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Ameen and fully agreed. And the emergency procedures and building codes have indeed saved them from a potentially greater cost. It is just the timing of the disaster that seemed out of place.

This is the third major disaster in a week, all centered around the North American continent. May God protect all. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/sep/08/mexico-earthquake-warning-tsunami Mexico earthquake: strongest tremor in a century leads to mass evacuations At least six dead as president urges vigilance and tsunami warnings are issued for the region

I know it is too early to say for sure, but as time passes and through the role he has played in these days, Abdullah of Jordan is fitting the role of Sufyani. With the "backing of the West", the "backing of the masses" and the one who will "take revenge" against the Shia. Allah knows best.

This was expected after Trump's U-turn statements.. Do you see this escalating into a full-blown ground conflict? How is Russia going to react? May Allah hasten Imam (A.S)'s arrival.

https://www.ft.com/content/6526fbfe-b090-11e6-a37c-f4a01f1b0fa1 " The kingdom is on the brink of its first non-oil sector recession in three decades " As new arrivals hurry through Riyadh’s airport, Ahmed hustles for customers, hoping to lure travellers into his saloon car. One of hundreds of thousands of Saudis who studied in the US on a government-funded programme, the 30-year-old mechanical engineering graduate has yet to find a job which he spent years training for. Instead, he makes an uncertain living, operating an illegal airport taxi, risking fines from the police.

Pakistani.

Wasalam Jwelsh. I read your post with great interest and I will discuss, if not answer, your queries with my own understanding of God, religion and life in general. Topic 1: The fact that you feel your faith questioned frequently is a sign that it is alive, and just like a plant needs frequent watering, so does our faith need replenishment. Stagnancy is a characteristic of the dead. So embrace the questions posed to it, answer them and strengthen your Emaan (Faith). Regarding your concern that Allah does not directly "prove/show" his existence and about the pain and suffering in this world, o

1984 by Goerge Orwell. Reflective of what is happening these days!

Brother Sami, It was really interesting to read your take on the monetary system in place today and the implication of modern day 'money' as the Riba mentioned in the Quran. Your argument concludes that the conventional definitions of money and interest are not in sync with what money and interest really are in actuality and are not in our true ownership. You said that Taqayyah is only allowed if one knows the true circumstance of ones situation. But even if one knows the true situation,there is no choice, even for countries such is Iran to escape from this system. Every individual and coun

Salam. I have always found the concepts of finance and interest being explained on a very vague basis by our Marja'a and till today there has been no Islamic Financial framework established. The current Islamic banks are known only to change a few terms and paperwork to make financial products Halal I hope a brother or sister sheds some light on this topic and helps the both of us.

The sermon of Hazrat Zainab (s.a) in Yazid's court.. always shakes me.. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HafyxNhX7z8 And this (The final parting of Bibi Sakina and Imam Hussain (a.s): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aGdSlXhMkMw

Jazakallah for sharing these words. The irony and sadness lies in the fact that no society, but that of the Muslim Ummah, has been able to doubt or deny the greatness of the Imam (A.S).

War and strife hasn't reached Hejaz (Saudi Arabia)..yet..

Zainabia: Bless you for these logical refutations to such blatantly absurd attempts by Banu Ummayyah and their present day apologists to cover atrocities on Imam-e-Mazloom (a.s).

He (a.s) is LOVE in its purest form.