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Bright sun and a light sprinkle of rain = a pwetty rainbow. If I didn’t know the date, I’d say spring was here! ...
Event hasn’t ended, but I’m going home. I’m sure you’re all happy that my tweetfest has come to a close. ...
The problem with interfaith events is that there are lots of good ideas proposed. But very few proofs. I wonder if anyone benefits? ...
Xtian: Science tells you what things are; not what they ought to be. ...
Q: are we moral beings? Do we derive our morality from religion or science? ...
City of Brass
Lancet retracts vaccine/autism study
This is great news for public health - esteemed medical journal The Lancet has formally retracted a contentious 1998 paper that asserted a link between vaccines and autism: The Lancet medical journal formally retracted a paper Tuesday that caused a 12-year international battle over links between autism and the childhood vaccine...
Obama crosses forward; Republicans in Retreat
Last week, President Obama attended the House Republican retreat in Baltimore by invitation to interact with the opposition caucus and try to seek some common ground. It's a remarkable event because he also directly answered questions from the Representatives. He gives an incredible defense of his genuine intentions for bipartisanship,...
Groundhog Day, Daniel Pipes, and Bombing Iran
Ah, it must be Groundhog Day. In the movie, Bill Murray wakes up every day to the same day, where everything happens over and over again. In real life, conservatives argue for bombing Iran as if the Iraq war or the Green revolution never happened. It's fitting that today is...
Republican tactics vs strategy
Daniel Larison - no admirer of liberalism or Obama or Democrats, mind you - has been running against the tide of late by arguing that the Republicans do not stand to gain as much in the mid term elections this year as conventional wisdom woud dictate. His analysis of Scott...
Osama bin Laden loves global warming
Since religious demogougery hasn't worked out so well for Al Qaeda's attempt to win hearts and minds of the muslim masses, Osama bin Laden is trying a new strategy: scare 'em with science: Al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden has called for the world to boycott American goods and the U.S. dollar,...
The White House has released some excerpts of the State of the Union speech and I am posting them below. My (brief) comments follow. THE WHITE HOUSE Office of the Press Secretary _______________________________________________________________________________________ FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 27, 2010 EXCERPTS OF THE PRESIDENT'S STATE OF THE UNION ADDRESS We face big and difficult challenges. And what the...
AL-LISAN SCRATCH PAD
CHAPTER 6SELF-VIGILANCE (MURAAQABE)THE NECESSITY OF SELF-VIGILANCE& ITS MEANING: The most important subject in wayfaring to Allah is self-vigilance (muraaqabe) for the purpose of attaining proximity to God. And it is the key to all kinds of felicity and the best way to attract virtues and blessings.The meaning...
CHAPTER 5SELF-APPRAISAL (MUHAASABE) [1]Imam al-Kazim (‘a) says: Whosoever does not appraise his actions daily, is not from us. That is, he should evaluate and see that if he has done a good deed, he should ask more of the same from Allah, and if he has done any sin, he...
[NARRATION OF PRESENCE contd.][Ali Muhiti says:]13. A Prisoner in the World of IntuitionIn this connection [i.e. abstaining loquacity], Hadhrat Ustaad (perpetual be his esteem) narrates a spiritual intuition (mukaashafa) that he had experienced:During the predawn (sahar) moments of Saturday night, the 12th of Jamadi al-Awwal 1389 [AH lunar] (5/5/1348 AH...
CHAPTER 4REFRAINING FROM LOQUACITYShaykh Tusi (sanctified be his spirit) narrates from the Holy Prophet (s) that he said:Do not overindulge in speech that concern other the remembrance of God, for overindulgence in speech about other than the remembrance of God results in the hardness of the heart (qasaawat al-qalb), and...
CHAPTER 3ABSTAINING FROM OVEREATINGGod says in Qur’an:“…and eat and drink, but do not transcend the limit[s]; indeed He does not like those who transcend the limit[s]. [1]O friend, know that overeating undoubtedly kills the heart and makes the soul disobedient and oppressive; and know that hunger is the most exalted...
