Today, Hip Hop culture has, by most measures, reached its zenith. People on virtually all continents engage in all the elements of Hip Hop culture, with rap being at the forefront. Hip Hop culture sells clothes, cars, fast food, kids’ toys and all kinds of things most people never thought would have any relationship to the art form. The African oral traditions that were the roots of rap music have spawned arguably some of the most prolific, most original and most soul stirring albums of all times. Yet under the surface of Hip Hop’s “success” runs a thread of ignorance that, if continued upon, could potentially fracture the entire framework of the life-affirming qualities of this art. This thread can be described as jahiliyyah (jah-hill-ee-yah), the Arabic word for “ignorance”. In Hip Hop, many artists give lip service to knowledge and the importance of holding onto it. But the truth is that many people involved in the art embrace ignorance more readily. When most people use the term jahiliyyah, they are talking about the pre-Islamic “age of ignorance”, when the Prophet Muhammad (saaws) fought against during his time as a messenger of Allah (swt). During that time, the people of Arabia were very courageous. They were acknowledged as some of the most trustworthy people of their time. If a jahili Arab took and oath – for better or worse – one knew it would be kept. This same concept of oath-taking is not lost on the culture of Hip Hop where one of the most common sayings heard is “word”. It’s used as an affirmation that one has spoken the truth. People always say things such as “my word is my bond”, or “that’s my word ya’ll”, etc. The power of one’s word in Hip Hop is unmatched. On the other hand, there were many things about the jahiliyyah age that were not so positive. The men of that time were very territorial - all of one’s dealings were based on which area of Arabia they were from and their blood ties to various individuals. Relating this back to Hip Hop culture, one can see how much territorialism and clan affiliations permeate the art. One of the earliest (early-mid 1980s) and most popular reflections of this mindset is seen in the Boogie Down Production song “South Bronx” as well as in the MC Shan track entitled “The Bridge”, which champions the Queens area of New York. Other records that express jahili territorialism include NWA’s “Straight Outta Compton”, Tha Dogg Pound’s “New York, New York”, Mob Deep’s “LA, LA”, Ludadris’ “Welcome to Atlanta” and almost any song by West Coast rap artists. Many years later this poetic battle of territorialism would have deadly impact as the East/West rhyme “war” escalated, leading to the shooting deaths of rappers 2Pac Shakur and The Notorious B.I.G. But despite the shock of these deaths, the jahiliyyah mindset continues to permeate the Black ghettoes of America. And in the world of Hip Hop today we see it continue in the ongoing battle between rappers Jay-Z and Nas. Ask any Black man you know about the stress of strolling into an unfamiliar neighborhood. The first question asked by locals is often: “Ni**a where are you from?” The wrong answer to that query could have painful and sometimes deadly consequences. The only thing that can save a man in this situation is strong clan ties to someone of that territory. Answers like: “Oh, me? Man, I’m from Frisco but do any of ya’ll know T-Money? That my cousin!” are often the only thing to save the day. Another facet of jahili culture in Hip Hop is the prevalence of disrespect towards women. During the age prior to the Prophet Muhammad (saaws), male children were highly preferred over female children. People were prone to bury their newborn daughters alive rather than carry the “burden” of having a daughter. In the world of Hip Hop, women are not buried alive physically, but rather given verbal and visual burials that reflect the same ignorant value system. Every time these rap songs, with profane words directed at women, get rotation on the radio waves and TV screens they burn away the self-esteem of women world wide. This leads some men to believe that slapping a woman is “keeping it