Religion & Spirituality - 23 August 2007

2007-08-23 06:50:57 · 12 answers · asked by The exclamation mark 6

This should make us think...

The author of this article "Observations on Hijab" is unknown.
It is however, thought to be written by a brother.
Funny as it is, there are a number of lessons to be learnt...

It has been my personal observation that some Muslim girls and women do not realise the significance of hijab. Hijab is Arabic for protection and cover. Some people put a lot of effort into their hijab, yet it serves no purpose. I am referring to the pointless hijab that some girls wear.

The first pointless hijab is referred to as the headband hijab. It is a band of fabric approximately 4 inches wide. It covers the back of the head and allows all the hair to be exposed. It doesn't serve much in terms of modesty, but at least it comes in handy in case of an unexpected tennis match!

The second pointless hijab is the dupatta, also known as the Saran wrap hijab. It covers all the hair, but it is totally transparent. Again it doesn't serve much in terms of modesty, but it keeps the hair nice and fresh!

The third type of hijab is known as the Mickey Mouse Hijab. It is when a girl wears a black scarf and tucks it behind her ear, so that her ears stick out!

We now move on to my favourites - the yo-yo hijabs:
The first yo-yo hijab is the scarf that keeps falling down and needs to be constantly pulled back up.... up, down, up, down, just like a yo-yo!

The second yo-yo hijab is also referred to as the convertibe hijab. This type of hijab is predominant at any type of social event, i.e. an Aqeeqah, Bismillah party, Ameen party, wedding, etc. This is when an Imam or Qari comes up to the microphone and starts to recite Qur'an. At this point, all the convertible hijabs come up... until he says "SadaqAllahu Atheem." I'm not sure, but apparently in some cultures that translates to "OK sisters, you may take off your scarves."

I'm sure this may seem odd, but what's even funnier is when people do not anticipate the recitation of Qur'an at a social event, and are forced to be creative and use accessories such as a purse to cover one's hair. I was surprized to see a woman hold her purse over her head as "hijab"... as if the multitudes of men surrounding her are not a good enough reason to wear hijab, but some guy reciting du'a compels her to hold a purse over her head. Her friends were more creative... one friend used her dinner napkin. I was also laughing when I saw the communal hijab- two or more girls dropped under one dinner napkin during the recitation of Qur'an. Her other friend was still more creative. She used her coffee saucer on the back of her head. I wasn't sure of it was hijab or Yamaka. I didn't know if she was a Muslim or a Jew. I felt like going up to her and saying "Shalom alaikum, sister."

And, people should remember that hijab is not just a protection from guys, but from a girls' nafs (ego) as well. It should prevent girls from having to spend hours in front of the mirror doing her hair. But, unfortunately, you see girls in front of the mirror for hours doing their hijab as they would do their hair, with all sorts of elaborate braids and the like. I wanted to go up to a sister and say "Is your hijab naturally curly?" I also felt compelled to go up to another girl and say "Pardon me, but is your hijab naturally that colour, or did you dye it"?

Well the point is that some people make an effort to wear hijab, but it is futile, because it is not fulfilling its purpose. It's like using an umbrella with holes in it. Hijab is used for protection from guys as well as from the girl herself, and should not be used as an accessory or for beautifying one's self.

2007-08-23 06:50:22 · 16 answers · asked by Muslimsister_2001@yahoo.co.uk 4

Top 10 Reason To Be Either Or..

2007-08-23 06:49:48 · 25 answers · asked by ArchAngel Raziel 2

In modern society, the existence of Pluto was not confirmed until the early 1930's, making nine planets. The Mayans always called earth the seventh planet. Earth is the seventh planet if you are coming from outside of our solar system and count Pluto on the way. The Mayan calender predicted to the day (Aug 27 07) when Mars will be as close to Earth as it ever gets. It speaks of two moons, and a gate that is brought along with the "two moons" (our Moon and Mars) that will take us to the end of the sixth sun (Dec 21, 2012) AT A TIME WHEN THE EARTH IS COVERED BY A WEB!!! WWW=World Wide Web. Very insightful and amazing. Please share your thoughts with me and any links that might be of pertinence to this topic. Thanks.

