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[pooma-islam]

🔘The Rightly Guided Caliphs: (The four Great Sahaba who ruled after the Prophet)

♻️️Abu Bakr As-Siddeeq – He was the Prophet’s (pbuh) chosen companion for the Hijrah. (Migration To Madinah)

♻️️Umar Ibn Al-Khattab – During his reign, Iraq, Syria, Palestine and Egypt all became part of the Muslim Empire.

♻️️Uthman Ibn Affan – He was considered the most modest of the Sahaba and even the angels would feel shy around him.

♻Ali Ibn Abi Talib – He grew up in the Prophet’s (pbuh) home and accepted Islam when he was ten years old.

🔵🔴🔘The Early Converts: (Those who converted before the Hijrah)

♻️️Zaid Ibn Haritha – He chose to live with the Prophet (pbuh) over his own father.

♻️️Khadija Bint Khuwailid – She was the Prophet’s first wife and the first believer too.

♻️️Fathima Bint Asad – She was the wife of Abu Talib and raised the Prophet (pbuh) after his grandfather passed away.

♻️️Safiyya Bint Abdul Mutallib – She was the Prophet’s (pbuh) aunt and mother of Zubair Ibn Al-Awwam

♻Abu Ubaidah Ibn Al-Jarrah – He was known as the trustworthy man of this ummah and was chosen to lead the Muslim armies by

♻️️Umar Ibn Al-Khattab.

Abu Dharr Al-Ghifaari – He was not from Makkah but went to Makkah in search of the Prophet (pbuh) and became an early convert.

♻️️Zubair Ibn Al-Awwam – He was the first person to draw his sword in defense of Islam.

♻️️Bilal Ibn Rabaa – He was an African slave who was freed and became the first Mu’addhin.

♻️️Talha Ibn Ubaidullah – He was known as the living martyr due the number of injuries he sustained at Uhud.

♻️️Sad Ibn Abi Waqqas – He was one of the blessed ten and the last of them to pass away.

♻️️Fathima Bint Al-Khattab – She was the sister of Umar and converted to Islam before him.

♻️️Zaid Ibn Al-Khattab – He was the elder brother of Umar, converted to Islam before him, and was martyred at Yamama.

♻Abdur Rahman Ibn Awf – He was the wealthiest Sahabi and was extremely generous. He was also one of the blessed ten.

♻Khabbab Ibnt Arrat – He was an early convert who endured the worst torture for the sake of Islam.

♻Saeed Ibn Zaid – He was one of the blessed ten, husband of Fathima Bint Khattab and the son of the famous Zaid Ibn Amr Ibn Nufail. (look him up)

♻️️Sumayya bint Khayyat – She was the first martyr to die for Islam. She was killed by Abu Jahl.

♻️️Yasir Ibn Amir – Husband of Sumayya, he was the first male martyr to die for Islam. Also killed by Abu Jahl.

♻️️Ammar Ibn Yasir – The son of Yasir Ibn Amir. He lived a long life and died during the civil war.

♻️️Mus’ab Ibn Umair – He was the first person to be sent out of Makkah on an official mission of Dawah, and was responsible for the Dawah spreading through Madinah.

♻️️Abu Hudhaifah Ibn Utbah – He was an early convert to Islam who was martyred at Yamama.

♻️️Salim Mawla Abi Hudhaifah – He was the slave of Abu Hudhaifa, who freed him and adopted him. They died together in Yamama,

♻Hamza Ibn Abdul Mutallib -He was the uncle of the Prophet (pbuh). He was martyred at Uhud.

🔴🔵🔘The Ansar of Madinah: (The helpers, the Sahaba from Madinah)

❤️️Sa’d Ibn Muadh – He was the leader of the Aus tribe, and was martyred after the Battle of the Trench.

❤️️Sa’d Ibn Ubadah – He was the leader of the Khazraj tribe, and was appointed as the leader of the Ansaar.

❤️️Abdullah Ibn Rawaaha – He was the poet who defended Islam with his words. He was martyred at Mut’ah.

❤️️Umm Sulaim Ar-Rumaysa – When Abu Talha wanted to marry her, she asked him to convert to Islam and his conversion would suffice as her Mahr (wedding gift).

❤️️Anas Ibn Malik – The son of Umm Sulaim, he served the Prophet (pbuh) for ten years and never encountered a bad word from him.

❤️️Al-Baraa Ibn Malik – Another son of Umm Sulaim, he was a brave warrior responsible for the victory at Yamama.

❤️️Abdullah Ibn Salaam – He was a Jewish Rabbi who converted to Islam.

❤️️Salmaan Al-Farsee – He was a Persian who traveled in search of the truth. His travels brought him to Madinah and Islam.

