''I see a common denominator'' U do well it is interesting that most of your civilised country men have been quick to potray the world as being Evil and that things where as Black and white as 'you either with us, or against us' in which case ur a Rouge/terrorist. The common denominator that u have seen is exactly wot the media wants you to see. I can try and point out the obvious facts that are expertly bia-pased by so many of ur TV Heads as u put it, but i would only be repeatng what kcabuji has said. The fact of the matter is Your country is @ a very important cross roads in its history. It Can becomes a Benin peacful force. Or it can continue to give in to the whims of the 1-5 % of ur populus and try to expand its interets and continue to subdugate billons of people world-wide Muslims and non-muslims alike to this new form of imperialism where its interests are above all else. What is certain though is that if it continues on this sliparry slop then u bound to slip up and if history's taught us a lessson, well it is that these states (Romans, British etc etc) have never learned from history and the time will come when your country will be brought to its Knee's

Interesting indeed, however somewhat Far Fetched.

I am feeling u lefty a'd alos add Milan and Valencia to ur lis their

Salam alikeum Khayr It is a valid point that you have raised, and i think that Mujahid has said exactly what ppl need to be doing. mashallah Muja keep educating these nomads.

against valencia ..naaaaaaaaa i dont think so.

The pics were interesting, the stuff the guy's are wearing is that wot my friends keep refering to as laabo Goodely? any good pics, got anymore?

The pics were interesting, the stuff the guy's are wearing is that wot my friends keep refering to as laabo Goodely? any good pics, got anymore?

The pics were interesting, the stuff the guy's are wearing is that wot my friends keep refering to as laabo Goodely? any good pics, got anymore?

The pics were interesting, the stuff the guy's are wearing is that wot my friends keep refering to as laabo Goodely? any good pics, got anymore?

Group A: Barcelona Inter Bayer Leverkusen Newcastle Group B: Valencia Arsenal Roma Ajax Group C: Real Madrid Milan Borussia Dortmund L Moscow Group D: Man Utd Juventus Deportivo La Coruna Basle The Real v Milan game, Inter v Barcelona, and Juventus v man U Look like the have been drawn up by a football dreamer like me can't wait to see the Match's. I predict that Real 1 Milan 2, Inter 3 Barca 1, Juventus 2 man u 0, and Roma Valencia erghm roma 0 valencia 1 or 2.

once again salam aleikum and ramdan Karim

K I put my Hand up and say welldone Newcastle. Hey did anyone see that Banner the basle supporters held up during the match ''Good Luck Liverpool when you play GrassHopper Zurich'' meaning the nxt round of the uefa cup lol, that was a classic.

Inter 2- someone 1 Through to second round Roma 1 Someone else 1 Through to second round Juventus already Through Group winners Milan Through Long time ago so Yes Mujahid i feel i can say with some certainty that an Italian team will be the champions of europe this year. By the way hard luck for Liverpool aey lol, but dont feel to bad u will have Newcastle for company after tonight.

Of course some of it is to do with genetics, but unfotunately ppl are trying to suggest and conclude that thats the be all and end all of their dominaces. The whole life revolves around training and competion. This includes training 3 times a day 7 days a week 52 weeks of the year, in groups, : un relenting intensity. Th Ethopians do this aswell, and now most of the north african countries especially the morrocans are following suit. The rest of the world, especially distance athelets from the europe and north america just simply do not put in wot is requried in training to match these African stars, who on the whole also lead a moderate life style, low or no alcholol staple diet of Carbo-hydrates and so forth. I mean if it was all about genetics and the desire to escape poverty then how could one explain 'Paula Radcliff' of England, and Uk. She now after years of dedication dominates the longer distance races i.e. Cross Country Road races up to half Marathon, and is now the undisputed Greatest Marathan runner the world has seen after Chicago. so if she can do it coming from a middle income family in europe, then everyone else should be able to, providing the have got some talent and like herself, and the Kenyan,ethpians,morrocans etc etc are willing to dedicate themsleves to their sport.

Salam aleikum Mujahid I suppose if u look @ it from the point of view of the rewards, then its best to stay throught the 20 rakkahs, i mean wot could be more pressing that would make u miss out on getting the rewards of the remaing 12 rakkac's. But that said its ddone to the individual as always, but the 3 day's that i have managed to go to pray tarawix salat i have stayed for the 20.

What a gr8 story, allah is so mercifull.

