Rigel Kent

Ramadan is the month in which the Quran was revealed as guidance to man and clear proof of guidance, and criterion (of falsehood and truth). So when you see the new moon you should fast the whole month. Surah al-Baqarah, verse 185. English translation by Ahmed Ali (1993) Al-Quran: A comtemporary translation, Princeton University Press, Priceton. The original text reads: شَهْرُ رَمَضَانَ ٱلَّذِىٓ أُنزِلَ فِيهِ ٱلْقُرْءَانُ هُدًۭى لِّلنَّاسِ وَبَيِّنَـٰتٍۢ مِّنَ ٱلْهُدَىٰ وَٱلْفُرْقَانِ ۚ فَمَن شَهِدَ مِنكُمُ ٱلشَّهْرَ فَلْيَصُمْهُ ۖ وَمَن كَانَ مَرِيضًا أَوْ عَلَىٰ سَفَرٍۢ فَعِدَّةٌۭ مِّنْ أَيَّامٍ أُخَرَ ۗ يُرِيدُ ٱللَّهُ بِكُمُ ٱلْيُسْرَ وَلَا يُرِيدُ بِكُمُ ٱلْعُسْرَ وَلِتُكْمِلُوا۟ ٱلْعِدَّةَ وَلِتُكَبِّرُوا۟ ٱللَّهَ عَلَىٰ مَا هَدَىٰكُمْ وَلَعَلَّكُمْ تَشْكُرُونَ ١٨٥ The first day of the 10th month in Islamic lunar calendar, \(s\), is know as Eid al-Fitr عيد الفطر . A...

Most flowers are very proper about reproduction. They use infrared tattoo on their bodies to flirt with bees, butterflies, or other third parties, and then wait politely for fertilization. The process is very theatrical: pollen exchanges, sweet scents, delicate dances. Basically a Victorian ball with petals. The groundnut flower, or Arachis hypogaea , 落花生, however, is different. It does not outsource romance. It handles everything internally. No contract workers. No operating technicians. No HR department. Just the genitalia of a photosynthetic lifeform doing their business. And then . . . the truly scandalous part: After lovemaking, instead of basking in the glow like a sunflower on holiday, Hypogaea does something extraordinary: it bows its head, elongates a little stalk called a peg, and politely drills itself into the soil. Other plants s...