Sue, by any chance u related or connected to OPINONATED AND RISING PHOENIX?

Salaamz. Welcome Oceandream, Inshallah your experiences on SOL will be fruitful. You can develop some good friends on here and discuss issues that often get misunderstood or ignored by others. Fi Amanallah

I was talking to a friend of mine the other day and his family found him a sistah. He thought that the sistah was 23 and he came to find out that she's 29. So he didn't go for her. He's in his 30's so it should be ok, right? Well, he said that if the sistah is that old, she probably has developed her 'individualism' and doesn't want to be held back by any hubby or family. She is a career women. I thought about what he said and I agree somewhat b/c the older u get and u spend it persuing school and a career, the more u cherish u're accomplishments and individualism. You don't want someone else to 'cramp your style'. I saw this in myself and when I moved back with my family. I wanna here what some of the other nomads like Darman, Underdog, OG Moti, Jamaal etc. think about this age thing. Fi Amanallah

Opinionated ya feel me? NO, Opinionated How about this, go back to the kitchen and finish up the dishes and please stop burning the chaax/chai/tea get it right this time, even if u have to break a nail and burn more than 10 calories. (I know how much u love too do housework!) I could get real nasty with u but I won't or should I-hmmmm?

U know when I think of Dhiraac, I think of Lingerie cause thats what they are. U can see thru the Dhiraac 'ALL THE GOODS' even the colour of the bra and panties! When I see it, I cry for some Holy Water or Zam Zam to clean out the 'slackness' that my eyes have been witness to and run for my tusbaax-lol!!!

Man, I'm so vexxxed at this show for wasting my time. Don't they know I got bets runnin' on 'WADE' to be picked and people at work that bet against me are suppose to cut me the check this week. Now, I have to wait another week and I already promised to pay off a creditor with the proceeds coming from this check. I got dupped with that 'wait till next week' line. Who do you all thing is gonna get the money? This lady is real good. Who was her teacher-J.lo, Liz Taylor? She's definitely a P.I.M.P. and baakorata ummabaxna to show it, if u feel fill me.

Salaamz, Here is some sunnan with respect to making du'a. 1. Always start with the Bismillah and salwat 2. Read Sura Sura Al-Imran, V. 26 "Say, O'Allah Lord of power Thou givest Power To whom thou pleasest. And thou strippest off Power from whom thou pleasest. Thou enduest with honour Whom thou pleasest, And thou bringest low Whom though pleasest. In they hands is all Good, VerlIy over all things they hast power." 3. Read the Du'a 4. Close off with Salwat and sura Iklaas The rasul (salallahu caliyhe wasalima) used to make dua with his hands in several ways: a) With hands touching together touching his chest. This was made when the rasul (salallahu caliyhe wasalima) used to asked something personal from his lord. Then hands should be extending from the chest and upwards to the sky, like a beggar, b/c you are the servant and you are begging your LORD. b) Some times the rasul (salallahu caliyhe wasalima) would hold his hands apart shoulder length (from the left should to the right-apart) when asking for Allah's generosity. c) Sometimes the rasul (salallahu caliyhe wasalima) would hold his hands above his head, holding his hands straight up to the sky. This was the case in moments of real need and difficulty. One more thing, there is a hadith that says that You should call Allah by his names (one of his 99 names) one making du'a e.g. Oh Allah the Provider (Al-Razak) please provide us with a roof over our head and food on out table. If any nomads knows more, please feel free to post it. Fi Amanallah

Salaamz, You know me and a friend of mine where talking the other day and we were talkin about summer time and how our ibadah just drops. The summer is fun and the weather is warm and the women are out in the plenty in the streets. Its funny but its sooo true, when the weather is nice, you want to shorten your ibadah to go outside and chill with friends. Talk and reminisce with them. Fall and Winter come around , and its cold to go outside, so we stay inside huddled up and now, we give time to Allah cause there's nothing to do outside , everybody else is in their homes so the masjids becomes the 'hotspot'. U agree??? I know I can relate cause this is what I have experienced. (What I also noticed on SOL, is no one really posts on the ISLAM FORUM since the weather has become warmer and the IRAQ war has cooled off!!! ISLAM-Part Time Hobby???) Fi Amanallah

