Kashafa I think Castro has a point, he maintains he is not interested, his remarks are left to be understood as one wishes, his choice should should be respected, its our faiths teaching. Castro bro. I honestly cant for sure undersatnd your last remark on undercurrents, if indeed you have delved that deep as to detect hidden udertones, why not be clear and share, I hate to respond on a vague ambiguous (multipple interpretations) statements. Nur

e-Nuri oldest Recorded Post 1997 Nurtel Publications From Yesteryears Presents: Road Map To Paradise Looking back to 1997, when I wrote the following article on a forum, makes me feel very nostalgic, but the past can not be brought back, I pray Allah SWT has accepted this work for his sake, and that He grants me a dose of his mercy to continue on his path, amin. It was seven years ago when I wrote this piece, and because of this article, Allah SWT opened endless doors of understanding and wisdom of his Deen to me, I learned that Good deeds lead to one another, and that Allah blesses any work done for his sake, and since then Allah SWT blessed me with insghts that I can not explain other than to say : " Inna salaatii, wa nusukii wa maxyaay wa mamaatii lillah, Rabbil Caalamiin, wa bidaalika umirtu wa anaa awalul Muslimiin" Enjoy the Article: Roadmap to Paradise Take Adam and Eve avenue until you come to the intersection of Habil (Abel) road, and Qabil (Cain) street; merge right on Habil (Abel) and continue for the next twenty miles till you come to Noah's Ferry. Take the ferry to Safety Land, ignore the majority of other travel agencies’ directions, and arrive at Abraham's Super Highway also known as High way One God Only (1). Follow Abraham but avoid the exit of Sodom and Gomorrah townships until you get to Moses lane but pass Gold and Greed bridges and take it to Jesus' Mercy road. Here you will encounter a lot of confusion, streets are not well marked, and many peddlers along the road are giving away maps with conflicting directions to travelers. The Romans have renamed Pagans’ path as Jesus' mercy road. If you are not sure about the authenticity of Jesus' mercy road, review your map. See if Jesus' mercy path is a continuation of Abraham’s Super Highway. If it is a continuation you are fine, but still proceed with caution. If you have diverged, make a U-turn and go back to Abraham’s high way (1) and re-try again. Continue on True Jesus' road, if you do not see the following signs along the path, you should stop and review your map again. Maps for this path have been tampered with, we recommend the Barnabas edition street map to get to the Unity of God congregation, Immaculate conception corner, and Love thy neighbor community center. Avoid to show the Roman Traffic police your Barnabas street map, it is banned, they will confiscate it and you will be forced to use the only authorized official map - the Paul street map which was drawn to direct the motorists to Rome. For that reason there is a lot of lost traffic on this road. On the other hand True Jesus road is found on the Barnabas street map, but only few people have access to this map. Keep on Jesus' Mercy road until you find Muhammad’s sallallahu `alayhi wa sallam Sunnah Expressway. Stay on this expressway and do not be lured to rest areas along the expressway. Beware of the highway robbers, by insuring your vehicle with Dhikr security systems. All vehicles secured with Dhikr Security Systems will be protected from assaults by robbers (Satan). Make sure that you have enough fuel. The highest grade fuel for this long and tiring trip is the Taqwa grade fuel. Make sure you demand this brand when you stop for refueling. Lighten the load on your vehicle, carry only the most important items for this trip: two meters of white cloth, good deeds and prayers of your kids is all you need. Excess weight is allowed only if it is more of the above. Other items will only slow you down or cause you to loose sight of where you are heading, and you risk losing the coverage of Dhikr Security systems, thereby becoming an easy target for the Robbers. You need to check your vehicles safety features periodically by reading your vehicles manual - the Holy Quran. Your steering wheel must be calibrated by the Sunnah Calibration method, batteries must be charged with Iman, the engine needs to be tuned up with Ikhlas and your tires must be properly inflated with Ihsan. Most important of all, you must test the entire vehicle with the tawheed check list. It does not matter if most parts of your vehicle are performing right, if a single part in your vehicle does not perform according to specifications of Tawheed (its conditions) your vehicle will break down and again the robbers will rob you of what is left. The overall performance of your vehicle depends on the performance of the weakest part in your vehicle, so routinely check these weak points, they may be detrimental to your trip. There are many milestones on Muhammad’s road, and these milestones will assure you that you are on the right track. Do not worry that there are not any people on this road; just because you are alone on this road do not think that you are driving the wrong way on a one way street. Loving Allah more than anything else, loving the Prophet Muhammad sallallahu `alayhi wa sallam and his companions, who supported him when he was oppressed, following all his teachings, responding with patience and acceptance to lack of worldly goods, hunger, loss of family members are but some of the milestones and glad tidings that you are on the right track. Also this road will be paved with pain, hard work, struggle with yourself and others and Iblis, the Robber, and all things that are not appealing to the soul. Never lay your guard, this trip is not over until it is over. Keep dhikr your guard, good deeds your luggage and do not lose to focus on where you are going, so you may endure the pain of this trip. When you finally arrive to your destination, Al-Jannah, you will forget all the pain. Nur 1997 Nurtel Communications Paradise is Possible Summer Campaign

