Salaam

A famous Sufi said....

There are four things, which go to point out the foolishness of a person, namely:

Not to see his own bad defects in the world;

To be in search of the defects of others;

To sow the seed of stinginess in his heart;

And in spite of it, to expect generosity.

It is also said that "The greatest calamity that befalls the heedless is that they are ignorant of their own faults"

Wasalaam

Am I the only one who notices this same pattern over and over again?

The Israeli government seems to abuse the want for peace by others.

Just a day after movement in the peace process where Arab ministers and some Palestinian leaders said they would negotiate even though the circumstances were not to their liking, Israel moves the goal posts again by authorising new apartments to be built in settlements in the West Bank.

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I was just reading something a few days ago and a part if it was describing a type of person. Half way through, I thought "wait a minute... is that me?"

It was a description of problem people, who seem to be able to cause problems in organisations, decision making and more:

...Think about the man who…

• Speaks for a long, loud, first and often
• Offers his opinion immediately whenever someone makes a proposal, asks a question, or if there’s a lull in discussion
• Speaks with too much authority: “Actually, it’s like this…”
• Can’t amend a proposal or idea he disagrees with, but trashes it instead
• Makes faces every time someone says something he disagrees with

Historical Launching of Fatwa Against Terrorism
Dated: 02 March 2010

I think about things occurring around me and in the world at large and can’t comprehend the disgusting nature of it.

We are a faulty world.

How can people harm other people, or worse harm children? Have they no fear of Allah? Probably not.
It’s a scary thought. Like being sucked into oblivion or a dark, never ending vortex.

So lost, these people’s attitudes careless with no regard to Allah or the Hereafter. Scratch that. So lost, their attitudes careless with no regard to basic human morals.

You know how theres loads of ways of interpreting anything anyone reads? well that obviously includes the Qur'an, so how do we know we're interpreting it correctly? and how do those people that write commentaries know that and everyone else?

:S
See, the other day in R.E i was talking to some girls and one of them was like

"all religions contradict themselves, they say one thing in one place and then another in another place"

but i was like no not all of them are and its also down to how people interpret the books.

and then she was liek yeah thats true theres like a million ways of interpreting every holy book.

so that got me thinking, have we actually got a way of making sure how we understand the Qur'an is the right way? if so what is it :S

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