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What's the age range?
rchater
06/23/02 at 01:14:24
Salaam aleikum....     I've been coming here for about a month now and I'm getting the feeling most of you guys are teenagers. Not that there's anything wrong with teens  :-[ ... I'm just curious.... what's the age range of those who come in here? P.S. - I think these smileys are so cute!... ;-) ,  :-)

Re: What's the age range?
mwishka
06/23/02 at 02:40:45
sis, i believe that information is not known, though i have wondered myself (and suggested an anonymous survey once... hint hint). my guess is that you would be very near the mean age, perhaps one year above, and two or three years above the median. mwishka

Re: What's the age range?
bhaloo
06/23/02 at 02:48:06
[slm] Kashif is referred to as "grandpa" here, so I think that destroys the median age being teenagers. ;)

Re: What's the age range?
eleanor
06/23/02 at 07:25:40
[slm] we're all just young at heart  :D wasalaam []

Re: What's the age range?
mwishka
06/23/02 at 15:20:30
hmmm...i was reading the constitution and help section again - for about the 5th time recently - and it appears that the age distribution on this board should actually be readily available.  i had forgotten this, but i think we were all forced to give our birthdates to register.  most other websites that i've seen just make you verify that you're over a certain age, but i think --- and i could be wrong --- this board collects birthdates. so, um, bro bhaloo - do you have this information already? of course, i hope that you've structured it so that you don't actually have access to our birthdates, since you shouldn't, that it's just set up as a pass/fail date evaluation, but you must have the birth years accumulated somewhere, no? hee heeee looking forward to finding out (range, etc.)!   put a simple little bar graph in help section maybe, automatically updated?  (i kind of think there are a multitude of computer wizards here who could do all of this with the slightest bit of effort.....) mwishka

Re: What's the age range?
BroHanif
06/23/02 at 20:35:10
hi, [quote]hee heeee looking forward to finding out (range, etc.)!   [/quote] or we can simply tell each other.. I'm 44...yep I'll soon be applying for the state pension.... all those years of youth where did they go.... those merry days when I werew a wee bonnie lad... sigh... the number 44 is my show size by the way. I'm really.. hanif

Re: What's the age range?
nouha
06/23/02 at 20:59:21
[slm] well to be simple adn answer your question..... im 18 and half :) wasalam nouha:)

Re: What's the age range?
Sis_Malak
06/23/02 at 21:22:48
:-)  I am 21 and a half   :-)

Re: What's the age range?
mwishka
06/23/02 at 21:38:40
so, this is the way it's going to go, eh??   :D we're going to have 587 (or whatever it is now) replies to this topic?  when we have the data sitting in storage somewhere just waiting to be compiled?? hmmm...um, salik!  weren't you the one who said you could maintain the smooth and wonderful function of the madina if needed?  so, could you volunteer for data analysis as needed?  (oops ---- what am i doing?  akkk...overstepping my bounds again!  eek!  typical behavior for me, unfortunately.  got a problem?  ok, here are 20 possible ways to solve it - take your pick....::)  ) um, mods/admins, perhaps you might ask for a data processing person to volunteer for this task? well by bro hanif's shoe size method, i'd be, um 39 i think it is.  (right, people-of-the-continent ?) but by mujaahid's method, i'm either 91 or 21, and we haven't been able to figure out which it is...... mwishka :P

Re: What's the age range?
jaihoon
06/24/02 at 06:58:08
Twice the no. of months in an year Once the no of hours in a day...

Re: What's the age range?
eleanor
06/24/02 at 08:10:57
[slm] check out this thread from the old board - bear in mind that some time has passed so you can add on the year(s) respectively.... [url=http://www.jannah.org/cgi-bin/yabb/YaBB.pl/YaBB.pl?board=bebzi&action=display&num=3946]Age of Madina Members[/url] as you can see, some of the members here are VERY secretive  ;) []

Re: What's the age range?
Barr
06/24/02 at 10:25:25
Subhanallah... can't help but give a BIIIIIG grin  ;D The good ol times, at the good ol board :) Here's a continuation :) [url=http://www.jannah.org/cgi-bin/yabb/YaBB.pl/YaBB.pl?board=bebzi&action=display&num=4165] What are your Ages II[/url] I think we have another thread like the above 2 but I can't remember, which one. Enjoy reminiscing! Wassalam :-)

Re: What's the age range?
mwishka
06/24/02 at 10:37:02
um sis barr, you don't happen to have been born on feb. 29th, by chance?  ;) mwishka

