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It is not true. The majority dont trust China.

even if the news about chinese muslims is totally fake, still can't see how China is also not a tyrant. they are American economy's backbone, don't have any issues with zionism, and communism in general is against any type of religion. what about the protests in Honk Kong... how is China's response there justified?

Iran will not say anything about Ughyurs because China is a friend but they will cry all day for Palestinians because Israel is the enemy. HYPOCRISY.

Once again it’s because of culture and nationalism. Like who cares what race or culture someone has. If I have a daughter in sha Allah and she loves someone and he is good especially in his deen,respects,honest down to earth then why not we are all humans I don’t believe in nation flags and map borders written but some people.

There are several, you can find some of them in Thawab al A'maal of Sheikh al Saduq. Start reading from section 153 onwards: https://thaqalayn.net/book/23

Lithium has an ethical problem

The bother made a mistake. The pillars of faith (or roots) of Shia Islam are 5: Tawheed, Divine Justice, Prophethood, Imamate and Judgment day. Meanwhile, the branches (the main practices) are 10: Prayer, fasting, hajj, zakat, khums, jihad, enjoining good, forbidding evil, tawalla and tabarra. Just because one brother made a mistake doesn't mean he reperesents all of us, don't generalize. We didn't receive Qur'an from the Imams, please don't be ridiculous. And the fact that you're saying that the Holy Prophet (صلى الله عليه وآله وسلم) gets no love by mainstream Shias and that "it’s a shame" is totally wrong.

Just found an interesting article about how 'anonymous' you really are. I know many people know about this, but some don't. https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20210324-the-hidden-fingerprint-inside-your-photos

Biologically - Men can reproduce more children then a women can, a women has to wait 9 months, while a man can simply continuously reproduce it, however, a cap of 4 women is placed. Islam is the only religion which sets a limit on the amount of spouses a man can have. Looking at this through a materialistic worldview, I don't see females objecting to being the 3rd or 4th wife of a socially elite member within society. We also see polyandrous relationship being high between secularists nowadays. Socially - At times there is a social need which ought to be met, which can stem from a variety of reasons Many widows, divorcees, or simply a population of females that exceed that of males, without polygamy being permitted there couldn't be a means to satiate this gap. Muslim population could be suffering a disparity in numbers, which would then necessitate a more increased rate of reproduction which could be achieved by means of polygamy. Emotionally - Nobody is forced to partake in such a relationship. Women have the choice to accept marrying someone with more then one wife. A first wife can request of her husband to not marry a second wife, however, if the means is legitimate then there is no point of protest. In the end he is obligated to provide for her physically and financially. Think of all the women who have lost husbands to war, disease, and the list goes on. It is important to understand that this rosy ideal of a couple in 'love' is completely nonsensical, if such love is centered around selfishness - on both ends - the man ought to marry for the sake of Allah and the benefit of the Muslim Ummah and the Women ought to accept such decisions for the sake of Allah and the Muslim Ummah. If there is an emotional harm that is unbearable the women can (a) request that the husband not go through the marriage via legitimate reasons, or (b) explain to the judge that she cannot withstand being a part of a polygamous relationship - adding as a marital condition that the husband should not marry could be very helpful. These are few of a plethora of reasons which stem from a deep psychological and social reality in respect to a certain threshold that ought to be addressed, may we seek to look at matters through that which benefits Islam and the Ummah, rather then looking at such convoluted and necessary realities through a shorted-sighted lens.

It takes roughly about more than a year to two years biologically to rewire your brain, given that you follow a proper system and obviously don't engage in other things which fire up the same neuropathways in your brain. For example, if you stop masturbation for 50 days but during those 50 days you engage in other unhealthy activities such as social media binging that give you that dopamine hit, then in reality your brain isnt rewiring.

I have heard from a study of church attendance being down by 30% and not coming back. My question to them is, Where is your faith? Are you trusting in God? Do you desire this life more than eternal life with God? Eternal life with Him, is His promise to us when we have put our faith in his son, Jesus Christ. Before I contracted COVID, the Lord had spoken to me. He quoted from the Zabur, Psalms 118:17 that "I shall not die, but live, and declare the works of the Lord." He also spoke from the Tawrat, Isaiah 54:17 "No weapon formed against you shall prosper." When I had COVID, I trusted God and stood upon and believed His Word spoken to me. My husband and I both had no complications and recovered quickly. All glory to God!

