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The Prophet’s Three Cs of Success Prophet’s Mosque. https://www.soundvision.com/ar- vador in Brazil pushes Harvard Uni-
(Continued from page 6) ticle/the-prophet-s-three-c-s-of-succe JULY versity to repatriate the skull of an
that s/he is lazy in his or her prayers. Conclusion ss?eType=EmailBlastContent&eId=93 -Khizr Khan, who gained world- enslaved Muslim man who allegedly
Taking care of God’s creation along Christian missionaries and Is- 02a9bf-bf88-48ea-8497-6076b255afce wide fame when he challenged former took part in a famous uprising of Af-
with worshiping the Creator are, lamophobes blame the Prophet that US president Donald Trump’s knowl- rican Muslims in the city in 1835. The

therefore, inextricably linked and he went around conquering people, This is What MLK Day is Truly about edge of the Constitution during the skull is part of Harvard’s collection
twin tests of one’s faith. spreading Islam with sword. Unfor- (Continued from page 6) 2016 US presidential campaign, re- of human remains of 19 people of
God expects us to take care of tunately, extremists like ISIS also be- God’s peace and blessings be upon ceives America’s highest civil award — African origin likely enslaved in the
others purely to please Him, without lieve that. him, whose message of Islam con- The Presidential Medal of Freedom. Americas.
even expecting a thank you or reward The fact is that Prophet Muham- tained strong social justice compo- -Seventy-five year old Saifullah
in return (Qur’an 76:9). This Godli- mad spent only six days in his entire nents that improved the conditions AUGUST Paracha, Guantanamo Bay’s oldest
ness is a requirement to carry God’s life of 22,000 plus days in battle as of women, children, orphans, slaves, Salman Rushdie is attacked while inmate, is repatriated to Pakistan. He
message of the Prophetic mission of God asked him to defend his peace ethnic and tribal minorities, and peo- on stage in New York. He is stabbed had been held on suspicion of ties to
peace, justice, fairness, and equity in sanctuary. From both sides less than ple of all faiths. and punched by Hadi Matar of New al Qaeda since 2003, but was never
this world. 400 people died. When the Prophet affirmed his Jersey. Rushdie lost vision in one eye charged with a crime.
An example of this is when a His main success strategies were agreement with Hilf al-Fudūl, which and the use of one hand. Iran, which -Saudi Arabia announces that
stranger approached him seeking using all means of communication, was a pledge by some of the clans of issued a death threat in 1989 against it has dropped the requirement for
help because Abu Jahl, the tormen- being caring to all being, and devel- Makkah to protect anyone who was Rushdie’s book “Satanic Verses”, de- women to have a Mahram (male rela-
tor of Muslims, had taken his goods oping coalition and alliance for the oppressed, regardless of their identity nied any involvement in the attack. tive related by blood or marriage) to
without a payment. The Prophet common cause of establishing peace, or background, he demonstrated that Asim Ghafoor, the former lawyer perform Hajj and Umrah if they are
could have turned him away, excus- justice, fairness, and equity, his Pro- we Muslims work to assist the mar- of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi, not traveling in a group. Hajj and
ing himself that he had no power to phetic mission. ginalized in society, and our alliances is released from prison in the United Umrah Services Adviser Ahmed
help him, given the desperate state of Like the Prophet, we must not are not based on religious or tribal af- Arab Emirates. Ghafoor, a US citi- Saleh Halabi said that it is now per-
the Muslims at the time. But he did just pray, but act as well. However, filiation. We work for the good of all zen and civil rights lawyer, had been missible for a woman to perform Hajj
not. He approached Abu Jahl, who re- actions must be well-thought out, humanity. traveling through Dubai en route to or Umrah without a mahram, accom-
turned the money - despite his ongo- planned out, and put in place. Let us Muslims not be idle on the Istanbul for a family wedding when panied by “trustworthy women or
ing abuse of the Prophet. Muslims are generous and good National Day of Service. he was detained. Emirati authorities secure company to perform Hajj or
Muslims were the poor, needy, people Alhamdu lillah. Since 9/11, https://www.soundvision.com/ said they had investigated Ghafoor at Umrah. This is the view of the Maliki
and slaves. Yet Allah told them to take the number of Masjids in America article/this-is-what-mlk-day-is-tru- the request of the United States gov- and Shafi’i scholars.”
