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Then God opened her eyes and she ( hagar) saw a well of water. So she went and filled the skin with water and gave the boy a drink.
(Genesis 21:19)
God was with the boy as he grew up. He lived in the desert and became an archer.
(Genesis 21:20)

The location of that particular well can only be guessed at. If there is a tradition that the well of Zamzam in Mecca is the same well, then it’s still only a guess since the story comes from a time around 2000 BC.

Best answer for meaning of Zamina Mina Zangalewa and translation of the song Waka Waka
is at:
http://www.e-forwards.com/2010/05/zaMina-mina-zangalewa-translation-meaning-and-lyrics/

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What..don’t ya speak Cameroonian Fang?
well, neither do I, but fortunately it is a well known song in that part of the world. So thank goodness for Google.

"Tsamina" originally by Golden Sounds (from Camaroon, 1986)

*" Tsaminamina" means Come.
* "Waka waka" means Do it - as in perform a task. Waka is pidgin language meaning walk while working.
* "TsaminaMina zangalewa" means where do you come from?.
* "Wana" means it is mine.
* "Zambo" means wait.

the "eheh" are more chanting, like singing a note for the musics sake, not a word.

Come, do what you came to do, where do you come from, / it is mine, wait……..
is the most literal translation.

Seems appropriate for the biggest international Football (Soccer) Tournament, don’t it?

Asalamu alaikum…
I wanted some help and some interpretation for my istikhara. Baisically there’s this really nice and kind and alhamdulliah pious girl which I would really love to get married to, but she is in love with someone else. I tried to convince her that she should not rush into marriage but rather do istikhara and see if that person was right for her. Then I decided that maybe I should do the same.

My both dreams were after Fajr prayer, first dream was that I am at Masjid al Qubaa, putting on my Ihram, and then a man hands me a white prayer hat, and as soon as I am about to climb the bus to Mecca, a man grabs my arm his face is illuMinated in noor, all I see is his brown beard and he says to me "Fight! fight for her and Allah will take care of the rest!" I woke up, and kep thinking maybe it was just me imagining it, so did istikhara again, and this time me and this girl are at Masjid al Nabawi, both dressed in white, and she’s fiddling with a camera and I ask her shall we go in, and when we come infront of the prophet’s Qabr and are about to do duaa, she says to me "I wish my sister was here" and then I wake up and realised a sign was given.

However when I spoke to her about my dream, she became vexed and annoyed, what can I do? apart from duaa and prayer, for myslef and her, and wallahi I remember her in my every prayer without fail! that may Allah (SWT) guide her back onto Sirat al Mustaqeem…and myself…

Wassalam.

Bilal

It could be a guidance dream, or it could be that you so desire to have this particular girl that you caused this dream. Why not pray for Allah to send you the RIGHT person and not a specific person? People always want to control the will of Allah but are often unhappy when they get exactly who and what they pray for. Pray for the genuine wisdom and guidance of Allah; pray for forgiveness at being so head strong and controlling. Submit. Surrender.

* Begin with a good greeting.
* Start with Assalamau ‘Aliaykum and a smile. Salam is a sunnah and a du’aa for her as well.
* Shake her hand and leave bad news for later!

Sweet Speech and Enchanting Invitations

* Choose words that are positive and avoid negative ones.
* Give her your attention when you speak of she speaks.
* Speak with clarity and repeat words if necessary until she understands.
* Call her with the nice names that she likes, e.g. my sweet-heart, honey, saaliha, etc.

Friendliness and Recreation

* Spend time talking together.
* Spread to her goods news.
* Remember your good memories together.

Games and Distractions

* Joking around & having a sense of humor.
* Playing and competing with each other in sports or whatever.
* Taking her to watch permissible (halal) types of entertainment.
* Avoiding prohibited (Haram) things in your choices of entertainment.

Assistance in the Household

* Doing what you as an individual can/like to do that helps out, especially if she is sick or tired.
* The most important thing is making it obvious that he appreciates her hard work.

Consultation (Shurah)

* Specifically in family matters.
* Giving her the feeling that her opinion is important to you.
* Studying her opinion carefully.
* Be willing to change an opinion for hers if it is better.
* Thanking her for helping him with her opinions.

Visiting Others

* Choosing well raised people to build relations with. There is a great reward in visiting relatives and pious people. (Not in wasting time while visiting!)
* Pay attention to ensure Islamic manners during visits.
* Not forcing her to visit whom she does not feel comfortable with.

