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[WWTBAM II] QUESTION #2
bhaloo
11/19/01 at 23:11:34
slm This question is worth 5 points 1.)  As your probably know, there has been a tremendous amount of interest in Islam since the tragedy of September 11th, people are asking about Islam and are curious, its amazing.  I think its good if we each had some brief prepared responses we could provide to non-Muslims.   In 50 to 250 words please explain what Islam is. 2 points 2.)  What is your favorite surah (or one of your favorite surahs, in may have been something you heard last night at the tarawih prayers) in the Quran and why?  Try and convince the members of the Madina.   If possible try and relate something personal that happened to you or affected to you and this surah opened your eyes. 3 points *BONUS QUESTION*  This is worth 1 point and will be awarded to only 1 person.  Whoever provides the best answer for #2 will get this bonus point.  (So now you have some incentive to actually try hard on this question)

Re: [WWTBAM II] QUESTION #2
flyboy_nz
11/21/01 at 16:00:54
okay, when's the due-date?

Re: [WWTBAM II] QUESTION #2
explorer
11/21/01 at 17:41:47
[slm] Arshad, what is the word limit for question 2? Reason being anyone could spend hours on it and write an extended essay scooping up all the points if they decide to relate it to a life event which could end up being an autobiography. In contrast, someone else may not have an event to relate it to, but rather was captivated by a surah so thereby would have a shorter and a possibly not so 'dramatic' answer. A word limit would make it more thought provoking and a better learning experience for participants as there are fewer words to play around with so one has to be specific. I'm not sure if i explained that well but hope you got the point :) [wlm]

Re: [WWTBAM II] QUESTION #2
Marcie
11/21/01 at 22:40:54
As salamu alaykum, How about in a thousand words or less?   As salamu alaykum Marcie Ps.  It is not always the amount that counts, but the quality.  Haven't you known any people that are good at fluff?

Re: [WWTBAM II] QUESTION #2
bhaloo
11/22/01 at 00:24:04
slm I was going to make the question due this Sunday, but I should have told you guys a few more days in advance.  So let's make it Saturday, December 1st, 11:59 pm. As for the number of words for part 2, I left it open, just try and not write a novel. :)  As Marcie said, its the quality that counts.

Re: [WWTBAM II] QUESTION #2
solehah
11/29/01 at 12:10:58
Salaam I have been away from the message board for so long that I missed the first question.  Insya'ALlah I will try to answer the second question.  I doubt I will win cos my answers are usually emm...off tangent lol but Alhamdulillah, I would be pleased to share my thoughts :) So..may the best Mukmin/Mukminah win :) Marha Marha

Re: [WWTBAM II] QUESTION #2
bhaloo
11/30/01 at 11:32:57
slm I think your chances are good, so far only 2 people have answered question #2.  And the answer is due tomorrow by 11:59 PM EST.

Re: [WWTBAM II] QUESTION #2
Hajreee
11/30/01 at 11:44:05
Salaams mukmin/mukminah?! i've never heard of those before..i've heard of muslim and muslimah and mu'min and mu'minah...what does mukmin and mukminah mean? *if you haven't noticed yet, i think every post i've posted shows some indication of me being confused* i am alwayyyyyyyys confuseeeeeeeeeeeeeed :(

Re: [WWTBAM II] QUESTION #2
Barr
12/01/01 at 08:44:06
Wa'alaikumussalam warahmatullah :) [quote]mukmin/mukminah?! i've never heard of those before..[/quote] Hee hee... Don't worry... our spelling always make people confused.... Since there is no consenant for [i]'ain[/i] in Malay, we tend to spell 'ain with a "k" instead of an apostraphe. So... da'wah becomes dakwah, ya'ni becomes yakni, mu'min becomes mukmin.... strange thing is... we spell da'i as dai... probably becoz, [i]daki[/i] (pronounced as dakee) means scum or the dirt that comes out when you scrub your body in Malay or to go up a hill/mountain..... let me speak to the linguist ;) Maybe, they'll do another revamp of the spelling.... well... maybe not.... Allahu'alam... :-) P.S. We used to write using Arabic letters like Urdu... before someone decided to use Romanised letters instead. Don't ask me why.

