[IslamCity] EMERGENCY RALLY against Islamophbia at U of T
From: Shaila Kibria [EMAIL PROTECTED]Subject: Emergency RallyDate: Mon, 20 Mar 2006 17:18:15 -0500There is an emergency rally tomorrow (Tuesday, March 21) at 1:00 pm regarding the attacks against Muslims occuring on campus.Read below: VIOLENT CRIMES ON CAMPUS MUST STOP!THERE WILL BE A RALLY IN FRONT OF THE STUDENTS' ADMINISTRATIVE BUILDING.12 HART HOUSE CIRCLE University of Toronto, ON.TUESDAY, MARCH 21, 20061:00 PM SHARP!COINCIDENTALLY, IT IS ALSO THE INTERNATIONAL DAY FOR THE ELIMINATION OF RACISM.COME HELP US LEAFLET THE CAMPUS AND RAISE AWARENESS ON RECENT RACIAL CRIMES AGAINST MUSLIMS AND OTHERS. WE HAVE TO LET PEOPLE KNOW THAT THEY JUST CAN'T GO AROUND HURTINGOTHERS.CALL FOR MORE INFO:
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The prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: By Allah, if Allah guides one person by you, it is better for you than the best types of camels. [al-Bukhaaree, Muslim]
The prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) also said, Whoever calls to guidance will have a reward similar to the reward of the one who follows him, without the reward of either of them being lessened at all.
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Re: [IslamCity] Love marriage
Soo true islam is the religion of nature beause if there was nothin like love marriage, then no couple would be livin happily who've have done love marriage From: "Khalid Amayreh"Reply-To: islamcity@yahoogroups.comTo: "eGroup For Muslims Around The World " islamcity@yahoogroups.comSubject: Re: [IslamCity] Love marriageDate: Sun, 19 Mar 2006 07:49:22 +0200 the claim that there is no love-marriage in Islam is an _expression_ of ignorance. Love marriage is an established fact of nature. And Islam is the religion of nature. KA, Palestine. - Original Message - From: Abdeen To: islamcity@yahoogroups.com Sent: Friday, March 17, 2006 6:17 PM Subject: RE: [IslamCity] Love marriage Brother Salman Faheem, You say things like this:- " So one should be very clear that there is no concept of love marriage in islam." you are also giving Fatwa. ? Making statements at random - tends to bring about confusion We should adhere to what we really know ( with our limited knowledge) and if we wish to comment, then do so with authentic references. See how much damage is caused to sister Maria ? Many more ??? ---Original Message--- From: "maria mohd"@slt12.lk Date: 03/16/06 16:51:11 To: eGroup For Muslims Around The World Subject: RE: [IslamCity] Love marriage Asalam O Alaikum...i read the entire essay nd all those comments on the love and marriage thingiwhat i was confused about was and wished to ask was thatthere are many muslim people who have done love marriage and mashAllah are living happily..liike i would like to give example of my cousin who's 26 years old rite now..named nomanhe liked a girl when he was around 15 and stil loves that girl And Alhamdulillah they have got married this yearTheir parents agreed on their relation .So what i wanted to ask is datmy cousin loved only one girl his entire life and she also loved him nd they finally got marriedwith their parents blessings nd prayers along wid themSo is this kind of thing also a sinthat u love only one person ur entire life and in the end u just marry tht person with ur parents willingness???like you are not playin around whether its love marriage or arrange marriage??plz do reply... From: "Islahonline" [EMAIL PROTECTED]Reply-To: islamcity@yahoogroups.comTo: "islamcity" [EMAIL PROTECTED]Subject: [IslamCity] Islam's Stance on Love and Marriage and DatingDate: Sun, 12 Mar 2006 01:35:19 - From: Muhammad Salman Faheem Bismillah-ir-Rehman-ir-Rahim Assalamu Alaikum wa Rehmutallh! Dear Muslim! Hope this email find you in the best of imaan, health peace of mind. Today i wanna share some fatawa's regarding the concept of love marriage and dating in islam. It is very clear and all scholars are agreed upon thatislam forbid any kind of friendship , courtship or dating b/w non mehrams unless they get married. So one should be very clear that there is no concept of love marriage in islam. Becausethe means through which one fall in love of other [even if they dont commit any sin , and have very decent relationship/ friendship] or starts liking each other go through the forbidden acts in islam [ like meeting, calling, chatting etc with non mehrams without any geniun need]. You never feel love for a person unless you have interaction and a relation with him/her through any means and it is