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Friday, November 18, 2011
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National Geographic: Death of a Mars Rover (2011)
When the twin rovers Spirit and Opportunity touched down on Mars in January 2004, they were expected to drive a few hundred yards and last ninety days. Seven-plus years later, the hardy robots have proven to be two of the greatest explorers of the Space Age, trekking miles across hostile deserts, climbing mountains, scrambling in and out of craters, and cheating death many times. Now comes the sad news that while Opportunity continues to roll, Spirit has reached the end of the road. Death of a Mars Rover tells the epic story of Spirit and Opportunity, and the desperate effort to save Spirit after she drove into a quicksand trap and then fell silent over a year ago.
National Geographic: Egypt Underworld (2009)
New excavations are revealing more than we've ever known about Egyptian life after death. To the ancient Egyptians, life after death was a high-stakes underworld journey fraught with terrifying obstacles: fiery lakes of death, battles with bona fide monsters, and ultimately eternal death or resurrection with the sun. It's a journey each Egyptian believed was real, and for the pharaoh the stakes were even higher – the entire cosmos depended on the king's successful journey and resurrection. Now, new excavations are revealing more than we've ever known about what the Egyptians knew they'd encounter on their afterlife journey. Today Dr. Zahi Hawass is excavating a mysterious tunnel at the very bottom of Seti's tomb; a perilous tunnel dug far below the surface of the earth. On a true Indiana-Jones style quest in which Dr. Hawass will put his own life in jeopardy for the sake of discovery.
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The Devotion to our Mothers
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In chapter The Women An-Nisa [4.1], Allah states, "And revere (and respect) the wombs (that bore you)" In Islam, pregnancy does not degrade a woman. On the contrary, it elevates the status of a woman.
In chapter The Wise (0r the person Luqman) - Luqman [31:14] - it is stated that "And We have commanded man (to be good) to his parents: In weakness and hardship his mother bore him, and in 2 years (after) was his weaning."
The Quran says in chapter The Winding Sand Tracts - Al-Ahqaf [46:15], "And We have commanded that it is essential for man to be kind to his parents: In pain did his mother bear him, and in pain did she give him birth."
According to a Hadith mentioned in Sahih Bukhari, vol. no. 8, in the Book of Adab, chp 2, hadith no. 2: "A person came to Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) and asked him, 'Who is the person who deserves the maximum love & companionship in this world?' The Prophet replied, 'Your mother.' The man asked, 'Who next?' The Prophet said, 'Your mother.' The man asked, 'After that who?' The Prophet repeated for the the 3rd time, 'Your mother.' The man asked, 'After that who?' Then the prophet said, 'Your father.'"
So woe to those who disrespect the womb that bore them. For those who torment their parents, disavow and betray the woman who bore them and shelters them - they don`t realize the depth of conceit and transgression they dig for themselves!
Woe to them who had parents - whom have passed on from this world, and never got a chance to be loved or honored, for their descendants are the ultimate losers. Woe to those who are in the care of wet nurses, step mothers, guardians and family members and are betrayed willingly - for there is no bigger traitor than the traitor who leaves the battlefield!
Stylish Hijaab Vs. Islaamic Jilbaab
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Sheikh Danish Riyaz, November 14, 2011
A new trend of wearing Stylish Hijaab in Women folk came from the west to the rest of the world & it is better if they don’t wear such a Hijaab then what they wear. Its the duty of every Muslim women to acquire the knowledge of Islaam and today acquiring the knowledge of Islaam is extremely easy with the advent of internet and availability of a large collection of books in English and other languages in the outside market.
For many sisters – hijaab is the head scarf which covers the head and that’s it. For some sisters hijaab is the long skirt and a scarf and that’s it. For some sisters, hijaab is something which should be in the heart and does not necessarily mean to wear it and for most of the sisters, hijaab is a small cloth that covers major part of the hair and it is not required to wear something special below because they say, hijaab is to cover ones hair.
Read this post : Looking for a good looking, beautiful Jilbaab ?
...There are sisters who cover their faces but keep their eyes open but the amount of make up and decoration they do to their eyes and eye brows in unimaginable. No wonder Allaah praises the beauty of hoor in jannah with their eyes as hoorul ‘eyn means the big beautiful eyes. Eyes are the biggest tool for attracting the opposite sex and now we also attract the same sex!...
(click here to view full blog article with related videos, additional information and resources.)
