It is narrated that the prophet, may God’s peace and blessings be upon him, said:
ألا أخبركم بأحبكم إلي وأقربكم مني مجالس يوم القيامة أحاسنكم أخلاقاً؟ الموطأون أكنافاً، الذين يألفون ويؤلفون. ألا أخبركم بأبغضكم إلي وأبعدكم مني مجالس يوم القيامة؟ الثرثارون المتفيهقون.
“Shall I tell you of those of you that are most beloved to me […]
Archive for March, 2007
First off, Suleiman does it again. It’s been said before and it’s still true: the man is a gem. He’s gone and recovered Noha’s comment that was chewed up by the server move. Yay!
He’s also posted a video of his first stand-up gig in a comedy club in D.C. and it’s first rate. Check it […]
Mohamed Abdelhamid Ahmed
Published March 15th, 2007 in History, Islamic Movement, Politics and Quotes. 1 CommentThis is the third abridged translation of a bio of one of the figures of the modern Islamic movement as told in the book by sh. Abdullah al-Uqail.
They called him “father of the collegians” because he was one of the first group of university students to work with Imam Hasan al-Banna to establish the Muslim […]
Lives in the balance
Published March 15th, 2007 in History, Politics, Reminiscing, U.S. and music. 6 Comments“Those who deny freedom to others deserve it not for themselves.” This was today’s quote: the words of Abraham Lincoln. Fitting given today’s world.
One Friday halaqa early in my days at Stanford the main segment was a PBS Frontline documentary about various aspects of American foreign policy. As the end credits rolled music was playing […]
Five only answers
Published March 14th, 2007 in Blogging about the blog, Inspirational, Islam, Quotes and Reminiscing. 4 CommentsApologies for staying away for so long. I’ve been trying to write my 3rd episode in the discussion on humor, and it’s taking a long time. The primary reason for that is that when I decided to do just a little bit of research I found many more sources, and so many more examples, than […]
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