Every escapee from a mental asylum will claim to have recieved 'special and exclusive knowledge of the deepest layers' of the Qur'an. And they will hide their utter ignorance by saying : "I am an 'Aarif', you could never understand my level of knowledge" Iska ilaali slippery slope-kaas, once you start formulating Islam calaa kayfak, min jaybak, religion cusub aala soo baxaysaa like the Ismailis. There is truth in what you say but it is not the whole truth. Regardless of whether one is pursuing understanding through exoteric or esoteric path there are always those who become lost in their jungle of ignorance. When two conditions are met the same slippery slopes you mentioned could lead one to fertile land with meadows in which one may gain both in wisdom and Love. Because then he becomes nearer to God and by virtue of it understands better the religious information which God has sent to us through His messengers in all ages. The first condition is the mercy of God which delivers a person from ignorance and misunderstanding. The second condition is the rightful devotion by which a person utilizes his abilities to his best and consequently comes in pact with the will of God by INTENTION and ACTION, as laid in the Quran and Sunnah. Under the above two conditions everything is possible and there is no limitation as what Allah might unveil to His devotee except eventual limitations God Himself WILLS. We should know that God The Sovereign and Ruler is Almighty and does whatever He wishes for His devotees. Both in here and hereafter an unthinkable Good, wisdom and love can be given to one person by Allah while the opposite might engulf another person. Such are the affairs of God with His creation. In the above context we can postulate that there will always be those who rightfully say " I'm aarif". The Awakener2

Previously posted by Khayr The greateness of the quran is not in its language specifically. It is in its layered meaning. It is a well that never runs dry - as long as there are people willing to drink from it . Well said. But how would you reconcile the understanding of those who recieve a deeper layered meaning with those who only understand the aparent? The Awakener2

Why do the traditonal ulima have difficult to make head way to impress the western mind while the Sufis do. Any thoughts? The Awakener

Rumi speaks from the heart and speaks to the heart. May be that is why he even today attracts many people with different faiths in all the corners of the world . I present in here one of his timeless peoms about LOVE. Love for the Word and the Creator of All. The Alchemy of Love You come to us from another world From beyond the stars and void of space. Transcendent, Pure, Of unimaginable beauty, Bringing with you the essence of love. You transform all who are touched by you. Mundane concerns, troubles, and sorrows dissolve in your presence, Bringing joy to ruler and ruled To peasant and King. You bewilder us with your grace. All evils transform into goodness. You are the master alchemist. You light the fire of love in earth and sky in heart and soul of every being. Through your loving existence and nonexistence erge. All opposites unite. All that is profane becomes sacred again. End Also in video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gaLz3SvksDA&feature=related You can find this and more peoms of Rumi at: http://www.mikeshane.org/rumi/rumi_poem_poetry.htm What do you think about the likes of Rumi? The Awakener2

Finger pointing is never useful. It makes the other part angry and you you, nee nee begins between the parts. Then boom the tenseness transfers to conflict and innocent people become injured or die. Who is responsible ? Yes you know the answer- the one who began the finger pointing !!. The Awakaner2

