The reminder benefits the believer. Set the Hereafter As high as possible Back of your mind Deep inside the heart As you can see it clearly infront of you The world and what in it will follow. Ya Rabbi Ya ALLAH help me.. None can help me Except You.
Friday, 4 June 2010
Talk with LL4G representative from Malaysia in Irbid.
Ashwad Ismail, Encik Muhammad Nizam Awang, Ust Hasanuddin Mohd Yunus, Ustaz Jamaluddin Ilyas, Dr Selamat Aliman & Dr Syed Muhammad Halim. Dan kanan sekali Ust Sulaiman Ismail (Pengarah Malaysian Student Department)..Alhamdulillah we the student of Irbid, Mafraq, Mu'tah and Amman get the chance to sit and listen the story of them during the hard times they had. There are all twelves person of them and Alhamdulillah they are all safe. Although they are safe, they are insist to get the title of syuhada, martyr because of Islam and ummah.
Ustaz Jamaluddin Ilyas told us that when they are in Mavi Marmara, every seconds they are in wudhuk, praying to Allah, recite the Quran and listen to the Sheikh Raid Salah tazkirah. He had advice us to be in wudhuk always and to pray in every conditionThe lecture can be listen in hidayatullah.com. In that very night, they have a rehearsal, wearing the life jacket. When they finished, they are told to pray solah repent to Allah if they did not do yet before they go to sleep. They did not sleep. Part of them used their time solah and others recite the holy Quran. Some of them are given the task to take every deck one meter a man to take a look the place they watched. As no one can not pass without their permission. Us. Jamaluddin said he saw a light of lamps, different with the other fotilla ships and on the dark sky 2 helicopters. After everyone had done the solatul fajr, Alhamdulillah. The sound of bullets was heard but he said there is no fear in his heart. Allahuakbar.
As the soldiers trying to go up, they without feeling panic, aimed the water to prevent them to go up but not intend to harm of course. Ustz also said that the soldiers was frightened only because they throw to them bottle. They scare death but not people in the ships. They want to be martyr. When the commandos descended from the helicopter a group of the turqi men only separate the commandos with his gun. That proves they intend no harm. People in the ship killed. Many were wounded. After the captain was caught, they were asked to sit and recite Quran by the captain. They were tied. The gun always aimed to them. Us. Jamaluddin said he was kicked by the commandos but Alhamdulillah he feel nothing.
The Zionist was also admitted that they were in international water as they refused to brought the wounded to the hospital. After that they all were brought to the prison in Gaza. There they were ask to sign empty paper and many documents but they all refused. The content was that they asked the Zionist to get released.
After hours the Malaysian people was release. Ustz also said that the mission is only to give the aids to the Gazans and will not enter the border without permission. They will wait with other ships. The Zionist either they give the permission or not will still condemned by world. That was the purpose. To break the siege and to open the world eyes into the true reality of what is happening in Gaza right now. They were denied their own right in their own land. The world is deceived by the media as the PR of Zionist spinning the fact. It is their method called hasbara. And only now, Hillary Clinton mentioned about to break the siege, give aids. And Mesir opened the gates.
Even the Gazans was oppressed still they can build ten thousand of huffaz every year. Ma sha ALLAH. A great generation of Islam iALLAH.
To read detailed talk with them you can read here langitilahi.com
Thursday, 3 June 2010
Faktor yang membantu untuk hafal al-Quran.
It is Not IMPOSSIBLE with CONSISTENT and PERSISTENT.
Timbul kagum dan cemburu pada hafiz dan hafizah Quran. Mereka berpeluang dan berjaya untuk menghafal kalamullah. Subhanallah. Faedah yang mereka dapat bukan sahaja di dunia malah di akhirat. ALLAH pun sayang. Apalagi yang lebih besar maknanya bila ALLAH sayang dan pandang. Rahmat dan redha ALLAH yang kita cari untuk selamat dunia akhirat..
Kita semua ingin punya akhlak yang indah seperti Rasulullah dan para sahabat, memperbaiki hati supaya menjadi hati yang sejahtera, aman putih bersih tanpa titik hitam untuk berjumpa dengan ALLAH S.W.T. Pabila kalamullah didalam hati dan redha ALLAH dicari sudah pasti maksud itu tercapai..In sha ALLAH. Kepada ALLAH jua kita minta untuk dikuatkan hati untuk menghafal al-Quran menghapus rasa ragu, takut, putus asa. Mujahadah yang berterusan melawan pengaruh negatif dari dalam diri atau sekeliling. Hanya kepada ALLAH kita meminta. Moga ALLAH membantu hambanya yang ingin menghafal kalamNYA.
