tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33302011680028992672024-02-19T08:38:23.736-08:00AsadulahUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3330201168002899267.post-69426074099674728982009-05-02T00:03:00.000-07:002009-05-02T00:14:05.636-07:00Tantalus<p style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US">Tantalus was a figure from Greek mythology. According to the stories he cut his son Pelops up, boiled him and presented his parts to the gods as a sacrifice. The gods in turn were horrified and thus punished him.</span></p><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><p style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US">His punishment was to stand in a pool of water beneath a fruit tree with low branches. Whenever he reached for the fruit, the branches raised his intended meal from his grasp. Whenever he bent down to get a drink, the water receded before he could get any. <span> </span>And so this torment and torture continues even today.</span></p><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><p style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US">The most widely used way to criticize any civilization is to attack its treatment towards its most vulnerable groups. How a society treats its underprivileged, its ethnic minorities and its women. Yes the creature created from Adam’s ribs has always been a bone of contention.</span></p><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><p style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US">In most Muslim countries women are ill treated in the name of religion, although the real causes lie in traditions and not religion, a fact that the enlightened media so easily tends to forget. Although all males are chauvinists the Muslim male is egoist and self centered. They boost about the exalted level of respect and dignity Islam gives to women but forgets that he himself has snatched those privileges from her today. </span></p><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><p style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US">Women in most non Muslim communities, although have gained some significant achievements but the western standards are UNACCEPTABLE. The women in west have become an object of satisfaction and a commodity with an undiminishing price tag. In the name of freedom and equality the west has snatched away the dignity and respect women deserve and replaced it with inhumane sexual practices. </span></p><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><p style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US">Islam always ordains its followers to achieve a level of balance in both the practical and spiritual aspects of life. It emphasizes social harmony and mutual respect among all creatures encompassing humans, animals and even non living things. Islamic laws are not oppressive. In their entirety they not only protect the dignity and honor of women but also grant them power. Powers that she can exercise on not only a few individuals rather on the entire society.</span></p><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><p style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US">But these laws are to be established in their entirety. Just putting women under the veil and not lowering the gaze would always be a half hearted effort. The western media no matter how much it claims to be free and liberal is bigoted and biased to the extreme levels. It happily reports marriages of young girls to older men but forgets to report the plight of rape victims in its own backyard. </span></p><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><p style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US">The decision lies with us, the Muslim males, to recognize the true value of our women, to realize the harshness in our attitudes towards them, to realize the biasness in our customs and traditions towards women and above all to realize that no matter what a women wears, a burqa or a bikini, she will always be someone’s wife, daughter, sister and mother and needs to be revered so that one’s own wife, daughter, sister and mother can be revered. </span></p><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><p style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US"> </span></p><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><p style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US">….until then the torment of tantulus will continue…</span></p><p><br /><span lang="EN-US"></span></p><span style="font-style: italic;">By guest writer Musafir</span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3330201168002899267.post-56025203557704553502009-02-28T01:50:00.000-08:002009-02-28T02:18:45.229-08:00Don´t blame me if I don't like them anymore!<div style="text-align: center;">Something smells very rotten about this liberty they promissed.<br /><br /><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dzI5hRc2HMO3KAJ2moTzT66KQshStJqWoozhTvStjpfBkanhID5WWLGFYkRyuq-wpjCuif86TFyrGY__0xyWw' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe><br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3330201168002899267.post-81539804025222379432009-02-10T14:11:00.000-08:002009-02-10T14:50:24.529-08:00Driving the Mullahs crazy<p style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:Arial;">In 1990</span><span style="font-family:Arial;"> 47 women challenged the authorities by taking their families' cars out for a drive. They were jailed for a day and many lost their jobs.