Walalayaal , Way wanaagsan tahay in taariikhda dib loo eego. Waxaad moodaa in mar labaad la joogo waqti xaalad ahaan ku beegan waqtigii uu dalkeennu marayey bishii june 2006. Waxaa ay labada waqti iska shaabahaan in waan-waan haddii daacad laga yahay nabad lagu gaari karo ay jirto hadda iyo markaas horeba. Markaan dib u milicsaday qoraalkan waxaa ii muuqata in aan talooyinkeenii xitaa mid keli ah laga raacin. Tusaale anigu waxaan soo jeediyey talooyinkan: 1) Maxkamadaha b)In ay aqoonsadaan axdiga dawladda federaliga ah ee ku meel-gaarka ah isla markaas ay aqoonsadaan dawladdii lagu soo dhisay Nairobi. t)In ay ballan qaadaan in dagaal dambe oo maamulkooda ay ugu fidinayaan gobolo kale aysan qaadi doonin. J)Maamulkoodu in uu rabitaanka dhabta ah ee shacabka uu tix-geliyo oo uu noqdo mid ka tarjumaya kacdoonka shacbiga. x)In ay siyaasadda caalamku meesha ay maanta marayso tix-geliyaan oo ay ka fogaadaan in waddankeennu gabaad u noqdo argagixiso. Ciddii shakisanna waa in ay shakiga ka bixiyaan. Kh)Dhulka hadda maamulkooda hoos yimaada waa in ay ka sameeyaan maamul mideysan. Marka maamulka la samaynayo waxaa habboon in saddex xilli lagu habeeyo tadawurka maamul sameynta: waqtigan la joogo, xilli kala guur ah iyo samaynta/hirgelinta maamul xaq ah oo xalaal ah. Labo daraadle talooyinkan waxaan ugu soo jeediyey maxkamadaha, haddii ay diidaan oo kaba soo qaad ay ku guulaystaan in ay dawladdan iyo axdiga ay ku sharciyeysan tahayba dumiyaan wax huban ma ahaa in ay iyagu markaas ku guulaysan doonaan in ay nidaam cusub oo raali laga wada yahay dhisaan. Waxaa dhici karta in sidii hore oo kale ay isku dayaan in ay wax dhisaan oo iyagana qolo kale fashiliso. Taasi waxa ay keeni kartaa, sida haddaba socota, in dalka qowado shisheeye u soo hanqal taagaan oo qabsadaan. Nidaam dalka mar uun in lagu soo dabaalo weeyaan. Nidaam xun ama xukun xun maadaama uu ka wanaagsan yahay nidaam la'aan/xukun la'aan waqtigan hadda aynu joogno waa in aynu ka faa'iidaysanaa oo aan la burburin nidaamkii 2da sano loo fadhiyey Nairobi- xalaal iyo xaraan midkuu rabo ha ahaado. Maxaakiimtu haddii ay Alle tawakal saartaan oo dariiq nabad doon ah ay raacaan, xukunkana aysan u hanqal taagin in ay guulaysanayaan ayaan qabaa . 2)Dawladda federalka ku meel-gaarka ah. b)Waa in ay aqoonsataa waxtarnimada kacdoonka bulshada ee ay culimadu hormoodka u yihiin ee ka dhacay gobolka Banadir iyo nawaaxigiisa. Sidii bilowgiiba ay yeeshay waa in ay soo dhoweysaa oo garabsataa. t)Ciidamada shisheeye ee ay dalbatay waa in ay joojisaa. Waa in ay garab iyo gaashaan ka dhigtaa oo kalsooni ka doonta ummadda soomaaliyeed oo ay uga turtaa in uu dib u abidsado(dhaco) dagaal, qax iyo balanbal dambe. j)Waa in ay oggolaataa in dadka kacdoonka wadaa ay sameeystaan maamul goboleed ay iyagu raali ka yihiin. x)Ugaarsiga culimada lagu hayo ee loogu gacan gelinayo qowado shisheeye ama loogu hanjabayo waa in ay joogsato. Dawladdu waa in ay difaacdaa xaquuqda asaasiga ah ee wadaniga soomaaliyeed. kh)Xilka xaqiijinta in dalka ay argagixiso joogto waa in dawladda federalku dhabarka u ridataa oo iyadoo kaashanaysa masuuliyiinta kacdoonka shacabka iyo maxaakiimta waa in ay hawshaas gashaa oo kadibna jawaab cad ay caalamka iyo ummadda soomaaliyeedba siisaa. d)waa in ay u dhaqantaa oo u hadasho sidii dawlad shacabka soomaaliyeed leeyahay. Hoggaamiyayaasheedu waa in ay ku dhex jiraan, naftoodana khatar u geliyaan si ay dadka ugu dhowaadaan. r) Waa in ay dhaqso ugu dhaqaaqdaa oo xilkeeda 1aad ka dhigta samaynta dastuurkii dalka lagu dhiqi lahaa marka waqtiga xilkeedu dhammaado. waa in lagu talo galaa dastuurka inta aan la hirgelin in afti loogu soo bandhigo dadka Dawladda Dawladda ku meel-gaarka ahi haddii ay Alle tawakal saarato oo ay shacabkeeda iyo culimadeeda ku kalsoonaato talada iyo xukunkana ay ka qaybgeliso in ay guulaysanayso ayaan qabaa talooyinkan iyo kuwo kale oo aynu bixnay in mid keliya aysan labada qolo si daacad ah u qaadan waad aragtaan. Marka waxaan mar labaad furayaa dood cusub. Su'aalo: 1)Wax aan suurto-gal ahayn miyeynu ku talinay -waqtigaas hore ? 2) Maxkamadaha maxaa ka khaldmay oo sababay in xukunkii gacmahooda ka baxo ? 3) Talooyinkeenna ama aan dhaho talooyinkayga haddii la qaadan lahaa ama kuwo ku dhow, haddii aad male awaasho, xaaladi sidee bay u ekaan lahayd maanta ? 4) Waan-waanta cusub ee socota maxaad kula talin lahayd labada qolo ? Talooyin wanaagsan fadlan mar labaad soo jeediya oo yidi-diilo leh ! Toosiye2

