in the atmosphere of the heavens, وَقَامَتْ عَلَىٰ حُدُودِهَا ٱلْبِحَارُ wa qamat `ala hud£diha albiharu and the oceans were established on their boundaries. وَهُوَ إِلٰهٌ لَهَا وَقَاهِرٌ wa huwa ilahun laha wa qahirun He is the god of all these and He is All-prevalent. يَذِلُّ لَهُ ٱلْمُتَعَزِّزُونَ yadhillu lah£ almuta`azziz£na Those claiming mightiness humiliate themselves before Him. وَيَتَضَاءَلُ لَهُ ٱلْمُتَكَبِّرُونَ wa yata¤a'alu lah£ almutakabbir£na Those claiming pride diminish themselves before Him. وَيَدِينُ لَهُ طَوْعاً وَكَرْهاً ٱلْعَالَمُونَ wa yadinu lah£ §aw`an wa karhan al`alam£na All the worlds are subservient to him willingly and unwillingly. نَحْمَدُهُ كَمَا حَمِدَ نَفْسَهُ nahmaduh£ kama hamida nafsah£ We praise Him just as He has praised Himself وَكَمَا هُوَ اهْلُهُ wa kama huwa ahluh£ and in the quantity of praise that He deserves. وَنَسْتَعِينُهُ وَنَسْتَغْفِرُهُ وَنَسْتَهْدِيهِ wa nasta`inuh£ wa nastaghfiruh£ wa nastahdihi We seek His help, forgiveness, and guidance; وَنَشْهَدُ اَنْ لاَ إِلٰهَ إِلاَّ ٱللَّهُ wa nashhadu an la ilaha illa allahu and we bear witness that there is no god save Allah; وَحْدَهُ لاَ شَرِيكَ لَهُ wahdah£ la sharika lah£ One and Only and having no partner. يَعْلَمُ مَا تُخْفِي ٱلنُّفُوسُ ya`lamu ma tukhfi alnnuf£su He knows whatever is hidden by inner selves وَمَا تُجِنُّ ٱلبِّحَارُ wa ma tujinnu albiharu and whatever is concealed under oceans. وَمَا تَوَارِي مِنْهُ ظُلْمَةٌ wa ma tuwari minhu ¨ulmatun No darkness can screen against Him. وَلاَ تَغِيبُ عَنْهُ غَائِبَةٌ wa la taghibu `anhu gha'ibatun No unseen thing can hide itself against Him. وَمَا تَسْقُطُ مِنْ وَرَقَةٍ مِنْ شَجَرَةٍ wa ma tasqu§u min waraqatin min shajaratin There falls not a leaf وَلاَ حَبَّةٍ فِي ظُلْمَةٍ إِلاَّ يَعْلَمُهَا wa la habbatin fi ¨ulmatin illa ya`lamuha nor a grain in the darkness but He knows it; لاَ إِلٰهَ إِلاَّ هُوَ la ilaha illa huwa there is no god save Him, وَلاَ رَطْبٍ وَلاَ يَابِسٍ wa la ra§bin wa la yabisin nor anything green nor dry إِلاَّ فِي كِتَابٍ مُبِينٍ illa fi kitabin mubinin but it is all in a clear book. وَيَعْلَمُ مَا يَعْمَلُ ٱلْعَامِلُونَ wa ya`lamu ma ya`malu al`amil£na He knows what the doers do, وَايَّ مَجْرَىً يَجْرُونَ wa ayya majran yajr£na which course they are taking, وَإِلَىٰ ايِّ مُنْقَلَبٍ يَنْقَلِبُونَ wa ila ayyi munqalabin yanqalib£na and to which direction they are turning. وَنَسْتَهْدِي ٱللَّهَ بِٱلْهُدَىٰ wa nastahdi allaha bilhuda We seek from Allah the true guidance. وَنَشْهَدُ انَّ مُحَمَّداً عَبْدُهُ وَنَبِيُّهُ wa nashhadu anna muhammadan `abduh£ wa nabiyyuh£ We also bear witness that Muhammad is His servant, prophet, وَرَسُولُهُ إِلَىٰ خَلْقِهِ wa ras£luh£ ila khalqihi messenger to His creatures, وَامِينُهُ عَلَىٰ وَحْيِهِ wa aminuh£ `ala wahyihi and trustee on His revelations; وَانَّهُ قَدْ بَلَّغَ رِسَالاَتِ رَبِّهِ wa annah£ qad ballagha risalati rabbihi and that he has conveyed perfectly the messages of his Lord, وَجَاهَدَ فِي ٱللَّهِ ٱلْحَائِدِينَ عَنْهُ wa jahada fi allahi alha'idina `anhu striven for the sake of Allah against those who swerved from Him ٱلْعَادِلِينَ بِهِ al`adilina bihi and those who set up equals with him; وَعَبَدَ ٱللَّهَ حَتَّىٰ اتَاهُ ٱلْيَقِينُ wa `abada allaha hatta atahu alyaqinu and that he served Allah until death came upon him. صَلَّىٰ ٱللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ ¥alla allahu `alayhi wa alihi wa sallama May Allah send peace and blessings upon him and upon his Household. اوصِيكُمْ بِتَقْوَىٰ ٱللَّهِ £¥ikum bitaqwa allahi I advise you (all) to be pious to Allah ٱلَّذِي لاَ تَبْرَحُ مِنْهُ نِعْمَةٌ alladhi la tabrahu minhu ni`matun Whose bounties never