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The Medinan Period Part 2 by Imam Anwar Al-Awlaki Finally Released

After over three years of waiting, fans will be pleased to hear that Imam Anwar is back on the Islamic audio CD scene with part 2 of the Medina Period of the Life of Muhammad sal Allahu ‘alayhi wa sallam.

I remember when part 1 came out at back at ISNA 2005. It was an awesome CD set, and since then people were waiting for a rumored release of Part 2 at ISNA 2006. But as Imam Anwar had been unfairly jailed around that time, we had to wait for the release of part 2.

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Reactions To And Reflections On My Status About Food On ‘Ashura

With yesterday being ‘Āshūrā’, the day Allah saved the Children of Israel from Fir‘aun, many Muslims, including myself, were happily hungry for the day to follow the tradition of the Prophet Muhammad who fasted the day because Prophet Moses fasted that day as well, peace be upon them both.

As is the usual during days of fasting, I began to grow cravings for certain foods throughout the day. To let everyone know, I posted the cravings I had on three different areas of online social connection: my Gmail status, Facebook status, and my Twitter. I posted the following status message:

Saqib Shafi is craving chicken philly cheese steaks, chicken shawarma sandwiches, BBQ sauce burgers, & a solid cup of coffee with lots of cream & sugar.

Here are the images that come to mind:

 

Look good, don’t they? Apparently they looked really good yesterday, considering the way people responded. Read more »

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