This article is kind of old...but still very relevant...

ANGELS FIGHT ALONG WITH MUJAHIDEEN IN PALESTINE

Khurasaan Jihaad Monitor

13 Jewish soldiers and 100s more were injured in an 'intense battle' with the Mujaahideen (April 9th). How did the Mujaahideen injure and kill so many Jewish soldiers? By throwing stones?...
Allaahu Akbar, walillahilhamd, Help from Allaah for our brothers and sisters in Falasteen has come; an army from the Heavens.... I recieved this information from a leader of Hamas in Junain, this news will surely heal and ease the hearts of the mu'mins. Abu al-Barra' says:

My brothers and sisters in Islaam, I swear with the name of Allaah, that I and my brethrens saw the Jewish soldiers running away from the battlefield like cowards, leaving the injured and their weapons behind. A few of our brothers from the Mujaahideen reported yesterday (10/4/2002) that some of the Jewish soldiers shot each other during the battle.

And more strangely, the Mujaahideen didn't even fire a sinlge shot at the Jews, but mysteriously, the Mujaahideen heard shots being fired at the Jews (none of the Mujaahids used their weapons). And then we heard a Jewish soldier who survived the battle, running and shouting, "I saw fierce looking creatures coming towards us, to attack us. The creatures are not humans!"

The incident was reported to TV ANN. The next morning, when I woke up for fajr prayers, I saw on the TV that Abu Muhammad al-Maqdisi was being interviewed. Abu Muhammad al-Maqdisi said:

"Bismillahir Rahmaani Raheem, I swear with the name of Allaah, the Most High, that have been making du'ah to Allaah for His Help 12 days ago and by Allaah, Allaah's help has indeed come. I swear with the name of Allaah, that I saw in my dream an army from the Heavens come down to Junain to help and fight side by side with the Mujaahideen. What I am saying now is the Truth, and I will be responsible for what I am saying, in front of Allaah, yawmul Qiyaamah. And I am reporting this sanely, and Allaah bears witness that what I am saying is the Truth. I also wish to add that the Mujaahideen fast the whole day during the battle. Till we meet again, in Jannah insha'Allaah."
Translation by Abu Jihaad (JazakAllaah).

Commentry (HammerStorm):
There are countless examples of Allaah's Help coming down to assist the Mujahideen in battle. One of the most common statements uttered by the enemy, be he Serb, Soviet, Hindu or a Jew, is "We saw these large creatures coming towards us! Beasts! We did not know what they were!" or something similar. This is because the Angels sent by Allaah usually manifest themselves to the enemy, in order to cast terror into their hearts.

It happened during the Battle of Badr, when the dejected leaders of the Quraysh returned after the defeat, they were complaining about the defeat and added: "...and we also had to deal with these strange riders of horses who rode bewteen the heavens and earth; their hooves did not touch the ground..."

It has happenned time and time again; and Allaah has promised His Help during such events.

In recent times: During the Soviet conflict: Often the Mujahideen would defeat Soviet forces, and then ask them in astonishment "How is is that you were captured by us? You have stronger weapons and tanks, how were you defeated?" (i.e. the victor was asking the loser how he, the loser, lost) The Soviets would reply saying that "Your people were on these horses, and everytime we shot at them, they would move very quickly and avoid our bullets, so this is how we lost." (from Shaykh Abdullah Azzam(ra))

(Mujahideen had no clue what they were talking about)

There was were incidents in Bosnia. One for example, where a small group of brothers were defending an outpost when they noticed a column of the Serbian army advancing upon their position. The mujahideen were very small in number and very heavily out-gunned and outnumbered. They considered two options: calling for back-up and waiting, or confronting the much larger Serbian force. They decided on the latter option and ran towards the Serbians, yelling Allaahu Akbar and aiming their weapons. The Serbians stopped, bewildered at first and then many of them started to turn back and run away in fear. The Mujahideen kept pursuing them and caught and bound many of them. They asked the Serbs what had made them turn around and run even though they were the larger force, and the Serbs asked "Where are those huge black beasts that were running alongside you? We saw them and we did not know what they were so we ran..." ('Under the Shades of Swords')

(Mujahideen had no clue what they were talking about)

