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| Arsalan |
| 09/06/00 at 14:54:54 |
| Assalamu alaikum, I'm looking for a couple of Islamic songs on the web. Anybody know of a URL where I can find em? The songs are from the famous (or infamous!) MYNA raps albums: - Labbayk Allahumma Labbayk - Intentions Also, are there any good Islamic songs by Yusuf Islam out there besides: - Tala'al badru alayna - God is the Light ? JazakAllahu khairan. |
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| se7en |
| 09/06/00 at 15:49:12 |
| wa alaykum as salaam wa rahmatAllahi wa barakatuh, Labayk Allah is on MYNA Raps 3 - The Inner Struggle Intentions Alright is on MYNA Raps 4 - The Next Level Sung by two *awesome* brothers, br. naeem muhammad, and br. abdul malik ahmad. Two people who's dedication and sincerity just radiate. MashaAllah. www.mynaraps.com for some real audio and ordering information. At ISNA we bought A is for Allah by Yusuf Islam featuring the voices of Hamza Yusuf and Muhammad Jibreel, I'll let you know if it's good, inshaAllah. |
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| Arsalan |
| 09/06/00 at 16:55:17 |
| Assalamu alaikum, I got the opportunity to meet Abdul Malik at the convention. You're right, he's a very nice brother, mashaAllah. While the sisters were making their way out of the room after the entertainment session, he and the other two brothers put up a show in the brothers' corner by singing "Intentions Alright" for them. Throughout the song, Abdul Malik (the main singer) had this serious look on his face, as if he was drenched in the lyrics of the song, and as if he was just about to burst into tears. It was all so appropriate, because the song is about "intentions", and as a singer, you have to be really careful about your intentions when performing in public. [i]Are you singing for the sake of Allah Or is it for show?[/i] I think he realizes that very much so. May Allah reward him, and the others working with him. Wassalamu alaikum. P.S. There's no audio on the web site, only lyrics and ordering info. I guess I'll have to order the tapes. |
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| jannah |
| 09/10/00 at 19:24:00 |
| another good islamic songs tape is the latest dawud wharnsby tape "sunshine, dust and the messenger saw" from soundvision.com the lyrics are amazingly deep and is certainly aimed towards an older audience. you can listen to some short clips at [url]http://radioislam.com/songs/index.shtml[/url] and don't forget to buy all the CDs to support him and this new Islamic media!!! btw arsalan i made my class of 10-12 year olds sing intentions allright at the islamic school graduation, it was great!! they even did the rap part by putting on some sunglasses... to say that the parents were stunned is putting it mildly they just looked confused:) but the kids were pretty amazed because they are always taught that islam is old and backwards and constraining and are still getting used to the idea that it can be "cool" !!! :) if you want the lyrics to "intentions allright" just let me know i typed them up for the class here's one review i found: Sunshine, Dust And The Messenger "Sunshine, Dust And The Messenger", the latest CD by D awud Wharnsby-Ali, brings a new and mature style to his growing series of recordings. Aimed at adult and youth audiences, the 15-track production of narrative and song includes the recognizable Wharnsby-Ali traits which listeners have come to enjoy. Lyrical references to elements of nature and sound effect montages merge with Wharnsby-Ali’s typical style of playful rhyme and meter. Past recordings (such as "Whisper Of Peace"- 1996), are alluded to through the use of occasionally reprised lyrics and voices, including the captivating Qur’anic recitation of Egyptian born qari, Gasser Auda. Yet, with all of its subtle familiarity, the overall sound of "Sunshine, Dust And The Messenger" is quite a change from what most listeners have been accustomed to hearing from the young writer. The theme of 'rhythm' is assessed from diverse angles. City sounds and song topics such as: death, piety, aging, religious struggle and the treatment of children, embellish a series of brief narratives taken from The Holy Qur’an and sayings of the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him). Musically, "Sunshine, Dust And The Messenger" relies heavily on its upbeat pulse of percussion, at times combining tribal earthy tones with stark military rhythms. Four-part harmony arrangements and syncopated percussion tracks, performed by Canadian musician/producer Trevor