Marhaban ya Ramadhan

Assalamualaikum,

Since it's Ramadhan, I'd like to share some knowledge I have concerning this glorious month.

One is concerning du'a. If we pray to Allah when we are fasting, the du'a will insyaAllah not be rejected. As a hadeeth said

The Messenger of Allah (SAW) said; Three supplications will not be rejected (by Allah (SWT)), the supplication of the parent for his child, the supplication of the one who is fasting, and the supplication of the traveler. [al-Bayhaqi, at-Tirmidhi - Sahih] 

The second one is the taraweeh prayer. Muslims are highly encouraged to perform this prayer as the rewards are immense. You can see the rewards here. You should also perform the Fajr prayer in congregation. Usually we perform the taraweeh in congregation but we refuse to perform the fajr prayer in congregation. Why is that so? Did the Prophet (s.a.w) not mention of the rewards of performing the fajr prayer in congregation? Moreover, it's Ramadhan. All rewards will be increased tenfold.

In Saheeh Muslim (656) it is narrated from ‘Uthmaan (may Allaah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: “Whoever prays ‘Isha’ in congregation, it is as if he spent half the night in prayer, and whoever prays Fajr in congregation, it is as if he spent the whole night in prayer.” 

Al-Bukhaari (615) and Muslim (437) narrated from Abu Hurayrah (may Allaah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: “If they knew what there is (of reward) in ‘Isha’ and Fajr prayer, they would come to them even if they had to crawl.” 

 So if you perform the Fajr prayer in congregation during Ramadhan, you will have the reward as if you spent TEN nights in prayer.

Wallahualam bissawab.

Shine

I wanted to say this to someone very badly, so I tweeted like so...

and then realization dawned on me. My eyes shone enthusiastically with glee and mischief, knowing it would cause people to think I meant well when instead I meant the complete opposite. I typed out the word, shine, in Google and looked up the meaning in English. 

Shine

to appear with brightness or clearness, as feelings.

As if. I wouldn't dream of wishing you brightness or clearness. Instead of getting your heart all warm and fuzzy thinking well, you should try opting for thinking actually once in your bloody life and maybe you would know the truth instead of pasting a mask of smiles on your face. You revolt me. 

Try going to this page and type the word "shine" under the "Find words -> Japanese" column. Press "search", you will find the word converted into hiragana, しね, and voilà, look at the first result. Your pitiful mind would surely shine with the new knowledge. Just because I know you're so lazy to do so much as type and click, here's the screen-cap

Here's another one from another site, a page with a list of Japanese vulgar words, I went on that page just for your sake of not being in the dark you know, just so I can take a screen-cap for your sake and yours only. Thank me.

I'm being horribly nasty here, so I hope none of you innocent beings think I'm actually talking to you. No no, I wouldn't do that to any of you. You have nothing to fear if you have nothing to hide. If you have not spite me, you are innocent in my eyes and you do not deserve this. However if you might have angered me, this might actually be a message to you, my dearly beloved. 

Shine

this might be completely uncalled for but, click the images to view them in full size.

Civilisation

I actually wanted to talk about something... general today. But I wanted to talk about something else beforehand. I'm sure all of you have friends, whether they're imaginary, real, distant, inseparable, they're all friends. I have real, solid friends, but their loyalty, is fake, gaseous, imaginary. I mean no, not all of them, just one, single group. Bah! Who needs them when I have my loyal friends who I know will never leave me or judge me.

Okay back to the original idea. I want to talk about the Jahiliyyah period and this modern, civilised era. Do you actually know the meaning of civilization? Or do you just think it's something like, the thing you call when people live in a modern place, complete with appliances and community? Civilization is the development of the outer, physical, solid, external and spiritual, mental. Now that you know the definition, do you think our era is civilised?

During the Jahiliyyah period, drinking alcohol is a norm. What about now? Don't even talk about alcohol, even drugs are nothing new! During the Jahiliyyah period, people commit adultery without feeling any guilt. What about now? Nothing different, I see. During the Jahiliyyah period, newborn girls are buried alive. What about now? Boy, girls, all of them, all the innocent child born from foul, vile bonding are thrown away. Where? In garbage cans, flushed in the toilet, thrown in rivers, dumps, drains, thrown from an apartment, left to be eaten by pests and rodents!

We, the so called modern people, who have looked down on the Jahiliyyah period, are worse than them! So stop thinking so high and mighty of yourself and look back on what you have done.

Are you yourself civilised?

Vitamin D

Need.

More.

Vitamin.

D.

I found this article on Yahoo! when I was looking at my inbox for any possible Pottermore e-mail. I have to say this article is very interesting. Ah, the sweet satisfaction of knowledge. Enjoy. I think I'm gonna ask mummy for vitamin D supplements... We only have vitamin A and vitamin C supplements here.

VITAMIN D
This vitamin's biggest claim to fame is its role in strengthening your skeleton. But vitamin D isn't a one-trick nutrient: A study in Circulationfound that people deficient in D were up to 80 percent more likely to suffer a heart attack or stroke. The reason? Vitamin D may reduce inflammation in your arteries. Also, a University of Minnesota study found that people with adequate vitamin D levels release more leptin, a hormone that conveys the "I'm full" message to your brain. Even more impressive, the study also found that the nutrient triggers weight loss primarily from the belly. Another study found that people with higher D levels in their bloodstream store less fat.

The shortfall: Vitamin D is created in your body when the sun's ultraviolet B rays penetrate your skin. Problem is, the vitamin D you stockpile during sunnier months is often depleted by winter, especially if you live in the northern half of the United States, where UVB rays are less intense from November through February. When Boston University researchers measured the vitamin D status of young adults at the end of winter, 36 percent of them were found to be deficient.

Hit the mark: First, ask your doctor to test your blood levels of 25-hydroxyvitamin D. "You need to be above 30 nanograms per milliliter," says Michael Holick, M.D., Ph.D., a professor of medicine at Boston University. Come up short? Eat foods like salmon (900 IU per serving), mackerel (400 IU), and tuna (150 IU). Milk and eggs are also good, with about 100 IU per serving. But to ensure you're getting enough, take 1,400 IU of vitamin D daily from a supplement and a multivitamin. That's about seven times the recommended daily intake for men, but it takes that much to boost blood levels of D, says Dr. Holick.