Dear Nomads I dont celebrate anniversaries, but 10 years is a milestone to look back at with deep reflections. What we say are recorded by the Angels, appraised, and then a judgement by Allah either rewards what we have said ( Right or Wrong), our intentions behind what we've said it ( Ikhlaas; Sincerity) and how we've said it ( Sunnah). I pray, that this post passes the above criteria. Nur

Geel Jire Bro. You write: "would it be Islamically acceptable to use terms such as " liberation of the soul" from occupation by the desires and other things? " Answer: Rightfully YES! The soul belongs to Allah, only Allah's devotion and love should reside in it, anything else occupying the soul is known as AHWAA'A ( Desires) Allah says in Quraan: " Have you seen the one who made his ILAAH ( God) his Hawaa?" Rubciyun Ibn Caamir, the Muslim warrior who confronted the King of Persia had this to say: " Allah has risen us ( Muslims) to 1.Liberate mankind from the bondage ( slavery ) of men, to the worship of Allah. 2. Liberate mankind from the injustice of religions and rules, to the justice of Islam. 3. Liberate mankind from the confinement of this present life, to the vastness of the hereafter ( Next permanent life) Nur

Xiin bro. I have added more content on the body of my response to your post, if you didn't have a chance, read it again. InshAllah will address your advice on what to address later inshAllah. Come again Nur

Adduun & Akhiro Walaal, I thank you for your well structured statements. Live is a journey in which we continousely grow and learn, our time is limited though, thus the importance to focus learning what matters most, our Akhiro as your screen name depicts. You have not offended anyone here, this is an open forum, we are all here to learn from the discussion, no one has a monopoly for being right always, its participation like yours that helps many quiet browsers learn from the debate. Nur

Positive walaal Qoraalkan waxaan uga hadlay arrimaha aad ka hadashay qaarkood, haddaadan akhrin hadda ka hor, qayb ka qaado qodobada aan ka hadlay inaad wax ku soo biirisid. Nur

me The new generation techies from Toronto or California should stand up for the traditional Artisans. The day a public march by Somali tecnologists, Engineers, Builders, shoe makers etc takes place, there will be the day of hope for Somalia, till then, we have to wait for a deliverer. Positive I reposted this old topic after reading your Qabiil post, hope it sheds light on a different angle. Nur

Thierry That's right!. Now you have a new line in your future proposals for your would be Halimo: "Lets Help Clean The Environment, What do you say if we get married this weekend?" Haneefa sis Good points, will come back. Nur

The world is fast discovering new aspects of Islam. The Planet Is In Danger Allah SWT says in Quraan: " Dhaharal Fasaadu Fil Barri, wal Baxri bimaa kasabat aydin naas" meaning, pollution/Mischeif/ Evil is fast appearing on land and the sea as a result of mankind's activities" togther, they are also polluting he air. FASAAD = Means Corruption/ Pollution/ INJUSTICE/ Mismanagement etc. The Fasaad, is driven by human greed. Allah SWT says in Quraan: " Alhaakumu Al Takaathur, Xataa Zurtumul Maqaabir" meaning: " Growth of Wealth remains your main pass time, up until you vist the graves (die)". This greed is causing all the Fasaad on earth which is the driver behind increase in production of factories, increase in pollution and global warming which is threatening the planet as Al Gore Said, only greed can clean up the Planet. There are Different types of Fasaad. 1. Environmental Fasaad (GLOBAL WARMING) 2. Political Fasaad (NEW WORLD ORDER) 3. Social fasaad. ( SAME-GENDER MARRIAGES, RACISM ) 4. Health Fasaad ( AIDS) 5. Spiritual Fasaad (SECULARISM) 6. Financial Fasaad. (GREED aka Global Financial Crisis) In this thread, inshAllah we shall begin with the Environmental Fasaad, then show how it is connected to all other five types of Fasaads. So, in the last Universal Meeting of Nations in Bali, Indonesia, World delegates suffering from Political Fasaad, reconfirmed their commitment to the Kyoto Protocol, aimed at reducing Global Warming, by reducing green house gasses emissions, so nations who pollute the environment most, pay for its clean up bill( driven in the first place by Global Financial Fasaad, aka Greed). Every human being adds to the global warming to an extent ( Carbon Footprint) , however, Developed nations, specially the USA produces more pollution than half of the globe ( by using 80% of global energy, contributing to 80% of global wars, controlling most Financial institutions and so on. So, the USA is the most dangerous nation on earth in terms of your health, wealth and peace! no matter where you live on the globe. So, at this point we have connected three types of Fasaads ( Mischief/Pollution/E vil) So, How is the Social Fasaad ( Mischief/Pollution) connected to the Environmental Fasaad/Pollution? Few weeks back I read an article that made the connection: Researchers found that DIVORCE INCREASES ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION! How? you may ask? Well, when people live together, they share one Refrigerator, one Cooker, etc. However, when they get a divorce, they live separately, each one buying a separate appliance that doubles the pollution in the environment. They also go out separately which also pollutes the Social life, Which in turn pollutes the spiritual aspect of their life if they do not turn to Allah for guidance. You must be amused at this point. Wait, let me stretch this finding a little. Islam encourages Marriage, which saves the environment, and discourages Divorce. Staying Single for a long time is also equivalent to Divorce in the creation of the Greenhouse gasses and pollution. But, it has an added side effect. When the environment is polluted, temperatures rise, which creates Social pollution, and finally a Spiritual Pollution aka social decadence ( teen age pregnancies, single mothers, drugs and street gangs). Spiritual Pollution leads to health pollution like STD and AIDS, a form of Health Pollution. The Moral of this write up. Help the Planet. If you are Single, Go Get Married, If you are married, stay Married, and if you want to help the plant some more, let us find a solution that cools the planet, one bedroom at a time! Nur 2008 eNuri Environmental Vigils And those, who, when they spend, are neither extravagant nor stingy, but hold a medium (way) between those (extremes). Quraan