</span></p><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family:Arial;">Yet looking at the bright side, in a country where only 5 % of women are employed although with literacy rates soaring above 70%, 47 women losing their jobs is not a big deal. From that day on it was made illegal for women to drive through the streets of the kingdom. </span></p><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family:Arial;">The arguments given by religious scholars for such a law are as follows:</span></p><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><ul style="margin-top: 0in; text-align: justify;" type="disc"><li><span style="font-family:Arial;">Driving a car involves uncovering the face which is considered obligatory for women to cover in Saudi. </span></li><li><span style="font-family:Arial;">Driving a car may lead women to go out of house more often. </span></li><li><span style="font-family:Arial;">Driving a car may lead women to have interaction with non-mahram males, i.e., they can be stopped by policemen at the scenes of traffic infractions. </span></li><li><span style="font-family:Arial;">Women driving cars may lead to overcrowding the streets and many young men may be deprived of the opportunity to drive..</span></li></ul><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family:Arial;">W</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:Arial;">hat one fails to grasp is the logic and wisdom behind such arguments. Do they mean that women going out more are dangerous to society or do they mean that women are more dangerous drivers than men?</span></p><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><p style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:Arial;">No matter how one looks at it, the fact is very simple. Islam, the religion the system that brought peace, tranquillity and an age of development to </span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:Arial;">Arabia</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:Arial;"> is now vanishing. The age of jahiliya is back <i>and with a vengeance</i>.</span></p><p><br /></p><p><span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(255, 204, 0); font-family: verdana; font-size: 100%;">By guest writer Musafir</span></p><p><br /><span style="font-style: italic;"></span></p><p><span style="font-style: italic;"></span><br /></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3330201168002899267.post-31237548818218873472009-01-13T02:07:00.001-08:002009-01-13T02:09:11.982-08:00فيلم وثائقي عن اصغر سجين فلسطيني<object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/4fIB4zK8bgo&hl=sv&fs=1&rel=0&color1=0x3a3a3a&color2=0x999999"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/4fIB4zK8bgo&hl=sv&fs=1&rel=0&color1=0x3a3a3a&color2=0x999999" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3330201168002899267.post-23218328273310700022008-12-01T16:47:00.000-08:002008-12-01T17:09:14.555-08:00The New Changes Made to the Hudood Ordinance (HDO) and its Opposition By The Religious Scholars.<div style="text-align: center; font-style: italic;"><br /><br />Disclaimer: the following work is merely a collection and translation of different articles and therefore I take only credit in collecting the most relevant facts and opinions of other people. In the end I have given a conclusion which solely reflects my opinions and understanding of the situation.</div><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(204, 153, 51); font-family: verdana;font-size:130%;" >Background</span><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;font-size:100%;" ><br /></span><div style="text-align: justify; font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size:100%;">In the late 1970’s there was a popular demand by the people of Pakistan for the implementation of Islamic laws in the country. The Nizam-e-Mustafa movement was on its peak. Under such conditions General Zia ul Haq, who had just seized power in a coup, introduced certain measures that on the face were Islamic but in reality had no value.<br /><br />However the hudood ordinance (HDO) was an exception because unlike other measures, that were only the brain child of General Zia or his associates, this was formed after due consultations and discussions with lawyers, judges and Ulema. Furthermore it was accepted by all the Ulemas of Pakistan belonging to different sects.<br /><br />Despite its merits it was rejected altogether by the western minded sections of the society. It was criticized as a law that is oppressive towards women. The most common propaganda was that a women who has been raped needs to provide four witnesses in order to verify her claim in a court of law. The Ulema instead of answering these allegations in a logical and reasonable way started conjuring up conspiracy theories, theories that accused western nations and governments for devising ill plans against Islam. Due to their inadequate and ill timed responses the general public became convinced that the law is oppressive by nature.<br /><br /><br /></span><span style="color: rgb(204, 153, 51);font-size:130%;" >The hudood ordinance at a glance</span><br /><br />The ordinance consists of 110 articles with considerable number of sub articles. Some of crimes that are dealt with in this law are:<br /></div><ol style="font-family: verdana;"><li>Rape or consensual extra marital sex.</li><li> Qazf: false accusation.</li><li> Blasphemy against the Prophet Pbuh.</li><li> Alcohol consumption.</li><li> Theft.