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[1] New Year’s Day celebration -January 1st – is Tantamount to Honouring a Roman Pagan God!

Written by Abdullah Jallow on December 31, 2023. Posted in Aqeedah (Creed & Belief), Bid'ah (Innovation), Contemporary Issues, Da'wah - Calling To Islam, Deviated Groups, Sects and Parties, Monotheism - Tawheed, Morals and Manners - 'Akhlaaq', Qur'aan, Refutations, Shirk, Sin, Worship - 'Ibaadah'.

In The Name of Allah, The Most Merciful, The Bestower of Mercy

Allah [The Exalted] said:

أَمْ اتَّخَذُوا آلِهَةً مِنْ الأَرْضِ هُمْ يُنشِرُونَ

لَوْ كَانَ فِيهِمَا آلِهَةٌ إِلاَّ اللَّهُ لَفَسَدَتَا فَسُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ رَبِّ الْعَرْشِ عَمَّا يَصِفُونَ

لاَ يُسْأَلُ عَمَّا يَفْعَلُ وَهُمْ يُسْأَلُونَ

أَمْ اتَّخَذُوا مِنْ دُونِهِ آلِهَةً قُلْ هَاتُوا بُرْهَانَكُمْ هَذَا ذِكْرُ مَنْ مَعِيَ وَذِكْرُ مَنْ قَبْلِي بَلْ أَكْثَرُهُمْ لاَ يَعْلَمُونَ الْحَقَّ فَهُمْ مُعْرِضُونَ

وَمَا أَرْسَلْنَا مِنْ قَبْلِكَ مِنْ رَسُول ٍإِلاَّ نُوحِي إِلَيْهِ أَنَّهُ لاَ إِلَهَ إِلاَّ أَنَا فَاعْبُدُونِ

Or have they taken (for worship) aliha (gods) from the earth who raise the dead? Had there been therein (in the heavens and the earth) gods besides Allah, then verily both would have been ruined. Glorified be Allah, the Lord of the Throne, (High is He) above what they attribute to Him! He cannot be questioned as to what He does, while they will be questioned. Or have they taken for worship (other) aliha (gods) besides Him? Say: “Bring your proof:” This (the Qur’an) is the Reminder for those with me and the Reminder for those before me. But most of them know not the Truth, so they are averse. And We did not send any Messenger before you (O Muhammad) but We inspired him (saying): La ilaha illa Ana [none has the right to be worshipped but I (Allah)], so worship Me (Alone and no one else).” [Surah Al-Anbiyaa. Aayaat 21-25]

Shaikh Uways At-Taweel [may Allah preserve him] states:

Allah [The Exalted] stated His disapproval of the polytheists – those who [worship the things they have taken as] gods in the earth, even though these (so called) gods are absolutely incapacitated and powerless; neither able to bring them back to life nor resurrect them, and this is further explained by the statement of Allah:

وَاتَّخَذُوا مِنْ دُونِهِ آلِهَةً لاَ يَخْلُقُونَ شَيْئًا وَهُمْ يُخْلَقُونَ وَلاَ يَمْلِكُونَ ِلأَنفُسِهِمْ ضَرًّا وَلاَ نَفْعًا وَلاَ يَمْلِكُونَ مَوْتًا وَلاَ حَيَاةً وَلاَ نُشُورًا

Yet they have taken besides Him other aliha (gods) that created nothing but are themselves created, and possess neither hurt nor benefit for themselves, and possess no power (of causing) death, nor (of giving) life, nor of raising the dead. [Surah Al-Furqaan. Ayah 3]

Allah [The Exalted] said:

وَاتَّخَذُوا مِنْ دُونِ اللَّهِ آلِهَةً لَعَلَّهُمْ يُنصَرُونَ

لاَ يَسْتَطِيعُونَ نَصْرَهُمْ وَهُمْ لَهُمْ جُندٌ مُحْضَرُونَ

And they have taken besides Allah aliha (gods), hoping that they might be helped (by those so-called gods). They cannot help them, but they will be brought forward as a troop against those who worshipped them (at the time of Reckoning). [Surah Yaaseen. Aayaat 74-75]

A polytheist worships a created thing that can neither benefit nor harm, and he abandons sincere worship to Allah – The One Who is Perfect [i.e. the only possessor of Perfect Names and Attributes; free from all weaknesses, shortcomings and imperfections], and in His Hand is the absolute control over all benefit and harm. This shows that a polytheist [or idolater] is not blessed [with guidance], his ignorance is clearly established as well as the extremity of his unjust behaviour towards Allah because it is only befitting that there is only one [true] deity, just as there cannot be except one [true] Lord. Due to this, Allah [The Exalted] said:

Had there been therein (in the heavens and the earth) gods besides Allah, then verily both [i.e. the heavens and the earth] would have been ruined. Glorified be Allah, the Lord of the Throne, (High is He) above what they attribute to Him! [Surah Al-Anbiyaa. Ayah 22]

Meaning: Both the heavens and the earth would have been ruined as well the creation in them. The heavens and the earth – as one can see – are in a perfect state, intact and in perfect order. Neither is there any defect in them and obstacles [to its perfect order] nor conflict in its organisation. Therefore, this shows that the One who controls and regulates its affairs is One- its Lord is one and the deity [under whose control they are maintained] is One. If it were the case that the heavens and the earth has two [deities] that control and regulate its affairs- two lords or more, then its perfect order would have been ruined and its foundations would have been undermined. That is because they would have been obstacles and opponents to one another; so if one of them wishes to plan and administer something and the other one wishes that it should not take place, then it would be impossible for both their wishes to be fulfilled. [On the other hand], the fulfilment of the wishes of one of them would have shown that the other one is weak and unable do whatever he wants; and it is impossible that both of them will agree on everything. Therefore, the wish of The Irresistible [i.e. Allah- the only True Lord and besides Him every other deity is false]- is what will be fulfilled without anyone being able to prevent or repel it. And this is why Allah [The Exalted] said:

مَا اتَّخَذَ اللَّهُ مِنْ وَلَدٍ وَمَا كَانَ مَعَهُ مِنْ إِلَهٍ إِذًا لَذَهَبَ كُلُّ إِلَهٍ بِمَا خَلَقَ وَلَعَلاَ بَعْضُهُمْ عَلَى بَعْضٍ سُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ عَمَّا يَصِفُونَ

No son (or offspring or children) did Allah beget, nor is there any ilah (god) along with Him; (if there had been many gods), behold, each god would have taken away what he had created, and some would have tried to overcome others! Glorified be Allah above all that they attribute to Him! [Surah Al-Muminoon. Ayah 91]

[An Excerpt from Tafseer As-Sadi. Slightly paraphrased]

[4] Brief acquaintance with the intellectual servitude of American ideologues to Zionism

Written by Abdullah Jallow on December 31, 2023. Posted in Contemporary Issues, Deviated Callers & Individuals, Deviated Groups, Sects and Parties, Morals and Manners - 'Akhlaaq', Refutations.

In The Name of Allah, The Most Merciful, The Bestower of Mercy.

