Muslim philosopher(Al Kindi)

Al Kindi :

Yaʻqūb ibn Isḥāq al-Kindī (Arabic: يعقوب بن اسحاق الكندي‎, Latin: Alkindus) (c. 801–873 CE), known as "the Philosopher of the Arabs", was a Muslim Arab philosopher, mathematician, physician, and musician. Al-Kindi was the first of the Muslim peripatetic philosophers, and is unanimously hailed as the "father of Islamic or Arabic philosophy for his synthesis, adaptation and promotion of Greek and Hellenistic philosophy in the Muslim world.

Al-Kindi was a descendant of the Kinda tribe. He was born and educated in Kufa, before going to pursue further studies in Baghdad. Al-Kindi became a prominent figure in the House of Wisdom, and a number of Abbasid Caliphs appointed him to oversee the translation of Greekscientific and philosophical texts into the Arabic language. This contact with "the philosophy of the ancients" (as Greek philosophy was often referred to by Muslim scholars) had a profound effect on his intellectual development, and lead him to write hundreds of original treatises of his own on a range of subjects ranging from metaphysics, ethics, logic and psychology, to medicine, pharmacology,

mathematics,astronomy, astrology and optics, and further afield to more practical topics like perfumes, swords, jewels, glass, dyes, zoology, tides,mirrors, meteorology and earthquakes.

Wafaq ul Madaris Al-Arabia, Pakistan

Wafaq ul Madaris Al-Arabia, Pakistan وفاق المدارس العربیہ, founded in 1957 in West Pakistan, is the largest federation of IslamicSeminaries around the world. More than 10,000 Seminaries and about 8,000 Iqra Schools across the Islamic Republic of Pakistan are affiliated with the federation. It controls all the seminaries which are run by Deoband School of thought. Deobandi School of thought is supposed to be country's most powerful and dominated school of thought.

A renewed Hanafi Scholar Molana Saleemullah Khan is the president and Qari Muhammad Hanif Jalandhari is general sectary of the federation. The head office of Wafaq ul Madaris is situated in Multan.

Functions:

The functions of Wifaq ul Madaris Al Arabic Pakistan are the registration of seminaries, creation of syllabus, checking standard of education, arrangement of examination and issuance of degrees.

Habib Jalib

This article is about the Urdu poet.

Habib Jalib (Urdu: حبیب جالب) was a Pakistani revolutionary poet. A left-wing activist and politician, he was a staunch democrat who opposed martial law, authoritarianism and state oppression.

Early life:

     Habib Jalib was born on March 24, 1928 as Habib Ahmad in a village near Hoshiarpur, British India. He migrated to Pakistan after partition and worked as a proofreader in Daily Imroze, Karachi. He was a progressive writer and soon started to grab the audience with his enthusiastic recitation of poetry. He wrote in plain language, adopted a simple style and addressed common people and issues. But the conviction behind his words, the music of his voice and his emotional energy coupled with the sensitivity of the socio-political context is what stirred the audience.

Polittical views

                  

                       

   Habib Jalib was first imprisoned during the martial law regime of Ayub Khan due to his defiant views on Ayub Khan's capitalistic policies. He wrote his legendary poem "Dastoor" during those days.

Criticizing those who supported Ayub Khan's regime, he wrote:

Computer crime

Computer crime, or cybercrime, refers to any crime that involves a computer and a network. The computer may have been used in the commission of a crime, or it may be the target.^[ Netcrime refers to criminal exploitation of the Internet. Such crimes may threaten a nation’s security and financial health. Issues surrounding this type of crime have become high-profile, particularly those surrounding cracking, copyright infringement, child pornography, and child grooming. There are also problems of privacy when confidentialinformation is lost or intercepted, lawfully or otherwise.

