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Ninja Assassin - (New Images)

Ninja assassin

The film stars stars Korean pop star Rain (Speed Racer) as Raizo, one of the deadliest assassins in the world. Taken from the streets as a child, he was transformed into a trained killer by the Ozunu Clan, a secret society whose very existence is considered a myth. But haunted by the merciless execution of his friend by the Clan, Raizo breaks free from them… and vanishes. Now he waits, preparing to exact his revenge.

In Berlin, Europol agent Mika Coretti (Naomie Harris) has stumbled upon a money trail linking several political murders to an underground network of untraceable assassins from the Far East. Defying the orders of her superior, Ryan Maslow (Ben Miles), Mika digs into top secret agency files to learn the truth behind the murders. Her investigation makes her a target, and the Ozunu Clan sends a team of killers, led by the lethal Takeshi (Rick Yune), to silence her forever. Raizo saves Mika from her attackers, but he knows that the Clan will not rest until they are both eliminated. Now, entangled in a deadly game of cat and mouse through the streets of Europe, Raizo and Mika must trust one another if they hope to survive… and finally bring down the elusive Ozunu Clan.

The film also stars legendary martial arts performer Sho Kosugi (Revenge of the Ninja) as the ruthless leader of the Ozunu Clan. Sounds like it could be a very cool Ninja action film. I was really impressed with McTeigue’s V for Vendetta, but The Invasion was a disaster, although I’m not sure McTeigue can really be blamed for not being able to fix the mess that was handed to him.

he behind-the-scenes creative team includes director of photography Karl Walter Lindenlaub (Independence Day, Prince Caspian), production designer Graham “Grace” Walker (Pitch Black, Gothika), costume designer Carlo Poggioli (Cold Mountain) and editor Giancarlo Ganziano. The Wachowski brothers’ longtime stunt coordinators Chad Stahelski and David Leitch are also on board as second unit co-directors. Joel Silver, Grant Hill, Larry Wachowski and Andy Wachowski are producing, with Thomas Tull, Jon Jashni and William Fay serving as executive producers.

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How to Improve Your Memory

from wikiHow - The How to Manual That You Can Edit

Wouldn’t it be nice to just look at a page and never forget what was on there? What if you could never again forget a friend’s birthday? The bad news is, not everyone has a photographic memory, otherwise known as eidetic memory. Only a few actually have it, the rest rely on mnemonic devices. The good news, however, is that everyone can take steps to improve their memory, and with time and practice most people can gain the ability to memorize seemingly impossible amounts of information. Whether you want to win the World Memory Championships, ace your history test, or simply remember where you put your keys, this article can get you started.

Steps

1. Convince yourself that you do have a good memory that will improve. Too many people get stuck here and convince themselves that their memory is bad, that they are just not good with names, that numbers just slip out of their minds for some reason. Erase those thoughts and vow to improve your memory. Commit yourself to the task and bask in your achievements -- it's hard to keep motivated if you beat yourself down every time you make a little bit of progress.
   
2. Keep your brain active. The brain is a muscle and regularly “exercising" the brain actually does keep it growing and spurs the development of new nerve connections that can help improve memory. By developing new mental skills—especially complex ones such as learning a new language or learning to play a new musical instrument—and challenging your brain with puzzles and games you can keep your brain active and improve its physiological functioning.
   
3. Exercise daily. Regular aerobic exercise improves circulation and efficiency throughout the body, including in the brain, and can help ward off the memory loss that comes with aging. Exercise also makes you more alert and relaxed, and can thereby improve your memory uptake, allowing you to take better mental “pictures."
   
4. Reduce stress. Chronic stress, although it does not physically damage the brain, can make remembering much more difficult. Even temporary stresses can make it more difficult to effectively focus on concepts and observe things. Try to relax, regularly practice yoga or other stretching exercises, and see a doctor if you have severe chronic stress.
   
5. Eat well and eat right. There are a lot of herbal supplements on the market that claim to improve memory, but none have yet been shown to be effective in clinical tests (although small studies have shown some promising results for ginkgo biloba and phosphatidylserine). A healthy diet, however, contributes to a healthy brain, and foods containing antioxidants—broccoli, blueberries, spinach, and berries, for example—and Omega-3 fatty acids appear to promote healthy brain functioning. Feed your brain with such supplements as Thiamine, Vitamin E, Niacin and Vitamin B-6. Grazing, eating 5 or 6 small meals throughout the day instead of 3 large meals, also seems to improve mental functioning (including memory) by limiting dips in blood sugar, which may negatively affect the brain.
   
6. Take better pictures. Often we forget things not because our memory is bad, but rather because our observational skills need work. One common situation where this occurs (and which almost everyone can relate to) is meeting new people. Often we don’t really learn people’s names at first because we aren’t really concentrating on remembering them. You’ll find that if you make a conscious effort to remember such things, you’ll do much better. One way to train yourself to be more observant is to look at an unfamiliar photograph for a few seconds and then turn the photograph over and describe or write down as many details as you can about the photograph. Try closing your eyes and picturing the photo in your mind. Use a new photograph each time you try this exercise, and with regular practice you will find you’re able to remember more details with even shorter glimpses of the photos.
   
7. Give yourself time to form a memory. Memories are very fragile in the short-term, and distractions can make you quickly forget something as simple as a phone number. The key to avoid losing memories before you can even form them is to be able to focus on the thing to be remembered for a while without thinking about other things, so when you’re trying to remember something, avoid distractions and complicated tasks for a few minutes.
   
8. Create vivid, memorable images. You remember information more easily if you can visualize it. If you want to associate a child with a book, try not to visualize the child reading the book – that's too simple and forgettable. Instead, come up with something more jarring, something that sticks, like the book chasing the child, or the child eating the book. It's your mind – make the images as shocking and emotional as possible to keep the associations strong.
   
9. Repeat things you need to learn. The more times you hear, see, or think about something, the more surely you’ll remember it, right? It’s a no-brainer. When you want to remember something, be it your new coworker’s name or your best friend's birthday, repeat it, either out loud or silently. Try writing it down; think about it.
   
10. Group things you need to remember. Random lists of things (a shopping list, for example) can be especially difficult to remember. To make it easier, try categorizing the individual things from the list. If you can remember that, among other things, you wanted to buy four different kinds of vegetables, you’ll find it easier to remember all four.
    
11. Organize your life. Keep items that you frequently need, such as keys and eyeglasses, in the same place every time. Use an electronic organizer or daily planner to keep track of appointments, due dates for bills, and other tasks. Keep phone numbers and addresses in an address book or enter them into your computer or cell phone. Improved organization can help free up your powers of concentration so that you can remember less routine things. Even if being organized doesn’t improve your memory, you’ll receive a lot of the same benefits (i.e. you won’t have to search for your keys anymore).
    
12. Try meditation. Research now suggests that people who regularly practice "mindfulness" meditation are able to focus better and may have better memories. Mindfulness (also known as awareness or insight meditation) is the type commonly practiced in Western countries and is easy to learn. Studies at Massachusetts General Hospital show that regular meditation thickens the cerebral cortex in the brain by increasing the blood flow to that region. Some researchers believe this can enhance attention span, focus, and memory.
    
13. Sleep well. The amount of sleep we get affects the brain's ability to recall recently learned information. Getting a good night's sleep – a minimum of seven hours a night – may improve your short-term memory and long-term relational memory, according to recent studies conducted at the Harvard Medical School.
    
