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[Dr. Ashraf Abbasi]

Jummah Prayer On Capitol Hill Monday, 17 August 2009 administrator On this day… In the spirit of Islam, we would like to invite you to join us and other Muslims from across the nation for Jummah Prayer on Capitol Hill, September 25th, 2009 in Washington D.C..  The purpose of this gathering is to express and illustrate the wonderful diversity of Islam. On this day… the Adhan (call to prayer) will be chanted with the resounding of Allah U Akbar echoing off of the Lincoln Memorial, the Washington Monument and other great institutional edifices that surround Capitol Hill. On this day… thousands of Muslims of different races, creeds, colors, and ethnicities will assemble in a straight line for the sole purpose of bowing down in worship to the Creator and seeking His forgiveness. On this day… bonds of friendships will be formed and strengthened by Muslims and Non-Muslims who are fortunate to be in attendance.  Those friendships will further enhance our understanding and tolerance of each other. On this day… the American public will witness the peace and beauty of Islam in its nation’s capital. Hopefully, we will leave this event with the blessings of Allah showering upon us for the efforts made to unite under the banner of serving humanity for the common good of all people. On this day… Muslim youth will be invited to tour the Library of Congress and Supreme Court.  The youth will also participate in the recitation of Quran. In order to participate, your Masjid, Islamic Center, school or organization must submit the names of three students for consideration, please respond through the email address or number listed below. Islam On Capitol Hill Committee Islamonca...@gmail.com This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it 908-316-3647  or   201-359-8091   or   908-202-8012 Muslim's Achievements in Science & Technology (1700 - 2008) Time Line of Muslim's Achievements in Arts, Science & Technology       18th century 1783 - 1799 - [rocketry] Tipu, Sultan of Mysore (r.1783-1799) in the south of India, was an experimenter with war rockets and the inventor of iron-cased rocket artillery. Two of his rockets, captured by the British at Srirangapatna, are displayed in the Woolwich Royal Artillery Museum in London. They were the first rockets to have a rocket motor casing made of steel with multiple nozzles. The rocket, 50 mm in diameter and 250 mm long, had a range performance of 900 meters to 1.5 km. 19th century 1814 - [cosmetics, hygiene] - Sheikh Dean Muhammad, a Bengali traveler and entrepreneur, invented the shampoo.  20th century 1900s -[Philosophy] - Muhammad Iqbal,Sir revolutionary poet of sub-continent, Poet of East & National Poet of Pakistan. He was knighted in 1920s by United Kingdom.     Tipu, Sultan of Mysore Muhammad Iqbal, Sir
1931 - 1942 [chemistry] Salimuzzaman Siddiqui was a leading Pakistani scientist in natural products chemistry. He is the pioneer in extracting chemical compunds from the Neem and Rauwolfia, and is also known for isolating novel chemical compunds from various other flora in the Indian subcontinent. As the director of H.E.J. Research Institute of Chemistry, he carried out extensive research with a team of scientists on pharmacology of various plants to extract a number of chemical substances of medicinal importance. 1944 - 2000 [medicine, engineering] Iranian physician and engineer Toffy Musivand invents artificial cardiac pump as treatment for heart failure, and develops "remote power transfer for implantable medical devices, remote patient monitoring (telemedicine), biofluid dynamics to reduce/eliminate thrombosis in blood conducting devices, patient care simulation centre, detection devices and methods for detection, in situ sterilization, medical devices (failure analysis and regulatory process), and medical sensors." 1953 [economics] Pakistani developmental activist Akhtar Hameed Khan pioneers the concept of microcredit banking system.	Salim- uz- Zaman   Akhter Hameed Khan
1960 [physics] Iranian physicist Ali Javan invents the gas laser  1961 [astronautics, space exploration] Azerbaijani rocket scientist Kerim Kerimov becomes one of the founders of the Soviet space program and one of the lead architects responsible for the launch of the Vostok 1, the first human spaceflight. 1965 [mathematics; formal logic] Iranian mathematician Lotfi Asker Zadeh founded fuzzy set theory as an extension of the classical notion of set and he founded the field of Fuzzy Mathematics    1966 [astronautics, space exploration] Kerim Kerimov becomes the leading scientist of the Soviet space program. 1967 [astronautics, space exploration] Kerim Kerimov launches the Cosmos 186 and Cosmos 188 (the precursors of space stations), during which mutual search, approach, mooring and docking were automatically performed for the first time in the history of space exploration.	Kerim Kerimov Lotfi Asker Zadeh
