The Three Categoriesof Tawheed Are Defined in the Qur'aan

We have previously statedthat the three categories of tawheed are
taken directly from the Noble Qur'aan. The categories are taken from
many verses, so let us look to some of them now.
The very first chapter found in the mus-haf , Soorah Al-Faatihah ,
mentions all three categories of tawheed . Allaah says [1]:
( All the praise is due to Allaah, the Lord of all that exists )
Here is tawheed ar-ruboobiyyah , as the verse establishes Allaah's
Lordship over the 'aalameen , which means everything except Allaah,
and the Rabb (Lord) meansthe Owner and Controller of Affairs. Allaah
then says [2]:
( The Bestower of Mercy, the All-Merciful, the Owner of the Day of Judgement )
Tawheed al-asmaa' was-sifaat is present in these verses, as Allaah
establishes for Himself the attributes of Mercy and Ownership. He also
establishes some of His Names - Ar-Rahmaan , Ar-Raheem , and Al-Maalik
.Then He says [3]:
( You alone we worship, and You alone we seek help from )
And here is tawheed al-uloohiyyah , as the verse demonstrates the
obligation to single out Allaah with acts of worship, and to seek help
from Him alone.
Similarly, the three categories of tawheed are also found in Soorah
An-Naas , the very last chapter to be found in the mus-haf . Tawheed
ar-ruboobiyyah is found inHis Statement [4]:
( Say: 'I seek refuge in the Lord of mankind' )
And tawheed al-asmaa' was-sifaat is found in His Statement [5]:
( the King of mankind )
And lastly, tawheed al-uloohiyyah is found in His Statement [6]:
( the God worshipped bymankind )
Likewise, the very first command issued in the mus-haf contains the
categories of tawheed [7]:
( O mankind! Worship your Lord who created you and those who came
before you, so thatyou might attain taqwaa . (He is) the One who made
the earth a bed foryou and the sky a mighty structure, and Hesent
water down from the sky that brings forth many fruits for your
provisions. So do not ascribe partners to Allaah while you have
knowledge! )
After mentioning the threekinds of people, the believers, the
disbelievers, and the hypocrites, and then turning His Servants to the
Qur'aan as a source of guidance [8], He followed that up saying [9]:
( O mankind! Worship your Lord! )
This is a general call, a command to the entire creation, to single
out Allaah with acts of worship, and a command to avoid ascribing a
single partner to Allaah. This is tawheed al-uloohiyyah .
Then Allaah comes with tawheed ar-ruboobiyyah , as something to back
up the fact that He deserves to be worshipped alone [10]:
( The One who made theearth a bed for you and the sky a mighty
structure, and He sent water down from the skythat brings forth many
fruits for your provisions)
Aren't these the actions of Allaah, Most High and Magnificent? This is
tawheed ar-ruboobiyyah . Allaah, Most Glorified and Exalted, mentions
it here as a proof and something that leads to tawheed al-uloohiyyah .
Just as He alone does these things, then no one other than Him
deserves worship, rather this is a right that ispurely and solely for
Him, Most Glorified.
He mentions two of the categories of tawheed in these verses. Tawheed
al-uloohiyyah is mentioned since it is the greatest thing sought from
mankind, and tawheed ar-ruboobiyyah ismentioned as a proof for it, and
something that can not be separated from it. He orders all of mankind
with the same order foundin another verse [11]:
( And I have not created the Jinn nor mankind
for any purpose other than worshipping Me )
So He has informed us thatthese two great creations, the Jinn and
mankind, have not been created for a purpose other than worshipping
Allaah, singling Him out with tawheed al-uloohiyyah .
Then He forbade shirk in the last part of the verse [12]:
( So do not ascribe partners to Allaah while you have knowledge )
Meaning that you are not to perform a single act of worship for other
than Allaah, while you know that no one shares in His Ruboobiyyah ,
His Creationof the Heavens and the Earth, His sending of the rain, His
causing the plantsto grow forth, etc. Since you know that no one
shared with Him in these affairs, then how could you worship someone
along with Him?!
Allaah, Most Glorified and Exalted, says [13]:
( And your God is one God, there is no God except Him )
This is tawheed al-uloohiyyah . A god is something that is worshipped,
so uloohiyyah is worship and complete love. The verse means thatthe
one who rightfully deserves your worship is only one, there is no God
except Him, there is none to be worshipped other than Him. Later in
the verse, Allaah says [14]:
( The Bestower of Mercy, the All-Merciful )
This is something from tawheed al-asmaa' was-sifaat , as it contains
proof for two of Allaah's Names, along with His Attribute of Mercy.

