04B5 Reunion!

Went for a reunion today. Don't know if its an 04B5 reunion or a Malay A peeps reunion, but it was fun. I missed them. Almost every one was present except 3 guys... and especially one guy, the kilat-haired one himself.

Went to Hougang to SNABS's place in the morning to help fix new strings onto her guitar, and caught up with her alot. Wow she's different now. Piercings and stuff. But still the crazy bubbly girl who pestered me in Econs class last time. Haha.

Set off with SNABS to meet the rest at Raffles Place, outside Chevron House. They were all there already, waiting for us. Camwhored, went to The Mind Cafe @ Clarke Quay area, played games... I didn't eat of course, it wasn't Halal, camwhored somemore. Left them twice to play their games while I did my Zohor and Asar prayers at nearby Masjid Moulana Muhammad Ali, an underground mosque in UOB Plaza. Soon after we left to eat at Lau Pa Sat...

...where I met a former neighbour, whom I'd known since he was a primary school boy and played football with once, and now he's in his teens... and covered with tatoos and piercings. I feel sad.

But anyway, may we o4B5 peeps meet up again soon!

The first complete group photo

Army bois!!!

Walking towards The Mind Cafe

Pitstop to camwhore

Nice background

Route to The Mind Cafe

Waiting for the drinks, must camwhore first...

Hikam with what he calls urm... Sotong... Elmo... Sotelmo!

Nice arch

Playing the game w/o the assistance of Sotelmo

With Sotelmo on my back

Sotelmo giving me advice

SNABS preparing me for my impression of The Kilat-Haired One

Hikam as The Kilat-Haired One

Azhar's impression of The Kilat-Haired One amongst sleeping classmates

@ Lau Pa Sat

The obligatory kawaiii pose

Welcome to the World Baby Princess! =)

Allahu akbar Allahu akbar

Allahu akbar Allahu akbar

Ash hadu ala ila ha ilallah

Ash hadu ala ila ha ilallah

Hayya alas solah

Hayya alas solah

Hayya alal falah

Hayya alal falah

Allahu akbar Allahu akbar

La ila ha ilallah

These were the first words that I whispered into my newborn-niece's ears' when I first picked her and straddled her into my arms in the hospital today.

Today, at approximately 1:34 pm, Alhamdulillah my SIL delivered the first baby girl in our 2nd-generation family, and both the mother and child are safe. Naturally, being the first princess amongst the company of her elder brothers Zulfikri, Zulhilmi and cousin 'Aqil Zhafir, my entire family is excited. Especially my mom... who's been longing for a grand-daughter to lepaskan geram.

We're seeing PINK for once, instead of BLUE for the past 3 babies... =)

Baby has been given the name 'Ainul Mardhiah, in the tradition first started by her aunt, my sis 'Ainul Husna... and followed by my cousins 'Ainul Hikmah, 'Ainul Rushdah, 'Ainul Aqilah and 'Ainul Ilmah.

'Ainul Mardhiah bears the literal meaning of 'mata yang diredhai dan disayangi', while it is also the name of the leader and most beautiful of the para bidadari dalam syurga.

Story of 'Ainul Mardhiah in Islam:

Bidadari merupakan salah satu anugerah Allah kepada seorang lelaki yang memasuki syurga. Bagi seorang wanita yang solehah maka bidadari bagi suaminya adalah dikalangan bidadari2 kurniaan Allah dan dia (isteri solehah merupakan ketua akan segala bidadari- bidadari tsb).

Berjihad pada agama Allah merupakan satu amalan yang menjadi kesukaan Allah swt dan ini merupakan sunnah besar nabi SAW dan kalangan sahabat-sahabat. Setiap manusia yang mati walaupun berapa umurnya maka akan ditanya dimanakah masa mudanya dihabiskan.