Firman ALLAH S.W.T ayat 17 dari surah al-Qamar yang bermaksud: “Dan sungguh, telah kami mudahkan al-Quran untuk peringatan, maka adakah orang yang ingin mengambil pelajaran.” Daripada ayat surah al-Qamar ini al-Qurtubi berkata : Ayat ini bermaksud “ Kami telah menjadikan al-Quran itu mudah untuk dihafal dan Kami akan menolong sesiapa yang mahu menghafal. Jadi adakah sesiapa yang ingin menghafalnya supaya Kami dapat menolong dia?” Ini merupakan salah satu pendorong bagi sesiapa yang ingin hafal al-Quran.
Untuk menghafal Quran perlukan mujahadah. Kesungguhan yang kuat. Bukan berhenti setakat menghafal sahaja. Tapi tahu ilmu tafsir, asbabun nuzul ayat supaya lagi banyak istifadah kebaikan yang kita dapat. Supaya berbeza dengan orang Yahudi yang ALLAH beri kitab kepada mereka namun ianya sia-sia kerana mereka tidak mempelajarinya setakat hafalan sahaja.
Diantara faktor-faktor yang membantu untuk menghafal al-Quran:
1) Mentauhidkan ALLAH S.W.T.
Sesiapa yang mentauhidkan ALLAH S.W.T, DIA akan membuka segala pintu kebaikan dan yang paling utama diantara pintu-pintu itu adalah menghafal al-Quran.
2) Ikhlas pada niat.
Bagi sesiapa yang ingin hafal kalamullah perlu menyucikan hati daripada perkara buruk dan jadikan niat itu ikhlas HANYA kerana ALLAH S.W.T. supaya ALLAH permudahkan jalan untuk menghafal.
3) Doa merupakan sebab yang paling utama membantu dalam penghafalan kerana Nabi Muhammad S.A.W bersabda: “ Doa itu merupakan ibadat” . Riwayat Abu Daud no 1479. Baginda menyuruh kita untuk yakin bahawa doa itu diterima. Baginda bersabda “Berdoalah kepada ALLAH dengan yakin akan dimakbulkan olehNya,dan ketahuilah ALLAH tidak akan mengabulkan doa dari hati yang lalai dan lengah.” Riwayat al-Bukhari no 7477. Seperti yang dikatakan “ sesiapa yang berterusan mengetuk pintu, pintu itu akan terbuka untuknya. Perbanyakkan doa.
4) Minta keampunan.
Kita lupa apa yang dihafal kerana dosa yang dilakukan. Oleh sebab itu kita kena banyakkan istighfar. Ibn Mas’ood r.a berkata, “Aku mengira seseorang itu lupa ilmu yang dia telah belajar kerana dosa yang dilakukan.”
5) Membersihkan jiwa daripada akhlak buruk.
6) Niat untuk memperbaiki hati dan bersihkan jiwa dengan pembelajaran/penghafalan tersebut.
7) Peruntukkan masa yang khusus untuk menghafal.
8) Dapatkan kawan untuk wujudkan persaingan supaya rasa ada orang lain yang mendahului kita dalam buat perkara baik ini. Untuk membantu menaikkan semangat meneruskan penghafalan.
9) Jangan meninggalkan membaca/tilawah al-Quran kerana sibuk menghafal kerana melihat mushaf memastikan betulnya hafalan dan menjadikan kita mengingati dan tadabbur berfikir sehingga hati kita hidup dengan setiap ayat.
10) Solat hajat dimana kita minta pada ALLAH pertolongan, ketepatan dalam menghafal dan juga ikhlas. Juga solat taubat supaya dosa kita tidak menghalang kita untuk menghafal al-Quran.
11) Baca tafsir ayat yang ingin dihafal kerana ia membantu untuk mengukuhkan ayat itu dalam ingatan.
12) Jadualkan penghafalan. Tetapkan ayat yang ingin dihafal mengikut kemampuan setiap hari.
