the agenda of america & israel:BREAK SYRIA INTO PIECES

The break up of Syria into five statelets was first proposed in Oded Yinon’s “a Zionist strategy for the nineteen eighties” in February 1982 and endorsed by the the World Zionist Congress held in Kivunim, Israel on that date. This policy proposal  was further refined in the Israeli document entitled “a clean break, a new strategy for the realm” drafted in 1996 by Richard Perle, Douglas Feith, Meyrav and David Wurmser, J. Colbert & co.and became Netanyahu’s electoral campaign policy strategy. The same neocon (more appropriately Ziocon) authors reiterated the need for the destruction of Syria in their following strategy paper Project for a New American Century, 1999, which became official US foreign policy under Bush jnr.s’ administration  and has been openly adopted by Obama. So what was originally an Israeli strategy is now US official foreign policy !

–  Said Zulficar

Michel Chossudovsky, Global Research,

A timely article in the Jerusalem Post last month brings to the forefront the unspoken objective of US foreign policy, namely the breaking up of Syria as a sovereign nation state –along ethnic and religious lines– into several separate and “independent” political entities. The article also confirms the role of Israel in the process of political destabilization of  Syria.  The JP article is titled: “Veteran Kurdish politician calls on Israel to support the break-up of Syria‘ (by Jonathan Spyer) (The Jerusalem Post (May 16, 2012)

The objective of the US sponsored armed insurgency is –with the help of Israel– to “Break Syria into Pieces”.

The “balkanisation of the Syrian Arab Republic” is to be carried out by fostering sectarian divisions, which will eventually lead to a “civil war” modelled on the former Yugoslavia. Last month, Syrian “opposition militants” were dispatched to Kosovo to organize training sessions using the “terrorist expertise” of the US sponsored Kosovo Liberation Army (KLA) in fighting the Yugoslav armed forces. 

Sherkoh Abbas, President of the US based Kurdistan National Assembly of Syria (KNA)  has “called on Israel  to support the break-up of Syria into a series of federal structures based on the country’s various ethnicities.” (Ibid)

One possible ”break-up scenario” pertaining to Syria, which constitutes a secular multi-ethnic society, would be the formation of separate and  “independent” Sunni, Alawite-Shiite, Kurdish and Druze states:   “We need to break Syria into pieces,” Abbas said. (Quoted in JP, op. cit., emphasis added).

“The Syrian Kurdish dissident argued that a federal Syria, separated into four or five regions on an ethnic basis, would also serve as a natural “buffer” for Israel against both Sunni and Shi’ite Islamist forces.” (Ibid.).

Ironically, while Islamist forces are said to constitute the main threat to the Jewish State, Tel Aviv is providing covert support to the Islamist Free Syrian Army (FSA).

Meeting behind Closed Doors at the US State Department

A top level US State Department meeting was held in May with members of the Syrian Kurdish opposition. In attendance were representatives of the Kurdish National Council (KNC),  Robert Stephen Ford, the outgoing US ambassador to Syria (who has played a key role in channelling support to the rebels) as well as Frederic C. Hof, a former business partner of richard armitage, who currently serves as the administration’s “special coordinator on Syria”. (Ibid). The delegation also met with Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern Affairs Jeffrey Feltman.

Frederic C. Hof, Robert Stephen Ford and Jeffrey Feltman are the State Department’s key Syria policy-makers, with close links to the Syrian Free Army (SFA) and the Syrian National Council (SNC).

Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern Affairs Jeffrey Feltman

Frederic C. Hof, The Administration’s “special coordinator on Syria”

Robert S. Ford, outgoing US Ambassador to Syria

The public statements of KNA leader Sherkoh Abbas in the wake of the State Department meeting suggest that the political fracturing of the Syrian Arab Republic along ethnic and religious lines as well as the creation of an “independent Kurdistan” were discussed. “State Department Deputy Spokesman Mark Toner described [the meeting's] purpose as part of ‘ongoing efforts… to help the Syrian [Kurdish] opposition build a more cohesive opposition to Assad.’”  (Ibid).

The KNA leader called upon Washington to support the creation of a separate Kurdish State consisting of  “an autonomous region in Syria; joining the Kurdistan Regional Government in Iraq – which borders the Kurdish region in Syria; or perhaps an even larger Kurdish state” [Greater Kurdistan]. “The Kurdish people, in all parts of Kurdistan, seek the right to form an independent Kurdish state.

We can only achieve this cherished goal with the help of the western democracies, and first and foremost the U.S.” said Sherkoh Abbas. (Syria: An Alternative, Choice, Ekurd.net, May 22, 2012)

It is worth noting, in this regard, that the creation of a “Greater Kurdistan” has been envisaged for several years by the Pentagon as part of a broader “Plan for Redrawing the Middle East”.(See map 2 below). This option, which appears unlikely in the near future, would go against the interests of Turkey, a staunch ally of both the US and Israel. Another scenario, which is contemplated by Ankara would consist in the annexation to Turkey of parts of Syrian Kurdistan. (See map above).

“Greater Kurdistan” would include portions of Iran, Syria, Iraq and Turkey as conveyed in Coronel  Ralph Peters (ret) celebrated map of “The New Middle East” (see below). (For Further details see Mahdi Nazemroaya’s November 2006 Global Research article).

Colonel Peters taught at the US Military Academy.

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Plans for Redrawing the Middle East: The Project for a “New Middle East”

- by Mahdi Darius Nazemroaya – 2006-11-18

TowaMap 2. The New Middle East

rds the balkanization (division) and finlandization (pacification) of the Middle East

The above map was prepared by Lieutenant-Colonel Ralph Peters. It was published in the Armed Forces Journal in June 2006,
Peters is a retired colonel of the U.S. National War Academy. (Map Copyright Lieutenant-Colonel Ralph Peters 2006).

Although the map does not officially reflect Pentagon doctrine, it has been used in a training program at NATO’s Defense College for senior military officers.
This map, as well as other similar maps, has most probably been used at the National War Academy as well as in military planning circles.

terrorist U.S mililitary wants more drones in latin america

The U.S. Military is looking to relocate some of their predator drones, sending some to South and Central America, according to a new article in wired magzine.

As US forces come home from Afghanistan, the US military seems to have a surplus of predator drones — remotely operated unmanned aircraft vehicles often used to carry out attacks and intelligence gathering missions. Drones previously used in Afghanistan will be given to “operational missions by previously undeserved” commands, including those in the Pacific and in Southern America,according to Chief of Staff of the Air Force, General Norton Schwartz. While the exact number of drones, which will be sent toLatin America remains unknown, the implications of their presence remain hotly contested.

Some question whether their presence in the region is even necessary or whether they will be effective in thwarting drug traffickers. Micah Zenko of the Council on Foreign Relations told wired magzine that while the drones could help with spy missions in south america, there is no good reason to use their attack capabilities.

“There is no strategic rationale for the united states to be responding to the flow of drugs from latin america with the tactical use of kinetic force against drug planes or boats you happen to be able to find, ” he said. Furthermore, Zenko noted that the drones might be better used for united nations peacekeeping operations in regions like Southern Sudan. “3,800 troops deployed right now for an [area] of 2,100 kilometers, with poor roads that wash out in the rainy season,” Zenko told wired magzine. “The deployment of these [spy] capabilities, and associated logistics and training infrastructure, would make a huge difference.”

Just days after the announcement that drone presence will be increased in Latin America, the Pew Research Center released a study suggesting that the obama administration’s use of unmanned drone strikes to kill terror suspects is widely opposed around the world. On Wednesday, Pew reported that in 17 out of 21 countries surveyed, “more than half of the people disapproved of U.S drone attacks targeting extremist leaders and groups in nations such as Pakistan, Yemen and Somalia,” according to The Associated Press.But a majority of Americans, 62 percent, approve the increased drone strikes.

