- 4 Key Concepts to Church Interior Design By : Caleb McMurrian
Learn the key elements to church interior design - A Few Facts On Tarot Psychic Reading By : Robert Watson
Tarot cards have been used for centuries to foretell how a persons life will turn out or how a certain event will come to pass in the future. Now more than ever, the tarot is being used as a divination tool for psychic readings. - Abu Aly Alibhai Aziz, Dr., Missionary By : Dr. D.S. Merchant
Varas Amir Chand (1837-1911) sprang from a noble family of gupti Ismailis in Punjab. He was employed in a governmental department in Amritsar and retired in 1880. He inherited land from his forefathers, and became one of the most famous landlords in Punjab. In 1882, Imam Aga Ali Shah appointed him Kul Kamadia for Punjab, Frontiers and few regions near Afghanistan. He performed his duties with such marked distinction that during his first visit to Amritsar in 1897, Imam Sultan Muhammad Shah appointed him Mukhi on January 1, 1897 with a title of Varas for Punjab and Frontier province, including the regions lying on the borders of Afghanistan. He also travelled with the Imam in Sialkot between January 2, 1897 and January 11, 1897. Varas Amir Chand visited Bombay several times. His last visit took place in the middle of 1908 and gave valuable and informative statements twice in court during the Haji Bibi Case on July 28 and July 29, 1908. He is also credited to have converted a portion of the depressed class to Ismailism, as well as helping them financially to run their cottage industry. - Abu Hatim Ar-Razi By : Dr. D.S. Merchant
"Abu Hatim ar-Razi was born near Ray around 260/874. He was the hujjat of Ray, and conducted the mission with great efficiency and promptness. He studied Ismaili doctrines, also Arabic poetry, and the religious science of Islam, comparative religion and indeed the natural and mathematical sciences. He succeeded to bring the ruler of Ray, Ahmad bin Ali (307-311/92O-924) to the Ismaili fold, who was formerly aggressive to the Ismailis. Abu Hatim also deputed his subordinate da'is in Tabaristan, Ispahan, Azerbaijan and Jurjan; resulting a large conversion, including Mardav ad-Daylami, the governor of Tabaristan; Yousuf bin Abi'l Saj, the governor of Azerbaijan, and Asfar bin Shroya. Abu Hatim was a great philosopher, orator and writer. W. Ivanow writes in A Creed of the Fatimids (Bombay, 1936, p. 5) that, "Abu Hatim ar-Razi surely was one of the most erudite authors that Ismailism, and generally, Islam has ever produced." Seyyed Hossein Nasr writes in the introduction of A'lam al-Nubuwwah (ed. by Salah al-Sawy, Tehran, 1977, p. 1) that, "He is one of the most outstanding theologians and philosophers of Islam and a major figure in that galaxy of exceptional thinkers, such as Hamid al-Din Kirmani, Nasir-i Khusraw and Qadi Numan, who produced the Ismaili philosophy of the Fatimid period." - Aga Khan Museum By : Dr. D.S. Merchant
Museums in the contemporary world have expanded their missions to become viable educational institutions, actively seeking to broaden their constituencies. Collections and exhibitions have become dynamic tools for instruction, debate and reflection, and for attracting large numbers to the cultural life of societies. They also act as catalysts for cultural exchange and communication, contributing to the development of civil society. It is with this perception of the new role of museums that The Aga Khan Trust for Culture (AKTC) has moved forward to include their establishment in its Education and Culture Programme. To this end, two museum projects were launched in 2003 with a mandate to oversee and co-ordinate the conceptualization, design, building and operation of the Aga Khan Museum in Toronto and the Indian Ocean Maritime Museum in Zanzibar. - Ahl Al-Dhimma By : Dr. D.S. Merchant
"According to Islamic law, the non-Muslims inhabited in the Islamic state were called ahlu dh-dhimmati (people of protection) or simply al-dhimma or dhimmis. They included the Christian, Jewish, Magian, Samaritan and Sabian. Ahl al-dhimma were prohibited in the Muslim state from holding public religious ceremonies, from raising their voices loudly when praying and even from ringing their church bells aloud. All schools agree that it is not allowed to build new churches, synagogues, convent, hermitage or cell in towns or cities of Dar al-Islam (Muslim lands). When these injunctions were disobeyed, the Muslim leaders were authorized to treat the offenders as dwellers in Dar al-Harb (non-Muslim lands) and not as ahl al-dhimma in Dar al-Islam (Muslim lands), vide Subh al-A'asha fi Sina'at at al-Insha (Cairo, 1922, 13: 356) by Qalaqashandi (d. 821/1418). - Ahl Al-Kitab By : Dr. D.S. Merchant
"The word ahl means those who occupy with one the same tent, the family or inmates, relative, folk, kin, kinfolk, family, people, members, followers, etc. Under these meanings, the word ahl occurs 31 times in the Koran. According to another view, it is derived from ahala, meaning to demonstrate (the family). The word kitab, comes from the root word kataba, meaning to write down. The word kitaba occurs in the Koran for the Divine Books revealed to various prophets. Thus, the term ahl al-kitab means the possessors of the scriptures or the people of the Book. This term in Koran denotes the Jews and Christians, the repositories of the earlier books, al-Tawrat (the Torah), al-Zabur (the Psalms), and al-Injil (the Gospel). - Alamut By : Dr. D.S. Merchant
"Alamut is a historical fortress of the Nizari Ismailis. Its location in mountainous terrain lies about 100 km. Northwest of Tehran, and situated in the high peak of Elburz mountain. Alburz generally was pronounced as Elburz, is the name given to great mountain range, dividing the high plateau of Iran from the low lands of Caspian Sea. The original Iranian word Alburz is derived from two Zand words, signifying the high mountain. The fortress of Alamut is 600 feet high, 450 feet long and 30 to 125 feet wide and is partly encompassed by the towering Elburz range. The rock of Alamut is known at present as Qal'ai Guzur Khan. - Alkab By : Dr. D.S. Merchant
