Big bro Haruna,
Are you still there?
Heck of a busy life you know, but thanks for your reply. I will catch you active soon again.
Your mention resembles the advise I collected for him from the mosque yester-evening.
Be rest assured, I will print out yours for him.
Thank you for your replies. Thanks to the private mails too -the many that did.
His reasons for joining the military are strictly 'economical,' according to him, and some degree
to serve his country men.
He is a life-long friend. With all these wars everywhere, I just didn't know what to tell him, though the
position he is offered is 'public relation.' Military is military, and that much I can ascertain.
I will print out these replies for him.
Waa' salam
YJ
> Date: Wed, 23 Jul 2008 21:58:52 -0400> From: [log in to unmask]> Subject: Re: Question: US Military enlistment> To: [log in to unmask]> > > Ma Yero,> > Where do I start?????? I thought this was a no brainer but I reflected. I do > not want to come off as condescending. So here's me taking a crack at this:> > I presume your friend is an American citizen and or qualifies for enlistment > in the Armed forces of the United States. My first query would be to find > out from your fiend why he wished to join the United States Armed forces. This > is because there are various ways to serve the United States different from > joining the military. However, if your friend contemplates joining the military > but wished Islamic or Quranic advice, your friend has his priorities messed > up. If your friend really does have such potential decision conflicts, I > advise that he NOT enlist in the military but consider philanthropy or volunteer > work in his immediate American community. Because he/she will not do well in > the military and may be tempted to become an agent provocateur.> > Joining the US military would mean promising to safeguard the United States > and her interests, the honour of serving God and country, and to assist in > upholding the constitution of the USA.> > Being a muslim means to believe in the five pillars that identify a muslim, > and serving Allah and self.> > In the USA, there are christians and muslims in addition to Jews, Hindus, > buddhists, Jehovah's witnesses, etcetera. Therefore, a muslim serving the United > states serves him/herself, other muslims, christians, Jews, hindus, > mormons, and buddhists. Islam has enlisted many a man to serve alongside Muhammad. > The badr of Hudaybiyya comes to mind. All the while serving self and Allah. > Where a muslim finds that a particular engagement runs contrary to his or her > religion, The US constitution makes room for conscientious or religious > objectors. Muhammed Ali comes to mind.> > Yero, it is not a good idea to consider religious edicts when desiring to > serve God and country. The separation of state and religion would advise > estoppel. It is good that your friend shares his quandry with you prior to > enlisting. We all thank him/her for that. I would not want him serving in my > military. I will be for ever jittery.> > Where have you been for the last year or so??? I missed your bazula > galagawangas. Oh yeah, and your poems. Yero montesgue. Haruna.> > In a message dated 7/23/2008 5:17:40 P.M. Mountain Daylight Time, > [log in to unmask] writes:> > Brothers & Sisters,> > A Gambian friend of mine notified me of his decision to enlist in the US > army soon. He have fears that he might fight unjustly (as is under the clown > Bush administration) or get trapped in fighting Muslim nations. > > I want to offer the best of advise to him. The closest I could gather on a > research is Quranic chapters 4: 135 (Al-nisa) and 5:8 (Al-maidah) > > (I) Under what conditions can he join the U.S army?> (II) Is this ok under Islamic law -Quran & Sunnah?> (III) How should he behave?> > > Please share your advise sincerely knowing this is a life-long matter for > him, with emphasis on Quranic verses, sunnah, rulings from schools of thought, > et cetera... You can post any answers here or e-mail them privately to my > e-mail [log in to unmask] I will compose all the answers for him > -inshallahu.> > Thanks for any well-researched information.> > God bless!> > YJ> > > > _________________________________________________________________> Time for vacation? WIN what you need- enter now!> http://www.gowindowslive.com/summergiveaway/?ocid=tag_jlyhm> いいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいい> To unsubscribe/subscribe or view archives of postings, go to the Gambia-L > Web interface> at: http://listserv.icors.org/archives/gambia-l.html> > To Search in the Gambia-L archives, go to: > http://listserv.icors.org/SCRIPTS/WA-ICORS.EXE?S1=gambia-l> To contact the List Management, please send an e-mail to:> [log in to unmask]> いいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいい> > > > > > > **************Get fantasy football with free live scoring. Sign up for > FanHouse Fantasy Football today. > (http://www.fanhouse.com/fantasyaffair?ncid=aolspr00050000000020)> > いいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいい> To unsubscribe/subscribe or view archives of postings, go to the Gambia-L Web interface> at: http://listserv.icors.org/archives/gambia-l.html> > To Search in the Gambia-L archives, go to: http://listserv.icors.org/SCRIPTS/WA-ICORS.EXE?S1=gambia-l> To contact the List Management, please send an e-mail to:> [log in to unmask]> いいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいい>
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