Letters to the Editor [Archives:1999/40/Letters to the Editor]
Like it or leave it! Salaam to all the Yemenis inside Yemen and abroad. We are Abo-bakr, Saeed, Salem, Mohamad, Omar, Sa’ad and lots of other Yemeni brothers from and living in the Yemeni Province “Hadramout.” We are very proud to be living and belonging to the happy land “YEMEN”, the country that was mentioned in the holy Quran. We hope that Yemen will grow to become a great country Insha’allah. We would like to reply to what brother Mohammad Ibn AlJanob said about Hadhramout being an independent state (www.yementimes.com/yemenis.htm). I say that Hadramout is part of Yemen and will Insha’a Allah always be part of it. Why do you wish to take one of the Yemeni parts away from Yemen? Hadramout belongs to Yemen whether you like it or not. Hadramout should always be under the rule of Yemen. We don’t wish it weak, so others can play with it as they wish. We would like to reply to Mohammad Ibn Al Janob that we are Yemenis from the roots of Arabia Hadramout, YEMEN. History came from Yemen, and it has always been mentioned in the History that Yemen including Hadramout has a great culture. Last word to brother Mohammad Ibn Aljanob, “If you do not like it, then leave it now.” “love it or leave it”! Abobakr Bawazeer Great gifts of Allah Allah has given us many wonderful gifts, our eyes, ears and tongue. Allah has asked us to use these gifts correctly. We can protect our gifts by using them well.
Have you ever seen a blind man? Have you ever seen a person who is not able to talk? To be able to see and speak is very wonderful, as Allah tells in the Qur’an? Have we not given him a pair of eyes? And a tongue, and a pair of lips? We should, therefore, not use these gifts wrongly. We often make mistakes. Making mistakes is not bad. But it is very bad to hide them by telling lies. If you do something wrong and your parents or teachers ask you about it, you should never hide the facts. You should speak the truth.
Some people have the bad habit of boasting. They boast about themselves and just tell lies. It is a very bad habit. We should not talk in this shameful way. There are people who have the habit of shouting or talking loudly. It is wrong. The Quran says that the harshest of all voices is the voice of donkey. Would you like your voice to be called the voice of a donkey?
A few people have the habit of cursing. To curse means to wish evil for somebody or something. A good Muslim keeps away from this.
Talking too much is also not good. Our prophet Mohamed never spoke unnecessarily. What he said was always to the point and enough to make his meaning clear. You should not unnecessarily interrupt somebody who talks to you. There are people who go on talking, never allowing others to say anything. It is bad. It is bad to laugh thunderously. The laugh of our prophet was mostly a smile.
Our tongue should not mention the faults of others in their absence. Speaking ill of others is very bad. We should not give out the secrets of others. Telling the truth does not mean that we should say everything we know. We should keep silent about the secrets, given in our trust. We should not open them before anyone, even to the closest friends.
Likewise, we should use the gifts of our eyes correctly. We should not look at shameful things. To show the way to the blind, to the help him cross the road is a good way of using our eyes. Beside that, we should thank Allah so much to have bestowed on us these great gifts. Ibrahim Al- Ddahan. Ibb university Oppressive Laws Firstly, I want to thank the Yemen Times newspaper which taught us what the meaning of freedom is and how we should face oppression without any fear. I and many former students who had graduated from secondary school in 1998 feel that we are being oppressed by the laws of the state. The story is that after graduation, we completed our 1 year obligatory service (Teaching). Thereupon, this Year we went to the university to register. But we were surprised to find that there is yet another year we must serve in the army. That is the law of the military service issued by the Defence Ministry. This law says: If you want to enter the university and postpone your military service, you have to pay YR 43,000.
This verdict is oppressive and hence, we request that everyone stand beside us to try and stop this oppression and scrap this law. I hope my words would be heard.
Nabeel Abd. M. Al- Kumim
Languages faculty- Sana’a
Much Fie on Pain
In vain those words speak
shall long they pine and peak!?
My calls have reached no world
This heart has grown but weak
Oh speak of moon, for thee I seek
O stars of noon, dust off thy reek
Stand by thee, get sight of light
Defame incult, discard that leek!
That fame had gone to drain
That dawn but shown in vain
They’ve come to fleer at thee
You’ve come to prove insane
As frail, those words and leaves
As souls, O slaves of thieves
Oh still you claim of sighs
But sip all night’s grieves
How cruel you moan afraid
How large you brate in bed
As bird in cage you sing
What a shame to cry and shed
So loud the cries of pain
So much my land does gain
Does wait for a world of hope
But alas! Does wane and wane
Shall long we fly asleep?!
Admit all woes and weep
It was but some we’ve got
“As this you sow you reap”O thee insane, unite the brain
Do try to flee that cause of bane
Mortgage all hopes to dream’s chief
Much fie on pain, much peace o rain!
For land does sing this song
Does ring it’s dawn and bong
Till those unfair get low
Get down to cry for long
*Dedication: To those frequent Harpings on the King-pins’ Pitfalls Mohammed Noman Al-Hakimi, Taiz
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