Takfir, Ignorance, and Aiding the Kuffar

Bismillah Ar-Rahman Ar-Raheem


All Praise and All Thanks are for Allah Subhanahu wa Ta'ala to whom we shall all return to be judged on The Last Day.


"From each and every direction He has the power to deliver misfortune to you - to sow confusion and dissension among you. Thus do We reveal our Signs, that you might understand them." 6:65 Interpretation of Meaning



What is Takfir?

Takfir is declaring an individual, previously known to be or considered to be Muslim, to be a kaffir, an unbeliever. Takfir can also be declared upon a group. Thus, the individual or group are no longer part of the Ummah.


Caution Regarding Takfir:

Takfir is a serious issue, since it was authentically reported that the Prophet (salla Allahu 'alayhi wa sallam) said:

"If someone accuses someone of Fusuq or Kufr, such an accusation will be returned to be upon he [who so accused] if that accusation is false." Narrated Abu Dhar. Bukhari: Vol 8, Book 73, number 71

Thus, for such a declaration, there must be proof. According to Sheikh ul-Islam Ibn Taimiyyah (Rahimullah):

"The person will only be outside Islam when there is no doubt because there is proof against him." [Majamu Al-Fatwa 12, 467.]


Furthermore, for a Muslim to become a kaffir, it is agreed that the person either commits one of the acts which expels the Muslim from the Ummah - such as mocking the Prophet (salla Allahu 'alayhi wa sallam) - or that the person must have chosen kufr (refer to al-Qurtubi: al-Jamia li Ahkamul Quran, 7/6128) in which case if a Muslim of little or no knowledge does something out of ignorance then that Muslim does not become a kaffir, for Allah Subhanahu wa Ta'ala says:

"There shall be the Mercy of Allah upon those who err from ignorance if they, and swiftly, regret such error." 4:17 Interpretation of Meaning


Thus, if a Muslim we know makes some mistake, or errs, then Adab Al-Islam requires us - gently and with humility (and if possible in private) - to draw the attention of that Muslim to such a mistake or error. It was reported that the Prophet (salla Allahu 'alayhi wa sallam) said:

"There is no Believer who does not make an error sometimes, or who does not make some mistake which they persist in and do not abandon until they leave this world. For, in truth, the Believer was created to be frequently tried and tested: someone who often regrets (then) forgets, again. But when corrected, they correct themselves." Reported by at-Tabarani in al-Mujamul Kabir (no. 11,810); hasan.



Issues Regarding Takfir - Aiding the Kuffar:

1) For takfir to be declared, the nullifiers of Islam must be known. Allah Subhanahu wa Ta'ala says:

"Allah does not lead a people astray after His guidance has been given until He makes clear to them wherein error lies." 9: 115 Interpretation of Meaning


Sheikh Muhammad ibn Abdul Wahab - Rahimahullah - gathered ten actions that negate one's Islam (Nawaqid ul-Ashr), the eighth one of which states: "Assisting the disbelievers (against the believers) (Mudhaharatul Mushrikeen) and supporting them against the believers is one of the actions that negates of one's Islam..." Thus, it is generally and widely known that one of these nullifiers of one's Islam is supporting, aiding or allying with the kuffar against the Muslims. Allah Subhanahu wa Ta'ala says:

"Obey, follow and give allegiance only to that brought to you from your Sustainer, and do not obey, nor follow nor give allegiance to those who are Awliya' besides Him." 7:3 Interpretation of Meaning

"You will not find any people who believe in Allah and the Last Day, making friendship with and loving those who oppose Allah and His Messenger (salla Allahu 'alayhi wa sallam), even if they are their fathers or their sons or their kindred..." 58:22 Interpretation of the meaning

In addition, as Sheikh Abdullah ibn Humaid said:

"Whoever expresses Tawalli towards the disbelievers (Tawalli Kuffar) and supports and helps them against the believers, then such constitutes apostasy by one's (proceeding) actions. It is obligatory to apply the rules of apostasy upon such a person as is proved by The Book, the Sunnah and the consensus of the scholars." Ad-Durrar 15/479


Furthermore, Sheikh Abdul Latif bin Abdur Rahman bin Hassan Aal-Sheikh said:

"Whomsoever helps the disbelievers or brings them to the country of Ahl Al-Islam, then that person is clearly an apostate." Ad-Durrar 8/326


Also, as Sheikh Safar bin 'Abdir-Rahmaan al-Hawaali said:

"Aiding the Non-Muslims over Muslims - no matter which form of aid or co-operation it be, even if it is merely in speech - this is clear Kufr and sheer hypocrisy. The one who does this has perpetrated one of the actions which negates Islam, as has been specifically stated by the Imams of the Dawah and others, and such a person is not a believer in the Aqeedah of al-Wala and al-Bara."


Thus, we should be in no doubt that if a Muslim chooses to aid, ally themselves with, the kuffar against the Muslims then they have negated their Islam.


2) Since we judge someone by what is apparent, it is apparent that if a Muslim joins the Armed Forces or the Police of the kuffar, and wears the uniform of the kuffar, then they have sworn allegiance to the kuffar and/or to some Taghut of the kuffar - such as a President, some nation-State, or some kaffir leader - since such allegiance is a necessary part of joining and belonging to such kaffir organizations. In addition, a Muslim pledges thereby to uphold the fallible manufactured laws of the kuffar and to obey the kuffar.

Thus, by doing such things the person in question has made a knowing and willing choice, for they know and accept that such kaffir organizations have aided and do aid the kuffar over and above Muslims; that they place and value kaffir manufactured laws above Shariah, and have imprisoned Muslims, invaded and occupied Muslim lands; killed and tortured and humiliated Muslims. Furthermore, for a Muslim, allegiance, submission and obedience can only be to Allah Subhanahu wa Ta'ala, for that is Eeman, which is manifest by:

"Those who believe in Allah and His Messenger, who are steadfast, and who strive with their wealth and their lives for the Way of Allah." 49:15 Interpretation of Meaning

However, instead of only striving for the Way of Allah, to raise the Word of Allah, those individuals who ally themselves with the kuffar are striving in the way of the kuffar, for the Taghut of the kuffar, in order to establish the Taghut of the kuffar - such as "democracy" and the nation-State and the implementation of manufactured kaffir laws in place of Shariah. Allah Subhanahu wa Ta'ala says:

"Allah is the Wali of those who believe: from darkness, He leads them into the light, while those do not believe have, as their Wali, their Taghut so that they are led from light into darkness. For them, there is the Fire, where they shall dwell forever." 2: 257 Interpretation of Meaning

"Those who believe, fight in the Cause of Allah, and those who disbelieve, fight in the cause of Taghut. So therefore fight against those friends of Shaitaan." 4: 76 Interpretation of Meaning

"Their way is to refer matters to a Taghut. " 4:60 Interpretation of Meaning


3) Thus, we can state that takfir can - and should - be made upon those who have given their allegiance to the organizations of the kuffar, for these organizations are based upon Tawagheet and are striving through force, or persuasion, or both, to have people submit to such Tawagheet, just as such organizations demand loyalty to such Tawagheet, judge by such Tawagheet, and just as they are striving against Deen Al-Islam and Muslims who, in obedience to Allah Subhanahu wa Ta'ala, refuse to bow down to and accept such Tawagheet.

