Society & Culture - 3 December 2007

I know Family planning is haram and is forbidden in Islam until and unless there is a harm to mother's life. But in China where there are many muslims too and They have this law of not having more than 1 child, what shall they do in this regard?

Secondly,if a mother is healthy enough to give birth to lets say 8 children, but they can look after 4 children in appropriate and better way, taking care of their clothes,education,food,shelter etc but not 8 because the money would not be sufficient and Family would not be able to live peacefully,as some sort of tensions and complex would take place as not EVERYONE IS GOOD AT THANKING ALLAH FOR WHATEVER HE HAS GIVEN TO THEM. [I say Alhumdolillah I'm really happy and thankful to him for whatever little he has given to me.] What shall be done in this case??? As I also believe that when Allah has given birth,then He is the one who will provide food and shelter!

2007-12-03 04:55:41 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Ramadan

books internet anything will do

2007-12-03 04:55:30 · 29 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

2007-12-03 04:54:54 · 23 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

I often get the urge to sleep after my lectures end (12:30PM every day) if I stay up very late the night before. I recall someone telling me that sleep is a valid reason for missing Salah, which I have my doubts about.

If one was to miss Salah for the purpose of sleep, are we allowed to make it up in Qada prayer?

2007-12-03 04:53:48 · 6 answers · asked by Mavis 5 in Ramadan

At church the other night the pastor was out and someone stood in, he spoke on faith, some of what he said didn't sit well with me, at least the way I took it, he's a great man so no offence to him. I was inspired though to show what I think and see what other people(even non christians) think about faith in christianity. Should be eye opening.

Faith - wikipedia style -
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Faith
To commit oneself to act based on sufficient evidence to warrant belief, but without absolute proof[1]. Mere belief on the basis of evidence is not faith. To have faith involves an act of will. For example, many people saw Blondin walk across the gorge below Niagara Falls on a tightrope, and believed (on the basis of the evidence of their own eyes) that he was capable of carrying a man on his back safely across. But only his manager Harry Colcord had enough faith to allow himself to be carried.

What is Christian faith based on?
I know what mine is based on...

2007-12-03 04:53:41 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

And are they the same seaven deadly sins that the Christians believe?

2007-12-03 04:51:34 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Ramadan

He created his evil when he became jealous / the sin of pride? Who made that possible? Forgive me for my stupid logic, but I don't believe Satan asked to exist. In fact I don't think evil even wishes to exist. I think evil wishes to not exist. Why would God allow evil to exist among the good? Inane logic? Did goodness finally stare it's reflection?

2007-12-03 04:49:39 · 39 answers · asked by Adversity 3 in Religion & Spirituality

Are there physical features that seperate the two groups apart?

2007-12-03 04:49:11 · 8 answers · asked by Beer Farts 5 in Other - Cultures & Groups

...is the MOST IMPORTANT Thing about Christmas...

2007-12-03 04:49:07 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous in Senior Citizens

grant a annulment if the couple has children?

2007-12-03 04:48:07 · 9 answers · asked by pepsiolic 5 in Religion & Spirituality

2007-12-03 04:47:31 · 6 answers · asked by Nick 4 in Religion & Spirituality

Most religions are man made. Is yours?

2007-12-03 04:46:16 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

Judging by our avatars I would say Yes! Maybe we were seperated at birth?

2007-12-03 04:45:47 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Senior Citizens

Any offence to anyone is unintended. Your thoughts entered here is treasured greatly, no matter how biased or impartial.
Thank you all.

2007-12-03 04:45:42 · 16 answers · asked by hellkrasher 3 in Religion & Spirituality

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20071203/ap_on_go_ot/nation_in_debt

Please note the thumbs up and the reactions to the question (it did get the best answer). I would prefer straight answers. Ad hominem attacks on me for asking the question won't work, since I do not care. I thought murder because of somebody's religious beliefs (no matter who perpetrates that act) was strictly the province of religious fanatics (as we have witnessed so many times before). You learn something new every day.

An agnostic

2007-12-03 04:45:14 · 19 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

There is a black girl moved into the flat below me and she seems really NICE
Don't know if I am allowed to say that
Or even call her Black for that matter. I am confused on the subject.