13) Berdamping dengan sheikh atau sheikhah supaya tidak silap dalam hafalan.
14) Kekal dengan hanya satu mushaf untuk menghafal sehingga mampu untuk mengingati kedudukan ayat dan surah.
15) Sentiasa berzikir pagi dan petang dan baca doa lindungi diri dari rancangan syaitan yang menjadi sebab ALLAH berikan perlindungan diambil dari al-Quran dan Sunnah.
16) Berusaha seboleh mungkin untuk solat dengan ayat yang telah dihafal pada hari tersebut dalam solat sunat atau fardhu supaya hafazan mengakar kuat dalam ingatan.
17) Qiyamullail. Tahajjud pada sepertiga akhir malam merupakan waktu yang penuh rahmat dimana ALLAH S.W.T turun ke langit dunia sepertimana direkodkan dalam Sohihain, “ Siapakah yang mahu berdoa kepadaKU nescaya AKU menerima doanya. Siapakah yang mahu meminta kepadaKU, nescaya AKU berikan. Siapakah yang mahu memohon ampun kepadaKU, nescaya AKU mengampunkannya. Jadi kita minta ALLAH S.W.T mengampunkan dosa kita dan memuliakan kita dengan penghafalan al-Quran.
18) Utamakan al-Quran atas perkara yang lain dengan memulakan belajar dengan mengingat kembali apa yang dihafal kemudian sibukkan diri dengan ilmu lain.
19) Jika gagal untuk mengingati hafazan atau terlepas rutin harian dalam baca al-Quran penalise diri dengan melakukan amalan dibenarkan seperti puasa, sedekah, qiyamullail,etc.
20) Sedar bahawa menghafal al-Quran merupakan langkah pertama mencari ilmu kerana al-Quran membuka pintu ilmu pengetahuan malah al-Quran membuka semua pintu kebaikan di dunia dan akhirat.
21) Tidak mula menghafal sehinggalah membaca dengan tepat dan betul hukum tajwidnya supaya hafazan bebas dari kesalahan.
22) Berwaspada dengan perasaan bangga. Rasulullah S.A.W bersabda “ Sesiapa yang merendah diri kepada ALLAH S.W.T., ALLAH ‘azza wa jalla akan meninggikan dia.
23) Sempurnakan wudhuk dengan mengikuti sunnah Rasulullah S.A.W.
24) Berusaha untuk mendapatkan pengakhiran yang baik supaya kita mati dengan al-Quran di dalam hati dan dibangkitkan bersama golongan al-Quran.
25) Membayangkan kenikmatan syurga dan hukuman di dalam neraka. Jika kita tahu al-Quran merupakan penyelamat kita daripada siksa kubur dan neraka dan jika kita tahu pada hari perhitungan nanti kita akan naik tingkat-tingkat syurga dengan al-Quran, ini akan menjadi satu tolakan atau desakan yang kuat untuk menghafal al-Quran dari awal sehingga akhir supaya kita mencapai tingkat syurga yang tertinggi.In sha ALLAH.
The 99 Beautiful Names and Attributes of ALLAH S.W.T
AN EXPLANATION OF THE PERFECT NAMES AND ATTRIBUTES OF ALLAH
"He is Allah, the Creator, the Originator, The Fashioner; to Him belong the most beautiful names: whatever is in the heavens and on earth, do declare His praises and glory. And He is the Exalted in Might, The Wise. (Quran 59:24)
"The most beautiful names belong to God: so call on Him by them;..." (7:180)
It is not possible to perfectly translate the names and attributes of Allah from their original Arabic into English. However, here are some fairly close explanations.
^= letter ain of Arabic '= letter hamza of Arabic.
1. Allah
•Allah, He who has the Godhood which is the power to create the entities.
2. Ar-Rahmaan
o The Compassionate, The Beneficent, The One who has plenty of mercy for the believers and the blasphemers in this world and especially for the believers in the hereafter.
3. Ar-Raheem
o The Merciful, The One who has plenty of mercy for the believers.
4. Al-Malik
o The King, The Sovereign Lord, The One with the complete Dominion, the One Whose Dominion is clear from imperfection.
5. Al-Quddoos
o The Holy, The One who is pure from any imperfection and clear from children and adversaries.
6. As-Salaam
o The Source of Peace, The One who is free from every imperfection.