Despite international disapproval of the tactic, the obama administration insists that the drone campaigns have been effective and have saved American lives. Drone strikes have killed numerous “high-value leaders”, “arguably more than any other method including more than a decade of special operations raids inside Afghanistan,” according to The Associated Press. Earlier this month, a drone strike killed al-Qaeda’s second in command, Abu Yahya al-Libi.

“In order to prevent terrorist attacks on theunited states and to save American lives, the United States government conducts targeted strikes against specific al-Qaida terrorists, sometimes using remotely piloted aircrafts, often referred to publicly as drones,” White House counter terrorism chief John Brennan said earlier this year, according to The Associated Press.

Predator drones are not just being used abroad, however. The U.S. Customs and Border Protection agency have increased the use of the aircraft to patrol the Southern borderlands and interior for drug raids. Last month, the agency announced that two new unmanned drones would fly in Washington states’ airspace. The drones deployed in Washington will be 10,000-pound Predator-B unmanned aircraft with 950-mile coverage ranges that can stay in the air for up to 20 hours at a time, border patrol spokesperson Gina Gray told The Associated Press. The announcement came as part of the Department of Homeland Security’s six year effort to build the nation’s “largest fleet of domestic surveillance drones.”

Critics of the use of unmanned aircraft on U.S. soil (and airspace) say Predator drones are not as effective as less pricey aircraft in drug-smuggling cases, and could be an invasion of privacy for american citizens. “The border drones require an hour of maintenance for every hour they fly,” they cost about $3,000 an hour to operate, and the amount of drugs seized in raids initiated by drone-supplied information was described as “not impressive” by the man who supervises the initiative, according the LA Times. The ACLU called drones “a large step closer to a surveilliance society in which our every move is monitored, tracked, recorded, and scrutinized by the authorities.”

Some believe the use of predator drones in Latin America is not really about making narcotic raids more successful, but more about opening this region of the world to the use of the new technology. Peter Singer of the Brookings Institution told Wired Magazine that he suspects the U.S. military wants to use the technology in Latin America to “make sure the system doesn’t get pigeonholed as being just for Afghanistan or Iraq.”

“You want to build up familiarity with the systems and its uses, and even foibles, in other commands, so that when you use it more operationally in the future you have a base to build on.” Singer added, “And finally, as you introduce a system into a new area and to new people, they will innovate and find new uses for it.”

MAIRAJ OF THE MASTER PBUH

O Allah, all praise be to You; You are undoubtedly carefree;
Once Moses insisted to see you; here You became anxious to see.

Wohi Hai Awwal, Wohi Hai Aakhir, Wohi Hai Zaahir Wohi Hai Baatin
Usi kai Jalwai Usi Sai Milnai Usi Sai Uss Kee Taraf Gai Thai

He is the First and the Last; He lives in the Absence and the Presence;
His own hidden light went to see His own visible existence.
Some people have misunderstood the reality of the Me'raaj of Sayyiduna Rasoolullah (Peace Be Upon Him) due to their lack of knowledge and research. Their ignorance in this field caused more confusion in their hearts because they failed to understand the unique relation between ALLAH and His Beloved Habeeb (Peace Be Upon Him). How true is the comment of Sayyidul-Maka'shifeen Sheikh-e-Akbar Muhiyyudeen ibne Arabi (Radi ALLAH Anh) who said that Me'raaj is a secret in a secret. One has to have sound knowledge of the Qudrat of ALLAH and the Station and Status of His August Rasool (Peace Be Upon Him) before commenting on any matter pertaining to them. Due to the lack of this knowledge some people have wrongfully said that Sayyiduna Rasoolullah (Peace Be Upon Him) did not see ALLAH with his naked eye and also did not proceed to the Divine Arsh on the night of Me'raaj. They say that both these things are impossible for any human being to achieve.
Indeed the illustrious Ulama and distinguished Imams of Islam have in their authentic books expressed in great details on this subject. All these are based on the Ahadith Shareef. The narrators and presenters are all trustworthy Scholars of Deen. This matter is not something that entertains ones personal opinion. It depends solely on the authenticity of solid proof. Hence, confirmation deplores contradiction. Ignorance does not necessarily reject its reality. If one rejects it, one is in fact a liar and a contradictor of the Deen.
Here is proof from QUR'AN, Ahadith-e-Nabawi (Sallallaho Alaihi Wasallam), Sayings of Sahab-e-Kiram and from the writings of great and authentic scholars of Islam that the Messenger of Allah Sallallahu Alaihi Wa Aalihi Wa Sallam did see ALLAH with his naked eyes and he also did proceed to the Divine Arsh on the night of Me'raaj.
The Holy Quran says: 
سُبْحَانَ الَّذِي أَسْرَى بِعَبْدِهِ لَيْلا مِنَ الْمَسْجِدِ الْحَرَامِ إِلَى الْمَسْجِدِ الأقْصَى الَّذِي بَارَكْنَا حَوْلَهُ لِنُرِيَهُ مِنْ آيَاتِنَا إِنَّه هُوَ السَّمِيعُ الْبَصِيرُ

Holy is He who carried His bondman by night from the sacred Mosque to the Aqsa Mosque (Aqsa) around which We have put blessings that We might show him Our grand signs. No doubt, He is the Hearing, the Seeing. (Al Isra:1)
Imamul Mufasireen Ash-Shiekh Tibri reported in his commentary "Jami'ul Bayan", "Meraaj was done with both body and soul. If a person says that it was only soul who did the Meraaj or it was only a dream then this will be an insignificant charge.
1. If it so then what would be the evidence of prophet hood in it?
2. How one can name it as a miracle of Prophet (Peace Be Upon Him)?
3. Why the Mushrikeen-e-Makkah refuse to accept it because everything is possible in dream?
4. They actually argue on the possibility of doing a journey of months in little part of night.
5. In the above verse the Almighty said, 'carried His bondman' not 'carried His bondman's soul'
6. 'Abd' is a composite of both body and soul." (Jamiul Bayan, Darul Fikr - Berut, Page 17-18)
Sayings of Prophet (Peace Be Upon Him):
1. Imam Ahmad ibne Hambal (Radi ALLAH Anh) in his Musnad narrates from Sayyiduna Abdullah ibne Abbaas (Radi ALLAH Anh)

قال رسول الله صلى الله تعالى عليه وسلم رأيت ربي عزّ و جل 

Sayyiduna Rasoolullah(Peace Be Upon Him) said, "I saw my Sublime Creator".

Imam Jalaludeen Suyuti (Radi ALLAH Anh) in his Khasa'ise Kubra and Allama Abdur Raouf Munadi(Radi ALLAH Anh) in his Tafseer Shar'ha Jameh Sagheer state that this Hadith Shareef is authentic.

2. Imam Muhaddith Ibne Asakar(Radi ALLAH Anh) narrates from Sayyiduna Jaabir bin Abdullah(Radi ALLAH Anh) that Sayyiduna Rasoolullah(Peace Be Upon Him) states:

لأن الله أعطى موسى الكلام و أعطاني الروية لوجهه و فضلني بالمقام المحمود والحوض المورود 

"Verily, Almighty ALLAH blessed Sayyiduna Moosa, with the privilege of Dialogue and cherished me with his Divine Vision and exalted me with the Crown of Intercession and the Fountain of Kauthar".

3. Imam Asakar (Radi ALLAH Anh) also narrates from Sayyiduna Abdullah ibne Mas'ood (Radi ALLAH Anh) , who said:

قال رسول الله صلى الله تعالى عليه وسلّم قال لي ربي نحلت إبراهيم خلتي و كلمت موسى تكليما و أعطيتك يا محمد كفاحا 

Sayyiduna Rasoolullah (Peace Be Upon Him) states, "My Glorious Lord said to me, 'I gave My friendship to Sayyiduna Ibraheem, and spoke to Sayyiduna Moosa, and O Muhammad ! I blessed you with My Meeting (where you saw My Divine Being without any obstacles)'".  