❤️️Abu Darda – He was known for his dislike for this world and love of the late night prayer.

❤️️Abu Dujana – He was a brave warrior who was given the Prophet’s (pbuh) sword.

❤️️Umm Haram Bint Milhan – The Prophet (pbuh) prophecized that she would sail with the first Muslim navy. She did so and was buried in Cyprus.

🔵🔴🔘The Late Converts: (Those who converted in the last five years of the Prophet’s life)

❤️️Khalid Ibn Waleed – He was known as the sword of Allah and was undefeated in battle.

❤️️Amr Ibn Al-Aas – He was a well-spoken diplomat and was responsible for the conquest of Egypt.

❤️️Abu Sufyan – He fought against Islam most of his life, eventually converted and from his progeny came the first Muslim dynasty.

❤️️Hind Bint Utbah – The wife of Abu Sufyan, and the mother of the first Muslim King, Muawiyah.

❤️️Wahshi – He was a freed slave who was responsible for killing Hamza before becoming a Muslim, and accredited with killing the false prophet Musaylama after converting.

❤️️Uthman Ibn Talha – He was responsible for the keys of the Kabah and this responsibility remains with his descendants until today.

❤️️Ikrimah Ibn Abi Hakam – He was the son of Abu Jahl, and died a martyr at Yarmook.

❤️️Safwan Ibn Umayyah – He was the son of Umayyah Ibn Khalaf and only converted to Islam after the battle of Hunayn.

❤️️Suhail Ibn Amr – He was a dynamic speaker and initially a staunch enemy of Islam. He expressed great regret at accepting Islam so late, and made up for it in Jihad.

❤️️Abu Hurairah – He converted to Islam three years before the Prophet (pbuh) passed away, yet narrated more Hadiths than any other Sahabi.

❤️️Muawiyah Ibn Abi Sufyan – He was the first Muslim king and founder of the Umayyad Dynasty.

❤️️Yazeed Ibn Abi Sufyan – He was the elder brother of Muawiyah and considered more righteous than him.

❤️️Abbas Ibn Abdul Mutallib – He was the uncle of the Prophet (pbuh) and is considered the last person to make Hijrah to Madinah.

🔴🔵🔘The Prophet’s Wives: (Khadija was already mentioned earlier)

❤️️Aisha Bint Abi Bakr – She narrated more Hadiths than any other woman and was a great scholar of Islam.

❤️️Sauda Bint Zam’ah – She was the second woman that the Prophet (pbuh) married and helped raise his daughters.

❤️️Hafsa Bint Umar – She was the daughter of Umar Ibn Al-Khattab and the custodian of the Qur’an.

❤️️Zainab Bint Jahsh – She was the Prophet’s cousin and married to him through Surah Al-Ahzaab. She was known for her generosity.

❤️️Safiyyah Bint Huyay – She was the daughter of a Jewish Chief, and a descendant of Prophet Harun (AS).

❤️️Juwairiyyah Bint Al-Harith – She was known for spending most of her time in Salah and Dhikr.

❤️️Zainab Bint Khuzayma – She was known for her generosity and passed away two years after marrying the Prophet (pbuh).

❤️️Maymuna Bint Al-Harith – She was the last woman that Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) married.

❤️️Umm Habiba Bint Abi Sufyan – She was one of those who migrated to both Abyssinia and later Madinah.

❤️️Umm Salama – She was known for her wisdom and knowledge. She narrated many important Hadiths.

🔴🔵🔘The Prophet’s Family and Relatives:

❤️️Fathima – She is the leader of the women of Paradise.

❤️️Zainab – She was the Prophet’s eldest daughter and passed away during his lifetime.

❤️️Ruqayya – She was married to Uthman Ibn Affan and passed away around the same time as the Battle of Badr.

❤️️Umm Khulthoom – She married Uthman Ibn Affan after her sister passed away. She also passed away during the Prophet’s lifetime.

❤️️Hassan Ibn Ali – He was responsible for ending the first civil war and reuniting the ummah.

❤️️Hussain Ibn Ali – He was known for his courage in standing up for what he believed in. He was martyred at Karbala.

❤️️Fadhl Ibn Abbas – He was the Prophet’s (pbuh) cousin and assisted in his burial.

❤️️Abdullah Ibn Abbas – He was the younger brother of Fadhl and is known as the greatest authority on Tafseer.

❤️️Jafar Ibn Abi Talib -He was the Prophet’s (pbuh) cousin, and represented the immigrants to Abyssinia in the court of the King of Abyssinia.

❤️️Usamah Ibn Zaid – He was the son of Zaid Ibn Haritha and the Prophet (pbuh) appointed him as a leader when he was still a teenager.