"The term lakab (pl. alkab) was also termed nabaz (pl. anbaz), and by form labaz, and later on it became lakab. The ancient Arabs excelled in inventing nasty alkab for their enemies, but the Koran (49:11) forbade them not to use pejorative sobriquets: "Do not scoff at each other or give each other derisory nicknames" (wala talmizu anfusakum wala tanabazu bi 'l-alkab). - An Introduction to the New Age – Becoming a Psychic By : Ei Mara
People who accept the realm of the paranormal and unnatural are certain that people in the beginning are born with psychic powers but only few becomes a psychic. There are two types of psychics that we believe in; the “natural born” and those with little powers within them. The “natural born” psychics are said to be the gifted as they have great amount of psychic powers since birth. - Ancient Astronauts from a Religious Perspective By : Robert Thomson
Scientists, along with most other humans, may have a mental block against recognizing ancient astronauts for the reason that the existence of extraterrestrial life runs contrary to their religious beliefs. - Are you Fighting the Devil or Fighting For Satan? By : Matt Shuebrook
Do you wake up every fighting for the Devil or against him?
Are you on the team of God or of Satan?
C'mon and Praise the Lord - Are You Slow to Manifest the Things You Want? By : Daniel Hinds
How quickly you manifest what you want has everything to do with applying the correct formula and being consistent with it. Many people don’t know how to keep themselves motivated enough to maintain consistent focus. Usually not being able to remain focus comes out of not knowing the true manifesting steps. - As an Associate/Youth Pastor I have been treated as a second class citizen? By : Jim Mathieson
Isn't God good? There are times when we can get upset with those around us and only turn to One who is True and loving. I have had the pleasure of serving as a Youth Pastor and as a Senior Pastor. I have noticed slights and social Faux Pas on the part of others. What I have gleaned is there is a sense from some Senior Pastors that their calling is somehow better than those of a Youth or Associate Pastor. - Ayat Al-Dhurriya By : Dr. D.S. Merchant
According to the Koran: "God chose Adam and Noah and the family of Abraham and the family of Imran above all (His) creatures. Offspring, one from the other"(3:33-34). The word dhurriya means direct descendants, family or lineage. It occurs 32 times in the Koran in the context of the prophets, indicating that their mission was assigned to their direct descendants to carry on. - Ayat Al-Kursi By : Dr. D.S. Merchant
"The ayat al-kursi (the verse of the throne or sedile), is also known as ayat al-hifz. It is a single verse of the Koran (2:255) of more than average length, consisting ten sentences, is one of the principal verses of refuge and protection. It is the loftiest verse of the Koran, and according to George Sale, "It is a magnificent description of the Divine Majesty and Providence". Wherry writes that it is "one of the grandest verses of the Koran." Ayat al-Kursi is one of the most excellent verses of the Koran, and played a key role in piety. It has as well evoked much mystical thought and feeling through the lyrical beauty of its language. These qualities have no doubt given it the prominent place it occupies in the intellectual life of Muslim society. - Ayat Al-Mawaddat Al-Qurba By : Dr. D.S. Merchant
According to the Koran: "God chose Adam and Noah and the family of Abraham and the family of Imran above all (His) creatures. Offspring, one from the other"(3:33-34). The word dhurriya means direct descendants, family or lineage. It occurs 32 times in the Koran in the context of the prophets, indicating that their mission was assigned to their direct descendants to carry on. - Ayat Al-Ulul Amr By : Dr. D.S. Merchant
"The Koran (4:59) says: "O you who believe, obey God, and obey the Messenger and those of you who holds authority (ulul amr)"
Some tend to interpret ulul amr as the rulers. This interpretation is irrational as it is solely based on the twists of history. The majority of the Muslims have remained as a vassal of the monarchs and rulers, interpreting and reinterpreting Islam and the Koran to strengthen their own kingdom. The history of Muslims is replete with the names of rulers whose injustice, debauchery and tyranny have tarnished the name of Islam. If God were to order us to obey such kings and rulers, an impossible situation would be created for Muslims. The wretched followers would be condemned to the displeasure of God, no matter what they do. If they obey these rulers, they have disobeyed the Command of God: "Do not obey a sinner" (76:24). And if they disobey such rulers, they have again disobeyed the Command of God: "Obey the Muslim rulers" (if it would mean so). Therefore if we accept this interpretation, Muslims are condemned to eternal disgrace whether they obey or disobey their fallible (sinful) rulers. Also, there are Muslim rulers of different schools and persuasions. There are Shafi'is, Hanbalis, Malikis, Hanafis, as well as the Shi'ites and Ibadis. Now, according to this interpretation the Sunnis residing under an Ibadi king (like in Jordan) should follow Ibadi tenets; and those residing under a Shi'ites ruler (like in Iran) should follow the Shi'ites beliefs. Do these people have the conviction of courage to follow their professed interpretation to its logical end? - Azhar Park By : Dr. D.S. Merchant
"Her Excellency Madame Suzanne Mubarak inaugurated the 30-hectare (74-acre) al Azhar Park in the presence of the Present Imam in Cairo on March 25, 2005. The al-Azhar Park Project is a catalyst for social, economic and cultural renewal and improvement and will have far reaching consequences for the 200,000 residents of the neighbouring Darb al-Ahmar district. - Baiyat By : Dr. D.S. Merchant
