HERBAL TIPS

Feb 9, '13 11:35 AM for everyone

1) Drink at least 8 glasses of water every day.

2) Cut some beet root into small pieces and grind them. Squeeze juice from beet
   root and massage to your face for 5 minutes. Shower after 10 minutes with 
   mild soap or gram flour.

3) Mix sandalwood powder with rose water and add 4 to 5 drops of milk in it
   and apply on to your face and body. Shower after 15 minutes with warm
   water.

4) Mix honey in water and drink daily in the morning to keep your skin shiny
   and smooth.

5) Warm honey and mix with lemon juice and apply on to face. Wash after it
   dry.

6) Mix Turmeric, sandal powder and olive oil and apply to body. Shower after
   10 minutes.

7) Massage your skin with milk. Milk has moisturizer, it will keep your skin
   smooth.

8) Use humidifiers and keep room temperature moderate to keep your skin away
   from dryness.

9) Hot water blushes your skin and you don't feel fresh unless you have bath
   with little cold water. If you have shower for a longtime, dead skin will 
   be automatically be removed. Do not rub with towel, be gentle on your skin.

10) Take food which contains more A and C vitamin.

11) Grate carrot and boil. Massage that mixture to body to get fair and smooth
    skin.

12) For natural bleaching: - mix milk and lemon juice. The milk will break as
    soon as you mix the lemon juice in it. Use that mixture to massage on your
    body. It works as natural bleaching.

13) Mix turmeric and cream on the top of milk, massage that mixture to body.

14) If you go into sun your skin will lost the fair ness. To get your skin 
    color to normal take equal quantities of cucumber juice and tomato juice 
    and apply on to skin. Shower after 10 minutes.

15) Massage mustard oil to your skin for 5 minutes and have shower with gram
    flour or mild soap.

16) Mix cream on the top of milk and all-purpose flour and apply that paste on
    to your skin avoid eyes, eyebrows and lips. Shower after 5 minutes. This
    will make skin smooth.

17) Mix curds (yogurt) with wheat flour and apply to your skin and take shower
    after 5 minutes.

18) Grind rose petals and mix with cream on the top of milk and apply to your
    body. Shower after 10 minutes.

19) Scaly skin is a result of fluorine deficiency. Fluorine is the anti-
    resistant element of the human body, the absence of which creates problems
    in the blood and spleen. Since cooking and heating foods destroys
    fluorine, it is better to eat uncooked raw fruits and vegetables. Other
    foods rich in fluorine are goat milk and cheese, rye flour, avocados, sea
    plants and cabbage, cream whey and cottage cheese.

20) Wrinkle skin is a result of Sodium deficiency and makes skin sticky.
    Cucumbers are ideal for combating and preventing sodium deficiency because
    they are not only high in sodium, but also help in keeping the body cool,
    a great summer’s treat.

21) Skin rashes are the result of silicon deficiency. To avoid pus and rashes,
    eat plenty of sprouts, alfalfa, barley, tomatoes, spinach, strawberries
    and figs.

22) Skin eruptions are the result of Chlorophyll. And are found in wheat grass
    and other green leafy vegetables.

DIFFERENCE BETWEEN.....

Feb 9, '13 11:36 AM for everyone

Difference Between Fruit Juice and Fruit Nectar

We all know that fruit juice is the fresh juice extracted from the pulp of fruits and we expect to get just that when we buy a bottle of cold drink labeled as a fruit drink. Those who have some knowledge of botany know that nectar is a sweet liquid secreted by flowers that attract pollinating insects. But in beverage industry, nectar has come to mean a type of non-carbonated soft drink made with fresh juice. It is differentiated with any drink that has been labeled as fruit juice by the industry as it is not 100% fruit juice, and can and does contain many other ingredients including water, sweeteners, and preservatives. There are no industry standards and so you can have a fruit nectar having fruit juice from anywhere in the range of 0-100%. Fruit juice on the other hand is a natural drink prepared by crushing the pulp of a fresh fruit. It contains no preservatives and flavors.

