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If only his parents named him sunni :lol:

Since my new found love for the Ahlulbayt, i have been striving to gain more knowledge around different areas of Shism, and someone pointed out to me that the concept of imamate was a core belief and it hit me that i had little to no knowledge on this belief, so therfore i read books and articles which provided sufficent information, such as the book on Imamate and Leadship by Sayyid Mujtaba Musavi Lari, which tought me lessons about the islamic doctrine and also aided me in writing this post....these are the basic points which i found to be of importance, and i hope it helps other people who have questions about imamate :) What is Imamate? The imam is, with respect to the ummah, the leader and exampler, whose intellectual power and insight benefit those trying to achieve good. whose conduct and mode of life one should imitate and submit to their commands. Imamate has a broad and comprehensive sense that includes both intellectual authority and political leadership. After the death of the prophet the imam was entrusted with the guardianship of his accomplishments and the continuation of his leadership and to guide men in all aspects of his life. Imamate and leadership are sometimes understood in a restricted sense to refer to the person who is entrusted with exclusively social or political leadership. However, in the spiritual sense it is intimately connected with the mission of religion, and the true imam is that exalted person who combines in himself intellectual authority and political leadership, who stands at the head of Islamic society, being enabled to thereby both convey to men the divine laws that exist in every sphere and to implement them, and who protects the human dignity of the Muslims from decline and corruption. The imam is one whose personality, already in this world has a divine aspect, the way in which he deals with god and man provide a complete pattern and model for imitation for all humans. It is the imam who guides the movement of men towards perfection. It is therefore obligatory on all believers to follow him in all matters as it is considered that his mode of life is the best specimen of virtue for the Islamic community. Most sunni scholars hold the opinion that caliphate and imamate signify the responsibilities bestowed upon the caliph, who attains his position of guardianship through election. If this view is accepted, whether the leader has strayed beyond the boundaries of piety and polluted himself with sin, is not a major. Consequently, anyone can claim the title of khalifah to the prophet . If god had wished to entrust the destinies of all community to unworthy rulers, it would not have been necessary for him to bestow messengerhood upon the prophet or to reveal the rules needed for the stability of society. By contrast, the imamate in the view of shi’a is a form of divine governance, something god bestows on appointed and exalted persons, similar to prophethood. The difference being that the prophet is the founder of the religion and the school of thought that proceeds from it, whereas the imam has the function of guarding and protecting god’s religion. Succession after the prophets death After the death of the prophet the ummah was in need of a person who would be endowed with the knowledge derived from revelations, exempt from sin and impurity, and capable of preserving the path of the founder of the shariah. How is it possible to imagine that the most noble prophet should have neglected nothing in his proclamation of his message but paid no attention to the future course of Islam? Those who say that the prophet did not leave behind any form of successorship and left his ummah behind clueless of what to do -how can one attribute such inappropriate and irresponsible carelessness to one whom we know as the universal intelligence? It must also be borne in mind that his death did not come suddenly, he realised in advance that he was about to leave this world- therefore on many occasions he clearly appointed his successor. For example, at Ghaddir khumm: The Prophet was reported to have said “…pay heed to the manner in which you treat the two weighty and precious legacies I leave you as I depart for the hereafter…that which is greater of the two is the book of god. It is in your hands as well as his, so lay hold of it firmly lest you fall into misguidance. The lesser of the two legacies is my progeny and the people of my household. God has informed me that my two legacies shall never be separated from each other until the day of resurrection…O people, do not turn away from these two legacies. As long as you have recourse to them, you will never go astray – the book of god and my family” At this point, the prophet called Ali to his side and continued: “for whomsoever I was his master, Ali is now his master”. Promptly after this event at Ghaddir Khumm, this verse was revealed “today I have perfected for you religion, completed for you my bounty, and chose islam for you as religion” (5:3) – this declares that on this day Allah perfected his religion and completed his blessings- the religion of truth had obtained its perfection through the appointment if Ali. Both sunni and Shia agree that this verse was revealed on this day. Therefore we ask ourselves, can it be permissible to prefer a leader chosen by the people to the one selected by God and his messenger? For it is said…“none has free choice when confronted with the command of god and his messenger. Whoever disobeys the command of God and his messenger falls prey to misguidance” (33:34) When the first caliph appointed the second as his successor, what word or sentence did he use? There are numerous expressions and sentences from the prophet , clear and explicit in meaning concerning Ali; do they not suffice to prove his leadership and succession? The words of the prophet are far clearer and superior to that used by the first caliph. Leading figures of the sunni community have regarded it as necessary to follow the views and teachings of the founders of the 4 schools of sunni law, despite there being no hadith from the prophet to do so. So why not follow rules on which the prophet actually stated, i.e.) following his Ahlulbayt With regards to sunni’s, how can one follow the rulings of the whose only claim to legitimacy is popular election. Such election does not bestow on him immunity from error or sin, nor does it enhance his religious knowledge and awareness. Is it possible that god should send a messenger to guide men and to found a religion; that the messenger should endure all kinds of hardship and difficulty in order to convey gods commands to mankind, and that he should then quit this world without making any further provisions? Would this at all be a wise or logical course of action? Would any leader be content to entrust the fruit of his efforts and struggles to blind chance? If the prophet (pbuh)did not appoint a successor to himself, why did abu bakr do so? And if the prophet did do so, why was the one he