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Message to the Pakistani Community
"Continuous hard work is a golden key to
success",. The first speech delivered by our beloved
Qauid is "work ,work, and more work and your bound
to succeed". These the shining and golden rules set
for the human being to strive hard to succeed in
life. My success is the result of my parents' dua'a,
teachers teaching efforts and my own hard work. A
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- 1\2 cup oil
- 1 small onion, thinly sliced
- 1 tbsp. garlic paste
- 1 tbsp. ginger paste
- 1 kg boneless chicken breast, cut into small cubes
- 1 1\2 tsp. chilli powder
- 1\4 tsp. turmeric
- 1 1\2 tsp. salt
- 1 tsp. coriander powder
- 3 medium tomatoes, chopped
- 3 tbsp. yogurt, whisked
- 1 tbsp. lemon juice
- 3 tbsp. ginger, cut into matchstick
- 1 tsp. chatt masala
- 1 tsp. garam masala
- 3 tbsp. fresh coriander leaves. chopped
- 2-4 green chillies, thinly sliced
1. Heat oil in a heavy based saucepan
over medium heat. Add the onions
and sauté until soft, about 2 minutes.
2. Add ginger and garlic, sauté
about 2 minutes. Stirring
constantly. (add little water if the mixture sticks
to the bottom of the pan).
3. Add chicken and fry until the water from chicken is
evaporated, about 5 minutes.
4. Add chili powder, turmeric,
salt and coriander powder.
Fry 1 minute, then add tomatoes and Stirring
constantly, fry the mixture for
about 5 minutes, or tomatoes are reduced
to a pulp.
5. Add yogurt and fry for few more minutes,
stirring constantly, about
4 minutes. Add a little water, if
necessary, to prevent the mixture from sticking to the
bottom of the pan. Keep frying until the oil begins to
separate.
6.
Add lemon juice, ginger sticks, chatt
masala garam masala, coriander leave and green
chilies. Stir once, cover and cook for 3
minutes over low heat.
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or plain boiled rice.
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Coffee
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Drinking five cups
of coffee a day could reverse memory
problems seen in Alzheimer's disease, US
scientists say.
The Florida research,
carried out on mice, also suggested
caffeine hampered the production of the
protein plaques which are the hallmark
of the disease. Previous research
has also suggested a protective effect
from caffeine.
But British experts said
the Journal of Alzheimer's disease study
did not mean that dementia patients
should start using caffeine supplements.
The 55 mice used in the University of
South Florida study had been bred to
develop symptoms of Alzheimer's disease.
First the researchers used behavioural
tests to confirm the mice were
exhibiting signs of memory impairment
when they were aged 18 to 19 months, the
equivalent to humans being about 70.
Then they gave half the mice caffeine in
their drinking water. The rest were
given plain water.
The mice were given the equivalent of
five 8 oz (227 grams) cups of coffee a
day - about 500 milligrams of caffeine.
The researchers say this is the same as
is found in two cups of "specialty"
coffees such as lattes or cappuccinos
from coffee shops, 14 cups of tea, or 20
soft drinks.
When the mice were tested again after
two months, those who were given the
caffeine performed much better on tests
measuring their memory and thinking
skills and performed as well as mice of
the same age without dementia.
Those drinking plain water continued to
do poorly on the tests. In addition, the
brains of the mice given caffeine showed
nearly a 50% reduction in levels of the
beta amyloid protein, which forms
destructive clumps in the brains of
dementia patients.
Further tests
suggested caffeine affects the
production of both the enzymes needed to
produce beta amyloid. The researchers
also suggest that caffeine suppresses
inflammatory changes in the brain that
lead to an overabundance of the protein.
Earlier research by the same team had
shown younger mice, who had also been
bred to develop Alzheimer's but who were
given caffeine in their early adulthood,
were protected against the onset of
memory problems.
'Safe drug'
Dr Gary Arendash, who led the latest
study, told the BBC: "The results are
particularly exciting in that a reversal
of pre-existing memory impairment is
more difficult to achieve. "They provide
evidence that caffeine could be a viable
'treatment' for established Alzheimer's
disease and not simply a protective
strategy. "That's important because
caffeine is a safe drug for most people,
it easily enters the brain, and it
appears to directly affect the disease
process."
