Bismillah [IslamCity] EGYPT: Islamist Draft Manifesto Stirs Controversy
From: mohebbollah Date: Mon, 10 Dec 2007 14:49:39 - Subject: EGYPT: Islamist Draft Manifesto Stirs Controversy EGYPT: Islamist Draft Manifesto Stirs Controversy Adam Morrow and Khaled Moussa al-Omrani, IPS - Egypt [Print] [Send Email] [Add Your Comment] [Facebook] [delicious] [ÚÑÈì] Saturday, December 8, 2007 CAIRO, Dec 7 (IPS) - For the last several months, politicians of all stripes have awaited release of the Muslim Brotherhood movements political party manifesto. According to spokesmen for the group, the document is intended to clarify the positions of the Muslim Brotherhood -- Egypts largest opposition force -- on a range of issues. The party programme aims to explain the Brotherhoods reform project, Saad al-Din al-Kitatni, leader of the groups bloc in parliament, was quoted as saying in late October. It will serve to clarify the Islamic basis on which we hope to eventually establish an official political party. The Muslim Brotherhood was first established in the 1920s but has been officially banned since 1954. While the group remains formally outlawed, its members can run as nominal independents in parliamentary elections. In late 2005, the Brotherhood scored a surprise victory in a hotly contested parliamentary race. Despite widespread electoral fraud by the ruling National Democratic Party (NDP) of President Hosni Mubarak, the Islamist group captured a total of 88 parliamentary seats -- roughly a fifth of the otherwise NDP-dominated assembly. Over the course of the last year, however, the Muslim Brotherhood has become subject to an ongoing campaign of arrests by police and vilification in the official media. In December of 2006, a small rally held by Brotherhood-affiliated students was depicted by the state press as the advent of an Islamic militia. Since then, more than 300 of the groups members have been arrested on various charges. Early this year, 40 of the movements leaders were referred by presidential decree to a military tribunal where they currently face charges of financing the activities of a banned group. The move came in tandem with constitutional changes granting the President broad powers of arrest, including authority to refer suspected terrorists to military courts. Along with threats of incarceration, the Muslim Brotherhood also faces mounting criticism from civil society and secular opposition figures. They claim that -- despite the groups significant parliamentary presence -- its political agenda remains largely unknown. In August, under pressure to provide a degree of insight into its policy orientations, the groups leadership distributed a preliminary draft of its official party manifesto. Hoping to avoid unnecessary controversy, only a select handful of academics and civil society figures received copies of the document. Despite this precaution, however, contents of the draft were soon leaked to the local press. In the ensuing debate, critics seized upon two aspects of the document, which, they claimed, confirmed the undemocratic nature of the Islamist movement. First, non-Muslims and women would be disallowed from serving as head of state, that is, as president of the republic. Secondly, the charter stipulates the establishment of a vaguely defined council of Muslim scholars mandated with overseeing legislation. Human rights organisations were quick to register their disapproval of the document, with some calling it discriminatory. Barring non-Muslims or women from political office contradicts international human rights conventions signed by Egypt, Hafez Abu-Saeda, secretary- general of the Cairo-based Egyptian Organisation for Human Rights told IPS. Abu-Saeda also censured the notion of a council of religious scholars with the authority to influence lawmaking. The idea of such a council negates the concept of the modern state, he said. As is the case in Iran, such a system puts the authority of religious scholars above that of the people. Abu-Saeda went on to say that the draft manifesto lacked sufficient attention to pressing economic issues. In contrast to Turkeys successful Islamist-oriented Justice and Development Party, the Muslim Brotherhoods party programme focuses on religious issues while failing to make substantive references to the economy, he said. Diaa Rashwan, an expert on political Islam at the semi-official Al-Ahram Centre for Political and Strategic Studies, was no less critical. The programme essentially aims to change how society is administered, Rashwan, one of those to receive an advance copy of the manifesto, told IPS. No single political movement can unilaterally change the rules of the political process. He also criticised the documents relative lack of detail about the proposed council of scholars. Until now, the precise role of this council remains indeterminate, said Rashwan. There are still ambiguities about the extent of its authority and how exactly it would be formed.
