“What is RT?” is a common question asked by friends and family who have not seen the social media light. RT = retweet. Retweet = reposting a tweet (Twitter message) you found on Twitter.

Recently, Twitter released a new beta feature for retweeting from their web interface. Initially, retweeting had to be done manually. Adding the “RT” then copying the username (not forgetting the @ symbol) and then copying the tweet. Soon after, third party applications like CoTweet and HootSuite integrated the retweet feature into their platforms.

Interestingly, one of our lesser known Twitter accounts (@sumikael) was selected for the beta feature.

Here are the screenshots of the retweet feature.

Twitter Retweet beta message

Retweet feature on the web interface

Retweet icon, post-RT

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LIVE Webcast NOW – Intro to Usul al-Fiqh with Shaykh Abdullah Ali – http://www.stickam.com/zaytuna_college

UPDATE: For those who missed the first session, here is the recorded video of session 1. Includes testimonials from the students.

While Imam Tahawi’s Creed covers a number of important topics, this course will focus mainly on those passages from the work that are related specifically to the issue of the divine decree (al-qada’ wa al-qadar). The lectures will aim to elucidate the proper understanding of this doctrine as evinced by the verses of the Qur’an and the reports from the prophetic tradition. It will also venture into questions of fatalism and absolute free-will in an attempt to elucidate the basis for these two tendencies in the Abrahamic traditions. The course also aims to magnify the importance of a proper understanding of this concept and how that understanding can positively impact the everyday life of a believer.

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The text chosen for this course is the Al-‘Aqida al-Tahawiyya (Tahawi’s Creed) of Imam Abu Ja’far Ahmad b. Muhammad al-Tahawi. Imam Tahawi’s work summarizes the fundamental doctrines of the Sunni tradition. Scholars, like Taqi al-Din al-Subki, have expressed that the doctrines contained in Imam Tahawi’s work are agreed upon by all Sunni factions. Even today, while there is disagreement over the appropriate interpretation of certain passages of the book, Ash’aris, Maturidis, Sufis, and Salafis all agree that the creed of Imam Tahawi represents authoritative doctrines for Sunnis, and the work has occupied the focus of numerous commentaries and glosses.

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Keeping in mind that Ramadan was not just a month of fasting, but also a month that emphasized charity, forbearance and compassion. Ramadan allowed us to refine our internal and external behavior. Here are some practical and easy ways to continue that spiritual growth we felt:

http://www.examiner.com/examiner/x-20339-San-Jose-Muslim-Examiner~y2009m9d22-Keeping-the-spirit-of-Ramadan-alive-throughout-the-year