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Bismillah Salaam aleikum Praise be upon the Prophet Muhammad (S) and his pure progeny. May Allah hasten the reappearance of the Awaited Imam عليه السلام, and may He preserve the life and health of the Imam's rightful lieutenant, Seyyed Ali Khamenei. Greetings to the momin brothers and sisters of SC. Inshallah you all are in good moral and physical health. Inshallah may brother MDM be rewarded for this topic, which has caused greater understanding and connection between momineen, and may he become guided and return to the correct ideological path. (1) you always have signatures which make people think. please explain your current signature; i recognise, is that mutahari on the left, shariati on the right and someone i dont know in the middle? i assume they are on hajj/ umrah? why did you choose that particular tag line with that picture, for those members who do not know what happened to mutahari and shariati? If my signatures cause people to think, I think they're overthinking them. I mostly just choose pictures I like. But the reason I chose this picture, is because a certain member said something which was incorrect. I put this picture as a part of showing that what this person said was incorrect. The situation with Dr. Shariati has become similar to the situation with Sayyed Fadlullah, where venom spreads like wildfire and false claims are thrown around like salawats. So why this picture? Well the person I mentioned earlier, claimed that Shahid Motahhari called Dr. Shariati a heretic. Not only is this incorrect, but also Shahid Motahhari and Dr. Shariati were close; they were friends. They worked together in Hosseiniyeh Ershad. Dr. Shariati was a great admirer of Shahid Motahhari. Shahid Motahhari did write some very sharp criticisms of Dr. Shariati, but people should not take this apart from the whole issue. There are many layers to this. Shahid Beheshti narrates that in a private conversation (between him and Shahid Motahhari), Shahid Motahhari said that he was criticizing certain things that Dr. Shariati said so that Shariati himself understood that what he was saying was wrong and that -- as somebody with influence over the people -- he should be more careful. So I put the picture because I am tried of this issue. Dr. Shariati did a lot of service to Islam and I don't feel that any of us have the right to say venomous things about him. And the caption is related to this issue as well. There is way too much loose talk on SC (which I don't deny that I am also often guilty of), where things are said that have no basis and the person who says them doesn't in fact know what he/she is talking about. And there is a very bad inclination toward never admitting to being wrong. (2) it seems love for WF is in your blood, do you have any tales of the revolution that your parents taught you? I don't really know my father too well. My mother used to be a hardcore revolutionist, yes. Well wasn't all of the Iranian people at one point? She has not told me many stories. We don't really talk too much, and I try to avoid political discussions with my family. But there are a few things I remember. She said that she failed her university gozinesh (political evaluation) even though she had no issues. She wore perfect hijab, she attended jamaat prayers, she believed in the Islamic system, she was in Imam Khomeini's line, etc... She says that gozinesh is completely random, and that she knew people who were leftists, or who were dancers, who passed their gozinesh. But that story kind of sucked and is sure to make some of the more innocent brothers and sisters become disillusioned, so I will tell everyone a cute story narrated from my aunt: during the war, they would tell schoolchildren to sew packs and sweaters, etc... for the soldiers at the fronts. My aunt would stay awake until late night sewing these packs. She had to do it taqiyya-style though, because her mother (my grandmother) would get angry at her and tell her to go to sleep. I can't really think of anything else now. If I remember anything else I will say it later. (3) what is your ambition in life? Shahid Sadr said that a person is measured only by his service to his ummah. I want to come out of my current useless status, and do something which is of some service to the ummah. And to find a wife. (4) Iran seemed to have all the right ingredients at the start of the revolution to make it the greatest country in the world; nowadays it seems a far cry from the dream that khomeini imagined. do you think this is the case, and if so, what do you think caused this change? I think one of the things that made the Islamic Revolution in Iran so unique -- its almost unanimous people's support -- is also what made it weaker in the long term. Other revolutions were forged in a sea of blood and knew how to govern without mass people's involvement. For 15 years or so, if Imam Khomeini or, later, the Leader, if they said "jump," everyone in Iran would jump. With such popularity, who needs good management? Who needs a strong cultural apparatus? This void left an opportunity for the enemies. They pounded the people of Iran with their strong cultural apparatus. This caused a large portion of the people to become disillusioned or culturally subverted. So that's how we got in our present position, where there is a lack of unity in the country, and where it seems most state officials care as much about WF as Hillary Clinton. But ultimately, I am hopeful for the future. Because the youth generation -- not all of them, but the revolutionist youths who are working hard in cultural fields -- is much smarter than their predecessors. They follow only reason and nothing else. If their work is successful, then future generations will have a strong enough intellectual foundation for their beliefs that they will not become succeptible to the cultural affront. And my true hope is that some of these young friends grow up to be in positions of management and administration. So the change has to do with the people. But I think in the future there will be an evolution that makes the Islamic Republic of Iran far greater than it has ever been. Because the core of hezbollahi youth that we have today are very clever and hard-working. (5) imagine this is a shia lonely hearts advert. how would you advertise yourself in 50 words or less, in a witty way which would attract the "right" hezbollahi hijabi sister to you? I will use a variety of short short sales pitches: "Baradar Jackson: Better than marrying your goat-herding cousin back in Pakistan!" "Baradar Jackson: Because it's nice to have someone do whatever you say" "Baradar Jackson: MAFHJ's less handsome friend" "Baradar Jackson: I won't be jealous if you think of the Sayyed when you're with me, because I would leave you for him just as soon as you would leave me" "Baradar Jackson: Much less of a douche in person!" "Baradar Jackson: Your mother would approve" (6) what are you currently reading? is it good? why did you choose this book? On my plane to the US I was reading Shahid Beheshti, Doktor shariati jostojoogari dar masir-e shodan (Dr. Shariati: A Searcher on the Path of Becoming). I chose it because I wanted to see what Shahid Beheshti's defences of Herr Doktor are. I especially want to see his responses to Mesbah Yazdi (though I have not gotten to that part yet). (7) how will you serve the awaited imam? you arent allowed to say "he will touch me and i will be spiderman". i mean based on the skills you have now/ will learn soon Inshallah I will even be of service! I don't know what I would do. And you just plunged me into an existential crisis, because after asking myself this question I just realized I don't really have any skills. (8) have you ever been ziarat? please tell us your experiences Just once. Imam Reza in Mashhad. I was a kid; 12 years old I think. I don't really remember anything from the haram itself. I remembered it was beautiful and that around the zari people were pushing and shoving and kids were putting their duas into the zari area. And I remember in the hotel everyone was Arab and I saw a niqabi for the first time. Oh and I was in the elevator and wanted to press the button but an Arab kid pushed my hand away and said "ana ana ana," and pressed it himself. Shamefully, me and my cousin made an unakhlaqi joke about this. (What the kid said means "me me me" in Arabic, but it means something else in Persian). My experience was lame, partly because I was a kid, and partly because my experiences are usually like this anyway. Completely uneventful and anticlimactic. (9) why is iranian food so bland? We don't see it as bland. I think Pakis see it as bland because Pakistani food has a lot of spice. But I don't have much food nationalism, so I will say: Our food is blind because we are a bland people. (10) what mathematical symbol can go between 2 and 3 which will give a result that is higher than two but less than three? (no googling please) Denominator.

