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| Race to Destination #2 and ANSWERS !!! |
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| 01/05/03 at 23:07:43 |
| [center] [img]http://www.jannah.org/board/amazingracelogo.gif[/img][/center] [color=darkred] [slm] Phil here... yes.....we're here LIVE at our first destination in the AMAZING RACE which is JERUSALEM !!!! Yes... many people did make it to our first destination but didn't quite answer the riddle! But we'll be posting the rundown of the scores very soon :) So remember you must get to a destination to find the answer but the answer isn't always just the destination!! Now As for Destination #2 here's your clue: [/color][color=teal] Travel to the land and city the Prophet [saw] refused to enter with the reply that Paradise was not in this Dunya for him, Find the students of knowledge, they live mostly in one neighborhood, Go out for some pizza and ice cream, where's the best place in town again? [/color] PS. The BEST place is kind of subjective so let's go with the BIGGEST in town for pizza and ice cream ;) |
| 01/18/03 at 08:01:18 |
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| Re: Race to Destination #2 !!! |
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| 01/08/03 at 21:43:41 |
| I'll give y'all a clue since no one has answered yet... Find the destination and then find someone from there or who has been there!!! They'd know the answer... |
| Re: Race to Destination #2 and ANSWERS !!! |
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| 01/18/03 at 08:23:06 |
| [slm] Phil here reporting from the Pizza A&M restaurant in Rukn ad Deen, Dimashq, Syria. There are teams running around all over the city asking for pizza and ice cream. No one has seen a deluge like this since '86 when the grand shaikh said ajwa dates were the best kind.....!! :) This question certainly separated the cut&pasters from the truly enterprising :) I know it was a difficult one but I wanted something that would make it feel like a real race and something you couldn't really find on the internet...even though almost all of you tried that too!! Qasiyoun is a huge mountain. It overlooks the city and it is from there the prophet [saw] conquered the city, but did not actually enter it. During this time, Dimashq was gardens, springs and beautiful fertile lands, basically an oasis. The prophet [saw] turned away and said that he did not want the jannah in dunya, but wanted the one of the afterlife. So... congrats to team Deen and Nur... granted half of Ottawa has been to Dimashq but good job in getting the answer so quickly;) I was looking for pizza a&m which does have great pizza and the most amazing sundaes and is not only the best, but the ONLY pizza restaurant in Rukn-ad-Deen (corner of the deen) neighborhood in Damascus where most of the students live. I gave credit for Qasyoun.. granted it's not a restaurant.. there are ppl up there in the summer that sell food stuff... maybe they have pizza? I dunno. I also gave credit for Pizza Hut, which is really called Pizza Hat, and alQariya which is a great summer resort restaurant still in dimashq proper but kind of outside and souk hamadiya which is a souk... but they might have a pizza joint somewhere in there? i've seen ice cream though and Magic Food? never heard of that one i think it's a grocery store?? but ok as an answer If you only had Dimashq correct you got 1/2 a point... blease blay again :) [wlm], Phil signing off now and getting on my private plane to ...... destination #3!!! |
| ANSWERS !!! |
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| 01/18/03 at 08:23:57 |
| deenb4dunya answer #2 continued on: Jan 8th, 2003, 10:29pm sIS nUR AND dEENB4DUNYA... ANSWER TO DESTINATION #2 DAMASCUS... A & M (CAN U TELL US IF WE'RE FIRST PLLLEZZZEEE??!) ********************************************** zahid [slm] Ok Team Dynamic Duo reporting (WiredUp +Zahid) Our answer will be "Pizza Hat" (my Syrian friend swore that it was Hat not Hut) in Abu Al Azz, Damascus. Wallahua'lam what is the best place for Pizza in Damascus <http://www.jannah.org/board/images/smiley.gif> [wlm] Say: He is Allah, the One and Only; Allah, the Eternal, Absolute; He begetteth not, nor is He begotten; And there is none like unto Him. ********************************************** Abu_Atheek Assalamu Alaikum Warahmatullahi Wabarakatuh Answer to Race to Destination #2 from Abu Atheek and Sajida: The land is Syria and the city is Damascus. The biggest in town is the Mount Kassioun or Qasiun or Qasiyun with its ridge providing the best place for cafes and food stands where you can enjoy your pizza and ice cream. Proof adduced in support of our answer: Prophet's (SAW) preference of Paradise over Dunya and Reference to Rome Once Umar entered Muhammad's [saw] house and noticed the state of the furniture in it. Muhammad [saw] himself had only one sheet of cloth round him to cover the lower part of his body. There was one simple bed, with one pillow filled with nut fibre; on one side of the room was some barley and in one corner near his feet was an animal skin. There were some water-bag skins hanging beside his bed. Umar said that on seeing this tears came into his eyes. God's Messenger [saw] asked the reason for his tears. He replied, "O God's Messenger! [saw] Why shouldn't I cry! The strings of the bed have left marks on your body. This is a small room with all your furniture, I can see what there is. The Kaiser of Rome and Kisra of Persia enjoy luxurious living while you, God's Messenger [saw] , and the Chosen One, live like this." He said, "Ibn Khattab! Don't you like that they choose this world and we choose the Hereafter?". From "Biography of the Final Messenger" - Chapter: Character, Section: Simplicity http://www.prophetmuhammed.org/Character.asp Syria as part of Roman Empire The Byzantine Empire, a mixture of Greek culture and Christianity began with the death of Theodosius, when Rome was divided between East and West. There are many ruins and dead cities in the North of Syria that reflect the strength and architectural genius of these Romans. Among the greatest is the Basilica of St Simeon the Stylite who stood atop a pillar to pray for 38 years. The Basilica was built around this pillar and it was a regular place for pilgrims. Justinian