Using Social Networking Sites Wisely

By. Jam Mangulamas

Do you know how to use internet? I bet you are. Internet is really cool because it provides a very useful data. With just one click, all stuffs you’re looking for are displayed in your computer monitors as fast as milliseconds (well it depends on your internet connection). Students and even researchers use internet as quicker way of researching things related to schooling such as homework. Compared to older years that students sometime use much of their time in libraries reading lot of books.  I’m not saying that libraries aren't good, infact libraries are very good source of information, and much more, it is accurate.  But as a student with limited time, internet is the fastest way of finding what you are looking for.

As technology become more sophisticated and more revolutionized lots of people from all sorts of the world are seemingly accessible to it. Some countries offer a free internet charged on there people. However, here in the Philippines though internet aren’t t offer free,  people just only need a small bunch of penny and alas! they are connected to what they called “cyber world of internet”.

Social Networking sites, such as facebook, myspace and twitter are among the most famous sites that anyone is accessing. In fact, Philippines alone are number 17 among 20 countries who are very active in internet. Social Networking sites are created for the people to express there idea and delivered current events.

TOP 20 COUNTRIES WITH HIGHEST NUMBER OF INTERNET USERS # Country or Region Population, 2011 Est Internet Users Year 2000 Internet Users Latest Data Penetration (% Population) World % Users 1 China 1,336,718,015 22,500,000 485,000,000 36.3 % 23.0 % 2 United States 313,232,044 95,354,000 245,000,000 78.2 % 11.6 % 3 India 1,189,172,906 5,000,000 100,000,000 8.4 % 4.7 % 4 Japan 126,475,664 47,080,000 99,182,000 78.4 % 4.7 % 5 Brazil 203,429,773 5,000,000 75,982,000 37.4 % 3.6 % 6 Germany 81,471,834 24,000,000 65,125,000 79.9 % 3.1 % 7 Russia 138,739,892 3,100,000 59,700,000 43.0 % 2.8 % 8 United Kingdom 62,698,362 15,400,000 51,442,100 82.0 % 2.4 % 9 France 65,102,719 8,500,000 45,262,000 69.5 % 2.1 % 10 Nigeria 155,215,573 200,000 43,982,200 28.3 % 2.1 % 11 Indonesia 245,613,043 2,000,000 39,600,000 16.1 % 1.9 % 12 Korea 48,754,657 19,040,000 39,440,000 80.9 % 1.9 % 13 Iran 77,891,220 250,000 36,500,000 46.9 % 1.7 % 14 Turkey 78,785,548 2,000,000 35,000,000 44.4 % 1.7 % 15 Mexico 113,724,226 2,712,400 34,900,000 30.7 % 1.7 % 16 Italy 61,016,804 13,200,000 30,026,400 49.2 % 1.4 % 17 Philippines 101,833,938 2,000,000 29,700,000 29.2 % 1.4 % 18 Spain 46,754,784 5,387,800 29,093,984 62.2 % 1.4 % 19 Vietnam 90,549,390 200,000 29,268,606 32.3 % 1.4 % 20 Argentina 41,769,726 2,500,000 27,568,000 66.0 % 1.3 % TOP 20 Countries 4,578,950,118 275,424,200 1,601,772,290 35.0 % 75.9 % Rest of the World 2,351,105,036 85,561,292 508,993,520 21.6 % 24.1 % Total World - Users 6,930,055,154 360,985,492 2,110,765,810 30.5 % 100.0 % NOTES: (1) World Internet User Statistics were updated for June 30, 2011. (2) Additional data for individual countries and regions may be found by clicking each country name. (3) The most recent user information comes from data published by Nielsen Online, International Telecommunications Union, Official country reports, and other trustworthy research sources. (6) Data from this site may be cited, giving due credit and establishing an active link back to Internet World Stats. Copyright © 2000 - 2011, Miniwatts Marketing Group. All rights reserved.

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Meanwhile, if we did not   take into consideration what don’ts and do’s in Social Networking Sites that that the user is post on his/her account there might be some possibility that conflict /damaged may arise, physically and mentally.  According to Ted Failon on his program in ABS-CBN “FAILON NGAYON” a young teenage girl in the late 20’s raped by a married guy in his 20’s. Investigation said. The victim met the suspect while having chatting in one of the social networking sites. The victim agreed to meet the suspect without knowing that the guy had bad motives towards her.

Here are some tips that you can do to avoid this thing to happen in the near future. If you aware then you may leave this page, if not and even if you aware and want have some more tips then this is for us.

Don’ts:

Do not upload a videos and photos you don’t own as criminal cases may charge you.

Do not upload videos and photos undesgraceful to others if this is not needed. Remember what you gonna uploads there are stored forever and anyone are available to view its contents.

Do not post anything if you are intended to annoy other. Remember that cyber world is not far away from real world.