Yuile, bring a unique sound to Wharnsby-Ali’s sincere and fresh lyrics. Conceptually, the theme of rhythm is defined utilizing examples from nature (seasons, alternation of night day, heartbeats, waves) and examples from the human experience (birth, death, passage of time). Rhythm also becomes the symbol of order as Wharnsby-Ali explores the hope for mankind to bring simplicity, rhythm and harmony back to their lives through their innate and organic desire to connect with The Creator. Tracks like "Rhythm Of Surrender" and "Why Are The Drums So Silent?" take an almost satirical look at the adult world, where lack of wisdom and proper prioritization often cause the plans of even the most educated people to fall apart. Among other songs on the recording, "Give A Little", from the forthcoming Sound Vision.Com video "Adam’s World 11: Zakat Helps Everyone", is a simple yet motivational refrain revolving around various aspects of charity. "The Blue Sky Is Blue (Like Blue Bubble Gum)", its lyrics written by a four-year-old boy and arranged by Wharnsby-Ali, takes a look at life, adulthood and the Messenger of Allah from a child’s point of view. "Wisdom And Tea" presents an emotional reflection on death, and the fact that only Allah knows the true piety in a person’s heart. The dream-like title track takes the listener on a journey into the past, through the rhythms of nature, to the time of Muhammad (peace be upon him). If one thing is to be learned from this new recording, it is that for all the change we go through in the rhythm of life, walking in a rhythm of surrender to Allah is where we all belong. |
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| Arsalan |
| 09/10/00 at 20:14:52 |
| Assalamu alaikum, [quote] if you want the lyrics to "intentions allright" just let me know i typed them up for the class[/quote] I bought the tape at ISNA after hearing it live at the end of the entertainment session. The first thing I did when I got home was to listen to the tape and write down its lyrics. Needless to say, I went through a lot of pain to get all the lyrics (endless hits of "rewind", "stop" and "play" buttons - hey, I'm not an ABCD ... it takes me some time to get the words). I'm proud to say that I got everything except one line ("Miswaks, leather socks like the old days") and a couple of words (although it took me half an hour to do it!) :) But I did find the lyrics on the web later. Too bad I didn't know about it earlier, otherwise it would've saved me all that work. Oh well... Wassalam. |
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| se7en |
| 09/10/00 at 20:58:08 |
wa alaykum as salaam wa rahmatAllahi wa barakatuh, hahhaha, man I wonder how many of us did that? I did that too, only with "Worldly Satisfaction" |
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| proudtobemuslim |
| 09/11/00 at 06:02:11 |
| Assalam-u-Alaikum, I've noticed that songs such as God is the Light and Sunshine, dust and the Prophet (SAW) have a bit of music in the background. I think it is the duff. I've heard that using the duff is halal but what is the daleel for this? Wassalam-u-Alikum P.S. where can I get Tala'al badru alayna? Also does anyone know of any other Nasheeds such as Ya shahid? |
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| Arsalan |
| 09/11/00 at 09:45:46 |
| Assalamu alaikum, I've heard 4 opinions on music! 1. No music is allowed whatsoever. 2. Only the duff is allowed, and on specific occasions. 3. Only wind and string instruments are forbidden, and any sort of percussion is allowed along with any digitally produced sounds (of course, the content of the songs must not be evil). 4. All musical instruments are allowed, as long as the song itself is Islamic and helps build the Iman or morale of the Muslims. Unfortunately, I don't know anybody's daleel for their opinions! I do know that #3 is the opinion of Shaikh Qaradawi, and I always find myself wavering between #2 and #3! Wassalam. |
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| Amatullah |
| 09/16/00 at 01:40:26 |
| sister Jannah, can u please post up the lyrics for Intentions al right here? thanks, wasalam, Amatullah |
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| jannah |
| 09/16/00 at 10:45:39 |