Re: What's the age range?
Barr
06/24/02 at 10:40:56
Nope, I'm an Autumn baby :) U're not really calculating my age, are you!? :P ;) But if you are.. good luck! :-* Wassalam!
06/24/02 at 10:41:53
Barr

Re: What's the age range?
mwishka
06/24/02 at 13:44:50
sis barr, nah...i don't really care about anyone's specific age enough to do that - that doesn't mean i don't ask people sometimes, though!  i am mighty curious, after all......... but i tend to be of the school of thought that, in cyberspace as in the rest of the world, you take people as they present their minds to you, and anything else is just ornamentation, including age.  (akkk...and no, i'm not contradicting my akhwat discussion perspective - some of that ornamentation can definitely have an effect on the nature of the REST of your relationship with individuals.....no doubt!) it's just that somewhere you said your age was "7", so, since there was one possible explanation that would make that make a lot of sense, i figured i'd ask... why?  should i be TRYING to figure out your age??  you're not putting me in the situation of having to give in to my typical compulsion to find a  solution to any problem that seems difficult or tricky, are you..........?  :D mwishka

Re: What's the age range?
ltcorpest2
06/24/02 at 18:41:36
or we can simply tell each other.. I'm 44... Bro,  that is real real old.  Were there dinosaurs when you were alive? 46 here

Re: What's the age range?
BroHanif
06/24/02 at 18:49:15
[quote]you take people as they present their minds to you[/quote] So I must be at the ripe old age of five to you ? I always thought you, Sis Barr and Umm Wafi were boffins I'll say for safetys sake you guys are pressing on 55 ??? [quote]Bro,  that is real real old.  Were there dinosaurs when you were alive[/quote] Mike i think your a few months older than me.

Re: What's the age range?
mwishka
06/24/02 at 19:24:24
bro hanif, you trickster!  i fell for your shoe size story!  :D   hmmm....i had to go find a catalogue to check on this..  (silly americans...)  i see that your shoe size COULD be your age.  interesting...! i'd tell my age, but......i can't remember what it is!!  as one of my brothers has taught his kids to say when people ask how old they are, "i was too little when i was born to know the date..."  :-/ mwishka
06/24/02 at 19:25:46
mwishka

Re: What's the age range?
salik
06/24/02 at 19:50:42
[slm] [quote author=mwishka link=board=bebzi;num=1024809265;start=0#8 date=06/23/02 at 21:38:40] hmmm...um, salik!  weren't you the one who said you could maintain the smooth and wonderful function of the madina if needed?  so, could you volunteer for data analysis as needed?  (oops ---- what am i doing?  akkk...overstepping my bounds again!  eek!  typical behavior for me, unfortunately.  got a problem?  ok, here are 20 possible ways to solve it - take your pick....::)  ) [/quote] Well well i have to tell you i'm not real good at data analysis ;) but will volunteer anything for madinah insh allah. Speaking of which I have the salaah timings cgi ready, anyone interested? And my age?? hmm.. i'm jaihoon's age ± 3 ;)

Re: What's the age range?
nur-ul-aain
06/24/02 at 20:44:49
[slm] the good old age game huh..always exciting to play and share..well i recently turned the big 2 0 !!!! was really sad about it though..always wanted to stay 16 for some weird reason :-[..but have been told we dont get older but wiser..subhan'allah!!! in the mean time play on.. masalaama nur ul aain  :-)

Re: What's the age range?
Julie
06/24/02 at 22:24:48
[quote author=nouha link=board=bebzi;num=1024809265;start=0#6 date=06/23/02 at 20:59:21] [slm] well to be simple adn answer your question..... im 18 and half :) wasalam nouha:)[/quote] Same as me. :)

Re: What's the age range?
Aabidah
06/25/02 at 00:09:54
[slm] [quote] [slm] well to be simple adn answer your question..... im 18 and half   wasalam nouha [/quote] Same as me too :) [wlm] Betul

Re: What's the age range?
mwishka
06/25/02 at 08:47:13
sigh.  ok, if someone sends me the list of years, i'll send the admins a bar graph with relevant statistical analysis.  BUT don't send it until the end of the week! i don't want to be enticed to look at it until the weekend....  (salik, not even kaleidagraph for you?  or my own little favorite easyplot??)   mwishka

Re: What's the age range?
sabri
06/25/02 at 13:01:37
[slm]       I also recently turned 20. Felt strange after being 19 for so long. ;-)  [wlm]
06/25/02 at 13:02:28
sabri

Re: What's the age range?
DeRayeMustafaMille
06/25/02 at 14:28:48
[slm] ;-) I, as of recent, am 26 years young.