</li></ol><div style="text-align: justify; font-family: verdana;">Before I go further it has become necessary to explain what Islam says about extra marital sex. The picture below clearly describes the difference between an Islamic system and other systems. In Islam families are the most basic and important units. The basic aim of most of the Islamic principles is to uphold a safe and healthy family life and safeguard family values. That is the reason why rape or consensual sex is considered as <span style="font-weight: bold;">cognized offence</span> rather than crime against individual.<br /></div><br /><br /><a style="font-family: verdana;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirPRGggBU7ENgOkhFl7G8Q5kQ3pmK8xGtn3O2MMKVGSau_Q1KgWSj57m2DoXWz9LHJUTGHqJHfjh-aP-X2w-2vjVM4MrmfNQBcO_-aVDM0TceCapf8oLAtL99nu9G1kLwTlCe2EIwIBBo/s1600-h/societies.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 206px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirPRGggBU7ENgOkhFl7G8Q5kQ3pmK8xGtn3O2MMKVGSau_Q1KgWSj57m2DoXWz9LHJUTGHqJHfjh-aP-X2w-2vjVM4MrmfNQBcO_-aVDM0TceCapf8oLAtL99nu9G1kLwTlCe2EIwIBBo/s400/societies.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5274988432789126338" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: justify; font-family: verdana;">Now back to our hudood ordinance. Depending upon the crime there are two types of punishments that can be executed.<br /><br /></div><ol style="text-align: justify; font-family: verdana;"><li> Punishment of Hud. Hud is a term in Islamic jurisprudence that means the nature, method and magnitude of the punishment cannot be changed.</li><li> Taazeer: this term means that the nature, method and magnitude of the punishment can be changed and decided according to the Qazi or judge.</li></ol><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">The Hud punishment for rape and consensual sex is death by stoning for married men and 100 lashes for unmarried men. The requirement for four witnesses is needed only for executing Hud punishment. If rape/consensual sex are proven by the means of physical evidence or less than four witnesses then the criminals can receive punishment according to Taazeer.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">There are people who would criticize the need for two sorts of punishments but they are ignorant of the fact that rape is one of the crimes in the world where physical evidence has little or no implications. One such example is the stureplan case that emerged in Stockholm in 2007 and 2008 (details at the end). Furthermore a jail sentence, although has been practiced, is a unislamic concept. In Islam sentences are short but severe e.g. lashes, chopping of hands, heavy fines and death.</span><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;font-size:130%;" ><span style="color: rgb(204, 153, 51);">The changes made through Women Protection Bill 2006</span> </span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">In 2006 a bill was proposed in the country by the above mentioned name and some changes were made. There was a big hue and cry from various religious leaders and political parties. I will give a brief list of some of the prominent changes made and why they were objected to as being unislamic.</span><br /><br /><ol style="font-family: verdana;"><li> Hud punishment for rape has been abolished completely. Only taazeer punishment can be given.</li><li> Rape/consensual sex are no longer a cognized offence. This means that no FIR can be reported in a police station and the case must be taken directly to the court with two witnesses. This also limits the powers of the court to act in such cases.</li><li>Previously if a person was acquitted of the crime of rape, a trial against him/her could be initiated in the same court at the same moment for the crime of consensual sex. Now a person acquitted of rape can not be tried for consensual sex.</li><li> According to many Ahadith of the Prophet Muhammad PBUH if a person is found guilty of a crime in a court and the punishment of Hud has been declared by the court then no one has the right to change the decision. Therefore article 20 section 5 clearly states that provincial government cannot change the verdict if someone has been given the punishment of Hud. In the new law article 20 section 5 has been removed.</li><li> According to article 3 of HDO, it is to be given dominance over other laws i.e. if a conflict arises between laws stated in HDO and any other ordinance than the laws stated in HDO are to be implemented. This article has been removed as well from the new Law.</li><li> It was stated in HDO that if during court procedures a person is found guilty of an offence that is regarded as crime by legislations other than the HDO then he/she can be given punishment by the same court. This was done as to remove the complexities within the legal system and make it more efficient. However this provision has been removed in the new law as well.</li></ol><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(204, 153, 51); font-family: verdana;font-size:130%;" >Why the HDO never worked? </span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">A single law or legislation is not enough to run a society. In a successful judicial system different legislations strengthen and support each other. Loop holes and back doors in one law can lead to failures in others. Therefore the HDO was misused by people and many women suffered.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">HDO will never work unless it is supplemented by strict anti-corruption laws and social education programmes. An active participation from both religious leaders and legal experts will be required for this process. Especially the religious scholars need to come forward and educate the masses and realize that it is their fault in the first place that led to misconceptions and dislike for the HDO.