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ARAB TIMES, THURSDAY, JUNE 18, 2015 3 LOCAL Sheikh Salman ‘congratulates’ leadership, people on Ramadan Muslims worldwide to mark the holy month Thursday KUWAIT CITY, June 17, (KUNA): Minister of Information and Minister of State for Youth Affairs Sheikh Salman Sabah Salem Al-Humoud Al- Sabah on Wednesday con- gratulated the Kuwaiti political leadership and people on the advent of the Muslim Holy fasting month of Ramadan. On behalf of the State Ministry for Youth Affairs, Sheikh Salman congratulated in a press statement His Highness the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al- Sabah, His Highness the Crown Prince Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah and His Highness the Prime Minister Sheikh Jaber Al-Mubarak Al- Hamad Al-Sabah on the advent of Ramadan that starts Thursday. He prayed for more security, stabil- ity and prosperity in Kuwait under His Highness the Amir’s wise leadership. Sheikh Salman noted in his state- ment that the youth affairs ministry follows His Highness the Amir’s directives as a roadmap for supporting and empowering youth, embracing their views and promoting capabilities. Agencies add: The Muslim holy fasting month of Ramadan will begin Thursday in Saudi Arabia, the birthplace of Islam and home to its holiest sites, the Royal Court said. Elsewhere in the Gulf, Bahrain, the United Arab Emirates and Qatar also announced a Thursday start for Ramadan. The government of Yemen, exiled in Saudi Arabia because of war in their homeland, similarly said the holy month would begin Thursday in their country. And in Amman, Jordanian religious authorities said Ramadan would begin there on Thursday. Muslims around the world will mark the start of Ramadan on Thursday, a month of intense prayer, dawn-to-dusk fasting and nightly feasts. Muslims follow a lunar calendar and a moon-sighting methodology that can lead to different countries declaring the start of Ramadan a day or two apart. However, this year reli- gious authorities in Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Iran, Indonesia and most other parts of the world announced based on their sightings of the moon that daily fasting would begin Thursday. Authorities in Pakistan have yet to announce the sighting of the moon. During Ramadan, observant Muslims abstain from eating and drinking from sunrise to sunset for the entire month. A single sip of water or a puff of a cigarette is considered enough to invalidate the fast. The fast is intended to bring the faithful closer to God and to remind them of the suffering of those less for- tunate. Muslims often give to charities during the month, and mosques and aid organizations organize free meals for the public every night. Fasting also is seen as a way to physically and spiritually detoxify through exercising self-restraint. Sexual intercourse between spouses also is off-limits during the day, while Muslims also are encouraged to be mindful of their behavior and to avoid gossiping, cursing and quarrel- ing. KUNA photo Sheikh Salman during the meeting with members of Higher Committee for Theater Arts. Photo by Mohammad Morsi People shop at Mubarakiya Market for Ramadan which starts on Thursday, June 18. This year, Ramadan falls during the summer, which means long and hot days of fasting. Mainstream scholars advise Muslims in northern European countries with 16 hours or more of daylight to follow the cycle of fasting of the nearest Muslim majority nation to them to avoid impossibly long hours without food or water. Chairwoman Pia Jardi at the Finnish Muslim Union in Helsinki said Muslims there will be fasting for 21 hours and have just three hours — or even less — for eating, drinking and prayer before the sun rises again. “The good thing is that you’ll eat with moderation and that you’ll stick very much into the true, simple spirit of Ramadan,” Jardi said. “Long fast- ing time means you rarely want to eat heavily.” The world’s 1.6 billion Muslims traditionally break their fast like the Prophet Muhammad did around 1,400 years ago, with a sip of water and some dates at sunset. Then fami- ly and friends gather for a large feast. Part of the evening is often spent at the mosque in prayers called “taraweeh.” Children, the elderly, the sick, women who are pregnant or menstru- ating and people traveling are not obli- gated to fast. Non-Muslims or adult Muslims not observing the fast who eat in public during the day in Ramadan can be fined or even jailed in some Middle Eastern countries, such as Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, home