Peace be upon you and your loved ones!
Humbly, I believe that God has granted to mankind the instrument of prayer without which the human is not in a position to use fully his or her capabilities. To me, to get prayer answered, one believe God is All Powerful. A house where people pray is never destroyed. To live in harmony and to see peace in our homes prayers is the way. Remembering God, all the times, we can be sure that God will never forget us. We need to remember our loved ones in our prayers.
Following are prayers for dear ones from holy Quran ( for general info. w.alislam.org/quran/ ) :
Prayer for parents:
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My Lord, have mercy on them as they nurtured me in (my) childhood. [part of verse25: chapter 17]
Prayer for spouses and children:
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Our Lord, grant us of our spouses and children the delight of (our) eyes, and make us a model for the righteous. [part of verse 75: chapter 25]
A divinely told way to do paryers in general:
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And to Allah belong perfect attributes. So call on Him by these. [part of verse 181: chapter 7] ( general info. w.alislam.org/allah/ )
Thanks.
Love for all hatred for none~~~~Love for all hatred for none.~~~~Love for all hatred for none.~~~~Love for all hatred for none.



Thanks for sharing such beautiful prayers. We must remember to pray for those who are closest to us.
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peace!
ni hao
perhaps xie xie is for saying thank you. Good to read you are ok during quake.
[ PRAYER= AL (all) HAMDO(praises) LILAH (to Allah / God)] .
May God help the victims. amen
If you have learned some chinese, you may want to check http://www.alislam.org/chinese/Chinese.htm
Regards
bu ke qi is like "your welcome." Thanks for caring. I've been learning Chinese for 3 years now, so I'll definitely check out that site.
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Peace!
1-congrtulation for your blog is chosen.
2- may i ask any any interesting way of learning chinese langauge at one's own pace?
3- have chinese people any plan soon to make thier langauge alphabet based?
4- what is the best you like in china (compulsory) and what is you most dislike? (optional)
regards
There are some really great chinese websites that allow you to go at your own pace. I would recommend chinesepod.com since they focus a lot of all skill levels.
Pinyin is the system that's been in place for some time that uses the letters of the English alphabet to represent Chinese phonetics. "Ni hao" and "Xie xie" are in Pinyin rather than Chinese characters. So, it easier to learn Chinese when you pair your study with the pinyins.
Is this what you means by alphabet based? Otherwise, I can't think of a way to make a purely Chinese alphabet. There are smaller pieces of characters that you can use to understand the larger system, but it's not like an alphabet. Chinese just doesn't work like that.
The things I love about my life right now, are not specific to China. I could create this situation I have here in America. However, I love the economy. It's so cheap to live here comfortably if you have a decent paying job.
My least favorite is transportation. Walking, taking taxis and public transportation can be a struggle, but most of the time it's ok.
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Peace be upon you.
Thanks a lot.
Again very good wishes.