tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-40033096341273915252024-03-13T15:48:03.732+08:00Sweetness and SufferingsThe harshness of the reality that I'm dealing,<br>
brings all sweetness to an ending.<br>
Shining sun and happy smiles are now out of sight,<br>
as sufferings filled the days and nights.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger36125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4003309634127391525.post-55542461472974956492014-06-04T18:02:00.001+08:002014-06-04T18:02:10.030+08:00*I WAS NOT AN EXTREMIST * <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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-A poem by a very good friend/guide of mine-<br /><br />I was not an extremist<br />I was secular<br />believing wholeheartedly in values of equality ,liberality and justice<br />innocently walking down the path of life <span class="text_exposed_show" style="display: inline;"><br />minding my own business<br />and helping everyone who wanted help<br />I was not an extremist<br /><br />I was not for or against any religion<br />no matter how ridiculous it seemed<br />or how violent people told me one or another is<br />I was not an extremist<br /><br />I believed in freedom of expression<br />I believed in equality<br />tolerating 9/11 ,ignored the cries of innocent<br />who burned on the grounds of religion<br />and are apparently forgotten in the smoke of gunpowder<br />emanating from the hands of muslims<br />which conducted such hideous crimes upon humanity<br />again and again and again<br />because I forgot those cries which were ignored<br />I tolerated the intolerant<br /><br />I still believed Islam is not what terrorists do<br />I still believed Terrorists have no religion<br />and hollow sweet things like those<br />I neither supported muscular liberalism<br />nor I broke my friendship with muslims<br />I even ignored their lecherous eyes on little white girls<br />who were playing with dolls and having tea parties<br />and what a fool I was as I did not slash their throats<br />when they celebrated their eid by gangraping the little ones<br />throwing them into the endless abyss of whoredom<br />I stopped myself from doing so because<br />I still believed that justice will prevail<br />SEE..I was not an extremist at all !!<br /><br />I paid my taxes in full<br />thinking that the governors will use the coins<br />on enforcing law against everything inhuman<br />little didst I know ..my coins will be melted<br />and will be forged into swords of muslims<br />which would slash the likes of myself<br />because of my innocence ...<br />I was not an extremist .<br /><br />I forced my fingers into my ears<br />to stop the whimpering of young Pakistani Hindu girls<br />from reaching to my awareness and shake the ground of belief<br />beneath my crutches of pseudological equality<br /><br />I closed my eyes when muslims tortured them in Egypt, UK,Sweden ,India<br />because I was following that Mahatma ,who himself was pervert<br />I did not speak a word against islam …partially out of fear of persecution by my own country<br />and partially because I believed in Mahatma’s irrefutability<br />as apparent from all these lines ..I was certainly a so called good guy<br />and I was surely not an extremist .<br /><br />but one night …I was cringing in my sleep<br />feeling helpless ,confused<br />agony of all my cowardice<br />took me into the realm of truth<br />I saw hideous muslims laughing<br />sitting on the pile of heads<br />inside their safe sanctuary of the cemetery of humanity<br />called mosques<br />thighing infant daughters of humanity<br />Announcing Allahu-akbar<br />before gangraping the 6 year olds<br />I cried for help ..but nobody came<br />I just saw shadows of those who were killed<br />by the hands of islam …and they were ridiculing me<br />ignoring me …just as I did with them<br />Muslims splashed the blood of their victims upon me<br />and thus burned my crutches of hollow equality<br />I fell … I fell from my safe heavens of ignorance<br />into the darkness of revenge<br />By splashing the blood of innocents<br />on me<br />they created a Monster !!<br />and Monster is what they will get<br />and Monstrosity is what they deserve<br />I am no longer a secularist<br />I am no longer indifferent<br />I am no longer a believer<br />YES !!!! I AM NOW AN EXTREMIST !!!</span></div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4003309634127391525.post-54366053874456549232012-08-30T11:38:00.000+08:002012-08-30T11:38:56.687+08:00Updates...2012<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Hi everybody,<br />
<br />I know it's been so long since I last post and many things have happened and change in my life since then. But most importantly I want all to know I'm doing just fine. However, some things just don't change. The memories, the pain still is there within me. My scars left unheal.<br />
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For some reasons, I have begun talking to my mother again. We've met, gone out and I have even stepped back into her house (not staying of course!), knowing the risk. Yes, this may be a stupid thing to do! Though warned and scolded by my husband many times, I couldn't ignore her. She is after all my mother. The only mother I could ever get.<br />
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But yes, talking to her is indeed a price to pay. And I have to say it, it is tormenting to be talking to her but I'm taking it. However, my dad has no idea about this. It's a secret between my mom, aunts, grandma and me. My family (excluding my dad and those that have no idea I've ran off and marry) finally approved of my husband, knowing he is a good faithful man, still does not approve my choice of free will. They still do keep somehow talking me into going back to Islam, which I would politely refused. (Trust me, I have tried talking about the Quran faults to only hear whispers of nonsense from their mouth with no actual facts whatsoever.)<br />
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What hurts the most is when my mom still does not realize any of her mistakes. She adamantly stands her ground and keep asking me what when wrong and why I turn my back to them, even though the countless of times I have explained and talked to her about it. It comes to a point that I gave up talking because it feels like I'm talking to a brick wall. I hear my words, and all she hears are noise.<br />
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I still remember the painful events that has occur and I told her of the things I went through after our separation. I told her about 'my suicidal thoughts' during those awful moments of depression and that I had to see a consultant for that and guess what she did? She kinda laughed and asked me what was so hard for me to need a consultant. And her exact words were, 'If you have suicidal thoughts, it is Jin disturbing you.'<br />
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To this, I really really wanted to slam the phone down, but trying my level best not to show anger, I only ended up crying on the phone and asking her how could she be so heartless. Of course she twist the words back to me, calling me one for leaving her.<br />
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Still now, she somehow manage to find her way to hurt my feelings every time we talk or face each other and I take it like a punching bag. Of course I know, I don't deserve such a mother and I don't deserve to be a punching bag certainly not to her but I couldn't stop myself finding for my mother. She was every thing to me when I was growing up and despite all her shit, somewhere in her, there's love. A tiny fraction though compared to her love for her religion.<br />
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I've tried years trying to stop myself from contacting my mom, to hate her and to just forget of having a family. But I can't and all I did was ended crying my eyes out and feeling the deepening pain. These were my thoughts:<br />
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What would happened if she were to die and I didn't face her till the end?<br />
Would I be able to take it? Or would I break down to another sets of depression?<br />
Was it worth being free in life but not free inside?<br />
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More than anyone, I know myself. I will not be able to take it if my mom dies. I will bear the guilt, even if it's not my fault and I will kill myself slowly. When I'm in depression, I'll do the stupidest things, without thinking. Been there and I know I will never ever forgive myself. This is why I took such a big risk to step forward, even if it cost my life.</div>
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4003309634127391525.post-13364417552252491372011-05-22T18:57:00.001+08:002011-05-22T18:57:44.099+08:00Their love for me is nothing<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">It’s been a while since I last wrote about what has happened to me. Things are fine with my fear almost gone. However I still have fear of my parents and the damn pad lock (the one my dad used to lock me up with).<br />
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I’ve seen my family members outside a few times. I’ve seen my grandma, two of my aunties and my cousin sister whom I’m keeping in touch with.<br />
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It’s funny how despite after a year and 7 months my parents are still telling me to behave in the way they want me to. They didn’t bother searching for me, perhaps for fear of the law. However it seemed that somehow they got to see my pictures in Facebook. My cousin sister had uploaded pictures of us taken together right before we went clubbing.<br />
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I was wearing a mini skirt with tight toga top in that picture. When my mother found out, she immediately questioned my cousin regarding the picture. She didn’t ask about me, my contact details or even of my health, but her main worry was the way I was.<br />
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She asked my cousin to take down the pictures of me from Facebook. She told my cousin to tell me that I should dress properly and live properly (where ‘properly’ means according to Muslim ways), and then she further said that if any other Indian Muslim out there saw us the way we were, they would have killed us.<br />
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My mother still has the cheek to threaten me and my cousin! And then she went around telling my grandmother about this.<br />
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I had purposely added a cousin of mine who is also within the Jemaah (congregation) as my parents were, in Facebook. I also had purposely uploaded pictures of me in sleeveless tops drinking directly from a wine bottle just to know their reaction.<br />
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This immediately went into headline news. My grandmother, whom I trust a little due to her incapability to understand or know about Islam fully and who was also the only adult I’m keeping in contact with, called me up to ask me about this.<br />
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And she still has the cheek to tell me that as a Muslim, one shouldn’t drink or dress up indecently. I told her right to her face that I am not a Muslim; neither do I wish to ever be one anymore in my life.<br />
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She asked me what will people think when they see me how I dress up. Who cares? Come on, If I grow up caring about others who doesn’t give a damn about me, then who’s going to live my life?<br />
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She still could talk about me returning to Islam, and that it’s in my blood and that I shouldn’t leave it. I was quite pissed at this point, yet I have to respect her and have to acknowledge the fact that her knowledge of Islam was very limited. She has no clue what the deeper level of Islam reflects and even if I explain, she would go into denial.<br />
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Trying my best to conceal my anger, I went on asking her, why is it that when a Hindu or Christian converts into Islam, you do not question them, but when a Muslim converts out of Islam, you do.<br />
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I guess I got her as she went into a blabbering mode of repeating questions which I ignored completely.<br />
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In everything that has happened, I understood clearly. None of my family members had any clue of what my parents had actually done to me. None had the idea of the trauma I had been through. Even when I told my grandma about the trauma I went through and still am in, she keep trying to tell me to forgive and forget, saying that my parents love me and that they wouldn’t do it to me again.<br />
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What she isn’t willing to see, which she was quite often repeating to me was that the fact that despite their love, what hurts them most, the reason they want me back was for one thing – to get back their honor that they had lost. Perhaps it may not be to kill me, which I’ll never know but I am extremely aware of, but they have mentioned several times to my grandma and my aunties that they wished to marry me off to my husband in an Islamic way.<br />
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I rejected Islam way before my husband came into my life. I rejected Islam and hated Islam vehemently after they locked me up and more than anything, I’m already married in the eyes of the law. What is this rubbish talk of marrying me off to the same man that I’m already married to?<br />
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Are they mad? I can’t help but wonder. It is madness what they are saying, and it is madness if they expect me to pity them and go back to them.<br />
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Yes, I love them and yes, I so badly want to see my mother, talk to her, care for her, but I wouldn’t wish to risk my life for it, or risk my freedom. What saddens me is that till this moment, they are not realizing their fault and they blame it on me for leaving, for dishonoring.<br />
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Even my uncle, who had whacked me up and my husband on the 24th of December 2009, regretted his violent act, according to my grandmother, but my parents never once mentioned that they were sorry. All they asked was where they went wrong in nurturing me.<br />
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So my life right now, my freedom right now, my happiness right now meant nothing to them. They couldn’t bear the fact that I had dishonored their family and that I am living a life without their control, without any need of worrying.<br />
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To them, I’m living a shameless lifestyle like an animal and the fact that I don’t give a fuck irritates them. It took me some time to realize that their love for me is nothing. All they want is to restore their honor, however they could. The question is to either kill me or control me once again and I will not bring myself to put me back into such a position!</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4003309634127391525.post-44116970239091941912010-08-08T10:17:00.002+08:002010-08-08T10:19:35.883+08:00Did he really deserve to be jailed?<div style="text-align: center;"><b><i>[Posted by blog co-author]</i></b></div><blockquote><a href="http://www.straitstimes.com/BreakingNews/Singapore/Story/STIStory_562919.html"><b>Jailed for religious insult</b></a><b>: </b><a href="http://www.straitstimes.com/BreakingNews/Singapore/Story/STIStory_563247.html"><b>'Wounded feelings' of Muslims</b></a><br />
by <i>Khushwant Singh</i> on <i>The Straits Times, Singapore.</i></blockquote><blockquote>IN THE first case of its kind, air-con repairman Andrew Kiong Kheng Kiat, 44, was jailed two weeks on Friday for wounding the religious feeling of a couple.</blockquote><blockquote>A district court heard that on the evening of Feb 2 last year, housewife Halinah Barudin, 38, found a card on the windscreen of her car. Written on it, were questions that cast aspersions on Prophet Muhammad.</blockquote><blockquote>Upset, she and her husband Mohamad Dahar Dollah, an air steward, approached the management of the condominium to view the footage of the closed-circuit television cameras in the basement car park.</blockquote><blockquote>It showed Kiong putting the card on the couple's car at about 5.30pm on that day.</blockquote><blockquote>Mr Mohamad Dahar, 40, then went to the police and Kiong was tracked down and questioned.</blockquote><blockquote>He admitted to printing 16 such cards and had placed eight on cars that he believed were owned by Muslims.</blockquote><blockquote>He was unable to specify the exact locations. He had thrown away the remaining eight cards after the authorities caught up with him.</blockquote><blockquote>Deputy Public Prosecutor Adrian Loo said that while previous offenders had been charged with promoting ill-will and hostility between the different races under the Sedition Act, the offence of wounding the religious feelings of another person was equally serious, as both offences carry the maximum punishment of a fine and a three-year jail term.</blockquote><blockquote>Kiong, who was expressionless during the hearing, looked resigned as he was led away in handcuffs.</blockquote>This news which was released yesterday is not clear on the entirety. The questions on the card were never published anywhere online, nor printed on the news. There was no analytical debate on whether or not the questions were merely a genuine inquiry into the actions of the Prophet, whom Muslims consider the best role model. If it was a genuine inquiry, the government ought to consult the inquirer on how he arrived at the questions, and attempt to provide satisfactory answers (failing which, it will be obvious that the subject being inquired on has faults that makes it worthy of those questions). Only if the questions were really meant to insult (by secular standards, not by Muslim standards), then the insulter must be punished.<br />
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It must be noted that Muslims consider that one can be a Muslim only by emulating the Prophet and his every action, regardless of how wrong the action may be to the human conscience. Non-muslims studying Islam and and its tenets in detail would question some of the actions of Muhammad, especially those actions from his later life. However, with secular governments like Singapore attempting to protect religion from free inquiry by outlawing it as "sedition" or "hurting religious feelings," Non-muslims are discouraged from asking their questions and prevented from enjoying free exchange and conversation with Muslims. They are forced to veil a mask of anonymity when expressing their doubts and questions (which failed for Andrew). Even a simple question asked by a Non-muslim inquiring the morality, legality or relevance of an action of Prophet Muhammad will be labelled as "sedition" by Muslims.<br />
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News sources need to do more justice by publishing complete news and including all details. The questions on the card must have been published or at least provided online, so that readers can judge for themselves whether these questions were a genuine inquiry about Muhammad and Islam, or merely meant to insult. This would not only ensure that justice is served more justly (by prompting public outcry on a mistaken conviction), but also encourage more Non-muslims to study and understand Islam without a religious bias. In today's world, a majority of Non-muslims are under the wrong impressions about Islam. Either they believe that Islam is similar to Judaism and the more well-known Christianity, or they believe that Islam is evil, due to the recent terrorist events. The correct opinion needs to be formed by a Non-muslim only by studying Islam itself, and not by judging from recent developments, promotion of religion by religious institutions, or hearsay.<br />
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The fact that the cards contained questions gives me the idea that they are more likely to be genuine inquiry, which is wrongly accused as being insulting and "hurting" to Muslims. This is because Muslims regard such reverence to the Prophet that his actions become unquestionable, and any question, genuine or otherwise, is considered an "insult".Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4003309634127391525.post-44751864707494964872010-08-06T18:33:00.000+08:002010-08-06T18:33:57.893+08:00Paul the Predicting Octopus?<div style="text-align: center;"><i><b>[Posted by blog co-author]</b></i></div><br />
With the recent World Cup, there had been a lot of hype going on about the divine precognitive powers of the seafood prophet - <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_the_octopus">Paul the Octopus</a>.<br />
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It is highly unlikely that this octopus can understand anything about the World Cup, soccer, countries or even the biology behind mussels. So how is it that Paul predicted 4 out of 6 matches correctly in Euro 2008, and a bewildering 8 out of 8 matches in the World Cup 2010? Surely there must be a supernatural force guiding the tentacles of Paul to reach out for the correct flag. Never mind the two times this force tricked his <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cephalopod_intelligence">Cephalopod intelligence</a>.<br />
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Lets see if we can find other possible explanations without involving the supernatural.<br />
<a name='more'></a><blockquote><i>Paraphrased from Wikipedia:</i> According to Etienne Roquain of Pierre and Marie Curie University in Paris, Paul could have been choosing boxes systematically—if not on the basis of football expertise, then perhaps on his attraction to the countries' flags or the food items offered. Shelagh Malham, research lecturer at the School of Ocean Sciences, Bangor University, states that octopuses are drawn to horizontal shapes. Octopuses are almost certainly colour blind but can distinguish brightness, size, shape and orientation.</blockquote>It should be noted that Paul chose Germany 11 out of 14 times. The flag of Germany has three horizontal stripes - black, red and gold. He chose Spain 2 times, whose flag is brighter than that of Germany, as it has three horizontal stripes of red, gold (a darker shade but wider) and red again. It could be speculated that Paul was driven by the flag's brightness as Serbian flag has a horizontal strip of white, the brightest colour (along with strips of navy blue and red). But the catch is that Netherlands has a flag that's similar to Serbia, yet was on the losing side of the World Cup final.<br />
<blockquote><i>Wikipedia:</i> Octopus vulgaris is also equipped with sensitive chemoreceptors on its tentacles, which are used to taste food and smell the water. Biologist Volker Miske, of the University of Greifswald, suggests that minor chemical differences on the surface of each box might account for Paul's decisions. Bisikov states that Paul could be easily trained to choose the right box by smell. According to Paul's keepers, there are holes in the jars to help him choose. (<i>From footnote:</i> Paul's aquarium minders have confided that his choice of mussels from jars decorated with national flags was helped by holes in the jars.)</blockquote>Despite attempts to perform these predictions as a blind experiments, they lack the credibility of a scientific experiment. As quoted from <i>Wikipedia</i>,<br />
<blockquote>Theories to explain his behavior could have been systematically tested if Paul had repeated his selection many times, but he only selected one box per game. A scientific experiment would have been more vigilant about possible sources of bias, including the flag visuals and potential differences in the preparation of the food.</blockquote>It should also be noted that the predictions could have influenced the players of the games psychologically, at least in the later stages when Paul became famous. However, it is clear that none of these needed the invocation of a supernatural force or the conclusion that the octopus himself had supernatural powers.<br />
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<b>False Significance:</b> Formally known as <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Survivorship_bias">survivorship bias</a>, it is the tendency of people to ignore a large number of failures while exalting one or a few successes. It is classified as a statistical artifact, or in other words, the problem of wrongly interpreting the statistical significance of an event. Paul became famous because of his correct predictions. However, statistically speaking, this is not very significant. To quote again from <i>Wikipedia</i>:<br />
<blockquote>José Mérida, a data analyst from Guatemala City, used a coin tossing model to calculate that only 178 individuals are needed to have someone correctly guess/predict all the winners from a series of 8 matches; and points out that there were certainly thousands and thousands of individuals all over the world attempting to make these predictions during the 2010 FIFA World Cup.</blockquote><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">In fact, Mani is a parrot in Singapore who correctly predicted the quarter-finals and semi-finals. And not to forget the thousands of people who place bets on each of the soccer matches. This shows that Paul's predictions are not significant, considering that he had equal chance as the other animals, birds and the thousands of soccer betters to get their predictions right. When throwing a set of three dices, the chance of getting a seemingly significant number such as 100, 666 or 911 is actually exactly the same as the chance of getting any arbitrary three-digit number such as 847.</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><br />
</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><i><b>Coming soon:</b> Biases leading to beliefs</i></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4003309634127391525.post-17914418225964098582010-07-18T18:00:00.087+08:002010-07-19T02:31:26.300+08:00The Stoning of Soraya M.Have you watched the movie <i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Stoning_of_Soraya_M.">The Stoning of Soraya M.</a></i>? The depth of the story and the detail of it can make anyone cry. And I did. I started crying right before her stoning (knowing well it was coming) till after the movie ended.<br />
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As I watched her stoning, I couldn't help but think of my fate if my husband hadn't saved me. When they gave Soraya's father the stones to take the first hit, I couldn't help but think that it was my father, standing there, accusing me and throwing the first hit while I'm tied, buried half deep in the ground. The pain was not from the blows, but from heartache. Soraya's heart died when they made her own sons hit her! I cried watching how the children were made to participate. How the village leaders said that with each stone, the honor of the family and of the village is restored.<br />
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I cried as much, scarring my heart deeper, watching Soraya's slow death. Every part of my body, every piece of my mind felt like it was <i>me</i> being stoned. It reminded myself what was fated for me if I ever return to my parents' home, if I ever start communicating with them.<br />
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I love my parents wholeheartedly. In my eyes, their doings have become the doings of love for me. This movie reminded me of the truth. When Soraya's father stated that she's not her daughter and he's no longer her father; telling everyone to finish it and screaming to kill his own flesh and blood, I realized. Where was love? Where was the thought of 'flesh and blood'? There's only the thought of 'honor' and 'love for Islam!' Nothing will compare to religion; nothing.<br />
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Soraya's death: stoned and her bloody body eaten away by dogs. A honorable mother who strived to protect her children, she was - till death. But a fool she was too. The same fool, I am. When Soraya's aunt came running to let her know that the men are plotting something against her, and to advise her that she should stop working, she denied and refused to hear it, neglecting the fore-warning. There's no difference between me and her. Despite everything I went through, pain, sorrow and agony, I still miss, wish and yearn for my parents, innocently failing to realize that this feeling can cause only one thing - my death.<br />
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If not for my husband, I might have gone back to my grave. Even if they keep me alive, I'm sure it will be triple the agony I already went through. Physically my parents may not have tortured me, but mentally they did. It is only because of Singapore's law that I was safe from physical harm - this I was made clear by my own mother, a woman herself.<br />
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So what else am I expecting for? What else am I waiting for? Why does my heart despite seeing all the agony in detail, the proof that is thrown before me, still yearn for them, for their love, for their affection? It's only because of the way they brought me and the way I spent years thinking too positively about them that the negative truth is not digesting within me. And the only reason for all this is that I love them and am grateful for everything they did, and that I know they loved me. But they love their religion more than anything else in the world, including their only heir, their very own flesh and blood.<br />
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This is my story, and Soraya's. I can only ask one question: <i>How many more people must suffer and die to bring the truth of Islam to you?</i>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4003309634127391525.post-33058112035800954522010-04-07T15:01:00.003+08:002010-04-10T04:43:07.725+08:00Different Perspectives of Dream InterpretationRecently I had a close friend tell me about what she dreamt about me. As you can guess, this friend of mine is a Muslim and we were friends since I was started studying in my ‘madrasah’ (Islamic school).<br />
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Things of course changed between us after she was clear that I had left Islam, but nevertheless she was still friendly towards me. However, I maintained a distance between us, only allowing contact through the internet.<br />
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Anyway, she dreamt that I died. Actually, I was already aware that when she told me she had a horrible dream, it should be of my death.<br />
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As expected, it was definitely horrible, as well as unbelievable.<br />
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She dreamt that after I die, I took a sudden change into the figure of a dog. Of course, this is physically impossible to happen. I don’t think even magic can turn me into such creatures. Of course, unless you believe in Harry Potter.<br />
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Anyway, what she told me was that, my dog turned dead body was brought forward to my parents' home and my husband (yea, we got married!) was there as well.<br />
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While the ‘imam’ (Muslim priest) was praying upon me and some people were wrapping my body with kafan (white burial shroud), I suddenly started to writhe, and then I turned to the side and started wailing like a baby. Everyone around me went into an utter shock and were frightened. (Too much horror movie I presume. Did anyone think that maybe I went into a coma?)<br />
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I told my friend that I knew why I wailed. I told her sarcastically that I wailed because I would never ever wish to be buried as a Muslim, and then I laughed about it. (I know, it’s so cool, like a slap across her face.) Of course, she went, ‘nonsense!’.<br />
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My friend was very frightened of this. She told me that she generally do not believe that dreams come true, however she felt this one would. (Isn't that ironic?)<br />
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I told her, I think it already happened.<br />
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What I see in this dream is totally different from her view. As an ex-Muslim, I know these stupid stories regarding torments in grave, hell and such are forced into a Muslim's mind. We even have DVD movies to get people to fear the worst out of nothing!<br />
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Life cannot be simple and free for a Muslim, pathetically.<br />
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The truth is, I am actually able to interpret dreams. Well, at least some. What I believe is that dreams are messages that our subconscious are revealing to us. Dreams are generally deep emotions that we keep hidden within us. Also, since I do believe in a certain amount of the supernatural world, I believe it’s possible that it can be one of the cause for dreams.<br />
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In this dream, I interpreted its elements as such:<br />
<blockquote><b>Death:</b> When you normally have dreams of death, it usually means change. (If anyone believes in Tarot readings, they also interpret it this way.)</blockquote>My death reveals my change. As the scene is of a Muslim's funeral preparation, it means that I have changed, from a Muslim, into someone against it, or someone out of Islam.<br />
<blockquote><b>Wailing like a baby:</b> It obviously indicates that I have been reborn. Babies cry at birth. That’s how we know they are alive. So it simply means, I have been reborn into a whole new person.<br />
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<b>The Dog Creature:</b> This is complicated, for sure. But the nearest I can understand is that Muslims hate dogs and view them as despicable creatures (thanks to their pathetic prophet). So as of the moment I turn my back against Islam, in their view I have become equal to a dog. A despicable creature.</blockquote>Nothing insulting about it. I rather be a dog than a damn retarded Muslim. After all, dogs are cute! I love dogs! Perhaps if I become a dog, I would have a loving non-Muslim owner whom I can play fetch with.<br />
