B i s m i l l a a h i r R a h m a a n i r R a h e e m
Assalaamu`Alaykum wa Rahmatullaahi wa Barakaatuhu
Dear Owners and Moderators of Islamic Groups,
I pray you are all well and in strength of eemaan by the grace of Allaah Subhaanahu wa Ta`aala.
You may recollect that I wrote to all of you on September 03, 2007 vis-à-vis the plagiarism and copyright infringement of brother Shahid Khan on several articles he had posted.
<<< Please put brother Shahid on moderated status and check his articles before transmitting them to your members, inshaa`Allaah. You can put a stop to this sort of "literary theft" reaching our unsuspecting Ummah. You can protect our brothers and sisters in Islam from unknowingly forwarding haraam/plagiarised material and be duly held accountable to Allaah Subhaanahu wa Ta`aala? You can make a difference. Please do.
Protect yourselves from association to "literary theft", inshaa`Allaah. >>>
Despite my communiqué to you on September 03, 2007 (attached below my message to Shahid Khan) for the sake of Allaah Subhaanahu wa Ta`aala's Deen, it was ignored allowing his "literary theft" to continue and continue, this time on Shaykh`Umar Sulayman Al-Ashqar's writings on "Paradise and Hellfire" as evidenced by today's (April 06, 2008) posting of "The Disbelievers Among the Jinn Will Be In Hell" - a period of seven (7) months of infringement!
Shahid Khan tried to absolve himself by this statement (to our unsuspecting Muslims) placed at the end of his plagiarised postings:
Compiled from various sources.
Permission is granted to circulate among private individuals and groups, to post
on Internet sites and to publish in full text and subject title in not-for-profit publications.
His claims are dishonest because it is not from various sources, - it was only from one source per verbatim, namely that of Shaykh`Umar Sulayman Al-Ashqar's. And the "permission" Shahid Khan "granted" is perposturous and misleading as no rights had been granted to him by the author to post his writings without due mention of his name. It is also a copyright infringement (i.e. copyright violation) - by using unauthorised material in the manner that violates the owners's exclusive rights, here again, by deleting the owner's name.
So, here is the list, as clear evidence to you that Shahid Khan has without conscience continued to plagiarise and infringe the writings of Shaykh`Umar Sulayman Al-Ashqar (a.k.a as Dr.`Umar Al-Ashqar), Professor at the Shari'ah College of the University of Jordan (credentials cited at: http://www.load-islam.com/artical_det.php?artical_id=533§ion=indepth&subsection=Glorious%20Quran), by not acknowledging his works nor the website http://www.islaam.net - astaghfirullah:
Al-Jannah wal An-Nâr - The Paradise and the Hellfire #1/12 http://www.islaam.net/main/display.php?id=681&category=3
Al-Jannah wal an-Nâr - The Paradise and the Hellfire #2/12 http://www.islaam.net/main/display.php?id=683&category=3
Al-Jannah wal an-Nâr - The Paradise and the Hellfire #3/12 http://www.islaam.net/main/display.php?id=695&category=3
Al-Jannah wal An-Nâr - The Paradise and the Hellfire #4/12 http://www.islaam.net/main/display.php?id=710&category=3
Al-Jannah wal An-Nâr - The Paradise and the Hellfire #5/12 http://www.islaam.net/main/display.php?id=715&category=3
Al-Jannah wal an-Nâr - The Paradise and the Hellfire #6/12 http://www.islaam.net/main/display.php?id=720&category=3
Al-Jannah wal an-Nâr - The Paradise and the Hellfire #7/12 http://www.islaam.net/main/display.php?id=723&category=3
Al-Jannah wal an-Nâr - The Paradise and the Hellfire #8/12 http://www.islaam.net/main/display.php?id=729&category=3
Al-Jannah wal An-Nâr - The Paradise and the Hellfire #9/12 http://www.islaam.net/main/display.php?id=730&category=3
Al-Jannah wal An-Nâr - The Paradise and the Hellfire #10/12 http://www.islaam.net/main/display.php?id=790&category=3
Al-Jannah wal An-Nâr - The Paradise and the Hellfire #11/12 http://www.islaam.net/main/display.php?id=796&category=3
Al-Jannah wal An-Nâr - The Paradise and the Hellfire #12/12 http://www.islaam.net/main/display.php?id=797&category=3
| Most of the subject contents in the above 12/12 installments which Shahid Khan posted are: |
| Definition and Explanation |
| Paradise and Hell Have Already Been Created |
| The Keepers of Hell |
| The Location of Hell |
| The Vast Extent of Hell |
| The Levels of Hell |
| The Gates of Hell |
| Fuel of Hell |
| The Intensity of Its Heat and the Vastness of Its Smoke and Sparks |
