Why the World Needs SuperHeroes

Seraphim —

The world needs more super heroes. In an age where we are at war in many corners of the globe and we have been taught that there is a perceived threat at every shore, there has never been a better time than now to believe in super heroes.
It seems that so many of our wars are waged because of ideological differences. Many of our global political problems stem from religious and spiritual disconnections. In a time where it is not safe to speak out about what you choose to believe in, maybe we can find some common ground using the language of super heroes.

As a child, like many, I became familiar with the cultural icons of Superman, Batman, Spiderman, and the list goes on. As I got older I learned that super heroes weren't real and they became more of a fanciful idea to me. In the last several years as I've watched the social and political decay that is creeping the entire way around the world, I began to think back to the days when I believed in super heroes. I find myself wishing now more than ever before that they were real.

Perhaps there are super heroes out there and perhaps they live next door. Can we be super heroes for each other? What if just one person stood up and said that this was not the way things are supposed to be and we need to change before it's too late? Would we listen to that person? Would we just laugh him or her? I'm waiting for that person and I believe there are millions of people out there who are waiting with me.

If your kid tells you that she or he wants to be a super hero please encourage them as much as possible. I see too many children these days that have messed up goals and aspirations just like their parents. We value our pop stars and sports icons like never before even if they're alcoholics or drug adicts while the people who fill our brains with education and those who save our lives with medicine are ignored.

Be proud if your child loves super heroes; this means that she or he values integrity and helping people. We need super heroes in today's world and you could be raising a future one. All they need is to believe that it is possible.

Maybe someday the world will be full of super heroes. What a wonderful thing to ponder. We may have amazing people in our midst and if we can overcome our tendency to applaud the strong and mighty while putting down the meek and modest, we may end up saving ourselves.

And that day my friends, draws nearer and nearer.

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Seraphim — Tue, 21 Aug 2007 - 20:55

[quote="Naz"][quote="Seraphim"][quote="Naz"]why does it have to be a guy first? Let me guess because your drawing it. What if the male superhero isnt successful would you ditch the idea or try out the female superhero?[/quote]

The same reason god created Adam before Eve.

The same reason all prophets of god were men.[/quote]

Just because man was made first it does not make him superior. We are ALL equal in the eys of Allah (swt)![/quote]

:roll: What is it with young girls and turning everything into an arguement.

I never said one was more superior to the other. Its just more practical for the following reasons.

Because Im sure you know that the Qu'ran testifies that the man is the leader of a household and therefore its far more practical for a man to be a leader of people than it is for a woman.

Men by nature are physically more stronger than women. Not to mention men are the protectors of women... so the protection of others should come easily.

Islam doesn’t allow the intermingling of the sexes. Having a female superhero what is she supposed to do when confronted with male villians? She cant just stop and say wait a minute i'll go get my maharam and he'll sort you out.

Also its far easier to draw a male superhero then it is to draw a female... why bcoz you bloody women will be too obsessed with what she's wearing and if she's covered up enough...

And finally... If you think you can create your own female super (complete with story and drawings)... then by all means do it. God knows I have plenty of other things to do.

Naz — Tue, 21 Aug 2007 - 21:15

Im not turning it into an argument im just trying to make a point.

[quote="seraphim"]
Because Im sure you know that the Qu'ran testifies that the man is the leader of a household and therefore its far more practical for a man to be a leader of people than it is for a woman.
[/quote]
It states that man is the breadwinner, if men had the kids then i can assure you it would be the other way round women providing for their husbands.

[quote="seraphim"]Men by nature are physically more stronger than women. Not to mention men are the protectors of women... so the protection of others should come easily. [/qoute]

take it from me when i say there are some butch women who could take out some men any day 😃

[quote="seraphim"] Islam doesn’t allow the intermingling of the sexes. Having a female superhero what is she supposed to do when confronted with male villians? She cant just stop and say wait a minute i'll go get my maharam and he'll sort you out. [/quote]

what if man was faced with a female villian?

[quote="seraphim"] And finally... If you think you can create your own female super (complete with story and drawings)... then by all means do it. God knows I have plenty of other things to do. [/quote]
if you cant draw a female superhero then there aint no shame in admitting it. 😛

Seraphim — Tue, 21 Aug 2007 - 21:30

[quote="Naz"]Im not turning it into an argument im just trying to make a point.[/quote]

Your post above says otherwise.

[quote="Naz"]It states that man is the breadwinner, if men had the kids then i can assure you it would be the other way round women providing for their husbands.[/quote]

But its not. That would be some messed up world.

[quote="Naz"]take it from me when i say there are some butch women who could take out some men any day[/quote]

Yeah but Butch women have had to work twice as hard as men to get that strong. Whereas physical strenght just comes more naturally to men. But the average woman is no where near as strong as the average man. FACT.

[quote="Naz"]what if man was faced with a female villian? [/quote]

Who said anything about there being female villians?

[quote="Naz"]if you cant draw a female superhero then there aint no shame in admitting it.[/quote]

Are you suggesting you can? For me... it would be mere childsplay. But I dont make a hobby outta drawing female characters... its just not kosher.