Inshallah Humble Brother i will rember to continue to implore Allah swt to establish and grant victory to the Muslims all over the world, and my allah the rest of the muslims awaken and do the same, especially in this the blessed month Inshallah ameen. wa aleikum salam

New Muslims on the rise in US after Sept. 11 By P.K. Abdul Ghafour, Arab News Staff JEDDAH, 3 November — Islam is a scientific religion and this is the main reason for an increasing number of Westerners coming to its fold, said Dr. Zakir Abdul Kareem Naik, president of the Bombay-based Islamic Research Foundation. Delivering a lecture on “Why Westerners embrace Islam?” at King Fahd Hospital auditorium here on Friday night, Naik said Islam offers practical solutions to various problems facing the West such as adultery, alcoholism and filial ingratitude. “Of more than 6,000 verses in the Holy Qur’an, some 1,000 speak on scientific facts,” Naik, a medical doctor and an expert in comparative religion, told Muslims and non-Muslims of various nationalities in the packed auditorium. “It is the only religion that speaks to human intelligence, giving good reasoning and logic, and does not encourage blind faith,” the scholar said, extensively quoting from Qur’an. The Time magazine has reported that about 60,000 books have been written in an attempt to discredit Islam over the past 150 years. However, Islam is the fastest growing religion in the West. “Despite the strident anti-Islam campaign, 34,000 Americans have embraced the religion from September 2001 to July 2002,” he said, quoting the CNN television network. According to another report, 47,000 people have embraced Islam in the United States since Sept. 11, 2001. Women constitute 65 percent of the converts. Translations of the holy book have become top sellers in the US, he added. Dr. Naik called upon Muslim businessmen to establish satellite channels and websites to spread the message of Islam. Hamoud Al-Shimamry, director of Islamic Education Foundation on Prince Majed Street in Jeddah, who presided over the function, said that there are 120 dawa centers in the Kingdom including six in Jeddah. Thousands of expatriate workers have embraced Islam thanks to the efforts of these centers over the years. Dr. Naik said Islam enjoins its followers to pay due respect to their parents and be kind to them. “The teachings of Islam help its followers keep away from adultery,” he added. “Islam offers solutions to pressing problems of mankind. If the zakah system is strictly applied, cases of theft and robbery could be brought down,” he said. In America, 2,700 rape cases take place daily, he said quoting an official US report. Quoting a saying of Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him), Naik said alcohol is the mother of all evils. “Majority of rape cases and about eight percent of incest cases are committed under the influence of intoxication,” he said. He also listed 15 severe health conditions caused by alcoholism. Speaking on the status of women in Islam, he said Islam has given them the most respectable position in society. “It granted them the right to own property 1,300 years before the West has. In an Islamic society, a woman need not work. It is her husband’s duty to look after her,” he pointed out.

Baashi for us as muslims this is a something that is Mandetory, well for our women folk, so it goes without a question that if they (our sisters)do fear allah then they should be obediant and follow allah's law's. My on prespective and expierences on this is quite simple, dispite the fact that some may say that it is a wrong way of viewing things. The way i have viewed a muslim women wearing a hijab and dressing modestly over the rest of her body has been that i view her as a sister, so i respect her, her modesty and as a result i cant but treaty her like a my own sister. As oppessed to the muslim women who doesnt wear the hijab and doesnt dress modestly over the rest of her body i sometimes cannot but fall foul to the whispers of shatan and Druell over her exposed body. "To me, I think that feminists should support Hijab because feminist fights for the equal treatment of both males and females, and with them being covered women are not forced to use their bodies for advancements or in any demeaning ways." I agree SS they should support and promote modesty for women as a means of protecting their rights, alittle bit of modest from the ladies in most western countries could go along way to improving alot of ppl's behaviour's. Ameenah I couldnt agree more here. wa aleikum salam and Ramadan Mubaraak Nomads.

