The Reminder Videos

2011-03-18T02:39:00.000-07:00

Dar Al-Tarjama volunteered to help

2007-09-16T13:57:00.001-07:00

Asalam alaikum everyone and Ramadan Mubarak,

Daral Tarjama is volunteering to help us with the scripts. I am sending them all your works so they can re-check them & translate them to others languages,insha'Allah. You’re most welcome to continue with subtitling and translating. I want to thank each one of you for aiding us with this project. Jazakum Allah.

Help needed

2007-08-21T04:34:00.000-07:00

Assalamu `alaikom

When I try to do embed subtitles with DivxLand Media Subtitler it's giving me a "VirtualDub Error" : can't open script file. Can someone help, please?

Can someone send the scripts as well?

Jazakom ullah kol kheir

How did you convert? translated link updated

2007-08-20T00:25:00.000-07:00

alslam alykom

PLZ update the link for "how did I convert /arabic " as

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qRzFxWKmNqw

alslam alykom

Hmmm, how come?

2007-08-15T02:20:00.000-07:00

Assalamu `alaikom

I just saw the first Reminder video in Arabic, but I noticed it wasn't uploaded on UFsubtitles. I was wondering how come? I think all translations done by the team should be on the UFsubtitles.
Are there difficulties doing so, or is it just temporary?

scripts needed

2007-08-11T03:43:00.001-07:00

salam all,
i'm working on "how did u convert to islam" & "that's not hijab" in arabic..as the script we got by email is little different from wht is in the video, i listened to the videos to modified the changes, but i'm missing some words, then i noticed that those videos were translated to other languages so who worked on it can u send the scripts plzz

Next quiz

2007-08-10T16:19:00.001-07:00

1- Is there a correlation between calamities and disobedience to Allah?a- there is no correlation at allb- there is 100% correlationc- there is a correlation but no all the times
2- Which surah does not start with saying bismillah?a- Alhazaabb- Alanfaalc- Attaoubah
3- Which of the following is not mentioned in the Quran?a- mulesb- spidersc- scorpions
4- What is the name of Abubakr?a- Abudullaahb- Aaleemc- Toufil
5- If a person mistakenly prays zuher before its time,a- he must repeat the salaatb- he does not have to repeat itc- only if he finds out in the time of zuher, he must repeat it
6- If my statement conflicts with the hadeeth ignore my statement and follow the hadeeth, who said it?a- Imam Abu hanifa ,and malikb- Imam ash-shaafqi and ibn hanbalc- All of the above
7- Which salaat is equal to giving charity for every bone in your body?a- salaat alfajerb- salaat alaserc- salaat ad-duha,
Again ansewars go to COMMENTS

i need the "arrogant people" script

2007-08-10T09:09:00.000-07:00

Asalamu aleikum!!!

Could you send me the script of "arrogant people" to translate it into russian, please.

Many thanks

with sister love and respect
Katya Gul

need these scripts please ...

2007-08-09T17:10:00.000-07:00

Assalamu aleikom,

Insha Allah i am translating the scripts into romanian and i would be gratefull if someone will help me and send me the scripts for :

- Pursuit of Cleanliness
- The Parent Negotiations
- Ramadan Reruns
- Arrogant People
- That's not Hijab
- Seasonal Muslims
- Who Hijacked Islam??!
- Muslim while flying

my email address is mihaela.eid@gmail.com

Alhamdulillah for Islam!

Downloading Reminder videos

2007-08-06T06:08:00.000-07:00

Use Firefox browser to download the reminder videos if you want to subtitle them. It’s easier to use Firefox.

1.Right click on the video title.
2.Click open in New Window.
3.Copy the URL and past it on Fire Fox browser.
4.Hit enter and save to any location you want.
5.Export the video file to subtitling software

russian translation

2007-08-05T05:43:00.000-07:00

Asalamu aleikum!

Could you please send me the script of "Pursuit of cleanliness" to translate it into russian.

Many thanks

Need help : issues while subtitling (English) using DivX

2007-08-04T22:40:00.000-07:00

Assalamualaikum,

If someone can help me with the current problem I am facing, it would be great :

I went ahead and added the subtitles to the video "$25k Muslim weddings" in the DivX subtitles software.

I can now see the subtitles appearing along with the video only in the "preview" mode.

I dont know how to make the subtitles play automatically when i start the video (*.avi file) and the next steps from there.

Can anyone please help me with this?

WaSalam,
Thahura

The Haram Police script. :)

2007-08-03T17:55:00.000-07:00

The Haram Police

Have you ever come across people who find faults in everyone but themselves?

Who spend more time trying to correct others rather than themselves?

Instead of giving you the benefit of the doubt

they only assume the worst of you

They walk around trying to look for the haram.

I call them “The Haram Police”

What is happening here brother?

Who is this girl?

Harammm

Errr what are you talking about bro?

Don’t play the games with me brother. Don’t play the games.

What???

I said haram, haraMM , HARAMMM!

Okay, I think there’s a misunderstanding here. This is my sister.

Your sister in Islam is not the same as your blood sister brother. HARAMMMM

She IS my blood sister.

Oh.

What are you eating brother?

It’s a crispy treat.

Kereespee treat??? KEREESPEE treaTTT??? Haram, haraMM, HARRRAMMM!

It’s Halal bro.

Oh, halal kereespee treat?

Why look so angry bro? You know it’s sunnah to smile.

That’s your smile?

Errr, okay.

Isn’t it amazing how people spend so much time assuming the worst in others?

Once again, instead of giving you the benefit of the doubt,

they make accusations without evidence.

We should try and make as many excuses as possible before accusing of others of ill-doing.

Reminds me a story of two people meeting in fajr time.

One was returning from prayer

while the other was returning from a night of shameful activities.

Both of them look at each other, assuming that the other was spending the night as they themselves had.

Makes you think if we suspect I’ll of others,

maybe because that very illness is within ourselves.

The truly pious are the ones who see the best in everyone

while they consider themselves the worst.

because when you can see yourself the worst then you can't feel superior over anyone.

You see, we all see people doing something wrong at one point,

But the way you correct them makes a huge impact on the way they perceive you.

What’s sad is how some people tried to correct others by humiliating them.

Hey mann, what’s wrong with you? Don’t you know that’s haram? Hey guys, this guy has no idea what haram isss man.

Errr.. I didn’t know.

How could you not know man? How could you not know? Everyone knows man. What’s wrong with you?

I didn’t know. Did you know?

Yeahhh, of course.

You see when you make fun of someone or you tried to talk down upon them,

it doesn’t work.

Actually it could be a sign of arrogance. Allahua’lam.

Others, they like to get all emotional.

HARAMMM.

But is all this drama even necessary?

Reminds me of a story of a man who walked into a masjid and started urinating.

The companions of the Prophet SAW (pbuh) saw it and they were about to jump him.

But the Prophet SAW (pbuh) stopped them and told them to let him finish.

Once the man finished, He asked someone to wash the area with water and then he took the man to the side and told him that this is not the place for this.

The way He told him made a huge impact; made a huge difference.

SubhanAllah, the man later became a Muslim.

It’s a lesson from all of us but yet we tend to forget.

So, if you see someone doing something wrong, correct them but do it in a right way. Sometimes, it’s best to take them to the side and talk to them.

Finally, there’s those people on the internet who may have good intentions,

but they have no qualifications!

You know who I’m talking about.

Sometimes, those people who’re on the internet who thinks they’re scholars,

but they’are not scholars.

Actually, they have no qualifications but they do have access to the internet and a keyboard

So many times I see a question being posted in a forum regarding if something is haram or not,

Only to get one of these young kids to say, “in my opinion, I think it’s haram because I feel…”

“In my opinion, I feel”??? What?! Are you kidding me???

Where all your self proclaim internet scholars come from?

First of all, the rulings of Islam is not base on what you feel is haram or halal.

