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BASED ON THESE STATS: all those racist “Go back to your country” type of people (majority white racists) would mean they included would have to go back to their countries (maybe take a DNA test) for some European countries who do not even want them or consider them citizen nowadays – about 95 Percent of the population;
More than 1.8 million Indigenous people According to the 2021 Census, there were 1.8 million Indigenous people, representing 5.0% of the total Canadian population, up from 4.9% in 2016.
More than half of First Nations people live in Western Canada While more than half (55.5%) of all First Nations people were living in Western Canada in 2021, Ontario (251,030) was the province with the highest number of First Nations people, representing nearly one-quarter (23.9%) of Canada’s First Nations population. Meanwhile, around one in nine (11.1%) First Nations people were living in Quebec, and 7.6% were living in Atlantic Canada. The remaining 1.9% of First Nations people lived in the territories.
Fast-forward to 18th-century Prussia, where an entirely different philosophy of education was emerging. The Prussian model of education wasn’t designed to create critical thinkers; it wasn’t even designed for kids. Prussian leaders built it to produce disciplined, obedient soldiers who would follow orders without question.
This was in response to the military weaknesses exposed by Prussia’s defeat by Napoleon. The defeat revealed shortcomings not only in military tactics but also in the population’s readiness and loyalty. This led Prussian leaders to recognize the need for a more unified, reliable, and well-trained citizenry that could support the state’s military and political objectives.
This shift in control allowed the state to decide what children learned and, more importantly, how they learned to think — or rather, not to think. In Prussia, schooling was a tool for control, shaping young people into compliant subjects who wouldn’t question authority or run tail in the face of a canon.
Origins and Importation
Prussian Roots: Developed in the early 1800s after Prussia’s defeat by Napoleon, the system aimed to create disciplined soldiers, unified citizens, and an obedient populace. [1, 2, 3]
American Adoption: In the 1840s, American educators traveled to Prussia, translated reports on their state-run schools, and brought the framework back to standardize a fragmented local schooling approach. [1, 2, 3]
Industrial Scaling: Later in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, industrialists and philanthropists—such as through the Rockefeller General Education Board—helped scale and fund this framework to supply a predictable, manageable workforce for factories;
Abu Huraira reported Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) as saying:
Charity does not decrease wealth, no one forgives another except that Allah increases his honor, and no one humbles himself for the sake of Allah except that Allah raises his status.
Allah wipes out usury either by actually destroying it or by removing His blessing. Yet He increases charity and makes it grow by multiplying its reward by ten times up to seven hundred times or even more, and blesses those that give charity from their wealth. Allah does not love a stubborn disbeliever who considers the prohibited as lawful and persists in sins.
Muhammad Taqiud-Din alHilali
#Charity, #Islam, #Charity Does Not Decrease Wealth, #Interest Curse; #Hadith;
It is out of Allah’s mercy that you ˹O Prophet˺ have been lenient with them. Had you been cruel or hard-hearted, they would have certainly abandoned you. So pardon them, ask Allah’s forgiveness for them, and consult with them in ˹conducting˺ matters. Once you make a decision, put your trust in Allah. Surely Allah loves those who trust in Him.
If Allah helps you, none can defeat you. But if He denies you help, then who else can help you? So in Allah let the believers put their trust.
Al Imran – 3:159-160;
#Soft Heart; #Islam; #Heart; #Avoid Cruelty; #Prophet Muhammad(sal Allahu Alayhi wa Sallam);
Mathew 23:8 – 8“But you are not to be called ‘Rabbi,’ for you have one Teacher, and you are all brothers. 9And do not call anyone on earth ‘father,’ for you have one Father, and he is in heaven. 10Nor are you to be called instructors, for you have one Instructor, the Messiah. 11The greatest among you will be your servant. 12For those who exalt themselves will be humbled, and those who humble themselves will be exalted.
On the authority of Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him), who said that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said:
Allah (mighty and sublime be He) said: Pride is my cloak and greatness My robe, and he who competes with Me in respect of either of them I shall cast into Hell-fire. It was related by Abu Dawud (also by Ibn Majah and Ahmad) with sound chains of authority. This Hadith also appears in Muslim in another version.
Hadith on Accountability (Pen here means the Pen of Writing of Deeds by the Angels)
Ali ibn Abi Talib reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “The pen is lifted from three people: a sleeping person until he awakens, a child until he becomes an adult, and an insane person until he regains his sanity.”
Source: Sunan al-Tirmidhī 1423; Grade: Sahih (authentic) according to Al-Albani
We were with Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) picking the fruits of the ‘Arak trees, and Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) said, “Pick the black fruit, for it is the best.” The companions asked, “Were you a shepherd?” He replied, “There was no prophet who was not a shepherd.”
This famous narration provides profound insights into Islamic theology, the methodology of prophetic training, and the nature of leadership.
1. The Secrets of Prophetic Training (Tarbiyah)
Scholars of hadith, including Ibn Hajar al-Asqalani, explain that Allah chose shepherding for His prophets as a deliberate, hands-on leadership academy. Leading an unruly flock of animals builds the exact virtues needed to guide humanity:
Patience and Endurance: Sheep can wander, stubborn beasts resist order, and the weather is unpredictable. A shepherd learns to endure hardship without losing composure.
Gentleness Over Force: If a shepherd treats sheep with harshness, they will scatter or suffer injuries. This teaches the prophet to guide human communities with mercy and gentleness (rifq) rather than coercion.
Vigilance and Accountability: A shepherd must constantly watch for wolves and predators. This fosters a deep sense of responsibility (amanah), making the future prophet intensely protective of their people’s spiritual and physical well-being.
