Bismillaah ir Rahmaan ir Rahiim. As salaamu alaykum. Ya Nabi; Blessing of Allah be upon Muhammad [and his Ahlul-Bayt.]


A patron, can be described as a protector. A patron saint, is a saint to whose protection and intercession, a person expects.

However, Allaah; Blessed Is HE, Forevermore, Is The Only Protector.



Wassalaam. DevotedOne

Bismillaah ir Rahmaan ir Rahiim In The Name of Allah, The All Compassionate, The All Merciful. As salaamu alaykum wa rahmatullaahi wa barakaatuh; The peace be upon you, and The Mercy of Allah and HIS Blessings.


I can respect the OP's interest in dealing with zina, and shamelessness. But this might be the very reason for Mut'ah.
As a matter of fact, I was surprised to read that Asnaa the daughter of Abu Bakr, married Zubayr al-Sahabi in a temporary marriage (Shi'ite Islam (pg. 227) by Allamah Sayyid Muhammad Husayn Tabatabai). If the passion's are to be kept in check, then, do what is lawful (legitimate).

Temporary Marriage in Islamic Law



Wassalaam. DevotedOne

In The Name of The One and Only God, The Eternal, The Righteous, The Owner Of Sovereignty, The Lord Of Majesty And Bounty, The Self-Sufficient, The Supreme, The Self-Subsisting In Whom All Subsist. The Peace Be Upon You, Everyone.

7 If ye had known me, ye should have known my Father also: and from henceforth ye know him, and have seen him.

This is an indication that Prophet/Messiah Isa [Jesus, PBUH] is in the Grace and Purity of Allaah (SWT). Additionally, Allaah (SWT), speaks through His Prophets; as 'they speak not before He (SWT), speaks'.

John 1:1 - "In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God."
John 1:14 - "And the Word became flesh, and dwelt among us, and we beheld His glory, glory as of the only begotten from the Father, full of grace and truth."

These verses do not declare that Prophet Isa [Jesus, PBUH] is Allaah (SWT). How do you account for the fact that Jesus ate food. When does Allaah (SWT), need food or drink?


"I shall turn away from my signs those who are arrogant in the earth unjustifiably, and if they see all the signs (in creation) they believe them not, and if they see the path of righteousness they do not take it as (their) path, and if they see the path of misguidance they take it as (their) path. That is because they deny our signs and are used to disregarding them" The Noble Qur’an, Al-Aaraf(7):146.



Wa salaam. DevotedOne

Bismillaah ir Rahmaan ir Rahiim In The Name of Allah, The All Compassionate, The All Merciful. As salaamu alaykum wa rahmatullaahi wa barakaatuh; The peace be upon you, and The Mercy of Allah and HIS Blessings.



I wasn't able to discern where this extra-judicial killing had taken place.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=BPtVWPjGVXo The POLICY of 'SO WHAT!'



Wassalaam. DevotedOne

Bismillaah. O Allah! Send your blessings/greetings (Salawat) on Muhammad and his family, the same way as You sent Your blessings/greetings on Abraham's family. You are indeed worthy of all praise, full of glory.




The Conflict in Mali Has Nothing to Do With Fighting Terrorists

Posted: 21/01/2013 21:56



Another Western nation and former colonial power, has engaged in yet another conflict with an African country, bombing from the air and attacking from the ground. We are told that France is fighting in Mali to push back 'Islamist' rebels (not too comfortable with the word 'Islamist', I've never heard of a Christianist) who are extremists, terrorists and fanatics - take your pick of which label you wish to adopt for the current enemies of the West.
Again, as in Afghanistan, we are being told that this battle is being fought for ideological reasons. The rebels are extremists, they have destroyed ancient heritage and amputated limbs according to their literalist religious interpretations. However the idea that France has gone into Mali to fight against extremists is a myth that I wish to dispel.

The West has no moral high ground; a short reading of their colonial past can easily show us that - France's colonial legacy in North Africa reads like a state terrorism handbook. If the West was really concerned about the destruction of ancient historical heritage, limb amputations and executions then there is a state that dwarfs anything that the Malian rebels have partaken in, that state is Saudi Arabia.
Furthermore, the ideology and literalist approach of the Malian rebels has its foundations in and is propagated via the Saudi state and the Wahabi/Salafi movement. The West enjoys a very good relationship with Saudi Arabia. Western leaders can often be seen hugging and kissing Saudi leaders, and enjoying the hospitality of the Saudi state, never mentioning the destruction of heritage, the treatment of foreign workers, the executions, the amputations and not to forget, the favourite subject of the West when they wish to engage in wars - the treatment of women. Our leaders are too busy flogging weapons to Saudi Arabia rather than moralising with them.

If this battle is not for ideological reasons then what is it for? The answer, however cynical, is simple. Resources. Mali is rich in resources, from uranium to gold. It is an African kingdom that has historically been known for its mass of gold reserves and more recently the possibility of further oil and uranium exploration. Had the rebels expressed their love of the West and outlined their intentions to open up Mali's market to foreign companies (allowing the leaching of resources), we would not have heard a word of objection from France, the United Kingdom or any other power. Instead, we are greeted with the scramble to take a big slice out of this African cake. Everyone is rushing to fight 'terrorists' in Mali. France is ensuring energy security. There should be no disruption in the flow of uranium through France's nuclear reactors. The so-called rebels are bad for business.
America had no problem flying over members of the Taliban to the United Sates when they thought they could win them over with gas pipeline deals. Their ideology was not a problem back then, it only becomes a problem if someone challenges or stands up to Western hegemony.
The arrogance and ignorance that the people of the world are confronted with is astounding. Had these Malian rebels found themselves in Syria or Libya (at the time of Gaddafi) they would have been called revolutionaries, received funding, training and been armed by the West. These rebels however, are fighting a regime that is a friend of the West and not an enemy, and these rebels just happen to be in the wrong country. Maybe they should request to be taken to Syria?

