The closest we can get to Allah in this Dunya is in Salah, particularly in prostration. We lower our knees and forehead to the earth, to the dirt the lowest of all elements. Not only does it instill humility in the depths of our souls but it also reminds us where we are from. We have been created from the earth, born in the wombs of our mothers, taking the journey of life and soon to taste death, returning us to the depths of the earth. Whereupon reality will become crystal clear…
Thursday, January 31, 2008
Tuesday, January 15, 2008
RIS 6 pics
Monday, January 14, 2008
The Farm pics
Wednesday, January 09, 2008
Will SA law steal teens' kisses?
Will SA law steal teens' kisses?
By Alice Lander
BBC News, Durban
South Africa's new Sexual Offences Act includes a clause which could allow youngsters to be criminally charged for kissing or fondling.
Twelve to 15-year-olds fall under the new legislation, which covers acts that it describes as "consensual sexual violation".
Rights groups say the controversial clause, signed into law last month, should be seen to protect children, despite claims it is unworkable in a country plagued by far greater problems: not least of them, the rape of children...