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The holy day of the week for Muslims is Friday. In the Arabic language, the word for Friday means a special type of prayer. On this day, Muslims are expected to come together to pray at their mosques.
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Q: How is numerology used in astrology?
A: According to Astrology, numerology is used to determine a person's personality, strengths and talents, obstacles, inner needs, emotional reactions and the manner in which a person deals with others. Numerology studies the symbolism of numbers, examines the patterns in a person's life and provides insights about future events. -
Q: What do dreams about tornadoes mean?
A: According to dream analysts and psychologists, dreams about tornadoes can mean three different things: emotional upheaval, destructive behavior and sudden change. Tornado dreams are common in people who do not have complete control over their lives and recognize a change is needed. -
Q: What does it mean when you dream about your crush?
A: To dream about a crush means that the dreamer is thinking about this particular person on both a conscious and unconscious level. If the individual in the dream appears distant, this often points to a fear of rejection that the dreamer experiences in waking life. If the individual in the dream is open and loving, this represents what the dreamer wishes for in waking life. -
Q: What does it mean when you cry in your dream?
A: Crying in dreams often signifies that dreamers are experiencing tension or stress in their waking hours and are struggling to express their feelings. Crying in dreams allows for an emotional release of tension as opposed to a physical release. The dreamer's defense mechanisms are down during sleep, allowing for repressed emotions to surface. -
Q: What does it mean when you dream about rats?
A: To dream of a rat often indicates anxiety or upset in the dreamer's waking life. Many human beings are naturally afraid of rats and consider them filthy pests that create a negative environment. If the dreamer's waking environment is particularly stressful or negative, one or more rats appearing in his dreams can point to the lack of control the dreamer feels in his daily life. -
Q: What are the lucky colors, gems and numbers for the sign of Scorpio?
A: A Scorpio's lucky colors are orange, red and yellow; lucky numbers are two, three, nine and four; and lucky gemstone is coral. The suggestion for wearing the gemstone is as a ring on the ring finger. - See More Fortune Questions
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Q: What are paranormal creatures?
A: Paranormal creatures, often called cryptids, are animals and entities that cannot be scientifically proven to exist. Examples include the yeti, the Loch Ness monster, ghosts and werewolves. The study of these paranormal creatures is called cryptozoology. -
Q: What have the Mayans predicted?
A: Some observers believe that the Mayans predicted the end of the world on Dec. 21, 2012. While scholars hypothesize that the date was an end to one Mayan calendar period, they unanimously disagree that the date portended the apocalypse. -
Q: Do we have a protocol for when we come in contact with aliens?
A: The U.S. government does not have an official plan for what to do if we come in contact with extraterrestrial life, but an organization called the SETI (Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence): Post-Detection Taskgroup has a set of recommendations in place. -
Q: What is the purpose of a ghoul?
A: Beginning in the 19th century, the purpose of a ghoul was to steal bodies for medical research. Prior to that time, ghouls lived largely in the myths and legends of different cultures as supernatural beings that ate corpses. -
Q: How do you read someone's mind?
A: People are born with the innate ability to understand non-verbal cues and to respond to them, thus "reading the mind" of someone else. Psychology Today explains that by 2 years of age, children can tell others' desires from the direction of their gaze; at 3 years of age, they can label facial expressions as happy, sad or angry. -
Q: What is a baby dragon called?
A: The offspring of dragons are referred to as hatchlings, wyrmlings or whelps in most fantasy settings and stories. While they vary in size, most dragons seem to share a few common traits, such as the ability to fly and breathe fire. - See More Paranormal Questions
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Q: What were the main teachings of John Calvin?
A: John Calvin's teachings centered around the complete sovereignty of God's will, which controlled everything in the universe all the time, and the scriptures, which were self-authenticating. He emphasized the hopeless total depravity of humans inherited via original sin from Adam. Regardless of any good or evil outcomes stemming from people's actions, the result was always God's will. To Calvin, salvation from hell was unobtainable by choice or faith, instituting predestination. -
Q: How do we use science in everyday life?
A: Science and the variety of innovations it has spawned are used in everyday life on a regular basis. Without science, society would suffer fundamentally in several different areas. There would be no electricity and no plastic, and modern agricultural would be fundamentally crippled. Additionally, the medical community benefits greatly from the use of science and research. Many pharmaceutical companies develop their products with the aid of the scientific method. -
Q: What is holistic thinking?
A: The term "holistic thinking" refers to a big picture mentality in which a person recognizes the interconnectedness of various elements that form larger systems, patterns and objects. Thinking holistically is the opposite of analyzing something, which involves breaking down a larger system into its details. -
Q: What does "the unexamined life is not worth living" mean?
A: "The unexamined life" refers to a life lived by rote under the rules of others without the subject ever examining whether or not he truly wants to live with those routines or rules. According to Socrates, this type of life was not worth living. Rather than living an unexamined life, Socrates chose death, and these words are attributed to the philosopher during one of his last speeches before his suicide. -
Q: What are the four goals of Progressivism?
A: The four goals of Progressivism are to protect social welfare, encourage productiveness, uphold moral values and generate economic reform. The Progressive movement intended to accomplish these goals by eliminating differences among citizens. -
Q: What is the difference between morality and ethics?
A: Morality is understanding the distinction between right and wrong and living according to that understanding, and ethics is the philosophy of how that morality guides individual and group behavior. The two are closely related, with morality being the foundation of ethics. - See More Philosophy Questions
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Q: What is the main contribution that Auguste Comte made to sociology?
A: Auguste Comte is best known for coining the term "sociology." Comte was born in France shortly after the French Revolution. In response to the social upheaval and alienation of the period, he devoted himself to the study of society, which he called sociology. -
Q: What is the main religion in Thailand?
A: Thailand's official national religion is Theravada Buddhism. About 95 percent of the country practices this religion and has since the 13th century. -
Q: How did Buddhism begin?
A: Buddhism began in the 7th century B.C., when Buddha Shakyamuni began teaching the path to enlightenment after he himself was enlightened under a Bodhi tree while living in the forest after renouncing his role as prince. Buddha began spreading the four noble truths. These truths were the first spokes in the first turn of the wheel of Dharma. -
Q: What is the holy book of Jainism?
A: The holy book of Jainism is a collection of texts known as Agam Literature or the Agam Sutras. Jains see these texts, which are the transcriptions of Lord Mahavir's sermons, as sacred documents. -
Q: What is the Buddhist place of worship called?
A: Buddhists worship in temples as part of the Sangha, or community. Worshipping in the temple is not required. It is acceptable for someone practicing Buddhism to worship at home. -
Q: What are the five relationships of Confucianism?
A: The five relationships of Confucianism are father and son, elder brother and younger brother, husband and wife, older friend and younger friend, and ruler and subject. Confucius saw these relationships as the building blocks of a civilized society. A particular set of behaviors must be maintained in each relationship, which comes from the development of deliberate traditions. Without them, he believed humans would return to anarchy. - See More Religion Questions
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