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Imam al-Ghazzali Rahmatullah Alaihi
A renowned scholar who preached, wrote and spread only those things that he practiced. This immortal genius and thinker was born in 1058 in Tus in the province of Khurasan . His real name was Abu Hamid ibn Muhammad an-Nishapuri. “Ghazzali” was a title taken probably from his birthplace, Ghazala, or from his father's trade, Ghazzal, meaning wool merchant. His father was a very religious Sufi who used to find special pleasure in associating with Sufis and dervishes.
He started his career with a great Sufi who gave him lessons in the Qur'an, Hadith and Sufism. He then studied the Shari'a for some time with Shaykh Ahmad at-Tusi and then he went to Jurjan to become a disciple of Imam Abu Nasr of Jurjan.
He devoted himself to studying Sufism and in 1078 was admitted into the famous Nizamiyya Madrasa of ishapur. He became a disciple of the principal of the Madrasa, Shaykh Abu'l-Ma'ali; the Imam of the Haramayn. Under his leadership, he learned religion, philosophy, jurisprudence and natural law. His profound learning and unusual genius struck everyone.
Suddenly, at the age of forty, when he was the undisputed leader of Baghdad , he gave up and left all his fame, name and wealth, and went away in search of the Truth. He cut himself off from the world and went away into the desert to find his Lord. He remained in hiding for ten years, far away from the distracting crowds, meditating on his Lord and the Hereafter. Like a dervish he roamed from place to place, to Syria, to Palestine, Jerusalem, Cairo, Alexandria, etc. and also to the tombs of many distinguished awliya', and to many mosques in many countries. While he was in this wretched condition he found his Lord. His inner eyes opened and he found the Truth.
In 1106 he came back to Baghdad and at the request of the then Prime Minister of Baghdad he agreed to start teaching again in the Nizamiyya Madrasa. During this period he wrote his famous book Ihya ‘Ulum ad-Din . From this book he used to deliver lectures (khutbas) that were so full of spiritual enlightenment and all-embracing knowledge that people used to call him the Hujjatu'l-Islam or the Proof of Islam. But after only two years he again left the Nizamiyya Madrasa for his hometown of Tus where he spent the rest of his life.
In Tus he established a madrasa and khanqah for the Sufis. It was devotion to meditation and to the Sufi line of worship that he first learnt and he had been trained under several renowned Sufis. That was also what he chose in the end and the way he spent his final years. At last he died, taking leave of this fleeting world at the age of 53 on 10 December 1111.
Al-Ghazzali was one of the greatest thinkers and geniuses the world has known. The focus of his thoughts and the principal aim of his teachings and of his learned discourses were to attract people to morality. He well realized that the society of his time was steeped in the glitter and worship of this world and hence realized the necessity of tremendous moral teaching and religious injunctions. He devoted most of his time and most of his writings to distracting people from the enjoyment of this world and to diverting them to the uplifting of their soul and spirit. His unique scholarship, wide experience, sharp insight, deep thinking and wonderful sense of judgment went a long way to give a direction to the then disillusioned Muslim society.
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AMAZING NUMBERS IN THE NOBLE QURAN
1-Dunia
(one name for life) repeated 115 times in the Quraan...Aakhirat (one
name for the life After this world) 115
2-Malaika (Angels) 88...Shayteen (Satan) 88
3-Life 145...Death 145
4-Benefit 50...Corrupt 50
5-People 50...Messengers 50
6-Eblees (devil) 11...Seek refuge from Eblees 11
7-Museebah (calamity) 75...Thanks 75
8-Spending (Sadaqah) 73...Satisfaction 73
9-People who are mislead 17...Dead people 17
10-Good deeds 167...evil deeds 167
11- Zakat (Taxes Muslims pay to the poor) 32...Barakah (Increasing or
blessings of wealth) 32
12-Man 24...Woman 24
And amazingly enough have a look how many times, the following words appear:
13-Salat
is mentioned 5 times, amazingly the word Month is mentioned 12 times
and the word Day is mentioned 365 times.
14-the word Sea is mentioned 32 , and the word Land 13
Sea + land = 32+ 13= 45
Sea = 32/45*100q.= 71.11111111%
Land = 13/45*100 = 28.88888889%
Sea + land 100.00%
Modern science has only recently proven that the water covers 71.111% of the earth, while the land covers 28.889%.
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Johannesburg |
Durban |
Port
Elizabeth |
Cape
Town |
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| Zawaal | 12:11 |
11:59 |
12:17 |
12:49 |
| Zuhr |
12:16 |
12:04 |
12:22 |
12:55 |
| Asr |
15:07 |
14:48 |
15:01 |
15:29 |
| Asr |
15:51 |
15:30 |
15:41 |
16:09 |
| Sunset |
17:26 |
17:05 |
17:15 |
17:46 |
| Maghrib |
17:30 |
17:09 |
17:19 |
17:50 |
| Esha |
18:49 |
18:32 |
18:48 |
19:01 |
| Sehri Ends Fajr begins |
5:34am |
5:27am |
5:55am |
6:23am |
6:56am |
6:52am |
7:23am |
7:52am |
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Platinum: $ 1,707.41/oz
Silver: R7,84 per g
Saudi Riyaal: R1.82
Oil: $108.52 / barrel
$ 6.84
€ 9.83
£ 10.94
Mahr Fatimi: R12002.25
Minimum Mahr: R240.04
Zakaah Nisaab:R4800.90
Krugerand: R10,817.14
24 carat gold: R330.59 /g
22 carat gold: R303.32 /g
18 carat gold: R247.92 /g
14 carat gold: R192.97 /g
09 carat gold: R125.20 /g
* SA's exchange rate overvaluation has exacerbated pressures on the country's current account deficit and increased its vulnerability to future shocks, cautions Deputy Finance Minister Nhlanhla Nene.
