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"The Messenger of God was imposing and majestic. His face was luminous like a full moon. He was taller than medium but not excessive in height. He had wavy hair, which he parted and it never went beyond his shoulders. He was light-skinned with a high brow. He had full eye -brows and a small space between them. He had a fine, aquiline nose. His beard was full, his eyes black. His physique was supple and lithe, with a full chest and broad shoulders. When he walked, he was determined and his pace was as if he was walking down hill. When he spoke he was always brief and reflective. He spoke when he saw benefit and spent long periods in silent contemplation. His speech was comprehensive being nei - ther wordy nor laconic. He had a mild temperament and was never harsh nor cruel, coarse nor rude. He expressed gratitude for everything given to him no matter how insignificant. When he spoke, his companions lowered their heads as if birds were perched upon them.
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Manners of Visiting 3.1 KEEPING APPOINTMENTS, DELAYS AND CANCELLATION In the first verse of Surat Al-Mai’da, Allah called upon the believers ‘O’ you the Believers, fulfill your promises.’ In Surat Maryam Allah also praised Prophet Ismail may peace be upon him ‘He was true to his promise. He was a Messenger and a Prophet.’ To keep an appointment is vital [...] Related posts:Importance of AppearanceEntering/ Leaving a HouseEntering/ Leaving a House Prophet Dawood and Sulaiman Dawood (alayhis salam) and his son, Sulaiman (alayhis salam) were not only prophets, but also kings of the people of Israel. They were both known for their strength, wisdom, judgement, and devotion to Allah. Before Dawood (alayhis salam) became king, Talut (Saul) was the king of Israel. When he set out with his army to fight [...] Related posts:Prophet Ibrahim (2)Prophet AdamProphet Ibrahim (1) 10 Principles for the Upbringing of Children 1. Teach by example, because children listen with their eyes. 2. Introduce Allah to your child: His glory, obedience to Him over obedience to anyone else, asking only from Him, Importance of the Faraa’idh. 3. Introduce Rasoolullah (S) to your child: His life & times, following his Sunnah in everything in life, his Message, and his Work: Da’wah. 4. [...] No related posts. Love of Seclusion It is related that some people said to Hasan al-Basri, “Oh Abu Saeed there is a man sitting behind a pillar here, whom we have never seen. Hasan al-Basri went to him and said, “Oh Abdullah, I see the love of seclusion has engulfed you. What prevents you from sitting with the people?” He replied, “A [...] Related posts:Angels from HeavenDreams10 Ways of Developing Love for Allah Read the Qur’an So brothers and sisters, to increase your iman Read the miracle, read the Quran Here’s a fact for the ones who are keener 92 surahs revealed in Mecca, 22 in Medinah Read it every day and to read it be proud The word Quran means to read it aloud Read the book from the Lord of the worlds Over 6,000 verses and [...] Related posts:Divine WonderMuslim BeliefsProphets Hud and Salih Imam Ahmad ibn Hanbal Imam Ahmad ibn Hanbal was born in the city of Baghdad during the month of Rabi-ul Awwal 164 A.H. His father passed away either before he was born or shortly afterwards, and it was his mother who diligently brought up the Imam. He acquired his childhood education through the Maktab but even there his piety and [...] Related posts:Shaykh Ahmad AliShaykh Ibrahim Memon MadaniStories of the Pious by Shaykh Ahmad Ali Angels from Heaven It is related that when Sahl – bin Abdullah AI – Tustairi died, people flocked from all over to attend his funeral prayer. An elderly Jew, who lived nearby, was overwhelmed by the mass of people. When his eyes fell on the Janazah, he remarked, “Do you see what I see?” They asked, “What do you [...] Related posts:Story of an IdolatorVirtues of DuroodWords of the Almighty Entering/ Leaving a House 2.6 KNOCKING AND RINGING Knock at the door, or ring the door’s bell in a pleasant way and not louder than is necessary to make your presence known. Do not knock loudly and violently or ring the bell continuously. Remember that you are a visitor and not a thug or an oppressor who is raiding the [...] Related posts:Entering/ Leaving a HouseEntering/ Leaving a HouseManners of Visiting Dreams Rabi bin Sulaiman relates that I saw Imam Ash-Shafi’ in my dreams after his death and Iasked ”Oh Abu Abdullah, how did Allah deal with you?” He replied, ”He sat me down on a chair and showered me with diamonds.” A Pious Saint relates that I saw Shaykh Abu Is-haak Ibraheem bin Ali bin Yusuf Al-Sherazi [...] Related posts:Words of the AlmightyCheap Ticket to ParadiseThe Fruit of Belief and Tawakal Duroos Assalam Alaykum Insha’allah Shaykh Abu Yusuf Riyadh ul Haq will be delivering the Dars of the abridged Sahih Bukhari tonight (Fri 8:15pm BST) and will also deliver a talk ‘The Righteousness of the Four Caliphs’ tomorrow (Sat 9:10pm BST). Insha’Allah both these events will be broadcast online at http://akacademy.eu/ and AK Academy Paltalk. The Bukhari Dars will continue [...] Related posts:Take Notes!