The word baiyat, occurring 14 times in the Koran is derived from ba'ya meaning sale and purchase, bargain or transaction. In Arabic the word yabi'u means to sell, ba'a means he sold, al-bai'u means sale and al-baya means sale and purchase. In Islamic terminology, the term baya refers to an agreement or undertaking between the master and his followers. Other synonymous expressions appearing in the Koran are al-ahd (13:19-20) and al-mithaq (33:7, 5:14). Thus, baya or baiyat means an agreement or spiritual undertaking between the Lord and his followers. When one swears an oath of allegiance (baiyat), he gets guarantee from his Lord. - Basis of Zodiac signs and Horoscopes, How truthful it was? By : Brandon Llouyd
Zodiac signs and horoscope are quite distinctive in a way that the presence of this traditional prediction still exist nowadays. Read this article to learn more regarding the existence of zodiac signs and horoscopes. - Basis of Zodiacs signs and Horoscopes – How truthful it was? By : J. L. Velarde
Zodiac signs and horoscopes are quite distinctive in a way that the presence of this traditional prediction still exist nowadays. Read this article to learn more regarding the existence of zodiac signs and horoscopes - Battle of Ditch By : Dr. D.S. Merchant
The enemies of the Muslims created a united front after the battle of Badr and Uhud. This culminated in a solemn pact of alliance among the five principal tribes. When the news of this tremendous mobilization reached the Muslims in Medina, it struck them all with panic. It was Monday, the 1st Shawal, 5/February 24, 627 when a gigantic army under the command of Abu Sufian besieged Medina. The number of this invading force is variously estimated at something between ten and twenty-four thousands, the largest single army ever mustered on Arabian soil. - Be Still and Know God By : Chris Jalender
Christians are so busy these days and stressed out because they haven't taken the time to be still and spend time with God. Discover how to beat the stress of life and enjoy days filled with victory. - Black Clothes By : Dr. D.S. Merchant
The word aswad derived from swd means black, occurring seven times in the Koran (2:187, 3:106, 35:27). In the sense of an original black colour, the word aswad occurs only twice: "When you can tell a white thread from a black on in the light of the approaching dawn" (2:187) and "black mountains" (35:27). The word muswadd (dark-faced) is used in 16:58 and its parallel (43:17) to suggest the darkening of the face in the light of bad news as reflection of grief. Other words generally understood as the colour black or dark hues include ahwa in 87:5. The word hamida in 22:5 means lifeless and is ordinarily taken as black-ended. Another term mudhamm used in 55:64 in the sense of dark green, tending to black. - Can You Tithe Your Way Out Of Debt? By : Jim DeSantis
Churches and religious non-profits need money for outreach. A main source of this money is from "tithing", that is, convincing people to give at least 10% of their earnings to their outreach. One way they do this is by promising that tithing can erase the debts of the giver. Are they teaching the truth? - Chhanta By : Dr. D.S. Merchant
The word chhanta is an Indian word, means an act of sprinkling (the water). Its synonymous in Arabic is rashash means to sprinkle, and rashash'tun (pl. rashashat) means an act of sprinkle (of water). Its proper word in Persian is pashidan. It is a sin that defiles man and renders him impure. The chhanta is a symbolic rite in Ismaili tariqah to dissipate the sins or forgiveness. It is also an act of the purity of body, soul and intellect, thus the sanctified water is sprinkled three times on the face of the believers in its rite. - Christian Fashion by JesusBranded By : Robert Thomson
Christian clothing by Jesus Branded has taken Christian fashion by storm and set an example to Christian clothing owners. All Christian adults will find modern Christian fashion which are biblically and faith based. - Church Fundraising No Longer Difficult? By : John Reed
Churches with financial problems are ineffective at the times they shoud be most effective. Pastors are employing innovative tactics to bring the needed funding in without over burdening church members. Its Easier, faster and more effective than regular fund raising techniques. - Commemoration of Rev Dr Martin Luther King, Jr - One Man's Demons By : Burk Pendergrass
There is a deeper brotherhood between the two men as both were raised in the bastion of the Southern Baptist religion - Conciliation And Arbitration Board (CAB) By : Dr. D.S. Merchant
With the imposition of the New Constitution of the Shi'a Ismaili Muslims in 1986, the Conciliation and Arbitration Board (CAB) came into existence for the first time in the Ismaili world. Previously, the Ismaili Councils executed the judicial activities in the community. The judicial activities of the Council thenceforward consigned to the newly formed Conciliation and Arbitration Board. - Correctional Education Association Offers Award-Winning “Words of Peace” By : Jossi Fresco
The award-winning television series “Words of Peace”now appears four times weekly on the Correctional Education Association’s Transforming Lives Network, making it available to residents and staff of correctional facilities nationwide. - Dajjal By : Dr. D.S. Merchant
The Arabic word dajjal likely comes from the Syriac daggal means liar or lying. Hence, al-dajjal literally means one who conceals the truth with falsehood, the liar or a great deceiver. The word al-masih al-dajjal means to cover (a mangy camel) with tar, because the dajjal will in like manner cover the earth with his adherents. One another view suggests that dajjal is derived from dajala meaning to gild because he will deceive the people by covering up the truth. In the Islamic tradition, dajjal is an evil figure who will lead people astray in the last days and whose advent will be one of the signs of the approaching dooms day. Dajjal or al-Masih al-Dajjal is not mentioned in the Koran, but he figures in numerous hadith. - Darkhana By : Dr. D.S. Merchant
