Taggent Material To Indicate Roadbed Digging / Road Side Bombs
Bret Cahill
beds that can only be disturbed by digging and not by vehicle traffic.
The material must be deposited with a characteristic "thumbprint" that
can be identified with the appropriate sensors but cannot be
duplicated, i.e., it cannot be swept up and spread over a freshly
planted bomb.
This method wouldn't reveal the old bombs but it would make it easy to
spot where a roadbed was recently dug up.
Bret Cahill
dlzc
On Nov 12, 6:28 pm, Bret Cahill <BretCah...@aol.com> wrote:
> The mililary needs some material that can be crop
> dusted onto road beds that can only be disturbed
> by digging and not by vehicle traffic.
or sand storms. or intense sunlight. and is not toxic.
> The material must be deposited with a
> characteristic "thumbprint" that can be identified
> with the appropriate sensors but cannot be
> duplicated,
The end. Anything can be duplicated. And they have money.
> i.e., it cannot be swept up and spread over a freshly
> planted bomb.
>
> This method wouldn't reveal the old bombs but it
> would make it easy to spot where a roadbed was
> recently dug up.
It would also be really easy to disturb it over large areas, so you
*still* had no idea where the bomb is.
David A. Smith
Bret Cahill
> > dusted onto road beds that can only be disturbed
> > by digging and not by vehicle traffic.
> or sand storms. or intense sunlight. and is not toxic.
It doesn't necessarily have to last forever. It could be reapplied
every few months.
> > The material must be deposited with a
> > characteristic "thumbprint" that can be identified
> > with the appropriate sensors but cannot be
> > duplicated,
> The end. Anything can be duplicated.
Not easily if it was encoded and had some kind of decay or other
timer.
> And they have money.
DARPA is going to spend the next 6 months brainstorming a solution.
> > i.e., it cannot be swept up and spread over a freshly
> > planted bomb.
> > This method wouldn't reveal the old bombs but it
> > would make it easy to spot where a roadbed was
> > recently dug up.
> It would also be really easy to disturb it over large areas,
Not if the exact taggent or code was difficult to counterfeit or
obtain.
The designer has complete control of the material and any sensors to
identify the material and how the material would be applied.
It would be hard to manually replicate, say, a wavy shape from the
nozzle of a fast moving drown.
Bret Cahill
jmfbahciv
moving.
/BAH
dlzc
On Nov 12, 10:23 pm, Bret Cahill <BretCah...@aol.com> wrote:
...
> > > i.e., it cannot be swept up and spread over a freshly
> > > planted bomb.
> > > This method wouldn't reveal the old bombs but it
> > > would make it easy to spot where a roadbed was
> > > recently dug up.
>
> > It would also be really easy to disturb it over large
> > areas,
>
> Not if the exact taggent or code was difficult to
> counterfeit or obtain.
No, I mean, after you plant a bomb, you drive up and down that road
for a mile each way, disturbing the surface (say dragging rakes, or
dumping sand). That way "you" have to avoid that 2 mile stretch of
road.
...
> It would be hard to manually replicate, say, a wavy
> shape from the nozzle of a fast moving drown.
You don't have to duplicate it, just wipe the pattern out over large
areas. Then do it randomly too, just for "grins".
James Bond's single-hair-across-the-closet-door trick is only so good.
David A. Smith
Bret Cahill
> > > > planted bomb.
> > > > This method wouldn't reveal the old bombs but it
> > > > would make it easy to spot where a roadbed was
> > > > recently dug up.
> > > It would also be really easy to disturb it over large
> > > areas,
> > Not if the exact taggent or code was difficult to
> > counterfeit or obtain.
> No, I mean, after you plant a bomb, you drive up and down that road
> for a mile each way, disturbing the surface (say dragging rakes, or
> dumping sand). That way "you" have to avoid that 2 mile stretch of
> road.
Two miles cross country doesn't seem like such an inconvenience. In a
pass call out a mine sweeper.
Moreover, the material, preferably bio degradable, could be designed
to seep several inches below the surface of soil or a dirt road.
Then they would need earth moving equipment which sticks out like a
sore thumb on IR. Warn everyone that a clearance is required to bring
a dozer near a road. After a few air strikes on 'dozers they would be
forced to scrape down the roads by hand.