Extemporaneously, a Turko-Mongol ethnic group that historically have resided in what was Turkmenistan (carved out of China, as was Outer Mongolia and Tibet, by the West following WW1 as Hong Kong and Macao were before) and is now XUAR -Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region. As part of a stabilization program, groups viewed as an internal threat to the Chinese people's safety and social stability are being repressed: Falun Gong, missionary-based chrisiians (not state sponsored), Sufis (especially after the Ma Li problem nearly thirty years ago), un-official buddhist sects, . . . During the 1990's Taliban, at the time only 3 Uyghur men are known to have went to Afghanistan and 2 more years after that. The Shanghai Five was formed in 1996 in response to lsIamic 'terrorism' and is now known as the Shanghai Cooperation Organization. The current situation began when Han Chinese were moved into the region and Uyghurs were/are excluded from jobs.

This is a good analysis:

Very intelligent response akhi. Barakallah feek.

Who is here even defending an kafir land and government of China? These are nothing but treaties that even the Prophet (saws) did between the Muslims and polytheist.

Your aim shouldn't be befriending them. Your intention should be clear to them. Most importantly, if they aren't interested or reject the idea respect it and leave them alone.

If tomorrow China become Iran's enemy due to some reason, the lot defending China today will not get tired of condemning them. Also add 'Marg bar China' after prayers.

Inshallah we will be visiting the Wakeel on Friday. I will update everyone with the answer.

Good response brother

This is just based on American-Zionist-Wahabi propaganda anyway there is zero coverage about Uighurs in official Iranian media & in social media as unofficial source of News which even PanTurk account in social media do not cover anything about situation of Uighurs which their only priority is insulting & treating Iranians to death which because so called Uighur activists in Turkey & western countries like America has made strong ties with MEK terrorists against Iran sovereignty so even WF groups see them in negative light & a treat for Iran & Shias.

It is just an economical and in some part military treaty to build stronger and safer Iran and the bullies of Us and Israel to minimized. We don’t know the full detail. I wonder myself what is the stance of Iran on Uighur Muslims? @Ashvazdanghe

Hmmmmmm . . . l wonder . . . . . . Maybe SC is a covert operation? "S.C. = secret conspiracy?"

Privacy is a myth. Everytime I'm reading @Haji 2003's post, I feel like he is snapping my pic.

There are licenses, like in the arms trade and manufacturing.

So I work in economic research and I've often found that the things you hear about in the news, such as most Americans being unable to fund a sudden expense of $1000, and over half of Americans being unable to afford the cheapest car in the market gets ignored by economists. You look at real GDP rising, unemployment falling and stock markets booming and people interpret that as the economy being well on its way to recovery. However, if you look at why unemployment rates fall, it's because a lot of people have taken up multiple part time jobs, and many people now take on contract jobs where they are overworked, underpaid and receive hardly any benefits. This squares up with the fact that real wage growth in the US has been abysmal since the 1970's. In fact even though unemployment rate is falling, the amount of people that are now outside of the labour force is quite high, and you're not considered unemployed if you're too discouraged to look for a job because of meager prospects of getting one or the lack of benefits in many jobs. When you look at the reasons for this, many economists will argue it is because productivity growth isn't high among workers. This is a predominant view in the US and I would probably say in most of the West, where the predominant economic school of thought that prevails is the neoclassical one, where wages are a product of market forces, exploitation of labour is ignored, it is just assumed that firms that overexploit workers will not attract as much demand. However, we know that's not true and if productivity determined real wages then are CEOs 50 times more productive than employees? That's absurd. I think the Marxian school of thought is the only one that can explain this trend in inequality and wages. However, that often is completely ignored in universities in the West. But a huge problem with Marx in my view is that he often ignored human nature, so while he talked about the working class getting fed up of the greedy capitalists and overthrowing them, he also left-out the fact that many of the working class would try to oppress their fellow working class members. I think this is a fundamental flaw in the way he thought about how people organize themselves economically. And in places like Venezuela, we see immense levels of poverty and people would rightfully argue that this is because of lack of diversification, and too much reliance on oil. This is partly true, however if you look at the Maduro government and its supporters, many of them are not suffering like much of the working class is, and there is a great deal of corruption among Venezuelan officials. I would bet they have large sums of money saved in some offshore accounts. Often socialist governments or governments that claimed to be socialist, ended up producing state tyrannies that massacred millions of people. So then the question is if Marx got it wrong and if Friedman got it wrong, what is the right approach to economics? Is the best we can achieve given human nature the Scandinavian model, which in some cases is more capitalist than even the US but has a very well broad-based welfare state which at least tries to level the playing field for people to succeed. But in that case which economic school of thought would you think would have more merit? Should economics the way it is taught in the West be reformed? @hasanhh, @King you guys might be interested in discussing this.