The Persian word darkhana, is composed of two syllables, dar and khana. The preposition dar means in, and khana means house. Thus, the darkhana means in the house. Any specific thing in the house is also called darkhana. Another view suggests that it is derived from darb-i khana means chief place of residence, or dari khana, a residence with big windows being used for the royal meetings. In Ismaili terminology, it represents specific abode of the Imam, or Imam's headquarters. - Dawr-I Satr By : Dr. D.S. Merchant
"The word satr (pl. satur) is derived from astar, meaning hide, cover or shield. As it is said, masatra (he concealed enmity), or tastir (to hold within a curtain). According to Arabic-English Lexicon (New York, 1872, 4:1304) by Edward William Lane, the word satr means to veil, conceal or hide a thing. The Ismailis had employed the term dawr-i satr (period of concealment) with regards to those periods in their history when the Imams were hidden from the eyes of their followers when the animosity of their enemies reached to its extreme. On that critical moment, the hujjats represented the Imams in the community. The hujjat was a living proof, acting as the custodian until the time of the Imam's reappearance. In contrast, the period following the concealment is known as dawr-i kashf (unveiling period) or the dawr-i zuhur (period of manifestation), when the Imams publicly made their appearance. - Developing Your Psychic Abilities: Becoming a Medium By : Robert Watson
Do you have the proper amount of respect and love for others? It will take this and more to become a good medium. You will need to be sensitive to the spirits and recognize when they are near and want to communicate. - Devotional Literature By : Dr. D.S. Merchant
"The generic term sharru or precentor in Assyria can be traced in the sha'ir or poet-soothsayer of the Arabs. The Assyrian hymn was the shire, and in it we recognize the Hebrew shir (song) and the Arabic shi'r (poetry). The Psalm of David in Assyrian was the zamaru, which equates with the Hebrew zimrah (song) and mizmor (psalm). Certainly the Assyrian shigu or penitential psalm is identical with the shiggaion of the Hebrew and the shajan of the Arabs in origin. Likewise, the allu or wail in Assyrian may be linked up with the Hebrew and Arabic elal and wilwal. Indeed, the Assyrian shidru or recitation may find its cognate in the inshad of the Arabs. Yet scarcely a line has come down to us concerning the hymn of the ancient Arabs, that their songs were appreciated is borne out by an inscription of Ashurbanipal (7th century B.C.), where Arab prisoners toiling for their Assyrian masters whiled away their hours in singing (alili) and music (ninguti), which so delighted the Assyrians that they begged for more. - Didar By : Dr. D.S. Merchant
"The Persian word didar is derived from didan means meeting, beholding or seeing. In Ismaili terminology, it denotes the beholding the Imam of the age. It is a means to strengthen the heart, cooling the eyes, refresh the faith and earn guidance and blessings of the Imam. When one is graced with the didar, he feels that he is newly born, and acts what the Imam imparted. The didar does not mean mere an act of looking the Imam. It needs the eyes of the knowledge and faith and without it the purpose does not solve. The Koran says, "And you see them looking towards you, yet they do not see" (7:198). It implies that there was much difference between the looking of the believers and unbelievers to the Prophet. Generally speaking, there are three types of didar: the exoteric (zahiri), esoteric (batini) and spiritual (noorani), but our discussion here covers only the exoteric didar. - Donation By : Dr. D.S. Merchant
The English word donation is borrowed from the Latin, donaire means present. It is an action or faculty of giving or presenting. It includes presentation, grant, bestowal or gift. The tradition of donation goes back to the Islamic period. The Koranic message specifies to participate in the cause of God by giving money. The word infaq means to spending benevolently, occurring seven times in the Koran (2:195, 261, 262, 8:60, 9:34, 47:38, 57:10), such as: "The parable of those who spend their wealth in the way of God is as the parable of a grain growing seven ears with a hundred grains in every ear; and God multiplies it for whom He pleases" (2:261), and "And the parable of those who spend their wealth to seek the pleasure of God and for the certainty of their souls is as the parable of a garden on an elevated ground" (2:265). - Dower and Dowry By : Dr. D.S. Merchant
The word for dower generally used in the Koran is ajr (pl. ujur), meaning reward or the gift that is given to the bride. The word saduqat (pl. of saduqa) is also once used in the Koran to denote the nuptial gift (4:4), and the other words from the same root, signifying dower are sudaq and sidaq. The verbal root word sadaqa means he was truthful. Another word sometimes used in the Koran to indicate the nuptial gift is fariza means what has been made obligatory or an appointed portion. The word mahr used in the hadith means dowry or nuptial gift. It is a free gift by the husband to the wife at the time of contracting the marriage: "And give women their dowries as a free gift" (4:4). - Dream Interpretation of Places in Your Sleep Part 5 By : Lloyd Velarde
Where were you in your dream last night? Before you forget where you’ve been hanging around in your sleep and forever lose its life-changing meanings, read the following dream interpretation. Next time you find yourself there, you’ll know your way around. - Du'A By : Dr. D.S. Merchant
The word du'a is derived from da'wa or ad'iya means call, occurring 159 times in the Koran. It refers to the offering of supplication in general or in particular a single supplication, vide 2:186, 3:38,39 and 4:60. Another word su'al (asking) is also employed in this context (14:34, 11:47, 55:29).