As with all foreign intervention there is always blowback and destabilisation of neighbouring countries. Afghanistan and the troubles in Pakistan are a prime example. The attack on a gas plant in Algeria was seemingly as a direct consequence of the Western intervention in Mali.
Had the West not attacked Mali, there would likely have been no hostage situation in Algeria and most of all, no deaths. Reports emerging tell us that the rebels in Algeria were only looking for Westerners. The foreign secretary denied that Algeria had anything to do with the intervention in neighbouring Mali. The public are not so easily fooled this time, especially in the aftermath of Afghanistan and Iraq. We are reminded that the West is engaged in Mali to fight these 'terrorists', but the West has been happy to support groups and leaders whose human rights records have been far from exemplary. From General Suharto of Indonesia to the Afghan resistance during the Soviet occupation, the West has no moral high ground when it comes to human rights.

The situation in Mali would not have occurred if the Tuareg were not pushed out from Libya to return to their region, armed and trained, looking for their rights and recognition as a people. Something the colonial carving up of Africa and the drawing up of artificial borders denied the Tuareg people. There has been an alliance of different groups in Mali all with different interests, but their enemy is the same - the Western sympathising regime in Bamako.

Not for a second am I defending the Salafi/Wahabi rebels or their literalist and brutal approach. I am simply pointing out the blatant contradictions of the Western powers. France and the West, in my opinion, are much more brutal than any rebel group. Dropping bombs on villages and murdering children is not something that should be applauded, but the government spin-doctors are always at hand to make us hate the people that should have our sympathy and love those that should have our indignation.
One day people will look back at these so-called wars of liberation and see them for what they are - politicians putting business interests before the lives of people and painting a veneer of moral superiority when there is none.
 

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Wassalaam. DevotedOne

Bismillaah ir Rahmaan ir Rahiim. As salaamu alaykum. Ya Nabi; Blessing of Allah be upon Muhammad and his Ahl ul Bayt.


My understanding is, that salat should as much as possible, be made on time. However, it can be made up later if missed. I have read, also, that salat can be combined with an earlier prayer, if a later prayer will be missed. But, I am not sure that this practice is acceptable. Perhaps someone will clarify this information. And Allaah (SWT) knows best!


Wassalaam. DevotedOne

Bismillaah ir Rahmaan ir Rahiim. As salaamu alaykum. Ya Nabi; Blessing of Allah be upon Muhammad and his Ahl ul Bayt.

It is clear from the video that Bilal Philips is not Shia
So what he says is different from the topic of your post or even your comments
So we believe that you watched it and the only option left is that you assumed that we would not watch it and fall for your propaganda that Bilal Philips speaks in favour of Shi'ism
If you believe that is being unfair, then we settle for the alternative that you lied originally (that you watched it) and you have done so again - BetaThings

Salaam BetaThings. I watched the Bilal Phillips video. I didn't understand everything that he mentioned. So, I asked if he was a shia Muslim. I haven't seen another video titled 'shia are not muslims'. Maybe I should watch that one too!
If you are looking for an argument, you will not find one with me!

Concerning the Ammar Nakhshwani video that you posted, I watched it also, but I was unable to follow it too well as the sound was not too good, or the voice quality was lacking. But I did read the words, and I did not agree with them all. I'm not well grounded in Arabic grammar, so as to who the world was made for, (Muhammad S.A.W., Fatimah A.S., all of the people) you should contact someone well versed in Arabic grammar.


Wassalaam. DevotedOne

In The Name of The Only One, The Almighty, The Eternal, The Self-Subsisting in Whom All subsist. Peace be upon you, everyone.

bntY: @devoted one,i guess u didnt watch d bilal philips u posted.you've just put a banana peel in ur steps,don't blame anybody for ur slip.In football i think it's called ESCOBA. @devoted one,i guess u didnt watch d bilal philips u posted.you've just put a banana peel in ur steps,don't blame anybody for ur slip.In football i think it's called ESCOBA.

I watched the Bilal Phillips video. What did I miss? I guess that it's permissible to slip as long as we learn from it.


Wa salaam. DevotedOne

Bismillaah ir Rahmaan ir Rahiim. As salaamu alaykum. Ya Nabi; Sallallahu 'alaihi wa salam -- May the Blessings and Peace of Allah be upon Him.

You asked me to listen to Amar. I did
I even downloaded it to playback
I suggest you listen to ALL and then make up your mind

I've made up my mind. I'll just leave those videos alone until I've finished my study of the Shi'ite Encyclopedia literature I started with (re: on the first page). Thanks for your help.


Wassalaam. DevotedOne

In the name of Allah, Most Gracious, Ever Merciful, The Eternal, The Righteous, The Owner Of Sovereignty, The Lord Of Majesty And Bounty, The Self-Sufficient, The Supreme, The Self-Subsisting In Whom All Subsist. The Peace Be Upon You, Everyone.



You should know that Arabic Christian Bibles use the word Allaah, for God Almighty. Salaam/Peace. DevotedOne

Bismillaah ir Rahmaan ir Rahiim. As salaamu alaykum. Ya Nabi; Sallallahu 'alaihi wa salam -- May the Blessings and Peace of Allah be upon Him.


Hmm. That is, a switch. So, who are we to listen to? Wassalaam.. DevotedOne

In The Name of The One and Only God, The Eternal, The Righteous, The Owner Of Sovereignty, The Lord Of Majesty And Bounty, The Self-Sufficient, The Supreme, The Self-Subsisting In Whom All Subsist. The Peace Be Upon You, Everyone.

rafhell: better call ur bloody islamic brothers to order

If the West would stay out of African Islamic affairs, Peace will prevail, no doubt.


