Some thoughts on the news, religion and life in general
Archive for October, 2008
The price of Usamah
Oct 3rd
With the 7th anniversary of the belligerent and mythical ‘Operation Enduring Freedom’ attacks on Afghanistan taking place on Tuesday 7th October – America and her allies are still killing innocent Muslims, all under the pretext to capture one man, Usāmah bin Muhammad bin `Awad bin Lādin.
The initial months of the American led terror killed an estimated 3,100 to 3,600 civilians – revenge for the killing of 2,966 on 11 September 2001.
Seven years on, the man they hunt is still free and largely able to go about his business with a small amount of inconvenience More >
The post-Ramadan experience
Oct 2nd
Picture this. A man joins the army. He is then inducted and put into an intensive and gruelling training programme. He develops his stamina, trains very hard, and becomes a disciplined member of his unit who the commander can rely upon.
What would you expect from this soldier once his training is complete? Would you expect him to be a liability to his unit? Would you expect him to lose his stamina due to laziness? Would you expect him to eschew his responsibility to defend his country? More >
Working on your Arabic
Oct 1st
I think most of us recognise the importance of the Arabic language as the language of the Islamic revival.
The reasons for this are obvious – being the language of the Qur’an, Hadith and Islamic sciences, no serious attempt at understanding this beautiful tradition can progress without a thorough knowledge of Arabic. For those people who believe translations will suffice More >
