Bismillah [IslamCity] Little knowledge
Little knowledge Hazrat Usman Ghani was from the Umayyah family of Quraish Hazrat Usman Ghani ather's name was Affan bin Abul-As Hadrat Uthman (R.A.) accepted Islam when Abu Bakr (R.A.) preached to him One of the daughters of the Holy Prophet (Sallallahu 'alaihi wa Sallam), Hadrat Ruqayyah (R.A.) was married to one of the sons of Abu Lahb (an arch-enemy of Islam). When the Holy Prophet(Sallallahu 'alaihi wa Sallam) started to preach Islam, Abu Lahb asked his son ‘Utbah to divorce her. Then the Holy Prophet married her to Hadrat Uthman (R.A.) Uthman (R.A.) gets the title of Dhun-nurain After the death of Hadrat Ruqayyah (R.A.), the Holy Prophet (Sallallahu 'alaihi wa Sallam) married his next daughter, Umm Kulthum with him and he was given the title of Dhun-nurain i.e., the man with two lights. When the Muhajirin (Emigrants) from Mecca came to Medina, they had great difficulty in getting drinking water. Hadrat Uthman (R.A.) bought a well named bi’r-i-Rumah” from a Jew for twenty thousand dirhams for free use of Muslims. That was the first trust ever made in the history of Islam. The Holy Prophet (Sallallahu 'alaihi wa Sallam) gave him the glad tidings of Paradise for this act __ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com
Bismillah [IslamCity] Prayer Followed By A Prayer With No Idle Talk Between The Two ...
Bismillah Hir Rahmaan Nir Raheem Assalamau alaykum wa rahmatuallahi wa barakatuhu Sunan of Abu-DawoodHadith 1283 Narrated by Abu Umamah[may Allah be pleased with him] *The Prophet (peace be upon him) said: Prayer followed by a prayer with no idle talk between the two is recorded in Illiyyun.* *SURAH-Al-Mutaffifin (Defrauding, The Cheats, Cheating)* *83:18. Nay! Verily, the Record (writing of the deeds) of Al-Abrâr (the pious who fear Allâh and avoid evil), is (preserved) in 'Illiyyûn. ** 19. And what will make you know what 'Illiyyûn is?* *20. A Register inscribed.* *21. To which bear witness those nearest (to Allâh, i.e. the angels).* *22. Verily, Al-Abrâr (the pious who fear Allâh and avoid evil) will be in delight (Paradise). * *23. On thrones, looking (at all things). 24. You will recognise in their faces the brightness of delight. 25. They will be given to drink pure sealed wine. 26. The last thereof (that wine) will be the smell of musk, and for this let (all) those strive who want to strive (i.e. hasten earnestly to the obedience of Allâh). 27. It (that wine) will be mixed with Tasnîm. 28. A spring whereof drink those nearest to Allâh.* -- *Surah Isra 17 verse 80 Say: O my Lord! let my entry be by the Gate of Truth and Honor and likewise my exit by the Gate of Truth and Honor; and grant me from Thy Presence an authority to aid (me). Ameen Transliteration :Wa qur rabbi adkhilni mudkhala sidqiw wa akhrijni mukhraja sidqiw wa-j'al li mil ladunka sulta_nan nasira_(n). Al-Tirmidhi HadithHadith 2482 Narrated by AbuHurayrah (May Allah be pleased with him) Allah's Messenger (peace be upon him) used to say, O Allah, grant me benefit in what Thou hast taught me, teach me what will benefit me, and increase my knowledge. Praise be to Allah in all circumstances. I seek refuge in Allah from the state of those who go to Hell. Tirmidhi and Ibn Majah transmitted it, Tirmidhi saying this is a tradition whose isnad is gharib. Ameen *
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Bismillah [IslamCity] Saudi Warns Expats Against Heading for Haj Without Permits
Saudi Warns Expats Against Heading for Haj Without Permits Jeddah, October 19: Expatriate workers heading for annual pilgrimage without Haj permits will be deported, according to Makkah Governor Prince Khaled Al Faisal. He said teams of security officers would be deployed in Makkah and other holy sites to look for pilgrims who do not possess Haj permits, and added that such illegal pilgrims would be slapped with deterrent fines. “They may also be subjected to other punishments, deemed essential by higher authorities, including deportation,” the Saudi Press Agency quoted the governor as saying. Prince Khaled called on Saudi sponsors and employers to instruct their workers intending to perform Haj to follow regulations and get Haj permits. Thousands of Saudis and expatriates perform Haj every year without obtaining a Haj permit and without contracting with Haj service agents. They sleep in public places, especially in the pedestrian path between Mina and Muzdalifah and around the stoning area of Jamarat in Mina. A concerted awareness campaign would be carried out through the media to enlighten Saudis and expatriates on the importance of obtaining Haj permits and following government instructions to ensure smooth operation of the Haj. “The kingdom will not allow from this year anybody who violates Haj regulations to enter the holy sites,” the governor said, and urged Saudi and foreign pilgrims to follow the government’s instructions