not allowed because islamcloses every door of evil. And even for the purpose of Dawah one should be very careful and avoid any interaction/relation with opposite sex. unless there is no other way. If you start liking someone due to his/her religion / beauty / wealth / status/ personality / knowledge, you should propose her right away. without poluting your soul by having any relationship with her. This strictness of Hijab segregation of sexes raised the question in our minds that if girls follow the islamic Hijab strictly, and if boys girl dont get any chance to get to know each other. no interaction at all then it might create problem in getting married.and choosing a spouse of thier choice. Insha Allah , you will find a very detail guidline about it in one of the following fatwas. For the people who take care of hijab strictly for them the person they married is theonly one they ever love is theonly one they ever have friendship is theonly one they ever share thier feelings, dreams and plans is theonly one they ever trusted isnt that cute ? its the beauty of islam. Subhan Allah So, first of all one should repent sincerely for having any relationship / friendship with non mehram. And break all kinds of contacts. and make dua by doing istekhara to make things in his/her favor. May Allah forgive our sins and accept our sincere repentance, and give peace to our hearts. May Allah guide us all and give us courage and imaan to keep ourselves away from all kinds of shars. Ameen. Ya Rabbil Aalameen. wa ma alain illal balaaghul mubeen Massalaam Muhammad Salman Faheem This Compilation includes: Do Muslims Date? Islam's
[IslamCity] Why are so many Women converting to Islaam?
AsSalaam O Alaikum
ÈÓã Çááå ÇáÑÍãä ÇáÑÍíã
In the Name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful
Why are so many Women converting to Islaam?
According to "The Almanac Book of Facts", the population increased 137% within the past decade; Christianity increased 46%, while Islam increased 235%.
In a recent poll in the (US), 100,000 people per year in America alone, are converting to Islam. For every 1 male convert to Islam, 4 females convert to Islam, Why?
It is Clear why Christians are converting.
1. Christian Scientists are declaring the Quraan is from God. Visit Here for Christian and atheist Scientists who convert to Islam and why: http://wings.buffalo.edu/sa/muslim/library/jesus-say/ch13.htm
2. The Christian Bishops and Priests are admitting the Bible has tensions. http://wings.buffalo.edu/sa/muslim/library/jesus-say/ch2.1.html
3. Jesus is a Muslim: http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Agora/4229/jam.html
The question still remains, why are more women converting than men to Islaam? Perhaps they realize their Soul is worth the Factual Research.
1. The Bible Convicts Women as the original Sinners, (i.e. Eve picking from the forbidden tree){Genesis 2:4-3:24}. The Quraan Clarifies it was Adam Not Eve {Quraan 7:19-25}
2. The Bible says, "The Birth of a Daughter is a loss" {Ecclesiasticus 22:3}. The Quraan says both are an Equal Blessing {Quraan 42:49}
3. The Bible Forbids Women from Speaking in church {I Corinthians 14:34-35}. The Quraan says Women Can argue with the Prophet {58:1}
4. In the Bible, divorced Women are Labeled as an Adulteress, while men are not {Matthew 5:31-32}. The Quraan does Not have Biblical double standards {Quraan 30:21}
5. In The Bible, Widows and Sisters do Not Inherit Any Property or Wealth, Only men do {Numbers 27:1-11} The Quraan Abolished this male greediness {Quraan 4:22} and God Protects All.
6. The Bible Allows Multiple Wives {I Kings 11:3} In The Quraan, God limits the number to 4 only under certain situations (with the Wife's permission) and Prefers you Marry Only One Wife {Quraan 4:3} The Quraan gives the Woman the Right to Choose who to Marry.
7. "If a man happens to meet a virgin who is not pledged to be married and rapes her and they are discovered, he shall pay the girl's father fifty shekels of silver. He must marry the girl, for he has violated her. He can never divorce her as long as he lives" {Deuteronomy 22:28-30}
One must ask a simple question here, who is really punished, the man who raped the woman or the woman who was raped? According to the Bible, you have to spend the Rest of Your Life with the man who Raped You.
The Prophet Muhammad Says {Volume 9, Book 86, Number 101} Narrated by Aisha:" It is essential to have the consent of a virgin (for the marriage)".
Would the Christian men Reading this prefer the Women they know to Be Christian or Muslim?