The Sahaba were the first and best generation of Muslims. We need to learn about them, love them, and emulate them. To help you learn more about the Sahaba, here is a short list of 70 amazing facts about 70 Sahaba.

‼️‼️NOTE: I did not write (RA) after each Sahabi’s name, as it is recommended to say it but not obligatory to write it. (RA) is short for Radi Allahu Anhu/haa/hum which means ‘May Allah be pleased with him/her/them’.

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[dailypocsix]

Sumayya Ali as Catherine Of Aragon

information:

Name: Sumayya Ali

DOB: Unknown

Nationality: American

Ethnicity: Black

Credits: Natasha, Pierre and The Great Comet of 1812 (Ensemble), Carmen (Mercedes), Porgy and Bess (Clara, Bess u/s), Oklahoma! (Virginia)

[thediaryofatheatrekid]

Casting Goals: A Little Night Music

“A weekend in the country.”

FINALLY!!! I HAVE CASTED THIS SHOW TO MY SATISFACTION!!!

Helena Bonham Carter as Desirée Armfeldt

Patti LuPone as Madame Armfeldt

Norm Lewis as Fredrik Egerman

Brittney Johnson as Anne Egerman

Erik Martenson as Henrik Egerman

Raúl Esparza as Count Carl-Magnus Malcolm

Nikki Renée Daniels as Countess Charlotte Malcolm

Kathryn Allison as Petra

Matt Greenberg as Frid (Henrik u/s)

Chrystyna Dail as Mrs. Anderssen (Desirée u/s, Charlotte u/s)

Michael Maliakel as Mr. Erlanson (Carl-Magnus u/s)

Monté J. Howell as Mr. Lindquist (Fredrik u/s, Frid u/s)

Caitlin Finnie as Mrs. Nordstrom (Anne u/s, Petra u/s)

Sumayya Ali as Mrs. Segstrom (Petra u/s)

Ellen Harvey as Standby (Madame, Nordstrom)

Eryn LeCroy as Standby (Anne, Charlotte, Anderssen)

Laird Mackintosh as Standby (Fredrik, Carl-Magnus, Erlanson)

Teri Bibb as Standby (Desirée, Segstrom)

Usman Ali Ishaq as Standby (Henrik, Frid, Lindquist)

Honorable Mentions: Ashley Park as Anne Egerman Katrina Lenk as Desirée Armfeldt Megan Hilty as Countess Charlotte Malcolm Michelle Pfeiffer as Desirée Armfeldt Ramin Karimloo as Count Carl-Magnus Malcolm Samantha Hill as Mrs. Nordstrom (Anne u/s, Charlotte u/s)

[starchildrenofdustand-ashes]

Great Comet Ensemble Opera Costumes ✨

[ratcarney]

my experience at the great comet

needless to say, it was fantastic. -i was sitting in the front row of the back mezz and i could see everything and it was incredible. -brad came up to us beforehand and shouted "NYET, NYET, NYET!" at things such as leaving your cellphones on during the performance and talking during the show, etc -then prologue started. and everyone in the audience was so engaged from that point on it was great. we had such a good audience omg -cathryn played her clarinet in my face and it was magical - celia mei rubin's arms are my RELIGION, holy shit??? she's tiny but so fucking strong i love it?? she's incredible -okay fast forward to natasha and the bolkonskys...after mary said "and he looked at her once head to toe" nicholas belton managed to mutter "not in my house" at shoba (who was playing natasha) right before mary continued with the lyric and i dIED -fast forward to the duel: balaga ate sonya out next to the bolkonsky chair, anatole seduces marya, marya whips some poor ensemble member on the top of the stage, and let's not forget the special appearance by all eighteen of josh canfield's abs - everything was fantastic up until in my house - brittain is in the middle of her line and her mic cuts out - cue my heart dropping - then ALL THE SOUND CUTS OUT - and suddenly there's an announcement over a hidden loudspeaker: "EXCUSE US. WE'RE HAVING SOME TECHNICAL DIFFICULTIES. ALL ACTORS PLEASE EXIT THE STAGE." - shoba and grace and brittain are just kind of standing there laughing nervously and eventually grace beckons to shoba and they exit - the audience starts murmuring and everything is quiet - until a man behind me starts singing: "whOOAAOAOAAAOHOAAA" - getting the message, i stand up and shout "HEY! HEY! HEY!" - and the WHOLE AUDIENCE STARTS SINGING THE ABDUCTION - IT WAS INCREDIBLE -EVERYONE STARTED CLAPPING AND SHAKING THEIR EGG SHAKERS AND SINGING - eventually the song died out and everyone started clapping again it was hilarious - scott stangland (pierre), had to stay in the circular pit the whole time, and i'm not sure if he was staying in character or drinking from the wine bottle to cope with the fact that things had gone horribly wrong - then the guitar player next to him started the wave - and since its a circular theatre, the wave extended through the entire imperial - after that ended, heath came out to his spot to loud applause - he grinned and waved as the rest of the cast came out - they weren't getting the okay to continue the show so they just stood there in silence in their spots right before in my house - after a long pause, lucas, who stood on the top of the stairs, called "YOU GUYS REMEMBER WHAT HAPPENED, RIGHT?" everyone says "yes!" and then grace comes onstage and the audience ROARS - they continued the show and it was terrific anyway, tl/dr: props to the great comet cast retaining their good humor and taking a major technical difficulty in stride.

