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Apple is rumored to be coming out with a significant update for the iPhone with it’s 4.0 release of the iPhone OS which will bring the much awaited multitasking support on this little handheld device. That’s right, I’m blogging via my iPhone. To get the link to my source for this news, I have to save and exit this app. With multitasking this should become less of a nuisance with only having to minimize this app while I fetch the link from Safari. There is already a lot of multitasking going on within the iPhone and you get to see it with notifications from the calendar or instant messenger while you’re doing something else, but you can’t physically launch two or more apps at once. Yet. According to the source this update is due to be released this summer.

I just discovered this hilarious show called the Shaykh It done by a couple of muslim dudes in England. Although I’ve only just listened to one episode, the one on Taboos in Society. It’s just a couple of guys gabbing away but its they’re keeping it real and fun. But just felt it was so intelligently made. It’s brilliant. Listen to the ’shaykh it’s shakhyn’ nasheed’ by native deen off the home page. It be good. Yeah.

An email forward, but good enough to share. Quite thought provoking.

To realize the value of a life lost (wasted):
Ask one who is distraught on his deathbed.

To realize the value of choice:
Ask one who has been denied one.

To realize the value of freedom:
Ask one who has been wrongfully arrested.

To realize the value of dignity:
Ask one who has been wrongfully debased and humiliated.

To realize the value of a broken dream:
Ask one whose life has just been turned upside down.

To realize the value of an opportunity:
Ask one who has lost one.

To realize the value of a job:
Ask one who is jobless and wrongfully dismissed.

To realize the value of a meal:
Ask one who is starving and destitute.

To realize the value of a sister/brother
Ask someone who doesn’t have one.

To realize the value of four years:
Ask a graduate.

To realize the value of one year:
Ask a student who has failed a final exam.

To realize the value of one week:
Ask an editor of a weekly newspaper.

To realize the value of one minute:
Ask a person who has missed the train, bus or plane.

To realize the value of one-second:
Ask a person who has survived an accident.

Time waits for no one. Treasure every moment you have. You will treasure it even more when you can share it with someone special.

To realize the value of a friend or family member:
lose ONE.

Tarsem Singh has made an extraordinary movie. What a fascinating story and such superb cinematography. I didn’t even know this director existed and now this movie. A bit violent (quite unnecessarily, in my opinion) but filled with artistic symbolism raw emotion and some dark subtle humor. The Fall is a must see adventure, a love story of sorts.

The Fall
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From the fous Collection of Imam An-Nawawi’s 40 Hadith

On the authority of Abu Huraira (RadhiAllahu anhu) that the Prophet (SallAllaahu alayhi Wa Sallam) said:-

Whoever removes a worldly grief from a believer, Allah (Azza Wa Jall) will remove from him one of the griefs of the Day of Judgement.

Whosoever alleviates [the lot of] a needy person, Allah (Subhanahu Wa Ta’aalaa) will alleviate [his lot] in this world and the next.

Whosoever shields a Muslim, Allah (Subhanahu Wa Ta’aalaa) will shield him in this world and in the next.

Allah (Subhanahu Wa Ta’aalaa) will aid a slave [of His] so long as the slave aids his brother.

Whosoever follows a path to seek knowledge therein, Allah (Azza wa Jall) will make easy for him a path to paradise.

No people gather together in one of the houses of Allah (Azza Wa Jall), reciting the Book of Allah and studying it among themselves, but tranquility and peace descends upon them, mercy envelopes them, the angels surround them and Allah (Subhanahu Wa Ta’aalaa) makes mention of them amoungst those who are with Him.

And whosoever is slowed down by his actions will not be hastened forward by his lineage.

Sahih Muslim

Evernote is a great application. As simple as that. It allows you to create textual, audio and image notes in an organized manner. But that’s not all. It’s got a web front-end, a Desktop front-end and an iPhone application. And they automatically keep synchronized. While you’re on the road you can record all your thoughts, photos and voice memos and sync it with your Evernote account over a Wi-Fi connection (or your phone’s 3g connection, if you have to). It’s a simple thing but its so well done that it boggles the mind how I ever did without it! Here are some screenshots.

The Urban Dictionary definition of Umair is so spot on. But you already knew that. Here’s an excerpt.

umair
1)Another word for intelligent

2)One who is so sexy, smart, popular, funny, fun to be around with, attractive, manly, cool, fly, gangsta, phat etc.

3)All the men want to be him and all the women want to be with him…

1)Wow you are so Umair! Can you help me on my physics homework!

2)Umair: “Hi my name is Umair”
Girl: “Hi here is my number”

umair
buying expensive items for no good use
damn, stop being a umair, mr.gates.

Never thought I’d actually enjoy Jane Austen. I haven’t read any of her novels but the movies have been pretty good. I might read the novels one day. Here’s all of her major novels made into movies/mini-series.

The Jane Austen Book Club
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Becoming Jane
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Sense and Sensibility (Widescreen Special Edition)
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Pride & Prejudice (Widescreen)
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Mansfield Park (Widescreen)
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Jane Austen’s Emma (Full Screen)
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Masterpiece Theatre: Northanger Abbey
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Persuasion (Widescreen)
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