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Do you consider Christianity to be a system of disbelief that will be eliminated under the rule of the Mahdi and Jesus?
Genuine Christians are people who believe in Allah (God), have a great love of the Prophet Jesus (peace be upon him) and believe in the angels and the Hereafter. It is impossible for a Muslim to regard a Christian as an unbeliever. According to the Qur'an, Christians and Jews are the people of the Book. In the Qur'an, Muslims are encouraged to establish civilized relations based on respect and compassion with the people of the Book. It is lawful for the people of the Book and Muslims to eat food prepared by the other, and Muslim men can marry women from the People of the Book. (Surat al-Ma'ida, 5) These provisions show that friendly, neighborly and familial relations can be established between Muslims, Christians and Jews, and that they should therefore enjoy sincere, lively, loving and affectionate social relations. Devout Muslims regard the people of the Book as a legacy from the prophets Abraham, Moses and Jesus (peace be upon them all). They protect and watch over them and provide an environment in which they can worship as they wish and live at ease. The Prophet Muhammad (may Allah bless him and grant him peace) is Muslims' role model here. He always treated Jews and Christians with great justice and compassion and sought a climate based on love and agreement between members of the Abrahamic faiths and Muslims.
At the Prophet Muhammad's (may Allah bless him and grant him peace) advice, some Muslims exposed to oppression and intimidation from the idolaters of Mecca sought shelter with King Najashi of Ethiopia. They developed a model of co-existence with Jews living in Medina that would represent a model for all subsequent generations. There are accounts of the Messenger of Allah (may Allah bless him and grant him peace) attending wedding feats of the People of the Book and extending hospitality to them. When the Najran Christians visited, the Prophet Muhammad (may Allah bless him and grant him peace) spread his woolen garment out for them to sit on. Our Prophet's (may Allah bless him and grant him peace) marriage with Mariye (or Maryam), an Egyptian Christian, is another example of that attitude. Following the death of the Prophet (may Allah bless him and grant him peace), Muslims' virtuous attitudes toward the People of the Book were based on the stipulations in the Qur'an and the tolerance that the Prophet Muhammad (may Allah bless him and grant him peace) extended to these communities throughout his life.
The Christian belief in the Trinity needs to be changed. There is one God. And the Prophet Jesus (pbuh) is Allah's servant. His moral values make him a superior and holy servant, but one who still has to eat, drink and sleep and who has other physical, humanly needs. According to the idea of the Trinity, there is God, the father, the Prophet Jesus (pbuh) and the Holy Ghost. But Christians only pray to Jesus (pbuh). Why do they avoid praying to Allah? Why do they not pray to the Holy Ghost? If there are three deities (surely Allah is beyond that), why do they not pray to them all at once? There is obviously an error and illogicality in this belief. But it is the Prophet Jesus (pbuh) who will correct that error. When the Prophet Jesus (pbuh) returns to Earth, he will tell Christians the truth and direct them towards the true faith.
Do you agree with these other Muslim authors, jurists and scholars that under the rule of the Mahdi and Jesus, Christians and Jews will face the option of converting to Islam or death?
The system of Hazrat Mahdi (as) is a well-intentioned and rational one based on human love, respect and compassion. There are hundreds of completely trustworthy hadith about the coming of Hazrat Mahdi (pbuh) and the return of the Prophet Jesus (pbuh), but not a single one says that blood will be shed during the time of the Mahdi. If anyone suggests such a thing, they are in error and have misinterpreted the hadith and other accounts. One of Hazrat Mahdi's (pbuh) distinguishing characteristics is that he will cause religious morals to prevail by means of peace and love. The hadith say that in the time of the Mahdi, nobody's nose will even bleed, and that the sleeper will not be wakened:
Those who swear allegaince to him (Hazrat Mahdi), will do so between the Pilar and the Rock (near the Kaaba).
He will not waken the sleeper, and will never shed blood
. (al-Haytamî,
Al- Qawl Mukhtasar fi Alamat-al Mahdi al-Muntazar, p. 24)
People will swarm around Hazrat Mahdi (pbuh) like bees round their keeper.
He will fill the world with justice, where before it was full of oppression. So great will be his justice that nobody who is sleeping will be awakened, and not even a drop of blood will be spilled
... (Al- Qawl Mukhtasar fi Alamat-al Mahdi al-Muntazar , pp. 29 and 48)
It is also narrated that justice, peace and love will rule the world after the coming of Hazrat Mahdi (pbuh) and the Prophet Jesus (pbuh):
He will eliminate hatred and enmity...
he will fill the world with peace ike a bowl with water.
There will be religious unity and none but Allah will be worshipped.
War will set aside its burden
. (Sunan Ibn Majah, 10/334)
No enmity will remain between anyone. And all enmity, conflict and disputes will vanish. (Imam Sha'rani, Death-Doomsday-The Hereafter and the Portents of the End Times, 496)
As noted in the expression "war will set aside its burden," all forms of violence, oppression, tyranny and conflict will come to an end in his time.
If the day ever comes that the Mahdi and Jesus are here on earth, I will not convert to Islam. Will there be any other option for myself other than death? And what would be the purpose of abolishing the jizyah, if not to eliminate the option of being a protected dhimmi?
When Hazrat Mahdi and the Prophet Jesus (peace be upon them) come, they will tell people of the existing errors in Christianity. If someone comes and says, "I am the son of Allah" (Allah is beyond that), we must follow the course of that person's destiny. It is impossible for him to be successful in his destiny. Only someone who says, "There is one God and I am His servant" can be successful. Otherwise, they will obviously fail; because the Prophet Jesus (pbuh) also says there is one God and he prays to Him. Allah (God) cannot pray to Allah (God). The Bible contains various instances of Jesus (pbuh) praying to Allah (God):
Now during those days he went out to the mountain to pray; and he spent the night in
prayer to God
. (Luke, 6:12)
In the morning, while it was still very dark, he got up and went out to a deserted place, and there he prayed. (Mark, 1/35)
And after he had dismissed the crowds, he went up the mountain by himself to pray. When evening came, he was there alone. (Matthew, 14:23)
Why do Cristians pray only to Jesus (pbuh) and not to the Holy Ghost? If they also consider them to be God, (Allah is beyond that) there is clearly an error here. Since they regard all three as Allah (God) (Allah is beyond that), why do they only pray to Jesus (pbuh), when they should pray directly to Allah (God)? The Bible says there is only one Allah (God) and that believers must serve Him on many occasions:
... Jesus answered, 'The first is, "Hear, O Israel: the Lord our God
, the Lord is one
; you shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your mind, and with all your strength. (Mark, 12: 29-32)
... "Worship the Lord your God, and
serve only Him
." (Matthew, 4: 10)
To the King of the ages, immortal, invisible,
the only God
, be honour and glory for ever and ever
... (Timothy 1, 1: 17)
Because they exchanged the truth about God for a lie and worshipped and served the creature rather than the Creator, Who is blessed for ever... (Romans 1, 1: 25)
Hazrat Mahdi (pbuh) will clarify all this when he appears, and when he comes, the Prophet Jesus (pbuh) will teach the truth.
At this time, Christians and Jews will become Muslims through the marvelous nature of a miracle. In the Qur'an, Allah says that none will fail to believe in the Prophet Jesus (pbuh) before they die:
There is not one of the People of the Book who will not believe in him before he dies; and on the Day of Rising he will be a witness against them. (Surat an-Nisa, 159)
Allah is referring to genuine believers here. There is no reference here to a hypocritical belief imposed under duress. Hypocrite is the word for someone who believes under force, and Allah reveals that hypocrites are the most despicable people in the world and will be cast into the lowest, most humiliating and violent circle of Hell. Allah does not want people to be hypocrites. But if someone describes himself as a Muslim when he is not, then he is a hypocrite. Islam strongly opposes that. As verse 256 of Surat al-Baqara says,
"There is no compulsion where the religion is concerned..."
Everyone at that time will be true believers by means of their devotion to the Prophet Jesus and Hazrat Mahdi (peace be upon them) and under their influence. All people will believe willingly, happily and knowingly, out of their love for the Prophet Jesus and Hazrat Mahdi (peace be upon them). Allah will cause everyone to believe, as a miracle.