</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(204, 153, 51); font-family: verdana;font-size:130%;" ><br />The Stureplan case </span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">The case is interesting in the sense that it clearly describes the technical and legal difficulties when dealing with issues like rape. A woman met two men at a pub. She went with them to an apartment owned by one of the men and all three got heavily drunk. The next morning the woman reported both men to the police and charged them with raping her. On medical examination it was found that the woman had been treated violently and had many bruises on her body. Both men were arrested.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">The district court after hearing both the parties decided in favour of both the men and set them free. The main reasons behind this decision were firstly all three were heavily drunk and no one could give a clear account of the situation. Secondly both men admitted to having violent sex with the woman and considered it a form of foreplay and they even said that the woman had agreed to this act. The response from the media and general public was in favour of the woman and both the judges and the legal system were heavily criticized. After a few months the case went to the appeals court where the judges surprisingly gave a totally new verdict, agreeing with the woman the court found both men guilty and were imprisoned.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">Such complexities are common in dealing with such cases. Physical evidence is meaningless and in the end it is one mans word against the others and the courts have to decide which version of the story is the true one.</span><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;font-size:100%;" ><br /></span><span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(255, 204, 0); font-family: verdana;font-size:100%;" >By guest writer Musafir</span><br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3330201168002899267.post-66018977463827299352008-10-02T10:53:00.000-07:002008-10-26T05:50:31.737-07:00Every soul will taste of Death<div style="text-align: center;"><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-style: italic;font-size:130%;color:Green;" id="fon0" class="English" ><span id="mspan0"><span id="fon185" class="English" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span id="mspan185">"<span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 0);">Every soul will taste of death. And ye will be paid on the Day of Resurrection only that which ye have fairly earned. Whoso is removed from the Fire and is made to enter paradise, he indeed is triumphant. The life of this world is but comfort of illusion</span>"</span></span></span></span><br /></div><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 0);font-size:100%;" >[The Qur'an </span><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 0);font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:100%;" ><span lang="AR-SA" style="font-size:16;">3:185</span></span><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 0);font-size:100%;" >]</span><br /><br /><blockquote><span id="fon185" class="Arabic" style="color: rgb(255, 204, 0);font-size:130%;" ><span id="mspan185"><br />كُلُّ نَفۡسٍ۬ ذَآٮِٕقَةُ ٱلۡمَوۡتِۗ وَإِنَّمَا تُوَفَّوۡنَ أُجُورَڪُمۡ يَوۡمَ ٱلۡقِيَـٰمَةِۖ فَمَن زُحۡزِحَ عَنِ ٱلنَّارِ وَأُدۡخِلَ ٱلۡجَنَّةَ فَقَدۡ فَازَ</span></span><span id="fon185" class="Arabic" style="color: rgb(255, 204, 0);font-size:130%;" ><span id="mspan185">ۗ وَمَا ٱلۡحَيَوٰةُ ٱلدُّنۡيَآ إِلَّا مَتَـٰعُ ٱلۡغُرُورِ</span></span><span style=";font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:130%;" ><span lang="AR-SA"> </span></span></blockquote><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghzEgxQX_iYiE36Ou-evsA9DFAEg5oMFlx6vudBelIZvaUr7MtuPHmTiDSEtje5GpvUOyZ1PF7Cn2gciri43h6KW44F2NBdovyXCj6lg2c8bZOW1cs1gXfMxeYFOD9GVuuqThGt4bVFn8/s1600-h/27gaza.600.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghzEgxQX_iYiE36Ou-evsA9DFAEg5oMFlx6vudBelIZvaUr7MtuPHmTiDSEtje5GpvUOyZ1PF7Cn2gciri43h6KW44F2NBdovyXCj6lg2c8bZOW1cs1gXfMxeYFOD9GVuuqThGt4bVFn8/s400/27gaza.600.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5252622693911829762" border="0" /></a><br /><br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3330201168002899267.post-88422153032212840222008-09-30T04:46:00.001-07:002008-09-30T04:48:08.557-07:00Happy new Eid!<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbZNPCcsowae4sqZKnZY73vm55USP-i_l4tKtFAvUzJ5x1uVL_Iii4Z3h7ulZDO3-UH1hZqbH95d0EHjru8xcnWSR4shaYPu2RqUJImRxIGBM8W9PtXlqu0f4cEQA9lv8S3FIYL1VNpkA/s1600-h/2040447677_small_1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbZNPCcsowae4sqZKnZY73vm55USP-i_l4tKtFAvUzJ5x1uVL_Iii4Z3h7ulZDO3-UH1hZqbH95d0EHjru8xcnWSR4shaYPu2RqUJImRxIGBM8W9PtXlqu0f4cEQA9lv8S3FIYL1VNpkA/s400/2040447677_small_1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5251779597144400898" border="0" /> </a><br /><span style="font-size:180%;">Eid Mubarak for all brothers and sisters in Islam!