"The words of your Rabb are complete, perfect - manifesting truth, justice, and nothing shall ever abrogate them." 6:115 Interpretation of Meaning


May Allah Subhanahu wa Ta'ala protect us from all forms of Al-asabiyyah Al-Jahiliyyah, forgive us for our mistakes, and guide us to and keep us on the Right Path.


Abdul-Aziz ibn Myatt
1 Safar 1428

Britons believe 'Afghan war is failing'

Assalaamu Alaykum brothers and sisters,

Don't believe the crap the BBC is telling you about their War in Afghanistan going well, the BBC has always been a propaganda wing of the Government during war time.

Assalaamu Alaykum,
Abu Abdillah

An overwhelming 84 per cent believe British troops are currently losing the war in Afghanistan, a Channel 4 News poll finds, as thousands march on London urging an end to the conflict.

Almost half of the UK public believe that military victory in Afghanistan is impossible and significant majorities think British troops are not winning the war and should be withdrawn either immediately or within the next year, according to a poll published today.

The YouGov survey for Channel 4 News was released as thousands of protesters gathered in London to call on the government to bring the 9,000-strong British force in Afghanistan home.

Today's poll uncovered a much more pessimistic attitude towards the conflict than in a similar survey in 2007, when 36 per cent said that victory was not possible.

Just 6 per cent of those taking part in today's poll said that British troops were winning the war, compared with 36 per cent who said they were not winning yet but eventual victory was possible, and 48 per cent who said that victory was not possible.

The figures suggested an overwhelming 84 per cent believe that British troops are not winning the war with Taliban militias at present.

Asked when British troops should be brought home from Afghanistan, 25 per cent said "immediately" and 37 per cent said most should be withdrawn soon, with the remainder pulling out within a year or so.

Some 29 per cent said the UK force should remain "as long as Afghanistan's Government wants them there", compared with the total 62 per cent who wanted them withdrawn immediately or in the coming year.

The poll suggests that the public mood is at odds with government policy that Britain and its Nato allies should see through their mission in Afghanistan and keep troops in the country until responsibility for its security can be handed over to home-grown forces in a process known as Afghanisation.

Only last week, Prime Minister Gordon Brown said he was ready to send a further 500 troops, so long as they could be properly equipped and form part of a Nato-wide reinforcement with each ally bearing its "fair share".

Anti-war protesters march

Lance Corporal Joe Glenton, who is facing court martial for refusing to return to Afghanistan, became one of the first serving soldiers to attend an anti-war demonstration since the invasion of Afghanistan in October 2001.

He joined thousands of former colleagues, military families and anti-war protesters for a rally and march through central London, calling for British troops to be brought home.

L/Cpl Glenton said: "I am marching to send a message to Gordon Brown. Instead of sending more troops, he must bring them all home. He cannot sit on his hands and wait while more and more of my comrades are killed."

A total of 222 British troops have died since operations in Afghanistan began.

Jeremy Corbyn MP, vice-chairman of the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament, said: "The war in Afghanistan has no clear war aims, is clearly escalating and spinning out of control and can only impact on Pakistan and the whole of South Asia.

"Nato forces have been in Afghanistan for eight years and the result appears to be increased drug production, high levels of corruption and terrible losses of life on all sides, civilian and military.

"Now is the time to change policy and bring the troops home to prevent Nato involving itself in a Vietnam-style quagmire."

L/Cpl Glenton will join the march along with Paul McGurk, who left the Army last month because he could no longer support the war.

Also expected to attend was Peter Brierley - father of Lance Corporal Shaun Brierley who was killed in Iraq - who earlier this month refused to shake Tony Blair's hand, saying it had "my son's blood on it".

Government anti-terrorism strategy 'spies' on innocent - Guardian Newspaper

Assalaamu Alaykum brothers and sisters,

Below is a link to a story published recently in the Guardian Newspaper in the UK, it is left wing and socialist, so therefore atheist newspaper but it does occasionally come up with good stories, as does the Independent as well despite their open hatred of Islam.

Guardian Story

After reading that you will see these tactics detailed here in the UK are part of the Prevent Strategy, which is itself part of Contest II, which was supposed to be put on hold due to lobbying by Muslims in the UK (led by MCB) but it seems as usual the Government told the Uncle Tom's one thing and then went and did another.

SHOCK HORROR!

Why do they fall for such tricks every time? Why do they trust the Kuffar when Allah has informed us they will never be happy with us until we follow their deen instead of the deen of Allah?

And the Jews will not be pleased with you, nor the Christians until you follow their religion. Say: Surely Allah's guidance, that is the (true) guidance. And if you follow their desires after the knowledge that has come to you, you shall have no guardian from Allah, nor any helper.
Quran Surah Baqarah, verse 120

Still, they attempted to stop such tactics, in the only way they knew how so credit to them for their intention even if they failed to achieve any reward from Allah by ignoring the need to follow the Quran and Sunnah not just good intentions in all that we do.

Inshallah it will wake a few more up to the reality of what is happening in the UK and the methods that Muslims should adopt which is not to integrate ourselves or isolate ourselves, but instead interact with society, seeking to change it without letting it change us. We need to challenge the evil without becoming part of it, never for one moment letting them think we accept them or their ways.

Instead all these groups seek to show off their anti-Islamic credentials in order to get Government cash, 'bidding' to see who can be most against their fellow brothers and sisters whilst still trying to keep the Muslims from rejecting them totally.

This article shows that if you are even a marginally practicing Muslim you are a target, they know Allah places a duty on all the believers to go out and enjoin the good and forbid the evil in society so therefore we are a threat to them.

Reverts like myself are even more of a threat, when I went for a meeting with a local Police Officer over our Da'wah Stall and all the complaints it was getting he asked me why I was attacked more than other Muslims? Simple, The Kuffar look at me and they think "that could happen to me, that could happen to my son or daughter, that could be my wife / husband."

But not just reverts but all Muslims are under threat here, you have to be totally with the Governments Secular / Liberal / Democracy Agenda or else you are threat, someone who might turn the other way, someone to be targeted to be turned towards the Kufr of Secularism / Liberalism / Democracy.

Even the MCB crew are considered too extreme these days, only total Kuffar idiots like the Sufi Council of Britain and Quilliam Society are good enough for them, those who totally turn against Islam and Allah's law and accept man's law when man has no such right to legislate.

The MCB used to be Government favourites, denouncing their brethren but then the Kuffar redrew the boundaries and the MCB clowns found themselves now considered extreme themselves, ironic.

Believe me brothers and sisters, when they brought out Contest I, people were shocked but many went along with it, and the government used it to sideline certain radical sections of the Muslim community.

Then people were shocked with the idea of Contest II, why would they be? Didn't the naming of Contest I imply something else was coming after it?

Now will people be shocked again when Contest III (maybe under a different name) comes out in a year or two aiming to slice another part of the Muslim community away and label it as dangerous and worthy of attack.

It is like the Muslims in the West and in the UK in particular are living through the parable of the three Bulls which for those who don't know it is one of the most important stories to reinforce unity in the Ummah, upon the Quran and Sunnah but the story goes like this...

There was once a Lion who came across three bulls: a red bull, a white bull and a black bull. The Lion tried to attack them but because they were strong together he decided to bide his time. He befriended the bulls and told them he was protecting them.

