Thursday, December 31, 2015

The Hassan Diab Documentary Project !

Justice for Hassan Diab

We want to use the power of the documentary form to tell the story of our friend Dr. Hassan Diab, a Canadian academic who is at serious risk of wrongful conviction for a crime he did not commit.

Hassan was extradited to France in November 2014, where he is expected to stay in pretrial detention for at least two years. In France, Hassan is subjected to an unjust legal process where discredited handwriting analysis and unsourced intelligence are used against him.

We would like to make a good quality documentary for online sharing and public showings to spread the word far and wide about the injustices in Hassan’s case. We hope this documentary will help raise awareness about Hassan's case and Canada's unfair extradition law, stop the use of discredited evidence against Hassan, and prevent his wrongful conviction.

We aim to raise CAD $15,000 to cover the expense of making the documentary. Donations in excess of this amount will go towards Hassan’s legal defence.

Please donate to our crowdfunding campaign and help us publicise it!

Hassan's Kafkaesque Case:

Lessons on a Story from the Seerah...

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Ash-Sha’bee related that one day Ka’ab Ibn Siwaar was sitting in the company of ‘Umar Ibn Al-Khattaab when a woman came and said: “O leader of the believers, I have never seen any man who is better than my husband. By Allah, during the night he stands to pray, and during the day he fasts. Even on hot days he does not break his fast.” ‘Umar then prayed for her forgiveness, and he praised her, saying: “It is only befitting that I should praise one such as you.” The woman then felt shy and so she stood up to leave.

Ka’ab said: “O leader of the believers, should you not have helped her resolve her problem with her husband?” ‘Umar said: “And what was her complaint?” Ka’ab said: “She is making a strong complaint against her husband.” ‘Umar said: “Is that really what she wanted to convey to me?” Ka’ab said: “Yes.”

So ‘Umar said: “Bring the woman back to me.” When she returned, ‘Umar said, “It is permitted for you to speak the truth. Verily this man claims that you are complaining about your husband, and that your complaint is that he stays away from your bed.”

She said: “Yes. Verily, I am a young woman and I desire what all women desire.”

‘Umar then sent for her husband, and when he came, ‘Umar said to Ka’ab, “Render a judgement in their case.”

Ka’ab said: “The leader of the believers has more of a right to render a judgement in their case.”

‘Umar said: “I insist that you judge before them, for indeed, you have understood from their affair that which I was not able to understand.”

14 Evidences: What makes you a Kaffir !!!


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The following are examples taken some from Ahadith and some from Seerah.
NOTE: In Islamic 'Aqeedah, we have a principle which states:

WE CONSIDER THE APPARENT ON THE MATTER OF IMAAN AND KUFR’

Evidence 1
Muslim Vol 2 p107, Nawawi Usama Ibn Zaid: was sent on an expedition by the Messenger Muhammad (pbuh). He said: ‘One of the Mushrikeen said laa ilaaha illalah and I killed him but I felt bad and I told the Messenger Muhammad’ The Messenger Muhammad (
pbuh) said: ‘Did you kill him after he said laa ilaaha illalah?’ Usamah said 'Yes, but he only said it because he feared from my weapon.' Muhammad (pbuh) said ‘Did you check his heart?’ He kept repeating it until I felt that I wished I became Muslim on that day and not before.

In another narration it is reported: the Messenger Muhammad (
pbuh) said ‘What will you do if he comes to you on the day of judgement with his Kalima’ and whenever I asked the Messenger Muhammad (pbuh) to ask forgiveness he repeated the same statement to me’.

Hence the Messenger Muhammad (
pbuh) eventually said to him: ‘Go and replace the la illaaha illalah with a kaafir’ [this was encouragement from the Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) to him] hence he always said ‘Do not delay the army of Usaama’ on his death bed because it was the expedition of his life.

Usama Ibn Zaid was dispraised strongly and made Inkaar on him powerfully because he judged by the inner and not outer.

TV and your Children !!!


