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I'm very pleased to announce that the 1st candidate release for the new JBoss Application Server 4.2.x series is available for download at sourceforge.
JBoss 4.2 is a stepping stone from JBoss 4.0 to JBoss 5.0. It combines a lot (but not all) of the exciting new features of JBoss 5, but based on the stable 4.x MicroKernel architecture.
Some of the cool new stuff includes:
- The latest version of JBoss EJB3 that is now bundled by default in the .zip distro (no
separate installation step), since JBossAS 4.2.x requires a jdk5 runtime.
- The JBoss Web container, based on apache tomcat that includes the Apache Portable Runtime (APR) and optional native technologies for achieving truly stellar
performance matching and exceeding that of the apache http server.
- JBoss Transactions, being the default transaction manager for JBossAS. JBoss Transactions is founded on industry proven technology and 18 year history as a leader in
distributed transactions.
- Latest versions of Hibernate/JBossWS/JGroups/JBossCache.
- and more...
Check out the release notes for more details.
Please note that at this point only the .zip distro is released; an installer will come with the final release. Something else to be aware of is that JBossAS will now bind to localhost by default, instead of binding to all available interfaces. This was done because of concerns of users deploying jboss instances without securing them properly.
There will be a stabilization period of about a month before the final release. You are encouraged to test drive the latest and greatest JBossAS and communicate your findings to the JBoss User Forums.
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Month: March 2017
Mulesoft IPO and what it means for Microsoft System Integrators
A friend shared a couple of links with me recently about the Mulesoft IPO which is happening soon and it got me thinking about how this might affect us in the Microsoft integration world. First off those links: http://tomtunguz.com/mulesoft-s-1/ https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1374684/000119312517047884/d287291ds1.htm http://www.cnbc.com/2017/03/06/mulesoft-ipo-test-public-markets-appetite-for-unicorns.html It is really interesting to see a major move…Read More »
Dealing with Bad Data in Integration Solutions
When we build integration solutions one of the biggest challenges we face is "sh!t in sh!t out". Explained more eloquently we often have line of business systems which have some poor data in it and then we have to massage this and work around it in the integration solution so…Read More »

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Are you feeling superheroic these days? Then you should look into Avengers Age of Ultron costumes for your next party. Avengers are true superheroes, are they? Because of the release of this highly expected Marvel inspired film, these costumes are popular among people all around the world. Perfect for as costumes for Halloween parties, Comic Con events, cosplay and all kinds of costumed events, Aventers Age of Ultron costumes are the right choice.
Avengers: Age of Ultron, the movie
Before talking through the different fancy dresses inspired from the movie, let's recap what Avengers Age of Ultron is all about.
Tony Stark and Bruce Banner created a robot gifted with artificial intelligence. This special creation, named Ultron, is able to enhance its own capacities. The kind of robot is supposed to detect any thread against civilization. However, Ultron has decided that the real enemy is humanity and plans mankind extinction.
With the help of all Avengers, Tony and Bruce will try to take Ultron down. This will result in the creation of Vision, a new and powerful entity.
Scary, uh?
Avengers Age of Ultron costumes for adults
Let's take an eye to the different Avengers Age of Ultron costumes that you can choose from for your next event.
Iron Man costumes for adults
Adult Deluxe Iron Man Mark 43 Avengers 2 Costume
Tony Stark is Iron Man; director of Stark Industries. If Iron Man began his career as a villain in the past, his modern version is a real superhero. Stark created this superhero to help save humanity. He is definitely gifted with supra-human power and possesses high-tech weapons. He is super intelligent and his flight speed approaches 8 Mach.
This Iron Man costume comes with a jumpsuit featuring muscle chest, covers for boots, a pair of gauntlets and an Iron Man robot mask. Sizes: One-size and extra-large. This costume can be pre-ordered; it will be available on 08/30/2015.
Hulk fancy dress costumes
Adult Deluxe Hulk Avengers 2 Costume
Physicist Bruce Banner is the Incredible Hulk. His powers come from experiments he did and turned him into an indestructible green being. The transformation from Bruce Banner to Hulk occurs only on emotions. When Banner is emotionally hit, he turns into the green creature; which is out of human control. In Age of Ultron, Banner falls in love with the Black Widow.
The Hulk costume consists in a green jumpsuit with muscle chest, a pair of attached shoe guards and a green mask. Sizes: One-size and XL. I recommend to pre-order the party outfit: it will be available on 08/30/2015.
Captain America outfits
Adult Deluxe Captain America Avengers 2 CostumeAvengers: Age of Ultron Captain America Steve Rogers Uniform Costume
Captain America, alias Steve Rogers, comes directly from WWII era. He was enrolled in the Rebirth program in the 1940s. This secret and special program was meant to transform a standard man in a super soldier. Captain America has many super powers such as capable of lifting hundreds of pounds, a running speed of 30 MPH, enhanced senses and more. There are different sorts of outfits to picture Captain America: the deluxe version and the cosplay one. The cosplay model (on the right) is a more life-like party outfit, yet both models are perfect for you to have fun.
The Captain America costume includes a tricolored jumpsuit with attached boot covers, a belt and the headpiece. Available sizes: One-size and XL. Complete the attire with a shield and a pair of gloves. You can pre-order this costume. Availability: 08/27/2015.
The wonderful Captain America cosplay costume includes a top, a pair of pants, a belt, a pair of gloves and straps. You can complete the costume with a pair of boots and the well-known cap.
The Black Widow costumes for women
Avengers 2 – Age of Ultron: Womens Black Widow CostumeAvengers:Age of Ultron Black Widow Natasha Romanoff Cosplay Costume
Natasha Romanoff, is a brilliant young woman who is of a noble Russian descent. Ivan Petrovich took care of her since she was a child. Instead of other superheroes, the Black Widow does not have any super powers. She is a ballerina, a sniper, she studied martial arts. This woman is the most powerful and best trained spy in the world. The Black Widow suits are available in both classic version and cosplay version. The cosplay one (on the right) was designed to resemble to the suit Natasha Romanoff wears in the movies.
The Black Widow fancy dress costume comes with a black suit, a belt and a pair of gauntlets. I suggest to perfect the look with the matching wig, batons and a pair of black boots. Because of the huge popularity of these costumes, I'd recommend to pre-order this suit – it is going to be available on 08/27/2015.
The superb Black Widow cosplay attire consists in a suit with a belt, a pair of gloves and cuffs, it comes with kneecaps and leg guards. You just have to get the wig and a pair of black boots.
Thor from Avengers 2 costume
Adult Deluxe Thor Avengers 2 Costume
Thor comes from Asgard, he is a god in the Scandinavian mythology and a superhero in the Marvel comics. He was gifted with super human powers, his body is more dense than an average human's body. His physical capacities are abnormal and greatly help him overcome his enemies. His greatest power comes from Mjölnir, his hammer.
Thor's party outfit consists in a top featuring a Thor's muscle chest, a pair of pants with boot covers and a cape. I recommend to finish up the attire with a blond wig and Thor's hammer. Thor's costume will be available on 09/03/2015 but you can already pre-order it.
Hawkeye attire for grownups
Avengers 2 – Age of Ultron: Deluxe Hawkeye Costume For AdultsAvengers: Age of Ultron Hawkeye Clint Barton Cosplay Costume
Hawkeye is Clint Francis Barton. He was recruited by the SHIELD and has been one of their best spies. Instead of all others, Hawkeye does not wear a superhero costume. He's dressed in leather clothes, though. Hawkeye has a falcon's sight and uses bow and arrows (which have special properties) with clockwork precision. You will find different versions of Hawkeye's costume in stores. The first model (on the left) is the one of a classic fancy dress costume. The second version is a cosplay one; which is more similar to the one worn in the film.
Hawkeye fancy dress is meant for you to have fun. It consists in a jacket featuring a shirt and a pair of pants with boot covers. Sizes available: One-size and extra-large. The fancy dress costume is available for pre-order. Availability: 09/03/2015.
The Hawkeye cosplay costume includes a coat, a vest and a pair of trousers. The details are absolutely stunning. You can get this party outfit in different sizes: from XXS up to XXXL and even can get a custom-made one.
Ultron costumes for robot lovers
Adult Deluxe Ultron Avengers 2 Costume
One of the most unusual Avengers Age of Ultron costumes is the one of Ultron, the robot. Ultron is the villain robot created by Tony Stark and Bruce Banner. He is an artificial intelligence able to improve his powers by himself. He is equipped with artificial intelligence, which he can improve himself. Alas, he does not like humans and wants human race extinction. He thus transforms the defense of humanity for which he was programmed into final destruction.
The costume consists in a suit which includes a chest that features muscles, boot covers and a Ultron mask. The sizes are One-size and XL. Pre-order Ultron costume: availability: 09/14/2015.
Vision costumes for adults
Adult Deluxe Vision Avengers 2 Costume
Second in the list of special Avengers Age of Ultron costumes for grownups and kids alike is the Vision. This very special being, Vision, is the robot created during the Age of Ultron. Tony Stark and the Avengers need to get rid of Ultron and Vision is the only way to go. He possesses super human power and toughness. Vision is able to manipulate his own density so as to add to his special powers.
This party outfit includes a jumpsuit featuring a muscle chest, a pair of boot covers, a cape and a Vision mask. The sizes are One-size and XL. I recommend to pre-order the Vision clothes which are going to be available on 08/30/2015.
You will find most of these Avengers Age of Ultron costumes designed especially for kids as well.
No matter the costume you choose, just make sure to have lots of fun!


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Disney Infinity: Marvel Super Heroes (2.0 Edition) just got super powered!
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They're by no means for everyone, but you can't deny that sexy wedding dresses are having a bit of a moment…
Tight fitting, backless and short wedding gowns with plunging necklines or extreme cut-outs have been everywhere lately. And although we'd never be brave enough to wear them (not to mention the lack of a Victoria's Secret supermodel figure that is required), we can't get enough when it comes to looking.
