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tawasul has a method and if its not done properly it turns into shirk (association) Tawassul (seaking the means) addressing the imam with second person as if you are talking to him is okay because even in the prayer we address the prophet with second person and Allah gives them the salaam in his ways. this is very different to saying " they know everything" there must be a way that god lets him hear the salams the problem starts here when you ask the imam to help you? what help are you asking ? how can he help you other than pray for you and do shafa3ah for you? so why do you ask him for rizq and madad and things like that when its not in his hand ? when you do that its like you are attributing to him attributes which he doesn't have and that's raising him falsely Gulu if you ask for help it should be god which is in the background of your mind even if you are asking that help from a human because that human is dependent on god and god is the cause of causes. another problem is when you forget god and always remember the humans as if that's your goal then you have turned the tool into the aim... like some one who wants to drive to get to destination A but then he enjoys the car so he goes around the city just doing burnouts all his life and forget the destination.... the car was just a tool but it became the objective . god will not forgive a nation that makes him a 2nd class citizen... in our culture I hear ya Ali ya abulfadhl ya X ya Y and not Ya Allah as if god has delegated his kingdom to the 14 masoomeen god emphasizes that we call upon him not upon others and this is repeated in the quraan many times this is in order to make god the primary priority and not others the funny thing is the idea that by adding " with the permission of god" they think they can justify anything

BBK, what's with ur obsession with educated men? n who do you consider educated? Quantify plz... 16 yrs of schooling? 20 yrs of schooling? MS degree? Phd? N y don't u import a nerd from India or maybe China?

(bismillah) (salam) Dump here any youtube video you think is worth seeing! :D Funny, motivating, educational, reality, or WHATEVER you think is worth seeing here! Please cooperate so inshallah i wont be the only one who posts here! (like the lol topic :dry: ) Thanx in advance :)

If only his parents named him sunni :lol:

Can I say "some of us ruined the image of our religion" without anyone having a go at me?

Me. ;)

This is the most delicious looking blog. :wub: I am now your follower. @)

What are the changes you want us to bring. We should the lover of our enemies? Never we can never do that. Innocent people all over the world is being killed why? Because their shia Shia of ali They are on the right path and because of that they only have to suffer. What you are trying to do is useless. If you think that I am wrong let's other people post their views and see what is the outcome.

lol robert fisk is a bit too late the so called peace process was already over years ago its just lies USA has used its veto against the palestianian rights and in favor of the Zionist theft more than 50 times how can an occupation entity be occupying 3 of its neighbors illegally and asking them to talk about peace? what peace? i steal your right and you have peace with me ? that's not peace that's submission to the theft .

MashaAllah bro, if I could offer one bit of advice, it would be that the Mo'min fears none but Him. I'll tell you what I used to do a few years back. 1) For the bathrooms and Wudhu, I used to ask to go to the bathroom during class, and usually there would be no one there at that time. 2) Allah (swt) tests every one of His servants, and you're no different. The fact that you're coming on this site for advice from your brothers and sisters to your problems shows that you're no different. Don't feel guilty :) Remember, Allah (swt) is ALWAYS there for you to turn to Him. You won't go to hell for committing a sin, but you will go to hell if you despair or are disappointed in Allahs (swt) Mercy and choose not to repent cuz you think He might not forgive you. 3) If the teachers ever asked me about why I was praying, I'd simply explain to them and say that "my religion says that I have to pray 5 times a day, and this is my lunch time, and I have the right to choose to do with it. And don't worry I'm not depressed, I'm really happy when I pray." It's a constant struggle, but if you have Allah (swt) then you'll win (guarantee it), and believe it or not it's actually more rewarding than the other struggle (fighting in wars). Here's how to do Wudhu (from Wikipedia): According to Shia Muslims Shia Muslims perform the following:[14] Make the intention to perform wudu in the heart. Shape the right hand like a cup and take water into it. Afterwards, pour the water on the top of the forehead and wipe down with the right hand. It is obligatory to wash from the area where the hair normally grows to the chin. Do this twice. Shape the left hand like a cup and take water into it. Afterwards, pour this water onto your right forearm and wash your right forearm (covering the right forearm in water, leaving no spot dry). Wipe from the elbow to the fingers, and not from the fingers to the elbow. Do this twice. Repeat this process except with the left forearm. Without taking more water, wipe your hair from the middle down to the forehead, or vice versa, using the index finger of your right hand; it is mustahab to use three fingers. If you are balding, you would wash your hair as if it were growing when you had a full head of hair. It is not permissible to wipe the hair over an obstacle (such as wiping a hat or a turban instead of the hair/skin). It is not obligatory to wipe the actual skin on the head. If, however, the hair isn't growing from the area you are wiping (such as if you have a comb over), then you must move the hair to where it belongs and wipe the skin. Without taking more water, wipe the top of your right foot with your right hand. You only wipe once and with a swiping motion. It is not allowed to wipe the shoe, sock, etc. You must always wipe the skin of the feet unless there is an extreme reason. Do the same thing, except using your left hand and wiping your left foot. Imam Ali and the other imams have stated that there are mustahab, or recommended actions to wudu along with the above mentioned method.[15] These acts are recommended: Washing the hands twice. Gargling the mouth three times. Rinsing the nose three times. Washing the face twice and the arms twice. It is not permissible to wipe the head and the feet twice (unless it is because one missed a spot) and that it is not permissible to wash the face and the arms three times.