| surely :) INTENTIONS ALRIGHT myna raps 4 Waking up in the morning morning Gotta make my prayer.. Am I really gonna make it make it When there's no one there.. Making trips to the Masjid Masjid even when its tough.. Am I going for the sake of Allah am I showing off.. Gonna get me the knowledge knowledge gonna study Islam.. Am I going just to build my ego so they call me the Man.. Doesn't matter if the people respect me when it's not for Allah.. When I know anytime He can take me without one real dua.. Doesn't matter if they say I'm a big shot when I get no reward for my deeds And I'm dragged on the day of Resurrection cause the folks that I wanted to please Plus I know that Allah has the power to raise me up in their eyes if it need be I should always make my intentions for my Lord, Allah completely Chorus 2 times -Are my Intentions Alright -Am I doing it for Allah -When I'm looking deep deep down inside -Do I have the right niyyah. Wearing thoubs with a kufi kufi Miswaks leather socks like the old days Am I trying to follow the Prophet am I seeking praise.. Giving talks on Islam to the people I be quoting hadith and Qur'an Is it really so they like how I'm speaking and they say I'm the bomb.. Donating to Islamic centers giving money so the deen can grow Am I giving for the sake of Allah Or is it for show.. Many times I have found my intentions are not what I want them to be I know I start on the right direction But shaytan starts talking to me.. And I forget that without my niyyah I'm just wasting my time My intentions cannot bring the reward when they're out of line.. So I pray to Allah to help me to do everything for Him only Doesn't matter if the people despise me Cause with Allah I can never be lonely Ya Allah, accept this niyyah Coming from young Muslims striving to be believers So on this day, our deeds you'll measure Know we only did this strictly for your pleasure, Your pleasure, Your mercy, Your ajr, Your jannah forever, and ever and ever And reward us for those who've listened Heeded to the message changing their condition. And know that everything up until this point I ever written I submit as my repentance And if its blessings You're sending my way I beg you hold them to the Judgement day so maybe in Jannah I can look back and say ...it was a lovely day, a lovely day, a lovely day yes a lovely day, a lovely day yes a lovely day [Chorus 3 times] |
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| Amatullah |
| 09/18/00 at 03:24:47 |
| thank you, JazakAllahKhair sister, they're good, mashaillah. |
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| salaam |
| 10/23/00 at 21:38:56 |
| as-Salaamu 'Alaikum, Inshaa'Allaah, I'm not here to offend anyone, I just have a few things to say. Firstly, I'm not here to comment on whether music is halal, or haram. If anyone is curious they can go to www.islam-qa.com. I wanted to comment on something, I was reading a khutbah by Muhammad Alshareef (for those of you who want to join his AMAZINGmailing list, send a blank message to AddMe@Soon.com. Okay, to get to my point. I was reading this khutbah, and it was talking about a cops job. In a muslim country once, a muslim cop saw these 2 guys get into an accident, so the policeman went up to him and started whispering "La illaha illalah" into the guys ears so he would repeat it. But, by the will of Allah, those two boys starting reciting lyrics of songs. *May Allah save us from a death like that*. A while later, the cop came across this other brother who got into an accident. The cop started to say "La illaha illalah" into the youths ear, but Alhamdullilah, the youth was already making his recitiation. Allahu Akbar! He was reciting Qur'an! The policemen put the boy into their car, and they started to cry because this boy who was in SO MUCH PAIN was reciting the beautiful words of Allah. Then when one policeman turned aroud to see what the boy was doing. He saw him raise his index finger up, and say "La illaha illalah"...and with that he died. The story goes on, and to read it please go to www.alshareef.homepage.com and click on "REGRET!". My point is we should make du'a to Allah to save us from that first death. I'm not saying that music is haram, because we know that it was allowed on Eid and on weddings, but what I am saying it, wouldn't we rather have the words of the Qur'an constantly on our lips? or would we rather have some song? I ask Allah to save us all from a bad death. May Allah guide us all to Sirat Al-Mustaqeem, and may Allah make his word stand above the rest. Ameen. was-Salaamu 'Alaikum, Your Sister in Islaam. p.s. Please remember that I didn't say anything to offend anyone. Whatever bad that was in this is from myself and Shaitaan, and whatever good is in this from Allah. |
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| jannah |
| 10/24/00 at 01:26:02 |