to large Western expa- triate populations in Dubai and Abu Dhabi. “Our prayers are probably a bit shorter than in other Muslim coun- tries,” said Jardi, a native Finn who converted to Islam some 30 years ago. “The good thing is that you’ll eat with moderation and that you’ll stick very much into the true, simple spirit of Ramadan. Long fasting time means you rarely want to eat heavily.” Fasting during Ramadan is one of the five pillars of Islam, along with the Muslim declaration of faith, daily prayer, charity and performing the hajj pilgrimage in Mecca. Muslims celebrate the end of Ramadan with a three-day holiday called Eid al-Fitr. Photo by Mohammad Morsi A Kuwaiti shopping for dates, which is the main fruit with which Muslims break their fast. Ahmadi Governor Sheikh Fawaz Al-Khalid Al-Sabah Tuesday received in his office Mubarak Al-Kabeer Governor Ret. General Ahmad Abdulatif Al-Rujaib. During the meet- ing, the two officials deliberated on several issues of mutual concern. Sheikh Fawaz stressed the need to continue joint efforts, cooperation and consultations between the two governorates for positive effects on citizens and expatriates of Kuwait. 13,000 register for colon cancer diagnosis KUWAIT CITY, June 17: Head of Municipal Council Investigation Committee Osama Al-Oteibi has criticized the response of Health Ministry and the Ministry of Communications regarding the harmful effect of telecommunication towers, reports Al-Seyassah daily. In a press statement, Al-Oteibi said the committee had asked the ministries to pro- vide results of the study conducted on the harmful effect of telecommunications tow- ers, stressing the importance of complying with the standards and regulations set for installing telecommunications towers. He noted the committee and head of Telecommunications Authority had unani- mously agreed on the regulations, and the authority is still preparing the executive bylaws which will be enforced within three months. He disclosed the authority will be man- aging the establishment of any telecom- munication tower and issuance of licenses for that purpose, indicating the committee has since requested Ministry of Communications to present bylaws for approval of telecommunication towers. He wondered why neither Kuwait Municipality nor the Municipal Council received a copy of bylaws issued by the Ministry of Communications, although the committee has always stressed the need to bolster coordination among the various government systems for public interest. Meanwhile, Al-Oteibi proposed the allo- cation of plots to establish petrol stations in the areas between Arabian Gulf Street and Al-Shuhada Street, given that only one small petrol station serves the areas in question. Chairperson of the National Program for Early Detection of Colon Cancer in the Ministry of Health Dr Fahad Al-Ibrahim says nearly 13,000 citizens below 45 years old have applied for colon cancer diagno- sis since the program was launched last May, reports Al-Anba daily. He disclosed that 1000 applicants have gone through diagnosis so far, and the rest of them will be served according to timetable. He noted some cases of cancerous tumor and benign tumor have been detected and treated to prevent the progression of disease. Meanwhile, the program is approaching the conclusion of phase three of awareness campaign for early detection of colon can- cer through which 46 workshops have been organized according to timetable to train 1,400 primary healthcare personnel from all health districts. Dr Al-Ibrahim added the campaign cov- ered several meetings with the heads of 100 medical centers in cooperation with doctors from the digestive and binocular units of hospitals, and the main item for implementation of the national program has been awareness policies and protocols for transferring cases. A recent survey indicated colon cancer mostly affects both genders, and the rate of infection has increased six times in men and eight times among women in the last 20 years. Al-Oteibi criticizes response on ‘harmful effect’ of telecom towers Knowledge, solidarity, empowerment The TIES Center is the social and educational hub for expats in Kuwait. For more information, please call 97798222/25231015 or e-mail [email protected] or visit www.tiescenter.net. Unbiased non-Muslim’s testimonials about Prophet Muhammad M any Orientalists before reading about Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) think of him as a mere mili- tary man who spearheaded nomad Arabs in military conquests in various parts of the Arabian Peninsula and adjacent