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Can anyone confirm this story? Found it on Yahoo! ...
Could not have said it better Marcus Brigstocke Stop fighting and give our planet back ...
It's time Lebanon... ** Video contains some violence and images of war** &q=Zarka&hl=en Nothing much to say about it... Just watch it ...
The meaning of Islamic Fundamentalist? Hi guys the word Islamic fundamentalist is being used alot in the media. Especially in CNN and other news channel. heres the meaning of fundamentalism on According to Webster’s dictionary ‘ ...
In a debate - know your subject. owned I think is the word; http://www.timekiller.tv/view_video.php?viewkey=d3c3b8269faf0ba7491d ...
Define "Life" Define "Life" In One Word ??
ok letz start.....
Life is a "Love" ...
" Welcome to the Arab World My Lord " Arabs have played a very important Role in the history of mankind, there is no doubt about that. Every time you speak to any Arab or even any muslim, he will refer to that golden era straight away. ...
Nov 5 - celebration of capture of "Catholic Jihadist&qu I found this extract interesting..
From The Economist - November 3 2007:
A RELIGIOUS fanatic feels persecuted, goes overseas to fight for his God and then returns home to
attempt ...
Sam Harris The View from the End of the World. Speaking out and carrying the truth and the danger we face today. Hold on tight to your faith folks; hhttp://&q=sam+harris+duration%3Along&total=32&a ...
Another Big One is on its Way Another Big one is on its way as predicted by Pat Robertson. &q=911&total=49357&start=0&num=100&so=1&type=search&plindex=61 This is the time when we all should help ...


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Is there such a thing as sun worship anymore? I am sure this post will have quite a bit of fun made of it, but it is a serious question.
Sun worship.... and how it makes total sense to worship something as such as the Sun and the planets ...
Another rape case. Oh Dear; http://www.thetimes.co.za/News/Article.aspx?id=608687 ...
Free imam Anwar AlAwlaki Please take a momement and sign the following online petition to free Imam Anwar Al-Awlaki who has been held in Prsion in Yemen since August 2006.
Imam Anwar Al-Awlaki has been a beacon of guid ...
Racist justice This is a true story. A White woman, about 50 years old, was seated next to a Black man. Obviously disturbed by this, she called the air Hostess. "Madam, what is the matter?" - the Ho ...
Too True George Carlin - a sociological genius in my humble opinion; ...
Any Indians in Dubai. Just wondering becuase as never see any :lol: I did see a funny kiosk at Ibn Batutta mall. ...
SSRF ONLINE SHOP - NEW For all things to complement your spiritual journey / ...
Most emotive picture. Looking at this I feel Sad, Angry and a whole mix of emotions. It is such a sum up of the current situation of this day and age;
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Imam Mahdi I decided to start a new thread for Daniyaal.
The hadith I was referring to was from Bukhari and Muslim, and relate to comments made when Surat al-Jumma was revealed:
A hadith given by a ...
Which country in your opinion should Lead Islamic Countries Hi, Just a silly thoight, However It would be interesting to know the outcome of this poll. In your opinion, which country can best lead all other islamic countries provided all of em agree to hav ...
"Corporate Paedophillia" Interesting comment/article:
Quote:
There must be something about autumn. In the past few weeks, not only has Playboy opened up a flagship store on London's Oxford Street, but Cardiff Co ...
Child camel jockeys Hi, I already posted this in the general forum, but thought it might be worth posting here too. I'm in my final year of university and writing my dissertation on exploited children. I've heard co ...
New Born Hair Cutting I know an interesting subject for this forum but I have a question. Our culture suggests that you should cut the hair of a new born and donate the equivalent value of that amount of hair in gold to t ...
Concubinage and Slavery in Islam- I am not sure if this was discussed here before or not , but I though this article should be shared among other members (muslims, non muslims both). I could post the link here, but I thought of cu ...
UK: "Islam is Peace" campaign Campaign launched in the UK: / The report on BBC website states that it was launched by some prominent British Muslims, including a certain Michael Barry who is more known as being a TV Chef ...
ZillR.com Banned in UAE (Neat orkut alternative ) (Neat orkut alternative ) has been banned in UAE for no valid known reason. this is a website where 60% of the people are logged in from UAE and it have some up a favourite ORKUT alternative. ...
