Nelson Mandela 1918 - 2013

sister herb

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Former South African President Nelson Mandela died peacefully at his Johannesburg home on Thursday after a prolonged lung infection. He was 95.


Mandela, the country's first black president and anti-apartheid icon, emerged from 27 years in apartheid prisons to help guide South Africa out of bloodshed and turmoil to democracy.


"Our people have lost a father. Although we knew this day was going to come, nothing can diminish our sense of a profound and enduring loss. His tireless struggle for freedom earned him the respect of the world. His humility, passion and humanity, earned him their love," he added.


"Fellow South Africans, our beloved Nelson Rohlihlahla Mandela, the founding president of our democratic nation, has departed," President Jacob Zuma said in a nationally televised address.


Mandela would receive a full state funeral, Zuma said, ordering flags to be flown at half mast.


Al Jazeera's Tania Page, reporting from outside Mandela's home in Johannesburg, said that there was a real sense of celebration in tribute to Mandela's life there, while world leaders were also delivering their tributes .


Speaking to Al Jazeera from outside the former leader's Mandela's house, where people of various races were singing songs dedicated to the former leader, local journalist Kenichi Serino said that there were around a thousand people gathered there.


"There is a total mix of people. There are Indian people, black people, guys with dreadlocks... anyone with a car is here. It's a cross-section of groups. There are lots of South African flags."


He said that the atmosphere was a mixture of a sombre and festive mood.


"People are also taking pictures of themselves here, so as to capture the moment of them being here as well."


Al Jazeera's Haru Mutasa, reporting from Soweto, where Mandela once lived, said radio stations were telling people that "once you wake up go to Vilakazi street", famous for its place in the struggle against apartheid.


"The mood is basically one of celebrations ... I think people know that he achieved a lot for his country. Yes, he was not perfect. He was, afterall, human but he was the man of the people," she said.


Speaking to Al Jazeera on Thursday night, local resident Mbuso Mwandla, said that about a hundred leading African National Congress party comrades in Vilakazi street were chanting and marching in the streets. He said that the rest of Soweto remained quiet with people still waking up to the news.


Respected figure


Mandela rose from rural obscurity to challenge the might of white minority apartheid government - a struggle that gave the twentieth century one of its most respected and loved figures.


He was among the first to advocate armed resistance to apartheid in 1960, but was quick to preach reconciliation and forgiveness when the country's white minority began easing its grip on power 30 years later.


http://www.aljazeera.com/news/afric...s-company-his-family-2013125213843960616.html
 

Ibnul-Islam

Member
Among amazing person of the world who taught democracy practically to the world and valueless of revenging at pick point when he can revenge but he world leader turn their back cover their ear and eyes to learn the lesson from him!!!
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Former South African President Nelson Mandela died peacefully at his Johannesburg home on Thursday after a prolonged lung infection. He was 95.


Mandela, the country's first black president and anti-apartheid icon, emerged from 27 years in apartheid prisons to help guide South Africa out of bloodshed and turmoil to democracy.


"Our people have lost a father. Although we knew this day was going to come, nothing can diminish our sense of a profound and enduring loss. His tireless struggle for freedom earned him the respect of the world. His humility, passion and humanity, earned him their love," he added.


"Fellow South Africans, our beloved Nelson Rohlihlahla Mandela, the founding president of our democratic nation, has departed," President Jacob Zuma said in a nationally televised address.


Mandela would receive a full state funeral, Zuma said, ordering flags to be flown at half mast.


Al Jazeera's Tania Page, reporting from outside Mandela's home in Johannesburg, said that there was a real sense of celebration in tribute to Mandela's life there, while world leaders were also delivering their tributes .


Speaking to Al Jazeera from outside the former leader's Mandela's house, where people of various races were singing songs dedicated to the former leader, local journalist Kenichi Serino said that there were around a thousand people gathered there.


"There is a total mix of people. There are Indian people, black people, guys with dreadlocks... anyone with a car is here. It's a cross-section of groups. There are lots of South African flags."


He said that the atmosphere was a mixture of a sombre and festive mood.


"People are also taking pictures of themselves here, so as to capture the moment of them being here as well."


