Yes, I do Love Allah! “An Intelligent Person Is One Who Is Constantly Thinking About And Preparing For Death†"O you who believe! What is the matter with you, that when you are asked to march forth in the Cause of Allah, you cling heavily to the earth. Are you pleased with the life of this world rather than the Hereafter. But little is the enjoyment of the life of this world as compared with the Hereafter." (Quran 9:38) The Word of Islam ? The Most Selfish One-Letter Word "I" Avoid It (Surah Al Kahf 18:34) The Most Satisfying Two-Letter Word "WE" Use It Surah Al An'am 6:71-72 The Most Poisonous Three-Letter Word "EGO" Kill It Surah Al Qasas 28:78 The Most Used Four-Letter Word "LOVE" Value It (Surah Al Rum 30:21) The Most Pleasing Five Letter Word "SMILE" Keep It (Surah Al Najm 53:43) The Fastest Spreading Six-Letter Word "RUMOUR" Ignore It (Surah Al Hujurat 49:12) The Hardest Working Seven Letter Word "SUCCESS" Achieve It (Surah Al Nur 24:37-38) The Most Enviable Eight-Letter Word "JEALOUSY" Distance It (Surah Yusuf 12:8-9) The Most Powerful Nine-Letter Word "KNOWLEDGE" Acquire It (of Allah & the Holy Qu'ran) Surah Ya Sin 36:2 Surah Yusuf 12:2 The Most Essential Ten-Letter Word "CONFIDENCE" Trust It (Trust in Allah's Guidance) Surah Yunus 10: 9 Surah Al Tawbah 9:51Islam is a way of life, try it. ---------------------------------------------- Islam is a gift, accept it. Islam is a journey, complete it. Islam is a struggle, fight for it. Islam is a goal, achieve it. Islam is an opportunity, take it. Islam is not for sinners, overcome it. Islam is not a game, don't play with it. Islam is not a mystery, behold it. Islam is not for cowards, face it. Islam is not for the dead, live it. Islam is a promise, fulfill it. Islam is a duty, perform it. Islam is a treasure (the Prayer), pray it. Islam is a beautiful way of life, see it. Islam has a message for you, hear it. Islam is love , love it. Remember My Brothers And Sisters That We Have So Much To Be Thankful For No Matter What They Say ISLAM Is The Worlds Fastest Growing Religion

The article just proves thats it very possible to live in peace as a family Unit from the Western Eye. An institution our Holy Prophet SAW had exercised and written reports available for us to reflect on. In the 21st century especially in Africa and Arabia the practise is still in use. Wives have the freedom to work, others house wives.... and some lucky families have the tranquility of living as a unit. When you ask them what made their lives successful they say living in individual houses has made it simplier. And having their kids meet their half brothers and sisters in school and religious studies. with the occasional sleeping overs ....

Lo Xu, sis thats part of womanhood, do you really need to blackmail him???? Like your style though. Anyway I would also prefer him to be there. Wipe my forehead, make me say duas and remember Allahs name at such a tough time.Instead of saying some senseless stuff. Some of you may have heard what the women say in labor which is really shameful. I wouldnt advice any man holding his wifes hand at a time like that. You may crush them or end up biting him seen it happen.

Hahahahahahahaha... I see dead people. That was good but didnt feel the fear. Got used of seeing wild and dead people.

loooooo. Very true

Wont be surprised really. Obesity is being accepted as a major medical issue.Especially in the States with it Diabetes Mellitus, Hypertension, Coronary diseases all add up and hey presto >>>Death. Its very unfortunate really with the so called health insurance and efforts to make guidelines and updating them every other day when ppl are not saved coz they arent covered.

>>daring,admant,responsible,independent, always there 4 others,very tolerant and patient(makes my friends go crazy ),straight forward,religious. Thats what my friends say. Allah Ya Alam.

wise parrot, made a good decision. That was funny.

