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Backbiting – One of the major sins in Islam
Source: hadithoftheday.com
Today we’re going to ask you to do something difficult. Very difficult. Some might say impossible….
In fact we’re fairly sure 90% of people reading this won’t be able to do this. Hopefully we’re wrong. And Allah knows best.
Backbiting is a MAJOR sin and every single person reading this message has probably at some point in their life backbitten someone, so firstly let’s quickly address the definition of backbiting from the greatest source we have. Our Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him)
Gaza children unable to go back to school
The new school year will be delayed indefinitely in Gaza, as more than 380,000 Palestinians remain displaced.
Source: http://www.aljazeera.com
Shujayea, Gaza City – Ahmed al-Arqan, 54, sits under the roof of what used to be his family’s home: The three-story house, where he and his five brothers lived with their families in the eastern Shujayea neighbourhood of Gaza City, was almost entirely destroyed by an Israeli missile shot from an F16 warplane.
A math teacher, al-Arqan was meant to return to school in less than a week. But as violence has resumed in Gaza after the breakdown of ceasefire talks between Israeli and Palestinian negotiators in Cairo, the school year has been postponed indefinitely in the besieged Palestinian territory.
“Teachers and students need at least three weeks before returning to school,” al-Arqan told Al Jazeera. “The authorities should also remove some parts of the curriculum to make it lighter for the children.”
The Hijab Diaries: Going Back to School
By: Gabrielle Deonath
Source: http://www.suhaibwebb.com/
The Hijab Diaries: Part I | Part II
Because I started wearing my hijab in the beginning of this past summer, a thought that was always in the back of my mind was how people in school would react to the change I’d made. How would acquaintances and friends treat me? Would the people I had previously had problems with mock me?
Egypt turns back Tunisian plane loaded with medical supplies for Gaza
Source: http://occupiedpalestine.wordpress.com/
TUNIS – Head of Tunisia’s al-Nahda party Rashid al-Ghannoushi revealed on Monday night that Egypt has refused to receive a Tunisian plane bound for Gaza loaded with medicines and medical supplies.
Al-Ghannoushi told Al-Jazeera TV network that the Egyptian authorities had refused to allow the plane to land at the airport nearest to the Gaza Strip, pointing out that it was carrying medical supplies badly needed in the beleaguered Strip.
The plane was supposed to fly back injured people who sustained serious wounds during the ongoing Israeli aggression on Gaza to receive treatment in Tunisia, he explained.
Tunisian president Moncef Marzouki had declared a week ago his country’s intention to send a plane carrying medicines and medical supplies for Gaza Strip.
Along the same line, the Egyptian authorities continued to prevent a team of European specialized surgeons from having access to Gaza despite possessing the needed papers for that.
Dr. Mohammed Abu Nada, coordinator for the Forum of Palestinian Doctors in Europe, told Quds Press on Tuesday that they have been prevented by Egyptian army from entering into Gaza for the fifth day despite having official permits allowing their access.
The FPDE delegation includes a number of general surgeons in addition to surgeons specialized in vascular surgery and pediatric surgery.
583 Palestinians were killed and 3640 injured in 15 days of Israeli ferocious pounding of the besieged enclave. Hundreds of homes, hospitals, mosques, and schools were demolished during the Israeli airstrikes, navy shelling, and artillery bombardment.
Medical benefits of Fasting (IMAGE)
Fasting Ramadhan is useful as it has a restraining power over the soul’s whimsies, and an urge to abandon bad habits, specially when the smoker is obliged to abstain from smoking even if for a temporary period, on the hope such abandon will be permanent. This is also applied to drinking too much coffee and tea.
⇨Fasting promotes elimination of toxins from the body, reduces blood sugar ans fat stores. It promotes healthy eating habits and boost immunity. Fat is burnt during fasting, especially when it is prolonged. And the toxins are released. The liver, kidneys and other organs in the body are involved in detoxification.
Detoxification is a normal body process of eliminating or neutralizing toxins through the colon, liver, kidneys, lungs, lymph glands, and skin.
⇨During fasting, the consumption of sugars decreases, and so does the level of sugar in blood. This makes the body rely on providing the needed calories for metabolism by burning sugar stored in the body.
Glycogen stored in the liver, and fats in tissues are decomposed and transferred into calories and energy needed by the body. This results in moderate shortage of body weight. Therefore, fasting is considered of great value for overweight persons and stable non-insulin diabetes.
Allah says: “and fast, it is better for you, if only you knew” [al-Baqarah, 2:184]
→The psychological benefits are numerous.