Second, copying and pasting a hadith and translating it to English from some unknown website; a hadith where noone has heard before is not enough for you to come up with the ruling.

Finally, one needs to be qualified to give a ruling.

You just don’t walk into a hospital and start practicing medicine.

Helloo, it looks like we got ourselves a broken leg over here. You mind if I take a quick look at this? Don’t worry I’m a professional.

Helloooo

My leg, I think the problem is with my leg.

What we’re going to do is usually they give you like medicine or medication but at this time I’m gonna prescribe some Persian Sush kebab.

Excuse me doctor, but what does a Persian food have to do with my leg?

It doesn’t really do much but it taste much better than medicine. So, here you go.

I…what does it have to do with my leg??

All this doctor stuff is making me hungry. You mind if I place an order? Does this work?

Are you even a doctor? Nurse! Nurse!
If you want to be a doctor, you go to school first to get your qualifications.

It’s the same thing when it comes to Islamic rulings; you have to have knowledge and to be qualified.

Otherwise, if you walk around the hospital giving people advice

you can actually do more harm than good.

Plus, your opinion doesn’t count.

Because you’re not a doctor!

It’s the same thing when it comes down to Islam.

Let me give you an example.

If you ever watch my videos, you’d have probably noticed that there’s a small gap between two my teeth.

I’m going to tell you a story of how that happened.

When I was a kid, a dentist pulled out my tooth thinking it was a baby tooth.

It wasn’t a baby tooth.

His careless mistake ended up making an impact on my life.

Alhamdullillah I’ve been fortunate enough to work on many successful projects.

And I realized that all this success is nothing more than a test for me.

So I keep his mistake as a reminder for myself

So I will remember that no matter how successful I become,

I have faults like everyone else.

And there’s always room for improvement.

And if I may ever were in a position where people are listening to me

then I should be careful speaking without knowledge.

Because my actions can impact someone else.

I’m not a scholar and nor am I going to pretend to be one.

But rather these videos are nothing more reminders

to remind everyone, starting with my self.

This is Ali reminding you just in case you forgot.

russian translation

2007-08-03T14:06:00.001-07:00

Asalamu aleikum!

I'm done with my first translation "why Islam", elhamdulillah!

Can i get a new script in the blog (attached file didn't work)? I'd like to translate "Haram Police".

many thanks

with sister love and respect
Katya Gul

finding a spouse online text

2007-08-03T10:00:00.001-07:00

Back in the good old days, you'd find your future spouse via friends, family, Islamic conferences etc.
But these days, more and more people are finding themselves online to find their future husbands and wives.
The World Wide Web, you can meet anyone any place, anywhere, any time. Come to our website, sign up!
Yes free trial offer. Look at his pictures, search by photos only. Thank you very much.
If you do decide to go this route there are some precautions that you should be aware of.
What do you mean precautions?
I mean red flags.
What do you mean red flags?
Red flags my friends; these are things that you should watch out for Tips once again to help you when you find people online.
Tip number one; ask questions to determine what the other person is expecting.
I guess let’s start off we can start by asking each other questions... and if you want you can go first.
... Yah I'm a citizen.
She wants to find out if I'm a citizen. Red flag number one.
Ok my turn... so what are you looking for?
A great car?
Tip number two; try to find out why she wants to get married.
Ok, so what do your parents think about you getting married?
... They don't know? ... Don't you think you should tell them?
What do you mean you’re running away?
Running away!
Tip number three; find out what her friends think of her.
If you had to ask your friends one word to describe you in one word, what would that word be?
HAHA psycho! No seriously.
You are serious?
Psycho HAHA no Big red flag!! BIG red flag.
Tip number four; make sure the sister is single.
But you know what; I think you should wait for the whole divorce process to go through before you start talking to people because I don't think this is right.
This is what you get with the internet.
So where is he now? In jail?!? For what? MURDER?!?
Murder! Murder! Three words of advice Dis-Co-Nect! Disconnect!
Hold on, hold on. You know what? Do you hear that? (Crinkling paper) Yah it's... I think it's on my end of the phone, I think we need to disconnect this call.
Tip number five; try to find out if your personalities match.
There’s a point of being shy and quiet, and there's too quiet.
Yah you mentioned you were quiet, but uhh... this is like really quiet. Are you still there?
You know I can hear you breathing.
And of course there's the opposite type of person, the person who is too talkative.
I'm .....uh-huh... uh-huh.... yah but it’s... yah but I....but... ok...
The type of person that won't let you talk, not even a word, all you can say is Salam alikum and the last thing you hear is a click.
Yah, you know what I'm talking about.
Just.... no no ....
Tip number six; be sure that she is not a stalker!
You're watching me? HAHAHA ... What? Ok then, what am I wearing?
At this point you should be very afraid.
If the person watching you is outside your window, this is a huge red flag.
Nooooo way. Run! Run bro! Run!
Actually call 911 and then run.
Tip number seven; try to find out when she wants to have kids.
So I was just wondering; when do you want to have kids?
You already have kids?
uhh-ohh
Your kids have kids??
Big uhh-ohh
How old are you?

A program, script request & a problem

2007-08-03T03:16:00.000-07:00

Assalamu `alaikom all,

1st: Here's a program that downloads Youtube videos in .avi or .mpeg
just download the program, set it up and then copy the Youtube video's url and paste it into the program and click download.

These are two links for the same program just in case one doesn't work
http://www.vdownloader.es/files/vdownloader.zip

http://www.enriquepuertas.com/wp-content/files/vdownloader.zip

2nd: I'd like to start translating Ramadan Reruns into Arabic and I've got two questions regarding it
1. Has anyone started translating it?
2. If not, can someone send me the English script please?
If I can get all the English scripts, I'd be very grateful. :)

3rd: I've tried the Subtitle Workshop to get the hang of it before I start real work with it, so I started translating one of the videos but I had a problem:
When I wrote the Arabic text in the translation box it appeared ok, but when I set the Arabic to be the subtitles for the video instead of English it came out as gibberish. Does anyone know how I can change that?
PS: when I choose Arabic as the program's language it shows up fine, it's only when the Arabic is in the video that it's gibberish.

Jazakum ullah kol khair

upload? scripts I've finished and working on....

2007-08-02T13:53:00.001-07:00

Where are we supposed to upload scripts? I've written them for why islam, $25,000 weddings, and am working on Online spouse (which I was told was corrupted). I've just been sending them to the info email when finished. I downloaded the program to place the scripts as subtitles and sent the srt files as well for the first 2 above. Please read over and see if the script is ok for $25,000 weddings. Maybe we can have some permanant links for the sites that convert the you tube videos, the subtitling software and instructions for how to proceed (where to send/upload finished work). Maybe this has already been discused one or multiple times, but if it were permanant somewhere on the page people wouldn't have to go back and try to find the info in old posts. Thanks and salam alikum.

