i guess they didn't have a tv on that flight.

I would to love to rate myself. But, as the kids would say, " that is gay".

Facebook wa haram. Aprils fools wa haram.

^^nagada arshavin. he is like berbatov; a hide and jeykll player.wenger should start with a trio of denilson, nasri and song in the middle. play diaby on the wide because he is better running@ players and he couldn't pass the ball five yards last night. all in all, arsenal were extremely lucky. i think the second half display should give us the confidence to attack barca.

The idol of thaqeef quote: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The Messenger of Allah * erected a tent for them near his mosque. Khalid bin Sa'eed acted as intermediary between them and the Messenger of Allah One of the things which they asked of the Messenger of Allah A was that he leave for them Al-Lat (their idol) and not destroy it for three years, so that they might be saved thereby from the wrath of the ignorant among them, but he refused. They continued to ask him, but he refused; they even asked him for a month's respite, but he refused to allow them any respite. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- quote: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Another thing that they asked him was that he excuse them from praying and that they should not have to destroy their idols themselves. He said: "As for the destruction of your idols by your own hands, we shall excuse you that, but as for the prayer, there is no goodness in a religion which has no prayer." -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- quote: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- When they had embraced Islam, he appointed 'Uthman bin Abil 'As in charge of them, although he was the youngest of them, because he was the keenest of them on studying and understanding the Religion. When they set out for their land, the Messenger of Allah* sent Abu Sufyan and Al-Mugheerah 4 with them to destroy Al-Lat. When they entered, Al-Mugheerah 4, attacked it with a pickaxe, while Banu Mu'attib, fearful that would be fired upon like 'Urwah 4. The women of Thaqeef came out with their heads uncovered, crying over it. After he had destroyed it, he took its wealth. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The lessons derived from the story of thaqeef: quote: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- We also derive from it that it is not permissible to allow the objects of Shirk to remain for even a day once one has achieved the ability to remove them, for they are the signs of disbelief and they are the greatest evil. And that is the ruling on the shrines which are built over graves and which are taken as idols worshipped besides Allah and the stones which are intended for veneration and the seeking of blessings and which share the status of Al-Lat, Al-'Uzza and Manat, the other third (idol) — or even worse acts of Shirk — we seek Allah's Help (against falling into) that. And none of those who worshipped these TawagheetEll believed that they created, provided sustenance, gave life or caused death. They only used to do before them what their brothers among the polytheists do before their Tawagheet today. These people followed the ways of those who came before them in an identical manner, adopting their practices inch-by-inch and yard-byyard until Shirk overcame most of them due to the appearance of ignorance and the lack of knowledge, so that Al-Ma/riff (righteousness) came to be considered Al-Munkar (evil) and Al-Munkar came to be considered Al-Matti]. and Sunnah came to be considered Bid'ah and Bid'ah came to be considered Sunnah and the small child would be reared upon that and the adult grew old upon it; the signposts (of knowledge) were erased. Separation from Islam increased greatly. The scholars became few in number, the foolish people gained ascendancy and the situation became very serious and hardship increased both on land and at sea due to that which the people's hands earned. However, there will remain a group from the Muhammadan group who continue to call to the truth and who oppose the people of Shirk and innovation, until such time as Allah inherits the earth and those upon it — and He is the Best of inheritors. We also derive from this story the permissibility of the Imam utilizing the wealth from shrines in the cause of Jihad and other beneficial deeds and to give it to the warriors and to make use of its value in benefitting the Muslims. This is also the ruling on making an endowment of it — and this is something which is disputed by no one among the scholars of Islam. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- lessons derived from the story of Masjid Dirar: quote: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- We also derive from this story the permissibility of burning places of sin and disobedience, as the Prophet * burnt Masjid Ad-Dirar (the Mosque of Harm); and it is incumbent upon the Imam to destroy it, either by demolishing it or by burning it, or by altering its shape and changing its function. And if that was the case regarding Masjid Ad- Dirar, then the shrines where Shirk is practised should with all the more reason be destroyed and likewise the houses of the wine merchants and those who do evil deeds -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- source: Zaad Al Maad By Ibn Al Qayyim Al Jawziyah http://www.kalamullah.com/Books/Complete%20-%20Zaad%20al%20Maad.pdf