cease, وَلاَ تَنْفَدُ مِنْهُ رَحْمَةٌ wa la tanfadu minhu rahmatun Whose mercy never runs out, وَلاَ يَسْتَغْنِي ٱلْعِبَادُ عَنْهُ wa la yastaghni al`ibadu `anhu with Whom the servants can never dispense, وَلاَ يَجْزِي انْعُمَهُ ٱلاعْمَالُ wa la yajzi an`umah£ al-a`malu and Whose favors can never be recompensed by any deed. ٱلَّذِي رَغَّبَ فِي ٱلتَّقْوَىٰ alladhi raghghaba fi alttaqwa It is He Who has prompted piety, وَزَهَّدَ فِي ٱلدُّنْيَا wa zahhada fi alddunya egged on abstinence from worldly pleasures, وَحَذَّرَ ٱلْمَعَاصِي wa hadhdhara alma`a¥iya warned against acts of disobedience (to Him), وَتَعَزَّزَ بِٱلْبَقَاءِ wa ta`azzaza bilbaqa'i brought almightiness to Himself through eternal existence, وَذَلَّلَ خَلْقَهُ بِٱلْمَوْتِ وَٱلْفَنَاءِ wa dhallala khalqah£ bilmawti walfana'i and humiliated His creatures by death and extinction. وَٱلْمَوْتُ غَايَةُ ٱلْمَخْلُوقِينَ walmawtu ghayatu almakhl£qina Death is thus the end of all created beings, وَسَبِيلُ ٱلْعَالَمِينَ wa sabilu al`alamina the course taken by all the worlds, وَمَعْقُودٌ بِنَوَاصِي ٱلْبَاقِينَ wa ma`q£dun binawa¥i albaqina and it is marked on the foreheads of all the living ones. لاَ يُعْجِزُهُ إِبَاقُ ٱلْهَارِبِينَ la yu`jizuh£ ibaqu alharibina It cannot be defeated by the running away of the fugitive. وَعِنْدَ حُلُولِهِ يَاسِرُ اهْلَ ٱلْهَوَىٰ wa `inda hul£lihi ya'siru ahla alhawa When it befalls, it captures the people of lustful desires, يَهْدِمُ كُلَّ لَذَّةٍ yahdimu kulla ladhdhatin demolishes all pleasures, وَيُزِيلُ كُلَّ نِعْمَةٍ wa yuzilu kulla ni`matin moves away all bounties, وَيَقْطَعُ كُلَّ بَهْجَةٍ wa yaq§a`u kulla bahjatin and cuts off all delights. وَٱلدُّنْيَا دَارٌ كَتَبَ ٱللَّهُ لَهَا ٱلْفَنَاءَ walddunya darun kataba allahu laha alfana'a This world is an abode upon which Allah has decided extinction وَلاهْلِهَا مِنْهَا ٱلْجَلاَءَ wa li'ahliha minha aljala'a and upon whose inhabitants He has decided banishment. فَاكْثَرُهُمْ يَنْوِي بَقَاءَهَا fa'aktharuhum yanwi baqa'aha Nevertheless, most of them intend to survive forever وَيُعَظِّمُ بَنَاءَهَا wa yu`a¨¨imu bina'aha and to consolidate its construction. وَهِيَ حُلْوَةٌ خَضِرَةٌ wa hiya hulwatun kha¤iratun It is yet sweet and fresh. قَدْ عُجِّلَتْ لِلطَّالِبِ qad `ujjilat lil§§alibi It has been speeded up for that who desires for it وَٱلْتَبَسَتْ بِقَلْبِ ٱلنَّاظِرِ waltabasat biqalbi alnna¨iri and it has confused the heart of him who looks on it. وَيُضْنِي ذُو ٱلثَّرْوَةِ ٱلضَّعِيفَ wa yu¤n£ dh£ alththarwati al¤¤a`ifa In it, the wealthy are tiring up the weak وَيَحْتَوِيهَا ٱلْخَائِفُ ٱلْوَجِلُ wa yahtawiha alkha'ifu alwajilu and the afraid and fearful are trying to include it wholly. فَٱرْتَحِلُوٱ مِنْهَا يَرْحَمْكُمُ ٱللَّهُ fartahil£ minha yarhamukumu allahu So, try to leave it—may Allah have mercy upon you— بِاحْسَنِ مَا بِحَضْرَتِكُمْ bi'ahsani ma biha¤ratikum carrying the best of what is with you. وَلاَ تَطْلُبُوٱ مِنْهَا اكْثَرَ مِنَ ٱلْقَلِيلِ wa la ta§lub£ minha akthara min alqalili Do not seek more than the little of it. وَلاَ تَسْالُوٱ مِنْهَا فَوْقَ ٱلْكَفَافِ wa la tas'al£ minha fawqa alkafafi Do not ask it for more than sufficiency. وَٱرْضَوْٱ مِنْهَا بِٱلْيَسِيرِ war¤aw minha bilyasiri Satisfy yourself with the little amount of it. وَلاَ تُمُدُّنَّ اعْيُنَكُمْ مِنْهَا إِلَىٰ مَا مُتِّعَ ٱلْمُتْرَفُونَ بِهِ wa la tamuddunna a`yunakum minha ila ma mutti`a almutraf£na bihi Do not strain your eyes after that through which the luxurious have been given enjoyment. وَٱسْتَهِينُوٱ بِهَا wastahin£ biha Rather, belittle it, وَلاَ تُوَطِّنُوهَا wa la tuwa§§in£ha do not stick to it, وَاضِرُّوٱ بِانْفُسِكُمْ فِيهَا wa a¤irr£ bi'anfusikum fiha and be vigilant