14. Build your memorization arsenal. Learn pegs, memory palaces, and the Dominic System. These techniques form the foundation for mnemonic techniques, and will visibly improve your memory.
    
15. Venture out and learn from your mistakes. Go ahead and take a stab at memorizing the first one hundred digits of pi, or, if you've done that already, the first one thousand. Memorize the monarchs of England through your memory palaces, or your grocery list through visualization. Through diligent effort you will eventually master the art of memorization.
    

What is memory?
Simply put, memory is the mental activity of recalling information that you have learned or experienced. That simple definition, though, covers a complex process that involves many different parts of the brain and serves us in disparate ways.
Memory can be short-term or long-term. In short-term memory, your mind stores information for a few seconds or a few minutes: the time it takes you to dial a phone number you just looked up or to compare the prices of several items in a store. Such memory is fragile, and it’s meant to be; your brain would soon read “disk full” if you retained every phone number you called, every dish you ordered in a restaurant, and the subject of every ad you watched on TV. Your brain is also meant to hold an average of seven items, which is why you can usually remember a new phone number for a few minutes but need your credit card in front of you when you’re buying something online.
Long-term memory involves the information you make an effort (conscious or unconscious) to retain, because it’s personally meaningful to you (for example, data about family and friends); you need it (such as job procedures or material you’re studying for a test); or it made an emotional impression (a movie that had you riveted, the first time you ever caught a fish, the day your uncle died). Some information that you store in long-term memory requires a conscious effort to recall: episodic memories, which are personal memories about experiences you’ve had at specific times; and semantic memories (factual data not bound to time or place), which can be everything from the names of the planets to the color of your child’s hair. Another type of long-term memory is procedural memory, which involves skills and routines you perform so often that they don’t require conscious recall.
Certain areas of the brain are especially important in the formation and retention of memory:

• The hippocampus, a primitive structure deep in the brain, plays the single largest role in processing information as memory.
  
• The amygdala, an almond-shaped area near the hippocampus, processes emotion and helps imprint memories that involve emotion.
  
• The cerebral cortex, the outer layer of the brain, stores most long-term memory in different zones, depending on what kind of processing the information involves: language, sensory input, problem-solving, and so forth.
  

In addition, memory involves communication among the brain’s network of neurons, millions of cells activated by brain chemicals called neurotransmitters.

Stages of memory foundation and maintenance

There are three stages that the brain goes through in forming and retaining memories.
Acquisition → Consolidation → Retrieval
New information enters your brain along pathways between neurons in the appropriate area of the brain. The key to encoding information into your memory is concentration; unless you focus on information intently, it goes “in one ear and out the other.” This is why teachers are always nagging students to pay attention!
If you’ve concentrated well enough to encode new information in your brain, the hippocampus sends a signal to store the information as long-term memory. This happens more easily if it’s related to something you already know, or if it stimulates an emotional response.
When you need to recall information, your brain has to activate the same pattern of nerve cells it used to store it. The more frequently you need the information, the easier it is to retrieve it along healthy nerve cell connections.

Tips for memory improvements

Do you feel that you have a poor memory? You may just have some less-than-effective habits when it comes to taking in and processing information. Barring disease, disorder, or injury, you can improve your ability to learn and retain information.
Brain exercises
Memory, like muscular strength, is a “use it or lose it” proposition. The more you work out your brain, the better you’ll be able to process and remember information.
Novelty and sensory stimulation are the foundation of brain exercise. If you break your routine in a challenging way, you’re using brain pathways you weren’t using before. This can involve something as simple as brushing your teeth with your nondominant hand, which activates little-used connections on the nondominant side of your brain. Or try a “neurobic” exercise – an aerobic exercise for your brain – (see Keep Your Brain Alive Exercise) that forces you to use your faculties in unusual ways, like showering and getting dressed with your eyes closed. Take a course in a subject you don’t know much about, learn a new game of strategy, or cook up some recipes in an unfamiliar cuisine. That’s the most effective way to keep your synapses firing.

General guidelines to improve memory

In addition to exercising your brain, there are some basic things you can do to improve your ability to retain and retrieve memories:

1. Pay attention. You can’t remember something if you never learned it, and you can’t learn something — that is, encode it into your brain — if you don’t pay enough attention to it. It takes about eight seconds of intent focus to process a piece of information through your hippocampus and into the appropriate memory center. So, no multitasking when you need to concentrate! If you distract easily, try to receive information in a quiet place where you won’t be interrupted.
   
2. Tailor information acquisition to your learning style. Most people are visual learners; they learn best by reading or otherwise seeing what it is they have to know. But some are auditory learners who learn better by listening. They might benefit by recording information they need and listening to it until they remember it.
   
3. Involve as many senses as possible. Even if you’re a visual learner, read out loud what you want to remember. If you can recite it rhythmically, even better. Try to relate information to colors, textures, smells and tastes. The physical act of rewriting information can help imprint it onto your brain.
   
4. Relate information to what you already know. Connect new data to information you already remember, whether it’s new material that builds on previous knowledge, or something as simple as an address of someone who lives on a street where you already know someone.
   
5. Organize information. Write things down in address books and datebooks and on calendars; take notes on more complex material and reorganize the notes into categories later. Use both words and pictures in learning information.
   
6. Understand and be able to interpret complex material. For more complex material, focus on understanding basic ideas rather than memorizing isolated details. Be able to explain it to someone else in your own words.
   
7. Rehearse information frequently and “over-learn”. Review what you’ve learned the same day you learn it, and at intervals thereafter. What researchers call “spaced rehearsal” is more effective than “cramming.” If you’re able to “over-learn” information so that recalling it becomes second nature, so much the better.
   
8. Be motivated and keep a positive attitude. Tell yourself that you want to learn what you need to remember, and that you can learn and remember it. Telling yourself you have a bad memory actually hampers the ability of your brain to remember, while positive mental feedback sets up an expectation of success.
   

Mnemonic devices to improve memory

Mnemonics (the initial “m” is silent) are clues of any kind that help us remember something, usually by causing us to associate the information we want to remember with a visual image, a sentence, or a word.
Common types of mnemonic devices include:

1. Visual images - a microphone to remember the name “Mike,” a rose for “Rosie.” Use positive, pleasant images, because the brain often blocks out unpleasant ones, and make them vivid, colorful, and three-dimensional — they’ll be easier to remember.
   
2. Sentences in which the first letter of each word is part of or represents the initial of what you want to remember. Millions of musicians, for example, first memorized the lines of the treble staff with the sentence “Every good boy does fine” (or “deserves fudge”), representing the notes E, G, B, D, and F. Medical students often learn groups of nerves, bones, and other anatomical features using nonsense sentences.
   
3. Acronyms, which are initials that creates pronounceable words. The spaces between the lines on the treble staff, for example, are F, A, C, and E: FACE.
   
4. Rhymes and alliteration: remember learning “30 days hath September, April, June, and November”? A hefty guy named Robert can be remembered as “Big Bob” and a smiley co-worker as “Perky Pat” (though it might be best to keep such names to yourself).
   
5. Jokes or even off-color associations using facts, figures, and names you need to recall, because funny or peculiar things are easier to remember than mundane images.
   
6. “Chunking” information; that is, arranging a long list in smaller units or categories that are easier to remember. If you can reel off your Social Security number without looking at it, that’s probably because it’s arranged in groups of 3, 2, and 4 digits, not a string of 9.
   