As for the capitation tax on non-Muslims, it is not a compulsory matter. If someone wants to live under the protection of an Islamic state, then it is perfectly normal and essential for him to contribute to the state's expenses. Like every citizen, he must contribute to state spending. But if he does not want the state's help and protection, then there is of course no need to pay. In the same way that the countries joining the EU set up a common fund, in the same way that any citizen in any country pays something toward municipal expenses and costs such as roads, water and electricity and the like, this is a similar kind of requirement, but not compulsory.
How often does you receive reports that Christians or Jews have read your books and converted to Islam as a result?
I know there are hundreds of people all over the world who have become Muslims after reading my works. You can even see this from a brief research on the Internet. There has been huge progress in Russia, Britain, China, America, Germany and France in particular. It is also reflected in the press from time to time, but many people contact us every day via the
web site and send messages saying they have converted to Islam.
Many of the Shi'a believe that through the emergence of al-Mahdi Muntadhzar, that all Sunnis will convert to Shi'a Islam. How do you perceive that the Mahdi will unify the Sunni and Shi'a? What will this look like? Do you believe that the Shi'a will become Sunni?
What is being referred to here is an increase in love of the alh al-bayt [line of descent of the Prophet Muhammad (may Allah bless him and grant him peace)] in the time of Hazrat Mahdi (pbuh). There will be a strong love for the desendants of the Prophet Muhammad (may Allah bless him and grant him peace). And this is already happening. Muslims increasing their love of the blessed Ali, Hasan and Hussein, the line of the Prophet Muhammad (may Allah bless him and grant him peace) in other words, does not necessarily mean being Shiite, of course. Shiites and Sunis are two separate schools. When Hazrat Mahdi (pbuh) comes, both Shiites and Sunnis will swear allegiance to Hazrat Mahdi (pbuh) alone. In other words, it is not a matter of Shiites becoming Sunni or Sunnis becoming Shiite.
According to Islamic tradition, ad-Dajjal, is said to be blind in one eye and have the word KUFR written on his forehead. Do you believe that this is to be taken literally or do you believe that these descriptions should be understood in a symbolic and spiritualized manner?
It is true he will have one blind eye, and will claim to be divine (surely Allah is beyond that) despite being blind in one eye, but the word
(unbeliever) may not be written on his forehead.
Imagine if a man appeared in Israel who claimed to be divine and the Son of God, who claimed to be Jesus Christ and had the ability to do wonderful miracles. If this man claimed that Islam was not the truth and instead taught that the Bible was not corrupted and that Christianity was the true religion, would this man be, in your opinion, fulfill the necessary requirements to be viewed as ad-Dajjal?
For one thing, by Allah's leave, when the Prophet Jesus (pbuh) comes nobody will confuse him with anyone else, due to his extraordinary beauty, radiance, luminosity of faith, cleanliness, majesty, modesty and honesty. We will immediately know and recognize him. At the time of the coming of the Prophet Jesus (pbuh), there will also appear someone who claims to be Jesus and even, surely Allah is beyond that, works miracles and claims to be Allah (God) Himself. This person will cause terrible strife and corruption on Earth but, by Allah's leave, the Prophet Jesus (pbuh) will destroy his false miracles and corruption. He will dissolve away and vanish like salt in water. If this person were the real Jesus (pbuh) he would prevent the eradication of his marvels. The real Jesus (pbuh) would be strong enough to prevent that. It will therefore be seen that he is not the true Jesus. The false Jesus will not have the strength of the real Jesus (pbuh). And it will immediately be obvious which is the real Jesus (pbuh).
The false Jesus will in any case be abnormal-looking. You will feel no love for him. Allah will create him with one blind eye for identification purposes. One will tell that he is an imposter, unbalanced and aggressive, from his face. The true Jesus is beautiful and with two healthy eyes. He is tall, red-haired, narrow-waisted, with an innocent expression, polit-looking and highly logical and rational. He will imediately be recognized as the true Jesus (pbuh) from his honest language, cleanliness, human love, warmth, extraordinary intelligence and peaceful nature. And he will do away with all the false marvels of the false Jesus.
In short, there will be no difficulty or confusion when it comes to recognizing the real Jesus (pbuh). There will be no difficulty in recognizing either. In verse 185 of Surat al-Baqara, Almighty Allah says,
"Allah desires ease for you. He does not desire difficulty for you."
In another verse (Surat al-Baqara, 286) He states,
"Allah does not impose on any self more tha it can stand."
Therefore, it will be very easy for true believers to recognize the real Jesus, insha'Allah.
Islamic tradition holds that Jesus would descend by the White Mosque in Damascus. Do you believe that this is also not to be taken literally, but rather symbolically?
Jesus (pbuh) may descend in Damascus, or Jerusalem or in Istanbul. Various places are mentioned in the hadith. It may even be in the USA. When the Prophet Jesus (pbuh) returns, he will do so as a very delightful person who has no memory of his own past, wearing the clothing and footwear of that time. He will subsequently learn foreign languages, the Qur'an, the Torah and the Gospels. He will appear in a Christian community reminiscent of Islam. He will be a Muslim and will call the whole Christian world to Islam.
Could you share a bit about how you believe the Islamic Union will emerge in the years to come?
The Turkish-Islamic Union is a union of love, a union of hearts, in which every state will maintain its own identity. It will have a democratic and secular nature. It will respect human rights. It will establish an environment in which people of all beliefs, Christians, Jews, Buddhists and atheists can freely express those beliefs. Its foundations will be love, altruism, mutual aid, compassion, tolerance, understanding and reconciliation. The Turkish-Islamic Union will oppose all movements that incite war and conflict and represent a power that opposes all developments that provoke war.
With the founding of the Turkish-Islamic Union, America, Europe, China, Russia, Israel, and in short the whole world, will be able to relax.
The problem of terror will come to an end, access to raw materials will be guaranteed, economic and social order will be protected, and cultural conflict will be entirely eradicated. America will have no need to send its troops thousands of kilometers away, Israel will no longer live behind walls, the nations of the EU will encounter no economic obstacles, Russia will have no security concerns and China will have no difficulties over raw materials.
With the founding of the union, the Western world's defense spending will decline.
The USA heads the list of military spending with a budget of some $400 billion. Then comes Russia with $60 billion and China with $42 billion. The Turkish-Islamic Union will establish an environment of global peace and security that will eliminate all conflict and tension regarding the Islamic world. It will enable many countries of the world, not just Muslim countries, to reduce their military spending. Investment on the military and armaments development will thus be diverted to such fields as education, medicine, science and culture.
The Turkish-Islamic Union will reinvigorate commerce and strengthen the economy.
The single entity formed by Muslim countries in the political, economic and cultural spheres will allow the more backward to progress rapidly and those with the necessary means and infrasructure to use them in the most productive manner. Economic growth will increase investment in science and technology. With economic growth, education levels in the union will naturally rise and society will develop in many directions.
How do you suspect that Turkey will emerge as the leader of this Union?
There is much information in the hadith of our Prophet (saas) to the effect that the Turkish nation will undertake a very special task in the End Times. Istanbul is much noted in the hadith. The Turkish nation is the best suited, in terms of moral values and nature, to the task, and whoever you may ask is agreed on that. The characteristic of the Turkish nation is this: it is a virtuous and religious one. It has always been the standard-bearer of Islam. Such a nation has the right to be a leader. It will justly discharge that function and be an excellent leader. But this is not a claim of any kind of racial superiority. It is impossible for a Muslim to make such a claim. We are servants of Allah. Superiority lies in taqwa (awe or fear of Allah, which inspires a person to be on guard against wrong action and eager for actions which please Him). Anything else leads to fascism, infertility and evilness. Allah will respond to anyone who thinks like that, and the result will be catastrophic for them.