7. Al-Mu'min
o Guardian of Faith, The One who witnessed for Himself that no one is God but Him. And He witnessed for His believers that they are truthful in their belief that no one is God but Him.
8. Al-Muhaimin
o The Protector, The One who witnesses the saying and deeds of His creatures.
9. Al-^Azeez
o The Mighty, The Strong, The Defeater who is not defeated.
10. Al-Jabbaar
o The Compeller, The One that nothing happens in His Dominion except that which He willed.
11. Al-Mutakabbir
o The Majestic, The One who is clear from the attributes of the creatures and from resembling them.
12. Al-Khaaliq
o The Creator, The One who brings everything from non-existence to existence.
13. Al-Bari'
o The Evolver, The Maker, The Creator who has the Power to turn the entities.
14. Al-Musawwir
o The Fashioner, The One who forms His creatures in different pictures.
15. Al-Ghaffaar
o The Great Forgiver, The Forgiver, The One who forgives the sins of His slaves time and time again.
16. Al-Qahhaar
o The Subduer, The Dominant, The One who has the perfect Power and is not unable over anything.
17. Al-Wahhaab
o The Bestower, The One who is Generous in giving plenty without any return. He is everything that benefits whether Halal or Haram.
18. Al-Razzaaq
o The Sustainer, The Provider.
19. Al-Fattaah
o The Opener, The Reliever, The Judge, The One who opens for His slaves the closed worldy and religious matters.
20. Al-^Aleem
o The All-knowing, The Knowledgeable; The One nothing is absent from His knowledge.
21. Al-Qaabid
o The Constricter, The Retainer, The Withholder, The One who constricts the sustenance by His wisdomand expands and widens it with His Generosity and Mercy.
22. Al-Baasit
o The Expander, The Englarger, The One who constricts the sustenance by His wisdomand expands and widens it with His Generosity and Mercy.
23. Al-Khaafid
o The Abaser, The One who lowers whoever He willed by His Destruction and raises whoever He willed by His Endowment.
24. Ar-Raafi^
o The Exalter, The Elevator, The One who lowers whoever He willed by His Destruction and raises whoever He willed by His Endowment.
25. Al-Mu^iz
o The Honorer, He gives esteem to whoever He willed, hence there is no one to degrade Him; And He degrades whoever He willed, hence there is no one to give Him esteem.
26. Al-Muthil
o The Dishonorer, The Humiliator, He gives esteem to whoever He willed, hence there is no one to degrade Him; And He degrades whoever He willed, hence there is no one to give Him esteem.
27. As-Samee^
o The All-Hearing, The Hearer, The One who Hears all things that are heard by His Eternal Hearing without an ear, instrument or organ.
28. Al-Baseer
o The All-Seeing, The One who Sees all things that are seen by His Eternal Seeing without a pupil or any other instrument.
29. Al-Hakam
o The Judge, He is the Ruler and His judgment is His Word.
30. Al-^Adl
o The Just, The One who is entitled to do what He does.
31. Al-Lateef
o The Subtle One, The Gracious, The One who is kind to His slaves and endows upon them.
32. Al-Khabeer
o The Aware, The One who knows the truth of things.
33. Al-Haleem
o The Forebearing, The Clement, The One who delays the punishment for those who deserve it and then He might forgive them.
34. Al-^Azeem
o The Great One, The Mighty, The One deserving the attributes of Exaltment, Glory, Extolement, and Purity from all imperfection.
35. Al-Ghafoor
o The All-Forgiving, The Forgiving, The One who forgives a lot.
36. Ash-Shakoor
o The Grateful, The Appreciative, The One who gives a lot of reward for a little obedience.
37. Al-^Aliyy
o The Most High, The Sublime, The One who is clear from the attributes of the creatures.
38. Al-Kabeer
o The Most Great, The Great, The One who is greater than everything in status.
39. Al-Hafeez
o The Preserver, The Protector, The One who protects whatever and whoever He willed to protect.
40. Al-Muqeet
o The Maintainer, The Guardian, The Feeder, The Sustainer, The One who has the Power.
41. Al-Haseeb
o The Reckoner, The One who gives the satisfaction.
42. Aj-Jaleel
o The Sublime One, The Beneficent, The One who is attributed with greatness of Power and Glory of status.