7. “Method of loci”: This is an ancient and effective way of remembering a lot of material, such as a speech. You associate each part of what you have to remember with a landmark in a route you know well, such as your commute to work.
   

Healthy habits to improve memory

Treating your body well can enhance your ability to process and recall information.

• Regular exercise
  
  • Increases oxygen to your brain.
    
  • Reduces the risk for disorders that lead to memory loss, such as diabetes and cardiovascular disease.
    
  • May enhance the effects of helpful brain chemicals and protect brain cells.
    
  
  
• Managing stress
  
  • Cortisol, the stress hormone, can damage the hippocampus if the stress is unrelieved.
    
  • Stress makes it difficult to concentrate.
    
  
  
• Good sleep habits
  
  • Sleep is necessary for memory consolidation.
    
  • Sleep disorders like insomnia and sleep apnea leave you tired and unable to concentrate during the day.
    
  
  
• Not smoking
  
  • Smoking heightens the risk of vascular disorders that can cause stroke and constrict arteries that deliver oxygen to the brain.
    
  
  

Nutrition and Memory improvement

You probably know already that a diet based on fruits, vegetables, whole grains, and “healthy” fats will provide lots of health benefits, but such a diet can also improve memory. Research indicates that certain nutrients nurture and stimulate brain function.
B vitamins, especially B6, B12, and folic acid, protects neurons by breaking down homocysteine, an amino acid that is toxic to nerve cells. They’re also involved in making red blood cells, which carry oxygen. (Best sources: spinach and other dark leafy greens, broccoli, asparagus, strawberries, melons, black beans and other legumes, citrus fruits, soybeans.)
Antioxidants like vitamins C and E, and beta carotene, fight free radicals, which are atoms formed when oxygen interacts with certain molecules. Free radicals are highly reactive and can damage cells, but antioxidants can interact with them safely and neutralize them. Antioxidants also improve the flow of oxygen through the body and brain. (Best sources: blueberries and other berries, sweet potatoes, red tomatoes, spinach, broccoli, green tea, nuts and seeds, citrus fruits, liver.)
Omega-3 fatty acids are concentrated in the brain and are associated with cognitive function. They count as “healthy” fats, as opposed to saturated fats and trans fats, protecting against inflammation and high cholesterol. (Best sources: cold-water fish such as salmon, herring, tuna, halibut, and mackerel; walnuts and walnut oil; flaxseed and flaxseed oil)
Because older adults are more prone to B12 and folic acid deficiencies, a supplement may be a good idea for seniors. An omega-3 supplement (at any age) if you don’t like eating fish. But nutrients work best when they’re consumed in foods, so try your best to eat a broad spectrum of colorful plant foods and choose fats that will help clear, not clog, your arteries. Your brain will thank you!
See Helpguide’s Healthy Eating and Healthy Fats for more information.

Memory and aging

Several factors cause aging brains to experience changes in the ability to retain and retrieve memories:

• The hippocampus is especially vulnerable to age-related deterioration, and that can affect how well you retain information.
  
• There’s a relative loss of neurons with age, which can affect the activity of brain chemicals called neurotransmitters and their receptors.
  
• An older person often experiences decreased blood flow to the brain and processes nutrients that enhance brain activity less efficiently than a younger person.
  

However, in healthy older adults, these changes represent more of a slowing in the ability to absorb, store, and retrieve new information, not a loss. The factual information you’ve accumulated over the years remains largely intact, as does procedural memory. You can make and recall new long-term memories; the process just takes a little longer.
Of course, some older adults do develop more significant problems with memory that are the result of diseases such as Alzheimer’s or stroke; injury; poor nutrition; other physiological issues; or emotional problems.
For more information on aging and how it affects memory, see Helpguide’s Recognizing, Reducing and Preventing Age-Related Memory Loss.

Related links for improving your memory

Memory improvement
Theories And Processes – This article explains the steps of memory acquisition and retention, plus techniques for improving memory. (University of Texas at Austin)
Memory Improvement and Learning Skills – A resource chock-full of articles on every aspect of memory improvement. There are also sections titled Mnemonics, Amazing Brain, and Great Minds. (Project Happy Child, UK)
Don’t Forget! Playing Games With Memory – A series of four memory games designed for kids of all ages that test memory along with advice for improving memory. (The Exploratorium, San Francisco)
Keep Your Brain Alive Exercise – Illustrated memory improvement exercises that teach you to exercise your brain. These mental gymnastics strengthen nerve connections and activate little-used pathways in your brain to help keep your mind fit. (Neurobics.com)
Improving your memory – Simple, clearly presented guide to how reviewing, organizing, interpreting and making associations for what you learn can help you with memory improvement. (University of Illinois at Chicago)
Nutrition and memory improvement
Feed Your Head – Part of a special report on mental acuity, this article lists a number of foods that can help you stay sharp longer. (AARP)
Omega-3 Fatty Acids Improve Cognitive Function (commercial site) – Report on how fish oils, specifically DHA, help prevent memory loss. (Life Enhancement)
Memory and aging
Memory and Memory Loss – Excellent explanation for the layperson of how memory works and the different degrees of memory loss, plus guidelines for preserving memory function. (Duke University Medical Center)
Memory Loss with Aging: What’s Normal, What’s Not? (Commercial site) – Easy-to-read article about the normal changes in memory as we age, as well as information on how to tell if your memory problems are serious.
(FamilyDoctor.org).

Tips

• Most people’s brains are not very good at remembering abstract information, such as numbers. This is one of the things that separate those with eidetic memory from those with a great, normal memory. The key to being able to recall such things is to build associations and links that evoke the memory. This is why almost anybody with normal brain functioning can dramatically improve their ability to recall things using mnemonics. While building a memory palace, for example, actually requires that you "remember" more, by associating the thing to be remembered with other things (emotions, other memories, images, etc.) you build more mental "links" to the memory, thus making it easier to access.
  
• A large number of memory improvement products are available (a search on the internet will produce hundreds of such products). Most of these products actually teach you mnemonic strategies, and while some are no doubt bunk, some are legitimate.
  
• One easy method to help you remember people’s names is to look at the person when you are introduced and say the person’s name: "Nice to meet you, Bill."
  
• Try memorizing the order of a deck of playing cards. Although this may seem like a pointless task, it will allow you to discover memorization techniques that work best for you.
  
• Try a tray of objects (say, 10 objects). Study them for 30 seconds. Take the tray away and write down all the objects you can. Increase the number of items for more mind excercise. Or get someone else to find the objects on the tray; this makes them harder to remember and will test you more.
  
• Put black ink at the end of your palm to remember any important thing for the next day or for that day itself. Whenever you see the black dot, you'll remember what to do.
  
• Visualize whatever you have to do as part of something you see every day. For example, if you have to give your dog some medicine, visualize your dog in your fridge every time you walk past it or look inside. This will keep your dog fresh in your mind.
  
• Write the event or task down immediately. If you don't have a pen, one thing you can do is change the time on your watch; later on you will remember why it is set at the wrong time. You could also wear your watch upside down.
  
• Write in a diary or journal every day without fail. Even small issues should be written down -- this is a good way to make sure you don't miss anything.
  
• Leave yourself a telephone message reminding yourself of important "to do" tasks.
  
