Position of the Fiqh Council of North America
According to the calculation criteria for determining the Islamic Lunar dates adopted by the Fiqh Council of North America, following are the dates for Ramadan and Eidul Fitr for the year 1427.
Ramadan 1427 - First of Fasting September 23, 2006
Eidul Fitr 1427 - First of Shawwal October 23, 2006
For more - visit this link . I am sure many will have conflicting opinions about this method ..
8/30/2006
8/29/2006
Battling Murphy
Out of town trips are cool. Especially in this heat.
Whatever the trip holds in store, when I return back on terrible tuesday, there is a seemingly unending battle in store with Murphy. A late flight prevents a good sleep, an early morning meeting ridicules my idea of giving up coffee, things beyond control only pepper up the pent up frustration. And then my laptop decides to ignore my requests to log in. Gee, thats a big huge problem. In the process found another file in the wonderful windows system that causes such interesting phenomenon, and now want to try it on an unwitting bakra. :)
All thanks to RSat,(P&V)Gupta and (N&J)Vora for guiding me around town, while I missed exits and tried alternate routes, and blamed the CA road signs for all the mess. Chaat and Paan and bhel-puri rock. Khajoor paan is another thing that has me hooked.
Whatever the trip holds in store, when I return back on terrible tuesday, there is a seemingly unending battle in store with Murphy. A late flight prevents a good sleep, an early morning meeting ridicules my idea of giving up coffee, things beyond control only pepper up the pent up frustration. And then my laptop decides to ignore my requests to log in. Gee, thats a big huge problem. In the process found another file in the wonderful windows system that causes such interesting phenomenon, and now want to try it on an unwitting bakra. :)
All thanks to RSat,(P&V)Gupta and (N&J)Vora for guiding me around town, while I missed exits and tried alternate routes, and blamed the CA road signs for all the mess. Chaat and Paan and bhel-puri rock. Khajoor paan is another thing that has me hooked.
8/24/2006
If you are having a bad day...
http://stage6.divx.com/members/17146/videos/1059
The sequel to Matt Harding's original "Dancing" from 2005, which gained wide Internet popularity. Matt's first video of him dancing around the world was so inspiring that he actually got sponsorship to go on a second trip. Hence, this new 2006 video.
The sequel to Matt Harding's original "Dancing" from 2005, which gained wide Internet popularity. Matt's first video of him dancing around the world was so inspiring that he actually got sponsorship to go on a second trip. Hence, this new 2006 video.
8/22/2006
Masjid Omar is looking for donors
An extended prayer room, new tile work and little book shop (urdu and english). Yeah Masjid Omar is getting renovated and a facelift. Did I ever mention the 15+ trees that were planted this summer, and are still green. And to top it a carpet selection was held tonight after isha. Many people opted for a red carpet with little spots - and also gave their opinion on the tilework that should go towards that-area-where-imam-prays. Now donations are needed for the carpet. Spread the word.
two hours with mali
Out of nowhere, at 10:30 am, mali messages me about being in a chandler conference room, meeting another local engineer. Mali obviously hasn't change one bit since we last met in June 2004. A bit relaxed but the usual self. Unfortunately for mali, the lunch break started only at 12:40pm and till that time I was already stuffed with lasun sev. Yet had a jolly lunch talking about everyone from Jmeeel pai and Brother and everyone else.
8/18/2006
YouTube Revolution
Normally I would prefer Google above everything else, but google video is still beta whereas youtube is not. till the time google comes out, i am going gaga over youtube. Yes there were videos of our own community brothers dancing to chaiya chaiyya (thanks RN), but there is more stuff besides this fun stuff as well.
There are many videos from bbc, reuters, india etc that have either not been shown due to political influences or are just too bold (translate violent-hateful-but-true). Whatever they may be, video hosting services are suddenly - for me - better than watching reruns on the tv. You cannot see cricket and football highlights on the tv but besides this as well there is stuff that piques your interest.
The only problem that i face with videos is that i cannot see that in my car while i am driving unlike lectures/readingbooks etc. It gives rise to a severe paucity of time to do anything else in and out of the house.
Currently what has piqued my interest is this 6 part BBC documentary dealing with the gensis and history of two movements that we today find on a collision course - the "Islamist" and the American Neo-conservatives. Extremely absorbing (and worth forwarding/spreading).
Part I (a) Baby It's Cold Outside
Part I (b) Baby It's Cold Outside
Part II (a) The Phantom Victory
Part III (a) The Shadows In The Cave
Part III (b) The Shadows In The Cave
There are many videos from bbc, reuters, india etc that have either not been shown due to political influences or are just too bold (translate violent-hateful-but-true). Whatever they may be, video hosting services are suddenly - for me - better than watching reruns on the tv. You cannot see cricket and football highlights on the tv but besides this as well there is stuff that piques your interest.
The only problem that i face with videos is that i cannot see that in my car while i am driving unlike lectures/readingbooks etc. It gives rise to a severe paucity of time to do anything else in and out of the house.