The more time they spend scraping down roads the less time they have
to set road side bombs.
> > It would be hard to manually replicate, say, a wavy
> > shape from the nozzle of a fast moving drown.
> You don't have to duplicate it, just wipe the pattern out over large
> areas.
"Large areas" = large amounts of time.
A little effort on our part results in a big waste of time on their
part.
> Then do it randomly too, just for "grins".
That works both ways.
If special sensors are required to detect it, we could send drones
dropping sand or spraying water to tie up their time.
With very little effort we could force them to sweep the entire
country.
Or give up on roadside bombs.
> James Bond's single-hair-across-the-closet-door trick is only so good.
There are a lot of effects in forensic science that are more
interesting than anything in any movie.
Some physicists claim it is impossible to destroy information.
Supposedly ants find their way back by following some chemical they
deposit on their trails. One picogram will do thousands of miles.
A lock in amplifier can glean a signal out of noise 6 orders of
magnitude higher amplitude.
Like ants or lock-in signal processing, the designer has complete
control over all the "evidence" and is better situated than any crime
investigator.
Any relatively cheap material that can be altered to show up on a
sensor can be used.
Like I said, DARPA will be brainstorming this for the next 6 months.
This is just a start.
Bret Cahill
alie...@gmail.com
> The mililary needs some material that can be crop dusted onto road
> beds that can only be disturbed by digging and not by vehicle traffic.
Ordinary traffic performs a certain amount of "gardening" on a dirt
road, meaning some of the taggant _will_ be mixed into the roadbed
material. How deeply depends on the exact nature of the material (sand/
clay/organic dirt, salts, concrete, asphalt, etc.) the kind and degree
of traffic, the weather _and_ climate, and so on.
Worst case you get washboarding which requires periodic repair,
meaning deeper penetration by the taggant. It will however be more
evenly distributed than the sort of localized dugskullery you're
talking about.
Hence the sort of disturbance due to traffic will be easily
differentiable from that due to digging.
> The material must be deposited with a characteristic "thumbprint" that
> can be identified with the appropriate sensors but cannot be
> duplicated, i.e., it cannot be swept up and spread over a freshly
> planted bomb.
>
> This method wouldn't reveal the old bombs but it would make it easy to
> spot where a roadbed was recently dug up.
Just off the top of my head, how about microscopic polymer chips
like those used in dynamite. Rather than the complex layering used to
indicate batch numbers etc. it would be infused infused with an
additive which, when exposed to UV, fluoresces in the IR, not the
visible. If laid down by ground vehicle or say Predator or other drone
during low traffic periods it would have a fairly even characteristic
distribution, and any disturbance will be immediately visible by
inspection by personnel wearing IR goggles during the day, and at
night with IR goggles and the assistance of a UV lamp. Inspection
could also be done by suitably-equipped drones of course.
Attempts to "sweep up" and use the dust to cover new bombs will not
replicate the dust distribution as laid down originally.
Mark L. Fergerson
Bret Cahill
If the area just above the bomb was differentiable from the rest of
the swept / scraped area the off road detours could be greatly
shortened or eliminated altogether.
The military has unmanned mine sweeping vehicles but they may be in
short supply.
The material could be distributed after a road was cleared of mines,
thereby reducing unnecessary use of the mine sweepers.
Bret Cahill
Uncle Al
>
> On Nov 12, 5:28 pm, Bret Cahill <BretCah...@aol.com> wrote:
> > The mililary needs some material that can be crop dusted onto road
> > beds that can only be disturbed by digging and not by vehicle traffic.
Emplace dense minefields under the road and to both sides. Allied
vehicles dynamically inert the mines with a short-range rolling
encrypted digital signal. Everybody else enjoys virgins FOB allah
("Santized For Your Protection")
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alien8er
That's the idea; the dusting process will produce a specific even
pattern, and digging will create an obvious "bulls-eye" disturbance in
that pattern.
If that isn't specific enough, how about this: there are several
different types of explosive detectors that rely on chemical reactions
with stuff that evaporates off the explosive. Infusing the dust with
such reactants tailored to alter their IR reflectance or do a
fluorescence trick as I suggested above would provide such
differentiation, as long as the reaction was specific to explosives
and not likely to give false-positives due to say fuel spills.
