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By Eddie Mecca · Posted
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 -
By HumanBeing44 · Posted
I think what they mean by American Sunnism is Wahhabism/ -
By Essentials123 · Posted
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.
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