Globalization and the Pandemic While watching this 42minute video, l was reminded of electrical power blackouts over the years. Particularly the one when a tree hit a powerline in Pennsylvania (?) and it blackout the entire Northeast and parts of Canada. A real comparison to this video. [ADDED: as is the Suez blockage; https://www.aljazeera.com/economy/2021/3/30/suez-crisis-creates-winners-and-losers-in-the-global-supply-chain ] The video itself has info worth pondering. Especially at minute 21ff. lt is a little pinko and activist, but is still worth your time. Like while eating a long lunch or when TV is usually bad. The "lL0" in the video is the lnternational Labor 0rganization. https://www.dw.com/en/coronavirus-how-the-pandemic-is-changing-globalization/av-56890710

From Amsterdam: Simple and Effective Removing trash and plastic from waterways. https://www.dw.com/en/netherlands-bubble-barrier-against-canal-waste/av-57021401 5.45minutes

It's the #1 issue that I have with the IRI. So much hate against the Western countries, and it's well deserved hate, but you can't say you hate Muawiyah as you shake hands with Yazid. The Chinese are far worse than the Americans.

Allahumma salli ala muhammadiw wa ali muhammadin wa ajjil faraja hum Rabbinee lima anzalta ilayya min khayrin faqir Audhu billahi minash shaytanir rajeem دع كل الشتائم ضدي تُعاد سبعة أضعاف. Astaghfirillah Ya Allah, protect my sister from further harm and abuse Ya as-Sadiq, pray on my behalf, to Al-Haqq that my friend is guided to Islam and healed of her headaches. Verily with hardship comes ease. (إِنَّ مَعَ الْعُسْرِ يُسْرًا - 94:6) Ya Kadhim, pray to As-Sabur on my behalf that me and my brother in Islam are rewarded with a wife each and also that he can find the strength and to overcome his sadness. Verily with hardship comes ease. (إِنَّ مَعَ الْعُسْرِ يُسْرًا - 94:6) Ya Ridha, pray to Al-Wadud on my behalf that she gets peace of mind, verily with hardship comes ease. (إِنَّ مَعَ الْعُسْرِ يُسْرًا - 94:6) Ya Taqi, pray to Al Hakim on my behalf that my burden is lessened and I get the strength to take this deen and the sanctity of my life seriously. Verily with hardship comes ease. (إِنَّ مَعَ الْعُسْرِ يُسْرًا - 94:6) I ask nothing more than for our happiness and well-being. May we all be protected from the plague by Your permission

People leave all religions and find something else --if nothing else, idle time. Today on the radio l was listening to this program talking about religions in school curricula and elsewhere. lt turn out to be nemesis Glen Beck. During the part l heard, he said that church attendance is down below 15% "and it's not coming back." He was blaming the lockdowns for this. l don't know anything about his number or the trend, so form your own opinion. What brought this to mind is this article from DeutscheWelle: https://www.dw.com/en/germanys-christian-churches-in-meltdown/a-57040341

Best with the sound off: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uV54oa0SyMc

I think you can but if I'm mistaken I hope someone more knowledgeable can correct me. This might be relevant

Love how Imamate is second (and above Tawheed) on the list but Prophethood is nowhere to found. As if we received the Quran through Imams. Rasoolallah (صلى الله عليه وآله وسلم) gets no love by mainstream Shias and it’s a shame.

AS Question: Is it permissible to invest in companies who deal in part, in intoxicating drinks without the possibility of separating one’s investment from that of the others in that line of production? Answer: It is not permissible to participate or deal in the production of intoxicating drinks. Source.

How can we take something from schools that came 200, 300, 1200, or 1300 years after us? If a father and a son are both walking who will say the latter taught the former how to walk? What do you say to Allah in the Quran cursing so many people, liars for instance? Even there is a cuss word in surag Qalam verse 13. Great. Stick to reading it more. Read the verses of Imamate, ablutions, prayers times, mutah, inheritance, everything. You will find the truth. It will change your mind. Your friends might stop you from reading it alone.

