When each day is the same as the next, it’s because people fail to recognize the good things that happen in their lives every day that the sun rises.
The Alchemist

I read alchemist by Paulo Coehlo in less the 3 hours, i was just gonna read some pages before going to sleep but when i put the book down it was 3:33 am.

It really affected me, even if i believe i already knew in heart all these wise words; but i just never stopped and actually thought about them.

The book is like a life guide discuised in a beatiful story. It’s a journey like life is, i though the book might boore me but it actually was soothingly to clever and i followed every page and wished to know more. I journeyed from spain to egypt; learned by heart those feelings.

I now know we are destined to follow our dreams. I’m gonna try what about you? Pick up the book, read and start searching for your way!

There was nothing to hold him back except himself.
The Alchemist

-because they are tired or ill, they are confused what to do in their future, they are in love without an answer, they have a lot of friends, but they are actually lonely? that’s why…  LOVE, CONFUSION, ILLNESS, LONELINESS….four diseases of this crazy life, four reasons to cry, four snakes that distroy you inside, four sides of sad life, four places to drown, four reasons why I feel like shit right now, why I need to weep out and start over …. start searching for my future happiness, start looking for my place, start looking for good luck

-people cry for other peope, for others not being with them, for bad or good luck of others, people cry for their friends and those they see for the first time, people cry to meet more people or because of losing people around… seems like everything is happening right now for me…people makes us happy, but they makes us cry unknowing that…

-people cry because they are idealists and it’s never enough of what hey have and experience. they need to wake up and they will after night of bloody tears… I am so and whenever my life is so wonderful, I can’t live like this any more!!!

Crying wont help. confusion, love, illness and feeling lonely wont help too. they can destroy the world, but not mine. they can destroy future, but hopefully not mine. they are nothing for me - I still believe that crying because of happiness is pure and existing in everybody around

Aukstuomene used not to cry…

“Uplifted!”: BAAD!Ass Women 2010

A dance concert featuring a diverse lineup of female choreographers and exciting mix of contemporary dance forms!  This year’s artists include Marjani Forté, Ingrid Graham, Sue Hogan & Heather Sakima, Linda La Naija/MAWU, Sari Nordman, Noelle Phillips, Jule Jo Ramirez, Jessica St. Vil-Ulysse and Zoe!

Saturday, March 20
8 pm | $20

841 Barretto Street
2nd Floor
Bronx, NY 10474

Click here for directions or for more information visit Bronx Academy of Arts and Dance

Should be a fun night!

‘Adab Shar’eeyah [Lesson 005]

[ Meaning of Many Things! ]

• Meaning of “Wa Ba’ad” or “‘Amma Ba’ad”

In the previous lessons we have discussed that whenever a person begins his speech he should begin by saying Bismillaah, then praise Allaah, then invoke for Allaah to send His Salaah and Salaam upon His messenger sallaAllaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam. Today we will discuss the fourth thing a person should say, and is often said by the khateeb and this is the saying of “wa ba’ad”.

What does this mean?

Ba’ad means “after”.

‘Amma Ba’ad means “to proceed” or “as for what follows”.

There is a great difference amongst the scholars as to who was the first person to say ‘Amma Ba’ad and why one says ‘Amma Ba’ad.

The Arabs have their speeches usually divided into three parts. The first part starts with the Basmalah and an introduction in general and then they have a divider, which is the saying of ‘Amma Ba’ad, and then they have the rest of the speech to discuss whatever matter they wish to bring to people’s attention.

One of the famous opinions is that the first person to say ‘Amma Ba’ad was the prophet of Allaah, Dawood ‘alayhi’s-salaam.

“Fasla’l-Khitaab” means “final statement/decision”. Many of the Mufassireen described Fasla’l-Khitaab as “accurate judgment”, the final word on an issue.

We made his (Dawood ‘alayhi’s-salaam) kingdom strong and gave him Al-Hikmah (Prophethood, etc.) and sound judgement in speech and decision.
[Soorat Saad (038:20)]

Fasla’l-Khitaab was something Dawood ‘alayhi’s-salaam was gifted with and he was known for his justice as a Qadhi, a judge. This is why Allaah said that not only did He give Dawood ‘alayhi’s-salaam Hikmah, but He also gave him Fasla’l-Khitaab.

