All categories - 27 October 2007

2007-10-27 15:30:35 · 17 answers · asked by Penny 5 in Polls & Surveys

Tennis player Nikolay Davydenko, ranked number four, was punished after a shock defeat at the St Petersburg Open. He was fined 1,000 pound for not trying hard enough?

2007-10-27 15:30:31 · 4 answers · asked by Two Pints Lager 4 in Current Events

Will the Red Sox go 162-0 next year after the Patriost perfect 19-0 season this year?

2007-10-27 15:30:13 · 16 answers · asked by BAGOFSWAGS 5 in Baseball

Thinking about re-sodding my lawn. I live in South Florida so Hot, Humid wet summers. The most popular sod here is bermuda, but can anyone recommend something softer? LIke a ryegrass but that is still a little tolerant? I've heard ryegrass drys easily in heat.

Thanks!!

2007-10-27 15:30:08 · 2 answers · asked by ac 2 in Garden & Landscape

How does God decide, does it go on the number of prayers or how good the prayers are?

2007-10-27 15:29:59 · 21 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

rope swing?

2007-10-27 15:29:57 · 19 answers · asked by Anonymous in Polls & Surveys

ok so who do u think is the best villian in all the video gaming world

I got to say my personial fav is Albert Wesker from Resident Evil series

thuogh i'm open to hearing who u think is the best

2007-10-27 15:29:51 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Video & Online Games

Go out for a beautiful dinner at a elegant restaurant, and both of us dressed up real nice, then walk on the beach wit our shoes off during a full moon. Then take off our clothes and jump in the beach and then, whatever happens happens =D

2007-10-27 15:29:49 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Polls & Surveys

I assume that it’s to serve god and get to heaven, right? Now what doesn’t make sense is that god supposedly knows where every soul is going, even before he made the universe. So then, why have a life to live first? Free will you say? So, lets examine the process of life and death as god made it. If you believe in him and die, you go to heaven and god gets credit for bringing you there. But if you sin and go to hell, god is blameless because of free will. Even though god knew you were going there from the begining, it’s still your fault because you made the decision.

SO, what is gods reasoning to create a mortal life for eternal souls? By this logic god has created a mechanism to condemn large amounts of souls to eternal torture by using a loophole that absolves him of any wrongdoing. Smells like spiritual genocide to me. Any thoughts?

2007-10-27 15:29:47 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

I'm tall (5'10) and my husband is shorter than I am (5'7) he doesn't care if I wear heels and look like a gargantuan...but I do. We have a wedding coming up in a few weeks and I have to buy a new dress and was wondering if there are any types of dresses or skirts that look nice with flats. Everytime I try to put flats on with a long skirt I feel like I look like a frumpy Amish woman so I think the longer than chin length dresses/skirts are out of the question...but I also don't like wearing anything super short...dilemmas! Anyway please help! Thanks

2007-10-27 15:29:44 · 10 answers · asked by JenJen 6 in Fashion & Accessories

helmet

2007-10-27 15:29:35 · 4 answers · asked by Virgil H 1 in Football (American)

He averaged only 4.9 runs created per game, very average. He always struck me as overrated, looking at his batting average and OBP. Any comments or debate?

2007-10-27 15:29:28 · 6 answers · asked by PearApple 7 in Baseball

I have other fish and they're pretty healthy, my tank is 30g.

2007-10-27 15:29:22 · 9 answers · asked by Zaneli 3 in Fish

Ok, so i just bought this cheap little LED blue light for the inside of my car just for at night to see if it looks good or not.. all it came with is like a 12 inch tube with 2 wires coming out of it, thats it... no instructions or anything, and i dont wanna be "tapping" in my wires underneath the dash or anything and ******* it up cuz i have an x type jaguar, and stuff on that is hard to fix.. so if anyone knows of a simple way to just put those 2 wires into somthing or whatever please let me know, thanks.

2007-10-27 15:29:20 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Maintenance & Repairs

The following says all have sinned. Not all but Mary, but all. If Mary did not sin then the verse below must be wrong. (Jesus is the obvious exception to this since He is God and thus cannot fall short of His own glory.)

Romans 3:23 For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God;

2007-10-27 15:29:15 · 20 answers · asked by Bible warrior 5 in Religion & Spirituality

I bought a tote bag and I plan in drawing on it and then using something to make the charcoal stay there and not run or get smudged.

This is a picture of the bag.
http://i22.tinypic.com/2vklvkl.jpg

2007-10-27 15:29:06 · 4 answers · asked by moror2804 1 in Drawing & Illustration

Why was the international community did not recognize the Hamas when it took power in a democratic election held by the Palestinians in 2005.

2007-10-27 15:28:50 · 6 answers · asked by Lei Al 2 in Government

I just started working at a job where I work from 11pm to 7am and I only get a thirty minute lunch break, the rest of the time Im standing up the whole time filling orders to ship off, after i get off work I come straight home to take care of my five month old. This wont hurt me will it or my unborn?

