Ninxoon is not as bad as he seems walaahi! I think the guy is Funny!! Athena...... Could you be BASRA?

Dejiya! Now that is a great Song Walaahi! I fell in love with it the minute I heard it on a Friend's wedding............. Waxaan Dumar daye dayoo, Mid ii dana radiyaba Hadaan taan doonayee, Ilaahay ka ducaysan jiray.. Walba something............... Alloow isku kaa'ya daa!! ................. Plz Hibo do finish it if ya know the Lyrics!! Thanks!

I'm barely 23! Unix and being 30 is not that scary believe me! Age is nothing but a #! besides, If you don't die till then 30 is near the Door!! Ma'salaama......

I'm barely 23! Unix and being 30 is not that scary believe me! Age is nothing but a #! besides, If you don't die till then 30 is near the Door!! Ma'salaama......

I'm barely 23! Unix and being 30 is not that scary believe me! Age is nothing but a #! besides, If you don't die till then 30 is near the Door!! Ma'salaama......

Forgive me for asking this! I'm just wondering what age group's do we consider 'TEENS'?? Do we count the Somali age or the American?? Cuz even though I know a thing or two about 'poetry' I'm too shy to consider myself a TEEN! Thanks!

Forgive me for asking this! I'm just wondering what age group's do we consider 'TEENS'?? Do we count the Somali age or the American?? Cuz even though I know a thing or two about 'poetry' I'm too shy to consider myself a TEEN! Thanks!

Forgive me for asking this! I'm just wondering what age group's do we consider 'TEENS'?? Do we count the Somali age or the American?? Cuz even though I know a thing or two about 'poetry' I'm too shy to consider myself a TEEN! Thanks!

Nice one Samira.......Thanks sis! Jaza'aka alaa Khayrat

Baahila....... Hubsiimo hal baa la siistaa! Magacan aad Sheegayso Bari hore ayaan iska badalaye!! Teeda labaad Waxaa layiri Qof walba qumanaa qorta ugu jira! Waadigan ileh maxaad "cid walba ugu Jawaaabiye" Adigu Maxaa Na kaa soo dhexgaliyey?? xataa Maba tihid Qof NOMAD, ama Junior Nomad......... Waxaad Tahay Qof Bilaa Passpora OO wadan Uusan Lahayn Dhex socda ama Degen! So Uhkhtii ama Akhii Ugu Horayntii 'SHARCI' soo samayso Kolkaase ayaan Si fiican Kugu Jawaabiye! [This message has been edited by LadyFatima (edited 12-23-2001).]

Jaberoo Walaal Runtu Waa lagma Raystaan! Waxaad tiri " Women can't handle rejection,they too emotional" I've seen men who are Much Much Much more Way toooooooooooo Damn Emotional! then us ladies! Walaahi bilaah I'm not lying men on the Exterior look Strong and Powerful but when It's the matters of the Heart they too are Emotional! Remember Cilmi Boodhari? Akuyeey Wadnuhu Jilicsanaa! Bi'i waa jacaylow Boodheri inuu dilay Been baan u haystee....... Wasn't Boodhari a Man?? So Waxba Hanooo Maahmaahin we all know what the deal is?

Salaama All, Jaber.. the Dowry usually divides into 3ccategories! One is what they call YARAD!.. this money goes to the Bride's Family alone. 2nd is SOORYO! this money goes to any man (be it from the Man's side or the woman's side) Who happen to be at the Meher ceremony.... 3rd is the MEHER money this money is the one you pay or promise to pay to your wife! However, the 'MEHER' doesn't always have to mean money it could be a set of Dahab(Gold) or Cloth, or GEEl(Camel) Normally they ask for a Dahab! To isra... the Meher money sis if the husband to be has it and can pay her when they wed that is acceptable also, If they choose he can Pay it back while they're married!! But in anyhow that money must be paid back b4 or when he divorces her!! It does seem burden when you Sort it this way but what is demanded or XAQ should I say is the Meher money! this is Of course religion-wise!! the rest is usually based on Tradition...and if you don't have it the family or the bride shouldn't force you or make it Obligatory! Since that is Haraam! Anyway, Ina'mayahow Waxaa layiri Bakhayli intuu ba'yo ayaa badan! just because it's not Obligatory (religion-wise) that doesn't mean it's OK for you guy's not to pay what is expected of you, So plz Check 'em wallets again

am I really? lol.....

