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Classification | Meccan |
Meaning of the name | The Believers |
Statistics | |
Sura number | 23 |
Number of verses | 118 |
Juz' number | 18 |
Hizb number | 35 |
Previous Sura | Al-Hajj |
Next Sura | An-Nur |
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Surah Al-Mu'minoon (Arabic: سورة المؤمنون, "The Believers") is the 23rd Surah (chapter) of the Qur'an with 118 ayat (verses).
This Surah deals with the fundamentals of faith (Aqidah), Tawheed (Islamic Monotheism), Risalah (Messengership), Resurrection and the supreme Judgement of God. The Surah drives these themes home by drawing attention to God's creation of man through different stages in the mother's womb, His creation of the heavens and the earth, His sending down rains and growing plants, trees and fruits, and His providing of domestic animals with various benefits for man, all together with an emphasis on the fact that man shall die and shall be raised up on the Day of Resurrection. (See also: Islamic eschatology)
The theme of Risalah is emphasized with reference to the accounts of some Islamic prophets like Nuh (Noah), Hud (Judah), Musa (Moses) and Isa (Jesus), noting that all of them delivered the same message of monotheism, but were disbelieved and opposed by the people they preached to, and that all of them were helped and rescued by Allah. A reference is also made to the similar unbelief and opposition of the Meccan leaders to the message delivered to them by Muhammad. The Surah ends with another reference to the inevitability of the Day of Resurrection and pointing out that man will not have a second chance to return to the worldly life and make amends for his lapses and mistakes.
The Surah begins with an assertion, "Most certainly the Believers have attained true success", intending to put across a point that the criterion of success and failure which people who disbelieve in Islam, hold in mind is in fact erred because it is based on misconceptions and is transitory and limited in nature, in turn leading to eventual failure and not true success.
On the contrary, those who follow the teachings of Islam taught by Muhammad, regarded by the disbelievers as failures are actually the ones who are truly successful. Because by their acceptance of the invitation to Islam, they are guaranteed of true success and everlasting bliss in this world as well as in the Hereafter. By rejecting the message of Islam, the non-believers have incurred a profound loss and would meet with the evil consequences both in this world and the next.
This is the main theme of the Surah and the whole discourse, from the beginning to the end, is meant to impress the same.[1]
Qualities of the believers (1-11)[edit]
The first eleven verses of this Surah hence mention the desired qualities of the believers, they are blessed and will attain victory:
A brief translation of the first 16 verses is as follows:[2]
(1) [How] prosperous are the believers!
(2) Those who pray humbly,
(3) who shun idle talk,
(4) who pay the prescribed alms,
(5) who guard their chastity
(6) except with their spouses or their slaves ––with these they are not to blame,
(7) but anyone who seeks more than this is exceeding the limits––
(8) who are faithful to their trusts and pledges
(9) and who keep up their prayers,
(10) will rightly be given
(11) Paradise as their own, there to remain.
Possess Al-Khushoo[edit]
The first quality as described in verse 2 of this Surah is, "Those who are humble in their prayers";[3] the Arabic word used to describe the people is 'Khashi'oon' meaning those who possess 'Al-Khushoo'.
According to Tafsir ibn Kathir, a classical Tafsir (i.e. a commentary of the Quran written by Islamic scholar Ibn Kathir), the Arabic word 'Khushoo' encompasses the meanings of calmness, serenity, tranquility, dignity, and humility.",[4] while Ibn Abbas explains 'Khashi'oon' to mean, with fear and tranquility.[5] Al-Khushoo is a necessary component of Salaah, however can be very easily lost. In a hadith, Muhammad said "The first thing to be lifted up (taken away) from this Ummah will be al-Khushoo; until you will see no one who has al-Khushoo."[6]
To attain al-Khushoo one must forget everything about the world and concentrate in the prayer acts, reciting the Qur'an and thinking of the verses one reads and bearing death, grave and the torment in mind so that he never loses concentration. In his Tafseer, Ibn Kathir writes, "Khushoo is gained by the fear of Allah and the sense that He is always watching."[4] In another section he says, "The site of al-Khushoo is in the heart and heart is the king of the limbs, so if one intends to pray wholeheartedly the limbs will follow the heart as Allah says (in the Qur'an): 'And seek help in patience and Salaat and truly it is extremely heavy and hard, except for Khashi'oon.'[7] The meaning is that the burden of prayer is heavy indeed; except for those who have Khushoo."[4]
Regarding the same verse, i.e. 'And seek help in patience and Salaat and truly it is extremely heavy and hard, except for Khashi'oon.',[7] Ibn Taymiyyah is of the opinion that "This (verse) implies condemnation of those who are not Khashi'oon... Condemnation only applies when something obligatory is not done, or when something forbidden is done. If those who do not have Khushoo are to be condemned, this indicates that Khushoo is obligatory."[8]
In his book titled Towards Understanding the Qur'an, Islamic thinker and philosopher Abul Ala Maududi cites a notion that "Al-Khushoo of the heart is to fear and stand in awe of a powerful person, and al-Khushoo of the body is to bow one's head and lower one's gaze and voice in his presence. In Salaah one is required to show al-Khushoo, both of the heart and of the body, and this is the essence of this Islamic Prayer. It has been reported that when Muhammad once saw a person offering Salaah, as well as playing with his beard, he remarked: "Had he khushu in his heart, his body would have manifested it."
Maududi then continues, "Though al-Khushoo is actually a condition of the heart, as stated by the above tradition, it is manifested by the body as a matter of course. The Shariah has enjoined certain etiquette which, on the one hand, helps produce al-Khushoo in the heart, and on the other, helps sustain the physical act of the Prayer in spite of the fluctuating condition of the heart. According to this etiquette, one should neither turn to the right or left, nor raise one's head to look up: one may, however, look around from the corner of the eye, but as far as possible, one must fix the gaze on the place where the forehead would rest in prostration; one is also forbidden to shift about, incline side ways, fold the garments or shake off dust from them. It is also forbidden that while going down for prostration, one should clean the place where one would sit or perform prostration. Similarly it is disrespectful that one should stand stuffy erect, recite the verses of the Qur'an in a loud resounding voice, or sing them, or belch or yawn repeatedly and noisily. It has also not been approved that one should offer the Prayer in a hurry. The injunction is that each article of the Prayer should be performed in perfect peace and tranquility, and unless one article has been completely performed, the next should not be begun. If one feels hurt by something during the Prayer, one may cast it aside by one hand, but moving the hand repeatedly or using both the hands for the purpose is prohibited. with this etiquette of the body, it is also important that one should irrelevant things during the Prayer. If thoughts come to the mind intention, it is a natural human weakness, but one should try one's best and try to ensure with one's utmost that the mind and heart are wholly turned towards Allah, and the mind is in full harmony and tune with the tongue, and as soon as one becomes conscious of irrelevant thoughts one should immediately turn the attention to the Prayer".[1]
Turn away from Al-Lagw[edit]
The next quality gathered from verse 3 is that the believers turn away from Al-Lagw. The Arabic word Al-Lagw, as explained by Ibn Kathir.[9] in his Tafseer, refers to falsehood, which encompasses all acts of sin, including the greatest[10] of them i.e. Shirk in Islam, and any words or deeds that are of no benefit. In a Sahih hadith from the al-Tirmidhi collection of aḥadīth, Muhammad is reported to have said: "Out of a person being a good Muslim is his leaving alone, what does not benefit him"; while in the Sahih al-Bukhari (the Sahih of Muhammad al-Bukhari) he is also reported to have said "Let he who truly believes in Allah and the Last Day speak good or be silent.".