| Hell can Speak and See |
| Ibn 'Umar's Vision of Hell |
| Does Anybody See Hell in Reality Before the Day of Resurrection? |
| How Hell Affects this Earth and its Inhabitants |
| The People of Hell and Their Evil Deeds |
| The Worst Evil Deeds of Those Who Will Remain Forever in Hell |
| Evil Deeds that Lead One to Hell |
| Specific People Who Will Be In Hell |
| The Disbelievers Among the Jinn Will Be In Hell |
| Those Who Will Not Remain in Hell Forever |
| The Vast Number of People in Hell |
| The Wisdom Behind There Being So Many People In Hell |
| Most of Those Who Enter Hell Will be Women |
| The Huge Size of the People of Hell |
| The Food, Drink and Clothing of the People of Hell |
| The Punishment of the People of Hell: The Intensity of the Suffering of the People of Hell |
| Pictures of Their Punishments |
| How to Save Oneself From the Fire |
| Paradise: the Eternal Abode |
| Admittance to Paradise |
| The Believers Will Be Purified Before They Enter Paradise |
| The First People to Enter Paradise |
| Those Who Will Enter Paradise Without Being Called to Account |
| The Poor Will Enter Jannah Ahead of the Rich |
| The First Three to Enter Jannah |
| The Sinners Among the Believers Will Enter Paradise |
| The Last Person to Enter Paradise |
| Those Who Will Enter Paradise Before the Day of Resurrection |
| Paradise: There is Nothing Like It |
| The Gates of Paradise |
| The Levels of Paradise |
| Differences between the Levels of Paradise |
| The Highest and Lowest Positions in Paradise |
| The Highest Position in Paradise |
| Those Who Take their Positions in the Highest Levels |
| The Soil of Paradise |
| The Rivers of Paradise |
| The Springs of Paradise |
| The Palaces and Tents of Paradise |
| The Light of Paradise |
| The Fragrance of Paradise |
| The Trees and Fruits of Paradise |
| The Animals and Birds of Paradise |
| The People of Paradise: The Deeds for Which People Will Deserve to Enter Paradise |
| The People of Paradise: The Way to Paradise is Very Hard |
| The People of Paradise: The People of Paradise Will Inherit The Portion of Paradise That Would Have Gone to the People of Hell |
| The People of Paradise: The Weak and Destitute Will Form the Majority in Paradise |
| The People of Paradise: Will There Be More Men or Women in Paradise? |
| The People of Paradise: The Children of the Believers |
| The People of Paradise: The Children of the Mushrikeen |
| The People of Paradise: The Number of People from This Ummah in Paradise |
| The People of Paradise: The Leaders of the People of Paradise |
| The People of Paradise: The Ten Who Were Given Glad Tidings of Paradise |
| The People of Paradise: Others Who It Was Reported Will Be In Paradise |
| Paradise is Not the Equivalent of Deeds |
| Description of the People of Paradise and the Delights They Enjoy Therein |
| The Delights of the People of Paradise: The Superiority of Paradise Over the Pleasures of This World |
| The Delights of the People of Paradise: The Food and Drink of the People of Paradise |
| The Delights of the People of Paradise: The Vessels and Cups of the People of Paradise |
| The Delights of the People of Paradise: The Clothing, Jewellery and Incense-Burners Of the People of Paradise |
| The Delights of the People of Paradise: The Couches of the People of Paradise |
| The Delights of the People of Paradise: The Servants of the People of Paradise |
| The Delights of the People of Paradise: The Market of the People of Paradise |
| The Delights of the People of Paradise: The Gatherings and Conversations of the People of Paradise |
| The Delights of the People of Paradise: The Wishes of the People of Paradise |
| The Delights of the People of Paradise: The Wives of the People of Paradise |
| The People of Paradise Will Laugh at the Fire |
| Tasbeeh And Takbeer Are Among The Delights Of The People Of Paradise |
| The Greatest Delight: Ridwaan Allaah and Looking At His Face |
| The Refutation of Those Who Differ |
| Earning The Blessings Of Paradise Does Not Mean One Has To Forego The Pleasures Of This World |
| The Conclusion Of Their Prayer Will Be Al-Hamdulillaahi Rabbil-Aalameen |
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Dear moderators and owners, will you still continue to post Shahid Khan's "literary theft"?
You can't imagine the unenviable task and toll it has taken on me to write the above. But it had to be done, for the sake of Allaah Subhaanahu wa Ta`aala's Deen.
