Woman leading Friday prayer in NYC

Woman leading Friday prayer in NYC [about Dr.Amina Wadud]

Harry Potter & the Half-Blood Prince

Lolz..I couldn't help laughing after reading the first two pages of this fake Harry Potter & the Half-Blood Prince.
In fact one of my friend who is die hard fan of Harry Potter got it from LimeWire.

If the above URL does't work then first land here and find HB-Prince.zip - happy reading..not that much:)

CV..

you ppl have gotta check this CV out.

MIT's OpenCourseWare

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Its 1:20 AM..n this is Aay Dee reporting in a dead sleepy tone from his world...hey there!yes, yes i can see no one is excited any more,duh!..but hey,all my friends on orkut list..FYI i have successfully deleted my orkut account..yes me a full-grown Abnormal anyway :-) - And one good news, inshAllah very soon i have plan to start another blog with a very interesting theme,infact its a totally different blog u ever seen..whats in it ?? & for what it will? I ain't sharing it now :)!!!!!
again,no more me on orkut!
tata

We are free of misery at least (Great story)

Assalaam-O-Alaikum,

For a long time I was under the impression that we are not free at all. For whatever reasons I was convinced to this point. But for the last week I was reading a story on the Ummat's web site written by Aleem-ul-Haq-Haqi. Well, I don't know why But while I started reading that I fell in love with this man. Aleem bhai, My brother I really salute you and pray for you as you are not feeling well now-a-days. You helped me realize so many things.

Khair, I realize the way one should be searching for Allah. The fact of Muhabbat. and most of all I realized, after how many efforts Allah Has given us this country to be free to pray Allah.

We are free in terms keh, while we sleep we don't have fear that somebody will break into our house and start robbing and killing us. We are free from the fear that once we are out of our house, our sisters and mother (i.e. ladies are safe). We are free from the fact that we can show freely that we are muslims.

I went back to home and asked my Nanii who performed the Hijrat herself while the Pakistan came into being. The facts she told me confirmed Aleem bhai's story, well, atleast the part where he discussed the movement for Pakistan. I realized that how one can live after dying. We are not here for tafreeh and hallah gullah. We have certian responsibilities and that is to give protection to those who can not protect themselves.

Well, I don't know about you people but I literally cried for help from Allah on my way back to home and wasn't able to sleep very well through the night. I was seeing myself in the condition as the Aleem bhai has stated when Balwaii attacked on the house.

And wasn't sure what to do, so, I prayed to Allah and realized that only Allah can protect anybody not me nor anybody. But still there are so many feelings of mine which I need to understand.

Honestly, people I am not joking. May be you people think that I am getting weak by crying out for help, but the more I gave it a thought, the more helpless I felt and asked Allah for help. Khair.

Don't want to ruin you people's good mode.

So, take-care.

http://www.ummat.com.pk/Kahanian/ishq_ka_sheen.htm


Allah-Hafiz.

Post-it

my God!!! the walls of my cubicle are entirely lost in Post-it & now its very hard for me to manage all this spaghetti.But hey! i really like this colorful environment around me!..hehe

anyone care to share any other solution to make a message-note.

Aga Khan University Examination Board

This blogger starts another blog which will have a collection of information, news items, statements for and against, and various opinions and op-eds related to the first private board in Pakistan - the Aga Khan University Examination Board.
URL:http://aku-exam-board.blogspot.com/

Gadgets

I don't know what to define about gadgets :S .
Anyways, gadgets are devices one can use for entertainment or to perform any regular daily task. Gadget can be mechanical or electronic device.
Some of examples of these days popular gadgets are
-Mobile Phone
-MP3 players
-Digital Cameras
-Portable media players
-USB drives
BTW my favourtite device these days ismy Nokia N-Gage. Its really a very cool thing. Some of its salient features are
-Its a mobile phone(with GPRS and MMS).
-Its a 3D game deck.
-Its an MP3 player.
-Its a video player(supports Real Media, AVIs and some other formats).
-Low price (I bought in Rs.9600 with 128MB MMC)
-I've installed complete Quran also in it, which can be read by surah or ayah bookmarks.(Just some KBs)

BUT no cam :( and MONO sound.
Whats your favourite Gadget??

It might be a VERY good joke!

LUCKNOW, India (Reuters) - An Indian teenager from one of the country's most backward states appears to have fooled governments, the media and even the president into believing he had topped the world in a NASA science exam.

In a country hungry for international recognition, 17-year-old Saurabh Singh was feted as a national hero after announcing he had won .... read more..

