09.13.09
Chemistry Teaching Musings (III)
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم
Assalamu Alaikum,
I decided that Microsoft Excel is too technologically advanced for me. (Hey–technology isn’t my cup of chai [tea]. I’ll own you at cleaning the chemistry lab….) So I was inspired to write this post after writing about C (graphite) and C (diamond) in my last post.
EDIT: SPIDERMAN! YOU BETTER READ THE WHOLE POST.
FYI: C (graphite) is Carbon in graphite form (the molecular structure resembles that of polygon-like sheets layered on each other) and C (diamond) is Carbon in diamond form (the molecular structure has tight diamond oriented bond structures).
This post may be a bit more Islamic teaching than public school teaching, but I’ll try to touch a little on both.
I am not a teacher, but having extensive experience as a student, I know that one very important part about teaching is not only to convey things in an easy and organized manner, but to somehow make the subject matter relevant. To make the subject matter relevant, I have to make kids appreciate it. In this case, the subject matter is chemistry. (Wow, I got my work cut out for me.) =) Read the rest of this entry »
02.24.09
Loving Rasulullah (saw)
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم
Assalamu Alaikum,
Here are hadith and ayahs on the importance of loving Rasulullah (saw)
“The Prophet is closer to the Believers than their own selves, and his wives are their mothers.” [33:06]
“There is no believer except I am the closest of all people to him in this world and in the Hereafter.” Read the rest of this entry »
01.06.09
Chemistry in the REAL world (V)
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم
Assalamu Alaikum,
Here are some new ones I kind of got inspired to write:
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Equilibrium: A+B<=>C+D
In an equilibrium reaction, the forward rate of reaction and the reverse rate of reaction are equal. That doesn’t mean nothing is happening, it is just both reactions are happening at the exact same rate and continually reacting, but there is not apparent change because the changes keep canceling each other out. In equilibrium, reactions will keep happening until it reaches this equilibrium point. Similar to the real world, when people spend too much money or live extravagant lives, there are those who are poor or generous to ‘equate’ or ‘reverse’ the ‘reaction.’ It will keep going back and forth until there will soon be a balance (where no one is too poor or too rich.) Or war–there will be those for it and against it, people who believe in religious conservatism and being extremely liberal. The reactions will keep going until there is an equilibrium or balance between the two ends. (Or we are screwed for eternity.)
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Equilibrium– aA+bB<=>cC+dD –> Q= ([C]^c[D]^d)/([A]^a[B]^b) Read the rest of this entry »
01.03.09
Chemistry in the REAL world (IV)
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم
Assalamu Alaikum,
(I seriously need to stop using the roman numerals. 4 and 6, 9 and 11 always confuse me….)
Anyway, let us start this post–
Thermodynamics–Entropy:
Anyone who took sophomore chemistry would remember one of the biggest rules of Chemistry–the law of entropy: disorder creates more disorder. This is very applicable to our world today. The U.S. economy is one, war and destruction, environmental natural disasters and instability, capitalism (requires more buy and spending to work–it cannot by its very nature by stable), and even friendships. If some friendships go wrong, it may keep getting worse and worse without outside intervention (random variables) but if things keep going the way they are without human beings changing, it will lead to more and more disorder. So people, for the sake of the WORLD, be better people!
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Chemical Bonding–Electrostatic Bonding: Read the rest of this entry »
06.07.08
—Ayahs—
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم
Assalamu Alaikum,
I remember writing a lot of posts back that I would do a post on my favorite ayahs of the Quran. I realize that is probably impossible without saying the whole entire Quran. =) But There are some that hold a special meaning or attachment in my heart. (And insha’ Allah the whole Quran.)
Surah Fatihah: In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. Praise be to God, the Lord of all the worlds. The Beneficent, the Merciful. The Master of the Day of Judgment. Him alone we worship, and Him alone we ask for help. Show us the straight path. The path of those whom You favored; not the path ofthose who earn Your wrath or go astray.
Surah Ikhlaas: Say (Muhammad): He is Allah, the One. Allah, the eternally Besought of all! He does not give birth nor is He begotten. And there is none comparable to Him. (I LOVE IT SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO MUCH!) Read the rest of this entry »
06.05.08
Islamic Criminal Law
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم
Assalamu Alaikum,
Sorry I haven’t been posting lately. Been really lazy and reading and thinking a lot. I found a packet on Islamic criminal law at IFS, so I am pretty much copying everything off that packet because I found it informative on how certain crimes are defined. Anyway, I think it can be beneficial, and if I mis-wrote something let me know.
Hadd crimes: Hadd crimes are called “Quranic Offenses.” Repentance or reparation by the convicted person cannot derogate from the severity of the sentence. [I am no alim, but I know that Allah ultimately can forgive and He knows our intentions. But Allah knows best....]
Zina:
This is an offense of unlawful intercourse with someone who is not one’s lawful spouse. Strictly speaking, Islamic law has no general conception of adultery as a violation of the marital contract between to people. The punishment of zina is either death by stoning or a specified number of lashes. For conviction, Islamic law requires either the testimonial of four eyewitnesses, instead of the normal two, or the confession of the accused. Some jurists require that the confession must be repeated four times. The pregnancy of an unmarried woman can be sufficient proof against her. [So women have a higher chance of getting busted, but for men they need to remember, Allah is watching you.]
