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The past few days I was thinking to my self, what if it's Imam Hussein ((عليه السلام).) that's mentioned in Isaiah 53? Subhan Allah I'm not the only one to come to that conclusion, jazakallahu khair.

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No problem akhi... my stance is take knowledge freely from any speaker, scholar etc. but don't trust anyone... be paranoid... act as if everyone's on the CIA's payroll... view everyone as a potential hustler or betrayer.. learn to verify and scrutinize everything... learn to engage... question aggressively... double-check all data and information to the best of your ability... be extremely zealous about being thorough... exhaust yourself with regard to thoroughness... smile and be a wellwisher to all... give the benefit of doubt to all (especially to those who you feel deserve it)... don't accuse anyone of anything unless you're 200% sure... don't become mesmerized and emotionally attached to Islamic rockstar personalities... you must learn to live and coexist in two universes simultaneously: 1.) the universe governed by Islamic idealism and lofty Islamic optimism... and 2.) the pragmatic universe (i.e. universe of hideous, cutthroat realism)... you can learn a lot from Shaykh Hamza Yusuf... I've watched and listened to hundreds of his videos, video clips and audio lectures... the uncompromising nature of our religious tradition (i.e. Shi'ism) makes it harder for Twelvers and Zaydis to punk out... selling out and abandoning commitment comes second nature to our Sunni brethren because a large part of their religious framework is built on this premise... when din clashes head to head with dunya, din is naturally supposed to buckle, cave in and compromise... their worldview is materialism, pragmatism, or "reality" over spiritualism, idealism, achievable utopianism etc... our position and approach is the opposite of this... therefore modify your thinking accordingly and act accordingly... the Sunni phenomenon of bankrolling state-sponsored scholars for dollars by the Umayyads... the emphasizing of land annexation and acquisition, spoils of war, expanding boundaries etc. by the Sunnis... Shaykh Hamza was heckled at an Islamic conference in Toronto awhile back... he dubbed Palestinians who attempt to resist Zionist apartheid occupation as "crazy"... he placed the blame of Palestinian suffering on the shoulders of the Palestinians themselves... he and his teacher (i.e. Shaykh Abdallah bin Bayyah) support the Abraham Accords and the demonic UAE government... UAE is helping to bolster the rise of Neo-Nazism and Islamophobic sentiment in Europe... he talked negatively about the Arab Spring Uprisings in 2011 and said the MENA masses should obey their authoritarian rulers (Madkhali talking point)... Zaid Shakir had to run to his defense on more than one occasion... he (i.e. Hamza Yusuf) made some thoughtless racist (or borderline racist) comments during the height of Black Lives Matter movement activism following the slayings of Trayvon Martin, Michael Brown, Eric Garner, George Floyd etc. by police... Zaytuna Institute tends to sympathize with Middle America and the white conservative middle-class... Muslim Brotherhood-affiliated activists and organizations (e.g. Council on American-Islamic Relations, Islamic Society of North America) are more inclined and sympathetic towards left-leaning causes and the plight of the oppressed and minorities in America

Thank you for explaining this to me. It is interesting to reflect upon. I moved to Santa Clara, CA with my family in the late 80s/early 90s - when Sh. Hamza Yusef was the imam of the MCA mosque in Santa Clara. His father was a professor of literature at San Francisco State University and he is well versed in things such as the etymology of words, and famous Western works of literature. To this end he is captivating to listen to at times. However, over the years I did find it odd that he never takes a political position - and frequently when someone raises a social concern within the Qaddiriya circle he is a part of they are reminded to focus on themselves and their own purification instead, shamed for talking of politics

I'm not Latina, but I was raised Catholic and my family also rejected me after conversion. It has been over 20 years and gradually they have started coming around. Do not lose hope. I hope someone here is fluent in your own language. I never learned to speak Spanish, but I can understand a little.

