Mother's Day

 

You have demonstrated that your enemies really don’t have to fear you. They have carte blanche over their actions in Gaza because they know they don’t have to fear you.

And you go away saying that “of course, we are not a violent people” and “Islam is a religion of peace”. Let’s park that for a moment but you need to understand that Islam is a complete way of life. It is true that the world, including Muslims, have fallen into a trap and because it has already become generational, it is not easy to completely remove this and extricate ourselves from it. However, Islam is a complete way of life, and every Muslim should strive fully to live accordingly. Muslims have abdicated responsibility for being those “who enjoin good and forbid evil” because they have submitted to a system beyond Islam. How then can you be feared for justice, per Allah’s decree, if it is not your priority because you see the world through western eyes? What is to be feared? It is not Islam that is to be feared but the perpetrators of injustice and genocide ought to fear justice, the justice that Allah wants to be implemented, i.e. no one should harm the innocent else they will face the justice that Allah has commanded. Were you to take an example of the feebleness of Muslims and their adherence to practices foreign to Islam, then you look at one of the great injunctions in Islam and that is the care of parents. Quran makes mention of parents and their status by Allah and how they should be honoured and treated. Prophet Muhammad ﷺ makes mention of parents in numerous narrations. Nowhere does Quran and Sunnah teach us about singling out one day for either mothers or fathers. Yet, we see that from outside of Islam. Had you been in your numbers in marching on Gaza as you were celebrating an event foreign to Islam, then it is likely Allah would have granted us victory. Sure, you are more inclined or in a position to spoil your parents at some times more than others, but does these occasions have to be manifested on a particular date and, in a manner, from outside of Islam. As long as you take lesson from outside Islam, while Islam has emphatic guidance on the topic, then what does that show you? Islam teaches us about the rights and obligations towards every person in society. Yet if you take lesson from outside of Islam, then what does your enemy have to fear? You fall for any gimmick and ploy. Do you have to wait for Mother’s day to flood social media with messages for your mother? Why use social media to do this in the first place? Honour your mother every day. Her status and rank do not increase through posts on social media. Likewise, your father. Honour your father every day. Pray for them every day. What better reward for a parent than to have an obedient, Allah-conscious child. And what about the parent who raises a martyr?

You will dismiss this note but know that from one borrowing from outside of Islam, you will have a lifestyle of borrowing from outside of Islam. Will your life be mere rituals? We pray for understanding. We pray to be that ummah Allah wants us to be. We thank Allah for our parents and those of us born Muslim, we ask Allah to bless our parents abundantly for placing the kalimah (the testimony of faith) on our tongues.

You need to also read, share and comment on these links below:

https://capemuslimspeak.blogspot.com/2024/05/the-final-episode.html

https://capemuslimspeak.blogspot.com/2024/05/time-for-hijrah.html

https://capemuslimspeak.blogspot.com/2024/04/the-other-side-of-open-door.html

https://capemuslimspeak.blogspot.com/2024/04/the-march-to-holy-land.html

https://capemuslimspeak.blogspot.com/2024/03/bold-question.html

https://capemuslimspeak.blogspot.com/2024/03/ar-you-reading-from-wrong-script.html

https://capemuslimspeak.blogspot.com/2024/02/wars-and-scores.html

 

 

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The Final Episode

 It is now called the “Final Episode”. The last vestiges of the Gaza Strip are under attack while an agreement to a ceasefire is ignored. There is, however, at least traces of discord in the enemy ranks.