In his Musnad Ahmed, Imam Ahmed has reported,[11] "The faith of a man cannot be straight unless his heart is straight, and his heart cannot be straight, unless his tongue becomes straight." It was from the manners of the Sahabah to speak very little, while Abu Dharr al-Ghifari said: "Adopt silence, this is the way of causing Shaytan to run away; it is a supporter to you in the matter of your religion." Abd Allah ibn Mas'ud is reported to have said: "By the One other than whom there is no God on this earth there is no one more deserving of long imprisonment that the tongue."[citation needed]
In another place, Surah 2:83[12] mentions that the covenant taken by Musa (i.e. Moses) from Bani Israel had also included the condition that they should indulge in good and worthwhile conversation, while being kind to parents, kindred, orphans and those in need, practice regular charity and to worship God alone. While, Sura 104:1-19[13] condemns those who are scandal/gossip-mongers and backbiters in strong terms, describing their punishment as "Nay, but verily he will be flung to the Consuming One; And what will explain to thee what the Consuming One is! (It is) the Fire of (the Wrath of) Allah kindled (to a blaze), Which rises above the hearts. Surely it shall be closed over upon them, In outstretched columns.", thus hinting that believers need to steer clear of such acts.
Pay the Zakat[edit]
Verse 4 says that the believers pay Zakat, i.e. poor-due that is paid on one's wealth. Commentators on the Qur'an, like Ibn Kathir[9] are of the opinion that this verse could also be referring to the poor-due mentioned in Sura 6:141[14] which states "pay the due thereof on the day of their harvest.", as well as that it could be that what is meant here by Zakaat is purification of the soul from Shirk and filth, as in Sura 91:9-10[15] which says "Indeed he succeeds who purifies himself (Zakkaha). And indeed he fails who corrupts himself." The commentators are hence of the opinion that probably both meanings are intended, purification of the soul as well as purification of one's wealth, because that is also part of the purification of the soul, and the true believer is one who pays attention to both matters.
Surah 9:60[16] lists those who are eligible to receive Zakaat by saying "Alms are for the poor and the needy, and those employed to administer the (funds); for those whose hearts have been (recently) reconciled (to Truth); for those in bondage and in debt; in the cause of Allah; and for the wayfarer: (thus is it) ordained by Allah, and Allah is full of knowledge and wisdom", while Sura 17:26[17] commands the believers to "Render to the kindred their due rights, as (also) to those in want, and to the wayfarer: But squander not (your wealth) in the manner of a spendthrift. "
The believers are also advised to "listen and obey and spend in charity" for "the benefit of your own soul" and be from the ones who "achieve prosperity", as mentioned in Sura 64:16.[18]
Avoid Zina, i.e. guard their chastity[edit]
Verses 5 through to 7 of this Surah says "And who guard their modesty; Save from their wives or the (slaves) that their right hands possess, for then they are not blameworthy, But whoso craveth beyond that, such are transgressors. Zina (extramarital sex) is one of the major sins in Islam concerning which stern warnings have been issued in the Qur'an as well as authentic aḥadīth attributed to Muhammad. In Surah 17:32,[19] God says "…come not near to Zina. Verily, it is Fahishah (immoral sin) and an evil way." The Qur'an also says that Homosexuality too is Haraam (sinful) and it is against the natural inclination which God has placed in man, whereby the male is inclined towards female and vice versa. In an authentic hadith from the Tirmidhi collection, Muhammad is reported to have said: "There is nothing I fear for my Ummah more than the deed of the people of Lot.".[20]
Surah 27:54-58[21] refers to the punishment that befell the people of Lut: "And (remember) Lut when he said to his people, 'Do you commit al-Fahishah (evil, great sin, every kind of unlawful sexual intercourse, sodomy) while you see (one another doing evil without any screen) Do you practice your lusts on men instead of women? Nay, but you are a people who behave senselessly.' There was no other answer given by his people except that they said: 'Drive out the family of Loot from your city. Verily, these are men who want to be clean and pure!' So We saved him and his family, except his wife. We destined her to be of those who remained behind. And We rained down on them a rain (of stones). So evil was the rain of those who were warned." Muhammad has also thus said: "Whoever of you finds (someone) doing the deed of the people of Lot, kill the one who does it and the one to whom it is done."[22]
Ibn Qayyim Al-Jawziyya is of the opinion[23] that: "Both of them - fornication and homosexuality - involve immorality that goes against the wisdom of Allah's creation and commandment. For homosexuality involves innumerable evil and harms, and the one to whom it is done would be better off being killed than having this done to him, because after that he will become so evil and so corrupt that there can be no hope of his being reformed, and all good is lost for him, and he will no longer feel any shame before Allah or before His creation…The scholars differed as to whether the one to whom it is done will ever enter Paradise. There are two opinions which I heard Shaikh al-Islam (rahimahullah) narrate."
Are faithful to their covenants[edit]
The next verse, i.e. Sura 23:8[24] stresses on the quality trust that the believers' are to possess describing them as "Those who faithfully observe their trusts and their covenants". A similar message is found in Sura 4:58[25] where the Qur'an ordains God's command as, "Verily, Allah commands that you should render back the trusts to those, to whom they are due…"
The believers in Islam are thus ordered fulfill the terms and conditions of the trusts which are placed in their charge. The Arabic word al-Amanah (or al-Amanat) includes all kinds of trusts which are placed in their charge including those placed by God as well as those placed by the society or individuals. Similarly, the Arabic term '`ahd' encompasses all compacts, pledges, and promises made between God and man, and amongst men themselves.[1] Muhammad would always impress the importance of the fulfillment of pledges in his addresses to the people. On one occasion he is reported to have said "The one, who does not fulfill the terms of his trust, has no Faith, and the one, who does not keep promises and pledges has no Islam."".[1]
Muhammad, in Sahih Muslim is also reported to have said "The rights will be rendered back to those to whom they are due, and even the sheep that does not have horns will take revenge from the horned sheep."[26] And on another occasion he is reported to have said "Certainly, al-Amanah (the trust or moral responsibilities, etc. and all the duties which Allah has ordained) descended from the Heaven and settled in the roots of the hearts of the faithful believers, and then the Qur'an was revealed, and the people read the Qur'an (and learnt al-Amanah from it) and also learnt it from the Sunnah. (i.e. Both the Qur'an and As-Sunnah strengthen the faithful believers' 'Amanah')."[27]
Regarding the verse 8 from Surah Al-Mu'minoon, Tafsir ibn Kathir says "When they (the Believers) are entrusted with something, they do not betray that trust, but they fulfill it, and when they make a promise or make a pledge, they are true to their word."
Four characteristics of a hypocrite[edit]
According to a tradition reported both by Sahih al-Bukhari and Sahih Muslim, Muhammad is reported to have said: "Four characteristics are such that if a person has all the four in him, he is beyond any doubt a hypocrite, and the one who has one of these, is a hypocrite to that extent till he gives it up:
- (a) When something is placed in his trust, he commits breach of the trust,
- (b) when he speaks, he tells a lie,
- (c) when he makes a promise, he breaks it, and,
- (d) when he has a quarrel with somebody, he exceeds all limits (of decency and morality)"[1]
Strictly guard their Salaat[edit]
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In the next verse, i.e. verse 9, Allah mentions preserving of Salaah (the formal Islamic prayer) as one of the important characteristics of successful believers. Verse 2 implied the believers' humility during act of performing Salaah, while verse 9 refers to the individual prayers offered in their own times. Believers are described as those strictly adhering to the prescribed times, performing them with due regard to their pre-requisites, conditions and articles with clean body and dress, and necessary ablutions. Believers are required to not regard their prayers as an unnecessary burden, completing the task mechanically, but are to understand their recital while being conscious that they are supplicating like humble servants.[1]
Prophet Muhammed is reported to have said "The first duty that Allah, the Supreme, has ordained upon my nation is that of offering Prayer, and indeed Prayer is the first thing that will be taken account of on the Day of Resurrection." as well as "Whoever keeps the Prayer established, has kept his religion established - and whoever leaves Prayer has demolished religion (i.e. left the fold of Islam)".[28][29] While, the Qur'an makes it clear that the purpose for creation is to worship Allah alone,[30][31][32] and that the most excellent way of praying is to offer Salaah standing before Allah in devout obedience.[33] The Islamic Adhaan (call for prayer) which is recited at time of each prayer contains two verses (each recited twice) "Hayya'ala-Salaah" and "Hayya'ala-Falaah" which translate to "Come to Salaah" and "Come to success" respectively, indicating that by performing Salaah, one may attain eternal success.