Thoughts: No man, no jinn, no realm of time. From apparent dimensions to hidden designs, will ever comprehend the greatness of Hussain... Muharram is coming, Ya Hussain.

Today, I told my mum I wanted to have a love marriage. She just laughed. Today my dad bought a new laptop. He asked me to find Microsoft Office on it. I told him that he would have to buy it seperately as it didn't come with the laptop. He said that he had been cheated by the salesman who said that the laptop was Windows. I reminded my dad that Windows and MSoffice are not the same. He called me a bathameez and said that I love Microsoft goras more than my family. Not really thoughts but LOL

sayed fadhallah has a strong base in Iraq represented in the dawa party and some of the sadr movement. It was our dream that he would come and rule iraq for us or at least help create the institutions and system but the racists would not let that happen because they are stuck in their little stinky races. When the attack was against him in 1998 alot of them wrote books to defend him for example a book called: خلفيات ضلت سواء السبيل they responded to the Jafar murtadha al amuly in his famous book " خلفيات جعفر مرتضى العاملي here in australia there was a big attack on him and they took all his tapes away from the library and we clashed with them about this behavior. I had a few encounters with the iraqi communities in london attacking him and I tried my best to explain and the same here in Melbourne. Eventhough i disagreed with some of his fatwas which i had to follow some one else according to tab3eeth but he was like a treasure only if people understood and thats why mohamad baqir alsadr said: all those who left najaf have lost najaf except fadlullah it is najaf that lost him and mohamad baqir alsadr was also another genius and a treasure which the people didnt appreciate at all and killed him but many people who just wanted to have things in an easy way and many nonreligious people followed fadhallah due to the reputation that he made things easy which was untrue many people followed him for lame reasons like they didnt want to keep a beard pr things like this many people folwoed him for racist reasons... for example they hated the iranians hogging the marji3yah and as a reaction they wanted to follow some one who was arabic but reasons like this are very common where people are reactionary one of the attacks agasinst him is they said " the hawza is between najaf and qum only" so some arabism racists replied to the persian racists by following him its like vitnamese comign into islam because of tiher hate for USA or pakistanis following sistani because sistani is next door to balouchistan , i dont know but some people do have this sort of narrow look towards life. but fadhallah He maintained islam as his constitution but he was brave in colliding with wrong things which have been set for 100s of years also fadhalallah has fundamentalist and radical followers which really understood him better and many of them are in london or in the leadership of iraq now in general he is misunderstood even by some of his followers.

I do not think that you take evil sufficiently seriously. This is partially understandable. You have likely never seen someone murdered. Perhaps you have never been poor and suffered, ignored and mocked in turns; perhaps you have never been persecuted. People who have seen or endured evil - they understand justice. Understand that mercy to the merciless is unmerciful, mercy to the unyieldingly evil is unjust. Immoral. Eventual happiness. These are very different things. Loving someone, their doing evil, their being evil and wishing them eventual happiness. I can love my brother more than I love sight - if he has murdered someone he deserves punishment. Even if he is penitent. If he is penitent he himself shall see the need for and not settle for less than satisfaction for what he has done. If he is penitent - then I could conscionably wish him eventual happiness and perhaps even some present happiness during his punishment (though I would love him more and he would deserve less punishment if he spurned alleviatory kindnesses in his zeal for justice and from a consciousness of just how he evil what he has done is). But if he is impenitent? What is a life-sentence for obviously impenitent murderers but the courts of this world punishing the murderer as long as they possibly can? As long as a murderer is impenitent - for that duration does he merit punishment. Now - if death is not all? Moreover - here we have two very different things still. We have men doing things worthy of an eternal punishment. Like a murder, love them or not - they deserve the punishment for their actions. Even so - the Living God forgives sin if someone turns from it and to Him seeking forgiveness. He does not have to; not anymore than a court of law or a victim's family have to forfeit a period of imprisonment for the murderer or, more realistically, to shorten it. If a man does things worthy of eternal punishment and he is impenitent - what room does he leave for eventual happiness? I would further mark well how rare genuine contrition is among evil me. Even the courts of this world do not release murderers who sulk for a month because they are imprisoned and not for what they have done; not even if they protest they are sorry. Again - I do not see how someone who argues the existence of a God from morality would have God Himself (omniscient) be morally naive. As well - I think your experience of evil men is likely limited. What we do, what we have done - makes us what we are. If men are evil - and men are evil - you cannot so simplistically separate they themselves from evil itself. What does it mean for me to wish my brother an impenitent murderer "eventual happiness"? I mean apart from conditional future contrition and penitence on his part. You seem not to think that this is a condition for someone evil having eventual happiness. That is inconsistent. What is it that makes you wish them only "eventual" happiness? I think it is that they are impenitent; they do not feel any regret or contrition; they have no intention to amend their lives; they have no desire for the happiness you wish them. They want to remain as they are. And what if that persists - what if that endures? Can happiness ever be eventual for them? No. You have not taken evil sufficiently seriously. The Living God does.

