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قصة بلال بن رباح رضي الله عنه The story of Bilal bin Rabah
(Bilal Bin Rabah (Allah bless him
Bilal Ibn Rabah, the first Muazzin of Islam, was one of the most trusted and loyal companion of Holy Prophet Muhammad (S.A.W.).He was a true model of the morals and customs of Islam. He cherished unbounded love for the Holy Prophet (S.A.W.) and was deeply devoted to Islam. He was a staunch foe of the infidels and idolaters but this involved no personal feelings. He held the infidels in deep contempt because they were the enemies of Islam and the Holy Prophet (S.A.W.).
He is, generally, known as "BILAL HABASHI", but actually his features were not identical with those of the. Habashi or Zangi, His complexion was black but his hair was not curly, it was thick. Actually, his complexion was dark-brown. His body was tall and slim and his chest prominent. His cheeks were thin but his nose was not snub. Thus, as the historians opine, he was not a pure Abyssinian. His father was an Arab hut his mother was an Abyssinian. His fathers name was Rabah and his mother was called Hamama, It is likely that Hamama was a slave girl from Mecca or Sarat, Sarat is a town between Yemen and Abyssinia, Some of the historians claim that he was born at Mecca, but the majority of the historians opine that Bilal was born in Sarat, And the latter view seem to be acceptable for there could be a mixed race in Sarat.
There is also a difference of opinion about his date of birth. According to some of the historians he was born 53 years before Hijra but according la some others, he was born about 43 year before Hijra, and this latter view seems to be preferable.
Bilal (R.A.A.) was brought up at Mecca, in a well known Quraishi tribe called Abu Jamah. During the Days of Ignorance, the members of this tribe were thought as experts in palmistry-reading the lines of hands. They also drew out lots with the help of arrows. This tribe had a constant dispute with Banu Abd Manaf because, when there was a conflict between Banu Abd Manaf and Banu Abd Dar, it had sided with the latter, The other Muazzins of the Prophet (S.A.W.) – Abu Mahzura and Amr bin Umm Kulsum -were also brought up in the tribe Abu Jamah. It is difficult to state whether it was a mere chance or it was due to melody and harmony of voice.
It is not known with authenticity as to who amongst the tribe of Banu Jamah was the master of Bilal and his father. Some have written that he was the slave of a noble woman of that tribe, while others claim that a widow related to Abu Jahl was his mistress. Again, some others have writer that he was the slave of Umaiya bin Khalaf.
Bilal (R.A.A.) had a natural hatred against the customs and practices prevailing in the Days of Ignorance, The people in those days were devoid of good morals, kindness and of other human values, deceit had become their second nature.
Allah had endowed Bilal with righteous nature and he remained true to it in his whole life. It is, therefore, held that he readily responded to the call of Allahs Messenger (S.A.A.) when he came out with the Message of Oneness or Unity of Allah. It is an established fact that Bilal (R.A.A.) had not embraced Islam with any worldly motive or securing relief from the torments of slave life On the contrary by accepting Islam, he had invited upon himself torment of double even treble intensity. He had only one purpose in view and that was to win the favor of Allah. Allah had illuminated his heart with the light of faith. Hence he endured all kinds of atrocities with remarkable patience and fortitude. It was in accord with his nature to accept the Truth unreservedly. As soon as he heard the clarion call for the acceptance of faith in One Allah and the equality of
all human beings issued by the noblest personality of the most respectable family, Banu Hashim, he at once made an affirmative response. His heart was as clean as Mirror, it was filled with the sentiments of affection, sincerity, obedience and devotion. The thought crossed his mind like a flash of lightning that the person who wanted to liquidate class differences in order to put the master and slave equal, was a man who belongs to the noblest class in Mecca. Yet he was a staunch champion of the equality of all human being, could not be but the Truthful Messenger and the Prophet of the Creator. He must have thought that it was impossible for a person, who enjoyed exceeding popularity in the whole of Mecca and commanded deep respect from the rank and file of Mecca, to risk to the loss of his popularity and reputation unless this person was the Messenger of the Lord who makes no discrimination between the high and the low, the rich and The poor, The Arab and the non-Arab.
Those who accepted Islam in the beginning were, except few, generally weak and helpless. They had no supporters or sympathisers. So the infidels inflicted endless in human tortures on them. Tying ropes to the legs of the Muslims, they dried them on the stony ground of the desert. They stripped the poor Muslims need and throwing them on the burning sand and often on red embers, placed heavy stones on their bodies. They forced them to stand in the blazing sun. Bilal too was tortured like that, They wanted him to make statement which suited the infidels purpose But he displayed unflinching self-control, patience and perseverance. They employed all sorts of cruelties to divert Bilal from the True Faith but could not succeed. There was no form of threat which was not held nut to him, and there was no form of torture which the infidels did not execute on him, but Bilal (R.A.A.) on the face of all this, held firm to his faith. In reply to all of their coercion and tortures he said, "There is none to be worshipped but Allah." Bilals master Umaiya Bin Khalaf was his greatest tormentor. In spite of all these tortures Bilal would utter, Ahad, Ahad (Allah is One, Allah is One), When the tormentors demanded of him to respect what they said, Bilal would reply, "No, my tongue is not supposed to utter what you say."
According to historical records, Bilals master often tied him and threw him down and flung a stone and cow hide over him and said, "Your gods are Lat and Uzza so testify your faith in them." But he continued to say "Ahad, Ahad." The infidels tied a rope round his neck and allowed the street urchins to drag him to and from between the two hills of Mecca. Even, under this severe torment, Bilals tongue repeated only one word "Ahad, Ahad." Thereupon, the infidels gave him a severe heating and stretched him on the burning Sand.A heavy stone was placed over his body, still he uttered nothing save the word "Ahad, Ahad."
One day Abu Bakr Siddiq saw the heart touching plight of Bilal(R.A A.) and he came to his rescue. "How long will you oppress this poor fellow?" said Abu Bakr to Bilals master and bought him paying men Uqia (about 23 grams of Gold) to his master. Siddiq then declared Bilal (R.A.A.) a free man. By enduring all sorts of atrocities and humiliations in the path of love for Allah and His Prophet, Bilal (R.A.A.) set an example and a beacon light till the end of this world, for the seekers after Truth and Righteousness. He knew well the consequences of renouncing idol-worship and offering devotion to One God Allah, yet so deep was the imprint of the righteous life and the unparalleled good morals of the Holy Prophet (S.A.W.) upon his heart that no degree of savage oppression and violence could blot it out.
Some historian state that when the price for Bilal was being paid, Bilals master increased the price from 7 Uqias to 9 Uqias and Abu Bakr said to him, "Even if you raise the price to 1000 Uqias, I will definitely buy him."
It is stated that Siddiq bought Bilal at the advice of Allahs Messenger (S.A.W.) and the Prophet (S.A.W.) also offered him half of the price in order to mitigate the burden of Siddiq. But Siddiq begged pardon from the Prophet (S.A.W.) for not accepting this offer and he himself emancipated Bilal. He then appointed Bilal(R.A.A .) as his own store-keeper. Later on Bilal was made to serve to the Messenger of Allah (S.A.W.). When the Holy Prophet (S.A.W.) granted permission to his companions to migrate, Bilal, along with the other companions of the Holy Prophet (S.A.W.), migrated to Medina. In Medina Bilal lived in the same house with Abu Bakr Siddiq and Aamir bin-Fahria. In Medina when the Holy Prophet (S.A.W.) established the bond of brotherhood between the Muhajireen (Migrants) and Ansar (Helpers), Bilal and Abu Rouwaiha (R.A.A.) were brothers unto each other. This clarifies that Abu Rouwaiha (R.A.A.) was not the blood brother of Bilal (R.A.A.)
As in Mecca, so in Medina, Bilal could not endure separation from the Holy Prophet (S.A.W.).He always accompanied the Holy Prophet (S.A.W.) in all the Holy wars that look place during the Holy Prophet lifetime. He also remained with the Prophet (S.A.W.) in the course of all journeys he undertook. It was for this reason that he was appointed the first Muslim of the Holy Prophet (S.A.W.).