Difference Between Explore and Discover

You can't explore an island before you've discovered it.

You generally won't discover gold or oil unless you explore for it.

Basically, "explore" means to look for something (oil, gold), or look around (island) while "Discover" means to find something - uncover it.

Example:Captain Cook didn't discover Australia, the Dutch discovered it 170 years earlier. But Captian Cook explored its western coasts in great detail.

Difference Between Round, Circle and Eclipse

Round: 

The shape of a closed curve with no sharp corners, such as an ellipse, circle or rounded rectangle etc.

Circle

Circle is type of Round whose have fixed radius.

It means that all circles are Round shape but not all Round shares are circle.

Like CD-Rom Circle Shape

Miracle Drink : Carrot, Beet Root and Apple

Feb 9, '13 11:39 AM for everyone

This MIRACLE DRINK has been circulating for a long time long ago. It is worth your while to take note. There is a celebrity Mr. Seto who swears by it. He wants to make it public to draw the attention of people who have cancers. This is a drink that can protect bad cells forming in your body or it will restrain its growth! Mr. Seto had lung cancer. He was recommended to take this drink by a famous Herbalist from China. He has taken this drink diligently for 3 months and now his health is restored, and he is ready to take a pleasure trip. Thanks to this drink! It does not hurt for you to try. It is like a Miracle Drink! It is simple. You need one beet root, one carrot and one apple that combine together to make the JUICE ! Wash the above, cut with the skin on into pieces and put them into the juicer and immediately you drink the juice. You can add some lime or lemon for more refreshing taste. This Miracle Drink will be effective for the following ailments: 1. Prevent cancer cells to develop. It will restrain cancer cells to grow. 2. Prevent liver, kidney, pancreas disease and it can cure ulcer as well. 3. Strengthen the lung, prevent heart attack and high blood pressure 4. Strengthen the immune system 5. Good for the eyesight, eliminate red and tired eyes or dry eyes 6. Help to eliminate pain from physical training, muscle ache 7. Detoxify, assist bowel movement, eliminate constipation. Therefore it will make skin healthy & LOOK more radiant. It is God sent for acne problem. 8. Improve bad breath due to indigestion, throat infection, 9. Lessen menstrual pain 10. Assist Hay Fever Sufferer from Hay Fever attack. There is absolutely no side effect. Highly nutritious and easily absorbs! Very effective if you need to loose weight. You will notice your immune system will be improved after 2 week routine. Please make sure to drink immediately from the juicer for best effect. WHEN TO DRINK IT; DRINK IT FIRST THING IN THE MORNING WITH THE EMPTY STOMACH! AFTER ONE HOUR YOU CAN EAT BREAKFAST. FOR FAST RESULTS DRINK 2 TIMES A DAY, IN THE MORNING AND BEFORE 5 P.M. YOU WILL NEVER REGRET! IT DOES NOT COST YOU MUCH MONEY! PLEASE CIRCULATE TO YOUR FAMILY AND FRIENDS.

