Saturday, November 14, 2009

Muslim traditions?

I have a soon to be relative who washes her hands with a watering can for plants over a toilet is there something symbolic with a pitcher or something?


Also how are dogs viewed in places like Iran and the muslim religion?

Muslim traditions?
Hmm...well, I don't know about the washing of hands over the toilet, but muslims do cleanse their personal areas after excreting feces or urine....some use watering cans because they are better at directing the water to the intended areas. There is nothing symbolic of this washing, just common sense hygene. People in her home area probably wash their hands in this way, thus so does she.





In muslim countries, dogs are not kept in the house and are only kept for reasons of protection of property or herding animals. The saliva of a dog is considered unclean and must be cleansed very well.
Reply:Nothing symbolic is there.
Reply:ARE YOU SURE SHE IS WASHING HER HANDS MANY DO NOT USE TOILET PAPER
Reply:Muslim traditions should be based on the holy Qur'an and hadith of Muhammad pbuh..All muslims should clean themselves physically and spiritually.or bmetally.Cleanliness for muslims is part of their iman or faith.We have an obligation for praying at least 5 times in 24 hours.Before praying we should clean/wash with water :our arms,mouth,no


se,face,ears,hairs,hands and foot arms up to ankle joint both of each 3 times.If we have no water or ill we can wash it with clean dust on the face and both hands..We can use water from a can,or a pitcher or from the flowing water tap as long as the water is clean.It is not a symbolic.It is suggested to wash our mouths and teeth after we finished our eating..


Muslims can raise a dog only for guard of a house or a farming.But the dog is not allowed to be hugged and kissed.The dog can not enter the house building because according to hadith of Muhammad pbuh angels will not enter a house if there is a dog. inside.


If we were licked by a dog the licked part of our bodies should be washed by the soil first and then by water and soap up to 7 times. in line with hadith..The soil can avoid dangerous material from the saliva of a dog.The dog can be raised also by muslims for hunting wild animals such as pigs..
Reply:well what in the world you trying to say now?\


are you anti Islam or you just blind?/


dog is animal that can be as a Gard and it can be as a friend of drug dealer like DMX and most of you over their in the Western world, so in Iran dog is just animal.
Reply:In Islam, we pray 5 times a day. Before we pray, we wash up hands, mouth, nose, face, arms, and feet. In the US, people think you are weird or rude if you put your feet in the sink. So, thats why she is using some kinda container to wash her feet instead of putting them in the sink.





Oh, and there is nothing symbolic about using a can or a jar for washing up.





Regarding dogs,


Dogs are not considered pets for most Muslims. You can use a dog as a guard or if it is helping you hunting.
Reply:I don't think there is any Islamic symbolism on the washing of hands with a watering can. However, she may be performing ablution (ritual cleansing).





Minor ablution in Islam is the washing of the hands, mouth, face, arms, top of the forehead, ears and feet. This is often done before prayer.





Clean water is mostly used for the ritual cleansing. If there are no taps available for the ablution, Muslims may resort to using pitchers or any containers capable of holding water. Muslims will either scoop or pour the water out to clean themselves. Used water will not be poured back into the container for reuse.





On the other hand, your soon-to-be relative may simply be washing her dirty hands with the nearest available water (in this case, the watering can).





Most Muslim jurists view dogs as unclean. As such, many Muslims do not consider dogs as suitable pets. For some, touching a dog may mean partaking in another cleansing ritual. However, the use of dogs for work (eg. guard dogs or guide dogs) may be permissible.





I don't know about Iran, but in some countries, Muslim perception of dogs may differ from region to region. Some Muslims tolerate and value dogs while others avoid and fear the animal in varying degrees.





The piety of a Muslim dictates his/her relationship with dogs.
Reply:Sorry you are confused and have misunderstood this issue





The plant waterer is to wash her private areas after using the bathroom. Believe it or not Islam is the most clean and hygenic religion recorded to date. 100% sure she washes her hands in the sink after that.