Nomads e-Nuri Shacbaan week on full swing, warming up fro Ramadan, I am in bad shape, I feel, though, but some contemplation of what to write about is needed, bare with me and enjoy the reruns, while I am composing new insights for Ramadan. Nur

From the e-Nuri Archives ( Somalinet Boards) To fully appreciate SOL moderator's job, it helps to look at other Somali forums in comparison, here is a fictitious job post that I posted on Snet after I could not stand the slime over there few years back. JOB Opening COMPANY : NURTEL COMMUNICATIONS JOB : Web Site Ethical Planner 5 Positions/Waste Mangement Department. NURTEL Communications is self imposed responsible for the Ethical content and Spiritual growth of Somalis who read and benefit from these posts, ethical screening and foul language management in Somalinet General Forums. The General Forums is read by a vast majority of the Somalinet readership and many other linked reader traffic. Our responsibilities flow from our dual missions: To Light up the Dull boards with good content and to Nurture the mindset of Somalis with useful infromation that will help them grow in this life and the next. To achieve these goals, this department of waste management is responsible to manage growing amount of filth and slime posted by troubled individuals mindest affected by the civil war, some beyound any known cure so that other NURTEL departments can provide a high quality content. The job of this department paves the way for viewers to have a receptive minds free from slimy tribalism and hate monegring culture that is widespread on the General forums. DUTIES: This position will have the responsibility of assisting with the evaluation of the ethical and spiritual impacts to the Somali Mindset from existing slimy content and ways to contain and rediret viewers to better contents on these boards or proposed NURTEL Communications illuminating projects and activities. Specifically, this position will: (1) analyze and document existing Ethical conditions; (2) analyze and document the existing or potential ethical impacts from spiritual projects and/or preaching activities; (3) prepare ethical posts and contents. (4) assist with development of NURTEL Communications ethical policies and guidelines; (4) Read and understand Quraan, Sunnah and Common Sense as applicable to correcting web ethics, (5) prepare reports to CEO of NURTEL Communications , and liaison with other posters on the General Forums, special interest groups such as the Somali Nationalists, The Waryaa Revolution, Tribalists, Anarchists, Islamists, Femmisnists, and the general public. ( Athiests and Perverts are excluded ) MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS: Website Ethical Planner I: One year of increasingly responsible Ethical planning or related experience involving the evaluation of the impact of proposed NURTEL Communications projects or articles on the General Discussions page on the Somali community, an equivalent to a Bachelors degree from an accredited DUGSI/MALCAAMAD ( Juzz Camma and Tabaarak with Tajweed at minimum) or an Islamic School Education with major course work in Akhlaaq Ethics, Basic Tribalism sensitivities mamagement, Ethical planning, slimy content management or any related hate culture curing science concentration, such as Ibnul Qayim Al Jawziyah and Al Ghazaali books. Directly related experience may be substituted for the DUGSI requirement such as any proven track record experience in Improvements on the Somali community and their mindset, a certificate from your local masjid and sheikh is required, on the basis of one and one-half years of experience for one year of DUGSI/MALCAAMAD education to a maximum of four years. Possession of, or ability to obtain, an appropriate, valid SWAN ( Somali Wadaad Acreditation Network) license given by sister ASRAAR's WADAAD Watch Group which may be required with determination made on a case by case basis at the time of job posting. Any offer of employment is contingent on the successful completion of a pre-employment hate mongering or bigot screening tests. FINAL FILING DATE: Always Open. SALARY: Paid in full in the day of judgement To apply: Application packages may be obtained by contacting Sister Asraar Wadaad Recruitment & Examination Unit, 1450 Ijaara Expressway, Gabiley, Somaliland , Phone: (2525) 12345, ext. 23. Nur 2001 NURTEL Waste Management We Don't Talk Trash, we Remove it. ------------------------------------------------- iimaan (Faith) is made up of eighty something parts, least of which is removing trash from peoples pathways. ( Prphet Muhammad SAWS )