selected pushed aside? Furthermore, if it is the right of the muslims that they should choose the successor of the prophet , how can this right be restricted by umar to a mere 6 people? Successorship of Ali clearly stated by prophet in various occasions, with this there is no need for consultation. Where there is divine legislation the quran does not permit individuals to entertain their own views “when God and his messenger determine a matter, no choice remains therein for any believeing man or women. Whoever turns away from the command of his and his messenger has openly chosen misguidance” (33:36) In the Holy Quran it is also stated that…“authority over you belongs to god and the prophet and those believers who establish regular prayer and pay their zakat whilst bowing down” (5:55). In history, there is only one man that gave Zakat in the state of rukooh, and that is Imam Ali ibn Abu Talib. Infallibility of the imams From the hadith at ghaddir khumm which I have quoted above in which the Prophet compares his ahlulbayt to the Quran, regarding them as two weighty things—it should be noted that only those who are utterly beyond the reach of impurity can be put side by side with the Quran (the infallible book and words of Allah) Muhammad b.Abi ‘Umayr says “I asked Hisham, the celebrated pupil of imam Ja’far Saddiq, whether the imam possessed qualities of inerrancy. He answered that he did. I asked him to explain inerrancy to me. “he said, ‘several things lie at the origin of rebellion and sin- greed, envy, lust, anger etc.- and not one of these can penetrate the being of the imam. How might he be greedy, considering that he has everything at his disposal, including even the treasury of the Muslims? How might he be envious, for only he who is aware of a station higher than his own can be envious and no station is higher than the imamate can be conceived? As for anger, it is impossible that the imam be angered by any worldly concern, for god has entrusted to him the implementation of His laws. But in connection with anything touching on the hereafter, anger is not at all desirable. The imam will never fall prey of lust, for he is well aware that the pleasures and desirable things of this world are transitory and valueless when compared to the reward that god shall bestow on his worshippers on the day of resurrection”. One of the scriptural proofs for the inerrancy of the people of the prophets house is the ‘purification verse’ (ayah al-tathir) a verse which depicts their utter purity and their unique character as follows “god wishes to remove all filth and impurity from you, o people of the house of the prophet, and to render you utterly free of all pollution” (33; 33) Imam al Rida: “the imam is utterly free of sin and pure of all fault. He is celebrated for his knowledge and his forbearance. His existence is a source of pride to the Muslims, of anger to the hypocrites, of perdition to the unbelievers. The imam is unique in his age, in the sense that no one can attain his rank. No scholar can come within range of his knowledge, and he is unequalled in all his qualities. He possesses all virtues and worthy attributes without any striving on his part, and he is adorned with all lotty characteristics. This is a great gift bestowed on him by god in His generosity”. The Quran and Imamate Quran specifies certain conditions for the office of imamate- “we have chosen from among them imams who at our command shall guide men to the right path, for they are patient and steadfast and have certain knowledge of our signs” (32:24) quipped with such virtues he obtains the rank of imamate. “a day in which we shall call forth each group with its imam” (17:71) When Ibrahim had completed all his tasks with which god had tested him, god addressed him as follows “I appoint you to the station of imamate and the leadership of men. Ibrahim the asked “will you grant this station to my progeny” god said “the covenant of my imamate will not be granted to wrong doers” (2:123) Ibrahim was addressed by god in this manner when he was approaching the final part of him life and at a time when he was fully established in the rank of prophet and already had responsibility for the guidance of his ummah in matter of belief and conduct. God nonetheless promised him an additional station, which proves that the office of imamate was a higher and more exalted office then his prophethood. Immunity from pollution of sin is one of the conditions of imamate, wrongdoers will be denied the rank of imamate, hence the infallibility of the imams. The progeny of Ibrahim who are not wrongdoers will be granted the station of imamate. No doubt that the most righteous of gods servants among the progeny was the prophet . So the prophet (pbuh)and his family must count as imams from Ibrahim’s line who were entrusted with imamate. Imam Ja’far Saddiq is reported in al-kafi to have said “before appointing Ibrahim as prophet, god appointed him his servant. Before ennobling him with his friendship, he bestowed on him the rank of messengerhood. Before granting him the rank of imamate, he made him his sincere and devoted friend. It was therefore after Ibrahim had attained a whole series of high ranks that he was given the station of imamate” The 12 imams “This religion will endure until the day of judgement, for as long as 12 persons from quraysh rule over you as my successors”- this hadith is agreed upon by both sunni and shia. God had established his proof before men; he had presented them with these righteous and exceptional men, chosen ones whose exisitence was a source of benefit not only for all muslims but for all of mankind. Philosophy and theology of Shia go back to Ali. Supreme teacher of all jurists. Abu Hanifa, founder of Hanifi school, was pupil of imam Jafir Sadiq, who imbibed learning from Ali through his father and ancestors. Malik b anas, founder of Maliki School had a master who was pupil of Ikrimah, who had been pupil of ibn Abbass, who derived his learning directly from Imam Ali. The need to follow the imams Prophet said to Imam Ali “your relation to me shall be like the relation of Harun and Musa, excepting only that there shall be no prophet after me”- he therefore designated Ali as his brother, assistant and general deputy as well as leader of the ummah. Abu dhar al- ghifari related the prophet saying: “The people of my household are for you like the ark of Nuh. Whoever embarks on it will be saved, and whoever turns away from it will be drowned” – this depicts rank of family and their fundamental role in guiding mankind. Imam al Baqir said “I swear by god that from the time god took Adams spirit and conveyed him to the realm of eternity, he has never left the earth empty of an imam. Hereafter, too, the world will never be without the existence of an imam, so that gods proof will always be present among his servants”. Therefore as Muslims we should all have and knowledge and belief in imam, for the Prophet himself once said… “Whoever leaves this world without knowing the imam of his age will have died as people died during the jahiliyyah”

