Seems like this year I'm behind for Ciid shopping! Well, anyway ciid mubarak kuligeen!

I didn't even bother reading it. Lakiinse I don't get it, why affliate Puntland with Meles Zenawi?

At least it wasn't a silent birth.

Ah, and here comes the feminazi to the rescue! Please enlighten us dear sister, for our souls are completely lost. :rolleyes: PS: I feel sorry for the Faraax because he's marrying an unchaste woman whose been living alone with an old Ethio Christian dude. Seriously, she could do so much better! Maxay niin oo sidaas uu eeg ka rabta?

^Ukhti that doesn't ensure that someone turns out the best Muslim. Perhaps then she would still rebel too! You're right though, diin should be implemented at home! They probably didn't even tell the guy whose supposed to marry her about her life. They did it against her will (that's definitely haraam). Anyway, since when has arranged been apart of our culture?

Or perhaps you feel the need to empathize with her because you are a woman? I don't know about the Faraax, all I know is that her mother wanted her to live a life that isn't prohibited by our Almighty Lord. She thought that dumping her daughter with a Faraax back home would do her good. Her lifestyle in Canada is disgusting, everything she was doing was haraam. I don't feel the need to feel sorry for her because she knew what she was doing, and now some dude back home has to stay with the broad.

Inalilahi Waina Ilahi Rajicuun. May Allah grant her Jannat-ul Firdaus, forgive her of her past sins, be merciful to her, and make the days bearable for her family in this time of crisis. May Allah also grant her family sabr and strengthen their imaan. Amiin.

The fact that he has to marry some girl that's unchaste is haraam. He probably doesn't even know that she has a boyfriend back home whose an Ethio-Christian.

^The sad part about this whole debacle is that an unsuspecting Faraax has to marry this girl.

I don't feel in the least bit sorry for her, rather the poor man who has to marry this woman. What on Earth is she doing: a) Having premarital relations b)With a Christian man c) Living with him alone. He works as a damn cleaner! What could possibly make her want him? She deserves everything that is happening to her, and has happened to her. Salaam.

The whole reasoning for pants being haraam is that women and men shouldn't imitate eachother. In all honesty, does it not come to down to your intentions? Allah knows best and what's in our hearts so what if your intention is actually to obey and fear Allah and you just wear (loose) pants? Is it still haraam then? Clarification would be appreciated. Salaam. Allahu Aclam

Wallahi that is horrible. Here in TO, some Somalis won't go to a particular mosque because it 'belongs' (subhanallah; for lack of better word) to a certain qabiil. Basically, the head of the mosque is from a qabiil that they do not like. Astaghfurallah, when will people get passed this? Seriously, they need to sort out their differences. The Ummah consists of different creeds, colours, tribes, races etc and yet we divide ourselves so much. May Allah quell this disgusting mindset that is in within some of us, ameen.

Horta, I don't even know what goes on in that masajid wallahi. I just hit the IMO when I'm bout to pray for Jumcaa, Tahhajud, Tarawiix or Eid prayers. Seriously, they need to sort out their problems. It's so embarassing to hear about. :rolleyes:

Just surround yourself with Muslims. I will surely make supplication for you akh, salaam.

Wsalaam Miss D and D, this particular ayah is quite heartwrenching wallahi. "O mankind! Fear your Rubb and be dutiful to Him! Verily, the earthquake of the Hour (of Resurrection) is a terrible thing. The Day you shall see it, every nursing mother will forget her nursling, and every pregnant one will drop her load, and you shall see mankind as in a drunken state, yet they will not be drunken, but severe will be the Torment of Allah". (22:1,2) It just makes you think; there is no possible escape from Allah's torment. If you are bad on this Earth, then you will pay for it (severly) in the Hereafter. But the same goes for if you are good on this Earth and you have suffered torment from his own creations, you will dwell in paradise forever subhanallah.