Ngonge bro. My intention has never been to dismantle America, I love America, the people, the simpicity, the countryside, the 711 coffee, the IHOP pamcakes, the smile on peoples faces and the due proces of law, what I dont like is that America is dismantling itself apart, it is becoming more like Somalia ander Siyaad Barre, at last most Somalis living in America feel at home with lack of freedoms, privacy and a feel that a big brother is always watching over you, I think that should tell us something about the angels Raqeeb and Ateed who are recording our deeds. To show you that I am an optimist, here is a piece I wrote some three years ago. From My Old Posts Archive Nurtel Presents Back To The Future This is the year 2103, some of the news headlines: New York Times President Abdullah Tannenbaum has formally asked congressional committee on Islamic affairs to expedite the appropriation of three hundred Billion Dollars for the next fiscal year for Islamic education in public schools. The president was convinced that the positive results of the 12 year pilot project executed by Council of Islamic Alternative ( CIA) to test how Islamic education can assure reaching the US national goals of highly focused and driven graduates with high moral character and work ethics. The intitaive warrants that the nation invests in an Islamic education. The president was so encouraged that he told to Congress that the law enforcement is behind his initiative after they have received positive results in their own study which supports the presidents initiative. Congress is expected to approve the bill early January 2104. On another front, the European Union president Mr. Ahmed G?Kuhlmann and The ASEAN Union of States president Mr. Mohammed Suzuki have jointly proposed uniting the Pacific and the Atlantic under a single government that can serve humanity in a better way. President Abdullah Tannenbaum of The USA is very sympathetic to the idea and have even suggested that the three superpowers collectively cooperate in disseminating Islamic knowledge in Africa, Asia and the Arab World, nations that are suffering severe economic and social upheavals due to the vacuum created by deforstation and the oil bust respectively. Also, Mr. Suzuki has proposed the creation of the Makkah fund to flatten the hills around Makkah in order to increase the capacity of worshippers from the current 4 Million per year to 30 Million per year due to his large constituency in China and India. The Disney parks CEO Mr. Ali Disney has proposed a visionary architecture that will allow up to 30 million pilgrims to make the Hajj by the year 2106 when the project is completed. Of course the above is fiction, but below are the drivers that could make such a scenario possible. 1. The Death of Distance through this medium (internet), and Hybrid Air-Space planes that will fly two hours between New York and Garasbaalley or Jarriiban, which are on the drawing boards. 2. The failure of Communism to add a value to mankind's material needs (let alone spiritual) and the impending failure of "Democracy" to walk its talk, in its claim of truly representing the wishes of the people ( or should we change it the wishes of the influential). 3.The spiritual void created by secularism ( OK, you allow two men marry each other, what is next? Secularism must be runnig out of thrills!) 4. Islam's Supremacy and comprehensiveness in every sphere of life compared to all other religions and political theories combined. The first item will lead to the breaking of mental barriers that have kept Islam depicted in a negative way. ( QOD) Quraan on Demand, Quraan will be viewed for the first time ever without biased middlemen's interpretation to reach directly thought consumers wherever they are. The second item, Communism failed to provide bread to the workers, and Democracy began showing cracks, first in Algeria when the people clearly were leaning to elect an Islamist government and the "free" world interfered through their support of a military dictatorship instead of a democratically elected civilian government. What happened in Algeria is similar to a sales man who made a presentation to sell a product, once he was done, the customer decided to use the product for his own application, and the salesman who does not like the customers application, decided to interfere with the method the customer should be using the product. 3. The third Item, In the non Islamic world, there is affluence in terms of material wealth, but there is poverty in terms of spiritual wealth. People are desperate to find their creator, which is an imbedded trait like a salmon fish. But their false gods are in the way. The minute these people come in contact with Islam, and listen with an open mind, they feel freed like a bird. I have personally seen the fervor of new reverts to Islam and how much they value their new identity. Islam is growing fastest among Women in the west, isn't that interesting? of all groups, proving that the King has no clothes. 4. Fourth item, Here comes the solution, a one stop shop for all mankind's needs in this world connected to their needs in the next life. In today's parlance we call convergence of media, when we converge networks to save money and provide a better service. And in business when companies combine their assets and employees and cut waste to become profitable. So you can see why Islam is getting so much attention these days instead of Falun Gong. Islam can deliver and can save mankind. Nur 2002 NURTEL NEETWORKS Engaging your Mind Rahima sis My pleasure sis, nothing is as pleasant as speaking ones mind. InshaAllah I will do my best in Ramadan. Nur

Ngonge bro. Your message is loud and clear, you are for Islam to prevail, crorrect me if I have wrong assumptions, what you cant stand is the duplicious nature of wadaads who say something, yet do soemthing else, giving Islam a bad name. I second that opinion too. You believe that the crux of the problesm Muslims have is their hypocracy for not living according to the true teachings of Islam, thus all of their problems emanate from their nonconforming to Islam, not that they conform to Islam. I second you that idea too. Now, let me claify the e-Nuri principles, that guide my preaching: 1. I do not believe in violence as as solution. 2. I believe that Islam to be the fastest growing religion in the world. 3. I belive that Islam, in its purity, fairness, justice, simplicity, brotherhood of all mankind, tolereance to be the reason of its attraction to new converts. 4. I belive that other pseodoreligions or political agendas to be worried this trend, thereby opposing Islam stealthly by not playing on level ground, call it conspiracy or what have you. 5. I beleive that conspiracy theory to be true ONLY when poeple refuse to belive in it. 6. I believe that the media is oozing with a lot of sewage of disinformation as a proxy to these special interest groups against the spread of moderate Islam, thereby tryig to seize the momentum and use it against all of Islam. 7. What we are seeig today happening to Muslims the world over has all the looks of a duck, if it walks like a duck, quacks like a duck its probably a duck! ( duck = conspiracy). Now, let us assume for once that there is no such thing as conspiracy and work the equation backwards: What if the liberation of esatern europe was not important to EU and Nato? What if the Soviets were aware of the price of losing Poland to Nato was not as valuable as keepping Afganistan? What if in the eighties the Soviets have not invaded Afganistan? What if the CIA has not created the Mujahideen by appealing to Muslim countries to wage Jihad o Soviets, printing the Jihad maerials in America, and arming the Mujahideen with stinger missiles? What if Muslims did not fall for that request and refused to take part of that conflict? What if Bin laden did not cooperate with the CIA? What if all the accused 9/11 terrorists were alive to testify in court of law? What if all documents on 911 were made public What if transparency International was involved in geting to the truth of the terror, Oil, mideast triangle of deception stories? Brother, all I am saying is that working to advance Islam is not an easy job, specially when the people you want saved from hell are bent on smearing the image of the faith that can gurantee happiness for all mankind all of the time. CASTRO Talk about undercurrents bro., you must be a diver at the Havana nearby reefs, at forty feet below, sometimes the currents are so strong that when you surface up, you cant find your boat, what is happening below is scary, are we being drifted apart without feeling it? but again, life is short, and the game shall have an end one day, results will only be known after we die. Nur

