thanks all....its a true epidemic in the somali men who live in mn. I don't know other states...

Wonderful...Thanks for the post. May Allah put Qushu in all our prayers and make us of those who are under his shade on the day of reckoning.

Thanks all for the wonderful Qari's. Ok...so there is this Qari that I love but I don't know his name and I don't have any of his audio. I only have a cd lecture that starts out with him reading. HElp me find him. He reads slow...he takes a long pause btw ayas and stretches it out. His voice is very sharp, clear...mansha-Allah it is amazing. Know of such a qari? let me listen and see... Jazak's.

emmm..just looking at the food pictures makes me crave for Safaari food!! I know where am having lunch tomorrow!!!

He dwells on what happened sits in coffee shops and argues strategic planning; he is the next politician at home, his wife works hard 12 hour shift plus cooking and feeding seven kids all under 12, all hungry for attentinon He dwells on what happened he was the king, the man of the house until one day rebels attacked, took his power lack of security, he can't protect them his children starved as he watched death would have been better he has to be strong he can't cry He dwells on what happened work is no longer important for his manhood is long gone upon entering this new land his wife is the head of the house she makes the money she says what is and what isn't lost are his duties no longer is he depended on He dwells lost soul in a new land hunted by the past sipping his tea he yells politics and rebels are what is important for he must make a difference even by argueing with one's like him who are hunted by their enemies He dwells in the past as his children scream for his attention they make the streets their home no daddy to stop them, no male role model as he relives yesterday he misses today for tomorrow will come with memories of whats gone

Dibshit......i think u just traumatized me for life! I jumped and screamed loud as heck while in the library...can u say embarresing again.

So tell me, WHAT GOOD HAS HE DONE FOR SOMALIA THUS FAR EXCEPT TO TURN THEM AGAINST EACH OTHER MORE AND BRING IN FOREIGN (who have wanted to conquer somalia for ages) ARMY? TELL ME B/C THERE IS SUMTHING AM MISSING DAT EVERYONE KNOWS IN THAT SHINDIGG OF A CELEBRATION!

Yes. As sad and disgusting as it is, the US and its "allies" are plainly attacking Islam by killing them by the thousands each day. We are so preoccupied by our life and celebrity news that we don't notice how the war on "terror" is truly affecting us muslims in America. Its tragic. I heard on the radio today that 9 muslim young men were arrested in England for plotting "terrorist" activities. Some shyt huh! The number of muslims imprisoned and dehumanized in Guantanamo is growing. ATtacks in Gaza are occuring hourly. Lebonon residents have been turned against each other and have taken to the streets since the Israeli invasion two months ago. what else? I can go on and on and on about the situation of muslims in the world and the endless death. Allah has said a true muslims will not succeed untill they are a just nation (united). "Thus have We made of you a just (and the best) nation, justly balanced" May Allah perserve us in Islam and make us true believers. May Allah guide us to the straight path; continue to make us a balanced and just nation and provide us with sustinence. I pray to Allah to forgive all of us for our Sins. I pray to Allah to bring justice to the world; to provide protection for the Muslims under attack. IF we all make Duaa to Allah in sincerity and follow our duties us Muslims, only than will we be truly protected by Allah!

Subhanna-Allah. Killing in Iraq is rising so fast and has become so normal..its unbelievable. Everyday I read "12 Iraqis killed", "100 iraqis die in bomb"...and so on. Its scary. Let us ask Allah to help these poor people and provide protection and support from Allah. They're country is attacked, their ppl have been turned against each other, and the US is reaping all the benefits while planning on sending more troops. La-Illaha-Illa-Lah!!! watch this video "Bloody Day in Iraq; school girls killed" @ http://cosmos.bcst.yahoo.com Let us all pray for peace and stability in Iraq, Palestine, Somalia, Lebonan, Afganistan, Sudan, and all the other nations.

