Originally posted by The Rendezvous: Nowadays There is a "Propaganda going on"..and it's Never good to depict ISLAM as the Source of Terrorism.. Read on.... First of all, I would like to start off by mentioning few world events that included a great deal of terrorism in it: 1- The Nazis and the Holocaust against the Jews was done by Hitler and the 60,000,000 German ROMAN CATHOLIC CHRISTIAN Nazis who followed him and died for his cause and ideas. The Nazis were not Muslims. 2- The Serbs in Yoguslavia and their massacures for more than 1,000,000 Muslims in Bosnia and lately in Kosovo. The Yoguslavian Serbs are 12,000,000 and they are GREEK ORTHODOX CHRISTIANS. 3- The massacures that happened in the Great land of United States of America against the Native Americans. More than 95% of the Native American population were massacred. They were literally shot everywhere they were found!. Ask any US History teacher and he would shed some light upon you regarding this subject. More than 90% of Americans at that time were considered CHRISTIANS. 4- The Oklahoma City bombing happened by the CHRISTIAN CULTS group but still blamed "on Muslims" 5- The use of "Uranium Bombs" by the American troops during the Gulf War against the Iraqi Civilians in Southern Iraq that infected thousands of civilians with the Uranium Radiation. Pictures and clips are there at the Al arabic Satelitte TV Channel (Al-Jazeerah)..You can request them and see how Iraqi babies are born today with Uranium infections. If you see their pictures, you would cry. Their faces look like they had been burnt. Several infected American and German and British Soldiers who were near Southern Iraq were herrased by their governments when they tried to speak up against the Barbaraic attack against the Iraqi civilians by the US forces, and the Western Media until today is rediculously trying to cover up for this BARBARAIC attack on civilians who did not have nor use the Uranium Bomb, which is equivelant to a small Atomic Bomb. Still claim that ISLAM is about Terrorism... Read here for the correct truth about What ISLAM says about Terrorism, killing, murder, self defence etc I would say...Everyone likes talking about ISLAM IS TERRORISM....Think.. “Why do you see the speck that is in your brother’s eye, but do not notice the log that is in your own eye?†Take a case of "The crusade here against Islam and muslims" The Crusade against Islam and Muslims

Originally posted by The Flipmode: quote:Originally posted by Viking: "Cool James dedication to Cool james with his oldies..Sina Makosa!!!It was one of the best.. Ma oldies jo anyone with a link ya cool james...am sure mko nazo ?????

^^^ The Rendezv-ous or The Flipmode are one and same..A somali faarax.. See camal..???

Every breath of a human, every moment of his or hers life in all Religious traditions, their teachings, their guidance, their viewpoints, their perspectives is worth more than a priceless gem. These breaths the human being takes in order to survive in life and the moments of life itself are like the pearls of a necklace. Just as a pearl will embellish the appearance of that neck that wears the necklace of pearls, in the same way the life of a individual is enhanced by that person who looks after the moments of his life. No Treasure trove of any Ruler, no Sultanate of any Sultan, no Kingdom of any King, no Rulership of any Queen in tantamount is equal in value to one moment of an individuals life. Life in-fact in numerous places of the Quraan, either directly or indirectly, is described by Allah as a favour on human beings. In one verse of the Quraan, Allah says, " How can you disbelieve? Seeing that you were dead and He gave you life. Then He will give you death, then again will bring you to life (on the Day of Resurrection) and then unto Him you will return." (Surah Al-Baqarah Verse 28) Out of all the bounties Allah has bestowed upon human beings, the most precious is the gift of life. Each one us should remember that this life Allah has granted us, it is not our personal possession or our personal property. In-fact it is a trust from Allah, making us merely trustees. Because we are trustees we should utilise each and every moment of our lives in the paths that please Allah. In one verse of the Quraan Allah informs mankind, "And I (Allah) created not the jinn and mankind except that they should worship Me (Alone)". (Surah Adh-Dhariyat Verse 56). From this verse we can learn the reason why Allah created mankind. How precious is this gift of life, we can learn through the Holy Quraan, Ahadeeth (Traditions and Sayings of Prophet Muhammad (Peace be upon him)) and the Shariah (Islamic Law). Suicide In Islam.....Why should you kill yourself..