A small chapel in your local Irish countryside village probably isn't the best location for one of these revealing gowns. So, if you're going to dare to bare in one of these sexy bridal styles we recommend a destination wedding abroad…far enough away from elderly relatives so that no one is at risk of a heart-attack.
Julie Vino
Thing splits are the biggest trend in sexy bridal fashion at the moment. Do you dare to bare?
Inbal Dror
Spaghetti straps and back detailing, Inbal Dror have got sexy down!
Berta Bridal
One of the best dress designers when it comes to a flirty fitted number. We adore these figure hugging gowns!
Zoog Wedding Studio
The easiest way to achieve a super, sexy style is with a plunging neckline- the more daring the better!
Riki Dalal
Understated yet sexy. Riki Dalal gowns cinch in at the waist to give the ultimate hourglass silhouette.
Galia Lahav
Right now it's all about the back of the dress. We adore backless wedding dresses but if you fancy something more unique, why not try an illusion material back with lace?
Yaki Ravid
Soft flowing materials and structured cuts, Yaki Ravid has got sexy wedding dresses on point.
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Genealogy has been a popular topic on the Web since its early days. In recent years many more companies are making genealogical resources available online. Genealogy In Time is an online magazine that reports on this aspect of the Web. Its editors have recently published a list of the top 100 genealogy websites based on usage; visit this site to find out what sites are most popular as well an analysis of the current state of genealogy.
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Miss McHenry County
The McHenry County Fair Princess Mentoring Program is a non-compete program. This program is designed to provide young girls ages 5 – 9 years old an opportunity to grow in confidence and have a good time. Each Princess will be crowned on stage and have a ton of fun!
The Jr and Teen contestants will compete in the areas of Interview, Speech, Formal Wear and On-Stage Question. Miss McHenry County contestants will compete in the areas of Interview, Sportswear, Speech, Formal Wear and On-Stage Question. Please review the Official Pageant Rules for more details.
Contact the Pageant Director, Lovena Hunter at 815-347-0561 or email her at firstname.lastname@example.com
Entry Information
Listed below are the official rules and entry forms for the pageants.
Entry Forms Due by June 5, 2019
- Orientation Meeting is June 19th at Building D from 6-9pm. All parents and Directors are welcome.
- Pageant Day is August 4, 2020 at 6 pm (Contestants Escorted to Fairgrounds at 5:30pm)


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American Beer vs Canadian Beer
Which Nation Has The Better Beer?
Canada and the US have always tried to compete with one another in everything. That's why it is no wonder they are also each trying to prove they have better beers than the other. Since we can't just take their word for it, let's compare the two and see where the truth lays.
Both countries brew many different beers which are in many ways similar but each also has something unique about them. It is hard to compare Canadian and American beers in general without comparing specific brands of labels. However, there is one thing that speaks in favor of Americans – they have longer history with brewers and they produce a higher number of beers. Americans also have way more American owned brewers, when Canadians do produce many types of beers, unfortunately mostly for foreign-owned labels.
For a long time it was thought that in general, Canadian beer is stronger, but even if it once may have been true, today the selection is huge in both countries, no matter what kind of beer you prefer. Also, the quality of the beer doesn't really depend on how strong it is. It's how it is made, the recipe that is used and the ingredients. And truth be told, supermarket beers in both countries really are the same.
It is safe to say that it doesn't matter if it's Canadian or American; cheap beers produced by large companies do taste similar and are of similar quality. Nothing about them is truly surprising and there is nothing about them that would make Canadian beer better than American on vice versa.
The real truth lays in craft beer, where all the brewers have their special recipes with top secret (or not so secret) ingredients and technology. Here we again believe that Americans have an advantage simply because there are more brewers and that results in a larger variety of this beverage available.
To determine once and for all, which is the best country for producing beer, there have been more than one beer tasting. All of them have given different results, probably because the level is quite equal and people all have different tastes.
There is only one way to truly know which beer is better, you just have to taste it. So visit a local supermarket, buy a six pack of some known American beer and another six pack of similar Canadian beer and try it out. But what to do if you like them both?


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DayBreaks for 5/27/16 – The Day of the Lord
From the DayBreaks archive, May 2006:
Isaiah 13:6 (NIV) – "Wail, for the day of the LORD is near; it will come like destruction from the Almighty."
The "day of the Lord" was an idea that was very common to the Jews of the Old Testament. The Jews tended to divide history into 3 periods of time: the present evil age, the day of the Lord, and the age to come. They spoke volumes about how this world was evil, how everything was bad and doomed for destruction because of the anger of the Lord which would be revealed on the "great day of the Lord" when His wrath was revealed and released from heaven against the iniquity of mankind. The Day of the Lord marked the dividing line between the evil world and the world in which righteousness would rule. It was a "day" that was feared, for it would be a day of horrible retribution. It would be followed by an age of righteousness wherein God would rule in perfect justice and harmony, and life would be good. But the day of the Lord was to be feared, let there be no doubt.
The theologian, Jurgen Moltmann made an interesting observation by looking at the concept of the day of the Lord in the Old Testament and the same concept in the New Testament. He noted that the phrase "Day of the Lord" in the Old Testament inspired fear, but in the New Testament it inspires hope: (Titus 2:11-14, NIV) – "For the grace of God that brings salvation has appeared to all men. It teaches us to say "No" to ungodliness and worldly passions, and to live self-controlled, upright and godly lives in this present age, while we wait for the blessed hope–the glorious appearing of our great God and Savior, Jesus Christ,
who gave himself for us to redeem us from all wickedness and to purify for himself a people that are his very own, eager to do what is good."
What could make such a difference in a people who had viewed the day of the Lord with such fear for nearly 2000 years? Moltmann suggests one possibility: he thinks it is because the authors of the New Testament had come to know and trust the Lord whose day it is because they'd lived with and seen that very Lord in the person of Jesus Christ.
One of the most frequent, if not the most frequent, commands of Jesus to his followers was simply this: "Do not be afraid." Perhaps it was his personality that gave the courage to his followers to come to not fear the day of the Lord, but even to pray for it, as John did in Revelation: "Maranatha, Lord Jesus!" The followers of Jesus have nothing to fear from the day of the Lord, but can look forward to it expectantly, with joy because it will be HIS day, the day of HIS crowning glory, and he'll be coming to share it with us!
PRAYER: How we long for your day, Lord, the day that will put an end forever to misery and suffering, sin and injustice, and which will usher in the new heaven and new earth. Thank you that we need not fear that day because we can know the Lord of the day personally. Help us to know you better! In Jesus' name, Amen.
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|A commentary to Maulana Imran Hosein's interpretation of the verse.
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Friday, 18 Dhul-Hijjah 1436
Verse 51 of Surah al-Maidah:
Being a commentary to Maulana Imran Hosein's interpretation of the verse.
By: Hasbullah Shafi'iy
Sayyiduna Umar radiyallahu anhu, in his six-line description of the Quran that we are unable to discuss here except one particular word that is relevant to our subject, most aptly said that the Quran is Barakah. Now, this is not a simple word at all. This word may be registered amongst the most frequently used vocabulary of any Muslim from any part of the world, but only that the meaning of this word is simply untranslatable into any other language, at least not into English. The meaning of this word can only be understood and explained by analogy or events.
Sayyiduna Abu Hurayrah radiyallahu anhu, gripped by the pangs of hunger, was waiting in Masjid an-Nabawi for someone to come, one who could understand his state and feed him. Embarrassed to ask directly for food, he had asked both Sayyiduna Abu Bakr and Sayyiduna Umar (r.a.), "Iqri'nee," which request could either mean "recite to me (from the Quran)" or, "take me as a guest." Not realising his state, both of them had sat him down in the Masjid and had recited the entire Surah al-Baqarah and Surah Aali 'Imran respectively one after the other. The poor companion of the Prophet (s) had to listen to the long recitations bearing the pains of his shrinking stomach. Now he was desperately hoping for someone else who could come and perceive instantly the other meaning of the word "Iqri'nee."
There came the Messenger of Allah, sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, the noblest of all the Arabs in language. When Abu Hurayrah requested, "Iqri'nee" hesitantly, about to faint, fearing the same would happen again, the Prophet sallallahu alayhi wa sallam smiled and affirmed him that he would not recite the Quran to him like Abu Bakr and Umar but would rather take him as a guest. However, the Messenger of Allah (s) commanded Abu Hurayrah to go and fetch all the As-haabus Suffah, Companions of the Verandah, the poorest of the residents of Madinah, eighty of them, for the meal at his home. So it was done. But what was there at the house of the Messenger of Allah (s)? What could anyone expect in that house of light but Barakah? It was but one small container of milk. Abu Hurayrah was worried he would not get any of the milk. He therefore queued first in the line, but the Prophet (s) gave the container to the others first. This is a recorded miracle of the Prophet (s) witnessed and experienced by all eighty of them that the container passed around and all of them drank from it and when it finally ended up in the hands of Abu Hurayrah, he too drank from it once, then the Prophet (s) told him to drink more and he too drank a second time and as the Prophet (s) told him to drink more he drank from it a third time. Finally, he could not drink a fourth time because he was already full and his stomach could not take anymore. But there was more milk in it.
By Allah, if the entire Madinah was there that day at the Prophet's house, all of them would have drunk from it and milk would still have remained in the container. This is Barakah. So is the Quran. The Quran remains one Book but does flow infinitely. In fact, every verse of the Quran remains one but meanings flow infinitely because it is from Allah who is the Infinite.
There is not a single exegete (mufassir) of the Quran who would have dared say that he had already exhausted the full commentaries, interpretations and meanings of the Quran and that therefore nothing else could be added to them. That would reflect the meanings of the Quran as finite. How in that case could 20,000 Tafaaseer have been published so far on the meanings of the Quran? No one of the 20,000 different authors ever claimed that no one could add on to the commentary he had himself given and then put a full stop to the science of Tafseer. New knowledge comes out from the Quran and what meanings flow out from the Spring of the Quran – the Spring of Allah's Kalam – has no limit. It continues and will continue forever till the Last Day.