Cadalee: carka iyo canaha geela. Googa: wiilka qaawan qayla dheeraa

A/A, Mansha-Allah, This topic is very interesting to me. I am in my Psychiatric/mental health clinical and I have been working w/ clients who have mental health issue. From an Islamic prospective, I want to tell them to read the Quran, or have the Quran read to them... but of course, I can't say this because of HIPAA laws and all that good stuff. Therefore, I need to educate myself on this from both an Islamic and Somali prospective. I remember when I was a kid, I saw a bunch of sheikh come over to a fams home and read quran, whip, and force tahlil on my cousin. That experience never went out of my head. So when the americans say "spirits", dats in referral to jinni? is there anything else dat can take control of the person? And for schizo, I understand the western medicine explanation for this illness, but how do we face this in Somali culture and Islam? IS it shaitan dat is telling them what to do/ talking to them? If you have somewhere I can get more info or you yourself have knowledge on this....SHARE!!! "O you who belived, fear Allah 'n believe in His Messenger; He will (then) give you a double portion of His mercy and make for you a light by which you will walk 'n forgive you; and Allah is Forgiving and Merciful." [57:28]

"Somalis believe spirits reside within each individual. When the spirits become angry, illnesses such as fever, headache, dizziness and weakness can result. The cure involves a healing ceremony including reading from the Koran, eating special foods, and burning incense." ~is this refering to Wadaado? Is it really spirits? "Mental health care also is a concept new to many Somalis. Traditionally, mental illness is believed to be caused by spirit possession or as a punishment from God. Spiritual healing is required for mental illness. Traditional Somalis viewed people as mentally healthy or mentally ill. They did not see a continuum between the two states." ~does anyone know what kind of spiritual healing this is referring to (I know there is the quran reading with the tasbix water...but what else)? "There are several types of traditional healers in Somali culture. Spiritual healers use religious rituals for healing. General practitioners are skilled in cauterization, minor surgery, blood letting, bone setting, and the use of herbal medications.19 The traditional healers are wise men or women in the community who learned their skills from older family members. Healing techniques include applying a heated stick from certain trees to the skin. This is done for tuberculosis, hepatitis or diarrhea to stimulate the immune system. Herbs and prayer also are used for healing." ~Whats the blood letting? bone setting? What kind of herbal meds do we use besides xabadsowda and xulbad? (and what is xulbad really useful for..it stinks!) Read more about this at: http://xpedio02.childrenshc.org/stellent/groups/public/@xcp/@web/@clinicsanddepts/documents/policyreferenceprocedure/web025020.asp *What other traditional treatments/medicines were used in Somali? are they still practiced? any place I can go to get more info? ~Shukran

If only our love lasted together we'd be holding hands and sharing smiles live forever in each others embrace bringing light into our eyes If only our love lasted tomorrow would only bring happiness yesterday's we'd reminsce what was and will be our love forever strong together, smell the fresh fragrance of blossoming roses If only our love lasted perfect frienship and endless bond we'd have tears of joy we'd only cry like the sweet scent of fresh rain our love would spread and grow If only our love lasted our seeds would be prove of romantic nights with each passing day, it would flourish inspire all to search for their mate If only our love lasted more than anything we'd be each others prove of what is, will be the inspiration for shakespear and alike