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I thanked my friend for telling me about this dream. Of course this time I didn’t mean it sarcastically but truthfully because the dream actually makes me feel better, like letting me know that my Muslim side is dead. No worries about that side anymore. I know I don’t want to be a Muslim anymore, but years of fears are also there, trying to get through to me.<br />
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My friend was insistent that these dreams were showing her that I would be punished by ‘God’.<br />
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I told her simply and calmly that I don’t believe in the existence of Allah. Yea, I mentioned the name straight like it didn’t matter. Why do I need to care about what does not exist?<br />
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She told me she didn’t say it was Allah. Isn’t that ironic? Come on, a Muslim is not suppose to believe in any God except Allah (a delusion created by their beloved prophet (pbuh where p ≠ peace)). The only God she believes in is Allah.<br />
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I told her, as sarcastically, the ‘God’ I believe in does not force humans to worship him or torment us in hell. (Again, it’s so cool, like a slap across her face.)<br />
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Of course she continued trying to get me to accept her illusion, like hanging hopelessly onto a piece of tattered cloth.<br />
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In the end, I changed the subject. What use is there to argue with a brain the size of a pea?<br />
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Pitiful Muslims have no sense of freedom and independence. They have to hang on to somewhere, even if it is that stupid tattered cloth and yea, they did prove that they will hang on to something hopeless till they die.<br />
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I have to admit that I did feel fear within me but I also know that it was due to all those years of getting forcefed with Muslim beliefs and fear of almost everything.<br />
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Fear is a tool used to control us. It’s like a shackle that keeps us from moving around freely. There are many shackles, but no one says you cannot break them. The only way to live free is to face your fears and get through it to freedom.<br />
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Fear will always be with us, but we must learn to control it, not the other way round. I believe I am already doing it.<br />
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And I will continue doing it, till I die.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4003309634127391525.post-4555303233940263382010-03-15T00:24:00.007+08:002010-04-07T15:31:13.411+08:00My parents caused my depressionIt is hard for me to walk through my life, now that I am free to do what I want. I’m happy, yes. I am extremely happy to be free but deep inside of me, I’m still caged. Caged from the pain I was force to go through and from the wounds that never heal inside of me. Pain from the blows of others and pain because of the blows I gave others.<br />
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I am a very simple girl that wishes everyone to be happy. Maybe inside of me I think that making others happy gives me a reason to be happy as well. It is true. I do feel a little happy for that but people don’t remember me for the times I make them smile, they remember me for the times I must have hurt them unintentionally or the times I made mistakes in my life.<br />
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Sometimes people expect me to be more than what I can and it pressurizes me.<br />
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My cousins and my aunts, people that I had once been close with, these people truly never cared about my happiness. Because the moment I make one mistake, they torment me. First they would scream hurtful things at me, then second they would make sure my parents know about it. The worst part is when my parents actually do listen to them and put me in a position to feel sorry for myself, even if it wasn’t my fault.<br />
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Everything I do when I was young, always get me wrong. I wanted to help someone but in the end I will end up being blamed for hurting or causing trouble. It has always been that way for me. Till I started thinking that it is 100% sure that every year I will definitely have a huge problem stick to me. Like for instance I’ve been imprisoned in my parents' house because they think I was wrong. Something like this always happens [when I live with my parents], at least once a year.<br />
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So it makes me think I’m doing something wrong, and yet I know I didn’t really do anything wrong except trying to be me. I can never be me; that’s what everything seems to conclude to.<br />
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My parents don’t bother about all the things I am going through. My mother, I always wished to hug her and cry on her shoulders and tell her my problems, but unfortunately I couldn’t. For one, she will definitely take me to be making some sort of mistake, and another she will actually scold me or punish me, which in result makes me wish I didn’t tell her anything at all.<br />
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I don’t know if I have ever talked to her about stuff before. I might have. But I don’t remember what happened. And in any case, I always refrain from talking to my parents regarding any personal problems I’m going through.<br />
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It’s hard to explain my childhood pain I went through. Most of them I forgot really but yet I feel the pain of it. The pain that it had caused me throughout my life. I don’t know why I feel the pain eventhough I don’t remember things. Maybe I have come to accept the fact that perhaps it’s better to let the images go so that it might be less painful? I don’t know. But it didn’t become any less painful… It hurts a lot.<br />
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I have been so lonely all my life. Staying alone all the time, it's very seldom that I get to go out with cousins or friends. And I’m always glad when my cousins stayed over, because it made me feel like there is someone, even for a while.<br />
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After they were gone, I felt thrown back to normal life. Alone again. The world feeling like a doomed place to live in. Anyway, I guess these loneliness made me feel more depressed than ever.<br />
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My parents always didn’t like me being by myself alone in the room. They always yelled when I locked the room door with me in it. They said that while I’m alone, Jinns can disturb me and turn my brain to think of something else.<br />
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Half of it can be right. Yea, being alone can turn my brain into some other thoughts, but definitely no Jinns are doing those. It’s psychological. And the thing is, I love being alone. I didn’t know why. I thought perhaps it was normal.<br />
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The truth is, I was already starting to further myself between my parents and me. I know they don’t understand me and never will. It wasn’t unintentional what I did, it was more intentional. I feel better by myself than with them. They always take things and turn it out around to me.<br />
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Things like, maybe we are watching a movie together, and you know how dramatic some movies can get. Especially when it is about a teenager’s life. What I will be seeing is the pain the teenagers are going through and how they suffer because of their parents and environment. But what my parents will be seeing is, that I’m behaving just like those children and they will start nagging saying 'oh, children shouldn’t be like that or like this, or because they don’t listen they will suffer…blah blah…<br />
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I hated being there with them when they talk about shit like that. Moreover, there’s nothing to do in the damn living room sitting with them and listening to their shit. I prefer sitting in front of the computer playing games. At least it keeps my mind off stuff.<br />
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Perhaps it's just like every parents' view. Perhaps it's not. Maybe I will understand when I am a parent, but I know I wouldn’t nag or see it the other way round. I mean the movie is clearly pointing it out towards the teenager’s sorrowful life, but somehow, someway, my parents will only see the negative part.<br />
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Seriously, ever since I reached my teen life, they always keep thinking what wrong I would do in my life. The way they point out the teenagers in TV proves enough for me to know that they are thinking I might do those stuff.<br />
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Even after I grow up, they still point out those things to me. And I am already an adult by then. I guess I should have gotten it then. But I didn’t think of it that way. I was only pissed off but I didn’t realize enough to know they are still thinking I’m that shitty teenager girl.<br />
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Maybe it’s their innocence, maybe it’s not. I really don’t have a clue. But nevertheless I came to the terms knowing that my depression grew because of my parents. Because of them not wanting me to mix around too much, because of them not wanting me to talk to people, share with people my thoughts. That’s what brought me here.<br />
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When I was young, I did’t know how to talk about my problems. I didn't know how to start talking either. I didn’t know how to explain the pain. And for a while I suffered in silence.<br />
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When I grow up, I don’t know how but I started speaking of it. I guess the internet world made me do so. I started opening up and that’s when I also became dependent on people as well. Every time I talk to someone, I hope for them to hold me and tell me it’s ok and that things will be alright. I guess I break down already then. It only took me so long to realize.<br />
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And even when I realize this, I couldn’t stop myself from doing things or feeling things another way. I still feel the same, still like doing the same things, even though I know it’s wrong.<br />
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Like hurting myself. I want to hurt myself, so that the pain in me will go away. I cut my wrist every time because it feel so good to feel that pain that is other than the pain in my heart. As much as it hurts, I have reopened the same wound on my wrist lots of times and I like doing it.<br />
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Anyway, the feeling of the blood flowing down my wrist also feels so nice, like as if the blood is my sorrow I’m letting out.<br />
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Every pain I put upon myself does not hurt me, but actually helps me. That’s what I feel. Maybe I’m feeling mad and pain a whole lot because I couldn’t hurt myself, couldn’t cry my eyes out, couldn’t scream and just scream to the world.<br />
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I wish to just put myself out of agony and throw away all the pain in my heart. I do.<br />
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Sometimes, I just don’t wish to live anymore. I just wish to jump down a high building and just end the whole pain I’m going through.<br />
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PS: I no longer cut my wrist or inflict pain or hurt on my body. I had stopped doing that since I met my life partner. The accounts are from my past.<br />
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<i>Written on February 2, 2010</i>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4003309634127391525.post-85751128230322024082010-02-09T03:35:00.001+08:002010-02-09T03:54:11.924+08:00They're always right. We're always wrong.<div style="text-align: center;"><i><b>[Posted by blog co-author]</b></i></div><br />
Can you imagine the irony in this?! The following news is from a Primary School in London. That's right, a primary school. And instead of questioning how children can have such hatred against Christians and Jews at such young age, they blame the teacher who is trying to find justice. What is happening to the world? Are everyone else bowing down to the muslims and licking their feet? What a shame!<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;"><b><a href="http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1249393/9-11-bombers-heroes-What-Muslim-children-told-Christian-teacher-forced-job-tolerating-racism.html#ixzz0exrOYA97">Christian teacher 'forced out' after complaining Muslim pupils praised 9/11 hijackers 'as heroes'</a></b></span><br />
<i><b>By <a href="http://www.dailymail.co.uk/home/search.html?s=y&authornamef=Lucy+Ballinger">Lucy Ballinger</a></b></i><br />
<i>Last updated at 6:06 PM on 08th February 2010</i><br />
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A Christian teacher told today how he lost his job after complaining that Muslim pupils as young as eight <u>hailed the September 11 hijackers as 'heroes'</u>.<br />
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Nicholas Kafouris said he was forced from his £30,000-a-year post because he would not tolerate the 'racist' and 'anti-Semitic' behaviour of children.<br />
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He said the predominantly Muslim youngsters <u>openly praised Islamic extremists in class, and hailed the terrorists of the 2001 atrocities as 'martyrs'</u>.<br />
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Mr Kafouris, 40, told how one pupil said to him, <u>‘Don’t touch me, you’re a Christian’</u>, when the teacher accidentally brushed against him with his arm.<br />
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Others said, <u>‘We want to be Islamic bombers when we grow up'</u>, and <u>'the Christians and Jews are our enemies, you too because you're a Christian'</u>, he added.<br />
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Mr Kafouris, who had taught at Bigland Green Primary School, in Tower Hamlets, East London, for 12 years, said there was a change in attitude of pupils at the school - where the majority of pupils are Muslim - after the World Trade Center attacks.<br />
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According to the most recent Ofsted report 'almost all' the 465 pupils at the school are from ethnic minorities and a vast proportion do not have English as their first language.<br />
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Mr Kafouris, a Greek Cypriot, said pupils told him, <u>'We hate the Christians'</u> and, <u>'We hate the Jews'</u>, despite his attempts to stop them.<br />
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The teacher is now suing his former school, the headteacher, and the assistant head for racial discrimination after they failed to take action about the comments made by pupils to him.<br />
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He had filled out a 'Racist Incident Reporting Sheet' but claimed the headteacher Jill Hankey dismissed his concerns.<br />
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In a statement submitted to the Central London Employment Tribunal he said: <b>'Miss Hankey proceeded to excuse and justify the pupil's behaviour, conduct and remarks to me as if I had no right to be offended by the child's remarks and conduct.</b><br />
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</b><b>Amongst Miss Hankey's justifications for the child's remarks, she said: 'If the child was older, say 15, I might take it more seriously, he's only nine, he's only doing it to wind you up.'</b><br />
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He added: 'I felt the head's behaviour and conduct towards me amounted to direct religious discrimination against me which I considered most offensive.<br />
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‘I was intimidated in the way she spoke to me which indicated, “Don't come back with such issues again”.'<br />
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Mr Kafouris said the comments became more frequent after nothing was done by Miss Hankey after the initial incidents.<br />
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He said: 'In late November and December 2006 a number of unacceptable and blunt racist, anti-Semitic and anti-Christian remarks were being made by various children in Year 4 where I taught, such as, <u>“We want to be Islamic bombers when we grow up”, “The twin tower bombers are heroes and martyrs”, “We hate the Jews”, “We hate the Christians”, “The Christians and Jews are our enemies, you too because you're a Christian”</u> - directed to me personally.<br />
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'Some children were <u>expressing delight at the death and killing of people of other cultures and religions:</u> In the last week of November 2006 a child was talking about stabbing another child and I told him this was dangerous talk and that a lawyer had recently been stabbed by teenagers; his reply was:, “I'm glad that man died”, 'Why?' I asked. <u>“Because he's a Christian and English and we're Muslim”</u>.'<br />
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During a religious education lesson about Jonah and the whale, he claims one of the pupils asked if Jonah was a Jew, before shouting: <u>'I hate the Jews, they're our enemies.'</u><br />
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Mr Kafouris said he again tried to speak to the headteacher about it.<br />
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He said: 'The head's response was hostile and offensive again. The very first thing she said to me was: <b>“Oh you again! You're the only teacher that reports these things! Nobody else does!”.</b><br />
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</b><b>'Four times she repeated: “It's because of your lack of discipline that they're saying these things”.'</b><br />
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Mr Kafouris was signed off with stress by his GP at the end of February 2007 after the assistant headteacher, Margaret Coleman, warned him not to challenge the pupils in class about their remarks.<br />
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He says the lack of support from the school has made him clinically depressed and unable to work.<br />
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His case against Tower Hamlets Borough Council, Miss Hankey, Miss Coleman and Bigland Green School opened today.<br />
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Former pupils of the school will give evidence.<br />
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The case continues and is expected to last for 11 days.<br />
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Source: <a href="http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1249393/9-11-bombers-heroes-What-Muslim-children-told-Christian-teacher-forced-job-tolerating-racism.html#ixzz0exrOYA97">'9/11 bombers are heroes': What Muslim children told Christian teacher 'forced from his job for not tolerating racism' | Mail Online</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4003309634127391525.post-76502075576288229942010-01-23T12:06:00.006+08:002010-02-01T02:11:55.532+08:00Joke of the day<b>Eating with right hand:</b><br />
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It seems quite right that the Muslims claim that one should only eat using their right hand and never their left hand, as their left is supposedly used to clean us up after doing our business in the bathroom. At the same time Muslims claim that everything given to them by their 'Allah' is good and thus they should not claim it otherwise but yet still they prejudice their own hands negatively wrapping on the illusion regarding which hand is to be used to eat. The most ironic thing, they actually claim that it is the 'Jinns' attitude to eat using its left hand.<br />
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<b>Pitying Someone:</b><br />
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Do you know that a Muslim should not pity another person, be they believer or not? Muslims claim that pitying another's pain would result it upon them as they claim that one who is in pain deserves it cause it is their punishment from 'Allah' upon them for whatever sin they must have done. Thus pitying them will cast 'Allah's' wrath upon you. Oh and you may ask, what about the innocent children who suffer? Well these children actually suffer upon their parents sin. So Merciful He is indeed! How well Muhammad has done to kill human emotions of pity upon mankind. How pitiful they are indeed.<br />
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<b>Bathing Naked:</b><br />
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One should bath with themselves covered up (private parts only) or the satan will caress their private parts and awaken stronger sexual desires within them. As desires are equal to evil. Ironically, within the hadith there is a part regarding Moses and his people bathing naked:<br />
<blockquote><b>Volume 1, Book 5, Number 277:</b><br />
<b>Narrated Abu Huraira: </b></blockquote><blockquote>The Prophet said, 'The (people of) Bani Israel used to take bath naked (all together) looking at each other. The Prophet Moses used to take a bath alone. They said, 'By Allah! Nothing prevents Moses from taking a bath with us except that he has a scrotal hernia.' So once Moses went out to take a bath and put his clothes over a stone and then that stone ran away with his clothes. Moses followed that stone saying, "My clothes, O stone! My clothes, O stone! till the people of Bani Israel saw him and said, 'By Allah, Moses has got no defect in his body. Moses took his clothes and began to beat the stone." Abu Huraira added, "By Allah! There are still six or seven marks present on the stone from that excessive beating."</blockquote><b>Do not eat Halal food prepared by Chinese:</b><br />
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I don't know about other Muslims, but this is what my parents have been taught by their leader. This is some of the most ridiculous things they have been practicing. Chinese people are seen as unclean, as they eat pork and drink alcohol, and they have not clean their hands or legs in a proper way after touching <i>'haram'</i> (unclean) things. Chinese are believed to be as you all know, they are unbelievers so which means, considered animals to their eyes, so of course a human can't eat what an animal cook, right? Unfortunately, they are blind. The believers have always been the animals. Haha!<br />
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<b>Brazil Chicken or Village Chicken:</b><br />
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Another ridiculous thing taught by parents' leader. Somehow, some way, their leader got the idea that the non-believers are injecting pig fat into these fluttering creatures to make them grow fat and big so they have more flesh. God knows, if such things even exist, but well, village chickens are usually fresh and I don't know once again, where the leader get the idea that Brazil chicken is clean. Also, they forbid these, because the chickens were not slaughtered in any Islamic way, as in screaming <i>'Allahu Akhbar'</i> before slitting its throat. Usually chickens go through machines, where they inject these chickens to make them barely conscious, or so they say. Whatever the reason is, I still question why only chicken, since all our other meat also goes through that process. <br />
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<b>Coca Cola:</b><br />
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Also the same ridiculous crap from my parents' group somehow getting information that the company is actually donating some of their profit to some wine company. I still wonder, why would some wine company need donation when they might be making more money than some pathetic gassy can drink.<br />
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There's also something that Muslims found out about the way Coca Cola was written that when turned inverted, whichever way, it seems to sort of form an arabic sentence that says <i>'Laa Muhammad Laa Makkah'</i>, which means No Muhammad No Mecca. Here's the image:<br />
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<b>Jinn and Magic of Islam:</b><br />
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Alright, this is sort of an issue. Jinns are considered evil beings that are known as helpers of Satan, the acursed one. Muslim considered, all idols as Jinns taking form within the statue to be God. Since Jinns are made from fire, and goes against Allah, following a Jinn way is like following its way straight to HellFire. Ironically, they claimed that Jinns are also used to help heal people. Used to help solve magical problems. Like for example, if one is needed to become a spiritual healer, they have to have a Jinn as their Guardian. Doesn't mean they worship them, but it means they used or force such Jinn to do their biddings. Yet at the same time, they also become reliable upon that Jinn, as their healing powers come from it. <br />
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So if Allah, is that great, why does he not help these people to heal with the help of his power, instead using the power of their enemy. I mean doesn't this prove something is wrong with their Allah? Maybe he is just powerless, which I'm sure he is.<br />
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Sad.<br />
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<b>Reason for baby crying at birth:</b><br />
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I'm not sure how many Muslims believe this,but this was what had been taught to me by my parents. As ridiculous as it is, I thought it was actually true, until I grew up and learn about science. Well my mother says that an infant in a mother's womb, is as innocent and as knowledgable. When the baby arrives, it lets out a scream and starts crying because it is crying to Allah as to why he/she was born into the world where sinners exist. Quite interesing and extremely funny to know this theory as anyone with common sense will know that a child coming out from the warmth heat of her/his mother's womb cries at the first hit of cold air. Muslims are great inventors of stories.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4003309634127391525.post-5204996040536248352010-01-19T00:35:00.000+08:002010-01-19T00:35:27.195+08:00My parents' hatred stems from Islam<i>13 January 2010</i><br />
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Every day I keep hoping to see loving parents. Ones who love their daughter and want her to be happy. Every day that's what I wished for. But like a lightning bolt, it struck me so hard that just like all Muslims out there, my parents are the same. I'm nothing but a burden [to them]. Countless times they made me feel that way, throughout my life. Funny, but true. I've always thought they'd be better without me, because that's how they made me see it. They have never portrayed it by words, but as it is said, action speaks louder that words.<br />
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Every time I make a mistake, my parents would be sure to remind me again and again what I did in my past, even if it's something I wish to forget. They made me feel like I've done so much to have hurt them and that is why several times in a row I've been in and out of depression. I've come to the part where I even hate myself. My thoughts were, I'm not a perfect daughter, I do not deserve to be their daughter, and I always hurt them. But as I grew up and as I mixed around, I finally realised something. I realised that I've grown up in a negative way all my life. The mistakes I did was not really mistakes. They were actually stepping stones for me to learn from. Unfortunately, it only hurt me more than teach me anything.<br />
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Within years, I have been reduced to nothing and every freedom I demanded was not in my favour. It came till the point of choosing my own mate. When the word fell [on their ears], they were in full pretentious state until the right time approaches, and like I'm the animal, I was seized and held captive in the very place I called 'home'! The pain I went through, not physical but mental, was a torment. Even after I escaped it, the fear within me never recedes and those memories never subsided. Everywhere I go now, the moment I see a padlock, I shiver inside, remembering the huge padlock my father used to lock the main door's gate. I felt violated till now that I spent sleepless nights (like now, for example) crying to myself.<br />
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Is it wrong to wish for parents who love you and understand you? Islam never lets you go in peace. Never! It shook me more when my mother and uncle assaulted my fiancé and me. How can she claim she loves me? There it was, my fiancé getting beaten up and not letting me go, not even to run for help because he loves me and wants me safe [and doesn't want to lose me]! And there it was, the people claiming they love me but too blind to see the sacrifice that my fiancé is doing for me. People can say maybe perhaps my parents are afraid that my fiancé might hurt me and so they don't want me to marry him. But if he is willing to go through getting beaten for me, will he ever leave me?<br />
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If they really love me, they will want my happiness and not my pain. They have only inflicted pain in me and made it worse on the Christmas eve, 24th December 2009. I never knew they would stoop so low. Their focus was to get me! The reason was only clear. Honour of Islam! No child [born in Islam] deserve happiness if honour and Islam has to be traded. I am no longer a Muslim and that hurt them and killed them more than anything.<br />
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When I know there was no way they are going to accept my fiancé ever if he converts, I knew there was nothing else [for me] to stay for [in their house]. I was [at first] willing to sacrifice my freedom to get the man I love. But no, to them nothing was ever my choice. My mother said she'd rather kill me that let me be the way I was, which is equal to being free. No daughter would wish to hear her mother cursing her, calling her a prostitute and threatening her with death. But I'm hearing this. I'm going through all these! How hard it was for me to have to file a report against my parents, how hard it was for me to even file for a protection order. Oh God, how hard it was. Only I knew how many times I've cried (without my fiancé's knowledge).<br />
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That day I knew, there was no love towards me. In the end, Islam won my parents' hearts than their only daughter, their flesh and blood's love. No daughter would wish to run away. It's only due to their parents that they do. I wish I've had a normal life. I always did. But it is too late. I've been fed with fears. Fear of allah, fear of judgement day, fear of their leader, fear of them (my parents) till the extend when I argued with them that 'love' is the one that will make children respect parents, they [strongly] insisted that 'fear' brings respect. I should've known then. I should've realised, but I was too young to understand, even though I didn't agree with what they said.<br />
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<b>Fear was everything to them. Fear = Islam. I am nothing but a burden and shame [to them].</b>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4003309634127391525.post-78560946138954798652010-01-05T00:04:00.001+08:002010-01-05T00:21:06.568+08:00Apostasy in Islam<div style="text-align: center;"><i><b>[Posted by blog co-author]</b></i><br />
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<b>2:217: </b>They ask thee concerning fighting in the Prohibited Month. Say: "Fighting therein is a grave (offence); but graver is it in the sight of Allah to prevent access to the path of Allah, to deny Him, to prevent access to the Sacred Mosque, and drive out its members." Tumult and oppression are worse than slaughter. <u>Nor will they cease fighting you until they turn you back from your faith if they can.</u> And if any of you Turn back from their faith and die in unbelief, their works will bear no fruit in this life and in the Hereafter; they will be companions of the Fire and will abide therein.<br />
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<b>3:90-91: </b>Lo! those who disbelieve after their (profession of) belief, and afterward grow violent in disbelief: their repentance will not be accepted. And such are those who are astray. Lo! those who disbelieve, and die in disbelief, <u>the (whole) earth full of gold would not be accepted from such an one if it were offered as a ransom (for his soul). Theirs will be a painful doom and they will have no helpers.</u><br />
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<b>4:89 (Translation by Yusuf Ali): </b>They but wish that ye should reject Faith, as they do, and thus be on the same footing (as they): But take not friends from their ranks until they flee in the way of Allah (From what is forbidden). <u>But if they turn renegades, seize them and slay them wherever ye find them;</u> and (in any case) take no friends or helpers from their ranks;-<br />
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<b>4:89 (Translation by Pickthal): </b>They long that ye should disbelieve even as they disbelieve, that ye may be upon a level (with them). So choose not friends from them till they forsake their homes in the way of Allah; <u>if they turn back (to enmity) then take them and kill them wherever ye find them,</u> and choose no friend nor helper from among them,<br />