Bilal (R.A.A.) continued to the post of Muazzin of the Prophets Masjid till the Holy Prophet (S.A.W.) left this world for his heavenly abode He was preferred over all the Mauzzins during the Prophets lifetime, the cause of this preference being his precedence in embracing Islam, his rich and melodious voice and his excellent utterance. When he recited the call of prayer and wished to inform the Prophet (S.A.W.) that the time for leading prayer had come, he would stand by the door of the Prophets room and would shout "Hasten to the prayer, Hasten to well-being. O Messenger of Allah, prayer." Hearing his these words the Prophet would come for leading the prayers. Bilal (R.A.A.) would say Iqama before the prayers commenced. While going to Salat-el-Eid or Salat-Istisqa (prayer for rain), Bilal used to walk ahead of the Prophet(S.A.W.) holding a spear and would pitch it on the ground one or two yards away from the place where the Prophet (S.A.W.) wished to lead the congregation of the prayer. The spear was one of those three, sent by the King of Abyssinia in homage to the Prophet(S.A.W.), The Prophet (S.A.W.), gifted one of the three spears to Umar (R.A.A.) and kept the third one with himself, Thus Bilal had the honor of keeping the Prophets spear throughout his lifetime.
Traditions relate that Bilals marriage had been arranged by the Holy Prophet (S.A.W.) himself, It is stated that the sons of Abul Bukair one day came to the Holy Prophet (S.A.W.) and said, "0 Messenger of Allah, find a match for our sister. "The Holy Prophet observe, "Why do you not marry her to Bilal Hearing this they went back, but after a few days they came again and repeated the same request, and the Holy Prophet (S.A.W.) gave the same reply. Thus after a few days they came third time with the same request. This time also the Prophet (S.A.W.) giving the same reply added, "Bilal is an inmate of Paradise; you should marry your sister to him." So, having heard the Prophets advice, they married their sister to Bilal. Bilal (R.A.A.) took more wives after this marriage. According to Qatadah he had married a lady of the tribe of Banu Zuhra. It is also recorded that one of his wives was Hin-ul-Khulania who belonged to Yemen. Bilal has no issue from any of his.
Once Bilal related to his wife a Tradition of the Holy Prophet(S.A.W.) but his wife expressed some doubts about the authenticity of his report. Bilal in a mood of anger went to the Prophet (S.A.W.) and recounted his dispute with his wife, The Holy Prophet (S.A.W.) went with him to his house and observed to his wife, "You should take Bilals words for any Tradition of mine, and do not give him cause for anger."
Bilal(R.A.A.) had given up announcing Azan after the demise of the Holy Prophet (S.A.W.). He cherished such deep love for the Prophet (S.A W.) that he could not bear the thought of announcing the call after his demise. In fact he used to announce especially for his Master, the Prophet (S.A.W.), in response to which the Prophet (S.A.W.) would arrive for prayer. During his stay in Medina and Syria, after the demise of the HoIy Prophet (S.A.W.), people made entreaties to him on several occasions to call the Azan, but he always declined, except once when Umar (R.A.A.) had visited Damascus and had requested Bilal to call the Azan. He complied with the request of the Caliph, and this was his last Call that, he delivered in his lifetime. As soon as the news got around that Bilal would deliver the Azan for the Dawn prayer, a great excitement was observed among the people . Everyone rushed towards the mosque with great fondness and in frenzied state of mind As soon as Bilals voice resounded in the air, it produced a great excitement among the people . They recalled to their imagination the times when the Holy Prophet (S.A.W.) was alive and Bilal used to recite the Azan . It is recorded in history that the whole congregation in the mosque burst into tears Umar (R.A.A.) and the bravest of the warriors Islam, who were present there, could not check themselves so all wept.
Some scholars are of the opinion that the present rhythmical form of recital of the Azan in the Muslim world, is the same as was originated by Bilal. One thing, however ,must be clarified in this connection. The Holy Prophet (S.A.W.) had not appointed Bilal as the Muazzin for his masterly rhythm or melody of the rules but it was his exceeding piety, devotion to worship and regular attendance in the mosque that the choice of the Holy Prophet (S.A.W.) fell an him for the performance of this important duty.
It is reported in the Traditions that the Holy Prophet (S.A.W.) paid close attention to the education and training of Bilal (R.A.A.). Once the Holy Prophet (S.A.W.) said, "O Bilal, The best deed that a believer can perform is to struggle for the cause of Allah. The Prophet (S.A.W.)also taught him concerning humility " 0 Bilal always live in humility and with contentment and die with those who feel contented."
The Prophet (S.A.W.),off and on gave him instructions concerning distribution of the surplus wealth with him i.e. the Prophet (S.A.W.) He would say, "Bilal, a quantity of wealth has accumulated with me I do not wish to keep it, so take it and give it away to the needy so that my heart may he alleviated from its burden " Actually the Messenger of Allah (S.A.W.) intended to teach Bilal by example how a man should cultivate the virtue of contentment in life and abstain from wealth. Bilal observed with great attention all the instructions and precedent of the Holy Prophet and proved to he a true follower and a devotee of the Prophet (S.A.W.) till the end of his life. He was in constant attendance on the Holy Prophet (S.A.W.) day and night, because he derived delight from the sight, love and kindness. He performed the duties of an attendant upon the Holy Prophet in all circumstances, during journeys and stay in camp, in war and peace, but was never treated like a servant by the Prophet (S.A.W.), Bilal expressed deep devotion for his master and leader, He could not bear even the slightest discomfort of the Prophet (S.A.W.) and was alive ready to respond to his masters call. Throughout the battles he kept running between the Prophets camp and the battlefield, bearing communications , orders and instructions from the Prophet (S.A.W.).to the troops when the Prophet (S.A.W.) made a victorious entry into the city of Mecca and the Prophet(S.A.W.) entered Holy Kaba, there were three men. accompanying him and one of them was Bilal (R.A.A.), the other two were Usman-bin-Talha , the key-bearer of Kaba and Usman bin Zaid (R.A.A.). Bilal performed the duty of reciting the call to prayer.
He recited the Azan for a few days only after the demise of the Prophet (S.A.W.) and then requested Abu Bakr Siddiq(R.A.A.) the Caliph to release him of the duty of calling Azan, and grant him leave to go to Syria with the Mujahideen (soldiers). It is stated that when in the absence of the Holy Prophet (S.A.W.) he pronounced the name of the Prophet while calling the Azan ,he could not bear the absence of his master and burst into uncontrollable tears . His audience too, stricken with grief, broke down. He felt oppressed in Medina without the Prophet, so in spite of being sixty years of age, he resolved to forsake his peaceful life in Medina and devote rest of his days to holy war in far-away lands. He then participated in a number of battles. He then went to his small piece of land in the suburbs of Damascus, which he cultivated and lived on its produce. It is not known how long Bilal(R.A.A.) remained in the company of Abu Bakr(R.A.A).
After the reign of the first Caliph, Bilal was assigned some state duties, It is recorded in history that when the second Caliph Umar Bin Khattab (R.A.A.) called upon Khalid-ibn El Waleed - the Sword of Allah- to explain in connection with some of his alleged irregularities and errors, it was Bilal who took off Khalids turban from his head and tied his hands with if in open assembly and did not untie him until Khalid (R.A.A.) had furnished a satisfactory explanation of all the charges made against him. After this he offered his sincere apology to Khalid(R.A.A.).
There is another episode that reveals the high esteem in which Bilal was held by Umar. It is stated that one day Abu shufyan-bin-Harb, Suhail- bin-Amr and some other prominent Arab Chiefs came to the Caliph for an interview. By chance Bilal and Sahib (an ex-slave) also arrived to meet the Caliph, When Umar learnt of their arrival he called in Bilal and Sohaib at once and the Arab Chiefs, who had come earlier, stood waiting outside. Abu Sufyan could not restrain himself turning to his companions he remarked, "It was our fate to endure this disgrace. The slaves are admitted to audience while we the nobles of Arabia stay at the door."