I agree with Buubto ... Somalia is not safe, Everyone is gonna die one way or another we know that already! Maybe some of you didn't see what Took place in Xamar & the south in general when the War started? or what happends still?....... Plz don't tell me to go back to the same people who killed the Eldery, the children and raped women who were pregnant? the North, the East and the West areas is Somewhat safer however even there they fight Sub-clan VS another... Lets not blind ourselves from the Truth... we all know somalia's current Condition and I don't think anyone of you is seriously thinking about Raising his/her children Where the War Never stops!! 2ndly, 'We are the Future of Somalia', Nicely said! However is anyone of you (US) Doing anything about what goes on in their and how our so called leaders, or Power Hungry should I say Treat us(the Country)?? I Don't like people who jus TALK THE TALK but Never do anything about it!! Either Go back and Kill 'em so called leaders or atleast take the power from them or just Keep Quite!!! I don't think there is anyone who loves somalia more then me, but there is nothing I can do! for my people, my country! Gacmo wada Jir ayeey wax Ku Qabtaan!! Unless or Until our people are ready for a Better Somalia, a Peaceful somalia there is nothing I or you can do! If we are the Future of somalia , then our people must truly be ready for and willing to change!! Ma'salaama

I agree with Buubto ... Somalia is not safe, Everyone is gonna die one way or another we know that already! Maybe some of you didn't see what Took place in Xamar & the south in general when the War started? or what happends still?....... Plz don't tell me to go back to the same people who killed the Eldery, the children and raped women who were pregnant? the North, the East and the West areas is Somewhat safer however even there they fight Sub-clan VS another... Lets not blind ourselves from the Truth... we all know somalia's current Condition and I don't think anyone of you is seriously thinking about Raising his/her children Where the War Never stops!! 2ndly, 'We are the Future of Somalia', Nicely said! However is anyone of you (US) Doing anything about what goes on in their and how our so called leaders, or Power Hungry should I say Treat us(the Country)?? I Don't like people who jus TALK THE TALK but Never do anything about it!! Either Go back and Kill 'em so called leaders or atleast take the power from them or just Keep Quite!!! I don't think there is anyone who loves somalia more then me, but there is nothing I can do! for my people, my country! Gacmo wada Jir ayeey wax Ku Qabtaan!! Unless or Until our people are ready for a Better Somalia, a Peaceful somalia there is nothing I or you can do! If we are the Future of somalia , then our people must truly be ready for and willing to change!! Ma'salaama

Ur right Jaber.....You give and you get it in return! MMA........Huuno Maxaad tiri? are you talking in Af'somali or Chines??......lol I've no idea what you just said!! can someone Translate this into Somali for me Plz?? Cia

LST.........lol Walaahi you're right my name did came up as well as the others! Also My name came up as Lady Fatima the Virgin Marry!.aka Mother of God(Istaaq'fur'Alaa) This Kufaar's Need to re-think what they're Worshiping!!..lol anyway check this Out: http://www.fatima.org/story1.html BTW... I agree with you, Google is #1 Search Engine... I've always used

lol @ Jaber... People Need to learn to compromise! If they can afford a wedding w/out borrowing and Credit Cards then they may as well have a dream wedding! If not then Walaahi it's pointless to waste so much $$$ on one night! especially when you have to pay it all back!! For instance my poor cousin got married 8mons ago to this gal, the guy didn't have a penny whatsoever and she being who she was made him get all this different credit cards so she can show of to her clueless g/f's & family, he being head over hills in love with her agreed to it, now the poor guy works 7dayz 8 sometimes 10hr shifts, strugling to pay all 30,000+ The interest!! On top of that he has to pay the rent and all other necessities since she is pregnant ALREADY!! They walaahi Hardly see each other or spend time together.. so what is the point in having a wedding when it's way out of your reach??? I admit dumarka qaarkood Need to grow up walaahi! and Take it easy on these poor men! However, The Dowry has to be paid regardless of who/how it's gonna be spent! that is XAQ and you men have to pay it even if you don't like it...that is what you get for breaking the Tie...lol I'm wondering though, you guy's Complain about having to pay 'everything' yet when your wife's say they want to work you refuse the Idea of having your wife working? That is being a hypocrite right? To Unix, U wished you were Ugandies? Brotha "Caws Jilaal Waa lagama Huraan" Just a lil advice for the S-men Don't Choose Quantity over Quality! like I said Caws Jilaal Waa lagama Huraan! a Lil compromise here and there won't kill anybody... Ma'slaama [This message has been edited by LadyFatima (edited 12-23-2001).]