Seekknowledge Bro. The problem we have is about vision, The ICU delivered peace, opened the ports, the Airports, made the Capital safe after 16 years, and then accepted the TFG as the legitimate government, invited Abdullahi Yusuf to come to Villa Somalia, the ICU had a single job, and its was not political, they created the first building lock of law and order for the nation after 16 years of Anarchy in which most of the TFG and some who joined the ICU under fear have taken part. The ICU was not only forgiving all the warlords, they have also accepted their phoney TFG government, just to make peace. But, peace is dangerous for a warlord. But Uncle Abdullahi Yusuf preferred coming to Mogadishu aboard Ethiopian Tanks, after all, he owes them a favor, just like all the other warlords who were playing the roles and creating the anarchy to dismantle Somalia. Give the ICU a credit brother. Nur

Geel Jire bro. What about the captive people of Somalia? Nur

Seekknowledge You Write: "In your opinion we should praise and support Afwerki as long as he is helping the ICU including some former warlords and never condemn his crimes against Eritrean Muslims hey they are not ICU members hence don't apply the term muslim to them. " Aswer: Yes, praise him for what he has done right, and support him against a common enemy of both Eritrea and Somalia. He who does not thank people, doesnt thank Allah. The ICU has a vision for Somalia, any warlord who accepts that vision, and agrees to work under the leadership of the ICU is accomodated. When Abu Sufyaan was defeated by the Prophet SAWS, not only was Abu Sufyaan forgiven, but all of his supportres regardless of their past crimes were forgiven once they submitted to the Prophets leadership. As for the alledged crimes of Afwerke, the ICU is not the right court to try him, after all, he has a covenant of mutual assistance with the ICU against common enemy Ethiopia, and Allah SWT instructs us in Quraan regarding those Muslims oppressed by an entity with which we have a binding treaty " ...and if they ( Muslims in distress) ask you to rescue them, help them and rescue them, except against a nation that you have a standing treaty and covenant" The implementation of Sharia is a Devine order, anyone who rejects the Sharia's implementation technically rejects Allah's rule, and anyone who rejects Allah's rule is not Muslim, and thus not a brother in Faith. The TFG rejects Sharia, Saudi, Kuwaiti, Hawiian or Somali Sharia versions, its a Government of the Tribalist warlords, by the Tigres, For the NeoCons. The Ethiopian Invasion of Somalia was an illegal invasion from internal and external perspectives. Internally, the TFG is an illigitimate organization created outside of Somalia ( Nairobi), by our enemies ( Ethiopia/ Tigre), for the interest of the USA Neocons. The invasion was even against the UN charter, since Ethiopia had no mandate to invade Somalia, but due to the overt support of Bush , the UN, kept quiet, so, we have a situation of an organized crime against humanity with full view of the " International Community" The reason the ICU run away and not stay is because the American Supplied firepower against the ICU movement was too hot to handle, I am sure that you don want your " Bothers" become target practice for smart missiles, knowing that the enemy does not differentiate between civilians and combatants, collective punishment is the new world order. As a result, the political leadership of the ICU found refuge in Asmara, while the resistance fighters engaged the Ethiopian army for the last 12 months in bogged down street fight that caused the Ethiopians to vent their anger at children and women when they failed to decisively win the war in two weeks as they have predicted, angry that the TFG is a worthless bunch, who cant even protect itself one day if left alone. So, the ICU is counting on Allah's help. The TFG is counting on Ethiopia's help We have a case of two Organnizations: 1. The ICU, formed to repel the country from 16 years of warlords domination and bloodshed, to make peace in Somalia, and brotherhood under Sharia that secures peoples lives , properties and dignity. 2. The TFG, Formed to quickly sign the Petroleum law, to divide Somalia into tribal enclaves, dismantle its strength and keep it under Ethiopian rule to serve Emperialism. So, in conclusion, an organization formed for the right cause, which failed, is better than an organization formed for evil, which succeeded, so far. Nur

