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By reading your topic I got a bad vibe. I think you're very angry! Call to the way of your Lord with wisdom and goodly exhortation, and have disputations with them in the best manner; surely your Lord best knows those who go astray from His path, and He knows best those who follow the right way. (16:125)

Salaam Aleikum, At last Iraqi army retakes Ramadhi. http://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-35186105 http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/iraqi-army-declares-victory-over-islamic-state-in-ramadi/ar-BBnXkla?li=BBnb7Kz

Ask yourself which areas Europeans would be most likely to go to. And when they are in those areas what type of person would be most attracted to talking to Europeans. A proper hijabista is hardly likely to go up to them and invite them to a reading of Dua Kumayl, is she? One of the reasons why the Western media got the election before last so wrong is because western journalists prefer to hang out in certain areas and meet certain types of people. None of this denies the existence of the type of Iranians they meet, but you need to be aware of the natural bias.

May Allah reward her and the others who helped, guide all toward the straight path, and curse the tyrants, murderers, and oppressors.

This is surely the way forward. This is what i call my ummah. She has not just become the mother of her naturally conceived children, she has not only become the mother of those 25 shia's she saved, she has become the mother of ALL of us. May Allah swt bless this sunni woman, may he have mercy on her, and may he unite our Ummah and ward away the plaque of secterianism, and bring love and compassion between sunni's and shia's. The enemy wants to use secterianism - and we can never let them divide us. UNITED WE STAND. And on the day of judgement, when you are asked what you did against the enemies plot of secterianism, you and we can say, that with every breath in our bodies, we reconciled and harboured love and compassion, and did not divide with hostility among ourselves. FIGHT AGAINST SECTERIANISM. Survivors of Speicher massacre refer to Um Qusay as their "second mother". She sheltered 25 Shia cadets for 3 weeks before they escaped. And it wasn't just Um Qusay or her family. Shia survivors were treated as guests by other Sunni locals in Alam, who protected them from ISIS Sunni locals provided cadets with fake IDs (Shia names were changed) & they assured them ISIS would only capture them "over our dead bodies" I asked "Why would you do that for Shias?" She was upset with my question and said "every Iraqi, including those cadets are my children"

Marg bar soosooli gharbzadegi

Decent documentary: http://www.ansarclip.ir/09/6857-13949292 http://ansarclip.ir/data/video/mostand/BedoneMarz-Eshgh.mp4

Sahih al-Qardhawi, from Obama, from Bush, from his father, from Clinton, from Lewinsky, she said: The Muslim is he who submits his affair to the Americans and hates the Shi'a and Iran. (Authenticated by Fawzan al-Fawzan, al-'Urayfi and Abi Ishaq al-Huwayni) wth!?

"I call you to one advice, to rise up for sake of God, single and in pairs, then to reflect." All one advice, to rise up for God and to reflect The Nabi didn't call us to blindly follow For such a message would of been hollow Seeking the knowledge he said, even if you must go to China Bring your proof if you are truthful For without that, our path would be doubtful Don't follow what you have no knowledge of, Called upon insight, he and those who followed him For a people who reflect, for all will say on day of need that is dire Had we listened or reflected, would not be inmates of the fire. He who was on a clear proof from his Lord and testified to that a witness from Him. Giving us the 7 oft repeated verses A silent teacher, a guiding companion Suratal Fatiha The gift of all gifts Which reality is the family of the reminder Peace be upon you O owner of Al-Kawthar Peace be upon you O mercy to the Mortals Peace be upon you O who stood firm when you had no one but Khadija and Ali Peace be upon you O who never doubted or wavered Peace be upon you O who never was decreased or swerved even a tiny bit Peace be upon you O beautiful face of God Peace be upon you O who is awe struck by the Majesty of God Peace be upon you O word of the light of God Peace be upon you who there is no beloved to God aside from you and your family Blessings be upon you and your family that tower above all blessings and unite all blessings in creation Blessings be upon you that increase your intercession May your Lord grant us your intercession on the day we are brought before Him the day we are in dire need of your beloved The day when your intercession will be the greatest delight to the followers of the light Your intecession, and Ali's, and Fatima's, and Hassan's and Hussain's And Ali's and Mohammad's and Jaffar's and Musa's And Ali's and Mohammad's And Ali's and Hassan's And Imam Al-Mahdi's Peace be upon you Taha and Yaseen

Eid Mubarak, everyone, for the birthday anniversary of Prophet Muhammad SA and the same day birthday anniversary of Imam Sadiq AS.