• Memorize your favorite song or poem until you can say it to yourself without any help. Try to do this often.
  
• A study by Harvard University shows that people who sleep tend to remember things better. So sleep and see how much you remember things better.
  

Warnings

• If you notice a severe or sudden deterioration of memory, talk to your doctor immediately. Sometimes "senior moments" can be precursors to Alzheimer’s disease or dementia.
  
• While improving your ability to recall things can make a lot of tasks easier, it does not guarantee any sort of success in life.
  
• Exercise due diligence when purchasing a memory improvement product. Find out as much as you can about how the program works, and do your own research to determine if it will work for you. Some of these products are simply scams. Be especially wary of products that promise to improve your memory instantly or with little or no effort: effective strategies to improve recall take time and practice.
  
• While some herbal supplements that claim to improve memory may in fact work, there is no conclusive evidence that any of these are effective. Most are harmless, however, and may be worth a try, but exercise caution: some supplements can have harmful effects, and not all contain what they say they contain.
  

Related wikiHows

• How to Build a Memory Palace
  
• How to Memorize a List Using Numbers and Rhyming Words
  
• How to Memorize Lists Using the Pure Link System
  
• How to Memorize a List in Order
  
• How to Memorize a Grocery List
  
• How to Add 5 Consecutive Numbers Quickly
  
• How to Express Yourself
  

Sources and Citations

• Secrets of Phenomenal Memory Free Ebook Modern Mnemonics and memory imporevement. Free eBook and articles.
  

• MedlinePlus (National Library of Medicine) Links to all sorts of scientific information on memory
  
• Slate.com Article about the U.S. National Memory Championships
  
• Wikipedia Article on mnemonics, with tons of examples
  
• NPR (Audio) Interview with 2006 U.S. Memory Champion, Joshua Foer
  
• NASA Tutorial on memory (with some fun exercises)
  
• PsychWWW.com Descriptions and applications of mnemonics
  
• Slate.com A review of some memory-enhancement products
  
• BBC Radio 4's 'the memory experience'
  
• How to get smarter, one breath at a time Time Magazine article reporting on the impact of meditation on the brain.
  

Article provided by wikiHow, a collaborative writing project to build the world's largest, highest quality how-to manual. Please edit this article and find author credits at the original wikiHow article on How to Improve Your Memory. All content on wikiHow can be shared under a Creative Commons license.

Arab Kecek Klate

Italian child recitate Al Quran Al Karim mashallah

indhnya qalamullah

budak kecik hafal Quran

Islam: Blind Student Reciting Qur'an

*Recitation begins at 02:30* Muhammad Islah is originally from Thailand and currently studies at Madrassa Noor for the Blind in South Africa, where he has completed memorization of The Holy Qur'an.

This short clip contains an incredibly beautiful recitation from Surah Ar-Rahmaan. It was filmed during his visit to a pioneering new radio station for the blind in Glasgow, UK.

youngest quran reciter

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Yvonne Ridley explains why she converted to ISLAM
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Seni Silat Melayu Petir

These are some of the armature videos taken during one of their informal practice sections. This art of self - defense was passed down from my father in law to my husband, his brothers and to the grandchildren.I personally am very amazed and interested in this arts.

pernafasan silat petir

Rahsia permainan kayu petir

lawan kayu petir

Seni Silat Melayu Petir

Robbers Remix Preview - upcoming SBS drama 2008

A fan made preview/tribute to the upcoming SBS drama "Robbers" done by yours truly.

Starring: Jang Hyuk and Lee Da Hae

Kwon Oh Joon (Jang Hyuk) is a suave swindler who can talk women into doing anything. He has made a business out of extorting money from his lovers.

He meets Jin Dal Rae (Lee Da Hae), an innocent, young single mom who has gone through a lot of trials in her life.

What was supposed to be his next prey, became the object of his affection.

Will love last or will this be another game for the player?


Premieres: January 2, 2008

SBS 2008 Robbers Mv (Lee Da Hae, Jang Hyuk)

SBS 2008 Robbers Main Theme Song (Light Signal - Bay) MV 2

SBS 2008 Robbers Main Theme Song (Light Signal - Bay)

Robbers - MV

****** to all korean drama lovers .. this is a new kdrama series...I watch it for the dramatic storyline,nice music and I have been studying korean language,so it is really fun to sometime watch the series without subtitles and trying to catch up with the language... however,it is kind of hard, to impossible, to find a movie or series that is completely to our liking.The presence of some scenes that are not religiously/ethically appropriate to us are always found.We simply have to practice lots of digressions here....our youngster, they should not be freely allowed to watch too much of these dramas,cos they are time consuming and possible of addiction is too high at risk.Strict parental supervision have to be observed,otherwise it could effect their educational and other performance.I guess, this also applies to all other form of entertainments......

Ayam Den Lapeh

Getaran Jiwa - P. Ramlee

. Getaran Jiwa (P Ramlee)

Suliram (Traditional Indonesian)

Takana Jo Kampuang (Traditional - Minang)

About This Video
I learnt this song while travelling in the Mina...
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Added: March 30, 2007
I learnt this song while travelling in the Minangkabau region of West Sumatra. It is about someone who is homesick for his village - Kampuang - similar to "Kampong" in Bahasa Indonesia.

Here are the lyrics, as written out for me by a young lady from Minangkabau:

Kampuang den jauh di mato
Gunung sansay baku liliang
Takana jo kawan - kawan den lamo
Sangke basuliang - suliang

Pan duduk nyo nan elok
Nan suko bagotong royong
Sakit sanang samo-samo di raso
Den takana jo kampuang.

Takana jo kampuang
Ibu, ayah, adiak sadonyo
Rasu ma imbau-imbau den pulang
Den takana jo kampuang.


**** I kind find it, both fascinating and humorous, watching these videos especially the minangkabau songs..if you find the time plus interest in understanding other cultures and traditions, I believe that we could come to understand and appreciate other cultures besides ours, just as the malay saying that says "Tak kenal maka tak cinta" ..... that is "not knowing someone,how could love come about".....greeting people,getting to know people and interacting with people with a warmth and sincere heart should be a admirable way of conducting our lives......to live to love to leave a legacy ...... vistamom

Election – What does it mean ........

Everywhere people vote for the current government, hoping and believing for better government to run a country , yet democracy doesn’t provide that much changes as talk about, the promised that has never materialized.Thus,does voting rights means anything at all?

Life goes on and we are adamant, that changes brought about will benefit a broad mass rather than to the privileged few. Election comes and goes, becomes a rhetoric cycle ,and democracy is patented for the people, for the people to vote and the power of the people will be relinquished by the politicians to rule.Ultimately the power of the people is diminished and what is left is a government having total power over the people.Thus, does voting rights means anything at all?

What and why to vote????? if the mass have yet to suffer the consequences under the hands of the leaders they voted. In all, elections is a mere apparatus to self - declare their leadership,in the "bogus" name of democracy, for we all know this has never truly happened.Again and again we have been cheated, our rights to a true democratic elections have been denied, through all their dirty tactics.Thus, does voting rights means anything at all?

And now, election is at our door step once again, are we obligated to cast the same vote, to the same politician and to the same party once again ? How far does this, has to go on, rhetoric promises that finally proven to be empty and lies. Hope for the better,has turned to a nightmare when the standard of living goes soaring high beyond sustenance.Look everywhere, and nothing seems to be right, we, the people of this country are getting choked up, suffocated and distraught, and we finally can't take it anymore. Thus, we have decided to claim our rights to vote for the right leader to governed this country and to deny the current government it's two-thirds majority.Hoping that this will somehow reduce our disappointments. So now, we asked the same question again: Does voting rights means anything at all?