Kisah… … :
‘Ainul Mardhiah merupakan seorang bidadari yang paling cantik dikalangan bidadari-bidadari yang lain (nama puteri bongsu saya – bermaksud mata yang di redhai). Suatu pagi (dalam bulan puasa) ketika nabi memberi targhib (berita-berita semangat di kalangan sahabat untuk berjihad pada agama Allah) katanya siapa-siapa yang keluar di jalan Allah tiba-tiba ia shahid, maka dia akan dianugerahkan seorang bidadari yang paling cantik dikalangan bidadari2 syurga. Mendengar berita itu seorang sahabat yang usianya sangat muda teringin sangat nak tahu bagaimana cantiknya bidadari tersebut…. tetapi dia malu nak bertanyakan kepada nabi kerana malu pada sahabat-sahabat yang lain. Namun dia tetap beri nama sebagai salah sorang yang akan keluar/pergi. Sebelum Zohor sunnah nabi akan tidur sebentar (dipanggil khailulah, maka sahabat yang muda tadi juga turut bersama jemaah tadi… tidur bersama-sama… .

Dalam tidur tersebut dia bermimpi berada di satu tempat yang sungguh indah, dia bertemu dengan seorang yang berpakaian yang bersih lagi cantik dan muka yang berseri2 lalu ditanyanya dimanakah dia… lalu lelaki itu menjawab inilah syurga. Lalu dia menyatakan hasrat untuk berjumpa dengan ‘Ainul Mardhiah… lalu ditunjuknya di suatu arah maka berjalan dia… di suatu pepohon beliau mendapati ada seorang wanita yang tak pernah dia lihat kecantikan begitu… tak pernah dilihat didunia ini… lalu diberi salam dan dia bertanya andakah ainul mardhiah… wanita itu menjawab ehh tidakk… saya khadamnya ainul mardhiah ada di dalam singgahsana sana.

Lalu dia berjalan dan memasuki satu mahligai yang cukup indah dan mendapati ada seorang lagi wanita yang kecantikannya berganda-ganda dari yang pertama tadi sedang mengelap permata-mata perhiasan di dalam mahligai… . lalu diberi salam dan di tanya lagi adakah dia ainul mardiah lalu wanita itu menjawab… eh tidakkk saya hanya khadamnya di dalam mahligai ini… ainul mardiah ada di atas mahligai sana,… .. lalu dinaikinya anak-anak tangga mahligai permata itu kecantikkannya sungguh mengkagumkan… lalu dia sampai ke satu mahligai dan mendapati seorang wanita yang berganda-ganda cantik dari yang pertama dan berganda-ganda catiknya dari yang kedua… . dan tak pernah dia lihat di dunia… . lalu wanita itu berkata … akulah ainul mardhiah, aku diciptakan untk kamu dan kamu diciptakan untk aku… . bila lelaki itu mendekatinya wanita itu menjawab… nantiii kamu belum syahid lagiiii… … tersentak itu pemuda itu pun terjaga dari tidurnya lalu dia menceritakan segala-galanya kepada satu sahabat lain, namun begitu dia memesan agar jangan menceritakan cerita ini kepada nabi SAW… tapisekiranya dia shahid barulah ceritakan kepada nabi.

Petang itu pemuda itu bersama-sama dengan jemaah yang terdapat Nabi di dalamnya telah keluar berperang lalu ditakdirkan pemuda tadi telah shahid. Petang tersebut ketika semua jemaah telah pulang ke masjid, di waktu hendak berbuka puasa maka mereka telah menunggu makanan untuk berbuka (tunggu makanan adalah satu sunnah nabi). Maka kawan sahabat yang shahid tadi telah bangun dan merapati nabi SAW dan menceritakan perihal sahabat nabi yang sahaid tadi… dalam menceritakan itu nabi menjawab benar… benar… benar… dalam sepanjang cerita tersebut. Akhirnya nabi SAW berkata memang benar cerita sahabat kamu tadi dan sekarang ini dia sedang menunggu untuk berbuka puasa di syurga…'

Initial impressions are she takes after her Abang Zulfikri's facial features!

May 25: Hilmi's Birthday

June 16: 'Aqil's Birthday

July 26: Fikri's Birthday

July 28: Mardhiah's Birthday

Uncle Ikam jugak uh yang teruk kena ketok for presents =S

TKH Game 33 @First Toa Payoh Secondary School

Match report from Captain:

A purely excellent open game for TKH.