Conduct During Travel

* Offer a warm farewell and good advice.
* Ask her to pray for him.
* Ask pious relatives and friends to take care of the family in your absence.
* Give her enough money for what she might need.
* Try to stay in touch with her whether by phone, e-mail, letters, etc..
* Return as soon as possible.
* Bring her a gift!
* Avoid returning at an unexpected time or at night.
* Take her with you if possible.

Financial Support

* The husband needs to be generous within his financial capabilities. He should not be a miser with his money (nor wasteful).
* He gets rewards for all what he spends on her sustenance even for a small piece of bread that he feeds her by his hand (hadeith).
* He is strongly encouraged to give to her before she asks him.

Smelling Good and Physical Beautification

* Following the Sunnah in removing hair from the groin and underarms.
* Always being clean and neat.
* Put on perfume for her.

Aiding in the Obedience to Allah

* Wake her up in the last third of the night to pray "Qiyam-ul-Layl" (extra prayer done at night with long sujood and ruku’ua).
* Teach her what you know of the Qur’an and its tafseer.
* Teach her "Dhikr" (ways to remember Allah by the example of the prophet) in the morning and evening.
* Encourage her to spend money for the sake of Allah such as in a charity sale.
* Take her to Hajj and Umrah when you can afford to do so.

Showing Respect for her Family and Friends

* Take her to visit her family and relatives, especially her parents.
* Invite them to visit her and welcome them.
* Give them presents on special occasions.
* Help them when needed with money, effort, etc..
* Keep good relations with her family after her death if she dies first. Also in this case the husband is encouraged to follow the sunnah and keep giving what she used to give in her life to her friends and family.

Admirable Jealousy

* Ensure she is wearing proper hijab before leaving house.
* Restrict free mixing with non-mahram men.
* Avoiding excess jealousy.
Examples of this are:
1- Analyzing every word and sentence she says and overloading her speech by meanings that she did not mean
2- Preventing her from going out of the house when the reasons are just.
3- Preventing her from answering the phone.

Patience and Mildness

* Problems are expected in every marriage so this is normal. What is wrong is excessive responses and magnifying problems until a marital breakdown.
* Anger should be shown when she exceeds the boundaries of Allah SWT, by delaying prayers, backbiting, watching prohibited scenes on TV, etc..
* Forgive the mistakes she does to you.

Correcting her Mistakes

* First, implicit and explicit advice several times.
* Then by turning your back to her in bed (displaying your feelings). Note that this does not include leaving the bedroom to another room, leaving the house to another place, or not talking with her.
* The last solution
@ MK AND Toor: Inshallah tomorrow i will post and will email you.

Asalamualaykum…

MashaAllah! <3
How cute… doesn’t every sister wish she had a husband like that?
InshaAllah…

