AA,
Here's proof:
http://beatniksufis.wordpress.com
I like their recent one on hand shaking and this one on finding a sufi woman. Ahh, how I feel their pain:
http://beatniksufis.wordpress.com/tag/marriage-advice/
Enjoy (enjoy fisabillilah, that is)!
Salaam
[Oh, and for more on Imam Abu Hanifa, click on: Shaykh GF Haddad.]
Forwarded to me by Hafiz Sayeed Shariff of Indian origin:
Three Tough Questions
There was a young man who went overseas to study for quite a long time. When he returned, he asked his parents to find him a religious scholar or any expert who could answer his 3 Questions. Finally, his parents were able to find a Muslim scholar.
Young man: Who are you? Can you answer my questions?
Scholar: I am one of Allah (SubHana Wa Ta`ala )'s slaves and Insha-Allah (God willing), I will be able to answer your questions.
Young man: Are you sure? A lot of Professors and experts were not able to answer my questions.
Scholar: I will try my best, with the help of Allah(SubHana Wa Ta`ala).
Young Man: I have 3 questions:
1. Does God exist? If so, show me His shape.
2. What is thaqdir (fate)?
3. If shaitan (Devil) was created from the fire, why at the end he will be thrown to hell that is also created from fire. It certainly will not hurt him at all, since Shaitan (Devil) and the hell were created from fire. Did God not think of it this far?
Suddenly, the Scholar slapped the young man's face very hard.
Young Man (feeling pain): Why do you get angry at me?
Scholar: I am not angry. The slap is my answer to your three questions.
Young Man: I really don't understand.
Scholar: How do you feel after I slapped you?
Young Man: Of course, I felt the pain.
Scholar: So do you believe that pain exists?
Young Man: Yes.
Scholar: Show me the shape of the pain!
Young Man: I cannot.
Scholar: That is my first answer. All of us feel God's existence without being able to see His shape... Last night, did you dream that you will be slapped by me?
Young Man: No.
Scholar: Did you ever think that you will get a slap from me, today?
Young Man: No.
Scholar: That is takdir (fate) my second answer........ My hand that I used to slap you, what is it created from?
Young Man: It is created from flesh.
Scholar: How about your face, what is it created from?
Young Man: Flesh.
Scholar: How do you feel after I slapped you?
Young Man: In pain.
Scholar: Thats it. this is my third answer, Even though Shaitan (Devil) and also the hell were created from the fire, if Allah wants, insha-Allah (God willing), the hell will become a very painful place for Shaitan
The scholar was Imam Abu Hanifa (Rahmatulla Alai) and the man, was a famous jews scholar of that time and after this incidence he became Muslim and accepted the right path, this shows logical proofs also the way to spread Islam
wow!
What up?
This is insane! How do these guys move like this (especially the last one)?
I mean, I know I can do that relatively easily. But how do you cats out there hang with this? Enjoy...
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Cheers!
Hi
In a recent post by Ali Shakur, my eldest brother, entitled It's only a number, Ali tries to make his geriatric self feel good by convincing himself that turning 29 is "only a number."
In fact, in my case study entitled Ali & Umar: Renaissance Men Beyond Their Time I have found that Ali has woefully succumbed to clinical Ageium Denialus, or Denial of Age When Fast Approaching 30 and Still Single. I do acknowledge that this topic is a very sensitive one and many scholars have cautioned students of knowledge such as myself not to openly discuss these affairs with the masses, but I'm afraid I can't help it. Ageium Denialus (AD) is a progressive disease that is now knocking on Ali's and Umar's door. Or more accurately has huffed and puffed and blown their doors down.
Let's look at some text from my analysis, due to come out sometime before I die:
"25.Feb.2006: It's been two days since Subject A [Ali Shakur] has turned 29 years old. Much to my own surprise, he handled the first day of elderlyness relatively well. Of course, this was largely due to the family's collective realization that pointing out his age would ultimately lead to sheer pandemonium. Rather sadly, however, the subject has introverted his age-related anguish on the second day by posting a blog entry entitled It's only a number. We can see clear signs of AD by the following two sentences: "I have not seen a movie in two weeks! If you have a suggestion, please post it." As a scientist, I must inquire what the
Additionally, I'm ashamed to admit how this has effected Umar, too. In recent times when he has introduced himself and me in social arenas, he - without hesitation - introduces himself as my younger brother. While this on some level humbles me, I later find myself sheepishly pulling aside the individual we were introduced to and confirm what they had expected; that because Umar is rightfully embarassed to admit that he's nearly 30 he will purposely introduce himself as my younger brother as to avoid imminent societal rejection. Thankfully, due to my own self-acclaimed youthfulness and rigor (mashaAllah) the individual will respond, Yeah, I figured that one, man. But you're a brave man for taking your brother outside the house at his old age. Embarassed, I reply, Trust me, I have no choice...
Folks, this is a serious issue that we can no longer, as a community of intelligent and responsible young adults, ignore. To learn effective management techniques on dealing with someone you know who had AD, please contact me immediately.