Salam Alaykum I have an excel spreadsheet I use to track and annotate what I do invest and make to try to simplify the process , I understand one pays 20% on those things and I do try my best to do so, in the easiest way I know how to in a way that makes sense, so a 401k for example one puts a monthly amount in he elects to be eft out of his paycheck lets say $100 , and I'm responsible for paying $20 for khums over months and years the value of the 401k may go down or slightly up but its not liquid or money you have access to until you sell it and it belongs to what your company invested in until you sell it , if you do so before an age the government has set then its heavily taxed as a form of a penalty. the khums on it is just as much as what you get but that's money one doesn't have ability to spend. another example is money for healthcare such as FSA or HSA that's an amount taken out of ones paycheck and its only allowed to be used for health related things for you, not like one can cash it and pay chums from it, does that mean he has to pay out of his pocket which sounds simple enough but in times where the economy and employment are very difficult its asking a person to put themselves in a harder financial situation when a community isn't there to assist them when they need it. ifff there's a good way to calculate and track these things why can't I find someone to assist in it, an accountant isn't going to really know the sharia aspects , and a sheikh won't understand the tax and financial complexities, they may teach this in seminaries for all I know but like I mentioned I have gone to several sheikhs and they are either dismissive or won't do it unless its them that get to handle the khums (and receive the 1/3) and they never know how to go about all the types of investments bc its complicated. I know their not supposed to use the money themselves but its more likely that a sheikh has his center or org that is "approved" to receive it and the success of that center indirectly benefits his image and how he is compensated, being a sheikh isn't exactly a heavily regulated industry and there's a lot of discretion

Salam “Masjid Fatimah” is the perfect example of this. I wish I mean what the scholars mean by these type types of terms. it is a masjid that is now in Brooklyn (they had to hide in Manhattan to my father-in-law died. He saw his associates, stopped them from participating in Imam Hussayn day every year) that promotes men and women praying side-by-side LBGTQIA+ feminism, etc. they have a man that considers himself a woman and dresses like a woman as their resident scholar who leads the prayers Wallahu Alam

Salam The brother gave an example about McDonald’s. It’s a good example. However, when many may not know is whether they support Israel or not, it’s religiously impermissible to work there according to the understanding of the vast majority of the scholars because they sell pork on the premises Anywhere that sells pork and alcohol is not allowed in. The money is completely unlawful. Scholars are different views of non-Islamic slaughtered meat when you’re selling it to non-Muslims in what selling means men don’t consider checking out in scanning selling in this case but that doesn’t apply for alcohol or pork Lottery another issue of debate Working somewhere, you sell singing music maker produce music or musical instruments is completely forbidden by most of the classic scholars in a good majority of the living scholars According to our legal school in narration, for example, even working somewhere that prevents you from making the prayers on time isn’t a allowed Money is one of the most important things when it comes to having to be clean because if you earn religiously in permissible money, you pay rent mortgage whatever the place of prayer you pray in your house because it’s paid with incorrect money. Your prayers are invalid the food you buy becomes in pure the food you feed your family becomes in pure and their food in prayers become questionable. Is why we have not succeeded in the way we wanted in North America because you cannot build communities from an impure foundation The people start taking these matters seriously, and may the Muslims actually start practicing Islam as the Quran, the narrations of the scholars presented, and not according to their own desires, especially as we present and approach the month of purification the month that burns away sin when they taste the actual sweetness of faith instead of the divine table

Salam The boycot is for sure actually able to boycot. For example, everything is supporting the Zionist of their tax dollars however, store a is supporting Zionist to their tax hours, but not openly praising or working with them versus store B then you have to go to store a Another example, you don’t have to drink soda Coca-Cola, supports designs don’t drink Coca-Cola Banks support designers through taxing and loans you cannot escape banks they’re all involved that’s a different issue You have to avoid companies that support designs, and follow the boy cat rules as much as are practically possible this is like people trying to say it’s necessary to work places that have forbidden things cause they can’t work anywhere else. This is not allowed. If a store is multiple parts in one of themselves alcohol, you can’t work in that store even if you’re not directly involved because part of the money in the profits come from alcohol I’ve heard people here actually say if you have forbidden businesses all you have to do is pay khums at the end of the year. May there be sun into the Earth Islamic rules need to be understood and followed in the light of what they actually mean