care of others. Not just Muslims, But has doubled. We have donated to ly-about?eType=EmailBlastConten ernment. However, the US State De-
everyone. Regardless of faith. causes local and domestic, whether it t&eId=04a96fc1-9a92-476d-a4c2- partment said Washington had not NOVEMBER
was to help those suffering from nat- b369dac97569 ordered Ghafoor’s arrest. Ghafoor is a - FIFA begins in Qatar. It is the
3. Coalition-building ural disasters in our own cities, like board member of the Democracy for first time a Muslim and Arab country
Along with care for humanity Hurricane Katrina, to those suffering Muslim Year in Review 2022 the Arab World Now group, which is hosts the international competition.
and using all means of communica- because of the war in Syria. Muslim (Continued from page 7) heavily critical of the authoritarian Controversy erupts over its limited
tions available to him, building coali- Americans have donated $1.3 billion attempts were made to silence UAE government. alcohol ban, track record on women’s
tions and alliances was another suc- to Syrian refugees. him in his fight to establish human -Maryland launches the Emmett rights, LGBTQ rights, as well as the
cess strategy of the Prophet. Here is But we have no impact on public rights and injustices in Kashmir. Till Alert system. It will notify Afri- death and abuse of migrant workers
what author Karen Armstrong says policy, on what our government can can American leaders in the state of who built the infrastructure for the
about it: do. And this is a tremendous waste of JUNE any credible racist incident or hate games since 2010.
Prophet built a peaceful coalition opportunity. Living in a democracy, -Saudi Arabia cancels travel crime that happens there. It is named -Pakistan’s Climate Minister
of tribes and achieved victory by an participation is key to influencing groups for Western Muslim pilgrims after 14-year-old African-American Sherry Rahman leads the push to
ingenious and inspiring campaign of policy. And the way to do that is sim- just weeks before the Hajj season, re- boy whose 1955 lynching in Mis- establish a loss and damage fund for
nonviolence. ple: Make phone calls, send emails, quiring them to book their pilgrim- sissippi became one of the most no- countries worst affected by climate
Prophet Muhammad, peace and write letters. This makes a difference. age through a lottery system via a torious examples of racial violence change at the UN’s COP27 confer-
blessings be upon him, and the Mus- At minimum, it takes is ten minutes. government website, Motawif.com. in American history. The system is ence in Egypt.
lims were a minority in Makkah as I chair Burma Task Force as a sa. This leads to an outcry as well modeled after the Amber Alert. -More than 80 Muslim candi-
well as in Madinah almost all of his volunteer. Alhamdu lillah, thanks to after it is revealed that the company dates in the US win local, state, feder-
life. our coalition, Muslims and neighbors running the website has ties to India’s SEPTEMBER al and judicial seats in over 20 states,
Building coalition and alliances of other faith working together, the virulently anti-Muslim Hindutva -US government releases a re- according to a report from CAIR and
that crossed religious and tribal lines US House of Representatives has fi- government. port that finds that life expectancy in the Jetpac Resource Center. A record-
was essential to the Prophet’s suc- nally declared Burma’s targeted rapes, -Historic and devastating floods the country dropped in 2021 for the breaking 145 American Muslim can-
cess. He reached out to those who torture, and killing of our Rohingya begin in Pakistan, ending in October, second consecutive year. Officials didates ran for local, state and federal
were not Muslim for assistance, even brothers and sisters a genocide. All killing over 1,600 people, destroying from the Centers for Disease Con- office, including 48 state legislative
as he sought help with Allah for his we had to do at Burma Task Force hundreds of thousands of homes and trol and Prevention blamed Covid for candidates in 23 states.
struggles. was to strategize, develop an action millions of acres of crops. Overall, the about half the decline that year, when -In an ongoing crackdown on
Even at the time of strong con- alert and encourage supporters to disaster affects more than 30 million vaccinations became widely avail- French Muslims, France shuts down
flict God recommended Muslims to call their elected representatives. Our Pakistanis and causes billions of dol- able but new COVID variants caused two Islamic schools in the city of
cooperate in what is good and right: government has also upped its aid lars in damage. prompting cries for waves of hospitalizations and deaths. Montpellier. A controversial law in-
And do not let the hatred of a to the Rohingya from $30 million more action on climate change. Other contributors to the decline in troduced in France in 2021 has been
people in shutting you out of the Sa- to $400 million. Same results were -The first Hajj pilgrims from out- life expectancy were listed as long- criticized for singling out Muslims,
cred Mosque lead you to transgress. achieved in Canada where the gov- side of Saudi Arabia in two years ar- standing problems: drug overdoses, while some 25 mosques have been
Still cooperate in righteousness and ernment has declared that Rohingya rive from Indonesia. Foreign pilgrims heart disease, suicide, and chronic closed down in the country on vari-
piety, but do not cooperate in sin and face genocide and has increased its were barred in 2020 and 2021 due to liver disease. ous grounds.
