The stars

Where's the cutting edge? Strathclyde for ship safety; an internationally recognised ship stability centre, set up in response to the loss of the Herald of Free Enterprise and the Estonia which sank in the Baltic, is associated with the department. UCL for the development of the speedy trimaran ships, and war ships; Newcastle for ship propulsion, structures, project management and alternative energy. Plymouth for the design of fast craft, and off-shore use of composite materials.

Who are the stars? At Strathclyde, Professor Dracos Vassalos, director of the stability research centre, and Professor Chengi Kuo on ship safety and innovation for naval architects; at UCL, Professor van Griethuysen on naval architecture and Dr Bucknall on electrical engineering for ships; at Newcastle, Tony Roskilly, a Cornish professor of marine engineering, Professor Atilla Incecik, on offshore engineering, Professor Mehmet Atlar on hydrodynamics, Richard Birmingham, the UK's first Professor of small craft design and Professor Pratyush Sen on advanced computing. At Liverpool John Moores, Dr Jin Wang specialises in formal safety assessment and Dr Alan Wall in navigation systems. And at Plymouth, Professor Neil James' expertise is the fatigue and fracture of structures including welded aluminium ones, Dr John Summerscales looks at composite materials, while Professor Robert Sutton specialises in the control of underwater vehicles.

Related courses: For all related courses, check out the marine, maritime and shipping categories on the UCAS website (www.ucas.ac.uk).

Added value: Strathclyde is proud of its two towing tanks, which simulate waves for testing model ships. One is industrial standard and a hundred metres long. Plymouth says its composite materials lab is a great facility for students. Newcastle has a towing tank, a large engine laboratory and the only civil cavitation tunnel for propeller research in the UK.

37 Pendeta yang masuk Islam

Ditulis oleh Mawlana Syeikh Nazhim Al-Haqqani (q)

Suatu hari saya berjalan bersama Grandsyeikh Abdullah ad-Daghestani (q) di suatu pasar. Seorang pendeta tua mendatangi Grandsyeikh, mengucapkan Assalaamu'alaikum dan menyalami tangan beliau. Grandsyeikh bertanya pada saya, Wahai Nazhim Effendi (q), tahukah engkau siapa orang itu ?" saya menjawab, "jika engkau katakan siapa dia barulah saya tahu, kalau tidak ... saya harus mengatakan kalau dilihat dari penampilannya orang itu adalah seorang pendeta Nasrani." Grandsyeik berkata "Dia adalah salah satu dari 37 pendeta yang diperintahkan untuk menerima Islam dan dia menerimanya." Grandsyeikh mempunyai kekuatan untuk menjadi jalan bagi terjadinya pertukaran (agama) itu. Karena Rasulullah SAW yang memerintahkannya, maka Grandsyeikh harus mencari cara untuk melaksanakannya. Rasulullah SAW meminta Grandsyeikh untuk mencari 37 pendeta di Damaskus dan membuat mereka masuk Islam, tanpa perlu meninggalkan penampilan luar dan profesi mereka. Perubahan itu hanya akan menimbulkan fitnah. Mereka hanya diminta untuk melaksanakan sholat ketika dalam keadaan sendirian diruangan mereka. Sekarang 30 diantara mereka masih hidup dan 7 orang lainnya telah meninggal. Dimasa Imam Mahdi as, dalam waktu singkat begitu banyak umat kristen yang akan masuk Islam secara terang-terangan. Sekarang kalian akan hanya menyaksikan tanda awalnya saja, saya bahkan bisa menghitungnya dengan jemari tangan saya. Itu tidak masalah, karena kita mencari kualitas, bukan kuantitas. Wa min Allah at-tawfiq bi hurmat al Fatiha

an-Najm: The Star

1 By the Star when it setteth,
2 Your comrade erreth not, nor is deceived;
3 Nor doth he speak of (his own) desire.
4 It is naught save an inspiration that is inspired,
5 Which one of mighty powers hath taught him,
6 One vigorous; and he grew clear to view
7 When he was on the uppermost horizon.
8 Then he drew nigh and came down
9 Till he was (distant) two bows' length or even nearer,
10 And He revealed unto His slave that which He revealed.
11 The heart lied not (in seeing) what it saw.
12 Will ye then dispute with him concerning what he seeth ?
13 And verily he saw him yet another time
14 By the lote-tree of the utmost boundary,
15 Nigh unto which is the Garden of Abode.
16 When that which shroudeth did enshroud the lote-tree,
17 The eye turned not aside nor yet was overbold.
18 Verily he saw one of the greater revelations of his Lord.
19 Have ye thought upon Al-Lat and Al-'Uzza
20 And Manat, the third, the other ?
21 Are yours the males and His the females ?
22 That indeed were an unfair division!
23 They are but names which ye have named, ye and your fathers, for which Allah hath revealed no warrant. They follow but a guess and that which (they) themselves desire. And now the guidance from their Lord hath come unto them.
24 Or shall man have what he coveteth ?
25 But unto Allah belongeth the after (life), and the former.
26 And how many angels are in the heavens whose intercession availeth naught save after Allah giveth leave to whom He chooseth and accepteth.
27 Lo! it is those who disbelieve in the Hereafter who name the angels with the names of females.
28 And they have no knowledge thereof. They follow but a guess, and lo! a guess can never take the place of the truth.
29 Then withdraw (O Muhammad) from him who fleeth from Our remembrance and desireth but the life of the world.
30 Such is their sum of knowledge. Lo! thy Lord is Best Aware of him who strayeth, and He is Best Aware of him whom goeth right.
31 And unto Allah belongeth whatsoever is in the heavens and whatsoever is in the earth, that He may reward those who do evil with that which they have done, and reward those who do good with goodness.
32 Those who avoid enormities of sin and abominations, save the unwilled offences - (for them) lo! thy Lord is of vast mercy. He is Best Aware of you (from the time) when He created you from the earth, and when ye were hidden in the bellies of your mothers. Therefor ascribe not purity unto yourselves. He is Best Aware of him who wardeth off (evil).
33 Didst thou (O Muhammad) observe him who turned away,
34 And gave a little, then was grudging ?
35 Hath he knowledge of the Unseen so that he seeth ?
36 Or hath he not had news of what is in the books of Moses
37 And Abraham who paid his debt:
38 That no laden one shall bear another's load,
39 And that man hath only that for which he maketh effort,
40 And that his effort will be seen.
41 And afterward he will be repaid for it with fullest payment;
42 And that thy Lord, He is the goal;
43 And that He it is who maketh laugh, and maketh weep,
44 And that He it is Who giveth death and giveth life;
45 And that He createth the two spouses, the male and the female,
46 From a drop (of seed) when it is poured forth;
47 And that He hath ordained the second bringing forth;
48 And that He it is Who enricheth and contenteth;
49 And that He it is Who is the Lord of Sirius;
50 And that He destroyed the former (tribe of) A'ad,
51 And (the tribe of) Thamud He spared not;
52 And the folk of Noah aforetime, Lo! they were more unjust and more rebellious;
53 And Al-Mu'tafikah He destroyed
54 So that there covered them that which did cover.
55 Concerning which then, of the bounties of thy Lord, canst thou dispute ?
56 This is a warner of the warners of old.
57 The threatened Hour is nigh.
58 None beside Allah can disclose it.
59 Marvel ye then at this statement,
60 And laugh and not weep,
61 While ye amuse yourselves ?
62 Rather prostrate yourselves before Allah and serve Him.