Forum Topics

Primary tabs

Ten annoying things in Ramadhan part one

published by Showkat on 21 September, 2007 - 23:40

Ten annoying things in Ramadhan part one

1. People who don’t fast and openly smoke, drink and eat in front of you.

2. people waking up for sehri and going back to sleep without praying fajr,

3. People thinking that Ramadhan is only for the duration of your fast i.e as soon as it's time for iftaar, they can do all the stuff they've refrained from doing throughout the day

4. The amount of food that is wasted or goes down the bin

5. The huge number of text messages wishing you Ramadhan Mubarak and the Eid messages

6.

Ramadhan is coming

published by Showkat on 16 September, 2007 - 21:58

Ramadhan is coming

It’s only a few weeks away
I can’t wait
In anticipation
The coming of the new moon
And the best month of the year

I hope I’m alive
Although I’m young
There’s no guarantee
That I’ll be here next month

Been waiting
Anticipating
Hoping
And silently praying
For a chance
To experience
Another Ramadhan

Last year I tried
To improve and change
Leave the bad habits
The drinking, womanising
Drugs and clubbing

Managed it for 30 days
But on Eid I went to a rave
I gave in, wasn’t brave
Went with the crowd
And got totally smashed

Its true after Rama

9/11 Anniversary Part One

published by Showkat on 9 September, 2007 - 23:15

So what are your views on this anniversary and the aftermath of 9/11?

9/11 Anniversary Part One

Another anniversary
To remember and mourn
Those that died on that day
When the planes crashed
In to the WTC and narrowly missed the Pentagon

A day when terrorism arrived in the USA
And the whole world changed
War on terror was launched
Invasion after invasion
Only halted due to dogged resistance

Iran and Syria survived
Temporarily
As the Neo-Con agenda
Fell apart
In the deserts of Iraq
And the valleys of Afghanistan

A Coalition was formed
To storm
And smoke out the ene

10 Dilemmas faced by Muslim footballers

published by Showkat on 27 August, 2007 - 15:03

10 Dilemmas faced by Muslim footballers
By Showkat Ali

1.Gambling logos on shirts

Yes this is a major problem; I mean the big Capitalist companies pay clubs millions to have their logo on the shirts, and the Money is used to pay the huge transfer fees and most importantly the salary of the players. So how can you go to your manager and Say “Boss my religion forbids me to advertise lager and gambling”. It’s kind of tough but then again jannah isn’t cheap either, but Freddie Kanoutie did exactly that, refused to wear a shirt advertising gambling.

2.

Letters reveal Mother Teresa's despair

published by Showkat on 26 August, 2007 - 15:08

Letters reveal Mother Teresa's despair

A book of letters written by Mother Teresa of Calcutta reveals for the first time that she was deeply tormented about her faith and suffered periods of doubt about God.

"Jesus has a very special love for you. As for me, the silence and the emptiness is so great that I look and do not see, listen and do not hear," she wrote to the Reverend Michael van der Peet in September 1979.
The ethnic Albanian Roman Catholic nun, who dedicated her life to poor, sick and dying in India, died in 1997 aged 87.

Child abuse in mosques: Lifting the veil of secrecy

published by Showkat on 19 August, 2007 - 10:55

Child abuse in mosques: Lifting the veil of secrecy

INVESTIGATION A new charity is aiming to confront the ‘hush-up’ culture on abuse among black and ethnic minorities. By Neil Mackay

ALI KHAN was sitting at a meeting in a Glasgow mosque, discussing a paedophile assault in a house of God, when he realised he had to take matters into his own hands.

The Radicalisation of Moderate Muslims

published by Showkat on 12 August, 2007 - 14:34

What are your views on false arrests of Muslims?

[size=18][b]The Radicalisation of Moderate Muslims[/b][/size]

[color=Navy]They came for my friend at dawn
Smashed his door
And pinned him to the floor
The strong arm of the law
Was felt on his body and mind
They Abused and insulted him with
words unkind

His wife was shocked
But in her room she was locked
His children cried
But they showed no mercy
Except joy and pride
They arrested another
In the war on so called terror

Didn’t matter
That he worked in the city
Was proud to be British
And attended every England mat

One billion Muslims to turn into suicide bombers if Makkah,

published by Showkat on 9 August, 2007 - 11:15

One billion Muslims to turn into suicide bombers if Makkah, Madina are attacked

ISLAMABAD: The treasury and opposition members in National Assembly (NA) Wednesday have made it clear on US that one billion Muslims will turn into suicide bombers if the holiest places of Makkah and Madina are attacked and warned Vetican City will not remain secure if any such threat is materialized.

They said this unanimously while participating in debate on foreign policy. Opposition legislator Ghulam Murtaza Satti said US was pursuing double standards.

Pages