Having established that, we now turn to Maulana Imran Hosein's commentary to the 51st verse of Surah al-Ma-idah. It does not befit Islamic scholarship for someone to say that Maulana Hosein cannot add on to the existing commentaries on this verse and Islamic scholarship further demands that everyone approach his commentary with the meaning of Barakah in mind when it comes to the interpretation of the Quran because the Quran is ever fresh.
The Verse
Before discussing the problems in the various published translations of the verse, it is necessary to look first into the literal translation of the verse without added parentheses:
O you who have Iman! Do not take the Yahud and the Nasaaraa as Awliyaa
Some of them are Awliyaa of others
Whosoever turns to them from among you, would then become part of them
Certainly Allah does not guide wrongdoing people.
Our attention here is firstly directed to the word Awliyaa and the following phrase in the verse, "they are Awliyaa of each other," and then secondly to the overall meaning of the verse.
Various translators of the Quran have translated this verse with only slight variations in the choice of words but not in the meaning. All of the translations that I have checked unanimously mention the same meaning of the verse prohibiting alliance and friendship with the Jews and the Christians because (by implication, as do most of the classical commentators have pointed out) they are friends, helpers, guardians, comrades, allies, confidants, and protectors (different choice of words for translating the word Awliyaa) of each other. It is important to note here that in all of the existing English translations of this verse, there is an implied "because" before the phrase 'they are Awliyaa of each other' for which reason it seems, from these translations, that Allah has prohibited alliance and friendship with them. Abdullah Yusuf Ali, Pickthall, Asad, Maududi, Daryabadi (whose commentary on the verse will be quoted later), Arberry, Muhsin Khan, Zafrullah Khan, Syed Abdul Latif, Maulana Muhammad Ali, the Bewleys, and a number of others, all have translated the verse in the same manner with only variations in the choice of words when translating the word 'Awliyaa'. There seems to be no exception to this. The overall meaning of the verse implied in all of these translations is that the believers should not take the Jews and the Christians as Awliyaa because these two parties are Awliyaa of each other.
The Ahmadiy translation of Amatul Rahman Omar and Abdul Mannan Omar has a slight variation that deserves some attention:
O you who believe! Do not take these Jews and the Christians for allies. They are allies of one to another (when against you), and whoso from amongst you takes them for allies, is indeed one of them. Verily Allah does not guide the unjust people to attain their goal. [Emphasis mine]
Though the addition of the word 'these' may appear to signify that the translator has considered a definite group amongst the Jews and Christians – not generally all of them – and though she further puts such a prohibition conditional in parentheses ("when against you") it does not still satisfactorily address the problem. Here the implication of the overall verse is: "Do not take these Jews and the Christians as your Awliyaa because when they turn against you they will become Awliyaa of each other…"
Some Tamil translations, including that of Maulana S.S. Abdul Qadir Sahib have, "… (Amongst them) some are Awliyaa of others (in coming together against you, i.e. Muslims)…" This therefore should mean some of them, not all, are enemies. But in translating the first phrase of the verse, there is no such distinction made. Instead, they too translate (in Tamil) as, "Do not take the Jews and the Christians as Awliyaa…" as if implying all Jews and Christians. However, in the next phrase, they indicate that some of them are Awliyaa of others, not all, as if implying that enmity from their quarters will come from one faction of them, those who ally with each other, not all. This could have been made clearer in the first phrase itself as it was done in the second. Nevertheless, this Tamil translation is better than all that we find in English.
If the prohibition is based on the condition of the Jews and Christians turning against the Muslims, then the translation should read: "You who have Iman, do not take (those) Jews and Christians (who turn against you) as Awliyaa, (because when they turn against you, they will become) Awliyaa of each other …" This however shuts the possibility of alliance with all Jews and Christians because we never know who may turn against the believers and who may not.
Here is Maulana Imran Hosein's explanatory translation that is clearer and which differs quite largely in meaning from the rest:
Oh you who have faith, do not take (such) Jews and (such) Christians as your Awliah (friends and allies) who (themselves) are Awliyah (friends and allies) of each other. And whoever amongst you turn to them for friendship and alliance, would belong to them (and therefore not to us). Surely Allah does not provide guidance to a people who commit Dhulm.
The first point to note here is that this translation does not nullify all other previous translations of the verse. It adds on to the meanings of the verse; it has in fact opened a new dimension in understanding the verse according to our times; it sheds new guiding light for a political and communal response to the modern world situation that Muslim communities around the world find themselves in.
The differences in meaning between Maulana Hosein's translation and others are:
None of the above is reflected in any of the translations that have been published so far. None of the above have been dealt with in any Tafseer that has been published so far except a few that have very briefly touched on some of the above points, though not clearly, but at least in passing. The clear reasons, for such a translation that Maulana Hosein has rendered, are the following:
The Jews say, "The Christians have nothing (true) to stand on," and the Christians say, "The Jews have nothing to stand on," although they both recite the Scripture. Thus those who have no knowledge (the Arab polytheists and others) speak the same as their words. But Allah will judge between them on the Day of Resurrection concerning that over which they used to differ.
This verse clearly establishes the conflict between the Jews and the Christians. How then could they be Awliyaa of each other? The only exception to this is that during times of war against a common enemy, two parties may politically postpone their own conflicts in order to first defeat a more important enemy they share. Has this occurred between the Jews and the Christians against the Muslims? No, not until a certain time in history and that too, not all of Jewry and Christendom allied and came together against the Muslims. Only a certain faction did so, and while they did so, there were other Jews and Christians who opposed the formation of such an alliance. Eastern Orthodox Christendom is an example of such opposition within the Christian world against this alliance.
If we do not accept Maulana Hosein's translation of the verse and then read further down the same Surah, we will come across two more contradicting verses:
How would Allah, Most High, first prohibit believers to take the Jews and Christians as Awliyaa and then immediately thereafter within a matter of twenty verses down the same Surah go on to prohibit believers from taking as their Awliyaa only those amongst the People of the Scripture (which is a term in the Quran that jointly refers to both the Jews and the Christians) and the disbelievers who make a mockery and play of Deen al-Islam? Does this mean that believers are allowed to take as Awliyaa others among the Jews and the Christians who do not make of Islam a mockery and play? How would Allah, Most High, soon thereafter mention with honour that there are also amongst the Jews, Sabaeans, and Christians believers in Allah and the Last Day who will have no fear in the Dunya or grieve on the Day of Judgment? Are we believers, then allowed to take these believers among their ranks as our Awliyaa?
Similarly, Allah, Most High, declares later on in the 82nd verse of the same Surah al-Ma-idah:
You will find the most vehement of mankind in hostility to those who believe (to be) the Jews and the idolaters. And you will find the nearest of them in affection to those who believe (to be) those who say: Lo! We are Christians. That is because there are among them priests and monks, and because they are not proud.
If we are prohibited from taking all Jews and Christians as our Awliyaa then we have before us yet another contradiction with the above verse. How could it be that Allah declares those who say, "Lo! We are Christians", and declares especially the priests and monks among them who are not arrogant, to be the closest in affection to the Muslims? How could it be that while Allah clarifies that those who are closest in affection to the believers will be the Christians, He also prohibits alliance and friendship with them, political or otherwise?
Though there are other examples, the above mentioned are sufficient to clarify that the 51st verse of Surah al-Ma-idah under discussion here has been translated in a way that contradicts with some important verses of the Quran, at least three of which are in the very same Surah.
Allah does not forbid you from those who do not fight you because of religion and do not expel you from your homes – from being righteous toward them and acting justly toward them. Indeed Allah loves those who act justly. Allah only forbids you from those who fight you because of religion and expel you from your homes and aid in your expulsion – (forbids) that you make allies of them. And whoever makes allies of them, then it is those who are the wrongdoers.
Hence according to this verse of the Quran, it is clear that this Wilaayah – alliance, friendship, and dependence on their protection – is only forbidden with some of them, not all. It cannot be that this verse is not referring to the Jews and the Christians, because how is it that Allah, the Most Just, prohibits Wilaayah with the Jews and the Christians, and then when it concerns others who are not Jews and Christians, He only prohibits Wilaayah with those who are hostile and ready to fight while allowing it with others who are not hostile? It is not befitting Allah's Justice; it would be a grave error on our part to say so. If this is not shown in the translation of the main verse in discussion here, then there would be a clear contradiction because while one verse prohibits Wilaayah generally with the Jews and the Christians, another verse clarifies who we can actually maintain good ties, friendship and alliance with.
Maulana Hosein's translation in fact clarifies all the apparent contradictions with other verses of the Quran, which otherwise we will not be able to explain. It also clarifies the seeming contradictions with history.
Now we turn to the tafaaseer (commentaries) of this verse that both classical as well as modern scholars have offered us so far. We shall begin with the reasons for the revelation of this verse, because it is necessary to understand the context of its revelation, and then move on to the discussion on the meaning of the verse.
Asbaab an-Nuzul
As far as the reasons for the revelation of this verse are concerned, we find three narrations in the classical tafaaseer. From Tabari and Ibn 'Atiyya, we summarise the following three instances to be the reasons for revelation. In the Tafsir of Ibn Katheer, we find a fourth incident, which is very similar to the three in Tabari and Ibn 'Atiyya and hence may be omitted from our discussion.