Xiin bro Welcome back, your passionate piece was indeed a moving experience for me, I dont know where to start, but start, I shall, inshallah. Bismillah wa bihi nastaciin, Rabbi ishrax lii sadrii, wa yassir lii amrii waxlul cuqdatan min lisaanii yafqahuu qawlii. Amin. Brother, problems are solved when there is a common understanding of its nature, goals and means to put things back on track. Problem deffinition is half the solution, to understand what the problem is begins to understand the purpose of our national existence, because if there is no deffinite purpose for the existence of our nation, then, its not better than the nations before us like Aad and Thaamuud who perished after succumbing to the weight of their sins and arrogance. Interstingly, Qawmu Aad, were the super powers of their time, while Thamuud were a guided Nation by Allah who received Devine guidance ( Sharia) but out of fear of the superpowers ( Jabbaabira) opted to follow the superpowers and disobey their prophets. Allah explains this in Surah Fussilat: As for 'Ad, they were arrogant in the land without right, and they said: "Who is mightier than us in strength?" See they not that Allah, Who created them was mightier in strength than them. And they used to deny Our Ayat (proofs, evidences, verses, lessons, revelations, etc.)! 16 So We sent upon them furious wind in days of evil omen (for them) that We might give them a taste of disgracing torment in this present worldly life, but surely the torment of the Hereafter will be more disgracing, and they will never be helped. 17 And as for Thamud, We showed and made clear to them the Path of Truth (Islamic Monotheism) through Our Messenger, (i.e. showed them the way of success), but they preferred blindness to guidance, so the Sa'iqah (a destructive awful cry, torment, hit, a thunderbolt) of disgracing torment seized them, because of what they used to earn. The above was setting teh stage for a our discussion of : 1. What is the Nature of the Problem at hand? 2. What is the ultimate goal to be reached? 3. How to get there? 4. What is the break down of activities that will lead us to that ultimate goal. The Worldview of this discussion: Western Civilization is based on quick fixes of problems, not a sustained solutions for the long term. Christianity is a good example of a faith based on the hastily convened conference at Nicea in which Christian sects adopted a quickly proposed consensus of who Allah is, succumbing to the whim of the Pagan Roman King who was the chaiman of the conference, Christians settled an age old monotheist/pagan conflict by a conveneint expedient compromise to on one hand please the Roman King, and on the other, keep the Monotheist faith alive, as a resullt we have today the TRINITY, a concept that baffles the mind of any sane person. 1. Allah is one. 2. Allah is yet Three 4. Allah the Father ( Subxaanah, He begets) 5. Allah the Son ( Subxaanah, He is begotten) 6. Allah the Holy Spirit ( Angel Gabriel) 7. But All these spearate Allahs are ONE. Like the 911 lies, when a lie is created, you need more lies to make it work. So, how to explain who Jesus was? Chritians failed to explain, instead the splineterd to hundreds of sects each one happy with its own explanation. Net result being that the common denominator became secularism which comfortably accomodated agnostics, athiests, perverts, and warlords. So in this discussion about the plight of the Somali nation, there ae no quick fixes, we can not cut corners to solve a problem we have with Allah without first understanding and agreeing that we have an approach problem, a strategic problem, and a tactical problem all in one bag. Problems are what we see when we don't know where we are going, challenges, on the other hand, are what face when our eyes are glued on a goal. To get back on track, we need to have a look at similar nations in our present dilemma, the Quran presnets the story of the people of Israel. Why has the plight of the Israelites, their divison, their wandering, their tribalism, their killing of each other, their heroism in face of Goliath and their hypocracy is selected as the best case study in the Quran? So that latent nations like us learn a lesson or two from their predicament. When Prphet Moses and his brother Aaron ( Aleyhimaa Salaam) were sent to free the captive people, Descendants of twelve tribes children of Prophet Yaqub ( Jacob/ Israel), and gave them clear mandate empowered with miracles as stamp of approval of Allah's power and authority, to face the most powerful tyrant of their time, Pharaoh, who claimed that there is no authority greater than he is on earth. Allah instructed Moses and Aaron to engage Pharaoh peacefully with kind words, to let the oppressed people of Allah go free, as this approach may soften his response against the impending challenge to his sovereign authority by people he sees as his rightful slaves. Likewise today, Somalis, on the margins of world Media, have a lot to learn from History, and if a dream that has been seen by a chinese Pilgrim during this hajj season is true, Somalia as poor, divided, anarchist and friendless nation it may seem, just like Jews in History, Somalia may be the re-birh place of feared second coming of the Islamic Caliphate. You see, the fear of the rise of Islam is giving sleepless nights to world powers, just like Pharoah of Egypt had sleepless neights when a dream was seen that a great leader of Jews will be born in Egypt to free The Isrealites form the bondage of Pharoah. Somalis may not make good slaves, as they are inherently known to pride themselves from manual work, but the resources burried deep under their feet can either be a curse or a cure, depending on which side they stand on a permanent confict between mankind and his maker, which brings us to the first of the four questions: 1. What is the Nature of the Problem at hand? The Problem has several contexts: 1. Internal Context: a. Purpose For Our National Existense. To find out what is our purpose for existence, we have to answer the folllowing question: What will go wrong in the world if there are no more Somalis? Three possible answers: 1. I dont know. 2. No Diffenerence, waste all Somalis. 3. A Big Loss; Canada, UK and USA Muslims as well all Muslims who live in the Western World will miss the Somali Hijabi Woman's scene, The Somali Salafis spreading Islamic Education, Somali Tablighis going door-2-door like Jehova's witnesses Educating the Western Mind about Tue Islam. The oblivious Somali Refugee, will pick the first answer, the Anarchists, the Tribalists and Warlords and the Oil Companies they represent will pick the second answer, and of course, Islamists will pick the third answer. The oblivious Somali refugees care about food and shelter, their only concern, they will accept any help, even from the devil in any form. Thats why thet have supported Islamists who were attentive to their safety and foods needs as well as that of their kids education. The Anarchists, Tribalists and Warlords, have no purpose other than bargaining for the best money they can make from the mess they ave created, one quick way to make money being distributed by the CIA is by selling their votes for the phoney government at Baidoa, they worship money and power, their allegiance, like the greenback dollar they are after, is flexible. The Islamists, have a vision of a purpose for the nations existence, for the past 16 years, they have helped a broken nation function without a government, The Islamists have proven that a nation can govern itself without a formal government, the economic activity of the nation after the collapse of the tyrant Siad government depended on trust, and the Islamists found a new purpsose for existence as treasurers of the nation in the Hawaala business, later, in the Telecoms, Schools, Hospitals. As corrupt politicians, aka warlords representing different pay masters fought over government, as the expressway to quick money, while the Islamists quitely worked with the poor, the disadvantaged and helped Somalia float ashore to safety, when the interest of the warlords was tied to its disintegration of Somalia to pave the way for the American Oil companies imminent takeover of the oil fields they helped discover some 50 years ago. This analysis narrows down the discussion on who has the most stake in purpose of our national existence. A. Tribal Evils B. Abdundance of Resources C. Corrupt Post Colonial Politics Unjust Wealth Distribution C. Emergence of Political Islam You see Somalia had been cooked in low heat by interst groups, Oil men and their local agents, aka Warlords. Ever since Somalia -Ethiopia 1964 war , and the subsequent 1977 war, Ethiopia who enjoys the suppport of the western nations due its Judeo-Christian heritage in a predominantly Muslim region, Ever since, the fate was intimately tied to global interest groups, so, though from the outset anarchy is seen as the culprit, it was a coincidence- by - design. 