In a Hadith reference, Abdullah ibn Mas'ud narrates "I asked Allah's Messenger, Prophet Muhammed: "O Messenger of Allah, which deed is most beloved to Allah?" He said: "Prayer at the appointed time." I said: "Then what?" He said: "Kindness to parents." I said: "Then what?" He said: "Jihad (struggle) in the way of Allah."".[34][35] Prophet Muhammed is also reported to have likened the Salaah to five daily baths that cleanse a persons sins; Abu Huraira narrates that "I heard Allah's Apostle saying, "If there was a river at the door of anyone of you and he took a bath in it five times a day would you notice any dirt on him?" They said, "Not a trace of dirt would be left." The Prophet added, "That is the example of the five prayers with which Allah blots out (annuls) evil deeds."[36]
The Qur'an has also pointed out that believers perform Salaah only to earn the pleasure of Allah and not to impress anyone else, calling anyone who does so a hypocrite.[37] Moreover, those who abandon Salaah are warned of dire consequences,[38] while only those who humbly submit themselves to Allah alone are said to have ease in offering it.[7] In Surah Al-Ma'arij, Allah uses the word halu'an to describe the restless and impatient nature of man, stating that whenever he is afflicted with trouble he lacks patience and trembles in despair. This occurs due to shortcomings in his faith, whereas when he is given in abundance he becomes ungrateful towards Allah. He is also arrogant and uncaring towards those less fortunate than him. The Qur'an then assures the observance of Salaah as way to preserve hope in times of grievance and humbleness as well as humility in periods of bountiful life.[39] Salaah thus has the power to erase the roots of evil deeds which bring barriers in the society giving birth to racial as well as financial discriminations and sinful intentions.[39][40]
Good news of paradise for the believers[edit]
After mentioning the characteristics of the successful believer, God gives them the good news of Firdaus (Ajma' (عجماء)). Muhammad said: "If you ask Allah for Paradise, then ask him for Firdaus, for it is the highest part of Paradise, in the middle of Paradise, and from it spring the rivers of Paradise, and above it is the (Mighty) Throne of the Most Merciful."[41]
Abu Hurairah said: "The Messenger of Allah (sallallahu alaihe wa-sallam) said: "There is not one among you who does not have two homes; a home in Paradise and a home in Hell. If he dies and enters Hell, the people of Paradise will inherit his home, and this is what Allah said: 'These are indeed the heirs.'"[42]
The creation of Man in the womb (12-16)[edit]
A brief translation of the verses 12-16 verses is as follows:[2]
(12) We created man from an essence of clay,
(13) then We placed him as a drop of fluid (nutfah) in a safe place,
(14) then We made that drop into a clinging form (alaqah), and We made that form into a lump of flesh (mudghah), and We made that lump into bones (idhaam), and We clothed those bones with flesh (lahm), and later We made him into other forms (nash'ah) ––glory be to God, the best of creators!––
(15) then you will die
(16) and then, on the Day of Resurrection, you will be raised up again.
The Qur'an mentions that human development passes through a number of distinct stages. These stages are descriptive of the embryo's external appearance and have been assigned the following names: Nutfah, 'Alaqah, Mudghah, Idhaam, Lahm and Nash'ah.
Meaning "a drop of fluid", "a small amount of water". [source?]
The Qur'an mentions the term 'alaqah علقة as the second stage of human prenatal development. The word 'alaqah according to many linguistic Arabic dictionaries has several meanings: "leech", "coagulated blood", "blood clot", or "the early stage of the embryo".[43] The plural of alaqah is ′alaq علق; see Surah Al-Alaq.
The Qur'an mentions the term mudghah مُضْغَةً as the third stage of human prenatal development. The word mudghah according to linguistic Arabic dictionaries has several meanings. The first meaning is "something that has been chewed by the teeth". A second meaning is incorporated in the derived meaning (ﻤﺿﻎ ﺍﻻﻤﻮﺭ) mudagh al-umūr which means "the small substances." A third meaning of mudghah, mentioned by some Qur'anic commentators, is "a piece of meat of a size that can be chewed." [44]
The Qur'anic term 'idhaam meaning skeleton, bones.[45]
The Qur'anic term lahm meaning muscles, flesh.[45]
See also[edit]
- ^ a b c d e f Towards Understanding the Quran, Surah 28
- ^ a b The Qur'an (Oxford World's Classics), M. A. S. Abdel Haleem (2008)
- ^ Quran 23:2
- ^ a b c Tafsir ibn Kathir, Dar al-Sha'ab Edition, (6/414)
- ^ At-Tabaree (19:9)
- ^ Saheeh at-Targheeb, hadith No: 543
- ^ a b c Quran 2:45
- ^ Majmoo al-Fatawa (Compilation of Fatwā), 22/553-558
- ^ a b The Success is for the Believers, Surah 23, Tafsir ibn Kathir
- ^ About Islam - The Muslim's Creed, Fatwa-Online.com
- ^ Musnad Ahmed
- ^ Quran 2:83
- ^ Quran 104:1–9
- ^ Quran 6:141
- ^ Quran 91:9–10
- ^ Quran 9:60
- ^ Quran 17:26
- ^ Quran 64:16
- ^ Quran 17:32
- ^ Al-Tirmidhi: hadith no. 1457 Authenticated by Shaikh al-Albanee in Saheeh al-Jamee (1552)
- ^ Quran 27:54–58
- ^ Al-Tirmidhi, hadith: 1456, Authenticated by Shaikh al-Albanee in Saheeh al-Jamee :6589
- ^ al-Jawaab al-Kafi, p.115
- ^ Quran 23:8
- ^ Quran 4:58
- ^ Sahih Muslim, 4:1097
- ^ Sahih al-Bukhari (vol. 9, no. 381)
- ^ Kitaab-us-Salaat by Allama Maulana Syed Shah Turabul Haque Qadri
- ^ [Narrated by Hazarath Jabir and reported by Muslim]
- ^ Quran 51:56
- ^ Quran 1:4
- ^ Quran 13:14
- ^ Quran 2:238
- ^ Sahih Muslim, (vol.1, no.89)
- ^ Sahih Bukhari, Book 4, Volume 52, Hadith 41
- ^ Sahih Bukhari, Book 10, Volume 1, Hadith 506
- ^ Quran 4:142
- ^ Quran 19:59
- ^ a b Quran 70:19
- ^ Quran 29:45
- ^ Fath al-Bari (13: 415)
- ^ Ibn Maja (2): 1453
- ^ Kareem, E. (2012). Embryology in the Qur'an: The 'Alaqah Stage. http://islampapers.com/2012/02/09/alaqah (accessed 19 July 2013).
- ^ Embryology in the Qur'an: The Mudghah Stage http://islampapers.com/2013/06/12/the-mudghah-stage (accessed 19 July 2013).
- ^ a b Embryology in the Qur'an: Bone and Muscle Development http://islampapers.com/2012/03/06/bone-and-muscle/
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In the uncertain hour before the morning
Near the ending of interminable night
At the recurrent end of the unending
After the dark dove with the flickering tongue
Had passed below the horizon of his homing
While the dead leaves still rattled on like tin
Over the asphalt where no other sound was
Between three districts whence the smoke arose
I met one walking, loitering and hurried
As if blown towards me like the metal leaves
Before the urban dawn wind unresisting.
Ok, first of all, I am not a very interesting person...rather a boring person, actually, so I shant bore you with my...boring life. Second, I have been absent, if anyone cares (just check the dates of my last updates or reviews...), for a year and a half, at least. But I find myself with time on my hands again--too much time, in fact. So I am back now, to finish up a couple of my stories...again, if anyone cares. I have been working on a project of my own, which is nearly complete...and yeah, it involves vampires. REAL vampires. Well, "real" as in "non-sparkly vampires" ;) Ok, ok--don't kill me for saying that. Nothing against "Twilgiht"...else, why would I even be here, right?