"So taste ye (the fruits of your deeds); for no increase shall We grant you, except in Punishment." (An Naba' 78:30)
Wa`Assalaamu`Alaykum wa Rahmatullaahi wa Barakaatuhu
Fee Amaanillaah,
Your sister,
K a r i m a
B i s m i l l a a h i r R a h m a a n i r R a h e e m
Assalaamu`Alaykum wa Rahmatullaahi wa Barakaatuhu
Dear Brother Shahid,
I pray you are well and in strength of eemaan by the grace of Allaah Subhaanahu wa Ta`aala.
Inshaa`Allaah you have read my communiqué of the 1st instant vis-à-vis the subject on plagiarism.
I hoped the information on plagiarism would have given you food for thought. Apparently not from the three (3) articles you posted after receipt of my email. Wa a`oodhu billaahi minhum!
----- Original Message -----
Dr. Ibrahim B. Syed, Ph.D - analyzes the advantages and disadvantages of Public, Parochial, Private non-parochial, Islamic, Virtual Islamic, or Home Schools in the United States.From: Shahid Khan
Sent: Saturday, September 01, 2007 1:15 PM
Subject: [american-muslims] The Aim of Education
Original Link: http://www.islamfortoday.com/syed07.htm
Original Topic Title: Education of Muslim Children - Challenges and Opportunities
Plagiarism - Excerpts: Paragraphs 8-9-10-11
Authour:
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----- Original Message -----
From: Shahid Khan
Sent: Saturday, September 01, 2007 6:11 PM
Subject: [Asociacion de Latinos Musulmanes] After a Grave Sin
Original Link: http://www.yanabi.com/forum/messageview.cfm?STARTPAGE=1&catid=4&threadid=34410&forumid=1
Original Topic Title: Issues of A Grave Sin & Traweeh Prayer
Posted by: Imran Rahat Shaikh
Member
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From: Shahid Khan
Sent: Sunday, September 02, 2007 1:09 PM
Subject: [Multicul-Pluralism Grp] The Distorted Image of Muslim Women's Dress
Original Link: http://www.jannah.org/sisters/distort.html
Original Topic Title: Distorted Image of Muslim Women
Authour: By a former non-muslim, Sister Naasira bint Ellison
Taken from Hudaa magazine, Jamaica, New York.
Plagiarised from excerpts: Paragraphs 1-6-7-8
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Why you deleted the names of the authours from your postings again is beyond comprehension. You send out beneficial Islamic teachings like the ones below, and yet at the same time you plagiarise. Why aren't you practicing what you preach? Wa a`oodhu billaahi minhum!
----- Original Message -----
From: Shahid Khan
Sent: Wednesday, August 29, 2007 1:47 PM
Subject: [weloveallah] You believe in the existence of Allah
"You believe in the existence of Allah, but you do not fulfill his commands."
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----- Original Message -----
From: Shahid Khan
Sent: Saturday, September 01, 2007 6:21 PM
Subject: [Multicul-Pluralism Grp] You love Prophet Muhammad (pbuh)
" You say you love Prophet Muhammad (pbuh), but you do not follow his Sunnah i.e. his example."
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I have provided enough in my first communiqué to show you the error of what you have done. The haqq is clear, and the Prophet sall Allaahu`alayhi wa sallam has told us that he sall Allaahu`alayhi wa sallam has left us Muslims upon "a clear path, its night is like its day. No one deviates from it except that he is destroyed." So I pray that Allaah Subhaanahu wa Ta`aala guides you back to this Path, and that He Subhaanahu wa Ta`aala opens your heart to the haqq. And know that rejection of the Truth is nothing but arrogance. Regarding this, our Prophet sall Allaahu`alayhi wa sallam said, "he who has in his heart the weight of a mustard seed of arrogance, shall not enter Jannah (Heaven)." A man said, "one loves his dress to be nice, and his sandals be nice." He sall Allaahu`alayhi wa sallam said, "verily, Allaah is Beautiful and He Loves beauty. Arrogance is rejecting the truth and disregarding the people." [Saheeh Muslim].
Narrated Aboo Hurayrah radhiallaahu`anhu: The Prophet sall Allaahu`alayhi wa sallam said, "The worst people before Allaah on the Day of Resurrection will be the double-faced people who appear to some people with one face and to other people with another face." (Saheeh Bukhaari Volume 8, Book 73, Number 84) http://isna.net/library/hadith/bukhari/073_sbt.html
Narrated Aboo Hurayra radhiallaahu`anhu: Allaah's Apostle sall Allaahu`alayhi wa sallam said: "The worst of all mankind is the double-faced one, who comes to some people with one countenance and to others, with another countenance." (Saheeh Bukhaari Volume 9, Book 89, Number 290) http://isna.net/library/hadith/bukhari/089_sbt.html
Brother Shahid, stop plagiarising and take care of the precious Deen Allaah Subhaanahu wa Ta`aala has blessed you with!