It must first be borne in mind that according to Sayyidah Aishah radiyallahu anha, Surah al-Ma-idah was the last Surah to be revealed and that what is in this Surah holds the last say in terms of the lawful and the prohibited. Consequently, when we look at all the verses of the Quran, which prohibit Wilaayah with those who are outside the fold of Islam – and these verses are numerous – we would quite easily understand that the verses in Surah al-Ma-idah repeating the prohibition should be taken as the final seal on the matter in case of any doubt in the prohibition, or, as throwing new light on the prohibition. Let us look at one verse in Surah al-Taubah to elaborate the matter. Though this ayah was revealed much later than the 51st verse of Surah al-Ma-idah, it is necessary to discuss this here before we look at the sabab an-nuzul:
O you who believe! Choose not your fathers nor your brothers for Awliyaa if they take pleasure in disbelief (kufr) rather than faith iman). Whoever of you takes them for Awliyaa, such are wrongdoers. [Verse 23]
Now, the essential question to ask is: While Allah, Subhaanahu wa Ta'aala, had already made it abundantly clear that a believer is prohibited from taking even his own brothers and fathers as his Awliyaa if they take pleasure in kufr rather than iman, that is, under a condition of enmity, why is there a need for yet another verse to repeat the prohibition vis-à-vis Jews and Christians who are anyway more distant than one's own brothers and fathers? Is it not understood that if one's very own brothers and fathers cannot be taken as Awliyaa when they prefer kufr to iman, what more the Jews and the Christians? On the other hand, it is also necessary to ask: If the Jews and Christians are closer in faith to a Muslim than his own brothers and fathers can these Jews and Christians then be taken as Awliyaa? The verse in discussion here, therefore must have been revealed to clarify something else more profound which is what Maulana Hosein's explanatory translation has brought to light.
We may deduce from this that while Allah, Most High, had already made it abundantly clear who believers are allowed to take as their Awliyaa and who not, this verse of Surah al-Ma-idah was revealed to indicate of a new Judeo-Christian alliance to come in the future that would draw clear lines to differentiate who among the Jews and Christians could be allies, friends and confidants of the believers and who categorically cannot be. If this verse were not revealed, we would not know of this unprecedented and strange alliance within the ranks of the People of the Scripture that believers as a polity would have to be especially wary of not to engage with especially politically and economically towards the end of history.
Secondly it must be taken into serious consideration that Madinah had from the People of the Book, a Jewish community alone. As for the Christian community, though there were individuals present, they were as a community or polity, all mostly found in Bilad ash-Shaam, or Greater Syria.
Now returning to the reasons for the revelation of the verse, we find the following:
Which was the exact reason for revelation we do not know and it is not our immediate concern here to decide on this because on all three cases the Divine injunction was clearly prohibiting Wilaayah with both the Jews and the Christians (either jointly or separately). However, we may take the first instance to be the most quoted amongst all the four. Further, the verse that follows (i.e. verse 52) confirms that the first instance was the most likely reason for the revelation of the verse. Verse 52 reads:
"You will see those, in whose hearts is a disease (the hypocrites), race to be with them (the disbelievers, Yahud and Nasara) saying: We fear that a turn in fortune may overtake us…" This verse in fact refers to Abdullah ibn Ubayy who is quoted to have used the same words mentioned in the verse. The two verses were in fact revealed together.
Now we are able to turn to the classical commentaries on the verse proper since we have understood the context of its revelation.
Classical tafaaseer on the verse
But Allah says in the Quran that He sent down the Quran for a people who think, who reflect, who ponder. He, Most High, said in Surah an-Nahl, verse 44: "…We have revealed unto you the Remembrance (Quran) that you may explain to mankind that which has been revealed for them, and that they may reflect." Fikr is not only thinking, but thinking things through. In this case, we are forced due to our world situation and the political state of the Muslims vis-à-vis the Jews and the Christians, to think things through and not entirely rely on the classical tafaaseer alone in seeking an explanation from the Quran to explain the world today. While thinking things through, we get fresh knowledge and instruction from the Quran. Maulana Hosein has done exactly this. In fact, Maulana Hosein's interpretation of the verse does not in any way contradict any of the classical tafaaseer that the scholars of Islam today, who are trapped in religious conservatism, hold on tightly to as if saying that what the scholars of the past have explained is enough and that there is no need to interpret the Quran anew. While doing that, they firstly restrict the knowledge of the Quran to the past, and secondly, fail to explain the modern world according to the Quran. How could they find what was expressed in the past explaining what is happening today?
Well, what exactly is it regarding the modern world situation that they fail to explain using the Quran?
Before we answer that question, let us firstly turn to three important modern commentaries of the Quran – written within the last hundred years – that have thrown new light on the verse, all of them adding more strength to Maulana Hosein's interpretation:
Modern Tafaaseer – Prof. Hamka, Dr. Asad and Maulana Daryabadi
In 1964, Pope Paulus VI, declared an official Christian (Catholic in particular) forgiveness for the Jews; that they are free of their sins, one of it being their attempt to crucify Nabi Isa alayhissalam. This is none other than political forgiveness. It is the strength of the Jews, who have a lot of wealth, to work together with the Christians in fighting what they consider the threat of Islam. Immediately after that, in 1967, Arab countries were attacked by the Jews (Israel) for four days (referring to the Six Day War) and Bait al-Maqdis was seized from the hands of the Muslims even though they – the Muslims – had control over Bait al-Maqdis before this for fourteen centuries. Perhaps during the time of Rasulullah (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) this was not yet seen because in Madinah a large group of Jews were congregated as a community but the Christians were in Shaam. But due to the miracles of the Quran, we see today what has happened in the passage of time and we see with crystal clarity how the Christians and the Jews collaborate in turning against the Muslims and Islam. The verse in fact says that the two religious communities that were enemies of each other will one day come together in facing their enemy, that is Islam, until the state of Israel will dominate the lands of Islam with the help of the Christian communities who are actually supposed to be more inclined to help the Muslims. This is because the Jews oppose the Christians not only by rejecting Isa alayhissalam as a Prophet and Messiah, but also that he was an illegitimate child while Muslims affirm Isa alayhissalam. This makes Muslims closer to Christians and therefore make Christians more inclined to help Muslims. However, what has occurred is the opposite.
"The Jews and Christians have much in common, and can, and do, readily form a combination against Islam. As the most recent instance of their animosity against Islam, witness the Christian Britain's zealous sponsoring of 'Zionism' and 'Jewish home in Palestine.'"
In his note to verse 28 of Surah Aali 'Imran: "Let not the believers take those who deny the truth (Kafirun) for their allies (Awliyaa) in preference to the believers…" he says: "I.e., in cases where the interests of those "deniers of truth" clash with the interests of the believers (Manar III, 278)."
In his note to verse 139 of Surah an-Nisaa: "As for those who take the deniers of the truth for their allies in preference to the believers – do they hope to be honoured by them when, behold, all honour belongs to God [alone]", he says: "However, the term "allies" (awliyaa sing. waliy) does not indicate, in this context, merely political alliances. More than anything else, it obviously alludes to a "moral alliance" with the deniers of the truth: that is to say, to an adoption of their way of life in preference to the way of life of the believers, in the hope of being "honoured", or accepted as equals, by the former. Since the imitation of the way of life of confirmed unbelievers must obviously conflict with the moral principles demanded by true faith, it unavoidably leads to a gradual abandonment of those principles."
In his note to verse 51 of Surah al-Ma-idah, the verse of our subject, he says: "According to most of the commentators (e.g., Tabari), this means that each of the two communities extends genuine friendship only to its own adherents – i.e., the Jews to the Jews, and the Christians to the Christians – and cannot, therefore, be expected to be really friendly towards the followers of the Quran… However, as has been made abundantly clear in 60:7-9 (and implied in verse 57 of this surah), this prohibition of a "moral alliance" with non-Muslims does not constitute an injunction against normal, friendly relations with such of them as are well-disposed towards Muslims. It should be borne in mind that the term waliy has several shades of meaning: "ally", "friend", "helper", "protector", etc. The choice of the particular term – and sometimes a combination of two terms – is always dependent on the context.
While Maulana Daryabadi's commentary points out that this verse refers to the Zionist attempt in establishing the State of Israel, in the context of his time, more relevant to our time too, and while Dr. Asad's commentary succinctly summarises one part of the classical commentaries to the verse in the light of a "moral alliance" – namely the commentaries to that part where Allah says: "those from you who turn to them for alliance is part of them…" – it is in fact Prof. Hamka's commentary which strongly supports Maulana Hosein's commentary to the verse. It is Prof. Hamka's tafsir that comes closest to Maulana Hosein's commentary.
Now, in thinking things through, let us look at the context of the verse in Surah al-Ma-idah. It is important to read the verse together with what precedes it and what follows it.
The passages throughout the Surah linked to our study here are verses 5-19, 32, 41-88, 110-120. In these passages, Allah, Most High, addresses the Jews, the Christians, the Muslims and the hypocrites. It is clear that in the attempt to explain Maulana Hosein's commentary on the verse, the whole Surah should be read first. It should be clear in one reading that:
From the context of the verse therefore, we should be able to understand that the Euro-Zionist, Judeo-Christian alliance in their attempt to rule the Holy Land and dominate the Levant cannot include all Christians and all Jews. Those who initially constituted its ranks were small in number in comparison to the whole of the Judeo-Christian world and did not appear in history except about five hundred years after the Quran was revealed. That community of people gradually grew stronger and became superpowers of the world in the last hundred years. More importantly, the people of this alliance took control of the Holy Land, established the State of Israel and have now successfully raised it to the level of a nuclear superpower capable of defying any other power in the world. They have done all of this while a large number of Christians and a significant number of Jews not only loathed at them and refused to join them, but were even so much as victimised by them. The verses of Surah al-Ma-idah read in context will prove beyond doubt that Muslims are not prohibited from allying with such vicitimised Jews and Christians who recognise injustice and who are courageously willing to defy the Judeo-Christian Zionist alliance. All of this becomes clear only in context. For that the whole Surah must be read.
The verses of the Quran are interconnected. In Surah al-An'am, verse 114, Allah, Most Wise, describes the Quran as Mufassalan – joint together and fully explained, meaning all the verses are well connected and explain each other. They are neither isolated nor does each stand alone. In order to think things through it is not correct to look at this verse alone. It is a requisite to connect it with other verses of the Quran.
It is more enlightening as is always the case with the verses of the Quran if it is read as a finely arranged part of the entire Surah of al-Ma-idah.
Does the Quran explain the world today?