Originally posted by MoonLight1: Maadeey you seem to be young, enthusiast, but not wise enough to realize what these Shababs are doing is going to backfire, lets look at this issue from the prospective of "Nahyul Munkar", don't you know there are codes of conducts when implementing Nahyul Munkar, e.g. To stop that munkar it should not create a greater Munkar, and the great ulamaa of the salaf did talk about it. lets look at the practice of our prophet Muhammad PBUH. 1) He said to Aisha " Oh Aisha if your people (Quraish) were not new in Islam I would've changed the base of the Ka'ba and I would put it on its origins" owkama qaala caleyhi salaam. 2) When asked why don't you eliminate the Munaafiqs in Madinah he replied he will not kill them " so that Arabs will not say Muhammad kills his companions". 3) The prophet PBUH prayed in the Ka'ba for 13 years while there were more than 300 idols around him, he never touched one of these idols or destroyed any of them, he could've sneaked in the Ka'ba one night or he could've told his sahabah to go and vandalize those idols and they would've been more than ready to do it, but he never did that for thirteen years, did you ask your self why not? When he migrated to Madinah he could've sent a hit squad to destroy those idols, but he waited for another 8 years, why? I will tell you why. The reason is that the prophet PBUH first destroyed the idols inside the people's hearts, he educated them for 21 years until he wiped those Khuraafaat from their hearts, then it was easy for him to distroy the 300 and so idols surrounding the Ka'ba. PLZ Think before you support anyone with a beard and a slogan, sometimes those who seems to be real muslims damage Islam more than anyone else. The idol of thaqeef The Messenger of Allah * erected a tent for them near his mosque. Khalid bin Sa'eed acted as intermediary between them and the Messenger of Allah One of the things which they asked of the Messenger of Allah A was that he leave for them Al-Lat (their idol) and not destroy it for three years, so that they might be saved thereby from the wrath of the ignorant among them, but he refused. They continued to ask him, but he refused; they even asked him for a month's respite, but he refused to allow them any respite. Another thing that they asked him was that he excuse them from praying and that they should not have to destroy their idols themselves. He said: "As for the destruction of your idols by your own hands, we shall excuse you that, but as for the prayer, there is no goodness in a religion which has no prayer." When they had embraced Islam, he appointed 'Uthman bin Abil 'As in charge of them, although he was the youngest of them, because he was the keenest of them on studying and understanding the Religion. When they set out for their land, the Messenger of Allah* sent Abu Sufyan and Al-Mugheerah 4 with them to destroy Al-Lat. When they entered, Al-Mugheerah 4, attacked it with a pickaxe, while Banu Mu'attib, fearful that would be fired upon like 'Urwah 4. The women of Thaqeef came out with their heads uncovered, crying over it. After he had destroyed it, he took its wealth. The lessons derived from the story of thaqeef: We also derive from it that it is not permissible to allow the objects of Shirk to remain for even a day once one has achieved the ability to remove them, for they are the signs of disbelief and they are the greatest evil. And that is the ruling on the shrines which are built over graves and which are taken as idols worshipped besides Allah and the stones which are intended for veneration and the seeking of blessings and which share the status of Al-Lat, Al-'Uzza and Manat, the other third (idol) — or even worse acts of Shirk — we seek Allah's Help (against falling into) that. And none of those who worshipped these TawagheetEll believed that they created, provided sustenance, gave life or caused death. They only used to do before them what their brothers among the polytheists do before their Tawagheet today. These people followed the ways of those who came before them in an identical manner, adopting their practices inch-by-inch and yard-byyard until Shirk overcame most of them due to the appearance of ignorance and the lack of knowledge, so that Al-Ma/riff (righteousness) came to be considered Al-Munkar (evil) and Al-Munkar came to be considered Al-Matti]. and Sunnah came to be considered Bid'ah and Bid'ah came to be considered Sunnah and the small child would be reared upon that and the adult grew old upon it; the signposts (of knowledge) were erased. Separation from Islam increased greatly. The scholars became few in number, the foolish people gained ascendancy and the situation became very serious and hardship increased both on land and at sea due to that which the people's hands earned. However, there will remain a group from the Muhammadan group who continue to call to the truth and who oppose the people of Shirk and innovation, until such time as Allah inherits the earth and those upon it — and He is the Best of inheritors. We also derive from this story the permissibility of the Imam utilizing the wealth from shrines in the cause of Jihad and other beneficial deeds and to give it to the warriors and to make use of its value in benefitting the Muslims. This is also the ruling on making an endowment of it — and this is something which is disputed by no one among the scholars of Islam. lessons derived from the story of Masjid Dirar: We also derive from this story the permissibility of burning places of sin and disobedience, as the Prophet * burnt Masjid Ad-Dirar (the Mosque of Harm); and it is incumbent upon the Imam to destroy it, either by demolishing it or by burning it, or by altering its shape and changing its function. And if that was the case regarding Masjid Ad- Dirar, then the shrines where Shirk is practised should with all the more reason be destroyed and likewise the houses of the wine merchants and those who do evil deeds source: Zaad Al Maad By Ibn Al Qayyim Al Jawziyh http://www.kalamullah.com/Books/Complete%20-%20Zaad%20al%20Maad.pdf