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Venus, Serena make Wimbledon final again (AP) The purple "W" logo at Wimbledon might as well stand for the siblings who have made the women's championship their own playground. Yes, the Williams sisters are back in the Wimbledon final. Venus and Serena Williams won in contrasting fashion Thursday to set up their fourth all-sister Wimbledon final and eighth meeting in a Grand Slam title match. Mayfield misses Daytona entry deadline (AP) Jeremy Mayfield missed the deadline to enter this weekend's race after successfully fighting NASCAR to get back behind the wheel following a failed random drug test. Kim shoots record 62 at Congressional (AP) Anthony Kim has set the course record at Congressional with an 8-under 62, giving the defending champion a two-shot lead in the AT&T National. Kim has not won since he shot 65 in the final round last year at this tournament. He said Thursday he had something to prove, and it showed. He had six birdies in an eight-hole stretch and a 10-foot birdie on his final hole, the par-5 ninth, that lipped out. Galaxy's Donovan: Beckham a bad teammate (AP) David Beckham has become a bad teammate on the Los Angeles Galaxy, according to Landon Donovan. "All that we care about at a minimum is that he committed himself to us," Donovan was quoted as saying in an excerpt of Grant Wahl's "The Beckham Experiment," scheduled for publication July 14. Jets LB Pace gets 4-game drug suspension (AP) The NFL suspended Jets linebacker Calvin Pace for four games without pay Thursday for violating the league's policy on performance-enhancing substances. Pace will miss New York's first four games of the season and be eligible to return for the Monday night game at Miami on Oct. 12. In a statement issued by the Jets, Pace said the ban is a result of him taking an over-the-counter dietary... All 180 Tour riders undergo blood tests (AP) Cycling's governing body says all 180 riders expected to start the Tour de France -- plus one -- have undergone planned pre-race blood tests. The UCI said nine riders from each of the 20 teams were tested Thursday along with Quick Step sprint star Tom Boonen. The Belgian rider has appealed to French sports authorities in hopes of overturning a ban by Tour organizers after Boonen tested positive... Judge won't release Stallworth video (AP) A judge refused Thursday to release surveillance video depicting the moment a car driven by Cleveland Browns wide receiver Donte' Stallworth struck and killed a pedestrian in a drunk-driving crash. Miami-Dade Circuit Judge Dennis Murphy said the privacy interests of the family of victim Mario Reyes outweighed the public's right to view the video. 'Hawks sign Madden, day after Hossa deal (AP) The Chicago Blackhawks have signed John Madden, a center who has spent his entire 10-year career with the New Jersey Devils. The 36-year-old Madden signed a one-year contract Thursday. He joins the Blackhawks a day after they signed Marian Hossa to a 12-year, $62.8 million deal and added forward Tomas Kopecky. Reds win on Votto's single in 10th (AP) Joey Votto still has his touch in the clutch. Votto turned a tough pitch into a two-out single with the bases loaded in the 10th inning Thursday, sending Cincinnati to a 3-2 victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks on an afternoon that was as frustrating as it gets for the Reds until the final swing. Leave it to Votto to come through. Injured Creamer can't defend Farr title (AP) Defending champion Paula Creamer has withdrawn from the Jamie Farr Owens Corning Classic because of an injured left thumb. Creamer was scheduled to tee off at 9:10 a.m. in Thursday's opening round along with five-time Farr winner Se Ri Pak and In-Kyung Kim. But she notified tournament director Judd Silverman that she was pulling out of the tournament.