areas. He was not only a mil- itary leader but was also a spiritual leader who was able to influence his kith and kin and thus delivered them from darkness into light. He was a social and ethical leader who influ- enced his people by his noble charac- ter and behavior so much so that they named him, “the honest and trustwor- thy,” even before he started promul- gating his mission. No objective man or woman, friend or foe had an encounter with Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) and still hated him unless he was captious or biased. He only went to war after receiving classified information that some poly- theists and their allies were bent on attacking Muslims. Moreover, when- ever civilians regardless of color, eth- nicity and religion, in the then extend- ed empires were oppressed and resort- ed to him for help and succor, he would then fight on their behalf - and after victory - never forced any of them to embrace Islam. In most cases, civil- ians from occupied territories used to seek his help to manumit them from their respective tyrannical empires. What Some Unbiased Non- Muslim Scholars said or wrote about him: Michael H. Hart, an American his- torian, in his book, “A Ranking of the 100 Most Influential People in History,” has this to say: “My choice of Muhammad to lead the list of the world’s most influential persons may surprise some readers and may be questioned by others, but he was the only man in history who was supreme- ly successful on both the religious and secular levels. Of humble origins, Muhammad founded and promulgated one of the world’s great religions, and became an immensely effective politi- cal leader. Today, (when the book was authored) thirteen centuries after his death, his influence is still powerful and perverse.” He further said: “Muhammad, however, was responsi- ble for both; the theology of Islam and its main ethical and moral principals. In addition, he played the key role in proselytizing the new faith, and in establishing the religious practices of Islam.” (The 100 - A Ranking of the Most Influential Persons in History, pages 33 till 40) Bernard Shaw said: “If he were alive today he would succeed in solv- ing all those problems, which threaten to destroy human civilizPoation in our time.” Lamartine, a renowned historian of our time, questions the world on the essentials of human greatness in the following words: “If greatness of purpose, smallness of means, and astounding results are the three crite- ria of human genius, who could dare to compare any great man in modern history with Muhammad? The most famous men created arms, laws and empires only. They founded, if any- thing at all, no more than material powers which often crumbled away before their eyes. This man moved not only armies, legislation, empires, peo- ples and dynasties, but millions of men in one third of the then inhabited world. And more than that, he moved altars, gods, religions, ideas, beliefs and souls...” Thomas Carlyle in his ‘Heroes and Hero-Worship,’ was simply amazed as to how one man single- handed could weld warring tribes and wandering Bedouins into a most pow- erful and civilized nation in less than two decades. Note that no one bribed these famous educated men to say the afore- mentioned statements about Prophet Muhammad (PBUH). Those state- ments were pronounced after objective and unbiased researches about the life of that great man and the impact of his mission on his followers. Gostav Lobone in his book enti- tled, “Life of Facts,” writes: “What we see from some founders of some religions, is that we do have quite a bit of information about them like Prophet Muhammad (PBUH). However, we see that the life of the founder of Christianity - Jesus Christ — we find that we have some is almost ambiguous.” (History of Christianity by Al-Shaya, page 35) An Orator of Arabia prophesies who prophesized the coming of Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) Among the people who used to worship Allah (SWT) according to the Abrahamic Law and the teachings of Ishmael was Qus bin Sa’edah from the Iyaadi tribe. He was famous as an orator, sage, and intellectual; enjoying a great degree of acumen, insight and magnanimity. He used to exhort people to worship Allah alone (Tawheed) and to shun the worship of idols, which was ram- pant at that time. Moreover, he used to believe in the resurrection and Judgment Day - doctrines that the vast majority of Arabs at that time didn’t believe in. He used to prophesize the advent of Prophet Muhammad (PBUH). Abu Nuaim in his book entitled “Signs of