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[wonderer]

Maula Dha Mallang, on 13 November 2011 - 07:43 PM, said:

question set 2 of 3

thanks for the responses here are my follow up questions:

(1) lol yeah, my secret is out. i love chick flicks. why do you get so nervous when i find "sad" bits of movies hilarious? for example -

girl in film: i love you long time big boy
guy in film: do one, im married. you is dumped.
all the girls in the cinema hall: *gasp!*
MDM in the cinema: BAHAHAHAHAHA
wonderer: *facepalm*

LOL I remember that! it was some lame movie and it was SOOOO FULL of teenagers.. they all gave MDM the evils for laughing when the girl got dumped

Maula Dha Mallang, on 13 November 2011 - 07:43 PM, said:

(2) so there is only the iraq ziarahs left for you to have visited all the masumeen except the awaited imam, mash'Allah. if you were to get your book published and get a lump sum of around £50,000, and the condition was that you have to take a year off and travel anywhere, what would your plan of travel be, month by month? assume you start in january

well I did go when I was 6 months old but don't think that counts

I WOULD LOVE THAT! I better finish my book and get my money!

Jan to March I want to go to EAST where the weather is amazing.. and spend my time traveling from on lil country to the other.. (not even sure what the countries are.. I'll prob just follow the map! )

April to August I want to spend it discovering every bit of Europe

After that am sure the money will be OVER lool but for the question sake: I'll go to the countries that were left

Maula Dha Mallang, on 13 November 2011 - 07:43 PM, said:

(3) its good that you like the small local businesses. you are also becoming quite skilled and experienced at running your own online business. what advice could you give someone who wanted to start their own web business, but did not know how to market it? what things work for you, what doesnt, what lessons have you learnt so far?

awww thnx MDMeeee well my first advice is make sure u LOVE what you are gona start coz that will give u a HUGE motivation to shine!  then network on EVERYTHING even when u don't know how to use an app.. u'll eventually get it.. don't expect people to find you if u don't advertise for yourself.. there r a lot of support online depending on what direction you want to take,, but if u got a skill do something with it

Maula Dha Mallang, on 13 November 2011 - 07:43 PM, said:

(4) if saudi arabia is such a cool place for shias to live, why do you think it gets such a bad rep?

lool when have I ever said it was cool? it's good for a visit if u got family there.. u'll c what I mean when we go later inshallah

Maula Dha Mallang, on 13 November 2011 - 07:43 PM, said:

(5) i am outraged and appalled that you think a smelly surrender monkey frenchman could play me. as if a frenchman could have a similar noor filled face as me (mash'Allah at my noor filled face). you realise that you basically just described the plot of star wars right? how would you write a story that involved the members of shiachat as well? come on, i want sub plots, intrigue, passion, fights, the works.

LOOL! some french men are HOT and I am gona pick a super hottie 2 play u! u know I think I know who! either enrique iglesias or johnny depp was it really the star wars story? haven't even seen it! lool

ok here's another story

2 people leading different lives, and they have the same level of events at the same time, but still different.. then things develop and they find themselves trapped at the same place.. long story short.. they survive and fall in love.. of course there are evil factors from meanie ppl and support from awesome ppl and if the awesome ones would be from SC they'll have to be Hawraa, Koko, zainab, enlightened & few others

Maula Dha Mallang, on 13 November 2011 - 07:43 PM, said:

(6) what was your best dining experience in the UK so far? what do you think of the british desserts i am slowly introducing you to (like rhubarb crumble and custard we had in liverpool that time)

well Akbar's hands down was super yummy.. Nandos isn't 2 bad either.. I can't think of the BEST.. every time I eat w u it's my best dining experience! (HINT TAKE ME OUT MORE!) lool

British deserts r ok.. so far apple crumble is my fav

Maula Dha Mallang, on 13 November 2011 - 07:43 PM, said:

(7) what skills gaps do you have, that you would like to fill?

well I still need to learn how to sew really good to start new projects. Also, I still need to learn my pc progs and be better at them INSHALLAH soon

Maula Dha Mallang, on 13 November 2011 - 07:43 PM, said:

(8) if you could teach anything. what would you teach, and how would you be different to other teachers who teach the same thing?

DESIGN.. well I am different don't have to try lool mashallah.. I just want my students to really understand what I am talking abt and to be involved

Maula Dha Mallang, on 13 November 2011 - 07:43 PM, said:

(9) why do you have zero faith in my electrical and DIY skills even though i always do everything right

LOOL stop being silly!

Maula Dha Mallang, on 13 November 2011 - 07:43 PM, said:

(10) why isnt there any mouse flavoured cat food?

LOL EWWWW!

[Maula Dha Mallang]

question set 3 of 3 (final)

thought i would do something different with you, and ask 10 "quick fire" questions, so people can see a snapshot of your personality through your answers. here we go:

(1) your favourite movie(s) and why?

(2) something that makes you smile?

(3) last time you cried with happiness?

(4) favourite non religious book(s) and why?

(5) how do you relieve stress?

(6) what is your favourite ambition in terms of business, how will you make/ run it?

(7) if you were to invest a significant amount of money to boost your knitting business, what would you invest the money in?

(8) last happy dream you had?

(9) favourite dish(es)?

(10) you have 1 minute to give advice to young sisters reading your post. the advice can be on any subject you choose.

[ImAli]

LOL@ why isn't there any mouse flavored cat food hhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!

[wonderer]

Maula Dha Mallang, on 15 November 2011 - 06:07 AM, said:

question set 3 of 3 (final)

THIS IS SO WEIRD! I have answered all these questions yesterday and posted them, but they aren't here now! oh well I guess I have to do em again

[wonderer]

Maula Dha Mallang, on 15 November 2011 - 06:07 AM, said:

question set 3 of 3 (final)

I was kinda hoping my post will appear.. maybe I did it in my dream.. now I am doubting myself lol.. oh well! I'll do it again coz I know ppl r excited to c the NEXT interviewee!

Maula Dha Mallang, on 15 November 2011 - 06:07 AM, said:

(1) your favourite movie(s) and why?

I am a MOVIE addict I REALLY LOVE EM.. when I was younger I would easily watch 3 movies in the theater right after each other! lool

the latest that I watched and LOVED was "THE HELP" it made me laugh and cry and it was just WONDERFUL! u guys should watch it.. worth every sec!

and here's a quick list of other movies I adored: star dust, she's the man, last holiday, pursuit to happiness, 7 pounds, men in black lol, pirates of the caribbean, shopaholic, never been kissed, twilight, and A LOT MORE! lool  

Maula Dha Mallang, on 15 November 2011 - 06:07 AM, said:

(2) something that makes you smile?

that's Light of Ali's post!

many things! flowers, cakes, presents, YOU (mashallah) , looking at happy babies, selling my knitella items!

Maula Dha Mallang, on 15 November 2011 - 06:07 AM, said:

(3) last time you cried with happiness?

