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**BeaseHoca** · 02-29-2012, 07:16 PM

Explain why these same 'Ulama who refuse to reply to email are very savvy with twitter/facebook/blogs?
Also, in many instances I have received the automated read receipt which actually proves that the person on the other end has actually read the email!

Most of FB and Twitter pages are managed by fans or students of the ulamah. Receiving an automated read notification doesn't mean the aalim himself has read the email. He could have given this responsibility of checking emails to another person who has to take the questions to the Aalim. Or if you see them active on facebook, try contacting them there itself.

I do not have a problem with going to meet 'Ulamah. But when 'Ulamah give out their contact details then they should show the courtesy to reply. It could be the same reason. They may not be tech savvy but have entrusted someone (say, person B) to give out their contact details. When you or me email, then our letters may actually be going to a person B who takes them in written to the Aalim who in turn hands out a reply which get emailed to you back by this person B.
Now it depends, but this person could be meeting the Aalim once in 10 days, lets say. And in these 10 days he collects over 100 emails will it be possible for each of them to be replied? And suppose they do try to reply to each of these 100 emails then imagine the backlog of emails that is going to accumulate over time. If they try to answer the earlier ones, then new ones are going to pile up in the meantime. A lot of them would simply have to be discarded.

Beside, there are advantages in communicating via email (or letters a decade and more ago) which don't exist in face-to-face meetings. Also, everyone is not as eloquent as you or they do not have the guts to ask the 'Ulamah directly so they prefer writing. If writing and sending questions is not the way to go why do we have so many Fatawah books compiled from the 'Ulamah? I understand this point. But if there is such an issue which we can better ask via email, then why not ask it to someone we know who replies in time? You have mentioned earlier a few Ulama who reply back. Such questions can be asked to them.

I appreciate that some 'Ulamah are not techno savvy and I have no issues about that. I think some of the Ulamah based in S.A (as compared to those of other areas) are more tech savvy and have given lot of concern to online activities.

I am not implying anything as you may think.
I have asked WHY? This can better be answered by them only. We can only imagine what the reasons behind it can be, Sitting at home, we cannot guess what their daily routine is. If someone is giving their time to reply to emails then its great!

If your question/query does not fit in with their viewpoint or it is seen that you are criticising them or if you belong to the other side.... No reply.
I love the 'Ulamah and look up to them and respect them. Ask anyone who knows me personally. This is not an attack on the 'Ulamah as they might think. This is for them to realise that their behavior in these instances is wrong. This will be only wrong if they deliberately try to ignore emails after giving out their contact details on websites. But we in reality do not know the reason behind this behavior. Some of the reasons could be what I guess in my post. There could be other reasons as well. If we come to know they are ignoring deliberately then we could call it wrong behavior, but not until we know for sure.

02-29-2012, 07:16 PM	#26
BeaseHoca Join Date Nov 2005 Posts 404 Senior Member	Explain why these same 'Ulama who refuse to reply to email are very savvy with twitter/facebook/blogs? Also, in many instances I have received the automated read receipt which actually proves that the person on the other end has actually read the email! Most of FB and Twitter pages are managed by fans or students of the ulamah. Receiving an automated read notification doesn't mean the aalim himself has read the email. He could have given this responsibility of checking emails to another person who has to take the questions to the Aalim. Or if you see them active on facebook, try contacting them there itself. I do not have a problem with going to meet 'Ulamah. But when 'Ulamah give out their contact details then they should show the courtesy to reply. It could be the same reason. They may not be tech savvy but have entrusted someone (say, person B) to give out their contact details. When you or me email, then our letters may actually be going to a person B who takes them in written to the Aalim who in turn hands out a reply which get emailed to you back by this person B. Now it depends, but this person could be meeting the Aalim once in 10 days, lets say. And in these 10 days he collects over 100 emails will it be possible for each of them to be replied? And suppose they do try to reply to each of these 100 emails then imagine the backlog of emails that is going to accumulate over time. If they try to answer the earlier ones, then new ones are going to pile up in the meantime. A lot of them would simply have to be discarded. Beside, there are advantages in communicating via email (or letters a decade and more ago) which don't exist in face-to-face meetings. Also, everyone is not as eloquent as you or they do not have the guts to ask the 'Ulamah directly so they prefer writing. If writing and sending questions is not the way to go why do we have so many Fatawah books compiled from the 'Ulamah? I understand this point. But if there is such an issue which we can better ask via email, then why not ask it to someone we know who replies in time? You have mentioned earlier a few Ulama who reply back. Such questions can be asked to them. I appreciate that some 'Ulamah are not techno savvy and I have no issues about that. I think some of the Ulamah based in S.A (as compared to those of other areas) are more tech savvy and have given lot of concern to online activities. I am not implying anything as you may think. I have asked WHY? This can better be answered by them only. We can only imagine what the reasons behind it can be, Sitting at home, we cannot guess what their daily routine is. If someone is giving their time to reply to emails then its great! If your question/query does not fit in with their viewpoint or it is seen that you are criticising them or if you belong to the other side.... No reply. I love the 'Ulamah and look up to them and respect them. Ask anyone who knows me personally. This is not an attack on the 'Ulamah as they might think. This is for them to realise that their behavior in these instances is wrong. This will be only wrong if they deliberately try to ignore emails after giving out their contact details on websites. But we in reality do not know the reason behind this behavior. Some of the reasons could be what I guess in my post. There could be other reasons as well. If we come to know they are ignoring deliberately then we could call it wrong behavior, but not until we know for sure.
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