Brother Nur, You are welcome. Take your time. The Awakener

Walaal Nur, Si fiican baad u dhigtay. Raali baanna ka noqday sidan aad u jawaabtay. Dooda qodobkan in aan halkan ku deyno ayaa wanaagsan. Waxaan keliya oo ku celinayaa, sida aan anigu u arko, isticmaalka erayo aan laga fiirsan oo ay yiraahdaan dadkii diinta ugu aqoonta roonaa waxay ina geyn kartaa meel aan laga soo geyoon. Tusaale erayga " Muslim " wuxuu bixinayaa ( bixin karaa ) macno ah in ay jiraan labo nooc oo muslim ah oo nooc uusan buuxinanyn shuruudihii islaanimada ee shareecadu qeexaysay. Madaama diintu qeexayso qofka muslimka ah hadalku wuxuu u dhacayaa dadkaasi shuruudihii ma buuxinayaan oo markaas Muslim ma aha. Marka waxaa isweydiin leh waayo markaas maxaa " muslim " loogu sheegayaa. Haddiise laga shaki san yahay in aysan muslimnimadii ka bixin maxaa loogu hadli waayey qaab diiniyan sax ah oo loo oran waayey qofku waa Muslim halka laga leeyahay waa " Muslim " Walaal dadka diinta ugu aqoonta roon waa tusaale iyo toosiyayaal. Marka ay erayo khalad ah isticmaalaan sawir iyo tafsiir khalad ahna siiyaan caamada jid xun baa lagu dambayn karaa. In aad i fahamtay ayaa rajeynayaa. Isla markaas ha i dhibsan haddaan xarigga mar mar kugu qabsado. Waayo qofkastaa toosin iyo tusaale wuu u baahan yahay. We can switch to English so that you can answer the previous questions that I have raised. The Awakener2

Walaal Nur, Door caynkaas ah ciyaari mayso in aad erayga aniga iila jeeday iyo in kale. ISTICMAALKA erayga " Muslim " weeyaan waxa aan dhibsaday. Haddii aad qiil u hayso in erayga loo isticmaali karo qaabka aad u isticmaashay fadlan ka jawaab su'aasha ah: Shareecada Islam erayga "Muslim" micnahiisu waa maxay ? Ogow kumaan weydiin Muslim ee " Muslim" ayaan ku weydiiyey! Haddii aadan qiil u hayn ha ila yaabin haddii aan ku dhibsaday. Walaalkaa Toosiye2

Walaal, Doodii aanan doonanyn in aan galno ayaad bilowday. Laakiin markan keliya aan ku weydiiyee maxaad u jeeday ama ula jeedaa erayga aad qoysanka gelisay ee muslim. Shareecada Islam erayga "Muslim" micnahiisu waa maxay ? Ogow kumaan weydiin Muslim ee " Muslim" ayaan ku weydiiyey! Toosiye2

Walaal Nur, Tan 1aad waxaan jecelahay in doodan si sharaf leh aan ku soo gunaanadno. Su'aalaha aan ku weydiiyey 12 april 2006 oo aadan ka jawaabin ilaa maanta 00 bishu tahay 29 mars 2008da haddii aysan labo sano ku dhowaad ahayn maxay tahay Nur ? Tan 2aad dood cusub oo ku saabsan waxaad tiri waxaan iri dooni maayo in aan hadda furno. Sababtoo ah wax aan dembi ahayn oo ka soo kordhaya ayaan jirin. Camelkeenna if iyo kan aakhiro awgeed aan dhowrsanaano. Toosiye2

