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In the name of God,the Highest. it is within our human nature that we enjoy being around people who are happy and have a positive outlook towards life,such people have this dynamic power within them trough which they can lift up anyone's spirits.William John Riley,a researcher at the Carnigie institute says " If you reflect u will see among ur friends and among ur family members those who have a positive way of thinking fascinate u more than others and you like to be with then most of the time.those who are positive are happier,livelier and more active.Imam Ali (a) used to say "Live amongst the people in such a manner that when u die they weep over ur absence and when you are alive they crave for ur company".Of course the way we live our lives we can scare the living hell out of anyone, Most of the times when we come around such people we defend our own negative attitude towards life by saying things like,these people are born happy and only if they would have the same problems like me,then they would realize how tough being positive is,But the reality is these guys have the same problems like we have,a nagging spouse,sick parents,health issues,work stress etc but the only difference is that they are more realistic and we are more dramatic towards our approach,Mark Twain used to say "I am old and I know many calamities and misfortunes but most of then did not take place." Once a king gathered his wise men and told them to write for him something which would encompass the entire message of our life on this earth,one of the oldest from the group came with this amazing line "THIS TOO SHALL PASS". Dr Vincent Peale has some amazing words he says "A homecoming pigeon released in the air,instinctively heads for home,birds migrate 1000 miles and return to their original place,every rivulet is pulled by the lure of the sea.We come from God and hi is our home." This entire universe along with u is in constant movement nothing is waiting for u then who are you waiting for.If you go to a Muslim graveyard one famous line is etched on every grave "WE BELONG TO GOD AND TO GOD SHALL WE RETURN". Imam Ali was once asked what is asceticism he replied " Asceticism means you do not become over joyful when u get something and you do not grieve too much when you have lost something." If taking stress and killing ur self would solve ur problems then go on make ur day,but this is life and you must get real,gather ur self,you are a Super Man and a real one not the one who does not even know that wearing tights is a girlie thing and undies over pants is way out of fashion.... Dr Alex carrel says " You can guide and control ur life in the same way a pilot guides a huge plane",do not let other people choose the way you are going to live ur life today, ...and here is some icing on the cake Holy Quran 3.160 "IF GOD ASSIST YOU THEN NONE CAN OVERCOME U"

What a load of [edited]. People don't choose the way they're born or who they're born to....otherwise I'd be Bill Gates daughter. That's silly simple minded people talk.

Why some ppl are being so childish here?

i am going to iran for ziarat :)

http://earthsky.org/human-world/the-milk-of-human-kindness-providing-for-baby-pandas

Asalamu alaykum

1. Lebanon isn't an Islamic country, and not under any Islamic ruling + Lebanon isn't ruled by Hezbollah either. 2. Hezbollah can't force people to be religious, they are a political group and a resistance. In the Shia community you have people that aren't religious. Haifa Wehbe comes from a Shia community, and her brother is a martyr btw, but she is not religious. In Lebanon there is a lot of diversity between all communities and also in the Shia community since from before most Shia were left wing, secular, communist. Hezbollahs job in Lebanon isn't to impose hijab on women, they can make awarenesses, lectures, etc.. about Islam. Not more...

A fire did not burn Ibrahim. A flood did not submerge Noah. A knife did not kill Ismail. A sea did not drown Moses. A whale did not eat Yunis. So be with your Lord and do not hesitate. Rely on he who is all knowing and immortal in all cases, he who knows the sins of his creation and is all merciful, and you will surely be content.

Salam Saamra, Unfortunately, you are not the only one who has been left hanging in the nowhere after a marriage promise has been made. It is very sad that many Muslim men tend to get scared and run away just because the other person was not raised with their religion or culture and do not even care about the intentions of that person. If his love for Allah and you was strong enough, he would have found the strength to give you the place you deserve (eg. to be his wife as he said). Breaking a promise is haram in our religion, and as far as I understand he promised you that. It is very sad when people mix culture with religion and make a mess out of it. May Allah be with you, as others suggested, try to keep calm and keep your prayers up, believe me, Allah has greater plans for you and when he takes something away that we think is our everything, something way better happens. You must take every experience and turn it to your benefit and to get closer to Allah and that is the ultimate beauty. Please do not despair from Allah's mercy because I can assure you that he will open a path for you in which you will marry a very pious and good Muslim brother that will be your true love because he will show you the true meaning of Islam. We all get tested according to our level of faith. You will obtain a greater status if you trust Allah inshAllah. Be strong. Salam

