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Who are Yazidis?

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Now a days we're hearing a lot about Yazidis stranded on a mountain Sinjar in Northern Iraq as they fear persecution by ISIS. They're not Muslims but then who are they? Answer is simple yet complicated. Yazi dis are not descendants of Yazid Mawiya so first clear your mind about that. Yazidis are there since approximately 4000BC. And they now have a religion that's a cocktail of Islam, Christianity and Judaism. Or in other words these three relatively recent religions trace their roots back to Yazidis. Yazidis have a 180 degree opposite but at the same time a shared believe with Islam. They believe that Iblis was a holly angel whome God tested by ordering to bow to human. Which he denied and hence passed the test and God raised his status. Further they believe that they're are children of Adam and a Hoor and other humans are children of Adam and Hawa. Their sacred book is words of Iblis and they don't consider him bad but a very pious angel. You can say their prophet

Lost and Foundling (1944)

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Sniffles hatches an egg that's rolled into his home, and raises the chick, naming him "Orville." Then he finds out the bird is really a mouse-eating hawk. Unfortunately, Orville finds out also. Director:   Chuck Jones  (as Charles M. Jones) Writer:   Tedd Pierce  (story) Stars:   Mel Blanc ,  Marjorie Tarlton   Please share if you have the video

ZAM ZAM WATER vs MINERAL WATER

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Composition and Nutritional comparison References Gerolsteiner King Saud University Wikipedia

Evolutionary Psychology of Why Do We Enjoy Music

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"Dr John Powell, a Visiting Professor of Materials Science at the University of Nottingham said:  The sounds of music are not the same as noises. Your ears are there to make sure you stay alive: they're a warning system, designed to analyse sounds for danger. But we can quickly recognise that a musical instrument is unlikely to be lethal. When you hear music, your ear drum moves in and out in a regular, repeated way, many times a second. We recognise that it's not dangerous, so we can focus on the harmonies and tunes – and enjoy them." Moreover, we don't enjoy bad music, we enjoy the music that has a repetitive rhythm in it, as we listen to it we wait for that rhythm to arrive again, and just as it does we have feelings of accomplishment. Depending upon our culture and habits we like different types of music. It's also manifestation of human urge of pleasure, that sometimes we find in paintings, art, and religion. A soothing or good music gives us feelin

Evolutionary Psychology of Visa Policy

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The days have long passed when humans used to protect their borders from other intruders and hunters. This was done to preserve the limited supply of food available and to let animals living in that area breed and multiply in numbers. Then we became more advanced and learned to grow food, started doing animal farming and gradually opened up our borders for others. But still borders were not opened for everyone. There were restrictions. Only those with skills to help us grow our food better were allowed and then those who already had equal or more amount of food and farmed animals in their own territories, the later group was welcomed because they could help us in the times of need. This behavior is still governing our minds. If we look at visa policies of countries, no nation gives visa free entry to the people of the country which is poorer than themselves. Now a days either you have to be exceptionally skilled or a person from an equally or more developed nation to be able to travel

Evolutionary Psychology of Females' Love for Rain

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Rain fascinates women more than men. Because historically it hints them that there'll be more food to eat and feed her family as men used to hunt but females used to pick fruits n edible roots, they did so for millions of years and now this instinct has got imprinted on them. Rain gives them sense of independence and it's similar when a modern female gets salary from her job. Females also call rain romantic because females realize that they can now have more babies whom they can feed in coming years, as now they have food security. In African savanna a single rain usually supports plants for more than a year. European females doesn't enjoy rain as much as Asian or African females do. Modern analysis of DNA of modern humans have revealed that Europeans have 3 to 4% of Neanderthal DNA which is completely absent in Asians and Africans, of course in those who didn't interbred with European ever in the past. Unlike Homosapien females, Neanderthal females were hunters like th

Why is 'x' the unknown?

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When The Arab Muslims invented Algebra they called the unknown factor in an equation as "الشیئ" meaning "a thing". When Spanish translated the Algebra to their language they didn't have the word to represent the sound for "ش" hence they borrowed the Greek alternative for it called "kai" written as "ϗ". Later when Algebra was translated to English they took the unknown factor  "ϗ" as "x". And that's how we got the unknown "x".

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PTI of Imran Khan + PAT of Tahir ul Qadri = A Better Pakistan

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PAT's Charter of Demands PTI's Charter of Demands

Lightning and Rain over Masjid Nabawi (PBUH) - My best capture ever!