Bismillah [IslamCity] Blaze in Al-Azhar Girls Campus: 5 Dead, 130 Injured
- Original Message - From: mohebbollah Sent: Monday, December 10, 2007 4:07 AM Subject: Blaze in Al-Azhar Girls Campus: 5 Dead, 130 Injured Blaze in Al-Azhar Girls Campus: 5 Dead, 130 Injured IkhwanWeb - Egypt Saturday, December 8, 2007 A great fire broke out in a lecture hall in the Faculty of Arabic and Islamic Studies, Al-Azhar Zagazig Girls Campus, today's afternoon. The electrically-caused fire led to a partial collapse in the roof of the lecture hall, leaving 5 girl students dead and other 130 injured. Noteworthy, main door of the hall was locked which forced the girls, who were in waiting for their professor, to scramble towards a very tight sub-entrance. In a related context, eye-witnesses told Ikhwanweb that there is an intensive security appearance outside the state-run hospitals, where the injured girls receive medical treatments; denying their relatives any access to them. On his part, Dr. Rashaad Al-Bayoumi, an MB Executive Bureau Member and university professor, commented on the accident saying that this tragedy stands as decisive evidence on the absorption of university guard in political action on the expense of campus security and safety. The regime prospered to draw a sketch of miser over all aspects of life in Egypt he added its atrocities aggravate from day to another.
Bismillah [IslamCity] FYI : First of Thul-Hijjah - 10th Dec 2007 in Saudi Arabia
BismillahirRehmanirRahim Assalamu Alaikum Warehmutallah Dear Muslim, Its to inform that last night the announcement has been made that the 1st of Dhull Hijjah was on Monday 10th Dec 2007. So the Yum-al-Arafah will be on Tuesday 18th Dec 2007 Eid ul Azha will be on Wednesday 19th Dec 2007 in Saudi Arabia inn Sha`a Allaah. Your Brother in Islam Muhammad Salman Faheem abu khaliyl [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: as-salamu `alaykum wa rahmatullah: The Prophet (sal-Allaahu 'alayhi was-Sallam) has ordered those able to obtain a sacrifice for Eed ul-Adhhaa to refrain from cutting their hair and nails after the beginning of Thul-Hijjah; For the one who has a sacrifice to perform, then once the hilaal of Thul-Hijjah is sighted, let him not cut any of his hair or nails until he sacrifices. (Muslim and an-Nasaaee, similar with others) - Get the power of Windows + Web with the new Windows Live. Power up! - Be a better friend, newshound, and know-it-all with Yahoo! Mobile. Try it now.
Bismillah [IslamCity] How to prepare marriage for muslim video
Assalamualaikum wr.wb. How to prepare marriage for muslim, its good video. http://alquran.blogku.net/category/islamic-wedding/ Wasalamualaikum wr.wb. Yusuf
Bismillah [IslamCity] Thought for the day
Cultivate Silence
Behind all creation is silence. Silence is the essential condition, the vital
ingredient for all creation and all that is created. It is a power in its own
right. The artist starts with a blank canvas - silence. The composer places it
between and behind the notes. The very ground of your being, out of which come
all your thoughts is silence. The way to silence is through meditation. When
you arrive in your own silence you will know true freedom and real power. Stop,
take a minute, and listen to the silence within you today.
PoEtEsS
Trials and tribulations make me more humble and a true human…Zohra Moosa
***
{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. [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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Bismillah [IslamCity] Job Title : Reliability Engineer
Job Title : Reliability Engineer Languages : - Excellent English language Country : Nasr City, Egypt Job Type: Full Time Description : 1. Anticipates and prevents equipment problems, identifies chronic problems and improvement opportunities. 2. Undertakes non routine performance monitoring of critical rotating equipment. 3. Leads Root Cause Failure Analysis investigations and facilitate use of Reliability tools, such as FMEA, RAM, and RCM, aimed at identifying improvement needs 4. Provides technical support, leadership and direction for condition monitoring technologies (vibration analysis, machine alignment, thermography, lubrication analysis) 5. Analyzes maintenance cost effectiveness and failure statistics leading to the development of improvement projects 6. Stewards reliability programs and indices to management 7. Does equipment assessment during maintenance and inspection opportunities for life expectancy evaluation and repair quality 8. Provides inspection, evaluation, and troubleshooting of malfunctioning equipment and assists maintenance in returning such equipment to full service as soon as possible. Qualifications : 1. Has a minimum of ten (10) years of industrial experience including a minimum of four (4) years of direct plant experience in reliability / inspection of petrochemical plants. 2. Strong coordination and communication skills required. A B.S. degree in metallurgy or mechanical engineering is strongly preferred. 3. Knowledgeable in pressure vessel, piping codes, heat exchangers, pumps, compressors and NDT inspection techniques. 4. Knowledgeable in Metallurgical and Mechanical failure analysis. 5. Experience in use of RCFA tools such as Tap Root, Cause Mapping and Ishikawa Charts Other Skills 1. Vibration analysis both special purpose and general purpose rotating machinery (Bently Nevada ADRE , CSI RBMWare or SKF Prism), 2. Thermography and InfraRed tools and techniques 3. Lubrication 4. Machinery alignment (laser) Gender : Male Experience : 10+ Years. Salary (L.E.): Negotiable Job Contact E-mail : [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://groups.yahoo.com/group/islamcity/[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Bismillah [IslamCity] Job Title : Chief Inspector