The majority opinion in Islamic law is based on the way dogs were dealt with in the time of the Prophet Muhammad. This opinion says that dogs saliva is impure and that we must clean anything that it touches thoroughly with soap. There is one opinion that says that dogs saliva is only to be washed if it finds its way onto any plate or eating utensils. This one is more compatible with the west where dogs are treated and groomed equally to human beings on many occasions.





Arab culture has adopted the idea that dogs are bad filthy animals which can't be touched or have around at all. Of course as you see this is a huge exagerration of the Islamic teachings. The main problems with Muslims is thier culture not their religion.


Muslim traditions.?

I have a soon to be relative who washes her hands with a watering can for plants over a toilet is there something symbolic with a pitcher or something?


Also how are dogs viewed in places like Iran and the muslim religion?

Muslim traditions.?
Are you sure she is only washing her hands or is she washing other parts as well? If she's washing other parts as well, Muslims wash their private parts with water after urinating and passing feces. Usually people use an empty plastic bottle to fill with water or a watering can as you've said or even a plastic bucket. Some Muslim bathrooms have watering like hoses next to the toilets fro convience. The other reason for the water can could be to purify herself before prayers. This is called wudu. A Muslim must clean the hands, mouth, nose, face, arms, ears and feet befor prayers. I/ve seen many people use water can or bottles or buckets to do this coz they don't want to be wasteful. Usually people in other countries (outside from the West) use cans to be moderate with water.


As for dogs, dogs are considered an animal which has due respect but is not to be taken as a pet. There are permissble resons to have a dog. They are for those who are blind and they would use it as a seeing dog. A dog can also be kept as a guard but should be kept outside. There are some Muslims who simply keep dogs as pets and for no other reson. Islamically, it is forbidden.
Reply:No there are nothing with the pitcher... probably her choice of way to use water... maybe she doesn't want to waste any...





There are lots of dogs in Iran... lol... I've got a German Shepherd there! :D who has given birth to two cute puppies... :D





In Tehran (Iran) it has become some sort of a fashion with people carrying around their dogs n stuff...


http://www.iran-plus.com/en/photo/63


http://www.ens-newswire.com/ens/may2004/...
Reply:No there's nothing symbolic in using a watering can to wash your hands , it must just be a habit or something.





About the dogs, well their saliva is considered to be unclean and even if they are kept in the house they shouldn't be allowed in the praying area.However, just because one does not keep a dog inside the home that does not give one the right to neglect it, mistreat it, or kill it. The usefulness of this creature of God is indisputable. No other animal can compete with it in its loyalty to its caregiver, its abilities as a guard, and its talent of hunting.
Reply:Are you sure she is washing her hands with the pot... it is more likely she is using the water when cleaning after urinating, most homes where I live have a baday toilet for this purpose.. It is Sunnah to clean with water after using the toilet.





To the guy above, "In the Yard" we have toliet facilities here.....





I am not from Iran, and the majority of the population in Iran are Shiia.


Where I live dogs are not considered house pets. In Islam Prophet Mohammed(PBUH) has said that angels will not come into a home with dogs. Also, dogs should be used only for herding or security.
Reply:I am really not sure, i've never heard of that.


I think with dogs, they are looked at like they are looked at to some americans, just dogs, just animals, though i look at dogs like people. i look at them like they to deserve a good life, wich is why i have soooo many, lol!
Reply:I have never heard of muslims washing their hands over a toilet. More than likely she is using the jug/bottle to wash her private parts. This is simply being hygienic.


I have been to many muslim countries and have always found a sink with a tap to wash my hands and for wudu. Islam as a whole teaches hygiene and how to be clean.


Dogs can be used for specific reasons but not as pets.
Reply:Muslims rinse with water after urinating, as using plain toilet paper in considered insufficient for being clean. In the some homes there are vides, some have a like a jar that is designed specially so you do not drop the water and it will go where you need it to go. In USA however we do not have this special pitchers and the closest thing we could find to wash ourselves is a watering can for plants. Basically the shape of this can prevents spilling water on the floor. That's all. So, don't get freak out on this..she is just being a hyginic person. And I don't think she is using the can to wash her hands.