When I talk about a Turkish-Islamic Union under Turkish leadership and supported by the Turkic states, I am referring to the moral values of the Turkish nation. Allah has created this nation to be very excellent and charged it with spreading justice to mankind and the world. It is a natural leader, resistant to suffering, troubles and hunger, loyal, courageous, religious, morally virtuous and honest. Anatolian people are very virtuous. Go to the Black Sea region and you will be amazed at their moral values, or to Anatolia. Go to the South-East and you will be amazed. Words canot describe their hospitality, affection, respect, kindness and honor. You cannot find that anywhere else in the world. To sum up, first, Turkey will undertake this duty as a legacy from the Ottoman Empire. Second, the model of Islam as is lived by in Turkey is an exemplary one. The rational, enlightened and honest conception of Islam in Turkey, warm, tolerant and not at all radical, is of the greatest importance. This is both an excellent example for the Muslim world and also an ideal model that will eliminate all doubts in Western minds. Third, all the sacred and holy relics are in Turkey. Fourth, we are at the center. We are at a key point for connecting the Turkic states and Islamic countries to Europe. We have a very-well educated and enlightened potential and are eager to assume the job. We are highly enthusiastic for it. Nobody else is as keen as us.
How do you perceive that both the people and the leaders in Iran would respond to an Islamic Union led by Turkey? Do you believe that they would willingly go along with such an arrangement?
Our Iranian brothers are completely willing. If Turkey proposed it today they would agree at once. Iran will never be concerned over Turkish leadership, and that is clear from recent developments. As you know, President Ahmadinejad recently visited Istanbul, during which he prayed behind a Sunni imam at the Sultanahmad Mosque. In his statement he said, "The political message I am sending here is very significant." What does a Shiite leader praying behind a Sunni imam mean? It means, "If the Turkish-Islamic Union is established I will go along with the Sunnis, I will pray behind the Sunnis and accept their leadership." And it means, "I support the Turkish-Islamıc Union." Another important event was Iranian and U.S. officials meeting together in Ankara under Turkish mediation. Iran has stated it wants Turkey to act as an intermediary and has expressed its pleasure at that. That means they trust Turkey's justice, honesty, sincerity and neutrality. People who trust in those will also trust in Turkish leadership and want it to be to the fore. Because the foundation of the Turkish-Islamic Union will mean the salvation of Iran, too. It will bring security and well-being to Islam and totally eliminate all tensions.
Once the Caliphate is established, will it be acceptable for the Ummah to wage war against any nations that refuse to accept Islam?
The leadership that will emerge with the establishment of the Turkish-Islamic Union is a spiritual one, one that will provide a spiritual leader for the whole Islamic world. There is no question of establishing a caliphate in the historic sense. Islam is not a religion of war and violence. It is a religion of peace. Allah states in one verse of the Qur'an as:
You who believe! Enter Islam totally. Do not follow in the footsteps of satan. He is an outright enemy to you. (Surat al-Baqara, 208)
There is no compulsion in Islam. It invites people to adopt moral virtues using love, compassion and kind words alone. Muslims have to extend invitations, not force people to embrace the faith. Everyone is responsible for his or her own self desires. Qur'anic moral values require Muslims to avoid war and all forms of conflict and to be reconciliatory, resolving disputes by negotiation and discussion. War, according to the Qur'an, is only to be resorted to when obligatory, and is an "undesired obligation" to be waged within human and ethical bounds. Believers always prefer peace and reconciliation when problems arise, and have a responsibility only to wage war for the purpose of self-defense if attacked by the other side.
Another verse describes how there are evil people who start wars, and how Allah does not like such corrupt types:
... Each time they kindle the fire of war, Allah extinguishes it. They rush about the earth corrupting it. Allah does not love corrupters. (Surat al-Ma'ida, 64)
The distinguishing feature of Islamic communities is that they are moderate and well-balanced, and use kind words to command people to do good and avoid evil. The founding aim of the Turkish-Islamic Union is to establish a climate of peace in which disagreements can be resolved by reconciliation and rational means. When the Turkish-Islamic Union is established, terror and conflict will come to an end in a matter of moments, and all the world will live in peace.
Do you perceive the present global economic meltdown as contributing positively to the rise of global Islamic power?
A great economic crisis is one of the portents of the coming of Hazrat Mahdi (pbuh). This is revealed in the hadith of our Prophet (saas):
(Before the coming of Hazrat Mahdi [pbuh])
(Portents of Doomsday, p. 148)
Before the coming of Hazrat Mahdi (pbuh),
, and strife among people will grow. (Al- Qawl Mukhtasar fi Alamat-al Mahdi al-Muntazar, p. 39)
Everyone will complain of LOW EARNINGS
and the rich will be respected for their money. (Portents of Doomsday, p. 146)
Business will be bad.
Everyone will complain, "I cannot sell anything, I cannot buy or earn anything."
(Portents of Doomsday, p. 152)
This economic crisis is one of the most important signs of the End Times and, according to the hadith and the Qur'an, will be long-lasting. There are many references to the End Times in Surah Yusuf in the Qur'an. The way the Prophet Yusuf (pbuh) attached great importance to agriculture and livestock raising also has a figurative sense. It also stresses the number 7. The crisis began in 2007, a year ending in 7, and may continue for 7 years, ending in 2014. At the heart of the crisis lie high interest rates, lack of trust in Allah, fear, in other words the idea that bad things will happen tomorrow, saving money and goods away, not spending, not helping the poor, not distributing money and general parsimony. If money is distributed the money supply is activated and production is stimulated. But when money is held back, so are goods, and production is stalled, and the system as a whole dies. This stems from the selfishness of some people. Interest must be abolished, and interest rates have indeed fallen to nearly 0% in the world as a whole. The Bank of England has announced it is thinking of moving to a no interest system. Taxes must also be reduced. We need high demand in the markets and people need to be freed from this state of panic. In other words, they must spend the money they have saved up, and that has to be encouraged. In that event, the market will automatically be reinvigorated, production will be easier because interest rates have fallen, and manufacturing will be easier with low taxes. Such troubles and difficulties are of course means whereby people turn to religious moral values. They bring about a climate of solidarity, love and altruism. There is good in everything that Allah creates, and there is also much wisdom in this crisis. One of them may be that people will turn to religious moral values. Allah knows the truth, insha'Allah.
What changes do you perceive the United States will undergo within the next ten years?
I expect America to become more religious in the next 10 years. Love for the Prophet Jesus (pbuh) will grow. Belief in creation will dominate the USA. There may be a contraction in industrialization. Economic difficulties may continue, but there is also good in this, insha'Allah.
Presently, there are various peace deals that seem to be in the works involving Israel and other parties. Do you think that Turkey will be the nation that is finally able to make such a peace treaty take place?
Turkey has recently been following a very active and successful policy, masha'Allah. It is a sign that Turkey will be an important element, a leader, in future world politics. The meetings between Syria and Israel, , the steps taken for the foundation of the Caucasian Alliance, the bringing together in Istanbul of the leaders of Pakistan and Afghanistan and all such developments are proof that Turkey will lead the way to love and peace. But the salvation of Syria, Israel and Palestine will basically be enabled by the foundation of the Turkish-Islamic Union. And that is what they want, too. Leading Israelis say, "In Ottoman times you governed the region with 10 privates and a sergeant, while we are unable to with all our troops." They look back to the old Ottoman times. Syria openly wants to join with Turkey, and if an official proposal were made, Syria would sign up within a week. Iraq is already a river of blood. But if Turkey assumed the role of older brother it would immediately become a truly heavenly place. The problem would be totally resolved. Everyone can see that. Delegations coming from Palestine always propose it and they all demand it. Turkey's playing the role of older brother has become of crucial importance to the region. There is a vacuum in the region, one that only Turkey is in a position to fill. And that is a human, ethical and religious duty. It is a duty that Turkey wants. When the Turkish-Islamic Union is founded, the whole Middle East will be a paradise, Israel and Palestine will be at ease and as free as possible. It will be a salvation for the peoples of Palestine and Israel. Everyone will be freed from the problem of terror and violence. An age of total peace and security will dawn. That is why I can say that the foundation of the Turkish-Islamic Union is the most urgent issue facing the world.
Do you believe that the Mahdi will establish his governance from the Temple Mount in Jerusalem, as many Hadith indicate?