The Major Rule for Eating Fruit

There's no doubt that eating fruit is important to our overall health
and wellbeing. Fruit is healthy for you, we all know that, but, it's
good to know that eating it should follow some general guidelines
tofully benefit our health. It'sjust not as simple as putting it into
our mouths whenever we feel like it. Learn about the proper ways to
eat fruit and your whole body will thank you with less digestive
problems and tons more energy.
Incorporating fruit into ourdiet, the proper way, gives our digestive
system more powerful benefits through vitamin intake and improved
digestion. Looking at the nutrition of fruit, most fruits are a great
source of fiber, potassium, vitamin C and folate and so much more.
Their nutrients help guard against disease , lower rates of heart
disease, stroke and high blood pressure. However, eating fruit
carelessly without anynutritional knowledge could bring on more
problems to our health than benefits. Here is the major rule about
eating fruit:
Fruit should be eaten alone or with other fruit on an empty stomach.
This is because when fruit is eaten, the digestive process works very
quickly and our body uses different enzymes to digestthe fruit. The
simple sugarscontained in fruit need time to be completely absorbed by
your body. When fruits are eaten alone, your stomach can more easily
process all of the nutrients, fibre and the simple sugars contained in
the fruit. This is the optimal 'proper way' to benefit from the fruit
you eat. If you eat fruit close to a meal, especially right after a
larger meal and combine with other foods, it's held in the stomach
toolong along with other foods and will rot and ferment in the gut. If
you experience indigestion, heartburn, burping and and other digestive
discomforts and you blameon the meal - it could be the combination of
the food, the fermentation with fruit that causes your upset stomach.
If left uncontrolled it could lead to other health problems that stem
from the digestive tract.
Applying this rule is very simple. We eat approximately 3 large meals
a day, so space out your fruit servings in between. If this means
youneed to glance at the clock occasionally and calculate when you
could eat the apple you brought along with you, then you do that.And
aim to have it about 1 hour before a meal, or 2 hours after your meal.
For heavier meals, like pasta orburgers, you need to let that food
digest for even longer before you add fruitwith all its acid into your
stomach, about 3-4 hours. If you've just had a mixed green salad for
lunch, samerules apply but for a much shorter time, about 1.5 hours.
The best time to eat a bounty of fruit is either first thing in the
morningon an empty stomach, or as a mid-morning snack (which I prefer)
- in between breakfast and lunch. It's a good idea, to just eat more
fruit at one time, whether it's fruit salad, an apple or a fruit
smoothie. (3-4 servings of fruit is a proper daily requirement, that's
2 1/2 - 2 cups of fruit). If you feel very hungry after your
fruitservings, pay attention to what you've had for breakfast and
maybe your meal planning needs to be adjusted. You should be able to
wait it out about 1-2 hours with success. That will ensure all the
fruit is processed and gone into your body to do what it's supposed to
do.
Definitely avoid eating fruitclose to bedtime as there's plenty of
sugar in fruit to spike up your energy and keep you up when you need
your sleep.
Smoothie lovers! It is fine to consume nut milk or coconut milk with
fruit, butin small amounts and not every time. Therefore, nut butters,
nut milk, or non-dairy yogourt (such as soy) will not strain the
digestive system too much.And adding a single serving of a
low-glycemic fruit, such as an apple to your green smoothie will be
fine and will not create a lot of problems for you as long as you keep
the fruit serving to a minimumand it too is consumed apart from a
larger meal. However, ideally it is best to stick with eating raw
fruit alone - or leave alone!
Dried fruit holds the same recommendations. Keep in mind it's also too
sweet and too addictive. Limiting portions of the dried fruit you eat
is essential - think of a date as a special occasion ;)
If you do eat fruit on an empty stomach, you will gain the proper
nutrients that fruit - nature's perfect gift - will offer to your
health and wellbeing. You will avoid most digestive problems, feel
energized , promote weight loss and you'll look and feel fantastic
because your body will be fully absorbing all the vitamins, fiber and
healthy carbohydrates that it needsto function in good health .