So many issues in our lives are governed by and gravitate around numbers. Our age, the digits of our dream salaries, deadlines, hours, minutes. Closer home, the fourteen lights we aspire to follow on the path of our lives, the number of units in our prayers, the dreams of belonging to, or serving the 313. The mention of numbers is found often in the religious texts, and which can give us some good guidelines on the path of servitude. After attending an enlightening, thought-provoking session with some scholars a couple of days ago, I am dedicating this article to a different kind of number, a One which is neither preceded nor followed by any number, and whose unity is not bound by the confines of numerical limits. Al 'Ahad. The Prophet (peace be upon him and his progeny) advised his companion Abu Dharr to make use of five things before they are replaced by five things: Youthfulness before old age Health before sickness Independence before dependence Free time before being busy/occupied Life before death Another related and sobering reminder related to numbers and age: It is said that Satan the accursed strokes the face of one who has reached the age of forty years and has not attained salvation and says: 'May my father and mother be ransomed for the face that shall never prosper.' The Qur'an also gives significance to this number. In a verse in the Qur'an, the importance of this number in our spiritual dispensation is also mentioned: "And We have enjoined on man doing of good to his parents; with trouble did his mother bear him, and with trouble did she bring him forth; and the bearing of him and the weaning of him was thirty months; until when he attains his maturity and reaches forty years, he says: 'My Lord! Grant me that I may give thanks for Your favor which You have bestowed on me and on my parents, and that I may do good which pleases You and do good to me in respect of my offspring; surely I turn to You, and surely I am of those who submit.'" (46:15) In another tradition, we are told: "Verily, a man has an amplitude [of freedom] until forty years; but when he reaches forty, God, the Almighty and Glorious, reveals to His angels, 'Verily, I have made My servant come of age, so now be strict and severe with him and record and write down his every action, whether it is a minor one or a major one, and whether his works are abundant or sparse.'" Looked at in line with the earlier tradition where we are told to make use of five things before five others, the number forty is only a heartbeat away. If we do not train ourselves in servitude today, by the time we get to forty, the habits we have inculcated into our nature will be like the proverbial tree which started as a weak sapling, easy to uproot, but has now become next to impossible to get rid of. The Prophet has also assured us that whoever dedicates [himself] to God for forty days, God makes springs of wisdom flow from his heart on his tongue. It is also narrated from Imam al-Baqir (peace be upon him) that a servant does not refine his remembrance of God for forty days without God making him detached toward the world and granting him the vision to see its ills and their remedies and establishing wisdom in his heart and making his tongue speak with it. One must then ask oneself, what is dedication to God? Put simply, it is ensuring that every step, every breath, every moment of our day and night is spent in serving God and worshiping Him in the various ways, and keeping away from those things, actions, thoughts, words, inactions which are displeasing to Him. How easy is that to achieve given the distractions of this world that we have accustomed ourselves to? On numbers with societal implications, we are told that everyone's neighborhood extends until forty houses in the four directions. In light of the rights of one's neighbor as elaborated in the Treatise of Rights of Imam Sajjad (peace be upon him), we should protect his interests when he is absent, show him respect when he is present, help him when he is inflicted with any injustice, not remain on look-out to detect his faults, and if any chance we happen to know any undesirable thing about him, to hide it from others, and, at the same time, try to desist him from improper habits, if there is any chance that he will listen to us. Never leave him alone in any calamity. Forgive him, if he has done any wrong. In short, live with him a noble life, based on the highest Islamic ethical code. The Holy Prophet has also said: "That man is not from me who sleeps contentedly while his neighbor sleeps hungry." He also said: "Gabriel always used to advise me to be generous with the neighbors, till I thought that God was going to include the neighbors among the heirs of Muslim." Forty neighbors in each direction...do the math. In all, the numbers we deal with in our life, be it the 30 days we observe of Shahr Ramadan or the everyday numbers we deal with in business, in keeping tabs on events in our life, or our age, we must remember that all our functions, practices, roles, deeds, words, actions and numbers must be dedicated to ONE purpose: that of knowing and worshiping the One. http://islamicinsights.com/religion/religion/numbers.html

