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Salam Brother, I am here and well, AlHamdulillah. Life with marriage, kids, traveling, and career has been taking up most of my days now. I'm never too far away, I can be reached fairly easily via Whatsapp or Discord, I’m on multiple Shia Discord groups. My advice to any youth 16-25, utilize these youth years wisely and gain as much knowledge from the right sources as possible. Once life hits you, like marriage, kids, job, etc., you will notice the limited time you’ll have to research and read about Islam. So be judicious on how you use these years, you may never get this amount of free time back. If I could go back, this is the advice I would give my younger self. Hindsight is always 20/20.

There is no doubt that bad things will start to happen soon. Many things can go wrong, and when they do, there will be a chain reaction. We recently experienced a pandemic, and now there is talk of another pandemic (monkey pox), the conflict in Ukraine and Russia, as well as the high cost of gas and electricity. We're also seeing indications that another financial crisis is on the approach. What will happen next? World War III? Mass blackout? New pandemic? Economic recession, financial crisis? All of these together? Tensions are rising, so we should be prepared for the worst-case scenario. I was thinking we might explore ideas in this topic about how to make the best of a bad scenario and how to be well prepared for it. Supplies of water and food, medications, communication equipment, heat and light sources, batteries, hygienic supplies, money, self-defense equipment, and other critical documents or the like....

Best way to be prepared for anything is to have a community. Get to know your neighbors. Second best way is to become less reliant on outsiders. Don't buy stuff you don't need. Trade, barter, buy local, buy second hand as much as you can. Try growing some of your own food. If you can become self employed, that might provide more stability than working under an employer.

Once you open the door to such discussions you become a permanent part of the gossip circle . It's best to avoid it completely and to remain professional.

If you knew the simple and austere life of Ayatullah Khomeini RA, you would not spread such a false rumor.

A video by Max Blumenthal. It's really worth watching.

If one of the 4 nai'b Imams hand picked by IMAM E ZAMANA, could be corrupted by power And money...then anyone can. If Ayatullah Behjat and Allama Tabatabai and Ayatullah Jannati were on our Imams side then.....that's the side I choose 24/7/365 everytime.

Salaam, The Quran mentions DhulQarnayn going West and then East. Alexander mostly went East whereas Cyrus and Darius went Westward and then Eastward.

Sunni: I invite shia as to provide rational and intellectual reasons as to why there must be an imam at all time. Shia: Before going ahead i need to know what intellectual capacity do you have to understand the basic concepts described in the verses of quran and the hadith of the prophet (صلى الله عليه وآله وسلم)? Sunni: The Immama is false and the occultation is false and contradictory to it. Shia: Right please inform me why the first caliph was chosen after the prophet at saqeefa against the prophet sunna? When the prophet has left as per sunni no successor after him? Sunni: No your concept of Imam is false and ocultation is contradictory to it. Shia: Why the first caliph after the prophet chose the second caliph as his successor? and the prophet did not leave the nation with a successor? Sunni: Shia concept of immamat is false and my caliphate is true. The ocultation is contradictory to the immamah . I cannot accept it. Shia: Why the selection of the third caliph was made by a shura of 6 persons? Why the condition of the acceptance of the innovations made in the religion by first two caliphs was included in addition to quran and Sunna? Sunni: I do not know , my concept of the caliphate selection is true and my claiph remains infront of us to guide but yours concept of Imamamt though describe in verses of quran for Ibrahim (عليه السلام) but i do not take it. My imam is only the prophet Muhammad (صلى الله عليه وآله وسلم). Shia: Why the selection of 4th caliph was made openly by all the people instead of using any sword at saeefa, or appointment by the second caliph or shrua of 6 persons? Sunni: I like my concept of caliphate is true as all the companions are just and they are going to paradise, yes some of them killed others by sword but for me they are all righteous and just / Adil. Your concept of following i imams from the family of the prophet is false and ocultation is not believed by me. Shia: thus the above small specimen shows such sunni do not have any intellectual capacity to get and absorb the concept described in the verses of quran or hadith of the prophet s..aw. wasalam

@Borntowitnesstruth The referendum, to my knowledge, excluded the majority of Baluchis and Pashtuns, given its weighting toward the largest landowners, who were mainly Punjabis. So the referendum was unrepresentative of the masses’ views in what became Pakistan. Also, the British were well known for their opposition to the feudal, tribalistic Baluchis and Pashtuns, who were viewed as potential conduits for the spread of Russian/Soviet influence vis-à-vis Afghanistan (Pashtun separatism, for instance). In fact, the Durand Line, a necessary but not sufficient condition for the eventual formation of Pakistan, was created by the British in the nineteenth century as a means to divide the Pashtuns along the North-West Frontier. The Durand Line roughly marks the subsequent Afghan–Pakistani border and remains in force today.

