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February 9th, 2009
A Maldives Holiday – Holiday Ecstasy
Simon Johnson asked:
ves is a popular holiday destination for travelers across the world and has so much to offer. The tranquil beauty of the Maldives is refreshing and breathtaking for those looking for an awesome experience for their holiday. From thrilling water sports to walking on gorgeous shore lines, Maldives is actually a destination for everyone.
Out of a long list of its tourist attraction, mentioned below are some of the best places to visit when holidaying in the Maldives:
Male
Capital city of the Maldives, Male is a remarkable tourist attraction and is situated near to the airport. Often, tourists and visitors holidaying in the Maldives travel to Male to shop for local handicrafts or visit the magnificent national museum that holds a collection of beautiful artifacts, including Palanquins and Sultanese thrones and various mosques.
Grand Friday Mosque
Biggest mosque in the whole of the Maldives, Grand Friday Mosque is a major tourist attraction due to its architecture and design of bygone times. Constructed in the year 1656 by Sultan Ibrahim Iskandhar, the mosque is worth visiting on a holiday in the Maldives. With a popular Islamic centre and a capacity for 5000 people, the Grand Friday Mosque is a prideful attraction. Even if you are not very religious, you must visit this mosque for its unique coral engravings and tombs of national heroes.
Esjehi Art Gallery
This tourist attraction is an art gallery situated in the capital city, on the eastern side of Sultan Park. Located in one of the oldest buildings, the gallery is quite a treat for art lovers as it preserves, promotes and presents artwork (traditional and modern)of local people. In spite of being a small gallery, the place holds various workshops for Maldive artists and has a decent collection of art, which makes it worth visiting during your holiday in the Maldives.
Maldives Fish Market
Situated on the north side of the Male waterfront, The Fish Market of is a crowded tourist attraction. Tourist, visitors and locals are found shopping for vegetables, fresh fruits, dried fish, tuna and many other such fish variety. The uniqueness of the market is its cleanliness. When holidaying in the Maldives, do visit this market for its commercial activities.
Beaches in the Maldives
No holiday in the Maldives is complete without its beaches, which is why lots of tourist and visitors head first to its exotic and vivid beaches. The Maldives has numerous beaches with breathtaking beauty and lots of water activities. Most of the Maldives tourism depends on its beaches and resorts. Some of these beaches are the beaches of Sun Island, Paradise Island, Royal Island Resorts, Fuammulak and many more. When on a holiday in the Maldives, the best way to enjoy a vacation is to go for its beaches and activities such as parasailing, scuba diving, snorkeling, fishing and windsurfing.
Best time to holiday in Maldives
The Maldives is a year round holiday destination, but the ideal time for a holiday would be December to April.
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ves is a popular holiday destination for travelers across the world and has so much to offer. The tranquil beauty of the Maldives is refreshing and breathtaking for those looking for an awesome experience for their holiday. From thrilling water sports to walking on gorgeous shore lines, Maldives is actually a destination for everyone.
Out of a long list of its tourist attraction, mentioned below are some of the best places to visit when holidaying in the Maldives:
Male
Capital city of the Maldives, Male is a remarkable tourist attraction and is situated near to the airport. Often, tourists and visitors holidaying in the Maldives travel to Male to shop for local handicrafts or visit the magnificent national museum that holds a collection of beautiful artifacts, including Palanquins and Sultanese thrones and various mosques.
Grand Friday Mosque
Biggest mosque in the whole of the Maldives, Grand Friday Mosque is a major tourist attraction due to its architecture and design of bygone times. Constructed in the year 1656 by Sultan Ibrahim Iskandhar, the mosque is worth visiting on a holiday in the Maldives. With a popular Islamic centre and a capacity for 5000 people, the Grand Friday Mosque is a prideful attraction. Even if you are not very religious, you must visit this mosque for its unique coral engravings and tombs of national heroes.
Esjehi Art Gallery
This tourist attraction is an art gallery situated in the capital city, on the eastern side of Sultan Park. Located in one of the oldest buildings, the gallery is quite a treat for art lovers as it preserves, promotes and presents artwork (traditional and modern)of local people. In spite of being a small gallery, the place holds various workshops for Maldive artists and has a decent collection of art, which makes it worth visiting during your holiday in the Maldives.