8. The Bible also asks Women to wear veils as in Islam {I Corinthians 11:3-10}, this lowers the chance of rape, (God Forbid).
9. Women were given rights to Vote less than a 100 years ago in the (US), while the Quraan (42:38) gave Women Voting rights almost 1,400 years ago.
10. Islam has unconfined Women and has given them the human right to reach for the sky. There have been Muslim Women Presidents through out the centuries, but to this date, the oppressive mentality of the men in the Western U.S.A. has stopped any Women from becoming Presidents in predominately Christian countries, while the Muslim countries have voted for and elected Female Presidents.
Here is a list of previous Female Muslim leaders:
Khadija bint Khuwaylid
Aishah bint Abu Bakr
Fatimah bint Muhammad
Barakah
Ramlah bint Abu Sufyan
Rumaysa bint Milhan
Umm Salamah
Asma bint Abu Bakr
Zaynab al-Ghazali
Maryum Jameelah
The comparison goes on and on, to hear from some of these Converts, including Nuns, and Many Famous People, visit here;
http://www.usc.edu/dept/MSA/newmuslims/
For more information and Statistics, visit here;
http://www.jannah.org/sisters/
This is Dedicated to Past, Present, and Future Muslim Sisters, Family and Friends, to the Devil who prefers slander and hype over facts. Peace and Blessings upon All.
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{Invite (mankind, O Muhammad ) to the Way of your Lord (i.e. Islam) with wisdom (i.e. with the Divine Inspiration and the Qur'an) and fair preaching, and argue with them in a way that is better. Truly, your Lord knows best who has gone astray from His Path, and He is the Best Aware of those who are guided.}
(Holy Quran-16:125)
{And who is better in speech than he who [says: My Lord is Allah (believes in His Oneness), and then stands straight (acts upon His Order), and] invites (men) to Allah's (Islamic Monotheism), and does righteous deeds, and says: I am one of the Muslims.} (Holy Quran-41:33)
The prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: By Allah, if Allah guides one person by you, it is better for you than the best types of camels.
[IslamCity] Fwd: Divide and Conquer ?
-- Forwarded message -- Baghdad Burning ... I'll meet you 'round the bend my friend, where hearts can heal and souls can mend... Saturday, March 18, 2006 Three Years... It has been three years since the beginning of the war that marked the end of Iraq's independence. Three years of occupation and bloodshed. Spring should be about renewal and rebirth. For Iraqis, spring has been about reliving painful memories and preparing for future disasters. In many ways, this year is like 2003 prior to the war when we were stocking up on fuel, water, food and first aid supplies and medications. We're doing it again this year but now we don't discuss what we're stocking up for. Bombs and B-52's are so much easier to face than other possibilities. I don't think anyone imagined three years ago that things could be quite this bad today. The last few weeks have been ridden with tension. I'm so tired of it all- we're all tired. Three years and the electricity is worse than ever. The security situation has gone from bad to worse. The country feels like it's on the brink of chaos once more- but a pre-planned, pre-fabricated chaos being led by religious militias and zealots. School, college and work have been on again, off again affairs. It seems for every two days of work/school, there are five days of sitting at home waiting for the situation to improve. Right now college and school are on hold because the arba3eeniya or the 40th Day is coming up- more black and green flags, mobs of men in black and latmiyas. We were told the children should try going back to school next Wednesday. I say try because prior to the much-awaited parliamentary meeting a couple of days ago, schools were out. After the Samarra mosque bombing, schools were out. The children have been at home this year more than they've been in school. I'm especially worried about the Arba3eeniya this year. I'm worried we'll see more of what happened to the Askari mosque in Samarra. Most Iraqis seem to agree that the whole thing was set up by those who had most to gain by driving Iraqis apart. I'm sitting here trying to think what makes this year, 2006, so much worse than 2005 or 2004. It's not the outward differences- things such as electricity, water, dilapidated buildings, broken streets and ugly concrete security walls. Those things are disturbing, but they are fixable. Iraqis have proved again and again that countries can be rebuilt. No- it's not the obvious that fills us with foreboding. The real fear is the mentality of so many people lately- the rift that seems to have worked it's way through the very heart of the country, dividing people. It's disheartening to talk to acquaintances- sophisticated, civilized people- and hear