BABIES FIRST YEAR FRAME

Celebrity

Includes two bonus tracks not on the USA version: 'That Girl Will Never Be Mine' & 'Falling'.

The boy balladeers of 'N Sync have always kept in step with their competition, but with Celebrity, they've entered a different race altogether. Members Justin Timberlake and JC Chasez (who co-wrote and co-produced most of the tracks on this album) have drawn on R&B, hip-hop, and electronica to make a remarkably adult mix. While younger fans will love the disc (it is 'N Sync, after all), older listeners will be surprised and pleased by the Prince-influenced "Gone," the Miami bass beat of "The Two of Us," and the Stevie Wonder harmonica cameo on "Something Like You." The disc only fails in its more predictable territory: the title track's lyrics are hopelessly ("Would you be so into me / if I wasn't a celebrity"). The Swedish-pop machine (also behind Britney Spears) cranks out two solid dance tracks ("Tell Me, Tell Me...Baby" and "Just Don't Tell Me That"), but his offerings are hardly as innovative, or as much fun, as the band's own contributions. Overall, Celebrity, is a triumph, and unlike many of their teen-pop peers, the members of 'N Sync (or Timberlake and Chasez, at least) promise solid careers ahead. --Courtney Kemp

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

The 99 Names of Allah, also known as The 99 Most Beautiful Names of God (Arabic: ????? ???? ??????? ?asma? allah al-?usna), are the names of God (specifically, attributes) by which Muslims regard God and which are traditionally maintained as described in the Qur'an, and Sunnah, amongst other places.[1] There is, according to hadith, a special group of 99 names but no enumeration of them. Thus the exact list is not agreed upon, and the names of God (as adjectives, word constructs, or otherwise) exceed 99 in the Qur'an and Sunnah. Some of the names of God have been hidden from mankind, therefore there are not only 99 names of God but there are more.

Contents
1 Origin
2 List of names
3 100th name
3.1 Baha' ad-Din al-`Amili
3.2 Babi and Baha'i
4 Personal names
5 Notes
6 See also
7 External links


Origin
In one Islamic tradition, the Islamic prophet Muhammad used to call God by all His Names:

????? ??? ????? ??????? ?????? ???? "O Allah, I invoke You with all of Your Beautiful Names."[2]
Muhammad is also reported to have said in a famous hadith:

Verily, there are ninety-nine names of God, one hundred minus one. He who enumerates [and believes in them and the one God behind] them would get into Paradise.[3]
Of note is that this hadith does not say that there are only 99 names, but 99 names that are better than the others. This caused people to search them out in the Qur'an and Sunnah, and a list was compiled. Over time it became custom to recite the list in its entirety. While some Muslims believe that this list is mentioned by Muhammad himself, the specialist Muslim scholars argue strongly that the list was just compiled by a Muslim scholar as an addendum to the actual hadith (al-Waleed ibn Muslim). If it was only an attempt of a scholar, they are not necessarily the names proper, and other attempts may still be made. A recent scholar, Dr. Mahmoud Abdel-Razek, made an attempt of this kind and explained in detail why he differs in opinion with al-Waleed about enlisting some of the names.[4]

However, reciting the traditional names has developed into a ritual by some Muslims as an attempt to enumerate them, while most other Muslims believe that the "enumeration" is not just the act of recitation, but applying the attributes that the names suggest.

List of names
The Qur'an refers to the attributes of God as God's “most beautiful names” (Arabic: al-?asma? al-?usna) (see [Qur'an 7:180], [Qur'an 17:110], [Qur'an 20:8], [Qur'an 59:24]). According to Gerhard Bowering,

They are traditionally enumerated as 99 in number to which is added as the highest name (al-ism al-?a??am), the supreme name of God, Allah. The locus classicus for listing the divine names in the literature of qur?anic commentary is [Qur'an 17:110], “Call upon God, or call upon the merciful; whichsoever you call upon, to him belong the most beautiful names,” and also [Qur'an 59:22] q 59:22-4, which includes a cluster of more than a dozen divine epithets.[5]
Islamic theology makes a distinction between the attributes of God and the divine essence.[5]

Below is a list of the 99 Names of God according to the tradition of Islam.

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Arabic
Transliteration
Translation (can vary based on context)
Qur'anic usage

1 ?????? Ar-Rahman The All Beneficent, The Most Merciful in Essence, The Compassionate, The Most Gracious Beginning of every chapter except one, and in numerous other places. Name frequently used in Surah 55, Ar-Rahman.
2 ?????? Ar-Rahim The Most Merciful, The Most Merciful in Actions Beginning of every chapter except one, and in numerous other places
3 ????? Al-Malik The Owner, The Sovereign, The True and Ultimate King 59:23, 20:114
4 ?????? Al-Quddus The Most Holy, The Most Pure, The Most Perfect 59:23, 62:1
5 ?????? As-Salam The Peace and Blessing, The Source of Peace and Safety, The Most Perfect 59:23
6 ?????? Al-Mu'min The Guarantor, The Self Affirming, The Granter of Security, The Affirmer of Truth 59:23
7 ??????? Al-Muhaymin The Guardian, The Preserver, The Overseeing Protector 59:23
8 ?????? Al-Aziz The Almighty, The Self Sufficient, The Most Honorable 3:6, 4:158, 9:40, 48:7, 59:23
9 ?????? Al-Jabbar The Powerful, The Irresistible, The Compeller, The Most Lofty, The Restorer/Improver of Affairs 59:23
10 ??????? Al-Mutakabbir The Tremendous 59:23
11 ?????? Al-Khaliq The Creator 6:102, 13:16, 39:62, 40:62, 59:24
12 ?????? Al-Bari' The Rightful 59:24
13 ?????? Al-Musawwir The Fashioner of Forms 59:24
14 ?????? Al-Ghaffar The Ever Forgiving 20:82, 38:66, 39:5, 40:42, 71:10
15 ?????? Al-Qahhar The All Compelling Subduer 13:16, 14:48, 38:65, 39:4, 40:16
16 ?????? Al-Wahhab The Bestower 3:8, 38:9, 38:35
17 ?????? Ar-Razzaq The Ever Providing 51:58
18 ?????? Al-Fattah The Opener, The Victory Giver 34:26
19 ?????? Al-'Alim The All Knowing, The Omniscient 2:158, 3:92, 4:35, 24:41, 33:40
20 ?????? Al-Qabid The Restrainer, The Straightener 2:245
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Thanks to Nora for the name of this bird. It's a yellow-crowned night heron!

I nearly missed this little guy as I drove past a local park and spotted him (or her! I can't tell that, either....) out of the corner of my eye. I parked across the street and ran over to get some shots. The bird was quite cooperative, and I managed to get some good ones of this elusive creature. I have only seen them now and then, so it was a treat happening on it!

Life's been complicated, my friends, which is why I haven't been commenting lately. I've been working as much as I'm able to try to save some money to pay my property tax, which quadrupled this year, but it doesn't look like I'll make the deadline next month. I'm praying for a miracle so I don't lose my house in the near future like others I know. It's terrible to lose it to foreclosure, but to lose one because you can't pay $2300 in property tax is despicable. Doesn't seem fair, but that's how it works. So, bear with me and I'll try to get back to your streams as soon as I have the time and energy to spend a few hours catching up. Thanks for not forgetting about me in the meantime! Hugs....Chris