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![]() ![]() The chapter ends with several review questions to help students refocus on the teachings of the surah and reinforce the materials learned. This is followed by an “Application of the Message” section where the overall theme of the surah is highlighted in a manner that children can now apply the message of the surah in their everyday lives. This is further elaborated into a word-to-word meaning of the entire surah. A “words to know” section provides root and derivatives of several key words used in the surah. The surah is followed by explanation of the verses based on the authentic commentary. However, these proposals were unacceptable. It is noted that this Surah was revealed at the time when the non-believers of Makkah tried to de-track the Holy Prophet (peace be upon him) by putting forth a number of proposals. In Juz Amma for School Students (without transliteration), each surah begins with a short introduction. This Surah consists of a total of 6 ayaat only. This layout greatly assists the students who are well versed with reading directly from the Arabic text. It has large and clear color-coded Arabic text and the translation in two column format. Thre is no transliteration of the Arabic verses in this book. Read about other related Surahs: al-Ikhlas, an-Nas and al-Falaq.This book is a student-friendly presentation of the 30th Juz or part of the Qur’an. ![]() The Messenger of Allah (PBUH) recited in the two supererogatory Rak’ah of the Fajr prayer Surah al-Kafirun (in the first Rak’ah), and Surah al-Ikhlas (in the second Rak’ah). ![]() It should be noted that Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) also recited Surah al-Kafirun during the morning prayer (Fajr), as stated in one of the Hadith reported by Hz Abu Hurairah (RA) It is considered Sunnah to recite Surah al-Kafirun in the second Rak’ah of the Witr prayer (Isha). Feel free to share these with your family and friends. Here is each verse of Surah al-Kafirun as a separate image. For you is your religion, and for me is my religion.Nor will you be worshippers of what I worship.Nor will I be a worshipper of what you worship.Nor are you worshippers of what I worship.Stay with your religion, and I will no doubt stay with mine, and it cannot be otherwise.” Surah al-Kafirun in Arabicįirst, let us look at Surah al-Kafirun in Arabic: His purpose was to convey the Word of Allah to His people.Īs such, this Surah was sent down as a reply to the polytheists’ offer - its essence can be summed up as: “I have warned you most sternly against error, unbelief, and associating partners with Allah, as well as against the evil and terrible consequences of these acts, and there was no negligence or omission in this warning, but if you are determined not to heed my appeal and remain deaf to all my sincere warnings, then leave me alone. Imam Ahmad recorded from Ibn Umar that the Messenger of Allah recited in the two Rakahs before the Morning prayer and the two Rakahs after the Sunset prayer on. Of course, the Messenger of Allah (PBUH) would never agree to this, because he was the Final Messenger sent by the Lord of the Worlds. It is also recorded in Sahih Muslim in a Hadith of Abu Hurayrah that the Messenger of Allah recited these two Surahs in the two Rakahs (optional prayer) of the Morning prayer. As such, they offered him an option that they thought would suit everyone and serve as a compromise: for one year Muslims will worship their deities, and for the next year, the polytheists will worship Allah. They naively assumed that the Messenger of Allah (PBUH) would agree to their terms. This Surah was revealed when the polytheists of Mecca attempted to come to an agreement with the Messenger of Allah (PBUH), saying that they were ready to make concessions. Surah al-Kafirun is designed to draw a dividing line between faith and unbelief, to distinguish between monotheism and Kufr/Shirk, and to separate the right path from wrong. Surah al-Kafirun: “For You is Your Religion For Me is My Religion.” This Surah also rejects the practice of assigning companions to Allah (Shirk), as well as polytheism. The main theme of Surah al-Kafirun is the affirmation of monotheism and renunciation of unbelief (Kufr). ![]() This Meccan surah, consisting of six verses, is so named because it contains an appeal that the Messenger of Allah (PBUH) was to convey to the unbelievers. Surah al-Kafirun is the 109th Surah of The Quran. ![]() ![]() The Moto X Play is affordable, stylish and offers some high end features. The new Motorola Moto X Play is considered to be a mid-range phone. The original Moto X was originally released in August 2013 followed by the second generation in 2014. ![]() I have been ‘playing’ with my Moto X Play for a few weeks now and really love the camera and long battery life. You can learn more about the whole testing process here.The Moto X Play was released in Canada on August 21st. And with the volume levels pretty high in both