The evaporants will take a little while to diffuse through the sandy
soil, so it would even reveal bombs buried before the dusting, though
testing should obviously be done to determine the half-life of
usefully detectable concentrations of the evaporants and like that.
> The military has unmanned mine sweeping vehicles but they may be in
> short supply.
Hence my suggestion of IR goggles; pretty much every squad has them.
Ruggedized UV floodlamps not so much, but such things exist on the
civilian market and should be relatively easy to procure and
distribute.
> The material could be distributed after a road was cleared of mines,
> thereby reducing unnecessary use of the mine sweepers.
If such techniques were used full time on _every_ road the
availability of sweepers would matter less.
Mark L. Fergerson
Bret Cahill
> > > beds that can only be disturbed by digging and not by vehicle traffic.
>
> [snip]
>
> Emplace dense minefields under the road and to both sides.
Scattered about. It would be impossible to mine all the roads.
> Allied
> vehicles dynamically inert the mines with a short-range rolling
> encrypted digital signal.
It wouldn't be too bad an idea if civilians didn't get blown up.
Bret Cahill
Benj
> You don't have to duplicate it, just wipe the pattern out over large
> areas. Then do it randomly too, just for "grins".
>
> James Bond's single-hair-across-the-closet-door trick is only so good.
>
> David A. Smith
Hey, since these guys often plant bombs several times in the same
stretch of road, I can't believe that satellites or drones can't spot
a couple of guys digging a huge hole in the roadbed. I mean if they
used the same priority that they used to develop software for
recognizing a single person at a football game, to recognize bomb
planters digging a hole, maybe there'd be some progress.
Uncle Al
idiot
US telemetry cannot locate hundreds of square miles of brightly
colored Afghani poppy fields even while soldiers are slogging through
them. How would us telemetry detect and locate a bomb and its
excavation the size of a washer-dryer?
Here a hint, git - championship wrestling is choreographed.
Bret Cahill
> > areas. Then do it randomly too, just for "grins".
>
> > James Bond's single-hair-across-the-closet-door trick is only so good.
>
> > David A. Smith
>
> Hey, since these guys often plant bombs several times in the same
> stretch of road, I can't believe that satellites or drones can't spot
> a couple of guys digging a huge hole in the roadbed.
It doesn't take all night to plant a few bombs.
The right material, however, might be highly visible at night with the
right sensors.
> I mean if they
> used the same priority that they used to develop software for
> recognizing a single person at a football game, to recognize bomb
> planters digging a hole, maybe there'd be some progress.
DoD will be brainstorming -- I almost wrote "barnstorming" --
solutions for 6 months.
They ought to offer $20,000 for the best general idea.
Nowadays everyone has to be oriented toward saving lives, having a low
carbon footprint, etc.
Bret Cahill
dlzc
On Nov 16, 12:51 pm, Bret Cahill <BretCah...@aol.com> wrote:
...
> Nowadays everyone has to be oriented toward
> saving lives,
Bring the troops home. Or build roads, as they so desperately need.
It is a lot harder to mine blacktop or concrete... The Afganhis have
had plenty of occupiers, but not too many that show them
"civilization", as role models.
> having a low carbon footprint,
"Saving lives" and "low carbon footprint" are mutually exclusive.
> etc.
David A. Smith
Bret Cahill
> > saving lives,
> Bring the troops home. Or build roads, as they so desperately need.
> It is a lot harder to mine blacktop or concrete... The Afganhis have
> had plenty of occupiers, but not too many that show them
> "civilization", as role models.
Supposedly when Brits invaded in the 19th Century an English officer
bragged to the local khan, we took the country without firing a single
shot.
The khan was quiet for a moment then answered, you got in here, now
how are you going to get out?
A painting of an English soldier draped over a horse leaving -- the
worst defeat ever for the English -- is in a museum somewhere.
> > having a low carbon footprint,
>
> "Saving lives" and "low carbon footprint" are mutually exclusive.
Most economists agree that reducing CO2 would be better for the
economy.
Bret Cahill
PinstripeSniper
>DoD will be brainstorming -- I almost wrote "barnstorming" --
>solutions for 6 months.