Hazrat Mahdi (pbuh) will visit Jerusalem, but we can see from the hadith that Istanbul will be the real center of the Islamic world at this time, and that Hazrat Mahdi (pbuh) will work in Istanbul. There are many accounts that indicate this. Islamic scholars are all agreed on the subject.
Have you ever had the chance to discuss your beliefs about the Mahdi, Jesus and the Islamic Union with fellow Turkish intellectual, Fethullah Gulen? As far as you know, do you and Gulen share similar beliefs on most of these issues?
I do not know Fethullah Gülen personally, so we have had no chance to talk face-to-face. But he is a highly respectable, gentle, virtuous, modest, polite and immaculate person. Like all the people of the Sunna, Fethullah Gülen refers to Hazrat Mahdi (pbuh) in terms of love and joy in his works and addresses. He describes how the Mahdi will appear and how the Prophet Jesus (pbuh) will return to Earth. He educates and encourages Muslims. He is also instrumental in very good works, masha'Allah.
How do you think that Prime Minister Erdogan would respond to these ideas concerning an Islamic Union with Turkey in a leadership role?
The prime minister and the current government are striving with all their might for the establishment of the Turkish-Islamic Union. The initiative for the establishment of the Caucasian Union, the pipeline projects, railway projects, Turkey's adopting an active role in the Middle East and problems being resolved under Turkish leadership are all initiatives being taken for the establishment of the Turkish-Islamic Union. These are all very excellent, very successful initiatives. They will pick up further pace in the future and, by Allah's leave, a Turkish-Islamic Union under Turkish leadership will be founded in the next 10-20 years.
Are you aware of any within the Turkish Muslim community who suspect that Prime Minister Erdogan could himself be the Mahdi?
There is no such claim about the prime minister nor anything matching the portents described in the hadith. If anyone does claim such a thing, it is an irrational and illogical claim.
According to certain Hadith, Muhammad once said that Turkey would be conquered a second time for Islam through peaceful means. Are you aware of any within the Turkish Islamic community that believe that this prophecy has been or is being fulfilled through the rise of the AKP Islamist party in Turkey?
The hadith describe how Hazrat Mahdi (pbuh) will capture Istanbul with the taqbir, that is to say, by reciting the name of Allah. This once again shows that Hazrat Mahdi (pbuh) will strengthen belief in Allah through cultural and intellectual activities, that he will be instrumental in a rise in spiritual matters and people turning to religious moral values, and that religious moral values will prevail over the world in that way. You know, when Fatih Sultan Mehmet captured Istanbul he was initially unwilling to undertake the campaign since the hadith say that he who captures Istanbul will be Hazrat Mahdi (pbuh). He then consulted with his teacher, Akshemsettin, who told him,
"First Mehmet will capture Istanbul, and the Mahdi will subsequently capture it spiritually."
In other words, he says that the physical capture of Istanbul will be by Fatih, and its spiritual conquest by the Mahdi. Fatih then set out on his campaign. The Turkish nation have always been loyal to spiritual values, a religious nation. But there has been a very evident strengthening in that context in recent times. Intellectual work that has demolished Darwinism and materialism has of course played a major role in this. In the 1970s, the level of belief in Darwinism was very high, around 80%. Today it is the exact opposite. Turkey is the country with the lowest level of belief in Darwinism. More than 90% believe in Creation.
You have stated that you believe that both the Mahdi and Jesus are present now on the earth. What makes you believe this exactly?
Allah promises in verse 55 of Surat an-Nur that Islamic moral values will prevail over the world. Many other verses also impart these welcome tidings. There are some 300 portents in the hadith regarding the coming of Hazrat Mahdi (pbuh). Our Prophet (may Allah bless him and grant him peace) says these will happen one by one, "like beads on a necklace." And these really have happened one after the other since 1400 (hegira-style, 1979 A.D.). A great many portents have come about. Our Prophet (saas) says that Afghanistan will be invaded, and that happened. He says that Iraq will be occupied, and that has happened. He says blood will be spilled in the Kaaba, and that happened. He says the waters of the Euphrates will be cut, and that happened. He says there will be eclipses of the Sun and Moon at 15-day intervals in the moth of Ramadan, and that happened. He says there will be a sign in the Sun, and that happened. He speaks of the devastation of Baghdad, and that has happened. He reveals the economic crisis, and that is happening. Many other things have happened, but what really matters is that they have all taken place in the space of 20-30 years. Afghanistan may have been invaded or Baghdad devastated at their times in history, but this is the first time that all these events have happened in the same period as described by the Prophet (may Allah bless him and grant him peace). That means there is something extraordinary going on.
I think that the coming of the Prophet Jesus (pbuh) is also very close. The Prophet Jesus (pbuh) will return, and we will welcome, love and embrace him in 10-20 years, insha'Allah. After that, insha'Allah, the world will be very delightful, bright and prosperous.
According to Islamic tradition, in the Last-Days, the Beast would emerge from Mecca. He would mark the foreheads of all true believers. What do you understand this "mark of the beast" to be?
The Dabbat al-Ardh [The Beast coming out of the earth]is one of the portents that will appear in the End Times, and there are a great many hadith concerning the Dabbat al-Ardh, although some are confused and they may not all be true. I do not think this is a completely sound hadith. But the subject does appear in the Qur'an. In verse 82 of Surat an-Naml Allah says:
"When the Word is justly carried out against them, We will produce a Beast from the
which will speak to them. Truly mankind had no certainty about Our signs."
The verse reveals that the Dabbat al-Ardh will appear from the earth, in other words that it is a product of the earth. It describes an entity that will talk to people. The hadith refer to him being able to cross large distances in a single step, talking to people and travelling everywhere. Since it is a product of the earth, it will be something made up of such minerals and metals extracted from underground as iron, copper, zinc, cobalt and chrome. These substances are the basic components of present-day computers. Talking to people and covering large distances in a short space of time is a reference to the Internet. Thanks to the Internet it is very easy to access or transfer information, to speak to people and establish communications with them. And thanks to the internet, people will be told about the Qur'an even more quickly. In the End Times, the Internet will be an important means whereby Islamic moral values come to prevail the world.
Will the Mahdi be able to bring together all religions, and if so, how will he do this?
The Mahdi will bring together with love people from all faiths and holding all kinds of ideas, will enable them to see one another's good sides by strengthening their feelings of friendship and brotherhood, and will ensure they treat one another with understanding. When Hazrat Mahdi (pbuh) appears, love will rule the world and people will abandon all fellings of hatred and anger. So much so that, the hadith describe how even the fish in the sea and the birds in the air will be content with the environment of beauty and love of which Hazrat Mahdi (pbuh) will be instrumental, and that love for Hazrat Mahdi (pbuh) will descend on everyone's hearts. The sincere love that people feel for Hazrat Mahdi (pbuh) will be instrumental in them trusting each other with love, affection and compassion.
Mr. Oktar, the career and life of Muhammad as well as that of his earliest followers is claimed to involve wars. Your vision of the Mahdi is one of a peaceful and non-violent rise to power as well as a peaceful rule. Yet one must ask how the Mahdi would be able to do?
The revelation of the Qur'an to our Prophet (saas) took 23 years. During the first 13 years, Muslims lived as a minority in the idolatrous system in Mecca and were subjected to enormous oppression. Many Muslims were physically tortured, some were killed, most had their goods and homes plundered and were constantly exposed to insults and slander. Nonetheless, Muslims did not turn to war but always invited the idolators to peace. When the pressure they were exposed to from the idolators became intolerable the Muslims migrated to the city of Yathrib (later to be known as Medina), where there was a freer and more friendly climate, and established their own administration there. Even after establishing their own political order in that way, they still did not wage war against the idolators of Mecca. When they did fight, it was always for reasons of self-defense. The superior moral values demonstrated by the Prophet (may Allah bless him and grant him peace) and his companions during these unavoidable wars have gone down in history as highly exemplary.
For example, Arab custom dictated that anyone taken prisoner in battle should be killed. Because of the commandments revealed by Allah, however, our Prophet (may Allah bless him and grant him peace) ordered that captives be treated well and that Muslims should share their food with them. These characteristics of believers in revealed in verse 8 of Surat al-Insan,
"They give food, despite their love for it, to the poor and orphans and captives."