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As Allah states, it is part of our belief that we shall be questioned and are responsible for the following:
"Verily! Hearing, Sight, and the heart, all will be questioned (by Allah)." [17:36]

And as the Prophet (saws) said: "on the Day of Judgement, no one will move until they are asked about three things ... "And his youth - what he exhausted it with?" [Sunan at-Tirmidh]

In Qawa'id Fiqhiyyah there is a principle that says, 'al-wasa'il ta'khudhu hukm al-ghayat' that 'The means takes the same ruling as the intention of what is trying to be attained.' A television set, with the wires, screen, box, and plug is nothing more than a means. It is what is trying to be attained by that box that makes it Haraam or Halaal. Similar to a gun, something that can be used for noble purposes, such as defending one's land from aggression, or can be a means of considerable harm - especially when given to a child.

In an Arab ESL class, the teacher - as his opening class - would ask the students what English words were taken from the Arabic. A few hands would jerk up and say things like, 'Chemistry from Kimiya', Algebra from Al-Gebr, Physics from Fisiya', etc.' Then he would interestingly ask them what Arabic words were taken from the English, the answers come quick, 'Radiyo from Radio, Dosh from Satellite Dish, and of course Tilfaz from TV.'


What did the west take from us, and what did we take from them?

How do we know what is AND what is not a Bidd`ah?

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This is a very important point which when discussed clarifies detailed principles under the light of which an action can be known as to whether it is a bid'ah or not. "This is because Allah, the Blessed and Exalted, will not accept an action until two conditions are fulfilled:

1. That it be done sincerely seeking the Face of Allah.
2. That it be righteous, and it cannot be righteous until it is in conformity to the Sunnah, not in contradiction to it."
['Hujjah an-Nabee' (pg. 100) of our Shaykh al-Albanee. It was upon these two principles that Shaykh al-Islam ibn Taymiyyah based his superb book 'al-Uboodiyyah' on.]

Our Shaykh, al-Albanee, said in his book 'Ahkaam al-Janaa'iz' (pg. 242),
"Indeed the bid'ah which the Sharee'ah has textually stated to be misguidance is (of a number of types):
1. Everything that contradicts the Sunnah, be it in actions, sayings or beliefs even if this arise out of ijtihaad."

I say: as-Suyutee said in 'al-Amr bi al-Ittibaa' (pp. 92-93),
"This differs in accordance to the different circumstances and to the extent in which it contradicts the Sharee'ah. Sometimes this leads to that which would necessitate forbiddance and sometimes it does not exceed the bounds of detestability. It is possible for every skilled legal jurist to differentiate between the two types especially if he has deep-rooted knowledge and faith.
[FN. Rather all innovations in the religion are forbidden].

This category of vile innovation is sub-divided into two:

1. In matters of belief that lead towards misguidance and loss.
The adherents to the deviated sects are of six types, and each type is further divided into 12 sects - this making the 72 sects about which the Prophet (pbuh) informed would be in the Fire. We are not, at this juncture, going to detail them but the one who sticks to the Sunnah and the Jamaa'ah and steers clear of the foundations and offshoots of these innovations will be from the Saved Sect by the Permission of Allah.

2. In the actions and these are further sub-divided into two:

Ibn Taymiyyah on Celebrating non-Musilm Festivals...


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Ibn Taymiyyah (rahimahUllah) mentions:
“The Shari’ah ruling is that Muslims should not do any particular thing on the religious festivals of unbelievers which they do not normally do in other days. Rather, they should treat these days like any other ordinary day. The Prophet (saws) had prohibited his Companions from sports and enjoyment on two particular days on which pre-Islamic Arabs used to hold sports.
Likewise, he forbade them to sacrifice their animals at the places where the polytheists used to celebrate their festivals.”

He then goes no to mention:
“The unbelievers celebrate with much pomp and show a festival on the 25th of December in the belief that it is the birth day of prophet Jesus (as). The rituals associated with the Christians, for example, lighting fire, preparing sweet dishes, etc. are undesirable. It is an article of faith with Christians that it is a holy day. This view does not have any basis in Islam. This festival is not reported in the days of our pious predecessors. On later days, Muslims appear to have borrowed it from the Christians…
This is a Christian belief and Muslims are forbidden to entertain it.”

He then goes no to mention:
“Muslims are prohibited from joining these religious festivals of the people of the book and other unbelievers; on two grounds:
First: it represents a resemblance to the unbelievers.
Second: these are acts of innovations.
All such festivals and fairs which have come to vogue as a result of innovation are to be treated in the same way, whether these resemble the practice of the unbelievers or not.”

