Ahh when life hits you with a question and your only response is: no idea.
It's late, okay. Oh yeah, I have a test tomorrow and I can't find my notes. Actually, I don't want to lie: I didn't start looking for them.
By the way, that guy is supposed to be shrugging. Not sure why he has no face.
Monday, March 13, 2006
Sticky tack works great as ear plugs
Disclaimer: this post is useless.
Ahh when life hits you with a question and your only response is: no idea.
It's late, okay. Oh yeah, I have a test tomorrow and I can't find my notes. Actually, I don't want to lie: I didn't start looking for them.
By the way, that guy is supposed to be shrugging. Not sure why he has no face.
Ahh when life hits you with a question and your only response is: no idea.
It's late, okay. Oh yeah, I have a test tomorrow and I can't find my notes. Actually, I don't want to lie: I didn't start looking for them.
By the way, that guy is supposed to be shrugging. Not sure why he has no face.
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Classic! Barak Allah fikum
Assalamu aleikum,
He has no face because he is Halaal!!! This is awesome. Asmaa, is LOG rubbing off on you?
Sticky tack might be great as ear plugs but don't mistake it for your gum :S
I won't say anything else.
Mohammad, if you mean classically lame, I'm with you.
Olde, all my fun are become halal? Maybe LOG is getting to my subconscious. Or maybe it's just you!
For everyone else: LOG stands for Light of Guidance, the Al Maghrib course I'm taking. Google it. So, no, an actual log isn't rubbing off on me.
Aaliya, don't worry, I won't ask ;)
The randomness in that post was so beautiful I cried like I haven't cried since I lost my project in grade 4.
Assalaamu Alaikum :)
I used to love sticky tack! I thought it was the cutest invention ... *cough* ...
Good luck on that test haha Insha'Allah it'll go well even tho you 'misplaced' your notes :D
Mars, I really hope I won't go through that.
The three pillars of worship are love, fear, and hope. You must have all three of these emotions while worshipping Allah: loving Allah (SWT) as our rabb and being grateful to Him, fearing His punishment, but hoping and striving for His mercy.
When someone only has one of these emotions while worshipping Allah, they get messed up. For example, if you only have fear, as the Mu'tazilites do, you become extreme in your views and worship. To them, if someone commits a sin, they are no longer Muslim! This happens because they lost the love and hope for Allah's mercy that is needed to worship Allah in the correct manner. Allah knows best :)
AP, my posts are based on randomicity. Well then, I'm glad I made you cry. >:)
Squeeky, thought I'd update you on the test: (insert crying Asmaa face)
For example, if you only have fear, as the Mu'tazilites do
Salaam...
actually.. it's the Khawarij... they were so influenced by fear which hardened their hearts...
Mu'tazilites are known for making intellect equal to revelation... whereas according to Hanbali 'aqeedah revelation is the only source for 'aqeedah..
the other two are: Murji'ah who are known for their overdependance on hope and the crazy Sofiyyah who are known for their overdependance on love...
Wassalam
Anis, thanks for clearing that up! You're right, it was the khawarij. Not sure where I got Mu'tazilites from :S
Did you get a chance to look up that book, Hayy ibn Yaqzan?
I found some sort of a summary here.
Hayy ibn Yaqzan?
just a headsup... that book is full of bid'a... so don't bother wasting your time on it...
Could you explain how?
Based on the summaries I've read, the essence of the story is that monotheism/religion is natural. Someone growing up and living in isolation, away from the constraints of society, will still reach the realization that there is only One God, and because he is not restricted by society, he can even reach the highest level of enlightenment.
It was written by ibn Tufayl as a way of commenting on the society around him and how people were too concerned about the do's/don'ts & rewards/punishments rather than the essence of Islam; your connection with Allah.
Besides, it is a fictional story, so what can you expect?
As expected an other useless post:P
wow Asmaa ... we were discussing that aspect of Mu'tazilites in class just a week ago.
And awww *gives tissue*
Umar wrote: Could you explain how?
a person might come to realization that there is only one God through contemplation... however, he/she will never be able to find shari'ah - ahkams for living ones life according to the will of Allah - independent of revelation... so revelation is necessary to reach the highest level of "enlightenment"... rituals are an important aspect of Islam... depending primarily on ones intellect to find the path to 'enlightenment' would lead to conclusions similar to that of Ibn Sina where he states that rituals serve no spiritual purpose... therefore, not really necessary... check out his book on theology on the same website titled: "Avicenna on Theology"...
you make a valid point.
however, if he was living in solitude and had never come into contact with another human, let alone a muslim, then how can he be expected to follow shariah? (I know, at one point he does meet someone else and becomes familiar with shariah etc, but I'm referring to his life before that point)
we were discussing this in class and our tutorial leader asked if this story contradicts/conflicts with the shariah.
the general opinion was that the two can co-exist together. one is not more important than the other. Islam is much more than following a strict set of "do's and don'ts", yet at the same time, you need those rules in place to govern the actions of muslims.
Again, I haven't read the actual text yet. It should arrive in the mail tomorrow, so until I finish it and can form my own opinion, this is how i see it.
I'm doing an essay on this for my Islamic Civilization course and I'll have much more insight about it afterwards.
Umar & Anis: work this out amongst yourselves. I haven't read the book, nor do I know the author, so I won't be making any judgements about it. However, I do think that Anis makes a valid point - Umar, be careful when you're readin :)
Squeeky, small world :)
Pakistani84, man, come up with a new screen name before you call anything of mine useless.
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