Remember Sisters: -
KHIMAAR (head covering) IS AN OBLIGATION.
Sheikh Danish Riyaz, November 14, 2011
A new trend of wearing Stylish Hijaab in Women folk came from the west to the rest of the world & it is better if they don’t wear such a Hijaab then what they wear. Its the duty of every Muslim women to acquire the knowledge of Islaam and today acquiring the knowledge of Islaam is extremely easy with the advent of internet and availability of a large collection of books in English and other languages in the outside market.
For many sisters – hijaab is the head scarf which covers the head and that’s it. For some sisters hijaab is the long skirt and a scarf and that’s it. For some sisters, hijaab is something which should be in the heart and does not necessarily mean to wear it and for most of the sisters, hijaab is a small cloth that covers major part of the hair and it is not required to wear something special below because they say, hijaab is to cover ones hair.
Read this post : Looking for a good looking, beautiful Jilbaab ?
...There are sisters who cover their faces but keep their eyes open but the amount of make up and decoration they do to their eyes and eye brows in unimaginable. No wonder Allaah praises the beauty of hoor in jannah with their eyes as hoorul ‘eyn means the big beautiful eyes. Eyes are the biggest tool for attracting the opposite sex and now we also attract the same sex!...
(click here to view full blog article with related videos, additional information and resources.)
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Is it allowed for a Muslim woman to wear pants?Remember Sisters: -
KHIMAAR (head covering) IS AN OBLIGATION.
JILBAAB (long cloak/ coat which covers full body) IS AN OBLIGATION.
References: [Al-Ahzaab:33:59, An-Noor: 24:30-31]
References: [Al-Ahzaab:33:59, An-Noor: 24:30-31]
Thursday, November 17, 2011
Crotchless panties at a kids clothing store?
Really, what is this world coming too? I`d be mortified too if I was a parent and my 7 year old daughter or younger children were exposed to this in addition to all the sex-filled crap they face nowadays.
Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) has said: that the Day of Judgement will not come until children of fornication will be big in number, will be large in number, the hadith is in Tabrani, isn’t this the case today?
Crotchless Panties Sold At 'Kids N Teen' Store Upsets Colorado Parent
Marketing and making crotchless panties for young kids serves no purpose other than to bring sex and the whole notion of sex at yet an earlier age nowadays. I mean how much do you really want to degrade society? It would be one thing, if it was being sold only to teenagers above the age of 18 but younger teens and kids? Come one, there has to a line between common sense and humility or have we humans forgotten all forms of morality?
Society will only continue on the downward spiral it has taken, out goes all notions of humility and morality. People are becoming too free with their personal freedoms and character, and are imposing it on others as a whole to the masses. This will only create more and more children of fornication as it already has and continues to grow.
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Posted: 11/15/11 04:03 PM ET
HuffingtonPost
Crotchless panties at a children's store? Nope, we're not kidding:
Erin French, a mom in Greeley, Colo., and her children entered a store this week called Kids N Teen, where French discovered several pairs of crotchless thongs displayed near the selections of kids' merchandise, Colorado's 9 News first reported.
"[The store has] cuddly little backpacks, and pretty little princess dresses," French told the station, after she made the discovery. She captured video of the panties with a cellphone camera.
The owner told the station that the store sells mostly kids' products, but that a small portion of the merchandise is geared toward teens. The shop has since pulled the panties from shelves, 9 News reports.
But it's too late, because news of the kiddie lingerie has already hit the Internet. The Heckler Spray blog wonders: "The owner of Kids N Teen says that 25% of her merchandise is actually for teens, which explains the whole crotchless knickers thing, right? Wait. Are they saying that it is okay...
HuffingtonPost
Crotchless panties at a children's store? Nope, we're not kidding:
Erin French, a mom in Greeley, Colo., and her children entered a store this week called Kids N Teen, where French discovered several pairs of crotchless thongs displayed near the selections of kids' merchandise, Colorado's 9 News first reported.
"[The store has] cuddly little backpacks, and pretty little princess dresses," French told the station, after she made the discovery. She captured video of the panties with a cellphone camera.
The owner told the station that the store sells mostly kids' products, but that a small portion of the merchandise is geared toward teens. The shop has since pulled the panties from shelves, 9 News reports.
But it's too late, because news of the kiddie lingerie has already hit the Internet. The Heckler Spray blog wonders: "The owner of Kids N Teen says that 25% of her merchandise is actually for teens, which explains the whole crotchless knickers thing, right? Wait. Are they saying that it is okay...