that are aimed at protecting their safety and security. “Abiding by these instructions will have positive impact on the whole Haj operation,” he added. Prince Khaled, who is chairman of the Central Haj Committee, said government departments and private agencies have expedited preparations for the Haj beginning on December 6. He warned that tough measures would be taken against those who transport illegal pilgrims to the holy sites. “The punishment for such violations will include imposing deterrent fines and impounding and confiscation of vehicles. Drivers will also be asked to pay back the money to the passengers and also pay the fare to transport them in licenced vehicles,” he said. Expatriates committing such violations would be deported. He said private Haj companies and agencies providing pilgrim services have been instructed to accommodate maximum number of pilgrims at reasonable charges. “They have to transport their pilgrims in licenced vehicles to Makkah and other holy sites. “This system will help a large number of pilgrims perform Haj without violating regulations,” the prince said, and added that the ministry of transport has been instructed to supply adequate number of buses to transport pilgrims. Last year Saudi authorities deployed more than 7,000 security forces in Mina to ensure the smooth flow of pilgrims and prevent their squatting in public places. According to one senior Haj official, the new law allowing pilgrims to perform Umrah all year-round was one of the main reasons for an increase in overstayers and illegal squatters during Haj. Send free SMS to your Friends on Mobile from your Yahoo! Messenger. Download Now! http://messenger.yahoo.com/download.php
Bismillah [IslamCity] Jedda, Saudi - Free Tajweed Grammar Classes
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Bismillah [IslamCity] RE: URGENT
URGENT TO ALL MUSLIM BROTHERS AND SISTERS 20 Oct Assalamu Alaykum Please brothers and sisters,give us few minutes of your time today for this great Islamic and humane cause:TO PROTECT THE LIFE OF THE INNOCENT UNBORN CHILDREN: Just phone or E mail or send a quick letter today to your Member of your Parliament,asking him or her to OPPOSE ALL THE AMENDMENTS ON ABORTION WHICH WILL BE DEBATED IN THE PARLIAMENT ON THIS COMING WEDNESDAY 22nd Oct. Please ACT and do your Islamic and humane duty. Thank you Wassalam Alaykum Dr A.Majid Katme Pro-life Muslim Campaigner Tel: 07944 240 622 20 Oct/08MUSLIMS PLEASE HELP US TO STOP MORE KILLING OF THE UNBORN CHILDREN! MUSLIMS PLEASE HELP US TO STOP MORE KILLING OF THE UNBORN CHILDREN! On Wednesday 22 October, the Amendments for more abortions in the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill/Embryo Bill will be debated in the Parliament.Unfortunately these amendments will increase the more killing of the innocent unborn children through the barbaric procedure of abortion. Already about 600 unborn babies are killed in Britain every day by abortion. The inhumane immoral recommendations are: To allow abortions to be done with the signature of only one doctor instead of two as is required now. To allow nurses and midwives to do abortions, when they are not medically qualified to deal with emergencies that could arise during an abortion. Facilitating more new places and more drugs for abortion Extending abortion to Northern Ireland They also want to take out the conscience clause, which allows doctors to opt out of doing abortions or any other unethical or immoral medical procedure as in birth control.This is unfair, undemocratic and is an oppressive interference with our basic religious beliefs and human rights! Surely this should be opposed by every British citizen. We appeal to every Muslim man and woman to do their Islamic, humane duty in order to stop this growing madness in our Parliament. LIFE IS SACRED IN ISLAM...and no innocent unborn child should be killed for any reason. There is no single statement in the final holy Book AL QUR'AN or in the Sayings(Ahadith) of the final prophet Muhammad(peace be upon him) which allow any abortion or even to destroy one fertilised egg! Please write quickly to your member of the parliament (MP) and ask him or her to stop these or any other pro-abortion amendment to the embryo/abortion bill. To get the details about your Member of the Parliament (MP), please go to this website: www.writetothem.com On the 18th October,there was A DAY OF PRAYER by the Christian believers in London and all over Britain against these barbaric inhumane Amendments which will allow more legalised killings of unborn children through ABORTION? British Muslims should JOIN and do a special prayer(DU'A) asking GOD Almighty ,the Creator and Owner of life , the ALL HEARING the ALL HEARING,who is waiting for our requests and DU'AS/Prayers, to HELP US to stop The EXPANSION of these new KILLING FIELDS ! For more details on the bill:Please go to this website:www.spuc.org.ukYou can see also our Islamic Pro-life pages on this website by going to:www.spuc.org.uk/about/muslim-division/ Dr A. Majid Katme(MBBCh,DPM) Spokesman: Islamic Medical Association/UK Tel: 07944 240 622 E-mail address: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Address: 31 North Circular Road Palmers Green London N13 5EG