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<b>4:89 (Translation by Shakir): </b>They desire that you should disbelieve as they have disbelieved, so that you might be (all) alike; therefore take not from among them friends until they fly (their homes) in Allah's way; but <u>if they turn back, then seize them and kill them wherever you find them,</u> and take not from among them a friend or a helper.<br />
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<b>5:54:</b> O ye who believe! if any from among you turn back from his Faith, soon will Allah produce a people whom He will love as they will love Him,- lowly with the believers, <u>mighty against the rejecters, fighting in the way of Allah,</u> and never afraid of the reproaches of such as find fault. That is the grace of Allah, which He will bestow on whom He pleaseth. And Allah encompasseth all, and He knoweth all things.<br />
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<b>9:11-12:</b> But if they repent and keep up prayer and pay the poor-rate, they are your brethren in faith; and We make the communications clear for a people who know. And if they break their oaths after their agreement and (openly) revile your religion, then <u>fight the leaders of unbelief-- surely their oaths are nothing-- so that they may desist.</u><br />
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<b>9:66:</b> Make ye no excuses: ye have rejected Faith after ye had accepted it. If We pardon some of you, <u>We will punish others amongst you, for that they are in sin.</u><br />
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<b>9:73-74:</b> O Prophet! Strive against the disbelievers and the hypocrites! <u>Be harsh with them.</u> Their ultimate abode is hell, a hapless journey's end. They swear by Allah that they said nothing (wrong), yet they did say the word of disbelief, and did disbelieve after their Surrender (to Allah). And they purposed that which they could not attain, and they sought revenge only that Allah by His messenger should enrich them of His bounty. If they repent it will be better for them; and <u>if they turn away, Allah will afflict them with a painful doom in the world and the Hereafter, and they have no protecting friend nor helper in the earth.</u><br />
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<b>88:21-24:</b> Therefore do remind, for you are only a reminder. You are not a watcher over them; But whoever turns back and disbelieves, <u>Allah will chastise him with the greatest chastisement.</u><br />
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<b>Sahih Bukhari 4:52:260:</b> Narrated Ikrima: Ali burnt some people and this news reached Ibn 'Abbas, who said, "Had I been in his place I would not have burnt them, as the Prophet said, 'Don't punish (anybody) with Allah's Punishment.' No doubt, I would have killed them, for the Prophet said, <u>'If somebody (a Muslim) discards his religion, kill him.'</u> "<br />
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<b>Sahih Bukhari 5:59:632: </b>Narrated Abu Burda: That the Prophet sent his (i.e. Abu Burda's) grandfather, Abu Musa and Mu'adh to Yemen and said to both of them "Facilitate things for the people (Be kind and lenient) and do not make things difficult (for people), and give them good tidings, and do not repulse them and both of you should obey each other." Abu Musa said, "O Allah's Prophet! In our land there is an alcoholic drink (prepared) from barley called Al-Mizr, and another (prepared) from honey, called Al-Bit"' The Prophet said, <i>"All intoxicants are prohibited."</i> Then both of them proceeded and Mu'adh asked Abu Musa, "How do you recite the Quran?" Abu Musa replied, "I recite it while I am standing, sitting or riding my riding animals, at intervals and piecemeal." Muadh said, "But I sleep and then get up. I sleep and hope for Allah's Reward for my sleep as I seek His Reward for my night prayer." Then he (i.e. Muadh) pitched a tent and they started visiting each other. Once Muadh paid a visit to Abu Musa and saw a chained man. Muadh asked, "What is this?" Abu Musa said, "(He was) a Jew who embraced Islam and has now turned apostate." Muadh said, <u>"I will surely chop off his neck!"</u><br />
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<b>Sahih Bukhari 9:83:17:</b> Narrated 'Abdullah: Allah's Apostle said, <u>"The blood of a Muslim</u> who confesses that none has the right to be worshipped but Allah and that I am His Apostle, <u>cannot be shed except in three cases:</u> In Qisas for murder, a married person who commits illegal sexual intercourse and <u>the one who reverts from Islam (apostate) and leaves the Muslims."</u><br />
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<b>Sahih Bukhari 9:83:37:</b> Narrated Abu Qilaba:<br />
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Once 'Umar bin 'Abdul 'Aziz sat on his throne in the courtyard of his house so that the people might gather before him. Then he admitted them and (when they came in), he said, "What do you think of Al-Qasama?" They said, "We say that it is lawful to depend on Al-Qasama in Qisas, as the previous Muslim Caliphs carried out Qisas depending on it." Then he said to me, "O Abu Qilaba! What do you say about it?" He let me appear before the people and I said, "O Chief of the Believers! You have the chiefs of the army staff and the nobles of the Arabs. If fifty of them testified that a married man had committed illegal sexual intercourse in Damascus but they had not seen him (doing so), would you stone him?" He said, "No." I said, "If fifty of them testified that a man had committed theft in Hums, would you cut off his hand though they did not see him?" He replied, "No." I said, "By Allah, <u>Allah's Apostle never killed anyone except in one of the following three situations:</u> (1) A person who killed somebody unjustly, was killed (in Qisas,) (2) a married person who committed illegal sexual intercourse and (3) a man who fought against Allah and His Apostle and <u>deserted Islam and became an apostate.</u>" Then the people said, "Didn't Anas bin Malik narrate that Allah's Apostle cut off the hands of the thieves, branded their eyes and then, threw them in the sun?" I said, "I shall tell you the narration of Anas. Anas said: "Eight persons from the tribe of 'Ukl came to Allah's Apostle and gave the Pledge of allegiance for Islam (became Muslim). The climate of the place (Medina) did not suit them, so they became sick and complained about that to Allah's Apostle. He said (to them ), "Won't you go out with the shepherd of our camels and drink of the camels' milk and urine (as medicine)?" They said, "Yes." So they went out and drank the camels' milk and urine, and after they became healthy, they killed the shepherd of Allah's Apostle and took away all the camels. This news reached Allah's Apostle , so he sent (men) to follow their traces and they were captured and brought (to the Prophet). <u>He then ordered to cut their hands and feet, and their eyes were branded with heated pieces of iron, and then he threw them in the sun till they died.</u>" I said, "What can be worse than what those people did? They deserted Islam, committed murder and theft."<br />
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<b>Sahih Bukhari 9:84:57:</b> Narrated 'Ikrima: Some Zanadiqa (atheists) were brought to 'Ali and he burnt them. The news of this event, reached Ibn 'Abbas who said, "If I had been in his place, I would not have burnt them, as Allah's Apostle forbade it, saying, 'Do not punish anybody with Allah's punishment (fire).' I would have killed them according to the statement of Allah's Apostle, <u>'Whoever changed his Islamic religion, then kill him.'</u>"<br />
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<b>Sahih Bukhari 9:84:58:</b> Narrated Abu Burda: Abu Musa said, "I came to the Prophet along with two men (from the tribe) of Ash'ariyin, one on my right and the other on my left, while Allah's Apostle was brushing his teeth (with a Siwak), and both men asked him for some employment. The Prophet said, 'O Abu Musa (O 'Abdullah bin Qais!).' I said, 'By Him Who sent you with the Truth, these two men did not tell me what was in their hearts and I did not feel (realize) that they were seeking employment.' As if I were looking now at his Siwak being drawn to a corner under his lips, and he said, 'We never (or, we do not) appoint for our affairs anyone who seeks to be employed. But O Abu Musa! (or 'Abdullah bin Qais!) Go to Yemen.'" The Prophet then sent Mu'adh bin Jabal after him and when Mu'adh reached him, he spread out a cushion for him and requested him to get down (and sit on the cushion). Behold: There was a fettered man beside Abu Muisa. Mu'adh asked, "Who is this (man)?" Abu Muisa said, "He was a Jew and became a Muslim and then reverted back to Judaism." Then Abu Muisa requested Mu'adh to sit down but Mu'adh said, <u>"I will not sit down till he has been killed. This is the judgment of Allah and His Apostle (for such cases) and repeated it thrice.</u> Then Abu Musa ordered that the man be killed, and he was killed. Abu Musa added, "Then we discussed the night prayers and one of us said, 'I pray and sleep, and I hope that Allah will reward me for my sleep as well as for my prayers.'"<br />
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<b>Sahih Bukhari 9:84:59:</b> Narrated Abu Huraira: When the Prophet died and Abu Bakr became his successor and some of the Arabs reverted to disbelief, 'Umar said, "O Abu Bakr! How can you fight these people although Allah's Apostle said, <u>'I have been ordered to fight the people till they say: 'None has the right to be worshipped but Allah,'</u> and whoever said, 'None has the right to be worshipped but Allah', Allah will save his property and his life from me, unless (he does something for which he receives legal punishment) justly, and his account will be with Allah?' "Abu Bakr said, "By Allah! I will fight whoever differentiates between prayers and Zakat as Zakat is the right to be taken from property (according to Allah's Orders). By Allah! If they refused to pay me even a kid they used to pay to Allah's Apostle, I would fight with them for withholding it." 'Umar said, "By Allah: It was nothing, but I noticed that Allah opened Abu Bakr's chest towards the decision to fight, therefore I realized that his decision was right."<br />
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<b>Sahih Bukhari 9:84:64:</b> Narrated 'Ali: Whenever I tell you a narration from Allah's Apostle, by Allah, I would rather fall down from the sky than ascribe a false statement to him, but if I tell you something between me and you (not a Hadith) then it was indeed a trick (i.e., I may say things just to cheat my enemy). No doubt I heard Allah's Apostle saying, "During the last days there will appear some young foolish people who will say the best words but their faith will not go beyond their throats (i.e. they will have no faith) and will go out from (leave) their religion as an arrow goes out of the game. So, <u>where-ever you find them, kill them, for who-ever kills them shall have reward on the Day of Resurrection.</u>"<br />
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<b>Sahih Bukhari 9:89:271:</b> Narrated Abu Musa: A man embraced Islam and then reverted back to Judaism. Mu'adh bin Jabal came and saw the man with Abu Musa. Mu'adh asked, "What is wrong with this (man)?" Abu Musa replied, "He embraced Islam and then reverted back to Judaism." Mu'adh said, <u>"I will not sit down unless you kill him (as it is) the verdict of Allah and His Apostle</u><br />
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<b>Sahih Muslim 16:4152:</b> 'Abdullah (b. Mas'ud) reported Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon him) as saying: <u>It is not permissible to take the life of a Muslim</u> who bears testimony (to the fact that there is no god but Allah, and I am the Messenger of Allah, <u>but in one of the three cases:</u> the married adulterer, a life for life, and <u>the deserter of his Din (Islam), abandoning the community.</u><br />
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<b>Sahih Muslim 16:4154:</b> 'Abdullah (b. Mas'ud) reported: Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon him) stood up and said: By Him besides Whom there is no god but He, <u>the blood of a Muslim</u> who bears the testimony that there is no god but Allah, and I am His Messenger, <u>may be lawfully shed only in case of three persons: the one who abandons Islam, and deserts the community,</u> and the married adulterer, and life for life.<br />
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<b>Sahih Muslim 20:4490:</b> It has been reported on the authority of Abu Musa who said: I went to the Holy Prophet (may peace be upon him) and with me were two men from the Ash'ari tribe. One of them was on my right hand and the other on my left. Both of them made a request for a position (of authority) while the Holy Prophet (may peace be upon him) was brushing his teeth with a tooth-stick. He said (to me): Abu Musa (or 'Abdullah b. Qais), what do you say (about the request they have made)? I said: By God Who sent thee on thy mission with truth, they did not disclose to me what they had in their minds, and I did not know that they would ask for a position. The narrator says (while recalling this hadith): I visualise as if I were looking at the miswak of the Holy Prophet (may peace be upon him) between his lips. He (the Holy Prophet) said: We shall not or shall never appoint to the public offices (in our State) those who with to have them, but you may go, Abu Musa (or Abdullah b. Qais) (to take up your assignment). He sent him to Yemen as governor. then he sent Mu'adh b. jabal in his wake (to help him in the discharge of duties). When Mu'adh reached the camp of Abu Musa, the latter (received him and) said: Please get yourself down; and he spread for him a mattress, while there was a man bound hand and foot as a prisoner. Mu'adh said: Who is this? Abu Musa said: He was a Jew. He embraced Islam. Then he reverted to his false religion and became a Jew. Mu'adh said: <u>I won't sit until he is killed according to the decree of Allah and His Apostle (may peace be upon him) (in this case).</u> Abu Musa said: Be seated. It will be done. He said: <u>I won't sit unless he is killed in accordance with the decree of Allah and His Apostle (may peace be upon him). He repeated these words thrice. Then Abu Musa ordered him (to be killed) and he was killed.</u> Then the two talked of standing in prayer at night. One of them, i.e. Mu'adh, said: I sleep (for a part of the night) and stand in prayer (for a part) and I hope that I shall get the same reward for steeping as I shall get for standing (in prayer).<br />
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<b>Group of Muftis:</b> Speaking of the authority of the punishment and its being genuine and based on the authentic sources of Islam, Sheikh `Attiyah Saqr, former Head of Al-Azhar Fatwa Committee, states:<br />
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"It is not right to deny the punishment of apostasy claiming that it has not been reported in the Qur'an, because it has been recorded in the mutawatir (Hadith which has been reported by at least four of the Companions in different times and places in a way that make a person sure that such Hadith is not fabricated) and the non-mutawatir Sunnah of the Prophet (peace and blessing be upon him). Hudud (Islamic punishment specified for certain crimes) may, of course, be based on the non-mutawatir Sunnah."<br />
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Detailing the issue and showing some of the evidence for the punishment of apostasy, the prominent Muslim scholar Sheikh Yusuf Al-Qaradawi, states:<br />
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"All Muslim jurists agree that the apostate is to be punished. However, they differ regarding the punishment itself. <u>The majority of them go for killing; meaning that an apostate is to be sentenced to death.</u><br />
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Many authentic Hadiths have been reported in this regard. Ibn `Abbas reported that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said, <u>"Whoever changes his religion, you kill him."</u> (Reported by all the group except Muslim, and at-Tabarani also reported it with a sound chain of narrators. Also recorded in Majma` Az-Zawa'id by Al-Haythamiy.)<br />
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There is also the Hadith of Ibn Mas`ud that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said, <u>"The blood of a Muslim individual</u> who bears witness that there is no god but Allah and that I am the Messenger of Allah, <u>is not to be shed except in three cases:</u> in retaliation (in murder crimes), married adulterers (and adulteresses), and <u>the one who abandons his religion and forsakes the Muslim community."</u> (Reported by the Group)<br />
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The actual example of one of the greatest Companions, `Ali ibn Abi Talib (may Allah be pleased with him) gives credit to this also. <u>He himself carried out the punishment on some people who had deified him.</u> He gave them three days respite to repent and go back to their senses. <u>When they proved adamant, he put them to fire.</u>”<br />
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<a href="http://www.islamonline.net/servlet/Satellite?cid=1119503547222&pagename=IslamOnline-English-Ask_Scholar/FatwaE/FatwaEAskTheScholar"><i>Source of the Punishment for Apostasy - IslamOnline.net</i></a><br />
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<b>Sheikh Muhammed Salih Al-Munajjid:</b> This is the ruling of Allaah and His Messenger, as the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: <u>"Whoever changes his religion, kill him."</u> (reported by al-Bukhaari, al-Fath, no. 3017).<br />
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(2) The one who has known the religion which Allaah revealed, entered it and practised it, then rejected it, despised it and left it, is <u>a person who does not deserve to live on the earth of Allaah and eat from the provision of Allaah.</u><br />
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(3) By leaving Islaam, the apostate opens the way for everyone who wants to leave the faith, thus spreading apostasy and encouraging it.<br />
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(4) The apostate is not to be killed without warning. Even though his crime is so great, he is given a last chance, a respite of three days in which to repent. If he repents, he will be left alone; <u>if he does not repent, then he will be killed.</u><br />
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(5) If the punishment for murder and espionage (also known as high treason) is death, then what should be the punishment for the one who disbelieves in the Lord of mankind and despises and rejects His religion? Is espionage or shedding blood worse than leaving the religion of the Lord of mankind and rejecting it?<br />
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(6) <u>None of those who bleat about personal freedom and freedom of belief would put up with a neighbour’s child hitting their child or justify this as "personal freedom," so how can they justify leaving the true religion and rejecting the sharee’ah which Allaah revealed to teach mankind about His unity and bring justice and fairness to all?</u><br />
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<a href="http://www.islamqa.com/en/ref/811/apostasy"><i>Why death is the punishment for Apostasy - Islamqa.com</i></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4003309634127391525.post-12551247908311411502009-12-16T11:28:00.003+08:002009-12-16T11:30:48.909+08:00Islamic Justice: Muslim "Militants" Stone Man to Death for Adultery<div style="text-align: center;"><b><i>[Posted by blog co-author]</i></b><br />
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<b>Source:</b> <a href="http://atlasshrugs2000.typepad.com/atlas_shrugs/2009/12/islamic-justice-muslim-militants-stone-man-to-death-for-adultery.html">Islamic Justice: Muslim "Militants" Stone Man to Death for Adultery - Atlas Shrugs</a><br />
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This is <b>sharia.</b> This is <b>Islamic law.</b> This is what Obama demands you respect. <b>Never forget this.</b><br />
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So enamored is the State department of this community, they are <a href="http://atlasshrugs2000.typepad.com/atlas_shrugs/refugee_resettlement_the_quiet_jihad_tsunami/">importing whole Somali Muslim communities</a> into this country.<br />
<blockquote><a href="http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/worldnews/article-1235763/Pictured-Islamic-militants-stone-man-death-adultery-Somalia-villagers-forced-watch.html"><b>Pictured: Islamic militants stone man to death for adultery in Somalia as villagers are forced to watch</b></a> Daily Mail (hat tip Armaros)<br />
</blockquote><blockquote>This barbaric scene belongs in the Dark Ages, but pictures emerged today of a group of Islamic militants who forced villagers to watch as they stoned a man to death for adultery.<br />
</blockquote><blockquote>Mohamed Abukar Ibrahim, a 48-year-old, was buried in a hole up to his chest and pelted with rocks until he died.<br />
</blockquote><blockquote>The group responsible, Hizbul Islam, also shot dead a man they claimed was a murderer.<br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><b>Begging for his life: Mohamed Ibrahim appeals to Islamic militants not to carry out the execution as he is buried in the ground as his villagers are forced to watch</b></span></i><br />
</div><blockquote>But the verdict was so shocking that it prompted a gun battle between rivals within the group that left three militants dead, witnesses said.<br />
</blockquote><blockquote>The executions took place yesterday in Afgoye, some 20 miles south-west of the capital of Mogadishu.<br />
</blockquote><blockquote>Hizbul Islam fighters ordered hundreds of residents to a field, where a rebel judge announced that the two men had confessed to murder and adultery.<br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><b>No mercy: The militants bury Ibrahim in the ground in a village south-west of lawless Mogadishu, Somalia</b></span></i><br />
</div><blockquote>A woman who had confessed to fornication had been sentenced to 100 lashes, he added.<br />
</blockquote><blockquote>'This is their day of justice,' the judge, Osman Siidow Hasan, told the crowd. 'We investigated and they confessed.'<br />
</blockquote><blockquote>But when some Hizbul Islam fighters wanted to delay the executions, a bloody gun battle broke out between the two factions, shocked residents said.<br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><b>Gruesome end: Hizbul Islam group members pelt Ibrahim until his face is a bloody mess and he dies. His face has been pixellated on grounds of taste</b></span></i><br />
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<b>Source:</b> <a href="http://atlasshrugs2000.typepad.com/atlas_shrugs/2009/12/islamic-justice-muslim-militants-stone-man-to-death-for-adultery.html">Islamic Justice: Muslim "Militants" Stone Man to Death for Adultery - Atlas Shrugs</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4003309634127391525.post-34722511576418591722009-11-30T07:10:00.002+08:002009-11-30T07:11:00.883+08:00Awesome! Next stop, mosques.<div style="text-align: center;"><i><b>[Posted by blog co-author]</b></i><br />
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People are finally starting to wake up, and respond to the evil of Islam silently creeping into their homes. Once enough people realize the danger they are facing from the fundamentalist political system (wolf) dressed up in the clothes of religion (sheep), a war will ensue. Lives may be lost, but just as war against Nazism, against Communism, and against all other political evils have been won in history, giving us democratic and secular freedom, war against Islam will also be won, bringing us back the freedom it has been taking away.<br />
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">Exit Polls: </span><span style="font-size: x-large;">Swiss Ban Minarets,</span><span style="font-size: large;"> Muslim Extremism Feared</span></b><br />
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<i>Published: 11/29/09, 5:12 PM / Last Update: 11/29/09, 5:31 PM</i><br />
<i>by Tzvi Ben Gedalyahu</i><br />
<i><b>Source:</b> <a href="http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/134681">Exit Polls: Swiss Ban Minarets, Muslim Extremism Feared - Defense/Middle East - Israel News - Israel National News</a></i><br />
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(IsraelNN.com) Voters in Switzerland favored a national referendum vote Sunday to ban minarets on mosques, according to exit polls. Early indications are that both a majority of voters and majority of cantons backed the referendum proposal. Local media called the apparent prohibition a “slap in the face” to the government, which opposed the ban.<br />
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One of the arguments by those against the ban is that it will provoke Muslim extremism, a religious boycott by wealthy Muslims, as well as Muslim protest violence. These are similar to the consequences two years ago after a Dutch cartoonist published a caricature of the Muslim prophet Mohammed with a bomb in his turban.<br />
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Projections a week ago showed that less than 40 percent favored a minaret ban, but exit polls revealed that nearly 60 percent of the voters supported it. Backers of the ban said the minarets are a symbol of militant Islam. Muslims comprise approximately five percent of the country’s population, more than double the number in the 1990s.<br />
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Although the minarets towers on Switzerland’s 160 mosques do not broadcast calls to prayer, Ulrich Schlueer, one of the organizations of the referendum, said, "Forced marriages and other things like cemeteries separating the pure and impure — we don't have that in Switzerland, and we do not want to introduce it.”<br />
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The campaign against the minarets featured a poster showing a woman in a burka, the Muslim dress that covers the body from neck to toe, with a background of minarets in the shape of missiles.<br />
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Swiss Justice Minister Eveline Widmer-Schlumpf, who opposed the ban, told the Swissinfro.ch website, “Its supporters say they are against minarets. But they want to fight what they consider creeping Islamicization and Sharia law.”<br />
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<i><b>Source:</b> <a href="http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/134681">Exit Polls: Swiss Ban Minarets, Muslim Extremism Feared - Defense/Middle East - Israel News - Israel National News</a></i><br />
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<b>Further Reading:</b><br />
<ul><li><a href="http://atlasshrugs2000.typepad.com/atlas_shrugs/2009/11/victory-swiiss-ban-mosque-minarets-in-a-lanslide-vote.html">VICTORY! SWISS BAN MOSQUE MINARETS IN A LANDSLIDE VOTE - Atlas Shrugs</a></li>
<li><a href="http://atlasshrugs2000.typepad.com/atlas_shrugs/2009/11/small-town-fights-islamic-expansionism-says-no-to-mosque-growth.html">Small Town Fights Islamic Expansionism: Says No to mosque Growth - Atlas Shrugs</a></li>
</ul>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4003309634127391525.post-87518450675043540472009-11-30T04:44:00.002+08:002009-11-30T06:11:20.226+08:00Moderate Muslim? Think again!<div style="text-align: center;"><b><i>[Posted by blog co-author]</i></b><br />
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The following is a testimony by a German apostate of Islam. It exposes three things:<br />
<ol><li>The consequences of becoming extremely religious and pious and the impact it will have on one's children. It does not matter whether it is Islam, Christianity or <i>Hare Krsna</i>. Becoming religious and pious, and then forcing your religiosity onto your children will distance them from you as a parent, and created immense hatred and remorse in them towards you. Everyone should have the freedom of religion, and that includes your own children. You may teach them your religion but if they don't wish to follow it, let them find what they want.<br />
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<li>Islam is a religion of brainwashing and deception. You are started with easy to digest milk and baby foods, which consist of nice and peaceful verses and the "beautiful" version of Islam. Finding them sweet and yummy, you subscribe to the deception by becoming a Muslim. Then you are fed more solid foods which are not so sweet, but "good for you." These include the harsher parts of everyday Islam. At first you will detest them, but soon you will excuse yourself into consuming them. Later on, you will reach a point where you will be fed the real Islam (which you once called fundamentalism, but now call true submission to Allah).<br />
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<li>Do not be fooled by the term "moderate Muslim." A so-called moderate Muslim is only being so to blend in with the non-Muslim world for the benefit of Islam. A Muslim is always under obligation to spread Islam and follow the teachings of the prophet, who was never a moderate. But in doing so, he is also required to use tactics (for example, <i>"taqiyya"</i>) to maximise his impact on humankind in any Muslim activity he chooses to do. Hence being moderate is simply another one among the Muslims' tactics to spread Islam. Always remember that a moderate Muslim can become a fundamentalist any time in blink of an eye.</li>
</ol><div><b>Islam was my Nightmare</b><br />
</div><div><i>By Jutta</i><br />
</div><div><i>2005/04/26</i><br />
</div><div><b>Source:</b> <a href="http://faithfreedom.org/Testimonials/Jutta50426">Islam was my Nightmare | Islam | FaithFreedom</a><br />
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</div><div>I was born to a very pious Catholic family in Berlin . Nothing presaged that I would become a Muslim one day. On the contrary, everyone expected me to be a faithful Catholic throughout my life and pass down my faith to my children. <br />
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</div><div>However, I had a very rebellious character and, like many adolescents, abominated everything my parents liked. I set a goal for myself to find a liberating religion different from that of my parents. I was convinced that nothing could be worse than Christianity with its oppressive teachings on women. <br />
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</div><div>The religious atmosphere in my family was getting on my nerves. I was having heated arguments with my parents all the time because of my disagreement with some Christian teachings. They pressed me to be a better Christian; I rebelled and did the opposite. <br />
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</div><div>Soon after my graduation from university, I met a young Muslim man of Turkish origin. We fell in love and soon got married. He was not a religious fanatic - he was absolutely secular, although he did observe some Islamic obligations (he fasted and prayed). He didn’t ask me to convert to his religion but he made it clear that he would like his children to be Muslims. I myself took great interest in his religion and customs. I expressed willingness to learn more about Islam. <br />
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</div><div>He brought me some deceptive (as I know understand) books about the glory of Islam and benefits of being a Muslim woman. I read the books and grasped the “beauty” of this religion.<br />
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</div><div>I was taught by my Christian parents that a woman had to submit to her husband and thus find God. My Muslim husband seemed to be so close to God without any help from priests and I was told that I didn’t have to get married and submit to my husband to find peace of mind and faith in God. I looked at my husband and blindly believed all those lies because he was such a nice man who was the living example of a decent Muslim man. When I prayed behind him, I felt I was getting closer to God and Heaven. <br />
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</div><div>Looking back on those days, I see that I was just a stupid kid who drummed into herself that Islam was an ideal religion for all humankind. Perhaps I simply wanted to vex my pious parents whom I considered to be repressive monsters. <br />
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</div><div>After I had converted, I was given some other books that were not as wonderful as previous ones. I learnt that I could be beaten by my husband, if he wasn’t satisfied with me. But in my addled mind I tried to find justifications for that commandment. Moreover, I was sure that my husband was incapable of hitting a woman. <br />
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</div><div>I gave birth to our children who were sent to a kind of a kindergarten for Muslim children. I kept on working and didn’t want to give up my job. My husband supported me and told me that Islam actually encouraged women to work and have their own lives. I can’t understand how I could believe such downright lies. <br />
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</div><div>A few years later he decided to perform Hajj. I was very excited and proud of him because, in fact, I was much more religious than my secular husband.<br />
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<div>When he came back, I couldn’t recognize him. His behaviour changed dramatically and he was not longer secular. I didn’t like wearing a veil and usually put it on only when I went to mosque. Now my husband told me that I had to wear a veil outside all the time. When I opened my mouth to object to such horrible behaviour of his, he hit me on the face and told me to shut up. I was forced to quit my job and become a housewife. <br />
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</div><div>He brought some books from Saudi Arabia which “reformed” him and saved him from “perishing in Hell”. I read those books on Islam, real Islam that my husband started to practice. Suddenly the scales fell from my eyes and I realized that I had never been a Muslim. But it was too late, as we were moving to Turkey . He feared that Germany would have an adverse effect on our children’s upbringing. <br />
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</div><div>My life in rural Turkey , with his parents, was a nightmare. I was no longer a liberated Muslimah, a wife of a liberal Muslim; I was a real Muslimah, just a commodity of my husband. <br />