I EAT of happiness I don't cry unless I am so upset! lool inshallah we'll always be happy ya rab!

Maula Dha Mallang, on 15 November 2011 - 06:07 AM, said:

(4) favourite non religious book(s) and why?

I enjoy any book with a happy ending and an unexpected stories! anything written by Sophie Knisella, and the Twilight writer. I like a lot of English classics (read em in Arabic lool), Thousand Splendid suns, the single girl's to-do list, does this make my head bigger lol, and few more

Maula Dha Mallang, on 15 November 2011 - 06:07 AM, said:

(5) how do you relieve stress?

first I need to figure out what is stressing me then I make a to do list and once I start doing the things I feel a bit better

OR bubble baths and massages! they always make me happy esp if they are followed with FOOD

Maula Dha Mallang, on 15 November 2011 - 06:07 AM, said:

(6) what is your favourite ambition in terms of business, how will you make/ run it?

opening my own coffee shop! I REALLY WANT TO HAVE MY OWN INSHALLAH YA RAB!!!

Maula Dha Mallang, on 15 November 2011 - 06:07 AM, said:

(7) if you were to invest a significant amount of money to boost your knitting business, what would you invest the money in?

I would buy a sewing machine and a knitting machine coz that way I can do things much faster because now I do EVERYTHING by hand and it takes TOO LONG (mashallah)

Maula Dha Mallang, on 15 November 2011 - 06:07 AM, said:

(8) last happy dream you had?

I don't remember my dreams, but I am sure it would be abt food or knitting

Maula Dha Mallang, on 15 November 2011 - 06:07 AM, said:

(9) favourite dish(es)?

man the list is ENDLESSSSSS loool.. I love Pastas.. I love Mexican food, Turkish food, COOKED food lool.. cakes that are yummy and few more things.. I am not a picky eater.. as long as it's cooked and spiced well I'll def enjoy it!!

Maula Dha Mallang, on 15 November 2011 - 06:07 AM, said:

(10) you have 1 minute to give advice to young sisters reading your post. the advice can be on any subject you choose.

here's a general tip for everyone.. SMILE and be happy coz being grumpy and mean is POINTLESS and drives people away.. also, be nice to others coz God will reward u

now back to my HW!

THANK YOU MDM!!! you rock mashallah at u xx excited to read the rest of the interviews! xx

[Maula Dha Mallang]

wonderer, on 16 November 2011 - 04:40 PM, said:

THANK YOU MDM!!! you rock mashallah at u xx excited to read the rest of the interviews! xx

awesomeness thanks a lot wonderer...time for the next interviewee! id better contact her

[Maula Dha Mallang]

the next person i am going to interview is sister Enlightened_x

a wonderful member of shiachat, sis Enlightened stands out above most other members because of her dedication to the awaited imam (may Allah hasten his appearance), her drive to learn more about the subject and to prepare herself for his return by increasing her knowledge and other key things which will benefit her. in fact the most posted in forum for her, is the forum for the awaited imam. she is mash'Allah a young member but one who has a great amount of potential which all of us older members can see, which we are certain she will fulfill and live a glittering life no matter what path she chooses in life insha'Allah. even talking to her for a few minutes is enough for you to be amazed at her mind and abilities.

(1) it seems that it is a common misconception that the return of the awaited imam (atf) will be a "boys only" club. what do you believe the role of women will be at the return, and how can sisters like yourself prepare themselves for the hardships?

(2) how will you, personally, recognise the imam when he makes his call, and know his call is genuine?

(3) have you ever been on ziarah? if so, where? when? tell us of your experiences?

(4) lets say i do not know anything about any awaited imam. what sources, online books, articles or videos etc can you show me, as an introductory session for me to learn more?

(5) theres a lot of problems with the youth at the moment, especially in the west. lets say you were the mother of a teenage boy and girl, how would you keep them from falling into sin/ debauchery?

(6) what are the books which had the greatest influence on you, and why?

(7) what do you do to relax/ socialise?

(8) what are your views on WF/iran in general?

(9) congratulations upon the eid of ghadeer a few days ago. if you could go and be a "fly on the wall" at any event of that era, where would you go to witness, and wny that in particular?

(10) how do you define "love" for the 14 infallibles?

Edited by Maula Dha Mallang, 16 November 2011 - 06:34 PM.

[-Enlightened]

Maula Dha Mallang, on 16 November 2011 - 06:34 PM, said:

the next person i am going to interview is sister Enlightened_x

a wonderful member of shiachat, sis Enlightened stands out above most other members because of her dedication to the awaited imam (may Allah hasten his appearance), her drive to learn more about the subject and to prepare herself for his return by increasing her knowledge and other key things which will benefit her. in fact the most posted in forum for her, is the forum for the awaited imam. she is mash'Allah a young member but one who has a great amount of potential which all of us older members can see, which we are certain she will fulfill and live a glittering life no matter what path she chooses in life insha'Allah. even talking to her for a few minutes is enough for you to be amazed at her mind and abilities.

First of all, jazakAllah Khair for these kind words,
I am very honoured to have questions about Imam Mahdi, May Allah hasten his reappearance

Maula Dha Mallang, on 16 November 2011 - 06:34 PM, said:

(1)  it seems that it is a common misconception that the return of the awaited imam (atf) will be a "boys only" club. what do you believe the role of women will be at the return, and how can sisters like yourself prepare themselves for the hardships?

I believe that any faithful being can be part of ‘’That club’’. First,we have to analyze what ‘’that club’’ is more specifically..if it’s about becoming a servant of the imam ,then we can serve the imam at any way and by serving him , I mean to live like he wants us to live and not HOW he lives (in occultation) . In other words, we don’t have to be hidden in a little corner. We have to be known as muslims in society to spread the beautiful Image of peace..and specially the sisters, we are wearing the flag of Islam, we have to represent it beautifully in order to unite the world of ‘’La Ilaha Illa Allah’’ and that, will be the duty of the Imam. By doing this action, we’re already a ‘’member of the club’’ which is not limited to 313 people .These 313 will be the fighters. According to some traditions, there WILL be some females but they’ll have other responsibilities, such as nursing.. the last battle in Islam will be like the first one, with the same number of companions and the same goal. If there were females during the first battle, there will certainly be in the last battle. May we all be honoured to see the beautiful scenario of this battle inshaAllah

Maula Dha Mallang, on 16 November 2011 - 06:34 PM, said:

(2)  how will you, personally, recognise the imam when he makes his call, and know his call is genuine?

When he’ll make his call , he will be at makka, with his followers around. He will say his sermon and a verse of the Quran which is (according to some traditions) ‘’Falsehood has vanished and truth has came’’ [verse 17:81]. I will know that his call is the right one since it would be heard by all the world at the same time..by the will of Allah. And his noorani voice is enough to believe that it’s him

Maula Dha Mallang, on 16 November 2011 - 06:34 PM, said:

(3)  have you ever been on ziarah? if so, where? when? tell us of your experiences?

