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Archive for October 2007

Color of God

Posted by: Admin on: October 29, 2007

 Found an old interesting post on my sister’s blog…
There are two distinct species on earth. No, not male and female. The distinct is between those people who hear God speak and those to whom God chooses to remain silent.
God has made everything simple- not difficult at all. If God wants us to detect the patterns, [...]

God’s Warriors : Battle Cry against the pop culture

Posted by: Admin on: October 27, 2007

 The Global Pop culture is eating up the youth in each and every country around the globe.It is taking over the moral values and the cultures of those countries.As Imam Anwar Awlaki describes it in “Life of Muhammad saw – The Meccan Period  CD 1“

“There is a global culture that is being forced down the [...]

Shopping Woes for women in Karachi

Posted by: Admin on: October 26, 2007

Shopping Woes!!!??? are you surprised?? for women shopping and woes don’t go together! or do they?? Don’t women love to shop? don’t they love to follow the “shop till you drop trend”??
Well at least I don’t especially here in Karachi…and here is why!
Shopping takes (read wastes) a lot of time!
Shopping [...]

Best Jihad for Women

Posted by: Admin on: October 24, 2007

Sahih Bukhari
Volume 2, Book 26, Number 595:
Narrated ‘Aisha:
(the mother of the faithful believers) I said, “O Allah’s Apostle! We consider Jihad as the best deed.” The Prophet said, “The best Jihad (for women) [...]

Democracy Dead on Arrival

Posted by: Admin on: October 22, 2007

Excellent writeup on Democracy in Pakistan and the feelings and opinions of the Pakistani Youth. By my sis Zen on byZentine

When General Pervaiz Musharraf ousted the Nawaz Sharif Government and took over Pakistan in 1999, most of those in born towards the end of the Zia-ul-haq era and having only seen the game of musical [...]

Ramadan Seasonal Muslims

Posted by: Admin on: October 21, 2007

With the coming of Ramadan, the Masjids see a drastic increase in the number of worshipers. Tarawihs are jam packed from day one, you dont find a place to pray if you are late for Jummah prayers… but as soon a ramadan is over, the Muslims just vanish into thin air.
Ummah Films are [...]

“Bloody” return of Benazir Bhutto

Posted by: Admin on: October 19, 2007

The celebrations of the return of Benazir Bhutto (BB) turned into a Blood Bath (BB)  at the end of the day. Two bombs exploded near the special truck carrying her which resulted in many innocent and  poor people dying and getting injured.
To be honest, this blood shed did not come as a suprise to me. [...]

Eid Mubarak

Posted by: Admin on: October 13, 2007

Praying aboard a Space Shuttle

Posted by: Admin on: October 13, 2007

There is no excuse for missing the 5 daily prayers…not even in Space… read this wonderful article about a Muslim Astronaut and how he will be offering his prayers and celebrating Eid in Space.
an MacKinnon, south-east Asia correspondent
Wednesday October 10, 2007
Guardian Unlimited

Sheikh Muszaphar Shukor during the pre-launch dressing at Baikonur cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. [...]

Celebrate Eid Rasool Allah’s Way

Posted by: Admin on: October 13, 2007

What to do and what not to do on Eid…
Find out all about Eid in a nice Flash Presentation.
Eid 101: Fiqh Flash 
 

SafiyaKhan.wordpress.com launched

Posted by: Admin on: October 12, 2007

  http://safiyakhan.wordpress.com
A Blog which will serve as a repository of vidoes shown during Dora-e-Quran related to specific Ayats of the Quran, eBooks by Safiya Khan, Summary and reviews of her lectures and upcoming events has been launched Alhamdullilah to keep her listeners and students updated.

Tafsir of Surah Al-Qadr

Posted by: Admin on: October 3, 2007

Tafsir of Surat Al Qadr (The Night Of Power)
Tafsir Ibn Kathir (c) Darussalam
 سُوۡرَةُ القَدر
بِسۡمِ ٱللهِ ٱلرَّحۡمَـٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ

إِنَّآ أَنزَلۡنَـٰهُ فِى لَيۡلَةِ ٱلۡقَدۡرِ (١) وَمَآ أَدۡرَٮٰكَ مَا لَيۡلَةُ ٱلۡقَدۡرِ (٢) لَيۡلَةُ ٱلۡقَدۡرِ خَيۡرٌ۬ مِّنۡ أَلۡفِ شَہۡرٍ۬ (٣) تَنَزَّلُ ٱلۡمَلَـٰٓٮِٕكَةُ وَٱلرُّوحُ فِيہَا بِإِذۡنِ رَبِّہِم مِّن كُلِّ أَمۡرٍ۬ (٤) سَلَـٰمٌ هِىَ حَتَّىٰ مَطۡلَعِ ٱلۡفَجۡرِ
1. Verily, [...]

No.1 Way To Make Most of Last 10 Nights of Ramadan

Posted by: Admin on: October 2, 2007

The last ten nights of Ramadan are upon us. And soon after this
you the journey for Hajj will begin for Muslims around the world.
If you make the same dua, each day, for the last ten nights of
Ramadan, it’s guaranteed that you would have made that dua during
Laylatul-Qadr. (A night worth 1000 [...]

16 Things for Laylatul Qadr – Night of Decree

Posted by: Admin on: October 2, 2007

Laylatul Qadr (the Night of Power) is described in the Quran as,
“better than a thousand months” (97:3).
Any action done on this night such as reciting the Quran, remembering Allah, etc. is better than acting for one thousand months which do not contain the night of Qadr.
Allah’s Messenger used to exert himself in [...]


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