2. External Context: a. USA: i. Oil Exploration, ii. Strategic, iii. Containment of Islamic evival aka War-on-Terror b. Ethiopia: i. Securing the Western Somalia, ii. Access to Indian Ocean, iii. Annexing Somalia to create Greater Ethiopia including Eritrea. To Be Continued................................... 2. What is the ultimate goal to be reached? 3. How to get there? 4. What is the break down of activities that will lead us to that ultimate goal. Problems: 1. crippling setback that was exacted on Courts movements, the American sponsored invasion in Somalia by our historic enemy. Answer: America itself is looking for a soul, it has lost its moral superiority that used to validate its emperrail aspirations, contrary to your idea, the American supported invasion is a moral victory for Somalia. 2. the emergence of Al shabaab militants, and the mass, forced exodus of Mogadishu population. Answer: The Shabab are a youth Allah who believed in their lord, and allah increased them with Iman, please read Surah Kahf to know their nature, unlike the Youth in Al Kahf, these Somali Shabab, the only time they sleep is as shaheeds. They are the hope of the nation, and no one who puts them down can hurt them accodring to the Hadeeth. 3. we are, or Somalia is, at a historic crossroads. Answer: Agreed! 4. A failed leadership is on the helm of the affairs of every region. Division, separatism, mistrusts between major Somali clans, and lack of adequate awareness are among Somalia’s prevailing realities. Answer: Good description of those against Allah's rule on their lives. Your Assumptions: 1. I feel these problems are insurmountable! Then again I realize there is wisdom in everything that Allah does or devices. And that restores my hope! Answer: The wisdom is in this verse: Allah was not about to leave believers mixed up, untested, so that the evil becomes distinct from the good one. 2. Disagreement is harmful yaa Nur when it relates to doctrinal issues as Qur’an teaches. Answer: Disagreemnt on objecive is harmful, on means, its may be resourceful. 3. But it represents, disagreement does, a sign of divine mercy or opportunity for diversity when it happens in the field of jurisprudence. Answer: That Hadeeth is Mawduuc. 4. Courts, as they were before the American invasion, are no longer. Answer: Agree 5. Al shabaabs youths have no solution for our chronic problems. Answer: But They have one for the Tigre Ethiopian invaders. 6. Tfg is a tool whose time has expired: hopeless. Answer: They will be revived by a new breed of yes men. 7. Other Somali entities outside of the troubled south are politically captive and confined. Answer: Libaaxa Alam tara sooo dhaafyay! 8. Somali Diaspora->ha sheegin! I call these things facts. They are FACTS yaa Nur. Answer: How can you help people who would sell their country to get a green card! 9. Gone are words/phrases such as government, Jihaad, sovereignty, stability, liberation, etc. Answer: Money, Traibalism, Power, and Xasuuq are in. 10. ICU did not melt away---they were done away. They did not transform---they were caught of guard and unprepared. Answer: Obviously you dont watch scientific fiction. 11. Ethiopia is irrelevant (it’s quite relevant in the wider Somali conflict though, mind you) Amswer: For the Christian world, it remains very significant, have you ever heard an ANARCHY AID MUSIC FESTIVAL FOR SOMALIA? 12.-America, with its large armed fleets on our coasts, and it’s F16 sorts flying overhead in our airspace all organized to protect its hired boys in Xamar, is relevant yaa Nur. Answer: Well, Americas relevance kicks in when Allah's relevence is forgotten? 13. It’s no longer scandal to say the fight in the Bakara market and suuqa xoolaha is analogous to a programmer who labors to fix and debug one line of code, not knowing that the whole program is broken and even if he finally succeeds to compile that portion of the code, the rest will still be remained riddled with bugs---bugs that may perhaps require rewriting the whole thing! Allah will undoubtedly reward good intentions. Amswer: Oh, Xiin, You read my old post, 2002 Bakara visit? I think, it was a sober attempt back then, today, its a whole new ball game. 14. desperate fighting against a resourceful rival like America truly is ineffectual, and futile. Answer: Should be the othet way around, for every ten dollars a resistance fighter spends, America spends a million dollars, which at the end enriches the Ethipian "Contractors" bosses. but does not win the oil war. 15. The cost of fighting in Mogadishu proved quite colossal. Answer: For the rich, I guess, the poor have nothing to lose, and no where to go, unless they dig a grave! 16. Clearly our people got forced to flee. Their properties got destroyed. Answer: Its President A. Yusuf's Ethiopian Policy of Rule or Ruin. 17. To what end? Peace for all, or peace for None! I guess 18. To defeat Ethiopia in Xamar? Then what? Answer: Then, to set up a national government. 19. Who’s going to defeat her in Boosaaso?, or Hargeysa if one believes their influence on those areas is more intrenched? Answer: I guess, once the ball start rolling, the momentum will liberate our oppressed brothers in Bosaaso from the bozos loyal to Ethiopia. 20. Or to defeat America, whose financial and milatery backing is clearly the sole differentiator in this fight? Answer: Defeating America has never been a goal for the ICU, or the Shabaab. A Just America is averyone desire. 22. Is there any consideration given the impact such confrontation bound to have on innocent masses when done in urban areas? Does the cost outweigh the benefit? Answer: Somalis have a choice, to die defending their country against an illegal occupation, by even the UN Charter standard, or to accept to live as slaves to the Tigre. It boils down to a personal choice. 23. It’s fair to say, absence of any plans from the powers that be, history will show how ***** and treacherous its leader were in their belief that they could rule Somalia from the top of Ethiopian tanks. Answer: When Somalis realize how bad their leaders sold their soul, only then will the invaders pack and go. Your Proposed SOLUTIONS: 1. Forget about shariicah for now. ( Public Sphere that is, privately, we have to follow) 2. Shariicah is a means to please Allah. (It is the ONLY mean) 3. It requires stability and security.( Its the other way around, IT CREATES SECURITY AND STABILITY, remember the six months the ICU ruled Mogadishu?, the Civilized world was alarmed at the peace and tranquility of the Sharia's silencing effect!) 4. We have none! ( That is why we need Sharia) Goals You Have Indentified: The goal should preserve two things: ( Foremost of which is our Faith which is under attack) 1. the land and its people---Somalia and Somalis. ( The people come second in importance, Wal Fitnatu ashaddu minal Qatl) + ( Wal aakhiratu Daarul Qaraar) 2. You can only talk about shariicah if you have a jurisdiction over a country/state and a consenting constituency! You got to work to get those two first yaa Nur! We are war ravaged. ( Only Allah will give you such mandate, not the UN, AU or the EU) 3. Our best minds are drained and out.( Tell me about it) 4. We are invaded by able powers.( I would say, morally disabled powers, if 12 months of no result is accounted for) 5. We are no position to regain what we lost by fighting. ( You have never watched a Washington Redskins vs Dallas Cowboys game!) 6. The only avenue open for us is to reconcile and seriously attempt to bridge our deference. ( There is no differences, the existence of the TFG means the disappearance of a nation. 7. Our thinking, financial power must be mobilized toward that end. ( Toward the free and proud Somalia stature, that is) Questions You Have Raised Any parallel between that history and ours yaa Nur? T. O ............ B. E .............. .. C. O. N. T. I. N. U. E. D! Before I leave this page, let’s underline one thing. Ethiopia is the enemy, and we should strategize and device plans to undermine her in the region. Not because we hate her or despise her, but our interests are genuinely and diametrically opposed! Your Conclusion: No Courts alone! No shabaabs alone. No Asmara group alone. No tfg alone. No Somaliland alone. No Puntland alone. Rather the sum of all of these, or perhaps some revision of them, should be the engine to revive Somalia Brother Xiin InshAllah, will come back with detailed responses on the above. Nur