Ngonge bro. Youwrite: " Never had you down as a rabble-rouser, Nur" Stereotypical description of people is your forte and trademark on this forum bro. No one is contending against you in that sport here, its when it comes to discussing with you principles in depth that i see nothing between me and the ocean waves. You write: " That article, with all due respect, was a load of empty bravado ." A well deserved bravado, its not for Ngonge nor for Nur, its for Allah, You know, its His faith and we are His slaves?, not slaves for the west, as some house niggers have us believe ( during Slavery, house niggeres where treated better than farm niggers ). You wite: " I suppose such demagogical speeches are needed every once in a while, to remind those with doubts in their faith that all is not lost and that Islam can withstand all that’s thrown its way " Reading your responses, I vote for your uncontested negative attitude toward the faith you belong to, and the faithful, mockery of Muslims is safe game from the perespective and shelter of a western adress, but it will not avail you the responsibility, cursing darkness is not a good idea, why not light a candle bro. I have yet to read a sesnsible alternative suggested by you to advance Islam or to solve its current problems, if you did, please bring it to my attention, i take my observation back. You write: " It’s a winning formula. Beat your chest, brag about the greatness of Islam, give a historical lesson or two and hope that the cracks wont be seen ." As usual, you are becoming vey predictable, what Muslims say is always a hogwash, but when agnostics talk or insult Islam, its a diferent perspective, and we must reason with them, different strokes for different folks. You write: " What new information or arguments do you bring, Nur ?" What is new? That Islam is coming, just follow the stats, and tell me if you have adifferent data. Oh, one other thing, the current mess is normal during major changes and socioreligious corrections, later, things will settle down, and yes, Islam will claim back its past glory, after all, it was there before. You wite: " You are being lazy again. Shake yourself out of autopilot and preach practical advice instead of this sensationalist humbug, saaxib. All that you’re saying there is that Islam is great and cannot be defeated. Quite a revelation that, you know !" Brother, give us a brake, this is a poor man's media, be easy on us brother, FOX news, ABC, NBC, CBS and BBC are all saying Islam is not great 24 huors a day, 7 days a week 365 days, its an uphill battle for us bro, a Salmon day if you will, and just when we reach a high point of sorts, there goes Ngonge clubbing us down on our heads telleing us we are worthless bunch! You write: " In another part, you instruct a Nomad to be a true Muslim in words and deeds! Well, that’s told her. You never explained what a true Muslim looks like though. Hang on, hang on: short trousers and big beard, right ?" Dont be so shallow Ngonge, you are lettig me down again bro, where in my write ups have you ever seen me suggesting short trousers and beards? not that I am belittling like you, but that i have made it my vocation to focus on issues that are priority for the Ummah, go back and read my e-Nuri messages, and be objective, you can shine without putting people down, if you are sincere to Allah alone, I am sure that you get my drift. You write: " Nur, ever been to a mall, saaxib? Notice how humanlike those manikins look? They have exactly the same body parts as normal humans, they’re dressed in human garb and look very impressive in the way they stand. However, if you look them in the eyes, you will notice that there is nothing there. It’s empty, vacant and blank, encourage the spread of Islamic manikins " Very elequent Ngonge, an Islamic Maniquin? wow, is she in Hijaab? since you are too quick to point finger at any suggestion contrary to your views, can you for once show the living example of Islam? better yet, of the thousand posts I posted on this forum, is there any post that you deemed that can qualify to have some life in it? if yes, I would like you to tell us the criteria of a message with a soul and spirit, I am bit confused brother, and I am sure that you will be rewrded for it. Now, my here is my own definition of lifeless messages is as follows: any message that lacks sincerity and devotion to Allah alone, or any message that caters to please other than Allah is shallow, we are living by virtue of our adherence to Allahs law, the ONLY right law on earth, His earth, and His peeople. You write: " Such threads as this one, and messages as yours . Every child can be taught to regurgitate some historical lessons, saaxib ." I knew it coming, this is your example of the lifeless Islamic Manaquin, The Islamic fake glory and History, defenitely inappropriate because it can brainwash Muslim kids to believe that they had a shining past, and that it is very scary for our friends because they cant stand a good example to compete in the world of beliefs and ideas, it can possibly revive Islam again, a danger indeed. You write: " Every half-wit can be trained on the spread of conspiracy theories. You were never the type for such nonsense and it’s shameful that you’ve now succumbed to such crude sabre rattling " So, the great minds like yours only subscribe to the coincidence theory?, I am defenitely a half wit by your standards if there is no Conspiracy theory, may be I watch too much TV and movies to believe that they are real, like most simple minded Muslims out there, my problem is that I only see Islam as the only viable option, nothing but Islam, and all of it , no apologies period. You write: " Islam does not need to ‘come’.Islam was always and shall forever remain here ." Here you are becoming wishy washy, you are contradicting your earlier statements that leveled unkind remarks on Muslims attempt to pick the pieces and move on. You write: " America and the West in general, are merely today’s adversaries. They’re not the first and are unlikely to be the last. Yet, Islam has survived and will continue on surviving and reaching millions of people " Brother, why copy what I said and present it as a new thing? remember that was the lifeless Manaquin you cmplained about? that was all I said, we need one Manaquin on this forum, not wannabees, be original brother. You write: " This will not be as a result of your faulty rant above though. If anything, yours only goes to encourage the nonsensical ‘saved sects’ amongst us " Brother, do not let your contempt for those striving in the way of Allah make you loose sight of what is right. You write: Do you really mean it when you say: “we need to weeed out fake Muslimsâ€? On whose authority? Would it not be more beneficial and helpful if you attempted to educate the young, green and inexperienced Muslims on here ? Fake Muslims are those who would like Islam to resemble Kufr ways of Life, anyone who ebcourages Islam to be diluted, its moral standards compromised, its basic Aqeedah confused or mocks at its people, to be made a hero by the western auduience is indeed a fake Muslim. One has to chose his camp, being all things to all people is being wortless. you write: After all, you’ve clearly stated above that your E-Nuri entity aims to teach, enlighten and instruct. After reading your above article, I’m almost tempted to request a refund for my wasted time . Brother, I am doing it now, with you, and I am sure that you can handle criticim gracefully, after I am done with this response, I would love to buy you a cup of Coffe for your troubles, our customer service believes that the most loyal customer to be an upset customer, if treated well at the end. You write: " Think it through, saaxib. You’ll get there eventually ." I am afraid from it, and I am working to save my soul by this write up. you write: Here, take a few words from Al Emam Al Shafici, saaxib: نعيب زماننا والعيـب Ùينـاوما لزماننا عيـب سوانـا ونهجوا ذا الزمان بغير ذنب٠ولو نطق الزمان لنا هجانـا وليس الذئب يأكل لحم ذئب٠ويأكل بعضنا بعضنا عيانـا Brother, The context of the poem and my post are different, be objective, The Fact that Islam is undermined is a fact, the [rediction that it is coming back, i have backed it up with an essay, cant you see? Nur