ENOUGH IS ENOUGH. IT'S TIME FOR A CHANGE!!!!!!!.LET'S WAKE UP! The people's power have to emerged to make a difference.

PEOPLE’S POWER – USE IT TO MAKE THE CHANGE – DENIES 2/3 MAJORITY.................This is the least we can do right now, even though we know how great the possibilities of we, being cheated again in this election!!!!Yet we must continue,to work our way until that day comes when our voting rights do reaaaaally means something.

Written by Abdullah Yahya (my dear husband)






Andai Ku Tahu - Pangkah BN Jadi Begini (Updated version)



About This Video

Added: February 08, 2008
Kita mampu melakukan perubahan! Nafi 2/3 majoriti BN. Kemenangan besar sebelum ini telah menjadikan mereka semakin zalim terhadap rakyat Malaysia.

Malaysia General Election 2008 News click here for more news!

KERAJAAN BN YANG ZALIM DAN GILA. Antara Janji dan Jasa

About This Video

Added: February 15, 2008
Kepada penonton semua, sila sebarkan kepada ahli umno di kampung2 di bandar2. Kebanyakan orang tidak tahu kezaliman yang sedang dilakukan oleh pemimpin pilihan mereka.

Menunjukkan sebahagian daripada kegilaan dan kezaliman kerajaan BN. Merobohkan lebih kurang 300 rumah di Kampung Rimba Jaya Selangor dan Kampung Bujal Terengganu.

Diselitkan juga rintihan rakyat yang telah dizalimi

Firman Allah, Al-Baqarah ayat 114

Lebih kurang bermaksud:

Dan siapakah yang ,ebih zalim dari orang-orang yang menghalang dari nama Allah disebut didalam masjid lalu berusaha merobohkannya?? Mereka itu tidak pantas memasuki melainkan dengan perasaan takut (kepada Allah). Mereka mendapat kehinaan didunia dan di akhirat mendapat azab yang bera
cukup lah dengan sandiwara barisan nasional, rakyat sudah muak,INI masa untuk TUKAR KERAJAAN...

Kepada penonton semua, sila sebarkan kepada ahli umno di kampung2 di bandar2. Kebanyakan orang tidak tahu kezaliman yang sedang dilakukan oleh pemimpin pilihan mereka. Ayuh!!! Parlimen telah dibubarkan, mari kita tukar kerajaan zalim. InsyaAllah. Amin Ya Allah. Amin... Bersama kita berdoa memohon pertolongan Allah.

Assalamualaikum Pak Lah!

Khairy vs Pak lah badawi (with English Subtitle)

Election Blah Blah Blah by Comedy Court

Save Our Malaysia



Save Our Country 2






THE COFFEE OR THE CUPS ??????


A group of alumni, highly established in their careers, got together to visit their old university lecturer.Conversation soon turned into complaints about stress in work and life.Offering his guests coffee, the lecturer went to the kitchen and returned with a large pot of coffee and an assortment of cups: porcelain, plastic, glass, some plain-looking and some expensive and exquisite, telling them to help themselves to hot coffee.


When all the students had a cup of coffee in hand, the lecturer said "If you noticed, all the nice-looking, expensive cups were taken up, leaving behind the plain and cheap ones.While it is but normal for you to want only the best for yourselves, that is the source of your problems and stress.What all of you really wanted was coffee, not the cup, but you consciously went for the better cups and are eyeing each other's cups."


"Now, if Life is coffee, then the jobs, money and position in society are the cups. They are just tools to hold and contain Life, but the quality of Life doesn't change. Sometimes, by concentrating only on the cup, we fail to enjoy the coffee in it."
(This a story I heard from someone)

I really don't know why I suddenly feel like posting this story, maybe the election fever is getting to me.... but, anyhow , a good cup of coffee doesn't seems bad at all.Oh! now I really need some coffee.......


And then there's this:




Watch your thoughts, they become words. Watch your words, they become actions. Watch your actions, they become habits. Watch your habits, they become character. Watch your character, they become destiny. Source: Back of book cover of Pearls of Wisdom

So,I'd say to reach your destiny requires a long process, and it begins right up there, changing the way you think would definitely be a good start.Do you think that this can also be applied to achieving our destiny where the ruling power or government is concerned???

.... vistamom - to live, to love, to leave a legacy ....



M For Malaysia : Past, Present & Future
(personally I think, this is kind of dramatised....but it's a good way to get the message through)







About This Video


Added: November 29, 2007
http://malaysianpolitics.com/
A true state of "Democracy" in Malaysia video, drawing parallels to the movie "V for Vendetta".

Malaysia Mis-information Minister claims that the General Election every 5 years means that we have democracy in Malayisia.

Democracy is more than having elections. Democracy is the freedom to peaceful gathering. Democracy is the freedom of speech. Democracy is the freedom to express opposing views.

There can be no democracy without elections.

But there can also be elections without democracy.

The administration of the Malaysian government is moving towards complete total hegemonic domination which makes it no difference to the dictatorship of Chancellor Adam Sutler in the movie "V For Vendetta".

Brad Adams, Asia director at Human Rights Watch commented "Prime Minister Badawi claims to be a reformer, but when it comes to holding onto power, he and his party make one set of rules for themselves and another for everyone else."

It's time for political reform in Malaysia. Vote for change.

People should not be afraid of their governments.

Governments should be afraid of their people.

*** notes from vistamom : All these posts that I have selected from various sources are meant to provide readers of my blog,with materials about upcoming elections.My deepest appreciations and thanks to all that have done such great jobs..... all that I am doing is to help spread this around ***


click here for more information:
malaysiakini.com
malaysia-today.net

animals love to hear quran

Animals Love Qur'an (nasheed - For children)
Dawud Warnsby Ali

There was a chipmunk climbing up a tree,
I stopped to look at him and he stopped to look at me.
When I said “hello”, he didn’t understand and he went to run away,
I recited from Qur’an and he decided to stay.
Animals love to hear Qur’an, try it out some day
They’ll stop to listen carefully to every word you say.
Allah created animals, Allah created Man
And then sent a book to guide us all,
Even animals love Qur`an

Sitting at the window to ponder at the sky,
I saw a little bird as it flew by.
I recited from Qur’an and it wasn’t very long
’til the bird sat near my window and it started to sing along.
Animals love to hear Qur’an, try it out some day
They’ll stop to listen carefully to every word you say.
Allah made the chipmunks and the birds, Allah created Man,
And then sent a book to guide us all,
Even animals love Qur`an

Playing in the yard on a warm, sunny day
A shy little kitten watched me play.
I bent down to pat her on the head but I think she was scared of me,
I recited from Qur’an, she smiled and brushed against my knee
Animals love to hear Qur’an, try it out some day
They’ll stop to listen carefully to every word you say.
Allah made the chipmunks, birds and cats, Allah created Man
And then sent a book to guide us all,
Even animals love Qur`an

Animals love to hear Qur’an, try it out some day
They’ll stop to listen carefully to every word you say.
Allah created animals, Allah is Ar-Rahman
and sent a book to guide us all
Even animals love Qur`an.
Allah made horses and dogs and bats and camels and gnats,
and pigs and cows and spiders and chickens and elephants and crocodiles,
and dolphins and monkeys and beaver and sheep and lions and zebras and whales and
emu and…

Hey! Hey! What’s an emu?
I don’t know!!
...But even animals love Qur’an!

