They are our mothers

 

The vast majority of people, because of their morality, will not take kindly to someone swearing and cursing their mother. What exactly will be your response to such a vile act? What if it is your own brother swearing your mother? This seems unimaginable but it is real. There are real family issues and cause families to split or to disown their own.

Hezbollah lost their leader on the weekend. Since then, the world witnessed a show of fireworks as Iran fired two hundred missiles on occupied Palestine, some calling it Israel. There is every indication that the groundwork is being laid for a world war, yet the latest Iranian action needs scrutiny. That scrutiny I leave to you because it is easy to dismiss a statement without taking the time to analyse the facts, and, in the absence of clear facts, to look at plausibility. Let us go back to history defining moment in Islam. The year is 680AD. Hussain bin Ali is the grandson of Prophet Muhammad ﷺ. He opposed the caliphate of Yazeed bin Muawiyah. While in Makkah, he was invited to Kufah whose people wanted to pledge allegiance to him. He travelled there with his family and camped about 70km away, at Karbala. There he was martyred with many of his family while the people of Kufah, after inviting him, offered not even one person is support. Thus, the people of Kufah betrayed Hussain. These same people wish to venerate him after his death while his death can be attributed to their betrayal. Shi’ism started off as political but because they declare(d) the majority of the companions of Prophet Muhammad ﷺ as apostates, the differences with Sunni Islam are noticeable. There are many books on the subject and many ulama capable on the subject. The primary difference, more than their claim that Ali bin Talib should have been the first caliph rather than Abu Bakr, is their reviling of the noble companions and the wives of Prophet Muhammad ﷺ. The wives of Prophet Muhammad ﷺ are considered the “mothers of the believers” (per Quran 33:6). Thus, there is a group who swear our mothers and making takfeer (pronouncing a Muslim out of the fold of Islam). This group betrayed Hussain bin Ali but claims to love the Ahlul Bayt.

While some may think that notes like this cause division, then rather consider this as a reminder, both to protect our eemaan (faith) and to firmly show our love for Prophet Muhammad ﷺ, his household – including his wives, and all his companions – Allah be pleased with them. The last thing to consider is the complicity of the Iranians in the death of Ismail Haniya, followed by their unimpactful missile “attack” on Israel.

The call to the Muslims is to stick to their faith, following Quran and Sunnah. Allah has raised the rank of the companions and wives of Prophet Muhammad ﷺ. Those who revile them are not of us and we are not of them. We place our trust in Allah who will grant victory to the believers.

 

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https://capemuslimspeak.blogspot.com/2024/09/your-place-in-history.html

https://capemuslimspeak.blogspot.com/2024/08/rewind-and-repeat.html

https://capemuslimspeak.blogspot.com/2024/06/see-this-example.html

https://capemuslimspeak.blogspot.com/2024/05/resilience-and-reversion.html

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

 

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They don't know what we know

 

Auwal Masjid in Dorp Street, Cape Town

“They don’t know what we know”. This is true of non-Muslims knowing very little, if anything, about Islam. An example is of someone once telling me that they cannot be Muslim because our prayers are so methodical and are repeated all the time in the same way.  Muslims are partly to blame for the ignorance of non-Muslims.

If you look to the example above, then Muslims must educate themselves too to convey the message. The first port of call is, of course to be the best Muslim you can be which requires, as a start, some knowledge. Were you to look at the global situation, you will find many mindboggling statements and events. How do you unravel this? Were you to look locally, then people are bamboozled and getting swept away by the current of corruption while thinking they are fighting corruption. You can go through every facet of life and find that all does not appear to be what it is in reality. How does this all relate to the example above? That should be almost self-explanatory to the Muslim. But just a quick point that there is hardly a person who is not tainted by the evil that pervades society, nay the evil that pervades the planet. Too few are willing or able to speak about it because they have mentally been washed away and believing that the current sweeping them away, means good. The answer to every question is to refer to Allah and His messenger, Muhammad ﷺ and nothing has been left out. This blog has always been to get you to think, to ponder, to discuss and look for those ways to get closer to Allah. Of course, along that way is a faith that can never be independent of action. To the Christian who queried our form of worship, then that person left out the purpose, the purpose of life. Just like anybody would find it strange that a father, Prophet Abraham – peace be upon him, was ready to sacrifice his son, he did it because he believed and worshipped Allah who commanded him to do so (although Allah rewarded him for his intention and the sacrifice was a replacement ram). The first point is to believe in God, Allah, and to worship Him as it pleases Him. What your views are on the matter is of no consequence.

