Pay homage to real hip hop you bastards.

How many times your going to have The Fugees, A Tribe Called Quest, and Busta on the same track?

I get chills everytime I hear this song, and messes me up more when I watch the video as frequent as I do

and while your at it, Lauryn Hill is BACK!

Click the pic to download her new song World is a Hustle

I do encourage everyone to download the track. Its a very good track and was honestly the 1st and last track I listened to on my way to my camping trip...She still sounds like the same Lauryn making timeless hits as she has done for us in the past.

 Such a pity that it was the proverbial flying visit because Melbourne has so much to see, and I think that Ali would loved to have seen more, especially of the markets and the op-shops.   So there's a plan for next time!!!

Maddy and Michael you are the perfect hosts - thank you!

I Sundsvall regnar det otroligt mycket i dag. Vi har äntligen börjat terminen och det känns som att vi har galet mycket arbete framför oss. Jag är rädd. Hur hänger det i Stockholm, Stinish? Jag antar att du också har en massa arbete att göra.

Muhammad Ali (born Cassius Marcellus Clay Jr. on January 17, 1942) is a retired American boxer and former three-time World Heavyweight Champion. To date, he remains the only man to have won the linear heavyweight championship three times (the linear title is recognized by tracing an - almost - unbroken lineage of titleholders going back over 100 years, with nearly every champion defeating the previous titleholder in the ring). Ali was also the winner of an Olympic Light-heavyweight gold medal. In 1999, Ali was crowned "Sportsman of the Century" by Sports Illustrated and the BBC.

Ali was born in Louisville, Kentucky. He was named after his father, Cassius Marcellus Clay Sr., who was named for the 19th century abolitionist and politician Cassius Clay. Ali changed his name after joining the Nation of Islam in 1964, subsequently converted to Sunni Islam in 1975 and then Sufism.

Religion and name change

After winning the championship from Liston in 1964, Clay revealed that he was a member of the Nation of Islam (often called the Black Muslims at the time) and the Nation gave Clay the name Cassius X, discarding his surname as a symbol of his ancestors' enslavement, as had been done by other Nation members. On Friday, March 6, 1964, Malcolm X took Clay on a guided tour of the United Nations building (for a second time). Malcolm X announced that Clay would be granted his "X." That same night, Elijah Muhammad recorded a statement over the phone to be played over the radio that Clay would be renamed Muhammad (one who is worthy of praise) Ali (fourth rightly guided caliph). Only a few journalists (most notably Howard Cosell) accepted it at that time. Venerable boxing announcer Don Dunphy addressed the champion by his adopted name, as did British reporters. The adoption of this name symbolized his new identity as a member of the Nation of Islam.

Clay had discovered the Nation during a Golden Gloves tournament in Chicago in 1959, even writing a high school report on the organization. His school teachers at Louisville Central High were alarmed that a youngster with that much potential expressed interest in the nationalist faith. They dissuaded him from becoming involved. Many sportswriters of the early 1960s reported that it was Ali's brother, Rudy Clay, who converted to Islam first (estimating the date as 1962). Others wrote that Clay had been seen at Muslim rallies two years before he fought Liston. Ali's own version is that he did buy a copy of the "Muhammad Speaks" newspaper from a Muslim in Chicago, and a 45 rpm record by Minister Louis X (later Farrakhan) called "A White Man's Heaven is a Black Man's Hell."

Aligning himself with the Nation of Islam made him a lightning rod for controversy, turning the outspoken but popular champion into one of that era's most recognizable and controversial figures. Appearing at rallies with Nation of Islam leader Elijah Muhammad and declaring his allegiance to him at a time when mainstream America viewed them with suspicion — if not outright hostility — made Ali a target of outrage, as well as suspicion. Ali seemed at times to provoke such reactions, with viewpoints that wavered from support for civil rights to outright support of separatism. For example, Ali once stated, in relation to integration: "We who follow the teachings of Elijah Muhammad don't want to be forced to integrate. Integration is wrong. We don't want to live with the white man; that's all."^[6] And in relation to inter-racial marriage: "No intelligent black man or black woman in his or her right black mind wants white boys and white girls coming to their homes to marry their black sons and daughters."^[6] Indeed, Ali's religious beliefs at the time included the notion that the white man was "the devil" and that white people were not "righteous." Ali claimed that white people hated black people.

Ali converted from the Nation of Islam sect to mainstream Sunni Islam in 1975. In a 2004 autobiography, written with daughter Hana Yasmeen Ali, Muhammad Ali attributes his conversion to the shift toward Sunni Islam made by W.D. Muhammad after he gained control of the Nation of Islam upon the death of Elijah Muhammad in 1975.

Personal life

Muhammad Ali has been married four times and has seven daughters and two sons. Ali met his first wife, cocktail waitress Sonji Roi, approximately one month before they married on August 14, 1964. Roi's objections to certain Muslim customs in regard to dress for women contributed to the breakup of their marriage. They divorced on January 10, 1966.

On August 17, 1967, Ali (aged 25) married 17-year old Belinda Boyd. After the wedding, she converted to Islam and changed her name to Khalilah Ali, though she was still called Belinda by old friends and family. They had four children: Maryum (b. 1968), Jamillah and Liban (b. 1970), and Muhammad Ali Jr. (b. 1972).

However, Ali began an affair with a young woman named Veronica Porsche in 1975. By the summer of 1977, Ali's second marriage was over and he had married Veronica. At the time of their marriage, they had a baby girl, Hana, and Veronica was pregnant with their second child. Their second daughter, Laila, was born in December of 1977. By 1986, Ali and Veronica were divorced.

On November 19, 1986, Ali married Yolanda Ali. They had been friends since 1964 in Louisville. Their mothers were close friends, although Lonnie has publicly denied the popular notion that Muhammad Ali was once her babysitter. They have one adopted son, Asaad.