Wassalaam. DevotedOne

In the name of Allah, Most Gracious, Ever Merciful, The Eternal, The Righteous, The Owner Of Sovereignty, The Lord Of Majesty And Bounty, The Self-Sufficient, The Supreme, The Self-Subsisting In Whom All Subsist. The Peace Be Upon You, Everyone.


Prophet Muhammad PBUH, suffered more than anyone else, during His PBUH time on this earth, just knowing (in advance) that ten members of His PBUH family would be mindlessly assassinated.



Wa salaam. DevotedOne

In The Name of The One and Only God, The Eternal, The Righteous, The Owner Of Sovereignty, The Lord Of Majesty And Bounty, The Self-Sufficient, The Supreme, The Self-Subsisting In Whom All Subsist. The Peace Be Upon You, Everyone.


Mali and the Scramble for Africa: A New Wave of Barbarism

Gaddafi’s Libya Was Africa’s Most Prosperous Democracy

The war in Libya was seen as a success, now here we are engaging with the blowback in Mali



Wassalaam. DevotedOne

In the name of Allah, Most Gracious, Ever Merciful The Eternal, The Righteous, The Owner Of Sovereignty, The Lord Of Majesty And Bounty, The Self-Sufficient, The Supreme, The Self-Subsisting In Whom All Subsist. The Peace Be Upon You, Everyone.


Salaam Real Bemi; the Arabic is for those who read the language. Some translations are not accurate enough for some Arabic readers. Peace. DevotedOne

You muslims have a greater problem in the sense that while christians can discuss their own problem openly without hidding under foreign language learned to confuse people, something like this below; - Real Bemi

002.177 لَيْسَ الْبِرَّ أَنْ تُوَلُّوا وُجُوهَكُمْ قِبَلَ الْمَشْرِقِ وَالْمَغْرِبِ وَلَكِنَّ الْبِرَّ مَنْ آمَنَ بِاللَّهِ وَالْيَوْمِ الآخِرِ وَالْمَلائِكَةِ وَالْكِتَابِ وَالنَّبِيِّينَ وَآتَى
الْمَالَ عَلَى حُبِّهِ ذَوِي الْقُرْبَى وَالْيَتَامَى وَالْمَسَاكِينَ وَابْنَ السَّبِيلِ وَالسَّائِلِينَ وَفِي الرِّقَابِ وَأَقَامَ الصَّلاةَ وَآتَى الزَّكَاةَ وَالْمُوفُونَ بِعَهْدِهِمْ إِذَا عَاهَدُوا وَالصَّابِرِينَ فِي الْبَأْسَاءِ وَالضَّرَّاءِ وَحِينَ الْبَأْسِ أُولَئِكَ الَّذِينَ صَدَقُوا وَأُولَئِكَ هُمُ الْمُتَّقُونَ

Bismillaah. Salaam/Peace. Who then is this?




https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c4Htqxr_E9k The Owner of the Entire World: The Man Christ Jesus, Jose Luis De Jesus (666)

In the name of Allah, Most Gracious, Ever Merciful, The Eternal, The Righteous, The Owner Of Sovereignty, The Lord Of Majesty And Bounty, The Self-Sufficient, The Supreme, The Self-Subsisting In Whom All Subsist. The Peace Be Upon You, Everyone.

I used to do the (Qunuut), Witr, prayer sometime (an hour?) before fajr prayer. I am now learning that it should be done after the 'Ishaa prayer.

These prayers are a little different from the the prayers in the little prayer book I've used for sometime now:

3 Witr - How To Perform The Three Rakat Prayer (Salat Al-Witr)

Du'aa-e-qunoot (Arabic + English)

How to pray witr



Wassalaam. DevotedOne

In the name of Allah, Most Gracious, Ever Merciful The Eternal, The Righteous, The Owner Of Sovereignty, The Lord Of Majesty And Bounty, The Self-Sufficient, The Supreme, The Self-Subsisting In Whom All Subsist. The Peace Be Upon You, Everyone.


002.177 لَيْسَ الْبِرَّ أَنْ تُوَلُّوا وُجُوهَكُمْ قِبَلَ الْمَشْرِقِ وَالْمَغْرِبِ وَلَكِنَّ الْبِرَّ مَنْ آمَنَ بِاللَّهِ وَالْيَوْمِ الآخِرِ وَالْمَلائِكَةِ وَالْكِتَابِ وَالنَّبِيِّينَ وَآتَى الْمَالَ عَلَى حُبِّهِ ذَوِي الْقُرْبَى وَالْيَتَامَى وَالْمَسَاكِينَ وَابْنَ السَّبِيلِ وَالسَّائِلِينَ وَفِي الرِّقَابِ وَأَقَامَ الصَّلاةَ وَآتَى الزَّكَاةَ وَالْمُوفُونَ بِعَهْدِهِمْ إِذَا عَاهَدُوا وَالصَّابِرِينَ فِي الْبَأْسَاءِ وَالضَّرَّاءِ وَحِينَ الْبَأْسِ أُولَئِكَ الَّذِينَ صَدَقُوا وَأُولَئِكَ هُمُ الْمُتَّقُونَ
002.177 It is not righteousness that ye turn your faces Towards east or West; but it is righteousness- to believe in Allah and the Last Day, and the Angels, and the Book, and the Messengers; to spend of your substance, out of love for Him, for your kin, for orphans, for the needy, for the wayfarer, for those who ask, and for the ransom of slaves; to be steadfast in prayer, and practice regular charity; to fulfill the contracts which ye have made; and to be firm and patient, in pain (or suffering) and adversity, and throughout all periods of panic. Such are the people of truth, the Allah-fearing. Al-Qur'an, 002.177 (Al-Baqara [The Cow])



Salaam/Peace. DevotedOne

Bismillaah ir Rahmaan ir Rahiim As salaamu alaykum. These are the same people who have financed the attacks on the Syrian Government. Backing Al Qaeda, and a bunch of other terrorist, that are butchering Shia Muslims, and destroying the Mosques of Allaah. You should not expect justice from such as those. Peace. DevotedOne

In The Name of The One and Only God, Allaah, The Eternal, The Self-Subsisting in Whom All subsist. His Peace Be upon You Everyone.