Warning: contains music, some western-dressed women. Julia was born in Beirut, Lebanon on April 1, 1968 into a Greek Orthodox Christian family to a Lebanese father and Palestinian mother. She was educated at the Rosary Sisters Schools where she sang in the school choir. Growing up, she and her brother were heavily influenced by Ziad Rahbani's works. When she was 12 years old she recorded her first song, entitled "A Maman" at Elias Al Rahbani studios. This was introduced to her by her music teacher Fouad Fadel. She also recorded two songs, "C'est la Vie" & "Viens dans Ma Vie". On October 11, 2006, Julia announced a new single called "Ahibaii" (My loved ones). The lyrics are based on a letter sent by Hizbollah secretary general Hassan Nasrallah to the fighters in South Lebanon during the 2006 Summer War between Lebanon and Israel. The poet Ghassan Mataradapted the original text. The music is composed by Ziad, brother of Julia and arranged by Michel Fadel. The profits from the song's sale went to help the families of Hizbollah fighters and to all Lebanese who died during the Israel-Lebanon conflict. Sales eventually garnered three million dollars for the families of the Lebanese civilians, soldiers, security forces, and Hezbollah militants who have been killed in the Israel-Lebanon conflict. The sum was triple the original aim, which was only one million dollars. The families of Lebanese soldiers killed during operation Naher el-Bared also received a portion of the money.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=sorpTOyJXf8 Some of the assertions made about Assad are plain silly, but 90% of the monologue is a scream, particularly the closing lines.

she has to agree on a time and if for some reason the man gives false hope that is a wrong on him Islamic law are suppose to be used with justice. And Islam is a religion for everyone not just one group of people as you are trying to say everyone should be as you think is best God is more wise and just and puts laws only to the capacity of human kind fitting options for a wide rang of diversity of people.

not at all, too much haram money is invested in that game

Enough.

Instead of bashar repenting, how about the saudi king repenting for unlawful governance of the Holy country?

Supreme Leader of the Global Islamic Revolution, Imam Ali Khamenei - No to Nukes

Continued. Brothers and sisters, we all need to ask ourself this question, would Allah select anyone, i mean anyone at random and put them right alongside himself and his Messenger (pbuh)??? Would Allah chose anyone and put them in such a sequence??? Would Allah issue a command of obedience, towards anyone at all??? Regardless of how they have been selected and elected??? To be continued.

Brother that really was quite harsh and unnecessary... all this name calling and insulting... his tone towards you is only a mirror of your tone towards him... where is the love, respect and sincerity? the prophet pbuh would show akhlaq even towards the enemies, whereas he is a young brother in faith, that may not be as privileged as you, or has not heard of these things before... brotherly advice, use soft polite words :)

I meant: 'It's impossible to believe that Ayatollah Khamenei isn't a marja.' I have faith in Ayatollah Khamenei that he's really a marja.

What's unbelievable is that a Modest Muslim can say such a thing.....

it's show business

(wasalam) Firstly, let it be clear that Its certainly not a sin to marry a revert. You need stop thinking like this just because someone who you think is pious claims its against the laws of Allah ÓÈÍÇäå æÊÚÇáì Something that would constitute being against his ÓÈÍÇäå æÊÚÇáì law would be obvious physical contact or anything which can lead to other Haraam acts. Now you say you have accepted islam with all your heart and not for him, this statement is something you should ponder over very seriously because you are now going to be tested on it. He may not remain in your life for whatever cultural reasoning however Allah ÓÈÍÇäå æÊÚÇáì could easily test you if Islam and the trust in Allah ÓÈÍÇäå æÊÚÇáì remains in your heart or not. That being said, I strongly disagree with his reasoning behind not going through with it. If the thought of society talking bad about his family scares him or the fact that his relatives will break contact with him (which is one of the major sins in islam) then I'm sorry because he lacks knowledge and faith. As hard as it may be I would use this opportunity to reach out to Allah ÓÈÍÇäå æÊÚÇáì to get closer to him and learn more about islam on your own. At the moment you may think that he's someone you can not live without but wait until you meet a real pious brother who will shun any cultural set back to marry you, someone who will come and grow with you in faith. Allahu A'alam