Salam The 1/3 that the representatives are allowed to spend is not supposed to be on themselves. That is their discretion for their community. They are paid a separate salary. The massive amount of corruption in North America is a different thing. People are not supposed to be taking the money. They collect in buying themselves houses because it is necessary for their social station and other weird excuses they come up with. They are supposed to keep a list the infallible’s used to tell people what they had what they owed and why and would show what it was spent on, and we have narration of that affect Now I’m gonna be general and vague because of the rules on the site and the rules of I would just say that I don’t approve of or trust any organization to collect funds in all of North America They’re individual representatives for different scholars that I find OK but the large organizations of which they’re about 1000 no I cannot endorse or trust a single one There are a certain rules and regulations that aren’t being followed Does that mean you don’t pay of course not for Sahm Imam one would simply need to either find an organization or another country that is following the rules and trustworthy or pay to worthwhile organizations themselves directly Numerous people, regardless of what said here in the states that asked the scouts we don’t trust we love you but we don’t trust your representatives we don’t feel the money is being spent right etc. there were surprised when they get the answer it “Imam Mahdi said khums is halal for my Shia until I return” another similar narrations, giving them permission to spend themselves It is an obligation however you’re fulfilling it wallahu Alam

Salam and the third level of the seminary and Islamic legal classes there are two discussions on the 4K and all their such fun issues You have two options you can pay every year 20% of what you put in that year. You can break it down to monthly payments in a separate account that’s sent out at the end of the year if that’s easier. The other option is you can pay 20% on the total amount once you withdraw the funds and they become accessible rather than paying on the money before you put it in As for houses, you pay 20% when you buy a house Can you pay 20% on the increase anytime the value increases in this goes for rental houses and second property as well You pay 20% on any mutual fund stocks bonds other such things you get you pay 20% on the increase If you put $1 million in the bank, you pay 200,000 initially and if it goes up 10,000 the next year you pay 2000 it doesn’t destroy all the money. I know you didn’t ask that but some people think that it confuses people. The date of your khums year you pay everything based on what assets you have and what you haven’t used like you 100 shirts and you know you only wore 40 you would pay on 60 that could be the price or physical shirts, the unused gas in your car for that day the opened and unused or access food beyond what is normal and for all of this, you can just estimate the price if it’s all stuff you would normally use it it’s not an excessive food then it doesn’t matter most of the skylight so you don’t have to pay an open things just unopened things The other kind is if you get suddenly more money than you can spend in a year or you had money that was sitting in a font for a year you pay immediately regardless of whether you did that For example, memo and son day is June 1. I had a settlement with the credit card company. We’re paying them so much money for 18 months. There was some leftover money we got the money back. We immediately paid on that when it was released because the money had sat for more than a year.

Is Hyundai on boycott list. Can Anyone please confirm this if boycott includes their cars ?

Para cualesquiera latinos aquí: ¿Debería abandonar la idea que debería intentar encajar con la cultura latina, ya que la cultura simplemente aparecen odiar el Islam y sus convertidos? Posiblemente es sólo mi situación, pero parece que la gente en mi vida nunca me aceptará como musulman. Soy latino de Estados Unidos y siento que no será posible nunca reconciliar la cultura, la que está tan entretejida con el catolicismo. Siento que después de mi conversión, no soy más un latino real nunca en sus ojos. A veces empiezo a sentirme muy solitario y confinado debido a esto, porque no tengo ninguna comunidad cerca de mí de musulmanes chías. ¿Alguien empatiza? (By the way, I also speak English if anyone cannot respond in Spanish)