against it. وَإِيَّاكُمْ وَٱلتَّنَعُّمَ وَٱلتَّلَهِّيَ وَٱلْفَاكِهَاتِ wa iyyakum walttana``uma walttalahhiya walfakihati Beware of throwing yourselves into enjoyment, diversion, and joking, فَإِنَّ فِي ذٰلِكَ غَفْلَةً وَٱغْتِرَاراً fa'inna fi dhalika ghaflatan waghtiraran because these things lead to inattention and deception. الاَ إِنَّ ٱلدُّنْيَا قَدْ تَنَكَّرَتْ ala inna alddunya qad tanakkarat Verily, the world has been confusing, وَادْبَرَتْ وَٱحْلَوْلَتْ wa adbarat wahlawlat has turned away, expired, وَآذَنَتْ بِوَدَاعٍ wa adhanat biwada`in and bid farewell. الاَ وَإِنَّ ٱلآخِرَةَ قَدْ رَحَلَتْ ala wa inna al-akhirata qad rahalat While the Hereafter has been imminent, فَاقْبَلَتْ وَاشْرَفَتْ fa'aqbalat wa ashrafat has approached, overlooked, وَآذَنَتْ بِٱطِّلاَعٍ wa adhanat bi§§ila`in and declared arrival. الاَ وَإِنَّ ٱلْمِضْمَارَ ٱلْيَوْمَ ala wa inna almi¤mara alyawma Verily, the racetrack is this day وَٱلسِّبَاقَ غَداً walssibaqa ghadan and the race will be tomorrow. الاَ وَإِنَّ ٱلسُّبْقَةَ ٱلْجَنَّةُ ala wa inna alssubqata aljannatu Verily, the prize of the winner will be Paradise وَٱلْغَايَةَ ٱلنَّارُ walghayata alnnaru while the losers’ will be Hellfire. الاَ افَلاَ تَائِبٌ مِنْ خَطِيئَتِهِ قَبْلَ يَوْمِ مَنِيَّتِهِ؟ ala afala ta'ibun min kha§i'atihi qabla yawmi maniyyatihi Is there now any one to repent from his sins before the day of his death? الاَ عَامِلٌ لِنَفْسِهِ قَبْلَ يَوْمِ بُؤْسِهِ وَفَقْرِهِ؟ ala `amilun linafsihi qabla yawmi bu'sihi wa faqrihi Is there now any one to work for himself before the day of misery and neediness? جَعَلَنَا ٱللَّهُ وَإِيَّاكُمْ مِمَّنْ يَخَافُهُ وَيَرْجُو ثَوَابَهُ ja`alana allahu wa iyyakum mimman yakhafuh£ wa yarj£ thawabah£ May Allah include you and us with those who fear Him and hope for His reward. الاَ إِنَّ هٰذَا ٱلْيَوْمَ يَوْمٌ جَعَلَهُ ٱللَّهُ لَكُمْ عِيداً ala inna hadha alyawma yawmun ja`alah£ allahu lakum `idan Behold! This day has been made feast for you by Allah وَجَعَلَكُمْ لَهُ اهْلاً wa ja`alakum lah£ ahlan Who has also made you celebrate it. فَٱذْكُرُوٱ ٱللَّهَ يَذْكُرْكُمْ fadhkur£ allaha yadhkurkum So, remember Allah, He will remember you; وَٱدْعُوهُ يَسْتَجِبْ لَكُمْ wad`£hu yastajib lakum and pray Him, He will respond to you. وَادُّوٱ فِطْرَتَكُمْ فَإِنَّهَا سُنَّةُ نَبِيِّكُمْ wa add£ fi§ratakum fa'innaha sunnatu nabiyyikum Defray your fast breaking poor-rate, for this is the tradition of Your Prophet وَفَرِيضَةٌ وَاجِبَةٌ مِنْ رَبِّكُمْ wa fari¤atun wajibatun min rabbikum and it is a duty made obligatory by your Lord. فَلْيُؤَدِّهَا كُلُّ ٱمْرِئٍ مِنْكُمْ falyu'addiha kullu imri'in minkum Each and every individual must thus defray it عَنْهُ وَعَنْ عِيَالِهِ كُلِّهِمْ `an nafsihi wa `an `iyalihi kullihim on behalf of himself and all of his dependants; ذَكَرِهِمْ وَانْثَاهُمْ dhakarihim wa unthahum male and female, وَصَغِيرِهِمْ وَكَبِيرِهِمْ wa ¥aghirihim wa kabirihim little and old, وَحُرِّهِمْ وَمَمْلُوكِهِمْ wa hurrihim wa maml£kihim and free and slave. عَنْ كُلِّ إِنْسَانٍ مِنْهُمْ صَاعاً مِنْ بُرٍّ `an kulli insanin minhum ¥a`an min burrin For each individual, a ¥a` (a measure) of wheat, اوْ صَاعاً مِنْ تَمْرٍ aw ¥a`an min tamrin a ¥a` of dates, اوْ صَاعاً مِنْ شَعِيرٍ aw ¥a`an min sha`irin or a ¥a` of barley should be defrayed. وَاطِيعُوا ٱللَّهَ فِي مَا فَرَضَ عَلَيْكُمْ wa a§i`£ allaha fima fara¤a `alaykum Obey Allah in what He has deemed obligatory upon you وَامَرَكُمْ بِهِ مِنْ إِقَامِ ٱلصَّلاَةِ wa amarakum bihi min iqami al¥¥alati and ordered you to do, such as performing of the prayers, وَإِيتَاءِ ٱلزَّكَاةِ wa ita'i alzzakati defrayment of the poor-rate, وَحِجِّ ٱلْبَيْتِ wa hijji albayti going on