TKH was down to 10 men even b4 the whistle was blown. Late withdrawals from ahmad, tanker and shahril left TKH dry and almost out. Seeing opponents walking in with blond hair and superior buikt send shivers down our spine.

Planning to play Hikam in goal, I had to abort and go with Aizad. Hikam would have punch air all the time! With my gameplan gone into the air, I placed Farhan and hafiz as ctr-backs, hopefully their understanding at work bodes well for the team.

Game started with us conceding an early headed goal. Heads up! We equalised son after, me lobbing into an open goal after a gk booboo. We then increased our lead and started to play brilliant soccer. Opponents turned into monkeys and we were ona high! Only a late equalizer a minute b4 the half dampenend our spirits.

..continued: 2nd half beckoned and again the opponents got their early goal. Defensive errors from us caused us to concede another 4 goals, but b4 that, we worked hard to level the score at 4-4.

I told Tony to end the game early coz at 4-6, we already had nothing to play for. At one moment of time, we only had 8 players on the pitch with hafiz in the toilet for a long quickie and Halim down with cramps.

The players could hold thir heads high. Opponents held rhigh regard of us. We were simply superb:encouraging , supporting each other throughout the game.

Special mention to Farhan who had a superb debut marshalling the defence and Pelik, despite his ankle injury played the whole game. Final score 4-6. I can only think of next week....

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The Mat Sallehs were big siol 0_0

TKH Game 32 vs OBS Staff @ Tanjong Katong Secondary School

Match report by Captain:

What a game it was! Game started with only 9 of us. TKHians coming late again. Sigh! But once we were a full team, there was no stopping us! We didnt look like a team that had not played over a month! As usual, Roy was electrifying, defence was composed and Ahmad was doing his magic upfront. Sameer, was putting professional strikers to shame. It was his calling, scoring 4 goals! Zulhikam added in with a beautiful, sweet solo goal off an Ahmad through pass. I chipped in with the last goal of the game. We won, 6-1. Kudos to all, even though there were slight lapses in concentration, our team work was worth mentioning. Till next week, have a great week!
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What a great game, if I do say so myself. First up, no prizes for guessing who's the 'TKHians coming late again' =) Aizad and me watched Sameer score his first goal and the opponents equalize from the sidelines. Soon after, we took to the field, with Yusri initially asking me to play upfront, before swapping me with Sameer out on the right flank. One of my first touches was to head a looping header onto the crossbar off a Roy cross, before I sliced a left-foot volley volley from a Yusri cross. A through ball from Ahmad led allowed me to run behind the defence, and looking up, I saw Sameer running to ahead to my left. A sidewards pass later, a first-time shot, and Sameer had gotten his hat-trick! Another great through pass from Ahmad soon after saw me break through behind their left-back, and seeing the goalkeeper off his line, I aped to chip the ball over him. However, seeing their centre-back about to block my shot, instead of shooting, I faked left, cut back to the right, nudged the ball forward and shoot in the bottom of the net. Alhamdulillah! In the second half I almost got my 2nd goal, but my attempted header off a Yusri inswinging corner barely missed the ball by millimetres. All in all, 1 attempt against the crossbar,1 assist, 1 goal, and 1 near-miss isn't that bad for a latecomer. Heh. The referee even complimented my dribbling skills after the game, asking if I played street soccer regularly, because my touches were good and I was very nippy. Alhamdulillah =)

2nd-half Goalkeeper Aizad

Roy, Wan Pelik and MeWan Nesta and 4-goal Hero SameerPlaymaker-of-the day AhmadWan Tanker and ZahariGoooaaalll

Description of Hellfire

Article taken off Youth Muslims (Thanx Anon!)

A description of Hell (for the unitiated, Neraka), for our knowledge and contemplation.

I had a brief description of it from my Ustaz Bakar when I was around 14, and it frightened me out then, and still does, playing a large part in me vowing to not miss my prayers and to behave as decently possible. But this article has really illuminated, in brutally honest language, the images of Hell, which of course is really, impossible for our human minds to currently comprehend. It is my hope the article will make myself first and foremost, and others who read this, wise up to the seriousness of the subject of religion.

Wallahu'alam bissawab.

