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(salam) As you all know the Muslims are in an uproar right now about a film made with no historical accuracy and made by a person who will be going back to prison after the FBI discovered he violated his probation. http://usnews.nbcnew...ation-case?lite I just want to add that Muslims are being murdered and driven from their homes in Burma, 2 Million Somalians are facing starvation, Hypocrites control Mecca and Medina, and the Zionists control the world. Are there not better things to worry about? Rather than making ourselves look like animals breaking into the US embassys and protesting outside of them? I am not a supporter of the US, obviously, but I do believe them when they say that they had nothing to do with the creation of this film. I also know for a fact that the US is running ads in Pakistan to show it had no part in the production or creation of the film. Should the Muslims really be so pumped up about a film made by a bank frauding criminal??? http://www.washingto...er-anti-islam-/ Would the Prophet really condone such behavior when there are bigger problems facing the Ummah? Was he not a selfless, non-selfish person who always put others before himself? Would he really approve of such un Islamic behavior? I reverted to Islam because it brought me out of living a life of sin as a youth in the USA. The Prophet (pbuh) was a man of extraordinary character and an example to mankind. Does he really want us out there burning cars, fighting with police (even if they are kuffar), and breaking into government buildings? I know I may catch some flak for this but I think that most of the 'Muslims' around the world don't know Islam or the Prophet. Or was a taught something that wasn't true? Are Muslims really barbaric and uncivilized? I refuse to believe that, I know that I learned Islam without any cultural or ethnic prejudices. I come to ShiaChat because I feel that the Shia are more reasonable then the people who call themselves 'Sunni'. I hope there are others out there who feel somewhat like me that way i can quit feeling alone. I always ask my wife 'is this Islam?' 'is this how we are supposed to act?'. I honestly believe that the Muslims around the world who show up to these 'protests', although they only account for maybe .5% of the Ummah are animals with their priorities and Islam all backwards. Your comments, negative and positive are deeply wanted and need. Thanks. (salam)

A French Magazinewill be posting several cartoons of our beloved Prophet (pbuh) and said that it would 'shock those who will want to be shocked' Here is the article: Fears that a wave of anger in the Islamic world could spread to Europe mounted as it emerged a French magazine was planning to publish cartoons caricaturing the Prophet Mohammed. Satirical weekly Charlie Hebdo confirmed that its latest edition contains several cartoons featuring Mohammed that the publication's editor said would "shock those who will want to be shocked." The magazine is due to hit the streets later today against a background of protests across the Islamic world over a crude US-made film that mocks Mohammed and portrays Muslims as gratuitously violent. At least 30 people have died so far in demonstrations held in over 20 countries. Charlie Hebdo is no stranger to controversy over its handling of the issues relating to Islam. Last year it published an edition "guest-edited" by the Prophet Mohammed that it called Sharia Hebdo. The magazine's offices in Paris were subsequently fire-bombed in what was widely seen as a reaction by Islamists. Charlie Hebdo's latest move was greeted with immediate calls from political and religious leaders for the media to act responsibly and avoid inflaming the current situation. Prime Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault issued a statement expressing his "disapproval of all excesses." The magazine's editor, originally a cartoonist who uses the name Charb, denied he was being deliberately provocative at a delicate time. "The freedom of the press, is that a provocation?" he said. "I'm not asking strict Muslims to read Charlie Hebdo, just like I wouldn't go to a mosque to listen to speeches that go against everything I believe." Dalil Boubakeur, the senior cleric at Paris's biggest mosque, appealed for France's Muslims to remain calm. "It is with astonishment, sadness and concern that I have learned that this publication is risking increasing the current outrage across the Muslim world," he said. "I would appeal to them not to pour oil on the fire." And France's Muslim Council said it was "dismayed'' by a satirical weekly's decision to publish "insulting cartoons'' featuring the Prophet Mohammed. The cartoons will appear in an edition of Charlie Hebdo that comes out on Wednesday, its editor confirmed earlier. The Muslim Council, the main representative body for France's four-million strong Islamic community, said in a statement that it "vigorously condemns this new act of Islamophobia.'' It added: "We launch an urgent appeal to the Muslims of France to not react to this provocation.' France is home to Western Europe's largest Islamic community, with at least four million Muslims in the country. - AFP Source