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Are There Variants In Manuscripts Of The Qur'an? new website: ######qurantext(contact admin if its a beneficial link)ManuscriptsParallelsHadithReadings Does Allah Despise Non Believers? I have just read the koran and it would seem from reading it that a recurring theme is that Allah despises non believers and will punish them in cruel ways.Is this correct or have I misinterpreted it? Common European Muslim Issues Salaam alaykumBismillahAccording to the German Central Institute Islam Archive, the total number of Muslims in Europe in 2007 was about 53 million, including 16 million in the European Union.The number of Muslims in Europe is significant, but not as if they were more organised and having better contacts between each other. Very often the organisational problems occure in countries with diverse Muslim imigration. I that country has more than one Muslim nation as imigrants, they organize seperate Islamic organizations that are subordinated to the mother country. Turks pray only in Turkish Masjids, Arabs ony in Arab Masjids, Bosnians in Bosnian Masjids. There are many problems but most of them are connected with organization.For example I live in Bosnia and Herzegovina which is arond 300 km far from Bulgaria, but I haven't read nor heard about a report in any of our newspapers about Muslims in Bulgaria - country that has 1 million Muslims. Albania is around 70 km from Bosnia. There have been some reports, but not enough. Maybe sometimes the language is a barrier. Muslims in Europe should work on putting down the barriers. How many Muslims in Europe know that Chechens are Europeans, and that 20 million Muslims live in Russia.53 million is a big number, at least if we can raise the quality of our communications so we can for example solve the problem of Praha Muslims who are doing the jumuah prayer twice so all of them could do it, or some other issues.What do other European Muslims think about this? Why Non-muslims Are Afraid Of An Islamic State? Muslims had a great civilisation that has produced such great philosophers, mathematicians, scientists, scholars, while the West, Uk as an example, was just a feudal society in that time, which they call the Dark Ages and Middle Ages. What is naive, is western so-called experts thinking they can go in to a region that has such a history of technological and academic achievement, and think they can show them how to be a democracy, how to achieve economic success, etc, and I include the "beloved israel" in that, as well as the US and Britain in Iraq. I think if you read some history you'll find the west has learnt and acquired more from the Islamic world, and its predecessors in the region.An Islamic caliphate wasn't so bad there was harmony throughout North Africa and the Middle East for centuries while feudal kingdoms in Christendom were fighting each other in what we call the Dark Ages or the Middle Ages.I guess zionists and western imperialist types would want to keep the Islamic world divided up so it remains weaker and less stable divide and rule but a united Islamic world would mean a more peaceful and stable one and a more economically successful one. Could that be the reason? Or the fear of another "Qaeda"?I'm looking at the long view in history and it seems when Islam had the upper hand, there was tolerance for other beliefs, but now there isn't much tolerance for Islam. Islam In Slovakia Slovakian Muslims Seek 'Positive Integration'Slovak Muslims wish to have a MasjidBRATISLAVA, March 1 (IslamOnline(contact admin if its a beneficial link)) - The 5,000 Muslims in Slovakia are up to two current obstacles down the road of their positive integration in the former communist country; one-sided media and official denial to build Masjids or cultural centers."In most cases their reporting is very biased, one-sided, and subjective," said Mohamad Safwan Hasna, head of the Islamic Foundation in Slovakia, in an interview with the English-language newspaper Slovak Spectator.Hasna lamented that the media outlets do not draw a line between Islam and what he said the regrettable acts of some individuals, leaving a great deal of the reporting "very biased, one-sided, and subjective"."They don't try to present an accurate picture of things, they are unwilling to go deeper and analyze," said Hasna, a Syrian-born Slovak.Asked whether this reporting is superficial or intentional, Hasna said that both can be true."The problem of the entire journalistic community in Slovakia is that a lot of information comes second-hand. There are some good reports, but that's perhaps 10 percent."This can only cause tension and increase intolerance," he warned, saying that Muslims in the country hope for a "positive integration"."Religion is never the problem. The problem lies mainly in economy and geopolitics. Naturally, religion is exploited in these struggles, because it has great motivational strength," he said.For the official Slovak position on Iraq and its clear support for U.S. policies, Hasna hoped that a more conservative approach would have been followed.Asked whether Slovakia's foreign policy alienated the local Muslim community, the answer came as cautious."It's hard to judge, because I don't know the opinions of all. I don't think they were thrilled by this attitude," he said.But the Muslim leader denied that members of Muslim community are under more security attention in the alleged fight against terrorism in the world as was the case with other European countries."No, we have not, but I suppose it exists. There were no specific cases," he said.He admitted that after 9/11 attacks, there were some verbal insults on Muslims, but that no physical assaults were registered.Prayer PlacesHasna said that the great problem facing Muslims in the country is building an Islamic cultural and educational centre in the capital Bratislava's Old Town.The Bratislava community has been trying to build an Islamic centre, including a prayer hall and meeting rooms for many years.Hasna said it bought a plot of land in the city's Old Town four years ago, but the local mayor has denied building permission."They have no logical reasons to withhold permission. They mayor is against human rights and religious freedom," Hasna said in an earlier comments."Some people are unwilling to share space with someone else and some people don't want anything different here," he said.But he believed that did not reflect the attitudes of the majority of the population."They are neutral, similar [to other countries] elsewhere," he said.Hasna had earlier complained that the denial of registration of the community - under a law provision that rendered religious communities with fewer than 20,000 members ineligible to gain legal status - and the inability of the community to build Masjids is "very humiliating"."We don't have a suitable and