Ihraam Muslim man puts on Ihraam which consists of two pieces of white texile. to look like these three men While Muslim woman can put on normal clothes to look like these women
Standing at Arafat Muslims stand at Arafat mountain on the 9th day of the Hajj month. This is the first most important event in Hajj. At Arafat, Muslims can wish and pray like this man
LODGING Muzdalifah After standing on Arafat, Muslims go, after sun set, to stay in Muzdalifah till midnight.
Ifaadah Cruising From the 10th day of Hajj month, Muslims can do second most important event in Hajj which is cruising around Kabah, like in photo.
Seeking between Safa and Marwah Related to cruising aroud Kabah and directly after doing it is the seeking between Safa and Marwah. They do this imitating Hajar who searched for water for herself and for her baby in this place when it was a mere desert.
Throwing pebbles Muslims throw small hard stones in the place at which Ibraham, Hajar and their son threw the devil.
Sacrifice Muslims sacrifice sheep and cattle to be sent to the poor allover the world.
Overnight in Mina Muslims go to Mina to spend nights there. During their staying in Mina, and for three days, Muslims can go every day from moon to sun set to throw stone the devil with stones. In Mina, Muslims can shave their hair and put on normal clothes.
Farewell At last and before returning home, Muslims say "Good Bye" to Kabah by cruising around it.
Question: Do Muslims worship Kabah? Answer: No, of course not. Just they do like prophet Ibraham did after he had built this Kabah after the order of Allah to be the nucleus of a mosque; which was the first mosque in the history.
إن شاء الله قريبا أكون في المملكة العربية السعودية و أدعو الله أن أتمكن من أداء فريضة الحج هذا العام. و كنت قد سافرت إلى السعودية في عام سابق و صليت المغرب و العشاء في الروضة الشريفة في الحرم المدني و كان الحرم مزدحما جدا فخرجت و استدرت لألقي نظرة على الحرم قبل العودة إلى سكني و بهرتني أضواء الحرم و جماله و فخامته و تذكرت بيت المقدس و كان معي زميلي في العمل فقلت له أتمنى أن يعز الله المسجد الأقصى كما أعز الحرمين. و كنت أتمنى أن أحج إلى مكة في ذلكم العام و أحلم أن أصلي في القدس و أن أطوف بكل الأماكن المقدسة بها من المسجد الأقصى و قبة الصخرة و حائط البراق إلى الأسوار و الأبواب و القباب. و كما زرت جبل أحد في المدينة و مسجد القبلتين و كنت أتحسس مواضع تواجد الرسول محمد صلى الله عليه و سلم و من قبل حاولت تحسس مواضع تواجد الرسول موسى عليه السلام في مصر في جيشان عندما كنت في كل من محافطتي القليوبية و الشرقية بمصر، حلمت بزيارة كنيسة المهد و تحسس مواضع تواجد الرسول عيسى عليه السلام. و كنت أظن أن هذا قريب. و لكنني لم أحج إلى مكة حتى الآن و القدس العربية تتقلص يوم بعد يوم و يُقضم منها كل يوم شارع أو منزل أو بستان. و قد أصبحت أمنيتي الآن أن يكرمني الله بأداء فريضة الحج و أتمنى أن أصلي المغرب و العشاء في المسجد الأقصى وأن أقف بين الصلاتين عند حائط المبكى لأبكي على حالي و حال كثير من المسلمين صورة للمسجد الأقصى من الأعلى من الجهة الجنوبية في تاريخ 7/5/1999م تصوير خاص بمؤسسة الأقصى لإعمار المقدسات الإسلامية http://www.islamic-aqsa.com/Web/pages/
Al-Aqsa Mosque المسجد الأقصى
Dome of the Rock قبة الصخرة
Prophet's Mosque in Medina المسجد النبوي
Holy Mosque in Mecca الحرم المكي
Text of this blog in English: If Allah permits , I shall be soon in Saudi Arabia and I pray to be able to perform the Hajj (=pilgrimage) this year. I had traveled to Saudi Arabia before, and I prayed Al-Maghreb (= Sun Set Pray) and Al-Eshaa (= pray of disappearance of all sun lights) in the Rawda (= square area in the Holy Mosque of Medina). The Holy Mosque was very crowded, I went and I turned around to look at before returning to house; the lights, the beauty of the place and its magnificence amazed me. And I remembered Jerusalem and I told my colleague who was with me that I hope that Allah cherish Al-Aqsa Mosque as like the two Holy mosques of Saudia.I wished that I Pilgrimage to Mecca that year and I dreamed to Pilgrimage to Jerusalem too, and that I tour with all the holy places of the Al-Aqsa Mosque and the Dome of the Rock and the Wailing Wall to the walls and doors and domes.And like I visited the Mount Ohod and the mosque Al-Kiblatein in Medina and I looked for places of the presence of the Prophet Muhammad, may peace be upon him, and before this I looked for the places of the presence of the prophet Moses, peace be upon him, in Egypt when I was in Gishan in Al-Qaliubiya and Al-Sharqia governorates; I dreamed of visiting the Church of the Nativity and looking for the places of the presence of the Prophet Jesus, peace be upon him. And I thank that this was nearby. But I have not Pilgrimaged yet to Mecca, and Jerusalem are shrinking day after day, and is bitten every day a piece of it either a street or a house or an orchard.My hope now is to Pilgrimage and to visit Al-Aqsa mosque and to pray Al-Maghreb and Al-Eshaa prays and to stand in between them at Wailing Wall to weep for the current situation of myself and of many Muslims. قبة الصخرة
