December 03, 2002 | 28 Ramadan 1423 Hijriah
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The Clipboard
Unintended consequences of anti-terrorism law?
Scott Brackett was never charged with terrorism and never faced the death penalty, but he's going to spend three times longer in federal prison than the judge who sentenced him thinks he deserves, because of a sweeping law passed in...
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veiled4allah
more school notes
I spent most of the day finishing up one of my term projects that is due tomorrow. Another term project was due last Wednesday, and the third one will be due next Monday. Besides that, I have two final exams...
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A Quranic Journal
Surah al-Inshiqaq ayah 18
Wa al-qamari idha ittasaq And by the moon when it is full The following is an excerpt of commentary on this ayah, from Tafsir Ibn Kathir: After these phenomena, Allah calls us to witness the full moon...
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A Quranic Journal
Surah al-Inshiqaq ayah 17
Wa al-layli wa maa wasaq And by the night and what it enshrouds The following is an excerpt of commentary on this ayah, from Tafsir Ibn Kathir: Ibn Jarir says that Allah gives evidence here of the end of...
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A Quranic Journal
Surah al-Inshiqaq ayah 16
Fa la uqsimu bi ash-shafaq So I swear by the afterglow of sunset The following is an excerpt of commentary on this ayah, from Tafsir Ibn Kathir: The word shafaq used in this verse denotes the red glow of...
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The Clipboard
America's Own 'Imams of Inanity'
It is easy enough to have fun with such nonsense, but the situation is in fact sad. Falwell, Robertson and Graham are among the most famous ministers of our time, replacing the learned and, yes, liberal ones who offered the...