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Sunni Friday Prayer Imam: It is necessary to follow the Prophet's Households (pbut)
Dr. Muhammad Fouad Shakir, prominent Egyptian preacher, in his Friday prayer’s preaches confirmed that It is necessary for Muslims to Follow and love the Prophet Muhammad’s Household.
| Dr. Muhammad Fouad Shakir, prominent Egyptian preacher, in his Friday prayer’s preaches confirmed that It is necessary for Muslims to Follow and love the Prophet Muhammad’s Household.
Conclusive traditions quoted from the Holy Prophet (a.s) by both Shia and Sunni narrators that the Prophet’s households are Imam Ali (a.s), Hazrat Fatima Zahra (a.s), Imam Hasan (a.s), Imam Hussain (a.s) till 12th Imam, Hazrat Mahdi (a.s). Holy Quran also confirms it by the following verse (Ayah):
On the Auspicious occasion of the Birthday Anniversary of Imam Hussain (a.s), Shakir said: “we should follow the Ahl ul-Bayt of Prophet (pbut); and one of them is our master, Imam Hussain (a.s). He Saw prophet’s light, satisfied from spring of prophethood and educated directly from prophet’s guidance. According to prophet’s statements: Imam Hussain and his brother Imam Hasan (pbut), are the master of all youths in paradise”. End Item/ 129 |
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– Well, good to notice a little change in the Egyptian Regime taking place towards the Truth by verifying the actual love and following the path of Sirat-e-Mustaqeem; but the question arises is that, that is the Imam of that Sunni Mosque who preached such truth is still free living in Egypt or is he be taken into custody of the barbaric regime of Egypt????!!! Watch out for such nuissance news coming very shortly!!!!
Saudi Arabia allocates 86 Million dollars to disseminate Wahhabism
http://abna.ir/data.asp?lang=3&id=162824
In a recent conference held in Cairo, the penetration of Wahhabis in al-Azhar Institution and its negative effects have been researched. Furthermore the research has revealed the role of Saudi authorities to establish Wahhabi sect and to expand its extremist culture in al-Azhar Institution.
In a recent conference held in Cairo, the penetration of Wahhabis in al-Azhar Institution and its negative effects have been researched. Furthermore the research has revealed the role of Saudi authorities to establish Wahhabi sect and to expand its extremist culture in al-Azhar Institution.
The research revealed the subversive role played by the Saudi Arabian Wahhabis in Al-Azhar since 1960 till today (2009).
According to experts and specialists in al-Azhar, Saudi Arabia had allocated 86 million dollars for the dissemination of Wahhabism in the last thirty years of which 20 million dollars to penetrate the Al-Azhar financially, economically and religious.
Some of Wahhabis’ activities are fascinating al-Azhar scholars to Saudi universities and converting them to Wahhabi missionaries in Cairo, establishing Wahhabi centers and publishing books based on Wahhabi thoughts.
In the seminar some of al-Azhar Scholars such as Sheikh Mahmoud Ashour, Sheikh Gamal Qutb, Sheikh Dr. Sabri Abdel-Raouf, d. Ahmed Al-Sayeh, and researchers Dr. Ali Abu al-Kheir, Fikri Abdul-Muttalib, Mahmoud Jaber, Mohamed Qayati, Dr. Radwan Abdullah, and others … have participated.
AIM Newswire
Imam Mahdi (ATF) Event: The Allegiance
http://www.aimislam.com/activities/events/1301-event-the-allegiance.html
On Sunday 16th August 2009, the AhlulBayt Islamic Mission (AIM) in conjuction with the Islamic Centre England are organising an event marking the birth anniversary of the Awaited Saviour of humanity, Imam Al-Mahdi (ATF). The event is entitled ‘The Allegiance’ and will be held at the Islamic Centre in Maida Vale. We have a grand line up of speakers in store including: Br. Reza Kazim, Br. Mohammed Al-Hilli, Sheikh Ayyub Rashid and Sheikh Usama Abdul Ghani. Both brothers and sisters are welcome.