Some of the Detestable (Makruh) Conducts in Islam

Feb 9, '13 11:40 AM for everyone

The abominable habits and moral traits that should be avoided are many.  The scholars of ethics have mentioned them in their books and here we shall mention most of them even though some of them, according to Shari'ah, are prohibited.  To seek revenge. To boast about oneself. To be very optimistic about oneself. To consider one's own good deeds as great. To belittle other's good deeds. To consider other's bad deeds as great. To belittle one's own bad deeds. Not to care about one's own bad conduct and ignore other's protests against it.   To look down up on people. To cause inconvenience to others. Hurting others even though an act causing it may not be unlawful, such as building one's house such that it blocks light or air from reaching the neighbour's. Insulting others even if not in unlawful ways. Frightening people even if not to the unlawful degrees. Hostility even if less than the unlawful limits. The use of bad words even if not unlawful.   Jealousy. Wanting. To be rancorous and vindictive. To be stingy. To be malevolent. To be greedy. To be hasty. To cause commotion. To be hardhearted. To be awkward and not to get on with others. To be bad mannered. To be arrogant. To show off even in non-worship matters. To suspect people. To be afraid of people. Going back on one's promise. To be excessive in sexual lust. To have no self-respect. To have a low self-esteem and enthusiasm. To have no sense of honour. To have eager and fervour unnecessarily. Publicising matters that would have been better to be kept private. Lying when joking. To accuse someone of something in a joke. To make fun of others. To joke a lot. Too much laughing. To rely on others. To burden others. Doing useless things. Talking about things that are not one's concern. Spying on things that are not one's business. Taking good deeds lightly. Neglecting desirable acts. Persisting on detestable matters. To be curious about indecent things. Involving one self in undesirable matters, even if they are not unlawful. MATERIALISM  To confine oneself with material issues, e.g. clothing and housing, etc. in a similar way to those who lead an extravagant life. To express grief in hardship. To complain about life. To grief about worldly things. To have long worldly hopes. To be unhappy about one's possession in life. To be unconcerned about issues of the hereafter. Love of being praised. Love of leadership or high position. Love of this world. Love of wealth. To be too busy in earning. To be too wealthy that would lead to arrogance. To be pessimist about Allah. Not to have trust in Allah. To ignore Allah's guidance, and warnings, etc. Not to care about the rules of Shari'ah. Discrimination, fanaticism, and racism. To get angry without justifiable reasons. To be disrespectful to the elders. To be unkind to children. To be unfair. To be ungrateful. To be unthankful. To be two-faced. To be insolent. To neglect the believers. To sleep a lot. To have no work or skills. Not to observe cleanliness. Scrupulosity and obsession, even in worldly matters. To be either extremist in one's affairs or indifferent. Associating with sinners. Keeping company of contemptible individuals.

Some of the forbidden (Haraam) Conducts in Islam

Feb 9, '13 11:41 AM for everyone

Personal Conducts Lying. Fraud. Cheating. Cheating in weighing and measuring. Deception. Treachery. Hypocrisy. Forging a will. Stealing and robbery. Going against one's vow. Breaking one's covenant. Backbiting or listening to it. Slander and defamation or listening to it. To be jealous and to act up on it. To be haughty. To be extravagant. To wear gold or silk (applicable to men only). To use gold and silver utensils even for decorating reasons. Not keeping oneself clean from urine and other unclean substances. Endangering one's own life. Food & Drink Drinking intoxicating liquors. Eating animal flesh not slaughtered according to Islamic law, also consuming forbidden animals' flesh such as pork, etc.  [Except in circumstances when one's life is dependent upon consuming such meat.] Eating forbidden parts of the animals such as testicles. Eating and drinking of the unclean or that which has become unclean. Eating mud or other prohibited things. Social Looking into the houses of neighbours without permission. Sitting at a table where wine is served. Prevention of good deeds and charitable works. Sitting with people who make innovations in religion. Reaching power by unlawful means (in accordance to Islamic law). Extracting confessions through torture.  Playing chess. To work as a pimp. Spreading corruption on earth. To create commotion by setting individuals against one another. To praise one in his presence and abuse him in his absence. Exhumation of graves. Sitting with those who indulge in meaningless talks about the signs of Allah. Frolic and frivolity - to engage in useless activities, which are wasteful and distract from the remembrance and the path of Allah. To practice astrology or seek the help of astrologers. To subdue ghosts, Jinns and angles, etc. or seek the help of those who practice them. Practicing black magic, witchcraft, or seek the help of those who practice them. Hypnotism (except for necessary medical requirements) Sin To consent in sin. To publicise one's sins. To publicise indecency. To help others commit sin. To persist in committing minor sins. To order or encourage others to commit evil or sin. Considering ones sins not seriously as such that would lead to disregarding repentance. Promoting indecent acts. Oppression Oppression and transgression. Helping an oppressor and condoning his actions. To become employees of the oppressors. Asking for judgment from an oppressor unnecessarily. Gambling Betting or any form of gambling. Manufacturing tools of gambling instruments. Betting in ways other then those mentioned in the section of Islamic laws about archery and horse racing. Taking part in conventional horseracing, unless they meet all conditions approved by Shari'ah. Music etc. Dancing. Singing and listening to it. Visiting nightclubs, discos, etc. Manufacturing, buying, selling, or using musical instruments. Truth To accept or give bribe to hide a truth or make something false prevail. Presenting false testimony. Destruction of the truth. Swearing a false oath. Hiding a testimony. Hiding the truth. Falsehood Accepting false religions, like Sufism, Baha'i, Babi, etc. To become a member of parties of falsehood like communism etc. Keeping, buying, selling, teaching and publicizing false and misleading literature. The learning of corrupting subjects, or teaching them to other than those who want to refute them. Miscellaneous Making statues, as well as buying, selling, and promoting them. Buying and selling of fighting dogs and swine. Taking and giving usury and brokerage about it. Shaving one's or others' beards. To be self-praising about one's own worships. A fury that leads to Haram. To break one's bond with relatives. Earning by unlawful things and means. To write erotic poetry about a chaste woman or a boy, etc. The use of intoxicants, whether drinking, selling, buying, farming, making, using its money, taking it from others, renting property for it, or using it in other ways like for dressing injuries unnecessarily.

