Thoughts 2023

[Haji 2003]

A vision of 2000 in 1960

He's not far off with the tech, except for the 3D tv.

He is far off with the idea of a 30-hour work week and month-long vacation (according to Americans in the comments below the video).

I get six weeks' holiday and bank holidays in addition.

 

 

[Ashvazdanghe]

What Did People Think The Year 2000 Would Look Like In 1900?

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https://www.ladbible.com/entertainment/weird-what-did-people-think-the-year-2000-would-look-like-in-1900-20160408

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[Quran313]

I'm not feeling well since 2 days ago. I did covid test (the at home test) twice. Both c and t lines are clear solid and visible. I'm wondering if these kits can give false positives. Does anyone know that?

[Haji 2003]

Qur'anic Palindrome

with scientific meaning!

 

[Haji 2003]

28 minutes ago, Quran313 said:

I'm wondering if these kits can give false positives.

In my family's experience the tests are accurate. Most recent experience was me having covid a few weeks ago.

The gave negative results when there was no virus and positive ones where there was and better than that the second line was fairly weak when the virus was on its way out.

But you should check more widely.

[Diaz]

Salam everyone, please remember my uncle today when you pray, he passed away. May allah (سُبْحَانَهُ وَ تَعَالَى) have mercy on him and on your loved ones who left this world. 

[laithAlIRAQI]

salam

been a long while, how are people?

Ive been struggling with my deen, i havent been keeping up with salah and im considering not fasting this ramadhan.

someone convince me to, as ive reached a point where i honestly dont really care much.

[ireallywannaknow]

2 hours ago, laithAlIRAQI said:

salam

been a long while, how are people?

Ive been struggling with my deen, i havent been keeping up with salah and im considering not fasting this ramadhan.

someone convince me to, as ive reached a point where i honestly dont really care much.

 

 

If this year has taught me anything, it's that death is the only guarantee in life, death is unexpected, and death is near. If you were told you had a terminal illness and will die in 1 month, would that make the decision to fast during this next month any clearer? All we will have soon is our book of deeds. Mathematically, if there is any good time to write good deeds in your book, it is during Shahr Ramadhan, when deeds will be multiplied. You know in your soul you will regret not taking advantage of doing the right thing in this month, whether the regret is something you will feel sooner or later, you will definitely feel it. Listen to that inner prophet that is telling you to do the right thing. 

[AbdusSibtayn]

‏برآمد باد صبح و بوی نوروز
به کام دوستان و بخت پیروز

مبارک بادت این سال و همه سال
همایون بادت این روز و همه روز

سعدی

'Arrived the morning breeze and the scent of Nowruz, 

Good luck, my friends, may fortune aid you! 

Greetings for this year, and for all years to come, 

Blessings for this day, and for all days to come! '

-Sa'adi

Greetings on Nowruz! 

Edited March 21 by AbdusSibtayn

[Haji 2003]

How to spot liars

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An investigation into the best way to identify lies has found that focusing on the level of detail in what people say, while ignoring all other cues, is the most successful method – but if liars know that, they might more easily deceive you.

New Scientist 20th March 2023

[Ashvazdanghe]

2 hours ago, AbdusSibtayn said:

‏برآمد باد صبح و بوی نوروز
به کام دوستان و بخت پیروز

مبارک بادت این سال و همه سال
همایون بادت این روز و همه روز

سعدی

'Arrived the morning breeze and the scent of Nowruz, 

Good luck, my friends, may fortune aid you! 

Greetings for this year, and for all years to come, 

Blessings for this day, and for all days to come! '

-Sa'adi

Greetings on Nowruz! 

Salam thanks a million & greeting on Nowruz  on your & all of members of Shiachat.

سلام عید نوروز برشما و همگی مبارک باشد.

