This is another issue that I've been having here. One of my primary reasons for coming to this region was to work for Women's Rights, Orphans and any one who is in need of any assistance in bettering their lives. So I thought that I couldn't have come to a better place. This was going to be my canvas and I was willing, ready and able to provide my time, knowledge and ability to help those who are less fortunate than I. For I have been working with charities all over the world for the past 11 years and nothing is more fulfilling.
I'll tackle one of this issues at a time. I think I'll start with the charities first, as this one may be moreshocking horrifying than the next. When I first arrived I started to look for as many charitable organizations that worked with both the poor and the orphans. As I know that I don't have much to offer but time, knowledge, command of the English language and the ability to draw ideas for future projects. Well, I went in and sat with one of the organizations here and offered my time, the free time that I had, which was quite a bit since I was new here and had nothing to do, yet. So they sat with me and listened to what I had to say and thought it a 'wonderful' idea. We had one meeting with the orphans where I explain to them that I would be teaching them English. The children were excited and so was I. But then, they never called me, never asked me to come back and never acknowledged my offer again. From start to finish this took about 3 weeks. I called for months after this incident and I was always given the excuse that the children were busy. As I don't give up easy I looked for another organization but this organization was a bit more bold than the last one. They bluntly said 'we want money not English, the kids will have no need to learn another language as they will never use it nor benefit from it in any way. So you can just send money once a month in the amount of 600 EGP(which is about $90.00). Well I clearly stated that I was not blessed with wealth but I was blessed with free time. I have time to offer not money. They didn't like my offer so they rejected me entirely. The reason this upset me is because of the following:
Narrated Sahl bin Sa'd:
The Prophet said, "I and the person who looks after an orphan and provides for him, will be in Paradise like this," putting his index and middle fingers together. Volume 8, Book 73, Number 34 Source
Narrated Safwan bin Salim:
The Prophet said "The one who looks after and works for a widow and for a poor person, is like a warrior fighting for Allah's Cause or like a person who fasts during the day and prays all the night." Narrated Abu Huraira that the Prophet said as above. Volume 8, Book 73, Number 35 Source
Narrated Abu Huraira:
The Prophet said, "Avoid the seven great destructive sins." They (the people!) asked, "O Allah's Apostle! What are they?" He said, "To join partners in worship with Allah; to practice sorcery; to kill the life which Allah has forbidden except for a just cause (according to Islamic law); to eat up usury (Riba), to eat up the property of an orphan; to give one's back to the enemy and freeing from the battle-field at the time of fighting and to accuse chaste women who never even think of anything touching chastity and are good believers." Volume 8, Book 82, Number 840 Source
I am clearly trying to be a good Muslim, remembering Allah SWT and doing the things that will not only benefit society but will also follow the simple guidelines of Islam. Again, does Islam exist in the Middle East? Clearly not, as once again it's not being followed. The Prophet Muhammed ASW himself was an orphan.
Egyptians are so full of pride that they reject your assistance but they are so shameless that they won't hesitate in asking you for money. HUH?! confused yet...wait for the next one.
Next..............
Women's Rights. Now this is something that one might think would be a project to be welcomed on this side of the world. For centuries and millenniums women have been subjected to so much oppression in the Arab world. Pre-Islamic Arabia was a hellish-nightmare for women and when Islam spread throughout the region that's when women began to be treated with respect and have their rights. Then after Muslims started to contaminate Islam with their pre-Islamic cultures that's when women lost their rights-again due to ignorance. So once again I contacted the women's rights groups here but what I quickly realized was that my services are not welcome nor wanted. What later came to my attention and full understanding is that the Women's Rights organizations here in Egypt are not working for Women's Rights. They are a clique and they elect one another into the organizations and not everyone is welcome nor allowed into their clique. The women in these organizations are very wealthy and have very busy husbands hence the need for them to go to these meetings. These meetings tend to be about nothing and an excuse for them to have tea and discuss literally nothing. There goal is to simply make everyone believe that they are 'working towards a goal' but in reality they are very reason why women will never have their rights here in Egypt. They have no intention of bringing forth women's rights nor educating the lower classes. There is a class system here in Egypt that is far more cruel than the Hindu class system could ever be.