Long live the Coalition of Moderate Muslim countries that have united to combat the evil majoosi Persian empire

So where are the humanists Satyaban and Justice4all? Cherry-picking the topics you wish to comment on? Where are your cries for democracy justice equality fairness blah blah blah? THIS MAN WAS BEHEADED WITHOUT A TRIAL FOR CRYING OUT LOUD! THIS IS YOUR CUE YOU RETARDS! SCREAM ALREADY!

sounds great! I'll def give it a try :)Thank you for sharing! :D

lol bro my ideology is exactly the same as yours; i believe in 1 Allah, 124,000 prophets, 14 masumeen, i believe in the ghayba and the return of our awaited imam, al hujja ibn hassan (atfs), i believe in and implement the 5 usul and 10 furu e deen. where we differ, is that i believe mass murder, in secret, without trial, of guilty and innocent alike is wrong, and secondly i think that the excuses people use to justify being "leashed at the throat like a livestock animal" to a marja are BS, and little more than the catholocism of shiaism. You see MDM, I don't think it's proper to say such things. You are calling something "mass murder." That's a very big thing to say. Are you in the right position -- in terms of your knowledge on this event and your knowledge on what qualifies as "mass murder" -- to make such a statement? If not, why make the worst assumptions and lob the worst accusations against Imam Khomeini? criticisms from an educational/ philosophical understanding are fine, and help one to shape and hone their skills. can you summarise briefly for us what the criticisms of shariati mutahari stated, and how shariati adapted them into his pholosophy? who do you think was right in this particular discussion? Yes, such criticisms are good so long as laymen do not do them. To be honest, I didn't have the mental strength to read the critique. I read the first few pages of Shahid Motahhari's critique of the book Eslam shenasi (Islamology), and saw that he said that it contained more existentialism and dialectical materialism than Islam; after reading this, I knew I wouldn't have the nerve to read it. Maybe in a few years when my heart is not as soft, I will be able to read it. But because I have a great respect and love for Shahid Motahhari and Dr. Shariati (The Leader said that the youth must learn Islam through these two men), I like to not think of the fact that they had differences and disputes. SC is a place for people to blow of steam sometimes. i think the mods/ admins do a fairly good job in keeping things in line. has there ever been a time where you were forced to admit to yourself that you needed to change your views, based upon what you read here? I don't think there has ever been a time when I was called out for something, but yeah I have said a lot of dumb things and made a lot of mistakes. And I think everyone's views changes in shiachat, because they are introduced to new groups and new beliefs that they were never familiar with before! I would not know about Shirazists, Malangs, or Akhbaris if I was not on shiachat. (Although we have our own version of Shirazists in Iran, called the Hojjatiyeh Society). Or for example, I would not know that there are many (religious) Shias who hate Imam Khomeini. I used to think it was only possible for secular Shias to do so. it seems as though the west is constantly beating the drums of war in terms of iran; we know that they cant afford it, and if they did, they could airstrike as much as they wanted, as soon as the army set foot in iran they would be wiped out like the stains that they are. what is it about iran, that provokes so much hatred in the west? is it purely its resources, or something else? It's definitely not just resources and its definitely not simply an issue of sovereignty or independence. I think no country hs ever been such an obsession of the West more than the Islamic Republic of Iran. In terms of quality (i.e. the craziness of the things that are said about the country), I think the DPRK has us beat, but in terms of the volume of venom, the IRI definitely wins. Case in point: no death scene in history was broadcasted more on television in the course of 24 hours than that of Neda Agha Soltan. So, what is it about the IRI that provokes the West? More than anything its an ideological issue. The IRI represents the post-modern world. It represents a new way of thinking. The West and the IRI do not simply differ on issues of economics and politics, and the dispute is not simply a material one rooted in both sides looking after their "rational self-interest." The question of the very nature of man is being played out in these disputes. The West says man is master of himself, and the IRI says that man is servant of God. These two ways of thinking are at the very core, and all differences are born of that core difference. The US and Europe (correctly) try to contaminate the country's economics and culture, so that more and more people are drawn toward the Western view of the "nature of man." This is because if, overnight, every Muslim relied on God and God alone, what could the American empire do? Would they not be powerless? may Allah curse saddamn to the lowest pits of hellfire. what are your criteria for a wife? There's no criteria I have that are specific enough to really mention. I would like her to be pious, kind, pretty, smart. (not necessarily all of those things, but at least one or two of them). All the good things. but iran is still under the leadership of khamenei, what "strong cultural apparatus" would cause subversive acts? would you say the repressive laws against the rebellious youth is a factor? The strong cultural apparatus meaning the fact that the US government can enter every Iranian home (and indeed, every home in the world), through a satellite. I don't think the laws are much of a factor, because I know these "rebellious youth" from very close. i think assasinations also was a factor; key people were taken out at the wrong time, which meant that the "B" team had to step up and fill their role. This is also very true! 7th of Tir was especially tragic because dozens were wiped out in one fell swoop! I find it amazing that this little grouplet (MKO) damaged our country so much, for so long. iran has its problems like every other country but i am optimistic like you. we probably disagree on a few things which could be done to achieve this though. personally i believe in the separation of state and church. kullu nafsin zaaikatul mawt, who do you think stands the best chance of being elevated to WF once khamenei passes away? who are the main contenders right now? If there was a "VOI" (Voice of Iran) channel that broadcasted in English, they would speak English like this: God is big. (khoda bozorge) I don't really like to think about this question, but I have faith that someone right will be selected. Everyone thought Shahid Beheshti would be the Leader after Imam Khomeini. Thanks to MKO, that didn't work out, but then God blessed us with Seyyed Ali Khamenei. Same with Sayyed Hassan in Lebanon. Who knew about him, before Sayyed Abbas met his Lord? So I just trust in God. Inshallah everything works out for the best. ROFL. "young hezbollahi M WLTM hijabista with GSOH and a no nonsense attitude for long philosophical debates supporting WF, books, keeping me whipped and telling me what to do. must like my cooking. also marriage" You're gonna have to explain those acronyms for me haji. And I don't cook, dude. I cook eggs, that's it. lets imagine that i am a wide eyed teenager with no idea a revolution ever occured in iran. what are the 5 books you would recommend i read, from a non biased perspective? I won't cheat and say Sahifeh-ye emam or any other multi-volume collection: - Islam and Revolution: Writings and Declarations of Imam Khomeini (1941-1980) (Great short compilation of Imam's works with fluid translation by Hamid Algar; includes classics like Islamic Government and Tafseer of Surah al-Hamd) - Voice of Hezbollah: The Statements of Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah (translated by Ellen Khouri; not as good as listening to his actual voice, but it's the best option that non-Arabic speakers have :(... oh and this is related to the Islamic Revolution because the Islamic Resistance in Lebanon is a part of the Islamic Revolution) - Society and Economics in Islam (another compilation/translation; this time of the works of Ayatollah Taleghani) - Shahid Beheshti, Vijegiha-ye enghelab-e eslami-ye iran (Unique Characteristics of the Iranian Islamic Revolution) - Shahid Motahhari, Peiramoon-e enghelab-e eslami (On the Islamic Revolution) But this list is not a very good one, because it is selected only from among the limited books I have read! yep. that was my point. all shia think the imam (atf) will need millions of guys whose sole contributions are the ability to play computer games, eat pizza and know how to make powerpoint presentations. what skill are you going to learn, in order to serve him? LOL @ video games and pizza Well I guess I could serve some sort of propaganda function. Writing things, saying things. the men push and shove? i thought that was just the women. are you planning to go any any other ziarat any time soon? The men are not as aggressive, no. (Iranian hezbollahi women are vicious :wub:). But there are always a few of those very confident little boys who push their way through. I wanted to go visit Ruhollah while I was in Iran (his haram is only a short metro ride away from my grandfather's house) but my "trip" was cut short, unfortunately. lol what does it mean? I won't say. It's unakhlaqy. i hardly think iranians are bland. i love all the iranian people i know, theyre cool guys no matter what our differences are. whats ur favourite non iranian food? My favorite food is fried eggs so I don't think I'm the right person to ask. But I like a lot of foods. I like Lebanese food, I like Paki food, I like Mexican food, I like Chinese food. Any food is good as long as its halal. lol nah, its decimal point. So close. :( if you could invent something, what would it be? Not really an invention, but I would reinstitute the Ministry of Construction Jihad and then give young men the option of serving in this ministry in place of mandatory army service.