Job Title : Chief Inspector Languages : - Excellent English language Job Type: Full Time Description : 1. Responsible for the development and updating of the inspection and QA/QC program within our plant 2. Responsible for all inspections and QA tests on all classes of equipment and installations in the project. 3. Coordinates and supervises the use of internal and external specialist resources and personnel in support of inspection of the plant. 4. Verifies that all field inspection work is performed in accordance with established procedures and the Quality Assurance Manual. 5. Develops and/or approves tailor-made inspection and repair procedures in consultation with in-house and outside specialists. 6. Supervise and coordinate activities related to preparation of welding specification, welding procedure qualification and welder's qualification 7. Coordinate selection of appropriate non destructive techniques and evaluation of their results to ascertain integrity of mechanical assets at the plant 8. Conducts failure analysis, specifically for static equipment and prepares a report when a plant component fails. 9. Keeps abreast of standards and codes related to static equipment design and inspection and makes recommendations accordingly. 10. Implements monitoring procedures to monitor corrosion and other plant degradation mechanisms. Prepares recommendations for preventative or corrective action to prevent corrosion or other degradation of plant equipment. 11. Maintains in-house inspection equipment and arranges for bringing in specialized equipment as needed. 12. Coordinates with the plant laboratory and with external parties as needed to carry out inspection related sampling and analyses. Qualifications : 1. Has a minimum of ten (10) years of industrial experience including a minimum of four (4) years of direct plant experience in inspection of petrochemical plants. 2. Strong coordination and communication skills required. A B.S. degree in metallurgy or mechanical engineering is strongly preferred. 3. Knowledge of ASME and API codes for pressure vessel, tank, and pipe design, fabrication and inspection is required. 4. ASNT Level II in Radiographic Testing Interpretation, Liquid Penetrating Testing and Magnetic Particle Testing 5. API Inspection Certification for Piping, Pressure Vessels and Storage Tanks 6. AWS or equivalent welding inspection certification 7. Knowledge of chemical plant corrosion and equipment damage mechanisms is highly desired. A substantial understanding of materials properties and metallurgy is desirable. Gender : Male Experience : 10+ Years. Salary (L.E.): Negotiable Job Contact E-mail : [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://groups.yahoo.com/group/islamcity/[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Bismillah [IslamCity] Job Title : Procurement Manager
Job Title : Procurement Manager Languages : - Excellent English language Job Type: Full Time Description : 1. Responsible for the purchasing, expediting and logistics for foreign and local equipment material, catalysts, and supplies through foreign and local suppliers and agents. 2. Develops and implements an overall Plant Procurement Strategy including the impact and coordination with the Warehousing Strategy. 3. Development and implementation of procurement policies and procedures for the purchase of capital equipment, consumables and other supplies from foreign and local sources. 4. Updates Plant Management of the import schedule of purchases, status of local purchases and directs the expediting of the items to meet production and maintenance schedules and objectives. 5. Approves procedures for co-ordination of customs activities with local authorities to ensure expeditious import of equipment and consumable materials required for operating and maintaining the facility. 6. Supervises subcontract agreements with local and foreign suppliers of materials and services. 7. Reviews subcontract proposals and obtains management approvals for implementation. Prepares and negotiates subcontracts for the catering and transportation services to support the plant requirements. 8. Interfaces with Plant Management, Operations and Maintenance Departments to ensure timely requisitioning, approval, purchase and delivery of spare parts and consumables. 9. Supervises Customs controls activities and Liaises with local authorities to ensure expeditious release of imported materials from the Customs. 10. Supervises and co-ordinates the administrative activities related to the receiving and security of all materials and equipment until their receipt in the warehouse. 11. Maintains a list of local and foreign suppliers and catalogs their capabilities to provide equipment and materials. 12. Interviews suppliers and evaluates their competitiveness regarding pricing and delivery capabilities. 13. Implements the administrative tracking system to review supplier pricing before making recommendations for purchase. 14. Conducts local surveys prior to job commencement to ascertain the availability of local goods, services and workforce to facilitate the support activities of the campsite administrations. Qualifications : 1. Minimum of ten (10) to twelve (12) years purchasing experience in the international process plant or hydrocarbon processing industry. 2. Requires extensive technical knowledge of standards and specifications for equipment fabrication. 3. B.S. Degree in a Business related discipline. 4. Must be fluent in both the written and spoken English language. 5. Must be computer literate and have experience with standard office computing equipment and software and procurement and parts management software. Gender : Male Experience : 10+ Years. Salary (L.E.): Negotiable Job Contact E-mail : [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://groups.yahoo.com/group/islamcity/[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Bismillah [IslamCity] A Quote
QUOTE
WHERE IS ALLAH?
