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<span style="background-color: white; color: #0b5394; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; line-height: 20.7900009155273px;">Every time we turn on a light, fan we create pollution due to the burning of fossil fuels required to produce that electricity. In 2008, total UK CO2 emissions were 533 million tonnes. 27% of those emissions came from the <span style="line-height: 20.7900009155273px;">electricity</span> usage in our homes. It’s clear our homes have a critical role to play in mitigating the effects of climate change. A lovely <b>solar power</b> installation, with its promise of an abundant and clean electricity supply, can save 1,800Kg of C02.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #0b5394; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; line-height: 20.7900009155273px;">Solar panels can mean big bucks. Photovoltaic panels generate electricity from the sun, and not only do they cut down on your energy bills, you can get paid for generating energy too.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #0b5394; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; line-height: 20.79px;">I feel delighted to share with you a highly intuitive application, powered by Google Code; that determines Optimum Solar Panel </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; line-height: 20.79px;">Tilt angle/Slope </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #0b5394; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; line-height: 20.79px;">(</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b><span style="color: #38761d;">β</span></b></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #0b5394; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; line-height: 20.79px;">) </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #0b5394; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; line-height: 20.79px;"> for all Latitudes/Regions, </span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #0b5394; line-height: 20.79px;">and shows comparison of generated Power for <b>different months</b>, <b>regions, </b></span></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #0b5394; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; line-height: 20.79px;">as well as for </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #0b5394; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; line-height: 20.79px;">different</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #0b5394; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; line-height: 20.79px;"> panel <b>Tilts</b></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #0b5394; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; line-height: 20.79px;">(</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b><span style="color: #38761d;">β</span></b></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #0b5394; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; line-height: 20.79px;">)</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #0b5394; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; line-height: 20.79px;">. </span><br />
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<b><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Intuitive Application for Solar Panel Electrical Power </span></b><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #0b5394; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; line-height: 20.79px;">The application takes into consideration the Input provided by user</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #0b5394; line-height: 20.79px;">i.e. Total surface Area of Solar used ( sq m or sq feet), and </span><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: "verdana" , "arial" , "tahoma" , "calibri" , "geneva" , sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 20.79px;">EFFICIENCY of Solar Panel (0-100%)(Eta)</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: "verdana" , "arial" , "tahoma" , "calibri" , "geneva" , sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 20.79px;">Here Efficiency = Electrical energy (Eo) generated by Solar Panel for every 100 units of Solar Energy (Ei) recieved by it.</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #0b5394; line-height: 20.79px;">Application doesn't take into consideration environmental factors like shading, Cloudiness or rainy season.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 20.79px;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Above figure shows two important concepts </span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Tilt angle</span></span></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #0b5394; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; line-height: 20.79px;">(</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b><span style="color: #38761d;">β</span></b></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #0b5394; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; line-height: 20.79px;">)</span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; line-height: 20.79px;"> </span><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; line-height: 20.7900009155273px;">and </span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; line-height: 20.79px;">Orientation angle</span><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; line-height: 20.79px;">.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: #0b5394; line-height: 20.79px;">This application takes into consideration of Optimized </span></span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; line-height: 20.7900009155273px;">T</span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; line-height: 20.7900009155273px;">ilt angle</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #0b5394; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; line-height: 20.79px;">(</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b><span style="color: #38761d;">β</span></b></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #0b5394; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; line-height: 20.79px;">)</span><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; line-height: 20.7900009155273px;"> while keeping </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 20.79px;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; line-height: 20.7900009155273px;">Orientation angle</span><span style="color: #0b5394; line-height: 20.7900009155273px;"> as zero. This means Solar panel bottom surface is assumed to be aligned along East-West direction always.</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 20.79px;"><span style="color: #0b5394; line-height: 20.7900009155273px;">Notice the </span><span style="color: #38761d;"><b><span style="line-height: 20.7900009155273px;">F</span><span style="line-height: 20.7900009155273px;">igure 1</span></b></span><span style="color: #0b5394; line-height: 20.7900009155273px;"> on Top of this page. it clearly shows how :-</span></span></span><br />
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<li><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 20.7900009155273px;"><b style="color: #2062b8; line-height: normal;">Single-axis(E-W axis)</b><span style="color: #2062b8; line-height: normal;"> tracking system</span><span style="color: #2062b8; line-height: normal;"> rotates along </span></span></span><b style="color: #2062b8; font-family: verdana, sans-serif;">North-South.</b></li>
<li><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 20.7900009155273px;"><b style="color: #2062b8; line-height: normal;">Single-axis(N-S axis <b style="color: #2062b8; line-height: normal;"><b style="color: #2062b8; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">parallel to Panel surface</span></b></b>)</b><span style="color: #2062b8; line-height: normal;"> tracking system</span><span style="color: #2062b8; line-height: normal;"> rotates along </span></span></span><b style="color: #2062b8; font-family: verdana, sans-serif;"><b style="color: #2062b8; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>East-West</b></b>.</b></li>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #0b5394; line-height: 20.79px;">As per below figure, which shows Solar declination in relativistic sense.:-</span></span><br />
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<li><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: "verdana" , "arial" , "tahoma" , "calibri" , "geneva" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; line-height: 20.79px;">For receiving max Solar radiation in <b>Mar, Sep</b> when Solar declination=0, the Solar roof should be (Latitude angle from the horizontal), so as to make Angle of incidence Zero on Panel surface.</span></span></li>
<li><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: "verdana" , "arial" , "tahoma" , "calibri" , "geneva" , sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 20.79px;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; line-height: 20.79px;">For receiving max Solar radiation in <b>June</b> when Solar declination=+23.5, the Solar roof should be (Latitude angle - 23.5 from the horizontal).</span></span></span></li>
<li><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: "verdana" , "arial" , "tahoma" , "calibri" , "geneva" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; line-height: 20.79px;">For receiving max Solar radiation in <b>Dec</b> when Solar declination=-23.5, the Solar roof should be (Latitude angle <complete id="goog_459903484">+</complete> 23.5 from the horizontal).</span></span></li>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #0b5394; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; line-height: 20.79px;">Key findings from the Solar data calculated from this application :-</span><br />
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<li><span style="background-color: white; color: #0b5394; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; line-height: 20.79px;"><b style="color: #2062b8; line-height: normal;">Single-axis(E-W axis)</b><span style="color: #2062b8; line-height: normal;"> tracking system (</span><b style="color: #2062b8; line-height: normal;">North-South rotation</b><span style="color: #2062b8; line-height: normal;">). produces (<b>~18%</b>) more output power <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 20px;">(for Latitudes<50)</span> when compared with a stationary Panel system with Optimized Tilt<span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; line-height: 20.79px;">(</span><span style="color: black; font-family: "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b><span style="color: #38761d;">β</span></b></span><span style="color: #0b5394; line-height: 20.79px;">)</span>. </span></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #2062b8; font-size: 20px;">For Latitudes>50, % gain is 25-50%.</span></li>
<li><b style="color: #2062b8; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Single-axis(N-S axis <span style="font-weight: normal;">parallel to Panel surface</span>)</b><span style="color: #2062b8; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"> tracking system (</span><b style="color: #2062b8; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>East-West r</b>otation</b><span style="color: #2062b8; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">), produces (<b>~60%</b>) <span style="background-color: white;">more output power</span> when compared with a stationary Panel system while considering both are @ Optimized Tilt<span style="background-color: white; color: #0b5394; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; line-height: 20.79px;">(</span><span style="background-color: white; color: black; font-family: "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b><span style="color: #38761d;">β</span></b></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #0b5394; line-height: 20.79px;">)</span> (towards N or S).<br /><br /><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="background-color: white;"><b style="color: black;"><span style="color: #38761d;">Conceptual reason</span></b> behind above 2 findings, is</span><br style="background-color: white;" /><span style="background-color: white;">that Sun's <span style="color: black; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">incidence angle (</span><span style="color: black; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; line-height: 18.2000007629395px;"><span style="color: red;"><b>θ</b></span></span><span style="color: black; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">) </span> varies 0 to 90deg ( Panel's N-S rotation) </span></span></span><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #2062b8; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">while for Panel's E-W </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #2062b8; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">rotation </span><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="line-height: 18.2000007629395px;"><span style="color: red;"><b>θ</b></span></span> </span><span style="color: #2062b8; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">varies 0 to max (</span></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #2062b8; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Latitude - Tilt<span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; line-height: 20.79px;">(</span><span style="color: black; font-family: "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b><span style="color: #38761d;">β</span></b></span><span style="color: #0b5394; line-height: 20.79px;">)</span>). Instantaneous Energy on a panel is </span><b style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana, arial, tahoma, calibri, geneva, sans-serif; line-height: 20.7900009155273px;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Ec * cos (<b style="background-color: white; color: red; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 18.2000007629395px;">θ</b>(t)) </span></b></span><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; line-height: 20.7900009155273px;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">which is higher if <b style="background-color: white; color: red; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 18.2000007629395px;">θ </b></span><span style="color: #2062b8; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">is close to zero and acute which is true for East-West rotating Panel.</span><br /></span></span></li>
<li><span style="color: #2062b8; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">The gain of output power from </span><b style="color: #2062b8; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">dual-axis</b><span style="color: #2062b8; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"> tracking system is </span><b style="color: #2062b8; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">(~66%)</b><span style="color: #2062b8; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"> when compared with a stationary Panel system inclined at Optimized Tilt<span style="background-color: white; color: #0b5394; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; line-height: 20.79px;">(</span><span style="background-color: white; color: black; font-family: "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b><span style="color: #38761d;">β</span></b></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #0b5394; line-height: 20.79px;">)</span>.</span></li>
<li><span style="color: #2062b8; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">The use of the </span><b style="color: #2062b8; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">dual-axis</b><span style="color: #2062b8; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"> tracking system produces negligible </span><b style="color: #2062b8; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">~5% gain</b><span style="color: #2062b8; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"> of power output, compared with a </span><b style="color: #2062b8; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">single-axis</b><span style="color: #2062b8; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">(N-S axis) tracking system (</span><b style="color: #2062b8; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">East West Rotation</b><span style="color: #2062b8; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">), which is a good learning from economical point of view.</span></li>
<li><span style="color: #2062b8; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">At higher latitudes ( Alaska, Norway exceeding 60º N or S), use of </span><b style="color: #2062b8; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">dual-axis</b><span style="color: #2062b8; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"> or </span><b style="color: #2062b8; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">single-axis(E-W or N-S rotating)</b><span style="color: #2062b8; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: #2062b8;">tracking system becomes more economical considering 2-3 times energy produced as compared with a stationary Panel system with Optimized Tilt</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #0b5394; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; line-height: 20.79px;">(</span><span style="background-color: white; color: black; font-family: "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b><span style="color: #38761d;">β</span></b></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #0b5394; line-height: 20.79px;">)</span><span style="color: #2062b8;">.</span><br /><br /><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><b><span style="color: #38761d;">Conceptual reason</span></b><span style="color: #2062b8;"> behind this finding is because in the month of May,June, July, it becomes a 24 hour day and a solar tracker</span><b style="color: #2062b8;">(East-West rotating)</b><span style="color: #2062b8;"> continuously faces Sun ( in the N as well as S), </span></span><span style="color: #2062b8;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">maximizing the monthly Power input.</span><br /></span></span></span></li>
<li><span style="color: #2062b8; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">For fixed Panels at lower latitudes ( tropical regions upto 30<span style="background-color: white; color: #545454; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; line-height: 18.2px;"><span style="font-size: large;">°</span></span> N/S), </span><span style="color: #2062b8; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Optimized Panel Tilt<span style="background-color: white; color: #0b5394; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; line-height: 20.79px;">(</span><span style="background-color: white; color: black; font-family: "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b><span style="color: #38761d;">β</span></b></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #0b5394; line-height: 20.79px;">)</span> is in range of </span><b style="color: #2062b8; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">{Latitude-3, Latitude}. </b></li>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 20.79px;"><span style="line-height: 20.7900009155273px;"><b><u>Calculations method </u></b></span><b><u>details</u></b></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: #0b5394; line-height: 20.79px;">The calculations are based upon derivation of formula using concept of relativity (relative velocity and rotation), after years of analysis and knowledge of engineering concepts. Mathematically, for a particular Tilt</span></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #0b5394; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; line-height: 20.79px;">(</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b><span style="color: #38761d;">β</span></b></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #0b5394; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; line-height: 20.79px;">)</span><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; line-height: 20.79px;"> of Panel, </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: "verdana" , "arial" , "tahoma" , "calibri" , "geneva" , sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 20.79px;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">the solar energy at any instant of time is determined by</span><b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> Ec * cos (Incidence angle (t)</span></b><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"> <span style="color: #0b5394;">and it is Integrated </span></span></span></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #545454; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; line-height: 18.2000007629395px;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">∫</span></b></span><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; line-height: 20.79px;"> against the total Solar duration on that day. This </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #545454; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; line-height: 18.2000007629395px;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">∫</span></b></span><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; line-height: 20.79px;"> </span><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; line-height: 20.79px;">is carried out for the entire days in a month and then summed to get Monthly and Yearly</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 20.79px;">Electrical Power Output. For some of the special Orientations like Single axis Trackers, complex </span></span><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 20.79px;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #545454; font-size: small; line-height: 18.2000007629395px;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">∫</span></b></span><span style="line-height: 20.79px;"> </span>methods are used using Taylor series or <span style="line-height: 20.79px;">graphical area</span> integration </span></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; line-height: 19.2px;"> </span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 19.2px;">Σ</span><span style="line-height: 20.79px;">( E(t) * deltaT)</span></b></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #0b5394; line-height: 20.79px;"><br /></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #0b5394; line-height: 20.79px;">Based upon considerable testing </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #0b5394; line-height: 20.79px;">against available data and</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #0b5394; line-height: 20.79px;"> real life data, the calculations are expected to be 99% accurate. Based upon feedback or errors reported by readers, the application will accordingly get corrected and updated </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #0b5394; line-height: 20.79px;"><b>Some quotes by learned people</b></span></span><br />
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“We have this handy fusion reactor in the sky called the sun, you don’t have to do anything, it just works. It shows up every day.” –<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elon_Musk" style="-webkit-transition: 0.8s ease-in-out; color: #444444; text-decoration: none; transition: 0.8s ease-in-out;" target="_blank">Elon Musk</a>, CEO Tesla Motors</div>
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“Solar is cost effective right now. When you consider the cost to our health from air pollution, solar is just as competitive as any other energy source.” – Thomas P. Kay</div>
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“Because we are now running out of gas and oil, we must prepare quickly for a third change, to strict conservation and to the use of … permanent renewable energy sources, like solar power.” – <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jimmy_Carter" style="-webkit-transition: 0.8s ease-in-out; color: #444444; text-decoration: none; transition: 0.8s ease-in-out;" target="_blank">Jimmy Carter</a>, 39th President of the United States</div>
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<span style="color: #393939; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 13.3333330154419px; letter-spacing: 0.133333340287209px;"><span style="color: #38761d;">Save the Panet by 12 Energy saving tip</span><span style="color: #393939;">s </span><a href="http://www.ethicalsolar.org/save-the-planet/save-planet.php" style="color: #393939;">http://www.ethicalsolar.org/save-the-planet/save-planet.php</a></span></span></h1>
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<span style="color: #393939; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 13.3333330154419px; letter-spacing: 0.133333340287209px;">Orientation of solar panels</span></span><span style="color: #393939; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: 0.1pt;"> <a href="http://solar-trap.com/?p=199">http://solar-trap.com/?p=199</a></span></h1>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small; font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: #4c1130;">How different angles of incidence of solar rays impact the performance of a solar cell </span><a href="http://www.all-science-fair-projects.com/print_project_1091_96">http://www.all-science-fair-projects.com/print_project_1091_96</a></span></h1>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Sun Angle and Seasons <a href="http://www.geog.ucsb.edu/~joel/g110_w08/lecture_notes/sun_angle/sun_angle.html">http://www.geog.ucsb.edu/~joel/g110_w08/lecture_notes/sun_angle/sun_angle.html</a></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; color: #333333; font-weight: normal;"><a href="http://solarenergyengineering.asmedigitalcollection.asme.org/article.aspx?articleid=1662252"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">http://solarenergyengineering.asmedigitalcollection.asme.org/article.aspx?articleid=1662252</span></a></span></h1>
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<span style="font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: 0.1pt;"><a href="http://solarcellcentral.com/solar_page.html"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">http://solarcellcentral.com/solar_page.html</span></a></span></h1>
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<span style="color: #393939; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; letter-spacing: 0.1pt;"><a href="http://www.solar-tracking.com/">http://www.solar-tracking.com/</a></span></h1>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; line-height: 13.5pt;"><b>Some Solar </b></span><span style="background-color: transparent; line-height: 18px;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>definitions</b></span></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; color: #333333; font-family: "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Collector Slope, β: T<span style="font-weight: normal;">his is the angle between the plane of the solar collector and the horizontal. If a panel </span></span><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">is lying flat, then it is 0º. As you tip it up, this angle increases. It does not matter which direction the panel </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">faces.</span></span></h1>
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<span style="background: white; color: #333333; font-family: "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Declination, δ: <span style="font-weight: normal;">This is the angle between the line that points to the sun from the equator and the line that </span></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: normal;">points straight out from the equator (at solar noon). North is positive and south is negative. This angle</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: normal;">varies from 23.45 to -23.45 throughout the year, which is related to why we have seasons.</span></h1>
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<span style="background: white; color: #333333; font-family: "helvetica" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Latitude, φ: <span style="font-weight: normal;">This is the angle between a line that points from the center of the Earth to a location on the</span></span><span style="font-family: "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: normal;">Earth’s surface and a line that points from the center of the Earth to the equator. This can be easily found </span><span style="font-family: "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: normal;">on a map.</span></span></h1>
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<span style="background: white; color: #333333; font-family: "helvetica" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">Zenith Angle, θz: <span style="font-weight: normal;">This
is the angle between the line that points to the sun and the vertical —
basically,</span></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: normal;">this is just where the
sun is in the sky. At sunrise and sunset this angle is 90º. At noon it's equal to Latitude angle. </span></h1>
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<span style="background: white; color: #333333; font-family: "helvetica" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">Solar Altitude Angle,
αs: <span style="font-weight: normal;">This is the angle between the line that points to the sun and the
horizontal. It is </span></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: normal;">the complement of the
zenith angle. At sunrise and sunset this angle is 0º.</span></h1>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Solar Azimuth Angle,
γs: <span style="font-weight: normal;">This is the angle between the line that points to the sun and south. Angles
to </span></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: normal;">the east are negative.
Angles to the west are positive. This angle is 0º at solar noon. It is probably
close to </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">-90º at sunrise and
90º at sunset, depending on the season. This angle is only measured in the
horizontal </span></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: normal;">plane; in other words,
it neglects the height of the sun.</span></h1>
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<span style="background: white; color: #333333; font-family: "helvetica" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">Angle of Incidence, θ:
<span style="font-weight: normal;">This is the angle between the line that points to the sun and the angle that
points </span></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: normal;">straight out of a PV
panel (also called the line that is normal to the surface of the panel). This
is the most </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: normal;">important angle. Solar
panels are most efficient when pointing at the sun, so engineers want to
minimize </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: normal;">this angle at all
times. To know this angle, you must know all of the angles listed and described
next.</span></h1>
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<span style="background: white; color: #333333; font-family: "helvetica" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">Hour Angle, ω: <span style="font-weight: normal;">This is
based on the sun’s angular displacement, east or west, of the local meridian
(the </span></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: normal;">line the local time
zone is based on). The earth rotates 15º per hour so at 11am the hour angle is
-15º and </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: normal;">at 1pm it is 15º. Basically, Hour angle varies from</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"> -90</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">º</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"> ( sunrise) to 0</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">º</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"> (noon) to 90</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">º</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"> (sunset)</span></h1>
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<span style="background: white; color: #333333; font-family: "helvetica" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">Surface Azimuth Angle,
γ: <span style="font-weight: normal;">This is the angle between the line that points straight out of a PV panel
and </span></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: normal;">south. It is only
measured in the horizontal plane. Again, east is negative and west is positive.
If a panel </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: normal;">pointed directly
south, this angle would be 0º.</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </span></h1>
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<span style="background-color: white; text-align: left;"><b><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Solar
Cell Market</span></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">In the solar cell market efficiency is crucial to avoid losing
market shares on the global energy marketplace. There are two main ways to make
solar cells more efficient, either by improving the actual cell or by
installing the solar panels on a tracking base that follows the sun.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">The end-user will prefer a tracking solution rather than a fixed
ground system because:<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span><!--[endif]-->The efficiency increases by 20-60% (= more money) depending on
where you are in the world.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">·<span style="font-stretch: normal;"> </span><span style="text-indent: -18pt;"><span style="font-stretch: normal;"> </span></span><span style="text-indent: -18pt;">The space requirement for a solar park is reduced, and they
maintain the same output</span></span></div>
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</span><!--[endif]-->The payback time of the investment is reduced<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Our business proposal is to offer a complete<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="http://www.linak.com/products/Linear-Actuators.aspx"><span style="color: purple;">linear actuator system</span></a><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>that moves the tracking base in your
solar tracking system according to the sun. We catch the sun and increase your
output of the solar panel.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">There are three main<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="http://www.solar-tracking.com/?page=SolarTechnologies"><span style="color: purple;">Solar Power Technologies</span></a>:<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span><!--[endif]-->Photovoltaic (PV)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span><!--[endif]-->Concentrated Photovoltaic (CPV)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span><!--[endif]-->Concentrated Solar Power (CSP)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Photovoltaic
(PV)<o:p></o:p></span></h3>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Photovoltaic power generation is done by employing panels composed
of a number of cells containing photovoltaic material (often silicon). This
photovoltaic material then converts solar radiation into electric current.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">While solar tracking is essential for both CPV and CSP to deliver
power it is not the case for PV. The reason for choosing tracking on a PV
installation instead of just having a fixed installation is an increased energy
output during the day. Whether it is feasible to install a tracker is thus
dependable on whether the increased energy output (kWh) weights up the
additional cost of the tracking system. </span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Return on investment of the tracking part in a solar tracking
system is approximately 4-5 years.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small; letter-spacing: 0.1pt;">Solar Panel
Efficiency </span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small; font-weight: normal;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.1pt; line-height: 17.45pt;">Most<span class="apple-converted-space"> panels</span><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>are around<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span style="line-height: 17.45pt;"><span style="border: 1pt none; letter-spacing: 0.1pt; padding: 0cm;">11-15% efficient</span></span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.1pt; line-height: 17.45pt;">. The efficiency rating measures what
percentage of sunlight hitting a panel gets turned into electricity that you
can use. The higher the efficiency, the less surface area you’ll need in your
solar panels</span></span></h1>
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</span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-size: 10pt; letter-spacing: -0.2pt;">Shade<span style="font-weight: normal;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></h4>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; letter-spacing: 0.1pt;">Basically, shade is the enemy of solar
panel efficiency. With poor solar design, even a little shade on one panel can
shut down energy production on all of your other panels.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana, sans-serif;">Assalamualaikum brothers</span><span style="color: #3d85c6;">,</span></div>
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<span style="color: #37404e; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; line-height: 18px;"><b>Imagine for a moment, in the chilling winter, if your family & your newborns are without the </b></span><br />
<span style="color: #37404e; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; line-height: 18px;"><b>Shelter / A.C., blankets, warm water / Cleanliness / electricity / Toilet / Privacy/ Oven / Food /Clean Water/ medicines. </b></span><span style="color: #37404e; font-family: lucida grande, tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 18px;"><b>I wish, if each and every recipient of mine contributes to the cause without any excuse and fwd to others , and approach local </b></span></span><span style="color: #3d85c6;"><br /></span></div>
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<span style="color: #37404e; font-family: lucida grande, tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 18px;"><b>Masjids for fundraising using the flyers and appeals (</b>as stated below<b>).</b></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #3d85c6;"> There is a serious need for all human beings with a heart, to open their hearts towards the pitiable situation ( as described below) of widows, newborns, pregnant and breastfeeding mothers, and contribute given the innumerable means available to us ( in form of contribution of <b>money, blankets, provide immediate services as Doctors or Lawyers</b>).</span></div>
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<span style="color: #3d85c6;"> As per latest news on ibnlive <span style="font-family: verdana, sans-serif;"> </span><a href="http://ibnlive.in.com/news/muzaffarnagar-relief-camps-up-govt-fails-ngos-people-come-forward/439706-3-242.html" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank"><b>ibnlive confirms Zakat India as an NGO working on ground</b></a> , <b>Zakat India</b> seems to be the verified organization working on ground for the victims in relief camps.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #3d85c6;">I recently talked to <a href="http://ibnlive.in.com/news/muzaffarnagar-relief-camps-up-govt-fails-ngos-people-come-forward/439706-3-242.html" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">Zakat India</a> representative <b>Sir Imtiaz - <a href="tel:%2B919818624930" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank" value="+919818624930">+919818624930</a></b> working there on ground.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #3d85c6;">For money transfer, There are 2 main modes available ( India Net Banking or sending cheque in US) both convenient for Indians and US residents.</span></div>
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<li style="margin-left: 15px;"><span style="color: #660000;">At the camp, 40km from Muzaffarnagar town, men uprooted leaving behind burnt homes, lost livelihoods, face a bleak future, especially those ineligible for the Rs 5-lakh UP government compensation.- Piyal Bhattacharjee</span></li>
<li style="margin-left: 15px;"><span style="color: #660000;">Life is cheap at the riot victims' camp here. In the past weeks, 11 children have died here; 74 pregnant women, 24 in advanced stages, battle <b>malnutrition</b>and <b>skin </b>disease; children amble <b>barefoot </b>in the cold, some not even in woollens;<b> 85 girls have been married</b> off as their parents thought it was the best way to save honour.</span></li>
<li style="margin-left: 15px;"><span style="color: #660000;"><b><i>“My child died by a snake bite,” </i></b>said Akbari, the mother of Saadil who succumbed to the snake bite. Five other infants, namely Fatima (4 years), Firdaus (6 days), Zoya (5 years), Firoz (20 days), Umar (9 days) also died in the same camp.</span></li>
<li style="margin-left: 15px;"><span style="color: #660000;">This Dec, Muzaffarnagar recorded a biting 0.6 celsius. The Loi camp, roughly the size of half a football field, is pitched under the open sky next to a canal and sugarcane fields.<b> The tents hardly keep out the chill.</b> When the temperature dips, <b>dewdrops </b>leak through the canvas and fall on people sleeping below. <b><i>"Cold and hungry, children cry all night,"</i></b> says Hanifa Begum.</span></li>
<li style="margin-left: 15px;"><span style="color: #660000;"><b>Armaan,3, wears only a cotton shirt and clings to a puppy for warmth. </b>Most sleep on the floor with a sheet or<b> dry sugarcane leaves for a mattress</b>. "<b>Bonfires </b>provide some respite. But the kids are soon cold and crying again," says Gulfam Saifi, a 29-year-old blacksmith from Kharar village. It isn't just the cold that makes the babies cry. <b><i>"Many ill-nourished mothers find it hard to breastfeed,"</i></b> says Shahnaz. </span></li>
<li style="margin-left: 15px;"><span style="color: #660000;">It's no place for grown-ups either. Some <b>women say they haven't had a proper bath in weeks</b> due to lack of privacy.</span></li>
<li style="margin-left: 15px;"><span style="color: #660000;">As sunlight fades, passageways between tents turn into <b>open kitchens</b>. The <b>aroma of spice mingles with goat shit stink</b>. Kids play with dogs. Men and children huddle around bonfires.<b><i> "The fire is weak. It isn't easy to cook,"</i></b> Shafiqan complains. <b>Tough rotis, sometimes eaten with pickle</b>, form the staple food.</span></li>
<li style="margin-left: 15px;"><span style="color: #660000;">Ayesha's mother shakes one of the three small tins that make up her kitchen, hoping it will have some last<b> few grains of sugar</b>. The daily supply of<b> 300 grams milk stopped</b> over a week ago, so the<b> Tea is always black.</b> Ayesha is four and her mother, 20, can only make her <b>one glass of tea that must be drunk in small sips to last "as long as possible"</b>.</span></li>
<li style="margin-left: 15px;"><span style="color: #660000;">Little Ayesha moves through a crowd of children to get as close as possible to another fire. She has<b> no shoes,</b> and the<b> fire is the only comfort for her tiny feet</b>. Children claw at one another, trying to get close to the small pile of burning sticks. </span><span style="color: #660000;">A <b>spark flies on to Ayesha's right foot.</b> She screams and jumps back. A patch of brown skin has come off, leaving a reddening wound. Her mother rushes out with a dupatta and a bowl of water from the tubewell, her tears flowing.<b><i> "It's a small burn. By morning it will be fine,"</i></b> says her grandmother.</span></li>
<li style="margin-left: 15px;"><span style="color: #660000;">A <b>small fire of dried leaves and sticks</b> from sugarcane fields burns outside their tarpaulin tent, the <b>only other comfort they have in the cold nights</b> on the open fields.</span></li>
<li style="margin-left: 15px;"><span style="color: #660000;"><b><i>"My 20 day old son died because he didn't have a blanket to cover him,"</i></b> says Murshida Begum who reached the camp with her husband and 4 children when the army evacuated Bhadal, her village in Muzaffarnagar.<b><i> "Now two of my daughters have pneumonia and there are no cloths to cover them," </i></b>she breaks down looking in the direction of the fresh graves of the dead children at the edge of the camp.</span></li>
<li style="margin-left: 15px;"><span style="color: #660000;"> For a camp of <b>3000 people,</b> there are <b>only two toilet blocks</b>, now closed, opened for cameras to capture their<b> appalling, over-clogged reality,</b> most refugees use the<b> surrounding fields. U</b></span><span style="color: #660000;"><b>nsanitary conditions </b>of the camp, which pose a high risk, especially to the young. </span><span style="color: #660000;">Dr Samir Zainal Abedin told us that he has seen <b>10-15 cases for diarrhoea .</b> I</span><span style="color: #660000;">n a worrying conclusion, he says <b><i>"a senior medical officer has come and told us that this is a kind of viral diarrhoea and can spread very fast and </i></b></span><span style="color: #660000;">the main cause is <b>unhygienic surroundings, environment. Mainly flies, water mainly</b>."</span></li>
<li style="margin-left: 15px;"><span style="color: #660000;">Everywhere in the camp, there are<b> swampy, garbage infested pits</b>. Not far from them, children sift through the dirt looking for <b>tiny pieces of firewood that will help them stay warm</b>.</span></li>
<li style="margin-left: 15px;"><span style="color: #660000;">With a new diarrhoea outbreak looming, the icy cold, which has already claimed lives of the very young, still remains a threat. One of the last visitors to the medical tent was a four-month-old baby, crying in distress. "<b><i>She has severe chest infection,</i></b>"</span></li>
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.4;">1. <b>Fig Leaves</b><br /><br /><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000TGDH28?ie=UTF8&tag=b0eb8-20&linkCode=shr&camp=213733&creative=393177&creativeASIN=B000TGDH28&keywords=fig%20leaves&qid=1340536029&ref_=sr_1_8&s=lawn-garden&sr=1-8" style="color: #1155cc; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Fig leaves</a> are best known for treating diabetes, but there are many other uses for the fig leaves. There are many homemade remedies from treating diabetes to treating bronchitis, genital warts, liver cirrhosis, high blood pressure, skin problems and ulcers. Fig leaves are not used as much as they should be. Most of the remedies for the fig leaves use the sap or the milk of the sacred tree. Fig tinctures or poultices should be used immediately and fresh batches made daily.<br /><br />The big news with the use of fig leaves is that they have anti-diabetic properties. The diabetic needs less insulin when on a treatment of using the fig leaf extract. The diabetic should take the extract with breakfast, first thing in the morning. An additional remedy is to boil the leaves of the fig in some freshly filtered waster and drink this as a tea. Read the whole article on<a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000TGDH28?ie=UTF8&tag=b0eb8-20&linkCode=shr&camp=213733&creative=393177&creativeASIN=B000TGDH28&keywords=fig%20leaves&qid=1340536029&ref_=sr_1_8&s=lawn-garden&sr=1-8" style="color: #1155cc; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"> fig leaves</a> and diabetes:<br /><br />2. <b>Black Seed</b><br /><br />Black seed, also known as Nigella Sativa is a cure for all diseases, except death and considered to be a miraculous cure. It has been used for everything from acne to pancreatic cancers and doctors are raving about the results. Read about this remedy that has been used for over 2000 years.<br /><br />For seven days take 6 teaspoons of the oil. Take the oil three different times of the day. Then take 2 teaspoons in the morning and 2 in the evening for 4 days. Follow by taking 2 teaspoons of the oil for two days. Take plenty of water in the morning and rub the oil all over the body for 10 days. You must mix the oil with fruit juice. Repeat this treatment if you do not see any improvement.<br /><br />Another remedy for the treatment of diabetes is to take one half cup of the seeds that have been heated and a half cup of water cress seeds (mustard seeds can be substituted) and a 1/4 cup of ground pomegranate peel. Place these all in a blender and pulse well to a fine powder. Add in 1/8 cup of fumitory. Each day take one teaspoon of the ground powder and one teaspoon of the oil, one hour before you eat. Do this for at least one month.<br /><br />3. <b>Fenugreek - </b></span><span style="color: #212121; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: x-large; line-height: 34.54545211791992px;">मेथी</span><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.4;"><br /><br />Take 5-30 grams with each meal or up to 90 grams once a day. Do not take more than 100 grams as it will cause an upset stomach and make a person nauseated. Fenugreek cannot be taken at the same time as other medicines. You must wait at least one hour and preferably two before taking fenugreek. Diarrhea and gas are common side effects of fenugreek.<br /><br />Warnings about taking fenugreek: If you notice these side effects stop taking fenugreek right away: difficulty in breathing, tightness in chest, rash, swollen and itchy skin. Also if you are pregnant, consult your physician before taking fenugreek.<br /></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Neem, a tree that is believed to have anti-bacterial and anti-fungal property, has anti-diabetic properties as well. </span><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Neem leaf extracts and seeds are used as an active ingredient as an effective cure for diabetes. It has been scientifically proven after a number of tests and research by leading medical institutes, that neem parts have high efficacy in treating the disease. Neem leaf extracts improve the blood circulation by dilating the blood vessels and also helpful in reducing the need for hypo-glycaemic drugs. </span><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">It has been found to reduce insulin requirements by up to 50%. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Amla the common man’s fruit that is rich in vitamin C also has hypoglycemic properties. The fruit when taken orally helps to reduce the sugar level by stimulating insulin production within 30 minutes of consumption. The researchers found that oxidative stress markers reduced by 23% in those who took 250 mg of extract and 28% in group who took 500 mg extract.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">This is a seasonal berry that is not available all through the year. It is a rich source of vitamin A and C, </span><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">100 grams of this fruit consumed per day can do wonders to the blood glucose levels. A teaspoon of d</span><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">ried seeds powder is advised to take in early morning first thing in empty stomach, to reduce high blood sugar. in addition, it helps to reduce the insulin dose. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Many may not include vinegar in their regular diet. But this again helps diabetics to reduce the sugar concentration in the blood. Add vinegar to foods that can be palatable with this ingredient. Two spoons of vinegar before food helps in the reduction of glucose influx. </span><br /><br style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;" /><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><b>13) Oysters</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Oysters may have no direct effect in reducing the blood glucose level. But, as a rich source of zinc, they help to promote wound healing in diabetics. Thus, it is advisable for diabetics to include oysters in their diet for better wound healing capability. </span><br /><br style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;" /><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><b>14) Papaya</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">It is recommended to consume papaya on a daily basis as it has natural blood sugar controlling capability that helps to control diabetes by and large. It is also a rich source of vitamin C and anti-oxidants along with carotenes and flavonoids.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">This is a very common plant grown in most households. It has been widely used for medical and cosmetic properties for centuries. Recent studies prove that it has hypoglycemic characteristics, and can reduce high blood sugar levels. It also has anti-inflammatory properties that promote wound healing. Mix one to two teaspoons of ground bay leaves, one teaspoon of turmeric and one teaspoon of aloe vera gel. Drink this solution daily, before lunch and dinner. Or you can take aloe gel </span><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">with buttermilk to improve the taste.</span><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br /><br /><b>16) Mango</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">The leaves of the mango tree are believed to have anti-diabetic properties. The leaf extracts need to be administered at least 60 minutes before food consumption then only the desired effect can be seen. It helps to reduce the intestinal glucose absorption, which is the reason behind its anti-diabetic effect.<br /><br /><b>17) Holy Basil</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">This is a medicinal plant, which is also considered holy by many Indians right from ancient times. It is recommended to extract the juice from the leaves and consume it. A daily habit of eating fresh leaves from the garden after washing has tremendous effects on the body. Basil leaves bring about a significant reduction in the blood glucose level. Apart from that, this leaf also has anti-stress, anti-asthmatic, anti-bacterial, anti-fungal, gastric anti-ulcer, anti-oxidant, anti-viral, anti-tumor, anti-mutagenic and immuno-stimulant properties.<br /><br /><b>18) Lady's Finger </b>This most sought out vegetable is rich in soluble fibers. It helps to slow down the absorption of glucose from the intestine. Soak one lady's finger slit in the middle in a glass of water overnight and consume it on an empty stomach. Done over a month, it reduces the blood glucose level to a great extent.<br /><br /><b>19) Beans</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Beans help to slow down the digestion process thereby preventing the rise in blood glucose level. Beans give a feeling of fullness to the stomach and satiety is reached early.<br /><br /><b>20) </b></span><b style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><a href="http://healthycurezone.blogspot.in/2013/03/health-benefits-of-garlic.html" style="color: #c883d5; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Garlic</a></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">This is a common kitchen staple known to every family and is extensively used in everyday cooking. Everyone is aware of the cholesterol-reducing effect of garlic; few people know about its anti-diabetic effect. The chemical Allicin in garlic is believed to have hypoglycemic effects.</span><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> Studies have found that garlic might protect against heart disease in the general population as well as help control abnormally high blood sugar levels in diabetics.</span></div>