There is no evidence that DAjjal is a system The Dajjal is called a man in many Hadith . I think they deliberately say Dajjal is a system so that when the Dajjal appears they can follow him and say "he is not the Dajjal, the Dajjal is a system!

Salams, There is a difference between the popular meaning of this word in modern arabic (girlfriend, secret lover, etc) and the meaning in the Quran. The word akdan has slightly different meaning depending on the context. The Quran does not emphasis the 'undisclosed' aspect. The word occurs in two places in the Quran وَآتُوهُنَّ أُجُورَهُنَّ بِالْمَعْرُوفِ مُحْصَنَاتٍ غَيْرَ مُسَافِحَاتٍ وَلَا مُتَّخِذَاتِ أَخْدَان. 4:25 إِذَا آتَيْتُمُوهُنَّ أُجُورَهُنَّ مُحْصِنِينَ غَيْرَ مُسَافِحِينَ وَلَا مُتَّخِذِي أَخْدَانٍ 5:5 If you look at the context, the ayat is talking about giving these women their ajar (reward), in this case their maher that you agreed upon and taking them as a wife not for the purpose of corruption but for the purpose of doing good and being kind the them. This is the context in both these ayats. There is nothing about time or secrecy. Now Sayyid Tabatabi in his Tafsir Al Mizan says the following regarding the word 'akdan'. This is from the tafsir of Ayat 4:25, almizan.org. QUR'AN: so marry them with the permission of their people, and give them their dowries justly, they being chaste, not fornicating, nor receiving paramours;: In this paragraph, al-muhsanat refers to chaste women; it cannot mean married ones, because there is no question of marrying them while they are married. Al-Musaafihaat (fornicating women) is placed parallel to the phrase, "receiving paramours". al-Akhdan (is plural of al-khidn (friend, paramour); it is used for masculine as well as feminine and for singular as well as plural; this verse uses the plural form to clearly point to numerousness; when one takes a paramour for fornication, one generally does not stop at one or two, because man's appetite does not stop at any point once it exceeds the limit. Salams, It is important for understand the Hukm Sharia (religious ordinances). The reason is because Allah(s.w.a) knows the true nature of our heart and also the interaction between our heart, soul, spirit, and body and has placed the limits so that we might benefit from what he has given us and save ourselves from disaster. I am supposing that most of you have driven on roads with highway dividers or barricades at the side of the road. Those barricades and dividers are there for our benefit. If they weren't there, we might swerve into oncoming traffic or drive over the side of a cliff. When we hit those barricades it might damage our car and cause us some discomfort but it is actually saving us from a bigger disaster. So I know to some, especially sisters the idea of mutah or short term mutah is distasteful and this has been said in various ways on this forum. The thing that you have to realize is that it is like a barricade that is saving the Ummah from a big disaster. If it was practiced properly, there would be very little fornication (as per the famous hadith of Imam Ali(a.s)) and all the disasters and injustice that result from that. Unfortunately, the Ummah, for the most part, has disregarded this Sunnah, so now we have the result. Is there any country now where fornication and even higher levels of haram are not commonplace ? Instead of crashing into the barricade we remove it so now we have gone over the cliff. If you are within the limits that Allah(s.w.a) has set, then following your heart is fine. It is only not fine once you go outside the limits. The limits are there to protect us and not imprison us. In some cases, to protect us from our own evil nature that is within each one of us.