In the case of this brother, he should have been reported to the local Imam and put to shame infront of all the other muslims for approaching a woman like that. And what happened to men keeping their end of the surat that instructs women to wear hijab. The surat about lowering the gaze. And what about the second glance is surely from the shaitan? PRECISELY==> You have hit the right button DA

Asalaam aleykum Nice qn sister Husna. I agree with you at looking at the HIV virus as a pandemic You don't really know if someone has been around the block... You can't really tell and can be contracted in alot of ways -Blood transfusion,from mother to child, thru the prick of needles ...... May Allah protect us. Considering the issue of regarding virgins as safe. They can only be safe in terms of morality and as a ruling from Allah SWT.Its a wrong mentality to think that they maybe HIV free as they maybe infected by other means. HIV is deadly. Returning to the original qn, I would prefer doing the test to clear the air.I personally consider it a prereqisuite. I know that health is an Amanah from Allah but the risks which come with some diseases are to heavy. I wouldnt mind dying of it if it will be my fate but leaving a young child living with the stigma and the disease as an orphan is heart breaking. Another thing to consider too is you may come up with false negative results.As during the window period of the HIV infection the viremia hasnt started. So u can get married unknowingly to an HIV positive person. Apart from HIV- Hepatitis B is also a deadly disease and needs to be tested. Can be transmitted sexually too. At the end fate takes its toll.

Raula pole dada. May you regain your strength. Amin. Au kinyumbani MUNGU AKUAAFU.

Darman, bro your absences will be felt. May Allah bless you in your endeavours, Fiamanillah.

Mr. Sharma comes home one night, and his wife throws her arms around his neck: "I have great news: I'm a month overdue. I think we're going to have a baby! The doctor gave me a test today, but until we find out for sure, we can't tell anybody." The next day, Mrs. Sharma receives a telephone call from AEC(Ahmedabad Electric Company) because the electricity bill has not been paid. "Am I speaking to Mrs. Sharma? " "Yes...... speaking" AEC guy says, "You're a month overdue, you know!" ''How do YOU know?" stammers the young woman. "Well, ma'am, it's in our files!" says the AEC guy . "What are you saying? It's in your files ...... HOW ?????" "Yes .............. We have a system of finding out who's overdue" "GOD !!!!!!......... this is too much..........she says" "Madam, I am sorry...... I am following orders.... I have to inform you are overdue", the AEC guy says. "I know that ....... let me talk to my husband about this tonight....he will speak to your company tomorrow " That night, she tells her husband about the phone call and he, mad as a bull, the next day morning rushes to AEC office . "What's going on? You have it on file that my wife is a month overdue? What business is that of yours?" the husband shouts. "Just calm down," says the lady at the reception at AEC, "it's nothing serious. All you have to do is pay us." "PAY you? and if I refuse?" "Well, in that case, sir, we'd have no option but to cut yours off." "And what would my wife do then?" the husband asks. "I don't know. I guess she'd have to use a candle."