One day he called the Red Bull and the Black Bull and said ”My friends I am really concerned for you.”“Why?” they asked. The Lion responded “The White Bull represents a threat to you; he stands out with his complexion and he is going to make you a target for other predators and hunters; the lives of both of you at risk, let me eliminate him.”

The Red Bull and Black Bull agreed, after all the Lion was their sincere friend and King of the Jungle. The lion attacked the white bull and, because noone came to his help, he was defeated. The lion ate him.

A few weeks went by and the Lion called the Black Bull over and gives him the same speech ”The Red Bull represents a threat to you by attracting attention, let me eliminate him and you will be safe.”

The Black Bull agreed; he was a friend of the King of the Jungle so who cares about anyone else….So he allowed the Lion to kill and eat the Red Bull.

A few days later the Lion confronted the Black Bull and said “Now it is your turn”…The Black Bull finally realised his mistake and said, ”I was killed the moment the white bull was killed."


Once more it shows the need to stand together, I have huge disagreements with some Muslims, to the extent of considering some of them to be upon kufr but I would never help the Kuffar in an attack against them as it would be Kufr Akbar for me to do so.

Not so the Munafiqeen in the Masaajid committees up and down the country, who if they see an evil should stop it with their own hand, not call for the police or other authorities to knock down the door of their brother, dragging him and his wife out of bed in front of their kids for what is usually more often than not suspicions, not even proven wrong doing and suspicion and spying on each other are other haram acts these House Negroes see now problems in engaging in out of their total ignorance of Islam.

May Allah swt guide us all, and give us aid in leaving this land where we are just beginning to feel a little of the oppression that is coming, ameen.

One last reminder...

The smart Muslims left Andalus early, the less smart later, the rest stayed hoping for the best until they were killed, forcibly converted and had to watch their children learn Kufr and die upon It.

Let us learn from their mistakes, not repeat them or think Allah got it wrong when he informed us about the attitudes of the Kuffar towards the believers.

Assalaamu Alaykum,
Abu Abdillah

October 2009 House Negro Award Goes to...

Assalaamu Alaykum brothers and sisters,

Most of you will have heard of Malcolm X, many of you will have heard of his Islamic name of Malik Al-Shabbaz, the name he used more and more after leaving the nationalistic, racist and shirk infested Nation of Islam movement.

You might have also heard some terms he coined being used today, such was the level of his thinking, decades beyond anyone of his time that today we can still learn valuable lessons from his speeches.

One of those terms is the derogatory term of House Negro or House Nigger, and what does that mean? We'll use Malcolm's own words to explain this.



Obviously we know from the TV who are the chief house Negroes today in the world and America in particular and so inspired by the ridiculous Noble peace price given to the War monger in Chief, President Obama (previous nominees have included Adolf Hitler and Joseph Stalin so no surprise there) I've decided to hand out quarterly awards of my own for those who have especially helped the kuffar in their oppression of Islam in the UK.

Lets read those words of Malik al-Shabbaz again and see how he classified a house negro.

"To understand this, you have to go back to what [the] young brother here referred to as the house Negro and the field Negro — back during slavery. There was two kinds of slaves. There was the house Negro and the field Negro. The house Negroes – they lived in the house with master, they dressed pretty good, they ate good ’cause they ate his food — what he left. They lived in the attic or the basement, but still they lived near the master; and they loved their master more than the master loved himself. They would give their life to save the master’s house quicker than the master would. The house Negro, if the master said, “We got a good house here,” the house Negro would say, “Yeah, we got a good house here.” Whenever the master said “we,” he said “we.” That’s how you can tell a house Negro. If the master’s house caught on fire, the house Negro would fight harder to put the blaze out than the master would. If the master got sick, the house Negro would say, “What’s the matter, boss, we sick?” We sick! He identified himself with his master more than his master identified with himself. And if you came to the house Negro and said, “Let’s run away, let’s escape, let’s separate,” the house Negro would look at you and say, “Man, you crazy. What you mean, separate? Where is there a better house than this? Where can I wear better clothes than this? Where can I eat better food than this?” That was that house Negro. In those days he was called a “house nigger.” And that’s what we call him today, because we’ve still got some house niggers running around here." Malik al-Shabbaz, aka Malcolm X

So who I've been thinking, who amongst the Muslims in the UK are the house niggers of today, there are too many uncle toms on the committees to mention them all, though some come close with their shopping of brothers to the Police so who else is more worthy of being our first recipient of this award and after some hard thinking I knew who is must be, that's right the award goes to... Ed Hussain!

YES ED HUSSAIN!

A man who so badly wanted to suck up to his masters in the British establishment that his name of Muhammed wasn't good enough, wasn't white enough so he abandoned his name along with his Deen and became simply Ed to his mates at the country club.

It surely can't be too long now until he is given a Knighthood and gets to go to the Palace to bow to the Queen in reality, rather than just in his writings and pick up his little shiny Christian cross medal to go with his Shiny new Car and all his other bling he gets as perks of being the biggest traitor to the Deen here in Britain.

But in the mean time, 'Ed,' here is your trophy. I didn't have enough money to buy a real one so I borrowed a picture of one from Google Images.


For those unaware, Here is some history of Ed and his fellow apostates at the Quilliam Foundation.

Having become 'radicalised' to hang around student cafes and University Islamic society handing out their magazine and growing goaty beards and talking endlessly about how all will be well when we have the Khilafa back again they realised such a policy of endless talking to themselves wasn't working and becoming disillusioned left the deviant group, Hibz but Tahrir.

Now there is nothing wrong with the idea of a Khilafa ruling over us, indeed it is obligatory and we are in sin for not enacting this rule of Allah but rather than turning to true Islam as many ex-HT members have done he instead turned to kufr, rejecting several key ideas of Islam such as the Shariah and Khilafa and embracing man-made law and democracy.

Having turned his back on Islam Ed and his buddies now get £700,000.00 per year from the British Government to support their war against Islam, to provide moral support to those who terrorise innocent brothers and sisters, to spy on fellow Muslims and generally act as the 'reasonable' face of Islam.

All so the UK government can point to them and say to the media "look, not all Muslims are against us, here is one I bought earlier and he is the best Negro servant I've ever had, when he is done writing articles supporting our wars and oppression he is going to wash my car and mow the lawn."

I must admit I have total Bara towards this man, Yes I hate his guts and pray Allah swt guides him away from the kufr he is upon and away from the kuffar he has taken as his awliya and back towards Islam.

Assalaamu Alaykum,
Abu Abdillah

Veneration of Saint Therese - Open Idolatry

Assalaamu Alaykum brothers and sisters in Islam,


In case any Christians or others are reading this after Googling St Therese, well let us give you the greeting given to us for people like you by Muhammad (saws) which is 'Peace be upon those who follow righteous guidance.'

I came across this story recently in the UK press...


St Therese tours the UK

I must admit I cannot imagine a greater display of Idolatry, anything so far removed from the true message of Jesus Christ (as) than this.

Tens of thousands, quite possibly many times more will travel many miles to seek blessings from the bones of this dead woman.

Many others will keep pictures like this in their front rooms where they will venerate them, pray to them and seek help and guidance from them. I know this from personal experience having Catholic family members and their churches likewise are full of such Idolatry.