Walaal Nur, Isticmaalka kelmada "muslim " iyo erayo kale oo aad raacisay qadaf ayey kaaga dhaceen. Labo sano oo jawaab la'aan ah kadib maan sugayn tan. " certified muslim practitioner" in aad tahay layskuma hayo e waxaa loo baahan yahay in aad wax na barto oo aad ka jawaabto su'aalaha. Ama caddayso oo dheh jawaabi maayo. Talo saddexaad oo kuu furan waxaa weeyaan in aad ka gaabsato jawaabta oo sidaas ay ku xiranto doodu. Wixii aan intaas ahayn waa khalad baan qabaa. Gaar ahaan hadda oo ay jawaabtu qaadatay labo sano ku dhowaad!! Fadlan ka jawaab su'aalaha. Qadaf dambena inaga ilaali doodeenna faa'iido uma laha e. Walaalkaa Toosiye2

A&A This BBC 4 pragram probably gives its explanation from a scientific perspective. Although there is nothing wrong with that still, as you yourself alluded to, it does not give the whole answer. It does not for example explain HOW intuition comes into being in the first place or what causes it. Science is in fact the study of the effects of creation and therefore God or anything which shows no observable effects for scientific study are discounted. For science what is not observable and quantifiable does not exist. A naive proposition if I may say. The correct perspective, as I see it, is that the individual is not in control of his intuitive center. It is rather God Who centers all the actions of His creation through, among others, this said center. Consequently what God wants is carried out by His creation without, many times, conscious awareness of what an action aims to achieve. This explains why God is called the Supreme Ruler. It simply means that creation is the instrument of God and carries out what He plans or decrees through His Supreme WILL. Nothing happens by accident or by chance. Therefore while reason is our manual pilot intuition is the auto-pilot. This sharing of functions though puts the auto-pilot in a higher position of responsibility but it delegates repetitive and reflex actions for the manual pilot. The Awakener2

There has been someone who privately asked me to translate this thread. I prefer to share the following rough summary of the topic in English with you . Here it is: The topic which is composed of many postings is a fictional narrative about a man called Xang, who belonged to underclass tribe in Somalia. The time frame is about 500 years ago and Xange and his segregated tribe struggled to free themselves and their offspring from the yoke of social injustice which was imposed on them by their brethren of the privileged somali tribes. Xange succeeded to become equal among the equals. In addition to that he also succeeded to marry the women he loved Qanjo, who according to the prevalent tradition could not marry him in the first place. His good fortune of changes became possible after Qalanjo decided to run away with him after it became clear to her that because of Xanges tribal birth her parents would not allow the marriage to take place. They later came to an area where a culturally more decent somali people lived and got married. Xange, Qalanjo and her younger brother, Huriwa, settled down with their new found people who were free of cast systems, social oppression and group dominance. They lived in peace and in prosperity among these people and reared many children before they peacefully passed away in an old age. Later on Qalanjo's family with exception of her father who passed away joined them and the whole family became happily reunited. The writer of the peice “ soomaalida iyo hayb-sooca”( Somalis and their social segregation) tries to depict in his narration a situation where brothers and sisters in the integral family of Somalis oppress one another on the bases of tribe. Such tribal oppression which many times is enforced with the use of brutal force creates in effect a cast system which in its practical application puts tribes in a ascending ranks of social importance and status. The members of tribes lowest in rank are given names and oppressed. Their misery is justified through false justifications. Consequently underprivileged members of the lowest tribes have to live with culturally sanctioned disadvantageous socio-economic status and their children inherit the social positions of their parents. There are no social leverages which can make possible for the next generation of segregated tribes to share life of equal opportunities with those who are from privileged tribes. The writer through the story tries to show the reader that what has been driving us madly to self destruction is nothing else but the competition of tribes for resources and social status. This competition between the tribes in our country has created a state of perpetual conflict and division among our people both now and in the past. The group interest has became dominant while the common interest became an illusive commodity which has yet to be found by the majority of the us . What is most worrying now though is that we have not only nearly decimated ourselves as a nation, as never before, but we have the potential to annihilate our nation- ones and for all. It is paramount then , more than ever now, that we identify the enemy! The enemy is our socio-economic system which among other things encourages the individual to belong to a tribe instead of his ROOT national identity which is Somali. We can no longer afford to give our allegiance to individual tribes for the simple reason that such groups will bring neither peace nor prosperity to us as a nation or even to our sub-clans. The writer proposes that a GENUINE BIRTH of nationhood in our consciousness is the way forward. First we need to become aware of that need and then we have to fulfill our dream through sincere actions which aim to bring our goals into fruition. To make us aware of our dire need to unit as one nation, without oppressed or segregated groups, sub-clans or sub-tribes, is what the writer is trying to convey to us. "I'm Somali" are key words the writer is proposing- nothing more and nothing less! End of the summary. That is all for now. The Awakener2 -