stable place to pray, meet and explain Islamic culture," he told Forum 18 from Bratislava on 30 June.He said the Muslims in the aforementioned city have to gather for prayers in rented premises, as do the smaller communities in other areas as Martin and Kosice.Hasna estimated that there are in total about 5,000 Muslims in the five-million-population Slovakia, most of them in Bratislava. He said the community is made up of Arabs, Albanians, Turks and Bosnians, as well as about 150 Slovak converts.Huge DifferenceHasna said that most Muslims are usually students or entrepreneurs."You have to differentiate between the local Muslim community and the communities in Western Europe. There it's mostly [made up of] workers, because of different historical circumstances. In Slovakia, it's mostly [made up of] educated people. The difference is huge," he said.Hasna's wife is among the roughly 150 Slovaks who are known to have converted to Islam.The Republic of Slovakia came into existence on January 1, 1993. After the end of Communist rule in 1989, government leaders reached an agreement to separate the country into two fully independent republics. Bratislava is the capital and largest city. For Whom Was The Holy Qur'an Ultimately Intended? As-Salaam Alaikum, Family.Surah 48M.M. ALI8. Surely We have sent thee as a witness and as a bearer of good news and as a warner,9. That you may believe in Allah and His Messenger and may aid him and revere him. And (that) you may declare His glory, morning and evening.First Person = AllahSecond Person = ?Third Person = His MessengerWHO IS IT that is being spoken TO here, in the SECOND person? It CAN'T be the Messenger, because the Messenger is referred to in the same thought in the THIRD person. The following two translations reflect similar structure.SHAKIR: 8. Surely We have sent you as a witness and as a bearer of good news and as a warner, 9. That you may believe in Allah and His Messenger and may aid him and revere him; and (that) you may declare His glory, morning and evening.KHALIFA: 8. We have sent you as a witness, a bearer of good news, and a warner. 9. That you people may believe in GOD and His messenger, and reverence Him, and observe Him, and glorify Him, day and night.The following two translators seem to suggest a shift in focus which is linguistically illogical. It would make more sense if it had read, "...in order that THEY may believe...", but this is not what Allah revealed. Allah makes no mistakes in His revelation, and the different Translators seem to agree on the literal translation. It is in how they choose to INTERPRET Allah's Words that these last two differ from the previous three. There is nothing in the tone and flow of this passage to suggest that the "thee" in verse 8 is different from the "ye" in verse 9.YUSUFALI: 8. We have truly sent thee as a witness, as a bringer of Glad Tidings, and as a Warner: 9. In order that ye (O men) may believe in Allah and His Messenger, that ye may assist and honour Him, and celebrate His praise morning and evening.PICKTHAL: 8. Lo! We have sent thee (O Muhammad) as a witness and a bearer of good tidings and a warner,9. That ye (mankind) may believe in Allah and His messenger, and may honour Him, and may revere Him, and may glorify Him at early dawn and at the close of day.What do you all think? Islam In Bulgaria Bulgaria is a non-muslim country with big percentage of Muslims. They are around 1 000 000 and that is around 12% of 7 million population. They still live in difficult circumstances. Many of them emigrate to Turkey.Here are some facts:Islam in BulgariaFrom Wikipedia, the free encyclopediaJump to: navigation, searchBanya Bashi Masjid, built in 1576 by the great Ottoman architect Sinan, is the only functioning Masjid that remains of 500 years of Ottoman domination in Sofia, the capital of BulgariaGeneral Mufti's Office of BulgariaThe Muslim population of Bulgaria, including Turks, Muslim Bulgarians, Pomaks, Roma, and Crimean Tatars, lives mainly in northeastern Bulgaria and in the Rhodope Mountains. According to the 2001 Census, the total number of Muslims in the country stood at 966,978, corresponding to 12.2% of the population. According to the criterion of ethnic group they were divided into the following groups: * Turks - 713,000; * Bulgarians - 131,000; * Roma - 103,000; * Others - 20,000;Most of the Bulgarian Muslims are Sunni Muslims as Sunni Islam was the form of Islam promoted by the Ottoman Turks during their five-century rule of Bulgaria (see History of Bulgaria). Shi'a sects such as the Alians, Kizilbashi and the Bektashi also are present, however. About 80,000 Shi'a Muslims live mainly in the Razgrad, Sliven and Tutrakan (northeast of Rousse) regions. They are mainly descendants of Bulgarians who converted to Islam to avoid Ottoman persecution but chose a Shi'a sect because of its greater tolerance toward different national and religious customs. For example, Kuzulbashi Bulgarians could maintain the Orthodox customs of communion, confession, and honoring saints. This integration of Orthodox customs into Islam gave rise to a type of syncretism found only in Bulgaria.The largest Masjid in Bulgaria was the Tumbul Masjid in Shumen, built in 1744.Like the practitioners of other beliefs including Orthodox Christians, Muslims suffered under the restriction of religious freedom by the marxist-leninist Todor Zhivkov regime which favoured atheism and suppressed religious communities. The Bulgarian communist regimes declared traditional Muslim beliefs to be diametrically opposed to secular communist ideology.After the breakdown of communism, Muslims in Bulgaria again enjoyed greater religious freedom. Some villages organized Qur'an study courses for young people (study of the Qur'an had been completely forbidden under Zhivkov). Muslims also began publishing their own newspaper, Musulmani, in both Bulgarian and Turkish. The Effects Of Sins The Effects of Sins --------------------------------------------------------------------------------The Effects of Sins Author: Imaam Ibn Qayyim Al-Jawziyyah Source: From his Book Al-Jawaab al-Kaafee ONE: The Prevention of Knowledge: Knowledge is a light which Allaah throws into the heart and disobedience extinguishes this light. Imaam Shaafi'ee said: "I complained to Wakee' about the weakness of my memory, so he ordered me to abandon disobedience. And informed me that the knowledge is light. And that the light of Allaah is not given to the disobedient " TWO: The Prevention of Sustenance: Just as Taqwaa brings about sustenance, the abandonment of Taqwaa causes poverty. There is nothing which can bring about sustenance like the abandonment of disobedience. THREE: The prevention of obedience (to Allaah). If there was no other punishment for sin other than that it prevents one from obedience to Allaah then this would be sufficient. FOUR: Disobedience