One of the interpretation of Fasla’l-Khitaab is also that Dawood ‘alayhi’s-salaam was given the saying of ‘Amma Ba’ad and he was the first person to say it.

Other people were also attributed with this saying, and from them Ya’rab ibn Qahtaan from the original Arabs, Ka’ab ibn Luaay’ who was one of the ancestors of the prophet sallaAllaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam and many others.

The first opinion is more likely to be correct, which is also supported by Ibn Haajar al-Asqalani rahimahullaah.

• Meaning of Sunnah

Ibn ‘Abd al-Qawi wrote, “Now to the point, I will now write a poem comprising of ethics transmitted from the best of guides, from the clear-cut Sunnaah of the messenger of Allaah sallaAllaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam, and from the Book of the One Who is (taqaddasa) High above the claims of the (al-Ghuwaath) misguided people and the (juhhad) stubborn rejectors of faith, and from the sayings of those with knowledge amongst our scholars, who are the leaders in righteousness and the most honourable guides. Perhaps the God of the Throne will enrich us therewith and grant us on the Day of Ressurection, the best of stations.”

In this saying Ibn ‘Abd al-Qawi mentioned the sources he used to write his poem on ‘Adab. This is what we study this lesson inshaa’Allaah.

“Sunnah” is a word that is used very commonly amongst people, but few people understand what it means. What do the Salaf understand by this word “Sunnah”, what do the Fuqaahah (the Jurists) understand by this word?

Sunnah is a legal term and depending on who is using this term, its meaning changes.

Sunnah is anything the Prophet sallaAllaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam did, said or approved (his actions, statements and approvals of others’ actions/sayings).

Linguistically, Sunnah refers to a good path.

Statements (Qawl) which are attributed to the prophet sallaAllaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam are his sunnah.

Actions (F’il) which he performed are his Sunnah, such as the fact that he wore a war-helmet.

Agreeing (Taqreeb) to something which his companions did in front of him and he did not object. As it happens in many ahadeeth, the sahaabi say, “During the time of the prophet sallaAllaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam we use to do such and such.” This stands as a Sunnah, even though the companion is attributing it to himself (and not to the prophet sallaAllaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam). The fact that the sahaabi said that at the time of the prophet sallaAllaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam, he used to such and such, he is establishing it as a Sunnah.

Why would one consider the prophet’s sallaAllaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam approval a part of his sunnah?

It is not permissible for the prophet sallaAllaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam to delay explaining things which are wrong. So if he saw something wrong, he would have to correct that error. The fact that he saw something and did not correct it is that it is permissible. There are many examples of this.

Al-Bukhaari narrated from Khaalid ibn al-Waleed that he and the Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) entered upon Maymoonah, who was his [Khaalid’s] maternal aunt and the maternal aunt of Ibn ‘Abbaas, and found that she had some roasted lizard that her sister Hafeedah bint al-Haarith had brought from Najd. She offered the lizard to the Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him), but he would rarely stretch forth his hand to food until he had been told what it was. The Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) stretched forth his hand, then one of the women who were present said, “Tell the Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) that what has been offered to him is lizard.” The Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) withdrew his hand from the lizard, and Khaalid ibn al-Waleed asked, “Is lizard haraam, O Messenger of Allaah?” He said, “No, but it is not found in the land of my people and I feel that I would have no liking for it. Khaalid said, Then I chewed it and ate it, and the Messenger of Allaah was looking at me.
[al-Bukhaari and Muslim]

Since the prophet sallaAllaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam is not the legislator, but Allaah is the Legislator, he could not make the eating of lizard haraam even though he disliked it. The fact that he approved of it means that Allaah, the Legislator has no objection with this person eating this lizard either.

Imaam as-Saffarini wrote, “What is also included in the Sunnah of the prophet sallaAllaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam is his Siffaat (characteristics) (i.e. what he would wear, putting kohl on his eyes, what he liked etc.).”

Many scholars consider many of these things to be from the Sunnah.

• Meaning of Taqaddasa

Linguistically, Taqdees means to purify and from that we derive words like Bayt al-Maqdis (i.e. Purified Land).