Bashi bro Jazakallahu Khairan for your kind support of the e-Nuri Enterprises, it takes a village to bring about these posts, the global village in which I have lived both at home and abroad, my world view was balanced by empathy, respect and understanding of all peoples and religions, my dream is to become a shock obsorber, to relieve Nomads of the culturaal shock that they have faced in the West, inshAllah in Ramadan, we shal have great evenings together after Iftar, so bring your Shaahi, uuuuuuuuuuumh, so aromatic Shahi, and lets us discuss great topics of social and Islamic objectives. Nur

Ali Lire bro This article an any other article signed by me at the bottom are my original work, ether from my past posts on other forums, or SOL, so in case you want to read mor of my articles on this site, just click search and pur e-Nuri, Nurtel, or Nur and enjoy. My job here has been to show hope, facilitate understanding, simplify complex Islamic concepts for the digest of the weakender, and Alhamdulilah it works, join the silent e-Nuri readers club. mY articles are of following types: 1. Serious Islamic issues 2. Heart Softners ( e-Nuri Softwaano)( Islamic Raqqqaa,iq) 3. Aqeedah Simplification 4. Quraan and Hadeeth Simplification 5. Social issues 6. political Satires Warrior you write: As the title says Islam is coming, where from? From all over the place, up, down, all sides, and from underground, no place to hide from submission to Allah " To Allah do all in heavens and earth prostrate, wilingly and unwillingly" Your write: As for the Muslims how can they help? Are they to sit and wait for its advent ? Simple, be a true Muslim in action and words, noting can hurt Islam more than the claim of a person who does not live by Islam, just lake fake products hurt sales of genuine products, we need to weeed out fake Muslims. You write: As we are now in a time where any potential Muslim(who adheres to the Quraan and Tradition) is termed a potential terrorist.(Keep in mind the move the British govt is planning to take against 'troublesome' Muslims .) Pharaoh was the first who used the term against Israelites and Moses, look it in the Quraan. The Media, has an agenda and its not impatial these days for obvious reasons ( Owners and stake holders), so the wesetrn civilizayion is being undermined not by Muslims, but by the inconsistent message its sending out to the Muslim world. Nothing has damaged the credibility of the USA in the eyes of the Muslim street than the lobsided foreign policies engineered by neocons, policies that entirely based on lies, They found mini nucklear bombs under Saddams smelly under arms) Nur