weakens the heart and the body. Its weakening the heart is something which is clear. Disobedience does not stop weakening it until the life of the heart ceases completely. FIVE: Disobedience reduces the lifespan and destroys any blessings. Just as righteousness increases the lifespan, sinning reduces it. SIX: Disobedience sows its own seeds and gives birth to itself until separating from it and coming out of it becomes difficult for the servant. SEVEN: Sins weaken the hearts will and resolve so that the desire for disobedience becomes strong and the desire to repent becomes weak bit by bit until the desire to repent is removed from the heart completely. EIGHT: Every type of disobedience is a legacy of a nation from among the nations which Allaah Azzawajall destroyed. Sodomy is a legacy of the People of Lot, taking more than one's due right and giving what is less is a legacy of the People of Shu'ayb, seeking greatness in the land and causing corruption is a legacy of the People of Pharoah and pride/arrogance and tyranny is a legacy of the People of Hud. So the disobedient one is wearing the gown of some of these nations who were the enemies of Allaah. NINE: Disobedience is a cause of the servant being held in contempt by his Lord. Al-Hasan al-Basree (rh) said: They became contemptible in (His sight) so they disobeyed Him. If they were honorable (in His sight) He would have protected them. Allah the Exalted said: "And whomsoever Allaah lowers (humiliates) there is none to give honor." [Hajj 22:18] TEN: The ill-effects of the sinner fall upon those besides him and also the animals as a result of which they are touched by harm. ELEVEN: The servant continues to commit sins until they become very easy for him and seem insignificant in his heart and this is a sign of destruction. Every time a sin becomes insignificant in the sight of the servant it becomes great in the sight of Allaah. Ibn Mas'ood (raa) said: Indeed, the believer sees his sins as if he was standing at the foot of a mountain fearing that it will fall upon him and the sinner sees his sins like a fly which passes by his nose so he tries to remove it by waving his hand around. [Bukhaaree] TWELVE: Disobedience inherits humiliation and lowliness. Honor, all of it, lies in the obedience of Allaah. Abdullaah ibn al-Mubaarak said: "I have seen sins kill the hearts. And humiliation is inherited by their continuity The abandonment of sins gives life to the hearts. And the prevention of your soul is better for it." THIRTEEN: Disobedience corrupts the intellect. The intellect has light and disobedience extinguishes this light. When the light of the intellect is extinguished it becomes weak and deficient. FOURTEEN: When disobedience increases, the servant's heart becomes sealed so that he becomes of those who are heedless. The Exalted said: "But no! A stain has been left on their hearts on account of what they used to earn (i.e. their actions)." [Mutaffifeen 83:14] FIFTEEN: Sins cause the various types of corruption to occur in the land. Corruption of the waters, the air, the plants, the fruits and the dwelling places. The Exalted said: "Mischief has appeared on the land and the sea on account of what the hands of men have earned; that He may give them a taste of some of (the actions) they have done, in order that they may return." [Rum 30:41] SIXTEEN: The disappearance of modesty which is the essence of the life of the heart and is the basis of every good. Its disappearance is the disappearance of all that is good. It is authentic from the Messenger (saws) that he said: Modesty is goodness, all of it [Bukhaaree and Muslim] A Poet said: "And by Allaah, there is no good in life Or in the world when modesty goes." SEVENTEEN: Sins weaken and reduce the magnification of Allaah, the Mighty in the heart of the servant EIGHTEEN: Sins are the cause of Allaah forgetting His servant, abandoning him and leaving him to fend for himself with his soul and his shaytaan and in this is the destruction from which no deliverance can be hoped for. NINETEEN: Sins remove the servant from the realm of Ihsaan (doing good) and he is prevented from (obtaining) the reward of those who do good. When Ihsaan fills the heart it prevents it from disobedience. TWENTY: Disobedience causes the favors (of Allaah) to cease and make His revenge lawful. No blessing ceases to reach a servant except due to a sin and no retribution is made lawful upon him except due to a sin. Alee (raa) said: No trial has descended except due to a sin and it (the trial) is not repelled except by repentance. Allaah the Exalted said: "Whatever misfortune afflicts you then it is due to what your hands have earned and (yet) He pardons many." [Shura 42:30] And the Exalted also said: "That is because never will Allaah change the favor He has bestowed on a people until they change what is with themselves." [Anfaal 8:53] Is This Quote Haram? "God loves you, but everyone else thinks you're an idiot" The Scientific Method And Scientific Theory The discussion fo evidence and theory has been brought so i figured id create this thread to go more into detail on it.From CliffnotesDOTcomIn all sciences, including psychology, a special procedure, the scientific method, must be used to collect data to answer a question or to solve a problem. The scientific method not only answers the question at hand but also is used to construct scientific theories. A theory is systematically organized knowledge applicable in a wide variety of circumstances. (The amount of information available in any science is too vast to be useful unless it is organized through the use of theories.) Theories are also used to predict events or to answer questions in a specific scientific discipline. In psychology, theories are used to organize and predict behavior and mental processes. The findings of a particular study may support or lead to the alteration of a theory. While the scientific method doesn't provide a step-by-step recipe for dealing with specific circumstances, it does provide general guidelines for the following procedures in any scientific data collection.formulation of the problemdesign of the studycollection of dataanalysis of dataconclusions drawn from dataThe description of a study, its procedures, and its conclusions is frequently published as an article in a scientific journal. Careful attention to following the scientific method allows a second investigator to replicate or refute the findings of a study. For ease of replication, the variables (items under consideration in a study that can change or vary during the course of the study) in a study are defined in terms of observable operations called operational definitionsFor what was brought up with evidence in regards to gods or ID. there is no way to test them where as with psychology there are ways to test it and redo experiments. With ID and gods you simply cant.