Bismillah [IslamCity] A small group of committed people can change the world
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Re: Bismillah [IslamCity] Wealth , is simply a state of the mind
ASA I like your abstract style of expression. But why after all you are a Christian in Islam, you should be a Muslim in Christianity. One correction, Islam asks its followers to give 1/40th of their wealth every year and 1/10th is on the agricultural productions.This is comulsary, But one can donate more than that. I know that Christians are are great donors and philanthropists and they are contributing a lot to the needy world. Abida (A Muslim in Islam) --- On Sun, 10/12/08, [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Bismillah [IslamCity] Wealth , is simply a state of the mind To: eGroup For Muslims Around The World islamcity@yahoogroups.com Date: Sunday, October 12, 2008, 2:23 PM 20Th's Century Temple of Salomon 20Th's Century Tower of Babel The First Century man who tried to clean-up the Temple of Jerusalem . Wealth is an illusion and Money is just made of paper. Wealth is an illusion and the banks are its temples. The Stock Market is, indeed , simply a market for this same paper-illusion. For once , I shall not blame George W. Bush nor the United States of America neither has invented greed nor invented capitalism. On the contrary I shall thank both of them for demonstrating to us , to where all this leads to. I shall not request the Stock Markets to convert to Islam nor would I hope that this would happen one day because, capitalism will not be an up-grading to (any) religion but the contrary is the case. Look , please , at Riyadh , Dubai and Kuwait to be convinced of my opinion. Dubai is re-building the Tower of Babel and the Hanging-Gardens... all swimming in the open sea, for whom and for what ??? (they are re-claiming the sea , when behind them is the huge-empty-endless- desert ,and when the new-inhabitants and even their labors are both imported ) Greed , greed and again greed !! Iceland's economy is now sold out to Russia and the Temples of Capitalism are almost nationalised which should have been done , right from the start. Greed , greed and greed !! Islam asks the believers to give back to the poor a tenth of one's own profits , each year which does humanise the capitalism each tenth-year, completely.. ..and repeatedly. It is a revolving and perpetual re-humanisation of capitalism. We the Christians ought to find anything similar or better, if we can . Jesus has used once only his physical-force and it was against those money-lenders (bankers). and the other good news is. the slums of Bombay and of Rio and the slums of Cairo, indeed , all the slums of the whole world , shall not suffer , this time , at least !! Hold on !! Jesus is coming back to us , holding a Holy Koran in his left hand , and a big stick in his right hand !! . Raja Chemayel a Christian in Islam monday 13Th. October 2008 __ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com
Bismillah [IslamCity] Wary of Islam, China Tightens a Vise of Rules
Wary of Islam, China Tightens a Vise of Rules KHOTAN, China — The grand mosque that draws thousands of Muslims each week in this oasis town has all the usual trappings of piety: dusty wool carpets on which to kneel in prayer, a row of turbans and skullcaps for men without headwear, a wall niche facing the holy city of Mecca in the Arabian desert. But large signs posted by the front door list edicts that are more Communist Party decrees than Koranic doctrines. The imam’s sermon at Friday Prayer must run no longer than a half-hour, the rules say. Prayer in public areas outside the mosque is forbidden. Residents of Khotan are not allowed to worship at mosques outside of town. One rule on the wall says that government workers and nonreligious people may not be “forced” to attend services at the mosque — a generous wording of a law that prohibits government workers and Communist Party members from going at all. “Of course this makes people angry,” said a teacher in the mosque courtyard, who would give only a partial name, Muhammad, for fear of government retribution. “Excitable people think the government is wrong in what it does. They say that government officials who are Muslims should also be allowed to pray.” To be a practicing Muslim in the vast autonomous region of northwestern China called Xinjiang is to live under an intricate series of laws and regulations intended to control the spread and practice of Islam, the predominant religion among the Uighurs, a