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Wednesday, 17 Jamaadal Ukhra 1433 H / 09 May 2012

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FIRST YOUTH TO ACCEPT ISLAM
When the Holy Prophet (Sallallahu 'alaihi we Salaam) started revelations Hadrat Ali (R.A.) was about ten years old. The Holy Prophet disclosed his mission before Ali and he accepted it immediately, thus he became the first youth to enter the folds of Islam. When the Holy Prophet started to preach openly, he invited all of his family members to a feast and announced his mission before them. Nobody listened to him, but young Ali stood up and said. "Though my eyes are sore, my legs are thin and I am the youngest of all those present here yet I will stand by you, 0 Messenger of Allah." Hearing this all the leaders of Quraish laughed but Ali proved his words to be true after supporting the Holy Prophet in his mission from the beginning till the end.

The Holy Prophet (Sallallahu 'alaihi we Salaam) loved him very much. The night when the Holy Prophet was migrating to Madinah, his house was surrounded by the bloodthirsty tribesmen, who had plotted to assassinate him. They were ready to kill any person who came out of the house. In such a situation, the Holy Prophet (Sallallahu 'alaihi we Sallam) asked Hadrat Ali (R.A.) to sleep in his bed. He followed the command gladly and immediately jumped in the bed. Read more

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* SA 'obliged' to probe Zim torture claims - South Africa is obliged under international law to probe alleged atrocities by officials in Zimbabwe, the North Gauteng High Court ruled on Tuesday.

* Accident blocks N3 highway - All lanes of the N3 to Pinetown in KwaZulu-Natal were blocked on Tuesday following an accident involving three trucks and a car, said paramedics.

* Cops condemn violent water protests - Mpumalanga police have condemned the violence in recent service delivery protests in the province.

* Interpol issues warrant for Iraqi VP - Interpol has issued an international 'Red Notice' alert for Iraq's fugitive Vice President Tariq al-Hashemi on suspicion of "guiding and financing terrorist attacks".

* Free Syrian Army 'regrouping' - Under a UN-backed peace plan - the Syrian army and opposition fighters have laid down their weapons, but both sides know it is only a matter of time before the fighting resumes.

Ingredients :
1 cup caramel
1 cup coconut
½ cup icing sugar
½ cup melted sugar
1 cup peacan nuts
1 cup crushed marie biscuits
Nuts for decorating
Chocolate for coating

Method :
- Mix melted chocolate together with all other ingredients
- Roll into balls and allow to set in refrigerator
- Dip into chocolate and sprinkle with nuts
- Leave to set

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