The Great Lesson

Feb 9, '13 11:44 AM for everyone

The Great Lesson

To encourage her young son's progress on the piano, a mother took the small boy to a Paderewski concert. After they were seated, the mother spotted a friend in the audience and walked down the aisle to greet her.

Seizing the opportunity to explore the wonders of the concert hall, the little boy rose and eventually explored his way through a door marked: "NO ADMITTANCE."

(sent by bro Najmuddin)

When the house lights dimmed, and the concert was about to begin, the mother returned to her seat and discovered that her son was missing. Suddenly, the curtains parted and spotlights focused on the impressiveSteinway on stage. 
In horror, the mother saw her little boy sitting at the keyboard, innocently picking out "Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star.”                                   .           

At that moment, the great piano master made his entrance, quickly moved to the piano, and whispered in the boy's ear, "Don't quit. Keep playing." 
Then leaning over, Paderewski reached down with his left hand and began filling in a bass part. Soon his right arm reached around to the other side of the child and he added a running obbligato.

Together, the old master and the young novice transformed a frightening situation into a wonderfully creative experience. The audience was mesmerized.

That's the way it is with Allah. What we can accomplish on our own is hardly noteworthy. We try our best, but the results aren't exactly graceful flowing music. But with the hand of the Master, our life's work truly can be beautiful.

Next time you set out to accomplish great feats, listen carefully. You can hear the voice of the Master, whispering in your ear, "Don't quit. Keep playing. "Feel His loving arms around you. Know that His strong hands are playing the concerto of your life                                                            ..
Remember, Allah doesn't call the equipped, He equips the called.

SILENCE IS GOLDEN

Feb 9, '13 11:46 AM for everyone

He who speaks more commits more errors. He who commits more errors becomes shameless. He who is shameless will have less fear of Allah. He whose fear of Allah is less, his heart dies. He whose heart dies enters the fire. He who knows that his speech is also a part of his action speaks less except where he has some purpose." – Imam Ali ibn Abi Talib (peace be upon him)

There are numerous authentic traditions attributed to the Holy Household of Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon them) on the importance of silence. In fact, silence was one of the very characteristic qualities of the companions of the Prophets and Imams as well as the Prophets and Imams themselves. It is one of the many important qualities one must acquire in his quest for the Divine. It is a sign of many virtues such as a strong intellect (Aql) and wisdom. Therefore, we should strive to make silence one of the defining qualities of our personality.

What is so good about silence that the Ahlul Bayt stressed its importance to the faithful? It must be more than a mere absence of noise. One might notice among friends that silence is avoided, even feared. So much so, in fact, that when there is a gap of silence during a conversation, someone will say something nonsensical just to escape the unbearable void of awkwardness. Still, what's the big deal about silence?