Turkic people uneasy with Chinese rule. The edicts touch on every facet of a Muslim’s way of life. Official versions of the Koran are the only legal ones. Imams may not teach the Koran in private, and studying Arabic is allowed only at special government schools. Two of Islam’s five pillars — the sacred fasting month of Ramadan and the pilgrimage to Mecca called the hajj — are also carefully controlled. Students and government workers are compelled to eat during Ramadan, and the passports of Uighurs have been confiscated across Xinjiang to force them to join government-run hajj tours rather than travel illegally to Mecca on their own. Government workers are not permitted to practice Islam, which means the slightest sign of devotion, a head scarf on a woman, for example, could lead to a firing New York Times October 19, 2008
Bismillah [IslamCity] Need Your Prayers (Dua)....Please
*Assalamu Alaikum, Dear All, My Brothers and Sisters i really need yours PRAYERS ( DUA ) I mentally depress Since Last year and now a days also Please Remember in your precious Prayers so allah will give his kindness to me. Its a Warm Request to you All *. *Regards, Mohammad Wasim. Assalamu Alaikum.*
Bismillah [IslamCity] Saudi Warns Expats Against Heading for Haj Without Permits
Saudi Warns Expats Against Heading for Haj Without Permits Jeddah, October 19: Expatriate workers heading for annual pilgrimage without Haj permits will be deported, according to Makkah Governor Prince Khaled Al Faisal. He said teams of security officers would be deployed in Makkah and other holy sites to look for pilgrims who do not possess Haj permits, and added that such illegal pilgrims would be slapped with deterrent fines. They may also be subjected to other punishments, deemed essential by higher authorities, including deportation, the Saudi Press Agency quoted the governor as saying. Prince Khaled called on Saudi sponsors and employers to instruct their workers intending to perform Haj to follow regulations and get Haj permits. Thousands of Saudis and expatriates perform Haj every year without obtaining a Haj permit and without contracting with Haj service agents. They sleep in public places, especially in the pedestrian path between Mina and Muzdalifah and around the stoning area of Jamarat in Mina. A concerted awareness campaign would be carried out through the media to enlighten Saudis and expatriates on the importance of obtaining Haj permits and following government instructions to ensure smooth operation of the Haj. The kingdom will not allow from this year anybody who violates Haj regulations to enter the holy sites, the governor said, and urged Saudi and foreign pilgrims to follow the government's instructions that are aimed at protecting their safety and security. Abiding by these instructions will have positive impact on the whole Haj operation, he added. Prince Khaled, who is chairman of the Central Haj Committee, said government departments and private agencies have expedited preparations for the Haj beginning on December 6. He warned that tough measures would be taken against those who transport illegal pilgrims to the holy sites. The punishment for such violations will include imposing deterrent fines and impounding and confiscation of vehicles. Drivers will also be asked to pay back the money to the passengers and also pay the fare to transport them in licenced vehicles, he said. Expatriates committing such violations would be deported. He said private Haj companies and agencies providing pilgrim services have been instructed to accommodate maximum number of pilgrims at reasonable charges. They have to transport their pilgrims in licenced vehicles to Makkah and other holy sites. This system will help a large number of pilgrims perform Haj without violating regulations, the prince said, and added that the ministry of transport has been instructed to supply adequate number of buses to transport pilgrims. Last year Saudi authorities deployed more than 7,000 security forces in Mina to ensure the smooth flow of pilgrims and prevent their squatting in public places. According to one senior Haj official, the new law allowing pilgrims to perform Umrah all year-round was one of the main reasons for an increase in overstayers and illegal squatters during Haj. http://www.imra.org.il/story.php3?id=41043
Bismillah [IslamCity] Fundamental Principles Part 4
