The Sermon of the Bat
by Ali ibn Abi Taleb,
May Allah be pleased with him.

Praise be to Allah who is such that it is not possible to describe the reality of knowledge about Him, since His greatness has restrained the intellects, and therefore they cannot find the way to approach the extremity of His realm. He is Allah, the True, the Manifester of Truth. He is more True and more Manifest than eyes can see. Intellects cannot comprehend Him by fixing limits for Him since in that case to Him would be attributed shape. Imagination cannot catch Him by fixing quantities for Him for in that case to Him would be attributed body. He created creatures without any example, and without the advice of a counsel, or the assistance of a helper. His creation was completed by His command, and bowed to His obedience. It responded (to Him) and did not defy (Him). It obeyed and did not resist.

An example of His delicate production, wonderful creation and deep sagacity which He has shown us is found in these bats which keep hidden in the daylight although daylight reveals everything else, and are mobile in the night although the night shuts up every other living being; and how their eyes get dazzled and cannot make use of the light of the sun so as to be guided in their movements and so as to reach their known places through the direction provided by the sun.

Allah has prevented them from moving in the brightness of the sun and confined them to their places of hiding instead of going out at the time of its shining. Consequently they keep their eyelids down in the day and treat night as a lamp and go with its help in search of their livelihood. The darkness of night does not obstruct their sight nor does the gloom of darkness prevent them from movement. As soon as the sun removes its veil and the light of morning appears, and the rays of its light enter upon the lizards in their holes, the bats pull down their eyelids on their eyes and live on what they had collected in the darkness of the night. Glorified is He who has made the night as day for them to seek livelihood and made the day for rest and stay.

He has given them wings of flesh with which, at the time of need they rise upwards for flying. They look like the ends of ears without feathers or bones. Of course, you can see the veins quite distinctly. They have two wings which are neither too thin so that they get turned in flying, nor too thick so that they prove heavy. When they fly, their young ones hold on to them and seek refuge with them, getting down when they get down and rising up when they rise. The young does not leave them till its limbs become strong, its wings can support it for rising up, and it begins to recognise its places of living and its interest. Glorified is He who creates everything without any previous sample by someone else.

Hailstorm Demines South Lebanon

Why School of Ahlul-Bayt?

The purpose of this article is merely to demonstrate that Shia views about the special importance and the leadership of Ahlul-Bayt do not come out of the blue. In this way, I hope to contribute to better understanding among Muslims and hence help to reduce some people's hostility against the followers of the Members of the House of the Prophet (PBUH&HF).

The fact that we (Shia) have adopted a creed which differs from that of the Ash'arites as far as the fundamental beliefs are concerned, and differs from the four schools of Sunni jurists as far as the laws, rites, and observances are concerned, is not due to any sectarianism or prejudice. It is rather the theological reasoning which has led us to adopt the creed of those Imams who belong to the Ahlul-Bayt of the Holy Prophet, the Messenger of Allah (PBUH&HF).

We have, therefore, wholly and solely bound ourselves to them in our observances as well as our beliefs; in the derivations of our knowledge of the Quran and the Sunnah of the Prophet; and in all our material, moral and spiritual values on the grounds of theological and logical proofs. We have done this in obedience of the Holy Prophet and in submission to his Sunnah.

Had we not been convinced by these proofs to disallow all Imams except the Ahlul-Bayt, and to seek to draw near to Allah only through them, we might have inclined towards the creed of the majority for the sake of unity and fraternity. But incontrovertible reasons command a believer to follow the truth regardless of all other considerations.

The Battle Poem of Kerbala

My brother, can I bring thee back once more?
What can I do? Where can I tell my woes?
To whom can I recount the pain I bore?
Our city is now ruled by evil foes.
The world has been destroyed beyond belief.
How can I live within this house of grief?

THIS is what a hero looks like. A hero is someone who you can follow all the way to your own death without batting an eyelash.