</span><br /></div> <span style="font-size:180%;"><br /><br /></span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3330201168002899267.post-80423861130740839672008-09-27T08:50:00.000-07:002008-09-27T14:47:28.694-07:00Eid Takbirs<div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;">You may need this on Eid:<br /></div><span style="font-size:180%;"><br />اللّهُ أكبر اللّهُ أكبر<br /></span><br /><span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(255, 204, 0);">Allahu Akbar, Allahu Akbar</span><br />Allah is Great, Allah is Great<br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size:180%;"><br />اللّهُ أكبر<br /></span><br /><span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(255, 204, 0);">Allahu Akbar</span><br />Allah is Great<br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size:180%;"><br />لا إلَهَ الا اللّه<br /></span><br /><span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(255, 204, 0);">La illaha il Allah</span><br />there is no God, but Allah<br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size:180%;"><br />اللّهُ أكبر اللّهُ اكبر<br /></span><br /><span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(255, 204, 0);">Allahu Akbar, Allahu Akbar</span><br />Allah is Great, Allah is Great<br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size:180%;"><br />و لِلّه الحمدَ<br /></span><br /><span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(255, 204, 0);">walilahil Hamd</span><br />to Him belongs all Praise<br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size:180%;"><br />اللّهُ أكبرُ كَبيِرَا<br /></span><br /><span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(255, 204, 0);">Allahu Akbaru Kabeera</span><br />Allah is the Greatest<br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size:180%;"><br />وَالحَمدُ لِلّهِ كَثِيرا<br /></span><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 204, 0); font-style: italic;">wal-Hamdulilahi katheera</span><br />And all Praise is due to Him<br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size:180%;"><br />وَ سُبحَان اللّهِ<br /></span><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 204, 0); font-style: italic;">wa Subhan allahi</span><br />And Glory to Allah<br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size:180%;"><br />بُكرَةً وَأصْيِلا<br /></span><br /><span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(255, 204, 0);">bukratan wa aseila</span><br />eventide and in the morning<br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size:180%;"><br />لا إلَهَ الا اللّه<br /></span><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 204, 0); font-style: italic;">La illaha il Allah</span><br />there is no God, but Allah the Unique<br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size:180%;"><br />صَدَقَ وَعدَه<br /></span><br /><span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(255, 204, 0);">sadaqa wa'dah</span><br />He has fulfilled His Promise<br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size:180%;"><br />وَنَصَرَ عبده<br /></span><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 204, 0); font-style: italic;">wa nasara abda</span><br />and made Victorious His servant<br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size:180%;"><br />وأعزَ جُنَده<br /></span><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 204, 0); font-style: italic;">wa a'azza jundahu</span><br />and made Mighty His soldiers<br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size:180%;"><br />وَهزم الأحْزَابَ وحْدَه<br /></span><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 204, 0); font-style: italic;">wa hazamal-ahzaaba wahdah</span><br />and defeated the confederates<br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size:180%;"><br />لا إلَهَ الا اللّه<br /></span><br /><span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(255, 204, 0);">La illaha il Allah</span><br />there is no God, But Allah<br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size:180%;"><br />وَلا نَعبُد الا أياه<br /></span><br /><span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(255, 204, 0);">wa laa na'budu illa iyyah</span><br />He alone we worship<br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size:180%;"><br />مُخلِصِّينَ لَهُ الدّيِنَ<br /></span><br /><span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(255, 204, 0);">mukhlessena lahud-deena</span><br />with sincere and exclusive devotion<br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size:180%;"><br />وَلوْ كَرِهَ الكَافِروُن<br /></span><br /><span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(255, 204, 0);">walaw karehal-Kafeeroon</span><br />even though the idolaters hate it<br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size:180%;"><br />اللّهمَ صَلِّ على سيْدنَا مُحَمد<br /></span><br /><span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(255, 204, 0);">Allahumma salli ala sayyedna Muhammad</span><br />O Allah, have Mercy on our Prophet Muhammad<br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size:180%;"><br />وَعَلى آلِ سيْدنَا مُحَمد<br /></span><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 204, 0); font-style: italic;">wa ala aalie sayyedna Muhammad</span><br />and on the family of our Prophet Muhammad<br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size:180%;"><br />وَعَلى اصْحَابِ سيْدنَا مُحَمد<br /></span><br /><span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(255, 204, 0);">wa ala as-haabie sayyedna Muhammad</span><br />and on the companions of our Prophet Muhammad<br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size:180%;"><br />وَعَلى أنصَارِ سيْدنَا مُحَمد<br /></span><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 204, 0); font-style: italic;">wa ala ansari sayyedna Muhammad</span><br />and on the helpers of our Prophet Muhammad<br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size:180%;"><br />وَعَلى أزوَاجِ سيْدنَا مُحَمد<br /></span><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 204, 0); font-style: italic;">wa ala azwajie sayyedna Muhammad</span><br />and on the wives of our Prophet Muhammad<br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size:180%;"><br />وَعَلى ذُرِّيَةِ سيْدنَا مُحَمد<br /></span><br /><span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(255, 204, 0);">wa ala dhurreyatie sayyedna Muhammad</span><br />and on the progeny of our Prophet Muhammad<br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size:180%;"><br />وَ سَلّم تَسْلِيماَ كَثّيرا<br /></span><br /><span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(255, 204, 0);">wa sallim tasleeman katheera</span><br />and Bestow upon them much peace<br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><br /></span><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size:85%;">source: <a href="http://www.geocities.com/mutmainaa/eid_takbeer.html">Eid Takbeer</a></span><br /></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3330201168002899267.post-16806407047905910892008-08-30T00:01:00.000-07:002008-09-27T14:45:39.740-07:00Mohammad in the Bible محمد في الإنجيل<object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/_c4Sj_GRZ_o&hl=en&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/_c4Sj_GRZ_o&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3330201168002899267.post-58629821160994701832008-08-29T13:02:00.001-07:002008-08-29T13:03:59.328-07:00Pray Before It's Too Late<object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/oh-hkcF0WDo&hl=en&fs=1&rel=0&color1=0x3a3a3a&color2=0x999999"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/oh-hkcF0WDo&hl=en&fs=1&rel=0&color1=0x3a3a3a&color2=0x999999" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3330201168002899267.post-29947895999417353042008-08-23T04:54:00.001-07:002008-08-23T05:03:35.378-07:0013th Hadith<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUJZx90dA_APqX8RFsWYQ84WbIbfaV5c7IVOrKJGhgLR22ADq1LYNRB7lD4PMz2HAJnCH7E9uPTSgWJhuVMoT-0HGMgdfeNpxMFZillrPccsI34-Vvj8nL4OETcAp1jt6Dghfb7c0LA7s/s1600-h/hadith13arabic.gif"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUJZx90dA_APqX8RFsWYQ84WbIbfaV5c7IVOrKJGhgLR22ADq1LYNRB7lD4PMz2HAJnCH7E9uPTSgWJhuVMoT-0HGMgdfeNpxMFZillrPccsI34-Vvj8nL4OETcAp1jt6Dghfb7c0LA7s/s400/hadith13arabic.gif" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5237522174996596050" border="0" /></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3330201168002899267.post-63449091856618402812008-08-06T08:53:00.000-07:002008-08-20T16:19:28.963-07:00شعبان بوابة رمضان<center><iframe id="IW_frame_55802" src="http://www.islamway.com/?iw_s=outdoor&iw_a=outlessons&lesson_id=55802" allowtransparency="1" align="middle" frameborder="0" height="155" scrolling="no" width="330"></iframe></center>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3330201168002899267.post-4035934364003240472008-07-31T07:55:00.000-07:002008-07-31T08:00:43.099-07:00I swear he did nothing...6 months-old Muhammad killed while he was asleep. <br /><br /><object width="425" height="349"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/r5CwXmenuJc&hl=en&fs=1&rel=0&color1=0x3a3a3a&color2=0x999999&border=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/r5CwXmenuJc&hl=en&fs=1&rel=0&color1=0x3a3a3a&color2=0x999999&border=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="349"></embed></object>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3330201168002899267.post-79956149628554146452008-05-14T15:39:00.000-07:002008-05-14T16:57:14.807-07:00What have we given to them?<object height="355" width="425"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/fytv7aVs_Og&hl=en"><param name="wmode" value="transparent"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/fytv7aVs_Og&hl=en" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" height="355" width="425"></embed></object><br /><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size:130%;">It´s time to react against all this starvation and death all around the world. We will never solve the problem by giving some coins for </span><span style="font-style: italic;font-size:130%;" >sadaqa</span><span style="font-size:130%;">. God will ask us about what we've done for the helpless people, so what are we going to answer??!<br /></span><br /><span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(255, 204, 0);font-size:130%;" >Oh Allah, give us the strength to help the suffering people! And help us to help them followin your path! Ameen...</span></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3330201168002899267.post-15216283876474219422008-05-13T01:00:00.000-07:002008-08-23T08:45:30.998-07:00Stridulation<div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 0);">Stridulation is the act of making sounds or musical notes by rubbing together certain hard parts of the body. It is very common for many male insects to produce such of noise, specially by orthoperas as crickets, grasshoppers and locusts. There are also animals that use stridulation such as snakes, spiders, and birds. Recent studies by a small band of researchers show that even ants have the capacity to </span><span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(255, 255, 0);">stridulate</span><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 0);">! One of the most known in the researching is Dr. Robert Hickling. In his </span><a style="color: rgb(255, 255, 0);" href="http://home.olemiss.edu/%7Ehickling/">homepage</a><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 0);"> you may find more about him and his research (read also</span><a style="color: rgb(255, 255, 0);" href="http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m1200/is_6_157/ai_59535214"> this article</a> for more information.<br /><br /><br /><a style="color: rgb(255, 255, 0);" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.myers-services.com/learn_more/images/big/red_imp_fire_ant.