[ A CONTINUATION OF CHAPTER 2]Narration of Presence4- That which is Important in Practical Gnosis[ALI MUHITI SAYS:]That [particular] day the subject of discussion in the class of Misbaah al-Uns was about the necessity of purification for the spiritual wayfarer and kinds of purification. In this connection, Hadhrat Ustaad (perpetual...
Jahane Rumi
It took eighteen years to locate a friend. Much like a star, the moon, a constellation and an ancient river my friend R has been mercurial, moody and elusive. Hiding one day and emerging the other week, and missing for years. It is for the technology that enabled me to get...
Rakhshanda Jalil – Panchlight and other stories
My friend Rakhshanda Jalil is singlemindedly pursuing her interests and dreams. Her latest book of translation has attracted attention from critics as well as high profile media persons such as Khushwant Singh. In his latest column he talks about RJ and her new book. Bihar in translation One of my lasting regrets...
Who sees inside from outside? Who finds hundreds of mysteries even where minds are deranged? See through his eyes what he sees. Who then is looking out from his eyes? -- Version by Coleman Barks Open Secret Threshold Books, 1984 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ who is the one who sees the external right from within who is the one who casts a hundred magic spells when watching...
I have returned, like the new year (Rumi)
I am posting Sunlight translations of Rumi's Ghazal (Ode) 1375, from "Diwan-e-Shamsi" ("The Collection of Shams"), rendered by Nader Khalili, and Prof. William Chittick: ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ i've come again like a new year to crash the gate of this old prison i've come again to break the teeth and claws of this man-eating monster we call life i've come again to puncture the glory of...
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*By Faiz Ahmed Faiz Translated by Ayesha Kaljuvee Spring has come So have returned suddenly from the past * * All those dreams, all that beauty That on your lips had died * * That had died and lived again each time All the roses are blooming That still smell of your memories That are the blood of my love for...
Mr Moo
Four Lions and the right to offend
[This post first appeared on the Guardian Commentisfree site] Four Lions and the right to offend Some Muslims are gearing up to be offended by Chris Morris’ Four Lions. Others will be having a good old laugh “Muslim Protest at Jihadist Film” – I can see the headlines already. Despite no release date...
[This post first appeared on the Guardian Cif Belief section, in answer to the question: Do animals have souls.] Muslims’ complex relationship with animals in this life makes for uncertainty in the next A cursory look at Islamic scriptures would indicate that the souls of animals do not carry on...
Awaiting reply II: UKIP if you want to
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Three Things: Muslim Survival Guide For Christmas (Part 2)
It is so hard to see what is allowed and what isn’t, without appearing dull. Click on the image below....
Muslim Survival Guide For Christmas (Part 1)
It’s not easy being a Muslim at Christmas, so here is our handy guide to help. * Whenever the opportunity presents itself, eat mince pies, dawah works both ways, and most mince pies are now suitable for vegetablarians. Just to clarify, mince pies are fruit pies and not kheema pies (though...
Another fine use for ballpoint pens. I made this all by myself, with a little help from a website somewhere. BIC pens are just the best. They are even good to chew. Seriously, if you like eating pens as you write, BIC pens look good and taste great!...
Indigo Jo Blogs
The nasty party begins to re-emerge
In 2002 Teresa May, the chairwoman of the Tory party appointed by Iain Duncan Smith, told the party’s conference that people called her party the “nasty party” and that their base was too narrow as were their sympathies on occasion. Norman Tebbit noted that this “nasty party” won three...
Does anyone remember what Robert Kilroy-Silk was like before he wrote that column in the Daily Express — AKA Daily Spew — saying that the West owes Muslims nothing, being as we are all limb-choppers and women-repressers etc., and then tried to make a name for himself by getting involved...
Panorama and other media coverage of the Gilderdale affair
I’ve been following the media coverage of the Lynn Gilderdale attempted murder trial with some interest as I found it quite emotionally affecting, and have found most of the coverage to be sympathetic to Lynn’s mother, Kay Gilderdale, who was acquitted last Tuesday. It now turns out that Panorama,...