2007-08-23 06:48:47 · 9 answers · asked by s g 2

2007-08-23 06:48:19 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-08-23 06:48:12 · 24 answers · asked by sisterzeal 5

He made us rather intelligent (well, some of us), so he had to have known how difficult it would be for us to believe in him without evidence. How fair is that?

2007-08-23 06:47:17 · 27 answers · asked by Linz ♥ VT 4

As a religious person or an atheist, how do you feel about agnostics - people who say 'Well, either of you might be right'?

2007-08-23 06:47:06 · 19 answers · asked by Maureen 7

Don't you think that anykind of reform is in a way or another a kind of brain washing.
What is truth? What is fact?
truth is variable from time to time, isn't it?
Should a person abide to the truths and facts of the sorrounding society? and if they don't convince him should he/she rebel against it and how can he/she survive in such society if he rebels against it?

2007-08-23 06:47:00 · 3 answers · asked by ? 6

What is your story of surrender of your will over to God.....no smart or disrespectful answers please!

2007-08-23 06:46:42 · 5 answers · asked by p_a_m_i_e 1

Money and travel issues and lack of time aside, if someone were to have an open invitation to attend an R&S convention, would you want to go to the convention?

If so, what topics would you discuss? And who would you have for the discussion panel, the keynote speaker, and the
moderator?

Who would provide the entertainment?

Who would cater the food? Besides the obvious bran muffins, what food would we have there?

Would we have a food fight between the Christians and the Atheists?

What topics would be in the break out sessions?

What games would you play if you were there in real life?

Would we recognize you or would it be more fun to play, "guess who I am in the forum" for an ice breaker?

Do you think we could actually resolve any issues?

Who would provide security?

If you knew that some of the people who have ticked you off in the past were to be there, what would you say to them?

2007-08-23 06:46:10 · 28 answers · asked by Searcher 7

I imagine this has been posted before but... if there is no supreme, omniscient, omnipotent being, how can there really be a right and wrong? I understand a majority in society can determine what is CONSIDERED to be right and wrong, but on an individual level how can you tell someone what they do is right and wrong.

The way I see it, the only way to say what is absolutely right and wrong is for there to be a being greater than us, and who created everything, because then He has the right to determine what should and should not be. Otherwise, I don't see how any individual, or even a majority of people, can tell another person that something they do is wrong. Sure, society can put an individual in jail or punish them however, but what I'm saying is, can we really consider what they did to be wrong. Maybe a better term would be "not condusive to the well being of society."

Just thinking. Not really looking for a religous argument. Just your thoughts on this theory. Thanks.

2007-08-23 06:45:24 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous

Ahhhh....

After weeks of insightful advice and irreverent humor, I've finally worked my way back from being banned from R&S to Level 5 and having UNLIMITED answering privileges! Thank you, one and all (yes, even you, CrimsonAndClover) for making it possible!

I couldn't have done it without you!

2007-08-23 06:45:19 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

can you not live without and what does that say about you. And, this excludes. ..food, water and shelter. . . .just personal things that you enjoy the comfort or convenience of.

2007-08-23 06:44:49 · 14 answers · asked by sparkles9 6

when god created the world what actually did hapen in that week?

2007-08-23 06:44:21 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous

support of JW smokers by the Watchtower Society?

No disfellowshipping for Somerset JW who was convicted on 23/8/07 by Bristol Crown Court of 24 charges of child abuse involving 13 victims (one an 18 month old baby). Disfellowshipping can be, and is, sometimes carried out for JWs 'caught' smoking tobacco. How can this be? Does the Wt. Soc. want us to think smoking is a more hideous crime than paedophillia?