One of the Names of Allaah is al-Quddoos. This means that Allaah is purified and free from any defects and any imperfections that people may attribute to Him.

• Meaning of al-Ghuwath

Ghuwaath is the plural of the word Ghaaweel. This refers to the misguided people such as the Jews, who ascribe many things to Allaah subhaanahu wa ta’alaa. From the Qur’aan, we learn that they describe Allaah as stingy and poor.

Indeed, Allâh has heard the statement of those (Jews) who say: “Truly, Allâh is poor and we are rich!” We shall record what they have said and their killing of the Prophets unjustly, and We shall say: “Taste you the torment of the burning (Fire).”

This is because of that (evil) which your hands have sent before you. And certainly, Allâh is never unjust to (His) slaves.
[Soorat Aal Imraan (003:181-182)]

In the Bible, the Jews describe Allaah as the One Who walked in the Garden, the One Who was told to repent by Moosaa
‘alayhi’s-salaam, the One Who had to rest on the seventh day etc. Allaah is purified from all of these defects and imperfections.

• Meaning of Juhhad

Juhhad are people who are guilty of juhood. Juhood is a “stubborn rejection”.

A lot of people wrongfully understand the word Juhood to mean simply denial.

Many of the murji’a (even the contemporary) say that “kufr is the juhood of our hearts”; that one disbelieves in Allaah only in his heart (i.e. he does not believe in such and such in his heart).

Juhood as described by Imaam Saffarini as follows: “Juhhad is the plural of the word Jaahid. A person who rejects something despite having full knowledge of it.”

Even when the scholars of the Salaf said that kufr is juhood, they did not mean that to reject something (only) in the heart is disbelief; rather what they mean by that is a person believes (firmly) in the heart but with his tongue he rejects. This is stubborn rejection of something. This is different than a person being ignorant of something and not believing in it.

The one who stubbornly rejects something, is the one when it is proved to him that he is wrong and he knows deep down inside in his heart that he is wrong, he still rejects it.

This refutes the notion amongst the murji’a who say that a person has to disbelieve in his heart to become a jaahid. The jaahid is the one who rejects something with his tongue regardless of what is in his heart. We only treat people in accordance to what they show to us, as we do not have to tools to cut open their hearts to see if they believe or disbelieve!

• The Mujassim and the Mu’wattil

Imaam as-Saffarini wrote, “Allaah subhaanahu wa ta’alaa is High above the statements of those who deny or stubbornly reject the Lordship of Allaah subhaanahu wa ta’alaa, or His existence, or One of His Attributes, or a Name from One of His Names that are mentioned in the Qur’aan or authentic narrations, or a person who reinterprets the Names and Attributes of Allaah subhaanahu wa ta’alaa contrary to how they have been narrated in Qur’aan and Sunnah, or that he resembles Allaah subhaanahu wa ta’alaa to anything of the creation and that is negated from Allaah subhaanahu wa ta’alaa, as His statement (in the Qur’aan): … there is nothing like unto Him, and He is the All-Hearer, the All-Seer. It is waajib upon a Muslim to affirm Attributes to Allaah without likening Him to the creation. And that we glorify Allaah subhaanahu wa ta’alaa and exalt Him above any imperfection (without negating any of the Attributes, He attributed Himself). The mushabbih (the one who likens Allaah to the creation) is an idol-worshipper and the  Mw’attil (the one who denies Allaah’s Attributes) is someone who worships non-existence! The Muslim is the one who worships the Lord of the Heavens and the Earth and may He be glorified and may His Kingdom be glorified.”

(Allâh) said: “O Iblîs (Satan)! What prevents you from prostrating yourself to one whom I have created with Both My Hands. Are you too proud (to fall prostrate to Adam) or are you one of the high exalted?”
[Soorat Saad (038:075)]

Allaah created Adam ‘alayhi’s-salaam with His Two Hands, unlike the rest of His creation. The stubborn rejectors will say that Allaah does not have hands, but what the Verse is referring to the fact that Allaah has created Adam with His own Power, and His Hands mean Power.

They will never deny the Verse, because they are Muslims, but they will reinterpret it to suit their whims and their own made-up principles.

