It is SAD..

It is SAD when I look at the news and see every hour a new headline about Israel pushing deeper into Gaza and the number of CIVILAN casualties increases. The number of casualties keeps on rising and the SAD part is not how many killed but as time passes we become more ‘accustomed’ to this news to an extent that we do not react anymore. Some people even lost their feelings about what they see. We may not realize this but to prove it to you just be with others in the TV room and as more news from Gaza come in you will notice at least one person will probably say “just change the channel why are we watching this?” It happens trust me and this is really SAD and in fact dangerous. It is dangerous because tomorrow it will be our turn. Yes we are in for a treat from Israel and its allies; sorry ‘allies’ is not appropriate I would say puppets such as the USA. Do you think if Israel defeats Hamas it will stop there? Of course not because history tells us how Israel operates. They simply cannot stay peaceful for a long time; they live to fight and practice their new weapons. Unfortunately the practice field is Arab lands and the SAD part is that the practice targets are mostly children and women.
I am sick and tired of hearing Israel saying civilians are killed accidentally. This is bullshit moreover; they say “well! Hamas kills civilians too”. Shame on you who uses this justification. Israel got the best intelligence agency in the world and most advanced military systems as they claim so how come they cannot tell a baby from a Hamas militant. On the other hand Hamas is using the most primitive ‘home-made’ rockets that are not guided. I am not saying Hamas should kill civilians but civilians killed by Hamas are not a fraction of what Israel kills every hour. The difference is that Hamas does not target civilians while Israel does. If Israel seriously thinks Palestinian babies and women are a threat to them then at least use proportionate power to attack them.
It is SAD to be so helpless. Gaza is crying and we are chilling out in worldly pleasures. Infants are murdered and terrified, women are killed, families yes whole families are targeted and we are in complete silence and being very passive.
It is SAD when we look at our history and see how much dignity and honor we lost over time. What will we answer when asked about how we helped Gaza? It is SAD because this keeps on happening in Palestine and Lebanon. Israel is taking turns on killing people of different nations and we never learn the lesson. Israel understands only the language of power and fear they do not understand nor believe in peace and negotiations. I think Hezbollah proved this on many occasions when they managed many times to return prisoners from Israel by attacking and kidnapping Israeli soldiers. How many prisoners were freed through negotiations?
Allah is certainly aware of what the wrong doers and oppressors are doing and He alone we ask for victory and seek refuge in.

Recession..bailout..lay-offs

I wonder what would the word of the year 2008. The word that was most used by the media and people in general. Will it be Recession? We all saw how badly the economic and financial situation got in the world and particularly in the U.S. Who could imagine the biggest economy in world was that soft. Major companies pleading and shopping for bailouts. In fact industries are asking for bailout such as the automakers (GM, Ford, and Chrysler). In Europe the situation is not better at all and over the past two months the Gulf countries started to feel the heat too especially UAE (Dubai), and with less effect Qatar, Bahrain, and Kuwait.
In Dubai like other parts of the world people are being laid off and surprisingly the sectors affected most are the construction & real estate and banking. These till recently were thought to be the booming industries in Dubai. Many companies including giant ones are freezing recruitment. So will lay-off be the word of the year?
The big question is how long will this last and when will the world recover? I heard in one of the radios someone trying to relate this to the story of Prophet Yusuf and the King's dream in the Holy Quran which means 7 years of booming followed by another 7 years of recession!!
Well I guess this is not the best time to hunt for a job so I will focus on my studies and chill out.

Should we hope 4 change?

