Though Palestinian-Israeli conflict passed through many stages, the main defaulter is UN when it passed in 1948 a resolution approving an Israeli state in Palestine against Palestinian wishes. UN in 1948 was totally dominated by Europe and Americas.
The resolution passed was totally immoral, creating a new state in the land of another people. The main accomplice was Britain which was controlling Palestine. The US was main backer of the resolution.
In any case, it is now duty of the UN to solve the problem as they have created it. The solution may be dismantling Israel or anything else which is practical. Israel is continuing its occupation of West Bank despite resolution 242 of UN of 1967 and put up new settlements. The US and the West should wake up and punish Israel for all its misdeeds.
Shah Abdul Hannan
Dhaka, Bangladesh
A Welcome Sign
It is a welcome sign that the Ummah has awakened and is showing unity and solidarity at least with Palestine, arranging rallies, protests, submitting memorandums, and condemning Israel’s atrocities and barbaric acts against innocent people of Palestine. Israeli forces are killing women, children, even not sparing hospitals and ambulances carrying the injured and destroying schools and targeting residents in the holy month of Ramadhan when our Muslim countries and Europe are busy in watching football world cup.
At least this time the third world countries’ poor Muslims have awakened and showed solidarity. Particularly Indian Muslims, young, old, women and men all are active in support of Palestine.
But how good could it be if we Muslims of India gear up to unite and show the same spirit in our national affairs like rape, corruption, child labour, women’s dignity and safety and become voice of the voiceless, arrange rallies, protests and submit memorandums. Is it not the duty of the Ummah to take interest in our national affairs? Let us join hands and show our unity and strength to build a peaceful, progressive and better India.
Munaf Pasha
Bhadravathi
All are Based on Sunnah
Small differences in Salat procedure among various recognised Mazhabs of Islam are all based on Sunnah of the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be to him). The Salat was established during the lifetime of the Prophet on the basis of practice of the Prophet. Salat was not established by Hadith in the first few generations as Hadith was systematically collected much later.
The Prophet’s Companions went to various cities and the Muslims there followed them.Imam Malik followed the Companions or Tabiun of Madina. Imam Abu Hanifa followed the Tabiun of Kufa who in turn followed the Sahabi Abdullah ibn Masud. Even if no Hadith has come down on some Hanafi practice, it does not matter as the Salat is actually based on practised Sunnah of Iraq, particularly Kufa.
Imam Shafie followed Tabi Tabiun of his area and so on. So there is no point in arguing about Salat of various Mazhabs and Ahle Hadith. All are based on Sunnah of the Prophet. We should give up arguing over this matter.
Shah Abdul Hannan
Dhaka, Bangladesh