Soo noqod wanaagsan ya shaykh Nur! I hope everything is well with you. Most of the mentioned topics seem quite interesting, but I too am particularly interested in #9. Though you must have much on your plate as it is, hopefully, we'll see some results soon Insha'Allah.

Jazakallah Kheyr for posting it, though more ppl would have seen it in the General section. Insha'Allah, I hope the nomads will take the few seconds of signing it and make a difference. I also ask anyone who reads this to make a dua for the brother and all the innocent Muslims who have been unjustly treated and detained. May Allah help our people. PS: Your right SOS, the stagnant position of our so called gov't has been astounding to say the least. But then again, this is unfortunately not the 1st case we've seen thus far, which is why I can't help but grow less optimistic and patient everyday that passes by. But, xasbunallahu wa nicmal wakeel!

Hodman, alhamdulilah, Shaikh Abdulrahid is a wonderful qaaree though his recitations may confuse those who are only familiar with qira'at Hamza. It's fascinating how qaari's can specialize in the numerous qira'aats and be so attentive to the minute differences, subhanallah, what a gift! Here's his website, it's in arabic but it's cool. Have you listened to Shaikh Abdulhakim Sh. Ali Sufi yet? He's not a qaaree but his recitals are beautiful and touching as well, always makes me reminisce back home. And yes, both are imams in Doha.

^Allahuma aameen. Indeed, the class has come to an end, and what an emotional ending it was! You should've seen the sisters, none of us could contain ourselves. The emotional impact of remembering the last few days of the prophet (sallahu alayhi wasallam) was added to the realization that the class was about to end, and thus tears kept flowing and noses running I agree, it turned out to be an incredible learning experience, alhmdulilah. It offered precious and memorable gems to adopt and a great opportunity to reflect and develop our minds and souls. I've absolutely enjoyed having the opportunity to immerse myself in such a blessed and spiritual environment; a great gift from Allah subhanahu wata'ala that we all undoubtedly cherished. I too have been a little haste initially and frowned upon the structure of the course. Therefore, I understand why you reached your previous conclusions, and I also understood that you didn't mean to illustrate it as a 'negative' point. Surely, we all form certain expectations when embarking on a journey, most likely influenced by our previous experiences, but in doing that, what we fail to realize is that we're setting ourselves for a disappointment if that particular expectation is not met. Well, I've discovered that such expectations can in fact hinder the learning process at times. Subhanallah, more than anything, this class has been a journey of self-discovery for me, and alhamdulilah, I've been able to detect a particular weakness of mine (wrt being a student of knowledge) that I hadn't realized before. In retrospect, I now know that it was because of this very weakness that I was left unfulfilled with some other experiences of mine, and I was attributing it to outside sources when indeed, I was the problem all along! I'm glad the Shaikh chose the route he did to teach this course, perhaps some will still remain indifferent, but I'm sure many others have seen it as an opportunity to learn the Seerah from a completely unique perspective and thus benefited. An eye-opener it was! I loved his keenness on extracting lessons rather than just offering narration after narration. This truly made me see a whole new quality of Shaikh Muhammad that I must've overlooked in previous classes. However, I've always appreciated his pragmatic approach to teaching and his dedication to motivate, and encourage others to excel and to implement the lessons. May Allah reward him for his hard work, and all the students who have worked selflessly to make this class a success. I pray that we can all reflect upon the lessons learned over and and over again, and strive to adorn oursleves with the superior and dignified qualities our beloved Prophet (sallalahu alayhi wasalam) and his companions (radiyalahu anhum) exemplified. The more we learn about him, the more we love him and the harder we work to emulate his excellence. May Allah give us the tawfeeq insha'Allah. PS: Unfortunately, I missed a whole half day of the best day (this sunday). I felt terrible but it was by the mashee'a of Allah Azza wajal, and I actually figured it was a punishment for going out the night before (with a friend I hadn't seen for a while) and staying out till 3:00am (absolutely unbefitting of a student, I know). Lessons keep ringing in my mind . So how was the lecture before lunch? Obviously, I missed quite a bit PPS: I see you're not too fond of your fellow student sisters, tough luck eh, they're not going anywhere

^Quite frankly, his opinion on that subject matter was not of interest to me. Therefore, I wouldn't know!

