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The Eastern Illinois University Lumpkin College summer 2023 Study Abroad trip to Florence, Italy.. (Hannah Fergurson)
Poster frame from "Incognito"
iGeneration Student Work
Semester 2, 2010
Janan Loh
Incognito on Vimeo
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Communication & Media Studies
Faculty of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences
University of Western Australia
The one on the left holds, poetry, research, and reference books for the many subjects that interest me; the one on the right - novels, biographies and autobiographies. I tidy these up periodically, but then I'm looking for something and, abrakadabra - chaos rules.
The status of the Sunnah (This is the Guidance with which the Prophet
(S) came. It includes his sayings, actions or his attributes.) of the
Prophet Muhammad (S) as a divine source of Islamic law and guidance
has been accepted unanimously by the Muslims throughout the centuries.
However, during the last century, many non-Muslim Orientalists and
their followers have tried to castdoubts in the authority of the
Sunnah, and have created a suspicious attitude towards Ahaadeeth.
The Ahaadeeths of our Messenger (S) all of which have been
scrupulously studied and verified by specialists in the study of
Ahaadeeth. Because of this,it is appropriate to mention a few facts
about the authority and reliabilityof the Sunnah, so that any
skepticism and suspicions can be laid to rest.
As for the authority of the Sunnah, then it must be understood that
the role ofthe Prophet Muhammad (S)was not as a mere postman who,
after delivering his letter, has noconcern with it whatsoever. The
Messengerwas not sent just to deliverthe Book of Allah, but to expound
it and demonstrate a practical example of its contents. (Aal-`Imran
3:164.) This function of the Prophet (S) could not be carried out
unless his guidance was held to be authoritative and binding upon his
followers. Thus Allah made obedience to His Messenger(S) an obligation
upon mankind. (Aal-`Imraan 3:132, An-Noor 24:54, etc.)
Today many Muslims do not understand this point, thinking that
following andobeying the Prophet's (S) commands is a matter of choice,
and that it is only the commandments in the Qur'ân that they are
duty-bound to comply with. This misconception was indeed prophesied by
the Messenger (S) who made the correct position and status of the
Sunnah explicitly clear. He said,
{Indeed I have been given the Qur'ân, and that which is like it along
with it; yet the time is coming where aman reclining on his couch will
say, "Keep to this Qur'ân: what you find in it to be permissible treat
as permissible; and what you find prohibited treat as prohibited." But
what Allah's Messenger has prohibited is like what Allah has
prohibited.} (Recorded by Ahmad, Abu Daawood, and others. Verified to
be authentic by al-Albaani (Saheeh ul-Jaami` 8186).
Careful consideration of this ahaadeeth will also lead us to deduce
that his (S) authority was not confined to his time, as many nowadays
purport; itholds good for all times to come. Since the above ahaadeeth
is a prophecy, it also shows us that the Sunnah is divine in its
origin.
Allah is Al-Aleem (the All-Knowing) and Al-Hakeem (the All-Wise); and
He is aware of the pastand everything to come in the future. Thus, His
divinely revealed Sunnah isapplicable to mankind from the time of the
Prophet (S) until the Day ofResurrection. Allah is able to do all
things; and He hasgiven us a Sunnah that is preserved, perfect and
complete and does not need to be changed with the times. Surely
removing something from it when it is complete and perfect willonly
cause imperfection and incompleteness. He hastold us (by revealing to
theProphet (S) towards the end of his life):
{This day, I have perfected your religion for you, completed my favor
upon you and have chosen for you Islam as your way of
life.}(Al-Maaidah 5:3.)
As for the reliability of the Prophet's (S) Sunnah, first of all,
contrary to what many think, compilation of the Prophet's (S) Sunnah
began in his own lifetime. Many Companions of the Messenger (R)
documented the sayings and actions of the Prophet (S); and this was
something the Prophet (S) himself instructed them to do. He (S) said
to one of his Companions (R):
{Continue writing [what I say] for by Him in whose Hand is my soul,
nothing comes out from my mouth except the Truth.} ( Ahmad,Abu
Daawood, and others. Verified to be authentic by al-Albaani
(As-Saheehah 1532)
Moreover, writing was not their sole means of preservation. The Arabs
before Islam were well accustomed to memorizingthousands of verses of
poetry./
Study of waterlilies. The lily ponds at Longwood Gardens have a wonderful disply of many diiferent varieties of magnficent waterlilies. The lily pods are a a major attraction for local photographers. Below are some of the different waterlilies that I photographed when I visited Longwood a couple of weeks ago.
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The drawings shown above feature as part of my visual studies. Where I drew natural objects while adding tone to get a different dimension on A3x3 x 3
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Almond croissant and peasant soup treat before studying for my midterm that night.
— at Beyond Bread Artisan Bakery.
Submitted by Courtney Miller
2011 Photo Contest winner! www.indiana.edu/~overseas/return/photo/2011.shtml
Case Study “Forging”:
The wrench I will be evaluating is about .12 meters long, and about .005 meters thick. It is made out of steel and it weight no more than 0.4 kilograms. The manufacturing process used to build this wrench was forging.
In general, wrenches are drop forged in order to create a tool that will be used to provide torque. Wrenches need to be powerful, strong, stiff, and light. As stated before, the wrench was made from steel, and through research I was able to discover that most ‘’good’’ wrenches are chrome plated in order to resist corrosion, although I do not think mine has that.
As stated before the primary process used to create the wrench was drop forging. Because it’s steel, it was built while the material was very hot. After being drop forged, the size of the head and tail was machined to the right size and tolerance while getting rid of all the residue left from forging.(probably with a mill). To finish the piece, it was polished to give it a smooth surface. The handle of this wrench contains the wrench’s information, which was also drop forged in order to be more easily recognized.
Wrenches could be produced in many other ways such as sand casting, molds, and other ways but the problem is that the wrench would not be as strong as when forged. Forging also seems a less complicated way to build the piece, allowing workers to produce more pieces at the same time.
I would guess that these wrenches are produces at a very high rate, wrenches are one of the tools most people are likely to have in their homes, so I would guess that a company builds at least a few thousand daily. In addition, these tools are used by companies all over the world, so the demand for them must be high.