Ali has two other daughters, Miya and Khaliah, from extramarital relationships.

Esse final de semana eu to meio nerd o.o
Ontem a gente ia fazer uma festa pro ali de despedida, já que ele ia pro paraná, mas a isadora chegou e comentou sobre a festa na frente do ali, esquecendo que era surpresa ¬¬
A isa até chorou do ali ir embora= z
Ai quando chegamos na casa do ali pra depois ir pra casa da samantha, a mãe dele disse que ia ficar em são paulo mesmo, IUODUIHDAHIUAS o ali surtou
E lá eu também descobri que a pri tinha dito da festa pra ele quinta ¬¬
Nós fizemos a festa pro ali, jogamos wii, e chegamos a uma conclusao: a bianca nao sabe jogar MESMO wii aiuosdhsiahdisahdishdas
E a gente também acabou nem comendo muito, mas sim jogando um no outro, foi muito disperdício o.o
Eu pelo menos nao taquei nada, nao queria sair de lá fedendo bolo ou bolinha de queijo
Ai meu pai levou o pc no cláudio pra formatar quinta, estou instalando coisas aé hoje o.o Nem eu sabia o quanto de programa eu tinha UIADOAHDIAUS
E meu pai resolve colocar um HD de 160 no pc antigo, o de 1gb de ram o.o
Ele vai levar pra praia o/ Eu to instalando minhas coisas nele (d
Hoje eu ia sair com o pietro ou com a vick ou com os dois, mas os dois acabaram desmarcando u-u
Amanha eu acho que vou na casa do ali
E eu preciso ir na galeria do rock, acho que vou com o pietro çç.
Sexta tem aniversário da camila =D
E sábado vou no parque villa lobos com o pessoal da escola \o/

Tchat tchau o/

Ahmad al-Tijani, on of the most prominent saints in Fes these days. His zaouia is particularly popular with pilgrims making the Hajj coming from West Africa. The Arabic text next to the picture- not pictured here- reads: 'The sheik Saint Ahmad al-Tijani was a man virtuous, pious and (qūran- not sure of this word), a Sufi and the sheik of the brotherhood (ţariqa) that traces its origin to him.  Originally from Algeria, he immigrated to the city of Fes and adopted it as his residence. Many followed after him in Morocco and in black Africa. Finally, he died in the city of Fes around the year 1165 of the Hajira and was buried in it; God have mercy on him.'

A scene depicting 'The battle of Said 'Ali with Ra's al-Ghul (the demon's head, al-ghul being the source of the English word ghoul, incidentally).' The caption inside of Ali's halo reads 'our master (saiduna) 'Ali.'  John Renard writes concerning this particular iconographic subject: 'Pictures of 'Ali engaged in combat against the demon of woeful countenance known as Ra's al-Ghul are among the most prominent North African examples of this first type [images of religious heroes]. Here Muhammad's son-in-law displays the essential trait of the religious hero, willingness to engage the forces of evil and injustice. 'Ali usually dispatches the demon with a stroke of his forked sword, Dhu 'l-Faqar (the cleaver), which he inherited from Muhammad. The sword provides a natural iconographic clue to the hero's identity.' (Seven Doors to Islam, pp. 97-8)

'Ali, along with his two sons, is also featured in another panel on the poster, with 'Ali seated and his sons standing next to him- not nearly as exciting as the one above. If you are at all familiar with Islam you will probably be aware that veneration of 'Ali is most often associated with Shia Islam; however, Sufism in general from its initial stages had a high place for 'Ali, and continues to do so in various forms. This is especially true in North Africa: 'North African tradition, particularly in Tunisia, regards 'Ali as a high exemplar for youth. He was "the first adolescent to have embraced the new religion without ever having previously bowed down to any idol or worshipped a deity other than God." 'Ali is morever the father of two sons who model ideal behavior for young people. Before they were martyrs, Hasan and Husayn were children of a heroic father. And as youthful martyrs, the two embody innocence and purity standing firm in the face of evil.' (Ibid.)

Here we have a picture of the tomb of Muhammad, 'the exalted prophet' according to the text above the tomb. Obviously, this an image that would resonate all across the Islamic world, though I suspect it has a special resonance in North Africa where the tombs of saints are particularly important as sources of baraka, blessing/grace/power.

One more- the famous Buraq, the winged creature that features in the story of Muhammad's Night Journey.

Tchau o/

Muslime verabschieden gemeinsame Berechnungsgrundlagen

In einer Pressemitteilung teilte der Sprecher des Koordinationsrats der Muslime in Deutschland Ali Kizilkaya mit, dass der Beginn des muslimischen Fastenmonats Ramadan im Jahre 1429 nach islamischer Zeitrechnung am 1.September 2008 beginnt und am 29. September 2008 endet. Damit wird das Ramadanfest am 30.September 2008 gefeiert. So begehen erstmalig in Deutschland alle großen Verbände den Ramadan und Fest des Fastenbrechens zum selben Zeitpunkt.

Ali Kizilkaya beglückwünschte die Muslime zum kommenden Fastenmonat und wünschte ihnen „Gottes Segen, Barmherzigkeit und Güte für diese segensreiche Zeit“. Er erinnerte die Muslime an den Sinn und Gehalt des Fastens und sagte, „dass diese Zeit besonders für die Solidarität mit den Schwachen und Armen in der Welt genutzt werden sollte“.

In einer Arbeitsgruppe des KRM arbeiteten die Verbände in den letzten Monaten an einer gemeinsamen Grundlage für die Berechnung des jeweiligen Monatsbeginns und des Monatsendes.

Hierbei folgten die im Koordinationsrat der Muslime in Deutschland KRM vertretenen Verbände der von der OIC, der Organisation der Islamischen Konferenz bereits im Jahre 1978 erarbeiteten Grundlage, dass der neue Monat nach der Geburt des Neumonds mit der berechneten möglichen frühesten Sichtung an jedem Ort der Welt beginnt.