[they-are-there-upon-his-head]

great comet ensemble appreciation post (and costume references!)

[mangomemos]

sumayya is so talented and wonderful and she gave some great advice during the live

[fartandsoul]

i'm gonna go to sleep soon it's 2 am but i just need u all to know that sumayya was right in front of me playing violin during the abduction and i was singing along to goodbye my gypsy lovers and she sang in my face and smiled at me thanks so much!!!!!

[dreamwithoutreason]

Fact: Sumayya Ali is the nicest and most precious person on the planet Earth

[dreamcastingbroadway]

Dreamcasting Broadway: CHICAGO

“The name on everybody’s lips is gonna be...Roxie!”

Dreamcasting Broadway: Chicago

MJ Rodriguez as Roxie Hart

Lady Gaga as Velma Kelly

Corbin Bleu as Billy Flynn

Brian d’Arcy James as Amos Hart

Da’Vine Joy Randolph as Matron “Mama” Morton

Lucas Steele as Mary Sunshine

Jan Sport as alt. Mary Sunshine

Jacqueline B. Arnold as Liz “Pop”/Ensemble

Yesenia Ayala as Annie “Six”/Ensemble

Betsy Struxness as June “Squish”/Ensemble (Velma u/s, Mama Morton u/s)

Ericka Hunter as Hunyak “Uh-uh”/Ensemble

Ashley Blanchet as Mona “Lipschitz”/Ensemble (Velma u/s)

Casey Garvin as Aaron/“Me & My Baby” Specialty/“Tap Dance” Specialty/“Nowadays” Whistle/Ensemble

DeShawn Bowens as Harry/The Jury/“Me & My Baby” Specialty/Ensemble

Devon McCleskey as “Tap Dance” Specialty/Ensemble

Joel Perez as Fred Casely/Ensemble (Billy u/s)

Lauren Zakrin as Go-To-Hell Kitty/Ensemble (Roxie u/s)

Michael Graceffa as Doctor/The Judge/“Tap Dance” Specialty/Ensemble

Olutayo Bosede as Bailiff/Court Clerk/“Tap Dance” Specialty/Ensemble

Preston Truman Boyd as Martin Harrison/Ensemble (Amos u/s)

Rommel Pierre O’Choa as Sergeant Fogarty/Ensemble (Billy u/s, Amos u/s)

Adam Perry as Swing

Justin Prescott as Swing

Kaleigh Cronin as Swing

Morgan Bryant as Swing (Roxie u/s)

Sumayya Ali as Swing (Mama Morton u/s)

[ahlulbaytnetworks]

Court of Kufa

On the 13th of Moharram, the court was full of people.

This day, the court was held in the Masjid.

Obaid Maloon (l.u.) came in

the Masjid from a side door and sat on his chair. First, he ordered to bring theHoly Head of Imam Hussain (as), which was presented in a

golden tray.

Then all the tribes came in, one by one bringing in the

Holy Heads on spears and telling details of the martyrs. The Yazidi people (l.u.) were laughing and raising slogans.

After the Holy Heads, Obaidullah (l.u.) ordered to present the Holy Family (sa). The holy caravan entered the Masjid through the door for ladies and went to the ladies section. Imam Sajjad (as)

went with Imam Baqir (as) in front of Obaidullah (l.u.).

When Obaidullah (l.u.) saw one very weak and ill young man, with some injured children, he said: Who is he?. Umar bin Harees (l.u.)

said: Ali bin Hussain bin Ali (as). Obaid (l.u.) said: But Ali bin Hussain (as) Allah martyred in Karbala, then which Ali (as) is he?

Imam Sajjad (as) said: Allah is not a murderer.

He captures the spirit (Rooh). Murdering and capturing the spirit are

not the same thing.

Allah curses on murderers. Ali Akbar (as) is my younger

brother. Obaid (l.u.) said: You are cursing me?