Thirdly, I love Alice. Loved her from the moment I first read about her in the book. Even had my picture taken with Ms. Ahsley Greene. And by love, I do not mean "love", as in "I want to get married to her"...just mean she's my favourite character. So expect to see her in about all my stories here.
Fourthly, I love this quote by...a famous vampire. I think he could be talking to Aro, don't you?? "You act more like a cockroach than a proper vampire. Left to your own devices you would cover the world in your filth. I can't stand your kind. You don't have the self-respect to be a vampire, you undead maggot. You barely even know what you are."
Fifthly...there isn't a fifthly, I just wanted to say "Fifthly". Anyway, later...hope to "see" some of you around the site. If you know of any good stories to read, please drop me a "review" and let me know. Thanks.
"Here the graven images are built/Here is the place they will obtain/Entreaty of a lost soul's desire, beneath the glimer of a dying sun/Can it be so, in death's second domain? No longer asleep, but lonely at the moment of our greatest compassion/Arms that would embrace raised in supplication to toppled altars/Where have the eyes gone? One finds no eyes here, in this empire of dying suns, this vacant kingdom, this scattered realm of all fallen empires/In this final assembly, we stumble together and are silent, collected on the shores of the River Disturbance...In this land, this land of Death's Shadow/the dying wish, of an empty man...the Hollow Man....."
Darkling I listen; and, for many a time I have been half in love with easeful Death, Call'd him soft names in many a musèd rhyme, To take into the air my quiet breath; Now more than ever seems it rich to die, To cease upon the midnight with no pain...
"But now the night grows darker and the day grows dim/Cuz I know I never will see you again/And I almost made you happy...
"Tonight's twilight will be the last seen by these eyes/So if it seems so beautiful, kiss the beauty goodbye/Oh my little cornea, please say that you are no more/And ears please swear you did not hear the creaking in the cabin floor/I'll forgive my eyes for lovely lies, so certainly within my will/Please declare this piercing stare/So false, at a clock that's standing still.
"She is everything to me. The unrequited dream; the song that no one sings. The unattainable.
She's a myth that I have to believe in. All I need to make her real is one more reason, but I don't know what to do.
No I don't know what to do when she makes me sad."
Queen dependency is cowering...please don't be confused,
You are vacant and submissive, receptive to abuse...
Virtue isn't tangible, and sense of self is dated...
Names constant on your cracked lips are now eviscerated!
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Home | Everyone | 5/5 | 73 | 10 | No | 15279 |
Falling asleep on the bus, a man finds himself stranded in Forks for the weekend. Poor guy. | ||||||
Adventures of the Man Who Was Not Jasper | Everyone | 5/5 | 34 | 5 | No | 6065 |
A scientific experiment goes wrong...or does it? | ||||||
Breakin Don | Everyone | 5/5 | 39 | 1 | Yes | 995 |
So what happens at Forks high School on a nice, sunny day, when the Cullens stay home? | ||||||
The More things Change | Teen | 5/5 | 156 | 18 | No | 37551 |
The Cullen family undergoes many changes--some people leave, some people arrive. Marriages, babies, and imprints confuse the issue even more. | ||||||
Redemption and Vengeance | Teen | 5/5 | 23 | 2 | No | 3810 |
As everyone knows, the Volturi rule the vampire world, and have grown arrogant in their superiority. They are untouchable, and ruthless, with all vampires (and even some humans) living in fear of them. But, beneath the surface of calm in Volterra, there lurks an unease. A few in the upper echelons of the Volturi guard are having...second thoughts about their lives. And all it will take to set off a civil war within the Volturi is the right spark hitting the right fuse... "Pawns standing in awe/of the game, of the stage/You've worked so hard at building an empire/of secret rooms to display yourself/Add to your wealth/the sting of--oh, it stings!/When I saw it all come crashing/I witnessed the sound of a million voices/Screaming for a public hanging" | ||||||
Twisted Reality | Everyone | 5/5 | 36 | 3 | No | 6002 |
What would you do if you suddenly stepped into a world that wasn't your own? What if reality itself became--twisted? | ||||||
A Cullen Family Christmas | Everyone | 5/5 | 19 | 2 | No | 9862 |
Hey Guys! THIS IS EDWARDSOUL!! The author of LOST and LOST 2.HOW IS EVERYBODY??? Guess what? I have taken over GW's story for a day and I just wrote the second chapter!!!!Come read about Alex. He's sexy, smart, a detective, AND a vampire! There will be romance AND adventure!!! GW is the COOLEST GUY EVER! He has some really great stories and I want you to come check out his stuff!You will be with the whole Cullen family, the Denali clan, and Alex - what more can all of us ask for!! See ya at the story...... The entire Cullen Clan (and I do mean the ENTIRE Cullen Clan!) is gathering for a Christmas celebration in Denali, Alaska. And things get a bit...awkward. | ||||||
The Return | Everyone | 5/5 | 5 | 1 | No | 3058 |
The Volturi receive a wake up call that their power might be slipping away from them. And the wake up call is NOT from another coven, nor from the wolves...who could it be? And who is the mysterious girl that two memebrs of the Volturi Guard encounter on their way back to Italy??? |
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life is cruel and everyone is a victim of it. I got a terrible haircut today, I looked like my own grandma in the mirror, and then I attacked myself with scissors until I got my confidence back. Cheers from Texas.
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A thief with a unique code of professional ethics is double-crossed by his crew and left for dead. Assuming a new disguise and forming an unlikely alliance with a woman on the inside, he looks to hijack the score of the crew's latest heist.
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- Posted: December 13, 2012
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- Writer: John J. McLaughlin
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the past three times i have had unprotected sex with my boyfriend, i have bled. the first time it was kind of a lot of blood, the next two times it was a little less. i have just started using birth control, about a week and a few days ago, so i literally just started. could i be bleeding because of the birth control?
i just dont get it because i only bleed after i have sex and no other time, can the bleeding still be because of the birth control?
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The bleeding could be from your cervix, it could be from slight tearing. There's no way for us to know for sure.
It's not likely that it's from the pill, since you say it is only when you have sex, although it is normal to have some spotting in the first few months of taking the pill.
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You should see your doctor/gynecologist and they can check it out to see if they can find the cause. It is not normal to bleed every time you have sex. Many women never bleed during sex - including the first time.
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SALT LAKE CITY — The NBA's annual free-agency frenzy officially began Saturday at 10:01 p.m.
If you or your agent didn't receive a phone call, well, don't quit the day job.
As for the Utah Jazz, Friday's pickup of Mo Williams could turn out to be the team's biggest offseason acquisition.
The point guard is a former All-Star who has a good outside shot and playmaking skills, knows what is expected in a Jazz system and made the choice to return to Utah by opting into the last year of his deal to finalize the four-team trade.
Williams even knows how to get on the good side of fans. Saturday on Twitter, Williams thanked Clippers' supporters for their support the past couple of years and then expressed his excitement about returning to the Beehive State.
Williams tweeted: "Homecoming for me #jazzfans. I'm very excited to finish where I started. #imready."
Bringing back an $8.5 million man who began his NBA career here in the 2003-04 season does limit the Jazz's free-agency options, which isn't necessarily a bad thing because of what he brings the squad.
The Jazz now have 14 players on their roster who could be under contract for the 2012-13 season should second-round draftee Kevin Murphy, the Tennessee Tech guard, make the squad.
At locker cleanout, veteran guard Raja Bell made his intentions clear that he no longer wishes to be part of the franchise, so it remains to be seen if the Jazz will trade him, use their amnesty on the 35-year-old or force him to honor the final year of his contract.
For the moment, the Jazz don't have much room on the roster, limiting their options to adding just one or two players. Traditionally, Utah likes to leave one open roster spot (of the 15 player maximum) for emergency purposes as it did when picking up point guard Blake Ahearn at the end of last season.