Let us now return to answer the question: What exactly is it regarding the modern world situation that Muslim scholars trapped in religious conservatism fail to explain using the Quran?
In attempting to understand the modern world using the Book of Allah, Most Wise, one must have a grasp over the trails of history that has built up to the present world situation. If one has no idea of the modern world and where it is leading, one cannot turn to the Quran to take fresh knowledge from it. The opposite is also true. If one does not turn to the Quran to understand the modern world and take heed and warning on what is unfolding today and what is to come tomorrow, one will remain in the dark concerning them. All of this is to understand the modern world accurately and respond to it appropriately.
With that light, let us first remember that we are now looking at the Judeo-Christian world. There is a faction of this group of people who are waging war on Islam and there is another faction amongst them who have defied them and have refused to join them in their hegemonic rule, which latter faction have consequently been subjected to economic and political victimisation. In the words of German legalist, Carl Schmitt, there is no justis hostis in the world today. In other words, for those who rule the world today there is no tolerable enemy; the enemy has no right to exist; he must be demonised and depoliticised; he must be eliminated. Amongst those who are subjected to such victimisation, are Christians and Jews too. Not all Christians and all Jews are hell-bent on a hegemonic control over the world. Here is where we have to question: If Allah, Most Wise, has prohibited believers from taking as their Awliyaa all Jews and all Christians, and even if this prohibition is conditional on the count that this refers only to those who are hostile to Islam and the Muslims, then how do we deal with those Jews and Christians who not only defy the perpetrators of this political and economic bullying, but who are similarly victimised together with the Muslims and who have willingly opened their doors to Islam and the Muslims?
The perfect example of this happened in the very blessed lifetime of Rasulullah sallallahu alayhi wa sallam in the case of the Christian King, Najashi, of Abyssinia. He was not part of the Qurayshi and Jewish hostility against Islam and the Muslims; he further offered his territory as a place of asylum that the Muslims could seek refuge in, and he finally defied the serpentine negotiations from the part of the Quraysh to hand over the Muslims to them. He continued to protect them until he died, long after the 51st verse of Surah al-Ma-idah was revealed. The Messenger of Allah, sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, went to the extent of accepting him as a believer and offered the Salat al-Janazah for him from Madinah when he passed away in Abyssinia. The most important point to note here is that when this verse of the Quran was revealed, the Prophet sallallahu alayhi wa sallam did not demand the Muslims to give up the asylum they had sought in Abyssinia, which means to give up the Wilaayah with Christian Abyssinia they were under, and return to Madinah. If what was meant in this verse is referring to all Jews and all Christians, the Prophet sallallahu alayhi wa sallam would have called the Muslims to give up their homes in Abyssinia and return to Madinah. But Sayyiduna Ja'far radiyallahu anhu, one of the most beloved companions of the Prophet sallallahu alayhi wa sallam remained in Abyssinia until the war of Mu'tah, which occurred more than five years after this verse was revealed.
Who are these people who have imposed their hegemony over the rest of the world? They are surely Christians and Jews who were themselves never allies of each other. They are Christians and Jews whose alliance in the trails of history commenced with their joint political and martial objective to liberate the Holy Land from Muslim rule.
In fact the story could begin as early as the first Crusades in which an Euro-Christian world was funded by Jews to gather enough military strength to conquer the Holy Land – Jerusalem – and establish a Jewish national home there. They did not succeed but briefly until Sultan Salahuddin Ayyubi courageously and brilliantly wrested control of Jerusalem again. It is significant to register into our study the fact that while Europe in her Judeo-Christian effort fought wars with the Muslim world to conquer Jerusalem, they similarly perpetrated such abominable crimes on Eastern Orthodox Christians, who were part of the kingdom of Constantinople, that it would be utterly unjust on our part to include the victims of that crime in the same Judeo-Christian alliance that commenced a hostile religious struggle against the Muslims and Muslim lands. In fact the story could even begin with the Khazars – also known today as the thirteenth tribe of the Jews – who embraced Judaism overnight when they clinically surveyed the world for a religion to embrace. Or, we could come down in history to a later time when colonialism and mercantilism ravaged Muslim lands by a forceful storm as it were and replaced their rule, when they left the lands in the hands of the people, with what we today call the secular nation-state. These colonial powers were made up of the same Judeo-Christian alliance that started the Crusades.
However, such a historical narration would require another separate book to be written. What would suffice here is to look merely at what happened to Jerusalem – the blessed land where the three Abrahamic faiths had existed under Muslim rule for thirteen centuries – within the last hundred years.
When Fir'aun's body was discovered, the Zionist movement was established very soon thereafter. Within two decades came the Balfour declaration – 1917 – which promised the Jews a national home in Palestine. Those who did so were part of the same Christian world that had commenced the Crusades with the same objective. It was Britain, Christian Britain. America and Europe hopped onto the wagon and constituted a joint alliance with their Jewish funders who were primarily European Jews. By this time, the hatred the Christians had for the Jews had already been done away with. The Ottoman Empire was dismantled; the backbone of Christian Russia – or the Third Rome – was similarly broken and replaced with Communism.
It was this very same alliance that mysteriously shook hands with Joseph Stalin, the Jew, just before the commencement of the Cold War (in fact, even Lenin and Trotsky, who were as Jew as Stalin, themselves originated from the same ranks). At that moment, just when the Cold War commenced, the Jewish state of Israel was established and their independence declared as a follow up and success of the Balfour Declaration. That Cold War was a sham because those who were leading it were only two factions within the same ranks of Gog and Magog who liberated the Holy Land from Muslim rule, who shook hands when they wanted to and had no qualms about fighting each other like waves crashing onto each other when they deemed it fit.
During the Cold War, the secular nation-state of Israel rose to power in the region and being armed to the teeth, ready for a display of her military strength was further supported by the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), which was already established by that time as a response to the Cold War sham. Then Pope Paulus VI declared a religio-political forgiveness for the Jews from the part of the Catholic world, as Prof. Hamka pointed out in his tafsir to the Quranic verse in discussion, thereby cementing the alliance further. The Protestants had no objection to it. They shook hands again. It was at this time that the Six-Day War commenced as a demonstration of the power that Israel – not baby Israel anymore – possessed.
The persecuted Orthodox Christians and the persecuted Orthodox Jews never joined this American-Euro-Israeli alliance. They were victimised as much as they were during the Crusades, and the victimisation of them continued until recently when they were challenged by the nuclear, economic, political and military power that energy-rich Russia and her allies possess.
Here it is necessary to point out that a spilt occurred in the Christian world that drew a line between Western Christianity and Eastern Christianity, and it requires experts in the history of Christian polity, beyond the scope of this essay, to explain why geography had a part to play in this, so much so that Catholicism and Protestantism belonged to the geographical West and Orthodox Christianity belonged to the geographical East. African Christianity that always maintained friendly ties with the Muslim world was hijacked by this Western Christianity in the last hundred years, so much so that today we find brutal wars between Christians and Muslims in Africa utterly unbefitting African history. These wars are funded and presided over by NATO in maintaining their strategic hegemony over the natural resources and lands of Africa, and that is population control too by implication. These forces are the same that belong to the ranks of the American-Euro-Israeli alliance.
For a complete study of the split that occurred in the Christian world, please refer to Graham E. Fuller's splendid book, A World Without Islam, which explains the subject in the most detailed manner. Russia and the world of Orthodox Christianity are not on the side of that Judeo-Christian alliance, which gave to Israel her secular nation-state. Greece too is not. A new Cold War commenced with the Iraq War in the year 2003. Russia and her allies have ever since been treated like an untrustworthy and unwanted power in the United Nations who is the only other power capable of challenging the American-Euro-Israeli hegemony. The American-Euro-Israeli alliance has not been able to deal with Russia and her allies the way they would have wanted to. Furthermore, Russia and her allies today, after the commencement of the Iraq War in 2003, have proven to be an ally that Muslims can turn to in these times. Today twelve years have passed after the Iraq War commenced. Twelve years is enough time to test the waters for an effective political ally in challenging the political crimes that have been visited on the Muslims for a hundred years now.
That means, we cannot anymore hold on to the view that the 51st verse of Surah al-Ma-idah is referring to all Jews and all Christians. Those who say such a thing will have to remain politically and historically uneducated for as long as they continue to say so. They cannot then say that Allah, Most High, said so and put the blame on the Quran for prohibiting them from doing so, let alone putting the blame on Allah, Subhaanahu Wa Ta'ala. This ignorance of history, and particularly the political history of the world, even the political history of the first community of Madinah al-Munawwarah, must be attributed to their own incompetency, at least academic incompetency if not incompetency in the capacity to think. Muslim scholarship in our days has failed in this regard and has no solution to the political problems of the Muslim world today. However, this meaning that Maulana Hosein has given to the verse is not merely due to giving a solution to the political problems of the world today. It is in fact the only way to be coherent in our approach to the Quran as a whole, to history and to the modern world situation.
As for now, what we see in the world today is that America and her pool of allies dominate political and economic control over the world. America remains the ruling state in the world, and that means she has the capacity to defy any other political challenger. Israel on the other hand, has risen to a nuclear power capable of waging war against any other state; she defies her very protectors – the United Nations Security Council, Britain and America and many other states in Europe. She is poised to become the ruling state in the world.
It is this verse in Surah al-Ma-idah that explains the powers that dominate the world today. It is precisely this political alliance that comprises of a mysterious Western Judeo-Christian pool of hell-bent perpetrators of fasad in the lands and in particular the Holy Land, including the Muslim world, that Allah, Most Wise, has referred to here. These are those who have allied amongst themselves, while having been enemies in all of history before, to facilitate for something more ominous to yet unfold in the Holy Land not long from now. If we understand this verse to mean all Jews and all Christians, then we will never be able to explain the contradictions it will create with the rest of the Quran; the political turmoil that the unsuspecting populations of the world is being churned in today; we will never understand the new Cold War that is unfolding before our very eyes; we will never understand and be able to explain history; we will never understand what is happening in the Holy Land after two thousand years. Most importantly we will never be able to understand this mysterious Judeo-Christian alliance that controls the world today. This alliance will then remain forever a mystery to us. This verse in Surah al-Ma-idah is the most important verse that explains all of this.