Yes, I went to ziyara during summer , I was 13.. I wish I could go back because we never get enough from it .Ziyara is a mini-Hajj ..subhanAllah and it is a witness that the tragedy of Karbala really DID happen. I went to Karbala,najaf,mashad and qom. Sadly, I didn’t go to the sacred places of Imam Mahdi because samarra was closed at that time and my mom didn’t have time to bring me to ‘’Jamkaran’’ ..she promised to bring me there next time…   inshaAllah .. talking about ziyara, I suspect my mosque to give away a free ticket to Qom during the raffle that we’ll have this Friday for the eid ghadeer celebration.. I don’t know if they have a ticket to give but they said that there’s gonna be a very big raffle prize and inshaAllah it’s a ticket.. words can not describe my need to go there. Although when we visit them, it’s only a physical ziyarat..but inside this physical ziyarat, we can feel the spiritual one. . it’s just magic and inshaAllah EVERYONE can have the chance to go there

Maula Dha Mallang, on 16 November 2011 - 06:34 PM, said:

4) lets say i do not know anything about any awaited imam. what sources, online books, articles or videos etc can you show me, as an introductory session for me to learn more?

I would suggest the movie ‘’313’’ and ‘’The last promise’’ , a wonderful documentary about the Imam that will bring tears .. Also, the fact that the concept of Imam Mahdi is in ALL religions. The jews are waiting for the messiah, the Christians are waiting for jesus(Isa) and the muslims are waiting for the Muntadhar ,AlQaem.At the end of the day, we’re all waiting for the same one to unite us all together. Imam Mahdi has 2 names ‘’The muntadhar’’ (the awaiter) and ‘’ The muntadher’’ (the one who is waiting) . He is waiting for us to be faithful enough because he needs more people in his force..and we are waiting for him to make us faithful when he reappears.

Last promise link :

Maula Dha Mallang, on 16 November 2011 - 06:34 PM, said:

(4)  theres a lot of problems with the youth at the moment, especially in the west. lets say you were the mother of a teenage boy and girl, how would you keep them from falling into sin/ debauchery?

Indeed, they are suffering physically in the east and spiritually in the west and they spread that suffering (lack of religion which results as depression) ,it’s like a virus that attacks other people..

Anyway,  I’m also thinking about it.. even though myself I’m a teenager.. I always think ‘’What if I had a daughter…etc’’  But I think that Friends are what influence one’s behaviour. I would tell them to hang with the right crowd and make them aware of their ignorance towards media. In other words, I would teach them how media is controlling the people and how they’re trying to create secular communities so that everyone can ‘’fit in’’. In fact ,these disbelievers do not follow their ‘’scientific proofs’’ ,they rather follow their ‘’desires’’ and the people believing in these ‘’scientific proofs made by philosopher X’’ are in fact ,following what satisfies them. The difference between secularism and religion is that we acknowledge the fact that Allah is superior and knows better than us, therefore he has the right to choose what is good and what is bad by giving role models ( prophets) and an instruction book (Quran). Whereas the secular community prefers following whatever they like despite their bad qualities.

Maula Dha Mallang, on 16 November 2011 - 06:34 PM, said:

(5)  what are the books which had the greatest influence on you, and why?

I received a book by mail a few weeks ago ,and the title is ‘’a tear for the beloved (ajtfs) . I received it as a gift because I replied to an Islamic quiz concerning the prophet ..it was the best gift one could give me. It’s my favourite book because they contain all kinds of supplications to the Imam for each thing. inshAllah, I have created a blog and I’ll be working on posting some of the supplications during my holidays ( with the permission of the author) inshaAllah everyone can benefit from it.

Maula Dha Mallang, on 16 November 2011 - 06:34 PM, said:

(7) what do you do to relax/ socialise?

SubhanAllah at the moment that I’m typing this answer, Dua Faraj is playing on TV..and I was about to reply ‘’Reading Dua Faraj’’ .. it just gives hope to think about him.
I also like Writing on a special book dedicated to the Imam which is another method that gives me motivation, despite I’m a sinner.
Other than that, I come on ShiaChat . I enjoy browsing the ‘’General off topic’’,great laugh there.

Maula Dha Mallang, on 16 November 2011 - 06:34 PM, said:

(8) what are your views on WF/iran in general?

I am still learning about it so I can not give an analyzed answer. I’ll just say that anything that is being led  or controlled by a good leader is good .  A good leader creates a good community. May Allah bless all our scholars.

Maula Dha Mallang, on 16 November 2011 - 06:34 PM, said:

(9) congratulations upon the eid of ghadeer a few days ago. if you could go and be a "fly on the wall" at any event of that era, where would you go to witness, and wny that in particular?

Congratulations to you too
I would go to Jamkaran ..i have always dreamed to go there. The eid was on a Tuesday and Imam Mahdi is there each Tuesday nights ..they read Dua Tawasul. Also, eid al ghadeer is a great opportunity to renew our pledge as it is a day of mastership that is inherited by the imam. A shia sees that the oppressors are dominant on this day which forces him to pray for the reappearance..

Maula Dha Mallang, on 16 November 2011 - 06:34 PM, said:

(10) how do you define "love" for the 14 infallibles?

The love for the 14 infallibles is not the same ‘’love’’ that we have towards a normal human being (which is desires sometimes)
The love of the 14 is true love that can only be expressed through intellect..for Allah is not worshipped only by the intellect. Their love is a force or a motivation to do good, it is what drives one to gain closeness to the beloved.


May Allah hasten the reappearence of the Imam and fulfill all the needs (hajjats) of those who are reading this sentence at the moment.

اللهم صـــل على محمد و آل محمد و عجل فرجهم

Edited by Enlightened_x, 16 November 2011 - 09:10 PM.

[El Cid]

How Muslim =p *claps*

[baradar_jackson]

Enlightened_x, on 16 November 2011 - 09:00 PM, said:

I am still learning about it so I can not give an analyzed answer. I’ll just say that anything that is being led  or controlled by a good leader is good .  A good leader creates a good community. May Allah bless all our scholars.

Enlight_Warner gets the award for best taqiyya answer with this one ^

I advise everyone to read between the lines of the above post.

She doesn't want to expose her true identity:

Edited by baradar_jackson, 17 November 2011 - 05:19 AM.

[Maula Dha Mallang]

question set 2 of 3

Enlightened_x, on 16 November 2011 - 09:00 PM, said:

First of all, jazakAllah Khair for these kind words,
I am very honoured to have questions about Imam Mahdi, May Allah hasten his reappearance

the honour is all ours to be reading your responses mash'Allah thank you for proving my words right about your maturity and intelligence.

