OttomanScribe
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They fine you 1000 pounds? :-o
New Jersey?
Where abouts in Pakistan?
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New Jersey?
Where abouts in Pakistan?
Born and raised in the Netherlands. Parents from Bangladesh. I was raised as a Muslim(Sunni). I don't think I'm classified as Muslim anymore though, but I do believe in God. This change was brought by the amount mental gymnastics I used to pull off to make the scriptures conform to my own morals. Which essentially meant I was picking and choosing what I'd like to believe. I really disliked myself for thinking that way. Though a large part could be attributed to the Koran which can be interpreted in multiple ways, which made the mental gymnastics possible. I'm really sympathetic towards Muslims and still somewhat identify myself as Muslim.
OttomanScribe
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I think it is around 75 bucks here. Though I am not certain. That is a lot to pay! Are you in the UK? I know they are pretty keen on the census, you can get the 1901 version online.
Welcome also
The subcontinent is pretty heavily represented here
I wonder if that means that Arabs and South East Asians aren't gamers? Probably not.victreeb3l
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OttomanScribe said:Pleased to meet you
NYC is amazing. theres just a billion things to always do here, really. one more when the park 51 center is built, so theres your excuse for coming if you dont have any other. though id say visit in the next few weeks (mid april-mid june) when the weather will be amazing...right before i gets disgusting and muggy.
2San said:
man..i know just what you're talking about..
OttomanScribe said:
Yeh man from the top the mountain wilderness area at the very top of the UK (Scotland)
the fine here seems to be 1000 pounds, we also have government propaganda playing all over our tv's in the form of commercials every 2 hours so warning about the fines.
Its getting very upsetting.
OttomanScribe
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Wont be coming for a while
Despite the good exchange rate. Have too many other trips to tick off, Hajj being first. Anyone going this year insha'Allah? Scotland is beautiful, in a rainy kind of way, at least the parts I saw. Shame they have to ruin it by making you fill out forms!
Keru_Shiri
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<= Former Muslim here. I'm not particularly religious, though I remain sympathetic since my entire family on my dad's side (they're mostly Palestinian and Lebanese) still is. Born and raised in the States.
OttomanScribe
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I hope so alsomello said:Hope this thread doesn't turn out nasty.
I'm Muslim, born and raised in London UK originally from Somalia.
hopefully we can show the nasiri we can do this right 
Where abouts in the states?
crazy monkey
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Salamz from Canada EH!!
OttomanScribe
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Walaykum Salaam
How is Canada? Apparently it is like Australia but colder, with less racism and fewer kangaroos?
KO Traveling Hobo
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Astroturfing?
OttomanScribe
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Insha'Allah you are given tawfiq in that and all things
Lots of Bengalis alhamduliLlah. I wonder if things work the same for you as they do for my wife here. Do you get dragged along to dawats and stuff too?
Where is here?
:S what does this mean?
crazy monkey
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OttomanScribe said:Walaykum Salaam
How is Canada? Apparently it is like Australia but colder, with less racism and fewer kangaroos?
It is good. Very good. Little bit colder than Australia but we have moose and bears. We put Eh after every word too
I have family in Australia in Melbourne. I will we had kangaroos.BIONIC-ARRRMMM!!
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OttomanScribe
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AlhamduliLlah, I hope his studies go well for him
How old are you now if you don't mind me asking? I envy the education of people raised with the Qur'an, I think my greatest jihad has been in understanding the Arabic language. My Sheikh went to the states before I could study with him adequately and my studies and wife have not permitted me to go overseas to study. I would like to go to Yemen or Jordan for Arabic but I do not know if I will be able to. SubhanAllah.
