Currently the middle east is going through a set of disturbances, something which is undoing a part of what was done there a century ago when the countries were carved up and eventually lead to a multitude of despicable regimes.

What they are fighting for is also a multitude of things, but a major theme is one of dignity and freedom. and jobs and prosperity, but the latter can be eased by the former.

So far Tunisia and Egypt caved and the regimes fell - the end result may be for the good, or it may be the same or worse, as instability always has a price.

Yemen is brinking on the edge of total chaos where the ruling President has promised to stand down but not many believe him. Some prominent figures, including in the army have asked him to go, others have asked him to stay.

Muslim Aid have organised an adventurous trek to the top of the highest mountain in Britain and we’re challenging YOU to climb it in our Ben Nevis Trek 2011.

Your challenge is to raise £300 and join a group of enthusiastic and compassionate people dedicated to combating drought in Africa. Muslim Aid’s water projects in Africa have been bringing a lifeline to communities for over 25 years and now you can be a part of this amazing cause.

Trek details

Departure:Friday 20th May 2011

Trek day: Saturday 21st May 2011

Return: Sunday 22nd May 2011

Your target: £300

Location:Glen Nevis, Scotland

Golden Ticket:The top fundraiser will get to travel to one of our Africa field offices to visit one of our projects.

Muslim Aid have organised an adventurous trek to the top of the highest mountain in Britain and we’re challenging YOU to climb it in our Ben Nevis Trek 2011.

Your challenge is to raise £300 and join a group of enthusiastic and compassionate people dedicated to combating drought in Africa. Muslim Aid’s water projects in Africa have been bringing a lifeline to communities for over 25 years and now you can be a part of this amazing cause.

Trek details

Departure:Friday 20th May 2011

Trek day: Saturday 21st May 2011

Return: Sunday 22nd May 2011

Your target: £300

Location:Glen Nevis, Scotland

Golden Ticket:The top fundraiser will get to travel to one of our Africa field offices to visit one of our projects.

Six Attacks by Shaytaan - Ten Defenses

The evil of Shaytaan is limited to six categories, he continues [to assault] mankind until he succeeds in one or more of them:

1) The evil of polytheism and disbelief;

2) Then innovations;

3) Next are the major sins;

4) Then the minor sins;

5) Subsequently, busying people with practicing Mubahaat [Actions that one is neither ordered to do or prohibited from performing specifically]

6) Next is busying them with practicing deeds which are good instead of deeds which are better.

The reasons that safeguard a servant from the Shaytaan are ten:

1) Seeking refuge with Allaah from him;

2) Reading al Mu'awathatain [ Surat an Naas and Surat al Falaq];

3) Reading Ayatul Kursi;

Anyone tried it? had any problem with it?

i think it just completely killed the laptop...feels like reformatting is going to be needed..and i got NO BACKUP!

it doesnt look like its a hardware issue, coz i havent changed anything, but the night of the day i installed mozilla 4... all heckbroke loose. Lappy kept restarting itself, and because dad was going on a trip i wasnt really paying attention.

then, next day tried to switch it on and at first the "safe mode" optionscreen would come up. i managed to get account throughsafe mode;but that was just once... and everytime the lappy would restart,before that, there would be a blue screen telling me something that i didnt have time to read.

OBL is dead?
Is it true?
What's the proof?
Why was the body 'buried in the sea' and not kept as evidence/proof?
If this news is true then was Pakistan defending him?
Or is this all a hype as the U.S. Elections are coming up and Obama need s a boost?

Sahih Bukhari - Hadith No. 591

Narrated by Al-Mughira bin Shu'ba: The Prophet said, "Allah has forbidden for you, (1) to be undutiful to your mothers, (2) to bury your daughters alive, (3) to not to pay the rights of the others (e.g. charity, etc.) and (4) to beg of men (begging). And Allah has hated for you (1) vain, useless talk, or that you talk too much about others, (2) to ask too many questions, (in disputed religious matters) and (3) to waste the wealth (by extravagance).

This is a reminder to me before anyone else. May Allah preserve from ever falling into any of these categories.

Just a lil reminder about two things from yawmul jumu'ah

1. Reading surah Kahf
2. Making duahs

1.

From Abu Sa’eed al-Khudri, who said: “Whoever reads Soorat al-Kahf on the night of Jumu’ah, will have a light that will stretch between him and the Ancient House (the Ka’bah).”
(Narrated by al-Daarimi, 3407. This hadeeth was classed as saheeh by Shaykh al-Albaani in Saheeh al-Jaami, 6471)

(b) “Whoever reads Soorat al-Kahf on the day of Jumu’ah, will have a light that will shine from him from one Friday to the next.”

What are theses Sunnah of Allaah and how do we relate to them
The Intent, Planning and Actions of Allaah
Allaah is in Control and involved in the Affairs of the Creation