Allah’s Apostle said, “Anyone who takes an oath through which his family may be harmed...
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Narrated by Abu Huraira (R.A)
Allah’s Apostle said, “Anyone who takes an oath through which his family may be harmed, and insists on keeping it, he surely commits a sin greater (than that of dissolving his oath). He should rather compensate for that oath by making expiation.”
Sahih Bukhari, Volume 8, Book 78, Number 622
Your brain can recognise a familiar song in a fraction of a second.
Ever wondered why you can identify a favourite song almost instantly, even before the singer starts? Your brain is remarkably good at recognising familiar sounds. When you hear a song you know well, your auditory system compares the incoming sounds with patterns stored in your memory. This is why the opening notes of a song can trigger memories of a particular person, place or moment before you have consciously identified the tune. Music also activates several areas of the brain involved in memory, emotion and movement. That is why a song you have not heard for years can suddenly bring back surprisingly vivid memories. In other words, your playlist may be doing much more than entertaining you. It may also be quietly organising your memories.
Why does AI sometimes sound so confident when it is wrong?
Artificial intelligence does not “know” things in exactly the same way humans do. Generative AI systems produce responses by identifying patterns in the enormous amounts of information used to train them and predicting what words are likely to come next. This means an AI can produce an answer that sounds polished and convincing even when the information is inaccurate. These incorrect or fabricated responses are often called AI hallucinations.
That is why you should not automatically trust an AI-generated answer, particularly when dealing with medical, financial, legal or academic information. A useful rule is simple: the more important the information, the more carefully you should verify it. AI can be a powerful study and research assistant, but your critical thinking still matters.
SHAKESPEAREAN THEATRE
Going to the theatre in Shakespeare’s London was very different from watching a play today. At theatres such as the Globe, the cheapest spectators stood in the open area directly in front of the stage. These people were known as groundlings. They paid much less than those who could afford seats in the galleries, but they were close to the action. The experience could be noisy and lively, with spectators reacting loudly to what happened on stage. There were no microphones, sophisticated lighting systems or cinema-style special effects. Actors had to rely heavily on their voices, gestures and costumes to hold the audience’s attention.
The Globe was also an open-air theatre, so performances were affected by daylight and weather. Yet thousands of people from different social backgrounds came to watch plays. Shakespeare’s theatre was therefore not an exclusive art form. It was popular entertainment for the masses.