Originally posted by Blessed.*: quote:Originally posted by GDwonder: ^^ They remind you not indeed, and yes it is getting tedious to see your-like responses. If you couldn't care less why do you keep returning to post YOUR crap? Not only do you fail to mind your own business or respect varying Islamic view points, you also want to dictate MY memories? Cajaaib! Waxba meesha kuma haysid so bugger off... Indeed,walal, the monkeys on this forum have no sense of logic. Apparently they believe "women have the right to wear what they want". But when they see a women with niqab, the blood of the monkeys boil. Apparently, this monkey couldn't care, yet somehow his posts show aboherence to those women purely for their attire and the monkey even has time to analyse that these women look like "pigeons".

Originally posted by GDwonder: Shabeel, your forgetting a determinant factor in this equation, in the Lebanese side, they didn't have skinny feet nomads running around the city killing and raping what ever comes their way like apes, and the most important thing to consider, is that Lebanese are rational people, unlike what you have on the other side, there is literally no brain functioning, but as a Darwin believer, there is a possibility for a similar trend to develop after 8k years. look at this monkey trying use words like "equation", " rationale" and determanant factor in order to pass his silly stereotypes as opinion.

Originally posted by Jacphar: People have a right to be suspicious of a character that claps for suicide bombing and blowing people like Cadoow into pieces on these boards. Get a life, jimcale.

Originally posted by Karl_Polanyi: Walcott is the most potent weapon they can use on the counter . yeeeeeeeeeeeeeees. should have played from the beginning.

Originally posted by Karl_Polanyi: Judging from how barca played against manutd last year, i think they have more than enough to cope with and beat arsenal. barca may not have the greatest defenders in the world, but what they do well is harras the opposition, win the ball back and deny the other teams the ball. . We are seeing Barcelona's pressing game in action. Arsenal are unable to cope with it. And I haven't even mentioned the playing injured players........and.and.and Arsenal are getting caned.last hope walcott...