The Hindu's must be scratching their heads, wondering what happened there? When did the Christian's all convert to Hinduism in the UK?

I mean really what is the difference between seeking intercession from a Catholic (or indeed Muslim) saint and the Hindus going to their gods?

I'll tell you, nothing!

Allah tells us in Surah Fatihah, only in him can we ask others for help in such matters! Yet people disobey Allah and seek help in others. Many ignorant 'Muslims' have left the fold of Islam by copying such behaviour, doing exactly as Rasoolullah (saws) warned us,

Sahih Muslim, Book 34, Narration Number 6448:
Abu Sa'id al-Khudri reported Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon him) as saying: You would tread the same path as was trodden by those before you inch by inch and step by step so much so that if they had entered into the hole of the lizard, you would follow them in this also. We said: Allah's Messenger, do you mean Jews and Christians (by your words)" those before you"? He said: Who else (than those two religious groups)?

The message of all the prophets was the same, only turn to God, not to them, not to false men and certainly not to little old ladies who although sweet and nice on the surface are calling people towards Shirk, towards the hellfire.

Man is born with a disposition to seek out and worship his creator, alone without partners, this is what in Islam we term your 'fitrah' but Shaitan, the devil is whiley old dog and will use any trick he can to turn people from the truth.

One of the easiest ways of doing this is misleading people with false visions, false miracles and then taking them into shirk and down into hell with him on the day of judgement. They remain on this shirk their whole lives as they think they are on the right path, and refuse to listen to anything of the truth because of this and Shaitan has won such people even more than his has the Hedonists who might at least repent and turn from their evil ways.

So Muslims, don't forget to bring this one up with your Catholic colleagues at work, school, college, or university and explain to them their Shirk and how they should turn towards the true message of Jesus Christ (as), which is to worship God alone, without partners - the message of Islam.

Any Catholics reading this... surely you can see this is not what Jesus (as) came to teach us? Surely you can see this no different to the idolatry of the misguided people to whom God sent prophet Abraham (as) or no different to the Hindus of today?

Assalaamu Alaykum,
Peace be upon those who follow righteous guidance,

Abu Abdillah

Peak Oil or... what will it be like to live within our means?

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Assalaamu Alaykum all,

I love this cartoon, I use it as my desk top at work because it is a good conversation starter and gives me a chance to talk to people about what is happening in the world and a way for people to understand those events in a light hearted way that hopefully will not result in the usual blank stares when you mention topics like Peak Oil and the coming economic crash.

First of all does anyone remember back to about a year ago, just before the recession hit when the petrol got REALLY expensive, and the mainstream media started talking about peak oil issues for a change? It was a quite odd time, because all my friends were like "oh, that is the thing you keep on about" and wanted further help and explanation.

Independent -Fade to black: Is this the end of oil?

But now most people seem to have blanked it from their minds, forgotten it ever happened. Its like as bad as the recession is, it doesn't cause people to collectively forget the matter as too scary, too big a matter to deal with.

Now don't go, because your mind is now pushing you to close the page or go look at something else but in reality that is your way to cope with the biggest problem that is ever going to come mess up your life and the life of your kids, it is so big you want to pretend it isn't going to happen and so you do this...


Its probably the biggest problem mankind is going to face as a species but absolutely no one is willing to talk about it.

Recession /depression, starvation, famine, deforestation, acidification of the oceans, species extinctions, desertification, global warming, even nuclear war, o' we can talk about them but we don't want to talk about the Elephant in the room. Well I do want to talk about the elephant in the room so if you've read this far you might as well go further and finish reading the post.


The general point of todays Naseehah is this...

Our whole economy, no our whole modern civilisation is built upon Oil, well other fossil fuels also but mainly oil (I know I've mentioned this before but I cant stress this as a reason for Hijrah enough).

So this oil doesn't just get you to work and back, it gets all your food to the super market from the farmers field, it gets the lorries and trucks around that help our society run, without it we are not just going to hit a downturn, our society is going to come to a dead stop. Dead being the important word there.

Lets take the UK as our model here to explain what this means.

The UK before oil could provide enough food to feed between about 5-8million people, sometimes more. But 5-8million seems to be the stable figure. We did this by farming the land, then transporting the food to local market towns for selling and it kept the whole of pre-industrial society ticking along nicely.

Then along came Coal, all of a sudden you don't need to be near a water supply for power anymore and instead industries moved closer to where their suppliers and customers were in the cities.

Further down the line people realise you can use this coal to power other machines, not just the factories and the train comes along. The train allows for food and other goods to travel further and leads to further efficiencies in food production and a population boom.

This population boom is accelerated by oil, with cars, trucks, planes etc all now possible and all the food you eat comes from all over the world.

The oil is also used to farm the fields much more efficiently so where as in the past your field might produce X amount of grain, but needed Y to be deducted for all your manpower to give Z amount to send to market, now the X is much bigger because of all the machines and the Y is much smaller.

So the amount of food getting to market is much bigger, all thanks to oil. Oil based fertilisers are also used to boost those crops again, no oil means no oil based fertilisers.



Hope you are beginning to get the picture now, because the Elephant is starting to get upset with us for ignoring it. We need to realise this problem will never go away. NEVER.

We all live in a society which is going through massive growth in numbers and consumption of the worlds resources, all based upon a finite base. Infinite growth based upon a finite resource.

That is right. Oil is a limited resource, but what does that mean? IT MEANS IT WILL EVENTUALLY RUN OUT.


Most of you probably just jumped to position two in your mental defence strategies... You just read the statement 'it means it will eventually run out' and assumed it will be some point off in the far distance so thought "OK, it's going to go, but that is the future, that is a long time away."

Another classic defence, once the elephant is actually noticed, file it away for dealing with later.

But this is just like global warming, in that the longer we leave things the worse they become. It is not like global warming in that it cannot actually be solved.

I probably just lost a few more of you just then. "wait a minute? did he just say there is no cure? no solution?"

Those still with me here, who didn't hit the little X in the top right corner are probably in uncomfortable territory but this is the place you need to be in, you didn't run away and hide under your covers and pretend nothing is happening, you've at least got an idea that oil is going to run out and there is no cure for this problem.

Some of you might be thinking, but what about renewables? The sun hits the earth with 90,000 times more energy a day than we need. Yes that is true, but 90% of it is reflected right back out into space. So you will think OK, then 9,000 times more energy than we need in a day.

But you forget that energy is not easy to capture, it also uses plastics to make the technology to do it and plastics come from... oil.

Other renewable energy technologies still use oil to power the machines, to get the metals and other materials out of the ground to the factories, from the factories to the distribution centres and finally out to the field where they don't work particularly well and require a little man in a petrol powered van to come and fix it.

So they are a sticky plaster over a gaping wound.

So when will this oil disaster happen? Surely even if the oil is running out there is still quite a lot of it there isn't there?

Yes there is, but most of the easy to get stuff is now gone. This is the meaning of the term 'Peak Oil.' It is not the point where oil runs out, but the point where the worlds oil supply stops rising and starts falling. At that point the rising demand for oil that keeps all our towns, cities and even villages these days from starving will start to break down.

