5. Al-Ma’idah /The Feast
I/We begin by the Blessed Name of Allah
The Immensely Merciful to all, The Infinitely Compassionate to everyone.
05:01
O The Faithful!
Fulfill your obligations.
The meat of all cattle of the domestic livestock is made lawful for you to consume except that have been described to you as unlawful,
except hunting of wild game is unlawful while you are in a state of sanctity/Ihram for the Hajj or Umrah.
Indeed, Allah - the One and Only God - decrees whatever HE wants.
05:02
O The Faithful!
Do not violate the sanctity of the Symbols of Allah:
the Sacred Months of Hajj, and
sacrificial offerings, and
the garlands placed around the necks of sacrificial cattle.
And do not prevent those who are going to the Sacred House of Ka’bah seeking favor from their Rabb- The Lord and HIS Grace.
Once you are out of the state of sanctity/Ihram for the Hajj, then you may hunt wild game.
Do not let your hatred of some people, who once barred you from the Grand Sacred Masjid, provoke you to violence or aggression against them.
Instead, help one another in virtue and piety,
and do not help one another in sinfulness and hostility, acts of disobedience, and overstepping the limits set by Allah.
Fear Allah!
Surely Allah is Severe in punishment.
05:03
It is unlawful for you to consume and use its products:
the meat of dead animals, and
the blood, and
the pig’s meat, and
the meat of all cattle dedicated to any entity other than Allah, and
the flesh of the animals strangled to death, and
the one beaten to death violently, and
the one strangled to death, and
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Common Cocklebur (Xanthium strumarium L.) is one of the emerging aggressive and invasive weeds of waste lands and crop fields in the North-West Frontier Province of Pakistan. Although of subtropical origin, it has also invaded regions of colder climates. Among the crops, maize has been perceived to be more severely affected by X. strumarium in the region. Therefore, in order to evaluate the competitive ability of X. strumarium in maize, field experiments were conducted at Agricultural Research Farm, NWFP Agricultural University Peshawar, Pakistan for two crop seasons (Summer/Kharif 2006 and 2007) using a Randomized Complete Block Design with split plot arrangement replicated three times. The main plots comprised of four varying maize densities: 5, 7.5, 10, and 12.5 plants m -2 , whereas seven contrasting densities of X. strumarium viz., 0, 2, 4, 6, 8, 10 and 12 plants m -2 were allotted to the subplots. The crop parameters (percent emergence m -2 , days to tasseling, silking, and maturity, plant height, leaf area, leaf area index, number of grains cob -1 , thousand grain weight, biological yield, grain yield and harvest index) and the weed parameters (plant height, leaf area, leaf area index, fresh biomass) were all significantly different between the two years due to the substantial disparity in the environmental conditions. The aggressiveness of X. strumarium was higher in 2006 as compared to that in 2007 obviously as a consequence of prominent inequality in the rainfall (184 vs. 48 mm) and average temperature (28 vs. 32 °C), which differently affected the yield and yield-related traits in maize. Therefore, the crop parameters were better in 2006 than in 2007 which implied that the mutual effect of the crop and weed on each other was somewhat consistent. During both the years, the grain yield of maize was highest in control plots (maize monoculture) at density of 7.5 plants m -2 . The density of X. strumarium at 8-12 plants m -2 reduced the maize yield by 40 and 43% in 2006 iiand 2007, respectively. However, in both the experiments, the maize yield losses were rather comparable (24-26%) at all crop densities. The tasseling and silking stages of maize, and ultimately the crop maturity were delayed by a gradual increase in the weed density. The highest biological yield of maize was noticed in the highest crop density (12.5 plants m -2 ) which progressively diminished with reduction in the crop density. Consequently, a higher biomass of X. strumarium was noted in the lowest maize density. Therefore, majority of the crop and weed parameters were significantly affected by an increase in the density of either species. Moreover, higher values were recorded for leaf area and leaf area index of either species during 2006 as compared to 2007. The biomass of X. strumarium increased with increasing density and also dependent on maize density; the higher the maize density the lower was the weed biomass. However, a considerable vegetative growth of X. strumarium was recorded even at the highest maize density indicating that the crop density alone can not curb X. strumarium below the threshold level. In view of the two years study, it can be deduced that X. strumarium is a strong competitor in maize crop that can result in remarkable yield losses in maize depending on the crop and weed density. The data suggest that the crop density alone is not sufficient enough to cope effectively with the X. strumarium competition; therefore, multiple cultural approaches should be employed to predict the crop yield losses due to competition with the weed. Key words: Maize, corn, cocklebur, density, Zea mays, Xanthium strumarium, crop- weed competition, interference.