 

وقت آن شد که به گل حکم شکفتن بدهی 

ای سرانگشت تو آغاز گل افشانی ها 

قیصر امین پور 

It becomes time that [you] give order of blossoming to flower

Oh! who his fingertip is start of bloomings

Qaysar Aminpour

https://namnak.com/اشعار-زیبای-بهاری.p27510

https://www.duas.org/nawroz.htm

 

 

[Diaz]

Is the month of ramadan confirmed on this upcoming thursday? 

[ireallywannaknow]

"If this is a banquet, why is participating in it by force⁉️

God waited for us to go toward Him on our own during the year, but we didn’t. Therefore, He has invited us Himself to create an intimacy and to remove our fear. In this way, this good memory will take us back to Him in order to repeat this sweet experience in the future.  

The God Who always waited for us to go toward Him ourselves, does not wait for His servants’ decision and action in this month. By making Ramadan a period that everyone must enter, it is as if He has come toward His servants Himself, grabs everyone’s hand and takes them toward His mercy.

A banquet by force is a combination of both the Almighty God’s greatness and His affection for His servants. God has given us enough freedom and choice in order for us to become good. But at the same time, we should realize that we have ruined ourselves and accept for God to pull us one step toward Himself. God compelling everyone in this way is due to His intense love for His servants."

From the book “Preparing for the Month of Ramadan: God’s Banquet” by Ali Reza Panahian  

#GodsBanquet #Ramadan
@PanahianEN

[Hameedeh]

On 3/21/2023 at 12:09 PM, Diaz said:

Is the month of ramadan confirmed on this upcoming thursday? 

Did you see the new crescent moon where you are living? 

[Hameedeh]

On 3/21/2023 at 12:09 PM, Diaz said:

Is the month of ramadan confirmed on this upcoming thursday? 

Here in the US, the Moon-Sighting Committee of the Council of Shia Muslim Scholars of North America announced that Thursday, March 23, 2023, is the first day of the Holy Month of Ramadan. 

[Diaz]

3 hours ago, Hameedeh said:

Did you see the new crescent moon where you are living? 

No but it’s officially announced by the shia community in the place where I live that the first day of Ramadan is today (Thursday) so yeah today Sunni and Shias are starting together.

[Quran313]

I'm thinking about banking system in US, and I'm worried of my account. Silicon Valley and Signature banks collapsed, and it seems there are more banks struggling (even big ones). If you look at the stock prices, you'll see that all big banks are losing their stock value.

What do you do in these situations?

@Haji 2003

@Abu Hadi

Edited March 26 by Quran313

[Haji 2003]

15 minutes ago, Quran313 said:

What do you do in these situations?

@Abu Hadiwill likely have a better answer since he lives there.

But you may find the following site useful:

https://www.fdic.gov

It spells out the level of Federal insurance for any deposits that you have and the limits.

Since that failure, I have read that the rate of new accounts being opened at the larger banks has increased dramatically, on the principle that they are too big to fail.

[Haji 2003]

[notme]

6 hours ago, Haji 2003 said:

on the principle that they are too big to fail.

Nothing is ever too big to fail....

[notme]

5 hours ago, Haji 2003 said:

If it's true, that's messed up.  

[Abu Hadi]

7 hours ago, Quran313 said:

I'm thinking about banking system in US, and I'm worried of my account. Silicon Valley and Signature banks collapsed, and it seems there are more banks struggling (even big ones). If you look at the stock prices, you'll see that all big banks are losing their stock value.

What do you do in these situations?

@Haji 2003

@Abu Hadi

The problem with Silicon Valley Bank et al. is different than the problem with banks that happened in 2008. The problem, specifically with Silicon Valley Bank was that they pursued a very risky strategy of putting almost all their assets in invested in hold-to-maturity securities. These types of investments decrease in value as interests rates go up. So when interest rates went up, their assets decreased in value and one of the corps who had a large amount of their capital at this bank found out, then posted it online. When the investors found out, they pulled their money out of the bank all at once (90% of funds withdrew within 24 hours). This is a classic 'bank run' scenario, which no bank can survive. So they failed an they were taken over by the govt. 