The UK and other western nations will use their military might to push on for another few years but in the end the scenes of famine and disaster we'll see from Africa, Asia and South America will come to haunt the landscapes of the West also and the western model of civilisation all based upon oil will come to an end.

The UK with its 65Million plus population will go back to only being able to support a few million, and you can imagine the scenes of the disaster, war, civil strife, starvation (and probably canibalism) that will take place when that happens. All over the world the same scenes will play out.

Harsh isn't it?

Quite depressing also, but then not really. You see every disaster is also an opportunity, an opportunity to live within our means, to live closer to the land and be free of many of the more nasty aspects of capitalist greed such as the massive pollutions we push into the environment.



In short an opportunity to live a better way, a way more in keeping with the commands of Allah!


Those people left, (for which the Muslims have to ensure we are a great a proportion as possible by being prepared) we will have to go back to farming or living in small towns, living closer to the natural base, living a life more in accordance with the life led by our ancestors.

For me that is a great thing, I don't particularly like modern life, its evil and stinking and the maybe that is why I saw the elephant in the room when everyone else didn't, but Allah has given us this great leveller against our enemies.


They've got planes, helicopter gun ships and tanks but within a short space of time they will just be rusting lumps of metal sat uselessly in fields and the Muslim lands will be free from the kuffar armies with only the apostate rulers left to deal with.

Now when is all this going to happen? Because those of you interested in Hijrah might be thinking if there is no oil, no planes flying, then really I don't want to get stuck here so maybe I need to go now.

Depends. Not a good answer I know but it might be 50 years, it might be 5 years. In truth is we don't know as it depends on a whole set of variables that are constantly changing, the demand for oil, the supply, the amount left (a state secret in many oil producing countries like Saudia), whether Allah sends any other disaster to hit whilst we are waiting for this one.

It therefore makes sense to leave as a matter or urgency, not to wait too long and when you go don't go somewhere in an even worse position like Qatar which has a couple of million people living an a desert where only a few thousand lived before, unless you are planning on going there to make more money to buy your farmland somewhere else.

The place you should be looking to make Hijrah towards should be closer to the natural economic base, agriculture and the lesser developed the better as it will then have less far to fall, even better somewhere fortified which today would cost you only £30k or a little more as they are in remote locations but in the future will cost far, far more as more and more people wake up to that damn elephant.

Hope I haven't depressed you all too much, and that like me you see the opportunities as well as the problems and that Inshallah we can all come out of this one alive and well with our families to help build a better society on the other side of the crash.

Assalaamu alaykum,
Abu Abdillah

Mohammed is most popular name for baby boys in London

Assalaamu Alaykum all,

Some of the kuf newspapers were going mental over the following Story,

Mohammed is most popular name for baby boys in London

I've linked it to the Daily Telegraph version as although it is a right wing newspaper, it tends to explain things better, using more than four and five letter words, unlike the Sun, Star or Mail.

The story is basically this... In London, the West Midlands and Yorkshire, the number one boys name is Muhammad (if you count all the different spellings of the name) and that the 3rd of the boys born in the whole of the British Isles in the last year were named after our beloved Prophet (saws).


This backs up some ideas I have had when seeing the maternity units for the birth of my children, where it seems a much larger proportion than you would expect of expectant mothers are Muslim.

This is not surprising for us as Muslims, after all Rasoolullah (saws) told us to have large families to increase the size of the Ummah but it is a shock for the kuffar who just see themselves being swamped by an army of small brown babies, taking over their towns and cities.

To a certain extent this is true, we are out breeding them and out converting them with several thousand people embracing Islam per year and Muslim families having around about four Children per couple, as opposed to the national average of 1.9 per couple.

But we also know that quantity isn't that great if the quality is lacking. If many of the little Muhammad's and Abdullah's are ending up as Drug dealers and pimps, or even worse working as bankers and policemen then the numbers don't count for anything.

This is why wherever we are, whether here in the UK, elsewhere in the West, or in a Muslim land, it is massively important we never EVER give up giving Da'wah, it being such a big part of our deen to call people to Allah.

When we all engage in such activities, calling each other to Allah, improving this Ummah, that is when you see not only the quality increase but the quantity to Inshallah.

When that happens then this country will be a true Muslim nation, but until that time it will remain an obligation for us to leave whilst ever we can and stop supporting the kuffar with our numbers and wealth in their wars against Islam.

Assalaamu Alaykum,
Abu Abdillah

An observation on the UK

Assalaamu Alaykum all,

It's strange but as I continue to make plans to make Hijrah, the UK is becoming more and more closer to Islam.

The Da'wah stalls here in my home town more often than not gets a shahadah or two each month, sometimes each week and there are more and more reverts you see in the masaajid and in the community at large.

I am presently working as a HR Administrator and so have to screen application forms, and you can see the huge numbers of reverts with Muslim first names and native second names, like Yasmin Smith or Abdullah Brown (made up examples, not real people as far as I am aware). These reverts are making up about one in twenty of the younger people applying for the company I work for.


When the right wing nutcases tried recently to protest at the building of a Masjid in Harrow, London, over 2000 young brothers turned up to defend the Masjid and fight if necessary to defend Islam.

Subhanallah, think about that... Could we imagine such scenes only a few years ago? No, it is almost unimaginable and shows that Islam is coming back around the world. Look at the black Shahadah banner flying from the lines of the Muslims, doesn't it fill your heart with Imaan to see such scenes?

In Birmingham, Luton, and all over London, whenever the kuffar have been able to muster a hundred or so skin heads and football hooligans to cause trouble and try to attack the Muslims, the Muslims have stood up and fought back.

Another thing you will see is increasing numbers of brothers forgetting the cultural jahiliyyah of their parents and embracing Islam in a much fuller more comprehensive fashion, their mothers and aunties may cry out "how will you find a wife with that big beard on your face?"

But the brothers respond, "if the sister is bothered by this, I wouldn't want to marry her anyway."


The sisters the same, 20 years ago only a small minority wore hijab, now the majority do and a large number of them are wearing the Niqab also mashallah and showing Islam on the outside.

Both brothers and sisters are forgetting the cultural weddings and the masaajid are getting requests to hold weddings and walimas in the masjid, a small affair for the Muslims not the huge jahil weddings with the bollywood and free-mixing. Yes the good weddings are still in a minority but the community is changing, and it is changing for the better every year, every month it seems you see some new sign of Islam in the community.

Islam is both inner and outer and yes I know many of these newly practicing brothers and sisters are lacking in adhab and sometimes a little hizbi in their mentality but still lets make the 70 excuses for them required in our deen, many of them are only new to practicing so lets kindly advise them and help them inshallah to a better, fuller appreciation of our deen, many of us were in their position not long ago.

Yes, Islam is coming back, with the Kuffar on the back foot in their war against Islam, openly admitting they are losing the War in Afghanistan but still whilst the fight is on we are obliged to leave this land and migrate to one where we are able to help the deen without having to worry about the midnight knock on the door.

Look at this kuf soldier, he is crying. He is crying not because he is making Tawbah to Allah like we do, especially during this month of Ramadhan, but out of the 'shock and awe' of seeing the Muslims slaughter his comrades in arms, they are fighting for narrow nationalistic concerns, money and career and for their democracy and other kufr ideals but yet they are afraid to die and do hate to lose. Where as for the Muslims who fight in the correct cause, we either win the battle or are shaheed, we win or we win. There is no loss for the Muslims.

