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Tuesday, August 28, 2007

أوقفوا عقارب الزمن





أيها الزمان



كم اكرهك أيها الزمان
أقولها دون خوف منك ولا من بطشك ولا من غدرك
وأنا أقدر تماما مدى قوتك وقدرتك على الانتقام
ولكننى أقولها وأكررها
إنـــــــى أكرهـــــــــك
أكره حنانك قدر ما أكره قسوتك


فخبرتى معك علمتنى أن هذا الحنان ..... ليس سوى خدعة كبرى تخدعنا بها


فى حين انك تكون مخفيا لنا كوارث كبرى تفجعنا بها على حين غفلة

لـــــم تطئنــــــا بأقدامـــــــــك؟؟؟
خطواتك السريعة المتلاحقة تخطو علينا ..... وتجرى بنا نحو المجهول
وأنفاسك اللاهثة تطاردنا..... إلى حيث لا ندرىونحن .....لا حول لنا ولا قوة
بل أحيانا تجدنا نسعى وراء خطواتك تلك
والتى تأخذنا فى النهاية إلى ما لا يسرنا
فأنت تسرق منا أجمل أيام العمر


تسرق الطفولة والشباب
وعاما بعد عام .....تجرى بنا نحو الشيخوخة الأليمة
ونحن .....ببلاهة نسعى وراءك
ونعلم أنك يوما بعد يوم .....تقربنا خطوة نحو الموت
بل والأدهى أنه من فرط سذاجتنا .....تجدنا سعداء

فنحن نحتفل فى كل عام بأنه قد ولى عام من عمرنا إلى غير رجعة
أى أننا نحتفل بأننا اقتربنا خطوة جديدة .....نحو الموت
خطوة ليس فى مقدورنا استرجاعها أو استردادها
وكيف لنا ذلك وقد أصبحت فى قبضة الزمن ؟
ذلك الوحش الأسطورى..... الذى لا يقوى أحد على الوقوف أمامه
كم أكرهك أيها الزمان
كم أكره سفراؤك فى هذه الدنيا
فساعاتك تلدغنا فى كل ثانية .....بعقاربها السامة
كم تمنيت لو أستطيع إيقاف تلك العقارب اللعينة
حينها .....سأشعر بنشوة الإنتصار على هذا الزمن
وحينها فقط .....ستصبح الحياة جميلة
حيث لا زمان يسرق عمرنا وعمر من نحب
ولا وقت يمضى بنا إلى حيث لا ندرى
ولا عقارب ساعة بلهاء ..... تحصى علينا ما بقى من العمر

Sunday, August 26, 2007





ISLAM AND MUSLIMS:



The name of this religion is Islam, the root of which is Silm and Salam which means peace. Salam may also mean greeting one another with peace.


One of the beautiful names of God is that He is the Peace. It means more than that: submission to the One God, and to live in peace with the Creator, within one's self, with other people and with the environment.


Thus, Islam is a total system of living. A Muslim is supposed to live in peace and harmony with all these segments; hence, a Muslim is any person anywhere in the world whose obedience, allegiance, and loyalty are to God, the Lord of the Universe.



MUSLIMS AND ARABS:



The followers of Islam are called Muslims. Muslims are not to be confused with Arabs. Muslims may be Arabs, Turks, Persians, Indians, Pakistanis, Malaysians, Indonesians, Europeans, Africans, Americans, Chinese, or other nationalities.
An Arab could be a Muslim, a Christian, a Jew or an atheist. Any person who adopts the Arabic language is called an Arab. However, the language of the Qur'an (the Holy Book of Islam) is Arabic. Muslims all over the world try to learn Arabic so that they may be able to read the Qur'an and understand its meaning. They pray in the language of the Qur'an, namely Arabic. Supplications to God could be in any language.
While there are one billion Muslims in the world there are about 200 million Arabs. Among them, approximately ten percent are not Muslims. Thus Arab Muslims constitute only about twenty percent of the Muslim population of the world.



ALLAH THE ONE AND THE ONLY GOD:



Allah is the name of the One and Only God. Allah has ninety-nine beautiful names, such as: The Gracious, The Merciful, The Beneficent, The Creator, The All-Knowing, The All-Wise, The Lord of the Universe, The First, The Last, and others.
Allah is the Creator of all human beings. Allah is the God for the Christians, the Jews, the Muslims, the Buddhists, the Hindus, the atheists, and others. Muslims worship God whose name is Allah. They put their trust in Allah and they seek help from Allah.