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Originally posted by Nur: Polanyi bro. You are right, in this context it is DEEN. However the DEEN. is based on FAITH. , so by eliminating FAITH. from public life, it follows that DEEN. , which means a way of life based on Allah's revelation is jeopardized. Nur Indeed, ya Sheikh. But what I meant is that the colonial and secular regimes will allow you to keep your "faith", but they will prohibit or try their best to prevent Muslims from implementing the deen in all spheres of life,the purpose for which it was revealed. Of course many Ulema would say this is no different than rejecting the entire deen. Dr Israr Ahmed has summed up the issue neatly: Le-yuzhira-hu Now, let us take another step forward and try to understand the meaning of the Arabic expression le-yuzhira-hu used in the Qur´anic verse under discussion. The literal meaning and connotation of the verb izhar - to make dominant - is accepted by all scholars and experts of Qur´anic sciences. However, there are more than one opinion in respect of the subject and object of the verb izhar, though these differences of opinion cause no real change in the essential meaning of the verse. According to some scholars, the subject of the verb izhar is the same Being Who is also the subject of the verb irsal - to send - i.e., Almighty Allah; in this case the translation would read: "He it is Who has sent forth His messenger ... to the end that He, i.e., Almighty Allah, make it prevail over all aspects of living..." Some others maintain that the implicit subjective pronoun in the expression le-yuzhira-hu refers to Prophet Muhammad (SAW), in which case the translation would read: "He it is who sent forth His messenger ... to the end that he, i.e., the Holy Prophet, make it prevail over all aspects of living..." Both interpreters have taken recourse to finer subtleties of Arabic grammar in support of their respective positions, but the question that clinches the matter is this: What real difference does either position make in the over-all purported intent of the verse? As Muslims, we all believe that the final and real agent for all actions is none other than Almighty Allah (SWT). Despite this basic metaphysical belief, all imperatives in the Qur´an are directed and addressed to human beings living in the world of facts, and it is incumbent upon them to leave no stone unturned in performing their religious obligations. That is why we see that the Holy Prophet (SAW) struggled very hard all through his prophetic career for making Islam triumphant and dominant. That is to say, in the world of objective facts, the Prophet had to carry out an extremely arduous struggle for Islam at a purely human level, although we believe that the ultimate and real causal agent of all actions is always Almighty Allah (SWT). The Qur´an categorically asserts thus: So the fact is that (O Believers) you did not slay them but Allah slew them, and (O Prophet) you did not throw (the sand) but Allah threw it. (Al-Anfal 8:17) Would those who are, through minor difference of interpretation based on feeble arguments, trying to distort the whole concept of religious obligations think about the far-reaching implications of their standpoint! The truth of the matter is that, on the basis of a trivial point, they have wrongly absolved themselves of the Qur´anic obligation of making Islam dominant as a politico-socio-economic order in the world. They should try to honestly consider as what would have happened if the Holy Prophet and his Companions had taken the above quoted verse in its apparent literal sense. Obviously, they would have forthwith given up their struggle for the cause of Islam and the subsequent world history would have been radically different from what it is. Moreover, would it be possible for anyone of us to have embraced Islam, the true Divine faith? Indeed, we should always try to be on guard against the seductive trappings of Satan, in particular his master deception that causes us to see as superfluous, burdensome, or frightening that which is really one of the basic obligations of all faithful. Is not the attitude of complacency exhibited by these misguided interpreters of the Holy Qur´an identical with one depicted in the proverb "A bad workman quarrels with his tools"? The whole matter is quite clear to anyone who endeavours to think with an unbiased mind. Surahs Al-Tawba, Al-Fath, and Al-Saff - the three surahs which contain the verse under discussion - are all concerned mainly with the subjects of Jihad (or struggle and effort) and Qitaal (or armed conflict) in the cause of Almighty Allah (SWT). In particular, Surah Al-Saff is entirely, from the beginning to the end, on the theme of struggle and war in the way of Allah. And in this, immediately after the verse under discussion, a clarion call has been made in an extrememly motivating manner for Muslims to girdle up their loins for the cause of Islam. First, the question is put to believers whether they wanted themselves to be saved from grievous suffering. And then it is said in clear and unambiguous terms that this can only be achieved by undertaking the hard and arduous tasks of struggle and armed strife in the way of Almighty Allah (SWT). The verses in full read: O Believers ! Shall I point out to you a bargain that will save you from grievous suffering? That you believe in Allah and His Prophet, and that you strive (your utmost) in the cause of Allah with your property and your lives; that will be best for you if you but knew. (Al-Saff 61:10,11) It is truly a wonderful bargain; what we are asked to give is so little, what we are promised in return is so much - only if we knew the eternal truth, and understood the comparative value of things - the sacrifice of our fleeting pleasures and gains for Divine mercy and forgiveness, His love, and eternal bliss. In reward of struggle and war in the cause of Islam we get Almighty Allah´s unbounded bounty and munificence. Later in this surah, Almighty Allah (SWT) assures the believers of victory in this world too. On top of it all, the believers who endeavour for Islam with zeal and zest are regarded as helpers of Allah (SWT) and the Prophet (SAW). If a man does not enter into this bargain, he will not even rid himself of grievous suffering, let alone seek loftier spiritual rewads and blessings. This, in effect, means that the whole issue is quite simple and understandable. Islam is Deen of Almighty Allah (SWT) and to make it prevail in this world is essentially the duty of Prophet Muhammad (SAW). Now, the acid test for the sincerity of a person who claims belief in both of them - in Almighty Allah (SWT) and Prophet Muhammad (SAW) - is whether or not he strives his utmost in the cause of Islam with all his energies, capabilities, wealth, and life. If he thus "helps" Allah and His Messenger, he will attain eternal success and bliss. Otherwise, he will face condemnation and torments of Hell-fire in the life to come. This is stated very clearly in verse 25 of Surah Al-Hadeed, part of which has already been quoted above. The translation of the full verse is as follows: We sent Our messengers with clear instructions and bright signs and sent with