[Taken from “Mukhtasar Iqtidhaa’ As-Siraat Al-Mustaqeem” by Ibn Taymiyyah, p. 17-18]


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'Jingle bell all the way... to the Fire!'


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Would you congratulate someone for drinking alcohol, or killing someone, committing illegal sexual intercourse and things of this nature? The answer to this is, of course, no!
Then how come some Muslims feel obliged or are careless to respond to Christians who wish them 'Merry Christmas', and answer them by saying 'Thank you, and you too', thus acknowledging their religious holiday! Don't they realize that what they are actually congratulating them with is shirk - polytheism -, which is the only sin which Allah will not forgive if a person dies without repenting from it?Drinking alcohol, or killing someone, committing illegal sexual intercourse are all major sins, but if Allah wills, He can forgive a person for them - yet no one would think of congratulating someone with this.However, Christmas is the celebration by the Christians of the birth of Jesus Christ (peace and blessings be upon him), their 'savior' who 'died for their sins on the cross' - how can we congratulate anyone for this ?! Is it a time for happiness and 'jingle bell all the way'? All the way ...to the Fire?!
If someone greets us with 'Merry Christmas', we don't have to feel shy or be afraid of being rude and offending him/her if we don't respond to them with the same ; there is nothing wrong with politely but firmly answering, "I am Muslim, I don't celebrate Christmas."

As Muslim we should be proud of our religion and apply its rulings, and we should not give them up out of shyness or to impress anyone, for Allah is more deserving of us feeling shy before Him.

It may be difficult for those of us who have Christian families, however, this is a time when it will become clear where our loyalties truly lie: with the party of Allah, or with the party of the Shaytaan.


Monday, December 21, 2015

MAWLID - But we love our beloved Prophet (saws) !!!


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Regarding the Mawlid, some say “We only do good deeds in the mawlid, what’s wrong with that? Is it Haraam to read the Qur’aan and learn about our beloved Prophet (saws)? We’re only doing good deeds in the mawlid! How can that be wrong?!“
This can easily be refuted in two ways:


Firstly, lets look at the sins committed on the Mawlid:


Firstly, you are not only doing good deeds in the mawlid. There are numerous sins being committed during the Mawlid, incluing the following:
Though please note I have only listed and given very short descriptions between the sins and the mawlid events to minimize the length of the article. Also note that depending on the country, the level of such sins differ, some indulge in all of the following, and some indulge in most of the following sins:

a) Your decoration of your masjids. The Prophet (saws) said, “I have not been commanded to decorate the masjids.” [Abu Daawood from Ibn ‘Abbaas]. Now go to any Masjid and you’ll see how far away from the Sunnah they have gone. True are the words of Hassaan ibn ‘Atiyah (ra) who said: “No people introduce innovation into their religion but an equivalent amount of Sunnah will be taken away.” [Al-Laalkaa’i in Sharh Usool I’tiqaad Ahl as-Sunnah wal-Jamaa’ah] Not only is decorating the masjid way from what he (saws) taught, it is also extravagance, and “He (Allah) likes not Al-Musrifûn (those who waste by extravagance).” [al-A‘raaf 7:31] Amazing how such people read the Quraan yet it does go beyond their collar bone!

b) Your ‘songs of praise’ which are full of shirk and kuffr.

c) The disturbance caused to the neighboring houses where masjids have loud speaker outside the masjid causing annoyance. “But we’re only reciting the Quraan,” you say? Well, the Prophet (saws) said, “Each of you remembers Allah (in his own way), so do not disturb one another, nor raise your voices when reciting the Qur’aan.” [Abu Daawood from Abu Sa’eed]. Adopt the teachings of the one you claim to love!


Was Ibn Taymiyyah really for the Mawlid ???

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Some people claim that Ibn Taymiyyah was for the Mawlid and as ‘evidence’ they produce the following paragraph from his words: 

And similarly what some people innovate by analogy with the Christians who celebrate the birth of ‘Eesa (Jesus), or out of love for the Prophet (saws) and to exalt him, and may Allah reward them for this love and effort, not on the fact that it is an innovation… 
[Taken from “Majmoo’ Al-Fataawa”, Vol.23 p.163, and “Iqtidaa’ As-Siraat Al-Mustaqeem”, p.294-295, Section entitled, “The innovated festivals of time and place.”] 