THE THIRD PRINCIPLE Knowledge of your Prophet Muhammad (sal-Allaahu 'alayhe wa sallam), and he was: Muhammad ibn 'Abdullaah ibn 'Abdul-Muttalib ibn Haashim; and Haashim was from (the tribe of) Quraysh; Quraysh were from the Arabs; and the Arabs have descended from Ismaa'eel, the son of Ibraaheem - the chosen beloved (* khaleel*) - may the most excellent blessings and peace be upon him and upon our Prophet. He lived for sixty-three years: forty years before prophethood, and twenty-three years as a prophet and a messenger. He was sent as a prophet with *'iqra'* [i.e. the beginning of *Soorah al-'Alaq*], ans as a messenger with [*Soorah*] *Muddaththir*. His land was Makkah and he performed *hijrah* (prescribed migration) to al-Madeenah. Allaah sent him to warn against *shirk* and to call to *tawheed*. The proof is the Saying of Allaah, the Most High, *O you (Muhammad sal-Allaahu 'alayhe wa sallam) wrapped in garments! Arise and warn your people; and venerate and worship your Lord, and purify yourself, your garments and your deeds; and shun the idols; and do not give anything in order to receive something more in return; and patiently persevere for the sake of your Lord in the face of any harm you encounter.*[Soorah al-Muddaththir (74):1-7] The meaning of *Arise and warn your people* is that he was to warn against *shirk* and to call to *tawheed*. *Venerate and worship your Lord*means honour and venerate Him with *tawheed*. *Purify yourself, your garments, and your deeds* means purify your actions from any *shirk*. *Shun the idols*, *ar-rujz* means the idols, and *hajr* of them means shunning them, and freeing and disassociating oneself from them and their people. He carried out this duty for ten years, calling to *tawheed*, and after ten years he was taken up through the heavens [i.e. the *mi'raaj*]; and the five Prayers were obligated upon him, and he prayed in Makkah for three years, and then he was commanded to perform *hijrah* (prescribed migration) to al-Madeenah. *Hijrah* is migrating from the land of *shirk* to the land of Islaam. * Hijrah* from the land of *shirk* to the land of Islaam is an obligation upon this *ummah* and it continues until the Last Hour, and the proof is the Saying of Allaah, the Most High, *As for those whose souls the angels take in a state of having earned Allaah's Anger; then the angels will say to them: 'In what condition were you regarding your Religion?' They will say: 'We were weakened by the great numbers and strength of the people of shirk in our land who prevented us from eemaan and from following the Messenger.' They will reply: 'Was not Allaah's earth spacious so that you could leave your land and homes where the people of shirk dominate and go to a land where you could worship Allaah alone and follow His Prophet?!' So these people will find their abode in Hell, and what an evil destination that is. Except for the weak ones from the men, women and children who were unable to migrate or find a way to do so. As for such, it may be that Allaah will pardon them, and Allaah is ever One who pardons and forgives the sins of His servants.* [Soorah an-Nisaa' (4):97-99] Also the Saying of Allaah, the Most High, *O My servants who believe in Me and My Messenger Muhammad (sal-Allaahu 'alayhe wa sallam), indeed My earth is spacious, so flee away from whoever prevents you from obedience to Me, and make your worship and obedience purely and sincerely for Me, and do not obey anyone in disobedience to Me.*[Soorah al-'Ankaboot (29):56] Al-Baghawee, *rahimahullaah*, said: This *Aayah* was sent down with regard to the Muslims who were in Makkah who did not migrate; Allaah addressed them with the title of *eemaan*. [1]http://www.theclearpath.com/#1 The proof for the *hijrah* found in the *sunnah* is his (sal-Allaahu 'alayhe wa sallam) saying: *Hijrah will not be discontinued until repentance is discontinued, and repentance will not be discontinued until the sun rises from its place of setting.* [2] http://www.theclearpath.com/#2 So when he (sal-Allaahu 'alayhe wa sallam) settled in al-Madeenah he ordered the rest of the prescribed duties of Islaam, such as: the *zakaat*, the Prayer, the *hajj*, *jihaad*, the *adhaan*, and commanding good and forbidding evil, and the rest of the prescribed duties of Islaam. He spent ten yeats establishing that, after which he passed away, may Allaah extol and send blessings of peace upon him and his Religion remains, and this is his Religion: There is no god except that he guided this *ummah* to it, and no evil except that he warned them against it. So the good that he called them to was *at-tawheed*, and all that Allaah loves and is pleased with; and the evil that he warned against was *ash-shirk* and all that Allaah hates and rejects. Allaah sent him as a Messenger to all of the people, and Allaah made it obligatory upon all of the *jinn* and mankind to obey him. The proof is the Saying of Allaah, the Most High, *Say, O
Bismillah [IslamCity] The real travesty - Harsh Mander