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Salaam/Peace. DevotedOne

In The Name of The One and Only God, Allaah, The Eternal, The Self-Subsisting in Whom All subsist. His Peace Be upon You Everyone.



24 For there shall arise false Christs, and false prophets, and shall shew great signs and wonders; insomuch that, if it were possible, they shall deceive the very elect. Matthew 24:24

Salaam Omo Alata, and thanks for the words of encouragement. However, I am more concerned with the Illuminati. Most people today are not paying them enough attention. Quotes from the Illuminati That society must be hundreds, if not thousands of years old, and most people are asleep concerning them.



Wa salaam. DevotedOne

Bismillaah ir Rahmaan ir Rahiim. As salaamu alaykum. Ya Nabi; Sallallahu 'alaihi wa salam -- May the Blessings and Peace of Allah be upon Him.



The Syria Endgame: Strategic Stage in the Pentagon’s Covert War on Iran



By Mahdi Darius Nazemroaya
Global Research, January 07, 2013


Since the kindling of the conflict inside Syria in 2011, it was recognized, by friend and foe alike, that the events in that country were tied to a game plan that ultimately targets Iran, Syria’s number one ally. [1] De-linking Syria from Iran and unhinging the Resistance Bloc that Damascus and Tehran have formed has been one of the objectives of the foreign-supported anti-government militias inside Syria. Such a schism between Damascus and Tehran would change the Middle East’s strategic balance in favour of the US and Israel.

If this cannot be accomplished, however, then crippling Syria to effectively prevent it from providing Iran any form of diplomatic, political, economic, and military support in the face of common threats has been a primary objective. Preventing any continued cooperation between the two republics has been a strategic goal. This includes preventing the Iran-Iraq-Syria energy terminal from being built and ending the military pact between the two partners.

All Options are Aimed at Neutralizing Syria

Regime change in Damascus is not the only or main way for the US and its allies to prevent Syria from standing with Iran. Destabilizing Syria and neutralizing it as a failed and divided state is the key. Sectarian fighting is not a haphazard outcome of the instability in Syria, but an assisted project that the US and its allies have steadily fomented with a clear intent to balkanize the Syrian Arab Republic. Regionally, Israel above all other states has a major stake in securing this outcome. The Israelis actually have several publicly available documents, including the Yinon Plan, which outline that the destruction of Syria into a series of smaller sectarian states is one of their strategic objectives. So do American military planners.

Like Iraq next door, Syria does not need to be formally divided. For all intents and purposes, the country can be divided like Lebanon was alongside various fiefdoms and stretches of territory controlled by different groups during the Lebanese Civil War. The goal is to disqualify Syria as an external player.

http://www.globalresearch.ca/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/Middle-East-map2.gif

Since 2006 and the Israeli defeat in Lebanon in that year there was renewed focus on the strategic alliance between Iran and Syria. Both countries have been very resilient in the face of US designs in their region. Together both have been key players for influencing events in the Middle East, from the Eastern Mediterranean to the Persian Gulf. Their strategic alliance has undoubtedly played an important role in shaping the geo-political landscape in the Middle East. Although critics of Damascus say it has done very little in regard to substantial action against the Israelis, the Syrians have been the partners within this alliance that have carried the greatest weight in regards to facing Israel; it has been through Syria that Hezbollah and the Palestinians have been provided havens, logistics, and their initial strategic depth against Israel.

From the beginning the foreign-supported external opposition leaders made their foreign policy clear, which can strongly be argued was a reflection of the interests they served. The anti-government forces and their leaders even declared that they will realign Syria against Iran; in doing so they used sectarian language about returning to their “natural orbit with the Sunni Arabs.” This is a move that is clearly in favour of the US and Israel alike. Breaking the axis between Damascus and Tehran has also been a major goal of Saudi Arabia, Jordan, and the Arab petro-sheikhdoms since the 1980s as part of a design to isolate Iran during the Iraq-Iran War. [2] Moreover, the sectarian language being used is part of a construct; it is not a reflection of reality, but a reflection of Orientalist conjecture and desires that falsely stipulate that Muslims who perceive themselves as being Shia or Sunni are inherently at odds with one another as enemies.

Among the prostrating Syrian opposition leaders who would execute the strategic goals of the US has been Burhan Ghalioun, the former president of the Istanbul-based and foreign-sponsored Syrian National Council, who told the Wall Street Journal in 2011 that Damascus would end its strategic alliance with Iran and end its support for Hezbollah and the Palestinians as soon as anti-government forces took over Syria. [3] These foreign-sponsored opposition figures have also served to validate, in one way or another, the broader narratives that claim Sunnis and Shiites hate one another. In synchronization the mainstream media in the countries working for regime change in Damascus, such as the US and France, have consistently advertized that the regime in Syria is an Alawite regime that is allied to Iran, because the Alawites are an offshoot of Shiism. This too is untrue, because Syria and Iran do not share a common ideology; both countries are aligned, because of a common threat and shared political and strategic objectives. Nor is Syria run by an Alawite regime; the government’s composure reflects Syrian society’s ethnic and religious diversity.

