I respected Khushwant but this comment has discouraged me. ‘ The answer to the problem of women out-numbering men is not polygamy, it is freedom to engage in extra-marital relation ‘ He claims to admire Muhammad(p) who never taught that. And, he does not have modern educated orthodox Muslim friends who love veil, he only has modernist Muslim friends, so modern educated Sikhs like him should seek modern educated orthodox Muslim friends to have an informed perspective.
I would like to incorporate feminism into the traditional world to empower my sisters in faith without importing sexual revolution. So, I would like to ask if a chaste feminism is possible? By chaste I do not mean catholic celibacy, but sexual intimacy within marriage. So, I have two goals: Increase sexual intimacy in the traditional world and to decrease abuse of power whether traditional patriarchal or modern misandrist. Can someone here be open-minded enough to support intelligent orthodox Muslims in planning to achieve those goals?
My father focused on my understanding Quran rather than memorizing it which helped me a lot to expose the secularists and the divisively religious , but now I wish I had memorized Quran too because this aspect of worship is similar to angels missing in the modern world.
An ex Muslim boasts about the invention of the bulb: I am an orthodox Muslim electrical engineer and the graveyard where Faraday is buried is the same where a Russian chief of intelligence who converted to Islam is buried in. They propagate their light of alternative Messiah but the light of true Messiah will also slowly propagate. Our light is reaching their graveyards.
To American Jews about the concept of a chosen race or community: The concept of a chosen community is based on spiritual responsibility. According to primogeniture this has now shifted to Ishmaelites due to their universal mission not based simply on a chosen DNA but special spiritual responsibility. So, the question is whether Judaism can tackle the intellectual challenge of modernity? Is a modern Maimonides possible. Islam has many modern Maimonides. If we do not employ our smartness to spiritual and ethical ends, then we contribute to a cruel and hedonistic Machiavellian world rather than a blessed 21st century Zion.
Response to a pedantic query about the concept of supra-logical truths: If Tawhid/unitarianism had not been intelligible, prominent scientists like Isaac Newton and George Boole would not have been unitarians. But what is supra-logical is to encompass the full nature of divinity what Hawking called the mind of God while also asserting that science will always be progressing making encompassing even created nature an endless journey. Like the vision in the Night of Ascent was a vision of truth that factually happened but not an encompassing vision. The question of encompassing vision in Hereafter is open to curiosity and Scriptural dialogue in classical Muslim scholarship.
I am an orthodox Muslim and I liked the neglected statue of Mary peace be upon her in the beginning of the Despacito video more than the ensuing nudity 🙂
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O Most Generous One, O Greatly Forgiving One, O Most Merciful One,
O Most Mighty One, O You Whose Favour is quickly achieved
May I always remain pleased with what You have granted me
O Most Generous One, O Greatly Forgiving One, O Most Merciful One,
O Most Mighty One, O You Whose Favour is quickly achieved
May I always remain pleased with what You have granted me
This rosary of repentance that lies around my neck
Please turn this into a means of heartfelt prayer and praise of Your perfection
Please turn this into a means of heartfelt prayer and praise of Your perfection
Please turn this into a means of heartfelt prayer and praise of Your perfection
O God, I ask You by Your Divine Mercy
O Majestic One
My head is bowed in regret and shame at my actions,and my heart is grief-stricken
If You don’t hear my plea, who else would I appeal to?
You are the all-Hearing and all-Seeing Answerer of Prayers
You are the all-Hearing and all-Seeing Answerer of Prayers
You are the all-Hearing and all-Seeing Answerer of Prayers
You are the Lord of Bilal’s call to prayer
You are compassionate and You are also formidable
And You are the one who commands the universe to ‘Be’, and it is
You are the Lord of Muhammad Mustafa
God is Great
You are the Lord of Ali Murtaza
God is Great
The Lord of the Straight Path
God is Great
The Lord of the Ka‘bah
God is Great
I see the Ark of Noah
I drown in the sea of repentance
O Merciful One
Please grant me closeness to Yourself
O Generous One
Please disregard my misdeed
O Merciful One
I am a seeker of Your Divine Mercy
O Generous One
I am Your flawed and sinful slave
We are fated to burn in the river of fire
But if you become our support, we can be saved
You are the light that I became blind to
By committing witting and unwitting sins, I gained nothing
If You cast Your merciful gaze towards me, this difficulty too shall pass
You are the Benevolent, the Knower of Unspoken Prayers, the Clement
You are the Benevolent, the Knower of Unspoken Prayers, the Clement
You are the Lord of Zulqarnain’s wall
You are the Lord of the Prophet’s night journey
You are the Lord of Ishmael and of Hagar’s well
You are the Lord of Abraham
God is Great
You are the Lord of Gabriel
God is Great
The Lord of the angels
God is Great
The Lord of the fountain of Kausar
God is Great
Make us the humble servants of your true slaves
O Supremely Great One, O Fulfiller of Needs
I haven’t the capacity to picture the Day of Resurrection
My deeds are not the kind to win Your favour and mercy
I plea that You grant me closeness to Yourself
Have mercy on this miserable beggar standing at Your door
When all my grand schemes fell apart, I came to the realization
That You alone determine what happens in Your kingdom
For the sake of Your beloved Muhammad, please hear this humble prayer of mine
You are the Nourisher, the Reckoner, the Resplendent
You are the Nourisher, the Reckoner, the Resplendent
You are the Lord of Ali and Hamza’s masterful strikes
You are the lord of Moses’s staff
You are present wherever we may turn
You are the Lord of Jesus
God is Great
You are the Lord of Mary
God is Great
The Lord of the Prophet’s companions
God is Great
You are the Lord of the Five Holy Persons
God is Great
I see the Ark of Noah
I drown in the sea of repentance
O Merciful One, O Generous One
O Merciful One, O Generous One
O Merciful One
Please grant me closeness to Yourself
O Generous One
Please disregard my misdeed
O Merciful One
I am a seeker of Your Divine Mercy
O Generous One
I am Your flawed and sinful slave
Please grant me closeness to Yourself
Please disregard my misdeed
I am a seeker of Your Divine Mercy
I am Your flawed and sinful slave
Please grant me closeness to Yourself
Please disregard my misdeed
I am a seeker of Your Divine Mercy
I am Your flawed and sinful slave.
Even according to rational standards, we do not have an infinite future. In Hadith the proximity of the end is compared to two adjacent fingers, and if we have ten fingers, compared to 13.8 billion years, it makes sense that life on earth will become extinct in the next billion years due to evaporation of all water as predicted by science.
Thanato-conscious living is the best way to live a life of flow. A critic of Islam said: ” I am like a character in a video game who gained a new skill and is now kicking ass against the bad guys. ” Overcoming the sadistic impulse is more liberating. Imam Shafi’i said: When I debate people, I never want to win the argument but pray and hope that truth becomes victorious at the tongue of my opponent.
A spiritual Ishmaelite 