In Majma'ol Bihaar, the word كفاحا   of the above Hadith Shareef is explained as follows:

مجمع البحار كفاحا أي مواجهة ليس بينهما حجاب ولا رسول

Majma-ul-Bihaar explains the word كفاحا that Almighty ALLAH blessed His Beloved with such a Presence and Vision that there were no veils as barriers and no intervention of an Angel.
4. Ibne Marduwiyya (Radi ALLAH Anh) narrates from Sayyadah Asma bint Abu Bakr (Radi ALLAH Anha) that:
سمعت رسول الله صلى الله تعالى عليه و سلّم و هو يصف سدرة المنتهى (وذكر الحديث الى ان قالت) فقلت يا رسول الله ما رأيت عندها قال رأيت عندها يعنى ربه

Sayyiduna Rasoolullah (Peace Be Upon Him) was praising the excellence of Sidratul-Muntaha when I inquired from him, "Ya Rasoolullah! What did you see at Sidratul-Muntaha?"  He said, "There I saw the Divine Glory (i.e. of Allah)."
Comments of the Noble Sahaba:
1. Tirmidi Shareef narrates from Sayyiduna Abdullah ibne Abbaas (Radi ALLAH Anh):
اما نحن بنو هاشم فنقول انّ محمد رأى ربه مرتين
We, the Bani Haashim (Ahle-Bayt), say that undoubtedly, Sayyiduna Muhammad (Peace Be Upon Him) saw ALLAH twice.
2. Ibne Ishaaq(Radi ALLAH Anh) narrates from Sayyiduna Abdullah ibne Abi-Salma(Radi ALLAH Anh) that:
ان ابن عمر أرسل الى ابن عبّاس يسأله هل رأى محمد صلى الله تعالى عليه وسلّم ربه ؟ فقال نعم
Sayyiduna Abdullah ibne Omar (Radi ALLAH Anh) inquired of Sayyiduna Abdullah ibne Abbaas (Radi ALLAH Anh) to find out whether Sayyiduna Rasoolullah (Peace Be Upon Him) saw ALLAH. He replied, "Yes."
3. The words of Tabraani state:
واللفظ للطبرانى عن ابن عبّاس قال نظر محمد الى ربه  قال عكرمة فقلت له نظر محمد الى ربه ؟ قال نعم ! جعل الكلام لموسى والخلة لإبراهيم والنظر لمحمد صلى الله تعالى عليه و سلّم ( زاد الترمذى ) فقد رأى ربه مرتين

The words of Tabraani states that Sayyiduna Abdullah ibne Abbaas (Radi ALLAH Anh) said that Sayyiduna Rasoolullah (Peace Be Upon Him) saw ALLAH. Akrama (Radi ALLAH Anh), who was his student, asked him: "Did Sayyiduna Rasoolullah (Peace Be Upon Him) see Allah?"  He replied," Yes, ALLAH blessed Sayyiduna Moosa, with Dialogue, Sayyiduna Ibraheem, with Friendship and Sayyiduna Muhammad (Peace Be Upon Him) with His Divine Presence". (Words of Tabraani) "And verily, Sayyiduna Muhammad saw ALLAH twice".

Imam Tirmidi (Radi ALLAH Anh) states that this Hadith Shareef is Hasan. Imam Nisaa'ee (Radi ALLAH Anh), Imam Ibne Hazeema (Radi ALLAH Anh) and Haakim (Radi ALLAH Anh) all record the following:

واللفظ للبيهقى أتعجبون ان تكون الخلّة لإبراهيم والكلام لموسى والروية لمحمد صلى الله تعالى عليه وسلّم * 
Are you surprised at the Dialogue of Sayyiduna Moosa, Friendship of Sayyiduna Ibraheem and Divine Sight of Sayyiduna Muhammad?
Haakim has said that this is a Sahih Hadith Shareef. Imam Qastalaani and Imam Zarqaani both acknowledge the authenticity of this Hadith Shareef.
4. It is narrated in Tabraani and Moh'jam Awsat:
عن عبد الله بن عبّاس انه كان يقول ان محمدا صلى الله تعالى عليه و سلّم رأى ربه مرّتين مرّة ببصره و مرّة بفواده  

Sayyiduna Abdullah ibne Abbaas (Radi ALLAH Anh) says that "Verily, Sayyiduna Muhammad (Peace Be Upon Him) saw his Lord twice, once with his physical eye and once with the eye of his heart".

Imam Suyuti (Radi ALLAH Anh), Imam Qastalaani (Radi ALLAH Anh), Allama Shaami (Radi ALLAH Anh) and Allama Zarqaani (Radi ALLAH Anh) - all say that there is no doubt in the authenticity of this Hadith Shareef.

5. Imamul A'imma Ibne Hazeema (Radi ALLAH Anh) and Imam Bazaaz (Radi ALLAH Anh) both narrate from Sayyiduna Anas ibne Maalik (Radi ALLAH Anh):

ان محمدا صلى الله تعالى عليه و سلّم رأى ربّه عزّ و جل 

"Verily, Sayyiduna Muhammad (Peace Be Upon Him) saw his Most Gracious Creator".

Imam Ahmad Qastalaani (Radi ALLAH Anh) and Imam Abdul Baaqi Zarqaani (Radi ALLAH Anh) state that the authenticity of this Hadith Shareef is very strong.

6. Imam Muhammad ibne Ishaaq (Radi ALLAH Anh) narrates this Hadith Shareef from Sayyiduna Abu Hurayra (Radi ALLAH Anh):

ان مروان سأل ابوهريره رضى الله تعالى عنه هل رأى محمد صلى الله تعالى عليه وسلّم ربه ؟ فقال نعم 

Marwaan asked Sayyiduna Abu-Hurayra(Radi ALLAH Anh) if Sayyiduna Rasoolullah(Peace Be Upon Him) saw ALLAH. He replied, "Yes."
Views of the Tabi'een
1. Imam Abdur Razzaaq (Radi ALLAH Anh), Ustaaz of Imam Bukhari (Radi ALLAH Anh), in his famous Musannaf reports from his Ustaaz Imam Mah'mar (Radi ALLAH Anh):
عن معمر عن الحسن البصرى انه كان يحلف بالله لقد رأى محمد صلى الله تعالى عليه و سلّم 

Imam Mah'mar(Radi ALLAH Anh) narrates from Imam Hasan Al-Basri who swore an oath in the Name of ALLAH that Sayyiduna Rasoolullah (Peace Be Upon Him) positively saw his Creator.
2. Similarly, Imam Ibne Hazeema (Radi ALLAH Anh) narrates from Sayyiduna Orwa bin Zubair (Radi ALLAH Anh), who is the cousin of Sayyiduna Rasoolullah (Peace Be Upon Him) and grandson of Sayyiduna Abu-Bakr (Radi ALLAH Anh). He also accepts that Sayyiduna Rasoolullah (Peace Be Upon Him) saw ALLAH on the night of Meh'raaj.
و انه كان يشتد عليه إنكارها 

