she will be missed, greatly, she can never be replaced and she holds a special place in my heart. As soon as i saw her, i knew it was going to be good. She's given me a few heart attack to be honest, but it wasnt really her fault... she wasnt to blame if she was "faked" a few times...

Imindenial. I cannot believe she is gone, I'm sure she'll come back. and in my heart I will never consider her an undead.

ok, seriously guy, do you see Lilly EVER speaking about death?! as in..EVEEER! I dont.

Can anybody guess what I'm talking about?

Ireceived this text with his hadith and it didnt have a reference. and Alhamdoulillah i just fell on an article saying this hadith is actually fabricated.

What is the opinion of Hadith scholars on the following Athar (narration from the Companions): “Rajab is the Month of Allah, Sha‘ban is my month and Ramadan is the month of my Ummah (nation based on one creed)”? And is this a Hadith Sahih (authentic Hadith): “O Allah! To You do I complain of my weakness, my helplessness, and disregard of people towards me...”?

these are what is needed before you start praying for the prayer to be accepted, the "prerequisites" of Prayer

Islaam (being muslim)
Sound mind (not being crazy)

obligations must be done, if left out my ignorance of forgetfullness the salaah is still valid but the sujoods of distraction must be done. If deliberately left out then salaah becomes invalid.

1. all of the takbiraat
2. saying "subhanarabbiyal 'adheem in rukoo' (at least once)
3. saying sami'allahou liman hamida
4. saying Rabbana wa lakalhamd
5. saying Subhana rabbiyal a'laa in sujood (at least once)
6. saying Rabighfirlee when sitting between sujoods (at least once)
7. The first Tashahud
8. Sitting during the first tashahud

pillars of PRAYER (not Islam, thank you TPofS) if you miss any of them out, for whatever reason, then the prayer is invalid. and missing any pillar cannot be compensated by thr sujood of distraction. You have to redo the prayer.

1. standing
2. opening takbeer - Takbiratul Ihraam
3. Reciting Suratul Fatihah
4. Rukoo'
5. Rising from Rukoo'
6. Sujood on seven bones
7. Rising from Sujood
8. Sitting calmly between sujoods
9. Being tranquil and calm during each pillar
10. Doing the pillars in order
11. The Last Tashaahud
12. Sitting during the last Tashahud
13. Sending Salaah and salaam on nabi (pbuh)
14. The Final Tasleem

dysfunctional families are sick sick sick. and they suck.

Time - Day 1 – 28/06/11
Place – Outreach Centre based in the corner of a primary school playground.
Mission – work experience

Stapling, hole-punching, photocopying, counting, folding. I couldn’t possible tell you which one is my favourite. I mean, photocopying 1500 pages in bunch of 500 and having to sort them out in piles of 30 was quite a...how should I say it? Enlightening experience…

My first lot of 500 went relatively well… with no experience, I had printed out the 500 all in one go and carried them back to the centre where I then resolute myself to sorting them into groups of 30.

“Verily, the number of months with Allaah is twelve months (in a year), so it was ordained by Allaah on the Day when He created the heavens and the earth; of them four are Sacred. That is the right religion, so wrong not yourselves therein…” [al-Tawbah 9:36]

Tajweed is about reciting the Quran. there are many different ways of reciting the Quran; as the Quran was revealed in many different dialect but only a few survived until out time.

I do not actually know what the word "tajweed" means literally.

Usually the first thing you (should) learn in tajweed is the articulation points of the letter, but you might find excruciatingly boring to read and it would be better learnt face to face or at least orally with a teacher.

To improve your tajweed i would advice practicing reading the Quran with Khalil al-Hussary. HE reads slowly mashaaAllah.
method: listen to an ayah, repeat until you get it kinda right/you forgot what is sounded like; listen again, repeat until you get it right; listen again if you want.

we should strive to set ourselves daily religious targets.

even if its just half a page or even less of Quran for example.

if we forget or fall asleep then...

Messenger of Allah (PBUH) said, “Should anyone fall asleep at night and fail to recite his portion of the Qur’an, or a part of it, if he recites it between the Fajr prayer (The Prayer at dawn) and the Zuhr (The Prayer at noon) prayer, it will be recorded for him as though he had recited it during the night”.
[Muslim].

Let's do it!!

or as the Jap say: Gambattero!