aggression. And fear God; in-deed, funding from $30 million dollars to the coronavirus pandemic. -US sanctions Iran’s Morality Po-
God is severe in penalty. (Qur’an 5:2) a commitment of $380 million over a -Disney’s first Muslim superhero, lice in wake of Mahsa Amini’s death DECEMBER
The prophet began developing period of 3 years. Ms. Marvel, hits the screens. The ori- earlier that month. The 22-year-old -Many Muslim fans of FIFA
alliances and coalitions even before All we did was make calls, write gin story of Kamala Khan, a 16-year- was detained for allegedly wearing cheered on Morocco in its games
he got to Madinah. While in Makkah, letters, and contact our representa- old Pakistani American from New her hijab improperly. Iranian authori- against Spain, and France, which the
on his return from his trip from Taif, tives. We donated time. And when we Jersey is a six-part series that streams ties have tried to blame her death on a team lost to 2 to 0. Despite the loss,
the Prophet was barred from the city face Allah, it is going to be our dona- on Disney+. heart attack. However, her family and they saw it as a psychological vic-
by Abu Lahab. This would be the tion of time, not just money that He Venice’s first mosque is inaugu- many in Iran have rejected that claim, tory for Africa, Arabs, and Muslims
modern-day equivalent of stripping will ask us about. rated. The local community bought saying she was the victim of police against former colonial powers.
him of citizenship from the land of Anything we want to achieve we the building with proceeds of the brutality. In addition to the Morality -Muslims express concern over
his birth. He sought help for this. Fi- have to think, plan, and put our time zakat collected by Muslims in Ven- Police, the US also blacklists seven se- the rise of Ron Desantis’s political
nally, Mutam ibn Adi, a Mushrik who and money into it. The rest is up to ice and the nearby industrial port of nior officials, including its head. power after the Florida governor po-
never accepted Islam even after the God. Mestre. sitions himself for a run for the US
Prophet invited him to do so, stepped So let us each ask whether we Arizona’s first Muslim pro tem- OCTOBER presidency. This is after a landslide
forward. He was his sponsor, and en- have prepared for tomorrow. The pore judge, Laila Ikram, takes the -A New Jersey teacher sues Mus- victory in the midterms and reports of
sured that the Prophet returned to tomorrow that includes not just the bench. Pro tempore judges fill in on lim Olympian Ibtihaj Muhammad his views and behavior in relation to
Makkah unharmed. next 24 hours, but the one that we will matters when full-time judges can- for defamation over allegations that Guantanamo Bay, as well as his track
The Prophet recognized Mutam, encounter after meeting our Creator. not. The position can be a starting Ibtihaj ruined the teacher’s reputa- record off co-sponsoring a number of
praised him, and the Muslims of Ma- “O ye who believe: Be mindful point to making a leap to being ap- tion and career. This was after a now- bills that targeted Muslim communi-
dinah honored him in the best way of God! Each one of you must think pointed as a judge on a permanent deleted social media post where the ties inside and outside the country.
they could when he died: with the thoroughly what have you done for basis. Ikram is the first judge in the athlete said the teacher abused a sec- https://www.soundvision.com/ar-
poetry of Hassan bin Thabit, the poet the future (morrow). Fear God: For state’s history to wear a hijab on the ond-grade Black Muslim student by ticle/muslim-year-in-review-2022?eT
of the Prophet, who recited poetry God is well-acquainted with what bench and the first to swear the oath yanking her hijab off her head. ype=EmailBlastContent&eId=5de85d
in praise of Mutam standing in the you do” (Qur’an 59:18). of office on the Qur’an. -The Islamic community of Sal- ed-afad-4189-a029-2192b2526e11
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