Ramadhan Series: Ahl Al Dunya
http://www.aimislam.com/activities/events/1303-ramadhan-majalis-ahl-al-dunya.html
The AhlulBayt Islamic Mission (AIM) in conjunction with Muhammadi Trust are organising a series of Majalis during the month of Ramadhan with special guest from the Hawza Ilmiyya of Qum, Hujjat Al-Islam Sheikh Usama Abdul Ghani. The Sheikh will be delivering a series of 6 lectures in the English language on the title ‘Ahl Al Dunya’, discussing the traits of the people who love this life. It is a exclusive opportunity to learn practical steps in self purification and how to eradicate our inner weaknesses. The series will begin on Friday 21st August and continue over two weekends. Iftar will be served and both brothers and sisters are welcome.
Shuhada-e-Islam Conference
http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=101009419810&ref=mf#/event.php?eid=101009419810&ref=mf
On Sunday 2nd August 2009, a conference will be held at the Islamic Centre of England to mark the 21st anniversary since the martyrdom of Shaheed Arif Al-Hussaini. The current situation of Shia Muslims in Pakistan will also be discussed.
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NEWS
Prisoners of Faith: The Egyptian Shia Crackdown
http://www.aimislam.com/news/analysis/1306-prisoners-of-faith-the-egyptian-shia-crackdown.html
For analysts and observers of Middle Eastern politics, the prominence of ‘sectarianism’ in any post-Iraq invasion discourse has been one of the major developments in a region otherwise defined – according to Western coverage – by the stasis of undeviating central themes; oil, the Arab-Israeli conflict, terrorism, socio-economic stagnation, authoritarianism etc. Truth be told, the sectarianism card is in many respects a façade that serves to mystify geopolitical developments and cloaks these changes in divisive religious symbols in the best interests of imperial powers and their regional hirelings.
A Discourse of Demonisation
http://www.aimislam.com/news/analysis/1305-a-discourse-of-demonisation.html
This demonisation of Iran is coupled with a general lack of knowledge amongst many in the West, including key decision-makers, about the Middle East and in particular Iran. In my own profession —academia—my experience of western academics has shown that ignorance is immense. I am very sceptical about the amount of influence and scope that exists in the West to change this discourse—President Khatami’s attempt to make this change through his proposed ‘Dialogue among Civilisations’ failed. Nevertheless, there are two recent and major events that can, I believe, bring about grassroots alliances and unity with the possibility to challenge the status quo and current discourse. One is Hizbullah and its victory over the apartheid state of Israel: it has brought Arab, Muslim and other communities together and has provided an opportunity for broader dialogue and greater unity where people can rally around common themes. The second is the growing rise of discontent in the West and beyond.
Saudis Torture Shia Scholar
http://www.aimislam.com/categoryblog/1298-saudis-torture-shia-scholar.html
They kept me in a dirty detention center with no light. After 13 days, I was taken to the court to hear the sentence. They sentenced me to one month in prison and 75 lashes. I was told to sign the ruling but I refused to accept the allegation and the ruling of the judge. After an hour, they took me to the judge. The sentence was increased to three months and 75 lashes in public but I once again rejected the allegation. On May 11, I was transferred to a quarantine to see the doctor and to be examined physically and emotionally. They made me walk a one-kilometer distance on scorching asphalt with bear foot and in shackles to get to the clinic.
Twitterers Paid to Spread Israeli Propaganda
http://www.aimislam.com/categoryblog/1302-twitterers-paid-to-spread-israeli-propaganda.html
The passionate support for Israel expressed on talkback sections of websites, internet chat forums, blogs, Twitters and Facebook may not be all that it seems. Israel’s foreign ministry is reported to be establishing a special undercover team of paid workers whose job it will be to surf the internet 24 hours a day spreading positive news about Israel. Internet-savvy Israeli youngsters, mainly recent graduates and demobilized soldiers with language skills, are being recruited to pose as ordinary surfers while they provide the government’s line on the Middle East conflict. “To all intents and purposes the internet is a theatre in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, and we must be active in that theatre, otherwise we will lose,” said Ilan Shturman, who is responsible for the project.
