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Caring for a Sick Child

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146 years after Gettysburg

Today is the 146th anniversary of the Gettysburg Address - November 19th, 1963. Readers may be interested in this word cloud I generated of the text of the Address: Here's the full transcript of the Gettysburg Address (the "Nicolay" copy).

Muslim Quote of the Day

True ecstasy is passive: it overwhelms the heart without any intention or deliberate effort. It is the fruit of spiritual devotion and worship. The deeper is your devotion to God, and the more intense is your worship, the more likely you are to receive ecstasy from God. In a state of ecstasy the heart is lost to God.

Qushayri, "Risalah"

From "366 Readings From Islam," translated by Robert Van der Weyer. Copyright 2000. All rights reserved. Used with permission of John Hunt Publishing, United Kingdom.

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Muslim Prayer of the Day

For seeking richness

From Imam ar-Ridhaa (a) On the authority of his forefathers who said that the Prophet (s) said: He who says every day 100 times [the following] will attract richness through it and drive away poverty:

Laa ilaaha illaal-laahul-malikul-Haqqul-mubeen
(There is no god, except Allah, the Ruler, the Real, the Manifest)

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