Originally posted by Haseena: Bismillah An ayah comes to mind, I just can’t locate it, where Allah says something like They will not be happy with you until you denounce your religion and become like them, (any one who knows where to find this ayah, Baraka Allah fikom, would you please insert it).. I wouldn't even bother…*personal view* Never underestimate your "Love" for christian and jew freinds..sister May be Allah will show them the way..Be happy with them.. For the same, Haseena check the ayah that came to your mind as my signature..

Nowadays There is a "Propaganda going on"..and it's Never good to depict ISLAM as the Source of Terrorism.. Read on.... First of all, I would like to start off by mentioning few world events that included a great deal of terrorism in it: 1- The Nazis and the Holocaust against the Jews was done by Hitler and the 60,000,000 German ROMAN CATHOLIC CHRISTIAN Nazis who followed him and died for his cause and ideas. The Nazis were not Muslims. 2- The Serbs in Yoguslavia and their massacures for more than 1,000,000 Muslims in Bosnia and lately in Kosovo. The Yoguslavian Serbs are 12,000,000 and they are GREEK ORTHODOX CHRISTIANS. 3- The massacures that happened in the Great land of United States of America against the Native Americans. More than 95% of the Native American population were massacred. They were literally shot everywhere they were found!. Ask any US History teacher and he would shed some light upon you regarding this subject. More than 90% of Americans at that time were considered CHRISTIANS. 4- The Oklahoma City bombing happened by the CHRISTIAN CULTS group but still blamed "on Muslims" 5- The use of "Uranium Bombs" by the American troops during the Gulf War against the Iraqi Civilians in Southern Iraq that infected thousands of civilians with the Uranium Radiation. Pictures and clips are there at the Al arabic Satelitte TV Channel (Al-Jazeerah)..You can request them and see how Iraqi babies are born today with Uranium infections. If you see their pictures, you would cry. Their faces look like they had been burnt. Several infected American and German and British Soldiers who were near Southern Iraq were herrased by their governments when they tried to speak up against the Barbaraic attack against the Iraqi civilians by the US forces, and the Western Media until today is rediculously trying to cover up for this BARBARAIC attack on civilians who did not have nor use the Uranium Bomb, which is equivelant to a small Atomic Bomb. Still claim that ISLAM is about Terrorism... Read here for the correct truth about What ISLAM says about Terrorism, killing, murder, self defence etc I would say...Everyone likes talking about ISLAM IS TERRORISM....Think.. “Why do you see the speck that is in your brother’s eye, but do not notice the log that is in your own eye?â€

Originally posted by Zarqa: Indeed, life is short. One of your goals before life ends is to establish a family. ii taartiibi nooooooo...

I saw some guys dating un-hijabified girls...and then settling down with ones that are hibabified...and that's nothing with that...so I thought maybe the topic was more oriented towards that...why would a guy date an un-hijabified chick and right about when she falls for him, dumbs her for a hijabified one?