| jazaki Allah khair sister for that timely reminder. i think that you are right it would be infinitely better to only have dhikr and the word of Allah on our tongues. however, many of our young people are so far from that it is really a very bad situation right now. we are losing our youth like sand grains in our hand. this song and others like it are dawah tools to help them understand the deen. we can't expect a child of 10 who is glued to the tv set at home to sit and read hadith/quran and understand and interpret it. concepts need to be taught and it is the creative teachers that realize children have multiple intellegences that are able to get this across to them. |
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| jaihoon |
| 10/24/00 at 12:47:38 |
| " Do you know that in music there comes a stage, When speech flourishes without the aid of words ?" - Allama Iqbal |
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| liz |
| 02/16/01 at 23:00:34 |
| Asalam AlayKum Arsalan, Thank you for posting this thread because i as well am interested, a good Yusuf Islam song that Cat Stevens sings is "A is for Allah" i found it on napster, good luck with your search. Lislam |
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| PacificBreeze |
| 02/24/01 at 16:39:37 |
| asssalaamu alaikum. oh boy...ok..there are quite a few places that deal with the music issue..if anyone's so truly eager to read..i can post them up. go with the duff and be doubtful and keep away from other musical instruments...the one without anything is a bit more extreme..and usually is the saudi view.. i'm an arabic nasheed snob...so i don't really listen to english nasheeds...i actually like yusuf islam's older nasheeds..i think they're better...go with his afghanistan: land of islam cassette..all of the songs in there are awesome masha'allah... hmm...well..if i only had the time...i could've said...wait until i publish my website lol..b/c insha'allah i'll be including alot of nifty nasheeds..bi idhnilllah..but at the moment..it's slow progress.. outta time. take care. wa salaamu alaikum :) |
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| meraj |
| 02/24/01 at 16:58:52 |
| slm, abu zubair's website ( http://www.abuzubair.com ) has an aweosme nasheed called 'Ghurabaa' by Saad al-Ghamdi... mashallah is pretty phat :) http://www.abuzubair.com/My_Postings/al-Ghurabaa_/Ghurabaa__Nasheed.htm and yeah yusuf islam's afghanistan tape was awesome.. its a shame though that it was completely bootlegged... |
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| PacificBreeze |
| 02/24/01 at 19:17:11 |
| umm...i didn't like it that much? but regarding yusuf islam..it's assumed it was "bootlegged" but..you know when he made that cassette i don't recall him saying it was to sell it commercially..it was more of a production for the muslims etc n the afghanistan cause...? or something..? i think it was more for distribution rather than selling and making a profit out of it? it was also one of the first english nasheeds here..well..."credible" islamic cools ones that i've ever heard of :P :) i find it pretty lame seeing everything labeld islam or muslim being marketed with a price.. |
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| Arsalan |
| 02/25/01 at 00:27:24 |
| [slm] Man meraj, that nasheed is good! And get this: NO MUSIC!!! Till now I had only heard about the fact that Sa'ad al Ghamidi used to be a nasheed singer. Finally I heard one of his nasheeds! Jazak Allahu khairan. |
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| jannah |
| 02/25/01 at 02:38:37 |
| [slm], I liked it too, pretty fascinating to hear ghamdi doing nasheed but he does have a beautiful voice ma'shallah. I'm looking for a good song for the boys in my class to sing. The girls are singing the hijab song. Any preferences? |
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| Arsalan |
| 02/25/01 at 14:39:25 |
| [slm] By the way, 'ghurabaa' means 'strangers' in Arabic, for those of you who heard Imam Ghamidi's nasheed. It's referring to the 'strangers' mentioned in the Hadith of the Prophet (pbuh) that's written on the web site. |
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| Arsalan |
| 02/26/01 at 13:16:23 |
| [slm] I was looking for this song by Yusuf Islam since I saw the VH1 program on him. They showed a clip of this song, and I wanted to hear it ever since. I found it finally. It's called "The Little Ones." The album is called "I have no Canons that Roar." The whole album is about the Bosnian atrocities. It's difficult to make me cry. It's not something I'm proud of, but it's a fact. I cried when I heard this song. http://www.catstevens.com/discography/albums/00048.html May Allah shower his Mercy on this Ummah of ours, and destroy the disbelieving armies. Wassalamu alaikum. |
