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2. A Brief Overview of Iraq’s Human Tragedy
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IRAQ DILEMMA
A Brief Overview of Iraq’s Human Tragedy
Dr. A.S. Hashim

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Map of the Middle East

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Map of Iraq

5. Comparing size: Iraq to USA
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Comparing size: Iraq to USA
size of Iraq

6. Subjects Discussed in the Slide Show
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Subjects Discussed in the Slide Show
Work of Quran Account technique of reaching out
Desperate Condition of most Widows and Orphans
The insurgency and the devastation
Subjects Discussed
Abraham, the Bible, Islam and Iraq
Brief account of Iraq

7. The Ancient Iraq: (By JOE BOB BRIGGS), NY
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The Ancient Iraq: (By JOE BOB BRIGGS), NY
They invented irrigated farming
Invented writing
Figured out how to tell time
In the Code of Hammurabi, they invented the first legal system
The first people to build cities and live in them
They invented the cavalry in war
Abraham, the father of Judaism, Christianity and Islam, was from Iraq.

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Iraq in the Middle Ages
They wrote the greatest poetry, history and "sagas" in the world.
They established the first school for astronomers
Beginning around 800 A.D., the Iraqis founded universities:
to teach medicine, mathematics,
philosophy, theology, literature and poetry.
For the first 1,200 years of its existence, Baghdad was regarded as one of the most refined, civilized and festive cities in the world.

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Iraq in Recent times
Was ruled by the Ottomans, leading to neglect and disrepair
Invaded by British in 1st world war
Ruled by King Faisal and his descendants
Series of revolts ended with Ba’ath Party
Saddam Hussein manipulates, is in charge
Wars, misrule, devastation, and tyranny led to catastrophic results

10. Genesis 22:17-18 God’s promise to Abraham:
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Genesis 22:17-18
God’s promise to Abraham:
That in blessing I will bless thee, and in multiplying I will multiply thy seed as the stars of the heaven, and as the sand which is upon the sea shore; and thy seed shall possess the gate of his enemies;
And in thy seed shall all the nations of the earth be blessed; because thou hast obeyed my voice.

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Genesis 12:1-3
Now the Lord had said unto Abraham, Get thee out of thy country, and from thy kindred, and from thy father's house, unto a land that I will shew thee:
And I will make of thee a great nation, and I will bless thee, and make thy name great; and thou shall be a blessing:
And I will bless them that bless thee, and curse him that curses thee: and in thee shall all families of the earth be blessed

12. Monotheism through the ages
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Monotheism through the ages

13. Iraq in history Iraq was the Cradle of Civilization
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Iraq in history
Iraq was the Cradle of Civilization
History goes back to 7,000-8,000 years
Ruled by numerous dynasties and rulers
Alexander the Great conquered the world but died in Babylon! (?Malignant form of malaria)
Mixture of cultures and ethnicities

14. Ethnic and Sectarian sections of Iraq
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Ethnic and Sectarian sections of Iraq
Kurdish area
Sunni area
Shi’a area

15. Iman (Belief) Shi’a Sunni Imamah God and His Attributes
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Iman (Belief)
Shi’a
Sunni
God and His Attributes
Al-Adl (Justice of God)
The Angels
Prophethood:
The Revealed Books (Torah and Bible)
Qadr: Being Guided yet Free to Choose
Imamah
Messengers of God
The Hereafter
Qadr: Guided yet Free to Choose

16. Rituals (Ibadat) Shi’a Sunni Salat: Prayer Shahaada: Declaration
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Rituals (Ibadat)
Shi’a
Sunni
Salat: Prayer
Shahaada: Declaration
Zakat: Poor’s Due
Saum: Fasting
Haj: Pilgrimage
Khums: The Fifth
Jihad: Major and Lesser
Enjoining to what is Good
Forbidding what is Evil

17. People of the Book People of the Book: Quran refers to them:
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People of the Book
People of the Book:
Christians and
Jews
Quran refers to them:
In many passages
Of various degrees of acclaim or warning

18. Quran: Chapter 5, Verse 48 …لكل جعلنا منكم شرعة ومنهاجا
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Quran: Chapter 5, Verse 48
…To each among you have We prescribed a Law and an open way.
If God had so willed, He would have made you a single people: But, His plan is to test you in what He hath given you:
So strive as in a race in all virtues.
The goal of you all is to God; it is He that will show you the truth of the matters in which ye dispute;
…لكل جعلنا منكم شرعة ومنهاجا
ولو شاء الله لجعلكم امة واحدة ولكن ليبلوكم في ما اتاكم
فاستبقوا الخيرات
الى الله مرجعكم جميعا فينبئكم بما كنتم فيه تختلفون