Allah says that its a sign of hypcorisy " to like to be praised what you have not achieved" your ethnicity is not something you achieved so that you can be proud of your ideology is different, you can be proud of your ideology if you are following truth (culture included if it enforces religious practices)

(bismillah) (salam) U have come to the right place. We can help u. But we need some info: 1) where do u live (What country? what state or Province etc ?) 2) sounds like u only have one washroom in the whole school :lol: , dont u have 'that' washroom that all the way 'upstairs' and no one likes to use? 3) Are u in high school or elementary (just trying to gage the maturity factor of the ppl, seems low anyways) 4) Strenght in Numbers. Do u have other muslims (Sunni or Shia) who pray or is it just u? Do u have siblings who go to the school? 5) What is the awareness level of islam and muslims amognst the teachers? (heavily dependent on country that u live in) 6) In regards to the space, best to avoid teachers and go to ppl with authority like the principal and ask for a designated prayer space. Also good to approach him/her with some authority for example a letter from a local alim stating that this is a requirement for u. Can u execute this or are there obstacles for u? Okay now I want to make two points: A) in regards to ur amount of prayer, dont worry, there is a hadith that says that once 6th Imam (as) was a youth and intense in worship. His father (as) saw him and basically said that Allah (aj) is pleased with his servants little worship. Basically, be sincere in ur worship and little is enough. Don't feel guilty B )learning to do wudhu and praying has numerous websites, I am sure some of our members here can give u some links. Dont worry man, we are here to help u!!! :)

Revenge revenge revenge. Shias of Pakistan need to organize politically and make active alliance with Barelvi Sunnis of Pakistan to neutralize these sons of muawiayh, yazeed, and Abu Sufyan. Currently Shias of Pakistan albeit being very affluent are weak and in disarray thanks to Pakistani Shias Akhbari tendencies. There are pockets in Pakistan who are ardent followers in taqleed and take care of themselves besides being in a Gaza like siege for past 10 years, I'm talking about brave and honrable Shias of Kurram and Parachinar.

So, which shrine of the Shias is your next target to blow up? Be sure that the fuse on the bombs strapped to your chest isn't broken, as Salafi pigs can be really clumsy in those regards. If you feel you don't have the heart to blow us up, go back to worshiping Umar and your goddess Aisha. Thanks. ^_^

LOOOOOOOOOOOOO - No.

I prefer Iranian tea, it'ssimply the best. As I don't have that every day herbal tea will suffice. I've also tried Moroccan tea and it's very nice however you would need to add a lot of sugar to your tea. Occasionally I put milk carnation (or any milk) in my black tea with plenty of sugar. With black tea you don't need to have sugar, some people like it bitter. Iranians prefer to drink it with sugar cubes. How to make Iranian tea: - Boil water in electric kettle (around 1.5 L) - Add one teaspoon of the black tea leaves to a kettle ( if anyone wants to know the names of the good brands, let me know :P) If you have guests over then add one and a half teaspoon. - Add some water to it, less then half the kettle. -Get another kettle and add water to that. -Place the kettle with the black tea leaves over that one ( you can add one cardamon pod to the black leaves) -Then you wait until the tea boils and lower the temperature!

Salam to you all. First of all I am not a newbie I had to create an other account becoz of privacy. I dont know how to start our family will suffer very much from a action that m sister has taken. My little sister went to the State for pursue medical studies as a exchange student. She have been ther for 2 years and she has change A lot, she got into modeling wich she told me she is doing part time . She was back here (home country) on holidays I was sneaking arround here stuff and found her photo portfolio with a lot of nudity. :no: it breaked my heart :cry: . we are muslims It seems that she has entred the adult bussines. I never thought that she will get envovled in things like that. If my parents comes to know this they would kill her (literally). I dont have enough courage to talk to her about this. Seriously I think that she has left her meical studies for this haram [Edited Out]. I need all help I can get please, only serious answer & rude answer people stay away.

Not really. You're probably seeing pictures of the famous actor Shia LeBeouf.

The thing is Ali, most of these lazy bums want to get mouth fed easily accessible inauthentic information and subsequently then deliberately use it to "harm" or "damage" the reputation of someone or something they oppose.