That's a part of it The term "American Islam" was coined by Sayyid Qutb during the 1950's... "British Shi'ism", "American Islam", " European Islam" etc. are inauthentic versions or expressions of Islam used to fool Muslims in the diaspora... they are the concoctions of Western think-tanks (e.g. RAND Corporation) that echo White House policies... Reform Judaism, (a.k.a. Liberal Judaism or Progressive Judaism) offers a rendition of Judaism that must "keep pace with the times" and "stay current" and "remain revelevant" with modernity... they want to do the same with Islam and offer a watered-down, declawed and castrated version of the religion... one that emphasizes national identity, race, ethnicity etc. over scripture or divine revelation... "American Islam" is the Islam of empire, the Islam of Wall Street, the Islam of Halliburton, the Islam of the Uncle Tom, the Islam of white colonialism, the Islam of Western imperialism... the goal is to reduce Islam to a collection of empty cultural practices... make it compatible with LGBT lifestyle choices... make it consistent with individualism and secularism... hijack and create a specific flavor of the religion that's subservient to American or European values... disconnect Muslims living in the West from the struggles of their brothers and sisters residing in the Global South... 90 - 97% of the mosques in North America, Canada, Europe, Australia, New Zealand etc. adhere to one form or another of American Islam or "Euro-Islam"... Hamza Yusuf, Omar Suleiman, Jonathan Brown, Linda Sarsour, The Squad, Yasir Qadhi, all operate within the confines of the establishment... American Islam (i.e. Gatekeeper Islam) encourages full assimilation and promotes integration within the systems of disbelief (i.e. kufr)... voting and participating in the political structure is highly encouraged... Imam Khomeini called American Islam, "the Islam of hypocrisy", "the Islam of the comfortable", "the Islam of capitalist rule over the oppressed and barefooted."

Not everyone is sleeping... our Iranian brothers and sisters are aware... Iranians burn effigy of Ba'al in light of new Epstein findings - approximately 8 minutes - Wally Rashid - Streamed 3 hours ago

I think what they mean by American Sunnism is Wahhabism/

I watched both videos.. thank you. They answered my original question. However, I am left with a new question.. What did the speaker mean by American Sunnism and British Shiaism being a source of problems? I looked online and noticed Ayatollah Khamenei made a comment covered by the press about how American Sunnism and British Shiaism are two sides of the same scissors. But the press coverage didn't expand on what American Sunnism is? Please explain.

Salam alaykum, This may be bit of a long post mixed with rants, experiences, thoughts, and questions. a bit about myself : I am born and raised in America , come from a religious seyed fam that fled oppression in the 90s, I have always seen myself as religious and focused on school , education and my professional career as a person with the challenges of a Shia muslim, an American, and someone with medical needs. despite all of that alhemdillah I pray , fast , pay khums and zakat and even did hajj in 2024. Now the reason for this post, I have only been employed in a professional job about 3 years (and laid off recently), and ofc the average American knows how complicated finances and expenses can be to begin with; 401k, Roth 401k, Roth IRA, IRA , HSA , FSA , 403 b, pensions trusts savings , checking , inheritance and associated tax income tax , sales tax , property tax , mortgages, tax brokerage accounts, credit cards health insurance car insurance and this isn't even all of it, in America life isn't as simple as what I've seen in eurpoe or other parts of the world where even if you are taxed you get some sort of assistance, and the whole point of said taxes are to build a safety net for those who contribute, in America playing the tax code LEGALLY is encouraged and crucial at times. when it comes to Khums there isn't a way to understand how to go about paying on all these complicated assets, if one does not contribute to retirement accounts they will be so far behind and even have financial trouble in later years , I see so many lectures in America and elsewhere emphasize the importance of khums and I understand that and agree with it as well. but at the same time I as a working class American