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Archive for March, 2008

Take the awareness test

Friday, March 21st, 2008 Posted in Uncategorized | 1 Comment »

Found this via Rodney Olsen's blog - ashamed to say I failed miserably. Read more..

Daily baptism

Friday, March 21st, 2008 Posted in Uncategorized | 2 Comments »

BismimgI've sometimes wondered why the word wudu' is not translated as baptism in English. One of the meanings of baptism is to perform ablutions, which is what wudu' is, but ... Read more..

Pavarotti Loves Elephants

Thursday, March 20th, 2008 Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »

Brains are funny things, once you 'mishear' certain lyrics, it's almost impossible to hear them correctly again. So, be warned if you like Pavarotti don't click on the link. Read more..

The birth day of the blessed Prophet, peace be upon him.

Thursday, March 20th, 2008 Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »

Bismimg Allahumma, salli 'ala Muhammad wa 'ala aalihi Muhammad, kama salayta Ibrahim wa 'ala aalihi Ibrahim. Wa baraka 'ala Muhammad wa 'ala alalihi Muhammad, kama barakta Ibrahim wa 'ala aalihi Ibrahim. ... Read more..

Australian Islamic Conference starts tomorrow

Thursday, March 20th, 2008 Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »

The second annual Australian Islamic Conference starts tomorrow and yours truly shall be attending inshallah. I love Muslim conferences. I just love being around a whole bunch of fellow brothers and ... Read more..

All cartoons are not equal, some are more equal than others

Thursday, March 20th, 2008 Posted in Uncategorized | 1 Comment »

Western democratic freedoms include the freedom to publish cartoons right? That's what many Danes seem to think anyway. A friend of mine emailed me a link to this Al Jazeera article. ... Read more..

Upcoming: Dr Mohammed Al-Majali Lecture (Arabic) for Sisters

Thursday, March 20th, 2008 Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »

Renowned Islamic Scholar Dr Mohammed Al-Majali will be conducting a lecture in Melbourne for sisters only. Dr Mohammed is the Dean of Shariah Department at the University of Jordan and ... Read more..