Hawdian

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  1. Whats your take on Somaliland Daraawish visiting Taleex cawa, ? Like a bit of History , go to Taleex sounds good.
  2. Waan so dhaweynaya Cali khaliif Glaydh waa nin siyasiya oo oday ah somaliland tahrrikdha wax badAn ka oog haduu dakiisa iyo dalkiisa kuso beero waa waar khair ah.
  3. The most important rule in Islam is "judgment on anything is a branch of conceptualising it". To determine whether a belief can be accepted by a Muslim or not, this is the first and most often repeated principle. However, when it comes to matters scientific, this indispensable rule for correct judgment is paradoxically the most disregarded one. Ever since the decline of the Islamic civilisation and the end of its Golden Age, Muslims have ironically taken up superstitious and irrational thinking habits they had previously dropped when they originally accepted the Message of Prophet Muhammad. The ideas that the sun could eclipse for the death of someone, that certain numbers have magical powers, or that birds flying in a certain direction indicates an omen of some kind were among superstitious beliefs explicitly pointed out by Prophet Muhammad and in verses in the Quran for their irrationality. Unfortunately, it seems that Muslims have gone full circle. Out of the top 20 countries in overall science output, Turkey is the sole Muslim representative, barely sneaking in at number 19. Overly simplistic explanations of this phenomenon have pointed to Al-Ghazali (c 1058-1111), one of the most influential Muslim theologians. His work, The Incoherence of Philosophers, is cited for its negative impact on Muslim thinking. This, however, is a grave misrepresentation of Al-Ghazali, his attack on contemporary philosophers, and the Islamic civilisation as a whole. Contrary to how it is popularly misconstrued, Al-Ghazali's attack against the philosophers was not an attack against science. The Incoherence is viewed as one that defended Islamic theology from what was considered an unjustified encroachment of science onto it. It is worthy to note here that although Al-Ghazali aimed to refute the turning of science into theology, he acknowledged empirically valid claims as such and did not prescribe for Muslims to ignore them. As for the Muslim scientific and intellectual decline being attributed to Al-Ghazali, this claim is overly speculative and one-dimensional. No civilisation deserves to be called a civilisation, if the works of a single individual, regardless of who it is, can bring it crashing down. The decline of a civilisation is a complex process that is influenced by numerous factors. Oversimplification in this regard is disingenuous and can further a people's stagnation because it prevents proper assessment of where the problems lie. The problem Muslims have with regard to the relationship between science and religion today is in their reliance on people who are not professional scientists or theologians. It is not uncommon to see Muslims rely on professional debaters to learn about science and the "Islamic" position on matters such as the theory of evolution. Furthermore, when they do direct their questions at scientists or theologians, most Muslim scientists and theologians do not respect the limits of their expertise and regularly speak of matters they know little about. When Prophet Muhammad migrated to Medina, he moved from a business hub in Arabia to an agriculture-based society. He was not familiar with farming practices and upon observing how cross-pollination took place he voiced his wonder. Human intervention to manipulate outcomes in nature was counter-intuitive to him. Most Muslim scientists and theologians do not respect the limits of their expertise and regularly speak of matters they know little about. The companions misunderstood the Prophet's wonder to be a religious decree not to cross-pollinate their palm trees. Upon realising a very poor crop yield, they approached him to ask for a metaphysical reason. Prophet Muhammad's response was, "You know the affairs of your worldly matters better". In other words, the reasons for the poor crop yield are to be sought in physical practices. It is a relatively modern phenomenon to see Muslims in mass turn Scriptural sources into scientific textbooks. In fact, a careful reading of traditional texts of Islamic theology would reveal to the reader that imposing a scientific interpretation on Scripture is a form of heresy. The consequences of such a practice will always be negative for Scripture not due to an inherent problem within it, but a problem with the reader. What is desperately needed for modern Muslims is to come to terms with the fact that progress is not going to come from theological debates. Many spend their time in reproducing Christian apologetics as Muslim arguments, or attempting to "refute" that we evolved. What are currently perceived as conflicts between science and Islam are misguided constructs imposed by people who should not be engaged in these discussions in the first place. It is ironic that Al-Ghazali, falsely accused for the decline of Islamic civilisation by superseding religion