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Are you one of those people who rarely touches the Qur'an? Or do you read daily, but don't find it is having the impact on you that it should? Whatever the case may be, these are some simple tips that can help you connect with the Qur'an.
1. Before you touch it, check your heart. The key to really benefiting from the Qur'an is to check your heart first, before you even touch Allah's book. Ask yourself, honestly, why you are reading it. Is it to just get some information and to let it drift away from you later? Remember that the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) was described by his wife as a "walking Qur'an": in other words, he didn't just read and recite the Qur'an, he lived it.
2. Do your Wudu (ablution). Doing your Wudu is good physical and mental preparation to remind you you're not reading just another book. You are about to interact with God, so being clean should be a priority when communicating with Him.
3. Read only 5 minutes everyday. Too often, we think we should read Qur'an for at least one whole hour. If you aren't in the habit of reading regularly, this is too much. Start off with just five minutes daily. If you took care of step one, Insha Allah (God willing), you will notice that those five minutes will become ten, then half an hour, then an hour, and maybe even more!
4. Make sure you understand what you've read. Five minutes of reading the Qur'an in Arabic is good, but you need to understand what you're reading. Make sure you have a good translation of the Qur'an in the language you understand best. Always try to read the translation of what you've read that day.
5. Remember, the Qur'an is more interactive than a CD. In an age of "interactive" CD-Roms and computer programs, a number of people think books are passive and boring. But the Qur'an is not like that. Remember that when you read Qur'an,you are interacting with Allah. He is talking to you, so pay attention.
6. Don't just read, listen too. There are now many audio cassettes and CDs of the Qur'an, a number of them with translations as well. This is great to put on your walkman or your car's CD or stereo as you drive to and from work. Use this in addition to your daily Qur'an reading, not as a replacement for it.
7. Make Dua (supplication). Ask Allah to guide you when you read the Qur'an. Your aim is to sincerely, for the love of Allah, interact with Him by reading, understanding and applying His blessed words. Making Dua to Allah for help and guidance will be your best tool for doing this. 8:51 PM 9/25/2001
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Nothing to think about. By and large, the Western religeons take care of their own buisness.
The murderous cult known as 'islam' (Is lame?) does not. Since there seems to be popular support for the terrorists in the raghead countries, we need to eliminate the populace.
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Imagine a time when the words "gay" and "lesbian" were taboo in the media- a time when your newspaper had blatantly homophobic stories on the front page and the entertainment industry didn't give a second thought to negatively portraying lesbians and gays on television or in motion pictures- a time when lesbians and gays were otherwise invisible in the media. This was all occurring less than ten years ago, before the formation of the Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD).
I hope it never happens to you, but one day, you may sit in on a upper-level management meeting of a large company.
It is an interesting contrast between utter horror that such morons can 'be in power', and monty-python-like humor, at their utterly retarded suggestions and plans.
I am not doubting that Microsoft has some shady licensing practices. What I doubt is the 'journalistic integrity' of someone that cites the lack of an answer as proof.
People 'don't like' MSFT for one of two reasons:
The VAST majority of people do no like MS 'just because'. They have no thought-out position on MS practices, they just parrot whatever they hear. These are NOT the sort of people the Open Source community needs/wants as supporters. (I hope)
There are a few people that do not issue a knee-jerk reaction to MS. They have looked at MS products, and accepted or rejected them on their merits (or lack of). They point out RATIONAL problems with the way MS conducts buisness. More importantly, they realise that the MS monoply is largely irrelevant. If ~85% of the desktop market used WinXX, how does that stop me and my friends from hacking *nix or bsd?
Mr.Hacker is obviously in the first group. Any writer that bashes MS, however illogically, can expect to get some 'air time'.
(From article)
"However, Microsoft never denied that the license exists, and never denied that it works as I've described here."
And I claim that Scott Hacker (writer of the article) is an Ass Burgler Of The 33rd Order. Since he has not denied it, it must be true.
Scott Hacker is a lousy writer. Why the does slashdot link to this crap? I can understand (and sometimes even agree with;)) the Linux fanaticism/microsoft hatred, but at least pick intelligent and well written articles.
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You fucking linux fag. Since there are NO cool linux anythings, you are up shits creek without a paddle.
You fucking karma whore!
And again, I post while logged in!!!!!!
I am posting thusly logged in!!!!!!
And thusly I post, logged in again!!!
And thusly I post, logged in!
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Are you one of those people who rarely touches the Qur'an? Or do you read daily, but don't find it is having the impact on you that it should? Whatever the case may be, these are some simple tips that can help you connect with the Qur'an.
1. Before you touch it, check your heart. The key to really benefiting from the Qur'an is to check your heart first, before you even touch Allah's book. Ask yourself, honestly, why you are reading it. Is it to just get some information and to let it drift away from you later? Remember that the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) was described by his wife as a "walking Qur'an": in other words, he didn't just read and recite the Qur'an, he lived it.