was by far the greatest of the Roman empires during this period, he won back a lot of the lost land of the former Roman empire and it was he who held off the Sassanians (from Persia) at Resafa and Halabiye. However in 632 the new Islamic faith fighters took over Syria from the Emperor Heraclius. Details from: http://www.syriagate.com/Syria/about/general/history.htm Damascus referred to as Paradise on earth Damascus had been honored by God Most High, when it gave shelter to the Messiah and his mother Mariam (a.s) - on a hill having meadows and springs [The Holy Qur'an 23:50]. True to this description, the gardens and trees in the city offered its inhabitants a deep shade along with delicious water. Its rivulets twisted across the city and its flower gardens were pleasing to the eyes and gave life to the soul. The poets, who had written about this city earlier, had said, "If Paradise is on earth, then Damascus without a doubt is in it. If it is in the sky, then it vies with it and shares its glory." Details from: http://www.najaco.com/adventure/articles/muslim/jubayr/5.htm Mount Kassioun as the location for cafes and reference to the first look at the "earthly paradise" by Prophet [saw] A 1200-meter high mountain, Mount Kassioun overlooks Damascus with a powerful stance. At the foot of the Mount, where the most ancient human settlements took place, are the quarters of Muhajirine, Salhiyeh, and Akrad. Houses in this area are interesting and beautiful. Many of them have small flowered balconies, and façades of carved and decorated wood. Driving along the ridge is popular and there are a lot of cafes and food stands where you can sit out at the edge to have a drink, while nibbling at salted nuts and watermelon seeds. This is where Cain slew Abel and also where the Prophet Muhammad [saw] took his first look of the beautiful city of Damascus before turning away from "earthly paradise". Details from: http://www.syriagate.com/Syria/about/cities/Damascus/kassioun.htm Indeed, God does not do the least harm to mankind, but it is men who wrong themselves - 10:44 ************************************************** truthfinder Al Qariya? :D “Do not look at the smallness of the sin, rather look at the One Whom you are disobeying.” "Indeed Allah is gentle and loves gentleness, and gives due to gentleness that which He does not give due to harshness." Salvation Lies Between Fear and Hope Allah Is The Rich, You Are The Poor ************************************************** siddiqui [slm] Quote: Join a chat with people fromt hat place!!! Open your Horizons!!! You can do it Pizza hat which i think is in mezza wassalam " I vacillate from being sadly happy to being gladly unhappy " ************************************************** Abu_Hamza [slm] Alright, the Texan duo has arrived at the second destination. The place is Damascus, Syria. And we're sitting at a table inside al-Qariya restaurant with a newspaper in our hands, waiting for the next clue to arrive .... Hurry up, we have to catch salaah at the Umayyad Mosque! ************************************************** Road2Jannah [slm] on behalf of Road2Jannah, and spiritualjihad we will like to give out answer even tho i pulled hain on this oneeeee, my only source was the INTERNET. so inshallah it will be correct, if not then Qadarallahu masha fa3al Damascus syria, Souq al-Hamidiyya has the ice cream shop called Bakdash, for the pizza place im guessing this place called "Pizza HOT" so our final answer is Souq al-Hamidiyya since it has the biggest ice cream shop, and pizza and damascus was whre most of seekers of 3ilm go. anyway kheir, [slm] ************************************************** eleanor [slm] Destination: Damascus, Syria Best pizza/ice cream place in town: Magic Food wasalaam Eleanor und Barr (getting ready to put in an order for two veggie pizzas, two large iced bebzis and two chocolate fudge sundaes...) Wa'alaikum assalaam wa Rahmatullah wa Barakatuh eleanor ************************************************** bhaloo [slm] no idea. city: damascus, syria, and the place is main street. Wasalaam, Arshad http://get.to/islam ************************************************** Traveler Answer to riddle 2: Destination is damascus, syria. Best place to have pizza and ice-cream is Pizza Hut. 17:26 And render to the kindred their due rights, as (also) to those in want, and to the wayfarer: But squander not (your wealth) in the manner of a spendthrift. Quran 17:26 ************************************************** ahluqman [slm] Phil, AHLuqman and Peace have arrived in Damascus, Syria, and are now munching on Pizza and Ice Cream in the Rukmdeen neighborhood where the students of knowledge live. We got the pizza and ice cream from Pizza AMA, the biggest around. Wasalam. ahluqman AHLuqman, MD ************************************************** Maliha [slm] The final answer is.... Team RainbowShine is requesting a Fast Forward on this one. *Sob* We worked sooo hard...to no avail :( [wlm] |
| Re: Race to Destination #2 and ANSWERS !!! |
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| deenb4dunya |
| 01/18/03 at 10:11:33 |
| Assalamu Alaikum, ... WHAT CAN WE SAY?? WE'RE BRILLIANT 8) See you suckers later... mwa haw haw... Deen ;D |
| Re: Race to Destination #2 and ANSWERS !!! |
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| ascetic |
| 01/18/03 at 17:15:00 |
| [slm] Is the order in which you showed the answers, the order in which you received them? In that case, we were just late by 1/2 a minute for the bonus point :) Here's somethings that I learned in the course of getting to "Pizza Hat". My Syrian friend tells me that there is a place alled "Al-Qadam" (lieterally "The footsteps") which is on the outskirts of Damascus and the point where the Prophet SAW turned back from (don't know if this fact or fiction). Also there is supposed to be around there a place called "Ardh-Al-Ithnain" which Allah (SWT) has blessed so much that whatever you grow or rear (livestock, farms etc.), it is doubled! There is also supposed to be some kind of animal which is *only* found in that place! Subhanallah. No wonder the Prophet (SAW) did not want to experience this "Paradise" on this earth. [wlm] |
| 01/18/03 at 17:17:53 |
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