Does hypocrisy know no bounds? Only last week, the media were railing against multiple Muslim speakers for allegedly being anti-semitic. But when Geert Wilders, the notorious Dutch politician is invited to the House of Lords to screen his movie of hate - Fitna - denouncing Islam and the Quran . It is not a surprising to anyone that not a word was uttered in anger.

Muslims have come to expect such two-faced double dealing by now. We have realised that we are seen as an existential threat to virtually every one else. We are learning that the lessons from the dark and inglorious history of Europe (Colonialism, World Wars, the Holocaust etc...) are being forgotten. We are being reminded the truth that is in the Quran:

"They seek to extinguish the Light of Allah with their mouths, but Allah will perfect His Light, much as the unbelievers may dislike it."                                         [Quran 61:8]

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MEDINA: JUNE 8, 632. Within hours of the Prophet (SAW) dying, the Ansar had gathered in the courtyard of Bani Saidah above. There they sat and debated which of them would take over. A few Muhajir Sahaabas were informed and hurried to the scene. After some discussion and debate, Zaid ibn Thabit (R) and another prominent Ansar Sahaabi both declared that the Ansar did not seek power and that they would remain the Ansar of whoever took over from the Prophet (SAW.) Umar (R) grabbed Abu Bakr (R)'s hand and pledged allegiance and all the Muslims rushed to do the same. In the garden above, the first Caliph of Islam was declared.

ISTANBUL: MARCH 4, 1924. Almost 1400 years later, Abdul Majeed II is reading the Quran alone by himself in the Library of the Dolmabache palace. He sits at the table above reading by candlelight. A messenger arrives at the door announcing the abolition of the Caliphate. thus, at some time after midnight and before Fajr on the 4th of March the 101st Caliph of Islam left his home and went into exile. He died in France and was buried in Jannat Al Baqi. In the Library above, an Ummah was brought to its knees and an unbroken line of Commanders of the Faithful came to an end. May Allah have mercy on us and reunite us once more under the shade of the Khilafah.

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Please click on the hyperlinked image below to read the latest issue of ISocNews!

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Charles Hassan Le Gai Eaton passed away on the 26th of Feb, 2010. Some know him as a brilliant Muslim philosipher, others have read the various books he has written. The majority of Muslims however will not have heard of him and would not have realised he has passed away... and that is a shame.

Gai Eaton was so much more than just another intellectual British man who converted to Islam - he was also a thinker and a someone who truly pondered over the deep questions about life. Why are we here? What is it that we want? How can we get to the destination? Having converted in the early 1950's, Gai Eaton had been Muslim long before even many of our parents were born.

A da'ee to the day he died, we should make duaa that Allah has mercy on him and us inshaAllah.

Inna lillahi wa innaa ilayhi raji'un - "Indeed, to Allah we Belong and to Him we will most certain return."

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Muslim students are used to being talked about as a latent evil just one short step away from being radicalised into mindlessly violence. So used to it, in fact, that when the President of Ireland turned up to the Islam Awareness Week finale in the Royal College of Surgeons (Dublin) they sat back waiting to hear what they would be accused of next.

But instead of a diatribe, Mary McAleese gave a short talk on how much she appreciated the contribution of Muslim students to Ireland and how (shock, horror) Islam Awareness Week was actually  " the path to understanding and I hope that as the week comes to a close more and more people will have joined the journey of mutual understanding which is so essential for the development of a tolerant, peaceful, safe and nurturing society.”

They even briefly showed the Charity Week Video of 2009 to an impressed audience. In a day and age when you're used to having the media filled with diatribe after diatribe against everything even tangentially associated with Islam - it makes a nice change.

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Come to our next Monthly Circle on the 3rd of March from 2 - 4PM @ LSE!

*** NOTE: The Room has been changed to 108 ***

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NOTE: THE STREET MAKEOVER HAS BEEN POSTPONED TILL MARCH DUE TO ENGINEERING WORKS ON THE UNDERGROUND

The Green Campaign Street Makeover

WHEN: Saturday 27^th Feb  11-5pm 

WHERE: Green Street and Plaistow 

WHAT:

Brothers will be kitting up for THE BIG CLEAN UP in Plaistow E13.  The area is filled with litter and overgrown vegetation; the perfect opportunity to get out there and earn some Green reward! We’re talking high visibility jackets, heavy duty litter pickers, bin liners and hedge cutters!

Brothers and Sisters will be manning stalls along Green Street to raise awareness of the current state of the environment and what we can do to fix it! It’s an innovative means of Da’wah that you do not want to miss out on! We’ll be selling Green juice, green cakes, organic snacks and plenty more! Not to mention, sisters will be getting into the spirit face painting and henna tattoos!

The local Masjid will also be getting a makeover. We will be speaking to people in the masjid, and sticking up posters on how to follow the Sunnah of our Beloved Prophet (S.A.W) in being a Green Muslim!  

HOW TO GET INVOLVED:

If you want to be part of the first wave of this Islamic Green Revolution, if you want to leave a lasting legacy for the community and perform dawah with a difference, if you are tired of not having a focus in your Islamic life then volunteer for the STREET MAKEOVER and get in contact with The Green Team by emailing:

uluisoc_greenteam@yahoo.co.uk

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Feb. 21st marked the 45th anniversary of the assassination of Al Hajj Malik Al Shabazz - better known to the world as Malcolm X. Malcolm was always ready to tell it you straight, he didn't like beating around bushes. Although uttered 50 years ago, his words have a direct relevance to us... listen clearly & he may as well be talking to a group of Muslims from London.

Watch the video of him asking us all an important question, "WHO ARE YOU?!"

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The time has finally come for another delightful OUTREACH ***for brothers only***. On Wed the 24th of Feb we are hoping to visit a secondary school to help and advise year 10-11 boys about the delightful academic life of college and beyond and who better to do this than mature university students who have been through the process?

This is where we need your help. If you are free next week and don’t mind telling other brothers a little about your experience of college and the degree course you have undertaken, then please contact us and join us on this Outreach Event.

The details of the event are as follows:

Date:Wednesday 24th February 2010 

Time:2-4pm (Click "read more"...)

School:London Islamic School

Address:18-22 Damien Street, Tower Hamlets, London,  E1 2HX   ( http://maps.google.co.uk/ )

Nearest Tube: Whitechapel (District line, Hammersmith and City)

To take part contact:uluisoc.outreach@googlemail.com with your:

·         Full name

·         Email address

·         Mobile number

·         Course

·         Year of study

·         University

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Here is the wonderful Webinar on repentance and turning back to Allah. It's never too late to turn back to Allah - and it's never too late to become part of our Tarbiyyah programme!

Part 1 of 5: The who, when, why of repentance

Part 2 of 5: X-mas sales?

Part 3 of 5: Shaytaan is out to get you

Part 4 of 5: Steps towards sincere repentance

Part 5 of 5: Ibn ul Qayyims advice

If you like what you've seen then sign up to the ULU ISoc YouTube Channel (click here) and send a link to your friends.

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