Maldives Fish Market
Situated on the north side of the Male waterfront, The Fish Market of is a crowded tourist attraction. Tourist, visitors and locals are found shopping for vegetables, fresh fruits, dried fish, tuna and many other such fish variety. The uniqueness of the market is its cleanliness. When holidaying in the Maldives, do visit this market for its commercial activities.
Beaches in the Maldives
No holiday in the Maldives is complete without its beaches, which is why lots of tourist and visitors head first to its exotic and vivid beaches. The Maldives has numerous beaches with breathtaking beauty and lots of water activities. Most of the Maldives tourism depends on its beaches and resorts. Some of these beaches are the beaches of Sun Island, Paradise Island, Royal Island Resorts, Fuammulak and many more. When on a holiday in the Maldives, the best way to enjoy a vacation is to go for its beaches and activities such as parasailing, scuba diving, snorkeling, fishing and windsurfing.
Best time to holiday in Maldives
The Maldives is a year round holiday destination, but the ideal time for a holiday would be December to April.
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November 28th, 2008
Travel to the Temple Mount
Doron Dan asked:
According to the Bible, King David purchased a threshing floor owned by Aravnah the Jebusite (2 Samuel, 24:18-25) overlooking Jerusalem upon the cessation of a plague, to erect an altar. He wanted to construct a permanent temple there, but as his hands were “bloodied,” he was forbidden to do so himself, so this task was left to his son Solomon, who completed the task c. 950 BC. After standing for 410 years, the First Temple was destroyed by Nebuchadnezzar and the Babylonians in 586 BC.
Reconstruction of the Temple began after the exile to Babylonia. The Second Temple was destroyed by the Roman Emperor Titus 420 years later, in 70 CE. The Romans were, however, unable to topple the Western Wall of the Temple Mount.
Upon the destruction of the Temple, the Rabbis revised prayers, and introduced new ones to request the speedy rebuilding of the temple. They also instituted the saying of the portions of the Torah commanding the bringing of the sacrifices in place of the sacrifices themselves.
After the Muslim conquest of this region, the Temple Mount became known to Muslims as al-Haram al-Sharif (the Noble Sanctuary). It is revered by Muslims as the place of longstanding worship of God by the Jewish prophets as well as the site of the Prophet Muhammad’s night journey to heaven. The Temple Mount is regarded by Muslims as the third most important holy site, after Mecca and Medina.
In 690 CE, after the Islamic conquest of Palestine, an octagonal Muslim shrine (but not a mosque) was built around the rock, which became known as the Dome of the Rock (Qubbat as-Sakhra). In 715 CE the Umayyads rebuilt the Temple’s Chanuyos into a mosque, which they named al-Masjid al-Aqsa, “the furthest mosque.”
The mosque has been destroyed several times in earthquakes; the current version dates from the first half of the 11th century. Both buildings are considered holy to Muslims and make Jerusalem the third-holiest city, after Mecca and Medina.
The mosque and shrine are currently administered by a Waqf (an Islamic trust) that has been granted almost total autonomy by the State of Israel starting in 1967.
The Temple Mount was open to the general public until September 2000, when Palestinians began throwing stones at Jewish worshipers after then-candidate for prime minister Ariel Sharon visited the area.
Following the onset of violence, the new Sharon government closed the Mount to non-Muslims, using checkpoints to control all pedestrian traffic for fear of further clashes with the Palestinians. The Temple Mount was reopened to non-Muslims in August 2003.
The The Temple Mount is the holiest site in Judaism. According to the Bible, the Talmud, and other sources of Jewish tradition, several important events in the history of Judaism took place on the Temple Mount:
• Here God gathered the earth from which he formed Adam.
• Here Adam, Cain, Abel and Noah offered sacrifices to God.
• Here Abraham passed God’s test by showing his willingness to sacrifice his son Isaac (the Bible says this is on Mount Moriah, which the Talmud says is another name for the Temple Mount).
• Here Jacob dreamt about angels ascending and descending a ladder while sleeping on a stone (the stone in the Dome of the Rock is believed to be the very stone).
• The Temple Mount is believed to be the site of the threshing floor overlooking Jerusalem that King David purchased from Aravnah the Jebusite (2 Samuel, 24:18-25).
• Here King Solomon built the Temple in 950 BC, which stood for 410 years until it was destroyed by King Nebuchadnezzar in 586 BC.
• Here the Second Temple was built after the Babylonian Exile, which was destroyed by the Romans in 70 AD.
• During Maimonides’ residence in Jerusalem, a synagogue stood on the Temple Mount alongside other structures and Maimonides prayed there.
The Temple Mount is a relatively minor site for Christians, but is believed to contain the “pinnacle of the Temple” (Matthew 4:5) from which Satan tempted Jesus to jump to prove his status as the Messiah (near Al Aqsa Mosque). The courtyard by the mosques provides an excellent view of surrounding Christian sites, including the Dome of the Ascension (marking the site from which where Jesus ascended into heaven) and the church of Dominus Flevit (commemorating the spot where Jesus wept as he saw a vision of Jerusalem in ruins).
Currently, the Temple Mount is governed by the Waqf, the Supreme Muslim Religious Council. The site has been under Muslim control since the Muslim reconquest of the crusader Kingdom of Jerusalem in the 12th century. This state of affairs was not changed after the area containing the Temple Mount came under Jewish control after the Six-Day War, and Muslims retain almost complete autonomy over the site. However, the Temple Mount area is of great important to both Judaism and Islam, and ownership of the site continues to be a hotly contested point. Some of the major reasons behind its importance for both faiths are outlined below.
The Temple Mount (Haram esh-Sharif) in Islam
After the Muslim conquest of this region, the Temple Mount became known to Muslims as al-Haram al-Sharif (the Noble Sanctuary). It is regarded by Muslims as the third holiest site after Mecca and Medina.
The main reasons for the Temple Mount’s importance for Muslims are these:
• Islam respects Abraham, David and Solomon as prophets, and regards the Temple as one of the earliest and most noteworthy places of worship of God. (However, some Muslims dispute that the Temple Mount is the site of the Jewish Temple.)
• Verse 17:1 of the Qur’an speaks of the Prophet’s night journey to the “farthest Mosque” (al-masjid al-Aqsa). This is traditionally interpreted to be the site at the Temple Mount in Jerusalem on which the mosque of that name now stands.
• Muhammad originally established Jerusalem as the qibla (direction of prayer) before changing it to Mecca.
• According to Arab historians, when Muslims first entered the city of Jerusalem, the ruins of the Temple were being used as a rubbish dump by the Christian inhabitants, in order to humiliate the Jews and fulfill Jesus’ prophecy that not a stone would be left standing on another there. Caliph Umar ibn al-Khattab is said to have been horrified at this, ordered it cleaned and performed prayer there at once.
For more details please visit :
http://www.sacred-destinations.com/israel/jerusalem-temple-mount.htm
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According to the Bible, King David purchased a threshing floor owned by Aravnah the Jebusite (2 Samuel, 24:18-25) overlooking Jerusalem upon the cessation of a plague, to erect an altar. He wanted to construct a permanent temple there, but as his hands were “bloodied,” he was forbidden to do so himself, so this task was left to his son Solomon, who completed the task c. 950 BC. After standing for 410 years, the First Temple was destroyed by Nebuchadnezzar and the Babylonians in 586 BC.
Reconstruction of the Temple began after the exile to Babylonia. The Second Temple was destroyed by the Roman Emperor Titus 420 years later, in 70 CE. The Romans were, however, unable to topple the Western Wall of the Temple Mount.
Upon the destruction of the Temple, the Rabbis revised prayers, and introduced new ones to request the speedy rebuilding of the temple. They also instituted the saying of the portions of the Torah commanding the bringing of the sacrifices in place of the sacrifices themselves.
