Russian naval flagship arrives in China for joint drill:

Russian Pacific Fleet's flagship Varyag, a Slava-class guided missile
cruiser, arrives at a naval base in Qingdao, east China's Shandong
Province, April 21, 2012. A China-Russia joint maritime drill is
scheduledto take place from April 22to 27 on the Yellow Sea. A welcome
ceremony was held by China's Beihai Fleet at the naval base on
Saturday. (Xinhua/Zha Chunming)
Russian Pacific Fleet's flagship Varyag, a Slava-class guided missile
cruiser, arrives at a naval base in Qingdao, east China's Shandong
Province, April 21, 2012. A China-Russia joint maritime drill is
scheduledto take place from April 22to 27 on the Yellow Sea. A welcome
ceremony was held by China's Beihai Fleet at the naval base on
Saturday. (Xinhua/Zha Chunming)
(Xinhua Photo)
Sailors line up aboard the Russian Pacific Fleet's flagship Varyag, a
Slava-class guided missile cruiser, as the vessel arrives at a naval
base in Qingdao, east China's Shandong Province, April 21, 2012. A
China-Russia joint maritime drill is scheduled to take place from
April 22 to 27 on the Yellow Sea. A welcome ceremony was held by
China's Beihai Fleet at the naval base on Saturday. (Xinhua/Zha
Chunming)
Russian Pacific Fleet's flagship Varyag, a Slava-class guided missile
cruiser, arrives at a naval base in Qingdao, east China's Shandong
Province, April 21, 2012. A China-Russia joint maritime drill is
scheduledto take place from April 22to 27 on the Yellow Sea. A welcome
ceremony was held by China's Beihai Fleet at the naval base on
Saturday. (Xinhua/Zha Chunming)
Russian Pacific Fleet's flagship Varyag arrived at a naval base in
Qingdao ofeast China on Saturday for a joint exercise with the Chinese
navy.

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Bellies and Souls

Most of us are concerned with our bellies and the souls of others;
when we should be concerned with our own souls, and the bellies of
others. The first thing the Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) said when he
arrived in Madinah was, "Spread peace, and feed the people."
Instead of judging others, care for them. Feed them, help them, and
spread peace. That is your representation as a Muslim,your da'wah, and
your salvation of the world. In the process, you save your own soul.

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Hadees

Abu-d-Dardaa' – once said:
"If only you knew what you will certainly see upon your death, you
would never again eat a single bite out of a craving appetite, and you
would never again drink an extra sip of water for the pleasure of
unquenchable and insatiable thirst.
Hence, you will remain outdoor in perpetuity, bewildered and awaiting
the unexpected, and you will never again seek comfort in a shelter or
seeka shade. You will wander aimlessly and climb the hilltops of every
mountain, you will look up towards the heavens and beseech your Lord
for mercy, and you will beat on your chestand cry endlessly, and you
will wish that you were a little vegetable – a plant which is
protected to grow,and then plucked to be eaten by a hungry person
passing along."

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✦ REVIVE A SUNNAH ⇨ "HELP OTHERS AND SEEKING KNOWLEDGE" ✦

Abu Huraira رضي الله عنه reported: The Messenger ofAllah صلى الله عليه
وسلم said, "He who relieves the hardship of a believer in this world,
Allah will relieve his hardship on the Day of Judgment. He who makes
easy what is difficult, Allah will make it easy for him in the world
and the Hereafter. He who conceals the faults of a Muslim, Allah will
conceal his faults in the world and the Hereafter. Allah helps the
servant so long as he helps his brother. He who travels a path in
search of knowledge, Allah will makeeasy a path to Paradise. A people
do not gather together in the houses of Allah, reciting the Book of
Allah and studying together, except that tranquility will descend upon
them, mercy will cover them, angels will surround them, and Allah will
mention them to thosewith Him. And he who is slow to good deeds will
not be hastened by his lineage."
[Sahih Muslim, Book 35, Number 6518]

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