1967 - 1972 [astronautics, space exploration] Farouk El-Baz from Egypt worked for NASA and was involved in the first Moon landings with the Apollo program, where he was secretary of the Landing Site Selection Committee, Principal Investigator of Visual Observations and Photography, chairman of the Astronaut Training Group, and assisted in the planning of scientific explorations of the Moon, including the selection of landing sites for the Apollo missions and the training of astronauts in lunar observations and photography.     1969 [engineering] Bangladeshi engineer Fazlur Khan, regarded as the "Einstein of structural engineering" and "the greatest architectural engineer of the second half of the 20th century" for his designs of structural systems that remain fundamental to all high-rise skyscrapers, designs and constructs the John Hancock Center.	Farouk El-Baz Fazlur Khan
1969 [chemistry, medicine] Iranian scientist Samuel Rahbar discovered glycosylated hemoglobin (HbA1C), a form of hemoglobin used primarily to identify plasma glucose concentration over time. He was also the first to describe its increase in diabetes. 1971 [economics] Bangladeshi economist Muhammad Yunus, founder of Grameen Bank, successfully applies the concept of microcredit to the first microfinance banking system.  1971 [astronautics, space exploration] Kerim Kerimov launches the first space station, the Salyut 1. 1972 - 1982 [astronautics, space exploration] Kerim Kerimov launches more space stations as part of the Salyut series.   1973 [engineering] Fazlur Khan designs and constructs the Sears Tower. Standing at 527.3 metres tall, it remains the world's tallest building up until the construction of the Burj Dubai in 2007.  1973 [mathematics, formal logic] Lotfi Zadeh founded the field of fuzzy logic.	Muhammad Younis (Noble Prize in 1976)
1979 [physics] Pakistani theoretical physicist, Abdus Salam, received the Nobel Prize in Physics for his pioneering work on the electroweak interaction theory which is the mathematical and conceptual synthesis of the electromagnetic and weak interactions.	Abdus Salam (Noble Prize 1979)
1980s [engineering, nuclear physics] Pakistan is the first Islamic country which successfully developed nuclear technology, under the leadership of Abdul Qadeer Khan.   Abdul Qadeer Khan is also developed & designed a first pakistani Blastic Missile Ghauri (Approx.Range 2500- 5000 Km)	Abdul Qadeer Khan (Great Hero)
1980s [Organic Chemistry] Atta-ur-Rehman, Pakistani Chemist and one of the leading chemists of 20th century. Atta-ur-Rehman has over 778 publications in organic chemistry,15 patents,93 books and 59 chapters in various books. On the basis of his researches 68 students have been awarded Ph.D degrees in various areas of natural product chemistry. He is also a member of Royal Society of London. He has also been awarded a degree of Doctor of Science.	Atta-ur-Rehman
1985 [astronautics, space exploration] Sultan bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud becomes the first Muslim astronaut in space, as a Payload Specialist aboard the STS-51-G Space Shuttle Discovery, completed on June 24  1985 [astronautics, space exploration] Muhammed Faris is selected to participate in the Intercosmos spaceflight program on September 30 as the first Syrian in space   1986 [astronautics, space exploration] Kerim Kerimov launches the Mir, the first consistently inhabited long-term research space station and which holds the record for the longest continuous human presence in space.   1987 [astronautics, space exploration] Muhammed Faris becomes the first Syrian in space aboard the Soyuz TM-2 and Soyuz TM-3 expeditions to Mir space station. He is awarded the Hero of the Soviet Union and Order of Lenin titles later that year.            Muhammad Faris (On-left) 1988 [astronautics, space exploration] Abdul Ahad Mohmand becomes the first Afghan astronaut in space, aboard the Soyuz TM-5 expedition to Mir space station	Abdul Ahad First Afghan Astronaut in Space
1990 [economics] Pakistani economist Mahbub ul Haq co-develops the Human Development Index  1994 - 1998 [astronautics, space exploration] Talgat Musabayev becomes the first Kazakh astronaut in space, as a flight engineer aboard the Soyuz TM-19 (for over 125 days) and commander aboard the Soyuz TM-27 (for over 207 days) expeditions to Mir space station  Talgat Musabayev 1995 [computer science] Iranian American computer scientist Pierre Omidyar becomes the founder of eBay  1997 [physics, string theory] Iranian physicist Cumrun Vafa, one of the leading string theorists of modern times, develops the F-theory and proposes the Vafa-Witten theorem  Cumrun Vafa 1998 [architecture, engineering] The world's tallest twin towers, the Petronas Twin Towers, is built in Malaysia    1999 [chemistry] Egyptian chemist Ahmed Zewail is awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry for his advances in femtochemistry	Mahbub ul Haq       Pierre Omidyar (Founder of ebay) Ahmed Zewail receiving Noble Prize in Chemistry