I dont understand whats the big deal if some people think that ayt.Khamenie might be in contact with Imam Zamana(ajtf). He is leading an important revolution, is a marja e waqt, whats the big deal if Imam(ajtf) communicates with him and advises him? Whats so impossible about the scenario? And even if he is naib-e-imam(ajtf), so what? Don't understand whats the issue about or whats so unbelievable about it... :rolleyes:

in islam accusing some one of being gay requires 4 witnesses who have witnessed extreme details if you fail to provide them you yourself are liable for 80 lashes for the crime of qathf only if people admit they are gay you can use this label against them and if you don't mean it literally you can clarify but best not to accuse individuals of being gay

Good interview, but can people stop quoting that oversized picture?

Ironically, if you say to a Sunni it was Uthman, they would say "HOW DARE YOU INSULT UTHMAN????" But they comfortably ascribe that verse to the Prophet (pbuh).

Notice that "the Prophet" is in brackets. It has been added to the translation, because it is not there in the Arabic. This was a slander against the Prophet (pbuh) made by certain people in order to hide the fact that it was Uthman that was criticised in the Quran for this. How can the man sent to perfect our morality turn away from a blind man, when even those of us who don't have one thousandth of his akhlaq wouldn't do that?

interesting how threads become a big lebo love fest at times. :lol:

He is a gay khaleeji, it is best to add him to your ignore list.

I can't believe this thread is still alive... Look at what is happening... go fight for the country you claim is yours instead of snatching handbags in other people's countries you douche... Stop blabbering in here to us, our Sect is the most that's helping the oppressed Arabs including Palestinians accross the region... Go bad talk Egypt and the pedophile sultans in Saudi and the Gulf and Jordan where your necks are at the mercy of your fellow "Muslim brothers" feet, Sunni governed countries where if you cannot get out of line as you do in Lebanon. The sad part is that they don't give a damn and you know it... If they did, overnight only, the west & Israel would have no choice and will be urged to accept Palestine or what's left of it as a country of it's own, but that will never happen... That's what you need... You love to be ruled by shoes... Justice4all stop your nagging... Also about Syria, we all know the Assads and the Makhloufs aren't that clean, but they're the lesser of all evils for now, especially in these times and on-goings... You seriously don't know what's at stake if a shift in power occurs in that country... Or you do, now that's disturbing. Guize, I suggest you stop replying to these morons and stressing yourselves out over plain haters of the arising Shi'aah powers in the region...

whether this is real or not, we all have something definitly in life where we had been ashamed of something or someone, especially the sisters in the west constantly in jihad with their "unusual" apperance to the west and "unusal" behaviour and how the western world receives them please do not be offended by this, this story is meant to make you realize that behind every such hurtful though or words, there is somebody who bears it out and we dont really appreciate what we have until we dont have it may Allah forgive us and guide us to truth

How is that different from meeting complete strangers in flesh for the first time, about whom you know next to nothing? You still have all the work ahead of you whether it is online introduction or in flesh.

i loved reading everybody's answers ! Probably one of the coolest topics here on SC.