Silence cultivates one's spirituality and feeling of nearness to Allah. The more we adopt the practice of silence in our lives, the more beautiful we will find it to be. Let us elaborate on some of its benefits.

Tranquility

First and foremost, tranquility. Every morning, if one allocates even a quarter of an hour to the practice of silence before going to work or school, he will face the challenges of the day ahead in a positive manner. If one lets the silence permeate into every single part of his body, the feelings of anxiety and stress will disappear. Similarly, after a hard day's work, or just ten minutes before prayer time, if one devotes a few minutes to silence, he will find it easier to concentrate during his worship. He will feel closer to Allah.

Reflection

Simply put, shut your mouth and open your mind. Wherever you go, whatever you do, don't say a word. Just observe what you're doing and what others are doing. Observe everything. Don't judge, just watch quietly and absorb everything around you. Eventually, if you do this for long enough, you will find yourself organizing and sifting through all those thoughts in your head. You will discard the rubbish, and you will save the jewels. You will think about your experiences and the experiences of others, and you will extract valuable lessons that will help you in life. You will begin to see Allah's beauty in every single thing, be it your fingers on the keyboard or the waves in the sea. You begin – there is no other way to put this – to understand.

Wisdom

Imam Ali says that the wiser man is, the less he will speak. Think about this for a second. Wisdom will come about as you reflect on the nature of everything. You'll adopt silence because it's the smart thing to do: silence guards secrets, silence controls the tongue, silence gets rid of nonsense (in your head as well as in your speech), silence sharpens the wit, and silence increases the value of your words. Imam Ja'far as-Sadiq (peace be upon him) said that one who knows the value of his speech will also know the value of silence. In fact, if one adopts silence, he will value his speech and therefore guard it like he guards his wealth.

Intellect

Finally, silence strengthens one's Aql. The carnal self (the Nafs) thrives on foolishness. It feeds on impulsive and thoughtless actions, and therefore, speech. Realize, as our holy Imam says, that your speech is a part of your action. If you think before you act, you will think before you speak. If you think before you speak, you will stop saying foolish things accidentally. You will stop unintentionally revealing your secrets (and the secrets of others). Furthermore, silence gives one control over his emotions, especially anger. It is said that anger is a type of madness. Subdue that anger with silence, and you will put an end to a great many detrimental things in your life.

Some ways to adopt silence in your life

I offer these tips as I have found them to help me out a lot:

1. Ten minutes before beginning your prayer, sit on the prayer mat and just be silent whilst fixing your eyes on one spot.
2. Before you say anything, plan exactly what you're going to say.
3. Be quiet during "discussions" devoid of knowledge and facts. Also, if you see a discussion heading towards an argument, be silent.
4. If you don't know, say you don't know.
5. If you're getting angry, be silent. If someone else is getting angry at you, be silent. Imam Khomeini mentioned this piece of advice to his daughter and son in-law.

Insha'Allah, if we decide to adopt the way of silence, we will find ourselves tearing one more veil that separates us from our Creator. And surely He knows best.

Feb 9, '13 11:51 AM for everyone

"Muhzam said that once he went to see Imam Sadiq (a.s) and he talked about Shiites. The Imam (a.s) said: "O' Muhzam! Our true follower is one whose voice will not pass through his ears and leave his body and reach someone else.  He does not like our enemies, and is not the enemy of our friends.  He does not associate with those who boast about us, does not bark like dogs, and is not greedy like crows. He does not ask anyone for anything even if he is starving to death. He is aloof. If our follower's houses are distant from each other, their words are not. If they are absent, no one will look for them; and if they are present, no one will pay any attention to them. If they propose marriage, no one will marry off their daughters to them. They leave this world with their desires still in their hearts.  If they see a believer, they will respect him. If they see an infidel, they will abandon him.  If a needy person comes to see them, they will have mercy upon him and help him by using their own property."  Then he added: "O' Muhzam! My grandfather, the Prophet of God told Ali: 'O' Ali! One who thinks that he likes me and does not like you is a liar. I am the city, and you are its gate. How can anyone enter a city without going through its gate?"