over science, warned against bringing religious discourse where it does not belong. He compared religious discourse to medicine, only needed in certain contexts, and scientific discourse to food, always needed for sustenance. If Al-Ghazali were around today, he would assert that Muslim religious discourse on matters scientific is poisonous, killing the scientific aspirations of the religious, and the religious aspirations of the scientists. There is no such thing as an "Islamic" position on the validity of a scientific theory. In fact, scientific theories have no concern with any religious or non-religious positions on them. Empirically unsubstantiated claims, even if they sound perfectly logical, are not fully accepted until they survive the rigor of experimentation. No amount of philosophical refutations or Scriptural references will change facts. Scientific progress is not based on its congruency with Scripture, or whether the scientist believes or disbelieves in God. It is based on resolving conflicts between hypotheses and experimental data. It may be difficult to accept for many Muslims that questions in science are areas of inquiry where one is not allowed to appeal to God. But this is a product of how they have been cognitively conditioned with regards to this issue. Ironically, some of the most spiritually elated people are scientists who identify themselves as atheists. This is because they do not approach science assuming they have all the answers. The universe is truly magnificent, and for a religious person to appreciate it as a Creation in the broad sense of the word, they have to negate their presumptions. If there is an Islamic position on science, it is that when you do not invoke God as an explanation that His magnificence unfolds in your quest to understanding His Creation. Mohamed Ghilan is a neuroscience PhD candidate at the University of Victoria, Canada, and a student of Islamic jurisprudence. The views expressed in this article are the author's own and do not necessarily reflect Al Jazeera's editorial policy. http://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/opinion/2014/04/bringing-muslims-back-science-2014410113352736430.html
  4. A picture is worth a thousand words............... Very important come with your solutions @ solutionstodhiibtasomaliyed@gmail.com yes the email works, and all written solutions to be read .
  5. Justice and honor lies in the road to damascus - Fight against injustice and encourage your brothers. Chiaaaaaaaaaaad fe sabi lilaaaah. Allahu akbaaar.
  6. Dr osman, thank god im Not the only who is concerned over this issue. I see another genius at work - solving tolkaa broblems - good on ya- now let me get back to this job of throwing bananas afte these daanyeers somebodygottodothis. Arrivadace
  7. Please change the name of the movie , I dont want my nationality to associated with politicians = criminals in suits. Thanks you and good luck with the movie.
  8. I see that you don't like the democratic elected government of Somaliland . you are also making a lot of accusations where is the evidence , or do you expect us to take your words for granted. as usual you people like to point fingers and scream but never bring any evidence ?? give us a break with this mentality , if you have evidence show us instead of " a million is stolen I heard from this person or that person banana republic mentality.
  9. Reeer baanjuu waa kaas cid jojin karta ma jiro. Malistar whats the price of donkies these on bakara. ? Much appriciated
  10. ^ k sida kale , wax kasto waa bash bash iyo barwaaqo somaha deeeeeeeeeeeeeee
  11. ^ first of all say masllah secondly im watching the Match Wigan vs Arsenal extra time tell all the punties to pray we win tonight even hapashutwe.this is not funny bro .
  12. ^ sir, With all do respect Cant we for once agree on Zidabad Pakistan thank god they caught this career criminal before itwas to late. 9 month , its fake , looks atleast 1.5 years old.goof joob pakistani bolis. Say masllah brawwwthrr. ShKe u head like cobrasnake
  13. What ever u writing I blame meow meow markas iska qeeyle side nin walaan -
  14. Hoo bariiska, alaaaaa wax waælaan.
  15. Not happy at all First I read the headline as ayan hersi is dead. Now I see the witch is still alife . Ding dong the witch must die. Give her one tickct to hell.
  16. These criminals are getting younger and younger .
  17. still think this guy hit the jackpot with his bada nickname. President nuunow kkkkz how will anyone take him serious . Gtfoh
  18. ^ jeez whats with the lies? One thing is to respectly tell a soler to calm down . Another thing is to fabric you own lies and attribute to others. A classic farax idaajah trick . Stop it.
  19. Very intelligent politician , not like culusow " iska qosol" while omalis are killed like animals in neyrobi .
  20. ^ any chance the long suffering somali people will get a rest from the neo- Siyadist and booli qarans that even after destroying a beutyfull nation still gloat online.The germans got a break from the Nazist criminals after the war. If this site allows neoSiadest warcriminals to be hailed as great leaders , how can we stop anyone ?