Thanks a lot ppl, inshaAllah soon, he'll be fineeee and over it all. Oi debater if your reading this, look at the support you got man, inshaAllah Allah will help you. Btw ace your college year :P

:o are you saying he did not hear that? :o :mellow: dont forget yusuf qardhawi and his son turning shia, as well as habib ali al jifry ;)

Before you embark on a journey of revenge dig two graves-Confucius

can a builder be a master builder from day one? can a football player be a star player right from the early days of his career? Similarly school of Shiasm, which is the original and by far the the most beautiful and logical interpretion of Islam, very rarely opens its door to somebody from day one.

(salam) Not to change the topic, but whatever reason the Imam was striking his slave is irrelevant. He is the representative of God: he will not punish someone unjustly. Anyhow, the hadith macisaac posted is quite conclusive. The Prophet Muhammad (as) and Ahl al-Bayt (as) know the ins and outs of the Qur'an and Sunna and there is no question on that. Other reliable traditions indicate that they have inherited the knowledge of the previous prophets and the angels. But the Qur'an makes clear that the ghayb as a whole is only accessible to Allah. We Muslims have been given a small part of the ghayb, and Ahl al-Bayt have been given a larger portion, but there exists a portion that Ahl al-Bayt do not know. Moreover, it cannot be established from our reliable traditions that the Imams (as) are all-seeing and all-hearing of what happens in Creation, nor are there reliable traditions indicating that they build and control creation. These beliefs border on those of the Mufawwida, who were cursed by the later Imams (as) and early scholarship.

it also probably due to TAGS, images and websites that host these images are probably linked to "shia" so if you guys have your own sites etc, name your good images with the tags "shia" ie "shia-image 1 ". shi'ite etc Right click on the images, save as and you will see the image names.

Mashallah Beautiful Pics :D

Ghali thoughts..

We don't accept their authority. Different Shia may hold varying degrees of animosity and dislike of them personally, but the general idea amongst the Shia is that they're authority is not binding on us, we disassociate ourselves from them.

Salam alaikum to all I wanted to tell share something I don't know whether you people know this or not. It is recommended to give fateha of maula ali a.s on every thursday night. It will provide a lot of benefits To all of you if you will do this. There are some stories based on this fateha.I will like to say that the fateha is very small it hardly take 15 to 20 minutes plz do it if possible on every thursday night I am so sorry I don't have pc so I am using SC from my cell phone and I am not able to post here the whole story but if you wants to read that story just google thursday night fateha of maula ali a.s. You will also find this in some websites like www.victorynewsmagazine.com As maula ali a.s is mushkil kusha the fateha contains a lot of benefit you can see that by finding this on google. Here in india this fateha is available in many books. We do recite this from tohfat ul awaam. The fateha should be recited on thursday night or evening after azaan of namaz e maghribain This fateha should be recited on some petals of flower, Dry grapes (munaqqa, kishmish) Some sugars Some incense sticks (agarbatti) A glass of water And add any sweets if you want. The fateha should be recited as follows Recite salwat 11 times then Recite Allah ho akbar 3 times then Recite ayatal qursi 3 times then Recite sure al inshirah 3 times then Recite sure an naas 3 times then Recite sure al falaq 3 times then Recite sure al kaferoon 3 times then Recite sure al fateha 3 times then Recite sure al ikhlas 3 times then Recite sure baqra from verse no 1. Alif laa meem to 5. Ul muflihoon 1 time then Recite salwat 11 times. Then ask for your wishes and inshallah all the problems will be solved by ameer al momineen mushkil kusha ali a.s. Plz do remember me in your supplications. Wassalam Naara haidery.

Btw i heard a hadees where the Prophet pbuh said that you should call him Salman e Mohammadi and not Salman e Farsi.

(salam) Please everyone, if you could include shia_debater in your dua's it would be extremely beneficial. Pray that his problems are solved. He's finding it very difficult atm. Insha'Allah it'l get easier for him. (wasalam)

One more time I am not referring to mutah I don't doubt that for a second. I am sure that wouldn't fly by so well with most men

I think you didn't understand the question. In my opinion it is quite one sided of any of the men on here to say it is not haram. I guess it would be haram if the woman was feeling overwhelmed, wanted him to take another wife or two to give her a break but he refused. So to hell with the woman's needs right?

QUESTION: If a woman wants her husband to take another wife because she feels overwhelmed and needs a break and the man is capable of taking on that responsibility in all aspects (financially, emotionally, etc., etc.) but the man doesn't want to do it......Is this haram for him not to take another wife?