2007-10-27 15:28:45 · 11 answers · asked by Kaliyah's here! 4-30-08 7lb 2 in Pregnancy

Wage, number of paid holidays.

2007-10-27 15:28:26 · 3 answers · asked by Overwelmed 1 in Corporations

At my uncles funeral today, after folding the flag, the marines each saluted it, one at a time. They did it in slow motion, I am wondering why that is? Is there a reason?

2007-10-27 15:28:23 · 10 answers · asked by my_trey 1 in Military

When I stand up in one place for more than 5 minutes or so, my lower legs start to burn and itch and it only goes away when I move my feet continually (like if I walk in place). This happens when I stand up longer than 5 minutes in one place, like when I'm brushing my teeth, washing dishes, or brushing my hair in the mirror.
It's very annoying! Is this restless leg syndrome? I'm confused because this happens for me when i STAND up.

2007-10-27 15:28:17 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Diseases

2007-10-27 15:28:10 · 8 answers · asked by javierh_elnopal 1 in Honda

When the Prophet reached home after his sojourn in the mountain cave, his wife noticedthat he was off-color, which was natural after all the excitement of his first encounter with the Angel Gabriel.

She asked him what was the matter as she started to wipe his face. She asked whether he had seen or heard anything new. He told her: "You remember what I told you about my dreams and the voice I used to hear when I awoke, which caused me some fear!


"Can you tell me when this companion of yours comes to you next time?" The Prophet's wife was referring to Angel Gabriel.
It was Gabriel who appeared and talked to me and made me read words which left me worried. He then told me that I am the Prophet of this nation. As I was coming back, I heard trees and stones saying: "Peace be to you, Messenger of God."

Khadijah said: "Rejoice! By God, I was certain that God would bring you only what is good. I certainly hope that you are the Prophet of this nation."


She continued to encourage him until he relaxed and ate. She then went to her cousin, Waraqah ibn Nawfal, who reassured her. He promised her most solemnly that if Muhammad was truly the Prophet who is mentioned in the Torah and the Gospel, "and he calls people to believe in his message while I am still alive, I will do my best in obedience to God's Messenger and will support him to the end."

There are several reports about the encouragement Waraqah gave to Khadijah and the Prophet. If we take them together, there were probably two or three meetings between the Prophet and Waraqah, one of which occurred when they met at the Ka`bah as both of them were doing the tawaf, or the circumambulation around the Ka`bah.

Waraqah reassured Muhammad and kissed his head. Then Waraqah died within a few days. The Prophet said of him: "I have seen in my dream the priest wearing silk clothes in heaven, because he believed in me." (Ibn Hisham)

The first few days must have been full of worry in the prophet's home. He needed every possible reassurance. It seems that Gabriel appeared to him more than once.

His wife Khadijah was certain that nothing evil could come to him. Her logical thinking led her to that conclusion. What she knew of the Prophet's character made her absolutely certain that what he saw and heard was genuine and came from a good source.

Her thoughtful mind led her to try to get more reassurance. She said to the Prophet: "Cousin, can you tell me when this companion of yours comes to you next time?" He agreed to do so.


The Prophet's wife took off her head cover infront of Gabriel and he immediately disappeared.
Informed of Gabriel's presence on his next visit, Khadijah said to the Prophet: "Cousin, sit on my left thigh."

When he did so, she asked him whether he still saw him. The Prophet said: "Yes."

She told the Prophet to mover over and sit on her right thigh. As he did so, the Prophet confirmed that he could still see Gabriel. She asked him to sit on her lap and he did so, again confirming that he soulc still see him.

She then took off her head-covering, while the Prophet still sat on her lap. At that moment, he told her he could see him no more. She said, "Rejoice, Cousin, and be firm. This is certainly an angel, not a devil."

It was her clear thinking that led her to try this method, realizing that an angel would not stay in a room where a man and his wife were in a closely intimate position. (Ibn Hisham 255)


Then followed a period during which the Angel Gabriel stopped coming to the Prophet. It seemed that it all stopped as suddenly as it had started. Now, no more visits by Gabriel and no more revelations. This worried the Prophet and he needed reassurance again.

There are no confirmed reports of the duration of this period during which the Prophet reveived no new revelations. One report puts it at two and a half years, but it is more likely that it was much shorter than that, lasting perhaps about a month or a few weeks. (Ibn Hisham 257)

The purpose was to allow the Prophet to have some time to himself, during which his new experience would sink in and he would be able to evaluate the new situation and its implications for his future role.

What he was embarking on was by no means easy. It required strength, fortitude and perseverance. Of all these he had plenty, but his task needed even more.

Moreover, the process of receiving revelation was by no means easy. No human being can tell what it meant, simply because no human being has ever experienced it, apart from those chosen elite whom God has honored so highly to make them prophets.