Indeed, the world is on the cusp of passing the test of humanity or be damned for its inability to act against genocide. The Muslim world and specifically the Arabs are bound by the Sykes-Picot agreement which created their kingdoms and fiefdoms. For now, no help will be coming from the Arabs. But as much as you wish to throw stones at these leaders, little is different in many parts of the world, even in Muslim-minority countries. You will see sloganeering, speeches and some marches in support of Palestine. Those non-Muslims that fear Muslims are wrong on so many fronts. Firstly, because the only fear a non-Muslim should have of a Muslim is that if the former is unjust that Muslims will demand justice. It is a myth that non-Muslims should fear Muslims otherwise. Sadly though, Muslims have, in effect, abdicated their responsibility, that responsibility to bring justice and peace to the world because they adhere to institutions like the United Nations. The United Nations has seen a genocide play out for the past 7 months (and more) and have not acted expeditiously. Some non-Muslims, specifically Christians, are not pro-Palestinian (an act of calling for justice) or not supportive of Muslims because they fear Shari’ah law. What is Shari’ah law that they fear? Is it that they fear the death penalty for murderers and rapists? Is it that they fear not having freedom of religion (atheists included – even they have freedom of religion) while the Quran clearly states that there is no compulsion in religion? These non-Muslims speak out of ignorance because Muslims have made little effort to explain it. Islam is the only religion that reveres Isho (Eesa or Jesus)- peace be upon him, but importantly does not deify him. As for what has now started in Rafah too, it is the final onslaught of what remains of Gaza. The displacement of people who have already been displaced from the other parts of Gaza, means that their only hope to stay in Palestine is to be buried there. They will be martyrs, but what about you and I? What will the world be like without the Gaza of the Palestinians? How will you continue to live normal lives? What is normal anyway? Will you continue to accept a system that has made the world mere spectators for, at least, the past 75 years? Will you continue an education system that teaches Darwinism and other ideologies other than Islam? The list goes on. Rafah should be the turning point.

The cracks in the enemy are showing. People are taking to the streets worldwide. The American campuses are alive to the humanitarian crisis and genocide and are opposing their government or rather imploring their government to act justly. People are accepting Islam purely because of the faith shown by the Palestinians. Governments are acting against their own people to quell this uprising. Locally, the Zionist influence on the South African elections (May 2024) will not go away. What are you doing?

The agreement currently on the table (as of two days ago) is acceptable to the Palestinians but the aggressor seems less interested. One way of contributing is to change something in your life, not just merely a day of fasting or a supplication, but repentance (by giving up something sinful) and/or by engaging in more good deeds. Commit to Quran and sunnah and avoid those practices which are newly invented matters.

 

You need to also read, share and comment on these links below:

https://capemuslimspeak.blogspot.com/2024/05/time-for-hijrah.html

https://capemuslimspeak.blogspot.com/2024/04/the-other-side-of-open-door.html

https://capemuslimspeak.blogspot.com/2024/04/activating-self-destruct-key.html

https://capemuslimspeak.blogspot.com/2024/04/the-march-to-holy-land.html

https://capemuslimspeak.blogspot.com/2024/03/bold-question.html

https://capemuslimspeak.blogspot.com/2024/03/ar-you-reading-from-wrong-script.html

https://capemuslimspeak.blogspot.com/2024/02/wars-and-scores.html

 

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Time for Hijrah

Do you think that the person who is willing to drop a bomb on you is capable of poisoning you? Is this likely to be a novel, a movie or indeed a true story?

Muslims had the golden age where they contributed so much to the world that the world truly owes them much gratitude. However, if you are really honest, then not full credit is being given to Muslims. I leave this statement there and those who are truly interested in completing that statement will seek more information. Fast forward to the dark ages, the “renaissance” and the onset of colonialism.  I want to say the result “was”, but, in fact, it “is”. The result is that Muslims have become enslaved, not to Allah, but to something called “taghut”. Yes, perhaps an overstatement in common terms, but likely not on a slighter deeper understanding of it. This is so widespread, that it is not examined to its real extent, but rather overlooked and/or dismissed. Once a khateeb (preacher) suggested that one of the major signs of end times being that “the sun will rise from the west” may be figurative in that perhaps it refers to the west being the providers of knowledge, in modern times. Now, you can leave this sign of end times as being literal rather than figurative but, is it even slightly true that knowledge is now emanating from the west? Ah yes, the colonial powers and the “superpower” does seem to be in the west. Jumping ahead, then the Muslim world (in general) is beholden to the west. Even those Muslims who might occupy important positions in science or politics, etc. are just a part of that set up. Today, the world is witnessing a genocide and many, especially the (ordinary) Muslims, are, in some way, showing opposition to it. Yet, it is as if life is compartmentalised such that the whole picture is not seen. Many place the blame on the USA but fail to understand who the powers are in the USA specifically. These same “powerful” people exert influence much further than the USA. However, concerning the genocide then understand it is one group to which much of the world, including Muslims, are beholden. Don’t look at who the leaders (by name) of these two countries who are complicit in genocide are, but look at the “leadership” more broadly. There is more than a common thread to what has been happening over the last few years and, of course, somewhat longer than that. How then do you fight a genocide while you almost voluntarily agree to a lockdown and take their poison. Do you not understand that all this is linked?