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Islam teaches that Hell is a real place prepared by Allah for those who do not believe in Him, rebel against His laws, and reject His messengers. Hell is an actual place, not a mere state of mind or a spiritual entity. The horrors, pain, anguish, and punishment are all real, but different in nature than their earthly counterparts. Hell is the ultimate humiliation and loss, and nothing is worse than it.

Its' Size
Hell is huge and immensely deep. Hell will house all the unbelievers and sinners from the beginning of time and there will still be room for more.
“On the Day when We will say to Hell: ‘Are you filled?’ It will say, ‘Are there any more (to come)?’” (Qaf 50:30)

Second, a stone thrown from the top of Hell will take a very long time to reach the bottom. The Prophet of Islam said:
"If a stone as big as seven pregnant camels was thrown from the edge of Hell, it would fly through it for seventy years, and yet it would not reach the bottom.” (Hadith)

Its' Fuel
O you who have believed, protect yourselves and your families from a Fire whose fuel is people and stones...” (Al Tahrim 66:6)

“…then fear the Fire, whose fuel is men and stones, prepared for the disbelievers.” (Baqarah 2:24)


The Food of its Inhabitants
“No food will there be for them except from a bitter, thorny plant which neither nourishes nor avails against hunger.”
(Al Ghashiyah 88:6-7)

“…They will be given to drink boiling water, so that it cuts up their bowels (to pieces).” (Muhammad 47:15)

“Surely, with us are fetters (to bind them) and a ranging Fire (to burn them), and a food that chokes and a penalty grievous.”
(Al Muzzammil 73:12-13)

Another food served to the people of Hell will be festering puss that oozes out of their skin, the discharge that flows from the private parts of adulterers and the decaying skin and flesh of those being burnt. It is the “juice” of the people of Hell. Allah says:
“So no friend has he here this Day, nor has he any food except filth from the washing of wounds which none do eat but those in sin.”
(Al Haqqah 69:35-37)

“This – so let them taste it – is scalding water and (foul) purulence. And other (punishments) of its type (in various) kinds.”
(Sad 38:57-58)

The Horrors of Hell
The intensity of the fire of Hell will be such that people will be willing to give up their dearest possessions to escape it:
“Indeed, those who disbelieve and die while they are disbelievers – never would the (whole) capacity of the earth in gold be accepted from one of them if he would (seek to) ransom himself with it. For those there will be a painful punishment, and they will have no helpers.” (Ali Imran 3:91)

The Prophet of Islam said:
“One of the people of Hell who found most pleasure in the life of this world will be brought forth on the Day of Resurrection and will be dipped into the Fire of Hell. Then he will be asked, ‘O son of Adam, have you ever seen anything good?’ Have you ever enjoyed any pleasure?’ He will say, ‘No, by God, O Lord.”(Hadith)

Few moments in Hell and the person will forget all the good times they had. The Prophet of Islam informs us:
“On the Day of Resurrection, God will ask the one whose punishment in the Fire is lightest, ‘If you had whatsoever you wanted on earth, would you give it to save yourself?’ He will say, ‘Yes.’ God will say, ‘I wanted less than that from you when you were still in the loins of Adam, I asked you not to associate anything in worship with Me, but you insisted on associating others in worship with Me.’”(Hadith)

The horror and intensity of the Fire is enough to make a man lose his mind. He would be willing to give up everything he holds dear to saved from it, but he never will be. Allah says:
“The criminal will wish that he could be ransomed from the punishment of that Day by his children, and his wife and his brother, and his nearest kindred who shelter him, and all – all that is on earth – so it could save him. No! Indeed, it is the Flame (of Hell), plucking out (his being) tight to the skull!” (Al Ma'arij 70:11-16)

The Prophet of Islam spoke of the lightest punishment in Hell:
“The person who will receive the least punishment among the people of Hell on the Day Resurrection will be a man, a smoldering ember will be placed under the arch of his foot. His brains will boil because of it.”(Hadith)
This person will think no one else is being punished more severely than himself, even though he will be the one receiving the lightest punishment.