Ok, do what you want. The fact that muta is a Sunnah of the Prophet (pbuh) is absolutely a mainstream view, even if not often publicly expressed, and I doubt anyone who claims to have any serious knowledge of Islam would deny it. What is not mainstream is your habit of rejecting authentic ahadith based on your own desires. Muta being Sunnah means the Prophet (pbuh) practiced it. The fact that he was always married as a Prophet implies he must have practiced it while married. And the fact that we have virtually no reports about it very strongly indicates that those mutas were secret, especially in view of the fact that in the one report we do have it was a secret muta. This is basic logic. 1 – Muhammad b. `Ali b. a-Husayn by his isnad from Bakr b. Muhammad from Abu `Abdillah عليه السلام. He said: I asked him about mut`a. So he said: Verily I dislike that the Muslim man should leave the world and there remains upon him a habit from the habits of the Messenger of Allah صلى الله عليه وآله which he has not carried out. 2 – As-Saduq said: As-Sadiq عليه السلام said: Verily I dislike that the man should die and there remain upon him a habit from the habits of the Messenger of Allah صلى الله عليه وآله which he has not carried out. So I said: So did the Messenger of Allah صلى الله عليه وآله do mut`a? He said: Yes, and he recited this verse “And when the Prophet disclosed a matter to one of his wives” – until His saying – “previously married and virgins.” (66:3-5) 5 – He said: And it is narrated that the believer is not perfected (or, completed) until he does mut`a. 10 – Muhammad b. Muhammad b. an-Nu`man in Risalat al-Mut`a from Ja`far b. Muhammad b. Qulawayh from Sa`d b. `Abdullah from Ahmad b. Muhammad b. `Isa from Hisham b. Salim from Abu `Abdillah عليه السلام. He said: It is recommended for the man to marry in mut`a, and I do not love that the man from you should leave the world until he marries in mut`a even once. 11 – And by the isnad from Ibn `Isa from Ibn al-Hajjaj from al-`Ala from Muhammad b. Muslim from Abu `Abdillah عليه السلام. He said: He said to me: Have you done mut`a? I said: No. He said: Do not leave the world until you have revived the Sunna. 13 – And by the isnad from Ahmad b. Muhammad from Ibn Ashyam from Marwan b. Muslim from Isma`il b. al-Fadl al-Hashimi. He said: Abu `Abdillah عليه السلام said to me: Have you done mut`a since you have gone out from your family? I said: Due to the abundance of what is with me of wives, Allah has made me needless of it. He said: And even if you are needless, for verily I love that you should revive the Sunna of the Messenger of Allah صلى الله عليه وآله. http://www.tashayyu....ability-of-muta 1 – From Abu ‘l-Qasim Ja`far b. Muhammad b. Qulawayh from his father from Sa`d b. `Abdullah from Ahmad b. Muhammad b. `Isa from Ibn Abi `Umayr from Hisham b. Salim from Abu `Abdillah عليه السلام. He said: It is mustahabb (recommended) for the man that he should marry (through) mut`a. And I do not love that a man from you should leave the world until he marries (through) mut`a, even if (only) once. 2 – By this isnad from the aforementioned Ibn `Isa from Bakr b. Muhammad from as-Sadiq عليه السلام where he was asked about mut`a, so he said: I dislike for a man that he should leave the world and there remain a characteristic from the characteristics of the Messenger of Allah صلى الله عليه وآله سلم that he did not carry out. 3 – And by the isnad from Ibn `Isa from Ibn al-Hajjaj from al-`Ala’ from Muhammad b. Muslim from Abu `Abdillah عليه السلام that he said to me: Have you done mut`a? I said: No. He said: Do not leave the world until you revive the Sunna. 4 – And by this isnad from Ahmad b. Muhammad from Ibn Ashim from Marwan b. Muslim from Isma`il b. al-Fadl al-Hashimi. He said: Abu `Abdillah عليه السلام said to me: Have you done mut`a since you went out from your family? I said: Because of the abundance of whom is with me of at-taruqa (an expression for sexual intercourse), Allah has made me needless of it. He said: And even if you are needless, then I love that you revive the Sunna of the Messenger of Allah صلى الله عليه وآله سلم. 11 – And by this isnad from Ibn Qulawayh from Muhammad b. Ya`qub from Muhammad b. Yahya from Ahmad b. Muhammad from `Ali b. al-Hakam from Bishr b. Hamza from a man from the Quraysh. He said: The daughter of an aunt of mine who has a lot of property sent to me: I had known that many men had sought my hand and I have not married myself to them and I have not sent to you desiring men except that it has reached me that Allah has made mut`a halal in His book and the Messenger of Allah صلى الله عليه وآله سلم legislated it in his Sunna, then `Umar made it haram, so I love that I should obey Allah and His Messenger and disobey `Umar. So marry me (in) mut`a. So I said to her: (Wait) until I enter upon Abu Ja`far عليه السلام and take his counsel. So I entered and sought his counsel. So he said: Do it. http://www.tashayyu....---shaykh-mufid Conclusions: the Prophet (pbuh) practiced muta without a shadow of a doubt, it is highly mustahab, a believer shouldn't leave the world without doing it at least once, and it is good to do it even when needless of it.