You state; Theres no grounds in Shia Islam yet you did not establish what Shia Islam is based upon? Here is the list of pillars of Shia Islam: Quran Imamate Tawheed Namaz fasting zakat Kumus judgment day Amr bil Ma'ruf wa Nahy an al Munkar" Hajj Which pillar of Shia Islam do you diagree with from the list? Or is it you want to have a polemical discussion?

On Friday the 26th, PBS NewsHour ran this story, https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/iranians-hopeful-diplomacy-with-washington-could-stem-soaring-inflation-unrest , a somewhat misleading title for a report on the failure of the "maximum pressure campaign" by former President Trump. in the report, Reza Sayah says the lranians have little impetus for civil unrest, that inflation is bad, that sanctions have had no effect on lRl policies and nuclear (energy) program. On Saturday the 27th, the PRC and lRl signed as 25 year agreement. 0il for investment. The financial terms are disputed in this article: https://news.yahoo.com/why-iran-experts-skeptical-significance-200500571.html . 0PINE: The World moves on without Washington. Too bad as Washington could have done better.

You are blessed, you have proper parents who love you and care about you. And you love them. This care will take you a long way. Don't mind them monitoring or suspecting your friends excessively. Don't be shy to ask them why they think so and make appeal with the best of manners. I've also been through this. To tell the truth, the friend friends are dime a dozen and life will juggle so many of them over time you won't even remember their names. The real friends are as rare as and far more precious than diamonds. Your parents are right to assume that good friends have a probability to be found in a mosque. Now just observe people and look for those who never consume haram if you also want to find worthy friends.

Yes and no. Lots of new threads on haram activities risk normalising haram behaviour and bear in mind that such threads don't have to be created by genuine Shia Muslims. So there is absolutely no way that all of them will be approved all of the time.

AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine. It is made from a weakened version of a common cold virus (known as an adenovirus) from chimpanzees. It has been modified to look more like coronavirus - although it can't cause illness. Once injected, it teaches the body's immune system how to fight the real virus, should it need to. Any particular reason for not taking the real SARS-Cov-2 virus and modified it not to cause illness? Today, it seems to me science is turning more like a religion: differing parties and each party believes it’s on the truth. Just like religion, we should respect each other’s belief and try to live in peace. With respect to Covid-19:- Some believe vaccines are safe and these are the vaccine-pushers. Some believe there’s a genuine safety issue and these are the vaccine-hesitants. Some believe it’s a hoax and these are the vaccine-deniers. The letter below mentions about blood-clotting. https://doctors4covidethics.medium.com/urgent-open-letter-from-doctors-and-scientists-to-the-european-medicines-agency-regarding-covid-19-f6e17c311595 Some believe a RT-PCR test is a gold-standard in detecting SARS-Cov-2 virus. Some believe a RT-PCR test is flawed and the probability is only 3% of those tested +ve is actually infected with SARS-Cov-2, when CT (Cycle Threshold) is greater than 35. [QUOTE] Most PCR assays are constructed based on the German Drosten et al. Protocol. On November 27th 2020, 22 scientists submitted a request for retraction of this protocol which was published in the journal Eurosurveillance, citing a number of fatal design flaws. https://cormandrostenreview.com/report/?fbclid=IwAR3kaAj43yFTKtRvc5yuFToH7sU3GcxNM4S8hXj3Aabz7uIkQSNeoyCD2pw . . 3. The number of amplification cycles (less than 35; preferably 25-30 cycles); In case of virus detection, >35 cycles only detects signals which do not correlate with infectious virus as determined by isolation in cell culture [reviewed in 2]; if someone is tested by PCR as positive when a threshold of 35 cycles or higher is used (as is the case in most laboratories in Europe & the US), the probability that said person is actually infected is less than 3%, the probability that said result is a false positive is 97% [reviewed in 3] . . These are severe design errors, since the test cannot discriminate between the whole virus and viral fragments. The test cannot be used as a diagnostic for SARS-viruses.[/QUOTE]

I don't believe we can say all men are not monogamous by nature. There is definitely benefit to polygamy both for males and females. Some men are more aware of the fact that they are made to practice a polygamous life and if they communicate that with their wife then on their happy way. I personally think we need to help the men who want to be polygamous more so that there isn't issues when it happens.