Quick Responses Geel Jire Bro. If we go that far back in history, we will have more worse crimes against many peoples ruled by colonialists, ou dont have to go as far as latin America, Africa is close example of attrocities if you have the time and heart. Peace Now Sharia Law is Devine, its from Alah not from Saudis, nor any other nation that claims it, what differentiates true application of Sharia from wannabees is the end result. Historically it was applied and Islam became a leader of humanity, simply, it was Tawheed and Sharia at work, once our understanding of those two diminished, we found ourselves in the back seat of humanity. Those who champion Democracy as the alternative will quickly tell you that USA under Bush administration is not a good example of Democracy, so there you have it. By the way, the white man does not feed anyone except his folks, Allah feeds people, the white man happened to be resourceful enough to steal resources from sleeping nations ( Duwal Naaymah). Seekknowledge I agree, Somalia is not ready for Sharia as long as most people worship their tribes as a God instead of Allah. The day when Somalis join hands as brothers in Islam, that is the day when Sharia can be introduced. Nur

Nomads The End of the Hegira year is approaching, just like the final exams around the corner. Muslim Pilgrims are making their journey to Makkah responding to Abraham's Duaa and Allah's call for Hajj. These Pilgrims are mostly old, though increasingly young, all of them seeking Allah's forgiveness and mercy for all of their bad behaviors in the past. Some of these Pilgrims have lived a pious and righteous lives, while others lived on the fast lane, only to realize at the last minute, that the hour of truth is catching up with them, so once more, they pull the same trick as in their college Freshmen years: Cram For their Finals! You see Nomad, in College, the final exam paper, depending on the subject, has some four main questions, and 50 minutes to answer, how about a Final Exam with Four Questions, with more time, like 50,000 Years! ( The day of judgement is equivalent to 50,000 Earthly years) . That's right saaxib, here are the questions on the Final Exam, this is an open book ( Quraan + Sunnah ) exam. عنْ عُمُرِهِ فيما أفناهُ وعنْ جسدِه فيما أبْلاهُ وعنْ مالهِ مِنْ أيْنَ أخذهُ وفيما أنْفَقَهُ وعنْ عِلمِهِ ماذا عَمِلَ بهِ". 1. Your Lifetime: How have you utilized it? 2. Your body: What have you done with it? 3. Your Wealth : How have you earned it, and how have you disposed of it? 4. Your Knowledge: In what activities have you employed it?, what results have you accomplished with it and for what purpose? Time for answering this paper? 50,000 Years! Against, a Semester of 60-70 years, and planet earth as your classroom. Are You ready for your Finals? Nur 2007 eNuri Softwaano Series Be Humble, Don't Gamble!