<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.4;"><br />Home Made Remedies<br /><br />It should be noted that there are no case studies about these home remedies, only people testifying to their personal success.<br /><br />1. <b>Avocado </b></span><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15.454545021057129px; line-height: 19.09090805053711px;"><b>seed </b></span><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.4;"><br /><br />Take one avocado seed and grill the seed. Slice the seed into several chunks. Add this to a pot of water and bring to boil, wait till the water turns brown. Strain the water mixture and drink when cool. Expect to see results within two weeks.<br /><br /><b>2.Apples</b><br /><br />Take one apple and cut into chunks. Place the apple in a pan with 4 cups of water and bring to boil and cook until the water is reduced in half. Drink this morning and night. It is expected to show relief within two months.<br /><br />Diabetes does not have to be a life threatening disease. It is possible and probable with natural remedies to allow the patient to live a normal and healthy life.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 19px;">On May 19th, the American Academy of Environmental Medicine (AAEM) called for a moratorium on GM foods, long-term independent studies, and labeling. AAEM's position paper stated, "<b><i>Several animal studies indicate serious health risks associated with GM food,"</i></b> including infertility, immune problems, accelerated aging, insulin regulation, and changes in major organs and the gastrointestinal system. They concluded <b><i>"The strength of association and consistency between GM foods and disease is confirmed in several animal studies."</i></b></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 19px;">Dr. Amy Dean, a Michigan internal medicine specialist, and board member of AAEM says, <b><i>"I strongly recommend patients eat strictly non-genetically modified foods."</i></b> </span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 19px;">Ohio allergist Dr. John Boyles says<b><i> "I used to test for soy allergies all the time, but now that soy is genetically engineered, it is so dangerous that I tell people never to eat it."</i></b></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 19px;"> World renowned biologist Pushpa M. Bhargava goes one step further. After reviewing more than 600 scientific journals, he concludes that "<b><i>genetically modified organisms (GMOs) are a major contributor to the sharply deteriorating health of Americans</i></b>."</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 19px;">biologist David Schubert of the Salk Institute warns that <b><i>"children are the most likely to be adversely effected by toxins and other dietary problems" </i></b>related to GM foods. He says without adequate studies, the children become <b><i>"the experimental animals."</i></b>[2]</span><br />
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 19px;">AAEM states, "<b><i>Multiple animal studies show significant immune dysregulation,"</i></b> including increase in cytokines, which are <b><i>"associated with asthma, allergy, and inflammation"</i></b>—all on the rise in the US.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 19px;">According to GM food safety expert Dr. Arpad Pusztai, <b><i>"changes in the immune status of GM animals are a consistent feature of all the studies."</i></b>[15] Even Monsanto's own research showed significant immune system changes in rats fed Bt corn.[16] A November 2008 by the Italian government also found that mice have an immune reaction to Bt corn.[17]</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 19px;">Scientists at the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) had warned about all these problems even in the early 1990s. According to documents released from a lawsuit, the scientific consensus at the agency was that "<b><i>GM foods were inherently dangerous, and might create hard-to-detect allergies, poisons, gene transfer to gut bacteria, new diseases, and nutritional problems."</i></b></span><br />
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 19px;">Famed Canadian geneticist David Suzuki answers,<b style="font-style: italic;"> "The experiments simply haven't been done and we now have become the guinea pigs." </b></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 19px;">AAEM states, <b style="font-style: italic;">"GM foods have not been properly tested" and "pose a serious health risk.Not a single human clinical trial on GMOs has been published. </b></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 19px;">A 2007 review of published scientific literature on the "potential toxic effects/health risks of GM plants" concludes his review by asking,<b style="font-style: italic;"> "Where is the scientific evidence showing that GM plants/food are toxicologically safe, as assumed by the biotechnology companies?"</b></span></span><br />
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<a href="http://www.care2.com/greenliving/The%20Institute%20for%20Responsible%20Technology%20(IRT)" style="color: #0c739e; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">10 Reasons to Avoid GMOs</a>, courtesy of international bestselling author and GMO expert <a href="http://www.responsibletechnology.org/resources/media-kit/jeffrey-m-smith-bio" style="color: #0c739e; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Jeffrey Smith</a> from The Institute for Responsible Technology (IRT). This list of ten facts and supporting text clearly explain just how serious a threat GM food and crops pose to our personal health as well as the health of the planet.</div>
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<strong>1. GMOs are unhealthy.</strong>The American Academy of Environmental Medicine (AAEM) urges doctors to prescribe non-GMO diets for all patients. They cite animal studies showing <b>organ damage, gastrointestinal and immune system disorders, accelerated aging, and infertility</b>. Human studies show how genetically modified (GM) food can leave material behind inside us, possibly causing long-term problems. Genes inserted into GM soy, for example, can transfer into the DNA of bacteria living inside us, and that the toxic insecticide produced by GM corn was found in the blood of pregnant women and their unborn fetuses.</div>
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Numerous health problems increased after GMOs were introduced in 1996. The percentage of Americans with three or more chronic illnesses jumped from 7% to 13% in just 9 years; food allergies skyrocketed, and disorders such as autism, reproductive disorders, digestive problems, and others are on the rise. Although there is not sufficient research to confirm that GMOs are a contributing factor, doctors groups such as the AAEM tell us not to wait before we start protecting ourselves, and especially our children who are most at risk.</div>
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The American Public Health Association and American Nurses Association are among many medical groups that condemn the use of <b>GM bovine growth hormone</b>, because the milk from treated cows has more of the hormone IGF-1 (insulin-like growth factor 1)―which is linked to <b>cancer</b>.<br />
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<strong>2. GMOs contaminate―forever.</strong><br />
GMOs cross pollinate and their seeds can travel. It is impossible to fully clean up our contaminated gene pool. Self-propagating GMO pollution will outlast the effects of global warming and nuclear waste. The potential impact is huge, threatening the health of future generations. GMO contamination has also caused economic losses for organic and non-GMO farmers who often struggle to keep their crops pure.</div>
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<strong>3. GMOs increase herbicide use.</strong><br />
Most GM crops are engineered to be “herbicide tolerant”―they defy deadly weed killer. Monsanto, for example, sells Roundup Ready crops, designed to survive applications of their Roundup herbicide.</div>
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Between 1996 and 2008, US farmers sprayed an extra 383 million pounds of herbicide on GMOs. Overuse of Roundup results in “superweeds,” resistant to the herbicide. This is causing farmers to use even more toxic herbicides every year. Not only does this create environmental harm, GM foods contain higher residues of toxic herbicides. Roundup, for example, is linked with sterility, hormone disruption, birth defects, and cancer.</div>
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<strong>4. Genetic engineering creates dangerous side effects.</strong><br />
By mixing genes from totally unrelated species, genetic engineering unleashes a host of unpredictable side effects. Moreover, irrespective of the type of genes that are inserted, the very process of creating a GM plant can result in massive collateral damage that produces new toxins, allergens, carcinogens, and nutritional deficiencies.</div>
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<strong>5. Government oversight is dangerously lax.</strong><br />
Most of the health and environmental risks of GMOs are ignored by governments’ superficial regulations and safety assessments. The reason for this tragedy is largely political. The <span style="background-color: #f4cccc;">US Food and Drug Administration (FDA), for example, doesn’t require a single safety study, does not mandate labeling of GMOs, and allows companies to put their GM foods onto the market without even notifying the agency</span>. Their justification was the claim that they had no information showing that GM foods were substantially different. But this was a lie. Secret agency memos made public by a lawsuit show that the overwhelming consensus even among the FDA’s own scientists was that GMOs can create unpredictable, hard-to-detect side effects. They urged long-term safety studies. But the White House had instructed the FDA to promote biotechnology, and the agency official in charge of policy was Michael Taylor, Monsanto’s former attorney, later their vice president. He’s now the US Food Safety Czar.<br />
<strong><br />6. The biotech industry uses “tobacco science” to claim product safety.</strong><br />
Biotech companies like Monsanto told us that Agent Orange, PCBs, and DDT were safe. They are now using the same type of superficial, rigged research to try and convince us that GMOs are safe. Independent scientists, however, have caught the spin-masters red-handed, demonstrating without doubt how industry-funded research is designed to avoid finding problems, and how adverse findings are distorted or denied.</div>
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<strong>7. Independent research and reporting is attacked and suppressed. </strong><br />
Scientists who discover problems with GMOs have been attacked, gagged, fired, threatened, and denied funding. The journal Nature acknowledged that a “large block of scientists . . . denigrate research by other legitimate scientists in a knee-jerk, partisan, emotional way that is not helpful in advancing knowledge.” Attempts by media to expose problems are also often censored</div>
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<strong>8. GMOs harm the environment.</strong><br />
GM crops and their associated herbicides can harm birds, insects, amphibians, marine ecosystems, and soil organisms. They reduce bio-diversity, pollute water resources, and are unsustainable. For example, GM crops are eliminating habitat for monarch butterflies, whose populations are down 50% in the US. Roundup herbicide has been shown to cause birth defects in amphibians, embryonic deaths and endocrine disruptions, and organ damage in animals even at very low doses. GM canola has been found growing wild in North Dakota and California, threatening to pass on its herbicide tolerant genes on to weeds.</div>
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<strong>9. GMOs do not increase yields, and work against feeding a hungry world.</strong><br />
Whereas sustainable non-GMO agricultural methods used in developing countries have conclusively resulted in yield increases of 79% and higher, GMOs do not, on average, increase yields at all. This was evident in the Union of Concerned Scientists’ 2009 report Failure to Yield―the definitive study to date on GM crops and yield.</div>
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The International Assessment of Agricultural Knowledge, Science and Technology for Development (IAASTD) report, authored by more than 400 scientists and backed by 58 governments, stated that GM crop yields were “highly variable” and in some cases, “yields declined.” The report noted, “Assessment of the technology lags behind its development, information is anecdotal and contradictory, and uncertainty about possible benefits and damage is unavoidable.” They determined that the current GMOs have nothing to offer the goals of reducing hunger and poverty, improving nutrition, health and rural livelihoods, and facilitating social and environmental sustainability.<br />
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<strong>10. By avoiding GMOs, you contribute to the coming tipping point of consumer rejection, forcing them out of our food supply.</strong><br />
Because GMOs give no consumer benefits, if even a small percentage of us start rejecting brands that contain them, GM ingredients will become a marketing liability. Food companies will kick them out. In Europe, for example, the tipping point was achieved in 1999, just after a high profile GMO safety scandal hit the papers and alerted citizens to the potential dangers. In the US, a consumer rebellion against GM bovine growth hormone has also reached a tipping point, kicked the cow drug out of dairy products by Wal-Mart, Starbucks, Dannon, Yoplait, and most of America’s dairies.</div>
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<em><b>Jeffrey M. Smith </b>is the director of the Institute for Responsible Technology and is one of the world’s leading advocates against GM foods. His book </em><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Seeds-Deception-Government-Genetically-Engineered/dp/0972966587/ref=ntt_at_ep_dpt_1" style="color: #0c739e; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"><b>Seeds of Deception</b></a><em> is rated the number one book on the subject and has had a substantial influence on public perception and even legislation. Smith has reached tens of millions of people through hundreds of media interviews. He is also the author of</em><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Genetic-Roulette-Documented-Genetically-Engineered/dp/0972966528/ref=ntt_at_ep_dpt_2" style="color: #0c739e; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Genetic Roulette: The <b>Documented Health Risks of Genetically Engineered Foods</b></a></div>
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Former US Navy staff scientist Dr. Nancy Swanson has a Ph.D. in physics, holds five US patents and has authored more than 30 scientific papers and two books on women in science. Ten years ago, she became seriously ill, and in her journey to regain her health she turned to <span style="background-color: #6fa8dc;">organic foods</span><span style="background-color: #d9ead3;">.</span> Not surprisingly (for those in the know) her symptoms dramatically improved. This prompted her to start investigating genetically engineered foods.</div>
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She has meticulously collected statistics on glyphosate usage and various diseases and conditions, including autism. A more perfect match-up between the rise in glyphosate usage and incidence of autism is hard to imagine... To access her published articles and reports, please visit <a href="http://sustainablepulse.com/" style="color: #1155cc; line-height: normal;" target="_blank">http://sustainablepulse.<wbr></wbr>com/</a> a European website dedicated to exposing the hazards of genetically engineered foods.</div>
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<em>“Prevalence and incidence data show correlations between diseases of the organs and the increase in Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs) in the food supply, along with the increase in glyphosate-based herbicide applications. More and more studies have revealed carcinogenic and endocrine disrupting effects of Roundup at lower doses than those authorized for residues found in Genetically Modified Organisms.”</em></div>
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<em>“The endocrine disrupting properties of glyphosate can lead to reproductive problems: <span style="background-color: #f4cccc;">infertility, miscarriage, birth defects, and sexual development</span>. Fetuses, infants and children are especially susceptible because they are continually experiencing growth and hormonal changes. For optimal growth and development, it is crucial that their hormonal system is functioning properly.</em></div>
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<em>The endocrine disrupting properties also lead to <span style="background-color: #f4cccc;">neurological disorders (learning disabilities (LD), attention deficit hyperactive disorder (ADHD), autism, dementia, Alzheimer’s, schizophrenia and bipolar disorder</span>). Those most susceptible are children and the elderly.”</em></div>
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The impact of gut bacteria on your health is becoming increasingly more well-understood and widely known. And here, we see how your gut bacteria once again play a crucial role in explaining why and how glyphosate causes health problems in both animals and humans. The authors explain:</div>
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<em>“Glyphosate’s claimed mechanism of action in plants is the disruption of the shikimate pathway, which is involved with the synthesis of the essential aromatic amino acids, phenylalanine, tyrosine, and tryptophan. The <strong>currently accepted dogma is that glyphosate is not harmful to humans or to any mammals because the shikimate pathway is absent in all animals</strong>.</em></div>
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<em>However, <strong>this pathway is present in gut bacteria, which play an important and heretofore largely overlooked role in human physiology</strong> through an integrated biosemiotic relationship with the human host. In addition to aiding digestion, the gut microbiota synthesize vitamins, detoxify xenobiotics, and participitate in immune system homeostasis and gastrointestinal tract permeability. Furthermore, dietary factors modulate the microbial composition of the gut.”</em></div>
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As noted in the report, incidences of inflammatory bowel diseases and food allergies have substantially increased over the past decade. According to a recent CDC survey, one in 20 children now suffer from food allergies<span style="font-size: 10px; line-height: 0; vertical-align: baseline;"><a href="http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2013/05/14/glyphosate.aspx#_edn2" name="1404e33aab6ffc73__ednref2" style="color: #0869bd; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">2</a></span> — a 50 percent increase from the late 1990’s. Incidence of eczema and other skin allergies have risen by 69 percent and now affect one in eight kids. Samsel and Seneff argue it is reasonable to suspect that glyphosate’s impact on gut bacteria may be contributing to these diseases and conditions. They point out that:</div>
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<em>These include digestive issues, obesity, autism, Alzheimer’s disease, depression, Parkinson’s disease, liver diseases, and cancer, among others. While many other environmental toxins obviously also contribute to these diseases and conditions, we believe that glyphosate may be the most significant environmental toxin, mainly because it is pervasive and it is often handled carelessly due to its perceived nontoxicity.</em></div>
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<li style="list-style-type: decimal; margin: 0px 0px 0px 35px; padding: 0px;">Genetically modified foods are often developed to be resistant to Roundup herbicide.</li>
<li style="list-style-type: decimal; margin: 0px 0px 0px 35px; padding: 0px;">Monsanto tell us that Roundup is harmless to humans because it kills plants by disrupting a metabolical pathway that does not exist in humans. However, Dr. Seneff reveals that Roundup causes nutritional deficiencies and toxins in the system. It causes these problems by <b>affecting gut bacteria,</b> which we need for good nutrition, health and to fight disease. The <a href="http://juicingtherainbow.com/probiotic14" style="color: black; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" target="_blank">good gut bacteria</a> DO CONTAIN the metabolic pathway (that makes essential amino acids VITAL to health) that Roundup blocks, so they get killed, allowing pathogenic bacteria to proliferate. These pathogens then produce toxins that cause serious problems.</li>
<li style="list-style-type: decimal; margin: 0px 0px 0px 35px; padding: 0px;"><b>Autism </b>rates in the US have skyrocketed to <b>1 child in 50. In 20 years, every other boy </b>will probably be diagnosed with<b> autism.</b> Dr. Seneff argues that this increase has to be environmental.</li>
<li style="list-style-type: decimal; margin: 0px 0px 0px 35px; padding: 0px;">Farmers are having to use <b>increasing amounts of glyphosate</b> as weeds become resistant. Glyphosate is now found in the air, rain, blood of pregnant women and their unborn fetus.</li>
<li style="list-style-type: decimal; margin: 0px 0px 0px 35px; padding: 0px;"><b>Autistic </b>kids usually have <b>gut problems</b>.</li>
<li style="list-style-type: decimal; margin: 0px 0px 0px 35px; padding: 0px;"><b>Sulfur deficiency </b>is a key factor in all modern health problems we are having. <b>Autistic </b>kids have 1/3 of the levels of normal kids. <u>Glyphosate disrupts sulfur transport and the sulfate metabolism by affecting gut bacteria.</u></li>
<li style="list-style-type: decimal; margin: 0px 0px 0px 35px; padding: 0px;">Glyphosate disrupts the pathway in gut bacteria that make essential amino acids, and therefore the gut bacteria start producing other products in high volume, and many of these are toxic.</li>
<li style="list-style-type: decimal; margin: 0px 0px 0px 35px; padding: 0px;">There are bacteria that can break down glyphosate, but in the process, they make <b>ammonia</b>. Ammonia is <b>toxic </b>(and a gas, therefore easily moved around the body). <u>Autistic kids have higher levels of ammonia</u> in their blood stream.</li>
<li style="list-style-type: decimal; margin: 0px 0px 0px 35px; padding: 0px;"><b>Formaldehyde </b>is extremely toxic (wrecks DNA and can <a href="http://juicingtherainbow.com/category/disease/cancer/" style="color: black; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" target="_blank">cause cancer</a>), and it is made inside our bodies because of glyphosate.</li>
<li style="list-style-type: decimal; margin: 0px 0px 0px 35px; padding: 0px;">Glyphosate gets into the liver and disrupts the enzymes (cytochrome P450) that detoxify our bodies. Not only is is creating toxins in the body, but it disables the breakdown of toxins.</li>
<li style="list-style-type: decimal; margin: 0px 0px 0px 35px; padding: 0px;">When Monsanto approves a new GMO crop, the <b>government </b>has to <b>INCREASE the allowed residue level of the herbicide</b>. Essentially that means that crops are requiring more and more of the herbicide as time goes by. The glyphosate is in the plants that animals eat, so animals get the glyphosate in their bodies as well.</li>
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The video then goes on to discuss how glyphosate can cause a range of diseases. Here are the times in the video that relate to the diseases:</div>
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Alzheimer’s Disease – 21:51</div>
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Parkinson’s Disease – 32:08</div>
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Multiple Sclerosis /Leaky gut – 41:09</div>
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Obesity – 59:18</div>
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<a href="http://juicingtherainbow.com/category/disease/diabetes/" style="color: black; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" target="_blank">Diabetes</a> – 1:01:14</div>
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<span style="font-family: verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #0b5394; line-height: normal;"><span style="line-height: 20px;">Ramadhan is only 2 weeks left. </span></span><span style="color: #0b5394;">This year like previous years, would most surely witness different dates for Islamic Festivals. Muslims are majorly bothered about the three major Islamic Events i.e. <b>Ramadhan, </b></span><span style="color: #0b5394; line-height: normal;"><span style="line-height: 20px;"><b>Shawwal, Haj,</b> whose starting dates are of paramount importance to them. </span></span><span style="color: #0b5394;">Having said that, it needs to be stressed that this year<b> in 2013, all these 3 events are most surely expected to be celebrated on 2 different dates this year 2013</b></span></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana, sans-serif;">, in same geographical area particularly North America</span><span style="font-family: verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #0b5394;"><b>. </b> </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: verdana, sans-serif;">Above, if any layperson who can clearly see North America and the <span style="background-color: red;"><span style="color: #0c343d;">Red Curve</span></span> around it, and who believes in the Astronomical accuracies, </span></div>
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<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, arial; font-size: small;">Islam is a strong proponent of using reasoning in every affair, considering the dynamics of issues, people face in different places and times.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, arial; font-size: small;">Previous <span style="color: #000099;">Grand Mufti of Saudi Arabia, <b>Sheikh Bin Baz</b></span> is reported to have ruled: </span><b><span style="font-family: Verdana, arial;">“<i><span style="color: #000099;">As for those </span></i></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, arial;"><i><span style="color: #000099;">who say that it is necessary to follow the sighting of Makkah, then let it be known to them, that </span></i></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, arial;"><i><span style="color: #000099;">there is no proof or basis for this in the Qur’aan and Hadith</span></i>”.</span></b><span style="font-family: Verdana, arial; font-size: small;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana, arial;">(Sheikh Abdullah bin Baz RA </span><span style="font-family: Verdana, arial;">AlBa’ath ul Islaaami Zil Hijjah 1399 Hijri)</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, arial;"><span style="font-size: small; text-align: justify;">Every year the astronomers, the people who know, publish their calculations that predict the first day of Ramadan or Eid with 99% accuracy, </span><span style="background-color: #ffccff; font-size: small; text-align: justify;">but mostly many countries (partiularly MiddleEast) start Ramadan or Eid, one day before the predicted day!</span><span style="font-size: small; text-align: justify;"> Is it possible that the astronomers could be wrong every year? No </span><span style="font-family: Verdana, arial; font-size: small; text-align: justify;">as Allah has created the solar system subjected to <b>precise calculations</b>: "</span><span style="font-size: small; text-align: justify;">… </span><b style="font-size: medium; text-align: justify;"><i><span style="color: #006600;">The sun and the moon (are subjected) to calculations." </span></i></b><span style="font-size: small; text-align: justify;">(The Qur’an 55:5)</span></span> </li>
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<i style="color: #9900ff; line-height: 24px;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">"In 2011, the National Association of Realtors found that An average home-seller lives in his house not more than nine years (before selling). In essence, the <span style="background-color: yellow;">average homeowner is simply paying rent for nine years to a bank instead of a landlord</span>".</span></i></div>
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<span style="color: #9900ff; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><i><span style="line-height: 24px;">“To a modern generation, </span><b style="line-height: 24px;">ownership </b><span style="line-height: 24px;">isn't about having it forever, it is about </span><u style="line-height: 24px;">having it when you need to have it</u><span style="line-height: 24px;">,” </span></i></span></div>
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<span style="color: #9900ff; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><i><span style="line-height: 24px;">"Confronting a </span><a href="http://www.bloomberg.com/quote/USURTOT:IND" style="background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; border: 0px; color: #1155cc; line-height: 24px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;" target="_blank" title="Get Quote">jobless rate</a><span style="line-height: 24px;"> above 8 percent since 2009 and student-loan debt hitting about $1 trillion, 20-to-34-year-olds are renting <b>apartments, cars and even clothing</b> to save money and <b>stay flexible</b>.</span><span style="line-height: 24px;"><br /></span></i></span></div>
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<span style="color: #9900ff; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><i><span style="line-height: 24px;">“This is a generation that is <u>scared of commitment, wants to be light on their feet and needs to adjust to whatever happens</u>..What once was seen as a solid investment, like a <b>house or a car, is now seen as a ball and chain with a lot of risk</b> to it.”</span><span style="line-height: 24px;"><br /></span></i></span></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: #fffef1; line-height: 18.296875px;"><span style="color: #9900ff;">"Toss into an average life some <u>devastating medical bills, a sudden job loss, an overambitious home purchase, sudden illness / death, rising interest rates</u>, and pretty soon a house that took years of toil to purchase is <b>auctioned </b>away in seconds."</span></span><span style="color: #20124d; line-height: 19px;"><br /></span></span></i></div>
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<li><span style="line-height: 24px;">Poor distribution of wealth </span><span style="line-height: 24px;"><i><b><span style="color: #38761d;">“Wealth should not only circulate between the rich amongst you” </span></b></i>(59:7)</span></li>
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Prophet (pbuh) said:</span><i><b><span style="color: #38761d;"><span style="line-height: 24px;"> “Allah, I </span><span style="line-height: 24px;">seek refuge with You from sin and heavy debt”. </span></span></b></i><i><b><span style="color: #38761d;"><span style="line-height: 24px;"> “Whoever dies free from three things – <u>arrogance, cheating and debt</u> – will </span></span></b></i><span style="line-height: 24px;"><i><b><span style="color: #38761d;">enter Paradise”</span></b></i> (reported by Tirmidhi), and </span><span style="color: #38761d;"><i><span style="line-height: 24px;">“</span><b style="line-height: 24px;">The soul of the believer is held hostage by his debt in his grave until it is paid off.</b></i><span style="line-height: 24px;">”</span></span><span style="line-height: 24px;"> al-Tirmidhi-1078. </span></span></li>
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<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; line-height: 24px;">With a 10% down-payment (50k$ or more), and monthly Home Costs higher than Rental, it <u>Nullifies one's ability to contribute to Charitable</u> aspects like Zakat, Sadaqa, Supporting Society Financially .. </span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; line-height: 24px;">Reduces one's focus on <u>Family's Health, healthy Food,</u> due to Tight Financial conditions, Debts, Stress and lesser Free time.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; line-height: 24px;">Virtually a person replaces Spritual Insurance (Sadaqa, Zakat ) by Worldly Insurance (Home Insurance etc) to prevent against Calamities, disasters.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; line-height: 24px;">Reduces one's chances to find <u>friends, community, favorite shopping stores, Mosque, good neighbor</u>s in close proximity.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; line-height: 24px;">Reduces one's chances to <u>return back to native place for good (India)</u>, for genuine reasons like Ailing Old Parents etc.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; line-height: 24px;">In <u>Job Loss</u>, one finds it difficult to relocate, and hence waste lot of time, to explore new Jobs locally.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 24px;">Reduces one's </span><u style="line-height: 24px;">Free time</u><span style="line-height: 24px;"> considerably, for contribution to community.</span></span></li>
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<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Before you replace existing <b>shoes </b>with a new one, remember that there are people, who drag their <u>1$ Slipper</u> for years, or are barefooted.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Before you replace existing <b>Car </b>with a new one, remember that there are people, who rides on a <u>bicycle </u>with wife and kid, and others on-foot.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Before you switch from existing apartment to a <u><b>Bigger Home</b></u> , remember that majority of Indians live without proper shelter, hygiene, water, without Toilets or bathroom.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Before you buy an additional Expensive <b>Jewellery </b>for wife, remember that majority of woman are bare-necked, and sacrifice their desires to feed children.</span></li>
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<li><span style="color: #404040; line-height: 18px;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; line-height: 16px;">If you acquired the home with a down payment of 10 percent or less, it could be brutal. To sell you'll have to part with about 6 percent in real estate commissions, as well as closing costs of about 1.5 percent for the seller.</span></span></li>
<li><span style="color: #404040; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; line-height: 18px;"><strong style="color: #222222; line-height: 16px;">Will you like the neighborhood? Tips :- </strong><span style="color: #222222; line-height: 16px;">If you are buying a Home in</span><span style="color: #222222; line-height: 16px;"> a place you hardly know, spend a year in a rental until you're certain that you want to stay there forever.</span></span></li>
<li><span style="color: #404040; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; line-height: 18px;"><span style="color: #222222; line-height: 16px;"><strong>Will you be happy giving up the freedom? </strong><b>Renting </b>gives you the freedom to <b>move around</b> without having to wait for a house to sell. Renting is also <b>lower risk</b> because <u>unexpected maintenance costs</u> or sudden <u>property tax hikes</u> and natural and other disasters like <u>floods, earthquakes, and boiler explosions</u> are the landlord's problem, not yours</span><span style="color: #222222; line-height: 16px;">Ask any <b>homeowner </b>and you'll hear some tale of woe. Houses have an unfortunate tendency to <u>leak, attract pests</u>, and cave in when your bank balance can least afford it.</span></span></li>
<li style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><b>No Maintenance Issues:- </b>In a <b>Home</b>, sometimes <u>L</u></span><u style="line-height: 21.984375px;">awn that needs mowing,</u><span style="line-height: 21.984375px;"> the </span><u style="line-height: 21.984375px;">termites </u><span style="line-height: 21.984375px;">that need to be eliminated, the </span><u style="line-height: 21.984375px;">plumbing </u><span style="line-height: 21.984375px;">that needs to be fixed, plus in a few years the house will need </span><u style="line-height: 21.984375px;">repainting</u><span style="line-height: 21.984375px;">, and who would forget the </span><u style="line-height: 21.984375px;">accidental damage your kids caused on your glass windows</u><span style="line-height: 21.984375px;">. </span><br /><span style="line-height: 21.984375px;">When you </span><b style="line-height: 21.984375px;">rent</b><span style="line-height: 21.984375px;">, you can also save yourself the effort of having to fix things yourself.</span></span></li>
<li style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><strong style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Fancier Living </strong><span style="line-height: 21.984375px;">That’s right, when we <b>rent</b>, we get to enjoy living in a <u>better neighborhood, a more luxurious condominium, and a pad right</u> beside your workplace which otherwise would not be financially possible or practical if you decide to buy.</span></span></li>
<li style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><b>Water and Heating Included :- </b>Y</span><span style="line-height: 21.984375px;">ou can also rack up on <u>savings </u>since there are some apartments who already <u>include water and heating in the package</u>. You can not only save money on the extra bills, but you can also <u>save time and hassle</u> with having to pay them off.</span></span></li>
<li style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><strong style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">More Predictable Budget</strong><b> :-</b><span style="line-height: 21.984375px;">There are a lot of <u>hidden costs</u> when it comes to owning a home. You don’t know when the large repairs will suddenly suck your budget. <b>Renting </b>makes budgeting easier because you already know just how much you will need to shell out per month. No matter how many repairs are needed, you still end up paying the same amount as you used to.</span></span></li>
<li style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><strong style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Perks and Amenities</strong><b>:- </b><span style="line-height: 21.984375px;">There are a lot of apartments that come with <u>community pools and gyms</u>. This is especially great for those who love swimming and working out. If you own a home, there’s a very little chance you’d have an Olympic sized pool, not only is it a pain to maintain, but there’s hardly any space for it in your yard. Also, think about the money you’d <u>save on gym memberships</u>!</span></span></li>
<li style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><strong style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Property Taxes:-</strong><span style="line-height: 21.984375px;">There are some areas where property taxes can amount to as high as $8,000-$14,000, which would equate to roughly $800-$1,000 a month!</span><span style="line-height: 21.984375px;">Renting will help you avoid surprise expenses such as this.</span></span></li>
<li style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><strong style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Moving is Easier</strong><strong style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">:-</strong><span style="line-height: 21.984375px;">When it’s time to change location, renting makes moving so much easier. There are a lot of factors involved, such as a <u>change in job assignment location, having a bad neighbor, or a bad landlord</u>. As soon as your contract expires, you can go ahead and </span><a href="http://shop.packyourbags.com/" style="color: #780a15; line-height: 21.984375px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" target="_blank" title="">pack your bags</a><span style="line-height: 21.984375px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"></span><span style="line-height: 21.984375px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"></span><span style="line-height: 21.984375px;">. With having a home on the other hand, this can be a more difficult process.</span></span></li>
<li style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #333333; line-height: 18px;"><b>Mortgages potentially impede young folk's career growth: </b></span><span style="color: #333333; line-height: 18px;">Mobility is another plus to renting that younger tenants might enjoy especially. While getting settled in their lives, it is important for people to have the ability to move and find a new job or new city, for <u>career growth</u>, Better pay. Renters can simply put up a Craigslist posting and move their apartment in no time. Homeowners, on the other hand, have a much longer process. </span><span style="color: #333333; line-height: 18px;">Being locked into a mortgage severely limits one's potential opportunities in an ever-changing job market.<br /><img alt="American dream" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.dailyfinance.com/media/2012/03/labormobility.jpg" /></span></span></li>
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<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #404040; line-height: 18px;">For a person of conservative origins like an Indian, Parental health/needs appeals more than lucrative careers abroad, and one never know, when consciousness forces a person to return back to his native place for Good, to look after his ailing parents and bigger family who need his support more than anything else. Remember the movie </span><b style="color: #404040; line-height: 18px;">Swadesh?</b></span></li>
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<li><span style="color: #404040;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; line-height: 18px;">We know, from recent experience of Arab Unrest, where 10s of thousands of migrants returned back from Syria, Egypt and the countries affected by <b>Civil wars</b> and unrest.</span></span></li>
<li><span style="color: #404040;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; line-height: 18px;">Due to economy slowdown, US is increasingly seeing unrest among its citizens, and you never know, when that unrest forces migrants return back to their country for multiple reasons like "<b><i>new Immigration Laws, Job Loss, Racial attacks</i></b> etc"</span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #404040;"><span style="line-height: 18px;">If you are a muslim, you need to be aware of ever </span></span><span style="color: #404040; line-height: 18px;">increasing <b>Islamophobia </b>i<wbr></wbr>n US and abroad. For many years muslims living peacefully in Burma, Russia, Gujarat, Assam and many Non-muslim countries, have been forced to migrate Barehanded because their properties and investments were destroyed..See recent article>> </span><b><a href="http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/rest-of-world/Muslims-vanish-as-Buddhist-attacks-approach-Myanmars-biggest-city/articleshow/19290926.cms" style="color: #024d99; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Muslims vanish as Buddhist attacks approach Myanmar's biggest city</a>.</b><br /><br />People making huge investments generally claim...e.g. "<i>Well US is founded on strong secular grounds, and there is little chance of Communal Tensions or Riots</i>." To respond, we just acknowledged that <wbr></wbr>nowadays even the peace-loving Buddhists are turning out to be communal rioters. Some of developed and rich countries like Iraq, Syria, Lebonon, Egypt, have turned into just the opposite. <u>Its just a matter of time, when Allah reverses situation of a country or an individual to entirely Opposite</u>.</span><div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #2e5092;">Allah says in Quran </span><i><span style="color: #38761d;">“Know that the life of this world is only play and amusement, pomp and mutual boasting among you, and rivalry in respect of wealth and children. (It is) as the likeness of vegetation after rain, thereof the <b>growth is pleasing to the tiller; afterwards it dries up and you see it turning yellow; then it becomes straw</b>. But in the Hereafter (there is) a severe torment (for evildoers), and (there is) forgiveness from Allaah and (His) Good Pleasure (for good‑doers). And the life of this world is only a deceiving enjoyment”</span></i></span></div>
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<span style="margin-bottom: 0px;"><i><span style="color: #38761d;">’There is no good in most of their secret talks save (in) him who orders <b>Sadaqah </b>(charity in Allaah‘s Cause), or Ma…roof (Islamic Monotheism and all the good and righteous deeds which Allaah has ordained), or conciliation between mankind; and he who does this, seeking the good Pleasure of Allaah, We shall give him a great reward“ </span></i><span style="color: #191919;">[al-Nisa‘ 4:114] </span></span></div>
To sum up </span><b style="color: #990000;">Give, give, give - </b>Sadaqa does not decrease wealth. Be on the lookout for opportunities to give (Ramadan, Emergencies, Floods etc, if you know a relative or another Muslim in need, etc. ). <span style="color: black;">and remember that Aspire for others what you wish for yourself, and feel the pain, what others are already experiencing.</span><br /><em style="font-weight: bold; line-height: 16px;"><span style="color: #38761d;">Wish for others what you wish for yourself</span></em><span style="color: #444444; line-height: 16px;">. (Related by al-Bukhari).</span><br /><span style="color: #4b4b4b;">Prophet Muhammad <img height="12" src="http://www.islamicity.com/global/images/photo/Islam/SAWS_sm__14x12.JPG" width="14" /> said: "</span><b><i><span style="color: #006600;">The believers, in their love, mercy and compassion for each other, are like a single body; if one part of it feels pain, the whole body responds to it with wakefulness and fever.</span></i></b><span style="color: #4b4b4b;">" [Sahīh al-Bukhārī (6011) and Sahīh Muslim (2586)] </span></span><div>
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<span style="color: #6600cc; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">- AVOIDING Lavish parties,<br />- AVOIDING Wasteful Birthday Celebrations,<br />- AVOIDING Unnecessary Marriage Pomp-Show and Anniversaries,<br />- AVOIDING Buying Expensive Gifts /goods for Kids or family, when cheaper alternatives are available<br />- AVOIDING Spending too much on Travelling, Costly Restaurants etc<br />- AVOIDING Piling up goods at home, which is rarely used<br />- AVOIDING Purchasing Cars or Homes on <b>Mortgages</b>, while we know, that we all are travellers on Earth, and we never know, when we need to shift our Base.<br />- AVOIDING Cravings for latest Gadgets in market like IPhones / TVs / IPads etc.</span></div>
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<li style="background-color: #fefdfd;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.03125px;">Prevention is Not just better than cure, its a lot cheaper nowadays, however it </span><span style="color: #333333; font-family: verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.03125px;">involves Better nutrition, planning, precautions, Self-control, wise decisions, sacrifices, Struggle and Hard work.</span></span></li>
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<span style="font-family: verdana, sans-serif;">Advice as per my experience, <u>Count all the pennies going into <b>Auto, Health, Life insurance, Dr's visits, Medicines and revisit them each year</b></u><b>.</b> Try looking alternatives without any compromise on Health. I'm sure those </span><span style="font-family: verdana, sans-serif;">who invest time while looking for alternatives would save upto 500-1000$ a month, while improving their Health and Lifestyles. And the considerable savings you get, can be invested in those avenues </span><span style="font-family: verdana, sans-serif;">which benefit you in Life and the Hereafter ( like spending in path of AlMighty ( Masjid, Zakah, Sadaqa etc)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: verdana, sans-serif;">We all know eating healthy helps us look and feel our best, but there is another great reason to upgrade your healthstyle: a healthy diet can save you a ton of money on health care costs.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: verdana, sans-serif;">Over the past decade, health insurance rates have skyrocketed. In 2009, monthly premiums in the United States were 131% higher than they were in 2000, according to the <a href="http://money.blogs.time.com/2009/09/16/health-insurance-premiums-up-131-in-last-ten-years/" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(138, 8, 8); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; color: #8a0808; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: initial;" target="_blank" title="Health insurance premiums up 131% in past 10 years">Kaiser Family Foundation</a>. This is largely due to the high cost of treating diseases related to unhealthy diets.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: verdana, sans-serif;">According to a <a href="http://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=1435855735196162973" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(138, 8, 8); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; color: #8a0808; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: initial;" title="Cost of obesity in America">recent study</a> by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, and RTI International, health conditions related to obesity (including type 2 diabetes and heart disease) cost the American health care system over $147 billion each year.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: verdana, sans-serif;">Fortunately the solution for better health is relatively simple. Visiting a farmers market once a week and buying a cookbook or two can save you a substantial amount of money on your health insurance plan in the long run. Reas More <a href="http://summertomato.com/how-healthy-eating-saves-you-money-on-health-insurance/" target="_blank">How Healthy Eating Saves You Money On Health Insurance</a></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333;"><span style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.03125px;">Would you buy a luxury car with a monthly payment as big as your mortgage? There’s not much point in thinking about a Cadillac insurance policy your budget can’t handle, either. If you’re relatively young and healthy, <b>consider choosing a policy with a high deductible</b>, the amount you must pay out of pocket before certain benefits kick in. A plan with a deductible of $1,000 or more is likely to cost you considerably less per month, and could save you money in the long run.</span></span></div>
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Congress passed a new health care law this year, but the main provisions don't go into effect until 2014. So how can you cut the cost of your health insurance in the meantime?</div>
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<em style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><a href="http://abcnews.go.com/GMA/ConsumerNews/ways-lower-health-insurance-costs-save-money/story?id=11102632&page=3" style="color: #336699; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: initial;" target="_blank">CLICK HERE</a> for the web extra tips on how to save money on health insurance when your kid goes to college.</em></div>
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What's the first thing we do when we want to save on car or homeowners' insurance? We raise the deductible and you can do the same with health insurance. The deductible is the amount you have to pay out of pocket for your care before the insurance kicks in.</div>
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If you choose a higher deductible, the insurance company rewards you with a lower premium. For example, if a healthy, 41-year-old woman raises her deductible from $500 to $1,500, she will save $1,428 per year. She could set the $1,428 aside and use it to cover the $1,000 difference, and still have money left over.</div>
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You should only raise your deductible to a level that won't ruin you if you have to pay it.</div>
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To get a feel for how raising your deductible will lower your premium, try shopping online. <a href="http://www.ehealthinsurance.com/" style="color: #336699; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: initial;" target="_blank">Click HERE</a> to get a quote. Just keep in mind that you have to submit a formal application and be approved before the rates are finalized.</div>
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The federal government also now offers a helpful health insurance shopping portal and it is expected to become even more helpful as they develop it further.</div>
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<a href="http://www.healthcare.gov/" style="color: #336699; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: initial;" target="_blank">Click HERE</a> to learn more.</div>
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Not many people seem to know about health savings accounts, which you can get when you open a high deductible health plan. They are more lucrative and less hassle than flexible spending accounts. A health savings account, or HSA, is a tax-free account you can use to pay for health care costs. But unlike a flexible spending account, you don't have to guess how much money you will spend on health care and then forfeit the money if you guessed wrong. Instead, HSAs roll over from year to year, you can take them with you when you change employers and you can cash in your HSA for any use after age 65, so if you are fortunate health-wise, you can spend the money on something else someday.</div>
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To learn more about Health Savings Accounts and high deductible health plans and how they work, the Treasury Department has a detailed site. Treasury? Yup, since Treasury is in charge of the IRS and since these are tax-free accounts. <a href="http://www.ustreas.gov/offices/public-affairs/hsa/faq_contributing.shtml" style="color: #336699; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: initial;" target="_blank">Click HERE</a> to learn more.</div>
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There are other group plans you can join other than through your workplace. For example, you can join your state's farm bureau to get a group rate on health insurance -- and you don't have to be a farmer! If you belong to any professional associations -- or could join -- that's often another way to get group health insurance. And people love to hate credit card companies, but some of them offer access to health insurance coverage as one of their benefits, so you may learn to love your credit card company.</div>
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For folks with health conditions, joining a group plan can be key, but if you are young and healthy, <b style="background-color: #ffffcc;">it is often cheaper to buy individual health insurance instead of getting it through your employer. </b>The reason is, work plans have to accept everyone and so insurance companies price it to cover that risk. A friend of mine discovered she could get a private policy for herself for $115 a month, whereas adding herself to her husband's work plan was $350 a month. So she saved herself $235 a month, $2,000 a year, by being savvy!</div>