Hearing this remark Suhail Bin Amr retorted, "But who is to be blamed for this? The Messenger of Allah invited us all with one voice but we refuted his call and offered severe resistance to him On the other hand these slaves came forward "and made a positive response, It is their right now to get preference over us in this world and the next. We have no cause for complaint,"
During the Caliphate of Umar (R.A.A.), when the registers of salaries and allowances were being prepared, the Caliph dispatched a letter to Bilal – who was with the army in Syria - asking him to intimate with whom his name should be entered.
"Enter my name with Abu Rouwaiha whom I shall never abandon on account of the fraternal bond established by the Holy Prophet (S.A.W.) between him and me," replied Bilal (R.A.A.).
Except the episodes mentioned above, history furnishes no further record of his life after the demise of the Holy Prophet (S.A.W.), It is recorded that he had joined the Muslim Army in the Holy War in Syria. But he had completely dissociated himself from the public life in the closing phase of his life, As we have stated above, he acquired a piece of land in the outskirts of Damascus and passed his days in peace and isolation, After this nothing was heard about him but he was seen in public when he called Azan for the Caliph Umar (R.A.A.) on the request of the eminent companions of the Prophet (S.A.W.).
It was the year 20 of Hijra when Bilal (R.A.A.) expired in Damascus. He was seventy when he died. He died of epidemic like plague. It is stated that he was of the same age as was Abu Bakr Siddiq (R.A.A.). On his deathbed he was very glad at the prospect of meeting his master, the Prophet (S.A.W.) and his companions who had already gone to the next world. When his wife cried out by his bedside and began to weep bitterly, he comforted her saying:
"Do not cry. Why do you weep! l am looking forward to see my master, the Prophet (S.A.W.) and other companions after such a long reparation. If Allah wills I shall meet them all tomorrow." And he really expired the day after, "Innalillah-e-Wa Inna Ilai-he-Raje-oon."
He was buried in Damascus, near Bab-as-Sagheer. His tomb is even today the favorite resort of crowds of visitors, People, high and low, come to offer prayers (Fateha) at his grave.
Among the people Bilals credibility was e high that they would rather disbelieve their own eyes Than cast doubts on Bilals report of any Tradition of the Holy Prophet (S.A.W.), because he paid the greatest regard to truth in all matters concerning the action or precepts of the Holy Prophet (S.A.W,), as well as in the affairs of others. When Abu Rouwaiha (R.A.A.) his brother-in-Islam, wanted to contract marriage with a lady of a respectable tribe, he requested Bilal to intercede on his behalf. Bilal went with him and told in clear terms to the guardians of the bride, "I am Bilal-bin-Ribah and this is my brother Abu Rouwaiha, who wants to establish matrimonial relation with you. So, I must point out that he is a very hot-tempered a man. It is up to you to give your daughter in marriage to him or refuse." Hearing this clear-cut testimony of Bilal the parents of the ady accepted the proposal of Abu Rouwaiha (R.A.A.), for they could not disregard Bilals recommendation.
Seeing the various aspects of Bilals life we come to the clear conclusion that the most prominent feature of his life was his complete honesty and integrity. It was on this account that the Holy Prophet (S.A.W.) had entrusted to Bilal the management of the Baitul Mal (State Treasury). He was also in charge of the house hold of the Prophet (S.A.W.). He remained close at hand even at the time of the Prophets departure for heavenly home and was included among the selected few who performed the funeral rites of the Prophet (S.A.W.). It was Bilal who sprinkled water from a skin-bag over the sepulchre of the Holy Prophet (S.A.W.), and thus, gained the rare privilege of administering the last funeral rites.
Bilal, because of his sincerity, was an extremist by nature. He loved intensely and hated intensely. He loved intensely Allah and His Prophet (S.A.W.) and was deeply devoted to Islam, but he was, at the same time, a staunch foe of the infidels and polytheists, and he never tried to hide his feelings and contempt for them.
Bilal (R.A.A.) left no legacy in the form of material wealth or offsprings, but he left a spiritual memorial which is unique in the world, that is Azan. The call to prayer has been recited continuously in the world, for the last fourteen hundred years of Islam, and as the people hear the call it recalls to mind the memory of the First Muazzin of Islam, Bilal bin Rabah (Radia Allahu Anhu).
مؤذن الرسول صلى الله عليه وسلك
إنه بلال بن رباح الحبشي -رضي الله عنه-، وكان بلال قد بدأ يسمع عن الرسول الذي جاء بدين جديد، يدعو إلى عبادة الله وحده، وترك عبادة الأصنام، ويحث على المساواة بين البشر، ويأمر بمكارم الأخلاق، وبدأ يصغي إلى أحاديث زعماء قريش وهم يتحدثون عن محمد. سمعهم وهم يتحدثون عن أمانته، ووفائه، وعن رجولته، ورجاحة عقله، سمعهم وهم يقولون: ما كان محمد يومًا كاذبًا، ولا ساحرًا، ولا مجنونًا، وأخيرًا سمعهم وهم يتحدثون عن أسباب عداوتهم لمحمد (.
فذهب بلال إلى رسول الله ( ليسلم لله رب العالمين، وينتشر خبر إسلام بلال في أنحاء مكة، ويعلم سيده أمية بن خلف فيغضب غضبًا شديدًا، وأخذ يعذب بلالا بنفسه؛ لقد كانوا يخرجون به إلى الصحراء في وقت الظهيرة، ذلك الوقت التي تصير فيه الصحراء كأنها قطعة من نار، ثم يطرحونه عاريًا على الرمال الملتهبة، ويأتون بالحجارة الكبيرة، ويضعونها فوق جسده، ويتكرر هذا العذاب الوحشي كل يوم، ويظل بلال صابرًا مصممًا على التمسك بدينه، فيقول له أمية بن خلف: لا تزال هكذا حتى تموت أو تكفر بمحمد، وتعبد اللات والعزى، فيقول بلال: أحد.. أحد!!
لقد هانت على بلال نفسه بعدما ذاق طعم الإيمان، فلم يعد يهتم بما يحدث له في سبيل الله، ثم أمر زعماء قريش صبيانهم أن يطوفوا به في شعاب مكة وشوارعها ليكون عبرة لمن تحدثه نفسه أن يتبع محمدًا، وبلال لا ينطق إلا كلمة واحدة، هي: أحد.. أحد، فيغتاظ أمية ويتفجر غمًّا وحزنًا، ويزداد عذابه لبلال.
وذات يوم، كان أمية بن خلف يضرب بلالاً بالسوط، فمرَّ عليه أبو بكر الصديق -رضي الله عنه-، فقال له: يا أمية ألا تتقي الله في هذا المسكين؟ إلى متى ستظل تعذبه هكذا؟ فقال أمية لأبي بكر: أنت أفسدته فأنقذه مما ترى، وواصل أمية ضربه لبلال، وقد يئس منه، فطلب أبو بكر شراءه، وأعطى أمية ثلاث أواق من الذهب نظير أن يترك بلالا، فقال أمية لأبي بكر الصديق: فواللات والعزى، لو أبيت إلا أن تشتريه بأوقية واحدة لبعتكه بها، فقال أبو بكر: والله لو أبيت أنت إلا مائة أوقية لدفعتها، وانطلق أبو بكر ببلال إلى رسول الله ( يبشره بتحريره.
وبعد هجرة النبي ( والمسلمين إلى المدينة واستقرارهم بها، وقع اختيار الرسول ( على بلال ليكون أول مؤذن للإسلام، ولم يقتصر دور بلال على الأذان فحسب، بل كان يشارك النبي ( في كل الغزوات، ففي غزوة بدر أول لقاء بين المسلمين وقريش دفعت قريش بفلذات أكبادها، ودارت حرب عنيفة قاسية انتصر فيها المسلمون
انتصارًا عظيمًا.
وفي أثناء المعركة لمح بلال أمية بن خلف، فيصيح قائلاً: رأس الكفر
أمية بن خلف، لا نجوتُ إن نجا، وكانت نهاية هذا الكافر على يد بلال، تلك اليد التي كثيرًا ما طوقها أمية بالسلاسل من قبل، وأوجع صاحبها ضربًا بالسوط.