A hadith from al-Kafi, which while it is not directly talking on the issue of their state after death, still I think has relevance in the discussion of their knowledge. 3 - أحمد بن محمد، عن محمد بن الحسن، عن عباد بن سليمان، عن محمد بن سليمان عن أبيه، عن سدير قال: كنت أنا وأبوبصير ويحيى البزاز وداود بن كثير في مجلس أبي عبدالله (عليه السلام) إذ خرج إلينا وهو مغضب، فلما أخذ مجلسه قال: يا عجبا لاقوام يزعمون أنا نعلم الغيب، ما يعلم الغيب إلا الله عزوجل، لقد هممت بضرب جاريتي فلانة، فهربت مني فما علمت في أي بيوت الدار هي قال سدير: فلما أن قام من مجلسه وصار في منزله دخلت أنا وابوبصير وميسر وقلنا له: جعلنا فداك سمعناك وأنت تقول كذا وكذا في أمر جاريتك ونحن نعلم أنك تعلم علما كثيرا ولا ننسبك إلى علم الغيب قال: فقال: يا سدير: ألم تقرء القرآن؟ قلت: بلى، قال: فهل وجدت فيما قرأت من كتاب الله عزوجل: " قال الذي عنده علم من الكتاب أنا آتيك به قبل أن يرتد إليك طرفك (1) " قال: قلت: جعلت فداك قد قرأته، قال: فهل عرفت الرجل؟ وهل علمت ما كان عنده من علم الكتاب؟ قال: قلت:أخبرنى به؟ قال: قدر قطرة من الماء في البحر الاخضر فما يكون ذلك من علم الكتاب؟! قال: قلت جعلت: فداك ما أقل هذا فقال: يا سدير: ما أكثر هذا، أن ينسبه الله عزوجل (2) إلى العلم الذي اخبرك به يا سدير، فهل وجدت فيما قرأت من كتاب الله عزوجل أيضا: " قل كفى بالله شهيدا بيني وبينكم ومن عنده علم الكتاب (3) قال: قلت: قد قرأته جعلت فداك قال: أفمن عنده علم الكتاب كله أفهم أم من عنده علم الكتاب بعضه؟ قلت: لا، بل من عنده علم الكتاب كله، قال: فأومأ بيده إلى صدره وقال: علم الكتاب والله كله عندنا، علم الكتاب والله كله عندنا. Ahmad b. Muhammad from Muhammad b. al-Hasan from `Abbad b. Sulayman from Muhamamd b. Sulayman from his father from Sadir. He said: I, Abu Basir, Yahya the clothier and Dawud b. Kathir were in the assembly of Abu `Abdillah عليه السلام when he came out to us and he was angry. So when he got to his assembly he said: How astonishing for the groups that claim we know the ghayb. No one knows the ghayb except for Allah عزوجل. I had been occupied with striking my slave girl so-and-so, and she escaped from me and I did not know in which houses of the residence she was in. Sadir said: So when he got up from his assembly and was in his home, I, Abu Basir and Muyassir entered and we said to him: May we be made your ransom, we heard you while you were saying such and such regarding your slave girl, and we know that you know much knowledge while we do not ascribe to you the knowledge of the ghayb. He said: So he said: O Sadir, have you not read the Quran? I said: Yea. He said: So have you found in what you read from the book of Allah عزوجل “Said he who possessed knowledge of the Book, 'I will bring it to thee, before ever thy glance returns to thee.'” (27:40) He said: I said: May I be made your ransom, I have read it. He said: So have you recognized the man? And do you know what was with him of the knowledge of the Book? He said: I said: Inform me of it. He said: The amount of drop of water from the green (i.e. blue) ocean. So what is that of the knowledge of the Book? He said: I said: May I be made your ransom, how little this is. So he said: O Sadir, how great this is, that Allah عزوجل should ascribe to the knowledge which I inform you of O Sadir. So have you also found in what you have read of the book of Allah عزوجل “Allah suffices as a witness between me and you, and whosoever possesses knowledge of the Book” (13:43) He said: I said: I have read it, may I be made your ransom. He said: So is he who has all of the knowledge of the Book more understanding or he who has part of the knowledge of the Book? I said: No, rather he who has all of the knowledge of the Book. He said: So he indicated by his hand to his chest, and he said: The knowledge of the Book, by Allah, all of it is with us. The knowledge of the Book, by Allah, all of it is with us. So some thoughts on this. The first part is making clear that this notion about the Imams knowing the ghayb is wrong. In fact, even that they would be all-knowing, all-seeing, etc., is clearly wrong since it was saying the Imam (as) could not find this slave girl after she'd escaped. If the Imam knew ever single thing in the universe, why wouldn't he have know that? But then the last part makes clear they have complete knowledge of the Book. So a balance has to be maintained here, one denying that they have some attribute of being all-knowing of everything in the universe, but simultaneously maintaining they have a complete and total knowledge of the Book.

Given the ahadith on adhan & iqamah and the view of early `ulama who were quite unanimous to stick with the ahadith, I think the safest way for us to recite adhan & iqamah is to do it exactly as what ahadith said, without any addition (including `Aliyyan waliyullah), deletion, or change. Keep it simple & safe.

That person is an anti-Shia troll who posts nonsense. Ignore him, it looks like he's banned anyway. 1) Believe in Allah ÓÈÍÇäå æÊÚÇáì. Believe in the Prophet (pbuh). Believe in the 12 Imams (as). 2) Then follow their commands (which don't contradict each other). Pray with the rules they gave. Fast with the rules they gave. Do Hajj with the rules they gave. Basically, do all the obligatory acts the way they told us and do the recommended stuff as well if you can. 3) Stay away from the stuff they prohibited. 4) Disassociate from their enemies.