Best day in the world. My mother's there now and says hi

This is unnecessarily getting escalated too far when it shouldn't and I can already sense some of the unnecessary heated emotional rants being exchanged by some members in some of the posts. Please end it from here.

Sounds like you did a survey and came up with some robust findings. Alternatively, you don't like this system and decided to add words like unfairness and shadowy to cover-up the fact that your generally has no basis whatsoever. The fact remains that unlike various cults and indeed Muslim sects, the payment of khums is entirely voluntary and anyone who is in the least uncomfortable has an obvious option - they simply don't pay. Unlike other sects, Twelver Shias practice no ostracism, boycotts, sanctions etc. of those who don't pay.

Hi everybody! Born and grew upp Sunni dominant area in my whole life, but now i changed my mind after reading many books and articles, wanna change my Sunni born madhab to Shia, but i do not know exact how, i would like to hear your help as soon as possible! Thanks

There is nothing for you to respond to. It's a stupid argument, look at this verse: And fight in (the) way (of) Allah those who fight you and (do) not transgress. Indeed, Allah (does) not like the transgressors. [2:190] Now, you could say this is a 'violent' verse, because it talks about fighting, but it is clearly talking about self defence. So one reason the argument is dumb is because it doesn't look at the context. What if you search for certain words like 'kill', it includes verses telling you not to kill, like: Say, "Come, I will recite what your Lord has prohibited to you. [He commands] that you not associate anything with Him, and to parents, good treatment, and do not kill your children out of poverty; We will provide for you and them. And do not approach immoralities - what is apparent of them and what is concealed. And do not kill the soul which Allah has forbidden [to be killed] except by [legal] right. This has He instructed you that you may use reason." [6:151] Another reason it's dumb is because the Bible is filled with stuff like https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Genesis%205&version=NIV So this takes up a lot of space, without saying anything one way or the other about violence, which has a diluting effect on the percentages of content regarding violence, etc. Instead of this meaningless approach, why not suggest comparing the 'violent' verses in both the Qur'an, and the Bible, in context, and see which ones comes off worse.

Sure, some reverts go back. And some 'born Muslims' become apostates. Anything can happen, but it seems to me that marriage tends to help people stick with the religion. Especially for reverts, difficulties in getting married (possibly due to some of the attitudes your friends have) can make it quite difficult to be a Muslim revert.

So, a bit late, but yes Thank you to @starlight @Durr-e-Najjaf @Abu-Jafar Herz @Zarla @apofomysback @Khadim uz Zahra and @Darth Vader (I hope I didn't forget anyone, lol) who have participated in the quiz! I don't know about you guys, but I and, I am sure, @Hamzah313, as well, had fun As for the winner... well. The 3rd position goes to, interestingly enough, both, Khadim and Durr-e-Najaf with 13 points. Second up is starlight with 19 points! And the champion of week number 3 of the GreatChat Quizzes is... ...Darth Vader with 25 points! Although, he jumped in after the second question, he still managed to win! Congratulations, brother! -------- As for next week, I'll let you know whether it'll be Saturady or Sunday - but for those who'd like to be more prepared for the Islamic questions, since the 17th Rabi-ul-Awwal is coming up, the focus will be on the life of the prophet Muhammad (s) and his successor, Imam Jafar as-Sadiq (a), most likely. Ma`asalama!

Eid Mubarak to you @mightymask and eid mubarak to all the momineen and mominat on this forum.

Mubarak the birth anniversary of the saviour of mankind! Stay blessed

LOL ...they should add this to the Marg Bar's chanted after Friday prayers

Are you official representative of Iranian youth or informal representative of Iranian youth?! Or you are the ballot boxes?!

This quote alone proves that some people are stupid.

This is for Batman.

That was absolutely disgusting... so un-called for... I don't think any of the Christians on SC are trying to convert anyone and even if they are, we're all mature adults who can make our own decisions as to what's right or wrong ... Islam does NOT allow you to belittle other religions or their followers... a sincere piece of advice - take some time and do a bit of self-evaluation... take a look at a good number of muslims around and you'll know what pieces of garbage even we can be before slamming the moral card at them.

Shame on such behaviour, shame on this topic, and shame on you, really. You should do some effort to see the flaws of the muslim community instead, flaws which in my honest opinion are way worse than those I can appreciate in Christian communities.