From the above words is seems as if this great Imaam, Mujaahid & Scholar of Islam, was for the mawlid and saw it as something legitimate and rewardable. 

However, this is a false interpretation of his words. Here is what Ibn Taymiyyah actually said along with a better translation of the text:
و كذلك ما يحدثه بعض الناس إما مضاهاة لنصارى في ميلاد عيسى عليه السلام و إما محبة للنبي  صلى الله عليه و سلم و تعظيما له و الله قد يشيبهم على هذه المحبة و الاجتهاد لا على البدع 
And like that, what some people have innovated, be it out of analogy to the Christians in the birth of ‘Eesa or be it out of love for the Prophet (saws) and honor for him and Allah, they may be rewarded for this love and ijtihaad, not for the innovation. 

So it is clear that Ibn Taymiyyah classed it an innovation, and saw no reward for the deed. 

[For more information please refer to “The Erroneous & Invalid In Muhammad Hisham Kabbani’s Mawlid”, By Abu Khaliyl, ‘Dar Al-Kitab Wal-Hikmah’ publishing. Pp. 30-32]


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The Emergence of Ahlul-Bid’ah !!!


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Abul-Qaasim Al-Laalikaa’ee said: 

“Then the past generations came to an end… And a crass uncivilized group of people appeared  who claimed that they were the successors of (the Salaf) who came before them, and that they were greater than them in terms of what they had obtained (As the Ash’arees say, “The way of the Salaf is safer, but the way of the khalaf is wiser and more knowledgeable.”), and in terms of the realities of the intellect which they had claimed to reach, and in terms of being able to study things in detail. 

And they claimed that the predecessors kept away from examining these matters closely because they were incapable of doing that. And they claimed that the predecessors had abandoned speaking to them (innovators), because they had little understanding. And they claimed that supporting their way consisted of arguing with them. 

So these claims were such that they ended up replacing the pure with the disgusting,  and the old and original with the new and innovated. And (so) they abandoned that which the Messenger (saws) was upon… 

They entered into the arenas of the confused and baffled and they invented weird understandings and contrived proofs that were contrary to the Book and the Sunnah – desiring to be victorious and desiring to vanquish those who opposed their words and speeches. Then they took their speech as a Deen and a true belief, despite all the proofs, arguments and objections against them and they labelled any Muslim who did not believe (their belief) as being misguided and astray. And they called themselves Ahlus-Sunnah Wal-Jamaa’ah, and labelled anyone who opposed them as being ignorant and lacking intellect...

Death of the Prophet (saws)

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Taken from: Ar-Rahiq al-Makhtum by Safi ur-Rahman Mubarakpuri

'Anas said: "I have never witnessed a day better or brighter than that day on which the Messenger of Allah (saws) came to us; and I have never witnessed a more awful or darker day than that one on which the Messenger of Allah (saws) died on." [Mishkat al-Masabih, 2/547] 

The Start of the Disease
On Monday the 29th of Safar in the eleventh year of Hijrah, he participated in funeral rites in al-Baqi'. On the way back he had a headache, his temperature rose so high that the heat effect could be felt over his headband. He led the Muslims in prayer for eleven days though he was sick. The total number of his sick days were either thirteen of fourteen. 

The Last Week
When his sickness grew severe he asked his wives: "Where shall I stay tomorrow?" or "Where shall I stay?" They understood what he wanted. So they allowed him to stay wherever he wished. He moved to 'A'ishah's room leaning - while he was walking - on al-Fadl ibn al-'Abbas and 'Ali ibn Abi Talib. Head banded as he was, he dragged his feet till he came into her abode. It was there that he spent the last week of his life.
During that period, 'A'ishah used to recite al-Mu'awwidhat (Chapters 113 and 114 of the Qur'an) and other supplications which he has already taught her. 