pilgrimage to the (Holy) House, وَصَوْمِ شَهْرِ رَمَضَانَ wa ¥awmi shahri rama¤ana observance of fasting in the month of Rama¤an, وَٱلامْرِ بِٱلْمَعْرُوفِ wal-amri bilma`r£fi enjoining the right, وَٱلنَّهْيِ عَنِ ٱلْمُنْكَرِ walnnahyi `an almunkari forbidding the wrong, وَٱلإِحْسَانِ إِلَىٰ نِسَائِكُمْ وَمَا مَلَكَتْ ايْمَانُكُمْ wal-ihsani ila nisa'ikum wa ma malakat aymanukum and acting nicely towards your women and those possessed by your right hands (i.e. servants). وَاطِيعُوا ٱللَّهَ فِي مَا نَهَاكُمْ عَنْهُ wa a§i`£ allaha fima nahakum `anhu Obey Allah with regard to what He has prohibited you to do, مِنْ قَذْفِ ٱلْمُحْصَنَةِ min qadhfi almuh¥anati such as accusing a free woman falsely, وَإِتْيَانِ ٱلْفَاحِشَةِ wa ityani alfahishati committing acts of indecency, وَشُرْبِ ٱلْخَمْرِ wa shurbi alkhamri drinking intoxicants, وَبَخْسِ ٱلْمِكْيَالِ wa bakhsi almikyali diminishing the measures, وَنَقْصِ ٱلْمِيزَانِ wa naq¥i almizani giving short weights in scales, وَشَهَادَةِ ٱلزُّورِ wa shahadati alzz£ri swearing falsely, وَٱلْفَرَارِ مِنَ ٱلزَّحْفِ walfirari min alzzahfi and absconding from battles. عَصَمَنَا ٱللَّهُ وَإِيَّاكُمْ بِٱلتَّقْوَىٰ `a¥amana allahu wa iyyakum bilttaqwa May Allah safeguard you and us through piety وَجَعَلَ ٱلآخِرَةَ خَيْراً لَنَا وَلَكُمْ مِنَ ٱلاولَىٰ wa ja`ala al-akhirata khayran lana wa lakum min al-£la and may He decide the Hereafter to be better for you and us than the worldly life. إِنَّ احْسَنَ ٱلْحَدِيثِ inn ahsana alhadithi Certainly, the most excellent discourse وَابْلَغَ مَوْعِظَةِ ٱلْمُتَّقِينَ wa ablagha maw`i¨ati almuttaqina and the most eloquent preachment for the pious كِتَابُ ٱللَّهِ ٱلْعَزِيزِ ٱلْحَكِيمِ kitabu allahi al`azizi alhakimi is the Book of Allah the Almighty and All-wise. اعُوذُ بِٱللَّهِ مِنَ ٱلشَّيْطَانِ ٱلرَّجِيمِ a`£dhu billahi min alshshay§ani alrrajimi I seek protection of Allah against Satan the accursed. «بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ bismi allahi alrrahmani alrrahimi “In the Name of Allah; the All-beneficent, the All-merciful. قُلْ هُوَ ٱللَّهُ احَدٌ. qul huwa allahu ahadun Say: He, Allah, is One. ٱللَّهُ الصَّمَدُ. allahu al¥¥amadu Allah is He on Whom all depend. لَمْ يَلِدْ وَلَمْ يُولَدْ. lam yalid wa lam y£lad He begets not, nor is He begotten. وَلَمْ يَكُنْ لَهُ كُفُواً احَدٌ.» wa lam yakun lah£ kufuwan ahadun And none is like Him.” Upon accomplishment, the deliverer of the sermon may sit down for a while and then stand up for delivering the second sermon, which Imam `Ali Amir al-Mu'minin (`a) used to deliver on Fridays immediately after the position of sitting that he made after delivering the first sermon. This sermon is as follows: اَلْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ alhamdu lillahi All praise be to Allah. نَحْمَدُهُ وَنَسْتَعِينُهُ nahmaduh£ wa nasta`inuh£ We praise Him, seek His help, وَنُؤْمِنُ بِهِ وَنَتَوَكَّلُ عَلَيْهِ wa nu'minu bihi wa natawakkalu `alayhi believe in Him, and put our trust in Him. وَنَشْهَدُ اَنْ لاَ إِلٰهَ إِلاَّ اللَّهُ wa nashhadu an la ilaha illa allahu We also bear witness that there is no god save Allah; وَحْدَهُ لاَ شَرِيكَ لَهُ wahdah£ la sharika lah£ One and Only and having no partner, وَانَّ مُحَمَّداً عَبْدُهُ وَرَسُولُهُ wa anna muhammadan `abduh£ wa ras£luh£ and that Muhammad is His servant and messenger. صَلَوَاتُ ٱللَّهِ وَسَلاَمُهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ ¥alawatu allahi wa salamuh£ `alayhi wa alihi Allah’s blessings and benedictions be upon him and his Household. وَمَغْفِرَتُهُ وَرِضْوَانُهُ wa maghfiratuh£ wa ri¤wanuh£ So be His forgiveness and pleasure. اَللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلَىٰ مُحَمَّدٍ allahumma ¥alli `ala muhammadin O Allah, (please) bless Muhammad عَبْدِكَ وَرَسُولِكَ وَنَبِيِّكَ `abdika wa ras£lika wa nabiyyika Your servant, messenger, and prophet, صَلاَةً تَامَّةً نَامِيَةً زَاكِيَةً ¥alatan namiyatan zakiyatan with blessings that are perfect, ever-increasing, and ever-growing, تَرْفَعُ بِهَا دَرَجَتَهُ tarfa`u biha darajatah£ due to which You raise his rank وَتُبَيِّنُ بِهَا فَضِيلَتَهُ wa tubayyinu biha fa¤lah£ and make known His excellence. وَصَلِّ عَلَىٰ مُحَمَّدٍ وَآلِ مُحَمَّدٍ wa ¥alli `ala muhammadin wa ali muhammadin And (please) send blessings to Muhammad and the Household of Muhammad وَبَارِكْ عَلَىٰ مُحَمَّدٍ وَآلِ مُحَمَّدٍ wa barik `ala muhammadin wa ali muhammadin and send benedictions to Muhammad and the Household of Muhammad كَمَا صَلَّيْتَ وَبَارَكْتَ وَتَرَحَّمْتَ kama ¥allayta wa barakta wa tarahhamta just as You sent blessings, benedictions, and mercy عَلَىٰ إِبْرَاهِيمَ وَآلِ إِبْرَاهِيمَ `ala ibrahima wa ali ibrahima to Abraham and the household of Abraham. إِنَّكَ حَمِيدٌ مَجِيدٌ innaka hamidun majidun You are verily worthy of all praise and full of all glory. اَللَّهُمَّ عَذِّبْ كَفَرَةَ اهْلِ ٱلْكِتَابِ allahumma `adhdhib kafarata ahli alkitabi O Allah, chastise the infidels from among the Scripturists ٱلَّذِينَ يَصُدُّونَ عَنْ سَبِيلِكَ alladhina ya¥udd£na `an sabilika who hinder people from Your way, وَيَجْحَدُونَ آيَاتِكَ wa yajhad£na ayatika deny Your signs, وَيُكَذِّبُونَ رُسُلَكَ wa yukadhdhib£na rusulaka and belie Your Messengers. اَللَّهُمَّ خَالِفْ بَيْنَ كَلِمَتِهِمْ allahumma khalif bayna kalimatihim O Allah, bring into discord their words, وَالْقِ ٱلرُّعْبَ فِي قُلُوبِهِمْ wa alqi alrru`ba fi qul£bihim cast horror in their hearts, وَانْزِلْ عَلَيْهِمْ رِجْزَكَ wa anzil `alayhim rijzaka and send down upon them Your pestilence, وَنَقِمَتَكَ وَبَاسَكَ wa naqimataka wa ba'saka punishment, and wrath ٱلَّذِي لاَ تَرُدُّهُ عَنِ ٱلْقَوْمِ ٱلْمُجْرِمِينَ alladhi la tarudduh£ `an alqawmi almujrimina that is not averted from the guilty people. اَللَّهُمَّ ٱنْصُرْ جُيُوشَ ٱلْمُسْلِمِينَ allahumma un¥ur juy£sha almuslimina O Allah, give victory to the armies, وَسَرَايَاهُمْ وَمُرَابِطِيهِمْ wa sarayahum wa murabi§ihim brigades, and troops of Muslims فِي مَشَارِقِ ٱلارْضِ وَمَغَارِبِهَا fi mashariqi al-ar¤i wa magharibiha in the east and west sides of the earth. إِنَّكَ عَلَىٰ كُلِّ شَيْءٍ قَدِيرٌ innaka `ala kulli shay'in qadirun Verily, You have power over all things. اَللَّهُمَّ ٱغْفِرْ لِلْمُؤْمِنِينَ وَٱلْمُؤْمِنَاتِ allahumma ighfir lilmu'minina walmu'minati O Allah, (please) forgive the believing men and women وَٱلْمُسْلِمِينَ وَٱلْمُسْلِمَاتِ walmuslimina walmuslimati and the Muslim men and women. اَللَّهُمَّ ٱجْعَلِ ٱلتَّقْوَىٰ زَادَهُمْ allahumma ij`al alttaqwa zadahum O Allah, (please) cause piety to be their provisions, وَٱلإِيِـمَانَ وَٱلْحِكْمَةَ فِي قُلُوبِهِمْ wal-imana walhikmata fi qul£bihim fix faith and wisdom in their hearts, وَاوْزِعْهُمْ انْ يَشْكُرُوٱ نِعْمَتَكَ wa awzi`hum an yashkur£ ni`mataka and arouse them to be thankful for Your bliss ٱلَّتِي انْعَمْتَ عَلَيْهِمْ allati an`amta `alayhim that You have bestowed upon them وَانْ يُوفُوٱ بِعَهْدِكَ wa an y£f£ bi`ahdika and to fulfill their covenant ٱلَّذِي عَاهَدْتَهُمْ عَلَيْهِ alladhi `ahadtahum `alayhi that they have made with You. إِلٰهَ ٱلْحَقِّ وَخَالِقَ ٱلْخَلْقِ ilaha alhaqqi wa khaliqa alkhalqi O God of the truth and Creator of all creatures! اَللَّهُمَّ ٱغْفِرْ لِمَنْ تُوُفِّيَ allahumma ighfir liman tuwuffiya O Allah, (please) forgive all those who were taken (by You) مِنَ ٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَ وَٱلْمُؤْمِنَاتِ min almu'minina walmu'minati from the believing men and women وَٱلْمُسْلِمِينَ وَٱلْمُسْلِمَاتِ walmuslimina walmuslimati and Muslim men and women وَلِمَنْ هُوَ لاَحِقٌ بِهِمْ مِنْ بَعْدِهِمْ مِنْهُمْ wa liman huwa lahiqun bihim min ba`dihim minhum as well as every one who shall join them (in faith) after them. إِنَّكَ انْتَ ٱلْعَزِيزُ ٱلْحَكِيمُ innaka anta al`azizu alhakimu Verily, You are the Almighty and All-wise. «إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ يَامُرُ بِٱلْعَدْلِ وَٱلإِحْسَانِ وَإِيتَاءِ ذِي ٱلْقُرْبَىٰ inna allaha ya'muru bil`adli wal-ihsani wa ita'i dhi alqurba “Surely, Allah enjoins the doing of justice, the doing of good (to others), and the giving to the kindred; وَيَنْهَىٰ عَنِ ٱلْفَحْشَاءِ وَٱلْمُنْكَرِ وَٱلْبَغْيِ wa yanha `an alfahsha'i walmunkari walbaghyi and He forbids indecency, evil, and rebellion. يَعِظُكُمْ لَعَلَّكُمْ تَذَكَّرُونَ.» ya`i¨ukum la`allakum tadhakkar£na He admonishes you that you may be mindful.” اذْكُرُوا ٱللَّهَ يَذْكُرْكُمْ udhkur£ allaha yadhkurkum Remember Allah, He will remember you. فَإِنَّهُ ذَاكِرٌ لِمَنْ ذَكَرَهُ fa'innah£ dhakirun liman dhakarah£ Verily, He always remembers those who remember him. وَٱسْالُوٱ ٱللَّهَ مِنْ رَحْمَتِهِ وَفَضْلِهِ was'al£ allaha min rahmatihi wa fa¤lihi Ask Allah of His mercy and grace, فَإِنَّهُ لاَ يَخِيبُ عَلَيْهِ دَاعٍ دَعَاهُ fa'innah£ la yakhibu `alayhi da`in da`ahu for any prayer that is said to Him shall never be disappointed. رَبَّنَا آتِنَا فِي ٱلدُّنْيَا حَسَنَةً rabbana atina fi alddunya hasanatan Our Lord, grant us good in this world وَفِي ٱلآخِرَةِ حَسَنَةً wa fi al-akhirati hasanatan and good in the hereafter وَقِنَا عَذَابَ ٱلنَّارِ wa qina `adhaba alnnari and save us from the chastisement of the fire.

العبد المخلص محمود احمدی نجاد

العبد المخلص محمود احمدی نجاد نجاد عنوان ثاني للتواضع اللهم احرسه بعينك التي لاتنام الله يرفع راسك بلدنيا والاخره يااشرف الحكام بحفظ الله والله علراسي احمد نجاد فی امان الله یا مجاهد أحمدي نجاد مهما يأتي من بعدك رؤساء ستبقى ذكراك في القلوب محفورة لا يقال لمثلك وداعا ً , بل الى اللقاء أيها العظيم ( محمود أحمدي نجاد ), فلقد كنت محمودا ً وأحمديّا ونجّاد ... ! الرؤساء اذا نزلت لشعوبها رفعتها شعوبعها واذا ارتفعت على شعوبها داستها شعوبها تحت الاقدام.الله يحفظك يابطل رجل صالح خدم اﻻسﻻم وخدم ايران بصدق وبغيرة الله يحرسه بس من كول حبيب الله لئن حبيب الله هوة علي بن أبي طالب عليه السلام اني اكلك مو انت اتكولي هو نبي الله محمد والامام علي والائمة المعصومين ومراجعنا العظام بالاخص الامام الخميني والان حبيب الله هو احمدي نجاد وخامنئي وحسن نصر الله رئيك هاد اخي عله راسب كلهم الي كان الخميني او احمد نجاتي ﻻ كن حبيب الله هوة علي بن أبي طالب عليه السلام لم يحصل ان وقف اي رئيس دولة اسلامية في العالم على منبر من منابر الامم المتحدة في نيويورك أو أي مكان آخر من العالم ، وقام خطيبا بين الامم وممثليها ، وقال ما يقوله محمود أحمدي نجاد ، الرئيس الايراني حفظه الله تعالى ... يبدأ كلامه بهذه الطريقة : بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم والصلاة والسلام على سيدنا ونبينا محمد وآله الطاهرين وأصحابه المنتجبين ... اللهم عجل لوليك الفرج واجعلنا من أنصاره وأعوانه والمستشهدين بين يديه .... هكذا يبدأ الرئيس الايراني كلامه امام الامم كلها ، ولم يسبقه أحد من رؤساء العالم الى هذا الامر ولا من رؤساء الدول الاسلامية ... كل التقدير والاحترام والاعجاب بشخص هذا الرئيس المؤمن .. حفظه الله وسدد خطاه وحفظ الجمهورية الاسلامية في ايران وشعبها العظيم من ....... هذا صوت على الوطن محد يفوت احنة جف المذهب احنة واليطخ انشبعه موت قصدي احنة ولد حيدر الكرار احنة جف المذهب احنة الي يطخ انشبعة موت ونعم من شيعه علي الكرار لعد اني شمو كبتلك يهودي طبعن شبعي

U.S. issues global travel alert, cites al Qaeda threat