Internationally, both governmental and non-state actors engage in cybercrimes, including espionage, financial theft, and other cross-border crimes. Activity crossing international borders and involving the interests of at least one nationstate is sometimes referred to as cyber warfare. The international legal system is attempting to hold actors accountable for their actions through the International Criminal Court

Diamond Industry Debates Merits of De Beers Anti-Trust Settlement

Rob Bates, JCK Senior Editor — JCK-Jewelers Circular Keystone

The diamond industry will soon be entitled to claim its share of the $300 million class action settlement against De Beers for anti-trust violations, the lawyers who brought the suit announced at a packed Diamond Manufacturers and Importers Association of America meeting, Wednesday at restaurant 3 West.

To file a claim, industry members have to file a form showing the best two years of their business from the 1994 to 2006. How much trade members receive from the overall pot—estimated to be over $100 million on the trade side—will then be calculated based on the amount of diamonds purchased and the amount of claims received. (In certain cases, sightholders are not eligible.)

People considered “direct purchasers”—meaning they purchased diamonds from Diamdel, De Beers’ polished diamond division, or directly from a mine—during the period have their own separate fund. Sightholders are not eligible because no one represented them in the class action, the attorneys said.

Miss Takes

Nobody quite knows where Ms. Takes came from. Some believe her mother was Invention. Others believe Chance, Risk, or Life itself was her creator. As a child, little Miss Takes used to be greedier than her other classmates—always wanting more than her fair share. Properly named, Miss Takes was not a giver but a taker in every sense of the word. She would stun her mother, Invention, by saying nothing was possible, there wasn’t enough, and everything was hopeless. Her mother eventually had enough and made her a ward of the state of mind—left to drift in and out of consciousness.

As Miss Takes grew older, she would eventually make friends with Homeless and Downtrodden. It was with Unfortunate that she finally was able to settle down and plant some roots. Sad, Depressed, and Hopeless welcomed Miss Takes into their lives. They held onto her and identified with her. They modeled their lives after her. “Yes! The world was a horrible unfair place! Yes! Life was pointless!” Her fans would roar. It wasn’t long before Miss Takes had quite a following. Trouble-makers around the globe pointed to Miss Takes for their misfortune. She became the scapegoat for the worried and doubtful. Scoundrels and hooligans alike sought refuge in Miss Takes. The name Miss Takes became synonymous with Fear, Doubt, and Worry. Although she liked this new found infamy, she realized there was something missing in her life. She didn’t feel comfortable in her own skin.

Which day is ‘Aashooraa..?

An-Nawawi (may Allaah have mercy on him) said:  
“‘Aashooraa´ and Taasoo‘aa´ are two elongated names [the 
vowels are elongated] as is stated in books on the Arabic
language.

 Our companions said: ‘Aashooraa´ is the tenth 
day of Muharram and Taasoo‘aa´ is the ninth day. This is
our opinion, and that of the majority of scholars. This is 
the apparent meaning of the ahaadeeth and is what we understand from the general wording. It is also what is usually understood by scholars of the language.” (al-Majmoo’)  
‘Aashooraa´ is an Islamic name that was not known at the time of 
Jaahiliyyah. (Kashshaaf al-Qinaa’, part 2, Sawm Muharram).  
Ibn Qudaamah (may Allaah have mercy on him) said:  
“‘Aashooraa´ is the tenth day of Muharram. This is the 
opinion of Sa’eed ibn al-Musayyib and al-Hasan. It was 
what was reported by Ibn ‘Abbaas, who said:  ‘The Messenger of Allaah (peace and  blessings of Allaah be upon 
him) commanded us to fast ‘Aashooraa´, the tenth day of 
Muharram.’ (Reported by al-Tirmidhi, who said, a saheeh 
hasan hadeeth).  
It was reported that Ibn ‘Abbaas said: ‘The ninth,’ and reported 
that the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) 
used to fast the ninth. (Reported by Muslim). ‘Ataa´ reported that
he said, ‘Fast the ninth and the tenth, and do not be like the 
Jews.’ If this is understood, we can say on this basis that it is 
mustahabb (encouraged) to fast  on the ninth and the tenth, for 
that reason. This is what Ahmad said, and it is the opinion of 
Ishaaq.”