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</div><div>I used to enjoy praying but now I started to detest prayers led by my husband. I no longer felt close to God. When I finished reading a real, not spurious, biography of the prophet, I felt sick. I had been lied to all the time. How could I believe that Muhammad was the prophet of God? <br />
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</div><div>I wondered what had happened to my husband. He told he had had conversations with fellow Muslims from “moral” countries like Saudi Arabia and they had opened his eyes. I put the blame for my husband’s change of behaviour on them but then it occurred to me that he had always been a Muslim, although a secular one. What could I possibly expect from him? I had read dozens articles about women married to Muslims and their hardship. I had been warned by my best friends that I was playing with fire. But my unreasonable hatred for Christianity, love for husband and blatant lies deceived me and made me immune to reason and logic. <br />
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</div><div>After such a rude awakening to the horrors of Islam and its treatment of women, I decided to review the Quran. My first feeling was anger at my blindness to reality. It is apparent from the Quran that men are given total control over women. “The Holy book” abounds with discriminatory teachings on women, which are quite obvious from the context of the book. Only a blind woman in love like me could overlook them. <br />
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</div><div>When my husband realized that I was no longer a docile wife and a pious Muslimah, he became a real savage. He showed his true colours and exclaimed that German whores could never become modest women. <br />
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</div><div>Even his ultra-conservative parents and friends could not understand what had happened to my husband. Nobody expected him to change so greatly. Occasionally he dropped some vague hints from which followed that he had spoken to sheikhs, introduced to him by his friends, who were well-informed about Islam. They explained to him that the majority of Muslims didn’t follow the whole Islam; they just chose peaceful and beautiful parts but forgot about violent ones. You have to love your wife but remember to hit her from time to time or she will forget that she is just a woman made for your enjoyment. You ought to treat the infidels well, if it benefits you, but don’t forget that your main obligation is to overthrow their government and impose the Shariah. <br />
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</div><div>I couldn't believe that my humble hubby was now a faithful Wahabbi. I hoped I was asleep but I was not. <br />
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</div><div>I managed to run away and get to the German embassy. My conversation with a female worker was another eye-opener – she asked me, “When will you learn to listen to the news, stupid hens?” She meant that all women knew that dating a Muslim, let alone marrying to him was a dangerous affair, yet we didn’t pay attention to all the warnings. Why do we keep on dating them? <br />
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</div><div>Luckily, my children are with me, thanks to good lawyers. I am working and enjoying my life. But it could have been different. In that case, I could only blame myself for my stupidity.<br />
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</div><div><i><b>Response by Ali Sina:</b></i><br />
</div><div><i>The above story proves the point that the so called moderate Muslims can become extremists overnight. As long as one believes that Muhammad was a prophet of God, he is at risk of becoming a terrorist in a heartbeat.</i><br />
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</div><div><i>It is a mistake to separate Muslims into "moderate" Muslims and extremist Muslims. They are all Muslims. All of them belong to the terrorist faith of Islam. Their only difference is in the degree of their devotion. At any time, a moderate Muslim can increase his faith and become a monster. </i><br />
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</div><div><i>Islam must be denounced and banned.</i><br />
</div><div><i>- Ali Sina</i><br />
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</div><div><b>Source:</b> <a href="http://faithfreedom.org/Testimonials/Jutta50426">Islam was my Nightmare | Islam | FaithFreedom</a><br />
</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4003309634127391525.post-46405902142820339832009-11-29T05:57:00.000+08:002009-11-29T05:57:03.378+08:00Hanged for being a Christian in Iran<div style="text-align: center;"><b><i>[Posting and emphases by blog co-author]</i></b><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">Hanged for being a Christian in Iran</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><i>Eighteen years ago, Rashin Soodmand's father was </i><u><i>hanged in Iran for converting to Christianity.</i></u><i> Now her brother is in a Mashad jail, and expects to be </i><u><i>executed under new religious laws</i></u><i> brought in this summer. Alasdair Palmer reports.</i></span><br />
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<i><b>Published:</b> 6:17PM BST 11 Oct 2008</i><br />
<i><b>Source:</b> <a href="http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/middleeast/iran/3179465/Hanged-for-being-a-Christian-in-Iran.html">Hanged for being a Christian in Iran - Telegraph</a></i><br />
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A month ago, the Iranian parliament voted in favour of a draft bill, entitled "Islamic Penal Code", which would codify the <u>death penalty for any male Iranian who leaves his Islamic faith. Women would get life imprisonment.</u> The majority in favour of the new law was overwhelming: 196 votes for, with just seven against.<br />
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Imposing the death penalty for changing religion blatantly violates one of the most fundamental of all human rights. The right to freedom of religion is enshrined in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, in the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, and in the European Convention of Human Rights. It is even enshrined as Article 23 of Iran's own constitution, which states that no one may be molested simply for his beliefs.<br />
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And yet few politicians or clerics in Iran see any contradiction between a law mandating the death penalty for changing religion and Iran's constitution. There has been no public protest in Iran against it.<br />
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David Miliband, Britain's Foreign Secretary, stands out as one of the few politicians from any Western country who has put on record his opposition to making apostasy a crime punishable by death. The protest from the EU has been distinctly muted; meanwhile, Germany, Iran's largest foreign trading partner, has just increased its business deals with Iran by more than half. Characteristically, the United Nations has said nothing.<br />
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It is a sign of how little interest there is in Iran's intention to launch a campaign of religious persecution that its parliamentary vote has still not been reported in the mainstream media.<br />
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For one woman living in London, however, the Iranian parliamentary vote cannot be brushed aside. Rashin Soodmand is a 29-year-old Iranian Christian. Her father, Hossein Soodmand, was the <u>last man to be executed in Iran for apostasy, the "crime" of abandoning one's religion.</u> He had converted from Islam to Christianity in 1960, when he was 13 years old. Thirty years later, <u>he was hanged by the Iranian authorities for that decision.</u><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;">Hossein Soodmand (left), Rashin's father, </span></i><br />
<i><span style="font-size: x-small;">was the last man to be executed in Iran for </span></i><br />
<i><span style="font-size: x-small;">apostasy. Her brother Mashad is now </span></i><br />
<i><span style="font-size: x-small;">in death row awaiting the same fate.</span></i><br />
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Today, Rashin's brother, Ramtin, is also held in a prison cell in Mashad, Iran's holiest city. He was arrested on August 21. He has not been charged but he is a Christian. And Rashin fears that, just as her father was the last man to be executed for apostasy in Iran, her brother <u>may become one of the first to be killed under Iran's new law.</u><br />
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Not surprisingly, Rashin is desperately worried. <i>"I am terribly anxious about him,"</i> she explains. <i>"Even though my brother is not an apostate, because he has never been a Muslim – my father raised us all as Christians – I don't think he is safe. They assume that if you are Iranian, you must be Muslim."</i><br />
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Her brother's situation has ominous echoes of her father's fate. Rashin was 14 when her father was arrested. <i>"He was held in prison for one month,"</i> she remembers. <i>"Then the religious police released him without explanation and without apology. We were overjoyed. We thought his ordeal was over."</i><br />
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But six months later, the police came back and took her father away again. This time, they offered him a choice: he could denounce his Christian faith, and the church in which he was a pastor – or he would be killed. <i>"Of course, my father refused to give up his faith,"</i> Rashid recalls proudly. <i>"He could not renounce his God. His belief in Christ was his life – it was his deepest conviction."</i> So two weeks later, Hossein Soodmand was <u>taken by guards to the prison gallows and hanged.</u><br />
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Life for Rashin, her siblings and her mother became extremely difficult. Some Muslims are <u>extremely hostile to people of any other religion,</u> never mind to those who they consider apostates: <u>Ayatollah Khomeini declared that "non-Muslims are impure",</u> insisting that for Muslims to wash the clothes of non-Muslims, or to eat food with non-Muslims, or even to use utensils touched by non-Muslims, <u>would spoil their purity.</u><br />
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The family was supported with financial and other help from a Christian church based in Iran. That support became even more critical as Rashin's mother began to lose her sight. Rashin herself was eventually able to leave Iran. She now lives in London, married to a fellow Christian from Iran who successfully applied for asylum in Germany.<br />
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It took years for Rashin to understand how her father could have been <u>legally executed simply for becoming a Christian.</u> In 1990, there was no parliamentary law mandating the death for apostates. What, then, was the legal basis for Hossein Soodmand's execution?<br />
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<i>"After the revolution of 1979, Iran's rulers wanted to <u>turn Iran into an Islamic state, and to abolish the secular laws of the Shah,</u>"</i> explains Alexa Papadouris of Christian Solidarity Worldwide, a human rights organisation that specialises in freedom of religion. <i>"So the clerics instituted a mandate for judges presiding over criminal cases: if the existing penal code did not include legislation on whether a certain kind of behaviour is an offence, then the judges should <u>refer to traditional Islamic jurisprudence."</u></i><u> In other words: sharia law.</u><br />
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<i>"That automatically created problems"</i> says Mr Papadouris, <i>"because Islamic jurisprudence is not codified law: it is a series of formulations developed across generations by scholars and clerics. Depending on the Islamic school or historical era, these formulations <u>can differ and even contradict each other.</u>"</i><br />
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On one subject, however, sharia law is unequivocal: <u>men who change their religion from Islam must be punished with death.</u> So when the judge heard the case of Rashid's father, he could refer to sharia and reach a straightforward decision: <u>the death penalty.</u> There was no procedure for appeal.<br />
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Nevertheless, in the 18 years since Hossein Soodmand's execution, there have been no judicially sanctioned killings of apostates in Iran, although there have been many reports of <u>disappearances and even murders.</u> <i>"As the number of converts from Islam grows,"</i> notes Ms Papadouris, <i>"apostasy has again become a serious concern for the Iranian government."</i> In addition to 10,000 Christian converts living in Iran, there are several hundred thousand Baha'is who are deemed apostates.<br />
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There is another factor: President Ahmadinejad. <i>"The President didn't initiate the law mandating the death penalty for apostates,"</i> says Papadouris, <i>"but he has been lobbying for it. It is an effective form of playing populist politics. The Iranian economy is doing very badly, and the country is in a mess: Ahmadinejad may be calculating that he can gain support, and deflect attention from Iran's problems, by persecuting apostates."</i><br />
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The new law is not yet in force in Iran: it requires another vote in parliament, and then the signature of the Ayatollah. But <u>that could happen within a matter of weeks.</u> <i>"Or,"</i> says Papadouris, <i><b>"it could conceivably be allowed to drop, were there a powerful enough international outcry"</b></i>.<br />
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Time may be running out for Rashin's brother. She believes that the new law will be applied in an arbitrary fashion, with <u>individuals selected for death being chosen to frighten others into submission.</u> That is why she fears for her brother. <i>"We just don't know what will happen to him. We only know that </i><u><i>if they want to kill him, they will.</i></u><i>"</i><br />
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<b><i>Source:</i></b><i> </i><a href="http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/middleeast/iran/3179465/Hanged-for-being-a-Christian-in-Iran.html"><i>Hanged for being a Christian in Iran - Telegraph</i></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4003309634127391525.post-76812866962558009142009-11-28T09:40:00.000+08:002009-11-28T09:40:02.214+08:00Say No to Sharia (or Shariah, or Syariah)<div style="text-align: center;"><i><b>[Posting and underlined emphasis by blog co-author]</b></i><br />
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<strong>November 21 a successful day against Sharia and religious laws</strong><br />
<b><i>Source:</i></b><i> </i><a href="http://www.onelawforall.org.uk/successful-rally-against-sharia-law-in-uk-21-nov-2009/"><i>Successful rally against Sharia law in UK – 21 Nov 2009 - One law for all</i></a><br />
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Several hundred joined a rally in London’s Hyde Park organised by One Law for All to show their opposition to Sharia and religious-based laws in Britain and elsewhere and to demand universal rights and secularism.<br />
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At the rally, over 20 speakers and performers exposed the discriminatory and brutal nature of religious laws. They included Council of Ex-Muslims of Britain’s Asad Abbas; International Humanist and Ethical Union’s Roy Brown; Secularist Ismail Einashe; Philosopher AC Grayling; Southall Black Sisters’ Rahila Gupta; MP Evan Harris; Organisation of Women’s Freedom in Iraq’s Houzan Mahmoud; Lawyer Rony Miah; Campaigner Maryam Namazie; British Humanist Association’s Naomi Phillips; European Humanist Federation’s David Pollock; National Secular Society’s Terry Sanderson; Activist Muriel Seltman; Equal Rights Now’s Sohaila Sharifi; Organisation for the Defence of Secularism and Civil Rights in Iraq’s Issam Shukri; Iran Solidarity’s Bahar Milani; Human Rights Campaigner Peter Tatchell; National Secular Society’s Keith Porteous Wood and the rally’s Master of Ceremonies, Iranian Secular Society’s Fariborz Pooya.<br />
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The rally heard from people with <u>direct experiences of Sharia law,</u> including Iranian-born activist Sohaila Sharifi and Somali-born secularist Ismail Einashe. Einashe spoke of his cousin who had been <u>forced to remain in a violent marriage</u> by the sham courts here in Britain. He said: ‘I wanted to tell you my cousin’s story to highlight that whatever the pro-Sharia lobby say, we know that there are <u>women out there being abused, and sadly all too-often too afraid to come forward.</u> The only ‘choice’ my cousin was given, was either to <u>be separated from her children or remain in a violent marriage.</u> She chose to stay in the marriage for the sake of her children… I don’t think this is a ‘choice’ – how can it be?’<br />
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Maryam Namazie, the One Law for All Spokesperson, also gave several examples of the legal compulsion involved in the decisions of the Muslim Arbitration Tribunals and Sharia Councils, particularly with regards [to] forced marriages, divorce and child custody. She went on to say that it was scandalous that countless women were relegated to kangaroo courts with lesser rights here in Britain and elsewhere.<br />
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Campaigner Peter Tatchell said: <u>‘Sharia law is a form of religious dogma and tyranny. It is homophobic, sexist and anti-democratic.’</u> Terry Sanderson of the National Secular Society went on to say that: <u>‘Sharia law does not develop, it is fixed and immutable, but its interpretation is unpredictable, unregulated and subject to the whims and prejudices of individual practitioners.’</u><br />
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Many of the speakers spoke of the brutalities of Sharia in other countries. Issam Shukri from Iraq told the rally how Islamic militias linked to the cleric and MP Muqtada al-Sadr had <u>executed dozens of women who they deemed to be improperly dressed because they were not fully covered head-to-toe</u> in Iraq. Examples were also given of rights violations under Sharia in Iran, Afghanistan, Pakistan, the Sudan, Somalia and elsewhere.<br />
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Activist Muriel Seltman condemned the cultural relativism that allows for religious laws to go unchallenged. She said: ‘What can be more racist than laying down different standards for different people in different societies? This is what is racist[,] not the criticism of barbaric practices.’<br />
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Many speakers criticised the right of religion to special status to undermine fundamental human rights. David Pollock of the European Humanist Federation said: ‘Sharia courts seek to provide a parallel legal system… <u>Arguments for Sharia law are based on the concept of group rights. And group rights are inherently hostile to human rights.’</u> MP Evan Harris condemned the government for giving privileged advisory status on policy and legislation to often unrepresentative faith leaders. Lawyer Rony Miah said: ‘Having separate systems of law for different communities are no different from separate faith schools; <u>it will only lead to a fragmenting of communities – not cohesion.’</u><br />
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Rahila Gupta of Southall Black Sisters added: <u>‘accommodating alternative systems of justice is not about choice or tolerance in a pluralistic society; it is not about Muslim women’s autonomy. These demands emerge from fundamentalist politics however they are dressed up.’</u><br />
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Roy Brown of the International Humanist and Ethical Union spoke about how Islamic states are behind the demand for more religious laws and the banning of any criticism of Islam. He said: <u>Sharia law [in Britain] is but a small part of a worldwide campaign to replace international law with Islamic law</u>… The acceptance of Sharia law for the settlement of family disputes in Britain is just one small part of a global problem.’<br />
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Maryam Namazie said that Sharia courts and councils were extensions of the political Islamic movement – not the demand of Muslims or those labelled as such – and resistance to it was global as well. She told the crowd: <u>‘Sharia adversely affects the rights, lives and freedoms of countless human beings across the world. Opposing Sharia law is a crucial step in defending universal equal rights and secularism, and showing real solidarity with people living under and resisting Sharia.’</u> Fariborz Pooya added that ‘people living under Sharia law are the first victims and at the same time the first line of resistance against it and must be defended.’<br />
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Writer AC Grayling went on to say: ‘The principle of one law for all, with everyone equal before the law, is a vital one for a genuine democracy. The One Law For All campaign is doing an urgently needed job of protecting those who, hidden behind the veil of Sharia or other religious ‘courts’, risk injustice, abuse, and deprivation of rights.’<br />
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During the rally, Bahar Milani and Richard Francis of Iran Solidarity led an act against child executions. <u>The Islamic Republic of Iran is the only state that continues to execute minors. At least 130 juveniles are on death row in Iran, including for homosexuality, apostasy, sex outside of marriage and involvement in school or street fights that have resulted in murder.</u><br />
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Throughout the event, there were performances from poets AK47, Lilith and Christine from the Anti-Injustice Movement and Selina Jus1jam from Yorkshire as well as musician Fari B and singer/songwriter David Fisher.<br />
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On the day, many others took part in simultaneous acts of solidarity with the rally and its demands in 23 countries across the globe, namely Australia, Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Denmark, Hungary, Iraq, Ireland, Israel, Kenya, France, Germany, Mexico, the Netherlands, Nigeria, Norway, Pakistan, Poland, Serbia and Montenegro, Sweden, Switzerland and USA. In Serbia and Montenegro, Women in Black held a number of film events in support of women’s rights in Afghanistan. In Baghdad, 500 leaflets were distributed in defence of secularism and universal rights. In Canada, several acts took place, including a rally and a column written in a local paper. The Secular Humanist League of Brazil, The Peace and Freedom Party of San Francisco and the Brussels Humanist Society amongst others issued press releases and an artist in the Netherlands contributed their artwork to the campaign. In Ibadan, Nigeria, leaflets saying ‘no to faith-based laws’ were distributed on the streets and at markets. <u>In Pakistan, those trying to take part in an act were brutally beaten.</u><br />
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The protest was covered by several media outlets including on BBC Radio 4’s Sunday programme. To hear the report, click here <a class="wpaudio" href="http://www.onelawforall.org.uk/mediaPages/mediaFiles/BBC_sunday_20091122.mp3">BBC Radio 4 about Rally</a><br />
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Peter Tatchell also wrote a piece entitled Just say no to Sharia in <a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/belief/2009/nov/19/islam-religion" target="_blank" title="Guardian islam-religion">Guardian’s Comment is Free</a> on the rally published Nov 20.<br />
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One Law for All will continue to push for an end to Sharia and religious laws in Britain. In the coming year, the campaign aims to conduct a survey of women who have been to Sharia courts here, will hold a fundraiser dinner on January 28, 2010 to raise money for the campaign; will host a March 8, 2010 seminar with legislators, lawyers and campaigners to recommend the legal and legislative avenues to ban Sharia and religious courts in Britain; will organise a June 20, 2010 rally against Sharia law; and will hold an October 10, 2010 conference on Sharia Law and Apostasy amongst other activities.<br />
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To support the campaign, please send a cheque made payable to One Law for All or donate via Paypal via <a href="http://www.onelawforall.org.uk/">our website.</a> Photos and video footage of the rally speeches and performances as well as media coverage can be be seen on the website.<br />
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<b><i>Source:</i></b><i> </i><a href="http://www.onelawforall.org.uk/successful-rally-against-sharia-law-in-uk-21-nov-2009/"><i>Successful rally against Sharia law in UK – 21 Nov 2009 - One law for all</i></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4003309634127391525.post-31130338224472051672009-11-26T05:32:00.000+08:002009-11-26T05:32:02.453+08:00I'm free!<i>Please read my testimony first if you have not read it yet: </i><a href="http://sweetnessandsufferings.blogspot.com/2009/09/about-me.html"><i>Sweetness and Sufferings: About Me</i></a><br />
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With all the blessings and prayers from every member of the FFI, I am glad and excited to let you know that I am finally free. I took the best chance I got and ran away from my parents. It was a huge risk, but I had no choice. Once I changed my name and identity, I made my way to another country and found a family who welcomed me.<br />
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During my phone calls, my father tried to justify his behaviour for 'punishing' me. He even had the cheek to claim I dressed indecently during the times I was so-called 'free'. In reality, I dressed very decently with long jeans and t-shirts. When after days I still hadn't returned home, he started threatening me that it's either I return home or never at all and that it was my last chance. I laughed thinking how happy I would be if he left me just like that after I hung up.<br />
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Anyway the terrible days are over. Right now I'm in a new country with my new family and yes I'm very happy indeed. Even their dog has welcomed me. -Smiles- I have all my thanks go to Ali Sina and all FFI members for supporting and wanting to help me. The encouragement you all gave me during my ordeal times was so necessary to lift my hopes. So thank you so much Ali and all members for your support and encouragement. -Smiles-<br />
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<i>The above post is also posted here: </i><a href="http://www.faithfreedom.org/content/sweetness-and-sufferings#comment-26038"><i>Comment #26038 - Sweetness and Sufferings | Islam | FaithFreedom</i></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4003309634127391525.post-85650301377349535082009-11-25T10:08:00.000+08:002009-11-25T10:08:48.498+08:00Do our parents own us?<div style="text-align: center;"><b><i>[Posted by blog co-author]</i></b><br />
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A beautiful write-up that is a must read for every parent and child alike. Not only that, but for every one who is in love with the right person, but facing 100% certain rejection (and maybe even torturous punishment) from their family. <i>Take note that all underlined emphasis are mine and not from original source.</i><br />
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">Fear of Freedom</span></b><br />
<i>Submitted by Ali Sina on Tue, 11/24/2009 - 13:32</i><br />
<b>Source:</b> <a href="http://faithfreedom.org/islam/fear-freedom">Fear of Freedom | Islam | FaithFreedom</a><br />
<blockquote>Hello Ali sina,<br />
</blockquote><blockquote>I am Samara <i>(name changed by Ali Sina)</i> a medical student here in USA. I am writing this letter, as my last resort for my problems.<br />
</blockquote><blockquote>I am an immigrant, came here, with my family. My issue is, that I have fallen in love with a hindu guy, and me being born in a muslim family. I have always thought as a child that I would marry a muslim, but never thought that i would be totally in love with a hindu.<br />
</blockquote><blockquote>I am so torn apart between islam, family and my man.<br />
</blockquote><blockquote>I am totally against muslim rules and restrictions, and after reading your site, am completely a huge fan of you.<br />
</blockquote><blockquote>Sometimes I think about leaving Islam, but feel very guilty about it.<br />
</blockquote><blockquote>I love my family, and feel very pressurized by them, to marry a muslim man of their choice.<br />
</blockquote><blockquote>I am totally against arranged marriages.<br />
</blockquote><blockquote>Please help me out. What do I do?<br />
</blockquote><blockquote>Please reply me, as you are my last resort.<br />
</blockquote><blockquote>I would probably end my life without having my man with me :(<br />
</blockquote><blockquote>Thank you<br />
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<b>Hi Samara,</b><br />
Before I answer you, let me tell you, <b>how they train elephants in Asia</b><br />
<blockquote>In Southeast Asia, methods for taming elephants have been developed and <u>fine-tuned over thousands of years.</u> When a wild elephant is caught (khedda), it is first tied up alongside several experienced working elephants (kumies) and dragged to a training ground.<br />
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</div><blockquote>This is the beginning of a bitter and cruel "breaking-in" program. This stage lasts for about one week and is meant to achieve the young wild elephant's <u>total submission to the will of man.</u><br />
</blockquote><b>How are wild elephants broken in?</b><br />
<blockquote>The elephant, still wild, is tied to a wooden frame or between two tree trunks where he is unable to move. And it is thus, tearing at the ropes and flailing with his trunk, that he is introduced to his mahout. In order to break it in, the young elephant is repeatedly stuck with an <a href="http://www.upali.ch/hook_en.html">elephant hook</a> and beaten. <u>At the same time, the mahout talks to him in a calming voice.</u><br />
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</div><blockquote>Fear, pain, thirst and hunger finally make the elephant give up all resistance. When the elephant begins to accept its fate, the mahouts allow it to take a bath in a river and to eat, although it continues to be tied to a working elephant throughout.<br />
</blockquote><blockquote>After a few weeks, the young elephant will be tame enough to be led, still <a href="http://www.upali.ch/chains_en.html">shackled</a> and supervised by several mahouts, but no longer accompanied by working elephants.<br />
</blockquote><blockquote>After this "initiation phase", the elephant starts its proper training to become a working elephant. (<a href="http://www.upali.ch/training_en.html">Source</a>)<br />
</blockquote>This is not unlike how Muslims are reduced into submission. Humans are born with free spirit. However, those who are unlucky enough to be born into Islamic families and those who are foolish enough to fall into the trap of Islam at a later age are reduced into submission in the same way that elephants are tamed. Their free spirit is broken in and they become submissive slaves.<br />
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Children and new Muslims are told about the fearsome hell of Allah, where humans are roasted 24/7, year round, until eternity. They will never die but burn and burn and boiling water is poured on them. <u>The child is innocent and will believe anything his parents tell him trustingly, the foolish convert is also innocent, albeit in the pejorative sense of the word, and gobbles all this nonsense uncritically.</u><br />
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Once fear sets in the believer’s free spirit is broken. He will submit to any gobbledygook and fears questioning or doubting the nonsense that he is taught.<br />
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The elephant is strong enough to break his rope, toss away his mahout and walk away freely. But he won’t do it. Once his will is ‘broken in’, fear stops him from breaking away.<br />
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<u>Muslims are smart enough to reject all the absurdities of Islam and set themselves free, but they won’t because of the fear of hell. Fear is more powerful than the desire to be free.</u><br />
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You live in America. You are a medical student, and of course you are an adult. There is nothing that can stop you from doing what is right for you. But you write to me asking my advice because of the fear and guilt. This fear is so tormenting that you even contemplate suicide rather that set yourself free.<br />
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There is nothing that stops you to do what you want. You are born free and unlike millions of unfortunate women who live in Islamic countries the laws protect your freedom. What torments you is only in your mind.<br />
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By leaving Islam you are not betraying your family, your culture or anyone. You are reclaiming your freedom. You are taking back your birthright. You are breaking the invisible chains that keep you shacked.<br />
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You love this Hindu man and he loves you. This is not a guarantee, but it is a necessary ingredient of a happy marriage. <u>A happy marriage allows children to grow emotionally healthy.</u><br />
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An arranged marriage is like playing Russian roulette. It is a dangerous game. You never know what you will get into. But <u>an arranged marriage with a Muslim is like playing Russian roulette with a fully loaded gun.</u> A Muslim is a different animal. When one is truly Muslim he also believes in the lies of Muhammad, like the lie of the verse 4:34 that says men are superior to women, and women are the custodians of their husband’s property, much like a good dog, and if a man fears that his wife may disobey him, he can admonish her, banish her and beat her. You don’t want a man with such distorted mind as your husband. A man who believes in this nonsense is a sick man. <u>Avoid him like a plague.</u><br />