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Independent agents have access to multiple different health insurance companies, so it's like shopping around, but with one easy phone call. And the price differences between big reputable companies, for the same coverage, can be dramatic.</div>
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"Good Morning America" asked an independent agent to shop around for a big Virginia family with two adults and seven kids, and she found they could save $6,756 a year by switching to a different insurance company. You should keep in mind, sometimes the very biggest insurers don't work with brokers, so you should also price those plans accordingly.</div>
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You can find an independent agent at <a href="http://trustedchoice.org/consumer/index.aspx" style="color: #336699; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: initial;" target="_blank">TrustedChoice.org,</a> the consumer website of the Independent Insurance Agents and Brokers of America.</div>
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Another source of agents is the <a href="http://www.nahu.org/" style="color: #336699; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: initial;" target="_blank">National Association of Health Underwriters</a>.</div>
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<span style="-webkit-box-shadow: none !important; color: #0b5394;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Tahoma, Calibri, Geneva, sans-serif;">Assalaamu Alaikum (Peace be upon you)! Brothers/Sisters,</span><br style="-webkit-box-shadow: none !important;" /><span style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Tahoma, Calibri, Geneva, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white;">I feel delighted to share with you a highly intuitive application, powered by Google Code; that predicts Hijri dates for years ( 1990 to 2020), using mathematical calculations and available astronomical data, 99% accurate and tested against available data and Visibility graphs etc. The </span><b style="background-color: white;">flyer </b><span style="background-color: white;">attached above is an </span><b style="background-color: white;">instruction manual</b><span style="background-color: white;"> for understanding </span><b style="background-color: lime;">color codes</b><span style="background-color: white;"> used in application and other Technical details. </span></span></span></blockquote>
<span style="background-color: white; color: #0b5394; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Tahoma, Calibri, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">This is the application.</span><span style="-webkit-box-shadow: none !important; background-color: white; color: #0b5394; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Tahoma, Calibri, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: medium;"><img alt="" border="0" class="inlineimg" src="http://www.turntoislam.com/forum/images/smilies/SMILY346.gif" style="-webkit-box-shadow: none !important; border: 0px; max-width: 100%; vertical-align: bottom;" title="SMILY346" /><b style="-webkit-box-shadow: none !important; text-decoration: initial;"><a href="http://azizahijricalendar.appspot.com/" rel="nofollow" style="-webkit-box-shadow: none !important; text-decoration: initial;" target="_blank">http://azizahijricalendar.appspot.com/</a></b></span><br />
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<li><span style="background-color: white; color: #0b5394; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Tahoma, Calibri, Geneva, sans-serif;">If you <b>change the year </b>(<span style="font-size: x-small;">and tab out</span>), the page refreshes automatically to return data for the chosen year ( NO need for pressing Submit)</span></li>
<li><span style="background-color: white; color: #0b5394; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Tahoma, Calibri, Geneva, sans-serif;">After you <b>choose Cities of your Choice</b>, Just press <b>Enter key</b>, and the page refreshes automatically to return data for the chosen Cities( NO need for pressing Submit)</span></li>
<li><span style="background-color: white; color: #0b5394; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Tahoma, Calibri, Geneva, sans-serif;">For seeing the <b>visibility graphs</b>, </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #0b5394; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Tahoma, Calibri, Geneva, sans-serif;">don't</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #0b5394; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Tahoma, Calibri, Geneva, sans-serif;"> forget to Click the <b style="text-decoration: underline;">Details</b> link for particular place/Hijri Month.</span></li>
<li><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Tahoma, Calibri, Geneva, sans-serif;">For further instructions, don't forget to read the <b>Flyer </b>(picture) attached above.</span></span></li>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #0b5394; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Tahoma, Calibri, Geneva, sans-serif;">The application determines all necessary parameters ( see </span><b style="color: #0b5394; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Tahoma, Calibri, Geneva, sans-serif; text-decoration: underline;">Details</b><span style="background-color: white; color: #0b5394; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Tahoma, Calibri, Geneva, sans-serif;"> link )</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #0b5394; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Tahoma, Calibri, Geneva, sans-serif;"> which are of utmost relevance and of perfect understanding for an average person sighting the moon viz.</span><br />
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<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Tahoma, Calibri, Geneva, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #741b47;">**<b>Moon Latitude</b> at Sunset</span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Tahoma, Calibri, Geneva, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #741b47;"><b>Moon Earth Distance</b> on the Day of Hilal( 384400 +- delta)</span></span></li>
<li><span style="color: #741b47;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Tahoma, Calibri, Geneva, sans-serif;"><b>Instanteneous Orbital velocity</b> of Moon (based on Kepler's Law,See formula</span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiaTdbQ6m8zVfV-sMtm6EQhm1c2Rp2kApPRVvZuH8icJmuFMWB1APP9B3NLnLgav3s_TYmLeJUoIsAcpzngzjNlwrzM6LMTtFdbiHpWd8Xil3-asG6lJ2Ic96jzB8Hz5R8GUhwl-uSEp26/s1600/KeplerLaw.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="63" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiaTdbQ6m8zVfV-sMtm6EQhm1c2Rp2kApPRVvZuH8icJmuFMWB1APP9B3NLnLgav3s_TYmLeJUoIsAcpzngzjNlwrzM6LMTtFdbiHpWd8Xil3-asG6lJ2Ic96jzB8Hz5R8GUhwl-uSEp26/s200/KeplerLaw.jpg" width="200" /></a></span></li>
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<span style="color: #990000;"><b>**Moon Latitude at Sunset </b>The lunar orbit plane is inclined to the ecliptic (the plane of the Earth's orbit around the Sun) by 5.14°. Moon's maximum and minimum declination also varies because of this inclined orbital plane. Moon's Latitude is the angle subtended by moon over Earth, with Eliptic Plane as the base, which gradually changes from +5.14 to -5.14 over a period of ~T/2 days ( T~ 27.3 days), alternately adding to or subtracting from the 23.5° tilt of the Earth's axis.<br />As a consequence, the maximum declination of the Moon <strong>(Lunar declination) varies from roughly (23.5° - 5°) = 18.5° to (23.5° + 5°) = 28.5° .</strong></span></div>
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<span style="color: #6600cc; font-family: arial;"><i>In the days since the massacre at Sandy Hook Elementary School in connecticut , a shell-shocked nation has looked for reasons. The list of culprits include easy access to guns, a strained mental-health system and the "culture of violence" — the entertainment industry's embrace of violence in movies, TV shows and, especially, video games.</i></span><span style="color: #6600cc; font-family: arial; font-size: x-small;">More-->><a href="http://www.oregonlive.com/today/index.ssf/2012/12/_shooting_massacre.html">Connecticut shooting: Massacre puts spotlight back on video-game violence</a></span><span style="color: #6600cc; font-family: arial;"><i><b><br /></b><br /><b>As kids spend more time indoors, on computers or watching TV, we are going to become just as </b><span style="background-color: yellow; font-weight: bold;">myopic - </span><b>Ian Morgan </b></i>(Watching too much television and spending too long in front of a computer is behind rising rates of <b>short-sightedness</b>, say scientists.)</span><br />
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<strong><span style="color: #003300;">Watching too much television and spending too long in front of a computer is behind rising rates of short-sightedness, say scientists.</span></strong><br />
<span style="color: #003300;">Australian researchers examined rising rates of short-sightedness in Asia.</span><br />
<span style="color: #003300;">Countries like Japan and Singapore have seen a sharp increase in cases in recent years. Some experts say genes are behind the rise.</span><br />
<span style="color: #003300;">But the researchers found people's lifestyle was to blame, according to a report in New Scientist magazine.</span><br />
<span style="color: #003300;">They said the findings may also explain rising rates of short-sightedness in other parts of the world.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #003300;">East Asia has much higher rates of short-sightedness or myopia than other parts of the world.</span><br />
<span style="color: #003300;">In Singapore, 80% of 18-year-old men recruited to the army are short-sighted. This compares with 25% just 30 years ago.</span><br />
<span style="color: #003300;">There has also been an increase in the number of people with extreme myopia, which can lead to blindness.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #003300;">Police and other employers are having problems finding people who meet their requirements for good sight.</span><span style="color: #003300;">Ian Morgan and colleagues at the Australian National University in Canberra reviewed 40 studies.</span><br />
<span style="color: #003300;">They found no evidence to support the theory that genes were behind the rising rates of myopia in East Asia.</span><br />
<span style="color: #003300;">For instance, they found that while 70% of 18-year-old men of Indian origin living in Singapore have myopia, it only affects 10% of those living in India.</span><br />
<span style="color: #003300;">Similarly, 80% of 14 to 18-year-old boys in religious schools in Israel, which have a strong emphasis on reading religious texts, have myopia.</span><br />
<span style="color: #003300;">This compares to just 30% of those in state schools, where there is no such emphasis.</span><br />
<span style="color: #003300;">The researchers said their findings, originally published in the American Journal of Human Genetics, point to lifestyle factors rather than genetics.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #003300;">They warned that western countries are also set to see rates of myopia rise in the years ahead.</span><br />
<span style="color: #003300;">In Sweden, 50% of 12-year-old children are short-sighted. That is expected to be 70% by the time they are 18.</span><br />
<span style="color: #003300;">"<strong><em>As kids spend more time indoors, on computers or watching telly, we are going to become just as myopic,</em></strong>" said Ian Morgan.</span><br />
<span style="color: #003300;">Professor Bernard Gilmartin, director of research at the Neurosciences Research Institute at Aston University in Birmingham, welcomed the study.</span><br />
<span style="color: #003300;">"<strong><em>The findings relate to what we call school myopia which has a classic onset of nine or 10 years of age</em></strong>," he told BBC News Online.</span><br />
<span style="color: #003300;">"<strong><em>He is saying that who ever you expose to urbanisation or the education background associated with modern life, the chances are they will become myopic</em></strong>."</span><br />
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<span style="color: #6600cc;">It is hard to avoid television if you are a kid. People in the house are usually tuned in to TV - siblings as well as parents. In some homes, the television is perpetually "on" even without anyone watching. It is common for parents and caregivers to use TV as a substitute babysitter. Also, many parents buy videos that they think can make their kids smart. But how does watching TV really affect children? </span><br />
<span style="color: #6600cc;">The bad news is, the majority of experts think that a TV/video-driven culture has bad effects on kids - and may prevent kids from being smart. They cite the following:</span><br />
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<li><span style="color: #6600cc;">TV viewing takes away the time that your child needs to develop important skills like language, creativity, motor, and social skills. These skills are developed in the kids’ first two years (a critical time for brain development) through play, exploration, and conversation. Your kid’s language skills, for example, do not improve by passively listening to the TV. It is developed by interacting with people, when talking and listening is used in the context of real life. </span></li>
<li><span style="color: #6600cc;">TV viewing numbs your kid's mind as it prevents your child from exercising initiative, being intellectually challenged, thinking analytically, and using his imagination.</span></li>
<li><span style="color: #6600cc;">TV viewing takes away time from reading and improving reading skills through practice (Comstock, 1991). Kids watching cartoons and entertainment television during pre-school years have poorer pre-reading skills at age 5 (Macbeth, 1996). Also, kids who watch entertainment TV are also less likely to read books and other print media (Wright & Huston, 1995). </span></li>
<li><span style="color: #6600cc;">According to Speech and language expert Dr. Sally Ward, 20 years of research show that kids who are bombarded by background TV noise in their homes have trouble paying attention to voices when there is also background noise. </span></li>
<li><span style="color: #6600cc;">Kids who watch a lot of TV have trouble paying attention to teachers because they are accustomed to the fast-paced visual stimulation on TV. Kids who watch TV more than they talk to their family have a difficult time adjusting from being visual learners to aural learners (learning by listening). They also have shorter attention spans.</span></li>
<li><span style="color: #6600cc;">School kids who watch too much TV also tend to work less on their homework. When doing homework with TV on the background, kids tend to retain less skill and information. When they lose sleep because of TV, they become less alert during the day, and this results in poor school performance.</span></li>
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<li><span style="color: #6600cc;">TV exposes your kid to negative influences, and promotes negative behavior. TV shows and commercials usually show violence, alcohol, drug use and sex in a positive light. The mind of your kid is like clay. It forms early impressions on what it sees, and these early impressions determine how he sees the world and affect his grown-up behavior. For instance, twenty years of research has shown that children who are more exposed to media violence behave more aggressively as kids and when they are older. They are taught by TV that violence is the way to resolve conflict – as when a TV hero beats up a bad guy to subdue him. </span></li>
<li><span style="color: #6600cc;">Kids who watch too much TV are usually overweight, according to the American Medical Association. Kids often snack on junk food while watching TV. They are also influenced by commercials to consume unhealthy food. Also, they are not running, jumping, or doing activities that burn calories and increase metabolism. Obese kids, unless they change their habits, tend to be obese when they become adults.</span></li>
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<li><span style="color: #6600cc;">Some experts, however, believe that TV is not all that bad. They qualify though that viewing TV can be good if it is done in moderation, and if the program being watched is selected:</span><br />
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<li><span style="color: #6600cc;">Some TV shows can educate, inform and inspire. It can be more effective than books or audiotapes in teaching your kid about processes like how a plant grows or how to bake a cake.</span></li>
<li><span style="color: #6600cc;">Studies show that kids who watch educational and non-violent children’s shows do better on reading and math tests than those who do not watch these programs. </span></li>
<li><span style="color: #6600cc;">Kids who watch informative and educational shows as preschoolers tend to watch more informative and educational shows when they get older. They use TV effectively as a complement to school learning. On the other hand, kids who watch more entertainment program watch fewer informative programs as they get older (Macbeth, 1996).</span></li>
<li><span style="color: #6600cc;">Preschoolers who viewed educational programs tend to have higher grades, are less aggressive and value their studies more when they reach high school, according to a long-term study (Anderson, et. al, 2001).</span></li>
<li><span style="color: #6600cc;">Finally, scientists from the University of Siena found that children experience a soothing, painkilling effect by watching cartoons. So perhaps, a little entertainment TV can be a source of relief to kids who are stressed or are in pain.</span></li>
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Brown rice is the<a href="http://www.organicauthority.com/blog/organic/organic-food/8-ways-to-enjoy-heart-healthy-whole-grains/" style="color: #417f3c; text-decoration: initial;" target="_blank"> whole grain</a> with just the first outer layer (husk or hull) removed through milling. It retains its fiber and germ which contains vital nutrients.</div>
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White rice is brown rice that has been milled to remove the bran and much of the germ, reducing fiber and nutrient content drastically. The grain is further polished to take away the remaining layer of germ (called the aleurone layer) which contains essential oils. </div>
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<li>Twice the manganese and phosphorus as white</li>
<li>2 ½ times the iron3 times vitamin B3</li>
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Whole grains are important part of any diet and have often been labeled the healthiest grains that anybody can eat. One of those whole grains is brown rice, which is rice that is natural and unrefined. Many people choose to eat brown rice instead of white rice because of its health benefits. But what makes it so healthy?</div>
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<strong>1. It Lowers The Risk Of Developing Diabetes</strong></div>
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Harvard researchers have discovered that eating at least two servings of brown rice per week can lower the risk of developing <strong>diabetes</strong>. They found that by eating just 50 grams of brown rice a day, the risk of type 2 diabetes can be lowered by 16 percent, while other whole grains, such as barley and whole wheat, can lower the risk by 36 percent.</div>
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<strong>2. It’s High In Fiber</strong></div>
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Brown rice supplies 14 percent of the recommended daily value for fiber, an important nutrient that protects against colon cancer and breast cancer. Fiber tends to latch onto the chemicals that cause cancer and steer them away from the cells in the colon and breasts, preventing cancer from developing in those areas. Fiber also has many other health benefits including promoting cardiovascular health.</div>
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<strong>3. It’s A Good Source Of Manganese And Selenium</strong></div>
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One cup of brown rice contains 88 percent of the recommended daily value of manganese, a nutrient that plays an important part in fighting free radicals. Manganese is part of a compound known as superoxide dismutase, an antioxidant that prevents damage from free radicals created during the energy production process. Manganese is also important for deriving energy from protein and carbohydrates and plays a key role in the synthesis of fatty acids.</div>
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Selenium also plays a role in the antioxidant process and can destroy cancer cells and even repair DNA. Selenium is important for regulating the thyroid hormone metabolism and <strong>immune system</strong> function. Most people don’t take in the proper amount of selenium of which brown rice is a good source – it provides more than 27 percent of the daily recommended value.</div>
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<strong>4. It Can Prevent Weight Gain</strong></div>
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A study conducted by Harvard researchers shows that women who incorporate whole grains, such as brown rice, into their diet were more likely to maintain a healthy body weight. They were also almost 50 percent more likely to not gain weight by eating a diet rich in whole grains.</div>
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<strong>5. It Can Lower Cholesterol</strong></div>
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The oil in brown rice has been shown to lower levels of LDL cholesterol, also known as the bad cholesterol, by up to seven percent. At the same time, a diet high in whole grains can increase the level of HDL cholesterol, or the good cholesterol.</div>
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<strong>6. It Offers Many Cardiovascular Benefits</strong></div>
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Studies have shown that brown rice can have many cardiovascular benefits for postmenopausal women, including slowing the progression of <strong>atherosclerosis</strong>, which is the build-up of plaque in the arteries, as well as slowing the progression of the narrowing of the arteries. But postmenopausal women aren’t the only ones who can benefit from the heart-healthy compounds in this whole grain. Brown rice also contains plant lignans, which can protect against heart disease and certain types of cancer.</div>
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<strong>7. It’s A Good Source Of Phytonutrients</strong></div>
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Phytonutrients are compounds naturally found in plants that have anti-inflammatory properties and tend to act as an antioxidant. Brown rice is a great source of these plant compounds, especially phenolics. In fact, research has shown that brown rice contains almost as much phenolics as fruits and vegetables.</div>
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<strong>8. It Reduces The Risk Of Developing Metabolic Syndrome</strong></div>
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Metabolic syndrome is a combination of factors that increases the risk for developing type 2 diabetes, heart disease and stroke. This condition is characterized by excess fat in the abdominal area and <strong>insulin resistance</strong>. Eating whole grains on a regular basis can reduce the risk of weight gain and insulin resistance by up to 38 percent.</div>
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<strong>9. It Reduces The Risk Of Childhood Asthma</strong></div>
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Asthma is a very common condition among children and causes many children to miss numerous days of school. But children who eat plenty of whole grains along with fish can lower their risk of developing asthma by 50 percent. Studies show that fruits, vegetables and even dairy don’t have much of an effect in reducing asthma, but whole grains and fish do.</div>
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<strong>10. It Promotes Bone Health</strong></div>
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Brown rice is a good source of <strong>magnesium</strong>, a mineral that is essential to bone health. Just one cup of brown rice contains 21 percent of the recommended daily value of magnesium. Most of the magnesium in the body is stored on or in the bones, so to keep a high level of magnesium in your bones, and to reap the other health benefits, eat plenty of brown rice each week.</div>
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Rice is a popular menu option in cultures all over the world. It goes well with seafood, chicken, beef and almost any vegetable. It is extremely popular due to its versatility and culinary simplicity. Unfortunately, most people do not stop to find out about the nutritional value of rice. When choosing the type of rice to serve with your meals, opt for the healthy whole grain – brown rice.</div>
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One main reason brown rice is processed is to increase its storage time. The essential oils in brown rice go rancid after 6-8 months while white rice lasts up to 10 years. So, buy your brown rice in smaller quanties and make sure you're not cooking with a rancid grain. Then again, if you're<a href="http://www.organicauthority.com/eco-chic-table/guide-to-cooking-with-oils.html" style="color: #417f3c; text-decoration: initial;" target="_blank"> cooking with any oils,</a> you run the risk..</div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, arial; text-align: justify;"> I am not an Astronomer, nor a religious Scholar, however I've some basic knowledge of Astronomy, </span><span style="font-family: Verdana, arial; text-align: justify;">and I've created an </span><a href="http://azizahijricalendar.appspot.com/" style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana, arial; text-align: justify;" target="_blank">Intuitive Application for Lunar(Hijri) Calendar</a><span style="text-align: justify;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana, arial; text-align: justify;">as well in past.</span> <span style="font-size: 13.333333969116211px;"><span style="font-size: small;">Please also see for Islamic Most Probable Dates 2013.</span></span><br />
<b style="font-size: 13.333333969116211px;"><span style="font-size: small;"> <a href="http://sweetazizah.blogspot.com/2013/06/islamic-dates-2013-preventing-different.html" style="color: #1155cc; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Blog: <span class="il" style="background-color: #ffffcc; color: #222222;">Islamic</span> Dates 2013: Preventing different /Wrong dates for Essential Events (Ramadhan and EIDs)</a> </span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, arial;"><b><i><span style="color: #006600;">"For him who embarks on the path of seeking knowledge, Allah will ease for him the way to paradise."</span> </i></b>(Related by Muslim)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, arial; font-size: small;">Please find some spare time to go through this video from </span><span style="font-family: Verdana, arial; font-size: small;"><span style="color: #000099;"><b>Salman Zafar Shaikh, Ph.D </b></span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, arial; font-size: small;"><span style="color: #000099;">(</span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, arial;">Hilal Sighting Committee of North America International Moon Sighting Reports: <a href="http://www.icoproject.org/" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">www.icoproject.org</a></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, arial; font-size: small;">)</span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: Verdana, arial; font-size: small;">Also download His presentation in "pdf" file, if you are good in reading as compared to watching video. <a href="http://www.hilalsighting.org/papers/salman.pdf"><b>http://www.hilalsighting.org/papers/salman.pdf</b></a></span></div>
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<li style="margin-left: 15px;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, arial; font-size: small;">Shawwal 1 1432 (<b>August 30, 2011</b> ). Various news agencies (Al-Arabiya Aljazeera) had reported that the planet Saturn has been mistaken for the Hilal (crescent moon), and this means that what was announced as the first day of Eid al-Fitr was supposed to be a day of fasting, rather than celebrations. <a href="http://muslimvillage.com/forums/topic/65089-saturn-the-new-saudi-new-moon/" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">http://muslimvillage.com/<wbr></wbr>forums/topic/65089-saturn-the-<wbr></wbr>new-saudi-new-moon/</a></span></li>
<li style="margin-left: 15px;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, arial; font-size: small;">The use of Technology(<span style="background-color: #ffccff;">Visibility Curves</span>) to assist in implementing the religious criteria’s is an accepted practice in Islam, however, use of technology is complimentary or supplementary in its scope and technology may not be used to change or replace an Islamic criteria.</span></li>
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<li style="margin-left: 15px;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, arial; font-size: small;">The Qur’an talks about the visible Hilal with the </span><span style="font-family: Verdana, arial; font-size: small;">characteristic shape and NOT “Qamar Jadeed” nor “New Moon” nor “Iqtiran/Mahaq”</span><span style="font-family: Verdana, arial; font-size: small;">(Conjunction) nor “Wiladatul-Qamar” (Birth of Moon).</span></li>
<li style="margin-left: 15px;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, arial; font-size: small;">Sighting the Hilal is a Fard Kifaayah (Obligation).</span></li>
<li style="margin-left: 15px;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, arial;"><span style="font-size: small;">The Prophet (S) fasted the first Ashura in Medina by the Jewish calendar (Calculated one) (Ahadith). After Ramadan fasting became obligatory, the Prophet (S) followed the Arab tradition of the “sighted moon”. The friction with the Medina Jews started for both the “sighted vs. calculated” start of the lunar month.The Jews started questioning his “Prophet-hood”. (How could he be a (“Nabi”) when he could not even tell the start of the month?) (Tabari and other Tafaasir on “Shaan al-Nuzuul of Aayah 2:189). See further </span><a href="http://www.hilalcommittee.com/Moonsighting_CFCO_Position_Statement.doc" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">www.hilalcommittee.com/<wbr></wbr>Moonsighting_CFCO_Position_<wbr></wbr>Statement.doc</a></span></li>
<li style="margin-left: 15px;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, arial; font-size: small;">Muslims have been preparing Islamic calendar for hundreds of years , but their fixed dates were never “final” and had to be adjusted by the sighting.</span></li>
<li style="margin-left: 15px;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, arial;"><span style="font-size: small;">A simple way to verify/check a sighting claim is: "</span><i><span style="color: #660000;"><b>Seen at a place X MUST BE SEEN at all other locations west of X within the parabola</b><span style="font-size: small;">.</span></span></i><span style="font-size: small;">"</span></span></li>
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<li style="margin-left: 15px;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, arial; font-size: small;">Previous <span style="color: #000099;">Grand Mufti of Saudi Arabia, <b>Sheikh Bin Baz</b></span> is reported to have ruled: </span><b><span style="font-family: Verdana, arial;">“<i><span style="color: #000099;">As for those </span></i></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, arial;"><i><span style="color: #000099;">who say that it is necessary to follow the sighting of Makkah, then let it be known to them, that </span></i></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, arial;"><i><span style="color: #000099;">there is no proof or basis for this in the Qur’aan and Hadith</span></i>”.</span></b><span style="font-family: Verdana, arial; font-size: small;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana, arial;">(Sheikh Abdullah bin Baz RA </span><span style="font-family: Verdana, arial;">AlBa’ath ul Islaaami Zil Hijjah 1399 Hijri)</span></li>
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<li style="margin-left: 15px;"><i style="font-family: Verdana, arial; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #006600;"><b>"When you see the crescent (of the month of Ramadan), start fasting, and when you see the crescent (of the month of Shawwal), stop fasting; and if the sky is overcast (and you can't see It), then complete thirty days (of Sha'baan/Ramadhan)"</b></span></i><span style="font-family: Verdana, arial; font-size: small; text-align: justify;">. This gives a Muslim the flexibility to wait instead of jumping to act upon and accept hasty sightings in Saudi or pre-calculated calendar.</span></li>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, arial; font-size: small;"> Muslim astronomers in this age of technology are now in a position to calculate the dates for possible/impossible moon sighting. So the validity of sighting claims can be easily verified for correct moon sighting.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, arial; font-size: small;"> Islamic months begin at sunset on the day of visual sighting of the lunar crescent. Even though visual sighting is necessary to determine the start of a month, it is useful to accurately predict when a crescent is likely to be visible in order to produce lunar calendars in advance and to guide the watchers where to look. Since ancient times, astronomers have tried to predict the likelihood of visualizing the new crescent using different 'minimum visibility criteria'. This should not be difficult as Allah has created the solar system subjected to <b>precise calculations</b>: "</span><span style="font-family: Verdana, arial; font-size: small;">… </span><b style="font-family: Verdana, arial; font-size: medium;"><i><span style="color: #006600;">The sun and the moon (are subjected) to calculations." </span></i></b><span style="font-family: Verdana, arial; font-size: small;">(The Qur’an 55:5)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, arial; font-size: small;"> Every year the astronomers, the people who know, publish their calculations that predict the first day of Ramadan or Eid with 99% accuracy, <span style="background-color: #ffccff;">but mostly many countries (partiularly MiddleEast) start Ramadan or Eid, one day before the predicted day!</span> Is it possible that the astronomers could be wrong every year? Can the astronomical calculations be so inaccurate for crescent sighting and yet absolutely correct for other phenomena? Eclipses occur always at the same instant that the astronomers predict. Occultation’s too. Stars disappear or reappear at exactly the same second that it is predicted. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, arial;"><b><u>Presence of 2-3 Groups in West, celebrating EID based on different methods, has some serious ramifications</u><span style="font-size: small;"> .</span></b></span></div>
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<li style="margin-left: 15px;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, arial; font-size: small;">It demonstrates disunity when brothers in same Time Zone, celebrates EIDs on different days. One group blaming on Fasting of other person, while other group blaming upon Feasting on the day of Fast.</span></li>
<li style="margin-left: 15px;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, arial; font-size: small;">Causes arguments/long debates and issues (psychological etc) because both groups don't have sufficient scientific </span><span style="font-family: Verdana, arial; font-size: small;">knowledge to settle debates, nor they got patience to listen and understand other's point of view.</span></li>
<li style="margin-left: 15px;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, arial; font-size: small;">The argument that Clouds/weather conditions hamper moon vision remains Valid as long as the chosen area is a City or a particular State.</span><span style="font-family: Verdana, arial; font-size: small;">But when we focus on the entire Country / Continent, these </span><span style="font-family: Verdana, arial; font-size: small;">weather issues/excuses becomes Ir-relevant.</span></li>
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<li style="margin-left: 15px;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, arial; font-size: small;">Qurbani can be made on the 11th or 12th, but under no circumstances can it be made on the 9th.</span></li>
<li style="margin-left: 15px;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, arial; font-size: small;">If fast or Eid is celebrated before time it will not be accepted, but if there is a delay because of sighting failure of moon, this Ibaadah will be accepted and the responsibility discharged.</span></li>
<li style="margin-left: 15px;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, arial; font-size: small;">It's permissible for those </span><span style="font-family: Verdana, arial; font-size: small;">who believe in the incorrect early date to still delay and pray Eid on "their second day", Insha'Allaah, since the Eid prayers are permissible on any of the 3 days ? But those who follow the </span><span style="font-family: Verdana, arial; font-size: small;">correct date can't pray a day 1 day early after making sure, moon was not sighted.</span></li>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, arial; font-size: small;"> <b>Consequences of premature announcements</b> ( </span><span style="font-family: Verdana, arial; font-size: small;">in Saudi or elsewhere)</span></div>
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<li style="margin-left: 15px;"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, arial; font-size: small;">Wrong Miqaat (Eid al-Fitr on the last day of Ramadan, and Adha on 9th D.Hijja)</span><span style="font-family: Verdana, arial; font-size: small;"></span></span></li>
<li style="margin-left: 15px;"><span style="color: #660000; font-family: Verdana, arial; font-size: small;">Wrong Lailatul Qadr (Night of Power prayers). When do the possible nights of Laylatul Qadr (Nights of Power) fall (since one group’s odd days will be another’s even)? <a href="http://www.hilalcommittee.com/articles/article4.html" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">more-></a></span></li>
<li style="margin-left: 15px;"><span style="color: #660000; font-family: Verdana, arial; font-size: small;">Wrong day of Hajj (7th or 8th of D. Hijja, and Eid al-Adha on 9th of D. Hijja)</span></li>
<li style="margin-left: 15px;"><span style="color: #660000; font-family: Verdana, arial; font-size: small;">Missing the day of Allah’s forgiveness from Samaa-al-Dunya</span></li>
<li style="margin-left: 15px;"><span style="color: #660000; font-family: Verdana, arial; font-size: small;">Invalid sacrifice (on 8th or 9th of D. Hijja)</span></li>
<li style="margin-left: 15px;"><span style="color: #660000; font-family: Verdana, arial; font-size: small;">Wrong Tashreeq days (from 8th to 11th, instead of 9th- 13th)</span></li>
<li style="margin-left: 15px;"><span style="color: #660000; font-family: Verdana, arial; font-size: small;">Wrong Arafah day fast (on 7th or 8th of D. Hijja)</span></li>
<li style="margin-left: 15px;"><span style="color: #660000; font-family: Verdana, arial; font-size: small;">Wrong 9th and 10th of Muharram</span></li>
<li style="margin-left: 15px;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, arial; font-size: small;"><span style="color: #660000;">Missed Ayyam al-Beed, every month,</span> etc. etc.</span></li>
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<li style="margin-left: 15px;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, arial; font-size: small;">When the Earth, Moon and Sun are roughly in a Straight line, it is the instant of “<b>Conjunction</b>” or the “<b>Astronomical New Moon</b>”. This is completely Dark / Invisible / “no-moon”. This is not the Hilal. </span></li>
<li style="margin-left: 15px;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, arial; font-size: small;">As the Moon moves along further from Sun, it appears to lag behind the apparent motion of the Sun, thus causing the Moonset to be become later and later compared to Sunset, until at optimum angle of separation, </span><span style="font-family: Verdana, arial; font-size: small;">the reflected sunlight appears as the Crescent shape Hilal.</span></li>
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<li style="margin-left: 15px;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, arial; font-size: small;">Angular separation of the moon and sun </span><span style="font-family: Verdana, arial;">(<b>vertex </b>angle as seen from earth)</span><span style="font-family: Verdana, arial; font-size: small;"> and the Moon's <b>altitude <span style="color: #990000;">Φ</span> </b>above the horizon after Sunset, determines upto 95% chances<br />of visibility of Moon in that area.</span></li>
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<li style="margin-left: 15px;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, arial; font-size: small;">On New Moon , when the S-M-E are in straight line, </span><b style="font-family: Verdana, arial;">vertex </b><span style="font-family: Verdana, arial;">angle = Zero, </span><span style="font-family: Verdana, arial; font-size: small;"><span style="color: #990000;">altitude <b>Φ</b></span><b> </b></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, arial;"><span style="font-size: small;">= </span>Zero, <span style="font-size: small;">crescent <wbr></wbr>Size</span> = Zero <span style="font-size: small;"> ), and moon sets = Sun Set Timing.</span></span></li>
<li style="margin-left: 15px;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, arial;"><span style="font-size: small;">After 24 hours, </span></span><b style="font-family: Verdana, arial;">vertex </b><span style="font-family: Verdana, arial;">angle increases to ~12.2 degree, </span><span style="font-family: Verdana, arial;"><b style="font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #990000;">Φ</span></b><b style="font-size: medium;"> </b>and </span><span style="font-family: Verdana, arial;">crescent Size <wbr></wbr>increases </span><span style="font-family: Verdana, arial;">proportionately, </span><span style="font-family: Verdana, arial; font-size: small;">moo<wbr></wbr>n sets approx 1 hour after Sun Set.</span></li>
<li style="margin-left: 15px;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, arial; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: small;">After another 24 hours, </span></span><b style="font-family: Verdana, arial; font-size: small;">vertex </b><span style="font-family: Verdana, arial; font-size: x-small;">angle increases to ~24.4 degree, </span><b style="font-family: Verdana, arial; font-size: medium;"><b><span style="color: #990000;">Φ</span></b> </b><span style="font-family: Verdana, arial;">and crescent Size <wbr></wbr>increases proportionately, </span><span style="font-family: Verdana, arial; font-size: small;">moo<wbr></wbr>n sets approx 2 hour after Sun Set.</span></li>
<li style="margin-left: 15px;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, arial; font-size: small;">From above its clear, that with every hour that passes by, the </span><span style="font-family: Verdana, arial; font-size: small;">Angular separation,</span><b style="font-family: Verdana, arial; font-size: medium;">altitude <span style="color: #990000;">Φ, </span></b><span style="font-family: Verdana, arial; font-size: small;">crescen<wbr></wbr>t Size, and the moon-set and Sun-set Difference increases,<br />thereby increasing chances of visible crescent, and when the Angular separation reaches a particularly decent value (12-</span><span style="font-family: Verdana, arial; font-size: small;">15 degree), moon crescent visibility becomes certain.</span></li>
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<li style="margin-left: 15px;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, arial; font-size: small;">Any place around the earth (closer to the equator) can be the point of first visibility of </span><span style="font-family: Verdana, arial; font-size: small;">Hilal. Sometimes India/Pak could see the Hilal first, </span><span style="font-family: Verdana, arial; font-size: small;">Sometimes Saudi </span><span style="font-family: Verdana, arial; font-size: small;">first</span><span style="font-family: Verdana, arial; font-size: small;">, </span><span style="font-family: Verdana, arial; font-size: small;"><wbr></wbr>Sometimes Virginia, </span><span style="font-family: Verdana, arial; font-size: small;">Sometimes California, All equal likely.</span></li>
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<li style="margin-left: 15px;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, arial; font-size: small;">When Earth rotates from Saudi to California (<b>in 11 hrs </b>= time difference), the </span><span style="font-family: Verdana, arial; font-size: small;">Solar date remains same, whereas, when </span><span style="font-family: Verdana, arial; font-size: small;">Earth rotates from California to Saudi (in 13 hrs), </span><span style="font-family: Verdana, arial; font-size: small;">the </span><span style="font-family: Verdana, arial; font-size: small;">Solar date becomes +1. </span></li>
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<li style="margin-left: 15px;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, arial; font-size: small;">CA and </span><b style="font-family: Verdana, arial; font-size: medium;">India </b><span style="font-family: Verdana, arial; font-size: small;">are </span><b style="font-family: Verdana, arial; font-size: medium;">14.5(time difference)</b><span style="font-family: Verdana, arial; font-size: small;"> hrs separate. <wbr></wbr>Using same analogy as above, Out of 24 EIDs, </span><span style="font-family: Verdana, arial; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, arial; font-size: small;"> <b>14-15 </b></span><b>EIDs </b>will witness CA celebrating one Date BEFORE India and 9-10 </span><span style="font-family: Verdana, arial; font-size: small;">EIDs </span><span style="font-family: Verdana, arial; font-size: small;">will witness</span><span style="font-family: Verdana, arial; font-size: small;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana, arial; font-size: small;">Same day ( India and </span><span style="font-family: Verdana, arial; font-size: small;">CA</span><span style="font-family: Verdana, arial; font-size: small;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana, arial; font-size: small;">)</span><span style="font-family: Verdana, arial;"><i>( and This happens the way it looks, becoz There are authentic moon sighting reports in Indian Subcontinent)</i><span style="font-size: small;"> </span></span></li>
<li style="margin-left: 15px;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, arial; font-size: small;">To sum up, "<i><b>the greater the time difference between 2 regions, greater are the chances of the region in West celebrating EID one day prior to the region in East."</b></i></span></li>
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<li style="margin-left: 15px;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, arial; font-size: small;">The Calculations for Islamic Dates should be for the Visible Crescent, and not for the dark invisible astronomical new moon (no moon), which is typically one day before the Hilal.</span></li>
<li style="margin-left: 15px;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, arial; font-size: small;">Similarly Moonset after Sunset does NOT mean that the Hilal will be visible. (So current <b>Saudi Calendar</b> does not work).</span></li>
<li style="margin-left: 15px;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, arial; font-size: small;">2006 criterion of </span><b style="font-family: Verdana, arial; font-size: medium;">ISNA/FCNA</b><span style="font-family: Verdana, arial; font-size: small;"> uses age of the moon (in hours) as the Only or Main criteria (which is actual a partial criteria). However, instead The criteria for Hilal visibility are many e.g.</span></li>
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<li style="margin-left: 15px;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, arial; font-size: small;">The <b><span style="color: #000099;">angular separation</span></b> between the Sun & Moon at sunset.</span><span style="background-color: #ccccff;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, arial; font-size: small;">(preferably </span><span style="font-family: Verdana, arial; font-size: small;">11 degrees+).</span></span></li>
<li style="margin-left: 15px;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, arial; font-size: small;"><b><span style="color: #000099;">Time lag</span></b>: How many minutes the Moon will stay after Sunset. i.e. Moonset - Sunset.</span><span style="background-color: #ccccff;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, arial; font-size: small;">(preferably </span><span style="font-family: Verdana, arial; font-size: small;">40 minutes+).</span></span></li>
<li style="margin-left: 15px;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, arial; font-size: small;"><b><span style="color: #000099;">Moon's altitude</span></b> above horizon at Sunset </span><span style="background-color: #ccccff;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, arial; font-size: small;">(preferably </span><span style="font-family: Verdana, arial; font-size: small;">5 degrees+).</span></span></li>
<li style="margin-left: 15px;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, arial; font-size: small;"><b><span style="color: #000099;">Twilight </span></b>factors after Sunset. <span style="background-color: #ccccff;">( Higher latitudes have longer Twilights after sunsets, so poses problems for moon sighting)</span></span></li>
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<li style="margin-left: 15px;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, arial;"><span style="font-size: small;">Saudi Calendar </span><b style="font-size: medium;">"</b><b style="font-size: medium;">UmmUlQura"</b><span style="font-size: small;"> is currently based on </span><i><span style="color: #000099;"><b>"If the Moon sets after the Sun and conjunction has occurred (even if by just a second), the next day is new month.</b></span></i><span style="font-size: small;"> This is still quite simplistic and often Ahead of Hilal Sighting Possibility by one or two days and sets early expectations. It is substantially worse than what was followed in 1950-1972 criterion! Read further </span><a href="http://www.islamicmoon.com/Moonsighting%20Ummal-Qura%20Calendar.htm" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">http://www.<wbr></wbr>islamicmoon.com/Moonsighting%<wbr></wbr>20Ummal-Qura%20Calendar.htm</a></span></li>
<li style="margin-left: 15px;"><b style="font-family: Verdana, arial; font-size: medium;">Saudi Calendar</b><span style="font-family: Verdana, arial; font-size: small;">'s method causes new month to start one or two days ahead of Hilal Sighting, while </span><span style="font-family: Verdana, arial; font-size: small;"> <b>ISNA/FCNA </b></span><b style="font-family: Verdana, arial; font-size: medium;">Calendars</b><span style="font-family: Verdana, arial; font-size: small;">current method causes new month to start either one day Ahead of Hilal Sighting, or the actual day of sighting ( ~50% correct, ~50% wrong).</span></li>
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A. <span id="goog_1523453646"></span><span id="goog_1523453647"></span><a href="http://www.blogger.com/"></a><span style="font-family: verdana, sans-serif;">Download the pdf file from </span><b style="text-align: justify;"><a href="http://www.hilalsighting.org/papers/salman.pdf" style="text-align: justify;">http://www.hilalsighting.org/papers/salman.pdf</a></b><span style="font-family: verdana, sans-serif;"> </span><b style="font-family: verdana, sans-serif;"><i>Hilal Sighting & Islamic Dates: Issues and Solution</i></b><span style="font-family: verdana, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: verdana, sans-serif; text-align: justify;">from </span><span style="font-family: verdana, sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #000099;"><b>Salman Zafar Shaikh, Ph.D </b></span></span></div>
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B. Hilal Sighting in Saudi Arabia: A First Hand Report <a href="http://www.albalagh.net/general/hilal_sighting.shtml">http://www.albalagh.net/general/hilal_sighting.shtml</a></div>
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: verdana, sans-serif;">1. Islamic Crescent Observation Project <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><a href="http://www.icoproject.org/" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">www.icoproject.org</a></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: verdana, sans-serif;">3. Hilal sighting process in Saudi Arabia and its implications worldwide - Salman Z. Shaikh <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><a href="http://www.jas.org.jo/hilaal" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">www.jas.org.jo/hilaal</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: verdana, sans-serif;">5. Cesarean Moon Births By Shaikh Hamza Yusuf<span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="color: #222222;"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"><a href="http://www.masud.co.uk/ISLAM/misc/moonsighting/Cesarean_Moon_Births_Pt_1.pdf" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">http://www.masud.co.uk/ISLAM/<wbr></wbr>misc/moonsighting/Cesarean_<wbr></wbr>Moon_Births_Pt_1.pdf</a></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: verdana, sans-serif;">6. Moonsighting for the month of Ramadan By Shaikh M. Ibrahim Memon, Darul Uloom AlMadania, Buffalo, NY, USA <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"><a href="http://www.islamic-center.com/ICH/moonsighting/moonsighting.pdf" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">http://www.islamic-center.com/<wbr></wbr>ICH/moonsighting/moonsighting.<wbr></wbr>pdf</a></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: verdana, sans-serif;">7. Islam, Astronomy, Hilal, New Moon and Cyberspace – Dr. Mohibullah N. Durrani <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><a href="http://www.hilalsighting.com/" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">www.hilalsighting.com</a></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: verdana, sans-serif;">10. Muslims are united to follow the Qur’an and Sunnah, Br.ZaheerUddin, <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><a href="http://www.hilalcommittee.com/articles/MuslimsUnited.doc" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">www.hilalcommittee.com/<wbr></wbr>articles/MuslimsUnited.doc</a></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: verdana, sans-serif;">11. Response to ISNA’s wrong position by Hafiz Aejaz<span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><a href="http://www.hilalcommittee.com/articles/Response_to_Dr_Muzammil_Siddiqui_s_FAQ.doc" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">www.hilalcommittee.com/<wbr></wbr>articles/Response_to_Dr_<wbr></wbr>Muzammil_Siddiqui_s_FAQ.doc</a></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: verdana, sans-serif;">12. Axing of Methodology, By: Dr. Hafiz Abdur Rahman Aejaz<span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><a href="http://www.hilalcommittee.com/Axing_of_Methodology_rev1__2_.pdf" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">www.hilalcommittee.com/Axing_<wbr></wbr>of_Methodology_rev1__2_.pdf</a></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: verdana, sans-serif;">13. A Refutation to ISNA/Fiqh Council’s Decision <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><a href="http://www.hilalcommittee.com/A_Refutation_to_ISNAFiqh_Council_s_Decision.doc" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">www.hilalcommittee.com/A_<wbr></wbr>Refutation_to_ISNAFiqh_<wbr></wbr>Council_s_Decision.doc</a></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: verdana, sans-serif;">14. Position Statement by CFCO Intl. Ulema<span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><a href="http://www.hilalcommittee.com/Moonsighting_CFCO_Position_Statement.doc" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">www.hilalcommittee.com/<wbr></wbr>Moonsighting_CFCO_Position_<wbr></wbr>Statement.doc</a></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: verdana, sans-serif;">16. DHUL HIJJAH & 'EID AL-'ADHA - Zaytuna Institute, By Imam Zaid Shakir<span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><a href="http://www.hilalcommittee.com/articles/article15.html" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">www.hilalcommittee.com/<wbr></wbr>articles/article15.html</a></span></div>