The Conversion Story of Yusuf Estes, US Federal Prison Chaplain The amazing tale of how an American former "born again" Christian and his father, both ordained ministers, plus their friend, a Catholic priest, all became convinced of the truth of Islam. Many people ask me how a preacher or priest in Christianity can ever go to Islam, especially considering all the negative things that we hear about Islam and Muslims everyday. I would like to thank everyone for their interest and offer my humble story, God Willing. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- I was born into a very strong Christian family in the Midwest. Our family and their ancentors not only built the churches and schools across this land, but actually were the same ones who came here in the first place. While I was still in elementary we relocated in Houston, Texas in 1949 (I'm old). We attended church regularly and I was baptized at the age of 12 in Pasadena, Texas. As a teenager, I wanted to visit other churches to learn more of their teachings and beliefs. The Baptists, Methodists, Episcopalians, Charismatic movements, Nazarene, Church of Christ, Church of God, Church of God in Christ, Full Gospel, Agape, Catholic, Presbyterian and many more. I developed quite a thirst for the "Gospel" or as we say; "Good News." My research into religion did not stop with Christianity. Not at all. Hinduism, Judaism, Buddhism, Metaphysics, native American beliefs were all a part of my studies. Just about the only one that I did not look into seriously was "Islam". Why? Good question. Anyway, I became very interested in different types of music, especially Gospel and Classical. Because my whole family was religious and musical it followed that I too would begin my studies in both areas. All this set me for the logical position of Music Minister in many of the churches that I became affiliated with over the years. I started teaching keyboard instruments in 1960 and by 1963 owned my own studios in Laurel, Maryland, called "Estes Music Studios." Over the next 30 years my father and I worked together in many business projects. We had entertainment programs, shows and attractions. We opened piano and organ stores all the way from Texas and Oklahoma to Florida. I made millions of dollars in those years, but could not find the peace of mind that can only come through knowing the truth and finding the real plan of salvation. I'm sure you have asked yourself the question; "Why did God create me?" or "What is it that God wants me to do?" or "Exactly who is God, anyway?" "Why do we believe in 'original sin?" and "Why would the sons of Adam be forced to accept his 'sins' and then as a result be punished forever. But if you asked anyone these questions, they would probably tell you that you have to believe without asking, or that it is a 'mystery' and you shouldn't ask. And then there is the concept of the 'Trinity.' If I would ask preachers or ministers to give me some sort of an idea how 'one' could figure out to become 'three' or how God Himself, Who can do anything He Wills to do, cannot just forgive people's sins, but rather and had to become a man, come down on earth, be a human, and then take on the sins of all people. Keeping in mind that all along He is still God of the whole universe and does as He Wills to do, both in and outside of the universe as we know it. Then one day in 1991, I came to know that the Muslims believed in the Bible. I was shocked. How could this be? But that's not all, they believe in Jesus as: * a true messenger of God; * prophet of God; * miracle birth without human intervention; * he was the 'Christ' or Messiah as predicted in the Bible; * he is with God now and most important; * He will be coming back in the Last Days to lead the believers against the 'Antichrist.' This was too much for me. Especially since the evangelists that we used to travel around with all hated Muslims and Islam very much. They even said things that were not true to make people afraid of Islam. So, why would I want anything to do with these people? My father was very active in supporting church work, especially church school programs. He became and ordained minister in the 1970s. He and his wife (my stepmother) knew many of the TV evangelists and preachers and even visited Oral Roberts and helped in the building of the "Prayer Tower" in Tulsa, OK. They also were strong supporters of Jimmy Swaggart, Jim and Tammy Fae Bakker, Jerry Fallwell, John Haggi and the biggest enemy to Islam in America, Pat Robertson. Dad and his wife worked together and were most active in recording "Praise" tapes and distributing them for free to people in retirement homes, hospitals and homes for the elderly. And then in 1991 he began doing business with a man from Egypt and told me that he wanted me to meet him. This idea appealed to me when I thought about the idea of having an international flavor. You know, the pyramids, sphinx, Nile River and all that. Then my father mentioned that this man was a 'Moslem.' I couldn't believe my ears. A 'Moslem?' No way. I reminded my dad of the various different things that we had heard about these people, how they are; terrorists; hijackers; kidnappers; bombers and who knows what else? Not to mention that: they don't believe in God; they kiss the ground five times a day and they worship a black box in the desert. No. I did not want to meet this 'Moslem' man. No way. My father insisted that I meet him and reassured me that he was a very nice person. So, I gave in and agreed to