Originally posted by underdog: FIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIQ!!!!!!!!!! KOOL KAT (a.k.a the only one who didn't get the memo about the death of feminism) LAYZIE (a.k.a the only one who didn't get the memo italics ain't cute anymore) TUUJIYE (a.k.a the one sending out all the damn memos) KULIGIIN Oh yeah, and Ayaan Hirsi for looking raggedy (a little chap-stick never hurt anyone) Lmao. Let it rest baan ku iri who cares about this useless broad (vying for media attention) anymore? :rolleyes:

Originally posted by Andromeda: I hate it that admitting to a having a problem or seeking help is seen as 'shameful'. People are scared of what others would think of them or say behind their backs...pisses me off. I also noticed that a lot of women don't return to their shape of close to it after having kids. We live on a diet of meat, subag and white flour every single day. We hardly walk anywhere and most aren't informed about good nutrition or maybe they just don't care? I still have problem imaging a Somali girl suffering from an eating disorder. There may be extremes of weight but can't imagine having disorder. It's sad though to think those that would have seeked help are too scared to. Salaam, it is a shame that our community shuns those who speak out about their issues with their bodies or how they feel about themselves in general. Sad predicament indeed. Unfortunately gheebah is rampant within our community, and that's one of the factors of the taboo of speaking out about how you feel about yourself. Naagaha wey iska hadlaan and nobody wants to be their topic of the day maha? Regarding good nutrition, a lot of Somali women take their kids to daycares for most of the day and unfortunately they're not big on nutrition that probably has to do with the obesity rate within our communities too. But like I mentioned before, a good solution to this silent problem is making a support group. Inshallah it will help those in need.

Originally posted by Cara: quote: He asked her to wear the hijaab, which is compulsory. It's not compulsory for getting dental treatment. It's supposed to be a personal and spiritual choice, no? What possible value can it have if you wear the scarf because the dentist won't treat you, the doctor won't give you medication, the butcher gives you all the bad cuts of meat and they throw rocks at you at the local playground? Conforming out of practical necessity makes wearing the hijab no more spiritual than someone wearing a coat in the winter. Thus it defeats the whole purpose it was aiming for, because now the benchmark for TRUE religious observance has to be something else Well thanks for the essay but I'm sure you understood what I meant by compulsory. Compulsory in ISLAM is what I meant. But that wouldn't effect you seeing as how you're not Muslim and therefore the question at hand did not pertain to you. I would understand though, had he asked a kafiira to don the hijaab lakiin the fact of the matter is he didn't. He noticed the patient he was treating was a Muslimah and so he asked her to comply with the rules of his religion. Not a hard concept to understand right?

