Old Order

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A holy cause

Well after sometimes following the updates of Obama foreign policy..nothing new on the Palestine issue. The Clinton visit to the Middle East reconfirms many observers' prediction that status quo remain (see my entry on New President new order or New President old order?). She said "Israel has the right to defend themselves if Hamas continues firing rockets to the Israeli territory". What she did not say was ' the Palestinians have the rights to defend themselves after their land being confiscated and thousands were killed and displaced from their own land..' So same old order of American biased policy towards the 'illegal nation of Israel'. The fights are on-going and continuing till justice prevail. Some Palestinian speakers in one of the talks I attended previously mentioned that the Al-mighty Allah wants to give more rewards to the defenders of Islam in this ummah fight..Why? The third holy land that places Al Aqsa and As-Sakra is the muslim land. Saidina Omar RH when he came with Bilal with a camel to recieve the keys to Baitulmuqqadis from the Romans had declared the land and its surrounding as waqaf to all muslims..

Jihad
When Baitulmuqqaddis fell again into the hands of non-muslims, another great muslim warrior came to rescue this holy land.. a land of anbiya..Sallehuddin Al Ayubi was not a Palestinian. He was a Kurdish but he knew it was tantamount for muslims to continue jihad in the cause until succees. What were the criteria for warriors to be eligible in the frontline of battle...a person must read and memorize Al-Quran..Tahajud at nights..no talking nonsense while in the camp...In one of his visits to the camp..when he saw a group of warriors were in the state of idle talk..He said "if we were to be defeated, it must be due to the occupants of this camp.. In another instance at a different camp..he saw a group of people who were busy reading and memorising Al-Quran..he said if we were able to defeat the enemy it must be from this camp"
That was the preparation of jihadis during Salehuddin Al-Ayubi time. Time for reflection..Are we ready to do the same?...Until then there are many unfullfilled criteria that need improvements which should start with our intention and clarification of niat (As-Syams 1-8). Firstly I am reminding myself to continuously check my relationship with Allah, ..Love to Allah..as the foremost aim..To seek pleasure of the Creator not to seek human praises..Ibrahim Adham a learned person used to say..Continue doing what Allah pleases even though people surround you displease them...

Friday sharing
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