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Would you buy a pair of shoes, a blouse or a hat without seeing them? Would you ever rent a house without looking inside it? How can then you marry someone without having any knowledge of his character? What if you are not compatible? What if there is no chemistry and attraction between you? Imagine going to bed every night and making love to a man you don’t love. Wouldn’t it be a torture? You will not be happy. Your children will not grow up in a home full of joy. They will be psychologically impaired. Why do you think most Muslims suffer from one form or another psychological disorder, such as depression, lack of self esteem, paranoia, megalomania, aggressiveness, etc? They are products of dysfunctional families. <u>99% of Muslim families are dysfunctional.</u> Some more and some less. You can force a woman to marry a man she does not love, <u>but can you force her to love him?</u> A loveless home is a dysfunctional home.<br />
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Islam regards women as incubators for man’s children. She is not regarded as a full person. Her feelings don’t count or don’t exist. All that count, are her vagina and her womb, particularly if she gives birth to sons. Who cares whether she finds her husband attractive, whether she loves him, whether she enjoys his company. A Muslim woman must not have feelings. Her feelings, just like her body belong to her husband. She must live to make her man happy. Satisfy his belly and whatever is under it. Like a slave she must work, like a dog she must protect her husband’s property, like a donkey she can be beaten and like an inflatable sex doll she must be there ready at any time to satisfy his sexual needs. Millions of women in Islamic countries have no choice, but you have. The only thing that is enchaining you is your fear.<br />
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There is not a day that I don’t receive an email from a woman with broken spirit who tells me how she fell into the trap of a Muslim man and the ordeals that ensued. There are no happy endings to these marriages.<br />
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<u>Your parents don’t own you. They have no right to decide with whom you should marry.</u> They have a duty to you and you have a duty to them. Their duty is to provide for your body, mind and soul – nurture you physically, intellectually and emotionally until you become an adult. Your duty to them is to take care of them when they need you, love them and make their old age enjoyable. But they have no right to pick your husband. If they do, they are overstepping their boundaries, and violating your rights.<br />
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Avoid travelling with them out of the country. Never go back to your country of origin for any reason, <u>even if your loving grandma is in her death bed, desperately calling your name.</u> They could trap you there and force you to marry someone you don’t like. Finish your studies and get out of their home. If you can get out of their home now and live in the university campus do so. If this Hindu guy is the right man for you, marry him. If you fear your parents may do something silly, like honor kill you, move to another city and make sure they don’t find you. <u>If they suffer it is their problem. You should not feel guilty for their errors.</u> They must realize that you are not their property. Their suffering is self-induced. They can unchain themselves from Islam and stop suffering. But you should not remain chained because they are unwilling and fearful to break theirs.<br />
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<u>You are nobody’s property – not your parents’, not your husband’s, and not God’s.</u> You are born free to live free. Let only your conscience and the Golden Rule dictate your life.<br />
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<b>Source:</b> <a href="http://faithfreedom.org/islam/fear-freedom">Fear of Freedom | Islam | FaithFreedom</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4003309634127391525.post-86846021523186256092009-11-24T06:12:00.000+08:002009-11-24T06:12:28.961+08:00Hindu wedding for runaway Muslim<div style="text-align: center;"><b><i>[Posted by blog co-author]</i></b><br />
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Below is an account of a Muslim girl who followed her heart and not her demented religion. Though she still calls her a Muslim, she has married a Hindu student. This effectively means she is no longer a Muslim. Anyway, read the article below about their beautiful love story with happy endings, but especially pay attention to the underlined emphasis of certain parts. It clearly shows the shallow thinking and illogical reasoning of the Muslim mind, and can be considered one of the best examples of how Muslims try to justify their own evilness by calling every good thing evil. Also it shows how they value religious piety above everything else. This teenager girl's parents don't care whether she runs away or not, but they cannot bear that she married a non-Muslim - the love of her life, a Hindu man.<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Delhi wedding for runaway Romeo and Juliet</b></span><br />
<i>By Shekhar Bhatia</i><br />
<i>Published: 12:01AM BST 16 Sep 2006</i><br />
<b>Source:</b> <a href="http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/1529023/Delhi-wedding-for-runaway-Romeo-and-Juliet.html">Delhi wedding for runaway Romeo and Juliet - Telegraph</a><br />
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A Muslim teenager who fell in love with a Hindu student on the internet has fled her home in Britain against her parents' wishes and married him in India.<br />
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The clandestine affair between Subia Gaur, 18, and her boyfriend Ashwani Gupta, 22, has provoked intense media interest on the subcontinent and captured the imagination of the Indian public, who turned up in their hundreds to watch the ceremony.<br />
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The traditional Hindu wedding, which took place in Mr Gupta's home town of Ghaziabad, near Delhi, on Monday, was broadcast on television throughout India.<br />
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Miss Gaur, from Plaistow, east London, met her husband three years ago in an internet chatroom. They exchanged photographs, began talking secretly through the night and fell in love.<br />
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The relationship was conducted in secret for many months before Miss Gaur travelled to India to meet Mr Gupta for the first time, on the pretence of visiting her grandparents in Bombay.<br />
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<i>"I knew the first time I met Ashwani in person that he was the one I was going to marry,"</i> she said from her new home in India. <i>"It is hard for people to understand what we have been through. My family have put a lot of pressure on me and I didn't want to hurt them, but I had to be with the man that I love.</i><br />
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<i>"Religion doesn't matter. I am Muslim and he is Hindu. I am not converting and he doesn't want me to. Ashwani and his family have accepted me for who I am."</i><br />
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When Miss Gaur's family discovered the relationship while she was studying for her A-Levels at a sixth-form college, she claims they pressed her into ending it. They had planned an arranged wedding for her with a Muslim. But Miss Gaur defied them and flew secretly last month to Delhi to marry Mr Gupta. Her mother, discovering she had gone, took a flight the next day to persuade her to return home. Miss Gaur claims that she and Mr Gupta, who is studying to become a financial analyst, were forced to go into hiding until they could marry.<br />
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They were given police protection after claiming that they received threats from her family, an allegation they have denied.<br />
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In turn, Miss Gaur's family told police she had been abducted.<br />
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After police interviewed the bride-to-be, officers were instructed to ensure that her family were prevented from hindering the marriage.<br />
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<i>"I knew they would never accept Ashwani so I decided to go to India,"</i> she said. "<i>We thought if we got married then they wouldn't be able to take me back.</i><br />
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<i>"I was a normal 18-year-old Londoner before this. I never wanted the attention that I have received. I couldn't believe 1,000 people turned up uninvited to the wedding because they saw our story on the news. But if there is someone else in my position <b>I hope my story gives them the courage to follow their heart.</b>"</i><br />
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Miss Gaur's father, Abdul, 46, a shop manager, fainted at his home in Newham, east London, when he was interviewed about his daughter's fate. <u>He believed she had been "brainwashed".</u><br />
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The first he knew of the wedding, he said, was when he and his wife, Fameeda, 37, turned on an Indian satellite television channel at their home.<br />
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<u><i>"She is a Muslim above all and she has married a Hindu and that is the most shocking thing about this — not that she has lied to us and married against our wishes,"</i></u> he said, weeping.<br />
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<i>"I have two daughters and a young boy and <u>we keep a very close watch on them to protect them.</u> Subia likes London and designer perfumes and clothes. <u>But the girls are teenagers and were not allowed out after school or college and certainly not near any men.</u> But we could do nothing to protect our daughter from <u>the evil of the internet. While we slept at night, this evil came into our home and has led to our daughter marrying a Hindu boy.</u>"</i><br />
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Mr Gaur denied he and his wife had made threats to kidnap Subia. <i>"She is part of my body, my first-born child and it is madness to say that we could harm her."</i><br />
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Mr Ashwani's father, BB Gupta, admitted that he was concerned his daughter-in-law was too young to marry but said the couple were determined to go ahead and it was better to allow it than have them run away.<br />
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<i><b>"We are reconciled to it and happy to have her in the household,"</b></i> he said. <i>"It doesn't matter that she is a Muslim."</i><br />
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<b>Source:</b> <a href="http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/1529023/Delhi-wedding-for-runaway-Romeo-and-Juliet.html">Delhi wedding for runaway Romeo and Juliet - Telegraph</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4003309634127391525.post-79000640503278957822009-11-23T03:48:00.000+08:002009-11-23T03:49:21.863+08:00Umm QirfaUmm Qirfa was an old woman, chief to her pagan tribe, Banu Fazarah, at Wadi Al-Qurrah. Her story was probably the most gruesome happenings that could ever occur upon a woman. Her story could bring thousands of women to tears.<br />
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The incident took place almost ten years after Muhammad hijrah to Medina, in 622AD. Muhammad sent his ex-adopted son Zaid bin Harith to raid Umm Qirfa’s Pagan tribe. It was a sudden and unplanned attack. Ibn Ishaq, the first authentic biographer of Muhammad gives us the details in his Sirat Rasul Allah (History of Prophet Muhammad):<br />
<blockquote><b><u>Zayd B. Haritha’s raid on Banu Fazara and the Death of Umm Qirfa</u></b><br />
Zayd also raided Wadi-al-Qurra where he met Banu Fazara and some of his companions were killed; he himself carried wounded from the field. Ward b. Amr b. Madash one of B. Sad b. Hudhayl was killed by one of B. Badr whose name Sa’d b. Hudhaym. When Zayd came he swore that he would use no ablution until he raided B. Fazara; and when he recovered from his wounds the apostle sent him against them with a force. He fought them in Wadi-al-Qurra and killed some of them. Qays b. al-Musahhar al-Yamuri killed Mas’ada b. Hakama b. Malik b. Hudhayfa b. Badr and Umm Qirfa Fatima was taken prisoner. She was a very old woman, wife of Malik. Her daughter and Abdulla b. Mas’ada were also taken. Zaid ordered Qays b al-Musahhar to kill Umm Qirfa and he killed her cruelly.<br />
</blockquote>“And he killed her cruelly”. The cruel method used by the holy warriors of Muhammad to kill Umm Qirfa is described in Al-Tabari: <b>“By putting a rope into her two legs and to two camels and driving them until they rent her in two.”</b><br />
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The brutal murder of an old woman were muted with the hadith, but reveal within the Sirah (history) of Ibn Ishaq.<br />
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How can someone have the heart to brutally murder an old woman in such a way? When I read of this brutal account, I laid beyond shock at such an incident practised. Where was Islam’s justice?<br />
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Then I started wondering, what wrong did this woman do that created her a horrifying death?<br />
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I searched through sites after sites and even sat reading an old school book of mine, Al-Sirah Al-Nabawiyyah. None provide me any specific misdoing of Umm Qirfa. In fact, she did no wrong at all.<br />
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But the reason was very clear indeed. This brutal murder that took place upon this woman was only for one reason. Because she was a leader of her tribe and Muhammad does not approve of any woman leading as stated within the Hadith from Al-Bukhari:<br />
<blockquote><b>Volume 9, Book 88, Number 219:<br />
Narrated Abu Bakra:</b><br />
During the battle of Al-Jamal, Allah benefited me with a Word (I heard from the Prophet). When the Prophet heard the news that the people of the Persia had made the daughter of Khosrau their Queen (ruler), he said, "Never will succeed such a nation as makes a woman their ruler."<br />
</blockquote>Muhammad is proved to hate having a woman who leads. He finds it as a dishonor for men. For this very reason and to support the above hadith he had stated, he sent his ex-adopted son to kill Umm Qirfa who leads her tribe.<br />
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Not only did he just leave it there, after her brutal death, Umm Qirfa was chopped by her murderers and beheaded. Her head was then brought forward to Muhammad as a gift who sent it off parading all over Medina, so as to make sure every woman is aware that such a fate will befall on them if they ever decide to lead.<br />
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The parading of the head of Umm Qirfah was a warning.<br />
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Then they brought Umm Qirfa’s daughter and Mas’ada’s son to the apostle. The daughter of Umm Qirfa belonged to Salama b. Amr b. al-Akwa who had taken her. She held a position of honor among her people, and the Arabs used to say, “Had you been more powerful than Umm Qirfa you could have done no more”. Salama asked the apostle to let him have her and he gave her to him and he presented her to his uncle Hazn b. Abu Wahb and she bare him Abdul-Rahman . Hazn.<br />
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<b>Hadith (Sahih Muslim 19:4345):</b><br />
It has been narrated on the authority of Salama (b. al-Akwa') who said: We fought against the Fazara and Abu Bakr was the commander over us. He had been appointed by the Messenger of Allah. When we were only at an hour's distance from the water of the enemy, Abu Bakr ordered us to attack. We made a halt during the last part of the night to rest and then we attacked from all sides and reached their watering-place where a battle was fought. Some of the enemies were killed and some were taken prisoners. I saw a group of persons that consisted of women and children. I was afraid lest they should reach the mountain before me, so I shot an arrow between them and the mountain. When they saw the arrow, they stopped. So I brought them, driving them along. Among them was a woman from Banu Fazara. She was wearing a leather coat. With her was her daughter who was one of the prettiest girls in Arabia. I drove them along until I brought them to Abu Bakr who bestowed that girl upon me as a prize. So we arrived in Medina. I had not yet disrobed her when the Messenger of Allah met me in the street and said: Give me that girl, O Salama. I said: Messenger of Allah, she has fascinated me. I had not yet disrobed her. When on the next day, the Messenger of Allah again met me in the street, he said: O Salama, give me that girl, may God bless your father. I said: She is for you. Messenger of Allah! By Allah, I have not yet disrobed her. The Messenger of Allah sent her to the people of Mecca, and surrendered her as ransom for a number of Muslims who had been kept as prisoners at Mecca.<br />
</blockquote>Such ill-fated were women that they are being used daily and unfortunate enough to not even understand it.<br />
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What was to be wondered was why the apostle could agree on such a horrifying murder upon a woman when he himself had forbidden killing upon them in the following hadith:<br />
<blockquote><b>Bukhari Volume 004, Book 052, Hadith Number 258.</b><br />
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<b>Narrated By Ibn 'Umar:</b> During some of the Ghazawat of Allah's Apostle a woman was found killed, so Allah's Apostle forbade the killing of women and children.<br />
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<b>Maliks Muwatta Book 021, Hadith Number 010.<br />
Section : Prohibition against Killing Women and Children in Military Expeditions.</b><br />
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Yahya related to me from Malik from Yahya ibn Said that Abu Bakr as-Siddiq was sending armies to ash-Sham. He went for a walk with Yazid ibn Abi Sufyan who was the commander of one of the battalions. It is claimed that Yazid said to Abu Bakr, "Will you ride or shall I get down?" Abu Bakr said, "I will not ride and you will not get down. I intend these steps of mine to be in the way of Allah."<br />
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Then Abu Bakr advised Yazid, "You will find a people who claim to have totally given themselves to Allah. Leave them to what they claim to have given themselves. You will find a people who have shaved the middle of their heads, strike what they have shaved with the sword.<br />
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"I advise you ten things: <u><b>Do not kill women or children or an aged,</b></u><b></b> infirm person. Do not cut down fruit-bearing trees. Do not destroy an inhabited place. Do not slaughter sheep or camels except for food. Do not burn bees and do not scatter them. Do not steal from the booty, and do not be cowardly."<br />
</blockquote>However, the reason was clear enough. No Muhammad didn’t care for the women at all. He revealed these hadith so as to only have the upper hand. Firstly, supports from the woman tribe, secondly, war women can be used as slaves to appease their Master, thirdly, one can even force them to convert and to accept them as their wife to so as to bear them children. Killing women would only be killing Islam, as then they would have no one to take over their place to grow the barbaric teachings of Prophet Muhammad.<br />
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</div><div><b>Sources and Further Reading</b><br />
</div><div><ul><li><a href="http://faithfreedom.org/islam/killing-umm-qirfa-prophet-muhammad-english">The Killing of Umm Qirfa by Prophet Muhammad (English)</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.wikiislam.com/wiki/The_Story_of_Umm_Qirfa">The Story of Umm Qirfa - WikiIslam</a></li>
<li><a href="http://news.faithfreedom.org/gallery2/v/SiteGraphics/Copper+Kid/Umm+Qirfa_001/3_UQ_001.jpg.html?g2_navId=x7d73f5d7">The Killing of Umm Qirfa by Prophet Mohammed - Page 3</a></li>
</ul></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4003309634127391525.post-8858096827936825522009-11-18T09:08:00.000+08:002009-11-18T09:09:16.770+08:00A Muslim gives lecture on true Islam<div style="text-align: center;"><b><i>[Posted by blog co-author]</i></b><br />
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If you must realize the evils of Islam, you have to hear it from a devout Muslim himself. Check out the slides of Hasan's <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/gallery/2009/11/10/GA2009111000920.html">"The Koranic World View As It Relates to Muslims in the U.S. Military"</a>. If you don't know who Hasan is, search for 'Fort Hood killings.' Here's an analysis:<br />
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<b>Slide 3:</b> Islam means submission, surrender and to resign oneself. Notice how it doesn't mean peace, but Hasan conveniently throws in some Syriac to make it seem like Islam means peace. Syriac has never been the language of Islam.<br />
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<b>Slide 4:</b> It is clear from this slide that Islam's ultimate objective is Islamic political rule and implementation of Sharia law. Hasan makes it clear that there should be no separation of church (mosque) and state. [There was never a Christian political rule, a Hindu political rule, or a Buddhist political rule. Religion is a personal affair. Therefore Islam is not a religion but a political ideology.] Also note how Fatwa is defined as legal <i><span style="text-decoration: underline;">opinions</span></i> by Islamic leaders/scholars. Remember that no-one is allowed to question these <i>opinions</i> issued as laws.<br />
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<b>Slide 5:</b> Hasan acknowledges that Jihad means a holy war, a struggle against the <i>infidels</i> (non-Muslims).<br />
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<b>Statistics slides:</b> Not sure how much of these statistics are correct. I don't want to comment on any of them, but at least he didn't claim there are more Muslims than Christians in the world.<br />
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<b>Slide 11:</b> Apparently, Hasan is unhappy about the US Muslim clerics issuing vague (politically correct) fatwas which are not on par with the crisp and clear (Koranically correct) fatwas issued by non-US scholars. He also goes on to say that it hurts him bad to see Muslims in the military being engaged against fellow Muslims. [Do they ever care about non-Muslims the way they care so much about one of their own?]<br />
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<b>Slide 12:</b> "whoever kills a believer intentionally, his punishment is hell..." what about one who kills a non-believer? How biased the Koran is.<br />
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<b>Slide 13:</b> A religion is controlling someone and preventing him from defending his own country, and protecting his own neighbours. Is such a religion worth following?<br />
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<b>Slide 16:</b> If verses were revealed as situations/events presented, how does Koran become the book for all times? Oh, the irony.<br />
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<b>Slide 17:</b> What's the real difference between abrogation and substitution? Some Muslims use the first verse to claim there is no abrogation. But substitution and abrogation is essentially the same. One question remains. Why does allah have to reveal something for a situation now, and substitute it with something else for another situation later on?<br />
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<b>Slide 18:</b> Fear of hell-fire: the blood that runs in the veins of Islam.<br />
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<b>Slides 19, 20:</b> Hasan shows how <i>easy</i> it is to be a Muslim. Well, he thinks Gabriel and Michael are <i>angles</i> (think trigonometry!)<br />
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<b>Slide 23:</b> One thought I had here is how Muslims blame non-Muslims for taking verses out of context, and taking only parts of verses. Here and in many other slides, Hasan is doing the same. But we must also remember that almost all of the Koran (Qur'an) has no context anyway. Also note how Hasan tries to sympathise with Jews/Christians by touching on Abraham in his presentation.<br />
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<b>Slide 25:</b> It is clear here that there is no forgiveness in Islam. You will be called apes, despised and hated for breaking laws. You will be cursed by allah. Yes, by the merciful and forgiving allah!<br />
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<b>Slide 26:</b> Ok, so allah does seem to forgive. But wait, "he punishes whom he wills, and shows mercy to who [sic] he wills." So, is our seeking his forgiveness going to change his will? Give these verses a little thought and it becomes clear that our cries for forgiveness are useless in front of allah. Oh, btw you must remember that you have to be a Muslim in the first place even to have the faint hope that you would be forgiven. Otherwise you are going to hell anyway.<br />
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<b>Slide 27:</b> Once again, the blood of Islam: F.E.A.R.: False Evidence Appearing Real.<br />
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<b>Slides 28, 29, 30: </b>To be dressed in silk, to be in a comfortable weather, to have fruits to eat, to own silver and precious crystals, to drink wine, to have a spring in your backyard, to have boys as your servants (slaves, sex slaves?), to have dominion, to own green silk and gold embroidery, to be served drinks by allah (wow!) -- all of these are desires of the flesh. So why are they fulfilled in the Islamic concept of 'Paradise'? Question is, why is Paradise a place to fulfil the forbidden selfish desires of our flesh, and not a place to be free from these desires and altruistically praise God (as Christianity puts it)?<br />
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<b>Slide 34:</b> Funny. If you end up in hell fire, and you want to get out, you'd think you can please allah to get out. Hold on a second, allah decides if he wants to be pleased by you or not. Most likely, he wouldn't want to be pleased by you, my dear <i>kafir</i> (infidel). He's more pleased to see you roast in the fire!<br />
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<b>Slide 35:</b> Here comes the glaring point in the whole presentation. <u><b><span style="font-size: large;">Peaceful verses no longer apply!</span></b></u> According to Hasan, a devout Muslim, peaceful verses were 'revealed' in Mecca to deliver the message and gain followers. After emigration to Medina, self defense abrogated <i>(substituted?)</i> these verses. Then offensive fighting was allowed. Hasan makes it clear that <u>offensive fighting was allowed.</u> Please take note of this! Muslim apologetics love to claim that only self-defense is allowed in Qur'an. Finally he ends the slide with the reminder that Islamic rule had once spread from Morocco/Spain to India/China, all through offensive fighting.<br />
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<b>Slide 36:</b> Remember Hasan claimed earlier that these verses no longer apply. So why are they still in Koran? Well, they are still useful as a mask to hide the real Islam of offensive fighting and expansion.<br />
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<b>Slide 37:</b> I can't help but remember the vice-versa of the second verse. How many non-Muslims were put to death simply for the <i>'crime'</i> of being a non-Muslim? Here allah promises to protect any Muslim who is driven out of their home (country) for being a Muslim. How biased.<br />
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<b>Slide 39:</b> Here allah says you must fight in defense, or you will be punished for not fighting. Isn't that a bit lame? Being punished for not defending yourself? Am I to defend myself for the sake of my own life or for the fear of punishment?<br />
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<b>Slide 40:</b> Muslims can <i>choose</i> to be kind and just to those non-Muslims who do not make a fight against them. But remember I said, they can choose to be kind and just. They can also choose to cruel and unjust, and this is what most of them do. (Hasan did.) Apparently allah neither encouraged nor mandated being kind and just; he only allowed it.<br />
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Keep in mind, according to Hasan, the previous slides of defensive verses are abrogated <i>(shouldn't it be 'substituted'?)</i> by the verses of the sword in the following slides.<br />
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<b>Slides 41, 42:</b> One solution to get out alive if you're ambushed by a Muslim hiding in secret just after his hearty Ramadan meal - say the shahada, do three raka'at and pay some zakat money.<br />
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<b>Slide 43:</b> If you don't want to become Muslim, Hasan gives you the second option: Become the Muslim's slave. Give your hard earned money as 'jizya' and make those Muslims rich. Acknowledge that Muslims are the only human beings, and you are just pigs and apes, and second class citizens lucky to be allowed to live.<br />
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<b>Slide 44:</b> I just said you have to become a Muslim or a pig. Well, when the son of Maryam (isn't that Jesus?) comes, all pigs will be killed. Jizya can be abolished because (as inferred from this verse) there will no longer be any non-Muslim to pay jizya anyway.<br />
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<b>Slide 46:</b> The motto verse of Muslim apologetics: There is no compulsion in religion. But see the next slide.<br />
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<b>Slide 47:</b> First verse says Christians, Jews and Sabians would all go to heaven and enjoy rewards (72 virgins? Christians are expecting harps to sing praises to their Lord! Not virgins!). But look at second verse. Anyone not following Islam will be a loser and have no reward.<br />
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<b>Slide 48:</b> Not sure what Hasan commented on these, but it shows Hasan had some views <i>(positive I guess)</i> about Osama Bin Laden (a hero in Muslims' eyes), Taliban, suicide bombers and Iran. Notice what he puts at the end of the slide: <u><span style="font-size: large;">"We love death more than you love life!"</span></u> Need I say more?<br />
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<b>Slide 49:</b> In his conclusions, Hasan is clear that allah is not moderate, and a true Muslim is therefore expected not to be moderate. He disapproves of moderate Muslims as they are not pleasing to allah. First point shows that Islam is sustained by the promises of (fleshly rewards in) heaven and the threats of hell. Fourth point is yet another glaring point Hasan puts across to us: <u><b><span style="font-size: large;">"Fighting to establish an Islamic state to please [allah], even by force, is condoned by the Islam <span style="font-weight: normal;">[sic]</span>"</span></b></u><br />
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<b>Slide 50:</b> Muslims in military must be allowed to object against fighting other Muslims? What does this mean? If a Muslim invasion occurs in United States, while the loyal non-Muslim U.S. soldiers fight against these invaders to protect their homeland USA and its freedom, the Muslim soldiers in US military would <i>legally</i> commit treason by getting out of these invaders' way and allowing them to invade US soil! Not just that, they will even resign the military and join in the invasion themselves! This is exactly what Hasan wants, and it would be much easier if a bigger chunk of the US military are made of Muslims.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4003309634127391525.post-34423073090941236012009-11-16T18:04:00.000+08:002009-11-24T06:40:01.771+08:00Turkish apostate of Islam from Germany<div style="text-align: center;"><b><i>[Posted by blog co-author]</i></b><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><i>The following video has been transcribed for easy reading.</i><br />
<i>You can find the transcription below the video.</i><br />
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I've only known the world through the mosque or the Turks or the Muslims. German kids or families, I knew nothing about that.<br />
<blockquote>Betuel is 23, single, and was born and raised in Germany. She began her university studies in chemistry one year ago.<br />
</blockquote>When I was young, I wanted to wear a headscarf, because my mother wore a headscarf and kids often want to do things they see their mothers do. Also, it wasn't as though I looked any different from the other kids in my community.<br />
<blockquote>Betuel's parents, who immigrated to Germany from Turkey, are deeply religious. Since Betuel was five, she wore a headscarf, prayed five times a day, and attended a Koran school every weekend.<br />
</blockquote>I embraced the fundamentalist idea since I was a kid. <u>I accepted and believed everything that I was told.</u> I never questioned the preaching, <u>even if they were preaching hate.</u> My parents deemed them righteous and irreproachable, and I simply accepted that.<br />
<blockquote>In Betuel's childhood years, she had no exposure to the life outside of the Turkish community. This was the case even in her elementary school. She was raised in an isolated, religious, fundamentalist environment and spoke very little German. It was only when she entered high school that her classmates were predominantly German, and she was introduced to the world outside the strict teachings of her religion and her community.<br />