Originally posted by ibtisam: ^^^ in verse 4:34. [4:34] The men are made responsible for the women, and GOD has endowed them with certain qualities, and made them the bread earners. The righteous women will cheerfully accept this arrangement, since it is GOD's commandment, and honor their husbands during their absence. If you experience rebellion from the women, you shall first talk to them, then (you may use negative incentives like) deserting them in bed, then you may (as a last alternative) beat them. If they obey you, you are not permitted to transgress against them. GOD is Most High, Supreme. what i said before is a translation of this, in sahih ul bukhair. i'll look it up when i have time. but it clear says so above. p.s. Abuse of a wife will not happen if the man learns to follow the clear commandments of God in this verse and in the order decreed. Abuse will only happen when a man does not follow these commandments, and fails to cool off and reason with himself or with his wife. this verse is extremely abused by many of the so-called "Muslim" men in the world. While disregarding their own obligations and their own righteousness, they focus on the third step of handling this difficult condition as described in 4:34, skip the first two necessary steps and give themselves the excuse to beat their wives. cheers Follow the regulations God himself has ordained..There are steps to follow..In order.. What if "You are not interested in beating anyone at all"..wouldn't that be "too nice".. The difference how women are treated in ISLAM and Christianity one wife policy Muslim "men" It appears that the extremist's approach and style is an extension of the culture and the way women were treated before Islam. Muslim reported in his Sahih: "Abdullah Ibn Omar said: I heard the Prophet of God saying: 'Do not prevent women from attending mosques.' Bilal, his son replied back: 'By God we will prevent them,' His father approached him protesting his answer with anger stating: 'I say the Prophet of God said [allow them,] and you say [don't!]'" Sahih Muslim, Kitab al Salah. This example clearly showed that even during the time of the Prophet this type of attitude regarding women was still prevailing. A true Muslim, by definition, is supposed to be ethical, tolerant, social, wise and rational.

Some of the sisters raised the issue of "Some Hijabi girls are worse that then non-Hijabi ones"...!! And i'll agree with this but not to the extent that it is not the majority.... infact the majority of the sisters that wear the hijab are consistent except for few that lack the knowledge and maybe self-esteem, iman or maybe even willpower...!! I was one of those who wore pants with a hijab...and it took a white (non-Muslim) girl to correct that action for me (how sad when i think of it again)..!! I was one of those girls who wear the "so called" hijab...it fell off of my head conveniently, and at times of weddings and parties hijab was not even an obligation...but Alhamdulilah it is not like that anymore because I had a moment to think "hint: think" about the purpose...the real purpose..!! Allah says in the Quran: 20 اعْلَمÙوا أَنَّمَا الْحَيَاة٠الدّÙنْيَا لَعÙبٌ وَلَهْوٌ وَزÙينَةٌ وَتَÙَاخÙرٌ بَيْنَكÙمْ وَتَكَاثÙرٌ ÙÙÙŠ الْأَمْوَال٠وَالْأَوْلَاد٠كَمَثَل٠غَيْث٠أَعْجَبَ الْكÙÙَّارَ نَبَاتÙÙ‡Ù Ø«Ùمَّ ÙŠÙŽÙ‡Ùيج٠Ùَتَرَاه٠مÙصْÙَرًّا Ø«Ùمَّ ÙŠÙŽÙƒÙون٠حÙطَامًا ÙˆÙŽÙÙÙŠ الْآخÙرَة٠عَذَابٌ شَدÙيدٌ وَمَغْÙÙرَةٌ مّÙÙ†ÙŽ اللَّه٠وَرÙضْوَانٌ وَمَا الْحَيَاة٠الدّÙنْيَا Ø¥Ùلَّا مَتَاع٠الْغÙرÙور٠Know that the life of this world is only play and amusement, pomp and mutual boasting among you, and rivalry in respect of wealth and children, as the likeness of vegetation after rain, thereof the growth is pleasing to the tiller; afterwards it dries up and you see it turning yellow; then it becomes straw. But in the Hereafter (there is) a severe torment (for the disbelievers, evil-doers), and (there is) Forgiveness from Allâh and (His) Good Pleasure (for the believers, good-doers), whereas the life of this world is only a deceiving enjoyment. (Al-Hadid 57:20) Mashallah HONESITA sister for the advice to our sisters..It is rarey hard to get such statements on this boards..

Originally posted by Tahliil: Note to myself: Never, ever, ever think of having a relationship with a woman in jeans. Simply hate it. P.O.V. &.N.P cajeeb?????????????? But why do u say so?