50% of men worldwide have had extra-marital sex, so does sharia law on stoning make any sense?
# Is it better to believe the word of a medieval superstitious illiterate merchant or to scientists analyzing years of research since the Enlightenment?
# Why does your most trusted authentic hadith Bukhari have so many contradictions?
# Why does Allah mostly target muslim majority countries in earthquakes?
# Why do Sunnis deny the prophecy of Mirza Ghulam Ahmed?
# If life is a test, shouldn’t alcohol be legal in Saudi Arabia so god could test Saudis?
# Females, is it not stupid that guys can have 4 wives but girls have to stick with 1 guy?
# Why do you pray to an invisible deity with gestures that don’t make any sense?
# Why did Muhammad change Qiblah? Couldn’t he make his mind up?
# Why do muslims follow pre-Islamic pagan practices of circling the kaaba?
# If Islam is so obviously true, why are there between 15 to 20 million Arab Christians who make up 10% of all arabs.
# Why did Allah create gay people if he is going to torture them for it later? Or is Allah just a kinky fellow?
# Why does the Islamic god hand an infinite punishment for a finite crime?
# Did Adam and Eve have a navel?
# Why do you have to circumambulate the Ka’bah 7 times? Why not just once? Why not eight or six times?
# Why are 4 wives allowed but 5 wives are forbidden?
# Why do Muslims keep repeating god is great/greatest in prayers? Does god lack confidence with a need to be reassured?
# Why do you have to greet or bless Muhammad and abraham during prayers? Will Allah forget to bless them otherwise?
# Why does god want more rak’ats (prostrations) in the afternoon in contrast to the morning? Does Allah want to be praised more after his afternoon nap?
# How do you know Muhammad wasn’t a narcissist?
# Why do Sunnis criticize Shias for mut’ah when Sunnis practise misyar which is essentially the same thing?
# Muslims say ‘I bear WITNESS theres 1 god and mohamed is a messenger’. But have any of you had a firsthand account of Muhammad? Or heard and experienced god’s attributes personally?
# The Black Stone in the Kaaba has been broken into several fragments. Why did not Allah protect this important ‘holy’ stone from damage?
# Caliph Uthman had all different copies of the Quran destroyed[1], so how do you know that his version is the correct one?
# Why does the Quran repeat the same things over and over and over?
# Why in the hadith[2] does Mohamed have to travel all the way on a winged horse ascension in order to ask God to reduce prayers from fifty to five?
# Why do you add Mohamed’s name to the shahadah and adhan, as well as mentioning his name in prayers? Isn’t that bid’ah?
# If the hijab makes a girl look more pretty than usual, should she wear hijab?
# Why do muslims scholars create hundreds of rules which have no base whatsoever in the Quran?
# Why do muslims symbolically have to stone an invisible devil? Can’t God do it himself?
# Why does the Islamic god care what type of clothes you wear when going on Hajj? (namely the Ihram)
# Why does the Islamic god care whether you sleep on your stomach?
# Why has the Islamic god forbidden shaving the beard? Why is He preoccupied with such trivial things?
# Islam makes many prophecies about the end of times, but why are none of the modern technologies prophecized?
# Why in Islam is it forbidden to touch a dog but not a rat, when rats are much more dirty?
# Why cant muslim scholars agree whether taking pictures is forbidden or permissible by Islam?
# Why does the Islamic god recommend you to dye your hair? Why the hell does an omnipotent deity care what colour your hair is?
# Why does the islamic god forbid silk for men? Why does He care what clothing material you have on?
# Why is alcohol based mouthwash forbidden? Can people absorb enough alcohol through the skin to get drunk?
# Why does the Islamic god care whether your garment can reach below your ankles?
# Why is talking to the non-mahram opposite gender forbidden according to Islam?
# Why is listening to music forbidden in Islam? Or why cant muslims agree on its permissibility? Isn’t islam supposed to be clear?
# Why according to sharia can’t a woman drive a car?
# People date in order to find out the character of a possible spouse. So why does the Islamic god forbid dating?
# Why has the Islamic god forbidden taking pictures?
# Why does the Islamic god hate tattoos so much and forbids it?
# Why according to Islam should dogs be killed?
# Is it Halaam to act like a weirdo? (Halaam = Haraam + Halaal in one)
# Why according to hadith does God curse people for plucking their eyebrows?
# Why would you believe in a god who wants to be praised all the time?
# Does the Quran say anything about people who dont speak Arabic and cannot learn new languages?
# The Quran claims the Bible is a book given to Jesus(quran 5.46). However, in re

You can’t even copy & paste properly?
Poor Trolling. lol
I noticed that you missed your last question in the list.
And what was that? lol

from the World Cup!

Meaning of the words in Fang language
Tsaminamina means Come.
Waka waka means Do it - as in perform a task. Waka is pidgin language meaning walk while working.
TsaminaMina zangalewa means where do you come from?.
Wana means it is mine.
Zambo means wait.

Hello Gentlemen, Im looking to apply for a passport for my father, We have the following problems before applying passport , my Dad had a passport in 1983 , applied for a job on the same year but was cheated by a agent , agent ran way with passport , after that due to misguidance of a friendof him, dad got a new new passport in 1984 with new address , got selected for a job in UAE,, On getting Visas & ticket He was denied and told his passport got some problem in passport office.He got scared and quit his plans to go abroad and started working her , Now on 2010, Inshaallah we are planning to send to Perform Hajj plilgrimage by private travel agents. So Please i request you to favour me with your guidances to get the Passport as soon as possible.

If you are working with a travel agent, they should have all that information.

Am going umrah next month and it’s my first time so go easy please?

What do i need to learn before i go umrah? besides Arabic.

When do i wear umrah in the plane, makkah or in the hotel?

any ideas???????

it is best that you assume ihram before approaching the miqat (the place where pilgrims should wear ihram before passing it) or at the miqat. It depends on where you will be flying from; the miqat is usually announced during the flights of Saudi airlines.

In As-Sahihayn and elsewhere it is narrated from Ibn `Abbas (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) defined the miqat of the people of Madinah as Dhul-Hulayfah; that of the people of Ash-Sham (Syria) as Al-Juhfa; that of the people of Najd as Qarn al-Manazil; and that of the people of Yemen as Yalamlam. And he said: “And these miqats are for the people at those very places, as well as for those who come through those places with the intention of Performing Hajj and ‘Umrah; and whoever is living within these boundaries can enter Ihram from the place where he starts off.” (Al-Bukhari and Muslim)

Salam