I searched the mountains and the valleys but neither in the heights nor
in the depths I able to find Him. I went to the Kaaba in Makkah, but He
was not there either. I questioned the scholars and philosophers, but He
was beyond their understanding. I then looked into my heart and it was
there where He dwelled that I saw him; He was nowhere else to be found.
Jalaluddin Rumi
PoEtEsS
Trials and tribulations make me more humble and a true human…Zohra Moosa
***
{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. [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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Bismillah [IslamCity] Erosion of Democratic Norms: A case of Modi
Erosion of Democratic Norms: A case of Modi Ram Puniyani Current Gujarat elections, irrespective of their results, will remain etched in the memory of the nation for wrong reasons. Gujarat witnessed the burning of Sabarmati express at Godhra in Feb 2002. The carnage which followed this train accident claimed the lives of thousands of innocents and simultaneously polarized Gujarat along religious lines. The process of ghettotisation of Muslims and the fear of minorities constructed in the minds of majority community are staring in our face. At the same time the threads of democratic nationalism, national integration are breaking rapidly. While various citizens? inquiry reports did point out the pre planned nature of the pogrom and the role of RSS combine led by Modi in the carnage, we could all see the same for ourselves thanks to the Tehelka. The consequent polarization led to the victory of the leader of the carnage back to power in the elections which took place a bit later. In the elections of 2002, the main opposition party, Congress did not gather strength to take on Modi with full vigor. One of the reasons was that Modi deflected the criticism directed again him and against RSS combine as the insult to 5 crore Gujartis, and his assertion was well received in a section of society. The Tehelka sting showed some of the perpetrators boasting about their crimes in front of the camera, and this made most of the people realize once again the gravity of the crime. Now most of the society got a direct feel of what had happened, who did it. Society also registered that the reports of citizens groups were on the dot in pinpointing the malaise of Gujarat society. It was in this background that Sonia Gandhi in her election campaign called the Modi led BJP as the merchants of death. Modi realized that the truth is being said after all, and tried to raise the communal and criminal sentiments by justifying the extra judicial killing of Sorabuddin, who was killed in a fake encounter by the police. The ploy was that since a section of society has been communized enough, the illegal act of killing someone will get him sympathy votes. He took ?credit? for this ?bravery? of killing of Soharabuddin and his wife. Human rights workers raised the issue of Modi communalizing and criminalizing the people?s mindset. And as is his wont, he presented the criticism against him as the insult of people of Gujarat, of Gujarat itself! Usual damage control exercises unrolled, he has been quoted out of context, he does not justify the extra judicial killings etc. But the damage was done and election commission took a serous note of it. The frail nature of legal mechanism, as to how a democratically elected chief minister, takes oath in the name of constitution, than openly incites the public and tries to bask in the ?glory? of this illegal act done by state machinery, is there for all to see. The larger issue of democratic norms, morality and polity are put at the backburner, with the leaders doing their electoral arithmetic of what will help them more in getting the power. Now the issue can be discussed at the level of legalities and also at the level of electoral arithmetic. All these do have their importance but one also needs to be concerned about the deeper and broader issues related to our constitution, as to what is happening to the values of democracy enshrined in our constitution? In Gujarat the legal norms have been put aside in matters of rehabilitation and in the post violence justice. In ?regular? life patterns, now a section of Muslims are willing to bend on their knees to survive, willing to ?forgive? unilaterally, while no body is caring to ask for their forgiveness. The ?charisma? of Modi is on the rise. He was keeping the communal card, under wraps till the word Merchants of death was hurled upon him. And then he unraveled his communal face with full force just before the polling. All this sounds so unusual but we are becoming used to the prevalence of these things. Does it ring familiar to something which happened in history? While there are lot of differences from what happened in Germany some similarities are too glaring. The targeting of minorities, the total abolition of democratic space, the social common sense directed against the minorities and secularists, and consensus built around the fascist state are very similar. ?Kill them, kill them? is what Modi could easily extract from the section of crowd for Soharabuddin. What distinguishes Gujarat from the Germany?s state of affairs in 30s and 40s of last century is that here the process is taking place at a slower pace and the same process is on with different intensities in different states of the country. So can we use the term Chronic Fascism in Gujarat in contrast to acute fascism of Germany. Whole of Germany was totally gripped by this politics, while in India Gujarat is worst but all the