Originally posted by ibtisam: errrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr. Why on God's earth are you obsessed with women!! Did you just come out of prison or something? :confused: Every time I open the women section I see another thread from you. p.s. the first point you made has been modified, men are allowed to beat women, with a small stick, just not like a savage. Ibtisaam sister, I am not posting anything for you, Infact i have written at the start of the thread that, it is dedicated for all SOL sisters..not only ibtisaam... If you have a problem with my threads for my sisters, By the way My sister is a guest in this forum.. , Then please avoid reading them..I am not forcing you.. I am just posting some items I feel is relevant for discussion and read.. N To say that ISLAM has accepted "Beating of women" with some stick sort of..Let me clarify that Many men..especially young somali peers don't even know what a stick is let alone beating.. So you are in other words saying..Go on..beat us..ISLAM has given you the leeway.. That is incorret I think..Somebody like you who I suppose a muslim, has that kind of thinking..What about a new convert..He will directly translate "Beat me please"...Please avoid replying me.. You are already a..!!! I stopped..

WHAT YOUR PROPHET SAYS ABOUT WOMEN AND YOUR SPOUSES Dedicated to all SOL sisters WIVES: Muhammad said: "Beat not your wives." Then Sayidina Omar came to the Rasul (Muhammad) and said, "Wives have got the upper hand of their husbands from hearing this." WIVES: He is the most perfect Muslim whose disposition is best; and the best of you are they who behave best to their wives. WIVES: A virtuous wife is a man's best treasure. WOMEN: Women are the twin-halves of men. WOMEN: The world and all things in it are valuable; but the most valuable thing in the world is a virtuous woman. WOMEN: The best women are the virtuous; they are the most affectionate to infants, and the most careful of their husbands' property. WOMEN: When a woman performeth the five times of prayer, and fasteth the month of Ramadan, and is chaste, and is not disobedient to her husband, then tell her to enter Paradise by whichever door she likes.. WOMEN: Verily a great number of women are assembled near my family, complaining of their husbands; and those men who ill-treat their wives do not behave well. He is not of my way who teacheth a woman to stray. WOMEN: Asma, daughter of Yazid, said, "Victuals were brought to Muhammad, and he put them before some of us women who were present, and said, `Eat ye.' But notwithstanding we were hungry we said, ` We have no inclination.' Muhammad said, `O women! do not mix hunger with lies."' WOMEN: Whoever doeth good to girls, it will be a curtain to him from hell-fire. WOMEN: Whoever befriendeth (his) two girl till they come of age, will be in the next world along with me, like my two fingers joining each other. WOMEN: Whoever befriendeth three daughters, or three sisters, and teacheth them manners, and is affectionate to them, till they come of age, may God apportion Paradise for him. WOMEN: Whoever hath a daughter, and doth not bury her alive,or scold her,or prefer his male children to her, may God bring him into Paradise. WOMEN: Shall I not point out to you the best of virtues? It is your doing good to your daughter when she is returned to you having been divorced by her husband. .. Divorce is strictly never "encouraged" so much in Islam WOMEN: God enjoins you to treat women well, for they are your mothers, daughters, and aunts. Please Read ISLAM and more from here

Originally posted by The Rendezvous: quote:Originally posted by ALexus.: Three years later, I have become a better Muslim. That is nice to hear..I am happy personally to see a muslim woman rejoicing her religion.. Please also see What you need to also know very rare confessions though We pray for all our muslim brothers and sisters. "know that" life is just too short and there is another life that is awaiting all of us..

Originally posted by a "Pie": ...let it go, dude. Some people just have a low tolerance threshold for nomadic nonsense. So, can you please change "Some" to "I" ...like "Some people Like myself".. Originally posted by juba: Rendevous, u seem to really like to stress the OBVIOUS! ok we get it, women have a perfect life in Islam and it SUCKS to be a Western women, but i have a feeling u have other motives than "keeping in touch" No, it doesn't SUCK to be a western woman, You can be a western woman and still on Islamic norms and ways of life..Or what do u call western anyways. . I just want to separate what some fellows call "a liberated woman" and others call the same.. Ever wondered why Bush calls "War on Islam" War on Terror.. Now everyone clearly understands that ISLAM has liberated the women to an extent dedicating a whole verse in the quraan specifically dealing with women issues, (It doesn't matter as some verses were meant for the 6th century but the idea and meaning are same for the 21st century), so that some fellows do not come up with what they call "A liberated woman" to mean ISLAM oppresses women.. You get my Point...Thank you all.. Sheh...Take it easy eedo..