Allah [The Exalted] said:

وَإِذَا قُلۡتُمۡ فَٱعۡدِلُواْ وَلَوۡ ڪَانَ ذَا قُرۡبَىٰ‌ۖ

And when you testify, be just, even if (it concerns) a near relative. [1]

When you testify by way of a statement to judge between people, differentiate between them in a discourse, and speak regarding matters and circumstances, be just in your speech, adhere to truthfulness regarding those you love and those you hate, be fair and do not conceal what needs to be made clear because it is forbidden and tantamount to injustice to divert (from justice and fairness) when speaking against the one you hate. [2]

Therefore, we remind ourselves of the fact that not all Jews are engaged in the plots of the Zionists, as Shaikh Abu Iyaad [may Allah preserve him] stated, “It is important to note that not all Jews are involved in these intrigues and the Jews as a population have, throughout history, been subject to the whims and desires of their religious and political leaders, and have been made to undergo much persecution as a result”. Must read below:

https://abuiyaad.com/w/king-faisal-zionism?s=35

When the British Foreign Secretary issued the Balfour Declaration to the Jews in 1917, American President Woodrow Wilson ratified the promise in a letter to the American Jewish Zionist leader Rabbi Stevie Wise, saying: “I have observed with sincere and profound interest Weizmann’s constructive work in Palestine at the request of the British Government, and I would like to take this opportunity to express my satisfaction with the progress of the Zionist movement in the United States of America and the allied countries, since Mr. Balfour’s announcement in the name of his government in agreement to establish a national homeland for Jews in Palestine, and promised that the British government would make every effort to facilitate the fulfilment of this goal”.

It is important to note that President Wilson descends from parents who belonged to the Christian Church, Christian Zionism, and was raised on Protestant teachings, from which Christian Zionism emerged, and he declared that his religious feelings were the motivation for him to work to help return the sacred Land to its people. The fact that Congress endorsed the Balfour Declaration, as several American writers have pointed out, illustrates the penetration of Christian Zionism into decision-making channels in America- amazingly, with Zionist and Hebrew themes. They quote as an example of Congressional Zionism the words of Indiana Representative William A. Cox, who said, “Just as Moses delivered the Israelites from slavery, the Allies are now delivering the Jews from the clutches of the ugly Turks, which is the appropriate conclusion to this world war. Judea must rise up as a nation, independent, with the power to govern itself, advance, and achieve its ideals in life. I feel that I am expressing the thoughts of the American people, and certainly the thoughts of those with whom I discussed this issue. That is, the government of the United States of America must exercise its appropriate powers to see this Jewish state established, and formed to spread the ideas and traditions of ancient Judea”.

In 1922, Henry Cabot Lodge, Chairman of the House Foreign Relations Committee, said in Boston, “It seems to me appropriate and laudable that the Jewish people, in all parts of the world, should desire that members of their own race should have the right to return to their lands, which was their cradle, and in which they lived and struggled for thousands of years. Indeed, I can never bear the thought of Jerusalem and Palestine falling under the control of the Mohammedans; that Jerusalem and Palestine, sacred to the Jews and the relatively sacred land of all the great Christian nations of the West, would remain in the hands of the Turks had seemed to me for years like a stain on civilization’s forehead that must be removed”.

In June 1922, the Senate approved the Balfour Declaration, deciding that the United States of America supported the establishment of a national homeland for the Jewish people in Palestine, in accordance with the conditions included in the British government’s November 1917 promise, known as the Balfour Declaration. Then the House of Representatives authorised a more Zionist formulation in the same month, as indicated in its decision made on June 30, 1922, the text of which is as follows: “Whereas the Jewish people have been looking forward for many centuries and longing to rebuild their ancient homeland, the Jewish people must be able to re-establish and organise a national homeland, in the land of its forefathers, thus providing the House of Israel with the opportunity that it has been denied for so long -the restoration of Jewish life and culture in the ancient Jewish homeland.”

After US President Woodrow Wilson signed the Balfour Declaration, his successors committed to working to fulfil that promise, and showed active sympathy for Jewish Zionism, in order to establish a Jewish state in Palestine, and then American Zionist presidents committed to protecting and defending that state after it occupied Muslim countries (i.e. Palestine, Golan Heights). [3] [End of quote]

[1] Translator: Shaikh Abu Iyaad. NobleQur’an

[2] An Excerpt from Tafseer as-Sadi. Slightly paraphrased

[3] An Excerpt from “As-Sahyuniyyah An-Nasraaniyyah, Diraasah Fee Daw’i Al-Aqeedah Al-islaamiyyah”. pages pages 308-311

[3] A brief acquaintance with the historical intellectual servitude of American ideologues to Zionism.

Written by Abdullah Jallow on December 31, 2023. Posted in Contemporary Issues, Deviated Callers & Individuals, Deviated Groups, Sects and Parties, Morals and Manners - 'Akhlaaq', Refutations.

In The Name of Allah, The Most Merciful, The Bestower of Mercy.

Allah [The Exalted] said:

وَإِذَا قُلۡتُمۡ فَٱعۡدِلُواْ وَلَوۡ ڪَانَ ذَا قُرۡبَىٰ‌ۖ

And when you testify, be just, even if (it concerns) a near relative. [1]

https://abuiyaad.com/w/king-faisal-zionism?s=35

The main thought that stimulated culture and politics in the United States of America, especially in its belief in the necessity of establishing a Jewish state on the Land of Israel in Palestine, nurturing that state, and protecting it as a religious and cultural adherence through politics, was the “Puritan” Christian Zionism and the millenarian doctrine it carries, and the like. Warder Cresson, the first American consul to Jerusalem in 1844, declared that he sought to do the Lord’s work by establishing a national homeland for Jews in the Promised Land through his work in Palestine. He wrote some letters to Washington officials and even made contact with officials in the Ottoman Empire, but his efforts were futile, so he relocated to Palestine. He encouraged American Christian Zionists to follow in his footsteps, and this is exactly what transpired. In 1850, a group of American Zionists led by Zionist Clorinda Minor went to Israel to await the arrival of Christ the Saviour, but they waited for a long time and returned to their homeland after seven years. In the year 1866, 150 American Christian Zionists attempted to establish themselves in Palestine in order to await the arrival of Christ the Saviour. When Christ did not appear, they rationalised their failure by claiming that Christ had been delayed because the chosen people had not all gathered in the “Promised Land.”

William Blackstone, a Christian Zionist, was one of America’s wealthy missionaries. He wrote extensively and advocated work for the return of Christ and the establishment of a Jewish state in Palestine. As a result, his call influenced numerous politicians, including rulers, States, and representatives in Congress. In 1888, he travelled to Palestine and was dismayed by what he viewed as “the anomaly that Palestine was thus left as land without a people, instead of giving it to a people without a land.”

In 1891, he petitioned US President Benjamin Harrison, requesting that America act to return Jews to Palestine. The petition was signed by 413 prominent American Christians, including John Rockefeller, patriarch of the Rockefeller family and Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, a large number of Senators, and a number of editors-in-chief of major newspapers. He stated in his petition, “In accordance with the Lord’s distribution of his land to the nations, Palestine remains the homeland of the Jews and their inalienable property. They were evicted by force, so why don’t the great powers, who handed Bulgaria to the Bulgarians and Serbia to the Serbs respond by giving Palestine to the Jews?” In his petition, he quoted an Old Testament text about the Persian “Cyrus,” who (according to him) was anointed by the Lord Jehovah in the Book of Isaiah. He said that Cyrus’ Christianity was blessed by the Lord Jehovah, who held Cyrus’ hand and trampled over kingdoms and rulers before him. He smashed and opened the gates in front of him, and he made the doors not close….” Blackstone hoped to persuade President Harrison to be the Lord’s anointed one, who would, like Cyrus, return the Jews to Palestine. He focused on the necessity of sending Jews to Palestine for two reasons: The first reason was to practise the millenarian doctrine and prepare for the coming of Christ the Saviour. The second reason was the fear that Jews would flock to America, just as they had done in Russia in 1881. As a result, he was to achieve the desired result, which is that guaranteeing the establishment of the State of Israel would secure America’s power and greatness, which the Lord would bless if he assisted, protected, and stood by the Jews. These two reasons, particularly the first theological doctrinal one, motivated America to work hard to assist Jews and establish a state for them in Palestine. This is why Christian Zionism has been and continues to be more forceful in this affair. And this is why Theodor Herzl, the founder of Jewish Zionism, did not object to the British government when it proposed to him the establishment of a Jewish state in Al-Arish, on the Egyptian border, and then suggested that it be established in Cyprus, then in Uganda, and he did not object. The Zionist Christians, on the other hand, criticised Herzl for not protesting and emphasised the importance of establishing it in Palestine rather than elsewhere. He sent a letter to Herzl blaming him for this and attempted to persuade him that the chosen homeland belongs to the chosen people. [3] [End of quote]

