It is a good move. The reasons given included the facts that cards had on them symbols relating to Freemasonry, Judaism and the AntiChrist as well as being like gambling
Allah knows best.
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"Only two things are infinite: The universe and human stupidity." I am not quite sure of the universe...
the thing has nothing to do with gambling…
waise hi Arbi ne pi ho ge ban karte hue
What did the "scholars" have to say in the way that their country's foreign and economic policies (the things that really matter) completely contradict Islam.
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Originally posted by scarface:
**What did the "scholars" have to say in the way that their country's foreign and economic policies (the things that really matter) completely contradict Islam.
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What kind of foreign poilcies are you talking 'bout?
"Only two things are infinite: The universe and human stupidity." I am not quite sure of the universe...
The understanding of the foreign policy is given to us by Allah (swt) in Surah Saba':
"And we have not sent you [O Muhammad (saw)] except as a giver of glad tidings and a warner to all mankind, but most of men know not" [TMQ Saba: 28]
Thus the foreign policy of the Islamic state is to spread the message of Islam. Allah (swt) obliged the Prophet (saw) to convey the message of Islam to the whole of mankind. He (saw) exerted great effort in inviting nations and tribes to live by Islam, so that Islam would spread to the whole of the world and be the reference point in every sphere of life. From the moment he (saw) arrived in Madinah he concentrated on building an Islamic society, where the rules and laws stemmed from Islam only and so that the message of the haq (truth) was conveyed.
Nothing was allowed to come in the way of the call to spread Islam. An example of this is when Muhammad (saw) signed a treaty with the Jews of Madinah so that they would not stand as an obstacle to him (saw) spreading the Deen of Allah (swt) in the Hijaz. Similarly he signed the Treaty of Hudaibiyah with the Quraish so that he could expand the Islamic state in the Arabian Peninsula. The letters of the Prophet (saw) that were sent to other nations outside the Peninsula inviting them to Islam are also an indication of how the message of Islam was not confined to any region.
Subsequently the Khulafaa of Islam continued this duty and adhered to the call of Allah (swt) as mentioned in the above ayah. It was with this foreign policy in mind, that when the Prophet (saw) left the life of this world - upon him be peace and blessings - that Abu Bakr (ra) continued in conveying the Deen of Allah (swt) and engaging in J ihad. Abu Bakr (ra) sent the army of Usama (ra) that had been commissioned by the Prophet (saw) to continue the Jihad in Bilad ash-Sham. Umar bin al-Khattab (ra) followed on from Abu Bakr (ra) in this foreign policy. Famous battles such as the battle of Yarmouk and Qadisiyyah were fought under the Khilafah of Umar (ra). Up until the last days of the Khilafah , the spreading of Islam to the entire world remained the foreign policy of the Islamic State and this never changed no matter who was ruling the state. Indeed, the obligation of propagating Islam to the world is a command from Allah (swt) and we must abide by His (swt) command. The State therefore always organised its relationship with other states on the basis of spreading Islam alone and no other basis. This constituted a fixed basis for conducting the foreign policy of the State.
The Prophet (saw) wasted no time in fulfilling this noble duty of spreading Islam and ensuring that it was and remained the only way of life until the Day of Judgement, such that it prevailed over all other ways of life, systems, beliefs and ideologies.
The method ordained by the Shariah for the foreign policy is Jihad, and this never changes or fluctuates, irrespective of a change in ruler or change of the age in which we are living. Allah (swt) made the propagation of Islam to the entire world an obligation on all Muslims, male or female, and the Islamic texts stipulated the Shariah method to achieve this.
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Originally posted by scarface:
*What did the "scholars" have to say in the way that their country's foreign and economic policies (the things that really matter) completely contradict Islam.
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Praise be To Allah,
When he just proved that Pokemon encourages gambling in children and other things that are haram, so the fatwah is rightly put against them.
The matters of Halal and Haram are the laws of Allah and cannot be put down. So in this case the foreign policies or any other policies should NOT matter at all. Let them destroy Pokemon and We Pray to Allah that all places of gambling on earth be destroyed. Ameen.
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[This message has been edited by Admin (edited April 13, 2001).]