Nuha Zainy > U.S. issues global travel alert, cites al Qaeda threat Fri, Aug 02 18:18 PM EDT By Arshad Mohammed and Tabassum Zakaria WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States issued a worldwide travel alert on Friday warning Americans that al Qaeda may be planning attacks in August, particularly in the Middle East and North Africa. كربلاء ولايتي أوامر مؤسسة الحكم الأميركي بغلق سفارتهم في بغداد: لعلها حركة سياسية استفزازية بامتياز ... فأي اختراق يمكن أن يصل إلى محيط هذه السفارة ، الى مركزها ومرافقها الداخلية ؟! وإذا كانت المعلومات الاستخبارية الأميركية (الدقيقة) قد استوثق منها وحصل تأكيدها ، وهي تحذر من هجمات محتملة على سفارتهم في بغداد ، فهذا يدل على إمكانية قدرتهم على ردعها في مهدها بالتنسيق مع القوات الأمنية العراقية... لا شك في أن هذا الإجراء السياسي الأميركي السافر يشي بالقدح بالقدرة الأمنية العراقية ، ويحث الشعب (المحتقن) على تفعيل ما يروج له وراء الكواليس ، برسالة مفادها: أيها الشعب العراقي: إن مؤسساتكم الأمنية والسياسية غير قادرة على حماية رعايانا في سفارتنا ببغداد ، ونحن من نحن ، فكيف بكم أنتم ؟؟؟!!! وإذا كان هذا الأمر في العراق لازمًا ، فما الداعي إلى إجرائه عمليًا في السفارة الأميركية في الكويت ذات الاستحكام الأمني القومي والوطني... ؟؟؟ ولم نسمع عن أمواج إرهابية جارفة ومتلاطمة تهدد أمن هذه الدولة (حماها الله تعالى وحمى أهلها الكرام من هذه الأمواج التي ماتزال تهدد (العراق) وسوريا ومصر وتونس و...) ؟!؟! وقد علمتم أن الأمر صدر بحق أربع سفارات هي التي في (بغداد) و (الكويت) و (القاهرة) و (طرابلس) ... ولو اقتصر الأمر على (طرابلس) لتركنا التعليق على ذلك لأنها قد استهدفت سابقًا ... وفي (القاهرة) يقبل أيضًا بسبب اضطراب الأوضاع ميدانيًا بشكل مخيف... نعم ربما أدرجت (طرابلس) و (القاهرة) المؤهلتان للاستهداف فيهما ، للتغطية على (بغداد) و (الكويت) ذات السفارتين الأميركيتين المحصنتين في كل منهما... ولحقتها بريطانيا للتغطية المقصودة بإعلانها غلق سفارتها في اليمن مطلع الأسبوع القابل... نحن متيقنون أن الإرهاب صناعة أميركية رضيت بها بشغف العاشق الأعمى التياراتُ المنحرفة التي تلبَّس أعضاؤها باسم الإسلام فقط ، فكيف يخشى الراعي المتحكم من رعيته المسيّرة ؟! المقصد أبعد من الإعلان الشكلي... وللقارىء ذي الفراسة التعليقُ ، مع الاحترام... Nuha Zainy> Karbala Velayati Foundation orders the U.S. government to close the embassy in Baghdad: Maybe it is a provocative political movement par excellence ... Any breach can be up to the vicinity of the embassy, ​​to its internal and facilities?! If the U.S. intelligence (minute) may استوثق them and got confirmation, which warns of possible attacks on the embassy in Baghdad, this indicates the possibility of their ability to deter it in the bud in coordination with the Iraqi security forces ... There is no doubt that this procedure the American political blatant Yeshi بالقدح the ability of Iraqi security, and urges the people (congested) to activate what is promoted behind the scenes, the message that: O people of Iraq: that your organization security and political unable to protect our citizens in our embassy in Baghdad, and we We are, how dumb are you???!!! If this command in Iraq to be required, what's proposal to conduct practice at the U.S. Embassy in Kuwait endure national security and national ... ??? We did not hear about terrorist waves sweeping and seas threaten the security of this country (حماها God and her family fever valued of these waves that still threaten the (Iraq), Syria, Egypt, Tunisia and ...)