You are not debating at all, you are merely posting your own views of sexual morality based on your personal perceptions and experiences in life which hold a total weight of zero. Whether you like it or not at the end of the day, the man has no obligation to tell his wife if he has contracted marriage elsewhere be it temporary or permanent. Sucks for you I guess.

Yeah, he is in pillow. :lol: Can you be in pillow during your father's funeral too (wasn't his father a Shia)?

the average asian weddin costs around £50,000 here in the uk man its out of control

On a completely unrelated note, folks, I'm thinking of starting a thread to discuss Shakespeare's The Taming of the Shrew. If anyone's interested, please let me know.

Best posters: Ruh.Mujarad: someone who has taught me a lot and who mashallah has unparallel humility, akhlaq, and patience. He is also unmatched in his obedience to the Leader. Unfortunately, people didn't appreciate him and I'm guessing that's why he doesn't post that much anymore. MAFHJ: his knowledge... his akhlaq... his Lebanesity... Nobody can touch him. Ya Aba Abdollah: If I had a daughter I would throw her at him and force a marriage. Orion: His only flaw is that he has too much patience in debating Akhbaris for pages and pages when really they just deserve to be given wet-handed slaps until the pool is empty. habib_e_najjar: Commander of the Fatmeh Commandos, Afrika Korps. She hunts wild animals for fun. I am genuinely scared of her. enlight_warner: When I was 16, I was only concerned with eating pizza and watching football. Enlight is 16 and the only time she takes a break from adding to her knowledge is to read Ziyarat Ashura or do a 30-minute long salaat. Seriously, try this: suggest to her a book to read, then a week later ask her how it was. She will have written a 10-page summary of it. I promise you. Bhooka Bhairiya: Made Akhbaris look so retarded that he couldn't have been for real. Hameedeh: Ummul shiachatters velayat2011 DPRK_Guy: a really nice guy with great akhlaq who always defends the Islamic Revolution and the Leader. And mashallah I am impressed at how quickly he has caught on to the different deviant grouplets. comrade_khodadad: Another shiachat casualty. He used to post a lot, and he wrote some very intellectual stuff. He knew how to argue using paradigms and frameworks, which is what laymen need. We need to use these, because without these we can be misguided by anything. Marbles: His political views and ideology may be retarded, but he sure is handsome. :wub: Mushu: One of my favorite young people on the site. Smart young man who can tell truth from falsehood and is ready to learn (while at the same time guarding himself against misguidance). DeeeeeeeeeeeeBo: Don't think he's just a joker. He can drop some serious wisdom as well. And he's gonna find me a Lebanese wife (his words, not mine). There's plenty more. Sorry to anyone who I have neglected to mention out of poor memory which old age has given me. Anybody who is in Emam's line and is posting on this site, may you get the reward for your hard work, inshAllah. I will post my favorite post as soon as I find it.

Let me break it down: The city of Kufa is not a conventional city like Makkah or Madinah. Places became cities in Arabia when a number of tribes gathered in that area and made it their home. However, the city of Kufa did not exists in the time of the Prophet (pbuh) or Abu Bakr, as there were no tribes living in that area. In 17AH, during the caliphate of Umar, after the expansion of the Muslim world into Persia, there was a need to station the army close to the Persian border for easy mobilisation. For this purpose, Umar asked Sa'd ibn Abi Waqqas, a prominent companion and the leader of the army that led the conquest of Persia, to create a garrison town in this area. Thus, troops were stationed there. However, in order to create a city, tribes were asked to move from the Arabian peninsula into Iraq, and thus Sa'd shifted a number of tribes there. Then how come the confusion that everyone in Kufa was Shia, when it was founded by two people who were not known for their love of Imam Ali (as) or his Shia? The answer is because Imam Ali (as) made the city of Kufa his capital in 36AH. Now, just because he made it his capital, doesn't magically make everyone his Shia. There were many people in Kufa who had believed in the caliphs previously, and believed in Imam Ali (as) as the fourth caliph. To use today's terminology, they were Sunnis and fought alongside Imam Ali (as) in the battles of Jamal and Siffin. There were others who disliked the Banu Umayyah and therefore chose Ali (as) over Muawiya not because they believed in Ali (as) as the Imam, but because they preferred him over the son of Hind. This group of people made up the majority of the people of Kufa. And then there were those who believed in Ali (as) as the supreme authority after the Holy Prophet (pbuh). These were few in number; the likes of Ammar ibn Yasir, Asbagh ibn Nubata, Malik al-Ashtar, Maytham al-Tammar and a few others fall into this category. As for the mourning of Imam Husayn (as), it is fairly apparent to anyone unbiased observer of history that the events that took place in Karbala were of a horrific nature had they happened to any group of human beings. The fact that it was inflicted upon the Holy Prophet's family by those who professed the religion of the same Prophet, might be lost on some people, but it is not lost on the followers of Holy Prophet and his family. Mourning is thus a natural reaction.