Confessions of the Devil Submitted by Abubakar on Thu, 2006-03-02 07:30.Spirituality The following is a Hadith from Ibn Abbas, may God be pleased with him, as related by Mu'adh Ibn Jabal and contained in Muhyiddin Ibn 'Arabi's book, 'Shajarat al-Kawn', (The Tree of Being). Also from another Hadith by Anas Ibn Malik, may God be pleased with him. One day, a congregation was gathered at the home of one of the Ansar around the Prophet, may God bless and grant him peace. (According to Anas Ibn Malik, may God be pleased with him, it was Abu Ayyub). In the middle of a wonderful discourse, an ugly voice from the outside was heard saying, "O Messenger of Allah would you permit me to enter? I have business with you!" All looked at the Prophet, may God bless and grant him peace, who said to the ones present, "Do you recognize the owner of this voice?" The companions answered, "Allah and His Messenger know best" The Prophet, may God bless and grant him peace, said, "It is Shaytan, the Accursed." On hearing that, Umar, may God be pleased with him,, who was present, pulling his sword, asked, "O Messenger of Allah, permit me to go and cut off his head. Let me smash his skull and free the people from his trouble" The Prophet, may God bless and grant him peace, replied, "No, Umar, don't you know that you cannot kill him? He has permission to exist until Doomsday." Then he added, "Open the door and admit him, as he did not come on his own, but on Allah's orders". Otherwise, he would not come here. Listen to what he says, and try to understand." Then Rawi, may God be pleased with him, one of the companions, relates the tale. "They opened the door and he appeared in front of us as an old man cross-eyed (or blind in one eye) and scant of beard, with only six or seven long hairs from his chin. He had a very big head, his crossed eyes close to the top of his head, high on his forehead, with big thick hanging lips, like those of a water buffalo. He saluted the Prophet and the Companions, to which the Prophet, may God bless and grant him peace, responded, 'O Accursed, the salaam and salutations belong to Allah Most High. 'Then he said, 'I heard you are here on business. What is it? "Shaytan said, 'I did not wish to come here, I was forced to. An angel came to me from your Lord, who honors whom He wishes, and said, "Allah Most High orders you to Muhammad, but you will go to him in humility and abasement, and be submissive and tractable. You will tell him how you seduce and mislead humankind. You are going to answer all his questions truthfully, without a single lie." And Allah said that if I lied to you, He would turn me into ashes and blow me away in the wind, and my enemies would laugh at me. I come with such orders, O Muhammad.' "Then the Prophet, may God bless and grant him peace, asked the Devil, 'Tell me, who in the creation do you hate most?' The Devil answered, 'You O Muhammad! ("And all the prophets.") There is no one in the whole creation that I hate more than you or another like you.' "The Messenger of Allah, may God bless and grant him peace, confirmed that the Devil was his (and all the prophets') greatest foe. He asked, Whom else do you detest, besides me?" "Shaytan said, * 'The young ones who have given up their pleasures and themselves for Allah's sake; * the men of knowledge who act upon their knowledge and who decline all that is doubtful; the ones who are clean, so clean that they wash thrice that which they wish to cleanse. * the patient poor, who neither ask from others the things they need, not complaining. * the thankful rich, who give alms lawfully. * the knowledgeable who act on what they know; * the readers of the Qur'an who pattern themselves on it; * those who call to prayer on time; * advisors and reformers; * abstainers from unlawful food and sex and * those who place their trust in Allah; * benefactors of the poor; * the devout busy in Allah's service. "Then, the Prophet, may God bless and grant him peace, asked, 'What happens to you, O Accursed One, when my people do their prayers?' "I shake and tremble as if stricken with malaria, because I see your people raised in blessing and power each time they prostrate." Q: "'What happens to you, O Accursed, when my people fast?" A: 'I have my hands and feet tied until they break their fast..' Q: 'What happens to you when they all meet on the Pilgrimage at the house of their Lord?' A: 'I lose my wits, I go mad." Q: 'What happens to you when they recite the Holy Qur'an?' A: 'I melt, like lead turning to hot liquid in the fire.' Q: 'And when they pay alms?' A: I am torn to pieces, as if the generous donors took a saw and sawed me into four pieces, because there are four beatitudes which the donor receives: the blessing of abundance, love and respect from Allah's creatures, a shield from Hell fires, and relief from distress and troubles.' Q: "Then the Messenger of Allah, may God bless and grant him peace, asked the Devil what he thought of his beloved Companions. A: About Abu Bakr, may God be pleased with him, he said, 'I hate him. Even before Islam, he refused to obey, nay! even to hear me. How can he now listen to me?' About Umar Ibn Khattab he said, 'I run away whenever I see him. And about Ali Ibn Abu Talib he said, 'Oh, if I could just be safe from him, if he would just let me be, I would let him be. But he will not leave me alone!' "Having heard the answers of the accursed Shaytan, the Prophet, may God bless and grant him peace, thanked Allah said, 'Praised be to Allah, who has blessed my people with such felicity and cursed you with such negativity until that appointed time. "When the Devil heard