how Sunnis are like this, and Shia are like that... To watch people pick up their things to move to Sunni neighborhoods or Shia neighborhoods. How did this happen? I read constantly analyses mostly written by foreigners or Iraqis who've been abroad for decades talking about how there was always a divide between Sunnis and Shia in Iraq (which, ironically, only becomes apparent when you're not actually living amongst Iraqis they claim)... but how under a dictator, nobody saw it or nobody wanted to see it. That is simply not true- if there was a divide, it was between the fanatics on both ends. The extreme Shia and extreme Sunnis. Most people simply didn't go around making friends or socializing with neighbors based on their sect. People didn't care- you could ask that question, but everyone would look at you like you were silly and rude. I remember as a child, during a visit, I was playing outside with one of the neighbors children. Amal was exactly my age- we were even born in the same month, only three days apart. We were laughing at a silly joke and suddenly she turned and asked coyly, Are you Sanafir or Shanakil? I stood there, puzzled. 'Sanafir' is the Arabic word for Smurfs and 'Shanakil is the Arabic word for Snorks. I didn't understand why she was asking me if I was a Smurf or a Snork. Apparently, it was an indirect way to ask whether I was Sunni (Sanafir) or Shia (Shanakil). What??? I asked, half smiling. She laughed and asked me whether I prayed with my hands to my sides or folded against my stomach. I shrugged, not very interested and a little bit ashamed to admit that I still didn't really know how to pray properly, at the tender age of 10. Later that evening, I sat at my aunt's house and remember to ask my mother whether we were Smurfs or Snorks. She gave me the same blank look I had given Amal. Mama- do we pray like THIS or like THIS?! I got up and did both prayer positions. My mother's eyes cleared and she shook her head and rolled her eyes at my aunt, Why are you asking? Who wants to know? I explained how Amal, our Shanakil neighbor, had asked me earlier that day. Well tell Amal we're not Shanakil and we're not Sanafir- we're
[IslamCity] Good Manners and Form (Al-Adab)
From: farha Naaz Sent: Sunday, March 19, 2006 11:26 AM Subject: Good Manners and Form (Al-Adab) Good Manners and Form (Al-Adab) TRANSLATION FROM SAHIH BUKHARI BOOK 73 Volume 8, Book 73, Number 1: Narrated Al-Walid bin 'Aizar: I heard Abi Amr 'Ash-Shaibani saying, "The owner of this house." he pointed to 'Abdullah's house, "said, 'I asked the Prophet 'Which deed is loved most by Allah?" He replied, 'To offer prayers at their early (very first) stated times.' " 'Abdullah asked, "What is the next (in goodness)?" The Prophet said, "To be good and dutiful to one's parents," 'Abdullah asked, "What is the next (in goodness)?" The Prophet said, To participate in Jihad for Allah's Cause." 'Abdullah added, "The Prophet narrated to me these three things, and if I had asked more, he would have told me more." Volume 8, Book 73, Number 2: Narrated Abu Huraira: A man came to Allah's Apostle and said, "O Allah's Apostle! Who is more entitled to be treated with the best companionship by me?" The Prophet said, "Your mother." The man said. "Who is next?" The Prophet said, "Your mother." The man further said, "Who is next?" The Prophet said, "Your mother." The man asked for the fourth time, "Who is next?" The Prophet said, "Your father. " Volume 8, Book 73, Number 3: Narrated 'Abdullah bin 'Amr: A man said to the Prophet, "Shall I participate in Jihad?" The Prophet said, "Are your parents living?" The man said, "Yes." the Prophet said, "Do Jihad for their benefit." Volume 8, Book 73, Number 4: Narrated 'Abdullah bin 'Amr: Allah's Apostle said. "It is one of the greatest sins that a man should curse his parents." It was asked (by the people), "O Allah's Apostle! How does a man curse his parents?" The Prophet said, "'The man abuses the father of another man and the latter abuses the father of the former and abuses his mother." Volume 8, Book 73, Number 5: Narrated Ibn 'Umar: Allah's Apostle said, "While three persons were traveling, they were overtaken by rain and they took shelter in a cave in a mountain. A big rock fell from the mountain over the mouth of the cave and blocked it. They said to each other. 