i would throw him off a cliff, shoot him full of holes with a machine gun as he fell, throw a grenade on him when he landed, set his remains on fire, put them out by urinating on them. feed whatever was left to dogs. feed the dogs to pigs. throw the pigs into the ocean and feed the pigs to sharks. sell the sharks to the chinese, so he eventually becomes fertiliser in paddy fields after passing through chinese intestines.

salaam the idea of farm is to be a producer and stop being a consumer thats the number one problem we have the mentality of a consumer thats why we are so backwards that the nations don't differentiate much between us and animals we have no say we have no existence but we are complete slaves to the big powers

^^ you know whats worse is that you didnt even denounce such an act. Not that it matters to us in any way but rather it shows your position and again as brother Shakari said there isnt any expectation from wahabis/sunnis.

Who cares what someone has to say about the so-called "holocaust" (aka holohoax) http://www.codoh.com/ that Zionist pigs (Jews ran the Trans Atlantic slave trade that saw Christians and white European Jews kill 150 million black Africans: http://www.rense.com...eral69/invo.htm and http://www.blacksand...om/Welcome.html) use as propaganda till this day. http://edition.press...ail/106996.html Quote- “There are many historical events, similar historical events. Why is this one in particular so important to you?... During World War II, 60 million people were killed. Why are we just focusing on this special group alone?” Ahmadinejad asked in an interview with CBS. When the CBS reporter answered that all the attention that is being paid to the matter is because he was 'denying it', Ahmadinejad responded by saying that he was 'sorry for all the 60 million people that lost their lives, equally'. “All of them were human beings. And it doesn't matter whether they were Christians or Jews or Buddhists or Muslims. They were killed. So, we're sorry for everyone,” said Ahmadinejad. ... “Unfortunately Western politicians refuse to answer these questions and egress into other areas… We see the Holocaust as a pretext to commit genocide against the Palestinian people.” end quote. And all this whining about whether someone recognizes the so-called "holocaust" (aka holohoax from WWII actual holocaust was Amerikkkan firebombing and mass genocide of the German civilians of the city of Dresden; Dresden Holocaust http://www.rense.com...ral19/flame.htm photo of the Amerikkkan imperialist holocaust against the innocent people of Dresden http://www.spartacus...2WWdresden2.JPG) comes from two places: one is an entity "built" on stolen Palestinian land and genocide against the Palestinian people who are the indigenous Canaanites and actual bani Israel (as Dr. Ariella Oppenheim has proven) not the white European AshkeNAZI Khazars from Russia and eastern Europe: that is Zionist Israhell. And the other nation that whines about this refuses to admit they committed one of the world's largest genocides and actual holocausts against the indigenous Mongoloid Native people of "America". So screw you and your Zionist propaganda. Oh yeah and David Duke may come from a history of white supremacy but he says he no longer holds these views and he exposes actual supremacists like the racist Jews who have genocidal hate against the "goyim" Jews are the true racist pigs. See the evil of the Jewish Talmud: http://www.come-and-.../tcontents.html http://www.revisioni...almudtruth.html http://www.thepeople...-are-donkeys-cr WWII was an inter-imperialist war: http://libcom.org/hi...war-howard-zinn And one of your evil, racist "Allied" alleged "heroes" was the mass murdering, racist, colonialist genocidal maniac ahole Winston Churchill the genocidal fat pig. http://www.countercu...polya230109.htm "Churchill’s Crimes From Indian Holocaust To Palestinian Genocide" http://harpers.org/a...11/hbc-90007797 http://archive.arabn...d=21&m=6&y=2006 Nothing but the Truth? British Empire Killed Millions "the British deliberately adopted policies that caused as many as 29 million Indians to starve to death in the late 19th century" http://espressostali.../bengal-famine/ In colonialist British occupied India, Indian victims of the genocidal mass murderer and racist colonialist Winston Churchill the evil leader of the colonialist (thieving) British Empire. http://pazhayathu.bl...le-indians.html Evil of the thieving, colonialist British Empire (that killed far more than Germany ever did) http://www.guardian....britishidentity

Thought: " now you can say it aint our fault if we never heard it, but if we know better than we probably deserve it. Jihad is not holy war wheres that in worship? Murdering is not in islam and you are not observant, you are a muslim, israel dont take my side cuz look how far youve push them" lupe fiasco "words i never said", i actually like hip hop now.. oh yah the last verse " I think that all the silence is worse than all the violence Fear is such a weak emotion thats why I despise it We scared of almost everything, afraid to even tell the truth So scared of what you think of me, I’m scared of even telling you Sometimes I’m like the only person I feel safe to tell it to I’m locked inside a cell in me, I know that there’s a jail in you Consider this your bailing out, so take a breath, inhale a few My screams is finally getting free, my thoughts is finally yelling through"

I could not believe it when Iran was holding "Holocaust conferences". When there are so many problems to be addressed in Iran why the hell does a PRESIDENT of a country go around f***ing up his country's image?

