Dawoodi Bohra Forum

If the question is--should we call ourselves "muslim" rather than other labels---my reply would be---do you submit your will to Allah?---if so, according to the Quran, you are muslim, if not, you are not a "muslim" in that the word "muslim" means one who submits (to God). The Quran says that Prophet...

FROM ARAB TIMES KUWAIT CITY, Aug 22: One of the important causes for the decadence of the Islamic community is deviation from the path of Ijtihad, or critical thinking, in the approach to understanding the Holy Quran and the prophetic traditions, says Prof S. Waqar Ahmed Husaini, Founder of Institut...

It is my understanding that the just war principles were further developed by muslim scholars and jurists of early Islam. Many of these ideas ---which were later translated---ended up in the Geneva conventions of today. (according to the theory of some scholars of history)

Aareef You bring up some interesting points---In that what if our intentions are good but the result is bad? I am sure that Allah is compassionate and merciful if we are sincerely repentent of the bad results of our actions. As to Osama, I don't know what is or is not in his heart---nor do I care to...

Super heaven? ---Now that is a thought,

But if he knowingly and with intention wanted to cause harm to innocent people---it would be MURDER and against the Quran (and Allah) and as Allah knows what is in the hearts of all, no amount of verbal arguments will justify the deed---right?

not sure--but aren't here 2 heavens? one for the super good people like prophets and the other for us ordinary good people?

As I understand it(and I could be wrong), the principle qualities mentioned repeatedly regarding Allah, is that he is just, compassionate and merciful. Thus, those who go to hell are those who truly deserve to do so. According to Surah 15, verse 44 (?) there are 7 gates to hell with different class ...

I find "halal" labels useful. The Jews also have their "Kosher" stuff. For example, in Japan, muslims cannot eat cereal because breakfast cereals are fortified with vitamins and vitamin A is made out of pig!!! The muslim association of Japan found this out and warned the muslim community. The reason...

The problem with U.S.--as I understood it, was "debt-spending"---that is, one of the tools that a government uses to regulate "spending" is interest rates and when interest rates are reduced, spending is encouraged with easy access loans---particularly "plastic". ---so people spend what they do not ...

It is good to read positive stories. I hope that a progressive, tolerant, and peaceful Islam continues to win the battle against the intolerant and conservative elements.

It is good to have positive read positive stories. I hope that a progressive, tolerant, and peaceful Islam continues to win the battle against the intolerant and conservative elements.

Does history repeat itself?

Intolerance and hate are dangerous paths to travel. We (muslims too) can all learn from history the effects it has.

We can all do our part, small though it may be, to promote tolerance, compassion, and mercy in Islam.

In 1917, German Protestants celebrated the 400th anniversary of the posting of Martin Luther's 95 Theses. Although the intention was to revive interest in the church, this event became the vehicle for an idolatry of Luther as a German hero, and as an incarnation of the German spirit. Later, when Hit...

One small step for Islam, One giant leap for women? It is good to see positive stories of Islam/muslims now and then. Women-led Muslim wedding sparks debate in India BISWAJEET BANERJEE The Associated Press LUCKNOW, India - A Muslim marriage in northern India officiated by women has sparked an angry ...

I read a similar article some time ago which gave more details about Egypt's harrasment issue. Apparently, the reporter asked a few men why they participated in harrasment, and they replied that they were "bored". Anyway, the article went on to mention that most all foreign victims of harrasment rep...

circulation of money through charity-- You make an excellent point. I was talking about global economics with someone---Today, in countries like the U.S. for example, the well-being of their economy depends on "consumer spending"---that is, the more money circulated in the economy through purchases,...

unrealistic phenomenon-- I can understand the difficulty in believing "unrealistic" phenomenon but what exactly is "unrealistic"? Isn't the idea of a whole universe beginning from a tiny singularity "unrealistic"? or that after the big bang explosion---everything should fall into place in harmony --...

As I understand it---Quran is based on the principles of Justice and Fairness, Compassion and Mercy. Distribution of wealth---Those who have been given wealth (by Allah) have the responsibility to use it for good. Punishments--Surah 16, v126---And if you punish, let your punishment be porpotionate t...

I saw on one of those "conspiracy theory" internet videos about american soldiers dressing up as arabs and planting bombs or killing Iraqi--sunni/shia to make it look as if the other sect had done it. why--I don't know---the consipracy theory video was made by the west too. (showed the soldiers) Per...

Taawil :D anajmi, your post about laziness made me smile. You have a point. However, I am not opposed to Tafsir, Tawil, or other scholarly works. A Jewish Rabbi said of the Torah that there were as many interpretations of it as there were words in it. I think that religious texts are multidimensiona...

Iraq and Palestine are completely different issues to the problems within communities. There are issues of Gender, Generation, and Knowledge transfer that are problematic within muslim communities. The question is not what to do about Iraq or Palestine or...whatever, It is about how to practice Isla...

Whether or not the degree of punishment is "acceptable" or not---I think we all agree that punishments for crimes are necessary in order to uphold the ideals of Justice. However, the Quran tells us many times that Justice works best when tempered with compassion and mercy and that forgiveness is bet...

Islam and stoning I have heard some communities practice stoning (Africa?). I understand that stoning was a Judaic Law and was used for 4 types of crime, one was treason, the other adultery (I think), I don't remember the other two. Anyway, All Judaic law is supposed to be based on Humane and just t...

IMMUSLIM I have to agree with you that the bussiness and economic policies of the Quran make sense and are based on the principles of Justice. I have owned my own bussiness and so have had the oppurtunity to actually test these (bussiness)principles and they have worked extremely well. Based on this...

Quran is checklist. I can agree with that--I read an english translation because I don't understand the Arabic. The Quran has been translated into many languages so almost any muslim has access to the meaning. So how is it that some people can misinterpret it so badly that they end up thinking that ...

standards----That is the problem right there---there are no standards. I know of a mosque where the prayer leader does not even speak the language of the community! But how can a community implement standards when there are no candidates to fulfill those standards anyway? In some communities---they ...

Torah in hebrew apparently means "guide" Bible apparently comes from the greek word biblios which means "book" and Quran (I think) means "recite" or "recitation".

I guess the easiest definition of all these would be "revelation"?

anajmi--I typed wrong, I apologise for the spelling mistake.