Bismillah [IslamCity] Job Title : Procurement Manager
Job Title : Procurement Manager Languages : - Excellent English language Job Type: Full Time Description : 1. Responsible for the purchasing, expediting and logistics for foreign and local equipment material, catalysts, and supplies through foreign and local suppliers and agents. 2. Develops and implements an overall Plant Procurement Strategy including the impact and coordination with the Warehousing Strategy. 3. Development and implementation of procurement policies and procedures for the purchase of capital equipment, consumables and other supplies from foreign and local sources. 4. Updates Plant Management of the import schedule of purchases, status of local purchases and directs the expediting of the items to meet production and maintenance schedules and objectives. 5. Approves procedures for co-ordination of customs activities with local authorities to ensure expeditious import of equipment and consumable materials required for operating and maintaining the facility. 6. Supervises subcontract agreements with local and foreign suppliers of materials and services. 7. Reviews subcontract proposals and obtains management approvals for implementation. Prepares and negotiates subcontracts for the catering and transportation services to support the plant requirements. 8. Interfaces with Plant Management, Operations and Maintenance Departments to ensure timely requisitioning, approval, purchase and delivery of spare parts and consumables. 9. Supervises Customs controls activities and Liaises with local authorities to ensure expeditious release of imported materials from the Customs. 10. Supervises and co-ordinates the administrative activities related to the receiving and security of all materials and equipment until their receipt in the warehouse. 11. Maintains a list of local and foreign suppliers and catalogs their capabilities to provide equipment and materials. 12. Interviews suppliers and evaluates their competitiveness regarding pricing and delivery capabilities. 13. Implements the administrative tracking system to review supplier pricing before making recommendations for purchase. 14. Conducts local surveys prior to job commencement to ascertain the availability of local goods, services and workforce to facilitate the support activities of the campsite administrations. Qualifications : 1. Minimum of ten (10) to twelve (12) years purchasing experience in the international process plant or hydrocarbon processing industry. 2. Requires extensive technical knowledge of standards and specifications for equipment fabrication. 3. B.S. Degree in a Business related discipline. 4. Must be fluent in both the written and spoken English language. 5. Must be computer literate and have experience with standard office computing equipment and software and procurement and parts management software. Gender : Male Experience : 10+ Years. Salary (L.E.): Negotiable Job Contact E-mail : [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://groups.yahoo.com/group/islamcity/[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Bismillah [IslamCity] A Thought
A THOUGHT
A human being has in each day 24,000 breaths - in and out. In every
in-and-out breath, there is an action, whether good or bad. Every breath
in is an act, and every breath out is an act. Whether you breathe in or
breathe out you expend effort, energy. So you are doing at least 24,000
acts every day. Think, then, whether these acts are like dead trees that
have to be cut and thrown into fire or like living things that must be
put into eternal area of heaven.
PoEtEsS
Trials and tribulations make me more humble and a true human…Zohra Moosa
***
{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. [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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Jewels In The Quran:
And say (to the people of the Book) we believe in the revelation which has
come down to us and that which has come down to you, and God is One. (29:46)
This Week's Hadith (Sahih Muslim, Book 007, Number 2653:
Jabir (Allah be pleased with him) reported Allah's Messenger (may peace be
upon him) as saying: He who does not find shoes to wear may wear socks, and he
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3) 10 Blessed Days.
4) Health Science: Getting a Second Life.
5) Youth 4 the Future : Memories, Plans, and Dedications of `Eid .
6) Muslim Affairs: Interpretations of Iran.
7) European Muslims: Migration's Untold Story.
8) Family : Nurturing Marital Love.