In the current context, people who are accustomed to the Western civilization, its achievements and principles and they end up questionning anything in Islaam which contradicts European principles. Such as cutting off the hands of the thief, in the current “enlightened” European society, it is considered barbaric. So those people will go to the Qur’aan and say that the cutting does not literally mean chopping of the hands, it could mean paper-cut! So they open up the Qur’aan to fresstyle interpretation and they interpret the Book of Allaah to suit their own whims and desires.

This is what the Imaam was talking about when he talked of the person who reinterprets the Verse.

As for his saying, “it is waajib upon a Muslim to affirm the Attributes of Allaah…”, it is like the way we say Allaah exists and the creation exists, but the existence of Allaah is not like the existence of the creation.

Likewise Allaah hears and the creation hear, but the hearing of Allaah cannot be compared to the creation. This is the same for the Allaah seeing and the creation seeing, but the seeing of Allaah cannot be compared to the creation.

The mujassim, the one who says that Allaah is like a body that occupies space, that He sits like a human being, His Hands are just like ours, He has eyes, ears and nose just like ours, just as we know a human being, the mujassim says that Allaah is exactly the same! So what the mujassim is doing is that he is making an idol of the God Who he is worshipping.

Even in Paradise, there are fruits with similar names to that of this world, but they are not the same. They are completely unimaginable and completely different.

Can we like Rooh (soul) to anything? Some of the scholars try to explain away how the rooh operates in a body. So they say that the soul is like water that is absorbed by the plant and distributed to the leaves and petals etc.

However we do not know how a soul operates in a human body, so we cannot liken it to anything; it is a matter of the unseen and we cannot be compared!

This is a principle to remember, that one cannot compare between the seen and the unseen. It is not comparable.

If this is applicable to Paradise etc. then what about Allaah subhaanahu wa ta’alaa!

There are similarities between the hands of creation and the Hands of Allaah, this is why Allaah called them Hands and not feet! However the dissimilarities are far greater, and we cannot talk about the nature of His Hands.

The person who negates Allaah’s Attributes worships non-existence. A person who says that Allaah have Hands because humans have hands; Allaah cannot rise over the Throne, because it is an action of human beings; Allaah cannot have Knowledge, because it is the attribute of humans to have knowledge; Allaah cannot have Will because it is something of the creation to have will. So if a person starts off with such mindset, they will end up negating everything from Allaah, even His existence.  This is how a person ends up worhsipping a non-existent entity.

• Meaning of “Our Scholars” and a “Madh-hab”

What does Ibn ‘Abd al-Qawi mean by “our scholars” when he mentioned the sources he used for his book?

He means the scholars of the Hanbali madh-hab.

Imaam as-Saffarini wrote, “We will take from the scholars from the followers of Imaam Ahmad rahimahullaah, his direct companions and all of their followers – those who were responsible for establishing and codifying the madh-hab.

What is the madh-hab of Imaam Ahmad?

Madh-hab of a scholar is the opinion he considered to be correct towards the end of his life.

Throughout his academic career, a person may have one opinion and ten years down the line, he may discover something new and change his opinion.

Imaam ash-Shafi’ee rahimahullaah, in his madh-hab it is classified as Shafi’ee fi’l-Qadeem and Shafi’ee fi’l-Jadeed. One was before he went to Baghdad and after he went to Baghdad, many of his opinions changed. So when one reads the Shafi’ee books, they mention things like, this was the opinion of ash-Shafi’ee in Qadeem, but this is the opinion of ash-Shafi’ee in Jadeed.

For Imaam Ahmad, one will find several narrations.

For instance the the madh-hab of Imaam Ahmad in placing the hand in Salaah is below the navel and a narration from Imaam Ahmad is above the navel and according to yet another narration from Imaam Ahmad is that a person has a choice/freedom to place his hand wherever he likes. These are opinions attributed directly to Imaam Ahmad.

As times go on, new issues come up which Imaam Ahmad never had the opportunity to touch upon. So his followers made qiyaas using the opinions of Imaam Ahmad on similar issues and derived rulings regarding them and considered them also a part of the madh-hab. For example, according to the principles of Imaam Ahmad, driving cars will be permissible, because he considered riding camels and horses to be permissible.