tests, the Moto X earned an excellent mark here. The great news is, besides some extra stereo crosstalk, there's virtually no degradation when you plug in a pair of headphones. Its frequency response could be better in the lowest and highest frequencies but was close to perfect for the rest of the range, and while the intermodulation distortion was slightly high, harmonic distortion was absent. When connected to an active external amplifier the smartphone showed great dynamic range, signal-to-noise ratio and stereo crosstalk. The Motorola Moto X did quite well in our audio test, demonstrating output worthy of a flagship. Playing music in the lockscreen Excellent audio quality The notification area also lets you control the playback via an expandable notification. While the player is working, the lockscreen features the album art and track info for the current song along with simple playback controls. The Now Playing screen uses the song album art and gives you a quick shortcut to the rest of the artist's songs along with the play controls. If you plug in a headset, you can also play with the Bass boost and 3D effect sliders. It can be turned on and off and features several presets that along with a user defined one. There's also the nifty option of downloading the content onto the device if you want to have there for connection-less times.įrom the Settings key you can get into the equalizer. Google Play Music also gives you the option to upload music onto the Google-branded cloud and stream it on your device via Wi-Fi or mobile data. It features the spanking New Listen Now feature which tries to determine what you like and the sequence of your track-changing so that it can start offering you music you might like to play next. It went through a major UI overhaul and is now snappier and more beautiful. Google's own music player called Play Music is on board the Moto X. Google Play Music streams and stores your music It's another feature most customs launchers had, but is only now making its way to the platform itself. The feature relies on the good ol' DLNA technology to connect and the Miracast protocol for streaming. ![]() You can also wirelessly sharing videos with a Wi-Fi enabled TV. The video player is now perfectly usable out of the box - it plays a host of formats which include H.263, H.264, MPEG4, VC-1, VP8 in up to 1080p resolution. Motorola however, have added much better codec support than the one found in Nexus devices. The video player has retained its stock Android interface. Most of these options have a slider that lets you fine-tune the strength of the effect.Įditing an image Video player has good codec support ![]() The editor can be accessed from a small icon from the bottom left hand-side corner and offers light adjustments (so you can bring out the shadows or the highlights), effects, color styles, red eye correction, straightening a photo, sharpening and face glow (which detects faces automatically). The settings menu lets you do simple edits to a photo (rotate, crop) or go into a more capable editor with a lot more option. When you try to scroll past the end, the photo thumbnails will tilt to remind you you're at the end.Īnyway, the single photo view is updated too - above the photo are several sharing shortcuts and a delete button, while the underlying line of small thumbnails of all other photos in the album isn't present any more. Getting inside an album displays all the photos in a rectangular grid, which is horizontally scrollable. The Gallery app supports online albums like Picasa (but not Facebook) and you can set it to sync photos only over Wi-Fi. Rather than the familiar stacks, the app uses a grid of photos, two on a line.īesides, Album view, you also get Locations (photos are grouped based on where they were taken), Times (grouped by when they were taken), People (if the photos have tagged faces in them) and Tags (these are general tags you can add manually).Ī handy option is the Make available offline feature - it lets you easily select multiple online albums and download them for offline viewing. The Default view of the gallery is Albums, the first of which is always the Camera album, which has a camera overlay icon too. The Gallery in Android 4.2.2 Jelly Bean retains its ICS looks and functionality. ![]() ![]() ![]() Grand Chien, a nation of rich natural resources and deep political divides, is thrown into chaos when the elected president goes missing and a paramilitary force known as The Legion seizes control of the countryside. It's in development by Haemimont Games and published by THQ Nordic. One thing for sure is that one of the beloved games in the 1990s will be back and it is not a remaster. Jagged Alliance 3 is an upcoming game in the Jagged Alliance series. As of October 2008 the game has been delayed again, and Akellas website was. The publisher, along with Russian developers Akella and F3games, were to create the game, setting an approximate release date of late 2008. While the release date has not been announced yet, it will be available on Steam for PC gamers when it’s ready. Jagged Alliance 3 is an upcoming tactical role-playing video game developed by Haemimont Games and published by THQ Nordic. Familiar characters mercenaries Vicki Waters, Ivan Dolvich, and Fidel Dahan known as “bomb guy” will be back in the game. It is said that this will be the true successor of the beloved turned-based strategy game. Then go out and explore Grand Chien as you meet new people, earn money, grow your team, and ultimately make your own decisions that will decide the country’s fate.