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**truck** · 10-16-2009, 02:36 AM

What is the reason for sunniforum's success?

There are many "Islamic" forums out there, but no one is so successful as sunniforum:

- good adab among the brothers and sisters
- high quality content
- balanced views, respect for madhhaabi ikhtilaaf among the users
- many knowledgeable people
- high quality content
- inspiring writings
- holding fast to Islamic principles such as no images of living beings, no slandering of scholars etc..
- and more

Sunniforum community prooved to changes people's life for good by the will of Allah.
I've come to know quite a few brothers and sisters here who were really down but started reading and learning here and now they really flourish mash Allah.

Also,
-Presence of resident `ulama'/tullab al-`ilm and their beneficial post.
-...Barakah for being on the right path? ;-)

Now, I'd like to know why it has become like that, because I also observed an Islamic forum from Germany nearly since the beginning when it opened last year. Sadly, it turned out to be a forum void of profund knowledge instead much ignorance and takfir. Each time I spent some time browsing its discussions get a headache (rhetorically speaking)

What should one watch out for when building an Islamic community on the web, especially when starting from zero in a country nearly void of Ahlu-Sunnah like Germany (or others)?

Some advices from my experience:

-Get the right mods and admins: don't give any responsability in the forum to Ahl al-Bid`ah or deviants. Be hegemonical.
-Don't be afraid of banning and moderating when necessary: a strong control will make people think twice before making mess. Be strong.
-Focus on the traditional method of aquiring islamic knowledge rather than on bickering and debates with kuffar or deviants. Be serious.
-Raise the level of the arguments; i.e. not just the typical discussions about hijab/music.. Raising the topics' value and level, means that most people will be called to follow the Sunnah, rather than having doubts about following or not the basics. Be high quality.

Why don't you seriously consider opening another German forum, with brothers like True Life, Streetwalker, and another sister who's collaborating with Euro-Sunni?
On the long-term this could maybe lead to an European Forum with different language sections, but this is long to reach (oh, but we like reasoning on long terms, don't we?)... ;-)

10-16-2009, 02:36 AM	#9
truck Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 451 Senior Member	What is the reason for sunniforum's success? There are many "Islamic" forums out there, but no one is so successful as sunniforum: - good adab among the brothers and sisters - high quality content - balanced views, respect for madhhaabi ikhtilaaf among the users - many knowledgeable people - high quality content - inspiring writings - holding fast to Islamic principles such as no images of living beings, no slandering of scholars etc.. - and more Sunniforum community prooved to changes people's life for good by the will of Allah. I've come to know quite a few brothers and sisters here who were really down but started reading and learning here and now they really flourish mash Allah. Also, -Presence of resident `ulama'/tullab al-`ilm and their beneficial post. -...Barakah for being on the right path? ;-) Now, I'd like to know why it has become like that, because I also observed an Islamic forum from Germany nearly since the beginning when it opened last year. Sadly, it turned out to be a forum void of profund knowledge instead much ignorance and takfir. Each time I spent some time browsing its discussions get a headache (rhetorically speaking) What should one watch out for when building an Islamic community on the web, especially when starting from zero in a country nearly void of Ahlu-Sunnah like Germany (or others)? Some advices from my experience: -Get the right mods and admins: don't give any responsability in the forum to Ahl al-Bid`ah or deviants. Be hegemonical. -Don't be afraid of banning and moderating when necessary: a strong control will make people think twice before making mess. Be strong. -Focus on the traditional method of aquiring islamic knowledge rather than on bickering and debates with kuffar or deviants. Be serious. -Raise the level of the arguments; i.e. not just the typical discussions about hijab/music.. Raising the topics' value and level, means that most people will be called to follow the Sunnah, rather than having doubts about following or not the basics. Be high quality. Why don't you seriously consider opening another German forum, with brothers like True Life, Streetwalker, and another sister who's collaborating with Euro-Sunni? On the long-term this could maybe lead to an European Forum with different language sections, but this is long to reach (oh, but we like reasoning on long terms, don't we?)... ;-)
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