Islamic Marriage Is Under Fire Once Again

It is not just happening in Sri Lanka, we need to start thinking out of the box.

written by Okay Pala

Jeroen van Vaenkhardn, from the “Party for Freedom” (right-wing party), sorry… from the “People’s Party for Freedom and Democracy”, has declared his desire to punish severely the imams who conduct marriages for Muslims (according to Shariah) before the civil marriage contract is conducted according to Dutch law, by paying a fine of 20,500 Euros, or put them in prison for 7 months if they repeat this work again. According to Jeroen, “This procedure is not anti-Islam, but such action is in favor of women in general and Muslim women in particular; marriage contracts which are held by the imams are a violation of the freedoms that we have fought for in the past, so we will not accept this”.

මුහම්මද් ﷺ තුමා හා ආයිෂා (රලි) තුමිය අතර සිදු වූ විවාහය

කදීජා තුමියගේ අභාවයෙන් අවුරුදු දෙකකට පසු අවුරුදු 50 ක් වයසැති වැන්දඹු ව සිටි සවුදා තුමියව මුහම්මද් තුමා විවාහ කර ගත් අතර ඉස්ලාමය වෙනුවෙන් නොයෙකුත් ෂ්කරතාවන්ට මුහුණ දී සිටි සවුදා තුමියට මෙය විශාල අස්වැසිල්ලක් වුවාට සැකයක් නොමැත. කදීජා තුමියගෙන් ලද දරුවන් රැක බලා ගැනීමට එතුමියගෙන් ලද සහාය මුහම්මද් තුමාණන්ට ද අති විශාල සහනයක් විය. මීළඟට මුහම්මද් තුමාණන් විවාහ කර ගන්නේ ආයිෂා තුමියවයි. මේ විවාහය පිළිබඳව දැන් අපි කරුණු සාකච්ඡා කරමු.

ආයිෂා තුමිය යනු මුහම්මද් තුමාගේ හොඳම මිතුරා වන අබූ බක්කර් තුමාගේ දියණියයි. මැය මුහම්මද් තුමා සමඟ විවාහ ගිවිස ගැනීමට පෙර  ජුබෛර් නම් යුද්දෙව්වෙකු සමඟ විවාහ ගිවිස ගෙන සිටියා[1].

A Letter to Hon. Ranil Wickramasinghe, The Prime Minister of Sri Lanka (COSMOS Expresses Concerns About Political Developments Affecting The Muslims)

Hon. Ranil Wickramasinghe

The Prime Minister of Sri Lanka

58 Sir Earnest De Silva Mawatha

Colombo-07

Sri Lanka.

04th November 2016

Dear Sir.

COSMOS Expresses Concerns About Political Developments Affecting The Muslims

Council of Sri Lanka Muslim Organisations (COSMOS UK) ,is an umbrella organization consisting of twenty one of SL Muslim organizations in UK is extremely concerned about two recent political developments in Sri Lanka which have had and will have a significant impact on the Muslims of Sri Lanka in particular and Sri Lanka’s image in general , namely Sri Lankan abstention with regard to the UN Resolution on the Temple Mount and the moves to amend the Muslim Marriage and Divorce Act. These developments will undoubtedly create dents in the credibility of the ‘Yahapalana’ government which came to power, promising to act fairly without compromising on the dignity of any particular community and to promote national reconciliation .in the best interests of all communities.

The Issue of Kashmir

In light of recent developments in Kashmir and on advice from one of our readers we post here a translation of a chapter from the Arabic booklet ‘Political Issues – Occupied Muslim Lands’ issued by Hizb ut-Tahrir in 2004. This chapter gives background information to what is happening in Kashmir and highlights some of the atrocities committed by India against the Muslims there.

KASHMIR

India conducts its wild campaign against Kashmir, while repeating the rhetoric of terrorism and terrorists, so as to place a thick cloud on the issue. It wants some people to think that Kashmir is one of the Hindus properties,

Is Saudi Arabia a State of Islam or Kufr ?

The following article was written some years ago but is still useful.

Every Muslim must know whether his/her Deen is implemented in any country. This is due to the fact that Muslims must pledge allegiance to the country that rules by the Deen of Allah (swt). In other words, that state would be the Khilafah State that is headed by the Khaleefah whom Islam obligated us to obey. Therefore, this presentation is not hypothetical, nor for pure academic reasons. In other words, the Muslims must know if king Fahd is the Khaleefah of the Muslims, and whether Saudi is the Islamic State. If we conclude that Saudi is the Islamic State, then the obligation of re-establishing the Islamic state is removed (and the Islamic movements are actually wasting their time working for a goal that is already achieve).

WHY YOU OUGHT TO LEAVE A COIN IN THE FREEZER WHEN YOU GO OUT-STATION!

When on holidays or when out of the house for some days, there is no way  to know if there was a power outage in your absence or for how long there was no electricity, right?

There is a possibility that the power outage was for several days, leading to defrosting of food and its deterioration.

Once the electricity comes back, foods freeze again and you almost do not notice that they were thawed.

Teaching is a noble profession

By Amal Al-Sibai

Teachers are shaping the minds and personalities of future generations. Teaching should be acknowledged as the most challenging and respected career choice, vital to the social, cultural, and economic health of any nation.