Die unterschiedlichen wissenschaftlichen Berechnungsmethoden der Verbände wurden zugunsten der Einheit der Muslime in Deutschland zurückgestellt bzw. harmonisiert.

„Der einheitliche Beginn des Fastenmonats Ramadans und das gemeinsame Begehen des anschließenden Festes hat für uns eine fundamentale muslimische Priorität“ bekannte der Sprecher Kizilkaya dann auch heute in Köln.

Perang Jamal telah berlaku di antara dua pasukan tentera kaum Muslimin. Pasukan pertama telah diketuai oleh Amirul Mukminin Ali bin Abi Talib Radhiallahu ‘Anhu dan pasukan kedua pula telah diketuai oleh Ummul Mukminin ‘Aisyah Radhiallahu ‘Anha. Setelah terjadinya peperangan tersebut, sebahagian umat Islam mula memberikan pelbagai-bagai sangkaan terhadap apa yang telah berlaku di antara Amirul Mukminin dan Ummul Mukminin. Ada di antara mereka yang menyokong Amirul Mukminin Ali bin Abi Talib sambil memburuk-burukkan Ummul Mukminin ‘Aisyah dan begitulah sebaliknya. Umat Islam kembali mengalami perpecahan kerana kebingungan masing-masing.

Apakah sebenarnya yang telah berlaku di antara mereka sehingga menyebabkan berlakunya peperangan ini? Jadi pihak kami (Badan Dakwah dan Kepimpinan 2006) telah mengambil inisiatif membalas dan menjelaskan segala tohmahan dan kekeliruan yang telah dilemparkan kepada Sahabat Nabi S.A.W sebagaimana sabda baginda :

“Janganlah kamu mencerca para sahabatku…” dan

firman Allah S.W.T :

“…Sesungguhnya Allah telah REDHA kepada mereka (Muhajirin dan Ansar) dan mereka juga telah redha kepada-Nya…” (Surah At-Taubah : ayat 100).

PEMBERONTAKAN UMMUL MUKMININ KEPADA AMIRUL MUKMININ?

Benarkah Perang Jamal adalah satu gerakan pemberontakan kepada Amirul Mukminin Ali bin Abi Talib? Perang Jamal bermula apabila ‘Aisyah, Thalhah dan Az-Zubair Radhiallahu ‘Anhum serta orang-orang yang bersama dengan mereka telah pergi ke Basrah. Mereka mula bertolak apabila mendengar pengangkatan Ali bin Abi talib sebagai Amirul Mukminin yang baru selepas Amirul Mukminin Uthman Radhiallahu ‘Anhu dibunuh atas sebab fitnah yang telah dilemparkan oleh pemberontak-pemberontakan. Pemberontak-pemberontak tersebut tidak lain adalah golongan mereka yang telah memendamkan perasaan dendam dan dengki terhadap Amirul Mukminin Uthman Radhiallahu ‘Anhu. Melihatkan pemergian tersebut, Amirul Mukminin Ali juga mengambil inisiatif untuk pergi ke Basrah bersama dengan pasukannya. Apabila menghampiri kota Basrah, kedua-dua pasukan Muslimin ini telah bertembung dan dengan itu berlakulah satu peperangan yang telah dinamai dengan peperangan Jamal. Ia telah dinamakan dengan sedemikian adalah kerana, Ummul Mukminin ‘Aisyah Radhiallahu ‘Anha ketika itu sedang berada di atas unta (Jamal).

Dalam peristiwa tersebut telah timbul kepada sekalian umat Islam dua persoalan. Yang pertama : kenapakah Ummul Mukminin ‘Aisyah Radhiallahu ‘Anha dan pasukannya bertolak menuju ke kota Basrah? Yang kedua ialah : Kenapakah kedua-dua pasukan tersebut bertembung dan berperang di antara satu sama lain?

Bagi menjawab soalan pertama orang mula memberikan pendapat mereka masing-masing dan daripada pendapat-pendapat yang serong inilah terjadinya perpecahan yang amat besar kepada umat Islam.

Di antara pendapat-pendapat tersebut ialah, ada yang berkata mereka (‘Aisyah dan pasukannya) keluar kerana mereka ingin melucutkan Amirul Mukminin Ali daripada jawatannya, ada yang berkata mereka keluar kerana kebencian mereka terhadap Ali, dan ada juga yang berkata mereka keluar kerana ingin menyatu padukan umat Islam selepas perpecahan yang berlaku semasa pemerintahan khalifah Uthman bin Affan. Dalam hal ini, Al-Imam Ibnu Hazm Rahimahullah telah berkata :

“Dan adapun (pemergian ke Basrah) Ummul Mukminin (‘Aisyah), Az-Zubair dan Thalhah Radhiallahu ‘Anhum berserta orang-orang yang bersama dengan mereka tidaklah mereka sedikitpun ingin membatalkan kekhalifahan Ali (Radhiallahu ‘Anhu), mereka tidak (juga) mencabar jawatan tersebut, mereka tidak menyebut apa-apa kecacatan yang merendahkan beliau (Ali Radhiallahu ‘Anhu) daripada jawatan tersebut, tidak juga bertujuan mengangkat khalifah yang baru yang lain dan tidak memperbaharui bai’ah kepada sesiapa yang lain. Ini adalah sesuatu yang tidak dapat diingkari oleh sesiapa dengan apa cara jua.

