The Arabic alphabet comprises 29 letters. However, in the Abecedarian alphabet there are 28 because there is considered to be no difference between Hamza and Alif. What concerns us about this Abecedarian order is the link between it and the Jum’mal numerical values of the letters (the NVL) mentioned in the previous chapter.

Foreword
The fire, the wind, the frost, and the caterpillars are all terrible enemies of the forest, but there are other enemies who are not less dangerous. Most trees are not afraid of them!

It is too easy to dismiss clergy in Islam, but this is not good enough. In Islam, there is no intermediary person between man/woman and God. I think, however, that the more important question to ask is: Why there is no clergy in Islam? The reasons for this are stated below.

A new “Satanic Verses”, a book of doom, this should be the name of Craig Winn's new book “Prophet of Doom”. Prophet of Doom contains 922 pages and is published by Faithwork in April, 2004. The book is available on Amazon.com. It’s also is available in a free online copy both in PDF and HTML formats plus a French translation in its website. Craig also has another book called "Tea with Terrorists : Who They Are Why They Kill.”

At the beginning of the fifth year of the 21st century we – Muslims & non-Muslims – are still arguing about the veil (or hijab in Arabic). Some people see it as a chain around women’s necks preventing them from achieving their role in the society.