:Few words to Br. Ameer. (mabsoot)

[sachin4islam]

Assalamu Alaikum: My Islamic Br's and Sis's.

This post reflects my own views and visitors have full right to disagree with me.

From some time I have been not feeling pleasant visiting TTI. The sole reason for my discontent is deviation of the website from its real objective,that is propagation of true and pure Islam to Ummah and dwellers of darkness.

Just few days back there was a thread about ''Driving Test'' and the post picked lots of viewers and was responded by 60+ comments. Is this a place to discuss such issue?. Such Non-Productive threads are merely wastage of time. Every time I log-in to homepage,the list of moving topics mostly fall into category of undesired subjects.

Posts by Br's Thariq,Authenticbase,Saladin and Mabsoot do justice with the objective of the site. I was trying to move to other forums to enhance my knowledge of Deen. In doing so I browsed top Islamic forums and also a site mentioned top 40 Islamic forums,including TTI. I do not exaggerate,I didn't find any forum as productive as TTI among these forty forums.

So TTI restore to sole purpose to serve Deen of Allah.

Regards.

 

[saifkhan]

as-salam 'alaikum

to add with you,
I've seen tremendous replies in the threads which are a bit controversial, and which are sometimes of no use, of course sometimes there are valuable and sincere replies, yet, on less useful and which can fuel up the arguments.

and even there are some good, contemporary, discuss-able issues, but suddenly it takes a real bad turn. may Allah help us to attain the patience, high tolerance.

while there are so useful threads, full of wisdom, teaching, nasihah, knowledge, yet, i see those with less views and too much less comments and appreciation.

I hope atleast who view those useful thread, they read, just not click and go out.

we sometimes just argue for the sake of Hawa, not thinking from the perspective of other's view.

although tti is my family and it has become a part of my life, sometimes for the argument and non productive discussion and debate makes me feel bad, yet, as we dont get apart from our own family, thats why i can't leave tti.

i love all of the brothers and sister for the sake of Allah
i pray for all of us, that may Allah us the people of Jannah, ameen ya rabbal 'alameen

JazakAllahu khair
wassalam

 

[Mabsoot]

Wa alaykum salam wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuh

Sometimes people do wish to share moments in their life in order to reduce their worries, and this is what being part of a community is about. Well, it is what the TurnToIslam Lounge is for. - Those things which are off-topic.

If I had some help with updating the site, then we could make it easier for members to filter the information they read. Its difficult as I have a lot of things to look after. We all work here fee-sabilillah.. and are non-profit. Wish we had a technical team, complete with people to help us with site building, graphics, video editing, etc

 

[al-fajr]

Assalamu'alaykum wa rahmatullaah,

If people can conduct a thread with civil manners and correct Islaamic adab towards one another, within the boundaries, (and its not a problematic topic either), I think this is not only fine, but commendable.

If you were complaining about argumentation, inappropriate thread topics or any other fitna which could easily be here, then I would see it as a cause for concern.

Forums can be very useful in spreading knowledge and discussions pertaining to knowledge, but I would say the majority of cultivation of ones Imaan and Islaam comes in real life. If we had just a fraction of the `aml of the Sahaabah, the world would look like a different place right now. I'm not passing judgements on anyone here in this thread, Im just taking the opportunity to raise the point that we have access to a vast wealth of knowledge sometimes, but it could impact our actual lives so minimally unless active steps are taken towards real change.

I always see room for improvement, but I just browsed the Haa'iyyah thread, thats an unprecedented initiative around here, and you should contribute by bumping threads which serve to spread knowledge, they do exist. I've seen the forum at other times where your complaint may have been more valid, Allaahu'alam.

Wa-salaam

 

[sachin4islam]

Assalamu Alaikum:

Br. Mabsoot,I no way I can exempt myself from appreciating your efforts for disseminating pure Islam,the way of Muhammad (SAW). You do it just for sake of Allah and to earn His pleasure. I am not a technical expert but a layman so in this context my position would be futile for you. If you find any task that suits my position and capabilities you are welcome. Yes,I may contact some technical experts for if they may wish to assist you.