Gunaanad iyo gabagabo Insha Allaah mar kale ayaan faah-faahinta sheekada soo gudbin doonaa. Waxaa dhici karta inay waqti qaadato ama aan dhaqso u dhaymmaystiri waayo sheekada. Waxaan markaas door-biday in aan gabagabadii sheekada halkan idiinku soo gudbiyo. Inta aanan guda gelin sheekada gunaanadkeeda waxaan idiin sheegayaa in qof kasta oo kale oo rabaa uu dhammaystiri karo sheekadan isagoo ka sii ambo qaadaya qormadii ugu dambaysay ee aan qoray. Waxaa shuruud ah qofka sidaas yeelayaa waa in uusan abaal ama dano dhaqaale oo dambe ka rabin. Waa sida ay anigaba iga tahay ee qofku wixii uu qoraa waa inay dar Ilaahay iyo wacyi-gelin ka tahay. Haddaba Xange, Qalanjo iyo Huriwaa waxay ku biireen beeshii Bahweynta Soomaaliyeed. Sida uu dhigayey dhaqanka Bahweyntuna waxay kala hareen abtirsiinadoodii afar oday. Xafladweyn oo loogu bah-yeelayo (loogu soo biirinayo bahda soomaali weynta) ayaa loo sameeyey. Afar usbuuc markay joogeen ayaa Xange iyo Qalanjo loo sameeyey aroos laysugu habar wacday. Wacdaro ayaa ka dhacay arooskaas. Arooskii kadib sida uu dhigayey dhaqanka Bahweyntu waxaa loo sameeyey xoolo gooyo. Dhaqanka xoola gooyadu wuxuu ahaa dhaqan wanaagsan oo bahweynta u yiil oo qofkii cayrooba ama isagoo aan xoolo haysan ku soo biira lagu kaalo. Dhaqan aad loo ilaaliyo oo dhibaatooyin badan oo bulsho iyo kuwo anshax ka hortaga ayuu ahaa. Afar iyo toban carruur ah bay isu dhaleen cimri gabow ah ayeyna ku dhinteen Qalanjo iyo Xange iyagoo labaduba u dhintay sababo la xiriira gabow. Jacaylkuu u qabay awgiis Xange lama guursan Qalanjo naag kalena tafteeda ma rogin intuu noolaa. Iyadoo ay geerida Xange sannad ka horeysay ayey Qalanjona samir-waa awgeed iyaduna ka dabo tagtay. Huriwaa isagana waxaa loo dhisay gabar ay is jeclaadeen oo laankaas le'eg tiriigna aad moodo. Waxay isu dhaleen siddeed carruur ah. Xoolo , barwaaqo iyo nabad buuna ka helay beesha dhexdeeda. Huriwaa ayaa ku noqday reerkoodii 20 sanno kadib, Wuxuu u tegay iyadoo aabihiis dhintay oo 3 xaas oo uu ka tegay iyo carruurtii walaalihiis ahaa ay abaari iyo colaado ku habsadeen. Intuu soo raray ayuu keenay meeshii uu degnaa. Halkaas ayey iyaguna ku biireen Bahweynta soomaaliyeed. Bahweyntii soomaaliyeed waxay noqotay meel lagu soo hirto oo sida hirarka badda meelkasta looga soo butaaco oo lagu soo biiro. Waxay noqotay meel aysan ka jirin iska soo horjeed, kala sarrayn ama colaad beelaysan. Meel bay noqotay caddaaladi taalo oo dadku danta guud garanayaan una shaqaynayaan. Meel muqaalifo ka jirto oo la wada-tashanayo oo lays maqlayo ayey noqoto. Bahweynta soomaaliyeed waxay noqotay qaab dhaqan dhaqaale oo qofkii rabaa uu ku biiri karo kuna badbaadi karo. Waxay noqotay bahweyntu mid u iftiintay dadka oo ilaa maanta lagu biiro. Bahwenta soomaaliyeed waxay dawo u noqotay hayb-soocii iyo kala sarrayntii. Halkaas baana lagu tirtiray colaada soomaalida dhexdeeda ka aloosnayd boqolaalka sano. Ilaahay taas run ha inoo dhigo haddii khayr inoogu jiro isagaa wax walba garanayee. Aamiin! Toosiye2