* The SA National Taxi Council (Santaco) is launching a low-cost airline. The Santaco Express would be officially launched in September and would fly by November.
* Teacher union Naptosa says while it expected the Annual National Assessment Results to be bad, the poor literacy and numeracy levels are far worse than it had anticipated.
* President Jacob Zuma has refused to comment on Cosatu's call for him to act on corruption allegations against provincial and national government leaders.
* Afghan officials say a team of gunmen, including some suicide bombers, attacked a prominent hotel in the Afghan capital, Kabul. 11 civilians and all the gunmen were killed.
* Clashes between Cairo residents and security forces eased after deepening into pitched street battles, the first since the revolution that toppled Egypt's government five months ago.
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Nearly 3 million cellphone numbers risk being cut off later today – and South Africans who haven't registered their SIM cards will have no one to blame but themselves. With just few hours to go to the Rica cut-off time, service providers have gone into overdrive to get users to register their SIM cards, sending out SMSes, press releases and radio adverts almost daily.
The process is pretty easy – just take your SIM Card (regardless if its a cellphone number or a 3G card), proof of address and ID with you to your preferred cellular provider. You don't have to go to your own network, in fact many retailers are also taking part in the initiative. The whole process takes about 5 minutes at most.
If a number is not registered by the cut-off time, users will be able to get their numbers unblocked by following the same Rica process they have spent two years avoiding: taking their phone, ID and proof of residence to any participating outlet and getting their SIM cards registered. Reconnection should take a day or two.
Procrastinate for another six months, however, and the number will be deleted from the system and recycled.
To check whether your SIM cards are in fact RICA compliant, the cellular providers have made various options available.
Vodacom
1. SMS the word: RICA to 31050 - this is a free sms
2. Call 111 / 082 111.
MTN
call MTN RICA centre on 083 123 7422
8ta
the 8ta mobile service can only be provided to customers who have complied
with and completed the RICA process.
If the customer has access to the 8ta service they applied for, they can
safely assume that the RICA process has been completed
Cell
C
Cell C customers can call the Cell C call centre on 140 (from a Cell C
number) or 084 140 from any other number to find out if they are registered.
Virgin
Mobile
Virgin Mobile customers can dial *124# from their Virgin Mobile phone
and receive an SMS confirming whether or not they are RICA compliant.
Ingredients
125grm butter
¼ cup castor sugar
1 up flour
¼ tsp baking powder
2 tblsp cocoa powder
1 cup dessicated coconut
2 tblsp water
Chocolate spread, dessicated coconut metallic dust to decorate
Method
1.
Cream butter and sugar till light and fluffy
2. Add sifted flour, baking powder, cocoa and coconut mix to a dough
3. Add water and knead to a soft dough
4. Turn onto a floured surface and roll out thinly
5. Cut out fancy shapes and place on a greased baking sheet
6. Bake at 180 for about 10 mins
7. Spread biscuit tops with chocolate and decorate.
"Ons voel mos nie almal altyd dieselfde nie, is dit nie? Partymaal voel jy goed en ek dalk bietjie af, soos Allah wil. Kliek hier vir die nuutste Dagstukkie om jou aan te moedig. Ons het ook al die Dagstukkies wat ons nou al uitgestuur het saam op een bladsy gesit, juis vir jou gerief. As ek dus 'n Dagstukkie uitstuur en jy voel dis nou nie vandag vir jou bedoel nie, dan kan jy sommer maklik vir jouself al die Dagstukkie-opskrifte gaan deurkyk totdat jy een vind wat jou hart aanraak. Of as iets gebeur wat jou so bietjie van balans af gooi: besoek die Dagstukkies! Jy weet nooit, dalk wil Allah jou juis deur 'n besondere Dagstukkie bemoedig.
E-pos ons by sjbekker@vodamail.co.za as jy die Dagstukkies op jou rekenaar wil ontvang..."
Three turtles, Joe, Steve, and Poncho, decide to go on a picnic. Joe packs the picnic basket with cookies, bottled sodas, and sandwiches. The trouble is, the picnic site is 10 miles away, so the turtles take 10 whole days to get there.
By the time they do arrive, everyone's whipped and hungry. Joe takes the stuff out of the basket, one by one. He takes out the sodas and realizes that they forgot to bring a bottle opener. Joe & Steve beg Poncho to turn back home and retrieve it, but Poncho flatly refuses, knowing that they'll eat everything by the time he gets back.
Somehow, after about two hours, the turtles manage to convince Poncho to go, swearing on their great-grand turtles' graves that they won't touch the food. So, Poncho sets off down the road, slow and steady.
Twenty days pass, but no Poncho. Joe and Steve are hungry and puzzled, but a promise is a promise. Another day passes, and still no Poncho, but a promise is a promise. After three more days pass without Poncho in sight, Steve starts getting restless. "I NEED FOOD!" he says with a hint of dementia in his voice.
"NO!" Joe retorts. "We promised."
Five more days pass. Joe realizes that Poncho probably skipped out to a burger joint down the road, so the two turtles weakly lift the lid, get a sandwich, and open their mouths to eat. But then, right at that instant, Poncho pops out behind a rock.
"Just for that, I'm not going."
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