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Zakir Naik – The Quran and Modern Science This YouTube playlist contains two videos. Faraz Rabbani – Calling to Change: The Method of Dawah Download Waleed Basyouni – Lessons Learned From Calamities and Trials Download Abdullah Hakim Quick – 10 Great Challenges Facing Every Muslim This playlist contains 9 videos starting with the first one. Hamza Yusuf – The Lives of Man This is a playlist with 16 videos starting with the first one. Hamza Yusuf – Intellectual Foundation of Islamic Civilization This is a playlist with 11 videos in order starting with the first one. Nouman Ali Khan – I want to have/drink/take SexAlcoholDrugsParty and also go to Heaven YouTube Video Playlists Alhamdulillah. We know have a feature that can embed entire playlists of many videos. For example in this lecture here, you can see we have embeded a playlist of 20 videos all related to the same topic and same speaker. We hope to add more of these for all the lectures that contain more than 1 [...] Zakir Naik – Salah: The programming towards righteousness Faraz Rabbani – Knowledge and Ethics in Islam Download
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Isra wa'l Mira'aj by Sh Abdal-Hakim Murad 2005 <img src="http://s3.amazonaws.com/magnifythumbs/XP5G441BTY3MP7FT.jpg" align="right"> AUDIO ONLY! This was a lecture given by Shaykh Abdal-Hakim Murad on the occasion of Isra wa'l Mira'aj, event was organised by Q-News at the Marwar Malaysian Restaurant on Edgware Road, London Sept 2005. AUDIO: Shaykh Ahmad Ba'Bikir - Birmingham 17th Sept 2005 <img src="http://s3.amazonaws.com/magnifythumbs/8RFVND2Q3MKS296W.jpg" align="right"> This was a talk given by Shaykh Ba'Bikr during the "Just Enough Religion to Hate" tour with Shaykh Hamza Yusuf. It took place at Ghamkol Sharif Mosque, Golden Hillock Road, Birmingham. Images in the slideshow are from the talk. Performing Hajj Trailer - Imam Tahir Anwar <img src="http://s3.amazonaws.com/magnifythumbs/BBH0JC2R9C41PQ5L.jpg" align="right"> A Visual Guide to Performing Hajj on DVD with Footage from Makkah and Madinah! his DVD contains a lecture detailing the rites of Hajj and explaining the practical means of fulfilling them. The lecture was delivered by Imam Tahir Anwar at the South Bay Islamic Association in San Jose, California, during the summer of 2006, and the video and photos are from the Hajj in December 2006. It includes the prerequisites, visiting Makkah and Madinah, and is a very useful and step-by-step guide to performing Hajj. It includes a slide presentation and video footage from Makkah, Madinah, and the days of Hajj: Mina, Arafat, Muzdalifah, Jamaraat, and much more. The DVD also includes a demonstration of how to wear the Ihram, which duas to say at various stages, and items to bring with you during this once-in-a-lifetime journey. A 3D tour the Kaaba provides a visual reference for important landmarks. For more details: http://falahproductions.com/dvd.php Common Ground - Trailer <img src="http://s3.amazonaws.com/magnifythumbs/J08703N8G536N7V3.jpg" align="right"> The film is a window into the efforts of various communities as they struggle to overcome the challenges brought about by the Danish Cartoon Crisis. It brings to screen a rare glimpse into a multi-cultural approach to conflict resolution. Common Ground reveals that when faced with international challenges and conflict, diversity of origin and differences in cosmology are unique tools to discover our prospects of human potential and cooperation. Please help us promote the film by checking out the website and passing it on to your friends and family. The film is scheduled for an international TV broadcast and a DVD release. Before the DVD launch there will be special screenings of the film in several countries (apart from the festivals), so stay tuned to the website for local screening info., the international TV broadcast schedule, and DVD release dates. We appreciate your support! The Common Ground film crew, Mustafa Davis Ilyas Curtis Tashi (Abu Bakr) Gellek Abu Dhabi, UAE info@commongroun... Mecca - New Architecture? <img src="http://s3.amazonaws.com/magnifythumbs/RM33CG225QN4PVD1.jpg" align="right"> new architecture for Mecca Rumi: Say I Am You <img src="http://s3.amazonaws.com/magnifythumbs/7C1KF3JBFTL2R98W.jpg" align="right"> rahmama2 wrote: Sufism is the spiritual teachings of Islam. Sufi Masters teach the way to inner peace. The driving principle of Sufism is the purification of the self. Rumis poems elegantly and consistently touch our inner being and inspire us to go beyond our limitations towards the Divine. 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DalailFund: Asma' Un-Nabi (saw) Pt1 <img src="http://s3.amazonaws.com/magnifythumbs/6PY7P5QKJ7HMCSM3.jpg" align="right"> The recording is from one of the Dalail al-khayrat gathering in Fes (Morocco). Dalail al Khayrat is composed of iyah's from the Quran and famous Darood's such as the one we recite in our namaaz/salaah. It is a tradition that has existed for centuries from the coast of Morocco to Malaysia and beyond and is famous for the benefits it brings to those connected to it, in this life and more importantly in the life to come, inshallah. Help Support the blessed tradition of sending Salawaat wa Salaam on the Prophet by sponsoring a Dalail al-Khayrat. Visit www.DalailFund.org.uk. Earn Sadaqa Jaariyya (Perpetual Charity)... Please embed this video clip in your site / Blog... (more) ISNA 2007: Hamza Yusuf - Upholding Faith, Serving Humanity Gives Thanks to Allah(SWT)by Zain Bhikha Allah(SWT) Knows by Zain Bhikha