Re: [WWTBAM II] QUESTION #2
bhaloo
12/01/01 at 09:55:42
slm Wow, the answers are pouring in. :)  The 1st person to answer the question was Se7en.

Re: [WWTBAM II] QUESTION #2
M.F.
12/03/01 at 06:25:21
[quote]Wa'alaikumussalam warahmatullah :) So... da'wah becomes dakwah, ya'ni becomes yakni, mu'min becomes mukmin.... [/quote] But Mu'min is not spelled with a 'ain, it's a hamza. In the phonetic alphabet a hamza looks like a question mark.  That would make it    Mu?min.   I've seen people transcribe the 'ain as a 3 cause it looks like a backwards 'ain

Re: [WWTBAM II] QUESTION #2
Jenna
12/04/01 at 03:57:13
[wlm]  I was unable to answer question #2 cuz I have been really really sick. :( :( :( :( Jenna :(

Re: [WWTBAM II] QUESTION #2
Hania
12/04/01 at 06:10:11
slm I couldn't answer Qu.2 because I had and still have so much A-level coursework boooooooo hooooooooooooooooo. Hania

Re: [WWTBAM II] QUESTION #2
Barr
12/04/01 at 10:01:49
Assalamu'alaikum :-) [quote]But Mu'min is not spelled with a 'ain, it's a hamza[/quote] Whoopsy daisy! Sorry... my mistake... Me and Sister Solehah were laughing abt it in the car. Verily, I am fasting :) Wassalam :-) P.S. I mean... The light ha (in Alhamdulillah) and the heavy Ha (in huda) in Roman letters? Bound to create confusion too ;-D  Excuses, excuses, excuses ;-D Thanx for the correction, though :)

Re: [WWTBAM II] QUESTION #2
M.F.
12/06/01 at 09:32:47
Ok, I can't stand it anymore!!!!!!!! When do we get our scores? pleeeeeease, no more suspense!

Re: [WWTBAM II] QUESTION #2 Â
eleanor
12/07/01 at 13:56:02
slm patience patience. :)  Give Brother Bhaloo a break. It is Ramadan after all and the bro surely has many many things to do and little time to do them! wasalaam eleanor

Re: [WWTBAM II] QUESTION #2
bhaloo
12/07/01 at 21:29:12
slm Sorry, I'll post them up this weekend insha'Allah.  The answers were interesting, there weren't any that really stood out.

Re: [WWTBAM II] QUESTION #2 Â
M.F.
12/10/01 at 05:45:26
[quote]slm patience patience. :)  Give Brother Bhaloo a break. It is Ramadan after all and the bro surely has many many things to do and little time to do them! wasalaam eleanor[/quote] I'm sorry :(  I'm so impatient.  One of the hardest things for me to do is to wait.  I'm really sorry.

Re: [WWTBAM II] QUESTION #2
flyboy_nz
12/11/01 at 20:45:03
[slm] I was just wondering if anyone would have a problem with delaying the due date of Qu 3 until Sunday Jan 13th?  Its just that I'm going away on holiday soon.   otherwise is that rule where you can drop your lowest score been incorporated into the game? [wlm] Ahmed

Re: [WWTBAM II] QUESTION #2
nehar
12/12/01 at 07:18:03
[slm] i feel like such a jahil!!  i've neva bothered answering questions here, where do u post them?? inshaalah i will next time [wlm]

Re: [WWTBAM II] QUESTION #2
bhaloo
12/12/01 at 09:14:23
slm Ok, here's what I have decided to do, for those of you going somewhere (and it has to be at least 7 days, if its only a 2 or 3 day trip or anything less then 7 days, that doesn't count), just send an email to me at arshad@jannah.org with the dates you will be gone. if a question was posted on the board while you were away, i will insha'Allah email it to you.  you agree to answer the question (within 3 days of getting back) and email it back to me BEFORE you visit the board again. ;-------------------- Nehar, just message me your answers for the quizz, ill insha'Allah put up the quiz answers and the quiz question #3 soon.

Re: [WWTBAM II] QUESTION #2
Barr
12/19/01 at 03:11:11
Assalamu'alaikum :-) OK, everyone! Altogether now! [color=blue][center] WHY Are we Waiiiting? Whyyyy Are we waiiting? [/color][/center] ;) ;-D
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