Prayer Times Add-on for Firefox

A brother named Saleem Shafi has developed a Firefox Add-on to display prayer times in the status bar of the browser window. It installs very cleanly, and it is very practical and useful, mā shā’ Allāh. The prayer times are calculated automatically using Islamic Finder and do not take up any extra space on the screen.

Check it out for yourself!
Click here to download the Prayer Times Firefox Add-on

After installing it and restarting Firefox, make sure to configure the Add-on for your location and prayer time preferences by doing the following (in Firefox 2.0):

1. Click on Tools -> Add-ons.
2. For the “fzami” extension, click on Options.
3. Click on the Location tab.
4. Enter your zip code or city.

17th Century Muslim Swordmaker and Carbon Nanotubes

Tina Fineberg for The New York Times

The New York Times ran an article today about the famous 17th century Muslim swordmaker named Assad Ullah who made legendary swords known as Damascus sabers.

An excerpts from the article:

“All hail the great 17th-century nanotechnologist Assad Ullah!

“Actually, he was a swordmaker, one in a long line of smiths who forged the legendary weapons known as Damascus sabers. They were strong yet flexible and supremely sharp, which European warriors first discovered, much to their misfortune, at the hands of Muslims during the Crusades.”

Read more:

• The New York Times: Antique Nanotubes (login may be required)