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by Alislam
Fri Oct 28, 2005 6:10 pm
Forum: Bohras and Reform
Topic: Where is Syedna Saheb?
Replies: 23
Views: 3467

Re: Where is Syedna Saheb?

Below is an e-mail sent by a kothari, finding reason for Syedna's ill-health.. =============================== Long Live Aqa Mola TUS in best of health till the day of Judgement. Mari Umar khuda mola ne aapi dejo . My fellow mumineen, recently our beloved Mola TUS health was under extreme duress. O ...
by Alislam
Fri Oct 14, 2005 12:36 pm
Forum: Here and Now
Topic: Dr. Abdulaziz Sachedina on Iran & Iraq
Replies: 1
Views: 591

Re: Dr. Abdulaziz Sachedina on Iran & Iraq

An excellent and well researched article
by Alislam
Sat Oct 01, 2005 6:27 pm
Forum: Here and Now
Topic: Locate your place from satellite
Replies: 2
Views: 835

Locate your place from satellite

You can download this software (free) and view any place on earth in great detail

http://earth.google.com/
by Alislam
Wed Aug 31, 2005 8:57 pm
Forum: Bohras and Reform
Topic: Toronto Bohri Jamaat Paying RIBA
Replies: 5
Views: 1050

Re: Toronto Bohri Jamaat Paying RIBA

There is no jamaat which does not have accounts in banks or take/pay interests on it. The frontrunners are the kothari Mullahs, Shaiks, Aamils etc who earns interests on their loot but reprimand people for dealing with banks for loans etc., Banks were started by none other than the last two dais the...
by Alislam
Wed Aug 31, 2005 4:44 am
Forum: Bohras and Reform
Topic: First Dawoodi Bohra Iraq Casualty
Replies: 20
Views: 1439

Re: First Dawoodi Bohra Iraq Casualty

"Let us assume for a moment that the Imam does not pay any taxes and is cheating and will go to hell nauzubillah" I'm not talking whether the imam pays tax or not.. My question was whether it is right to work in US and pay tax to the government.. If we can work in US and pay tax and the sa...
by Alislam
Tue Aug 30, 2005 1:14 pm
Forum: Here and Now
Topic: Islam does not sanction indiscriminate violence
Replies: 0
Views: 650

Islam does not sanction indiscriminate violence

http://in.rediff.com/news/2005/aug/30guest1.htm Islam does not sanction indiscriminate violence August 29, 2005 There cannot be any justification for killing innocents. As Manmohan Singh said: 'There is no cause, root or branch, that can justify the killing of innocent people.' Many of the terroris...
by Alislam
Tue Aug 30, 2005 8:32 am
Forum: Bohras and Reform
Topic: First Dawoodi Bohra Iraq Casualty
Replies: 20
Views: 1439

Re: First Dawoodi Bohra Iraq Casualty

"I asked the Imam of our mosque about the status of muslims who fight and die for the Americans in this illegal war and unfortunately the news wasn't very good!! " How about asking the same imam about paying tax to the american government..It is mainly the tax payers money that is supporti...
by Alislam
Thu Aug 25, 2005 7:41 pm
Forum: Here and Now
Topic: PM team: Rajasthan permits Muslim bias
Replies: 0
Views: 606

PM team: Rajasthan permits Muslim bias

PM team: Rajasthan permits Muslim bias http://www.deccan.com/home/homedetails.asp#PM%20team:%20Rajasthan%20permits%20Muslim%20bias New Delhi, Aug. 25: Is Rajasthan being turned by the RSS and the ruling BJP government into another Gujarat? Activists who have been speaking of growing discrimination a...
by Alislam
Wed Aug 24, 2005 4:50 am
Forum: Here and Now
Topic: Demolisher of Babri Masjid Accepts Islam
Replies: 0
Views: 597

Demolisher of Babri Masjid Accepts Islam

Demolisher of Babri Masjid Accepts Islam johnw.host.sk/articles/converts/demolisher_of_babri_masjid_accep.htm He Demolished Babri Masjid That Day - Seeks Forgivness Today ! Ayodhya - Dec. 6, 1992:Among the fears of hundreds of thousands of Kar Sevak who had gathered to demolish the Babri Masjid in I...
by Alislam
Tue Aug 23, 2005 7:13 am
Forum: Islam Today
Topic: Parking lot in Saudi.
Replies: 1
Views: 261

Re: Parking lot in Saudi.

Sorry, here is the correct link ...

http://www.thestar.com/NASApp/cs/Conten ... alogin=yes
by Alislam
Mon Aug 22, 2005 6:56 pm
Forum: Bohras and Reform
Topic: Moved by Simplicity
Replies: 29
Views: 3716

Re: Moved by Simplicity

"What really impressed him that it was King Fahd's funeral who was very rich and to glorify his greatness a big show of his wealth and power could be arranged". The Christian priest would have been more impressed with the King Fahad's Palaces, Harems,Cars, etc., had he known about them. Ha...
by Alislam
Tue Aug 16, 2005 8:26 pm
Forum: Here and Now
Topic: Modi twists Independence, Gandhi
Replies: 0
Views: 628

