Wa SalaamWa Salaam******************A Muslim-American Journal****************** Articles
Hand Washing Prevents the Spread of Infections
2007-12-03 22:55:00 What is the main cause of today’s most problematic infections in hospitals and the community: MRSA, VRE, C. difficile and Pneumonia? Poor hand-hygiene. Regular hand-washing is the best method to prevent the spread of infection. To stop germs from spreading you must wash your hands with soap and water, it is the best way to ... More About: Science , Religion , Health , Doctors , Medicine
The Beggar
2007-12-03 21:17:00 I was looking through some of my journal pages today and I came across one of my better poems. Although, I really don’t consider it “poetry”, merely an attempt at poetry. It was written in January of 2003, during a very troublesome period in my life. Reading it brought back so many memories, memories of ... More About: Religion , Life , Poetry , Writing , Thoughts
Breaking News: U.S. Says Iran Ended Nuclear Arms Work
2007-12-03 20:04:00 Recently, U.S. officials report Iran ending nuclear arms work saying, “A new assessment by American intelligence agencies concludes that Iran halted its nuclear weapons program in 2003 and that the program remains on hold, contradicting a previous intelligence report.” (M. Mazzetti, NYTimes) American intelligence agencies conclude that Iran halted its nuclear weapons program in 2003. Powered by ScribeFire. More About: News , Politics , United States , Breaking News
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2007-11-30 07:00:00 Imam Zaid Shakir - Answer to a “Salafi” Brother Vlad the Great Are Good Intentions Enough? More About: Links
Wudu?: the Obligation of the Minor-Ablution
2007-11-29 18:50:00 For a religiously valid salat (Islam ic ritual prayer), a minor-ablution (wudu’) is an obligatory (fard) precondition. Without it, the salat is not complete. The Prophet Muhammad (alayhi salatu wa sallim) has said, “The key of the salat is the wudu’” (Jami’ al-Saghir, v.2 pp156) The Obligations of Minor-Ablution: Washing the whole face, from the top of the ... More About: Religion , Prayer , Muslims , Ritual
The Importance of Heritage, Culture and History
2007-11-28 21:18:00 A person’s ethnic origins, heritage and culture are part of what make mankind distinct from the animal world. Mankind has been given the ability to develop complex and intelligent works of art; intellectual and scientific discoveries as well as spiritual achievements. However, each nation - meaning ethnic group - has gone about this in their ... More About: Religion , Islam , Europe , Culture , History
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2007-11-28 07:00:00 “Interfaith” and Ottoman Tradition More About: Links
Advice For Muslims Dealing with Relatives Not Living An Islamic Lifestyle
2007-11-27 20:49:00 as-salaamu ‘alaikum, may God’s Peace be upon you. Enclosed in this blog-post is an audio recording of Sheykh Abdul Kerim Efendi’s sohbet from Friday afternoon (after jummah) November 23, 2007 - 13th Dhul Qida 1428 SUMMARY: Someone asked a question about the sorrow in life when one’s loved ones do not accept the Islam ic lifestyle. ... More About: Religion , Islamic , Life , Living
Coffee
2007-11-27 18:40:00 Coffee is my favorite beverage. It is a widely consumed stimulant beverage which is prepared from the roasted seeds of the coffee plant. These seeds or “beans” as we call them today, were discovered in the highlands of Ethiopia. Coffee was first mentioned in literature by Muhammad Razi, a Persian physician and Islamic scholar. ... More About: Society , Health , Life , Food , Culture
A Growing Muslim Presence in Harlem
2007-11-26 21:24:00 I live in Harlem and Harlem, New York has a very unique cascade of Islam ic influence that is unmistakably “Harlem”. For example, recently I asked a fellow Naks-i’bendi visiting me in Harlem if Harlem was what he expected it to be like? He told me “no”, explaining that he did not expect to receive so ... More About: Religion , Life , People , Culture
The Many Uses of Vinegar
2007-11-25 22:42:00 Vinegar is a liquid substance produced from the fermentation of ethanol in a process that yields acetic acid, a corrosive organic chemical compound, represented as CH3COOH. Vinegar is made from the oxidation of ethanol in cider, fermented fruit juice, or nearly any other liquid containing alcohol. It has been used for food, household, miscellaneous and ... More About: Religion , Food , Bible , Quran , Muhammad