After taking a deeper look at the women in Egypt I realized that they are completely ignorant and they are very happy to be so. The reason is that there is an evil system that runs deep within the society where the men and women have this silent but deadly agreement for what each will allow the other to do. It's definitely cultural and I'm not sure how or why they do this. Honestly, I could care less and this is when ignorance is bliss. So here's the setup that I came to understand from what I saw. The men will not and do not accept a women with an independent mind as this will become a threat to his masculinity. Umm, Egyptian men are 100% emasculated so what is he doing? he's making sure that he can oppress the woman in one way or another. if she has her rights then she can reject some of the oppression imposed on her. Can't have that can we? Nope, we can't.
Now the women. Do they want their rights? Answer is 100% NO! why? because if she has her rights then she needs to work harder, contribute more in the household, she will need to be a woman rather than a strictly male-organ-guillotine. sorry for the graphic description but that's what Egyptian women do, they castrate men on sight, their tongues are sharper than any sword known to man and their aim is strictly for complete castration. They have no respect for the position men are supposed to have in society. They have no regard for their actions, knowing full well that they are contributing to the destruction of the essence of man. Worse of all they do not care to comprehend the magnitude that their actions have on their society. So why would she want her rights? She doesn't! that's why they don't work for their rights. They are so content with this dysfunctional society that anything else would prove that they were wrong. Again with their arrogance and ignorance. They know what they are doing is detrimental to their society but they don't care.
so no matter how you want to slice it or dice it, your help will be rejected by many if not all of these people.
This is the perfect definition of what they have become.
They make up lies and believe them. This is their problem.
Now proof to show that Islam is not evident in this society one must read the last sermon of Prophet Muhammed ASW. It's a beautiful sermon, full of kindness and guidance but one must comprehend the words. If only Egyptians read this then they would know how far they have deviated from Islam.
The Prophets Last Sermon:
Prophet Muhammad (SAWS) delivered his last sermon (Khutbah) on the ninth of Dhul Hijjah (12th and last month of the Islamic year), 10 years after Hijrah (migration from Makkah to Madinah) in the Uranah Valley of mount Arafat. His words were quite clear and concise and were directed to the entire humanity.
After praising, and thanking Allah he said:
“O People, lend me an attentive ear, for I know not whether after this year, I shall ever be amongst you again. Therefore listen to what I am saying to you very carefully and TAKE THESE WORDS TO THOSE WHO COULD NOT BE PRESENT HERE TODAY.
O People, just as you regard this month, this day, this city as Sacred, so regard the life and property of every Muslim as a sacred trust. Return the goods entrusted to you to their rightful owners. Hurt no one so that no one may hurt you. Remember that you will indeed meet your LORD, and that HE will indeed reckon your deeds. ALLAH has forbidden you to take usury (interest), therefore all interest obligation shall henceforth be waived. Your capital, however, is yours to keep. You will neither inflict nor suffer any inequity. Allah has Judged that there shall be no interest and that all the interest due to Abbas ibn ‘Abd’al Muttalib (Prophet’s uncle) shall henceforth be waived…
Beware of Satan, for the safety of your religion. He has lost all hope that he will ever be able to lead you astray in big things, so beware of following him in small things.
O People, it is true that you have certain rights with regard to your women, but they also have rights over you. Remember that you have taken them as your wives only under Allah’s trust and with His permission. If they abide by your right then to them belongs the right to be fed and clothed in kindness. Do treat your women well and be kind to them for they are your partners and committed helpers. And it is your right that they do not make friends with any one of whom you do not approve, as well as never to be unchaste.
O People, listen to me in earnest, worship ALLAH, say your five daily prayers (Salah), fast during the month of Ramadan, and give your wealth in Zakat. Perform Hajj if you can afford to.