</blockquote>In high school, I distanced myself from my German classmates who were Christians. <u>I didn't want anything to do with these awful, unbelieving Germans, whom I believed were going straight to hell.</u> They avoided me too; I dressed differently and had different beliefs and views on everything. So, <u>the hate and rejection went both ways – from my side and from their side also.</u><br />
<blockquote>Betuel, however, could not bear her role of being an 'outsider' forever. She no longer wanted to cover herself. But she knew her parents would never allow this. Nor would they allow her <u>reading secular books, listening to music, or meeting friends. All were forbidden.</u> The gap between her life and that of her classmates were very clear.<br />
</blockquote>Then I started to wonder about the things other kids were allowed to do, even the simplest things such as going shopping with friends or going out to eat an ice cream. I wondered if there was any logic or sense in my not being allowed to partake in such activities, whether it really was 'dangerous' for me, as told by my parents or if it's rather nonsensical that I am <u>forbidden from doing any of these harmless, normal activities.</u><br />
<blockquote>When Betuel turned thirteen, her doubts against the Islamic teachings grew. She went to her Koran school less frequently, and eventually, stopped going. By this time, living with her family members in the same household became increasingly difficult.<br />
</blockquote>Not only did I want to listen to secular music, I wanted to also go out and attend concerts, go to the theatre. <u>And do what I felt like doing. To wear whatever I wanted to wear and to think what I wanted to think</u> – the urge to do so grew. And when I noticed that <u>I was not allowed to do any of these things</u> as a result of being locked up in a small, restricted world, then came the doubt. I thought to myself, what can I do about this, what can I do to change?<br />
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The only solution was to tell my parents that I did not see everything the way they saw things. For example, I was very curious with natural science. But because of my religion, I never even considered for a moment about theories such as evolution. Whereas, stories about Adam and Eve, and all others, I had to accept with no question. Even though there were things that are <u>simply incompatible</u> with our scientific explanations today.<br />
<blockquote>Left alone with her doubts, she could no longer bear to hide her longing for freedom. When she was nineteen, she told her mother the truth, and told her that she wanted to stop wearing her headscarf and stop believing in Islam.<br />
</blockquote>My mother tried to tell me that she sometimes felt the same way when she was young, but <u>that, we must suppress such thoughts,</u> regardless of how often these thoughts try to tempt us. She told me it was not uncommon to have these thoughts. Then I tried to make it clear to her that this was not just a temporary distraction. What I meant was for good.<br />
<blockquote>Things did not go well. Difficulty lay ahead of her, particularly one summer when Betuel and her family went to visit Turkey, their homeland. There, Betuel's parents explained to her <u>their real plan: her passport would be taken away; she would remain in Turkey and attend a Koran school there, so that she would come to her senses, eventually.</u><br />
</blockquote><blockquote>Only with her uncle's intervention, she was able to return to Germany. Shortly after that, she left her parents' home permanently, and found a Germany family to live with. <u>There she received attention and support she always longed for.</u> She finished her Abitur (final high school exam) and entered the university to study chemistry.<br />
</blockquote>What I needed the most and considered the most important, was to have someone who would show patience and understanding with me – someone who is willing to stand by me and actually try to understand me. I needed someone to tell me that what I was doing was in fact not 'wrong', but right. <u>The first time I removed my headscarf, when I felt the wind blow through my hair; that was such a lovely feeling.</u> I still remember it very well.<br />
<blockquote>She has not completely been able to shake off all the ethical and moral requirements of the religion she grew up with. They act as a blockade, as she tries to move on and enjoy her new life.<br />
</blockquote>It also takes a bit of time, to get used to all the changes, such as, being confident and being able to stand on one's own, and having the freedom to dress nicely, dress freely, and even wear bikinis, like the other girls do, which was a bit difficult for me to get used to, because here you show a lot of skin. It’s completely different from what I was used to in the past, where I had to be covered as much as possible. <u>But at the same time, it makes one feel very free.</u><br />
<blockquote>Today she feels rather distant from the Turkish community and its people she knows that <u>they would not approve of her new life as it brings dishonour.</u><br />
</blockquote>Within the Turkish circle, people are still very conservative. It is very important to remain single/virgin. If one was to have a boyfriend then people would be <u>quick to judge and give you a disapproving look.</u> There are always these <u>very rigid behavioural standards/ideas that women are supposed to adhere to,</u> which aren't fully compatible with that of mine.<br />
<blockquote>Despite the dispute with her parents, Betuel has nevertheless kept some sporadic contact with her family. Most of all, she would like to see her little sister. But she does not speak of her previous life, her previous thoughts, and her previous friends. They remain a taboo.<br />
</blockquote>My biggest wish is for my relationship with my parents to be better, <u>for them to accept my life as it is now,</u> and for them to tell me what they understand.<br />
<blockquote><ul><li>Translation by Jscivias</li>
<li>Subtitles by <a href="http://www.vladtepesblog.com/">www.vladtepesblog.com</a></li>
<li>Transcription from video (and underlined emphasis) by blog co-author</li>
<li>Source: <a href="http://atlasshrugs2000.typepad.com/atlas_shrugs/2009/11/free-apostates-fight-sharia-law-rally-for-rifqa.html">Free Apostates: Fight Sharia Law, Rally for Rifqa - Atlas Shrugs</a></li>
</ul></blockquote>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4003309634127391525.post-56710435099560881932009-10-25T00:01:00.000+08:002014-06-05T22:10:13.650+08:00Video of Stoning to Death<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<i><b>[Posted by blog co-author]</b></i></div>
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Original Source: <a href="http://www.apostatesofislam.com/media/stoning.htm">Video of Stoning to Death - Islam in action</a><br />
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<b><span style="font-size: small;">"Merciful" or "have mercy"?</span></b><br />
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<b><span style="color: #cc0000;"><blink>Warning!</blink></span></b> This is an <b>extremely</b> sick and disgusting punishment, and thus watching this video can make you weak or possibly give you nausea and shock for several days. Please do not watch if you are weak-hearted.<br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">We apologize for the poor video quality as this is an old video from 1994 recorded in Iran.</span></div>
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<a href="http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=b1e7e992d7"><span style="font-size: small;">Full 15 minute version of this video</span></a></div>
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<b>If you are a Muslim</b>, you MUST read this section and watch the video to increase your knowledge of Islam. Increasing one's knowledge about Islam is <i>farz</i> (compulsory)!<br />
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<b></b>Also, you must force yourself to like stoning, because <strong>Mohammed ordered it.</strong> <b>If you are afraid to watch the video or have watched it and are disgusted by it, you will likely be punished in Hell for <i>Kufr</i>.</b> So watch the video and do NOT be disgusted!<br />
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<span style="font-size: medium;">Introduction</span><br />
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Stoning to death is a cruel insane Islamic punishment given to people who are married but still voluntarily have sex outside marraige. This punishment was ordered by the "<b>merciful</b>" Prophet, who ofcourse was the messenger of the "<b>merciful</b>" Allah. <br />
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Many hadith, including Sahih Bukhari give proof that Stoning was ordered and practiced by Muhammed, for example: <br />
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Volume 2, Book 23, Number 413: <br />
Narrated 'Abdullah bin 'Umar : <b><br />
The Jew brought to the Prophet a man and a woman from amongst them who have committed (adultery) illegal sexual intercourse. He ordered both of them to be stoned (to death), near the place of offering the funeral prayers beside the mosque."</b></blockquote>
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<a href="http://www.faithfreedom.org/Articles/stoning.htm">Click here for <b>more hadith which verify that Mohammed ordered stoning</b></a><br />
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<span style="font-size: medium;">What happens in Stoning?</span><br />
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In stoning to death, the victims's hands are tied behind their backs and their bodies are put in a cloth sack. Then, this human "package" is buried in a hole, with only the victims heads showing above the ground. If its a woman, she is buried upto her shoulders. This is to give her an seemingly equal (but nonetheless impossible) chance to escape recognizing her lesser physical strength.<br />
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After the hapless individual has been secured in the hole, people start chanting "Allah hu Akbar" (meaning, <i>God is great</i>), and throw palm sized stones at the head of the victim from a certain distance (a circle is drawn). <br />
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The stones are thrown until the person dies or until he/she escapes out of the hole and crosses the circle. Escaping is impossible, given that the individual's hands are tied behind their backs and they are buried in a hole upto their necks or shoulders (in the case of males and females respectively).<br />
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Naturally, the procedure is extremely barbaric and bloody. <br />
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Stoning to death is still carried out in the current era, in Iran and was carried out in the previous Taliban-ruled Afghanistan. <br />
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Related: Also see <a href="http://www.stoning-themovie.com/">The Stoning</a> (movie) <br />
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Note: The stoning videos on this page were copied by permission from the website of Iran-e-Azad, an organization which fights for Freedom and Human Rights in Iran. Their website link is <a href="http://www.iran-e-azad.org/">here</a>. <br />
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I want everyone to watch this video and know the truth about this "peaceful" religion of Islam which is a danger to humanity and human rights. <br />
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Are people in this video extremists? No, they are true Muslims, following the exact orders of their leader Mohammed. This is real Islam in practice. If you are a Muslim and believe stoning is not a part of Islam: Congratulations! You have already partially apostated from Islam. Now you just need to complete your apostasy like we all did, and stop believing that Mohammed was a prophet of God. <br />
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Source: <a href="http://www.apostatesofislam.com/media/stoning.htm">Video of Stoning to Death - Islam in action</a></div>
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4003309634127391525.post-16921510401346734602009-10-18T10:35:00.000+08:002009-10-18T10:35:02.206+08:00The Bloody History of Islam<div style="text-align: center;"><i><b>[Posted by blog co-author]</b></i><br />
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<b>Source:</b> <a href="http://www.faithfreedom.org/forum/viewtopic.php?t=15311">Faith Freedom International (Forum) - History in connection with violent expansion of Islam</a> (Timeline of Islamic expansion)<br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">6th Century</span></b><br />
</div>545: Birth of Abdullah, the Holy Prophet's father. <br />
<span style="font-weight: bold;">571: Birth of the Holy Prophet.</span> Year of the Elephant. <span style="color: blue;">Invasion </span>of Makkah by Abraha the Viceroy of Yemen, his retreat. <br />
577: The Holy Prophet visits Madina with his mother. Death of his mother. <br />
580: Death of Abdul Muttalib, the grandfather of the Holy Prophet. <br />
583: The Holy Prophet's journey to Syria in the company of his uncle Abu Talib. His meeting with the monk Bahira at Bisra who foretells of his prophethood. <br />
586: The Holy Prophet participates in the <span style="color: red;">war </span>of Fijar. <br />
591: The Holy Prophet becomes an active member of "Hilful Fudul", a league for the relief of the distressed. <br />
<span style="font-weight: bold;">594: The Holy Prophet becomes the Manager of the business of Lady Khadija, and leads her trade caravan to Syria and back. <br />
595: The Holy Prophet marries Hadrat Khadija. Seventh century</span><br />
<blockquote><i>Note:</i> We must realize until this time i.e. year 594., there is nothing big deal about that young fellow Mr. Mohammad., no hint of any God/Allaha choosing him as his/her/its messenger.. But many of the so-called Islamic religious teachers write so much nonsense about this guy even before that alleged Allaha revelations took place in that Hira cave.<br />
</blockquote><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">7th Century</span></b><br />
</div>605: The Holy Prophet arbitrates in a dispute among the Quraish about the placing of the Black Stone in the Kaaba. <br />
<span style="color: blue;">610: The first revelation in the cave at Mt. Hira. The Holy Prophet is commissioned as the Messenger of God.</span> <br />
613: Declaration at Mt. Sara inviting the general public to Islam.<br />
614: Invitation to the Hashimites to accept Islam. <br />
615: Persecution of the Muslims by the Quraish. A party of Muslims leaves for Abyssinia. <br />
616: Second Hijrah to Abysinnia. <br />
617: Social <span style="color: red;">boycott </span>of the Hashimites and the Holy Prophet by the Quraish. The Hashimites are <span style="color: red;">shut up</span> in a glen outside Makkah. <br />
<span style="color: blue;">619: Lifting of the boycott. Deaths of Abu Talib and Hadrat Khadija. Year of sorrow.</span><br />
<blockquote><i>Note:</i> We must realize until this time Mr. Mohammad and his Islam is nothing but a local feudal class <span style="color: red;">fighting </span>with each other for power with in couple of towns. His <span style="color: red;">REAL ISLAM</span> started after the death of his first wife Khadija.<br />
</blockquote>620: Journey to Taif. Ascension to the heavens. <br />
621: First pledge at Aqaba. <br />
622: Second pledge at Aqaba. The Holy Prophet and the Muslims migrate to Yathrib. <br />
623: Nakhla <span style="color: red;">expedition</span>. <br />
624: <span style="color: red;">Battle </span>of Badr. <span style="color: red;">Expulsion </span>of the Bani Qainuqa Jews from Madina. <br />
625: <span style="color: red;">Battle </span>of Uhud. <span style="color: red;">Massacre </span>of 70 Muslims at Bir Mauna. <span style="color: red;">Expulsion </span>of Banu Nadir Jews from Madina. Second <span style="color: red;">expedition </span>of Badr. <br />
626: <span style="color: red;">Expedition </span>of Banu Mustaliq. <br />
627: <span style="color: red;">Battle </span>of the Trench. <span style="color: red;">Expulsion </span>of Banu Quraiza Jews. <br />
628: Truce of Hudaibiya. <span style="color: red;">Expedition </span>to Khyber. The Holy Prophet addresses letters to various heads of states. <br />
629: The Holy Prophet performs the pilgrimage at Makkah. <span style="color: red;">Expedition </span>to Muta (Romans). <br />
630: <span style="color: red;">Conquest </span>of Makkah. <span style="color: red;">Battles </span>of Hunsin, Auras, and Taif. <br />
631: <span style="color: red;">Expedition </span>to Tabuk. Year of Deputations. <br />
632: Farewell pilgrimage at Makkah. <br />
<span style="color: blue;">632: Death of the Holy Prophet.</span>Election of Hadrat Abu Bakr as the Caliph. Usamah leads <span style="color: red;">expedition </span>to Syria. <span style="color: red;">Battles </span>of Zu Qissa and Abraq. <span style="color: red;">Battles </span>of Buzakha, Zafar and Naqra. <span style="color: red;">Campaigns </span>against Bani Tamim and Musailima, the Liar.<br />
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633: <span style="color: red;">Campaigns </span>in Bahrain, Oman, Mahrah Yemen, and Hadramaut. <span style="color: red;">Raids </span>in Iraq. <span style="color: red;">Battles </span>of Kazima, Mazar, Walaja, Ulleis, Hirah, Anbar, Ein at tamr, Daumatul Jandal and Firaz. <br />
634: <span style="color: red;">Battles </span>of Basra, Damascus and Ajnadin. Death of Hadrat Abu Bakr. Hadrat Umar Farooq becomes the Caliph. <span style="color: red;">Battles </span>of Namaraq and Saqatia. <br />
635: <span style="color: red;">Battle </span>of Bridge. <span style="color: red;">Battle </span>of Buwaib. <span style="color: red;">Conquest </span>of Damascus. <span style="color: red;">Battle </span>of Fahl. <br />
636: <span style="color: red;">Battle </span>of Yermuk. <span style="color: red;">Battle </span>of Qadsiyia. <span style="color: red;">Conquest </span>of Madain. <br />
637: <span style="color: red;">Conquest </span>of Syria. <span style="color: red;">Fall </span>of Jerusalem. <span style="color: red;">Battle </span>of Jalula. <br />
638: <span style="color: red;">Conquest </span>of Jazirah. <br />
639: <span style="color: red;">Conquest </span>of Khuizistan. <span style="color: red;">Advance </span>into Egypt. <br />
640: <span style="color: red;">Capture </span>of the post of Caesaria in Syria. <span style="color: red;">Conquest </span>of Shustar and Jande Sabur in Persia. <span style="color: red;">Battle </span>of Babylon in Egypt. <br />
641: <span style="color: red;">Battle </span>of Nihawand. <span style="color: red;">Conquest </span>Of Alexandria in Egypt. <br />
642: <span style="color: red;">Battle </span>of Rayy in Persia. <span style="color: red;">Conquest </span>of Egypt. Foundation of Fustat. <br />
643: <span style="color: red;">Conquest </span>of Azarbaijan and Tabaristan (Russia). <br />
644: <span style="color: red;">Conquest </span>of Fars, Kerman, Sistan, Mekran and Kharan.<span style="color: red;">Martyrdom </span>of Hadrat Umar. Hadrat Othman becomes the Caliph. <br />
645: <span style="color: red;">Campaigns </span>in Fats. <br />
646: <span style="color: red;">Campaigns </span>in Khurasan, Armeain and Asia Minor. <br />
647: <span style="color: red;">Campaigns </span>in North Africa. <span style="color: red;">Conquest </span>of the island of Cypress. <br />
648: <span style="color: red;">Campaigns </span>against the Byzantines. <br />
651: <span style="color: red;">Naval battle </span>of the Masts against the Byzantines. <br />
652: <span style="color: red;">Discontentment </span>and <span style="color: red;">disaffection </span>against the rule of Hadrat Othman. <br />
656: <span style="color: red;">Martyrdom </span>of Hadrat Othman. Hadrat Ali becomes the Caliph. <span style="color: red;">Battle </span>of the Camel. <br />
657: Hadrat Ali shifts the capital from Madina to Kufa. Battle of Siffin. Arbitration proceedings at Daumaut ul Jandal. <br />
658: <span style="color: red;">Battle </span>of Nahrawan. <br />
659: <span style="color: red;">Conquest </span>of Egypt by Mu'awiyah. <br />
660: Hadrat Ali <span style="color: red;">recaptures </span>Hijaz and Yemen from Mu'awiyah. Mu'awiyah declares himself as the Caliph at Damascus. <br />
661: <span style="color: red;">Martyrdom </span>of Hadrat Ali. Accession of Hadrat Hasan and his abdication. Mu'awiyah becomes the sole Caliph. <br />
662: Khawarij <span style="color: red;">revolts</span>. <br />
666: <span style="color: red;">Raid </span>of Sicily. <br />
670: <span style="color: red;">Advance </span>in North Africa. Uqba b Nafe founds the town of Qairowan in Tunisia. <span style="color: red;">Conquest </span>of Kabul. <br />
672: <span style="color: red;">Capture </span>of the island of Rhodes. <span style="color: red;">Campaigns </span>in Khurasan. <br />
674: The Muslims cross the Oxus. Bukhara becomes a vassal state. <br />
677: <span style="color: red;">Occupation </span>of Sarnarkand and Tirmiz. <span style="color: red;">Siege </span>of Constantinople. <br />
680: Death of Muawiyah. Accession of Yazid. <span style="color: red;">Tragedy </span>of Kerbala and <span style="color: red;">martyrdom </span>of Hadrat Hussain. <br />
682: In North Africa Uqba b Nafe marches to the Atlantic, is ambushed and <span style="color: red;">killed </span>at Biskra. The Muslims evacuate Qairowan and withdraw to Burqa. <br />
683: Death of Yazid. Accession of Mu'awiyah II. <br />
684: Abdullah b Zubair declares himself as the Caliph at'Makkah. Marwan I becomes the Caliph' at Damascus. <span style="color: red;">Battle </span>of Marj Rahat. <br />
685: Death of Marwan I. Abdul Malik becomes the Caliph at Damascus. <span style="color: red;">Battle </span>of Ain ul Wada. <br />
686: Mukhtar declares himself as the Caliph at Kufa. <br />
687: <span style="color: red;">Battle </span>of Kufa between the forces of Mukhtar and Abdullah b Zubair. Mukhtar <span style="color: red;">killed</span>. <br />
691: <span style="color: red;">Battle </span>of Deir ul Jaliq. Kufa <span style="color: red;">falls </span>to Abdul Malik. <br />
692: The <span style="color: red;">fall </span>of Makkah. Death of Abdullah b Zubair. Abdul Malik becomes the sole Caliph. <br />
695: Khawarij <span style="color: red;">revolts </span>in Jazira and Ahwaz. <span style="color: red;">Battle </span>of the Karun. <span style="color: red;">Campaigns </span>against Kahina in North Africa. The' Muslims once again withdraw to Barqa. The Muslims <span style="color: red;">advance </span>in Transoxiana and <span style="color: red;">occupy </span>Kish.<br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">8th Century</span></b><br />
</div>700: <span style="color: red;">Campaigns </span>against the Berbers in North Africa. <br />
702: Ashath's <span style="color: red;">rebellion </span>in Iraq, <span style="color: red;">battle </span>of Deir ul Jamira. <br />
705: Death of Abdul Malik. Accession of Walid I as Caliph. <br />
711: <span style="color: red;">Conquest </span>of Spain, Sind and Transoxiana. <br />
712: The Muslims <span style="color: red;">advance </span>in Spain, Sind and Transoxiana. <br />
713: <span style="color: red;">Conquest </span>of Multan. <br />
715: Death of Walid I. Accession of Sulaiman. <br />
716: <span style="color: red;">Invasion </span>of Constantinople. <br />
717: Death of Sulaiman. Accession of Umar b Abdul Aziz. <br />
720: Death of Umar b Abdul Aziz. Accession of Yazid II. <br />
724: Death of Yazid II. Accession of Hisham. <br />
725: The Muslims <span style="color: red;">occupy </span>Nimes in France. <br />
732: The <span style="color: red;">battle </span>of Tours in France. <br />
737: The Muslims meet reverse at Avignon in France. <br />
740: Shia <span style="color: red;">revolt </span>under Zaid b Ali. Berber revolt in North Africa. <span style="color: red;">Battle </span>of the Nobles. <br />
741: <span style="color: red;">Battle </span>of Bagdoura in North Africa. <br />
742: The <span style="color: red;">Muslim rule restored</span> in Qiarowan. <br />
743: Death of Hisham. Accession of Walid II. Shia <span style="color: red;">revolt </span>in Khurasan under Yahya b Zaid. <br />
744: <span style="color: red;">Deposition </span>of Walid I1. Accession of Yazid II1 and his death. Accession of Ibrahim and his overthrow. <span style="color: red;">Battle </span>of Ain al Jurr. Accession of Marwan II. <br />
745: Kufa and Mosul occupied by the Khawarjites. <br />
746: <span style="color: red;">Battle </span>of Rupar Thutha, Kufa and Mosul <span style="color: red;">occupied </span>by Marwan II. <br />
747: <span style="color: red;">Revolt </span>of Abu Muslim in Khurasan. <br />
748: <span style="color: red;">Battle </span>of Rayy. <br />
749: <span style="color: red;">Battles </span>of lsfahan and Nihawand. <span style="color: red;">Capture </span>of Kufa by the Abbasids. As Saffah becomes the Abbasid Caliph at Kufa. <br />
750: <span style="color: red;">Battle </span>of Zab. <span style="color: red;">Fall </span>of Damascus. End of the Umayyads. <br />
751: <span style="color: red;">Conquest </span>of Wasit by the Abbasid. <span style="color: red;">Murder </span>of the Minister Abu Salama. <br />
754: Death of As Saffah. Accession of Mansur as the Caliph. <br />
755: <span style="color: red;">Revolt </span>of Abdullah b Ali. <span style="color: red;">Murder </span>of Abu Muslim. Sunbadh <span style="color: red;">revolt </span>in Khurasan. <br />
756: Abdul Rahman founds the Umayyad state in Spain. <br />
762: Shia <span style="color: red;">revolt </span>under Muhammad (Nafs uz Zakia) and Ibrahim. <br />
763: Foundation of Baghdad. <span style="color: red;">Defeat </span>of the Abbasids in Spain. <br />
767: Khariji state set up by Ibn Madrar at Sijilmasa. Ustad Sees <span style="color: red;">revolt </span>in Khurasan. <br />
772: <span style="color: red;">Battle </span>of Janbi in North Africa. Rustamid. state set up in Morocco. <br />
775: Death of the Abbasid Caliph Mansur, Accession of Mahdi, <br />
777: <span style="color: red;">Battle </span>of Saragossa in Spain. <br />
785: Death of the Caliph Mahdi. Accession of Hadi. <br />
786: Death of Hadi. Accession of Harun ur Rashid. <br />
788: Idrisid state set up in the Maghrib. Death of Abdul Rahman of Spain, and accession of Hisham. <br />
792: <span style="color: red;">Invasion </span>of South France. <br />
796: Death of Hisham in Spain; accession of al Hakam. <br />
799: <span style="color: red;">Suppression of the revolt</span> of the Khazars..<br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">9th Century</span></b><br />
</div>800: The Aghlabid <span style="color: red;">rule is established</span> in North Africa. <br />
803: <span style="color: red;">Downfall </span>of the Barmakids. <span style="color: red;">Execution </span>of Jafar Barmki. <br />
805: <span style="color: red;">Campaigns </span>against the Byzantines. <span style="color: red;">Capture </span>of the islands of Rhodes and Cypress. <br />
809: Death of Harun ur Rashid. Accession of Amin. <br />
814: <span style="color: red;">Civil war</span> between Amin and Mamun. Amin <span style="color: red;">killed </span>and Mamun becomes the Caliph. <br />
815: Shia <span style="color: red;">revolt </span>under Ibn Tuba Tabs. <br />
816: Shia <span style="color: red;">revolt </span>in Makkah; Harsama <span style="color: red;">quells the revolt</span>. In Spain the Umayyads <span style="color: red;">capture </span>the island of Corsica. <br />
817: Harsama <span style="color: red;">killed</span>. <br />
818: The Umayyads of Spain <span style="color: red;">capture </span>the islands of Izira, Majorica, and Sardinia. <br />
819: Mamun comes to Baghdad. <br />
820: Tahir <span style="color: red;">establishes the rule</span> of the Tahirids in Khurasan. <br />
822: Death of AI Hakam in Spain; accession of Abdul Rahman. II. <br />
823: Death of Tahir in Khurasan. Accession of Talha and his <span style="color: red;">deposition</span>. Accession of Abdullah b Tahir. <br />
827: Mamun declares the Mutazila creed as the state religion. <br />
833: Death of Mamun. Accession of Mutasim. <br />
836: Mutasim shifts the capital to Samarra.<br />
837: <span style="color: red;">Revolt </span>of the Jats. <br />
838: <span style="color: red;">Revolt </span>of Babek in Azarbaijan <span style="color: red;">suppressed</span>. <br />
839: <span style="color: red;">Revolt </span>of Maziar in Tabaristan. The Muslims <span style="color: red;">occupy </span>South Italy. <span style="color: red;">Capture </span>of the city of Messina in Sicily. <br />
842: Death of Mutasim, accession of Wasiq. <br />
843: <span style="color: red;">Revolts </span>of the Arabs. <br />
847: Death of Wasiq, accession of Mutawakkil. <br />
850: Mutawakkil <span style="color: red;">restores orthodoxy</span>. <br />
849: Death of the Tahirid ruler Abdullah b Tahir; accession of Tahir II. <br />
852: Death of Abdur Rahman II of Spain;. accession of Muhammad I. <br />
856: Umar b Abdul Aziz founds the Habbarid rule in Sind. <br />
858: Mutawakkil founds the town of Jafariya. <br />
860: Ahmad founds the Samanid rule in Transoxiana. <br />
861: <span style="color: red;">Murder </span>of the Abbasid Caliph Mutawakkil; accession of Muntasir. <br />
862: Muntasir <span style="color: red;">poisoned to death</span>; accession of Mutasin. <br />
864: Zaidi state established in Tabaristan by Hasan b Zaid. <br />
866: Mutasim flies from Samarra, his <span style="color: red;">depostion </span>and accession of Mutaaz. <br />
867: Yaqub b Layth founds the Saffarid rule in Sistan. <br />
868: Ahmad b Tulun founds the Tulunid rule in Egypt. <br />
869: The Abbasid Caliph Mutaaz <span style="color: red;">forced to abdicate</span>, his death and accession of Muhtadi. <br />
870: Turks <span style="color: red;">revolt </span>against Muhtadi, his death and accession of Mutamid. <br />
873: Tahirid rule <span style="color: red;">extinguished</span>. <br />
874: Zanj <span style="color: red;">revolt </span>in South Iraq. Death of the Samanid ruler Ahmad, accession of Nasr. <br />
877: Death of Yaqubb Layth in Sistan, accession of Amr b Layth. <br />
885: Death of Ahmad b Tulun in Egypt, accession of Khamar- wiyiah. <br />
866: Death of Muhammad I the Umayyad ruler of Spain, accession of Munzir. Death of Abdullah b Umar the Habbari ruler of Sind. <br />
888: Death of Munzir the Umayyad ruler of Spain, accession of Abbullah. <br />
891: The Qarmatian state established at Bahrain. <br />
892: Death of the Samanid ruler Nasr, accession of Ismail. <br />
894: The Rustamids become the vassals of Spain. <br />
896: Death of the Tulunid ruler Khamarwiyiah; accession of Abul Asakir Jaish. <br />
897: <span style="color: red;">Assassination </span>of Abul Asakir Jaish; accession of Abu Musa Harun. <br />
898: Qarmatians <span style="color: red;">sack </span>Basra.<br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">10th Century</span></b><br />
</div>902: Death of the Abbasid Caliph Muktafi; death of the Saffarid ruler Amr. <br />
903: <span style="color: red;">Assassination </span>of the Qarmatian ruler Abu Said; accession of Abu Tahir. <br />
905: Abdullah b Hamdan founds the Hamdanid rule in Mosul and Jazira. End of the Tulunid rule in Egypt. <br />
907: Death of the Abbasid Caliph Muktafi; accession of Muqtadir, <br />
908: End of the Saffarid rule, annexation of their territories by the Samanids. <br />
909: Ubaidullah <span style="color: red;">overthrows </span>the Aghlablds and founds the Fatimid rule in North Africa. <br />
912: Death of the Umayyad Amir Abdullah in Spain, accession of Abdur Rahman III. <br />
913: <span style="color: red;">Assassination </span>of the Samanid ruler Ahmad II, accession of Nasr II. <br />
928: Mardawij b Ziyar founds the Ziyarid rule in Tabaristan. <br />
929: Qarmatians <span style="color: red;">sack </span>Makkah and carry away the Black Stone from the Holy Kaaba. In Spain, Abdur Rahman III declares himself as the Caliph. <br />
931: <span style="color: red;">Deposition </span>and restoration of the Abbasid Caliph Muqtadir. Death of the Qarmatian ruler Abu Tahir; accession of Abu Mansur. <br />
932: Death of the Abbasid Caliph Muqtadir; accession of Al Qahir. <br />
934: <span style="color: red;">Deposition </span>of the Abbasid Caliph AI Qahir; accession of Ar Radi. Death of the Fatimid Caliph Ubaidullah ; accession of Al Qaim. <br />
935: <span style="color: red;">Assassination </span>of the Ziyarid ruler Mardawij; accession of Washimgir. Death of Hamdanid ruler Abdullah b Hamdan accession of Nasir ud Daula. <br />
936: By coup Ibn Raiq becomes the Amir ul Umara. <br />
938: By another coup power at Baghdad is <span style="color: red;">captured </span>by Bajkam. <br />
940: Death of the Abbasid Caliph Ar Radi, accession of Muttaqi. <br />
941: <span style="color: red;">Assassination </span>of Bajkam, <span style="color: red;">capture of power</span> by Kurtakin. <br />
942: Ibn Raiq <span style="color: red;">recaptures power</span>. <br />
943: Al Baeidi <span style="color: red;">captures power</span>. The Abbasid Caliph Muttaqi is forced to seek refuge with the Hamdanids. Sail ud Daula <span style="color: red;">captures power</span> at Baghdad and the Caliph returns to' Baghdad. <span style="color: red;">Power is captured</span> by Tuzun and Sail ud Daula retires' to Mosul. Death of the Samanid ruler Nasr II, accession of Nuh. <br />
944: Muttaqi is <span style="color: red;">blinded and deposed</span>, accession of Mustakafi. <br />
945: Death of Tuzun. Shirzad becomes Amir ul Umra. The Buwayhids <span style="color: red;">capture power</span>. <span style="color: red;">Deposition </span>of the Abbasid Caliph Mustakafi. <br />
946: The Qarnaatiana restore the Black Stone to the Holy Kaaba.<br />
954: Death of the Sasanid ruler Nuh, accession of Abdul Malik. <br />
961: Death of the Samanid ruler Abdul Malik, accession of Manauf. Alptgin founds the rule of the Ghazanavids. Death of the Umayyad Caliph Abdul Rahman III in Spain; accession of Hakam. Death of the Ikhshid ruler Ungur accession of Abul Hasan Ali. <br />
965: Death of the Qarmatian ruler Abu Mansur; accession of Hasan Azam. <span style="color: red;">Assassination </span>of the Ikhshid ruler Abul Hasan Ali; <span style="color: red;">power captured</span> by Malik Kafur. <br />
967: Death of the Buwayhid Sultan Muiz ud Daula, accession of Bakhtiar. Death of the Hamdanid ruler Sail ud Daula. <br />
968: Byzantines <span style="color: red;">occupy </span>Aleppo. Death of the Ikhshid ruler Malik Kafur; accession of Abul Fawaris. <br />
969: The Fatimids <span style="color: red;">conquer </span>Egypt. <br />
972: Buluggin b Ziri founds the rule of the Zirids Algeria. <br />