The word du'a is often associated with spreading hands, palms upwards, as though to receive blessing, an ancient and natural gesture used in Babylonia and Egypt and common to the Arab lands. The hands are wiped over the face at the end of the petition in token of the application to the worshipper of the blessing received. It is to address one's attention to God by voicing one's personal situation. It is basically personal or petitionary prayer, or asking God for what one wants. The Koran commands it in several verses, such as "Call upon Me, and I will answer you" (40:60). The Prophet called the du'a (supplication) "the marrow of worship" (mukhkh al-ibada). It can be asked personally or one can asks with the jamat. - Easter - Traditions, Poems and Easter Greetings By : Ivan Cuxeva Jr
Learn more about Easter, the reason for celebration and the many ways it is symbolicaly represented among Christians. Get more information about Easter traditions and greetings. - Eid Al-Adha By : Dr. D.S. Merchant
The word eid is derived from aud meaning to return. In Islam, it means a recurring happiness. The word adha, the plural of adhat means a sacrifice. On this occasion, all the Muslims who can afford, sacrifice an animal. In the case of a goat or a sheep, one animal is suffices for one household. In the case of a cow or a camel, seven men may be partners. It may be sacrificed on the day of Eid or during the two or three days that follows, called the tashriq days. The animal sacrificed must be free from apparent physical defects, and full-grown (musinna). The goat or sheep should be a year old, the cow two years and the camel five. The skin of the animal must, however, be disposed of in charity. - Eid Al-Ghadir By : Dr. D.S. Merchant
According to the Shi'ite belief, at the spring (khum) of al-Ghadir, the Prophet as his successor declared Ali bin Abu Talib and the festival commemorated this occasion. The fusion of religion which was characteristic of all religious festivals in Fatimid Egypt, is best exemplified by the festival of Eid al-Ghadir. The festival of Ghadir was celebrated with official sanction in Egypt for the first time in 362/973, when a group of people from Cairo, together with the North African troops (al-maghriba), gathered for invocations (du'a) on the 18th Dhu'l-Hijja, proclaiming that the Prophet had made Ali as his successor on the day of Ghadir al-Khum. It delighted Imam al-Muizz. - Eid Al-Milad Al-Nabi By : Dr. D.S. Merchant
The month of Rabi I has an immortal significance in the whole of human history. In this month that Blessed Being made his auspicious appearance from the person of Amina who diverted totally the very stream of the human history; who uplifted humanity from the lowest pit of degradation and rose it to the zenith of glory and grandeur; who heralded a new message of peace and prosperity for the suffering mankind. He emancipated the human race from those fetters in which it had been lying shackled for centuries. He relieved humanity of those heavy burdens under which it had been groaning for ages. The whole world was groping in the dark and gone astray at the time when the Holy Prophet was born. - Eight Elegant Ways to Read Tarot Cards By : MUmarF
Tarot card has its own ancient history. It was used as a cultural symbol for many of the aspects like ailment, magic, witchcrafts, love spells, romance, ritual and ceremony etc. Tarot cards were being used by the psychic readers for the future predictions such as good, bad and worst events. - Etiquette of Eating, Drinking and Clothing By : Dr. D.S. Merchant
The host should offer water to wash the hands of his guests from the right to the left, washing his own last. When a man has guests with him, he should eat joyfully with them; he should be the last to begin to eat, and he should be the last to lave his hands before, and last to do so after, a meal (Kitab Majmu'at al-Hawashi, p. 59). When the host's relation are present at a meal, the host should wash his hands last, apart from the members of his own family (Daim al-Islam, p. 414) - Evian Conference By : Dr. D.S. Merchant
Imam Sultan Muhammad Shah had called a Conference in Evian, France known as the Evian Conference between July 4, 1952 and July 8, 1952 to discuss various economic and social problems confronting the African Ismailis and also to make necessary amendments in the Constitution of the African Councils. It was attended by 40 members including the President and the Secretary of the Supreme Council, the Presidents of the Provincial Councils and of the Ismailia Association, educational administrators, the managing director of the Jubilee Insurance Company, and three members of the East African Legislative Council. - Fadak By : Dr. D.S. Merchant
"Fadak was a fertile tract in the vicinity of Khaibar under the Jewish occupation, just three miles from Medina, now the modern village of Howeyat. After the victory of Khaibar, the Prophet wiped out the Jewish influence in this area, who were threat to Islam, therefore, he sent his envoy, Muhit to Yusha bin Nun, the chief of the village Fadak. The chief of the Jews preferred peace and surrendered to fighting. A peace treaty was concluded between the Prophet and the local Jews on the terms that 50% yield of Fadak would be surrendered to the Prophet each year by the Jews. It was a gift, and not a booty of war, and according to Islam, the areas which are conquered through wars are the property of all the Muslims, and the lands which fall into the hands of the Muslims without any military operation pertain to the personal property. When the Koranic verse: "Give the kinsman his due, and the needy, and the wayfarer...." (17:26) was revealed, the Prophet summoned his daughter and handed over Fadak to her. Suyuti writes in Dhur-e-Manthur (4:176) that, "The Prophet had bequeathed the ownership of the property of Fadak to his daughter, Fatima, and also executed a deed of gift in her favour, and her two sons." - Fatimids By : Dr. D.S. Merchant