And he used to get very upset if anyone rejected this. 
The following Luminaries held similar views: 
1. Sayyiduna Kaab Ah'baar (Radi ALLAH Anh) who was a great Aalim of the previous Scriptures.
2. Imam Ibne Sha'haab Zahri Qarshi
3. Imam Mujaahid Makh'zoomi Makki
4. Imam Akrama bin Abdullah Madani Haashimi
5. Imam Ata bin Rabah Qarshi Makki (Radi ALLAH Anh) (Ustaaz of Imam Abu-Haneefa)
6. Imam Muslim bin Sabeeh Abud-Duha Kufi (Radi ALLAH Anh) etc.
and all the students of A'limul Quraan Jabrul-Ummah Sayyiduna Abdullah ibne Abbaas (Radi ALLAH Anh) confirm the Divine Vision.
Opinion of the Illustrious Scholars of Islam:
1. Imam Khal'laal (Radi ALLAH Anh) in Kitaabus-Sunnah narrates from Imam Ishaaq bin Maroozi (Radi ALLAH Anh) that Imam Ahmad ibne Hambal (Radi ALLAH Anh) accepts this Tradition and confirms this by saying that: 
قول النبي صلى الله تعالى عليه و سلّم رأيت ربّي 

Sayyiduna Rasoolullah (Peace Be Upon Him) said, "I saw my Creator". 
2. Imam Naqqaash (Radi ALLAH Anh) in his Tafseer narrates from Imam Sanadul Anaam (Radi ALLAH Anh) that:
انه قال أتقول بحديث ابن عبّاس بعينه رأى ربه رآه رآه رآه حتى انقطع نفسه

He said, "I accept the Hadith of Ibne Abbas (Radi ALLAH Anh) that Sayyiduna Rasoolullah (Peace Be Upon Him) saw his Creator. with his eyes, he did see, he did see, he did see". He repeated this till his breath lasted.
3. Imam Ibne Khateeb Misri (Radi ALLAH Anh) states in Mawaahib Shareef that: 
جزم به معمر بن راشد بصري و آخرون و هو قول الأشعر و غالب اتباعه 

Mah'mar bin Raashid Basri (Radi ALLAH Anh) and other scholars acknowledged this, and this is the Madhab of the Ahle-Sunnah, Imam Abul-Hasan Ash'ari (Radi ALLAH Anh) and the majority of his followers.
4. Allama Imam Sha'haab Khafaji (Radi ALLAH Anh) in his Naseemur-Riyaad, the commentary of Shifa Qaadi Ayaad, states that: 
الأصح الراجح انه صلى الله تعالى عليه و سلّم رأى ربه بعين رأسه حين اسرى به كما ذهب إليه اكثر الصحبه 

The most correct and pure Madhab is that Sayyiduna Rasoolullah (Peace Be Upon Him) on the night of Meh'raaj saw ALLAH with his naked eyes as it is the Madhab and consensus of the  illustrious Sahaba fraternity.  
5. Imam Nawawi (Radi ALLAH Anh) in Shar'ha Muslim Shareef and Allama Muhammad bin Abdul Baaqi (Radi ALLAH Anh) in Shar'ha Mawaahib states: 
 الراجح عند اكثر علماء انه صلى الله تعالى عليه و سلّم رأى ربه بعين رأسه ليلة المعراج 

It is the consensus of the majority Ulama that Sayyiduna Rasoolullah (Peace Be Upon Him) saw ALLAH with his naked eyes on the night of Me'raaj.
6. Imame-Ajal Sayyidi Muhammad Boseeri (Radi ALLAH Anh) , in his renowned Qasidah Burdah Shareef states: 
سريت من حرم ليلا الى حرم       كما سرى البدر في داج من الظلم 

The Habeeb of Allah (Peace Be Upon Him), in a short space of time, traveled from Musjid-e-Haraam to Musjid-e-Aqsa. This sacred journey was bright like the brilliance of the full moon.
و بت ترقى الى ان نلت منزلة       و من قاب قوسين لم تدرك و لم ترم

The Beloved (Peace Be Upon Him) traveled in the night of Me'raaj until he reached the station of Qaaba Qosain. No creation could reach this height nor possessed the courage to do so. 

خفضت كل مقام بالاضافة اذ       نوديت بالرفع مثل مفرد العلم
The noble status of the Nabi (Peace Be Upon Him) left everything below him when he proceeded towards the Divine Heights of the Unique Lord, on the Night of Ascension. 
فخرت كل فخار غير مشترك       و جزت كل مقام غير مزدحم
The Beloved (Peace Be Upon Him) enjoyed such excellence that no one can share. He passed such places where no creation set foot. 
Sayyidul Alameen (Peace Be Upon Him) was blessed with exclusive gifts and secrets and passed all the heights without any hindrance. Without doubt, this goes to say that the Master (Peace Be Upon Him) traveled the secret and timeless regions alone to the Divine Presence and met and saw ALLAH.  
7. Allama Mulla Ali Qaari (Radi ALLAH Anh) in his Shar'ha elaborates on Imam Boseeri's verses:
اى انت دخلت الباب و قطعت الحجاب الى ان لم تترك غاية لساع الى السبق من كمال التقرّب المطلق الى جناب الحق و لا تركت موضع رقى و صعود وقيام وقعود لطالبفعة فى عالم الوجود بل تجاوزت ذالك الى مقام قاب قوسين او ادنى فاوحى اليك ربّك ما اوحى

Sayyiduna Rasoolullah (Peace Be Upon Him) passed all the Secret Curtains and reached the Divine Absolute Presence of the Supreme Creator, as one reaches one's goal leaving everyone behind. There was no step of excellence in the entire universe that the Master (Peace Be Upon Him) did not surpass. In fact, the Master (Peace Be Upon Him) transcended above the domain of space and time and entered the Station of Qaaba-Qosain and O'adna. Then, ALLAH the Supreme spoke to the Beloved what He had to Say.  
8. Imam-e-Humaam Abu-Abdullah Sharfudeen Muhammad (Radi ALLAH Anh) states in Ummul-Qurra:
 وترقي به قاب قوسين       و تلك السيادة القعساء
The Master (Peace Be Upon Him) advanced till Qaba-Qosain (Divine Presence) and this is indeed the ultimate. 
رتب تسقط الامانى حسرى        دونها ما وراءهنّ وراء
These are the Secret Stations where desires and thoughts cannot contemplate because there are no paths that lead to them.  
9. Imam Ibne Hajr Makki (Radi Allahu Anhu) comments in the Shar'ha of Ummul-Qurra: 
قال بعض الائمه و المعاريج ليلة الاسراء عشرة سبعة فى السماوات و الثامن الى سدرة المنتهى و التاسع الى المستوى و العاشر الى العرش  الخ 
Some A'imma state that there were ten Meh'raajes in the night of Isra. There were seven in the seven skies, the eighth, Sidratul Muntaha, the ninth in the Divine Levels and the Tenth to the Arsh.  
10. Sayyidi Allama Arif-e-Billah Abdul Ghani Nablusi (Radi Allahu Anhu) re-affirms this in Hadiqa-e-Nadiyyah Sharha Tareeqa-e-Muhammadiyyah: 
حيث قال قال شهاب مكي فى شرح همزيه لبوصيرى عن بعض الائمة ان المعاريج عشرة الى قوله والعاشر الى العرش و الرويه 
There were ten Meh'raajes. The tenth was from the Arsh till the Divine Presence.
11. Imam Ibne Hajr Makki (Radi ALLAH Anh) states in Shar'he Hamziyya:
لما اعطى سليمان الريح التى غدوها شهر و رواحها شهر اعطى نبينا صلى الله تعالى عليه و سلّم البراق فحمله من الفرش الى العرش فى لحظة واحدة و اقل مسافة فى ذالك سبعة آلاف سنة و ما فوق العرش الى المستوى و الرفرف لا يعلمه الا الله تعالى 