Sha'baniya Lecture Delivered by the Holy Prophet (3SW) on reception of Ramadan It has been reported from Imam Aba al-Hassan Ali b. Musa al-Reza (peace be upon him) who narrated from his fathers from Amir al-Mu’menin Ali b. Abi Talib (peace be upon him) who said: “one day the messenger of Allah (May Allah bless him and his progeny) addressed us and said: O’ people! Indeed ahead of you is the blessed month of Allah; A month of blessing, mercy and forgiveness. A month which with Allah is the best of months; Its days, the best of days, its nights, the best of nights, and its hours, the best of hours. It is the month during which you are invited to be the guests of Allah and you are placed to be from people of Allah’s dignity Each breath you take glorifies him; your sleep is worship, your deeds are accepted and your supplications are answered. So, invoke Allah, your Lord, with honest intentions and pure hearts to grant you success in fasting and reciting his Book in this month. There for miserable is certainly the one who is deprived of Allah's forgiveness in this great month. Remember the hunger and thirst of the Day of Judgment (Qiyaamah) with your hunger and thirst (while fasting); give alms to the needy and poor, Pay respect to your elders, have sympathy for your youngsters and maintain relations with your blood relatives; guard your tongues, close your eyes to that which is not permissible for your sight, close your ears to that which is forbidden to hear, show compassion and kindness to the orphans of people so compassion may be shown to your orphans. Do repent to Allah for your sins And supplicate with raised hands at the times of prayer as these are the best times, during which Allah Almighty looks at His servants with mercy. and raise your hands to supplicate at the times of prayers; for they are the best of times during which Allah the Almighty and Glorious looks towards His servants with mercy, answering them if they supplicate, responding them if they call Him, granting them if He is asked, and accepting if they entreat. O People! Indeed your souls are dependent on your deeds; so, make it free by Istighfar (invoking Allah for forgiveness) Your backs is heavily loaded from your sins; so, lighten their loads by long prostrations. and know that Allah swears by His might: That there is no punishment for the one who prays and prostrates and He shall not appall them from Hell-fire on the day when man stands before the Lord of the Worlds (the Doonsday). O People! One who gives Iftaar (arrange for meal at sunset) to a fasting believer during this month will be like one who has freed a slave and his past sins will be forgiven. Some of the people who were there then asked the Prophet (may Allah bless him and his progeny): 'Not all of us are able to invite those who are fasting?' The Prophet (may Allah bless him and his progeny) replied: 'Keep yourself away from Hell-fire though it may consist of half a dried date or even some water (if you have nothing else)'. O’ People! One who has good morals (Akhlaq) during this month will be able to pass the 'Siraat' (bridge to Paradise) on the day when feet will tend to slip. For anyone who during this month eases the workload of his servants, Allah will make easy his accounting, and for anyone who doesn't hurt others during this month, Allah will safeguard him from His Wrath on the Day of Judgment. As for one who honors an orphan during this month; Allah will honor him on that Day. And for the one who treats his blood relatives (and connect ties with them) during this month, Allah will bestow His Mercy on him on that Day. As for the one who cuts the ties of relation with his blood relatives; Allah will cut and keep away His mercy from him. Who so ever performs recommended prayers in this month Allah will save him from Hell-fire, And whoever offers an obligatory prayer during this month, his reward will be seventy times the reward during other months. And who so ever repeatedly invokes Allah's blessings on me (salawat), Allah will keep his scale of good deeds heavy, while the scales of others will be tending to lightness. He who recites one verse of the holy Qur'an will be given the rewards of reciting the whole Qur'an during other months. O people! The gates of Paradise and Heaven remain open during this month. Ask your Lord not to close them for you; while the gates of Hell-fires are closed, ask your Lord to keep them closed for you. During this month Shayatin (Satans) are imprisoned in chains. So, ask your Lord not to let them have power and domination over you.' Amir al-Mu’menin said that "I stand up and asked: ‘O’ Messenger of Allah, what are the best deeds during this month?' He replied: ‘O Aba al-Hassan, the best of deeds during this month is to be far from what Allah has forbidden.'" *Walael al-Shia, v 10, p 314

Ramadan Kareem, I'm not such a debate person especially during this holy month, but I would like to share with you very interesting videos which shows the major Sunni-Shia debate points. ALL VIDEOS ARE CLEAN, NOT INCLUDING DISGUSTING LANGUAGE, NOR SHOWING DISRESPECT TO ANYBODY. Please allow me to post here my 1st video:

Lecture by Sayed Muhammad Rizvi (Video)

After the death of the Holy Prophet SA. http://www.al-islam.org/fatima-the-gracious-abu-muhammad-ordoni/after-prophets-death