įor Jagged Alliance 3, online cooperative game is introduced so the gamer can have a friend help accomplish the missions. In Jagged Alliance 3, select from a huge cast of mercenaries all with their own unique personalities, quirks, and backstories. In Jagged Alliance 3, select from a huge cast of mercenaries all with their. Now, the President’s family has pulled together all their resources, including an arrangement with the powerful Adonis Corporation, to hire a group of skilled mercenaries tasked with finding the President and bringing order back to the country. The country of Grand Chien is thrown into chaos when. Grand Chien, a nation of rich natural resources and deep political divides, is thrown into chaos when the elected president goes missing and a paramilitary force known as “The Legion” seizes control of the countryside. The publisher and developer describe what the gamer’s challenge in the game is: Hier findest du alle Infos zum Rundenstrategiespiel Jagged Alliance 3 von Haemimont Games für PC: Release, Gameplay und alles, was ihr wissen müsst. The release date has not been revealed yet. The licensed to develop Jagged Alliance 3 was then withdrawn by Strategy Games and after years of fits and starts THQ Nordic in 2021 announced that the development of the game by Haemimont games during its 10th Anniversary Showcase. Bulgarian studio Haemimont Games ( Tropico 3-5) is responsible for the third instalment of the iconic series. The Jagged Alliance 3 trailer was revealed last year, 18 years when it was first announced in 2004.Ī year after that announcement, Jagged Alliance 3 was supposed to be turned based game but the developers suddenly changed that it will become a real time combat that enraged the fans of the game as they were attracted to it due to its turned based gameplay. The rather very long wait for the sequel of the popular turned based tactics video game, Jagged Alliance 2, will soon be released. ![]() ![]() The more often you report and talk to Delilah, the more you can learn. Firewatch - Delilah Published: By Freya-PasSiFolle Watch 122 Favourites 0 1K Views cloud delilah electrical forest game hike landscape peacefull pole scenery screen screenshot sky zen firewatch virtualphotographygamephotogamephotography Screen taken during session of Firewatch. ![]() ![]() To sum up: responses that you give and dialogue options that you pick have no major effect on the game, and only some of the conversations may look differently. Also, Delilah is not going to give you long responses if you remain silent in the majority of cases. Make your way back down the trail towards the shore of Jonesy Lake, then head back through the meadow and up the face of the steep shale slide (or whatever you named it. after you leave the cave, eavesdrop on her conversation with someone else and mention that afterwards). Delilah may cease to contact you for some time, after you irritate her (e.g. I think the way Henry developed in my specific game was pretty positive towards Delilah, but I did ignore a lot of her early endless shrink talk about past. This way, you can build something modeled on a bond with Delilah, but in practice this does not matter for the entire game. Did anyone end up with a romance (Spoilers) A huge part of the game revolves around the type of relationship Delilah and Henry build, but I'm not sure if a 'happy' ending exists. Thanks to this, you will hear most of the dialogue lines. After being drawn in by the beautiful art style of Campo Santo’s Firewatch, a couple of friends and I gathered around. In practice, if you want to learn every detail of the story, report on everything and always respond to requests. Cissy Jones, the voice of Delilah in Campo Santo’s ‘Firewatch’. after you pick supplies (take only what you need or everything that you find in the container). Sometimes, the choices that you make may be commented upon on the following day, e.g. Sometimes this may change some of the dialogue lines, but the course of action will be identical, regardless of what you have picked. In practice, building relationships with Delilah has no major impact on the game. The more reports you make, the more often you can talk to Delilah. ![]() ![]() ![]() WHAT IS WENDY’S $5 BACON DOUBLE STACK BIGGIE BAG DEAL?įor only $5, you can get a Bacon Double Stack Sandwich with 4 piece Nuggets, Small Fries, and a Small Drink. Wendy’s offer its Breakfast Menu from 6:30 AM till 10:30 AM. 