When Nabi Sulaymaan, was given the wind, it carried him the distance of one months journey in one day. Our Master (Peace Be Upon Him) was given the Buraaq which carried him from the earth to the Arsh in a fleeting moment. The shortest portion of this journey (between earth and the seven skies) takes seventeen thousand years. And Allah only knows the distance above the Arsh to the arcane levels with the Rafraf (to the Divine Presence).  
12. It is also recorded in the same Shar'ha Hamziyya: 
لما اعطى موسى عليه السلام الكلام و اعطى نبينا صلى الله تعالى عليه و آله و بارك سلّم مثله ليلة الاسراء و زيادة الدنو و الروية بعين البصر و شتان ما بين جبل الطور الذى نوجى به موسى عليه السلام نوجى به نبينا صلى الله تعالى عليه و آله و بارك سلّم 

Nabi Moosa, was blessed with Dialogue (Kalaam). Similarly, our Master (Peace Be Upon Him) was blessed on the night of Isra with Divine Presence. He saw Allah from very close range with his naked eye. You cannot compare the experiences of Mount Toor with the experiences of our Master (Peace Be Upon Him) with ALLAH.  
13. It is further recorded in the same book: 
رقيه صلى الله عليه و سلّم ببدنه يقظة ليلة الاسراء الى السمآء ثمّ الى سدرة المنتهىثمّ الى المستوى ثم ّالى العرش و الرفرف والرويه 

Sayyiduna Rasoolullah (Peace Be Upon Him) physically proceeded to the skies on the night of Isra in wakefulness. From there to Sidratul Muntaha, then Divine Levels, then Arsh and Rafraf till he saw the Divine Vision!  
14. Allama Ahmad bin Muhammad Saawi Maliki Khal'wati (Radi ALLAH Anh) in a marginal annotation of Ummul-Qura writes: 
الاسراء به صلى الله تعالى عليه و آله و بارك سلّم على يقظة بالجسد و الروح من المسجد الحرام الى المسجد الاقصى ثم عرج به الى السماوات العلى ثم الى سدرة المنتهى ثم الى المستوى ثم الى العرش و الرفرف 

The Beloved Habeeb(Peace Be Upon Him) undertook the journey of Meh'raaj in wakefulness with his body and soul. He traveled from Masjid-e-Haraam to Musjid-e-Aqsa. Then up to the skies, then Sidratul Muntaha, then Divine Levels then, Arsh, and then Rafraf.
15. Imam Allama Ahmad Qastalaani (Radi ALLAH Anh) states in Mawahibul-Ladunniyya and Man'hi-Muhammadiyya, and Allama Muhammad Zarqaani(Radi ALLAH Anh) in its Shar'ha state: 
(و منها انه راى الله تعالى بعينه) على الراجح(و كلمه الله تعالى فى الرفيع الاعلى) على سائر الامكنة و قد روى  ابن عساكر عن انس رضى الله تعالى عنه مرفوعا لما اسرى لى قربنى ربى حتى كان بينى و بينه قاب قوسين او ادنى 

It was the exclusivity of Sayyiduna Rasoolullah (Peace Be Upon Him) that he saw Almighty ALLAH with his physical eyes in wakefulness and this is the preferable Madhab. ALLAH Spoke to His Beloved (Peace Be Upon Him) in those high Divine regions which was above all possibilities and imaginations. Imam Ibne Asakar narrates from Sayyiduna Anas ibne Maalik that the Prophet of Allah (Peace Be Upon Him) said, "On the night of Isra my Lord, drew me so close to Him that we were two bows apart, in fact, even closer".  
16. It is also stated in the same books: 
قد اختلف العلماء في الاسراء واحداواسراء مرّة بروحه و بدنه يقظة و مرّة مناما او يقظة بروحه وجسده من المسجد الحرام إلى المسجد الاقصى ثمّ مناما   من المسجد الاقصى إلى العرش فالحق انه اسراء واحد بروحه و جسده يقظة في القصّة كلها و إلى هذامذهب الجمهور من علماء المحدّثين و الفقهاءو المتكلّمين 

There was a difference in opinion amongst the Ulama whether there was one Meh'raaj or two, one with the body and soul in wakefulness, and the other in a dream or wakefulness from Musjid-e-Haraam to Musjid-e-Aqsa. Then, from Aqsa in a dream till the Arsh. The truth is that there was one Isra and an entire journey from Musjid-e-Haraam to the Arsh was physical and in wakefulness. This is the Madhab of the majority of Ulama, Muhaditheen, Fuqaha and Mutakallimeen.  
17. The same book further states: 
المعاريج عشرة (إلى قوله) العاشر إلى العرش 

There were ten Meh'raajs and the tenth was till the Arsh.  
18. It is also recorded in the same book: 
و قد ورد فى الصحيح عن انس رضى الله تعالى عنه قال عرج بى جبرئيل الى سدرة المنتهى و دنا الجبّاررب العزّة فتدلى فكان قاب قوسين او ادنى تدلية على ما فى حديث شريك كان فوق العرش 

It is reported in Sahih Al-Bukhari by Sayyiduna Anas ibne Maalik that the beloved Rasool of Allah (Peace Be Upon Him) said, "Jibra'eel proceeded with me till the Sidratul-Muntaha. Then, the Divine Power of the Almighty Lord drew me to a distance of two bows close to Him, in fact, even closer". This closeness was above the Arsh as mentioned in the Hadith-e-Shareef.
19. Allama Shi'haab Khafaji (Radi ALLAH Anh), in his Naseemur-Riyaad Sharha Shifa Imam Qaadi Ayaad (Radi ALLAH Anh), states: 
ورد في المعراج انه صلى الله تعالى عليه و سلّم لما بلغ سدرة المنتهى جاءه بالرفرف جبرئيل عليه  الصلوة والسلام فتناوله فطار به الى العرش 

It is reported in the Hadith of Meh'raaj that when the Master (Peace Be Upon Him) reached Sidratul-Muntaha then, Sayyiduna Jibra'eel presented the Rafraf, which carried him to the Arsh.  
20. It is noted in the same book: 
عليه يدل صحيح الاحاديث الاحاد الدالة على دخوله صلى الله تعالى عليه و سلّم الجنة و وصوله الى العرش او طرف العالم كما سياتى كل ذالك بجسده يقظة 

The units of Sahih Ahadith emphasize that the Master (Peace Be Upon Him) visited Jannah and the Arsh or the boundaries of that region beyond which lies the extra-terrestrial domain (La-Makaan). This all happened physically and in wakefulness.
21. Sayyidul-Makashifeen Sheikh-e-Akbar Muhiyyudeen ibne Arabi (Radi ALLAH Anh), in the 216Th chapter of his famous Futuhaat-e-Makkiyya, states: 
 اعلم ان رسول الله صلى الله تعالى عليه و سلّم  لما كان خلقه القرآن و تخلق بالاسمآء و كان الله سبحانه و تعالى ذكر فى كتابه العزيز انه تعالى استوى على العرش على طريق التمدح و الثناء على نفسه اذ كان العرش اعظم  الجسام فجعل لنبيّه عليه السلام من هذا الاستواء نسبة على طريق التمدح و الثناء به عليه حيث كان اعلى مقام ينتهى اليه من اسرى به من الرسل عليهم الصلاة والسلام و ذالك يدل على انه اسرى به صلى الله تعالى عليه وسلّم بجسمه و لو كان الاسراء به روياء لما كان الاسراء ولا الوصول الى هذا المقام تمدحا و لا وقع من الاعراب انكار على ذالك 

