Dawoodi Bohra Forum

And what about Namaaz? That too. Not that any of this is relevant to the discussion. Only if you have too many kids and no viable means of support.Keeping praying brother. Br.MF I did not expect you to hurt our Aghani brothers.They find the same peace and enjoyment as you do,doing whatever blows yo...

Jawanmardan, you dont send army to build nations.Army can do one thing only and that is to kill people.To build nations you send engineers build roads,power plants.Clean water technology,lots of concrete and paints, tractors and tools.People stop watching news.Its is a way to stop you from thinking...

Muslims too must address first cousin marriages, I think as a community this practice alone causes such great damage, and suffering to too many, particularly in the Pakistani community, an honest discussion is sorely needed. Has Hazir Imam come up with Farman prohibiting Ismailis from first cousin ...

jawanmardan, These were the goals of the americans a couple of decades ago when they were on the same side as the Taliban driving out the Russians. But we all know what happened. Americans do not go into any territory to spread freedom and democracry. They are there to serve their own interests. Fr...

Dear Seeker, Your argument goes down the path of eugenics, deciding who is and who is not worthy of life and a place in society. We would never have had Professer Steven Hawking in such a society. I do however support family planning, having only as many children as one can afford. I also think that...

rather also to provide security, and thus aid development in cities, and to train and rebuild a domestic military. Seriously? Absolutely. The Taliban realise that a lot of political capital has been expended by the west, and withdrawal is imminent (much of this due to the idiotic invasion of Iraq)....

You wouldnt think they will demand repatriation costs would they. Figures are extremely cooked Repatriation costs? I'm on my phone so I must have missed that. I do think the article has some suspiciously odd ideas. I would also question the premise that ISAF is solely there to kill Taliban; rather ...

It costs the US $1 million per soldior per year. After the withdrawal it will cost $20 billion a year to maintain the Afghan military, which while a large sum is significantly less than the current cost. The quality of the training of Afghan troops has significantly improved with the new US command....

Fareed was always touted as a possible Secretary of State. His religious views are not as relevant to me as the commendable stance he has taken against the ADLs opposition to the center.

A rather funny article from Arab satire blog: http://eggplantpost.com/2009/11/26/king ... the-world/

This is the link to 2009 most influential Muslims: http://www.rissc.jo/docs/muslim500-1M-lowres3.pdf

A man accused of beheading his wife at the Muslim-American television station they founded is likely to pursue a psychiatric defence in the murder case. Muzzammil Hassan is scheduled to be tried in January for the killing of Aasiya Hassan at the offices of Bridges TV in the Buffalo suburb of Orchard...

It's a foundation of the ideology that it is focused on rituals Focus on rituals! That is what Allah SWT asked Prophet to teach us. Show me where there is focus on Mystism mumbo jumbo in Qur’an and Sunnah. Show me a single instant when Prophet twirled like Dervish? I am sick and tired of Billion ma...

JM their religiosity is outwardly apparent but lacks any sense of spirituality How do you know? Have you looked into their heart? Do you remember a Hadith of prophet when he scolded a Sahaba for cutting throat of a enemy en\ven when he declared Shahada just before being slashed. When Sahaba said th...

JM What is your defination of Wahabism? I would define Wahabism as the 18th century movement that dominates the gulf states. It's origins lie in the crisis of western Imperialism and expansion in the region during a tumultuous period in history. Fundamentally it is a reaction against (west, Sufis, ...

How long have Bohras officially been visiting Iraq since the invasion?

I'm personally inclined toward believing that Sufism, or the progressive Muslim movement has the answer. The extreme Islamists are passionate advocates of Islam but ultimately are shallow, their religiosity is outwardly apparent but lacks any sense of spirituality. Wahabbism and other forms of Islam...

( a truly Inspiring story ) After being kidnapped at the age of 16 by a group of thugs and enduring a year of rapes and beatings, Assiya Rafiq was delivered to the police and thought her problems were over. Then, she said, four police officers took turns raping her. The next step for Assiya was obvi...

( a truly Inspiring story ) After being kidnapped at the age of 16 by a group of thugs and enduring a year of rapes and beatings, Assiya Rafiq was delivered to the police and thought her problems were over. Then, she said, four police officers took turns raping her. The next step for Assiya was obvi...

Never a Muslim woman has felt nervous and disturbed by wearing the veil. Sarkozy is discussing a ban on the Niqab and Burka not the Hijab. Never ? Seriously not one single Muslim women felt she wanted to remove it, how does he explain all those who have removed it after they were liberated from the...

Cursing does not make any difference. 2 are right next to the Prophet and the third is not far away. All 3 were promised Jannah by Prophet. Bro Muslim First, Now see how this thread gets diverted and reduced to laanats and its justifications thereof by certain vested interests on this forum. Asking...

While I do not agree with banning the Burkha, the French republic is foundered on principles of public good, historically Le Republic has not hesitated in imposing liberty, upon it's citizens, post revolutionary France did so violently in the "Terror", it's an altogether very different mod...

This is a bizarre story: Saudi family sues genie, alleges harassment (CNN) A family in Saudi Arabia has taken a genie to court, alleging theft and harassment, according to local media. The lawsuit filed in Shariah court accuses the genie of leaving them threatening voicemails, stealing their cell ph...

i agree that the primary purpose of a hijab or any other body covering for women should be to preserve a woman's modesty and conceal her obvious anatomical features from the eyes of men, many of whom may have lustful intentions. in that respect the ridha fits the bill. but where it then to a certai...

feelgud wrote:jm,
a very good insight here.plz read:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/urdu/world/2009/06 ... n_uk.shtml

I'm afraid I don't read or speak Urdu, care to translate?

Because they haven't always promoted democracy, and have often toppled them. I think Obama is a swell fellow, but who knows what will follow him, President Palin? :wink: It's a good thing that the US is investing in the stability of Pakistan, I'm more concerned over Iraq's resources being exploited...

....and that's a bad thing ? Because they haven't always promoted democracy, and have often toppled them. I think Obama is a swell fellow, but who knows what will follow him, President Palin? :wink: It's a good thing that the US is investing in the stability of Pakistan, I'm more concerned over Ira...

Heres a link to images of the proposed plane:

http://www.gadling.com/photos/super-air ... 0/2070966/

This policy clearly goes against Liberal Democracy. Whatever our feelings are over the rights or lack of for Muslim women. Burka clad women are a tiny minority in any case and don't deserve this kind of scrutiny, there are far more important ways for the President to improve the lot of French Muslim...

The first Airbus A380 the worlds largest commercial airliner is apparently to be built for Prince Al-Waleed bin Talal. It has a drop down elevator that lowers for his Rolls Royce to drive up the ramp to it's own on board garage. It has a steam room, Turkish baths, a concert hall, a huge Private suit...

Last week, over a million people turned out to protest despite threats, dwarfing Ahmadinejad's rally the day before. The reform movement is moving into the next stage, street protests are going to be replaced with mass-strikes, they may be ineffective but the could potentially further weaken the reg...