Imam Sajjad (as) replied: Allah curses on the murderer of a Momin in the HolyQuran.

Obaid (l.u.) said: Call Jallad (beheader), he cursed on me. Syyeda Zainab (sa) embraced Syyed Sajjad (as) and said: O Maloon, you

dare to say this, to martyr the Imam of the Time, if you want to martyr him then martyr me with him. Obaid (l.u.) said: Who is she?

He was terrified. Mother Fizzah (sa) introduced the Holy Lady (sa). Obaid

(l.u.) said: You do not understand, what Allah did to you?

Syyeda Zainab (sa): Praise be to Allah, Who honoured us

with his Nabi (saww) and kept us Tahir and kept Rijs away from us. And Allah

prescribed Jihad on some people and they went to their Maqtal themselves. Soon Allah will gather both parties, then you will see who the winner is; that day your mother will mourn for you.

Then Syyeda Zainab (sa) delivered a Sermon disclosing Haqq and reality.

The people were astonished and Obaid (l.u.) was just talking nonsense. One old and blind Sahabi, Abdullah

bin Afeef (as), thought it was a son of Maola Ali (asws) delivering the Sermon.

Obaidullah (l.u.) became angry and said: remove the

curtain in front of the ladies. When he said this, Imam

Hussain (as) opened his

holy eyes and looked to Obaid (l.u.).

He became terrified and a

flame from Hell rose from the mosque to burn him and

his court. Obaid (l.u.) came down from the pulpit and ran to his house. Imam Sajjad

(as) said: You are running away from this fire, how will

you escape from Hell fire, which is your fate?

Obaid (l.u.) told his people to

send them to prison,

Abdullah bin Afeef (as)

When Abdullah bin Afeef (as) heard the Sermon of Syyeda Zainab (sa), he asked: Which son of Maola Ali (as) is speaking?

His guide Saad Azadi said: Not the son, but the holy daughter of Imam Ali(as). Abdullah bin Afeef (as) started weeping.

He sacrificed one eye in the Battle of Jamal and the other in the Battle of Siffeen.

When Obaid (l.u.) talked nonsense, Abdullah (as)

said: O ibne Marjana; son of the prostitute Sumayya; liar

son of liar; stop your nonsense, O killer of

Prophets (as) and Truthful people (as); curse on you, your father and your party. You ill-fated, you are

proud after martyring the son of Rasoolallah (saww)? Obaid (l.u.)

said: Catch him, I want to kill him myself. Abdullah (as)

said: I was praying my whole life that I can get martyrdom by the hands of the worst of creations.

Obaid (l.u.) ordered his soldiers to capture him.

Abdullah raised a slogan to call his tribesmen: Ya Mabroor! 700

swords were unsheathed, some other friends of their tribe also stood up.

Obaidullah (l.u.) was terrified and kept quiet. Then he saw the flame chasing him and he ran to his house. All the people dispersed.

Then Obaid (lu) sent 1000 soldiers to arrest Abdullah (as) from his house, and another battalion under Mohammed bin Ash’as (l.u.) to help.

Abdullah (as) finished Asr prayer and heard horses. He

said to his daughter: Give me

my sword and you go on top

of the roof and keep telling me from which side the

enemies are attacking me, so I can fight without eyesight and listen, my martyrdom is near.

His tribe, Bani Azd, resisted, but the soldiers were more in

number and they defeated the Azd tribe.

The army broke the door and came inside the yard.

Abdullah (as) delivered Rijz and he started fighting

under the guidance of his daughter. Abdullah (as) killed hundreds of enemies.

At last he fell, suffering many injuries. The soldiers

captured him and presented him to Obaidullah (l.u.). Obaidullah (l.u.) said:

Allah defeated you. Abdullah (as) replied: Allah gave me countless favours and martyrdom, while you are disgraced in this world and the Hereafter.

Obaidullah (l.u.) asked: What do you say about Usman?

Abdullah (as) answered: Leave Usman, ask me what I

say about you and Yazid

Maloon! Obaidullah (l.u.)

ordered to bring in a camel hide and commanded Jallad to martyr Abdullah on the

camel-hide in the court.

He instructed his soldiers to take him through

the streets and to hang him in Kanasa-e-Kufa to terrify the people.

On the 14th of Moharram, the Holy Head of Imam

Hussain (as)was taken to every street and bazaar of

Kufa by Obaidullah’s (l.u.) order.

Martyrdom News.

Obaid (lu) called his scribe to write a letter to Yazid (l.u.), to

give him the news of the victory and the martyrdom and to ask him what to do

with the prisoners of the Holy Family (sa): should they

be martyred as well, or should he release them or should he send them to

Shaam?