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| PacificBreeze |
| 02/26/01 at 08:29:27 |
| salaams, the topic and meaning ofcourse is awesome, masha'allah..something all those who strive to be mu'mins will deeply understand and can relate to...but i don't know..the tone was ok...i guess it's just one of those nasheeds you have to hear more than once in order to really appreciate? although it's nice..i just didn't find it that appealing to gush over about..? ;) excellent key words though ;) well, jannah..what topic are you interested in for the boys to sing about? wa salaams. p.s. there are as well many other nasheeds w/o music..or ones that contain the halal daff etc.. |
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| Mona |
| 02/26/01 at 14:28:46 |
| [slm] [quote]At ISNA we bought A is for Allah by Yusuf Islam featuring the voices of Hamza Yusuf and Muhammad Jibreel, I'll let you know if it's good, inshaAllah. [/quote] I vaugely remember coming across the name 'Muhammed Jibreel' before. Who & where from is he? Jazakum allahu khairan |
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| se7en |
| 02/26/01 at 14:59:14 |
wa alaykum as salaam wa rahmatAllah, I'm not sure where he is from, but he is an excellent recitor, I have a copy of his recitation of juz 'amma, mashaAllah it's awesome :) The tape "A is for Allah" is indeed awesome, it's soooo phat to hear Hamza Yusuf read the English translation of the verses of the Qur'an :) Check it out if you get a chance inshaAllah :) wasalaam. |
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| jannah |
| 02/26/01 at 15:35:30 |
| muhammad jibreel is from egypt, he is famous there as well as around the world. his recitation is clear with an interesting style. For example [url]http://jannah.org/quran/jibreelnas.ram[/url] for the last couple of years he's been going back and forth from from egypt to the US for different things, the last thing I heard from someone was that he was planning to move to the us, nj area, but this was a number of years ago. he did an awesome taraweeh witr dua which is absolutely moving, i think soundvision or astrolabe sells it. |
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| PacificBreeze |
| 02/27/01 at 03:45:33 |
| salaams, shaykh muhammad jibrail is from egypt and his masjid is the amr ibn as in cairo..it's under renovation/construction well atleast when my parents were there..he comes often to the states..he's famous for his awesomely beautiful and teary eyed taraweeh dua which can be found almost anywhere..[it's a def must have! it will make u cry!!!!! guarantee it!](incl once i get mine up insha'allah lol)...he also has his own website up and so you can get them there..i think they have both versions of his duas..i think the more lovelier one is the older version..i'd have to recheck out that page...his brother, leads our taraweehs during ramadhan alhamdulillah. :) i don't know how the new A is for Allah sounds like..but the old one was spiffers... hmm..what exactly made it sound great hearing hamza read the translation in english? ;) (unless he got deeply into the translation...which he's quite good at..masha'allah) wa salaams. |
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| Fatoosh |
| 02/27/01 at 23:05:09 |
| SalaamAlaikum [quote]i find it pretty lame seeing everything labeld islam or muslim being marketed with a price..[/quote] But why? Muslims who spend their time making nasheeds for us have to feed their families and run their organizations too. Br. Yahaya Emerick wrote an excellent article about why Muslims need to by Islamic books, audios, and videos. You can find it here: [url=http://www.islamicedfoundation.com/articles/art.htm]The Growth of the Islamic Market in North America[/url] -Fatoosh |
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| bhaloo |
| 02/28/01 at 01:11:56 |
| slm I like Yahiya Emerick's writing style, its very honest and he tells it like it is. We should be supporting Muslim organizations as much as possible, so they can continue to make more and more products to help us improve ourselves, insha'Allah. |
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| jannah |
| 02/28/01 at 02:04:56 |
| spectacular article, i agree 1000% ( to go w/my new # of posts ;)), we don't have to be rampant consumerists but do buy alternatives for your child and help them learn islam through songs, books and tapes etc |
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| UmmIby |