Be Concerned With What Concerns You
2007-11-25 02:55:00 These blogs can be a very dangerous thing, if we are not careful our good intentions, no matter who we are, will hurt and harm rather be a benefit to ourselves and others. Someone once told me that, ‘Intentions are good, but good intentions are not enough. For example, we can intend to eat, ... More About: Life , Writing , Story , Spirituality , Concerned
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2007-11-24 07:00:00 Love for Ahl al-Bayt The Idiot Self More About: Links
Breaking News: New Developments in Stem Cell Research
2007-11-23 18:39:00 With new developments in stem cell research, new discussions begin. Some argue for these developments saying that these new methods could ease ethical concerns, “Scientists said today that they created what appear to be embryonic stem cells without having to make or destroy an embryo.” (G. Kolata, New York Times) This new method gets an “OK” from ... More About: Science , News , Breaking News , Research , Cell
Meme: 7 Weird Things
2007-11-23 18:08:00 OK, so I’ve been tagged by IzzyMo. To comply with good blog manners and protocols, I’m supposed to put 7 weird things about myself out to the public. The only problem is that I’m a pretty normal guy, hey I may wear a turban, leather socks and surmah (charcoal smeared on the eyes) while riding ... More About: Personal , Weird , Fun , Internet , Meme
A Thanksgiving Message of Peace
2007-11-22 20:42:00 Today I received a letter from a reader name Richard Bowser. Richard Effendi came to know of this blog through Street Prophets and has been in contact with me for several weeks. We have had a number of healthy conversations on religion, spirituality and life in general. This morning I received a letter from Richard ... More About: Religion , Christianity , Islam , Peace , Love
The Islamic State of Kanem-Bornu
2007-11-21 18:36:00 During the 19th Century the Kotoko Kingdom became an influential ethnic group of the Kanem Empire. Kanem was developed and ruled by the Sayfawa Dynasty in North-Central Africa (Chad, Libya and Niger) as early as 900 C.E. This dynasty is known to have been established by a Yemeni King named Sayf ibn dhi-Yazan who lived ... More About: Politics , Religion , Islamic , History , Civilization
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Breaking News: MTA to Keep Base Fare at $2
2007-11-20 21:50:00 This just in, Governor Eliot Spitzer calls for the Metropolitan Transit Authority (MTA) to keep its base fare at $2. “Gov. Eliot Spitzer today directed the transit system to scale back its proposed subway and bus fare increase and keep the basic single-ride fare unchanged.” (New York Times) Powered by ScribeFire. More About: News , Travel , Breaking News , Train
?Sacred History?: Sherman Jackson?s Troublesome Question
2007-11-20 10:50:00 Lately, I have been trying to keep my finger on the pulse of the African-American Muslim community a little more than usual. The reason for doing this is because I have discovered something of great significance that is making itself painfully apparent. Perhaps this is something well known to everyone and then again maybe it ... More About: Society , Religion , History , Question , Community
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2007-11-20 07:00:00 Why Do We Need a Unique American Muslim Culture? (Part 1) More About: Links
Bareheaded Muslims Combining Prayers For No Reason!
2007-11-19 21:49:00 Today I noticed something very interesting during salatul zuhr (noon prayer). At approximately 1:30pm we met in our local masjid, for salahtul zuhr. It was a bit cold and wet in Brooklyn from earlier rainfall. Things moved along as usual, the jama’at (congregation) was no more than a dozen men and perhaps two or three ... More About: Religion , Islam , New York , Journal , Prayers
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2007-11-17 07:00:00 Azan was Performed with Salawat in Ottoman Times More About: Links
Islam and Sufism in West Africa
2007-11-15 20:43:00 The world of Islam in West Africa has such a rich and interconnected relationship with the people and their culture that it is hard to imagine that there was ever a time Islam was not present. In fact it is hard to imagine Islam without also thinking of the distinctive characteristics of West African Islam. ... More About: Religion , Culture , History
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