When the Prophet finished his speech, he said, “Where is the questioner, who enquired about the Hour (Doomsday)?”
Narrated Abu Huraira (R.A):
While the Prophet (S.A.W) was saying something in a gathering, a Bedouin came and asked him, “When would the Hour (Doomsday) take place?” Allah’s Apostle continued his talk, so some people said that Allah’s Apostle had heard the question, but did not like what that Bedouin had asked. Some of them said that Allah’s Apostle had not heard it. When the Prophet finished his speech, he said, “Where is the questioner, who enquired about the Hour (Doomsday)?” The Bedouin said, “I am here, O Allah’s Apostle.” Then the Prophet said, “When honesty is lost, then wait for the Hour (Doomsday).” The Bedouin said, “How will that be lost?” The Prophet said, “When the power or authority comes in the hands of unfit persons, then wait for the Hour (Doomsday.)”
Sahih Bukhari, Volume 1, Book 3, Number 56
Narrated Abu Said Al Khudri (R.A)
Allah’s Messenger (SAW) said, “If a person embraces Islam sincerely, then Allah shall forgive all his past sins, and after that starts the settlement of accounts, the reward of his good deeds will be ten times to seven hundred times for each good deed and one evil deed will be recorded as it is unless Allah forgives it.”
Sahih al-Bukhari 41, Vol. 3, Book 2, Hadith 34
A Barbie with Down’s syndrome is the latest doll to be released by Mattel in a bid to make its range more diverse. The US toy giant had faced previous criticism that the traditional Barbie did not represent real women, so this is their answer to their critics.
In recent years Mattel has created dolls with a hearing aid, a prosthetic limb and a wheelchair. Mattel’s goal was for “all children to see themselves in Barbie” as well as “play with dolls who do not look like themselves”.
The original Barbie doll launched in 1959 featured long legs, a tiny waist, and flowing blonde locks. Academics from the University of South Australia suggested the likelihood of a woman having Barbie’s body shape was one in 100,000.
Mattel said it worked closely with the US National Down Syndrome Society (NDSS) to ensure its latest doll accurately represented a person with Down’s syndrome. The doll has a shorter frame and a longer torso and its face is rounder with smaller ears, a flat nasal bridge and almond-shaped eyes which can all be characteristics of women who have the genetic condition.
The puff-sleeved dress is yellow and blue, colours associated with Down’s syndrome awareness. The doll also has a pink pendant necklace with three upward chevrons representing the three copies of the 21st chromosome, the genetic material that causes the characteristics associated with Down’s syndrome.
Some campaigners called for Barbie to represent a more realistic body image, while some people with disabilities said the dolls were not relatable.