This is how the madh-hab continues. The scholars who codify the madh-hab, know the madh-hab inside out and know the sayings of Imaam Ahmad and what he meant when he said such and such things. These are the people who master the madh-hab and the people whom as-Saffarini will quote from, but will not limit himself to just scholars within the madh-hab.

•  Meaning of Ilaah

The sheikh then goes on after briefly introducing the scholars of the Hanbali madh-hab.

Imaam as-Saffarini wrote, “Perhaps the God of the Throne would enrich us therewith and grant us on the Day of Resurrection the best of stations.”

Any object taken as an object of worship is Ilaah.

According to that understanding an idol is an ilaah, a god. Money is a god. Various types of animals are gods, because people worship them, but the only Ilaah that is deserving of worship is ALLAAH.

So when a person says laa ilaaha illaAllaah, he means that there is no god worthy of worship except Allaah. If he were to mean there is no god except Allaah, this would not be as accurate since there are other gods besides Allaah (i.e. money, women, animals, nationality, passports and visas, in terms of being objects of worship), but these do not deserve to be worshipped; only Allaah deserves to be worshipped. Allaah is the One True God, the Ilaah.

What is the ‘Arsh (Throne)?

A body of huge magnitude and it is considered the roof of Paradise and therefore above the seventh heaven, and it is right above Paradise. The light that exists in Paradise comes from the Throne of Allaah subhaanahu wa ta’alaa.

Scholars differ as to the first thing that was created. Some people say that it was the Throne and then the Footstall of Allaah subhaanahu wa ta’alaa (according to Ibn ‘Abbas radiAllaahu ‘anhu).

Who is he referring to when he says “us”?

Himself, and all of the brothers around him at that time and the readers of the book and of course it could mean an honory way of referring to himself.

In Arabic, the word “we” can be used as plural or as a singular term referring to one person and thuse attaching a sense of nobility to oneself.

Even the Queen, when she speaks, she refers to herself as “we”!

Many people, oftentimes Christians, read the Qur’aan and find that Allaah subhaanahu wa ta’alaa is referring to Himself as “We”. They try to use that to say that Muslims believe in plural gods!

In nearly all languages they have these pronouns that can be used as plurals or to denote someone’s majesty.

As for his saying “… enrich us therewith…” This is something important to remember; the fact that this poem was written a hundred years ago, without a publishing industry printing thousands of copies. He wrote this poem thinking that it will be something which he can benefit from, even after his death. Hence he made the du’aa’ to Allaah subhaanahu wa ta’alaa. Each time people documented or wrote a manuscript of this poem, each time someone took it and explained it, like Imaam as-Saffarini, and each time we study this book, inshaa’Allaah the author of this poem and as-Saffarini as well will be rewarded for this poem.

• Types of Sadaqah Jaariyah

Deeds that continue to benefit us even after we pass away.

The Messenger (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: “When a man dies, his good deeds come to an end except three: ongoing charity, beneficial knowledge and a righteous son who will pray for him.”
[Muslim]

So if a person were to donate some money to a Madrassah and this Madrassah were to go on to educate Muslims for years on, the rewards for spreading the knowledge of Islaam will continue to benefit him even after he passes away.

Many scholars added many more things to this. As-Suyooti rahimahullaah mentiond ten things that if a person does, the rewards for those continue after his death.

1. Knowledge which he learns and spreads.
2. Du’aa’ of a rigehtous son. A righetous son is someone whom you brought up with the correct tarbeeyah, taught him the Qur’aan, shown him the right way etc. So when you pass away your son will ask for your forgiveness and for Allaah to have mercy on you, since you brought him up in a manner neglected by many people.
3. Planting a tree. When a person plants a tree, the tree continues to grow, produces fruit for passers-by and continues to give shelter to people to sit under and benefit for it.
4. Inheriting a Mus-haf. If someone passes away and their children inherit the Qur’aan and read from it etc. they get the reward for it.
5. To make riba’at. To do a guard duty at the frontiers of a Muslim land defending it from any attacks from the kuffaar. This is difficult as this person may be killed any time, they have to stay up all night looking out for the enemy.
6. Digging a well. This can still be done, as many charities ask for people to donate for wells in many countries around the world to improve the quality of life of many people. This is like investing in a company!
7. To make a canal, with which farmers can benefit and do irrigation.
8. Teaching people to recite the Qur’aan. Each time the student recites or teaches someone else, then the teacher continues to get the reward for all of this. This is sadaqah jaariyah.
9. The person who is killed in a battle as a martyr.
10. Whoever establishes a good sunnah. This person continues to get the reward of the people who practice the Sunnah.