Masha'Allah, a very noble woman!

I've had the pleasure of attending the York event with a friend. I was glad to have finally met the old man and discuss some issues I had in mind. He's definitely a peace-loving-qabil-denying-pragmatist whose tremendous love and passion for his home country shines through. I've picked up his latest release (knots) on my way. I'm hoping it'll be a good read.

^So? How did the 1st weekend go? Subhanallah, I was quite impressed with the huge turnout, masha'allah. Unfortunately, some friends of mine were turned down b/c the class was sold out I loved the location alhamdulilah, I find Ryerson so much more convenient than U of T campus. Oh, am I ever excited about the upcoming course, seriously, I was incredibly happy and nearly screamed when I discovered Aqeedah 102 is our nxt class. This is the immense influence Shaikh Yasir Qadhi has on anyone that learns under him, hafidahullah. I can't wait to see him on Friday, Insha'Alalh. :cool:

Inaa Lilaah Wa Inaa Ileyhi Raajicuun. Ilaahey ha u naxriisto.

La xawla walaa quwata Ilaa bilaah. May Allah forgive him and have mercy on his soul . Indeed, time is precious and it is not granted to us. We shall best use it while we can.

Generally, I'd prefer a female one, but for religious reasons and not behavioural. Most of my managers have actually been females, including professors of whom I've been warned against their supposed pretentiousness and/or toughness. Needless to say, I've managed to maintain a great professional relationship with them all, even more with some of them. However, it's some female co-workers that I sometimes find irritable to work with, mainly because of their constant gossip and chit chats (usually about men :rolleyes: ).

^I'd say he was doing pretty good on his own. Originally posted by Paragon: Walee aggahda iyo awoowgaa la janee ayaan aad u aqaan oo waxaan taa ku bartay beelo gob ah oo Eebe dhaqan wanaag ku manneystay. Walee? Waxaan islahaa inanku muxuu ugu khafiifey gabdhahan iyaga ah, show kuwii la yiqiiney baad soo indha-indheysay . Oo kaaley, hadaabad raggii hore ka hadhey oo aad beelahaana la dhaqantey, ma adoo af-madhan baad ka timid? Faarax, fuleynimo laguguma ogeyn ee waaku sidee? Iska dhici inanta waad dhali kartaayee, oo ha uga bixin maskiinkan eey ku goobteen gabdhuhu

How is it that a simple appreciation of our miyi girls turns into a gender feud. Originally posted by Paragon: hadaad i leedahay qaar ka qurxoon ayaa beladada jooga, soo in aan arko kama horreyso? Meel kaga dhici maayo gabdhaha kale balse kuwaa uu midibkooda dhiinka yahay unbaan isaga heesayaa abid. Adiguse, ma la jin baad tahay? Aggah, oo aragtidu ma shardi baa? Adoon arag miyaadan aamini karin jiridooda? Bas khalas, I shall not spoil it for you (though I suspect few of the sis's have already done so), keep on serenading walal And meey, la jin ma ihi

Funny majajilo. Originally posted by Paragon: simply beauties ..all natural and no make-ups Simplicity and natural beauty are not confined to gabdhaha reer miyiga ah ee bal ha u gafin gabdhaha kale huuno

^I've become quite curious about this organic Caudalie line too, but I was browsing their site and I couldn't find a normal daily moisturiser. Where's the lady who was 'passionate' about the product? Shakti, walal, exactly what combination of products do you use for your daily skin regimen? Are they good for combination skin? I've spent loads of money on skin care lines like Clarins, Biotherm, Aveda etc, without much success in getting the desired outcome. So now, after having lost faith in fancy lines, I resorted to using simple old Nivea Visage (not bad but doesnt feel ideal either).