Despite all this my intention for Hijrah remains firm, if the troops of this country are still occupying the Muslim lands and the government supporting the kufr their I cannot remain here and keep increasing the numbers of this land, every £ I give in tax helps them where as at least if I was out of this land then this wouldn't be the case.

The law here has still not changed in regards to autopsies, so I still don't want my wife, children or indeed myself being cut up and dissected upon our deaths, feeling each cut like we were alive.

And the environmental and economic disasters are still likely to be coming soon, soon it will not even be possible to leave when the oil prices start to rise to such rates that only the very rich can fly.

So yes we are still leaving, despite all the good signs of the Islamic revival in the UK but whilst ever we are here then we will continue to work to establish Islam, just as we would wherever we were living and who knows, maybe we'll just end up doing enough to bring this country to Islam as a whole system and we can end up stopping here anyway and we'll get the reward of the one who does Hijrah for our intention and the reward of the one who does Da'wah and establishes the deen.

Assalaamu Alaykum,
Abu Abdillah

Former spy Glen Jenvey embraces Islam at the hands of one of the Islamists he used to slander and attack

Assalaamu alaykum all,

Allahu Akbar! excellent news, the slanderer of Islam, the one who used to run to the press attacking Islam and inciting hatred has now embraced Islam. He would sit on Islamic discussion forums, taking notes of anything which could be taken badly and then go the tabloids and sell these stories onto them.

For those who don't know, Glen Jenvey was amongst the most severe in his hatred of Islam but Allah can change the hearts of whomever he wills, and he has now embraced Islam.

So if any of you see our new brother, Omar Hamza Jenvey, remember to give him a big hug and offer him whatever help he needs, Allah is the flipper of hearts and we love brother Omar for the sake of Allah, just as we used to hate him for the sake of Allah when he was the enemy of Islam.

We had a similar story in my city, when one of the people who had been most severe in their hatred of Islam, whose face would go red as he shouted filth and obscenities about Islam, Allah and our beloved Rasool (saws), embraced Islam and now instead of coming up to the Dawah tables and attacking us and trying to pull people away, comes up and talks to us and tries to help.

Just goes to show, everyone can change, Islam is coming back and inshallah more enemies of Islam will come into the fold, become our brothers and we will go from strength to strength, Inshallah.

Assalaamu alaykum,
Abu Abdillah

Why do the Christians always run away when things get difficult?

Assalaamu alaykum all,

Been a while since last posted, still doing our research into Yemen, still keeping up with preparations to go but in the mean time doing a little Da'wah work and thought would share an observation with you all.

Why do Christian missionaries run away when you ask them difficult questions?

They come up to us all the time on the Da'wah stall, they claim they are upon the truth, bring forth all sorts of 'proofs' but as soon as you show them the falsehood of the bible, its many flaws and contradictions they panic and run.

The best they can come up with is silly arguments, well your Quran must have contradictions also but I have challenged dozens of them to bring me some proof of the Quran having flaws and contradictions and not one has ever come back, all have failed, every single one. I even tell them, bring me one, just one contradiction and I promise I will leave Islam, I am that certain there isn't even one.

Over 20 more, whom I have given a Quran translation to, challenging them to find a flaw or contradiction and if cannot find it then accept admit it is from Allah, never once have they come back or come back to me even though it is always accompanied with my E-mail and telephone number.

I mean its a simple challenge isn't it? If the creator does not lie, does not make mistakes then his word, his book is without flaw or contradiction so bring your proof o christians if you are truthful or otherwise prepare to be challenged.

But when challenged, they run away, or sometimes when you start to get through using ration to one of these misguided people then the elder of the group comes up and pulls them away but if the 'truth' of christianity was so good and clear surely it should defeat the arguments of Islam everytime?

No, the truth always smashes falsehood and everytime the truth of Islam destroys the false arguments of the Christians and they run away and retreat to blind faith, not faith based upon rational contemplation like the Muslims.

Assalaamu alaykum,
Abu Abdillah

What a Shallow Society we live in...

Assalaamu alaykum all,

I am just doing my latest assignment for the Open University, OK lets just explain what that is first of all.

the OU is a higher education Establishment based in the UK where you do all your courses online and require almost no contact with tutors, fellow students etc unless you wish to do so. The plus side of this is little or no mixing, the downside is little or no support and all on your own shoulders.

So anyway, was doing my assignment and is on the subject of identity, so reading all this stuff from people, some long dead with lots of letters after their name and it is all about how others see us, how they believe our identity is made up by ourselves to give a certain impression to others and is in effect all show.

It just struck me how such an approach is totally true of non-Muslims and non-practicing brothers and sisters, it is all show, all the lesser shirk of showing off to others, the shirk which might not be as bad as major shirk but will however destroy your good deeds.

As Muslims we are different, we do things only to please Allah, our structural (society or nature determined) identity should therefore only be simply matters of sex, race, things we cannot alter.

Where as our agency (personal ideas) identity should only be shaped by ourselves to please Allah, not others.

I therefore need to try to put this across to the lecturer in the assignment, show them how for all their fancy theories and ideas, we Muslims don't fit into their secularised boxes.

I am hoping to do this in the discussion upon Gender roles in shaping identity, how the industrialised west views the male breadwinner and father as better than the female mother and wife, subhanallah how many times are we told to value our mother more than our father? three times! in Islam the wife is the one who nourishes, nurters, educates and emotionally shapes our children, how can such a role be less than simply doing a bit of physical or mental work?

Assalaamu Alaykum,
Abu Abdillah

Birmingham Road Show

Assalaamu Alaykum all,

I am pleased to say I was able to join with several other da'wah stalls from across the UK in birmingham city centre for a da'wah road show, a mega-uber-da'wah stall if you will with 4 stalls, massive banners, information boards, about 30 brothers and about 15 sisters, all giving Da'wah openly and publicly to the kuffar.

This mean't several da'wah stalls from all over the uk converging on Birmingham, combining our efforts, alhamdulillah the heavens opened up and we all got drenched (well I didn't as I brought an Umbrella) but showing the type of quick thinking and adaptability you need in Da'wah one brother with a bit of cash went and bought several gazeebos from Argos, the argos catalogues acting as anchors also to make sure the heavy weather didn't blow away our stalls and new tenty like structures.

You might think rain would stop us from giving Da'wah, but no, only wimps would let a bit of rain stop play. No we continued and what we found was only the sincere truth seekers stopped to talk to us and we were still really busy the whole day.

Amongst the memorable events of the day was one woman and two young men, only 11 year olds, embracing Islam, Allahu Akbar!



I never spoke to the new sister, but I heard one brother saying how he had told our two new young brothers of the exploits of the young sahabah in the fields of Da'wah and striving for the sake of Allah, how two 9yo boys did for the great enemy of Islam - Abu Jahl.

I also picked up an excellent new retort when one woman, remarking on our banner shouted that 'Jesus wasn't a muslim, he was christian.' So one quick thinking brother shouted back, 'Yes, indeed he was muslim and mary wore Hijab, go home and check your statues!'