Dogs are considered unclean, we do not allow them inside the home.
Reply:The watering can is for cleaning the private parts after intercourse and going to the bathroom. It helps Muslims keep their entire body clean and gets all the dirt and germs out of your body. Whereas if you just clean yourself with toilet paper it doesn't clean you all the way and you can't pray until you are 100% clean.


Dogs are ok in Islam. They stay outside not inside like dogs in the West. The Angels won't enter the home if a dog is inside. The dog is also a dirty animal and if we touch it then we have to clean our hands. It stays outside for protection or herding animals. Also we can't let dogs lick us because it might have licked itself and the dog's saliva carries a lot of germs that are harmful to humans.
Reply:i spent a few years in iraq, theres no symbolism in the can, thats just how the wash, not used to sinks, seriously. And the fact that they are doing it over the toilet is actually surprising, figured it would be in the yard. Dogs are not the same as we view them as equals or friends, they are animals, dirty, unclean, dogs are used to herd and to guard. Just my experience as a soldier.
Reply:[In Islam Prophet Mohammed(PBUH) has said that angels will not come into a home with dogs. Also, dogs should be used only for herding or security.]





So MANY rules, many of which don't make any sense to me at all!!! Angels won't go into a house with dogs? I feel sorry for you.


Muslim traditions?

I have a soon to be relative who washes her hands with a watering can for plants over a toilet is there something symbolic with a pitcher or something?


Also how are dogs viewed in places like Iran and the muslim religion?

Muslim traditions?
there are so many customs not only in Islam but in other religions that have nothing to do with the religion. for example


Santa clause and Easter eggs in Christianity.why this person washer her hand over a toilet is unclear. perhaps she washes her self after using the toilet and feels to wash her hands there as well so she doesn't use the same dirty hands over the sink or touch the door knob.


regarding the dogs i don't know what the Koran says but there is a mention of dogs that a prophet had i don't remember his name but the he went to sleep with the dog in a cave probably for a few centuries. but generally y the dogs are consider unclean and are encouraged to be used only as work dogs . probably they were discouraged because of potential rabbis. i am my self am a dog lover and i had quite a few dogs and planning one in the future
Reply:going back to basics, they literally learn from the Koran how, where, and when to purify themselves according to ancient laws. i believe dogs were used as guards rather then pets.
Reply:i have never heard of washing ones hands over the toilet,maybe that is a personal habit of your relative.but in the absence of a bidet,or spray attachment muslims will use a jug and water for thorough cleaning after using the bathroom. dogs are considered dirty in islam,and are avoided where possible,you are unclean after coming into contact with a dog,and must shower,and change clothes.dogs are not kept as pets,but they are used as guard dogs, and for herding animals.





butterfly...grow up and stop being so silly.theres a good girl.
Reply:They're not big on dogs. They are seen as impure by most major Islamic institutes, even the seeing-eye dogs. Muhammad seemed to hate dogs, even ordering them killed around Mecca, though no one really knows why he hated them. Bad experience is my guess.





Muhammad was more of a cat person though, he loved cats, had several pet cats actually, Muezza being the most famous.
Reply:Dont marry a muslim! They hate dogs and women have no rights.Your husband will own you and your children. Dogs are veiwed as dirty not cuddly and sweet like in the USA.


Creating a terrarium?

I'm curious about creating a terrarium - one containing primarily plants, with no other organisms such as frogs, etc.





What I'd like to do is try to duplicate an environment from someplace in the world that is quite unique and interesting. I've thought of doing the basic desert, or rainforest, or swamp, but those all seem so typical. I'd like to do a place where there are some plants that make you say "What the hell is that?", and that sort of thing. I've also looked into carnivorous plants, such as venus flytraps, sundews, pitchers, but because of the small space you're pretty well limited to only carnivorous plants, which could get boring too.





Can anyone think of a neat climate or ecosystem that I could create (that's different from what is found in North America), assuming I can precisely control temperature, humidity, lighting, and soil chemistry?