Prophet-hood” recorded that Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with him and his father) said, “Indeed, Qus bin Sa’edah, used to preach to his people in the market of Ukaadh. Once he said, “Truth will once emerge and be known from this side” while point- ing with his hand towards Makkah. They asked him, “And what is this truth?” He replied, “A man from the offspring of Luayy bin Ghaalib will invite you to the word of sincerity, everlasting life and bliss that doen’t end. Therefore, when he invites you, hearken to his call. If I knew that I would live during that time — when he begins his mission — I would be the first one to hasten towards him.” Qus bin Sa’edah met and saw the Prophet (PBUH) but died before his messengership. (Prophetic Biography in the light of the Holy Quran and Sunnah, volume 1, page 80) Sheikh Salman calls for revival of theater arts Minister of Information and Minister of State for Youth Affairs Sheikh Salman Sabah Salem Al-Humoud Al-Sabah urged on Wednesday that more attention be made to reviving theater arts in Kuwait. He said that at a meeting he had with members of the Higher Committee for Theater Arts, said a press statement by the Ministry of Information. He emphasized the need to revise old guidelines for work in theaters including finding permanent loca- tions for the nation’s four public the- ater groups. He also said that gov- ernment annual financial support of theater groups should be reviewed. On the other hand he urged pri- vate and public sectors’ support to the theater and stage-craft scene in the country. Moreover, the minister encouraged local theater groups to take part in international theatrical festivals and to set up annual competitions with prizes for the best writing for stage. Chief among the committee’s members at the meeting with the minister was Ali Al-Youha, who is deputy chairman of the committee and secretary general of the National Council for Culture, Arts, and Letters. Al-Youha said the committee would do its utmost to take into advisement the minister’s remarks and would exert double efforts at pushing ahead the work of theater groups. (KUNA)
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ARAB TIMES, THURSDAY, JUNE 18, 2015
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Sheikh Salman ‘congratulates’leadership, people on Ramadan
Muslims worldwide to mark the holy month Thursday
KUWAIT CITY, June 17,(KUNA): Minister ofInformation and Ministerof State for Youth AffairsSheikh Salman SabahSalem Al-Humoud Al-Sabah on Wednesday con-gratulated the Kuwaitipolitical leadership andpeople on the advent of theMuslim Holy fastingmonth of Ramadan.
On behalf of the State Ministryfor Youth Affairs, Sheikh Salmancongratulated in a press statementHis Highness the Amir SheikhSabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, His Highness the CrownPrince Sheikh Nawaf Al-AhmadAl-Jaber Al-Sabah and HisHighness the Prime MinisterSheikh Jaber Al-Mubarak Al-Hamad Al-Sabah on the advent ofRamadan that starts Thursday.
He prayed for more security, stabil-ity and prosperity in Kuwait under HisHighness the Amir’s wise leadership.
Sheikh Salman noted in his state-ment that the youth affairs ministryfollows His Highness the Amir’sdirectives as a roadmap for supportingand empowering youth, embracingtheir views and promoting capabilities.
Agencies add:The Muslim holy fasting month of
Ramadan will begin Thursday in SaudiArabia, the birthplace of Islam andhome to its holiest sites, the RoyalCourt said.
Elsewhere in the Gulf, Bahrain, theUnited Arab Emirates and Qatar alsoannounced a Thursday start forRamadan.
The government of Yemen, exiledin Saudi Arabia because of war in theirhomeland, similarly said the holymonth would begin Thursday in theircountry.
And in Amman, Jordanian religiousauthorities said Ramadan would beginthere on Thursday.
Muslims around the world willmark the start of Ramadan onThursday, a month of intense prayer,dawn-to-dusk fasting and nightlyfeasts.
Muslims follow a lunar calendarand a moon-sighting methodologythat can lead to different countriesdeclaring the start of Ramadan a dayor two apart. However, this year reli-gious authorities in Saudi Arabia,Egypt, Iran, Indonesia and mostother parts of the world announcedbased on their sightings of the moonthat daily fasting would beginThursday.
Authorities in Pakistan have yet toannounce the sighting of the moon.
During Ramadan, observantMuslims abstain from eating anddrinking from sunrise to sunset for theentire month. A single sip of water or apuff of a cigarette is consideredenough to invalidate the fast.