Since it's the night of the 17th, I thought I'd share this - not translating it as there are many languages used, here (for, almost, each stanza another language, so...):

Thank you. In my previous post i was very emotional asking for whether it is 7alal to do mut3ah with a non muslim woman but frankly it doesnt matter anymore because everyone is correct and i must walk away. its not a matter of morals now and if i can forgive him or not its a matter of whats good for me and how much he makes me suffer. Shukran

1) You have a point bro, I think I am a little too rough. But have you ever seen me go rough on someone unless they have done said something stupid? Like the typical one liners here from the liberals even when you're just asking questions. 2) I hate evil. I hate too much emotion. I hate wasting my time on nothing. I hate dogs when they chase you (the big ones). I hate it when my I cannot work my mind. I hate it when I sleep too much, I feel weird. I hate tight clothes, I like track pants and regular-baggy clothes. I don't like the colour pink. 3) You know what... have you ever heard of a game called "God of War"? If you have, then I have changed my opinion, I would like to be Kratos. 4) Exactly. And this is why I did so horribly in Chemistry, and I have told my teacher. Next year, she will organise to change some of my subjects to suite me and she will let me sit down with a guide to sort out what I like, what do I wanna do when I'm older etc... 5) Refer to the above ya habibi. 6) Lol. He's abilities are too powerful, but you know... I am probably even more cunning/smarter than him. Watch me own him.

In Canada, if you don't have work, ad least you can get housing / food assistance from the government, and this is quite generous compared to most other countries. Tell him to go to local government office and apply for this. Also, he should still keep looking for a job.

I wish I could [edit] alongside my brothers. [edit] some terrorists, do some good.

Yes, nearly all of the last few pages belongs on the Chat Room, not on a "Thoughts" thread. Idea: Someone start a "Banter" Thread.

Are you promoting which scripture to be most violent in order to prove your most perfect scripture? Better to promote your scripture as correction and an extension rather than vs. Haydar Hasayn has already told you what the argument is worth. You have so much to give. Why do you think you can give by taking?

Yes, you aren't a psychologist. But you say that after labeling it as a disease, disorder and disability... Anyway. If it is a disability, tell me where I should go to get some paid aid from the government for it xD! Gays can marry women, and many have done, and many would do it, and many will do it. And those who marry will most likely have kids with their respective wives. It is not a disability. Go meet some gay people, and do some effort to know more about them instead of judging without knowing. Ignorance is known to be courageous. As a side note, @Battieboo, you will never own the liberal rainbow comittee xD.

Am I the only one who has noticed the circular avatar template makes one's picture look like it's trapped in a fishbowl? Now look at mine again. Brilliant yes? Would an insane person do that? Not, think I.

I won? YES! Thank you for preparing my victory photo.

@mightymask Thank you so much! Eid Mubarak!

Mobarak to you too ! May we be able to be humble,kind, understanding, and correct ourselves, to be able to be like the prophet in our actions and words towards others. The prophet ( pbuh ), Nahjul fasaheh: Be humble, for humility lies in one’s heart, and a Muslim should not annoy other Muslims. (285) Be just in issuing judgment and speak well when uttering words, for God is good and loves good-doers.

Humans are capable of achieving great ranks but are they really doing everything to reach those high ranks? There are plenty of ayat stating that most humans don't understand and are jahil.

Bro, you are a liberal, you worry about looties as much as a rainbow liberal does. Marbles isn't a liberal, he has something they lack and that is common sense. However, the one severely lacking in common sense is a conservative. Don't label people something they are not. P.S. Gray areas aren't a liberal creation as they are older than the idea of liberalism.

Just out of curiosity. In battieboo's language, what's the difference between a liberal and a rainbow liberal? XD also, what's a liberal for you in the first place lol?

Allah-o-Akbar.

Professor Samawi on this subject: http://www.walayah.org/reflections/to-revert-or-not-to-revert-that-is-the-question

When your mind is frustrated, that's just realising how [Edited Out] bad the situation is. When your soul is frustrated, that's accepting and surrendering to the [Edited Out] bad situation. Some people can talk about [Edited Out] bad situations, without having surrendered emotionally to them. They are just aware that things are [Edited Out], and can deal with it in a rational and sensible way. Defeat comes when you realise things are bad, claim you can't do anything about it and surrender to the status quo. every one of us is responsible, and every one of us is capable to change ourselves first, and our communities. [EDITED FOR YOUR VIEWING PLEASURE] LOL you guys

MashaAllah,may Allah bless the resistance and the leader. Blessed army of Haydar (as)...fa inna hezbullah hum ul-ghaliboun.