I'd take Moose and Bears over Kangaroos any day lol. Not that we see them much to be honest. I envy Canadian snow. Ever since I read Gai Eaton's 'Islam and the Destiny of Man' which describes Islam through a metaphor of snow, I want to spend some time somewhere that actually has snow lol. It only happens on some mountains in AustraliaIt is good. Very good. Little bit colder than Australia but we have moose and bears. We put Eh after every word too
Melbourne is a cool place, the Muslim community there is very vibrant and has many good artists and poets, though they suffer from a lack of Ulema... then again don't we all?
OttomanScribe said:Insha'Allah you are given tawfiq in that and all things
Lots of Bengalis alhamduliLlah. I wonder if things work the same for you as they do for my wife here. Do you get dragged along to dawats and stuff too?
Where is here?
:S what does this mean?
Where is here?
Long Island Ny. Parents are from India
30 year old non practicing muslim from NYC.
I am originally from Bangladesh, but I grew up in NYC. I come from a very progressive-liberal background, my parents never really pushed me in any way and let me choose my own faith. I was religious when I was young but basically grew out of it.
I would consider myself an aethist, however my phisolophy in life is "Live and let live", so I have no problems with how peopel want to live their lives.
I am originally from Bangladesh, but I grew up in NYC. I come from a very progressive-liberal background, my parents never really pushed me in any way and let me choose my own faith. I was religious when I was young but basically grew out of it.
I would consider myself an aethist, however my phisolophy in life is "Live and let live", so I have no problems with how peopel want to live their lives.
OttomanScribe said:New Jersey?
Where abouts in Pakistan?
I live in Rockaway, NJ its nice and hilly. I have been in the same town for all of my life so far. There is brand new mosque in our town where I go to pray on Fridays if I am not in school. Only place that came close it was Anaheim, CA when I visited it during E3 back in 2005.
My grandparents and most of my relatives live in Lahore. Funny story, my Mother and my Father lived a few blocks away from each other in Lahore before their parents got them married.
i am 32. he is only going to learn quran as of now, but i would like him to memorize it. my wife wants me to send him to pakistan to do that but i have only one child. so, it's hard for me to send him away for year or two, so, maybe i will send him to some Islamic school here in michigan when i get enough money.
OttomanScribe said:Insha'Allah you are given tawfiq in that and all things
Lots of Bengalis alhamduliLlah. I wonder if things work the same for you as they do for my wife here. Do you get dragged along to dawats and stuff too?
i went to a talk after isha namaaz in my local pakistani mosque and thought 'might as well give intention' and it was a really good experience. i was a bit nervous giving dawat, but once i started talkin i just kept going. Insha'Allah i will try and go jamat every month.
KO Traveling Hobo
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Viral marketing, basicallyOttomanScribe said::S what does this mean?
womfalcs3
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I'm Muslim living in and originating from Saudi Arabia.
I fully believe in God, His prophets and messengers, and the teachings of Islam. I also practice, but not as I devoutly as I would like.
Nothing is more peaceful than being in Al-Haram, or listening to the Quran in the morning in the car.
I fully believe in God, His prophets and messengers, and the teachings of Islam. I also practice, but not as I devoutly as I would like.
Nothing is more peaceful than being in Al-Haram, or listening to the Quran in the morning in the car.
Keru_Shiri
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I moved around a bit when I was younger, but I've lived in Arkansas for the past 17 or 18 years or so.OttomanScribe said:Where abouts in the states?
Muslim, born in Iraq living in Canada right now. Still practice, but I avoid group activities. The community here isn't as nice as I hoped it would be.
On an unrelated not I never would have guessed OttomanScribe converted to Islam or lives in Australia. Always thought you were a student from Turkey for some odd reason.
On an unrelated not I never would have guessed OttomanScribe converted to Islam or lives in Australia. Always thought you were a student from Turkey for some odd reason.
Joel Was Right
If you smell burning, it's probably the generators acting up. Report it anyway.
السلام عليكم و رحمة الله و بركاته
Reading some of the replies: its rare for someone to come from a family/background that isn't orthodox huh. Mine are quite religious - or at least are keen to present themselves as such when citing X verse. But they also retain a lot of cultural identity, some of which isn't exactly Islamic they would admit.
