Got this from a friend yesterday:-
Dear Brothers and Sisters,
Asalam Alaykum.
We recently received a copy of a publication called the Muslim Green Pages and were shocked and dismayed at the contents within this publication. It is the duty of all Muslim to protect one another and as such I am sending you the following information to help you in understanding why this publication should be avoided by Mosques, organisations, you and your family!
Concerned with good as it is, Islam gives this tremendous social force a purpose. It must be used for promoting good, truth and justice and checking evil and injustice. That is the essence of amr-bil-maroof-wa-nahi-anil-munkar in all areas of life, especially when targeting and approaching the Muslim community. One must have sincere motives, be cautious, sensitive when contemplating such an undertaking. You decide whether they have been? And the Qur'an declares it as the defining mission for this Ummah. Allah سبحانه وتعالى says in the Quran:
The believers men and women are protectors one of another: they enjoin what is just and forbid what is evil: they observe regular prayers practice regular charity and obey Allah and His apostle. On them will Allah pour His mercy: for Allah is Exalted in power Wise.
Al Quran 9:71
You are the best community that has been raised for mankind. You enjoin good and forbid evil and you believe in Allah.
Al Quran 3:110
In the Muslim Green Pages we have found well-known Qadiani places of worship, organisations promoting shirk, _belly-dancers_, businesses actively selling haram products and alcohol and I think that this may just be the _tip of the iceberg!_ When someone does something in the public domain, they then have to be challenged in the public domain. A small selection that we have found has been mentioned below:
Qadiani centres found under _Mosque_ or Religious Organisations_ heading.
Ahmad Muslim Association (Page 367)
Croydon Muslim Association (Page 355)
Ahmadiyya Muslim Association (Page 419)
Yoga Page 559
Shanti Sadan 020 77277846
They mention that they are _The Temple of Inner Peace, this is not physical yoga, it is an ancient spiritual form which seeks to achieve union with the universal soul and the Gods_ and _the self of man in essence is identical with God._ See their website for details http://www.shanti-sadan.org/message.htm
Verily, Allah forgives not that partners should be set up with him in worship, but He forgives except that (anything else) to whom He pleases, and whoever sets up partners with Allah in worship, he has indeed invented a tremendous sin.
Al Quran4:48
Entertainers Page 231
Arabian Experience 01623 640862
This is a group of belly dancers that hire themselves out for events and even belly dancing classes. They even celebrate pagan festivals such as the Summer solstice and Halloween!! See their website www.arabian-experience.co.uk
Hilary Thacker Egyptian Belly Dancer 0131 556 7976
She offers her services in the Muslim Green Pages. See www.hilarysbazaar.com
Arabian Wizard 01270 629461
Offer magic _entertainment_?
Indian International Magic 07973 853154
Offer magic _entertainment_?
Allah says in the Quran:
_And they knew that the buyers of (magic) would have no share in the happiness of the Hereafter. And vile was the price for which they did sell their souls if they but knew!_ Al Quran 2:102
The Prophet (pbuh) said, _Whoever blows on knots practices magic, and whoever practices magic is a mushrik (polytheist)._ Reported by At-Tabarani
Magic shows that are done for entertainment purposes are not generally considered part of prohibited magic or sihr. However they are not recommended, in case they influence children in a negative fashion or encourage them to practice it for fun, which can then lead to other prohibited forms of magic. Similarly young girls and boys are extremely impressionable as are adolescents, dancing schools are not an Islamic recreational or entertainment activity.
Restaurants Pages 426-465
There seems to have been no safeguards or pre-entry checks, hence this whole section is completely unreliable as it is littered with restaurants which serve either haram food and/or alcohol. Below is just a small selection from the many haram and alcohol serving ones listed in the Muslim Green Pages:
Island Restaurant & Bar 020 7551 6070
They serve haram meat and alcohol.
Zia Vitalia 01372 277799
They serve haram meat and alcohol.
That_s Amore 01424 210145
They serve haram meat and alcohol.
Passage to
They serve haram meat and alcohol.
Pride of
They serve haram meat and alcohol.
Modhubom Indian Restaurant 020 7243 1778
Serve alcohol.
Serve alcohol.
Indian Heaven 01270 883773
Serve alcohol.
Serve alcohol.
Maroush 020 7723 0773
They serve alcohol and also have belly dancers!
Clubs & Associations Page 149
Indian Queen Club 0116 266 4040
They are a social drinking (alcohol) club where everyone is welcome!
Poultry Farmers Page 402
Whistley
They do not supply anything halal.
Farmers Page 238
John A Sim 01466 740255
They do not supply halal meat.
Satan's plan is but to excite enmity and hatred between you, with intoxicants and gambling, and hinder you from the remembrance of Allah, and from prayer: will you not then abstain?''
Al Quran 5:90-91
The Prophet (pbuh) said to his companion O Sa_d! Purify your food, your supplication will be accepted. By the one in whose hand lays the life of Muhammad, verily a servant places a morsel of Haram in his stomach (and as a result) forty days of worship will not be accepted from him._ Recorded by Imam Tabrani
Dancing Schools Page 175
Wahda 0845 4582797
This group has a boxed advert in the Muslim Green Pages and teach Egyptian dance.
Others include:
Middle Eastern Dance 01223 563001
Medway Middle Eastern Dance 01634 713229
Middle Eastern Dance & Meditation 01403 264576
In addition there are many many non-Muslim Professionals, Manufacturers, Financial Advisors, Doctors & Dentists etc. which, as a community, we are in no shortage of and who probably need to be promoted more.
The questions that remain unanswered are:
Who is behind this Muslim Green Pages and what is it all about_ money or the corruption of the community?
Why are organisations being promoted in the Muslim Green Pages that are actively anti-Muslim?
Why are haram products being sold and the companies that sell them being actively promoted in the Muslim Green Pages to the Muslim community?
Why did the Muslim Green Pages actively pursue them to be included in the Muslim Green Pages?
How do the people at the Muslim Green Pages view women, as exploitable objects of entertainment?
Do the Muslim Green Pages have any scruples or is it all about money?
Muslims would not take their families to many of the establishments in the Muslim Green Pages including restaurants that serve haram meat and serve alcohol or have belly-dancers! So who are the Muslim Green Pages promoting these businesses to?
And what is behind this?
Muslim Green Pages say that they have Muslim-friendly businesses in their publication_ is this what they mean by _Muslim-friendly?_ Why didn_t they just call it an Asian directory?
Please remember us in your Duas.
Yours Sincerely,
Wasalam Alaykum.
Khatme Nubuwwat Organisation