"North Africa was the land of the lost causes of Islam. The land was mainly inhabited by the Berber tribe, which was practically independent of the Abbasids. The Ismaili dai Abu Abdullah arrived in the Katama land and chose Ikjan as his base, a mountain stronghold that dominated the pilgrimage route, where he began to preach the Ismaili doctrines. While he was preaching in North Africa and consolidating the secular power, Imam al-Mahdi was closely following his activities from his retreat in Salamia. The caravan of Imam al-Mahdi left Salamia and arrived in Raqada on 20th Rabi II, 297/January 6, 910, and laid the foundation of the Fatimid Caliphate. All the notables, - Feng Shui your Web Site By : Robert Thomson
So can the power of Feng Shui practices be used in Web Sites I hear you ask. It can be applied to your environment, health and love life so surely the same principles can be applied to your web site making it more appealing to it’s users. - Fidai By : Dr. D.S. Merchant
"The Persian word fidai (or fidawi, pl. fidaiyan) means one who offers his life for a cause or sacrifices. Its synonymous Arabic word is fidaiyyun. It is a term for special Ismaili devotees of Iran and Syria, coined for the first time in Alamut period, who risked their lives. The term fidai is the symbol of loyalty and sacrifice - a highest form of virtue. - Firqa and Fiqh By : Dr. D.S. Merchant
Among the indicative of divisions or distinctions, the words used in the Koran are hizb (pl. ahzab), ta'ifa, shi'a and the derivatives of f-q-r. All can be understood with the general meaning of party, group or faction. The word hizb in its singular, plural and dual forms appears 19 times and the word shi'a and shi'ya occurs 11 times in the Koran. The word ta'ifa and its dual forms appears 23 times, used more or less randomly to refer to groups or parties among the Ahl al-Kitab. Tusi (d. 460/1067) calls the Shi'ites "the group which is right" (al-ta'ifa al-muhaqqiqa). - Ghadir-I Khum - Its Location By : Dr. D.S. Merchant
The nass wa-ta’yin was made after the farewell pilgrimage of the Prophet. On Monday, the 20th Zilkada, 10, the Prophet received a revelation before his farewell pilgrimage:- "And you proclaim to the people for pilgrimage. They will come to you on foot and lean camel, coming from every remote place." (22:27) - How Tarot Cards and Tarot Readings Originated By : Maftab
Tarot cards and tarot readings have been believed to have originated way back in the early years of the fifteenth century. - How to Attract More Riches Than You Previously Intended By : Daniel Hinds
Learn to expand your own personal energy in order to attract what you want. A vision without energy to fuel it is only a dream. What would you do if you could increase both energy and vision to have the life of your dreams? - How To Become A Psychic Reader By : Robert Watson
I feel positive that many individuals have experienced with that nagging feeling that you should call a relative or friend, cancel an airplane vacation, or simply not leave the home today. {{{This is {{{one|an}} example of your inner psychic power manifesting itself in your everyday life|}}}. - How to Become a Super Manifesting Magnet By : Daniel Hinds
You can learn the Magical nature in which things are created and how they come to you. Magic is yours if you will open to it and learn to manifest greater and great things. - How to Manifest a Financial Breakthrough By : Daniel Hinds
There is a science to manifesting a financial abundance. It requires that you trust the system and apply it. Application is always the key to success. - How to Manifest a ‘Magic Money’ Mindset By : Daniel Hinds
The 'Magic Money' mindset places you above money in a position of power over money. What you are above you are in controll of, the secret is just how to move beyond money. - How to Manifest What you Want by Mentally Connecting With Others By : Daniel Hinds
This knowledge is used in almost every advertising campaign run by big businesses. The powerful influence of thoughts on our present life is outstanding. - How to Seduce the 12 Horoscope Signs By : Thomas H. Lindblom
Useful tips to seduce any person we like just by knowing his zodiac sign. Just follow the advices and you will attract the desired person. The following advices are quite general. You can consult Tarot or psychic for personal questions. - How To See A Pixie - 3 Enduring Techniques By : Owen Smith
Pixies and similar entities have existed in the minds of countless cultures over the millenia, but are they real? This article looks at 3 historical techniques that can be used to actually see pixies, so you can make your own mind up. - How to Stop Attracting Negative Conditions By : Daniel Hinds
Although you may know to focus on the possitive things you desire you may not be aware of the negative energy leaks that prevent you from attracting the things you desire. - How to Use the Law of Attraction to Manifest Money By : Daniel Hinds
There is a science to manifesting money that is quite different from manifesting other things. You can unlock your previous misconceptions aobut money and begin to experience a money flow rapidly. - If We Serve a Super-Natural God... By : Matt Shuebrook
Are Christians ALLOWED TO LOSE WEIGHT? - Is it Possible to Find A Free Psychic Reading? By : Robert Watson
A few other sites give away the initial 3 minutes of any reading no charge. Some people find it very hard to get off of the phone after only a couple of minutes since much of that initial part of the reading is taken by asking your name. - Islam Is A Way of Life By : Dr. D.S. Merchant
Islam is a religion that promotes thinking, spiritual faith. It is a religion that teaches compassion and tolerance and that upholds the dignity of man, Allah's noblest creation.