The Fire kindled by Allah will burn the skin of the people of Hell. The skin is the largest organ of the body and the site of sensation where the pain of burning is felt. Allah will replace the burnt skin with a new one to be burnt again, and this will keep on repeating:
“Indeed, those who disbelieve in Our verses – We will drive them into a Fire. Every time their skins are roasted through We will replace them with other skins so they may taste the punishment. Indeed, Allah is ever Exalted in Might and Wise.” (Al Nisa 4:56)

Another punishment of Hell is melting. When super-heated water will be poured on their heads, it will melt away the internals:
“…poured upon their heads will be scalding water by which is melted that within their bellies and (their) skins.” (Al Hajj 22:19-20)

Another painful punishment of unbelievers will be getting dragged on their faces into Hell. Allah says:
“Indeed, the criminals are in error and madness. The Day they are dragged into the Fire on their faces (it will be said), ‘Taste the touch of Hell.’” (Al Qamar 54:47-48)

They will be dragged on their faces while they are tied in chains and fettered:
“Those who deny the Book (the Quran) and that with which We sent Our messengers – they are going to know, when the shackles are around their necks and the chains; they will be dragged in boiling water; then in the Fire they will be filled (with flame).”
(Ghafir 40:70-72)

The Fire will surround the unbeliever on all sides:
“On the Day when the torment (of Hell) will cover them from above them and from underneath their feet.” (Al Ankabut 29:55)

Allah has described the chains, yokes, and fetters of Hell. They will be tied up with chains and dragged with yokes on their necks:
“(The stern command will say): seize him and bind him, and burn him in the blazing Fire, further, make him march in a chain, whereof the length is seventy cubits.” (Al Haqqah 69:30-32)

When the unbeliever will see Hell, he will be filled with remorse, but it will not be of any benefit:
“And they will feel regret when they see the punishment; and they will be judged in justice, and they will not be wronged.”
(Yunus 10:54)

The unbeliever will pray for his death when they sense its heat,
“And when they are thrown into a narrow place therein bound in chains, they will cry out thereupon for destruction. (They will be told), ‘Do not cry this Day for one destruction but cry for much destruction.’” (Al Furqan 25:13-14)

Their screams will get louder and they will call onto Allah hoping He will take them out of Hell:
“And they will cry out therein, ‘Our Lord, remove us; we will do righteousness – other than what we were doing!’” (Fatir 35:37)

They will realize theirs sins and the error of stubborn disbelief:
“And they will say, ‘If only we had been listening or reasoning, we would not be among the companions of the Blaze.’ And they will admit their sin, so (it is) alienation for the companions of the Blaze.” (Al Mulk 67:10-11)

“The Day their faces will be turned over in the Fire, they will say, ‘How we wish we had obeyed God and obeyed the Messenger.’” (Al Ahzab 33:66)

Their prayers will be rejected:
“They will say, ‘Our Lord, our wretchedness overcame us, and we were a people astray. Our Lord, remove us from it, and if we were to return (to evil), we would indeed be wrongdoers.’ He will say, ‘Remain despised therein and do not speak to Me.’”
(Al Mu'minun 23:106-108)

After that, they will call the keepers of Hell asking them to intercede to Allah on their behalf for reduction in torment:
“And those in the Fire will say to the keepers of Hell, ‘Supplicate your Lord to lighten for us a day from the punishment.’ They will say, ‘Did there not come to you your messengers with clear proofs?’ They will say, ‘Yes.’ They will reply, ‘Then supplicate (yourselves), but the supplication of the disbelievers is not except in error.’”
(Ghafir 40:49-50)

Their will even plead for their own destruction to relieve themselves of the pain:
“And they will call, ‘O Malik(keeper of hell), let your Lord put an end to us!’ He will say, ‘Indeed, you will remain.’” (Al Zukhruf 43:77)

They will be told the punishment will never be reduced, it is eternal:
“Then be patient or impatient – it is all the same for you. You are only being recompensed for what you used to do.’” (Al Tur 52:16)

They will weep for a long time:
“So let them laugh a little and then weep much as recompense for what they used to earn.” (Al Tawbah 9:82)

