musa shakr

Every one says it's forbidden but where in the hadith or Quran does it say so.

I'm looking for a degree or certificate in islamic studies. Where do I go.

I was voted to function as an imam to a revert congregation that doesn't exist any more. I was appointed with the understanding that I had no education and was a new revert myself. I went as far as becoming legally ordained to preform marriages. I wan't to go back to it and find a new congregation, with some education but the courses I see require me learn arabic and I'm having a hard time doing it. I can't enroll if i know I'm probably going to fail the course. I want some rudimentary to intermediate level skill in reading and speaking msa before I begin a paid course so I know I'm not going to fail. What are your suggestions for learning. I literally know just 3 words of arabic and I can't sound out the arabic script yet.

I prayed and within 2 minutes his kidneys came back up marshallah.

My dad had a heart attack and kidney failure at the same time yesterday. We thought he was going to die. I prayed dua for him and he immediately got better his kidneys came back online. It's the first time I had a prayer come true. He's coming home in a few days.

Is there a best english translation of the Quran? I just started learn arabic today and only know a couple of words of arabic I don't know the arabic alphabet so I cant even sound out the arabic script but still want both arabic and enlish translation. Money is an object I need reasonable price one maybe $30. I have a pocket sized one so small i have a hard time reading it.

I'm fully vaccinated

Oh I understand that they are separate things I still would like to do it If it's not a problem for most people.

I've read about people becoming arabized when they convert to Islam and assimilating into arab culture and taking arab names. I've heard some people even Identify as arab just because the adopted the language. Is it cultural appropriation witch I define as the stealing of someones cultural practices without the consent of the people who belong to that culture. I do not consider assimilating and adopting practices with the consent of the original people appropriation or a negative thing If arabs choose to accept and adopt people into there culture thats perfectly fine. Not all arabs are genetically the same some look like white people to me maybe there ancestors where arabized a long time ago but are now considered arab. I don't feel that I fully belong to anyone because I'm mixed race and a convert to Islam I feel like an outsider sometimes. I get called racial slurs for mixed people even though I look mostly white and some times even for middle eastern people because I converted. I'd like to have a people something I've never had. I'm alone and would appreciate greatly to be aloud to integrate. my identity is now primarily that I'm general muslim but I don't have a community to fully belong to and want one.

I find it interesting that some people will consider you arab if you learn the language. There are several questions on quora about whether or not a person or group can become arab by assimilating into arab culture and learning arabic and the answer they got was yes by most of the answers. there's a wide variance in appearance with in the arab community I've seen some with green and blue eyes, light colored hair others had dark brown, olive or dark redish skin with dark eye color. I always thought of race as being genetic meaning that you have to born to an ethnic group that speaks arabic to be an arab and that assimilating into the culture if you did so successfully you still retain your original racial identity. I view my self as only belonging to general islamic culture and thats good enough for me. Some said Arab is an ethnicity or culture you can join. Only a minority of answers said no. I don't feel the need to change my racial identity unless there was some kind of benifit like greater acceptance in the muslim world witch I do want but don't need. I'm just cuirous and want something to talk about with someone I'm not trying to steal someones identity or disrespect it.

intense exercise causes increased adrenaline and other pleasure hormones to be released. so to feel good and have stamina.

I strongly support gun rights I was using my dads words to describe him. He's a middle class redneck the neighbor not my dad. I probably shouldn't have called him a "gun nut" your right I agree. I've considered a concealed weapons permit there easy to get where I live but my dad won't allow anyone but himself to have guns in the house and I respect that. I'm a conservative but anti-trump

Thanks for your response I didn't realize the complexity of what I was asking.

there are muslims but they all practice in there homes or are nation of Islam

I'm sorry i misspoke that's still more then I've ever been offered thank you very very much just for that.