Stay True. Stay Young.
Howdy
Can Texans really become Muslims?
LOL. It definitely sounds funny, but this is actually a very interesting video clip, so do watch.
One of the more intriguing points a white male revert (who has a Moroccan wife -- who thought that he was initially too strict with her -- and a daughter that wears the hijab in the middle of nowhere in Texas) mentioned are the looks he gets from both non-Muslims and Muslims (most likely thinking to themselves, Who is this white guy with a Muslim girl?). The part that is a great deal of interest to me here -- and bothers me quite a bit -- is the fact that fellow Muslims have to stare at this guy. I've seen this before and to be honest have done so myself, but not in a way like, Who is this guy?, but rather, Oh, mashaAllah, the deen has no boundries!
Perhaps the revert or any other minority individual in the masjid feel as though any look is somehow demeaning, regardless of one's intention? I guess the reason why I do is more so out of wanting to reach out to this person so they never feel left out. This is an unfortunate reality we must come to terms with: segregation within the Muslim community especially here in the ethnically diverse USA.
I'm sure you have your own story, which I'd like to hear, about how you've seen this segregation in action. Allow me to share a couple of mine with you:
1) I pray jummah at the Islamic Cultural Center in Northbrook, IL where the community is largely Bosnian/Albanian. The masjid, which also is home to Averroes Academy, is small, but very beautiful mashaAllah. Anyway, a couple years back a friend and I were talking after prayer inside the hallway (this was back in the good ol days of my 3 hour jummah breaks!) and I noticed a black brother in the corner of my eye. This guy was eyeing every single brother that walked by him, but most obviously in a manner where he was hoping that someone would come up to him and say salaam. But everyone just continued on their way, most likely going back to work, and perhaps didn't notice him. It was easy for me to spot him out because there are typically only a couple, if any, black brothers you see at ICC. So, after a minute of watching this, I couldn't stand it any more and went up and said salaam. The response I got I cannot forget. It's hard to when you meet someone so genuine and so, no other way to put it, beautiful. SubhanAllah, this brother was so, so elated that someone finally came up to him to greet him. He -- Khaleed -- told me that he was so happy that I did and told me that how he's heard of brothers that have mashaAllah converted to Islam but have left because they're essentially not met with open arms in the community. So I became fast friends with this brother. I found out that he came from California and embraced Islam, mashaAllah, while in jail. But when he did, it turned his life around. His wife was still a non-Muslim, but he would tell me things like, "Yeah, brother, my wife is still not Muslim, but I'm working on her. She sometimes asks why I can't do certain things like I used to and I tell her that because here in the Quran, Allah tells me not to and if Allah tells me not to, then I can't."
Honestly, when I think of the beauty, conviction, and simplicity by which he...and logic in obeying Quranic imperatives and simply rationalize things by saying, "...because Allah said so." I mean, I buy into that logic and fact, but it's more so feeling embarassed that I don't manifest this in my actions. And cry also because of Khaleed's love and fervor for wanting to be a good Muslim and reform himself. Without wasting time, he asked me to be his partner in reading books on Islam and sharing them with one another...
said that, it honestly makes me cry. Cry because I feel embarassed that I don't
have this brother's hikmah...
Salaam
This is really beautiful:
"I do not pretend to be a divine man, but I do believe in divine guidance, divine power, and in the fulfillment of divine prophecy. I am not educated, nor am I an expert in any particular field...but I am sincere, and my sincerity are my credentials."
-Al Hajj Malik El Shabazz / Malcolm X
May we all have such hikmah (wisdom).
Was Salaam
AA
Yep, they've done it again. My brothers have posted really dumb yet purely entertaining blog entries in which they purposely (for some reason) discredit their own image in their respective fields.
At this time, I urge you to click on Ali's and Umar's blogs [see my links on the right hand side] and read their latest entries................ Okay. Done reading? Now read my rather insightful commentary of their entries below:
Ali's Blog:
Dear Dork,
Wow. What an incredibley effective marketing scheme you've designed here. I mean, how will people NOT come to you with IT-related questions in the thousands, if not, millions?!
You have shown the way to true marketing success by boldly telling prospective clients that you WILL, in fact, charge them an arm AND A leg for doing something that they stupidly did and you can easily fix. Ali said it himself, folks: "Your customers think you are a genius for solving their problems, when in reality their issue was pretty easy to fix." You have confirmed what I've always suspected but was too afraid to admit: So, to fix a computer problem, just enter "control-alt-delete" and this will fix all your concerns, right? Watch out, though, my beloved brother. The IT Community may in fact hunt you down for revealing such intimate trade secrets.
Admittedly, though I don't fully understand your marketing rationale, Ali, I do on some level recognize the pure genius of it (which is obviously far beyond me).
Well done. Cheers. Cheers for that.