Enlightened_x, on 16 November 2011 - 09:00 PM, said:

I believe that any faithful being can be part of ‘’That club’’. First,we have to analyze what ‘’that club’’ is more specifically..if it’s about becoming a servant of the imam ,then we can serve the imam at any way and by serving him , I mean to live like he wants us to live and not HOW he lives (in occultation) . In other words, we don’t have to be hidden in a little corner. We have to be known as muslims in society to spread the beautiful Image of peace..and specially the sisters, we are wearing the flag of Islam, we have to represent it beautifully in order to unite the world of ‘’La Ilaha Illa Allah’’ and that, will be the duty of the Imam. By doing this action, we’re already a ‘’member of the club’’ which is not limited to 313 people .These 313 will be the fighters. According to some traditions, there WILL be some females but they’ll have other responsibilities, such as nursing.. the last battle in Islam will be like the first one, with the same number of companions and the same goal. If there were females during the first battle, there will certainly be in the last battle. May we all be honoured to see the beautiful scenario of this battle inshaAllah

very true words. i believe that the hadith state that 50 of the 313 will be women? allahu aalim. we know that the time will be the most difficult period for shia in history, and all we will have is each other.

it seems more and more likely that society will collapse soon and anarchy will reign - just like the times of jahaliyyah - before his return. we do not know how long that will be chaos, but we know it wont be a walk in the park. it is interesting that you said nursing as one of the skills. what transferrable skills do you have, or are you looking to gain, which will benefit either yourself, your family, community or our nation in the difficulties before the rise/ during the return? things like first aid, basic electronics/ plumbing and living off the land are the sort of things im thinking of.

Enlightened_x, on 16 November 2011 - 09:00 PM, said:

When he’ll make his call , he will be at makka, with his followers around. He will say his sermon and a verse of the Quran which is (according to some traditions) ‘’Falsehood has vanished and truth has came’’ [verse 17:81]. I will know that his call is the right one since it would be heard by all the world at the same time..by the will of Allah. And his noorani voice is enough to believe that it’s him

true. and remember he will reveal the meaning of "alef laam meem" as a proof. if for whatever reason he rises and you are not immediately summoned to him, but remain where you live, how will you serve him and his cause in the place where you live?

Enlightened_x, on 16 November 2011 - 09:00 PM, said:

Yes, I went to ziyara during summer , I was 13.. I wish I could go back because we never get enough from it .Ziyara is a mini-Hajj ..subhanAllah and it is a witness that the tragedy of Karbala really DID happen. I went to Karbala,najaf,mashad and qom. Sadly, I didn’t go to the sacred places of Imam Mahdi because samarra was closed at that time and my mom didn’t have time to bring me to ‘’Jamkaran’’ ..she promised to bring me there next time…   inshaAllah .. talking about ziyara, I suspect my mosque to give away a free ticket to Qom during the raffle that we’ll have this Friday for the eid ghadeer celebration.. I don’t know if they have a ticket to give but they said that there’s gonna be a very big raffle prize and inshaAllah it’s a ticket.. words can not describe my need to go there. Although when we visit them, it’s only a physical ziyarat..but inside this physical ziyarat, we can feel the spiritual one. . it’s just magic and inshaAllah EVERYONE can have the chance to go there

inshallah - i hope that you get the chance to do ziarah of all 13 masumeen every single year of your life.

tell us about the first time you stood on baynul haramein, did you go with a group, who were you with, what went through your mind? did you go to tilla zainabia? did you do ghusl/ wudhu in the furat?

what was it like standing in front of ameerul momineen ? did you feel his magnificence?

Enlightened_x, on 16 November 2011 - 09:00 PM, said:

I would suggest the movie ‘’313’’ and ‘’The last promise’’ , a wonderful documentary about the Imam that will bring tears .. Also, the fact that the concept of Imam Mahdi is in ALL religions. The jews are waiting for the messiah, the Christians are waiting for jesus(Isa) and the muslims are waiting for the Muntadhar ,AlQaem.At the end of the day, we’re all waiting for the same one to unite us all together. Imam Mahdi has 2 names ‘’The muntadhar’’ (the awaiter) and ‘’ The muntadher’’ (the one who is waiting) . He is waiting for us to be faithful enough because he needs more people in his force..and we are waiting for him to make us faithful when he reappears.Last promise link :

mash'Allah. it seems that the best way to teach people is to speak in their language. these days where everything is done on tv and the internet, it is a shame that there are so few TV serials/ films on this subject. this is partly why "the arrivals" was such a destructive force for many peoples faiths.

how would you direct a movie/ documentary on this subject? what would be the content/ storyline? how would it be different to others?

Enlightened_x, on 16 November 2011 - 09:00 PM, said:

Anyway,  I’m also thinking about it.. even though myself I’m a teenager.. I always think ‘’What if I had a daughter…etc’’  But I think that Friends are what influence one’s behaviour. I would tell them to hang with the right crowd and make them aware of their ignorance towards media. In other words, I would teach them how media is controlling the people and how they’re trying to create secular communities so that everyone can ‘’fit in’’. In fact ,these disbelievers do not follow their ‘’scientific proofs’’ ,they rather follow their ‘’desires’’ and the people believing in these ‘’scientific proofs made by philosopher X’’ are in fact ,following what satisfies them. The difference between secularism and religion is that we acknowledge the fact that Allah is superior and knows better than us, therefore he has the right to choose what is good and what is bad by giving role models ( prophets) and an instruction book (Quran). Whereas the secular community prefers following whatever they like despite their bad qualities.

role play time. how would you answer these questions from your child

- how do we know Allah is real?
- how do we know the imams are real?
- whats the point of religion?

Enlightened_x, on 16 November 2011 - 09:00 PM, said:

I received a book by mail a few weeks ago ,and the title is ‘’a tear for the beloved (ajtfs) . I received it as a gift because I replied to an Islamic quiz concerning the prophet ..it was the best gift one could give me. It’s my favourite book because they contain all kinds of supplications to the Imam for each thing. inshAllah, I have created a blog and I’ll be working on posting some of the supplications during my holidays ( with the permission of the author) inshaAllah everyone can benefit from it.

sounds great, be sure to share it with everyone! do you write any other blogs? are there any that you can show us?

Enlightened_x, on 16 November 2011 - 09:00 PM, said:

SubhanAllah at the moment that I’m typing this answer, Dua Faraj is playing on TV..and I was about to reply ‘’Reading Dua Faraj’’ .. it just gives hope to think about him.
I also like Writing on a special book dedicated to the Imam which is another method that gives me motivation, despite I’m a sinner.
Other than that, I come on ShiaChat . I enjoy browsing the ‘’General off topic’’,great laugh there.

you are writing an actual book? tell us more?

Enlightened_x, on 16 November 2011 - 09:00 PM, said:

I am still learning about it so I can not give an analyzed answer. I’ll just say that anything that is being led  or controlled by a good leader is good .  A good leader creates a good community. May Allah bless all our scholars.

thats fair enough

Enlightened_x, on 16 November 2011 - 09:00 PM, said:

Congratulations to you too
I would go to Jamkaran ..i have always dreamed to go there. The eid was on a Tuesday and Imam Mahdi is there each Tuesday nights ..they read Dua Tawasul. Also, eid al ghadeer is a great opportunity to renew our pledge as it is a day of mastership that is inherited by the imam. A shia sees that the oppressors are dominant on this day which forces him to pray for the reappearance..

personally for me, i would have loved to have been present most of all on two occasions - the wedding of imam ali to bibi paak (sa), and secondly the event of ghadeer and the 3 days which followed. the story of how and why the masjid jamkaran was built is amazing. do you know of it?

if a sunni says to you "at ghadeer the prophet said "abu bakr is the leader, prove to me from bukhari that he said ali is the leader", what proofs would you use?