Sister Al-Fazr. I am thirsty for knowledge of Deen of Allah and Allahu-Aalim,He knows the best. Implementations become visible after when what is to be implemented reaches you. During the course of five years journey as a revert I still find myself as an infant,at the same position the day I was reborn. I didn't reach TTI as a recommendation by any one but by continues browsing to find a place for learning various aspects of Deen. Ilm is soul of Deen. Internet provides an ocean of resources about Deen of Allah (SWT) but in a scattered manner. I found TTI broadly as a place where I can sustain to enrich myself may be to small extent which seemed me more conducive instead of wandering elsewhere and everywhere.

Regards.

 

[Aapa]

Assalaam walaikum,

Brother,

Like you I bumbled my way to TTI. I am amazed at the number of times I have asked my students to do an Islamic search and the first thing that pops up is TTI. So TTI is being read.

But, that is a good thing. Islam is 24/7 as the kids say. And we talk about everything. This is a safe avenue for many that are afraid to ask questions concerning their faith. Yes, some are really dumb but they need to be answered. TTI does not turn seekers away. I have participated in many a useless thread. But, in the end it may have served to enlighten someone.

I am unable to donate money at this time. Insha'Allah my circumstances will change and I will do my part.

In the meanwhile. I write. I try to respond to everyone. I do not like to see no responses. Someone has taken the time to write, I simply write back. And we all know what happens when I write. It draws attention. People come back with responses and they come back with exact knowledge.

I have gained knowledge. Do not think that I read face value. I go to the links. I read different perspectives. I am learning, and this is hard, to understand what the hadeeths mean. They are as alive today in implementation as they were when first spoken.

Insha'Allah, the site will remain strong. It has to. We are all seeking Allah and how to please Him. We cover grammar school to ph.d in terms of the knowledge that we seek and share.

Case in point. I read a post that stated there may be a change in thought regarding nail polish. Well, it may not be a big deal to many men but it is a revolution to the sisters. I will get to the bottom of that.

I am grateful for this site. It is not pompous. And it allows the a vehicle for expression for many brothers and sisters. And that is a good thing. It is open.

 

[Seeking Allah's Mercy]

Asalamoalaikom wa rahmatullahi wa barakaatuh,

I don't think thread related to every day issues are much of a problem. They just give TTI the familish atmosphere. Not to mention many members here are still young. Without these light (not bad or evil) threads many would not stick around, and they won't learn from the threads they don't like initially but draws more of their attention as time passes. I'm talking about myself first and foremost. I know a while back (before you joined) I wasn't really interested in the bulky full of knowledge threads. But when all the other threads were read I would resolve to reading them too. This way I started liking the beneficial threads more than the others and learned a lot.

Assalamu'alaykum wa rahmatullaah,

and you should contribute by bumping threads which serve to spread knowledge, they do exist.
Wa-salaam

I think this is a good point. Just say a small jazakallah khair and salam but BUMP the thread you find beneficail. You never know who reads it after you and changes and you get the reward. Also posting good post is one of the many ways we can help promote TTI Inshaa'Allaah.


To The mods:

Just wanted to say, some members have been using really bad language around here. I reported one of the posts but it was still (last time I checked) there along with all its dirt! Not to mention the problem continues. . .

Hope you do something about it.

Jazakallah khair.

 

[Asja]

Assalamu allaicum wa raahmatullahi wa baraktuhu

Alhadmulillah we have all came here for gaining Islamic knowledge dear brother, share our knowledge and meet Muslims from all parts of world. But beside that Alahdmulilah there is nothing wrong in asking some questions related with other parts of one life, when that questions are asked in proper manners and proper places.

I aslo wish to draw attention to Moderators for some threads that should not be posted on public forum but rather in " Brother section" or " Sisters section" depending on who is asking question. Also I have noticed some very shamefull words posted by one brother who is writing some things without any shame, Astagfirullah.

May Allah guide him and all of us.

And also dear brother, we can all share here Islamic threads and if you like to learn more about our deen Islam, you can always share diffrent Islamic threads which will be useful for you and for all uf us.