43. Al-Kareem
o The Generous One, The Bountiful, The Gracious, The One who is attributed with greatness of Power and Glory of status.
44. Ar-Raqeeb
o The Watcher, The Watchful, The One that nothing is absent from Him. Hence it's meaning is related to the attribute of Knowledge.
45. Al-Mujeeb
o The Responsive, The Hearkener, The One who answers the one in need if he asks Him and rescues the yearner if he calls upon Him.
46. Al-Wasi^
o The Vast, The All-Embracing, The Knowledgeable.
47. Al-Hakeem
o The Wise, The Judge of Judges, The One who is correct in His doings.
48. Al-Wadood
o The Loving, The One who loves His believing slaves and His believing slaves love Him. His love to His slaves is His Will to be merciful to them and praise them: Hence its meaning is related to the attributes of the Will and Kalam (His attribute with which He orders and forbids and spoke to Muhammad and Musa -peace be upon them- . It is not a sound nor a language nor a letter.).
49. Al-Majeed
o The Most Glorious One, The Glorious, The One who is with perfect Power, High Status, Compassion, Generosity and Kindness.
50. Al-Ba^ith
o The Reserrector, The Raiser (from death), The One who resurrects His slaves after death for reward and/or punishment.
51. Ash-Shaheed
o The Witness, The One who nothing is absent from Him.
52. Al-Haqq
o The Truth, The True, The One who truly exists.
53. Al-Wakeel
o The Trustee, The One who gives the satisfaction and is relied upon.
54. Al-Qawiyy
o The Most Strong, The Strong, The One with the complete Power.
55. Al-Mateen
o The Firm One, The One with extreme Power which is un-interrupted and He does not get tired.
56. Al-Waliyy
o The Protecting Friend, The Supporter.
57. Al-Hameed
o The Praiseworthy, The praised One who deserves to be praised.
58. Al-Muhsee
o The Counter, The Reckoner, The One who the count of things are known to him.
59. Al-Mubdi'
o The Originator, The One who started the human being. That is, He created him.
60. Al-Mu^eed
o The Reproducer, The One who brings back the creatures after death.
61. Al-Muhyi
o The Restorer, The Giver of Life, The One who took out a living human from semen that does not have a soul. He gives life by giving the souls back to the worn out bodies on the resurrection day and He makes the hearts alive by the light of knowledge.
62. Al-Mumeet
o The Creator of Death, The Destroyer, The One who renders the living dead.
63. Al-Hayy
o The Alive, The One attributed with a life that is unlike our life and is not that of a combination of soul, flesh or blood.
64. Al-Qayyoom
o The Self-Subsisting, The One who remains and does not end.
65. Al-Waajid
o The Perceiver, The Finder, The Rich who is never poor. Al-Wajd is Richness.
66. Al-Waahid
o The Unique, The One, The One without a partner.
67. Al-Ahad
o The One.
68. As-Samad
o The Eternal, The Independent, The Master who is relied upon in matters and reverted to in ones needs.
69. Al-Qaadir
o The Able, The Capable, The One attributed with Power.
70. Al-Muqtadir
o The Powerful, The Dominant, The One with the perfect Power that nothing is withheld from Him.
71. Al-Muqaddim
o The Expediter, The Promoter, The One who puts things in their right places. He makes ahead what He wills and delays what He wills.
72. Al-Mu'akh-khir
o The Delayer, the Retarder, The One who puts things in their right places. He makes ahead what He wills and delays what He wills.
73. Al-'Awwal
o The First, The One whose Existence is without a beginning.
74. Al-'Akhir
o The Last, The One whose Existence is without an end.
75. Az-Zaahir
o The Manifest, The One that nothing is above Him and nothing is underneath Him, hence He exists without a place. He, The Exalted, His Existence is obvious by proofs and He is clear from the delusions of attributes of bodies.
76. Al-Baatin
o The Hidden, The One that nothing is above Him and nothing is underneath Him, hence He exists without a place. He, The Exalted, His Existence is obvious by proofs and He is clear from the delusions of attributes of bodies.
77. Al-Walee
o The Governor, The One who owns things and manages them.
78. Al-Muta^ali
o The Most Exalted, The High Exalted, The One who is clear from the attributes of the creation.