The Holy Quraan was the beautiful character of Sayyiduna Rasoolullah (Peace Be Upon Him) and the Unique characteristics of the Divine Names of ALLAH was found in him. In the Holy Quraan, ALLAH Announces through the praise of His Attributive Qualities of His appearance on the Sacred Arsh. Similarly, Allah The Supreme, blessed His Beloved (Peace Be Upon Him) with the reflection of His Divine Appearance of the sacred Arsh and Praised him. The Arsh is that high station where the Isra of Rasools end. This proves that the Isra of Sayyiduna Rasoolullah (Peace Be Upon Him) was physical because if it was a dream then Almighty ALLAH would have not praised his appearance on the Sacred Arsh. Only the unpleasant reject this reality.
22. Imam Allama Arif-e-Billah Abdul Wahhab Sha'raani (Radi ALLAH Anh), in his Al-Yuwaqeet wal Jawahir, quotes from Sheikh-e-Akbar (Radi ALLAH Anh) that: 
انما قال صلى الله عليه و سلّم على سبيل التمدح حتى ظهرت لمستوى اشاره لما قلنا من ان منتهى السير بالقدم المحسوس العرش 

Verily, he (Sheikh-e-Akbar) said that the statement of praises of the exalted Habeeb (Peace Be Upon Him) "And until that time when I was elevated to the Divine Levels" reflects to the fact that the termination of the physical feet's journey was at the Sacred Arsh.
23. Sheikh-e-Muhaqqiq Imam Abdul Haq Muhaddith Dehlawi (Radi ALLAH Anh) states in his Madaarijun-Nubuwwah: 
فرمود صلىالله تعالى عليه و على آله و بارك وسلم بس كسترانيده شد برائى من رفرف سبز كه غالب بود نور او بر نور آفتاب بس درخشيد بآن نور بصر من و نهاده شدم من بران رفرف و برداشته شدم تا برسيدم بعرش 

Sayyiduna Rasoolullah (Peace Be Upon Him) said, "Then a green Rafraf (Divine Carrier) was laid for me. Its light was even greater than that of the sun. Its brilliance brightened my vision. I was seated on it and taken into the Heavens until I reached the Arsh of ALLAH.  
24. He further states: 
آورده اند كه جون رسيد ان حضرت صلى الله تعالى عليه و على آله و بارك و سلم بعرش دست زدعرش بدامان اجلال وى 

It is narrated that when Sayyiduna Rasoolullah (Peace Be Upon Him) reached the Arsh, it respectfully touched his Sacred Garb.  
25. He states in Ash'atul-Lam'aat Sharha Mishkaat that: 
جز حضرت بيغمبر ما صلى الله تعالى عليه و على آله و بارك وسلم بالا تر ازان هيج كس نه رفته و ان حضرت بجائى رفت كه آنجا جانيست

No one else besides the Beloved Habeeb (Peace Be Upon Him) reached this Height in the Heavens. This was a timeless and space less transcendental region.

برداشت از طبيعت امكان قدم كه آن                اسرى بعبده است من المسجد الحرام

Me'raaj surpassed the limits of human nature As Allah's special servant was taken from Musjid-e-Haraam. 

تا عرصه وجوب كه اقصاى عالم است كانجانه جاست نى جهت و نى نشان نه نام

He reached the Divine Arcane Zone that cannot be explained.
This zone has no place, description, name or direction.
26. Also Sheikh-e-Muhaqqiq (Radi ALLAH Anh) states in the same book, in the third section, under "Divine Vision of Allah", while discussing the Hadith Shareef  قد راى ربه مرّتين  that: 
بتحقيق ديد آنحضرت صلى الله تعالى عليه و آله و بارك و سلّم بروردكار خود را جلّ و علا دو بار يكى نزديك سدرة المنتهى بود ، دوم جون بالاى عرش بر آمد

Indeed, Sayyiduna Rasoolullah (Peace Be Upon Him) saw his Sublime Creator twice. First at Sidratul-Muntaha and then at the Arsh.  
27. It is recorded in the fourth volume, letter number 283, in the Maktobaat of Hadrat Mujaddid Alfe Thaani Sheikh Ahmad Sirhindi (Radi ALLAH Anh) that: 
آن سرور عليه الصلوة و السلام دران شب از دائرهء مكان و زمان نبرون جست و ازتنكى امكان بر آمده ازل و ابد را آن واحد يافت و بدايت و نهايت را در يك نقطه متحده ديد

On the night of Meh'raaj, Sayyiduna Rasoolullah (Peace Be Upon Him) did not leave the boundaries of time and space and surpassed the restrictions of human nature. He saw the Secrets from Eternity till Eternity combined in a dot of Unity.  
28. He further states in the letter number 272 that: 
محمدصلى الله تعالى عليه و آله و بارك و سلّم كه محبوب ربّ العالمين ست و بهترين  موجودات اوّلين و آخرين بدولت معراج بدنى مشرّف شد و از عرش و كرسى در كزشت و از مكان و زمان بالا رفت

Sayyiduna Muhammad (Peace Be Upon Him) is the most Beloved of Allah and the most unique in creation. He was the only creation to be blessed with physical Me'raaj. He traveled further than the Arsh, Kursi and limitations of time and space.
Conclusion:
A perfect Man is not he who circumfuses the Arsh and whatever it encompasses, namely, the skies, Jannah and Jahannam. But, a perfect Man is he, whose vision surpasses all these dimensions and sees and appreciates the Glory of the Creator, of all these dimensions. (Imam Abdul Wahhab Sha'raani Radi ALLAHo ta'ala Anho)

GADDAFI WAS A HERO ! a must read story

To wit, match Muammar Gaddafi’s record up against that of your favorite candidate:

• Gaddafi nationalized his nation’s oil reserves and used the revenue to build schools, universities, hospitals, and infrastructure.

• Money from Libya’s oil revenue is deposited into the bank account of every citizen.

• He raised the literacy rate from 20 per cent to 83 per cent.

• He built one of the finest health care systems in the “Third World.”

All people have access to doctors, hospitals, clinics and medicines—free of charge. If a Libyan needs surgery that is unavailable in Libya, funding is provided for the surgery overseas.

• He raised the life expectancy from 44 to 75 years of age.

• Basic food items were subsidized and electricity was made available throughout the country.

• He developed huge irrigation projects in order to support a drive towards agricultural development and food self-sufficiency.

• Recognizing that water, not oil, would be the scarcest resource of the future, Gaddafi initiated the construction of the Great Man Made River, which took years to complete.

Referred to as a wonder of the modern world, this river pumps millions of gallons of water daily from the heart of the Sahara desert to the coast, where the land is suitable for agriculture.

• Any Libyan who wanted to become a farmer was and still is given free use of land, a house, farm equipment, livestock and seed.

• Gaddafi vowed that his own parents, who lived in a tent in the desert,would not be housed until every Libyan was housed.

He fulfilled that promise.

• Under Gaddafi, Libya has now attained the highest standard of living in Africa.

• Gaddafi put up a communications satellite—the first in Africa—to bring the continent of Africa into the 21st century of technology.

This also interrupted the massive fees that European companies had been charging the Africans.

• He gave women full access to education and employment, and he has enabled women to serve in the armed forces.

• Gaddafi started and financed the African Union to tie all of the Mother continent into an eventual body with a common purpose called the “united states of Africa.”

• Gaddafi did so much to develop Africa that even Obama’s arrogantCaucasian cohort hillary clinton had to admit as she stood before the African Union:

“I know it is true over many years, Gadhafi played a major role in providing financial support for many African nations and institutions…”

She could not claim America did ANYTHING but exploit, exploit, exploit—and murder!

• He was the first and only leader in the Arab world to formally apologize for the Arab role in the trade of African slaves.

He acknowledged that Blacks were the true owners of Libya and proclaimed in his Green Book, “the Black race shall prevail throughout the world.”

• Nelson Mandela called Muammar Gaddafi one of the 20th century’s greatest freedom fighters, and insisted that the eventual collapse of south africa’s apartheid system owed much to Gaddafi and Libyan support.