2007-12-03 04:45:04 · 39 answers · asked by Anonymous in Etiquette

2007-12-03 04:43:22 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

2007-12-03 04:43:18 · 16 answers · asked by Nick 4 in Religion & Spirituality

If you know a person is Jewish are they automatically a Hebrew?

2007-12-03 04:42:56 · 29 answers · asked by cb32 3 in Other - Cultures & Groups

How many wise men, Or Magi came to see Jesus?

Bonus: Where did they come from and how did they know about the star?

2007-12-03 04:42:07 · 21 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

ive always wondered what exactly are russians, i mean i dont really put them into a catergory even tho they're a part of asia. same for indians. even 1 of my indian friends doesnt consider herself asian, she's thinks of herself most as a african. what do u think?

2007-12-03 04:41:49 · 22 answers · asked by iloveseattle 3 in Other - Cultures & Groups

I am really really upset because Q&A, to me, is almost like having Penfriends. I happened to show my partner an e-mail that I had from a male acquaintance to a previous Q.
All of a sudden, it's suspect. I might be 'chatting' God forbid! Some MAN knows my e-mail address! Maybe I'm meeting someone, somewhere!
He has use of my computer and I like to share answers with him, so he's not blocked out as though it's my own private little world.
Why is he making me feel guilty for receiving an e-mail from someone on answers?

2007-12-03 04:40:54 · 47 answers · asked by Anonymous in Senior Citizens

read all about it...
http://www.kesq.com/global/story.asp?s=7171888

2007-12-03 04:38:38 · 8 answers · asked by I'm an Atheist 3 in Religion & Spirituality

There are a lot of people here who are not interested in objectively scrutinizing their own beliefs/religion.

Are you one of them?

Take for example this guy who is afraid of skeptic's websites: http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=Aqo_YIxzemgs5OzwxO03_pzsy6IX;_ylv=3?qid=20071203091549AAAueWS&show=7#profile-info-OrFglAtjaa

And just the other day I asked if ANYTHING could rock your faith - so many people said "no"... I thought WOW, so you're admitting that your beliefs are not based on evidence, and interpretation of evidence. Isn't it scary how some people think (or don't)

2007-12-03 04:37:59 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

For the record I do know, but I have noticed that many people, mainly pagans, don't. Boar Heart where are thou? Hehe
Anyways I wanted to see what people THOUGHT it was

2007-12-03 04:37:55 · 12 answers · asked by ~Heathen Princess~ 7 in Religion & Spirituality

This may sound strange, but if you are white and born in South Africa, and later on you became a citizen of the US. Does this make you an African-American?

2007-12-03 04:36:38 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender

and therefor we should return the favor to God by praying and stuff.
Would you rather exist and gamble ur way out or not?

2007-12-03 04:33:54 · 15 answers · asked by Kalipso 4 in Religion & Spirituality

We see both aspect of the christian. Where Christ is His objective righteous, where we stand before God the Father in and by Christ as our righteousness. This is our sure stand.
1 Cor 1:30
" But of Him you are in Christ Jesus, who became wisdom to us from God, both righteousness and sanctification and redemption"

But then we see another aspect.
Here's a verse.
Revelation 19:8
"And it was given to her that she should be clothed in fine linen, bright and clean, for the fine linen is the righteousnesses of the saints"

Is this not an amazing verse? I believe that this righteousnesses (plural) is subjective.
Please look at the references in Psa 45:13-14 if you have time. Its looks at the church as the Queen and her two garments. One outward one inward. This second garment of fine linen corrisponds with Matthew 22:11-12.
So what I'd like to know is a little bit more about the righteousnesses of the saints as the inner stitching and working of the Holy Spirit in our being.

2007-12-03 04:33:16 · 8 answers · asked by Broken Alabaster Flask 6 in Religion & Spirituality

so far you have asked atheists why they celebrate christmas, or told us that its wrong etc..something to that effect, 601 times. If 20 people answered each time that means youve been told 12,020 times that its a pagan holiday. When will you stop asking such a stupid question?

it really does show us that nothing ever sinks in with you guys.

2007-12-03 04:33:09 · 32 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

Also called, Yuletide, Yulefest, Yules, Jul, Juletid, Julfest, Jül, Jól, Joul, Joulu, Jõulud, Joelfeest, Géol, Feailley Geul, Christmas, Midwinter...?

2007-12-03 04:32:38 · 5 answers · asked by Bajingo 6 in Religion & Spirituality