[IRMartin]

http://www.4thought.tv/
Today's programme can be seen at above link.

Today 1955 Channel4; 2055 Channel4+1.
Blind Muslim Sana Viner, who had to overcome feelings about canines being unclean when she began using guide dogs, discusses her views on animals and the afterlife.

[D6Ri5u13]

http://www.4thought.tv/
Today's programme can be seen at above link.

Today 1955 Channel4; 2055 Channel4+1.
Blind Muslim Sana Viner, who had to overcome feelings about canines being unclean when she began using guide dogs, discusses her views on animals and the afterlife.

ASWW
Only scholars are well placed to guide us on such things but truly thought provoking and the video does bring to the fore Muslims' relationships or lack of it with animals, their understanding (What kind of animals interacted with the Prophet PBUH- The Sahaba RA) and more importantly how to balance between their condemnation and acceptability in our normal day to day life.
Here in Africa the first reaction to seeing a dog is to stone it. The reasons are 2 fold:
1. That the dog might be carrying disease
2. That the dog represents a sign of oppression and colonial mastery where they were being used as a scare tactic when handling riotic masses.
I personally love dogs and their loyalty but obviously not as pets.
If you truly ask me, it is the lack of compassion or sheer selfishness that as humans we have/are left/leaving out opportunities for our salvation such as helping out blind people (physically challenged). Imagine the ajar one would be getting if one is confronted with PC people on street crossings etc. and you help out! Double edged sword I know, but hey opportunities come and go. Just recently I read somewhere that there are Islamic old peoples homes shooting up in the west! How sad!

[vansVoish]

"...there are Islamic old peoples homes shooting up in the west! How sad!"

Why sad? I don't understand?

[EnvellFen]

"...there are Islamic old peoples homes shooting up in the west! How sad!"

Why sad? I don't understand?

ASWW
An old man was being carried away by his son to sleep in the garden shed coz he was coughing and making so much noise that the children could not sleep. Half way to the shed the old man started laughing. His son asked his dad why he was laughing. " Coz I also did the same to my dad"!

[inownsuipsy]

ASWW
An old man was being carried away by his son to sleep in the garden shed coz he was coughing and making so much noise that the children could not sleep. Half way to the shed the old man started laughing. His son asked his dad why he was laughing. " Coz I also did the same to my dad"!

This story has been told numerous times and in different societies.


The version I know goes like this:

a son would transport his old and blind father on the back. They stopped by a tree one day and the son told his dad " dad wait here I'll be right back" to which the father replied " No you can go, I know you won't come back because I did the same to my blind father and under this very tree"

[GrileVege]

"...there are Islamic old peoples homes shooting up in the west! How sad!"

Why sad? I don't understand?

Are you serious?

[casinobonbiner]

Are you serious?

Hmmm is an Islamic old people home an oxymoron?

[leadmoffer]

http://www.4thought.tv/themes/is-it-...?autoplay=true
Today 1925 Channel4; 2025 Channel4+1.

Muslim perspective today.

Is it a sin to bare our flesh?
Modern society and mainstream religion places huge emphasis on body image. The way we present ourselves in public can reveal our attitudes to sex and to social and religious rules of human attraction. Some modern women believe that choosing to expose their flesh is empowering, while some mainstream religious voices promote covering up as the best way to protect ourselves and demonstrate self-respect. Some people of faith believe the public exposure of nakedness is deeply damaging and immoral. This week 4thought.tv asks “Is it a sin to bare our flesh?”

[Vokbeelllicky]

http://www.1stethical.com/wp-content...-Teachers1.pdf

http://www.1stethical.com/wp-content.../2-Animals.pdf

[Mearticbaibre]

On that video the lady seems to have had her eyebrows threaded (see the many comments on the video). Is that not haraam? She's got perfect Iranian style Hijaab (I think without any makeup). I know she's Shi'a because I've seen her on the Shi'a station - perhaps threading the eyebrows is permitted for them?

[bQXHsKzS]

ASWW
Only scholars are well placed to guide us on such things but truly thought provoking and the video does bring to the fore Muslims' relationships or lack of it with animals, their understanding (What kind of animals interacted with the Prophet PBUH- The Sahaba RA) and more importantly how to balance between their condemnation and acceptability in our normal day to day life.
Here in Africa the first reaction to seeing a dog is to stone it. The reasons are 2 fold:
1. That the dog might be carrying disease
2. That the dog represents a sign of oppression and colonial mastery where they were being used as a scare tactic when handling riotic masses.
I personally love dogs and their loyalty but obviously not as pets.
If you truly ask me, it is the lack of compassion or sheer selfishness that as humans we have/are left/leaving out opportunities for our salvation such as helping out blind people (physically challenged). Imagine the ajar one would be getting if one is confronted with PC people on street crossings etc. and you help out! Double edged sword I know, but hey opportunities come and go. Just recently I read somewhere that there are Islamic old peoples homes shooting up in the west! How sad!

couple of things:

You are now officially my favorite poster on SF

I whole heartedly agree with you on the subject of guide dog

I also agree with you on the islamic old homes...but each should be looked on the views of ulema and Islamic jurisprudence

[RIjdrVs3]

http://www.channel4.com/programmes/i...e-untold-story

Channel4 9pm
Channel4+1 10pm
4seven 12:05am (Wed 29 August)

Islam: The Untold Story.

In future post any programmes in this thread to keep posts tidy.

[Crazykz]

4seven 9pm to catch Tom Holland in salaah!

Anyway just flicking stations and on Ahlulbayt TV The Big Question show is a Sunni scholar (Sheikh Yazdani Raza Misbahi) discussing if "Wahhabism represents Islam?". Repeated at 3am so set Sky+!

[TagBahthuff]

Why feel sad? This is called one reaping what they sow. Their daughters are spoilt to the point they would not cook any food whilst there husbend at work and the husbend are spine less practicing muslims who can't stand up to their wives, mothers or their sisters. They have no islamic ethos in their lifes but superfical display of religiosity.
On top of that these practicing families prefer everything artificial and emulates even the food habit of others where as looking down at their parents staple diet.
Once I came across a sylheti family whose mother hates cooking as it would make her kitchen dirty and prefers to eat friend chicken... This is a new money syndrome of practicing families.
If this is the case with so called practicing muslims, to expect the non practicing muslims do something different is unrealistic.

Allahualam

"...there are Islamic old peoples homes shooting up in the west! How sad!"

Why sad? I don't understand?

[boanuatiguali]

On Ahlulbayt TV again there's a show on Hijaab right now until 2030 with a Christian "scholar" of Islam. I've seen the programme before it's a repeat but his explanations are superb. Flick over now to Sky 842. It's not Shi'a specific but generic. It started 1900! Checking the listings it's repeated 0300-0430 so set your Sky+.

[Tarrccrys]

Christian "scholar" of Islam.

what it means?