Shia Labeouf

I am surprised so many people make tea by boiling the leaves. In Pakistan that is considered the short cut method and known as "mix chai(tea)". The usual way its made here is through the brewing method: 1.Take an empty teapot and add some warm water to it to heat it up. Throw out the water and add tea leaves in it. (1 tsp per person) 2.Boil some water. Once the water starts boiling, immediately take it off and put it in the tea pot. Don't let the water boil for too long, otherwise it will develop a very cooked taste which ruins the taste of the tea. 3.Stir the mixture in the tea pot and cover with a tea cozy. Let it rest for 5 minutes. 4. Pour the "Kahwa" in the tea cups, add milk as desired. Add sugar if needed. And serve hot.

What a sweet friend you are =) Inshallah he will be back to his chirpy self soon.

Hawraa, How long do you generally boil black tea leaves? Does the taste improve with more boiling or less? I also like Mocha.

Honestly, I think Shias revere Imams more then pagans revered their idols, it's just one is called Worship and the other isn't.

A few points that no one has yet mentioned: - The fact that we are recommended to send salutations to all the fourteen ma'soomeen is a confirmation that we believe that this salaam reaches them. Whether it is through an angel or directly is not the issue. - Attributes of Allah are unlimited. So when we speak of his knowledge or his power, we cannot separate it from his essence. That is the difference in the Tawheed of ma'soomeen and the Tawheed of others. However, when we speak about the attributes of everyone else, they are limited to some extent. Thus it is incorrect for someone who believes in the Tawheed of ma'soomeen to say that attributes of Allah have been given to the fourteen if we say they have more knowledge or power than other human beings. - Knowledge of the unseen, in its absolute sense, belongs to Allah alone. However, there are instances where some of this knowledge has been given to the Imams (as) wherever it was necessary (and even to pious companions at that). Thus there are numerous ahadith in the books about the Imams (as) being aware of certain things and saving their followers as a result - the most famous example I can think of actually comes from Mufid himself where he mentions the story of Ali ibn Yaqtin and actually uses this in al-Irshad, as a proof of the imamat of Imam Musa al-Kazim (as).

Sure, here are two beautiful aHaadeeth that is SaHeeH (Authentic) by any scholars standards. There is no ikhtilaaf regarding its authenticity. ÍãÏæíå¡ ÞÇá ÍÏËäÇ íÚÞæÈ¡ Úä ÇÈä ÃÈí ÚãíÑ¡ Úä ÔÚíÈ¡ Úä ÃÈí ÈÕíÑ¡ ÞÇá ÞáÊ áÃÈí ÚÈÏ Çááå (Ú) Åäåã íÞæáæä! ÞÇá: æ ãÇ íÞæáæä ÞáÊ íÞæáæä ÊÚáã ÞØÑ ÇáãØÑ æ ÚÏÏ ÇáäÌæã æ æÑÞ ÇáÔÌÑ æ æÒä ãÇ Ýí ÇáÈÍÑ æ ÚÏÏ ÇáÊÑÇÈ¡ ÝÑÝÚ íÏå Åáì ÇáÓãÇÁ¡ æ ÞÇá: ÓÈÍÇä Çááå ÓÈÍÇä Çááå áÇ æ Çááå ãÇ íÚáã åÐÇ ÅáÇ Çááå. From Abee BaSeer said, I said to Abee `Abd Allaah (Úáíå ÇáÓáÇã): “Verily, they are saying thing (about you)!” He (Úáíå ÇáÓáÇã) said: “What are they saying?” I said: “They are saying that you know (number of) drop of rain, and the number of stars, and the (number of) leaves on the trees, and the weight of all that is in the seas and the number of (grains) in the sand” So he (Úáíå ÇáÓáÇã) raised his hands to the sky, and he (Úáíå ÇáÓáÇã) said: “SubHanallaah! SubHanallaah! No, by Allaah, no one knows this except Allaah!” Source: al-Kashi, Rijaal (Qum: Mu'assasah Aali al-Bayt, 1404 AH), pg. 299, hadeeth # 532 ÍãÏæíå ÞÇá ÍÏËäÇ íÚÞæÈ Èä íÒíÏ Úä ÇÈä ÃÈí ÚãíÑ Úä ÇÈä ÇáãÛíÑÉ ÞÇá ßäÊ ÚäÏ ÃÈí ÇáÍÓä (Ú) ÃäÇ æ íÍíì Èä ÚÈÏ Çááå Èä ÇáÍÓä (Ú) ÝÞÇá íÍíì ÌÚáÊ ÝÏÇß Åäåã íÒÚãæä Ãäß ÊÚáã ÇáÛíÈ¿ ÝÞÇá: ÓÈÍÇä Çááå ÓÈÍÇä Çááå ÖÚ íÏß Úáì ÑÃÓí Ýæ Çááå ãÇ ÈÞíÊ Ýí ÌÓÏí ÔÚÑÉ æ áÇ Ýí ÑÃÓí ÅáÇ ÞÇãÊ ÞÇá Ëã ÞÇá: áÇ æ Çááå ãÇ åí ÅáÇ æÑÇËÉ Úä ÑÓæá Çááå (Õ) From Ibn al-Mugheerah said, I was with Aboo Al-Hasan (Úáíå ÇáÓáÇã) along with YaHyaa bin `Abd Allaah bin Al-Hasan, when YaHyaa said, ‘May I be your sacrifice, they are claiming that you have knowledge of the unseen (ghayb).” So he (Úáíå ÇáÓáÇã) said: ‘Glory be to Allaah, Glory be to Allaah (SubHanallaah, SubHanallaah), place your hand on my head, for by Allaah, all the hairs on my body and on my head are standing on its end. He said, then He (Úáíå ÇáÓáÇã) said: ‘By Allaah, I know only what has been inherited from the Messenger of Allaah (Õáì Çááå Úáíå æÂáå æÓáã)’” Source: al-Kashi, Rijaal, op. cit., pg. 298, hadeeth # 530 (salam)