[1] Translator: Shaikh Abu Iyaad. NobleQur’an

[2] An Excerpt from Tafseer as-Sadi. Slightly paraphrased

[3] An Excerpt from “As-Sahyuniyyah An-Nasraaniyyah, Diraasah Fee Daw’i Al-Aqeedah Al-islaamiyyah”. pages pages 305-308

[2] Brief acquaintance with the intellectual servitude of American ideologues to Zionism

Written by Abdullah Jallow on December 31, 2023. Posted in Contemporary Issues, Deviated Callers & Individuals, Deviated Groups, Sects and Parties, Morals and Manners - 'Akhlaaq', Refutations.

In The Name of Allah, The Most Merciful, The Bestower of Mercy.

Allah [The Exalted] said:

وَإِذَا قُلۡتُمۡ فَٱعۡدِلُواْ وَلَوۡ ڪَانَ ذَا قُرۡبَىٰ‌ۖ

And when you testify, be just, even if (it concerns) a near relative. [1]

https://abuiyaad.com/w/king-faisal-zionism?s=35

Following the failure of Jewish Zionism supporters in Europe to establish a Jewish state in Palestine, they tried to establish a temporary state in the United States of America at the beginning of the nineteenth century. Mordechai Noah, a politician, journalist, and writer who served as the United States of America’s consul in Tunisia, made a valiant effort, so on his route to Tunisia, he stopped in Paris in 1815 CE, where he met Abgar Yejuwar, who informed him of the failure of the Jews in France in organising a state for themselves in Palestine with Napoleon Bonaparte. He (Mordecai Noah) was also distressed by the circumstances of Jews in Tunisia, and when he returned to the United States of America, he declared himself the chief judge of Israel and called for the establishment of a Jewish state on “Grand Island” on the Niagara River and “Buffalo” in New York, and asked Jews in Europe, particularly in France, to assist him in gaining legitimacy for his Jewish state. He also intended to seek a statute establishing the Jewish state under the name “Ararat” from the New York State Legislative Council. The State Legislative Council reassured him that state law protects the rights of Jews wishing to live on the Island. He stated that his goal was not to establish a Jewish state on Grand Island but rather to gather Jews from all over the world in preparation for their migration to Palestine when the time was right because Palestine at the time was under the preservation and care of the Islamic Ottoman empire, which the Jews did not have access to.

A great celebration was held in Buffalo to temporarily lay the foundation stone of the Jewish state, but it fell and did not succeed because this (initiative by Mordechai) was in contrast to many European Jews’ belief who held that Ararat was an American idea, and that when the Messiah arrives, he would be able to construct the Jewish state, and that establishing a Jewish state prior to the arrival of the Messiah was impossible. This idea persisted in their midst, even among staunch proponents of the construction of a Jewish state, particularly after the emergence of the Jewish Zionist concept at the end of the nineteenth century. [3] [End of quote]

[1] Translator: Shaikh Abu Iyaad. NobleQur’an

[2] An Excerpt from Tafseer as-Sadi. Slightly paraphrased

[3] An Excerpt from “As-Sahyuniyyah An-Nasraaniyyah, Diraasah Fee Daw’i Al-Aqeedah Al-islaamiyyah”. pages 304-305

[4] “I have asked People of Knowledge and I have a Fatwa”. [Provide full details and manner in which you posed the question, in order to establish clarity]

Written by Salafi Dawah Manchester on December 31, 2023. Posted in Brotherhood, Contemporary Issues, Methodology - 'Manhaj', Morals and Manners - 'Akhlaaq', Purification of The Soul, Scholars of Islam, Seeking Knowledge, Worship - 'Ibaadah'.

In The Name of Allaah, The Most Merciful, The Bestower of Mercy

Imaam Muhammad Ibn Saalih Al-Uthaymeen [may Allah have mercy upon him] was asked about those people who say, “I have heard some of the scholars saying such and such, or given a Fatwa”, then he [i.e. the one who attributes such a statement to a scholar or scholars] uses this as a basis for his statement or action.

Respond: Lying about the scholars in affairs related to the Shariah is a great danger, and due to this, it has been reported in a hadeeth that he [Allah’s Messenger – peace and blessings of Allah be upon him)] said, “Whoever tells a lie against me (intentionally), then let him occupy his seat in Hell-fire”. [Al-Bukhaari 107]

Therefore, telling lies about the scholars in affairs related to the Shariah [i.e. falsely saying that they said this or that, or gave a Fatwa about this or that] is a great danger because it is tantamount to lying about the Shariah. Some people, – may Allah guide them – when their soul finds something suitable and he knows that people will not accept (what he will say or do), he chooses a scholar whom the people trust and then forges a false statement about the scholar – whether he is right [i.e. regarding the statement or deed he wants the people to accept and for which he sought to transmit a forged statement] or upon falsehood. [Sharh Hilyati Taalibil Ilm’ page 224.Paraphrased]

[1] Brief acquaintance with the intellectual servitude of American ideologues to Zionism

Written by Abdullah Jallow on December 31, 2023. Posted in Contemporary Issues, Deviated Callers & Individuals, Deviated Groups, Sects and Parties, Mental Health, Morals and Manners - 'Akhlaaq', Refutations.

In The Name of Allah, The Most Merciful, The Bestower of Mercy.

Allah [The Exalted] said:

وَإِذَا قُلۡتُمۡ فَٱعۡدِلُواْ وَلَوۡ ڪَانَ ذَا قُرۡبَىٰ‌ۖ

And when you testify, be just, even if (it concerns) a near relative. [1]

https://abuiyaad.com/w/king-faisal-zionism?s=35

Christian Zionism moved from its beginnings to the United States of America

The Puritans were the first to arrive in America with Zionism, rather they were the founders and initiators of its first ideas, and they worked hard to bring about changes in all fields in favour of their Zionist calls in the senior positions of power and the official administrative departments. They established the settlement of Massachusetts in the year 1630, and during the following decade, more than twenty thousand Puritans migrated to this place. They brought the Hebrew language to the settlement, printed the books of the Old Testament, and translated it into Latin. Perhaps the most important thing they practiced in their new settlement was the establishment of the idea of a “covenant” or contract similar to the “covenant between Prophet Musa [peace be upon him] and Jehovah”, or between “the Lord and Prophet Ibraheem [peace be upon him]”, as they claimed. In the same way that the Jews left Egypt and went to a new land that the Lord promised them, as stated in the books of the Old Testament, the “Puritans” of Christian Zionism saw themselves as the new chosen people and the new world as the new Israel. As a result, they made an imaginary covenant with the Lord, saying, “If the Lord secures our departure to the new world, we will establish a society governed by divine laws”. John Winchester, the first governor of the Massachusetts Bay Colony, likened the colony to a city “on the hill,” that is, a virtuous city and an example to be emulated by the world.

