MISCONCEPTION 11: Jibril (AS) Never Appeared to Muhammad (SAW)

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Point: There is not a single place in Islamic scripture where Jibril (AS) told Muhammad (SAW) “I am Jibril”.

Salman Looks on as Christian Leaders Voice Support for Rohingya Muslims

King Salman of Saudi Arabia

In the wake of renewed hostilities on Rohingya Muslims by the Burmese regime of Aung San Suu Kyi, notable Christian personalities including Pope Francis have expressed their frustration at the situation being presently faced the world’s most persecuted minorities. It is not the first time the pope is showing his dissatisfaction with what the Rohingya are going through at the hands of Suu Kyi’s government, but this time the pontiff has done something physically. At the plea of Pope Francis, a rescue ship for the Rohingya has been stationed off the coast of Libya pending when a green-light is given for aid workers to move into

Erdogan Stands Firm for Rohingya Muslims

Turkey's First Lady: Emine Erdogan

Turkish president, Recep Tayyip Erdogan has again shown his unflagging support towards ending the suffering of the Rohingya Muslims. Erdogan is one of three Muslim leaders who never hesitate to voice their anger at the plight of the Rohingyas, the others being President Najib Razak of Malaysia and President Hassan Rohani of Iran. On September 1^st, President Erdogan out rightly called the current situation in Burma “a genocide” and has vowed to raise the issue at the UN Security Council. He was quoted to have said in speech while commemorating Eid’ul Adha in Istanbul, "There is a genocide there,those who close their eyes to this genocide perpetuated under the cover of democracy are its collaborators". Mean while, Turkey’s First Lady, Emine Erdogan, visited the

Suu Kyi Insists the World is Wrong About Rohingya Muslims

Protesters hold placards critical of Aung San Suu Kyi at a rally in Jakarta this week. 

Burma’s de-facto leader, Aung San Suu Kyi, has yet again denied reports by the world’s media
outfits and world leaders that the Burmese government with assistance from local

Umm Jamal ud-Din Waxes on Despite Criticisms

Umm Jamal ud-Din speaking at an event

Umm Jamal ud-Din recently (August 2017) came under fire by westerners after delivering an Islamic lecture in Sydney wherein she reiterated that it is sinful for women and girls to pluck the hair on their eyebrows in the name of fashion/make-up since Islam condemns any act involving altering the creation of ALLAH. Umm Jamal ud-Din did not bother responding to the backlash since she always knew it would happen. She continues to preach Islam across the globe both in person and via

Tough Times for Rohingya Muslims

Rohingya refugees offer Eid prayer at Kutupalong refugee camp near the Bangladesh-Myanmar border (AFP)

Even though the Rohingya Muslims have faced persecution for most of the past century, the true picture of their state has only become public knowledge in recent times. Following a recent attack by Rohingya militants on Burmese forces in the state of Rakhine (Arakan), the government has once launched indiscriminate overt attacks on Burma’s Muslim population. In the past few weeks, over 18,000 Rohingya refugees fled Burma to Bangladesh with smaller numbers fleeing to other neighboring countries such as India and Nepal. The relative ease enjoyed by the Rohingya refugees might however be cut short as the Bangladeshi and India governments in the past have carried out mass deportation Rohingya refugees back to the nation they ran away from…Burma.  The Indian government revealed last week that it has urgent plans to deport around 40,000 Rohingya refugees back to Burma. Last week, Bangladeshi operatives recovered the bodies of 20 Rohingya women and children from waters. Their boat is said to have capsized while they were fleeing the bullets and torture of Burmese forces. An official of the UN’s International Organisation for Migration, Sanjukta Sahany, said about the Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh, "They are in a very, very desperate condition. The biggest needs are food, health services and they need shelter. They need at least some cover, some roofs over their heads". Some of the refugees are said to have bullet wounds. In-spite of the inhumane condition, the refugees were able to spare some time to observe Salatul Eid in their refugee camp. Prior to the current waves of violence against the Rohingya Muslims in the Rakhine state of Burma, the UN had declared the Rohingya Muslims to be the world’s most persecuted minorities. Nobel Laureate Aung San Suu Kyi despite international praises as a human rights activist is not known to be a critic of the Burmese governments policies on the Rohingya Muslims. Suu Kyi told reporters after receiving a ‘peace’ award in 2012 that she did not know if the Rohingya Muslims could be called Burmese citizens.  The Burmese government insists that the Rohingya Muslims are Migrants to Burma but historical facts show that the Rohingya have been living in Arakan (Rohingya word for Rakhine) since the 8th century and only became part of Burma when Arakan was annexed by Burmese forces in 1785.