$25,000 Weddings
Salam alikum my dear respected brothers and sisters in Islam.The high cost of marriage is causing many young couples to wait several years before they can marry. We live in a society where the haram is easy while many of our parents make the halal hard. Now why you gotta make it hard?Many parents today expect extravagant weddings while they put their kids into nothing but debt.Did you know that the average cost of a wedding is $25,000 dollars?Not only that but....Wait! Did you say $25,000?!?Rewind the tape...... (garbled sound)(slow motion) twenty-five thousand dollars.That's what I thought you said. Wow, that's a lot of money!That's $6250 per hour, $104 per minute, $1.73 per second.$1.73 per second?Yes, by the time I finish this sentence, you have now paid $10!AHHHHHHHHH!Most of us are in our 20's when we're trying to get married. Barely getting out of school.Just starting our careers.Trying to pay off college expenses.And you want us to jump into this $25,000 hole?How's that for a marriage gift?This is for us?? Thank you. (reading) Congratulations you are in debt for $25,000. Thank you. (stop reading) What?!?JOKEJOKEBy the time I save up this money, I'll be in my 30's, and then society teaches us to wait, have fun when we get married and wait till we get a little bit older to have kids. What, am I supposed to wait till I'm 40 before I start having kids?By the time my kid is 10 years old, I'm 50! I'm an old man.Let's go play soccer grandpa!I'm not your grandpa, I'm your dad. Whatever happened to getting married when we're young?Protecting us from temptations?And back to the $25,000 thing, Where am I supposed to get $25,000 from?Hey bro, we're not even talking about the dowry yet, we're just talking about the wedding day.Here's a reality check for you. If the parents expect you to spend $25,000 on the wedding, imagine how much they're going to expect you to spend on the dowry. HAHAHAHA(spitting sound)But it's a special day and you're going to remember it for your entire life. First off, the whole wedding thing is not a day. It lasts only a few hours. Second, yah I'm going to remember this cause I'm going to be paying for it for the rest of my life. For those who have never attended one of those fancy weddings, let me break it down for you so I can tell you what you're missing. Imagine sitting alone at a table in a fancy hall, wondering where everyone is. Quickly learning that you're the last person to figure out that putting 6pm on the invitation really means 7pm.Getting dressed up in uncomfortable clothes, sitting in a huge hall and saying, wow this must be expensive. Getting free refills of soda, (Ahhh) eating fancy food, staring at the wedding program, saying Salam to the people you only see at weddings, funerals and Eid.Signing guest books. Playing with your napkin. Taking pictures with the bride and groom. Hear speeches by friends and family crying and saying goodbye.By the way, why do you say goodbye? They're not dying, they're just getting married. Watching his and her PowerPoint presentations. Once again, Who came up with this idea?Do you remember when you were a kid and your friends would come over? Your parents would take out your baby pictures and they would show it to them. And you would sit there and they would laugh at you. And you'd have to put on that fake smile.You know what smile I'm talking about.Imagine that, but times 10. This time, you're in a suit, sitting in the spotlight, on stage, at your wedding, and all those pictures that you thought you burned are now back, on the big screen, on a wall size projector, and everyone's looking at it and laughing. HAHAHAEveryone and their momma are laughing at you, and you can't do anything about it. But there is an alternative. Try this. Google the web to find inexpensive wedding invitations. Wow I can really save some money. How about having your wedding at the best location, The Masjid!You'll save a group of money, and what honor is better than getting married at Allah subhana wa taala's house?You can set the time between salah times if you want, let's say maghrib to Isha.That way, people get there on time. Can you imagine the reward of bringing 100 people to the masjid to pray 2 salats. That is what I'm talking about man!Contact your local halal restaurant and ask them for a deal. You know how they say..... Hook it up. So give me a good deal. eih... I love it I love it (kissing sound).And finally and most importantly, make doaa to subhana wa taala and make it pure intentions. Because if you do it only for the sake of subhana wa taala, your reward is with him. And if you do it for the people, your reward is with them. And if you don't do it for subhana wa taala, you're getting ripped off. RIPPED OFF!$25,000 ripped off. And even if you're trying to save money, you're still getting ripped off. Anyway, the whole thing shouldn't cost you more than a couple thousand dollars. So with all the money you saved, you and your wife canstart traveling, be debt free, maybe even have enough money to go to hajj, together!That's what I'm talking about. Start off your marriage on the right foot. Do you know what I'm saying?Do you know what I'm saying?This is Ali reminding you just in case you forgot!This is Ali reminding you just in case you forgot!Yeah!!

russian translation

2007-08-02T05:40:00.000-07:00

Asalamu aleikum!

i'd like to translate The reminder videos into russian and i decided to start with "why Islam" and then the others one by one inshaallah.
so,it would be nice to get a script from u
Many thanks

with sister love and respect
Katya Gul

2007-08-02T03:53:00.000-07:00

Bismillah Al Rahman Al Rahim,

Assalamu aleikom,

Alhamdulillah i am translating into Romanian the scripts and i would like to know if there is someone else translating in this language.

Untill now, alhamdulillah i translated Muslims at Jummah, Culture versus Islam, Fisibilillah Discount, How did you converted to Islam and I am still working at Muslims during salat.

I would like to thank brother Wiendietry for uploading the scripts and to everyone else who also uploaded the scripts.

And I would like to congratulate everyone for the beautiful work they are doing. May Allah reward you!

If you have any other scripts in english language, please tell me because it will be much easier for me to translate it. Thank you!

Assalamu Aleikom!

Seasonal Muslims

2007-08-01T18:59:00.000-07:00

Esselamu Aleykum We Rahmetullahi We Berekatuhu,

my intention is inshaAllah to translate the video "Seasonal Muslims" into Bosnian.

Turkish translation ..

2007-08-01T16:57:00.001-07:00

S.A. ,
I want to translate the subtitles English to Turkish and ı decided to begin with "Muslim while Flying" (I dont know whether its done or not) . Then ı hope ı can translate the others one by one...
I have already done some of it but ı want to check again..If you send it to me ı would be glad ..thanks

Need script (english) for " $25000 Muslim Weddings " subtitling

2007-08-01T01:27:00.000-07:00

Assalamualaikum,

I intend to place the english subtitles for the video "$25000 Muslim Weddings" , Insha Allah.
I am not aware of where the script for this is.
Can one of you please pass on the script to me?

Its my first post to the reminder videos blog, so i am not in sync with all the details which might have already posted on this blog. Please help me out.

WaSalam,
Thahura.

Distractions during Salaat

2007-07-31T14:50:00.001-07:00

SA everyone,
just completed the "Distractions during Salaat" script. Anyone willing to subtitle it?
God Bless

[Ali] 30, 000 views? 30, 000 views?!
That’s crazy, huh?
Are all these people actually tuning in and watching a simple show like this?
I mean, it’s just me. Sitting in a chair. With a camera. And talking about the stuff that’s going through my head. But people seem to be watching. Are all you people seriously watching? *chuckle*
Some people are even laughing. *laugh* Not that much! *light chuckle* Ok that’s better. Seriously, I don’t know why people think I’m a comedian. Just for the record, I’m not a comedian, I’m not an actor. I’m just a brother with a video camera talking about random stuff.
But if I was a comedian, I wonder what that would be like….hmm…what if…

*daydreams standing in front of a huge audience at a comedy stand*
*in a Middle Eastern accent*
Thank you thank you! Thank you very much! My name is Ali. I’m here to make you laugh. HA HA HA, Ho Ho HO! Yes, thank you thank you…
*end day dream*

Nah….As you can see, I’m not a comedian. I’m just another random brother that you see in a crowd of Muslims. Talking about stuff that many of us think about, but we don’t necessarily talk about. I guess that’s what comedians do…I guess that’s why people laugh. Yeah...

But these video blogs do have points. I like to call them reminders. All joking aside, I’m not trying to be funny. I’m just trying to add a little bit of entertainment, so viewers like you would watch. Alhamdulillah, it seems to be working! Because being funny is hard! Laugh! Come on, laugh! You see, it doesn’t work!
Sometimes, you have to be serious.
[Ali as audience] I don’t like it when you’re serious.
[Ali] Well, if I’m always joking around, no one will take me seriously.
[Ali as audience] Fine, ok.
[Ali] Anyways, this whole video blog was just an experiment. It was never meant to be a weekly show.
[Ali as audience] But it’s a weekly show, right?
[Ali] Well, kind of. There’s only 10 episodes. And this is the six of the ten, Which means that there’s about 4 more left.
[Ali as audience member] Haha, what?
[Ali] Yeah. 4 more left. After that, I’m going to be taking a break for a while. I have other stuff to do!
[Audience member Ali] What?!
[Ali] I can’t do this every week! These things take time to do.
[Audience] Oh, come on!
[Ali] I’m serious. It’s going to take time to do. You know what? How about YOU try it?
[Audience] What do you mean I try it?
[Ali] All these people are watching. How about you guys put the material together and I’ll do a show.
[Audience] Are you serious?
[Ali] Yeah! We’ll do a show based on what you guys think. The audience have so many different suggestions in the comments (yes, I read them). I’m sure we can come up with something good. You guys put the content together, I’ll do the show, I have the camera, I have everything, we can do it. We’ll broadcast it on Youtube, we’ll broadcast it on Ummahfilms, and then we’ll go there and you can get your comments from everyone.
[Audience] You’re serious, aren’t you?
[Ali] Yeah, I’m serious!
[Audience] rubs chin hmmm…ok, we’ll do it!
[Ali] So if you have it down to put a show together, put your comments in the comment section.
Enough talk; let’s get to this week’s show!
Will you please roll the tape?
That’s just me talking to myself-there’s no one here. There’s not even a cameraman. Ok, roll it!
(Video intro Ummah films)

[Ali] One of my favorite parts of Ramadan is Shaytan’s M.I.A during that month.
[Side] M.I.A means “Missing in Action”.
Well for the rest of the year, we have to listen to his whispering. Especially during the salaat. HOW ANNOYING IS THAT?!
Shaytan sucks! Big time!