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They now have four veteran playmakers on squad, including a pair of 2009 Eastern All-Stars (Williams and Devin Harris) along with seasoned backups Earl Watson (battling back from knee surgery) and Jamaal Tinsley. Tinsley's team option for the upcoming season was picked up by the Jazz on Friday.
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Ms. Alam said she first met Captain Singh at a SAFMA function in Jalandhar. She respected him for his vision and wisdom. She said he had become a household name in Pakistan for promoting "people-to-people" ties, an area where she was also working as she liked India.
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This article is part of a series entitled Soils and Fertilizers for Master Gardeners. The rest of the series can be found at http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/topic_series_soils_and_fertilizers_for_master_gardeners.
This publication contains the definitions of important soil and fertilizer terms used throughout the Soils and Fertilizers for Master Gardeners EDIS series.
Adsorption: The removal of nutrients in solution by attachment to soil particles.
Aggregates: Many soil particles held together in groups (can also be called peds).
Ammonium N (NH4+-N): A water soluble form of nitrogen (N) that is present in some fertilizers. Ammonium N (NH4+-N) can be converted to ammonia gas and lost to the atmosphere if left on the soil surface. Therefore, fertilizers containing NH4+-N should be watered in.
Anions: An atom or molecule that has more electrons than protons and possesses a negative charge. Several nutrients exist in the soil solution as anions (e.g., nitrate [NO3-], phosphate [PO4-], sulfate [SO4-]).
Bulk density: The mass of dry soil per unit bulk volume (e.g., 1.3 g cm-3).
Cations: An atom or molecule that has more protons than electrons and possesses a positive charge. Many nutrients exist in the soil solution as cations (e.g., calcium [Ca2+], potassium [K+], magnesium [Mg+]).
Chelate: A nutrient existing as a complex molecule containing carbon, hydrogen, and a metallic ion, which has a prolonged period of plant availability.
Complete Fertilizer: Fertilizer blends classified as a complete fertilizer must contain nitrogen (N), phosphorus (P), and potassium (K). For example, 8-2-12 would be considered a complete fertilizer. Complete fertilizers may also contain other nutrients; however the presence of additional nutrients is not a requirement.
Controlled-release Fertilizer: Water-soluble inorganic fertilizers that have been modified to allow for controlled release of nutrients with time. The rate, pattern and duration of nutrient released from a controlled release fertilizer is well documented (Shaviv, 2000). In many controlled-release fertilizers, the water-soluble fertilizer materials are encapsulated in a plastic or polymer coating. Nutrients are released with time; the amount of time it takes for nutrients to be fully released depends on the nature of the coating, contact with moisture, and temperature. It is important to choose a controlled release fertilizer that has a release rate that matches the plants' nutrient needs. Typically, nutrient release from controlled-release fertilizers increases with increasing temperature and soil moisture. Examples of controlled release materials are Osmocote and Polyon.
Denitrification: The conversion of nitrate (NO3--N) to a gas by microbes, where NO3--N can be lost to the atmosphere.
Desorption: The detachment of nutrients from soil surface, putting the nutrient into soil solution.
Dissolution: When a nutrient in solid form dissolves into a liquid, dispersing the nutrient throughout the solution.
Fertilizer Blend: Most fertilizers are sold as blends, where several fertilizer materials are mixed together to achieve a specific fertilizer grade. The materials used to create the fertilizer blend are listed on the fertilizer label. Usually this information is identified on the fertilizer label by the words "derived from".
Fertilizer Grade: The fertilizer grade is the percent (by weight) of nutrients in the fertilizer. For example, a 10-5-5 fertilizer has 10% N, 5% P2O5, and 5% K2O. In a 50 lb bag of 10-5-5 fertilizer, there are 5 lbs N, 2.5 lbs P2O5, and 2.5 lbs K2O.
Fertilizer Ratio: The fertilizer ratio is the proportion of nutrients among the grade. For example, a 10-5-5 fertilizer has a ratio of 2-1-1, or 2 parts N, 1 part P2O5 and 1 part K2O.
Horizons: A vertical layer of soil within the soil profile that possesses individual soil properties (e.g., color, texture, fertility) in each subsequent layer.
Inorganic Fertilizers: Inorganic fertilizers are materials that are mined or synthesized from non-living materials. Examples of inorganic fertilizers include ammonium nitrate, concentrated superphosphate, and potassium chloride. Most inorganic fertilizers are considered quick-release or water soluble, unless these products have been altered (see Slow-release Fertilizer and Controlled-release Fertilizer sections).
Leaching: The downward movement of soil solution through the soil profile.
Macropores: Large soil pores with a diameter of > 0.1 mm.
Macronutrient: A chemical element that is required for plant growth in large amounts. The plant macronutrients include carbon (C), hydrogen (H), oxygen (O), N, P, K, calcium (Ca), magnesium (Mg), and sulfur (S). Plants typically obtain C, H, and O from the air and water and the other macronutrients from the soil solids.
Micropores: Small soil pores with a diameter of < 0.1 mm.
Micronutrients: A chemical element that is required for plant growth in small amounts. The plant micronutrients include boron (B), chlorine (Cl), cobalt (Co), copper (Cu), iron (Fe), manganese (Mn), molybdenum (Mo) and zinc (Zn).
Mineralization: The transformation of nutrients from an organic form to an inorganic form, which is plant available. Examples are the transformation of N in plant residues or organic soil into plant available N (resulting in ammonium); also the transformation of organic P to plant available P (resulting in soluble orthophosphate).
Nitrate N (NO3--N): A water soluble form of N that is present in some fertilizers. If not managed properly, this form of N can be a concern for water quality. The chemical properties of NO3--N allow this N form to be leached (or moved downward) through the soil. Nitrate leaching often impacts groundwater and springs. High NO3--N concentrations in groundwater can be a human health hazard. Nitrate may also lead to degradation of sensitive water bodies.
Nitrification: The conversion of NH4+-N to NO3--N by soil microbes.
Organic Fertilizers: Organic fertilizers are materials that are derived from living materials. Examples of organic fertilizers include animal manures, composted materials, and plant residues. Organic fertilizers are usually considered to be "slow-release" fertilizers because many of the nutrients must be broken down by soil microbes before they become available for plant uptake.
Particle density: The mass of solid particles in a unit volume of soil particles.
Pore space: The portion of soil occupied by gas or liquid.
Precipitation (chemical): When a nutrient that is dissolved in solution forms into a solid. Precipitation occurs when the amount of a nutrient in the soil solution reaches a concentration with other constituents in the soil solution, forcing the formation of a solid, and removing that nutrient from both the soil solution and plant availability.
Primary Consumers: Second trophic level in the soil food web; obtain energy by eating primary producers or residues from primary producers.
Primary Producers: First trophic level in the soil food web; consists of photosynthesizers (e.g., plants, mosses, algae, lichens, and photosynthetic bacteria).
Runoff: The portion of rainfall or irrigation that exceeds the soil infiltration capacity and flows over or just below the soil surface.
Secondary Consumers: Third trophic level in the soil food web; obtain energy by feeding on primary consumers.
Secondary Plant Nutrients: This term refers to plant nutrients other than N, P, and K, which are required by plants for optimum growth. These nutrients include Ca, Mg, S, Mn, B, Fe, Zn, Cu, Mo, and Cl. Some fertilizer materials will contain one or more of these secondary plant nutrients, which will be listed on the fertilizer label.
Slow-release Fertilizer: Fertilizers that will release nutrients gradually with time. Slow-release fertilizers can be inorganic or organic. Examples of inorganic slow-release fertilizers are sulfur-coated urea and Nitroform. Organic fertilizers contain slow-release nutrients, but, not all nutrients in organic fertilizers are slow-release. Research has shown that organic fertilizers can also contain water-soluble/quick-release nutrients.
Soil fertility: The ability of soil to supply essential nutrients to meet plant requirements.