Breaking the Silence: Testimonies of Soldiers
http://www.aimislam.com/news/analysis/1304-breaking-the-silence-testimonies-of-soldiers.html
“Breaking the Silence is an organization of veteran Israeli soldiers that collects anonymous testimonies of soldiers who served in the Occupied Territories during the Second Intifada.” They recount experiences that deeply affected them, including abusing Palestinians, looting, destroying property, and other practices “excused as military necessities, or explained as extreme and unique cases.” They believe otherwise in describing “the depth of corruption which is spreading in the Israeli military” to which Israeli society and most Western observers turn a blind eye.
Millions Flock to Kadhimiyya
http://www.aimislam.com/categoryblog/1300-millions-flock-to-kadhimiyya.html
Millions of pilgrims are converging on the city of Kadhimiyya, Iraq to mark the death anniversary of the seventh Shia Imam, Musa Al-Kadhim (peace be upon him). The commemoration will reach its climax on Saturday as pilgrims flock to the shrine from all over Iraq – many of whom have travelled on foot from the predominantly-Shia south of the country. Despite the many threats that have faced pilgrims during such commemorations, the large numbers of mourners have continued to captivate viewers from all over the world.
IHRC blames climate of Islamophobia for death of Marwa Al Sherbini
http://www.aimislam.com/categoryblog/1291-ihrc-blames-climate-of-islamophobia-for-death-of-marwa-al-sherbini.html
The Islamic Human Rights Commission expresses sorrow at the death of Marwa Al Sherbini. Mrs Al Sherbini who was pregnant at the time, died after being stabbed 18 times in front of her three year old son. IHRC is deeply concerned that the alienation and marginalisation of the Muslim community has led to such an environment where hate crimes are prevalent. IHRC urges the German authorities to make sure that history does not repeat itself and that prejudice, anti-religious and anti-racial realities must be addressed in the strongest terms.
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RESOURCES
The Secret of Imam Ali’s Force of Attraction
http://www.aimislam.com/resources/17-biography/1289-the-secret-of-imam-alis-force-of-attraction.html
What is the reason for the friendship and love for Ali in people’s hearts? Nobody has yet discovered the secret of this love. That is, no one has been able to formulate it, and say that if it were like this then that would follow, or if it were like that then this would happen. However it does of course have a secret. There is something in the love which dazzles the one who loves and draws him towards it. This attraction and love are the highest degrees of love; Ali is the one whom people’s hearts adore, whom humanity loves. Why? In what does Ali’s extraordinariness lie, that it incites love and draws hearts towards itself, that it plays the tune of eternal life and lives for ever? Why do all hearts find out about themselves through him, and do not feel him to be dead but find him living?
The Generous and Pious
http://www.aimislam.com/resources/17-biography/1288-the-generous-and-pious.html
Forty years of the life of Imam Ali ar-Ridha (peace be upon him) had passed, and he still had no son to inherit the Imamate. On the tenth of Rajab, in the year 195 AH, the followers of Imam Ridha were blessed with the auspicious birth of the sole heir to their Imam. Imam Muhammad al-Jawad’s (peace be upon him) birth helped ease the anxiety that many Shias were having at the time with regards to who would continue the Imamate after Imam Ridha.
Food for thought……..
Could hot cocoa be the next "wonder drug" For high blood pressure? Harvard researchers praise stunningly simple discovery!!!
Is it because they eat less salt? No. Kuna Indians eat as much, if not moresalt, than people in the U.S.
Is it due to their genes? No. Kuna Indians who move away from the islands are just as likely to suffer from high blood pressure as anyone else!
So what makes these folks practically “immune” to hypertension — and lets them enjoy much lower death rates from heart attacks, strokes, diabetes, and cancer?
Harvard researchers were stunned to discover it’s because they drink about 5 cups of cocoa each day. That’s right, cocoa!
Studies show the flavonols in cocoa stimulate your body’s production ofnitric oxide — boosting blood flow to your heart, brain, and other organs. In fact, one study found cocoa thins your blood just as well as low-dose aspirin!
But that’s not all. A Harvard Medical School professor claims cocoa can also treat blocked arteries, congestive heart failure, stroke, dementia, even impotence!