All mankind is from Adam and Eve, an Arab has no superiority over a non-Arab nor a non-Arab has any superiority over an Arab; also a white has no superiority over black nor a black has any superiority over white except by piety (taqwa) and good action. Learn that every Muslim is a brother to every Muslim and that the Muslims constitute one brotherhood. Nothing shall be legitimate to a Muslim which belongs to a fellow Muslim unless it was given freely and willingly. Do not, therefore, do injustice to yourselves.
Remember, one day you will appear before ALLAH and answer your deeds. So beware, do not stray from the path of righteousness after I am gone.
O People, NO PROPHET OR APOSTLE WILL COME AFTER ME AND NO NEW FAITH WILL BE BORN. Reason well, therefore, O People, and understand words which I convey to you. I leave behind me two things, the QURAN and my example, the SUNNAH and if you follow these you will never go astray.
All those who listen to me shall pass on my words to others and those to others again; and may the last ones understand my words better than those who listen to me directly. Be my witness, O ALLAH, that I have conveyed your message to your people”.
(Reference: See Al-Bukhari, Hadith 1623, 1626, 6361) Sahih of Imam Muslim also refers to this sermon in Hadith number 98. Imam al-Tirmidhi has mentioned this sermon in Hadith nos. 1628, 2046, 2085. Imam Ahmed bin Hanbal has given us the longest and perhaps the most complete version of this sermon in his Masnud, Hadith no. 19774.)
One can heed words of wisdom and guidelines from the last sermon (khutbah) of the prophet (SAWS). His sermons emphasized on the following:
■Sacredness of a Muslim’s life and property
■The importance of propagating this message to all others (A Muslim’s responsibility thus does not end by following the religion)
■A reminder that everyone is fully accountable for their deeds and Allah (God) will take every person into account. If everyone heeded to this fact alone, the world would be a much better place today.
■“Hurt no one so that no one may hurt you.” These words of the prophet are self explanatory.
■The prohibition of dealing with interest (Numerous accounts in Quran and Hadith prohibit taking, giving or being a part of any transaction dealing with interest).
■“You will neither inflict nor suffer any inequity.” These words of the prophet are self explanatory.
■The awareness of satan and how satan can work to deviate us from the right path and doing evil things.
■Rights of women over men and rights of men over women.
■Treatment of women with kindness.
■Modesty and chastity in women.
■The importance of worshiping Allah (saying your five daily prayers (Salah), fasting during the month of Ramadan, giving charity (Zakat) and performing pilgrimage (Hajj).
■Equality amongst all (blacks, white, Arabs, non-Arabs, etc.)
■The need to establish justice.
■Islam is the final divine religion (Last prophet and Last Book).
Enough said.
I'll tackle one of this issues at a time. I think I'll start with the charities first, as this one may be more
Narrated Sahl bin Sa'd:
The Prophet said, "I and the person who looks after an orphan and provides for him, will be in Paradise like this," putting his index and middle fingers together. Volume 8, Book 73, Number 34 Source
Narrated Safwan bin Salim:
The Prophet said "The one who looks after and works for a widow and for a poor person, is like a warrior fighting for Allah's Cause or like a person who fasts during the day and prays all the night." Narrated Abu Huraira that the Prophet said as above. Volume 8, Book 73, Number 35 Source
Narrated Abu Huraira:
The Prophet said, "Avoid the seven great destructive sins." They (the people!) asked, "O Allah's Apostle! What are they?" He said, "To join partners in worship with Allah; to practice sorcery; to kill the life which Allah has forbidden except for a just cause (according to Islamic law); to eat up usury (Riba), to eat up the property of an orphan; to give one's back to the enemy and freeing from the battle-field at the time of fighting and to accuse chaste women who never even think of anything touching chastity and are good believers." Volume 8, Book 82, Number 840 Source
I am clearly trying to be a good Muslim, remembering Allah SWT and doing the things that will not only benefit society but will also follow the simple guidelines of Islam. Again, does Islam exist in the Middle East? Clearly not, as once again it's not being followed. The Prophet Muhammed ASW himself was an orphan.