They found (and surreptitiously photographed with mobile phone cameras) half a dozen or more bullet injuries on the top of 17-year-old Sajid’s skull. It is evident that he was held down and shot many times into his head. This could not be the “encounter killing” of a beleaguered police force defending itself against dreaded terrorist fire. It is deliberate, cold-blooded killing. Eye-witnesses say that Atiq’s body had many marks of injury apart from bullets, including the peeling off skin from near his waist. Date:19/10/2008 URL: http://www.thehindu.com/thehindu/mag/2008/10/19/stories/2008101950100300.htm Barefoot The real travesty HARSH MANDER Calling for a judicial enquiry into the Batla House encounter is a not a travesty. Denying the need for one is… The boys have been killed, and then charged post-facto of heinous terrorist outrages. They have no way now of defending their names or their lives. Photo: R.V. Moorthy Unanswered questions: Protestors in Delhi demanding an enquiry. These days, there is much to mourn in the national capital of Delhi. I mourn the slaughter of a child who ran helpfully behind two men on a motor-cycle who left behind a package, and his head was blown away because the package contained a bomb. I mourn the death of a police inspector on duty in the Jamia Nagar “encounter”. But I mourn no less the shooting of two young boys in the hands of the police, with no chance to defend themselves from charges that they “masterminded” terror bomb blasts not just in Delhi, but also in Ahmedabad, Hyderabad and Bangalore. One of the boys, Sajid, was all of 17 years old, and had come to Jamia to prepare for an entrance examination for Class XI. Atiq had voluntarily sought police verification when he took the small room on rent. He gave his accurate details when he took a driving licence. He was preparing for his examinations, and a documentary filmmaker, Ameeq, who knew him for many years, said he met him a week before the killing, and he said he dreamed of becoming an Air Force pilot. He posted his face on a social networking website, and said his favourite films were “Mother India” and “Rang de Basanti”. He could afford to rent only a tiny room in the Muslim ghetto of Batla House where students from many parts of the country who cannot get hostel rooms hire cramped apartments. He shared this with Sajid and three other friends. One of them was appearing for an examination in a management school the morning of the killings.Presuming innocence On the face of it, any of these boys could have been my son or your brother. It is, of course, possible as the police claim, that this is the technique of “sleeper terrorists” to appear to be ordinary, law-abiding citizens, and thereby escape detection. But, it is equally possible that they were innocent, and were framed in an illegal encounter staged by a government which felt under great duress to demonstrate results after public anger was high in the wake of a series of bomb explosions. The law of the land, as guaranteed by our democratic constitution, requires the presumption that a person is innocent until proved guilty. But the boys have been killed, and then charged post-facto of heinous terrorist outrages. They have no way now of defending their names or their lives. We have only the police’s word that they are terrorists. But, in all democracies, because the police is known to be fallible but also to extract “confessions” under duress including torture, statements before the police are not admissible as evidence. In all other cases, the media and the public at large are uniformly sceptical of police versions of events. In innumerable high profile criminal cases in recent times, the confident claims of the police have fallen by the wayside. This time there were contradictory and competitive claims from other police establishments, unwilling to let Delhi seize the thunder, that they had found “masterminds” and one police chief even claimed to have found the mastermind of masterminds! But in our rage and fear of terrorist attacks, and our willingness to believe the worst about young men of the “guilty” Muslim community, we have wilfully suspended our disbelief in the police claims in this encounter. Community leaders had insisted that the body of the two slain boys be given the ritual bathing before their hasty burial under the shadow of the police. They found (and surreptitiously photographed with mobile phone cameras) half a dozen or more bullet injuries on the top of 17-year-old Sajid’s skull. It is evident that he was held down and shot many times into his head. This could not be the “encounter killing” of a beleaguered police force defending itself against dreaded terrorist fire. It is deliberate, cold-blooded killing. Eye-witnesses say that Atiq’s body had many marks of injury apart from bullets, including the peeling off skin from near his waist. Even assuming that
Bismillah [IslamCity] All Muslims have the same faith, but not all Muslims have the same logic
http://www.commercialappeal.com/news/2008/oct/20/muslims-in-memphis-local-mosques-differ-in/ -- Gregory Waleed Kavalec - Surely those who say, 'Our Lord is God' and then go straight, no fear shall be on them, neither shall they sorrow. -- 46.13
Bismillah [IslamCity] Trillion: It's the new billion