973: Shia Sunni <span style="color: red;">disturbances </span>in Baghdad; <span style="color: red;">power captured</span> in Baghdad by the Turkish General Subuktgin. <br />
974: <span style="color: red;">Abdication </span>of the Abbasid Caliph AI Muttih; accession of At Taii. <br />
975: Death of the Turk General Subuktgin. Death of the Fatimid Caliph Al Muizz. <br />
976: The Buwayhid Sultan Izz ud Daula <span style="color: red;">recaptures power</span> with the help of his cousin Azud ud Daula. Death of the Samanid ruler Mansur, accession of Nuh II. In Spain death of the Umayyad Caliph Hakam, accession of Hisham II. <br />
978: Death of the Buwayhid Sultan Izz ud Daula, <span style="color: red;">power captured</span> by Azud ud Daula. The Hamdanids <span style="color: red;">overthrown</span> by the Buwayhids. <br />
979: Subkutgin becomes the Amir of Ghazni. <br />
981: End of the Qarmatian rule at Bahrain. <br />
982: Death of the- Buwayhid Sultan Azud ud Daula; accession of Samsara ud Daula. <br />
984: Death of the Zirid ruler Buluggin, accession of Mansur. <br />
986: The Buwyhid Sultan Samsara ud Daula <span style="color: red;">overthrown </span>by Sharaf ud Daula. <br />
989: Death of the Buwayhid Sultan Sharaf ud Daula, accession of Baha ud Daula. <br />
991: <span style="color: red;">Deposition </span>of the Abbasid Caliph At Taii, accession of AI Qadir. <br />
996: Death of the Zirid ruler Mansur, accession of Nasir ud Daula Badis. <br />
997: Death of the Samanid ruler Nuh II, accession of Mansur II. <br />
998: Death of the Samanid ruler Mansur II, accession of Abdul Malik II. Mahmud becomes the Amir of Ghazni.<br />
999: End of the Samanids.<br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">11th Century</span></b><br />
</div>1001: Mahmud Ghazanavi <span style="color: red;">defeats </span>the Hindu Shahis. <br />
1004: Mahmud <span style="color: red;">captures </span>Bhatiya. <br />
1005: Mahmud <span style="color: red;">captures </span>Multan and Ghur. <br />
1008: Mahmud <span style="color: red;">defeats </span>the Rajput confederacy. <br />
1010: <span style="color: red;">Abdication </span>of Hisham II in Spain. accession of Muhammad. <br />
1011: In Spain Muhammad is <span style="color: red;">overthrown </span>by Sulaiman. <br />
1012: In Spain <span style="color: red;">power is captured</span> by Bani Hamud. Death of the Buwayhid Baha ud Daula, accession of Sultan ud Daula. <br />
1016: Death of the Zirrid ruler Nasir ud Daula Badis; accession of AI Muizz. <br />
1018: In Spain <span style="color: red;">power is captured</span> by Abdul Rahman IV. <br />
1019: <span style="color: red;">Conquest </span>of the Punjab by Mahmud Ghazanavi. <br />
1020: The Buwayhid Sultan ud Daula is <span style="color: red;">overthrown </span>by Musharaf ud Daula, Death of the Fatimid Caliph AI Hakim, accession of Al Zahir. <br />
1024: In Spain <span style="color: red;">assassination </span>of Abdul Rahman IV, accession of Mustafi. <br />
1025: Death of the Buwayhid Mushgraf ud Daula, accession of Jalal ud Daula. <br />
1029: In Spain death of Mustaft, accession of Hisham III. <br />
1030: Death of Mahmud Ghazanavi. <br />
1031: In Spain <span style="color: red;">deposition </span>of Hisharn III, and end of the Umayyad rule. Death of the Abbasid Caliph Al Qadir, accession of Al Qaim. <br />
1036: Death of the Fatimid Caliph AI Zahir, accession of Mustansir. Tughril Beg is crowned as the king of the Seljuks. <br />
1040: <span style="color: red;">Battle </span>of Dandanqan, the Seljuks <span style="color: red;">defeat </span>the Ghazanavids. <span style="color: red;">Deposition </span>of Masud the Ghazanavid Sultan, accession of Muhammad. AI Moravids <span style="color: red;">come to power</span> in North Africa. <br />
1041: The Ghazanavid Sultan Muhammad is <span style="color: red;">overthrown </span>by Maudud. <br />
1044: Death of the Buwayhid Jalal ud Daula, accession of Abu Kalijar. <br />
1046: Basasiri <span style="color: red;">captures power </span>in Baghdad. <br />
1047: The Zirids in North Africa <span style="color: red;">repudiate </span>allegiance to the Fatimid and transfer allegiance to-the Abbasids. <br />
1048: Death of the Buwayhid Abu Kalijar, accession of Malik ur Rahim. <br />
1050: Yusuf b Tashfin <span style="color: red;">comes to power</span> .in the Maghrib. <br />
1055: Tughril Beg <span style="color: red;">overthrows </span>the Buwayhids. <br />
1057: Basasiri r<span style="color: red;">ecaptures power</span> in Baghdad, <span style="color: red;">deposes </span>Al Qaim and offers allegiance to the Fatimid Caliph. <br />
1059: Tughril Beg <span style="color: red;">recaptures power </span>in Baghdad, al Qaim is restored as the Caliph. <br />
1060: Ibrahim becomes the Sultan of Ghazni. Yusuf b Tashfin founds the city of Marrakesh. The Zirids abandon their capital Ashir and establish their capital at Bougie. <br />
1062: Death of the Zirid ruler AI Muizz, accession of Tamin. <br />
1063: Death of the Seljuk Sultan Tughril Beg; accession of Alp Arsalan. <br />
1071: <span style="color: red;">Battle </span>of Manzikert, the Byzantine emperor <span style="color: red;">taken captive</span> by the Seljuks. <br />
1073: Death of Alp Arsalan, accession of Malik Shah. <br />
1077: Death of the Abbasid Caliph AI Qaim, accession of AI Muqtadi. <br />
1082: The A1 Moravids <span style="color: red;">conquer </span>Algeria. <br />
1086: <span style="color: red;">Battle </span>of Zallakha. The AI Moravids <span style="color: red;">defeat </span>the Christians in Spain. Death of the Rum Sejuk Sultan Sulaiman, accession of Kilij Arsalan. <br />
1091: The Normans <span style="color: red;">conquer </span>the island of Sicily; end of the Muslim rule. <br />
1092: Death of the Seljuk Sultan Malik Shah, accession of Mahmud. <br />
1094: Death of Mahmud; accession of Barkiaruk. Death of the Abbasid Caliph AI Muqtadi, accession of Mustahzir. <br />
1095: The first <span style="color: red;">crusade</span>. <br />
1099: The crusaders <span style="color: red;">capture </span>Jerusalem.<br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">12th Century</span></b><br />
</div>1101: Death or the Fatimid Caliph Al Mustaali, accession of Al Aamir. <br />
1105: Death of the Seljuk Sultan Barkiaruk, accession Of Muhammad. <br />
1106: Death of the AI Motavid Yusuf b Tashfin. <br />
1107: Death of the Rum Seljuk Sultan Kilij Arsalan, succession of Malik Shah. <br />
1108: Death of the Zirid ruler Tamin, accession of Yahya. <br />
1116: Death of the Rum Seljuk Sultan Malik Shah. accession of Rukn ud Din Masud. <br />
1118: Death of the Seljuk Sultan Muhammad; accession of Mahmud II. Death of the Abbasid Caliph Mustahzir, accession of Mustarshid. In Spain the Christians <span style="color: red;">capture </span>Saragossa. <br />
1121: Death of the Fatimid Caliph AI Aamir, accession of AI Hafiz. <br />
1127: Imad ud Din Zangi establishes the Zangi rule In Mosul. <br />
1128: Death of the Khawarzam Shah Qutb ud Din Muhammad; accession of Atsiz. <br />
1130: Death of the Seljuk Sultan Mahmud II; accession of Tughril Beg II. <br />
1134: <span style="color: red;">Assassination </span>of the Abbasid Caliph Mustarshid; accession of Al Rashid. Death of the Seljuk Sultan Tughril Beg II, accession of Masud. <br />
1135: <span style="color: red;">Deposition </span>of the Abbasid Caliph AI Rashid, accession of AI Muktafi. <br />
1144: Imad ud Din Zangi <span style="color: red;">captures </span>Edessa from the Christians, second <span style="color: red;">crusade</span>. <br />
1146: Death of Imad ud Din Zangi, accession of Nur ud Din Zangi. <br />
1147: In the Maghrib AI Moravids <span style="color: red;">overthrown </span>by the Al Mohads under Abul Mumin. <br />
1148: End of the Zirid rule' in North Africa. <br />
1149: Death of the Fatimid Caliph AI Hafiz, accession of AI Zafar. <br />
1152: Death of the Seljuk Sultan Masud, accession of Malik Shah II. Hamadid rule extinguished in North Africa. <br />
1153: Death of the Seljuk Sultan Malik Shah I1, accession of Muhammad II. <br />
1154: Death of the Fatimid Caliph AI Zafar, accession of AI Faiz. <br />
1156: Death of the Rum Seljuk Sultan Rukn ud Din Masid, accession of Arsalan II. <br />
1159: Death of the Seljuk Sultan Muhammad II, accession of Gulaiman. <br />
1160: Death of the Abbasid Caliph AI Mukta, accession of Al Mustanjid. Death of the Fatimid Caliph Al Faiz, accession of Al Azzid. <br />
1161: Death of the Seljuk Sulaiman, accession of Arsalan Shah. <br />
1163: Death of the AI Mohad ruler Abul Mumin, accession of Abu Yaqub Yusuf. <br />
1170: Death of the Abbasid Caliph Mustanjid, accession of Al Mustazii. <br />
1171: Death of the Fatimid Caliph AI Azzid. End of the Fatimids. Salah ud Din founds the Ayyubid dynasty in Egypt. <br />
1172: Death of the Khawarzam Shah Arsalan, accession of Sultan Shah. <br />
1173: The Khawarzam Shah Sultan Shah is <span style="color: red;">overthrown </span>by Tukush Shah. <br />
1174: Salah ud Din annexes Syria. <br />
1175: The Ghurids <span style="color: red;">defeat </span>the Guzz Turks and <span style="color: red;">occupy </span>Ghazni. <br />
1176: Death of the Seljuk Sultan Arsalan Shah, accession of Tughril Beg III. <br />
1179: Death of the Abbasid Caliph AI Mustazaii, accession of AI Nasir. Shahab ud Din Ghuri <span style="color: red;">captures </span>Peshawar. <br />
1185: Death of the AI Mohad ruler Abu Yaqub Yusuf, accession of Abu Yusuf Yaqub. <br />
1186: The Ghurids <span style="color: red;">overthrow </span>the Ghaznvaids in the Punjab. <br />
1187: Salah ud Din <span style="color: red;">wrests </span>Jerusalem from the Christians, third <span style="color: red;">crusade</span>. <br />
1191: <span style="color: red;">Battle </span>of Tarain between the Rajputs and the Ghurids. <br />
1193: Death of Salah ud Din; accession of Al Aziz. <span style="color: red;">Second battle </span>of Tarain. <br />
1194: <span style="color: red;">Occupation </span>of Delhi by the Muslims. End of the Seljuk rule. <br />
1199: Death of the Khawarzam Shah Tukush Shah; accession of Ala ud Din. Death of the AI Mohad ruler Abu Yusuf Yaqub; accession of Muhammad Nasir. <span style="color: red;">Conquest </span>of Northern India and Bengal by the Ghurids.<br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">13th Century</span></b><br />
</div>1202: Death of the Ghurid Sultan Ghias ud Din; accession of Mahmud. <br />
1204: Shahab ud Din Ghuri <span style="color: red;">defeated </span>by the Ghuzz Turks. <br />
1206: Death of Shahab ud Din Ghuri. Qutb ud Din Aibik crowned king in Lahore. <br />
1210: <span style="color: red;">Assassination </span>of the Ghurid Sultan MahmUd, accession of Sam. Death of Qutb ud Din Aibak, accession of Aram Shah in India. <br />
1211: End of the Ghurid rule, their territories annexed by the Khawarzam Shahs. In India Aram Shah <span style="color: red;">overthrown </span>by Iltutmish. <br />
1212: <span style="color: red;">Battle </span>of AI Uqab in Spain, end of the AI Mohad rule in Spain. The AI Mohads <span style="color: red;">suffer defeat</span> by the Christians in Spain at the Al-Uqba. The AI Mohad Sultan An Nasir escapes to Morocco where he dies soon after. Accession of his son Yusuf who takes over title of AI Mustansir. <br />
1214: In North Africa death of the AI Mohad ruler Al Nasir, accession of Al Mustansir. The Banu Marin under their leader Abdul Haq <span style="color: red;">occupy </span>the north eastern part of Morocco. <br />
1216: The Banu Marin under their leader Abdul Haq <span style="color: red;">occupy </span>north eastern part of Morocco. The AI Mohads <span style="color: red;">suffer defeat</span> by the Marinids at the <span style="color: red;">battle </span>of Nakur. The Banu Marin <span style="color: red;">defeat </span>the AI Mobads at the <span style="color: red;">battle </span>of Nakur. <br />
1217: The Marinids <span style="color: red;">suffer defeat</span> in the <span style="color: red;">battle </span>fought on the banks of the Sibu river. Abdul Haq is <span style="color: red;">killed </span>and the Marinids evacuate Morocco. In the battle of Sibu the Marinids <span style="color: red;">suffer defeat</span>; their leader Abdul Haq is <span style="color: red;">killed </span>and they evacuate Morocco. <br />
1218: Death of the Ayyubid ruler AI Adil, accession of AI Kamil. The Marinids return to Morocco under their leader Othman and <span style="color: red;">occupy </span>Fez. <br />
1220: Death of the Khawarzam Shah Ala ud Din, accession of Jalal ud Din Mangbarni. <br />
1222: Death of the Zangi ruler Nasir ud Din Mahmud, <span style="color: red;">power captured</span> by Badr ud Din Lulu. <br />
1223: Death of the Al Mohad ruler Muntasir, accession of Abdul Wahid. Death of Yusuf AI Mustansir, accession of Abdul Wahid in Morocco.. In Spain a brother of Yusuf declares his independence and assumes the title of AI Adil. In Spain Abu Muhammad <span style="color: red;">overthrows </span>AI Adil. AI Adil escapes to Morocco and <span style="color: red;">overthrows </span>Abdul Wahid. <br />
1224: Death of the AI Mohad ruler Abdul Wahid, accession of Abdullah Adil. <br />
1225: Death of the Abbasid Caliph AI Nasir, accession of AI Mustansir. <br />
1227: Death of the AI Mohad ruler Abdullah Adil, accession of Mustasim. <span style="color: red;">Assassination </span>of Al Adil, accession of his son Yahya who assumes the throne under the name of Al Mustasim. <br />
1229: Death of the AI Mohad ruler Mustasim, accession of Idris. The Ayyubid AI Kamil <span style="color: blue;">restores Jerusalem to the Christians</span>. Abu Muhammad dies in Spain and is succeeded by Al Mamun. AI Mamun <span style="color: red;">invades </span>Morocco <span style="color: blue;">with Christian help</span>. Yahya <span style="color: red;">is defeated</span> and <span style="color: red;">power is captured</span> by Al Mamun. He denies the Mahdiship of Ibn Tumarat. <br />
1230: End of the Khawarzam Shah rule. <br />
1232: Death of the AI Mohad ruler Idris, accession, of Abdul Wahid II. <span style="color: red;">Assassination </span>of Al Mamun; accession of his son Ar-Rashid. <br />
1234: Death of the Ayyubid ruler AI Kamil, accession of AI Adil. <br />
1236: Death of Delhi Sultan Iltutmish. Accession of Rukn ud Din Feroz Shah. <br />
1237: Accession of Razia Sultana as Delhi Sultan. <br />
1240: Death of Ar-Rashid; accession of his son Abu Said. <br />
1241: Death of Razia Sultana, accession of Bahram Shah. <br />
1242: Death of Bahram Shah, accession of Ala ud Din Masud Shah as Delhi Sultan. Death of the AI Mohad rules Abdul Wahid, accession of Abu Hasan. Death of the Abbasid Caliph Mustansir, accession of Mustasim. <br />
1243: Death of the AI Mohad ruler Abdul Walid II, accession of <br />
1244: The Al Mohads <span style="color: red;">defeat </span>the Marinids at the <span style="color: red;">battle </span>of Abu Bayash. The Marinids evacuate Morocco. <br />
1245: The <span style="color: blue;">Muslims</span> <span style="color: red;">reconquer </span><span style="color: blue;">Jerusalem</span>. <br />
1246: Death of the Delhi Sultan Ala ud Din Masud Shah, accession of Nasir ud Din Mahmud Shah. <br />
1248: Death of the AI Mohad ruler Abul Hasan, accession of Omar Murtaza. Abu Said <span style="color: red;">attacks </span>Tlemsen, but is <span style="color: red;">ambushed and killed</span>; accession of his son Murtada. <br />
1250: The Marinids return to Morocco, and occupy a greatar part thereof. <br />
1258: The Mongols <span style="color: red;">sack </span>Baghdad. Death of the Abbasid Caliph Mustasim. End of the Abbasid rule. <span style="color: red;">Fall </span>of Baghdad, end of the Abbasid caliphate. The Mongol II-Khans under Halaku establish their rule in Iran and Iraq with the capital at Maragah. Berek Khan the Muslim chief of the Golden Horde <span style="color: red;">protests </span>against the treatment meted out to the Abbasid Caliph and withdraw his Contingent from Baghdad. <br />
1259: Abu Abdullah the Hafsid ruler declares himself as the Caliph and assumes the name of AI Mustamir. <br />
1260: <span style="color: red;">Battle </span>of Ayn Jalut in Syria. The Mongols <span style="color: red;">are defeated</span> by the Mamluks of Egypt, and the spell of the invincibility of the Mongols is broken. Baybars becomes the Mamluk Sultan. <br />
1262: Death of Bahauddin Zikriya in Multan who is credited with the introduction of the Suhrawardi Sufi order in the IndoPakistan sub-continent. <br />
1265: Death of Halaku. Death of Fariduddin Ganj Shakkar the Chishti saint of the Indo-Pakistan sub-continent. <br />
1266: Death of Berek Khan the first ruler of the Golden Horde to be converted to Islam. The eighth <span style="color: red;">crusade</span>. The crusaders <span style="color: red;">invade </span>Tunisia. <span style="color: red;">Failure </span>of the crusade. <br />
1267: Malik ul Salih <span style="color: red;">establishes </span>the first Muslim state of Samudra Pasai in Indonesia. Murtada seeks the help of the Christians, and the Spaniards <span style="color: red;">invade </span>Morocco. The Marinids <span style="color: red;">drive away</span> the Spaniards from Morocco. <span style="color: red;">Assassination </span>of Murtada; accession of Abu Dabbas. <br />
1269: Abu Dabbas is <span style="color: red;">overthrown </span>by the Marinida, End of the Al Mohads. End of the rule of the AI Mohads in Morocco, the Marinids <span style="color: red;">come to power</span> in Morocco under Abu Yaqub. <br />
1270: Death of Mansa Wali the founder of the Muslim rule in M ali. <br />
1272: Death of Muhammad I the founder of the state of Granada. Yaghmurason <span style="color: red;">invades </span>Morocco but <span style="color: red;">meets a reverse</span> at the battle <br />
1273: Death of Jalaluddin Rumi. <br />
1274: Death of Nasiruddin Tusi. The Marinids <span style="color: red;">wrest </span>Sijilmasa from the Zayenids. Ninth <span style="color: red;">crusade </span>under Edward I of England. The crusade ends in fiasco and Edward returns to England. <br />
1277: Death of Baybars. <br />
1280: <span style="color: red;">Battle </span>of Hims. <br />
1283: Death of Yaghmurasan. Accession of his son Othman. <br />
1285: Tunisis <span style="color: red;">splits </span>in Tunis and Bougie. <br />
1286: Death of Ghiasuddin Balban. Death of Abu Yusuf Yaqub. Bughra Khan declares his independence in Bengal under the name of Nasiruddin. <br />
1290: End of the slave dynasty Jalaluddin Khilji <span style="color: red;">comes into power</span>. Othman embarks on a career of <span style="color: red;">conquest </span>and by 1290 C.E. most of the Central Maghreb is <span style="color: red;">conquered </span>by the Zayanids. <br />
1291: Saadi. <br />
1296: Alauddin Ghazan converted to Islam. <br />
1299: Mongols <span style="color: red;">invade </span>Syria. The Marinids <span style="color: red;">besiege </span>Tlemsen the capital of the Zayanids.<br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">14th Century</span></b><br />
</div>1301: In Bengal, Death of Ruknuddin the king of Bengal, succeeded by brother Shamsuddin Firuz. <br />
1302: In Granada, Death of Muhammad II; succession of Muhammad III. <br />
1304: In the Mongols II Khans empire, Death of Ghazan, succession of his brother Khudabanda Ul Jaytu. In Algeria, Death of Othman, succession of his son Abu Zayan Muhammad. <br />
1305: In the Khiljis empire, Alauddin Khilji <span style="color: red;">conquers </span>Rajputana. <br />
1306: In the Chughills empire, Death of Dava, succession of his son Kunjuk. <br />
1307: In the Marinids empire, <span style="color: red;">Assassination </span>of the Marinid Sultan Abu Yaqub Yusuf; accession of Abu Thabit <br />
1308: In the Chughills empire, <span style="color: red;">Deposition </span>of Kunjuk, <span style="color: red;">power captured</span> by Taliku. In Algeria, Death of Abu Zayan Muhammad, succession of his brother Abu Hamuw Musa. In the Marinids empire, Abu Thabit <span style="color: red;">overthrown </span>by Abu Rabeah Sulaiman. <br />
1309: In the Chughills empire, <span style="color: red;">Assassination </span>of Taliku, accession of Kubak. In Granada, Muhammad III <span style="color: red;">overthrown </span>by his uncle Abul Juyush Nasr. <br />
1310: In the Chughills empire, Kubak <span style="color: red;">overthrown </span>by his brother Isan Buga. In the Marinids empire, Abu Rabeah Sulaiman <span style="color: red;">overthrown </span>by Abu Said Othman. In the Khiljis empire, Alauddin <span style="color: red;">conquers </span>Deccan. <br />
1312: In Tunisia, In Tunis Abul Baqa is <span style="color: red;">overthrown </span>by Al Lihiani. <br />
1313: In the Mongols II Khans empire, <span style="color: red;">Invasion </span>of Syria, the Mongols <span style="color: red;">repulsed</span>. In the Golden Horde empire, Death of Toktu, accession of his nephew Uzbeg. <br />
1314: In Kashmir, Rainchan an adventurer from Baltistan <span style="color: red;">overthrows </span>Sinha Deva the Raja of Kashmir. Rainchan is converted to Islam and adopts the name of Sadrud Din. In Granada, Abul Juyush <span style="color: red;">overthrown </span>by his nephew Abul Wahid Ismail. <br />
1315: In Tunisia, <span style="color: red;">War </span>between Bougie and Tunis, Lihani <span style="color: red;">defeated and killed</span>. Abu Bakr becomes the ruler of Bougie and Tunis. <br />
1316: In the Mongols II Khans empire, Death of Khudabanda Ul Jaytu, succession of Abu Said. In the Khiljis empire, Death of Alauddin, accession of Shahabuddin Umar, <span style="color: red;">usurpation of power</span> by Malik Kafur, a Hindu convert. <br />
1318: In the Khiljis empire, <span style="color: red;">Assassination </span>of Malik Kafur, <span style="color: red;">deposition </span>of Shahabuddin Umar, accession of Qutbuddin Mubarak. In the Chughills empire, Isan Buga <span style="color: red;">overthrown </span>by Kubak. <br />
1320: In the Khiljis empire, <span style="color: red;">Assassination </span>of Qutbuddin Mubarak, <span style="color: red;">usurpation of power </span>by Khusro Khan a Hindu convert. Khusro Khan <span style="color: red;">overthrown </span>by Ghazi Malik. End of the rule of Khiljis. In Tunisia, Abu Bakr <span style="color: red;">expelled </span>from Tunis by Abu Imran. In the Tughluqs empire, Ghazi Malik founds the rule of the Tughluq dynasty. <br />
1321: In the Chughills empire, Death of Kubak, succession of Hebbishsi who is <span style="color: red;">overthrown </span>by Dava Temur. <br />
1322: In the Chughills empire, Dava Temur <span style="color: red;">overthrown </span>by Tarmashirin, who is converted to Islam. In Bengal, Death of Shamsuddin Firuz. The kingdom <span style="color: red;">divided </span>into two parts. Ghiasuddin Bahadur became the ruler of East Bengal with the capital at Sonargaon, Shahabuddin became the ruler of West Bengal with the capital at Lakhnauti. <br />
1324: In Bengal, Shahabuddin dies and is succeeded by his brother Nasiruddin. <br />
1325: In the Tughluqs empire, Death of Ghazi Malik (Ghiasuddin Tughluq); accession of his son Muhammad Tughluq. In Granada, <span style="color: red;">Assassination </span>of Abul Wahid Ismail, succession of his son Muhammad IV. <span style="color: red;">Assassination </span>of Muhammad IV. Accession of his brother Abul Hallaj Yusuf. In the Samudra Pasai empire, Death of Malik al Tahir I, accession of Malik al Tahir II. In Bengal, With the help of Ghiasuddin Tughluq, Nasiruddin <span style="color: red;">over-throws</span>. Ghiasuddin Bahadur and himself become's the ruler of United Bengal. <br />
1326: In the Ottoman Turks empire, Death of Othman, succession of Orkhan. Orkhan <span style="color: red;">conquers </span>Bursa and makes it his capital. <br />
1327: In the Ottoman Turks empire, The Turks <span style="color: red;">capture </span>the city of Nicaea. <br />
1329: In the Tughluqs empire, Muhammad Tughluq shifts the capital from Delhi to Daulatabad in Deccan. <br />
1330: In the Chughills empire, Death of Tramashirin, succession of Changshahi. Amir Hussain establishes the rule of the Jalayar dynasty at Baghdad. In Tunisia, Abu Bakr <span style="color: red;">overthrows </span>Abu Imran and the state is again united, under him. In Bengal, Muhammad b Tughluq reverses the policy of his father and restores Ghiasuddin Bahadur to the throne of Sonargeon. <br />
1331: In the Marinids empire, Death of Abu Said Othman, sucession of Abul Hasan. In Bengal, Annexation of Bengal by the Tughluqs. <br />
1335: In the Mongols II Khans empire, Death of Abu Said, <span style="color: red;">power captured</span> by Arpa Koun. In the Chughills empire, <span style="color: red;">Assassination </span>of Changshahi, accession of Burun. <br />
1336: In the Mongols II Khans empire, Arpa <span style="color: red;">defeated and killed</span>, succeeded by Musa. Birth of Amir Temur. In the Jalayar empire, Death of Amir Hussain, succession of Hasan Buzurg. In the Ottoman Turks empire, The Turks annex the state of Karasi. In Bengal, The Tughluq Governor at Sonargeon <span style="color: red;">assassinated </span>by armour bearer who <span style="color: red;">captured power</span> and declared his independence assuming the name of Fakhruddin Mubarak Shah. <br />
1337: In the Mongols II Khans empire, The rule of Musa <span style="color: red;">overthrown</span>, Muhammad becomes the Sultan. In the Sarbadaran empire, On the <span style="color: red;">disintegration </span>of the II-Khan rule, Abdur Razaq a military adventurer establishes an independent principality in Khurasan with the capital at Sabzwar. In the Muzaffarids empire, On the <span style="color: red;">disintegration </span>of the II Khan rule Mubarazud Din Muhammad established the rule of the Muzaffarid dynasty. In the Ottoman Turks empire, The Turks <span style="color: red;">capture </span>the city of Nicomedia. In Algeria, Algeria is <span style="color: red;">occupied </span>by Marinids. <br />
1338: In the Mongols II Khans empire, Muhammad <span style="color: red;">overthrown</span>, succession of Sati Beg. Sati Beg marries Sulaiman who becomes the co-ruler. <br />
1339: In Kashmir, Death of Sadrud Din, throne <span style="color: red;">captured </span>by a Hindu Udyana Deva. In the Chughills empire, <span style="color: red;">Deposition </span>of Burun, accession of Isun Temur. In Bengal, The Tughluq Governor at Lakhnauti-Qadr Khan <span style="color: red;">assassinated </span>and <span style="color: red;">power is captured </span>by the army commander-in-chief who declares his independence and assumes the title of Alauddin Ali Shah. <br />
1340: In the Muzaffarids empire, The Muzaffarids <span style="color: red;">conquer </span>Kirman. In the Chughills empire, <span style="color: red;">Deposition </span>of Isun Temur, accession of Muhammad. <br />
1341: In the Golden Horde empire, Death of Uzbeg, succession of his son Tini Beg. <br />
1342: In the Golden Horde empire, Tini Beg <span style="color: red;">overthrown </span>by his brother Jani Beg. <br />
1343: In the Chughills empire, Muhammad <span style="color: red;">overthrown</span>, <span style="color: red;">power captured</span> by Kazan. In Bengal, Ilyas an officer of Alauddin <span style="color: red;">murders </span>his patron and <span style="color: red;">captures </span>the throne of West Bengal. <br />
1344: In the Mongols II Khans empire, <span style="color: red;">Deposition </span>of Sulaiman, succession of Anusherwan. <br />
1345: In the Samudra Pasai empire, Death of Malik al Tahir II, accession of Tahir III. His rule lasted throughout the fourteenth century. In Bengal, llyas <span style="color: red;">captures </span>East Bengal and under him Bengal is again united. He establishes his capital at Gaur. <br />
1346: In the Chughills empire, <span style="color: red;">Deposition </span>of Kazan, accession of Hayan Kuli. In Tunisia, Death of Abu Bakr, succession of his son Fadal. In Kashmir, Death of Udyana Deva, throne <span style="color: red;">captured </span>by Shah Mirza who assumed the name of Shah Mir, and rounded the rule of Shah Mir dynasty. <br />
1347: The Marinids <span style="color: red;">capture </span>Tunisia. In the Bahmanids empire, Hasan Gangu declares his independence and establishes a state in Deccan with the capital at Gulbarga. <br />
1349: In Kashmir, Death of Shah Mir, accession of his son Jamsbed. In Algeria, The Zayanids under Abu Said Othman <span style="color: red;">recapture </span>Algeria. <br />
1350: In the Sarbadaran empire, <span style="color: red;">revolt </span>against Abdur Razaq. <span style="color: red;">Power captured</span> by Amir Masud. In Tunisia, <span style="color: red;">Deposition </span>of Fadal, succession of his brother Abu Ishaq. In Kashmir, Jamshed <span style="color: red;">overthrown</span> by his step brother Alauddin Ali Sher. <br />
1351: In the Marinids empire, Death of Abul Hasan, succession of Abu Inan. In the Tughluqs empire, Death of Muhammad Tughluq accession of Firuz Shah Tughluq. <br />
1352: In Algeria, The Marinids again <span style="color: red;">capture </span>Algeria. Abu Said Othman is <span style="color: red;">taken captive and killed</span>. <br />
1353: End of the Mongol II Khan rule. In the Ottoman Turks empire, The Turks <span style="color: red;">acquire </span>the fortress of Tympa on the European side of the Hollespoint. In the Muzaffarids empire, The Muzaffarids <span style="color: red;">conquer </span>Shiraz and establish their capital there. <br />
1354: In the Muzaffarids empire, The Muzaffarids annex Isfahan. In Granada, <span style="color: red;">Assassination </span>of Abu Hallaj Yusuf, succession of his son Muhammad V. <br />
1356: In the Jalayar empire, Death of Hasan Buzurg, succession of his son Owaia. <br />
1357: In the Golden Horde empire, Death of Jani Beg, succession of Kulpa. <br />
1358: In the Bahmanids empire, Death of Hasan Gangu, accession of his son Muhammad Shah. In the Muzaffarids empire, Death of Mubarazuddin Muhammad; accession of Shah Shuja. In the Marinids empire, <span style="color: red;">Assassination </span>of Abu Inan, succession of Abu Bakr Said. In Bengal, Death of Ilyas, succession of his son Sikandar Shah. <br />
1359: In the Ottoman Turks empire, Death of Orkhan, succession of Murad. In the Muzaffarids empire, Shah Shuja <span style="color: red;">deposed by</span> his brother Shah Mahmud. In Tunisia, Abul Abbas a nephew of Abu Ishaq <span style="color: red;">revolts </span>and establishes his rule in Bougie. In Algeria, The Zayanids under Abu Hamuw II <span style="color: red;">recapture </span>Algeria. In the Marinids empire, Abu Bakr Said <span style="color: red;">overthrown </span>by Abu Salim Ibrahim. In Granada, Muhammad V loses the throne in<span style="color: red;"> palace revolution</span>, succeeded by Ismail. <br />
1360: In the Muzaffarids empire, Death of Shah Mahmud. Shah Shuja <span style="color: red;">recaptures power</span>. In the Chughills empire, <span style="color: red;">Power captured</span> by Tughluq Temur. In Granada, Ismail <span style="color: red;">overthrown </span>by his brother-in-law Abu Said. <br />
1361: In the Ottoman Turks empire, Murad <span style="color: red;">conquers </span>a part of Thrace and establishes his capital at Demolika in Thrace. In the Golden Horde empire, Kulpa <span style="color: red;">overthrown </span>by his brother Nauroz. In the Marinids empire, Abu Salim Ibrahim <span style="color: red;">overthrown </span>by Abu Umar. Abu Umar <span style="color: red;">overthrown </span>by Abu Zayyan. <br />
1362: In the Golden Horde empire, State of anarchy. During 20 years as many as 14 rulers came to the throne and made their exit. In Granada, Abu Said <span style="color: red;">overthrown </span>by Muhammad V who comes to rule for the second time. In Kashmir, Death of Alauddin Ali Sher, succeeded by his brother Shahabuddin. <br />
1365: In the Ottoman Turks empire, The Turks <span style="color: red;">defeat </span>the Christians at the <span style="color: red;">battle </span>of Matiza, the Byzantine ruler becomes a vassal of the Turks. <br />
1366: In the Marinids empire, <span style="color: red;">Assassination </span>of Abu Zayyan, succession of Abu Faris Abdul Aziz. <br />
1369: <span style="color: red;">Power captured</span> by Amir Temur. End of the rule of the Chughills. Amir Temur <span style="color: red;">captures power</span> in Transoxiana. In Tunisia, Death of Abu Ishaq. Succession of his son Abu Baqa Khalid. <br />
1370: In Tunisia, Abu Baqa <span style="color: red;">overthrown </span>by Abul Abbas under whom the state is reunited. In the Sarbadaran empire, Death of Amir Masud, succession of Muhammad Temur. <br />
1371: In the Ottoman Turks empire, <span style="color: red;">Invasion </span>of Bulgaria, Bulgarian territory upto the Balkans annexed by the Turks. <br />
1372: In the Marinids empire, Death of Abu Faris, succession of Abu Muhammad. <br />
1374: In the Marinids empire, Abu Muhammad <span style="color: red;">overthrown </span>by Abul Abbas. <br />
1375: In the Sarbadaran empire, <span style="color: red;">Deposition </span>of Muhammad Temur, <span style="color: red;">power captured</span> by Shamsuddin. In the Jalayar empire, Death of Owais, succession by his son Hussain. <br />
1376: In Kashmir, Death of Shahabuddin, succeeded by his brother Qutbuddin. <br />
1377: In the Bahmanids empire, Death of Muhammad Shah, succeeded by his son Mujahid. <br />
1378: In the Bahmanids empire, Mujahid <span style="color: red;">assassinated</span>, throne <span style="color: red;">captured </span>by his uncle Daud. <br />
1379: Turkomans of the Black Sheep empire, Bairam Khawaja found the independent principality of the Turkomans of the Black Sheep and established his capital at Van in Armenia. In the Bahmanids empire, <span style="color: red;">Assassination </span>of Daud; accession of Muhammad Khan. <br />
1380: In the Golden Horde empire, <span style="color: red;">Power is captured</span> by Toktamish, a prince of the White Horde of Siberia. In Amir Temur's empire, Amir Temur crosses the Oxus and <span style="color: red;">conquers </span>Khurasan and Herat. Amir Temur <span style="color: red;">invades </span>Persia and <span style="color: red;">subjugates </span>the Muzaffarids and Mazandaran. <br />
1381: In Amir Temur's empire, Annexation of Seestan, <span style="color: red;">capture </span>of Qandhar. <br />
1384: In Amir Temur's empire, <span style="color: red;">Conquest </span>of Astrabad, Mazandaran, Rayy and Sultaniyah. In the Muzaffarids empire, Death of Shah Shuja, accession of his son Zainul Abdin. In the Marinids empire, Abul Abbas <span style="color: red;">overthrown </span>by Mustansir. Turkomans of the Black Sheep empire, Death of Bairam Khawaja, succession of Qara Muhammad. <br />