them (Our revealed) Book and the Balance in order that the humanity may stick to, and behave with, Justice. And We sent down iron which has great strength and other benefits for men. This has been done so that Allah may know who helps Him and His messengers, unseen. Sureley, Allah is Strong, Almighty. (Al-Hadeed 57:25) Similarly, Surah Al-Saff ends with this call: O Believers, be helpers (in the cause) of God, even as Jesus, the son of Mary, said to his disciples, "who will be my helpers (in the cause) of God?" (Al-Saff 61:14) If one does not accept this immaculately clear view of the Islamic obligation (regarding the struggle to establish the Deen of Allah) based on self-explanatory propositions, he will do so at his own peril. It may be mentioned here that there is a difference of opinion about the referent of objective pronoun hu in the expression le-yuzhira-hu. According to some interpreters and exegetists of the Qur´an, it refers to Prophet Muhammad (SAW), and, according to some others, it refers to Deen Al-Haq. Again, this makes no real difference in the meaning and import; the victory of the Prophet is not to be taken as his personal or his clan´s or tribe´s victory. Rather, it means the dominance and triumph of the Faith which he preached tirelessly, and established, in letter and spirit, throughout the whole of the Arabian peninsula. Alad-deeni Kulli-hi This expression of the Qur´anic verse has been variously translated as "over all false religions" and "over all Deen." It is quite significant that the plural form of the noun Deen - which is Adiyyan - has not appeared in the whole of Qur´an even once. Moreover, the emphasis connoted by the expression kulli-hi, in addition to the verse already noted, appears at only one other place in the Holy Qur´an, as follows: And fight against them until there is no more oppression and all Deen belongs to Allah alone. (Al-Anfal 8:39) Here, to translate Deen in the plural as Adiyyan will be quite wrong; to say that all religions can belong to God is an utter travesty of truth, whereas directing and devoting all sincere worship and obedience to One Almighty is an important Qur´anic theme which has been expressed repeatedly in nearly identical words. With this significance of the locution Deen in mind the real import of the verse under discussion becomes very obvious; that is, the purpose of the advent of the Last Prophet (SAW) is that he should make the Deen of Allah dominant over the whole way of life and with regard to all collective institutions. One can therefore translate this part of the verse as "...to the end that he make it prevail over the entire Deen, i.e., over all aspects of living...." It is important at this juncture to understand logically and rationally as to why establishing Deen or making it dominant was at all essential. This was for two reasons: First, Deen by its very nature demands its establishment and domination over all the spheres and institutions of life. A way of life - particularly one based on total submission to God Almighty - is meaningless and contradictory if it is not implemented and put in practice. This by itself makes Deen quite radically different from a mere religion in the contemporary Western sense of the word. A religion is, in fact, a fragmentary or a partial affair and can exist under any Deen, which is identifiable with the dominant politico-socio-economic order of a given land. At the time when Islam was dominant as a Deen, we find that Christianity, Judaism, Zoroastrianism, Hinduism and Buddhism survived under its domination as religions, and their followers were forced to accept the Qur´anic injunction "... they agree to pay the exemption tax (jizia), and remain humbled." (Al-Tawba 9:29). Similarly, reduced and attenuated to the status of a private affair, Islam existed during the Colonial era as a mere religion. Deen, on the other hand, is a total and integrated whole, and it has no reality or efficacy until it is practised in toto and held supreme over all spheres of life, including that of the political authority itself. As a matter of common sense, two different Deens - that is to say, two different politico-socio-economic systems - can never co-exist; thus, the co-existence of Monarchy and Democracy or Capitalism and Communism on a par with each other in the same country is just not possible. However, their co-existence is conceivable only in case one of them maintains its authority as the dominant system of the country, while the other yields and allows itself to be reduced to the level of a ritualistic and non-assertive religion. In respect of the difference between religion and Deen, two points should be clearly borne in mind: (1) the Arabic word for religion is madhhab, which has not been used at all in the Qur´an, nor has it been used in the whole corpus of Hadith in its present commonly understood meaning. It came to be used much later quite rightly to connote various schools of juristic thinking, e.g., Hanbali madhab, Maleki madhab, Hanafi madhab, etc, which are in reality branches or developmental variants of that part of the faith of Islam that deals with law or Shari´ah. (2) Though, in matters of details, the revealed law or the Shari´ah given to Prophet Musa (AS) and Prophet Muhammad (SAW) shows numerous points of divergence, yet the essentials of Deen have remained identical right from Prophet Adam (AS) down to Prophet Muhammad (SAW). This point is elucidated by the following Qur´anic verse: The same Deen has been ordained for you as that which He enjoined on Noah, the one which We have sent by inspiration to you (O Prophet), and that which We enjoined on Abraham, Moses, and Jesus: namely, that they should establish this Deen and make no divinsion therein. (Al-Shura 42:13) The second reason why the establishing of the Deen of Allah is so vital is this: irrespective of its excellence and instrinsic worth, a given system of life will never rise above the level of a fantacy or a daydream unless it is established in the world of reality so that everyone can see its merits, instead of just hearing and reading about them. For Prophet Muhammad (SAW), the actual establishment of Islam´s dominance over all social structures and institutions was essential to prove its viability and practicability; otherwise even this matchless and most outstanding system of life would have been taken as a mere utopia. And surely, utopias never convince people at large. The Prophet´s duty of furnishing a "Witness to the Truth" for people and leaving them no excuse of ignorance would have remained undischarged until the whole politico-socio-economic system of Islam - including its law or Shari´ah - were translated into concrete facts. That is why the Holy Prophet (SAW) and his Companions (RAA) endeavoured to their fullest in their strenuous struggle to achieve the domination of Islam, which blossomed and flourished during the period of the Rightly Guided Caliphs. In this golden era of pristine Islam, the ideal moral values preached so far only in sermons - values like human freedom, fraternity and equality - were turned into real and objective facts, and this feat has been authentically recorded in history and acknowledged by world historians