Enlightened_x, on 16 November 2011 - 09:00 PM, said:

The love for the 14 infallibles is not the same ‘’love’’ that we have towards a normal human being (which is desires sometimes)
The love of the 14 is true love that can only be expressed through intellect..for Allah is not worshipped only by the intellect. Their love is a force or a motivation to do good, it is what drives one to gain closeness to the beloved.

what are we, but beings that love and hate?

how do you define "hate"?

Enlightened_x, on 16 November 2011 - 09:00 PM, said:

May Allah hasten the reappearence of the Imam and fulfill all the needs (hajjats) of those who are reading this sentence at the moment.

اللهم صـــل على محمد و آل محمد و عجل فرجهم

inshallah

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I wonder if I'll have the honour to be interviewed next .......... Hmmmmmmm..........*cough*

[Replicant]

Very nice and enlightening answers (pun intended).

Edited by Replicant, 17 November 2011 - 07:45 AM.

[-Enlightened]

Maula Dha Mallang, on 17 November 2011 - 06:24 AM, said:

question set 2 of 3



very true words. i believe that the hadith state that 50 of the 313 will be women? allahu aalim. we know that the time will be the most difficult period for shia in history, and all we will have is each other.


it seems more and more likely that society will collapse soon and anarchy will reign - just like the times of jahaliyyah - before his return. we do not know how long that will be chaos, but we know it wont be a walk in the park. it is interesting that you said nursing as one of the skills. what transferrable skills do you have, or are you looking to gain, which will benefit either yourself, your family, community or our nation in the difficulties before the rise/ during the return? things like first aid, basic electronics/ plumbing and living off the land are the sort of things im thinking of.

Bismillah Alrahaman Alraheem.
Salam Alaikom : )

There are some hadiths that mention 50 women..others that mention 13 .. not quite sure which one is the right one lol.
Even though they say that ''Islam is the most growing religion of the world'' the amount of atheists and those people who do not practice their religion  are increasing and they  still beat the amount of muslims in the world..so our duty (everyone here) is to convey the message of peace to everyone like i said in the last set of questions . The skills we're looking to gain is ''Success'' in all the fields.. and the secret of ''success'' is to work HARD. Yes, it may seem hard at the begining ,but we'll get used to it and being successful would be a piece of cake at the end. We're also all looking for discipline ..there's that amazing quote i found on the internet the other say, it said ''The price of discipline is always less than the price of regrets''. So if we think that being disciplined is hard..we're right but it's much easier than a regretful result. We also need educated muslims in all the fields, whether it's in science or in social.. Preferrably social according to Ayatollah Khomeini, it's through this program that we can spread the message of islam because that's where we study all the aspects around it (politics, religion, psychology , history...)

Maula Dha Mallang, on 17 November 2011 - 06:24 AM, said:

true. and remember he will reveal the meaning of "alef laam meem" as a proof. if for whatever reason he rises and you are not immediately summoned to him, but remain where you live, how will you serve him and his cause in the place where you live?

I will grab a pen and start doing your job (interviewing the people around the place).

everyone can find any business to serve  imam Mahdi : )

Maula Dha Mallang, on 17 November 2011 - 06:24 AM, said:

inshallah - i hope that you get the chance to do ziarah of all 13 masumeen every single year of your life.


tell us about the first time you stood on baynul haramein, did you go with a group, who were you with, what went through your mind? did you go to tilla zainabia? did you do ghusl/ wudhu in the furat?

what was it like standing in front of ameerul momineen ? did you feel his magnificence?

inshaAllah , i wish this to you too and to everyone reading this.. Be Haq Mohamedin Wa Ale Mohamed.
When i stood baynul haramein, it was on the 2nd of rajab (my hijri birthday ) ..the same day when we arrived to karbala.
I was alone because I lost both of my parents..i found them after 30 minutes . I was going to cry.
That same day, it was really crowded because Bassim Alkarbalaie was there to give his latmya show..
I do not remember exactly what i was thinking of...but I know that next time I'll go ..I'll think of the imam and will look for him everywhere ...

as for najaf, i went there , but i didn't enter inside the Haram for some reasons .. I just went around and it was huge .  . i wish i was more knowledgeable in Islam when i was 13...  

Maula Dha Mallang, on 17 November 2011 - 06:24 AM, said:

mash'Allah. it seems that the best way to teach people is to speak in their language. these days where everything is done on tv and the internet, it is a shame that there are so few TV serials/ films on this subject. this is partly why "the arrivals" was such a destructive force for many peoples faiths.


how would you direct a movie/ documentary on this subject? what would be the content/ storyline? how would it be different to others?

indeed, the best way to spread the message nowadays is through the peoples language..it is through facebook/twitter that everything , including the marvelous hadeeth get spread.

The best way to direct a movie on this subject is to avoid rhetorical devices. In the film ''the arrival'' , i have noticed their method which is to scare people in order NOT to let them reason critically ,so the viewers  can just directly believe in whatever they're told and what usually happens is that after a while, they don't believe in it anymore because they ''got over it''

Maula Dha Mallang, on 17 November 2011 - 06:24 AM, said:

role play time. how would you answer these questions from your child


- how do we know Allah is real?
- how do we know the imams are real?
- whats the point of religion?

Yay ! Role play

LittleEnlight: How do we know Allah is real?

MotherEnlight:we always need a creator for everything. Let's take this house as an example *points at a random house* , this house had a creator and it's the same thing for life.. it also had a creator.

LittleEnlight: Yea but who's the creator of the creator ?

MotherEnlight: Everything is relative according to atheists, therefore it has a beginning and an end..it is confined to space and time and it is composed of matter, but the problem is that nothing can not come from nothing by nothing, therefore it needs an absolute. The absolute is god. the difference between absolute and relative is that absolute is not confined to space and time and nor does it need to be made of matter to god because he is absolute, he is just. meaning to him ,there is no yesterday, no tomorrow, no before, no after and just a ''now''. While on relative, there is going to be birth and death. Therefore, Allah is absolute to the universe because relativity can not exist without absolute.

Little Enlight: Yea okay...but how about the Imams ?! prove me that they're real now

MotherEnlight: Allah does not test us without guides or role models, these prophets made their trace and their footsteps are in all the books (Judaisme,Christianity and Islam) . I can also bring you to egypt to show you the head of Imam Hussain that was cut on the day of Ashura by Yazeed...we'll have fun at the same time.

Little Enlight ; YAYY !!! *gets excited*  but mom, i need to know the whole point of religion before going there !!!

