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#2
Discuss Latest World News / Re: Doctor speaks out against medical response to covid-19 - a must see video
June 06, 2021, 04:51:11 PM
Please DON'T spread this.
Instead listen to 99,9% of the scientific community. By this I mean 99,9% of virologists, epidemiologists and immunologists. Also, this guy is a cardiologist and many of his claims about COVID-19 and vaccines have been debunked.
Instead listen to 99,9% of the scientific community. By this I mean 99,9% of virologists, epidemiologists and immunologists. Also, this guy is a cardiologist and many of his claims about COVID-19 and vaccines have been debunked.
#3
Islamic Calendar & Ramadhan. / Re: Hot/"ramadan" Answer
April 30, 2020, 07:47:53 PM
Peace Fadiva,
The chapter in the link is based on the original posts in this thread (same author). Maybe not an exact translation — the link has also some additional information/insights from discussions in this thread and others on this forum — but it is mainly an Arabic version/translation of the article (see original post).
Also, only the first three chapters of the book are available in English for now (see my signature).
Best regards.
Quote from: Fadiva on April 29, 2020, 08:19:21 AM
do you have a translation of this article ?
The chapter in the link is based on the original posts in this thread (same author). Maybe not an exact translation — the link has also some additional information/insights from discussions in this thread and others on this forum — but it is mainly an Arabic version/translation of the article (see original post).
Also, only the first three chapters of the book are available in English for now (see my signature).
Best regards.
#4
Off-Topic / Re: Any thoughts on Corona Virus?
April 04, 2020, 09:21:36 AM
Just an appeal to all those who were spouting conspiracy theories or minimizing the threat of Covid-19 to be more cautious next time. I suspect that many have lost trust in the mainstream media, and rightly so. But understand that exchanging MSM for charlatans on YouTube isn't the way to go.
If you want to stay informed there are many alternative, independent and critical news sites with good investigative journalists and political commentators. A sample:
Current Affairs* / Democracy Now! / FAIR / The Grayzone / The Intercept / Jacobin / Media Lens / Truthdig**
* watch for articles by Nathan J. Robinson (editor in chief), possibly the best political analyst today.
** watch for articles by Chris Hedges.
I also highly recommend reading some books by Chomsky; you might learn a thing or two from his approach to thinking about political, social and moral questions.
If you want to stay informed there are many alternative, independent and critical news sites with good investigative journalists and political commentators. A sample:
Current Affairs* / Democracy Now! / FAIR / The Grayzone / The Intercept / Jacobin / Media Lens / Truthdig**
* watch for articles by Nathan J. Robinson (editor in chief), possibly the best political analyst today.
** watch for articles by Chris Hedges.
I also highly recommend reading some books by Chomsky; you might learn a thing or two from his approach to thinking about political, social and moral questions.
#5
Sunni/Shia Religion / Re: Mustafa Akyol: Faith versus tradition in Islam
January 07, 2020, 03:53:53 AMQuote from: ayyub on January 15, 2013, 07:27:03 AM
Did you read his book? If so what did you think?
Stopped reading after only a couple of pages in.
Quran:
The prophet frowns. God intervenes.
The prophet forbids what is allowed. God intervenes.
The prophet wants to cater to the polytheists. God intervenes.
Hadith & Akyol:
The prophet becomes a mass murderer, an enslaver of women and children, a pedophile... o, it was just a thing they did back then.
I already had a sense this book wasn't going to be for me when I read in the introduction: "Ultimately, I have become convinced that a fundamental need for the contemporary Muslim world is to embrace liberty—the liberty of individuals and communities, ..., markets and entrepreneurs."
But I continued anyway, until halfway through chapter one: "Arabs in the seventh century also tended to reach adulthood at an earlier age than Westerners do today."
#6
General Issues / Questions / Re: What is the Islamic perspective in Israel-Palestone conflict?
October 23, 2019, 02:53:17 PM
Peace Asifzaheer,
Read some books:
Ten Myths About Israel - Pappé, Ilan [192p]
The Ethnic Cleansing Of Palestine - Pappé, Ilan [320p]
Plowshares Into Swords - Mayor, Arno J. [432p]
The Iron Wall - Shlaim, Avi [704p]
Or anything by Norman G. Finkelstein or Noam Chomsky about this topic.
Peace.
Read some books:
Ten Myths About Israel - Pappé, Ilan [192p]
The Ethnic Cleansing Of Palestine - Pappé, Ilan [320p]
Plowshares Into Swords - Mayor, Arno J. [432p]
The Iron Wall - Shlaim, Avi [704p]
Or anything by Norman G. Finkelstein or Noam Chomsky about this topic.
Peace.
#7
Asia/Middle East/Africa / Meetup Indochina
October 04, 2019, 06:02:12 AM
Peace,
The coming 6 months I'll be traveling through Indochina. I'd like to meet up with members from Thailand, Laos, Vietnam or Cambodia. I'm not yet sure whether I'll be heading as far south as Malaysia and Indonesia.
I'm male, 35/36 years old, and I am from Belgium (with Moroccan roots).
The coming 6 months I'll be traveling through Indochina. I'd like to meet up with members from Thailand, Laos, Vietnam or Cambodia. I'm not yet sure whether I'll be heading as far south as Malaysia and Indonesia.
I'm male, 35/36 years old, and I am from Belgium (with Moroccan roots).
#8
Questions/Comments on the Quran / Re: Who Created God?
September 22, 2019, 11:48:24 AM
Peace NK,
CHILDREN'S Q&A
If the god created everything, who created the god? How can it be no one?