Thanks bro, it is an honour to be interviewed by you, and I'm sure your wisdom beats mine any day of the week, maybe not your akhlaaq though :P MashaAllah at me Well to be honest it started off when I realised that if you end up eating something najis then you have eaten something haraam, and because the ahadeeth say that eating something haraam means your prayers and duas wont get accepted for 40 days I started to become very conscious about what was najis and what wasn't, then my worries about najasat grew from there and I started worrying about being najis when praying, because then my prayers won't get accepted :donno: unfortunately I haven't been ziarat before :cry: may Allah (swt) grant us all the oppurtunity to go insha'Allah I wouldn't really be able to tell where I would be in 10 years time, for all I know by 10 years Imam Mahdi (atfs) could have come back (insha'Allah) and I could be living under his rule (even though I will never be worthy), I could be dead (insha'Allah I wont), I could be a lunatic whos gone mad because of his najasat problems looool but the furthest I can see myself is 5 years and in 5 years time I see myself Graduating from ICAS, and where I will go from there (i.e. become a lecturer, study further, translate books) only Allah (swt) knows, I myself don't know what I want to do in the future, I also see myself running my own business in 5 years time insha'Allah, possibly something that could earn me a decent wage, but also help out people around the world who need our help, the oppressed, the poor etc.. Well I met Yasoob id deen, hawraa29 and koko313 last wednesday, it was fun :D .. I met them at a seminar about the Qur'an and tahreef, I didn't really see them for long, only for around 20 minutes, I baked a snickers cake and took it with me .. Hawraa and Koko love it but Yasoob said it didn't taste like snickers -.- I also met Kamran-Syed, Ali H Syed, and Al-Hadi on friday, they came down to where I live to meet my mum and dad so when it comes to muharram my parents let me go masjid with them, we went chicken cottage twice B) We also went to an event about the Qur'an and if it can contain everything in it At the event I saw sayed ammars brother :o .. but I didnt shake his hand :( I also saw Mystery-* (Al-Hadi's sister) for a brief few seconds :lol: .. and Last Chance was there but I didnt see her :donno: It was a fun day, only bad thing was it was the wafat of Imam al Jawad (a.s) so it was inappropriate to be joking about all the time and stuff, alhamdulillah I enjoyed it and I'm gonna see them in a couple weeks time again, and I'm gonna see Mushu as well insha'Allah :D I originally found shiachat to be an alright place, kinda boring, I used to come on here for a few months to get answers to questions, then once I had a question which I couldn't find on ShiaChat so I made an account and asked the question, I still found it a bit boring until I got 50 posts and went into the chatroom, the only reason I kept coming back was because of Al-Hadi, Kamran-Syed and Enlightened_x they all made me feel welcome, then gradually I got to know more people and now I'm addicted and Love ShiaChat Unfortunately I haven't travelled much. The best place I have been would probably be takhte jamshid (throne of jamshid) in Iran. It's a historical place in Shiraz, if my memory is correct, it's like a massive place, there are statues, pillars, carvings in the walls etc., it was fun walking around seeing the different historical things, unfortunately I didnt get to go to the furthest part which I really wanted to, if I go again then insha'Allah I will I used to play PS3 alot, but then when I started following Islam I found it to be quite a waste of time, now I would love to start playing again but I doubt about my controller being najis, and I dont have the money to buy a new controller and games so I guess I will just wait till I get money or not play anymore. My favourite game when I did play it alot was probably Black Ops, I used to play it hours everyday, I played online alottttt with my friends and also with people I didnt know, another one of my favourite games is probably Grand Theft Auto IV .. I loved playing it going around the city, shooting people, stealing cars, running people over :shaytan: .. I sometimes played online with that game too Now though I don't like games that I would have to play on my own, I hate doing things on my own hence why I find ShiaChat fun because it's always interacting with others, so if I did start playing PS3 again then I would only buy games which I could play online with my friends .. so yeah I guess you could say I'm an online gamer hmm .. I would be "Red Chilli" cos I have a short temper (some people might not believe me but trust me I do :/) "Pineapple" cos I'm sweet :P .. and Thin Crust with Cheese inside because I'm not fat but I'm not skinny either My best friend is someone from my secondary school. The reason for this is he has always been good to me, he is Shi`a aswell and if it wasn't for him I wouldn't be the kind of Muslim that I am today, thanks to him I learnt many rules, thanks to him I started getting more into religion and ultimately if it wasn't for him I would probably be on the wrong path right now. He is a funny guy, loves making jokes about sunnis and umar :lol: ... always backed me up in school if there was any trouble, helps me to remember Allah (swt) and he is the safest person I have ever met :D hmm .. I definitely learnt the majority of my deen on the internet, I learnt by listening to lectures mainly those by sayed ammar nakshawani, talking to my best friend, reading through ayatollah sistani's website, shiachat (the forum and chatroom) How many wahabbis does it take to change a light bulb? None it's bid'ah How many wahabbis does it take to change a car tyre? None it's bid'ah How many wahabbis does it take to send an online version of the Qur'an via email? None, using the internet is bid'ah, Online Qur'an is also Bid'ah I'd just like to say sorry if my answers went on a bit much, or if I ended up writing about stuff that weren't related to the questions.

(bismillah) (salam) o hai gaiz Mahdavist suggested I teach yall a Persian word each day. So that's what I'm doing. Today's word: Word: ÏáÇæÑ Transliteration: delaavar Meaning: brave, courageous Example: ÏáÇæÑãÑÏÇä ÇÑÊÔ ÌãåæÑی ÇÓáÇãی ÇیÑÇä ÝÏǘÇÑی åÇی ÒیÇÏی ˜ÑÏäÏ ÏÑ ÏæÑÇä ÓÎÊ Ìä ÊÍãیáی Translation: The brave men of the IRI Army made many sacrifices/martyrdoms during the difficult times of the Imposed War. (that one is for haidar) Stay tuned tomorrow for the next word!

(salam) This is the standard recipe for apple crumble which I learnt in year 7. Didn't make it for yearsss until a couple of months ago during Ramadhan. Ingredients: 4 cooking apples or 5-6 regular apples Plain flour - 200g Sugar - 250g butter - 120g Cinnamon powder (optional) Gas mark - 2/3/4 Step 1: Peel and chop the apples into medium/large chunks. Step 2: Place the apple chunks into a sauce pan. Add roughly half the amount of sugar you measured. (optional: you can also add sultanas, raisins and/or honey, cinnamon power) Step 3: Gently cook the apples until soft and caramalised. Gently stir from time to time to prevent it from burning. Also make sure the apples are soft and not pureed, you don't want that. Step 4: In a mixing bowl, add the flour, the remaining sugar and the butter. Step 5: With your fingertips mix the flour, butter and sugar until it transforms into a soft breadcrumb like consistency. Step 6: When the apples are cooked, take an oven proof dish and pour the apple mixture into the dish. Step 7: Now, gently pour the crumble over the top of the apples evenly. Do not press down with a spoon or anything. Step 8: Carefully place the apple crumble into the oven and let the crumble bake until golden brown. (usually 30 mins but 'golden brown' is better, please do check it regularly) *ping* It's done ^_^ you should be able to smell the aroma. Step 9: Remove the dish from the over and place on a cooling rack to, well, cool down (lol) Step 10: Plate up and enjoy it with cream, custard or on it's own! Instead of apples, you could try other filling alternatives like apricots, peaches or rhubarb (although I have no idea what rhubarb tastes like!) Wonderer, Hawra, anyone who tries this recipe, do let me know how it turns out inshallah! Wasalam :D

OP, Just answer the flippin' question posed earlier. If iddah is just about pregnancy falsification, why the different iddahs from case to case. Use your brain, Mac. This thread is surreal. I have to dip in a page at a time, and step back to take a break. Otherwise I'm going to get a brain aneurysm from the sheer foolishness of it. Iddah is one of the most common sense Islamic social laws. Anyone with half a brain gets it. Muslim, non-Muslim, whatever.