When Adam was created, Shaytan was the only one that wouldn’t bow down. Out of arrogance, he disobeyed Allah. What a loser. Out of jealousy, his goals are to make you go astray so you don’t make it to paradise. You know, Shaytan is like the first Hater. And that’s why he’s always trying to play mind games with you. Doing whatever he can to take you away from the straight path. Trying to distract you. It’s like as soon as you say “Allah-o-Akbar!” the whispering begins. He’ll try to make you remember things you couldn’t remember for the life of you ten seconds ago. But suddenly now you remember where your keys are! Phone numbers that you thought you forgot! The funny things that happened to you throughout the day. All of the stuff you have to do right after salaat. He even tries to give you doubt if you have wudhu or not. So you spend the rest of the time trying to think about “do I have wudhu” or “do I not have wudhu?” And the next thing you know, your salaat is over. As soon as you say “Asalaamalaykum warahmatullah”, “asalaamalaykum”, the whispering stops.

AHHHHH!!!

You know, in this life, all you see, touch, taste, hear, is dunya. So it is very easy to forget about what is important, which is the Hereafter, and what is less important, which is this dunya. This dunya is only temporary, but the Hereafter is forever. So, one of the most important things that we must stick with, no matter what, is the salaat: the five daily prayers. It is a reminder for all of us and we need to be reminded five times a day on what is important, and what is not. So during the salaat, we struggle with Shaytan. But sometimes, the person praying next to us can also distract us as well.

So here are the tips: This is the tip section (you know what I’m saying?!)
[Audience] This is gonna be funny, huh?
[Ali] Uh, I don’t know. We’ll see.
Here are some random distractions that may happen to you during salaat.
-Children running around while you are trying to pray.
-Children climbing your back during the salaat.
..Wait a second? Is this kid for real? How old is this little girl? Two?! Two?! She does let go at some point, right? Right?
-The person praying next to you is playing “keep away” with his toes. Foot-to-foot, shoulder-to-shoulder. What’s so hard, bro? Why do some brothers play “keep away” with their toes? I don’t understand. After a while, it looks like he’s doing the splits. Is there something wrong with this picture? Or is it just me?
-Praying next to a loud whisperer.
[whispers Surah al-Fatiha very loudly] You know, the Surah for Zuhr and Asr, you’re supposed to pray silently. But some people, they don’t pray that silently. Have you ever prayed next to that loud whisperer? Yes, LOUD whisperer. [Whispers loudly] If you’re whispering out loud, you’re not whispering any more!
[Continues whispering loudly]
-Smelling bad breath. Here’s a tip: if you like eating onion and garlic sandwiches, most likely you’re going to have bad breath. You may not be able to smell it, but the guy next to you does. And that goes for all the chain smokers, too. By the way, I love the smell of atr, I use it myself. But some brothers, they use A LOT of atr. I mean a lot. THIS is normal atr: [dabs gently]. THIS is a lot of atr: [dumps entire bottle]
You know what I’m saying?! And sometimes, when you have too much atr on, it can be very distracting for the person who’s praying next to you.
-Praying next to someone who’s constantly moving. Have you ever prayed next to someone who’s always moving? I mean, CONSTANTLY moving during the salaat? THAT can be very distracting too.
-Getting knocked down during a “head-to-butt” collision. If you’ve ever been inside of a small masjid, and there’s a lot of people there, sometimes the lines get really close together. And if you’re not careful, there can be a collision. *chuckles* I call it the “head-to-butt” collision. [Features clip]

This is Ali reminding you just in case you forgot.
*whistling*’
This is Ali reminding you just in case you forgot.

[Back to comedian daydream]
And you ask people “te-rick or te-reet”. Vat is this “te-rick”, and vat is “tereet” I don’t know. And everybody ask me question, what is “te-rick, what is te-reet, I don’t know! Do you know what is trick or treat is? All they do is say “trick or treat”, and sometimes, instead of giving you an answer, they put candy in your bag.
[Audience laughs]

END

Taking a break for a while

2007-07-31T07:41:00.001-07:00

Assalamualaikum bro sis
I'm gonna take a break for a week or two insya Allah (hopefully not more than that)
I have to prepare for some administrative stuffs to enter univ (again D'oh!), so I apologize if cannot help to my best during that period. Wish me luck bro sis.

Wassalam

nb:
Nice new template brother Yusuf, it's look more clear and neat,
And also Alhamdulillah now that the blog has been confirmed by blosgpot that it's not a spam blog, we can publish our post again.
Jazakallah

Just Uploaded (link to youtube fixed)

2007-07-31T07:36:00.000-07:00

New subtitled video :
Indonesian - How did you convert to Islam (sesion 1 finale)
German - Distractions during shalat (season 1 vlog#6)

2007-07-31T04:46:00.001-07:00

Salam alykum wa rahmatuallah wa barakatu. Insha Allah all are well. Subhan Allah, when you see the length of the scripts it brings home the mercy of being able to communicate verbally and the impact it can have. Jazak Allah khair to all for your continued efforts. Laurie-Anne =]

Parent negotiations

2007-07-31T04:09:00.001-07:00

Salaam. I am checking somebody else's script and subtitling the video; parent negotiations. Just so nobody does the same one!

Update German translations

2007-07-31T03:31:00.000-07:00

Salam alaikom!

Can someone update the "videos in German" to avoid double translations, please? We have six videos translated on youtube: Muslim characters at work, finding a spouse online, funny things at jummah, $25,000 wedding, Muslim while flying and distractions during salat.
How about translating the titles also on youtube?

salam from germany
amira

2007-07-31T01:53:00.000-07:00

I did the script for why islam and I'd like someone to double check it for me and tell me what to do next, I don't really know. Also, when I pasted it, it came across as all joined but I did have it on separate lines.
Thanks,
Julia