Salaamz, Ask yourselves this, Is a somali person who has become Christian, is Born Christian or marries a non-muslim, considered a full fledged SOMALIAN??? ISLAM is so imbued into our culture and our thinking that we just associate Culture with it. Yes, the deen is imbued with Arabism which has formed our habits and thoughts. You can have a Somali Islam (Just like a English Islam, Pakistani Islam etc.), which is dominated by the habits and traditions developed by Somalians, but I can't see myself calling someone Somalian who is not Muslim or practising Islam. I would like to add more inshallah and answers Positives questions at the end of his first post on this thread but I need to get back to work. Fi Amanallah

Underdog, Thats a wicked idea. I loved to write when I was younger but qadra Allah ma sha fal, I became preoccupied with deen and stopped writing and reading fiction all together. But one day, I would like luv to direct a movie, maybe if you finish your book we can work on a deal! Anyways, Give us some more, Sniper!!!

Salaamz, Positive, can't help but wonder to ask this question: ARE YOU WRITTING A THESIS PAPER/ESSAY cause the way you presented your thoughts reflect that. If you want us to help you with your thesis, you're gonna have to put us in your footnotes and give us the proper credit, walaal.

Salaamz, You know from reading Nur's threads I found that the nomads just sit on the back bench and just 'clap' for him everytime he posts something. Its really disenchanting for any teacher/lecturer etc. when they give a lesson and no questions are asked.It shows a lack of interest!!! So inshallah, what I want to know is whats the difference btwm Sadqa and Zakat? Cause I'm sure many nomads don't know the difference. Help me out here NUR, cause Sadqa was one of the appetizers that you had on your menu. Fi Amanallah

Ya Allah, Darman that Comic was hilarious!!!

OHHHH PLEASSSSE!!!! I have no problem being submissive...he just has to be worthy WORTHYYYYY? Right!!! Underdog and Shaqsii, do you know what a women wants? I know and it starts with the letter 'E'. I know what she brings to the table but thats only a 'MEN only PM discussion ' "Every women is special." :rolleyes: :rolleyes: :rolleyes:

Fill me in Nomads, but what the hell does 'RIGHT THURR' mean. Love the dance and all for the tune (saw the remix video the other day) but what is boy trying to say?

Fill me in Nomads, but what the hell does 'RIGHT THURR' mean. Love the dance and all for the tune (saw the remix video the other day) but what is boy trying to say?

Fill me in Nomads, but what the hell does 'RIGHT THURR' mean. Love the dance and all for the tune (saw the remix video the other day) but what is boy trying to say?

Fill me in Nomads, but what the hell does 'RIGHT THURR' mean. Love the dance and all for the tune (saw the remix video the other day) but what is boy trying to say?

Salaamz, thought I'd bring back this topic.

Salaamz, Shaaqsi People can give you umpteen responses and have many answers to your questions but I'll tell you this (I've been told by older brothers), the questions you ask and their answers lay inside of you. The only way really and truelly inshallah, that you can get answers is by reflecting on your self and your many imperfections and inconsistances and we all have them, walaal! You might wake up a mumin in the morning, curse all day and fight with someone in the afternoon, say that you'll stop praying salat by asr time and when Isha rolls around, pray all your salats and ask for istigfar and inshallah go to bed a Mumin. If you are not a struggling believer with yourself, then most likely you won't look at yourself and actually see that sometimes: You might be a follower and not a leader, or are a good muslim in the mosque but are too embarassed to show your islam at school or work Reading books and listening other people won't help you. The real work is in finding the answers within yourselfs and daily life pattern. Hope inshallah that this makes some sense to you. Fi Amanallah