Zionists to cut electricity to Palestinians in Gaza. Well sheesh, I forgot. What was Zionism again? Short version: It was a Euro-German plan to rid Europe of European Jewry (ethnic cleansing) while simultaneously using a small group of German Jewish Nationalists (the trade off) to seed themselves in Palestine in order to sell German made goods to what was then "anti Apartheid" people i.e. boycotters. It had the additional benefit of seeding a non indigenous group of athiestic-socialists in prime real estate known to harbor huge oil reserves which would be needed to support the automobile industry.

What about the indigenous peoples who actually owned the property? Well...we know what their value was to these monsters. We can see it right before our eyes and have allowed it to continue and even paid for it to continue until now. But hell....who are "we" fooling. We did this to the Indians and Mexicans.

What did Churchill say again? "A land without a people and a people without a land." I hope that old goat likes it hot.

My mother used to say, "Just wait until the chickens come home to roost."

Yup. I'd say that's about right mom.

Are Americans coining their own currency? Well, looks to me, like they are attempting to do exactly that.

What next, the plague?


"We never refer to the American Liberty as a coin," von NotHaus told The Spokesman-Review in 1999. "The word 'coin' is a government-controlled term. This is currency that is free from government control."

Since 1998 the coins have been made at Sunshine Minting, which also produces a variety of precious metal products.

"When the people own the money, they control the government," von NotHaus said. "When the government owns the money, it controls the people."

The organization reportedly was preparing to sell and distribute "Ron Paul" dollars to support the Texas congressman in his campaign for the Republican presidential nomination. Paul previously ran for president as a Libertarian.

Ode to Benny Lava!





Girlie Man in Thriller!



Classic Little Superstar Footage!



Little Superstar Dance Advantage!

The Bhola Cyclone Created Bangeladesh....hmm. And I always thought it was the British.

Shia girl raped, then raped again in Saudi Arabia.

United States considers options regarding their ridiculous threats to usurp Divine Right from the owners of Divine Right.

In other news, ethereal being seen floating in Ohio gas station, caught on spy, er, security cam.

Ah the tangled web that is woven.

Irish Muslim Mo'lasses from the Passes

(for Ogden Nash)

I am the blossom of the X Generation
now watch me go to seed.
Not born in the fifties, unable to really read.

This is true blue flag waving
in a yellow polka dot bikini.
This is me who never watched a single flick Fellini.

Here I am Tonto bound
a prize in a box of carmelled corn.

Up on the mantle is Maya Angelou
she's talking to Big Bird
yet her friend Dr. Seuss thinks deterrence an itsy bit absurd.

Here is a train stub from the Mighty Santa Fe,
and in the drawer near the panties 
are Black Angus and Uncle Ray.

I'm really rather hip
but I'm so far quite unknown
because we have Blue Jesus, a tad bit overblown.

Thanks Jack.

Heh.

September 11, 1941

How very, very frightening.

Trial by Ordeal: Drowning Witches versus Waterboarding.

Same difference if you ask me.

Ahem. Oil isn't getting more valuable or more scarce. The dollar is falling in value.

I guess it is time to start teaching Economics in kindergarten.

New York, November

Mahmoud Darwish, in Arabic

Carmen and get it. Bellisima.





The late Maria Callas. Who? Heh.

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"They" say this and "They" say that.

Obviously "They" like to fabricate and then invade and then say, "see we told you they want to kill Americans".

Wake up people.






"It is WRONG to think the US and Iran are walking towards a war....if you have differences of opinion you can use LOGIC to resolve your differences of opinion." -Ahmadinijad

Problem with Bush is: he has less than a sixth grade education and NO CRITICAL THINKING skills. None.

Speech from Imam Ali Rida Shrine (Rida is the man who collected the presidential/clerical papers of the Commander of the Faithful and Chief of ALL Believers, Ali ibn Abi Taleb, May Allah be pleased with the itrah of the last prophet, SA)