I think Islam is the most misunderstood religion in the world.Not just by non-Muslims, but by Muslims as well.Mainly, non-Muslims information on Islam is based on what they see on television and in the movies.And many Muslims are born into this religion without anyone really explaining it to them.And unfortunately their actions and their behavior reflect their lack of understanding.And finally you have people who twist the verses of the Qur'an in order to spread their hate.The end result is a lot of confused people and a lot of confusion about what Islam really teaches.I get so many emails from viewers asking me why I became Muslim.So instead of answering it via email, I decided to make a video.So for the season finale, I'm going to take a break from my normal comical view of explaining things with the hope of clearing up some of the confusion with this video.I grew up here in America and like most Americans, I knew very little if anything about Islam.And the very few Muslims that I did come across, they didn't practice.So since their actions were just like everyone else’s, I really had no interest in asking what they believed in.You see, I wasn't really raised with any religion, and honestly I really didn't care much about any of them.Coming from a science background, you have to convince me intellectually if you want me to change my ways.Otherwise anyone can make up a religion and say it's from God.Each time someone tried to sell me on following their religion, I was given vague answers whenever I asked for evidence.If you want me to give up my desires in this world,then you better come up with something more than "this book is the truth because it says it's the truth".Prove to me that this book is perfect just like the creator, and then I'll follow it.Otherwise, if the book has even one error, it proves it's been written or edited by man.So different people from different religions used to knock on my door,and once the discussions got down to evidencethey had no answers,and that wasn't going to fly with me.And then I discovered Islam.And shortly after I became Muslim.So, Why Islam?You see, I became Muslim before 9-11, before all this propaganda.Today if you watch TV long enough you will believe that this religion is a religion of fanatics,where actions are not based on reason or rationality,but that's not true. But rather, it's the exact opposite.When I started studying Islam, I found it very comprehensive, very practical,in fact, when it comes to discussing the existence of the creator, Islam teaches you to think and reflect,to observe the world around you.Because when you start investigating you realize how complex things are,and through our human experience, we realize that complex things just don't come out of nowhere.If you and I were walking down my street, and we saw the complex buildings and the technology within them,you would never believe me if I told you this all came together by itself.You see, even though you don't see the engineers and the builders, who put this all together,that doesn't mean that they don't exist.Just the evidence if you see something put behind, you know for sure someone had to build it.Not just that, but you can get an idea of the intelligence of the creator just by checking out his creation.The amazing thing is that all the manmade structures are rather simple when you compare it to something as complex as a living organism.Like a fly.If the entire world got together to build something as complex as a fly, and then put life into it,They couldn't do it.And that's just a fly.The point is that we don't see order spontaneously arising out of chaos,but rather our human experience tells us that when we see something working by precise mechanisms,that someone had to put it together.and that someone cannot be a human being.Because we know human beings are imperfect and limited,while the creator of all things is perfect and infinite.So therefore, it can't be an idol or a cow or even a human being.Because how can a creator who is infinite be killed by his creation.How can he die?He can't.So if the creator of all things is perfect, then his book can only be perfect.So when I started investigating and studying different books, the only book that I came to find perfect without error, was the Qur'an.No other book has been memorized cover to cover, verse by verse, in order, by millions of people,that itself is amazing.Have you ever tried memorizing a book cover to cover?Now imagine millions of people doing it. It's not even uncommon to find a person as young as ten years old to do it.And remember, 85% of the Muslims are not even Arab.Now linguistically there's no book that compares to it.Scientifically, there are so many verses on scientific knowledge in the Qur'an that I don't have time to explain in this short video.All I can tell you is fourteen hundred years ago it was impossible for anyone to have this accurate information;especially when some of these things have just been discovered in this past century.And the Qur'an challenges man to write a book like it if he is in doubt that this book is actually from the creator,to prove that this book cannot be written by a human being.So many have tried,all of them have failed,and many of them ended up becoming Muslims.Amazing.Now keep in mind, the meaning of the Qur'an translated into English is not the Qur'an.Since the Qur'an is only in Arabic,any translation is only a mere attempt to translate it.These days, you see people trying to take verses of the Qur'an, twisting them, in order to fool the people.But in reality they are only fooling themselves.Yes, there's going to be people who are going to be like sheep and they won't think,but I've come across many open minded people that once you come with a valid argument, they'll listen, they'll think, they'll reflect,which is one of the reasons I made this video.I'm not here to offend anyone, to attack anyone, or to attack any religions, these are just the ideas that I carry and my perceptions of them.I hope that it makes you think like it makes me think.So let me give you a breakdown of what Islam is really about.So what does Islam really teach? What do Muslims really believe in?Well, first off, delete everything you've heard in the media because most of its nonsense,and all of those people that try to spread hate by copying and pasting texts out of context, those people have no idea what they're talking about.I'm going to give you a breakdown from a Muslim about what we Muslims believe in.Islam teaches that there is only one God and that he has no partners.He is the same God of Abraham, Moses, Jesus, and Mohamed, sallah allahu wa alehi wa sallem.That we are here to worship our creator in all our actions,which is the meaning of the word Muslim,one who submits to God.We should pray at a minimum of five times a day,fast the entire month of Ramadan,we give 2.5% of our excess wealth for zakat which helps the needy,and if possible we are required to make pilgrimage to Mecca to do hajj.During that pilgrimage you'll realize there's no difference between rich and poor as everyone is dressed the same.Islam is also color blind, so there is no race, color, or culture that makes one superior over another.There is no clergy, and there's no one between you and your creator.As long as your parents don't tell you to do something conflicting with Islam, you must obey them, as it is a great sin not to do so.Women must also be honored and respected.Neighbors should be treated kindly,And even animals have their rights in Islam and should be treated properly.And there's a great reward for those who help the poor, the widows and the orphans.You see, this life is nothing but a test,and not even Muslims have a free ticket to paradise.Each person will be judged for their intentions and their actions,so it benefits you if you do good and stay away from evil.Now all this stuff I've been talking to you about may be very different that what you've seen or heard about Muslims.Maybe that's because of the actions of some of the Muslims out there.Some who are just Muslim by name,representing Islam,and if we compare their actions to what Islam really teaches,you'll notice that it has nothing to do with each other.Alhamdulillah Allah showed me Islam before he showed me the Muslims.If you really want to see what Islam's about, look into what it teaches,instead of basing your opinions on the actions of those who are misguided and only claim the religion.Sometimes you hear a so-called Muslim leader talking nonsense,but those who are knowledgeable Muslims know that his words have nothing to do with the teachings of Islam.It's just nonsense packaged with the label of Islam on it.That might work for the people who don't think,but for those who do think, they can investigate on their own to see what Islam really teaches.Five to eight million Muslims live right here in the United States.If Islam really taught violence, then ask yourself, Where is the violence?For the majority of the Muslims, you don't see such actions, and for those who try to promote these thoughts are those who are trying to take the verses out of context to server their own purpose.So, all that "kill all the infidels" stuff is nonsense. Because if it was true, how could the Jews and Christians live generation after generation for fourteen hundred years in the Middle East?And they still live in the Middle East.Think about it.Think about it.I did.And that's when I stopped taking opinions of others and started investigating on my own, and I discovered the greatest gift in life;The gift of Islam.This is Ali reminding you just in case you forgot.This is Ali reminding you just in case you forgot.I would like to hear your comments, and your rating of this video insha allah,so after the video is complete, make sure you rate and make sure you comment, so we can hear your feedback.Jazek Allah Khier.

Need help with Subtitling and Translation

2007-07-30T20:59:00.001-07:00

Asalam alaikum everyone,

I want to thank Allah then all of you for your great efforts in helping us with this project. You all are doing an excellent job. We are almost done. Our next step will be to double check the scripts and do the subtitling & translation through some software. To get the script contact info@ummahfilms.com

Here are some of my suggestions that you can choose from & if you have another idea please feel free to share:

1. Double check the script.
2. Double check the script and subtitle.
3. Translate the script .
4. Translate the script and subtitle.

Try DivXLand Media Subtitler

Click Here

For Mac you can use Final Cut Pro

Click Here

You can also check Subtitle Workshop

Subtitle Workshop

Jazakum Allah

Whats next?

2007-07-29T04:56:00.000-07:00

ASA All,

I only just got invited to this blog and it seems that alot of ground has been covered. I can make english subtitles for the videos remaining. What is left to be done, so I dont do a vid someone else has taken care of.

Wasalams,

Summer

2007-07-28T08:02:00.000-07:00

Assalamu aleikom rahmatullah wa barakatu,

Alhamdulillah, i was checking the script that yaQaim posted, and Insha Allah i have something that i don't understand, i watched the video also

Sometimes it feels like I’m in a mid century bizarre

Just uploaded

2007-07-28T07:14:00.000-07:00

New subtitled video :
Indonesian - How did you convert to Islam (sesion 1 finale)
German - Distractions during shalat (season 1 vlog#6)

2007-07-26T18:04:00.000-07:00

script for Malay subtitle of "Funny Things at Jummah". translated and timed. I'll encode later, but if anyone care to encode it...tafaddhal :)

http://download.yousendit.com/35F4BA2F134ECB34

2007-07-26T05:14:00.000-07:00

Assalamu aleikom rahmatullah wa barakatu, i am new here so i will just wait for the new instructions insha Allah :) anyway, for the beggining i would like to congratulate everyone for the beautiful work that they are doing alhamdulillah!