Al Jazeera's Haru Mutasa, reporting from Soweto, where Mandela once lived, said radio stations were telling people that "once you wake up go to Vilakazi street", famous for its place in the struggle against apartheid.


"The mood is basically one of celebrations ... I think people know that he achieved a lot for his country. Yes, he was not perfect. He was, afterall, human but he was the man of the people," she said.


Speaking to Al Jazeera on Thursday night, local resident Mbuso Mwandla, said that about a hundred leading African National Congress party comrades in Vilakazi street were chanting and marching in the streets. He said that the rest of Soweto remained quiet with people still waking up to the news.


Respected figure


Mandela rose from rural obscurity to challenge the might of white minority apartheid government - a struggle that gave the twentieth century one of its most respected and loved figures.


He was among the first to advocate armed resistance to apartheid in 1960, but was quick to preach reconciliation and forgiveness when the country's white minority began easing its grip on power 30 years later.


http://www.aljazeera.com/news/afric...s-company-his-family-2013125213843960616.html
 

Ibnul-Islam

Member
Among amazing person of the world who taught democracy practically to the world and valueless of revenging at pick point when he can revenge but the world leader turn their back cover their ear and eyes to learn the lesson from him!!!

Former South African President Nelson Mandela died peacefully at his Johannesburg home on Thursday after a prolonged lung infection. He was 95.


Mandela, the country's first black president and anti-apartheid icon, emerged from 27 years in apartheid prisons to help guide South Africa out of bloodshed and turmoil to democracy.


"Our people have lost a father. Although we knew this day was going to come, nothing can diminish our sense of a profound and enduring loss. His tireless struggle for freedom earned him the respect of the world. His humility, passion and humanity, earned him their love," he added.


"Fellow South Africans, our beloved Nelson Rohlihlahla Mandela, the founding president of our democratic nation, has departed," President Jacob Zuma said in a nationally televised address.


Mandela would receive a full state funeral, Zuma said, ordering flags to be flown at half mast.


Al Jazeera's Tania Page, reporting from outside Mandela's home in Johannesburg, said that there was a real sense of celebration in tribute to Mandela's life there, while world leaders were also delivering their tributes .


Speaking to Al Jazeera from outside the former leader's Mandela's house, where people of various races were singing songs dedicated to the former leader, local journalist Kenichi Serino said that there were around a thousand people gathered there.


"There is a total mix of people. There are Indian people, black people, guys with dreadlocks... anyone with a car is here. It's a cross-section of groups. There are lots of South African flags."


He said that the atmosphere was a mixture of a sombre and festive mood.


"People are also taking pictures of themselves here, so as to capture the moment of them being here as well."


Al Jazeera's Haru Mutasa, reporting from Soweto, where Mandela once lived, said radio stations were telling people that "once you wake up go to Vilakazi street", famous for its place in the struggle against apartheid.


"The mood is basically one of celebrations ... I think people know that he achieved a lot for his country. Yes, he was not perfect. He was, afterall, human but he was the man of the people," she said.


Speaking to Al Jazeera on Thursday night, local resident Mbuso Mwandla, said that about a hundred leading African National Congress party comrades in Vilakazi street were chanting and marching in the streets. He said that the rest of Soweto remained quiet with people still waking up to the news.


Respected figure


Mandela rose from rural obscurity to challenge the might of white minority apartheid government - a struggle that gave the twentieth century one of its most respected and loved figures.


He was among the first to advocate armed resistance to apartheid in 1960, but was quick to preach reconciliation and forgiveness when the country's white minority began easing its grip on power 30 years later.


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Former South African President Nelson Mandela died peacefully at his Johannesburg home on Thursday after a prolonged lung infection. He was 95.


Mandela, the country's first black president and anti-apartheid icon, emerged from 27 years in apartheid prisons to help guide South Africa out of bloodshed and turmoil to democracy.


"Our people have lost a father. Although we knew this day was going to come, nothing can diminish our sense of a profound and enduring loss. His tireless struggle for freedom earned him the respect of the world. His humility, passion and humanity, earned him their love," he added.


"Fellow South Africans, our beloved Nelson Rohlihlahla Mandela, the founding president of our democratic nation, has departed," President Jacob Zuma said in a nationally televised address.


Mandela would receive a full state funeral, Zuma said, ordering flags to be flown at half mast.