(bismillah) sickening, ridiculous, lets look at the recent news from saudi arabia: documents from a saudi king, showing that palestine will be given to the jews, a letter to england, many years ago saudi arabia, deport 150 iranians from hajj, stating they used fake visas, which their embassy them selves issued to them. and now they behead a man publicly without a trial i believe? these are the representatives of islam in the eyes of sunni/wahabis? can they not open their eyes?

SD, they only have the 18-25 yrs criteria due of the fast pace of learning. The lecturer talk-talk-talks and you have to catch as much info and write-write-write! Quite stressful actually. Inshallah looking extremely forward to the Eid al Ghadeer conference. SCers, make yourselves known so I can meet you!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vIS85711ALc

Brilliant answers from SD and Baradar!

Ok, so you would need to set up new rules about how long she would have to wait, 3 weeks or whatever, and how many tests she would need to take. Accidents and malfunctions happen. There are many unwanted pregnancies among people who usually use contraception, and then they need to have abortions. There is no requirement to use contraception in muta anyway. It comes from the ahadith. Men and women are not equal in Islam in the sense of having the same laws apply to them. They are created different, and the laws that apply to them are different. Anyway, even under your rules, she doesn't have equality, since she would nevertheless have to observe an iddah of some sorts, even if it is shorter than the current one. Judging by your talk of freedom and equality, am I to assume you also oppose hijab, polgyny, and many other laws that don't apply equally to men and women? That implies there are arguments opposing what I said. Care to give an example?

Yet again, a Sunni who doesn't belong in this forum pokes his nose. Please get the hell out. Just to answer your question to shut you up, Mutah is NOT obligatory, so if the daughters of any of our Imams (as) didn't do it, what the hell is your problem? It shouldn't be all too surprising bro. We have people who call themselves Muslims defend homosexuality, the absolute direct result of liberalization of Islam. Iddah being "unfair" was bound to be brought up. Western culture's influences have a way of seeping into the minds of our youth quite easily these days.

I guess its because he's a judge

Thats not what pagans believe. Its also what the educated Muslims believe in as well. The reason why you think its wrong is because you are arriving at faulty conclusions. First of all, there are hadith that people will have the forms which befit their actions in this world. For example, pigs, scorpions, monkeys will be the form of those who acted in ways similar to these mentioned animals. Secondly, our bodies as we see them right now cannot be our essence. Our essence is our soul. and our soul is right now constantly undergoing many transformations with each and every moment that passes by. Our souls could right now have a beautiful form, or an ugly form. A beautiful soul is a soul which is in harmony with that eternal spirit (Atman) which our Hindu friends are talking about. An ugly soul is a soul which not in harmony with the eternal spirit. And please don't call Hindus pagans. Especially since their understanding of Oneness (tawhid) is probably far superior than your avg Muslim's understanding of tawhid.

Please tell me you aren't serious. Counting two menstural cycles or 45 days is not difficult for anyone. Even illiterate women in 7th century Arabia managed it. On the other hand, not everyone can afford pregnancy tests, let alone paternity tests. Yes, it is fair, because it is a law of Allah ÓÈÍÇäå æÊÚÇáì. The difference is, if she follows current rules, she will be complying with the laws of Allah ÓÈÍÇäå æÊÚÇáì, while if she follows the revised ones, she will be following some man-made laws that go against divine law. Does this even factor into the decision-making of you people, or is everthing about your wants and desires? The urine test doesn't pick up all pregnancies within two weeks, and the blood test is quite expensive. It is completely impractical to have every woman have one after a muta. Yes, just what we need. Muslim women having to ask the last few people they have slept with to give a DNA sample so they can figure out who the father is. What a great future for our ummah. Maybe they can go on Jerry Springer to have the results announced. You aren't getting it. We currently have a system that comes from God. Certain people feel they are smart enough to figure out exactly why God made the law in the way He did, and judge that it is now redundant (even though they don't seem sure about why there are different iddah periods instead of them all being the same). They then suggest a new set of rules. Now, maybe it's just me, but if I am going to replace the laws of God by something man-made, those man-made laws better be fool-proof, which is far from the case here. It would be trivial to make an islamic argument, but I'm guessing that wouldn't carry much weight with you.

Wa Alaikom Alsalam. I can help you. You can PM me if you wish

SHUT UP BOOGEYBIDAHMAN. I EAGERLY AWAIT THE INTERVIEW, SO DON'T POLLUTE MY EXCITEMENT. :realangery:

It would be way cooler if he story started off with, " I always wondered why I had one blue eye and one brown eye..." :lol: ya, cool story.

If you personally prefer Arab girls over your own race then what is wrong with Arab girls preferring their own race? :donno:

I think I might like a short surah from the Quran and talk about its translation, origin, etc.