What is north of the North Pole?
Of course, children (and sometimes adults) will be perplexed by this question.
The answer is that the North Pole is what defines "north" for us. Therefore, the question itself is meaningless.
It is the god who created and defined the concept of "creation" itself and what it means to us. Our knowledge about the concept of creation is what he willed that we know:
2:255. ...and they do not envelop/know a thing from his knowledge, except with what he willed...
As a result, we can only comprehend some of the god's attributes through what he tells us about himself in the great reading.
If I want to learn about you and hear what you have to say about yourself, for example, what you like and don't like, then the best way is to ask you and not ask somebody who never saw or met you.
Nobody else other than the god can tell you absolutely true information about the god. That is why it is important to study the god's written words, the great reading, and learn Arabic. It is also important to study the god's unwritten words, which is the natural world that he created, by learning science, math, etc. at school. With this purpose in mind, everything that you do serves the god.
I wonder why the god created me.
The god created you and me, and every human to serve him:
51:56. And I did not create the fantasies and the humankind except to SERVE ME.
Our purpose in life is to fulfill the promise we made to serve the god:
36:60-61. Did I not entrust/make a covenant with you, Adam's descendants, that you do not serve the devil, he truly is for you a clear/evident enemy, and that you SERVE ME, that is a straight path?
If the god already knows who is going to heaven or hell, why doesn't he just put them there? If the god already knows I am going to do a bad thing tomorrow, how can I not do it? Why will the god punish me for it?
Think of it like a story where you can choose among several paths what happens next.
The god is the author of the book called life. He already created and knows all possible endings and paths. We only get to choose which path to take. The path of serving the god (the straight path) is the only path that leads to a happy ending.
If we could read ahead to the ending of the story, we would all select the path that leads to a happy ending and avoid the one that leads to a sad ending. People who choose the wrong path do it not because of the author but because they are not reading the story correctly.
The great reading is like a "cheat sheet" that tells us about the endings and helps us choose the path that leads to a happy ending and avoid the many paths that lead to a sad ending.
Quote from: NK on September 20, 2019, 05:44:39 PM
How do you guys tackle this question?
CHILDREN'S Q&A
If the god created everything, who created the god? How can it be no one?
What is north of the North Pole?
Of course, children (and sometimes adults) will be perplexed by this question.
The answer is that the North Pole is what defines "north" for us. Therefore, the question itself is meaningless.
It is the god who created and defined the concept of "creation" itself and what it means to us. Our knowledge about the concept of creation is what he willed that we know:
2:255. ...and they do not envelop/know a thing from his knowledge, except with what he willed...
As a result, we can only comprehend some of the god's attributes through what he tells us about himself in the great reading.
If I want to learn about you and hear what you have to say about yourself, for example, what you like and don't like, then the best way is to ask you and not ask somebody who never saw or met you.
Nobody else other than the god can tell you absolutely true information about the god. That is why it is important to study the god's written words, the great reading, and learn Arabic. It is also important to study the god's unwritten words, which is the natural world that he created, by learning science, math, etc. at school. With this purpose in mind, everything that you do serves the god.
I wonder why the god created me.
The god created you and me, and every human to serve him:
51:56. And I did not create the fantasies and the humankind except to SERVE ME.
Our purpose in life is to fulfill the promise we made to serve the god:
36:60-61. Did I not entrust/make a covenant with you, Adam's descendants, that you do not serve the devil, he truly is for you a clear/evident enemy, and that you SERVE ME, that is a straight path?
If the god already knows who is going to heaven or hell, why doesn't he just put them there? If the god already knows I am going to do a bad thing tomorrow, how can I not do it? Why will the god punish me for it?
Think of it like a story where you can choose among several paths what happens next.
The god is the author of the book called life. He already created and knows all possible endings and paths. We only get to choose which path to take. The path of serving the god (the straight path) is the only path that leads to a happy ending.
If we could read ahead to the ending of the story, we would all select the path that leads to a happy ending and avoid the one that leads to a sad ending. People who choose the wrong path do it not because of the author but because they are not reading the story correctly.
The great reading is like a "cheat sheet" that tells us about the endings and helps us choose the path that leads to a happy ending and avoid the many paths that lead to a sad ending.
#9
Matrimony / Re: 56 and possibly alone till I die!
September 02, 2019, 10:15:48 AM
Peace Scrappy-doo,
Thanks for sharing.
Quote from: Scrappy-doo on September 01, 2019, 09:27:41 PM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PoEnPmjfl0A&feature=share
Thanks for sharing.
#10
Discuss Latest World News / Alternative Media
August 15, 2019, 07:18:58 AM
Peace all,
I was wondering where members of this forum generally get their news from.
Some interesting and good news sites:
CounterPunch
Current Affairs*
Democracy Now!
FAIR
The Grayzone
The Intercept
Jacobin
Truthdig**
Noam Chomsky (subreddit)
Norman G. Finkelstein (official website)
* watch for articles by Nathan J. Robinson (editor in chief), possibly the best political analyst today.
** watch for articles by Chris Hedges.
Peace.
I was wondering where members of this forum generally get their news from.
Some interesting and good news sites:
CounterPunch
Current Affairs*
Democracy Now!
FAIR
The Grayzone
The Intercept
Jacobin
Truthdig**
Noam Chomsky (subreddit)
Norman G. Finkelstein (official website)
* watch for articles by Nathan J. Robinson (editor in chief), possibly the best political analyst today.
** watch for articles by Chris Hedges.
Peace.