September 22, 2003 | 25 Rajab 1424 Hijriah
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veiled4allah
veiled4allahthings that make you go hmm
A couple of interesting reads today. First, via TalkLeft, Attorney General Ashcroft's memo directing all federal prosecutors to standardize their charging and prosecution - on the strictest possible charges. Second, via Body and Soul, correspondence from voting system manufacturer Diebold...
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The Clipboard
The ClipboardLiberty in the Balance, Part II
"That's why Section 215 is bad. It doesn't matter if it's one or 10,000 inquiries, once you start down this slippery slope of gagging people and cloak-and-dagger secrecy, you remove such an important check in the checks and balances of...
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veiled4allahlocal twist to Muslim chaplain case
The Tacoma News Tribune reports that Captain James Yee, the Muslim chaplain who is being detained on suspicion of espionage (he has not yet been charged), was at one time stationed at Fort Lewis, an army base outside of Tacoma...
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A Quranic Journal
A Quranic JournalSurah al-Ma'arij ayah 8
Yawma takunu as-sama'u ka al-muhli The day the heaven will be like molten brass The following is an excerpt of commentary on this ayah, from Tafsir Ibn Kathir: Ibn Abbas, Mujahid, Ata, Sa'id bin Jubayr, Ikrimah, As-Suddi and others...
From: A Quranic Journal
A Quranic JournalSurah al-Ma'arij ayah 7
Wa narahu qariba But we see it as near The following is an excerpt of commentary on this ayah, from Tafsir Ibn Kathir: The believers believe that its occurrence is near, even though its time of occurrence is unknown...
From: A Quranic Journal
A Quranic JournalSurah al-Ma'arij ayah 6
Inna hum yarawna hu ba'ida Surely they see it as distant The following is an excerpt of commentary on this ayah, from Tafsir Ibn Kathir: The happening of the torment and the establishment of the Hour (Day of Judgement)....
