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Peace and mercy of Allah be on you....
Translations of verses:
[40:1] In the name of Allah, al-Rahman (limitlessly Merciful, Who grants, without one asks), al-Rahim (repeatedly Merciful).

[40:2] Ha (Hameed: the One Who has praise) Mim (Majeed: the One Who has majd / glory).

[40:3] The revelation of this Book is from Allah, al-Aziz (Who has complete dominance), al-Aleem (Who has perfect knowledge).

[40:4] Ghafer iz zumbe (The Forgiver of ...

I wrote this on Superbowl Sunday, and I was in a bar that has no TV’s. When I was young and foolish, I liked football, both to play and to watch. Alas, like most things football has deteriorated over time. In any population there are only so many great players, and the NFL had all of them, but some greedy people created additional teams and started the AFL to try to cash in on the game’s popularity. Initially, the AFL tried to create a big show, and they did grab a few good players, and the NFL ...

Trump has messed things up more than enough already, so we could tell him that he succeeded in making America Great again, and it's time to move on. For his next adventure he could turn around a "**** hole country", and I would suggest that he take on Eritrea.

Eritrea is such a wonderful place that many of its residents are trying to leave. It has been governed by a dictator for decades, and the standard of living is rather low. But Eritrea is a beautiful tropical place ...

Wars are examples of diplomacy failing. Trade wars are one form of war, and they can be a harmful as shooting wars. The Great Depression was caused by a trade war, and we may have a similar event in the near future.

The history books don’t have much about it, but there nearly was a shooting war between the U.S.A. and the UK in the 1920’s. London had been the primary center of international finance since the Seventeenth Century. Debt and equity were issued and traded there more than ...

The day I’ve had.

So. If you were to search for “spotty cake” You’ll find some fun looking things and right away you’ll find what I was trying to make.
It’s my mum’s birthday tomorrow and I don’t really have anything for her. I put all my efforts into Christmas and had some nice surprises for her (including something that I actually went out and bought myself). As there was a 3 for 2 offer when I bought her Satsuma hand cream and hand sanitiser I was saving the second hand ...