Read "Riyad-us-Saliheen"

Riyad-us-Saliheen is perhaps when of the most read books of hadith in Muslim world. It was written for us, non-scholars, ordinary people (in terms of their degree of knowledge). And this is the beauty of this book, it helps us avoid the pitfalls of misunderstanding certain hadiths. This happens mostly when its interpretation requires a considerable amount of knowledge, which I will try sometime to write at length as to why?; and that what sciences are involved in this complex art of decoding the correct meaning out of certain hadith that seem confusing, Insha Allah. You can read the book here. Download in pdf-form here.

Biography of Fakhr Al-Din Razi by S. Hossein Nasr

Who's 'Razi' thought to be, and how does he find his place in the mainstream traditional intellectual life of Islam? A little introduction goes as:

"The intellectual life of Islam after the attacks of Ash'ari and Ghazali upon rationalistic philosophy can be largely described as the gradual transition from the rationalism of Aristotelian philosophy toward the intuitive and illuminative wisdom of the Ishraqis and Sufis. Although Islam began to weaken politically and culturally during the later part of the 'Abbasid Caliphate, Muslim thought especially in the Shi'ah world continued the process of divorcing itself from the categories of Peripatetic philosophy. One of the most influential and colourful figures in this movement, who played a major role in the attack against the rationalists, was Fakhr al-Din Razi, who is considered to be the reviver of Islam in the sixth/twelfth century as Ghazali was in the fifth/eleventh. Razi is in many ways a second Ghazali; in fact, he may without exaggeration be considered to be one of the greatest Muslim theologians."

Complete biography of Farkr Al-Din Razi by Seyyed Hossein Nasr.

For whole of Muslim Philosophy check out the electronic version of the book History of Muslim Philosophy here. (I also saw this book in 2 vol in the office/study of famous Pakistani lawyer Ch. Aitzaz Ahsan.)

Read Articles on America's Financial Crisis

   Click on the headings to read articles. I have summried in a sentence or two about the article. Have pleasure readings. 

 On Recession and Financial Crisis: 

 1. Auto Industry Bailout Sends U.S. Dollar Lower in Currency Trading Says that US dollar stuggling in the market because of  "the announcement that Congress and Detroit have come to an understanding regarding an auto industry bailout." 

 2. How much dollars have been allocated in US Bailout and its elements Heading suffices. Given information is in the form of tables.

 3. The Worst Is Yet To Come: Anonymous Banker Weighs In On The Coming Credit Card Debacle. 
An executivein the banking industry unleashes his disgust in an e-mail to the author. That e-mail is the article.  

4. Recession prompts some couples to delay having kids

I wish it could have been a joke - but it's not. When 8 out of 10 Americans are worried about FInancial Crisis, history shows us birth rate falls. And, that's dangerous for coming decades for a country's economy. 

5. US downturn set to deepen, & debt to mounts - OECD forecasts
Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development's forecasts and analysis leading to useful insight into present scenario and future action.