AA WRWB
I gotta remember this website:
http://dalail.co.uk/home.htm
The book looks absolutely stunning, mashaAllah*. And it's in praise of the Prophet (sw). Awesome!
Salaam!
*Yes, a hint for you (whoever you are) to buy this for me!
Greetings
Courtesy of Sidi/Shaykh Faraz Rabbani's blog (www.seekersdigest.org):
http://www.pcworld.com/reviews/article/0,aid,120763,pg,12,00.asp
Not surprisingly, Firefox, Gmail, and Tiger (Apple OS) are the top three, respectively. Sounds about right. Other notables include: Skype, Treo 650, iTunes, Flickr, Apple Mac Mini (rated lower than I would've thought), and the Razr V3.
Knowing me, I'll probably check out each product I am not familiar with!!
Rgds
AA
So there's gotta be a handful of mumins out there who are White Sox fans after today's domination. I mean, you can't even call it a win, but a slaughter (note: BoSox = bakra)! Hey, I'm a Cubs fan, but I gotta give respect to the Sox. Last I checked, it's not haram or makruh to like two baseball teams in a given city.
Okay, so onto the obviously more important topic here:
Ramadhan Mubarak!!!
For all those reading, I request that you make dua for this lost faqir. I'm in dire need of reform, inshaAllah, and so what better month to ask for it?
Unfortunately, being sick and the symptoms getting worse, I will be unable to fast tomorrow. The antibiotics my cousin put me on would also make me very thirsty. I'm bummed, but very thankful that Allah is so Merciful that He (Swt) is lenient upon those who are physically unable to fast. You never know, though. Tomorrow morning, I could feel really good...
InshaAllah, pray that this sickness is beneficial for me as a cure to my diseased ruh. JazakAllahkhair.
Best.
AA
Man, check out these resources available with just a few clicks:
http://www.zaytuna.org/ramadansection.asp
Enjoy!
Hi
These days it's:
1. Trey Songz. As a co-worker brilliantly pointed out, a lot of people are sleeping on this guy. He's got some vocal skills! Right now, you can hear him on the radio with a song he has with Twista (just gonna make it).
2. Naats. As always, man. Just the classics. Be sure to hit up one of my favorite websites: www.naatsharif.com. It rocks. As well as Qari Wahid Zafar Qasmi, mashaAllah! May Allah Protect him. Ameen. Actually, right now I'm listening to his "Koi Guftagoo Ho." Never heard before. I love it!! SubhanAllah. May our love of the Prophet (sw) increase always. Ameen.
3. Quran. Listening to the two qaris from the IIE/Islamic Foundation event back in August. One if from NY and the other from Egypt, who's ranked (with good reason!) as number one worldwide. May Allah protect them as well. Ameen.
Well, as Ramadhan is just a couple days away inshaAllah, I'll really only be listening to the Quran primarily and then may be naats, but my plan is to listen to as much Quran as possible.
DISCLAIMER: THE ABOVE IS NOT IN ORDER AND DOES IN NO WAY REFLECT THE WRITER'S PRIORITIES IN LIFE!!
:)
Cheers.
Hi
I finally got around to checking the new Bolingbrook Ikea. Man, that place is CRAZY! Since this is opening weekend, the place was insanely packed. They had a parking security team set up, a number of Bolingbrook Police, an ambulance on stand-by right in front of the store, and a trolley system.
Sounds serious? Well, it definitely was, man! Check out these numbers:
1. 2 people camped out in front of the Ikea for about two weeks. Why? 1st customer received a $3000 gift card. 2nd a $2000 gift card and third a $1000 gift card. The first place person was a guy from Atlanta who just finished up school and will be starting grad school at Wheaton College. The second place person was a Bolingbrook local who is trying to get a fresh start on living on her own. $2000 gift card at Ikea would certainly help that! And the first place guy has nothing to worry about either!
2. Then, the first 100 customers received a free chair ($99 value). My mom wanted to be one of the first (especially considering that we live 5 minutes away from it), but it didn't happen because she didn't have her car that day. But, it did not matter anyway as I read that at 1am on opening day (28-Sep-2005), there were already 70 people waiting outside!! Jeez!!
3. The first 45 minutes of the store opening allowed for 2500 customers to come in and receive a 45 minute long applause and cheering by the 150 new Ikea employees. In-fricken-tense, huh?
4. An expected...get this...30000 customers were anticipated on opening day. And 100,000 for the first five days. Based on the traffic I experienced there, I am NOT surprised at all.
The store is huge. I felt like I accomplished something when I (along with my mother) walked throughout the store. The store is only 2 levels (I think the Schaumburg one has multiple levels), but do not assume that it's any smaller. It's HUGE!
Within the Ikea "subdivision," there is also a new Bed, Bath, & Beyond store opening soon. There is a small strip mall adjacent to it and may be one or two more stores opening there. But that's not it...
Less than a 1/2 block down Boughton, there is construction (right now in the initial landscaping phase) being done for more stores/a new mall. I believe it will be that location where the new Marshall Fields (I'm NOT calling it Macy's, just like I still refer to US Cellular as Comiskey) will go up along with many other stores. I think that Bass Pro Fishing store or whatever is also gonna open there.
All this stuff happening in Bolingbrook and you're probably wondering, as I do on occassion, why we're moving to Plainfield? Despite Plainfield going crazy in development (being called "The Next Naperville"), it's no Bolingbrook. But, inshaAllah, it'll be home. Oh, and we live right on the Plainfield-Bolingbrook border, so we're not far from all this! :)
Take care.
FYI:
Shaykh Amin will be giving a lecture on preparing for Ramadan on Sunday, October 2, 2005 from 11AM-1:30PM. The lecture will take place at Darul Qasim located at 470 E. Roosevelt Rd., Lombard, Illinois 60148.
This program will help all of us get into the right mindset and derive the maximum benefit from the blessed month. InshaAllah.
See: http://darulqasim.blogspot.com/
Salaam
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Best Regards :)
AA
Nowadays, it seems even my so-called "opponents" have, by their own realization, received at least some level of revelation:
http://ushakur.blogspot.com/2005/09/dont-cry-for-me_20.html
Umar, I'll make dua for you. Alas! This is all I can do...
Just remember that Allah tests those He loves, bro.
Holla
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