How do you expect victory or, rather to be party to a victory when you are conflicted? Victory will come, but who will share in it? It is time for hijrah (migration). No, long before a physical hijrah, a spiritual hijrah is necessary.

 

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https://capemuslimspeak.blogspot.com/2024/04/activating-self-destruct-key.html

https://capemuslimspeak.blogspot.com/2024/04/the-march-to-holy-land.html

https://capemuslimspeak.blogspot.com/2024/03/bold-question.html

https://capemuslimspeak.blogspot.com/2024/03/ar-you-reading-from-wrong-script.html

https://capemuslimspeak.blogspot.com/2024/02/wars-and-scores.html

https://capemuslimspeak.blogspot.com/2024/02/red-heifer.html

 

 

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Sunni reaction to Iran drone attack

Karbala

Books need to be written. Seminar and webinars need to be had. There is much information to share, and blogs and short notes cannot do justice but merely wet the appetite of the reader for more. So, what do you make of the drone and missile strike by Iran on Israel?

There are two plausible explanations for believing that the strikes were a success. Firstly, that much damage was done in Israel, occupied Palestine in truth, but the Israelis, of course will not admit to it. The second argument to support the view for the success, is that the strike showed two things. One is that Iran has capabilities to cause damage in the occupied territories and, with that, was to observe and ascertain the capabilities of the Israelis to intercept and combat the incoming missiles and drones. The additional point to this is that Iran possesses more potent missiles, if not nuclear capability. Both these arguments speak volumes for Iran and no doubt their supporters will be excited while the detractors and enemies will be wary. However, there is a need to clarify one point seeing that a genocide is happening in Palestine. That point is that Iran’s attack was merely a retaliation for the bombing of the consulate and consequent death of Iranians in Syria. Their missile and drone attack had nothing to do with the people of Palestine, nor with the protection of Masjid-al-Aqsa. Certainly, there are some games at play. Is Iran complicit and party to these games, or is Israel goading them to cause some instability in the region and set the world up for a major war? This can be a long story and it really needs to be unpacked. Time and space are against us at this moment but discussions need to be had and a real understanding must be developed, instead of dismissing the next paragraph.

Iran was not always a Shia country. Iran was Sunni for almost a thousand years until the late 16^th century when Shah Ismail I conquered Iran and forced the inhabitants to convert to Shiism. Shiism, in short, refers to those who claim that Ali Bin Talib ought to have been the first imam, caliph and, as such, accept him to be the first caliph, thus disregarding Abu Bakr, Umar and Uthman. While this was merely political at the outset, matters changed later on. One person that is credited with this change is Abd Allah ibn Sabaʾ, a Yemeni Jew who reverted to Islam. He accepted Islam during the reign of Uthman (Allah be pleased with him) and had great love for Ali bin Talib. He asserted the exaltation of Ali, his divine appointment and the introduction of the concept of the Imams (the Shi’a twelvers follow twelve imams from the lineage of Ali). The Jewish influence lingers and is considered the foundation of Shiism. This begs the question whether they are open (real) enemies of the Jews. The further question, without their practice of taqiyyah, is whether they attach any importance to Masjid-al-Aqsa. Answering the latter question in the negative will actually then question the real motive of the Iranians and whether they are trustworthy. You can actually study more, in depth, about Shiism which ought to show you that there is no use defending them, nor is there any benefit it seeking help from them.

Questions: And what is Taqiyyah? Who deserted Imam Hussein at Karbala? What are the holiest site for the Shia?

Abu Bakr, Umar, Uthman and Ali (Allah be please with them) were the four rightly guided caliphs.