Painless cholesterol cure
works in just 7 days — and drives
the “food police” crazy!
Want to lower your cholesterol so fast it’ll make your head spin? It’s a breeze, just eat guacamole — or any dish containing avocados!
Most health experts and nutritionists will tell you this rich, delicious Mexican dish is BANNED from any cholesterol- watcher’s menu. But not Dr. Steven Pratt. That’s because new research shows eating avocados can lower your cholesterol even faster than drugs…. without the side effects!
One study found after just 7 days on a diet including avocados, LDL (“bad”) cholesterol and triglyceride levels dropped by 22 percent. Meanwhile, HDL (“good”) cholesterol shot up 11 percent — something most cholesterol- lowering drugs won’t do!
The cinnamon cure for high blood sugar
The fat that blasts away cancer
You’ve been told cancer runs in families. You’ve been told what to eat and what NOT to eat — including LESS fat.
Yet Dr. Steven Pratt says there’sone fat you should eat MORE of. It’s the monounsaturated fat called oleic acid, found in olive oil! It should come as no surprise. After all, olive oil is a staple of the Mediterranean diet. And people inSpain and Greece are far less likely to develop cancer than in the U.S.
But what’s really interesting is how olive oil not only prevents cancer, it blasts away cancer cells that already exist! So if you’re even the slightest bit worried about cancer, this is oneSuperFood you don’t want to be without!
NEW prostate-protecting champ trumps tomatoes!
Unless you’ve been asleep under a rock for the past decade, you’ve heard the news about tomatoes. They contain a potent antioxidant calledlycopene that’s been proven to reduce the risk of certain cancers — in particular, prostate cancer.
A famous Harvard study back in 1995 found that out of 48,000 men surveyed, those who ate 10 or more servings of tomatoes a week reduced their risk of prostate cancer by more thanone-third. What’s more, they lowered their risk of aggressive prostate tumors (the kind that are really tough to treat) byHALF!
But before you reach for that slice of pizza or bottle of ketchup, listen up. What if I told you about a sweet, refreshing food Dr. Steven Pratt recommends that’s even better for your prostate than tomatoes?
This NEW prostate protecting champ is watermelon! Ounce for ounce, watermelon is even richer in lycopene than tomatoes. And since you probably eat more watermelon in one sitting than you do tomatoes, you don’t have to gorge on it 10 times a week in order to slash your cancer risk! Just a few times a week should do it.
Knock out an ulcer with broccoli?!
About 25 million Americans will suffer from a peptic ulcer at some point in their lives. To get rid of their ulcers, most will take an antibiotic likeamoxicillin.
Pretty tame stuff, right? Wrong! Amoxicillin can bring with it unwanted side effects like fever, nausea, stomach pain, diarrhea, headache, even a yucky condition called “hairy tongue”!
And if you think that’s bad, according to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), the cost of treating an ulcer with antibiotics over an average 17-day period can run upward of $1,000!
Fortunately, there’s oneunconventional treatment with NO side effects Dr. Pratt swears by. “Eat broccoli!” he says. Why?
Broccoli contains a remarkably potent compound called sulforaphane, that kills off the H. pylori bacteria that cause most ulcers. Not only can it knock out an ulcer, eating one serving a day for a month might run you 20 bucks… a fraction of the cost of drugs.
Brief Detail Hazrat Abbas a.s Ibn e Ali (New) which u never read or heard before
Hazrat Abbas a.s Ibn e Ali
One cleric's legacy of peace
BBC Radio 4, Crossing Continents
The Lahore madrassa that opposed the Taliban
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Pakistani madrassas, religious schools, are often seen in the west as incubators for terrorism. Most do not fit that stereotype.
Madrassas stress Koranic studies but many also provide what is called a modern education – maths, sciences, computer technology. They provide free education where the state cannot.
I recently visited one that paid a terrible price for its moderate stand. Jamia Naeemia is a madrassah in Lahore.
On the 12 June this year, the Imam, Dr Safrez Naeemi, was talking to a student in his office. Dr Naeemi had drawn international attention by speaking out against the Taliban.