Egyptians are so full of pride that they reject your assistance but they are so shameless that they won't hesitate in asking you for money. HUH?! confused yet...wait for the next one.
Next..............
Women's Rights. Now this is something that one might think would be a project to be welcomed on this side of the world. For centuries and millenniums women have been subjected to so much oppression in the Arab world. Pre-Islamic Arabia was a hellish-nightmare for women and when Islam spread throughout the region that's when women began to be treated with respect and have their rights. Then after Muslims started to contaminate Islam with their pre-Islamic cultures that's when women lost their rights-again due to ignorance. So once again I contacted the women's rights groups here but what I quickly realized was that my services are not welcome nor wanted. What later came to my attention and full understanding is that the Women's Rights organizations here in Egypt are not working for Women's Rights. They are a clique and they elect one another into the organizations and not everyone is welcome nor allowed into their clique. The women in these organizations are very wealthy and have very busy husbands hence the need for them to go to these meetings. These meetings tend to be about nothing and an excuse for them to have tea and discuss literally nothing. There goal is to simply make everyone believe that they are 'working towards a goal' but in reality they are very reason why women will never have their rights here in Egypt. They have no intention of bringing forth women's rights nor educating the lower classes. There is a class system here in Egypt that is far more cruel than the Hindu class system could ever be.
After taking a deeper look at the women in Egypt I realized that they are completely ignorant and they are very happy to be so. The reason is that there is an evil system that runs deep within the society where the men and women have this silent but deadly agreement for what each will allow the other to do. It's definitely cultural and I'm not sure how or why they do this. Honestly, I could care less and this is when ignorance is bliss. So here's the setup that I came to understand from what I saw. The men will not and do not accept a women with an independent mind as this will become a threat to his masculinity. Umm, Egyptian men are 100% emasculated so what is he doing? he's making sure that he can oppress the woman in one way or another. if she has her rights then she can reject some of the oppression imposed on her. Can't have that can we? Nope, we can't.
Now the women. Do they want their rights? Answer is 100% NO! why? because if she has her rights then she needs to work harder, contribute more in the household, she will need to be a woman rather than a strictly male-organ-guillotine. sorry for the graphic description but that's what Egyptian women do, they castrate men on sight, their tongues are sharper than any sword known to man and their aim is strictly for complete castration. They have no respect for the position men are supposed to have in society. They have no regard for their actions, knowing full well that they are contributing to the destruction of the essence of man. Worse of all they do not care to comprehend the magnitude that their actions have on their society. So why would she want her rights? She doesn't! that's why they don't work for their rights. They are so content with this dysfunctional society that anything else would prove that they were wrong. Again with their arrogance and ignorance. They know what they are doing is detrimental to their society but they don't care.
so no matter how you want to slice it or dice it, your help will be rejected by many if not all of these people.
This is the perfect definition of what they have become.
Now proof to show that Islam is not evident in this society one must read the last sermon of Prophet Muhammed ASW. It's a beautiful sermon, full of kindness and guidance but one must comprehend the words. If only Egyptians read this then they would know how far they have deviated from Islam.
The Prophets Last Sermon:
Prophet Muhammad (SAWS) delivered his last sermon (Khutbah) on the ninth of Dhul Hijjah (12th and last month of the Islamic year), 10 years after Hijrah (migration from Makkah to Madinah) in the Uranah Valley of mount Arafat. His words were quite clear and concise and were directed to the entire humanity.
After praising, and thanking Allah he said:
“O People, lend me an attentive ear, for I know not whether after this year, I shall ever be amongst you again. Therefore listen to what I am saying to you very carefully and TAKE THESE WORDS TO THOSE WHO COULD NOT BE PRESENT HERE TODAY.