All that was asked of people taken captive was, if they were able, for them to teach those Muslims who could not read and write to do so. Muslims' justice, courage and determination was instrumental in many Arab tribes converting to Islam; in other words, Islam was spread, not through war, but by the moral virtues and taqwa exhibited by Muslims. Another example of this took place during the capture of Mecca. The army of Islam set out for Mecca in 630 A.D. The Meccan idolators were terrified that the Muslims would wreak revenge for their previous oppression of them. According to Arab custom, the males of a tribe defeated in war would be put to the sword, and the women and children enslaved. The idolators of Mecca were convinced that was what would happen to them. But our Prophet (may Allah bless him and grant him peace) declared that no vengeance would be extracted from the people of Mecca and that nobody would be forced to become a Muslim. This great forgiveness and tolerance has also attracted the attention of Western historians. For instance, the Haverford University academic Micheal Sells describes this superior moral virtue of the Prophet (saas) and says that when he arrived to Mecca, let alone taking a bloody vengeance, he embraced Meccans who were making war with him and struggling to kill him for three years. He further adds that this attitude evoke great admiration in the people of that time. Sells concludes that for that reason in the foundation of a religion, there existed great benevolence, an extraordinary civility and compassion. (Islam Empire of Faith; An Empires Special, PBS Home Video)
A Christian author named Dr. David Reagan has just released a very critical review of some of the things that I have written. In his criticism, he claims that I am "very misleading" when I claim that belief in the Mahdi is not exclusively held by the Shi'a belief but is also held by a wide range of Sunnis as well. Dr. Reagan then states that Sunnis are not looking for the Mahdi. What would you say to Dr. Reagan? In your experience, what percentage of Sunnis generally believe in the Mahdi?
According to Sunni belief (in the Hanafi, Hanbali, Shafi'i and Maliki schools), it is an absolute and unanimous article of faith that Hazrat Mahdi (pbuh) will come, that the Prophet Jesus (pbuh) will descend from the sky, and will insist that Hazrat Mahdi (pbuh) act as his
. It is perfectly normal for people who are not Sunni and who reject the hadith also to deny the coming of the Prophet Jesus (pbuh) and belief in Hazrat Mahdi (pbuh). But none of the Sunni
(scholars) have ever rejected the coming of the Prophet Jesus and Hazrat Mahdi (peace be upon them), but have all been unanimously agreed on the subject for hundreds of years. Our scholars are in "full agreement" in imparting this truth to Muslims. For example, the great Imam Abu Hanifa, the founder or my school, reveals that the coming of the Prophet Jesus and the appearance of Hazrat Mahdi (peace be upon them) are matters "which cannot possibly be denied."
The appearance of the Dajjal and of Gog and Magog, the Sun rising in the West, the Prophet Jesus (pbuh) descending from the sky and all the other trustworthy reports of the portents of Doomsday are true and inevitable. There are other great portents of Doomsday. Such as the coming of Hazrat Mahdi (pbuh). All these events reported in trustworthy accounts are true and will happen. (Fiqhi Aqbar Translation, The Great Imam Abu Hanifa, edited by Ali Rıza Kaşeli, p. 99)
The great Imam Abu Hanifa, the founder of my school, Imam Hanbal, founder of the Hanbali school, Imam Malik, founder of the Maliki school, and Imam Shafi, founder of the Shafi'i school, have all stated that the Prophet Jesus (pbuh) will return to earth and that Hazrat Mahdi (pbuh) will appear. These imams of the four great Sunni schools are all expounders of Islamic law. In addition to them, all great Islamic scholars have said that Islamic moral values will prevail the world in the End Times, that the Prophet Jesus (pbuh) will return and that Hazrat Mahdi (pbuh) will appear. Sunni Muslims following in the path of these greats scholars naturally believe in the coming of Hazrat Mahdi and the Prophet Jesus (peace be upon them). It is impossible for any Sunni to believe or say anything else.
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Eggplant Rolls with Ricotta and Salsa
Categories: Entertaining, Finger Foods, Party Snacks
Type: Appetizers and Snacks
Type: Appetizers and Snacks
Eggplant , ricotta, and salsa taste delicious all rolled up together.
Prep Time: 20M
Cooking Time: 20M
Serves: Serves 4
- 12-14oz (400g) eggplant
- about 1 cup toasted bread crumbs
- 1 tbsp chopped flat-leaf parsley
- 1 garlic clove, crushed through a press
- 2 tbsp grated Parmesan cheese
- 11/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 2 large eggs, lightly beaten
- 2/3 cup olive oil
- 9oz (250g) ricotta cheese
- 1 tbsp prepared pesto, store-bought or homemade
For the tomato salsa
- 3 tomatoes, thinly sliced
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- small handful flat-leaf parsley leaves
- sea salt and freshly ground black pepper
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- Cut the eggplant lengthwise 8 even slices about 1/4in (5mm) thick. Lightly salt them, and sandwich between paper towels for about 10 minutes. Put the eggplant slices in a colander, rinse well, and drain. Pat dry with paper towels. Put the bread crumbs, parsley, garlic, and Parmesan cheese in a large flat dish. Mix until well combined. Put the lightly beaten eggs in another flat dish, and the flour in a third. Dip the eggplant first in the flour, then in the egg, and finally in the bread crumbs, ensuring they are evenly coated.
- Heat the olive oil in 2 heavy frying pans over medium heat, using half of the oil in each one. Divide the slices among the 2 pans, and cook for 2-4 minutes on each side until golden. Alternatively, cook in 2 batches. Drain on a baking sheet lined with paper towels, and keep warm.
- Meanwhile, put the ricotta and pesto in a bowl, and mix together with a fork. To make the tomato salsa, combine the tomato slices, parsley, and 1 tbsp olive oil in another bowl. Season with salt and pepper, and stir gently to mix.
- To serve, put 1 tbsp of the ricotta mixture toward the end of each of the eggplant slices. Roll each into a cylinder, and secure with a heavy toothpick. Place 2 rolls in the center of each of 4 serving plates, and pile the tomato salsa over the top. Alternatively, arrange the eggplant rolls in a single row on a long narrow serving dish, and serve at the table with the salsa in a bowl, for your guests to help themselves.
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I know that Jesus is really God. But I'm still confused... I don't get how God could die or be killed by people. Isn't God always there? How can God die?
Please explain this to me in an easy to understand way.
I know that Jesus is really God. But I'm still confused... I don't get how God could die or be killed by people. Isn't God always there? How can God die?
Please explain this to me in an easy to understand way.
Sacred Tradition would say yes, the recently reworded Nicene creed says,
We also say it was in:
which means, there's some prophecy that says this had to happen which you can read in Psalm 22 or Isaiah 53 or Genesis 22
Death is the splitting of the body, but not splitting "The Godhead" from the body. So, no part of Christ ceases to be God upon death.
The Summa has some other pretty good points concerning this question, I'll summarize:
So, it's clear that He did it for a reason, but you're wondering if it is possible. Some say God can "square a circle" other's don't. Naive me says God can make a circle square, but "reply to objection 1" me has learned that God cannot deny himself. He cannot tell a lie and if he says He's going to send us His Son as a Redeemer who will die, then that's what's going to happen.
Furthermore, St. Thomas says:
Which leaves you hanging, and this is a central point of the Faith, which to wrap around with what I said about the Nicene Creed, is probably why it gets a mention. If Jesus didn't die, he couldn't have risen and if Christ didn't rise from the dead then:
In Christianity, as in Judaism, death isn't "the end". It does not mean to cease to exist. Perhaps the verse that makes this most clear is 2 Corinthians 5:8 (KJV)
In death, it is only the physical body that dies. The spirit/soul continues to exist. 1 Peter 3:18-20 even tells us where his spirit went when his body died.
Jesus' physical body died. His spirit went on. When we die, our spirit lives on. Therefore, we say He died, just as we all die.
This also ties in with 1 Corinthians 15, which speaks of a bodily resurrection. (more here) The implication seems to be that it is the body that dies, and the body that needs to be resurrected.
