27.08.08 - Mayyit of: Abdul Hamid Dawwod - VENUE: 1 Enfield Road Crosby - TIME: 14:00 - QABRASTAAN: Newclare - CAUSE OF DEATH: Natural

THE PEACOCK
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A certain king had a garden which through all the four seasons never lacked for fragrant herbs, lush grasses and joyous pleasances; great waters therein flowed, and all types of birds sitting in the branches poured forth songs of every kind. Indeed, every melody that could enter the mind and every beauty that imagination might conceive, all was to be found in that garden.

Moreover a company of peacocks, exceedingly graceful, elegant and fair, had made their abode and dwelling-place there.

One day the king laid hold of one of the peacocks and gave orders that it should be sewn up in a leather jacket, in such a way that none of the colours of its wings remained visible, and however much he tried he could not look upon his own beauty. He also commanded that over his head a basket should be placed having only one opening, through which a few grains of millet may be dropped, sufficient to keep him alive.

Some time passed, and the peacock forgot about himself, the garden-kingdom and the other peacocks. Whenever he looked at himself he saw nothing but a filthy, ugly sack of leather and a very dark and disagreeable dwelling-place. To that he reconciled himself, and it became fixed in his mind that no land could exist larger than the basket in which it was.

He firmly believed that if anyone should pretend that there was a pleasurable life or an abode of perfection beyond it, it would be rank heresy and utter nonsense and stupidity. For all of that, whenever a breeze blew and the scent of the flowers and trees, the roses and violets and jasmine and fragrant herbs was wafted to him through the hole, he experienced a strange delight and was curiously moved, so that the joy of flight filled his heart.

He felt a mighty yearning within him, but knew not the source of that yearning, for he had no idea that he was anything but a piece of leather, having forgotten everything beyond his basket-world and fare of millet. Again, if ever he heard the modulations of the peacocks and the songs of the other birds he was likewise transported with yearning and longing; yet he was not wakened out of his trance by the voices of the birds and the breath of the zephyr.

MORAL: The believer and the Dunyaa (worldly involvements).

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FUDGE
Preparation time: 40 minutes
Makes 600g of fudge
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INGREDIENTS
500 ml sugar - 75 ml water - 60 ml butter - 25 ml golden syrup - 1 can (385 g) Nestle condensed milk - 5 ml vanilla essence.

METHOD
Lightly grease a 27 times 17 cm pan. Place sugar and water into a heavy saucepan. Stir over a low heat for 10 minutes until the sugar has dissolved. Add the butter and syrup, stirring until the butter has melted. Add Nestle condensed milk and bring to the boil, stirring continuously. Cook gently, stirring all the time, for approximately 25 minutes until soft ball stage (test with a sugar C, or drop a little mixture into a cup of tap water). Remove from the stove, add the vanilla essence and beat until it begins to thicken. Pour into pan and leave to cool. Cut into squares when almost cold.

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Moreover, macrophages function as intelligence units, or as the secret service of an army. They hold one portion of the enemy they destroy. This portion is used to identify the enemy’s identity and to determine its features. Macrophages pass this portion to another intelligence unit, messenger-T cells.

~ HAROON YAHYA ~

SOME WIERD SIGNS
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On a Septic Tank Truck: Yesterday's Meals on Wheels

On a Plumber's truck: "We repair what your husband fixed."

At a Towing company: "We don't charge an arm and a leg. We want tows."

In a Nonsmoking Area: "If we see smoke, we will assume you are on fire and take appropriate action."

At an Optometrist's Office: "If you don't see what you're looking for, you've come to the right place."