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Now, fellow Danish publication Ekstra Bladet has gone a step further, reporting that both Grosjean and Magnussen will be leaving and that it will be announced as soon as this weekend. Get your hands on the official Haas 2020 collection via the Formula 1 store “Haas, who just a year ago felt too inexperienced to occupy just one car with a debutant, will now likely drive with two rookies, which underscores how hard the crisis is hitting.” ![]() Without the financial problems that have followed in the slipstream of COVID-19, Haas, Williams and others could have afforded to look more at the drivers’ talent than their financial backing. “His career thus becomes another victim of the corona crisis. “I am 99.9% sure Kevin Magnussen’s Formula 1 career will end with the season finale in Abu Dhabi on December 13,” said Nygaard. Peter Nygaard, the F1 correspondent for Danish newspaper BT, recently stated that Magnussen will almost certainly be leaving the Formula 1 grid after the final race of 2020. ![]() According to reports, Haas will announce its 2021 lineup at the upcoming race weekend in Portugal, and it will feature two new drivers.īoth Romain Grosjean and Kevin Magnussen’s contracts expire at the end of this season, and there has been little to suggest that either will be offered a renewal. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() There are other sizes used in special applications for example, some medical devices use large, round batteries called "zinc cells" or "alkaline cells".ĭo you need a battery for a fossil automatic?įossil use quartz batteries, which are industry standard at this pricing bracket. Large, cylindrical, black, 2.1 mm in diameter-used in solar-powered watches. Small, cylindrical, black, 1.5 mm in diameter-used in digital watches.Ĥ. Large, flat, silver/gray, 12 mm x 4 mm-used in more expensive models from major brands such as Samsung and Motorola.ģ. Small, flat, silver/gray, 8 mm x 4 mm-used in inexpensive watches that are sold around the world.Ģ. The most common sizes of watch batteries are as follows:ġ. However, not all labels are accurate or clear, so if you're still unsure, you can always email or call the manufacturer to find out what type of battery you need. If you look inside the case, there should be a label indicating which battery goes with it. Most of the time, we can only determine what battery your watch requires by removing the back of the watch. A certain size and kind of battery is required for a watch movement, and they cannot be interchanged. Not all watch batteries are created equal. Use a flathead screwdriver to open up the board area. It should be marked "BOARD" with four small holes for screws. Locate the battery compartment on the back side of the watch. Be careful not to scratch the front face of the watch. Remove the back cover by pulling it off carefully with your fingernail or tool of choice. This prevents accidental changes to the settings. You just need to follow the instructions below to replace your battery: The process is simple and easy to perform. So, yes, you can replace the battery inside of your Fossil smart watch. Even if you do not notice that it is not working until much later, our replacement policy allows you to fix or replace your watch at any time. Whether you use it every day or just want to wear it when you go out, your watch will still be able to tell time. OUR WATCHES ARE ALL AGILE - SOME FUNCTION MORE THAN OTHERS. That being said, the Fossil Q Guarantee indicates that you get a two-year warranty that will repair or replace your watch if necessary, and it also adds: BATTERIES. This is usually indicated by a warning label on the back of the watch case.īased on this breakdown, the fossil battery does not appear to be easily changeable. Some models can be powered by a single battery while others need two or more batteries in order to work. Otherwise, you might get stuck with something obsolete that doesn't work anymore.įossil uses several types of batteries in its products. These older batteries are still available in small quantities so if you buy a watch that needs one, be sure to check whether it has been manufactured using vintage parts first. They work on the same chemistry as dry cells but use multiple layers of carbonized wood or charcoal instead of one sheet. Zinc carbonagey batteries were originally used in voice recorders and radio receivers but can now be found in wristwatches instead. The smaller the size, the less weight it will take to power the clock. They are available in different capacities from 1 millimeter to 10 millimeters. ![]() There are two main types of batteries used in timepieces: dry cell and zinc carbonagey.