the meeting. But on my terms. I agreed to meet him on a Sunday after church so we would be all prayed up and in good standing with the Lord. I would be carrying my Bible under my arm as usual. I would have my big shiny cross dangling and I would have on my cap which says: "Jesus is Lord" right across the front. My wife and two young daughters came along and we were ready for our first encounter with the 'Moslems.' When I came into the shop and asked my father where the 'Moslem' was, he pointed and said: "He's right over there." I was confused. That couldn't be the Moslem. No way. I'm looking for a huge man with flowing robes and big turban on his head, a beard half way down his shirt and eyebrows that go all the way across his forehead. This man had no beard. In fact, he didn't even have any hair on his head at all. He was very close to bald. And he was very pleasant with a warm welcome and handshake. This didn't make sense. I thought they are terrorists and bombers. What is this all about? Never mind. I'll get right to work on this guy. He needs to be 'saved' and me and the Lord are going to do it. So, after a quick introduction, I asked him: "Do you believe in God?" He said: "Yes." (Good!) Then I said: "Do you believe in Adam and Eve?" He said: "Yes." I said: "What about Abraham? You believe in him and how he tried to sacrifice his son for God?" He said: "Yes." Then I asked: "What about Moses?" Again he said: "Yes." Then: "What about the other prophets, David, Solomon and John the Baptist?" He said: "Yes." I asked: "Do you believe in the Bible?" Again, he said: "Yes." So, now it was time for the big question: "Do you believe in Jesus? That he was the Christ of God?" Again the said: "Yes." Well, now, this was going to be easier than I had thought. He was just about ready to be baptized only he didn't know it. And I was just the one to do it, too. I was winning souls to the Lord day after day and this would be a big achievement for me, to catch one of these 'Moslems' and 'convert' him to Christianity. I asked him if he liked tea and he said he did. So off we went to a little shop in the mall to sit and talk about my favorite subject: Beliefs. While we sat in that little coffee shop for hours talking (I did most of the talking) I came to know that he was very nice, quiet and even a bit shy. He listened attentively to every word that I had to say and did not interrupt even one time. I liked this man's way and thought that he had definite potential to become a good Christian. Little did I know the course of events about to unravel in front of my eyes. First of all, I agreed with my father that we should do business with this man and even encouraged the idea of him traveling along with me on my business trips across the northern part of Texas. Day after day we would ride together and discuss various issues pertaining to different beliefs that people have. And along the way, I could of course interject some of my favorite radio programs of worship and praise to help bring the message to this poor individual. We talked about the concept of God; the meaning of life; the purpose of creation; the prophets and their mission and how God reveals His Will to mankind. We also shared a lot of personal experiences and ideas as well. One day I came to know that my friend Mohamed was going to move out of the home he have been sharing with a friend of his and was going to be living in the mosque for a time. I went to my dad and asked him if we could invite Mohamed to come out to our big home in the country and stay there with us. After all, he could share some of the work and some expenses and he would be right there when we were ready to go to out traveling around. My father agreed and Mohamed moved in. Of course I still would find time to visit my fellow preachers and evangelists around the state of Texas. One of them lived on the Texas -- Mexico border and another lived near lived Oklahoma border. One preacher liked to a huge wooden cross that was bigger than a car. He would carry it over his shoulder and drag the bottom on the ground and go down the road or freeway hauling these two beams formed in the shape of a cross. People would stop their cars and come over to him and ask him what was going on and he would give them pamphlets and booklets on Christianity. One day my friend with the cross had a heart attack and had to go to the Veterans Hospital where he stayed for quite a long while. I used to visit him in the hospital several times a week and I would take Mohamed with me with the hopes that we could all share together in the subject of beliefs and religions. My friend was not very impressed and it was obvious that he did not want to know anything about Islam. Then one day a man who was sharing the room with my friend came rolling into the room in his wheelchair. I went to him and asked him his name and he said that it didn't matter and when I asked him where he was from he said he was from the planet Jupiter. I thought about what he said and then began to wonder if I was in the cardiac ward or the mental ward. I knew the man was lonely and depressed and needed someone in his life. So, I began to 'witness' to him about the Lord. I read to him out of the book of Jonah in the Old Testament. I shared the story of the prophet Jonah who had been sent by the Lord to call his people to the correct way. Jonah had left his people and escaped by boat to leave his city and head out to sea. A storm came up and the ship almost capsized and the people on board threw Jonah