Reading some of the replies: its rare for someone to come from a family/background that isn't orthodox huh. Mine are quite religious - or at least are keen to present themselves as such when citing X verse. But they also retain a lot of cultural identity, some of which isn't exactly Islamic they would admit.
crazy monkey
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where in canda brother. Toronto has very nice community. Being a big country has some drawbacks if you are leaving far away from main hubs.
Salaam,
Born Muslim here but in a completely white culture, but was never pressured by my parents to practice, actually my father and the majority of my relatives were militantly secular. But I gained interest myself by the influence of a high-school teacher who was also a convert. Then I began practicing. Really tightly knit among the other Muslims in my community and join them in as many activities as I can. Here in Canada there's an organization called MACYouth, and I'm part of the Ottawa branch specializing in getting younger Muslims involved in community work as much as possible.
Currently living in Ottawa, ON; 22 years old, doing my Master's in Biomedical Engineering.
Pleased to meet you all
EDIT: My family is originally Pakistani, but I don't speak a word of Urdu...(maybe a few words)
Born Muslim here but in a completely white culture, but was never pressured by my parents to practice, actually my father and the majority of my relatives were militantly secular. But I gained interest myself by the influence of a high-school teacher who was also a convert. Then I began practicing. Really tightly knit among the other Muslims in my community and join them in as many activities as I can. Here in Canada there's an organization called MACYouth, and I'm part of the Ottawa branch specializing in getting younger Muslims involved in community work as much as possible.
Currently living in Ottawa, ON; 22 years old, doing my Master's in Biomedical Engineering.
Pleased to meet you all
EDIT: My family is originally Pakistani, but I don't speak a word of Urdu...(maybe a few words)
Peace on you all. Practicing Pakistani Muslim living in Chicago. My family is technically Sunni, though none of us besides my mom really accept the authority or authenticity of the hadith. Our views are Sunni though, though I give up some of the traditional practices. I consider myself a moderate Muslim though. Keep my prayers, and contribute towards goodness.
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This thread makes me happy <3 Muslim born and raised in the US as well, my parents are Syrian and I go back to Syria every couple years or so (I used to go every other summer as a kid) so I speak Arabic and am very much into my Syrian-ness. I'm pretty religious in that I follow all the pillars and don't break any of the rules but I'm very laid back otherwise. I have friends that are all much more conservative than I am but we get along very well. I have a hard time finding anyone that is as chill about certain things like I am but isn't also drinking and dating and whatever I was very lucky to find my husband.
Muslim born and raised in the US as well, my parents are Syrian and I go back to Syria every couple years or so (I used to go every other summer as a kid) so I speak Arabic and am very much into my Syrian-ness. I'm pretty religious in that I follow all the pillars and don't break any of the rules but I'm very laid back otherwise. I have friends that are all much more conservative than I am but we get along very well. I have a hard time finding anyone that is as chill about certain things like I am but isn't also drinking and dating and whatever I was very lucky to find my husband.SouSouRocket
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RiZ III said:
I don't really put much stock in hadith either even though we do have some important stuff that comes from there just because there are so many stupid things that don't make sense that people try to support with those things. My general rule is that if you're not citing the Qur'an to me I'm not going to take it very seriously.
victreeb3l
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OttomanScribe said:Wont be coming for a while
ah sorry to hear. i think my dads going to Hajj again this year.
my older brother is actually coming your way around june to study in australia for a year. i think its required for his international relations major to study a year abroad. most likely hell be staying in sydney with some family there, since apartments seem to be extremely expensive to rent.
anything he should know as a muslim in sydney? unlike me, hes actually the religious type who prays 5 times, doesnt drink etc.
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Maleficence
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UK Muslim, born and raised here (with a stint in the US, I'm a dual national). Parents originally from Pakistan.
Not super religious, but still consider myself a believer.
Not super religious, but still consider myself a believer.
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