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ok, another post on this site made me go back to islam-qa - a site which I am not a fan of, especially since it seems to present itself as such an authoritative place...

The first link was asking about greeting non-muslims and how Muslims should act upon a specific hadith.

The answer was full of bluster and pride about how not to cower etc, but it lacked context, and hence the truth.

So what is the context of this hadith?

It was from a time of war - the Muslims were at war with some tribe and the Sahabahs asked the Prophet something like "we are at war with Tribe X, so saying 'peace be upon you' when meeting them on the streets does not seem to be correct, so what should we do?"

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ok, so we are minutes away from apple unveiling a new gadget. Wonder what it will be...

the odds are on the announcement of a tablet pc - but without the pc-ness where you will be charged through the nose to pay for the product itself and then also for accessing content such as video, music and maybe even books.

Or it could be something totally different.

Rest assured, it will look good.

Edit - and it was the iPad, a tablet PC with the same operating system that the iPhone uses. A bigger iPhone, but without the phone bits.

(or an "iPod touch, but bigger" - that seems to be a more accurate description.)

I wonder how it will sell and if it will gain market traction.

The iProduct. you know you want it.

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When I was younger (and this may still be the case in many places), there was a fear within the immigrant community - one day we will be kicked out, told to go back home.

This started decades ago from when the labourers came over to earn money with a view of returning "back home". This meant that they saved up money and sent it back, maybe even built mansions there, to eventually return to. They lived more affordable lives here - if they were going to get kicked out or leave voluntarily, there was no point building a future here.

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Beautiful Nasheed read by Brother Ahmed Mansuri.

LYRICS AND TRANSLATION:

Allah Allahu
(Repeats)

Ya Khaliqal-Akwaan - O creator of the Worlds
Ya Munzilal-Qur2an - O revealer of the Quran
Ya Khaliqal-Akwaan - O creator of the Worlds
Ya Munzilal-Qur2an - O revealer of the Quran
Zidni Minal-Iman - Increase me in faith
Allahu ya allah - Allah, Oh Allah
(Repeats)

Allah Allahu
(Repeats)

Ighfirli Ya Rabbi - Forgive for me, my Lord..
3iSyani Wa Dhanbi - ..my disobedience and my sins
Ighfirli Ya Rabbi - Forgive for me, my Lord..
3iSyani Wa Dhanbi - ..my disobedience and my sins
Addam3u Fi 3ayni - Tears are in my eyes
Far7amni Ya Allah - So have mercy on me, Oh Allah