over the side of the ship. A whale came up to the surface and grabbed Jonah, swallowed him and then went down to the bottom of the sea, where he stayed for 3 days and 3 nights. Yet because of God's Mercy, He caused the whale to rise to the surface and then spit Jonah out to return back home safely to his city of Nineveh. And the idea was that we can't really run away from our problems because we always know what we have done. And what is more, God also always knows what we have done. After sharing this story with the man in the wheel chair, he looked up and me and apologized. He told me he was sorry for his rude behavior and that he had experienced some real serious problems recently. Then he said that he wanted to confess something to me. And I said that I was not a Catholic priest and I don't handle confessions. He replied back to me that he knew that. In fact, he said: "I am a Catholic priest." I was shocked. Here I had been trying to preach Christianity to a priest. What in the world was happening here? The priest began to share his story of being a missionary for the church for over 12 years to south and Central America and Mexico and even in New York's 'Hell's Kitchen.' When he was released from the hospital he needed a place to go to recover and rather than let him go to stay with a Catholic family, I told my dad that we should invite him to come out and live with us in the country along with our families and Mohamed. It was agreed by all that he would so, he moved out right away. During the trip out to our home, I talked with the priest about some of the concepts of beliefs in Islam and to my surprise he agreed and then shared even more about this with me. I was shocked when he told me that Catholic priests actually study Islam and some even carry doctors degrees in this subject. This was all very enlightening to me. But there was still a lot more to come. After settling in, we all began to gather around the kitchen table after dinner every night to discuss religion. My father would bring his King James Version of the Bible, I would bring out my Revised Standard Version of the Bible, my wife had another version of the Bible (maybe something like Jimmy Swaggart's 'Good News For Modern Man." The priest of course, had the Catholic Bible which has 7 more books in it that the Protestant Bible. So we spent more time talking about which Bible was the right one or the most correct one, than we did trying to convince Mohamed about becoming a Christian. At one point I recall asking him about the Quran and how many versions of it there were in the last 1,400 years. He told me that there was only ONE QURAN. And that it had never been changed. Yet he let me know that the Quran had been memorized by hundreds of thousands of people, in it's entirety and were scattered about the earth in many different countries. Over the centuries since the Quran was revealed millions have memorized it completely and have taught it to others who have memorized it completely, from cover to cover, letter perfect without mistakes. This did not seem possible to me. After all, the original languages of the Bible have all been dead languages for centuries and the documents themselves have been lost in their originals for hundreds and thousands of years. So, how could it be that something like this could be so easy to preserve and to recite from cover to cover. Anyway, one day the priest asked the Mohamed if he might accompany him to the mosque to see what it was like there. They came back talking about their experience there and we could not wait to ask the priest what it was like and what all types of ceremonies they performed. He said they didn't really 'do' anything. They just came and prayed and left. I said: "They left? Without any speeches or singing?" He said that was right. A few more days went by and the Catholic priest asked Mohamed if he might join him again for a trip to the mosque which they did. But this time it was different. They did not come back for a very long time. It became dark and we worried that something might have happened to them. Finally they arrived and when they came in the door I immediately recognized Mohamed, but who was this alongside of him? Someone wearing a white robe and a white cap. Hold on a minute! It was the priest. I said to him: "Pete? -- Did you become a 'Moslem?' He said that he had entered into Islam that very day. THE PRIEST BECAME A MUSLIM!! What next? (You'll see). So, I went upstairs to think things over a bit and began to talk to my wife about the whole subject. She then told me that she too was going to enter into Islam, because she knew it was the truth. I was really shocked now. I went downstairs and woke up Mohamed and asked him to come outside with me for a discussion. We walked and talked that whole night through. By the time he was ready to pray Fajr (the morning prayer of the Muslims) I knew that the truth had come at last and now it was up to me to do my part. I went out back behind my father's house and found an old piece of plywood lying under an overhang and right there I put my head down on the ground facing the direction that the Muslims pray five times a day. Now then in that position, with my body stretched out on the plywood and my head on the ground, I asked: "O God. If you are there, guide me, guide me." And then after a while I raised up my head and I noticed something. No, I didn't see birds or angels coming out of the sky nor did I hear voices or music, nor did I see bright lights and flashes. What I