O People, just as you regard this month, this day, this city as Sacred, so regard the life and property of every Muslim as a sacred trust. Return the goods entrusted to you to their rightful owners. Hurt no one so that no one may hurt you. Remember that you will indeed meet your LORD, and that HE will indeed reckon your deeds. ALLAH has forbidden you to take usury (interest), therefore all interest obligation shall henceforth be waived. Your capital, however, is yours to keep. You will neither inflict nor suffer any inequity. Allah has Judged that there shall be no interest and that all the interest due to Abbas ibn ‘Abd’al Muttalib (Prophet’s uncle) shall henceforth be waived…
Beware of Satan, for the safety of your religion. He has lost all hope that he will ever be able to lead you astray in big things, so beware of following him in small things.
O People, it is true that you have certain rights with regard to your women, but they also have rights over you. Remember that you have taken them as your wives only under Allah’s trust and with His permission. If they abide by your right then to them belongs the right to be fed and clothed in kindness. Do treat your women well and be kind to them for they are your partners and committed helpers. And it is your right that they do not make friends with any one of whom you do not approve, as well as never to be unchaste.
O People, listen to me in earnest, worship ALLAH, say your five daily prayers (Salah), fast during the month of Ramadan, and give your wealth in Zakat. Perform Hajj if you can afford to.
All mankind is from Adam and Eve, an Arab has no superiority over a non-Arab nor a non-Arab has any superiority over an Arab; also a white has no superiority over black nor a black has any superiority over white except by piety (taqwa) and good action. Learn that every Muslim is a brother to every Muslim and that the Muslims constitute one brotherhood. Nothing shall be legitimate to a Muslim which belongs to a fellow Muslim unless it was given freely and willingly. Do not, therefore, do injustice to yourselves.
Remember, one day you will appear before ALLAH and answer your deeds. So beware, do not stray from the path of righteousness after I am gone.
O People, NO PROPHET OR APOSTLE WILL COME AFTER ME AND NO NEW FAITH WILL BE BORN. Reason well, therefore, O People, and understand words which I convey to you. I leave behind me two things, the QURAN and my example, the SUNNAH and if you follow these you will never go astray.
All those who listen to me shall pass on my words to others and those to others again; and may the last ones understand my words better than those who listen to me directly. Be my witness, O ALLAH, that I have conveyed your message to your people”.
(Reference: See Al-Bukhari, Hadith 1623, 1626, 6361) Sahih of Imam Muslim also refers to this sermon in Hadith number 98. Imam al-Tirmidhi has mentioned this sermon in Hadith nos. 1628, 2046, 2085. Imam Ahmed bin Hanbal has given us the longest and perhaps the most complete version of this sermon in his Masnud, Hadith no. 19774.)
One can heed words of wisdom and guidelines from the last sermon (khutbah) of the prophet (SAWS). His sermons emphasized on the following:
■Sacredness of a Muslim’s life and property
■The importance of propagating this message to all others (A Muslim’s responsibility thus does not end by following the religion)
■A reminder that everyone is fully accountable for their deeds and Allah (God) will take every person into account. If everyone heeded to this fact alone, the world would be a much better place today.
■“Hurt no one so that no one may hurt you.” These words of the prophet are self explanatory.
■The prohibition of dealing with interest (Numerous accounts in Quran and Hadith prohibit taking, giving or being a part of any transaction dealing with interest).
■“You will neither inflict nor suffer any inequity.” These words of the prophet are self explanatory.
■The awareness of satan and how satan can work to deviate us from the right path and doing evil things.
■Rights of women over men and rights of men over women.
■Treatment of women with kindness.
■Modesty and chastity in women.
■The importance of worshiping Allah (saying your five daily prayers (Salah), fasting during the month of Ramadan, giving charity (Zakat) and performing pilgrimage (Hajj).
■Equality amongst all (blacks, white, Arabs, non-Arabs, etc.)
■The need to establish justice.
■Islam is the final divine religion (Last prophet and Last Book).
Enough said.
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