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Quran: Chapter 5, Verse 46
And We caused Jesus, son of Mary, to follow in their footsteps,
Confirming that which was revealed before him in the Torah,
and We bestowed on him the Gospel
Wherein is guidance and a light, confirming that which was revealed before it in the Torah
A guidance and an admonition unto those who are God-fearing.
وَقَفَّيْنَا عَلَى آثَارِهِم بِعَيسَى ابْنِ مَرْيَمَ
مُصَدِّقًا لِّمَا بَيْنَ يَدَيْهِ مِنَ التَّوْرَاةِ
وَآتَيْنَاهُ الإِنجِيلَ
فِيهِ هُدًى وَنُورٌ وَمُصَدِّقًا لِّمَا بَيْنَ يَدَيْهِ مِنَ التَّوْرَاةِ
وَهُدًى وَمَوْعِظَةً لِّلْمُتَّقِينَ

20. Quran: Chapter 29, Verse 46 ولا تجادلوا اهل الكتاب الا بالتي هي احسن
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Quran: Chapter 29, Verse 46
And dispute ye not with the People of the Book, except by what is best,
except those of them who act unjustly,
and say: We believe in that which has been revealed to us and revealed to you,
and our God and your God is One, and to Him do we submit.
ولا تجادلوا اهل الكتاب الا بالتي هي احسن
الا الذين ظلموا منهم
وقولوا امنا بالذي انزل الينا وانزل اليكم
والهنا والهكم واحد ونحن له مسلمون

21. Iraq During Saddam Hussein
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Iraq During Saddam Hussein
When Iraq was ruled by Ba’ath Party, headed by Saddam Hussein:
Dictatorship, Stalin type
Causing wars with Neighboring countries
Devastating the economy
Using Nationalism has led to social upheaval
Oil money was cleverly pilfered
During the 35 years of Saddam’s rule, about 3-4 Million Iraqis had to flee the country: the Cream of the Society

22. Iraq After Saddam Hussein
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Iraq After Saddam Hussein
Americans helped form a government in Iraq
Sunnis revolted
the cruelest insurgency imagined
Infra structure attacked, oil pipelines damaged
Corruption became rampant
Social upheaval led to extreme insecurity
Al-Qaeda inflicted untold miseries
Criminals roam the streets kidnapping professionals for ransom money

23. The Insurgents Insurgents use Islam as a cover for their political aim
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The Insurgents
Insurgents use Islam as a cover for their political aim
Convince the innocent to destroy and kill
Supply money for the purpose
Emphasize sectarian strife
Ultimately it becomes power struggle
The minority wanting to dominate
Suppress and rule the majority

24. The Strife in Iraq Started by the Extremists Fundamentalists
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The Strife in Iraq
Started by the Extremists Fundamentalists
Wahhabis who were joined by:
Al-Qaida
The Ba’athists
The criminals released by Saddam
The fired officers of Saddam’s army
Saddam’s Secret Service

25. The Wahhabis Wahhabis Religious Leaders Urging for spilling the blood:
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The Wahhabis
Wahhabis Religious Leaders Urging for spilling the blood:
Religious edicts
Instructing their representatives in Iraq
Supplying money and awards
To kill 10 Shi’a you are titled as a Prince
Get a prize money for killing an American, police officer, soldier, or a Shi’i

26. Social Catastrophe One million children are orphaned
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Social Catastrophe
One million children are orphaned
About 150, ,000 widows
Sectarian cleansing: People forced out of houses
Refugee in the worst shape
Basic services in shambles: electricity, water

27. Attempts to help Channel money to the widows and orphans Tax-exempt
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Attempts to help
Channel money to the widows and orphans
Tax-exempt
Appealing to Iraqis as well as others
Distribution in Iraq is done by 10 members
Details of distribution is ed to us

28. Quran Account Inc. On contributing to the widows and orphans
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Quran Account Inc.
On contributing to the widows and orphans
You get a receipt for Tax-exempt
Money is sent to Iraq (Ethaar humanitarian organization)
Distribution in Iraq is done by 10 members
Details of distribution is ed to us
Copy of the receipt is mailed to the contributor

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Sample receipt
Sample Receipt

30. Food, blankets, table stoves, etc.
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Food, blankets, table stoves, etc.
Distribution

31. Sample: Course to teach sewing 50 widows
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Sample: Course to teach sewing 50 widows
Teach sewing

32. Their needs Blankets Oil lamps Hot plates (electric stoves)
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Their needs
Blankets
Oil lamps
Hot plates (electric stoves)
Kerosene heaters
Fabric for sewing
Medicine
Other elementary necessities of life

33. Finally Let us Read Surah al-Asr Together

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THANK YOU
Be in God’s Care
Dr. A.S. Hashim