Please take out 5 minutes to read this insha'Allah and while you're reading keep in mind the words of our Prophet salAllah hu alaihi wasallam who said that the Muslim Ummah is like one body, if one part is in pain then the whole body aches.
This Ramadhan let us remember in our sincere duaa our forgotton, dare I say our unknown Brothers and Sisters who are suffering day in day out in Chechnya. Sadly alot of us either have little knowledge or are unaware of what is happening in Chechnya, unfortunately some of us have no clue what/where Chechnya is! That is not our fault at all, as we rely on the media to feed us information on wordly affairs and due to the media blackout in Chechnya it makes it a very difficult place to report from. But that doesn't mean to say there is no reliable sources of information out there
Very briefly: Chechnya has been in a state of war for more than 200 years ! The Chechens live in poverty and in fear while also being completely cut out of the political process, they remain in constant threat of arbitrary violence, torture and imprisonment! [Like I said this is the very minimum description of the situation]
Thus I believe it is vital that we all learn and increase our knowledge about our Chechen Brothers and Sisters so that we can create awareness among the public and make it a popular topic to be discussed insha'Allah. We have to realise and comprehend that YES we have Brothers and Sisters undergoing immense hardship in a Land called Chechnya and YES we insha'Allah will try and do something about it.
Our Beloved Rasool [peace be upon him] said If we see injustice or opression we must stop it with our hands and if that is not possible we must speak out against it!
First and foremost spreading awareness about the situation in Chechnya is a priority and therefore I ask you all to copy and paste this message and spread it along [facebook/messages/emails/forums etc] and feel free to add/remove any bits.
JazakAllah khair, insha'Allah you and your families are all having a blessed Ramadhan and reaping immense rewards
If you want to read up more on Chechnya:
Websites:
- http://www.chechnyapeaceforum.com/site/reportspublications.php
- http://www.kavkazcenter.com/eng/
- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PnkYo9TuBIQ
Books:
- Literature by Anna Politkovskaya
- http://www.chechnyapeaceforum.com/site/books.php
Amir Khattab and Shamil Basayev
May Allah accept them and all the other Chechen Mujahids as shaheeds.
Think not of those who are slain in Allah's way as dead. Nay, they live, finding their sustenance in the presence of their Lord; [3:169]
This Ramadhan let us remember in our sincere duaa our forgotton, dare I say our unknown Brothers and Sisters who are suffering day in day out in Chechnya. Sadly alot of us either have little knowledge or are unaware of what is happening in Chechnya, unfortunately some of us have no clue what/where Chechnya is! That is not our fault at all, as we rely on the media to feed us information on wordly affairs and due to the media blackout in Chechnya it makes it a very difficult place to report from. But that doesn't mean to say there is no reliable sources of information out there

Very briefly: Chechnya has been in a state of war for more than 200 years ! The Chechens live in poverty and in fear while also being completely cut out of the political process, they remain in constant threat of arbitrary violence, torture and imprisonment! [Like I said this is the very minimum description of the situation]
Thus I believe it is vital that we all learn and increase our knowledge about our Chechen Brothers and Sisters so that we can create awareness among the public and make it a popular topic to be discussed insha'Allah. We have to realise and comprehend that YES we have Brothers and Sisters undergoing immense hardship in a Land called Chechnya and YES we insha'Allah will try and do something about it.
Our Beloved Rasool [peace be upon him] said If we see injustice or opression we must stop it with our hands and if that is not possible we must speak out against it!
First and foremost spreading awareness about the situation in Chechnya is a priority and therefore I ask you all to copy and paste this message and spread it along [facebook/messages/emails/forums etc] and feel free to add/remove any bits.
JazakAllah khair, insha'Allah you and your families are all having a blessed Ramadhan and reaping immense rewards

If you want to read up more on Chechnya:
Websites:
- http://www.chechnyapeaceforum.com/site/reportspublications.php
- http://www.kavkazcenter.com/eng/
- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PnkYo9TuBIQ
Books:
- Literature by Anna Politkovskaya
- http://www.chechnyapeaceforum.com/site/books.php

Amir Khattab and Shamil Basayev
May Allah accept them and all the other Chechen Mujahids as shaheeds.
Think not of those who are slain in Allah's way as dead. Nay, they live, finding their sustenance in the presence of their Lord; [3:169]