What many around the world hoped for came to reality; Obama is the president elect of the U.S. I did hope that he wins but not necessarily because I like his policies and believe he will be neutral and fair in his foreign especially Middle East policies but basically I thought his opponent McCain would be disastrous as a president and continuation of miserable Bush administration.
People around the world rejoiced after the elections results and hopes for a better world rose even the financial markets and oil prices were refreshed for a moment and I think again it’s not because Obama is going to perform miracles in saving the economic and financial crisis but I guess because of the relief that dumb head Bush is gonna be history soon. The question is will history ever forgive Bush and his axis of evil aides? Will he be forgiven for the thousands of innocent people killed in Afghanistan, Iraq, Lebanon, Palestine and even U.S citizens as he is off course to blame for sending those U.S soldiers abroad to kill and be killed? Will we ever forget Bush’s irresponsible stupid policies that led the world to this horrible status?
Will Obama really make a positive difference and is he capable of bringing good change to the world? Am not sure given the current status of the world and challenges he is gonna face as Bush is leaving him a world filled with mines. Could Obama come in at a worse time?
Those of us in the Middle East who saw some hope in this elections results I think we should hold our horses and see what’s really gonna change if any in terms of the U.S blind unjustifiable support to Israel. By the way the first official appointment in Obama’s administration is his White House chief of staff who is known for his close ties with Israel. Does this ring an alarm?
Well we hope for the best and expect the worse. Anyway I don’t think anyone can be worse than Bush.

I failed the test..

Well! Well! Well! Let me first confess that I failed the first test after Ramadan L (read the last paragraph of my previous posting). Hope you passed the test.. I missed it with only one day, I finished fasting five days at the beginning of the month then I don’t know what happened I started to procrastinate and before I know it Shawaal was approaching its end. I was hoping it would be a 30-day month so I am fasting today Alhamdulillah but today is 1st Du EL-Qeida. Inshallah Allah will accept my fasting and yours.
It’s very important to have sincere strong intentions regarding worship be it fasting, Haj, or anything else. It helps a lot in accomplishing the goal and on top of that prayers (Dua’a); scholars always tell us to pray to Allah persistently to help us in our worship acts. May Allah grant us Haj this year and help stay focused on the right path and protect us from Satan and from going astray. Ameen
Remember Quran is a cure to our heart and body.. it is the miracle of miracles .. O Allah help us learn the Quran and remember what we forgot of it.

Did you boost your spirituality?

Ok I agree am not gud @ this blog business so if u ave been checkin ma blog 4 updates am sorry 4 being off the radar for so long. Hope to stay on track frm now on. You probably read that before in this blog J.
One more time we were blessed and fortunate to welcome and experience the holy month of Ramadhan. Fasting, praying at the mosque, watching our language, being patient, caring for others, and the one I enjoy most in this month reciting the holy Quran and this is not surprising since Ramadhan is the month of Quran and revelation of Quran started in Ramadhan. So bottom line is that we got a good recharge for our spiritual being. As much as our bodies require food to energize as much as spiritual being requires food to stay upbeat. Some say that food is about practices such as prayers, fasting, Quran recitations, etc.
Ramadhan is just amazing in everything. Fasting is very high act of worship and Allah tells us that Fasting is for me and I reward it. Unlike the other acts of worship such as prayers, charity, etc fasting is between a salve and the Lord because most of it is unseen to others. I mean who can really tell you senses are fasting such as your eye or tongue. The only problem I have during Ramdhan is we Muslims (I am no exception) tend to slow down life in Ramadhan in the sense that we work less, postpone tasks and blame it all on fasting. What’s the point of fasting while we reduce significantly our routine activities? How are we supposed to feel the struggle of the poor if we just chill out in Ramdhan and don’t even feel the hunger or thirst? I think we need to work on this one!
Quran is truly the miracle of miracles if I may say. Which book on earth that you can read it over and over again for years without getting bored? In fact every time you read through it you realize a new teaching, wisdom, guidance, etc. It is really inspiring and touching. May Allah make us among those whose hearts soften and eyes shed tears when they listen to the Quran and may Allah grant us a taste of Quran and Iman.

I pray to Allah that He accepts our fast and prayers not because we deserve it but because He is the most merciful most generous. O Allah you are the most forgiving make us among those who you freed from Hell fire. Ameen

Hope you all enjoyed and maximized in Ramadhan and had a wonderful Eid. Don’t forget to pass the first test after Ramadhan!!Fast the six days of Shawal. Come one brothers and sisters just six days and you get rewarded for fasting a full year what better bargain can we dream of.