Juba Thanks for your response to my question, lets sit back and analyse yoour question, with positive outlook and attitude, OK? You write: An ideology is like Communism, Capitalism, and in this case Americansim. There is no god and a set of religious practices like praying or worshiping idols. Its essentially a set of beliefs that a nation, or group has that's basis is Political or a economic . Well, we need to define what is a God, or as in Arabic, ilaah, OK? looking up the old e-Nuri Transemantics dictionary we find from old posts the follwing: ilaah(God) means: The root meaning of the word ILAAH comes from the Arabic word (ALIHA) the masdar(root) of this word means among others: 1. To seek a protection ( Like an infant seeks mother's love , wormth and protection) 2. To seek a rescuer ( in times of distress) 3. To seek the highest authority , no one scapes from ( Jurisdiction and Sovreignty ). 4. It meant leadership . ( ZACIIM UL QOWM) 5. Any thing one follows even desires is called ilaah Now, in light of obove let us look up other dictionaries for the meaning of ideology, here is what i found googling my way around the net thesaurus: IDEOLOGY 1. The body of ideas and beliefs which form the basis for a social, economic or political system . 2. The opinions, beliefs and way of thinking characteristic of a particular person , group of people or nation. Thesaurus: philosophy, doctrine, beliefs, convictions, ideas, principles, ethics, creed, metaphysics, worldview, tenets. 3. Abstract or visionary speculation. You write: Religion, as you well know, is a belief of a supernatural power regarded as creator and ruler of the universe. They are both beliefs but with a COMPLETELY different agenda . My question, based on above definitions, and knowing little bit about some world religions that do not subscribe to monotheism ( One single God) but like Hindus who believe that everything is God, including chocolate bars, can you resolve the differnce more clearer, because, according to you, since the two are different, one can become a Muslim by religion, and Communist by idealogy without any conflict. Conflicts take place when two entities are on the same lane, if they are parallel, they never crosss paths, the fact they cross paths means they share some qualities thus they are both ideologies in a sense, or both are religions, your input is appreciated. Nur

Salaxuddin bro. When great secular nations like France legislate against the Hijaab, you know Islam is coming When, Mighty America, drops mega tonns of depleted uranium bombs on the mountains in Afgansistan chasing an ellusive vitrtual enemy that does not exist just to pass tons of lesgistlations to curb the spread of islam, you know Islam is coming. When the media takes aim at Islam to scare peple fro joining this great faith, you know iislam is coming. Islam is for building, not for distruction Islam is for life, eternal life , not for death. Islam is fro brothehood of man, not hatred, Islam is for everlasting peace, in this world and the next, But, for some reason, those with the paint brush in their hands at the time, are busy painting a different picture, however, the real picture will one day, not far away, emerge again, the splendor of Islam will shine again, as did before. Nur

I have visited Several towns, Djibouti, Hargeisa and Mogadishu, all the way to Wallawein to the South. Each region has its positive and negative aspects, no single place in our country is perfect, but my last visit to Hargeisa made me think of staying behind to relocate back home so I can run e-Nuri Enterprises from the comfort of my laptop from the lobby of Hotel Ambassador or Maansoor, the service in Maansoor Hotel is at par with any other Hotel ( 4 star), clean, and good food although the pasta cooking is not the forte of the Somalilander cook) I liked th juices, freshly brewed tea and evrything else. What will captivate you the most in Hargeisa is two things: The weather and the peace, people are going abour their business, no one pays attention, although they immediately notice that you ae from abroad no matter how much you try to conceal it by wearing modest clothes, they always notice, but they are very hospitable. The city is dusty, roads are real bad, and every other public infrastructure, however, private villas are awsome, and very stylish, no Nomad living abroad can afford to live the quality of life in Hargeisa for less than a yearly income of $100,000 ( after Taxes). The same can be done in Kismayo, Xamar or Bewtwein and Bosaso, but each town has its cons and pros, Kismayo is safe, but always raiders are around, Xamar, a great city, good food, great weather, privatized industry, good business, ( althigh these days business is bad due to the big brother ib Jawhar), Xamar is poised for trouble at the time, Bosaso, apart from the summer heat wave, is similar to Hargeisa in bustling business and peace, the locals are very friendly, and most people have a good business sense, ( women are the busines engine) Nur

Juba Can you tell us the difference between an idealopgy and Religion please? Nur

Flying back from Hargeisa this summer, I couldnt believe this Somali woman in our flight who was yelling in English to an all Somali passengers and a Somali host. That was the only negative thing I could remember in my last trip back home, the only other thing I did not like was this very bad bathroom to wash aftwer a great food in a restaurant to be contiuned Nur

Nomads imagine that after using your Life card , suddenly, you hear, YOU HAVE ZERO BALLANCE ON YOUR LIFE CARD! You know you can not refill this card, they have not invented life refilling machines yet. So what are you going to do? Who are you gonna call? Think, before you sink, remember, you can always play by the rules, Islamic rules, the SHARIA. Nur

Nomads This forum is open to all Somalis who converted to Americanism religion to discuss with Somalis who have no intention changing Islam to fit Americanism. All welcome Nur

Nomads I am reviving this thread to share one of our national nightmares, the prejudice, subjugation and inhumane treatment of a segment of our society, we need to come to terms with our social ills, specially now that many Nomads are taking a step toward Islam, deep rooted tribal traditions are adhered to, and althugh from time to time a brave person crosses the line, the mojority of us are still part of the problem, How are we going to answer to Allah in the day of judgement about our silent participation of subjugating our brethern? Martin Luther King said, "An Injustice anywhere, is a threat to justice everywhere" are we paying the price today for what our parents committed? Nur