ĭry cells are the most common type of battery used in wristwatches. The only way to know for sure is to open the watch (see our how to change a fossil watch battery tutorial) and look at the battery type. Depending on the model, Fossil watches require a variety of battery sizes. "It depends," is the most accurate response. ![]() ![]() ![]() peers from a givenĬountry), by network (public/I2P) and even by peer. Rate limiting globally, by download, by tag, by peer-set (e.g.Swarm Merging to complete torrents that do not have all the available bits, and to speed up downloading.Try using the encrypted test.In addition to the standard Bittorrent Client Features, BiglyBT also offers: ![]() Test failed: Test aborted: Could not upload to any of the peers - insufficient upload slots?Ī: Check if your ISP is on the bad ISP list. Test failed: Test aborted: Could not download from any of the peers as never unchoked by them Q: What if I see these errors (but everything else seems to be working)? Please see this page if you think your ISP is limiting the bit torrent protocol. The encryption used with SpeedTest is a light encryption, so even this test might still be limited. It is possible that you might be using one of them. Q: What if I see a higher speed running with encryption than without?Ī: Some ISPs have limited the bit torrent protocol in the past. 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![]() ![]() They surveyed 1,200 participants from 40 locations to better understand how the gesture was understood, and found that though 738 of them agreed on the positive meaning (approximately “O.K.”), there were a few secondary meanings (the number one, a sexual insult and hitch-hiking among them) and many Italians thought of it as “a ‘new thing’ imported by the American G.I.s during the war.” Many even called it “The American O.K.” “The whole ‘Roman arena’ explanation that is so often given, appears to be largely irrelevant,” wrote Desmond Morris, a zoologist who collaborated with psychologists in his 1979 book Gestures, Their Origins and Distribution, which explored the topic in Europe and the Mediterranean. The image was reportedly a source of inspiration when Ridley Scott directed Gladiator.īut, while the painting helps explain confusion over Roman history, it doesn’t actually explain where modern usage comes from. ![]() ![]() Despite being known for his historical accuracy, Gérôme got the gesture wrong: his title indicates the “turned thumb” but his painting shows the “thumbs down,” which was not actually one of the ancient options. Almost everyone in the crowd has their arm out, thumb pointed down to the ground. His famous painting “Pollice Verso” depicts a crowded arena looking down on a few gladiators, only one of whom is still standing, foot pressed to the throat of one of his fallen combatants. Then, in 1872 the popular and influential painter Jean-Léon Gérôme, well, turned things upside-down a bit. From the 1600s until the early 1900s, that’s the primary dichotomy of thumbs: bent up (death) or down (life). The thumb turned, extending from the hand, was translated from Latin as a sign of “disapprobation” in a number of instances that the Oxford English Dictionary records. In the intervening years, the thumbs-up gesture was mostly mentioned in reference to the Latin. So how did the meaning get swapped around? In antiquity, says Corbeill, “the thumb was hostile in the same way the middle finger was hostile, and it was a threat, just like it is now.” There’s a poem that describes a crowd gesturing towards a gladiator with an unfriendly or hostile thumb, and then the same phrase is used in other contexts where it clearly means the upturned thumb. “‘Turning the thumb’ is turning the thumb up ,” he says, “and you’ve got the ‘up’ gesture.”Īnother reason we know the thumbs-up was the kill signal was a gesture known as the infestus pollex or hostile thumb, which is mentioned in texts but, again, isn’t pictured. He’s got a fist with his thumb pressing down on it.”įor example, the word for turning also means turning a limb in question on the joint, but doing the modern thumbs-down gesture involves turning the wrist, not the thumb. “And right underneath, one of the referees is pressing his thumb. ![]() There’s two referees around them breaking up the battle and up above it says, in Latin, STANTES MISSI, which means ‘let the men who are still standing be released,'” he says. “What’s great about these is that they often have text accompanying them, so what you see very clearly is two gladiators fighting to a standstill. “A thumb can press or be pressed, it works both ways.”Ĭorbeill located an example of what exactly the gesture might look in Nîmes, in southern France, when he found an appliqué medallion that shows a scene from a gladiatorial battle. “The verb premere in latin is just as ambiguous as ‘press’ in English,” he says. The Latin term for the gesture of approval, Corbeill explains, is pollices premere, which means “press your thumbs” and has been described by Pliny the Elder as a common gesture of good wishes. Historical confusion about that thumb-pressing gesture exposes just how difficult it can be to track the evolution of body language. ![]() |
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