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Why so hard?

published by TPOS on 4 March, 2012 - 03:22

Last week I told myself I was fixing up. I decided to concentrate on one main thing and not give up on it. And alhamdulillah, with this one thing I was able to be more mindful of other things too - I was doing well and it boosted how I was feeling spiritually. Overall I felt happier.

But then, at the back of my mind, my nafs kept telling me to start wasting time by watching random stuff, or just doing something that wasn't so religious. Don't get me wrong, I wasn't spending all my time trying to be a perfect Muslim but as I was more mindful I just felt I needed to do things differently and tried to concentrate on that, to some extent.

Effective way to memorise duas #HelpfulTip

published by TPOS on 4 March, 2012 - 03:02

Put Stickers of the dua on walls/other easily visible places

We used to have a sticker with the dua before entering the toilet outside of the bathroom. I read it all the time so by the time we took it down it was already stuck in my head and alhamdulillah I still always read it Smile

You just gotta make sure it's clearly readable and at eye distance.

Try it! Or if you can't find a sticker for a particular dua, just print it out and stick it.

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Fetih 1453 - Turkish movie about the conquest of Istanbul/Constantinople

published by You on 29 February, 2012 - 00:01

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Fetih 1453 is a high budget turkish movie about the conquest of Constantinople/Istanbul.

It has surprisingly high production values and does a good job at portraying the history without taking too much of an artistic licence - It is shown as a hard slog instead of something jingoistic.

Some people have complained the the rulers of Constantinople are always shown as evil and conniving and this hasnt gone down well in greece.

Poetry and Networking Event for Single Muslims

published by sisync on 28 February, 2012 - 20:35

Poetry and Networking

Sunday 11th of March 2012

at Revolutionary New Restaurant La Favorita, Birmingham

Tickets on £20 and are selling fast

to book your place visit www.sisync1103.eventbrite.co.uk

A great chance to meet new people, listen to some conscious lyrics by underground poets, eat some great food, drink some great mocktails and network.

Syria is burning

published by You on 21 February, 2012 - 01:59

I havent blogged about the Arab revolts in a while now.

That isnt because its all over or sorted though.

The current big place of action is Syria - tension has been simmering for the past year and thousands have been killed.

Now it seems that Assad Junior is preparing to go the whole hog like his father with a ground assault on the city of Homs which could leave many more dead and injured.

There have been calls for resolutions from major western powers which have been vetoes by China and Russia - the latter claiming that the former are stoking the unrest.

It is a complicated situation where the government forces are clearly in the wrong, and it seems like it will only get worse.

Weak ahadith are still valid ahadith

published by You on 19 February, 2012 - 22:11

Just something I want to clear up.

A hadith with a weak chain of narration is still a valid hadith. It is not rejected or found to be manufactured - those have different terms for them.

The best example in this is one of parents. If a parent goes weak will you disown them? no.

In the same way, you cant disown a hadith simply because its chain of narration is weak. The historical position is that they are used for guidance and benefits, but not for rules.

PS a weak hadith can rise to a stronger position even as far as hasan if there are other similar ahadith that support its position.

Disclaimer: I am not a scholar.

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