This verse in Surah al-Maidah is the most important verse that explains what Allah, Most High, has mentioned in the opening verses of Surah al-Rum (31). He said that Rome will be victorious and "on that day, the believers will rejoice." Why would a Roman victory against her enemies be a reason for Muslims to rejoice? Why would Muslims rejoice over a Christian victory if Allah has forbidden Muslims to enter into any kind of alliance with all Jews and all Christians? It is this verse in Surah al-Ma-idah that explains which part of the Judeo-Christian world we are allowed to enter into an alliance with and which part of that same Judeo-Christian world we are prohibited from allying with. This verse does describe to us in parallel which part of the Christian world will be closest in faith to the Muslims mentioned in verse 82 of the same Surah al-Ma-idah.
Dajjal and the destiny of Jerusalem
Let us now return to Israel and the Balfour Declaration before we conclude. It would not be justified to conclude this essay without including Dajjal and his role towards the end of history. This verse of Surah al-Ma-idah is certainly linked strongly to Dajjal's role in impersonating the Messiah when he comes into our dimension of existence, primary because of what we have witnessed of events unfolding in the last hundred years.
In order for Dajjal to successfully deceive the world into believing in him as the Messiah who would, according to scriptural basis, rule the world from the throne of Nabi Dawud alayhissalam in Jerusalem, he would have to do a number of things:
Now, it is impossible for anyone to deny that it was precisely this Judeo-Christian alliance that we have discussed so far, which has successfully fulfilled numbers one and two above. If Dajjal is to come and declare himself the Messiah, that cannot happen unless number three too comes to pass. It therefore only remains for us to witness Israel taking over from the United States of America as the ruling state in the world. Whether India and China becomes the ruling state in the world as it has been of much debate, cannot be the concern of those who study the modern world using the Quran. It is Israel that we would have to pay particular attention to.
More than two thousand years after Allah, Most Majestic is He, expelled the Jews from the Holy Land for the crime they committed against His Messenger, Nabi Isa, alayhissalam, they returned to the Holy Land gradually over a matter of about three decades to reclaim it as their own. This occurred between the Balfour Declaration in 1917 and the establishment of the State of Israel in 1948. The reference to this has been mentioned in the Quran in the 91st and 92nd verses of Surah al-Anbiya, where Allah laid down clearly that it would be the function of Gog and Magog to cause the Jews to return to the Holy Land. From the testimony of history, what we witnessed in the world from 1917-48, it is clear that those who facilitated the return of the Jews to the Holy Land were precisely those very same Jews and Christians who allied amongst themselves in the very beginning effort of the First Crusades. Though they were not successful then, they eventually became successful in 1948. It should therefore be established from the clear and distinct link between the two verses (91 and 92) of Surah al-Anbiya and the 51st verse of Surah al-Ma-idah that Gog Magog is located in the very Judeo-Christian alliance that would cause the return of the Jews to the Holy Land and who would, as we witness clearly unfolding now before our very eyes – for those who have eyes to read the modern world using the Quran – raise that state of Israel to become the ruling state in the world for Dajjal to finally appear in our dimension of existence and declare himself the King of the Jews, the Promised Messiah.
If we fail to grasp the meaning behind the 51st verse of Surah al-Ma-idah to be the very description of Gog and Magog, then we will remain blind to Allah's warning in the Quran not to take them, this particular Judeo-Christian alliance, or in other words Gog and Magog as our Awliyaa. We will never understand who Gog and Magog are and we will never understand that after all that have already unfolded in the political world today, what remains is only Israel's rise to become the ruling state in the world. We will never understand that it is this Judeo-Christian alliance, in which ranks will be Dajjal's foot soldiers.
The problem with modern scholarship is that anything new that comes out from a credible scholar is rejected on the grounds that the scholars of the past did not hold such opinions. This is what may be called religious conservatism. Secondly, anything new that comes out from a credible scholar is rejected on the grounds that it contradicts the scholars of the past, while it actually may not. Why should it not be taken as something that adds on new knowledge to the scholarship of the past?
The essential question now is: Are we going to understand and attempt to explain the modern world using the Quran or remain in the dark about what has happened in history and what is to unfold tomorrow because of our holding on obdurately to what the noble scholars of Islam had written down in the past, without allowing ourselves any room to think things through? Consequently, we should also ask: Does the Quran prohibit us from doing that?
We cannot afford to reserve knowledge of Allah's Book, Most Wise is He, to the noble scholars of the past. They could not have seen what would unfold in the years between 1917-48, for example, simply because it did not happen in their time. Prof. Hamka saw what happened in his time and gave new meaning to the verse of Surah al-Ma-idah according to what he saw. He did not put a full stop to the meanings of the verse there. Similarly Maulana Hosein has explained the same verse in a better light now about four decades after Prof. Hamka, quite simply because he was able to read all the world events that occurred thereafter using the Quran.
Let us now read Maulana Hosein's translation of the verse again after having gone through all of the analysis above that has led us to where we are now:
Oh you who have faith, do not take (such) Jews and (such) Christians as your Awliah (friends and allies) who (themselves) are Awliyah (friends and allies) of each other. And whoever amongst you turn to them for friendship and alliance, would belong to them (and therefore not to us). Surely Allah does not provide guidance to a people who commit Dhulm.
This therefore is a modern attempt to translate the verse in as coherent as possible a manner to all the other verses mentioned above in our analysis that it would otherwise clearly contradict. This translation explains our times; it explains Akhiruzzaman. It is further an attempt to be as coherent as possible to the trails of history. It is also a credible attempt of a scholar of integrity who found it necessary to add on to the meanings of the verse that the noble scholars of the past had explained and interpreted. Lastly it must be noted that the Maulana's intention, as some would wrongly have it so, is not to contradict the scholarship of the past. This does not contradict previous explanations provided by the noble scholars of the past; it does not nullify all other explanations of the verse that have been given before. It has rather added on to them.
For example, when Dr. Asad succinctly summarised the classical explanations of credible scholars in the past, he stopped quite shortly at a prohibition of what he called "a moral alliance", meaning an alliance with the Jews and the Christians in their Deen. This then would not only refer to all Jews and all Christians, but also happens to summarise only the commentaries provided by the classical commentators on that part of the verse where Allah, Most High, mentioned, "…And whoever amongst you turn to them for friendship and alliance, would belong to them (and therefore not to us)…" This does not explain the earlier part of the verse where the divine prohibition was laid down.
Now then, when we actually look at the classical commentaries to the verse as a divine prohibition on taking all Jews and Christians as our Awliyaa in treating them as our confidants by morally inclining towards their Deen, then Maulana Hosein's commentary to the verse does not contradict any of the previous classical commentaries. That is clearly prohibited in other parts of the Quran as well. In that case, even if this verse were not revealed that would have been clearly understood. However, when we bring to mind the meaning of Barakah in the Quran, that the Quran explains all times and that the Quran offers new and fresh knowledge in every age, we would not look at Maulana Hosein's explanation of the verse as something which contradicts the previous classical commentaries to the Quran. We would only look at it with gratitude that a Muslim scholar, ripe of age, knowledge and experience, has added on fresh knowledge to the meanings of Allah's kalam.
Lastly, it would suffice to conclude that modern global events that occurred in the last hundred years have demanded this interpretation to come out from the Quran and it had to be Maulana Hosein whom Allah, Most High, had chosen to bring this forward to those who would now turn to the Quran to understand the ominous events unfolding in our world before our eyes, especially in the Holy Land. This has only given a new direction and meaning in the application of this verse in these times, especially in Akhiruzzaman.


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The Open House from 4-6 p.m. in the King Hall Campus Center will include refreshments. It is free and open to the public.
"This event offers an ideal opportunity for anyone interested in KVCC to come and see what the College has to offer, ask questions, and meet many of the staff," Dean of Students Karen Normandin said. "The open house is a great way to explore options for enrolling in our fall 2013 semester."
Information on new KVCC programs including a two-year Associate of Applied Science degree in Sustainable Agriculture will also be available.
Students are now being accepted into the Sustainable Agriculture program, and classes begin Aug. 26.
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It's Knitting/Crocheting Season!!
Hi! I don't know if anyone really visits this page outside of looking at the Link amigurumi pattern, but I actually haven't fallen off the face of the earth. School has started up again and I'm busy with it, but in my spare time I've been looking at knitting patterns. I'm knitting a scarf for my boyfriend right now, and that got me interested in knitting again. For the longest time I've been into crocheting and kind of gave up knitting, but I think I will be picking it back up again. Sometimes it's hard to find time to do that as a student… Even so, I think it's a good way to relax and I could use some stress relief.
I'm so excited about the Gosyo Company Site (in Japanese) because they have really awesome patterns for free (they call 'em "samples"). I'm even more excited that I rediscovered The ABCs of Knitting, a site with English info about Japanese knitting patterns that is unparalleled. (Oh, if only I had seen this before I tried to figure out what マリヤス stitch was–through roundabout ways I found out it's just plain ol' stockinette.)
Oh, and I know some good sites for crocheters too…Snuffykin of LiveJournal posted this nifty little guide for converting Japanese crochet hook sizes. Purlyshells at blogspot has this guide on how to read a Japanese crochet pattern chart.
Some of the symbols used in crochet/knitting charts are explained if you buy a Japanese pattern book, which I have a few of, but in lieu of that if you're just looking at internet patterns this crochet legend is great(English–these symbols are the same everywhere pretty much, though I'm fairly certain it's in Australia and the UK that the names of stitches are slightly different) and the Tezukuri Town knitting page (Japanese) shows knitting symbols in Japanese charts. Even if you can't read Japanese the diagrams are pretty helpful.
Oh, I can't forget to mention the Clover.jp site. There are tons of patterns here, also for free. Both the aforementioned Gosyo site and the Clover.jp site have patterns for knitters and crocheters, and they're free, so please check them out no matter what you enjoy!