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px;" src="http://www.myers-services.com/learn_more/images/big/red_imp_fire_ant.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><zoology style="color: rgb(255, 255, 0);">There is something special about this "new discovery". It was already written for more tan 1400 years ago in the Quran. In surat an-Naml in the verse 18 it states that ants do comunicate, and warn the others in case of emergency. It says in the Quran:</zoology><br /><zoology style="color: rgb(255, 255, 0);"></zoology><br /></div><div style="color: rgb(255, 255, 0); text-align: justify;"><div style="text-align: center;"><blockquote>"Till, when they reached the Valley of the Ants, an ant exclaimed: O ants! Enter your dwellings lest Solomon and his armies crush you, unperceiving" <span style="font-size:85%;">(Chapter 27, verse 18, <a href="http://www.usc.edu/dept/MSA/quran/027.qmt.html#027.018">Translation by Pickthal</a>)</span><br /></blockquote></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.accelterm.com/Images/bigstockphoto_Fire_Ants_170281.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 144px; height: 258px;" src="http://www.accelterm.com/Images/bigstockphoto_Fire_Ants_170281.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>Listen to the sound of Black Fire Ants (MP3 files from <a href="http://home.olemiss.edu/%7Ehickling/">Dr. Hickler's homepage</a>):<br /><br /><div style="text-align: left; color: rgb(255, 102, 0);"><a href="http://home.olemiss.edu/%7Ehickling/allswell.mp3">Alarm signal</a><br /><a href="http://home.olemiss.edu/%7Ehickling/allswell.mp3">Normal movement</a><br /><a href="http://home.olemiss.edu/%7Ehickling/attack.mp3">Sounds of ants attacking </a><br /><a href="http://home.olemiss.edu/%7Ehickling/distress.mp3">Distress signals</a><br /></div><br /></div><zoology style="color: rgb(255, 255, 0);">Watch the following video from IslamicTube:</zoology><br /><zoology style="color: rgb(255, 255, 0);"></zoology><br /><zoology style="color: rgb(255, 255, 0);"></zoology><div style="text-align: justify;"><embed style="color: rgb(255, 255, 0);" src="http://www.islamictube.net/flvplayer.swf" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer" flashvars="file=http://www.islamictube.net/flvideo/8105.flv&showdigits=true&autostart=false&bufferlength=10" height="370" width="450"></embed><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 204, 0);">Sources:</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 204, 0);">Definition: </span><a style="color: rgb(255, 204, 0);" href="http://cancerweb.ncl.ac.uk/cgi-bin/omd?stridulation">Stridulation from Online Medical Dictionary</a><span style="color: rgb(255, 204, 0);">.</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 204, 0);">Dr. R. </span><a style="color: rgb(255, 204, 0);" href="http://home.olemiss.edu/%7Ehickling/">Hicklings homepage</a><span style="color: rgb(255, 204, 0);">.</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 204, 0);">Stridulation on </span><a style="color: rgb(255, 204, 0);" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stridulation">Wikipedia</a><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 204, 0);">Translation of the verse from </span><a style="color: rgb(255, 204, 0);" href="http://www.usc.edu/dept/MSA/quran/027.qmt.html">USC-MSA Compendium of Muslim Texts</a><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 204, 0);">Article: </span><a style="color: rgb(255, 204, 0);" href="http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m1200/is_6_157/ai_59535214">When Ants Squeak</a></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3330201168002899267.post-62652054432390128682008-05-12T10:20:00.001-07:002008-05-12T11:51:58.009-07:00About reading Quran<div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 0);font-family:georgia;font-size:130%;" >Abu Musa Al-Ash´ari (ra) reported:</span><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /><br /></span><blockquote style="color: rgb(255, 255, 0);font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:130%;">The messenger of Allah (saw) said:<br /></span><blockquote><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">"The beliver who recites the Quran is like a citron whose fragance is sweet and whose taste is delicious. A beliver who does not recite the Quran is like a date-fruit which has no fragance but has a sweet taste. The hypocryte who recites the Quran is like colocynth whose fragance is so sweet, but its taste is bitter. The hypocrite who does not recite the Quran is like basil which has no fragance and its taste is bitter".</span></span></blockquote></blockquote><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /></span></span><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 0);font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;" >[al-Bukhari and Muslim]</span><br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3330201168002899267.post-89470243656025487942008-05-11T23:24:00.000-07:002008-05-11T23:44:58.059-07:00Our need of a Creator<div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: rgb(153, 102, 51);">[Fragment of the text "The Way to Belief"]</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 0);">The reason that things must have a creator, is because the things which are comprehensible by the mind that is man, life, and the universe, are limited, weak, imperfect, and are in need for something other than themselves. Man is limited, because he grows in every aspect to a certain limit that he cannot surpass, so he is limited. Life is limited, because