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AlHamdulillah! Another convert!

Today the unbelievable, the unconceivable has happended! Please let me share this with you all!

You must know I have a very clever and curious (and restless) dog. When a few days ago I was reading in an astronomical magazine about the star Sirius, I came to know that Sirius is also known as Canis Mayor, or The Dogstar. Knowing how curious my dog is, I naturally told him what I had just read. And indeed, he seemed to find it very interesting, more or less being represented by a star! And not just any star, no, according to the article, it's even the brightest star in the sky! He started to run around and joyfully howled out his approval.

He got even more exited when I read on and told him about the Dog Days: in the Northern Hemisphere, dog days are the hottest part of summer and extend from about July 3 to August 11. The term originated in the Mediterranean region, where from ancient times the weather during this period was regarded as unhealthy and uncomfortable. It was a time of year when dogs were thought to have spells of madness, and when Sirius, the dog star (Canis Mayor), rose simultaneously with the Sun and supposedly added to its heat.

Now this was something interesting that he really could relate with. Dogs in the sky and dogs in history. Wow! In his allready restless state he started wagging his tail like mad.

But the real climax came today when I got across sura 49 of chapter 53 - An-Nadjm - of the Qu'ran. I said 'hey doggy, check this out, wanna know what the Quran says about your favorite star? Listen to this:'

"That He is the Lord of Sirius (the Mighty Star)"

Before I realized what was happening I found him howling like an Arabian wolf:

"...wrrrraaarrff..ashhaduuoow an laaaaoooo ilaha illal lahuuuoo waooooh ashaduooooo an-naooo muhammadaooown ...wrrrraaaaaaarrfff .. .. abduhuuuuooo waooooh wrrrrrrrasuluhuuoooOOOOOOOWWW......" *

By Jove, seems he was trying to howl out the Shahadah**!

This must be a miracle!

I'm so happy he finally found rest and peace in his life! And guess what? Works out great for me as well as I won't be bothered anymore by hordes of angry neighbours complaining about their pregnant lady dogs. (He sticks to four at max now).

AlHamdulillah! Yeeehaooooooowww!



* " Ash Hadu Anla Ilaha illal-Lahu Wa Ash Hadu Anna Muhammadan Abduhu Wa Rasuluhu ":
" I bear witness that there is no deity other than Allah and that Muhammad is his servant and Messenger "

** Shahadah: Declaration of Belief

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