The African American Odyssey is a literary compilation of a portrait combined with a strong compelling chronological history and discussion of the African American plight, from an African American perspective. It also entails many significant aspects of African American struggles, achievements and wondering about in a country that adamantly refuses to see African Americans. Propelled by enthusiasm, anguish, and deep concern for the magnitude of social and economic despaired conditions African Americans find themselves in today, the author is obsessed with confronting the pervassive challenges of systemic and institutionalized white supremacy, unjustified evil racist oppression, suffering and unnecessary social and economic misery perpetrated against African Americans by a hatefully hostile government determined to marginalize or exterminate them. Exasperatingly, Muhammad expressively takes the reader on a journey through centuries of convoluted wondering while illustrating to them, the events that produced the African American experience. He conclusively shares his hope, skepticism and cautious optimism for the future of African Americans.
I thank God for blessing me and being there for me in so many ways in my life-time, I thank Him for the phenomenal gift of memory He has instilled in me; fore, without this gift I would not be able to write this testimony of my life. I feel it is very important that I invest the time into recording my life story, because my life has truly been a very unique experience if I must say so myself. You might ask, what is so different and unique about your life than anyone esles? Well, I would have to say nothing, other than I did take the time to record and ther-by inscribe my life into History as a testimony for anyone who may be able to relate to any of my real life experiences. We are all writers, we write out and formulate the intricate and complicated acts of 'the Great Play'; But, we write sometimes not realizing that we ourselves are also the actor's, producers, and key grips in which the play must commence, we are also the audience, and whan viewing what is taking place upon the stage of life we sometimes must sit back, and watch the play unfold not contemplatinf the fact that if we do not like the event's and experiences, and direction in which this play is leading, we as observers can become involved, and active ourselves, thus changing the out come of eaxch act, there-by change the perpetual destiny of the complete play. It is Gods Creation! And we must never lose sight of that fact! Man has got to dispel from his mind that he is somehiow this helpless pawn ina Universal Chess game, we must all realize that in the over all scheme of mans destiny there lies very Beautiful, Expressive Horizons, just waiting for us to reach, and in turn once reached another more Grand Horizon of Existence then Looms ahead coming into our view. Everything we do as individuals affects the 'whole of humanity'; therefore, everything we do either hastens or hinders the Spiritual development of aus all. Myprayer is that anyone who reads this book will come to realize that 'no one' is ever alone in this life that we live, because God is 'always near', and at best when there are times we feel most desolate and afflicted, it is at these times that His Presence draws even nearer to our heart's, and our mind's and all we have to do is 'Humble ourselves' and call on Him with a 'lowly spirit', He will come into your life as though there is a physical being present with you by way of the 'Holy Spirit'. He will cause you to lift your head up and face this worlds life with courage, dignity, pride, and respect for the beautiful world He created for us to be a part of, and by far; The World, with all of it's shame, druggery, and broken dreams' it's still a 'most beautiful place'. This book is not being written to glorify being a convicted felon but rather it is part of the story of my life, I Pray that who ever reads this book takes the time to reflect and look into their own lives using my life story as a pattern or guide for themselves. My leader and teacher the late Hoborable W. D. Mohammad (May the Peace and Blessing of Allah- God forever be upon him) always taught us/ his followers to accept the best of our humanity and to extend the moral and ethical values of Al- Islam to the general American public which is what this book is all about, so I implore Allah- God that you the reader will benefit from the pages of this book in your own individual quest of seeking knowledge.
I have written these articles in a feeble attempt to respond to a cry by many African Americans who cant seem to successfully convey the detrimental long term effects of these two obscenities.
