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This is a newly published collection that I am looking forward to reading. I want to bring it to people’s attention because there are so few autobiographies from slaves or former slaves it is important to preserve the history that we have, share it with our children and remember where we come from.
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Slave narratives, some of the most powerful records of our past, are extremely rare, with only fifty-five post–Civil War narratives surviving. A mere handful are first-person accounts by slaves who ran away and freed themselves. Now two newly uncovered narratives, and the biographies of the men who wrote them, join that exclusive group with the publication of A Slave No More, a major new addition to the canon of American history. Handed down through family and friends, these narratives tell gripping stories of escape: Through a combination of intelligence, daring, and sheer luck, the men reached the protection of the occupying Union troops. David W. Blight magnifies the drama and significance by prefacing the narratives with each man’s life history. Using a wealth of genealogical information, Blight has reconstructed their childhoods as sons of white slaveholders, their service as cooks and camp hands during the Civil War, and their climb to black working-class stability in the north, where they reunited their families.In the stories of Turnage and Washington, we find history at its most intimate, portals that offer a rich new answer to the question of how four million people moved from slavery to freedom. In A Slave No More, the untold stories of two ordinary men take their place at the heart of the American experience.
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12-30-2007 Sunday at 11:00 AM Eastern Standard Time
Our guest will be Shaykh Abu Abdur Rahman Yahya Silmy as-Saylani a Muslim religious scholar from Nigambo , Sri Lanka he will explain to our listeners what the straight path is. We pray that Allaah guide us all to the straight path. Which is true religion of Islaam, sincerity of the worship of Allaah alone, singling Him out in His divinity, believing in His perfection, being free from the need of any partners, having neither rivals nor equals.
Shaykh Abu Abdur Rahman Yahya Silmy as-Saylani will be taking questions from our listeners. You can e-mail your questions in ahead of time to Knowing_True_Islaam@Yahoo.com or you can send your questions via blogtalk chat on the right hand side of your screen in the color green. You can call into the program at Call-in Number (347) 215-7527
Shaykh Abu Abdur Rahman Yahya Silmy as-Saylani is the president and founder of Dar as-Salaf Educational Institution, establish in Sri Lanka . He currently resided in Sri Lanka , where he conducts regular classes in the city of Colombo , in his village Nigambo.
Shaykh Abu Abdur Rahman Yahya Silmy as-Saylani will be taking questions from our listeners. You can e-mail your questions in ahead of time to Knowing_True_Islaam@Yahoo.com or you can send your questions via yahoo Instant Messenger. You can call into the program at Call-in Number (347) 215-7527
Shaykh Abu Abdur Rahman Yahya Silmy as-Saylani is the president and founder of Dar as-Salaf Educational Institution, establish in Sri Lanka . He currently resided in Sri Lanka , where he conducts regular classes in the city of Colombo , in his village Nigambo.
I am happy to report that my mother graduated from NCCU on December 16, 2007 with a Bachelors of Arts in English degree with high honors. Al hamdulillah. She had a very nice graduation and I hosted a party for her. Things went well and she is now teaching 3rd grade at a local elementary school. My mom was in college for a long time and I am proud that she stuck with it and finished. She graduated almost 10 years to the day that I did. We were both December graduates.
Congratulations Mom!
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I like to support Al Maun Fund, which is a wonderful charity organization, any way that I can. For anyone interested in a little charity work here is a way you can benefit people in need throughout the United States. I am posting the latest effort by Al Maun to generate funds.
Please forward this email to friends and family~
Bismillahir Rahmanir Raheem
As salaamu alaykum wa Rahmatullah,
Here is yet another option to aid Al Maun Fund in its goal to provide financial assistance, resources, support & more to the many families who visit our website daily.
Please go to the Good Search site mentioned below and search daily, no registration needed!
Barakallahu feekum
Al Maun Fund staff & helpers www.almaunfund.org
Please see who you can help today, review our current list of families in need
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What if Al Maun Fund earned a penny every time you searched the Internet? Or how about if percentage of every purchase you made online went to support our cause? Well, now we can!
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Do the users ever have to pay anything?
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How much money could this generate for Al Maun Fundl?
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The Prophet said, “Allah has forbidden you ( 1 ) to be undutiful to your mothers (2) to withhold (what you should give) or (3) demand (what you do not deserve), and (4) to bury your daughters alive. And Allah has disliked that (A) you talk too much about others ( B), ask too many questions (in religion), or (C) waste your property.” |
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Sahih Al-Bukhari
In Islam holidays are of a religious nature. When we Muslims celebrate something it has a significant meaning in our religion. My countrymen, however, will celebrate anything from Secretary’s day to the day they believed Isa (Jesus) was resurrected. From the date they celebrate the birth of Isa to president’s day. The number of holidays listed on a calendar sold in the United states runs I’m sure at least 2-3 per month.
Before I became a medical transcriptionist and had the good fortune to work out of my home I worked in a call center as a work force analyst. This job required me to share an office with 5 other people. The lady who sat at the desk next to mine was a divorced mother of 3 who was shacking up with her current boyfriend. So, as the December holiday season rolled around my co-workers were sharing information about their plans and one day the lady next to me was telling the story how her children were learning that Santa did not exist and how she wanted to keep them believing that a man from the North Pole had a sleigh and reindeer and was going to bring them presents. Mind you her children ranged in age from 7-13. After she lamented about this for a while she turned to me to ask how I would handle this situation. I tried to explain to her that as a Muslim I would not be celebrating Christmas and even before I had accepted Islam there was no way I was going to perpetuate a silly lie like that that to my children. It took everyone in the office by complete surprise when this woman broke out in tears and actually cried because she was so upset about the fact that my children would not know about santa clause. It was the most bizarre experience I have ever had at work. I actually laughed that day because I could not believe this lady could actually work up enough emotion to make tears over santa clause.
I guess it is true when people say it takes all kinds.