Kebenaran yang sebenar yang tidak memiliki apa-apa permasalahan padanya adalah mereka tidak pergi ke Basrah untuk memerangi Ali atau menentangnya atau mencabut bai’h daripadanya…yang benar mereka berangkat ke Basrah tidak lain (adalah) untuk menutup (daripada berlakunya) perpecahan yang baru dalam Islam disebabkan peristiwa pembunuhan yang zalim ke atas Amirul Mukminin Uthman Radhiallahu ‘Anhu.” [al-fishal fi al-milal wa al-ahwa’ wa al-nihal, (ditahqiq oleh Ahmad Syams Ad-Din; Dar Al-Kutub Al-Ilmiah, Beirut, 1996), jilid 3, ms.83]

Berdasarkan penerangan di atas, jelas kepada kita semua jawapan kenapakah Ummul Mukminin ‘Aisyah Radhiallahu ‘Anha berserta pasukannya pergi ke kota Basrah. Cubalah berfikir secara positif, manakah mungkin mereka yang telah diredhai oleh Allah S.W.T melakukan perkara yang ditegahnya iaitu memutuskan silatur rahim. Mereka juga adalah orang yang selalu berada di sisi Rasulullah S.A.W, mengikuti sunnah baginda, berhijrah bersama baginda, berperang bersama baginda dalam setiap peperangan yang baginda lalui dan memberikan janji taat setia (bai’ah) kepada baginda di bawah pokok. Di bawah ini akan dijelaskan kenapakah peperangan tersebut boleh berlaku sedangkan mereka adalah orang yang telah dijanjikan syurga oleh Tuhan Sekalian Alam.

KENAPAKAH BERLAKUNYA PEPERANGAN JAMAL?

Al-Imam Ibnu Hazm Rahimahullah berkata lagi, pasukan Ali (Radhiallahu ‘Anhu) turut ke Basrah bukan untuk memerangi pasukan ‘Aisyah tetapi untuk bersatu dengan mereka, menguatkan mereka dan menyatukan (kembali) umat Islam (di bawah satu panji) dalam menghadapi peristiwa pembunuhan Uthman (Radhiallahu ‘Anhu). [Al-Fishal, jilid 3, ms. 83]

Akan tetapi pada waktu yang sama terdapat sebahagian daripada pemberontak-pemberontak pada zaman Uthman yang menyelimutkan diri mereka di dalam kalangan umat Islam telah melihat rombongan pasukan ‘Aisyah pergi ke Basrah. Mereka mula menyalakan kembali api fitnah bahawa pemergian tersebut adalah kerana perpecahan daripada khalifah Ali. Namun, apabila mereka mendapat pengetahuan bahawa pasukan ‘Aisyah dan pasukan Ali telah bersatu mereka merasa amat bimbang dan cemas. Ini kerana selagi mana umat Islam tidak berada di bawah satu pemerintahan tentulah mereka akan terselamat daripada segala tindakan. Sebaliknya jika umat Islam kembali bersatu, mereka pasti akan dihukum oleh kesatuan umat Islam tersebut.

Oleh kerana itulah mereka cuba memikirkan bagaimanakah caranya untuk memecahkan kembali kesatuan pasukan Ali dan pasukan ‘Aisyah Radhiallahu ‘Anhuma. Akhirnya mereka telah mengeluarkan satu pendapat dan akhirnya ia terlaksana dengan berlakunya peperangan Jamal. Sejarah hitam itu bermula pada awal pagi ketika mentari masih lagi belum memancarkan cahayanya, pasukan pemberontak mula menyerang pasukan ‘Aisyah. Dalam suasana terperanjat daripada tidur yang lena, masing-masing menjadi kelam kabut dalam suasana yang gelap gelita. Pasukan ‘Aisya mula menyangka bahawa pasukan Ali telah berlaku khianat dan menyerang mereka. Sebagai tindakan untuk mempertahankan diri, mereka mengangkat senjata dan membalas serangan yang telah dilakukan oleh pasukan pemberontak kepada pasukan Ali (kerana sangkaan mereka pasukan Ali yang menyerang). Pasukan Ali pula menyangka pasukan ‘Aisyah telah memberontak dan menyerang mereka. Dengan itu, mereka juga turut menyerang balas serangan yang dilakukan sebagai tindakan untuk mempertahankan diri mereka. Tanpa disangka dan diduga, berlakulah peperangan Jamal sekalipun kedua-dua belah pihak tidak mempunyai apa-apa niat untuk mengadakan peperangan. Dalam hal ini Al-Imam Ibnu Kathir memperincikannya dan ditulis di dalam kitab Al-Bidayah Wa An-Nihayah :

“Orang-orangpun merasa tenang lagi lega (kerana persatuan tersebut)… pada waktu malamnya kedua-dua pihak bermalam dalam keadaan yang sebaik-baiknya. Akan tetapi, pembunuh Uthman melalui malam tersebut dalam keadaan seburuk-buruknya. Mereka berbincang dan bersepakat untuk mencetuskan peperangan pada pagi esoknya. Mereka bangun sebelum terbitnya fajar, jumlah mereka menghampiri 1000 orang. Masing-masing kelompok bergabung dengan pasukannya lalu menyerang mereka (pasukan ‘Aisyah) dengan pedang. Setiap golongan bergegas menuju kaumnya untuk melindungi mereka. Orang-orang (pasukan ‘Aisyah) bangun dari tidur dan terus mengangkat senjata. Mereka berkata : “Penduduk Kufah (pasukan Ali) menyerbu kita pada malam hari, mereka mengkhianati kita!”

Mereka (pasukan ‘Aisyah) menyangka bahawa para penyerang itu berasal dari pasukan Ali. Suasana huru hara tersebut sampai ke pengetahuan Ali, lalu beliau bertanya: “Apa yang terjadi kepada orang ramai?” Mereka menjawab: “Penduduk Basrah (pasukan ‘Aisyah) menyerang kita!”

Maka kedua-dua pihak mengangkat senjata masing-masing, mengenakan (memakai) baju perang dan menaiki kuda masing-masing. Tidak ada seorang jua yang mengetahui apakah yang sebenarnya terjadi.”