Honey D Yes my dear, I am relaunching my business after a long absence, word has it that few Nomads on this SOL board are loosing Vision, and I have a value proposition they cant object to. My products as you can see we at e_Nuri and associates are targeting the mildly miopic Nomads on this site, and the severely affected, legally blind posters on this site, specially the who want to change the direction of Islam's Express train, to pass infront of their house, since they cant see the trains destination screens, So much business, so little time! Nur

e-Nuri Contraversial Issues Series Presents Islam Is Coming, Islam is Coming Few years back on Somalinet boards I wrote an article about the Serengeti game reserve in Tanzania. The view was taken from a helicopter, herds of wild Zebras running away from a fast approaching lion at full speed, fixing his sights on his prey and the frightened Zebras running away to all directions in fear. That view was revealed in the Quraan some 1400 years ago, depicting the response of Qureish from Muhammads message of Islam, the verse read: " Famaa lahum canil tadhkirati mucridiin, ka annahum xumurun mustanfirah, farrat min qaswarah " Meaning: " why are they then so at odds with the message (Islam), as if they are a herd of wild donkeys running away from a lion " An Islamic thinker and a great literary writer of the first order in the sixties, wrote this in his book ( Al Mustaqbal li haadal Deen ) ( The future belongs to this faith ) " Laa budda lil bacthal Islami min miilaad, waa laa budda lil miilaadi min makhaad, wa laa budda lil makhaadi min aalaam " meaning " Islamic rebirth is a must and coming, the rebirth will be accompanied by birth labor, and the birthing labor will be painful " 45 years since Sayyed had predicted that statement, we are witnessing resurgence of Islam, its unstoppable spread, breaking barriers of nations and cultures, its followers are increasing in ways no other religion or even a novel philosophy has caught on peoples minds, talk about Falun Gong in China, or any other wierd faith, Islam is appealing to all age groups, socially, women are by far the most visible group, Nato has identified Islam as the next threat to the world after the collapse of the Soviet Empire, Suddenly, Islam is getting a media coverage that was not meant for its advantage, but, Allah works in subtle ways, Just like how the the Children of Jacob conspired to get rid of Joseph by throwing him in the well, some ideologies in the west using some welfare recipients from the Muslim world who look like Muslims who are fed with an outlook in life in conflict with the basic tenets of Islam are using all kinds of means to throw Islam in a pit, but the more they try, the more Islam spreads, book stores are running out of Quran copies, so if you want to make a quick buck, import a container of Quraan, I assure you a 40% profit margin ( dont forget e-Nuri royalty ). Like any other phenomena in nature, Muslims rode, the curve, its rise, its plateau, to its fall and decadence, from waring Arabian clans in the desert, ruled by Persians in the fertile south and Yemen, and by the Romans in the Shaam ( Syria, Lebanon, Palestine, Jordan, Iraq), a new nation was born when one of its sons declared no Sovereign except Allah. That statement sent shockwaves to all the rulers at the time, beneficiaries of the status quo, the slaves and the oppressed people on the otherhand, saw in Muhammad a hope of a deliverer, just like how Moses delivered the oppressed Israelites from the exploitation of the Pharaoh and his dynasty. Mohammed delivered the oppressed by freeing them to take Allah as their only Sovereign, who feeds them, cures them, causes them to die, and then resurrects them, and then judges them and whose forgiveness they earnestly seek. In the years that followed, Muslims became systematically oppressed by their own people and tribes, but their resolve for their faith increased with the torture, Bilal when asked what was going through his head when he was under torture said, " I mixed the pain of torture and the pleasure of belief, the joy of belief overcame the pain, so I endured it " In 23 short years, Islam prevailed in Arabia, later, it swept through many parts of the world like a wild fire, Muslims had a holy mission, much better than Bush's mission of stealing oil, and it was to free man from slavery and subservience to fellow man, so he can be a slave to his maker alone" Years later, Islam won the hearts and minds of many nations, Al AZHAR university became the first institution of higher learning in the world, followed by Zeituna, and Muslim Spain became the beacon of civilization accepting students from Northern Europe to study at the Universities in Seville and Andalussia, taking back with them Islamic ideals that fueled the imagination of European thinkers and poets, to ship back to us our own products of fairness and justice as a new product. To the East, the Splendor of the Tajmahal stands as a testament of the far reach of Islam and the simplicity and brotherhood it preached that freed the low cast Indians from the yokes of their earthly masters, making them equal to the Brahmas, the superior race of the Hindus. After its peak, like any other civilization, caretakes of Islam, the "Muslims" forgot their mission, the first being the usurping of power, followed by the discarding of the Sharia and adopting the secular laws and finally the removal of Islamic values from public view, welcome to Turkey, and Tunisia. Four years after the fall of the sick man of Europe, in Turkey and the birth of Ataturks secular government that burned the Hijab in public view as a sign of backwardness, to declare the westernization of Turkey, a 28 year old school teacher began the revival movement in Eqypt, to the east, stood the first Political Islam nation,Pakistan, similar to Israel as a religiously mandated nation, again fueled by great minds of the islamic revival like Maududi and Nadwi. Half a century later, Islam is spreading like wild fires everywhere, using every technological tool made by its adversaries, reaching and teaching millions who are approaching their Lord with soft hearts and humility. The masses are yearning for their Lord, and the earthly Lords are making up stories to keep the slaves glued to the brainwashing media, telling them that they are free when they have no say on the genetically altered foods they are fed, the crime in their neighborhoods, their ever incresing poverty, the stealing of their resources, the ruining of their economies, all the while, when some misguided wannabees blame the victim for falling, a true blame, but with malicious undertones. The current reaction fo the west about Islam's spread is predictable, the reaction of hypocrites who are materially benefiting from the present situation are also becoming more vocal, specially on this forum, all of them showing their true colors in light of current events created and orchestrated to stop the spread of Islam as a viable world faith. What is so surprising is that Islam has beaten all other religions in terms of attracting believers, now, for the first time, Islam is a contender to take its rightful place, governing the people according to the law of their maker, but ouch! it hurts many, both "Muslims" and their non Muslim friends in the west. they say, Islam is barbaric for cutting the hands of the theif, however, when bombs are raining on Muslim lands for what is termed surgical strikes at key terrorist strongholds, killing children and women in the thousands as collateral damage, that is not brutal, no wonder, if cutting of the hands is applied, only thiefs will be hurt, (Average American Jailmate costs tax payers 50,000 Dollars a year, Salary of a fresh Engineering Graduate) and guess who is against this law? Thief Exective Officers. ( Misspelled by my secretary Mr. Carrabey ). If the Sharia law of hand chopping of theifs is applied today, the following groups will be adversely affected: 1. Politicians 2. Government Contractors 3. Somali Welfare Recipients 4. Somali Warlords The application of this single Sharia law can save billions of dollars for America, when applying for government services, a beneficiary can be quickly screened, the credit check will be simple, you need to have both of your hands to collect benefits, otherwise, no credit with a missing hand. What you see happening today is the pain of the rebirth of Islam, it is not going to be easy, and many of us may not be here to see the result, but one thing is for sure, Islam is a message from a Powerful Author, who will always have it His ways, His waves were unstoppable by the most powerful nation, and the less powerful nations alike, rendering the Superpower to zero power in an hour. ( Bush Administration May claim that Katrina was seduced by an Al Qaeda Plummer[/i) Nur 2005 e-Nuri Aqeedah Vigils If You Dont Stand For Allah Alone, You'd Fall For Everything Else [ September 20, 2005, 06:55: Message edited by: Rahima ]