~Colors of Islam~

Colours of Islam


Allah made us all a different shade and colour.
Nations and tribes recognize one another!
’cause every single person is your sister or brother.
So many different colours of Islam.

Fill the world with colour, paint it everywhere you go.
Paint everything you see, and tell everyone you know.
Qur’an will be your paint, and your brush will be iman,
So fill the world with colour, every colour of Islam.

Truth as clear and blue as the sky we walk under.
Love as bright and loud as the lightening and thunder.
Peace as pure and white as the moon, so full of wonder.
So many different colours of Islam!

Fill the world with colour, paint it everywhere you go.
Paint everything you see, and tell everyone you know.
Qur’an will be your paint, and your brush will be iman,
So fill the world with colour, every colour of Islam.

Smiles, warm and shining, like the sun upon our faces.
Hope as rich and green as the trees of an oasis.
The colours of our faith bloom in so many places.
So many different colours of Islam

Fill the world with colour, paint it everywhere you go.
Paint everything you see, and tell everyone you know.
Qur’an will be your paint, and your brush will be iman,
So fill the world with colour, every colour of Islam.

What did I do Today? bye Dawud Wharnsby Ali

What Did I Do Today? (nasheed)


Oh the moon has come, the day is done,
the night has covered up the sun,
I have stood so often before you to pray,
but I wonder Allah, tell me, what did I do today?
Did I remember the words of Al-Fatihah?
Did I take time to thank you for all that I have?
Did I call on you to guide my way?
Tell me what did I do today?

I have whispered to you as I made Ru’ku
Subhana Rabey’yal Adheem.
But was my faith bright or grey?
Oh Allah, tell me, what did I do today?
Did I smile at my brother?
Was I kind to my Mother?
Did I teach another something I know?
Or did my love of this world lead me astray?
Tell me what did I do today?

Sami Allah hu liman hamida
Rabbana Lakal Hamd.
Sami Allah hu liman hamida
Rabbana Lakal Hamd.

Though I’ve bowed to you with my face in the dust,
Subhana Raby’yal a`la.
The blessings you give I could never repay.
Oh Allah, tell me, what did I do today?
Did I use my time?
Did I use my mind?
If I search my heart what will I find?
The light of your guidance is a glimmering ray,
Tell me, what did I do today?
Oh Allah, Tell me what did I do today?

Sing Children of the World - Dawud Wharnsby

Sing, Children of The World


Walking through the crowded streets, of a market in Morocco
Sitting on a smiling camel, in the desert of Arabia
Chasing ’round the bamboo trees of Bandung, Indonesia
Gathering brightly coloured leaves, in a forest of Canada

Napping beneath the date palm shade, under blue skies of Tunisia
Freeing kites into the night from a roof-top in Pakistan.
Planting rows of beans and maize, on a small farm in Uganda
Laying back to count the stars, from somewhere in Afghanistan

Sing, Children of the World! Come together and hear the call.
Sing, Children of the World! Our youth will unite us all.
Sing, Children of the World! Come together and hear the call.
Sing, Children of the World! The truth will unite us all.
Subhanallah, walhamdulillah, wallahu Akbar
Subhanallah, walhamdulillah, wallahu Akbar

Splashing through the pouring rain, in a village of Guyana
Nibbling cakes from picnic plates, on a mountaintop in Switzerland
Tending to a flock of sheep, down under in Australia
Greeting morning with a prayer, on the golden Egyptian sand

Sing, Children of the World! Come together and hear the call.
Sing, Children of the World! Our youth will unite us all.
Sing, Children of the World! Come together and hear the call.
Sing, Children of the World! The truth will unite us all.
Subhanallah, walhamdulillah, wallahu Akbar
Subhanallah, walhamdulillah, wallahu Akbar

Crying himself to sleep, with no hope left for dreaming
Begging in the burning sun, holding out her hand.
Palms held tightly on his ears, to muffle all the screaming
Sitting where here house once stood, trying hard to understand.

See the children of the World
…all the children of the World
Sing for the children of the World, pray for the children of the world

Sing, Children of the World! Come together and hear the call.
Sing, Children of the World! Our youth will unite us all.
Sing, Children of the World! Come together and hear the call.
Sing, Children of the World! The truth will unite us all.
Subhanallah, walhamdulillah, wallahu Akbar
Subhanallah, walhamdulillah, wallahu Akbar

Dawud Wharnsby Ali

Dawud Wharnsby Ali

Background information
Birth name David Wharnsby
Born June 27, 1972 (1972-06-27) (age 35)
Origin Kitchener, Ontario, Canada
Genre(s) Folk, world, country
Occupation(s) Singer-songwriter, music producer, poet
]Instrument(s) Acoustic guitar, electric guitar, mandolin, banjo, bazouk, oud, daff/bodhran, bongos, djembe, clarinet, tin whistle
Years active 1991–present
Label(s) Enter Into Peace, Beloved Musika, Sound Vision
Associated acts Idris Phillips, Zain Bhikha, Yusuf Islam, Sami Yusuf, Dale Marcell, Stephen Fearing, Danny Thompson, Irshad Khan
Website www.wharnsby.com

Dawud (David) Wharnsby Ali (born June 27, 1972) is a Canadian singer-songwriter, poet, performer, educator and television personality. He is best known for his pioneering efforts in the musical/poetic genre of English Language nasheed. Dawud Wharnsby is also lyricist, vocalist and guitarist of the folk music duo Dawud & Idris, alongside composer Idris Phillips.
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Born in Kitchener, Ontario in 1972, David Wharnsby became active in local theatrical productions during his early teens, first performing on a world class theater stage at the age of 18 in a production of "Jesus Christ Superstar" (Annas). Other significant stage work of his late teens included roles in "You're A Good Man Charlie Brown" (Schroeder (Peanuts)) and "Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead".

At the age of 19 Wharnsby began performing throughout Southern Ontario as a solo musical artist and as a member of various musical groups. His first professional work as a musician was with folk quartet Crakenthorpe's Teapot, hired to perform on street corners of their hometown. Wharnsby traveled extensively throughout Ontario, England and Scotland with his guitar in 1993 and 1994 as a solo busker - singing informally on street corners and in parks to market and share his music. In 1993 he started his own independent recording entity, Three Keyed Maple Seeds, which in 1996 was re-named Enter Into Peace and registered with SOCAN as a music publishing entity.

During the early 1990's Wharnsby worked as a professional actor and puppeteer for two different educational theater troupes, touring public schools and folk festivals throughout Ontario. At the age of 20 he played lead in a short educational film "To Catch A Thief", distributed nationally in Canada to schools as part of the John Howard Society's anti-shoplifting program.



Wharnsby's first musical recording to see independent distribution, was a collection of cover songs entitled Three O'Clock Tea, recorded live in 1991 with the folk quartet Crackenthorpe's Teapot (Wharnsby / Corey Schmidt / Heather Chappell / Bill Kocher).