وعاش بلال مع رسول الله ( يؤذن للصلاة، ويحيي شعائر هذا الدين العظيم الذي أخرجه من الظلمات إلى النور، ومن رقِّ العبودية إلى الحرية، وكل يوم يزداد بلال قربًا من قلب رسول الله ( الذي كان يصفه بأنه رجل من أهل الجنة، ومع كل هذا، ظل بلال كما هو كريمًا متواضعًا لا يرى لنفسه ميزة على أصحابه.
وذات يوم ذهب بلال يخطب لنفسه ولأخيه زوجتين، فقال لأبيهما: أنا بلال، وهذا أخي، عبدان من الحبشة، كنا ضالين فهدانا الله، وكنا عبدين فأعتقنا الله، إن تزوجونا فالحمد لله، وإن تردونا فلا حول ولا قوة إلا بالله. فزوجوهما، وكان بلال -رضي الله عنه- عابدًا لله، ورعًا، كثير الصلاة، قال له النبي ( ذات يوم بعد صلاة الصبح: (حدِّثني بأرجى عمل عملته في الإسلام، فأني قد سمعت الليلة خشفة نعليك (صوت نعليك) بين يدي في الجنة)، فقال بلال:
ما عملت عملا أرجى من أني لم أتطهر طهورًا تامًا في ساعة من ليل ولا نهار إلا صليت لربي ما كتب لي أن أصلي. [البخاري].
وحزن بلال حزنًا شديدًا لوفاة النبي (، ولم يستطع أن يعيش في المدينة بعدها، فاستأذن من الخليفة أبي بكر في الخروج إلى الشام ليجاهد في سبيل الله،
وذهب بلال إلى الشام، وظل يجاهد بها حتى
توفي -رضي الله عنه-.
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صلى الله عليه وسلم لكن هناك الحديث المذكور أخيرا
أخرجه الطبراني في " المعجم الكبير " (1/51/2) ، وابن عدي (235/1) ، عن عبد الرحمن بن سعد عن عبد الله بن محمد وعمر وعمار أبي حفص عن آبائهم عن أجدادهم قالوا:
" جاء بلال إلى أبي بكر رضي الله عنه فقال: يا خليفة رسول الله! إني سمعت رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم يقول: (فذكره) ، وقد أردت أن أربط نفسي في سبيل الله حتى أموت، فقال أبو بكر: أنا أنشدك بالله يا بلال وحرمتي وحقي؛ لقد كبرت سني وضعفت قوتي واقترب أجلي، فأقام بلال معه، فلما توفي أبو بكر رضي الله عنه جاء عمر، فقال له مثل ما قال أبو بكر، فأبى بلال عليه، فقال عمر رضي الله عنه: فمن يا بلال؟ فقال: إلى سعد، فإنه قد أذن بقباء على عهد رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم. فجعل عمر الأذان إلى سعد وعقبه ".
قلت: وهذا إسناد ضعيف، عبد الرحمن بن سعد - هو ابن عمار بن سعد القرظ - قال الذهبي:
" ليس بذاك، قال ابن معين: ضعيف ".
وكذا قال الهيثمي في " المجمع " (5/274) .
كتاب: سلسلة الأحاديث الضعيفة والموضوعة وأثرها السيئ في الأمة
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CRANFORD – The art of Stephen D'Amato will be on display at the Cranford Public Library during December. The exhibit consists of paintings of Jersey Shore locations dating from 2004 to 2012.
The Jersey Shore has always been a creative source of inspiration for D'Amato, a longtime Cranford resident who has also painted many locations in town. A collection of his paintings of Cranford scenes was on the display at the library last December.
Most of the paintings in the December 2012 display are watercolors, but the exhibit also includes an oil painting of the beach at Cape May. D'Amato had some reservations about showing this series in the wake of the damage caused by Hurricane Sandy. However, he decided to continue and thought some would still enjoy seeing the beauty of the shore areas.
Some of the paintings may have a grittier feel, like his depiction of the Wildwood boardwalk, painted after the summer season. Other locations he painted from include Asbury Park, Ocean Grove, Sea Girt, and Wildwood Crest.
For more information about D'Amato and his work, visit his web site at stephendamato.blogspot.com.
The Cranford Public Library is located at 224 Walnut Avenue and is open Monday to Wednesday from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m., Thursday and Friday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., and Saturday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
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The reality is this: schools are stretched, and if parents see a need to fill, they've got to step up, or their priorities won't be met. Sometimes their initiatives succeed, and sometimes they don't, but doing nothing is the surest way to guarantee stasis.
This is a story about one individual, one company, one school, and a creative partnership to solve a national problem. By way of background and disclosure, this is about the school my children attend, though I was not involved in this success story. In fact, I initially didn't want it to happen at all.
With all the national hoopla about childhood obesity, questionable cafeteria food, and an entire generation of kids accustomed to eating pockets and nuggets instead of stew, or soup, or salad, there may be hope when the public and private sectors collide. Such partnerships can be political and tricky if not forged carefully, but the stark truth is that a private company may have the resources to promote healthful eating when a public school district lacks the funds to do so on its own.
Two weeks ago, a local mother at my kids' school named Lisa Harris brought Jon Husting of Fresh Choice, a California-based restaurant chain known for its long salad bars, to lead a fresh vegetable tasting for 600+ kindergarten through fifth graders. Over the course of five days, Husting met each class in the library, talked about the importance of eating a variety of colorful produce, and then led the kids outside.
He'd arrived early each morning to set up a table filled with whole produce, and bins filled with eight different sliced vegetables -- green peppers, radishes, jicama, carrots, red leaf lettuce, baby spinach, zucchini, and yellow squash. He, Lisa, and a few parent volunteers (I helped only on day one, since I was traveling the rest of the week) then filled a plate for each child with samples from each of the bins. The children returned to their classrooms with their colorful loot, and their teachers chatted with them about what they were tasting. The school's principal, Robin Jones, animatedly made the rounds, telling the kids how proud she was of them.Did all kids like all the vegetables? Of course not. But they were excited. Excited to see a long table filled with food outside the library for an entire week; excited to eat snacks outside of official snack time; excited that the principal, and their teachers, were encouraging and enthusiastic; and excited to try something new. Lisa reported that kids swarmed the tables all week long, asking when it would be their class' turn to come eat. The tables caused a scene, in the best possible way.
Now, two weeks after Husting left our campus, jicama is apparently flying out of the cafeteria. Kids who normally shunned the salad bar are asking for cauliflower.
So I tip my hat to Lisa for her creative idea, initiative, and willingness to volunteer so much time. And I tip my hat, too, to Fresh Choice for conducting this program on its own dime. It's not 100 percent altruistic, of course. The kids received bookmarks, and when they read five books they can exchange the bookmark for a free Fresh Choice meal, so the chain does stand to see an uptick in traffic from our school for its efforts. This was my hesitation, and why I initially didn't support the plan. In my head, I didn't want any private business coming to school, talking to the kids, if it stood to gain financially from the interaction.
But our world is not ideal. It's real. And I'm glad Lisa had the courage of her convictions, or the school salad bar wouldn't suddenly hold so much interest for our kids.
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But back to the Internet and the bystander effect. I started down this path about six weeks ago when I saw a tweet from Chris Brogan which said basically: "People of earth, I know my site has been hacked." I think this was Chris' urgent way of telling his 135,000+ Twitter followers to stop sending him messages. I am almost positive that Chris really appreciated the first few tweets or emails from his followers, because one might be a fluke but multiple messages validate the condition, and besides I think Chris would do the same if he came across something that was broken (my assumption, but his stated principle to "be helpful"). I think Chris is lucky that so many people want to help him. More often than not, a site viewer will see or come across something that is broken or obviously incorrect and yet they won't take the time to tell the site owner, whose very livelihood might depend on this "head's up."