After the Muslim conquest of this region, the Temple Mount became known to Muslims as al-Haram al-Sharif (the Noble Sanctuary). It is revered by Muslims as the place of longstanding worship of God by the Jewish prophets as well as the site of the Prophet Muhammad’s night journey to heaven. The Temple Mount is regarded by Muslims as the third most important holy site, after Mecca and Medina.
In 690 CE, after the Islamic conquest of Palestine, an octagonal Muslim shrine (but not a mosque) was built around the rock, which became known as the Dome of the Rock (Qubbat as-Sakhra). In 715 CE the Umayyads rebuilt the Temple’s Chanuyos into a mosque, which they named al-Masjid al-Aqsa, “the furthest mosque.”
The mosque has been destroyed several times in earthquakes; the current version dates from the first half of the 11th century. Both buildings are considered holy to Muslims and make Jerusalem the third-holiest city, after Mecca and Medina.
The mosque and shrine are currently administered by a Waqf (an Islamic trust) that has been granted almost total autonomy by the State of Israel starting in 1967.
The Temple Mount was open to the general public until September 2000, when Palestinians began throwing stones at Jewish worshipers after then-candidate for prime minister Ariel Sharon visited the area.
Following the onset of violence, the new Sharon government closed the Mount to non-Muslims, using checkpoints to control all pedestrian traffic for fear of further clashes with the Palestinians. The Temple Mount was reopened to non-Muslims in August 2003.
The The Temple Mount is the holiest site in Judaism. According to the Bible, the Talmud, and other sources of Jewish tradition, several important events in the history of Judaism took place on the Temple Mount:
• Here God gathered the earth from which he formed Adam.
• Here Adam, Cain, Abel and Noah offered sacrifices to God.
• Here Abraham passed God’s test by showing his willingness to sacrifice his son Isaac (the Bible says this is on Mount Moriah, which the Talmud says is another name for the Temple Mount).
• Here Jacob dreamt about angels ascending and descending a ladder while sleeping on a stone (the stone in the Dome of the Rock is believed to be the very stone).
• The Temple Mount is believed to be the site of the threshing floor overlooking Jerusalem that King David purchased from Aravnah the Jebusite (2 Samuel, 24:18-25).
• Here King Solomon built the Temple in 950 BC, which stood for 410 years until it was destroyed by King Nebuchadnezzar in 586 BC.
• Here the Second Temple was built after the Babylonian Exile, which was destroyed by the Romans in 70 AD.
• During Maimonides’ residence in Jerusalem, a synagogue stood on the Temple Mount alongside other structures and Maimonides prayed there.
The Temple Mount is a relatively minor site for Christians, but is believed to contain the “pinnacle of the Temple” (Matthew 4:5) from which Satan tempted Jesus to jump to prove his status as the Messiah (near Al Aqsa Mosque). The courtyard by the mosques provides an excellent view of surrounding Christian sites, including the Dome of the Ascension (marking the site from which where Jesus ascended into heaven) and the church of Dominus Flevit (commemorating the spot where Jesus wept as he saw a vision of Jerusalem in ruins).
Currently, the Temple Mount is governed by the Waqf, the Supreme Muslim Religious Council. The site has been under Muslim control since the Muslim reconquest of the crusader Kingdom of Jerusalem in the 12th century. This state of affairs was not changed after the area containing the Temple Mount came under Jewish control after the Six-Day War, and Muslims retain almost complete autonomy over the site. However, the Temple Mount area is of great important to both Judaism and Islam, and ownership of the site continues to be a hotly contested point. Some of the major reasons behind its importance for both faiths are outlined below.
The Temple Mount (Haram esh-Sharif) in Islam
After the Muslim conquest of this region, the Temple Mount became known to Muslims as al-Haram al-Sharif (the Noble Sanctuary). It is regarded by Muslims as the third holiest site after Mecca and Medina.
The main reasons for the Temple Mount’s importance for Muslims are these:
• Islam respects Abraham, David and Solomon as prophets, and regards the Temple as one of the earliest and most noteworthy places of worship of God. (However, some Muslims dispute that the Temple Mount is the site of the Jewish Temple.)