that, he said, 'Alas for you, what felicity for your people? How can you feel there is safety for them as long as I exist? I enter their very veins, their very flesh, and they cannot even suspect, let along see or feel me. I swear by Allah Who has given me time until Doomsday, that I will seduce them all, the intelligent and the simpleminded, the learned as well as the ignorant, the devout as well as the sinner. None will be safe from me, except the true servants of Allah.' Q: 'Who are the true servants of Allah, according to you?' A: 'You know well, O Muhammad, that whoever loves his money and his property, Allah does not count among His servants. Whenever I see someone who does not say "mine" and me, who does not love either money or flattery, I know he is truly a servant of Allah and I run away from him. As long as one loves money, property, flattery, he obeys me, he is my servant. I need many servants and I have servants. I am not alone. I have 70,000 children, each of them with his assigned duties. Each of my 70,000 children has 70,000 shaytans serving under him, all assigned to different posts. Many are with the young, and the older women, and with the theologians and preachers and shaykhs. There are almost no difference of opinion between your young children. And some of the devout and some of the pious get along very well with my people! My devils lead the imagination of the sincerity of their devotions. Soon, they fight with each other and they don't even know what is happening to them. Then, I whisper to them, "Disbelieve", but when they disbelieve, I say, "I am free of you. Surely I fear Allah, the Lord of the Worlds." (Sûrah al-Hashir, Ayat 16.) "Then, the accursed Devil told how he profited from habits of man, which he liked. About lying, he said, 'Do you know, O Muhammad, that lying is from me and that I am the first liar: Whoever lies is my best friend; whoever swears to the truth of Allah and lied to Adam and Eve. I swore to them both, "Surely I am a sincere advisor to you." (Sûrah al-A`raf, 7:21). I also detest loving families. If they think of rejecting each other once, the marriage bond in Allah's view is dissolved. The wife will be unlawful to the husband. When they sleep together, they will be adulterers. If they have a child, he will be a *******. I love that.' 'O Muhammad, let me tell you about my friends who abandon prayers or delay them. When it is time for prayer, I make them imagine that there is still time, that they are busy. They should enjoy what they are doing, they can always pray later! I hope they will die before doing their next prayer. If I don't succeed again, I enter into their prayers. I tell them, "Look to the right, look to the left! Think of the past, plan your future!" And when they do, I caress their cheeks and kiss their foreheads and take the peace from their hearts. You know, O Muhammad, that the prayers of those whose attention is outside of them or who are imagining things which do not belong in the presence of Allah are also rejected and thrown in their faces. And, if I am not successful in that, I order them to do their prayers fast, and they look like hens picking at grain. If I still don't succeed, I follow them to the congregational prayers and put bridles on their heads. I pull, and lift their heads from the prostration before the Imam, and I push their heads down before the Imam touches his head to the ground and I am overjoyed to remember that Allah will turn those unruly heads into donkeys heads on the Last Day of Judgment. If I am still not successful, I try at least to make them crack their fingers while they are making prayers. Then, they will be among those who make my tasbih, instead of Allah's tasbih. Or at least I will blow into their noses and make them yawn and, if they open their mouths, a little devil will enter into them through their mouths and increase their love and ambition of this world. The one who loves and is ambitious for this world becomes my soldiers; he obeys me and does as he is ordered. 'O Muhammad, how can you hope and be serene about your people's salvation and felicity? I have a trap at every corner for them. I go to the poor and tell them, "What has Allah done for you? Why do you pray to Him? Prayer is for those to whom He has given in abundance." Then, I go the ones who are sick and tell them to stop praying, and remind them that even Allah said, "There is no blame on the sick" (Surah Nur, 24:61) I hope that they will die having abandoned their prayers, so that Allah will meet them with anger in the Hereafter. 'O Muhammad, if I have told a single lie, may scorpions bite me, and ask from Allah that He turn me into ashes. O Muhammad, do not be sure of your people. I have already converted a sixth of them, who have left their religion.' Q: 'O Accursed One, with whom do you most like to spend your time?' A: 'The usurer. Q: 'And your best friend?' A: 'The adulterer.' Q: 'With whom do you share your bed?' A: 'The drunkard.' Q: 'Who are your guests?' A: 'The thieves.' Q: 'Who are your representatives?' A: 'The magicians and soothsayers.' Q: 'What pleases you most?' A: 'Divorce.' Q: 'Whom do you love most?' A: 'Those who abandon their Friday prayers.' The ten friends of Shaytan are, tyrants and oppressors; the arrogant; servile scholars who hide the truth for the benefit of tyrants; dishonest tradesmen; drinkers of alcohol; dealers in fraud; slanderers; those who stir up trouble among friends. Q: "What breaks your heart, O Accursed One? A: 'The determination and the firm footsteps of those who march against the enemies of Allah for Allah's sake.' Q: 'What gives you pain?' A: 'The repentance of the penitent.' Q: 'What makes you grimace?' A: 'The alms given in secret.' Q: 'What makes your eyes blind?' A: 'The tahajjud prayer in the middle of the night.' Q: 'What makes you bow your head?' A: 'Prayer done in congregation.' 