did notice was a change inside of me. I was aware now more than ever before that it was time for me to stop lying and cheating and doing sneaky business deals. It was time that I really work at being an honest and upright man. I knew now what I had to do. So I went upstairs and took a shower with the distinct idea that I was 'washing' away the sinful old person that I had become over the years. And I was now coming into a new, fresh life. A life based on truth and proof. Around 11:00 A.M. that morning, I stood before two witnesses, one the ex-priest, formerly known as Father Peter Jacob's, and the other Mohamed Abel Rehman and announced my 'shahadah' (open testimony to the Oneness of God and the prophethood of Muhammad, peace be upon him). A few minutes later, my wife follow along and gave the same testimony. But hers was in front of 3 witnesses (me being the third). My father was a bit more reserved on the subject and waited a few more months before he made his shahadah (public testimony). But he did finally commit to Islam and began offering prayers right along with me and the other Muslims in the local masjid (mosque). The children were taken out of the Christian school and placed in Muslim schools. And now ten years later, they are memorizing much of the Quran and the teachings of Islam. My father's wife was the last of all to acknowledge that Jesus could not be a son of God and that he must have been a mighty prophet of God, but not God. Now stop and think. A whole entire household of people from varying backgrounds and ethnic groups coming together in truth to learn how to know and worship the Creator and Sustainer of the Universe. Think. A Catholic priest. A minister of music and preacher. An ordained minister and builder of Christian schools. And they all come into Islam! Only by His Mercy were we all guided to see the real truth of Islam without any blinders on their eyes any longer. If I were to stop right here, I'm sure that you would have to admit that at least, this is an amazing story, right? After all, three religious leaders of three separate denominations all going into one very opposite belief at the same time and then soon after the rest of the household? But that is not all. There is more! The same year, while I was in Grand Prairie, Texas (near Dallas) I met a Baptist seminary student from Tennessee named Joe, who also came to Islam after reading the Holy Quran while in BAPTIST SEMINARY COLLEGE! There are others as well. I recall the case of the Catholic priest in a college town who talked about the good things in Islam so much that I was forced to ask him why he didn't enter Islam. He replied: "What? And loose my job?" - His name is Father John and there is still hope for him yet. More? Yes. The very next year I met a former Catholic priest who had been a missionary for 8 years in Africa. He learned about Islam while he was there and entered into Islam. He then changed his name to Omar and moved to Dallas Texas. Any more? Again, yes. Two years later, while in San Antonio, Texas I was introduced to a former Arch Bishop of the Orthodox Church of Russia who learned about Islam and gave up his position to enter Islam. And since my own entrance into Islam and becoming a chaplain to the Muslims throughout the country and around the world, I have encountered many more individuals who were leaders, teachers and scholars in other religions who learned about Islam and entered into it. They came from Hindus, Jews, Catholics, Protestants, Jehovah's Witnesses, Greek and Russian Orthodox, Coptic Christians from Egypt, non-denominational churches and even scientists who had been atheists. Why? Good question. May I suggest to the seeker of truth do the following NINE STEPS to purification of the mind: 1.) Clean their mind, their heart and their soul real good. 2.) Clear away all the prejudices and biases 3.) Read a good translation of the meaning of the Holy Quran in a language that they can understand best. 4.) Take some time. 5.) Read and reflect. 6.) Think and pray. 7.) And keep on asking the One who created you in the first place, to guide you to the truth. 8.) Keep this up for a few months. And be regular in it. 9.) Above all, do not let others who are poisoned in their thinking influence you while your are in this state of "rebirth of the soul." The rest is between you and the Almighty Lord of the Universe. If you truly love Him, then He already Knows it and He will deal with each of us according to our hearts. So, now you have the introduction to the story of my coming into Islam and becoming Muslim. There is more on the Internet about this story and there are more pictures there as well. Please take the time to visit it and then please take the time to email me and let us come together to share in all truths based on proofs for understanding our origins and our purpose and goals in this life and the Next Life. And once again I thank you for your email today. If you hadn't sent it, I probably would still not have completed this task of putting down the story once and for all of how "Priest and Preachers Are Coming to Islam." May Allah guide you on your journey to all truth. Ameen. And May He open your heart and your mind to the reality of this world and the purpose of this life, ameen. Peace to you and Guidance from Allah the One Almighty God, Creator and Sustainer of all that exists. Your friend, Yusuf Estes At the end please listen to one of his 'wa'adh' ''IT'S JUST SUNNAH!!! http://www.islamindex.com/islamindex/download.aspx?id=8