The imaginary covenant between the early Puritan Christian Zionists and God had a significant political, religious, and social impact on American thought. As a result, Americans believed that they had been bestowed with a specific mission from God, to be an example to be emulated in all regions of the world, and from this thought arose another concept known as the principle of “Manifest Destiny”, meaning that America’s destiny, which God has destined, is to prepare the world, and the principle of “Progressive Imperialism”, meaning the colonisation of other peoples to bring progress to them, and the spread of Christian Zionism among them, and the principle of “Liberal Internationalism”, which is referred to as President Wilson’s fourteen points, and the principle of “Improving the World”, as are the claims of “Kennedy” and “Johnson”, or the principle of “Human Rights” as it is claimed by Carter and Clinton.

(First), the idea of the “Covenant with God” influenced the political structure of the United States of America, therefore when the first founders prepared the “Declaration of Independence”, the concept of the contract was an important concept. The theological covenant evolved into civil social contracts, as defined by John Locke, in which individuals enter into a contract with the government, agreeing to submit to its rule in exchange for the preservation of their established rights. It should be noted that Covenant theology predated the work of John Locke and Rhema, and it may have influenced his thinking about the social contract between citizens and government. There is no doubt that covenant theology has prepared people to think about the social contract, that is, it has prepared them to think that obedience to obligations related to God and the members of society are matched by benefits that accrue to everyone in society. The social contract changed the Puritan theological covenant from one between God and people to one between individuals and the government, and therefore the idea of the Puritan religious era was represented in the democracy of the American political system. The first Puritans were “Congregationalists,” and “bishops” who chose their pastor, and all parishes were linked to an ecclesiastical organisation in which each “diocese” enjoys autonomy and makes decisions in the future. Parishes had specific practices that were democratically established by church members, and thus all “Diocese” later influenced notions of American democracy. According to the Puritan “Zionist Christian” covenant, church members elected the government, and those who were allowed full membership in the church and had a say in the civil government were: the civil government that had authority over all members of society, but it was regulated by only those who could prove their spiritual superiority and supervised by those who were full members of the church.

(Second), the belief of Christian Zionism (Puritanism) in the duality of human nature, that is, spiritual transcendence on the one hand and inferiority (since the first sin) on the other, had an impact on the principle of separation of powers, as well as the idea of control and balance between Congress and the presidency in order to prevent corruption of the political system. Humanity (in their view) is susceptible to corruption, and absolute authority corrupts it completely, thus each authority must be checked and balanced by the other authority. This negative view of human nature, the first sin, and human corruption as a reality of life found its way into American political thinking; therefore, the first founders developed the American Constitution based on this vision, when they preferred a government bound by restrictions, controls, and separation of powers. [Footnote a]

The Christian Zionists (Puritans) arose in the new world and believed to be God’s chosen people with a specific mission – the new world represented by the new Israel, whereas the old world is represented by ancient Egypt. They believed that the covenant with God, which they had concluded, would serve as the foundation for constructing a divine society (a city above The Hill) that would be the centre of the world’s attention, and that the covenant with God would take on a secular, civil character, transforming into a social contract between individuals and the government. Because they were Congregationalists who held that the government is chosen democratically by the holy members of the Church, and because they were Puritans, they cemented a negative view of human nature in American political thinking which imposed the choice of a government bound by restrictions, controls, and the separation of powers. [Footnote b]

Since its establishment, Christian Zionism attempted to meddle in decision-making channels and influence elections in the United States of America, so that the candidate would be loyal to it and defend its principles and ideas; rather, they sought to ensure that the presidential candidate was an evangelical fundamentalist who embraced and supported Christian Zionism’s ideals. The Christian Zionist inclination can be found in several of America’s first presidents and examples of this can be found in their words and actions, such as:

[I] George Washington, the first American president, whose presidency was from the year 1789 to 1797 AD, was deeply religious, of course, based on distorted Christianity. He declared his sanctification for Jewish rites and rituals, and the sacred history “contained in the Old Testament”, and this appears in many of His speeches, including that he sent two letters to two Jewish leaders in his country, following his assumption of office of President, in which he expressed his hope that the Lord, the miracle worker, who saved the Hebrews in ancient times from the oppression of their Egyptian oppressors, and planted them in the Promised Land, would continue to water them from the shade of heaven.

[II] John Adams, who assumed the American presidency from 1797 to 1801 AD, was clearly pro-Zionist. A complete century before Herzl, he expressed the sincere desire for the Jews to return to the land of Judah (Palestine), as an independent nation. [Footnote c] In a letter sent to the president who succeeded him as president of America, Jefferson, he said, “Even if I were an atheist, and believed blindly in fate that is eternally dispose of based on human activity, I would be free to believe that fate decreed that the Jews would be the agent – the greatest and most effective essential, in making the nations of the world civilized nations”. He expressed “Jefferson’s proposal that the official emblem of America be a drawing of the image of the children of Israel, emerging from Egypt, under the leadership of Prophet Musa [peace be upon him] with the Lord Jehovah leading them in the form of Two pillars, a pillar of cloud and a pillar of fire”.

[III] Thomas Jefferson assumed the American presidency from the year 1801 to 1809 AD, and he was the third American president. This president submitted a proposal to Congress proposing that the symbol of America be represented in the form of the children of Israel, led by a cloud during the day, and at night a pillar of fire instead of an eagle, and this is consistent with the text From the Old Testament, as follows, “And the Lord went before them by day in a pillar of cloud to guide them on the way, and by night in a pillar of fire to give them light, so that they might walk day and night”.

[IV] James Madison: He served as president from 1809 to 1817 and was the first American president to appoint a Jew to a diplomatic position. He appointed the active Jew Mordechai Noah, Consul General in Tunisia. Madison was deeply religious, fluent in the Hebrew language and the writings of the priests and the Jewish rabbis.

[V] Stephen Grover Cleveland: he assumed the presidency from 1885 to 1889 AD, and from 1893 to 1898. He was the last American president to assume the presidency before the establishment of the Jewish Zionist Organization. When he assumed the presidency, he sent a letter to the Jewish Masonic organization, called “B’nai B’rith”, which means “Children of the Covenant”, supported the Jews in his letter, expressed his support and closeness to them, and appointed them to important political positions at home and abroad. [3] [End of quote] [Footnote c]
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Footnote a: First, they could never reach perfection after turning away from the final divine revelation [The Qur’an and the authentic Sunnah] and holding onto abrogated and distorted scriptures. Second, Shaikhul Islam Ibn Taymiyyah [may Allah have mercy upon him] said, “And even though there is something in the paths of analogical reasoning and reflection that will lead to knowledge, however sometimes it cannot give a detailed explanation in a dispute between the people of the earth due to the minute details and ambiguities [in that dispute], and at other times due to the fact the people differ when prioritizing necessities. Therefore, due to this Allah [The Most High] commanded [us] to return to the revelation in times of dispute. Allah [The Most High] said:

كَانَ ٱلنَّاسُ أُمَّةً۬ وَٲحِدَةً۬ فَبَعَثَ ٱللَّهُ ٱلنَّبِيِّـۧنَ مُبَشِّرِينَ وَمُنذِرِينَ وَأَنزَلَ مَعَهُمُ ٱلۡكِتَـٰبَ بِٱلۡحَقِّ لِيَحۡكُمَ بَيۡنَ ٱلنَّاسِ فِيمَا ٱخۡتَلَفُواْ فِيهِ‌ۚ