We experience the same death as Christ, and are promised the same resurrection as Him as well.
God is eternal and inherently immortal. If we dismiss the incarnation in entirety, then we can also dismiss the idea of God being able to die. Therefore, it is because of the incarnation that God could (and did) die.
In this incarnation, the divine person of God the Son, the Word of God (Rev. 19:13), received humanity (human nature) upon himself (John 1:14).
The apostle Paulos wrote (Phil. 2:5-8),
He also mentions that the princes of the world "crucified the Lord of glory" (1 Cor. 2:8), a title which seems to be an allusion to Ps. 24 in which YHVH is referred to as "the king of glory" (Ps. 24:8, 24:10).
Psalms 24 was understood by Justin Martyr as referring to the ascension of Jesus Christ into heaven.
In his Dialogue with Trypho, Ch. XXVI, Justin Martyr wrote,
All we know is that God the Son did die, because of the incarnation. We do not separate Jesus Christ into two persons, saying that his humanity died but not his divinity (Nestorianism). The divine person of Jesus died. The divine person of Jesus also resurrected himself. This is possible because the divine person subsists in two natures, humanity and deity.
If one wants to know how such things are possible, like the hypostatic union, there's no way for our minds to comprehend such things. They are beyond our comprehension.
From the beginning, God has declared the payment for sin is death, and so blood must be shed to cover sin:
Early in the Old Testament God introduced the idea of one innocent being shedding its blood in place of the sinner's. After the incident in the garden, he introduced the sacrificial system in the Tabernacle-Temple ceremonies.
However the solution of sacrificing bulls and goats and lambs for the sins of each person's sin was a temporary fix. The next year, another animal would have to be sacrificed for the same person. A more permanent solution was needed.
That meant a human was needed to die for humans' sin. But all humans are sinful, so another sin-filled person dying for us just wouldn't work. A human without sin was needed.
But ever since Adam, every human born is sin-filled, so how could a sinless man happen? The only way was if God did it Himself.
God became a man, known as Jesus—whose name, Joshua in Hebrew, means "the LORD saves" (1)—and died for us in our place. Therefore, anyone who accepts the sacrifice of Jesus on his or her behalf is covered by his blood and is saved.
What actually is the death and resurrection of body?
My answer is a question: What is death?
God created the universe, life, our spiritual existence, matter, time, and everything but himself. As others said, God revealed to the prophets and then through Jesus that he would die, must die, and did die. He required such a death as payment for sin, therefore it was incumbent upon him to arrange things so that the definition of death - what it means, how it occurs, and how it relates to the human form that he took on in the incarnation - was a logical, spiritual and material possibility. Not all possible definitions of life and death are necessarily compatible with such a plan and such a God. As the creator, God has a freedom that we do not.
Death is not the cessation of existence: Revelation 21:8 speaks of the second death, that of the unrighteous.


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The trip is part of SVSU's Alternative Breaks program, a drug- and alcohol-free student-led organization that sends participants on weeklong service trips during winter and spring breaks. The program is a chapter of the national organization Break Away, a nonprofit program whose educational philosophy asks participants to examine causes for a social problem as well as their personal roles perpetuating it. From SVSU, three other trips will depart, with projects in Atlanta, Ga., Hinesville, Ga., and Newark, N.J.
Within Alternative Breaks, teams raise money to cover traveling costs, teach the community about their social issue and learn more about it themselves as they prepare for their trip. Then, in the weeks after their service, students devote time to the social issue in their own community, as part of the organization's mission to enable its members as active global citizens.
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It seems as though the act of crying when sad does nothing to relieve that sadness. Is there an advantage to crying from an evolutionary perspective, or is it the end result of a different process? Also, why is there the same physiological reaction of crying when in sadness or in pain?
First, here is a link to an article that discussion the answer to your question:
The original article to which it refers can be found here:
To speculate a bit on Jez's question, crying in adults could be a result of our possible Neoteny. Crying in infant animals is extremely common as a way to elicit attention and sympathy from the mother. If we are neotenous apes, crying could be a left-over behavior that was seized by evolution, instead of being discarded.


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We use simple past to state a hypothetical present situation that we would like to speculate about (If they were here, I would be happy), past perfect for a hypothetical past (had they been here, I would have been happy), and simple present to a hypothetical future. Any explanation why this makes sense, as opposed to past for past, present for present, and future for future?
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You seem to be confused both about terminology and tenses, so let's try to get this straight:
For present hypotheticals we use a form that is technically referred to as the subjunctive. The subjunctive is identical to the simple past in most forms, but you'll notice that it differs for the first-person singular:
(Just to make things complicated, this form of the subjunctive is disappearing and many people do, in fact, say If I was rich. But for the purposes of illumination, let's treat this as a separate way of inflecting the verb.)
For past hypotheticals we use the past perfect (or pluperfect), not the "present past" that you referred to. (I've never heard the term "present past" before, and in any case I would interpret it as a reference to the present perfect, which is incorrect.) The reason for this is that the simple past is the same in almost all cases as the subjunctive, which is used for the present hypothetical.
For future hypotheticals we use the simple present. This is not actually surprising, since the simple present is used for near-future events in a variety of contexts in English.
Note, however, that it's actually possible to use both the modal will and other future constructions such as going to in this construction, depending on context.
Here will retains some of its historical sense of willingness as opposed to indicating mere futurity.
This is a pure future conditional. You can use going to for the future hypothetical in almost any case where you would otherwise use the simple present with no change in meaning.


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This was on a relatively small stage and in a quite intimate auditorium. I would love to hear how they look -- and how they adjust their dancing -- when performing in spaces that are so much larger..
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Posted 15 March 2012 - 05:45 AM
Alistair Macaulay addresses this in the first paragraph of his review in today's NY Times:
I would love to hear how they look -- and how they adjust their dancing -- when performing in spaces that are so much larger.
The Paul Taylor Dance Company season that opened ... Tuesday night is historic. Bringing this great troupe to Lincoln Center for its first season there, it shows how richly this company's dancing projects into the heights and depths of the multi-tier house: a marvel. If you're used to watching dance in the Koch Theater, then you can't help feeling that the three dimensions of its stage come alive in unfamiliar ways: the very air onstage seems to have a new texture.
Amy raised a question about canned v. live music. Dirac has posted the following article On the Links forum for Tuesday. Thanks, dirac.
You would need a very good orchestra -- not just a pit band -- for the Handel and Bach on the opening night program. Ponchielli, I suppose, could be played by lesser musicians, even pick-up groups during tours, but why bother for that? The Piazzola could only be played by specialists.
Taylor uses so many different kinds of music -- often identified with a specific musical genres or even artists. I wonder if any over-all program of live music is possible, except for certain pieces. As for live musicians playing, when appropriate, certain individual works ... why not?
[size=5]P.S.[/size] Macaulay mentions that Balanchine, who choreographed a solo for Taylor in Episodes (1959), also invited him to dance Apollo. This helps me understand the background of the Apollo figure and three muse-like ladies in the much later Brandenbergs -- clearly a homage to Balanchine's ballet.
Posted 15 March 2012 - 02:02 PM
Posted 15 March 2012 - 03:33 PM
The positioning and relative size of the two reviews tells me that, at least for the Times and at least for now, Taylor has gotten the better of Graham. I say for now because Taylor's successors will have to confront the same problem that the Limon, Ailey, Graham and Cunningham troupes have all had to confront -- what do you do for repertory once the dominant choreographer is gone. Do you go the Cunningham route and say, "The Hell with it!"? Or do you morph into a true repertory company like the Limon and now the Graham company have done? (And contrary to what The Nation's dance critic wrote in that article about the Cunningham company, it was the Limon company -- not the Graham company -- which pioneered the idea of a modern dance company taking on new works and resurrecting old favorites by other choreographers once the founder had died.) (The Ailey company was a repertory company from the get-go so they have had the easiest time of all without their founder.)