1386: In Amir Temur's empire, Annexation of Azarbaijan, Georgea <span style="color: red;">overrun</span>. <span style="color: red;">Subjugation </span>of Gilan and Shirvan. Turkomans of the Black Sheep <span style="color: red;">defeated</span>. In the Marinids empire, Death of Mustansir, succession of Muhammad. <br />
1387: In the Marinids empire, Muhammad <span style="color: red;">overthrown </span>by Abul Abbas who <span style="color: red;">comes to power</span> for the second time. <br />
1388: In Algeria, Death of Abu Hamuw II, succession of Abu Tashfin. In the Tughluqs empire, Death of Firuz Shah Tughluq, succeeded by his grandson Ghiasuddin Tughluq II. <br />
1389: of Abu Bakr Tughluq Shah. Turkomans of the Black Sheep empire, Death of Qara Muhammad. succession of Qara Yusuf. <br />
1390: In the Tughluqs empire, Abu Bakr <span style="color: red;">overthrown </span>by Nasiruddin Tughluq. In Bengal, Death of Sikandar Shah, accession of his son Ghiasud. In the Burji Mamluks empire, The rule of the Burji Mamluks <span style="color: red;">rounded </span>by Saifuddin Barquq. <br />
1391: In Amir Temur's empire, Annexation of Fars. In the Muzaffarids empire, Annexation of the Muzaffarids by Amir Temur. In Granada, Death of Muhammad V, succession of his son Abu Hallaj Yusuf II. <br />
1392: In the Jalayar empire, Death of Hussain, succession of his son Ahmad. In Granada, Death of Abu Hallaj ; succession of Muhammad VI. <br />
1393: Amir Temur <span style="color: red;">defeats </span>Tiktomish, the ruler of the Golden Horde. <span style="color: red;">Capture </span>of the Jalayar dominions by Amir Temur. In the Marinids empire, Death of Abul Abbas; succession of Abu Faris II. <br />
1394: Amir Temur <span style="color: red;">defeats </span>the Duke of Moscow. In the Tughluqs empire, Death of Nasiruddin Tugluq, accession of Alauddin Sikandar Shah. In Kashmir, Death of Qutbuddin. Turkomans of the White Sheep empire, Qara Othman established the rule of the White Sheep Turkomans in Diyarbekr. <br />
1395: In the Golden Horde empire, Amir Temur <span style="color: red;">defeated </span>Toktamish and <span style="color: red;">razes Serai to the ground</span>. End of the rule of the Golden Horde. Annexation of Iraq by Amir Temur. In the Tughluqs empire, Death of Sikandar Shah. Accession of Muhammad Shah. <br />
1396: In the Amir Temur's empire, <span style="color: red;">Destruction </span>of Sarai, and of the rule of the Golden Horde. In the Sarbadaran empire, Principality annexed by Amir Temur. <br />
1397: In the Bahmanids empire, Death of Muhammad Khan. <br />
1398: In the Amir Temur's empire, <span style="color: red;">Campaign </span>in India. In the Marinids empire, Death of Abu Faris II. In the Tughluqs empire, <span style="color: red;">Invasion </span>of Amir Timur, Mahmud Shah escapes from the capital. In Morocco, Death of the Marinid Sultan Abu Faris II; succession of his son Abu Said Othman. <br />
1399: In the Amir Temur's empire, <span style="color: red;">Campaign </span>in Iraq and Syria. In the Burji Mamluks empire, Death of Saifuddin Barquq, succession of his son Nasiruddin in Faraj.<br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">15th Century</span></b><br />
</div>1400: In the Burji Mamluks empire, The Mamluks <span style="color: red;">lost </span>Syria which was <span style="color: red;">occupied </span>by Amir Timur. <br />
1401: In the Golden Horde empire, Death of Timur Qutluq, the ruler, installed by Amir Timur. accession of Shadi Beg. <br />
1402: In the Ottoman Turks empire, <span style="color: red;">Defeat </span>of Bayazid at the <span style="color: red;">battle </span>of Ankara, <span style="color: red;">taken captive</span> Amir Timur. <br />
1403: In the Ottoman Turks empire, Muhammad I, the son of Bayazid ascended the throne. <br />
1405: In the Timurids empire, Death of Amir Timur, succession of his son Shah Rukh. <br />
1407: In the Golden Horde empire, <span style="color: red;">Deposition </span>of Shadi Beg, installation of Faulad Khan by the king maker Edigu. <br />
1410: In the Golden Horde empire, <span style="color: red;">Deposition </span>of Faulad Khan, installation of Timur. <br />
1412: In the Golden Horde empire, <span style="color: red;">Deposition </span>of Timur, installation of Jalaluddin. In the Burji Mamluks empire, Death of Nasiruddin Faraj, succession of Al Muayyad. <br />
1413: In the Golden Horde empire, <span style="color: red;">Deposition </span>of Jalaluddin, installation of Karim Bardo. <br />
1414: In the Golden Horde empire, <span style="color: red;">Deposition </span>of Karim Bardo, installation of Kubak Khan. <br />
1416: In the Golden Horde empire, <span style="color: red;">Deposition </span>of Kubak Khan, installation of Jahar Balrawi. <span style="color: red;">Deposition </span>of Jahar Balrawi, installation of Chaighray. <br />
1419: In the Golden Horde empire, Death of Edigu, <span style="color: red;">overthrow </span>of Chaighray, <span style="color: red;">power captured</span> by Ulugh Muhammad. <br />
1420: Turkomans of the Black Sheep empire, Death of Qara Yusuf; succession of his son Qara Iskandar. In Morocco, <span style="color: red;">Assassination </span>of Abu Said Othman; succession of his infant son Abdul Haq. <br />
1421: In the Ottoman Turks empire, Death of Muhammad I; accession of his son Murad II. In the Burji Mamluks empire, Death of Al Muayyad, succession of Muzaffar Ahmad. Muzaffar Ahmad <span style="color: red;">overthrown </span>by Amir Saifuddin Tata, Death of Saifuddin Tata, succession of his son Muhammad. Muhammad <span style="color: red;">overthrown </span>by Amir Barsbay. <br />
1424: In the Golden Horde empire, Death of Daulat Bairawi, succession of Berk. In Algeria, The Halsida of Tunisia <span style="color: red;">occupy </span>Algeria. This state of affairs continued throughout the fifteenth century. <br />
1425: In the Uzbegs empire, Abul Khayr, a prince of the house of Uzbeg declare his independence in the western part of Siberia, <br />
1427: In the Golden Horde empire, Berk <span style="color: red;">overthrown </span>by Ulugh Muhammad who <span style="color: red;">captured power</span> for the second time. <br />
1430: In the Uzbegs empire, Abul Khayr <span style="color: red;">occupies </span>Khawarazm. <br />
1434: Turkomans of the Black Sheep empire, <span style="color: red;">Deposition </span>of Qara Iskandar; installation of his brother Jahan Shah. Turkomans of the White Sheep empire, Death of Qara Othman, succession of his son Ali Beg. In Tunisia, Death of Abul Faris after a rule of forty years, succession of his son Abu Abdullah Muhammad. <br />
1435: In Tunisia, <span style="color: red;">Deposition </span>of Abu Abdullah Muhammad, <span style="color: red;">power captured </span>by Abu Umar Othman. <br />
1438: In the Burji Mamluks empire, Death of Barsbay, accession of his minor son Jamaluddin Yusuf; Yusuf <span style="color: red;">overthrown </span>and <span style="color: red;">power captured</span> by the Chief Minister Saifuddin Gakmuk. Turkomans of the White Sheep empire, Ali Beg <span style="color: red;">overthrown </span>by his brother Hamza. <br />
1439: In the Golden Horde empire, Ulugh Muhammad withdrew from Sarai and found the principality of Qazan. Said Ahmad <span style="color: red;">came to power</span> in Sarai. <br />
1440: Turkomans of the White Sheep empire, Hamza <span style="color: red;">overthrown </span>by Jahangir a son of Ali Beg. <br />
1441: In the Golden Horde empire, Crimea <span style="color: red;">seceded </span>from Sarai. <br />
1446: In the Timurids empire, Death of Shah Rukh, succession of Ulugh Beg. In the Ottoman Turks empire, Second <span style="color: red;">battle </span>of Kossova resulting in the victory of the Turks. Serbia annexed to Turkey and Bosnia became its vassal. <br />
1447: In the Golden Horde empire, Astra Khan <span style="color: red;">seceded </span>from Sarai. <br />
1449: In the Uzbegs empire, Abul Khayr <span style="color: red;">captures </span>Farghana. In the Timurids empire, Death of Ulugh Beg, succession of Abdul Latif. <br />
1450: In the Timurids empire, <span style="color: red;">Assassination </span>of Abdul Latif, accession of Abu Said. <br />
1451: In the Ottoman Turks empire, Death of Murad II; accession of his son Muhammad II. <br />
1453: In the Ottoman Turks empire, <span style="color: red;">Capture </span>of Constantinople by the Turks. Turkomans of the White Sheep empire, Death of Jahangir; accession of his son Uzun Hasan. In the Burji Mamluks empire, Death of Gakmuk. succession of his son Fakhruddin Othman. Othman <span style="color: red;">overthrown </span>by the Mamluk General Saifuddin Inal. <br />
1454: In the Ottoman Turks empire, <span style="color: red;">Attack </span>against Wallachia, Wallachia became a vassal state of Turkey. <br />
1456: In the Ottoman Turks empire, Annexation of Serbia. <br />
1461: In the Ottoman Turks empire, Annexation of Bosnia and Herzogovina. In the Burji Mamluks empire, Death of Saifuddin Inal, succession of his son Shahabuddin Ahmad. Shahabuddin Ahmad <span style="color: red;">overthrown </span>by the Mamluk General Saifuddin Khushqadam. <br />
1462: In the Ottoman Turks empire, Annexation of Albania. <br />
1465: In the Golden Horde empire, Death of Said Ahmad, succession of his son Khan Ahmad. In Morocco, <span style="color: red;">Assassination </span>of Abdul Haq. End of the Marinid rule. <span style="color: red;">Power snatched</span> by Sharif Muhammad al Jati. <br />
1467: Turkomans of the Black Sheep empire, Death of Jahan Shah, end of the rule of the Black Sheep Turkoman rule. Turkomans of the White Sheep empire, Jahan Shah of the Black Sheep <span style="color: red;">attacked </span>the White Sheep. Jahan Shah was <span style="color: red;">defeated </span>and the Black Sheep territories annexed by the White Sheep. In the Burji Mamluks empire, Death of Khushqadam, accession of his son Saifuddin Yel Bey. <span style="color: red;">Deposition </span>of Yel Bey, <span style="color: red;">power captured</span> by the Mamluk General Temur Bugha. <br />
1468: In the Uzbegs empire, Death of Abul Khayr, succession of his son Haidar Sultan. Turkomans of the White Sheep empire, Uzun Hasan <span style="color: red;">defeated </span>the Timurids at the <span style="color: red;">battle </span>of Qarabagh whereby the White Sheep became the masters of Persia and Khurasan. In the Burji Mamluks empire, <span style="color: red;">Deposition </span>of Femur Bugha, <span style="color: red;">power captured</span> by the Mamluk General Qait Bay. <br />
1469: In the Timurids empire, Death of Abu Said, <span style="color: red;">disintegration </span>of the Timurid state. In Khurasan Hussain Baygara <span style="color: red;">came to power</span> and he ruled during the remaining years of the fifteenth century. <br />
1472: In Morocco, Sharif Muhammad al Jati <span style="color: red;">overthrown </span>by the Wattisid chief Muhammad al Shaikh who establishes the rule of the Wattisid dynasty. <br />
1473: In the Ottoman Turks empire, <span style="color: red;">War </span>against Persia; Persians <span style="color: red;">defeated</span>. <br />
1475: In the Ottoman Turks empire, Annexation of Crimea. <span style="color: red;">War </span>against Venice. Tukey became the master of the Aegean Sea. <br />
1478: Turkomans of the White Sheep empire, Death of Uzun Hasan, succession of his son Khalil. <br />
1479: Turkomans of the White Sheep empire, Khalil <span style="color: red;">overthrown </span>by his uncle Yaqub. <br />
1480: In the Golden Horde empire, <span style="color: red;">Assassination </span>of Khan Ahmad, succession of his son Said Ahmad II. <br />
1481: In the Golden Horde empire, Said Ahmad I1 <span style="color: red;">overthrown </span>by his brother Murtada. In the Ottoman Turks empire, Death of Muhammad II, accession of Bayazid II. <br />
1488: In the Uzbegs empire, Death of Haider Sultan, succession of his nephew Shaybani Khan. In Tunisia, Death of Abu Umar Othman after a rule of 52 years, succession of Abu Zikriya Yahya. <br />
1489: In Tunisia, Abu Zikriya Yahya <span style="color: red;">overthrown </span>by Abul Mumin. <br />
1490: In Tunisia, Abul Mumin <span style="color: red;">overthrown</span>, <span style="color: red;">power recaptured</span> by Abu Yahya. <br />
1493: Turkomans of the White Sheep empire, Death of Yaqub. accession of his son Bayangir. <br />
1495: Turkomans of the White Sheep empire, Bayangir <span style="color: red;">overthown </span>by his cousin Rustam. <br />
1496: In the Burji Mamluks empire, <span style="color: red;">Abdication </span>of Qait Bay, succession of his son Nasir Muhammad. <br />
1497: Turkomans of the White Sheep empire, Rustam <span style="color: red;">overthrown </span>by Ahmad. Anarchy and fragmentation. <br />
1498: In the Burji Mamluks empire, <span style="color: red;">Deposition </span>of Nasir Muhammad, <span style="color: red;">power captured</span> by Zahir Kanauh. <br />
1499: In the Uzbegs empire, Shayhani Khan <span style="color: red;">conquered </span>Transoxiana. In the Golden Horde empire, Death of Murtada, succession of Said Ahmad III." In the Ottoman Turks empire, The Turks <span style="color: red;">defeated </span>the Venetian fleet in the <span style="color: red;">battle </span>of Lepanto.<br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">16th Century</span></b><br />
</div>1500: In the Burji Mamluks empire, Zahir Kanauh <span style="color: red;">overthrown </span>by Ashraf Gan Balat. <br />
1501: Isamil I establishes the Safavid dynasty in Persia, and the Twelve-Imam Shi'ism becomes the state religion. <br />
1507: The Portuguese under d'Albuquerque establish strongholds in the Persian Gulf. <br />
1508: Turkomans of the White Sheep empire, End of the White Sheep dynasty and the annexation of their territories by the Safawids. <br />
1511: D'Albuquerque <span style="color: red;">conquers </span>Malacca from the Muslims. <br />
1517: The Ottoman Sultan Selim Yavuz ("the Grim") <span style="color: red;">defeats </span>the Mamluks and <span style="color: red;">conquers </span>Egypt. <br />
1520: The reign of Sulayman the Magnificent begins. <br />
1526: Louis of Hungary <span style="color: red;">dies </span>at the <span style="color: red;">Battle </span>of Mohacs. <br />
1526: The <span style="color: red;">Battle </span>of Panipat in India, and the Moghul <span style="color: red;">conquest</span>; Babur makes his capital at Delhi and Agra. <br />
1528: The Ottomans <span style="color: red;">take </span>Buda in Hungary. <br />
1529: <span style="color: red;">Unsuccessful Ottoman siege </span>of Vienna. <br />
1550: The architect Sinan builds the Suleymaniye mosque in Istanbul. <br />
1550: The rise of the Muslim kingdom of Atjeh in Sumatra. <br />
1550: Islam spreads to Java, the Moluccas, and Borneo. <br />
1556: The death of Sulayman the Magnificent. <br />
1568: <span style="color: red;">Alpujarra uprising</span> of the Moriscos (Muslims <span style="color: red;">forcibly converted</span> to Catholicism) in Spain. <br />
1571: The Ottomans are <span style="color: red;">defeated </span>at the naval Battle of Lepanto, and their <span style="color: red;">dominance </span>in the Mediterranean is <span style="color: red;">brought to a close</span>. <br />
1578: The <span style="color: red;">Battle </span>of the Three Kings at Qasr al-Kabir in Morocco. King Sebastian of Portugal is <span style="color: red;">killed</span>. <br />
1588: Reign of Safavid Sultan Shah Abbas I begins. <br />
1591: Mustaili Ismailis <span style="color: red;">split </span>into Sulaymanis and Daudis.<br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">17th Century</span></b><br />
</div>1600: Sind annexed by the Mughals. End of the Arghun rule in Sind. <br />
1601: Khandesh annexed by the Mughals. <br />
1603: <span style="color: red;">Battle </span>of Urmiyah. Turks <span style="color: red;">suffer defeat</span>. Persia <span style="color: red;">occupies </span>Tabriz, Mesopotamia. Mosul and Diyarbekr. Death of Muhammad III, Sultan of Turkey, accession of Ahmad I. In Morocco al Shaikh died. <br />
1604: In Indonesia death of Alauddin Rayat Shah, Sultan of Acheh, accession of Ali Rayat Shah III. <br />
1605: Death of the Mughal emperor Akbar; accession of Jahangir. <br />
1607: Annexation of Ahmadnagar by the Mughals. <br />
1609: Annexation of Bidar by the Mughals <br />
1611: Kuch Behar <span style="color: red;">subjugated </span>by the Mughals. <br />
1612: Kamrup annexed by the Mughals. <br />
1617: Death of Ahmad I, Sultan of Turkey, accession of Mustafa; <span style="color: red;">Deposition </span>of Mustafa: accession of Othman II. <br />
1618: Tipperah annexed by the Mughals.: <br />
1620: In Turkey <span style="color: red;">deposition</span> of Mustafa, accession of Othman II. <br />
1623: In Turkey Mustafa <span style="color: red;">recaptured power</span>. <br />
1625: In Turkey <span style="color: red;">deposition </span>of Mustafa, accession of Murad IV. <br />
1627: Death of the Mughal emperor Jahangir, accession of Shah Jahan. <br />
1628: Reign of Safavid Sultan Shah Abbas I comes to an end. <br />
1629: In Persia death of Shah Abbas; accession of grandson Safi. <br />
1631: Death of Mumtaz Mahal, wife of Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan and the lady of Taj Mahal, Agra. <br />
1637: Death of Iskandar Muda in Indonesia; accession of Iskandar II. <br />
1640: Death of Otthman Sultan Murad IV. accession of his brother Ibrahim. <br />
1641: Turks <span style="color: red;">capture </span>Azov. In Indonesia death of Iskandar II; accession of the Queen Tajul Alam. <br />
1642: In Persia death of Shah Safi, accession of Shah Abbas II. <br />
1648: In Turkey Ibrahim <span style="color: red;">deposed</span>; accession of Muhammad IV. <br />
1656: Muhammad Kuiprilli becomes the Grand Minister in Turkey. <br />
1658: <span style="color: red;">Deposition </span>of the Mughal emperor Shah Jahan, accession of Aurangzeb. <br />
1661: Death of Muhammad Kuiprilli, accession of his son Ahmad Kuiprilli. <br />
1667: Death of Shah Abbas II; accession of Shah Sulaiman. <br />
1675: <span style="color: red;">Execution </span>of the Sikh Guru Tegh Bahadur. In Indonesia death of the queen Tajul Alam, accession of the queen Nur ul Alam. <br />
1676: Death of the Grand Wazir of Turkey Ahmad Kuiprilli, succession by Kara Mustafa. <br />
1678: In Indonesia death of the queen Nur ul Alam, accession of the queen Inayat Zakia. <br />
1680: Death of Marhatta chieftain Shivaji. <br />
1682: Assam annexed by the Mughals. Aurangzeb shifts the capital to Aurangabad in the Deccan. <br />
1683: The Turks lift the siege of Vienna and retreat. Kara Mustafa the Grand Wazir <span style="color: red;">executed </span>for the failure of the expedition. <br />
1686: Annexation of Bijapur by the Mughals. <br />
1687: Golkunda annexed by the Mughals. Second <span style="color: red;">battle </span>of Mohads. <span style="color: red;">Defeat </span>of the Turks by Austria. <span style="color: red;">Deposition </span>of Muhammad IV. Accession of Sulaiman II. <br />
1688: In Indonesia death of queen Inayat Zakia, accession of the queen Kamalah. <br />
1690: Death of the Ottoman Sultan Sulaiman II, accession of Ahmad II. <br />
1692: Death of the Turk Sultan Ahmad II, accession of Mustafa II. <br />
1694: In Persia death of Shah Safi, accession of Shah Hussain. <br />
1699: In Indonesia death of Queen Kamalah.<br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">18th Century</span></b><br />
</div>1700: Murshid Quli Khan declares the independence of Bengal and establishes his capital at Murshidabad. <br />
1703: Ahmad 11I becomes the Ottoman Sultan. Birth of Shah Wali Ullah. Birth of the religious reformer Muhammad b Abdul Wahab. <br />
1707: Death of the Mughal emperor Aurangzeb, accession of his son Bahadur Shah. <br />
1711: <span style="color: red;">War</span> between Turkey and Russia. Russia <span style="color: red;">defeated</span> at the <span style="color: red;">battle </span>of Pruth. <br />
1712: Death of the Mughal emperor Bahadur Shah, accession of Jahandar Shah. <br />
1713: Jahandar Shah <span style="color: red;">overthrown </span>by his nephew Farrukh Siyar. <br />
1718: In the <span style="color: red;">war </span>against Austria, Turkey <span style="color: red;">suffers defeat</span>. By the treaty of Passarowich Turkey <span style="color: red;">loses </span>Hungary. <br />
1719: <span style="color: red;">Deposition </span>of the Mughal emperor Farrukh Siyar Muhammad Shah ascends the throne. In Sind the Kalhoras <span style="color: red;">came to power</span> under Nur Muhammad Kalhora. <br />
1722: Saadat Khan found the independent state of Oudh. <span style="color: red;">Battle </span>of Gulnabad between the Afghans and the Persians. The Persians <span style="color: red;">were defeated</span> and the Afghans under Shah Mahmud became the masters of a greater part of Persia. Shah Hussain <span style="color: red;">taken captive</span>, accession of Shah Tahmasp II. <br />
1730: Zanzibar freed from Portugese rule and <span style="color: red;">occupied </span>by Oreart. <br />
1747: Ahmad Shah Durrani established Afghan rule in Afghanistan. <br />
1752: Death of Shah Abdul Latif Bhitai, writer of Sassi Pannu, Sohni Mahinwal and Umer Marvo. <br />
1752: Ahmed Shah Durrani <span style="color: red;">captured </span>Punjab, Kashmir and Sind. <br />
1761: Death of Shah Waliullah Dehlavi. <br />
1761: <span style="color: red;">Battle </span>of Panipat. Ahmad Shah Durrani came to India at the invitation of Shah Waliullah Dehlavi and <span style="color: red;">smashed </span>rising Maratha power in the <span style="color: red;">battle </span>of Panipat. <br />
1764: Conversion to Islam of Areadi Gaya. ruler of Futa Bandu State in West Sudan. <br />
1773: Death of Ahmad Shah Durrani. <br />
1783: End of Kalhora rule in Sind. <br />
1797: Death of Muhammad Khan Qachar, king of Persia. <br />
1797: Russia <span style="color: red;">occupied </span>Daghestan. <br />
1799: Ranjit Singh declared himself Maharajah of Punjab defeating Afghans. <br />
1799: Khoqand declared independent Islamic State.<br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">19th Century</span></b><br />
</div>1803: Shah Abdul Aziz ibn Saud <span style="color: red;">assassinated </span>by a Shia fanatic. Shah Shuja proclaimed as King of Afghanistan. <br />
1805: Ibn Saud <span style="color: red;">captured </span>Madinah defeating the Turk garrison. <br />
1804: Othman Dan Fodio established Islamic State of Sokoto in Central Sudan. <br />
1805: Faraizi movement launched in Bengal. Muhammad Ali appointed Pasha of Egypt by the Turks. <br />
1806: Khanate of Khiva came into limelight under the rule of Muhammad Rahim Khan. <br />
1807: Darqawi sect <span style="color: red;">revolted </span>against Turkish domination. Tunisia repudiated suzerainty of Algeria. <br />
1811: Birth of Ali Muhammad Bab founder of Bab movement. <br />
1811: British <span style="color: red;">occupied </span>Indonesia. <br />
1812: Madina <span style="color: red;">fell </span>to Egyptians. <br />
1813: Makkah and Taif <span style="color: red;">captured </span>by Egyptian forces and Saudis <span style="color: red;">expelled </span>from Hijaz. <br />
1814: Iran executed treaty of alliance with the British known as Definitive Treaty. <br />
1814: Death of Ibn Saud II. <br />
1814: King Othman of Tunisia <span style="color: red;">assassinated </span>by his cousin Mahmud. <br />
1816: British withdrew from Indonesia restoring it to the Dutch. <br />
1822: Death of Maulay Ismail in Morocco. <br />
1827: Malaya became a preserve of the British according to Anglo- Netherland treaty in 1824. <br />
1828: Russia <span style="color: red;">declared war</span> against Turkey. <br />
1829: Treaty of Adrianople. <br />
1830: French forces landed near Algiers and <span style="color: red;">occupied </span>Algeria ending 313 years rule of Turks. <br />
1831: Syed Ahmad Barelvi and Shah Ismail leaders of <span style="color: red;">Jihad movement in India fell fighting</span> the Sikhs in Balakot. <br />
1832: Turks <span style="color: red;">defeated </span>in the <span style="color: red;">battle </span>of Konia by Egyptian forces. <br />
1832: Sayyid Said, King of Oman, shifted his capital to Zanzibar. <br />
1834: Abdul Qadir recognised as ruler of the area under his control by the French. <br />
1839: <span style="color: red;">Defeat </span>of Turkey by the Egyptians in the <span style="color: red;">battle</span> of Nisibin. <br />
1840: Quadruple Alliance by the European powers to force Egypt to relinquish Syria. <br />
1840: British frees occupied Aden. <br />
1841: State of Adamawa established by Adams adjacent to Nigeria. <br />
1842: Amir Abdul Qadir, <span style="color: red;">ousted </span>from Algeria by the French. crossed over to Morocco. <br />
1842: Shah Shuja <span style="color: red;">assassinated </span>ending the Durrani rule in Afghanistan. <br />
1847: Amir Abdul Qadir <span style="color: red;">surrendred </span>to France under the condition of safe conduct to a Muslim country of his choice but France violated its pledge and <span style="color: red;">sent him as a captive</span> to France. <br />
1849: Death of Muhammad Ali pasha. <br />
1850: Ali Muhammad Bab <span style="color: red;">arrested and executed</span> by Iranian government. Qurratul Ain Tabira, a renowned poetess and staunch advocate of Babism also <span style="color: red;">shot dead</span>. <br />
1852: Release of Amir Abdul Qadir by Napolean III. He settled in Turkey. <br />
1855: Khiva annexed by Russia. <br />
1857: British <span style="color: red;">captured </span>Delhi and <span style="color: red;">eliminated </span>Mughal rule in India after 332 years. Last Mughal Emperor Bahadur Shah Zafar <span style="color: red;">was exiled</span> to Rangoon in Burma. This was also the <span style="color: red;">end of 1000 years of Muslim rule over India</span>. <br />
1859: Imam Shamil<span style="color: red;"> laid down arms</span> before Russian forces and the Islamic State of Daghestan became a Russian province. <br />
1860: Maulay Muhammad <span style="color: red;">defeated </span>by Spain. <br />
1861: Death of Sultan Abdul-Majid of Turkey. <br />
1862: Faraizi movement <span style="color: red;">fizzled out </span>after the death of Dadu Miyan.. <br />
1865: Khoqand State <span style="color: red;">liquidated </span>by Russia. <br />
1869: Jamaluddin Afghani <span style="color: red;">exiled </span>from Afghanistan. He proceeded to Egypt. <br />
1871: Tunisia recognised suzerainty of Turkey through a Firman. <br />
1876: Britain purchased shares of Khediv Ismail in the Suez canal and got involved in Egyptian affairs. <br />
1878: Turkey handed over Cyprus to Britain. <br />
1878: Adrianople <span style="color: red;">fell </span>to Russia. <br />
1879: Jamaluddin Afghani <span style="color: red;">exiled </span>from Egypt. <br />
1879: Treaty of Berlin. Turkey <span style="color: red;">lost</span> 4/5 th of its territory in Europe. <br />
1881: France <span style="color: red;">invaded </span>Tunisia and the Bey acknowledged supremacy of France as a result of the treaty of Bardo. <br />
1881: Muhammad Ahmad declared himself Mahdi in northern Sudan. <br />
1882: Egypt came under British <span style="color: red;">military occupation</span>. <br />
1883: Death of Amir Abdul Qadir in Damascus. <br />
1885: Muhammad Ahmad declared free Government of Sudan under his rule. <br />
1885: Death of Mahdi Sudani five months after the <span style="color: red;">occupation </span>of Khartum. <br />
1890: End of Banbara State. <br />
1895: Afghanistan got Wakhan corridor by an understanding with Russia and British India making Afghan touch China. <br />
1895: Mirza Ghulam Ahmad of Qadian claimed prophethood. <br />
1897: State of Bagirimi <span style="color: red;">occupied </span>by the French, <br />
1899: <span style="color: red;">Fall </span>of Mahdi State <span style="color: red;">occupied </span>by the British and the Egyptians jointly.<br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">20th Century</span></b><br />
</div>1901: Ibn Saud (Abd al-Aziz) <span style="color: red;">captures </span>Riyad. <br />
1901: French forces <span style="color: red;">occupy </span>Morocco. <br />
1904: Morocco becomes a French protectorate under the Conference of Algeciras. <br />
1904: The Persian constitution is promoted. <br />
1905: The beginning of the Salafiyyah <span style="color: red;">movement </span>in Paris with it's main sphere of influence in Egypt. <br />
1907: The beginning of the Young Turks <span style="color: red;">movement </span>in Turkey. <br />
1912: The beginning of the Muhammadiyyah <span style="color: red;">reform movement</span> in Indonesia. <br />
1914: Under Ottoman rule, <span style="color: red;">secret </span>Arab nationalist societies are formed. <br />
1914: <span style="color: red;">World War I</span>. <br />
1916: Arab <span style="color: red;">revolt </span>against Ottoman (Turkish) rule. Lawrence of Arabia leads <span style="color: red;">attacks </span>on the Hijaz Railway. <br />
1918: Armistice signed with Ottomans on October 30. <br />
1918: <span style="color: red;">World War I ends</span> on November 11. <br />
1918: Syria and Damascus become a French protectorate. <br />
1921: Abd Allah bin Husayn in made King of Transjordan. His father was the Sharif of Mecca. <br />
1921: Faysal bin Husayn is made King of Iraq. His father was the Sharif of Mecca. <br />
1921: Abd al-Karim leads a <span style="color: red;">revolt </span>against colonial rule in Moroccan Rif, and declares the "Republic of the Rif". <br />
1922: Mustafa Kemal <span style="color: red;">abolishes </span>the Turkish Sultanate. <br />
1924: The Turkish Caliphate is <span style="color: red;">abolished</span>. <br />
1924: King Abd al-Aziz <span style="color: red;">conquers </span>Mecca and Medina, which leads to the unification of the Kingdoms of Najd and Hijaz. <br />
1925: Reza Khan <span style="color: red;">seizes </span>the government in Persia and establishes the Pahlavi dynasty. <br />
1926: Abd al-Aziz (Ibn Saud) assumes title of King of Najd and Hijaz. <br />
1927: Death of Zaghlul, an Egyptian nationalist leader. <br />
1928: Turkey is declared a secular state. <br />
1928: Hasan al-Banna <span style="color: red;">founds the Muslim Brotherhood</span>. <br />
1932: Iraq granted independence by League of Nations. <br />
1934: <span style="color: red;">War </span>between King Abd al-Aziz and Imam Yahya of the Yemen. <br />
1934: Peace treaty of Ta'if. <br />
1934: Asir becomes part of Saudi Arabia. <br />
1935: Iran becomes the official name of Persia. <br />
1936: Increased Jewish immigration provokes <span style="color: red;">widespread Arab-Jewish fighting in Palestine</span>. <br />
1939: <span style="color: red;">World War II</span>. <br />
1941: British and Russian forces <span style="color: red;">invade </span>Iran and Reza Shah is <span style="color: red;">forced to abdicate</span> in favor of his son Mohammad Reza Shah in Iran. <br />
1943: Beginning of <span style="color: red;">Zionist terrorist campaign</span> in Palestine. <br />
1945: <span style="color: red;">End of World War II</span>. <br />
1946: Jordan, Lebanon, and Syria are granted independence from Britain and France. <br />
1947: <span style="color: red;">Creation of Pakistan</span> from Muslim Majority area in India. <br />
1948: Creation of state of Israel. Arab armies <span style="color: red;">suffer defeat</span> in <span style="color: red;">war </span>with Israel. <br />
1949: Hasan al-Banna, leader of the Muslim Brotherhood, is <span style="color: red;">assassinated</span>. <br />
1951: Libya becomes independent. <br />
1952: King Faruq of Egypt <span style="color: red;">forced to abdicate</span>. <br />
1953: General Zahedi <span style="color: red;">leads coup against</span> Musaddeq, Shah <span style="color: red;">returns to power</span>. <br />
1953: Death of King Abd al-Aziz (Ibn Saud) of Saudi Arabia. <br />
1953: The foundation stone is laid to enlarge the Prophet's mosque in Medina. <br />
1956: Morocco becomes independent. <br />
1956: Tunisia becomes independent. <br />
1957: The Bey of Tunisia is <span style="color: red;">deposed</span>, and Bourguiba becomes president. <br />
1957: Enlargement of the Haram in Mecca begins. <br />
1962: Algeria becomes independent. <br />
1962: Death of Zaydi Imam of Yemen (Ahmad). Crown Prince Bahr succeds him and takes the title Imam Mansur Bi-Llah Muhammad. <br />
1965: Malcom X is <span style="color: red;">assassinated</span>. <br />
1968: The enlargement of the Haram in Mecca is completed. <br />
1969: King Idris of Libya is <span style="color: red;">ousted </span>by a coup led by Colonel Qadhdhafi. <br />
1973: King Zahir Shah of Afghanistan is <span style="color: red;">overthrown</span>. <br />
1975: Death of Elijah Mohammad, leader of Nation of Islam among African Americans in North America. <br />
1975: Wallace Warith Deen Mohammad assumes leadership of <span style="color: red;">Nation of Islam</span> and shifts movement toward <span style="color: red;">Islamic Orthodoxy</span> renaming it <span style="color: red;">American Muslim Mission</span>. <br />
1978: Imam Musa Sadr is apparently <span style="color: red;">assassinated </span>after he disappears on a trip to Libya. He was the religious leader of the Lebanese Twelve-Imam Shi'ites. He promoted the resurgence of Shi'ites in Lebanon and set the foundation of Amal. <br />
1979: The Shah leaves Iran on January 15, thus <span style="color: red;">bringing the Pahlavi dynasty to an end</span>. <br />
1979: On 1 Muharram AH 1400/21 November, the first day of the 15th Islamic century, <span style="color: red;">fanatics </span>led by students of the Theological University of Medina <span style="color: red;">attempt to promote</span> one of their group as Mahdi and thus fulfill a certain prophetic Hadith: "A man of the people of Medina will go forth, fleeing to Mecca, and certain of the people of Mecca will come to him and will lead him forth against his will and swear fealty to him between the rukn (Black Stone corner of the Kabah) and the Maqam Ibrahim." They h<span style="color: red;">old the Haram of Mecca against the army</span> for two weeks. Sixty-three of the 300 fanatics are <span style="color: red;">captured alive</span>, the mosque is recovered, and the conspirators are <span style="color: red;">all put to death</span>. <br />
1980: Beginning of the <span style="color: red;">Iran-Iraq war</span>. <br />
1989: Iran-Iraq comes to an end with <span style="color: red;">much loss of life</span>. <br />
1990: Military annexation of Kuwait by Iraq, under Ba'athist leader Saddam Hussain, is reversed in 1991 by a coalition of United States-led forces.<br />
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<b>Source:</b> <a href="http://www.faithfreedom.org/forum/viewtopic.php?t=15311">Faith Freedom International (Forum) - History in connection with violent expansion of Islam</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0