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    Oujia boards

    :salam2: What do you guys think of them? My history teacher was of the opinion they were evil and can cause some disturbing things to happen. She told us she even knew a women who died after contacting dark spirits through it. It's basically a piece of cardboard with a bunch of letters...
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    Quick Question

    :salam2: Happy pre-Ramadan :D I hope you're all doing well. I was wondering if anyone knew of a Quranic ayah that went along the lines of this "You may have uttered a word that you may have thought little (of), but to Allah it was devestating'", or it would cause you eternity". I really need...
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    My Body is my Own Business

    This essay is about the misconception of women in Islam and why Muslim females are in fact more liberated than their non-Muslim counterparts. It is written by a 17 year old in Toronto -- Sultana Yusuf Ali MY BODY IS MY OWN BUSINESS I probably do not fit into the preconceived notion of a...
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    Death is staring at us all

    :salam2: Yesterday morning, a 23 year old Muslim was found dead lying on his bed. His mother walked in on him the morning that day while he was unresponsive. Only the night before, the young male and his mother spoke with each other as they would have usually done. He was one of my...
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    Belief in God is Natural!

    INFANTS are hard-wired to believe in God, and atheism has to be learned, according to an Oxford University psychologist. Dr Olivera Petrovich told a University of Western Sydney conference on the psychology of religion that even preschool children constructed theological concepts as part of...
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    Come and Worship

    Come and Worship The sky in its greatness calls to us “Come, see how the Lord has fashioned your ceiling” The stars illuminate the way In their brightness they say “ponder on how your Lord has adorned the night” He has made the clouds fly And he blows the winds The sun shines at his will Our...
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    What is the difference between...

    :salam2: I was wondering what the difference is when we say the Arabic word "sama'a" (heaven) and samawat (plural of sama'a, heavens) In the Quran, when it talks about the seven heavens is it referring to the atmosphere which is divided into 7 parts or layers or is that talking about the...
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    Dua

    :salam2: I hope everyone is in good eman and health :) I was wondering when to make dua in your salah. Is it at the very end after the tashahud or after you turn your heard twice and say the salutations? :wasalam:
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    The period between Christianity and Islam

    Salam alaykum brothers and sisters of TTI I hope you are in the best of health and faith :) I have not contributed to the forurm for quite some time now because of the heavy burden school has put on me. Managing all my homework and the hectic events my life can throw at me has been...
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    Islamic cure for anxiety?

    :salam2: I hope you are all in the best of health and iman :) Lately I have been having issues with sleep at night. It takes me a very long time to fall asleep and sometimes I can never manage to do it. It is because my mind is so overrun with thoughts, so my heart is always fluttering and...
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    A serious yet funny encounter

    OK I kinda lied about the funny part. So there are these Jehova Witnesses that have been knocking on our door almost each week for a few months now offering us magazines in Arabic. At first my mom thought these were just a gesture of kindness, upon opening it moments later however, she was...
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    Possible pandemic on our hands

    Swine flu fears prompt quarantine plans, pork bans ENEVA – Canada became the third country to confirm human cases of swine flu Sunday as global health officials considered whether to raise the global pandemic alert level. Nations from New Zealand to Spain also reported suspected cases, and...
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    School cancelled Friday prayer?

    Salam brothers and sisters, For an odd reason, they have cancelled Friday Prayer at our high school. Many of the brothers were obliged to sneak out of class and go find an empty room to have prayer in, but this being disallowed by many of the teachers, had to stop. These kids now get a note...
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    Is this considered stealing?

    :salam2: Brothers/sisters, I am getting very worried about my father's health. He is a VERY heavy smoker and I have been trying to get him to cut down for almost a year now. He never listens to me and simply says "I will" and has not made a single effort. My only motive right now is to...
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    About smoking

    Salam brothers/sisters I am worried about my father's health. He is a very heavy smoker and has been for 40 years. I want to seriously tell him how dangerous smoking can be and need an Arabic article to get through to him. Now my Arabic is poor in terms of reading/writing so I wouldn't know...
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    Where should I invest my courses in?

    Salam brothers and sisters, I hope you are all in good faith and health. I am in grade 9 high school living in the greater Toronto area ( I often just say Toronto ) I plan, inshallah, to become a medical doctor. Maybe a specialist in a certain category but that is too early to be discussed...
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    Can I pray Istikhara for this?

    Salam brothers and sisters, About a day after Halloween, I started having very painful headaches and a feeling that I was about to faint. This lasted for a week. When I went to the doctor, they said that this was because I sat on the computer too much and strained my eyes. ( I might need...
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    Practical question

    Salam brothers and sisters, I have been wanting to ask something for a while now. How are we supposed to get to know someone to see if we like them or not if were not allowed to date? I mean it doesent seem proper if we marry someone and hope for the best. Doesn't that leave a large margin for...
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    I need serious help

    Salam brothers and sisters, I will keep this short as I am heading off for school. Let me give you a quick overview of what has happend to me lately; a couple years ago I fell very sick with appendicitis and ended up being diagnosed with PARANOIA, ever since that date, I have been thinking that...
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    Purpose of appendix found

    This caught my eye, I had a ruptured appendix two years ago and was hospitalized for over a month when I got poisoned. WASHINGTON (AP) -- Some scientists think they have figured out the real job of the troublesome and seemingly useless appendix: It produces and protects good germs...
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