They will weep until no tears are left, then that they will weep blood, which will leave its traces as described by the Prophet:
“The people of Hell will be made to weep, and they will weep until they have no tears left. Then they will weep blood until they have, as it were, channels in their faces, if ships were put in them, they would float.”(Hadith)

As you have seen, the descriptions of Hell in the Islamic scripture are clear and graphic, as are the descriptions of the people who deserve their fate therein. Such is the clarity that any person who believes in Judgment Day and the eternal destinies of the Hereafter must be motivated not to be of the people thrown inside. I call upon myself and fellow brothers to remain conscious of Allah s.w.t. All Allah ask for us is to worship him alone and be kind to our fellow humans. Let us do all that He has commanded, and refrain from all that He has forbidden. And May Allah protect us from the hellfire.

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Acknowledgement:
-Hadith as reported by Bukhari, Muslim, Tirmidhi
-islamreligion.com
-Holy Quran

For Your Information... Wallahu'alam bissawab.

Finally I have found a source which explains the nature and society of the creatures known as Djinn which best matches the description of them as I have learnt them to be. May this information be shared for our general knowledge and awareness of this unseen makhluk of Allah, and may the owner of the blog where I copied-and-pasted this from excuse my plagiarism, in the name of knowledge.

Wallahu'alam bissawab.

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The Koran and references of the Prophet's Sayings have no mentions of Ghost. And in Islamic teaching, once a person is dead, he (his soul) has entered into a different world (Alam Barzakh) and they do not return to the mortal world, much less to haunt the living.

But it is compulsory for Muslims to believe that God has created other beings apart from Man. Celestial beings such as Angels and Djinns have been created long before Adam. It is no surprise that the Koran and Prophet sayings made many references to these beings. In fact, there is a dedicated chapter on Djinns (28 verses in the Sura Jinn) and Prophet Mohammad is also sent to preach Islam to the Djinns (not just to his Ummah or People/Man). After all, believe in the celestial beings (beings made from the sources of Light and Fire) are made obvious in the 6 fundamentals of Islamic faith (Rukun Iman).

It was also said that Jinns have occupied the earth and roamed its space 2,000 years before Man descended on it with Adam and Eve as its first couple. And it was also said that among the three different types of Djinns, one of its Kind (who lives in water and on land) is given the ability by God to take in any form other than their original element of Fire.

This is where we got ourselves mislead into the beliefs of ghost. Ghosts, are essentially the pyhsical manifestations of Djinns that are destructive in nature. I need to qualify what I have just said because Muslim are to believe that in the kingdom of Djinns, they have similar social institutions and governance like how Man live his life on earth. There are male and female Djinns with needs that mirrored us ie food, marriage, education, warfare etc. And as such, they too are free to choose their own faith - there are Christian Djiins, Hindus, Taoists, those that follow Buddha's teachings, those that are atheist or communists and those who are Muslims.

Verse 11 of Sura Jinn - There are among us Some that are righteous; And Some the contrary. We follow different paths.

Why the focus on Djinns when the topic is on the question of the existence of ghost? To answer that, Muslims are required to believe that Ghost are Djinns when they appear before human naked eye (God has granted their wish before Time, that they can see Man but Man will not be able to see them unless in special circumstances where they wish to or when God gave his chosen ones the ability to do so. However the situation will be the reverse in the Life Hereafter). As such the concept of lost souls and the dead coming back to haunt the living goes against the grain of Islamic teachings where Man is for Earth and Roh (or Soul) for Barzakh (Temporary World of the Dead) before reaching Man's final destination - Akhirat (Eternal World where all will be judged and given the just rewards or punishments).

When God created Man, all celestial beings were commanded to kneel before Adam as a sign of respect for God's creation and wisdom. All but Iblis (Devil or Lucifer) decided not to, with arrogance. The result of which, the Devil was ousted from his heavenly domain as a fallen angel on Earth. As Iblis is of the Djinn's race, his marriage with female Djinns created the offsprings we called Satans (which form the Devil's core army to deceive Mankind and to rob him of his faith in God). But by this history, the point to note is that Man has been created to be superior than the Djinns (for as long as Man keep his path of the Truth).