Currently what has piqued my interest is this 6 part BBC documentary dealing with the gensis and history of two movements that we today find on a collision course - the "Islamist" and the American Neo-conservatives. Extremely absorbing (and worth forwarding/spreading).
Part I (a) Baby It's Cold Outside
Part I (b) Baby It's Cold Outside
Part II (a) The Phantom Victory
Part III (a) The Shadows In The Cave
Part III (b) The Shadows In The Cave
8/13/2006
Poetry
Sahl ibn 'Abdullah said,
"The sign of the love of Allah is love of the Qur'an.
The sign of love of the Qur'an is love of the Prophet.
The sign of love of the Prophet is love of the Sunna.
The sign of love of the Sunna is love of the Next World.
The sign of love of the Next World is hatred for this world.
The sign of hatred for this world is that you do not store up any of it except for provision and what you need to arrive safely in the Next World."
Too beautiful to skip it and not share it with others. It does not come as a surprise but those who are able to convey their ideas in the best of manners are those who are well conversant with poetry and literature. I had even read somewhere that the appreciation of the Quran
also lies in its rhythmic flow - but dont quote me about this.
Another link to keep myself busy while driving - http://www.masbayarea.org/multiMedia.asp .
"The sign of the love of Allah is love of the Qur'an.
The sign of love of the Qur'an is love of the Prophet.
The sign of love of the Prophet is love of the Sunna.
The sign of love of the Sunna is love of the Next World.
The sign of love of the Next World is hatred for this world.
The sign of hatred for this world is that you do not store up any of it except for provision and what you need to arrive safely in the Next World."
Too beautiful to skip it and not share it with others. It does not come as a surprise but those who are able to convey their ideas in the best of manners are those who are well conversant with poetry and literature. I had even read somewhere that the appreciation of the Quran
also lies in its rhythmic flow - but dont quote me about this.
Another link to keep myself busy while driving - http://www.masbayarea.org/multiMedia.asp .
8/08/2006
George Galloway on Sky news
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=69WPZe_zYFo
George Galloway on Sky news - aka fox sister network.
embedding it on my blog causes big badwidth bottleneck, as i experienced in india. Sorry for that
George Galloway on Sky news - aka fox sister network.
embedding it on my blog causes big badwidth bottleneck, as i experienced in india. Sorry for that
8/06/2006
chugging along
[5] The traffic in Pune just keeps getting worse. To add mirchi to it, the roads are in a pathetic state. It rains as much in countries like singapore etc etc, but the roads in pune are the only ones that depict the intensity of rainfall.
[4] Take 300 pencils and make them stand lengthwise as close to each other as possible. Place them on an undulating surface and coat them with glass- What do you get?? ---- viola you have HongKong. Nice place to see what USA could not achieve in terms of public transportation and other businesses.
[3] Geravli has changed majorly from the last time I visited it. The optical telescope is now operational, and this was probably the last guided tour i will ever get. The scenery outside is still the same and--- I will posts pictures soon.
[2] C&D&KRV&R rock. D was upset about my comments on india and i apologise for it. Unfortunately Bangalore traffic was as bad as Pune and I could not squeeze in a trip to N or Poons. Family was even better when it comes to pulling my leg. Congrats to Rif and Dr. P - great wedding for a great cousin and all the greatness that comes with the great cousins around her.
[1] Welcome to A1. I had to relinquish some of my control to A1 and as ppl would like to say - she is my better half. Lots of bouncing around regarding multiple issues, but alhamdulillah that atleast somethings worked and subhanallah for the things that can only improve. Current visa interview appointments only make things difficult but inshallah we will have to work it out.
PS - posted while i am stranded in hongkong due to the effect of typhoon in hongkong, rains in mumbai causing incremental delays.
[4] Take 300 pencils and make them stand lengthwise as close to each other as possible. Place them on an undulating surface and coat them with glass- What do you get?? ---- viola you have HongKong. Nice place to see what USA could not achieve in terms of public transportation and other businesses.
[3] Geravli has changed majorly from the last time I visited it. The optical telescope is now operational, and this was probably the last guided tour i will ever get. The scenery outside is still the same and--- I will posts pictures soon.
[2] C&D&KRV&R rock. D was upset about my comments on india and i apologise for it. Unfortunately Bangalore traffic was as bad as Pune and I could not squeeze in a trip to N or Poons. Family was even better when it comes to pulling my leg. Congrats to Rif and Dr. P - great wedding for a great cousin and all the greatness that comes with the great cousins around her.
[1] Welcome to A1. I had to relinquish some of my control to A1 and as ppl would like to say - she is my better half. Lots of bouncing around regarding multiple issues, but alhamdulillah that atleast somethings worked and subhanallah for the things that can only improve. Current visa interview appointments only make things difficult but inshallah we will have to work it out.
PS - posted while i am stranded in hongkong due to the effect of typhoon in hongkong, rains in mumbai causing incremental delays.
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