Mankind was one community (i.e. upon Tawheed and Allah’s Shari’ah) and Allah sent Prophets with glad tidings and warnings, and with them, He sent the Scripture in truth to judge between people in matters wherein they differed]. [Surah Al-Baqarah’ Ayah 213]

Therefore, Allah [The Most High] designated the revealed Books [i.e. the Qur’an being the final of them, the abrogator and only perfect judge between right and wrong] as the judge between the people in matters wherein they differ. [4]

Footnote b: There is no such thing in Islam as separation of powers, rather, the ruler and all the subjects submit to one divine infallible law [The Qur’an and the authentic Sunnah]. Allah [The Exalted] said:

إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ يَأۡمُرُكُمۡ أَن تُؤَدُّواْ ٱلۡأَمَـٰنَـٰتِ إِلَىٰٓ أَهۡلِهَا وَإِذَا حَكَمۡتُم بَيۡنَ ٱلنَّاسِ أَن تَحۡكُمُواْ بِٱلۡعَدۡلِ‌ۚ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ نِعِمَّا يَعِظُكُم بِهِۦۤ‌ۗ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ كَانَ سَمِيعَۢا بَصِيرً۬ا
يَـٰٓأَيُّہَا ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوٓاْ أَطِيعُواْ ٱللَّهَ وَأَطِيعُواْ ٱلرَّسُولَ وَأُوْلِى ٱلۡأَمۡرِ مِنكُمۡ‌ۖ فَإِن تَنَـٰزَعۡتُمۡ فِى شَىۡءٍ۬ فَرُدُّوهُ إِلَى ٱللَّهِ وَٱلرَّسُولِ إِن كُنتُمۡ تُؤۡمِنُونَ بِٱللَّهِ وَٱلۡيَوۡمِ ٱلۡأَخِرِ‌ۚ ذَٲلِكَ خَيۡرٌ۬ وَأَحۡسَنُ تَأۡوِيلاً

Verily! Allah commands that you should render back the trusts to those, to whom they are due; and that when you judge between men, you judge with justice. Verily, how excellent is the teaching which He (Allah) gives you! Truly, Allah is Ever All-Hearer, All-Seer. O you who believe! Obey Allah and obey the Messenger (Muhammad), and those of you (Muslims) who are in authority. (And) if you differ in anything amongst yourselves, refer it to Allah and His Messenger, if you believe in Allah and in the Last Day. That is better and more suitable for final determination. [Surah An-Nisaa. Ayaat 58-59]

Imam Muhammad Ibn Saalih al-Uthaymeen [may Allah have mercy upon him] said: The scholars say that the first verse was revealed regarding the rulers – that it is obligated on them to render back the trusts to those whom they are due and that when they judge between the people they do so with justice. The second verse was revealed regarding those under the ruler’s authority, the armies, and other than them- that it is obligated to them to obey the rulers who establish justice in their distributions, rulings, military expeditions, and other affairs, except when they command one to commit an act of disobedience to Allah, because there cannot be obedience to the creation in disobedience to Allah. And if they differ in any matter, they should return to the book of Allah and the Sunnah of His Messenger. If the rulers do not do this, then they are only obeyed in that which is in agreement with obedience to Allah and His Messenger, their rights are fulfilled just as Allah and His Messenger commanded and they are aided in righteousness and piety, but not in sin and transgression”. [5]

The Imam stated: Siyaasah means to regulate the affairs of the citizens. It has jurisdiction over the individual’s behaviour and society as a whole. It involves Islamic jurisprudence by way of which the rulers are facilitated with knowledge and understanding of the rulings related to looking after the affairs of the state, its set-ups, and Shariah principles. [6]

The Imam also stated: What is intended by ‘Separation between religion and Siyaasah’ is that the ruler can do what he wants based on what he thinks is a means of fulfilling (responsibilities related to) affairs of the state, whether it agrees with Shariah or not; or even if what he does is based on the judgment of the religion, because the meaning of separation is to distinguish between two things and give them specific definitions. Therefore, in relation to this, the ruler looks at what he considers to be beneficial even if it opposes the Shari’ah. There is no doubt that this is a false and sinful statement because the religion itself is Siyaasah and Siyaasah itself is the religion, but what we mean by Siyaasah is the Siyaasah that is based on equity and not oppression. The religion of Islam came to bring about well-being [and upright conduct] for the people in their behaviour towards their Lord and between themselves. It establishes the Rights of Allah, rights for the people- rights for parents, relatives, wives, and Muslims – in general. And even for non-Muslims, Islam has given them rights that are well-known to the scholars. It laid down the means and conditions for war and peace-making, punishments for crimes – some of which are determined by way of specific texts and some are left to the jurisdiction of the ruler, as well as other affairs which clearly shows that Islam in its entirety is Siyaasah. The root of this word Siyaasah is Saa’is and that is the person who is responsible for looking after the affairs of animals – fulfilling that which brings them well-being and repelling that which will harm them. This is Siyaasah. We find this meaning when we contemplate on affairs of the religion, and that Allah has legislated – for the servants – things without which humans will not be able to establish [a fruitful, stable, orderly, safe] life, and forbade them from things that will corrupt their state of affairs – either affecting everyone or specific individuals. Therefore, in reality, the entire religion is Siyaasah. And we are certain that anyone who separates Siyaasah from the Religion and establishes Siyaasah based on what he sees fit and what he forbids, then indeed his Siyaasah is corrupt, and it will cause more harm than good. If it rectifies one affair based on his limited [or deficient] opinions, then indeed it greatly corrupts from another angle. So, this makes it incumbent that one contemplates the state of affairs of those who base their Siyaasah on their desires and opinions and become distanced from the religion of Islam, you will find -after contemplating – that either all that Siyaasah is corrupt or most of it, and that if it rectifies an affair from one angle, it corrupts from another angle. So, based on this, the separation between Siyaasah and Religion is a sinful deed and it is obligated to the one who seeks to rectify himself and others that he does so only based on the religion of Islam. [7]

Footnote c: Allah [The Exalted] said:

وَكَذَٲلِكَ نُوَلِّى بَعۡضَ ٱلظَّـٰلِمِينَ بَعۡضَۢا بِمَا كَانُواْ يَكۡسِبُونَ

And thus We do make the Zalimun (polytheists and wrong-doers, etc.) Auliya’ (supporters and helpers) one to another (in committing crimes etc.) because of that which they used to earn. [Surah Al-An’aam. Ayah 129]

[1] Translator: Shaikh Abu Iyaad. NobleQur’an

[2] An Excerpt from Tafseer as-Sadi. Slightly paraphrased

[3]An Excerpt from “As-Sahyuniyyah An-Nasraaniyyah, Diraasah Fee Daw’i Al-Aqeedah Al-islaamiyyah”. pages 298-304

[4]An Excerpt from “Dar Ta’aarud Al-Aql Wan-Naql”. 9/17-18

[5] An Excerpt from ‘As-Siyaasah Ash-Shar’iyyah. pages 16-18]

[6]At-taleeq Alaa As-Siyaasah Ash-Shar’iyyah. Slightly paraphrased. Page 5

[7] https://binothaimeen.net/content/7366. Paraphrased

[10] Zionism – [Intoxication with desire for control and an absence of sound rectification]

Written by Abdullah Jallow on December 30, 2023. Posted in Contemporary Issues, Deviated Callers & Individuals, Deviated Groups, Sects and Parties, Morals and Manners - 'Akhlaaq', Refutations, Sin.

In The Name of Allah, The Most Merciful, The Bestower of Mercy.

