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To: JudyinCanada

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http://www.suntimes.com/news/politics/obama/2304420,CST-NWS-whitehouse23.article


75 posted on 08/15/2010 7:16:52 PM PDT by Liberty Valance (Keep a simple manner for a happy life :o)
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To: Liberty Valance

Remember the movie “The Money Pit”
Well, there ya go.


79 posted on 08/15/2010 7:48:36 PM PDT by bossmechanic (If all else fails, hit it with a hammer)
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To: Liberty Valance
From the Sun times: "At least the Obamas won't be disrupted at the crack of dawn: Peck said construction work will occur only from 7:30 a.m. to 6:15 p.m."

Plenty of time to do morning prayers first.

Islam Prayer Times

For Muslims it is obligatory to perform five prayers throughout the day and the night.
These are: Fajr, Dhuhr, Asr, Maghrib, Isha.
The times of the prayer are determined by the position of the sun.



Time

Dawn Prayer (before sunrise)
Beginning time for morning prayers

1.Fajr

Angle of the sun under the horizon
Islamic Society of North America: 15°
University Of Karachi, Muslim World League: 18°
Umm Al-Qura University: 19°

Sunrise
end time for morning prayers

Shuruq


Noon Prayer

2.Dhuhr, Zhuhr

The time of Zuhr starts when sun passes its zenith.

Afternoon Prayer

3.Asr

begins when the length of the shadow of a vertical rod
Hanafi:
is equal to its shadow at noon plus twice the length of the rod.
Shafi: is equal to the length of the rod plus its shadow at noon.
It ends about 10 minutes before sunset.

Sunset Prayer

4.Maghrib

begins immediately after sunset

Evening (Night) Prayer

5.Isha

begins, at moderate latitudes, when the sky is completely dark and ends just before the Dawn Prayer.
Angle of the sun under the horizon
Islamic Society of North America: 15°
Muslim World League: 17°
University Of Karachi: 18°
Umm Al-Qura University: 90 minutes after the Sunset

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81 posted on 08/15/2010 8:03:52 PM PDT by greyfoxx39 (The question will be: Where do you stand on shariah?” Obama stands WITH shariah.)
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