Al Jazeera's Tania Page, reporting from outside Mandela's home in Johannesburg, said that there was a real sense of celebration in tribute to Mandela's life there, while world leaders were also delivering their tributes .


Speaking to Al Jazeera from outside the former leader's Mandela's house, where people of various races were singing songs dedicated to the former leader, local journalist Kenichi Serino said that there were around a thousand people gathered there.


"There is a total mix of people. There are Indian people, black people, guys with dreadlocks... anyone with a car is here. It's a cross-section of groups. There are lots of South African flags."


He said that the atmosphere was a mixture of a sombre and festive mood.


"People are also taking pictures of themselves here, so as to capture the moment of them being here as well."


Al Jazeera's Haru Mutasa, reporting from Soweto, where Mandela once lived, said radio stations were telling people that "once you wake up go to Vilakazi street", famous for its place in the struggle against apartheid.


"The mood is basically one of celebrations ... I think people know that he achieved a lot for his country. Yes, he was not perfect. He was, afterall, human but he was the man of the people," she said.


Speaking to Al Jazeera on Thursday night, local resident Mbuso Mwandla, said that about a hundred leading African National Congress party comrades in Vilakazi street were chanting and marching in the streets. He said that the rest of Soweto remained quiet with people still waking up to the news.


Respected figure


Mandela rose from rural obscurity to challenge the might of white minority apartheid government - a struggle that gave the twentieth century one of its most respected and loved figures.


He was among the first to advocate armed resistance to apartheid in 1960, but was quick to preach reconciliation and forgiveness when the country's white minority began easing its grip on power 30 years later.


http://www.aljazeera.com/news/afric...s-company-his-family-2013125213843960616.html
 

Um Ibrahim

Alhamdulilah :)
Asalaamu Alaykum,

I was going to post this on a new thread, however, since there's already a thread about Mandela's passing I'll just link these articles here. It's really good articles discussing the death of "iconic" and popular persons who are non-Muslims and how Muslims should react or actually, not react when they hear about such deaths. It's two different articles written by two different people both on the same website.

http://www.islam21c.com/politics/how-should-we-respond-to-the-death-of-mandela/

http://www.islam21c.com/politics/nelson-mandela-a-big-loss-but/
 

ouddene bouziane

Junior Member
sometimes i ask a questions
why we accept to stay media victimes
if they beautify something we see it beautiful
if they present something a devil we keep the same image
this has nothing to do with greatness on nelson mendela
but ther are other peoples more important than him and nobody talk about them
 

B.H.

Junior Member
The two links given about how to deal with a non-Muslims death make a good point: non Muslims who do a lot of good still have a lot of sin to repent of and also their good deeds are often done out of a sense of pride and selfish reasons instead of doing the good for others.

Nelson Mandela did many great things in his life but he went to prison for a reason. If I remember history correct he and his supporters would put fuel filled tires around his enemies and burn them.

I do not know Mandela's heart and if he ever converted to Islam sincerely before he died. It is not my place to judge his soul--that is Allah's place.
 
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sister herb

Official TTI Chef
Nelson Mandela was methodist, what is one of the denominations of protestant Christianity. So by this he was belonging the people of the Book.

Wondering what happens to other people after their deaths shouldn`t be too important matter to us - we should be more interesting what will happens to us after this life - and before it try to live as our religion teaches us to live. And remember that Allah knows the best.

I too remember those incidents how anti-apartheid activists executed their enemies or colored/black people whose they believed to support "whites" by burning tires. Also I remember that some times, when archbishop Tutu was at the present, he prevented kind of executions just hugging the victim and telling to people that they have to burn him too...
 

Um Ibrahim

Alhamdulilah :)
Nelson Mandela was methodist, what is one of the denominations of protestant Christianity. So by this he was belonging the people of the Book.

Wondering what happens to other people after their deaths shouldn`t be too important matter to us - we should be more interesting what will happens to us after this life - and before it try to live as our religion teaches us to live. And remember that Allah knows the best.

I too remember those incidents how anti-apartheid activists executed their enemies or colored/black people whose they believed to support "whites" by burning tires. Also I remember that some times, when archbishop Tutu was at the present, he prevented kind of executions just hugging the victim and telling to people that they have to burn him too...

