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Position of Feet in the Prayer, continued…

Position of Feet in the Prayer, continued…

More on the position of feet… Wa alaykum as-Salam, This has been covered in the recently republished Fiqh al-Imam. In addition to tacit approval not forming a Prophetic command: 1. An explicit Prophetic command mentions the shoulders touching. So this should be given far more emphasis than the feet, not the reverse. 2. An explicit Prophetic command stipulates: “I`tadilu” when standing in a prayer-row. I`tidal requires the proportional repose of the limbs whereby if a person is standing in i`tidal…

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Apple or Microsoft? OS X or Windows?

Apple or Microsoft? OS X or Windows?

as-salamu ‘alaykum,Having now had an Apple PowerBook G4 for 5 months now, I had visions of throwing out my PeeCee. Well so far I haven’t thrown it out and don’t think that I will. Being from a Unix background I love OS X, it is inherently much much more stable and secure than Windoze will ever be and I can’t imagine having to reinstall OS X because the kernel (similar to the Windblows registry, but far far more stable!) is…

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The Birth of My Daughter

The Birth of My Daughter

as-salamu ‘alaykum, On the Day of Arafah (well on the day the Saudis called Arafah) Wednesday 19th January 2005, my wife gave birth to a beautiful baby girl at 8.10 GMT weighing 7lbs 12oz [3.52 KG]. This is our third child after two boys and unfortunately my wife had suffered two miscarriages prior to this pregnancy and so our little girl is even more special to us. May Allah protect her and make her of the righteous women of this…

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