Individualized Care: In any flock, some sheep are weak, some are pregnant, and some are young. The shepherd must adjust their pace to the weakest among them—a vital skill for a leader managing a diverse society.
2. Divine Humility and Cleansing the Soul
Before taking on the immense burden of revelation, prophets were placed in a low-status, lonely profession.
Eradicating Pride: Spending months or years in solitary pastures away from high society purges the heart of arrogance, pride, and material attachment.
Contemplation (Tafakkur): The wilderness provides silence, allowing the future prophets to contemplate creation, look at the stars, and build an unshakeable, intimate reliance on Allah (Tawakkul).
Gov wants to end mandatory re-evaluation of pesticide risks
Ottawa is weakening pesticide oversight. I just signed a petition to express my concern. Will you sign too?In June, the federal government passed a law allowing cabinet ministers to greenlight the use of pesticides that would otherwise be banned due to environmental risks — overriding Health Canada’s science-based risk evaluations.Now, buried in an omnibus budget bill set to be voted on when Parliament resumes sitting later this month, Ottawa is proposing to eliminate mandatory 15-year pesticide re-evaluations. These re-evaluations are the main mechanism for comprehensive review of new data on pesticide risks.These changes represent the most significant overhaul of federal pesticide regulation in a generation – and would be a big step backwards. Will you join me in signing a petition opposing the pesticide law amendments in Bill C-31?Say no to permanent pesticide approvals
The amendments the government is proposing in Bill C-31 would undermine public confidence in how Canada regulates pesticides, harm public health and the environment and limit export opportunities for Canadian agricultural products.An official parliamentary petition opened for signature last week, calling on the House of Commons to reject amendments to the Pest Control Products Act that weaken oversight. Please consider adding your name to Petition e-7742.Thanks for your support.Lisa Gue National policy managerP.S. Sign now! MPs return to Ottawa on September 21. We need your help to gather as many signatures on this petition as possible before then! It’s one way we can demonstrate that people across Canada do not want to see pesticide risks deregulated in the name of expediency.
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At least one in four former National Football League (NFL) players had evidence of chronic traumatic encephalopathy, or CTE, at the time of death, according to a new study from one of the U.S. research teams at the forefront of studying the devastating brain disease.
CTE — which can only be confirmed after death — is associated with repeated head trauma, often from contact sports. It can lead to debilitating symptoms ranging from severe memory loss and balance problems to major personality changes, including depression, aggression and thoughts of suicide.
A growing body of research has already shown exceptionally high rates of the disease in the donated brains of former NFL players. But researchers are quick to note that brain banks skew heavily toward people who experienced concerning symptoms during life and wanted their brains studied after death.
6.As for those who persist in disbelief, it is the same whether you warn them or not—they will never believe. 7. Allah has sealed their hearts and their hearing, and their sight is covered. They will suffer a tremendous punishment. – Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran
6. As for those who disbelieve—it is the same for them, whether you have warned them, or have not warned them—they do not believe.
7. God has set a seal on their hearts and on their hearing, and over their vision is a veil. They will have a severe torment. – Surah Baqarah
Hypocrites Hearts –
8. Among the people are those who say, “We believe in God and in the Last Day,” but they are not believers.
9. They seek to deceive God and those who believe, but they deceive none but themselves, though they are not aware.
10. In their hearts is sickness, and God has increased their sickness. They will have a painful punishment because of their denial.
11. And when it is said to them, “Do not make trouble on earth,” they say, “We are only reformers.”
12. In fact, they are the troublemakers, but they are not aware.
When Nabi Musa/ Prophet Moses Reveals a Murderer
73. We said, “Strike him with part of it.” Thus God brings the dead to life; and He shows you His signs, that you may understand.
74. Then after that your hearts hardened. They were as rocks, or even harder. For there are some rocks from which rivers gush out, and others that splinter and water comes out from them, and others that sink in awe of God. God is not unaware of what you do.
75. Do you hope that they will believe in you, when some of them used to hear the Word of God, and then deliberately distort it, even after understanding it?
76. And when they come across those who believe, they say, “We believe,” but when they come together privately, they say, “Will you inform them of what God has disclosed to you, so that they might dispute with you concerning it before your Lord?” Do you not understand?
77. Do they not know that God knows what they conceal and what they reveal?
Sahih International: So whoever Allah wants to guide – He expands his breast to [contain] Islam; and whoever He wants to misguide – He makes his breast tight and constricted as though he were climbing into the sky. Thus does Allah place defilement upon those who do not believe.
Surah Az Zumar – Groups
Can ˹the misguided be like˺ those whose hearts Allah has opened to Islam, so they are enlightened by their Lord? So woe to those whose hearts are hardened at the remembrance of Allah! It is they who are clearly astray. 23
˹It is˺ Allah ˹Who˺ has sent down the best message—a Book of perfect consistency and repeated lessons—which causes the skin ˹and hearts˺ of those who fear their Lord to tremble, then their skin and hearts soften at the mention of ˹the mercy of˺ Allah. That is the guidance of Allah, through which He guides whoever He wills. But whoever Allah leaves to stray will be left with no guide.
Are those who will only have their ˹bare˺ faces to shield themselves from the awful torment on Judgment Day ˹better than those in Paradise˺? It will ˹then˺ be said to the wrongdoers: “Reap what you sowed!”
Those before them ˹also˺ rejected ˹the truth˺, then the torment came upon them from where they least expected.
So Allah made them taste humiliation in this worldly life, but far worse is the punishment of the Hereafter, if only they knew.
#Islam, #Hearts, #Believers, #Disbelievers, Quran Kareem; #Guidance, #Misguidance, #Faith,
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