If you're hunting for pattern books, Amazon Japan is a great place to check out what's available. After that, if you feel confident ordering in Japanese, bk1 is a great resource for actually buying stuff that is based in Japan but ships abroad and not for exorbitant fees–you can choose from about 5 different shipping options. I'd recommend EMS if you can afford it since it has tracking, but it's kind of steep ($13 and up, depending on weight of package in grams). Otherwise, Kinokuniya (US page, though there are branches elsewhere in the world) is great too. Either way, if you get an ISBN number for a book from Amazon Japan you should be able to search for the book in both of the buying sites I've mentioned.
Happy crafting! I will try to post pictures later on when I start making the project I've selected. 🙂
Sweet Accessories
I just discovered the site Must Have Cute, which is really right up my alley since I'm such a sucker for all kinds of adorable things. Seriously, I spent time going through all existing pages just looking at the fantastic stuff they have there. I was really surprised when I found out that someone else had discovered the Mousse-chan paperclay kits available from jbox.com, and had written a tutorial about it. A long time ago, when I bought the same kind of kit I translated the directions for myself painstakingly using my lovely electronic Canon Wordtank dictionary. However, this post is much prettier than the sheet of notebook paper I wrote on for personal use. 🙂
Hmm, well, other than that, I've been really interested in learning how to sew recently and I have a ton of crochet projects I'm aching to do. Because of that, I've been looking through craft blogs pretty intensely. Amy Karol's blog is incredible and I found so many good ideas there that I know I'll just have to use. But I still have to learn how to sew first…haha. I suppose next time I can I will be going to the giant library in my town and bringing home a canvas bag full of books (because it's not like I have 20+ already checked out…).
I've been so much more interested in crafts lately and now that I have free time it's really lovely to be able to work on them. I have been thinking about maybe making scarves and selling them for inexpensive prices since it'd be nice to have some pocket money (all of it is going to craft supplies anyway…) but I'm not sure whether it'd be worth the time or not. Anyway, I have ~5 projects I wanna do before that that are all crochet. Not to mention that new Japanese crochet book about making dresses and accessories with wool is begging to be used… :<
Oh well. Sometime I will be getting to that, you bet.
Link (Legend of Zelda) Amigurumi free pattern
On my journeys across the world of the web, I ran into a Japanese language pattern for the most adorable little Link I've ever seen! Of course, I had to make a little Link for myself, so I printed out the pattern and set out to work. When I was done and I shared it with my friends, they were all astounded. Even my mom is thinking about making one, and so I am bringing the pattern to you in English for what is to my knowledge the first time. The author, Becchin, has graciously allowed me to do so. Because this is his pattern built from the ground up, I ask that you please respect his rights as the creator and do not sell the pattern or the finished product, especially since this falls under the category of fanart. Furthermore, please do not repost the pattern anywhere (feel free to link me or Becchin's page if you want!). I don't claim ownership over the pattern or Link; I'm just translating it so you can make a Link and take him on your own adventures! (I am the original translator though.) If you want to visit Becchin's page to see some pictures of the process, click here. This page is the "person core" page which Link's pattern is based on. Pictures of Link are here, and his hat pattern is here. Update 6/13/11: I'm overwhelmed by the response I've gotten for this translation! I'm so happy that other people enjoy this pattern 🙂 Stephanie at All About Ami created some accessories for Link from her own patterns, so please check them out here; they're fantastic! As always, if you have any corrections please let me know; I've already been made aware of a few but I want to make sure that the pattern will yield the results I said it will. Thanks!
Well then, let's get started~! By the way, it took me 2 days to make Link, just like Becchin said in his 【ニコニコ動画】【あみぐるみ】リンクを編んでみた【ゼルダの伝説】">video (but I think you'll need a NicoNico Douga account to see it…sorry :< )
Materials: E/4 crochet hook (3.50mm), 2 eyes (I used safety eyes, but I'm sure if you're willing to use buttons or embroider eyes that would also work), White, Aran (I used this for Link's skin color), Green, Yellow, and Brown yarn (all worsted weight; I just used Red Heart brand), and polyester stuffing such as Polyfil.
It's important to note that all parts will be worked in rows rather than a spiral, so don't forget to do a sl st to close each row!
By the way, I'm an American so I'm using the terminology associated with being on this side of the pond among English speakers. 🙂
Ball Joint & Upper Body (this will later become the base that the head will turn on–it's a removable pivoting head)
Row 1: Crochet 6 sc into the middle of a magic ring with Aran colored yarn. (6)
Row 2: Inc all the way around (12)
Row 3: [sc, inc]* Repeat * all the way around (18)
Row 4: sc all the way around (18)
Row 5: [sc, dec]* Repeat * all the way around (12)
Row 6: [sc, dec]* Repeat * all the way around (8)
Row 7: sc all the way around (8)
Row 8: [sc, inc]* Repeat * all the way around (12) On the very last stitch of this row, switch colors from Aran to Green. This marks the beginning of the upper body.
Row 9: [sc, inc]* Repeat * all the way around (18)
Rows 10-13: sc all the way around. On the last sc of Row 12, change colors to Brown. (18)
Shoes (Make 2)
Shoe tops
To begin, ch 10 and then sl st to connect the loop on your hook and the first ch you made with Brown yarn. (In effect, you are creating a ring out of these 10 sts.)
Row 1: sc around (10)
Row 2: sc around (10)
Row 3: sc 4, inc 2, sc 4 (12)
Row 4: sc 5, inc 2, sc 5 (14)
Row 5: sc 6, inc 2, sc 6 (16)
Shoe soles (Brown yarn)
Row 1: Ch 4. Skipping the ch closest to but not on the hook, sc into the next chain on the left side of the v made. Then, sc into the next chain on the left side. You should be left with a single chain at this point. Sc twice into the left side of the chain and then once into the right side. Then, moving towards your starting point, sc into the next chain on the right side and then the last chain twice. Sl st to close row. (8)
Row 2: Inc all the way around. Sl st to close row. (16)
Attaching the top and sole
Take a length of yarn and go through both loops of an sc on the wider end of the shoe top and both loops of an sc on the sole. Sc these together and repeat all the way around. Then, do the same on the other shoe.
Leg (Make 2)
Row 1: Sc 5 into magic ring with white yarn. (5)
Row 2: Sc 1, inc, sc 1, inc, sc 1 (7)
Row 3: Sc all the way around (7)
Row 4: Repeat Row 3. (7)
Row 5: Sc 1, inc, sc 1, inc, sc 1, inc, sc 1 (10)
Row 6: Sc around (10)
Once you've finished the first leg and cut the yarn at a suitable location, repeat for the second leg. This time, after finishing the leg, don't cut the yarn off. Instead, go through both loops of an sc on either side of the ending point and then both loops of an sc on the other leg. Sc all 4 loops together. From there, sc around the legs as you would usually do, moving clockwise from the join all the way around. There should be 18 sts that you will sc normally and the join should count for 1 bringing you to a total of 19. Change to green yarn on the last sc of the row. Sc around, ignoring the join (18). Do not cut off the yarn when you have closed this row.
Next, you are going to be attaching the ball joint/upper body to the legs, so please stuff these to your liking at this point. After that, sc the two parts together (same as you did for the shoes, except one sc of the upper body and one sc of the legs in this case) using the green yarn attached to the legs. After that, sc around counterclockwise for one row and then as you would normally for another row. Finish the row and cut the yarn.
Row 1: Sc 8 into magic ring using Aran yarn. (8)
Row 2: Inc all the way around (16)
Row 3: [sc, inc]* Repeat * all the way around (24)
Row 4: sc all the way around. (24)
Row 5: Repeat row 4. (24)
Row 6: Repeat row 4. (24)
Row 7: [sc, dec] Repeat * all the way around (16)
Row 8: sc all the way around (16)
Row 9: [sc, inc] Repeat * all the way around (24)
Row 10: Sc counterclockwise all the way around (24) What this technique will do is make it so the "right side" of the crochet switches sides. The rows you made so far will actually be on the inside of the head and function as a place for the body joint to go into, thus making the head pivotable.
Row 11: (go back to crocheting clockwise) [sc 2, inc]* Repeat * all the way around (32)
Row 12: sc all the way around (32)
Row 13: Repeat row 12 (32)
Row 14: Sc 7, dec 4, sc 2, dec 4, sc 7 (24)
Row 15: Sc 6, inc 12, sc 6 (36)
Row 16: Sc all the way around (36)
Row 17: [sc 4, dec]* Repeat * all the way around (30)
Row 18: [sc 3, dec]* Repeat * all the way around (24)
At this point, I'd recommend stuffing the head and placing eyes if you're going to do safety eyes.
Row 19: [sc 2, dec]* Repeat * all the way around (18)
Row 20: [sc, dec]* Repeat * all the way around (12)
Row 21: dec all the way around (6)
Arms (Make 2)
Row 1: Sc 6 into magic ring with Brown yarn. (6)
Row 2: inc all the way around (12)
Row 3: dec, sc 8, dec (10)
Row 4: dec, sc 6, dec (8)
Row 5: dec, sc 4, dec (6) Switch to White yarn on the last st of this row.
Rows 6-8: sc all the way around (6)
Sleeve (make 2)
Row 1: sc 6 into one arm where you want the bottom of the sleeve to start. Start so that the proper part of the arm you want facing out will be covered by the sts of the sleeve. Then ch 1 and turn for the next row. (6)
Row 2: sc 6. Ch 1 and turn. (6)
Row 3: sc, dec, dec, sc (4)
Row 4: dec, dec (2)
Bind off and sew each arm to body.