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Providing abundant probiotics in the form of fermented foods is one of the most powerful ways to restore your baby's beneficial gut flora. Oftentimes, a commercial probiotic supplement won't even be needed.</div>
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The first fermented food Dr. Campbell-McBride recommends for your infant is raw <b>organic grass fed yogurt</b> (not commercial yogurt from the grocery strore), because it's well tolerated by most infants and children. It's best to <span style="background-color: #ffccff;">make your own yogurt at home from raw organic milk</span>, and start with a very tiny amount. Once yogurt is well tolerated by your baby, then start introducing <b style="background-color: #ffccff;"><span class="il" style="background-color: #ffffcc;">Kefir</span></b>.</div>
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As per US Federal Government, <b>Autism </b>is now estimated to effect 1 in every 88 children.<br />
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<b>1) Limit vaccines for expecting moms - including flu shots</b></div>
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Unless an expecting mom is about to enter a high risk area (like remote parts of Asia or Africa), getting a vaccine while pregnant should be avoided. As of 2009, many flu shots have thimerisol (aka: mercury) in the vaccine, which can quickly pass to the fetus and cause major brain and nervous system damage.</div>
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<b>2) Nurse baby for as long as possible</b></div>
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Breast feeding your baby is one of nature's most proven ways to protect your child from illness. If you don't produce enough breast milk, add non-casein formula to your baby's diet, but continue breast feeding as long as you can.</div>
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<b>3) Eat organic & all-natural foods</b></div>
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Eating healthy food such as organic fruits and vegetables will go a long way towards keeping your baby healthy. If your child eats meat, check to ensure it is antibiotic free and hormone free meat.</div>
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While vaccinations have done wonders for the world in the last century, it’s helpful to delay vaccinations to a schedule that is less taxing on a baby's immune system. This means no vaccines at birth and then using the 1983 vaccination schedule, which is more conservative than the current schedule. Additionally, <span style="background-color: #ffccff;">break up the MMR shot into 3 separate shots</span> and give them over time instead of all at once.</div>
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<b>5) Limit casein in child’s diet</b></div>
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Casein is a protein found in milk and dairy products. Mounds of research have found that casein increases autism symptoms. Thousands of children with autism have gotten much better simply by eliminating this protein from their diet.</div>
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Gluten in a protein found in many grains such as wheat, whey, barley, hops, etc. Similar to casein, gluten has been found to increase autism symptoms and children with autism have recovered by eliminating this protein from their diets.</div>
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<b>7) Limit taking antibiotics</b></div>
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Antibiotics kill both the bad and the important good bacteria in our bodies. If giving your child antibiotics is necessary, make sure to also give them probiotics at same time. Continue giving your child probiotics for 2 weeks following the end of antibiotic treatment.</div>
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<li style="margin-left: 15px;"><b>Probiotics Fight Cancer, Colds and Constipation</b></li>
<li style="margin-left: 15px;"><b>ProbioticSauerkrauts Are Responsible For 70% Of Our Immune Response</b></li>
<li style="margin-left: 15px;"><b>Probiotics Produce Antibiotic Chemicals</b></li>
<li style="margin-left: 15px;"><b>Antibiotics Nuke Our Body’s Immune System</b><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span>It is well known that antibiotics kill bacteria and can make us better. But what isn’t well known, is that antibiotics also kill our good bacteria. Since probiotics comprise 70-80% of our immune response, antibiotics will kill our immunity.</li>
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<li style="margin-left: 15px;"><b>Probiotics Are Bacteria And Fungi That Make Us Healthy</b></li>
<li style="margin-left: 15px;"><b>Probiotic Foods Have Been Healing For a thousand years</b><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span>Foods like natto, miso, kimchi, tempeh, sauerkraut, kombucha and lassi all have very rich cultural heritages and medicinal benefits.</li>
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<li style="margin-left: 15px;"><b>Are You Getting Your Vitamins? Better Get Your Probiotics.</b></li>
<li style="margin-left: 15px;"><b>Vaginal Birth Is Our First Dose of Probiotics</b></li>
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Probiotics, bacteria found in yogurt and lesser-known fermented foods like <b><span class="il" style="background-color: #ffffcc;">kefir</span> </b>and some vegetables, may help ward off <b>colds </b>in kids, according to a new study published in the journal Pediatrics.</div>
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American Academy of Pediatrics(<span style="font-family: Arial; line-height: 19px;"><span style="color: #6600cc;"><b>AAP</b></span></span>) Does NOT Recommend Fever-Reducing Drugs</div>
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Home Remedies for fever <a href="http://www.natural-homeremedies.org/homeremedies-fevers.htm" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">http://www.natural-<wbr></wbr>homeremedies.org/homeremedies-<wbr></wbr>fevers.htm</a></div>
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<b>Vitamin A. </b>This specific vitamin helps with neurologic health. It also helps regulate the immune system’s response to infections. Some researchers believe it can play a role in protecting the brain from vaccine side effects. Give vitamin A once a day for 3 days prior to vaccines and continue each day for 10 days after.</div>
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<span style="color: #4b4b4b; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">Prophet Muhammad <img height="12" src="http://www.islamicity.com/global/images/photo/Islam/SAWS_sm__14x12.JPG" width="14" /> said: "</span><b style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"><i><span style="color: #006600;">The believers, in their love, mercy and compassion for each other, are like a single body; if one part of it feels pain, the whole body responds to it with wakefulness and fever.</span></i></b><span style="color: #4b4b4b; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">" [Sahīh al-Bukhārī (6011) and Sahīh Muslim (2586)] </span><br />
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<span style="color: #4b4b4b; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">The qualities of love, mercy and compassion are similar in meaning. There are various ways to understand the difference between them. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #4b4b4b; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">It might be understood that the difference between these feelings are related to the state of the one who experiences them. <b>Love </b>is an emotion that is felt in the heart for the other person persistently and under changing circumstances. <span style="background-color: #ffccff;">Mercy and compassion, by contrast, are felt towards the other person at times when that other person is in a state of weakness. </span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #4b4b4b; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">Alternatively, it might be said that we feel love for those who are our family and friends, mercy for others whom we are able to help, and compassion for those whose misfortunes are outside of our ability to help, and for whom we can only feel in our hearts. In this case, there are three levels of feeling. The most particular is that of <b>love. Mercy comes next, and compassion is the third</b> in ranking. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #4b4b4b; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">These are just two of the possible ways of distinguishing between the feelings of love, mercy, and compassion. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12px;">Moreover, these feelings translate into words and actions. The love and affection that Muslims must harbor in their hearts for their fellow brothers should cause them to harbor </span></span><b style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">no malice towards them and to hold no grudges. </b><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12px;">It should help them to </span></span><b style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">avoid beings suspicious </b><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12px;">of each other. </span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12px;">Compassion dictates that </span></span><b style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">Muslims should share in each other's joys and sorrows</b><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #4b4b4b; font-family: Verdana;"><span style="font-size: 12px;">. When a Muslim learns of something good that has befallen another, it is an occasion to rejoice. Likewise, the pain of </span></span><span style="font-size: 12px;">brothers </span><span style="color: #4b4b4b; font-family: Verdana;"><span style="font-size: 12px;"> anywhere in the world who have been </span></span></span><b style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">stricken by tragedy</b><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12px;"> should be felt. Muslims should feel the pain when their fellow </span></span><span style="color: #4b4b4b; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 12px;"><b>brothers are struck down in the road, when women are being raped or when a country is attacked of hit with a natural disaster. </b></span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12px;">. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;"><span style="color: #4b4b4b; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">A believing heart cannot help but feel this pain. Indeed, we must feel the pain when any human being, regardless of their faith, is stricken by injustice or misfortune. </span><br /><br /><span style="color: #4b4b4b;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12px;">Grief and commiseration is the least of our obligations towards our fellow </span></span><span style="font-size: 12px;">brothers</span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12px;"> and to humanity at large - in times of hardship. </span></span></span><b style="background-color: #ffccff; color: #4b4b4b; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">Allah has not commanded us merely to feel grief, but to carry out good works and provide relief. However, such grief can inspire us to noble actions. </b><br /><br /><span style="color: #4b4b4b; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">At the very least, we should pray to Allah for those in need. Praying for them is not a minor thing. Allah might remove some affliction that the Muslims are facing on account of your prayer. Allah commands us in the Qur'an to pray to Him and tells us that he will answer our prayers. "</span><b style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"><i><span style="color: #006600;">Beseech Me in prayer. I will answer you.</span></i></b><span style="color: #4b4b4b; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">" [Surah Ghafir: 60] </span><br /><br /><span style="color: #4b4b4b; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">The Prophet <img height="12" src="http://www.islamicity.com/global/images/photo/Islam/SAWS_sm__14x12.JPG" width="14" /> said: "</span><span style="color: #006600; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"><b><i>Supplication is worship.</i></b>" </span><span style="color: #4b4b4b; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">[Sunan al-Tirmidhi (2969) and Sunan Abi Dawud (1479)] </span><br /><br /><span style="color: #4b4b4b; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">These inner feelings of love, mercy, and compassion that we are talking about need to be expressed by our words, or they will fade away in our hearts. Like Prophet Muhammad <img height="12" src="http://www.islamicity.com/global/images/photo/Islam/SAWS_sm__14x12.JPG" width="14" />said: "</span><b style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"><i><span style="color: #006600;">A good word is a form of charity.</span></i></b><span style="color: #4b4b4b; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">" </span><br /><br /><span style="color: #4b4b4b; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"><b style="background-color: #ffccff;">Many people ask for no more than a word of support or encouragement.</b> Sometimes a little commiseration is all that is needed. A person who is stingy with words is a miser indeed. The least we can manage is to speak the truth publicly and offer prayers for our fellow Muslims when we are alone. </span><br /><br /><span style="color: #4b4b4b; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">Today, the media and the virtual world of the Internet give us so many opportunities to make a difference with our words and to impact positively on public opinion. It may be that an idea that begins on television, or on a <b>website, or on Facebook,</b> may ultimately have an <b>effect on the policies of governments, international organizations, and humanitarian NGOs</b>.</span><br /><br /><span style="color: #4b4b4b; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">Source:</span><i style="color: #4b4b4b; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"> <a href="http://en.islamtoday.net/artshow-242-4523.htm" style="color: #6600ff; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">IslamToday</a> - Sheikh Salman al-Oadah </i></span><span style="color: #333333; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13.333333969116211px; line-height: 17.981481552124023px;">More: </span><a href="http://www.islamicity.com/articles/Articles.asp?ref=IT1211-5336" rel="nofollow nofollow" style="color: #3b5998; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13.333333969116211px; line-height: 17.981481552124023px; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">http://www.<wbr></wbr>islamicity.com/<span style="display: inline-block;"></span>articles/<span style="display: inline-block;"></span>Articl<wbr></wbr>es.asp?ref=IT1211-533<span style="display: inline-block;"></span>6</a></div>
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“<b><i>Only switch your WLAN (WiFi) on when you need it. With laptops, in particular, it is a good idea to switch the WLAN (WiFi) off as otherwise the device will repeatedly try to connect to a network, leading to unnecessary radiation…and caution should be exercised primarily when using devices held close to the body, such as laptops, PDAs and Internet telephones</i></b>"<br />
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Achieving acceptable EMF radiation levels</h2>
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<span style="font-size: 11pt;">Alhamdulillah in the small office where I work, I have arranged the office to minimise computer radiation for all of family:</span></div>
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<span style="color: #6600cc;">Desktop CPU is on the floor next to the user's desk, as far away from the user as possible.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #6600cc;">The Wired Modem is far away from everyone - at max cable stretch.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #6600cc;">There is no cordless/wireless equipment (keyboard, mouse, printer, desktop etc.) in our office. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #6600cc;">The nearest wired printer is about 75 cm (30") away from me. <span style="font-size: 11pt; text-align: justify;">The computers and printers are all networked together into our</span><span style="font-size: 11pt; text-align: justify;"> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; text-align: justify;">(wired) office network</span><span style="font-size: 11pt; text-align: justify;"> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; text-align: justify;">.</span></span></div>
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<li align="left" style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 11pt; margin-left: 15px; padding: 0px 15px 0px 20px; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #6600cc;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Our internet connection is by DSL with a </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;">wired modem</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> </span></span></li>
<li align="left" style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 11pt; margin-left: 15px; padding: 0px 15px 0px 20px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="color: #6600cc;">Wireless router, permanently switched off.</span></span></li>
<li align="left" style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 11pt; margin-left: 15px; padding: 0px 15px 0px 20px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="color: #6600cc;">Use Wired Phone mostly, with little need for Cell-phone.</span></span></li>
<li align="left" style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 11pt; margin-left: 15px; padding: 0px 15px 0px 20px; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #6600cc;">Cell phones are kept @ considerable distance, away from Child (near Stairs).</span></li>
<li align="left" style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 11pt; margin-left: 15px; padding: 0px 15px 0px 20px; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #6600cc;">At night, the least used phone is kept in Aeroplane mode. The same phone in Aeroplane mode works well with Child, if she demands it.</span></li>
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<li align="left" style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 11pt; margin-left: 15px; padding: 0px 15px 0px 20px; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #6600cc;">We use anti-glare glasses to prevent Eye Strain. <a href="http://www.hivehealthmedia.com/reduce-eye-strain-anti-glare-computer-glasses/" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">See details - Anti-Glare Benefits</a></span></li>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">The following list is sorted from lowest cost/easiest solution to the highest cost /hardest solution.<br />You should try to achieve at least a <b>10X</b> reduction in cell phone Radio Frequency Radiation.<br />The solutions multiply, so a <b>2X</b> and <b>5X</b> would be reduce RF by <b>10X</b><br />
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<li style="margin-left: 15px;">Use a speaker phone. The use of a speakerphone keeps the cell phone a long way from your brain and body </li>
<li style="margin-left: 15px;">Alternate which ear you listen to the cell phone with. <b> </b></li>
<li style="margin-left: 15px;">Reduce the total amount of time using the cell phone. Use wired or cordless phone for long conversations. <b>2X – 20X</b>Note: Cordless phones made since about 2001 put out much less radiation<br />Note: Can use call forward on virtually all cell phones:*72NumberToCall to start forwarding, *73 to stop forwarding<br /> </li>
<li style="margin-left: 15px;">Minimize use of your cell phone where you have weak signals: possible areas include: rural, in house, in car,….<br />Cell Phone power level/radiation level can be 100X stronger when you have weak signals (one bar or no bar) – the cell phone has to shout!. <b><span style="color: red;"> </span></b></li>
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<li style="margin-left: 15px;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Change network/provider if you can determine that the new provider has a much stronger cell signal in your house -so that the cell phone will no longer have to shout. </span><span style="font-family: Arial;"> </span></li>
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<li style="margin-left: 15px;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Use a headset. <b>5X – 20X cost </b>$10 to $50<b><br /></b>Some headsets claim noise rejection. They cost $30 – $100<b><br /></b>you may want to use a clamp-on RF choke/ferrite bead clamped around the wire<br />such as at </span><a href="http://www.mercola.com/forms/ferrite_beads.htm" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue; font-family: Arial;"><u>http://www.mercola.com/<wbr></wbr>forms/ferrite_beads.htm</u></span></a><span style="font-family: Arial;"> </span></li>
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<li style="margin-left: 15px;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Buy a cell phone with a very <b>low SAR rating</b> <b>2X – 10X </b></span></li>
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#5: Be aware of external sources of radiation and keep a setback distance of at least 400 meters from a mobile phone Towers.</div>
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Below is a list of precautions for <a href="http://emfwise.com/precautions.php#microwave" style="color: blue; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Wireless Radiation</a>, <a href="http://emfwise.com/precautions.php#dirtye" style="color: blue; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Intermediate Frequencies</a>, <a href="http://emfwise.com/precautions.php#powerline" style="color: blue; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">AC Magnetic Fields</a>, <a href="http://emfwise.com/precautions.php#electric" style="color: blue; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">AC Electric Fields</a>, and <a href="http://emfwise.com/precautions.php#ionizing" style="color: blue; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Ionizing Radiation</a>. </div>
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<b>Cordless Phones.</b><br />
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The potential dangers of the ubiquitous cordless phones have been raised in the European Parliament, the German Federal Radiation Protection Agency, Salzburg, Austria, and recently in <a href="http://emfwise.com/redirect.php?url=http://www.haaretz.com/print-edition/business/cordless-phones-emit-as-much-radiation-as-cell-phones-1.303349" style="color: blue; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Israel</a> as well. See studies by Leonnart Hardell which indicate that cordless phones may be harmful.<br />
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<li style="margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 15px;"><b>Digital Cordless Phones such as DECT</b>(left):<a href="http://emfwise.com/dect.php" style="color: blue; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">DECT</a> phones provide continual <a href="http://emfwise.com/worst247.php" style="color: blue; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">24/7</a> wireless radiation from the <b>station</b> itself, the moment they are plugged in.</li>
<li style="margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 15px;"><b>Old-fashioned analog cordless phones</b> (right) are better in that they radiate only during the call.</li>
<li style="margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 15px;"><b>Low-EMF Cordless Phones</b> offered by <a href="http://emfwise.com/redirect.php?url=http://www.bfs.de/en/elektro/Strahlungsarme_Dect_Schnurlostelefone.html" style="color: blue; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Germany</a>, and <a href="http://emfwise.com/redirect.php?url=http://www.swisscom.com/en/ghq/responsibility/sustainable-living-and-working/climate-friendly-products/products-and-environment.html" style="color: blue; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Switzerland</a> ("No radiation when not in use"), and the UK, may also be safer than standard DECT phones.</li>
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<b>Wired phones</b>.<br />
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Traditional wired phones are scarcely found these days, but are still available at online stores like <a href="http://amazon.com/" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">amazon.com</a> and<a href="http://ebay.com/" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">ebay.com</a>.<br />
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<li style="margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 15px;">A <b>Speaker phone</b> can provide some hands-free ability. Note, however, that some wired phones still have some power line magnetic fields, so a little distance should still be observed. An airtube headset can be used if there is a headset jack.</li>
<li style="margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 15px;"><b>A skype account</b> (with a phone number) and external microphone is another alternative, provided that the internet connectivity is also wired.</li>
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Warnings about potential health dangers from Wi-Fi have been raised in the European Parliament, European Council, German Federal government, and the public health department of Salzburg, Austria.<br />
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<b>Wi-Fi Routers.</b><br />
Wi-Fi routers provide <a href="http://emfwise.com/worst247.php" style="color: blue; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">24/7</a> continual wireless radiation, even when no computer is on the network. If wired alternatives are not possible, keep the router at a considerable distance, e.g., 5-10 meters (see <a href="http://emfwise.com/distance.php" style="color: blue; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Distance Matters</a>), and turn it off when not in use. One possibility is to use a timer switch that automatically turns it off at night. Another possibility is to find a router that allows for scheduling capability, as well as reduced power level, which can provide a significant reduction of radiation.<br />
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<b>Wi-Fi Enabled Laptops.</b><br />
Most laptops today come with built-in Wi-Fi. Depending on your luck, some models are on <a href="http://emfwise.com/worst247.php" style="color: blue; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">24/7</a> even when you don't use it (e.g., some eeepc's); others are on when you use it, or once per minute when you're not using it (HP laptop). Note that even if you're connected by an Ethernet cable, your computer may still be transmitting Wi-Fi. It needs to be <a href="http://emfwise.com/low-emf-computer.php" style="color: blue; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">disabled</a>. When no other internet options are available, distance can be achieved with a USB Wi-Fi adapter on a long 10' USB extension cord, while disabling the built-in Wi-Fi on your laptop, since it is much closer to you.</td><td style="border: 1px solid black; font-family: arial, sans-serif; margin: 0px; padding: 4pt; vertical-align: top;" valign="top"><img alt="wired router" height="120" src="http://emfwise.com/images/wiredrouter.jpg" width="240" /><br />
<b>Wired cable/DSL router</b>. A wired alternative can be used in place of a wireless router, with Ethernet cables to connect to your computers. See a sample network setup <a href="http://emfwise.com/low-emf-computer.php#wired_internet" style="color: blue; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">here</a>.<br />
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Be aware, however, that intermediate radio-frequencies and electric fields can be injected from a wired router or switch onto Ethernet cables. Check with a <a href="http://emfwise.com/detection.php#radio" style="color: blue; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">sensitive AM radio and a non-contact volt sensor</a>. If there are pulsing intermediate frequencies or especially strong radio-frequencies from a particular wired router or switch, try one with fewer ports or a different vendor. Body voltage, if detected, can be reduced via a <a href="http://emfwise.com/electric.php#grounding" style="color: blue; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">grounding cord</a> connected to the metal ethernet jack. The intermediate frequencies can be reduced with distance from the device and ethernet cables.<br />
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<b>Router vs. Switch</b>: Note that a router should be used rather than a switch to connect to the cable or DSL modem, if more than one computer needs to use the internet. If more ports are needed, a switch can then be used to extend the connection to further computers. </td></tr>
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Warnings about cell phones have been raised in France, Finland, Israel, Russia, India, and the European Parliament. Read the <a href="http://emfwise.com/government-health-advice.php" style="color: blue; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">government health advisories</a>.<br />
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<li style="margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 15px;"><b>Some Smart Phones are set up to operate <a href="http://emfwise.com/worst247.php" style="color: blue; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">24/7</a>.</b>Make sure to tune your smart phone settings so that it does not transmit continually. For example, check the Wi-Fi, airplane mode settings on the iPhone or set the autosync interval to on demand on the Android. See <a href="http://emfwise.com/saferphones.php" style="color: blue; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Safer Cell Phones</a>.</li>
<li style="margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 15px;"><b>Beware of <a href="http://emfwise.com/SAR.php#choice" style="color: blue; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">differences in signal modulations</a></b>. For example, some scientists suggest UMTS could be more damaging than GSM and that pulsed radiation may be more dangerous than non-pulsed radiation.</li>
<li style="margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 15px;"><b>SAR can be deceptive.</b>. Buying a low-<b><a href="http://emfwise.com/SAR.php" style="color: blue; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">SAR</a> phone</b>can be deceptive, because of time and spatial averaging. Furthermore, measurements are not readily comparable because they can be performed at different distances from the body.</li>
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<li style="margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 15px;"><b>Stop your cell phone from chatting when you aren't</b>: Set the Auto-sync mode to be on-demand as described in the <a href="http://emfwise.com/doc/10-precautions-emf.pdf" style="color: blue; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">10 Precautions</a> flyer.</li>
<li style="margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 15px;"><b>Keep a distance</b> from the head and body with an air tube headset, speaker mode, or texting.</li>
<li style="margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 15px;"><b>Use Sparingly,</b> even after observing distance. See<a href="http://emfwise.com/saferphones.php" style="color: blue; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Safer Cell Phones</a> for reasons why.</li>
<li style="margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 15px;"><b>Turn off your phone</b> whenever possible, but especially in these situations:<ul>
<li style="margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 15px;">When the <a href="http://emfwise.com/answer.php" style="color: blue; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">wireless signal is low</a>, high power is used to compensate.</li>
<li style="margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 15px;">When sleeping, use <b>"airplane" or "flight" mode</b>, and keep it away from your body.</li>
<li style="margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 15px;">On trains, phones may transmit frequently to handle region changes</li>
<li style="margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 15px;">In cars, trains, elevators, and other closed spaces with metal walls, the reflection off the walls can magnify signals.</li>
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<b>Printer, projector, etc. with Wi-Fi Capability</b><br />
Many of these radiate continually <a href="http://emfwise.com/worst247.php" style="color: blue; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">24/7</a> as soon as they are plugged in.<br />
<img alt="wireless keyboard" height="90" src="http://emfwise.com/images/wirelesskeyboard.jpg" width="190" /> <img alt="wireless mouse" height="90" src="http://emfwise.com/images/wirelessmouse2.jpg" width="80" /><br />
<b>Wireless keyboards and wireless mice.</b><br />
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<b>iPod Touch, iPAD, Mobile WiFi, etc.</b>: Look for software options to disable Wi-Fi. There may be occasional bursts of radiation even in standby mode, i.e., when the device is not used, as long as Wi-Fi is enabled.</td><td style="border: 1px solid black; font-family: arial, sans-serif; margin: 0px; padding: 4pt; vertical-align: top;" valign="top"><img alt="wireless module" height="100" src="http://emfwise.com/images/wifiremoved.jpg" width="100" /><br />
Get a <b>Wired printer</b> <i>or</i> <b>physically remove the Wi-Fi module</b>from the Wi-Fi printer or projector. In the above photo, the Wi-Fi module was removed from the printer with the help of a Philips screwdriver. (The software option to turn off the 24/7 radiation may not always exist.)<br />
<img alt="wired mouse" height="80" src="http://emfwise.com/images/wiredmouse.jpg" width="80" /> <img alt="wired keybaord" height="80" src="http://emfwise.com/images/wiredkeyboard.jpg" width="200" /><br />
Use a <b>wired keyboard and mouse</b> instead of a wireless one. A ball-corded mouse is one possibility. Note, however, that these wired devices still contain some intermediate radio-frequencies, and that USB cables may carry some digital harmonics also from the computer and its power supply.</td></tr>
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The radiation of a cell tower is continual (<a href="http://emfwise.com/worst247.php" style="color: blue; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">24/7</a>) and living within a 300 to 400 meter radius could be <a href="http://emfwise.com/doc/CellPhoneTowerEffects.pdf" style="color: blue; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">dangerous</a>. Perform due diligence before purchasing a home or apartment, to ensure that mobile phone mast levels are low. Check with <a href="http://antennasearch.com/" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">antennasearch.com</a> and your town's zoning board to ensure that no new masts are planned in the area. Note that poor signal reception on your mobile phone may be <a href="http://emfwise.com/answer.php" style="color: blue; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">misleading</a>, because it may be low for one provider but high for another. Relying upon visual inspection is also difficult, since some cell towers are concealed (see the pine tree disguise at right). The best way to check is with a <a href="http://emfwise.com/detection.php" style="color: blue; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">meter</a>.<br />
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Neighbors next door may also contribute to your external wireless radiation, e.g., if they have a Wi-Fi router or DECT cordless station on the other side of the wall. Again, you need a meter to be sure.</td><td style="border: 1px solid black; font-family: arial, sans-serif; margin: 0px; padding: 4pt; vertical-align: top;" valign="top"><img alt="microwave shielding silver curtain" height="140" src="http://emfwise.com/images/curtain_shielding.jpg" width="230" /><br />
In some cases, a metallic cloth can be attached to the outside of a curtain (front or back) for a significant reduction in microwave radiation.<br />
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<li style="margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 15px;">Certain Metallic cloth</li>
<li style="margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 15px;">Certain Metallized Plastics</li>
<li style="margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 15px;">Certain Metallized Films</li>
<li style="margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 15px;">Low-E Windows with Metallized Coatings</li>
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See <a href="http://emfwise.com/protection.php" style="color: blue; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Protection</a> for more details.<br />
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<b>Warning:</b> Conductive materials, while blocking microwave frequencies, may potentially spread electrical field exposure. Thus, it is best to turn off circuit breakers and unplug wires affecting the area to be shielded.</td></tr>
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Many next-generation electrical meters are using wireless frequencies to transmit electrical usage information, in contrast to older analog meters, which require meter readers to check the electricity level. Unfortunately, many of these wireless meters are reportedly transmitting frequently (sometimes every few seconds) at levels up to 10 or 100 times higher than a cell phone. They have reportedly resulted in health, security, and privacy issues, as well as fire risk and rate hikes.</td><td style="border: 1px solid black; font-family: arial, sans-serif; margin: 0px; padding: 4pt; vertical-align: top;" valign="top"><img alt="analog meter" height="110" src="http://emfwise.com/images/analog_meter.jpg" width="110" /><br />
The analog meter(which looks almost the same, except that it has dials instead of digits) is preferrable. Some areas in California have a delay list for smart meters, and opt-out options are being considered. Advocates say that a wireless smart meter with a radio-off option will not solve the "dirty electricity" resulting from the switching-mode power supply. For more information, see <a href="http://emfwise.com/smartmeters.php" style="color: blue; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Smart Meters</a>.</td></tr>
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The microwaves that leak out of the microwave oven are very strong, and power line <a href="http://emfwise.com/powerline.php" style="color: blue; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">magnetic fields</a> are also high, although the microwave radiation is only for the short duration when you are actually using it. Stand back at least 10 meters if possible. Microwaves can also alter the chemical composition of your food.Some of the newer microwaves may have energy-saving features that add to the EMF.</td><td style="border: 1px solid black; font-family: arial, sans-serif; margin: 0px; padding: 4pt; vertical-align: top;"><img alt="portable oven" height="120" src="http://emfwise.com/images/portableoven.jpg" width="180" /><br />
Use a portable oven instead to heat your food. It may take 3 times as long, e.g., 9 minutes instead of 3 minutes.</td></tr>
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The Amazon Kindle<sup>TM</sup> uses wireless communications by default. The wireless transmissions can be disabled, however, and the USB cable which is built into the 2-piece power cable can be used as an alternative method of transfer. Distance is still advised, even with the wireless functions disabled, since the graphite Kindle eInk readers still contain intermediate frequencies, in standby mode, as well as during page turns. These frequencies can be detected with a Radio Shack $15 radio in AM mode at the lower frequency setting.<br />
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The iPad uses LCD and so it may have digital harmonic frequencies. The iPad may also use Wi-Fi and/or 3G, which should be disabled on the iPad, when not in use. </td><td style="border: 1px solid black; font-family: arial, sans-serif; margin: 0px; padding: 4pt; vertical-align: top;" valign="top"><img alt="sony ebook" height="130" src="http://emfwise.com/images/sonyebook.jpg" width="130" /><br />
Although eInk technology is generally expected to use less power and fewer digital harmonics frequencies than LCD, additional electronics may be added on top of eInk technology, which add to these frequencies.<br />
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The Sony pocket reader (shown above), which uses a wired USB cable, may be a safer choice, from an EMF point of view.</td></tr>
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Digital wireless baby monitors (in particular, DECT baby monitors) have been observed to cause more <a href="http://www.emfacts.com/download/dect.pdf" style="color: blue; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">problems</a>for babies than the analog wireless baby monitors.</td><td style="border: 1px solid black; font-family: arial, sans-serif; margin: 0px; padding: 4pt; vertical-align: top;" valign="top">An analog monitor may be a better alternative, or else a wired system can be used, e.g., using a web camera. However, keep it a distance away and make sure not to run the wires near the crib, as the <a href="http://emfwise.com/electric.php" style="color: blue; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">electrical field</a> can be problematic as well.</td></tr>
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<span style="color: #000099;"><span style="font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; outline: none; width: auto;">“Following that, in January 2011, a report by an inter-ministerial committee made recommendations to reduce the exposure to 450 mw/sq m. It has not been implemented yet,” said Kumar.</span></span><br />
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If cell phone service providers set up their towers on the terrace of a nearby building the high level of radiation transmitted by the towers is a potential health hazard. A single tower can emit several different patterns of relatively intense signals to homes, schools and businesses within hundreds of feet from the tower. A French study conducted among people living within 300 metres of cell phone towers shows an increased incidence of tiredness within 300 metres; of headache, sleep disturbance, and discomfort within 200 metres; and of irritability, depression, loss of memory, dizziness, and libido decrease among others within 100 metres.<br />
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Pregnant women and children are in greater danger from cell phone towers than the normal population. Developing organs of fetus or child are most sensitive to any possible effects of EMR exposure. The thinner skulls of kids and rapid growth rates make children more susceptible to the tower's waves [22]. A recent study on pregnant women with heavy cell phone use found behavior problems in their children. According to Dr. Om Gandhi, an eminent scientist in the area of bioelectromagnetics, cell phone radiation makes children more susceptible to DNA breakage, genetic damage, and incidence of cancer. It reduces their life span. It is very unfortunate to see huge cell towers thronging the rooftops in and around schools or educational institutions and this has become more or less a common sight in cities across India and elsewhere. This is largely because the managements at schools or educational institutions see a definite upside of income from cell towers and lease their property to cell tower companies ignoring the health risks that these towers pose on their students who in turn are prone to prolonged exposure to electromagnetic radiation. The parents associations should be very watchful and play more active role in reigning on the school boards and prevent siting of cell phone towers within or around the schools premises.<br />
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<strong style="color: #660000; line-height: 18px;"><em>"In our every deliberation, we must consider the impact of our decisions on the next seven generations."</em></strong><span style="color: #660000; line-height: 18px;">-<span style="font-size: x-small;"> From The Great Law of The Iroquois Confederacy</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #660000; font-weight: bold;">"For the Muslim, humankind's role on earth is that of a Khalifah - vicegerent or trustee of Allah. We are Allah's stewards and agents on Earth. We are not masters of this Earth; it does not belong to us to do what we wish. It belongs to Allah and He has entrusted us with its safekeeping."</span><b style="color: #ea951c;"> </b><span style="color: #660000;">His Excellency Dr. Abdullah Omar Naseef</span><br />
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As the world moves into the umpteenth generation of technological progress, and globalization converts the entire planet into one big market, the gap between those who possess wealth and riches, and those who suffer illness and death due to lack of basic needs widens. Today, the richest 20 percent account for three quarters of the income in the world; the poorest 40 percent make do with only 5 percent. At least 80 percent of people live on less than $10 a day. And 22,000 children die every day due to poverty alone.</div>
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Poverty is not a state of life that is God-given. God has provided more than enough resources to his creations to enable them live comfortably. And most of His creations do use the resources they need in just the amount necessary. It is only human beings who consume in excess, over and above their requirements. They not only use far more than what is their due share, they also waste much of it – leaving little or nothing at all for others, and thus usurping their rights. The poor are thus made poorer because the rich get richer. Resource distribution in the world becomes even more inequitable, and paradoxically, economic and financial institutions and policies that claim to work for poverty reduction actually manage to increase both the incidence and depth of poverty.</div>
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Institutional and public failure to reduce poverty owes its roots to degradation of moral and ethical values. And none more so than the tendency to accumulate wealth, spend and “show off” worldly and material goods to society. Unfortunately, despite the fact that Islam calls upon its followers to spend wisely and in moderation, Muslims are one of the most afflicted by the evil of excessive consumption. Even to satiate may be considered overly indulging oneself. God has warned against the accumulation of wealth in the Qur’ān. Real wealth is the good that human beings do towards others, and the love for God and the purity of spirit.</div>
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Yet, throughout the world in developing countries that house the world’s poorest populations, Muslim rulers, the so called elite, business groups and rich billionaires and millionaires live in ostentatious palaces, change new makes of cars every few months, collect jewels and ornaments, and spend a fortune on their wardrobes and perfumes. The lavish lifestyles of Muslims in South and East Asia and the Middle East would shame the most spendthrift of royalty in the west.</div>
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In an article published in London in 2012, it was reported that the weeks leading up to Ramadān saw millionaires and billionaires flock to London from across the Middle East. They came to relax, party and show off their wealth with a change of the most expensive of cars for each shopping destination, thousands of pounds of shopping at each shop, even buying and furnishing flats worth millions of pounds.</div>
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Compared with the average British shopper who spends £120 during a trip to the West End of London and an American £550, an average Arab spends £1,900. In the month before Ramadān, the amount spent by Middle Eastern visitors will be double that in other months!</div>
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This is not unique to the Middle East. The rich in Pakistan go to Dubai to shop for a wedding, spending amounts that would be enough to keep hundreds of families in comfort for their whole lives. Rulers are known to possess wealth and assets worth millions of dollars, even wearing personal ornaments that range in the millions. The greed for more feeds on itself, and the desire to show off is an evil that has taken over society almost completely. There is little attention to obtaining sound education, and spending time and effort on research, thought and reflection and invention. Both men and women are bent upon obtaining material wealth. The race never seems to end. </div>
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The excessive consumption of the rich in the world has taken away from the poor what they need for basic survival, and has further robbed the earth of its valuable resources that God had provided so plentifully. Water that was so abundantly available has been extracted to levels where it is no longer possible to recharge dried up soils and the burden has fallen upon the poor who depend on agriculture and livestock. Scarce energy resources are exploited wastefully by those who care little for conservation. Forests are cut to benefit the timber mafia, and corporate farming is carried out at the cost of poor and small farmers. The feudal landlord system continues to prove to be a stranglehold on landless farmers who work as labourers, often bonded on the farms that they till, in exchange for a little food and terrible living conditions.</div>
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<b>If Muslims could understand that they will be accountable in front of God for every piece of additional resource they consumed above their need or wasted, and for every additional personal expenditure that they incur, they are trespassing on someone else’s right, perhaps Muslim societies could be more fair and just, and perhaps God would be inclined to improve their lot.</b> </div>
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<span style="color: #6600cc; font-family: Verdana;"><b><i>@the heart of Environment abuse is an economic system that's predicated on <span style="background-color: #ffccff;">unlimited growth</span> <span style="background-color: transparent; font-size: xx-small;">(through Automation/GMO/Harmones)</span>, while encouraging <span style="background-color: #ffccff;">unimaginable waste</span><span style="background-color: transparent; font-size: xx-small;"> (due to Cheap prices and High Incomes)</span>.</i></b></span><span style="color: #6600cc; font-family: Verdana;">Question to ask </span><b style="color: #6600cc; font-family: Verdana;"><i>Will we meet our doom by exhausting our available resources or suffocating in our waste?"</i></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">There is a weekly opportunity, the Friday prayer, to address the public. In a field survey in </span><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Amman</span><span style="font-size: 10pt;">, </span><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Jordan</span><span style="font-size: 10pt;">, <b>63.5% believed that the imam of a mosque should have an important role in environmental education </b>and public awareness. T</span><span style="font-size: 10pt;">he Fiqr for </span>conservation of natural resources <span style="font-size: 10pt;">must be global and interactive and <span style="background-color: #ffccff;">include all </span></span><span style="background-color: #ffccff;">stakeholders<span style="font-size: 10pt;">, religious, political and informal community leaders .</span></span><span style="font-size: 10pt;"> In member countries of the Gulf Cooperation Council it was concluded that conservation of natural resources </span><span style="font-size: 10pt;">is a principal component of Islamic teaching, & media and the educational system must include this.</span><span style="font-size: 10pt;"> There is a specific</span><span style="font-size: 10pt;"> </span><span style="font-size: 10pt;">religious legal opinion, that environmental education is</span><span style="font-size: 10pt;"> </span><i style="font-size: 10pt;">wajeb(</i></span><span style="font-family: verdana, sans-serif;">obligatory</span><span style="font-family: verdana, sans-serif;"> ) </span><span style="font-family: verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"> that must be followed by all Muslims. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: verdana, sans-serif;">Natural </span><span style="font-family: verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">conservation efforts involve all people and behavioural changes are required. It involves effort and cost. It requires the full cooperation and integration of efforts of all . Therefore, scattered activities will not achieve tangible results.</span></span></div>
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The relationship between man and the environment should be as sincere and upright as practical and rightly poised. Any deviation from this sensible and middle-path philosophy will invariably result in pushing man to the extremes on either side, all of which, however, are resolutely rejected by Islam. Not only does this doctrine apply to man's relationship with the environment, but also to everything else related to each and every segment of his existence. This is so because Islam as a universal code of life, and with it the whole Islamic community (Ummah), is made justly balanced, "<b><i>that ye might be witnesses over the nations, and the Messenger a witness over yourselves.</i></b>" (<a href="http://www.islamicity.com/Quransearch/action.lasso.asp?-database=Quran&-Table=tblMasterTranslit&-Response=Sreply1.asp&-Error=SReply1.asp&-MaxRecords=25&-token=English,%7C%7C%3Cta%3Etrue%3C/ta%3E%3Ctt%3Etrue%3C/tt%3E%3Cts%3Etrue%3C/ts%3E%3Cdc%3Etrue%3C/dc%3E%3Ctx%3Etrue%3C/tx%3E%3Cal%3Etrue%3C/al%3E&-op=qrange&CV=2:83&-sortorder=Ascend&-sortfield=cv&-Search" style="color: #6600ff; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">al-Baqarah 2:143</a>)<br />