it manifests itself only in individuals, and what is noticed by the senses is that it is concluded with the individual, thus it is limited. The universe is limited, because it is the sum of celestial bodies, and each body is limited; and the sum of limited things is self-evidently limited. Thus, man, life, and the universe are definitely limited. When we ponder on the limited (thing), we see that it is not azali (eternal - limitless), otherwise it would not have been limited, and therefore, it must be created by something else, which is the Creator of man, life and the universe. This Creator, is either created by someone else, creator of himself, or azali (eternal - limitless) whose existence is indispensable (wajib ul-wujood). It is absolutely false that he is created by someone else, because he would then be limited. It is also false that he is the creator of himself and could not be rationally considered as the Creator. As for being self-created, the ramification of which would be he is created by himself and creating himself simultaneously. This is simply absurd. Hence, the creator must be azali (eternal - limitless) whose existence is indispensable. He is Allah (swt).<br /></span></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3330201168002899267.post-563476129772324972008-05-11T00:34:00.000-07:002008-05-11T00:52:14.370-07:00Vespoidea<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihzPz2Z5derIaWO-K9yJGGTBnDU6u8QIvvgR1ZbUeTDkEwiN2qgL768A3BGuEyBT6nOrELTcMcuMMUNJ3y6WpIfl_p1LtMg_unae8D1wwFOaKEL0iAnTxJ6mmgWkBN-A-WvQ5domn-CA8/s1600-h/7113686-lg.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihzPz2Z5derIaWO-K9yJGGTBnDU6u8QIvvgR1ZbUeTDkEwiN2qgL768A3BGuEyBT6nOrELTcMcuMMUNJ3y6WpIfl_p1LtMg_unae8D1wwFOaKEL0iAnTxJ6mmgWkBN-A-WvQ5domn-CA8/s400/7113686-lg.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5199024370438429506" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://gallery.photo.net/photo/4246478-md.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px;" src="http://gallery.photo.net/photo/4246478-md.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://gallery.photo.net/photo/5247995-md.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px;" src="http://gallery.photo.net/photo/5247995-md.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://gallery.photo.net/photo/7224605-md.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px;" src="http://gallery.photo.net/photo/7224605-md.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/59/Vespula_germanica_Richard_Bartz.jpg/449px-Vespula_germanica_Richard_Bartz.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px;" src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/59/Vespula_germanica_Richard_Bartz.jpg/449px-Vespula_germanica_Richard_Bartz.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3330201168002899267.post-43231798625600075782008-05-10T14:29:00.000-07:002008-05-13T01:30:59.263-07:00Creador y creación<span style="color: rgb(255, 204, 102);font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;" ><span style="color: rgb(204, 153, 51);"><br />[Fragmento del texto </span><a href="http://lwaybassim.blogspot.com/2008/02/creencia-treduccin-de-un-texto-mayor.html">Creencia</a><span style="color: rgb(204, 153, 51);">]</span></span><br /><br /><div style="text-align: justify; color: rgb(255, 255, 0);">La razón de que las cosas deban tener un creador, se debe<span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 0);font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;" > a que aquello que la mente percibe acerca del hombre, la vida y el universo son limitadas: </span><span style="font-size:100%;"><em style="font-family: georgia;">débiles</em></span><span style="color: rgb(204, 153, 51);font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;" ><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 0);"> ('ayiz),</span> </span><span style="font-size:100%;"><em style="font-family: georgia;">imperfectas</em></span><span style="color: rgb(204, 153, 51);font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;" > <span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 0);">(naqs), y dependientes de otras. El ser humano es</span> </span><span style="font-size:100%;"><em style="font-family: georgia;">limitado</em></span><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 0);font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;" > (mahdud), ya que crece, en todo sentido, hasta un cierto punto que no puede sobrepasar . La vida es limitada, ya que únicamente se manifiesta individualmente, y es un hecho que esta concluye en el individuo. El universo es limitado, ya que está constituido de cuerpos celestes, y cada uno de éstos cuerpos celestes es limitado. La suma de elementos limitados da como resultado algo limitado. Por lo tanto el hombre, la vida y el universo son limitados. Al reflexionar en lo limitado, sabemos que no es eterno, es decir, sin límites (azali), de otra manera no sería limitado, lo que conlleva a que debe haber sido creado por algo, que es el Creador del hombre, la vida y el universo. Este Creador o es creado por otro o creado por si mismo o azali (eterno, ilimitado) cuya existencia es indispensable (wayib ul-wuyood). Es absolutamente falso que haya sido creado por otro, ya que entonces sería limitado. También es falso que se ha creado a sí mismo ya que entonces sería creador y creado al mismo tiempo, por lo que racionalmente no podría ser considerado como el Creador. Por lo tanto el creador debe ser azali (eterno, ilimitado) y cuya existencia es indispensable. El es Alá (swt).</span></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2