In Sheeshaan, in the current 1999-present conflict, there was one event where the Mujahideen were defending this town, which was well known for being home to a large Islamic educational center. Behind the town was a mountain. The Russians came in order to lay siege to the town; they came with a very heavy force to initiate the siege. The Mujahideen put up as valiant a defense as they could. Soon they noticed tanks being decimated and Russian soldiers being ripped apart by a hail of bullets that was coming from the direction of the mountain. The mujahideen knew that none of their forces were on the mountain. The Russians retreated after being inflicted heavy losses. (Qoqaz)

In the recent fighting at Shah-e-Kot, there was an instance where the mujahideen left a mountain post which had a gun emplacement. After they were quite some distance from the post, they heard heavy firing coming from the guns, directed at American and allied forces below. One of the mujahideen was wondering what was going on, as he knew that no one had stayed behind at that post, so one of the veteran mujahideen smiled and said "Do you think we are the only ones fighting against them here? There are 'others' besides us." (Khurasaan)

The Help of Allaah comes down at times like these, to aid the Mujahideen.

In Sheeshaan, so many incidents like these, whereby the Angels came down to help and the Russians aw them and ran away, and many went psychologically mad (Qoqaz). Something the Russians will never tell you is that many of Israel's psychological treatment medical facilities are filled with Russian soldier who have gone mad from the war in Sheeshaan, they keep mittering about strange beings and beasts and ghosts seen during wartime. In general, the Kuffar dismiss such ravings as shell-shock, but the Yahuud, and those kuffar who have been on the battlefield know full well that the mujahideen are aided by a supernatural force (God's angels) but they will never admit it because they are stubborn in their Kufr.

One thing I noticed, when the kuffar speak, and when they say this, you can be certain that they have witnessed the Angels coming down in battle: When Gen. Tommy Franks, or when Russian generals, or when IDF commanders say things like: "The fighting was very intense...very pitched battles....lethal combat....hardcore fighters..." when they say these things I know in their minds they are recalling the horror of seeing their own troops running away from or being cut down by unearthly beasts and supernatural beings, for which they will neither admit to nor have any explanation for. When they say such statements, and you can see the sweat on their foreheads as large as marbles, and they have difficulty explaining heavy losses agains a bunch of lightly armed Mujahideen....then you should know that they are referring to seeing such horrors of battle.

The Prophet (sallallaahu alayhi wa sallam) as well as the Muslims set their arms aside after their return from the battle of the Trench. An account of what happened thereafter, as related by the traditions, is that Gabriel came to the Prophet (sallallaahu alayhi wa sallam) and asked, “O Prophet of God, have you put aside your arms?” When the Prophet (sallallaahu alayhi wa sallam) replied that he had, Gabriel said, “By Allaah, the angels have not yet laid down their arms. Allaah commands you”, continued Gabriel, “to march towards Banu Quraydha, and we will precede you to shake their fortresess and cast terror into their hearts.”

The IDF had a tough time in Lebnaan. But look what the one of the Yahuudi soldiers said, concerning the Battle of Jenin, that Lebanon was "child's play compared to Jenin". (BBC)

Indeed the help of Allaah is near...

"The one who leaves things to the 11th hour, dies in the 12th."

This is the moral of a short film I watched a while ago. It was about a young Muslim and the difficulties he faced as...a young Muslim. Eventually, with the help of his practising flat-mates, he becomes a better Muslim. The only thing I dislike about it is the britney spears song in one of the scenes..it can be watched online - s'called '11th Hour'.

In other news, I just read this:

Oh What a Lovely Jail
Source: Guardian

Brian Whitaker
Thursday December 16, 2004

Al-Qaida supporters detained in Saudi Arabia have appeared in a television documentary about al-Haer jail, 25 miles south of the Saudi capital, Riyadh, and delivered rave reviews of life inside.
"I swear to God, they [the jailers] are nicer than our parents," said Othman al-Amri, once No 21 on the kingdom's list of most-wanted terror suspects.

The programme, broadcast on Saudi television late on Monday, included brief footage from inside the jail, showing clean facilities and beds lined next to one another.

It signalled a new effort by the authorities to encourage militants to give themselves up and to allay suspicions that they would be ill treated if they did so. But persuading them to opt for al-Haer may prove difficult.

In September at least 67 prisoners died and 20 others were injured, along with three guards, when fire swept through part of the jail.