B_Analyst That was a great video, Jazakallahu Kheiran. Our Prayers is the key To Jannah, I like the Sheikhs passion, MaashAllah. Nur

B_Analyst That was a great video, Jazakallahu Kheiran. Our Prayers is the key To Jannah, I like the Sheikhs passion, MaashAllah. Nur

And The "Show" Goes On... By Layla Anwar 12/27/07 "An Arab Woman Blues" -- -- Conquer, divide, split and fragment. Pit one against the other and one against the same... Yesterday’s foes are today’s friends, and today’s friends are tomorrow’s enemies... And the show goes on... I have been reading extensively about the Sunni Awakening Council, the new Sunni- Kurdish rapprochement, the Sunni–Sunni tensions, the Shia–Shia conflicts... I have also been reading the so-called analyses circulating. A lot of them are bullshit, as usual... They all seem to miss the essential crucial point, the core essence, the crux of the matter and you don’t have to be a wiz in sociology and politics to figure that one out. Namely, that: - in the absence of a functional representative State, - following the dismemberment of all political and civil institutions, - in the wake of over 5 years of a condensed, concentrated, violence that has totally DESTROYED the country, - with a massive exodus and a massive death rate - with a continuous, debilitating, provoked poverty, and an unemployment rate of over 70% and over 50% of the population cannot afford to eat, - with over 100’000 in jails, and a X number of disappeared - with the total destruction of all the infrastructural system – the DELIBERATE destruction. - when basics like water, electricity and fuel are still not available, - when hospitals are non functional, when universities are ransacked and closed, when corruption is contagiously rampant.. With all of the above – it is simply not possible to talk of a FAILED STATE, what you need to address is the real issue – a NON-EXISTENT STATE in a country with no boundaries and no more structures. You need to address the real issue, that of the breaking up of the country and its fragmentation. And the more a country fragments the more you will see walls being erected. And the more you will see some sort of local governance on a community/neighborho od basis... Surely those 600’000 americans and their contractors and death squads did not come for a holiday. They had a mission...And that mission was exactly what I enumerated above. DESTROY. So when all the conditions are created, provoked and grouped together they lead to one obvious socio-political reaction. When the state disintegrates or is willfully destroyed, people fall back on religion and their sect, their neighborhood, their tribes. In other words, they hang on to the points of reference, the anchors they know best and they can trust. It is called SURVIVAL. And Iraqis have been doing nothing and operating on nothing but SURVIVAL. So those who pontificate and argue that the seeds of sectarianism/tribali sm were already present in Iraq since the times of the British or those who hold the argument that in over 30 years, the Iraqi State had failed to form a national identity... And that after all, what is happening now is a natural consequence of those already existing divisions. These same ones "forget" to mention that all those who fought on the basis of a "national identity " as opposed to sect, tribe, or ethnicity were either killed or are in prisons, under the pretext of insurgency and terrorism... And starting with, the previous legitimate leaders of Iraq. Something a lot of you seem to gloss over very easily. It is mind boggling that these called analysts have not only understood nothing but are also in total denial of the massive, previously unheard of, unseen volume of destruction that Americans have wrought (and continue doing) in Iraq. Imagine for one moment that any other multi ethnic/sect country has known the same amount of violence and destruction, and let us take for example the U.S. Imagine all of your government being decimated (not a bad thing in your case, I admit), imagine thousands of foreign troops, contractors, militias, death squads, mercenaries roaming around your streets. Imagine you have no water and no electricity for over 4 years now. Imagine nothing functions anymore. Imagine you are evicted from your home. Imagine you are exiled. Imagine your kids and parents killed. Imagine you lost your job and your unemployment rate is well over 80%. Imagine there is a quisling government that took over the White house and who speaks Zulu as opposed to English, imagine your universities, banks, schools, hospitals ransacked and closed. Imagine... I can bet you anything that in no time the Protestants will pit against the Catholics, the Whites against the Blacks, the Blacks against the Asians, the Asians against the Hispanics and the Hispanics against the Arabs... Then add to that, special squads and forces whose sole aim is to ignite those tensions until they flare up...and Imagine what you will get. In any society there are always tensions and low level conflicts between different groups be it religious, ethnic or racial...And a relatively healthy state juggles with these tensions and channels them appropriately either through representations, or interest/pressure groups...etc. In Iraq there is NO MORE STATE. Is that too difficult to understand? And when there is no more central state, you can create several small ones. And who do you bring to rule these small states ? Your devotees naturally. So when some of you start their pontificating, do remember that basic FACT. And exercise a little intelligence before spurting out your theories... So, I said it before and I will say it again — It’s the American(and British and Iranian) occupation, ****** ! Layla Anwar, Who am I ? The eternal Question . Have not figured it out fully yet . All you need to know about me is that I am a Middle Easterner, an Arab Woman - into my 40's and old enough to know better. I have no homeland per se. I live in Iraq, Lebanon, Palestine, Jordan, Syria and Egypt simultaneously ... All the rest is icing on the cake Copyrights reserved, 2006-2007