Salt water spiritual remedy Introduction Ghosts affect people and cause distress to them through their black energy which can create a variety of problems such as depression, unclear thinking and malfunction of an organ leadin ...
Most Recited Prayer - ever I was pondering over what I could do for my 1000th post here on DF when it occured that I should perhaps post the most perfect prayer that I know.
This prayer has it all and is the most recited ...
Somehow I don't think this will make the local news. This is a really old story! The case got thrown out in the US because the state the complaint it was issued in has not jurisdiction to press charges - end of. ...
How do muslims accept Islam when.. It consists of extremly gross, primitive punishments such as chopping off hands for something that costs about 80 DHS, killing those who convert from Islam, killing married men who cheat on thier wiv ...
Is it allowed to work for an Insurance Company in Islam? Sallam Shafique Bro can you answer this question for me. Is working for an insurance company allowed in Islam like not dealing with the payments side of things but working say for instance in ...
racism in Dubai is there any racism in Dubai? please read this articles and comments on it
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Nice pic ...
Should I opt for this job Hello All, I have been offered a job in one of the comapnies in uae, however the company deals with non-military logistic support to forces in different crises areas like afghanistan and iraq etc. ...
Dubai in 100 years I'm very interested in the current, rapid development of Dubai. I was just thinking about what the future of Dubai might be like... when the cranes are gone and the dust has long since settled. In 50 ...
Enjoining Salaat (prayer) SaalamAlaikum This is a simple yet brilliant excerpt from Words and Reflections of Sheikh Muhammad Ilyas by Manzoor Numani. This talks about the importance of Salaat and enjoining it. Enjoini ...
Worldly Education? saalamalaikum, Sometimes people are averse to secular education just because it is worldly. Islam encourages secular education as long as the reasons are sincere. Islam condones is today’s reasons w ...
Boortz said Muslims are "sort of like cockroaches," jabbajabba wrote:
I only wish I had the same level of trust. I could accept then that it is quite normal to face the prospect that the money you have today will be worth a third of its value i ...
What legal penalty does adultery carry in the UAE? i would agree with jabba,, no reason to worry unless you've put out a one-page announcement in the papers explaining your woes :) and someone has to complain for a case to be filed i suppose. i think ...
Somehow I don't think this will make the local news. Lawyers refile Dubai slavery case US lawyers have refiled a class-action lawsuit against the deputy ruler of Dubai for allegedly enslaving thousands of young children for camel races. ...
Spare a thought.............. ^^it was 2001 bro ...
Spiritual Healing Spiritual healing is an important science that helps people to overcome problems that have their root cause in the spiritual realm. However unless the principles of this subtle science are understood ...
To Shafique or Liban : Could you read this article ? I just come across this site : .
Please take a look on Chapter Seven.
Any opinion ? [/url] ...
Nuts! Latest news from the Kingdom of Lunacy; &section=0&article=99378&d=6&m=8&y=2007 ...
Book : Mein Kampf I just bought the book "Mein Kampf" by Adolf Hitler, Anything i should be aware of before i start reading the book? Anybody read the book before? ...
One truth about Saudi Arabia (a sympathy for Indonesians) Don't know what to say.. there have been just too many cases like this in the past times in the so-called holy land...
Rape, abuse, harassments... those are the truth of what happen in Saudi A ...
Truth About Dr.Haneef What's the popular aussie sentiment about the whole deadly tiger turned poor cat story? Not to start another controversy n a list of swaggering comments.. just whats your view? ...
Breakthrough Spiritual Research on Root Cause of Addiction Addictions are a worldwide phenomenon adversely affecting the lives of millions across all geographical boundaries and cultures. At a personal level, people’s lives are destroyed by their addictions ...
Confused... Why have the Islam-in-Focus podcast links been removed from this forum - I don't understand - can someone please explain? ...
Links - Please Post Links for Reading/ Deliberation As the title says, please feel free to post any related links you would like members to read. If the author/poster see a discussion arising from his posted link, please feel free to PM me and i wi ...
Neglecting Soul and Beautifying Body saalamalaikum, Today, there is a tremendous emphasis on beautifying oneself and taking care of one’s body such as gym, diet, cosmetics etc. I do not say this is prohibited but one should seek with w ...
Lustful Glances and Illicit Relationships I can't concur that God provides temptations and then dishes out the punishment when someone falls short - especially when he created the temptations in the first place. I say this under the common d ...