Played football in sec school too.Tried to recruit girls to play but unfortunately there was no turn ups (early 90s)>>girls werent that interested. so ended as practice.Never touched the ball since then was more of a basketballer and tennis player. Observer >>>Pele is the king. Ive come to like the new guy Alex. He has been drafted to a turkish team now. Hope to c some wonders.

Mashallah thanks for the informative article. Your right on talking about usage of offensive language it has become the order of the day. And when you act wisely and use not such language ppl assume your crazy or weird. Its a shame really. Another problem we also face is people find apologising a very big load and a taint to their ego. Where it eases the soul as you put it behind yo and learn to be more careful in dealing with fellow human beings. In short because people no longer fear the accountability of their actions thus we fall into such mishaps. Apart from that Islam loves modesty in conversation and behaviour. May Allah keep us on the path. Jazkhallah Kheir

Mashallah May your love for Allah be more than for your angels and may He secure your bondage forever. May your angel love u more too.

This is a true story from the WordPerfect Helpline which was transcribed from a recording monitoring the customer care department. The employee was consequently fired after the incident (now I know why they record these conversations!). Helpline: "Ridge Hall computer assistance; may I help you?" Client: "Yes, well, I'm having trouble with WordPerfect." Helpline: "What sort of trouble?" Client: "Well, I was just typing along, and all of a sudden the words went away." Helpline: "Went away?" Client: "They disappeared." Helpline: "Hmmm. So what does your screen look like now?" Client: "Nothing." Helpline: "Nothing?" Client: "It's a blank; it won' t accept anything when I type." Helpline: "Are you still in WordPerfect, or did you get out?" Client: "How do I tell?" Helpline: "Can you see the C: prompt on the screen?" Client: "What's a sea-prompt?" Helpline: "Never mind, can you move your cursor around the screen?" Client: "There isn't any cursor: I told you, it won't accept anything I type." Helpline: "Does your monitor have a power indicator?" Client: "What's a monitor?" Helpline: "It's the thing with the screen on it that looks like a TV." "Does it have a little light that tells you when it's on?" Client: "I don't know." Helpline: "Well, then look on the back of the monitor and find where the power cord goes into it. Can you see that?" Client: "Yes, I think so." Helpline: "Great. Follow the cord to the plug, and tell me if it's plugged into the wall." Client: "Yes, it is." Helpline: "When you were behind the monitor, did you notice that there were two cables plugged into the back of it, not just one?" Client: "No." Helpline: "Well, there are. I need you to look back there again and find the other cable." Client: "Okay, here it is." Helpline: "Follow it for me, and tell me if it's plugged securely into the back of your computer." Client: "I can't reach." Helpline: "Uh huh. Well, can you see if it is?" Client: "No." Helpline: "Even if you maybe put your knee on something and lean way over?" Client: "Oh, it's not because I don't have the right angle - it's because it's dark." Helpline: "Dark?" Client: "Yes - the office light is off, and the only light I have is coming in from the window." Helpline: "Well, turn on the office light then." Client: "I can't." Helpline: "No? Why not?" Client: "Because there's a power failure." Helpline: "A power............a power failure? Aha, Okay, we've got it linked now. Do you still have the boxes and manuals and packing stuff your computer came in?" Client: "Well, yes, I keep them in the closet." Helpline: "Good. Go get them, and unplug your system and pack it up just like it was when you got it. Then take it back to the store you bought it from." Client: "Really? Is it that bad?" Helpline: "Yes, I'm afraid it is." Client: "Well, all right then, I suppose. What do I tell them?" Helpline: "Tell them you're too f**king stup*d to own a computer!!!"