Most of the banks in the US don't use this strategy, so they are probably not going to fail. What might happen though, in the long term, is that bank become less profitable(this is why the stock price is decreasing). Banks only are profitable when people are in debt, so they earn money off the interest paid. This is their main source of income. When interest rates go up, the people that can pay off their debt instead of putting money in savings because this debt is costing them more money (because they are paying more interest). The people that can't afford to pay off their debt see their debt accumulate and some of these people end up filing for bankruptcy, and the bank loses money when people do this because they are not able to collect all the interest, and sometimes they even lose part of the principle on the loans they made. 

This system of profit thru interest is an inherently unstable system, because it is unjust and Allah (سُبْحَانَهُ وَ تَعَالَى) states this in the Holy Quran. The ones who earn their money thru this unjust system (i.e. the banks) will eventually fail and collapse and the people who benefitted from this unjust system will be punished by Allah (سُبْحَانَهُ وَ تَعَالَى). In the short term, however, it doesn't seem to me like this specific thing that happened at Silicon Valley bank and a few other banks will happen to all or most of the US Banks. 

Edited March 26 by Abu Hadi

[Haji 2003]

7 hours ago, Abu Hadi said:

Most of the banks in the US don't use this strategy, so they are probably not going to fail.

We have, however, seen the bailout of the Swiss Bank, Credit Suisse, by UBS.

And currently, the financial markets have Deutsche Bank in their sights.

This may take a while to play out. In the crash around 2008, there were weeks and even months between different defaults and bailouts.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2007–2008_financial_crisis

[BlackVeil]

6 hours ago, Haji 2003 said:

This may take a while to play out. In the crash around 2008, there were weeks and even months between different defaults and bailouts.

Plenty of time for the NATO powers to start a war, in order to avoid responsibility for their own decisions. I am seriously concerned that this will be their next move. 

[Guest Please Dua For Me]

Salam my dear brothers and sisters, I have a serious surgery tomorrow inshAllah. Please, please, please keep me in your prayers. I hope not only this surgery goes well, but it will take time for me to know whether it was successful or not. I am anxious but I have trust in Allah (سُبْحَانَهُ وَ تَعَالَى). I am sure Allah (سُبْحَانَهُ وَ تَعَالَى) will answer your prayers for my sake over someone as sinful as me... wasalam

[Hameedeh]

6 hours ago, Guest Please Dua For Me said:

Salam my dear brothers and sisters, I have a serious surgery tomorrow inshAllah. Please, please, please keep me in your prayers. I hope not only this surgery goes well, but it will take time for me to know whether it was successful or not. 

Salam. You are in our duas. 

[Quran313]

I posted this question in another topic, but I wanna know what you guys think.

US tap water is not good. Do you drink spring water or purified water? I find spring water heavy. That's why I use purified one. Which one is better? Is there any other type which is healthier?

[Haji 2003]

The Nashville shooter

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Asked whether Hale’s [the shooter's] identity could be a factor in the motive, Drake said authorities “feel that she identifies as trans, but we’re still in the initial investigation into all of that and if it actually played a role into this incident.” 

In online profiles Hale had indicated they used he/him pronouns and also went by the name Aiden. 

It is unclear whether Hale identified as a man or woman at the time of the slayings.

https://nypost.com/2023/03/27/nashville-school-shooter-audrey-hale-identified-as-transgender-and-had-detailed-manifesto-to-attack-christian-academy/

[AbdusSibtayn]

 

Lol! 

-Musa (عليه السلام) being betrayed right after he left for the miqaat (not even died) for hardly over a month by his 'sahaba' from Bani Israel, who rejected and nearly KILLED his brother and vicegerent, Haroon (عليه السلام). 

- Ibrahim (عليه السلام) not being able to convince anyone apart from maybe his own extended family of the truth of his mission. 

- Nuh (عليه السلام) 's SON and Lut (عليه السلام) 's WIFE can reject prophets; what makes the bond of mere acquaintance stronger than that of marriage and blood so that the sahaba must be immune from scrutiny? 