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Man must respect the environment in that he is dependent on it. As God subjected it to his use, so did He make it an indispensable field of the vicegerency activities entrusted to man. To put it in a nutshell, man cannot but coexist with the environment, giving away and receiving in return proportionally to what he offered. From this partnership, man is bound to attain either peace, happiness and prosperity in this world, plus salvation in the Hereafter, or frustration, disgrace and chastisement in both worlds. For this reason will it be apt to depict this world as a plantation, or a farm (mazra'ah), which must be diligently taken care of, should its owner harbor any hope of an abounding harvest on the Day of Judgment. The Qur'an proclaims: "<b><i><span style="color: #006600;">But seek, with the (wealth) which Allah has bestowed on thee, the Home of the Hereafter, nor forget thy portion in this world: but do thou good, as Allah has been good to thee, and seek not (occasions for) mischief in the land: for Allah loves not those who do mischief.</span></i></b>" (<a href="http://www.islamicity.com/Quransearch/action.lasso.asp?-database=Quran&-Table=tblMasterTranslit&-Response=Sreply1.asp&-Error=SReply1.asp&-MaxRecords=25&-token=English,%7C%7C%3Cta%3Etrue%3C/ta%3E%3Ctt%3Etrue%3C/tt%3E%3Cts%3Etrue%3C/ts%3E%3Cdc%3Etrue%3C/dc%3E%3Ctx%3Etrue%3C/tx%3E%3Cal%3Etrue%3C/al%3E&-op=qrange&CV=28:77&-sortorder=Ascend&-sortfield=cv&-Search" style="color: #6600ff; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">al-Qasas 28:77</a>)<br />
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<span style="background-color: #ffccff;">Man's rights over nature are rights of sustainable use based on <b>moderation, balance and conservation</b>. Nature's rights over man, on the other hand, are that it be safe from every <b>misuse, mistreatment and destruction</b>. <b>Greed, extravagance and waste</b> are considered a tyranny against nature and a transgression of those rights</span>. Ali b. Abi Talib, the forth Muslim caliph, once told a man who had developed and reclaimed abandoned land: <b><i>"Partake of it gladly, so long as you are a benefactor, not a despoiler; a cultivator, not a destroyer."</i></b><br />
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The creation of nature and its perfect equilibrium preceded the creation of man. Nonetheless, no sooner had man come into existence than he became an integral part thereof. The guardianship of nature, besides, became placed in his care, constituting the essence of his vicegerency assignment. Inasmuch as he is endowed with the power of free will and the other outstanding capacities, such as intelligence and knowledge, man is capable of steering his own bark. <span style="background-color: #ffccff;">Provided he uses his abilities and talent rightly, man furthermore puts himself in a position to attain, to some extent, mastery over the forces of nature and subdue them to his services</span>. <span style="background-color: #ffccff;">If the perfectly executed environmental equilibrium is sustained, man should be commended for that, for he lived up to the demands of his reputation as the <b>vicegerent and custodian</b> of the earth.</span> But if the same becomes disturbed and damaged, it is man again who must be held responsible for the disorder, in that he committed a breach of the sacred trust put on him. The state of the earth is a testimony of man's either success or failure while on it.</div>
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In most cases, however, it is they who rebelled against God and His will that rebel against, and ill-treat, the environment and the flawless forces that govern it. They thus intend to satisfy their personal delirious <span style="background-color: #ffccff;">greed and secure some societal short-term gains at the expense of the long-term vision and objectives of the whole of mankind.</span> When consequently Allah's wrath descends on such men, and when the favorable position in which Allah has placed them, changes, there is no turning back. Only a substantial change in their conduct and attitude may give those men a reasonable hope of God's clemency, and a possible turnaround in their fortunes. The Holy Qur'an is pretty clear about this: "<b><i><span style="color: #006600;">Mischief has appeared on land and sea because of (the meed) that the hand of men have earned, that (Allah) may give them a taste of some of their deeds: in order that they may turn back (from evil).</span></i></b>" (<a href="http://www.islamicity.com/Quransearch/action.lasso.asp?-database=Quran&-Table=tblMasterTranslit&-Response=Sreply1.asp&-Error=SReply1.asp&-MaxRecords=25&-token=English,%7C%7C%3Cta%3Etrue%3C/ta%3E%3Ctt%3Etrue%3C/tt%3E%3Cts%3Etrue%3C/ts%3E%3Cdc%3Etrue%3C/dc%3E%3Ctx%3Etrue%3C/tx%3E%3Cal%3Etrue%3C/al%3E&-op=qrange&CV=30:41&-sortorder=Ascend&-sortfield=cv&-Search" style="color: #6600ff; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">al-Rum 30:41</a>)</div>
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"<b><i><span style="color: #006600;">If the people of the towns had but believed and feared Allah, We should indeed have opened out to them (all kinds of) blessings from heaven and earth; but they rejected (the truth), and We brought them to book for their misdeeds</span></i></b>." (<a href="http://www.islamicity.com/Quransearch/action.lasso.asp?-database=Quran&-Table=tblMasterTranslit&-Response=Sreply1.asp&-Error=SReply1.asp&-MaxRecords=25&-token=English,%7C%7C%3Cta%3Etrue%3C/ta%3E%3Ctt%3Etrue%3C/tt%3E%3Cts%3Etrue%3C/ts%3E%3Cdc%3Etrue%3C/dc%3E%3Ctx%3Etrue%3C/tx%3E%3Cal%3Etrue%3C/al%3E&-op=qrange&CV=7:96&-sortorder=Ascend&-sortfield=cv&-Search" style="color: #6600ff; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">al-A'raf 7:96</a>)</div>
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"<b><i><span style="color: #006600;">Allah sets forth a parable: a city enjoying security and quite, abundantly supplied with sustenance from every place: yet was it ungrateful for the favors of Allah: so Allah made it taste of hunger and terror (in extremes) (closing in on it) like a garment (from every side), because of the (evil) which (its people) wrought.</span></i></b>" (<a href="http://www.islamicity.com/Quransearch/action.lasso.asp?-database=Quran&-Table=tblMasterTranslit&-Response=Sreply1.asp&-Error=SReply1.asp&-MaxRecords=25&-token=English,%7C%7C%3Cta%3Etrue%3C/ta%3E%3Ctt%3Etrue%3C/tt%3E%3Cts%3Etrue%3C/ts%3E%3Cdc%3Etrue%3C/dc%3E%3Ctx%3Etrue%3C/tx%3E%3Cal%3Etrue%3C/al%3E&-op=qrange&CV=16:112&-sortorder=Ascend&-sortfield=cv&-Search" style="color: #6600ff; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">al-Nahl 16:112</a>)</div>
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"<b><i><span style="color: #006600;">And remember! your Lord caused to be declared (publicly): "If ye are grateful, I will add more (favors) unto you; but if ye show ingratitude, truly My punishment is terrible indeed.</span></i></b>" (<a href="http://www.islamicity.com/Quransearch/action.lasso.asp?-database=Quran&-Table=tblMasterTranslit&-Response=Sreply1.asp&-Error=SReply1.asp&-MaxRecords=25&-token=English,%7C%7C%3Cta%3Etrue%3C/ta%3E%3Ctt%3Etrue%3C/tt%3E%3Cts%3Etrue%3C/ts%3E%3Cdc%3Etrue%3C/dc%3E%3Ctx%3Etrue%3C/tx%3E%3Cal%3Etrue%3C/al%3E&-op=qrange&CV=14:7&-sortorder=Ascend&-sortfield=cv&-Search" style="color: #6600ff; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Ibrahim 14:7</a>)</div>
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"...<b><i><span style="color: #006600;">Verily never will Allah change the condition of a people until they change what is in themselves.</span></i></b>" (<a href="http://www.islamicity.com/Quransearch/action.lasso.asp?-database=Quran&-Table=tblMasterTranslit&-Response=Sreply1.asp&-Error=SReply1.asp&-MaxRecords=25&-token=English,%7C%7C%3Cta%3Etrue%3C/ta%3E%3Ctt%3Etrue%3C/tt%3E%3Cts%3Etrue%3C/ts%3E%3Cdc%3Etrue%3C/dc%3E%3Ctx%3Etrue%3C/tx%3E%3Cal%3Etrue%3C/al%3E&-op=qrange&CV=13:11&-sortorder=Ascend&-sortfield=cv&-Search" style="color: #6600ff; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">al-Ra'd 13:11</a>)</div>
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Isma'il Raji al-Faruqi, while discoursing on the theme of <b><i>"the principle of the economic order"</i></b>, concluded that Islamic responsibility demands that no damage occurs to nature in the process of man's utilization of it. He said: "Islam teaches that nature's materials and forces are gifts granted by God to us. The gift, however, is not transfer of title. It is a permission to use for the given purpose. The owner is and always remains Allah (SWT). As the Mesopotamian used to say: 'He is the Lord of the manor, and man is merely the servant.' This attitude is perfectly Islamic as well. The gift then must be returned to the Creator at our death or retirement, improved and increased through our production. At the very least, it must be returned intact, as it was when received. The Qur'an has emphatically reiterated that to Allah (SWT) everything in creation returns."</div>
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From the Islamic perspective, <span style="background-color: #ffccff;">man's treatment of the environment is closely related to his faith.</span> The more is he attached to the normative teachings of Islam in carrying out his daily acts, the healthier is his relationship with the environment. Similarly, whenever a person distances himself from Islam and its beliefs and value system, his behavior degenerates. This deeply affects his surroundings - comprising all animate and inanimate beings - and his fellow human beings. So significant is man's relationship with the environment in Islam that in some instances the same is capable of taking precedence over the other deeds of a person, placing him then on the highest, or dragging him to the lowest, point of existence. <b style="background-color: #ffccff;">For example, under certain circumstances certain noble environmental acts can obliterate a person's past misdeeds and ensure him Paradise, whereas some atrocious environmental acts of a person under certain circumstances can make his past good deeds gain naught, promising him nothing in return in the Hereafter but Hellfire. </b>On the subject of animals, for example,</div>
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The Prophet (pbuh) also related the story of a <span style="color: #006600;"><i style="font-weight: bold;">woman from among the Children of Israel guilty of fornication, who found a dog near a well panting with thirst. She took of a shoe, tied it with her veil, and then managed to collect some water for the dog which it drunk. The dog quenched its thirst, and, as a result, God forgave the woman her sin.</i></span></div>
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<b style="font-style: italic;">Dr. Spahic Omer</b><i>, a Bosnian currently residing in Malaysia, is an Associate Professor at the Kulliyyah of Architecture and Environmental Design, International Islamic University Malaysia. He studied in Bosnia, Egypt and Malaysia. His research interests cover Islamic history, culture and civilization, as well as the history and philosophy of the Islamic built environment. He can be reached at spahico<img border="0" height="12" src="http://www.islamicity.com/global/images/photo/Other/at_sign__12x12.GIF" width="12" /><a href="http://yahoo.com/" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">yahoo.com</a>; his blog is at </i><a href="http://www.medinanet.org/" style="color: #6600ff; font-style: italic; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">www.medinanet.org</a></div>
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<span style="color: #6600cc; font-family: Verdana;">Muslims have many scriptural imperatives that demand we work for the preservation and health of our environment. As we enter an era where the prospect of environmental catastrophe is perhaps greater than the prospect of disaster from any other source, it is especially important that we make environmental protection one of our most pressing priorities. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #6600cc; font-family: Verdana;">In a talk I gave at the London School of Economics on Islam and the environment, I said that when one considers the dismal record of the Muslim nation-states in dealing with environmental issues, and the virtual lack of any significant grassroots environmental organizations in those countries, one may find it strange that a Muslim should speak about this topic.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #6600cc; font-family: Verdana;">This sentiment is only reinforced by the fact that the various Islamic movements, which have become the main opponents of the regimes governing those states, lack even the semblance of an environmental agenda. However, the informed Muslim can easily speak on Islam and the environment for a number of reasons. First of all, Islam is described in the Qur'an as the religion of nature. God declares: "Therefore, orient yourself, with all due sincerity and uprightness towards the natural religion; this is consistent with the nature He (God) has created in humankind. Never will there be any change in that nature, this is the straight way. However, most of humanity realizes it not." (30:30)</span></div>
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<span style="color: #6600cc; font-family: Verdana;">Having created us, and then through the institution of religion oriented us towards Him, our Creator then situated us in a delicate, intricate system where our success, and indeed the perpetuation of that system, rests in maintaining a balance between all things. He says in the Qur'an: </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;"><span style="color: #6600cc;">"</span><b><i><span style="color: #006600;">The Merciful. He has taught the Qur'an. He has created the human being. He has taught him elocution. The sun and moon flow along in their established orbits. The stars and trees recline themselves humbly in prostration. He has raised aloft the firmament of the sky and<span style="background-color: #ffccff;"> established the balance. Therefore, cheat not in maintaining the balance. Establish just measure and do not fall short in maintaining the balance</span>.</span></i></b><span style="color: #6600cc;">" (54:1-9)</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;"><span style="color: #6600cc;">In this group of verses, God enumerates some of His Blessings to humanity. He starts by mentioning the Majestic Qur'an. As Muslims, we believe that the Qur'an contains the enduring message of God to humanity. Its guidance defines the worldview of the conscientious believer. God reminds us:</span><b><i><span style="color: #006600;"> "Remember the blessing of God upon you, and the Scripture and Wisdom that He has revealed unto you, by way of admonition. Be mindful of God, and be assured that He knows all things."</span></i></b><span style="color: #6600cc;"> (2:231)</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;"><span style="color: #6600cc;">He then mentions His creation of the human being. This creation is mentioned after His teaching the Qur'an. In other words, God has facilitated our success before our actual creation. From this we should understand that God desires that we succeed in this life. This is consistent with His saying: "</span><b><i><span style="color: #006600;">God has made faith beloved to you, and adorned it in your hearts. And He has caused you to hate disbelief, corruption, and sin.</span></i></b><span style="color: #6600cc;">" (49:7) </span></span></div>
<span style="font-family: Verdana;"><b><i><span style="color: #006600;">"We have raised aloft the firmament of the sky and established the balance...</span></i></b><span style="color: #6600cc;">" </span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana;"><b><i><span style="color: #006600;"> "Therefore, cheat not in maintaining the balance." </span></i></b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana;"><span style="color: #6600cc;"> </span><b><i><span style="color: #006600;">"If you give thanks [for My blessings], I shall increase you in them, and if you refuse [to thank Me], you should know that my punishment is quite severe."</span></i></b><span style="color: #6600cc;"> (7:167)</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #6600cc; font-family: Verdana;">In the past, Muslims were among the leaders in utilizing earth, wind, sun, water and shade to develop ecologically friendly systems of air conditioning, refrigeration, heating, energy generation, farming and construction.</span><br />
<span style="color: #6600cc; font-family: Verdana;">The protection of natural habitat, the well-being of </span><span style="color: #6600cc; font-family: Verdana;">forests</span><span style="color: #6600cc; font-family: Verdana;"> and </span><span style="color: #6600cc; font-family: Verdana;">animals, and related responsibilities were often overseen by appointed officials. </span><span style="color: #6600cc; font-family: Verdana;">For example, Imam Taj al-Din al-Subki, in his instruction manual to the appointed officials advises <b><i>"The person entrusted with stuccoing the walls must first ascertain that no animals are living in them. Otherwise, he might inadvertently cause the death of animals that he has no right to kill, small birds and the like. Were he to do so, he would betray God by killing those animals.......</i></b></span><span style="color: #6600cc; font-family: Verdana;"><b><i>Among the rights owed to these beasts is that you are sincere in serving them. You must exercise the trust you have concerning them fully. They have no tongues with which to complain to you [concerning abuses], they can only complain to God.</i></b>"</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica;"><span style="color: #6600cc; font-family: Verdana;">This careful attitude towards the environment is countered contemporarily by one of avarice, greed and neglect facilitated by a global economic climate that allows gross corporate ecological irresponsibility. This shift has led to unimaginable abuse of the Earth's resources and people. <b style="background-color: #ffccff;">At the heart of this abuse is an economic system that is predicated on unlimited growth, while encouraging unimaginable waste.</b> Our planet's finite resource base and limited absorption capacity cannot long endure such a scheme. Unless we change, perhaps the only question left for us to answer will be, <b><i style="background-color: #ffccff;">"Will we meet our doom by exhausting our available resources or suffocating in our waste?"</i></b></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica;"><span style="color: #6600cc; font-family: Verdana;">Muslims, especially here in the West, have an important part to play in addressing the growing ecological crisis. As we know, the overarching objectives of Islamic Law (Maqasid ash-Shari'ah) determine that religion has been instituted to preserve six things: <b>religion itself, life, intellect, wealth, lineage and honor</b>. If the environment that sustains our life and is the primary source of our wealth, is destroyed, then religion is effectively voided as there would be no life, lineage, or wealth left for it to safeguard. Even if we were to limp along, barely surviving in a toxic, ecologically ravaged wasteland, we would have lost our honor, with our wealth and lives likely to follow in short order.</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica;"><span style="color: #6600cc; font-family: Verdana;">How can we change? First of all, as Muslims, we must realize that our religious teachings provide us with a valuable source of meaningful ecological consciousness. Our rich history provides us with many brilliant models, which can serve as the basis for significant strategies in developing alternative energy sources, organizing holistic communities, as well as significant direction in other vital areas. </span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica;"><span style="color: #6600cc; font-family: Verdana;">Secondly, we should know that it isn't necessary for us to "reinvent the wheel." There are many non-Muslim groups that are active in addressing a large variety of environmental issues. We can both learn from their experiences and join with them to augment their strength. </span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica;"><span style="color: #6600cc; font-family: Verdana;">If we act now, we can help to avert many looming disasters, such as global warming and the associated climate changes, which are already beginning to wreak havoc on our world. If we fail to act, we are only hastening our collective doom.</span></span><br />
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<i style="font-family: Verdana;"><span style="color: #6600cc;">Imam Zaid Shakir is amongst the most respected and influential Islamic scholars in the West. As an American Muslim who came of age during the civil rights struggles, he has brought both sensitivity about race and poverty issues and scholarly discipline to his faith-based work.</span></i><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana; text-align: justify;">“<b><i><span style="color: #006600;">He has created man; He has taught him intelligent speech. The sun and the moon follow courses exactly computed; and the plants and the trees, bow in adoration. The Firmament has He raised high, and He has set up the Balance, in order that <span style="background-color: #ffccff;">you may not transgress due balance</span>.</span></i></b>” </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; text-align: justify;">Holy Qur’an:</span><span style="font-family: Verdana; text-align: justify;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; text-align: justify;">(55: 3-8)</span></div>
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<span style="color: #006600;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><span style="color: #660000;">We all </span></span></span><span style="color: #660000; font-family: Verdana;">are</span><span style="color: #660000; font-family: Verdana;"> </span><span style="color: #660000; font-family: Verdana;">living in a situation of chaos / confusion and different interpretations of </span><span style="color: #006600; font-family: Verdana;">Catastrophes </span><span style="color: #006600; font-family: Verdana;">occurring</span><span style="color: #006600; font-family: Verdana;"> <wbr></wbr>around us</span><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><span style="color: #660000;">. And when it comes to look into our own lifestyles, we all find excuses.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Islam is about basics like :- </span><b style="font-family: Verdana;">More Giving, less Spending, Zero wastage</b><span style="font-family: Verdana;">. Islam says don't waste Food or Water. But what about the natural resources like Petrol / Coal / Electricity which we are consuming beyond needs unknowingly, and that is leading to Severe Climate Change around us, which ultimately would possibly come to haunt us in one form or the other. Look at the most modern city "</span><b style="font-family: Verdana;">New York</b><span style="font-family: Verdana;">" flooded and still waiting for restoration of Power and Transport?</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;"><b style="color: #660000;">Qur'an</b><span style="color: #660000;"> commands believers to </span><u><b><span style="color: #006600;">maintain balance in society and environment</span></b></u><span style="color: #660000;">, and to not indulge in breaking the balance. </span></span><span style="color: #660000; font-family: Verdana;">Qur'an also commands</span><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><span style="color: #660000;"> us to </span><b><span style="color: #006600;">endure or be content with changes in situations / weather</span></b><span style="color: #660000;">. </span></span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #660000; font-family: Verdana;">Qur'an also commands</span><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Verdana;"><span style="color: #660000;"> us to </span><b><span style="color: #006600;">look to the inferiors, before aspiring something Big</span></b><span style="color: #660000;">. Yet after knowing all of these</span></span></div>
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<li style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin-left: 15px;"><span style="color: #660000; font-family: Verdana;">We are a Man in haste. The moment our business is settled, we look for Buying New Cars and Costly Big Homes on Loans, Not content with the alternatives provided to us. (<i> like Option of Public transport/Buying Old Cars/Renting apartment near Masjid etc</i>)</span></li>
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<strong> "Civilization is a limitless multiplication of unnecessary necessities."</strong>- Mark Twain</div>
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<strong><span style="color: #660000; font-family: arial, sans-serif;">"The amount of sunshine energy that hits the surface of the Earth every minute is greater than the total amount of energy that the world's human population consumes in a year!</span><span style="color: red; font-family: Trebuchet MS;"><span style="color: #660000; font-family: arial, sans-serif;">(Home Power Magazine)</span></span></strong><strong><span style="color: red; font-family: Trebuchet MS;"><br /></span><i style="color: #660000;">"Man did not weave the web of life - he is merely a strand in it.</i></strong><strong style="color: #660000;"><em>Whatever he does to the web, he does to himself."</em></strong><span style="color: #660000;"> Chief Seattle (full text of his 1854 treaty oration)</span></div>
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<strong><em>"In our every deliberation, we must consider the impact of our decisions on the next seven generations."</em></strong>- From The Great Law of The Iroquois Confederacy</div>
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<strong><em>"In the end, our society will be defined not only by what we create, but by what we refuse to destroy." </em></strong>John C. Sawhill</div>
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<b><span style="background-color: #ffccff;">Saving electricity </span>doesn't just save money, it also saves the environment.</b> This is news to a lot of people. After all, when you plug something into the wall, it seems clean enough -- you don't see or smell any pollution, like you do with your car. But the pollution is there -- it just happens at the power plant. Most electricity is generated by burning coal and other fossil fuels. Every time you turn on the lights, you create a little pollution. In fact, <b>the average home pollutes more than the average car!</b> . So saving electricity doesn't just put money in your pocket, it helps keep the air and water clean, too.</div>
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<b>The legendary James Hansen, one of the first scientists to sound the alarm about global warming way back in the 80's, recently said that </b><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/06/23/AR2008062301920.html?hpid=opinionsbox1" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank"><b>the real key to preventing climate change is reducing home energy use</b></a><b>.</b> That's because, as he says, we can't stop the oil from being burned for transport, since if we don't use it, another country will. But we can certainly stop burning our own country's coal. And the quickest way to reduce coal emissions by 50%, is to reduce our electricity consumption by 50%. </div>
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Electric power plants are a major source of greenhouse gases including carbon dioxide. The temperature increases caused by green house gas build up in the atmosphere have the potential of damaging life in the sea, <b>increasing the strength and frequency of storms</b> and <b>coastal flooding</b></div>
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Smart driving habits reduces your car's emissions.</div>
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Driving less doesn't mean you have to stay home. Try combining driving with alternative modes of transportation:</div>
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<b>1. Carpool.<br />2. Walk or ride a bicycle.<br />3. Shop by phone or mail.<br />4. Ride public transit.<br />5. Telecommute.</b></div>
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Driving smart keeps pollution at a minimum. *</div>
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6. Accelerate gradually. 7. Use cruise control on the highway. 8. Obey the speed limit. 9. Combine your errands into one trip. 10. Keep your car tuned and support the smog check program. 11. Don't top off at the gas pumps. 12. Replace your<b> car's air filter</b>. 13. Keep your <b>tires properly inflated</b>. 14. What about smoking vehicles? Contact the EPA's Office of <a href="http://www.epa.gov/oar/oaqps/emissns.html" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(125, 0, 100); border-bottom-style: solid; border-width: 0px 0px 1px; color: #7d0064; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Air Quality Planning & Standards</a>.</div>
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* What you do when you are stuck in traffic and not "driving" can be very important as well. <b>Consider turning your engine off if you will be idling for long periods of time</b>. ....</div>
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15. When sh<span style="font-size: 1.167em;">opping for your next car, look for the most efficient, lowest polluting model--or even use either a <b>non-polluting car or zero emission vehicle.</b> </span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 1.5em;">16. Select products that are water-based or have low amounts of volatile organic compounds (VOCs).<br />17. Use <b>water-based paints</b>. Look for paints labeled "zero-VOC."<br />18. Paint with a brush, not a sprayer.<br />19. Store solvents in air-tight containers.<br />20. Use a push or electric lawn mower.<br /> 21. Start your <b>barbecue </b>briquettes with an electric probe, or use a propane or natural gas barbecue.</span></div>
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Saving energy helps reduce air pollution. Whenever you burn fossil fuel, you pollute the air. Use less gasoline, natural gas, and electricity (power plants burn fossil fuels to generate electricity):</div>
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22. <b>Turn off the lights when you leave a room</b>.<br />
23.<b> Replace energy hungry incandescent lights with fluorescent lighting. </b><br />
24. Check with your utility company for energy conservation tips, like purchasing energy saving appliances.<br />
25. Use a <b>thermostat </b>that automatically turns off the air conditioner or heater when you don't need them.<br />
26. Add insulation to your home.<br />
27. <b style="background-color: #ffccff;">Use a fan instead of air conditioning.</b><br />
28. Use an EPA-approved wood burning stove or fireplace insert.<br />
29. Heat small meals in a microwave oven.<br />
30. Insulate your water heater.<br />
31. Install low flow showerheads.<br />
32. <b>Dry your clothes on a clothesline</b>.</div>
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It takes energy to make and sell the products we use. Here are ways to cut energy use, reduce air pollution, and save money.</div>
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33.<b> Choose recycled products. </b><br />
34. Choose products with recyclable packaging.<br />
35. <b>Reuse paper bags. </b><br />
36. Recycle paper, plastics, and metals.<br />
37. <b>Print and photocopy on both sides of the paper.</b></div>
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When you breathe, very small particles -- such as dust, soot, and acid droplets -- can slip past your lung's natural defense system. These particles get stuck deep in your lungs and may cause problems -- more asthma attacks, bronchitis and other lung diseases, decreased resistance to infections, and even premature death for the elderly or sick. Here are a few things you can do to reduce particulate matter pollution and protect yourself:</div>
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38. Don't use your wood stove or fireplace on days with unhealthy air.<br />
39. Avoid using leaf blowers and other types of equipment that raise a lot of dust. Use a rake or broom instead.<br />
40. Drive slowly on unpaved roads.<br />
41. Drive less, particularly on days with unhealthy air.<br />
42. Avoid vigorous physical activity on days with unhealthy air.</div>
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Air pollution is a problem indoors and out. Most people spend at least 80 percent of their lives indoors. Here are some ways you can reduce pollution in your home, office or school:</div>
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43. <b>Don't smoke.</b> Send smokers outside.<br />
44. Products such as cleaning agents, paints, and glues often contain harmful chemicals. Use them outdoors or with plenty of ventilation indoors.<br />
45. Use safer products, such as baking soda instead of harsher chemical cleaners.<br />
46. Don't heat your home with a gas cooking stove.<br />
47. Have your gas appliances and heater regularly inspected and maintained.<br />
48. Clean frequently to remove dust and molds.</div>
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Visit the <a href="http://www.epa.gov/iaq/" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(125, 0, 100); border-bottom-style: solid; border-width: 0px 0px 1px; color: #7d0064; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">EPA's Indoor Air Quality Home Page</a> for more information.</div>
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Speak Up For Clean Air</div>
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Do what you can to reduce air pollution. It will make a difference. Use your civic influence to improve regional and national air pollution standards:</div>
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49. Write to your local newspaper. Support action for healthy air. 50. Let your elected representative know you support action for clean air.</div>
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<span style="color: #000099;">Hope you would spend 5 minutes to read through entire Post, . Thanks for ur patience. Forward to your friends on Facebook etc if you share the concern. And Make dua.</span></div>
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<b><i><span style="color: #660000;">"The good we secure for ourselves is precarious and uncertain until it is secured for all of us and incorporated into our common life."</span></i></b></div>
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<b><i><span style="color: #006600;">Prophet (saw) said, "The believers, in their love, mutual kindness, and close ties, are like one body; when any part complains, the whole body responds to it with wakefulness and fever." [Muslim],</span></i></b></div>
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<span style="color: #000099;">Over 2,500 victims, close to 5,000 police complaints, nearly 2,000 of these complaints committed to trial courts, a police force that delayed filing FIRs, fudged records and even threatened witnesses, a government machinery so biased it would not mind all these cases falling through, and an environment so thick with fear that the Supreme Court had to devise a special witness protection programme, the first of its kind in the country. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #000099;">While the world celebrates a remarkable judgment in the 2002 Naroda Patiya massacre, in which a member of legislative assembly has been sentenced to 28 years in jail, it is not short of a miracle that anybody, forget a powerful politician, is being handed down a punishment for Gujarat riots. It is never easy to prove guilt in riots cases because every case involves a large number of people. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #000099;">And then, if the administration, overtly or covertly, sides with the accused, the task becomes so much more difficult. You have the examples of the 1984 anti-Sikh riots in Delhi, where the big fish were never caught, and 1989 riots of Bhagalpur, where the victims never had any real closure. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #000099;">Unlike the ‘84 riots or the Bhagalpur Tragedy, in Gujarat, justice has begun to mark its presence because of people like <b>Teesta</b>.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #5a5a5a; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 18px;">For Teesta, it is the steadfastness of the survivors and the courage of the witnesses that keep her going. “<b><i>Yes, sometimes the battle does get lonely,</i></b>” she says. “<b><i>But then I cannot just give up.</i></b></span><span style="color: #5a5a5a; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 18px;"><b><i>Three rickshaw pullers from Aligarh donated their daily earnings to our struggle. It was the most precious contribution that CJP has received. Individuals like these inspire me to do my job,</i></b>” she adds.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #000099;">Read further </span> <a href="http://www.punemirror.in/article/56/2012090220120902090336668fd57f6f7/The-Defenders.html" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">Teesta Setalvad - Backbone of fight for justice</a></div>
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<span style="color: #000099;">We all have been hearing on media, how relentless efforts of Civil Activists led by Teesta and co, has been instrumental in a significant judgment, which will hopefully serve as deterrent for the future riot mongers. M. J. Akbar, author of “Riot After Riot” and editorial director of India Today, says “</span><b style="color: #000099;"><i>This is the first time that India’s judicial system has actually worked to hold people accountable for rioting. In the past, the guilty never got punished.</i></b><span style="color: #000099;">”</span></div>
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<span style="color: #000099;">It's because of relentless efforts of Human Rights Orgnz (</span> <span style="color: #000099;"> </span><a href="http://www.cjponline.org/" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">CJP</a> <span style="color: #000099;">etc</span><span style="color: #000099;">) that we are hearing not so easy good news on TVs. (<i>We know how right-wing is powerful in terms of money and Politics).</i></span></div>
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<span style="color: #000099;">This reminds me how, muslims used to win wars during Prophet (pbuh) times, despite their numbers being fractions that of enemies.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #000099;">Difference is that today Allah has used brave Non-muslims to win a war for us, due to </span><span style="color: #000099;">virtually absence of Muslim Leadership and role..<br />See further here </span><a href="http://www.anindianmuslim.com/2012/02/hindus-fight-to-get-justice-for-muslims.html?m=1" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">Hindus fight to get justice for Muslims in Gujarat riots: The Great untold story of secular India</a><span style="color: #000099;"> </span></div>
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<span style="color: #000099;"> If we were to witness how activists led through a path full laden with thorns , hostile opposition, False allegations/Slandering, Test of patience and risk of breaking down / or instant bowing down to Political / psychological pressure, threat to Life, </span><b style="color: #000099;">defamation & humiliation</b><span style="color: #000099;">, certainly we would stop complaining of what we don't have and hopefully contribute more to society than what we do currently.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #000099;">Go anywhere in India, the respect </span><span style="color: #000099;"> </span><a href="http://www.cjponline.org/" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">CJP</a> founder <b style="color: #000099;">Teesta Setalvad</b><span style="color: #000099;">'s name commands, is unbelievable. People have seen her act, speak and passionately fight for Muslims.</span></div>
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In FIMA, Kuwait Prize distributions Event . (Read further <a href="http://www.arabtimesonline.com/NewsDetails/tabid/96/smid/414/ArticleID/147482/t/FIMA-honors-eminent-Indian-personalities/Default.aspx" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">FIMA Honors Eminent Indian Personalities</a> )</div>
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Senior Lawyer of the Gujarat High Court, Suhel Tirmizi, memorized Judiciary’s attitude and the question once asked by a judge to him about his and his NGO’s intention of money making by appearing for the victims. He replied the judge that<b><i> vultures make profit out of the dead bodies</i></b>. He told that many of his friends left him alone after 2002 when he started appearing for victims. </div>
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<span style="color: #000099;">He dedicated his award to </span><b style="color: #000099;">Teesta</b><span style="color: #000099;">, who suffered of </span><b style="color: #000099;">banishment and lots of defamation & humiliation</b><span style="color: #000099;">. He described principles and inspiration he and his team has by quoting from Holy Quran in which explains ‘ </span><b><i><span style="color: #006600;">Killing of a an innocent man is like killing the entire mankind, and saving an innocent man is like saving entire man kind</span></i></b><span style="color: #000099;">’ and further he said the struggles they had is simple when <b>compared to the suffering had by Prophet Mohammed</b>(PBUH) and His companions. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #000099;">Know about Teesta and her husband Javed's contributions to almost all riots in India,</span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Javed_Anand" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">http://en.wikipedia.org/<wbr></wbr>wiki/Javed_Anand</a> </div>
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Teesta says in an interview <a href="http://www.tehelka.com/story_main53.asp?filename=Ne080912Teesta.asp" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">Tehelka INTERVIEW with Teesta - Teesta Setalvad dug her heels for justice for 10 years’</a><span style="color: #000099;"> </span></div>
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<span style="color: #000099;">"<b><i>Everyone in our group is superb but it is still very, very isolating. You get lambasted with falsehoods. It would be hugely strengthening if there was a larger community to sustain the fight. One knows there are good people everywhere who are really appreciating what you are doing, but very few want to take on the system themselves and get into trouble. But you can only take on a system when you engage with it, and when you engage with the system, you risk yourself the most. The system works to tire you out; not give you justice. If you have grit and are lucky, you survive. If you are not lucky, you won’t.</i></b>"</span></div>
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<span style="color: #000099;">The episode that happened in <b>Assam </b>recently, where millions of dollars poured in from abroad to rehabilate refugees, but on ground We see no Hope Nor results, It just proves that</span></div>
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<span style="color: #000099;">M<b>ore than Assistance in form of food and shelter, there is a greater need to ensure Peace in the region which is where LEGAL Justice and the need to maintain Human Rights institutions comes into picture.</b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #000099;">If Muslims were to invest more in legal Justice, leaving No Stone Unturned to ensure Communal Forces are booked to Justice, certainly a day will come, when </span></div>
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<span style="color: #000099;">Muslims will be the Power holders in the country, where corruption and communalism will be absent inshallah.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #000099;">Today with Naroda Patiya Justice, we are exprected to see some +ve impacts on Muslims society</span></div>
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<li style="margin-left: 15px;"><span style="color: #000099; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="color: #000099;">An avg muslim have a greater <b>sense of safety and faith </b>in Judicial system than he had before</span></li>
<li style="margin-left: 15px;"><span style="color: #000099; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="color: #000099;">This has ensured that Muslims don't need to feel alienated any more, and they can <b>secure justice by engaging with the system</b>, instead of fighting the system itself ( taking law in hands)</span></li>
<li style="margin-left: 15px;"><span style="color: #000099; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="color: #000099;">Post 2002, majority of Muslim community had no idea how to fight this battle. On every front, it is mostly the non-Muslim leadership that has guided the path towards justice. This experience will certainly<b> inculcate leadership qualities</b> among muslim youths</span></li>
<li style="margin-left: 15px;"><span style="color: #000099; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="color: #000099;">This judgment is a fitting tribute to to sense of justice and fair play, cherished ideals of brave IPS officers and activists, and the enormous sacrifices all have made in the line of duty, when most right-thinking people could not go beyond wringing hands and clutching heads in abject despair.</span> <span style="color: #000099;">This </span><span style="color: #000099;">experience</span><span style="color: #000099;"> will certainly</span><b style="color: #000099;"> inculcate qualities</b><span style="color: #000099;"> <b>of Sabr , Faith in AlMighty</b> among muslim youths.<br />Allah says </span> <span style="font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; line-height: 18px;"><b><i><span style="color: #006600;">"The patience shown for the cause of Allah, however, is not a source of distress, but a great cause of pleasure and happiness"</span></i></b></span></li>
<li style="margin-left: 15px;"><span style="color: #000099; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="color: #000099;">Today Muslims are virtually absent in the very fields, which are needed for ensuring safety and Justice like IPS, Police, Activists, Management, Law. </span> <span style="color: #000099;">This </span><span style="color: #000099;">experience</span><span style="color: #000099;"> will certainly</span><b style="color: #000099;"> motivate</b><span style="color: #000099;"> muslim youths to </span><span style="color: #000099;"> improve upon in terms of leadership, choices in education and profession, where it matters most for them for bringing +ve change in Society. We should see more muslims joining IPS, Journalists, RTI (Right to Information), Law , Charity Orgnz etc in addition to engg and Doctors.</span></li>
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<span style="color: #000099;">Last but not the least, Muslims now realise where there investment of money and time matters most. In the past avg Muslim invested too much </span><u style="color: #000099;">building careers for the children, constructing houses, competiting in trade/possesions</u><span style="color: #000099;"> etc. But that investment got miserably crumbled, whenever riots occured, becoz muslims lacked unity / strategy to handle sudden outbursts of riots.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #000099;">Today the need of the hour is to invest in security / safety and plan for survival in the worst of times. Such incidents which happened in Gujarat, are certainly replicable </span><span style="color: #000099;">elsewhere in the country particularly <u>where Muslims lack leadership and unity.</u> There is a need for muslims to start investing time and money in those areas which matters the most in emergencies. First and foremost is the Islamic envrionment, where </span></div>
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<li style="margin-left: 15px;"><span style="color: #000099;">Each muslim neighbour or relative meets and<b> address each other's concerns </b>on a regular basis, </span><span style="color: #000099;">works collectively to sort the problems. This sense of </span><b style="color: #000099;">unity prevents Communal forces</b><span style="color: #000099;"> to take advantage of disunity of muslims. </span></li>
<li style="margin-left: 15px;"><span style="color: #000099;">Each muslim maintains <b>good relationships with non-muslim neighbors </b>. History is evident that during riots, the most thing which helped is the refuge given by</span> <span style="color: #000099;">non-muslim neighbors, when muslims needed shelter.</span></li>
<li style="margin-left: 15px;"><span style="color: #000099;">Each muslim regularly contributes money ( <b>Voluntary sadaqa) and time in Social Causes</b> like building/maintaining infrastructures of safety & rehabilitation like <b>Charity Organisations or Human Rights Commission</b>s etc, helping brilliant poor students in pursuing Higher education, Helping victims to fight legal case unto end, Helping </span><b style="color: #000099;">widows and Orphans</b><span style="color: #000099;"> for their genuine concerns, helping </span><b style="color: #000099;">unemployed </b><span style="color: #000099;">to seek Job or helping them to start small business, Opening for Poors <b>schools, hospitals, social welfare programs </b>etc.</span></li>
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<span style="color: #000099;">Having said all above, if each one of us atleast try to add an extra responsibilty to our tasks which helps Social cause, Inshallah day will come soon, when </span><span style="color: #000099;">Muslims would </span><span style="color: #000099;">Inshallah</span><span style="color: #000099;"> </span><span style="color: #000099;">become the most patient, respectable and successful community in India and elsewhere, and Inshallah this will ensure communal leaders like Modi </span><span style="color: #000099;">are booked by way of </span><span style="color: #000099;">struggle for </span><span style="color: #000099;">justice . <b>We need to ensure orgns like </b></span><b> <a href="http://www.cjponline.org/" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">CJP</a> <span style="color: #000099;">thrive in toughest times, and there is also a need that Muslims open up </span></b></div>
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<span style="color: #000099;">here we must appreciate the sincere efforts of </span> <b><a href="http://www.cjponline.org/" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">CJP</a> </b><span style="color: #000099;">which has worked really hard to attract like minded dozens of <b>non-Muslim top lawyers who appeared for the victim-survivors in the Supreme Court pro bono </b>(<i>professional work undertaken voluntarily and without payment or at a reduced fee as a public service.</i>). Its a fact that <b>several moneyed Muslim organisations and individuals have stayed away from supporting </b></span><b> <a href="http://www.cjponline.org/" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">CJP</a> </b><span style="color: #000099;">for the simple reason that its not a Muslim organisation, despite the fact their major recipients of service are poor and helpless Muslim victims. Had it not been the effort / outreach of </span> <a href="http://www.cjponline.org/" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">CJP</a> <span style="color: #000099;">to seek help from <b>United N</b></span><span style="color: #000099;"><b>ations</b></span><span style="color: #000099;">, this organisation would have crumbled becoz of financial and political pressures.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #000099;">If we hope to have active participation/Leadership of significant # of muslims in this Legal battle, inshallah we can witness Justice before BJP led by MODI (aspires to) come to power in 2014 , however if we lose this opportunity , it might just get too late for us.:(</span></div>
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<li style="margin-left: 15px;">God has appointed human beings as His stewards, duty bound to struggle to <b>maintain the balance</b> in the Universe; to <b>establish justice and harmony</b> within themselves, and between all humans and the rest of creation.</li>
<li style="margin-left: 15px;">And to <b>reverse discord, and challenge injustice and inequality,</b> each human being has to cultivate and <b>harvest a charitable disposition.</b></li>
<li style="margin-left: 15px;">And so <b>self-less charity and a sense of service</b> should be ready to mobilize the Muslim community to respond to those who are <b>suffering </b>the world over.</li>
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<span style="color: #000099;">In responding to the local and global situation, a Muslim is exhorted towards charitable behavior to his brethren in need.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #000099;">“</span><b><i><span style="color: #006600;">He who sleeps on a full stomach whilst his neighbor goes hungry is not one of us</span></i></b><span style="color: #000099;">.” (Saying of Prophet </span> <span style="color: #000099;">pbuh</span><span style="color: #000099;">)</span></div>
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Islam, through the actions of zakah and sadaqah, emphasizes the duty of charity for the sake of the <b>poor</b>, and the <b>indebted</b>, and also for <b>orphans</b>, etc.....</div>
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<em><span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif;">Allah says </span><strong><span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif;">"</span><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: arial, sans-serif;">They ask thee how much they are to spend (in charity); Say: "What is beyond your needs." Thus doth Allah make clear to you His Signs: In order that ye may reflect.-</span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Times New Roman;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif;">NOBLE QURAN 2:219</span></span></strong></em><span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif;">Prophet ( </span><span style="color: #000099; font-family: arial; font-size: x-small;">pbuh</span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif;"> ) said, "</span><b style="color: #222222;"><i><span style="color: #006600;">Give Sadaqah (Charity) without delay, for it stands in the way of calamity</span></i></b><span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif;">." (Tirmidhi #1887)</span></div>
