Please comment on the situation in Palestine in the light of the Shariah.

Answer

The Yahood, like the earthquake, the flood, the tornado, the tsunami, etc., are simply part of Allah's Armies of punishment. The Qur'aan and Hadith are explicit in mentioning that Allah Ta'ala punishes rebellious and treacherous Muslims with kuffaar domination.

The Palestinians, in fact the Ummah as a whole, are weaker and more disgraceful today than what they were 70 years ago when Palestine was formed. The evils which we observe in the entire Ummah of the world prevail in Palestine as well. Every vice and immorality in the Ummah are to be found in Palestine. The punishment is yet to come to South Africa. May Allah Ta'ala save us.

Some of the general vices of the Palestinians:

* Wholesale abandonment of Salaat. Besides Jumuah, Musjidul Aqsa is largely abandoned during the daily Salaat. A handful of people perform the daily Salaat in the Musjid whilst thousands live in the vicinity of the Musjid. Thus, Musjidul Aqsa curses these people and petitions Allah Ta'ala to uproot them.

* Homosexuality is rife. A Palestinian from America who had gone to Palestine with the intention of Jihad was disgusted. He came away saying that he will not go again to Palestine.

* Singing, dancing and music are ways of life for the people. You may be aware that rcently, Gaza was celebrating their Palestinian popsinger 'hero' who had won prizes in the West. The entire Gaza went into a frenzy and was ecstatic with joy. Life -sized portraits of the popsinger were painted on the street walls. Mobs gyrated and danced in the street. They proclaimed the event a 'victory'.

* We have seen elderly men playing cards right within the vicinity of Musjidul Aqsa, and not going to the Musjid for Salaat.

* Hamas, despite being the government, has not made the slightest attempt to introduce Shariah Law. On the contrary, they invaded a Musjid on a Friday and inside the Musjid shot dead the Sheikh and his mureeds who were clamouring for Shariah Law. * Besides the above, whatever evils and immorality prevail in the Ummah exist in Palestine. They have not taken any lesson from their lamentable plight.