Five Days Before Death
On Wednesday, five days before he died the Prophet's temperature rose so high signalling the severness of his disease. He fainted and suffered from pain. "Pour out on me seven Qirab (water skin pots) of various water wells so that I may go out to meet people and talk to them." So they seated him in a container (usually used for washing) and poured out water on him till he said: "That is enough. That is enough."
Then he felt well enough to enter the Mosque. He entered it band-headed, sat on the pulpit and made a speech to the people who were gathering together around him. He said: "The curse of Allah falls upon the Jews and Christians for they have made their Prophets' tombs places of worship." [Sahih al-Bukhari, 1/62; Muwatta' Imam Malik, p. 360] Then he said: "Do not make my tomb a worshipped idol." [Muwatta' Imam Malik, p. 65]
Then he offered himself and invited the people to repay any injuries he might have inflicted on them, saying:
"He whom I have ever lashed his back, I offer him my back so that he may avenge himself on me. He whom I have ever blasphemed his honour, here I am offering my honour so that he may avenge himself."
Then he descended, and performed the noon prayer. Again he returned to the pulpit and sat on it. He resumed his first speech about enmity and some other things. A man then said: "You owe me three Dirhams." The Prophet (saws) said: "Fadl, pay him the money." He went on saying:
"I admonish you to be good to al-Ansar (the Helpers). They are my family and with them I found shelter. They have acquitted themselves credibly of the responsibility that fell upon them and now there remains what you have to do. You should fully acknowledge and appreciate the favour that they have shown, and should overlook their faults."

Photos Depicting Torture In Syria Shock Viewers At U.N.


"Anyone who has seen the images will never forget them," U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said last week in a speech to the U.N. Human Rights Council in Geneva. "It defies anybody's sense of humanity."
A photo exhibit at the United Nations is displaying images depicting torture and other atrocities committed by Bashar al-Assad’s regime. Taken between 2011 and 2013, they show approximately 11,000 deaths.

The photographs were taken by a crime scene photographer for the Syrian military who now goes by the pseudonym Caesar.

Caesar smuggled the photos out of Syria on flash drives. The photos were brought to the U.S. last July with the help of the Coalition for a Democratic Syria.

“Anyone who has seen the images will never forget them,” U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said last week in a speech to the U.N. Human Rights Council in Geneva. “It defies anybody’s sense of humanity.”

The photos show men, women, and children tortured and starved to death. Caesar testified to Congress, in disguise, saying he witnessed a “genocidal massacre.”

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US Soldiers Raped Boys In Front Of Their Mothers !!!


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Now, over a decade later the evidence of these events are beginning to surface, but the Department of Defense is still doing their best to keep it under the radar. 

According to a number of global mainstream media sources, the Pentagon is covering up a disturbing video that was never made public with the rest of the recent torture report. 

According to various well respected journalists, including Seymour Hersh, the appalling video was recorded at Abu Ghraib, the notorious US torture dungeon in Iraq that made headlines roughly a decade ago, when the inhumane tactics being used at the prison were exposed. 

Sadly, it seems that the evidence released years ago was only scratching the surface. 

While the video has remained under wraps thus far, Hersh says it is only a matter of time before it comes out. 

Giving a speech at the ACLU last week after the senate torture report was initially released, Hersh gave some insight into what was on the Pentagon’s secret tape.

“Debating about it, ummm … Some of the worst things that happened you don’t know about, okay? Videos, um, there are women there. Some of you may have read that they were passing letters out, communications out to their men. This is at Abu Ghraib … The women were passing messages out saying ‘Please come and kill me, because of what’s happened’ and basically what happened is that those women who were arrested with young boys, children in cases that have been recorded. The boys were sodomized with the cameras rolling. And the worst above all of that is the soundtrack of the boys shrieking that your government has. They are in total terror. It’s going to come out.”

Thursday, December 10, 2015

Documentary: 'YOU DON’T LIKE THE TRUTH! 4 Days Inside Guantanamo!'


In 2008, after seeing haunting footage of seven hours of interrogation of a 16-year-old boy, filmmakers Patricio and Luc, were shocked and disgusted by the US and Canadian governments’ treatment of Omar Khadr. They made this documentary to bring to light the truth of what is happening to a child in the black hole called Guantánamo Bay. They appropriately used Omar’s own words to his interrogators, “You don’t like the truth”, as the title of this award-winning documentary that moved thousands of people around the world and shed new meaning to the term “war on terror”.

Description:
YOU DON’T LIKE THE TRUTH – 4 days inside Guantánamo is a documentary based on security camera footage from the Guantánamo Bay prison.