The fast is intended to bring thefaithful closer to God and to remindthem of the suffering of those less for-tunate. Muslims often give to charitiesduring the month, and mosques andaid organizations organize free mealsfor the public every night.
Fasting also is seen as a way tophysically and spiritually detoxifythrough exercising self-restraint.Sexual intercourse between spousesalso is off-limits during the day,while Muslims also are encouragedto be mindful of their behavior and toavoid gossiping, cursing and quarrel-ing.
KUNA photoSheikh Salman during the meeting with members of Higher Committee for Theater Arts.
Photo by Mohammad MorsiPeople shop at Mubarakiya Market for Ramadan which starts on Thursday, June 18.
This year, Ramadan falls during thesummer, which means long and hotdays of fasting. Mainstream scholarsadvise Muslims in northern Europeancountries with 16 hours or more ofdaylight to follow the cycle of fastingof the nearest Muslim majority nationto them to avoid impossibly longhours without food or water.
Chairwoman Pia Jardi at theFinnish Muslim Union in Helsinkisaid Muslims there will be fastingfor 21 hours and have just threehours — or even less — for eating,drinking and prayer before the sunrises again.
“The good thing is that you’ll eatwith moderation and that you’ll stickvery much into the true, simple spiritof Ramadan,” Jardi said. “Long fast-
ing time means you rarely want to eatheavily.”
The world’s 1.6 billion Muslimstraditionally break their fast like theProphet Muhammad did around1,400 years ago, with a sip of waterand some dates at sunset. Then fami-ly and friends gather for a large feast.Part of the evening is often spent atthe mosque in prayers called“taraweeh.”
Children, the elderly, the sick,women who are pregnant or menstru-ating and people traveling are not obli-gated to fast. Non-Muslims or adultMuslims not observing the fast whoeat in public during the day inRamadan can be fined or even jailed insome Middle Eastern countries, suchas Saudi Arabia and the United Arab
Emirates, home to large Western expa-triate populations in Dubai and AbuDhabi.
“Our prayers are probably a bitshorter than in other Muslim coun-tries,” said Jardi, a native Finn whoconverted to Islam some 30 years ago.“The good thing is that you’ll eat withmoderation and that you’ll stick verymuch into the true, simple spirit ofRamadan. Long fasting time meansyou rarely want to eat heavily.”
Fasting during Ramadan is one ofthe five pillars of Islam, along with theMuslim declaration of faith, dailyprayer, charity and performing the hajjpilgrimage in Mecca.
Muslims celebrate the end ofRamadan with a three-day holidaycalled Eid al-Fitr.
Photo by Mohammad Morsi
A Kuwaiti shopping for dates, which is the main fruit with which Muslims break their fast.
Ahmadi Governor Sheikh Fawaz Al-Khalid Al-Sabah Tuesday received in his officeMubarak Al-Kabeer Governor Ret. General Ahmad Abdulatif Al-Rujaib. During the meet-ing, the two officials deliberated on several issues of mutual concern. Sheikh Fawazstressed the need to continue joint efforts, cooperation and consultations between the two
governorates for positive effects on citizens and expatriates of Kuwait.
13,000 register for colon cancer diagnosis
KUWAIT CITY, June 17: Head ofMunicipal Council InvestigationCommittee Osama Al-Oteibi has criticizedthe response of Health Ministry and theMinistry of Communications regardingthe harmful effect of telecommunicationtowers, reports Al-Seyassah daily.
In a press statement, Al-Oteibi said thecommittee had asked the ministries to pro-vide results of the study conducted on theharmful effect of telecommunications tow-ers, stressing the importance of complyingwith the standards and regulations set forinstalling telecommunications towers.
He noted the committee and head ofTelecommunications Authority had unani-mously agreed on the regulations, and theauthority is still preparing the executivebylaws which will be enforced withinthree months.
He disclosed the authority will be man-aging the establishment of any telecom-munication tower and issuance of licensesfor that purpose, indicating the committeehas since requested Ministry ofCommunications to present bylaws forapproval of telecommunication towers.