Alhamdulillah we are now seeing the enemies of circumcision show their hypocrisy (and cruelty) in the starkest of terms.

The Greatness of the House of Janabe Fatimah (sa)

You did the right thing as he uses a lot of his "brain" for thinking and not using the right tool for understanding things (يفقهون & يعقلون) وَطُبِعَ عَلَى قُلُوبِهِمْ فَهُمْ لاَ يَفْقَهُونَ 9:87) and a seal is set on their hearts so they do not understand. What he said on other thread is this: "It's core belief is imamah which can be destroyed by nothing but 5 seconds of thinking with brain"

Thank you for this lengthy explanation. Others have also tried to explain things to him but when the heart is sealed, it is sealed. If I took him seriously I would have argued that Allah, Heaven, Angels, Hell, Shaitan, Grave are among a few things other things that are ghayab. The Prophet (صلى الله عليه وآله وسلم) was in occultation (ghayab) the first 40 years of his life; he was in occultation during hijra and even left a naib in his absence. Furthermore, Allah promised Hz Ibrahim (عليه السلام) that Imamah would be in his progeny. There was no caveat about Hz Ismael (عليه السلام) or Hz Ishaq (عليه السلام) only inheriting this responsibility neither was there a term limit on how long this would hold therefore Imamah would be in the progeny of Ibrahim until the end of time. With that said, Imamah ended in the progeny of Ishaq with Hz Isa (عليه السلام) who didn't die but went into occultation - Allah kept his promise. Similarly, the promise in Ismael's progeny couldn't end with the Prophet (صلى الله عليه وآله وسلم) because he was martyred. The rank of Imamah continued through Imam Ali (عليه السلام) until the 12 Imam who also went into occultation like Isa - thus retaining Allah's promise to Ibrahim that Imamah would remain in his progeny until the end of time. BUT I can't take @sunni muslim seriously so I choose mockery.

I do think this was the British top brass' endgame in the subcontinent. I mean, a united India (the type that was formed under the Cabinet Mission Plan) would have served British interests well, but birthing Pakistan was probably an even better plan. This is further affirmed by the fact that Jinnah's acute territorial demands were deliberately rejected in order to keep West Pakistan tied to the Western bloc for its sustenance. Ishtiaq Ahmed in Jinnah has argued for this in great length. But I think you oversimplified it with the "India and/or USSR" part. I do agree with the argument put forth - but India, prior to 1971, was not closely aligned with the USSR. In fact, the US under Kennedy and L.B. Johnson's administrations were more friendly towards India, if anything. The nature of socialism in India, under Nehru and Indira Gandhi, was geared towards industry and while communism existed and occasionally triumphed in West Bengal and Karnataka, it was never going to win any national election since communist power was greatly severed by the Indian constitution. The USSR was disappointed with India when Nehru chose to remain non-aligned. The United States is not known to have supported Pakistan in the War of 1965 either, it stood neutral. It was only under Nixon's admin - keeping in mind Nixon's own ties with Yahya Khan as well as his ambitions to approach China via Pakistan - when the relationship between the US and Pakistan turned from merely cordial to being more staunch. Nonetheless, I do tend to believe that there was always much more to this chapter of history than just Hindu-Muslim tensions. Pakistan did end up serving Western interests, sooner or later.

Huh. Weird. The (young) people that I know are all pro-Ukraine. Every single one. The mainstream media is really doing their job well. Yes, there are a few people who know about the West's atrocities, but it's a minority, and even those people are still anti-Russia, anti-China, anti-Iran, etc. The vast majority of people I know are victim to the West's lies and propaganda. I guess we just know different people.

Well, I think that a Muslim's duty should be to shun any fatwa which seems against Islamic teachings no matter if it is uttered by one of the Maraja you follow. But also if there is something which is said according to the teachings of Islam even by one's enemy, he should accept the word of Islam. I can disagree with any Maraja who I think have said contrary to Islam, because it is our duty to stay with Islamic principles that's what makes us Muslim. That being said, I may have disagreement with Ayotullah Khomeini regarding certain fatwa but his concept of Wilayatul Faqih is in accordance with the teachings of Islam.