>They ought to offer $20,000 for the best general idea.
When you first mentioned DARPA, I thought they were having yet another
challenge with a monetary prize like the famous autonomous vehicle
one. This thread has been an interesting portrayal of contrasts,
some very experienced, intelligent posters outlining why it can't work
and some very experienced, intelligent posters looking inside the ox.
<wink>
PsS
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jmfbahciv
However, your enemy has no goal to save lives.
>having a low
> carbon footprint, etc.
Which is the current PC fad.
/BAH
jmfbahciv
> Dear Bret Cahill:
>
> On Nov 16, 12:51 pm, Bret Cahill <BretCah...@aol.com> wrote:
> ...
>> Nowadays everyone has to be oriented toward
>> saving lives,
>
> Bring the troops home. Or build roads, as they so desperately need.
> It is a lot harder to mine blacktop or concrete... The Afganhis have
> had plenty of occupiers, but not too many that show them
> "civilization", as role models.
Sigh! They don't need role models. A lot of them already know
how to get work done. The middle class, who had fled, were
returning to work and live in their home country.
>
>> having a low carbon footprint,
>
> "Saving lives" and "low carbon footprint" are mutually exclusive.
Be kind to the thinking challenged; they've been listening to too
many Democrats who are suffer from cognitive dissonance....all
the time.
/BAH
dlzc
On Nov 16, 7:15 pm, Bret Cahill <BretCah...@aol.com> wrote:
> > > Nowadays everyone has to be oriented toward
> > > saving lives,
>
> > Bring the troops home. Or build roads, as they so
> > desperately need. It is a lot harder to mine blacktop
> > or concrete... The Afganhis have had plenty of
> > occupiers, but not too many that show them
> > "civilization", as role models.
>
> Supposedly when Brits invaded in the 19th Century
> an English officer bragged to the local khan, we took
> the country without firing a single shot.
>
> The khan was quiet for a moment then answered,
> you got in here, now how are you going to get out?
>
> A painting of an English soldier draped over a horse
> leaving -- the worst defeat ever for the English -- is
> in a museum somewhere.
And the US learned at their knee, both in how to stick their nose in
others' business, and how to diddle rather than turn the opponent into
glass. But I suppose if Russia would / could not do it, then we
should also show "restraint".
We tried to leave the rest of the world alone. We'd send cash and
food to whom we thought was "right". And their opponents decided we
should be more involved. Now we can't seem to stop...
> > > having a low carbon footprint,
>
> > "Saving lives" and "low carbon footprint" are
> > mutually exclusive.
>
> Most economists agree that reducing CO2 would
> be better for the economy.
If you think that low-paid / slave labor, fewer / no machine tools,
and power from draft animals is "better", I suppose so. All really
green, with zero carbon footprint. There are steps in between, but
metals and solar panels are large investments of fossil fuels.
David A. Smith
Bret Cahill
That's the reason for the taggant. To prevent the enemy from reaching
his goals.
Bret Cahill
Bret Cahill
> > be better for the economy.
> If you think that low-paid / slave labor, fewer / no machine tools,
> and power from draft animals is "better", I suppose so. All really
> green, with zero carbon footprint.
Just going back in time is guaranteed not to work.
> There are steps in between, but
> metals and solar panels are large investments of fossil fuels.
In the short term peak oil will be a bigger factor. Buffet bet the
ranch on BNSF because he is certain the price of oil will soar.
Buffet is planning on hauling a lot of coal.
Bret Cahill
Bret Cahill
> >solutions for 6 months.
> >They ought to offer $20,000 for the best general idea.
>
> When you first mentioned DARPA, I thought they were having yet another
> challenge with a monetary prize like the famous autonomous vehicle
> one.
They may be doing that here. If not then write your congressman and
senators and tell them to offer something.
I'm not a materials scientist or chemist so my only role here is as a
muse.
Maybe when DARPA starts offering something to muses I'll get
something . . .
> This thread has been an interesting portrayal of contrasts,
> some very experienced, intelligent posters outlining why it can't work
> and some very experienced, intelligent posters looking inside the ox.
One thing is 100% certain: If you don't try, it ain't gonna happen.
Bret Cahill
Bret Cahill
few narrow band wavelengths of laser light(s)?