What does the last one mean?

The Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: ‘Whoever starts a good thing in Islam, and others do likewise after him, there will be written for him a reward like that of those who followed him, without it detracting in the least from their reward. Whoever starts a bad thing in Islam, and others do likewise after him, there will be written for him a burden of sin like that of those who followed him, without it detracting in the least from their burden.’”
[Muslim]

The soofees and innovators use this hadeeth to try and validate their newly invented practices.

Looking at the context of the hadeeth, a sahabi came and donated some charity openly in presence of other people and as an example for other people. So other people felt they need to donate as well. So this sahabi initiated a “good sunnah” and he got the reward for the people who followed him in his act of charity.

Giving charity is something which is an established Sunnah and not a newly invented matter!

So the prophet sallaAllaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam was speaking about someone initiating a sunnah, he was speaking about establishing that which was already legislated in the shar’eeyah.

That which is not legislated in the religion, the prophet sallaAllaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam said about initiating that:

It is narrated on the authority of the Mother of the Believers, Umm ‘Abdullah ‘Aishah, radiAllaahu ‘anha, that the Messenger of Allah, sallaAllaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam, said:
“Whosoever introduces into this affair of ours (i.e. into Islam) something that does not belong to it, it is to be rejected.”
[Al-Bukhari Muslim]

According to the version in Muslim, (it reads): “Whosoever works a work which has for it no command of ours is to be rejected.”

• The Day of Ressurection

Yawm al-Hashr refers to the day in which humankind will be ressurected.

This day is described in many ways. For instance people will be ressurected from their graves and they will be nude, and the sun will be only miles away from the human beings, and there will be overcrowding, their eyes will begin to pop out. It will be as if everyone will be drunk but in reality the people will be scared. A woman who is pregnant will deliver the baby there and then out of fear, and the baby will grow old out of fear.

On that day that maybe he hopes that by writing this poem Allaah subhaanahu wa ta’alaa will grant them a station from which they will be protected from all these aspects of terror on that Day.

All hadeeth mentioned regarding in reference the Day of Ressurection in this book are weak.

al-Harb was one of the most prominent students of Imaam Ahmad.

Al-Harb reported that the prophet sallaAllaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam said, Allaah will gather all the scholars on the Day of Ressurection and say: O scholars, I did not give you my knowledge except that I knew you well and I did not give you that knowledge to punish you. Go you are free, I have forgiven you all.”
[ - (Weak)]

Ibn al-Qayyim mentions “Even if this tradition is ghareeb, it has many other traditions which support it in meaning.” [Miftah Daar as-Sa'adah]

Ibn ‘Abd al-Barr adds that Allaah subhaanahu wa ta’alaa will put all the scholars in one group and then judge between all people, the people of Paradise and the people of Hellfire. After this, he will mention the above to the scholars.

Ibn al-Qayyim said that some of the salaf said that a person will have all his good deeds on one side of the scale and all his bad deeds on the other side of the scale. The bad deeds will outweigh the good deeds, until the person will completely lose hope, until he thinks that this is the end of his destiny and he will be in the Fire of Hell. Just as he lost hope, there will come a cloud from top and it will be placed on his scale of good deeds and it will be said, “Do you realise that this is from your actions?” The person will say, “No, I do not recognize it.” It will be said to him, “This is what you taught the people from the good and the people continued to act from the knowledge they gained from you. This is how this person will be rescued from the fire of hell.

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Herzog des Herzens – Duc de Coeur

Dieser Kurz-Pilger-Trip als kulinarischer Abstecher in die Normandie lohnt sich. Warmlaufen für´s Wegmiggen aus dem Revier. Das Madenwerk der Systemfuzzies ist bodenständig. Straft sie – Rettet Euch!

