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Comment on "Is there an Off switch around here..."

Thu, 11 Sep 2008 18:44:47 -0500

I want just that you read this chapter from the holly Quran; I hope that this one help you in wath you are trying to find. It’s call surate al Molk (surate the sovereignty)

In the name of ALLAH, the most beneficent, the most merciful!

1.Blessed is He Whose hand is the sovereignty, and He is Able to do all things.

2.Who hath created life and death that He may try you which of you are best in conduct;and he is the Mighty,The Forgiving,

3.Who hath created seven heavens in harmony.Thou (Muhammad) canst see no faul in the Beneficent One's creation.then look again:canst thou see any rifts?

4. Then look again and yet again,thy sight will return unto thee weakened and made dim

5.And verily;we have beautified the word's heaven with lamps,and we have made them missiles for the devils;and for them We have prepared the doom of flame.

6.And for those who disbelieve in their lord ther is the doom of hell,a hapless journey's end!

7.When they are flung in therein they hear its roaring as it boileth up,

8.As it would burst with rage.Whenever a (fersh) host is flung therein the wardens thereof ask them:Came there unto you no warner?

9.They say: Yea,verily a warner came unto us;but we denied and said:Allah hath naught revealed;ye are in naught but a great error.

10.And they say: had we been wont to listen or have sense,we had not been among the dwellers in the flames.

11.So they acknowledge their sins;but far removed (from mercy) are the dwellers in the flmaes.

12.Lo! those who fear their Lord in secret,theirs will be forgiveness and a great reward.

13.And keep your opinion secret or proclaim it,lo! He is the knower of all that is in the breasts(of men).

14.Should He not know what He created? And He is the Subtile,the Aware.

15.He it is Who has made the earth subservient unto you, so Walk in the paths thereof and eat of His providence.And unto Him will be the resurrection (of the dead).

16.Have ye taken security from Him Who is in the heaven that He will not cause the earth to swallow you when lo! it is convulsed?

17.Or have ye taken security from Him Who is in the heaven that He will not let loose on you a hurricane? But ye shall know the manner of My warning.

18.And verily those befor them denied,then(see) the manner of My wrath (with them)!

19.Have they not seen the birds above them spreading out their wings and closing them? Naught upholdeth them save the Beneficent.lo! He is Seer of all things.

20.Or Who is he that will be an army unto you to help you instead of the Beneficent? The disbelievers are in naught but illusion.

21.Or who is he that will provide for you if he should withhold His providence? Nay,but they are set in pride and frowardness.

22.is he who goeth groping on his face more rightly guided,or he who walketh upright on a straight road?

23.say (untio them Muhammad):He it is who gave you being,and hath assigned unto you ears,eyes and hearts.Small thanks give ye!

24.Say: He it is who multiiplieth you in the earth,and unto Whom ye will be gathered.

25.And they say: When(will) this promise(be fulfilled),if ye are truthful?

26.Say: The knowledge is with Allah only,and I am but a plain warner;

27.But when they see it nigh,the faces of those who disbelieve will be awry,and it will be said (unto them);This is that for which ye used to call.

28.Say (O Muhammad):Have ye thought:Whether Allah causes me (Muhammad) and those with me to perish or hath mercy on us,still who will protect the disbelievers from a painful doom?

29.Say: He is the Beneficent.In Him we believe and in Him we put out trust.And ye will soon know who it is that is in error manifest.

30.Say: Have ye thought: if(all) your water were to disappear into the earth,who then could bring you gushing water?

God says the truth.

- Ucf

Comment on "what makes a life"

Thu, 11 Sep 2008 10:04:43 -0500

I just want to say that in the holly Quran god said (the meaning of the verse): don’t say that you are going to do something tomorrow but if god wills.

I think that is something good when you said insha’ Allah. This word gives you peace and harmony; because when you believe in god you know that every thing including your live it's because of Allah,for the simple raison that He is our creator.So as you said "we cannot influence or predict the future, but it acts more as an acknowledgment that the world is not fully in our control"

Every one who said insha' Allah is some one who really know his place in this world :)
I wish you the best.