These books below are regarding tawheed/oneness of Allah (عزّ وجلّ), http://www.jaffaribooks.com/books/Tawhid sadooq english final.pdf (Kitaab al tawheed, Shaykh sadooq) http://www.wilayatmission.org/EngBooks/Muffadhal.pdf (Tawheed al muffadhal, A long conversation between Imam Ja'far Al-Saadiq (a) and his companion Mufazzal) These ones below are regarding morals and ethics, https://shiapdfresources.files.wordpress.com/2015/03/mishkat-ul-anwar-the-lamp-niche-for-the-best-traditions.pdf (Mishkat al anwaar al yaqeen) https://www.al-islam.org/printpdf/book/export/html/44195 (Mizaan Al Hikmah) https://www.al-islam.org/printpdf/book/export/html/39147 (Nahj al fasaha) These books below are regarding philosophy, http://islamicblessings.com/upload/Tuhaf Al Uqul The Masterpieces_of The Mind.pdf (Tuhaaf ul uqool) http://islamicblessings.com/upload/Al Mawaaizh.pdf (Al Mawaaizh Shaykh sadooq) https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.ecnetsolutions.nahjal_balagha The one below is known as uyun Akhbaar Imam Ali Al-Riza (عليه السلام) which is based upon the life of the 8th Holy Imam, Imam Ali Al-Riza (عليه السلام), (Uyun akhbaar Imam Ali Al-Riza (عليه السلام) https://shiapdfresources.files.wordpress.com/2015/03/uyun-akhbar-al-reza-vol1.pdf (vol 1) https://shiapdfresources.files.wordpress.com/2015/03/uyun-akhbar-al-reza-vol-2.pdf (vol 2) This one below is a book based upon the biography of the Holy Prophet (صلى الله عليه وآله وسلم) and succession to Prophet Muhammad (saws), (Hayaat al quloob, allama majlisi) https://shiapdfresources.files.wordpress.com/2015/03/hayatul-qulub-vol-1-stories-prophets.pdf (vol 1) https://shiapdfresources.files.wordpress.com/2015/03/hayatul-qulub-vol-2-biography-prophet.pdf (vol 2) https://shiapdfresources.files.wordpress.com/2015/03/hayatul-qulub-vol-3-succession-to-muhammad.pdf (vol 3) This book is based upon the Occultation of the 12th Holy Imam, Imam Al Mahdi (عليه السلام), https://shiapdfresources.files.wordpress.com/2015/03/ghaybah-nu-mani-english-translation.pdf (kitaab al ghaybah, shaykh tusi) These are some really good books as well, https://shiapdfresources.files.wordpress.com/2015/03/sheikh-al-saduq-al-khisal.pdf (Al khisaal/the characteristics, Shaykh sadooq) (one of my favourites) https://shiapdfresources.files.wordpress.com/2015/03/sheikh-al-saduq-a-shiite-creed.pdf (Amaali al sadooq) https://shiapdfresources.files.wordpress.com/2015/03/essence-of-life-ain-al-hayat.pdf (Ain al hayaat/ essence of life, Allama majlisi) These are some more books regarding history, http://www.islamicmobility.com//files/pdf/pdf605.pdf (Haqq ul Yaqeen, Allama majlisi) https://shiapdfresources.files.wordpress.com/2015/03/sheikh-al-mufeed-al-amali.pdf (Amaali Al Mufeed, Shaykh mufeed) https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&url=https://www.duas.org/pdfs/Kamal-Al-Deen1.pdf&ved=2ahUKEwjcw-K8p7_uAhWLwzgGHZ9_DAQQFjADegQIFRAB&usg=AOvVaw2ZccCO07LADmDhXjrdcTCA (Kamaal ad-deen wa tamaal al na'ma, Shaykh sadooq) Note from moderator: for links that don't work try to type the book title and author into google

17.4k Some good news, Operation Ladybird https://www.wired.com/story/emotet-botnet-takedown/ Botnet Emotet was all but eradicated -and will be by 25 April - as an international police, intelligence and corporate operation simultaneously acted at the same time. Easy 2 minute read.

Out this morning and felt God say take a photo of these trees. Even in the cold and dark among the bear trees and mud we can rejoice in God's creation. He is everywhere, most of all wanting to enter our hearts.