Wa`Assalaamu`Alaykum wa Rahmatullaahi wa Barakaatuhu
Fee Amaanillaah,
Your sister-in-Islam
K a r i m a
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B i s m i l l a a h i r R a h m a a n i r R a h e e m
Assalaamu`Alaykum wa Rahmatullaahi wa Barakaatuhu
Dear Owners and Moderators of Islamic Groups,
I pray you are all well and in strength of eemaan by the grace of Allaah Subhaanahu wa Ta`aala.
As you are aware, I wrote to brother Shahid Khan on August 01, 2007 vis-à-vis his plagiarism.
I provided the daleel to the brother and your goodselves by Shaykh Bakr ibn 'Abd-Allaah Abu Zayd and Imaam Muhammad bin Saalih Al-`Uthaymeen rahimahullaah, respectively:
Shaykh Bakr ibn 'Abd-Allaah Abu Zayd said: "These clauses which protect works from tampering or interference, and protect the value of the work and the efforts of its authour, are things that are regarded as essential, based on the general principles of Islam. This is indicated clearly in the texts and basic principles of sharee`ah, which you can find explained in detail in Adaab al-Mu'allifeen and Kutub al-Istilaah. (Fiqh al-Nawaazil, 2/65) http://www.islam-qa.com/index.php?ref=26307&ln=eng
Imaam Muhammad bin Saalih Al-`Uthaymeen rahimahullaah has ruled that whatever is customary among people should be the rule except when a user wants a copy for himself and the authour or the copyright holder has explicitly stated certain conditions, then it is not permissable for the user to violate those conditions. (Committee Fatwa no: 18453 - Sheikh Muhammad bin Saalih Al-`Uthaymeen)
Please put brother Shahid on moderated status and check his articles before transmitting them to your members, inshaa`Allaah. You can put a stop to this sort of "literary theft" reaching our unsuspecting Ummah. You can protect our brothers and sisters in Islam from unknowingly forwarding haraam/plagiarised material and be duly held accountable to Allaah Subhaanahu wa Ta`aala? You can make a difference. Please do.
Protect yourselves from association to "literary theft", inshaa`Allaah.
Wa`Assalaamu`Alaykum wa Rahmatullaahi wa Barakaatuhu
Fee Amaanillaah,
Your sister,
K a r i m a
DDN
----- Original Message -----
From: DDN
To: Shahid Khan
Sent: Saturday, September 01, 2007 12:40 AM
Subject: What is Plagiarism?
B i s m i l l a a h i r R a h m a a n i r R a h e e m
Assalaamu `Alaykum wa Rahmatullaahi wa Barakaatuhu
Dear Brother Shahid,
I pray you are well and in strength of eemaan by the grace of Allaah Subhaanahu wa Ta`aala.
I receive your articles almost daily via several Islamic groups and have found them very informative and beneficial, masha`Allaah.
I am writing with reference to these articles which some brothers and sisters noted that you more often than not, failed to provide the source/name(s) of the respective authours or the websites. So I did a check on most of the articles the brothers and sisters mentioned. I have attached below a list of the articles you posted and have taken the liberty of including the original sources/authours and links.
With regards to your statement at the end of the various articles you posted i.e. <<< "Compiled from various sources." >>> perhaps you may not be aware that if someone uses or borrows another person's direct words/quotations or ideas, that someone (the borrower) is obliged to give the authour credit as the source. When someone deletes the name of the authour from his/her original article(s) and tries to seemingly pass it off as their own, they have committed plagiarism. Even if the borrower really holds these ideas, such use of another person's work (per verbatim) is still considered plagiarism.
What is Plagiarism?
