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Salam alikum

hope you are all well and in the best of health. I was wondering whether any brother or sister knows the correct way of doing an Istikhara? Help will be very much appreciated it,

thankyou and salam alaikum

The National Transitional Council has voted for Saif al Islam Gaddafi to be tried in Libya

The National Transitional Council has voted for Saif al Islam Gaddafi to be tried in Libya.

Libyan information minister Mehmood Shammam says the decision will be discussed with the International Criminal Court's (ICC) chief prosecutor when he visits Libya on Monday.

Saif is wanted by the ICC on charges of crimes against humanity.

Mr Shammam said it would only be fair for Libyans to try Saif at home where he "committed crimes against Libyan people".

http://m.sky.com/skynews/article/news/16113862

Bishops sign open letter criticising welfare reforms

Eighteen Church of England bishops have signed an open letter, criticising the government's proposed welfare changes.

In the letter, in The Observer, the bishops express concerns about plans to limit the amount any household can claim in benefits to £500 a week.

Their intervention has received the backing of the Archbishop of Canterbury and the Archbishop of York.

The government says the reforms are designed to reduce a culture of benefit dependency.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-15808922

Big change whether we like it or not

An interesting read.....

The current policy of the US is not a reflection of its state today, but a wishful reiteration of the US' zeitgeist.

Did 9/11 "change everything"? For a brief period after September 2001, the answer to that question seemed self-evident: of course it did, with massive and irrevocable implications. A mere decade later, the verdict appears less clear. Today, the vast majority of Americans live their lives as if the events of 9/11 had never occurred. When it comes to leaving a mark on the American way of life, the likes of Steve Jobs and Mark Zuckerberg have long since eclipsed Osama bin Laden. (Whether the legacies of Jobs and Zuckerberg will prove other than transitory also remains to be seen.)

The signs of Dajjals coming

According to hadees,prophet Muhammad is said to have prophesied that the Masih ad-Dajjal would be the last of a series of thirty Dajjal or "deceivers" (false prophets).

Mohammed (PBUH) is reported to have said:

Allah is not one eyed while Messiah, Ad-Dajjal is blind in the right eye and his eye looks like a bulging out grape.[3]

Hadith attributed to Mohammed (PBHU) give many signs of the appearance of the Dajjal, and exhorted his followers to recite the first and last ten verses of Sura Al-Kahf, as protection from the trials and mischief of the Dajjal.

The following signs are ascribed to Ali in the coming of Dajjal:[7]

  • People will stop offering the prayers
  • Dishonesty will be the way of life
  • Falsehood will become a virtue
  • Which statement best sums up your feelings about friendship?

    Strangers are just friends you haven't met yet, give a little love and it all comes back to you.
    21% (51 votes)
    I only fully give my all to my Muslim brothers/sisters; while I am polite to others, I wouldn't take them as a close ally.
    20% (49 votes)
    I mainly have non-Muslim friends, and find some Muslims can be a bit judgmental and don't seem to wanna have fun.
    7% (17 votes)
    My cats are my only friends.
    7% (17 votes)
    My most genuine human interactions are with people over the internet.
    4% (10 votes)
    I find it hard making friends but when people give me the time I reward them with everything I can.
    12% (28 votes)
    I find it hard keeping track with the people contacting me saying that they know me, I should really do a 'friend cull'
    2% (4 votes)
    Friends are just a reflection of all the different aspects of my personality, whether they are good or bad
    27% (65 votes)
    Total votes: 241

    British Ambassador to Israel and the plot to attack Iran

    A few weeks ago there was a "scandal" about the links between the Defence Secretary Liam Fox and his friend Adam Werritty.

    Some suggested that the two were running a separate foriegn policy to the official one stated by the government.

    Now the plot thickens and Adam Werrity is also linked to the British Ambassador to Israel, who is pretty much pro Israel and intervention in Iran.

    "Mossad linked to Iran military blast"

    A series of news reports linking Israel's intelligence agency the Mossad to a blast at a military facility in Iran, in which 17 people were killed and a further 15 wounded, has gained widespread coverage in the Israeli media on Monday.

    While Iranian officials insist the explosion at the Bid Ganeh base was accidental, caused by the movement of ammunition, claims from anonymous western and Israeli officials that Saturday's blast was a covert Israeli operation have gained momentum.

    Read more @ The Guardian

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