Entlang dem Großen Walser Weg. Ich mag auch den Bergkäse von der Obergemstelhütte (1694 m) am Paulusweg durch das Kleinwalsertal vorbei an Mittelberg und Widderstein nach Lech, der ersten historisch benannten Alpenüberquerung auf dem Paulusweg. Die letzte Kapelle vor dem Aufstieg ist St. Martin in Baad (1121 m) – ein Weg nur für fromme, geübte und schwindelfreie Pilger.

Auf dem Paulusweg: Homberg (Ndrh.) – Mittelberg – Rom.

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BlakTino Performance Series begins Oct. 1!
Art! Theatre! Dance! and mucho more!

The Blaktino Performance Series at BAAD! kicks off with an exciting evening of cartoonists and graphic novel artists who have broken through the straight male dominated world of comics; and the weekend continues with the NYC Debut Performance of ERIKA LOPEZ’s The Welfare Queen and the daring and dashing BRUNO APONTE.

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This evening features the work of four groundbreaking and accomplished LGBT comic book and graphic novel artists who will share their provocative work along with stories of their obstacles and barrier busting triumphs in the straight male world of comics with Ivan Velez (Tales from the Closet), Jennifer Camper (The Juicy Mother: Celebration), Erika Lopez (Flaming Iguanas) and Carlo Quispe (Killer Heights).
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the welfare queen ERIKA LOPEZ’S THE WELFARE QUEEN
Friday, October 2, 8pm/$15

Direct from San Francisco! NYC Premiere!

The time has finally come for the unabashed, chick crazy, cartoonist, writer, performer, one-woman art sweatshop ERIKA LOPEZ to bring her fun, daring, sexy and irreverent show for the first time to her native New York providing comfort and cheeky glances to the recession-struck Bronx.

“When you’re on welfare and pushing your latest art project in an attempt to pay the rent, what it means to ‘have it all’ obviously require some redefinition.” – Eryn Loeb, blogger.
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Saturday, October 3, 8pm/$15

Clash of a Culture Titan!

Actor, poet and performance artist Bruno Aponte presents a one man show (in Spanish) delving in Queer Dominican Blackness. Overflowing with flamboyance, Aponte’s multi-disciplinary approach was described by Time-Out New York as “Bruno Aponte, scaled the stage to perform interpretive dance and read verse in a multicolored robe, sunglasses and hoop earrings.”
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BlakTino continues through November 7 with the following events:

Thursday, October 8, 8pm/Free
An Intimate Living Theatre Experience
SHORT MEMORY/NO HISTORY
Award-winning performers and artists Jack Waters and Peter Cramer transform BAAD! into their living room and invite the audience into a unique installation/Living Theater presentation that has traveled throughout the world of their experience living with AIDS and commemorating art and artists’ work on the subject. The evening will include their oral history documentary “Short Memory – No History” discussing the role of women and people of color (and Spanish speakers) in the early days of ACT UP. Video interviews in Spanish are also included.

Friday, October 9, 8pm/Free
The NY International Latino Film Festival presents
NAKED WHITE ROSES and DISH
Two films fresh from the 2009 NY International Latino Film Festival debut in the Bronx. NAKED WHITE ROSES by Henry Roa uses music, poetry and stunning visuals to tell the story of Trance, an aging poet on the crossroads of life and love and explores the subjects of following your dreams, gay and bi- cultural relationships, and loss. Dish by Brian Harris Krinsky follows two Emo kids, Israel and Louie, as they walk around their East L.A. neighborhood and dish about their high school classmates and sexual escapades. Filmmakers will talk after the film.

Thursday & Friday, October 15 & 16, 8pm/ $20
Dances to Nina Simone
SUGAR IN MY SOUL
Ten choreographers present dance works inspired by or set to the music of the High Priestess of Soul, Nina Simone including Miguel Anaya, Esteban Arana, Christopher Campbell, Ingrid Graham, Ranardo- Domeico Grays, Amin Jai, Silver Light, Dorrell Martin, Paloma McGregor and Joey Tomocik.

Saturday, October 17, 8pm/$15
Afro-Caribbean Meets East African Dance
GETTING FOLKED: RETUMBA! and TRANSWORLD CULTURAL PERFORMANCE ARTS ENSEMBLES
The vibrancy and tradition of folkloric dance takes center stage when the Bronx’s own all-women Afro- Carribean drumming and dancing troupe, Retumba! share a program with the color and majesty of East African dance and drumming group Transworld Cultural Performance Arts Ensembles.