I completely disagree, I think many people in the west have been fooled and are parroting the media. Their voices rise when the media's voice rises, and they stay quiet when the media stay quiet. Many people lack critical thinking skills, so even though we have more access to information, its useless because these people don't analyse it. They merely swallow the poison and then spew it out themselves on the internet. The Ukraine conflict was a very clear example of this, and of how people swallowed misinformation very easily as long as it fit their views.

It's yet to come out to the millions of people who believe that the US is so great and Russia, China, and Iran are so evil. I'm waiting for that. I'm also waiting for people to condemn Britain for their countless crimes in Africa, India, America, and Australia. I'm also waiting for people to use their logic and acknowledge the nazis in Ukraine. I'm also waiting for people to accept the Wilayah of Mohammad and Aali Mohammad (سُبْحَانَهُ وَ تَعَالَى). Yes, when Imam al-Mehdi (عجّل الله تعالى فرجه الشريف) returns, the truth will come out, but until then, falsehood will be the norm. We see with Iran that it's the 2nd most sanctioned country in the world (after Russia). What else is it? The only Shi'ite-run country in the world. Us Shi'a are always being attacked. And what other Shi'a leaders are there? None, other than Assad. But guess what, Syria is the 3rd most sanctioned country in the world! Subhanallah, it's always against us the Shi'a. I think you meant 'fallible'? I don't. But it's infinitely more reliable than any other news source. Wouldn't be surprised. These people are crazy. Who do you think gives them support? Who do you think fosters a society where Iran not only can, but should be condemned? And why do they turn to foreign media, (you know, the media of the enemies), in order to spread their reports? Because they know that the only people prepared to help condemn the 'regime' are those who advocate for a regime change.

He allows playing with cards just for the purpose of amusement. He is very clear about gambling; he deems it illegal. As regards eating meat slaughtered by non-Muslims, there are other scholars who allow eating such meat if it is slaughtered by a monotheist who followed requisites of Islamic prescribed way of slaughtering. What else of his views are objectionable? He seemed to be a reformist, and it is deplorable that reformists marjas are seen negatively by many. Take example of Ayatollah Fadlallah, Ayatollah Muhammad Hussain Najfi (also known as Ayatollah Dhaku).

I am sure you have not read much history of the Shahs time. Read Iran Expert Gary sick's books about the revolution from an American intelligence expert. Are you aware how many Ayatullahs and even Grand Ayatullah were under pay of the Shah, and he elicited fatwas just as the Abbasids and Umayad caliphs had Shia and Sunni as covert agents to write favorable fatwas to cover their crimes. So let's see...If we can start your count under the Shah and after his reinstallaltion after Mossadegh's British and American coup d'etat sponsored by Oil companies; the Savak ( trained by Israel) imprisoned, executed, murder, assassinated, imprisoned children and brutally tortured millions of Shia ....the Wikipedia ( lazy person encyclopedia) ...which alwys so pro muslim, pro Islamic and unbiased...you make a list of random Ayatullahs and show their biases and want us to criticize the one govt planning, preparing their people and the world, laying the groundwork and for the Zahoor of our Imam....really...that's completely irrational if you believe in the Imam and His zahoor. If you don't belive in his Zahoor and his guidance, and that a govt of non masoom can make mistakes ....then there are many wahabis and salafis who would have to be on your side.

Whenever you hear 'Amnesty International' and 'Iran' in the same sentence, you know it's going to be a lie. And I wouldn't trust Wikipedia either. A lot of this "Ayatollah War" is either made or made-up by the West. They want to make Iran look devilish, as usual. That said, of course I can't deny that there are many scholars who, because of their vocality against Wilayat al-Faqeeh and the Islamic Revolution, have been punished accordingly. But remember, the West actually has a policy of stirring up trouble in Iran to bring about regime change. They've been doing this for years. This is why it's a bit questionable when members of Imam Khamenei's own sect are the ones most against him. I used to think that the 'Shirazis are MI6' opinion was flawed, but recently I've started questioning myself. What motive does Sadiq Shirazi (and his supporters) have to just bash the Islamic Republic? Why do they talk more against Iran than against the West and 'Israel'? Makes you wonder.