بيت المقدس
بيت المقدس
المسجد الأقصى
المسجد الأقصى
المسجد الأقصى من الداخل
المسجد الأقصى من الداخل
حائط البراق عند المسلمين والمشهور الآن بحائط المبكى
عندما سافرت للمرة الثانية إلى السعودية، تيقنت أن ما نسميه نحن ثقافة ما هو إلا ثرثرة. فالناس هنا يعيشون الحياة التي لا نعيشها نحن و يعيشونها بكل بساطة و بكل تلقائية. و نحن نحسدهم عليها و نتمنى أن نكون مثلهم. و هم يقطعون العمل لأداء خمس صلاوات. و لكن العمل عندهم عمل حقيقي "عمل بجد مش تمثيل" و العامل يأخذ أجر حقيقي يوضع في رصيده في البنك آخر كل شهر. "مش بيُؤَف طابور طويل عريض علشان ياخد شوية فلوس كده مشي حالك لزوم المواصلات إلي بتوديه الشغل كل يوم". أي أن الناس هنا جادة في حياتها و تعيشها و تستمتع بها "مش مأضياها ضحك على عادل إمام و آخر الليل تنام وهي مش مدركة إنها كانت بتضحك على خيبتها". لقد أنصفنا العالم عندما لم يختر هادم ثقافتنا ليكرمه بقيادة اليونسكو و لقد أنصف العالم نفسه عندما نأى بثقافته عن مصير مشابه لمصير الثقافة المصرية
Soon, Ramadan is going to finish and Muslims are going to end fasting. On this occasion Muslims celebrate. This celebration is the so called Eid al-Fitr. And on this occasions, I celebrate all. Happy Eid.
We wait Ramadan from year to year. We are going to have a new Ramadan in 20 days from today; Friday, July 31st, 2009
Crecent
First, Ramadan is an Arabian month. It starts by the nisance of a new crecent in the sky. We watch the nisance of the crecent of the new month near the sun set of the 29th day of the previous month "Shaban"; If we see a new crecent, this means the start of the new Arabian month Ramadan. If not, we complete Shaban month to 30 days.
Second, Ramadan is a great month for worship. Shortly after Muslims confirm the start of Ramadan, All Muslims allover the world pray a special pray called Taraweh not found except in Ramadan. They pray it after the pray of Eshaa (=sun light disappearance pray). This pray is done every night till Ramadan ends.
In Ramadan, Muslim women also like to pray Taraweh.
Muslims fast Ramadan. Fasting starts from the appearance of the lights of the sun and ends at the sun set. This can be marked by the calls for the two prays Fajr Pray (= dawn pray) and Maghreb Pray (= sun set pray). In the past, not all Muslims were able to hear these calls. So, Muslims used canons to mark these two times. After the invention of loud speakers, calls for these two times from mosques are sufficient now and henth the use of canons decreased till they are not seen these days.
In the past Muslims hired men (called "Mesahrati") to awake themselves up to eat before the start of fasting. The hired men used drums to arose people to eat. If their voices were nice they could sing too. Rarely we can see a Mesahrati nowadays.
In Sahoor meal before start of fasting a day, the rich can eat meat. It is the best for not to feel hungry allover the day.
The poor can have beans in their Sahoor. It is cheep and one does not feel hungry the whole day. It is delicious too if well prepared.
Rich Muslims also like to have beans in their Sahoor if they get tired of meat or beside it, for beans delicious taste.
In Iftar (= meal after end of fasting) Muslims eat some tamrs (= dried dates) then go to pray Maghrb Pray.
Because they may feel thirst, they like to drink liquorices.
They can have some sweets like Konafa.
Muslims may be invited to have Public Iftar in Mosques or at generous people.
Egyptian Pope also may invite you to an Iftar in Ramadan.
And of course you can have your Iftar at home.
Third, Ramadan is a month for joy and fun for children.They carry Fawanis and go to visit their relatives to celebrate them the new Ramadan and sing them folklore songs. The relatives in rerurn celebrate the children by giving them money and candies. There are many types of Fawanis: "traditional Fanos with candles"
and "electrical Fanos with batteries"
Children love Ramadan and they decorate their streets to welcome it. Either with papers and textile,
or by lights.
And in these lights, people take tours the whole night till the time of a new Sahoor.