Although there is a hadith of the Prophet which says.. "God (Allah) doesn't look into your clothes and your appearance ..laakin looks into your heart"..with emphasis on how a muslim works his way in the life of this world.. Surely, many of you will feel HAPPY walking with a woman who is "Modest" atleast like with Hijaab I mean to say..

Originally posted by Digaale: UmMM I see the $$$$ already' reforming huh Now i can finaly pay off my debts and college tuition. what do i do? 1. Tell the so called " Truth" that the nonmuslims like to hear. Always dramatized, one sided. negative with out any positive. 2. Or maybe just publicly display i am not happy with islam and i am not muslim' while everything i say includes ' We muslims need to do that. 3. I got a great idea' Let me review whatever the other reformers have said and make it a new topic with a new face. It is actually pathetic that some people would sell their faith and purpose of life for few measly bucks! May allah guide us all. amen Pathetic walahi...But surely ISLAM was already reformed for the 21st Century long ago .....

Originally posted by Socod_badne: Has anyone else noticed how EVERY topic covering women's rights (the West vs muslim/3rd world) degenerates into the female body and what she wears? Very telling given these who assail against rights alloted Western women are the same self-appointed champions of muslimahs. But the first thing that springs to their minds when discussing women's right is the female body and what she wears trumping all other considerations. Duplicitous, smarmy bunch! call yourself SB or whatever,.. First of all, I respect your ways of liberal thinking.We are in no business discussing about "female body" here as you try to imply.. here on this board.We are talking about what some people call "Liberation" and others at the same time call "Liberation".. No wonder Bush calls "war against Terror" to mean war against Islam while we can see a lot of terror in the palestinian lands..This is NEVER called "War of terror" Listen nomad, we are here to post items that are confusing muslims in general like telling the world "Muslim women are denied rights"..They have no rights and so on. Many atimes I talked about our "genuine concern" to preaching to non-muslims and muslims alike that Islam grants women more rights than any other religion in the world... Compare this with the propaganda against ISLAM where our "own" like AYAAN HIRSI have digested that idea planted in their brains that "ISLAM has no rights for women".. thereby causing ISLAM to go consume time to explain that The rights of a western woman in modern times was not granted voluntarily out of kindness to the female Therefore after so much comaprison between (WESTERN read Christianity and ISLAM) both modern and old cultures, It was found that Islam was 100% better than any other religion in providing rights for women and still does..... No wonder so many people have started "embracing Islam" in the whole world right from the Western world, USA/CANADA/UK and European countries..Australia and Africa Included. Today I was praying friday prayers with some Chinese muslims...who recently embraced ISLAM They are all crazy many think...they don't know about western women rights...walking almost like a nude person calling it "Freedom"

