Picture Stories

Pictures worth a thousand (or more) words… [a mistranslated proverb?]

[10.22.07] Old picture of Haram with 4 Madhab Corners:For many centuries there were four Mihraabs in the Haram. One for the followers of each Madhab to perform the daily prayers. Some say there were only three Mihraabs. Shafi’s did not have one of their own. Courtesy Multaqa Ahl Hadith

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[9.30.07] Prostration before the Pope: Bishops being ordained at Saint Peter’s Basilica at the Vatican. The Quran’s verse is pertinent:

“They have taken as lords beside Allah their rabbis and their monks and the Messiah son of Mary, when they were bidden to worship only One Allah. There is no Allah save Him. Be He Glorified from all that they ascribe as partner (unto Him)!” [Tawbah, 31]

[4.27.07] Priorites upside-down: Ahmedinijad refuses to shake hands with women for Islamic reasons. Won’t shake hands with women but don’t mind funding death-squads and terrorists to kill Sunnis and non-Muslims.

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[4.27.07] From Palestine to Virginia: Palestinians planting trees in memory of the VA Tech Tragedy. More here. You can read about Waleed Shaalan here and about the tragedy itself here.

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[4.17.07] Separation of Mosque and Airport: Cabbies can’t refuse riders carrying alcohol. More here.

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[4.16.07] Red Cosmic Square: Another of the Amazing Signs of Allah. More here.

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[3.28.07] NY Times: Rising Islamism or Fragile Piety?

NY Times questions the piety of this sister who is looking at lingerie. Instead, they should question their own lack of understanding about the Islamic way of life. Had they done their ‘journalistic’ duty to research, they would find absolutely no contradiction. A Muslim woman covers from strangers, but is free/encouraged to be attractive to her husband. More analysis here.

2000: Sami Al-Arian with George and Laura Bush
Sami Al-Arian poses for a picture with, then Presidential Candidate, George W. Bush (just prior to the contentious election of 2000). Readers may recall the infamous Bush line on the ‘evil’ of secret evidence, and how he sold the Muslims on this one line. Seven years later, Al-Arian is still in jail, and Bush administration loves secret evidence more than any other before. More here.

1941- Flooded Kaba:
The caption reads: A picture story of the Harram (sanctuary i.e. Kaba) taken in the year 1941. Rain fell so hard that the water level rose up to the black stone. And people had to do their tawaaf around the Kaba while swimming.

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1953- Hajj Photos
Photos of Hajj from a the National Geographic Magazine, way, way back in 1953. If anyone thinks Hajj is tough now, they ain’t seen anything! Danish talks more about this here.

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Tribute to a Caliph Murderer:
The shrine of Abu-Lulu al-Majoosi, the carpenter who murdered Caliph Umar (RD). The shrine is located in Iran, and is dedicated to the ‘hero’ Abu-Lulu. May Allah guide all those who enshrine murderers. More here.

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Satellite images os Makkah and Madinah:
More interesting details and landmarks within these grand landmarks can be found here.

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Tsunami-Defying Masajid:
The following page shows more pictures from Indonesia in the Tsunami aftermath. Amad actually put this page together sometime ago, which was quoted here and here. Note: All the pictures were ‘commercial’ pics taken straight from photos.yahoo.com.