Anyone Else Frequent This Website for News? The website in question : obviously has an 'angle of it's own'... but then again which news provider .. doesn't? I was wondering whether anyone else on this forum frequents that site... and what ...
Man’s Ignorance: Sheikh Tariq Jameel SaalamAlaikum
This is a simple translation from the speech that Sheikh Tariq Jameel gave when he was in Canada. This speech was a turning point in my life. I will be continuing it in parts. I h ...
Terrorists are destroying Islam! I want to rephrase 'Islamic fundamentalists' to 'Islamic extremists'. Islamic extremists and very far from fundamental. ...
DESTINY......DO WE HAVE CONTROL OVER OUR LIVES? Some of us believe that we have full control over our lives. However, this may not be entirely true. Destiny or fate plays a very important role in our lives irrespective of our gender, race, religio ...
Spiritual Research for Lasting Happiness / The Divine Guiding (Guru) Principle will be 1000 times more active on 29 July than on any other day of the year. Join us in deriving the maximum spiritual benefit from this day. Attend the fr ...
Indian woman stripped in the public : Against Dowry A 22 year Indian woman stripped in the public place to protest against dowry Details here ...
Alan Johnston is Free! Well done Hamas. ...
England number 1 in Cricket = no (say goodbye to ashes) football = no rugby = no tennis = no movies = no cuisine = no good lookin wemen = no (name one) good lookin men = no (name one) economy = n ...
Jinn possesion He also makes a good mess of the studio; ...
FAKE QURAN [color=red]A FAKE AMERICAN QURAAN [/color]
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The new AMERICAN Quran: a dangerous trick A new Quran
is being distributed in Kuwait, titled 'The Tru ...
to muslims... How many of you actully follow Islam and its five pillars. actully pray 5 times a day gives zakat gives charity Reads quran with translation and understanding it performs fast if not y? a ...
Daddy Can I borrow $10? ...
Its all going wrong. Holy war is coming again. Sir Salam Rushdie has been made a knight in the UK. What a stupid and irresponsible move by the British government and what an even more ludicrous move by the Pakistani Government. The Religious ...
154 Wise Sayings of Hazrat Ali 154 Wise Sayings of Hazrat Ali (رضّى الله عنه) 1. Fear God and you will have no cause to fear any one. 2. Resignation to the Wi ...
From Hiroshima to Iraq, 61 years of uranium wars From Hiroshima to Iraq, 61 years of uranium wars
The conduct of secret nuclear wars since 1991, through the use of depleted uranium weaponry by the United States and Great Britain with their ...
Fatah vs. Hamas Ok can somoene explain what is going on? Lets start from the premise that the root is the USA and Isreal (as someone will surely point out). So then why are palestinians killing palestinians? ...
Quran for Mobiles AssalamuAlaikum
Very amazing applications:
Salam,
Muttaqoon[/url] ...
The dream Palestinians have of an independent state Breaking point in the Middle East? :cry: :lol: ...
up to 75% of Iraq's Oil Profits to be Pocketed by Foreigners Future of Iraq: The spoils of war
How the West will make a killing on Iraqi oil riches
The Independent 07 January 2007
Iraq's massive oil reserves, the third-largest in the worl ...
Boil people alive - hey we can forget that! Incredible; ...
Buddha quotes Though I am not a buddhist (or full time) - these ring a lot of sense to me.... You yourself, as much as anybody in the entire universe, deserve your love and affection. He is able who thinks h ...
No Compulsion in Religion I thought I'd share selected verses from the Quran.
Allah! There is no god but He,
-the Living,
the Self-subsisting,
Eternal.
No slumber can seize Him nor sleep.
Why Mohammed told He was the last prophet? [color=blue] Why Mohammed told He was the last prophet? [/color]

Rohit: Swami! In Quran, it is stated that Mohammed is not father of any one.
Further it is stated there that He ...
Injustice winning in this world? Never! [color=blue] Injustice winning in this world? Never!
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Shri Partha Sarathi (USA) asked Swami about his financial loss continuously due to the victory of injustice in this world.< ...
The human life is neither for doing good deeds nor for doing [color=blue] The human life is neither for doing good deeds nor for doing bad deeds [/color]
Gita says that a realized soul who uses the analysis by intelligence leaves the concepts of both hap ...