Let me give you two current examples, both involve $1,000,000:
- On May 21, Zappos.com announced that their sister site 6pm.com's pricing engine capped all prices at $49.95 for six hours. It cost them a loss of $1.6 million dollars. Is it possible that over the course of six hours not one regular returning customer of 6pm.com took the time to send a message to say "Hey, something looks screwy on your site!"? I hope you will read the whole article, because you will see that it was a programming error that resulted from bad code. Read all the comments about pricing engines, 6pm.com took the high road, but I would love to know if they received that one email that alerted them. (I learned about this story from Jodi Henderson's blog )
- On May 29th, I read a tweet from Jorja at Beyond the Pale that said: "RT the lonely world of blogging, comment anyone, anyone, buehler? comment, anyone?" and it linked to Savor the Ride (be sure to read all the eventual comments on this post, it will allow you to see how the story unfolded). I decided to see what this blog was all about. Guess what? The blogger, Ridgely Johnson, was offering $1,000,000 to the first commenter, as her last 20 blogs had received not one comment. A few tweets went back and forth between Jorja and me, finally I sent an email to Ridgely which said: "I happened over to your blog because @beyondpalegal (Jorja) tweeted about you. Not that I expected to win $1,000,000, but I cannot figure out how to leave a comment on any of your posts. I tried in IE8 and FF...no place to comment. Am I missing something, maybe this is why no one is commenting?"
Today is Memorial Day. It is a solemn day, but I thought that maybe I could leave you with a scene from the wonderful 1986-1993 television series "Designing Women." This YouTube video is dedicated to Dixie Carter (Julia) who passed away April 10, 2010. Julia asks the proverbial question: "Why didn't somebody tell me?" Watch the whole episode, you won't be disappointed.
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If you are having trouble viewing Season 3, Episode 15 "Full Moon," you can view it here.
Over this Memorial Day weekend, Chris Brogan and Julien Smith have been writing about "frames and assumptions." The stand out message is this from Julien: "Always be testing. Never stop questioning things you think are true, no matter how solid they may seem." This, of course, applies to all aspects of our lives, but particularly to our websites/blogs. Things happen, hacking occurs, links break, you hit a wrong button and you disable comments, no one tests your site in varied browsers (can look great on an Apple in Safari, and scream "Help" in IE8). Many bloggers are not technical and they cannot afford on-going technical assistance, so don't assume they know about a problem with their site. Don't be a bystander, speak up! Remember this is social media. Be social. Help a "friend."
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I earned a BA in Architecture followed by a MSc in Urban Planning at the University of Roma Tre (2006-2012). After a six months research stay in Vienna (Austria), I graduated with a thesis on contemporary Vienna's urban policies and development. My research concerned the relationship between 'large urban projects' and 'public space', which led me to conduct a comparative analysis of the most important urban regeneration interventions in the Austrian capital since the early Nineties.
My research in GSSI focused on spatial strategic planning in European cities and on the link between strategies and practice in urban planning. The thesis explored the different moments of filtering of the urban development strategies in local administrations. My findings regard the diffusion of spatial and governance innovations in European cities and their institutionalisation inside existing planning infrastructures. Through a comparative approach, I have analysed the spatial strategic approaches of Rome, Vienna and Paris during the 90s and 2000s, with an in depth exploration of Rome's project of polycentrism.
The research was developed at the crossroad between urban planning and public policies analysis. I have further deepened this multidisciplinary dimension during a five months research stay in Paris (2015), at the Centre d'études européennes (CEE) of Sciences Po, under the supervision of Professor Marco Cremaschi (director of the Master in Urban Planning). Back in l'Aquila, I have organised a cycle of seminars involving GSSI PhD students and Post-docs, with the Urban Studies Seminar team. I have co-organised the conference "Roma in transizione. Governo, strategie, metabolismi e quadri di vita di una città capitale" (coordinated by Alessandro Coppola and Gabriella Punziano), hosted in GSSI in April 2017. I am actually living and working in Rome.
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Matteo Del Fabbro graduated in Urban Studies in July 2017 (XXIX Cohort), with a thesis titled Transforming Proximity. Local actors enacting territorial strategies and restructuring policy-making in metropolitan Milan, and Prof. Tommaso Vitale (Sciences Po) as supervisor. The dissertation addressed the metropolitan challenges faced by local actors in Milan, and contributed to explain the relationship between territorial integration and socio-political action in polycentric urban settings. Using both quantitative and qualitative research techniques such as GIS analysis and semi-directive interviews, Dr Del Fabbro studied how the political-economic structural context of the metropolis is apprehended, reformulated, and transformed by local actors through intentional practices. Through his work, Dr Del Fabbro proposed an innovative research object for the study of metropolitan political-economic dynamics, which are new kinds of metropolitan controversies related to issues of identity and belonging. In the first half of his research, Dr Del Fabbro followed the interdisciplinary doctoral program offered at the the Gran Sasso Science Institute (GSSI), focusing on the long-term structural changes of European cities and metropolitan areas. He spent the next 18 months as a visiting doctoral fellow at the Centre d'Études Européennes of Sciences Po in Paris (France), where he deepened his knowledge on metropolitan governance and institutional change. At the same time, he also contributed to the GSSI Social Sciences collective research project called L'Aquila of the future. After completing his PhD, Dr Del Fabbro has been acting as scientific tutor of the Executive Master in "Real Estate Strategies and Finance" at Sciences Po, Paris. Beyond bringing forward his research agenda, through peer-reviewed papers and collective research projects, he has been reaching out to non-academic audiences such as urban professionals and local policy-makers.
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Polycentric city-regions; metropolitan governance; local government reform; territorial strategies; urban political economy; place; Milan.
I graduated in Architecture at University of Ferrara in 2013, with a master thesis that focused on the urban transformation of a former railway area in Milan. In October 2013 I joined GSSI as a doctoral student (XXIX cycle). In July 2017 I defended my Ph.D. thesis, which focused on the long-term impacts of major urban regeneration projects in progress in Milan and the evaluation of urban synergies among complex strategic actions. My research focuses also on the investigation of the cognitive roots of Milan's governance framework and the emergent discrasia between the planning tools and the implementation process of urban regeneration projects. In December 2015 I took part to the third public forum on 'L'Aquila of the Future' – promoted by GSSI. Together with my colleague Joanne Ahern, I presented a research on urban mobility in L'Aquila, focusing on the walkability issue. In the framework of the 'International Biennale of Architecture Rotterdam 2016' (IABR) I coordinated – together with Cora Fontana and Dr. Alessandro Coppola – a research project on 'L'Aquila of the Future: Strategies, Architectures, Spaces and Urban Identities after the 2009 Earthquake' (January-May, 2016). I'm currently co-editor of the publication on the research's outcomes. From September 2015 to September 2017 I have worked as Research Assistant at the Academy of Architecture in Mendrisio (Switzerland) where I carried out a research project – directed by professor Antonio Calafati – on the 'Architectures of Innovation /Architectures of Subsistence in Milan'. In 2016 I was also active in a research group that explored the social, economic and spatial transformations of Milan and its metropolitan area. Currently, I'm working at Politecnico di Milano as Research and Teaching Assistant in Urban Design and Planning – Department of Architecture and Urban Studies.
David Gogishvili received a doctoral degree with honours in Urban Studies in September 2017 (XXIX Cohort), with a thesis titled Mega-Events as Spaces of Exception: Strategies and Manifestations of Planning by Exception. Prof. Alberto Vanolo from the University of Turin acted as a supervisor of David's doctoral research. In the dissertation, David analysed the exceptionality of mega-events and their role in influencing urban policy and practice. Agamben's and Ong's concept of exceptionality was deployed as the main pillar to conceptualize the unfolding of the exceptional practices in cities initiated through and for mega-events. A combination of qualitative methods, including on-site observations, in-depth interviews, and document reviews were used to aggregate data for three different and understudied cases. The first case explores how the Glasgow City Council used mega-event hosting as a justification to catalyze the implementation of a large road infrastructure project. It demonstrates the links between the infrastructure project and the role the official discourses of exceptionality. The second case study explores the ways in which the organization of the Formula 1 race on Baku's public roads was facilitated through the government's imposition of temporary regulations and the creation of temporary "spaces of exception" in the city and reveals exceptional practices brought into the urban realm during the luxury event tailored primarily towards the needs of the F1 and the Azerbaijani elite. The third case investigates the strategic coupling between construction of an athlete's village for the second-tier sport event, and the establishment of a Special Economic Zone in Tbilisi, the capital of Georgia. This work argues that a set of exceptional decisions and zoning changes were put in place through governmental executive decree to mobilize investments for an essential part of the event infrastructure which laid the foundation for the creation of an extra-legal special economic zone. David, besides working on his doctoral research, contributed to other research projects including the GSSI Social Sciences collective research project entitled as L'Aquila of the future. Currently, David is a research fellow at New Europe College at Bucharest, Romania where he is working on a research project related to the conflicting uses of public space in post-Socialist cities affected by the increased car ownership.