| 03/01/01 at 00:04:19 |
| salam i think u guys r confusing hamza yusuf for yusuf islam. pacific> are u in egypt now? whereabouts? i use to live in maadi, cairo for 2 yrs.... i have a bunch of nice nasheeds with me, insha Allah in a month or so i'll have these nasheeds up on my own webpage, a new webpage just for the nasheeds soon insha Allah..so stay tuned. take care |
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| PacificBreeze |
| 03/01/01 at 13:15:24 |
| assalaamu alaikum wa rahmatullaahi wa barakaatuh, oh, i'm in no way against muslim businesses. In fact, i support them and whole heartedly agree that they should expand. i believe that we have alot of muslims, resources and talent..and that we should be economically independent..should be able to cater to our own muslim community etc...insha'allah. i think it's wonderful when there are muslim stores, products, etc etc..and that they should become more visible and be even incorporated in the main stream market so that there will be even more access to such products and goods etc..(wouldn't it be cool to be able to buy jilbabs at JC Pennys? btw, i did see such outfits at some deptmt stores! :) )i think we should have a very strong presence and i dont' think we have enough of muslim bizs be them restaurants, markets, clothing apparel, products etc etc! so that's not what i was referring to. ofcourse, they can sell islamic nasheeds..etc etc..i'm not against that..although, sometimes if you buy things through a muslim person, they'll sell it to you at a higher price! :P what i meant by making a profit out of islam or muslim products were items that deal with the deen..there's a hadeeth relating to that as well..i don't think a price should be made or such items should be marketed to cash in on ppl's interest in expanding their knowledge or learning more about Islam etc..i don't think deen related items or events should be used to make $$$...knowledge in islam is supposed to be spread w/o a price..and it gets to be tedious and ludricous to find each and every "halal" or "islamic" item being priced with a hefty tag they can put on. some products i believe have gone to the extreme just to make money out of those who want to be more sunnah or "islamic" oriented..like those miswaak toothpastes (although fine, some ppl do use them..it's just funny..the same with marketing everything with honey etc..)etc..or sticking halal stickers to a desk..and catering it as a halal/islamic desk..i just find somethings going too far.. but islamic lectures, certain islamic books, certain islamic rituals even for ex getting an imam to witness a wedding etc...cashing in on them..i find lame..."islam" shouldn't have a price tag on it.. and with the argument that if it's the only "job" they have...well..i think the community should provide for them..but not necess that they charge for everything..and what's the benefit of having a so called "scholar" who charges for his knowledge? is he really a scholar or a smart business man who's cashing in on those who want to learn? it's exactly like those speakers who claim they can help you or teach you something etc etc and you attend their lectures or mtg and pay for their tips and advices and subscribe to buy all of their products..and if they are in that field, then they should also have another job- a side business so that they can feed their families or make the money they need.. islam is now just an i$lamic opportunity...esp here in the USA. even masjids are now ma$jids with membership dues (with petty "elite" power hungry struggles)..if you charge for everything then what's the use of a muslim community and of donations etc? Islam is also about a community and the spread of knowledge and of helping one another etc..not a $$$ opportunity. ofcourse that doesn't mean that you can't make money etc or raise funds or anything...but i just find it as being similar to the christian market that does the same thing... know what i'm saying? out of time. wa salaamu alaikum wa rahmatullah. p.s. if you even scan muslim catalogues..you'll see some of what i'm saying present there...and on another tangent, some products are just all hype..and labeled "islam" or "halal" just so ppl who want to be religious or conscious will fall prey to it.. |
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| PacificBreeze |
| 03/01/01 at 13:29:51 |
| UmmIby: wow masha'allah, i finally get a response! :)but u still didn't answer my "izzayik" :) laa, mish (lastu) fee misr...askunu fee california. :) |
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