- Ucf

Comment on "what makes a life"

Tue, 25 Mar 2008 10:04:09 -0500

I loved reading about your research in Morocco. I am an MBA student at Pennstate and I am originally from Morocco. Your page is just so great, I think you were able to capture so many cultural aspects of the daily life in Morocco.
Please feel free to contact me if you have any questions.
Wish you the best of luck in your research.

- Naima

Comment on "what makes a life"

Thu, 20 Mar 2008 20:11:56 -0500

We dont know what will be happend, but i know that you hope to return here.
And waiting for that (إنشاء الله), i want to add that Old World and New World are not in competition , but they live together here in Morocco.

- youssef

Comment on "what makes a life"

Thu, 20 Mar 2008 20:03:45 -0500

(إنشاء الله).
we don't know what will be happent, but i know that u hope to return here, & waiting for that i want to add that Old World and New World arn't in competition but they live Together here.

- youssef

Comment on "wrapping up"

Sat, 15 Mar 2008 17:23:40 -0500

I feel like I was there. I like the analysis on barganing. I would never think that they didn't stay with set pricing. Pretty cool

- Brian

Comment on "wrapping up"

Sat, 15 Mar 2008 15:37:22 -0500

Glad you got a lot of notes for your research! I've been following this blog. Told Superman Josh about it, don't know if he's read it or not.

I'll be at the airport between 12:30 and one tomorrow. See ya then.

-- TWZ

- TWZ

Comment on "how not to burst"

Fri, 14 Mar 2008 20:15:38 -0500

This from the Hadith (Sayings of the Prophet Muhammad, peace be upon him)

Volume: 1 Book: 8 (The Book of Prayer) Number: 345

As narrated by Ibn Hazm and Anas bin Malik:

The Prophet, peace be upon him, said "Then Allah enjoined fifty prayers on my followers. When I returned with this order of Allah, I passed by Moses who asked me, 'What has Allah enjoined on your followers?'

I replied, 'He has enjoined fifty prayers on them.'

Moses said, 'Go back to your Lord (and appeal for reduction) for your followers will not be able to bear it.'

So I went back to Allah and requested for reduction and He reduced it to half. When I passed by Moses again and informed him about it, he said, 'Go back to your Lord as your followers will not be able to bear it.'

So I returned to Allah and requested for further reduction and half of it was reduced. I again passed by Moses and he said to me: 'Return to your Lord, for your followers will not be able to bear it.'

So I returned to Allah and He said, 'These are five prayers and they are all (equal to) fifty (in reward) for My Word does not change.'

I returned to Moses and he told me to go back once again. I replied, 'Now I feel shy of asking my Lord again.'

Then Gabriel took me till we reached Sidrat Muntaha (lote tree of the utmost boundary) which was shrouded in colors, indescribable.

Then I was admitted into Paradise where I found small (tents or) walls (made) of pearls and its earth was of musk."

- Jehanzeb

Comment on "who are the Berbers?"

Fri, 14 Mar 2008 20:05:50 -0500

Finally, we get to comment :)

I learned so much from reading your wonderful blog. "Choukrane" instead of "Shukran"? Hmm, someone is definitely Moroccan-ized lol.

Hope everything is going well. Looking forward to more posts :) Khuda hafez.

- Jehanzeb

Comment on "how not to burst"

Fri, 14 Mar 2008 19:16:21 -0500

God began with something like 50 times. not 5000.
ok

- youssef

Comment on "who are the Berbers?"

Fri, 14 Mar 2008 07:08:33 -0500

Yes! My comments work! Yes, that is garlic and what looks like cumin in the picture.

- Autumn

Comment on "who are the Berbers?"

Fri, 14 Mar 2008 06:42:28 -0500

Leaving a comment. Hopefully it'll show up?

Is that garlic in that picture?

- Marissa