A young honeymoon couple were touring southern Florida and happened to stop at one of the rattlesnake farms along the road. After seeing the sights, they engaged in small talk with the man that handled the snakes. "Gosh!" exclaimed the new bride. "You certainly have a dangerous job. Don't you ever get bitten by the snakes?" "Yes, on rare occasions," answered the handler. "Well," she continued, "just what do you do when you're bitten by a snake?" "I always carry a razor-sharp knife in my pocket, and as soon as I am bitten, I make deep criss-cross marks across the fang entry and then suck the poison from the wound." "What, uh...what would happen if you were to accidentally sit on a rattler?" persisted the woman. "Ma'am," answered the snake handler, "that will be the day I learn who my real friends are."

Qac Qaac Its got nothing to do with paranoia. Brother you forget that there is something called Awrah of the woman. She may not be naked in the terms of the galos when changing in changing room but according to shariah she is naked. And there is something called Haya>>she is sensitive to exposing herself unnecessarily so if there is a peping tomcat naturally she is scared. True sheherazade its the glimpse which matters. If Allah says a scent of a females perfume is Zinnah what about a glimpse??? May Allah protect us.

Viking Nyerere must be smiling! Cant disagree there but I beleive writers like the late Shabaan Robert will be joining in Raula, dada Sheng isnt formal swa.Its colourful but isnt the tip of the cake like swahili sanifu from the coasal regions like zanzibar and mombasa. Gedid, look at the positive side it may be a cause of unity in the african region where we still differences due to ethnicity or tribal attachment. The late Nyerere managed to unite all tanzanian due to this language there was no segregation and we never had an internal turmoil. His economic plans failed but he created a tolerant peaceful country. Long live Tanzania na ujamaa. Ameenah dada can give u free classes. Bila senti mmoja Kiswahili oyee, sasa mnasemaje wazee wenzangu?? Nyama choma wapi?? au Tarabu iko wapi?? Au tutakwenda sikiliza mawaidha msikiti gani--I say would love to experience the Lamu Maulid

Mashallah. Another beautiful read, looking forward to read more. Jazakallah Kheir

>>>>Never to late to learn another lingo July 6, 2004 Posted to the web July 6, 2004 Matome Sebelebele Addis Ababa The African Union (AU) has adopted Swahili as its official language, practicing what it has been preaching about the use of indigenous languages. Africa's widely spoken language had its first try here with outgoing AU chairperson Joaquim Chissano delivering his entire speech in Swahili, during the opening of the AU Heads of State and Government Summit, which began here this morning. Delegates including President Thabo Mbeki and Foreign Affairs Minister Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma welcomed the historic language with prolonged applause. About 50 million people in East Africa and Central Africa,particularly in Tanzania, including Zanzibar and Kenya speak Swahili. In addition to the two regions, many people in Uganda, Somalia,Mozambique, Malawi, Rwanda, Burundi, Zambia, and the Democratic Republic of Congo (formerly Zaire) speak Swahili as a first or secondlanguage. Although Swahili takes its roots from the African Bantu language, it is heavily influenced by Arabic as a result of the long-standing trade relationships in the region.The word Swahili means coast in Arabic. The dialect also had many contemporary words adapted from English. The Mozambican leader, who spoke the language eloquently, urged delegates and their countries to "learn" the language saying like any other the language was unique and "it has a lot of wisdom, culture and dignity" that would not be translated or found elsewhere. The move means that all AU documents would be printed in the language. This could however take months as it is a costly exercise to reprint documents. Since its days as the Organisation of African Unity (OAU), the continental organ has been using English, French and Arabic as its main languages emanating from colonial times, where Africans were forced to adopt the master's foreign languages. However, today's move was long overdue following calls to have an indigenous language with many African scholars and writers advocating the promotion of African languages in official documents, books and literature. Internationally renowned writers such as Kenyan Ngugi wa Thiongo, who himself writes in Swahili, and his South African counterpart E'skia Mphahlele, have constantly argued that the language would further enhance African Unity .

The only thing I can say is this topic needs to be censored.

These are the few names I remember , I dont know hows it written in somali correctly Asha ayan===cayan?? Basra Chawahir Deman Farhiya Hibo Haweyah ishadi Iman Lulu==>lul Sadho Seido Yurub >>>Will be glad to be corrected. Learn from mistakes