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by think
Tue Jan 31, 2012 2:31 pm
Forum: Bohras and Reform
Topic: Practice Of Female Circumcision Among Bohra Muslims.
Replies: 1333
Views: 464949

Re: FEMALE CIRCUMCISION

It’s sad that all sexual experiences are seen as promiscuity, and that promiscuity has a gender. 19 Mar 2010 | 28 January 2012 Stealth Revolution Muslim women of Mumbai’s Bohra community are secretly joining hands to slough off an age-old tradition of female genital mutilation BY Shubhangi Swarup Wh...
by think
Thu Jan 12, 2012 12:56 pm
Forum: The lighter side
Topic: Some Thought Provoking Issues.
Replies: 153
Views: 111209

Re: Some Thought Provoking Issues.

slave of Mohammed, you did it again. you strike a chord in the hearts of many. And how humble of you to consider yourself the slave of slaves of Mohammed. If Mohammed was present among you; your sayings would have made him happy and he would have elevated you to be his slave. Your high thinking and ...
by think
Tue Jan 10, 2012 5:46 pm
Forum: The lighter side
Topic: My first TNC Match-making experience:
Replies: 28
Views: 9030

Re: My first TNC Match-making experience:

can someone find the facts about how many of such marraiges have lasted and how many were broken up. In a small community of 20 bohras in small town u.s.a. i know the ridda clad women rushed to houston with their daughter's for a bridegroom. People have this notion that if nikah is solomnized by the...
by think
Tue Jan 10, 2012 3:08 pm
Forum: Bohras and Reform
Topic: Pious Baloney from Pompous Qasr e Aali
Replies: 23
Views: 5541

Re: Pious Baloney from Pompous Qasr e Aali

this clergy is using the age old system of control. Manipulation- intimidation and then domination. I implore the young generation to open their minds and not be swayed by their old parents and elders into blind belief.
by think
Tue Jan 10, 2012 3:02 pm
Forum: The lighter side
Topic: Sometimes in life we feel so blue
Replies: 1
Views: 1225

Re: Sometimes in life we feel so blue

Aquestion was posed to the Dalai Lama" What surprises you about humanity? answer; man. Because he sacrifices his health to make money, he sacrifices his money to recuperate his health. He is so anxious about his future that he does'nt enjoy the present, so he does'nt live in the present or the ...
by think
Mon Jan 09, 2012 2:09 pm
Forum: Bohras and Reform
Topic: Salam to bohra's .. need answer
Replies: 18
Views: 4315

Re: Salam to bohra's .. need answer

jaafri; all the best. Be ready to be manipulated, intimidated and dominated.
by think
Mon Jan 09, 2012 1:06 pm
Forum: Bohras and Reform
Topic: Salam to bohra's .. need answer
Replies: 18
Views: 4315

Re: Salam to bohra's .. need answer

jaafri; you are welcome to read the book by jonas blank; but think again to the published matter. This english writer was paid to write this book. The dawaat could not find any bohra writer. this in itself should be enough for you.
by think
Mon Jan 09, 2012 12:39 pm
Forum: The lighter side
Topic: My first TNC Match-making experience:
Replies: 28
Views: 9030

Re: My first TNC Match-making experience:

thank you human being for an excellent write up. your writing of what tranpired at this meeting is indeed very well expressed. I wonder what love's got to do with cutting a cake for the big baby.
by think
Fri Jan 06, 2012 12:00 pm
Forum: Bohras and Reform
Topic: New Madeh
Replies: 6
Views: 8358

Re: New Madeh

ye gibat nahe gairat ka sawal he. kya allah se qurbat ka dava karne wale paise se mohabbat karte hain?
hamara kaam he un logoon ko jagana jis ke ankhoon me sufed libas our lambi dari waloon ne dhool johnk de he.
by think
Thu Jan 05, 2012 12:59 pm
Forum: Bohras and Reform
Topic: New Madeh
Replies: 6
Views: 8358

Re: New Madeh

hava ava che muffi moula bhi maidan ma
be hath se nai char hath se ucho looto
by think
Wed Jan 04, 2012 12:21 pm
Forum: Islam Today
Topic: change is inevitable
Replies: 29
Views: 4985