 

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https://capemuslimspeak.blogspot.com/2024/04/activating-self-destruct-key.html

https://capemuslimspeak.blogspot.com/2024/04/the-march-to-holy-land.html

https://capemuslimspeak.blogspot.com/2024/03/bold-question.html

https://capemuslimspeak.blogspot.com/2024/03/ar-you-reading-from-wrong-script.html

https://capemuslimspeak.blogspot.com/2024/02/wars-and-scores.html

https://capemuslimspeak.blogspot.com/2024/02/red-heifer.html

 

 

The other side of the open door

 

The minor signs of the end of the world are many while most seemingly have come to pass. While we are on the brink of the major signs, attention should be drawn to at least two things. Firstly, whether the signs from Judaism and Christianity correspond with that of Islam, and if it does, then how it does. Secondly, the state of the Muslims, the ummah (followers) of Muhammad ﷺ now.

Perhaps we leave the signs for another time, but it will be even better when our ulama use the pulpit (and other opportunities) to explain these matters. Yet, for the most part, there is an eerie silence. In the last blog ( https://capemuslimspeak.blogspot.com/2024/04/activating-self-destruct-key.html ), broad references were made as to the global scenario. But on a more micro level, the weakness is seen in your thought patterns and generally the starting point of it. What is your default. Had Quran and Sunnah been your default, you will always ask “what does Quran and sunnah say?”, i.e. “what does Allah and His Rassool (His Messenger Muhammad) ﷺ say. Even today you find people belong to some groups where the words of the group leader/s are preferred (albeit ignorantly at times) over that of Allah and His Rasool ﷺ. The weakness of the Muslims lies in this, i.e. the enemies of Islam have done enough to separate you from the primary sources of guidance. While Allah warns in Quran that your enemies will never be satisfied with you until and unless you follow their way of life. You see it clearly happening more and more in the Arab countries, but you decry that hypocritically. Hypocritically because you have been in the clutches of a system for, at least, as long. The Sykes-Picot agreement in 1914 drew the map of the middle east and then promptly used those Arabs, who rebelled against the Caliphate, to bring it, the map and plan, into being. But it was all in the making as the schooling system was reformed just prior to that, the banking system around that time, and, of course, the introduction of allopathic medicine. Feminism started and later, through this openness of sexuality, lead to the LGBQTI+ movement. While in South Africa, there was relative conservatism during the apartheid years, the door creaked open a little more in the 1980’s and by the 1990’s that door was more than just “ajar” since a new South Africa needed to ensure inclusivity for all. This was merely in line with the worldwide trend. A question to pause for a moment: “was South Africa scripted to end apartheid at that time or was it a genuine uprising against the ruling white minority?”.

The west has succeeded in removing jihad from the vocabulary list of Muslims and made non-Muslims think that Jihad is dangerous for them. The Muslim today is more concerned with his worldly life, his “possessions”, his job and, of course, entertainment rather than with being one who calls to good and forbids the evil. And what does the latter even mean?

Trying to condense a lot into a short note, but further discussions need to be had.

 

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https://capemuslimspeak.blogspot.com/2024/04/the-march-to-holy-land.html

https://capemuslimspeak.blogspot.com/2024/04/your-reality-is-test.html

https://capemuslimspeak.blogspot.com/2024/03/bold-question.html

https://capemuslimspeak.blogspot.com/2024/03/ar-you-reading-from-wrong-script.html

https://capemuslimspeak.blogspot.com/2024/02/wars-and-scores.html

https://capemuslimspeak.blogspot.com/2024/02/red-heifer.html

 

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Activating the Self-Destruct Key

 

If only the world realised it. Realised what? If only the world realised that it is ever closer to self-destruction.  

How can the world realise it when they are slaves to the system. One group fights genocide using the tools provided by the perpetrators of genocide. We eat like them, we dress like them, we speak like them, we act like them. Satan is happy that his job is done - getting mankind to self-destruct. All he needed was his minions, and so much easier when they are from our species or at least look like it. Dark clouds are hanging over the world. A banking crisis is in the making, starting in America and having ripple effects globally. That would be an ideal starting point for World War 3. Why already Israel and Iran are setting the scene for such a war. While this war is inevitable, the timing means we will all be caught, smack bang, in the middle of it. However, it does seem premature that World War 3 will happen now. You would think that such a war will be rather devastating and impact negatively on Agenda2030. Either way, matters will get worse. It is one thing to say that the world is destined to come to an end and that, for that to happen, certain events is prophesied to take place. It is quite another to be a contributor to the destruction of the world. How is it that you wallow in this system that permits injustice (such as the inaction against genocide), that deceives you and confuses you, that deludes you into believing success is merely a worldly affair, that religion is not a way of life and not that relevant, that eating (and drinking and medicating) artificial is better than the injunction of Allah to eat natural, that global warming is a thing (without a shred of evidence except jibber jabber), etc?