Nur, I think the word you are looking for is "deen" and not "faith".

Another country vetoeing the use of your own soldiers in your own capital city. Life as a sellout sure does stink.

I think you missed my point bra. I am simply saying it is hard to compare legends from different eras.

Jail won’t stop Somali criminals coming to the UK... the choice is stay there and be Read more: http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/features/2912750/Sun-immigration-survey-day-2-Violence-on-the-s treets.html#ixzz0jgNqcZiZ

Originally posted by WingA: Karl.. Which part?? the Drogba bit or Maradona vs Messi?? Well Drogba is an excellent striker. He almost has the perfect attributes for a striker: pace, strength, shooting, heading, skill, etc. Obviously, rooney will achieve more in his career, but I it would have been interesting to see what he would have done if he had come to a major club at the age of 20 or in his early twenties. he burst onto the scene late. aNYWAY, i was referring to your analogy about donna and messi. how do you know what maradonna could have done if he had been a player in todays game and he had acess to the training regimes and diets players like messi have today.

Your cause is good. But your approach is bad.

What if a camel crosses to the other side?

ASWRB. The Islamic Unity government of Somalia, led by his eminence, Emir Sheikh Shariff, has recently began uprooting and destroying displaced people from their homes. This intiative is part of the process to bring the peace caravan, stability and gradual UN Shariah to Somalia. An official for the Islamic Unity government has confirmed that the displacement was due to a plan to create a new base for African Union Awliyah peacekeeping forces who are helping SOmali Muslim Warlords rid themselves of Khawarij and Keligis Muslims. Sheikh Ban Ki Moon and Ahmed Walad Abdulfrance were not avaliable for comment. Source:United Nations Department for comabting Keligis Muslims.

I prefer Mauritanian sisters myself.

so 2004 google image. fix up, look sharp and brush your afro.

@ bob; war, nagada bruv. five years from now arsenal fans will be saying, " if whilshere can stay injury free, we will win the league in 2018. Arsene Wenger is to blame- not the players. The whole world has been telling him to buy a striker, goalie and possibly a cm, but his stubborness makes him persist with the players he developed. even if arsenal can snatch the title, i think it will be more down to manutd and chelsea having off days, as opposed to arsenal having a good season.