Mosque near Bethlehem burned down by Israeli settlers

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Saed Bannoura - IMEMC

Remains of burned Mosque in Al-Khader (Ma'an)


Wednesday January 02, 2008

A group of Israeli settlers torched an historic mosque in the town of Al-Khader, near Bethlehem, on Tuesday. The settlers used 20 beehives as fuel for the fire, after stealing the beehives from a Palestinian farm located near the mosque.

The Al-Hamadiyya Mosque is the main center for prayer for most of the villagers in Al-Khader village, and is believed to be 700 years old.

The villagers restored the mosque several years ago, after they were prevented from going to other nearby mosques due to Israeli restrictions. The town of Al-Khader is completely surrounded by Israeli fences and the Wall, which is being constructed on the village land.

Israeli settlers have been attempting to seize land around Al-Khader for the expansion of the Jewish-only colonies of Efrata and El'azar. Al-Khader has faced increased restrictions by the Israeli military, including being unable to leave the village, which is completely surrounded.

So, with no way to leave their village, a group of local Muslim leaders restored the ruins of Al-Hamadiyya mosque. An imam was appointed two years ago to head the restored mosque.

The imam and fellowship of the mosque called on the Palestinian Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities to help them rebuild the burned mosque, and to help protect the village from future Israeli attacks.

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[Aapa]

Salaam,

Sister, sister, sister, what can I say. I spent many a useless moment on another post dealing with dawha with a born again. I attempted to convey to our members that there are many born again who support Israel and the zionist movement to erdicate Muslims. I felt I was speaking to the deaf. I urged them to support your efforts in assisting Muslims and other people of Palestine.
I will pray. I will pray. I pray that Allah subhana talla provides me a means of being able to be active.
Please keep up your efforts and keep us informed. May Allah subhana talla reward your work.

 

[Optimist]

La hawla wa la kowata ella Billah

"And who are more unjust than those who forbid that Allâh's Name be glorified and mentioned much (i.e. prayers and invocations, etc.) in Allâh's Mosques and strive for their ruin? It was not fitting that such should themselves enter them (Allâh's Mosques) except in fear. For them there is disgrace in this world, and they will have a great torment in the Hereafter." Quran 2:114

and they have been warned ...

"(And We said): "If you (children of Israel) do good, you do good for your own selves, and if you do evil (you do it) against yourselves." Then, when the second promise came to pass, (We permitted your enemies) to disgrace your faces and to enter the mosque (of Jerusalem) as they had entered it before, and to destroy with utter destruction all that fell in their hands." Quran 17:7

and it is coming ...

"(and We said in the Taurât (Torah)) "It may be that your Lord may show mercy unto you, but if you return (to sins), We shall return (to Our Punishment). And We have made Hell a prison for the disbelievers." Quran 17:8