Xiinfaniin Supersonic bro. You write: you have a good intent but couldn’t achieve it you will be rewarded. But if you have bad intent but couldn’t succeed in achieving it you won’t be punished the failure of committing that sin It was reported that the Prophet SAW said ( Cant remember exact Sanad) that in the day of judgement a Believr will see mountain loads of good deeds on his scale, he will say O Allah what are these deeds, I cant remember them, he will be told that these deeds were deeds you intended to do but were unable due to inability. Bad deeds that we intend though are not recorded against us as a mercy from Allah, untill we commit. More to say later inshAllah Nur

From yesteryears, Q & A are still helpful to new Nomads on this watering hole. Your questions are welcome. Nur

Nomads Shammiruu, , means, in af Somali, U xayta cibaadada Bisha Ramadaan, Time to plan head how to utilize precious days. Nur

Sweeter sis Hadduu Allah idmo, waa talo fiican loona baahanyahay waqtigeedana la joogo, laakin goobtan waxaa loo badan yahay af ingiriis. Tan kale, I will attemnpt to touch on other topics that I did not write about last Ramadan, inshaAllahu tacaalaa. Nur

Nomads, brotehrs and sisters My jotter is full of ideas and topics I plan to write about, usually ideas to write about strike me like a lightening bolt, no matter where I am at the time, I pull over and jot the idea down, I learned this trick from Sheikh Ibnul Jawzi and his masterpiece book, Sayd al Khaatir, ( hunting game for ideas) and like a hunter in the east African savanah, capturing the game animal is half the fun, the rest is feasting on it with friends, likewise, great ideas captured with my electronic organizer can sit there forever unless I get the time to compose the piece and present it in a mind enriching manner ( Ithraa dhihni), these days I do not have the amble time I used to for writing, but my mind is overflowing with milk that I feel would enrich many Nomads only If Allah blesses me with time to compose and post. InshAllah, I pray Allah SWT blesses me with the barakah of time in Ramadan so that I can get around to these topics and more for an enriching Ramadan. Your prayers Bros and sisters. Nur

WOL sis Its a catch 22 situation about polygamy Like you have said if men fulfileld their responsibility as Allah SWT meant, women may have accepted to live with it. The problem as I see it sis is that women themselves are part of the problem, if only they could help the man be impartial and just, they would have benefited from their marriage. But like in my friends situation, neither of them welcomes the idea, the first one would walk out, and the second one would not walk in unless the first one is out, do you sense how some women are not considerate? By the way, she has medically fixed herself, its irreversible. About accepting each others flaws, the chinese say " Before marriage, open both eyes, after marriage, close one " Nur