[al-Bidayah wa An-Nihayah, jilid 7, ms. 227]

Pada waktu perang sedang berlangsung, Ummul Mukminin ‘Aisyah Radhiallahu ‘Anha sedang berada di atas pelana untanya. ‘Aisyah tidak ikut berperang dan juga tidak mengarah sesiapa berperang. Ini telah dijelaskan oleh Syeikhul Islam Ibnu Taimiyyah Rahimahullah di dalam kitabnya Minhaj As-Sunnah. Beliau mengatakan bahawa Ummul Mukminin ‘Aisyah Radhiallahu ‘Anha tidak diperangi dan tidak juga melibatkan dirinya dalam peperangan. Beliau menjangkakan pemergiannya ke Basrah terdapat kemaslahatan kepada umat Islam tetapi ternyata meninggalkan pemergiannya tersebut adalah lebih baik. Maka setelah itu apabila beliau mengingat kembali pemergiannya beliau akan menangis sehingga tangisan itu membasahi kain tudungnya.

Dengan penelitian yang telah dilakukan oleh para ilmuan Ahl Sunnah Wal Jamaah jelaslah bahawa ini bukanlah satu peperangan yang telah dirancang oleh kedua-dua pihak. Sesungguhnya janganlah kita mengatakan sesuatu yang buruk kepada para ahli syurga kerana kita sendiri belum mengetahui adakah kita termasuk dalam kalangan mereka (ahli syurga). Jika kita mendengar sebarang keburukan mereka maka diamkanlah dan sebutkanlah kebaikan yang telah mereka lakukan. Semoga segala usaha kita memperbaikkan nama mereka di pandangan masyarakat akan mendapat ganjarannya daripada Allah S.W.T.

]]> http://mohammedjawad.wordpress.com/?p=197 Wed, 27 Aug 2008 17:27:00 +0000 mohammedjawad http://mohammedjawad.wordpress.com/?p=197 en islamiske ummah ser i dag frem til oprettelsen af den islamiske stat, Khilafah Rashidah (Det Retsindige Kalifat). Den længes efter tilbagevendelsen af det islamiske styre i sit liv. Den brænder for at frelse sig selv fra splittelsen, ydmygelsen og svækkelsen, som regenterne, der er loyale over for de vestlige kolonistater, har kastet muslimerne ud i. Den islamiske ummah glæder sig til realiseringen af Profetens (Må Allah’s fred & velsignelser være over ham) glædelige meddelelse, hvori han sagde:

“Dernæst vil der være en Khilafah efter Profetens metode”. Berettet af Imam Ahmad.

Derfor begyndte det kolonialistiske Vesten at mobilisere sine agenter blandt regenterne og deres medieapparater og muftier til at føre en smædekampagne mod det islamiske styre samt bagvaske Khilafah-systemet. Formålet er at aflede muslimerne fra vejen til deres ære, styrke og enhed under Islams banner i Khilafah-staten. Den ene gang påstår de, at Shari’ah ikke forpligter arbejdet for etablering af Khilafah-staten! En anden gang legitimerer de implementeringen af de uislamiske, kufr-systemer og love… En tredje gang påstår de, at oprettelsen af Khilafah-staten er “urealistisk”! Trods det faktum, at Vesten og dens håndlangere bekriger oprettelsen af Khilafah-staten på bestialsk vis, grundet deres erkendelse af Khilafahs snarlige tilbagevenden, og dens trussel mod deres kolonialisme og hegemoni. Og grundet deres erkendelse af, at Khilafah-staten er den eneste vej til befrielsen af muslimerne og deres tilbagevenden som én magtfuld ummah, som Allah (swt) befalede:

“Sandelig, dette er jeres ummah (nation), én ummah. Og Jeg er jeres Herre, tilbed derfor Mig (alene)” (OQM. Al-Anbiya’ 21:92)

Vi opfordrer derfor enhver muslim til at deltage i denne konference, som vil sætte fokus på islamiske løsningsmodeller til aktuelle sager, som vedrører den islamiske ummah i den islamiske verden, heriblandt politiske, økonomiske, uddannelsesmæssige, indenrigspolitiske sager samt ikke-muslimernes tilstand under Khiafah-staten. Derudover vil der fremlægges løsninger til aktuelle industrielle, sociale, retslige samt udenrigspolitiske sager. Allahs (swt) siger:

“Er det da en jahiliyyah-lov (uvidenhedslov), de ønsker? Hvem er da bedre end Allah til at lovgive for et folk, der har vished” (OQM Al-Ma’idah 5:50)

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Først og fremmest tænker jeg på: Hvad er det for noget vrøvl! for hvordan skal man udnævne en kalif? og hvem skal han kalifere? (efterfølge) profeten? der dukker selvfølgelig 2 vigtige spørgesmål op her! den første er hvordan vælges en kalif for hvis vi ser på den sunni-muslimske lovskole og hvordan der blev valgt en kalif så er det jo klart at det ikke er en bestemt formel, for lad os gennemgå hvordan hver "kalif" efter profeten blev valgt.

1. Abu-Bakr: en forsamling (al-saqifa) mødtes men profeten Muhammed (PBUH) var ved at begraves, her blev der diskuteret frem og tilbage fra højre og venstre side for hvem der skulle vælges og efter at være blevet uvenner og en masse forbandelser kastet over hinanden, faldt valget over Abu-bakr!

2. Omar: Der var næsten ikke særlig mange til at afgøre dette, Abu-bakr udnævnte omar som kalif :D

3. Othman: Før Omar døde dannede han en samling bestående af :imam Ali, Othman Ibn affan, abdurahman ibn awf, Sa `d ibn Abi Waqqas, Al-Zubayr, Talhah

Al-zubayr var ude af medine, og kunne derfor ikke være med i udvælgelsen af khilafat, valget faldt (uden overraskelse) på Othman, visse kilder nævner speciffike årsager, men anyhow...