May Allah forgive me if I said anything wrong, it has not been my intention.

May Allah bless you

 

[Aapa]

Assalaam walaikum,

I understand the need to watch language. I believe it is important to keep the language of youth alive. Muslims are young. We need to use respectful words but we have to include words that are part of the youth lexicon.

One of the problems is the connotations behind language. Idiomatic expressions confuse people. I was reprimanded for using a word a female member found racially offensive. What everyone failed to comprehend is it was only offensive from her background. The cultural variations within a society lend to misunderstandings. The word used is not taken to be racially offensive in many of the subcultures with the US. It is an accurate term to describe a person. The oppressed people always have descriptive names for the oppressor. The words describe the attitude of the person described to facilitate communication.

Which brings me to the more vital question. Why do we take on the values of middle class white America to communicate. This is what I find upsetting. A moderator wrote to me and reprimanded moi. I had to find it amusing. We are here to correct misconceptions. We have to be open and understand why the misconception. I was corrected but no-one asked me why I used the word. They should have and I would gladly share knowledge from a broader perspective. We can not communicate using only the words that White America approves.

 

[sachin4islam]

Assalamu Alaikum:

And so I am left alone to one side and rest all having mutual consensus on one side

As our own five fingers aren't identical,in similitude we differ widely in our approach to a common subject. And it is inherent human tendency. The best example that can be sought in this context is segregation of our Ummah into various sects.

Thanks to all those who shared their opinions.

I am with the majority but externally.

Regards.

 

[Aapa]

Assalaam walaikum,

No you are not left alone. We are with you. You are our brother in faith. You must understand the Truth of that.

 

[esperanza]

Assalamu Alaikum: My Islamic Br's and Sis's.

This post reflects my own views and visitors have full right to disagree with me.

From some time I have been not feeling pleasant visiting TTI. The sole reason for my discontent is deviation of the website from its real objective,that is propagation of true and pure Islam to Ummah and dwellers of darkness.

Just few days back there was a thread about ''Driving Test'' and the post picked lots of viewers and was responded by 60+ comments. Is this a place to discuss such issue?. Such Non-Productive threads are merely wastage of time. Every time I log-in to homepage,the list of moving topics mostly fall into category of undesired subjects.

Posts by Br's Thariq,Authenticbase,Saladin and Mabsoot do justice with the objective of the site. I was trying to move to other forums to enhance my knowledge of Deen. In doing so I browsed top Islamic forums and also a site mentioned top 40 Islamic forums,including TTI. I do not exaggerate,I didn't find any forum as productive as TTI among these forty forums.

So TTI restore to sole purpose to serve Deen of Allah.

Regards.

salam brother,, iwas interested to read your thread
and agree wiht you to some extent
yes its true that some of us seem more interested in topics that seem to have no relevance in our quest to strengthen our faith,,and less interest in the wonderful posts by some bothers like Saladin ,,Authentic base
but please remember were not all the same..were all struggling in life..and sometimes its small things that are keeping us from following our faith correctly

ihave written posts recently about depression and video games,,these are personal issuees but ddeply affect my life..my personal life and my sons life..so to me highly important

and ihave few people i can turn to for advice ...even im surrounded by muslims..but still ifound in this forum a place ican ask freely and know someone will help

so yes we must all concentrate more on the richenss of islam and pay more attention to beneficial posts

but for some of us,,it is this personal aspect ..this chance to sharre worries and day to day issues that makes this such a wonderful place

MAY ALLAH guide us and help us all to be better muslims

 

[bari]

:salam2:
Ad dunya sijnul moomeeneen wa jannatul kafireen. Sometimes real life experiences can be shared to identify a fitna, and stay away from it. Brother Sachin, I respect your concern, but there are over a billion of us. There will be variations on the posts. Everybody's state of iman is not the same, I guess we sometimes have tolerate it. May Allah give us understanding. At the same time, we need to put posts threads that are beneficial. Let us not make the dunya the main goal, we need to understand, this is prison for us.