Islamic Reminders

There are approximately 80 days until Ramadan

Israeli occupation forces enter Syria for the first time since 1973 in order to siege land after the Assad regime was toppled.

On August 21, 2013 rockets filled with sarin gas, a highly lethal nerve agent, were fired into rebel-held areas of Eastern Ghouta and Western Ghouta, near Damascus by forces of Bashar al-Assad. The attack resulted in the deaths of an estimated 1,400 people, many of whom were civilians, including children. Thousands more suffered severe injuries and symptoms consistent with chemical poisoning.

Syrian resistance forces entered the Sednaya Prison, also known as the "Human Slaughterhouse",and released men, women and children who were being detained by the Assad regime. Hundreds of prisoners were tortured to the point they forgot their own identities. Women were also held captive where they were abused physically and s*xually, children were also kept in the same cells. Upon being freed by Syrian resistance fighters, the women are in disbelief, they don't know where to go.

Glad tidings to my Brothers and Sister of Sham ❤️🇸🇾

🚨 The Capital of Syria, Damascus was liberated by Syrian opposition forces as President Bashar al-Assad fled the country.

🚨 Waleed Abdullah who was Cristiano Ronaldo’s former team-mate at Al-Nassr FC mentioned in a recent interview on Saudia TV that he had talked to Cristiano about Islam: "I spoke to Cristiano Ronaldo about Islam. He learned about prayers and some of the meanings of things, and he encourages Muslim players to pray, sometimes going so far as to ask the coach to suspend the exercises during the call to prayer. It shows that he is interested in cultures and that he is a really good person. He sometimes tells a player off by joking: 'Why don't you go pray with the others over there?' He's a true professional and an exceptional person." May Allāh open his heart and guide him to Islam.

Muhammad has become the UK’s most popular baby name for boys for the first time, new data from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) has revealed. The name has been among the top 10 names for baby boys since 2016, but has now overtaken the previous favourite, Noah. Oliver was third in the 2023 rankings. Three variant spellings of the Arabic name Muhammad made the list of the top 100 baby boys’ names in England and Wales in previous years, but this is the first year that just one spelling of the name has managed to top the list. In 2023 there were 4,661 Muhammads born across England and Wales, up from 4,177 in 2022, while Mohammed came in 28th with 1,601 and Mohammad came 68th with 835. The data shows that Muhammad was the most popular boys’ name in four out of nine regions in England and 63rd most popular in Wales.

Allahu Akbar!

Manchester United players abandoned plans to wear an Adidas jacket in support of the LGBTQ+ community before their previous match vs Everton. Noussair Mazraoui told his team-mates he was not prepared to wear the outfit, citing his faith as the reason. The team then decided that no players would wear the tracksuit so that Mazraoui would not be the only one seen publicly to be refusing to wear it.

A 10 year-old Palestinian girl was shot in the chest by Israeli occupation forces while she was trying to cross an Israeli checkpoint in North Gaza. The girl, Rawan is still alive but many other children have been directly targeted by Israeli war criminals.

We have officially entered the month of Jumādā al-ʾĀkhirah which means there are exactly three months until Ramaḍān اللهم بلغنا رمضان

May Allah reward him. Footballer Sam Morsy who is the captain for English Premier League club, Ipswich Town refused to wear the rainbow armband, which promotes LGBTQ, during last weekend’s game against Nottingham Forest. Sam Morsy who has played for Egypt’s National Team is a practising Muslim, and his decision not to wear the LGBTQ Rainbow armband has been supported by his club.

🚨 Syrian resistance fighters launched a major offensive and captured Aleppo from the Assad regime.

France stated its belief that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is immune from prosecution by the International Criminal Court (ICC), which is seeking his arrest over alleged war crimes in Gaza. This stance is based on Israel's non-ratification of the court's statutes. France's position, announced a day after a U.S.- and France-brokered ceasefire between Israel and the Lebanese armed group Hezbollah, drew condemnation from human rights organizations. Other nations, such as Italy, have similarly raised concerns about the legality of the ICC's mandate.

🚨 Pakistan's security forces threw a man who was praying on top of shipping containers during protests in Islamabad. The people of Pakistan have been demonstrating against the current government demanding the release of former Prime Minister, Imran Khan from prison. Unverified reports claim the man suffered a neck injury and lost his life.

US Senator Lindsey Graham threatened to sanction US allies if they enforce the International Criminal Court’s issuance of arrest warrants against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and former defense minister Yoav Gallant, as many of them have pledged to do. Graham said on Fox News, “To any ally, Canada, Britain, Germany, France, if you try to help the ICC, we’re going to sanction you."

The International Criminal Court (ICC) issues arrest warrants for Israeli occupation prime minister Benjamin Netantahu and former defence minister Yoav Gallant over war crimes in Gaza.

Abū Qatāda رضي الله عنه reported: The Prophet ﷺ said, “Verily, you will never leave anything for the sake of Allāh Almighty but that Allāh will replace it with something better for you.” [Musnad Aḥmad 23074]