Soil food web: The interconnection of organisms that live all or part of their lives in the soil.
Soil solution: The water phase of soil and its solutes/nutrients. The soil solution can be taken up by plant roots within a certain range of wetness (field capacity) or dryness (permanent wilting point).
Soil structure: The physical arrangement of soil particles into soil aggregates. Soil structure is described by the shape of the soil aggregates and how they form in the soil profile (e.g., platy, columnar, granular, blocky, prismatic, or massive).
Soil taxonomy: The hierarchical classification system used for soils, made up of six categories (e.g. soil order, suborders, great groups, subgroups, families, and series).
Soil texture: The relative proportion of sand, silt, and clay particles in the soil. Note that soil texture does not include organic matter.
Trophic levels: Levels in the food chain consisting of primary producers, primary consumers, secondary consumers, and tertiary consumers; passing energy from one level to another.
Volatilization: The conversion of a solid or liquid to a gas. An example is the loss of ammonium into the atmosphere as ammonia gas.
Water Insoluble N: This chemical description is another term for slow-release N.
Water Soluble: This term indicates that the fertilizer material will dissolve in water. Once dissolved, nutrients in the fertilizer are available for uptake by plant roots. The terms water soluble and quick-release are synonymous.
Weathering: The physical breakdown and chemical alteration of rocks and minerals at the surface of the earth with time.
Brady, N.C. and R.R. Weil. 2002. The Nature and Properties of Soils. Prentice Hall, Upper Saddle River, NJ. 13th Edition. p. 121-175.
Shaviv, A. 2000. Advances in controlled release of fertilizers. Advances in Agronomy, 71:1-49.
This document is SL 277, one of a series of the Soil and Water Science Department, Florida Cooperative Extension Service, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, University of Florida. Original publication date November 2008. Revised January 2009. Reviewed February 2012. Visit the EDIS website at http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu.
Shawna Loper, graduate assistant, Soil and Water Science Department; Amy L. Shober, assistant professor, Center for Landscape Conservation & Ecology, Soil and Water Science Department, Gulf Coast Research and Education Center (REC)-Plant City; Florida Cooperative Extension Service, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32611.
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Basiliscus | |||||
Emperor of the Byzantine Empire | |||||
Solidus of Emperor Basiliscus.
Reign | 9 January 475 – August 476 | ||||
Predecessor | Zeno, deposed | ||||
Successor | Zeno, restored | ||||
Wife |
Issue | Marcus, Caesar and later joint Augustus | ||||
House | House of Leo | ||||
Died | winter 476–477 Cappadocia |
Basiliscus (Latin: Flavius Basiliscus Augustus; Greek: Βασιλίσκος) (d. 476/477) was Byzantine Emperor from 475 to 476. A member of the House of Leo, he came to power when Emperor Zeno had been forced out of Constantinople by a revolt.
Basiliscus was the brother of Empress Aelia Verina, who was the wife of Emperor Leo I (457–474). His relationship with the Emperor allowed him to pursue a military career that, after minor initial successes, ended in 468, when he led the disastrous Roman invasion of Vandal Africa, in one of the largest military operations of Late Antiquity.
Basiliscus succeeded in seizing power in 475, exploiting the unpopularity of Emperor Zeno, the "barbarian" successor to Leo, and a plot organised by Verina that had caused Zeno to flee Constantinople. However, during his short rule, Basiliscus alienated the fundamental support of the Church and the people of Constantinople, promoting the Miaphysite christological position in opposition to the Chalcedonian faith. Also, his policy of securing his power through the appointment of loyal men to key roles antagonised many important figures in the imperial court, including his sister Verina. So, when Zeno tried to regain his empire, he found virtually no opposition, triumphantly entering Constantinople, and capturing and killing Basiliscus and his family.
The struggle between Basiliscus and Zeno impeded the Eastern Roman Empire's ability to intervene in the fall of the Western Roman Empire, which happened in early September 476. When the chieftain of the Heruli, Odoacer, deposed Western Emperor Romulus Augustus, sending the imperial regalia to Constantinople, Zeno had just regained his throne, and he could only appoint Odoacer dux of Italy, thereby ending the Western Roman Empire.
Origins and early career[edit]
Likely of Balkan origin,[1] Basiliscus was the brother of Aelia Verina, wife of Leo I. It has been argued that Basiliscus was uncle to the chieftain of the Heruli, Odoacer. This link is based on the interpretation of a fragment by John of Antioch (209.1), which states that Odoacer and Armatus, Basiliscus' nephew, were brothers.[2] However, not all scholars accept this interpretation, since sources do not say anything about the foreign origin of Basiliscus.[3] It is known that Basiliscus had a wife, Zenonis, and at least one son, Marcus.
Basiliscus' military career started under Leo I. The Emperor conferred upon his brother-in-law the dignities of dux, or commander-in-chief, in Thrace.[4] In this country Basiliscus led a successful military campaign against the Bulgars in 463. He succeeded Rusticius as magister militum per Thracias (464), and had several successes against the Goths and Huns (466 or 467).[5]
Basiliscus's value rose in Leo's consideration. Verina's intercession in favour of her brother helped Basiliscus' military and political career, with the conferral of the consulship in 465 and possibly of the rank of patricius.[6] However, his rise was soon to meet a serious reversal.[1]
Disastrous expedition against the Vandals[edit]
In 468, Leo chose Basiliscus as leader of the famous military expedition against Carthage. The invasion of the kingdom of the Vandals was one of the greatest military undertakings recorded in the annals of history, a combined amphibious operation with over ten thousand ships and one hundred thousand soldiers. The purpose of the operation was to punish the Vandal king Geiseric for the sacking of Rome in 455, in which the former capital of the Western Roman Empire had been overwhelmed, and the Empress Licinia Eudoxia (widow of Emperor Valentinian III) and her daughters had been taken as hostages.[1][4]
The plan was concerted between Eastern Emperor Leo, Western Emperor Anthemius, and General Marcellinus, who enjoyed independence in Illyricum. Basiliscus was ordered to sail directly to Carthage, while Marcellinus attacked and took Sardinia, and a third army, commanded by Heraclius of Edessa, landed on the Libyan coast east of Carthage, making rapid progress. It appears that the combined forces met in Sicily, whence the three fleets moved at different periods.[4]
Ancient and modern historians provided different estimations for the number of ships and troops under the command of Basiliscus, as well as for the expenses of the expedition. Both were enormous; Nicephorus Gregoras speaks of one hundred thousand ships, the more reliable Cedrenus says that the fleet that attacked Carthage consisted of eleven hundred and thirteen ships, having each one hundred men on board.[7] The most conservative estimation for expedition expenses is of 64,000 pounds of gold, a sum that exceeded a whole year's revenue.[8]
Sardinia and Libya were already conquered by Marcellinus and Heraclius, when Basiliscus cast anchor off the Promontorium Mercurii, now Cap Bon, opposite Sicily, about forty miles from Carthage. Geiseric requested Basiliscus to allow him five days to draw up the conditions of a peace.[9] During the negotiations, Geiseric gathered his ships and suddenly attacked the Roman fleet. The Vandals had filled many vessels with combustible materials. During the night, these fire ships were propelled against the unguarded and unsuspecting Roman fleet. The Roman commanders tried to rescue some ships from destruction, but these manoeuvres were blocked by the attack of other Vandal vessels.[4]
Basiliscus fled in the heat of the battle.[10] One half of the Roman fleet was burned, sunk, or captured, and the other half followed the fugitive Basiliscus. The whole expedition had failed. Heraclius effected his retreat through the desert into Tripolitania, holding the position for two years until recalled; Marcellinus retired to Sicily, where he was reached by Basiliscus;[11] the general was, however, assassinated, perhaps at the instigation of Ricimer, by one of his own captains; and the king of the Vandals expressed his surprise and satisfaction, that the Romans themselves would remove from the world his most formidable antagonists.[4]
After returning to Constantinople, Basiliscus hid in the church of Hagia Sophia to escape the wrath of the people and the revenge of the Emperor. By the mediation of Verina, Basiliscus obtained the Imperial pardon, and was punished merely with banishment to Heraclea Sintica, in Thrace.[12]
Rise to power[edit]
In 471 and 472, Basiliscus helped Leo I to get rid of the Germanic influence in his court, helping in the murder of the Alan Magister militum Aspar. The death of Aspar caused a revolt in Thrace, led by the Thracian Ostrogoth Theodoric Strabo, and Basiliscus was dispatched to suppress the revolt, something he successfully did with the aid of his nephew Armatus. In 474 he received the rank of caput senatus, "first among the senators".[5]
At the death of Leo, Zeno, who was a "barbarian" of Isaurian stock, but at the same time son-in-law of Leo, ascended to Emperor, after a short reign of his own son Leo II (474). The "barbarian" origins of the Emperor caused antipathy towards Zeno among the people of Constantinople. Furthermore, the strong Germanic portion of the military, led by Theodoric Strabo, disliked the Isaurian officers that Leo I brought to reduce his dependency on the Ostrogoths. Finally, Zeno alienated his fellow Isaurian general Illus, who was bribed by Basiliscus. In the middle of the conspiracy was Verina, who fomented a popular revolt against the Emperor. The uprising, supported by Theodoric Strabo, Illus and Armatus, was successful, and Verina convinced the Emperor to leave the city. Zeno fled to his native lands, bringing with him some of the Isaurians living in Constantinople, and the Imperial treasury.