^Walee waan soo watey su'aashas aniguba. Tolow maxaa isku xidhay labada. Kulmiye, Walal, gabadh looma guursado deegaankeeda ee waxa loo guursada diinteeda iyo dadnimadeeda. Kolka, anu waxan ku odhan lahaa, Ilaahey talada saaro oo weydiiso midii kheyrku kuugu jiro inuu ku waafajiyo

Nothing is wrong with that the same way nothing is wrong with A. Yusuf getting Ethiopians and Americans to bomb the hell out of other somalis. Sometimes I feel like iney labo fiilo iskakaa dabamareen markaad sidan u hadasho. Inaba caadi ma tihid. Perhaps, you should kindly present to us the idea of the muhajaba? I mean, if a school girl simply demanding her right to play with her hijab on becomes comparable to the actions of a brutal warlord ( :confused: ) , then surely you must be the expert. And there are the ones who wear hijab and want to be seen as "wadaad" girls yet they have this extra pride which Allah doesn't like. And I suppose you have an access to cilmul gheyb, for how else would you know the fact that the motive of that hijabi is 'to be seen as wadaadad'. Walee, some ppl never cease to amaze me with their constant, unsubstantiated assertions.

I heard a slightly different version. Nonetheless, great wisdom for the reflective ones. Thanks!

LoL@career in homicide. If you call that interrogation, then perhaps you have yet to experience the real stuff (I hope you never have to). About that little dilemma, well, it's really not the sisters who are at fault in this case. Sisters in and of themselves are not a fitnah, however, due to a brother's spiritual instability, he may perceive them to be a fitnah for his well being. In other words, if one is suffering from ailments of the qalb, which is most likely the case if he views a perfectly hijabified sister as a threat to his emaan, then the problem lies within him! He needs to first address that issue, and the remedy is simply tazkiya (invaluable skills every sincere student of knowledge needs to employ in order to implement successfully the knowledge they set out to attain). As for your last comment, I'm just gonna let that slide. Clearly, you haven't been amid Somalis much. Anyways, I just found The Sealed Nectar online, didn't think it was available. A great way to review the seerah and prep for the course.

^that was a good point you edited there; the many wandering eyes! Though it's mostly (I noticed) from the Paki bro's But that brings me to this question Ameen, how do you distinguish the Somali sis's noise from that of the others unless you, ahem, are eying up the sisters yourself On a serious note, I agree with you on the level of noise and constant chit chats among the girls; I don't know whether it's a Torontonian behaviour or it has something to do with younger age as some of the girls are still in their teen years, but it's definitely a behaviour that I myself don't tolerate well.

^Insha'Allah. Try your best to attend though, it'll be worthwhile. Ameen, That's very commendable Masha'Allah. That's basically what Almaghrib thrives on: the hard work of sincere students who want to partake in proliferating the sacred knowledge. I never knew you were Almaghrib student though...the classes are for some odd reason usually short of Somali brothers while they are glittering with the abundant presence of beautiful Somali sisters

I know we don't have many Torontonians on board or Ontarians for that matter, but I was wondering who's enrolled for the upcoming Seerah course? Alhamdulilah, I've managed to encourage couple of friends to take the course and I'm working on convincing one at the moment. I'm very excited and can't wait Insha'Allah; I've missed the awesome Almaghrib atmosphere! Check out the trailer, Masha'Allah the Majdians are doing an excellent job in promoting the course. Hope to see some of you there in March, Insha'allah.

Ceeb ya xurma, isku xishoo! walee times have changed.

I've always used MAC products. The best line I've seen thus far for women of colour. Pay them a visit and try with a makeover first (ask for the powder instead of foundation). Hopefully, you'll find something that suits you.

^good for you Xaraam, these poor girls aren't probably aware of their pics being flaunted on the net like this. Ya Allah, na hadee.