Allah [The Exalted] said:

وَإِذَا قُلۡتُمۡ فَٱعۡدِلُواْ وَلَوۡ ڪَانَ ذَا قُرۡبَىٰ‌ۖ

And when you testify, be just, even if (it concerns) a near relative. [1]

https://abuiyaad.com/w/king-faisal-zionism?s=35

The Balfour Declaration:

Historians of that period mention that it was the Jewish Zionist Chaim Weizman who drafted the wording of that pledge (i.e. the Balfour declaration) and presented it to British Foreign Secretary Arthur James Balfour, who in turn presented it to the British government, which ratified it, in exchange for international Zionism supporting the “Allied War Effort”, and involve America on the side of the allies, and for Balfour’s biblical doctrine and his government. The Balfour Declaration affirmed the British Mandate under the supervision of the League of Nations, which is the basis from which the United Nations developed and remains to this day. [Footnote a] The main body of this organisation was under the control of the Christian and Jewish Zionists, and the Supreme Council of Political Leaders held in San Remo in the year 1920 approved the draft Mandate.

The British agreement on Palestine, which was formulated by the Jewish Zionists in cooperation with the Christian Zionists, and the British Mandate included the following: “Palestine will be placed in administrative, political, and economic conditions that guarantee the establishment of the Jewish national homeland. The Mandate will encourage Jewish migration to Palestine and the settlement of Jews in the Palestinian territories. The government will pledge to form a Jewish organisation to look after the affairs of the Jews in Palestine and throughout the world, and monitor the formation of the national homeland provided that the Jewish organisation when granting project concessions gives precedence to investing the natural wealth in Palestine”, and the fanatical Zionist Herbert Samuel was made the High Commissioner for the Mandate in Palestine by the League of nations.

When Britain’s mission to strengthen the Jews in Palestine ended, it transferred the matter to the United Nations so that the Christian and Jewish Zionists could take over. It announced in a historical memorandum that it was abandoning the Mandate and was leaving Palestine on May 15, 1948. And (prior to that) when the matter was presented to the United Nations in 1947, they decided to divide Palestine between Arabs and Jews, and that the Jerusalem and Bethlehem areas were to be regarded as international zones. The major Zionist countries (at the time), America, Britain, France, and Russia, agreed to this. This division gave the Jews the fertile lands and brought them to Umm al-Rashrash on the Gulf of Aqaba, in order to disconnect the Arab and Muslim lands in Asia and Africa from it. Certainly, the British Christian Zionists began the practical implementation with the support of the United Nations regarding that promise it made to the Zionists and then through the mandate for Palestine- facilitated the migration of the Jews to it and assisted them in controlling it. They seized and handed it over to them under the protectorship of the United Nations, and announced the establishment of a Jewish state on May 15, 1948, with the support of Europe and America. This is why the Zionist Chaim Weizman, who served as the first president of the State of Israel after its establishment in 1948 chose London as the Global Headquarters of Zionism with exhortation from all British political circles.

It is worth noting that Theodor Herzl stated before Weizmann, saying, “The first moment I joined the Zionist movement, my eyes turned to England because of the general circumstances I saw that England was the fulcrum that could move the crane” (i.e. the main country to promote the Zionist Movement). Nevertheless, the Christian and Jewish Zionists had a very strong influence in Britain, therefore, this political union (i.e. the UK) had a very great and major impact in establishing a state for the Jews in Palestine, protected and defended it – in the past – in many plans and events, and this is still present and its increased is clearly manifest in recent years. [Footnote b] [3]

Footnote a: Shaikh Saalih Aala Ash-Shaikh [may Allah preserve him] said, “After the Second World War, they wanted to establish a new world order by way of which the major powers would be able to control all countries. At times this control is cultural, sometimes through strong opinions and the exercise of freedoms at other times, and power is exercised through interference in the affairs of the countries in which they want to interfere”.

Footnote b: After Shaikh Abu Iyaad [may Allah preserve him] presented the Shariah proofs regarding the rules of war as opposed to the war crimes of the Zionists, he stated: “Upon this, to answer the eternally unanswered question of Piers Morgan, “Do you condemn Hamas?” We condemn everyone who opposes the Divine Legislation by killing innocent civilians, including non-combatant men, the elderly, women, children, priests, monks, and the likes, no matter who they are, Muslim or non-Muslim, whether ISIS, al-Qaeda, Hamas, Boko Haram or Benjamin Mileikowsky, the IDF, Settlers, and their likes.

Our condemnation is on the basis that such actions are unjust and oppose Divine Legislation and not because of the race or ethnicity or religion of the perpetrators, and thus we are able to maintain moral consistency and integrity. This is unlike Western politicians who are able to swiftly condemn Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, and support Ukraine (the invaded and occupied in this case) with money and weapons for resistance, but unwilling to condemn the genocide and ethnic cleansing of Gazans, while supporting the Mileikowsky regime with bombs, missiles, and military hardware to facilitate the execution of that genocide and ethnic cleansing.

https://abuiyaad.com/a/amalekite-genocide-doctrine-gaza

[1] Translator: Shaikh Abu Iyaad. NobleQur’an

[2] An Excerpt from Tafseer as-Sadi. Slightly paraphrased

[3]An Excerpt from “As-Sahyuniyyah An-Nasraaniyyah, Diraasah Fee Daw’i Al-Aqeedah Al-islaamiyyah”. pages 295-297

[9] Zionism – [Intoxication with desire for control and an absence of sound rectification]

Written by Abdullah Jallow on December 30, 2023. Posted in Contemporary Issues, Deviated Callers & Individuals, Deviated Groups, Sects and Parties, Methodology - 'Manhaj', Morals and Manners - 'Akhlaaq', Refutations, Sin.

In The Name of Allah, The Most Merciful, The Bestower of Mercy.

Allah [The Exalted] said:
وَإِذَا قُلۡتُمۡ فَٱعۡدِلُواْ وَلَوۡ ڪَانَ ذَا قُرۡبَىٰ‌ۖ

And when you testify, be just, even if (it concerns) a near relative. [1]

https://abuiyaad.com/w/king-faisal-zionism?s=35

There is another Christian Zionist who aided Balfour and aided him in issuing his Zionist promise to the Jews [i.e. those Jews that ascribe to Zionism], and that was the Christian Zionist David Lloyd George, who became Prime Minister of England in 1916. Indeed, he clearly stated that his knowledge of the history of the Jews, and the names of Jewish places in Palestine, is more than his knowledge of the history of his country. His admiration for (Balfour) directed him towards Zionism.

Indeed, the importance of the Balfour Declaration from a Zionist political point of view sits tight on Britain’s official recognition of the existence of a nation for Jewish people. This was internationally recognised after the consolidation of the pledge through the process of the English Mandate over Palestine, after its approval at the San Remo Conference in 1920, and through the guarantee of the League of Nations in 1922. The Jewish Zionist Chaim Weizman said, “Do you think that Balfour was responding to us when he gave us the promise of establishing a national homeland in Palestine? No, the man was responding to religious belief by way of the teachings of the Old Testament”. [Footnote a] The promise was a letter sent by Balfour to the Jew Rothschild. It was expressed on November 2, 1917, in the text as follows: “Dear Lord Rothschild, it pleases me a lot to finalise with you, on behalf of His Majesty’s Government, the following statement: “In our close affinity with the wish of the Jews and Zionism, which have been presented and approved by the Council of Ministers, His Majesty’s Government considers with special privilege the establishment of a national home for the Jewish people in Palestine, and will do everything possible within its power to facilitate the achievement of this goal, and it shall be clearly understood that nothing shall be done which may infringe on the civil rights of non-Jewish groups resident in Palestine, [Footnote b] or the rights and legal status enjoyed by Jews in any European country. I owe you a debt of gratitude if you would communicate this statement to the Union. The loyal Zionist Arthur Balfour”.