Vietnamese are very active in opera community web site; more than Japanese, Americans, Russians and Norwegians too. I had many chances to contact persons from Vietnam. They are always very polite. But, every time I told any of them that I do not know Vietnam well, and I asked him or her to send me links about Vietnam, no one did. I tried myself but I haven’t reached much yet. Vietnamese pages are unique and they use very advanced Java and Photoshop programs. I am sure that every house in Vietnam has at least one computer connected to the internet. OK, where is Vietnam in the world of industry and finance? In Egypt, I know Japan which is famous for its high technology, cars and instruments. I know Korea and Malaysia too. Of course I know China. Every house in the world has a Chinese thing in it. For those who know Vietnam, please put links about Vietnam in your comments to this blog.
In any part of the world, you can hear: “We did our best but we are sorry the patient died.”. While in Egypt, you will hear: “The surgery succeeded but unfortunately the patient died.”. In an official visit to Upper Egypt, President Mubarak listened to his ministers about economic situations in Egypt. Ministers told him that Egypt is one of three countries have not been affected by world economic crisis. OK but we suffer. I am a specialist pediatrician in Egypt and I studied to be a consultant but I shall not try on exams in October 2009 because I prepare my papers to travel to Saudi Arabia as a resident pediatrician. Why shall I work as a resident while I am a specialist? Am I foolish? No; I am not. Just this is the job I found these days in Saudi Arabia. My salary as a resident in Saudi Arabia is 10 times my salary as a specialist in Egypt and prices of goods in Saudi Arabia is less than that in Egypt. In our case the surgery succeeded but we do not find the patient. May be, minister of finance sold him to cover the disturbance in the budget. Egyptians escape to Europe.
من بين يديه وعاشت هي والشرير في سعادة وهناء After the bad had kidnapped the Princess, he took her to his palace at the top of the mountain. The hero went to rescue the princess and he reached the bad and started to fight him. Suddenly the princess cried: “Stop!” And she asked the hero: “Do you have a palace where I want to live??” The hero said: “No!” She asked: “Do you have funds to be spent on?” The hero said: “No!” She asked: “Why have you come?!” He replied: “To save you and become a prince.” She said: “You have the spirit of greed.” The princess attacked the hero and saved the bad. She lived with the bad in happiness.
It is a part of the qualification of the Egyptian Fellowship Board Of Pediatrics, and it is associated with the European Resuscitation Council and Ain Shams University Training Centre.
I looked at a Russian friend's house, in Moscow, in a satellite map. The house is in a very beautiful area. It looked as if it is a piece of art. When my turn came to show my house, I felt shy because the area, where I live, looked bizarre shaped. Now, I ask myself, does Allah like to look at Egypt or he prefers to look at Russia and Europe? Of course Allah is the God and he looks at all his creatures the same look. I hope that Allah looks at Egypt and uses his creative powers to reshape it.
I am very happy that Somalia is now free of the Ethiopian occupation. But, what is this miserable freedom?! The Somali people are the poorest in the world. Somalia, Afghanistan, Sudan, and Iraq are of the biggest stores of diseases in the world. If these countries can eradicate poliomyelitis, the world will get rid of this disease. I worked in Al-Rahma hospital owned by Bin Laden Family and I saw that it is a westernized hospital. The well educated Al-Qaida leaders Bin Laden and doctor Ayman Zawahri should do their best to help those peoples; Bin Laden should drop polio-vaccine in the mouths of his followers' children himself and doctor Ayman should inject DPT vaccine himself. The very rich Bin Laden Family should give hand to the very miserable and lost people in Somalia who inspired the thoughts of their son Osama and sacrificed thousands of their souls to make his dream in a free Islamic world reality. Return of Ethiopian forces to Somalia means that no Muslim can be but beside Somali Shabab.
In chess, when I play with computer, I win till level 5 & 6. At level 7, I get drawn, and at level 8, I won 7 games of 57 while 45 were lost and 5 drawn. At level 9, I have not won yet, and at level 10, I feel despaired and I search a chess room to play with humans, with whome I can play. The next generations of PCs are supposed to be built in our mobile cells and in very strong and powerful machines and robots. They will be connected together through an updated wireless internet. We save much of our secrets in these PCs. What will these creatures do with us if they escape our control and can manage governing us? Take care brothers; the 21st century may be a very hard time.
I bought a device three in one, made in China; a scanner, a printer, and a copier. The price was half the price of a printer from the west. My sister told me that there is a device four in one, Chinese too; the fourth option is a fax. When China manufactured the mobile cell it made it a phone, a radio, a television, a computer, a refrigerator, and a washing machine all in one. My sister said that this may be the cause of the financial crisis. For me: no crisis. It is the crisis of the United States. For me, I buy things much cheaper than before and this is good. Why did the west sell the mobile cell first with a black and white screen while the colored screen option was available, and for a high price? I greet the generosity of the Chinese and I wish greater progress for them.
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