^ You just paste the link as it is OR you can click on the little link icon and paste it in there, and it should come up. ^_^

http:// http://www.youtube.c...bed/Frm8xv5wuvs How do people embed these videos

Almost every Risalah Amaliyyah in circulation today says that it is not part of the Adhan or Iqamah, and that it is mustahab to say it. Those who bother to read it will know so. Those who don't read it, their Adhan is not the first thing one should be worried about.

(salam) 1) Abu Bakr and Umar and Uthman usurped the rights of Imam Ali (as) 2) Abu Bakr stole fadak from Lady Fatimah (as) 3) Abu Bakr and Co. are destined for hell-fire 4) Muwawiya (la) is a bad person. 5) Khalid ibn al-walid helped Abu Bakr to take the right of Imam Ali (as) 6) Imam Ali (as) and the other 11 Imams (as) are appointed by Allah (swt) and have authority over all the believers 7) It is correct to prostrate on turbah/mohr/clay and it is an innovation to prostrate on carpet. 8) Food does not become halal by saying bismillah over it and then eating it 9) Only a few of the companions remained truthful to Imam Ali (as) and they are the good companions 10) At ghadeer khumm the Prophet (pbuh) told everyone that Imam Ali (as) is their mawla (master) 11) The calamity of Thursday was when Umar said the Prophet (pbuh) is ill and doesn't know what hes saying (nauthobillah) as to prevent him from writing down that Imam Ali (as) should be successor after his death. Here are a few ... The list goes on ... (wasalam)

^ agree with above i know fams tht wont let their daughters go alone on ziarats and let their sons go conservatism is good at some points in life! :) but may Allah solve the OP's problems, inshaAllah

Salam, Does anyone know where we can study the basics of traditional Arab medicine (similar to Ibn Sina's medicine, or old natural treatments using Quran, hadiths, etc.)? I understand that during the time of Imam's arrival ÚÌøá Çááøå ÝÑÌå ÇáÔÑíÝ, women's role will be to nurse the wounded soldiers etc during the war- for that, shouldn't we all be preparing in some manner or the other? Men tend to learn to be fit and basics for battle etc, but what about women? Many cannot become doctors, but I think it would be great if there is some place to learn traditional medicine from. Maybe an online place anyone knows of? (I live in United Arab Emirates and can't find anything here for freshers to get a basic idea..there is only one place for people who have already done a Bachelor's in Medical Sciences) So if anyone has heard of anyone teaching it? Or any website where we can learn all this- would appreciate it greatly...preferably a 6 month- 1 year course that can be done while working.. How are women on this board planning to do it? Anything people have learnt from anywhere?Or other manners of preparing? Please help.. Wasalam

Salam, OP, you did wrong by intruding her privacy. But what has been done is done. NOW your duty is "amr bil maroof" and "nahi anil munkar" in however way you could find it possible. Here are the fact. When kids come to USA/West for studies, they face many hardships, economic hardship is the most obvious one. For girls they look for easy money. Also many girls can not do the hard labor which guys could do during their college years. Due to this and many other reasons, many girls in USA schools get into porn industry through modeling. In fact modeling is a recruiting ground for porn industry in USA and many college students among females do it for college fee and stuff. She must have consciously become victim of this. All I can suggest, invite her to a public place so you both don't flare up in punches. Talk to her honorably. Talk her into getting out of it. End of the day, each one of us need to answer for our own actions. Nobody needs to harm her in anyway, because we are not living in a sharia country and she is an adult so her parents or you are not going to answer for her. LESSON for ALL THOSE WHO ARE READING: Young adults, girls or boys are more impressionable then adults. When you allow them one seemingly small haram, you open the gate for thousands more haram. You allow them take off their hijab, they take it as a liberty to go for party. Slowly the satanic ways pull them until Iblees take control of their minds. Be very conscious of your sons, daughters, sisters, brothers, cousins, nieces, nephews. When they are young, they need attention, love, and support. Whenever one of this goes missing, they are prone to fall in haram. OP In this case, apparently first your parent's seemingly lax upbringing and then her economic need made her chose this path. DO not lot it repeat to your daughter.