The GSSI enormously contributed to both my personal and professional life. Lectures and interdisciplinary research inspired me greatly during my PhD studies. My favourite aspect of the GSSI is the fact that it provided me enough flexibility to pursue my own interest. With the support and encouragement I received, I could study and conduct research abroad in UK and Turkey and also had the chance to work with amazing scholars.
At the GSSI there is a huge variety of people from different backgrounds, with different opinions, beliefs, interests and passions and this support students' professional and personal development. Also the interdisciplinary approach, the broad range of classes and frequent meetings with advisors nurture a nuanced vision of the urban studies. Then, in addition to the PhD scholarship, the support for academic activities like conferences and visiting periods, offers unique opportunities.
The GSSI has a truly international and collaboration-oriented nature. The most remarkable aspect of my experience at the GSSI is related to the chances that I got for collaborating, sharing ideas and thoughts, or just interacting with internationally-recognized scientists from all over the world. The international DNA of the GSSI is also evident when looking back at my travels: I had the opportunity to visits places all over the world, from large cities like New York or San Francisco, to more hidden places islands in the Atlantic Ocean. Priceless!"
At the GSSI it is very common to meet and talk with leading scholars in the scientific community, the ones that you read about only in the books. As a student, if you will be brave enough to ask, you can even be supervised by one of them.
Being part of the GSSI is a 360° experience: you live your days feeling that you are really making a concrete impact on science. At some point this may be a little bit "stressy", but at the GSSI we invented also ways for cooling down the pressure. For example, during my first winter at the GSSI we organized a series of pizza+movie nights where we explored the sci-fi movies landscape, projecting the whole Star Wars saga and many other sci-fi movies.
The most important aspect of my experience as a GSSI student was the high level of education and research activity. In fact, during the first year the courses offered by the school cover many hot topics in astroparticle physics and allow the student to acquire a wide knowledge, useful for the future career as a researcher. In addition, the level of research is competitive and the students have the possibility to work with highly qualified professors and researchers. Finally, the international environment of the school provides a remarkable human experience in which people from all over the world constantly interact and share knowledge and free time.
I would recommend GSSI for several reasons. First of all, the school offers a wide education and the possibility to do a very high level research in an international environment. Moreover, the scholarship and the additional benefits (housing and ticket restaurant) makes GSSI also economically convenient. Finally, GSSI is also a lively environment where students and researchers often organize funny activities such as sports (calcetto and volleyball), watching movies, card games etc.
Chiara Vitrano was born in Brescia in 1986. In 2012 she got a Master in Sociology at the University of Pisa with a thesis on the social and urban segregation of migrants, and its connection with urban security policies and media representations. During her Ph.D. path at the GSSI, Chiara mainly studied the processes at the basis of urban inequalities. While defining her thesis project under the supervision of Prof. Matteo Colleoni (Department of Sociology and Social Research, University of Milano-Bicocca), she explored those inequalities connected to mobility and accessibility, focusing on time-related disadvantages.
Between October 2015 and April 2016 she was a visiting student at the Department of Urban and Regional Economics of the Institute of Urban and Regional Planning at the Technische Universität in Berlin. Under the supervision of the head of the Department, Prof. Dietrich Henckel, she deepened her knowledge about urban rhythms and time policies.
In the last year, she delivered lectures on these topics for Bachelor's, Master's and Summer Schools' students at the Department of Sociology and Social Research of the University of Milano-Bicocca, where she helped with the teaching activity, co-supervised students' thesis projects, and took part in the organization of public meetings and dissemination activities.
Her Ph.D. thesis, "Mobilità e disuguaglianze temporali: uno studio empirico sull'accessibilità e il lavoro notturno a Milano." (Mobility and temporal inequalities: an empirical study on accessibility and night-work in Milan), points out the significance of the temporal dimension in the study of accessibility, focusing on the emerging temporal inequalities in the contemporary city. In particular, her empirical research investigates night work and night-time accessibility by public transit in order to better understand the potential temporal disadvantages and conflicts related to the process of colonisation of the night.
During her Ph.D., she carried out research projects also on different topics, such as civic engagement, area-based urban policy, and urban security, whose results were presented at international conferences.


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Julian told me from the get-go that he was a mess. But he sure seemed like a lovable one.
Androgynously handsome, smart, committed to animal rights, and as interested in goth music and culture as I was at the time, Julian was intriguing and utterly crush-worthy. I threw myself headfirst into a relationship with him.
He had a history of dramatic entanglements with women who treated him poorly, and he told me that in me, he had finally found a mermaid among all the boots he'd kept catching. We both loved the metaphor, and celebrated Halloween together that first year in a couples costume -- mermaid and fisherman.
But things went downhill rapidly. Diagnosed with multiple sclerosis a couple of years prior, Julian had to start collecting permanent disability payments. Because his disease was degenerative and the symptoms were already beginning to impact his mobility, he would never be able to work again. He was also facing eviction because his fixed income made his high rent unfeasible.
Soon he told me that he would have to declare bankruptcy; he had maxed out his credit cards to make ends meet, and had no way to pay them off. And he was drinking every single day. When I expressed concern, he denied his alcoholism. He refused help -- no meetings, no therapy, no support groups for any of the issues he was facing. I reached out to his few friends, but he was not receptive to their suggestions or interventions either.
I began to worry. In the first month of our dating situation, Julian mentioned experiencing suicidal ideation in previous years, but had assured me that this was a thing of the past. Now that he could not stay in his home, he began to feel more and more hopeless, and one night he told me, stone-faced, that he thought he was going to kill himself. I cried with him and begged him not to. I told him we would figure something out.
And so, with few other housing options, Julian came to stay with me in my small apartment with the understanding that it was a temporary arrangement. But things continued to sour.
He expressed resentment of my good health, my having acquired an affordable housing unit in increasingly expensive Brooklyn, my prospects for a career. He applied for housing in the same building in which I lived, but was denied, and his resentment grew even further.
At times he refused to leave the couch or to speak to me. As a social worker in NYC, I was aware of some resources available to Julian, but he would not take advantage of any referrals or services. His family lived on the West Coast and, due in part to agonizing over disclosing his transgender identity to them, Julian rebuffed their attempts to visit, keeping correspondence with them to a minimum.
I was nearing desperation -- and rightly so.
In October 2010, just a couple days after we had celebrated my 35th birthday, I was awakened late one night by hearing Julian call my name from the fire escape outside of my living room window. He stood near the rail and asked, "Would you hate me if I jumped?"
I tried to talk him down, but it didn't work -- he scurried up another flight of steps. My heart pounding and voice shaking, I begged him to come down and told him I loved him.
He looked at me with tears in his eyes and whispered, "You don't understand. I have nothing."
And he jumped. I saw him fall onto the pavement in my courtyard; there was nothing I could do to catch him. The rest was a blur -- the arrival of a shrieking ambulance after a neighbor called 911 upon hearing my screams; my being led, shaking and shivering, away from Julian's body after I had kissed his lips one last time; the NYPD taking their report; my begging to be told whether he would survive.
I knew, even before the detective told me in my own kitchen, that he would not. He was declared DOA at the nearest hospital.
Friends came to my rescue. They went to the coroner's office to identify Julian's body, fighting tooth and nail to make sure that his gender was listed as male on his death certificate. They let me stay with them for days on end, or came to sleep in my apartment with me until I could bear to be in my bed alone once again.