King Koya You write: There is no Mercy neither Grace of God in Sheria Law. How then can Allah be considered as mercyful or gracious? Answer: Allah can be considered mercyful or gracious by TOLERATING a slave of his to claim Allah begot a son, that Allah is three, yet one, that Allah allowed humans to commit any sin, including the holocaust (committed by Cristians against Jews) the worst single crime in history with the blessing of the German Church. Sharia Law is only tough on criminals, not law abiding citizens, is a matter of sacrifice, but as Christians, you believe Allah sacrificed his own son to save criminals. Imagine if I ask you to kill your own son, so Hitler can be saved and forgiven? Nur

GJ Goate Musiibah, or afflictions do not befall a nation without a due violation of Allah's universal justice. Its not removed unless afflicted people repent, stand up and defend that Devine Justice. In our case. 1. We accept the subjugation of many Somalis, and minorities as slaves . 2. We accept killing, robbery, rape of others as long as they are "others" tribe. 3. Sense of allegiance to Allah is rare, allegiance to Money ( $$$$) and the tribe is our national consensus. But there is hope, change is on the way, and awareness is the first step, no going back inshAllah. Islam is coming, and not neccessarily in our lifetime, Allah will select those who will earn that honor. Nur

Seekknowledge I was clueless in the beginning, but Alhamdulillah, this last post of yours helped shed some light on your discomfort with my " Thank You " Note for Eritean Leader for his assistance and hospitality for the ICU Refugees that he has given a sanctuary against bloody Ethiopians and their local stooges. Here is your logic ( Correct me if I am wrong) 1. Afwerki in your opinion is an enemy, that we should not praise him for anything good he has done for the ICU or Somalia as people, as long as he is continuing to oppress Eritrean Muslims in his jails. 2. The TFG are our " Brothers" no matter what!, even if they are against the implementation of the Sharia as the law of the land, have helped Ethiopians molest our country's sovreignty, kill our people wholesale, rape our women, displaced houndreds of thousands of Somalis, technically occupy all regions of the country either with force or with consent of TFG. For me to go back to Islamic History to show you political parallels of our present situation, and how our prophet SAWS handled delicate situations, I would appreciate if you can confirm the above statements. Nur

Geel Jire Its the anniversary of the ( ABA) American Blessed Anarchy of Somalia, just when Somalis thought they can breathe the air, George Bush and Company release Gencidal Ethiopian Army to take revenge on its historical enemy. Today, Anarchy is at its peak again, with the full support of the mightiest nation on earth and its Yes Men at the UN, EU and AU. Somali blood is cheap, it takes a cheap Ethiopian soldiers to do the undefensible dirty work that must be done. Nur

Seek Knowledge You Write: " I hope your ignorance of Afwerki's crimes is genuine." Brother, I dont fake ignorance, but even if I was dead sure of what was happening, wisdom is always needed in alleviating their pain, not mere words of anger. I fail to see your input on what I have written thoughtfully, specially about the complexity of relationships and the verse that sets conditions in dealing with non Muslim entities, even when they are persecuting fellow Muslims who are under their rule. The Prophet SAWS upon witnessing persecuted Muslims in Makkah, when Muslims were as weak as they are today, had these wise words to say: " Sabran yaa aala Yaaser, Jannah is your destination and our meeting point" When facing a complex problem, emotions can lead to wrong actions, if we fail helping our people in Somalia, its unimaginable that we are capable solving Eritreas internal problems, the question is : Why talk about a problem that we have no venue nor resources to solve? Nur