Creating a terrarium?
although i'm not sure how large you want your terrarium to be ...why not try simulating a mossy forest!.

flower arrangements

Just amusing...?

An error publishing an article


Canada's Ottawa Citizen newspaper recently printed a recipe for Chanterelle Lemon Pasta in its food section, calling for one cup of Chanterelle mushrooms. They even provided a helpful photograph so amateur mushroom hounds could find their own growing in the wild. Unfortunately, the photograph instead showed Destroying Angels, which are deadly when eaten.





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You can now eat your own plate


Taipei, Taiwan (AP) - Diners tempted to lick a plate after a delicious meal can now go a step further - eat the plate.





Chen Liang-erh, 50, an amateur inventor, announced Friday that he had perfected an edible plate made from wheat grain, and that he planned to mass-produce it and other edible crockery including cups, bowls and food containers.





Chen spent six years developing the plate, which he said would retail at about 7 cents each.





Diners who don't want to eat the items - which taste like unsalted popcorn - can boil them for a nutritious meal for animals, he said.





Chen said this can help reduce pollution caused by discarded crockery. The only disadvantage, he said, is his crockery cannot be washed and reused.





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The bachelor's diet


MONDAY:





BREAKFAST - Who can eat breakfast on a Monday? Swallow some toothpaste while brushing your teeth





LUNCH - Send your secretary out for six "gutbombers" those little hamburgers that used to cost a dime but now cost sixty five cents. Also order French fries, a bowl of chili, a soft drink and have her stop on the way back for a family size bottle of maalox.





AFTERNOON SNACK - Drink the maalox





DINNER - Six pack of beer and Kentucky fried chicken three-piece dinner, don't eat the coleslaw.








TUESDAY:





BREAKFAST - Eat the coleslaw





LUNCH - Go to the office vending machine and put ninety five cents in and close your eyes, push a button and eat whatever comes out swallowing it whole to prevent nausea.





DINNER - Four tacos and a pitcher of Sangria at El Flasho's.








WEDNESDAY:





BREAKFAST - Jaws couldn't eat breakfast after a night at El Flasho's





LUNCH - Rolaids and a coke





DINNER - Drop in at a married friends house and beg for scraps








THURSDAY:





BREAKFAST - Order out for pizza





LUNCH - Your secretary is out sick, check Mondays gutbomber sack for leftovers.





DINNER - Go to a bar and drink yourself silly, when you get hungry ask the bartender for olives.








FRIDAY:





BREAKFAST - Eggs, sausage, and an English muffin at McDonalds. Eat the Styrofoam plate and leave the food. It tastes better and it's better for you.





LUNCH - Skip lunch, Fridays are murder





DINNER - Steak, well-done, baked potato, and asparagus. Don't eat the asparagus, nobody really likes asparagus.








SATURDAY:





BREAKFAST - Sleep through it.





LUNCH - Ditto





DINNER - Steak, Well done, baked potato, and brussel sprouts. Dont eat the Brussel Sprouts. Take them home and plant them in a hanging basket.








SUNDAY:





BREAKFAST - Three Bloody Marys and half a Twinkie.





LUNCH - Eat Lunch? Waste a good buzz? Dont eat Lunch.





DINNER - Chicken noodle soup - Call your mom and ask her about renting your old room.

Just amusing...?
The only diet worse than that is mine. Its called the Cut-throat diet
Reply:lucky me, I can at least cook some little dishes!
Reply:tea up.lol
Reply:cool
Reply:ha ha ha funny
Reply:hahaha, very amusing.
Reply:Wow that is good. Thanks for sharing lol
Reply:you back on form hun, pmsl, unfortunately loz won't let me eat the bachelor's diet any more


starred
Reply:some good ones there thanks
Reply:Those are great. Thanks for sharing lol.
Reply:That's my diet!!!





ROTFLMAO!!!
Reply:good ones hun, and no carpy you are not going on the bachelor's diet





have a star





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Reply:Hahahahaaaaaa, glad i'm not single...pmsl
Reply:Ha ha ha very good worth a star,,ha ha
Reply:Funny
Reply:I never gave you permission to publish my diary, I thought the understanding was it would all remain strictly confidential...