hmm.. well usually these days I don't repeat my prayers that much alhamdulillah, the most common mistake which I make is doubting whether I did sajdah two times or 3 times .. bloody annoying :mad: Well I look at the packet, if it doesn't say suitable for vegetarians then automatically its a product that I wont eat, as for the E numbers and additives I then only need to check those which are alcohol related, if I suspect some ingredients like those I haven't come across before I would check on the internet on various different websites and if I am satisfied it is Halal then I will eat it. If I am outside then I will check on the internet on my Phone. Yes definitely, I hate having all these doubts but I can't help it, they just come to me naturally. I wish I didn't have them. Thanks :D May Allah (swt) grant all the Shi`a to go on ziarat insha'Allah, especially ziarat to Imam Hussein (as) I would start off with a trial and error method, buy some products in bulk for a couple hundred pounds, try to sell them and make a profit, the products that failed I would not go back to, the products that succeeded I would check why they succeeded, was it because I sold it in the right season, was it because of the price I put it at, could I put it at a higher price and still sell aswell etc.. Then I would maximize my profits by buying more of the items that sold well and would make £££££ :D insha'Allah, May Allah (swt) help you to succeed in all aspects of life I would much rather work on my own, or work as a boss and employ people but I would prefer the former. Reason for this is I wouldn't have to go through the hassle of hiring people, sorting out all the documents, making sure my company has discrimination acts in place, health and safety acts, etc.. I would feel free being able to work on my own, then however well the company does will be based on my hard work, my efforts, what I put into it, and the more I put in the more I would get out of it whereas others working for you means that you are dependant on others, and if they fail in their job then your business can go down. Yep insha'Allah I wanna go to the hawza in Najaf. When I go to ICAS I am going to attend the hawza there insha'Allah which is 5 years long, the islamic studies course in ICAS is 3 years long, after them 3 years I may skip the last 2 years and go Iraq to study or I may finish the 2 years and then go Iraq, but obviously from now till then I need to learn arabic and learn it well. May Allah (swt) make all your duas come true too insha'Allah hmm.. well I don't know of any sufferings that my neighbours have alhamdulillah, but if they were suffering then I would check the reason for their suffering and try to find various solutions to it, then try and implement them solutions. Yep that makes sense :D Yeah that would be a good idea too, but the thing is if I made a business and then used money from that business for charity then it would be the same as all other businesses, unless I stated that for example 20% of all profits made from my business go to charity, because if the customers know this they will be more likely to buy from me and it would be my USP A Hindu touched it (no offence to all you hindus out there) :D Only difference is if I had malaria I would wanna get rid of it :lol: Buy me a copy of it while you're at it ;) I find volunteering boring as I want to get something out of working, as bad as it sounds, I wouldnt be bothered to work for free I want to learn arabic, but I don't really know where to start, I don't wanna pay (or rather dont have money to pay) for those arabic lessons online like primrose or w/e they are called I don't know my local hussainia :/ I find it pointless because I believe that if I was destined to fight in the Army of the Imam (atfs) then I would get that knowledge automatically by the Power of Allah (swt) if Imam Mahdi (atfs) touched my head Alhamdulillah no, some people may view me as their enemy though I doubt it, I used to kind of have enemies, but I dont care about them people anymore, theres no point in having enemies "Be like the flower that gives fragrance even to the hand that crushes it - Imam Ali (a.s)" Still better than my joke :lol: And that concludes the Interview ^_^ Thank you very much for interviewing me MDM, I enjoyed it :D May Allah (swt) reward you and grant you all that is good and take away from you all that is bad insha'Allah

The 1st thing i noticed about my fella was his smile; i'd never met anyone whose default expression was a smile. Hes a very positive, friendly and pro-active sort of person. He has a big heart and a great love for the Ahlulbayt(as) which is infectious. The way he has coped with struggles in his life also made an impression on me. He is a strong and determined person, passionate about his beliefs and responsible. He's also quite creative and has an incredibly sexy nose. O and he has a very playful nature which i love Alhamdullilah.

What other realistic reason would there be? This is true - but iddah wouldnt address this circumstance as it is not uncommon for women to have bleeding in the first couple of months after pregnancy. Probably the hormone detecting pregnancy tests would be far more accurate.

With 21st century pregnancy tests, women can now tell whether they are pregnant between 10 - 14 days after intercourse. Maybe the iddah period needs to be revisited... I know this comment will cause consternation!! As for being psychologically ready for the next mutah, in general, for obvious reasons, women are more cautious in this aspect than men so it I would leave it up to them to decide. If men want ready mutah partners though, they need to make it so that it is more doable for women. Also re: 45 days for 2 cycles is optimistic - many women go longer than that.

religion and culture have nothing to do together . Islam is the law of God , culture is the law of people.

Umar invented the 100m sprint. This culminated in the 4x100m relay where the sahabas (the scared ones) would pass each other the baton whilst running away from battle.

Please observe how messed up this was. Like Umar they have quickly fled the intellectual battlefield. Calling me a "Shi'ah Qur'anist", heh. But it is actually a great compliment. Why? Read carefully my brothers. The Prophet has left us two weighty things: - The Qur'an, and - his Ahl al-bayt (as) These two entwine each other to form the rope of Allah to which we are told to hold steadily. Whereas, - Ilm al-rijaal worship - Self pronounced "scholars" and "faqeehs" - Impressively eloquent satanists Etc., Etc., Etc., are NOT among the two weighty things, leave alone a match or being superior to them. Remember that. Don't ever let shaitaan convince you otherwise. Hadiths are only and only acceptable when they CONFORM TO THE HOLY QUR'AN. That is what we have been taught by the A'imma (as). Whatever pied piper tries to lead you away from the thaqalayn you should be extremely apprehensive of such a person. What "Shiah" is a Shiah who does not adhere to the Qur'an, abandons it, and does not believe in hadith ath-thaqalayn, I ask you? Let this intellectual victory that Allah has granted us over these wolves in sheep skin, these poor muqassireen, let it be a moment to remember. The Qur'an, Torayt, Injeel, Zaboor, all the bounties of Allah, all colors, all pleasures, this universe and its sights and beauty are for us SHIAH the fidayeen and humble servants of Muhammad wa aal-e-Muhammad (pbuh) who are the Hujjah (Signs) of Allah and His mercy and His biggest blessing on Bani Adam and the guides and teachers who prepared and taught insignificant beings as us to say salaat and appear before Allah. What can be better than this? Why look elsewhere? Is all this not enough? I feel sad for the misguided folk. I truly do and I wish them well and invite them to the simple and manifest truth. It infuriates me to see wicked dishonesty and sickening westernized rituals in progress day in and day out, as if SC is a form of socializing website, and good men standing by and doing nothing. I wonder if its the effect of fluoridation on their brains.

Brother, the world market and even the super power like USA are dominated by zionist jews. If you feel bad about it, do something to promote the unity of your people. If you purchase from a supermarket, you will find it hard to escape buying a product produced by a company with zionist influence.