Salams, To say that you are only attracted to white men (caucasian, blue eyes, not wide nose, thinner lips, etc) is not racism exactly. It is merely the result of conditioning (or some call it brain washing) on the part of the Western Media. Since you live in Canada and you seem to speak English well then I am assuming you spend time watching Canadian / American television, movies, etc. Most of the world watches these actually because they are the most well made technically (that is another discussion and I have watched some good Iranian movies , English subtitles, and they are catching up very fast). So if you are constantly seeing the good guy, tough guy, sexy guy, etc in the media as a Caucasian man (Wallberg, DiCaprio, Brad Pitt, George Clooney, etc) then this affects how you view men in general and specifically your level of physical attraction toward them. What you see and hear affects how you think and view things. That is well established scientifically. So you should realize that you have been conditioned to view men in this way and this has nothing to do with Islam or with the reality of how these men actually are. Young people are more vulnerable to this because most of the time this is subconscious and young people tend to consume more media (t.v., movies, etc). I know you probably watch Iranian movies too, but most movies and t.v. are affected by the paradigm and even on Iranian and Arabic t.v., most of the actors / actresses who play key roles are Caucasian looking (lighter skin, hair, features, etc). What I would suggest is that you consider this fact and also that physical appearance, although important early on, becomes less important as years go by and you start to do the important stuff as a couple that Allah(s.w.a) created you for, such as raising good children, helping your family and community, and making a positive contribution thru your knowledge and skills to the local and global ummah. Physical attraction is still important but you can 'de-condition' yourself by changing the amount and types of media you watch and thru looking 'past the surface' at people and look for things such as their character, sense of humor, and piety from the beginning.

Chapter Two - The Messenger I As the resplendent sun rises from ash beyond the horizon Kufa stares at me with welcoming eyes Distant rays wake the trees And leaves feed on morning’s sight The dusty land welcomes me As the wind behind me displays its might The people flock hesitantly but pledge With warm palms, revelling in delight I ponder whether the pores of their souls Will open or narrow to the light? II The shroud of night falls and the day takes a bow Kufa stares at me behind its veil of darkness now But this time not a voice nor a whisper of a vow Wandering with the wind, listening to its howls As loneliness teases me with death Holding onto the beacon of hope with every breath The many warm affectionate eyes Now turn stone as they blink away Leaving me in the darkness Of the shadow of another day III Throwing their hearts of stone at me They are like the leaves that have voluntarily Let go of the safe branch of their tree To drift in the wind, aimlessly All is black; the world has left my shoulder A messenger with less than a candle holder As I travel out between their souls Souls like hollow caves Swallowing me in their darkness As cowardice finds its slaves IV Now I lay battered, wounded and torn Blood tracing the creases I adorn But no blood could dampen The message this messenger has sent No thirst could sway nor pain torment The sun turns away in shame while the air in fear is still The swords wag their tongues and vultures hover ‘till the kill’ Birds seek shelter while the people lock their doors Their hearts deserted me as guilt is littered all around Death is feasting here without a sound V My heart I feel shatter all over my woeful soul Shallow breaths have given way Heaven has been laced on my tongue today Thrown from height to seal the deed of trust I fall here from dust of dust An angelic arm softens my fall Releasing me once and for all My cage is finally broken; this messenger can seek the sky My sleeping wings awaken, ready to stretch and fly My soul seeking Hussain but Hussain is yet to die VI So here I lay waiting, buried in the dust Of the land that has betrayed the oath of trust But one day nations will tremble Falling gracefully to their knees As Kufa will be the capital of the seven seas And People will remember me, Muslim One of many luminous chapters Of loyalty never to be forgotten Taher Adel Short character biography: Muslim Ibn Aqeel – Muslim Ibn Aqeel was the cousin of Imam Hussain(as) , like many of the offspring of Bani Hashem, Muslim was an excellent warrior and a loyal companion. Imam Hussain(as) sent Muslim as a messenger to confirm the loyalty of the people of Kufa where he was brutally betrayed and slaughtered after battling heroically defending the message of the Imam of his time. This is a poem about a symbol of fortitude. Courage, loyalty and faith personified. His final hour summarise the heart-wrenching reality of Islam, as he walked in the streets of Kufa a stranger in the face of treachery and deceit. “Islam will again be a stranger among men, as it was in the beginning, but blessed is the state of the stranger.” Chapter One - The Free (Hurr Ibn Yazid Alriyahi) Chapter Two - The Messenger (Muslim Ibn Aqueel) Chapter Three - The Loyal (Habib Ibn Muthahir) Chapter Four - The Passionate (Aabis) Chapter Five - The Heartbroken (Ruqayya Bint Alhussain) Chapter Six - The Heir (Qassim Ibn Alhassan) Chapter Seven - The Worshipper (Imam Zaynul Abideen as) Chapter Eight - The Beloved (Sayeda Zainab as) Chapter Nine - The Brave (Ali Al-Akbar Ibn Alhussain as) Chapter Ten - The Innocent (Ali Al-Asghar Ibn Alhussain as) Chapter Eleven - The Selfless (Abbas Ibn Ali as) Chapter Twelve - The Chosen (Hussain Ibn Ali as)