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<span style="color: #000099;">With this, I wanted to request each one of you to consider contributing something to </span> <a href="http://www.cjponline.org/" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">CJP</a> <span style="color: #000099;">, (<i>adding a feather in its Cap</i>), a non-profit orgn having an approved FCRA account (<i>Foreign Contribution Regulation Act</i>)</span><span style="color: #000099;"> in India. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #000099;">if someone in good position ( as Lawyer / Activist etc), can join CJP Team, and share some tasks out of overloaded CJP Team, that would be the highest form of charity.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #000099;">while mentioning in memo section of the cheque "<b><i>moneys be sent to Citizens for Justice and Peace</i></b>", </span><span style="color: #000099;">and get </span><span style="color: #000099;"> </span><span style="color: #000099;">receipts for tax exempt donations.</span><br />
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<li style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13.333333969116211px; margin-left: 15px;"><b style="color: #000099; font-size: 13.333333969116211px;">Printout for </b><i style="color: #000099; font-size: 13.333333969116211px;">What has CJP done so far, and what it intends to do, and its budget needs/ and latest Statement.</i><span style="color: #000099; font-size: 13.333333969116211px;"> </span><a href="http://www.cjponline.org/newsletter/CJP%20NewsLetterSept%202012.pdf" style="color: #1155cc; font-size: 13.333333969116211px;" target="_blank">http://www.<wbr></wbr>cjponline.org/newsletter/CJP%<wbr></wbr>20NewsLetterSept%202012.pdf</a></li>
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<strong>Forward crazy</strong><br /><br />The online social bonding is amazing. <b style="background-color: #ffccff;">Without batting an eyelid, people forward messages and emails that they find interesting, bizarre, entertaining or scandalous</b>. No one pauses for a second to think whether they are passing on fact or a figment of imagination. Who cares?<br /><br />But the real problem crops up when people think they have got a very important piece of information — messages that are very specific on details, more details than what even newspapers and television news channels have got, stuff that are actually inflammatory. And they are overwhelmed by an urge to pass it on to everyone who they think should know it. In no time the message zips across networks. And we have seen the horrendous results.</div>
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Social media — comprising everything from texting and web messaging to Facebook and Twitter — have taken over the information exchange mechanism. That's now the default information consumption interface. All of us are part of this media in one way or the other. Most often we get to know initial alerts about newsy events from strangers rather than from acclaimed and credible sources.</div>
<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.600000381469727px;">With so much unverified information zipping across, the <b style="background-color: #ffccff;">social media is undoubtedly polluted. T</b>he immediate questions that this raises in my mind are — whom do I trust and what do I believe? If I shouldn't believe any SMS message or a Twitter update, then why am I reading them, subscribing to them? Should I stop believing everyone? Should I transform myself into chronic skeptic? Aren't we supposed to have faith in others, and believe what they say?</span><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-small;"> </span><div style="font-family: arial; font-size: small;">
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Muslims in India and elsewhere have a right to feel concerned for their co-religionists anywhere in the world if they are targeted and discriminated against – whether in Myanmar or Assam is immaterial. But the violence in Mumbai last Saturday, where the media and the police were at the receiving end, shows that they are being taken up the garden path once again.<span style="background-color: #ffccff;"> Muslim leaders are creating in them a new sense of victimhood and anger that does not square with the facts.</span></div>
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It is easy to blame the police for being unprepared for the huge crowd that turned out,<span style="background-color: #ffccff;"> but it is the leadership of the protest organisers who must be blamed more</span>, since they would have been even more aware of what was really going on in their mosques and bylanes in the run-up to the protest.</div>
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According to <a href="http://www.indianexpress.com/news/intel-report-warned-of-mumbai-violence-10-000strong-crowd/987580/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><em style="border: 0px; font: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">The Indian Express</em></a>, a confidential report had been sent to the Mumbai Police Commissioner that he should expect “law and order problems,” especially because Muslims were being told in their mosques during Friday prayers to attend the Saturday protests. They were being pumped up on stories of atrocities on Muslims in Myanmar and Assam.</div>
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Of course, the police <em style="border: 0px; font: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">must </em>be blamed for assuming that the permission given to an unregistered group to hold a prayer meeting at Azad Maidan would be a placid affair. But given the context in which the protest was being held, they were clearly underprepared. However, given also that <span style="background-color: #ffccff;">45 of the 50-and-odd injured in the violence were policemen</span>, <span style="background-color: #ffccff;">it is their extraordinary restraint that must be commended</span> rather than just being apportioned the blame for not being adequately prepared.</div>
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Rather,<span style="background-color: #ffccff;"> it is time to throw the spotlight on the Muslim leadership for building up the anger and not doing anything to rein it in</span>.</div>
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<span style="color: #262626;">More than the police, </span><span style="background-color: #ffccff; color: #262626;">no one in the Muslim community could have failed to note the misleading SMSes and MMSes </span><span style="color: #262626;">doing the rounds in the run-up to the protest day. (</span><i><span style="color: #990000;"><span style="background-color: #ffccff;"> </span><span style="background-color: yellow;">Naim - Here it proves the lack of leadership qualities </span></span></i><i><span style="background-color: yellow; color: #990000;">in an average Muslim</span></i><i><span style="color: #990000;"><span style="background-color: yellow;"> and an important attribute to take moral responsibility to inform Appropriate Authority before the damage occur</span><span style="background-color: #ffccff;"> </span></span></i><span style="color: #262626;">)</span><i><span style="color: #660000;">This video proves the muteness of moderate muslims, who though in 1000s, are busy watching or recording in their cameras, when destruction of property is happening.</span></i><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NXNqo6L06Pg" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.<wbr></wbr>com/watch?v=NXNqo6L06Pg</a></div>
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<span style="color: #262626;"> Certain Muslim in India feel like a hunted animal and angry and victimised. According to </span><a href="http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mumbai/Inflammatory-SMSs-pictures-behind-rioting/articleshow/15469062.cms" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><em style="border: 0px; font: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">The Times of India</em></a><span style="color: #262626;">, the SMS read thus: </span><em style="border: 0px; font: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="color: #262626;">“</span><b><i><span style="color: #6600cc;">Burma, Assam, Gujarat, Kashmir ke bad na jane kahan? Burma mein Musalmano ke qatl-e-aam or zulm ke khilaf Azad Maidan me Sunday ko rally hai. America me 5 Sikho ka katal hua to media or sarkar me hadkam hai, or lakhon Musalmanon ki zindagi ki koi keemat nahi. Sab ki ankhen band hai. Is SMS to Sunday se pehle Hindustan ki har Musalman or mantriyo or media tak pohchao.</span><span style="color: #cc66cc;">.</span></i></b><span style="color: #262626;">”.</span></em></div>
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The <span style="background-color: #ffccff;">bashing of the media and destruction of television OB vans</span> can be traced to this SMS message.</div>
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Look at the number of deliberate truth distortions here. <span style="background-color: #ffccff;">The Indian media has been more than fair in reporting the Bodo-Muslim violence in Kokrajhar – in fact, it has been balanced, and did not overtly take the Bodo side</span> even though the Bodos have as much reason to be angry as the Muslims, thanks to the influx from Bangladesh, some of them illegal immigrants. The fact that many people are infiltrators from Bangladesh is not even mentioned. Every word in the SMS is designed to feed a sense of victimhood without context.</div>
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It is easy to blame the police for being unprepared for the huge crowd that turned out, but it is the leadership of the protest organisers who must be blamed more. Reuters</div>
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As for the Myanmarese violence against the Rohingyas of the Arakan, the SMS assumes that it is somehow India’s job to take up the issue. This is why the murder in the US Gurdwara is mentioned – to show that if India can take up that issue, why not the riots in Myanmar? <span style="background-color: #ffccff;">That many of the Rohingyas are taking shelter on the India side (<a href="http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-08-09/hyderabad/33117471_1_burmese-refugees-hyderabad-cops-rohingyas%E2%80%99" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">some have even shifted to Hyderabad</a>) is not seen as a reason to be grateful to this natio</span>n which has not so far discriminated against the flood of migrants from Bangladesh and even Myanmar. Would Indian Muslims be so angry if told that we are providing shelter to these victims of violence?</div>
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Then, there were the fake MMSes doing the rounds – many of them put up on social media – showing pictures that purport to show that Muslims were being slaughtered by the hundred. A Pakistani journalist-blogger – Faraz Ahmed – who is no friend of the Myanmarese, investigated these pictures and found that many of them were <b>bogus, and possibly morphed by mischief-monger </b>to enrage Muslims everywhere (<em style="border: 0px; font: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Read Ahmed’s article, ‘<b>Social media is lying about Burma’s Muslim cleansing</b>,” <a href="http://blogs.tribune.com.pk/story/12867/social-media-is-lying-to-you-about-burmas-muslim-cleansing/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">here</a>, and another related report <a href="http://kafila.org/2012/08/13/how-to-start-a-riot-out-of-facebook-yousuf-saeed/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">How to start a riot out of Facebook: Yousuf Saeed</a>, and see my facebook post here </em><a href="http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=350048751741580&set=a.162996593780131.41719.100002093732230&type=3&theater" target="_blank">Facebook HOAX pictures</a>).</div>
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<span style="color: #000099;">The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: </span><b style="color: #000099;">"<em><span style="color: #006600;">Deliberation is from Allah and haste is from the Satan."</span></em></b><span style="color: #000099;"> (</span><i style="color: #000099;">As-Silsilah as-Sahihah </i><span style="color: #000099;">)</span></div>
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<span style="color: #000099;"><b> Verifying News</b></span><br /><br /><span style="color: #000099;">Allah Almighty says, </span><span style="color: #000099; font-size: 10pt;">(</span><b><i><span style="color: #006600;">O ye who believe! If an evil person brings you tidings, verify it, lest ye smite some folk in ignorance and afterward repent of what ye did</span></i><span style="color: #000099;"> </span></b><span style="color: #000099; font-size: 10pt;">)</span><span style="color: #000099;"> (Al-Hujurat 49: 6).</span><br /><br /><span style="color: #000099;">What is meant by verifying is to make strenuous effort to find out the facts behind a certain issue so as to establish whether this can be proven or not. Verifying also means to be sure of the truth of a certain report and its circumstances. Al-Hasan al-Basri said: The believer reserves judgment until the matter is proven. </span><br /><br /><span style="color: #000099;">In conclusion, we advise everyone </span><strong style="color: #000099;"><u><span style="color: #660000;">to verify matters and not to rush to pass on news until they are sure that it is true, even if the news is good because if it becomes apparent that the one who passed it on is mistaken, he will lose credibility before the people, and anyone who bears a grudge towards him will use it against him </span></u></strong><span style="color: #000099;">.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #6600cc;">"<b><i>As people abstain from eating, drinking and smoking from dawn to sunset during Ramadan, they are able to keep their habit under control and resist the urge to smoke during that period</i></b>," Expert noted and said it is easier to quit smoking during Ramadan</span></div>
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<span style="color: #6600cc;">Just within the first 20 minutes after you quit smoking, the body initiates an<b> auto-healing process</b> to restore your heart rate and blood pressure to normal and it takes about <b>24 hours for the last extra carbon monoxide from smoking to be eliminated</b> from the body. Approximately 10 years after quitting smoking all the traces of smoking are removed from the body, </span> <span style="color: #6600cc;">Expert</span> <span style="color: #6600cc;">said and added that no one should forget that <b style="background-color: #ffccff;">smoking is a treatable medical condition. </b></span><a href="http://www.todayszaman.com/newsDetail_getNewsById.action;jsessionid=0AD8C2B510D2632225CF505AD9CBEFE2?newsId=287817" style="background-color: white; color: #1155cc;" target="_blank"><b>more...</b></a></div>
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<b style="color: #000099;">Ramadan </b><span style="color: #000099;">provides an excellent opportunity to change one’s mindset and environment to quit smoking.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #000099;">Understanding what tobacco dependence is all about can help the smoker change his habits. This is especially so because addictive behavior has a direct influence on the bodily chemicals that affect emotions and behavior.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #000099;">Often, it is the emotional aspects that cause the smoking behavior to continue. And thus the multitude of <b>excuses </b>which smokers offer such as it gives “<b><i>a surge of energy</i></b>”, or “<b><i>acts to reduce tension</i></b>” or even “<b><i>gives a feeling of security</i></b>”.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #000099;">What it actually amounts to is that <span style="background-color: #ffccff;">smoking maintains a certain level of nicotine in the smoker’s blood, especially in the brain</span>.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #000099;">Read further here </span><a href="http://quransunnah.wordpress.com/2007/12/25/quit-smoking-starting-this-ramadan/" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">http://quransunnah.<wbr></wbr>wordpress.com/2007/12/25/quit-<wbr></wbr>smoking-starting-this-ramadan/</a></div>
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<span style="color: #000099; font-family: arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif; line-height: 16px;">No one can deny the harms of smoking to the human body. Medical evidence has established this fact beyond a shadow of doubt. The harms are as follows:</span><br />
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<span style="color: #660000; font-family: arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif; line-height: 16px;">1) The cigarette contains poisonous materials, e.g. nicotine, tar, etc. These gases are killers.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #660000; font-family: arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif; line-height: 16px;">2) Causes a bad odour to emanate from the mouth of the smoker.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif; line-height: 16px;"><span style="color: #660000;">4) Rasoolullah (S.A.W.) has said: “</span><b><i><span style="color: #006600;">Whosoever eats garlic or onion, let him avoid us and our Masjid, and stay in his home. The angels are surely hurt by things that hurt the human beings</span></i></b><span style="color: #660000;">.” (Bukhari and Muslim)</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #660000; font-family: arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif; line-height: 16px;">5) Smoking is harmful to the mind and body. The smoker is constantly craving- making it hard to work, concentrate, etc.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #660000; font-family: arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif; line-height: 16px;">6) Causes irritation, insomnia, excitability, nervousness, etc. – hence instead of being Allah’s slave, a smoker becomes slave to his cigarette.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #660000; font-family: arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif; line-height: 16px;">7) A smoker endangers his family’s health as well as that of none-smokers. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #000099; font-family: arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif; line-height: 16px;">in the Quraan these verses refer to Smoking:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif; line-height: 16px;"><span style="color: #333333;">"</span><b><i><span style="color: #006600;">And He makes good things halaal for them and bad things haraam</span></i></b><span style="color: #333333;">." </span></span> <span style="color: #333333; font-family: arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif; line-height: 16px;">Surah al-A'raaf (7:157):</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif; line-height: 16px;"><span style="color: #333333;">"</span><b><i><span style="color: #006600;">Do not kill yourself. Allah is Merciful unto you</span></i></b><span style="color: #333333;">." (Surah al-Nisaa' 4:29)</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif; line-height: 16px;"><b><i><span style="color: #006600;">"Those who cause harm to believing men and women without any reason do a great sin.</span></i></b><span style="color: #333333;">" (Surah al-Ahzaab, 33:58)</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif; line-height: 16px;"><span style="color: #333333;">“</span><b><i><span style="color: #006600;">And whosoever puts his trust in Allaah, then He will suffice him. Verily, Allaah will accomplish his purpose. Indeed Allaah has set a measure for all things</span></i></b><span style="color: #333333;">”</span></span><span style="color: #333333; font-family: arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif; line-height: 16px;">[al-Talaaq 65:3]</span></div>
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<a href="http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-05-17/health/28295091_1_smoking-cigarette-exercise/2" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">http://articles.timesofindia.<wbr></wbr>indiatimes.com/2011-05-17/<wbr></wbr>health/28295091_1_smoking-<wbr></wbr>cigarette-exercise/2</a>
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<span style="border: 0px; font-style: italic; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="color: #6600cc;">Let your family and friends know that you are trying to quit smoking as it can help you achieve success, revealed a recent study.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #6600cc;">We talk to a few smokers, healthcare experts and chemists to know if it's true and the latest products available off-the-shelf that stave off smoking.</span></div>
<span style="background-color: white; color: #6600cc; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px;">In your department there would be at least two smokers, minimum of seven on your floor and in your office</span><span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px;"> </span><span style="border: 0px; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">...</span><span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px;"> </span><span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px;">far too many to even count. And what about your neighbourhood? And if at home there is someone who smokes, your life is surely up in smoke!</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #6600cc;">However, there is hope as a single thread runs through all these people and that is all of them know smoking is terrible for one's health, and at some point in their life, they have even tried to give up smoking completely. While few may have been successful, the others are still grappling to end the bad habit and are on the lookout for effective measures to kick the butt.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #6600cc;">The recent research involving 1424 Australians, two thirds said talking to others about quitting was beneficial. The survey led by research firm Stollznow revealed that confiding in others could help stave off the temptation to smoke. Being public about the quit attempt, particularly with those closest to you like family and friends, can help address this issue.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #6600cc;">Too much work in the office, deadlines to meet, unhappy personal life? Is any one of this your reason to smoke? If so, think like a responsible adult. You need to look inwards and discuss with others in the family to address the problem at hand. Picking up a cigarette is not going to end your blues. In fact it will escalate your problems manifold. Professor Matthew Peters, who is chairman of Action on Smoking and Health Australia, confirm stress is a major factor in keeping some people smoking.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #6600cc;">Experts say ten minutes of cycling or jogging can significantly help people quit smoking. The researchers from the University of Exeter have shown that changes in brain activity, triggered by physical exercise, may help reduce cigarette cravings. Although it is still unclear, researchers believe that completing exercise raises mood (possibly through increases in dopamine) which reduces the salience or importance of wanting a cigarette.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #6600cc;">Another possibility is that <span style="background-color: #ffccff;">exercise causes a shift in blood flow</span> to areas of the brain less involved in anticipation of reward and pleasure generated by smoking images.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #6600cc;">A <span style="background-color: #ffccff;">ten or fifteen minute walk, jog or cycle</span> when times get tough could help a smoker kick the habit. There are of course many other benefits from a more active lifestyle including better fitness, weight loss and improved mood.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #6600cc;">Yes, it's true there are electronic cigarettes available easily! They feel and look like regular cigarettes but they aren't bad for your health. <span style="background-color: #ffccff;">It's a battery powered, cigarette shaped device that releases a small dose of nicotine with each puff. </span>As the nicotine goes into the bloodstream, the smoker feels the same high but the (bad) effect is substantially less. The cigarettes are sold as a 'quit pack' consisting of 45 cartridges costing Rs 4 per cigarette. Available at select Archies outlets in <a href="http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/topic/Delhi" style="border: 0px; color: #1155cc; margin: 0px 0px 10px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Delhi</a> and Gurgaon.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #6600cc;"><span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px;">Smokers wishing to kick the butt can double their success rates by using nicotine patch. Available at select pharmacy shops but do check the label. The current labelling comes as a result of concerns that using a patch while smoking could lead to nicotine overdose, but a literature review found concurrent use of a nicotine patch and cigarette smoking appears to be safe.</span> </span></div>
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<span style="color: #6600cc;">People who use the patch before quitting are likely to spontaneously reduce the number of cigarettes they smoke because the patch satisfies their need for nicotine and makes the act of smoking less enjoyable.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: #ffccff; color: #6600cc;">Nicotine patch also decreases withdrawal symptoms.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #6600cc;"><b style="background-color: #ffccff;">Bupron XL 300mg</b> is a doctor-recommended medicine which is meant to eaten daily for 60 days. By the eighth day, you will feel the urge has perceptibly gone down. But don't be overconfident as it is also the time when you may go back to smoking your normal, read huge, quota. Says Rajesh from <a href="http://medicine.com/" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">medicine.com</a>, a chemist in Greater Kailash-II, "This medicine is so much in demand that we keep running short of it. The biggest plus is that it comes with <b>no side-effects</b>."</span></div>
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<span style="color: #6600cc;">There's help from your phone as well! The new iPhone has a free application which provides a live quitline coach and uses live text to advice on how to kick the butt. It connects the user to the National Cancer Institute's quitline service where they speak to a live quitline coach or use live text to get advice on quitting.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #6600cc;">Developed by The George Washington University's School of Public Health and Health Services (SPHHS) and the National Tobacco Cessation Collaborative (NTCC), "My QuitLine" app is a wonder cure for those keen on kicking the butt.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #6600cc;">While the Apple app store has other applications to help people quit smoking, no others use products or services recommended as effective by the 2008 Public Health Service Guideline Treating Tobacco Use and Dependence.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #6600cc;">There's a new cure on the block and that's a chewing gum. These are not ordinary ones, but <b style="background-color: #ffccff;">nicotine-based chewing gums</b> by which smokers can be wooed to desist from picking up a cigarette.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #6600cc;">Also, the National Botanical Research Institute (NBRI), Lucknow, has developed <b style="background-color: #ffccff;">herbal chewable tablets.</b> These herbal tablets will not only help those who want to quit smoking, but are also useful for all those who want to give up other tobacco products like<b style="background-color: #ffccff;"> pan-masala and ghutka</b>.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #6600cc;">The chewable tablets are poly herbal formulations and nicotine free, said the scientists. The basic ingredients are <b style="background-color: #ffccff;">cloves, ginger, cardamoms, cinnamon and tulsi.</b> They have already been scientifically validated and standardised. Toxicity studies have revealed that the formulation is safe to use, officials have said.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #6600cc;">Natural anti-anxiety medication, and St John's Wort, an anti-depressant, have been used as natural substitutes for other drugs. But do check with your doctor beforehand.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #6600cc;">Nimhans has a <b style="background-color: #ffccff;">Tobacco Association Clinic</b> that comes to the rescue of those who want to quit smoking or any other form of tobacco. Experts feel users of such deadly commodities should seek medical counselling as it's not easy to give it up. However, a combination of group or individual counselling, <b style="background-color: #ffccff;">Nicotine Replacement Therapy</b> (NRT) and medication is necessary in most cases.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #6600cc;">Group counselling on the telephone or on the Internet by creating de-addiction and support groups may offer encouragement more so when the morale is low.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #6600cc;">This technique helps by giving suggestions of reminders to relax during times of craving, or unconscious commands, which create a negative impression in the brain. There are many hypnotists in your city, do consult with one and give up the habit.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #6600cc;">You only live once. So take out time to think and feel for your loved ones, the environment and the passive smokers around you. Use of tobacco leads to <b>deforestation </b>as eight kg wood is needed to create a kg of tobacco; tobacco <b>dirties the teeth</b> and forms pigments in palms, fingers and nails; it leads to <b>hair loss and skin wrinkles</b>; tobacco users are two to three times more likely to develop <b>heart disease and paralysis</b>, apart from <b>diabetes</b>; men may become <b>impotent </b>and women may have <b>fertility </b>problems. If these don't put you off, wonder what will...</span></div>
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<span style="color: #6600cc;">Even if you have tried several times to give up the habit but failed, do continue trying. The number of times you've gone back to it is not important, but maybe the fifth or sixth time, you will actually be successful in kicking the habit. Visit places which have a<b> 'do not smoke' policy</b> and test yourself as to how long you can control your desire to smoke. Meet friends who do not smoke and most importantly, love yourself and the rest of your family and bless them all good health and a long life.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333;">"</span><b><i><span style="color: #006600;">There are two blessings which many people lose: (They are) health and free time for doing good.</span></i></b><span style="color: #333333;">" (Bukhari 8/421)</span></span><br style="color: #333333; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13.333333969116211px; line-height: 18.88888931274414px;" /><span style="color: #333333; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13.333333969116211px; line-height: 18.88888931274414px;"><br /></span><div style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: -webkit-auto;">
<span style="color: #333333; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13.333333969116211px; line-height: 18.88888931274414px; text-align: left;">“The soul on Day of Judgement will be asked four questions: about </span><br style="color: #333333; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13.333333969116211px; line-height: 18.88888931274414px; text-align: left;" /><ul>
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<span style="font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13.333333969116211px; line-height: 18.88888931274414px; text-align: left;"><br /><span style="color: #333333;">Prophet Mohammad (PBUH), used to call on Muslims to take the initiative to do good deeds before any obstacles arise. For instance, he said,</span><br /><br /><span style="color: #333333;">"</span><span style="color: #006600;">Lose no time to do good deeds before you are caught up by one of seven calamities awaiting you</span><span style="color: #333333;">:</span><br /><ul>
<li style="margin-left: 15px;"><span style="color: #006600; font-size: 13.333333969116211px; line-height: 18.88888931274414px;"><b>A starvation which may impair your wisdom; </b></span></li>
<li style="margin-left: 15px;"><span style="color: #006600; font-size: 13.333333969116211px; line-height: 18.88888931274414px;"><b>A prosperity which may mislead you;</b></span></li>
<li style="margin-left: 15px;"><span style="color: #006600; font-size: 13.333333969116211px; line-height: 18.88888931274414px;"><b>An ailment which may damage your health; </b></span></li>
<li style="margin-left: 15px;"><span style="color: #006600; font-size: 13.333333969116211px; line-height: 18.88888931274414px;"><b>An old age which may harm your senses; </b></span></li>
<li style="margin-left: 15px;"><span style="font-size: 13.333333969116211px; line-height: 18.88888931274414px;"><span style="color: #006600;"><b>A sudden death;</b></span></span><span style="color: #333333; font-size: 13.333333969116211px; line-height: 18.88888931274414px;"><b> </b>......." (at-Tirmidhi, al-Baihaqi)</span></li>
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</span><span style="text-align: left;"><br /><span style="color: #333333; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13.333333969116211px; line-height: 18.88888931274414px;">AlMighty takes an oath of Time - "</span><b style="font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13.333333969116211px; line-height: 18.88888931274414px;"><i><span style="color: #006600;">By [the token of] time through the ages, Verily, Man is in loss except those who have faith and do righteous deeds and exhort one another to truth and patience.</span></i></b><span style="color: #333333; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13.333333969116211px; line-height: 18.88888931274414px;">"</span><br /><span style="font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 18px;"><b>Loyola University Chicago Graduate delivers excellent speech on Importance of Time in this video.</b></span></span>Must watch:<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j2vNC64-xWk" rel="nofollow nofollow" style="color: #3b5998; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; line-height: 18.88888931274414px; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">http://www.youtube.com/<span style="display: inline-block;"></span>watch?<wbr></wbr>v=j2vNC64-xWk</span></b></a></span><b><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></b><div>
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<span style="color: #6600cc;"><em><strong>"The bread in your cupboard belongs to the hungry man; the coat hanging unused in your closet belongs to the man who needs it; the shoes rotting in your closet belong to the man who has none; the money which you hoard in the bank belongs to the poor. You do wrong to everyone you could help, but fail to help."</strong></em> St. Basil the Great<br /><strong><em><br />Make it a rule…never to lie down at night without being able to say, <span style="background-color: #ffffcc;">"I have made one human being at least a little wiser, a little happier or a little better<br />this day</span>." - </em></strong>Charles Kingsley</span><br />
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<br /><span style="color: #663300; font-family: Verdana;">Muslims are increasingly placing importance upon the fundamentals of Islam - faith, praying five times a day, reading the Quran, etc. Islam is a way of life. I would like to highlight certain issues that are important ways of putting faith to practice.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #663300;"><span>Many of us forget what charity stands for in Islam. Many donate money to mosques and religious schools, which Mashallah are blessed acts. <strong><u>But donating money, for many, is like donating something that most of us can more than easily give</u></strong>. Charity is more than monetary. A sacrifice is most meaningful when it requires effort and a little compromising and accommodation on our part, for the sake of Islam, God and eleviation of the suffering that others go through.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;"><span style="color: #330000;"><span>Yaser ElMenshawy never saw the man's face, but he doubts he will ever forget him. At a fund-raiser last year for a new Brooklyn mosque, the master of ceremonies asked if anyone would donate <strong>$100,000</strong> to kick off the campaign. A man's voice called out from the crowd: Yes!</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><span style="color: #330000;"><span></span></span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><span style="color: #330000;"><span>"And to top it off, he wrote a check" on the spot, said ElMenshawy, a software engineer from Woodbridge, N.J., and chairman of a network of Islamic organizations in his state. "That guy impressed me."</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><span style="color: #330000;"><span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana;"><span style="color: #330000;"><span>Not every American Muslim has an extra hundred grand sitting in a checking account, to be sure, but in these heady days of economic prosperity, many appear to be opening their wallets like never before. They are giving to erect mosques, Islamic community centers, and schools across America; to help needy Muslims at home and overseas; to support non-sectarian institutions such as universities and hospitals; and to help America's urban poor, regardless of creed.</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><span style="color: #330000;"><span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana;"><span style="color: #330000;"><span>Tally it all up, and some experts estimate the total would top $10 billion annually, said Kareem Irfan, a spokesman for the Indiana-based Islamic Society of North America, a national umbrella group. Dr. Sayyid M. Syeed, ISNA secretary-general, says Muslim participation in the "cyber- revolution," as well as a strong economy, has fueled much of this increase.</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><span style="color: #330000;"><span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana;"><span style="color: #330000;"><span>At the root of this philanthropy, however, is faith. Zakat, "charity," the third of Islam's "five pillars," is outlined in the very beginning of the Qur'an. Traditionally, that obligates each Muslim to donate 2.5% of his or her annual savings, making needy family members the first priority. Add to that the principle of sadaqa, optional charity, and you have a religion where <strong><u>generosity is as fundamental as daily prayer and faith</u></strong> in God.</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><span style="color: #330000;"><span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana;"><span style="color: #330000;"><span>Exact figures are not easy to track. Faith-based nonprofits saw donations increase 5.5% last year, to $81.78 billion, according to estimates by the American Association of Fundraising Counsel, which does not specifically track Muslim charitable giving. Unlike the major Christian or Jewish charities, which rely on local offices and foundations to channel funds to various causes, America's Islamic charities have yet to build such sophisticated networks.</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><span style="color: #330000;"><span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana;"><span style="color: #330000;"><span>Many believe it's simply a matter of time before America's Muslim community, now estimated at between 6 million and 10 million strong, will build institutions rivaling those built by Christians and Jews.</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><span style="color: #330000;"><span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana;"><span style="color: #330000;"><span>"Our community is a young community. Our religious scholars, there are none here. We're having to bring them in from overseas," said Dalell Mohammed, spokeswoman for the Texas-based Holy Land Foundation, one of the nation's most established and popular Islam-based charities. "I think once the American Muslims start coming up in this field, I think it will be much, much more organized and more connected and more unified."</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><span style="color: #330000;"><span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana;"><span style="color: #330000;"><span>In some cases, <strong><u>Muslim charities are hindered more by politics</u></strong> than lack of professional polish.</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><span style="color: #330000;"><span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana;"><span style="color: #330000;"><span>The Holy Land Foundation took in more than $6 million last year, most of it directed to humanitarian efforts in Palestine, Lebanon, and Jordan, as well as to needy Muslims in Turkey, Kosovo, and Bosnia. Recent American and Israeli investigations into the <strong><u>charity's activities in Palestine have frightened some donors</u></strong>, Mohammed said, but she is optimistic that American Muslims will continue to support what she says is the foundation's primary focus: <strong><u>helping Muslims in need, wherever they may live</u></strong>.</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><span style="color: #330000;"><span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana;"><span style="color: #330000;"><span>The seven-year-old Global Relief Foundation of Chicago, another popular Islam-based charity, helps the poor in 17 nations, including Kosovo, Lebanon, Pakistan, and Georgia. Although nonprofit and nonpolitical, they have been unable to gain access to certain regions, said Farooq Burney, a GRF spokesman.</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><span style="color: #330000;"><span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana;"><span style="color: #330000;"><span><strong><em>"Iraq is a place where we have not been able to work</em></strong>," Burney said. <strong><em>"Obviously, when you see there's so much suffering going on, it does bring a certain amount of frustration</em></strong>."</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><span style="color: #330000;"><span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana;"><span style="color: #330000;"><span>Another challenge for Muslim charities is the fact that many donors want to see quick results, an issue faced by many nonprofit groups seeking funds.</span></span></span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><span style="color: #330000;"><span> </span></span></span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><span style="color: #330000;"><span>"People tend to give money where they see the money spent, more so than to some international organization that is going to be 'over there' somewhere," ElMenshawy said. One result has been the phenomenal growth in community infrastructure.</span></span></span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><span style="color: #330000;"><span>"<strong><em>All across the nation, especially in Michigan, Illinois, California, and Houston, we're seeing lots and lots of mosques</em></strong>," he said, adding that more than 60 mosques have been organized in New Jersey in the past 25 years. "<strong><em>On the negative side, that has been a real drain for the community, because when you put money into one thing that means you put less money into something else. There are not a lot of social-service institutions where large donors would show up</em></strong>."</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><span style="color: #330000;"><span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana;"><span style="color: #330000;"><span><strong><u>The emphasis on houses of worship, rather than hospitals or universities</u></strong>, is no fluke, however.</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><span style="color: #330000;"><span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana;"><span style="color: #330000;"><span>"<strong><em>There is a verse in the Qur'an that says whatever you do to build a mosque here, a house of Allah, then you will be guaranteed a mosque in heaven</em></strong>," Irfan said. "<em><strong>All practicing Muslims take that quite seriously</strong></em>."</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><span style="color: #330000;"><span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana;"><span style="color: #330000;"><span>Irfan, a lawyer specializing in information technology and e-commerce law, saw this principle in action two years ago, when Muslims in his hometown of Naperville, Ill., needed cash to buy land for a new mosque.</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><span style="color: #330000;"><span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana;"><span style="color: #330000;"><span>"<strong><em>Within about a month, we were able to collect close to $800,000, and a fair portion of that came from people's stocks having gone up</em></strong>," Kareem said. "<strong><em>A number of people just contributed their shares. Many people are taking advantage of the capital gains on their investments</em></strong>."</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><span style="color: #330000;"><span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana;"><span style="color: #330000;"><span>Such stories are not unusual. Two weeks ago in Texas, <strong><em>a single fund-raising dinner yielded nearly $99,000 for an Islamic student center at the University of Houston</em></strong>, said Dr. Mazhar Kazi, a founder of the Islamic Society of Greater Houston. Muslims in the region have given millions of dollars to build a growing network of mosques, community centers, schools, funeral homes, and cemeteries, including seven large Islamic centers worth up to $2 million each, Kazi said.</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><span style="color: #330000;"><span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana;"><span style="color: #330000;"><span>Since Islamic law forbids borrowing money with interest, donors in the community have shouldered the financial burden of such growth.</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><span style="color: #330000;"><span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana;"><span style="color: #330000;"><span>"<strong><em>We are doing this without bank or government loans</em></strong>," Kazi said.</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><span style="color: #330000;"><span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana;"><span style="color: #330000;"><span>Not all Muslim largesse is manifested in six-figure checks, shiny new buildings at home, or orphanages overseas, however. Like many of their Jewish and Christian brethren, many American Muslims are fulfilling their obligation of zakat in small ways, day by day, quietly and without fanfare. Such largesse is a reminder that even in times of economic prosperity for some, many others are left behind.</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><span style="color: #330000;"><span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana;"><span style="color: #330000;"><span>In Chicago last year during Id al-Adha, the "Feast of the Sacrifice" that marks Ramadan's end, <strong><u>Muslims quietly distributed 5,000 packages of meat to the poor, the vast majority of them non-Muslim</u></strong>, said Syed Tahir Ali, finance secretary of the Chicago chapter of the Islamic Circle of North America, another umbrella group.</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><span style="color: #330000;"><span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana;"><span style="color: #330000;"><span>Each week, those in need contact Ali's office asking for help paying bills, buying bus passes, paying school tuition, or buying food.</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><span style="color: #330000;"><span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana;"><span style="color: #330000;"><span>Similar requests are fielded each Friday at the Islamic Society of Greater Houston, where people line up to ask for help with bills large and small.</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><span style="color: #330000;"><span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana;"><span style="color: #330000;"><span>Syeed of ISNA doesn't expect such work to let up anytime soon.</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><span style="color: #330000;"><span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana;"><span style="color: #330000;"><span>"<strong><em>Everything is from Allah,"</em></strong> he said, "<em><strong>and it's our duty to be generous in giving away whatever we can afford and whatever we are asked</strong></em>."</span></span></span></blockquote>
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<span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #663300;"><span>Donating money is hardly difficult for a person who can afford it. Can we however, afford to donate something even more precious perhaps - like time for example? Instead of sending a cheque to the mosque or the orphanage can we perhaps take the time to help in the administration of the mosque, in its maintenance, spending a day with the orphans, helping out or even voluntarily teaching at religious schools.</span></span></span><br /><br />
<b><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #000066;"><span>Save a Life...</span></span></span></b><br />
<span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #663300;"><span>I used to be really afraid of needles but I overcame my fear because I knew I could help save the lives of people who were dying or suffering. Not only will this person be very grateful to you, his/her family will be too. Inshallah, you can help save their loved one.</span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #663300;"><span>Giving a second chance at life to a person could mean so many things. Maybe he/she will one day grow up to be a great leader. Maybe the second chance at life will give him a chance to embrace Islam. Maybe he will be a great asset to spreading Islam and helping the underprivileged people around the world. You never know. Imagine yourself in their shoes.</span></span></span><br /><br />
<b><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #000066;"><span>Blood Donation...</span></span></span></b><b><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #000066;"><span></span></span></span></b><br />
<span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #000066;"><span>Read, <a href="http://www.themodernreligion.com/HalalHaram.htm" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">Is blood or organ donation permissable?</a></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: verdana;"><span><span style="color: #000066;">T</span><span style="color: #663300;">here is a severe shortage in blood donation all around the world. For example, in Singapore only 1.5% of the entire population donate blood. The percentage of Muslim blood donation is even smaller. Blood donation is completely halal because it harms neither the donor nor the recipient. (Source: MUIS, Muslim Authority of Singapore)</span></span></span><br />
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<b><i><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #000066;"><span>What is the Procedure like?</span></span></span></i></b><ul>
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<li style="margin-left: 15px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #663300;"><span>Before blood donation, your blood pressure is measured and blood tests done to evaluate the hemoglobin, hematocrit etc.</span></span></span></li>
<li style="margin-left: 15px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #663300;"><span>The "actual" blood donation is then carried out. 450 ml of blood is drawn form the cubital vein (inner side of elbow), using sterile and disposable utensils. Drawing this amount of blood is not dangerous for a healthy person. After this procedure, you can rest for a while to stimulate and equilibrate your blood circulation.</span></span></span></li>
<li style="margin-left: 15px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #663300;"><span>The blood is tested on HIV, Syphilis, Hepatitis B and C; in case of a pathological result, you will be informed confidentially.</span></span></span></li>
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<b><i><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #000066;"><span>How will my Blood be Used?</span></span></span></i></b><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #663300;"><span>It is processed to its components, which may be used as follows:</span></span></span><br />
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<b><i><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #000066;"><span>How do I know I'm in good Hands?</span></span></span></i></b><blockquote>
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<b><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #000066;"><span>Bone Marrow Donor...</span></span></span></b><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #663300;"><span>Another special way to save a life is by registering yourself as a bone-marrow donor. Visit the <a href="http://www.marrow.org/" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">Bone Marrow Donation Page</a>. The laws and requirements for Blood donation may differ from country to country; please inquire with your local authority.</span></span></span><br /><br />
<b><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #000066;"><span>Kidney Donor...</span></span></span></b><br />
<span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #663300;"><span>Write to the National Kidney Foundation in your state, country and sign up as an organ donor. If you die of an accident, your kidney can be transplanted into a patient losing his life due to the failure of his own organs. Also, registering yourself as an organ donor entitles you to high priority on the list of patients waiting for transplants, if you should one day need one. Please read this excellent article on <a href="http://www.themodernreligion.com/misc/hh/organ-transplant.html" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">organ transplants</a>.</span></span></span></blockquote>
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<strong><em><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">Malcolm X </span><span style="font-size: x-small;">-"There were tens of thousands of pilgrims, from all over the world. They were of all colors, from blue-eyed blonds to black-skinned Africans. But we were all participating in the same ritual, displaying a spirit of unity and brotherhood that my experiences in America had led me to believe never could exist between the white and non-white." - </span></span></em></strong></div>
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<strong><em><span style="color: #660000; font-size: xx-small;">Malcolm X <span style="font-size: x-small;">-"America needs to understand Islam, because this is the one religion that erases from its society the race problem. Throughout my travels in the Muslim world, I have met, talked to, and even eaten with people who in America would have been considered white – but the white attitude was removed from their minds by the religion of Islam. I have never before seen sincere and true brotherhood practiced by all colors together, irrespective of their color." </span></span></em></strong></div>