This might be the way to identify particles dusted onto roadbeds.
Bret Cahill
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Uncle Al
>
> Is there such a thing as a material that will reflect only one or a
> few narrow band wavelengths of laser light(s)?
>
> This might be the way to identify particles dusted onto roadbeds.
"ACK! THBBFT!"
Number the particles after deposition then add the checksum
afterwards.
Lay down a few gigacuries of reactor waste. Subsequent bomb
emplacement will be discouraged. US miltiary vehicles will enjoy a
smaller carbon footprint for not needing their headlights at night.
Kickbacks as carbon credit indulgences will finance the war against
Islam.
Salmon Egg
<4a57d46b-9867-4c39...@r24g2000prf.googlegroups.com>,
Bret Cahill <BretC...@aol.com> wrote:
It turns out that it is difficult to deposit narrow band reflective
multilayer filters. See rugate filters. It is much easier to deposit
narrow band transmission filters.
There may be other ways to get narrow band reflection. Sodium vapor will
reflect the sodium yellow lines.
Bill
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brian whatcott
What comes to mind is a powder duster that puts down stripes of
fluorescent powders, some in the UV that would show up under a UV lamp -
and if swept and relaid, would destroy the pattern.
This is not particularly cheap material but way cheaper than counter
measures to trucks and way way cheaper than taking care of the guys
losing their legs....
Brian W
Bret Cahill
> emplacement will be discouraged.
We can't do stuff like that anymore.
We're in a situation much like that guy in a _New Yorker_ cartoon.
He's in court and the judge, jury, witnesses and lawyers are all
women. He's hanging his head in shame and the judge leans over and
asks him, "why won't you cuddle?"
Bret Cahill
Bret Cahill
It would be preferable if they couldn't detect it.
That way they would never know if we had been dusting the entrances of
their caves.
Bret Cahill
Bret Cahill
> What comes to mind is a powder duster that puts down stripes of
> fluorescent powders, some in the UV that would show up under a UV lamp
I was hoping for something that would show up clearly on satellite
images or at least air photos as well as the ground.
Even better would be a meterial that was nearly impossible to see with
any low tech sensor, something hard to see in the IR, visible or UV
wavelengths, indeed
The right sensor / material processing strategy might open the door
for a commodity material and change the nature of these types of
conflicts.
Glass beads with some precise diffraction grating could be cheap to
produce in bulk yet nearly impossible to counterfeit.
If each particle was 300 microns diameter distributed on a 1 cm X 1 cm
grid then one m^3 -- maybe a ton or so -- would do somewhat less than
50 km X 10 m or 30 miles of 30' wide road.
> and if swept and relaid, would destroy the pattern.
Someone suggested that just the random distribution would be good
enough, impossible to replicate on the ground.
That's probably correct.
> This is not particularly cheap material but way cheaper than counter
> measures to trucks and way way cheaper than taking care of the guys
> losing their legs....
DoD Secretary Gates said they were looking for a solution.
If the material cost $1,000/ ton and 50 tons could keep 1,000 miles
safe, that's just $50/mile, much cheaper than pavement.
And they wouldn't know if their caves had been dusted.
> > Is there such a thing as a material that will reflect only one or a
> > few narrow band wavelengths of laser light(s)?
>
> > This might be the way to identify particles dusted onto roadbeds.
>
> > Bret Cahill
>
> >> The mililary needs some material that can be crop dusted onto road
> >> beds that can only be disturbed by digging and not by vehicle traffic.
>
> >> The material must be deposited with a characteristic "thumbprint" that
> >> can be identified with the appropriate sensors but cannot be
> >> duplicated, i.e., it cannot be swept up and spread over a freshly
> >> planted bomb.
>
> >> This method wouldn't reveal the old bombs but it would make it easy to
> >> spot where a roadbed was recently dug up.
>
> >> Bret Cahill- Hide quoted text -
>
> - Show quoted text -
AES
brian whatcott <bet...@sbcglobal.net> wrote:
> I like your line of thought.
> What comes to mind is a powder duster that puts down stripes of
> fluorescent powders, some in the UV that would show up under a UV lamp -
> and if swept and relaid, would destroy the pattern.
> This is not particularly cheap material but way cheaper than counter
> measures to trucks and way way cheaper than taking care of the guys
> losing their legs....