Correction, most Christians believe Jesus is God (or are supposed to anyway), not all. Of those that believe he is God, most now believe he is uncreated, and others believe he was created (this was what the Council of Nicea was supposed to resolve). The Christian postion of a created Jesus (Arianism) can be made to parallel extremist Shia views on the Imams (as) quite easily. Extremist Shias may not believe the Fourteen are God, but they give them some of the attributes of God, and then try and hide behind the disclaimer that ultimately all power comes from God. Christians believe that all power comes from the Father too, but it doesn't mean they aren't committing shirk. The verses prove that Christians don't believe that Jesus could create anything of himself. Ok, answer this: Is the only form of ghuluw to believe that the Fourteen are actually God or can act independently of Him? Is this only form of shirk to believe that they are God or can act independently of Him? Don't make me laugh by talking about flawed arguments. The kind of arguments that get used around here to justify all kinds beliefs are hilarious. Just look at the first page of this thread. No doubt more ridiculous arguments are on the way too. Then there is you with your idea that the Christians got their concept of the Trinity from the Hindus. Why are you asking these questions then? Absolutely not. No, but it's closer than in the case of the Quran. What do these questions have to do with anything?

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Assalam O Alaikum brothers and sisters, TWO SIMPLE CHALLENGES TO PROVE/DISPROVE MR. AHMAD AL HASSAN’S CLAIMS. For every real messenger of Allah, there are dozens of fake people claiming to be one. History tells us that fake prophets and fake imams had big followings. Hence anyone thinking that one should accept a claim without adequate proof is simply on the wrong path. Those who think that since Quran condemns those who denied true messengers of God, we must accept every Tom, Richard and Harry who claim anything without any proof of highest order would misguide themselves and their people. Seeing istakhara or praying and then sleeping hoping to find the authenticity of a claimer is NOT the path adopted by prophets or 12 imams. Actually these are the Christian messengers who try to reach the people by “Dream Technique”. Prophet and 12 imams accepted people’s right to test them and ask questions. We are all aware of Hazrat Ibrahim a.s and Hazrat Musa a.s arguments with Namrood and Fir’on, and on many other occasions. Our holy Prophet was tested by scholars of other faiths on many occasions. Once Jews asked him that how did Bani Israel reached Egypt so that at Hazrat Mosa’s time, they were there as a whole nation. In answer, whole Surah e Yusuf a.s was sent and those jews accepted Holy Prophet’s (saww) authenticity. Hazrat Ali a.s kept challenging with “Salooni” and answered questions on the basis of his divine knowledge. Other Imams were also asked scholarly questions to prove their ilm e ladunni (divine knowledge) and they answered on every single occasion. Hence I refuse to accept Istakhara or Dream Technique as offered by the followers of Mr. Ahmad Al Hassan and would like to test him on the lines that our prophets and imams have shown. I actually believe that it is the right of a seeker of truth, and responsibility of a claimant to accept a challenge and answer scholarly questions to prove his authenticity, and I will put following simple, straightforward challenges. CHALLENGE NUMBER 1: Since “Ansars” of Mr. Ahmad Al Hassan claim that he is infallible and has divine knowledge, I would like to talk to him in a language that a person of his background is unlikely to understand and ask him questions based on a subject that he has not studied by a teacher on earth. If he would answer those questions properly, then it will be a big proof that he may be a genuine Yamani and a Mehdi. Now if I write the questions here, he can find the answers from many sources. However, I write 3 couplets and ask him or his Ansars to get me the full names of three poets who wrote these couplets: First Couplet: ãÍÈÊیŸ Ȫی Êæ ãáÊی ÀیŸ ÑÒÞ ˜ی ÕæÑÊ ãÍÈÊæŸ ãیŸ Ȫی ÑÒÞö ÍáÇá Ïی˜ªÇ ˜Ñ Second Couplet: ÑیÊ À ᘪی ÊÍÑیÑیŸ Êæ áÀÑæŸ ãیŸ ˜ªæ ÌÇÊی ÀیŸ ªÑ Ȫی ÇäÇ äÇã ᘪæ Êæ ÓÇʪ ãیŸ ãیÑÇ äÇã Ȫی ᘪäÇ Third Couplet: ã̪ÿ ˜Óی Ȫی äیäÿ ˜ی ÇÈ ÊáÇÔ äÀیŸ ˜À  یÇ ãÑی ÇäÔÊÑی ˜æ 滄 ÑÇÓ Now please do write the names of poets who wrote these couplets if you are true in your claims. Please, Please, Please answer and help us find the truth. CHALLENGE NUMBER 2: In websites, Mr. Ahmad Al Hassan has been presented as an “author”. On website (www.the-savior.com), we find his books. They are five in number, and their names and number of pages are as follows: For the Supremacy of God and not the Supremacy of People. 12 A4 pages. The Calf 5 A4 pages. Enlightenments From the Calls of the Messengers 11 A4 pages. Letter of Guidance 8 pages. Executor and Messenger of Imam Al Mahdi In Torah, Bible and Quran 8 pages. No author with self-respect will call such small articles as “books”. However, that is a smaller issue. The larger issue is that the author is claiming to be in league of authors of “Nahjul Balagha” and “Saheefa e Kaamla”. When I read Mr. Ahmad Al Hassan’s “books”, I was deeply disappointed with the standard. Leave the infallibles, if you compare the standards with those of our respected ulema such as Ayatollah Baqar us Sadr, Ayatollah Khomeini or similar scholars, you will find inadequacies in Mr. Hassan’s “books”. But I may be wrong. So I suggest a simple test. Take the first book “For the Supremacy of God and not the Supremacy of People”. Its topic is comparison of political systems and it has attempted to reason. Take another book on similar topic. Let me suggest Fredrich Engel’s book “The origin of the families, private property and the states”. It was written in 1884 when knowledge on the subject was much limited. Now choose scholars/professors of philosophy and political science (I would suggest professors of Cambridge, Oxford, Harvard, McGill, UCL, UCLA, Imperial or similar Universities to standardise the results. Any honest, unbiased person can read both and compare) and ask them to rate the two books by awarding numbers out of 100. The standard of a person claiming to be infallible will be immediately evident to you. I have read both books and expect the “For the Supremacy of God and not the Supremacy of People” to be awarded between 10-20 numbers, and “The origin of the families, private property and the states” to be awarded between 60-80 numbers. Our prophets and imams (salam-ullah alaih) never shied away from scholarly challenges. Someone claiming to be Yamani, son of 12th imam a.s and 1st Mehdi should not do either. I would request Mr. Ahmad Al Hassan and his Ansars to please respond to these challenges and then we can move forwards. If they cannot, then I am afraid, I will have no choice but to regard Mr. Ahmad Al Hassan’s claims to be fake and his believers to be deviated from the path of 12 imams. May Allah be kind to us and help us find the truth. Wassalam.

