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Let's just clear something up. I'm not questioning Islam, I'm trying to understand it. I come from a culture where most of us have "forgotten" our essential natures and lack any knowledge of how to behave or pray or even begin to ask to understand what Allah (swt) wants of us. It's a bit like...

These Insurance guy's were given a lot of trust back then. Most of us wouldn't let anyone through the door now without good cause. Our little world's gone. The other thing you have to understand, today, there are 2 million single parent families, that's about 4 million kids without a...

Proud2behumble: With regard to burglar alarms etc , About twenty years ago ( Yes it going to be Redneck story) a mate of mine was working away from home during the week. He lived in a rough neighbourhood so he bought his wife and daughter an Alsatian . These are excellent guard...

Salaam There are 6.1 Million Dogs in the UK. The British treat dogs as part of their family. Most of us have lived with dogs at some point in our lives. I am a little confused by differing Muslim views on dog ownership. http:// www.islamicconcern.com/dogs.asp In particular look at what...

At least our children grew up ! There he is: little boy George in a scary world.

Salaam, Yes, the Simpsons are good, my kids grew up on them because they were on at meal times. I'm not sure of having all those cartoons for moral guidance in their formative years was really the best idea. Homer really was a good example of how not to be! Looking back , planting...

I was an angry racist Brit before my heart changed. Dawah works, bombs don't . Do I need to spell it out any clearer? Don't be afraid, some of our hearts are being changed for a purpose. The most wonderfull heart, is the heart that fear Allah. The most beautiful words are The Words...

Mirajmom That is clear Wisdom . In the UK everything is very expensive. $80.00 is a very cheap meal. Might be less now because I don't drink wine anymore , they can charge you $5.00 for a glass of water. A TV licence, which you have to buy is $200, a year and a $2000 fine if you...

Moshin : That must have sounded most grumpy as a reply. Is there an Arabic term for this condition ? Let me give you an example of what brings this about: You get to a stage in life where you can do some things well. Once in a while you go out to a restaurant , you pay maybe $80...

Mohsin Hiding something ?- No , I do a really filthy, sweaty job, even honest sweat is not good in a crowded room. I like feeling cleaner , on inside and out. Don't you? Muhhamad - "begin"- meant to say benign!

Muhhamad A - Salaam Watershed or not , oh , maybe I'm just in the first stages of becoming a grumpy old man, but the point is this is a world away from the gentle humour you get when chatting after Friday prayers. Dr Who, now that is a watchable programme. First black and white ones...

Had a really long day yesterday. Went to work, came home , got washed changed went to prayer, went back to work, got in late. Very worthwhile , but,- I thought I would just wind-down and watch TV for an hour. I really wished I hadn't bothered. First there was Big Brother which now seems an...

Globalpeace; One of my sons is a very quiet unassuming young man. The other day someone punched him in the face without provocation at a student party. The students had been discussing the merits of the film Fight Club. He kept on being drunkenly abusive and trying to hit my son. My son ...

Mirajmom: Very well said. Waterdrop: A good poet could show you an entire field of vision refracted into a single drop of water. Stars, night sky, moon through a veil of clouds all inside that tiny little hemisphere. But all that would be is your field of vision, and the world as it appears...

Globalpeace : Tried reading Midnight's Children once, Yawnnn.

Waterdrop: It has everything to do with the topic. Now concentrate. The Russian writer Chekhov had a problem. He needed to be able to covey what it was like to see the moon in the night sky. It wasn't silvery, it wasn't white, it wasn't like huge round piece of cheese. No, silver is...

Waterdrop: We take the existence of language as a matter of fact in everyday life. We use it to think and speak and write. We take it for-granted because we are so familiar with it, because its there, in our heads and in our mouths, at our fingertips, all the time. Oddly we are only...

abdallahbilal: There are some great stories out there which reflect the strength, compassion, and dignity of Muslims throughout the world. True freedom would be to allow them to speak. Konraad : katrina was a terrible tragedy . It was made far worse by the way it was reported . It magnified...

I think it is wrong to award a knighthood to someone who knowingly went looking to cause big trouble in the world. However we shouldn't let this lead us to anger. All the Europeans and Americans will see is flag burning, shouting , and banner waving. Remember, to understand the Western...

I'm a dad with older teenagers. It makes us parents angry to see the "world" getting hold of our kids. We worry about the influence of T.V, computer games, the media and all those other pressures changing their kids attitudes and behaviours. You know what? It crosses every parents mind that one...