7. Al-A’raf /The Elevated
I/We begin by the Blessed Name of Allah
The Immensely Merciful to all, The Infinitely Compassionate to everyone.
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Alif. Lam. Mim. Sad.
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This Book - The Qur’an - is being sent down on to you O The Prophet.
So let there be no distress in your heart due to this.
While you are to warn the disbelieving audience through it,
this is a Reminder to the believers.
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O The People!
Follow what is being sent down on to you by your Rabb - The Lord, and
do not follow the whims of others or take others for worship apart from HIM.
Yet little you understand and follow.
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And how many of habitations have WE destroyed before!
So it happened that OUR Punishment came upon them suddenly - either by the night or
while they were in the midst of their noon-nap.
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And when OUR Punishment finally overtook them, they had nothing to say, except crying out:
‘We have indeed been unfair’ to ourselves by sinning!
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It will be during the Time of the Final Judgment that WE will certainly question those to whom WE had assigned OUR Messengers if they followed their teachings, and
WE will also question the Messengers if they had conveyed OUR Message and how did the people respond to it.
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WE will definitely recount their deeds and dealings to them with knowledge and accuracy,
for WE were never absent from their midst!
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And at The Time of the Final Judgment, the weighing of their deeds and dealings will be
fair and just.
Then whose deeds of righteousness will be heavier than their bad deeds on the scales,
those –...
There are countless cases of cruelty and abuse of animals in the present era which are not mentioned in Islamic law, It is a pity that most of these atrocities are taking place in the so-called civilized western countries. However, it is heartening to see that the protest against the cruel exploitation by many western animal rights activists is well organized and it is hoped that this will eventually prevail and the animals will be given their due legitimate rights will remain together. What is worrying is that the developing countries, most of which are Islamic countries, have begun to follow their Western masters. They use the West's (Intensive Farming Methods) pesticides, which are harmful to humans and animals and do more harm to the environment than benefit crops, and lead to millions of animals being traded, exported or Similarly, the experiments that are done with reference to new products that are behind the maximum profit and follow them in the form of other similar luxuries. This article describes instructional teachings offered by Islam in such matters, which are very helpful and useful in raising awareness.
Non-profit Organizations (NPOs), distinct from the governmental and private organizations, are a main part of
a country and society. Time has shown the importance of NPOs in a country. They not only affect the society,
but also the economy. The changing conditions of the economy imply NPOs to innovate their structures,
policies, rules and doings in order to survive better. For this innovation has always been a major characteristic
of NPOs. Non-profits should understand the different factors that bring such innovations.
This study tries to analyse those factors which cause innovation and their effects on innovation. The study aims
to explore the differential effects of structural, process and human factors on two types of innovations;
administrative and technological.
A data set of 324 respondents from non-profit organizations has been collected through interviews with heads
of the organizations and through self-administered questionnaires. The responses have been statistically
analysed through regression analysis and correlation matrix through SPSS 16. The positive and negative
impacts of the five independent variables upon two dependent variables have been analysed by these tests.
The results show that the factors that are favourable to technological innovations are almost the same as factors
conducive to administrative innovations. Two variables; centralization and specialization are significant
predictors'of administrative innovation and the same two factors plus transformational leadership are
significant predictors of technological innovation. Based on these results, implications for the management of
non-profits and future research suggestions have been recommended.