Amnesty accuses Israel of war crimes in West Bank By Mark Heinrich JERUSALEM, Nov 4 (Reuters) - The human rights group Amnesty International accused Israel on Monday of war crimes through what it said was the unjustified killing and maltreatment of Palestinians during an army offensive in the West Bank. The London-based group said few of the abuses inflicted last spring had been impartially investigated. The army reoccupied Palestinian West Bank cities with the declared aim of rooting out militants behind a campaign of suicide bombings that have killed scores of Israelis. "The relationship of the conflict to the deteriorating human rights situation has led to a growing understanding that there can be no peace in the region until human rights are respected," Amnesty International said in a 76-page report. The report detailed what Amnesty called unlawful killings and abusive treatment of detainees in two West Bank cities where Palestinian militants put up the fiercest resistance to the army crackdown on their two-year-old uprising for statehood. Cases described included a paralysed detainee beaten by soldiers, demolitions of homes in which a family of eight and a wheelchair-bound man died, and a woman in labour struggling to walk to hospital after troops stopped her ambulance. Other incidents reported included released detainees forced to walk home through a battle zone, using civilians as human shields, some looting of flats, frequent blocking of ambulances and humanitarian assistance, and the destruction of religious, commercial and residential buildings without military necessity. Amnesty has previously accused Israel of brutalising Palestinians under occupation, but in July condemned Palestinian suicide attacks on Israeli civilians as crimes against humanity. It has denied Israeli accusations of pro-Palestinian bias. "Amnesty believes some of the acts by the IDF (Israeli Defence Force) described (here) amount to grave breaches of the Fourth Geneva Convention and are war crimes," said the report, entitled: "Shielded From Scrutiny: Israeli Violations in Jenin and Nablus". "LACK OF IMPARTIAL INVESTIGATION" "Virtually none of these (civilian) killings has been thoroughly and impartially investigated. The failure to (do so) in disputed circumstances and those that were clearly unlawful has created a climate where members of the Israeli army believe they may carry out such killings with impunity," it said. Amnesty said it submitted all cases in the report to the army in June and July for a response but had received none. The Israeli army said it would have no comment until it read the full report. In the past six months, it has denied a barrage of accusations by the United Nations and humanitarian activist groups that it had trampled on human rights in the West Bank. It has voiced regret for civilian deaths but said they occurred during combat or operations to destroy buildings believed to be booby-trapped or serving as cover for militants. Residents were given adequate notice to get out, it said. The army has said some ambulances were held up because of suspicions they were transporting militants or weapons, or because they refused to be searched. In September, the army said it was prosecuting 18 soldiers for plundering homes. Amnesty said the sources of its new report were Israeli court records, medical files, and interviews with Palestinian victims and their families and local and international officials, with testimony cross-checked for accuracy. Over four months ending June 30, the period of two army offensives and reoccupation of cities given self-rule under interim peace deals in 1994-95, the Israeli army killed nearly 500 Palestinians, according to Amnesty. "While many Palestinians died during armed confrontations, many of these Israeli army killings appeared to be unlawful and over 70 of the victims were children," it said. Palestinian gunmen and suicide bombers killed over 250 Israelis, including 164 civilians, in the same period, it noted. Amnesty cited cases of several civilians killed when the army used explosives to blast open doors of buildings without adequate warning -- "disproportionate use of force or gross negligence in protecting those not involved in fighting". Amnesty urged Israel to adhere to humanitarian law and told the international community to "stop being an ineffective witness" to abuses and take meaningful action such as installing monitors in the region, an idea previously rejected by Israel.