The Rise of the Qa'im" is a compilation of narrations on the Mahdi from the most ancient and most reliable Twelver Shīʿī sources. Learn about the birth of the Twelfth Imam, his occultation, his ambassadors, his inevitable return, Islamic eschatology, and much more. "The Rise of the Qa'im" is the most comprehensive English work on the subject. It includes Arabic sources, footnotes, and biographical evaluations for each tradition. This has been endorsed by eminent Shīʿī scholars and academics as one of the most valuable insights on the Hidden Imam in English. "... an essential compendium concerning the concept of the Mahdi in the English language ... A highly welcomed effort, it is useful for researchers as well as those wanting to understand the idea of the Mahdi within the context of the classical literature on the subject." -- Sayyid Hussain Makke"... a fresh and insightful approach to the translation of traditions concerning the twelfth Imam and the rising of the Qa'im ... it is my hope that this work will be of benefit to all seekers of knowledge who wish to become further acquainted with the Twelfth Imam (ajt) and his coming." -- Shaykh Vinay Khetia"A long awaited and much-needed work for the English-speaking world. In an age where skepticism regarding religious beliefs is prevalent, the author has collected many of the reliable traditions on the subject of the Mahdi (a) and has made them readily accessible." -- Sayyid Ali Imran"The most comprehensive hadith compilation about the twelth Imam present in the English language." -- Dr. Taymaz Tabrizi"Trained in both secular academia and in the sciences of the seminary Bilal Muhammad combines the very best of both worlds especially when it comes to his methodological rigour in selecting the narrations of this work." -- Dr. Francisco Luis
This edited volume represents the research results of two international conferences organized and sponsored by the Annemarie Schimmel Kolleg: "Environmental Approaches in Pre-Modern Middle Eastern Studies" and "Material Culture Methods in the Middle Islamic Periods". The following work consists of three parts, which correspond to the themes of the aforementioned conferences (Contributions to Environmental History and Material Culture Studies) and a third which bridges the gap between the two approaches (Practice and Knowledge Transfer). The present contributions cover a wide range of such topics as urban pollution, local perceptions of weather, rural estate economy, Sufi understandings of nature and the body and mind, houses and socialization, text and gardens, local know-how and interdependence in medieval Syrian agriculture, crop selection and the medieval agricultural economy.
This critical Arabic text edition of Salwat al-ʿārifīn wa-uns al-mushtāqīn, a manual of early Sufism by Abū Khalaf al-Ṭabarī (d. ca. 470/1077), is based on a very old manuscript preserved in Dār al-Kutub al-Miṣrīya of Cairo, Egypt and copied in 459/1067. It is introduced by a detailed analytical study of the author and his work. Salwat al-ʿārifīn forms an integral part of Sufi literature and reflects Islamic developments in Nishapur in northeastern Iran. This crucial Arabic text, published for the first time, is especially valuable because of its great philological accuracy and sound textual tradition. It represents an essential source for the intellectual history of Islam during the middle of the 4th/10th to the middle of the 5th/11th century.
This book accommodates the existing correlations, data, and methods for thermodynamic and thermophysical properties of saline water, including multiple components at a wide range of salinity (reaching around 200 g/kg), temperature, and pressure. The correlations of each property are plotted against existing experimental data to judge the comparative accuracy of each within a given specific range of salinity, temperature, and pressure. An assessment to recommend some correlations is also conducted. New correlations for some properties are also proposed. This book helps to provide the saline water properties as needed for engineers, designers, and research for different areas, including desalination and water treatment. All the analytical analysis, thermodynamic analysis, and design models of the desalination technologies depend on saline water properties. As scientists and researchers working on different desalination technologies, the authors found it difficult to find all saline water properties in one source, including multicomponent and binary salty solutions, under different conditions (salinity, temperature, and pressure). Therefore, the authors introduce this book to fill the gap in the open literature. This book compiles the thermodynamic and thermophysical properties of saline water, involving thermodynamic approaches, multicomponent models, and simple correlations and data, comparison between the correlations of properties in figures, recommendation of the most accurate correlations and methods, and the used codes to estimate these correlations and methods. It is expected that this book to be a principal source for all interests in desalination and water treatment subjects.
This book highlights the several pollutants and their derivatives that exist in water and wastewater, such as pharmaceuticals, antibiotics, personal care products, heavy metals, pesticides, dyes etc., as a result of rapid urbanization and industrialization. Several part pollution is caused by nutrients, organics, and contaminants with low concentration but is highly toxic to human and aquatic environment. This book provides a holistic approach in terms of measurement, monitoring, and recent advances in treatment technologies for water and wastewater treatment and water reuse. The technologies involve the physio-chemical, biological and advanced oxidation processes in which they are modified or coupled with nanomaterials and/or newly developed products for improving the performance of the current treatment processes. In addition, the membrane processes include recent research on the removal of challenging chemicals by various membrane bioreactors and reverse osmosis processes.