A second letter was sent to Madina with the news of the

martyrdom. One messenger took Yazid’s (l.u.) letter to

Shaam and Abdul Malik bin Abi Harees (l.u.) went to Madina.

When the governor of Madina, Umar bin Saeed

(l.u.), received the letter, he told the messenger to announce it in Madina. When

he made it known in Mohalla Bani Hashim, the whole Mohalla started doing Matam.

The Governor (l.u.) delivered a speech in Masjid-eNabwi: Pay Allegiance to Yazid (l.u.). He is not your enemy, it was

due to some reason that he

martyred Imam Hussain (as).

Abdullah ibne Saib stood up and said: Can there be any reason or compulsion to martyr the son of Rasool Allah (saww)?

The ladies of Madina gathered in the holy house to

pay condolence and to do Matam.

Hazrat Aqeel’s (as) five daughters took the

procession of ladies, doing Matam, to the mausoleum of Rasoolallah (saww). All men were paying condolence in the mosque to Hazrat Mohammed Hanafiya (as) and Abdullah bin Jafar-e-Tayyar(as).

The other messenger reached Shaam. Yazid (l.u.) answered to send the Holy

Family (sa) to Shaam. The messenger, Bareed Taleeq

(l.u.), reached Kufa. People like Khaoli (l.u.), Amru bin

Hujjaj (l.u.),Shimr (l.u.) and Haseen bin Nameer (l.u.) were present, when

Obaidullah (l.u.) read the letter and said: Yazid (l.u.)

has ordered to send the Holy Family (sa), along with the Holy Heads, to Shaam. He

is waiting for them impatiently. Obaid (l.u.) discussed and planned

the travel with his advisors (l.u.), because many people

in Kufa were not happy with what happened in Karbala. e.g. Saeed bin Abdullah

Qaqah Khazai from Basra and some tribes around

Karbala were planning to attack the caravan to release the prisoners and to get

hold of the Holy Heads, to bury them with the martyrs

in Karbala with honour.

The Governors of Asqalan, Musal, Jehnia and Takreet

were also attending the meeting.

They decided to send prominent people and a battalion of army with the caravan and to lead to caravan

through the cities of those Governors present, to terrify the people.

So, they decided the route through Qadsia al-Baghdad,

Takreet, Musal, Hiran, Halab to Shaam; a journey of 1057

miles! Obaidullah(l.u.) told Shimr (l.u.) and Amru bin Hujjaj (l.u.) to take 500

soldiers each and that Shees bin Rubi (l.u.), Khaoli bin

Yazid (l.u.) and each chief accompanying the caravan should have 500 soldiers as well.

Fifty Maloons were having the duty to carry the heads on spears.

Ref When the skies wept blood pg 137/8

[thediaryofatheatrekid]

Casting Goals: A Little Night Music

“Liaisons! What's happened to them?“

I wasn’t satisfied with the cast list I made back in October so I decided to redo it. Honestly... I’m still not entirely satisfied...

Helena Bonham Carter as Desirée Armfeldt

Patti LuPone as Madame Armfeldt

Norm Lewis as Fredrik Egerman

Ashley Park as Anne Egerman

Jordan Donica as Henrik Egerman

Ramin Karimloo as Count Carl-Magnus Malcolm

Nikki Renée Daniels as Countess Charlotte Malcolm

Lindsay Mendez as Petra

Christopher deProphetis as Frid (Carl-Magnus u/s)

Eryn LeCroy as Mrs. Anderssen (Anne u/s, Charlotte u/s)

Michael Maliakel as Mr. Erlanson (Henrik u/s, Carl-Magnus u/s)

Niall Sheehy as Mr. Lindquist (Fredrik u/s, Frid u/s)

Sumayya Ali as Mrs. Nordstrom

Ann Sanders as Mrs. Segstrom (Desirée u/s, Madame u/s)

Ellen Harvey as Standby (Madame, Segstrom)

Erik Martenson as Standby (Henrik, Frid, Erlanson)

Howard McGillin as Standby (Fredrik, Lindquist)

Madison Alexander as Standby (Anne, Petra)

Milika Cherée as Standby (Petra, Anderssen)

Teri Bibb as Standby (Desirée, Nordstrom)

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Stealthing in 'I May Destroy You' can happen to anyone. Here's what you should know - ABC Life

Men who stealth see their victims as possessions, rather than people who have the right to make their own consensual decisions about sex, explains Ali Howarth, a program specialist at 1800RESPECT.

There are online communities dedicated to teaching men how to secretly remove a condom during sex, as well as praising those who do.