2007-08-23 06:43:10 · 23 answers · asked by Anonymous

Before you get too fluffed up, let me elaborate...
You have not seen God, correct?
You are required to "understand" everything you know about God through indirect sources...either the Bible, or, if he's real, through the world around you and through yourself. You must admit that your concept of God is an imagination of what he may be like. You must further admit that you cannot understand a being like that fully, so your concept is limited by your imagination. Nothing personal.

So, can you imagine how frustrated others could become when dealing with you in everyday life, and when faced with Bible-based legislation and Bible-based "morality"? Can you empathize?

2007-08-23 06:42:03 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous

assume so much about each other before getting to know someones personal beliefs not every person with an oppossing view is an idiot I'm guilty of this but usually i'm right ha ha ha but seriosly why

2007-08-23 06:41:33 · 25 answers · asked by Anonymous

How can people be so sure, with all the religions out there, that theirs is in fact "the true religion"? Was there an event that happened in your life that made you positive? Have you seen/heard God?

2007-08-23 06:40:26 · 17 answers · asked by Reflected Life 5

2007-08-23 06:39:29 · 22 answers · asked by NHBaritone 7

Now all you Mormons don't start having a go! i would like to know how come in America it is illegal to have more that one wife so how come you have umpteen, and do they have all the information on people we are told they have ?

2007-08-23 06:39:19 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous

Right now your given the option, peace on earth, or allow the world to remain the way it is now.

What Do You Choose and Why?

2007-08-23 06:37:05 · 2 answers · asked by ArchAngel Raziel 2

Where did this meme come from? Why is it so widely spread among atheists? (Before you attack me, I'm an atheist)

I'm taking "You can't prove a negative" to mean "You cannot prove a proposition whose main logical connective is a negated existential quantifier."

However, that second statement is completely false. There are plenty of provable propositions that are negatively existentially quantified. For example, it is provable that there are no round squares. It's also provable that there are no natural numbers greater than all other natural numbers.

Am I misinterpreting the statement "You can't prove a negative" or do people simply regurgitate the meme because it seems supports their argument?

Personally, I think we should all reject "You can't prove a negative" in favor of Burden of Proof considerations. Can anybody enlighten me? Thanks in advance.

2007-08-23 06:36:00 · 21 answers · asked by Anonymous

sometimes you don't?

So how many miss sisterzeal?

2007-08-23 06:35:03 · 3 answers · asked by sisterzeal 5

I'd give him a solid 70% because he preached about impartial love. Love thy enemy, love the prostitutes, money isn't the measure of a man. But since it all tied back to God, who I don't believe is real, he misses out on the full marks. There's also that bit about how slaves should be treated, when slavery isn't good at all. What do you think?

2007-08-23 06:34:38 · 28 answers · asked by Anonymous

God will show me the things i do not understand eventualllllly make me realize the folly of not understanding...Comprehension is so vast that the mind has to explore more than its limit....so where is God then?

2007-08-23 06:31:25 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous

Faith by itself is dead without works. What do you do to insure your place in heaven?

2007-08-23 06:30:41 · 19 answers · asked by andizwif 2

...or are you calling God a liar?

"I am the Lord, and there is none else, beside Me there is no God; I have girded you, though you have not known Me; That they may know from the rising of the sun, and from the west, that there is none beside Me; I am the Lord; and there is none else; I form the light, AND CREATE DARKNESS; I make peace, AND CREATE EVIL; I am the Lord, that does all these things."
~ Isaiah 45: 5-7 (emphasis mine)

2007-08-23 06:27:00 · 15 answers · asked by Aliya 2

...is it bcuz he waz lonely or bcuz he wanted the props and praise n stuff?

or was ppl an experiment 2 see if u wuz faithful 2 ur Creator??

Pls gud answers only no atheitz pls no offens.

2007-08-23 06:26:09 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous

I have 30 contacts...
had many more but downsized to those who I consider God's Warriors... and am always looking for more so I can keep up with you guys through my inbox.
my choice, thank you very much!
Have you looked into Messager or 360 ?
Please consider them.<><

2007-08-23 06:24:51 · 13 answers · asked by ? 4