A Story Book, that is not written to tell a story! Rather it uses the story to convey important Islamic Concepts and Life Skills. Be ready for the Brainy Breaks MCQs Story Map Fun Facts to aid concept reinforcement. Islamic Concepts in this Story Book *Know your enemy *Tricks & Traps of Shaytaan *Protection from Shaytaan *Sacrifice *Circle of Life *Ongoing good & Ongoing bad To ensure authenticity, the story has been compiled using the most reliable sources of knowledge available: The Qur’an , Sahih Hadith Tafsir ibn Kathir , Qasaṣ al-'Anbiyā' , Al-Bidāyah wan nihāyah by Hafidh Ibn Kathīr. An accompanying Activity Book, packed with interactive games, activities and ideas to support Play Based Learning. Using this Activity Book not only makes story time more fun but also helps to support story recall, reinforcement and inferential comprehension. Special focus on the how the Qur’anic stories are applicable to our own lives and how we can gain guidance from them.Activity Book includes: * Defeating Shaytaan, * My Dua, * Beware Poster, * Story Sequencing, * Fresh VS Rotten, * Vocabulary * Snap and much more.
Master's Thesis from the year 2020 in the subject Business economics - Supply, Production, Logistics, grade: A, , language: English, abstract: In this thesis different apparel industries are overseen using interviews, secondary data and observations, a survey is also conducted to gather general information and effectiveness of lean and its tools. For the survival in the present race of industries it is very important to upgrade and calibrate the technology. Lean manufacturing concept is applied to Pakistan’s Textile trade. The determination of conducting this study is to check that how much lean is effective; it is a multidimensional approach only the major dimensions are discussed in this research like reducing waste and improving productivity in garment production. I Two lean tools are also implemented. Resultantly the data gathered concludes that lean approach is highly efficient, but still a long way to go on the road of lean. The conducted survey shows that there is a good awareness regarding the lean approach, management knows that lean manufacturing is very helpful but there are unable in implementation, there is a less implementation knowledge and training staff in the companies. Only two lean tools are implemented in this thesis and more tools can be implemented in the future.
Master's Thesis from the year 2018 in the subject Business economics - Banking, Stock Exchanges, Insurance, Accounting, grade: B, , language: English, abstract: The purpose of this research study is to figure out the differences in rules/regulations and practices regarding risk management in Islamic and conventional banks in Pakistan. Keeping in view the research questions, the nature of this research is a qualitative case study. The findings of the study reveal that there exists a substantial difference between Islamic and conventional banks in risk management practices, risk identification, liquidity risk analysis and risk governance. Islamic bank is performing competently in liquidity risk analysis, whereas, conventional bank is competent in risk management practice, risk identification, and risk governance. The risk management, risk monitoring and reporting, and liquidity risk analysis are weak in Islamic banks. Whereas, risk analysis and assessment are weak in conventional banks. Due to lack of risk management training and limited knowledge of risk management practices, understanding of risk management practices is weak in Islamic bank. The study also reveals that in terms of rules and regulations, there is no proper institutionalisation of Islamic institutions regarding risk management as compared to conventional banking where the risk management practices are institutionalised by Basel Committee on Banking Supervision.
Listen, learn and love the true stories of the “Glorious Guides” sent by Allah SWT. Story of Prophet Adam AS is the first part of Glorious Guides – Stories of the Prophets series. This bright and colourful book introduces the life of one of the 25 Prophets mentioned in the Qur’an. With the help of this story and its accompanying Activity Book, your children will be able to see how the message of the Prophets is still relevant to them and the world they live in. It will also help reinforce the idea of the Qur'an as a Message from Allah SWT, and, over time, kindle interest and understanding of the Holy Book. Digital illustrations, use of simple language, activities designed to support comprehension and story recall along with guidance for use make it ideal for religious studies and Islamic Home-school. Visit us at www.lastinglegacy.club
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