Israel’s Stake in Syria

Syria is all about Iran for Israel. As if Tel Aviv has nothing to do whatsoever with the events inside Syria, Israeli commentators and analysts are now publicly insisting that Israel needs to deal with Iran by intervening inside Syria. Israel’s involvement in Syria, alongside the US and NATO, crystallized in 2012. It was clear that Israel was working in a conglomerate comprised of the US, Britain, France, Turkey, NATO, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Jordan, Lebanon’s minority March 14 Alliance, and the NATO-supported usurpers that have taken over and wrecked the Libyan Arab Jamahiriya.

Although it should be read with caution, it is worth noting the release of the hacked correspondence of Strategic Forecast Incorporated’s Reva Bhalla to her boss, George Friedman, about a December 2011 meeting in the Pentagon between herself (representing Stratfor), US, French, and British officials about Syria. [4] The Stratfor correspondence claimed that the US and its allies had sent in their military special forces to destabilize Syria in 2011 and that there actually were not many Syrian anti-government forces on the ground or, as Bhalla writes, “there isn’t much of a Free Syrian Army to train.” [5] The Daily Star, which is owned by Lebanon’s Hariri family which has been involved in the regime change operations against Syria, soon after reported that thirteen undercover French officers were caught by the Syrians conducting operations inside Homs. [6] Instead of a categorical no to the information about the captured French officers, the French Foreign Ministry’s response to the public was that it could not confirm anything, which can be analyzed as an omission of guilt. [7]

Days earlier, Hezbollah’s Al-Manar station revealed that Israeli-made weapons and supplies, ranging from grenades and night binoculars to communication devices, were captured alongside Qatari agents inside the insurgent stronghold of Baba Amr in Homs towards the end of April and start of March. [8] An unnamed US official would later confirm in July 2012 that the Mossad was working alongside the CIA in Syria. [9] Just a month earlier, in June, the Israeli government began publicly demanding that a military intervention be launched into Syria, presumably by the US and the conglomerate of governments working with Israel to destabilize Syria. [10]

The Israeli media has even begun to casually report that Israeli citizens, albeit one has been identified as an Israeli Arab (meaning a Palestinian with Israeli citizenship), have entered Syria to fight against the Syrian Army. [11] Normally any Israelis, specifically those that are non-Jewish Arabs, which enter Lebanon or/and Syria are condemned or prosecuted by Israeli authorities and Israeli news reports focus on this aspect of the story. Yet, it has not been so in this case. It should also be mentioned that the Palestinian opponents of Israel living inside Syria are also being targeted, just as the Palestinians living in Iraq were targeted after the US and UK invaded in 2003.

Syria and the Objective of Making Iran Stand Alone

The journalist Rafael D. Frankel wrote a revealing article for the Washington Quarterly that illustrates what US policymakers and their partners think about in Syria. In his article Frankel argued that because of the so-called Arab Spring that an attack on Iran by the US and Israel would no longer trigger a coordinated regional response from Iran and its allies. [12] Frankel argued that because of the events inside Syria an opportunity has been created for the US and Israel to attack Iran without igniting a regional war that would involve Syria, Hezbollah, and Hamas. [13]

Frankel’s line of thinking was not lost on circles in either NATO or Israel. In reality his line of thinking springs forth from the views and plans of these very circles. As a psychological enforcement of their ideas, his text actually found its way to NATO Headquarters in Brussels in 2012 for reading material. While the latter, Israel, released its own intelligence report about the subject.

According to the Israeli newspaper Maariv, the intelligence report by Israel’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs has concluded that Syria and Hezbollah will no longer be able to open a second front against Israel should it go to war with Iran. [14] During the Israeli report’s release, one senior Israeli official was quoted as saying “Iran’s ability to harm Israel in response to an attack on our part declined dramatically.”[15]

Many news wires, papers, and writers with hostile positions towards both Syria and Iran, such as The Daily Telegraph, immediately replicated the Israeli report’s findings about Iran and its regional allies. Two of the first people to reproduce the findings of the Israel report, Robert Tait (writing from the Gaza Strip) and Damien McElroy (who was expelled from Libya in 2011 by that country’s authorities during the war with NATO), summarize how significant the findings of the report are by effectively outlining how Iran’s key allies in the Levant have all been neutralized. [16]

The Israeli report has triumphantly declared that Syria has turned within and is too busy to join ranks with its strategic ally Iran against Tel Aviv in a future war. [17] The ramifications of the Syrian crisis have also placed Iran’s Lebanese allies, particularly Hezbollah, in an unsteady position where their supply lines are under threat and they have been politically damaged through their support of Damascus. If anyone in Lebanon should side with Iran in a future war the Israelis have said that they will invade through massive military operations on the ground. [18]

The new Egyptian government’s role in aiding US objectives under President Morsi also becomes clear with what the Israeli report says about his supportive role: “The foreign ministry report also predicted that Egypt would stop Hamas, the Palestinian Islamist movement, from helping Iran by launching rocket attacks from the Gaza Strip.” [19] This adds credence to the view that Morsi was allowed by the US and Israel to broker a peace between the Gaza Strip and Tel Aviv, which would prevent the Palestinians there from standing with Iran during a war. In other words the Egyptian truce was setup to bind the hands of Hamas. The recent announcements about moves by Morsi’s government to engage Hezbollah politically can also be scrutinized as an extension of the same strategy applied in Gaza, but in this case for unbinding Iran from its Lebanese allies. [20]

There is also clamouring for steps to be taken to de-link Hezbollah, and by extension Iran, from its Christian allies in Lebanon. The German Marshall Fund showcased a text essentially saying that the Lebanese Christians that are allies to Hezbollah, Syria, and Iran need to be presented with an alternative political narrative to replace the one where they believe that Iran will ultimately run the Middle East as a great power. [21] This too is tied to further eroding Iran’s alliance system.