In 1993, Dawud (David) Wharnsby and fellow Crackenthorpe's Teapot vocalist Heather Chappell began touring and performing as a duo, releasing an independent album (Off To Reap The Corn) containing renditions of traditional Canadian and Irish folk music. The recording also featured Wharnsby's original lyrical adaption of the traditional song "The Black Velvet Band". His comical version "The Black Velvet Band As Never Before" is still sung in folk music circles.[1]

In 1994 the duo of Wharnsby and Chappell released a second independent recording through the Three Keyed Maple Seeds entity, entitled Fine Flowers In The Valley.

Dawud has released several internationally distributed albums since 1995, including Blue Walls And The Big Sky[2], Vacuous Waxing (with Canadian writer Bill Kocher) and A Different Drum (with The Fletcher Valve Drummers).

In the mid 1990's Dawud rose to international recognition for his pioneering efforts in the genre of English language nasheed (spiritual songs of a folk/world-beat style, drawn from Qur'anic tradition). He has released over 10 popular albums of spiritual nasheed since 1996, including A Whisper of Peace (1996), Colors Of Islam (1998), Road To Madinah (1999) and The Prophet's Hands (2002), all released through US based media company Sound Vision.Com. His spiritual songs for children are sung and taught in schools world wide.

During his career Dawud has collaborated with the likes of Stephen Fearing, Irshad Khan, Danny Thompson, Yusuf Islam (aka Cat Stevens), Chris McKhool, Sami Yusuf and Zain Bhikha.

Wharnsby's songs have also found their way onto the recordings of other notable artists. His popular children's songs "Sing, Children of The World!" and "Al Khaliq" were both covered by Yusuf Islam & Friends on the 2004 CD "I Look I See" (Jamal Records) and his song "A Whisper of Peace" was included by Canadian children's performer Chris McKhool on the CD "Celebrate!".

Dawud also appears on the 2006 album release by South African artist Zain Bhikha entitled "Allah Knows", performing a cover of "Flowers Are Red" by Harry Chapin along with other duet and backing vocals.

In April 2007 Dawud - as an artist and representative of his own music publishing entity Enter Into Peace - signed a distribution deal with Dubai based world music label Beloved Musika making his latest musical work more easily available globally.

May 2007 his 2005 album "Vacuous Waxing" was re-issued internationally through Beloved Musika with an amended track-listing under the title "The Poets And The Prophet".

September 3, 2007 Dawud released "Out Seeing The Fields", co-produced with LA based pianist Idris Phillips). Idris Phillips and Dawud Wharnsby continue to record and tour world-wide, known as Dawud & Idris.

Dawud Wharnsby was featured as a guest vocalist and lyricist on the 2007 album "Man Ana?" by French singer/songwriter Khalid Belrhouzi.



As a television personality, Dawud has hosted programs produced in conjunction with Canada's Vision TV, the National Film Board of Canada [4], Al Huda TV (Saudi Arabia) and BBC Scotland.

Most notably, the internationally distributed documentary series "A New Life In A New Land: The Muslim Experience In Canada" (produced in Canada) and the educational children's program "Watch Celebrations:Ramadan" (produced by BBC Scotland) often air on television stations in their respective countries - both programs hosted, and partially scored, by Wharnsby.

Since the mid 1990's, Dawud Wharnsby has been a regular free-lance writer, actor, assistant puppeteer and musical soundtrack producer for video products produced by Chicago based educational media entity Sound Vision.Com (primarily, the globally popular children's video series "Adam's World").

Dawud has also hosted community talk radio programs in both Canada and the USA. In 2004/2005 he was a music director, pre-recorded segment producer/narrator, guest and occasional on-air host with the daily talk-radio program Radioislam, 1450 AM, in Chicago, Illinois.



Due to the popularity of Dawud's educational recordings for children, he frequently visits schools world-wide between his larger concert tours. Through music and unique discussion, Dawud's motivational primary and high school level presentations promote tolerance, diversity and social cohesion. Wharnsby has performed at schools in Canada, The United States, The United Kingdom, Egypt, Malaysia and South Africa.

As a social activist, Dawud Wharnsby Ali also lectures internationally at community events and universities, speaking on topics related to social justice, disability awareness, music, spirituality or Qur'anic philosophy, tradition and ideology.

Royalties from many of Dawud's musical recordings feed a private family trust supporting the Al-Imtiaz Foundation and school, located in Abbottabad Pakistan. Other funds raised through Wharnsby's many albums support the Small Kindness charity set up by artist and peace activist Yusuf Islam.
Personal life

Married in 2003, Dawud Wharnsby Ali currently lives with his wife in Colorado, U.S., but also keeps bases in his hometown of Kitchener, Ontario, Canada, and in his wife's birth-place of Abbottabad, Pakistan. The couple have also lived in Damascus, Syria (2005) and Cairo, Egypt (2006).

Though family ties do exist, Dawud (David) Wharnsby-Ali is not to be confused with film editor (and husband of actress Sarah Polley) David Wharnsby, also a native of the Kitchener-Waterloo area.[5] Other notable Canadian talents linked to Dawud Wharnsby-Ali are sports writer Tim Wharnsby and former Canadian hockey player, sports announcer and member of parliament Howie Meeker.

Religious philosophy

In 1993, David Wharnsby embraced the teachings and philosophy of The Qur'an, changing his name to "Dawud" (Arabic: داوود ) - the Arabic form of "David" - and adopted the name "Ali" (Arabic: علي) ‎to his surname.

Wharnsby makes a strong differentiation between the application of Qur'anic teachings to his life-style and what he perceives as a general misconception that he "converted" from the "religion" of "Christianity" to the "religion" of "Islam" in 1993.[6]

Rejecting the concept of organized religion in his teens, Wharnsby's music, writings, performances and numerous interviews consistently propagate an opinion that the development of spirituality should be intimate, personal and free of institutionalization.[7] Wharnsby's views, however, on the implementation of positive social action (inspired by well-balanced spiritual development) should be collective, non-exclusive and community focussed.

Though his writings and life-style openly reflect his respect of scripture, a belief in God, and implementation of Qur'anic teachings, Wharnsby does not consider himself a "member" of any organization, institution, movement or dogmatic school of thought. However, his support of humanitarian efforts world-wide sees him working regularly with diverse institutions rooted in various traditions and faith communities. In the past, Wharnsby has been affiliated with, or assisted in fundraising efforts for, Red Cross/Red Crescent (Qatar/Pakistan), Islamic Relief (U.S./UK) and the Mennonite Central Committee (Canada).