Sins are not cancelled by doing mere good social works [color=blue] Sins are not cancelled by doing mere good social works [/color]
The sins are not cancelled by doing mere good social works. You will have the separate results for the goo ...
The Pope insults our Prophet PBUH A friend of mine has written to a number of newspapers in the UAE with the following: Dear Sir/Madam With reference to the comments made by the Pope in his recent speech about Prophet Mo ...
When progress is against the law In Malaysia a court this week struck down the request of a Muslim woman to convert to Christianity, ruling that her only option is to appeal to the sharia (Islamic law) courts. The incident occurred ...
Countdown to Israel's destruction has begun, says Ahmadineja Dudi Cohen Published: 06.03.07, 11:56 / Israel News The countdown to Israel's destruction has begun, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said in a speech commemorating the death of Iranian revo ...
Brazilian footballer granted UAE citizenship UAE Given Brazilian Boost
United Arab Emirates chances of Asian Cup success were given a boost with the news that Brazilian midfielder Alexander Oliveira has been granted citizenship and can jo ...
I will not tollerate................ people posting general hate/racist stuff directed towards nations, groups or religion end of...... ...
learn about islam السلام عليكم رجاء إرساله لمن تعر&# ...
'Massacre' at Lebanon refugee camp By Jim Muir
BBC News, outside Nahr al-Bared
Nahr al-Bared is called a camp but there are no tents here.
It is a dense urban sprawl along the coast north of Tripoli, Lebanon's sec ...
USA- the Real Terrorist? It was shocking to READ THIS ARTICLE. Twenty years ago- the USA (government) was also terrorising the world. It is not something new, it has history!! How long can they continue to fool the world? ...
Robert Fisk: Innocent victims caught up in a war of endless Robert Fisk: Innocent victims caught up in a war of endless revenge
[Published: Thursday 24, May 2007 - 10:37]
It is a place of Palestinian fury - and almost as much Palestinian blood. Th ...
Rainbow banner in Russia ? The demonstration began peacefully with dozens of journalists and scores of uniformed officers and Omon riot police congregating near a statue opposite Mayor Luzhkov's offices on Tverskaya Street, on ...
But it is Knowledge Been encouraged by this article, I have decided to share my thoughts with what one can consider open minded soceity. Knowledge is the key, a good friend of mine writes two articles I would like to s ...
The True Insulters of the Prophet Mohammad The True Insulters of the Prophet Mohammad (pbuh) Everyone in the world witnessed the anger , the riots the demands for mortal actions against a Dutch Cartoonist. I myself was extremely hurt and ...
Kaafir means non-muslim in general? Abdullah Yusuf Ali's commentary: Kufr, Kafara, Kafir, and derivative forms of the word, imply a deliberate rejection of Faith as opposed to a mistaken idea of Allah or faith, which is not consistent ...
Deleted Topics ok people i have had a clear up and moved posts more than 20 days old that have NIL replies. Many were just cut and paste and it is clear that having so much of this type of posting does little ...
Any one know where they have Gujrati/Hindu mandirs/temple in Dubai? If anyone know where i can visit Gujrati/Hindu Mandir/Temple in Dubai please give me the location. Thankx :? ...
Mayonaise and Beer A professor stood before his philosophy class and had some items in front of him. When the class began, wordlessly, he picked up a very large and empty mayonnaise jar and proceeded to fill it with ...
Children 'bad for planet This would only apply to western families whom choose to have lots of children? For instance; 2 adults and 1 child (living in a western country). 1 house powered by the local fossil / nuclea ...
expired thread Good to see local artists, just downloading track now. I think you may have posted to the wrong section thought. ...
Rligion, culture & coffee If you have questions about Islam, Muslims and the traditions, please contact me. I would like to establish a group that we can meet over coffee and talk (around the meadows, springs and marina). I ...
True Dreams / Prayers Answered? Given the preponderance for threads asking inane questions, I thought 'if you can't beat them, join them' :) I believe in God and also believe that God still communicates today as He has always do ...
Shootings at a Virginia University After the latest body count, (more than 20 people killed at a university in Virginia) why oh why don't Americans review their gun laws. How many more mass killings are they going to have before they ...
Goodbye for now.. I've enjoyed many discussions on this forum - however of late I've found myself posting less and less, and finding less being posted that holds my attention. I shall still look into the forum on ...