Naz — Tue, 21 Aug 2007 - 23:12

to you my post might seem argumentative but i can assure you it is not. I was just saying if God had made it that men would have the kids like the male seahorses do then the women would be the breadwinners. I think you will find men work twice as hard to gain some muscle. Butch women just have it naturally lol.

[quote="seraphim"] Whereas physical strenght just comes more naturally to men. [/quote]

admin's proof that it doesnt 😂 (sorry admin dont mean to pick on you, but your the only lazy bum that i can think of from the top of my head lol)

you made the point about female superheroes being confronted by male villains. Well what if it were the ohter way round and the male superhero was confronted by a female villian?

I cant draw full stop so im not even gonna pretend that i can. A 3 year could probably draw better then me.

Seraphim — Wed, 22 Aug 2007 - 09:14

Naz... Naz Naz... Ifs and buts dont count for diddly squat.
God made women with the ability to have kids and not men... either accept it or give me my rib back.

And lets leave the butch women thing... its just nasty. Average man is stronger than average woman... thats all their is too it. Admins the exception to the rule. But im sure his butt muscles are just as strong (LOL!).

Female villians are only good for 2 things; distracting the hero and running away like a cry baby. And therefore neither requires any direct physical contact.

And even if you dont agree with that... I just dont care.

What I say... goes.

MWHAHAHAHAHAHA

Naz — Wed, 22 Aug 2007 - 21:37

[quote="Seraphim"] or give me my rib back. [/quote]

actually that rib belongs to God not YOU!

[quote="Seraphim"] And lets leave the butch women thing... its just nasty. Average man is stronger than average woman... thats all their is too it. Admins the exception to the rule. But im sure his butt muscles are just as strong (LOL!). [/quote]

If a women chooses to gain some muscle theres nothing nasty about that. Yes i admit defeat that men are physically stronger then women but this may not be the case in all circumstances. If you were to put a really scrawny short man in a ring with a butch women, my money on the butch winning lol. Plus women are mentally stronger then blokes 😃

[quote="Seraphim"] Female villians are only good for 2 things; distracting the hero and running away like a cry baby. And therefore neither requires any direct physical contact. [/quote]

I think you are getting confused with western female villians. A muslim female villian would never run away at the first sign of trouble. If anything if a male superhero was faced with a female villian he would have to lower his gaze. What use would he be if he cant even look up 😛

[quote="Seraphim"]And even if you dont agree with that... I just dont care.

What I say... goes.

MWHAHAHAHAHAHA[/quote]

And no i dont agree with the above and i dont want you to care. The whole purpose of the forum is to discuss and share your views and not everybody wil share your views Seraphim. Good luck with your superhero hope it works out for you.

Naz — Wed, 22 Aug 2007 - 23:21

im not in a mood :?
im cool as a cucumber. Im just disagreeing with some of the stuff he has wrote, thats all. I know my posts might seem like that but i can assure you they are not. Anything seraphim says i dont take to heart anyway.

Noor — Wed, 22 Aug 2007 - 23:50

theres nowt wrong with disagreeing with one another, but your post seemed a lil serious, or maybe it's just me.

MuslimBro — Wed, 22 Aug 2007 - 23:51

[quote="Naz"]Yes i admit defeat that men are physically stronger then women but this may not be the case in all circumstances.[/quote]
May not be in all circumstances but will be in most (99.99%)

[quote="Naz"]If you were to put a really scrawny short man in a ring with a butch women, my money on the butch winning lol.[/quote]
Not a fair fight, notice the word average in seraph's post? It's like saying putting a four foot skinny old hag with a seven foot body builder.... not fair is it.

[quote="Naz"]If anything if a male superhero was faced with a female villian he would have to lower his gaze. What use would he be if he cant even look up :P[/quote]
The woman would have to do the same so no-one would actually fight 😛
Actually, islamically speaking a person has a right to defend themselves and lowering your gaze in this situation wouldn't be clever so there!

Seraphim — Thu, 23 Aug 2007 - 09:09

[quote="Naz"]I give up, happy now[/quote]

LOL! I think Ive gone and upset her.
There there... there there.

If it makes you feel any better, when I do submit the first edition you get to slate it as much as you want. Although I cant promise I'll heed any of it... you'll atleast get a shot.

Im trying to come up with some really good way of introducing the character before we get into the main storyline.

Ya'qub — Thu, 23 Aug 2007 - 10:52

[quote="Seraphim"]
Im trying to come up with some really good way of introducing the character before we get into the main storyline.[/quote]

every superhero needs a moment where they 'transform' from a normal guy into a special(-needs) guy.

I know you were blatantly planning on making him Asian (perhaps basing him on a certain Seraph???) But why not make him a convert??
He could have his big transformation when he takes the shahada?
Why not make him Scottish? perhaps about 6'1", dark-brown hair, blue eyes; i can picture him now, a rather dashing fellow, not un-prone to helping old ladys cross the street before returning to his mansion.............

sorry i drifted off there for a second.

joking aside, i think a transformation is important, maybe if he ate some special/infected dates (by day he is an average uni student, but at iftar something 'peculier' happans...)