Quick Health Benefits of Fasting:-
1- Fasting initiates rapid weight loss with little or no hunger. Once the ‘ketosis’ of fasting sets in, it becomes quite easy to go without food.
2- Fasting promotes detoxification. As the body breaks down its fat reserves, it mobilizes and eliminates stored toxins.
3- Fasting gives the digestive system a much needed rest. After fasting, both digestion and elimination process are rejuvenated.
4- Fasting promotes the resolving of inflammatory processes such as rheumatoid arthritis.
5- Fasting helps in controlling allergic reactions, including asthma and hay fever.
6- Fasting promotes the drying up of abnormal fluid accumulations, such as edema in the ankles and legs and swelling in the abdomen.
7- Fasting corrects high blood pressure without drugs. Fasting will reduce blood pressure to a safe range within two weeks or less in the vast majority of cases. And the blood pressure will remain low after the fast if the person eats correctly and lives healthily.
8- Fasting makes it easy to overcome bad habits and addictions. Many people have overcome tobacco and alcohol addictions by fasting, and even drug addictions. Fasting rapidly dissipates the craving for nicotine, alcohol, caffeine and other drugs.
9- Fasting clears the skin and whitens the eyes. It is common to see skin eruptions clear while fasting, and the whites of the eyes never look so clear and bright as they do after a fast.
10- Fasting restores taste appreciation for wholesome natural foods. People say that their taste buds come alive after fasting and that food never tasted so good.
11- Fasting is the perfect gateway to a healthful diet and lifestyle. Going on a fast gives you the motivation and enthusiasm to make a fresh start and commit yourself to a new and better way of life.
12- Fasting actually shrinks the stomach – not in a harmful way, but restoring it to its normal size. People tend to be satisfied with less food after fasting.
⇨The fasting person feels complacent, attains mental and psychological rest, refrains from all that disturbs the integrity of his fasting, and maintains the proper behavior controls, that all reflect positively on the general community.
The Prophet (peace be upon him) said; “Fasting is restraining. When anyone of you is fasting, he should refrain from obscene language or any acts of ignorance. And if anyone slanders him or quarrels with him, he should say; ‘I am fasting, I am fasting.'”
Several studies revealed that crime rate in Islamic countries decreases during Ramadhan. Yes Ramadhan is a month of practice and training.
O Allah; grant us good health during Ramadhan. Ameen! Read the rest of this entry
A time will come when you wake up to reality, you will see that we are all as one, journeying back home to Heaven.
A time will come when you wake up to reality, you will see that we are all as one, journeying back home to Heaven.
Llegará un momento en que te despiertas a la realidad, se verá que todos somos como una sola, viajando de vuelta a casa al cielo.
Er zal een tijd komen dat je wakker wordt met de werkelijkheid, zul je zien dat wij allen zijn als een, reizen terug naar de hemel.
Un temps viendra où vous vous réveillez à la réalité, vous verrez que nous sommes tous comme un, voyage retour vers le ciel.
Es wird eine Zeit kommen, wenn Sie aufwachen, um die Realität, werden Sie sehen, dass wir alle als ein, reiste zurück nach Hause in den Himmel.
Yī shíjiān huì lái, dāng nǐ xǐng lái de shíhou, xiànshí zhōng, nǐ huì kàn dào, wǒmen dōu shì wéi yītǐ, chī chī de huí dào jiāli tiāntáng.
En tid kommer när du vaknar upp till verkligheten, kommer du att se att vi alla som en, färdas tillbaka hem till himlen.
Pridet vremya, kogda vy prosypayetes’ k real’nosti , vy uvidite, chto my vse , kak odin, puteshestvuya domoy na Nebesa.
Bir süre eve Cennete yolculuk, gerçeğe uyanmak zaman, biri olarak hepimizin olduğunu göreceksiniz gelecek.
Verrà un tempo in cui ti svegli alla realtà, vedrete che siamo tutti come uno, viaggiando a casa in Paradiso.
Saatnya akan tiba ketika Anda bangun dengan realitas, Anda akan melihat bahwa kita semua sebagai salah satu, melakukan perjalanan kembali ke Surga.
Dramatic: Indian villagers corner leopard, big cat strikes back (Video)
A frightened leopard bites a man on the behind after being cornered in the west Indian village of Ballarpur, Maharashtra. The animal was reportedly captured by the forest department and subsequently released into the wild. The incident comes amid a rash of human encounters with Leopards, both in Chandrapur and elsewhere in India, according to NDTV. Indian Leopard habitat is under threat from expanding agricultural land-use and the species is about to be listed is ‘vulnerable’.