real”, because of how a lot of rappers act. Additionally, a lot of rap music encourages women not to think, not to educate themselves, not to put God’s word above man’s, not love themselves and to not expect respect from their men. Much of Hip Hop music suggests that women should prefer being a physical play toy. Unfortunately, more and more women are embracing these negative philosophies, believing that being sexually loose somehow equates to being a “strong” or “powerful” woman. Female rappers such as Lil Kim, Foxy Brown and countless others reflect the female jahili mindset. Materialism was another big issue for pre-Islamic Arabs. People were consumed with having gold trinkets, showing them off in public to signify their financial clout and status. The same is true of Hip Hop culture where the “bling bling” era has arrived – “bling bling” referring to the glimmer of the expensive jewels many artists wear. It’s about the cars, the gold teeth the clothing brands – all jahili traditions. In truth, Hip Hop is so materialistic that it borders idol worship. It reminds one of a passage in the Bible that says “Some boast of horses and of chariots, but we boast the name of the Lord.” Materialism is another deadly trend many in Hip Hop culture celebrate or silently champion by remaining quiet about its dangers. This is not to say that people should not seek success. They certainly should. But showing-off to degrade others is not needed, and it makes the entire community look foolish to the outside world. Poetry is another area in which there are commonalities between the present and Arab antiquity. During the jahiliyyah era, some of the most powerful people in Arabia were the poets. The poets of every clan would make songs of pleasure, love, war and hate at will. Tribal leaders even sought favor with the poets, for if a bard ridiculed you in those days, your integrity as a leader could be compromised. Our poets of today have power as well. However, while in years gone by groups such as Public Enemy used their voice to encourage people to “Fight the Power”, many of today's rappers use their pulpits to inspire the young to pursue frivolous paths of materialism, mindless violence and sexual conquests. And very few champion loving God and respecting and helping one’s neighbor. There is a serious imbalance in the kind of Hip Hop that is not just played on radio and TV, but even a lot of the “underground” Hip Hop has lost its consciousness and brought in some of the detrimental jahili elements. It is therefore time for a change, lest this beautiful art be lost altogether. Once the Prophet Muhammad (saaws) said, "[Religious] knowledge will be taken away [by the death of religious scholars], ignorance [in religion] and afflictions will appear; and Harj will increase." It was asked of the Prophet (saaws), "What is Harj, O Allah's Apostle?" He replied by beckoning with his hand indicating "killing”. Our religious scholars are not all dead in a literal sense. However, for many of us they might as well be; for we no longer think of them and look to them as we should. And still other scholars have been killed off by haters of the truth. By the time the Prophet Muhammad (saaws) finished his time on earth, he had unified the Arabs. The age of ignorance was gone and the status of women had been redeemed. The people’s quest for materialism, tribalism and frivolous entertainment was erased. It was replaced with a new faith in God and respect for humankind. After reaching the ghettoes of American, Islam reformed some of their worst citizens and turned them into some of its best. Malcolm X is a perfect example of this transformation. But there are countless others who changed their lives as well. If people in Hip Hop truly want to grow, they might think about following Malcolm’s lead by emulating his actions, rather than just buying a t-shirt with his words or face on it. Unless we rid Hip Hop of the jahiliyyah elements, we can only expect more sharp minded but misguided youth to perish over territorialism, materialism and the pursuit of the sensual path. I pray that Allah (swt) guide us better.

