THE PROCASTINATOR

Saturday, February 07, 2009

Begin everything with Adab

Example from the book, Matharatul Qulub (Purification of the Heart), written by Allamah Muhammad Mawlud: Alif/Hamza-Daal-Baa’ (Adab, loosely translated Manners)Baa’-Daal-Alif/Hamza (Bada’a, to begin/start)
The wisdom is: Begin everything with Adab.
The adab of reading the Qur’an is to begin by saying Bimillah. Likewise, the adab of eating or drinking or even starting your car. The adab of meeting someone is start with a greeting (as-Salam qablal Kalam)…and so on and so forth.

Monday, February 02, 2009

Afghanistan

General Abdul Rashid Dostum Uzbek jang salar (warlord) Jowzjan
Ahmad Shah Massoud Tajik- Lion of Panjshir - Panjshir valley