From an Islamic perspective:
Shaykh Bakr ibn 'Abd-Allaah Abu Zayd said: "These clauses which protect works from tampering or interference, and protect the value of the work and the efforts of its authour, are things that are regarded as essential, based on the general principles of Islam. This is indicated clearly in the texts and basic principles of sharee`ah, which you can find explained in detail in Adaab al-Mu'allifeen and Kutub al-Istilaah. (Fiqh al-Nawaazil, 2/65) http://www.islam-qa.com/index.php?ref=26307&ln=eng
Imaam Muhammad bin Saalih Al-`Uthaymeen rahimahullaah has ruled that whatever is customary among people should be the rule except when a user wants a copy for himself and the authour or the copyright holder has explicitly stated certain conditions, then it is not permissable for the user to violate those conditions. (Committee Fatwa no: 18453 - Sheikh Muhammad bin Saalih Al-`Uthaymeen)
" .... trade names, company names, trademarks, writings and inventions are all the copyright of their owners or authors, which in modern practice have acquired monetary value. These rights are respected by sharee'ah and it is not permissible to transgress against them. Copyright of authors and inventors is protected in Islam." http://www.islam-qa.com/index.php?ref=38847&ln=eng
From a Western perspective:
Plagiarism according to Webster's New Collegiate Dictionary means to steal and pass off (the ideas or words of another) as one's own work - i.e. to commit literary theft.
Plagiarism is a legal term referring to the use of someone's ideas, information, language, or writing, when done without proper acknowledgment of the original source." Source: http://www.onelook.com/?w=Plagiarism&ls=a)
From the website: http://www.georgetown.edu/honor/plagiarism.html - quote: "By not attributing the credit to the writer or the website tantamounts to plagiarism. Plagiarism is defined as "the act of passing off as one's own the ideas or writings of another." - unquote.
In the Appendix to the Honour Council pamphlet called "Acknowledging the Work of Others" (which is used by permission of Cornell University), three simple conventions are presented for when you must provide a reference: - quote:
- If you use someone else's ideas, you should cite the name of the author/source.
- If the way in which you are using the source is unclear, make it clear.
- If you received specific help from someone in writing the paper, acknowledge it." - unquote.
From the website: http://www.indiana.edu/~wts/wts/plagiarism.html: produced by Writing Tutorial Services, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN (this pertains to advice to students, but similarly applicable in general):
- quote: "The World Wide Web has become a more popular source of information for student papers, and many questions have arisen about how to avoid plagiarizing these sources. In most cases, the same rules apply as to a printed source: when a writer must refer to ideas or quote from a WWW site, she must cite that source.
If a writer wants to use visual information from a WWW site, many of the same rules apply. Copying visual information or graphics from a WWW site (or from a printed source) is very similar to quoting information, and the source of the visual information or graphic must be cited. These rules also apply to other uses of textual or visual information from WWW sites; for example, if a student is constructing a web page as a class project, and copies graphics or visual information from other sites, she must also provide information about the source of this information. In this case, it might be a good idea to obtain permission from the WWW site's owner before using the graphics." - unquote.
In closing brother Shahid, I want you to know that you are super good at selecting da`wah material which has benefited many people! So do keep up your da`wah endeavours and inshaa`Allaah from now on, I pray that all of us will endeavour our utmost to do what pleases Allaah Subhaanahu wa Ta`aala by being correct, truthful, sincere and honourable in our intentions, actions and deeds.
Our Prophet Sall Allaahu`alayhi wa sallam said: "Allaah and the angels, and even the ant in its nest and the whale in the sea will pray for the one who teaches people good things." (Reported by al-Tabaraani from Abu Umaamah; see Saheeh al-Jaami', 1838).
Aameen.
Wa aakhir da`waani A`nilhamdulilaahi Rabbil A`lameen.
Fee Amaanillaah,
Your sister-in-Islam,
K a r i m a
DDN
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The following are the articles you posted to various Islamic Groups:
----- Original Message -----
From: Shahid Khan
Sent: Wednesday, August 29, 2007 1:33 PM
Subject: [weloveallah] Man has a Free will in Islam
Search results:
Original Link : http://www.islam101.com/sociology/conceptLife.htm
Original Title: The Islamic Concept of Life
Sub-paragraph title under: Basic Principles
Authour: Abul Ala Maududi
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----- Original Message -----
From: Shahid Khan
Sent: Monday, August 27, 2007 8:48 PM
Subject: [shahadah-net] Women in Islamic Society - Mixing on Social Occasions
Search results:
Original Link: http://www.arabnews.com/?page=5§ion=0&article=100480&d=27&m=8&y=2007&pix=islam.jpg&category=Islam
Original Title: Women in Islamic Society — 35: Mixing on Social Occasions
Authour:
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----- Original Message -----
From: Shahid Khan
Sent: Sunday, August 26, 2007 4:10 PM
Subject: [FriendzforAllah] Women in Islamic Society - Participation in the Pursuit of Knowledge
Search results:
Original Title: Women in Islamic Society — 29: Participation in the Pursuit of Knowledge
Authour: Dr. Abd Al-Haleem Abu Shuqqah
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