Recent content by mnemonicus

I no longer smoke... But the non-smoker must realize that addiction makes quitting so very difficult. Smoking as a habit is easily associated with various other activities and action, not all of which are harmful... if we begin to then count the chemical addiction of the cigarettes and the...

What does smoking and Israel have in common? From my perspective, nothing.

Hi boot... I would advise you to keep your prayers, and/or to pray regularly, however you currently do so. Though some may disagree with me on the particulars, I believe that the most important thing to do is to communicate, pray, meditate with God - Allah - and to do so seeking guidance. Ask...

I found this thread very moving. Thanks for posting it.

Why is it "utterly disgusting" when Muslims say God instead of Allah (swt)? Allah was an Arabic word before Islam... it is not a word brought by Islam. God and Allah, in my opinion, are just words... I think the spirit and attitude with which we address and invoke God are far more important...

As-salamu 'alaykum... Thank you all for your input... I'm just at a crossroads in my life... I know it... I can feel it. I can feel that my future will be decided soon. See, I am just finishing grad school... I'm probably going to have to move to find work, and I am not sure how or where...

Hello, and greetings. Your English is just fine... why, you're using contractions and even substituting a number for a word like an experienced text messager! I've seen some English speakers write worse! It's a great opportunity you have to study overseas. Make the most of it! Anyway, God...

:salam2: I've been struggling with the idea of converting for some time. I've studied Islam academically as a grad student in history, and I've studied the Qur'an with my mentor in school. I think my knowledge of Islam is workable, while I know I am not experienced in it, and that I have not...

I'd be happy to help you with a bibliography, etc., and to advise you in any way on the paper. I am interested in projects like these, because I think they're really important in this day and age, when so many people misunderstand and are bigoted toward Islam. I hope that you do well, and dispel...

:salam2: First, I am responding to this thread because I am an American who is soon to convert to Islam myself - but I certainly don't know what you're going through as far as marriage goes, so I can't empathize there... Let me just briefly share with you my experience in religion, and a...

I have heard different things from different people, all of whom insist they are right... It's important to me to understand what is meant by 'jihad'.

As-salam 'alaykum: Christians, Jews and the non-religious alike will sometimes attempt to assail Islam by pointing out the violence in the Qur'an, therefore throwing up their hands and saying that "since there's violence in the Qur'an, then Islam must be violent!" I know that neither Islam...

alkathiri - that video was cool. I am going to follow that guy's recipe.

I've collected a few pieces that I found at auctions... Kufic script... I think that script is really beautiful for its simplicity. Even ebay has some stuff. A friend of mine made al-Fatiha in the image of the spiral minaret in Sammara out of Kufic script... he sold it at an art festival...

Having been raised a Catholic, and then having taken to evangelical Christianity in my youth, I was thoroughly indoctrinated. I suppose the one good thing about that was that I met God this way, and he never let me go. I then went away to college for many years. My worldview crumbled. I could...