MALIK RIAZ submits reply in supreme court

ISLAMABAD: Chief Executive Officer of Bahria Town, Ali Riaz Malik, on Tuesday submitted his reply in the Arsalan Iftikhar suo motu case in the Supreme Court saying that Bahria Town had no involvement in the allegations against the chief justice’s son.

The reply submitted by Ali Riaz’s counsel Ali Zafar stated that Bahria Town had been paying its taxes and duties properly.

The statement moreover said that Ali Riaz and his mother Beena Riaz were shareholders in Bahria Town and that Malik Riaz no longer had any association with Bahria Town.

The statement said that there was no direct allegation against Bahria Town in the Arsalan Iftikhar suo motu case and that Malik Riaz had resigned from his chairmanship of the town.

The reply moreover said that Bahria Town was not behind any allegations against Arsalan and that the court’s proceedings were not aimed at investigating the affairs of Bahria Town.

The written reply also said that if any statement was made against Bahria Town or against its administration, then the organisation would have the right to respond to it.

leon panetta admits U.S is at war in PAKISTAN.

“We are fighting a war in the FATA, we are fighting a war against terrorism,” said Defense Secretary leon panetta on Wednesday, referring to the tribal areas of Pakistan that the U.S. has spent three years bombing heavily. Was that so hard to admit?

For years, it has been. Neither the Bush nor obama administration has been forthright about the starkest fact of the recent war on terrorism: most of it takes place in western Pakistan. As CIA director and now Pentagon chief, Panetta has been one of the key architectsa of the accelerated drone-and-commando war the U.S. wages there in what amounts to an open secret. In 2009, the critical year in that acceleration, Danger Room boss Noah Shachtman started pressing the obama administration for disclosure about a war the U.S. waged in all but name.

It may be late, but at least now it’s happened. The day after the U.S. claimed that its latest drone strike in tribal Pakistan killed al-Qaida’s second in command, Abu Yahya al-Libi, Panetta used the W-word to angrily dismiss the Pakistani government’s complaints about the U.S. infringing on its sovereignty. “We have made very clear that we are going to continue to defend ourselves,” Panetta said in New Dehli.

The war has remained undeclared for two reasons. First, it’s awkward and potentially destabilizing to say Pakistan is a U.S. ally but the U.S. has to fight a war against terrorists on its soil. Second, it’s politically perilous to ask a war-weary public to get used to fighting what’s effectively a third war in a decade, even if this one relies far more on remote controlled robots than ground troops. That’s suited the Pakistani government: it’s given the U.S. tacit support for the drone strikes and enough cynical public denunciation of them to ward off popular upheaval. It’s unknown how many civilians die in the drone strikes, but it’s undeniable — except, sometimes, by the White House — that some do.

But that’s gone out the window as U.S.-Pakistani relations have deteriorated over the past year. Pakistan kicked the U.S. out of an airbase used for the drone strikes and shut down a critical overland resupply route for the Afghanistan war. Panetta appears to be at his wits’ end. His stark admission that the U.S. is at war in Pakistan followed a Tuesday tongue bath for Pakistan’s arch-rival, India.

In case you’re wondering, there aren’t many legal implications or obligations prompted by Panetta’s admission. The 2001 Authorization to Use Military Force, the legal wellspring of the war on terrorism, clearly authorizes attacking the perpetrator organization of 9/11 unbounded by geographic limits. Besides that, the short document is vague enough to fly a Predator through. There is little upside and much risk for any politician arguing it’s time to end the 9/11 Era. To paraphrase Oliver Wendell Holmes, the life of the war has not been law; it has been politics.

It’s hard to imagine the reverberations Panetta’s comment will have amongst Pakistanis: polls indicate most don’t realize there is a drone war going on at all. Americans are understandably preoccupied with domestic economic anxiety. The U.S government, in other words, might have obscured its shadow war for nothing.

the understanding of QURAN

Today we live at a time where the recitation of the Qur'an has become widespread - we are now able to listen to the Qur'an on the television, computer, radio, CD's and portable players. Even our phones now, with a simple touch of a button not only show different Qur'anic scripts but also give us access to the Qur'anic tafsirs and translations via the internet. And praise to Allah (Alhamdulillah) we're also now seeing a progressive change in Islamic classes and centres as they exert significant attention to providing Qur'an memorisation (hifdh) programs for us and our children in various parts of the world. Through this accessibility the Muslim grows while hearing the words of Allah and its recitation in its prescribed manner.

The Qur'an has become so commonplace that we now hear it in the shopping stores and streets especially in the Muslim countries. Yet this reality has come with an unforeseen disillusion, hiding from us a grave and important matter that many people have been ignorant of. And this matter, my sisters, the sahabah gave great importance and concern to as we see when reading about how their relationship with the Qur'an was.

This matter, my sisters, is tadabbur (deep contemplation & understanding) of the meanings of the Qur'an.

As dawah carriers, it goes without saying that the Qur'an is the basis of our ideology which we hold proudly before the whole world. Our ideology comes from the revealed word of Allah سبحانه وتعالى with which we are made to worship Him سبحانه وتعالى. Since our goal is to work toward the implementation of His سبحانه وتعالى's laws on earth, should we not exert effort to understand the words of the very Qur'an we aim to implement? Yes, it's even more important for 'us', the carriers of this dawah to revive the Qur'an in our hearts and minds in order to revive it on a state level.

The Qur'an charges the believer with this amazing energy which revives the idle souls and turns them into dispositions that can trivialise hardships and are not tempted by worldly pleasures for the sake of gaining the pleasure of Allah سبحانه وتعالى and the bliss of Jannah. It is this Qur'an that makes us absolutely certain that victory is from Allah سبحانه وتعالى and that we have no other hope but in Him سبحانه وتعالى. So why should we not be eager to take provisions from the source of the Qur'an, ponder over its meanings and acquaint ourselves with its aims?

Now, back to describing our reality: we live in a time where the Qur'an reciters are many but only few are engaging in studying and seeking the guidance of the Qur'an and acting upon its rulings.

In an ayah that talks about Ahlul Kitab (People of the book), Allah سبحانه وتعالى says:

وَمِنْهُمْ أُمِّيُّونَ لَا يَعْلَمُونَ الْكِتَابَ إِلَّا أَمَانِيَّ وَإِنْ هُمْ إِلَّا يَظُنُّونَ

"Some of them are illiterate ('Ummiyyun), knowing nothing of the Book but wishful thinking. They only speculate." [Al-Baqara, 2:78]

This ayah says that among the people of the book, there are illiterates (in terms of not understanding the book of Allah), they have the book with them but they have no clue what the book is talking about. All that they learn from the book is what fits their worldly interests. They were selective in what they would learn. If something would benefit them in their dunya then they would learn it, otherwise they would leave it aside.

furthermore, Ibn Taymiyyah (rh) says about this ayah:

'Ibn Abbas and Qatadah interpreted the meaning of the word 'ummiyyoon' (illiterate) as meaning, "they do not understand the meaning of the book. They learn it, they memorize it, and they recite it without understanding it. The meaning of 'illiterate' in this verse does not mean that they cannot read or write. They read it, memorize it and teach it yet they don't understand what the book is talking about. They are satisfied by only reciting it."

Imaam Ahmed narrates that the Messenger صلى الله عليه وسلم said 'something' and then he صلى الله عليه وسلم said, 'That would happen when knowledge is lost. One of the Sahabah (Ibn Lubaid) said, 'O Messenger of Allah, how can knowledge be lost when we have studied Qur'an, we are teaching it to our children and our children will teach it to theirs?' The Messenger صلى الله عليه وسلم said, 'Woe to you! I thought you were one of the most learned men of Madinah. Can't you see the Jews and Christians are not benefiting even though they have their scriptures (Torah and Injeel) right with them.'