Salaama All, Jaber It's kind difficult to explain the Issue of Slavery and Islam! so here is an Article(s) that has the answer perhaps to your question!! as far as I know Slavery is Haraam in islam but there were times when it was OK! or permissible. Anyhow, here are the websites... 1) http://www.twf.org/Library/Slavery.html 2) http://www.al-islam.org/slavery/3.htm Also, Medman....... brotha I don't know what to tell you Honestly, some Great Scholars say It's forbidden other's say it's not! but I believe to some extend that it's forbidden since some of the Music Videos(mostly RAP & Hip Hop) Promote Sexuality or Free Sex! Read the articles below, Since they're too Big to paste them all here, I'll provide the Links below for you to visit! It's still and ongoing debate. Islam and entertainment Since the birth of Islam the permissibility of music and singing has been debated. Not only the lawfulness of the performer but also of the audience was discussed. Advocates and opponents alike traced the legitimacy of their position back to the Quran and the hadiths, the sayings of the Prophet. As in present day Egypt, these debates on the lawfulness of music did not prevent the art from flourishing in palaces and private homes (Sawa 1989; Stigelbauer 1975). The seventeenth-century Muslim scholar Chelebi distinguishes three categories of music: that coming from birds, from the human throat and from instruments. He states that in Islam it is permissible to listen to the melodies produced by birds, and to those produced by the human throat, subject to certain conditions and rules. To listen to instruments that are blown or struck however, is never permissible (1957: 38). Certain instruments are forbidden because they are supposed to incite drinking. The kuba, an oblong drum, for instance, is prohibited because of its association with drinking wine, licentious songs and dissolute people. With respect to the human throat, if it produces songs about wine and debauchery, it is not permissible to listen to them (ibid.: 39). According to the ethnomusicologist Al-Faruqi, religious opinion makes a hierarchy of music and singing in forbidden, unfavored, indifferent, recommended and commendable forms. The recitation of the Quran stands at the peak of the hierarchy, immediately followed by the call to prayer and religious chants. Also legitimate are various types of songs connected to family celebrations, caravan chants, work songs and the music of military bands. At the bottom of the hierarchy, we find "sensuous music that is performed in association with condemned activities, or that is thought to incite to such prohibited practices as consumption of drugs and alcohol, lust, prostitution etc." (1985: 12). These genres are clearly forbidden, haram. Most forms of music and singing, though, fall between these clear categories and are controversial (Al-Faruqi 1985: 1-13). The approval or disapproval of performers is not only related to the genre but also to the context of the performance. Regarding the permissibility of the context, three elements are deemed important by the eleventh-century Muslim scholar Imam al-Ghazali, that is, time, place and associates. It is not acceptable if too much time is devoted to performances so that it interferes with the higher Islamic goals and distracts the believers' attention from the devotion to God. Full-time professional performers are accordingly less acceptable than non-professional amateurs. The acceptability of the place and occasion of the performance is also an important factor in judging the legitimacy of the entertainers and their public. Lastly, the type of people present during the performance affects the permissibility of the performers and their audience. A certain genre of music can thus be permissible in one context while it is rejected in another circumstance. Playing the tambourine is, for instance, acceptable if it is done by women at a wedding but forbidden if it is done by men in contexts of homosexuality or prostitution (Al-Faruqi 1985: 17-20; al-Ghazali 1902: 1). Upper-Egyptian musicians playing at a wedding procession Religious discussions on dancing are less detailed and ma inly deal with the nature of ecstatic states of mind. According to al-Ghazali, proper conduct during ecstasy and trance is also bound by the rules of time, place and company. Besides, if ecstacy