Basiliscus was then acclaimed as Augustus on 9 January 475[13] at the Hebdomon palace, by the palace ministers and the Senate.[14] The mob of Constantinople got its revenge against Zeno, killing almost all of the Isaurians left in the city.[11][12]
In the beginning, everything seemed to go well for the new Emperor, who even tried to set up a new dynasty by conferring the title of Augusta upon his wife Aelia Zenonis and creating his son Marcus, Caesar, and later Augustus;[15] however, due to his mismanagement as emperor, Basiliscus quickly lost most of his supporters.
Corruption and the fire of Constantinople[edit]
The most urgent problem facing the new Emperor was the scarcity of resources left in the imperial treasury. Basiliscus was forced to raise heavy taxes, and to revert to the practice of auctioning the offices, obviously causing a diffuse discontent in the population. He also extorted money from the church, with the help of the Prefect Epinicus, Verina's long-time favourite.[11]
Early in his reign, Constantinople suffered a massive fire, which destroyed houses, churches, and completely incinerated the huge library built by Emperor Julian.[16] The fire was seen as a bad omen for the rule of Basiliscus.[12]
Tensions with his collaborators[edit]
Basiliscus had relied on the support of some major figures of the court in his bid for power. However, he quickly lost most of them. First, Basiliscus alienated his own sister Verina's support, executing the Magister Officiorum Patricius. Patricius was the lover of Verina, and the empress had planned to raise him to the imperial rank and to marry him: the very revolt against Zeno had been organised to make Patricius emperor. Basiliscus, however, had out-witted his sister, and, after the flight of Zeno, had the ministers and the Senate choose him, and not Patricius, as Emperor. Basiliscus ordered the death of Patricius, as the officer was a natural candidate to overthrow the new Emperor; as a consequence, Verina later intrigued against Basiliscus, because of her lover's execution.[17]
Also, Theodoric Strabo, whose hatred of the Isaurian Zeno had compelled him to support Basiliscus' revolt, left the new Emperor's side. Basiliscus had in fact raised his own nephew Armatus, who was rumoured to be also the lover of Basiliscus' wife, to the rank of magister militum, the same that Strabo held. Finally, the support of Illus was most likely wavering, given the massacre of the Isaurians allowed by Basiliscus.[4][11]
Religious controversies[edit]
In that time, the Christian faith was shaken by the contrast between Miaphysites and Chalcedonians. These were two opposing christological positions; the Chalcedonians claimed that Christ had both human and divine natures, while the Miaphysites claimed he had only one single united nature. The Council of Chalcedon, convoked by Emperor Marcian in 451, had ruled out Miaphysitism, with the support of the pope in the West and many bishops in the East. However, the Miaphysite position was still strong: the two Miaphysite Patriarchs Timothy Aelurus of Alexandria and Peter the Fuller of Antioch were deposed.[18]
From the beginning of his rule, Basiliscus showed his support for the Miaphysites. Zacharias Scholasticus reports how a group of Egyptian Miaphysite monks, having heard of Emperor Leo's death, had moved from Alexandria to Constantinople to petition Zeno in favour of Timothy, but at their arrival in the capital, they found the newly elected Basiliscus instead. The Magister Officiorum Theoctistus, the former physician of Basiliscus, was the brother of one of the monks, so the delegation obtained an audience with Basiliscus, and, with the support of Theoctistus and of the Empress, they convinced Basiliscus to recall from exile the banished Miaphysite Patriarchs.[19]
Basiliscus re-instated Timothy Aelurus and Peter the Fuller to their sees,[20] and by persuasion of the former issued (9 April 475) a circular letter (Enkyklikon) to the bishops calling them to accept as valid only the first three ecumenical synods, and reject the Council of Chalcedon.[18] All bishops were to sign the edict. While most of the Eastern bishops accepted the letter, Patriarch Acacius of Constantinople refused, with the support of the population of the city, clearly showing his disdain towards Basiliscus by draping the icons in Hagia Sophia in black.[21]
Fall and death[edit]
Soon after his elevation, Basiliscus had despatched Illus and his brother Trocundus against Zeno, who, now in his native fortresses, had resumed the life of an Isaurian chieftain. Basiliscus, however, failed to fulfill the promises he made to the two generals; furthermore, they received letters from some of the leading ministers at the court, urging them to secure the return of Zeno, for the city now preferred a restored Isaurian to a Miaphysite whose unpopularity increased with the fiscal rapacity of his ministers.[12]
During his operations in Isauria, Illus took Zeno's brother, Longinus, prisoner and kept him in an Isaurian fortress. Because he thought he would have great influence over a restored Zeno, he changed sides and marched with Zeno towards Constantinople in the summer of 476. When Basiliscus received news of this danger, he hastened to recall his ecclesiastical edicts and to conciliate the Patriarch and the people, but it was too late.[12]
Armatus, as magister militum, was sent with all available forces in Asia Minor, to oppose the advancing army of the Isaurians, but secret messages from Zeno, who promised to give him the title of magister militum for life and to confer the rank of Caesar on his son, induced him to betray his master.[22] Armatus avoided the road by which Zeno was advancing and marched into Isauria by another way. This betrayal decided the fate of Basiliscus.[12]
In August 476, Zeno besieged Constantinople.[23] The Senate opened the gates of the city to the Isaurian, allowing the deposed emperor to resume the throne. Basiliscus fled to sanctuary in a church, but he was betrayed by Acacius and surrendered himself and his family after extracting a solemn promise from Zeno not to shed their blood. Basiliscus, his wife Aelia Zenonis and his son Marcus were sent to a fortress in Cappadocia,[24] where Zeno had them enclosed in a dry cistern, to die from exposure.[1][25]
Basiliscus had ruled for twenty months. He is described by sources as a successful general, but slow of understanding and easy to deceive.[5]
See also[edit]
- ^ a b c d Elton.
- ^ Krautschick.
- ^ Macgeorge.
- ^ a b c d e f Smith.
- ^ a b c Martindale.
- ^ Martindale. It is also possible that he attained the rank of patricius in 471/472, for helping Leo to get rid of the Germanic influence in his court, but there is a reference to Basiliscus as patricius earlier, in 468.
- ^ Georgius Cedrenus, through Smith.
- ^ Boardman.
- ^ Procopius suggests that Geiseric supported his request for a truce with a bribe.