Sister Saamra, The fact that you are not alone in this, is true. I understand your situation as I am going through almost the same situation. I know it hurts and it hurts real bad. The pain is unbearable. Be patient. I will pray for you.

best clip : https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=KXC4aAdWRt4

aww that's so sweet , a compassionate doctor , almost like saying a nice mass murderer in the making with a heart . my condolences for you bro , may :Allah swt guide you I love you too habibi , unless you turn out to be a doctor , than i have to buy you a porsche

I think every member on ShiaChat rejects al-Qaeda, who doesn't? al-Qaeda to Muslims is like the KKK to Christians. Both organizations claim to represent the religious, but the God-fearing reject the two.

Such discrimination, the heck is wrong with you?

Salaamu 'Alaykum, My brother when you use restrictive terms such as "there's no philosophy" you are treading on thin ice. You should instead say "the philosophy lacks evidence", on Yawm al-Qiyama everything you say/typed will be weighed and judged. In regards to the website you have shared it is not just for it only presents the fatawa that are "against" the act, whilst it is a known fact that there are fatawa in support of this act as well. Also many of the fatawa listed have the condition of "if/unless" attached thus they are not proclaiming the act itself as prohibited they are instead providing analyses on when it is not recommended. So out of precaution please refrain from speaking in a manner that is not completely truthful especially when dealing with someone who is earnestly trying to gain knowledge. Lastly, UQSIM BILLAH, I swear upon Allah SWT, with my own eyes on the 28th of Safar 1434 AH I watched the 'Ulema (teachers) from the Hawza of Bashir al-Najafi (HA) and Sayyid al-Sistani (HA) perform Tatbir at the Bab al-Qibla in Najaf al-Ashraf. Your servant, Agha Shabbir Abbas

What do i think of Vlademir? I think he's "Putin" on a front. Thank you, thank you. *waves & takes a bow*

Don't worry. As long as there is ShiaChat, there will always be at least two people: Me and Ali Huzaifa/Quranist/Yamolaalimadad/WhiteHorse/Awesomeness/Pia/Rising Star/timetoconnect313/LastReformer)

Shiachat feels so dead, even the trolls are beginning to leave...

(bismillah) اللهم صلى على محمد و آل محمد The first two images were taken yesterday; experimentation with low light. And the latter is a self-portrait, it was the beginning of my low-light photography practice.

A few things to contemplate from Isaiah. A few things I have contemplated. Isaiah 26:13 O Lord our God, other lords beside thee have had dominion over us: but by thee only will we make mention of thy name. This sounds like the muslim. 15 Thou hast increased the nation, O Lord, thou hast increased the nation: thou art glorified: thou hadst removed it far unto all the ends of the earth. This sounds like Israel 14:1 once again he will choose Israel and will settle them in their own land. Aliens will join them and unite with the house of Jacob. 2 Nations will take them and bring them to their own place. 14:20 for you have destroyed your land and killed your people. I had made a note in my Bible about how this sounded like Syria 2012. A Prophecy Against the Philistines (also known as the palestinians) 28 This prophecy came in the year King Ahaz died: 29 Do not rejoice, all you Philistines, that the rod that struck you is broken; from the root of that snake will spring up a viper, (Zionism ?) its fruit will be a darting, venomous serpent. 30 The poorest of the poor will find pasture, and the needy will lie down in safety. But your root I will destroy by famine; it will slay your survivors. 31 Wail, you gate! Howl, you city! Melt away, all you Philistines! A cloud of smoke comes from the north, and there is not a straggler in its ranks. (the defeat in 1948, 1967 ?) 32 What answer shall be given to the envoys of that nation? “The Lord has established Zion, and in her his afflicted people will find refuge.” A prophecy against Damascus: 17 “See, Damascus will no longer be a city but will become a heap of ruins. A prophecy against Egypt: 19:2 “I will stir up Egyptian against Egyptian— brother will fight against brother, neighbor against neighbor, city against city, kingdom against kingdom. 3 The Egyptians will lose heart, and I will bring their plans to nothing; 4 I will hand the Egyptians over to the power of a cruel master, and a fierce king will rule over them,” declares the Lord, the Lord Almighty. the cornerstones of her peoples have led Egypt astray. 14 The Lord has poured into them a spirit of dizziness; they make Egypt stagger in all that she does, 15 There is nothing Egypt can do— head or tail, palm branch or reed. 24:5 The earth is defiled by its people; because they have transgressed the laws, changed the ordinance, broken the everlasting covenant. 26:11 Lord, your hand is lifted high, but they do not see it.