Interesting concept, but I don't see the need for patterning: if most of
road is "dusty" and fluoresces, but there's a non-fluorescing "dark
hole", that could strongly suggest digging.
And if the powder can be, not dusted, but sprayed in a fast evaporating
liquid, it may be more sticky and resistant to sweeping.
However, the real weak point may be the countermeasure: just tunnel in
from the side, from a starting point 5 or 10 feet out in the bushes, and
plant your bomb a few feet under the road surface (which remains totally
undisturbed).
Bret Cahill
> > What comes to mind is a powder duster that puts down stripes of
> > fluorescent powders, some in the UV that would show up under a UV lamp -
> > and if swept and relaid, would destroy the pattern.
> > This is not particularly cheap material but way cheaper than counter
> > measures to trucks and way way cheaper than taking care of the guys
> > losing their legs....
> Interesting concept, but I don't see the need for patterning: if most of
> road is "dusty" and fluoresces, but there's a non-fluorescing "dark
> hole", that could strongly suggest digging.
> And if the powder can be, not dusted, but sprayed in a fast evaporating
> liquid, it may be more sticky and resistant to sweeping.
Especially if it would seep down a couple of inches. Something with a
low surface tension and low viscosity like WD-40.
> However, the real weak point may be the countermeasure: just tunnel in
> from the side, from a starting point 5 or 10 feet out in the bushes, and
> plant your bomb a few feet under the road surface (which remains totally
> undisturbed).
That would also be true for paved roads, a much more expensive
solution.
If the material is cheap enough, say a few thousand dollars/ton, it
would be cost effective to widen the safety zone and force them to
tunnel a hundred feet or more.
They would need to haul out the dirt and spread it somewhere where it
wouldn't cover any of the material or be visible to the naked eye.
Depending on the necessary depth of the bomb, it might be tricky for
low tech to get close enough to the surface without the tunnel
collapsing.
The Navy spent several hundred thousand dollars trying to figure out
how pelicans see fish at oblique angles. Obviously a pelican doesn't
directly see the fish, at least not at first. The index of refraction
of water is too great This works for the pelican because the fish
doesn't see the pelican either.
The pelican must be able to see the tiny deflection a fish makes on
the surface of the water. The pelican knows there's food down there
somewhere and rapidly picks up speed. By the time the fish becomes
visible to the pelican -- and the pelican to the fish -- it's too late
for the fish. The pelican has already built up so much speed all it
needs to do is make minor adjustments by looking directly at the fish.
Any sensor/material tracking system found in Nature can be beaten by
high tech optics and electronics.
One pico gram of some organic tracking chemical put down by ants can
be spread over thousands of miles, the transmission of which is
entirely by mass transfer.
Bret Cahill
Bret Cahill
glass, maybe a special shattered tempered glass. Polarized Mylar
flakes would be another cheap material.
One type would for visible light so the locals can safely use the
roads with cheap polarized glasses.
Another type would only polarize light that is outside of the UV -
visible - IR spectrum and require a special sensor to see the material
on a laptop. The sensor would have to be reset every week or so at
the base or it would stop being functional.
But even if they got the sensor they would need the material as well
as a way to spread it in a similar matter.
Bret Cahill
A method to identify the location of roadbed excavations and other
activity especially the planting of bombs comprising the following
steps:
(a) distributing an identifiable material in a uniform fashion on and
near a road bed;
(b) using a sensor to identify disruptions of said material;
Bret Cahill
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believe in Allâh. And had the people of the Scripture (Jews and
Christians) believed, it would have been better for them; among them
are some who have faith, but most of them are Al-Fâsiqûn (disobedient
to Allâh – and rebellious against Allâh’s Command).
3- Islam calls for social cooperation and giving the rights to those
who deserve them by paying alms and charity.51: 19. And in their
properties there was the right of the beggar, and the Mahrûm (the poor
who does not ask the others) , 9:60. As-Sadaqât (here it means Zakât/
alms) are only for the Fuqarâ’ (poor), and Al-Masâkin (the poor) and
those employed to collect (the funds); and for to attract the hearts
of those who have been inclined (towards Islâm); and to free the
captives; and for those in debt; and for Allâh’s Cause (i.e. for
Mujâhidûn – those fighting in the holy wars), and for the wayfarer (a
traveller who is cut off from everything); a duty imposed by Allâh.