Before 2019 I would have agreed with you, but it is clear he has become increasingly sectarian, and this isn't even a topic of debate. Just compare Nakshawani of 2015 and 2016 to him these days. ...and his "apology" following this latest debacle was a disgrace and wasn't even an apology, he was basically just saying "I'm sorry I offended you.." rather than "I'm sorry I misrepresented a Marja".

we can say that the Ayatollahs presented is a minority compared to the amount of Ayatollahs that are pro-IRI. Claims of poisoning of these scholars or assassinations of them can't be believed unless there is actual solid proof. Mere conjecture can't be accepted especially when the crime is so severe, as murdering a muslim is very severe, let alone a grand Ayatollah.

power may corrupt fallible human beings, generally only a few are capable of not being corrupted. There are some scholars(I'm not speaking about ayatollahs specifically) that are corrupted by love of the world. On the other hand we have scholars that are so pious that they have no ambition for the world. Ayatollah Sistani is a very grand example of this, he has never been corrupted. In my opinion Ayatollah Khamenei and Ayatollah Khomeini are one of the greatest examples of this, the power they have is very immense and the influence they have is very immense but they both stayed loyal to Allah and his messenger.

@HzAbbas On that basis people could just as well convert to any religion rather than one in particular. Confirmation bias and/or emotionalism does not seem viable a route to conversion, at least on its own. For the same reason many Christians are not swayed by rival practitioners’ and/or non-religious’ arguments as to why their sources are wrong about fine doctrinal matters such as the Trinity etc. Just like Muslims and Jews they only rely on sources that derive from their corpus, so “religious debates” only end up confirming both sides’ prejudices, ill-founded or not...as can be seen in this thread.

It's a good question. I think the reason component generally follows afterwards, acting like a form of confirmation bias to justify the choice. I'm generalising now, but you generally never seen people exiting religious debates convinced to convert to another faith. Generally the 'losing' side will just fault their debater.. like it was a football game of sorts. Generally when I listen to witness testimonies, of people who convert to Islam or Christianity, there is usually an emotional tie-in or hook of some sort. People will often say they felt lost or hopeless, or had no sense of meaning.. or somesuch. But maybe I'm overthinking this.

@HzAbbas Why do you think that is the case? After all, wouldn’t conversion require at least some exercise of reasoning power?

In my experience, people rarely (if ever) convert from one faith to another because of intellectual reasons. I respect Christians, and while living abroad made friends with some ex-Muslim converts to Christianity (which I know is probably controversial, but for some of them I was the only friend they had - and still have). I have explained in other posts what why I disagree with their position, but like Imam Ali ((عليه السلام).) said: "a person is either your brother in faith, or equal in humanity."

well bro, some of my prayers were granted such as I prayed to get relief from waswas and I saw a dream that gave me solution and it got verified by the quote of an infallible Imam. And, I am sure that i am not the only one whose prayer is granted. The visiting of shrines by the people and their clinging to prayer mat is proof that their prayers are granted too.

First of all, I have not watched the video. If I do, I will comment later. If you have seen a newborn getting circumcised, between 1 and 10 days old, the amount of skin is very tiny and the male organ itself is not cut. In modern times the doctor applies anesthesia before the cutting, so if the baby cries it is because he knows something is happening, not that he is in pain. The circumcision heals quickly and there is no problem, insha Allah. If a family delays the boy's circumcision until the child can walk and protest, you have a trauma waiting to happen.

Allahumma salli ala muhammadiw wa ali muhammadin wa ajjil faraja hum Rabbinee lima anzalta ilayya min khayrin faqir Allahumma innee urreedu an atazawwaja faqaddir lee minan nisaa-I a’fihunna farjajan wa ah’fadh’ihunna lee fee nafsihaa wa awsa-i-hunna lee rizwan wa a-dhamahunna lee barakatan fee nafsihaa wa maaleee faqaddir lee minhaa waladan tayyiban tajaluhoo khalafan saalihan fee hayaatee wa ba`da mawtee. Oh Allah! I desire to marry, so arrange for me a woman from those who willingly abstain from what is unlawful and who safeguards her soul for my sake and because of her, not only my means of sustenance will increase, but also make there be in it abundance and also make it sure that she will give me a virtuous son, who will be a noble successor in my life and after my death. Ya Rabb, help me in finding a good wife in the same boat as me, who also understands and accepts me as I am. May she find peace and be filled with joy wherever she goes. May she have the strength and courage to find me, love me and live with me. May she find and be filled with much wisdom and clarity in her words and from her experiences. May she in her kindness, share these experiences with me and help us grow together. Verily with hardship comes ease. (إِنَّ مَعَ الْعُسْرِ يُسْرًا - 94:6) Ya Rabb, You alone know what is truly in my heart. You alone know my struggles and pain, Al-Wadud. I feel unbearably lonely and do not wish to incur Your displeasure by remaining unmarried, Al-'Aziz

They say the same about Masjid e nabawi. People DO meet him but they cant remember how he looks. Listen, by writing all the miracles that have taken place regarding not only the twelfth Imam but many other Imams/Imamzadahs as well, I would be sitting here all night. Inshallah I will post miracles at a later date, one by one. I am lucky to have heard of many, alhamdulillah. But for present time, lets just say that in all cases the person doesnt remember how the Imam looked and it is often when they are lost that someone helps them back to their hotel (nearly always when they have gone abroad to do ziara') and when they turn around to thank him he has disappeared. Attention Moderators:Here is where I suggest that you open a "miracles forum" since I, alone, can tell you of many a miracle and many others must be having stories as well. Plus I have found a site with beautiful pictures, all miracles, so please consider this idea. Miracles are one of the many proofs that the Imams existed and that Allah exists.