17.4k Another step-up in the social media wars. The Twitts are testing a new censorship device called Birdwatch where "fact checking" and reporting is supposed to replace the company's own policing. https://www.theverge.com/2021/01/25/22248903/twitter-birdwatch-fact-checking-misinformation ADDED: The above link is not working, but the address is correct. See also: https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-55806002

.17.3k Page Restrictions Your Page has reduced distribution and other restrictions because of repeated sharing of false news. People will also be able to see if a Page has a history of sharing false news, Note: FaceBook has been plastering this we-tell-on-you, bloc & threat banner on websites they do not like. Not just Trump and Limbaugh, but newsmax and others.

From Sunnis: Abdullah (Ibn Masud) narrates from the Prophet ( وآله عليه الله صلى وسلم (who said: Allah has (appointed) angels wandering on earth, they bring me the Salam of my Ummah”, and the Prophet (Peace be upon him) said : “ My life is good (Khayr) for you, you narrate me and I narrate to you, and my death is good for you, your actions will be presented to me, what I will see from good deeds I will praise Allah, what I will see from bad deeds, I will ask forgiveness from Allah for you” [Musnad al Bazaar, Hadith # 1925, Published by Maktaba al Uloom wal Hikam] Imam al Hafidh Al Haythami (rah) said in Majma Az Zawaid: It’s narrators are those of Sahih [Majma Az Zawaid 9:24] Imam al Hafidh Jalal ud din Suyuti (rah) said in Khasais ul Kubra: Its Chain is Sahih [Khasais ul Kubra 2:281] Imam Suyuti (rah) also authenticated its chain in Manahil al-Safa (p. 31 #8) And Imam al-‘Iraqi (rah) said: وروى أبو بكر البزار في مسنده بإسناد جيد i.e. Abu Bakr al Bazzar (rah) narrated it with strong chain (in Tarh al-Tathrib 3:297) Imam Ibn Jawzi (rah) also narrated it in his magnificent Al-Wafa bi Ahwal lil Mustafa, Page No. 826, Hadith No. 1564, Published by Dar ul Kutab al iLmiyyah, Beirut, Lebanon (Note: In the beginning of this book Imam Ibn Jawzi the most strict scholar on Jirah wa Tadil said: I have not mixed Sahih ahadith with false in this book] Mullah Ali al-Qari (rah) added: "Al-Harith ibn Usama narrated it in his Musnad with a sound chain." (Al-Qari, Sharh al-Shifa' (1:102) Shaykh `Abd Allah al-Talidi said in his Tahdhib al-Khasa'is al-Kubra (p. 458-459 #694) that this chain is sound according to Muslim's criterion, and Shaykh Mahmud Mamduh in Raf`al-Minara (p. 156-169) discusses it at length and declares it sound Al-Munawi also declared it sahîh (Al-Munawi in Fayd al-Qadir (3:401) And so did al-Zurqani in his commentary on al-Qastallani's al-Mawahib alLaduniyya, and Shihab al-Din al-Khafaji in Al-Khafaji, Sharh al-Shifa' (1:102) This hadith clearly proves that all our actions are witnessed by Prophet (Peace be upon him). - It seems that Ahlus Sunnah wa’l Jammah believs in this and that Salafis oppose it.

Salam alaikum, I used to think of my prayer as a chore and later on it made me guilty as we really need to approach prayer in a different way. The purpose of prayer is to thank your Lord and to strengthen your connection with Him. From now on, instead of just thinking "oh it's prayer time" think of it as an important meeting that you have. In the end it is an important meeting with your Lord. You would never be late for a meeting or an interview, so treat prayer time as such. That's what I started doing and slowly, over time everything about my prayer changed, Alhamdulillah. You literally will start to fall in love with prayer time. It is your time to build your connection with Allah (سُبْحَانَهُ وَ تَعَالَى). Another thing you can do it to make the area that your pray in more beautiful. Make it special, and away from distractions, especially your phone or any other devices. All the best, sister.

Corporate tax-rates are lower than in many US states I believe. The problem is corporations find many loopholes to hide their profits. Yeah theoretically it sounds like the best model I can think of, however I just don't know if human nature will ever make this possible in reality. Granting power to the working-class is awesome, but you can't guarantee that the working class will not just start to exploit and take advantage of other members of the working-class then.

(salam) Noah, Well, they are important enough for people to erect statues and spend billions in bio-defense (Snowden and Ebola respectively). This is America no matter how much the Stasi gov't does not like it, so you are not forced to read it. Right, Comrade?