4. Imam ALi.: Efter drabet af othman, Valgte folket ikke overraskende imam Ali, her blev han leder i 5 år, før han blev dræbt af Abdel Rahman ibn Muljem...

5. Muawiya: Han gjorde ikke særlig meget foruden at røve kalifatet Efter at have forgiftet og dræbt alle hans modstandere, heriblandt Imam Al-hAssan.

6. Yazid søn af muawiya: Han Arvede kalifatet fra sin fader som var det en Kongerige, bemærkelsesværdigt, dræbte han profetens barnebarn, og han er ophavsmand af en meget skandaløs digt, som vil blive omtalt senere henne....

Nu har vi jeg, redegjort for hvordan de første 4 kaliffer blev valgt! er det mon guds vilje at forvirre os? selvfølgeligt vil alle sige nej til dette spørgesmål, men så dukker den der er mere pinlig! hvis det ikke er guds vilje, hvilken metode har gud så valgt til os? den første, anden, tredje, fjerde, femte eller sjette?

men lad os ligge alle disse sager på hylden, for har profeten ikke udnævnt en kalif? hvis han ikke har så burde vi normale mennesker jo ikke gøre det? for gør vi det, så er det ensbetydende med at vi er i gang med en innovation af troen(bid'a) og det er som bekendt Haram!

Men lad os se bort fra det, profeten valgte ikke en kalif, men så måtte han give os en metode til at vælge en!
vil Allah have hele menneskeheden efter profeten Muhammed leve efter præislamiske principper?  hvor den rige "hustler" den fattige? hvor renten er på 300% om året?

Fortsættes imorgen ....

Doesn't sound like a brush off granted.

I will breezily reply later.

Matt

ps yes I can be little neurotic/paranoid

Friday night I was keen as mustered to go out “on it” trying to rouse the troops provide damn difficult, normal drink companion’s were ether partnered up, working or inconsiderably away!?!

Sat at home watching tv great start to the bank holiday weekend even worse a girl I had met at a party around Christmas time (didn’t remember meeting her even after I saw pic’s of us together on fb lol) was out & seemed interested in meeting up I didn’t fancy lone gunning it to meet up with her. It transpired I must had made a very good impression on her as she wasn’t having a great night dumped her friends & got a taxi to my house much to my house mate amusement.

I never had a girl turn up to my door like that, ok I never enlightened her to the fact I couldn’t remember her one jot!

So Friday night was a success & I never had to move off the couch.

Saturday night was a mutely run ending in Oceana the troops had assembled & Fran was down (boy now lives in bath) & at the age of 25 has had enough of being called Fran & is going to use his middle name James. As we are good friends and supportive that night we all decided to use are middle names as the drinking continued much confusion ensued lol.

Sunday Morning I was furious “S” had text me earlier in the week about meeting up at the weekend. I said Sunday heard nothing back, text on Sat saying Id be at her’s Sunday morning just after 10am (normal time for us to meet) checked face book Sunday morning I had received a wall post from her Sat asking what are plans were Sunday. 10am Im stood outside her house and she’s not in or not answering the door also not answering her phone :( after 4-5 missed phone calls & one very stroppy text I get a reply along the lines of “we never arranged a time to meet”!?! Yes technically true but she had credit & knew what time I was turning up and just let me.

My house mate refuses to talk to me about the situation. Which is good & I think I shall do the same with my mates from now on your give an ear to listen, pass on advice once, twice, thrice & that’s it. Just say” I'm not even going to discus it with you any more, you know what happens & what will happen but you still put yourself through it”

Sadly I’m not surprised, had an inkling that outcome was the only one that morning. I know her so well that I can tell when she’s push- push pushing people away, this time it looks like she’s pushed me right in to somebody else arms. I feel I had to be stood there that morning to realise I needed to let it & her go.

I’ve blanked her since.

Sunday was a Barbican afternoon run which took in watching “mad dog” on the court steps & end up north hill in what I like to call the “Cuba effect”

The Cuba effect is when you fall out of a night club. Annabells being this one in particular & end up going Cuba bar for no other reason then its open. You end up wasting the very wee small hours there & getting home 4 or 5ish. Being an ex student I have Cuba effect if your a towny you have the very similar if not so nice Clipper effect

Monday spent being very very tired. I pick up Ali (dial-a-girl girl lol) had a lovely lunch out the Crocked Inn I do recommend the place. we sat in the beer garden watching mother duck & her four fluffy ducklings amble past, Then Ice cream at the beach afterwards all very quaint.

I quite like Ali, seeing her later this week Thursday I think.

On to the topic at hand!

Most everyone has one at some point in their lives. You hate it, it's garbage, and being seen with it is embarrassing, but you bear it and make the best you can. While some may find this to be an accurate description of parents, I'm referring to your first car. I've had mine for a couple years now, and in 2 days she'll be gone. This is a tribute.

Here she is, my (searched image of a) 1998 Dodge Stratus. Crappy, ain't she? First I'd like to point out that this wasn't actually my first car. Before this I had a 1994 pickup of some sort. It was red, standard, and had holes in the dashboard from high heels. Needless to say, that thing was abused to all hell, and nobody was surprised when the transmission dropped out of it. Why isn't this topic about that? Because I wasn't the one who paid for it, that's why. And that's digression.

I bought the Stratus in February of 2006. My truck had just died, and I was looking for a quick replacement. I had basically no savings, about $800 was it. So I went to some of the smaller used car lots. Eventually I ended up at a small place in Belle River, owned by a man that my grandfather knew. After a couple trips out there, test-driving a few cars, I decided on a the Stratus. Why a purple car? It wasn't the manliest choice, but it was the cheapest thing that didn't seem like it was going to fall apart. I ended up getting a loan from the kind people at Citi Financial, put my $800 down as a deposit, and drove her home.