overcomes a person and makes the person move without volition, it is excusable. Yet, when volition returns, stillness and restraint is preferred. The general rule is that: "If the pleasure which causes dancing is praiseworthy, and the dancing increases and strengthens it, then the dancing is praiseworthy (...). Yet it is true that the practice of dancing does not befit the station of notable people who set an example, because most of the time, it springs from play and sport (...)" (al-Ghazali 1902: 9). We should keep in mind though that al-Ghazali discusses male ecstacy dancing in a religious setting and not female dancing in a secular context. Although the impact of gender on the acceptability of performers has not received systematic attention, it is a crucial factor in the debates outlined above. A well-known phrase often cited to discredit female singers, is "sawt al-mar'a `awra," "the voice of a woman is a shameful thing" (1). Imam al-Ghazali explains this as follows. Music is allowed except if temptation is feared. The voice of women could seduce the listener. Looking at female performers is always unlawful. Listening to the voice of concealed female performers is still forbidden if it evokes tempting images. He continues reasoning that looking at a beardless boy is only forbidden if there is a danger for temptation. He then likens the lawfulness of listening to a concealed female singers to looking at a beardless young boy. The rule which must be followed, then, relates to the arousal of temptation, and if this is feared, it is unlawful (1901: 235-237). Women are thus generally perceived as more enticing than men and excitement aroused by looking is considered more powerful than excitement aroused by listening. These observations have consequences for the lawfulness of the different forms of male and female performances. Female performances are more controversial and their acceptability depends on male experience of arousal. The fact that male excitement is most strongly aroused by the eye rather than the ear also affects the various categories of female performers. Female musicians have an audience. Female singers have an audience and, at least at present, spectators. Female dancers, on the other hand, are solely eye-catchers. Female dancing is accordingly considered the most shameful form of entertainment. In order to understand the Islamic fundamentalist views on art and entertainment we cannot solely rely on the opinion of Muslim scholars of the eleventh or seventeenth century, but should also look into recent religious opinion leaders. According to the late Sheikh al-Azhar Shaltut, who wrote a fatwa (a formal ruling or opinion) on the issue in 1960, music is permissible under certain conditions. He argues that God is not against pleasure and that Islam seeks the Golden Means. Yet, it should not take place under immoral circumstances or with dissolute companions (Al-Faruqi 1985: 25-26). The Muslim scholar al-Qaradawi states that singing and music in itself is permissible and pleasurable. He places several restrictions on them though. The content of the song should not be against the morals and teachings of Islam or be accompanied by other forbidden things in Islam like alcohol. Also the way of singing should be within the confines of Islam, that is, it should not be accompanied by suggestive movements. Exaggeration is never preferable but certainly not in entertainment and the person who knows that entertainment easily excites him or her should keep away from it (Qaradawi 1985: 139; 289). During my research, the leading television preacher Sheikh Mitwalli al-Sha`arawi, stated that all female dancing is bad and that only music which does not "tickle the nerves" is permissible (The Economist 21-5-1988). Most forms and contexts of art and entertainment in present-day Egypt are thus either controversial or forbidden, particularly for women as performers. So, although the Islamic fundamentalsts are the ones who actively try to abolish art and entertainment, their views on the unlawfulness of art and entertainment, especially for women, are shared by conservative and orthodox Muslim scholars as well. Why, then, are the voice and body of women considered forbidden things in Islam? http://www.mynaraps.com/music.htm http://www.submission.org/music.html http://www.sbu.ac.uk/islamic/knowledge/music.htm

