Have You Heard II?

Bismillah ar-Rahman ar-Raheem

Assalammualaikum wa Rahmatullahi wa Barakatuhu

Speechless beyond words
Please, forgive us Allah


60 years and counting

Astaghfirullah hal azheem
Allahumma a'udzubika min shururihim

Innalillahi wa inna ilayhi rajiuun! My sisters and I went weak in the knees when we heard of the deaths and injuries that befalls our brothers and sisters in the Mavi Marmara ship that was bringing aids to the Palestinians in Ghazzah.

Bringing hope, aids and brotherhood

Oh, if you are still wondering what am I talking about, please read on. Insya Allah, may Allah guide us to the straight path. Allahumma ameen.

Betty Hunter, General Secretary of Palestine Solidarity Campaign, said: 'Israel's actions today amount to piracy. What kind of country murders unarmed civilians in order to stop humanitarian supplies reaching a starving population? The British government failed to defend its citizens on board the flotilla, but now its silence must end, and it must condemn Israel in the strongest terms. Its moral and political obligations lie with those who peacefully attempt to deliver aid, not with a country which repeatedly violates international law, and has now murdered innocent and unarmed carriers of aid.

[Taken from Plymouth Palestine Solidarity Campaign]

One wonders why the Israelis are so apprehensive of a few boats bringing aids for a war-torn country

Israeli soldiers stormed the six ships (click for video) in international waters about 65km off the Gaza coast. The ships with about 700 pro-Palestinian activists were carrying 10,000 tonnes of humanitarian aid for Gaza, the coastal territory under a crippling Israeli siege.

Israel insisted that its troops had acted in self-defence after being attacked by those on board.

But Al Jazeera's Jamal Elshayyal, onboard the lead ship Mavi Marmara, said troops opened fire even after passengers had raised a white flag. Israeli troops have taken the ships to the port of Ashdod after seizing them. Activists who were injured are being treated in hospitals while 480 others are been detained and subjected to interrogations. Another 48 activists have been deported to their respective countries.

Al Jazeera's Elshayyal is reportedly being held at a detention facility at Tel Aviv's Ben Gurion airport, together with two of his colleagues.

Al Jazeera's Ayman Mohyeldin, reporting from Ashdod, said: "We are still trying to get information in terms of the condition of the passengers...An identification and interrogation process has gotten under way, to identify the individuals and then provide them with the option of being deported immediately or sent to prison here," he said.

[Taken from al-Jazeera]

Allah had grant this to happen (Ya Qawiyy, Ya Azeez) and there must be a reason for this to happen, may we continue to purify our hearts, learn the knowledge of the hereafter, strive to improve ourselves and practice patience at all times. At the same time, lets practice jihad fi sabilillah and never forget our brothers and sisters all over the world - especially Palestine, Chechen, Kazakhstan, Afghanistan and everywhere. Insya Allah. May Allah grant us the blessings of being one of the muttaqeen, mukhlisin, muhsinin, mutawakkilin and the sabireen. Insya Allah.

Allahumma ya munzilal kitaab, wa ya mujriyas-sahaab, wa ya hazimal ahzaab, ihzimhum wansurna 'alayhim. Ya Rahman, Ya Raheem, Ya Qahhar, Ya Jabbar, Ya Allah, Ya Allah, Ya Allah, Ya Allah.

Wallahua'lam
Segala puji hanya bagi Allah, Tuhan sekalian alam