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(salam) Ghulam Nabi said: What I meant is that the original Sunni creed is anthropomorphism! However, Sunnis themselves are moving away from it now. Yet, they call themselves pure Sunnis. Salafis however have decided to stay with the so-called righteous Salaf. Anthrpomorphism is very clear from Sunni hadiths. Dingdong wrote: No, they can't. Tawhid is an issue of aqeedah, and to establish anything in aqeedah in Shi'ism, you need to prove that the hadith you are bringing is not only sahih, but also mutawatir. Another way is to bring other reliable hadiths, many of them, that support it. Lastly, you must prove that the hadith does not contradict the Qur'an. Obviously, our opponents cannot meet these criteria. Ja'faar wrote: The pronoun is "His", and that is NOT my translation. It is theirs, verbatim. Besides, these hadiths seem to support my interpretation: Muslim (2612) narrated that Abu Hurayrah said: The Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: “When any one of fights his brother, let him avoid the face, for Allaah created Adam in His image.” Ibn Abi ‘Aasim also narrated (516) that Abu Hurayrah said: The Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: “When any one of you fights let him avoid the face, for Allaah created Adam in the image of His Face.” Shaykh al-Albaani said: its isnaad is saheeh. You can see clearly that these hadiths are about physical facial similarity between Allah (swt) and Adam (as), hence the sanctification of the face!!! Besides, there is a sahih Sunni hadith that clarifies everything. We read in al-Tasis fi al-rad ala Asas al-Taqdis of Ibn Taymiyyah, Volume 3 page 214: ÝíÊÖÍ ÃäåÇ ÑÄíÉ Úíä ßãÇ Ýí ÇáÍÏíË ÇáÕÍíÍ ÇáãÑÝæÚ Úä ÞÊÇÏÉ Úä ÚßÑãÉ Úä ÇÈä ÚÈÇÓ ÞÇá ÞÇá ÑÓæá Çááå ÑÃíÊ ÑÈí Ýí ÕæÑÉ ÃãÑÏ áå æÝÑÉ ÌÚÏ ÞØØ Ýí ÑæÖÉ ÎÖÑÇÁ We conclude that it was eyesight as it is in the Sahih narration from Qutada from Ikrama from Ibn Abbas said that the Prophet said : ‘I saw my God in image of beardless (man), with long curly hair in a green garden’ Ibn Taymiyyah concludes here that Allah (swt) is in a form that can be viewed by the eye, i.e. human form. Therefore, he states that He will be seen by the eyes. Their god is a beardless young man, with curly hair!!! That hadith answers Ghulam Nabi's assertion here: Tashayed made a mistake here: The Qur'an contains a lot of metaphors. You are a Salafi, and you deny the presence of any metaphor in the Qur'an and Sunnah. So, your statement is utterly irrelevant here. Somebody was hasty here: The hadith is a forgery by you. But, even if it exists, you still have to prove that it does not contradict the Qur'an before you can bring it as a reliable Shi'a narration!! Avjar the Wahabi makes me laugh here: I never expect any "metaphorical" claim from a Wahabi!!!! I have already mentioned that Sunni deem the hadith to be metaphorical. So, what's your problem?? As for the "bizarre" Shi'a hadiths, you've got to prove their total authenticity in line with all our standards before bringing them! Besides, is that an admission that the above "sahih" hadith is indeed bizarre???? Now, my question. Tashayed wrote: Both Sunnism and Salafism claim that we must accept hadiths and verses about Allah (swt) on the apparent meaning without asking how. So, in the light of the "beardless man" hadith, do you think your opinion still holds correct?