The team now hope to begin human trials
of caffeine to see if the mouse findings
are replicated in people. They do not
know if a lower amount of caffeine would
be as effective, but said most people
could safely consume the 500 milligrams
per day.
However they said people with high blood
pressure, and pregnant women, should
limit their daily caffeine intake.
Rebecca Wood, chief executive of the
Alzheimer's Research Trust, said: "In
this study on mice with symptoms of
Alzheimer's, researchers found that
caffeine boosted their memory. We need
to do more research to find out whether
this effect will be seen in people.
"It is too early to say whether drinking
coffee or taking caffeine supplements
will help people with Alzheimer's.
Neil Hunt, chief executive of the
Alzheimer's Society, said previous
research into caffeine had suggested it
could delay Alzheimer's disease and even
protect against vascular dementia. "This
research in mice suggests that coffee
may actually reverse some element of
memory impairment.
"However much more
research is needed to determine whether
drinking coffee has the same impact in
people. "It is too soon to say whether a
cup of coffee is anything more than a
pleasant pick me up."
Credit bbcnews.com
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scholarships project which was announced last week is now
abandoned. The reason scrapping the project is that the Pak
Govt. has just announced the plans for IDPs returning back
to their homes. We pray to Allah, The Almighty for their
safe return and the life getting back to normal. We thank
you all who committed to the project. Those of you who
already sent the money, your funds are in process of refund.
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ISLAMIC BANKING
Did You Know?
Qard
A regular loan in which the client undertakes to repay the
principal at a future date. Generally, no interest is
charged. However- a service fee is permissible in some
jurisdictions as long as such fee is based on the actual
cost of administering the loan.
Mudharabah
An arrangement or agreement between the bank, or a capital
provider, and an entrepreneur, whereby the entrepreneur can
mobilize the funds of the former for its business activity.
The entrepreneur provides expertise, labor and management.
Profits made are shared between the bank and the
entrepreneur according to predetermined ratio. In case of
loss, the bank loses the capital, while the entrepreneur
loses his provision of labor. It is this financial risk,
according to the Shari’ah, that justifies the bank's claim
to part of the profit. The profit-sharing continues until
the loan is repaid. The bank is compensated for the time
value of its money in the form of a floating rate that is
pegged to the debtor's profits.
Commodity Murabahah
This concept refers to the sale of goods at a price, which
includes a profit margin agreed to by both parties. The
purchase and selling price, other costs, and the profit
margin must be clearly stated at the time of the sale
agreement. The bank is compensated for the time value of its
money in the form of the profit margin. This is a
fixed-income loan for the purchase of a real asset (such as
real estate or a vehicle), with a fixed rate of profit
determined by the profit margin. The bank is not compensated
for the time value of money outside of the contracted term
(i.e., the bank cannot charge additional profit on late
payments); However, the asset remains as a mortgage with the
bank until the Murabahah is paid in full.
Bai' Bithaman Ajil (Deferred Payment Sale)
This concept refers to the sale of goods on a deferred
payment basis at a price, which includes a profit margin
agreed to by both parties. This is similar to Murabahah,
except that the debtor makes only a single installment on
the maturity date of the loan. By the application of a
discount rate, an Islamic bank can collect the market rate
of interest.
Ijarah
Ijarah means lease, rent or wage. Generally, Ijarah concept
means selling benefit or use or service for a fixed price or
wage. Under this concept, the Bank makes available to the
customer the use of service of assets / equipments such as
plant, office automation, motor vehicle for a fixed period
and price.
Sarf
A contract of buying and selling of currencies.
Ujrah
A payment for
manfa’ah
i.e. usufruct on the use of another’s property. Another term
related to
ujrah
is
ajr
(plural
ujur),
which refers to payment for a service. It is also applied to
salary, wage, pay, fee(s), charge, enrolment, honorarium,
remuneration, reward, etc.
Ijarah and Ijarah 'ala al 'Amal
A contract whereby owner of an asset leases out an asset to
a customer/ lessee at an agreed rental payment and
pre-determined lease period upon the 'aqd (contract). The
ownership of the property remains with the leaser while the
lessee only owns the right of the use of the property.