Re: change is inevitable

sir aymelek; it is obvious. Imam Tayeb would not be living forever. It has to some one of his grand, grand , grand children. confusion still in place. who is the dai that is representative of Imam Tayeb? who is the representative of Allah on earth. Dai Burhanuddin, or the aaliya Dai from godhra, or ...
by think
Tue Jan 03, 2012 12:55 pm
Forum: Islam Today
Topic: change is inevitable
Replies: 29
Views: 4985

Re: change is inevitable

porus, anajmi and muslim first; if belief is in moula Ali then immamat is a given, since Moula Ali was not a Nabi. secondly, a representative of Allah is ever present on earth and this is a must for shia belief. that is the reason the shia believes in the coming of Imam Mehdi while the bohras believ...
by think
Fri Dec 30, 2011 12:41 pm
Forum: Islam Today
Topic: change is inevitable
Replies: 29
Views: 4985

Re: change is inevitable

big confusion. should i believe in the coming of the 12th. Imam. Should I believe that naqi and Taqi and others in line were the true imams. should i believe that the Khoja Imam Agha Khan is the haqiqi Imam. Then if Aga Khan is the real Imam, is not the post of Imam higher than the post of Dai and s...
by think
Tue Dec 27, 2011 2:57 pm
Forum: Bohras and Reform
Topic: Remembering Syedna Taher Saifuddin
Replies: 40
Views: 6121

Re: Remembering Syedna Taher Saifuddin

it may be a far off thought ; muffaddal saheb got his green card and a nice house in houston, at the cost of the houston jamaat, and may be since now he could travel freely, he wanted the full power of u.s.a. somethings may be in the pipeline. may be one can add 2+2. Question arises, how come Turab ...
by think
Tue Dec 27, 2011 2:05 pm
Forum: Bohras and Reform
Topic: Remembering Syedna Taher Saifuddin
Replies: 40
Views: 6121

Re: Remembering Syedna Taher Saifuddin

hTurab bhai saheb was not as old. He was in his mid sixties.
by think
Tue Dec 27, 2011 12:41 pm
Forum: Bohras and Reform
Topic: Remembering Syedna Taher Saifuddin
Replies: 40
Views: 6121

Re: Remembering Syedna Taher Saifuddin

if the present dai is in all this pain and suffering due to our sins; then Turab bhaisaheb of california , who passed away with a lot of pain and suffering on his death bed in the hospital must be bearing all the sins of california jamaat. Turab bhaisaheb was in hospital for an extended period of ti...
by think
Thu Dec 22, 2011 6:10 pm
Forum: The lighter side
Topic: Some Thought Provoking Issues.
Replies: 153
Views: 111209

Re: Some Thought Provoking Issues.

beautiful, slave of Mohammed the messenger. more is welcome to open hearts and minds.
by think
Wed Dec 21, 2011 6:23 pm
Forum: Bohras and Reform
Topic: Death of Turab BS head of USA Dawat e Hadiyah
Replies: 11
Views: 2978

Re: Death of Turab BS head of USA Dawat e Hadiyah

does anyone know the age of Turab and how he met his death?
by think
Wed Dec 07, 2011 4:29 pm
Forum: What is happening in your Jamat?
Topic: Seats on Sale in Muharram
Replies: 71
Views: 22409

Re: Seats on Sale in Muharram

has anyone heard any words of wisdom this moharram from our future dai, muffi moula, lion ko mara.
by think
Tue Dec 06, 2011 11:45 am
Forum: Bohras and Reform
Topic: a peotry that makes you think
Replies: 0
Views: 469

a peotry that makes you think

On the plain so hot and dry There died heroes who reasoned not, nor why They were called to stand for truth Though cut down in the prime of youth A thought, a memory of the dream of a man A return to mercy amid strife in the land When evil takes a turn for worse With greedy hands in wallet and purse...
by think
Tue Nov 29, 2011 12:59 pm
Forum: Bohras and Reform
Topic: Born Free ! Taxed to Death !!!
Replies: 26
Views: 4634