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Worship Allah Or Go To The Hellfire? Salam Alaykum,I just posted an abreviated version of my story on the Introduction page for any who might be interested. I am seeking help in understanding probably my biggest issue with Islam: we are born into this life to worship Allah and surrender our will to the creator. Okay, and if we don't, the Koran makes it clear over and over again that Hellfire awaits those who reject his guidance. How is it that we can be brought into this life with the ultimatum that we surrender and worship or go to Hell. What's the point in that? What kind of creator brings us into this life just to tell us follow "me" or else burn forever? Someone help me get this please. I'm truly stuck. Shukran,TheStrugglingGuy New Films Depicting Hidden Side Of Islam QUOTE Three new films depicting a hidden side of Islam debut this week. From transsexuals in Iran to the stoning of an adultress, to Afghanistan's version of American Idol, Caryn James says they are as thrilling as they are relevant.In Tehran, gay men in eye shadow and headscarves hope to avoid arrest; in Afghanistan, a woman's life is threatened after she performs a modest little dance on television. These are among the extraordinary people we meet people in two eye-opening documentaries, Be Like Others and Afghan Star, arriving in the next few days along with The Stoning of Soraya M., a nerve-shattering fact-based drama in which an Iranian woman is stoned to death before our eyes. Add these films to the must-see list of recent videos on CNN and YouTube that have lately made witnesses of us all.MSNMore on The Stoning of Soraya;QUOTE An older regime's haunting shadow is also the message of the vivid, unsettling The Stoning of Soraya M. (opening June 26) by the American-born director Cyrus Nowrasteh, whose parents fled Iran. The story, based on actual events investigated and novelized by a French-Iranian journalist, is set in 1986 in a dusty village still looks biblical. Zahra (played by the incredible Shohreh Aghdashloo from House of Sand and Fog) tells a reporter the story of her niece, Soraya, whose moustache-twirling villain of a husband, in league with a corrupt mullah, falsely accused his wife of adultery so he could marry a 14-year-old. Soraya received the legal punishment: death by stoning.Flashing back to these events, Nowrasteh creates a grueling scene that you can't take your eyes off—Soraya (Mozhan Marno) is buried in sand to her shoulders, and the villagers gather to throw rocks small enough so death will be long and painful. Weeks ago the scene evoked Shirley Jackson's chilling story "The Lottery"; now it also echoes with the death of Neda, the young woman shot as she protested on the streets of Tehran. But Soraya was an innocent who refused to believe she was in danger. Zahra is the heroine—the ancestor of Neda and other protesting and blogging Iranians—who risks her life to get the terrible truth out to the world.It's tempting to relegate Soraya's story to the past. But stoning remains the official punishment for adultery in Iran, and even though a moratorium was called on such executions in 2002, according to Amnesty International at least six men and women have been stoned since then. Earlier this month an Amnesty statement on the election said "At least one person has been stoned to death this year in Iran" and the group is "aware of" 10 men and women now under that sentence.And this is the society muslims would have us strive for ? Two Questions, Please Two questions ... 