!Women's worth? You could buy me diamonds, you could buy me pearls. Take me on a cruise around the world, Baby you know I'm worth it. Dinner lit by candles run my bubble bath, Make love tenderly to last and last, Baby you know I'm worth it. Wanna please, wanna keep, wanna treat, your woman right, Not just do, but to show, that you know, she is worth your time. You will lose, if you choose, to refuse, to put her first. She will, if she can, find a man, who knows her worth, mhmn Cuz a real man knows a real woman, when he sees her. And a real woman knows a real man, ain't afraid to please her. And a real woman knows a real man, always comes first. And a real man just can't deny, a woman's worth. mmm hmmm mmm hmmm mmm hmmm mmm hmmm mmm If you treat me fairly I'll give you all my goods, treat you like a real woman should. Baby I know your worth it. If you never play me, promise not to bluff Ill hold you down when SHIT gets ruff. Baby I know you're worth it. She walks the mile, makes you smile, all the while being true. Don't take for granted the passions that she has for you. You will lose, if you choose, to refuse, to put her, first. She will if she can find a man who knows her worth. oh Cuz a real man knows a real woman, when he sees her. And a real woman knows a real man, ain't afraid to please her. And a real woman knows a real man, always comes first. And a real man just can't deny, a woman's worth. No need to read between the lines, spelled out for you. Just hear this song cuz you can't go wrong, when you value A woman, woman, woman, a woman's worth. Cuz a real man knows a real woman, when he sees her. And a real woman knows a real man, ain't afraid to please her. And a real woman knows a real man, always comes first. And a real man just can't deny, a woman's worth. Cuz a real man knows a real woman, when he sees her.(nothin like a woman's worth) And a real woman knows a real man, ain't afraid to please her.(ooh ooh) And a real woman knows a real man, always comes first.(comes first) And a real man just can't deny, a woman's worth (a woman's worth) Mhmn mhmn mhmn mhmn mhmn mhmn suba duba do'h do'h doodle dee doodle dee ooh Mhmn mhmn mhmn mhmn mhmn mhmn Cherish that woman ooh yeah ~SOL peepz, what' ya'll know 'bout a women's worth?

hey chicas, have you'll tried Romance by ralph L.. that is my fav. even though I tend to sneeze afterwards..i just lub the smell...yum

what the heck happened to the english? Estu understand Engish? me no speak luqatu-Arabia or read Af-Somali....Translate..I was enjoyin all the poems and than you gotta go out and ruin them..Eckh....Alright, at least translate? Ciao

Salam Ya'll, Q:What is you favorite book of all time? what story captured you so much that you had to re-read twice or thrice? what is a book that you would want every literate person(s) to read? Mine would be: The Fountainhead by Ayn Rand, One Hundred years of Solitude by Gabriel Marguez, A fine balance (unknown), The Coldest Winter Ever and The Client What is yours?

Hey, Give me da 411 on this and where its gonna be held at...I wanna go!!! about time def poetry came to Minnesnowta!

Hey sis, I have the Famous Women in Islam CD's and mansha-allah, they are wonderful. I never new that there were so many wonderful muslim women who made our religion stronger and preserved Islam. The CD's not only cover women who are famous in Quran and hadith/spirituality but women worriors, scholars, builders, etc. I recommend this CD to everyone. I saw Dr. Umar Faruq Abd-Allah (the presenter) speak once before in Chicago and he is very good in teaching and capturing one's attention. He is especially great in these CD's. I would like to post some of the lecture notes from the CD's on here but I don't think its ok with the author. I haope everyone who wants to learn about women in Islam go out and purchase these CD's. They are pricey but they are worth it. Asalamu-Calykum !!!

Does anyone know how i can download microsoft publisher for free onto my computer...? HELP!