Monday, November 14, 2011
Friday, November 11, 2011
Uh-oh, is there new truth to the age-old pharoah`s curse?
From aangirfan, posted Wed., Oct 9, 2011:
Tomb of Tutankhamun
Egyptian archaeologist Zahi Hawass moved two child mummies from Egypt's Bahariya Oasis to a museum.
Hawass was haunted by the children in his dreams.
The haunting continued until the mummy of the father was re-united with the children in the museum.
Hawass reported that a sick young boy had a "miracle" cure in the Egyptian Museum when he looked into the eyes of the mummy of King Ahmose I...
The haunting continued until the mummy of the father was re-united with the children in the museum.
Hawass reported that a sick young boy had a "miracle" cure in the Egyptian Museum when he looked into the eyes of the mummy of King Ahmose I...
Women and Perfume in the presence of non-mahrams
by Muslim Faith on September 26, 2011
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Women may only wear perfume if they will be in the company of other women or with their own mahrams. Wearing it in the presence of non-mahrams constitutes a great sin.
Aboo Moosaa al-Ash’aree (may Allaah be pleased with him) reported that the Prophet (sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallaam) said:
“Any woman who wears perfume and passes by men who would smell her
perfume is an adulteress.”
Recorded by Aboo Daawood, at-Tirmidhee, and others. Verified to be hasan by al-Albaanee (Saheeh ul-Jaami’ no. 2701 and al-Mishkaat no. 1023).
- Sheikh Danish Riyaz
“Any woman who wears perfume and passes by men who would smell her
perfume is an adulteress.”
Recorded by Aboo Daawood, at-Tirmidhee, and others. Verified to be hasan by al-Albaanee (Saheeh ul-Jaami’ no. 2701 and al-Mishkaat no. 1023).
- Sheikh Danish Riyaz
Wednesday, November 9, 2011
Beware of Satan`s Fahsha
Satan threatens you with poverty and orders you to commit Fahsha (evil deeds, illegal sexual intercourse, sins etc.), whereas Allah promises you forgiveness from Himself and bounty. Allah is Self-Sufficient, All-Knowing. - Sura Al-Baqarah 2:268
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Tuesday, November 8, 2011
Ghazal 119 from Rumi`s Fountain of Fire
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If you pass your night
and merge it with dawn
for the sake of heart
what do you think will happen
if the entire world
is covered with the blossoms
you have labored to plant
what do you think will happen
if the elixir of life
that has been hidden in the dark
fills the desert and towns
what do you think will happen
if because of
your generosity and love
a few humans find their lives
what do you think will happen
if you pour an entire jar
filled with joyous wine
on the head of those already drunk
what do you think will happen
go my friend
bestow your love
even on your enemies
if you touch their hearts
what do you think will happen
Translated by Nader Khalili
Rumi, Fountain of Fire
Cal-Earth, September 1994
Reflections
Jalaluddin Rumi (1207 – 1273)
Know that the world of created beings
is like pure and clear water, reflecting
the attributes of God.
Their knowledge, justice and kindness
reflects God’s like a heavenly star is
reflected in running water.
Earthly kings reflect God’s kingship.
Scholars mirror the wisdom of God.
People and nations may change as
one generation replaces another;
but the divine attributes are eternal.
The water flowing in the stream
changes many times, but the
reflection of the moon and stars
in the water remains the same.
(Masnavi 6: 3172-8)
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Words of Wisdom by the great Jalaluddin Rumi
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From the great Jalaluddin Rumi (1207-1273), a Persian sufi mystic poet once said:
- "People of the world don`t look at themselves, and so they blame one another."
- "Don`t grieve, anything you loose comes back round in another form."
- "That which is false troubles the heart, but truth brings joyous tranquility."
- "Since in order to speak, one must first listen - learn to speak by listening."
- "When we are dead, seek not our tomb in the earth, but find it in the hearts of men" - Rumi`s epitaph
- If your guidance is your ego, don't rely on luck for help. you sleep during the day and the nights are short. By the time you wake up your life may be over.
- The intelligent want self-control; children want candy.
- No mirror ever became iron again; No bread ever became wheat; No ripened grape ever became sour fruit. Mature yourself and be secure from a change for the worse. Become the light.