A Nomad Sister Warsan posed this aqeedah question: "It's very confusing...and if our lives & actions from birth to death are already written & set...why are we being tested or punished for what we do?" Warsan sis Calaf is Somali analogue for Qadar in Arabic, it is one of the six pillars of iman, it comes in two flavors, Good and Bad. If you take an internet Class with Proffessor Nur on Somalionline Open University, and pose this question to the Prof. He will explain as follows: Miss Warsan, I have taught this class for five years, and explained many concepts to the best of my abilities, I have simplified complex concepts to make it a child play, but still a handful of my online students fail this class, not because i made them fail, but i can tell you who among my students is more likely to fail this course, and because its only five years, my prediction may not be that accurate, but its good enough for government work. Now let us stretch this logic a lil further, say, you come back to this site as a grandmother some thrity years, and Prof Nur is still on Somaliaonline Islam boards, with residual experience of 35 years on likelyhood of Nomads passing the grade at the SOL Open Uni. If you ask me again the same question, the Profs chances of accuracy increase. Now, Allah SWT creates his creatures with a constant mix of intellectual, physiscal, spiritual capabilities, and against these capabilities he expects them to perform and deliver duties that are within their sphere of influence. ( Laa yukallifu Allahu nafsan illa wuscahaa) ( Allah does not demand from any soul to deliver more than its capacity) Like the students analogy, Allah knows beforehand our choices and paths that we will take, and thus he records it in the Book of Qader, as the Book of Qadar is in a different domain of time-space than ours, the present, past and future in that book are continuuum with no breaks. ( The Quraan is a good example of a text treating the future as if its happening now) So Qadar in other words is Allahs knowledge of our choices. Allah also interferes at times, we call them Miracles. Allah does not on one hand make you responsible for your actions, and on the other unjustly force you to do something that he will punish you for it (only the CIA does that), it beats the purpose of creation and Allah's attribute of JUSTICE, which in essnece is to test people's response level for Allahs call of unrivalled surrender to his will, willingly. From Allah point of view, the FUTURE has already happened, its analogous to a movie that you have already seen, you pretty much know what is going to happen next, but that doesn't mean that you have forced the events and actors. Nur

Seek-knowledge, Have I been to an Eritrean Jail? Alhamdulillah nope. My question to you: have you been to one? Please educate us on this topic, because apart from my very memorable visit in which I was treated as a son of Eritrea, I have not looked deeper on skeletons if they indeed exist. Few thoughts are in order though. The Prophet SAWS said : Muslims are like a single body, when one part is sick, the entire body aches with fever and pain" Allah SWT referring to plight of Muslims under non Muslim rule Says: إن الذين آمنوا وهاجروا وجاهدوا بأموالهم وأنفسهم في سبيل الله والذين آووا ونصروا أولئك بعضهم أولياء بعض والذين آمنوا ولم يهاجروا ما لكم من ولايتهم من شيء حتى يهاجروا وإن استنصروكم في الدين فعليكم النصر إلا على قوم بينكم وبينهم ميثاق والله بما تعملون بصير " In the above verse of Surah Al Anfal, two main conditions are set for rescue of a captive Muslim by an enemy: 1. That they(those in distress and rescuers) are waliyy to each other ( Wilaaya must precede help) 2. Those in distress must request for Help. With exception: 1. That the enemy captivating them is not in truce with the rescuers, because Muslims are obliged to keep their word even with their enemy. Once we read the above Devine teachings we now look into facts on ground: 1. Is The government of Eritrea an enemy of the Somali people? Or a friend? To answer this question, we have to go back in History: Somalia under Siad Barre and Sharmarke has given Ertirea sanctuary, treated them as Somali citizens, and offered them travel documents to facilitate their independence. Now, remember, both Somalia and Eritrea had a common enemy, Ethiopia, Somalia being a single ethnic single religion nation, Eritrea and Ethiopia, a multi-ethnic, multi religious nations, but all of them, secular and at one time communists. Now, from that historical background, Eritrea finds itself in a dilemma, on one hand it wants to be grateful to Somalis who have since splintered into Islamists and Secularists ( Tribalists). While Eritea form within itself, a country that is 50%50 Cristian/Muslim, with 8 distinct ethnic/lingusitic groups, has its own internal political turmoil and conflict since the ELF ( Muslim) and the EPLF ( Christian) who have both fought the Ethiopians side by side as secularists/nationalists, have their own power struggle, which created political dissent and the jails that you have mentioned. Under these messy circumstances in the region, teh ICU is born, a dummy governmet created for Somalia in Nairobi by Ethiopia, an Invasion of Ethiopia with an overt support from USA topples their rule, and once more Anarchy is restablished in Somalia by the NeoCons and their regional client state, Ethiopia, Now, The ICU,thinking that Kenya to be impartial in the conflict finds out that they were bribed to their teeth, and thus cowtow to hegimonistic orders, the ICU betrayed by Kenya, found no shelter after the American backed Ethiopian army swept thru Somalia except Eritrea,( although I strongly believe that they should have never left the country under occupation), however, Eritrea, a secular nation, also threatened by Ethiopia, saw a danger if indeed Ethipia succeeds in swallowing up an entire nation like Somalia, so it offered help and shelter of the ICU for two reasons. 1. For its own national security 2. To be thankful to Somalis in distress But the Somalis in Eritreas eyes came in two flavors: 1. Islamists 2. Secularists/ Nationlastis ( some possible double agents working for Ethiopia) Islamists are: 1. Intellectuals (political arm) 2. Grass root sheikhs ( Judges) But from the point of the Hosts ( Eritreans), they have not been part of Somali internal conflict, in reciprocity, the guests find it unwise to meddle into the internal conflict of the hosts. So, we have a complex situation, which calls for a wise analyses, as the priorities have to be defined at each stage given the prevailing circumstances and realities on the ground. Nur

King Koya Couple of questions: Are you a Somali Christian? Are you a convert or a born Christian ? If convert, Can you tell us about how you have converted to Christianity? Thanks. Nur