*I would also like to state hear that Islam has no punishment for a woman who is raped versus consciously doing unlawful intercourse. This is ultimate proof that God judge people by their intentions.*
Qadhf: *EVERYONE OUT THERE, READ THIS ONE*
Anyone who is competent and adult, whether male or female, Muslim or not, slave or free, is liable if he/she FALSELY CHARGES ANOTHER PERSON WITH UNLAWFUL INTERCOURSE, if the slandered party is free, competent, Muslim, and not previously convicted of unlawful intercourse. False accusation (Qadhf) occurs also when one is charged for being illegitimate. Only those who are the objects of slander or their heirs may bring charge of qadhf. The hadd punishment for qadhf is eighty lashes for free people or forty for slaves. Read the rest of this entry »
Chambers of Etiquette, by Mufti Azeemuddin Ahmed at BU *(Part 3/4)*
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم
Assalamu Alaikum,
I GOT TO GO TONIGHT! Alhamdulillah! But I came about 20 minutes late, so I missed a little bit. I found out there are four lectures, not five, and that there were significantly a lot more people at this lecture series than the Surah Kahf ones. Well, whatever floats your boat, I suppose….
I apologize ahead of times that my notes are bad compared to Sarah’s. And I wrote in Sarah’s lecture notebook without her permission, and I am sorry for that too. Your pretty handwriting has been disturbed by my chicken scratches. But I thought it would look nice if that part of the notebook had all the Chambers of Etiquette notes together…. You can rip it out if you don’t like it.
I tried to copy hadith and ayahs down that the speaker was saying, but he spoke too quickly. So I paraphrased and I am perfectly aware that it isn’t the perfect translation. So when you see “Hadith:” or “Quran:”, it isn’t literally, but paraphrasing. Anyway, notes:
Part III Read the rest of this entry »
Surah Nur, Ayah 35
[24:35] God is the light of the heavens and the earth. The allegory of His light is that of a concave mirror behind a lamp that is placed inside a glass container. The glass container is like a bright, pearl-like star. The fuel thereof is supplied from a blessed oil-producing tree, that is neither eastern, nor western. Its oil is almost self-radiating; needs no fire to ignite it. Light upon light. God guides to His light whoever wills (to be guided). God thus cites the parables for the people. God is fully aware of all things.
*Thank you, Allah.*
***Thank you, Mr. Ibrahim, for reminding me of Allah.***
Chambers of Etiquette, by Mufti Azeemuddin Ahmed at BU *PART (2/4)*
Assalamu Alaikum,
Again, I couldn’t make it to this lecture, (I hope to catch this Wednesday’s!) and I was very fortunate a friend of mine took notes. So again, not my notes, but insha’ Allah there is tons of barakah (and anyway, her notes are more organized than mine)
3. Speaking loud:
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Naturally, unintentionally, or on purpose
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The Sahabah would speak so low that Prophet (sas) had to ask them to raise their voices; they naturally had taqwa in their hearts
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Allah swt says in the Quran that He is pleased with the sahabah and they are pleased with Him; they are the chosen servants of Allah.
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Prophet (sas) said: a person follows the religion of their friends. And a person can be judged by their friends.[OMG! I have AMAZING friends! (Masha' Allah) But I am the dork of the squad.]
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Allah swt looked into te heart of all humanity and found Prophet (sas)’s to be the best, so He chose him as a prophet, and searched the rest and chose the sahabah to be his companions/advisors. [Advisors?!? ...okay....]
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There will be 73 factions of Islam all will enter hell except one.
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We should learn how the companions understood and practiced Islam.
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Every group says their teachings are based on Quran/Sunnah so people will listen to them, so we should look for the sahabah’s explanations
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Whoever insults a companion has strayed from the true path of Islam Read the rest of this entry »
05.22.08
Chambers of Etiquette, by Mufti Azeemuddin Ahmed at BU *PART (1/4)*
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم
Assalamu Alaikum,
I am totally typing up these notes to avoid doing my English paper. My excuse is that my English paper is about something Islam condemns, so I am actually doing something better. =)
Anyway, THESE ARE NOT MY NOTES. I did not have the blessing of being able to attend the lecture, but my friend did. (I had the blessing of being sick-no sarcasm intended this time.) So here are my friend’s notes, starting with a nice greeting (I am omitting names due to the privacy of the people =) ) What ever is in square brackets is me, the rest is my friend’s:
Salaamz ***** and *****. Here I am, sitting at BU. It’s 7:07 pm, so naturally it didn’t start yet. [The lecture was supposed to start at 7:00 PM] They made us move twice, so I’m just getting settled in my seat again… I’m really excited because right outside this room is a really big window and you can see the moon =). [There was a lunar eclipse that night.]
Shariah is divided into 5 parts:
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Belief
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Ibadah/a’maal-prayer, fasting, Hajj, zakat
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Dealings-contracts, buying/selling
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Akhlaq-character, humility, sincerity, not being arrogant [I'm screwed in this category]
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Social Etiquette-how is society supposed to be [Really screwed in this one too.]
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—if we don’t follow this, the whole society can fall apart. Read the rest of this entry »