Ramadhan Warriors By Muhammad Alshareef Sahl ibn Sa'd - radi Allahu 'anhu - narrates that An-Nabee - sal Allahu alayhi wa sallam - said, "In Jannah there is a gate called Ar-Rayyan, a door which the Saa'imoon will enter from, no one else except them. It will be announced, 'Where are the Saa'imoon?' and the Saa'imoon will stand. No one except them will enter from the Rayyan gate." Have you ever heard of a weekend warrior? They are employees who sit in cubicles and relax at a coffee station weighed down with donuts all week long. Then on the weekend they rip off their suits bearing their Reebok gear underneath and spend the entire weekend playing basketball, hang gliding, and mountain climbing. What happens? They break their knees, pull a dozen muscles, and are hospitalized on Monday. This is in relation to the physical body. But there are people that should be known as Ramadan warriors. They are those that haven't fasted all year long and then shock their bodies with a whole month. Or haven't prayed in the Masjid or haven't woken up to pray in the night all year long. What happens to them? As one Muslim doctor said, "In normal days, we have about 5 - 7 patients a day. On the first day of Ramadan,the patients increase to over 50!" Ramadan warriors were rare in our Islamic history. To illustrate, let's all remember where we were at the beginning of Safar - corresponding this year to the second week of May. We were probably praying for work to end, or just finished up with exams, or looking through brochures for a holiday getaway. Interestingly, if we were sitting beside a taabi'ee over a thousand years ago in a simple Masjid, we would have heard him raising his hands asking Allah to grant him the blessing of being around when a guest comes, a guest called Ramadan! There are different ways that we can 'warm up' for Ramadan. One of those ways is by increasing the frequency of our Du'a: Allah ta'ala says in the Qur'an ... the verse before it is talking about Ramadan and the verse after it is speaking about Ramadan, and right in the middle we read: [And when My servants ask you, (O Muhammad), concerning Me - Indeed I am near. I respond to the invocation of the supplicant when he calls upon Me. So let them respond to Me (by obedience) and believe in Me that they may be guided.] - Surah Al Baqarah 2/186 Every goodness on earth is from Allah. And one of the most exclusive blessings is Ramadan. So let us ask the Lord of Ramadan to help us find His Mercy in the coming days. Last year, we gave a khutbah here on Hajj entitled 'The Call of Ibraheem'. A brother just a few weeks ago told me that during that Khutbah he raised his hands to Allah and asked Allah to find him a way to make Hajj. He said that he had no money to make the trip, but that night more then one brother approached him with the offer, "Brother we have a Hajj program for new Muslims, would you like to come!" Alhamdulillah, that brother made Hajj last year from a Du'a that came straight from the heart - in sha' Allah. The early generations of the Ummah used to make Du'a 6 months after Ramadan that Allah accept their deeds in Ramadan. And for the next 6 months, they would make du'a to Allah to grant them the blessing of being alive in the coming Ramadan. Cleanliness - Whenever a guest comes, we prepare in advance for his arrival by vacuuming the carpet, dusting the shelves, and scrubbing the sinks. We should do this for our guest called Ramadan. But the scrubbing should not just be of our physical surroundings, it should include the scrubbing of our sins. Listen to the words of an-Nabee - sal Allahu alayhi wa sallam - speaking about those people that don't want to clean up for Ramadan, "Whoever doesn't desist from speaking falsehood and acting upon it, Allah has no need that he desist from his food and drink." - Bukhari Fasting in Sha'baan (this Month that we are now in) - The biggest downfall of the weekend warriors was that they were not properly warmed up for the exercise which caused the injuries. Similarily, when Fasting, some people only do it once a year making their bodies very foreign to going without food and drink. From here we see the following Sunnah: Umm Al-Mu'mineen Aisha - radiAllahu 'anha - observes, "Allah's Messenger never fasted an entire month other than Ramadan and I haven't seen him fast more than he did in Sha'baan." A poet said: Oh ye who isn't satisfied with his sins in Rajab / so much so that you continued disobedience in Sha'baan / The month of fasting has now come upon you / so do not convert it also to a month of disobedience. Part II When we look at the celebrations, 'the holy days' of this country, we see that they put all their time and effort and spirit in preparation. I tell you, go to any store outside this Masjid and you will see preparations of Candy Canes, red and green bouquets, even Eggnog all in the wait for the annual celebration of the birth - as they falsely claim- of Prophet 'Esa (alayhis salam.) They are preparing for their falsehood almost 2 months in advance! One of the ways to prepare for Ramadan is to educate ourselves in the Fiqh of Ramadan. Alhamdulillah - sitting in this Masjid today are many brothers and sisters for whom this will be their first Ramadan. Allahu Akbar! May Allah accept it from them and allow them and us to share in the blessing of Ramadan for many years to come. Let us briefly review what fasting is: Fasting Ramadan is not optional - it is a must. The evidence for this is found in the Qur'aan and Sunnah. Allaah says (interpretation of the meaning): "O you who believe! Observing al-sawn (the fasting) is prescribed for you as it was prescribed for those before you, that you may become al-muttaqoon (the pious)." [al-Baqarah 2:183] The Prophet said: "Islam is built on five [pillars]..." among which he mentioned fasting in Ramadaan. - Bukhari The Arabic word for fasting is Sawm. In Arabic it literally means to abstain from something. And in Islamic Law it is to abstain from those things that break the fast starting from dawn (Fajr Prayer) and ending with sunset (Maghrib prayer) having first made the intention to do so. The things which break ones Fast, the things which he or she must abstain from from dawn to sunset are as follows: (a) Eating and Drinking (b) Marital Relations These apply if 3 conditions are met (1) That the person is not ignorant that this thing breaks ones fast (2) That he is aware that he is doing something that breaks his fast (meaning he did not do so in forgetfulness) (3) He does so out of his free will and no one forced him to break his fast. In conclusion, as the month of Ramadan draws nearer, we should prepare for this special guest by preparing a Ramadan program *Operation: Valuable Time* in our homes and at our Masjids. The program should in sha' Allah include: 1. Locked times of the day when we will consistently recite Qur'an, learning it's meanings and memorizing new Sur'ahs. 2. Something useful for the time before Taraweeh prayers and the time after Taraweeh. And how to increase our worship in the last ten nights - i.e. what will we do extra. 3. We should make sure that there are days of this month when we feed people. Bring dates or milk to the Masjid for Maghrib. Invite people over to have dinner with your family. Organize a dinner in the Masjid and invite people that don't normally get invited because they are new. Take care of the New Muslims in your community and for the sake of Allah ta'ala make their Ramadan special. 4. Make the intention to double and triple the amount of Sadaqah we give, the worship we normally do, the Dhikr we do, and the deeds that'll help us purify our souls, etc. And finally, for those that can afford it plan a Umrah to the Ka'bah in Ramadan! After returning from the farewell Hajj, Rasul Allah - sal Allahu alayhi wa sallam - saw an Ansari women who had not made the Hajj. He asked her, "What kept you back from joining in the Hajj?" She said, "We had a camel that we used to ride which Abu Fulan and his son went on, and another we used for farming." So Rasul Allah - sal Allahu alayhi wa sallam - said, "Verily, Umrah in Ramadan is the same (reward) as performing Hajj with me!" - Bukhari and Muslim

