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Sheikh's on now.

https://www.facebook.com/aimislam/ Eulogies being recited right now, and Sheikh Hamza Sodagar is expected to be live in a few minutes.

Salaam, I'm in London and would love to be of service.

Good idea; got these when carpeting the house recently. Statistically it's only a small amount of time before non-shoe removers show up and spoil the party, as monad said.

Ouch, that's coming from an uncomfortable place. You might need a break or vacation? You have to wonder what some people get out of repeatedly visiting a community's website, and attacking the community. Sad really. If it's their job, that's got to be the worst job ever.

Well said! Iran's haters either need to stick to 'they're all the same!', or 'haha reformists win!' - can't claim both.

Also note that this site discourages bringing him up, so we should avoid doing that.

He's well-known as a fitna monger. Shia Muslims disassociate from him (except for a handful of fanatics), because the Quran says don't divide yourselves.

Wa alaikum assalam. You know what, there's an easy solution to your problem - just have lots of your non-Muslims friends join you, and then you'll blend right in :) More seriously, many converts complain of the opposite issue - that after the initial warm welcome to the Muslim community, they're left out in the cold and remain without former friends or family who had abandoned them as they converted. So I think as members above said, the solution is to politely communicate that you're a private person, and would like the calls and other contact to stop. Different people have different appetites for social interaction, which is quite understandable. For the community as a whole, it would seem like the widespread risk of people being left lonely is of greater importance than some being annoyed by to much contact.

Iran attacked by Israel: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stuxnet http://www.businessinsider.com/obama-cyberattacks-us-israeli-against-iran-2012-6?IR=T#ixzz1wYnaa3jK Iranians scientists killed by Israel: http://rt.com/news/iran-obama-assassination-scientists-443/ Long list of assassinations by Israel: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Israeli_assassinations Israeli-ISIS collaboration reported by the UN, and confirmed by Israel's own media: http://www.jpost.com/Middle-East/New-UN-report-reveals-collaboration-between-Israel-and-Syrian-rebels-383926 They're pretty much the same group by now: http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/isis-al-qaida-leaders-agree-end-fighting-cooperate-against-common-enemies-syria-1474790 http://www.ibtimes.com/jabhat-al-nusra-isis-alliance-could-spread-beyond-damascus-1877819 Western media confirms most Syrians actually support President Assad, including Sunnis: http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2012/jan/17/syrians-support-assad-western-propaganda http://www.foxnews.com/world/2014/06/04/syrian-election-shows-depth-popular-support-for-assad-even-among-sunni-majority/

CLynn, is that you?

Wa alaikum assalam, People go to hawza for a variety of reasons, including becoming clerics. And there are UK-based programs: http://www.hawzaengland.com/ http://www.almahdi.edu/ http://www.islamic-college.ac.uk/

^ Many people struggle with that and it's understandable to an extent, especially if you haven't been a target of that kind of behaviour. Spending some time learning more about these dynamics can help us, to be more fair and compassionate in life: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uQAmdZvKf6M

For what it's worth, Muslims are proud of Jesus Christ, and he is considered one of our great Prophets in Islam. See brother Abu Hadi's book: http://www.shareglobalcharity.org/img/JesusThruOurEyes.pdf