Five British expatriates were detained in al-Haer after being wrongly accused of causing explosions in 2000. The men gave televised confessions, which they later said were extracted after days of sleep deprivation and beatings.

Amnesty International, which has been denied access to Saudi Arabia for years, said it could not be certain about conditions in al-Haer, but "this does on the face of it look like a public relations exercise".

"Reports of torture in Saudi prisons and police stations are common," a spokesman said.

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Rubbish. And even if it isn't, its probably one of few jails in Arabia where the jailers don't torture you on mere suspicion. No no, lemme rephrase, there IS no jail in Arabia where 'militants' are treated like human beings. If you have a firm stomach, you can read about the torture in Saudi prisons and realise the true nature of this 'war on terror'; it ain't only non-Muslim countries who fighting this war.

(The last link's a cached page...highly annoying, I understand...so until I find another link to the same thing, it'll stay..).

Words of Pain
Babar Ahmad


Allah says in Surah Ale-Imran 3:167, “They say with their mouths that which is not in their hearts.”

The Pious Predecessors used to say, “Words that come from the mouth, stop at the ears. But words that come from the heart, reach the heart.”

How many fiery sermons and eloquent speeches are delivered yet they fail to move even a hair on the bodies of the listeners? How many books and articles are written, awash with Quranic verses, sayings, quotes and evidences, yet they fail to inspire their readers to think or act? How many eloquent lines of poetry are scribed yet they fail to penetrate the hearts of people, as if they were cold drops of water dripping onto blocks of ice? And how many prayers are led, complete with beautifully recited Quranic verses, yet they fail to moisten the eyes of the congregation with tears and melt their hearts with the flames of Iman?

Why would Umar bin Al-Khattab recite the Quran in salah and both he and the congregation would weep excessively until those in the back rows would hear his sobs? Was the Quran in his possession any different to the one in our possession? Why would Fatima Az-Zahraa, the daughter of the Prophet (SAWS), bring female audiences to tears every time she spoke about Allah? Was the Allah that she would talk about, any different to the Allah that we have today? Why did the oft-repeated lines of poetry, “O Worshipper of the Two Holy Sanctuaries!’, written by Imam Abdullah bin Al-Mubarak, pierce the heart of the scholar Fudail bin Ayyad and moisten his eyes, whilst thousands of, perhaps more eloquent verses fail to deserve even a mention today? And why do the books of the likes of Ibn Taymiyyah, Ibn Al-Qayyim, Ibn An-Nuhaas, Syed Qutb, Abdullah Azzam, etc. continue to inspire and motivate millions around the world, whilst there are countless other books, perhaps written by more knowledgeable scholars that hardly ever leave the shelves of the booksellers?

The answer to all of the above is the pain that each of these individuals experiences in their hearts whilst speaking, writing, or reciting. The one who feels pain in his heart, in his nerves and in his blood is able to infuse the same passionate emotions, via his words, into the hearts of others. The authors and orators who have experienced no pain, no hardship, no trials and no tribulations in their lives will produce heaps upon heaps of cheap, empty and lifeless words. That is because their words were born in a dead heart accustomed to a life of luxury and comfort. That is because words pour forth from their pens or their tongues, but not from their feelings and emotions. Though they may use the most eloquent of words, the reality is that their hearts and bodies have not lived the experience. Therefore the words of such authors and orators are cold, like blocks of ice, and they fail to penetrate even the softest of hearts.

On the other hand there are the likes of true believers, such as the Companions of the Prophet (SAWS), may Allah be pleased with them all, and all those who followed and follow them in righteousness until the Day of Resurrection. They felt the pains of hunger, of thirst, of poverty, of rejection, of banishment from home and country, of estrangement from loved ones, of abandonment of all material pleasures, of imprisonment, of torture, of physical and emotional wounds and death, both their own and that of others close to them. That is why they are shining beacons on the path to Paradise: “All those are the ones whom Allah has guided, so from their guidance take an example.” (Quran 6:90)

The ultimate feeling of pain, feeling and emotion is imparted by the words of an individual who has given his life in pursuit of his words, as per the famous quote of Syed Qutb:

“Indeed our words will remain lifeless, barren, devoid of any passion, until we die as a result of these words, whereupon our words will suddenly spring to life and live on amongst the hearts that are dead, bringing them back to life as well…”

From www.cageprisoners.com

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