I agree with you Unix!

How to Make your Husband HAPPY......This is for the Married sista's...... The following article is a summary of the book "How to Make Your Husband Happy" by Sheikh Mohammed Abdelhaleem Hamed. 1. Beautiful Reception After returning from work, school, travel, or whatever has separated you, Begin with a good greeting. Meet him with a cheerful face Beautify and perfume yourself Start with good news and delay any bad news until he has rested Receive him with loving and yearning sentences Make hard efforts for excellence of the food & having it ready on time. 2. Beautify and Soften the Voice For your husband only, it shouldn't be used in front of non-mahram men (men who can marry you if you were unmarried) 3. Smelling Good and Physical Beautification Take good care of your body and fitness. Put on nice and attractive clothes and perfumes. Bathe regularly and, after the monthly period, remove any blood traces or bad smells. Avoid that your husband observes you in dirty clothes or rough shape Avoid prohibited types of ornamentation, e.g. tatoos Use the types of perfumes, colors, and clothes that the husband likes Change hair style, perfumes, etc. from time to time However with these things you should avoid excessiveness and, of course only act as such in front of mahrem men and women. 4. Intercourse Hasten for intercourse when your husband feels compulsion for it. Keep your body clean and smelling good as possible including cleaning yourself of released fluids during intercourse. Exchange loving phrases with your husband. Leave your husband to fully satisfy his desire. Choose suitable times and good occasions for exciting your husband and encouraging him to do intercourse, e.g. after returning from a travel, weekends, etc. 5. Satisfaction With What Allah (subhaanahu wa ta'aalaa) Has Allotted You shouldn't be depressed because your husband is poor or works in a simple job You should look at poor, sick, and handicapped people and remember Allah (subhaanahu wa ta'aalaa) for all that was given to you. You should remember that real wealth lies in faith and piety. 6. Indifference to Worldly Things You should not consider this world as your hope and interest. You should not ask your husband for many unnecessary things. Asceticism does not mean not to enjoy what is good and permissible (Halal), but it means that one should look forward to the Hereafter and utilize whatever Allah SWT gave them to achieve paradise (Al-Jannah). Encourage your husband to reduce expenses and save some money in order to give charity and feed poor and needy people. 7. Appreciation By the saying of the Prophet (sallallaahu 'alaihi wa sallam), the majority of people in Hell were women because they were ungrateful and deny the good done to them. The result of being grateful is that your husband will love you more and will do his best to please you in more ways The result of being ungrateful is that your husband will be disappointed and will start asking himself: "Why should I do good to her, if she never appreciates?" 8. Devotion and Loyalty In particular in times of calamities in your husband's body or business e.g. an accident or a bankruptcy Supporting him through your own work, money, and properties if needed. 9. Compliance to Him In all what he commands you, unless it is prohibited (Haram) In Islam, the husband is the leader of the family, and the wife is his support and consultant. 10. Pleasing Him If He Is Angry First off, try to avoid what will guarantee his anger. But if it happens that you can't, then try to appease him as follows: If you were mistaken, then apologize If he was mistaken then: Keep still instead of arguing or Yield you right or Wait until he is no longer angry and discuss the matter peacefully with him. If he was angry because of external reasons then: Keep silent until his anger goes Find excuses for him, e.g. tired, problems at work, someone insulted him Do not ask many questions and insist on knowing what happened e.g. 1) You should tell me what happened! 2) I must know what made you so angry! 3) You are hiding something, and I have the right to know! 11. Guardianship While He is Absent Protect yourself from any prohibited relations Keep the secrets of the family, particularly intercourse and things that the husbands don't like other people to know. Take care of the house and children. Take care of his money and properties Do not go out of your house without his permission and put on full hijaab Refuse people whom he does not like to come over Do not allow any non-mahram man to be alone with you in any place Be good with his parents and relatives in his absence 12. Showing Respect for his Family and Friends You should welcome his guests and try to please them, especially his parents. You should avoid problems as much as you can with his relatives. You should avoid putting him is a position where he had to choose between his mother and his wife Show good hospitality for his guests by arranging a nice place for them to sit in, perfection of food, welcoming their wives, etc. Encourage him to visit his relatives and invite them to your home Phone his parents and sisters, send letters to them, buy gifts for them, support them in calamities, etc... 13. Admirable Jealousy Jealousy is a sign for wife's love for her husband but it should be kept within the limits of Islam, e.g. not insulting or backbiting others disrespecting them, etc… You should not follow or create unfounded doubts. 14. Patience and Emotional Support Be patient when you face poverty and strained circumstances. When you face calamities and disasters that may happen to you, your husband, his and your children, relatives or properties, e.g. diseases, accidents, death, etc. When facing hardships in Da'wah (imprisonment, getting fired, arrested etc. Be patient and encourage him to keep on the path of Allah and remind him of Paradise. When he mistreats you, counteract his ill-treatment by good treatment. 15. Support in Obedience to Allah, Da'wah and Jihad Cooperate with your husband and remind him of different obligatory and voluntary worships. Encourage him to pray at night. Listen and reciting the Qur'aan individually and with your husband. Listen to Islamic tapes and songs individually and with your husband. Remember Allah subhaanahu wa ta'aalaa, much, particularly after Fajr and before Maghrib. Share in arranging Da'wah activities for women and children. Learn Islamic rules (ahkaam) and good manners ('adab) for women. Support your husband's activities by encouraging him, offering wise opinions, soothing his pains, etc. Yielding some of your rights and a part of your time with your husband for Da'wah Encourage him to go for Jihad when needed and remind him that you and children will be in the preservation of Allah, subhaanahu wa ta'aalaa. 16. Good Housekeeping Keep it clean, decorated and well arranged Change house arrangements from time to time to avoid boredom Perfect food (preparation) and prepare healthy foods Learn all the necessary skills for managing the house, e.g. sewing Learn how to raise children properly and in an Islamic way. 17. Preservation of Finances and the Family Do not spend from his money, even for charity without his permission unless you are sure that he agrees on this. Protect his house, car, etc. while he is absent. Keep the children in good shape, clean clothes, etc. Take care of their nutrition, health, education, manners, etc. Teach them Islam and tell them the stories of the Prophets and companions. Finally, please make Du'a for the writer; Sheikh Mohammad Abdelhaleem Hamed for the translator brother Abu Talhah, and for the reviewer, brother Adam Qurashi. Remember this is not a perfect translation so forgive us our faults and correct our errors. Muslim Students' Association University of Alberta Edmonton, Canada February, 1999 Taken from : Al-Haramain.org Newsletter