Mission Accomplished?

The conflict in Syria is not merely an Israeli affair. The slow bleeding of Syria has other interested parties that want to smash the country and its society into pieces. The US is foremost among these interested parties, followed by the Arab dictators of the petro-sheikhdoms. NATO has also always been covertly involved.

NATO’s involvement in Syria is part of the US strategy of using the military alliance to dominate the Middle East. This is why it was decided to establish a component of the missile shield in Turkey. This is also the reason that Patriot missiles are being deployed to the Turkish border with Syria. The Istanbul Cooperation Initiative (ICI) and NATO’s Mediterranean Dialogue are components of these plans too. Additionally, Turkey has ended its veto against the further integration of Israel into NATO. [22]

NATO has been reorienting itself towards asymmetrical warfare and greater emphasis is now being put on intelligence operations. NATO strategists have increasingly been studying the Kurds, Iraq, Hezbollah, Syria, Iran, and the Palestinians. In the scenario of an all-out war, NATO has been preparing itself for overt military roles in both Syria and Iran.

Iraq is being destabilized further too. While Iran’s allies in Damascus have been weighed down, its allies in Baghdad have not. After Syria, the same conglomerate of countries working against Damascus will turn their attention to Iraq. They have already started working to galvanize Iraq further on the basis of its sectarian and political fault lines. Turkey, Qatar, and Saudi Arabia are playing prominent roles in this objective. What is becoming manifest is that the differences between Shiite Muslims and Sunni Muslims that Washington has cultivated since the Anglo-American invasion of Iraq in 2003 are now been augmented by Kurdish sectarianism.

It appears that many in the Israeli political establishment now believe that they have succeeded in breaking the Resistance Bloc. Whether they are correct or incorrect is a matter of debate. Syria still stands; the Palestinian Islamic Jihad (which was by far the most active Palestinian group fighting Israel from Gaza in 2012) and other Palestinians will side with Iran even if Hamas will have its hands tied by Egypt; there are still Tehran’s allies in Iraq; and Syria is not the only supply line for Iran to arm its ally Hezbollah. What is also very clear is that the siege against Syria is a front in the covert multi-dimensional war against Iran. This alone should make people reconsider the statements of US officials and their allies about having concerns for the Syrian people merely on the basis of humanitarianism and democracy.

NOTES

[1] Mahdi Darius Nazemroaya, “Obama’s Secret Letter to Tehran: Is the War against Iran On Hold? ‘The Road to Tehran Goes through Damascus,’” Global Research, January 20, 2012.

[2] Jubin M. Goodarzi, Syria and Iran: Diplomatic Alliance and Power Politics in the Middle East (London, UK: I.B. Tauris, 2009), pp.217-228.

[3] Nour Malas and Jay Solomon, “Syria Would Cut Iran Military Tie, Opposition Head Says,” Wall Street Journal, December 2, 2011.

[4] WikiLeaks, “Re: INSIGHT – military intervention in Syria, post withdrawal status of forces,” October 19, 2012: <http://wikileaks.org/gifiles/docs/209688_re-insight-military-intervention-in-syria-post-withdrawal.html>.

[5] Ibid.

[6] Lauren Williams, “13 French officers being held in Syria,” The Daily Star, March 5, 2012.

[7] Ibid.

[8] Israa Al-Fass, “Mossad, Blackwater, CIA Led Operations in Homs,” trans. Sara Taha Moughnieh, Al-Manar, March 3, 2012.

[9] David Ignatius, “Looking for a Syrian endgame,” The Washington Post, July 18, 2012.

[10] Dan Williams, “Israel accuses Syria of genocide, urges intervention,” Andrew Heavens ed., Reuters, June 10, 2012.

[11] Hassan Shaalan, “Israeli fighting Assad ‘can’t go home,’” Yedioth Ahronoth, January 3, 2013.

[12] Rafael D. Frankel, “Keeping Hamas and Hezbollah Out of a War with Iran,” Washington Quarterly, vol. 35, no. 4 (Fall 2012): pp.53-65.

[13] Ibid.

[14] “Weakened Syria unlikely to join Iran in war against Israel: report,” The Daily Star, January 4, 2013.

[15] Ibid.

[16] Damien McElroy and Robert Tait, “Syria ‘would not join Iran in war against Israel,’” The Daily Telegraph, January 3, 2013.

[17] “Weakened Syria,” The Daily Star, op. cit.

[18] “Syria and Hezbollah won’t join the fight if Israel strikes Iran, top-level report predicts,” Times of Israel, January 3, 2013.

[19] McElroy and Tait, “Syria would not,” op. cit.

[20] Lauren Williams, “New Egypt warms up to Hezbollah: ambassador,” The Daily Star, December 29, 2011.

[21] Hassan Mneimneh, “Lebanon ― The Christians of Hezbollah: A Foray into a Disconnected Political Narrative,” The German Marshall Fund of the United States, November 16, 2012.

[22] Hilary Leila Krieger, “Israel to join NATO activities amidst Turkey tension,” Jerusalem Post, December 23, 2012; Jonathon Burch and Gulsen Solaker, “Turkey lifts objection to NATO cooperation with Israel,” Mark Heinrich ed., Reuters, December 24, 2012; “Turkey: Israel’s participation in NATO not related to Patriots,” Today’s Zaman, December 28, 2012.


Wassalaam. DevotedOne

In The Name of The Only One, The Almighty, The Eternal, The Self-Subsisting in Whom All subsist. Peace be upon you, everyone.


