اللهُ أَكْـبَر، اللّهُمَّ أَهِلَّـهُ عَلَيْـنا بِالأمْـنِ وَالإيمـان، والسَّلامَـةِ والإسْلامِ، وَالتَّـوْفيـقِ لِما تُحِـبُّ وَتَـرْضَـى، رَبُّنـا وَرَبُّكَ اللهُ
Allaahu 'Akbar, Allaahumma 'ahillahu 'alayna bil'amni
wal'eemaani, wassalaamati wal-'Islaami, wattawfeeqi limaa tuhibbu Rabbanaa wa
tardhaa, Rabbunaa wa Rabbukallaahu.
Allah is
the Most Great. O Allah, bring us the new moon with security and Faith, with
peace and in Islam, and in harmony with what our Lord loves and what pleases
Him. Our Lord and your Lord is Allah.
Bismillah Ar
Rahman Ar Raheem
Assalaamu
alaikum wa rahmathullah wa barakatuhu
This will be my last blog for over a month as I normally do
not write here during Ramadan which starts on Tuesday. But I have been so slack in writing that I
doubt anyone will notice my silence.
At the moment I am trying to prepare for Ramadan but the
heat, even with the air con switched on to max, is a distraction. Already the external thermometer outside the
backdoor is reading well over 33C and we have been promised 36C temperature
later, so Amina and I are keeping indoors.
I attended the masjid yesterday and by the time I got home I was soaked
in sweat, but it was worth the efforts as the khutbar was inspiring.
BUT the temperature is of little importance compared with
the terrible military coup which has seen democracy swept away from this
country. There can be no doubt that those
who demonstrated against President Morsi and who gave the military the excuse
to take over will soon be regretting their foolishness when the army again runs
the country so we are back to the old days of corruption and brutality. I am very UNpolitical but I would ask for
your duaa that this poor country will find peace before too long.
Fortunately we live far enough outside Asyut not to have
been affected by the disturbances, but the information we are getting from
friends in Asyut and Cairo is incredibly depressing. Everyone fears that the army is ready to
round up Brotherhood members during Ramadan and to convert the country into a
One Party state, that party being controlled 100% by the military and run by
their stooges and ex-generals. There is
a feeling that things could get even worse than it was under Mubarak with
illegal detentions and the use of torture becoming commonplace again.
Many people are leaving the country already and I have to
admit that I am tempted to return to Jordan.
But I intend to try to recharge my spiritual batteries during Ramadan
and to keep my fear and anger in check during that most holy of months.
I hope that you all have a blessed and rewarding Ramadan. May Allah (subhana wa ta'ala) make it a very
special time for you all. Ameen
"For those that keep from evil, with their Lord, are
gardens underneath which rivers flow wherein they will
abide..................."
[Qur'an 3:15]