2007-07-26T02:04:00.000-07:00

French version of Vlog#10 "How did you convert to Islam?" can be accessed here
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uPFwxfol_j8
Thx to Salah (biesseter[at]gmail.com) for the subtitle script.
Now I'm working on the german version of distractions during shalat, the subtitle provided by sister Amira.

2007-07-25T13:24:00.001-07:00

1-MESSAGE TO EVERYONE

Brothers and Sisters could you please for our own convenience provide an email so people working on the same language can co-ordinate.. this is how:
-Click on your username on the right hand panel (if you don't have one contact Abu Yaqob he can put you on there)
-Click 'edit my profile' in the top left corner (note you have to be logged in to blogger to edit)
-Type in your email preferably in the MESSAGING field (if you type it in the email field a link is provided but it is not visible in written form.. which is annoying!)

This should help us to coordinate our efforts isA

2 - Message to Abu Yaqob
Thanks very much for your effort I now have everything I need - you should reward yourself; get yourself a nice meal or something ;)

3 - Anybody who wants to help translate into arabic
My email is moemin05@gmail.com please get in touch - right now I'm aware of Mimz, salah and Gkhorma_Arabic (please add the first two on the right hand side Abu Yaqob when you finish your meal) - I'm working on /uf Vlog #1 funny things at jum3ah/ I might send you guys some translations to check so please send me ur emails

Oh and if anybody wants me to subtitle in english I'm here let me know until I hear from you guys I'm gonna stay concentrated on Arabic isA

Salam Alekom all & belTawfiq

2007-07-25T10:24:00.000-07:00

Assalamu alaikum everyone
ok basically ive just sat infront of my computer watching an ummah films video and writing up what Ali was saying (can someone please check for mistakes? Jazakallah)
and here it is:

Bismilahirrahmanirraheem
The Fisibilillah Discount

Why is it just because it’s a Muslim product it’s more expensive?
Uuh, I dunno
Example, when was the last time you saw Halal meat cheaper than non Halal meat?
Uuh…
Hey, skip that, when was the last time you saw Halal meat at a competitive price?
Umm…
At a decent price?
(shaking head)
Ok, skip the meat, what about the Islamic products you see at the conferences?
Why are they so expensive?
You would think that because it’s da’wah related, it would be sold at a good price with good quality
But sometimes brother will try and sell it to you at a high price and at cheap quality
What’s up with the hat?
“O brother, it’s from back home”
You know where all the major cooperations make their products:
BACK HOME
So save your excuses bro.
At the price of some of these Islamic products,
It’s like comparing a supermarket to a convenient store
YOKE!!
“Excuse me, how much is this book?”
“Fifty dollars”
(Laughing) “No, seriously!”
“Fifty dollars”
“For a book?”
“Fifty dollars!”
“For a BOOK?! Are you kidding me? Are you KIDDING ME?!”
You know what’s worse than buying a fifty dollar book?
Having a guy walk up next to you and buy the same book for half the price
You know what I’m saying? No seriously, do you know what I’m saying?!
“Excuse me, how much is this book?”
“Fifty dollars”
“For me Habibi, for me, how much is this book for me?”
“Alright, twenty five dollars”
“Shokran habibi, shokran”
Wait wait wait wait! What just happened here?! I just bought the same book, for fifty dollars!
What happened to “Fifty dollars!”
Hello? Where everyone go?
Is it a fifty dollar price and start negotiating price?
How about putting two different price tags on the product?
One for those who have ten minutes to practice their negotiating skills, and one for the rest of us who have like ten minutes to get to the next lecture
You know what I’m saying?
Yeah, I know what your saying
You know what I’m saying?!”
Yeah! I know what your saying!
Right before I started these video blogs, I invented a game called mecca to medina
But it hasn’t always been easy selling the game
Sometimes it feels like I’m in a mid century bizarre
Where everyone thinks everything’s negotiable
I’m selling games here, not used cars!
Unfortunately, sometimes it’s easier selling the game to non Muslims than to Muslims!That’s because when a non Muslim wants to buy the game, they say, “Hey , I like the game, I want to buy it!”
But when Muslims want to buy the game, they’ll say, “I like the game, let’s play let’s make a deal!”
“What is this game?”
It’s called mecca to medina
“Humph! What is game about?”
It’s a game about collecting resources and building trade arounds between the cities
“What type of game?”
It’s actually really fun: It’s a negotiating game
“I take special discount ”
You misunderstood. This is not a negotiating game, this (mecca to medina) is a negotiating game
“How much is game? How much is game?”
It’s normally twenty five dollars but at this conference we’re selling it for twenty dollars
“Ok, I buy half price”
Sorry bro but-
“You know, I am Muslim”
People have this idea that because their Muslim their entitled to some kind of special discount, like a senior citizen in a lunch bouffet
“Ok, ok, Fisibilillah brother, fisibilillah ”
Now he’s throwing the fisibilillah at me. Fisibilillah means for the sake of Allah, but in this situation, this guy’s trying to get free stuff, FREE STUFF!”
Now if your poor, and you don’t have the means of buying the game, and you really like the game, I’ll give you the game for free.
But some Muslims take advantage of the generosity of their brothers, and they try and get free stuff out of it.
YOKE!
But bro you have two big bags of gifts in your hands and your swinging brand new BMW keys on your key chain!
COME ON MAN!
So let me think about it, NO!
This is the part he walks away and then slowly turns around to make eye contact with me.
I guess he’s expecting me to say: “O no brother, come back, come back, I’m sorry, I’m sorry, no no no no”
But I don’t
Instead I just smile and wave
Usually when I end up dealing with people like this, they end up coming back and buying the game later anyway
As a Muslim business man, I try to sell good quality products and at a fair price
If you have a good product and at a fair price,
People will buy it
Both Muslims and non Muslims buy the game and they enjoy it
Alhamdulillah
You see, the whole “O brother, please give me a discount” thing, is nothing new
The thing that really gets to me is that they try to take advantage of you just because just because you’re a Muslim brother
And I see it happen so many times
Especially when it comes down to a service, which requires labour
The brother that normally charges $1000 for the service, you ask him to it for 500 bux
Then you tell him that you don’t have enough money so you have pay in payments
So you give him the 1st month’s payment, of $100
Unfortunately for him, your first month is also your last month of payments
Because you don’t stick with your agreement to pay him back monthly
“O I have bills!”
The guy has bills too!
Months go by and he’s completed all the work for you and he’s only got 100 bux
Other things come up in your life and your like “O, he’s my Muslim brother, he’ll understand, I’ll pay him back later”
Hello, the poor guy has bills too!
1000 bux, you cut it down to 500. 500 you cut it down to 100. The $100 is the 1st payment, the last payment
He doesn’t receive more money
“O, come do business with me!”
Hey I do business with you no more man!