The Qur'an is not to be put on the shelf, decorated and covered. Abu Darda (ra) said, "Whenever the time comes when you will decorate your mosques and your mushafs, that is the time when you will be destroyed because that is an indication you are favouring symbols over substance."

At the time of Abu Darda Qur'an was written on a collection of bones, leaves and pieces of leather. These days the Qur'an is decorated so much that people are afraid to touch it let alone read it because it looks so good! In our days, if people were to see the Qur'an written on bones or other pieces, they would be quick to say that such a thing is disrespect to the Qur'an. Yet people do not think that not following the Qur'an is disrespect to it.

Allah سبحانه وتعالى says:

كِتَابٌ أَنْزَلْنَاهُ إِلَيْكَ مُبَارَكٌ لِيَدَّبَّرُوا آيَاتِهِ وَلِيَتَذَكَّرَ أُولُو الْأَلْبَابِ

"It is a Book We have sent down to you, full of blessing, so let people of intelligence ponder (liyaddabbaru) its Signs and take heed." [Saad, 38:29]

In this ayah the word, liyaddabbaru is used – which means have to have 'taddabur' (deep contemplation)

Allah سبحانه وتعالى says:

أَفَلَا يَتَدَبَّرُونَ الْقُرْآنَ أَمْ عَلَىٰ قُلُوبٍ أَقْفَالُهَا

"Will they not then ponder the Qur'an or are there locks upon their hearts?" [Muhammad, 47:24]

Allah سبحانه وتعالى is not only asking us to recite the Qur'an, rather He is asking us to ponder and contemplate over the Qur'an.

You may be thinking, "but I don't understand Arabic?" Yes, one should make an effort to learn the language of Qur'an. But we should not wait until we learn the language (Arabic) in order to understand the Qur'an; we should still try and read whatever we can in the languages we know in order to understand as much of the Qur'an as possible. Even if you don't understand the meaning you will be rewarded for reading it. But you have to make every effort to understand it to be able to live it and receive its full benefit.

Reward for reciting the Qur'an is one thing, and applying the Qur'an is another. The problem is when one does not make an attempt to know what the Qur'an says and apply it. The application can be done without the language. However the contemplation in the meanings of the Qur'an is something that can be done by reading the translation. But it will always be less and more shallow than contemplating from the language the Qur'an was revealed in (Arabic).

Therefore attempts need to be made by people to learn the language of the Qur'an. If so much effort is put into learning the language of Dunya (English) shouldn't more effort be put into learning the language of the Akhirah? Allah سبحانه وتعالى will reward you for your intentions. As Ibn al-Jawzee (rh) says, "Maybe Allah will reward you for the intentions more than the reward of the action itself." So if you put the effort and try that is what Allah wants from you.

A question was asked to Imam Anwar Alawlaki (may Allah have mercy over his soul) his answer was very concise and worthy of mention. Q. What are the steps to take in contemplating the Qur'an and applying it in our lives, how would we go about doing this?

Number One: The intention to change the method we approach the Qur'an is an important step! Just the decision and will to recite the Book of Allah with understanding is a GREAT step- intending that 'Oh Allah I want to understand your Book and I am going to attempt to do so', this in itself will open up the doors for you. Because there are elements beyond our understanding since this is the Word of Allah سبحانه وتعالى.

Allah سبحانه وتعالى says,

وَاتَّقُوا اللَّهَ ۖ وَيُعَلِّمُكُمُ اللَّهُ

"Have taqwa of Allah and Allah will give you knowledge." [Al-Baqara, 2:282]

When we have Taqwa, Allah will open up our hearts and give us light from His Knowledge.

Number two: whenever we are reciting the Qur'an, we should not focus on finishing the surah, finishing the juz', finishing the Qur'an but we should focus on thinking about what we are reciting.

Number Three: Establish a connection with the Qur'an and do no neglect it on the shelves. The more we read the more opportunity we have to ponder over the words of Allah. We need to live the Qur'an and apply its rulings.

قال عثمان بن عفان رضي الله عنه وأرضاه: "لو طهرت

قلوبكم ما شبعت من كلام ربكم"

Uthman bin Affan (ra) says: 'If the hearts are pure, they will never satisfy their hunger from the Book of Allah.'If we love the Book of Allah, we will never be able to have enough of it.

However, we need to be careful. How many times do we read while our mind is drifting elsewhere? Especially if it is a surah you have memorised or a surah you read habitually on a regular basis such as Surat Al-Kahf every Friday - there is a risk that one ponders less if it's something they regularly read. Now, imagine that every Friday you read the same surah (Surat al-Kahf) and gave it an equal or greater amount of concentration each time – how much would your understanding of it increase and consequently your reward Insha'Allah?

Here's a few tips to apply when reading the Qur'an from here on (note: these are simply tips for 'concentration when reading 'generally - then modified for the purpose of Qur'an recitation).

1. They say: Always give yourself a reason for reading and ask yourself, "Why am I reading this text?"

As Muslimeen, we are familiar with this as setting a firm intention. A big improvement is common, and most will find that they focus all their attention on a page without any intentional effort because they are reading with purpose.

For example – set your intention that you are reading this surah in order to gain knowledge which will aid you in the revival of Islam. As per the hadith:

Allah's Messenger صلى الله عليه وسلم said, "He whom death overtakes while he is engaged in acquiring knowledge with a view to reviving Islam with the help of it, there will be one degree between him and the Prophets in Paradise." [At-Tirmidhi Hadith 249. Narrated by Al-Hasan al-Basri by Darimi]

2. Set a focus. Ask yourself a question and prepare to answer it after reading – for example this week while reading Surat Al-Kahf I want to ponder over who 'The people of the cave' were? What is the significance of the story and the main points from it?

Think about it: Why is it that when we read other texts we can summarise the main points/details? But we are unable do so after reading a page of the Qur'an?

3. After three or four verses stop and ask yourself whether or not you understand the meanings of the ayaat.

You might need to reread the ayaat in order to:

• Mark the words/terms you didn't understand (and look them up in a tafsir)

• Find some key words (for example, in the ayah we read previously we found "liyataddabaru" as a key word)

• Find main/specific points (perhaps write them down in a note book – so that multiple senses are being used, keeping you more alert.)

4. Observe the etiquettes of the Qur'an. Tahara, facing the Qibla, using a siwaak, beginning with the ista-aaza to ward off the shaytan.

5. Prevent concentration stoppers while reading e.g. phone calls, interruptions etc. This is a very simple tip that we are given for studying or working – this is even more important when reading the words of The Most High.

Finally, there is a hadith where Rasul Allah صلى الله عليه وسلم said:

"Groups of people will emerge from my Ummah who will drink the Qur'an as they drink milk." (Tabarani)

In commenting on this hadith, Al-Munawi says in his Fayd al-Qadir: "... that is, they will raise their voices with their tongues without contemplating and reflecting on its meanings and pondering over its rulings; instead it (i.e. the Qur'an) passes over their tongues as milk which they drink passes over them quickly."

The Qur'an is our guide, our ideology, our remedy, our inspiration and our intercessor on the Day of Judgement. It sharpens the determination of those who have set their hearts and minds toward making the phrase "la ilaha illa Allah Muhammad rasul Allah" reign supreme. We need to remind ourselves of the importance of contemplation, reflection and pondering over the meanings and rulings of the Qur'an, and making sure that it is read in a way that penetrates our hearts and leaves a lasting and permanent impact. The result of this kind of reading is the development of a dynamic Islamic personality where a Muslim embraces the Islamic Aqeedah, making the Shariah the code of conduct for their lives allowing them to engage in the da'wah to revive the Islamic way of life at a state level.

We ask Allah سبحانه وتعالى to give us fiqh (understanding) of His Religion and to allow this understanding to aid us in our call, Ameen.