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It's shameful that someone just a few posts ago in another thread was an advocate against marajah and scholars being immune to law, but now, since it's convenient to his beliefs is suddenly a staunch opponent of scholars being under house arrest. It's beautiful how these things play out

I disagree with your views because there is plenty evidence which tells that all states underwent a referendum to decide their future status. The communist elements in the NWFP wanted to be with India but the public opinion went against their such intention. Also in Baluchistan, some of the Baloch tribal chiefs wanted to remain independent but public voted to join Pakistan. Although this referendum wasn't respected as it should have been because some of the territories were made part of India despite the fact they voted to join Pakistan such as Murshidabad and Kashmir. As for Durand line, yes that was established by the British for the security of territory they were governing but it was mainly established to prevent any threats from Afghans and not Soviets. Soviet problem appeared in 20th Century while Durand line was established in 1893. Also I would like to tell you that the pashtuns living in region of NWFP had no interest in being part of Afghanistan during the days of independence and even now. The Pashtuns of Afghanistan are more rigid and tribal as compared to Pashtuns of NWFP.

Every religion has a take-over policy, either by emotion or by force. Every religion has denominations or sects, and sub sects, and sub sub sects. Christianity has something like 10,000 sects, but I'd say more on observation. My Father ministered in many churches when I was young, sometimes on tour months before getting back to the home church. We often had dinner with the preacher or an elder. Conversation always came down to interpretation and each one seemed to have one extra special belief that brought them that much closer to heaven than any other church. Many were quite proud of it. It was often presented as a life changing revelation, no matter how trivial.

Meh. I’m of two minds about this. In principle, I don’t disagree with him. It will ultimately be best if whatever happens is driven by the Iranian people themselves. On the other hand, it’s also kind of a naïve statement in that the Iranian system is systematically designed to block any and all routes for the people to push within the system for any change that the people in charge don’t approve of. There is literally a veto at every imaginable level by a layer of insiders with no direct accountability to the people.

This is untrue because at the time of partition a referendum was conducted in all provinces and states to answer the question whether they wanted to remain independent or join India or Pakistan. Baloch and Pushtun people joined Pakistan along with other states.

Did you forget to mention that there are rumours that several of them receive pay checks from western governments, some of which include Ayatullah Sayyid Ruhollah Khomeini, the leader of the Islamic Revolution. Remember that He was in exile before suddenly ascending to power. How, I wonder? I suppose we will never know the real story. I have a documentary that you might be interested in watching that discusses the mystery of Iran's Islamic revolution. Whatever the case, I'm not blaming anyone, perhaps there's a purpose for everything that's occurring, and no matter how hard I try to understand it, I might never fully grasp it.

I completely agree. As ayatullahs are infallible, how can you be certain that what they say is contrary to Islam and not what another ayatullah, such as your own, says? He just died mysteriously according to his daughter.... I make no claims as to the regime's involvement, but we also cannot state with certainty that they were not. Hey, I know wikipedia or Amnesty International aren't the finest sources of information, but how do you know the Iranian media ei government is reliable? Do you honestly think the west has a list of every ayatullah who is under house arrest, in jail, or who has passed away mysteriously so they can compile a report on it and incite a riot in the nation? No, they are most likely members of the ayatullah's family or close friends who are making the report to the foreign media or organisations in order to assist them with their problem or to draw awareness to their situation.

No amount of incitement would be effective if people were content. Has not worked in the past and currently. I doubt more of the same will work in the future. People know that their life is in danger from the state if they protest, and despite this, some people are so dissatisfied, they are willing to die, to throw their life away, because they find their circumstances so intolerable.

Anyone who expresses opposition to the current regime or criticism of its leaders seems to be subject to house arrest, imprisonment, or mysterious death. Do you consider this to be an Islamic system now, or does it resemble North Korea more? Some of these individuals served as Grand Ayatullah Sayyid Khomeini's teachers and/or closest friends.