Snapped Shot

Not all mosques are the same. Allah grades a mosque based on its location. Here is what Allah says about the merit points (these merit points are exchangeable on the resurrection day).

§ 1 prayer in Mecca = 100 000 prayers in an ordinary mosque; 1 prayer in the Medina mosque of Muhammad = 10 000 prayers; 1 prayer at Bait al-Muqaddis = 1 000 prayers…(Ghazali, p.1.192)

§ Pray in an ordinary mosques = 25 times prayer in house; Jame mosque = 500, Al-aqsa = 50 000, Medina = 50 000, Mecca = 100 000 times…(Mishkat, 2.98)

§ One prayer in Muhammad's mosque (in Medina) is better than 1000 prayers in any other mosques, except the Kaba mosque…(Sahih Bukhari, 2.21.282)

A SUICIDE bomber tried to kill a Saudi prince by detonating TNT hidden up his BACKSIDE.

Fanatic Abdullah Hassan Tali al-Asiri, 23, blew himself up - but his intended victim escaped with minor injuries.

BAGHDAD — Iraqi police say the toll from a double-bombing in eastern Baghdad that targeted traffic police has increased to at least 18 people dead and 52 others wounded.

An Iraqi police official says the first blast Wednesday morning was from a car bomb. Moments later, a roadside bomb went off nearby targeting people rushing to the scene.

A MAN who tried to suffocate a prostitute told police the woman accidentally put her head inside the plastic bag.

The Supreme Court in Brisbane was today told the 22-year-old Dirk Antoni Van Den Brand had tried to suffocate the 37-year-old woman at her Brisbane home in September last year.

Prosecutor Michael Lahane said Van Den Brand slipped the plastic bag over the woman's head and tightened his hands around her neck as she escorted him to the door.

Mr Lahane said his plan was to render her unconscious so he could steal back the $100 he had paid for sex just minutes earlier.

The court was told his plan was foiled when she screamed for her boyfriend, who emerged from another room and held Van Den Brand until police arrived.

Women supporters of a Pakistani religious group "Pakistan Awami Threek" take part in a rally to show their support to the army and condemning the allegation of Indian authorities after Mumbai attacks, Sunday, Nov. 30, 2008 in Lahore, Pakistan. Pakistan demanded evidence for Indian charges it was involved in the Mumbai attacks and reversed its decision to send its spy chief to aid a probe, muddying efforts to avert a crisis between the nuclear-armed neighbors. Placard on right is reading "Baselss allegation is unacceptable."

As luck would have it, i was able to purchase the baggage that was coming off another camel, it seemed a poor return for all the courtesy which by openly stating the truth, as far as i am concerned. At school in switzerland, or else i was staying.

After examining the prospective association of religious affiliation, religious service attendance, and strength and comfort derived from religion with subsequent cardiovascular events and overall rates of mortality, the researchers found that those attending religious services showed a 20 pct decrease in death risk.

According to Israeli researchers, the average age of the suicide bomber has declined slightly from 22 in the 1990s to about 20 or 21 now.

Bassem Wahidi, the headmaster at Salahudeen School, said he and the staff will call the police, and then a boy's parents, if they learn that the boy is planning a suicide attack.

"You can't blame them for doing this, what with everything they see on TV, but we oppose it because they have a future," Wahidi said. "They can be a doctor, an engineer, a soldier to kill Israelis. But at this age they should be educating themselves."