Mother Enlight : When the first civilization started in iraq, the humans were following the code of Hamourabi and the greeks were doing stuff that were inacceptable . The prophet was not sent at that time with the Quran in between his hands so these people were following their desires (just like we have today)  Later, religion came and brought peace to the people.. it was a solution that condemned the practice of Fetna and that obligated peace. The meaning of Islam means '' peace '' and ''submission to the lord'' , we are not only muslims, we are monotheist .

Little Enlight : what do you mean ''Monotheists''? how about the Christians ?

Mother Enlight : we all belong to one same religion , it's just that islam is the conclusion of All. the word '' Judaisme'' means ''Follower of judas'' , the word ''Christianity '' means ''the Christ's awaiter'' and the word islam means '' Submission to the only one'' . If I bring Prophet Mosa who was alive during judaisme and i ask him about his religion, he would reply ''My religion is the submission of the lord'' , because that poor man was not alive by the time this tribute decided to call themselves '' Jew ''

Maula Dha Mallang, on 17 November 2011 - 06:24 AM, said:

sounds great, be sure to share it with everyone! do you write any other blogs? are there any that you can show us?

inshaAllah I will share it I have a youtube account that is almost empty , but inshaAllah I am working on it . We need more Duas on the internet .

Maula Dha Mallang, on 17 November 2011 - 06:24 AM, said:

you are writing an actual book? tell us more?

A diary dedicated to Imam Mahdi. I don't know if I should publish it..it taught me a lot and I'm sure it would teach a lot of people ...

little secret : the Imam DOES read whatever you write...

If i would publish it, i won't write my name.. it doesn't belong to me , it belongs to the Imam. .

or maybe i can just go to jamkaran and make a whole and hide it there.

Maula Dha Mallang, on 17 November 2011 - 06:24 AM, said:

personally for me, i would have loved to have been present most of all on two occasions - the wedding of imam ali to bibi paak (sa), and secondly the event of ghadeer and the 3 days which followed. the story of how and why the masjid jamkaran was built is amazing. do you know of it?

Very nice inshaAllah You'll be present in other special occasions such as the Duhoor of the imam.

and yes the history : It all started from a shiekh that stayed near the mountains (the borders of Qom) to pray salatul Layl each night..he then slept there and one day, he had a dream of the Naib (hussain ibn rowh i believe) telling him that the Imam always visits these mountains and stays here and that it's his place so instead of moving , he had to create a Masjid by the name of ''Jamkaran''

the imam goes there each tuesday ..My cousin went there 2 years ago and she was really hungry (she's about my age)...she just stayed near the mosque and waiting for someone to bring food (she wanted rice and 3adass ,, iraqi meal )
and after a few minutes, she told me that a man came and gave her exactly what she wanted..
i told her '' was it the imam ?'' she said '' i don't know''.

Maula Dha Mallang, on 17 November 2011 - 06:24 AM, said:

if a sunni says to you "at ghadeer the prophet said "abu bakr is the leader, prove to me from bukhari that he said ali is the leader", what proofs would you use?

First, the verse 5:3 '' today i have completed your religion'' AND this hadith which is found in 36 Ahlul Sunnah sources.

Hazrāt Muhammad al Mustafā (S.A.W.W) said:
Do I not have more right over the believers than what they have over themselves?" People cried and answered: "Yes, O' Messenger of Allah." Then Prophet (SAWW) held up the hand of Ali and said: "Whoever I am his leader (Mawla), Ali is his leader (Mawla). O' Allah, love those who love him, and be hostile to those who are hostile to him."


Some of the Ahle Sunnah references:

(1) Sahih Tirmidhi, v2, p298, v5, p63
(2) Sunan Ibn Maja, v1, pp 12,43
(3) Khasa'is, by al-Nisa'i, pp 4,21
(4) al-Mustadrak, by al-Hakim, v2, p129, v3, pp 109-110,116,371
(5) Musnad Ahmad Ibn Hanbal, v1, pp 84,118,119,152,330, v4, pp 281,368,370,
372,378, v5, pp 35,347,358,361,366,419 (from 40 chains of narrators)
(6) Fada'il al-Sahaba, by Ahmad Hanbal, v2, pp 563,572
(7) Majma' al-Zawa'id, by al-Haythami, v9, p103 (from several transmitters)
(8) Tafsir al-Kabir, by Fakhr al-Razi, v12, pp 49-50
(9) Tafsir al-Durr al-Manthur, by al-Hafiz Jalaluddin al-Suyuti, v3, p19
(10) Tarikh al-Khulafa, by al-Suyuti, pp 169,173
(11) al-Bidayah wal-Nihayah, by Ibn Kathir, v3, p213, v5, p208
(12) Usdul Ghabah, by Ibn Athir, v4, p114
(13) Mushkil al-Athar, by al-Tahawi, v2, pp 307-308
(14) Habib al-Siyar, by Mir Khand, v1, part 3, p144
(15) Sawaiq al-Muhriqah, by Ibn Hajar al-Haythami, p26
(16) al-Isabah, by Ibn Hajar al-Asqalani, v2, p509; v1, part1, p319,
v2, part1, p57, v3, part1, p29, v4, part 1, pp 14,16,143
(17) Tabarani, who narrated from companions such as Ibn Umar, Malik Ibn
al-Hawirath, Habashi Ibn Junadah, Jari, Sa'd Ibn Abi Waqqas,
Anas Ibn Malik, Ibn Abbas, Amarah,Buraydah,...
(18) Tarikh, by al-Khatib Baghdadi, v8, p290
(19) Hilyatul Awliya', by al-Hafiz Abu Nu'aym, v4, p23, v5, pp26-27
(20) al-Istiab, by Ibn Abd al-Barr, Chapter of word "ayn" (Ali), v2, p462
(21) Kanzul Ummal, by al-Muttaqi al-Hindi, v6, pp 154,397
(22) al-Mirqat, v5, p568
(23) al-Riyad al-Nadirah, by al-Muhib al-Tabari, v2, p172
(24) Dhaka'ir al-Uqba, by al-Muhib al-Tabari, p68
(25) Faydh al-Qadir, by al-Manawi, v6, p217
(26) Yanabi' al-Mawaddah, by al-Qudoozi al-Hanafi, p297

Maula Dha Mallang, on 17 November 2011 - 06:24 AM, said:

what are we, but beings that love and hate?

how do you define "hate"?

We love what is good and hate what is evil . It's wajib to love and hate for the sake of Allah . (amr Bel Maroof + Nahi Al munkar ) 7th and 8th pillair in Islam.

We love ahlulbayt because we hate their oppressors (yazeed).

Also, if we notice ziyarat ashura which a hadeeth Qudsi, we start by cursing the oppressors(hate)  before sending the salams (love) to the infallibles, which proves that hating before loving is more important .
I can also compare it to faith ! If we want to have a proper and pure faith, we have to start  from abandoning  sins..therefore we have to hate before we can reach the stage of Love of Allah.



