Delicate workmanship in Samarkand, Uzbekistan. I took the pictures in 1968 long before the restoration began. This and other pictures show the result of neglect on buildings. An earthquake in 1966 also caused considerable damage to historical buildings as well as residential and commercial areas of Samarkand, Tashkent and Bokhara. Khaliq
The term Halal is generally associated with meat or food. It indicates that meat is from an animal that has been slaughtered in Muslim way. It also indicates that a substance contains no pork products. Halal simply means permissible or lawful . The term equally applies to income or wealth whether it is halal or non halal. Any income derived from breaking the law of land, by dishonesty, by paying unfair wages, using unfair means, bribery, gambling is not halal. So is income derived from sale or distribution of substances or activities that are prohibited by Islam such as pork products, Alcohol, can ibis, drugs, dope etc. One is entitled to enjoy an income or wealth obtained by halal means. But its display and boasting is not halal. One should enjoy wealth with humility. Islam requires that object or goal one wants to achieve is halal and means to achieve that object or goal are also hal...
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