Much has been said of this thread Some learned ladies who appear to refute anything I say about "the reality of life" of our modern world where being a "Muslim" you are seen as backward, not liberated and uncivilized... liberated ladies with absolute freedom to arrest their husbands, more westernized, so civilized that to appear with proper clothes on them appears "uncouth" My "head".. Gosh see this.. Someone is obsessed with Western women. Or is it a fetish? Naked sluts and prostitutes, alcoholic killers who can't succeed in business without using their bodies...depraved and dangerous women (prolly white and blonde to boot - ooweee). Sounds like the stuff of a pubescent boy's wet dream. Lord help us. Flip, you're flooding the site with same-y topics! Post your articles under one and the same thread, man. I think The Rendezvous is doing what all men in all cultures do: reducing women to sex objects. A woman is walking genitalia. Whether she's being covered up and hidden away or used to sell sports cars, a woman is first and foremost for the edification of men. The important thing is to recognize and pinpoint this constant belittlement. Why does this Rendezvous person think that... I am a simple Faarax who happens to "preach" to my fellow Nomads of what is happening in "reality" nowadays..we see many "changez" and nobody can deny that.. Many of you think I have a business discussing about women all the time..Nooooooo , you are all my fellow nomads, god-fearing muslim ladies and I have the "Hobby" of just keeping in touch with all of you,I love you all.. Anti-ISLAM groups have the "Tendency" to infiltrate ISLAM through the women..See what Ayaan was saying about ISLAM..She has not read her ISLAM properly and goes ahead to "Blasphem" ISLAM..and our religion.. All around me, I have a mum, a sister, a cousin lady and many other group of women around me who read this posts on SOL...I mean you are not alone, we have a sizeable number of ladies who are more "learned" and "Liberated" without throwing their "clothes" off..I am with them..I want them to continue reading this posts so that they can atleast adjust what has been planted in their minds that: ISLAM mistreats women, Islam refuses education to their women, Muslim woman are punished to cover themselves, Muslim women have no rights so on and so forth.. Point Blank, If Muslims do not let their daughters take advantage of their life as stipulated in the Holy Quraan and Hadith, the daughters who gonna be the roots of muslim societies, the daughters we will rely on to teach our kids morals, the daughters who gonna help families. Then I think better we better not discuss this issues in length..No better name calling and bored illusions will ever help us.. There are so many sisters who are more learned than us, who know more than us, who are more liberated than us, who have much freedom than us, and still God-fearing than us, people we can depend on later as muslim leaders, This are the people we genuinely know are "Liberated".. The rest are just suckers are "mere" skeezers.. There are some who don't know ISLAM liberated women 1400 years ago.. This are the guys we are posting the thread for...Not you ..

^ Take it easy doll, I mean take your time... It's going just too fast ..

