Sunday, January 25, 2015
In the
autumn of 1842 Lincoln ridiculed a vain, pugnacious politician by the name of James
Shields. Lincoln lammed him through an anonymous letter published in
Springfield Journal. The town roared with laughter. Shields, sensitive and
proud, boiled with indignation. He found out who wrote the letter, leaped on
his horse, started after Lincoln, and challenged him to fight a duel. Lincoln
didn't want to fight. He was opposed to dueling, but he couldn't get out of it
and save his honor. He was given the choice of weapons.
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The Battle
of Gettysburg was fought during the first three days of July 1863. During the night of July 4, Lee
began to retreat southward while storm clouds deluged the country with rain.
When Lee reached the Potomac with his defeated army, he found a swollen,
impassable river in front of him, and a victorious Union Army behind him. Lee was
in a trap. He couldn't escape. Lincoln saw that. Here was a golden, heaven-sent
opportunity-the opportunity to capture Lee's army and end the war immediately.
So, with a surge of high hope, Lincoln ordered Meade not to call a council of
war but to attack Lee immediately. Lincoln telegraphed his orders and then sent
a special messenger to Meade demanding immediate action.
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Saturday, November 22, 2014
A Bedouin once said
that if authority is given to people, who are not accepted, and weapons are
given into the hands of those who do not use them, and wealth is in the hands
of those who do not spend it – then, surely, the affairs of society will be at
a loss.
Reference: Gems & Jewels by Abdul Malik Mujahid
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The things I want to know are in books; my best friend is the man who'll get me a book I ain't read.
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Mahatma
Gandhi, was not in the habit of wearing a shirt, even during winter or
formal meetings. Surprised at this, a little boy asked him,
“Why don’t you wear a kurtha?”
“Why don’t you wear a kurtha?”
Kurtha
is a loose shirt commonly worn in India. Gandhi explained that it was
because he was poor and could not afford it. The boy readily agreed to
get a kurtha stitched, but Gandhi replied that a single kurtha was not sufficient as he had a large family. He said he needed 400 million kurthas to properly clothe his brothers and sisters.
He was clearly referring to all the poor people of India …
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Wednesday, August 20, 2014
When
the Prophet’s influence extended after his conquests and Islam had spread far
and wide, the Prophet (saw) began sending to various tribes to call them to
Islam. Sometimes he even had to send armies. ‘Adi bin Hatim al-Ta’i was a king
and the son of a king. When the Prophet (saw) sent an army to the Tai’ tribe,
‘Adi ran away from the battle and took refuge in Syria. When the Muslim army
reached Tai’ they found it easy to defeat them as they had neither a king nor
an organised army. The Mus-lims would always treat people kindly in wars and
respect their emotions, even during battle. The purpose of the battle was to prevent
the plots of ‘Adi’s people against the Muslims and to dis-play to them the
Muslims’ strength.
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"Rawdah Al-Uqala: 1/45
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