They brought casseroles, offered cat-sitting so I could flee the city for a while to stay with my family, took me out, let me cry. Dozens of them showed up on the chilly pier at Coney Island weeks later. They joined Julian's mother, sister, and aunt, who had flown in from California, to say their final goodbyes before we scattered Julian's ashes into the ocean.
Over the next few years, I struggled with alternating waves of grief, shock, anger, and sadness. The unthinkable had happened, and I knew that moving forward, life would be forever divided into Before and After. Julian's death, the manner in which it took place, the fact that I witnessed it -- all of these combined to crack my world wide open. I had to go on short-term disability for symptoms of acute trauma, and then ended up leaving my high-stress job altogether.
I felt tremendously sad for Julian -- and, truth be told, for myself. I still do. But I knew I had done the best I could for him, and I take solace in remembering that the last words he heard came from me; they were "I love you."
I worked through the guilt of this having happened on my watch. With time and extensive support from my wonderful family, my tight-knit queer community in Brooklyn, my therapist, and organizations like the Samaritans that serve survivors of loved ones' suicides, I slowly rebuilt my life.
I went on to begin doing outreach to other survivors in the LGBT community (trans folks in particular are at a ridiculously high risk for suicide, as evidenced by this recent report). I took the best and most rewarding job of my life so far as a social worker with older LGBT adults. I formed a happy, healthy relationship with an amazing person who loves all of me, even the hurt parts.
I try to let members of my community who are in a place of struggle know that they are not alone. I honor Julian's memory, I provide a loving home to and dote upon the disabled cat he left behind, I nurture an ongoing friendship with his sister and visit the nieces he never met. Every anniversary of the loss is difficult, but I am not stuck in the past. I keep on healing.
Please reach out to either of these 24/7 crisis hotlines if you feel that you want to end your life:
Suicide Prevention Hotline: 1-800-273-8255
Samaritans hotline (for anyone who is suicidal and/or a survivor of a loved one's suicide): (212) 673-3000
If you are a survivor of a loved one's suicide, the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention's website is a wonderful place to begin finding support and resources.


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text: Press room Press contact David Aversten / Executive PartnerDirect phone: +46 8 677 54 56Mobile phone: +46 709 25 25 19Email address: firstname.lastname@example.com FACEBOOK Press releases News News Delphi has advised Momentum Group on its acquisition of Brammer's MRO-business in Sweden 5/15/2018 Delphi has acted as legal adviser to the Momentum Group on its acquisition of Brammer's MRO business in Sweden with eight local sales and service units. The acquired operations deliver high-quality industrial components and other MRO products (for maintenance, repairs and operations), as well as services to industrial companies from eight local units in Sundsvall, Gävle, Stockholm, Örebro, Karlshamn, Växjö, Trollhättan and Gothenburg. The units have an annual revenue of approx. 140 MSEK per year. Read more The Momentum Group is one of the leading resellers of industrial consumables and components and a provider of aftersales and maintenance services to professional end users in the industrial and construction sectors in Sweden, Norway and Finland. The Group has approximately 1,600 employees and annual revenue of SEK 5.5 billion. The Momentum Group AB (publ) has been listed on Nasdaq Stockholm since June 2017. Delphi's team consisted mainly of lead partner Mats Dahlberg, assisted by Linn Strömberg, Matilda Karlsson, Emmy Falck, Amanda Wiggh and Frida Solding. Download PDF Close Delphi and Avance Attorneys assist AddLife Development AB with the acquisition of Väinö Korpinen Oy 7/5/2018 Delphi, together with Avance Attorneys, has assisted AddLife Development AB with acquiring Väinö Korpinen Oy. Väinö Korpinen Oy has successfully established itself as the leading supplier on the Finnish market for accessible bathroom solutions. All bathroom solutions and products are developed in close cooperation between designers and care professionals. The products' functionality, materials, design and placement in the bathroom are all the result of thorough testing. The target group for the company's solutions comprises individuals with special needs, including advanced age, people with disabilities and people with dementia. Read more The company currently sells its products primarily to the public sector and private care providers in Finland. The company has 15 employees and sales of about EUR 8 million. The acquisition fits squarely in with the Addlife group's strategy for continued expansion in the home care sector and comprises an excellent complement to completed acquisitions in the area of home care. Delphi's team consisted mainly of Fredrik Mörner (responsible partner) and Avance Attorneys' team consisted mainly of Ilkka Perheentupa (responsible partner) and Jessica Grönholm (associate). Download PDF Close Delphi advisor to Addtech Nordic AB upon acquisition of Prisma Teknik AB and Prisma Light AB 7/2/2018 Delphi has advised Addtech Nordic AB, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Addtech AB (publ), listed on NASDAQ Stockholm Mid Cap, upon acquisition of all shares in Prisma Teknik AB and Prisma Light AB. Read more Prisma Teknik AB is the supplier of advanced transition signals, arc contacts for demanding environments and measuring instruments for measuring crankshaft skew. Prisma Light AB develops and manufactures LED lighting for outdoor environments. The companies have 27 employees and have a turnover of approximately SEK 70 million. Delphi's team consisted mainly of Fredrik Mörner as responsible partner, assisted by associate Linn Strömberg. Download PDF Close Elisabeth Eklund has once again been appointed as Non-Governmental Advisor for the Swedish Competition Authority within the International Competition Network 6/25/2018 Elisabeth Eklund, Partner who is heading Delphi's competition law practice, has once again been appointed as Non-Governmental Advisor for the Swedish Competition Authority within the International Competition Network, ICN, in the working group for Unilateral Conduct during the coming year. Read more Elisabeth has actively participated in the work of ICN for the last three years and was one of the working-group's panelists at the ICN's Annual Conference in New Delhi in April 2018. Elisabeth Eklund is ranked by several international ranking institutes as one of the leading competition lawyers in Sweden. Elisabeth has extensive experience of all forms of competition law advice. She advises companies in various industries in abuse of dominance cases, cartel investigation and vertical restrictions. She also handles merger control, dawn raids, and is regularly counsel in competition litigations and arbitrations as well as regulatory proceedings with a particular focus on pharmaceuticals, medical devices, fast-moving consumer goods, waste disposal, transports, food and energy. She is also a guest lecturer at Stockholm University and is a frequent speaker at conferences and has published a number of articles in competition law journals. Download PDF Close Delphi advisor to the owners of Zetup AB in connection with a transaction within the IT-sector 6/19/2018 Delphi has advised the sellers of Zetup AB in connection with the divestment of the company's shares to FSN Capital V. Read more Zetup AB is a Swedish IT-company with the aim to render their customers IT-solutions more effective. Zetup AB has a revenue of approximately SEK 130 million, and has approximately 100 employees. In connection with the acquisition of Zetup AB, FSN Capital has also entered into contracts to acquire Office IT-Partner and Dicom, with the aim to form a consolidated group and become a leader on the Nordic market within IT-infrastructure, cloud based services and digitalization. The transaction is subject to customary terms and conditions and is expected to be completed at the end of June. Delphi's team mainly consisted of Fredrik Mörner as responsible partner, Andréas Joersjö and Therese Virgin. Download PDF Close Delphi represents Adelis in the acquisition of Hantverksdata 6/13/2018 Hantverksdata is a leading provider of administrative software developed for craftsmen in the Nordic region. Read more The company is leading within the electricity, HVAC, painting and glass segments with its modular system, but also active within other service and contracting segments such as alarms, flooring, plating, refrigeration, elevators and construction. Hantverksdata has approx. 