The views you have on worship must conform to Allah’s command and that of His prophet, Muhammad ﷺ. Anything else is but an opinion which carries weight, if any at all, only for a short while in this world but will be meaningless and worthless on the Day of Reckoning if it did not conform with Quran and Sunnah. Islam is a complete way of life and covers all aspects from rituals to health and wellbeing to inter-personal relationships to penal law, etc. Your knowledge and education must conform to Allah’s law and guidance. Islam is a complete way of life – It covers your purpose on earth.

What about Palestine and your role? What about “laa adwa” and pandemics? What about healthy eating and fitness? What about avoiding interest (usury)? The list goes on. Then consider how much of a way of life Islam is for you and consider the reasons you are lacking. Then consider the state of the ummah.

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https://capemuslimspeak.blogspot.com/2024/08/rewind-and-repeat.html

https://capemuslimspeak.blogspot.com/2024/07/what-is-with-your-superstition.html

https://capemuslimspeak.blogspot.com/2024/06/see-this-example.html

https://capemuslimspeak.blogspot.com/2024/05/resilience-and-reversion.html

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

 

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Who do you emulate?

 

Everyone has a choice even though, at some point, it may appear not to be the case. The proof that everyone has a choice is your belief, or not, in a God and the belief in paradise and hell in the afterlife. If everyone believed the same, then chances are it is because there was no choice in the matter, or rather the ability to choose.

That you have a say in a matter directly related to God, Allah, and you choose a path other than the faith and belief in Allah, is such a big decision. It shows your ability to challenge even your Creator. How then do you not, too, challenge your government and other authorities when they implement mind-boggling laws and regulations and engage in acts of mass deception with other governments? How is it that your governments support the oppression and genocide of a people? But more importantly, it is the Muslim who needs to be challenged, the Muslim who accepts the worship of One God, Allah, accepts the Prophethood of Muhammad ﷺ and the last divine revelation from Allah, viz Quran. After that, when Quran tells us that man will be placed on earth as His, Allah’s, representative, meaning that he (man) is to encourage with good and prohibit the sin, then how are Muslims are not at the forefront of implementing justice and peace? Rather, they are dependent on the United Nations and its organs. As for health, they implement WHO directives which does not have the best interest of people at heart. As for government loans, they look to the International Monetary Fund and World Bank which has interest, usury, as its cornerstone. As for education, more and more of the primary education is eroded of its good values while sexualisation and sexual education is being forced on young innocent minds. A genocide is happening in Palestine while our support of the oppressed leaves much to be desired. In the hijri month of Rabi-ul-Awal, people justify celebrating the birth of Prophet Muhammad ﷺ in a way that he did not teach us, nor did his companions engage in these practices in the manner his birth is celebrated today. While you go to great lengths to motivate this, the actual teaching and religious obligations are not that vociferously supported and implemented, but rather excuses are sought as a defence for your disobedience.

“Verily by time man(kind) is lost”. When will you and I rectify ourselves and contribute positively to the ummah and mankind at large. Who do you emulate when you say, “we hear, and we disobey”? Imagine living back at the time of Prophet Muhammad ﷺ, would you and I have been his companions? Would we have been of the fortunate ones back then? We have been blessed with eemaan (faith in Allah and the clear and open rejection of the worship anything or anyone else). May we die upon that and may our last actions be our best actions.

Don’t stop talking about khilafat.

 

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https://capemuslimspeak.blogspot.com/2024/05/resilience-and-reversion.html

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

 

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Your place in History

 

At some point, you will be history. Perhaps you will be remembered personally for the good you did, but it may be for the bad you did (we pray for guidance and protection). However, it may also be for your collective input into current events that will impact generations to come.