In any event, the Graham season sounds really interesting:
Graham Every Soul Is a Circus
Peter Sparling Beautiful Captives (video montage)
Mary Wigman Witch Dance
Lar Lubovitch Lamentation Variation
Richard Move Lamentation Variation
Graham Night Journey
Posted 23 March 2012 - 06:47 AM
The afternoon begins with 'Mercuric Tidings' which is a pure dance piece set to excerpts from Franz Schubert's glorious Symphonies Nos. 1 and 2. Unfortunately all the music is taped, due to the exorbitant cost of a live orchestra in New York City. I really love this work, especially the forms of the movements which keep growing and changing into gorgeous patterns. All the dancers are splendid, leaping and spinning at a breakneck pace. There is so much depth to this dance that I need to see it several more times to even touch the surface of all 'Mercuric Tidings' has to offer.
'House of Joy' is a very disappointing new Paul Taylor work. It is set in a brothel and though there are hookers, pimps and johns on display, very little actually happens. The company acts very well, but they hardly dance at all. Fortunately 'House of Joy' is very brief, but even so it seems to be a waste of time and talent.
'Big Bertha' is a disturbingly powerful Paul Taylor piece. Bertha is a mechanical amusement park doll who plays music when a coin is fed in her slot. The Bs are an all American 1950s family who enjoy dancing to Bertha's tunes. But all too suddenly Bertha becomes an evil force and destroys the happy B family.
By the end of the dance, Mr. B has raped and killed his daughter and Mrs. B reveals a red stripper outfit under her June Cleaver clothes. Just before the curtain comes down, Mr. B joins Bertha and becomes a malevolent amusement park doll. All the performers are fantastic – Amy Young as Bertha, Michelle Fleet as Mrs. B and Eran Bugge as Miss B. The real standout, however, is Michael Trusnovec's Mr. B. His dancing and acting fully show the dark side of 1950s America.
The afternoon ends with 'Company B', set to recordings of the Andrews Sisters. This work shows the lighthearted innocence of wartime America juxtaposed against shadowy figures of young boys going off to fight and die in World War II.
Many ballet companies dance 'Company B', among them American Ballet Theatre. I agree with chief dance critic of the New York Times, Alastair Macaulay, that the way the Taylor dancers use their weight in 'Company B' is more effective than ABT's aerial lightness. When Robert Kleinendorst falls at the end of "Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy of Company B", there is no doubt that he has been felled by enemy soldiers. In ABT's production of 'Company B' the young boy's death is too easy to miss.
All the Taylor dancers are superb, but a few (along with Kleinendorst) really stand out. Francisco Graciano is all perfect rhythm and syncopated movement in "Tico-Tico". James Samson is very funny as the nerdy guy being chased by seven women in "Oh Johnny, Oh Johnny, Oh!" Amy Young, so menancing as the automaton in 'Big Bertha', brings tears to my eyes as a girl sending her young love (Sean Mahoney) off to war in "There Will Never Be Another You".
I hope to see the Paul Taylor Company during their New York season for many years to come.
I would enjoy these dancers even more, however, if they performed with a live orchestra instead of to taped music.
Posted 23 March 2012 - 11:50 AM
Any reports on how the company looks in performance at the David H. Koch Theater (better know at the NY State Theater) at Lincoln Center?
I was at the Wednesday 3/21 performance, and saw "Junction," "3 Epitaphs," "House of Cards," and "Mercuric Tidings." I think both the company and Taylor's choreography look splendid in their new NYC digs. I was a little concerned that the larger confines -- both stage and hall -- might drain the life out of at least some of the works (the way the Met's towering vastness can, IMO). But no, everything on the program looked vivid and bristling with energy -- even tiny, loopy "3 Epitaphs." "Mercuric Tidings" and "House of Cards" especially really bloomed in the space.
I've never grown accustomed to the way dance looks at City Center. I'm one of those people who likes to watch dance at least one level up from the orchestra (or from the back of the orchestra if there's no up to be had). City Center's hall is so shallow that even from the Grand Tier (which I don't like) or the front of the Mezzanine (which I like better) the dancing looks oddly foreshortened and the stage looks like a postage stamp even though it's not that small. You're closer to the dancers, yes, but the angle of view strikes me as an unhappy one. It's like peering down into a crevasse rather than gazing out over a vista. In NYST, you are further from the dancers, but because the hall is deeper the angle of view lets the choreography breathe, even from on high. So, I for one, am thrilled by the move.
The theater was comfortably full -- maybe it's the novelty of a Lincoln Center season coupled with the Atrium's ability to push discount tickets close to the performance date. The third and fourth rings were closed, but the company always closed off City Center's balcony, so this seemed like business as usual. (On weeknights during a PTDC run, City Center's huge front and rear Mezzanine could seem distressingly underpopulated even so.)
Like everyone else on the planet I wish the company could afford live music, and when I win Lotto I will make sure that that happens. But I wasn't as troubled by the recorded music as I expected to be from the press reports. It sounded odd at first because the sound was coming straight at me head on rather than up from out of the pit. I was surprised at how disconcerting that was -- but I guess thirty plus years of attending ballet and opera performances in that particular venue with live music has conditioned me to expect a particular sonic landscape and my ears were caught off guard by the change. And of course recorded music never sounds as richly dimensional as live music, even in NYST's less-than-ideal acoustics. (Although these were admittedly improved by the recent renovation -- the bassoon always seemed to be going "braaap-braaap-braaap" somewhere behind my left ear, and that just doesn't happen anymore.) But once I got used to it, the fact that the music was recorded slipped to the back of my consciousness. In any event, PTDC has been using recorded music for some time now -- so it's just a fact of life.
I hope the company continues to get the fundraising support it needs to make a 3 week Lincoln Center season feasible for years to come. Two two-week seasons would be even better.
Posted 23 March 2012 - 12:41 PM
I hope the company continues to get the fundraising support it needs to make a 3 week Lincoln Center season feasible for years to come. Two two-week seasons would be even better.
And considering the abbreviated seasons recently from Limon and Graham, a long run like this seems even more important.
Posted 23 March 2012 - 02:54 PM
I hope the company continues to get the fundraising support it needs to make a 3 week Lincoln Center season feasible for years to come. Two two-week seasons would be even better.
And considering the abbreviated seasons recently from Limon and Graham, a long run like this seems even more important.
It's admittedly an aficionado's perspective, but there's nothing like marinating in a company during a multi-week season. Other than Ailey, I can't think of another modern dance troupe that reliably mounts one at some New York City venue year after year. Am I missing anyone? Pilobolus? I'm not sure there's anyone else who reliably gets even a one-week NY season year-in-and-year-out. Even a week in NYC costs a bundle to do. And ABT's incredible shrinking City Center seasons have me in a real funk -- that's where I enjoy watching the company the most. (Although I'd love watching them at NYST even more ... but that's a matter for a different thread.)
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How can I give myself permission to delete a folder from "file system/opt"? Folder owner is root. I am the only user of this computer but I did not install the OS. I am not much of a tech person but can follow instructions.
First: do you really need to delete it?
Second: I would not recommend to use sudo. Instead I think it's better to always use gksudo. Why?:
More info: What is the difference between "gksudo nautilus" and "sudo nautilus"?
You can open a terminal,and type:
Press Enter and a new window will open. Now you can delete anything, included things that you should not delete!
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it is not recommended to give yourself a permissions on the opt folder, this sometimes cause a security problems, so if you want to edit a file in the folder just run:
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Since my Nikon d40x decided to die (shutter problem, shop says repair will cost more than camera is worth), I have the joy of looking for an replacement.
I was mostly content with what I could do with it so I could stay with Nikon and go for another DX sensor (for instance the D5100?). Besides the 18-55kit lenses (which I was thinking about replacing), I currently own one other (tele)lenses for it. On the other hand I am lured by the smaller size and weight of mirror-less cameras like the micro-4/3 (for instance the Lumix GX1 or similar).
Anyone else had a similar choice? Or experience?
Edit: I forgot to mention: I shot mostly when traveling (landscape, architecture, people, anything except "real" portraits) or when outdoors (hiking, climbing). Clearly, sometimes volume/weight is an issue for the latter use. Also, I realized that sometimes I would like to have a camera around for everyday street/market scenes, when I did not bring it, because I felt it was too big to carry around all day.