I try to be sometimes. :)

yesterday,i saw an old-man with Parkinson's waving impatiently to his grand-kid. poor he. he was trying hard to push those tears back while his son was refusing to stay with him. i wonder why do we start taking our parents as an option as we grow older

A very beautiful video (in farsi) about a couple who forgave a young man who murdered their son ( a member of law enforcement in Iran). The parents of the convicted young man were trying to seek forgiveness for him from the victims parents who were distraught with grief over their own son, but finally at the last moment while the murderer was about to be hung (executed) they forgave him and cited that they did so for the sake of sayida fatima and hadhrat zainab (as). Here is the video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nE23s-FgclQ

Immamat is well defined in Quran and Hadiths, duly substantiated by these two sources. (All that has been disscussed in more than 5 topics in this forum atelast). The names of our 12 Imams are given below: 1- Imam Ali As 2- Imam Hassan AS 3- Imam Hussain AS 4-Imam Ali bin Hussain AS 5- Imam Muhammad bin Ali AS 6- Imam Jafar bin Muhammad AS 7- Imam Musa bin Jafar AS 8- Imam Ali bin Musa As 9- Imam Muhammad bin Ali AS 10- Imam Ali bin Muhammad AS 11- Imam Hassan bin Ali AS 12- Imam Muhammad Al-Mahdi bin Hassan AS These are purified Imams from progeny of the prophet (pbuh & hf) defined in many traditions from both Sunni and Shia sources. The following are the names of 12 leaders / caliphs of Sunna: 1- Abubakr 2-Umar 3- Usman 4-Ali bin Abi Talib 5-Hassan bin Ali 6-? 7-? 8-? 9-? 10-? 11-? 12-Al-Mahdi The above given names are from Sunna for their 12 (rightly guided caliphs), they are just the names as there is no Single Hadith of the prophet saww ever mentioing those 12 names. These are based on guess, qiyas or ijma of sunni ulema. In the absence of any hadith these are just the names,without any authority. As per traditions given above by the brother TheIslamhistory, it is quite clear that the prophet (Pbuh&hf) and 12 Imams after him are the firmly rooted in knowledge (Raskhoon fil Ilm).

I don't get it, why isn't fox news supporting the govt? and how is it that they are making so much sense, normally fox news was full of nonsense? is it because it's republicans vs democrats?

Whats nice is when you put quotes from here and there and you got no clue who these scholars are and what they believed in. Sayed Muhammad Hussein Fadlallah believes in partial Welayat Fakih, and he is the owner of the quote "If the Islamic Republic of Iran fell, the whole Islamic Nation has fallen" so go round and round and find a definition to that quote, you will find out what he means. Sayed Muhammad Baqir al Sadr was against Welayat Fakih until Imam Khomeini showed how it is, and he saw how it was in Iran, thats when he said "I am willing to be Imam Khomeinis representative in the smallest village of Iraq" Don't just take quotes from here and there to prove a point that will make you look like a ignorant guy who got no clue, which is what it showed. May Allah guide you

That's like saying all colored people in the world are kafirs no matter what they do in life.