'Q: 'O Shaytan, according to you, who are the happiest among people?' A: 'The ones who purposefully abandon their prayers.' Q: 'And the best among people?' A: 'The miser.' Q: 'What prevents you from doing your job?' A: 'The gathering of men of knowledge and their discourses.' Q: 'How do you eat your food?' A: 'With my left hand and the tips of my fingers.' Q: 'When the sun is hot, where do you seek shade?' A: 'Under people's dirty fingernails.' " 'I asked Allah to give me a house, and He gave me the public baths. I asked Allah to give me a temple, and he gave me the marketplace as my temple. I asked Allah to give me a book. He gave me the book of poetry as my book. I asked for a call to prayer, and He gave me the dancing music. I asked for someone to share my bed, and He gave me the drunkard. I asked Allah for helpers. Allah gave me those who believe in free will. I asked Allah to give me brothers and sisters, and Allah gave me the squanders who spend their money on evil things. Allah said, "surely the squanders are the Devil's brethren" (Surah Bani Isr'ail, Ayat 27). Then I asked Allah to be able to see the children of Adam while they are unable to see me, and He accorded that to me. I wished that the very veins of the children of Adam be my routes, and it was given to me. So, I flow in their veins as I wish and enter their flesh. All these were given to me, and I am proud of what I have received. And, let me add, O Muhammad, that there are more with me than there are with you.' " 'Then the Prophet, may God bless and grant him peace, said, 'If you had not proven what you said with the verses of Allah's Book, it would have been hard for me to confirm what you say.' " 'The Devil continued, 'Do you know, O Muhammad, that I have a son whose name is Atam? He urinates in the ear of the people who go to sleep without performing their night prayers. His urine puts them to sleep, otherwise, no one could have gone to bed without finishing their prayers. Then, I have a son whose name is Mutaqadi. His duty is to publicize the prayers, the devotions, the good deeds done in secret a hundred fold. When deeds are publicized and receive credit and praise from the creatures of Allah, Allah takes away 99 of the promised one hundred rewards. Then, I have a son whose name is Kuhayl. His duty is to put kohl on the eyes of those in the presence of wise men or preachers. The ones whose eyes he has touched start falling asleep. They are, thus, prevented from hearing the words of Allah or receiving any benefits from them. " 'The Devil talked about women. He said, 'Whenever a woman leaves her seat, a Devil sits in her place. On the lap of every woman sits a shaytan who makes her desirable to whoever looks at her. Then, he orders the woman to open and show her arms, her legs, and her breast and with his claws, tears her veil of shame and decency.' " 'Then the Devil started to complain. He said, 'O Muhammad, inspite of all this, I have no strength to take away the faith of the faithful. I only take away their faith when they throw it away. If I were able, there would be no one on the face of this world who could say: La Ilaha Illallah, Muhammad Rasulullah, "There is no God but Allah, Muhammad is His Messenger." I would not leave a single one to pray or fast. All I can do is to give the children of Adam imaginations, illusions and delusions, make the ugly appear beautiful, the wrong, right; and the bad, good. Neither do you have the power to give faith. You are only a proof of the Truth, because I know that, if you were given the power to give true faith, you would not leave a single non-believer on the face of this world. The fortunate one who is a believer is fortunate in his mother's womb, and the rebellious sinner is a rebel in his mother's womb. As you are the guide of the fortunate, I am only the cause of sin of the ones who are destined to sin. Allah is He who renders one fortunate and another rebellious.' Then he recited from Surah Hud, "And if thy Lord had pleased He would have made people a single nation, and they cease not to differ, except those upon whom thy Lord has mercy, and for this did He create them. And the word of them altogether" (Surah Hud, Ayat 118-119.) He recited from Surah Ahzab, Ayat 38: "And the command of Allah is a decree that is made absolute." Then, the Mercy upon the Universe told the Devil, 'O Father of All Bitterness, I wonder if it is at all possible for you to repent and return to your Lord. I promise I would intercede for you.' "The Accursed One answered, 'O Messenger of Allah, it is Allah's justice. The ink on the pen which wrote the judgment is dry. What will happen until Doomsday. The One who made the master of all prophets, the speaker for the inhabitants of Paradise, the One who chose you to be the beloved amongst His creation, chose me to be the master of sinners and the speaker of the inhabitants of Hell. He is Allah. O Muhammad, this which I have told you is my last word to you, and I have told nothing but the truth.' " All praise is due to Allah, Lord of the worlds. Allah says in Qur'an: Surely Allah and His angels send blessings on the Prophet: O ye that believe: Send ye blessing and salute him with all respect. 33:53 May Allah's blessing be upon Muhammad, the Beloved of Allah, and upon his household and Companions and upon those who love him. Amin. - Taken from 'crescentlife.com'