Islamic party sweeps Turkish poll Voters deliver landslide victory to movement whose leader is banned from becoming prime minister Owen Bowcott in Ankara Monday November 4, 2002 The Guardian Turkey's secular establishment was bracing itself last night for sweeping changes as it became clear that a moderate Islamic party under threat of closure would win a landslide election victory and an outright majority in the national assembly. Seat projections at 1am Turkish time showed that the Justice and Development party (AKP) won about 35% of the vote and would probably take around 364 seats in the 550-seat chamber. The centre-left Republican People's party (CHP) was running at about 19%, putting it on course for 177 seats. Only one other party, the rightwing True Path party, was close to breaching the 10% threshold parties must reach to win seats in the assembly. If it passes the crucial barrier it will reduce the AKP lead. The AKP - whose leader, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, was disqualified as a candidate and cannot therefore become prime minister - will be the first Islamic party to come to power on its own since the foundation of the Turkish republic in 1923. The size of the popular mandate, however, may only add to suspicions among traditional parties and the military establishment that the AKP is hiding its true Islamist agenda and intends to undermine the secular state. Changes to the country's constitution can be passed by the assembly - without the need for a referendum - if supporters muster 360 votes, around two-thirds of deputies. Outside the AKP's headquarters in Ankara last night crowds of chanting and cheering supporters filled the streets. Turkish pop music mingled with drumbeats and Arabic horns. "It's a wonderful result," shouted one supporter. "We are not an Islamist party, we are for democracy, good economics and social justice. "We want to sort out the issue of headscarves which has been so divisive in Turkey. If girls can go to college in mini-skirts, they ought to be allowed to wear headscarves, too." Another supporter, Dr Dagestan Altug, said he hoped they would be able to sort out the confusion over who would be the next prime minister. "It's crazy not to be able to have Mr Erdogan as prime minister, but if we have won about two-thirds of the seats in the assembly, then maybe we can change the regulations and let him in." An ebullient older man declared: "England has nothing to worry about from our party. Long live Yusuf Islam, or Cat Stevens as you call him." The last Islamic-led coalition government, which had a far smaller majority, was forced out of office by Turkey's generals in 1997. AKP politicians, who deny it is a religiously motivated party and describe themselves as "conservative democrats", have sought to reassure Turkey's allies that they re main pro-western, committed to Nato and pushing forward the country's application for membership of the EU. All three outgoing governing parties were losing heavily in a popular backlash against incumbent politicians who have presided over Turkey's sharpest economic downturn for decades. The result also reflects growing resentment of centrist politicians who succeeded in hanging on to power for decades by deft coalition manoeuvrings. The elections board banned Mr Erdogan from standing as a candidate because of a jail sentence he served in 1999 for publicly reading a poem that a court said was anti-secular. A prosecutor is also trying to close the AKP down, saying that Mr Erdogan cannot lead the party because of that sentence. Last week the president, Ahmet Necdet Sezer, insisted he would choose which deputy to appoint. But AKP politicians and Mr Erdogan have said they will choose their leader, possibly Abdullah Gul, the AKP's deputy chairman. Even if the handover goes smoothly, the outgoing government, led by Bulent Ecevit, who has been prime minister five times, is likely to remain in office for some time. The supreme election board may not confirm the final result until November 10 and the national assembly will not convene for a further five days.

RAMADAN - Mending habits and developing character 11/1/2002 - Religious - Article Ref: IC0211-1776 By: Sadullah Khan IslamiCity* - Ramadan is the month of heightened Allah-consciousness, of attaining taqwa (piety), of training ourselves to be the best we can be; a month to initiate improvement of reputation, character and for the cultivation of good habits. People who try their best to live by the highest values are surely people of integrity and indeed people of moral conscience. What is morality though? Morality describes the principles that govern our behavior and relates to our behavior at three levels... how we as individuals ensure that we are honest, just and compassionate. how we interact with and contribute to society, as asset or liability. how conscious we are of our accountability to our Creator. Taqwa in an amoral world In a world, increasingly amoral, perception is considered reality. How one appears to the world has overtaken the substance of who we really are. Impressions, whether real or fake, are given more credence than it deserves. Though name, image and reputation are what we perceive of people; character is the essence of the "real self". Taqwa is in reality character development coupled with God-consciousness. Character and reputation Character is not only the face in the mirror, but the real person behind the face. Character evolves from conscience; is sustained by conscience and is developed; piece by piece, with every thought, with every choice, and maintained with consistency and determination. The pursuance of piety begins by making our reputation a reflection of our character. In many people, reputation precedes character and there is a distinction to be made... Reputation is what you lead others to believe you are, character is what you really are - Reputation may be reflected in the combination of your name and your image, character is the essence of your being. Reputation is the wrapping, character the content - Reputation is the outer reflection, character the inner reality - Reputation is made in a moment, character is built in a life time - Reputation may be reflected in what people write about you on your tombstone, character is what angels report about you to Allah - Changing bad habits The renowned philosopher, Aristotle, once said; " You are what you repeatedly do ". Habits are conditioned responses, formed through repetition, until the actions or reactions become second nature; they end up as unconscious behavior, automatic reactions in a particular situation; (e.g. The way you sign your name, the reprehensible habit of cigarette smoking after a meal...) It was the English writer, Shakespeare, who said; " First we make our habits, then our habits make us ". Thinking in a particular pattern creates a mental path, the mental path affects our attitude and our behavior, and these reflect our personality and character. In other words, our thoughts affect our attitude which affect our actions which determine our habits which reflects our character which could determines our destiny. The Roman poet Naso Ovid rightly said, " habits eventually become character ". Virtues and vices According to Islam, habits are classified as virtues or vices, as repeated actions that are in conformity with or contrary to the rules of morality. Virtuous character emanates from good habits and good habits emanate from resisting negative temptations. Good habits, unfortunately, seem so much easier to give up than bad habits. Bad habits are like a comfortable bed; easy to get into but difficult to get out. The chain of bad habits are generally too light to be felt until they are too strong to be broken. Remember though, that every habit; whether good or bad, is acquired and can be developed or disowned. Habits decrease or disappear by abstaining from exercising them and then replacing them. In the words of Roman orator, Cicero, " consuetudo consuetudine vincitur = habit is overcome/ conquered by habit. Ramadan is an ideal training period for filtering out bad habits, developing virtuous character and is thus referred to by Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) as a shield against evil and wrongfulness. We are obligated to nurture our noble qualities; control our passions, our anger and emotions. We are instructed to be considerate, generous and compassionate. Moral improvement and spiritual rejuvenation Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) referred to Ramadan as a blessed month in which Allah has made fasting obligatory on those who are able; whosoever denies himself of the benefits of that month denies himself many virtues. As we undertake the physical duty and spiritual responsibility of fasting in the blessed month of Ramadan, we reflect on the words of our beloved Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) who said that the practice of faith will not be correct unless actions are correct and actions will not be considered correct unless the heart is correct.