HEALTH - ~ 10 Vegan Sources of Protein

HEALTH - ~ Meat-eaters will never stopasking and vegans always get
sick of hearing it:
"How do you get your protein?"
The image of a skinny (not to mention gangly and dread-headed) hippie
has typically been the poster child of veganism. After all, there's no
way we can be muscular, fit and even bulky as vegans, right?
Wrong.
Vegan athletes like Brendan Brazier , Rich Roll , and Jimi Sitko are
changingthe negative stereotypes, proving that plant-based protein can
not only build strong muscles, but can keep a vegan healthy enough to
run, swim, bike, dance or pump iron – no flesh-eating necessary.
So how do you get your protein? Here are 10 vegansources to try on for size:
1. Veggies: Yep, good old greens will pack a protein punch. One cup of
cooked spinach has about 7 grams of protein. The same serving of
French beans has about 13 grams. Two cups of cooked kale ? 5 grams.
One cup of boiled peas? Nine grams. You get the idea.
2. Hemp. No, you don't have to get high to get your protein. But toss
30 grams of hemp powder in your smoothie and get about 11 grams of
protein – just like that.
3. Non-Dairy Milk. Got (soy) milk? A mere 1 cup ofsoy or almond milk
can pack about 7-9 grams of protein. Eat with some fortified cereal
and you've got a totally vegan-friendlybreakfast.
4. Nut Butter. Eat up your peanut butter, almond butter and cashew
butter. A couple of tablespoons of any one of these will get you 8
grams of protein.
5. Quinoa. I kinda think quinoa is God's gift to vegans (and
gluten-free peeps!), as it's versatile, delicious and delivers about 9
grams of protein per cup.
6. Tofu. Four ounces of tofu will get you about 9 grams of protein.
And at about 2 bucks a pop, it's a cheap vegan's BFF.
7. Lentils. With lentils, you can make rice dishes, veggie burgers,
casseroles and more. One cup cooked delivers a whopping 18 grams of
protein!
8. Beans. They really are the magical fruit. With one cup of pinto,
kidney or black beans, you'll get about 13-15 grams of protein, a full
belly and heart-healthy fiber.
9. Tempeh. One cup of tempeh packs abour 30 grams of protein! That's
more than 5 eggs or a regular hamburger patty.
10. Sprouted-grain bread. Pack a sandwich with vegan sprouted-grain
bread and you'll get about 10 grams of protein in the bread alone.
Still want to ask me where I get my protein? Yeah. That's what I thought.

Allah's Name Appears Beautifully on a Quartz Rock

Place: Discovered by a Sri Lankan businessman. Currently the rock is
owned by M.S. Hameed. The rock was featured in an article in Khaleej
Times which can be found at the bottom of this page.
This is no ordinary rock (in Khaleej Times page 6)
By Muawia E. Ibrahim
23 April 2004
ABU DHABI - This is no calligraphy - or any other type of man-made
artwork. It is a nature-made artefact that manifests the magnificence
of Allah in a finely-finished Arabic calligraphy style.
This naturally formed rock,which bears the name of Allah, The Almighty
and Prophet Mohammed (Peace Be Upon Him), was discovered by a Sri
Lankanbusinessman who broughtthe stone to the region so that it can be
kept in a museum or any other safe place.
M. S. Hameed, who is in Abu Dhabi visiting relatives, contacted
Khaleej Times to share, what he describes, as blessed signs of Allah,
withthe largest possible number of people.
"This a miracle of Allah. It is a magnificent artefact. It's beautiful
formation which is nature-made excels the finest decorative arts of
calligraphy," said Mr Hameed, who himself is anartefacts collector.
He claimed that the lettersappearing on the rock are formed in the
same order as in the seal of the Prophet.
"The most significant is the way the letters are written in the same
order as in the seal of Prophet Mohammed (PBUH) which is illustrated
in the encyclopedia of Islam, Letters of the Prophet.
According to a calligraphy expert who studied the piece of rock, the
inscription of the words (Allah), (Mohammed) and (Rasool or Prophet)
were found to be naturally created.
"This is no artificial work of art as no man could make such a genuine
and marvellous work of art," said Masliya Farook, a specialised expert
in art and calligraphy.
"I think this piece of semi-precious stone is of immense historical
and cultural value to the Muslim community throughout the world,"
added Mrs Farook.
The precious stone has also been certified by the Sri Lankan Gem
Testing Laboratory as a natural genuine quartz rough specimen that has
not been tampered in anyway.