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RAMADAN 5, 1439 AH MONDAY, MAY 21, 2018 Max 42º 28 Pages Min 30º 150 Fils Established 1961 ISSUE NO: 17537 The First Daily in the Arabian Gulf www.kuwaittimes.net 5,879 expats deported because Kuwaiti policewoman commits Cavaliers power into NBA 2 of infectious diseases: Minister 2 suicide; investigation launched 28 Eastern Conference finals IMSAK 03:12 FAJR 03:22 DHUHR 11:45 ASR 15:20 MAGHRIB 18:35 ISHA 20:05 MP threatens to grill PM over alleged payments, corruption Latest controversy sparked by a video posted on social media By B Izzak before the summer. Fadhl later explained that the video Fadhl also revealed that the video was posted on Ramadan Kareem is one year old and is not an indication of the govern- social media by former MP Mohammad Al-Juwaihel KUWAIT: MP Riyadh Al-Adasani threatened yester- ment paying to MPs. He said that almost all lawmakers whom he mediated to get him an assistance of KD day that he will file to grill HH the Prime Minister act as mediators to help needy Kuwaiti citizens by tak- 40,000 but was not approved. But MP Adasani said Prayer and Ramadan Sheikh Jaber Al-Mubarak Al-Sabah over allegations ing their cases to concerned government bodies which Fadhl’s statements are a clear proof that the govern- that the government pays funds to lawmakers. Adasani offer cash assistance after proving that those citizens ment is controlling some lawmakers through such pay- By Teresa Lesher gave the government and the prime minister until needed the money. ments describing this as “extreme corruption”. Thursday to issue a statement denying or confirming Fadhl said he and other lawmakers do this on regular He denied Fadhl’s claim that all MPs receive such nother Ramadan has arrived and more than a statements attributed to pro-government MP Ahmad basis as a way to help Kuwaitis who need financial assis- cash assistance from the government, insisting that he billion Muslims around the world abstain Al-Fadhl saying the government “will pay to lawmakers tance. He said they take those cases along with the neces- has never mediated such aid for anyone and will never Afrom food and drink from dawn until dusk for before the summer”. sary supporting documents to the concerned government do this. Adasani said the government must issue a an entire month. While this is one of the main deeds The latest controversy was sparked by a video post- bodies like the council of ministers or the Amiri diwan. The statement to explain the issue before Thursday other- that characterize Islam, there is one that is superior ed on social media of MP Fadhl in which he says that lawmaker insisted that the cash assistance is then paid wise he will file to grill the prime minister on that day to the month-long fast: it is the habitual daily prayer. the government will be making payments to lawmakers directly to the beneficiary and not through the lawmakers. over the issue. The daily prayer is the most significant act of a believer since, according to Prophet Muhammad (PBUH), it is the deed most loved by God and “Between man and non-belief is the abandonment of prayer.” Syrian troops battle Prayer is an exercise that increases one’s self- discipline and strengthens one’s faith by training to crush IS militants him to look beyond the illusive qualities of life on earth. There is a specific sequence and method for the ritual prayer in Islam, which is preceded with trapped in an enclave ablutions. Just as one would groom himself before meeting an important friend, ablutions prepare the BEIRUT: Syrian troops fought yesterday to crush the Muslim physically and mentally for his encounter last pockets of resistance by Islamic State militants with God. Every prayer starts with the first chapter trapped in an enclave south of Damascus, state media from the Holy Quran, which constitutes what could said, denying a report that insurgents had begun leav- be called “the Lord’s Prayer” in Islam. ing in a withdrawal agreement. The recovery of the Bowing and prostration are also essential parts enclave south of Damascus would mark another mile- of the ritual prayer, and these postures are reserved stone in President Bashar Al-Assad’s war effort, crush- for no other being but God as a tribute to His ing the last besieged rebel enclave in western Syria. supremacy, power and majesty. After invoking blessings on God’s righteous servants, especially Swathes of territory at the borders with Iraq, Turkey Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) and Prophet Abraham and Jordan, however, remain outside state control. (PBUH), the prayer ends with a greeting of peace. Syrian government forces and their allies have been Habitual daily prayers nourish the soul, strengthen battling to recover the enclave south of Damascus since the