?!?! Have you know that it issued against four embassies are in the (Baghdad) and (Kuwait) and (Cairo) and (Tripoli) ... Even if it is limited to (Tripoli) to let us comment on it because it had previously targeted ... In (Cairo) also accepts disorder because of the situation on the ground is scary ... Yes maybe incorporated (Tripoli) and (Cairo) Almahltan the targeted them, to cover up the (Baghdad) and (Kuwait) of the U.S. embassies Mahsntin in each ... , Haktha Britain intended to cover by announcing the closure of its embassy in Yemen over the weekend stainless ... We are sure that terrorism is chosen by the American industry eagerly blind lover deviant currents whose members wear only the name of Islam, how fear uncontrolled Shepherd of his flock march?! Destination beyond the formal announcement ... And reader The physiognomy comment, with respect ... Muhannad Alfarwachy ماادري ؟!؟!؟!؟ لو احنه احرار لو احنه ناس خاينين ضميرنه وانخاف من هالحجي؟!؟!؟!؟ اخ محمد 6 شنو.....مو الخليقه كله دتدمر؟؟؟؟؟ الفساد وصل فوق الراس...مو عيب والله عيب عله هال سكوت والدور الخفي الذي يكاد لايذكر بالمنتديات والكلام فقط؟؟؟!!!! Edited · Like · 54 minutes ago Athmar Alnakeeb والامارات ايضا تم تحذير الرعايا الامريكان هناك هل يوجد ارهاب هناك Like · 50 minutes ago Sean Weidert المساله مو مسالة امريكا لو مسالة امارات لو مسالة غلق سفارة المسالة انتو من بلدكم وييييين ؟؟من الي دا يصير وين شنو دورك انته الي دا تحجي الي دا تعلقووون شسويتيو المحافظتكم او البلدكم ابسط شي البارحه ندوه لكل من يؤيد الحمله الوطنيه لالغاء تقاعد البرلمانيين في قاعة نقابة المعلمين شو ما شفت احد من الساده الموجودين ذوي الاسماء الرنانه والتعليقات الصارخه كل يوم عن الوضع وعن سوء الخدمات وعن تردي الاوضاع الامنيه مو كلها مفتاحها واحد البرلمان سيء الصيت والسمعه سراق اموال الشعب ليش بس الحجي لييييش كان حضور خير من الله بس كنت اتمنى اكثر اشوف ناس تهمهم مصلحة بلدهم هسه مو الخاطر انته تشوف شي بس على الاقل الخاطر مستقبل اطفالك تره يتدمرون مثل ما انته تدمرت ويعيشووون بحياة تعبااااانه اجتمعو اخواااان خلينا نتوحد ونكول كلمتنا \ Like · 20 minutes ago Sean Weidert هسه يجيني واحد يكول يشلع عليه ولي كدااام كاله ما ارد علييييك لو تحجي للصبح بيك حظ شارك لو روح اتعارك ويه البرلماني الي دا يبووكك يوميه اذا انته زلمه اطلع بس كول صوتك وعبر عن رائيك يوم 31/8 مو جاي نافخ عضلاتك ولسانك السليط بمواقع التواصل الاجتماعي ومكون لنفسك شخصيه فيسبوكيه وهميه عايش بيها انته ومن يمنحوك لايكات ومتصور ويه نفسك انه هي هاي الشخصيه الي تحتاجها حته تعيش مرتاااح لا يا اخي حرك نفسك كوم التعاونت ما ذلت Like · 17 minutes ago Muhannad Alfarwachy وداعتك sean جاي جنت ...وحق هذه شهر رمضان...صدكني....بس اني جنت مدعو لاخر يوم لمنظمة روئيه للتنميه البشريه....وماكدرت اصير رجل هنا ورجل هناك جانن بنفس الوقت. Edited · Like · 13 minutes ago Muhannad Alfarwachy وشويه علكيفك ويانه اوويه نفسك ...تره اسمائنه صريحه مو شخصيات وهميه!!!!!!!!!؟؟؟!!!!!! sean weidert Like · 10 minutes ago Fatemeh Al-Wazzan Its not Baghdad alone, it may includes all US Embassies from Yemen to Doha to Basra and then to Erbil. I am looking an intensified war or attack on another nation. May be US planning invasion of Syria! Edited · Like · 1 · Edit · 6 minutes ago Sean Weidert اني ما اقصد الاسماء الي مكتوبه وهميه وراجع كلامي قصدت شخصيه كونها مجموعه من الاصدقاء عبارة عن لايكات وتعليقات وراح تبقى هاي الشخصيه عايشه بس على الفيس بوك صدكوني لا غير ما راح تتحرك ولا خطوه وهو هذا هدف اغلب مواقع التواصل الاجتماعي يريدوك تقتنع بانه هاي نشرت فد شي هذا يكفي وسويت الي عليك وعلقت على شي هذا يكفي وبس تدرون اغلب الدول هاي المتقدمه ساعه لو ساعتين بالزايد يكعد الواحد منهم على الفيس فقط يشوف شكو ماكو ويرد على اصدقائه وكافي لو يفتح اميله يجاوب او يرسل او كافي واحنه نايمين عل الفيس وهاي انجازاتنا فقطمنشور وكافي وهي هاي الشخصيه الوهميه الي هي اصلا مو شخصيتنا ولا هويتنا لا الاسلاميه ولا العربيه اتمنى تنتبهون لشي اسمه حراك شبابي شعبي من اجل ايقاف الظلم والفساااااااد Like · 4 minutes ago Muhannad Alfarwachy كلامك لاينطبق عالكل اخي.....لا تعمم ....اذا انته دتحس انو الي يتكلم عالفيس هي مو شخصيته الحقيقيه ويضمر غير شخصيه...؟!؟!؟!؟ فمو الكل!!!!! لذلك كتلك عله كيفك ويه نفسك Like · Just now Muhannad Alfarwachy احنه كلنه او اكثريتنه مندفعين ونريد انشارك....ليش هيج تكبتنه؟؟؟؟ Like ·