What is important to remember, however, is that the receipt of revelation was an actual contact between the Prophet, Muhammad, the human being, and an angel God sent specially to him to give him His own words. The process itself took several forms.


The revelation to the Prophet took different shapes ranging from an inspiration in a dream to a heavy ringing sound which was the hardest on the Prophet.
From the two hadiths, quoted earlier in this chapter, relating the first encounter between the Prophet and the Angel Gabriel, one can realize that revelation could be given to the Prophet while he was asleep or he was awake.

In that particular instance, both types might have occurred, first during the Prophet's sleep, and then confirmed when he was awake.


Alternatively, it could come through direct inspiration. In an authentic hadith, the Prophet is quoted to have said: "The Holy Spirit has given me this inspiration that no soul shall die until it has completed its life duration and received all its provisions. Be mindful, therefore, of your duty towards God and maintain propriety when you ask Him for what you want."

Or the revelation could be given to him while a ringing noise was heard. That was the most difficult form. It is suggested that with that ringing sound, his mind was at its most alert.

Or the angel could come to him in human form. In particular, he appeared in the form of one of the Prophet's companions, Dihyah ibn Khalifah, who was exceptionally handsome.

Or the Angel Gabriel could appear to Muhammad in his own shape, as an angel with wings.

Or finally, God could speak to him directly, either when he was awake, as on his night journey, or during his sleep as the Prophet has once reported:

"My Lord appeared to me in the most splendid form, and said: 'Over what do the Supreme Society dispute?'

I said I do not know. He put his palm on my chest and I felt its coolness and knowledge of everything became clear to me.

He said: 'Muhammad, over what do the Supreme Society dispute?'

I said: 'Over atonements.'

He said: 'What are they?'

I said: 'Ablution after what is disliked, moving forward to do what is good and watching for the time of prayer, one after the other. If a person does this, he is praised during his life and at his death. His sins will be wiped out and he will be like a newborn child.'" (At-Tirmidhi)

Aishah reported that when the Prophet received revelations, he always sweated, even on the coldest of days.


"As I was walking, I heard a voice from heaven. I lifted my eyes and I saw an angel sitting on a chair raised between heaven and earth. I sat down in terror and fell" Said the Prophet.
All this meant that the Prophet had to go through a transitional period during which he would taste part of the complete transformation that was going to take place in his life.

During this transitional period, there was no need for new revelations. Only reassurance was needed that what he had seen and heard was true and real. He was a Prophet chosen by God for a great task.

When the transitional period was over, revelations resumed. Jabir ibn Abdullah quotes the Prophet as saying:

"As I was walking, I heard a voice from heaven. I lifted my eyes to the sky and I saw the angel who had come to me in Hira' sitting on a chair raised between heaven and earth. I sat down in terror and fell. I then rushed home and said to my wife: 'Wrap me! Wrap me!' God revealed to me: 'O you enfolded [in your coverings] arise and warn…'(74:1-7)"

From now on, Muhammad was not only a Prophet, he was also a Messenger. From now on, he was to receive revelations without worrying interruptions.

2007-10-27 15:28:08 · 6 answers · asked by muslim-doctor 3 in Philosophy

2007-10-27 15:27:30 · 28 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

I can be from anybody for any subject.

a few of my favorites:

Worry not that no one knows of you; seek to be worth knowing.
--Confucius

Better to write for yourself and have no public,
than to write for the public and have no self.
- Cyril Connolly

Women are like stars, there are millions of them out there,
but only one can make your dreams come true.
--Unknown

2007-10-27 15:27:30 · 22 answers · asked by Anonymous in Polls & Surveys

Went to this party and saw this girl. She had to leave early, but waited for me to walk her out and kissed me on the cheek.

Do all girls kiss their friend on the cheek for good bye or may she like me?

2007-10-27 15:27:18 · 28 answers · asked by Anonymous in Singles & Dating

2007-10-27 15:27:15 · 61 answers · asked by Anonymous in Polls & Surveys

I have verizon and i am on the family plan and i text alot even though i don't have free texting or 500 a month or something like that and i am just wondering how much that this is gonna cost per text??

2007-10-27 15:27:04 · 2 answers · asked by KAR12 2 in Cell Phones & Plans

last night my girlfriend went to sleep, and i text her on her phone saying, i miss you when ur not talking to me and when ur talking to me, u make me happy.. than this morning she text me back, she usually saids something sweet back or saids awww something... but she said, im sorry but i am geting too attach to u and i dont want to get hurt... than i ask her, are we breaking up and she said, yeah i think so... she said, shes afraid of slipping because some guys are hiting on her at work and she's been avoiding it, but she's starting to like the attention.. and she said, when she was lil she never got attention really. anyways, i thought i was geting played, what do u think?? was she playing a mind game with me???

2007-10-27 15:27:03 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Singles & Dating