He wondered why neither KuwaitMunicipality nor the Municipal Councilreceived a copy of bylaws issued by theMinistry of Communications, although thecommittee has always stressed the need tobolster coordination among the variousgovernment systems for public interest.
Meanwhile, Al-Oteibi proposed the allo-cation of plots to establish petrol stations in
the areas between Arabian Gulf Street andAl-Shuhada Street, given that only one smallpetrol station serves the areas in question.
Chairperson of the National Program forEarly Detection of Colon Cancer in theMinistry of Health Dr Fahad Al-Ibrahimsays nearly 13,000 citizens below 45 yearsold have applied for colon cancer diagno-sis since the program was launched lastMay, reports Al-Anba daily.
He disclosed that 1000 applicants havegone through diagnosis so far, and the rest ofthem will be served according to timetable.He noted some cases of cancerous tumor andbenign tumor have been detected and treatedto prevent the progression of disease.
Meanwhile, the program is approachingthe conclusion of phase three of awarenesscampaign for early detection of colon can-cer through which 46 workshops havebeen organized according to timetable totrain 1,400 primary healthcare personnelfrom all health districts.
Dr Al-Ibrahim added the campaign cov-ered several meetings with the heads of100 medical centers in cooperation withdoctors from the digestive and binocularunits of hospitals, and the main item forimplementation of the national programhas been awareness policies and protocolsfor transferring cases.
A recent survey indicated colon cancermostly affects both genders, and the rateof infection has increased six times in menand eight times among women in the last20 years.
Al-Oteibi criticizes response on‘harmful effect’ of telecom towers
Knowledge, solidarity, empowermentThe TIES Center is the social and educational hub for expats inKuwait. For more information, please call 97798222/25231015 ore-mail [email protected] or visit www.tiescenter.net.
Unbiased non-Muslim’s testimonials about Prophet Muhammad Many Orientalists before reading
about Prophet Muhammad(PBUH) think of him as a mere mili-tary man who spearheaded nomadArabs in military conquests in variousparts of the Arabian Peninsula andadjacent areas. He was not only a mil-itary leader but was also a spiritualleader who was able to influence hiskith and kin and thus delivered themfrom darkness into light. He was asocial and ethical leader who influ-enced his people by his noble charac-ter and behavior so much so that theynamed him, “the honest and trustwor-thy,” even before he started promul-gating his mission. No objective manor woman, friend or foe had anencounter with Prophet Muhammad(PBUH) and still hated him unless hewas captious or biased.
He only went to war after receivingclassified information that some poly-theists and their allies were bent onattacking Muslims. Moreover, when-ever civilians regardless of color, eth-nicity and religion, in the then extend-ed empires were oppressed and resort-
ed to him for help and succor, hewould then fight on their behalf - andafter victory - never forced any of themto embrace Islam. In most cases, civil-ians from occupied territories used toseek his help to manumit them fromtheir respective tyrannical empires.
What Some Unbiased Non-Muslim Scholars said or wroteabout him:
Michael H. Hart, an American his-torian, in his book, “A Ranking of the100 Most Influential People inHistory,” has this to say: “My choice ofMuhammad to lead the list of theworld’s most influential persons maysurprise some readers and may bequestioned by others, but he was theonly man in history who was supreme-ly successful on both the religious andsecular levels. Of humble origins,Muhammad founded and promulgatedone of the world’s great religions, andbecame an immensely effective politi-cal leader. Today, (when the book wasauthored) thirteen centuries after his
death, his influence is still powerfuland perverse.” He further said:“Muhammad, however, was responsi-ble for both; the theology of Islam andits main ethical and moral principals.In addition, he played the key role inproselytizing the new faith, and inestablishing the religious practices ofIslam.” (The 100 - A Ranking of theMost Influential Persons in History,pages 33 till 40)
Bernard Shaw said: “If he werealive today he would succeed in solv-ing all those problems, which threatento destroy human civilizPoation in ourtime.”