Do not copy the works of other (copy and paste work) as plagiarism may charge you.

Do’s:

You should only upload videos and photos you owned, or if you intended make sure that the copyright owner allowed you to do so.

Think before post any status on your account.

Accept only people you know

Do not meet if you don’t exactly know who they are.

Do not reply their message if you don’t know them well.

As what Howie Severino, GMA7 reporters and Editor in GMA7 online says “THINK BEFORE YOU CLiCK”

The Physical Benefits of Salat

Zakariyya Virk, Kingston

Ahmadiyya Gazette, August 1993

Salat is one of the five fundamental requirements that a Muslim is obligated to perform. Salat is given the highest priority in the Holy Quran. There are many benefits of Salat described in the Book of Allah. It says, innassalata tanha anil fahsha'i, Surely Prayer restrains one from indecency. (29:46) In chapter Luqman, We read that when Hadhrat Luqman was giving advice to his son, the first and foremost on his mind was to remind his son, ya bunayya aqimissalat "O my dear son,! observe Prayer." (31:8)
According to a Hadith the Prophet of Islam (peace be upon him) is reported to have said, inna fissalati shifa'a " verily there is cure in salat ". According to a Muslim scholar, as reported in monthly Urdu magazine, Tahazibul Akhlaq, Aligarh, India, a Muslim who offers salat regularly has very little chance of getting arthritis as we exercise our bones and joints while we offer salat.
In the light of this Hadith we shall endeavor to describe some orthopedic benefits of salat in this short note.

1. Regular exercise reduces cholesterol in the body. Cholesterol causes heart failures, strokes, diabetes and many other ailments. It is a known fact that people in professions where exercise is required have less amount of cholesterol in their bodies.
2. Salat is an excellent form of exercise to prevent indigestion. In the morning when stomach is empty, a Muslim is required to offer fewer number of Rak'aat whereas in the evening after the dinner we offer an extra number of Rak'aat.
3. By offering Takbir at the beginning of salat, we move hand and shoulder muscles thereby increasing the flow of blood towards torso. Akamat performs a similar function.
4. The most important function in salat is sajdah where we touch the ground with our forehead. This posture increases fresh supply of blood to our brain. Needless to say in certain forms of yoga some adherents stand on their heads for the same purpose.
5. In tashah'hud position, our hip, elbow, knee joints, backbone, wrist joints move in a way that it provides a form of relaxation to our entire body. Pressure is applied on the body parts as if it was a kind of massage which releases tension.
6. Heart in the most important organ in the body. It supplies fresh blood to all body tissues. These body movements performed during salat are an excellent source of exercise for our heart as well. According to a Hadith of the Holy Prophet,"There is an organ in the body, when it is healthy, the whole body is healthy, and when this is sick, the entire body becomes sick". It is the heart.
7. A remarkable tissue in our body is cartilage. It is unique in being a living tissue with no direct blood supply. The only way it receives nutrients and oxygen is by movements of the joints. The pumping effect forces blood into the joint area which would otherwise be bypassed. Those who sit at the terminals are in greater danger of ending up with dead cartilage tissues that will subsequently wear away. This will leave us with arthritis, painful joints and paralysis. Bacteria and viruses find safe haven in joints for this reason as no blood cell can get at them and in most cases neither can antibodies. Salat therefore, has many orthopedic benefits for all Muslims. Next time you offer salat, thank Almighty Allah that He made you a Muslim. Indeed, there is cure in salat.

Punishment for leaving Prayers From the Hadith of Prophet

Punishment for leaving Prayers
From the Hadith of Prophet
The one who disdains the prayers will receive fifteen punishments from Allah.Six punishments in lifetime,three while dying,three in grave and three on the Day of Judgement.
The six punishments of life:
1.Allah takes away blessings from his age(makes his life misfortunate) 
2.Allah does not accept his plea(Du'aa) 
3.Allah erases the features of good people from his face. 
4.He will be detested by all creatures on earth. 
5.Allah does not award him for his good deeds.(No thawab) 
6.He will not be included in the Du'aa of good people. 


The three punishments while Dying: 

1.He dies humiliated. 
2.He dies hungry. 
3.He dies thirsty.Even if he drinks the water of all seas he will still be thirsty. 


The three punishments in the Grave: 

1.Allah tightens his grave until his chest ribs come over each other. 
2.Allah pours on him fire with embers. 
3.Allah sets on him a snake called "the brave","the bold" which hits him from morning until afternoon for leaving Fajr prayer,from the afternoon until Asr for leaving Dhuhr prayer and so on.With each strike he sinks 70 yards under the ground. 


The three punishments on the Day of Judgement: 

1.Allah sends who would accompany him to hell pulling him on the face. 
2.Allah gives him an angry look that makes the flesh of his face fall down. 
3.Allah judges him strictly and orders him to be thrown in hell.