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Thursday, 02 Rabi Ul Akhir 1434H / 14 February 2013

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13.02.2013 - Mayyit of: Izaam De Donker - VENUE: 12 Babra Van Wyk Street Discovery - TIME: 13h30 - QABARSTAAN: West Park

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Valentine's - True Love or Commercial Gimmick?

Faizel Patel, Radio Islam News

14th February is popularly known as 'Valentine's Day'. Adolescent girls and boys express their love for each other by exchanging flowers and gifts as a token of love on this day.

Most of the times, these adolescents indulge in immoral acts under the pretext of 'Valentine's Day'. Does real love require this superficial display and can it be confined to just one day? 'Valentine's Day' is responsible for the propagation of western culture and incitement of youth towards unrestrained behaviour. It is the western custom to put parents in old age homes and then celebrate flashy Mother's Day and Father's Day love which is put on display for just one day

The malls have been painted red. Roadside stalls have blossomed overnight bearing roses, and fluffy teddy bears that whisper soothing poetry to passers by. "Come on buy me, I need a special home and I cost a fortune." This is Valentines days! Is this day a total gimmick, farce or just another way to smooch your cash away for that someone special and leave you with sweet nothing?

Today we are blindly following the western culture under the name of 'Valentines Day'. The young students of schools and colleges are falling prey to such culture and express their love to each other by way of exchanging greeting cards. But actually speaking it is not love but a mere attraction to the opposite sex at a tender and immature age.

There are varying opinions as to the origin of Valentine's Day. Some experts state that it originated from St. Valentine, a Roman who was martyred for refusing to give up Christianity. He died on February 14, 269 A.D., the same day that had been devoted to love lotteries. Legend also says that St. Valentine left a farewell note for the jailer's daughter, who had become his friend, and signed it "From Your Valentine". Other aspects of the story say that Saint Valentine served as a priest at the temple during the reign of Emperor Claudius. Claudius then had Valentine jailed for defying him. In 496 A.D. Pope Gelasius set aside February 14 to honour St. Valentine. read more

----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Roses are red, violets are blue.
Celebrating Valentines is what others do.
Shaytan's present between the intimate 2,
so remember O Muslim,
Valentines is not 4 you.

~ Submitted by SMS PATEL ~

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Most of us probably do it every morning, just to freshen up or to snap out of that weird dream. It’s called “Mammalian Diving Reflex”. Of course this is not just about morning routines, as it also happens when you dive underwater.

The process may seem quick, but during those few seconds three changes occur in the body:

1. Your heart rate slows down up to 25 percent.

2. The blood flow to the limbs are reduced, just to make sure the brain and the heart receive enough oxygen.

3. There is a blood shift, but this only occurs during very deep dives. This allows the blood plasma and water to pass through organs to protect them against the increasing pressure.

That means that every time we are making wudhu & washing our faces (the Sunnah is 3x) then we are amazingly bringing 3x as much benefit to our bodies during different parts of the day. Subhanallah!!!

Make Prophet Muhammad sallalahu alayhi wasallam ur hero & u'l neva b a zero.

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As at (13/02/2013)

* Minister says ‘no’ to death penalty - A call for special courts that deal only with cases of abuse of women and children has been made by Women and Children Minister Lulu Xingwana.

* Crime in SA uniquely violent: Mthethwa - The violent nature of crime in South Africa should act as a wake-up call to all in society, Police Minister Nathi Mthethwa said on Tuesday.

* Nine schoolboys struck by lightning - Four of the schoolboys struck by lightning on a cricket pitch in Johannesburg had been discharged from hospital by Tuesday night, paramedics said.

* UN condemns North Korea nuclear test - The UN Security Council has "strongly condemned" North Korea's third nuclear test and vowed to take action against Pyongyang, the president of the Security Council said.

* Obama lays out priorities for second term - President Barack Obama has announced plans to withdraw more troops from Afghanistan and measures to lift the US economy in a State of the Union address that laid out priorities for his second term in office.

Ingredients:
½ kg chicken fillet – cubed
1 ½ tsp chillie garlic paste
1 tablespoon pepper steak spice
2 tablespoons steers garlic sauce
1 tsp salt
¼ cup lemon juice

TOMATO SAUCE MIXTURE:
1 cup tomato sauce
2 tablespoon lemon juice
3 tablespoon butter

Method:
• Marinate the chicken with all the ingredients and leave aside for 1 hour
• Cook on low heat until chicken is tender
• Combine sauce ingredients together and cook on low heat until sauce boils
• Add tomato sauce mixture to the chicken and cook on low heat
• Serve with spring onion pancakes

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Compromise: The art of dividing a cake in such a way that everybody believes he got the biggest piece.

Office: A place where you can relax after your strenuous home life.

Buffet: A French word that means "get up & get it yourself".

College: The four year period when parents are permitted access to the telephone.

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