But alas, lack of knowledge and faith made Man fearful of the dark, of the unseen or seen (Djinns in visible forms that we traditionally and commonly refer to as Ghost).If only Man keeps their faith where it rightly belongs, the reverse is true for Djinns are a creation meant to accept Man's leadership or caliphate on Earth.

Their manifestation which brought fear unto Man became their favourite tool in manipulating Man's strengths and weaknesses. They appear like one's dead loved ones, or as an ugly terrifying creature or as voices, or dark shadows etc etc in the hope that Man can be intimidated and be deceived into fearing other than God.

Having said that, it is not my intention to wake the human senses so that he or she can wage a courageous war with the Djinns for their powers are not to be underestimated. Humans have a lifespan of below hundred wheres Djinns reached puberty when they have lived for about 500 years. Djinns have been known to live up to 3,000 years and those that were raised as Satans will live immortally live Doomsday. So we are dealing with beings that have centuries old of wisdom. They have managed, helped, tricked, deceive, or guide our forefathers many generations before us. So sound knowledge and faith is required when one intends to seek, command or simply have a dialogue with a Djinn. They are a race not meant for man to command (though that authority was exceptionally bestowed to Prophet Solomon the Wise who commanded Man, Animals and Djinns during his reign). And any attempts to do so usually ends in Man being controlled by the will of the Djinn.

So why still the strong belief in Ghost? Lack of knowledge in matters of the Faith is one reason. Customs is another - it is just so convenient to refer to the complex manner of Djinns by just referring to them as Ghost - a term which is universally accepted in almost all cultures East and West.

It is amazing how Muslims recite Sura An-Naas so often (daily) and yet still be deceived by the concept of Ghost and to remain ignorant of the deceitful ways of Satan-commanded Djinns.

In Sura An-Naas (6 verses) it says:

Say: I seek refuge with the Lord and Cherisher of Mankind. The King (or Ruler) of Mankind. The Judge of Mankind. From the mischief of the Whisperer (of Evil), who withdraws (after his whisper) - (The same) who whisper into the hearts of Mankind, - Among Djinns and among men.

The study of Djinns (remember, it is not Ghost, and any further reference to it would only be meant for universality of calling and convenience) is a limited one. We can learn so much and we need to accept that much more cannot be learnt. As the Koran has indicated in Sura Jinn, verse 26:

He alone knows the Unseen. Nor does He make anyone acquainted with His mysteries.

"Will Work For Honey Stars"

Uncle Ikam teaches 'Aqil the value of hard work, determination, and perseverance as he makes his nephew work for his Honey Stars to the soundtrack of Michael Jackson on TV. 'Nuff said.

My Personality

Got this off someone's blog.

Your view on yourself:

You are down-to-earth and people like you because you are so straightforward. You are an efficient problem solver because you will listen to both sides of an argument before making a decision that usually appeals to both parties.

The type of girlfriend/boyfriend you are looking for:

You are not looking merely for a girl/boyfriend - you are looking for your life partner. Perhaps you should be more open-minded about who you spend time with. The person you are looking for might hide their charm under their exterior.

Your readiness to commit to a relationship:

You prefer to get to know a person very well before deciding whether you will commit to the relationship.

The seriousness of your love:

You are very serious about relationships and aren't interested in wasting time with people you don't really like. If you meet the right person, you will fall deeply and beautifully in love.

Your views on education

Education is very important in life. You want to study hard and learn as much as you can.

The right job for you:

You're a practical person and will choose a secure job with a steady income. Knowing what you like to do is important. Find a regular job doing just that and you'll be set for life.

How do you view success:

You are confident that you will be successful in your chosen career and nothing will stop you from trying.

What are you most afraid of:

You are concerned about your image and the way others see you. This means that you try very hard to be accepted by other people. It's time for you to believe in who you are, not what you wear.

Who is your true self:

You are mature, reasonable, honest and give good advice. People ask for your comments on all sorts of different issues. Sometimes you might find yourself in a dilemma when trapped with a problem, which your heart rather than your head needs to solve.

* Who developed this quiz??? 'Cos anyone who knows me for very long and knows my inner character, not my happy-go-lucky persona, knows its so true about me...

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