• Verse 17:1 of the Qur’an speaks of the Prophet’s night journey to the “farthest Mosque” (al-masjid al-Aqsa). This is traditionally interpreted to be the site at the Temple Mount in Jerusalem on which the mosque of that name now stands.
• Muhammad originally established Jerusalem as the qibla (direction of prayer) before changing it to Mecca.
• According to Arab historians, when Muslims first entered the city of Jerusalem, the ruins of the Temple were being used as a rubbish dump by the Christian inhabitants, in order to humiliate the Jews and fulfill Jesus’ prophecy that not a stone would be left standing on another there. Caliph Umar ibn al-Khattab is said to have been horrified at this, ordered it cleaned and performed prayer there at once.
For more details please visit :
http://www.sacred-destinations.com/israel/jerusalem-temple-mount.htm
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November 21st, 2008
Should the United States Nuke Mecca and Medina in Saudi Arabia?
holyflusher asked:
I mean – why not unleash the apocalypse you fundamentalists want so badly? Yes it will end badly – yes WWIII will be upon us – but hey – what’s the worst that can happen – Jesus comes back right?
I mean – why not unleash the apocalypse you fundamentalists want so badly? Yes it will end badly – yes WWIII will be upon us – but hey – what’s the worst that can happen – Jesus comes back right?
http://flushaholybook.com
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October 23rd, 2008
In what ways is Islam different from Judaism and Christianity?
Sarah asked:
In what major ways is Islam different from Christianity and Judaism? I also have one more question too: Does Islam make it easy for someone to convert to become a Muslim, how does that conversion process work in Islam?
In what major ways is Islam different from Christianity and Judaism? I also have one more question too: Does Islam make it easy for someone to convert to become a Muslim, how does that conversion process work in Islam?
(I’m just curious, and please could people who are actually Muslim answer)
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October 2nd, 2008
Awtar Yemen: Sadam Haj Music Video
yemenreform asked:
babalyemen.com For more videos about Yemen visit us at http don’t forget to add your favorite videos and rate and comment to put them on the top five Thanks Yemeni singer: Sadam Haj with young men dancing San3ani style Music Video
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September 16th, 2008
Delhi Can be Chaotic
Douglas Scott asked:
The capital of a country with over a billion people, Delhi lies towards the central north of India. Delhi is different things to different people. For uninitiated visitors, a visit to Delhi is worn as a badge of honour. Its not a terrible place, but as a first introduction to India, its not particularly flattering. Delhi can be chaotic and overwhelming at times, and many visitors retreat to the leafy order of the well kept diplomatic enclave.
Although the attractions of Delhi dont match the stunning sites elsewhere on the subcontinent, it does have quite a bit to see. Theres a sprinkling of grand history and depth to the rather flat and sprawling capital, much more than many other big cities in Asia. If you believe all the horror stories you hear about this crossroads of the subcontinent, you might just be pleasantly surprised when you arrive.
Delhi is the symbol of old India and new. Even the stones here whisper to our ears of the ages of long ago and the air we breathe is full of the dust and fragrances of the past, as also of the fresh and piercing winds of the present.
On first impressions, with its jam packed streets, tower blocks and temples, forts, mosques and colonial mansions, can be both disorienting and fascinating.
In Delhi, it is almost impossible to obtain an alcohol license. Most of the swishiest bars and nightclubs are in the five star international hotels with prices to match. Apart from these hotels, the drinking venues of Delhi are located around Connaught Place, with various outposts in the more upmarket southern suburbs.
Wine in Delhi is expensive and often of questionable quality those who wish to drink would be wise to stick to spirits, cocktails or beer. There is no minimum drinking age, however the minimum purchasing age in India is 18 years. The price of a beer in Delhi can vary considerably, depending on the establishment.
There are no casinos in Delhi as gambling in India with the exception of the racecourse is illegal.
There are around half a dozen discos that are regular haunts of up scale Delhiites. Most are in the luxury hotels and several of them have a couples only policy, as well as a dress code.
Most of the cultural centres host exhibitions and concerts, as well as presenting films in English or their native language.