Did not Allah proclaim that He created us to implement His law so that peace and justice may prevail by calling to good and prohibiting the bad, the evil. How then do we use the tools of a deceitful group who is set on creating mischief on earth? If only the world realised, nay if only you realised, that you are about to party to the destruction of the world by not sticking to Quran and Sunnah and taking the solutions from there. Simply put, what is written is not for you to be complicit, even though you may be outnumbered by those on error.

What about Iran? Are they genuine? Are they playing games? Or was the latest military action, the drones and missiles, strategic?   

 

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https://capemuslimspeak.blogspot.com/2024/03/will-allah-save-aqsa.html

https://capemuslimspeak.blogspot.com/2024/03/bold-question.html

https://capemuslimspeak.blogspot.com/2024/03/ar-you-reading-from-wrong-script.html

https://capemuslimspeak.blogspot.com/2024/02/wars-and-scores.html

 

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Whose Lie is it anyway?

 

Whose lie is it anyway. The lie will be perpetuated because the simple answer is “what can we do about it anyway” and a whole host of similar answers, none of which seeks to address the issue.
Muslims from South Africa were once again confronted with the disputed moonsighting issue. The relevance of this discussion is to point out that the overwhelming, if not basically everyone, have been captured and brainwashed. Indoctrination to the extent that even those striving for the truth cannot avoid themselves tainting the truth. For sure, I will be told that I should stay in my lane and leave this matter to the “Ulama” (scholars/learned). However, are you not allowed to ask for clarification or to be informed, educated and empowered with knowledge? Am I correct in saying that the geographical boundaries are man-made with the colonial past often having a bearing on it? Some questions that come to mind is whether the reliance on information from the astronomers influence the final outcome of moonsighting? Is that not somehow taking moon calculations into consideration which then opens the door for those who determine the start and end of a month by calculation? Is this not a case of being influenced by
“suggestion”? Are Muslims really divided such that two towns only a few kilometres apart don’t take the same verdict on the moonsighting, but one may take a verdict from a town more than 1000 kilometres away, just because they share the same geographical boundary. Yet these latter two towns have multiple, differing groups of Ulama, meaning that there is no accepted umbrella ulama body to which everyone subscribes and who has ultimate authority on religious matters in the country. Is this the unity you speak about? The problem is compounded when testimonies of moonsighting is accepted by one group and not another. There is no agreed upon authority to make a ruling, so what happens next?  There is the matter of unity but what exactly does it entail? Do man-made boundaries effectively solve the issue or is the issue bigger than that? Is a sighting from a neighbouring country void but that of a town, within your country, but a greater distance away from you, acceptable? Why is there a need for photographs of the sighting when a mere testimony, with witnesses, is required?
The moon issue is not going away in a hurry as you have seen for over the last forty years locally. How much importance should you attach to man-made boundaries? What defines the difference in region, is it language and culture? Does this apply to the general Muslim or is it the language (mother tongue) of the ulama. Does the difference in ruler play a role even though both rulers are non-Muslim or is it because two countries are Muslim minorities? The issue of testimonies not being accepted is now a recurring theme. Do Muslim moon-sighters incline to technology and trust it for guidance in this matter, and how much influence does it have over them? Is the moon issue your understanding of unity while you differ and even call out some of these learned people on other matters? There are so many more questions. Is rejected testimony a lie? The double-edged sword.
The matter must be discussed with the aim of learning and understanding. It must be discussed with the aim of developing as a community with ideal forums and structures. What impact has this issue had on you and in what are you keen to improve or see improvement?
 

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https://capemuslimspeak.blogspot.com/2024/03/bold-question.html

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