Sister, you are absolutely right about focusing on ourselves. However, the only reason why I even included those two links is that I just think those two articles contain really good information for us Muslims. Even if Mandela was a Christian, he was still an unbeliever and that means we cannot make du'a for him and those like him, no matter what they achieved in this world. So making du'a for him and saying R.I.P and those types of phrases is, according to Islam, wrong. Muslims are not to make du'a for people who died upon kufr.
 

sister herb

Official TTI Chef
^^ I understand your meaning. Maybe better express sympathy by different way then.

"May his works for humanity remain of the mind of people and help them to continue his work for the peace."

Hopely that was just a wish, not dua and not for him but his works.
 
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Cariad

Junior Member
I'm sorry but I really don't understand why you make your religion so divisive. Nelson Mandela was a good man, a great man which the world was richer for having known. How you can imply he was not worthy for a Muslim prayer or a wish that he may rest in peace is a cause for sadness. Not for Nelson Mandela because he does not need such wishes he resides with God, of that I am certain... Because he was a good and worthy man.

Sometimes when I read the Quran I think it is a beautiful book in parts and that maybe Islam is a way to God, then I read such harsh and unforgiving opinions of some muslims which they believe are Islam, and it makes me feel sad again. It comes across like arrogance and being judgemental of others mainly non muslims. Yet surely all judgement of ALL mankind belongs to God alone. Why would God only love a small percentage of his creation? Why would God not have enough mercy for all his creation? Why would God not have empathy with all his creation? God created us all equal in His eyes, there are two types of people those who love, honour and worship God in sincerity of all religions and those who don't. Even for those who don't if they are good at heart God finds He has love and mercy enough for them. Should we not try and be as loving and merciful in our actions towards others as God is to us? I think that would be more pleasing to Him.
 

sister herb

Official TTI Chef
Sometimes I think that our understanding of real mercy of Allah is quite limited and we may give to Him features what He hasn´t. Like in other thread where young men were thinking to protect islam and harassed people at the streets in UK...
 

Um Ibrahim

Alhamdulilah :)
I'm sorry but I really don't understand why you make your religion so divisive. Nelson Mandela was a good man, a great man which the world was richer for having known. How you can imply he was not worthy for a Muslim prayer or a wish that he may rest in peace is a cause for sadness. Not for Nelson Mandela because he does not need such wishes he resides with God, of that I am certain... Because he was a good and worthy man.

Sometimes when I read the Quran I think it is a beautiful book in parts and that maybe Islam is a way to God, then I read such harsh and unforgiving opinions of some muslims which they believe are Islam, and it makes me feel sad again. It comes across like arrogance and being judgemental of others mainly non muslims. Yet surely all judgement of ALL mankind belongs to God alone. Why would God only love a small percentage of his creation? Why would God not have enough mercy for all his creation? Why would God not have empathy with all his creation? God created us all equal in His eyes, there are two types of people those who love, honour and worship God in sincerity of all religions and those who don't. Even for those who don't if they are good at heart God finds He has love and mercy enough for them. Should we not try and be as loving and merciful in our actions towards others as God is to us? I think that would be more pleasing to Him.

I really do not want to start an argument on this thread, but I'll just make one point and I will be done. Islam is not just an idea or concept. It's an actual guide, with laws and rules for it's followers to follow and practice in their daily lives. I think you heard it before but it's a way of life.

Certainly our religion teaches us to honor, respect and treat human beings with respect and compassion but that doesn't mean we love blindly and forget what the rules are. Perhaps this part of the religion of Islam is what you don't understand. I didn't make the laws, I was just reminding Muslims here about them, that's all. Islam is a straight-forward religion with no sugar-coating things. Allah tells exactly what it is He wants from us as humans and as His slaves. It is up to you to follow it or not.

Best regards.
 

Cariad

Junior Member
Why is it every time I make a post on this forum someone feels it should be taken as a start of argument? I was simply expressing my point of view, that you don't agree with it is fine with me and not cause for argument or strife.

Peace and blessings to you.
 

sister herb

Official TTI Chef
^^ Maybe its because some times your comments are your own opinions, not based to "islamic teachings". ;) Don´t worry, same happens to me too in many forums.

:rolleyes:
 
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