Rgds
Umar's Blog:
Dear Nerd,
Wow, man. I mean, what can I say other than me feeling real bad for your patients? I think I should tag along with you the next time you go on an ER round. I'll tell the patients: "Look, in his own words, he doesn't care about you and you shouldn't have him treat you." And I quote:
"...I can safely say I wouldn't be much good as an ER doc..." [Patient thinking to him/herself: Umm, okay. Nice meeting you, too, doc. Or maybe you're the fricken Grim Reaper? "AARRGGHHH!!"]
He thinks that his job is "too raw" and that "People are often in bad shape..." NO WAY! In a hopsital's ER?! You're kidding, right? Seriously? My brother, I ask you what is this world coming to? Why in God's Name are people that are in tip-top shape no longer coming to the ER?
"...it's the nonlinear way things work. You have like 3 or 4 patients with important stuff going on at the same time, and you have to keep track of everything." Oh. My. God. What type of profession actually requires its workers to keep track of things? How can you concern yourself with "important stuff" and track these things when, as a doctor, you have to make sure that the only thing that is not nonlinear is your golf shot? How can you reasonably expect someone to go out for a 2 hour lunch on a pharma company's budget and come back and remember what they were doing before hand? Is this not the role of the nurse? Where is the nurse in all this? This is an outrage and bordering on crimes against humanity.
"I often feel like getting up in the middle of the madness and saying, 'Oh yeah people, what about me? Anyone want to know how I'm doing?'" Preach that gospel, my brother. Who in the hell do these patients think they are by putting their own needs first? WTF? The ER is an ever-evolving social phenomena, my friends. Don't take advantage of it. Should not patients be just a tad bit more courteous and aware of their doctors' feelings (i.e., Patient: Yeah, doc, I just got shot in the head, but screw me, man. That's the least of your concerns. How the hell are you holding up these days? What can I do for you?) Point taken, Umar. Point taken, indeed.
"To be a great ER doc, you really have to be selfless, patient and nonjudgemental, more so than in other specialties..." Umar, we have to draw the line somewhere and at some point in our lives. And never more has there been a need to do so than now. If we're ever involved in a profession that does not allow you to be selfish, rude, and judgemental, then we know that we have truly lost sight of what's important in life: Me, myself and I. Me and my golf lessons. Me and my trophy wife. Me and my million dollar lakefront home in Lake Forest. We literally cannot afford ourselves to be concerned about such emotional and stupid issues like putting someone else before you.
Thanks, man. You've shown me the way.
Cheers. Cheers for that.
Hey
Alright, everyone. Just type in "Imran Shakur" once again at http://video.google.com for some more video clips from the Boston/NYC/Conneticut visit and a clip from Super Bowl 06 (warning: some brief censorship required).
=)
Thanks
Hi
No, don't worry. I am NOT going to provide any analysis or thoughts on Brokeback Mountain, but I do have to share these links that are just WRONG but funny:
:: Back to the Future Parody ::
:: Top Gun Parody ::
My questions:
- How could they do this to such classics, man?
- Is this not a crime against humanity?!
- Wait a second. They did a pretty convincing job here. Are they onto something?!!
Rgds
Salaam,
Well, he's at it again. Chicago area mumin Azhar Usman is taking his talents as a comedian and overall entertainer and has now hit the road. Azhar has emersed himself into reality TV meets (semi) improvisational comedy. Practically speaking (from a showbiz perspective, that is), it was only a matter of time!
Azhar now plays the role of Tinku Patel; a FOB that is apparently on the quest to determine what the American Dream is all about. With his wannabe Naqshabandi beard, a topee that he obviously didn't buy from SHUKR, and a perfectly stereotyped desi accent, Azhar -- err, I mean Tinku -- visits various parts of America querrying Americans on questions dealing with, for instance, race while raising a deeply introspective insight into America's melting pot of cultures. At least I think he is. (Or is it a salad bowl of cultures, Carl Degler?).
Regardless, through his comedic prowess, Azhar uses this form of entertainment to not only make people laugh but give an interesting insight into American stereotypes by, presumably, real Americans. He delves into profound issues such as racial profiling (desi cab driver not picking up African Americans), the Chinese (or, the "China Man") eating dogs, the higher societal rank that dogs enjoy over Arabs, and then brings home his point (?) by quoting the dog, 2pac.
If you are a fan of Azhar's like I am, you already are familiar with his first and classic CD Square the Circle, his Allah Made Me Funny stand-up comedy tour, and his role in MTV Desi. In my opinion, this is a man who is out fighting negative perceptions of the Muslim world one laugh at a time. And if you're not a fan of Azhar's, I recommend that you check out the following:
1. Tinku's World [www.tinkusworld.com]. Check out the first episode for sure!
2. Deenport's interview [www.deenport.com]. Click on interviews.
3. SunniPath [www.sunnipath.com]. Click specifically ME or any the first four links.
As a note, Azhar is mashaAllah a great person in my book. I remember in a small, but beautiful qaseedah burdah gathering downtown a couple years ago, he sung a really beautiful song praising the Prophet (sw). In my opinion, he's found the delicate balance of the duniya (because, hey, you gotta live in it, right?) and deen. And when I say duniya, I mean it duniya for the akhira, inshaAllah'ta'ala.
Cheers
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