He had issued a fatwa condemning suicide attacks.
Students continue their studies despite the murder of Dr Naeemi
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In planning my trip I had arranged to speak to Dr Naeemi about the message of moderation he was preaching. It was not to be.
On that day, 12 June, a young man walked into his office and detonated a bomb jacket. Dr Naeemi, the student and the bomber died instantly.
Killing Dr Naeemi sent a chilling message from the extremists to religious moderates – criticise us, condemn us and we will kill you. The space for dialogue in a dangerously divided Pakistan narrowed even further.
Ignorance
While I was there, the office was being repaired but windows in the student dormitories above the courtyard were still blown out, and outside walls scarred with the impact of the explosion.
Ragib Naeemi is determined his father’s message of peace will be his legacy
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Muhammed Ragip Hussein Naeemi, Dr Naeemi’s son, heard about the attack in a phone call while he was driving.
He says he was angry, very angry but he knew immediately what he had to do.
“I realised that I would have to be very calm. So I ordered all of my father’s students not to harm anyone, not to start fires, not to kill anyone.”
Ragip Naeemi says that what the Taliban wanted was to create further instability in an already insecure city:
“Those people who planned this nasty action against my father, they thought that after he died there would be violence, there would be riots and killing of other people.”
I talked to one of Dr Naeemi’s students and asked him how he felt about the suicide bomber. He paused and I could feel his sadness and then he said:
“The suicide bomber was just a child, he knew nothing about it, whether he was doing right or wrong. He was brainwashed and he was doing what he was given training for.”
Violence
The extremists feed off the widespread anger amongst Pakistan’s estimated 100 million young people. Many have no education, no jobs, no future.
Ragib Naeemi says the Taliban understand how badly Pakistan has failed to provide for its citizens and exploit that knowledge skilfully:
“Violence is in our society. When young people express their views, they express them very violently and this anger is in all our young people. And whoever puts a small fire to their anger – it will explode”.
The banner by Dr Naeemi’s grave says that he was a martyr
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Ragib Naeemi and the students he has inherited from his father say they will continue to denounce violence.
As we leave I pass the place where Dr Naeemi is buried. The soil on the grave is still fresh. And on the wall is a banner. It says in Urdu:
“Dr Safrez Naeemi, martyred. Long live Islam. Long live Pakistan.”
I learn later that just about the time I am leaving the madrassa a suicide bomber has blown himself up in an attack on a bus in Rawalpindi.
He was said to be 20 years old.
Threatening Iran…….By Paul Craig Roberts
Threatening Iran
By Paul Craig Roberts
20 July, 2009
Countercurrents.org
When Japan attacked Pearl Harbor, Japan did not spend years preparing her public case and demonstrating her deployment of forces for the attack. Japan did not make a world issue out of her view that the US was denying Japan her role in the Pacific by hindering Japan’s access to raw materials and energy.
Similarly, when Hitler attacked Russia, he did not preface his invasion with endless threats and a public case that blamed the war on England.
These events happened before the PSYOPS era. Today, America and Israel’s wars of aggression are preceded by years of propaganda and international meetings, so that by the time the attack comes it is an expected event, not a monstrous surprise attack with its connotation of naked aggression.
The US, which has been threatening Iran with attack for years, has passed the job to Israel. During the third week of July, the American vice president and secretary of state gave Israel the go-ahead. Israel has made great public disclosure of its warships passing through the Suez Canal on their way to Iran. “Muslim” Egypt is complicit, offering no objection to Israel’s naval forces on their way to a war crime under the Nuremberg standard that the US imposed on the world.
By the time the attack occurs, it will be old hat, an expected event, and, moreover, an event justified by years of propaganda asserting Iran’s perfidy.
Israel intends to dominate the Middle East. Israel’s goal is to incorporate all of Palestine and southern Lebanon into “Greater Israel.” The US intends to dominate the entire world, deciding who rules which countries and controlling resource flows.
The US and Israel are likely to succeed, because they have effective PSYOPS. For the most part, the world media follows the US media, which follows the US and Israeli governments’ lines. Indeed, the American media is part of the PSYOPS of both countries.