Lamartine, a renowned historianof our time, questions the world onthe essentials of human greatness inthe following words: “If greatness ofpurpose, smallness of means, andastounding results are the three crite-ria of human genius, who could dareto compare any great man in modernhistory with Muhammad? The mostfamous men created arms, laws and
empires only. They founded, if any-thing at all, no more than materialpowers which often crumbled awaybefore their eyes. This man moved notonly armies, legislation, empires, peo-ples and dynasties, but millions ofmen in one third of the then inhabitedworld. And more than that, he movedaltars, gods, religions, ideas, beliefsand souls...”
Thomas Carlyle in his ‘Heroesand Hero-Worship,’ was simplyamazed as to how one man single-handed could weld warring tribes andwandering Bedouins into a most pow-erful and civilized nation in less thantwo decades.
Note that no one bribed thesefamous educated men to say the afore-mentioned statements about ProphetMuhammad (PBUH). Those state-ments were pronounced after objectiveand unbiased researches about the lifeof that great man and the impact of hismission on his followers.
Gostav Lobone in his book enti-
tled, “Life of Facts,” writes: “Whatwe see from some founders of somereligions, is that we do have quite a bitof information about them likeProphet Muhammad (PBUH).However, we see that the life of thefounder of Christianity - Jesus Christ— we find that we have some isalmost ambiguous.” (History ofChristianity by Al-Shaya, page 35)
An Orator of Arabia prophesieswho prophesized the coming ofProphet Muhammad (PBUH) Amongthe people who used to worship Allah(SWT) according to the AbrahamicLaw and the teachings of Ishmael wasQus bin Sa’edah from the Iyaadi tribe.He was famous as an orator, sage, andintellectual; enjoying a great degreeof acumen, insight and magnanimity.He used to exhort people to worshipAllah alone (Tawheed) and to shunthe worship of idols, which was ram-pant at that time. Moreover, he used tobelieve in the resurrection andJudgment Day - doctrines that the vastmajority of Arabs at that time didn’tbelieve in. He used to prophesize the
advent of Prophet Muhammad(PBUH).
Abu Nuaim in his book entitled“Signs of Prophet-hood” recordedthat Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleasedwith him and his father) said, “Indeed,Qus bin Sa’edah, used to preach to hispeople in the market of Ukaadh. Oncehe said, “Truth will once emerge andbe known from this side” while point-ing with his hand towards Makkah.They asked him, “And what is thistruth?” He replied, “A man from theoffspring of Luayy bin Ghaalib willinvite you to the word of sincerity,everlasting life and bliss that doen’tend. Therefore, when he invites you,hearken to his call. If I knew that Iwould live during that time — whenhe begins his mission — I would bethe first one to hasten towards him.”
Qus bin Sa’edah met and saw theProphet (PBUH) but died before hismessengership. (Prophetic Biographyin the light of the Holy Quran andSunnah, volume 1, page 80)
Sheikh Salman calls for revival of theater artsMinister of Information and Ministerof State for Youth Affairs SheikhSalman Sabah Salem Al-HumoudAl-Sabah urged on Wednesdaythat more attention be made toreviving theater arts in Kuwait.
He said that at a meeting he hadwith members of the HigherCommittee for Theater Arts, said apress statement by the Ministry ofInformation.
He emphasized the need to reviseold guidelines for work in theaters
including finding permanent loca-tions for the nation’s four public the-ater groups. He also said that gov-ernment annual financial support oftheater groups should be reviewed.
On the other hand he urged pri-vate and public sectors’ support tothe theater and stage-craft scene inthe country.
Moreover, the minister encouragedlocal theater groups to take part ininternational theatrical festivals and toset up annual competitions with
prizes for the best writing for stage.Chief among the committee’s
members at the meeting with theminister was Ali Al-Youha, who isdeputy chairman of the committeeand secretary general of theNational Council for Culture, Arts,and Letters. Al-Youha said thecommittee would do its utmost totake into advisement the minister’sremarks and would exert doubleefforts at pushing ahead the workof theater groups. (KUNA)