This doesn’t happen once, it happens all the time
The funny thing is that they don’t pull the same stuff with non Muslims
They wouldn’t negotiate the price, they would just pay them a $1000 up front
And it’s a done deal
Don’t think you’re off the hook just because you ask for Allah (sbt)’s forgiveness
Because if you do someone wrong,
You have to ask for their’ forgiveness too
Otherwise they can hold you accountable on the day of judgement
Often, when I buy products from Muslims, I shy away from negotiating
Because I want to support the people who are doing things the right way
Be that a good service or a good product
You see, we can’t sit here and complain about the lack of Islamic products out there,
If we don’t support the ones who are making them for us
We don’t negotiate with the cashier at the supermarket,
So why do you think we can negotiate with our brothers and sisters in Islam
Finally, since we’re talking about business, let me throw this one out:
In Islam, you’re supposed to pay your worker before your sweat dries
Which basically means pay them ASAP…As Soon As Possible!
Some people don’t get it though
“Ali just finished his job here, should I pay him?”
“Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah hold on, hold on… No no no! He is a good practicing brother. We’ll pay him later… Yeah, uh, go ahead, what? Hehehehe”
JOKE!
We’re supposed to be examples here
Why is it that we throw Islam out the window when it comes to business?
Is it the fitnah of money?
Money’s nothing more than a trial
A test
Business is something that causes interaction with people from different backgrounds.
No matter what religion they come from
And an honest businessman is someone who stands out
As Muslims we want to stand out by being the best of character
By being the best of business people
The Prophet’s (s.a.w.) character really stood out, especially when he dealt with business
Let me remind you, the way he dealt with Khadijah’s business transactions, made him stand out
She asked him to marry her
Islam teaches us to be the best of business people
By dealing honestly and justly
By following Qur’an and Sunnah in everything we do, including business
As a reminder to everyone, our rizq is set
So you won’t get one more penny from doing things unislamically
Like all the reminder videos, I speak to myself before I speak to anyone else
This is Ali reminding you just in case you forgot
This is Ali reminding you just in case you forgot

2007-07-25T03:47:00.000-07:00

Al-salamu alaikom,

Who's subtitling in Arabic? I'd like to help.

2007-07-24T13:18:00.000-07:00

Asalam alaikum everyone,
The scripts will be re-written Insha’Allah. Jazakum Allah

2007-07-21T04:45:00.000-07:00

Assalamualaikum bro sis,
I'm sorry that apparently I've been so busy that I cannot finish the subtitling guide last month. And then I think it would be easier and far more simple for some people with no experience in this geeky stuff to just simply translate a synchronized subtitle file and then let someone else do the rest than learn to do everything from downloading to uploading the video to youtube.
So here is my proposal for translators that have difficulties in video subtitling but still have times to translate a subtitle file.
1. Download any of these shyncronized subtitle files :
http://revtechcorp.com/ummahfilmshowdoyouconverttoislam.srt
http://revtechcorp.com/ummahfilmsmuslimatwork.srt
http://revtechcorp.com/ummahfilmsmuslimjumah.srt
http://revtechcorp.com/ummahfilmsmuslimshalat.srt
2. Open them with your text editor
3. Change the text to any language
4. Send them back to me at wiendietry[at]gmail.com
5. I'll do the rest (process the file and upload the video to youtube)

Thx, and if you have other video synchronized filesubtitle script, pls share it.

Wassalam

Wiendietry

2007-07-21T03:05:00.000-07:00

Assalam Aleikoum

does anyone have the scripts? Please send them to me also, via my blog
many thanks

Leyla

2007-07-05T20:53:00.001-07:00

Asalam alaikum everyone,

I got the links, I am sending them now via email. Jazakum Allah.

2007-07-04T17:23:00.000-07:00

Asalam alaikum,

That was a great site (vixy.net) for converting files! The softwares was on the 1st post in this blog here you can check it out:

http://muslimvideo.blogspot.com/2007_04_01_archive.html

I am waiting on Brother Ali's links for all the videos. I only have 9 links for videos so far. He is so busy that he didn’t have time to finish the links for all the videos. But if you want to use the vixy.net go a head please. Couple a weeks ago I sent most of the scripts to everyone, except for 4 videos. Did you all get them? I can send them again. Please let me know you who didn’t get them yet. I am still working on the links for videos, because it has the same original quality when Ummahfilms uploaded to the video sites. Jazakum Alalh for all your efforts. Wa salam alaikum.

2007-07-04T14:45:00.000-07:00

Asalam Alaykum,
I just downloaded the video Seasonal Muslims, can I have the script of that so I can subtitle it easyer?
Thanks
Nadia

2007-07-04T04:00:00.001-07:00

Salam Aleykom all

I'm a newbie here and I hope I can be of help to you all

OK to the point - I have a suggestion and two questions

SUGGESTION
Instead of downloading the videos from youtube as .flv files, this website lets you download the videos directly as .mov or .avi files by converting them online:

vixy.net

QUESTION 1

Where can I get the subtitling software you use? I can't seem to find it anywhere on this blog.

QUESTION 2
I can't seem to find any contact details for gkhorma_arabic - please could that person let me know what they've translated already/ what they'd like me to do (since I will also translate into arabic i.s.A.

Jazaakomollahu Khair

moemin05

2007-06-25T06:59:00.001-07:00

Asalam alaikum everyone,

Yes I agree with Asmae, just remember your family, work and studies are 1st priority. This is just a volunteer help. Take your time people, no need to rush. Jazakum Allah.

2007-06-25T05:27:00.000-07:00

salamu aleikom!
hey i have to apologize because i'm really busy these days (EXAMS' PERIOOOODDD!!!)
i tried to start something but i'm very bad with this stuff, so i need time. As can you imagine, i haven't it for the moment. So please (elle) be patient.

Salam, take care all!

.-Asmae-.

2007-06-23T21:55:00.000-07:00

Asalam alaikum,

Check this chart please, it was posted by Wiendietry_Indonesian.

http://muslimvideo.blogspot.com/2007/05/asalamu-alaikum-bro-sis-in-my.html

2007-06-23T18:52:00.001-07:00

Asalam alaikum,

Jazake Allah Elle.
1st I want to make sure everyone got all the scripts.
2nd I have to send you all the links for all the reminder videos to download them.
3rd I’ll post some software and tutorial on how to use them.

Keep in mind some of the volunteers are very busy with their work, families and schools, so I am not trying to rush anyone. Please take your time. I would this to be a team work. Some of us don’t know how to use the software from past experience when we lunched this blog a year a go. Some decided only to translate. We can all work together and tech other.

Check the BLOG RACHIVE and see how some of the volunteers put excellent posts. Jazakum Allah.

2007-06-23T17:00:00.000-07:00

Assalamu aleikum
Hi!
Can someone explain to me whats next? I already translated 3 scripts..now what is next?
thanks!!!
salams
elle

2007-06-21T23:57:00.000-07:00

Asalam alaikum everyone,

I sent some of the scripts through email. You all should have them by now. I got 2 more scripts tonight and insha'Allah I'll send them again. I added all your email to feed burner, so when you get an email to confirm, please apply the confirmation. That way, anytime we post something, all of us will got that post emailed to us. One more last thing don't forget Fire fox. Remember to use this BLOG for communication with everyone. Jazakum Allah. You call been very helpful.

2007-06-20T18:51:00.000-07:00

Asalam alaikum,

Sorry again Brothers and sister, I got too busy, Insha’Allah I’ll email you all some of the scripts that I have. When I get the rest of them then I’ll send them to you Insha’Allah. I am still working on the links. Did anyone download Fire Fox?

Jazakum Allah.

2007-06-20T08:33:00.000-07:00

Assalamu aleikum
Hi. I m from Latin America and i can help to translate to spanish.
Asman,let me know in what videos are u working,for not translate the same.
Can send to me the script to,i will apreciatte it.
Thanks
Byyyeee

2007-06-19T02:37:00.000-07:00

Asalam alaikum everyone,

I am sorry if I didn’t send the scripts through email. After sorting out I found out I only had scripts for 11 reminder videos. Brother Ali lost his Jump Drive, so it was not that easy for him to go look for the scripts somewhere else. I contacted him last night and he might have the rest of the scripts on a different PC Insha’Allah.

How is Firefox browser coming? Did anyone download it and tried it? Let me know. Anything else in your mind, please feel free to share. Jazakum Allah.

2007-06-17T15:38:00.000-07:00

Asalam alaikum everyone,

Alhamdulilah for those who don’t know or don’t want to use the software, I got scripts for some of the reminder videos. Insha’Allah I’ll go through them to sort them out and I’ll send it to all of you via email. Remember not all the scripts are exactly the same on the videos. Brother Ali changed some of them. So when you go through the scripts also watch the videos.