'Think of such good (righteous) deeds which, you did for Allah's sake only, and invoke Allah by giving reference to those deeds so that Allah may relieve you from your difficulty. one of them said, 'O Allah! I had my parents who were very old and I had small children for whose sake I used to work as a shepherd. When I returned to them at night and milked (the sheep), I used to start giving the milk to my parents first before giving to my children. And one day I went far away in search of a grazing place (for my sheep), and didn't return home till late at night and found that my parents had slept. I milked (my livestock) as usual and brought the milk vessel and stood at their heads, and I disliked to wake them up from their sleep, and I also disliked to give the milk to my children before my parents though my children were crying (from hunger) at my feet. So this state of mine and theirs continued till the day dawned. (O Allah!) If you considered that I had done that only for seeking Your pleasure, then please let there be an opening through which we can see the sky.' So Allah made for them an opening through which they could see the sky. Then the second person said, 'O Allah! I had a she-cousin whom I loved as much as a passionate man love a woman. I tried to seduce her but she refused till I paid her one-hundred Dinars So I worked hard till I collected one hundred Dinars and went to her with that But when I sat in between her legs (to have sexual intercourse with her), she said, 'O Allah's slave! Be afraid of Allah ! Do not deflower me except legally (by marriage contract). So I left her O Allah! If you considered that I had done that only for seeking Your pleasure then please let the rock move a little to have a (wider) opening.' So Allah shifted that rock to make the opening wider for them. And the last (third) person said 'O Allah ! I employed a laborer for wages equal to a Faraq (a certain measure: of rice, and when he had finished his job he demanded his wages, but when I presented his due to him, he gave it up and refused to take it. Then I kept on sowing that rice for him (several times) till managed to buy with the price of the yield, some cows and their shepherd Later on the laborer came to me an said. '(O Allah's slave!) Be afraid o Allah, and do not be unjust to me an give me my due.' I said (to him). 'Go and take those cows and their shepherd. So he took them and went away. (So, O Allah!) If You considered that I had done that for seeking Your pleasure, then please remove the remaining part of the rock.' And so Allah released them (from their
[IslamCity] How Islamic inventors changed the world
http://musliminsuffer.blogspot.com/bismi-lLahi-rRahmani-rRahiemIn the Name of God, the Compassionate, the Merciful== News Update ==How Islamic inventors changed the world Published: 11 March 2006 (Independent UK)From coffee to cheques and the three-course meal, the Muslim world has given us many innovations that we take for granted in daily life. As a new exhibition opens, Paul Vallely nominates 20 of the most influential- and identifies the men of genius behind them 1 The story goes that an Arab named Khalid was tending his goats in the Kaffa region of southern Ethiopia, when he noticed his animals became livelier after eating a certain berry. He boiled the berries to make the first coffee. Certainly the first record of the drink is of beans exported from Ethiopia to Yemen where Sufis drank it to stay awake all night to pray on special occasions. By the late 15th century it had arrived in Mecca and Turkey from where it made its way to Venice in 1645. It was brought to England in 1650 by a Turk named Pasqua Rosee who opened the first coffee house in Lombard Street in the City of London. The Arabic qahwa became the Turkish kahve then the Italian caffé and then English coffee. 2 The ancient Greeks thought our eyes emitted rays, like a laser, which enabled us to see. The first person to realise that light enters the eye, rather than leaving it, was the 10th-century Muslim mathematician, astronomer and physicist Ibn al-Haitham. He invented the first pin-hole camera after noticing the way light came through a hole in window shutters. The smaller the hole, the better the picture, he worked out, and set up the first Camera Obscura (from the Arab word qamara for a dark or private room). He is also credited with being the first man to shift physics from a philosophical activity to an experimental one.3 A form of chess was played in ancient India but the game was developed into the form we know it today in Persia. From there it spread westward to Europe - where it was introduced by the Moors in Spain in the 10th century - and eastward as far as Japan. The word rook comes from the Persian rukh, which means chariot.4 A thousand years before the Wright brothers a Muslim poet, astronomer, musician and engineer named Abbas ibn Firnas made several attempts to construct a flying machine. In 852 he jumped from the minaret of the Grand Mosque in Cordoba using a loose cloak stiffened with wooden struts. He hoped to glide like a bird. He didn't. But the cloak slowed his fall, creating what is thought to be the first parachute, and leaving him with only minor injuries. In 875, aged 70, having perfected a machine of silk and eagles' feathers he tried again, jumping from a mountain. He flew to a significant height and stayed