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<span lang="EN" style="font-family: Arial;">Islam regards many of the biblical patriarchs as <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prophets_of_Islam" target="_blank" title="Prophets of Islam">prophets </a>of God, and hence as <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muslim" target="_blank" title="Muslim">Muslims</a> (i.e., monotheists).</span></div>
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<em><span lang="EN" style="font-family: Arial;">According to the Qur'an, Abraham reached the conclusion that<b> anything subject to disappearance could not be worthy of worship, and thus became a monotheist ( Qura'n 6:76–83).</b></span></em></div>
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<span class="gmail_quote" style="color: #660000;"><span style="color: #006600; font-size: x-small;">Abraham said : <b style="font-style: italic;">"My Lord is He who giveth life and death.' </b><br />King Nimrod(atheist) replied : <b style="font-style: italic;">"I give life and death.' </b><br />Said Abraham :<b style="font-style: italic;"> "But it is God that causeth the sun to rise from the East. Do then(you) cause it to rise from the West.'</b></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #006600;">Abraham said,<b style="font-style: italic;"> "Nay, your Lord is the Lord of heavens and the earth, He who created you (from nothing) : I am a witness to this (truth)."</b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #000099;">As usual, when falsehood is defeated on intellectual grounds it resorts to plotting and oppression.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #006600;"><em>"So naught was the answer of (Abraham's) people except that they said : Slay him(Abraham) or burn him " (29:24)</em></span></div>
<span style="color: #000099;">Abraham could have given up his message and his beliefs to save himself from the fire. Nay he chose martyrdom.</span><span style="color: #990000;">He chose to die for Allah's message to live. He chose to step into the fire of ignorance and tyranny in order to save humanity from the fire of ignorance and tyranny</span><span style="color: #000099;">. So he was cast into the fire.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #000099;"> But Allah had a different plan for Abraham and he was unhurt by the grace of Allah :</span></div>
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<em><span style="color: #006600;">"But Allah did save him from the fire. Verily in this are signs for people who believe " (29:24). </span></em></div>
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<em><span style="color: #006600;">"We(Allah) said "O fire ! Be cool and a means of safety for Abraham' " (21:69).<br /><br />"For Allah did take Abraham for (an intimate) friend " (4:125)<br /><br /> The Enemies : Slay him or burn him " (29:24)<br /><br /> "Abraham was indeed a model. Devoutly obedient to Allah, and true in faith, and he joined not gods with Allah " (16:20).</span></em></div>
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<em><span style="color: #006600;"> "Lo ! Abraham said to his father Azar : Do you take idols for God ? For I see you and your people in manifest error ? " (6:74).</span></em></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><span style="color: #000099;">And throughout his century of prophethood and service of God, as Abraham grew older, his desire to have a son grew stronger. The Prophet Abraham desperately <b style="font-style: italic;">longed for a son but his wife Hajar was barren.</b></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><span style="color: #000099;">Against every expectation, Allah fullfilled his promise of making Abraham the seed of a great line of Prophets, the root of the great universal religions.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><em><span style="color: #006600;">"So we gave him the good news of a forbearing boy" (37:101).</span></em></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">The name Ishmael was also chosen by AlMighty Himself: <a href="http://bible.gospelcom.net/cgi-bin/bible?language=English&version=KJV&passage=Genesis+16:11&search=&showxref=yep&showfn=yep" target="_blank">Genesis 16:11</a>:</span></div>
<span style="color: #660000; font-family: Arial;">"</span><span style="color: #660066; font-family: Arial;">And the Angel of the Lord said unto her </span><span style="color: #660000; font-family: Arial;">[Hager]</span><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #660066;"> : </span><b style="font-style: italic;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #660066;">'</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #274e13;">Behold, thou art with child, and shalt bear a son, and shalt call his name Ishmael, because the Lord hath heard thy affliction.</span></b></span><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #274e13;"><b style="font-style: italic;">"'</b> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #660000;">Ishmael means <b style="font-style: italic;">"God hears."</b></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: yellow;"><em>Genesis </em><a href="http://bible.gospelcom.net/cgi-bin/bible?language=English&version=KJV&passage=Genesis+17:20&search=&showxref=yep&showfn=yep" target="_blank"><em>17:20</em> </a></span><em>: <strong>"</strong></em></span><em><span style="color: #660066; font-family: Arial;"><strong>And as for Ishmael, I have heard thee. Behold, I have blessed him, and will make him fruitful, and will multiply him exceedingly. Twelve princes shall he beget, and I will make him a great nation. </strong></span><span style="font-family: Arial;">"</span></em></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><span style="color: #000099;">It is not possible to convey in words what it must have meant for Abraham to be commanded by Allah (ta'ala) to sacrifice his only son Ismail.How can Abraham take his beloved son, the fruit of his life, the joy of his heart, the meaning of his living and staying, his Ismail, and hold him on the ground, put a knife to his throat and kill him ?</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><span style="color: #000099;">Abraham said to Ismail :<b style="font-style: italic;"> </b><span style="color: #006600; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">"<em>O my Son, I see in a vision that I offer you in sacrifice. Now see what is your view ? <span style="color: #006600;">"</span></em></span><em style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;"><span style="color: #006600;"> (37:102)</span></em></span></span></div>
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<strong><em><span style="color: #006600;">"Say He is Allah, the One and Only God, the Eternal, Absolute. <u>He begets not, nor is He begotten</u>. And there is none like unto Him!" Qur'an112:1-4</span></em></strong></div>
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<span style="color: #000099;">Nearly three million(30 Lakhs) Muslims from around the world, chanting <b>"</b><strong style="font-weight: bold;"><em><span style="background-color: #ffff99;">Here I am at Thy service O Lord, here I am. Here I am at Thy service and Thou hast no partners. Thine alone is All Praise and All Bounty, and Thine alone is The Sovereignty. Thou hast no partners."</span></em></strong><b> "</b> and raising their hands to heaven, marched through a desert valley outside Mecca in Saudi Arabia today on the first day of the annual hajj pilgrimage.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #000099;">Dressed in seamless white robes symbolising the equality of mankind under God, the pilgrims hiked through the eight-mile valley to Mina, starting a series of rituals in which they cleanse themselves of sin.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #000099;">"<em>For us it is a vacation away from work and daily life to renew yourself spiritually,</em> " said Ahmed Karkoutly, an American doctor from Brownsville, Texas. "<b>You feel you part of a universe fulfilling God's will. It's a cosmic motion, orbiting the Kaaba</b>."</span></div>
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<span style="color: #000099;"><i>As Dale Eickelman and James Piscatori explain in Muslim Travellers: Pilgrimage, Migration, and the Religious Imagination, </i><em style="font-style: italic;"><span style="color: #660000;">"Faith is accepted and sustained through symbol and metaphor, the very stuff of imagination which not only enlarges adherents' perceptions but reorders them so that the validity and rationality of religious faith and practice seem only natural." </span></em><i>Pilgrims are to contemplate on the inner meaning of the rites and, using their abilities to imagine and innovate, apply the significance of those rites beyond the Hajj to their everyday lives.</i><b style="font-style: italic;"> </b><br /><b style="font-style: italic;"> </b><br />Ebrahim Moosa notes in Pilgrims at Heart:<b style="font-style: italic;"> </b><strong style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;"><em><span style="color: #660000;">"After paying homage to the two women Eve and Hagar in the rites of pilgrimage, how can some Muslims still violate the rights and dignity of women in the name of Islam? Is this not a contradiction?" Indeed, God's commentary on women's dignity is nestled within the Hajj rituals honoring Eve and Hagar </span></em></strong><b style="font-style: italic;">." </b><br /><b style="font-style: italic;"> </b></span></div>
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<br /><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="color: #000099;">Hagar asked Abraham(pbuh) <b style="font-style: italic;"> "</b></span><em style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">Oh Abraham, where are you going, leaving us here without any people or sustenance?"</em></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #000099;">As the pilgrims in Mecca complete the annual ritual of pilgrimage today, Muslims across the globe will begin the Id al-Adha(Eid - Ul- Zuha), the three-day Feast of Sacrifice, in solidarity with them.<br />For Muslims seeking to make sense of the annual pilgrimage, a question arises: <strong style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;"><em><span style="color: #660000;">"is the hajj only an elaborate ritual?"</span></em></strong><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Hajj literally means</span><b style="font-style: italic;">, </b><strong style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;"><em><span style="color: #660000;">"to continuously strive to reach one's goal."</span></em></strong></span></div>
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<span style="color: #000099;">Exile, sacrifice and atonement underscore the commandment of pilgrimage in Muslim religious life. The faithful re-enact the pilgrimage rituals in imitation of their spiritual forbears. They relive exile by treading in the footsteps of Abraham. But the hajj also recalls the <b>temporary exile of Adam and Eve</b>, who wandered the earth after their expulsion from paradise. According to Muslim tradition, Adam and Eve reconciled with God in the desert of Arabia . The spot where they met each other again and atoned - an obligatory destination for pilgrims - is called Arafat, from the Arabic word 'arafa, "to know."<br />The theme of knowing and imagining the divine is embroidered through the trials of Abraham and his family. After <b>Abraham's first child, Ishmael</b>, was born to his slave wife Hagar, he was confronted by the jealousy of his other wife, Sarah, who was then childless. God upgraded this domestic squabble into a legacy issue for the Patriarch and his admirers. But he ordered the dutiful Abraham to <b>banish Hagar and Ishmael to Arabia</b> .<br />Years later, Muslim tradition holds, Abraham reconciled with Hagar and Ishmael. But more trials awaited. This time Abraham had to do the unthinkable: <b>Sacrifice his Son </b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #000099; font-family: arial; font-size: x-small;"><b>Ishmael</b></span></div>
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</span><span style="color: #000099;">The Hajj is essentially a <b>re-enactment of the rituals</b> of the great prophets and teachers of faith. Pilgrims symbolically relive the experience of exile and atonement undergone by Adam and Eve . They also retrace the frantic footsteps of the wife of Abraham, <b>Hagar, as she ran between the hills of Safa and Marva searching for water for her thirsty baby</b> (which according to Muslim tradition, God answered with the well of <b>Zam Zam</b>). Lastly, the pilgrims also commemorate the willingness of Abraham to sacrifice his son for the sake of God. God later substituted a ram in place of his son.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #000099;">The faithful hope after Hajj is that it will bring about a deep spiritual transformation, one that will make him/her a better person. If such a change within does not occur, then the Hajj was merely a physical and material exercise devoid of any spiritual significance. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #000099;">The fact that millions of Muslims transcending geographical, linguistic, level of practice, cultural, ethnic, color, economic and social barriers converge in unison on Mecca , attests to the universality of the Hajj. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #000099;">One of the most celebrated Western Hajjis (one who has completed the Hajj) is none other than African-American civil rights leader El-Hajj Malik El Shabbaz, more commonly known as Malcolm X. The man who was renowned for preaching that whites were "devils" -- especially the blond, blue-eyed ones -- profoundly reassessed these views during the Hajj. This transformation, of course, sealed his break with the Black nationalist movement of the Nation of Islam.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #000099;">Contrary to the teachings of the Nation, he concluded that Islam encompassed all of humanity and transcended race and culture. Malcolm X later said,<i style="font-weight: bold;"> "</i><strong style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;"><em><span style="color: #660000;"> In my 39 years on this Earth, the holy city of Mecca had been the first time I had ever stood before the Creator of all and felt like a complete human."</span></em></strong></span></div>
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</div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15334582357363075593noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1435855735196162973.post-18938572977672276052011-04-28T17:09:00.000-04:002011-04-28T17:09:50.166-04:00Loving/Helping Relatives/Neighbours/Colleagues and their Rights<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="gmail_quote"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><div class="im"><div><span style="color: #6600cc;"><strong>Peace and blessings of Almighty be upon you<span style="color: black;">!</span></strong></span></div><div><span style="color: #6600cc;"><strong><span style="color: black;"></span></strong></span> </div></div><div><span style="color: #6600cc;"><span style="color: black;">This article has lot of knowledgeble stuffs, however as rightly said <span><em><span style="color: #660000;">Knowledge without understanding/examples can be impractical or very dangerous sometimes.</span></em></span></span></span></div><div class="im"><div><span style="color: #6600cc;"><span style="color: black;">so would request to read some examples here <span style="color: #6600cc;"><span style="color: black;"><a href="http://www.ezsoftech.com/stories/mis52.asp" target="_blank">http://www.ezsoftech.com/<wbr>stories/mis52.asp</a></span></span></span></span><span style="color: #6600cc;"><span style="color: black;">and I cite certain examples, which we all have experienced as 1st or 2nd person or 3rd person.</span></span></div><div><span style="color: #6600cc;"><span style="color: black;"></span></span> </div><div><span style="color: #6600cc;"><span style="color: black;">We need to understand, that Allah tests us in unique ways, and more often in those fields, where we have lesser knowledge or a tendency to fail, becoz we fail to meditate on it. e.g.</span></span></div><ul><li><span style="color: #3366ff;">One test could be, </span><span style="color: #3366ff;"><strong>a needy begging your assistance ( your time or money) again n again, when a time comes, you say "<em>Enough, I can't give you anymore</em>".</strong>Here one needs to understand, that Allah Tries a rich/healthy man by granting continual wealth or/and continual health to him, at the same time<br />
Allah also tries a poor / sick man, by continually disallowing him wealth or/and health to him, So when the <u>Rich and Poor</u> interact or <u>Healthy and Sick</u> interact each other,<br />
Allah tests how they handle each other.</span></li>
<li><span style="color: #6600cc;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="color: #3366ff;">Another test could be, during a heated debate, a non-muslim friend accidentally says bad about your faith, and you chose to end friendship, and seek revenge ( instead of forgiving or ignoring that person)</span></span></span></li>
<li><span style="color: #6600cc;"><span style="color: black;"></span></span><span style="color: #6600cc;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="color: #6600cc;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="color: #3366ff;">Another test could be, one have perceptions of someone like, ( e.g. he always quarrels with everyone, he always have opposing views, or he is not a practising muslim), and that perception actually causes one to speak something, which hurts that person.</span></span></span></span></span></li>
<li><span style="color: #6600cc;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="color: #6600cc;"><span style="color: black;"></span></span><span style="color: #6600cc;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="color: #6600cc;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="color: #3366ff;">Another test could be, one make assumptions of others (e.g.<em> my relative's wife sits in the shop, and since men have a tendency to stare at women, so she is certainly doing haram</em>). Although this assumption may be quite correct, but we need to understand that sometimes there may be really pressing problems for a family, like one is highly debted or one's husband is ill for months etc. In such a circumstance, if we as a Relative or neighbour, could come forward to assist that person in relieving of their debts or illness, then it would help create a balance in society, and remember <strong>a balanced society can only create a practical Islamic society</strong>, and balance is created by Helping and assisting each other to get rid of each other's problems.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li>
</ul><div><span style="color: #6600cc;"><span style="color: black;"></span></span> </div><div>*************</div></div>Indeed Noble Qur'an says that: "<em><span style="color: #006600;">Who is it that will offer of Allah a goodly gift, so He will <strong>multiply</strong> it to him manifold, and Allah straitens and amplifies, and you shall be returned to Him."</span></em> (2:245)</span></div><div><div></div><div class="h5"><div class="gmail_quote"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><div>Prophet (S.A.W.) said,<i> "<span style="color: #006600;">Whoever likes that his <u>sustenance becomes abundant and his age be longer</u>, let him keep good relations with his <strong>relatives</strong>."</span></i> </div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"></span> </div><div>"<em><span style="color: #006600;">Giving charity to the <strong>poor</strong> is (rewarded as) a charity (only), but giving it to a <strong>relative</strong> is (rewarded as) a charity and keeping ties with kinship<strong>."</strong></span></em> [An-Nasaa'ee, At-Tirmithi, and Ibn Maajah]</div><div><span style="color: #6600cc;"><strong><span style="color: black;"></span></strong></span> </div><div>Prophet Muhammad (S) said, "<em><span style="color: #006600;">The food of two is enough for three, and the food of three is enough for four</span></em>." The beauty of Charity</div><div></div><div><span style="color: #6600cc;"><span style="color: #6600cc;"><em>It is easier to love humanity as a whole than to love one's neighbor/ relative.</em> </span><br />
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<span style="color: #6600cc;"><em>It's a recession when your neighbour loses his job; it's a depression when you lose your own.</em> ~ Harry S. Truman</span></span></div><div><em><span style="color: #6600cc;"></span></em><span style="color: #6600cc;"> </span></div><div><span style="color: #6600cc;"><span style="color: #6600cc;"><em>Assumptions are the termites of relationships</em>. ~Henry Winkler</span></span></div><div><span style="color: #6600cc;"></span><span style="color: #6600cc;"> </span></div><div><span style="color: #6600cc;"><span style="color: #6600cc;"><em>When our relatives are at home, we have to think of all their good points or it would be impossible to endure them<strong>.</strong></em> ~George Bernard Shaw</span></span></div><div><span style="color: #6600cc;"><span style="color: black;"></span></span> </div><div> </div><div><span style="color: #660000;">***********************<br />
<a href="http://sweetazizah.blogspot.com/2011/03/lovinghelping-neighbourscolleagues-and.html" target="_blank"><strong>http://sweetazizah.blogspot.<wbr>com/2011/03/lovinghelping-<wbr>neighbourscolleagues-and.html</strong></a></span></div><div><span style="color: #660000;"></span> </div><div><span style="color: #660000;">The reporter asked a farmer "<strong><em>How can you afford to share your best seed corn with your neighbors when they are entering corn in competition with yours each year?</em></strong>" <br />
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The farmer gave a superb insight into the connectedness of life. His corn cannot improve unless his neighbors' corn also improves. Those who choose to be in harmony must help their Relatives/Neighbours/<wbr>Colleagues to be at peace. Those who choose to live well must help others live well. The value of a life is measured by the lives it touches...<br />
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<span style="background-color: #ffff99;">Success does not happen in isolation; it is most often a participatory and collective process. So share the good practices, ideas and new knowledge with your family, Relatives, friends, team members and neighbors & all. As they say: "Success breeds Success."</span></span></div><div><span style="color: #660000;"><strong><span style="background-color: #ffff99;"></span></strong></span> </div><div><span style="color: #660000;"><strong><span style="background-color: #ffff99;"></span></strong><span style="color: #660000;">Allah, the Exalted, says: </span></span><br />
<span style="color: red;"><strong>"</strong><em><span style="color: #006600;">Worship Allah and join none with Him (in worship); and do good to parents, kinsfolk, orphans, Al-Masakin (the poor),<span style="background-color: #ffff99;"> <u>the neighbour who is near of kin, the neighbour who is a stranger,</u></span> the companion by your side, the wayfarer (you meet), and those (slaves) whom your right hands possess<strong>.</strong></span></em><strong>''</strong></span><strong> (4:36)</strong> </div><div><em><span style="color: #660000;">*******************</span></em></div><div> </div><div><em><span style="color: #660000;">It is <strong>obligatory</strong> upon everyone to treat their <strong>relatives</strong> in the best possible manner, and to support them in accordance with their needs, and what they seek of help and support.</span></em> And this is what is necessitated by the Sharee'ah (Prescribed Islaamic law), the 'aql (sound reasoning) and the fitrah (natural state).:</div></span><div><span style="font-family: Verdana;"></span> </div><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><div><em><span style="color: #660000;">*******************</span></em></div><div><a href="http://www.questionsonislam.com/index.php?s=article&aid=2606" target="_blank"><strong>http://www.questionsonislam.<wbr>com/index.php?s=article&aid=<wbr>2606</strong></a></div><div> </div><div>One of the companions of the Prophet (pbuh) asks, “<strong><em>O! Prophet, who is the best of the people</em></strong>?”<br />
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<em><span style="color: #006600;"><strong>“</strong>It is the person who is afraid of God the most, who is the <span style="background-color: #ffff99;">closest to his relations</span> and who advise goodness and try to take people away from the wickedness<strong>.”</strong></span></em></div><div><span style="font-family: Verdana;"></span> </div>“<em><span style="color: #006600;">For the reason of alms and having relations with relatives, God blesses the life, saves him from dying like wicked people and keep him away from all kinds of badness and things which a man must be away from.”</span></em> - Hadith</span><div><span style="font-family: Verdana;"></span> </div><div><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Abu Hurairah relates, a man came to the Prophet and asked,” <em><span style="color: #3333ff;">O! Prophet I have some relations, I visit them but they do not come to me. I am being good to them but they are being bad to me. I am being kind to them; they are being rude to me</span></em>.” <br />
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The Prophet Muhammad said to him “<em><span style="color: #006600;">if you do what you say, you make them eat red hot ashes. What they do is harmful to them. As long as you behave like that, God will help you and protect you from them</span></em>.”</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Verdana;"></span> </div><div> *************</div><div><span style="font-family: Verdana;"></span> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div><div align="left" style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><b><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: small;">The rights of Relatives and Neighbours</span></b></div><div align="left" style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><b><span style="color: blue; font-family: Tahoma; font-size: xx-small;">By Farida Khanam</span></b></div><div align="left" style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><img border="0" height="10" src="http://www.islamiczone2.netfirms.com/NTF/BD21328_2.gif" width="460" /></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"> <a href="http://www.islamiczone2.netfirms.com/Articles/The_rights_of_relatives_and_neighbours.htm" target="_blank">http://www.islamiczone2.<wbr>netfirms.com/Articles/The_<wbr>rights_of_relatives_and_<wbr>neighbours.htm</a></div><br />
<div align="justify" style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><b><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS;">A Muslim is required to maintain a good relationship with his relatives. According to a saying of the Prophet, we should visit our relatives, inquire about their circumstance, spend on them and give them sadaqa (voluntary charity) if they are poor. <br />
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According to another hadith, if any one of our relatives does not treat us well, even then we have to treat him well. As we know, Islam enjoins us not only to be good to those who are good to us, but also to be good to those who are not good to us. This shows exemplary moral character according to the standard of Islam. <br />
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The essence of Islam is thus to serve Allah and do good to our fellow creatures, including the animals. The worship of Allah is linked up with kindness to parents, kindred, and those in want. It is not a matter of verbal kindness. They have certain rights which must be fulfilled. <br />
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From the Qur'an and traditions we find that the institution of the family can only be maintained by feelings of well-wishing and kindness. So the Islamic laws of morality and decency must be observed. If we want to earn Allah's pleasure and blessings we must abide by the Qur'anic injunctions, and extend our full support to our relatives. <br />
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"Do you know what the rights of neighbours are?" asked the Prophet. And then he went on to give a list: <br />
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"<em><span style="color: #006600;">Help him if he asks for your help." "Give him relief if he seeks relief from you." Give him a loan if he needs one. Show him concern if he is distressed. Nurse him when he is ill. Attend his funeral if he dies. Congratulate him if he meets with any good. Sympathise with him if any calamity befalls him</span></em>." <br />
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This tradition shows that we are not only supposed to have good will towards our neighbours but we should also offer practical help whenever they are in need. Nobody can be a believer, said the Prophet, if his neighbours pass the night hungry, while he has his stomach full.<br />
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This hadith tells us that nobody can be a true believer unless his neighbours feel secure from his hands and tongue. We are urged to be good and helpful to our neighbours in particular for they, being near, have more right to our goodness and assistance. <br />
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Such great emphasis laid by the Prophet on our good treatment of our neighbours shows that the aim of Islam is to awaken the springs of goodness in the human heart. If we can become good to our immediate neighbours, then that will be a guarantee of our being good to other people. For constant good conduct will surely develop a good moral character in us and that will surely reflect in our dealings with whoever we come in contact with. <br />
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If we observe the injunction of the Prophet in this matter, then without doubt we shall contribute to strengthening society with the bonds of love, affection and brotherhood.</span></b></div></div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div><div align="center"><span style="color: black;"><em><b>In the Name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful. </b></em><b><img height="38" src="http://islam1.org/images/bsmlh.gif" width="81" /></b></span></div><div align="center"><span style="color: #008040;"><b>Cutting off Relations with Relatives is a Major Sin</b></span></div><div align="center"><i>(Friday speech delivered by Imam Mohamed Baianonie at the Islamic Center of Raleigh, NC on November 28, 1997)</i></div>Last Friday we learned about a number of major sins that we should avoid, and if we already fell in one or more of these major sins, we should repent with sincerity now and ask Allah (S.W.T.), the all-forgiving, all-merciful for forgiveness.<br />
Today, I will talk about one of the major sins which is spread widely among Muslims today and which has lasted so very long till it became one of the habits which people do not realize and object it; that is <u>cutting of the relations with relatives.</u> This is a major sin with the consensus of all scholars because its prohibition and its warning are very emphatic, that is barring from entering Paradise on the Day of Judgment. This is clear from the <i>hadith</i> of the prophet (S.A.W.), which is reported by Imams Bukhari and Muslim,<i> "<strong><span style="color: #006600;">One will not enter paradise if he/she cuts off relations with relatives</span></strong>."</i><br />
<b><u>Which relatives whom it is not allowed to cut off relations with?</u></b> <br />
They are the relatives whom you have the kith and kin relations with, whether they are the immediate relatives like the parents, brothers, sisters, uncles from the mother and the father sides, or the non-immediate relatives like cousins. This applies to both a Muslim or non-Muslim relative. <br />
<b><u>How is cutting off relations with them prohibited?</u></b> <br />
Cutting off relations with relatives is of various degrees of severity; the worst kind is to cut off relations with them completely (not even greetings or a single word with them). And a less severe degree is when you have less complete relations with them, the kind of relations where greetings are exchanged but there are no mutual visits on the appropriate occasions like <i>Eid</i>, weddings, and <span><span>no support like financial support and no mutual help to stay well guided.</span></span> All this is <i>haram</i> (prohibited), but some are worse than others.<br />
<b><u>What is mentioned in this subject?</u></b> <br />
Allah (S.W.T.) says in <i>Surah</i> Mohammed, (Verse 22 & 23), what can be translated as, "<b>Would you then, if you were given the authority,</b><br />
<b>Do mischief in the land, and cut off your ties of kinship.</b>" Imam Ibn Katheer says, in his explanations of these two verses, "these verses mean that you go back to the period of ignorance (period before Islam); you spread mischief and transgress on earth, and cut relations off with relatives.... This is an emphatic, general prohibition from transgressing on earth and a special, emphatic prohibition from cuttings off relations with relatives. <br />
Imams Bukhari and Muslim reported that the prophet (S.A.W.) said: <i>"Allah created His creation, and when He finished it, the womb got up and caught hold of Allah whereupon Allah said, "What is the matter?" On that, it said, "I seek refuge with you from Al-Qati’ah</i> (those who cut the ties of kith and kin)<i>." On that Allah said, "Will you accept</i> (be satisfied)<i> if I bestow My Favors on him who keeps your ties, and withld My Favors from him who cuts your ties?" On that it said, "Yes, O my Lord!" Then Allah said, "That is for you."</i> Then the Prophet Muhammad (S.A.W.), said recite if you wish "(The two verses 21 and 23 in<i> surat</i> Muhammad)"<br />
In a <i>Qudsi hadith</i> reported by Imams Ahmad, Abu Dawud and At-Tirmithi,<i> "Allah, the exalted, says: I am the Most Merciful, I created Ar-rahim and I cut out a name for it from my name, so whoever keeps good ties with it, I will keep good ties with him, and whoever cuts it off, I will cut him and finish him off."</i> <br />
The prophet (S.A.W.) also said reported by Imams Ahmad, Abu Dawud, At-Tirmithi, and Ibn Majah, <i>"<span style="color: #006600;">There is no sin that Allah (S.W.T.) more readily inflicts the punishment for in this life, in addition to what Allah (S.W.T.) keeps as punishment for the sinner in the Hereafter, than the sin of transgression and cutting off relations with relatives</span>." </i><br />
<b><u>What do you do if you have relatives with whom you keep good relations, but they cut off all relations with you? </u></b>Would you cut them of? <br />
No, listen to the<i> hadith</i> of the prophet (S.A.W.) that was reported by Imams Ahmad and (Muslim in similar words.) when a man came to him and said, O messenger of Allah, I have relatives with whom I keep good relations, but they cut off relations with me, I forgive them, but they <br />
oppress me, I do good to them, but they treat me badly, should I get even with them (treat them as bad as they treat me)? The prophet replied:<i> "<span style="color: #006600;">No, If you do so all the relations will be cut off this way. On the contrary, be generous and keep in touch with them, you will always have support from Allah as long as you stay this way</span>." </i><br />
<u>Allah (S.W.T.) commands us to have good relations with our</u> <u>relatives</u>, so He said in <i>surat </i>Ar-Ra’d, (Verse 21), what can be translated as, <b>"Those who join that which Allah has commanded to be joined (i.e. they are good to their relatives and do not cut the bond of kinship),"</b> and also mentioned to us that this is from the duties of a Muslim toward his relatives and also He (S.W.T.) said in <i>surat</i> Al-Isra’, (Verse 26), what can be translated as, <b>"And give to the kindred his due…"</b><br />
Imams Bukhari and Muslim reported that the prophet (S.A.W.) said,<i> "<span style="color: #006600;">Whoever likes that his sustenance becomes abundant and his age be longer, let him keep good relations with his relatives."</span></i> Which means Allah (S.W.T.) will bless them. <br />
Imams Bukhari and Muslim also reported that a Bedouin asked the prophet (S.A.W.), " O messenger of Allah tell me something that gets me closer to Paradise and gets me further away from Hell Fire. The prophet (S.A.W.) said, <i>"Submit to Allah only and do not take partners with Him, establish prayers, and pay zakah, and establish good relations with your relatives."</i> When the Bedouin left, the prophet (S.A.W.) said,<i> "If he holds onto what I told him, he will enter Paradise."</i><br />
Imams Bukhari and Muslim also reported that the prophet (S.A.W.) said, <i>"Al-rahim is hung to the throne of Allah (Al-A’rsh) saying: Whoever connects me, Allah will connect him, and whoever cuts me off, Allah will cut him off."</i><br />
After we heard all these verses, and many <i>ahadith</i>, we ought to take a serious look into our lives; if we find ourselves in this major sin of cutting off relations with our relatives, then we should repent sincerely. This repentance should stop us from falling into this sin, and regret for what we have done, and be determined not to fall in this sin again. We should repent now without delay, before it is too late because we do not know when death will come. </div></div></div></div></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15334582357363075593noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1435855735196162973.post-31040356835380566552011-04-24T22:15:00.000-04:002011-04-24T22:16:33.599-04:00Umar ibn al Khattab(RA) among the most influential people in history<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div><strong><span style="color: #008400;"><span style="color: #6633ff;">ZECHARIAH 9:9</span> </span><span style="color: #840000;"><em><span style="color: #006600;">Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion; shout, O daughter of Jerusalem: behold, thy Leader cometh unto thee: he is just, and having salvation; lowly, and riding upon an ass, and upon a colt the foal of an ass</span></em>." </span></strong></div><div></div><div>The Bible had clearly prophesied the Conquest of Jerusalem at the time of the Caliph, Umar Ibn Al-Khattab. In the year 637 AD, The people of Jerusalem, mostly Christians & Jews, refused to give up Jerusalem without a personal pledge from Omar that he will spare their lives and let them practice their religion freely and without restraints. Omar traveled from Medina to Jerusalem on an <span style="background-color: #ffccff;">Ass</span>, when the people of Jerusalem saw him, they ran outside welcoming him since Omar had fulfilled a prophecy in the Bible!!</div><div></div><div><span style="color: #000084;">When the pope saw Omer bin Khattab (RaziAllaho Anhoo) he said:</span><b><span style="color: red;">"He is exactly the person as described in our Holy Scriptures. I will hand over the keys to him" </span></b></div><div></div><div><span style="color: #000084;">Next the Caliph signed the treaty of peace. It ran as follows:</span><i><span style="color: #840000;">"<span style="background-color: #ffccff;">From the servant of Allah and the Commander of the Faithful, Omar: The inhabitants of Jerusalem are granted security of life and property. Their churches and crosses shall be secure. This treaty applies to all people of the city. Their places of worship shall remain intact. These shall neither be taken over nor pulled down. People shall be quite free to follow their religion. They shall not be put to any trouble..</span>." </span></i></div><div><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;">Michael H. Hart wrote a book entitled "<strong><em><span style="color: #660000;">THE 100: A Ranking of the Most Influential Persons in History</span></em></strong>" in 1978. Several other authors have written similar books but this still remains a distinguished book in it's category. The book is thought provoking and encourages the reader to see history from different perspectives.</span></div><span style="font-family: Verdana;">He chose Prophet Muhammad to lead the list of the world's most influential persons which was surprising to many people. He said he chose Muhammad because he was the only person in the history who was supremely successful on both the religious and secular levels. Michael Hart went on to count the traits and qualities of Prophet Muhammad and his overall impact on human history and arrived at the conclusion that Prophet Muhammad should be the number one person in the filed of 100 influential persons in human history.<br />
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Another surprise to many people was Michael Hart's choice of Umar Ibn Al-Khattab among the 100 influential persons, whom he not only included among these 100 persons but also put him as number two on the second half (51 to 100) of his choice. <strong>Umar Ibn Al-Khattab is 52nd on the list</strong>. He ranked him higher than such famous men as Charlemagne and Julius Caesar. He further says that Umar's brilliant leadership was responsible for the expansion of the Islamic territory and the enormous extent that it did occur under him. He further says that Umar Ibn Al-Khattab ordered the Muslim armies to leave the natives of the conquered land in peace and ordered the military personnel not to force the natives to convert to Islam. </span><br />
<div><span style="font-family: Verdana;">In the parenthesis Michael put his note, <i>"From the above, it is clear that the Arab conquest was more a nationalist war of conquest rather than a holy war, although the religious aspect was not lacking"</i>. Michael Hart further says that Umar ibn Al-Khattab's achievements are impressive and it would be a grave mistake to ignore his contributions to humanity. It should be noted that Umar Ibn Al-Khattab's brilliant leadership was responsible for permanence of the territories that came under the Islamic role at that time and are still part of the Islamic world today.<br />
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Umar Ibn Al-Khattab is a pioneering figure in the Islamic world. He was a leader, a statesman, a pious and God conscious Muslim who showed respect for all individuals including non-Muslims and he ordered the Muslims to treat non-Muslims with respect. He showed us how to apply the Quranic injunction "<strong><em><span style="color: #003300;">there is no compulsion in religion."</span></em></strong><br />
Under the leadership of Umar ibn Al-Khattab Islam spread widely not by the sword but by virtue of its beauty, simplicity, transparency, openness and the leadership provided by him. Another reason for the rapid growth of Muslim community was the conversion of some high-placed religious personalities from among the Jewish and the Christian communities. These religious personalities saw Islam as a continuation and affirmation of the Abrahamic faith. Ardkun, the Bishop of Damascus, accepted Islam after the Islamic armies entered the city under Khalid bin Walid. The followers of Ardkun became attracted towards the new faith and became Muslim. The chief administrator of the city of Shata in Egypt, famous for its textiles manufacturing, left his town with two thousand men and went to city of Damietta where the Muslim army was camped and embraced Islam with his followers.<br />
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During the time of Umar ibn Al-Khattab, the non-Muslims enjoyed freedom of religion. They were free to perform their religious rites, ring bells to start their religious ceremonies, take out the Cross in procession and hold religious fairs. Even treaties were signed during the time of Umar ibn Al-Khattab with non-Muslims that guaranteed freedom of religion. The writ of Hudhaifa bin al-Yaman to people of the region of Mahdinar says, <strong><em><span style="color: #660000;">"They shall not be required to change their religion, nor shall any interference be made in their religious practices</span></em></strong>."<br />
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Umar ibn Al-Khattab followed the principle of equality very strictly and would not tolerate any kind of distinction. Once, Umar ibn Al-Khattab had a difference of opinion with Ubayy bin Ka'b. The matter was referred and brought in the court of Qazi Zaid bin Thabit. When Umar ibn Al-Khattab arrived at the court the Qazi, Zaid bin Thabit, vacated his seat out of respect for the Khalifah. Umar ibn Al-Khattab, after observing the situation, said that this was the first injustice Zaid has done to the suit. Then he sat down next to Ubayy, his opponent.<br />
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Umar ibn Al-Khattab always favored individual freedom and self-respect. By word of mouth and through his writings he made it very clear that <strong><span style="background-color: #ffccff;">every human being was born free</span></strong> and no one should have to abase himself in front of others. <span style="color: #6633ff;">Once, the son of Amr bin As abused and beat up a Copt Christian; on hearing this Umar ibn Al-Khattab had son of Amr punished publicly by the hand of the victim Copt Christian. Then Umar ibn Al-Khattab addressed both father and son and said, "<strong><em>Since when have you turned men into slaves, whereas they are born free of their mothers</em></strong></span>?"<br />
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The people of many cultures who accepted Islam faced new challenges. More complex questions regarding the Islamic way of life cropped up at the same time. Many of the questions could not be answered because clear rulings of the Holy Prophet or the Holy Qur'an were not available. The Qadis and Muftis appointed in towns and cities were Companions of the Prophet, yet they referred complicated questions to the Khalifah. The famous Sahabis who referred the question to Umar Ibn Al-Khattab are Abdullah bin Ma'sud, Ammar bin Yasar, Abu Musa Ash'ari, Abu Ubaidah bin Jarrah, Mughira bin Shuba and others. Umar ibn Al-Khattab gave his judgment after discussing these questions in the assembly of the companions. The discussions were conducted with the greatest freedom and acumen. Shah Wali-Ullah writes in Hujjatullah al-Baligha, "<strong><em><span style="color: #660000;">It was Umar's practice to consult the companions and hold discussions with them, until the veils were lifted and conviction was attained. For this reason Umar's dicta were accepted throughout the East and the West</span></em></strong>."<br />
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It is said that his writings, his letters and official instructions were as powerful as his speeches. In a letter to Abu Musa Ash'ari he wrote, "<em><span style="color: #660000;">People generally hate their ruler, and I seek protection of Allah, if my people should entertain similar feelings about me. Avoid vain suspicions and keep away from malice, and don not encourage people of cherish vain hopes, and be careful of Allah's property, and guard yourself against evil men. If you find any people who are vindictively inclined towards the Muslim state, it is devilish inclination and must be put down by the sword, until they bow to Allah's decision and turn to better ways</span></em>"<br />
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In another letter to Abu Musa Ash'ari he said, "<span style="color: #660000;"><em>The thing that strengthens one in execution of work and that one should not <strong><span style="background-color: #ffccff;">procrastinate</span></strong>; for if you do so, your affairs will heap up and overwhelm you and you will not then be able to decide what to do and what not to do, and you will fail in your work</em>.</span>"<br />
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Umr Ibn Al-Khattab appointed Amr bin Al-As as the Governor of Egypt. Amr bin Al-As delayed remitting the revenue to the treasury. Umar ibn Al-Khattab wrote to him and reminded about the delay. Amr bin Al-As procrastinated. Umar ibn Al-Khattab sent him a strong letter, he wrote, <em><span style="color: #660000;">"I understand that the thing that has kept you from replying is the fact that your subordinates are not good. They have made you a shield, and it is a disease for which I possess an effective remedy. I am surprised that I have written to you often and at length, but you neglected sending the revenue and have avoided giving straight answers. So Abu, Abdullah, don't worry. Due shall be taken from you and you shall pay them, for as the river yields pearls, so will you have to render the dues</span></em>."<br />
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Umar ibn Al-Khattab used to end his speeches with following statement: <strong><em><span style="color: #660000;">"O God, let me not fall into an error, nor let me be called to account on unawares, nor let me fall into neglect</span></em></strong>."<br />
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Umar ibn Al-Khattab's actions speak louder about his character, his integrity and his love for the people in the Muslim state. He made rounds at night to gauge and evaluate the condition of the people. His achievements are reflection of his life.</span></div><div></div><div><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><b>Sayings of Umar ibn Al-Khattab:</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana;">Umar ibn Al-Khattab always had a sound opinion, which made him a very powerful leader who expected higher degree of integrity from the people working with him during his Khilafate. Some of his wise sayings are quoted here:</span><br />
<ul><li><div style="margin-bottom: 6px;"><span style="color: #6600cc;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">One who keeps his own counsel keeps his affairs in his own hand. </span> </span></div></li>
<li><div style="margin-bottom: 6px;"><span style="color: #6600cc;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Fear him whom you hate. </span> </span></div></li>
<li><div style="margin-bottom: 6px;"><span style="color: #6600cc;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">The wisest man is he who can account for his actions. </span> </span></div></li>
<li><div style="margin-bottom: 6px;"><span style="color: #6600cc;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Do not put off today's work till tomorrow. </span> </span></div></li>
<li><div style="margin-bottom: 6px;"><span style="color: #6600cc;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">What regresses never progresses?</span> </span></div></li>
<li><div style="margin-bottom: 6px;"><span style="color: #6600cc;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">He who does not know evil will fall into it. </span> </span></div></li>
<li><div style="margin-bottom: 6px;"><span style="color: #6600cc;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">When a man asks me a question, I know his intelligence.</span> </span></div></li>
<li><div style="margin-bottom: 6px;"><span style="color: #6600cc;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Don't forget your own self while preaching to others. </span> </span></div></li>
<li><div style="margin-bottom: 6px;"><span style="color: #6600cc;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">The less of the world, the freer you live. </span> </span></div></li>
<li><div style="margin-bottom: 6px;"><span style="color: #6600cc;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Avoidance of sin is lighter than the pain of remorse. </span> </span></div></li>
<li><div style="margin-bottom: 6px;"><span style="color: #6600cc;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">If <strong>patience and gratitude</strong> had been two she camels, it would have mattered little on which I rode. May God have mercy on him who sends me my faults for a present!</span> </span></div></li>
<li><div style="margin-bottom: 6px;"><span style="color: #6600cc; font-family: Verdana;">During his Hajj pilgrimage to Makkah, Umar ibn Al-Khattab heard one of the camel drivers singing. People asked Umar ibn Al-Khattab as to why he did not stop the camel driver from singing. Umar ibn Al-Khattab replied, "<strong><em>Music was the camel driver's provision for a journey</em></strong>."</span> </div></li>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;">Umar ibn Al-Khattab established many institutions in the Islamic state's administration. Historians have called his reforms as innovations. The achievements of Umar ibn Al-Khattab are numerous. The most important achievements are listed below:</span><br />
<ul><li><div style="margin-bottom: 6px;"><span style="color: #6600cc;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Umar ibn Al-Khattab established the public treasury: Bait-ul-Mal</span> </span></div></li>
<li><div style="margin-bottom: 6px;"><span style="color: #6600cc;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Established courts of justice and appointed judges.</span> </span></div></li>
<li><div style="margin-bottom: 6px;"><span style="color: #6600cc;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Proposed and enforced use of the era of Hijra.</span> </span></div></li>
<li><div style="margin-bottom: 6px;"><span style="color: #6600cc;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Assumed the title of Amir-ul-Mu'minin.</span> </span></div></li>
<li><div style="margin-bottom: 6px;"><span style="color: #6600cc;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">To engage the anti-Islamic forces he organized and established the War Department.</span> </span></div></li>
<li><div style="margin-bottom: 6px;"><span style="color: #6600cc;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Placed army reserves on the pay-roll. In addition to this, Umar Ibn Al-Khattab improved the army administration by providing every army corps with an officer of the treasury, an accountant, and number of interpreters, physicians and surgeons. He instructed the army commanders to submit accounts of war expenditures and list of the spoils of war. Historical records show that in 16 Hijri Ziyad bin Abi Sufyan came from city of Jalula Ð after its conquest - and brought with him the records of the accounts to Madinah and submitted them for Umar ibn Al-Khattab's perusal and review.</span> </span></div></li>
<li><div style="margin-bottom: 6px;"><span style="color: #6600cc;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Established Land Revenue Department, ordered survey and assessment of lands and also ordered conducting census. This required maintenance of the land revenue records in Persian, Syriac and Coptic languages. The accounts were kept on long rolled-up sheets.</span> </span></div></li>
<li><div style="margin-bottom: 6px;"><span style="color: #6600cc;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Founded cities: Kufah, Basrah, Jazirah, Fustat and Musal and undertook construction and building of canals.</span> </span></div></li>
<li><div style="margin-bottom: 6px;"><span style="color: #6600cc;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Divided conquered countries into provinces.</span> </span></div></li>
<li><div style="margin-bottom: 6px;"><span style="color: #6600cc;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Ordered collecting customs duties. </span> </span></div></li>
<li><div style="margin-bottom: 6px;"><span style="color: #6600cc;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Appointed officials for the collection of tax on the produce of sea.</span> </span></div></li>