(salam)Prophet Muhmmad SAW narrated "This dunya is paradise for the Kafir, but hell to the believers." Inshallah Shia_Debater will keep Allah close to him and pass this obstacle, he seems like a really good guy and you must be a great friend for posting this :D Jazakallah Khair :angel: Prophet Muhammad - “Be in the world like a traveller, or like a passer on, and reckon yourself as of the dead.”

There's enough light for one who wants to see. by Imam Ali (as) A person that goes to Google images is not ready to see the light.

(salam) mashaAllah you have learnt alot .. I should take a leaf out of your book (not literally :P).. may Allah (swt) bestow you mercy, blessings, wisdom, sustenance and everything else which is good insha'Allah :D (wasalam)

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

In the UK, it is banned to do it in public and it is banned to record or take pictures of it and under 18's aren't allowed inside to even watch it. The mosques take these rules very seriously. If they catch you recording or making a video, they take your phone away and search it and then make sure they see you delete it.

This is brilliant, daring but brilliant.

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

For some reason there was a tendency among the extreme Shia mystics to consider that a great secret lies with Salma Farsi (ra). And I do remember reading a hadith where Imam Jafar (as) urges people not to call Salman (ra) 'the Persian' but to call him Salman Muhammadi (ra) http://hi-in.facebook.com/topic.php?uid=352895789556&topic=14698

Assalam alykum, hes been very kind to me on this forum, the kindest actually,what ever it is im sure he dosnt deserve it. i pray that he gets well insya Allah

Allah says in Quran: "All the secrets in heavens and earth are recorded in the illustrious Book. (Quran27:75) and Allah says: "We gave the Book as an inheritance to Our chosen servants,. . ." (Quran 35:32) and the Prophet (S) and Holy Imams (A) are His chosen servants who have inherited the knowledge of the Book. ^^ so its no surprise that every secret reveled by Allah is known to the Prophet (S). And Imams عليه السلام have inherited knowledge from the Prophet (S). And that should includes every word ever spoken or to be spoken. Problem solved.

OP i dont know if you realised this, but it is possible to have a friendship with a girl without committing any haram. you dont need to make anyone your sister, mother or daughter to do this. all else fails, marry her.

are you plain simple thick or truly retarded..... There is no muslim in the world that does not believe that Allah is the one and the only master....There are numerous instances on requesting for intercession to holy men both alive and not .....if someone believes that other then Allah can grant anything without His will then that is shirk, please stop your blind hatred and ignorance and visit a shia prayer on how we invoke Allah for our prayers....... If you want to discuss tawassul, lets do that but stop being a ***** ***

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Just came back from a 2 and half month long holiday from Tanzania. Got Enganged Allhamdullilah :) Got a week with absolutely nothing to do till uni starts... Glad to see this thread still going on ;)

The whole process takes like 5 minutes? yuck!~ LANAT ON TEA BAGSSSS!!!! :mad:

(bismillah) (salam) Make sure that you have the key to life with you at all time - Taqwa (God-consciousness/awareness). If you're praying and still committing the same sins over and over again, then that's why you don't feel anything after your prayers. It's the effect of sins. That's actually why they're sins - because they have exactly just that effect. Also, make sure you don't miss any prayers. You don't have to do anything extra yet. First make sure that you do your prayers, and you know what you're saying. Then, make sure to do your prayers on time. Once you've solidified that into a part of your daily life and schedule in making your days revolve around your prayers, then start doing extra stuff. But for now, make sure you don't miss a prayer, and know what you're saying. Lastly, and most importantly, make dua to Allah (swt) to keep you on the straight path and to help you get closer to Him. PS: Ayatallah Bahjat's (ra) (the guy on my profile pic) favorite dua was: Ya Allah, Ya Rahmanu, Ya Raheem. Ya mughallibal ghuloob, thabbit ghalba alaa deenik O Allah, O Merciful, O Compassionate, O Changer of hearts! Keep my heart firm in Your religion!" Make this dua all the time and iA Allah (swt) will do the rest. Wasalaam

No need for Fitnah, Arabs are retarded. If you tell them to fight their mother they will do it. Just look at the mess they made of Iraq, just as it was about to destroy the Americans, they inject their terrorist groups to tarnish the resistance. For all the blame they pin on Iran and their death squads, it was crippling the only people actually fighting Americans that halted the resistance. And now they blame Iran. LOL. They're so pathetic. Arabs, (i.e. gulf Arabs, the only Arabs), are now convinced that the Syrian state needs to go and they have all sorts of opinions they imported from Al Khanzeera. I honestly don't care what you call the Persian gulf, call it the Arabian gulf for all I care, as long as it's filled to the shore with Arab blood.