Dhamanah
A contract where a person underwrites claims or obligations
that should be fulfilled by a debtor, supplier or
contractor. In the event that the debtor, supplier or
contractor fails to fulfill his obligations, the guarantor
is responsible to fulfill such obligations.
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 The
coldest known object out in space has now been announced by
scientists. It's not a frozen comet or even some distant,
chilly gas cloud. Rather, it's a spacecraft.
On July 3, the European Space Agency's Planck spacecraft
reached this frigid extreme as part of a key step in the
satellite's mission to observe the remnant radiation of the
Big Bang. Since its launch on May 14 (accompanied by its
sibling spacecraft Herschel), Planck has been traveling to
its final orbit at the second Lagrange point of the
sun-Earth system, L2, and cooling its instruments down to
their operational temperature of minus 459.49 degrees
Fahrenheit (minus 273.05 Celsius). This temperature is just
0.1 Celsius above absolute zero, the coldest temperature
theoretically possible in our universe.
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developing a vaccine
takes many years and
even more money,
often hundreds of
millions of dollars.
According to John
Bradley, M.D.,
member of the
committee on
infectious diseases
of the AAP, it's
because of this that
vaccines are
prioritized in this
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the most deaths and
damage, like
meningitis
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that prevent
significant
suffering
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are studied and produced
by companies, so the
return on investment
must be significant in
order to justify the
large expense. Vaccines
are currently in
development to prevent
malaria. The malaria
vaccine has been
slighted in the past
because the financial
return was not worth the
investment the industry
had to make, according
to Dr. Bradley. However,
the Malaria Vaccine
Initiative recently
announced the beginning
of Phase 1 trials of a
new vaccine. The trial
is currently underway in
Brisbane, Australia.
Another reason that
vaccines can be tricky
to produce is that some
viruses mutate so
quickly that traditional
vaccines are
ineffective. A prime
example is the HIV/AIDS
virus. Despite these
hurdles, there is
currently a tremendous
movement to develop a
vaccine to fight
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Carrot,
Egg or Coffee Bean
Assalam-O-Alaikum
Folks, today I want to share a very inspirational story that
I came across. Hope you enjoy it. Here it goes…
A young woman, deeply troubled by constant struggle in life,
went to her mother. She told her how exhausted and fed up of
life she was. Her mother just took her to the kitchen. there
she placed three water-filled pots on a high fire. When the
water in each pot came to a boil she placed carrots in first
pot, eggs in the second pot, and in the last she placed
ground coffee beans. After about half hour she turned off
the burners. Then she fished out the carrots, pulled the
eggs out and ladled the coffee out from their respective
pots and placed each in a separate bowl. She questioned her
daughter what she see. ‘Ofcourse, carrots, eggs, and
coffee,' she replied. Her mother asked her to come closer
and feel the carrots. On touching them she noted that they
were soft. Then her mother asked the daughter to take break
the egg and pull off its shell. Inside the hard shell, she
observed the hard boiled egg. Finally, the mother asked the
daughter to sip the coffee which she smilingly did as she
tasted its rich aroma.
The mother told her daughter that this experience is meant
to teach her a lesson. Carrots, eggs and coffee beans, each
had faced the same adversity-the boiling water. Each reacted
differently. The strong, hard carrots, after being subjected
to the boiling water, softened and became weak. The fragile
egg after sitting through the boiling water got hardened
inside in spite of the protecting exterior shell. The ground
coffee beans changed the boiling water when made to sit
through it.
Folks, think about it. What’s your response when you are
faced with adversity? Are you like a carrot, an egg or a
coffee bean? Are you the carrot that looks strong, but with
pain and adversity wither and lose strength?
If you have a malleable heart, but after passing through
some trial, you maintain your appearance, but become bitter
inside with a hardened heart, then you are like the egg.
The best approach is to be like the coffee bean that
actually changes the very situation that brings the pain.
Ponder and see how you handle adversity.
Till next time, Allah Hafiz
Ms. Amna
Tariq Holy City of Makkah-Ul-Mukarrama
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