IF he can fly, he should hold his index finger out as if he is pointing (signifying tawheed)

is this gonna be subtley tongue in cheek? openly silly? dark and menacing? maybe try a bit of all three!!

ok, those are your instructions. get to it!! 8)

Seraphim — Thu, 23 Aug 2007 - 11:30

Islam is colour blind and does not recognise such division among people. Therefore I think the hero's skin colour will be fair (once the mask comes off) so its indistinguishable what his ethnicity is.

As much as Id like a hero to be based on me... its not gonna happen. Im more of an anti-hero. It would be very dark and menacing. Which is not where I want to go with this... yet.

Ofcourse like many hero's there will be a transformation that occurs... but I wont reveal how. Nor will I revealing his powers... as I may change my mind. Ofcourse an origins story is in the works but that wont be revealed til later on.

Seraphim — Fri, 24 Aug 2007 - 00:08

[quote="MuslimBro"][quote="Naz"]I give up, happy now[/quote]
Keep me out of it, I blame seraph :P[/quote]

lol, he who dares MBro... he who dares.

[size=7][i]its the SAS moto: He who dares wins.[/i][/size]

Naz — Sat, 25 Aug 2007 - 18:42

[quote="Seraphim"][quote="Naz"]I give up, happy now[/quote]

LOL! I think Ive gone and upset her.
There there... there there.

If it makes you feel any better, when I do submit the first edition you get to slate it as much as you want. Although I cant promise I'll heed any of it... you'll atleast get a shot.

Im trying to come up with some really good way of introducing the character before we get into the main storyline.[/quote]

me upset, far from it. Its gonna take alot more for you and your "possy" to upset me :twisted:

I dont get a kick out of criticising at other ppls work, esp if they have put alot of time and effort into it, its not very nice. So dont expect a response back from me.

Courage — Sat, 25 Aug 2007 - 19:06

[quote="MuslimBro"]What about having a male superhero and a female sidekick :P[/quote]

Or what about them being "equal." Like the Doctor and Martha. She saved his life a couple of times!

Seraphim — Sun, 2 Sep 2007 - 22:22

[quote="Courage"][quote="MuslimBro"]What about having a male superhero and a female sidekick :P[/quote]

Or what about them being "equal." Like the Doctor and Martha. She saved his life a couple of times![/quote]

Yeah but Martha is no where near as cool as the Doctor.

But I get what you mean.

Courage — Mon, 3 Sep 2007 - 13:06

[quote="Seraphim"][quote="Courage"][quote="MuslimBro"]What about having a male superhero and a female sidekick :P[/quote]

Or what about them being "equal." Like the Doctor and Martha. She saved his life a couple of times![/quote]

Yeah but Martha is no where near as cool as the Doctor.

But I get what you mean.[/quote]

But she's great! She's a bit better than Rose.

Seraphim — Thu, 6 Sep 2007 - 12:07

[quote="MuslimSister"]I wish I was a Superhero. No joke.

I feel restless that I'am not.

In fact I made plenty of dua in Umrah for God to make me a Superhero.[/quote]

Heres a strange question...

Why?

Ya'qub — Thu, 6 Sep 2007 - 14:23

[quote="Seraphim"]

Heres a strange question...

Why?[/quote]

I think MS hasn't realised that she already is a superhero.

Naz — Thu, 6 Sep 2007 - 21:30

I think if you have made a difference to someone’s life or ppl look up to you as a role model then in my eyes i think that makes you a superhero.

MuslimSister — Fri, 7 Sep 2007 - 22:51

[quote="You"]It has been pointed out that this fit in here.

http://www.metacafe.com/watch/779704/best_video_of_the_year/

It is still not x-ray vision.[/quote]

Such people are the real Superhero’s.

It so easy to make excuses. Its so easy to say that you cant do something. Its so easy to moan, complain or have a defeatist attitude.

I know a girl around my age who is wheelchair bound, she cant walk or talk properly and has no control over any of her bodily functions….yet that hasn’t stopped her from doing a postgraduate degree in Uni.

I know of people who are profoundly deaf and yet living perfectly ‘ordinary’ lives.

My mum’s also registered blind and relies on her hearing a lot. In fact, if anyone was to talk to her. They wouldn’t even be able to tell that she has a sight problem.

I don’t believe failure should be an option for anyone – regardless of their situation.

MuslimSister — Fri, 7 Sep 2007 - 22:52

[quote="You"]

It is still not x-ray vision.[/quote]

You dont need x-ray vision to change the world. Or be able to fly and walk through brick walls.

You just need to be able to save/change the World. Or at least save/change a little bit.

Seraphim — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 - 15:45

Possible names for a Muslim-Superhero:

1. Muslim-Man
2. Super-Sufi
3. The Dark Defender
4. Guardian Angel
5. Ya'qub Bell
6. The Blue Avenger
7. The Believer

Feel free to add your own.