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Written by a Carnegie Mellon Entrepreneurship Professor (please spread far and wide): http://t.co/LJTCzGi3ab Thoughts: Send lawyers, guns and money? Forget all the U.S.'s feelings about humanitarianism. Our involvement in Syria has nothing to do with helping the good people of Syria with their plight. That's just a sound bite, and a good cover story. So why would a broke nation (the U.S.), tired of a decade of war in miserable places, want to get involved with yet another nightmare? The answer is always the same - money and power. Saudi Arabia and Qatar are the big dogs in the energy patch. But it is Russia that is making Billions by supplying Europe with natural gas. Qatar has the largest liquid natural gas (LNG) operation on the planet, and they have tried for years (to no avail) to get a pipeline through Syria - in order to dramatically reduce Russia's LNG pricing - as well as taking over supplying the region with LNG. There is only one problem - and that's the Syrian Assad regime. Assad (whom Obama wants out) said 'NO' to Qatar coming onto his land, and instead is penning his own deal with Iran to take some of their natural gas from the southern border and pipe that on through to the European region. Saudi Arabia is also against the Assad regime - and has spent billions to get a puppet government installed in Syria in order to use it as a transportation hub, and control the energy flow to the southern European region. Therefore, you have Qatar and Saudi Arabia supplying billions of dollars and arms to the rebel factions to take out Assad - and presumably replace him with a very pliable puppet that will allow them to make untold billions on LNG - all the while - closing the door on the Russians. As you can imagine Putin is not in agreement with this strategy. He knows full well that if Syria falls into the 'wrong' hands, it will be just a matter of time before Russia's energy income will be dramatically reduced - due to the Saudis and Qataris supplying the region with virtually all the LNG and natural gas. So, Russia is a steadfast ally of the Assad regime. Russia needs him there to keep the Qataris and Saudis out of the region. Therefore, Russia is not amused, when we say that we have 'proof' of Assad using chemical weapons as our reason to get involved. But why would the U.S. want to get involved in the first place? Simple - (1) because of Saudi oil, (2) Obama's relationships with Saudi royalty, and (3) with the deal Qatar has with shipping LNG around the globe; the U.S. stands to win on two fronts. - First, with our shale oil discoveries, we are rich beyond belief in Natural gas, but we are not set-up to export it - Qatar is. - Secondly, Russia gets crippled - while we make billions selling discounted natural gas. The problem Obama had (before chemical weapons) was - how can we get involved without looking like we're going to war 'again' over oil, energy and power? Now, maybe as important as crippling the Russians and making billions selling LNG - is sending in our military. Our central bankers have been making noise about beginning to 'taper' the buying of U.S. Treasuries. The Ben Bernanke is having a hard time justifying his pace of $85B a month because The Fed has succeeded in cleaning up much of the available supply of U.S. Treasuries. And at this pace, future QE would be just 'flat out' money printing. In other words, currently The Ben Bernanke is not really printing money that gets injected into the system; he's simply buying enough treasuries that are issued to keep the demand high enough that rates stay low. But as the supply of these treasuries diminish - why would he need to spend $85B a month? Therefore, the U.S. needs to INCREASE it's debt in order to keep The Ben Bernanke buying, and keeping interest rates low. What would cause the U.S. to have to offer up more treasuries? What sort of spending scheme could our government 'hatch' in order to inject billions more in debt - without presenting another useless social or work program? What could they conjure up that won't be knocked down by the political right? How about a military bill for lobbing hundreds/thousands of missiles? How about the flight times, energy costs and the whopper of a bill that comes with moving a huge portion of the Navy fleet to the area? War costs big money. The U.S. would need to sell a lot of treasure notes to finance this war - and The Ben Bernanke suddenly has his reason to keep buying. As has oft been quoted: "War is a racket, and the biggest money maker of all time." Banksters create wars just to finance them. So the Saudi's, Qatari's, and Obama have wanted to get rid of Assad for a while now, but the stars haven't been aligned. With interest rates here in the states starting to rise - and killing housing and this so-called recovery - all they need (to kill three birds with one stone) is to get involved in Syria. - (1) The military bills would keep The Ben Bernanke busy buying up billions in Treasuries, - (2) We would help Saudi Arabia and Qatar get what they want (AND create a pure pathway to the Euro zone for our natural gas reserves), and - (3) It would cripple Russia. The perfect trifecta. But the U.S. still needs a reason. We need something to point to