Saturday, September 24, 2005

I'm a Terrorist?!!

I did a search on Google and Yahoo for my name.. and it turned out that Sheikh Faisal is a terrorist! Here's an exerpt:

The preacher, known as Sheikh Faisal, is a convert to Islam originally from Jamaica. His audiences include Moslems from every ethnicity and background and his tapes are sold in many Islamic book stores, reports the Times. According to one of the Sheikh Faisal tapes, the Jews are evil to the core and, he instructs, in reply to an audience question if Moslems should beat Jews in the street, You have no choice but to hate them. How do you fight the Jews? You kill the Jews. In two post-September tapes, al- Faisal encourages Moslems to prepare for a Jihad and says, The way forward is never the ballot. The way forward is the bullet.

Haha... and there were some other "Sheikh Faisal"s out there who are prominent figures in the Middle East. I didn't know there are so many of "us".

And there is this mosque, the Sheikh Faisal Mosque in Islamabad, Pakistan... named after King Faisal of Saudi Arabia... actually my late grandmother named me after the same king who actually was in KL about the time I was born.

Here's the mosque...

and here's a writeup of the mosque...

Sheikh Faisal Mosque is one of the most beautiful and big mosques in Islamabad. Located against the backdrop of the Margalla Hills, the mosque is an excellent architectural masterpiece.

Dedicated to late King Faisal of Saudi Arabia, who bore the cost of the project, the mosque was designed by the Turkish architect Vedat Dalokay. His design was selected after an international competition in which many leading architects/firms participated. The mosque has slanting roofs with four towering minarets.

The mosque is a treat to watch with beautiful interiors. The Faisal Mosque is spread over an area of 1,89,705 square metres and houses museum, library and university of 700 students. The prayer hall of the mosque can accommodate up to 10,000 people.

2 comments:

greeneyes said...

it is funny to read the comments to your posting. i just wanted to let you know that i have been to the mosque in Islamabad and it is a beautiful one...

your name immediately reminded me to the mosque...

greeneyes said...

it is funny to read the comments to your posting. i just wanted to let you know that i have been to the mosque in Islamabad and it is a beautiful one...

your name immediately reminded me to the mosque...