will and revitalize the spirit. They are the main- defeating rebels in eastern Ghouta, also near the capi- stay of the Muslim’s faith. tal, in April. The area is centered around the Al-Hajar In addition to the ritual prayer, the Muslims Al-Aswad district and the adjoining Palestinian refugee engage often in remembrance of God and supplica- camp of Yarmouk, the largest in Syria. HARASTA: Cars use the highway extending from Harasta in Eastern Ghouta on the outskirts of Damascus to the tion, which differs from ritual prayer in that it can be Continued on Page 24 northern part of Syria, after it reopened to traffic. — AFP offered at any time and in any form. It is a sponta- neous prayer from the heart of a believer at any moment during his life - in times of need, in moments of joy, during reflection or strenuous News in brief effort. It is informal communication with God, a Palestinian leader “spiritual snack” between the ritual prayers. Muslim beaten to death In addition to the five daily prayers, there are Abbas hospitalized optional prayers at night, which can be performed in NEW DELHI: A Muslim man accused of killing a congregation or in solitude. Called taraweeh prayers RAMALLAH: Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas cow was beaten to death by a mob in central India, during Ramadan, they begin daily about two hours has been hospitalized in the West Bank due to compli- police said yesterday, the latest vigilante murder after sunset. In addition, qiyamul-layl is prayer that cations after minor surgery last week, a Palestinian offi- over the animal considered sacred by Hindus. Siraj is performed particularly during the last one-third cial said yesterday. It was the third time Abbas, 82, had Khan, a 45-year-old tailor, was attacked in the Satna of the night. These night prayers become especially been hospitalized in a week. He underwent minor ear district of Madhya Pradesh state early Friday and important during the last ten nights of the month as surgery on Tuesday and was hospitalized again briefly died at the scene, local police official Arvind Tiwari Muslims anticipate Lailat-ul-Qadr, or the “Night of overnight yesterday, the official Palestinian news said. Kahn’s friend Shakeel Maqbool, who was also Destiny.” agency Wafa said. A Palestinian official in Ramallah said attacked, was admitted to hospital with critical It is said to be worth a thousand months in merit injuries. As details of the violent assault emerged at Abbas went back into hospital again yesterday because (Quran 97:1-5). It is on the Night of Destiny that the Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas the weekend 400 additional police were deployed his temperature was high “so doctors advised that he Quran was first revealed. No one knows exactly to the district late Saturday as inquiries widened, the go back into hospital.” which night it falls on so prayers are conducted late A Palestinian official, who spoke on condition of Press Trust of India reported. — AFP Two statements were issued by Wafa yesterday. The into the night for all of the last then days. anonymity, said the high temperature may have resulted first, half an hour after midnight, said Abbas had gone Attendance at designated neighborhood mosques is from a failure of an ear inflammation to heal completely. into hospital “for a checkup to review the surgery that high, and attendance at the Grand Mosque in In February, Abbas was hospitalized in the United he had in his middle ear a few days ago at Al-Istishari Saudi to free billionaire Kuwait City reaches about 30,000 during these States for medical checks during a trip to address the hospital in Ramallah. At the end of the tests, the results days. God instructs us in the Quran to “establish UN Security Council in New York. Abbas became ADDIS ABABA: Saudi Arabia will soon release turned out to be excellent,” the statement said, and prayer for My remembrance” (20:14). Just as there Palestinian president after the death in 2004 of Yasser Mohammed Hussein Al Amoudi, an Ethiopian-born Abbas left hospital. A second statement carried by is a “minimum daily allowance” of calories, vitamins Arafat. He pursued US-led peace talks with Israel but Saudi billionaire arrested in November during a Wafa yesterday afternoon reported the medical man- and minerals for a healthy body, the five prayers can the negotiations broke down in 2014. He is also chair- crackdown on corruption, Ethiopia’s prime minister ager of Al-Istishari hospital Dr Saed Sarahneh, said the be considered the minimum daily allowance of com- man of the executive committee of the umbrella said. Abiy Ahmed made the remarks late on Saturday results of the medical tests were “good” and that his munication with God for a healthy spirit.

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