“I am amazed at the one who has been afflicted with fear, and he does not flee to the Words of Allah:
‘Sufficient for us is Allah, and [He is] the best Disposer of affairs’ for verily Allah has said after it
‘So they returned with favor from Allah and bounty, no harm having touched them.’ (Qur’an, 3:173-174)

And I am amazed at the person who is afflicted with sadness, and he does not flee to the Words of Allah:

‘There is no deity except You; exalted are You. Indeed, I have been of the wrongdoers,’ for verily Allah has said after it
‘So We responded to him and saved him from the distress. And thus do We save the believers.’ (Qur’an, 21:87-88)

And I am amazed at the person who is afflicted with betrayal and deception by people, and he does not flee to the Words of Allah:

‘I entrust my affair to Allah. Indeed, Allah is Seeing of [His] servants’ for verily Allah has said after it:
‘So Allah protected him from the evils they plotted, and the people of Pharaoh were enveloped by the worst of punishment.’ (Qur’an, 40:44-45)

Jazakhallah for the reminder of the verse, but when this was revealed, was the help and victory for the believers soon after? Is this verse to do with one of the battles ie. badr?
I’m just wondering because Allah helped them with Angels, can this also happen in current times? I mean, will the Palestinian victims get divine help? what does it mean when Allahs help is near? Does it mean they will get it in jannah?
I do not mean to be disrespectful, just trying to undertand. We are praying so much and it hurts me that they are still suffering. It’s sad because sometimes they must get so depressed, so helpless that their children are being killed in front of them, and their oppressors are just getting away with it. I was told that this fighting will just continue until Israel controls the whole of Shaam, as a sign of the day of judgement, is this a true prophecy?

“Or do you think that you will enter Paradise while such [trial] has not yet come to you as came to those who passed on before you? They were touched by poverty and hardship and were shaken until [even their] messenger and those who believed with him said,”When is the help of Allah ?” Unquestionably, the help of Allah is near.” [2.214]

one thing one brother said that really struck me was about protests…he was saying that it doesn’t matter if you agree that protests will actually make a difference or not, but when Allah subhanahu wa ta’ala asks you what you did, the point is that you were there making an effort.

Speaking of effort…there is a conference call tonight [March 5th] put on by MSA WEST…info below:

“In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful

Israel launched a ground assault into the Gaza Strip this past weekend.
Over one hundred Palestinians, many of which are civilians and children, have lost their lives.
How many more Palestinians must die before we take action against these atrocities?

MSA West Statewide Palestine Action Plan
Let Us Act Now.

Conference Call Agenda includes:
1. Updates on Palestinian Crisis
2. Organizing a Week of Prayer and Action
3. Creating Important Resources to Raise Awareness on Your Campus
4. Open Forum

When: TONIGHT Wednesday March 5, 2008
Time: 9:30pm
Number: 1.218.936.1600
Code: 102030

Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) tells us:

“Three things follow a dead person: his family, his property and his actions. Two of them return and one remains with him when he dies. His family and property return and his actions remain.”

May Allah subhanahu wa ta’aala make us amongst those! Ameen.”
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“Additionally, here is an email I received today with regards to something in Detroit which we can all support inshaAllah:

Salams,
The Detroit News printed a very positive op ed by Imam Elahi about the tragedy and injustice in Gaza. We anticipate a VERY heavy response from the pro-Israeli community against the Imam and Palestinians. Please write brief (150 words or less) letters to the op ed page letters@detnews.com which are polite and supportive. These must be sent asap for the maximal affect. A sample letter is below. It will only take a minute. The link to the det news is below and the article is reproduced below also. JZK,
Muzammil Ahmed
CAIR-MI Board

SAMPLE LETTER:
Dear Editor:
Thanks for printing Imam Elahi’s recent essay on the tragic situation of the Palestinians in Gaza. As an American, I am shocked that we continue to send military aid Israel which has killed so many civilians and has collectively imprisoned the whole population of Gaza. Only through a united effort of Americans who want peace and justice can Israel’s violent rampage be brought to a halt.
Signed, [you must list your full name, address and daytime contact number for confirmation]

http://detnews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080304/OPINION03/803040309/1031 3/4/2008

U.S. should stop Israeli atrocities in Gaza

Some Jews have said, “We don’t forget or forgive the Holocaust.” Then last week, Israeli Deputy Defense Minister Matan Vilnai threatened Gaza with a “bigger shoah” or holocaust.

Much of the same mainstream media that attacked Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad over a mistranslation about Israel supposedly being wiped off the map ignored Israeli Interior Minister Meir Sheetrit’s statement, reported by the Associated Press, that “We must take a neighborhood in Gaza and wipe it off the map.” Sheetrit is justifying mass murder.

Based on BBC reports, basic human dignity is denied in Gaza. John Holmes, the United Nations’ top official, said he was shocked by a “grim and miserable” situation in Gaza.

The Palestinian militants’ rockets have left 13 dead in the last seven years, while Israel has killed 120 people and wounded more than 350 since attacks began Wednesday. U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon called this barbaric bombardment of civilians and killing of children “a disproportionate and excessive use of force.”

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As we honor Jewish peace activists who call for the end of the siege and for peace and coexistence, we remind the friends of Israel that to imprison the 1.5 million people of Gaza in a walled ghetto without allowing in food, water, electricity or even fuel for the ambulances to carry the dead bodies is genocide.

If the reason for all these atrocities is to stop the militants’ rocket attacks, why did Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert repeatedly reject the Hamas ceasefire offers, saying no negotiation? He wants the Palestinians to accept total submission to Israeli occupation.

The Annapolis conference was called a “window of opportunity,” and the Arab rulers did all they were told, but more Palestinians have been killed since then. Israel even ignored President Bush’s demand for “a halt to all Jewish settlement expansion” and is threatening the integrity of the Old City and the Aqsa Mosque.

Israel does whatever it desires regardless of condemnations. If killing Palestinian children were the solution, Israel should be the safest country in the world after 60 years of slaughter.

We know from our Scriptures that Pharaoh killed thousands of the children of Israel to prevent the emergence of Moses, not knowing that he was raising Moses in his own palace. Moses didn’t need a nuclear weapon to free his people; all it took was his staff.

Israel is beginning to lose some sympathy. An editorial in the Israeli newspaper Haaretz argues: “We have become accustomed to treating the Palestinians as inferior people.” It even discussed Israel’s Abu Ghraib-like prisons.

Israel should be very worried of God’s justice.

Jimmy Carter and Archbishop Desmond Tutu already have warned Israel of its apartheid policies. Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas is the best Arab friend Israel ever sponsored, yet he has accused Israel of committing international terrorism. It’s time for the world community to force Israel to wake up and start respecting human life and integrity.

Will we as Americans ever regain our moral direction and stand for the universal principles of truth and justice prescribed by the Bible, the Quran and the Declaration of Independence?

Imam Mohammad Ali Elahi heads the Islamic House of Wisdom in Dearborn Heights. Fax comments to (313) 222-6417 or e-mail to letters@detnews.com.”

May Allah give us thabaat, ikhlaas and tawfiq