Continued. Christian scholars and academics have discussed the leadership of the Jerusalem Church in great detail. The "pillars of the Church", meaning its leaders, were identified as Simon Peter (Sham`un as-Safa), James the Just, and John (Galatians 2:9). The main competitor to their authority was Paul of Tarsus, a Greek Israelite Pharisee who persecuted Christians, and then converted to Christianity after experiencing a vision of Jesus. After this, he proclaimed himself to be an "apostle", and he asserts his authority in Galatians 1:1, signing his name as "Paul, an apostle - sent not from men nor by a man, but by Jesus Christ and God the Father". In this letter, he challenges the authority of the pillars by calling himself a real apostle, chosen by God through divine revelation, making him equal or superior to the Jerusalem Church. Paul had never met Jesus, but he preached about his life-changing experience, the prophecies foretelling Jesus in the Old Testament, the lordship and sonship of Jesus, that the crucifixion absolved the sins of the world and the applicability of the Law, and that the gentiles should be preached to. As a result of his somewhat liberal views, Paul became very successful among gentiles and Hellenized Jews in Asia Minor, until his movement eventually overshadowed the apostolic Church. Paul was cursed in Shi`a hadith literature: حدثني أبي عن الحسين بن سعيد عن بعض رجاله عن أبي عبد الله ع قال ما بعث الله نبيا إلا و في أمته شيطانان يؤذيانه و يضلان الناس بعده فأما صاحبا نوح فقنطيفوص [فغنطيغوص‏] و خرام، و أما صاحبا إبراهيم فمكثل [مكيل‏] و رزام، و أما صاحبا موسى فالسامري و مرعقيبا [مرعتيبا] و أما صاحبا عيسى فبولس [يرليس يرليش‏] و مريتون [مريبون‏] و أما صاحبا محمد (ص) فحبتر [جبتر] و زريق [زلام‏ Imam Ja`far as-Sadiq [a] said, "Allah did not send a prophet except that his nation had two devils that harmed him and misguided the people after him. As for the two of Noah, they are Qantayfoos and Kharam. As for the two of Abraham, they are Makthal and Razam. As for the two of Moses, they are the Samiri and Mar`aqeeba. As for the two of Jesus, they are Paul and Maritun. As for the two of Muhammad, they are Hibtar and Zurayq.(Tafsir al-Qummi) ما الخمسة فقابيل الذي قتل هابيل ونمرود الذي حاج إبراهيم في ربه قال أنا احيي واميت وفرعون الذي قال أنا ربكم الاعلى ويهودا الذي هود اليهود وبولس الذي نصر النصارى ومن هذه الامة إعرابيان. From Imam al-Baqir [a], "As for the five, they are (1) Kane, who killed Abel, (2) Nimrod, who challenged Abraham regarding his Lord, saying 'I give life and I give death', (3) Pharaoh, who said 'I am your Highest Lord', (4) a Jew who Judaized the Jews, (5) Paul, who Christianized the Christians, (6-7) And from this Nation, two bedouins (Abu Bakr and `Umar)." "(Thawab al-A`mal) In Galatians, Paul alludes that the pillars of Jerusalem Church had preached "a different Gospel" (Galatians 1:6). This is to be understood that Paul had a different, unique understanding of Christ and his teachings that was distinct from the apostles. The two movements were competing for Galatia. Paul's message succeeded among most gentiles, because his message did not require them to follow any dietary or purity laws or rituals. His theology was also perhaps most similar to what the pagans were familiar with in Greco-Roman god and hero mythology. Most of the New Testament would be written by Paul and his adherents in Greek. Although the New Testament tries to harmonize between the Jerusalem Church and Paul, it does record the contention between the two movements, giving a Pauline side of the story and brushing over most of the apostles. The Book of Acts covers this contention in some detail. Part of the book (the "we document") was written by Luke, a student of Paul. The rest was probably written by later author(s). One immediate and direct disagreement between the two communities was their view on the Law. The Jerusalem movement believed that gentiles had to follow the Mosaic Law to become followers of Jesus, while the Pauline movement believed that the Law had been abrogated. In chapter 15, this debate spreads to Antioch, and so representatives from each movement were called to Jerusalem to discuss the issue with Peter and James. The two ruled that the gentiles would not need to fully adopt the Law, but that they would need to adopt only a part of the Law: James said: “It is my judgment, therefore, that we should not make it difficult for the Gentiles who are turning to God. Instead we should write to them, telling them to abstain from food polluted by idols, from sexual immorality, from the meat of strangled animals and from blood. For the law of Moses has been preached in every city from the earliest times and is