This is why Chaim Weizman said, “Britain embraced the Zionist movement and took it upon itself to fulfil its idea”.

It is worth bearing in mind that this statement proclaimed by Britain was with the knowledge and approval of the Allies – officially approved by France in February 1918 and Italy in May, and preceded by negotiations in London between Jewish leaders, Britain, the French, and Italian governments. And regarding the promise to the Jews to establish a homeland in Palestine, it was officially approved in London, Paris, and Rome, and the publication of this approval was delayed until late October 1917. Also, the government of the United States of America and Tsarist Russia hastened to honour this promise. [3] [end of quote]

Footnote a: Maybe Balfour would not have followed this path if he had not been raised on this erroneous narrative- from a young age – from an abrogated and distorted Scripture. This emphasises the importance of sound nurturing even more, particularly in relation to sound creed. Al-Allaamah Abdullaah Bin Muhammad Bin Humayd [may Allah have mercy upon him] said: “We say that children are the most important part of the family, so they must be taught what benefits them and are distanced from evil companions. Teaching them necessitates that which the Book and the Sunnah necessitate in their religious affairs so that they are nurtured upon a sound, beneficial, and good nurturing. We do not say that it is prohibited to study the beneficial worldly sciences because the religion of Islaam does not prohibit it, such as the knowledge of medicine, economics, business, and its likes. However, these affairs come after the rectification of the creed and after being [acquainted with] the knowledge of Tawheed. This is what is specified as an obligation”. “It is obligated to teachers to implant the true creed in the hearts of the young generation. They should clarify -for them- the wisdom, beauty, and underlying reasons behind the rulings of the Islamic law until their hearts grow in Imaan and radiate with its light so that they become upright and benefit their country, governments, Islamic Nation, its people, and the Religion. Therefore, the teacher who teaches your child should be an upright example for his pupils. They take him as an example in fulfilling the commands of Allah and in his manners”. “However, if his teacher is one of the corrupters, the enemies of Allah, His Messenger, the religion of Islaam, and the Muslim lands, (the student) will follow his footsteps because a student treads upon the fundamental principles of the teacher”. [4]

Footnote b: The truth about non-Jewish people’s rights in Palestine is as far away as the moon; instead, many Western politicians stand by whilst successive Zionist governments, especially the Netanyahu’s Zionist/Far-right government, slaughter and treat Palestinians in the most savage and cruel ways possible. Read articles by Shaikh Abu Iyaad [may Allah preserve him]. Rules of Fighting in the Sharīʿah of Islām Compared to the Amalekite Genocide and Ethnic Cleansing Doctrine Invoked by Polish Jew Benjamin Mileikowsky Against Palestinian Arab Semites: https://abuiyaad.com/a/amalekite-genocide-doctrine-gaza

UN expert warns of new instance of mass ethnic cleansing of Palestinians, calls for immediate ceasefire: https://abuiyaad.com/n/ben-shapiro-pathetic-jew-haters

[1] Translator: Shaikh Abu Iyaad. NobleQur’an

[2] An Excerpt from Tafseer as-Sadi. Slightly paraphrased

[3]An Excerpt from “As-Sahyuniyyah An-Nasraaniyyah, Diraasah Fee Daw’i Al-Aqeedah Al-islaamiyyah”. pages 292-294

[4] An Excerpt from “Al-Fataawaa Wad-Duroos Fil Masjid Al-Haraam”. Pages 938-944

[3] “I have asked People of Knowledge and I have a Fatwa, and I am acting on the verdict”. [Make sure you are neither pursuing Aghaaleet nor Tubooliyyaat]

Written by Salafi Dawah Manchester on December 30, 2023. Posted in Contemporary Issues, Da'wah - Calling To Islam, Methodology - 'Manhaj', Morals and Manners - 'Akhlaaq', Purification of The Soul, Refutations, Scholars of Islam, Seeking Knowledge, Worship - 'Ibaadah'.

In The Name of Allah, The Most Merciful, The Bestower of Mercy.

The Aghaaleet

Imaam Al-Awzaa’ee [may Allah have mercy upon him] said, “If Allah wishes to deprive a servant of His blessing of knowledge [Footnote a], He places the Aghaaleet on his tongue”. [1] The Aghaaleet are the odd and difficult subject matters. [2]

The Aghaaleet are the issues in which many err, thus triggering evil and temptation- neither beneficial to the religion nor appear (for discussion), but rather they are initiated in matters that have not taken place (i.e. pursued based on speculation, conjecture, fruitless debate, etc); hated that one burdens himself with and delves deeply into them, whilst it is something a person can do without; ambiguous to people nor understood, things said that are not made clear from which problems arise, and affairs become confusing to people. Abdullah Ibn Mas’ud [may Allah be pleased with him], “I warn you about (unwarranted) length and complexity in speech”- meaning, with regards to the complex, vague issues. [3]

The Tuboobiyyaat

Imaam Muhammad Ibn Saaleh Al-Uthaymeen [may Allaah have mercy upon him] said: [الطبوليات ] are those Masaa’il [affairs related to the religion] by way of which fame is sought. They are called Tubooliyyaat because it is similar to a Tabl (drum) which has a sound and an echo. So when an odd affair comes to the people and a (person) becomes famous by way of it, then it becomes as if it is the sound of a drum. [4]

[Footnote a]: This can occur due to a hidden plot in one’s heart [5], one turning away from guidance and behaving as if he does not know Allaah’s guidance [6]; turning away from Allaah’s reminder, which he revealed to his Messenger, turning away from understanding it and pondering upon it, and that which Allaah intends by way of it, so Allaah leaves such a person with his devil as a punishment – the devil that follows him. So, this devil becomes his ally [7] because none submits to Allah sincerely and truthfully, and performs the deeds of the people of Jannah, except that Allaah will never abandon him. [8] Such a person was not compelled to go astray, rather he made a choice, but his choice is under the Will of Allaah. We do not know what was in the hearts of those who deviated, so Allaah deviated their hearts; but we know – with absolute certainty – that Allaah passes Just Judgments and He does not do injustice to anything; rather it is the people who wrong themselves. [9]

[1] Jaami Bayaan Al-Ilm 1087

[2] Jaami Bayaan Al-Ilm. Number 2038

[3] (Awnul Ma’boob Sharh Sunan Abee Dawud. 5/64-65. Daar kotub Al-Ilmiyyah. 1st edition 1419AH. 1998) (Taghleedh Al-Malaam Alaa Al-Mutasrri’een Ilaa Al-Fityaa Wa Taghyeer Al-Ahkaam. page 28 By Shaikh Hamood At-Tuwayjiree)]

https://binbaz.org.sa/fatwas/23502/%D9%85%D8%B9%D9%86%D9%89-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A7%D8%BA%D9%84%D9%88%D8%B7%D8%A7%D8%AA-%D9%88%D9%87%D9%84-%D8%B5%D8%AD-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%86%D9%87%D9%89-%D8%B9%D9%86%D9%87%D8%A7

[4] Sharh Hilya Taalib Al-Ilm. Page 19

[5] Sharh Arba’een page 87-88. 1st edition. 1424 (2003)- Imaam Muhammad Ibn Saalih Al-Uthaymeen (rahimahullaah)

[6] Zaadul Maseer. Tafseer Surah Az-Zukhruf Ayah 36

[7]Al-Jawaab Al-Kaafee 136-137. By Imaam Ibnul Qayyim (rahimahullaah)

[8] Sharh Arba’een page 88. 1st edition. 1424 (2003)- Imaam Muhammad Ibn Saalih Al-Uthaymeen (rahimahullah)

[9] Sharh Al-Arba’een pages 55-56- 1st edition 1428 (2007)-by Shaikh Saaleh Aala Ash-Shaikh.