I sill haven't watched this video....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=JGeGHVAjG5c Full Speech of Dr. Bashar al-Assad President of the Syrian Arab Repubblic, Damascus 06/01/2013



Wa salaam. DevotedOne

In The Name of The One and Only God, Allaah, The Eternal, The Self-Subsisting in Whom All subsist. His Peace Be upon You Everyone.

The Bounteous Qur'an is the corrector and protector of all previous Scripture. It describes the real Jesus, PBUH, as does the Gospel of Barnabas, even though the Gospel of Barnabas has been modified, to some extent. Pick a copy for yourself: Koran in English: Arthur's Bookshelf [pdf ePUB HTML]. Or, read online: Surah Al-Fathiha 1:1-7 - Towards Understanding the Quran - Quran Translation Commentary - Tafheem ul Quran


This is the one to watch. He appears to be the choice of the Illuminati. He makes bold statements. See the link at the bottom of this post.

International Ministry Growing in Grace

"De Jesús makes no attempt to hide his satanically influenced intentions. "My purpose is to close down every church so the true church can begin," he told the Miami paper. "You could say I'm leading the greatest reformation that has ever happened." "

"We are going to shut the mouths of those dogs [speaking of Christian churches.] We are ready to give our lives for this!"

The Miami New Times reported that Miranda is planning to "close down every church (that is not under his authority) so his true church can begin".

He believes he has come to establish the "Government of God” on earth.

From a warehouse, he runs “God’s Government on Earth”. He claims he will be president of the world in the largest government earth has ever seen.


Israels Messiah



Wa salaam. DevotedOne

Bismillaah ir Rahmaan ir Rahiim. As salaamu alaykum. Ya Nabi; Sallallahu 'alaihi wa salam -- May the Blessings and Peace of Allah be upon Him

vedaxcool: Are you an actor? the 'ha ha' you placed at the end of your thread name made it seem like you were ploting to harm him or as if we are in some kind of movie!

No. I am certain that he knows it (title) was in jest/joking. But, it is obvious that he disagrees with my post re: life after death, which I had questioned, and fortune-telling, (which I had no interest in). Wassalaam. DevotedOne

Bismillaah ir Rahmaan ir Rahiim. As salaamu alaykum. Ya Nabi; Sallallahu 'alaihi wa salam -- May the Blessings and Peace of Allah be upon Him.


I understand better than anyone else that I need more study; especially re: Shi'ite Islamic teachings. However, what is not being considered here, is the fact that I have received certain proof that I am prohibited from declaring, due to its being a private matter with someone else. However, life does return to this earth for a second time. So I must take a back seat so to speak, regarding the responses I have received from posters here. There is no problem in that regard.
I have listed some books below. I pray that I may garner their contents to my own betterment, and to the betterment of others. Amiin.


Day of Judgement by Allamah Sayyid Sa'eed Akhtar Rizvi

This text discusses in detail the nature of death and the life beyond it. It especially focuses on the state of the soul from the time of death till the Day of Judgment, and also has chapters on the Signs of the Day of Judgment as well as the events that will occur thereon.


Resurrection Judgement and the Hereafter Lessons on Islamic Doctrine by Sayyid Mujtaba Musavi Lari

Aspects of death, pleasures of this world, evidence for resurrection, resurrection a manifestation of Divine justice, compensation for sins, and criterion for judgement.



The Hereafter - Ma'ad by Ayatullah Dastghaib Shiraazi (q.s.)

A detailed account of humanity’s experience of death, and the stages beyond it, including the status in one’s grave, Barzakh, the Day of Judgment (Qiyamah), and the final recourse in Heaven or Hell.


Eternity of Man by A Group of Researchers - Institute of Islamic Studies (London)

Discusses the philisophical, scientific & Gnostic aspects of death and resurrection. This book comprises of three parts: (1) Eternity of Man. (2) Death or Another Birth. (3) The Multilateral Influences of the belief in Resurrection.



Wassalaam. DevotedOne

Bismillaah ir Rahmaan ir Rahiim. As salaamu alaykum. Ya Nabi; Sallallahu 'alaihi wa salam -- May the Blessings and Peace of Allah be upon Him.

BetaThings: ^^^^
Jazak Allahu khayran
I have just seen this. Nothing to add. But actually shocked that people are actually so strongly DEVOTED to some wrong ideas

Salaam BetaThings. I would also like to have your input concerning the 'wrong ideas'. Wassalaam. DevotedOne

In The Name of The One and Only God, The Eternal, The Righteous, The Owner Of Sovereignty, The Lord Of Majesty And Bounty, The Self-Sufficient, The Supreme, The Self-Subsisting In Whom All Subsist. The Peace Be Upon You, Everyone.

Did you read what i wrote?

I said:

Allah gives prophesies to His prophets. The source of the prophesies are from Allah. We do not have prophets anymore.


The knowledge is from Allah and he gives a little of it to whoever he wants. The prophets have no knowledge of their own. May the peace and blessings of Allah be upon them all.

No one has the knowledge of tomorrow except Allah. It is simple. - tbaba1234

I have read what you've written. You said we do not have Prophets PBUT, anymore! But, The Word of God (Scriptures) are as the Prophets PBUT to us. And The Word of God, does Prophesy. Agreed?

Are you interpreting the Quran on your desires?? What is the Ayah you quoted talking about? You seem to be confused. First, you talk about martyrs now you talk about disbelievers.

The ayah you quoted is talking about disbelievers on the day of resurrection...

True. I may have jumped on that verse without reading it in full. However, take a look at my last reply below.

The two acts of giving life here is your first birth and then your resurrection on the last day. We will all be raised to life.

