04.11.08 - Mayyit of: Ismail Ahmed Seedat, father of Fadhal, Rashid, Ameen Seedat - VENUE: 31 Hay Str Ophirton - TIME: 10:30 - QABRASTAAN: Newclare - CAUSE OF DEATH: Natural

04.11.08 - Mayyit of: Goolam Hossein Bassa - VENUE: 4 Melrose Ave Westville Durban - TIME: 13:30 - QABRASTAAN: Browns Ave - CAUSE OF DEATH: Natural

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FEARS OF FAITH
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A man of faith and piety is always subject to the following fears:
the fear of Allah, lest by any disobedience there is any faltering in faith;
the fear of the angels lest they may record anything against him which may be a cause of remorse for him on the day of resurrection;
the fear of the Satan lest he may tempt him to any evil;
the fear of the angel of death, lest his life is taken before he seeks pardon for his sins;
the fear of the world, lest by its temptation it makes him oblivious of the next world; and
the fear of family members lest by his attachment to them he become oblivious to his duty to Allah.

~ UTHMAAN RA ~

While still young, he attained such a degree of expertise in medicine that his renown spread far and wide. At the age of 17, he was fortunate in curing Nooh Ibn Mansoor, the King of Bukhara, of an illness in which all the well-known physicians had given up hope. On his recovery, the King wished to reward him, but the young physician only desired permission to use his uniquely stocked library.

On his father's death, Bu Ali left Bukhara and travelled to Jurjan where Khawarizm Shah welcomed him. There, he met his famous contemporary Abu Raihan al-Biruni. Later he moved to Ray and then to Hamadan, where he wrote his famous book Al-Qanun fi al-Tibb. Here he treated Shams al-Daulah, the King of Hamadan, for severe colic. From Hamadan, he moved to Isphahan, where he completed many of his monumental writings. Nevertheless, he continued travelling and the excessive mental exertion as well as political turmoil spoilt his health. Finally, he returned to Hamadan where he died in 1037 A.D.

He was the most famous physician, philosopher, encyclopaedist, mathematician and astronomer of his time. His major contribution to medical science was his famous book al-Qanun, known as the "Canon" in the West. The Qanun fi al-Tibb is an immense encyclo- paedia of medicine extending over a million words. It surveyed the entire medical knowledge available from ancient and Muslim sources. Due to its systematic approach, "formal perfection as well as its intrinsic value, the Qanun superseded Razi's Hawi, Ali Ibn Abbas's Maliki, and even the works of Galen, and remained supreme for six centuries".

In addition to bringing together the then available knowledge, the book is rich with the author's original contribution. His important original contribution includes such advances as recognition of the contagious nature of phthisis and tuberculosis; distribution of diseases by water and soil, and interaction between psychology and health. In addition to describing pharmacological methods, the book described 760 drugs and became the most authentic materia medica of the era. He was also the first to describe meningitis and made rich contributions to anatomy, gynaecology and child health.

His philosophical encyclopaedia Kitab al-Shifa was a monumental work, embodying a vast field of knowledge from philosophy to science. He classified the entire field as follows: theoretical knowledge: physics, mathematics and metaphysics; and practical knowledge: ethics, economics and politics. His philosophy synthesises Aristotelian tradition, Neoplatonic influences and Muslim theology.

Ibn Sina also contributed to mathematics, physics, sound and other fields. He explained the "casting out of nines" and its application to the verification of squares and cubes. He made several astronomical observations, and devised a contrivance similar to the vernier, to increase the precision of instrumental readings. In physics, his contribution comprised the study of different forms of energy, heat, light and mechanical, and such concepts as force, vacuum and infinity. He made the important observation that if the perception of light is due to the emission of some sort of particles by the luminous source, the speed of light must be finite. He propounded an interconnection between time and motion, and also made investigations on specific gravity and used an air thermometer.

In the field of sound, his contribution was an improvement over Farabi's work and was far ahead of knowledge prevailing elsewhere on the subject. Doubling with the fourth and fifth was a 'great' step towards the harmonic system and doubling with the third seems to have also been allowed. Ibn Sina observed that in the series of consonances represented by (n + 1)/n, the ear is unable to distinguish them when n = 45. In the field of chemistry, he did not believe in the possibility of chemical transmutation because, in his opinion, the metals differed in a fundamental sense. These views were radically opposed to those prevailing at the time. His treatise on minerals was one of the "main" sources of geology of the Christian encyclopaedists of the thirteenth century. Besides Shifa his well-known treatises in philosophy are al-Najat and Isharat.

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SOMALIA TOP ISLAMIC LEADER RETURNS - Somalia's top Islamic political leader, Sheikh Sharif Sheikh Ahmed, has returned to his Jowhar stronghold, north of Mogadishu. Two years ago he was ousted by an Ethiopian invasion. Sheikh Sharif flew in from Nairobi with a delegation from his Islamic Courts Union (ICU) movement, a key step in light of his acceptance of a UN-sponsored deal to bring back stability.

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The Associated Press reports that Illinois Rep. Rahm Emanuel has been approached about being Barack Obama's chief of staff. Emanual is a well known pro-Israeli Jewish congressman. Such an appointment could be seen to pacify Jewish voters, some of whom have grown skeptical of Obama despite his repeated statements that he is committed to Israel's security.

Circumcised men in South Africa are currently as likely to be HIV-positive as uncircumcised, according to a study in the latest edition of the SA Medical Journal. Its publication comes amid growing calls for governments to promote voluntary circumcision as a tool in the fight against the disease. The study was conducted by staffers from the Medical Research Council and the Human Sciences Research Council. They said the removal of the foreskin reduced the probability of HIV infection. However just over 40 % of the men in their sample of 3 025 got circumcised only after their first sexual activity.

A Government delegation led by President Kgalema has met the South African National Editors Forum (SANEF) to discuss legislation affecting the media. The SANEF delegation was led by its Chairperson, Jovial Rantao. President Motlanthe opened the meeting by affirming the important role of media. The meeting discussed the Film and Publications Bill which has been sent to the President to be signed into law. Government and SANEF agreed that all efforts should be made to resolve the differences before resorting to litigation.

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The old farmer says, Okay, but don't go in that field over there.

The clever & cheeky Philemon says, "Meneer, I have the full authority of The Government with me. See this card? This card means I am allowed to go WHEREVER I WISH on any agricultural land. No questions asked or answered. Have I made myself clear? Do you understand?

The old farmer nods politely and goes about his chores. Shortly, the Old farmer hears loud screams and spies Philemon running for his life and close behind is the farmer's bull, gaining with every step.

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