79. Al-Barr
o The Source of All Goodness, The Righteous, The One who is kind to His creatures, who covered them with His sustenance and specified whoever He willed among them by His support, protection, and special mercy.
80. At-Tawwaab
o The Acceptor of Repentance, The Relenting, The One who grants repentance to whoever He willed among His creatures and accepts his repentance.
81. Al-Muntaqim
o The Avenger, The One who victoriously prevails over His enemies and punishes them for their sins. It may mean the One who destroys them.
82. Al-^Afuww
o The Pardoner, The Forgiver, The One with wide forgiveness.
83. Ar-Ra'uf
o The Compassionate, The One with extreme Mercy. The Mercy of Allah is His will to endow upon whoever He willed among His creatures.
84. Malik Al-Mulk
o The Eternal Owner of Sovereignty, The One who controls the Dominion and gives dominion to whoever He willed.
85. Thul-Jalali wal-Ikram
o The Lord of Majesty and Bounty, The One who deserves to be Exalted and not denied.
86. Al-Muqsit
o The Equitable, The One who is Just in His judgment.
87. Aj-Jaami^
o The Gatherer, The One who gathers the creatures on a day that there is no doubt about, that is the Day of Judgment.
88. Al-Ghaniyy
o The Self-Sufficient, The One who does not need the creation.
89. Al-Mughni
o The Enricher, The One who satisfies the necessities of the creatures.
90. Al-Maani^
o The Preventer, The Withholder.
91. Ad-Daarr
o The Distresser, The One who makes harm reach to whoever He willed and benefit to whoever He willed.
92. An-Nafi^
o The Propitious, The One who makes harm reach to whoever He willed and benefit to whoever He willed.
93. An-Noor
o The Light, The One who guides.
94. Al-Haadi
o The Guide, The One whom with His Guidance His belivers were guided, and with His Guidance the living beings have been guided to what is beneficial for them and protected from what is harmful to them.
95. Al-Badi^
o The Incomparable, The One who created the creation and formed it without any preceding example.
96. Al-Baaqi
o The Everlasting, The One that the state of non-existence is impossible for Him.
97. Al-Waarith
o The Supreme Inheritor, The Heir, The One whose Existence remains.
98. Ar-Rasheed
o The Guide to the Right Path, The One who guides.
99. As-Saboor
o The Patient, The One who does not quickly punish the sinners.
"...There is nothing whatever like unto Him, and He is the One that hears and sees (all things). Qur'an [42:11]
(Arabic transliteration: Laysa Kamithlihi Shayun Wa Huwa As-Sami' ul-Basir)
NOTE:
Many different versions of the 99 names were found. Some other lists includes Al-Mu'tiy - The Bestower, The Giver and does not have Al-Ahad - The One. Another list did not have Al-Razzaaq -The Sustainer, The Provider but did have Al-Maajid The Noble, The One who is Majid.
Allah (subhanahu wa ta`ala)'s names are not limited to 99, which is a common misconception. There are a couple of evidences, one is the du`aa where one calls upon Allah by the names He (subhanahu wa ta`ala) has kept to Himself (obviously not taking these names since Allah has not revealed them to us); another is the fact that in the narrations of the famous ninety nine names hadith that do contain 99 names, the names are not consistent between narrations (for example, imam al-bayhaqi reports two versions of this hadith, with different 99 names in each). It is suggested by one commentator that the names were not explicitly stated by the rasul (sallallahu `alayhi wa sallam).
source:http://www.huda.tv/articles/miscellaneous-topics/213-the-99-attributes-of-allah
Tuesday, 1 June 2010
Mavi Marmara, Spreading the facts, Breaking the propaganda.
The HASBARA(propaganda) which the Zionist say out loud to the world in their way to make the attack on Mavi Marmara a permissible act have to be uncovered. In 1992, Yuval Rutem an ambassador for Israel country explained that in the future Israel's hasbara efforts abroad would focus on media communications, saying, "You won't see those five-color brochures with arrows and diagrams explaining why the PLO is bad," he quiped. "A year from now, we'll be in the studios at 20/20, convincing the producer to present positive stories about us. American[sic] has moved to the electronic age. People don't read pamphlets, they watch TV." It is so crucial to letting people know the evidence for the end of this story no one can say that this attack is legal. That the Israel government have rights to attack.
