Don't Forget

Bismillah ar-Rahman ar-Rahim

Dont Forget

"The more I scream the more they laugh and do it again... my screams all in vain."

Guantanamo detainee Omar Deghayes

These notes above and below are taken from this website. Just check this website out for more information, its just a reminder for us, as muslims that we MUST stand united, we must always help one another and are aware of the pain that were inflicted to our fellow brothers.

I recently spent more than an hour with Kennedy in the back seat of a taxi-- caught in rush-hour Manhattan traffic--talking about her film, the soul of America and the ghosts of US foreign policy.

What was a typical day at Abu Ghraib for the Iraqi detainees you interviewed?

Well, one of the things that struck me was that this type of abuse was an everyday thing, it was occurring day in and day out. Sleep deprivation, stress positions--they were constant. Any notion that this was just "happening on the night shift," or that it was a case of a few bad apples, was immediately dispelled by the Iraqis themselves, as well as the overwhelming amount of evidence that suggested that wasn't the case.

The use of family members was also horrific--the guards would make constant threats that they would bring the detainees' children in and sexually and physically abuse them. In one case, a man was made to watch his brother being physically abused. There was also some suggestion by some of the Iraqis that they experienced sexual abuse.

Then there was what we saw in the photographs, being put in stress positions for hours and hours, with your arms handcuffed behind your back, tied up high, with underwear over your head, women watching the men take showers, laughing at them. Encouragement to sexually humiliate the prisoners was pervasive. The humiliation factor was horrendous and disturbing.

Remember these people, your brothers in iman. What would you do if its your father, grandfather, brother, husband, uncle, or cousin? Pray for them, please. Let us pray that they are granted jannatul firdausi. Let us pray that they are given patience an taqwa. Let us pray that even though they are treated terribly, by Allah, and in Allah's divine willing, anything can happen. May Allah bless them with His divine blessing, love them and always give them His grace. Ameen Ya Rahman, Ya Rahim, Ya Qayyum...

Sabda Rasulullah s.a.w: "Kamu akan lihat orang Islam dalam kasih sayang mereka, lemah-lembut mereka dan kasihan belas mereka umpama seperti tubuh badan, jika ada anggota badan yang mengadu sakit, maka seluruh anggota badan yang lain turut merasainya dengan sakit demam dan berjaga malam."

[Riwayat Bukhari]

Daripada Anas r.a. diriwayatkan daripada Nabi s.a.w, baginda bersabda: Tiga perkara, jika terdapat di dalam diri seseorang maka dengan perkara itulah dia akan memperolehi kemanisan iman: Seseorang yang mencintai Allah dan Rasul-Nya lebih daripada selain keduanya, mencintai seorang hanya kerana Allah, tidak suka kembali kepada kekafiran setelah Allah menyelamatkannya dari kekafiran itu, sebagaimana dia juga tidak suka dicampakkan ke dalam Neraka

Hadis Riwayat Muslim [Sahih Muslim: 60]

Ironic to read the prophetic hadith and yet, I am still here. Yes, it is undeniable that we can't do much, but we can pray for them. Insya Allah, Allah listens when others don't. bit-taufiq wan najah fil kulli imtihan fid-dunya wal ahirat...

wallahua'lam
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