Discography

Solo work

* Out Seeing The Fields (Enter Into Peace/Beloved Musika, 2007)
* The Poets And The Prophet (Enter Into Peace/Beloved Musika, 2007)
* Vacuous Waxing (Enter Into Peace, 2005)
* Love Strong - CD Single (Enter Into Peace, 2004)
* The Prophet's Hands (Sound Vision, 2003)
* Sunshine, Dust And The Messenger (Sound Vision, 2002)
* The Letter - Songs Of Struggle And Hope (Enter Into Peace/Sound Vision, 1999)
* The Road To Madinah (Sound Vision, 1998)
* The Colours Of Islam (Enter Into Peace/Sound Vision, 1998)
* A Whisper of Peace (Enter Into Peace/Sound Vision, 1996)
* Blue Walls And The Big Sky (Enter Into Peace, 1995)

Collaborative work

* Man Ana? (With Khalid Belrhouzi (Jamal Records, 2007)
* Allah Knows (With Zain Bhikha) (Jamal Records, 2006)
* I Look I See (With Yusuf Islam) (Jamal Records, 2005)
* Celebrate! Holidays of The Global Village (With Chris McKhool) (Independent, 2005)
* Expressions of Faith (Various Artists) (MCB, 2005 - UK Release only)
* Days of Eid (Various Artists) (Sound Vision, 2004)
* Salaam (With Irfan Makki) (Sound Vision, 2003)
* In Praise of The Last Prophet (With Yusuf Islam and Friends) (Jamal Records, 2002)
* Bismillah (With Yusuf Islam and Friends) (Jamal Records, 2001)
* Faith (With Zain Bhikha) (Jamal Records, 2001)
* Light Upon Light (Various Artists) (Sound Vision, 2000)
* Fine Flowers in The Valley (With Heather Chappell) (Three Keyed Maple Seeds, 1994)
* Off To Reap The Corn (With Heather Chappell) (Three Keyed Maple Seeds, 1993)

[edit] Narrative work

* Companions of The Prophet (Sound Vision, 2004)
* A Simple Guide To Prayer (With Yusuf Islam) (Mountain Of Light, 2001)
* Timeless Wisdom Volume 1 (Sound Vision, 2001)
* Timeless Wisdom Volume 2 (Sound Vision, 2001)
* 40 Hadith (Introduced by Dawud Wharnsby) (Sound Vision, 2000)
* Gifts of Muhammad (Introduced by Dawud Wharnsby) (Sound Vision, 2000)

Music videos

* Midnight (2006)
* Midnight (short film version) (2006)
* Allah Knows (with Zain Bhikha) (2006)
* You Can't Take It With You (With Zain Bhikha) (2006)



Dawud Wharnsby Ali - The Veil (HIJAB)





Lyrics

They say, "Oh, poor girl, you're so beautiful you know
It's a shame that you cover up your beauty so."
She just smiles and graciously responds reassuringly,
"This beauty that I have is just one simple part of me.
This body that I have, no stranger has the right to see.
These long clothes, this shawl I wear, ensure my modesty.
Faith is more essential than fashion, wouldn't you agree?

This hijab,
This mark of piety,
Is an act of faith, a symbol,
For all the world to see.
A simple cloth, to protect her dignity.
So lift the veil from your heart to see the heart of purity.

They tell her, "Girl, don't you know this is the West and you are free?
You don't need to be opressed, ashamed of your femininity."
She just shakes her head and she speaks so assuredly,

"See the bill-boards and the magazines that line the check-out isles, with their phony painted faces and their air-brushed smiles?
Well their sheer clothes and low cut gowns are really not for me.
You call it freedom, I call it anarchy."

This hijab,
This mark of piety,
Is an act of faith, a symbol,
For all the world to see.
A simple cloth, to protect her dignity.
So lift the veil from your heart to see the heart of purity.
Lift the veil from your heart and seek the heart of purity.


Nasheed: About Muhammad (pbuh)



This song is based on a true story from the Hadith. The singer/talker in the story is an old lady talking to Prophet Muhammad (pbuh), but she does not know that he is the prophet. When she learns, she embraces Islam.

DAUD WHARNSBY ALI-DONT TALK TO ME ABOUT MUHAMMAD (PBUH)
“It would be such a pleasure to have you come along with me,
I accept your gracious offer of kindness and company.
But as we walk along young man,
And as you help me with my load,
I have only one request as we travel down this road:

Don’t talk to me about Muhammad.
Because of him there is no peace and I have trouble in my mind,
So don’t talk to me about Muhammad.
And as we walk along together we will get along just fine,
As we walk along together we will get along.

That man upsets me so,
So much more than you could know.
I hear of his name,
And reputation everywhere I go.

Though his family and his clan,
Once knew him as an honest man,
He’s dividing everyone,
With his claim that God is one,

So don’t talk to me about Muhammad.
Because of him there is no peace and I have trouble in my mind,
So don’t talk to me about Muhammad.
And as we walk along together we will get along just fine,
As we walk along together we will get along.

He’s mislead all the weak ones, and the poor ones and the slaves,
They think they’ve all found wealth and freedom following his ways.
He’s corrupted all the youth with his twisted brand of truth,
Convinced them that they all are strong,
Giving them somewhere to belong.


So don’t talk to me about Muhammad
Because of him there is no peace and I have trouble in my mind,
So don’t talk to me about Muhammad.
And as we walk along together we will get along just fine,
As we walk along together we will get along.
Thank you now young man, you’ve really been so kind,
Your generosity and smile are very rare to find.
Let me give you some advice,
Since you’ve been so very nice:

From Muhammad stay away,
Don’t heed his words or emulate his way,
And don’t talk about Muhammad.

You will never have true peace and trouble is all you will find,
So don’t talk about Muhammad.
And as you travel down life’s road you will get along just fine.

Now before we part and go,
If it’s all right just the same,
May I ask my dear young man,
Who are you? What’s your name?

Forgive me what was that?
Your words weren’t very clear,
My ears are getting old,
Sometimes it’s difficult to hear.

It’s truly rather funny,
Though I’m sure I must be wrong.
But I thought I heard you said,
Your name is Muhammad.

Muhammad… Ash hadu an la ilaha illallah
Wash hadu ana Muhammadur rasulullah
Oh! talk to me Muhammad.

Upon you I pray for peace,
For you have eased my troubled mind,
Oh! talk to me Muhammad.
And as we walk along together we will get along just fine
As I travel down life’s road I will get along…just fine.”



Nasheed Dawud Wharnsby Ali: Story of Ibrahim(AS)





The Story Of Ibrahim (nasheed)


Father, O Father, why do you do it?
Why do you whittle all day?
Why do you carve those statues of wood
And fashion those idols out of clay?

Father, O Father, why do you do it?
Why do you bow down and pray?
To all those empty gods you’ve made
When there’s such a far better way?

There is only one god
La ilaha illallah
Lord of both the earth and sky
Who knows all the answers to where, what and why.
There is only one god,
La ilaha illallah.

I've looked to the sky, seen the moon and stars
Come then quickly fade away.
I’ve seen the sun so strong and bright,
Die at the end of the day.

I’ve seen the perfection of all creation,
in every creature and leaf,
And I don’t understand any woman or man,
Who denies the one true belief.

There is only one god
La ilaha illallah
who will not fade and who will not die
who knows all the answers to where, what and why
There is only one god
La ilaha illallah

People, O people, why won’t you heed
My call to the Straight Way?
Your hearts are as hard as the idols you carve.
You listen but won’t hear a word that I say.

People, O people, why put your faith
In gods of gold and wood?
They crumble away, they have no life.
They cause no harm and they do no good.

There is only one god
La ilaha illallah
I don’t understand why you choose to deny
that Allah knows all the answers to where, what and why.
There is only one god
La ilaha illallah

People, O people, you’ve tried to break me
You’ve called me a fool and a liar.
But I will not burn in your flames
For faith in Allah will cool any fire.

So hate me or hurt me, do what you will
Even banish me from this land,
I will pray to Allah that the truth comes to you
And I pray that some day you will all understand

There is only one god
La ilaha illallah
Lord of both the earth and sky
Who will not fade and who will not die
There is only one god
La ilaha illallah
No, I don’t understand why you choose to deny
that Allah knows all the answers to where, what and why
There is only one god
La ilaha illallah