read in the synagogues on every Sabbath.” (Acts 15:19-21) What's interesting is that James did not throw away the entire Law, nor demand a full subservience to the whole Law. This needs to be put into perspective. These more "universal" laws, which deal with basic monotheism, morality, and sanitation, can similarly be found in Surat al-Ma'ida: "Prohibited to you are dead animals, blood, the flesh of swine, and that which has been dedicated to other than Allah, and [those animals] killed by strangling or by a violent blow or by a head-long fall or by the goring of horns, and those from which a wild animal has eaten, except what you [are able to] slaughter [before its death], and those which are sacrificed on stone altars, and [prohibited is] that you seek decision through divining arrows. That is grave disobedience. This day those who disbelieve have despaired of [defeating] your religion; so fear them not, but fear Me. This day I have perfected for you your religion and completed My favor upon you and have approved for you Islam as religion. But whoever is forced by severe hunger with no inclination to sin - then indeed, is Forgiving and Merciful. (5:3) Islam is a primordial system. Since both Jesus' movement and the final Muhammadan covenant were a universal new beginning, it would make sense that some of the specific laws that were associated with Jews would be lifted. According to Islamic tradition, some Jewish laws were specific to their time and place, while the laws of the Prophet Muhammad would be for all people everywhere. In the Qur'an, Jesus says, "And [I have come] to confirm the truth of whatever there still remains of the Torah, and to make Lawful unto you some of the things which [aforetime] were forbidden to you. And I have come unto you with a message from your Sustainer; remain, then, conscious of God, and pay heed unto me." (3:50) So Jesus' message was one that was fundamentally easier than Moses', but he still forbade carrion and foods sacrificed to idols. The apostles knew Jesus best, and were the best indicators to his message. However, Paul's adherents would still eat these meats regardless. There is also a hadith that notes that Jesus' law superseded the Mosaic law: جَاءَ الْمَسِيحُ ع بِالْإِنْجِيلِ وَ بِعَزِيمَةِ تَرْكِ شَرِيعَةِ مُوسَى وَ مِنْهَاجِهِ فَكُلُّ نَبِيٍّ جَاءَ بَعْدَ الْمَسِيحِ أَخَذَ بِشَرِيعَتِهِ وَ مِنْهَاجِهِ Imam Ja`far as-Sadiq [a] said, "The Messiah [a] came with the Gospel and with determination. He abandoned the Law of Moses and his way. Every prophet that came after the Messiah grasped his Law and his way." (al-Kafi) Thus, every hujja that came after Jesus and before the Prophet grasped the Law of Jesus; just as every hujja that came after Moses and before Jesus grasped the Torah. While a prophet or messenger could bring a book that complemented the Torah, no prophet could have abrogated it at all until Jesus. Another feature of Jesus' teaching was spiritual reform. Moses came at a time when the Israelites were slaves stripped of the knowledge of their God and their religion, so Moses' mission was to build a nation out of them. Jesus, however, came in an era where many Jews had been following the letter of the law, but not its spirit. People would pray in public to receive the attention and praise of others, and so Jesus encouraged his followers to pray behind closed doors (Matthew 6:6) He was concerned with purifying the intentions of people. A similar trend is found in our hadith: قال: إن موسى نبي الله (عليه السلام) أمركم أن لا تزنوا وأنا آمركم أن لا تحدثوا أنفسكم بالزنا فضلا عن أن تزنوا، فإن من حدث نفسه بالزنا كان كمن أوقد في بيت مزوق فأفسد التزاويق الدخان وإن لم يحترق البيت Jesus said, "Moses, the prophet of Allah, commanded you to not fornicate, whereas I command you to not have thoughts of fornication in your mind, in addition to not fornicating. For one who has thoughts of fornication in his mind is like on who kindles a fire in a decorated house. The smoke ruins the decorations, even if the house does not burn." (al-Kafi) Not only should one refrain from sin, but one should refrain from even coming close to the sin. "And do not come near to adultery, it is a shameful deed and an evil, and opening the road to other evils." (17:32) To be continued!

@Darth Vader Bro, you saw the pic of the falooda...drop and give us 50 push ups! NOW! YALLAH!

Love has many shapes but when something doesn't work it is better to take distance and make sure if it is love or mere necessity (as has been pointed out in the above great analogy). And even if it was love, if it is not working, it is still better to take distance regardless of the suffering, as it will get better God willing.