Local newspapers publish daily and weekly listings of all events and are a good reference for anyone interested in sampling the rich cultural life of Delhi.
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The capital of a country with over a billion people, Delhi lies towards the central north of India. Delhi is different things to different people. For uninitiated visitors, a visit to Delhi is worn as a badge of honour. Its not a terrible place, but as a first introduction to India, its not particularly flattering. Delhi can be chaotic and overwhelming at times, and many visitors retreat to the leafy order of the well kept diplomatic enclave.
Although the attractions of Delhi dont match the stunning sites elsewhere on the subcontinent, it does have quite a bit to see. Theres a sprinkling of grand history and depth to the rather flat and sprawling capital, much more than many other big cities in Asia. If you believe all the horror stories you hear about this crossroads of the subcontinent, you might just be pleasantly surprised when you arrive.
Delhi is the symbol of old India and new. Even the stones here whisper to our ears of the ages of long ago and the air we breathe is full of the dust and fragrances of the past, as also of the fresh and piercing winds of the present.
On first impressions, with its jam packed streets, tower blocks and temples, forts, mosques and colonial mansions, can be both disorienting and fascinating.
In Delhi, it is almost impossible to obtain an alcohol license. Most of the swishiest bars and nightclubs are in the five star international hotels with prices to match. Apart from these hotels, the drinking venues of Delhi are located around Connaught Place, with various outposts in the more upmarket southern suburbs.
Wine in Delhi is expensive and often of questionable quality those who wish to drink would be wise to stick to spirits, cocktails or beer. There is no minimum drinking age, however the minimum purchasing age in India is 18 years. The price of a beer in Delhi can vary considerably, depending on the establishment.
There are no casinos in Delhi as gambling in India with the exception of the racecourse is illegal.
There are around half a dozen discos that are regular haunts of up scale Delhiites. Most are in the luxury hotels and several of them have a couples only policy, as well as a dress code.
Most of the cultural centres host exhibitions and concerts, as well as presenting films in English or their native language.
Local newspapers publish daily and weekly listings of all events and are a good reference for anyone interested in sampling the rich cultural life of Delhi.
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September 15th, 2008
How did the Islam invasion into India change the country in intellectual, economic, and religious ways?
A S asked:
I.E: art changes, literature changes, music, math, astronomy anything that is classified under ‘”the arts”.
I.E: trade, currency
I.E: hindu, buddhism, and Islam’s affect on the people. Who converted? Why?
islam
I.E: art changes, literature changes, music, math, astronomy anything that is classified under ‘”the arts”.
I.E: trade, currency
I.E: hindu, buddhism, and Islam’s affect on the people. Who converted? Why?
islam
September 14th, 2008
Where do Imam-e-Haramain live in Mecca and Madina?
College Boy asked:
Which part of city exactly. e.g. Sheikh sudais, shuraim and Humaid from Makkah and Sheikh Hudhaifi, Budair, and Thubaiti?
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Which part of city exactly. e.g. Sheikh sudais, shuraim and Humaid from Makkah and Sheikh Hudhaifi, Budair, and Thubaiti?
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September 5th, 2008
Have you been to Mecca? Few questions?
????? asked:
I am curious if it carries the dangers as written about on online travel guides. Also have you ever seen a white or other non Arabic Muslim there? I am curious how they are treated. If white Muslims are suspected?
Kansieo.com
I am curious if it carries the dangers as written about on online travel guides. Also have you ever seen a white or other non Arabic Muslim there? I am curious how they are treated. If white Muslims are suspected?
Kansieo.com
August 18th, 2008
El Haj Hachemi Guerouabi
kwoolr asked:
Guerouabi el Hachemi is known as a master of chaabi, an… More Algerian form of Andalus classical music. The overall sound is Arabic, but with some elements of Spanish folk and flamenco incorporated. El Hachemi’s rich vocals stand out from the lush backing of oud, violins, and percussion. Those who think that Algeria’s contemporary music scene is confined to the westernized sounds of modern rai should check out these more traditional sounds from Guerouabi el Hachemi. ~ Sean Westergaard, All …
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