I don' know diin-wise what you should do about it but Personally I think It's OK! Who knows it, Maybe they will see Islam as it's A Beautiful religion and become Muslims themselves? Ma'salaama

Qawdhan iyo Jaber Dream on!...lol cuz I can assure you Somali women won't pay a PENNY as dowry, Not now not ever...Well, Maybe in another Live time?

lol@MMA.......... Ukhti adiga qosolaa igu dhishay!

Subxa'nalaah I didn't mean to Stir your 'HOT' spots... horaa looyiri "DHIDIR QABE DHULKAA U DHAQ DHAQAAQA" The 2nd thing is... as I said before, Different Scholars have different Opinion on this matter! I never Confessed in Knowing the Religion BETTER then anyone of ya! So Plz B4 you jump in my face Re-Read what I've said earlier.... The Quran says "The man and the woman guilty of fornication, flog each of them with a hundred stripes and let not compassion move you in their case in the enforcement of the law of God, if you truly believe in Allah and the Last Day. And let a party of the believers witness their punishment.....(24:2-3" It says in the Quran also "Let no man guilty of adultery marry but a woman similarly guilty, or a polytheist; nor let any such a woman marry but a man similarly guilty or a polytheist; to the believers such a thing is forbidden. (24:3) Now here is where the Khilaaf is(different Opinions come) Some Scholars say after the Adulators or the Fornicators have been Punished then only they maybe allowed to marry themselves! Some Scholors also say that They must never marry since it says in the Quran.. "And upon those of your women who habitually commit fornication, call in four people among yourselves to testify over them; if they testify [to their ill-ways], CONFINE THEM TO THEIR HOMES TILL DEATH OVERTAKES THEM or God finds another way for them. And the man and woman among you who commit fornication, punish them. If they repent and mend their ways, leave them alone. For God is Oft-Forgiving and most Merciful. (4:15-16) 3rdly, Nimco iyo 'Sister' Horaa loyiri Qof Walba qumane ayaa Qorta ugu jira!! No need for us to argue on this matter.. you know the relgion as well as I, and I'll say this again Lakum dinakum waliya diini....Cuz in this case (even though we all have the same religion) we have our different views on the matter at hand....... Last but Not least Allaah knows what is best and most correct! Don't let a minor disagreement bring resentment among ourselves!! Ma'salaama