As I understand it, there is either an individual, or, a mass resurrection. If an individual resurrection, then it is the second life, and the last day for that soul. Does that make sense to you? I mean can you discern that?

When the martyrs are killed in this world, they continue to get provision from their lord in the barzakh. It is simple really.

And, what if they are returned to this earth? Are they then disbelievers? Is the earth considered a (lower) stage of Hell?


And Allah (SWT), Is The Best Knower!



Wassalaam. DevotedOne

In The Name of The One and Only God, The Eternal, The Righteous, The Owner Of Sovereignty, The Lord Of Majesty And Bounty, The Self-Sufficient, The Supreme, The Self-Subsisting In Whom All Subsist. The Peace Be Upon You, Everyone.

As regards anyone telling you the future,that is totally wrong. That is why we do not visit fortune tellers or palm readers. The prophet is reported to have said:

"Whoever approaches an oracle or fortune-teller and believes in what he says, has disbelieved in what was revealed to Muhammad." [Ahmad & Abu Daawood]

"The daily prayers of whoever approaches a fortune-teller and asks him about anything will not be accepted for forty days and nights." [Muslim]

This is how serious this issue is.... - tbaba1234

I'm not in the least interested in fortune-telling. You seem to have side-stepped the issue of 'Prophecy' which was my intended theme. Of course no one knows the unseen except Allaah (SWT). However, does HE (SWT) not Prophesy through HIS (SWT) Prophets (PBUT)?

2. We live and die once... There is no such thing as reincarnation... You should read the tafseer of ayat to get the proper context, you can not interpret ayahs based on your desires

Well, meant to say that you believe that is the situation. Why would you suggest that you know the absolute truth. I know better, however I cannot go into detail due to it being a private matter, with someone else. I apologize for that, but you should trust me as I am being honest and truthful with you.

And say not of those who are slain in the way of Allah: "They are dead." Nay, they are living, though ye perceive (it) not.
Al-Qur'an, 002.154 (Al-Baqara [The Cow])



When Allah says the martyrs are living what does it mean?

According to Islamic traditions, the dead person is given some kind of a 'new life' in the Barzakh which develops in him a sensitivity to punishment and re one is a believer ward. Regardless of whether a person is a believer or a disbeliever, virtous or vicious, this taste of barzakh is given to everyone.

This is not entirely true. The 'life' that I am referring to is concerning a return to this earth [planet]. And there is a verse in Qur'an that speaks of living, not once, but twice!

040.011 قَالُوا رَبَّنَا أَمَتَّنَا اثْنَتَيْنِ وَأَحْيَيْتَنَا اثْنَتَيْنِ فَاعْتَرَفْنَا بِذُنُوبِنَا فَهَلْ إِلَى خُرُوجٍ مِنْ سَبِيلٍ
040.011 They will say: "Our Lord! twice hast Thou made us without life, and twice hast Thou given us Life! Now have we recognised our sins: Is there any way out (of this)?" Al-Qur'an, 040.011 (Al-Ghafir [The Forgiver [God]])



Wassalaam. DevotedOne

In The Name of The One and Only God, The Eternal, The Righteous, The Owner Of Sovereignty, The Lord Of Majesty And Bounty, The Self-Sufficient, The Supreme, The Self-Subsisting In Whom All Subsist. The Peace Be Upon You, Everyone.



BetaThings, Salaam. I was about to let your mistake (from another thread) slide, until I read the following verse in Al-Qur'an:

002.042 وَلا تَلْبِسُوا الْحَقَّ بِالْبَاطِلِ وَتَكْتُمُوا الْحَقَّ وَأَنْتُمْ تَعْلَمُونَ
002.042 And cover not Truth with falsehood, nor conceal the Truth when ye know (what it is).
Al-Qur'an, 002.042 (Al-Baqara [The Cow])


So, will you please explain why you think the following is true? And, I might add, I'm not looking for a debate ( re:tbaba1234).

Muslims don't believe:

(c) that someone will die and be born again (we all die once at different times but we will all be resurrected same day to be called to question on day of Qiyama)
(d) anyone can tell you what will happen tomorrow. So we don't consult palmist or people who use prayer beads to foretell the future - by BetaThings

The truth is:

002.154 وَلا تَقُولُوا لِمَنْ يُقْتَلُ فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ أَمْوَاتٌ بَلْ أَحْيَاءٌ وَلَكِنْ لا تَشْعُرُونَ
002.154 And say not of those who are slain in the way of Allah: "They are dead." Nay, they are living, though ye perceive (it) not.
Al-Qur'an, 002.154 (Al-Baqara [The Cow])


016.038 وَأَقْسَمُوا بِاللَّهِ جَهْدَ أَيْمَانِهِمْ لا يَبْعَثُ اللَّهُ مَنْ يَمُوتُ بَلَى وَعْدًا عَلَيْهِ حَقًّا وَلَكِنَّ أَكْثَرَ النَّاسِ لا يَعْلَمُونَ
016.038 They swear their strongest oaths by Allah, that Allah will not raise up those who die: Nay, but it is a promise (binding) on Him in truth: but most among mankind realise it not. Al-Qur'an, 016.038 (An-Nahl [The Bee]) (See also; 16:39-40)


And what of Prophecy? Does it not tell us what will happen 'tomorrow'?



Wassalaam. DevotedOne

Bismillaah ir Rahmaan ir Rahiim. As salaamu alaykum. I haven't heard about this story. I try to read Tehran Times regularly but have not seen anything regarding it. I would imagine that re: nuclear physics, where as the males in this field have been assassinated on at least two occasions as I have read, this apparently is not a field desirable for women. As for riding in the back of buses, men also do so in some larger cities, like N.Y.C.. The ride is better, for one thing.


Wassalaam. DevotedOne