Al-Fatihah (The Opening)
This Surah is in fact a prayer that Allah has taught to all those who want to make a study of His book. It has been placed at the very beginning of the Quran to teach this lesson to the reader: if you sincerely want to benefit from the Quran, you should offer this prayer to the Lord of the Universe.
This preface is meant to create a strong desire in the heart of the reader to seek guidance from the Lord of the Universe Who alone can grant it. Thus Al-Fatihah indirectly teaches that the best thing for a man is to pray for guidance to the straight path, to study the Quran with the mental attitude of a seeker searching for the truth, and to recognize the fact that the Lord of the Universe is the source of all knowledge. He should, therefore, begin the study of the Quran with a prayer to Him for guidance.
From this theme, it becomes clear that the real relation between Al-Fatihah and the Quran is not that of an introduction to a book but that of a prayer and its answer. Al-Fatihah is the prayer from the servant and the Quran is the answer from the Master to the servant's prayer. The servant prays to Allah to show him guidance and the Master places the whole of the Quran before him in answer to his prayer, as if to say, "This is the Guidance you begged from Me."
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University of Pennsylvania researchers created ModQuad—quadrotors that dock mid-air and self-assemble into larger flying structures, then fly together as one, sharing control and stability.
Fun fact.
Modern humans first appeared about 250,000 years ago, but record keeping didn't began until about 6,000 years ago.
That means, about 97% of human history is lost forever.
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A vintage 1930 advertisement promoting the sleek, aerodynamically engineered cars of the future.
The earliest automobiles were little more than horse-drawn carriages fitted with engines. Their tall passenger compartments, exposed wheels, upright windshields, running boards, and boxy front ends generated significant aerodynamic drag. At the relatively low speeds of the early 1900s, this was not a major issue. However, as engines became more powerful and road networks improved, air resistance increasingly limited both speed and efficiency.
During the 1920s and 1930s, engineers began applying lessons from aviation and conducting wind-tunnel testing to better understand how air moved around vehicles. Their research revealed that sharp edges, exposed parts, and abrupt rear sections created turbulence that greatly increased drag. As a result, designers started rounding bodywork, integrating fenders into the overall shape, sloping windshields, enclosing rear wheels, and tapering the rear of the vehicle to allow air to flow more smoothly.
Some of the streamliners developed during this period were remarkably advanced. One of the best examples was the Tatra 77, introduced in 1934. Depending on the measurement method used, its drag coefficient has been estimated at roughly 0.21 to 0.36—an impressive achievement that remained competitive with many vehicles built decades later.