Trillion: It's the new billion The federal dollars being tossed in amid the financial crisis have altered the shock value of high numbers. By Erin McClam, - October 13, 2008 There's an old saying attributed to Everett Dirksen, the Illinois senator who dotted his speeches with colorful rants against government borrowing: A billion here, a billion there, and pretty soon you're talking real money. Not these days, you're not. The thicket of figures hurled at Americans since Wall Street began to melt down last month boggles the mind and crashes the calculator. We are utterly numb from numbers. Bailout of the U.S. financial system: $700 billion. Sweeteners to get the bill through Congress: $140 billion. Federal loan to insurer American International Insurance Group Inc.: $85 billion. John McCain government mortgage buyback proposal: $300 billion. Billions and billions and billions and billions, tossed out there as quickly and casually as if by a Carl Sagan impersonator on speed. The Fed announced Wednesday that it would lend AIG an additional $37.5 billion, and we hardly flinched. It was not always this way. Five years ago, early in the Iraq war and at about this time of year, the Bush administration infuriated opponents by calling for an additional $87 billion in war funding. Yes, the $87 billion helped do in the presidential bid of John Kerry, who voted for it before he voted against it. But the point was that $87 billion was a jaw-dropping amount. That Halloween, people actually wrote $87 billion on T-shirts and went as blank checks. Now, in the Age of the Meltdown, the numbers we are asked to comprehend are so massive that it takes something even larger to get our attention. Here's something: Between the stock market peak of Oct. 9, 2007, and exactly one year later -- which is to say, encompassing the Wall Street free fall -- $8.3 trillion was vaporized. Write it out and it looks like a spill on the Cheerios aisle: $8,300,000,000,000. And that's still less than the national debt, which is more than $10,200,700,000,000 and growing. That's right: Trillion is the new billion. How are we supposed to get our minds around all this? How are we to avoid an embarrassment worthy of Dr. Evil in the Austin Powers movies, who was cryogenically unfrozen after decades and gamely made the diabolical suggestion that he hold the world ransom for . . . a puny $1 million? (His evil advisors gently told him $1 million was not exactly a lot of money anymore. Come to think of it, even his second suggestion, a way more evil $100 billion, wouldn't raise an eyebrow on Wall Street now.) Ronald Reagan had an idea. In 1981, to call attention to a national debt approaching $1 trillion, he asked Americans to imagine a stack of thousand-dollar bills 67 miles high. Setting aside the limitations this posed in terms of the availability of thousand-dollar bills, the comparison seems almost quaint. The national debt just passed $10 trillion -- so big the additional front-end digit of 1 is eating into the space for the dollar sign on the National Debt Clock in New York. Another suggestion comes from John Allen Paulos, a professor of mathematics at Temple University and author of A Mathematician Reads the Newspaper. He suggests thinking of the numbers in terms of time: 1 million seconds is about 11 1/2 days; 1 billion seconds; 32 years; 1 trillion seconds; 32,000 years. It might help to think of these quantities in terms of jail sentences, Paulos said in an e-mail interview. OK, bad example. And one small problem. Although it is by far the most popular line ever attributed to Dirksen, there is no record anywhere that he ever actually said it, said Frank H. Mackaman of the Dirksen Congressional Center in Pekin, Ill. Oh, the senator hated excessive government debt, all right. He told stories about potholes and about cats trapped in wells. The moral: Never dig deeper to get out. He just didn't make that one famous quip. No matter. The fact remains that whether it's the federal bailout or chaos in the market or new tax breaks, it's not just a billion here, a billion there anymore. We are definitely talking real money -- trillions of it. http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-numbers13-2008oct13,0,3108876.story
Bismillah [IslamCity] Job for executive secretary (bilingual)
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Bismillah [IslamCity] Job Opportunity: Writing for Islamonline.net
My name is Aisha El-Awady. I am an editor at the Health and Science section of the web portal IslamOnline.net. We are currently recruiting writers for our section. Our areas of interest are health, science, nature, environment, technology, science fiction and faith and the sciences. If you are interested in writing for us, please send us your CV and a sample of your writings to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Looking forward to hearing from you! Best regards, Aisha El-Awady