4,000 corporate customers and 35,000 users. Adelis is an active partner in creating value in medium sized Nordic companies. Adelis was founded with the goal of building the leading middle market private equity firm in the Nordics. Since raising its first fund in 2013, Adelis has been one of the most active investors in the Nordic middle-market, with 15 platform investments and more than 40 add-on acquisitions. Adelis manages approx. €1 billion in capital. The Delphi team includes Michael Juhlin, Rickard Isacson, Johan Hübner, Berndt Pettersson, Glenn Nyström, Jonas Ingvarson, Linus Larsén, Magnus Berterud, Emmy Falk, Christoffer Malmström and Sophie Leifland. Download PDF Close Delphi represents Doro in the acquisition of Welbeing 6/12/2018 To expand its telecare business and strengthen the platform and service revenue, Doro AB (publ) acquires Welbeing, based in Eastbourne, UK. Read more Doro will initially pay approximately 130 MSEK, equal to eight times estimated EBITDA for the financial year 2017/2018. 85% of the initial purchase price will be paid in cash and 15% in newly issued shares in Doro. In addition, the sellers are entitled to receive an additional consideration if Welbeing's EBITDA for the financial year 2017/2018, which ends on 30 September 2018, exceeds estimated EBITDA. The final acquisition amount will be calculated and published after the end of Q3-2018. Welbeing is one of the leading telecare companies in the UK. The company services around 75 000 connections from various locations of which 21 000 are private customers. Organic growth has been significant, thanks to strong management and a track record of winning tenders and commercial bids. The number of employees is approximately 180. Revenue for the financial year ended September, 2017 was 7,6 MGBP (approx. 90 MSEK) of which the main part is from services. The Delphi team includes Michael Juhlin and Rickard Isacson. Download PDF Close Delphi advisor to Ardena in the acquisition of Syntagon Invest AB 5/18/2018 Delphi has advised the Ardena group (Ardena) in the acquisition of Syntagon Invest AB and its subsidiaries Syntagon AB and Syntagon Baltic (jointly referred to as Syntagon). Read more Syntagon was established in 1999 and has sites in Sweden and Latvia with approximately 30 employees. Syntagon offers a comprehensive development package for Life Science ingredients and GMP manufacturing from early development to commercial manufacturing. Ardena is a portfolio company of Mentha Capital and was formed in 2017, following the merging of three companies with complementary capabilities: Pharmavize in Belgium, Crystallics and Analytical Biochemical Laboratory (ABL) in the Netherlands. After the acquisitions of Syntagon and ChemConnection in 2018, Ardena now employs more than 225 scientists. Delphi's team mainly consisted of Fredrik Mörner (responsible partner) and Linn Strömberg. Download PDF Close Agnes Hammarstrand at Delphi appointed Lawyer of the year 2018 by colleagues 5/8/2018 A prestigious award in the commercial law market is awarded to Agnes Hammarstrand at Advokatfirman Delphi. According to a result published by Legally yours, lawyers throughout Sweden have voted Agnes Hammarstrand as the lawyer they would rather employ in a business jurisprudence. This is the first time a woman is ranked highest. It is also the youngest lawyer awarded so far. Read more Agnes Hammarstrand is a partner at Delphi's office in Gothenburg and leads a business group specialized in IT, e-commerce, digitization, data protection, consumer law and market law. Agnes is today known as one of the country's foremost lawyers in IT and digital issues. She has previously received the award "Client Choice Award", where corporate and corporate lawyers nominate the best lawyers. Agnes Hammarstrand expresses her gratitude and appreciation of the award and send a special thanks to all who gave her their vote: "The award means a lot to me personally, and is important to everyone at Delphi. We are working hard to develop Delphi and take the law firm into the future. This means, among other things, specialist competence in IT and digitalization and a modern approach in the counseling, something I particularly like. I think that one of the reasons that so many people voted for me are my and Delphi's commitment to equality - not least as it creates opportunities for retaining the best colleagues for the benefit of our clients. A first step towards change is awareness of the problems and the hidden structures and unconscious prejudices that exist. We at Delphi are working on this continuously. " David Aversten, Executive Partner of Delphi, is pleased that the award went to Agnes Hammarstrand: "I'm not surprised. Agnes Hammarstrand is very good and we are very happy for her sake. Agnes is driven, customer oriented and dedicated in her assignments. She is an appreciated colleague, which is confirmed by this award. Of course, we are particularly proud that Agnes was appointed the first woman in the attorney's lawyer. We congratulate Agnes on Delphi's behalf, "says David Aversten. Read more of the ranking on Legally yours web page (article in Swedish): https://www.legallyyours.se/artikel/ranking-de-10-affarsadvokater-kollegorna-helst-anlitar/ Download PDF Close Delphi has advised Plejd AB (Publ) with the acquisition of Pluspole AB and the directed share issue to Schneider Electris Industries SAS 4/20/2018 Plejd is an innovative Swedish tech company that develops products and services for smart lighting system and home automation. Read more Delphi has assisted Plejd with the acquisition of Pluspole AB. Historically, Pluspole AB has been an external consultancy firm that together with Plejd has developed Plejds hardware. By Plejds acquisition of Pluspole, Plejd gain own development resources and a very competent and experienced hard ware department with high-end competence within the field of Plejds business. The acquisition has been made as a new share issue against set-off of claim. In connection thereto a directed share issue has been made to Schneider Electric Industries SAS whereby Schneider Electric invests 64,6 MSEK in Plejd. Schneider Electric is a globally leading operator within energy management and automation with an annual turnover of approximately 25 billion euro and roughly 144 000 employees worldwide. The Delphi team mainly consisted of Emil Andersson (Partner), Daniel Jessen Winbo (Senior Associate) and Andreas Joersjö (Senior Associate). Download PDF Close 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33


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Nancy Willard 1936 - 2017 Obituary
Nancy Willard
POUGHKEEPSIE - The well-known writer, Nancy Willard, died peacefully at her home in Poughkeepsie on February 19. Her death resulted from natural causes, according to her husband, Eric Lindbloom.
Ms. Willard's published more than 70 books, poetry, children's books, short stories,
novels, essays and criticism, in a career that spanned over fifty years. Her last children's book is due out this fall. She was also published in a number of limited-edition books, some of them with her poems paired with photographs by her husband, with Brighton Press in San Diego. Her poems are widely anthologized.
She received a number of awards for her books, the most prominent being the Newbery Award in 1982 for her William Blake's Inn, illustrated by Alice & Martin Provensen.
It was the first poetry book to be awarded the Newbery. Ms. Willard received grants from the N.E.A. in both poetry and fiction.
She joined Vassar College's English Department in 1965, and taught there through the fall semester of 2012. She taught full time for the first eight years, but then went part-time in order to have more time with her two-year old son, James, and the writing. Towards the end of her Vassar career she taught classes on special interest to herself, Fairy Tales and Medieval Tapestries. Ms. Willard never learned to drive a car - believing the world was a safer place with her not driving - and became known as 'the lady on the bicycle' in the Vassar neighborhood. For about two decades she taught at the Breadloaf Writers Conference each summer.
Ms. Willard was born on June 26, 1936 in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Her father, Hobart Willard, was a chemist who taught at the University of Michigan. Her mother, Margaret Sheppard, who said Nancy came out of womb writing, was hugely supportive of her writing as a child. She graduated from the University of Michigan with highest honors, and went on to earn an MA from Stanford. She returned to the University of Michigan to earn her PhD. Her dissertation was on the
use of physical objects in the poetry of Rilke, William Carlos Williams, Neruda, and Francis Ponge. It was published as Testimony of the Invisible Man, by the University of Missouri Press. On a number of summers during her college years she studied painting abroad, in Paris, Oslo, and San Miguel de Allende.
In 1964 she eloped with Eric, who had been pursuing her for nine years; they settled in Poughkeepsie, NY, which became home base for the rest of her life.. Their son, James Anatole Lindbloom, was born in 1970. Her sister, Ann Willard Korfhage, pre-deceased her. She is survived by her cousin Sue Wehmeier, nephews Willard Korfhage and David Korfhage, and nieces Margaret Fitzgerald and Lisa Pannell, and sisters-in-law Jean Jacobson and Ann LaRue.
A memorial service is planned for Saturday, April 29, at 2 in the afternoon, at the Poughkeepsie Friends Meeting House. Arrangements are under the direction of Wm. G. Miller & Son F.H., Inc., 371 Hooker Ave., Poughkeepsie, NY 12603. If you wish to send an online condolence please visit our website at www.wmgmillerfuneralhome.com
Published in the Poughkeepsie Journal from Feb. 22 to Feb. 24, 2017.