barley understand the complicated finances, and need an accountant to help with my taxes, but with islam and khums which is even more complicated and the best roll find is a generic calculator we need to calculate what 20% of our surplus is. there was a time 1-2 years ago I went to a well known organization that represents my marja in the US for help with this, I opened up my accounts and showed him, I told him I pay and paid my khums but in regards to my 401k idk how to go about this all he could tell me is "if its within your control "Beedeck (in your hands in arabic)" then you must pay khums on it", which didn't answer our help at all and he just disregarded me and when I said I think I have paid all my khums dues he became angry and said I wasted his time and he had to open the center just for me (mind you I drove 4 hours to his city and the center was open bc there were kids there and he just had to be in his office)... after this I do more reading and research and go to their site and find out they receive 1/3 of sehm il imam and I hate to think this but feel like he didn't accept to meet with me because he's a sheikh and I need to pay my dues but rather bc it would have been money in his pocket or bc of him ... it really made me bitter and I felt guilty. I know the 1/3 of sehm il imam is there to keep our scholars and masjid improving and funded (with approval ofc). after lots of reading I come across we need to pay khums on what we invest into an account , and in regards to 401k it would be 1/5 of what you contribute into it and growth and employer match isn't due until you pull it out and you come to your khums date and I found that al-ayn is accepted by my marja and I don't have to interact with a sheikh that would have a personal gain out of it. but this as far as I see it is just a bandaid to the issues I had... when I am 60-70 and want to pull money out how would I go about knowing how much I owe minus the amount I have paid already 5,10,15,20, 30 years prior ??? I don't doubt or question the knowledge of our scholars , but I've seen churches take advantage of donations, sunnis , and even Shia seyeds and sheikhs , they are people and each group has theft ... with all those types of accounts I mentioned and more , would our maraca in the middle east know the nuance of it ? heck even scholars and clerics in the west earn money differently and I don't imagine would have a deep understanding on how complicated the finances can be. I'm involved in my center , I donate and I've seen first hand how money influences speakers that come ... it's their occupation but what's the line ??? I've reached out to several sheikhs online, met with them physically , dms , texts, what'sapp , those in America and even from the Middle East, and not one had enough knowledge to help with this and just give generic guidance. finances are where personal and private , not even my family know, but to make my money halal I openly show and am an open book with them and still no help. like I mentioned, I was recently laid off and I have bills, family , medical , and other expenses , without medical insurance just my medicine is thousands a month, I have a bit of savings and my chums date is soon, I am applying for jobs and work but the job market is horrendous at this moment ... ofc I will pay my khums but in my situation every dollar I have counts , do I have to deplete my savings , checking account, 401k , etc before I can say I'm in financial need ? I understand the need and obligation of khums, but its a system I put into so much and as a seyed there's sehm il saada that from a religious standpoint is there for me, but practically if I need the organizations I have given my khums to won't give me when I'm in need. shia I know don't pay khums for these reasons or less, there is no transparency or accessibility with this, we just have to trust a sit a marja mentions or their representative and that's the extent of it. I'm willing to pay people to answer these questions and guide me , I don't own a home and the cost of living is just going up, and life just gets harder. money today is not the same as it was 1400-1700 years ago and we all treat it as giving khums is as easy as as counting gold coins. please give me some advice , feedback , guidance ... and please don't look at my post as a reason to not pay khums , my frustration is with the lack of support not the religious obligation.