Its really stupendous!!! Hats-off for 17-year-old Saurabh Singh :-)

Top 10 Gadgets of Current year

Sony PSP tipped as a 'must-have' Sony's Playstation Portable is the top UK gadget for 2005, according to a round-up of ultimate gizmos compiled by Stuff Magazine. It beats the iPod into second place in the Top Ten Essentials list which predicts what gadget-lovers are likely to covet this year. Owning all 10 gadgets will set the gadget lover back £7,455. That is £1,000 cheaper than last year's list due to falling manufacturing costs making gadgets more affordable. High street habits Portable gadgets dominate the list, including Sharp's 902 3G mobile phone, the Pentax Optio SV digital camera and Samsung's Yepp YH-999 video jukebox. TOP 10 GADGETS Sony PSP iPod Photo 60GB Sharp 902 3G mobile phone Pentax Optio SV digital camera Sony VAIO VGN-T2 laptop Samsung Yepp YH-999 Philips 32PF9986 Home Cinema Pentax Optio MX4 tapeless camcorder Blaupunkt Chicago IVDM-7002 satellite navigation BT Aviator 10M DAB radio
SOURCE BBC read more..

Some Links:
Sony Portable Play Station;
Not released yet, but Surprisingly on Top of the list.
Samsung YH999 Video Juke Box
Sharp 902 3G Mobile Phone

I agree...

Well, It is very difficult to go through each forum each day and keep track that what is the answer to your statement. There is lot more but at this instant I am out of time. So, Cheers.

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my opinion:)

A new blog of mine....

Assalaam-O-Alaikum,

Well, I was going through my previous blogs that I am becoming so desperate to get married. Yeah Yeah, Aaay Dee and others I realized 2OOOOOOO. Well, I decided that I'll write my own stuff on this blog and rest of the articles that I read regarding marriage and stuff will not at all be published over here but on the other blog i.e.

http://islamicmarriage.blogspot.com

Yeah, you are thinking straight I am not giving up writting related to my feelings on this blog but rather changing the unnecessary material over here.

Allah-Hafiz.

IBM's been so fed up with Java

An Extract from news:
"IBM's been so fed up with Java that they've been looking for alternatives for years," the executive said. "They want people to build applications quickly that tap into IBM back-ends...and with Java, it just isn't happening."

humm..
weep or cry?? O o no i mean sob...err..I mean u know..u know yaar!!!...lolz..at the moment I need to finish my Sooper Cookies and Tea...will comment on this nonsense soon!

PHP dumbo compete superb Java? no way !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Is talking to your girl after engagement allowed. ( it is difficult but May Allah Help us.)

At the outset, we wish to point out that the western concept of engagement has no basis in Islam. That is the way of the Kuffaar. Rasulullah [Sallallaahu Alayhi Wasallam] said, ‘Whosoever imitates a nation is from among them.’

At most, an engagement is only a promise to marry. It should not be a celebration of a mini marriage as is the norm. Once a boy and girl is proposed to marry, they are still Ghayr Mahram unto one another. Ghayr Mahrams are those people that are not prohibited unto one another in marriage. It is compulsory to maintain the laws of Hijaab for Ghayr Mahrams. It is, therefore, prohibited for you to communicate with your future to be. The reason of getting to know one another has no basis. If there was any merit in that, then such marriages ought to be always successful and prosperous as the decision to marry has been on sound basis.

It is a normal practise in the western world to court before marriage, yet the divorce rate among them is extremely high. In the US, the divorce rate is 4 out of 5. The Darul Ifta has observed and handled many such marital disputes wherein the couples knew one another before marriage for a long time. The relationship suddenly sours after the marriage. In many cases, the spouses have stated that the attitude before marriage was different and changed only after marriage. Surely that synthetic positive approach was just to achieve one’s motive. It is also important to examine this issue from another angle. Everything has its full strength and limits. In such a premarital relationship, couples exhaust much of their natural resources of love and do not have much left when the actual time comes to express that. After marriage, love is an old boring affair and there is not much hope for building a loving marriage. Alhamdulillah, in Islam, individuals have the full resources of love and express it at the appropriate time, thus building a solid foundation of love. The concept of keeping contact with each other before marriage to know one another is incorrect and un-Islamic. There are many couples that have been dumped and abused by the ‘faithful’ partners.

and Allah Ta'ala Knows Best

Mufti Ebrahim Desai

The article I would like my wife ( Once I'll get one. :) )

Why Should I Wear The Hijaab ?
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This is a good question and there is a beautiful answer! Allaah has commanded us with every action that is good for us and prohibited us from performing every action that is bad for us. Allaah orders the Muslim woman to wear the hijaab when she steps out of the security of her home or when in the presence of strange men. So to wear the hijaab is a source of great good for you - the Muslim woman - for many reasons. Among them:

1. You please Allaah. You are obeying the commands of your Lord when you wear the hijaab and you can expect great rewards in return.

2. It is Allaah's protection of your natural beauty. You are too precious to be "on display" for each man to see.

3. It is Allaah's preservation of your chastity.

4. Allaah purifies your heart and mind through the hijaab.

5. Allaah beautifies your inner and outer countenance with hijaab. Outwardly your hijaab reflects innocence, purity, modesty, shyness, serenity, contentment and obedience to your Lord. Inwardly you cultivate the same.