And Allâh is All-Knower, All-Wise. 17:28. And if you (O Muhammad) turn
away from them (kindred, poor, wayfarer, etc. whom We have ordered you
to give their rights, but if you have no money at the time they ask
you for it) and you are awaiting a mercy from your Lord for which you
hope, then, speak unto them a soft kind word (i.e. Allâh will give me
and I shall give you).
4- Islam orders compassion and charity to the poor, the needy, the
relatives, the neighbors and the wayfarers.4: 36. Worship Allâh and
join none with Him in worship, and do good to parents, kinsfolk,
orphans, Al-Masâkin (the poor), the neighbour who is near of kin, the
neighbour who is a stranger, the companion by your side, the wayfarer
(you meet), and those (slaves) whom your right hands possess. Verily,
Allâh does not like such as are proud and boastful;
5- Islam imposes fasting the whole month of Ramadan to make Muslims
experience the poor people’s deprivation, therefore sympathize with
them by giving them charity.2:183. O you who believe! Observing As-
Saum (the fasting) is prescribed for you as it was prescribed for
those before you, that you may become Al-Muttaqûn (the pious).
6- Islam warns against taking money from the orphans, or spending it
needlessly.4: 2.And give unto orphans their property and do not
exchange (your) bad things for (their) good ones; and devour not their
substance (by adding it) to your substance. Surely, this is a great
sin. 6:152. "And come not near to the orphan’s property, except to
improve it, until he (or she) attains the age of full strength; and
give full measure and full weight with justice. We burden not any
person, but that which he can bear. And whenever you give your word
(i.e. judge between men or give evidence, etc.), say the truth even if
a near relative is concerned, and fulfill the Covenant of Allâh, This
He commands you, that you may remember.
7- Wealth is a gift from Allah, none has the right to feel superior to
others because they are wealthier than them, so Islam calls for
treating the rich and the poor in the same manner.80: 1.The Prophet
(peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) frowned and turned away,2.
Because there came to him the blind man (i.e. ‘Abdullâh bin Umm-
Maktûm, who came to the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon
him) while he was preaching to one or some of the Quraish chiefs).3.
But what could tell you that per chance he might become pure (from
sins)?
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Bob May
that he has put out. Of all of the things he treasures most is the "peace"
that comes from death and deestruction. Yes, Islam is indeed the religion
of death and the peace derived from shuch.
Go away and stop bothering me! You yourslef have proven you are inteerested
in death and destruction by the very words you just posted in a response to
a serious post by me.
Bret Cahill
Muslims . . .
Bret Cahill
Bob May
iman way
I would be thankful if you give my article 5 minute of your value
time. THANK YOU.
Equality Between Men and Women in Islam
Islam establishes the principle of equality between men and women in
all aspects of life that they are equal in, because both of them are
equally human. It does however distinguishes between them in some
areas, taking into consideration the natural differences between them
and the special qualities that each of them has.
Equality between men and women in Islam is derived from the following
considerations:
1. Equality in their human origins: Islam conclusively establishes
that all human beings have a common origin. This fact is mentioned in
many verses of the Qur’ân:
- O Mankind, fear your Lord who created you from a single soul and
created from it its mate and brought forth from the two of them many
men and women.
- O Mankind, verily we created you from a male and a female and made
you into nations and tribes so you may know one another. Verily the
most honorable of you with Allah are the most righteous.
2. Equality in their common destiny:
Islam also establishes that all of mankind is going to return to Allah
who created them, and everyone – male and female – is going to be
recompensed for his or her worldly deeds. They will receive well if
they did good and they will be requited with evil if they did evil.
Allah says:
- And every one of you will come to Him alone on the Day of
Resurrection.
- A human being will have nothing except for what he does. And his
deeds will be seen. Then he will be recompensed fully.
- So their Lord accepted of them their supplication and answered them:
‘I will never allow the work of any of you to be lost, male or female.
You are from each other.
- Whoever works righteousness as a believer, whether male or female,
we will truly give a good life and We shall pay them a reward in
proportion to the best of what they used to do.
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