Archive for April, 2006

America, Islam & Pakistan

< ![CDATA[Kategori: sejarah dan dinamika islam dan sufisme/tarikat/tasawwuf di Amerika
By: Suroosh Irfani
More than public processions of a “million man march” variety, for a growing number of Americans Islam is becoming an inner pathway of spiritual growth and knowledge. The most rapidly growing religion in the United States, Islam will be the second largest. religion by [...]

The Rise of Naqshbandi

< ![CDATA[Kategori: alasan berdirinya paham sufisme dan kebangkitan tarikat Naqsyabandi
From its advent, religion was beset with enemies from within and without, who tried to destroy its very foundations and pillars: sometimes through outright atheism but more often through free- thought and corruption. In general, spiritual-minded people today no longer have advisors and teachers who possess [...]

The Sufi Orders

< ![CDATA[Kategori: Tarikat, tariqat, tasawuf, sufisme
The Origin
Islam, as a complete code of life or din, was perfected during the life of the Holy Prophet MUHAMMAD (salla’Allahu alaihi wa sallam). He was the sole teacher and his mosque was the core institution of the community. Although Islam in its entirety was practiced during that blessed era, [...]

Mystic School of Islamic Thought

< ![CDATA[Sufism is a Mystic school of Islamic thought that includes philosophers and muslims.
Sufism refers to a very diverse range of schools of Islam. Although many schools or tekkes/ tariquas can be classified as Shi’a or Sunni or even both, there are some forms of Sufism that are clearly not either Shiah or Sunni and [...]

History of Disneyland

< ![CDATA[Disneyland’s History
One day Walt Disney had a vision. It was a vision of a place where children and parents could have fun together. The more Walt dreamed of a “magical park,” the more imaginative and elaborate it became.
The original plans for the park were on 8 acres next to the Burbank studios where his [...]

Universalisme Demokrasi

< ![CDATA[Oleh A Fatih Syuhud
Suara Karya Selasa, 11 April 2006
Natan Sharansky, disiden terkenal Yahudi Soviet yang dibebaskan setelah hukuman penjara sembilan tahun, terkadang dianggap sebagai inspirasi untuk kebijakan perubahan rezim neo-konsevatif. Khusus mengenai pandangannya pada rasionalisasi neo-imperialisme terbaru dalam mencegah terjadinya prinsip kedaulatan nasional dengan atau tanpa intervensi bersenjata, dan tentang keefektivan aktual dalam menghasilkan [...]

Sony Ericsson W810i

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Sony Ericsson W810i
Phone Specification
Dimensions
100 x 46 x 19.5 mm
Weight
99 g
Memory
20 MB shared memory
Memory Stick Duo card slot
Main Display
Colour graphics, TFT
176 x 220 pixels
256K colour graphic
Digital Camera
2.0 Mega-pixel
Autofocus
1632 x 1224 pixels
Camera flash
Battery
up to 8 hr talktime
up to 350 hr standby
Features
Polyphonic sound
Memory Stick Duo Pro
Downloadable games Downloadable ring tones
USB port
Video player
Video capture
Bluetooth v1.2
FM radio with RDS
Picture [...]

Orange SPV M600

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Orange SPV M600
Phone Specification
Dimensions
108.8 x 58 x 18.4 mm
Weight
150 g
Memory
64MB RAM
128MB ROM
SDIO/MMC Card slot
Display
TFT Touch screen
65k Colours
240 x 320 resolution
Camera
2.0 Mega-pixel
1600 x 1200 pixels
Video
Battery
up to 8 hr talktime
up to 20 hr PDA use
up to 260 hr standby
Features
PDA
GPRS
Windows Mobile 5.0
Bluetooth 2.0
2.0 Mega-pixel
Integrated camera
Integrated antenna
Voice recorder
Internet Explorer
E-mail, Word, Excel
Texas Instruments Processor
MMC/SDIO slot
200 MHz Proc. Speed
Built-in handsfree
WiFi [...]

Danes Get More Know Islam Events

< ![CDATA[“We are in the process of opening Bridges Denmark,” Soliman told IOL.
By Ahmad Maher, IOL Staff
CAIRO, April 10, 2006 (IslamOnline.net) – After its successful “The Fog is Lifting” presentation about Islam in the Danish capital Copenhagen last month, Bridges Foundation is planning a new series starting late May.
“We are going to make presentations about [...]

The Sensitivities of Islam: Voice of Moderate American

< ![CDATA[Becoming attuned to the sensitivities of Islam
By Lewis Diuguid
The Kansas City Star
The Danish cartoons of the Prophet Muhammad turned a Saturday open house at the Islamic Center of Greater Kansas City into an opportunity for area residents to learn the truth about him and Islam.
From news stories, people think Islam is a violent religion [...]

Islam’s Image In Europe

< ![CDATA[Interview: Islam’s Image In Europe And Imams As Bridge Builders
By Eugen Tomiuc
A conference of Muslim prayer leaders, known as imams, from all over Europe, is due to open in Vienna on April 7. On the agenda at the three-day meeting is how to integrate Muslim communities into the European mainstream while maintaining European Muslims’ [...]