Civil unrest is never a good thing, and public protests can lead to civil unrest. It for this reason that some believe in biting the bullet rather than openly opposing the government. On the other hand, you are apathetic when it comes to injustice, oppression and misinformation. In between you have those who work tirelessly to expose the tyranny and evil in whichever form it presents itself. In Islam, we are commanded to verify information when received from a faasiq (dissolute person, person who commits serious sins repeatedly). Analysing this alone, in today’s times, will have a serious impact on much of what we do, especially as Muslims. While South Africans are obsessed with state capture under Jacob Zuma, they have shown themselves to be easily hoodwinked. State capture started long ago, and not by the ANC necessarily. The ongoing state capture is happening before your own eyes but sometimes you get the feeling that is it “deaf, dumb and blind, they will/do not see” or “deaf, dumb and blind, they will/do not understand”.  As things stand now, the world will be a completely different place in the next five years, and you will be accepting of all of this. Unless you look back to, at least, the recent past, and see how you either misunderstood what was glaring “abuse of power” and being fed a full course of misinformation from authorities (at various levels including religious leaders), and you feel remorse and repent, you will leave this world a far more terrifying place for your offspring. And if you knew, but conformed, then your cowardice speaks volumes for in it is the lack of true love for your family, friends and humanity at large. Surrounded by satanic forces from all angles, there is hardly a safe place except for those who believe and do good. Belief and doing good are intertwined and inseparable for the believer. Genocide is the word and what is experienced by our Palestinian brothers. Masjid-ul-Aqsa is under threat of being destroyed. How much are you prepared to do and what are you prepared to do?  Have you considered the satanism in much of what you see as necessary and legitimate? Why does Allah warn you to not follow the footsteps of Satan right after He, Allah, commands you to eat of the nourishment of the earth. So why all the artificial foods and lab grown “meat”. Who is behind this? And who is behind these so-called pandemics, And what is the role of the pharmaceutical companies and who are some of the major shareholders?

The weakest form of eemaan (faith in Allah) is to pray in your heart when you see a wrong.  What if you are complicit in the evil while you had every opportunity to walk away? If more people die because you have done nothing (not even a prayer) to stop an injustice, are you complicit?

And to Allah is your return!

PS! Is Allah not the one who heals? Why then the symbol that ….

Aesculapius was the god of medicine and was the son of Apollo, the god of healing. The Staff of Aesculapius is a rough-hewn branch representing plants and growth entwined by a single snake. Aesculapius was known as the god of medicine.

 

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

 

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Rewind and Repeat

 

History is nothing but stories until you become part of it and live it. Sure, there are stories, then there are stories. People incline to stories of gossip, the majority anyway, while few incline to stories of the Prophets, of the Banee Israel and the history that followed those periods.

There is not a story in Quran but that it has meaning for us today. And so too are there many historical events that followed that should be lesson to us. But history is boring except when it repeats itself and you are caught in the middle of it all. The latest round of Islamophobia in England is not totally unexpected. And as you can guess there is a clear Zionist link. Are we not warned about people who are intent to spread mischief throughout the earth? It is worth noting two points about people, and in this case the Islamophobes. One is that many, the vast majority, are ignorant about Islam. The second is that people lack principles and are easily bought, be it one or both of power and money. It is therefore important to firstly reflect on yourself and ensure that your principles are intact. These principles include not being involved in betrayal and, secondly, not being reckless and acting outside the bounds of Islam. Indiscriminate retaliatory action is being undisciplined. 

Did you know that Islam, Christianity and Judaism forbid usury (interest). Yet today interest is the cornerstone of the system in which we live. Quran commands us to eat healthy, linking doing otherwise as following the footsteps of satan. Here we are with junk food being the staple diet of the vast majority. Certainly, even though you are transgressing the laws of Islam, it will not be enough (for the enemies of Islam) except that you leave the religion of Islam. As mentioned before, what you do today will determine your religion tomorrow and so too that of your offspring. The killing of Sheikh Ismail Haniyeh was a betrayal in one way or another. That means there is infiltration by the enemy at the highest level. Therefore, the acquiring of solid Islamic knowledge, a watertight belief system and strong eemaan (faith in Allah) – which requires the active disbelief in speech and action of anything or anyone other than Allah. The demise of the caliphate was largely due to infiltration by the enemy.  Then see what happened, not to long ago, in Bosnia. See what is happening in Tajikistan with the hijab ban. The subject of hijab is a topic on its own because it is one of the key instructions of Quran abandoned or misunderstood in its proper application. Should all Muslim women who adorn the hijab be referred to us nuns to avoid the Islamophobic reaction to the dress-code?