According to Thierry Meyssan in the Swiss newspaper Zeit-Fragen, the CIA used SMS or text messaging and Twitter to spread disinformation about the Iranian election, including the false report that the Guardian Council had informed Mousavi that he had won the election. When the real results were announced, Ahmadinejad’s reelection appeared to be fraudulent.
Iran’s fate awaits it. A reasonable hypothesis to be entertained and examined is whether Iran’s Rafsanjani and Mousavi are in league with Washington to gain power in Iran. Both have lost out in the competition for government power in Iran. Yet, both are egotistical and ambitious. The Iranian Revolution of 1979 probably means nothing to them except an opportunity for personal power. The way the West has always controlled the Middle East is by purchasing the politicians who are out of power and backing them in overthrowing the independent government. We see this today in Sudan as well.
In the case of Iran, there is an additional factor that might align Rafsanjani with Washington. President Ahmadienijad attacked former President Rafsanjani, one of Iran’s most wealthy persons, as corrupt. If Rafsanjani feels threatened by this attack, he has little choice but to try to overthrow the existing government. This makes him the perfect person for Washington.
Perhaps there is a better explanation why Rafsanjani and Mousavi, two highly placed members of the Iranian elite, chose to persist in allegations of election fraud that have played into Washington’s hands by calling into question the legitimacy of the Iranian government. It cannot be that the office of president is worth such costs as the Iranian presidency is not endowed with decisive powers.
Without Rafsanjani and Mousavi, the US media could not have orchestrated the Iranian elections as “stolen,” an orchestration that the US government used to further isolate and discredit the Iranian government, making it easier for Iran to be attacked. Normally, well placed members of an elite do not help foreign enemies set their country up for attack.
An Israeli attack on Iran is likely to produce retaliation, which Washington will use to enter the conflict. Have the personal ambitions of Rafsanjani and Mousavi, and the naive youthful upper class Iranian protesters, set Iran up for destruction?
Consult a map and you will see that Iran is surrounded by a dozen countries that host US military bases. Why does anyone in Iran doubt that Iran is on her way to becoming another Iraq, Afghanistan, and Pakistan, in the end to be ruled by oil companies and an American puppet?
The Russians and Chinese are off balance because of successful American interventions in their spheres of influence, uncertain of the threat and the response. Russia could have prevented the coming attack on Iran, but, pressured by Washington, Russia has not delivered the missile systems that Iran purchased. China suffers from her own hubris as a rising economic power, and is about to lose her energy investments in Iran to US/Israeli aggression. China is funding America’s wars of aggression with loans, and Russia is even helping the US to set up a puppet state in Afghanistan, thus opening up former Soviet central Asia to US hegemony.
The world is so impotent that even the bankrupt US can launch a new war of aggression and have it accepted as a glorious act of liberation in behalf of women’s rights, peace, and democracy.
Paul Craig Roberts was Assistant Secretary of the Treasury in the Reagan administration. He is coauthor of The Tyranny of Good Intentions.He can be reached at: PaulCraigRoberts@yahoo.com
Madinah al-Ilm and Bab al-Ilm 2009 – Photo Gallery
The Shi'ah are (the real) Ahl al-Sunnah
The Shi’ah are (the real) Ahl al-Sunnah
Chapter 1
Identifying the Shi`as
Chapter 2
Identifying “Ahl al-Sunnah”
Chapter 3
The First Incident that Led to Dividing the Muslim Ummah into Shi`as and Sunnis
Chapter 4
An Event That Led to their Divergence from the Prophet’s Sunnah
Chapter 5
Another Incident Juxtaposed the Shi`as versus the Sunnis
Chapter 6
“Ahl al-Sunnah” are not Familiar with the Prophet’s Sunnah
Chapter 7
“Ahl al-Sunnah” and the Obliteration of the Sunnah
Chapter 8
The Attitude of “Ahl al-Sunnah” Towards the Shi`as
Chapter 9
Shi`as’ Attitude Towards “Ahl al-Sunnah wal Jama`ah”
Chapter 10
Introducing the Imams of the Shi`as
Chapter 11
Imams of “Ahl al-Sunnah wal Jama`a”
Chapter 12
The Prophet Appointed the Imams of the Shi`as
Chapter 13
Oppressive Rulers Appointed the Imams of “Ahl al-Sunnah”
Chapter 14
The Secret Why Sunni Sects are in the Majority
Chapter 15
Malik Meets Abu Ja`far al-Mansour
Chapter 16
Unavoidable Commentary Serving the Research
Chapter 17
The Abbaside Ruler Tests the Scholars of his Time
Chapter 18
Hadith al-Thaqalayn According to Shi`as
Chapter 19
Hadith al-Thaqalayn According to “Ahl al-Sunnah”
Chapter 20
Is it “the Book of Allah and my Progeny” or “the Book of Allah and my Sunnah”?