I'm kicking and well brother. A time of activity is followed by a time of inactivity. That is what has happened. Besides we ought help our relatives and families in Somalia specially in this time which they are in dire need. Nevertheless by using our God given creative abilities we may plan for eventual difficult times in diaspora. Ilaahay ha inaga hayo dhib noocaas ah. The Awakener2

Ilaahay silic iyo qaawanaan inama tuso! Waa runtaa oo hoy waa lama huraan. Wax soo dhista waa talo wanaagsan waanuna qaadanay. Idinkuna NABAD in aad ku wada noolaataan CADDAALADNA isku dhaqdaan ku dedaala. Wax kastaa markaas way hagaagi doonaan InshaAllah. Toosiye2

Jacaylbaro Ilaahay dhibaatadan aan tilmaamay ha inaga hayo. laakiin sideedaba qorba jooggu waxa ugu liita ee uu la soo noqon karaa waa xoolo. Waxa ugu muhimsan ee ay dhab ahaantii keeni karaan waxa weeyaan fekrado iyo qaabab wax-qabad oo cusub oo dadka iyo dalka lagu hormarin karo. Waa haddii dadkuna u bisil yihiin. Su'aashu waxaa weeyaan ma wax hunguriga la mariyo uun baa ina walaaleeya? Mase yaqiinsan nahay in qofku yahay waxa ugu qaalisan ee la heli karo? Su'aasha hore waxay i soo xusuusisay tuducdii afarayda ahayd ee masuugiinta( bakhayliinta) ee uu gabyaagu yidhi: Macno ma leh walaalkaa miyi iyo naag magaaloba e labaduba markay kaa madhshaan moodka iyo noolka maba moodid in aad maalin qudha meel ku kulanteen e. Waan ogahay in haddii aannu hadda idin xanaanayno aad na xanaanayn doontaan ee yeynaan isu dardaar welin. Toosiye2

Do the thoughts of another xabadi keentay ever cross your mind and how prepared are you for such an eventuality ? I don’t want to be alarmist but I feel that Somalis in diaspora need to have contingent plans for another probable “xabadi keentay”. If we eventually are compelled to go back to Somalia and come home empty handed those we have been feeding year after year will surely show neither gratitude nor will they help us. Yes just forget that you will get help from that quarter. They will probably ask us ” intaas oo sano ayaad maqnayd ee maxaad soo dhaqatay ama aad la timi? And when you answer "I had been feeding you all that time" they may at best answer you by saying “ ma shilimaadkii xilka lahaa ee aad noo soo dirtay ayaad hadda nagu qaanamaysaa ". signals of probable hard times in the near future are becoming increasingly more evident. Do not become alarmed or believe that these predictions are correct. But still try to be prepared for such eventualities. The Awakener2

A&A, About your assertion about the somali society and its questionable pratice of Islam it is well known that changes of character and social values takes generations if not centuries to make. Pain can be experienced before real change comes because inherent mental barriers has to be gone through. Even those who are earnest and keen to become good muslims have to go through a process of advancement of character. Patience is therefore a virtue which we need most. We need also not to preach but rather become good role models whom the others can emulate. GJ-Goate, It is true that you find division everywhere you look. Even in our religious establishment. But what compounds the divisions are the learned sheikhs and other knowledgeable community leaders who, most of them I can say, cultivate sectarianism for their own personal ends or many times for self righteous reasons. We have to be optimistic nevertheless because there is time for every thing before it passes away. We will eventually learn from our mistakes and then will we come up with solutions which elevate us from these problems. Our present ideal should be unity though! The Awakener2