The people were very curious and despite the rain I must have been busy most of the day, but imagine brothers and sisters probably 30 brothers and about 15 sisters all giving Da'wah, all talking to non-muslims at once, giving the message of Islam to the people, as well as having talks taking place with the microphone.

Unfortunately it had to end, but inshallah we will be back Birmingham again soon as the reception towards the message of Islam was excellent, may Allah swt continue to guide them to the truth.

May the Da'wah work continue to Birmingham, and all over the country so these kuffar can be guided to the truth, that Allah's deen can be made highest, ameen.

Assalaamu Alaykum,
Abu Abdillah

A baby Muslimah this time...

Assalaamu Alaykum all,

just to keep you posted on the Dawah front, alhamdulillah we had another shahadah on the stall this last tuesday, a new sister embraced Islam with us.

She already knew quite a lot about Islam as she lived with her adoptive Muslim family but felt relunctant to embrace Islam because of certain cultural practices she had seen from them, even though they otherwise gave a good impression of Islam to her.

Alhamdulillah, we were able to show her this was only culture, she already believed but just needed convincing to take the last step which we did and we took her details and passed them onto a masjid in her own city (she was only in town shopping when she saw the stall).

But I couldn't help feeling that others could have done this a long time ago, talked her into taking the final step, closing the deal to use sales terminology, though we are not salesman unlike some christian missionaries.

But it goes to show, there are plenty of people out there who believe, who want to come into Islam but just need to be invited in the right way, plenty of easy chances to earn such massive reward from Allah as remember whatever good this sister or brother muhammad from last week does, myself and the other brothers on the stall will get equal reward with no deminishing of what they will earn from Allah.

When we are living in darul kufr, it seems such a shame to pass up on such opportunities to please our lord whilst we are here anyway, a criminal waste of an opportunity for which we will be questioned surely on the day of judgement.

Assalaamu alaykum,
Abu Abdillah

'Muslims' attack Luton Dawah Stall

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/faith/article6392580.ece

Assalaamu Alaykum all,

above is a link to a distressing story of the so-called moderate muslims of Luton attacking the Dawah Stall there.

Subhanallah this may seem distressing, that they would stoop to attacking those calling to Allah but didn't the Quresh attack the believers in Makkah and attempt to destroy them in Medina?

If you study the life of all the prophets, indeed major scholars who revived islam in their day, you will see there comes a time when their Dawah is beginning to be successful and the Kuffar and Munafiqeen move from a position of rediculing the da'ee to physically attacking him.

We seem to be reaching this time in the UK now, and instead of learning to stand together as in the story of the three bulls the munafiqeen in the muslim community have instead began to call the da'ee the trouble maker, not themself.

And there are some people who say: We believe in Allah and the last day; and they are not at all believers.

They desire to deceive Allah and those who believe, and they deceive only themselves and they do not perceive.

In their hearts is a disease, and Allah increaseth their disease. A painful doom is theirs because they lie.

And when it is said to them, Do not make mischief in the land, they say: We are but peace-makers.

Now surely they themselves are the mischief makers, but they do not perceive.

Translation of the Quran, 2:8 - 2:11

There were munafiqeen in the time of our beloved prophet Muhammad (saws) and in just the same way many Masaajid congregations and indeed committees are have a munafiq present, who will report back to the kuffar, take their side and unfortunately when such individuals get into positions of power they will use it to aid themselves and their kuffar allies and bend the jahil muslims to do their bidding for them.

May Allah (swt) guide this ummah, keep us strong and firm on the right path, guide the youth away from the filthy kufr and nifaq of these false leaders and towards the trusty hand hold given by the genuine leaders of islam in the uk, ameen.

Assalaamu Alaykum,
Abu Abdillah

Saw something amusing today...

Assalaamu alaykum all,

I was out handing our leaflets outside jummah today regarding why voting is haram and a form of shirk, the one taking part in it associating a partner with Allah as he alone has the right to legislate and if anyone gives that right to another then he has taken them as a taghoot and has become a muskrik.

ok so far, not much funniness going on...

but on the way home what did i see?

the local polling station signs are up already, right outside the gates of the local hindu temple, so the people will get to go into the mushrik place of worship to cast their vote and take their MEP's and other elected representatives as partners besides Allah.

Assalaamu alaykum,
Abu Abdillah

A baby is born...

Assalaamu Alaykum all,

been a while since I last posted but have some excellent news, no not a real baby as such, but just as good as with us being able to welcome Brother Muhammad into the deen who said his shahadah with us on the Dawah Stall in the city centre we do.

Mashallah, we didn't even really need to talk him into it, he just saw our banner and said it was something he had been thinking about for a while and wanted to become a Muslim.

So we checked he believed in the 6 articles of faith, mashallah yes he did so we just went ahead and did the shahadah there and then on the stall, he then went home had a shower and when we had finished doing the stall for the day we went to meet him and spent a few hours teaching him a few basic things about salaah and seeing he was welcomed correctly into the local masjid.

Alhamdulillah, they were more than good, all the brothers giving him hugs, from the oldest of elders to the youngest of the madrassa kids, really was a boost to your imaan to see such brotherhood displayed as unfortunetely so many masaajid fall down in the responsibility towards new muslims.

He is getting lessons now most nights, and has an excellent memory, picking up the arabic very quickly and already wants to come out on the stall and help us call others to Islam, mashallah it is good to see someone so strong in the deen so quickly.

Now when someone embraces Islam, they are as sinless as baby, we don't believe in all that original sin crap the christians beat themselves up with, so bro Muhammad is now as sinless a new born child, all his sins wipes clean and gone.

We should all remember that whilst we are waiting to make hijrah enjoining the good and forbidding the evil in society are fard upon us, dawah is fard upon each according to our ability and public dawah is a fard kifiyyah responsibility upon us all that is not done anywhere near enough.

Some people think Dawah is difficult, ok it isn't easy but to give Dawah to a non-muslim is easy compared to a muslim, you don't need knowledge of usul fiqh or anything other than a basic knowledge of tawhid, Sheikh bin Baaz once said whomever knows Surah Ikhlas has enough knowledge to give dawah but yet most muslims in the west leave Dawah to mufti saab, but mufti saab usually never leaves the masjid so I guess that means dawah never gets done.

We all need to start taking our obligations to do Dawah seriously, just go and call your neighbours, work colleagues, fellow students, anyone and pretty soon you'll get the hang of it. You'll get asked questions you have never heard before but just have the courage to say politely I don't know but take their number and go find out for them.

Maybe if we all get busy enough the land we are living in right now might end up being Darul Islam, stranger things have happened in history.

So please all make Dua for brother Muhammad, that Allah swt keeps him strong and firm on the straight path, that he makes him successful in this life and more importantly the next and that he makes us all strong Da'ees firm upon his message of Tawheed to mankind, ameen.

Assalaamu Alaykum,
Abu Abdillah

Bait ul ilm

Assalaamu Alaykum everyone,

We have now formally started our home schooling of our son, ok he is only 2 and a 1/2 but you cant start too young and he is uber smart already so best to get him learning.

We might ask how does this home schooling differ from the normal pre-school learning done by most kids before they are pushed off to nursery at 4 years old?

Well our house of knowledge, 'bait ul ilm' has started its first formal lessons, not just reading every now and again to your kids, but an hour a day Quran classes for the whole family, plus some basic learning for Abdullah when we can.