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Are you the weakest link? Below are three questions. You have to answer them instantly. You can't take your time. Answer all of them immediately and then quickly scroll down to check your responses. Ready? Let's find out just how clever you really are. Scroll down for the first question... First Question: You are participating in a race. You overtake the second person. What position are you in? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Answer: If you answer that you are first, then you are wrong! If you overtake the second person and you take his place, you are second! To answer the second question, don't take as much time as you took for the first question. Scroll down... Second Question: If you overtake the last person, then you are...? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Answer: If you answered that you are second to last, then you are wrong again. Tell me, how can you overtake the LAST person?! You're not very good at this are you? Third Question: Very tricky math! Note: This must be done in your head only. Do NOT use paper and pencil or a calculator. Try it. Take 1000 and add 40 to it. Now add another 1000. Now add 30. Add another 1000. Now add 20. Now add another 1000. Now add 10. What is the total? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Did you get 5000? The correct answer is actually 4100. Don't believe it? Check with your calculator! The decimal sequence confuses most peoples brains, which always jumps to the highest decimals (100's instead of 10's).

Karibu Basra!

A moslem brother forwarded me this message to me & i thought to share with you. Asalamu Alaikum Most of us celebrate April fool day every year and fool each other. But how many of us know the bitter facts hidden behind it. It was around a thousand years ago that Spain was ruled by Muslims. And the Muslim power in Spain was so strong that it couldn't be destroyed. The Christians of the west wished to wipe out Islam from all parts of the world and they did succeed to quite an extent. But when they tried to eliminate Islam in Spain and conquer it, they failed. They tried several times but never succeeded. The unbelievers then sent their spies in Spain to study the Muslims there and find out what was the power they possessed and they found that their power was TAQWA. The Muslims of Spain were not just Muslims but they were practicing Muslims. They not only read the Quran but also acted upon it.When the Christians found the power of the Muslims they started thinking of strategies to break this power. So they started sending alcohol and cigarettes to Spain free of cost. This technique of the west worked out and it started weakening faith of theMuslims in particular the young generation of Spain. The result was that the Catholics of the west wiped out Islam and conquered the entire Spain bringing an end to the EIGHT HUNDRED LONG YEARS' RULE OF THE MUSLIMS in Spain. The last fort of the Muslims to fall, was Grenada (Gharnatah), which was on the 1st of April. From that year onwards,every year they celebrate April fools day on the 1st of April, celebrating the day, they made a fool of the Muslims. They did not make a fool of the Muslim army at Gharnatah only, but of the whole Muslim Ummah. We,the Muslims, were fooled by the unbelievers. They have a reason to celebrate April fool day, to keep up the spirit. Dear brothers,sisters,friends and kids, when we join in this celebration, we do so out of ignorance. If we had known about it, we would never have celebrated our own downfall. So now,that we are aware of it, and now let us promise that we shall never celebrate this day. We should learn our lesson from the people of Spain, and shall try to become practicing Muslims, never to let anybody weaken our faith. i think its a good time we know about this and please let us share it with our bro's & sis's u can copy and forward this to all moslems. Nb:if there is anyone out there who knows about this fools day please share with us. GOD BLESS YOU ALL

1-Location- USA 2-Fav sport-soccer/baseball 3-Fav teams-Metro stars(us)Arsenal(uk) & NY Yankees 4-How often do u do sport- haven,t done Nutting in months 5-Occupation- student 6-Other interest-internet,my religion,meeting ppl 7-Other sports-Swimming/baskestball/tennis 8-What sport do u hate bowling & skiing Why? its a long a story.

.....A diaper,is the spelling right? am talking of the kids stuff.

Tourist: What type of snacks do you have here. Makeke: Aina ngapi ya nyoka mnao hapa, Waiter: We bwana we hapa hatupiki aina yeyote ya nyoka, mwache akale nyumbani kwao. :cool: :cool: ...one loooooooool! sade that was a good one.

Pleasure that comes unlooked for is thrice.....welcome sista.

It was a bitter pill for United to swallow but Solskjaer, the man whose famous late goals in 1999 knocked Liverpool out of the FA Cup and lifted the European Cup in Barcelona at the expense of Bayern Munich, is sympathetic enough to realise he has caused similar upset with his own actions in the past. "We have got a taste of our own medicine," he told VG. "We have won so many games in the dying seconds in the past. "Now we have got to experience how it is to lose in the same way. Next medicine Villa Park april 3rd FA-CUP semi-final against Arsene's Arsenal after they refused to move the match to cardiff...Infopop ,

FINISHED FILES ARE THE RE- SULT OF YEARS OF SCIENTIF- IC STUDY COMBINED WITH THE EXPERIENCE OF YEARS. Now count the F's in that sentence. Count them ONLY ONCE! Then see below... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ANSWER: There are six F's in the sentence. A person of average intelligence finds three of them. If you spotted four, you're above average. If you got five, you can turn your nose at most anybody. If you caught six, you are a genius. Here is the same text, but we highlighted the F's for your review! Finished Files are the result oF years oF scientiFic study combined with the experience oF years. how many u got nomads? honestly i got 3 F's the first time.

Thats a good one SADE...i like If you want it too often.........you're oversexed.... proud of your achivements...full of myself damn!!