Rasul (salallahu caliyhe wasalama) said: 'The Ulama are the inheritors of the Prophets' Salaamz, I think that nowadays, that the Ulama are not given their proper due respect in the muslim community. Their authority is belittled and are only used for Weddings, leading Salat in the Masjid and Funerals (Hmmm, Christians treat their Priests/Pastor the same way!!!) I think that it is very important to respect the Ulama whether new or old. In the Islamic tradition, the closer the Alim is to the time of the Prophet (salallahu caliyhe wasalama), the greater their authority. Thats why when any issues come up, we look to what the Ulama have said (and we usually look starting from the Ulama closest to the rasul (salallahu caliyhe wasalama) to present day). A sure way to respect the Ulama is to learn about their life and works. This inshallah, will help to cultivate a greater understanding of that Alim and their work. In anycase, inshallah, I just wanted to provide a link to a brief biography of one alim. If anyone has more information on this Alim please share it with us. http://www.jamiat.org.za/isinfo/tirmidhi01.html

Salaamz, You know its a hot azz summer, so after the Salat and the Qira, its BB's aka Blockbuster to spark my mind (right!) (Were sooo damn lazy down here, so we prefer movies over books-anyone have this mental fatigue too sometimes!) Anyways, I seen 'Bringing Down the House' tonight, anyone seen it. Its a 'Heavy' movie ainn'it (Londoners, am I talking with an accent or what!) The movies had some jokes. Favorite part was the old women singing the slave song at the dinner table-LOL!!! By the way, did anyone know that Colin Farrell was in both Daredevil and PhoneBooth (I found this out embarassingly when I was asking for someones opinion on these movies and they asked me 'Boy, you must be a Colin Farrell fan' and I said 'No, never watched any of his movies-LOL!'

Bisharo if you're under 21 then u need to GET A LIFFFE!!! Quit Ballin' over some fool Yes, I get that u are a women and can easily become emotionally attached to the next man that you meet at the maakhayed. However, u need to check the Women's forum cause you're not the first Halimo to SOB over some man, on SOL!!! In that forum, I'm sure if u check the archives you'll bump into at least one thread thats similiar to yourz. (Yes I'm harsh like a father but at the same time loving like a mother!)

Salaamz Just wanted to ask the male nomads in here. What age do you think that a women would be too old for you to think about marrying? Say you're 30 and a 27 yr old Halimo comes around your way, would you snatch her up? You know a womens body does change dramatically as she gets older. If you had a choice btwn the 27yrs old or a 20yrs old, who would you choose (taking into account hypothetically, that you are attracted to both of them). I have a friend and he married a 23yr old sister and told me not too long ago that he would have prefered an 18yr old. I was shocked to here that but a yr or so today, I can understand why he said that. Most of my married friends have married young sistahs (18-20). Now I'm no socioligist but from my experience age has been a factor in terms of martial success. .....Yes,its only my observation and am not saying its necessarily true for ALL COUPLES on EARTH. (LADIES, PLEASE NO REPLIES TO THIS POST. DON'T MEAN TO BE RUDE BUT LET THE MEN SPEAK WITHOUT THEM FEARING RETAILATION!!!!)

Salaamz, You know Diamond Princess, you can imagine a thousand different 'IF's' like you women (and yes it is a general statement) very much crave to do, but if you keep living your life thinking of the 'IF's' and prioritize your life that way, then you are gonna be some lonely azz single or divorced HALIMOS. Hey, Mizz Lexus, why don't you go back to Somalia/Somaliland (same place to me-HOME!) and try asking these questions and see what sort of response you would get. Let me tell you this, I'm pretty sure that by asking such questions 'Inaankadha HIV Checkup baa kaarabaa', you: a) Get the Dhaacas smacked on your face by both families (yourz included) b) Bring embarassment and shame to your family for being soooo damn rude. c) Be marked around the community for you rudness, to the point that no man would wanna step to your family to marry you. Imagine if the men started asking the question 'Well are you a VIRGIN or is your daughter a VIRGIN? I don't believe it, I need to go and have a look for myself' STUPIDDDD QUESTIONS DESERVE A SMACK LEARN SOME ADAB/MANNERS and don't be like the nonmuslims of todays society that ask questions no matter how rude or intrusive they are just for the sake of curiosity. If we didn't have boundaries, then the Somali Dhaqaan would be come worthless and would be like the Western culture. Fi Amanallah