One of the important characteristic of Islam is its openness that not only includes the concept regarding religious practices but it also includes the matters regarding daily life issues. - Knowing your numerology and star signs By : Thomas H. Lindblom
Numerology is a highly popular topic. Actually, anything that deals with stars signs and birth charts is very popular, although many people have no idea how to read these signs or even what numerology means. - Law of Attraction - 3 Ways to Make it Easier By : Daniel Hinds
Monks and holy men who went into the woods to meditate for days and weeks knew the power. There knew the power in learning those techniques that opened portals to infinite power and so they were able to manifest with greater speed and success, which you can too. - Law of Attraction - Biggest Mistake #1 By : Daniel Hinds
You may have the basic tools for applying the law of attraction into your life but without learning just how to use each method to it’s very best then you have nothing; and chances are because you do not know how to effectively use the tools you may simple put them aside. - Law of Attraction - You do Not Attract What You Want By : Daniel Hinds
Your wanting is killing your ability to attract what you want. The more you want the hard it is to get what it is you truly desire. - Law of Attraction – 3 Keys to Unlock Your Reality By : Daniel Hinds
Mystics know that out of the darkest moments comes the most light. Out of ugly comes beauty, out of hardness comes softness. Love it all, observe it all because it is all linked. One cannot exist without the others. - Law of Attraction – 3 Mystical Ways to Become a Super Money Magnet Now! By : Daniel Hinds
There are some manifesting techniques so simple yet so wild that many people will doubt it because they have not taken the time to examine the very nature of the universe or the law of attraction to its fullest. Even the teachers of the secret will not share many of those techniques because they know that many people are not ready and are still in doubt about everything. - Law of Attraction – Are They Killing Your Money Flow? By : Daniel Hinds
Learn what one man shared with me about the biggest money killer in is life. This is extremely important to your acquiring money or anything else for that matter. - Law of Attraction – Biggest Mistake #2 By : Daniel Hinds
Sometime ago I had the opportunity to learn from someone a few very powerful techniques that increased what I knew about attracting. I truly thought I knew all the ingredients but I was wrong. Even worst the ingredients and tools that I had, I later learned that I had not been using them effectively. - Law of Attraction – Do You Really Believe This? By : Daniel Hinds
Do you know the core secret to altering anyting in your life? This secret is at the heart of any attraction program and its deeper than anyting that you presently know. - Law of Attraction – How to be a Money Sucking Magnet By : Daniel Hinds
Discover the advanced techniques to spinning money out of thin air using the law of attraction. Discover just how you can attract wealth exactly where you are. - Law of Attraction – How to Get Out of Debt By : Daniel Hinds
You can rise beyond money in order to have controll over your debt. At the presend moment money controls you and as a result will never get out of debt. - Law of Attraction – Is Your Past Preventing You From Getting Rich? By : Daniel Hinds
Are you allowing the limitations of your past to control your present life? Are you aware that with the law of attraction you now have a clean slate to start a new life? - Law of Attraction – The Most Important Step By : Daniel Hinds
There are advanced techniques that can yield outrageous results. Discover the most important step in achieve fantastic results. - Law of Attraction – The Number One Killer By : Daniel Hinds
It’s understandable that most people are having a hard time in manifesting what they want because the most important component is not full understood. Discover what is killing your efforts and begin attracting what you want faster. - Law of Attraction – These 7 Things Are Holding You Back By : Daniel Hinds
Have may have heard this common saying "I take one step forward but seem to fall back several steps soon after." In the pursuit attracting the things you want you must learn what hold you back in the first place. - Law of Attraction – They are all Making You Poor By : Daniel Hinds
Often times people do not realize how much time they give to listening to others whose outlook is quite dismal and just how much those dismal thoughts do influence your ability to successfully apply the law of attraction to your success.. - Law of Attraction – Why Fear is the One Secret Holding You Back By : Daniel Hinds
Do you know just how devastating fear is to your ability to attract what you want? Fear is the difference between the man who becomes a millionaire and the one who remains poor. It has nothing to do with education or skill. Would you like to learn the truth about fear? - Legend Of Paradise In Alamut By : Dr. D.S. Merchant
The most famous writers in Europe who produced a colourful tale of the Islamic garden of paradise were Pedro de Alfonso, San Pedro, Marino Sanudo, Varagine, Higden, Simon Simeon, Ricoldo da Monte Croce, William of Tripoli, John Mandeville, Jacques de Vitry, Alan of Lille, Sigebert, Guido, etc. In time, the European conceptions of the Islamic paradise, based on the Koranic description in a literal sense, were incorporated into the alleged paradise of Alamut, culminating in Marco Polo’s detailed account to this effect. Norman Daniel further writes, "It must be said that it was usual for Christians to allow themselves a rather purple rendering of the gardens and precious metals of paradise, though usually not of the virgins so beloved of later romanticism." (Ibid.) - Liposuction And Plastic Surgery On The Rise For Men By : Bruce A. Tucker