PROPHET MUHAMMAD (P.B.U.H) :



Muhammad (P.B.U.H) was chosen by God to deliver His Message of Peace, namely Islam. He was born in 570 C.E. (Common Era) in Makkah, Arabia. He was entrusted with the Message of Islam when he was at the age of forty years. The revelation that he received is called the Qur'an, while the message is called Islam.
Muhammad is the very last Prophet of God to mankind. He is the final Messenger of God. His message was and is still to the Christians, the Jews and the rest of mankind. He was sent to those religious people to inform them about the true mission of Jesus, Moses, Jacob, Isaac, and Abraham.
Muhammad is considered to be the summation and the culmination of all the prophets and messengers that came before him. He purified the previous messages from adulteration and completed the Message of God for all humanity. He was entrusted with the power of explaining, interpreting and living the teaching of the Qur'an.



SOURCE OF ISLAM:



The legal sources of Islam are the Qur'an and the Hadith. The Qur'an is the exact word of God; its authenticity, originality and totality are intact. The Hadith is the report of the sayings, deeds and approvals of the Prophet Muhammad. The Prophet's sayings and deeds are called Sunnah. The Seerah is the writings of followers of Muhammad about the life of the Prophet. Hence, it is the life history of the Prophet Muhammad which provides examples of daily living for Muslims.



SOME ISLAMIC PRINCIPLES:



Oneness of God:




Allah is One and the Only One. Allah is not two in one or three in one. This means that Islam rejects the idea of trinity or such a unity of God which implies more than one God in one.



Oneness of mankind:




People are created equal in front of the Law of God. There is no superiority for one race over another. God made us of different colors, nationalities, languages and beliefs so as to test who is going to be better than others. No one can claim that he is better than others. It is only God Who knows who is better. It depends on piety and righteousness.



Oneness of Messengers and the Message:




Muslims believe that God sent different messengers throughout the history of mankind. All came with the same message and the same teachings. It was the people who misunderstood and misinterpreted them. Muslims believe in Noah, Abraham, Isaac, Ismail, Jacob, Moses, David, Jesus, and Muhammad. The Prophets of Christianity and Judaism are indeed the Prophets of Islam.



Angels and the Day of Judgment:




Muslims believe that there are unseen creatures such as angels created by God in the universe for special missions. Muslims believe that there is a Day of Judgment when all people of the world throughout the history of mankind till the last day of life on earth, are to be brought for accounting, reward and punishment.



Innocence of Man at Birth:




Muslim believe that people are born free of sin. It is only after they reach the age of puberty and it is only after they commit sins that they are to be charged for their mistakes. No one is responsible for or can take the responsibility for the sins of others. However, the door of forgiveness through true repentance is always open.



State and Religion:




Muslims believe that Islam is a total and a complete way of life. It encompasses all aspects of life. As such, the teachings of Islam do not separate religion from politics. As a matter of fact, state and religion are under the obedience of Allah through the teachings of Islam. Hence, economic and social transactions, as well as educational and political systems are also part of the teachings of Islam.

The Raincoat.


The Raincoat
I know not from where the raincoat came
Only that it hung in the corner of the hall
By the old stuffed chair near the game room
Where old family pictures lined the wall
As a child, I used to marvel at the fabric
Worn and tattered, yet golden in its hues
And I would think how one day, if I were sick
I could put it on along with Daddy's shoes
It seemed like a comfortable way
To hold my hurt inside--just wrap it tight
Close my eyes, and ask my Mom to pray
With me to ward off evils of the night
I knew that it was safe and strong, for Daddy
Wore it on those days of rage and pain
When things weren't all so happy
With crops near death from too much rain
Today at Mom's I finally put it on
It was rather small and did not fit at all
Quite strange, for in that house as Daddy's son
It always seemed alone and very tall .

Fayrooz ....



A great song (Muwashah actually) "Lamma Bada Yatathanna" by Fayrooz.


hobe you'll like it :)


Please let me know what you think of the song!!!

Saturday, August 25, 2007

مرحبــــا أعزائى



السلام عليكم


هذه المدونة انطلقت يوم خمسة وعشرين أغسطس 2007
سأحاول فيها التعبير عن كل ما يجيش فى صدرى
سواء حزن أو فرح أوتمرد أو جنون
أدعوكم مشاركتى كل هذه اللحظات
بعبق أطيب من عبق الزهر وأطيب من شذى العطر
أرحب بكم
يشرفنى التواصل معكم ومعرفة آرائكم