RAMADAN - Mending habits and developing character 11/1/2002 - Religious - Article Ref: IC0211-1776 By: Sadullah Khan IslamiCity* - Ramadan is the month of heightened Allah-consciousness, of attaining taqwa (piety), of training ourselves to be the best we can be; a month to initiate improvement of reputation, character and for the cultivation of good habits. People who try their best to live by the highest values are surely people of integrity and indeed people of moral conscience. What is morality though? Morality describes the principles that govern our behavior and relates to our behavior at three levels... how we as individuals ensure that we are honest, just and compassionate. how we interact with and contribute to society, as asset or liability. how conscious we are of our accountability to our Creator. Taqwa in an amoral world In a world, increasingly amoral, perception is considered reality. How one appears to the world has overtaken the substance of who we really are. Impressions, whether real or fake, are given more credence than it deserves. Though name, image and reputation are what we perceive of people; character is the essence of the "real self"

Salam aleikum Link. Thx for the post saxib, i found it very interesting read. Well insaahaall i will try and post anotther topic on Sha'ban Ramadan myself am just checkin out some sites. Wa Aleikum salam.

Typical Typical Typical....if u disagree with some ppl on here the take things all so personally why??? :confused: Nadiira am not a hater thx for noticing i just dont like how ppl cant accept it when someone disagree's with them abayo, Besides i dont think anyone can say that i was disrespectfull in the way i wrote. And no i dont have a specific problem with anyone here. If u see my intial and later posts i havent made personal attack on anyone in particular, i suppose with the exception of my intial 1 when i refenced kk, But some more inteliible nomads would not have taken offence @ my post, and would have taken it with a ''pince of salt''. So i will make one last reply on here and exit forum this topic. As i dont see the point of arguing some ppl here. -------------------------------------------------- Nadiira, naga qabo hade waxaan... I agree with you 100%... You know how there's this one person who tries to be negative all the time... Well look no further... Unfortunately, we've got one here... He's a little kid who needs guidence... Now if I were to guide him, I am afraid he'll get lost in the game... -------------------------------------------------- KK You resort to making disparaging comments on me then call me negative wot a joke lol, interesting logic u have their. Reagradless of that i will not lower myself to making personal attacks on ppl's charater's. What have i said here exactly that was negative? i see some ppl cant accept some constructive critism, its not allways about an individual and u KK are no special person, i was addressing everyone who where to read my reply. You said i was negative how?, besides i havent seen u post anything note worthy on here. I on the other hand have made several positive contributions in nearly every Forum lol.....u no wot i dont even no why am trying to justify myself to you? '' I agree with you 100%... You know how there's this one person who tries to be negative all the time... Well look no further... Unfortunately, we've got one here... He's a little kid who needs guidence... Now if I were to guide him, I am afraid he'll get lost in the game...'' I need guidence lol if i did, as am sure i do on some matters i would certainly not seek it from someone like yourself. A little kid you say, well that i might be even if am in my 20's, so i would assume ur 30 somethin right and a game?lol you see more n more rubbish. well u can play that game if u want, but i have grown up and am not a child anymore..so i dont play pointless games. I am not gonna bother wasting anymore of my time and energy responding to your replies 'u can eat someone else if ur that hungry'.