Chapter 21
Shi`a Sources of Legislation
Chapter 22
The Sources of Shari`a According to “Ahl al-Sunnah wal Jama`ah”
- The “Sunnah” of the “Righteous Caliphs”
- The “Sunnah” of the Sahaba En Masse
- The “Sunnah” of the Tabi`in or “Ulema al-Athar”
- The “Sunnah” of the Rulers
- The Rest of Sources of Legislation According to “Ahl al-Sunnah”
Chapter 23
A Comment Necessary to Complete the Research
Chapter 24
Taqlid and Maraji` According to Shi`as
Chapter 25
Taqlid and Islamic Authorities According to “Ahl al-Sunnah wal Jama`ah”
Chapter 26
The Righteous Caliphs According to the Shi`as
Chapter 27
The Righteous Caliphs According to “Ahl al-Sunnah wal Jama`ah”
Chapter 28
The Prophet Rejects the Legislation of “Ahl al-Sunnah wal Jama`ah”
Chapter 29
A Necessary Post Script
Chapter 30
Enmity of “Ahl al-Sunnah” Towards Ahl al-Bayt Reveals their Identity
Chapter 31
How “Ahl al-Sunnah wal Jama`a” Distort the Blessing of Muhammad and His Progeny
Chapter 32
Allegations Refuted by Facts
Chapter 33
Imams and Pillars of “Ahl al-Sunnah wal Jama`a”
- Abu Bakr “al-Siddeeq” ibn Abu Quhafa
- Omer ibn al-Khattab “al-Farooq”
- Othman ibn Affan “Thul-Noorayn”
- Talhah ibn Ubaydullah
- Al-Zubayr ibn al-Awwam
- Sa`d ibn Abu Waqqas
- Abd al-Rahman ibn Awf
- Ayesha daughter of Abu Bakr “Mother of the Faithful”
- Khalid ibn al-Waleed
- Abu Hurayra al-Dawsi
- Abdullah ibn Omer
- Abdullah ibn al-Zubayr
Chapter 34
According to Shi`as, the Prophet’s Sunnah does not Contradict the Qur’an
Chapter 35
The Sunnah and the Qur’an According to “Ahl al-Sunnah wal Jama`a”
Chapter 36
Prophet’s Ahadith Reported by “Ahl al-Sunnah” Contradict One Another
Chapter 37
Muhammad ibn Abu Bakr’s Letter to Mu`awiyah
Chapter 38
Mu`awiyah Answers Muhammad ibn Abu Bakr’s Letter
Chapter 39
The Sahaba According to the Followers of Ahl al-Bayt
Chapter 40
The Sahaba According to “Ahl al-Sunnah wal Jama`a”
Chapter 41
The Final Word in Evaluating the Sahaba
Chapter 42
How Ahl al-Sunnah wal-Jama`a Contradict the Prophet’s Sunnah
- Islam’s Government System
- To Call the “Sahaba” Equitable is to Contradict the Clear Sunnah
- The Prophet Orders the Muslims to Emulate His `Itrat While Sunnis Oppose Him
- “Ahl al-Sunnah wal Jama`a” and Love for Ahl al-Bayt
- “Ahl al-Sunnah wal Jama`a” and the Curtailed Prayer
Chapter 43
Prophet’s Infallibility and its Impact on “Ahl al-Sunnah wal Jama`a”
Chapter 44
With Dr. al-Mousawi and his “Authentication”
Chapter 45
Glossary
Shaping Young Minds Program' (SYMP)
An Article Address by Azim Premji in the ‘Shaping Young Minds Program’ (SYMP) on ‘My Lessons in Life’. Azim Premji ranks 21 on The World’s Billionaires 2007 – Forbes.com)
I am very happy to be here with you. It is always wonderful to be with young people. As my hair turned from black, to salt and pepper and finally salt without the pepper, I have begun to realize the importance of youth. At the same time, I have begun to truly appreciate some of the lessons I have learnt along the way. I hope you will find them useful when you plan your own career and life.