Wednesday, October 21, 8pm/Free
Unid@s in the Big Apple Teams up with BAAD!
FROM THE PAGE TO THE STAGE: POETAS AND WRITERS
A no holds barred celebration of Queer Latin@ poets and writers who experiment with style and breathe life into their words including Janis Astor Delvalle, Devon Gallegos, Rigoberto González, Karen Jaime, Mariposa, Ignacio Rivera, Roberto Santiago and Charlie Vázquez.

Thursday, October 22, 8pm – Free
Barrier-Breaking Boricuas
QUEER RICANS
Scholar and cultural warrior Lawrence La Fountain- Stokes discusses his new book, Queer Ricans: Cultures and Sexualities in the Diaspora, and shares the work of his subjects including choreographer Arthur Aviles, visual artist Erika Lopez and writer Manuel Ramos Otero and many other groundbreaking queer Puerto Ricans. Followed by a book signing.

Saturday, October 24, 8pm – Free
Arthur Aviles Typical Theatre’s newest project
RECREATING OZ
BAAD!’s own Arthur Aviles assembles an “A” list team to re-examine the classic movie “The Wizard of Oz” to transform it into a musical stage production that delves into the issues that queer young people face in “ghettos” as experienced through life of the young Maevicita who is coming of age and coming out in the old South Bronx. Come share this intimate invitation into the mind of an artist and his collaborators Retumba!, Elizabeth “Macha” Marrero and singer Mildred Ruiz. The evening will include theatre, dance, song and drumming. Followed by a Q&A with the participants.

Saturday, November 7, 8pm – $5-$25 suggested donations
Kwikstep and Rokafella host
ON THE REEL:
ALL THE LADIES SAY
Kwikstep and Rokafella, the dynamic duo of Hip Hop dance, present a special evening of music, jamming, art and a sneak peek screening of ALL THE LADIES SAY, Rokafella’s a fresh new documentary that highlights the lives of six iconic female street dancers from San Jose, Atlanta, Miami and Chicago who’ve carved a niche in the physically challenging, male dominated breakdance world. Discussions about motherhood, sexual tension, femininity versus masculinity and the rap industry/mainstream images are a few of the themes explored by the documentary’s main characters. The event includes performances by guest artists and photos by Vanessa Bahmani and Emily Lady Caprice. This event is a fundraiser to support the completion of the film and will be followed by an after party with an open jam.
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Thanks to our sponsors and supporters

BAAD!/AATT receive support from The NYC Dept. of Cultural Affairs, The Bronx Council on the Arts, The New York State Council on the Arts, The Mertz Gilmore Foundation, The Carnegie Corporation, The Tides Foundation/Starry Night Fund, Hispanics in Philanthropy, Councilmember Maria del Carmen Arroyo, The Stonewall Foundation, The North Star Fund, Dance Theater Workshop’s Outer/Space Grant, and private donations. BAAD! is a proud recipient of a 2006 Union Square Arts Award.
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About Us
Crowned “a funky and welcoming performance space” by The New York Times, BAAD! is an art, performance and cultural workshop space that presents cutting-edge and challenging works by established, evolving and emerging choreographers, playwrights, poets, musicians and visual and performing artists. BAAD! presents four annual festivals, BAAD! ASS WOMEN, THE BOOGIE DOWN DANCE SERIES, OUT LIKE THAT! and the BlakTino Performance Series. BAAD! celebrates the arts created by and featuring women, people of all colors and/or the Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender community.

COME TO BAAD! WHERE IT’S ALL GOOD.
email: crg_bx@yahoo.com
phone: 718-842-5223
web: http://www.BronxAcademyOfArtsAndDance.org

For those who have seen it before, it’s new and improved and much sassier.  For those who missed it last August, here’s your chance.

Details:

Friday April 3, 2009 at 8pm

841 Barretto Street, 2nd Floor, Bronx NY 10474

For Directions click HERE

GET TIX IN ADVANCE. Call 718 842 5223 to reserve or  buy online

Thanks NYC. I hope to see you all at the show!

It might look tasty to some and the idea is sure creative, but cannibalism is ALWAYS WRONG!

Will’s Verdict: BAAD!