Last week, Apple launched its long-awaited tablet computer, which was something of a surprise to me as I had read that Steve Jobs had earlier given an explanation, at length, as to why he thought tablet computers were not a good idea. Now that Apple have made a success...
The differences between the Inglis and Gilderdale murder cases
Earlier this week, a mother named Kay Gilderdale was acquitted of the attempted murder of her daughter Lynn in December 2008. Lynn Gilderdale had been bed-bound since the age of 14 with severe ME (myalgic encephalomyelitis), which is a form of chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS). She was paraplegic...
Juan Cole: Bin Laden tape irrelevant
Informed Comment: The Irrelevance of Bin Ladin Juan Cole on why the latest Bin Laden tape is most probably faked, as its contents are not in keeping with his past style and wasn’t picked up by agencies which monitor radical Islamist websites: Another clue: the alleged Usamah listed only one...
MuslimMatters.org
Amid the Tents of Mina; the Du’aa of a Mother
Hajj is an arduous journey, a journey of jihad for the females of this Ummah, that takes us far from home, with only a ceiling of cloth separating us from the sky, and a bed that is not the most comfortable. Considering all of these hardships, you would have thought...
The Nation: Cycle of injustice complete
he New York jury’s decision finding Dr Aafia guilty on seven charges did not really surprise anyone familiar with the vindictive mindset of the US public post-9/11....
“Tuesdays with Morrie” and our Death Denying Culture
I just finished reading a wonderful book called Tuesdays with Morrie by Mitch Albom. This book is the account of a middle-aged man who one night, while watching television, discovers that his favorite professor from college has contracted a terminal disease and is dying....
Reuters: France: Catholic Church Rejects Ban on Full-Face Veils
The Catholic Church warned the government on Monday against banning full-face Muslim veils, saying France must respect the rights of its Muslims if it wanted Muslim countries to do the same for their Christian minorities. A parliamentary commission has urged the National Assembly to pass a resolution condemning full veils...
C&L: Sen. Al Franken Announces Bill to Keep Foreign Interests Out of Elections
In the past week, I've heard of other Senate and House versions of a bill forbidding campaign contributions from foreign-owned companies (and in one case, companies that have even one foreign stockholder)....
NY Times: The Jihadist Next Door
ON A WARM, cloudy day in the fall of 1999, the town of Daphne, Ala., stirred to life. The high-school band came pounding down Main Street, past the post office and the library and Christ the King Church. Trumpeters in gold-tasseled coats tipped their horns to the sky, heralding the...
Islam in China
Muslims and Chinese Rocket Technology in the time of Kublai Khan
While it is widely known that the Chinese were instrumental in inventing explosives and in advancing early rocket technology, it is less known that during the time of Kublai Khan Turkish Muslims were instrumental in helping the Mongols in conquering China and advancing this technology and building siege weapons. According...
Chinese pilgrims return home from Mecca
From the Xinhua news agency. Chinese pilgrims return home from Mecca YINCHUAN, Dec. 5 (Xinhua) — A plane carrying 323 Chinese pilgrims landed safely at Hedong Airport of Yinchuan, northwest China’s Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, Saturday afternoon. They are the first batch of Chinese...
Finally Rumi’s Masnavi has been translated into Chinese. Work on other languages like Korean translation is still ongoing. The link is in Turkish, you can use a translation utility like Google Translation to view the page in English. ...
Islam in China wins Brass Cresent Awards and Facebook
The Islam in China Blog won the Brass Crescent Award for the best Muslim blog in the East and South East Asian Blog category. Thank you to the readers and Jazak’Allah for voting for the Islam in China Blog. To connect more with the readers I have created a Fan...
Eid Mubarak to everyone and Happy Thanksgiving to the readers in USA. (Image Source: Astiak) ...
Voting for the 6th Brass Crescent Awards has started and just like last year, this blog has been nominated as the blog in the Asian Blogs category. Jazakallah for nominating this blog. You can vote for your favorite blog in this and other categories at the following URL: http://brasscrescent.org ...