Which brand of Stevia has the cleanest taste and least aftertaste?

For those that don't know, Stevia is a plant extract with an extremely potent sweet taste. I use it when making tea.





I first bought 2 kg through "emperorsherbologist.com". It is probably one of the stronger/sweeter blends, but also has a moderate leafy/bitter aftertaste when I reach my desired sweetness.





I bought a small trial package from "herb-care.com". It turns out their blend is maybe only half as sweet, but the bitter aftertaste is almost completely absent. They also have a "spoonable" blend that was included in a small package, and although this is not concentrated, it has a very clean taste and would be easier to use in a cup of tea (verses a pitcher).





Most blends offered on ebay etc. are very bitter and poor quality. If you have tried more than one blend, please tell me which one had the cleanest taste and where to get it (if for instance you lick some off your finger, that's when you will know since it's pure). It doesn't need to be the sweetest or most concentrated.

Which brand of Stevia has the cleanest taste and least aftertaste?
sweet leaf is the brand name,,,,you can find it at stevia.com...they also have some interesting flavors


How long will it take to grow my toe nail back??

Ok so here's the deal. I'm a pitcher for my softball team and our coach got us all matching cleats (Mizuno). Ok so when I started wearing them and during games and stuff, as soon as I would plant my foot on the ground after my wind up, my big toe would jam in to the inside of the cleat. After a while it started getting bruised and it got to the point where I could not pitch during practice. It's been about 2 months since this all started and now my toe nail is 99% dead and I noticed this morning it's not attached to my skin, except that 1% on the left side. I can literally lift my toe nail and look under. What do I do? Can I cut the dead nail off or will that be bad? Will my toe nail grow back, and if it does will it grow back normal? Help me foot doctors PLEASE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

How long will it take to grow my toe nail back??
go to the doctor, and make sure it doesnt get infected. Once i dropped a heavy drawer on my toe nail, it turned purple, fell off and it took several months to grow fully back, it grew back demented at first, and then it grew normal. good luck! im sorry, take better care of yourself tho!
Reply:give it for about a month or so.But to be sure, consult your doctor.
Reply:I'm no foot doctor, but I can speak from recent experience. I wouldn't worry. It will grow back and look like it used to (maybe better), in about 6 months.





The people whose toenails grow back in only 2 months must live by a nuclear waste dump.
Reply:oh yeh cut that toe nail off if its that loose, and get some disinfectant on there. wrap it up to keep it safe from germs.


I lost 2 of my toe nails before


1)my baby toe (pinky) got caught on a piece of fabric and it ripped it right off.


2)my big to got rolled over by a heavy office chair, my toe nail came off and it was being held on by the small skin, like in your case.


Yes your toe nail will grow back as normal, if not better than it grew back, you'll have a brand new toe nail in a few weeks.


also if you want it to grow back faster, theres over the counter pills you can take to get your nails to grow faster.
Reply:Mine fell off last summer when a teach stepped on my toe in her high heal!! It took me 2 months for it to grow back. If i were you let it air out for the first like week because i know how much it hurts! Then you can put a band aid and let it be. They usualy grow back normal
Reply:i had a engrown toenail and had to get the whole toenail removed so i sugget go to the doctor, let them take it off n get sum medicine n they'll wrap it up so it dont get infected and it'll start growin bac soon it wont take long maybe two months or so
Reply:if its not attached..cut it off. it will take a couple of months to grow back. it will grow back normal unless you have some kind of bacterial infection. then go to the doctors
Reply:Had the same thing happen to me. It will grow back normal. After a week you won't even notice it's gone. It takes a few months for it to get back to normal though.
Reply:It might take a while. Why dont u google it. Research never hurts and don't worry it will grow back.
Reply:It will grow back it's going to take a month if you don't keep injurying it. I lost mine and it only took a month for mine and it gew back normal SO don't worry. The doctor is going to tell ou the same thing