September 21, 2002 | 14 Rajab 1423 Hijriah
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veiled4allah
huh?
Now, I was on campus on Thursday the 19th and got a printout from the cashier's office that clearly showed that my tuition and fees have been paid. On Friday I received in the mail a letter from the college...
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A Quranic Journal
Surah al-Layl ayah 18
Alladhi yu'ti malahu yatazakka He who spends his wealth to purify himself The following is an excerpt of commentary on this ayah, from Tafsir Ibn Kathir: Such people do good to others, not to impress people but only for...
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A Quranic Journal
Surah al-Layl ayah 17
Wa sayujannabuha al-atqa And the pious will be far removed from it The following is an excerpt of commentary on this ayah, from Tafsir Ibn Kathir: Allah says that those who lead a pious life, fear Allah, and spend...
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A Quranic Journal
Surah al-Layl ayah 16
Alladhi kadhdhaba wa tawalla Who denies and turns away The following is an excerpt of commentary on this ayah, from Tafsir Ibn Kathir: Ahmad ibn Hanbal reported the Prophet as saying, "Only wretched people will go to Hell." When...
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The Clipboard
What Britannia taught Bush
The current excitement about the United States posturing as the new Rome is therefore, at one level, almost touchingly ahistorical. From the very beginning, Americans have exhibited a taste for expansion, an appetite for empire. One of the fundamental reasons...
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The Clipboard
Trial Run
The standard the government is applying seems to be something like this: When you've got enough evidence, prosecute. When you don't, hand the suspect over to the Pentagon. So perhaps the administration is following a rule after all. It just...
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The Clipboard
America, Meet Your Leaders
You believe what you want. But as for me, until George Bush lays out specific, credible, verifiable, understandable evidence that Saddam Hussein poses an immediate threat to the security of the United States of America (not just to the "interests"...