This encounter between a team of Canadian intelligence agents and a child detainee in Guantánamo has never before been seen. Based on seven hours of video footage recently declassified by the Canadian courts this documentary delves into the unfolding high-stakes game of cat and mouse between captor and captive over a four day period. Maintaining the surveillance camera style this film analyzes the political, legal and scientific aspects of a forced dialogue. This encounter between a team of Canadian intelligence agents and a child detainee in Guantánamo has never before been seen. Based on seven hours of video footage recently declassified by the Canadian courts this documentary delves into the unfolding high-stakes game of cat and mouse between captor and captive over a four day period. Maintaining the surveillance camera style this film analyzes the political, legal and scientific aspects of a forced dialogue.
 
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Weak states of the Ummah...


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The Prophet (saws) informed us of events which will befall this 'Ummah, some of these narrations speak of good for this 'Ummah - indicating also that the future, power and honour is for the Muslims; and that they will be established in the land. Other narrations warn us against those evil matters, that which would distance us from Allah - the Most High - and make us weak in front of the nations. We will discuss some of these narrations.

The first of these narrations is that of Thawban (ra) the freed slave of the Prophet (saws). He related that the Messenger of Allah (saws) said: "The nations are about to call each other and set upon you, just as diners set upon food." It was said: "Will it be because of our small number that day?" He said: "Rather, on that day you will be many, but you will be like foam, like the foam on the river. And Allah will remove the fear of you from the hearts of your enemies and will throw wahn (weakness) into your hearts." Someone said: "O Messenger of Allah! What is wahn?" He said: "Love of the world and the hatred for death." [Sahih: Related by Abu Dawud (no. 4297), Ibn 'Asakirin in Tarikh Dimashq (2/97/8) and others. It was authenticated by al-Albani in as-Sahihah (no. 958)] 

This Hadith explains the first form of weakness, which has befallen the 'Ummah in all corners of the world, as being a result of inclination to this world, love of it, and being preoccupied with it, whilst turning away from the Hereafter, being distant from it and hatred of death. Hatred of death is a sign of loving this world, since the one who loves this world, hates death. Since, with death, comes the meeting with Allah - the Most Perfect. 

Some Benefits of this Hadith 

From the Hadith we can conclude the following: 

Do Not Be The Defeated !!!

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Indeed the Haqq! Spoken by Ustadh Abu Waleed (hafidhUllah):

'Something I have come across recently is the rise and spread of the Defeated and Depleted so called "Men" of "Dawah", I will refer to them as this, as in the time of the crisis they are never there to restore dignity and honour to the hearts of the believers, they will appear to be giving you a "Naseeha Session", but they will always put the Ummah down and never will they remind them they are the best Ummah ever raised up from amongst mankind.

In the end of it you feel sorry for yourself, feel weak, thinking there is no possible hope for the Ummah because apparently we are so bad, any plot of the Kaafir is nothing to do with his Aqeedah, but its because you are so bad! Never the Tāghūt!

You will find them in fact always telling you its your own fault, citing lessons from the Battle of Uhud, whilst never first to examine the reality and to study it and to give the correct Hukm for it, always they will try to escape with a general answer, which is vague, but never the specific Hukm, and try to relate two realities which are not connected in the Seerah to somehow justify being a passive Murji'!

It is not a case that we are attacked because one man did not wake up for Fajr- which you never verified anyway! Because Allāh, He (swt) told us the reality of the clash between Imaan and Kufr:
"Many of the People of the Book wish they can turn you away from your Imaan to become Kaafir, envious against you after realising that what you carry is the truth." [al-Baqarah, 2:109]
"They will continue to fight against you until they turn you away from your Religion (Deen), if they can." [al-Baqarah, 2:217]

Defeatism enters into the hearts and minds of the people, doubting that they can ever change the current situation in order for the Ummah to return back to her dignity and honour. This type of thinking is incorrect because whatever situation we are in we must believe that this Ummah is a blessed one that will achieve victory so long as it relies upon Allah and all the means and reasons Allah has made it eligible for the victory:
"Allah sent this Deen and the Messenger to make it prevail over all other Religion (Deen) even if the Kuffaar dislike it." [at-Tawbah, 9:33]