Islam

list of animals that are Halal and Haram according to the Hanafi School

Q:) Can you give me a list of animals that are Halal and Haram according to the Hanafi School? In the name of Allah, Most Compassionate, Most Merciful, A:) Islam is a religion of mercy and compassion. It only commands and prohibits that which is in the best interests of the human being. The human mind however, due to it …

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WHAT IS BLOOD PRESSURE

  Normal Blood Pressure Range Systolic and Diastolic Blood Pressure Range   Human Blood Pressure Range Diagram The 1st Number: Systolic pressure is the pressure generated when the heart contracts. The 2nd Number: Diastolic pressure is the blood pressure when the heart is relaxed. What is Normal Blood Pressure? Buy and use an automatic blood pressure monitor. Compare your BP reading with the numbers on the chart above. Draw …

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Facebook: Social Networking or Social Engineering?, By Mirza Yawar Baig

The big question is, ‘What is social networking and how is it useful?’ Of course you will hear the usual bleating saying, ‘It is so nice to know what my sister is doing….blah, blah.’ So ask this person, ‘Why can’t you send your sister an email asking what she is doing and she can respond to you. Or even better, …

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The Muslim businessmen of India, By Aakar Patel

Mumbai’s Mid Day newspaper group was sold by the Ansari family this week. The Ansaris had owned it for 72 years, and they were the only Muslims to own a major English newspaper. Ansaris are converts from the Vankar caste of weavers. Many are from Uttar Pradesh, which they are thought to have fled after the 1857 mutiny. The British …

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Preaching and parenting in a multi-faith world By Peter Smith

Eboo Patel told of how his son was delivered under the watch of a Jewish obstetrician and a Catholic nurse, and has been cared for by a Colombian Catholic nanny. It’s a true “welcome to the world,” experience, Patel told a group of educators and religious leaders at a forum earlier in April at Louisville Presbyterian Theological Seminary. “I no …

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Abortion: The Kosher Slaughter, By Jayne Gardener

Who drives the abortion industry in the United States? Want to hazard a guess? If you said that the main movers and shakers behind the pro-abortion movement in the U.S. are Jews, you win the grand prize. While there are, of course, pro-life Jews who are disturbed by the abortion rates in both the United States and Israel, I would …

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