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[Muh and me 18]

Turia, I'll see about finding some more stuff and sending it your way inshaAllah. Is there anything in particular you're interested in? Maybe AbuS could talk some sense into him about letting you explore on your own?

While AbuS and I have very different ways of interpreting and practicing the deen, he's been fairly accomidating, alhamdulilah. He still will say x, y and z is wrong, but as long as he sees me practicing, he's happy.

Gosh I just don't know wht i'm particullarly interested in. Jusst send what you think will help. And thanks maybe A could talk some sense into K. Pm me for more info if you want.

[MrsAmera 41]

I just listened to this Podcast and I thought I would share it. If you have some downtime it's pretty interesting.

http://www.meccaone.org/

Scroll down to Love and Marriage with Shaykh Yasar Birjas. Shaykh Yasar teaches with the Al Maghreb Institute and is sometimes called the "Love Doctor". I'd love to discuss this with anyone else who is interested and listens .

[Melly 2 0]

I took his single weekend Love Notes class, not the two weekend Fiqh of Love class, but I really loved it. I'd highly recommend it to anyone who has a chance to attend. Thanks for the link, I will try to have a listen this evening.

[Aymsgirl 0]

I just listened to this Podcast and I thought I would share it. If you have some downtime it's pretty interesting.

http://www.meccaone.org/

Scroll down to Love and Marriage with Shaykh Yasar Birjas. Shaykh Yasar teaches with the Al Maghreb Institute and is sometimes called the "Love Doctor". I'd love to discuss this with anyone else who is interested and listens .

I will have to listen to this from home. I need some love doctoring at my house!

[MrsAmera 41]

I've found a couple more lectures/readings in this vein - I am going through them and working to put together something.

[UmmSqueakster 54]

About 2 and a half months until Ramadan The sahaba would spend the 5 months following Ramadan asking Allah (swt) to accept deeds from the previous Ramadan and the next 6 preparing for the forthcoming Ramadan. If you haven't started yet, time to get moving!

One thing to do - learn the 99 names of Allah (swt)

The most beautiful names belong to God, so call on Him thereby. (7:180)

I've found a good way to memorize them is to listen to a nasheed of all 99 names. There are quite a few on youtube that have visual names along with the song, so you can read, listen, sing along and memorize

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YtBO26wJt48

And one of my favorites, not necessarily good for memorzing, but so beautiful

Edited June 4, 2009 by UmmSqueakster

[100% Al Ahly Fan 53]

Thanks UmmSqueaker, for the youtube video of Sami Yusef. MashaAllah this song is so beautiful!

[HLM 1]

Jazak Allah khayr Rahma

Duaa:

Our Lord! Forgive us our sins as well as those of our brethren who proceeded us in faith and let not our hearts entertain any unworthy thoughts or feelings against [any of] those who have believed. Our Lord! You are indeed full of kindness and Most Merciful (59:10)

[HLM 1]

Bump*

[doodlebugg 10]

"If the natural world is a book, then we might say that the Holy Qur'an, rich with natural symbols, is in some sense like the world of nature transposed to a higher level. The Holy Book, because it was sent down from a Reality higher than nature, allows a kind of dialogue between nature and human language. The Qur'an, upon entering our consciousness, is like the world in the form of a book; the world of nature, illumined by the Qur'an, is like the Book in the form of a world."

-The Book Of Nature Selected and Edited by Camille Helminski

beam me up Scotty!!!!

[Nothing1234 2]

OMG...that pic of "bones" just reminded me. I saw Star Trek last night (they dragged me...I'm not a treky (sp?) fan at all. But that movie was awesome. It was full of action, some humor (if you remember the old tv characters) it was amazing how close some of the characters were to the old tv show. Plus seeing Leonard Nemoy rocked...he looks old as hell but it was awesome to see him again....

[UmmSqueakster 54]

That sounds like a very interesting book doods.

I happened upon The Book Foundation's "The Book of Hadith" at a few Barnes and Noble. I can't say I'm 100% with what the introduction says, but it is a nice collection of ahadith for one to browse on a wide variety of issues.

[doodlebugg 10]

That sounds like a very interesting book doods.

I happened upon The Book Foundation's "The Book of Hadith" at a few Barnes and Noble. I can't say I'm 100% with what the introduction says, but it is a nice collection of ahadith for one to browse on a wide variety of issues.

the hard part is figuring out what is written by the woman who did the editing and what is written by other authors that she quotes. Other than that it's good. I just have to read the same chapter at least two times before it *clicks*, if it does click at all. Reminds me of one of the Tariq Ramadan books that I still have in my glove compartment that is only 1/2 way read. I had to take two tylenol before reading that one too!

[UmmSqueakster 54]

So as to not hijack the tattoo thread, here are some pieces. There is not really a difference of opinion on tattoos, but there is on some body piercing.

Shafi'i

Removing tattoos after converting to Islam - shafi'i

Tattoos and removing - hanafi

Tattoos - general

Body piercing - general

Body piercing - hanafi

[sandinista! 1,816]

if i remember right, jafari fiqh permits tattoos though. shias are the only muslims i've known personally who had tattoos. they were all hard-core vegans too.