Notice where I said 'didn't seem like it was going to fall apart'? Looks can be deceiving. The very next morning, I pulled her out of the garage, and noticed that there was a large puddle of oil on the floor. Which is strange, since I've never actually kept oil pooled on the floor. So back I went to see what the fuck the problem was. And what a problem it was. The head gasket was blown. Now, lemon laws would cover it, but I'd sprung for the extra warranty anyway, so it was covered. What it meant was I had to drive around the shop truck for a couple of days, holding onto the door handle for dear life, since that was the best way to keep the door attached to the thing. When I picked the Stratus up, everything worked fine, and life was good.

The thing about living in the area I do, is that when the temperature changes, it changes fast. We don't have seasons like Spring and Autumn, we have 2 modes. Ice and fire. Ice was no problem, since the heater worked perfectly fine, but when did that lovely overnight switch to fire, my car decided that it didn't agree with my decision to use the air conditioner, and refused to kick out any cold air. Back to the dealership, where I hoped it was under warranty. Wasn't, but my Grandfather's friend was kind enough to do it anyway, and then charge the insurance people for something else. Makes sense to me at least. But that was it I was told, no more favours. It suited me fine, since I'd paid off the car by then, and was starting to save up money again. Plus, I worked at a garage anyway, so I figured that it wouldn't be that bad. Everything was fine, and an entire year passed without a problem whatsoever.

One day, driving 140km/h down a back road, I 'neglected' to slow down when coming to a road that crossed and made a decently large bump. This, everyone, was the first time that I'd ever made a car fly. I landed rather hard, and the cd in the stereo started skipping. I somehow managed to screw it up, and to this day, A Fever You Can't Sweat Out will not eject from the thing. The radio is fine though, so I didn't really mind until I started noticing oil leaking again. I checked it myself, and it wasn't the head gasket. What I'd done was twofold. I'd smashed open the oil filter, and put a small hole in the oil pan. The filter I noticed and changed right away. The oil pan took me a while to catch on to. It wasn't until Thanksgiving weekend that I actually decided to fix the oil pan with some weld-putty. The putty was actually in my glove box while I was on my way home when my oil light came on. 11 seconds later my engine decided that it hated me and seized.

Towed her behind another car back to the garage, and weighed my options. I could spend $2000 and put a new engine in the car, or I could just buy a new car. By this point, I'd already decided that I was moving to Toronto, so getting a new car was a bit much. I ended up spending my entire savings putting a new engine in the car, along with tie-rods and brakes. But, since everything was now pretty new on the car, I was set.

Then, a few months back on my way home from Toronto, I blew a tire. Luckily I was able to pull off the highway without killing anyone, and went to change it. My tire iron, however, isn't the proper size for the bolts. So I get a tow-truck to come and change it for me (God, that's emasculating, especially when I change tires and work on cars all the time). He tells me that I need new ball joints. Explains the squeaking that I've been hearing, fine. Another $800.

And here we are today. everything is fixed other than the fact that my air conditioning is broken again and there's still a squeaking noise. Oh well. My brother will inherit the car, problems included, on Wednesday. That's when my insurance expires and I refuse to pay for another month. I'll only be here for another week.

Maybe next time I won't go cheap on my vehicle purchase. Tune in (maybe) tomorrow for one of my more interesting trips with the car. The trip to ROCK ON THE RANGE!

Så, bitarna är på plats nu känns det som. Minus att Stina har funnit en ny Ali!! Det ser ut som att jag måste åka till Sthlm ASAP och styra upp. Stina, gör dig förberedd, vi ska hit the town till helgen!

Ada seorang bijak bercerita yang bisa dijadikan inspirasi untuk kita

Ali adalah seorang manager dari sebuah restoran di tengah kota.Yang menarik dari dia adalah, dia selalu dalam semangat yang baik dan selalu punya hal positif untuk dikatakan. "Banyak pelayan di restorannya keluar jika Jerry pindah kerja, sehingga mereka dapat tetap mengikutinya dari satu restoran ke restoran yang lain. Alasan mengapa para pelayan restoran tersebut keluar mengikuti Jerry adalah karena sikapnya.

Ali adalah seorang motivator alami. jika karyawannya sedang mengalami hari yang buruk, dia selalu ada di sana, memberitahu karyawan tersebut bagaimana melihat sisi positif dari situasi yang tengah dialami.

Suatu hari aku temui Ali dan bertanya padanya, "Aku tidak mengerti! Tidak mungkin seseorang menjadi orang yang berpikiran positif sepanjang waktu.Bagaimana kamu dapat melakukannya? " Ali menjawab, "Tiap pagi aku bangun dan berkata pada diriku, aku punya dua pilihan hari ini. Aku dapat memilih untuk ada di dalam suasana yang baik atau memilih dalam suasana yang jelek. Aku selalu memilih dalam suasana yang baik. Tiap kali sesuatu terjadi, aku dapat memilih untuk menjadi korban atau aku belajar dari kejadian itu. Aku selalu memilih belajar dari hal itu. Setiap ada sesorang menyampaikan keluhan, aku dapat memilih untuk menerima keluhan mereka atau aku dapat mengambil sisi positifnya.. Aku selalu memilih sisi positifnya.""Tetapi tidak selalu semudah itu," protesku. "Ya, memang begitu," kata Ali, "Hidup adalah sebuah pilihan. Saat kamu membuang seluruh masalah, setiap keadaan adalah sebuah pilihan. Kamu memilih bagaimana bereaksi terhadap semua keadaan. Kamu memilih bagaimana orang-orang disekelilingmu terpengaruh oleh keadaanmu. Kamu memilih untuk ada dalam keadaan yang baik atau buruk. Itu adalah pilihanmu, bagaimana kamu hidup."