It is probably the longest and the most informal post I wrote since i registered on  SC lol
It's the eve of Friday , I'll recite dua komail..is there anyone who is in need of dua ?


May Allah accept all our Amaals and Dua

Replicant, on 17 November 2011 - 07:44 AM, said:

Very nice and enlightening answers (pun intended).

jazakAllah Khair. Yours were more enlightened

[Replicant]

Great answers once again.

Enlightened_x, on 17 November 2011 - 08:04 PM, said:

It's the eve of Friday , I'll recite dua komail..is there anyone who is in need of dua ?


May Allah accept all our Amaals and Dua

Since you're kindly offering, I have an interview next week at a university for a one year course that will make me qualified to be a teacher.
Pray I succeed in that interview, if it's good for me.
Thanks

[-Enlightened]

Replicant, on 17 November 2011 - 08:15 PM, said:

Great answers once again.


Since you're kindly offering, I have an interview next week at a university for a one year course that will make me qualified to be a teacher.
Pray I succeed in that interview, if it's good for me.
Thanks

we need leaders..we need teachers... inshaAllah your wish will kindly be answered since it's an act that is for the sake of Allah.

I just made dua for you..eve of juma's are the best moment to make dua

[SD2]

Enlightened_x, on 17 November 2011 - 08:04 PM, said:

It is probably the longest and the most informal post I wrote since i registered on  SC lol
It's the eve of Friday , I'll recite dua komail..is there anyone who is in need of dua ?

Please make a small dua for all of the people who follow the Ja'fari school of thought, such as "insha'Allah all our duas are accepted if they are good for us, and replaced with something better if they aren't good for us"

JazakAllah Khair

[doobybrother]

Terrific answers sister.....Mashallah

[baradar_jackson]

Mashallah, great answers. Especially the things you would say to little Enlight.

I suggest that you don't publish that Imam Mahdi diary. Keep it between yourself and the Imam; it's more spiritual that way.
Think of it this way: if it gets published, that means degenerates like haidar_al_karrar and baradar_jackson would get to read it.
Leave it at Jamkaran.

And I have a dua request! Pray for a swift marriage, and for stronger faith! Thanks sis.

Edited by baradar_jackson, 18 November 2011 - 02:31 AM.

[DPRK_Guy]

baradar_jackson, on 18 November 2011 - 02:02 AM, said:

Mashallah, great answers. Especially the things you would say to little Enlight.

I suggest that you don't publish that Imam Mahdi diary. Keep it between yourself and the Imam; it's more spiritual that way.
Think of it this way: if it gets published, that means degenerates like haidar_al_karrar and baradar_jackson would get to read it.
Leave it at Jamkaran.

And I have a dua request! Pray for a swift marriage, and for better faith! Thanks sis.

Correction: brother jackson is not degenerated

[-Enlightened]

SD2, on 17 November 2011 - 09:26 PM, said:

Please make a small dua for all of the people who follow the Ja'fari school of thought, such as "insha'Allah all our duas are accepted if they are good for us, and replaced with something better if they aren't good for us"

JazakAllah Khair

inshaAllah ,this request is in Dua Komail =]

doobybrother, on 18 November 2011 - 01:07 AM, said:

Terrific answers sister.....Mashallah

really? llol   thanks

I'm looking forward to read yours , they will be better

baradar_jackson, on 18 November 2011 - 02:02 AM, said:

Mashallah, great answers. Especially the things you would say to little Enlight.

I suggest that you don't publish that Imam Mahdi diary. Keep it between yourself and the Imam; it's more spiritual that way.
Think of it this way: if it gets published, that means degenerates like haidar_al_karrar and baradar_jackson would get to read it.
Leave it at Jamkaran.

And I have a dua request! Pray for a swift marriage, and for stronger faith! Thanks sis.

lol i have thought of keeping it like this too.

ShiaChat without Haidar Al karrar and baradar Jackson would be nothing !! and people wouldn't have political opinions on WF without hearing your dialogue .

As for the dua, i will do it now .. during Dua Nudba

[baradar_jackson]

Enlightened_x, on 18 November 2011 - 10:24 AM, said:

ShiaChat without Haidar Al karrar and baradar Jackson would be nothing !! and people wouldn't have political opinions on WF without hearing your dialogue .

آخه اسم منو کنار اون مرتکه ی بی ناموس میذاری خواهر جون؟؟؟

بهم بر خورد

دوره آخر سؤالات را باید خوب جواب بدی تا این کارت را جبران کنی!!! میگم باید خوب جواب بدی یعنی باید از این حالت تقیه در بیایی و صراحتاً اعلام کنی که ذوب در ولایت هستی (که میدونم هستی)! انقدر تعارف نداشته باش

یا حق

[S.hassan]

baradar_jackson, on 18 November 2011 - 02:02 AM, said:

Mashallah, great answers. Especially the things you would say to little Enlight.

I suggest that you don't publish that Imam Mahdi diary. Keep it between yourself and the Imam; it's more spiritual that way.
Think of it this way: if it gets published, that means degenerates like haidar_al_karrar and baradar_jackson would get to read it.
Leave it at Jamkaran.

And I have a dua request! Pray for a swift marriage, and for stronger faith! Thanks sis.

If I get what I want in the end then I won't consider myself a degenerate. On the other hand, if I fail to do so I will....

[SD2]

baradar_jackson, on 19 November 2011 - 12:26 AM, said:

آخه اسم منو کنار اون مرتکه ی بی ناموس میذاری خواهر جون؟؟؟

بهم بر خورد

دوره آخر سؤالات را باید خوب جواب بدی تا این کارت را جبران کنی!!! میگم باید خوب جواب بدی یعنی باید از این حالت تقیه در بیایی و صراحتاً اعلام کنی که ذوب در ولایت هستی (که میدونم هستی)! انقدر تعارف نداشته باش

یا حق

Woooooooooooot alhamdulillah My farsi reading is a bit better than I expected, I managed to read nearly all of what you said and it wasn't even that hard

[Maula Dha Mallang]

Question Set 3 of 3

apologies for the delay, i have been busy woth work, one of my neighbours passed away (may Allah/Jah Rasta look after his soul now) and the build up to muharram so havent been online at all.

lets get straight into this last set of questions

Enlightened_x, on 17 November 2011 - 08:04 PM, said:

Bismillah Alrahaman Alraheem.
Salam Alaikom : )

There are some hadiths that mention 50 women..others that mention 13 .. not quite sure which one is the right one lol.
Even though they say that ''Islam is the most growing religion of the world'' the amount of atheists and those people who do not practice their religion  are increasing and they  still beat the amount of muslims in the world..so our duty (everyone here) is to convey the message of peace to everyone like i said in the last set of questions . The skills we're looking to gain is ''Success'' in all the fields.. and the secret of ''success'' is to work HARD. Yes, it may seem hard at the begining ,but we'll get used to it and being successful would be a piece of cake at the end. We're also all looking for discipline ..there's that amazing quote i found on the internet the other say, it said ''The price of discipline is always less than the price of regrets''. So if we think that being disciplined is hard..we're right but it's much easier than a regretful result. We also need educated muslims in all the fields, whether it's in science or in social.. Preferrably social according to Ayatollah Khomeini, it's through this program that we can spread the message of islam because that's where we study all the aspects around it (politics, religion, psychology , history...)

very interesting (and logical) philosophy mash'Allah. so you are saying that it doesnt matter generally what we do, so long as we work hard individually and collectively as a shia nation, to put ourselves into the positions of influence in our various fields, so when the time comes we can benefit society by being worth more than our component individuals?

there was a time when islam was at the forefront of this - socially, scientifically, medically and militarily. the islamic empire. im terms of society was a shining light when compared with the rest of the world which was struggling through the "dark ages". why do you think the islamic world got so badly left behind, and why have we reached the point in our lives where if someone asks "what have modern muslims done for humanity", we answer "we had the muslim empire hundreds of years ago"?