<li><div style="margin-bottom: 6px;"><span style="color: #6600cc;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Gave permission to traders from foreign countries to conduct business in the Islamic territory.</span> </span></div></li>
<li><div style="margin-bottom: 6px;"><span style="color: #6600cc;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Organized jails and enforced use of the whip.</span> </span></div></li>
<li><div style="margin-bottom: 6px;"><span style="color: #6600cc;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Made rounds at night to gauge and evaluate the condition of the people. For relaxations he enjoyed lighter pursuits including poetry. Once he asked Abdullah bin Abbas to recite him poetry the whole night. At the time when dawn was breaking, he said, "Now recite the Holy Qur'an." During one of his night rounds around the city he heard the sound of music. He stopped and listened to the music and then moved on. </span> </span></div></li>
<li><div style="margin-bottom: 6px;"><span style="color: #6600cc;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Established military cantonments and had them located at strategic points. </span> </span></div></li>
<li><div style="margin-bottom: 6px;"><span style="color: #6600cc;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Organized Police Department.</span> </span></div></li>
<li><div style="margin-bottom: 6px;"><span style="color: #6600cc;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Set up a system to classify pedigree and non-pedigree horses.</span> </span></div></li>
<li><div style="margin-bottom: 6px;"><span style="color: #6600cc;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Built houses on the road from Makkah to Madinah for the comfort of the travelers and also established guest-houses in different cities. At that time a system was established for the clearance of land, construction of roads, building of bridges and other operations which are carried out by sappers and miner in present day armies. The local people of the lands were recruited to perform these duties. </span> </span></div></li>
<li><div style="margin-bottom: 6px;"><span style="color: #6600cc;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Provided stipends for the <strong>poor Jewish and Christian people.</strong></span> </span></div></li>
<li><div style="margin-bottom: 6px;"><span style="color: #6600cc;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Established schools and provided salaries for school teachers and public lecturers. </span> </span></div></li>
<li><div style="margin-bottom: 6px;"><span style="color: #6600cc;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Proposed the principle of Qiyas and its formulation.</span> </span></div></li>
<li><div style="margin-bottom: 6px;"><span style="color: #6600cc;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Proposed exact division of inheritance.</span> </span></div></li>
<li><div style="margin-bottom: 6px;"><span style="color: #6600cc;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Proposed and inserted additional statement "<strong><em><span style="background-color: #ffccff;">Prayer is better than sleep</span></em></strong>" in the call for Fajr prayers.</span> </span></div></li>
<li><div style="margin-bottom: 6px;"><span style="color: #6600cc;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Ordained performing <strong>taraweeh prayers</strong> in congregation.</span> </span></div></li>
<li><div style="margin-bottom: 6px;"><span style="color: #6600cc;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Established law for the punishment of alcohol drinkers with eighty lashes.</span> </span></div></li>
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<li><div style="margin-bottom: 6px;"><span style="color: #6600cc;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Obtained consensus of opinion for saying four takbirs in funeral prayer.</span> </span></div></li>
<li><div style="margin-bottom: 6px;"><span style="color: #6600cc;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Made arrangements for providing lights in mosques at night. It is stated that until the Khilafate of Umar ibn Al-Khattab there were no arrangements for lights in the mosques. A person by name Tamim Dari made the arrangements and supplied lamps for the mosques with Umar ibn Al-Khattab's permission.</span> </span></div></li>
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<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: #ccc 1px solid; margin: 0px 0px 0px 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;"><div><span style="color: #6600cc;"><strong><em>When a child can be brought to tears, and <span style="background-color: #ffccff;">not from fear of punishment, but from repentance</span> he needs no chastisement (</em></strong><span style="color: black;">punishment)</span><strong><em>. When the tears begin to flow from the grief of their conduct you can be sure there is an angel nestling in their heart. -</em></strong> Horace Mann (1796-1859)</span></div><div><span style="color: #6600cc;"><strong><em>"I don't have nothing to regret at all in the past, except that <span style="background-color: #ffccff;">I might've unintentionally hurt somebod</span>y else or something." -</em></strong> Jimi Hendrix </span></div><div><span style="color: #6600cc;"><strong><em>"Character is higher than intellect."</em></strong> ~Ralph Waldo Emerson</span></div><div><span style="color: #6600cc;"><strong><em>"You can easily judge the character of a man by how he treats those who can do nothing for him."</em></strong> ~James D. Miles</span></div><div><strong><em><span style="color: #6600cc;">"Strength of character means the ability to<span style="background-color: #ffccff;"> overcome resentment against others, to hide hurt feelings, and to forgive quickly."</span></span></em></strong></div><div><strong><em><span style="color: #6600cc;">"Gentle and soft approach has won hearts where the sledge-hammer approach failed"</span></em></strong></div><div><strong><em><span style="color: #6600cc;">"Private reproof <span style="font-size: xx-small;">(picking fault)</span> is the best grave for private faults. </span></em></strong></div><div><div><span style="color: #6600cc;"><strong><em>"Think not those faithful who praise all thy words and actions, but those who <span style="background-color: #ffccff;">kindly reprove (pick) thy faults.</span> </em></strong> Socrates (BC 469-BC 399) Greek philosopher of Athens </span></div></div><div> <br />
<div align="center"><u><b><span style="color: darkred;">When Friends Hurt Each Other - <span style="font-size: x-small;">Written by Muhammad Alshareef </span></span></b></u></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"></div></div><div>The Khalifah said, <strong><em>“<span style="color: #6600cc;">By Allaah, Fir’uwn was more eviler than me. And by Allaah, Musa (pbuh) was more pious than you.</span>"</em></strong> </div><div>Yet, Allaah commanded <strong><em><span style="color: #6600cc;">Musa (pbuh) </span></em></strong>…<span style="color: green;"><b><em>'And speak to him with gentle speech, perhaps he may remember or fear (Allaah).'</em>"</b></span> <br />
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<b><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: green;"><em>'And speak to him with gentle speech, perhaps he may remember or fear (Allaah).'</em>"</span></span></b></div><div></div><strong><span style="color: blue; font-size: small;"></span></strong><br />
<div><strong><span style="color: blue; font-size: small;"><a href="http://www.turntoislam.com/forum/showthread.php?t=25151" target="_blank">http://www.turntoislam.com/<wbr>forum/showthread.php?t=25151</a></span></strong></div><strong><span style="color: blue; font-size: small;"></span></strong><br />
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<span style="color: #660000;">Once a person attended the lecture of Molana Shah Abdul Qaadir Rahimahullah. Unfortunately, <strong><u>his trouser was beneath his ankles</u></strong>. After the talk was over Molana asked the person to remain behind. The person was afraid that he would be taken to task. Instead Molana adressed him saying : "<strong><em>There is a weakness in me. My trouser sometimes hangs below my ankels. In the hadith it is mentioned that that person whose trouser is beneath his ankles, will burn in the fire of Jahnnam. I fear that I should be punished in this way. Please check if my trouser is beneath my ankles.</em></strong>" <br />
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The person replied : "<strong><em>How can this weakness ever be in you. Rather, it is a weakness within me. Today I sincerely make tobah that I will not do this again</em></strong>." (2)</span></div><div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div><span style="color: #660000;"></span></div></blockquote><br />
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: #ccc 1px solid; margin: 0px 0px 0px 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;"><div><span style="color: #660000;">Molana Shah Abdul Qaadir Rahimahullah used to teach hadith. Once a student attended his class in an <strong><u>impure state,</u></strong> without performing ghusal. Molana came to know that he was in need of ghusal and instructed : "<strong><em>Today we will not have any lessons. I feel the desire to swim in the Jamna River</em></strong>." All the students joined their teacher and proceeded for a swim. They all performed ghusal in the river, including the student who was in need of ghusal. Thereafter, he said: "<strong><em>Let us now return to our lessons. Why should we allow any time to go to waste</em></strong>." </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">Imam Malik ra'hmatullaah alayhi one day entered the Masjid after Asr. Towards the front of Masjid An-Nabawee he drew closer and sat down. Rasul Allah <img alt="" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVLGlsjgClOH7way6nXldcAAZX3tzRECRPkaYtQm31dWJYjXaHr6AoMQk_ka2tbpq6guHfMzgqqsIW8o0o6uRZAM0RRK5JNy8XHaIxbcH5lW_Q0oqh0Of0MKD4FYGW_2o4kN6WInVr3XER/s1600/saws.gif" title="Saws" /> had commanded that anyone who enters the Masjid should not sit until he first prays 2 rakas as a salutation of the Masjid. Imam Malik was of the opinion however that Rasul Allah's <img alt="" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVLGlsjgClOH7way6nXldcAAZX3tzRECRPkaYtQm31dWJYjXaHr6AoMQk_ka2tbpq6guHfMzgqqsIW8o0o6uRZAM0RRK5JNy8XHaIxbcH5lW_Q0oqh0Of0MKD4FYGW_2o4kN6WInVr3XER/s1600/saws.gif" title="Saws" /> forbiddance of praying after Asr took precedence and so he would teach his students to not pray the tahiyyatul Masjid if they entered between the Asr and Maghrib time. <br />
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At that moment that Imam Malik sat down, a young boy had seen him sit without first praying the 2 raka’s of Tahiyyatul Masjid. The young boy <strong>scorned</strong> him, “<strong><em>Get up and pray 2 rakas!”</em></strong> <br />
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Imam Malik dutifully stood up once again and began praying the 2 rakas. The students sat stunned: What was going on? Had Imam Malik’s opinion changed? <br />
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After he had completed the salah, the students swarmed around and questioned his actions. Imam Malik said, “My opinion has not changed, nor have I gone back on what I taught you earlier. I merely feared that had I not prayed the 2 rakas as the young boy commanded, Allaah may include me in the Ayaah… <br />
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<span style="color: green;"><b>"And when it is said to them, ‘Bow (in prayer)’, they do not bow." -</b></span> <br />
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Imam Ahmad held the opinion that eating camel meat nullifies ones Wudu, an opinion that the majority of scholars differed from. </span></div><div><span style="font-size: small;">Some students asked him, “<em>If you find an Imam eating camel meat in front of you and – without first making Wudu - then leads the Salah, would you pray behind him?</em>”</span></div><div><span style="font-size: small;"> Imam Ahmad replied, “<em>Do you think I would not pray behind the likes of Imam Malik and Sa’eed ibn Al-Musayyab</em>?” <br />
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Allaah created humans with differences. It is the law of creation. Different tongues, different colors, different cultures… all that on the outside. On the inside, humans were created with many degrees of knowledge, intellect, and comprehension of concepts. This is all a sign of Allaah’s all encompassing power to do whatever He wills: <br />
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<span style="color: green;"><b>"And among His signs is the creation of the heavens and the earth, and the variations in your languages and your colors: verily in that are signs for those who know."</b></span> <br />
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Humans shall differ, that is not the issue. The issue is: How as a <span style="background-color: #ffccff;">Muslim should one confront these differences of opinions and what should be our relationship with someone of a different opinion</span>. <br />
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Allaah Ta’ala commanded us to call and advise people in this Deen of Al-Islam. Many Muslims set off on this mission blindfolded, not realizing that the map was there in the Qur’an also. In fact, in the very same verse where Allah commanded us to call and advise people in this Deen, Allaah taught us how to do it. Read the following verse carefully: <br />
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<span style="color: green;"><b>"Invite (fi’l Amr – Allah is commanding) to the way of your Lord<span style="background-color: #ffccff;"> with wisdom and good instruction and argue with them in a way that is best!</span> " - </b></span><br />
<b>[Surah An-Nahl 16/125.] </b><br />
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There is no need to philosophize. No need to talk in the flower gardens. It is right there, plain and simple for anyone who would take heed. <br />
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There in that Ayaah are the three ingredients to apply when we disagree with someone. The same Allah that taught us to debate the truth, taught us how to do it: <br />
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What does it mean to have Hikmah when differing with someone? <br />
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The grandsons of Rasul Allah <img alt="" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVLGlsjgClOH7way6nXldcAAZX3tzRECRPkaYtQm31dWJYjXaHr6AoMQk_ka2tbpq6guHfMzgqqsIW8o0o6uRZAM0RRK5JNy8XHaIxbcH5lW_Q0oqh0Of0MKD4FYGW_2o4kN6WInVr3XER/s1600/saws.gif" title="Saws" /> once set one of the most beautiful examples of Hikmah in advising others. Al-Hasan and Al-Husayn – in their young age - once saw a senior man performing Wudu incorrectly. Together they arranged a plan to teach the man without insulting him, advising him in a manner befitting of his age. <br />
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Together they went to the senior and announced, <em><strong>“My brother and I have differed over who amongst us performs Wudu the best. Would you mind being the judge to determine which one of us indeed performs Wudu more correctly</strong></em>.” <br />
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The man watched intently as the two grandsons of Rasul Allah <img alt="" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVLGlsjgClOH7way6nXldcAAZX3tzRECRPkaYtQm31dWJYjXaHr6AoMQk_ka2tbpq6guHfMzgqqsIW8o0o6uRZAM0RRK5JNy8XHaIxbcH5lW_Q0oqh0Of0MKD4FYGW_2o4kN6WInVr3XER/s1600/saws.gif" title="Saws" /> performed Wudu in an explicit manner. After they had completed, he thanked them and said, <strong><em>“By Allaah, I did not know how to perform Wudu before this. You have both taught me how to do it correctly</em></strong>.” <br />
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We must understand that there are two dimensions to Hikmah. Firstly, there is the <strong>Hikmah of knowledge</strong> – Hikmah Ilmiyyah. And secondly, there is the <strong>Hikmah of Action</strong> – Hikmah Amaliyyah. <br />
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Some people may have Hikmah of knowledge. <span style="background-color: #ffccff;">But we see that when they try correcting others, advising them, they lack the Hikmah of Action</span>. This causes many a common folk to reject the Hikmah of knowledge. <br />
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To illustrate this hikmah of knowledge without Hikmah of action, a brother once completed the Salah in a local Masjid and then proceeded to <strong>shake hands with the people on his right and left</strong>. The brother to his immediate right slapped his hand and snapped, “<strong><em>That is not part of the Sunnah!</em></strong>”</span></div><div><span style="font-size: small;"> The man replied most correctly, “<strong><em>Oh, is disrespect and insult part of the Sunnah?”</em></strong> <br />
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To show Hikmah when we differ requires the following: <br />
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One: If we differ, our intentions should be that we are differing in the sincere hope of coming away with the truth. Our intentions should be sincere to Allah. <br />
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We should not differ just to release some hate or envy in our heart. <span style="background-color: #ffccff;">We should not differ to embarrass someone like we may have been embarrassed</span>. <br />
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Rasul Allah <img alt="" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVLGlsjgClOH7way6nXldcAAZX3tzRECRPkaYtQm31dWJYjXaHr6AoMQk_ka2tbpq6guHfMzgqqsIW8o0o6uRZAM0RRK5JNy8XHaIxbcH5lW_Q0oqh0Of0MKD4FYGW_2o4kN6WInVr3XER/s1600/saws.gif" title="Saws" /> said, “<strong><em><span style="color: #006600;">Whoever learns knowledge – knowledge from that which should be sought for the sake of Allaah – only to receive a commodity of the material world, he shall not find the fragrance of jannah on the day of resurrection.”</span></em></strong> - An authentic hadith narrated by Abu Dawood in Kitab Al- Ilm. <br />
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Two: To have Hikmah when differing means we should rarely depart from an atmosphere of kindness and gentleness, we should seldom allow ourselves to become angry and raise our voices. <br />
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Fir’uwn was one of the evilest people that lived. Musa was one of the noblest. Look at how Allaah told Musa alayhi wa salaam to advise Fir’uwn… <br />
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<span style="color: green;"><b>"Go, both of you, to Fir’own. Indeed, he has transgressed. And speak to him with gentle speech, perhaps he may remember or fear (Allah)." </b></span><br />
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A man once entered upon the Khalifah and chastised him for some policies he had taken. The Khalifah replied, “By Allaah, Fir’uwn was more eviler than me. And by Allaah, Musa (pbuh) was more pious than you. Yet, Allaah commanded him…<span style="color: green;"><b><em>'And speak to him with gentle speech, perhaps he may remember or fear (Allaah).'</em>"</b></span> <br />
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<b>Take Your Time and Clarify</b><br />
Three: To have Hikmah when dealing with others is to be patient and clarify things before snapping to conclusions. <br />
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Imam Ahmad narrates with his chain of narrators leading to Ibn Abbas who said, “A man from Bani Saleem passed by a group of the Prophet’s companions. (At that time of war) The man said ‘as salamu alaykum’ to them. The companions concluded that he only said ‘as salamu alaykum’ to them as a deception to save himself from being caught. They surrounded him and Malham ibn Juthaamah killed him. From that event Allaah revealed the verse… <br />
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<b>Speak Kindly</b><br />
Fourthly, never trade in kind words for harshness, especially when dealing with other Muslims. <br />
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Look at the power of a sincere and polite word: <br />
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Mus’ab ibn Umayr radhian Allaahu anhu was the first of ambassador of Rasul Allah <img alt="" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVLGlsjgClOH7way6nXldcAAZX3tzRECRPkaYtQm31dWJYjXaHr6AoMQk_ka2tbpq6guHfMzgqqsIW8o0o6uRZAM0RRK5JNy8XHaIxbcH5lW_Q0oqh0Of0MKD4FYGW_2o4kN6WInVr3XER/s1600/saws.gif" title="Saws" />in Madinah. Before Rasul Allah <img alt="" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVLGlsjgClOH7way6nXldcAAZX3tzRECRPkaYtQm31dWJYjXaHr6AoMQk_ka2tbpq6guHfMzgqqsIW8o0o6uRZAM0RRK5JNy8XHaIxbcH5lW_Q0oqh0Of0MKD4FYGW_2o4kN6WInVr3XER/s1600/saws.gif" title="Saws" /> had arrived in Madinah, Mus’ab taught ahl al-Madinah about Islam and they began to enter the Deen. <br />
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This enraged Sa’d ibn ‘Ubaadah, one of the chieftains of Madinah. He sheathed his sword and set off for the head of Mus’ab ibn ‘Umayr. When he confronted Mus’ab he threatened, “Stop this nonsense you speak or you shall find yourself dead!” <br />
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Mus’ab replied in the way that should be a lesson for us all. This man before him did not stop at rudeness and ignorance, he wanted to slit his throat. <br />
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Mus’ab said, “Shall you not sit and listen for a few moments. If you agree with what I say then take it, and if not, we shall desist from this talk.” Sa’d sat down. <br />
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Mus’ab spoke about Allaah and His messenger until the face of Sa’d ibn Ubaadah’s face shone like a full moon and he said, “What should a person do who wishes to enter into this Deen?” After Mus’ab had told him he said, “There is a man, if he accepts this Deen, there shall be no home in Madinah that will not become Muslim. Sa’d ibn Mu’aadh.” <br />
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When Sa’d ibn Mu’aadh heard what was happening, he was infuriated. He left his home to go and kill this man called Mus’ab ibn Umayr for the dissention he had caused. He entered upon Mus’ab and announced, “You shall desist of this religion you speak of or you shall find yourself dead!” <br />
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Mus’ab replied, “Shall you not sit and listen for a few moments. If you agree with what I say then take it, and if not, I shall desist from this talk.” Sa’d sat. <br />
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Mus’ab spoke about Allaah and His messenger until the face of Sa’d ibn Mu’aadh’s face shone like a full moon and he said, “What should a person do who wishes to enter into this Deen?” <br />
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Look at what a kind word did. Sa’d ibn Mu’aadh went home to his Madinan tribe that night and announced to them all, “Everything of yours is Haram upon me until you all enter into Islam.” <br />
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That night, every home in Madinah went to bed with Laa ilaaha illa Allah … all because of a kind word. <br />
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<b><u><span style="font-size: large;">Part II: Who wins? </span></u></b><br />
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Mu’aawiyah ibn al-Hakam al-Salami. When he came to Madeenah from the desert, he did not know that it was forbidden to speak during the salaah. He relates: “Whilst I was praying behind the Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him), a man sneezed, so I said ‘Yarhamuk Allaah (may Allaah have mercy on you).’ The people glared at<br />
me, so I said, ‘May my mother lose me! What is wrong with you that you are looking at me?’ They began to slap their thighs with their hands, and when I saw that they were indicating that I should be quiet, I stopped talking (i.e., I nearly wanted to answer them back, but I controlled myself and kept quiet). <br />
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When the Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) had finished praying – may my father and mother be sacrificed for him, I have never seen a better teacher than him before or since – he did not scold me or hit me or put me to shame. He just said, ‘This prayer should contain nothing of the speech of men; it is only tasbeeh and takbeer and<br />
recitation of the Qur’aan.’” (Saheeh Muslim, ‘Abd al-Baaqi edn., no. 537). <br />
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Islam showed us how to differ with one another. Some people think that we should never differ at all and all disagreements should be avoided. Nay, this is an incorrect assumption, for the Qur’an and Sunnah show clearly that when a mistake is made it should be corrected. Indeed helping others do what is right is a requirement of the Deen, sincere Naseeha. <br />
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We see when Rasul Allah <img alt="" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVLGlsjgClOH7way6nXldcAAZX3tzRECRPkaYtQm31dWJYjXaHr6AoMQk_ka2tbpq6guHfMzgqqsIW8o0o6uRZAM0RRK5JNy8XHaIxbcH5lW_Q0oqh0Of0MKD4FYGW_2o4kN6WInVr3XER/s1600/saws.gif" title="Saws" /> turned away from AbdAllah ibn Umm Maktoom, the blind man, Allaah corrected him in the Qur’an… <br />
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<span style="color: green;"><b>"The Prophet) frowned and turned away, Because there came to him the blind man But what could tell you that perchance he might become pure (from sins)? Or that he might receive admonition, and that the admonition might profit him?" – </b></span><br />
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When Haatib ibn Abi Balta’ah (may Allaah be pleased with him) made the mistake of writing to the kuffaar of Quraysh and informing them of the direction in which the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) was headed on a military campaign against them, Allaah revealed the words: <br />
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<span style="color: green;"><b>"O you who believe! Take not My enemies and your enemies as friends…" - </b></span>[Surah Mumtahinah:1 ]<br />
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And so on. Thus we learn that when a mistake happens it should be corrected. However, the method of correction is what needs our attention. <br />
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Whenever Muslims argue, it is as if each party carries a banner of: ‘I must win and you must lose!’ Careful study of the Sunnah however shows us that this is not always the case with the way Rasul Allah <img alt="" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVLGlsjgClOH7way6nXldcAAZX3tzRECRPkaYtQm31dWJYjXaHr6AoMQk_ka2tbpq6guHfMzgqqsIW8o0o6uRZAM0RRK5JNy8XHaIxbcH5lW_Q0oqh0Of0MKD4FYGW_2o4kN6WInVr3XER/s1600/saws.gif" title="Saws" /> acted. Consider the following examples: <br />
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<b>“I lose and you win!”</b><br />
A Bedouin came to Rasul Allah <img alt="" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVLGlsjgClOH7way6nXldcAAZX3tzRECRPkaYtQm31dWJYjXaHr6AoMQk_ka2tbpq6guHfMzgqqsIW8o0o6uRZAM0RRK5JNy8XHaIxbcH5lW_Q0oqh0Of0MKD4FYGW_2o4kN6WInVr3XER/s1600/saws.gif" title="Saws" /> and told him, “Give me from what Alalah gave you, not from the wealth of your mother nor from the wealth of your father.” The Sahaabah were furious at the man and step forward to discipline him for what he said. Rasul Allaah commanded everyone to leave him. <br />
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Then by the hand, Rasul Allaah <img alt="" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVLGlsjgClOH7way6nXldcAAZX3tzRECRPkaYtQm31dWJYjXaHr6AoMQk_ka2tbpq6guHfMzgqqsIW8o0o6uRZAM0RRK5JNy8XHaIxbcH5lW_Q0oqh0Of0MKD4FYGW_2o4kN6WInVr3XER/s1600/saws.gif" title="Saws" /> took him home, opened his door and said, “Take what you wish and leave what you wish.” The man did so and after he completed, Rasul Allaah <img alt="" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVLGlsjgClOH7way6nXldcAAZX3tzRECRPkaYtQm31dWJYjXaHr6AoMQk_ka2tbpq6guHfMzgqqsIW8o0o6uRZAM0RRK5JNy8XHaIxbcH5lW_Q0oqh0Of0MKD4FYGW_2o4kN6WInVr3XER/s1600/saws.gif" title="Saws" /> asked him, “Have I honored you?” “Yes, by Allaah,” said the Bedouin. “Ash hadu an laa ilaaha illa Allaah, wa ashhadu anna Muhammadar Rasul Allaah.” <br />
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When the Sahabah heard of how the man changed, Rasul Allaah <img alt="" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVLGlsjgClOH7way6nXldcAAZX3tzRECRPkaYtQm31dWJYjXaHr6AoMQk_ka2tbpq6guHfMzgqqsIW8o0o6uRZAM0RRK5JNy8XHaIxbcH5lW_Q0oqh0Of0MKD4FYGW_2o4kN6WInVr3XER/s1600/saws.gif" title="Saws" /> taught them. “Verily the example of myself, you and this Bedouin is that of a man who had his camel run away. The townspeople tried capturing the camel for him by running and shouting after the camel, only driving it further away. The man would shout, ‘Leave me and my camel, I know my camel better.’ Then he took some grass in his hand, ruffled it in front of the camel, until it came willingly. <br />
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<i>‘By Allaha, had I left you to this Bedouin, you would have hit him, hurt him, he would have left without Islam and eventually have entered hellfire.” </i><br />
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A Muslim should not have an apologetic stance to everything he is confronted with. There are times when the truth must be said, when there is no room for flattery. <br />
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When the Makhzoomi women – a women from an affluent family – stole, people approached Rasul Allah to have her punishment canceled. Rasul Allah <img alt="" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVLGlsjgClOH7way6nXldcAAZX3tzRECRPkaYtQm31dWJYjXaHr6AoMQk_ka2tbpq6guHfMzgqqsIW8o0o6uRZAM0RRK5JNy8XHaIxbcH5lW_Q0oqh0Of0MKD4FYGW_2o4kN6WInVr3XER/s1600/saws.gif" title="Saws" /> became very angry and stood on the pulpit and announced, “By Allaah, had Fatima the daughter of Muhammad stole I would have cut her hand off.” <br />
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No room for flattery, the truth must be stood up for. It is here that the etiquette of disagreement that we talked earlier about should shine. <br />
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<b>“I win and you win!”</b><br />
There doesn’t always have to be a loser. We see in many cases that Rasul Allah gave a way out for the people he differed with. <br />
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When he sent the letter to Caesar, he said in it, “Become Muslim and you shall be safe, Allaah shall give you your reward double!” <br />
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He did not say surrender or die! Nothing of the sort. Become Muslim and you shall win, rather your victory shall be double. <br />
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I shall end with this shining example of how to act with other Muslims from our role model, Abu Bakr radhian Allaahu anhu: <br />
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Abu Bakr radhian Allaahu anhu once disputed with another companion about a tree. During the dispute Abu Bakr radhian Allaahu anhu said something that he rather would not have said. He did not curse, he did not attack someone’s honor, he did not poke a fault in anyone, all he said was something that may have hurt the other companion’s feelings. <br />
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Immediately, Abu Bakr radhian Allaahu anhu – understanding the mistake - ordered him, “Say it back to me!” The companion said, “I shall not say it back.” “Say it back to me,” said Abu Bakr radhian Allaahu anhu , “Or I shall complain to the Messenger of Allaah <img alt="" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVLGlsjgClOH7way6nXldcAAZX3tzRECRPkaYtQm31dWJYjXaHr6AoMQk_ka2tbpq6guHfMzgqqsIW8o0o6uRZAM0RRK5JNy8XHaIxbcH5lW_Q0oqh0Of0MKD4FYGW_2o4kN6WInVr3XER/s1600/saws.gif" title="Saws" />.” The companion refused to say it back and went on his way. <br />
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Abu Bakr radhian Allaahu anhu went to Rasul Allaah <img alt="" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVLGlsjgClOH7way6nXldcAAZX3tzRECRPkaYtQm31dWJYjXaHr6AoMQk_ka2tbpq6guHfMzgqqsIW8o0o6uRZAM0RRK5JNy8XHaIxbcH5lW_Q0oqh0Of0MKD4FYGW_2o4kN6WInVr3XER/s1600/saws.gif" title="Saws" /> and related what had happened and what he said. Rasul Allaah <img alt="" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVLGlsjgClOH7way6nXldcAAZX3tzRECRPkaYtQm31dWJYjXaHr6AoMQk_ka2tbpq6guHfMzgqqsIW8o0o6uRZAM0RRK5JNy8XHaIxbcH5lW_Q0oqh0Of0MKD4FYGW_2o4kN6WInVr3XER/s1600/saws.gif" title="Saws" /> called that companion and asked him, “Did Abu Bakr say so and so to you?” He said, “Yes.” He said, “What did you reply.” He said, “I did not reply it back to him.” Rasul Allaah said, “Good, do not reply it back to him (do not hurt Abu Bakr radhian Allaahu anhu ). Rather say, ‘May Allaah forgive you O Abu Bakr!’” <br />
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The Companion turned to Abu Bakr radhian Allaahu anhu and said, “May Allaah forgive you O Abu Bakr! May Allaah forgive you O Abu Bakr!” Abu Bakr radhian Allaahu anhu turned and cried as he walked away. <br />
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Let us leave today with a resolve to revive this air Rasul Allaah <img alt="" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVLGlsjgClOH7way6nXldcAAZX3tzRECRPkaYtQm31dWJYjXaHr6AoMQk_ka2tbpq6guHfMzgqqsIW8o0o6uRZAM0RRK5JNy8XHaIxbcH5lW_Q0oqh0Of0MKD4FYGW_2o4kN6WInVr3XER/s1600/saws.gif" title="Saws" />and his companions breathed, an air of mercy and love and brotherhood. <br />
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And Allah knows best.</span> </div><div>__________________<br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><b><span style="color: mediumturquoise;">Hasbuna^Allaah wa ni'gma[t] wa kiyl</span></b></span><br />
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<div align="center"><span style="color: blue;">"Do people think<br />
that they will be left alone<br />
because they say:<br />
"We believe,"<br />
and will not be tested. "</span><br />
[Al-'Ankaboot 29:2-3 ]</div></div></blockquote></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15334582357363075593noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1435855735196162973.post-32536227392197825082011-04-05T00:02:00.000-04:002011-04-05T00:12:09.875-04:00Avoid Fault-finding , criticism and suspicion<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="gmail_quote"><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.islamicity.com/global/images/photo/Iviews/magnify2_sm~100x60.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" r6="true" src="http://www.islamicity.com/global/images/photo/Iviews/magnify2_sm~100x60.JPG" /></a></div><h2><span style="color: #6600cc;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: navy; font-family: Verdana;">In trying to improve the world, be not one who searches out the shortcomings of others ..</span></span></span><span style="color: #6600cc;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><em></em></span></span></h2><h2><span style="color: #6600cc;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><em><a href="http://www.islamicity.com/articles/Articles.asp?ref=IC0507-2744" target="_blank">http://www.islamicity.com/<wbr>articles/Articles.asp?ref=<wbr>IC0507-2744</a></em></span></span><span style="color: #6600cc;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><em></em></span></span> </h2><h2><span style="color: #6600cc;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><em>Endeavor to be always patient of the faults <br />
and imperfections of others <br />
for thou has many faults and imperfections <br />
of thine own that require forbearance. <br />
If thou are not able to make thyself <br />
that which thou wishest, <br />
how canst thou expect to mold another in conformity to thy will?</em>- Thomas A. Kempis (1380-1471)</span></span></h2><div><strong><em><span style="color: #6600cc;"></span></em></strong> </div><div><span style="color: #6600cc;"><strong><em>The only people who find <br />
what they are looking for <br />
in life are the fault finders.</em></strong>- Foster's Law </span></div><div><span style="color: #6600cc;"><br />
</span><strong><span style="color: #6600cc;"><em>“We believe that to err is human. To blame it on someone else is politics.”</em></span></strong></div><div><strong><em></em></strong><span style="color: #6600cc;"> </span></div><div><strong><em><span style="color: #6600cc;">"He who trusts has never yet lost in the world. A suspicious man is lost to himself and the eworld.... Suspicion is of the brood of violence. Non-violence cannot but trust"</span></em></strong></div><div><strong><em><span style="color: #6600cc;"></span></em></strong> </div><div><strong><em><span style="color: #6600cc;">“The only people who find what they are looking for in life are the fault finders.”</span></em></strong></div><div><strong><em><span style="color: #006600;"></span></em></strong> </div><div><em><strong><span style="color: #6600cc;">"Criticism is the disapproval of people, <br />
not for having faults, <br />
but having faults different from your own."</span></strong></em></div><div> </div><div> <span style="color: #660000;"><b><span style="color: navy; font-family: verdana,Arial; font-size: small;">Avoid Fault-finding</span></b> <br />
<b><span style="color: #3366cc; font-family: arial, helvetica; font-size: xx-small;">3/27/2009 - Religious - Article Ref: IC0507-2744<br />
By: Sadullah Khan<br />
IslamiCity* - </span></b><br />
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</tbody></table></center></div><span style="color: #660000; font-family: verdana,arial; font-size: x-small;">As people of Faith, we have the duty of commanding good and forbidding evil. We thus engage ourselves, as social beings, in improving ourselves and working towards being instruments in improving the world we live in. Our Faith behooves us not to search for faults in others and we would do well to heed the advice of our Beloved </span></div></span><span style="color: #660000;">Prophet</span> : <strong><em><span style="color: #006600;">"Part of being a good person is minding your own business</span></em></strong>."</div></div><div><span style="color: #660000;">While the purpose of commanding good and forbidding evil is to correct and restore; fault-finding inevitably leads to <strong>undermining the character of people and sometimes to destroying relationships</strong>. Prophet Muhammad said: "<strong><em><span style="color: #006600;">The worst of people are those engaged in slandering others, those who ruin relationships between dear ones who try to find fault with innocent people.</span></em></strong>" </span></div><div><span style="color: #660000;">The Prophet also admonished us that "<strong><em><span style="color: #006600;">when you pursue the faults of others, you corrupt them</span></em></strong>" and warned that "<strong><em><span style="color: #006600;">those who unduly pursue the shortcomings of others will have their own faults exposed</span></em></strong>." </span></div><div><span style="color: #660000;"></span> </div><div><span style="color: #660000;"><strong><u>Fault-finding is the habit of the miserable</u></strong> </span></div><div><span style="color: #660000;"></span> </div><div><span style="color: #660000;">Confucius said: "<strong><em><span style="color: #6600cc;">the great person calls to attention the good points in others while the miserable person calls to attention the defects in others</span></em></strong>." (Analects 12:16). That is perhaps why losers can easily say, "<strong><em>something is wrong</em></strong>" and winners usually say, "<strong><em>how can I correct it</em></strong>". Why losers say, "<strong><em>why don't you do this</em></strong>?" and winners usually say, "<strong><em>here is something I can do</em></strong>." </span></div><div><span style="color: #660000;">Fault-finders normally tell others about someone's faults and rarely have the guts to face people; fitting the description of dhul-wajhayn (two-faced) which the Prophet Muhammad assigned to<strong> troublemakers and hypocrites</strong>. Fault-finders also tend to be miserable themselves, lacking self-esteem; and since they focus so much on blaming others, they become resentful; and rather than cherish people, tend to develop a desire to undermine and discredit people. </span></div><div><div align="justify"><span style="color: #6600cc;"><span style="color: #660000;">The negative feelings that a fault-finder harbors regarding others eventually consumes the person and this negativity eventually becomes part of the fault-finder's character. Prophet Muhammad therefore advised us</span> <strong><em><span style="color: #006600;">"Refrain from holding bad opinions of people</span></em></strong>."</span> </div><div align="justify"><span style="color: #660000;"><strong>Deflecting one's own shortcomings</strong> </span></div><div align="justify"><span style="color: #6600cc;"><span style="color: #660000;">One of the common ways through which people deflect their own shortcomings and do not face up to their own faults is to blame others. The faults we see may well not be in what we are looking at, but rather in our looking. <strong>Prophet 'Isa/Jesus</strong> is reported to have said;</span> "<strong><em><span style="color: #006600;">why do you look at the little speck in your brother's eye and forget the plank in your own eye</span></em></strong>". <span style="color: #cc0000;">Hadrat 'Ali said:</span> "<strong><em><span style="color: #006600;">The worst of people is the person who searches for faults in others while being blind to his own faults"</span></em></strong>. <span style="color: #660000;">Martin Luther King rightly said: </span>"T<strong><em><span style="color: #6600cc;">he highest form of maturity is self inquiry</span></em></strong>". </span></div><div align="justify"><span style="color: #660000;"><strong>Watch your Heart, your Emotions and your Tongue</strong> </span></div><div align="justify"><span style="color: #660000;">Speech is projection of thoughts and emotions; the content of speech reflects the culture of the heart, so consider carefully how you feel about others, why you feel the way you feel and what you say about people. Prophet Muhammad said: "<strong><em><span style="color: #006600;">None of your faith is correct unless your heart is upright and your heart will not be rectified until your tongue is in order</span></em></strong>". That is why Allah states in the Quran "<strong><em><span style="color: #006600;">speak what is correct, your actions will be rectified and your sins will be forgiven</span></em></strong>". Since virtually <strong>all fault-finding</strong> is conveyed verbally, we must be careful of the power of the tongue since wise people caution the fact that "<strong><em><span style="color: #006600;">Affliction caused by the tongue is more severe than the harm caused by the sword</span></em></strong>. The Prophet also provided a basic rule of good character when he responded to a question regarding salvation. He replied: "<strong><em><span style="color: #006600;">It is necessary for you to control your tongue and weep for your own faults</span></em></strong>". </span></div><div align="justify"><span style="color: #660000;">The prayer of the Prophet is the most appropriate expression for one who i<strong>ntrospects</strong> and genuinely wishes to be a catalyst for a better world: "<strong><em><span style="color: #006600;">O Allah, forgive that which I did secretly and what I did publicly; What I did inadvertently and what I did deliberately; What I did knowingly and what I did out of ignorance</span></em></strong>". </span></div><div align="justify"><span style="color: #660000;">Always reflect on this advice of the Prophet : "<strong><em><span style="color: #006600;">glad tidings to the person more concerned about his own faults than bothering about the faults of others"</span></em></strong></span></div><div align="justify"><span style="color: #660000;"><strong><em><span style="color: #006600;">Qur'an 49:12<br />
O ye who believe! avoid suspicion as much (as possible):<br />
for suspicion in some cases is a sin:<br />
and spy not on each other nor speak ill of each other behind their backs.<br />
Would any of you like to eat the flesh of his dead brother?<br />
Nay ye would abhor it...but fear Allah:<br />
for Allah is Oft-Returning Most Mercifuls</span></em></strong>". </span> </div><div align="justify"><br />
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</div><div align="justify"><span style="color: blue; font-family: Arial; font-size: medium;">Whose Fault Is It?</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.thewebsage.com/images/Demanding_Man_2.gif" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="299" r6="true" src="http://www.thewebsage.com/images/Demanding_Man_2.gif" width="320" /></a></div><span style="layout-grid-mode: line;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: small;"><b>A neighbor buys a new car and you point out a defect in the paint.<span> </span>Your child brings home a report card with four 'A's and one 'B' and you immediately focus on the 'B'.<span> </span>A co-worker introduces a new way to do a task, and you immediately tear it apart, saying something like 'we tried that before it didn't work then and it won't work now'.<span> </span>When someone doesn't agree with you, are they automatically wrong? If something goes wrong in your life, no matter if it is work related or relationship related, are<span> you always looking for someone to blame? </span>If this describes your behavior, you may be what Zig Ziglar calls a 'fault finder'. What is a 'faultfinder'?<span> </span>That's a person who must find fault with almost everyone or everything they encounter.</b></span></span><br />
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<span style="layout-grid-mode: line;"><span style="layout-grid-mode: line;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: small;"><b>What could be causing you to be faultfinder?<span> </span>There are probably many reasons, ranging from low self-esteem, denial of our own failures, to some type of personality disorder.<span> </span>In some cases it may be necessary to seek professional counseling to resolve the issues.<span> </span></b></span></span><br />
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<span style="layout-grid-mode: line;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: small;"><b>What I am talking about are the every day things that build up, causing stress and anxiety.<span> </span> Sometimes we compare ourselves to others, and when we see them as being successful, it may cause us to feel resentful because of our own circumstances. We see others being seemingly successful, yet we are struggling, feeling out of control and maybe even overwhelmed with job and relationship problems.</b></span></span><br />
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<span style="layout-grid-mode: line;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: small;"><b>What we don't see is that everyone has problems with their job, families, friends<span style="layout-grid-mode: line;">, etc. We only see the exterior of these successful people and feel threatened by their ability to succeed. That's </span></b></span><span style="layout-grid-mode: line;"><span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: small;"><b>when we begin to think that if we point out what is wrong with their opinions, </b></span></span><b><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: small;">attitudes or accomplishments, that we will relieve our own insecurity and we will no longer feel threatened by their success. </span> </b></span><br />
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</div><div align="left"><b><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: small;">If you are feeling this way, you may need to do some character building, working on your inner self, improving your self-esteem. Brian Tracy said '</span></b><b><span style="color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: small;"><span>It is impossible to like or love anyone else more than you like yourself. It is impossible for others to like or love you any more than you like yourself'.</span></span><span style="color: red; font-family: Arial; font-size: xx-small;"><u><span style="font-family: Arial;"> </span></u></span></b></div><div align="left"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;"><span><b>- Joe Freeman</b></span></span></div></span></span><div><em><h2>Look at the brighter side of life</h2><h4>October 17, 2007 · <a href="http://htacio.wordpress.com/2007/10/17/look-at-the-brighter-side-of-life/#comments" target="_blank">Leave a Comment</a></h4><div><strong><span style="color: black; font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;">by Henrylito D. Tacio</span></span></strong><span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"> </span></span><br />
<span></span><span style="color: black; font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;">When he was still alive, New Jersey Governor Charles Edison told a vignette about his famous father, a man of resilient, undefeatable spirit. Here goes the story: </span></span><span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"> </span></span><br />
<span></span><span style="color: black; font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;">On the night of December 9, 1914, the great Edison Industries of West Orange was virtually destroyed by fire. Thomas Alva Edison lost two million dollars that night and much of his life’s work went up in flames. He was insured for only US$238,000 because the buildings had been made of concrete, at that time thought to be fireproof. </span></span><span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"> </span></span><br />
<span></span><span style="color: black; font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;">“My heart ached for him,” Charles said. “He was 67 – not a young man anymore – and everything was going up in flames. He spotted me. ‘Charles,’ he shouted, ‘where’s your mother?’ ‘I don’t know, Dad,’ I replied. ‘Find her,’ he told me. ‘Bring her here. She will never see anything like this again as long as she lives.’”</span></span><span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"> </span></span><br />
<span></span><span style="color: black; font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;">The next morning, walking about the charred embers of all his hopes and dreams, Thomas Edison said, ‘There is great value in disaster. All our mistakes are burned up. Thank God we can start anew.”</span></span><span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"> </span></span><span style="color: black; font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;">And three weeks after the fire, his firm delivered the first phonograph! </span></span><br />
<span style="color: black; font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;">“Now that’s the story of a man who had learned how to face the adversities and disasters of this human existence. He also knew that 67 years were in the past… that the loss of money was nothing really, because there was hat inner strength that would allow him to build again,” Charles concluded his story.</span></span><br />
<span style="color: black; font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;">Thomas Alva Edison was a person with positive attitude. He saw that life is a constant struggle. It is a matter of choice. You have to look at both sides, both the good and the bad. And he always looked at the brighter side. As Robert Brault advises, “Enjoy the little things, for one day you may look back and realize they were the big things.”</span></span><span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"> </span></span><br />
<span></span><span style="color: black; font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;">My ever dependable Webster dictionary defines attitude as “state of thought or feeling.” Attitude is how we look at things from our own perspective. At one time, I asked a group of young people how much water was in a glass. A few said, “Half full,” but a lot of them said, “Half empty.” Foster’s law stated: “The only people who find what they are looking for in life are the fault finders.”</span></span><span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"> </span></span><br />
<span></span><span style="color: black; font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;">At one time, Hubert Humphrey told a buddy: “Oh, my friend, it’s not what they take away from you that count. It’s what you do with what you have left.” Attitude, according to Sir Winston Churchill, is a little thing that makes a big difference.</span></span><span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"> </span></span><br />
<span></span><span style="color: black; font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;">Take happiness for instance. “We can make ourselves miserable, or happy and strong,” said Francesca Reigler. To think of, either attitude, the amount of work is still the same. Annette Goodheart takes one step further: “Just because you’re miserable doesn’t mean you can’t enjoy your life.</span></span><span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"> </span></span><span style="color: black; font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;">No matter what happened to you yesterday, your attitude is your choice today. </span></span><br />
<span style="color: black; font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;">“The last of our human freedoms is to choose our attitude in any given circumstances,” said psychologist Victor Frankl. Well, he was talking from experience. He survived imprisonment in a Nazi death camp, and throughout his ordeal, he wouldn’t allow his attitude to deteriorate. If he could maintain a good attitude, so can you.</span></span><span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"> </span></span><br />
<span></span><span style="color: black; font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;">Clara Barton, the founder of American Red Cross, understood the importance of choosing the right attitude even in wrong situations. She was never known to hold a grudge against anyone. One time, a friend recalled to her a cruel thing that had happened to her some years back, but Clara seemed not to remember the incident.</span></span><span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"> </span></span><br />
<span></span><span style="color: black; font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;">“Don’t you remember the wrong that was done to you?” the friend asked. “No,” Clara replied. “I distinctly remember forgetting that.”</span></span><span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"> </span></span><span style="color: black; font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;">Most people have a hard time moving because they still live in the past. </span></span><br />
<span style="color: black; font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;">They don’t want to forgive and forget the wrongs being done to them. “Let us rise up and be thankful,” urged Buddha, “for if we didn’t learn a lot today, at least we learned a little, and if we didn’t learn a little, at least we didn’t get sick, and if we got sick, at least we didn’t die; so, let us all be thankful.” — ###</span></span></div></em></div></div></div></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15334582357363075593noreply@blogger.com0