Beberapa tahun kemudian, aku dengar Ali mengalami musibah yang tak pernah terpikirkan terjadi dalam bisnis restoran: membiarkan pintu belakang tidak terkunci pada suatu pagi dan dirampok oleh tiga orang bersenjata. Saat mencoba membuka brankas, tangannya gemetaran karena gugup dan salah memutar nomor kombinasi. Para perampok panik dan menembaknya. Untungnya, Ali cepat ditemukan dan segera dibawa ke rumah sakit.Setelah menjalani operasi selama 18 jam dan seminggu perawatan intensif, Ali dapat meninggalkan rumah sakit dengan beberapa bagian peluru masih berada di dalam tubuhnya.

Aku melihat Ali enam bulan setelah musibah tersebut.Saat aku tanya Ali bagaimana keadaannya, dia menjawab, "Mau melihat bekas luka-lukaku? " Aku menunduk untuk melihat luka-lukanya, tetapi aku masih juga bertanya apa yang dia pikirkan saat terjadinya perampokan."Hal pertama yang terlintas dalam pikiranku adalah bahwa aku harus mengunci pintu belakang," jawab Ali. "Kemudian setelah mereka menembak dan aku tergeletak di lantai, aku ingat bahwa aku punya dua pilihan: aku dapat memilih untuk hidup atau mati. Aku memilih untuk hidup.""Apakah kamu tidak takut?" tanyaku. Ali melanjutkan, " Para ahli medisnya hebat. Mereka terus berkata bahwa aku akan sembuh. Tapi saat mereka mendorongku ke ruang gawat darurat dan melihat ekspresi wajah para dokter dan suster aku jadi takut. Mata mereka berkata 'Orang ini akan mati'. Aku tahu aku harus mengambil tindakan.""Apa yang kamu lakukan?" tanya saya. "Disana ada suster gemuk yang bertanya padaku," kata Ali. "Dia bertanya apakah aku punya alergi. 'Ya' jawabku.. Para dokter dan suster berhenti bekerja dan mereka menunggu jawabanku. Aku menarik nafas dalam-dalam dan berteriak, 'Peluru!' Ditengah tertawa mereka aku katakan, ' Aku memilih untuk hidup. Tolong aku dioperasi sebagai orang hidup, bukan orang mati'."

Ali dapat hidup karena keahlian para dokter, tetapi juga karena sikapnya hidupnya yang mengagumkan. Aku belajar dari dia bahwa tiap hari kamu dapat memilih apakah kamu akan menikmati hidupmu atau membencinya. Satu hal yang benar-benar milikmu yang tidak bisa dikontrol oleh orang lain adalah sikap hidupmu, sehingga jika kamu bisa mengendalikannya dan segala hal dalam hidup akan jadi lebih mudah.

milis motivasi

]]> http://sportsrector.wordpress.com/2008/08/24/a-profile-of-muhammad-ali/ Mon, 25 Aug 2008 02:17:58 +0000 sportsrector http://sportsrector.wordpress.com/2008/08/24/a-profile-of-muhammad-ali/ Many people know about Boxing Legend Muhammad Ali, but do you know about Olympic Games Legend Muhammad Ali? Read on for a boxing profile of this great Olympic Medalist.

Muhammad Ali has also been known as Cassius Clay in his lifetime, but he was actually born Cassius Marcellus Clay Jr.

Ali was a world heavyweight boxing champion that fought his way into the country and the world’s affection. Outspoken and unrelenting, Ali began his boxing career back in 1954. Ali, then known as Clay, won 6 Golden Gloves contents in Kentucky, 2 golden gloves titles that were national and 2 Amateur Athletic Union Crowns.

It was in 1960 that he won a gold medal in the Summer Olympics in Rome. He later threw that gold medal in the Ohio River when he found that racism in Louisville was rife. It was in 1960 that he became a professional boxer.

It wasn’t long before he became the heavyweight champion, picking up the title in 1964. He was the underdog in this content with the renowned Sonny Liston, however Clay taunted his way through 5 rounds, winning the title. It was in 1964 that Clay changed his name to Muhammad Ali after becoming a Black Muslim.

Ali has been controversial for most of his life. It was in 1966/67 that Ali was stripped of his heavyweight championship, had his boxing license taken away from him because he bluntly refused to partake in the Vietnam War. Regardless of his controversy and his outspoken nature, Muhammad Ali was a talented and gifted boxer.

In 1970, Ali took up boxing again but had to go to Atlanta to fight. Georgia had no boxing commission and so he was able to enter the ring despite his previous ban.

In 1971, Ali fights against Joe Frazier the heavyweight champ in Madison Square Garden. Ali loses to Frazier in the 15th round. It was in June this year that the Supreme Court reverses the decision of his ban due to his draft evasion, and Ali fights again.
Ali gets his heavyweight title back in 1974 after knocking out George Foreman in Zaire. He successfully used his famous rope strategy against him and let Foreman tire himself out while Ali conserved his energy and then attacked.

Ali and Frazier meet again in the ring in the Philippines in 1975. The two champions fight until they are bloodied and battered. The battle between them is long and ferocious, eventually in the 15th round, Frazier cannot continue and Ali wins.

In 1978, Lai has an outstanding career record of 55 wins to two losses. He loses his winning belt to Spinks, but 7 months later, Ali wins back his belt from Spinks. Ali decides to retire from his lucrative boxing career in 1979 but comes back out of retirement in 1980.

In 1984, Ali was sadly diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease and he begins his slow and long deterioration. In 1996, Ali carried the Olympic torch to the lighting of the cauldron in Atlanta in the Summer Olympics. A gold medal was given to Ali to replace the one he threw away 36 years prior.