21st century 2000 [computer science] Many of the core components of PayPal, including its real-time anti-fraud systems, is designed and implemented by Bangladeshi American software engineer Jawed Karim & Co-founder YouTube.com 2000 - 2007 [chemistry, geometry, literature] In electrochemistry, Iranian scientist Ali Eftekhari is regarded as a founder of electrochemical nanotechnology, particularly for his development of carbon nanotubes.He also carries out scientific research on the field of fractal geometry and applies it to different aspects of science, thus pioneering the concepts of fractal electrochemistry, electrochemical reactions, and fractal geometry of literature.  2001 [astronautics, space exploration] Talgat Musabayev travels to the International Space Station as a commander aboard the Soyuz TM-31 and Soyuz TM-32 for over seven days. In total, he has spent over 339 days in space, making him one of the top 25 astronauts by time in space.   2001 [physics] Iranian physicist Mehran Kardar is awarded the Guggenheim Fellowship prize for his development of the Kardar-Parisi-Zhang (KPZ) equation  2002 - 2007 [science and politics] Abdul Kalam serves as the twelfth President of India. A notable scientist and engineer, he is often referred to as the "Missile Man of India" for his work and is considered a progressive mentor, innovator and visionary in India. He was also popularly known as the People's President.  2004 [astronautics, space exploration] Anouseh and Amir Ansari set up the Ansari X Prize to encourage private spaceflight research.  2005 [computer science] PayPal is re-architected and upscaled to 63 million users by young computer engineer Jawed Karim.   2005 [computer science] Jawed Karim pioneered the idea of a video hosting service with a web browser-embedded video player and co-founded YouTube as a result.   2006 [economics] Bangladeshi banker and economist Muhammad Yunus and Grameen Bank receive the Nobel Peace Prize for their pioneering work on microcredit and microfinance banking.  2006 [astronautics, space exploration] Anousheh Ansari becomes the first woman to travel to the International Space Station, the First Muslim Woman in Space, and the fourth space tourist  2006 [technology] Prodea Systems is founded by Hamid, Anouseh and Amir Ansari.  2007 [astronautics, space exploration] On October 10, Sheikh Muszaphar Shukor travels to the International Space Station (ISS) with his Expedition 16 crew aboard the Soyuz TMA-11 as part of the Angkasawan program, and becomes the first Malaysian astronaut in space and the first Muslim astronaut in space during Ramadan. The National Fatwa Council writes the Guidelines for Performing Islamic Rites (Ibadah) at the International Space Station, giving him advice on issues such as how to pray in a low-gravity environment, how to locate Mecca from the ISS, how to determine prayer times, and issues surrounding fasting. On October 17, he celebrated Eid ul-Fitr aboard the station.  2007 [astronautics, biology, medicine, industry, orthopedic surgery, space exploration, technology] Sheikh Muszaphar Shukor, who is both an astronaut and an orthopedic surgeon, becomes the first to perform biomedical research in space. His medical experiments aboard the ISS were mainly related to the characteristics and growth of liver cancer and leukemia cells, and the crystallisation of various proteins and microbes in space.The experiments relating to liver cancer, leukemia cells and microbes will benefit general science and medical research, while the experiments relating to the crystallisation of proteins, lipases in this case, will directly benefit local industries in Malaysia. Lipase are a type of protein enzymes used in the manufacturing of diverse range of products from textiles to cosmetics, and the opportunity to grow these in space will allow Malaysian scientists to producing these locally rather than importing them.	Jawed Karim Co-Founder YouTube   Abdul Kalam   Anousheh Ansari First Muslim Women in Space       Sheikh Muszaphar Shukor (Astronaut)
2008 [Philosophy,Metaphysics]  Hammad Yousuf, Pakistani Philosopher developed a MetaExistence School of Thought in nine years of his research work. There are the number of thoughts in MetaExistence School mainly on Metaphysics and Super Natural Sciences. He is also presented a new political system against Democratic political system. In 2008, His name is also included in world's young leaders of 21st century.	Hammad Yousuf Founder of MetaExistence School of Thought

 

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