1- The first thing I have learnt is that we must always begin with our strengths.
There is an imaginary story of a rabbit. The rabbit was enrolled in a rabbit school. Like all rabbits, it could hop very well but could not swim. At the end of the year, the rabbit got high marks in hopping but failed in swimming.
The parents were concerned. They said, ‘Forget about hopping. You are, anyway good at it. Concentrate on swimming.’
They sent the rabbit for tuitions in swimming. And guess what happened? The rabbit forgot how to hop! As for swimming, have you ever seen a rabbit swim?
While it is important for us to know what we are not good at, we must also cherish what is good in us. That is because it is only our strengths that can give us the energy to correct our weaknesses.
2- The second lesson I have learnt is that a rupee earned is of far more value than five found.
My friend was sharing with me, the story of his eight year-old niece. She would always complain about the breakfast. The cook tried everything possible, but the child remained unhappy.
Finally, my friend took the child to a supermarket and brought one of those ready-to-cook cereal packets. The child had to cut the packet and pour water in the dish. The child found the food to be absolutely delicious. The difference was that she had cooked it!
In my own life, I have found that nothing gives as much satisfaction as earning our own rewards. In fact, what is gifted or inherited follows the old rule of ‘come easy, go easy’. I guess we only know the value of what we have, if we have struggled to earn it.
3- The third lesson I have learnt is, in Cricket, no one bats a hundred every time.
Life has many challenges. You win some and lose some. You must enjoy winning. But do not let it go to the head. The moment it does, you are already on your way to failure.
And if you do encounter failure along the way, treat it as an equally natural phenomenon. Don’t beat yourself for it or anyone else for that matter! Accept it, look at your own share in the problem, learn from it and move on.
The important thing is, when you lose, do not ‘lose the lesson’.
If we persevere long enough, we can put any problem into its perspective.
4- The fourth lesson I have learnt, is the importance of humility.
Sometimes, when you get so much in life, you really start wondering, whether you deserve all of it. We have so much to be grateful for. Our parents, our teachers and our seniors, have done so much for us, that we can never repay them.
Many people focus on the shortcomings, because obviously, no one can be perfect. But it is important to first acknowledge, what we have received. Nothing in life is permanent, but when a relationship ends, rather than becoming bitter, we must learn to savor the memory, of the good things, while they lasted.
5- The fifth lesson I learnt is, that we must always strive for Excellence.
One way of achieving excellence, is by looking at those better than ourselves. Keep learning what they do differently. But excellence cannot be imposed from the outside. We must also feel the need from within. It must involve not only our mind, but also our heart and soul.
Excellence is not an act, but a habit. I remember the inspiring lines of a poem, which says that “Your reach must always exceed your grasp”. That is heaven on earth. Ultimately, your only competition is yourself.
6- The sixth lesson I have learnt is, never give up in the face of adversity.
It comes on you, suddenly without warning. Always keep in mind, that it is only the test of fire, that makes fine steel.
A friend of mine shared this incident with me. His eight-year old daughter was struggling away at a jigsaw puzzle. She kept at it for hours but could not succeed. Finally, it went beyond her bedtime.
My friend told her, “Look, why don’t you just give up? I don’t think you will complete it tonight. Look at it another day.”
The daughter looked with a strange look in her eyes, “But, dad, why should I give up? All the pieces are there! I have just got to put them together!”
If we persevere long enough, we can put any problem into its perspective.
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