The Islamic Mark (Lonbonian National Herald)

A Lonbonian man driving his cattle onward to a grassland field.

As the Lonbonian Tribe begins to rely on cattle and sheep for food, so does the quality of their livestock and the improvement of the environment. A Lonbonian tribesman has recently found out that cattles are more reproducing than ever when a grassfield is found, making grasslands essential to more food and more trade. All Lonbonian farmers are now beginning to fill their land with seeds and waters, boosting the vastness of grasslands, trees, and fruits, also increasing the amount of cattle and sheep.

The chief of the tribe, Yaqub Al-Salah has been notified of this new discovery, and was delighted, saying that this is 'one step to strengthen the tribe into a full independent country'.

As Lonbonia begins to develop it's economic power through mining and trade, it also sees the rise of swords being produced by many blacksmiths. The main cause, according to trade minister Ahmad Kilyali, is to 'make it's mark in the world by proving it's potential to those who think of us as weak people'.

With the slowly increasing population of Lonbonia, this gives the military an advantage to strengthen it's mere army of 989 adequately trained soldiers, 300 of whom are the more experienced out of all other soldiers. The population count, according to Chief Yaqub, is around 34,000 people, which may in the future grow to 135,000 people if the population is increasing in the same rate as today.

In the more religious matters of Lonbonia, ninety percent of all people in Lonbonia has declared their faith as Muslims, followers of the monotheistic religion called Islam, which means submission to the sole deity that is God, or, Allah, in Arabic. Chief Yaqub has also declared himself a Muslim, thus leading to Islam being the sole official religion of Lonbonia, although Yaqub assures Non-Muslims that they still retain their religious freedom, provided they do not oppress the Islamic people.

In order to mark this 'milestone', carpenters gather around a newly built village named Makkah to build the first religious building in Lonbonia, a mosque which is to be named 'Masjid-ul-Mu'mineen'. The Mosque of the Believers. Aside from being a religious building, there are also other plans to make this Mosque the main headquarters of all national operations. Carpenters also suggested that this be Yaqub's house, although their suggestion was scolded by Yaqub, stating that a Mosque is like the house of God.

After lengthy periods of construction, the mosque in Makkah that every Muslim living in Lonbonia waited for has finally finished construction and is now ready for the first call to prayer as 7,900 muslims wait eagerly to enter the mosque. The first mu'addhin is the chief of Lonbonia, Yaqub Al-Salah.

The mosque is featured with a 39 foot high minaret, each with seven faces, windows in all edges for light to enter the minaret. The mosque is primarily made out of thick bricks and stones, coated white. The mosque also has a storage room that has over 9,000 prayer rugs. Pillars filled with Quranic verses are also common in the mosque, with lanterns used as the only source of light if night approaches.

Yaqub Al-Salah has also stated that 'Masjid-ul-Mu'mineen will expand to great beauty, I have seen it in my dreams.'. With now only one mosque in Lonbonia, Masjid-ul-Mu'mineen will be the oldest of all to-be-built mosques in Lonbonia, now serving great importance to Muslim Lonbonians.

As the Lonbonian military begins to grow, it also sees the form of military exercise, an activity to train Muslim soldiers to strengthen them in future warfare. In the picture above is 'Yad-al-Yamin' army, 'The Right Hand' as they watch Imam Yasser Al-Tayib and two champions do training against the air, while also telling armies the conducts of war, which is not to kill the old, or the woman, or the young, or the injured, and that they may not cut down trees, nor mutiliate bodies.

This exercise and conduct keeps soldiers disciplined and trained so they learn to lower their chances of death while fighting through agility, strength and actions, according to Chief Yaqub.