This article reports on the popularity of cosmetic surgery among men. In 2006, men received a record 1.1 million cosmetic procedures, ranging from benign Botox injections to all forms of liposuction. Tips for men who are considering cosmetic surgery are given. - Mailfriends – Where You Find True Friends! By : Suncao
All the lonely hearts around the world come around to feel the pure bliss of friendship with Mailfriends – the most active friendship site where you can make lots of international friends hailing from different cultures and lifestyle. - Manifest an Avalanche of Money with This Technique By : Daniel Hinds
There are miracles and magic to manifesting if only you would allow yourself to be transformed by the super natural power of the univers. Manifesting an avalanche is no greater than manifesting the payment of your next bill. - Manifesting Big Things Vs. Small Things By : Daniel Hinds
There is a sciene to manifesting what you may consider a big thing. What seems big is simply another form of energy that is not in alignment with where you presently are. - Mormon Videos: No Longer on the Sidelines By : Robert Thomson
Members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints join the online conversation about their faith. - My Path As A Spiritual Healer: Dreams, Magic & Miracles By : Ivan Cuxeva Jr
My focus in this lifetime has been on spiritual healing. This certainly was not my idea or plan. It does seem that from an early age Spirit was preparing me to be a spiritual coach and spiritual healer. - No Yachting in Heaven! By : Rev. David B. Smith
No Yachting in Heaven
Revelation 21:1-6
"Then I saw a new heaven and a new earth; for the first heaven and the first earth had passed away, and the sea was no more." (Revelation 21:1) - Nothing Stops You From Realizing Who You Are by Elysha By : Elysha
You will revert back to your chattering mind as your guidance once more. This very guidance of yours is what has you out on a loop in the perpetual distraction from realizing who it is that you truly and already are; keeping you in the dark and veiled from seeing that this "you" of who you are is already standing freely of and before this mind even arises. - Nowhere to Rest! By : Rev. David B. Smith
Luke 9:57-62
Nowhere to Rest!
As they were going along the road, someone said to him, "I will follow you wherever you go." And Jesus said to him, "Foxes have holes, and birds of the air have nests, but the Son of Man has nowhere to lay his head." To another he said, "Follow me." But he said, "Lord, let me first go and bury my father." And Jesus said to him, "Leave the dead to bury their own dead. But as for you, go and proclaim the kingdom of God." - Numerical knowledge of numerology By : Thomas H. Lindblom
The science of numerology began thousands of years ago by Greek philosophers. Its concept is that all things in the universe can be linked to numbers. - Origin of Navroz and Ismailism By : Dr. D.S. Merchant
Navroz is a Persian word, meaning new day of the year. The Arabs pronounced it as Niruz or Nairuz. The Sogdians called it Nau-Sard (the new year), and also is called Nishat Afroz Jashan in Iran. It is a spring festival, beginning with the first day of the Persian solar year, corresponding to the vernal equinox and the entry of the sun into the sign of Aries, and continued until the 6th day of the month. The last day was known as the Great New Year's Day (al-Niruz al-Akbar). - Origin Of The Word “Assassins” By : Dr. D.S. Merchant
The Ismailis were not a band of terrorists, but their fighting against their oppressors was a struggle for survival. Mediaeval Europeans, who remained absolutely ignorant of Muslim beliefs and practices, had transmitted a number of tales, and produced a perverted image of the Ismailis. Rene Dussaud writes in Histoire et Religion des Nosaires (Paris, 1900) that, "One of the very few Europeans who have appreciated the good points of this remarkable sect and who is of opinion that the judgments pronounced by western scholars are marked by an excessive severity. It is certainly wrong to confound as do the Musulman doctors, in one common reprobation. And the Old Man of the Mountain himself was not so black as it is custom to paint him." In more recent times, too, many western scholars have continued to apply the ill-conceived term Assassins to the Nizari Ismailis without being aware of its etymology or dubious origin. Paul E. Walker makes his comments in his Abu Yaqub al-Sijistani: Intellectual Missionary (London, 1996, p. 1) that, "Until recently, however, the Ismailis were studied and judged almost exclusively on the basis of the evidence collected or fabricated by their enemies, including the bulk of the medieval Sunni heresiographers and polemicists who were hostile towards the Shi’is in general and the Ismailis among them in particular. These Sunni authors in fact treated Shi’ite interpretations of Islam as expressions of heterodoxy or even heresy. As a result, a ‘black legend’ was gradually developed and put into circulation in the Muslim world to discredit the Ismailis and their interpretations of Islam. - Planning a Bat Mitzvah Ceremony and Recpetion Made Easy By : Jenny Curran
Bat Mitzvah ceremony and reception planning can be streamlined by following easy steps.
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