Words of Wisdom by the Ancient & Present Greats
'Time is a river...And books are boats. Many volumes start down that stream, only to be wrecked and lost beyond recall in its sands. Only a few, a very few, endure the testings of time and live to bless the ages following.' - Dan Brown, The Lost Symbol
'If the infinite had not desired man to be wise, he would not have bestowed upon him the faculty of knowing.' -Manly P. Hall, The Secret Teachings of All Ages
'The Universe is a cryptogram set up by the Almighty' -Sir Isaac Newton
'Laus Deo' "Praise God" - Inscription on eastern face of Washington Monument capstone
'Nullius in verba' "Take nobody`s word for it" - Motto of the Royal Society
'Je ova Sanctus Unus' "one true God" - (anagram) aka Isaacus Neutonus
'Service to others is the rent that you pay for your room here on earth'
-Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him); quoted by Mahatma Gandhi
'And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes; and there shall be no more death, neither sorrow, nor crying, neither shall there be any more pain: for the former things are passed away.' -Revelation 21:4
'Lo! some we loved, the loveliest and best
That time and fate of all their vintage prest
Have drunk their cup a round or two before,
And one by one crept silently to rest
-The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayum
"When death is regarded not (as with us) as an ultimate dissolution, but rather as a transitional (and crucial) stage of a journey, then the apparent Egyptian preoccupation with death becomes exactly the opposite of what it seems to be. It is, in fact, a preoccupation with life in the deepest possible sense." -John Anthony West, Serpent in the Sky
Two people of opposite sex will never be alone!
by Muslim Faith on November 2, 2011
Prophet (sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) reminded us, if two people in the same room, they are not alone but the 3rd person is the Satan. Whether you don’t have any wrong intention or the otherwise, satan will not leave you alone.
We don’t need to feel sorry about what we have done, just repent and make the change, reflect Qur’aan in your daily life and then see how much Allaah loves you!
- Sheikh Danish Riyaz
Whether you are an assistant sitting in the same room with your boss, chatting or messaging him without any wrong intention, talking on your cell phone to him, whether you are just having a walk or just sitting with him in a bus on the same seat, just having a tea with him, just spending some time with him… they cannot be alone but the 3rd person will be Satan.
Prophet (sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) reminded us, if two people in the same room, they are not alone but the 3rd person is the Satan. Whether you don’t have any wrong intention or the otherwise, satan will not leave you alone.
We don’t need to feel sorry about what we have done, just repent and make the change, reflect Qur’aan in your daily life and then see how much Allaah loves you!
- Sheikh Danish Riyaz
Monday, November 7, 2011
The Description of the Sinful Liar and His Requital
وَيْلٌ لِّكُلِّ أَفَّاكٍ أَثِيمٍ - يَسْمَعُ ءَايَـتِ اللَّهِ تُتْلَى عَلَيْهِ ثُمَّ يُصِرُّ مُسْتَكْبِراً كَأَن لَّمْ يَسْمَعْهَا فَبَشِّرْهُ بِعَذَابٍ أَلِيمٍ - وَإِذَا عَلِمَ مِنْ ءَايَـتِنَا شَيْئاً اتَّخَذَهَا هُزُواً أُوْلَـئِكَ لَهُمْ عَذَابٌ مُّهِينٌ - مِّن وَرَآئِهِمْ جَهَنَّمُ وَلاَ يُغْنِى عَنْهُم مَّا كَسَبُواْ شَيْئاً وَلاَ مَا اتَّخَذُواْ مِن دُونِ اللَّهِ أَوْلِيَآءَ وَلَهُمْ عَذَابٌ عَظِيمٌ - هَـذَا هُدًى وَالَّذِينَ كَفَرُواْ بِـَايَـتِ رَبِّهِمْ لَهُمْ عَذَابٌ مِّن رِّجْزٍ أَلِيمٌ
Woe to every sinful liar; before whom the revelations of Allah are recited, yet persists with pride as if it did not hear them. So announce a painful punishment to them! When one learns something of Allah`s revelation (this Qur`an), it takes them as a joke. For such people, there will be a humiliating punishment. Behind them there is hell, and nothing of what they have earned (in this world) will be of any benefit to them, nor those whom they have taken as protectors besides Allah. They will have a great punishment. This Qur`an is guidance. Those who disbelieve in the revelations of their Rabb, there will be a terrible painful punishment for them. - Sura Al-Jathiyah 45:7-11
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