Row 1: sc 6 into magic ring with Yellow. (6)
Row 2: inc all the way around. (12)
Row 3: [sc, inc]* Repeat * all the way around (18)
Row 4: [sc 2, inc]* Repeat * all the way around (24)
Using sc, attach to the head in yellow yarn. From this point, choose a point where you want Link's hair to start on the side of his head and sc around to the point where you think it should stop on the other side (as for me, I did about 14 sc). Then, do a turning chain and sc back (if you want, ch 2 and do double crochet instead to make it easier on yourself.) Repeat until you get his hair to the desired length. For the longer bang (fringe) pieces I went a little farther forward on his head and chained about 8 sts going away from his scalp from one of the sc sts created when I attached the hair to his scalp, then considered one a turning chain and did sc all the way back so there were 7 sc sts. I then went forward to the next sc and went through it, and did sc all the way to the bottom. Becchin didn't give instructions for this, so this is all my fiddling around. To make Link's short bangs, I threaded a yarn needle with yellow yarn and stitched it on as I saw fit.
Ears (Make 2)
Sc 5 into magic ring and arrange in half-circle shape. Attach to side of head.
Pointy Hat
Row 1: Sc 6 into magic ring with Green yarn (6)
Row 2: inc, dec, dec, inc (6)
Row 3: Repeat row 2 (6)
Row 4: inc 2, sc 2, inc 2 (10)
Row 5: inc 2, sc 6, inc 2 (16)
Row 6: inc 2, sc 10, inc 2 (18)
Row 7: inc 4, sc 10, inc 4 (26)
Row 8: inc 4, sc 18, inc 4 (34)
Row 9: sc all the way around (34)
Row 10: inc 4, sc 26, inc 4 (42)
Row 11: sc all the way around (42)
Row 12: inc 2, sc 38, inc 2 (46)
Row 13: sc all the way around (46)
Row 14: dec 2, sc 40, dec 2 (42)
Rows 15-19: sc all the way around (42)
Row 20: sc all the way around counterclockwise (42)
Row 21: sc all the way around clockwise (42)
You've finished! LINK GET!! Well, I hope you enjoyed it. Comment if you used it (pictures are love!) or if there's anything that needs to be changed about the pattern.
Hi there!
Hi, this is tanoshimou. I am an American student studying the Japanese language. For a long time now, an interest in Japan has been a big part of my life. I inherited my love of crafts from my mom, and I crochet, knit, use paperclay, bead…I'm always looking for new projects and new patterns! This blog will be about the things that I am making, and hopefully some useful tips for crafting things yourself, among other things. I hope that you enjoy it!


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Safety Moment #37: Maximum Allowable Working Pressure (MAWP)
The material shown here has been extracted from the ebook 52 Process Safety Moments. Further information is provided in the article Pressure Tests and in the book Plant Design and Operations.
- Definition
- Design Process
- Effect of Temperature
Pressure vessels must always operate at a pressure lower than their Maximum Allowable Working Pressure (MAWP). The ASME (American Society of Mechanical Engineers) defines the term as follows.
The maximum allowable working pressure for a vessel is the maximum pressure permissible at the top of the vessel in its normal operating position at the designed coincident temperature specified for that pressure.
It is useful to examine the term Maximum Allowable Working Pressure by looking at each of the words that make up the phrase.
The words Maximum Allowable mean that those who are responsible for the pressure vessel of interest must not let the pressure inside that vessel exceed a certain value. For some equipment, such as storage tanks, there may also be a minimum allowable pressure.
The next part of the term is Working Pressure. This means that the pressure in the vessel should never exceed the MAWP value during normal operations. And, if the pressure does go above that value, action must be taken to bring it down. The option of doing nothing is not an option. However, a small deviation above MAWP is not an emergency — the design values, as discussed below, are much greater.
Design Process
The manner in which MAWP is determined can be illustrated using pressure vessel V-101 in the second standard example (Chapter 1 of the book Process Risk and Reliability Management).
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You are welcome to use this Safety Moment in your workplace. But there are restrictions — please read Use of Safety Moments.
Copyright © Ian Sutton. 2018. All Rights Reserved.


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Friday, June 26, 2009
Linguine with Pesto, Potatoes and Green Beans
One of my current favorite cookbooks is Mark Bittman's How to Cook Everything. The hefty book is chock-full of recipes and variations, and is a wonderful kitchen resource. On the other end of the spectrum is Bittman's slim and spare book The Minimalist Cooks Dinner
which is based on his food columns in the New York Times. 100 recipes, one per every 2-page spread. Even with this economy, being Mark Bittman's work, the book does provide ways to vary each featured recipe.
I've paged through the book and marked a bunch of recipes, but given the bountiful basil supply in my garden, the Trenette with Pesto jumped to the front of the line this week. This traditional dish from Genoa combines pasta with potatoes and green beans, and sounded perfect for summer dining.
n.o.e.'s notes:
- You can find the recipe online .
- Bittman explains that in Genoa the trenette pasta shape is always paired with pesto. Linguine is a close substitute, so that's what I used.
- The recipe has very easy instructions for boiling all the ingredients in the same pot. The version in the book has the potatoes cook for 3 minutes before adding the pasta, so that's what I did. The beans get added when the pasta is half cooked (about 5 minutes after adding the pasta) It worked perfectly!
the verdict:
I served this pasta with grilled chicken Italian sausages. We enjoyed it so much that we didn't even mind eating it twice more that week!
8 comments:
- Creative Classroom Core said...
Oooooh - I really like how you added potatoes to this dish. I wouldnt normally think to add them, but they really look like they made it extra special!
How tasty! Thanks for sharing another great recipe!
- June 26, 2009 at 6:58 PM
- Pamela said...
I need to take a look at this book. I've heard such good things about it. The pasta looks great!
- June 26, 2009 at 9:23 PM
- Megan said...
I was just looking for pesto in the market today - and can you believe they were out of it?
It looks delicious, although I can never figure out why the Italians eat potatoes with their pasta.
- June 27, 2009 at 1:49 AM
- pam said...
I've bookmarked this before. I've always been curious about potatoes and pasta, it seems like overkill.
- June 27, 2009 at 7:11 AM
- Jules Someone said...
I have "How to Cook Everything", and I never use it. I may need to revisit.
- June 29, 2009 at 8:26 AM
- Unknown said...
I've been meaning to grab that book from the library one of these days - thanks for the reminder! This dish looks yummy, especially served with Italian sausage.
- June 29, 2009 at 2:10 PM
Oh, yum! Your pasta looks wonderful. I need to get The Minimalist cookbook.
- June 29, 2009 at 3:15 PM
- Eliana said...
Pesto is such a wonderful invention. Boiling everything in the same pot sounds super helpful.
- June 29, 2009 at 4:20 PM


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Security alarm
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The security alarm with the security alarm sensor and security alarm siren has been adopted.
- The alarm for door/hood tampering and the alarm for vehicle invasion, jack-up, or power line cutoff to the ETACS-ECU/security alarm siren are established.
- The security alarm sensor is connected to the ETACS-ECU via the LIN* bus line.
- The security alarm siren is connected to the ETACS-ECU by the LIN* bus line via the LIN cutoff control unit. (With the "Exterior protection" status, the horn does not sound.)
note *: Local Interconnect Network
Security alarm sensor.
- The ultrasonic wave sensor is incorporated to judge whether it is invasion or not from the change of reflected ultrasonic wave.
- The inclination sensor is incorporated to determine that it is an irregular action if the vehicle is raised for 3-degree angle or more at the rate of 1-degree angle or more per minute.
note The sensor sensitivity can be adjusted by the M.U.T.-III.
LIN cutoff control unit.
- With the "Ready to be triggered" status, the LIN communication between the security alarm siren and ETACS-ECU is cut off to suppress the occurrence of the dark current.
- With the "Ready to be triggered" status, if the ETACS-ECU detects invasion or irregular action by the security alarm sensor or tampering by the door switch or hood switch, the LIN communication is reactivated.
Security alarm siren.
- If the ETACS-ECU detects irregular action, it sends a sounding request signal to the security alarm siren by the LIN communication.
- When the security alarm is in the "Ready to be triggered" status, if the signal transmission to the security alarm siren is cut off due to an abnormality in the power supply to the ETACS-ECU, the occurrence of irregular action is detected and the alarm sounds automatically* without the sounding request signal from the ETACS-ECU.
note *: The security alarm siren incorporates a rechargeable battery.


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Beijing is to ladies fashion today what Paris was in the 1920s. Let us cherish this era.
Beijing is to ladies fashion today what Paris was in the 1920s. Let us cherish this era.
Well worth the dues.
17-year old Trevon was shot and killed by the homeowner of the house he was burgling. It is safe to assume this armed homeowner is not white because no one publicly cares about Trevon besides some of his relatives…
"Trevon was very big on education … how he gonna get his money to have clothes to go to school?"
The Z-Man was unavailable for comment.
Dad has a few laughs while teaching his son to smoke right before the big parade.
Chinese are the planet's true roughnecks. Everyone else is soft.
No salad. No jelly. Just some random Nigg punching Subway's Jared Fogle in the face.
According to docs, Fogle got jumped in the rec yard at Englewood prison in Colorado back on January 29, and it was not much of a fight. An inmate named Steven Nigg pushed Fogle down and then unloaded a barrage of punches to his face.
Nigg, who's in for a weapons charge, left Fogle with a bloody nose, swollen face and scratches on his neck. 60-year-old Nigg was also injured — a small cut on his left hand from delivering the whuppin'. Prison officials put Nigg in solitary as punishment.
Nigg should be the new spokesman for Subway.
St. Pats is upon us.
All time fight entrance as chap jumps through a plate glass window to start thumping people … doesn't end well though, at least not for him.
The good doctor is in … hot water.
A Swedish doctor has been shown the back door following his use of wildly inappropriate massages to treat common medical conditions, such as headaches and back pain.
Tender, personal health care is a basic human right.
Sweden's Medical Board of Responsibility last week revoked the medical license of the quack, dubbed "Doctor Anal" by the Danish press, after years of warning him about his unconventional treatments.
Big Teddy in Dr. Anal's waiting room.
Another satisfied customer.
They'll always come gunning for you when you're on top – just ask Dr. Anal.


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