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How to submit an app to Google Play

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1. Create a Developer's account In order to upload your app to Google Play, you'll need to create an Android developer account and pay a $25 one-time registration fee. Go to https://market.android.com/publish/signup . You can sign up using your Google account, if you have one. If not, click on ' Create an account now ', and complete the process by activating your account. Next, you'll need to go back to https://market.android.com/publish/signup and log in. Fill in the required information and click ' Continue '. Once you pay the $25 fee, you will be a registered Android developer. 2. Upload to marketplace Go to https://market.android.com/publish/signup and log in (if necessary). Click ' Upload Application '. You will be asked to upload the application file (the APK file). 4. Enter your app’s Google Play URL Once your app is approved, get the link to your app page on the market, enter it below and click ' Save '.

Getting an Unmarried Certificate from Pakistan

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What it is: This document is also known as "Unmarried Certificate" OR "Single Status Certificate". Why you need it: The Unmarried Certificate is required to be presented in different countries to get Marry/Re-marry or for Residence purpose.  What you require: 1. An Unmarried Certificate from Union Council. 2. An Affidavit from your parents stating that you are not married. What you do:  1. These documents are to be approved by Notary Public and Class-1 Magistrate.  2. Final stamp should be from Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) on both documents. Samples: ( Right click to save ) 1. The Affidavit: 2. The Union Council Certificate:

Tortoise and the Hare

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7 THINGS YOU LEARN FROM STEVE JOBS

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1. Do what you love: If you don't love it nobody is going to even like it. 2. Put a dent in the universe: When you do it do it hard. Imagine jumping into war, either you'll emerge as victorious or dead. 3. Say no to 1000 things: Make it simple stupid. Don't clutter yourself with unnecessary things, ideas or people. 4. Kick start your brain: Come up with creativity, some unique idea. 5. Sell dreams not products: Market your product as a dream and not as s gadget.  6. Create insanely great experience: Make a product that look and feel great, easy to use and gives people greatest experience ever. 7. Master the message: You are the best marketer of your product. Market it well. Before delivering your message master it as if nobody in the universe knows about it better than you.

Life is like this

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FIRST EVER CUP OF COFFEE WAS MADE BY A MUSLIM SAINT

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As the legend goes, the first person to ever taste the coffee beans was the 9th century goat herder Kaldi who noticed that his flock had more energy when consuming the red berries of a certain plant. He collected the berries and took them to a Muslim holy man Omar Sheikh. According to the ancient chronicle, Omar, who was known for his ability to cure the sick through prayer, was once exiled from Mocha, Yemen to a desert cave near Ousab. Omar chewed the berries brought to him by Kaldi, but found them to be bitter and threw them into fire, the roasting scent was so delicious that they quickly gathered up the beans, He tried roasting the seeds to improve the flavor, but they became hard. He then tried boiling them to soften the seed, which resulted in a fragrant brown liquid. Upon drinking the liquid Omar was revitalized and sustained for days. As stories of this "miracle drug" reached Mocha, Omar was asked to return and was made a saint. When first reached Europe it was cal

Status of astrology, fortune telling and horoscope in Islam

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Not only is the practice of astrology is haram, but also visiting an astrologer and listening to his predictions, buying books on astrology or reading one's horoscope are also forbidden. Since astrology is mainly used to predicting the future, those who practice it are considered fortunetellers. Consequently, one who seeks his horoscope comes under the ruling contained in the Prophet's statement, "The salah (daily prayer) of whoever approaches a fortune teller and asks him about anything will not be accepted for forty days and nights." [Sahih Muslim, vol. 4, p. 1211, no. 5440] The punishment in this hadith is simply for approaching the asking the astrologer, even if one is in doubt about the truth of his statements. If one is in doubt about the truth or falsehood of astrological information, he is in doubt about whether or not others know the unseen and the future besides Allah. This is a form of shirk because Allah clearly stated: "And with Him are the ke

The most beautiful way to start you email or letter #Islam

بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم لا إله إلا الله محمد رسول الله   الصلاة والسلام على سيدنا ومولانا محمد صلى الله عليه وسلم السلام عليكم ورحمة الله وبركاته

THIS WILL BLOW YOUR MIND #MINDBLOWN

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The logics and reasons behind Left hand drive and Right hand drive

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Research in 1969 by  J. J. Leeming  showed that countries driving on the left have a lower collision rate than countries driving on the right. Logic:   It has been suggested that this is partly because humans are more commonly  right-eye dominant  than left-eye dominant.  In left-hand traffic, the predominantly better-performing right eye is used to monitor oncoming traffic and the driver's  wing mirror  (side mirror). in an RHD car (that drives on the left) with manual transmission, the driver has the right hand, which for most people is dominant, on the steering wheel at all times and uses the left hand (and left foot) to change gears. So it seems driving on the left is safer, but is it natural? yes it is as we know that Cyclists, motorcyclists and horse riders typically mount from the left-hand side, with motorcycle side stands almost always located on the left. So it is natural for a  passenger  to sit in a car from left side. Further  more; In  road racing , mo