1) Are these the actual words of Mohammad? QUOTE The Muslim Ummah is a unique Ummah among the whole of mankind: Their land is one, Their war is one, Their peace is one, Their honour is one, and their trust is one. Prophet Muhammad salAllahu alahi wasalam2) If they are, where may I find this quote (in full context)? Message Of Quran Dear All The Quran reminds us that in reality humankind was one Ummah but this unity was broken by various differences which the human beings created among themselves surah 10 verse 19. It emphasizes the fact that the main purpose of sending God's message through various Messengers is to restore back the balance and unity of humankind which once existed in the earliest period of human history - Quranic reference 2:213 & 57:25. The Quran warns us not to differentiate among Messengers Quranic reference 2:285 & 4:136, because all of them came from the same source, Allah Almighty. But the followers of the Messengers Peace upon all of them not only created differences among the Messengers but they also created divisions among themselves within the following of a single Messenger. As other people, we the followers of Messenger Mohammad peace be upon him have also created divisions among ourselves. We have done this in spite of the very clear order of Allah Almighty to hold on to His rope together in unity and not be divided among ourselves Surah 3 verse 103. As a matter of fact, we mostly follow the illusions built by our emotions surah 25 verse 43 and the ways of our ancestors surah 2 verse 170 rather than the Quranic reality. This is because whenever we are confronted with the Quranic verses which clearly forbid differences and divisions among Muslims, we find a scapegoat and reply that we are not divided but we only have several schools of thought. In reality though, these are not schools of thought but are schools of action. Only a few examples will suffice to support this argument: differences in what is forbidden and what is allowed by various schools as far as food is concerned; differences in forms of prayer; differences related to marriage and divorce etc. Everyone will agree that these differences whether major or minor are not just in thought but very much in action also. Majority of Muslims though like to believe in ignoring these religious differences and divisions and carry on with their lives. However our religious scholars are more interested in maintaining these differences by creating a sense of virtual unity that hides their sectarian differences. They prefer not to work for real unity because it exposes their differences. In fact, they are more interested in practicing virtual Islam rather than the real Islam our Messenger peace be upon him and Sahaabaa practiced. This makes every one feel satisfied,does'nt whether more or less. NawazReligion Islamhttp://www.parvez-video.com To Be A Muslim... Do you have to be:A racist?An antisemite?A leftist?Anti-American?Anti-West?A hater?Always raging?An extremist?Seems in modern times, this is what Muslims themselves show people one must be or must work to become to be a Muslim. If that is the ends of our Islamic rhetoric and belief system, then it is not Islam we believe in.Self examination is in order for all Muslims daily.Am I evil for questioning and challenging Muslims like this?Is this attacking Muslims?Is this anti-Islamic rhetoric?If so, pleased to meet you... Hope you guessed my name... But whats puzzling you.... Is the nature of my game... Atheism And Islam In the light of scripture, which is the Quran this thread is to explore and analyse as the topic is called 'Similarities and Dissimilarities' of Islam and Atheism. This is in relation to life, living, laws, regulations, mannerisms, compassion, honesty etc.., Not whether God is true or whether theism itself is debatable. I would like to analyse living and life in the light of Islam and Atheism.I would have called it Theism and Atheism but I can without hesitation say that a Muslim believes in the whole of the Quran, but I do not have a proper definition for other religions.History and stories alone cannot be taken to analyse because 3 people will have 2 or more different concepts. But the Quran is one book and it is there written and available for us to analyse.I believe that ultimately an Atheist who would like to lead a good life as a good human being would have many similarities to a Muslim with similar intentions. I also believe that all the charges against Islam teaching people to be violent and oppressive is concocted and that Islam actually teaches good teachings a human being should live by. Thus, what are the values an Atheist will live by in his life and how is it in comparison with Islam?
sunniforum.com Summer Beehive-Words that Moved the World UPCOMING UTRUJJ SUMMER BEEHIVE 2009: "Words That Moved The World" With Ramadan 2009 fast approaching do you feel prepared to harness the blessings of this month? Ramadan is known as the month of the Qur'an. We at Utrujj believe that the best way to prepare for Ramadan is to develop intimacy... Words that Moved the World Utrujj Summer Course UPCOMING UTRUJJ SUMMER BEEHIVE 2009: "Words That Moved The World" With Ramadan 2009 fast approaching do you feel prepared to harness the blessings of this month? Ramadan is known as the month of the Qur'an. We at Utrujj believe that the best way to prepare for Ramadan is to develop intimacy... New Website Refuting Ash'ari aqeedah :salam: A new website has been made solely dedicated to refuting Ash'ari aqeedah. The website is http://www.asharis.com and is run by some of our Salafi brothers out of Philadelphia. When I received an email about the new website, it proclaimed |