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Thursday, 4 Rajab 1431 H/ 17 June 2010

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In his reign, all important records were translated into Arabic, and for the first time a special currency for the Muslim world was minted, which led to war with the Byzantine Empire under Justinian II. The Byzantines were led by Leontios at the Battle of Sebastopolis in 692 in Asia Minor and were decisively defeated by the Caliph after the defection of a large contingent of Slavs. The Islamic currency was then made the only currency exchange in the Muslim world. Also, many reforms happened in his time as regards agriculture and commerce. Abd al-malik was a capable ruler, who consolidated Muslim rule and extended it, made Arabic the state language, and organized a regular postal service.

Campaigns in Iraq and Hejaz: Abd al-Malik became caliph after the death of his father Marwan I in 685. Within a few years, he dispatched armies, on a campaign to reassert Umayyad control over the Islamic empire. He first defeated the governor of Basra Mosaab Ibn al-Zubair. Abd al-Malik then appointed one of his most able generals and administrators who would later change the face of the Umayyad Empire, al-Hajjaj bin Yousef to march against Abd-Allah ibn al-Zubayr, the caliph of Hejaz. He besieged Makkah in 692 C.E. with almost 12,000 Syrian troops. He advanced unopposed as far as his native Taif, which he took without any fighting and used as a base. The caliph had charged him first to negotiate with Abd-Allah ibn al-Zubayr and to assure him of freedom from punishment if he capitulated, but, if the opposition continued, to starve him out by siege, but on no account to let the affair result in bloodshed in the Holy City. Since the negotiations failed and al-Hajjaj lost patience, he sent a courier to ask Abd al-Malik for reinforcements and also for permission to take Makkah by force. He received both, and thereupon bombarded the Holy City using catapults from the mountain of Abu Qubays. The bombardment continued during the month of the Pilgrimage or Hajj.

After the siege had lasted for seven months and 10,000 men, among them two of Abdullah Ibn al-Zubair's sons, had gone over to al-Hajjaj, Abd-Allah ibn al-Zubayr with a few loyal followers, including his youngest son, were killed in the fighting around the Kaaba (Jumadah I 73/October 692). read more

Now you can bank the Shari’ah way with Absa

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Executives from BP have agreed to set up a $20bn compensation fund to pay for claims stemming from the Gulf of Mexico oil spill.

More than 100,000 ethnic Uzbeks have fled southern Kyrgyzstan as the military there struggles to regain control following more than a week of ethnic violence.

Flash floods have killed 19 people and left seven others missing near France's Mediterranean coast, officials say.

Former president Nelson Mandela's great-grandchild Zenani's funeral would be open to the public when it is held in Johannesburg today.

The South African government has asked its people to consume less electricity in order to ensure uninterrupted power supply during the soccer World Cup.

M.O.R.E

Radio Islam brings you M.O.R.E - Men Of Real Excellence, a Tribute that aims to inspire more Muslim Men to follow the fine examples of some and to do MORE for the Community. Send your write up of the Men Of Real Excellence to more@radioislam.co.za, fax to 011 854 7024, or drop it off personally at the Radio Islam studios. read about it here...

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Chicken Corn Soup

4-6 cups chicken stock
1 cup shredded chicken
Salt as per taste
½ tsp garlic paste
1 tsp white pepper
1 tsp sugar
1 tsp Chinese salt
½ cup corn kernels
2 eggs
2 Tbsp Vinegar
2 Tbsp soya sauce
2 – 3 cups corn flour
Dalda Cooking oil

Garnish:
Green chillies chopped
Vinegar
Soya sauce
Spring onion finely chopped

Method:
To make the chicken stock, boil ½ kg chicken bones in a pot with 8- 10 cups water until only four cups of stock remain. To avoid heek, add one small whole peeled onion and 2 – 4 black pepper corns when it comes to a boil. In a separate pot, slightly heat Dalda cooking oil on medium heat for 2- 3 minutes and sauté garlic for a minute. Add chicken and cook until water from the chicken dries, then add the chicken stock. Coarsely grind corn kernels and add soup. Dilute corn flour in 4 Tbsp of water and pour it slowly into the soup, stirring continuously to avoid lumps. Add salt, white pepper, sugar, Chinese salt add in the beaten eggs and beat well. In the end, add vinegar and soya.

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