May Allah grant her jannah & may the family have less problems in this time of mourning.

may god grant her jannah & may the family have less problems in this time of morning

when.. 1. You see something funny and scream, "LOL, LOL." or KKKK (lots of nomads have this habit) 2. You talk on the phone with the same person you are sending an instant message to. 3. You meet the mailman at the curb and swear he said YOU'VE GOT MAIL. 4. You sign off and your screen says you were on for 3 days and 45 minutes. 5. You fall asleep, but instead of dreams you get IMs. 6. You buy a laptop and a cell phone so you can have AOL in your car. 7. Your cat has its own homepage. 8. You beg your friends to get an AOL account so you can all "hang out." 9. You have your screen name as your license plate. 10. You actually invite large groups of people to your house and have internet parties. 11. You sit on AOL/MSN for 6 hours waiting for that certain special person to sign on. 12. You get up in the morning and check your email before going to the bathroom. 13. The only Family you send Christmas and Birthday Cards to are the ones who have an email address. 14. You’re on the phone and say "BRB". 15. Instead of forplay, you ask your spouse if she/he wants to skip the small talk and cyber. 16. You have internet in your bathroom. 18. You get depressed when you check your email and dont have any. 17. You name your pet DotCom.

Number 4 actually happen to me 1-You've been standing in a grocery store line-up for at least 10 minutes, you're next in line and a cashier opens up a line. Inevitably, all the people in the line behind you run over to the new line and get served before you do. 2-The boss calls you on his speakerphone. 3-You buy a new pair of shoes that fit perfectly in the shoe store but start to rub and cause blisters on your feet the moment you actually start wearing them. 4-Someone 90 years old is doing 30 mph on the expressway in the passing lane. You ride there tail and they can't see you. You blast your horn and they can't hear you. 5-What's worse than a cold toilet seat? A warm toilet seat. There's only one way short of magic it could have gotten warm. At first, you're almost thankful it's warm, then you get to thinking... this is the result of another person's *** -warmth. its been long time since i was last here,it good to be back.

peremende? lol hiyo kali siste anyway thanks for the compliment.

Assalaam aleikum bro's & sis who in live in kansas city am looking for a cousin & a friend who lived in kansas city last time i knew be4 i lost his contact,so walalayaal now that i boost to fellow sijui's that somaliaonline is my second home you guys gotta help me,this fellow am looking 4 is called Ahmed Mohamed Hussien aka JOJO he is a sijui from nfd(gsa)so guys why not hook me up to this fellow just tell him 2gimme a call 27-722 840 573,i love u all walalos.Thanxxx

Have you ever been let down by someone you were into so much?(I guess most would call this a heartbreak of sorts). As in you cared about them (or so you thought) but they did not feel the same? How did you react? I am asking this question because it seems people react differently. Some take it so personally and even turn the person into an imagined enemy fighting all sorts of imaginary wars with them. I have been into some people who unfortunately felt otherwise and not once do I recall ever getting so bitter and angry about it such as to hate them like the devil lol. It happens to everybody ( I think). If you have been let down it is not the end of the world. There is someone for you. Please share your letdown stories.

"It’s a very funny thing about life; if you refuse to accept anything but the best" you very often get it. waryaa mindstate u r very creative bro keep it up.

You are my inspiration having you in my life revived my sleeping devotion You are indeed a special someone Loving you gives me hope to free this misery that I coped in those times I gave up You came and I stood up Never will I forget how you always cheer me up every time I’m sad and for that I’m glad Whenever I’m lonely You were there for me keeping my heart alive with your every smile I dedicate this words to you to show how much you meant to me I love you My special someone gabar somali

Oo, a special girl Oo, a special girl Oo,og-gal u r a special girl Keep your heart open to dreams. For as long as there's a dream, there is hope, and as long as there is hope, there is joy in living. happy birthday walalo.

Nuune,jamaal,lakkad thanks for your replys and tell all other friends or yours out there that Garissa today is the best place for vacations so get your tickets and go visit the place,jammal u r in which skool bro,and for you sabha abayo as the saying goes east west home is best so common and take some few canadian dollars home and your friends,loooool.