6. Allaah defines your femininity through the hijaab. You are a woman who respects her womanhood. Allaah wants you to be respected by others, and for you to respect yourself.

7. Allaah raises your dignity through the hijaab. When a strange man looks at you, he respects you because he sees that you respect yourself.

8. Allaah protects your honour 100% through your hijaab. Men do not gaze at you in a sensual way, they do not approach you in a sensual way, and neither do they speak to you in a sensual way. Rather, a man holds you in high esteem and that is just by one glance at you!

9. Allaah gives you nobility through the hijaab. You are noble not degraded because you covered not naked.

10. Allaah demonstrates your equality as a Muslim woman through the hijaab. Your Lord bestows upon you equal worth as your male counterpart, and gives you a host of beautiful rights and liberties. You express your acceptance of these unique rights by putting on the hijaab.

11. Allaah defines your role as a Muslim woman through the hijaab. You are a someone with important duties. You are a reflection of a woman of action not idle pursuits. You display your sense of direction and purpose through your hijaab. You are someone that people take seriously.

12. Allaah expresses your independence through the hijaab. You are stating clearly that you are an obedient servant of the Greatest Master. You will obey no one else and follow no other way. You are not a slave to any man, nor a slave to any nation. You are free and independent from all man-made systems.

13. Allaah gives you the freedom of movement and expression through the hijaab. You are able to move about and communicate without fear of harassment. Your hijaab gives you a unique confidence.

14. Allaah wants others to treat you - a Muslim woman - with kindness. And the hijaab brings about the best treatment of men towards you.

15. Allaah wants your beauty to be preserved and saved for just one man to enjoy - your husband.

16. Allaah helps you to enjoy a successful marriage through wearing hijaab. Because you reserve your beauty for one man alone, your husband's love for you increases, he cherishes you more, he respects you more and he honours you more. So your hijaab contributes to a successful and lasting marriage relationship.

17. Allaah brings about peace and stability in the society through the hijaab! Yes this is true! Men do not cause corruption by forming illegal relationships because you - the Muslim woman - calm their passions. When a man looks at you, he feels at ease, not tempted to fornicate.

So a Muslim woman in hijaab is dignified, not dishonoured, noble, not degraded, liberated, not subjugated, purified, not sullied, independent, not a slave, protected, not exposed, respected, not laughed at, confident, not insecure, obedient, not a sinner, a guarded pearl, not a prostitute.

Dear Muslim sister! Come towards the gates of Paradise with us! Fulfill your duties towards Allaah, put on your adornment - put on your hijaab, and race towards Jannah (Paradise) by doing all good actions. You should agree by now that wearing hijaab is extremely beneficial - it must be - because Allaah only commands what is good. and believe me dear sister, it is good to obey the commands of your Lord.

"Their reward is with their Lord: Gardens of Eden underneath which rivers flow wherein they will dwell for ever; Allaah is pleased with them, and they are pleased with Him; this is (in store) for whoever fears his Lord." [Sooratul-Bayyinah 98:8]

Good Times for Pakistan

"These are the good times for Pakistan," said the Cathay Pacific manager in Los Angeles, who is originally from Karachi. Decades of neglect are being compensated (and in some cases overcompensated) by the government of President Pervez Musharraf. Investment is pouring in from countries in the Persian Gulf, from India, and especially from China.
Full Story...
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/40418.html
Refering this article, doesn't mean that the blogger agreed all of the points discussed in article.
Regards
Imran

Large Value Capacitors

I really amazed when I was working on the BOM(Bill of Materials) of our new product. I saw some suppliers(Digikey, Mouser) offering capacitors of value more than 1 Farad. Yes its more than 1 Farad.This large value is generally used as a battery for Real Time Clock chips etc.
Before that I thought Farad is very big value and one can not have a capacitor of 1 Farad. So if any one ask u that if there any capcitor possible of one Farad say YES !BTW u can take a look at http://www.digi-key.com/ (U'll have to search for). Not expensive though about $2 and yes size is also very small like a coin battery on your mother boards.

The Rediff Interview/Jehan Ara, President, PASHA:

red:Could tell us about the business deals that the Pakistani companies have signed deals with Indian companies?

ja:An IT company, Emmaculate Solutions, has signed a deal with i-flex solutions to sell i-flex products in Pakistan.

Another company, Delhi-based company Compare has signed a contract with Creative Chaos to set up 6 Web portals on Pakistan's tourism sector. The content will be developed by the Pakistani company while the technology will be facilitated by the Indian company. The first portal was launched on February 9.

A company called Yevolve will be signing an MoU with an Indian transportation company to sell their e-ticketing solution.

Another company Arwen Tech, in the BPO (business process outsourcing) sector, will be entering into an agreement with Hewitt India to expand services in Pakistan in the call centre business.

SI3 is in talks with ICICI Infotech. In the financial and call centre business, there are lot of activities taking place as Pakistan is keen to expand its call centre business.

read more..