- ^ Basiliscus' lieutenant, Joannes, when overpowered by the Vandals, refused the pardon that was promised him by Genso, the son of Gaiseric, and leaped overboard in heavy armor and drowned himself in the sea. His last words were that he could not bear to surrender to those "impious dogs" of the Vandals — the Vandals, in fact, were Arians (Procopius).
- ^ a b c d Friell.
- ^ a b c d e f Bury.
- ^ There exists a horoscope made on the day of Basiliscus' coronation —12 January 475, at 9 am—, probably by a supporter of Zeno. The horoscope, preserved with the horoscopes of other two usurpers of Zeno through Arab sources, correctly predicts the end of Basiliscus' rule in two years. See Barton, Tamsyn (December 2002). Power and knowledge: Astrology, physiognomics, and medicine under the Roman Empire. University of Michigan Press. pp. 60. ISBN 0-472-08852-1.
- ^ Tradition allowed the Senate to recognise an usurper, thus Basiliscus was the new lawful ruler. However it was the first military-based succession in the last one hundred years (Friell).
- ^ Basiliscus also issued coins celebrating the joint rule with his son Marcus;[1] Also, gold and bronze coins were minted in honour of Aelia Zenonis, Augusta[2] The coins bear the legend AVGGG, with the three 'G' referring to the three Augusti. See Yonge Akerman, John (2002) [1834]. A Descriptive Catalogue of Rare and Unedited Roman Coins. Adamant Media Corporation. pp. 383. ISBN 1-4021-9224-X.
- ^ This library, which was housed within a basilica next to the underground cisterna built by Justinian I, contained 120,000 volumes, including the famous parchment, 35 m (115 ft) long, upon which were inscribed Homer's Iliad and Odyssey in golden letters.
- ^ Bury. According to Candidus, after the death of Patricius, Verina intrigued in favour of Zeno, but her plan was discovered by Basiliscus, and only the intercession of Armatus spared her life.
- ^ a b "Pope St. Simplicius", Catholic Encyclopedia.
- ^ Zacharias Scholasticus.
- ^ Samuel.
- ^ Evagrius Scholasticus.
- ^ According to Procopius, Armatus surrendered his army to Zeno, on the condition that Zeno would appoint Armatus' son Basiliscus as Caesar, and recognise him as successor to the throne upon his death. After Zeno had regained the Empire, he carried out his pledge to Armatus by appointing his son, named Basiliscus, Caesar, but not long afterwards he both stripped him of the office and put Armatus to death.
- ^ The leader of the Pannonian Goths, Theodoric the Amal (later known as Theodoric the Great) had allied to Zeno. Theodoric would have attacked Basiliscus and his Thracian Goth foederati led by Theodoric Strabo, receiving, in exchange, the title of magister militum held by Strabo and the payments previously given to the Thracian Goths. It has been suggested that Constantinople was defenseless during Zeno's siege because the Magister Militum Strabo had moved north to counter this menace. See Heather, Peter (May 1998). Goths. Blackwell Publishing. pp. 158–159. ISBN 0-631-20932-8.
- ^ Elton refers that the name of the stronghold was Limnae, while Smith has Cucusus, and Evagrius Scholasticus reports Acusus.
- ^ Procopius.
Primary sources[edit]
- Evagrius Scholasticus, Historia Ecclesiae iii. 4–8
- Georgius Cedrenus (1647). Goar and Fabrot ed., ed. Compendium Historiarum ab Orbe Condita ad Isaacum Comnenum (1057) (in Latin). Paris. pp. 349–350.
- Procopius, Bellum Vandalicum i.6–8
- Zacharias Scholasticus, Syriac Chronicle, v.1 [3].
Secondary sources[edit]
- Boardman, John (1982). The Cambridge Ancient History. Cambridge University Press. pp. 49. ISBN 0-521-32591-9.
- Bury, John Bagnall (1958) [1923]. "XII.1 The Usurpation of Basiliscus (A.D. 475‑476)". History of the Later Roman Empire. Dover Books. pp. 389–395. Retrieved 23 August 2006.
- Elton, Hugh (10 June 1998). "Flavius Basiliscus (AD 475–476)". De Imperatoribus Romanis. Archived from the original on 22 August 2006. Retrieved 23 August 2006.
- Friell, Gerard; Stephen Williams (December 1998). The Rome That Did Not Fall. Routledge. pp. 184–186. ISBN 0-415-15403-0.
- Krautschick, Stephen (1986). "Zwei Aspekte des Jahres 476". Historia (35): 344–371.
- Macgeorge, Penny (2003). Late Roman Warlords. Oxford University Press. pp. 284–285. ISBN 0-19-925244-0.
- Martindale, J.R. (1980). The Prosopography of the Later Roman Empire. Cambridge University Press. pp. 212–214. ISBN 0-521-20159-4.
- "Pope St. Simplicius". Catholic Encyclopedia. 1917. Archived from the original on 19 August 2006. Retrieved 23 August 2006.
- Samuel, Vilakuvel Cherian (2001). The Council of Chalcedon Re-Examined. Xlibris Corporation. pp. 134–139. ISBN 1-4010-1644-8.
- Smith, William (1870). Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology. Boston: C. Little and J. Brown. pp. 466. Archived from the original on 22 August 2006. Retrieved 23 August 2006.
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Well, due to the success of my other OOTHQ tracks, I thought I'd continue the series! Next up is Kakariko Village! I loved this track in the original game, and I hope you all feel I've done it justice. This was an absolute nightmare to export, all sorts of problems cropping up left right and centre. But, it's done now. Enjoy!
Rated 5 / 5 stars
lol, pwnt
lol at you OP, DjEsyrik just trolled you hard.
Cant really say anything new that people above will say, or people below have said.
You definately did it justice, props.
Rated 5 / 5 stars
Wow. Just, Wow.
After listening to your Windmill arrangement, I was so impressed that I aabsolutely had to inspect some more of your songs, leading me to find this. :'D
This.... this is amazing. Really, it's what Kakariko was MEANT TO SOUND LIKE.
Excellent work.
Rated 5 / 5 stars
Hey! i know the melody!
The Violin melody is from the start from a Zelda game!
Did anyone else facepalm at this?
You know this is a remix of Kakariko Village from Zelda: The Ocarina of Time, right?
Rated 5 / 5 stars
this song brings tears to my eyes..
this is just an amazing piece of music, words cant describe the emotions that this melody brings to mind. bravo, well done 5/5 10/10
Rated 5 / 5 stars
Beautiful, absolutely beautiful
If I were to say this song was excellent, it would be insulting. Soooooo god like love the strings and the way they flow.


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Your mother was right; "breakfast is the most important meal of the day!" So, included with your stay at The Carriage House Inn Bed and Breakfast we serve our legendary breakfast.
Throughout the year we prepare a specialty breakfast of the month. October we have our award winning pumpkin waffle with apple and walnut topping. November you may delight in our cranberry pancakes. December brings a gingerbread waffle. Of course, February wouldn't be complete without chocolate so we offer a chocolate waffle with a homemade raspberry sauce. Celebrate our nation's birthday with red, white and blue pancakes.
Currently we are updating recipes from the late 1800's and will periodically be serving an authentic breakfast that the Watts family may have enjoyed while they lived here.
Just a couple of our signature menus items:
Juice Morning Refresher Unscrambled Scrambled Eggs Brown Sugar Bacon Baked Cheese Grits
Fresh Fruit Salad with Mint Peach Pie Smoothie Eggs Benedict with Canadian Bacon And Spinach Baked Potato Hash Browns Grilled Mixed Fruit
Berry Gazpacho French Toast Casserole With Praline Topping Sunrise Fruit Compote Mexican Hot Chocolate


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Porous Paving
Next to our meeting rooms will be grass. This area is different because we have a base of sand and gravel, then a ring and grid system topped with dirt as our growing medium underneath the grass. This is known as porous pavement and will provide us with extra programming space. The ring-grid system prevents […]
May 10, 2010
· sschulte
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Tags: grass, Landscaping · Posted in: Landscaping