Edit again: Two specific specific questions I have, would be what are the experiences with respect to battery life (pictures taken/battery) and auto-focus speed. The general thread mentions that auto-focus is slower for the mirror-less ones, but how "bad" is it?


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Harris Has Let The Eastern Shore Down…Again!
We have all heard Rep. Andy Harris recite how much he cares about the people on the Eastern Shore. Harris is from Baltimore County, but a large part of his Congressional District is on this side of "the Bridge." (See http://harris.house.gov/)
With huge out-of-state support, by right-wing extremists, Harris was able to defeat Frank Kratovil and Wayne Gilchrest, representatives who lived and worked here on the Delmarva Peninsula, and who represented our best interests. On the other hand, we now have a representative who is from Baltimore and contrary to his rhetoric, cares little for Eastern Shore people or the Bay.
You don't need to take my word for it; let's look at his record. While in the Maryland State Senate, Harris had one of the worst environmental records, and his lack of interest in helping to save our greatest natural resource, the Chesapeake Bay, was well-known.
His position hasn't changed. In fact, if Harris gets his way, instead of wind turbines off the shore of Ocean City, there will be oil rigs.
Yes, just as in the Gulf of Mexico, we will be creating an environmental disaster, just waiting to happen. Can we imagine the devastation even a small spill would cause to the beaches and resort areas along Maryland and Delaware shores? Such a catastrophe will make Hurricane Sandy seem like a non-event.
Speaking of Hurricane Sandy, which he referred to as an "historic storm", what was Harris' response to the record flooding and damages in Crisfield, Smith Island, Marion, Fairmount, Deal Island, Ocean Pines and Princess Anne? He, again, turned aside the interests of the Eastern Shore, and instead, voted "No" on the Sandy Relief bill. Even worse, he voted on a doomed bill that would provide $17 billion in aid, but only if it was offset by cuts elsewhere, something that had never been required in catastrophic emergencies like this. He knew it wouldn't pass, but he and his Tea Party allies pointed to it, saying, "We tried!"
Farmers here on the Eastern Shore, also found out the truth about Harris, when he voted "No" on the extension of the Farm Bill (actually, the Agriculture Reform, Food and Jobs Act of 2012), even though it had come out of the GOP-led Agriculture Committee.
Women, too, were brushed aside by his "No" vote on the Violence Against Women Act. Even though VAWA has been proven beneficial and effective, reducing violence by 50% – 67%, since its passage in 1994. What was Harris' excuse for his "No" vote? He released statement said, the bill didn't contain a "conscience provision" for "religious organizations that want to help prostitutes but don't want to tell them about abortion." So, instead, he is content with 1,200 women killed and 2 million injured, in domestic violence, annually. According to the CDC, 25% of all US women are subjects of some domestic abuse.
As I said, the record speaks for itself. Of course, I don't have room to report all of Harris' "No" votes, from education to jobs, Medicare to veteran benefits. Stay tuned, because I will be exposing Harris' record from now until 2014, showing why he is no friend of the Eastern Shore or America. We deserve better than a puppet to out-of-state puppet masters, interested more in profits than people. Shouldn't it be People Over Politics? That's what I was taught, anyway!


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I'm looking for a way to make a 16bit ID out of approx 100 bits of data. The solution should be easy to implement, or should already be implemented in c++, should be quick to evaluate, and most importantly the values of the ID should be uniformly distributed, which is to say that one value should not have a higher chance to be taken than another.
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As mentioned in the question Rook linked, 16bits is very very weak, reducing 100bits to 16 leads to ~6 possible collisions per hash.
Are you sure you need a hash for that ? 16bits is enough to be stored in an integer and could simply be incremented if you just need a way to identify an object (limited to 65536).
If nevertheless you want to use an hash function, you could try to use something very simple such as Pearson hashing that will produce a 8bit hash.
I quote Wikipedia, the advantages of this function are :
The adaptation to 16bits shouldn't be too hard. For example, this page gives an example of adaptation but I think the author forget to change the size of the table to 65535, the code would be :


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Liverpool grabbed a point at Stamford Bridge after a 1-1 draw with Chelsea ....yes ..it was Luis Suarez who rescued his side with a second half equaliser ...he is now joint leading scorer in the Premier League with Robin Van Persie ...manager Brendan Rodgers said after the game "all credit goes to the players. The equaliser was the least we deserved. We were probably unfortunate not to win it at the end."
Wigan had their recent winning run ended after losing 2-1 to West Brom , it was a disappointing result for Wigan who were rather sloppy defensively ..allowing West Brom to score two quick goals in the first half ...Wigan pulled one back but it was not enough and manager Roberto Martinez was left frustrated with his teams performance .."We are frustrated with our performance".


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When travelling light I use a Nikon D5100/10.5mm and R1 on a free-standing monopod. I shoot 6 round (0 degrees) plus zenith (either 90 degree on the head or hand held at roughly the NPP position depending on the light level) plus nadir. I use the latest PTGUI pro for stitching.
I'm getting inconsistent results with the zenith blending. I'm aware the NPP moves for the zenith shot and that viewpoint correction is the way to deal with the issue but how do you go about it when the zenith isn't flat (which I believe is a requirement for it to work) or when it's featureless (blue sky) and it's impossible to find matching detail?
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The question says,
Translate the following sentence into the logical notation of propositional functions and quantifiers.
H(x): x is a horse
G(x): x is gentle.
T(x): x has been well trained.
"Only horses are gentle if they have been well trained."
I am not really sure what exactly this question means, does it mean that horses are the only thing that can be made gentle by training?
In that case my answer would be:
$$ \forall x [ (T(x) \to G(x))\to H(x)]$$
Is this correct? If not then what is the correct interpretation?
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Battery performance on my hp-laptop has degraded in a disastrous way.
HP will only replace the battery if I give them the result from their "HP support Assistant " software. I downloaded the software and tried to run the same with "Wine". Neither didn't it got installed nor did it throw any exception.
Ubuntu Software center doesn't have the software, is there a way to convert the software into deb format for install on ubuntu.
Edit 1:- On installing with wine, i get the following error:-
ankit@stream:~/.wine/drive_c/swsetup/SP54620$ wine msiinstaller.exe
fixme:storage:create_storagefile Storage share mode not implemented.
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Shepherd's Pie
Categories: Big-Batch Meals, Comfort Foods, Entertaining, Kid-friendly
Type: Main Dishes
Type: Main Dishes
Shepherd's pie is a main-stay meal in almost every household, so freeze up a batch to have on hand for those busy nights.
Prep Time: 30M
Cooking Time: 20M
Serves: Serves 8
- 21/2lb (1.1kg) potatoes
- 2 tbsp butter
- sea salt and freshly ground black pepper
- 6 tbsp olive oil
- 3 large onions, diced
- 4 large carrots, diced
- 21/2lb (1.1kg) ground lamb
- 6 garlic cloves, chopped
- 2 tsp dried oregano
- 3 × 14oz (400g) cans diced tomatoes
- 9oz (250g) frozen peas
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- Put the potatoes in a pot of boiling water and cook for 15 minutes, until soft. Drain, then mash well. Add the butter and mash again until creamy. Season with sea salt and freshly ground black pepper, then set aside.
- Meanwhile, heat the oil in a large heavy-based saucepan over medium heat, add the onions and carrots, and cook for 5 minutes or until the onions are starting to soften. Add the lamb and cook, stirring constantly, for 10 minutes or until no longer pink. Add the garlic and oregano, cook for 1 minute, then stir in the tomatoes and bring to a boil.
- Add the peas, season with sea salt and freshly ground black pepper, then return to a boil and lower the heat. Simmer for 20 minutes, stirring occasionally. Pour a 11/2in (3.5cm) layer of lamb sauce into 2 large tin-foil dishes (4 portions per dish) and top with the mashed potatoes.
- Let cool completely, then cover with lids, seal, and freeze for up to 6 months. To serve, remove the lids and bake from frozen in an oven preheated to 350°F (180°C) for 25 minutes or until brown on top and piping hot inside.
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