- Qur'an itself saying that there w hypocrites among the muhajirun and ansar around the Prophet (S) - people who'd be sahaba per Orthodox sunni standards. 

- Bukhari reporting traditions that some companions would renege and innovate after Rasoolallah (S) and end up in hellfire. 

Haqiqatjou needs to read more of both the Qur'an and history. 

And if he wants to engage in Shi'a baiting full-time like his other nasibi  compatriots who run the bogus 'dawah' circus, he must come clean and make known his intentions. 

Also he's lying about becoming a Sunni after leaving Tashayyu. He was never a shi'i' for even a second in his life. He has himself in his previous write ups and interviews mentioned how he was raised irreligious and secular and later 'found' Sunnism as the panacea for all his problems in college. 

I don't see how a self-respecting Shi'a can like such an individual. 

[Haji 2003]

Apocalyptic?

 

On 3/26/2023 at 6:52 AM, Quran313 said:

I'm thinking about banking system in US, and I'm worried of my account.

 

This opinion piece in the FT suggests that there are broader economic impacts to come (bold text mine) and not just to do with bank accounts:

 

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We must also provide relief to that part of society which is least well equipped to handle these financially turbulent times. Those in the bottom half of income and wealth distribution are bystanders in the great balance-sheet reshuffle. They hold few, if any, financial assets and pay relatively little tax. They have lived the drama of Covid and its aftermath as a shock to jobs and a cost of living crisis. Unlike bondholders or investors, their interests are not represented by lobbyists. Their households are not too big to fail.

But if those who run the system imagine they can be ignored, that they are not systemically important, those elites should not be surprised by the strike waves and populist backlash coming their way.

 

https://www.ft.com/content/4d519cc7-5959-4749-a892-dc8bd5cf1014

[notme]

1 hour ago, Haji 2003 said:

Those in the bottom half of income and wealth distribution are bystanders in the great balance-sheet reshuffle. They hold few, if any, financial assets and pay relatively little tax. They have lived the drama of Covid and its aftermath as a shock to jobs and a cost of living crisis. Unlike bondholders or investors, their interests are not represented by lobbyists. Their households are not too big to fail.

But if those who run the system imagine they can be ignored, that they are not systemically important, those elites should not be surprised by the strike waves and populist backlash coming their way.

If you are not on the side of the oppressed, you are on the side of the oppressor.  

In the US, most Muslims are rich middle class folk and identify more with billionaires than with commoners.  They're wrong.  

[AbdusSibtayn]

11 hours ago, notme said:

In the US, most Muslims are rich middle class folk and identify more with billionaires than with commoners.  They're wrong.  

I have seen this class dysphoria among the middle class everywhere. They think they are ruling class and shill for the billionaires, while in reality they are just one hospital bill away from poverty. Neoliberal indoctrination, I guess. 

[Eddie Mecca]

On 3/26/2023 at 1:52 AM, Quran313 said:

What do you do in these situations?

Can never go wrong by investing in gold and silver like Sheikh Imran Hosein is always emphasizing

[Guest Please Dua For Me]

On 3/27/2023 at 1:28 AM, Guest Please Dua For Me said:

Salam my dear brothers and sisters, I have a serious surgery tomorrow inshAllah. Please, please, please keep me in your prayers. I hope not only this surgery goes well, but it will take time for me to know whether it was successful or not. I am anxious but I have trust in Allah (سُبْحَانَهُ وَ تَعَالَى). I am sure Allah (سُبْحَانَهُ وَ تَعَالَى) will answer your prayers for my sake over someone as sinful as me... wasalam

alhamduillah because of your prayers the surgery was successful. thank you everyone. please still keep me in your prayers because it will take months until i see whether the success of this surgery worked

[Diaz]

3 hours ago, Eddie Mecca said:

Can never go wrong by investing in gold and silver like Sheikh Imran Hosein is always emphasizing

You mean you will buy golds and silver as your assets?