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Carlos goes to a local deli for lunch and orders a sandwich. He needs to choose a bread, a meat, a vegetable, a cheese, and a sauce. How many sandwich combinations are possible? Assume Carlos always picks only one item from each category.

Bread: Italian, rye, wheat, white, sesame seed.

Meat: Roast beef, ham, turkey, salami, chorizo, pulled pork.

Vegetable: Lettuce, tomato, onion, green peppers, avocado.

Cheese: American, cheddar, Swiss, jalapeno, Munster, Colby jack.

Sauce: Mayonnaise, balsamic vinegar, ranch, chipotle, barbeque.

Eid mubarak and assalam allaikum.

Today is Eid for me and I know it is Eid, but I did not get any "special" feeling or feeling of excitement. It feels like a normal day (but also it is a normal day to me since I am celebrating alone and going through daily routine).

How does Eid feel for you?

I had not known before that they were special as I just thought they were like any other day in Ramadan. What makes them so special?

I had been told that your name will be removed from hell-fire and had also heard that one of the days if you make a dua it will get answered.

Are the above both correct? Anything else? Educate me please as I didn't grow up muslim and had never heard of this until a week ago.

I would look online but I know they are not always authentic. I want authentic. (typically made in India or Pakistan)

I know they call for besan and usually a pepper.

Also, any sauce that goes with that?

Jazakallah khair for the help.

I cannot buy besan anywhere near my home so if you know of a substitute that will give the same flavor then much appreciated!

I just got done travelling about an hour and a half ago from a journey that started half an hour after yesterdays iftaar. (so got done travelling at about 10am). Anyways,I got curious. I did not fast today though and wouldn't have regardless of travelling. But at what point can it be considered traveling? What if I only had an hour left of traveling after fasting began?

I had been told by one friend that it is common but I disagree as I don't do it and don't know of anyone who does. (not to mention it seems like a lot of meat to use all the time and a lot of hard time consuming work everyday...and would fill you up so cant eat other delicious foods....which is why i also think it is not so common.)

Do you eat samosas when breaking fast?

I am not used to them at all I needed something to wear so I have just been folding it in half and then tying it in the front...not the greatest method though as needs to be tied really tight if wearing it long time or it will fall off (but doesn't cover all of neck and/or shoulder usually then) or it falls of when bending over.

My sister has requested that I cook today and that is what I thought of. I will make filling and dough by hand and a sauce with sour cream, cream cheese and peppers. Also I will make this recipe with phulki (spelling?)...but that not meant to be filling.

Anything else I can make?

like black seed oil

Assalam Allaikum.

Fasts in Ramadan are obligatory I know. When is it okay for a person to break their fast before the time to do so, without receiving a sin for it, even if it means the person has to make the fast up later.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w2I1leq039A&feature...

I'm trying to put together a list of appropriate songs that follow Islamic guidelines regarding music. The song sounds good but I do not know what the lyrics mean so I do not know if I should be letting my niece here this, and she is fluent in other languages besides English.

Jazakallah khair.

The downstairs of this house I am in is having issues with ants. I have had 3 ants crawling on me withing 30 minutes today already and found 5 more close to me. I'm about to lose my mind; these ants are annoying me greatly right about now past the point of tolerance. And don't tell me to kill the ants I find because I have already been doing that. I just don't want them crawling on me, so I want to repel them before they have the chance to do so.

And as far as ant traps go, I don't have any. So kinda have to stick to herbs or oils.

Thank you for your suggestions.

I had this small fly that kept flying around me. Then I looked on google things to repel them and some of the things they said were: mint, bay leaves, basil, and rosemary. So I tried a combination of all of those, which did absolutely nothing to repel the fly but rather it seems to attract it. By then the fly was really bugging me so I went and got some body spray. I sprayed it 2 times with it and it left for an hour. The fly came back then and I sprayed it again 3 different times. Then it left again for several minutes. Then it came back again and it seemed like it was attacking me and kept following me; I was going to spray it again but it was hard to because it kept moving and landing on different spots on me. Eventually I got it and it flew to the carpet and I sprayed it multiple time and it walked under a door for cover.

So, I prefer to not have repeats of this episode. How to effectively repel flies?

I don't know how old it is but it has been several years since I got it.

(and no I did not get arrested for DWI; I don't even drink for that matter)

But, say one did get arrested for DWI~what are there chances of getting hired as a teacher? (a recent DWI, not one from years ago)?

Thank you!

Salaam.

I know we are not supposed to blow on our food and I read that if drinking zamzam water not to breathe into it. Is it because the air we exhale is harmful in some way, or dirty rather?

For about 2 weeks I have had the feeling that I am not getting enough air, or not a full breath. The only relief seems to come if I yawn (although many of them don't give me that relief) or if I sleep. This happens all day and no body position makes a difference. I went to the doctor four days ago and brought this issue up. The doctor checked my lungs but said they didn't seem to be clogged or anything. She left it at that.

I wanted a way to breathe better; this is really bothering me and I wish not to live the rest of my life like the. And considering how long this has been happening, I am pretty sure it is not just going to go away.

Also, I know some people will say it can be caused by stress or anxiety, but I can guarantee you that that is not the cause.

Salaam and jazakallah khair.