Re: Born Free ! Taxed to Death !!!

this is the bone of contention between the thinkers and the blind believers. ACCOUNTABILITY. In any town usa funds were collected for a mosque about three times. Mosque is not built. The money part ; you cannot follow the dollar. "KHAIR NA KAM MA VAPRAI GAYA" is the answer given by the com...
by think
Mon Nov 21, 2011 12:36 pm
Forum: Islam Today
Topic: Saudi Clerics Advocate Adult Breast-Feeding
Replies: 43
Views: 4919

Re: Saudi Clerics Advocate Adult Breast-Feeding

read this post the first time and could not help laughing at the stupidity of the arabs.
by think
Thu Nov 10, 2011 2:24 pm
Forum: Bohras and Reform
Topic: The gems of a pir
Replies: 2
Views: 589

The gems of a pir

Make mercy your mosque Faith your prayer mat What is just and lawful your Quran Modesty your circumcision and civility your fast so shall you be a muslim make right conduct your ka'aaba Truth your pir and good deeds your Kalma and prayers. Question. In our religion; do we see modesty in the very nam...
by think
Wed Oct 26, 2011 11:05 am
Forum: Here and Now
Topic: India: Where Food Adulteration Is The Most Paying Business.
Replies: 1
Views: 773

Re: India: Where Food Adulteration Is The Most Paying Busine

high food prices. more demand and less supply. In karachi dead cattle, dogs and donkeys are all thrown into the caldroun to make ghee which is supplied to the sweet shops.
by think
Tue Oct 25, 2011 10:44 am
Forum: Bohras and Reform
Topic: what do you think. Is ridda and topi community control?
Replies: 2
Views: 808

what do you think. Is ridda and topi community control?

Ameer Ali, an economics lecturer at Murdoch University and vice-president of the Regional Islamic Council of South-East Asia and the Pacific, makes the call in an opinion article in The West Australian today. Dr Ali, describes the burqa and similar robe the niqab as "the lingering relics of a p...
by think
Fri Oct 14, 2011 10:49 am
Forum: Bohras and Reform
Topic: all a matter of interpretation
Replies: 0
Views: 531

all a matter of interpretation

According to the news story, a student of a religious seminary in Chakwal, Junaid Ahmad was arrested for being blasphemous. He was apparently seen burning pages of Quran a week ago, was beaten by a crowd and handed over to the police. Ironically, however, a shaken and frightened Junaid claimed that ...
by think
Mon Oct 10, 2011 10:43 am
Forum: Islam Today
Topic: interesting reading
Replies: 3
Views: 1447

interesting reading

Mr. Burhan conducts an online question answer sessions. He has a website islamhelpline@gmail.com that lists his past scholarly opinions. He was born in a Bohra family but then he studied Islam and broke away from Bohra fold. If any Bohra questions any misdeed of Kothar, Bhaisaheb, Shahzada, Syedna o...
by think
Wed Sep 21, 2011 9:09 am
Forum: Islam Today
Topic: think
Replies: 1
Views: 605

think

"It is very difficult for Muslims to reform Islam, as the religion has turned into a political movement, and compare the situation to the Christian Inquisition, when any criticism against those in power was considered dangerous. Eventually, the Inquisition was reined in. If Islamism were also c...
by think
Thu Sep 15, 2011 11:03 am
Forum: Islam Today
Topic: Islamic Clerics Weigh Against Music,Buffets At Marriages.
Replies: 17
Views: 1745

Re: Islamic Clerics Weigh Against Music,Buffets At Marriages

A grand wedding was held in atlanta at a hotel because the rented office space, so called markaz was small.The bohri bhaisaheb refused to come for nikah. Another shia mulla was called for nikah and wedding was celebrated with all the band, baja.
by think
Fri Sep 09, 2011 11:55 am
Forum: Bohras and Reform
Topic: Another Fairy Tale From Kothar.
Replies: 4
Views: 1786

Re: Another Fairy Tale From Kothar.

most important, the legs that carried her to the site of matam were burned.