aloft for ten minutes but crashed on landing - concluding, correctly, that it was because he had not given his device a tail so it would stall on landing. Baghdad international airport and a crater on the Moon are named after him.5 Washing and bathing are religious requirements for Muslims, which is perhaps why they perfected the recipe for soap which we still use today. The ancient Egyptians had soap of a kind, as did the Romans who used it more as a pomade. But it was the Arabs who combined vegetable oils with sodium hydroxide and aromatics such as thyme oil. One of the Crusaders' most striking characteristics, to Arab nostrils, was that they did not wash. Shampoo was introduced to England by a Muslim who opened Mahomed's Indian Vapour Baths on Brighton seafront in 1759 and was appointed Shampooing Surgeon to Kings George IV and William IV.6 Distillation, the means of separating liquids through differences in their boiling points, was invented around the year 800 by Islam's foremost scientist, Jabir ibn Hayyan, who transformed alchemy into chemistry, inventing many of the basic processes and apparatus still in use today - liquefaction, crystallisation, distillation, purification, oxidisation, evaporation and filtration. As well as discovering sulphuric and nitric acid, he invented the alembic still, giving the world intense rosewater and other perfumes and alcoholic spirits (although drinking them is haram, or forbidden, in Islam). Ibn Hayyan emphasised systematic experimentation and was the founder of modern chemistry.7 The crank-shaft is a device which translates rotary into linear motion and is central to much of the machinery in the modern world, not least the internal combustion engine. One of the most important mechanical inventions in the history of humankind, it was created by an ingenious Muslim engineer called al-Jazari to raise water for irrigation. His 1206 Book of Knowledge of Ingenious Mechanical Devices shows he also invented or refined the use of valves and pistons, devised some of the first mechanical clocks driven by water and weights, and was the father of robotics. Among his 50 other inventions was the
[IslamCity] Maidah: Atlanta Food Consortium...Grand Opening Saturday, April 1, 2006 ...
Bismillah, FYI Peace, Curtis Sharif Houston, Texas[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: As Salaamu Alaikum,We need your help to get the word out. Sometimes when people hear about activities happening from someone outside of there community they listen. Also in about 60 days we will be able to ship food so anyone can join and benefit from the discounts of 25%-50%.ma salaamFrom: [EMAIL PROTECTED]Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2006 08:52:31 ESTSubject: Maidah: Atlanta Food Consortium...Grand Opening Saturday, April 1, 2006 12 noonTo:
[EMAIL PROTECTED]As Salaamu Alaikum,Please put this on your email blast. Also ask people to circulate this good news, insh'Allah! Although we physically located in the state of GA we can offer consulting servicesanywhere in the US. We also will be able to ship food at a discount price in about 60 days. Our membership is not limited to the metro Atlanta area or the state GA.Maidah: Atlanta Food Consortium a non-profit organization registered in the state of Georgialocated at 2720 Sylvan Rd. in East Point, GAhas scheduled to officially open its doors on Saturday, April 1 at 12 noon. The food co-op will be open five days per week
Tuesday-Saturday. Operating hours Tuesday-Thursday will be 12noon to 7 pm. Friday and Saturday the food co-op will be open from 12 noon to 10 pm. One of the goals of this group is to provide consulting services to non-profits organizations and places of worship who have or want to establish Food Pantries and other Emergency Feeding programs.The food co-op will provide employment as well as an economical way for people to obtain the necessary items in life.The food co-op isopen to all. Yearly membership dues are only $10 per family.To sign up to be a member or for more information call Sr. Hadayai Majeed at (404) 366-6610 or email [EMAIL PROTECTED].
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(Holy Quran-16:125)
{And who is better in speech than he who [says: My Lord is Allah (believes in His Oneness), and then stands straight (acts upon His Order), and] invites (men) to Allah's (Islamic Monotheism), and does righteous deeds, and says: I am one of the Muslims.} (Holy Quran-41:33)
The prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: By Allah, if Allah guides one person by you, it is better for you than the best types of camels. [al-Bukhaaree, Muslim]
The prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) also said, Whoever calls to guidance will have a reward similar to the reward of the one who follows him, without the reward of either of them being lessened at all.
