Dawoodi Bohra Forum

why do we expect pakistani civil society to stand with us when we never supported them in the past in the same situations and targetted by the same armies.Surely the entire pakistan is not responsible for this henious act done in Mumbai. Feelgud, You are being intellectually dishonest. What “same s...

If you believe that "US drones kill innocent civilians [in Pakistan] everyday" then the ill-informed talk shows this article refers to is directly aimed at you Feelgud. In shock (and awe) I watched the other day a rather shrill (and ill-informed) host ask her guests why the Pakistani civil...

Yet another one of her many incoherent rants. Arundhati Roy has a knack for rambling on without ever making a point.

Do not insult your wife by saying that you only married her for sex... And as AZ has mentioned it is time to stop this BS... Do not insult your wife by saying that you only married her to make babies either. There is no "BS" in this topic. Humsafar is spot-on with his comments. Only thing...

abusing any religious leader does not constitute bigotry.. There is a stark difference between criticism and abuse and it is possible to have a civil debate and discourse without resorting to abuse. Let's not get too hung up on semantics here, we all know and understand bigotry and if one needs to ...

Admin, they can simply create new user names and sign back in so banning is largely symbolic, correct ?

Welcome back Porus & Kalim....

Jawanmardan, No offence but your knowledge regarding banking & finance appears to be rudimentary. I am asking you a simple question, please explain how under Islamic banking “profit and loss” is shared. I am not asking about basic business partnerships that you have described. Another example ma...

Islamic banking traditionally relies on the limiting of interest, for example to prevent interest, there is a sharing of profit and loss, between lender and borrower which is seen as more ethical. This is not the case, please explain how there is a "sharing" of profit and loss in Islamic ...

Aarif wrote:There is no need to get personal with Anajmi and MF...

In case you haven't noticed, everything about this board is "personal"; after all we are talking about religious beliefs, or lack thereof. If you can't stomach that, you are on the wrong board.

It is my hope and prediction that Porus will eventually return to this board. He is undeniably one of the most well informed participants on the issues discussed on this board, and I don’t blame him for taking a hiatus. One often needs a break from the regurgitation of bigotry and intolerance if you...

I figured your eyes were always covered; no one can believe what you do with their eyes open...... or for that matter without holding their nose and covering their ears.

The problem with most muslims is the in-fighting .. We have classic examples here on this forum. These guys would leave no stone unturned to lash out at each other. Like Minded, I am not a Muslim, but I will continue to expose hypocrisy. If you support Wahabis that don't allow you to build a non-Wa...

anajmi wrote:

Well, I will be joining them alright, the only difference is that, it will be over here.

Perhaps now you will understand why the Patriot Act was passed

There are things that I will support them for Like what ? Most things that the Bohras want to do are unIslamic. Exactly who appointed your ilk the judge & jury ? After all you tried your Grand Experiment in Afghanistan with the Taliban. They are praying in the streets, but not by choice, you ou...

anajmi wrote: Besides, they are welcome to go and pray in the masjids that the Saudis have already built. No one will stop them. No double standards there.

DesiWahabi, will you then promise the Bohras that they can pray as they wish in Wahabi Mosques and if not then you will pray on the streets to protest ?

The Alvi Bohra called me and told me that he was refused entry into the Dawoodi Bohra marqaz. Besides, it is not unknown for the dawoodi bohras to turn away people from other sects who want to pray in their markaz. That is one of the reasons why I will neve enter a dawoodi bohra markaz. I would pre...

Humsafar, " AB, I do miss your sauve and abrasive swipes which seem to rub everybody on the wrong side. " You surely know how to turn up your charm a notch to get an ol’ pal out of hibernation ! The bailout stinks all the way to hog heaven, and I am holding my nose as I type this. I don’t ...

MB,

Appreciate the recipe for the spices, I'll try it when I run out of premade masala. I have only been adding Coconut Milk for desired consistency, do you add "yogurt, buttermilk, cream, or vegetable or chicken broth " in addition to it ?

My standard request for a gift from India is Kaari Masala. In the last 5 years I have received this masala from numerous sources but I just can't get it to taste like it should. I have also received several recommendations on how to cook it once you get the masala, but still not good enough for prim...

MF, The Vice Fund (VICEX) invests primarily in Alochol, Tobacco, Casino / Gambling stocks and their YTD Return is 24.16% compared to Amana (AMANX) at 17.48%. Furthermore, it has outperformed Amana since its inception. Amana is a great fund, but does not illustrate the point you are inferring. The fa...

MF, The article you posted Remedying Islamophobia dealt with the effect of the problem, not the cause. Furthermore, it assumed and started with a false premise that the everlasting appeal of Islam is in evidence when, attracted by its elegant message along with interplay of faith with reason, thousa...

Originally posted by S. Insaf: the cunning Amil has handed over a maid servant to the police as his wife. The next day after spending lacks of rupees the maid was released on bail. Humsafar, Anajmi et al. are worried about the Patriot Act when in India you can hand off anyone to the police as your ...

Einstein,

That would depend on how loosely you want to use the term "innocent nation". The Kurds and Shiah would tend to disagree with you, but then again what do you care about those infidels.

Say, don't you Wahabis think Sudan is "innocent" too just like Afghanistan was ?

Originally posted by anajmi: Some other questions - "Would you consider sale of arms as encouraging violence?" Not necessarily, depends on the circumstances. Selling arms to someone to kill UBL, to dethrone the Saudi monarchy with the intent of instituting a secular democracy, or fighting...

1. 8th August 1986 was declared as "His Holiness Dr. Syedna Mohammed Burhanuddin Day" by the Mayor of Houston. This is the #1 marvel ? Really ? Pretty pathetic as retiring city employees and pretty much anyone else can request a "day" by filling out a form online with justificat...

There can be no intellectual understanding of Islam withot the critical examination of the Quran.

Originally posted by Humsafar:

I've not mentioned a word on this subject and yet you drag my good name (sic) into it.

Let's just say you are mighty predictable

Anajmi & Humsafar, Yes its America's fault. To the rest, It was extremely selfish and irresponsible of her to take the glamorous and showy route of a motorcade when the government (also a US puppet) strongly recommended that she take a chopper. A villager sold 2 goats to pay for the travel to th...

Anajmi / MF,

I am curious, why do Wahabis have a hard on against raising and racing horses, while raising and racing camels is considerd tradition ?

1. Was Iraq the Harvard of the Middle East prior to the invasion ? 2. After the Taliban were helped by the US and showed them the finger (“un-hitched”), what educational advancements did they make { :D } They created a Wahabi Disneyland instead ! 3. Israel used the billions in aid and created a vibr...