InShaAllah nobody gets injured or killed on 22 Bahman. Islamic Revolution anniv. rallies in 1,400 cities, will draw 7,700 media personnel Edit: Right now the link shows an old photo of people rallying at the iconic Azadi Square from last year. InShaAllah new images will become available.

Salam. The month of Shaban started on different days in the US and Canada, depending on the sighting of the crescent moon. If you are in the region that Shaban 1 started on Tuesday, January 20, then it is safe to say that Tuesday, February 17 is Shaban 29. Look for the crescent moon that night. If the crescent moon is sighted in your area, then Wednesday, February 18 would be the first day of the Holy Month of Ramadan.

I think we need a facepalm emoji for some of these 'jokes'

Chapter 91, Ash-Shams (The Sun) All verses. “By sun and his light, by the moon when it follows (the sun), by the day when it reveals his radiance, by the night when it enshrouds it….” (entire chapter) Sulayman Al-Dailami said, I asked Imam Sadiq (عليه السلام) about the verse, “By the sun and his light” Imam (عليه السلام) replied, “The sun” is the Messenger of Allah (sawa) who illuminated the religion for the people. I asked (about the verse), “By the moon when it follows (the sun)” Imam (عليه السلام) replied, (“The moon”) is the Commander of the Believers (عليه السلام) who followed the Messenger of Allah (sawa). I asked (about the verse), “By the day when it reveals his radiance”. Imam (عليه السلام) replied, (“The day”) is an Imam from the children of Fatemah (sa) who are the progeny of the Messenger of Allah (sawa) who will replace the darkness of oppression and inequity with light. Allah mentions him by saying, “By the day when it reveals his radiance”, referring to the Qaem (عليه السلام). I asked (about the verse), “By the night when it enshrouds it”. Imam (عليه السلام) replied, (This verse) refers to the leaders of injustice who governed tyrannically the affairs against the family of the Messenger of Allah (sawa) and assumed the positions that belonged to the family of the Messenger of Allah (عليه السلام). They enshrouded the religion of Allah with oppression and inequity. Therefore, Allah mentions their acts by saying, “By the night when it enshrouds it.” (Taweel Al Ayat Al Zahirah verse 778) Imam Sadiq (عليه السلام) said, “By the sun and his light” – “The sun” is the Commander of the Believers (عليه السلام). “His light” is the rising of the Qaem (عليه السلام), for Allah says, “The people (will) assemble in the broad daylight”(Chapter 20 verse 59). “By the moon when it follows (the sun)” refers to Hasan (عليه السلام) and Husain (عليه السلام). “By the day when it reveals his radiance” refers to the rising of the Qaem (عليه السلام). “By the night when it enshrouds it” refers to Habtar and his government who are “enshrouded” from Haqq. “By the heaven and that (power) which built it” refers to Mohammed (sawa) the one through whose knowledge the creation was elevated. “By the earth and that (power) which spread it out”. “The earth” refers to the 5hia. “By the soul and that (power) which perfected it” refers to the believer who is on the right (path), who has protected his faith. “And inspired it what is evil and what is good” means (the believer) can differentiate between Haqq and falsehood. “Verily he succeeds who purifies it and verily he fails who corrupts it”. This means that the soul that Allah has purified will succeed and the soul that is corrupted will fail. “The Thamud belied (the truth) in their rebellious transgression”. Thamud is a group from (among the) Shia, for Allah says, “As to (the people of) Thamud We guided them but they preferred blindness to guidance; so the torment of a humiliating chastisement seized them”. This refers to the (“torment”) of the sword when the Qaem (عليه السلام) rises. “Then the Messenger of Allah said to them: ‘This is Allah’s she-camel, let her drink” – “She-camel” refers to the Imam who educates the people with the teachings of Allah and “drink” refers to the knowledge which is with the Imam. “But they belied him and hamstrung her. So their Lord completely destroyed them for their sins and leveled them all”. This verse refers to Raj’at. “He does not fear the consequences”. This means that when “he” (the Imam (as)) comes back, he will not be afraid of similar acts. (Taweel Al Ayat Al Zahirah page 776)

Chapter 89, Fajr Verses 1-4. وَالْفَجْرِ وَلَيَالٍ عَشْرٍ وَالشَّفْعِ وَالْوَتْرِ وَاللَّيْلِ إِذَا يَسْرِ “By the daybreak, by the ten nights, by the even and the odd, by the night when it continues” Imam Sadiq (عليه السلام) said, “By the daybreak” – “The daybreak”refers to the Qaem (عليه السلام) “By the ten nights” – “The ten nights” refer to the ten Imams from (Imam) Hasan (Al-Askari) to (Imam) Hasan (Al-Mojtaba) (عليه السلام) “By the even” – “The even” refers to the Commander of the Believers and Fatemah (sa). “And (by the) odd” – “The odd” refers to Allah alone who has no partners. “By the night when it continues” – “The night” refers to the government of Habtar which will continue until the government of the Qaem (عليه السلام). (Taweel Al Ayat Al Zahirah page 766)

Salam got the groceries ready for the first morning one pomegranate 12 chocolate covered dates 70% dark chocolate cranberry beans I’ll cook the night before the mix with seasoning vegan refried beans and olive oil to make a Mexican ful mudammas just need to buy zatar oil or seasoning plus olive oil oil when I go shopping for the third week of the month Monday For the last Friday of the last month of Shaban we’re gonna have steel cut oatmeal with pomegranates put a little olive oil in it after it cooks for 30 minutes. Well first you boil the water with pomegranate then put the oatmeal on and simmer it then cook it in olive oil for a few minutes with added seasoning, let it sit, then add the jam got some dark chocolate from Uganda and some sugar-free dark chocolate that uses ethanol sugar, which was paranoid with alcohol, but it’s not for my wife and son we’re gonna have coconut deep rolls. I’ll try to have a nicer breakfast. One that we eat, lighter most of the. You don’t want to eat to have you during the whole month so you can have energy to do the prayer of supplication and spiritual work plus workout hiking exercise wallahu Alam