I am also trying to get full links for all the videos so you all can download them. Remember to use Firefox (www.firefox.com) please.

I’ll work on putting some kind of links like feed blitz or feed burner so whenever we post we all can get notified via email, Insha’Allah. Jazakum Allah

2007-06-10T05:43:00.000-07:00

As Salamu Alaikum

I just joined this forum. Insha Allah I want to help to translate the videos to bengali. Will I be able to subtitle the videos? I mean will the tool that is used to create subtitles accept bengali fonts? I've never done this before. It will be easier for me dub the videos - How can I do that? What tools do I need?

Jazakum Allahu Khair

2007-06-06T13:33:00.000-07:00

Asalam alaikum wiendietry,

Ma shallah that’s a super idea. Are the qualities of the videos good? I have the links for the videos in .MOV, MPGE4 & MP4 format. Jazakum Allah.

2007-06-05T22:27:00.000-07:00

Asalamu Alaikum Bro Sis,
I'll try makin a How To tutorial article regarding ummahfilms subtitling.
The article will be divided into sections i.e:
1. Getting the video from youtube
2. Using the video converter (Super)
3. Using the subtitle editor (subtitle workshop/DivX Land Media Subtitler)
4. Publishing video to youtube
Makin these tutorial will cost me significant time (esp. step 2,3,4), so be patient bro /sis, i'll do my best Insha Allah. I'll set my target at the end of this month.
But for the easy part (first section), all you need to do is this.

GETTING THE VIDEO
1. Browse the video at youtube, e.g : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3o6kpCLDMVg which is the url for the 1st vlog (funny things at jummah) in english version.
2. Add "kiss" just before the "youtube" part of the url, similar to this http://www.kissyoutube.com/watch?v=3o6kpCLDMVg and then TADA! you'll get a link for downloading the video directly.
3. Note that the video format is an .flv (flash video), to play it you need an flvplayer (get it here it's free and also notice that you need to complete some requirements to run this software)
4. That's it, you have the video and the player now

Hope this tip useful for you
Wiendietry

2007-06-05T14:04:00.001-07:00

Asalam alaikum everyone,

Asmae, what type of problem you’re having with the videos? Sarina you don’t have to rush, if you’re going to be out for 2 month that’s ok. Do what ever you can and don’t work too hard on this. Regarding the videos I can send you all the links where you can download them to your PC. I strongly recommend using Firefox browser. Let me know if this is what you all want. Jazkakum Allah. Wa salam alaikum.

2007-06-05T07:48:00.000-07:00

Asalamu aleikum brothers and sisters
I hope you are all doing well inshaallah.
I'm really looking forward to subtitling and translating the videos
and working together with you all as a team.
Viendietry, I liked your idea a lot, but I have the same problem as Asmae.
I need some time to inform myself about how to get the videos and how to subtitle them.
Maybe you could tell me how. And inshaallah I'm going to contact Haji; since she is the one who speaks German aswell.
Anyways, I put my personal deadline for finishig the first video on Juli the 7th, because after that I will be away for nearly two month.
I don't know if this is realistic or if I could finish more videos in that time.
How long did it take for you guys?
So let me know !
maasalama bro and sis

2007-06-04T04:44:00.001-07:00

hey!
i dn't know how to get the videos ... ;P

2007-06-01T02:00:00.001-07:00

Asalam alaikum wiendietry,

I liked your idea a lot. Lets wait for the rest of the crew for their feedback. Jazaka Allah.

2007-05-31T19:39:00.000-07:00

Asalamu Alaikum Bro Sis,
In my experience the hardest part of subtitling is synchronizing the subtitle with the video and then of course the second hard part is catching what brother Ali said in lightning speed (you know wht im sayin :D).
Fortunately, a synchronized subtitle can be used for any language, you just need to replace the text with your own language. And lookin to our translation collection (see table below), we already have 10 out of 15 vlog. This mean that if we can share our subtitle file here (.srt/.txt) we can help each other bypassing the painful syhncronization process for at least 10 video in each language. All we have to do changing the text. Of course if the subtitle file come in English it will twice helping, since we dont have to watch the video while changing the text (e.g: If i got the german text, I still need watching the video, cos I dont speak German) .
So my suggestion, let us share our subtitle file somewhere, and let translators from different language use them for a template. What d you think?

	Video Blog Title	Dutch	French	German	Indonesian	Avalilability
1	Funny Things at Jummah				Y	Y
2	Spouse Online	Y			Y	Y
3	$25000 Muslim Weddings	Y		Y		Y
4	Muslim While Flying	Y	Y			Y
5	Muslim Characters at Work	Y	Y			Y
6	Distractions During Salat		Y		Y	Y
7	Seasonal Muslim
8	Culture vs Islam
9	Who Hijacked My Religion	Y				Y
10	How Did You Convert
11	That's Not Hijab		Y			Y
12	Ramadan Reruns		Y			Y
13	Arrogant People		Y			Y
14	Fisibilillah Discount
15	Parent Negotiations
					10 out of 15

2007-05-29T13:30:00.000-07:00

Asalam alaikum everyone,

Jazakum Allah. English is not my first language so please if I make any mistakes correct me. I want to thank you all of you for supporting and helping ummahfilms. Insha’Allah I’ll post some of the ideas that I thought about regarding subtitles and translating the videos.

Consider this BLOG your center of discussion, sharing ideas, seeking advice and working as a team or like one Ummah. Please keep in mind, your family, work and studies are the 1st priorities, so do don’t think just because you’re not able to fulfill everything we ask for is not appreciated. Being a contributor is more then enough.

When ever you all feel free help us out with this project. I won’t rush anyone; we are going to move slowly. So take your time, share anything in this blog, like good subtitling software, cool website for translating and books to read ,any suggestions on when to start subtitle, what are the schedules etc… you know what I am saying! Again I want to thank each one of you, Baraka Allah hu feekum wa salam alaikum.

2007-05-23T14:19:00.001-07:00

Salamu aleikom everyone! =)

2007-05-22T14:30:00.000-07:00

Asalam alaikum everyone,

We’ve been getting lots of request regarding subtitling in English and other languages. If anyone is interested to help us out please let me know at:

yusuf@ummahfilms.com

I will add volunteers as contributors with their language skills (Example : abuyaqob_English). This blog will be the center of learning, sharing ideas, communicating, seeking advice etc… Jazakum Allah wa salam alaikum.

2007-04-10T09:09:00.000-07:00

Brother Ali found a tool for subtitling. The product is described as "DivXLand Media Subtitler is the best alternative to subtitle all types of movies really fast and easily. FREEWARE and MULTILANGUAGE, creating and editing subtitles was never so fun and easy.

Click Here

I'm on a MAC so I have yet to test it but if anyone does, please post your feedback. For those who are on the MAC, this might be helpful for you:
How to make a subtitle using Final Cut Pro

Click Here

You can also check Subtitle Workshop

Subtitle Workshop

2007-04-10T09:03:00.000-07:00

Asalam Alaikum.

Brother Ali is purposing the following:

TITLE:

(language)-(name of video)-(blog #) - Ummah Films

(NOTE: the text is separated by dashes and Ummah Films is at the end so it can be easily found via the search engines).

For example:

RUSSIAN - $25,000 Muslim Weddings - Video Blog #3 - Ummah Films

DESCRIPTION:

Here is the (language) version of (name of video) from the Reminder series by Ummah Films. Translation and subtitling done by (your name).

For example:

Here is the RUSSIAN version of $25,000 Muslim Weddings from the Reminder series by Ummah Films. Translation and subtitling done by Nur-Aisha.

Once you complete a translation, please email translate@ummahfilms.com to get the instructions on how to upload it on youtube InshAllah. May Allah (swt) reward you for all those who you benefit from you efforts InshAllah.