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With the Name of Allah Almighty most merciful. 14. The desert Arabs say, "We believe." Say, "Ye have no faith; but ye (only)say, 'We have submitted our wills to Allah,' For not yet has Faith entered your hearts. But if ye obey Allah and His Messenger, He will not belittle aught of your deeds: for Allah is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful." 15. Only those are Believers who have believed in Allah and His Messenger, and have never since doubted, but have striven with their belongings and their persons in the Cause of Allah: Such are the sincere ones. (Surah 49. The Private Apartments, The Inner Apartments) source: http://www.islamicity.com/mosque/QURAN/49.htm#14 In this light, we come to know that what is faith that enter in hearts. Obeying of Allah and His Messenger, the Holy Prophet Hazrat Muhammad ( May Peace be upon Him) is necessary, obeying without doubt, compromise, reluctance. Than this world and the world hereafter will be peaceful: else; hovering diffre...

The first witness is thine own consciousness - See thyself, then, with thine own light. The second witness is the consciousness of another ego - See thyself, then, with the light of an ego other than thee. The third witness is God’s consciousness - See thyself, then, with God’s light. If thou standest unshaken in front of this light, Consider thyself as living and eternal as He! That man alone is real who dares - Dares to see God face to face! What is ‘Ascension’?Only a search for a witness Who may finally confirm thy reality - A witness whose confirmation alone makes thee eternal. No one can stand unshaken in His Presence; And he who can, verily, he is pure gold. Art thou a mere particle of dust? Tighten the knot of thy ego; And hold fast to thy tiny being! How glorious to burnish one’s ego. And to test its lustre in the presence of the Sun! Re-chisel, then, thine ancient frame; And build up a new being. Such being is real being; Or else thy ego is a mere ring of smoke! ...

Someone still leaves fresh yellow roses on his gravestone in Tabriz. To Iranians, Howard Baskerville is their American martyr. http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/18/opinion/18calafi.html

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Gharar What Does Gharar Mean? An Islamic finance term describing a risky or hazardous sale, where details concerning the sale item are unknown or uncertain. Gharar is forbidden by the Quran, which explicitly forbids trades that are considered to have excessive risk due to uncertainty. Investopedia explains Gharar There are strict rules in Islamic finance against transactions that are highly uncertain or may cause any injustice or deceit against any of the parties. In finance, gharar is observed within derivative transactions, such as forwards, futures and options, in short selling, and in speculation. In Islamic finance, most derivative contracts are forbidden and considered invalid because of the uncertainty involved in the future delivery of the underlying asset

Thank you for airing this important issue. Habeus Corpus is what makes us different from the terrorists. If we hurt people without reason, we are terrorists too. They believe strongly in the rightness of their cause, just as we believe in ours. It is only adherence to the rule of law that sets us apart.It might sound innocuous to "detain someone." But think where your family would be if you disappeared for a month, a year, six years, indefinitely. Consider your mental state from lack of work, isolation, fear. Most of these people are in their prime productive years. What are we doing to their income, their family, their social adjustment? It is not a harmless event, even if they are humanely treated. And it certainly does not "win hearts and minds."Terrorism is a crime. A heinous crime against humanity. We need to treat it as a crime, not call it a "war". We need to clarify our goals.The economy, health care, education, all will take time and probably some...

Islam, a religion of mercy , does not permit terrorism. In the Quran, God has said: God does not forbid you from showing kindness and dealing justly with those who have not fought you about religion and have not driven you out of your homes. God loves just dealers. (Quran, 60:8)The Prophet Muhammad used to prohibit soldiers from killing women and children,1 and he would advise them: {...Do not betray, do not be excessive, do not kill a newborn child.}2 And he also said: {Whoever has killed a person having a treaty with the Muslims shall not smell the fragrance of Paradise, though its fragrance is found for a span of forty years.}3Also, the Prophet Muhammad has forbidden punishment with fire.4He once listed murder as the second of the major sins,5 and he even warned that on the Day of Judgment, {The first cases to be adjudicated between people on the Day of Judgment will be those of bloodshed.6}7Muslims are even encouraged to be kind to animals and are forbidden to hurt them. Once the P...

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"The power of command frequently causes failure to think." Barbara Tuchman. From this overview, certain behaviors and goals seem self-evident: Bring cultures in conflict into Dialogue together. This effort could: Prevent nuclear holocaust: Communication can lead to updating and implementing the Baruch Plan for controlling nuclear activities. Remove an important cause of terror: Eliminate humiliation within and among cultures. Increase ability to integrate all societies: Updating, internationalizing, and expanding the Peace Corp or an international equivalent can lead to further cooperation and tolerance between societies. Effectively cap terror: Making the UN an effective World Government working to stabilize and modernize rogue countries, while preserving the best of what each culture has to offer, can be a transforming step. Excise Extremism: Reforming societies, while preserving the best of what each culture has to offer, can bring about mutual understanding of one anothe...