FACT CHECK
Weapons On Board the Flotilla
Deputy Foreign Minister Daniel Ayalon said Monday morning that the pro-Palestinian activists on the flotilla sailing to the Gaza Strip were carrying weapons on board [Source]
RESPONSE: Nothing could be further from truth. The ships had discharged from Turkey after the government checked for weapons. Forget the Turkish claims; common sense dictates that symbolism of peaceful resistance that the flotilla mission was engaging in would not allow the presence of weapons. Finally, the video released by the IDF itself shows that those on board were using miscellaneous items to fight off the soldiers (pirates), not any arms.
“Allegations that there were weapons aboard the Turkish ship are baseless,” Fevzi Gulcan, the head of customs at the Mediterranean port city of Antalya, said on Monday. He added that passengers had been allowed to board the Mavi Marmara ship after they were searched and scanned via X-Ray, the Anatolia news agency reported.” [Source]
Israel Acted in Self-Defense
“Israel, though, insists its forces fired in self-defense. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says they had to “defend their lives, or they would have been killed.” [Source]
RESPONSE: Like all the “self-defense” claims that Israel as one of the world’s mightiest military power makes against kids with stones, this one doesn’t fly either. See the video below released by none other than the IDF. Let’s assume for argument’s sake, that the NGO participants on board the ship started the altercation. As an illustration of the hollowness of the self-defense argument, let’s assume my neighbor comes to my house and kicks and punches me. I am in full military fatigue, I have all the weapons, while my neighbor is employing his boots to the best of his ability. In return, I take him and his family out. What would the court say to my self-defense argument?
Furthermore, there are strict guidelines on the response by military and police in law enforcement situations. Under San Remo Manual on International Law Applicable to Armed Conflicts at Sea, 12 June 1994, Section II (Armed conflicts and the law of of self-defence). Note the condition of proportionality mentioned twice for emphasis:
3. The exercise of the right of individual or collective self-defence recognized in Article 51 of the Charter of the United Nations is subject to the conditions and limitations laid down in the Charter, and arising from general international law, including in particular the principles of necessity and proportionality.
4. The principles of necessity and proportionality apply equally to armed conflict at sea and require that the conduct of hostilities by a State should not exceed the degree and kind of force, not otherwise prohibited by the law of armed conflict, required to repel an armed attack against it and to restore its security.
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May ALLAH gives peace and strengthen the imaan to the Gazans, the passengers of Mavi Marmara and to the muslims that been oppressed all over the world. May ALLAH gives the victory to the muslims. Can not denied the calamity that happened to the muslims world, to us now is due to our sins. The Prophet S.A.W. said,"Every child of Adam is a sinner, and the best of sinner is the one who repent to Allah S.W.T."
Allah says,"Then Adam received from his Lord Words" (2:37)It was reported that this Ayah is explained by Allah's statement , They said: "Our Lord! We have wronged ourselves. If You forgive us not , and bestow not upon us Your mercy, we shall certainly be of the losers. '' (7:23) as Mujahid, Sa`id bin Jubayr, Abu Al-` Aliyah, Ar-Rabi` bin Anas, Al-Hasan, Qatadah, Muhammad bin Ka` b Al-Qurazi, Kha lid bin Ma`dan, ` Ata' Al-Khurasani and ` Abdur-Rahman bin Zayd bin Aslam have stated.
As-Suddi said that Ibn ` Abbas commented on this ayah (2:37)"Adam said, `O Lord! Did You not created me with Your Own Hands' He said, ` Yes. ' He said, ` And blow life into me' He said, ` Yes. ' He said, ` And when I sneezed, You said, `May Allah grant you His mercy. ' Does not Your mercy precede Your anger' He was told, ` Yes. ' Adam said, ` And You destined me to commit this evil act ' He was told, ` Yes. ' He said, ` If I repent , will You send me back to Paradise' Allah said, ` Yes. '' Similar is reported from Al-` Awfi, Sa`id bin Jubayr, Sa`id bin Ma`bad, and Ibn `Abbas. Al-Hakim
recorded this Hadith in his Mustadrak from Ibn Jubayr, who narrated it from Ibn ` Abbas. Al-Hakim said, "Its chain is Sahih and they (Al-Bukhari and Muslim) did not record it.''~ Tafseer Ibn Katseer~