Enlightened_x, on 17 November 2011 - 08:04 PM, said:

I will grab a pen and start doing your job (interviewing the people around the place).

everyone can find any business to serve  imam Mahdi : )

even if you bring a single soul to the path of the awaited imam (atf), this will be a great reward for you on the day of reckoning. how would you convince someone (such as a jew, christian, hindu etc) who believe in an awaited messiah, and who have similar prophecies, signs, books etc, that *our* messiah is the *right* messiah and theirs is not? for example if a jehovas witness says "jesus is the messiah, there is no other messiah but him"?

Enlightened_x, on 17 November 2011 - 08:04 PM, said:

inshaAllah , i wish this to you too and to everyone reading this.. Be Haq Mohamedin Wa Ale Mohamed.

ive been saying for a while that shiachat should organise their own qafila there is a wide enough range of skills and experiences to make it work, and the profit could go into funding the site. wouldnt it be great if all the shiachat members were stood on the soil of karbala together at the same time? each doing their own aza?

Enlightened_x, on 17 November 2011 - 08:04 PM, said:

When i stood baynul haramein, it was on the 2nd of rajab (my hijri birthday ) ..the same day when we arrived to karbala.
I was alone because I lost both of my parents..i found them after 30 minutes . I was going to cry.
That same day, it was really crowded because Bassim Alkarbalaie was there to give his latmya show..
I do not remember exactly what i was thinking of...but I know that next time I'll go ..I'll think of the imam and will look for him everywhere ...

as for najaf, i went there , but i didn't enter inside the Haram for some reasons .. I just went around and it was huge .  . i wish i was more knowledgeable in Islam when i was 13...  

ahhhh sounds scary for a kid to go through that. how/ do you think that the ziarat benefitted you in your day to day life?

Enlightened_x, on 17 November 2011 - 08:04 PM, said:

indeed, the best way to spread the message nowadays is through the peoples language..it is through facebook/twitter that everything , including the marvelous hadeeth get spread.

The best way to direct a movie on this subject is to avoid rhetorical devices. In the film ''the arrival'' , i have noticed their method which is to scare people in order NOT to let them reason critically ,so the viewers  can just directly believe in whatever they're told and what usually happens is that after a while, they don't believe in it anymore because they ''got over it''

yes. unfortunately many muslims fall into the trap of blaming others for their own failures. hardly any shia i know questions the arrivals. as soon as you mention "illuminati", "freemasons" or "one eye" everyone becomes as gullible as a sunni being told that umar was a great warrior. and just look at the damage the arrivals is doing with that maloon ahmad al hassan (may he die on the toilet).

if you could lead a community group of, say, 20 people from your community, how would you spread the word of the awaited imam, without being a nuisance like the mormons etc?

Enlightened_x, on 17 November 2011 - 08:04 PM, said:

Yay ! Role play

lol...i think this was one of my favourite parts of all the interviews ive done so far, mashallah. here are some more role play questions.

- ummi, what is the point of heaven and hell, if Allah doesnt care which we go to, and does not need our prayers?

- will non shia enter heaven?

- why is the awaited imam (atf) in ghayba?

Enlightened_x, on 17 November 2011 - 08:04 PM, said:

inshaAllah I will share it I have a youtube account that is almost empty , but inshaAllah I am working on it . We need more Duas on the internet .

mashallah - excellent. can i make a suggestion that you create a twitter account. and update it every hour/ few hours about the duas, for example if you upload a dua for memory, do a tweet every hour or two saying "prayer for increasing memory <youtube link>" in different ways? this way your videos will sky rocket to the top of the google and youtube rankings. shia havent got any clue how powerful twitter is, nor how easy, and (yet again) we are being absolutely swamped by the non shia in this medium.

Enlightened_x, on 17 November 2011 - 08:04 PM, said:

A diary dedicated to Imam Mahdi. I don't know if I should publish it..it taught me a lot and I'm sure it would teach a lot of people ...

little secret : the Imam DOES read whatever you write...

lol sis, you are talking to a mallang, i believe the imam is haazir aur naazir. it is only a fool who believes he is not presented with a list of our actions every day.

Enlightened_x, on 17 November 2011 - 08:04 PM, said:

If i would publish it, i won't write my name.. it doesn't belong to me , it belongs to the Imam. .

how about a psuedonym? which would you choose? something like kaneez hujja etc?

Enlightened_x, on 17 November 2011 - 08:04 PM, said:

or maybe i can just go to jamkaran and make a whole and hide it there.

insha'Allah. whatever you do, i know it will be the right choice. only you can make that judgement.

Enlightened_x, on 17 November 2011 - 08:04 PM, said:

We love what is good and hate what is evil . It's wajib to love and hate for the sake of Allah . (amr Bel Maroof + Nahi Al munkar ) 7th and 8th pillair in Islam.

We love ahlulbayt because we hate their oppressors (yazeed).

Also, if we notice ziyarat ashura which a hadeeth Qudsi, we start by cursing the oppressors(hate)  before sending the salams (love) to the infallibles, which proves that hating before loving is more important .
I can also compare it to faith ! If we want to have a proper and pure faith, we have to start  from abandoning  sins..therefore we have to hate before we can reach the stage of Love of Allah.

what of those shia who refuse to curse, because they see it as bad manners? when is it good manners to curse, and when according to you is good? what advice would you give someone who wanted to curse, but wasnt sure how/ where/ when?

Enlightened_x, on 17 November 2011 - 08:04 PM, said:

It is probably the longest and the most informal post I wrote since i registered on  SC lol
It's the eve of Friday , I'll recite dua komail..is there anyone who is in need of dua ?


May Allah accept all our Amaals and Dua

i am glad you did take so much time and effort, i appreciate it. similar to brother mufeed and other members contributions so far, you have now provided a wealth of information for curious members and guests, many of whom will never speak to you, to learn about the awaited imam and other shia beliefs. thank you, i knew you were the perfect choice to talk on this topic, you have been brilliant so far mash'Allah