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Sami Yusuf Live at Wembley Arena August 31st, 2007

A peace concert in conjunction with the Eid celebrations will be held by Sami Yusuf on Sunday, 21st October 2007, in partnership with Islamic Relief, a well-known Muslim aid and welfare organisation. This concert will include a full orchestra for first time in the UK as well as performances from Sami Yusuf’s new album.

Also features live performance by Outlandish as well as other special performances. Certainly this is a concert that should not be missed!

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Moving companies August 30th, 2007

Are you planning to move somewhere? I remember the time when my family made the decision to move and we had to handle all that stress of packing, labelling and moving large furniture and electrical goods packed into a trailer to bring it all down south some 100 kilometres away. Relocating is thus certainly a very difficult process for numbers of things must be considered.It takes time and energy to do so. Thus getting help in relocating from movers is certainly a welcoming prospect. To find all the help you need for moving to another place, check out a moving company at this website called Top Moving Companies. At their website, you can check out their free quotes from moving companies. They also have guides to help you find an apartment in your new location. Top Moving Companies helps you in so many ways, for it has the tools to provide you the information needed before moving everything.

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Have zero tolerance for apostasy August 26th, 2007

Note: This was a letter I wrote to Malaysiakini in 2004 in response to an Islam Liberal from Singapore who advocated apostasy. Republishing it here for clarity and future reference on the issue.

I refer to the letter “Apostates angry with Islam or government?”

I, for one, am aware of the website that Shairul Fazleena is referring to. Although she asserts that she is not endorsing the apostates’ cause, let us state here very clearly that her suggestion that the Malaysian government should ‘review’ their policy with regard to apostates is tantamount to mocking the Deen itself.

It is without a doubt that apostasy is a very serious offence in Islam, and there are no “ifs” and “buts” about it. However, individuals like Shairul are from the flock of ‘liberal Muslims’ who prefer to abandon the Qur’an and Sunnah injunction with regard to apostates in favour of their ‘values’ from the West concerning freedom of religion.

True, Islam does espouses the freedom of religion (Quran, 2:256). Freedom of religion, however, is not to be confused with freedom to simply leave the religion and putting the Muslim ummah in jeopardy.

Let’s put it this way. Singapore is not Malaysia. If Muslims in Singapore want to tolerate apostasy at their whim and fancy, it is their business. That they are so far apart from the practice of Islam speaks for itself.

Shairul’s whimsical fancies about Islamic laws not being ‘relevant’ anymore in this day and age is a sign of how the liberal Muslims think. And just because there is no implementation of these laws is not an excuse to do away with them in totality. They claim that they accept the Qur’an as a Divine Book and yet they attempt to insult its laws at every juncture. It certainly sounds very hypocritical to me.

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A mathematical breakthrough 500 years earlier than Western scholars August 16th, 2007

Islam is the most superior of all religions in the world today, and truly the Muslims are the ummatan wasatan of world civilisation. Do not let anyone allow you to think otherwise. When we are greeted with such news, Muslims reply with the phrase “Alhamdulillah!” in praise of Almighty Allah and “Subhanallah!” in acknowledgement of Him.

Takbir! Allahu Akbar!

A mathematical breakthrough 500 years earlier than Western scholars
By Will Dunham 2 hours, 16 minutes ago

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Magnificently sophisticated geometric patterns in medieval Islamic architecture indicate their designers achieved a mathematical breakthrough 500 years earlier than Western scholars, scientists said on Thursday.

By the 15th century, decorative tile patterns on these masterpieces of Islamic architecture reached such complexity that a small number boasted what seem to be “quasicrystalline” designs, Harvard University’s Peter Lu and Princeton University’s Paul Steinhardt wrote in the journal Science.

Only in the 1970s did British mathematician and cosmologist Roger Penrose become the first to describe these geometric designs in the West. Quasicrystalline patterns comprise a set of interlocking units whose pattern never repeats, even when extended infinitely in all directions, and possess a special form of symmetry.

“Oh, it’s absolutely stunning,” Lu said in an interview. “They made tilings that reflect mathematics that were so sophisticated that we didn’t figure it out until the last 20 or 30 years.”

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PEMBELA Forum: “Islam Dan Cabaran Semasa” August 11th, 2007

The Muslims and in particular, Islam in Malaysia, are currently under siege from outside forces and it is imperative for the Muslim to be aware of the current going-ons in the country and educate themselves about the situation so as to step up their awareness about subversive activities against Islam. Therefore, dear Muslims, you are invited to attend a forum organised by PEMBELA entitled “Islam Dan Cabaran Semasa” (”Islam and Current Challenges”). Details are as follows.

Venue: Masjid Al Falah, USJ9, Subang Jaya, Selangor

Date: Sunday 12th August, 2007 / 28th Rejab, 1428 AH.

Time: 08.30 am to 1.00 pm

Do make yourself available at this time and be present at this forum. The family of Azlina Jailana (Lina Joy) is expected to attend this forum as special guests.

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