... -called "wise" men. Socrates created his own enemies by examining their "wisdom" and proving that they had none. He believed that he was indeed their superior because he recognized that he knew nothing. The others claimed to know about things they really had no idea about. They were never questioned or suspected by anyone but Socrates. In his search for his own position ... somewhat of a different search. The search is indirect as it concerns Genesis. The search, as I see it, for the truth resides among the non-believers of the work. Every day, there is a new discovery regarding the hist...

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... the situation in Palestine has been promoted as an "Arab" issue, or a "Palestinian" issue, and Muslims have, by and large, gone along with this charade. Such a belief gas proven fatal as the Zionists have succeeded ... opposition to their occupation of Palestine, with the inevitable weaknesses that implies. And yet, paradoxically, with the latest "peace treaties", between themselves and Jordan, and with the Palestinians of Yasser Arafat's Palestine National Authority (sic), the Zionists ... were inveted to the signing ceremony two points emerge for consideration. One, any remain- ing no...

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... violence, I'm for justice. I feel that if white people were attacked by Negroes-if the forces of law prove unable, or inadequate, or reluctant to protect those whites from those Negroes then those white people should protect and defend themselves from those Negroes, using arms if necessary. And I feel that when the law fails to protect Negroes ... out and make people believe it by any means necessary. When Malcolm left for Mecca, the first thing that enthralls him, is the unity he sees in all the Muslims that are gathered at the airport. Everyone, from a king to a peasant, is dressed in...

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... he begets not, nor was he begotten and there is none equal to him. May Allah open the hearts and minds of people! to return to him alone. Only then can they succeed. Hinduism, what is Hinduism? To worship something that mankind them self-made? Something that can break and then be replaced? Something that can neither talk ... nor hear? Something that could neither hurt nor curse any one? I am just curious and want to know how can human create something from their own hands and then start to worship it. Then if human made the idols who made Human? Who made the worlds, the earth, heaven, th...

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... all mighty Allah; then there was the recognition of the holy month of Ramadan in which you fast from dawn to sunset for thirty days; the forth is making a pilgrimage to Mecca at least one time in your life if possible; and last is giving "alms" also called a zakat to the poor and unfortunate. Those who were faithful and abided by these laws were guaranteed a place in ... an eternal paradise with the sensuous delights, which was everything that was none existent in the Arabian Desert. In addition to the "five pillars," the Islamic ... faith forbids the use of alcohol beverages, gambling...

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