Reasons for stealthing cited in these forums include sex "feels better without a condom", for the "thrill of degradation", and a right to "spread their seed", 2019 research from gynaecologist and academic Dr Sumayya Ebrahim found.

"[These statements] are reflective of the dismissive attitude that stealthers have toward their partners' rights and wishes," she writes.

"It is also reflective of them prioritising their own sexual gratification at the expense of their own health and their partner's health and wishes."

A caller to ABC radio program Triple J Hack in 2017 who claimed to stealth said while he knew about the risks, "there's a risk crossing the road and we all do that".

Dr Brianna Chesser is a senior lecturer in criminology and justice at RMIT University and registered psychologist. She says stealthing is about dominance and power, and it can happen to anyone.

"It's one of those things no-one ever talks about, but people are starting to turn their minds to something that has been happening forever.

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I have a problem where I always doubt in any statement I said or action that I do, that there as some kufr in it, and that I became a kafir, the thing is i have doubts in other ibaadah but there is rules in these that i follow like I know how many times to wash, what to wash, how to pray, I have doubts with my fasting intentions sometimes but the issue is with kufr, I doubt that I became a kafir because I do not know exactly what constitutes kufr, like i read nullifies of islam but with no help.

Lafz (word) which is the singular form of alfaz means word and expression. Kufr is a noun derived from the verb “kafara”; lexically, it means to cover something. A person who covers the belief in his heart is therefore called a “kafir” (unbeliever). Terminologically, alfaz al-kufr are the words that makes a person an unbeliever and causes him to exit the religion.

Words that make a believer an unbeliever are divided into three. They are: istihza, which means to mock, to make fun of somebody; istikhfaf, which means; to disdain and to despise the principles called the essentials of the religion; to deny an Islamic decree openly or to blaspheme things that are regarded as holy by the religion.

To mock and make fun of Allah’s personality, attributes, deeds, names, commands and prohibitions even though jokingly, to despise them and to blaspheme Allah make a person exit the religion. (al-Fatawa`l-Hindiyya, II, 258). The following is stated in a verse: "Was it at Allah and His, signs and His Messenger that ye were mocking? Make no excuses. Ye rejected faith after accepting it." (at-Tawba, 9/65, etc.)

To mock the institution of prophethood and prophethood, to despise them are regarded as blasphemy. Therefore, a person who despises and makes fun of the other prophets or Hazrat Muhammad (pbuh) exits the religion of Islam. The following is stated in some verses: "Those who annoy Allah and His Messenger― Allah has cursed them in this world and in the Hereafter, and has prepared for them a humiliating Punishment." (al-Ahzab, 33/57). "Among them are men who molest the Prophet and say "He is (all) ear." Say "He listens to what is best for you; he believes in Allah, has faith in the Believers and is a Mercy to those of you who believe": but those who molest the Prophet will have a grievous penalty." (at-Tawba, 9/61).

According to the majority of Islamic scholars like Abu Hanifa and his followers, Imam Shafii, Imam Ahmad b. Hanbal and Imam Malik, a person who blasphemes the Prophet exits the religion and it is necessary to kill him. A person who blasphemes the other prophets exits the religion and he is killed. (Ibn Taymiyya, as-Sarimu`l-Maslul, publ. Muhammed Muhyiddin Abdülhamid, Egypt 1960, p. 512, 565).

To curse holy books and the Quran or to utter words that deny their originals are regarded as blasphemy. To mock the Quran, one chapter or verse of it are blasphemy. (Aliyyu`l-Qari, Sharhu`l-Fiqhu`l-Akbar, Egypt 1323 H., p.151, etc; al-Haythami, az-Zawajir, I, 30). It is blasphemy to say that the Quran is not the word of Allah but words of a human being. Walid b. Mughira (d.1/622) stated the following about the Quran: "This is nothing but magic, derived from of old. This is nothing but the word of a mortal." Allah stated the following about Walid: “Soon will cast him into Hell-Fire.” (al-Muddaththir, 74/24, etc.)

To curse angels, to mock, to blame and to despise them are also blasphemy. Saying that Jibril made a mistake while bringing the revelation and conveyed it to Hazrat Muhammad instead of Hazrat Ali makes a person exit the religion (Ibn Abidin, Raddu`l-Mukhtar, III, 292; al-Fatawa`l-Hindiyya, II, 266).