as a "red line" that if crossed would drag us in on humanitarian principles. So when asked: "Why is the U.S. so desperate to get involved in Syria?" - now you know. But that then brings us to Part Two. At what point does something go horribly wrong and this escalates into a real WW3? Putin isn't bluffing, and is not going to take kindly to the U.S. helping cripple his energy deals. Iran could easily look at this as a reason to strike Israel. Israel could easily retaliate and obliterate Damascus, and half of Iran. What happens if one of these US missiles hits a Syrian nuclear energy depot and radiation alarms spread for 200 miles? What if some lonesome general in some rebel camp decides to launch saran gas into a U.S. base and/or Israel? I'm against the U.S. getting involved in this. I do not want our men and women getting shot - so that some oil monarch can run pipelines. I do not want to enrich the war machine. I'm hoping that we don't go in. But I think the die has been cast - and the show of going through Congress is just that - a show. I think we'll start with the missile attacks, find that it "wasn't enough" and sure enough will send in our ground troops yet again. This is not a pleasant thought. The Market: Friday was the all important non-farm payroll report. Honestly - it stunk like five-day old fish. - The top number came up short and missed estimates. - The last two monthly reports were revised lower by tens of thousands of jobs. - And the "labor participation rate" (which is the number of people out trying to find jobs) - fell to a 30-year low. But Friday wasn't just about a lousy jobs report; we also had Obama on TV talking about the G20 meeting in Russia and the Syria situation. It was an embarrassing TV appearance by our president - because (honestly) he had no idea what to say. He's in a box (and he knows it), so each question brought on a slew of "uhm" and "aah's", and more "hmm's" as he tried to quickly come up with something that made sense. It really was embarrassing to watch. The market didn't like what it saw at first, and soon after the open we had fallen 150 DOW points. But then (like clockwork) the Plunge Patrol Team stepped in, and speculation started that the jobs report was so bad that The Ben Bernanke couldn't possibly taper on the 18th. So, from down 150 we were actually green with 35 DOW points by noon. Welcome to the world in 2013. Every day we're told that the global recovery is in full swing - and yet we know it is all a smoke screen. Over in Poland word has that their government is set to nationalize the private, pension funds. So this global recovery consists of: - Governments stealing private pension funds, - Going to war to create stimulus for the military complex, - Going to war to give bankers more to finance, - 48 million U.S. citizens on food stamps - with untold millions more on some form of Government hand out, - China building cities that nobody lives in, - Japan pushing more stimulus into its economy in 2 years, than we have, and - India is going broke, with their government is contemplating the confiscation of their citizen's private gold holdings. This is NOT a recovery; this is "Fiat Money Printing Gone Wild!" This doesn't lead to the "Leave it to Beaver" (good times of the 1950's) returning. We're not investing based upon earnings or financial statements, but rather we're investing in QE. In the next 12 days we have some serious challenges. - Mr. Putin said on Friday that if we bomb Syria, he's going to back Syria. That puts Obama in a bind. You really don't want to have a true stand off with the Russian bear. - With The Ben Bernanke, I'm still slightly in the camp that says they don't taper, and if we do lob missiles by then, there's NO WAY we'll see a taper - in fact we could see increased accommodation. Just this week the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis President Narayana Kocherlakota (who has backed the Fed's $85 billion in monthly bond buying) said: "The central bank's outlook for inflation and unemployment calls for more accommodation not less." So if they do 'taper' - I don't think that it's baked into the price - and I think tapering will rattle the market. If they don't taper - I think the market soars on all the bogus printing. It is a very difficult time out there right now and there's no shame in leaning into the cautious camp. We have been doing some short-term trades, but it isn't easy trading. Sure I've heard that the market climbs a wall of worry, what they don't tell you is that sometimes the market falls off that wall and crashes. Until some form of normality creeps in, just keep your wits about you. To follow me on Twitter and get my daily thoughts and trades - my handle is: "taylorpamm". Please be safe out there!

Asalam Alykum, Thank you as above for a very informative post. Ma´Salam.

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Now I'm no Grammar Nazi, and I usually let grammatical errors slip by... however all of the above is just offensive to my eyesight. The paragraphing is all over the place too, and there are absolutely no commas or fullstops to break up sentences to give the reader a respite. Maybe if you put a little bit more effort in your presentation I may actually read all that diatribe. Regards