LIBERATION OR SEXPLOITATION Today in some societies, particularly in the West a woman can walk semi-naked in public, swim topless, patronize bars and clubs, smoke, drink, dance in discos and have sex with anybody she feels like. She can even serve her boyfriend, like an unpaid prostitute, and be free to murder her unborn baby if she falls pregnant. She can also compete in the business world by using her body to promote commercial commodities. At the end of the day she will be regarded as a truly 'liberated' woman! In Islam, however, Liberation of women is far more serious, noble and dignified than just the burning of bras as is done in the so-called permissive societies where the fair sex is regarded as no more than a sex object. Today the West is very quick to condemn Islamic laws, which protect purity of purpose and the intermingling of the sexes at all levels of society. Look at the glossy cover of any magazine or advertisements on TV and newspaper, you will find that most of these advertisements have scantily dressed women in alluring poses to attract the attention of men. This proves that the Western society considers woman only as a sex symbol. The liberation of women in Islam is far superior to Western liberation as it allows women to live with respect, dignity and equality in society. Equality does not mean aping and behaving like men or dancing to their carnal tunes; that would be an act of inferiority in the face of one's own femininity. A truly liberated woman always dresses decently and modestly. A true woman will never degrade her body and sell her dignity to the highest bidder. No woman is truly liberated if she is still the slave of her wayward conscience, bodily lust or infidelity. However, in Islam, women, whatever their role as mothers, wives, sisters or daughters, command respect and have a constructive role to play in society. The Hijab itself gives an aura of freedom to the womankind, facilitating their movement and protecting them from provocation and wanton greed of the human wolves. Removal of the Hijab makes you vulnerable to the lust of men. By removing your Hijab, you have destroyed your faith. Islam means submission to Allah (s.w.t.) in all our actions. Those who refuse submission cannot be called Muslims. WHAT IS HIJAB? There are many sisters who have failed to understand the actual meaning of Hijab. Hijab technically means covering. Islam desires the preservation of social tranquility and familial peace. Hence, it asks women to cover themselves in their inter-actions with men, whom they are not related to. WHY IS HIJAB NECESSARY? The dangerous consequences of the Western culture of nakedness and permissiveness are before us. We should think twice before blindly trying to imitate Western life-styles. HOW SHOULD WOMEN OBSERVE HIJAB CORRECTLY? Basically, the dress of ladies should cover the whole body except the face and hands (i.e. palms & fingers). Hair should not be exposed because Islam considers it as half of the total beauty of women. The Hijab could be of any form and color, a one-piece chader or a three-piece ensemble, as long as it is not tight fitting and does not attract people's attention. BASELESS OBJECTIONS AGAINST HIJAB: It seeks to imprison women: Those who feel that Hijab imprisons women should refrain from living in houses because it is nearer to a prison than Hijab. It subordinates women: In fact, culture, which promotes nakedness, takes people nearer to the culture of animals. Wearing the Hijab, on the contrary, liberates women from the trap of Western fashion and maladies. It gives them greater, rather than less freedom and mobility. Why only women? Science has confirmed that visual stimulation plays a predominant role in the physiology of men compared to women. The fact that the sex-industry in the West is targeted towards the male-market confirms it. Victims of Ridicule: Some of our sisters come up with the excuse that the non-believers laugh at them if they observe Hijab and they feel degraded. They may laugh for a little while but after some time they will have no choice but to respect the Muslim women observing Hijab for their discipline, which could not be shaken, by their little laughs. Let us not forget the famous phrase: The one who laughs last laughs the longest". Beauty is meant to be appreciated: True! But only by the husband. Hence women who truly love their husbands would never wish to be seen in public without Hijab. WHAT ARE THE DISADVANTAGES OF DISCARDING HIJAB? Becoming an easy target of anti-social elements. Causing great stresses, insecurity and suspicion in the minds of husbands, ultimately disturbing the familial harmony. Instigating young people to deviate towards the path of lust and immorality. Giving rise to cases of divorce, adultery, rape & illegitimate children. WHAT ARE THE ADVANTAGES OF OBSERVING HIJAB? Confidence in social participation as human being and not as sexual commodity. Guarding one self from the lustful looks of men. Not diverting people's attention from constructive social work. Improving the moral character of the society. In conclusion, women can achieve true dignity and experience true emancipation by observing Hijab and not by discarding it. HIJAB ALSO FOR MEN Say to the believing man that they cast down their glance. Allah (s.w.t.) is aware of the things they do. Holy Qur'an (24:30) To cast down one's glance, means not to look in a fixed way, not to stare. The sentence means, "Tell the believers not to stare at or flirt with women." Allah (s.w.t.) has given equal rights to both men and women; He forbids either sex claiming supremacy over the other. Allah (s.w.t.) states in the Quran: "The most honored of you in the sight of Allah (s.w.t.) is (he who is) the most righteous of you." Holy Qur'an (49:13) 1,900 raped every day in America WASHINGTON- Nearly 1,900 women are raped every day in America, according to a study released on Thursday that paints a much grimmer picture than US Justice Department figures announced earlier this week. The National Victim Center, which promotes the rights of victims of violent crime, said 1.3 adult women are raped every minute and 683,000 US women are raped each year, based on a survey of more that 4,000 women, including 579 rape victims. One in eight adult American women has been raped, bringing the total of rape victims to at least 12.1 million, it said. The survey indicated that 61 per cent of all rape cases involve women under 18 and that 29 percent of all rapes occurred when the victim was less than 11 years old. - Reuters (Source: MID-DAY Bombay 25-4-92) My cents

No wonder this business of "Reformers" in Islam is rising..I didn't know guyz make money out of this... who is supplying this money and what is their cause..? to cause confusion in Islam.. Originally posted by Khayr: How to be a Muslim reformer 1. Keep it simple 2. Have an angle 3. Write a book 4. Become a Western media darling 5. Remind people that you are constantly under siege 6. Rake in the cash 7. Remember your audience How to be a Muslim Reformer

Originally posted by Nada18: hey guys im doing an event in my city where people are going to dress up, dance etc. i was wondering if you know were i can get fine art /. music/drums etc. if u find any websites / or are willing to let me borrow or better yet sell ur products PLEASE POST THIS INFO TO A good cause that needs help.... Where are you doing anyways..

That was superb Mashallah..Suleeymaan Admin and mods, please create a database for this kind of research we keep posting for our readers.. They will be useful insha-allah

The Distorted Image of a Muslimah I agree