So far we've covered numbers, letters in english and arabic and today he learnt a little about weather with pictures of the Sun, clouds, rain, snow and wind. ok it wasn't a picture of the wind which is an impossibility but a picture of a flag moving in the wind but you get the idea.

Seems simple doesn't it? Is there anyone out there reading this who feels this is beyond them as parents to home school your kids at this level?

We have our own white board, pens, and just write out the letters and numbers to be learnt and ask him what they are, or draw simple pictures and ask him what they are in english and arabic.

We are enjoying it, and I know Abdullah does, shouting 'home school!' as he comes downstairs in a morning, wanting his first go at doing his letters and numbers, but alas his attention span is about 15-30 minutes so we are getting him to do short spurts but he is really doing well mashallah even if he does still mix up his 3 and 5!

I hope this has given people a taste for how much fun home schooling can be and I hope inshallah you all give it a go and realise it is not necessary to pack your kids off to be looked after by the secularists in school who will not only teach them what to think but even how to think.

From a hijrah point of view home schooling makes lots of sense, no need to keep moving schools as you take your school with you! plus some of the schooling in many countries is quite dodgy, expensive or more often both!

Assalaamu alaykum,
Abu Abdillah

So what is new...

Assalaamu Alaykum,

so what is new on planet Abu Abdillah?

I've applied for an open university course, Social sciences (not specialising yet, can do that later) which I hope should improve my employability both here and in Darul Emaan.

I also get a free laptop! which is nice. Should make things much easier for doing course work etc.

I have also applied for a TESOL course, but that is in september by which time i will have finished the OU course, after which I can return to something else.

Its just I dont like to stand still, I want to keep moving, keep improving, keep my mind active and in my life I tend to have three books on the go at any one time. One Islamic book, one fiction and factual.

Mashallah my son seems to get smarter every day, can now do Surah Fatihah, though not perfectly but I still think it is pretty good going at just over 2 and a half.

I have also just returned from my home town, they know how to treat brothers there. I went to two masaajid, one for jummah and one for Maghrib the same day, I almost couldnt get out both times for people giving me hugs, wanting to ask how I was, how was Abdullah doing etc and getting invited to eat.

It just isn't like that most places and it annoys me because it should be!

I think fundementally I am a spoilt child, in that when I first came into the deen it was into such an environment so I get vexed with brothers and with communities when they are not like this because I know this is from the sunnah and I know they should be.

But still it is an amazing emaan boost to see such brothers and feel such love for the sake of Allah, and makes me feel more and more determined to change things for the better where I am now.

Heay, it has only taken my 6 months of giving salaams and being consistantly ignored to finally get some of the local elders to reply to my salaams how difficult can the rest of it be?

I think the best way to change people is to act as a good example, so I need to take the first step more often, invite people to my home more even if they never return the gesture, Allah will still see I have done my bit and inshallah soften their hearts and put more love for their brothers in their hearts.

Assalaamu Alaykum,
Abu Abdillah

Frustrated at my fellow Muslims...

Assalaamu Alaykum all,

I am going to write a few things in this post and it is likely to offend others, but these matters need addressing as for too long they have gone unspoken and ignored within the Muslim community.

Many people reading this will therefore find themselves being addressed indirectly when they realise the people I am speaking about are they themselves.

The scholars have established the conditions of living in Darul kufr, even those scholars who permit living in Darul kufr are of the opinion that Da'wah is a Fard upon both the community and also upon the individual where they have knowledge.

This is because of the following two ayats as well as other evidences...

"Invite to the Way of your Lord with wisdom and fair preaching, and argue with them in a way that is better. Truly, your Lord knows best who has gone astray from His Path, and He is the Best Aware of those who are guided."
16:125

“Let there arise amongst you a group that invites to the good, orders what is right and forbids what is evil, and they are those who are successful.”
3:104

The first verse gives a general command to give Da'wah, the second is showing there is a communial obligation to call to Allah as a group.

Now a few people do the first type of Da'wah, the personal Da'wah but even this is sadly lacking but practically no one does the second at all.

Let me show you what I mean from my own city, where we have about 35-40,000 Muslims, and 3 or 4 brothers doing a weekly Da'wah stall, one week a year given to Da'wah at the universities, one Deobandi Alim who has classes for new Muslims and non-Muslims and one centre which thinks it is calling to Allah by having people dance around to music (whirling dervishes) in the name of Da'wah once a year.

Now can we say we are seriously fulfilling our Fard kifayah responsibility here to call to Allah openly and as a group? Obviously not.

Everyone at this point usually agrees here we are not doing enough, fine we are all together at this point when I discuss these issues the problem comes next.

So people agree more needs to be done, but do they do it themselves? Do they go out and call the people to Allah either individually or as a group, a jammat, no they are too busy in their dunya, earning their wealth, paying for nice cars and houses is more important to the, that's right, your house and your car you worked so hard to buy is more important to you than calling to Allah.

What they mean is others should do it for them, which is fine if enough people are doing the public Da'wah (which they are not) but the personal da'wah is a fard aiyn responsibility, can someone do your fast for you or your salaah for you? no of-course not, but these are fard aiyn.

So people need a wake-up call, they need to get off their lazy butts and start doing some Da'wah, get out on the street, talk to your neighbours, do you even know your neighbours? Seriously when was the last time you spoke to your neighbours. I know it is difficult in today's Britain where everyone wants to be by themselves but make some effort at least.

And support the public Da'wah, give your time and help write leaflets if you are not good at public speaking, give some money as I can tell you everything we get for the Da'wah stalls comes out of our own money, but do something.

If you are too busy with the dunya to do Da'wah then I am going to be blunt, you are committing major sins just by doing that. Everyone one of those kuffar who was in your life, your school mates, college mates, work buddies, neighbours, shopkeepers etc in your life will all tell Allah you never gave Da'wah whilst here and had the opportunity and you will be answerable for every single such instance, scary isn't it?

My last job one non-Muslim asked me why we didn't eat beef in the break room, I said 'that is hindus not muslims' and then turned to the brothers sat there also who were on this kaffirs team with their pious jubbahs and huge beards and asked them 'have you never explained islam to him? why doesn't he know the difference between islam and hinduism?'

They said they stuck to themselves and didn't share their religion even though they'd worked with this guy for years, I think that is going to be true of most people reading this isn't it? you stick to yourself, you don't speak about Islam for fear of offending others and so big yourself deeper and deeper into sin just by living here in the UK and the west.

If that isn't enough to wake you up I don't know what will. You live here, you take jobs, take benefits, and you don't even bother to give them the offer of Islam in return, what is wrong with you? why are you so selfish and lazy? If you really wanted to give Da'wah you would, don't make excuses now because very few of them will wash.

Now get out there and do some da'wah, find some of the people in your city engaged in Da'wah and help them, call on your neighbours, people at your school / college / work to Islam because if you don't you might as well just leave now, it would be better for you to be poor back wherever your family comes from than putting yourself in spiritual danger here by not doing Da'wah.

You can't take your car, your houses, your beautiful stuff with you, only your good deeds and you are in a perfect position to do the work of the prophets but most of you are more interested in this life not the next if we look at the reality of the situation based on peoples deeds.

Assalaamu Alaykum,
Abu Abdillah