Northerner, Spot on akhi! See that is where the problem lies. The fact that a male is asking her to cover herself up instead of a female. If you're a Muslim, it wouldn't matter WHO tells you to wear the hijaab you would take it as someone actually caring for another brother/sister in Islaam. That's one of the many beautiful things in our religion, our unity and hospitality. Shame though, how we see a lack of unity within our Ummah (as is evident in this thread).

-Serenity- Salaam, but you being Muslim, why would you have a problem with him asking you to don the hijaab? Aren't you as a Muslim supposed to do all that Allah commands of you. I really see no problem with it. Perhaps she was one of those Muslims who are only Muslim by name (but who I am to judge). How is it a bad thing for him to want the best for her? He asked her to wear the hijaab, which is compulsory. And if you don't like the way he operates his business then you go to another dentist. Simple.

Salaam, deceit during the Holy month of Ramadhan? Subhanallah!

Mashallah big up to the brother. Anyway, how did this topic veer off into whose Somali and whose not? We are a country made up of different tribes, so to say that he is not Somali based on the premise of him being Barwaani is ridiculous. Who cares about which country he originates from anyway? He's a Muslim brother making big achievements. Mashallah he's made his parents and the Ummah proud. Salaam.

Hmmm, not sure If I've got any heroes of today but I'm sure these will suffice. My heroes are as follows. :cool: Every hijabied/niqabied/jilbaabied..ok how bout every covered Muslimah that I see. Those are my heroes. Wallahi I am just compelled to salaam them whenever I see them. My mom, my father, my ayeeyo (AUN) and Aisha (RA) are also my heroes. As well as Prophet Muhammad (PBUH). Lol Ahmadinejad is hilarious!

Originally posted by -Serenity-: 'Mum, where is my burqa? I need to go to the dentist'. Heh! a) The dentist asked her to cover her head, and not her whole body. The burqa is a combination of a niqab and a jilbaab (well, it compeletely covers your eyes so it's hard to see). He didn't even ask her to fully cover up, he just asked her to wear a headscarf. I'm sure you know the conditions of the hijaab already. It's not just a head covering, but it is meant to hide your whole body. b) I would expect that sort of a snide remark from a gaal or someone ignorant of their religion (not saying you are). Wallahi that comment makes me sad. Astaghfurallah. Salaamullah.