Dought & clear, - (Manners of Seeking Knowledge), - He is asking about the length of Nuh’s ship

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What was the length of the ship of Nuh (peace be upon him), and how many levels were there in it, and what was the material of which it was made?
Praise be to Allaah.
Shaykh al-Shanqeeti said in his commentary on the name of the dog belonging to the people of the Cave:
With regard to what the mufassireen said about the opinions on the name of their dog – some saying that his name was Qitmeer, others saying that his name was Hamraan, etc – we will not discuss this matter at length because there is no benefit in it.
In the Qur’aan there are many things which neither Allaah nor His Messenger have explained to us, and there is proven report to clarify them and nothing to be gained thereby.
Many of the mufassireen discussed in details the opinions on these matters, without knowledge and with no purpose. We always turn away from such discussions – such as the colour or the name of the dog belonging to the people of the Cave, which part of the cow the slain man from among the Children of Israel was struck with, the name of the boy whom al-Khidr killed and Moosa objected to his killing him, what kind of tree the wood from which the ship of Nuh was made came from, how long and wide the ship was, how many levels there were in it, and other issues in which there is nothing to be gained by discussing them and there is no evidence to be studied.

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Dought & clear, - (Manners of Seeking Knowledge), - Mixing of male and female students for a project required for graduation

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I am in the college of engineering and there is a project we must do in order to graduate next year, in sha Allaah. As the number of girls is so little, especially girls who work hard, and I am the top student in my year, praise be to Allaah, is it permissible for me to work with boys, or should I take the risk of working with girls whose level is lower than mine and having to do all the work myself? May Allaah reward you with good.
Praise be to Allaah.
Mixed education brings a lot of bad consequences and many dangers. Hence a number of scholars have issued fatwas stating that it is haraam. We have stated that previously in the answers to questions no. 23407, 31210, 23393.
Undoubtedly working with men on the graduation project will involve more than just being with them in the classroom, because it will require a lot of mixing, meeting, contact and consultation. Hence the ruling on that is more strict. What you have mentioned is not an excuse to allow this work. The interest of protecting religious commitment takes precedence over all other interests.
So fear Allaah and seek His help and the means of steadfastness. Beware of mixing with men, and trust that Allaah is with the pious, the believers and those who do good, as He has told us.
For the rest of your studies, observe hijab, avoid men, persist in lowering your gaze and avoid adornment.
We ask Allaah to make you strong and to guide you to that which He loves and which pleases Him.
And Allaah knows best.

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"10 TIPS ON HOW TO CONCETRATE DURING SALAT (PRAYERS)"

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1. Before standing up for Prayer, try to deal with all the minor urgent matters which demand your attention. If you are pressed by hunger, eat first; if you are pressed to attend to the... call of nature, relieve yourself; if you are the parent of an infant, feed him or her, or keep him or her busy.
2. Perform your wudu’ (ablution) well, paying due care and attention.
3. Approach the Prayer with zest and passion as if it is the last prayer in your life before dying. Actually the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) taught us that we could do nothing in this world that could ever surpass Prayer in merit and excellence.
4. Visualize that in your Prayer you are going to have a special audience with Allah, Lord of the worlds, and that you are enjoying a direct communion with Him—which, in fact, is true.
5. Think of the Prayer you are performing as if it were the last Prayer of your life. In fact, it could very well be the last one, since no one is given a guarantee that he would live to perform another Prayer.
6. Picture the scene of the Last Day when people will be lined up into two groups, one destined for Heaven, and another for Hell, and ask yourself where you would be placed.
7. Focus your mind on what you are reading in your Prayer and recite simple suurats that you understand it's meaning and ponder on the meaning whiles u recite.
8. If, in spite of your best efforts, your mind is still wandering, seek refuge in Allah and bring your mind back to Prayer.
9. Pray to Allah and beg Him to grant you true the joy of concentrating in your Prayer and protection against the wanderings of your mind.
10. Place your eyesight to the one spot where you will be making your sujuud while you recite and avoid taking your eyes from that spot.
May Allah protect us from the tricks of shaitan during prayers and forgive us our mistakes.

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For children, - Fish and Fisherman Story: Life After Death and Hereafter in Islam

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Many people have been on this planet and many arrogant have gone under this earth. Those Kings, Pharaohs, Nimrods and many more... arrogantly claimed to be the God but they have died! Not just this, they could not even know when they would die! All of us might know our date-of-birth or place-of-birth, but who knows one's date-of-death or place-of-death! However, as long as we don't know when we will die, doors of repentance are open for us, Insha Allah.
A little fish considers her ocean to be the only universe; after all, how big is an ocean for a little fish! Once a big fish advised the little fish about fishermen outside the water but she could not be convinced to believe that there could be anything 'beyond' this under water world. The big fish gave descriptions of the fishermen and their tools (ship, baits, net, sinker... etc) and warned her to stay away from those things.
One day, the little fish came across something strange and suddenly remembered what the elder big fish had said about fishermen and their tools. The little fish moved ahead saying, "There is no such thing as fishermen" and started to eat the bait until the hook got stuck into her mouth. Sadly, she was dragged out of the water and this was it! She could now see the world beyond water and became certain about what the elder big fish had said before but unfortunately, she had no chance to return back.
Some of us we might consider that this world is the only world. Some fish cannot perceive life outside of water, however, there are also some fish who can see things outside the water, it might also happen that a small fish comes out of water for a short time then goes back without being hurt (thus witnessing things outside the water). There are Angels as well as Jinns outside our sights, we don't see them. Devils can be imagined as the fishermen with baits trying to lure us. We have been warned to stay away from evil, even if we like its bait.
Imagine that the Angel of death (Izrael) suddenly appears before us and demands our Soul/Spirit (it can happen any instant anyway), if we don't happily surrender ourselves, that Angel could painfully snatch our Soul from us. Then we will realize and become certain about that unseen world, quite like that fish in the above example. Our death is certain, but are we prepared to stand in front of our Lord?
Say: The angel of death who is given charge of you shall cause you to die, then to your Lord you shall be brought back. (Noble Qur'an, 32:11)
Imam Mohammad Bagher (as)said: There is no other sin higher than eagerness in living and staying in this world!
Imam Musa Kazem (as)said: The story of the world is as a snake that appears to be soft, but inwardly has a deadly poison.

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