Blah, Blah, Blah...and so on all ya'll need to shut up and get a life..both Somali men and woman do wrong-and it ain't cause they are in the west. THis issue was goin on before any of all was born and still today its going on...Every culture faces this problem with the increase of each generation and the exposure they get to the outside world(da foreigners)... -what i really don't understand is why my Somali brothers feel threatened by Afro-american brothers..ya'll should be happy your sistahs aint lying next to the devil, i mean da white man. -another think I don't understand is why my Somali sistahs beleive they are too good for the Somali brothas out here..most of them are fine brothas who if they remain with the somali culture and traditions make good hubbies and friends. -third, all these issues this forum is dealing with is an individual problem/dilemma that most Somali's face...there is an insecurity in most that causes them to overlook their own kind and see "good" in those who are different...they look for fault in da wrong places...

I hate..HATE..GOD, i hate Dogs...just the thought of them brings up so much hatred..yuck..I hate them..i wish i could round all of them up and shoot everyone in a slow painful death...euwfff.. ok... I hate the word "NO"...makes me feel so powerless..no this, no that..what the freak? I hate the smell of chinese food,i mean the smell of asian food..it always makes me wanna through up i hate people who make a judgments about sumthin they don't know shyt about... i hate people who make fun of sick, handicapped or slow people...how would they feel if they were in their place? ...........i hate alot of other things...but i'll shut up.

You know what pisses me off bout men? The ugly ones with the nice cars..they are suckering me in wit da nice cars...someone tell me, how do these ugly brothas know dat i am attracted to all things that shine and glitter...they make me mad... oh..and what else pisses me of? cute guys who drive their friends nice cars 'n pretend like its theirs...than once you start talkin' to them...they get comfortable and bring the retarded-half rusted-falling apart ghetto mobiles 'n think they can suckker me in..what a buncha men.....shiat....okey am done

Mz words-yours is Kanye West Golden Child-is yours Nas? it sounds like his type of writting....tell me if am correct