My name is Abu Zahra, and I have been TV-sober for 3 years. Alhamdulillah! Yes, three years ago (also the time when I got married), my wife and I decided to ditch the tube. Before you ask, yes we can still find out if a tornado is coming. Ever heard of […]

During his (prayers and peace be upon him) last days on earth, the Prophet’s daughter Fatimah (blessings of Allah be upon her), spent a lot of time with him. One day, the Prophet made a gesture to Fatimah to come closer to him. She came closer, and he whispered something in her ear […]

Today I was talking with my sister about the philosophical school of “moral relativism“.
I found an Islamic book on the topic, but I am curious to know if there are any good books in favor of the theory.
I, of course, am of the opinion that morality is universal, that certain undying principles and morals are […]

I haven’t been using MotherBrain for the past few days. It had a really awful noise coming from its power supply fan. It sounded kind of like a lawnmower revving up. I was afraid it would overheat and explode or something. So, I turned it off for a couple of days […]

Last night I went to an excellent session on Graphic Novels. For those of you out of the loop, graphic novels are essentially comic books that are novel-length and typically bound in a traditional book format. They are sensationally popular with the young people (and myself).
The genres are pretty much unlimited. Although most people […]

I just tried a free trial of AccuNet/AP’s image and media service. It is described as being an easy way to search for Associated Press resources, but it seems pretty buggy to me. I was not able to find anything because it kept refreshing my browser (Firefox). They have a “diagnostic” page […]

I’ve added a “Sufism” forum to Muslim Message. I felt it was appropriate in a time when Sufism is under attack from some. I’ve invited a wise and well-versed young brother from Bangladesh to be moderator. He describes himself as a member of Ahl al-Sunnah and a 100% follower of Sufism.
He is […]

It’s spring, although you can hardly tell with the 8 inches of snow being dumped on us. Anyway, alhamdulillah.

I have the web site for my forthcoming novel online, alhamdulillah. It will mainly serve as an information site, but you will also be able to purchase the books from there. I will probably not post any significant excerpts until the book is finished. There are way too many characters, places, and […]

For those interested, here is a site claiming to have Knoppix running on a new intel-based iMac Core Duo. It looks pretty good, and I can imagine that it’s pretty darn fast too.
Also, for more information on the fast-developing status of Linux running on intel-based Apple computers, please see the Mactel-Linux site.
Some people have […]