October 06, 2003 | 9 Shaban 1424 Hijriah
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veiled4allah
life and other stuff
This last week was extraordinarily busy for me, with four political meetings or events in six days. This morning I attended a Kucinich fundraising breakfast in Seattle then went on over to work. Hopefully, this next week will be a...
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A Quranic Journal
Surah al-Ma'arij ayah 38
Ayatma'u kullu imriin min hum an yudkhala jannata na'imin Does every person among them hunger to enter a blessed garden The following is an excerpt of commentary on this ayah, from Tafsir Ibn Kathir: Is this their wish, yet...
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A Quranic Journal
Surah al-Ma'arij ayah 37
Ani al-yamini wa ani ash-shimali 'izina From the right and the left in crowds The following is an excerpt of commentary on this ayah, from Tafsir Ibn Kathir: The singular of 'Izin is 'Izah, which means separating. Meaning in...
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A Quranic Journal
Surah al-Ma'arij ayah 36
Fa maa li alladhina kafaru qibalaka muhti'ina What is with the rejectors, rushing around in front of you The following is an excerpt of commentary on this ayah, from Tafsir Ibn Kathir: Allah rebukes the disbelievers who, in the...
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veiled4allah
a shameful history
The Seattle Times reports on the closing of a very ugly chapter in Seattle history: In the spring of 1953, members of Grace Presbyterian Church in Seattle's Central Area were abruptly informed that their church was to be closed, the...