It is blasphemy to say that the Companions are unbelievers. To despise, to mock and to loathe the Companions are regarded as bid’ah and deviation. It is controversial among kalam scholars whether a believer who says that another believer or some other believers are unbelievers is regarded to have exited religion because the hadiths about the issue are wahid (reported by one person only); the reason why those who say that the Companions are unbelievers are regarded as unbelievers is the following evidence:

The Companions are praised in the verses of the Quran: "Allah's Good Pleasure was on the Believers when they swore Fealty to thee under the Tree: He knew what was in their hearts and He sent down Tranquility to them and He rewarded them with a speedy Victory." (al-Fath, 48/18) "The vanguard (of Islam)― the first of those who forsook (their homes) and of those who gave them aid, and (also) those who follow them in (all) good deeds― well― pleased is Allah with them, as are they with Him: for them hath He prepared Gardens under which rivers flow, to dwell therein forever: that is the Supreme Felicity." (at-Tawba, 9/100)

There are many hadiths that praise the Companions: "Do not curse my Companions. I swear by Allah, in whose hand of power my soul is, that if one of you donated gold as big as Mount Uhud, it would not amount to as much as one or two handfuls of gold donated by them." (Muslim, Fadailu`s-Sahaba, 54; Abu Dawud, Sunnah, 11; Tirmidhi, Manaqib, 59; Ahmad b. Hanbal, Musnad, 111, II). "Ten people are in Paradise: Abu Bakr, Umar, Uthman, Ali, Talha, Zubayr, Abdurrahman, Sa`d, Said and Abu Ubayda" (Tirmidhi, Manaqib, 26). "The best of my ummah is the generation that I am together with. Then come those who follow them and then those coming after them." (Bukhari, Fadailu`s-Sahaba, I, Riqaq, 7). A person who says that the Companions are unbelievers condemns a generation that conveyed the Quran to us.

There are various fatwas stating that those who curse scholars and fiqh scholars without any reason exit the religion of Islam but if it is considered that those who curse the Companions, who were praised by verses and hadiths, are not regarded as unbelievers but deviators and the people of bid’ah, it will be more appropriate to leave those people alone with their sins. (Aliyyu`l-Qari, ibid, 156-159; al-Fatawa`l-Hindiyya, II, 270 etc.; al-Haythami, ibid, I, 31; Ibn Abidin, Raddu`l-Mukhtar, III, 293, Majmuatu`r-Rasail, I, 360).

Most of Hanafis say that if a person regards cursing, mocking and despising the Companions as permissible and does those deeds, he will regarded as an unbeliever and that if he does those deeds without regarding them as permissible he will regarded as a fasiq (sinner). However, some Hanafi fiqh scholars say that if the same words are uttered for Hz. Abu Bakr and Umar by a person, that person will exit the religion. Imam Malik holds the view that a person who curses Hz. Prophet needs to be killed and a person who curses the Companions needs to be punished so that he will be educated. According to Ahmad b. Hanbal, a person who curses one of the Companions is beaten severely. (Aliyyu`l-Qari, ibid, II, 410-411; Ibn Abidin, Raddu`l-Mukhtar, III, 293, Majmuatu`r-Rasail, I, 359; Ibn Taymiyya, as-Sarimu`l-Maslul, p. 561).

The words that make a person who has uttered them exit the religion are regarded as valid only if they are uttered by a free will and deliberately. If a person is made utter words of blasphemy by threats, force and pressure and if the force is complete, that is, if he is threatened to be killed, to be amputated, harmed severely and beaten severely, he is allowed to utter words of blasphemy. The following is stated in a verse: "Anyone who, after accepting faith in Allah, utters unbelief― except under compulsion, his heart remaining firm in Faith― but such as open their breast to unbelief― on them is Wrath from Allah, and theirs will be a dreadful Penalty." (an-Nahl, 16/106). This verse shows that a person who is forced to utter words of blasphemy does not exit the religion. As a matter of fact, Makkan polytheists forced Yasir and his wife Sumayya to exit Islam and killed them under torture. They threw Yasir`s son Ammar into a well and tortured him; Ammar could not put up with the torture and said that he exited Islam through his tongue though his heart was full of belief; thus, he saved his life. When he went to Hz. Prophet, he talked to Ammar and allowed him to say the same thing if he was tortured again. The verse above was sent down upon this incident. (Ibnu`l-Athir, Usdu`l-Ghaba, I V, 130 etc.)

An important reminder:

It is stated that to utter words of blasphemy is religiously dangerous but those who utter them are not addressed as unbelievers. It is objectionable to call those who utter those words unbelievers because a word might seem as blasphemy but it might not make the person who utters it an unbeliever. A person does not become an unbeliever unless he denies through his heart. Since we cannot know it, it is not appropriate to call any person who utters words of blasphemy an unbeliever.

Therefore, these explanations need to be made in order to make people avoid uttering words of blasphemy but it is not appropriate to say to those who utter them, “You have become unbelievers.”