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Yesterday was the first time* ever in my …

thabet — Tue, 02 Sep 2008 03:33:58 +0000

Yesterday was the first time* ever in my life I had to pray Fajr outside on the street, because the mosque was full.

*Hajj is an exceptional circumstance.

A normal prayer rug isn’t enough. I wa …

shahed — Tue, 12 Aug 2008 16:40:18 +0000

A normal prayer rug isn’t enough. I want an eRug! In addition to reminding you about prayer times and pointing itself towards Mecca, it buzzes when you make a mistake during prayer, and displays verses from the Qur’an at the touch of a button.

(Batteries not included.)

AE asks if punditry is better than praye …

thabet — Thu, 07 Aug 2008 13:44:48 +0000

AE asks if punditry is better than prayer.

It all depends on what you do with and after your prayer or your punditry. One can be just as docile after offering a few opinions (which may not be that valuable anyway) as one can after praying for ‘external’ intervention.

At a guess I would say a lot religious traditions probably encourage some action to accompany a prayer. So praying for world peace will probably involve the religious individual concerned putting him or herself in the mix.

Egyptian government workers spend an ave …

shahed — Thu, 05 Jun 2008 20:06:43 +0000

Egyptian government workers spend an average of 27 minutes a day working. Lengthy prayer breaks are cited as a major contributor to the problem. The solution? According to a fatwa from Sheikh Yusuf al-Qaradawi, limit prayer breaks to 10 minutes.