A&A We need always to add to the equation that nothing happens by chance. Everything that has happened to us or is happening now has divine goals to achieve. We the human beings at this side of existence are not independent from the macrocosmic DIVINE PLAN of God but are in fact vehicles for His will in whatever capacity He has ordained for us. An attitude that God is our supreme ruler does not only give us a peace of mind but it also gives meaning to our lives. Because we realize that it is His loving care that gives us sustenance both spiritually and materially. Consequently we trust to His effect and gladly accept whatever comes to our lives. As to our individual role as human beings we need to assert ourselves by using all the faculties that God has endowed in us. Our self assertion ought be aimed, among other things, to act in whatever manner which will bring love and kindness into our environment. That is what we have to practice dailly; to continuously train ourselves to do good deeds. We are limiting our capabilities when we are using only our conscious faculties. We best contribute to Life when we become awakened to the fact that we are more than body and Mind. That is when we realize that each and everyone of us is a deathless entity or Soul as it classically called. As long as we are not awakened to our higher Self reasoning and logic may be useful tools to us. But we become more powerful when we act from the Soul perspective. Only from that lofty position can we bring all our powers into play. The Awakener2

Nur, I thoought I was reading the words of Sufi until I saw the users name. Mansha Allah this is good- if we would show those good qualities in deeds. The Awakener2

Reason and intuition are mental faculties which man uses as vehicles. While reason belongs to our Ego or that part which we know as our self in our awaked state instinct is part of our unconscious state and has access to the collective unconsciousness of all living beings. In other words reason draws its resources ONLY from the memory bank of the person; memories of the persons experiences from childhood. It is this information in the mind it computes and makes “logical” decisions from it. Conversely intuition is centered by higher faculty which is the unconscious mind which its self is centered by even higher centre of Self. The information this center may suggest to the first center can be transpersonal and universal in nature; and therefore may seem illogic from the stand point of prior experiences. We can postulate that in the future highly evolved human beings will depend for decision makings more on their higher intuitive abilities. We have to be content now though with our reasoning capabilities because we are still in a childhood stage in human evolution. With exception of may be a handful we are all prisoners of our reasoning faculty and what is tangible to our sensory organs. But eventually we will all awaken to the fact that the tangible is the tip of ice-berg! The Awakener2

Thanks both AA. and Xiinfiniin. Xiin you seem tight lipped brother. I know you could say more( if I have been rude cafwan). I ask: 1)Are our tribal norms in line with our Islamic teaching? 2)Can we trump upon the rights of our fellow Muslims and/or neighbors and expect that we are immune to adverse compensations? I will not hesitate but has to say that now is a time we have to see the big picture: we have been cruel to one another! and we are reaping the consequences. Qualities of friendliness, brotherhood and kindness are what we need to practice in our relationships. Only when we do actions that benefits the others do the others reward us with similar actions and additional rewards from beyond may become abundant for all to rejoice. Potentially all good things we seek in Life may become ours if we only learn that every CAUSE has an EFFECT. I may seem idealist and sentimental but I can not help but think that we may end up on what we don't like and where we don't want unless the majority of us decides to persistently do good deeds which are in line with our religious teaching and our best social norms. May we learn to manifest and act on thoughts that are LOVING and KIND to those they affect. Aamiin. The Awakener2

Walaal AA, Happiness and peace come when one takes responsibility and works for both his adduunyo (material) and aakhiro (spiritual). The more persons in a society who sincerely do this the more peace and prosperous this society experiences. Due to what we have been witnessing in our coutry lately we can savely say that we have not been doing this. Our hardship has been further compounded by the global- village motto in our times. we have also been neglecting our religious duties and the last but not the least our observance of cultural norms has been poor. Add all those things together and you may understand why our ball has been rolling down hill. Loyalty to self serving individuals: warlords, businessmen, self styled traditional elders etc. and groups: tribe based fighting forces, tribe based organisations, tribes, clans etc. will bring nothing to us but retardation and even destruction. If we have to survive as a nation in 21st century we need to leave behind old ways of fragmented society, sectarianism and tribal hegemonies and move to the global stage as a nation state that is capable to take care of itself and live in peace with its neighbors. A contemplative question is, even in this dark hour, is our people ready to work for a common good by first putting aside their differences and then embracing a nationhood ? The Awakaner2