2. Do your Wudu (ablution). Doing your Wudu is good physical and mental preparation to remind you you're not reading just another book. You are about to interact with God, so being clean should be a priority when communicating with Him.
3. Read only 5 minutes everyday. Too often, we think we should read Qur'an for at least one whole hour. If you aren't in the habit of reading regularly, this is too much. Start off with just five minutes daily. If you took care of step one, Insha Allah (God willing), you will notice that those five minutes will become ten, then half an hour, then an hour, and maybe even more!
4. Make sure you understand what you've read. Five minutes of reading the Qur'an in Arabic is good, but you need to understand what you're reading. Make sure you have a good translation of the Qur'an in the language you understand best. Always try to read the translation of what you've read that day.
5. Remember, the Qur'an is more interactive than a CD. In an age of "interactive" CD-Roms and computer programs, a number of people think books are passive and boring. But the Qur'an is not like that. Remember that when you read Qur'an,you are interacting with Allah. He is talking to you, so pay attention.
6. Don't just read, listen too. There are now many audio cassettes and CDs of the Qur'an, a number of them with translations as well. This is great to put on your walkman or your car's CD or stereo as you drive to and from work. Use this in addition to your daily Qur'an reading, not as a replacement for it.
7. Make Dua (supplication). Ask Allah to guide you when you read the Qur'an. Your aim is to sincerely, for the love of Allah, interact with Him by reading, understanding and applying His blessed words. Making Dua to Allah for help and guidance will be your best tool for doing this. 8:51 PM 9/25/2001
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Jack's HTTP server is just about the lamest fagot-fuck piece of shit I have seen in a while.
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Copyright © 1994 - 2001 Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation, All Rights Reserved.
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Copyright © 1994 - 2001 Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation, All Rights Reserved.
"GLAAD" and "Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation" are registered trademarks of the Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation, Inc.
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Why are people putting lame-ass links in their sigs? At least give us a google-cache of animal porn...
I ghetto-mod this: +1, Informative.
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Imagine a time when the words "gay" and "lesbian" were taboo in the media- a time when your newspaper had blatantly homophobic stories on the front page and the entertainment industry didn't give a second thought to negatively portraying lesbians and gays on television or in motion pictures- a time when lesbians and gays were otherwise invisible in the media. This was all occurring less than ten years ago, before the formation of the Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD).
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You did not bow down and preach the glories of Gnu/Slashdot, trollboy.
Fuck you. At least he trys...
Holy shit, it's 'I AM BILTON' of wwiiol fame!
Nothing to think about. By and large, the Western religeons take care of their own buisness.
The murderous cult known as 'islam' (Is lame?) does not. Since there seems to be popular support for the terrorists in the raghead countries, we need to eliminate the populace.
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Alice was beginning to get very tired of sitting by her sister
on the bank, and of having nothing to do: once or twice she had
peeped into the book her sister was reading, but it had no
pictures or conversations in it, `and what is the use of a book,'
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"GLAAD" and "Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation" are registered trademarks of the Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation, Inc.
RELEASED UNDER THE GNU PUBLIC LICENSE
The story of his life does not matter. I read an article of his, which gives me all the information I need to know.
He is a poor journalist. Since he does not refute my claim, by his own logic, this is true.
So there you have it, derived from Scott himself: "Scott Hacker is poor journalist"
I hope it never happens to you, but one day, you may sit in on a upper-level management meeting of a large company.
It is an interesting contrast between utter horror that such morons can 'be in power', and monty-python-like humor, at their utterly retarded suggestions and plans.
I am not doubting that Microsoft has some shady licensing practices. What I doubt is the 'journalistic integrity' of someone that cites the lack of an answer as proof.
People 'don't like' MSFT for one of two reasons:
The VAST majority of people do no like MS 'just because'. They have no thought-out position on MS practices, they just parrot whatever they hear. These are NOT the sort of people the Open Source community needs/wants as supporters. (I hope)
There are a few people that do not issue a knee-jerk reaction to MS. They have looked at MS products, and accepted or rejected them on their merits (or lack of). They point out RATIONAL problems with the way MS conducts buisness. More importantly, they realise that the MS monoply is largely irrelevant. If ~85% of the desktop market used WinXX, how does that stop me and my friends from hacking *nix or bsd?
Mr.Hacker is obviously in the first group. Any writer that bashes MS, however illogically, can expect to get some 'air time'.
(From article)
;)) the Linux fanaticism/microsoft hatred, but at least pick intelligent and well written articles.
"However, Microsoft never denied that the license exists, and never denied that it works as I've described here."
And I claim that Scott Hacker (writer of the article) is an Ass Burgler Of The 33rd Order. Since he has not denied it, it must be true.
Scott Hacker is a lousy writer. Why the does slashdot link to this crap? I can understand (and sometimes even agree with