[8] Zionism – [Intoxication with desire for control and an absence of sound rectification]

Written by Abdullah Jallow on December 29, 2023. Posted in Contemporary Issues, Deviated Callers & Individuals, Deviated Groups, Sects and Parties, Morals and Manners - 'Akhlaaq', Refutations.

In The Name of Allah, The Most Merciful, The Bestower of Mercy.

Allah [The Exalted] said:

وَإِذَا قُلۡتُمۡ فَٱعۡدِلُواْ وَلَوۡ ڪَانَ ذَا قُرۡبَىٰ‌ۖ
And when you testify, be just, even if (it concerns) a near relative. [a]

(Theodor) Herzl had several meetings with both the Christian Zionist Lawrence Oliphant and the Christian Zionist William Hechler in the long series of cooperation between Jewish and Christian Zionism, as Jewish Zionism emerged as an open organization, starting from its first conference in August 1897. Its conference approved the Zionist political program, which does not differ in some of its provisions from the calls of the Christian Zionists, especially regarding the settlement of the Jews in Palestine and the establishment of a state for them therein, recognized by the countries of the world. Thus, Jewish and Christian Zionism have agreed together, until today, to work to transform Muslim Arab Palestine into a Jewish state. [Footnote I]

Furthermore, the colonial politician Joseph Chamberlain 1836-1914, who was a member of Gladstone’s government, then resigned from it and assumed the Colonial Ministry from 1895-1903, held a meeting with the founder of Jewish Zionism, Theodor Herzl, in London, and proposed to him the establishment of a Jewish state in Al-Arish or Uganda. One of the most enthusiastic Europeans in serving global Zionism, seeking after their interests and ambitions was Arthur James Balfour (1848-1930), who held several political positions in Britain. He was Minister of the Exchequer, then Prime Minister from 1902-1905, then Minister of War from 1915-1916, then Minister of Foreign Affairs from 1916-1922, where he issued in this capacity his famous declaration, and after the Balfour declaration on November 2, 1917, when it was stipulated that the British government pledges to establish a nation for the Jews in Palestine.

His niece, the biographer of his life, Blanche Dugadel, says, “(Arthur) Balfour was influenced from an early age by studying the Torah in the church, and the more he became accustomed to it, the more his admiration for Jewish philosophy increased, and he always spoke with interest about it, and I still remember that, in my childhood, I quoted from him the view that Christianity and its civilization owe a lot to Judaism, but they have befouled this religion in the ugliest image”. One of the Zionists spoke about the life of Balfour and described him as saying that his most prominent Biblical beliefs that he inherited in his childhood, and upon which he was raised in one of the Scottish Evangelical churches, are “God’s chosen people, their right to the Promised Land, and the fulfillment of prophecy, by gathering the Jews, in the State of Israel in Palestine”. [Footnote II]

In the year 1906, he [Balfour – the Christian Zionist] met with the Jewish Zionist Chaim Weizmann in a Manchester Hotel and stressed to him the need for Christianity to provide all its capabilities to the Jews, in order to achieve the opportunity to return to their homeland. Peter Grosz -a Christian Zionist, one of the employees of the Planning Committee at the Ministry of State, during the era of US President Jimmy Carter, and Director of Middle East Studies at the Council on Foreign Relations, in New York – said about him, “Balfour had a better understanding of Zionist ambitions than Herzl. It is reported that Balfour used to say, “If a homeland must be found for the Jewish people, it is futile to search for any place other than Palestine”. Balfour announced after his departure from Washington, in May 1917, saying, “I am a Zionist”. This was after he finalised the declaration named after him, following his meeting with American President Wilson and his meeting with the Jewish Zionist judge Louis Brandeis. [1]

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Footnote I: There is no doubt that Zionists are oppressive thieves, yet many, if not all, Muslim rulers have called for a two-state solution in order to protect Palestinian blood and honour. This matter, however, is not left to activists, militant organisations, Iran’s Raafidah, and their so-called axis of resistance; rather, it is returned to the Salafi Scholars and rulers to determine. Allah [The Exalted] said:

وَإِذَا جَآءَهُمۡ أَمۡرٌ۬ مِّنَ ٱلۡأَمۡنِ أَوِ ٱلۡخَوۡفِ أَذَاعُواْ بِهِۦ‌ۖ وَلَوۡ رَدُّوهُ إِلَى ٱلرَّسُولِ وَإِلَىٰٓ أُوْلِى ٱلۡأَمۡرِ مِنۡہُمۡ لَعَلِمَهُ ٱلَّذِينَ يَسۡتَنۢبِطُونَهُ ۥ مِنۡہُمۡ‌ۗ وَلَوۡلَا فَضۡلُ ٱللَّهِ عَلَيۡڪُمۡ وَرَحۡمَتُهُ ۥ لَٱتَّبَعۡتُمُ ٱلشَّيۡطَـٰنَ إِلَّا قَلِيلاً۬

When there comes to them some matter touching (public) safety or fear, they make it known (among the people), if only they had referred it to the Messenger or to those charged with authority among them, the proper investigators would have understood it from them (directly). Had it not been for the Grace and Mercy of Allah upon you, you would have followed Shaitan (Satan), save a few of you. [Surah Al-Nisa. Ayah 83]

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Footnote II: Maybe Balfour would not have followed this path if he had not been raised on this erroneous narrative- from a young age – from an abrogated and distorted Scripture. This emphasises the importance of sound nurturing even more, particularly in relation to sound creed. Al-Allaamah Abdullaah Bin Muhammad Bin Humayd [may Allah have mercy upon him] said: “We say that children are the most important part of the family, so they must be taught what benefits them and are distanced from evil companions. Teaching them necessitates that which the Book and the Sunnah necessitate in their religious affairs so that they are nurtured upon a sound, beneficial, and good nurturing. We do not say that it is prohibited to study the beneficial worldly sciences because the religion of Islaam does not prohibit it, such as the knowledge of medicine, economics, business, and its likes. However, these affairs come after the rectification of the creed and after being [acquainted with] the knowledge of Tawheed. This is what is specified as an obligation”. “It is obligated to teachers to implant the true creed in the hearts of the young generation. They should clarify -for them- the wisdom, beauty, and underlying reasons behind the rulings of the Islamic law until their hearts grow in Imaan and radiate with its light so that they become upright and benefit their country, governments, Islamic Nation, its people, and the Religion. Therefore, the teacher who teaches your child should be an upright example for his pupils. They take him as an example in fulfilling the commands of Allah and in his manners”. “However, if his teacher is one of the corrupters, the enemies of Allah, His Messenger, the religion of Islaam, and the Muslim lands, (the student) will follow his footsteps because a student treads upon the fundamental principles of the teacher”. [2]

[a] Translator: Shaikh Abu Iyaad. NobleQur’an

[b] An Excerpt from Tafseer as-Sadi. Slightly paraphrased

[1]An Excerpt from “As-Sahyuniyyah An-Nasraaniyyah, Diraasah Fee Daw’i Al-Aqeedah Al-islaamiyyah”. pages 290-292

[2] An Excerpt from “Al-Fataawaa Wad-Duroos Fil Masjid Al-Haraam”. Pages 938-944