A teacher’s job is not simply to stand in front of a classroom and deliver a lecture. As any good teacher knows, a teacher must wear many hats:  counselor, mentor, nutritionist, evaluator, interior designer, artist, and someone who has the best interest of every child at heart.

Rather than being confined to teaching certain subject matter, teachers must also inspire a love of learning. They must be leaders and set a positive example in their knowledge of subject matter and in their character. The most respected teachers have discovered how to make students passionate participants in the learning process.

The teaching profession should be held in the highest regard, way up there alongside doctors.

Respecting teachers is part of our faith.

ஆப்ரகாம் லிங்கன் தன் மகனைப் பயிற்றுவிக்கும் ஆசிரியருக்கு எழுதிய நெகிழ்ச்சி தரும் கடிதம்...

• அனைத்து மனிதர்களுமே நேர்மையானவர்களாக, உண்மையானவர்களாக இருக்கமாட்டார்கள் என அவனுக்குச் சொல்லித்தாருங்கள். ஆனால், பகைவர்களுக்கு நடுவில் அன்பான நட்புக்கரம் நீட்டும் மனிதர்களும் உண்டென அவனுக்கு தெரிவியுங்கள்.

National Identity of Muslims

By Asim Alavi
Islam is the identity of a Muslim.  However, this is one of the much debated subjects in countries where Muslims live as minorities.  Muslims living in non-Muslim countries are accused of being unpatriotic and opportunistic.  On one hand one segment of Muslims adopt an extremist principle that allegiance of faith to a non-Muslim country is Haram. 

We Must Confront Terrorism With Reason And Intelligence

 

By Ismael Zniber

This blog was written in response to the televised address of President François Hollande on the 15th of July, 2016 regarding the extension of the state of emergency, the reinforcement of strikes in Iraq and in Syria and “Islamist terrorism.”

Rising Hindutva fascism against minorities under Modi Bound to divide communities and destabilise India

By Latheef Farook

Ever since  Narendra Modi waselectedPrime Minister two years ago theRSS,Rastriya Swayam Sevak, began implementing its fascist Hindutva agenda against Muslims, so called low caste Hindus called Dalits and Christians.

Dr Zakir Naik and Indian Media

by Latheef Farook  : 

About twenty years ago when I was looking after Bahrain covering Saudi Arabia too for Dubai based daily Gulf News, Islamic scholar Dr Zakir Naik visited  our office.

I have heard about him and watched his thought provoking speeches on Islam and comparative religion from modern perspective, yet never had an opportunity to meet him. Thus my curiosity to meet him. 

டார்வின் தத்துவம் நிரூபிக்கப்படாத அறிவற்ற வாதமாகும்..

பரிணாம வளர்ச்சியின் மூலம் உருவானவன் தான் மனிதன் என்பது டார்வினின் தத்துவம்.

கடவுளை மறுப்பதற்கு இந்தத் தத்துவம் உதவுவதால் டார்வினின் கொள்கையைச் சிலர் ஏற்றிப் போற்று கிறார்களே தவிர, அது விஞ்ஞான ரீதியாக நிரூபிக்கப் பட்ட உண்மை அல்ல. வெறும் அனுமானமேயாகும்.

சில உயிரினங்கள் காலப் போக்கில் வேறு உயிரினமாக வளர்ச்சி பெற்று வந்தன. பல கோடி ஆண்டுகளில் குரங்கு என்ற இனமாக ஆனது. அதன் பின்னர் பல கோடி ஆண்டுகளுக்குப் பின் குரங்கு பரிணாம வளர்ச்சி பெற்று மனிதன் என்ற படைப்பு உருவானது என்பது தான் டார்வினின் கொள்கை!

What is the correct interpretation of Christianity to follow?

Written by: Zachary Batten

The entire Bible is man's interpretation, thus making it harder to believe in and follow. Christianity is completely based on the interpretation of the disciples of Jesus. For the Gospels are titled "The Gospel According to Mathew" or "The Gospel According to Mark". Which raises a huge discrepancy, we have no proof these men were writing while these things were happening. So if they did in fact write at all it was after everything transpired. This raises an authenticity issue, because we have no real way of knowing if they made any mistakes at all. Since the Gospels are very well written in the sense they give much detail it is hard to believe they could recall such events after in great detail. For instance we see in my previous article that Mark 16:9-20 is considered a fabrication, for it is not among the early transcripts. Nor does it fit the way Mark wrote in the rest of the Gospel. This makes it even harder to believe they had the ability to recall events in great detail.

From where did the Moors come

By Asiff  Hussein

The origins of the Sri Lankan Moors is a matter that has aroused much controversy in academic circles. While it is generally believed that the Moors are descended from Arabian merchants who espoused local women, there are those historians who continue to argue that the Moors originally hailed from South India, mainly on the basis of their spoken language – Tamil. The present article proposes to show that the nucleus of the Moorish community comprises the descendants of Arabian settlers hailing from Iraq and the Arabian peninsula who arrived in the country during the medieval period. Oral tradition, genealogical records, anthropological details and literary, linguistic and epigraphic evidence will be adduced to support this view.