[Muslim, Ahmad, Aboo Daawood, an-Nasaa'ee, at-Tirmidhee, Ibn Maajah]
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[IslamCity] Canadian Jewsih Congress support for the war on Iraq
Rather shocking paper below.CANADIAN JEWISH CONGRESS BRIEF TO THE DEPARTMENT OF FOREIGN AFF File Format: Microsoft Word 2000 - View as HTMLCanadian Jewish Congress (CJC) is the national organizational voice of the Jewish community of Canada ... B. Post-Iraq War Middle East. a) General Issues:
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(Holy Quran-16:125)
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Re: [IslamCity] How Islamic inventors changed the world
Dear brothrs Sisters, Please read this carefully,AssalamuAlaikum, its been observed that most of us write "MOSQUE" for "MASJID" and even calling it as Mosque in daily routine, what elders and teachers say that the word "Mosque" means the house of mosquitoes not Masjid. So better be careful next time instead of using mosque, u can use MASJID... Most we have seen the spellings of "MAAKAH as MECCA. The word MECCA means "Sharab Khaana". So lets all of us be careful writing MECCA Many people whose name start with Muhammed, write in a short form as "Mohd" This "Mohd" means "A dog which has a big mouth" so always be careful to not to repeat these mistakes again. Please forward this message to as many Muslim brothersBest of luck, Awais KhalidIslahonline [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: http://musliminsuffer.blogspot.com/bismi-lLahi-rRahmani-rRahiemIn the Name of God, the Compassionate, the Merciful== News Update ==How Islamic inventors changed the world Published: 11 March 2006 (Independent UK)From coffee to cheques and the three-course meal, the Muslim world has given us many innovations that we take for granted in daily life. As a new exhibition opens, Paul Vallely nominates 20 of the most influential- and identifies the men of genius behind them 1 The story goes that an Arab named Khalid was tending his goats in the Kaffa region of southern Ethiopia, when he noticed his animals became livelier after eating a certain berry. He boiled the berries to make the first coffee. Certainly the first record of the drink is of beans exported from Ethiopia to Yemen where Sufis drank it to stay awake all night to pray on special occasions. By the late 15th century it had arrived in Mecca and Turkey from where it made its way to Venice in 1645. It was brought to England in 1650 by a Turk named Pasqua Rosee who opened the first coffee house in Lombard Street in the City of London. The Arabic qahwa became the Turkish kahve then the Italian caffé and then English coffee. 2 The ancient Greeks thought our eyes emitted rays, like a laser, which enabled us to see. The first person to realise that light enters the eye, rather than leaving it, was the 10th-century Muslim mathematician, astronomer and physicist Ibn al-Haitham. He invented the first pin-hole camera after noticing the way light came through a hole in window shutters. The smaller the hole, the better the picture, he worked out, and set up the first Camera Obscura (from the Arab word qamara for a dark or private room). He is also credited with being the first man to shift physics from a philosophical activity to an experimental one.3 A form of chess was played in ancient India but the game was developed into the form we know it today in Persia. From there it spread westward to Europe - where it was introduced by the Moors in Spain in the 10th century - and eastward as far as Japan. The word rook comes from the Persian rukh, which means chariot.4 A thousand years before the Wright brothers a Muslim poet, astronomer, musician and engineer named Abbas ibn Firnas made several attempts to construct a flying machine. In 852 he jumped from the minaret of the Grand Mosque in Cordoba using a loose cloak stiffened with wooden struts. He hoped to glide like a bird. He didn't. But the cloak slowed his fall, creating what is thought to be the first parachute, and leaving him with only minor injuries. In 875, aged 70, having perfected a machine of silk and eagles' feathers he tried again, jumping from a mountain. He flew to a significant height and stayed aloft for ten minutes but crashed on landing - concluding, correctly, that it was because he had not given his device a tail so it would stall on landing. Baghdad international airport and a crater on the Moon are named after him.5 Washing and bathing are religious requirements for Muslims, which is perhaps why they perfected the recipe for soap which we still use today. The ancient Egyptians had soap of a kind, as did the Romans who used it more as a pomade. But it was the Arabs who combined vegetable oils with sodium hydroxide and aromatics such as thyme oil. One of the Crusaders' most striking characteristics, to Arab nostrils, was that they did not wash. Shampoo was introduced to England by a Muslim who opened Mahomed's Indian Vapour Baths on Brighton seafront in 1759 and was appointed Shampooing Surgeon to Kings George IV and William IV.6 Distillation, the means of separating liquids through differences in their boiling points, was invented around the year 800 by Islam's foremost scientist, Jabir ibn Hayyan, who transformed alchemy into chemistry, inventing many of the basic processes and apparatus still in use today - liquefaction, crystallisation, distillation, purification, oxidisation, evaporation and filtration. As well as discovering sulphuric and nitric acid, he invented the alembic still, giving the world intense rosewater and other perfumes and alcoholic spirits (although drinking them is