9) Reading Islam.
10) Art Culture : I Say Salam! What Do You Say?.
1) Live Fatwa
Guest : Wael Shihab
Subject : General Fatwa Session
Data: Tuesday,Dec 11 ,2007
Time: Makkah From... 16:00...To... 17:30
GMT From... 13:00...To...14:30 - Live Dialogues
Guest : Dr. Eyad Sarraj
Subject : End The Siege on Gaza Campaign
Data: Wednesday,Dec 12 ,2007
Time: Makkah From... 16:00...To... 17:00
GMT From... 13:00...To...14:00
2) News : AROUND THE WORLD
- Riyadh Plans Monorails for Hajj.
- After Deadline, Kosovo Mulls Statehood.
- US Abysmal Discrimination Record.
- French City Sets EU Mosque Example.
- Nigeria Pastors Feast on Witch Kids.
- Remembering Hajj.
- Eid Al-Adha Falls on December 19.
- IOL Virtual Hajj in Second Life .
- World in Pictures.
More News..
10 Blessed Days
3) 10 Blessed Days --- Want to Improve Your Grades?
Later in the evening, as I was enjoying a hot steaming mug of tea while looking
through my 2006 planner, I saw a big red line marked across 10 days of the
planner: EXTRA DEEDS REQUIRED. I looked at the dates on the marked boxes
- The Month of Dhul-Hijjah
The first ten days of Dhul-Hijjah are the best and most virtuous days of the
year. They are the days in which Allah the Almighty most loves the people to
perform good deeds...
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4) Health Science : Getting a Second Life IslamOnline.net has finally
launched it's long anticipated project on Second Life, the Hajj educational
training program. If you do not have a Second Life account yet, this
step-by-step guide will help you create a new account and explain how to reach
IOL's island. Have fun exploring the world of Second Life!
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5) Youth 4 the Future : Memories, Plans, and Dedications of `Eid`Eid
Al-Adha is almost close, and Muslims all over the world are waiting to
celebrate and exchange greetings with their families and friends. Everyone of
us has specific plans in the `Eid: Some people will travel and others will
spend the `Eid with their families. In fact, plans for `Eid differ from someone
to ..
6) Muslim Affairs : Interpretations of Iran An analysis of the biased way in
which Iran is portrayed in the general media provokes a certain feeling of
ironic dismay. Mainstream Western media has tended to promote the idea of Iran
as pivotal to the alleged axis of evil.
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7)
Bismillah [IslamCity] ARAFA DAY EID-AL-ADHA
NEWS\ Monday 10 December 2007 Official Decision and Announcement of the High Judiciary Council of Saudi Arabia... Just a short time ago, Fatwa-Online was informed of the official decision and announcement of the High Judiciary Council (HJC) of Saudi Arabia that since the moon of Dhul-Hijjah was sighted yesterday evening here in Saudi Arabia, we shall be completing twenty nine (29) days of Dhul-Qi'dah, inshaa.-Allaah. Subsequently, 1 Dhul-Hijjah will be today, Monday 10 December 2007, and the Muslims performing Hajj will be in 'Arafah on Tuesday 18 December (9 Dhul-Hijjah 1428), and the Muslim Ummah shall be celebrating 'Eed al-Adhaa on Wednesday 19 December, (10 Dhul-Hijjah 1428), inshaa.-Allaah. - Never miss a thing. Make Yahoo your homepage.
Bismillah [IslamCity] Did we get a bill from Allah?
Did we get a bill from Allah?
A man reached 70 years of age and was affected by a disease which made him
unable to urinate. The doctors told him that he needs an operation to cure the
disease. He agreed to do the operation as the problem was giving him severe
pain for days. When the operation was completed the doctor gave him a bill
which covered all the costs. After looking at the bill, the man started crying.
Upon seeing this, the doctor said If the cost is too high then we could make
some other arrangements for you. The old man replied, I am not crying because
of the money but I am crying because Allah let me urinate for 70 years and He
never sent me a bill!
Subhanallah!
And He gave you of all that you asked for, and if you count the blessings of
Allah, never will you be able to count them… Al Quran (14:34)
CONCLUSION
We rarely thank Allah for these things which are indeed great favors. Take a
little pause and think for a while about the bounties of Allah Almighty within
yourself. May Allah grant us the ability to recognize His bounties and thank
Him often.
PoEtEsS
Trials and tribulations make me more humble and a true human…Zohra Moosa
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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. [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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