Modi twists Independence, Gandhi

http://www.deccan.com/home/homedetails.asp#Modi%20twists%20Independence,%20Gandhi Modi twists Independence, Gandhi New Delhi, Aug. 16: Social science has been given a new twist by Mr Narendra Modi’s government in Gujarat. A Class 9 social science text book cleared by the state education department ...
by Alislam
Thu Aug 04, 2005 10:54 am
Forum: Here and Now
Topic: Secular façade, warts reside inside
Replies: 1
Views: 776

Secular façade, warts reside inside

www.telegraphindia.com/10...059512.asp Secular façade, warts reside inside - Minority community members take Hindu names to find rented homes BAPPA MAJUMDAR AND ALAMGIR HOSSAIN Calcutta, July 31: The mask is slipping to reveal an unfamiliar, ugly face of Calcutta, the city that prides itself as the...
by Alislam
Tue Jun 21, 2005 1:35 pm
Forum: Bohras and Reform
Topic: Saifee Hospital
Replies: 89
Views: 13194

Re: Saifee Hospital

SAIFEE HOSPITAL, Mumbai presents INAUGURAL HEALTH CHECK-UP for Mumineen at a Special Price of Rs. 786/- from 21st June to 9th July 2005. Includes: Complete Blood Count Fasting and Post-prandial Blood Sugar Liver Screen (Total Bilirubin & SGOT) Lipid Profile & Serum Cholesterol Kidney Profile...
by Alislam
Mon Jun 20, 2005 3:05 pm
Forum: Bohras and Reform
Topic: Prayer in a Sunni/Wahabi Mosque
Replies: 24
Views: 2657

Re: Prayer in a Sunni/Wahabi Mosque

Dear Khan,

Seeing the moon is a condition, but seeing it with a naked eye is not..

Now the science is advanced and the movements of the moon are known down to a second.

Don't you feel, seeing with a naked eye is resposible for different eids in the same town or towns which are nearby.
by Alislam
Sat Jun 18, 2005 8:03 pm
Forum: Bohras and Reform
Topic: Prayer in a Sunni/Wahabi Mosque
Replies: 24
Views: 2657

Re: Prayer in a Sunni/Wahabi Mosque

salaams khan,

Both the topics are discussed extensively earlier..Just search the previous posts.
by Alislam
Fri Jun 17, 2005 3:19 am
Forum: Bohras and Reform
Topic: Purpose of progressives
Replies: 57
Views: 5450

Re: Purpose of progressives

Even If you remove the mythological part associated with the events of Ashura, there remains a fact that it is still an event that changed the history of Islam. There are various types of intellect among any society and all needs to be satisfied and this could be the reason, dramatisation and mythol...
by Alislam
Wed Jun 15, 2005 2:14 pm
Forum: Bohras and Reform
Topic: Teachings of the Prophet Muhammed (saw)
Replies: 88
Views: 7883

Re: Teachings of the Prophet Muhammed (saw)

An article on first cousin marriages and its commonality.
Also discusses many other facts and figures.

Available at :

http://www.cousincouples.com/info/facts.shtml
by Alislam
Wed Jun 15, 2005 12:41 pm
Forum: Bohras and Reform
Topic: Teachings of the Prophet Muhammed (saw)
Replies: 88
Views: 7883

Re: Teachings of the Prophet Muhammed (saw)

"and I wish you learn to interpret your holy "manual" according to the times and develop a proper perspective so that next time you dont have to turn to me with these basic questions....even ALLAH expects that from you " ---- What made you think that i'm turning to you with these...
by Alislam
Tue Jun 14, 2005 8:27 pm
Forum: Bohras and Reform
Topic: Blind Followers
Replies: 42
Views: 4613

Re: Blind Followers

Br Kalim, I have a personal experience of these sabaks, where the mullahs/Amils are in no position to answer the above average queries.. It feels so depressing that inspite of so rich knowledge tradition of the Fatimi imams, we are deprived of their learnings.. There is a dire need to get all import...
by Alislam
Tue Jun 14, 2005 7:28 pm
Forum: Bohras and Reform
Topic: Teachings of the Prophet Muhammed (saw)
Replies: 88
Views: 7883

Re: Teachings of the Prophet Muhammed (saw)

" do you know that even animals like lions, elephants, whales etc. strictly avoid inbreeding within their herds?...well again, do some research..." --- And due to similar reason, Islam does not allow marriage between siblings.. Even if you do not subscribe to Adam and Eve theory, the quest...
by Alislam
Tue Jun 14, 2005 7:17 pm
Forum: Bohras and Reform
Topic: Teachings of the Prophet Muhammed (saw)
Replies: 88
Views: 7883

Re: Teachings of the Prophet Muhammed (saw)

"and regarding the inheritance issues, well frankly speaking I never tried to have a legal perspective in the subject...my concerns lie in the moral, social and biological realms... --- Marriage and Inheritance also go together, in any Law.. What you have mentioned regarding Gothra among hindus...
by Alislam
Tue Jun 14, 2005 2:53 pm
Forum: Bohras and Reform
Topic: Teachings of the Prophet Muhammed (saw)
Replies: 88
Views: 7883

Re: Teachings of the Prophet Muhammed (saw)

Questions to Tahir? 1.If you consider first cousins to be brothers and sisters, would you do the same for second coursins too ? By your logic in the first case, you have to consider even them as brothers and sisters ?? If you go on this way, none will be left whom you can marry, cause all humans are...