History has a way of repeating itself. Learn it, understand it and reflect upon it. 

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

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Islamophobic Olympics

 

Your life is shaped by what you did yesterday and how it continues depends on what you do today. No, this is not that kind of motivational note but do read on. The world is shaped by events of before and what tomorrow holds, depends on what happens today.

The Olympics is currently being held in France, the breeding ground of the Crusaders, with one theme being Islamophobia. There is, of course, the overall attack on religion. Islamophobia is driven by whatever propaganda they can push out. One important historical point to note is that the Crusades were driven by Islamophobes. At that point in time, people in Western Europe were not really Christian but had to be because of feudalism. Their understanding of their own religion was sub-minimal.  Driven by economics and hunger for power, uncivilised Western Europe had to transform. It was therefore easy to round up thousands of men to fight. Hardly understanding their own religion, they were fed garbage about Islam to make Muslims the enemy and give them more reason to fight. Millions died because of the crusades with Crusaders killing Christians too. This is an example of Islamophobia in Europe. These same lies about Islam is still spread today and even with information available at everyone’s fingertips, Islamophobes are still created because it is part of the teaching of other religions. Atheists will criticise and oppose every religion but still are harshest against Islam, because of the ready disinformation being spread.

The Olympics is in full swing and Islamophobic France, the hosts, still have the attention of Muslims as interested viewers of the event. That you cheer Muslim participants in the event is no justification. The picture is starker than you think. How you deal with Islamophobia will determine how you practise your religion tomorrow and will determine the religion of your children. The recent past has much evidence of single acts of Islamophobia to wars against Muslims. Know your history and prepare yourself well for tomorrow by your action today.

Death is certain and if you are a believer, then Allah reminds you to be Allah-conscious and that when you meet with death, you do so while you have eemaan (faith in Allah).

 PS! effectively, genocide was celebrated.

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What is with your superstition

 

In the seventeenth century, the Dutch colonised what is now known as Cape Town. By that time, the Europeans had found a way around the southern tip of Africa to venture to the far east, ostensibly for trade. The end result was colonisation. It was as a result of this colonisation that Muslims from the far east, starting with Indonesia, were brought to the Cape as slaves and political exiles. They found their new home in what is today still called “Bo-Kaap”.

Being persecuted, the Muslims adopted more Dutch sounding names and hid their Islam and birth names. Yet, they preserved Islam that today there is Islam in Cape Town and, indeed, in South Africa. However, a visit to the Bo-Kaap does not give you a sense of Islam except for the many mosques in the relatively small area. In every person, there is but a reflection of yourself and your shortcomings. More so, when it is your understanding of Islam and how you live it, that reflects on yourself. So, we remind ourselves and when we do it out loud, perhaps that benefit can reach the next person. When someone’s eemaan (faith) is weak, that person may consciously leave Islam and adopt another religion or give up religion completely, i.e. become an atheist. May we all be spared from that. But the greatest threat is not that obvious disbelief. Rather it is those ideas, thoughts, beliefs and actions which are contrary to Islam. Superstition is one such example of a weak or corrupt belief system. However, to understand Islam and your belief system, you will understand why you are called Muslim. This education is what you must go and learn it from those who will clearly teach you the unadulterated pristine Islam. The one thing you don’t want happening is that on the Day of Reckoning, you discover that you committed shirk (ascribing partners to Allah). Sometimes it may be an act which does not nullify your Islam but sometimes it is a more deep-rooted belief which can absolutely nullify your Islam. The starting point of your Islam is your testimony of faith that there is only one deity, Allah, to be worshipped and that Muhammad ﷺ is his messenger. In that belief is that you reject believing in any other object or being. This object of disbelief may involve superstition. This disbelief may be like some find reason, wisdom and guidance in astrology and zodiac signs. For others it is in beliefs of what happens to the dead when those beliefs are foreign to Islam. And the list goes on.

The Bo-Kaap has become merely a tourist attraction and not a beacon of da’wah (calling to Islam). Walls are painted with reminders of Gaza. Will we give up the Bo-Kaap without a fight? Our forefathers left us Islam. Many of them were illiterate but they held onto their Islam. Today, you have access to so much knowledge. Let’s access that knowledge and let’s be Muslim and make Bo-Kaap (and Cape Town as a whole) the vibrant Muslim community we ought to be.

 

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