Re: What's the age range?
ltcorpest2
06/25/02 at 19:31:07
Quote:Bro,  that is real real old.  Were there dinosaurs when you were alive   Mike i think your a few months older than me. i am hoping that it is only a few months,  judging from the other ages i am feeling pretty old right now.  I will always miss the apatasaurus burgers from mcdonalds

Re: What's the age range?
Fatimah
06/25/02 at 22:25:24
salam alaikum I'm 21 and 3 days  :-*

Re: What's the age range?
rchater
06/26/02 at 01:00:48
[slm] I had absolutly no idea my post was going to get that many responses! :D ( I, btw, am 26. )  :'(  After 25, the feeling of getting old starts to sink in so you kiddies enjoy youth while you can!

Re: What's the age range?
eleanor
06/26/02 at 09:07:03
[quote author=nur-ul-aain link=board=bebzi;num=1024809265;start=15#19 date=06/24/02 at 20:44:49] ..always wanted to stay 16 for some weird reason [/quote] LOL!! That was me at 15!! A friend of mine even made me a birthday card for my sixteenth birthday with "15th" on it  :D okay here's a clue - Barr will be the same age as me, when she has her birthday in Autumn, I am a Spring baby ..  :D

Re: What's the age range?
dkb218
06/26/02 at 11:45:59
Assalaam Alaikum; My first post.  Been reading behind the scenes for a few weeks now.  I really enjoy the discussions that take place here {mwishka}.  Good place to call home  :).   I'll be 40 on my next birthday {Insha'Allah} and am looking forward to it.

Re: What's the age range?
Barr
06/26/02 at 12:17:33
Assalamu'alaikum :-) [quote]okay here's a clue - Barr will be the same age as me, when she has her birthday in Autumn, I am a Spring baby ..    :D [/quote] Ackk!!  :o If you wanna give clues.. don't give clues that'll give me away! Now everyone will think I'm not a young'un! ;) [quote]After 25, the feeling of getting old starts to sink in so you kiddies enjoy youth while you can! [/quote] well.. I felt that way  :'( after my last teenage year ;) But as the years come, and I feel older (though not necessarily wiser), I feel more appreciation and respect for older people.. even if they are just a year older than me (or 2 seasons older ;)). 'coz, I felt that the invaluable experience that Allah has given us as we grow, is only given when we pass through the passage of time. But of course, it's not just about growing old... it's about growing up. Allahua'lam :-)

Re: What's the age range?
mwishka
06/26/02 at 14:17:35
oh no brother d, don't be taken in by my word games!  i just have no ability to resist the lure of language...and, plus, i'm just noisy... :D really, though, there are some amazingly knowledgable people here, look to them. (pssst.....i really think the only reason they let me stay, since the constant squeaking really does kind of get on some people's nerves, is because i'm such a little mouse that i just run in and out of all the discussions faster than they can catch me!  if they could, they'd probably toss me out by my poor little mouse tail.... :(  ) mwishka p.s.  welcome to the madina!  and if you're at all good at following rules  :D , standard procedure is to introduce oneself in bebzi stand...
06/26/02 at 16:18:14
mwishka

Re: What's the age range?
Aabidah
06/26/02 at 14:56:04
[slm] C'mon now.....bro's and sis'.... :) :) does age matter when the heart is young??  :) :) Sometimes I feel the "so-called" elders have younger hearts than me  ;) But age does play a role when talking about respect.  They say the older, the more respect, and I have the utmost respect for every member on the board, young or young ("so-called" old  ;)) Plz forgive me if I've said anything wrong.... [wlm] Betul

Re: What's the age range?
mwishka
06/27/02 at 20:07:17
[quote author=Barr link=board=bebzi;num=1024809265;start=30#30 date=06/26/02 at 12:17:33] But of course, it's not just about growing old... it's about growing up.[/quote] oh no, sis barr!  i think i missed this lesson somewhere along the way......... :D mwishka-who-might-never-grow-up (if all goes well  ;))

Re: What's the age range?
meraj
06/30/02 at 21:00:32
slm, 18 :) but i dont feel like it :P

Re: What's the age range?
mwishka
07/03/02 at 00:43:29
even though i had deleted my post mentioning that i had some "social comments" on "revealing-not revealing age" patterns here, sis barr had seen that post, and asked me to post the comments.  so here they are: commentary on age disclosure: (with specific comments only on the ages revealed in this thread, and not on ages found in the profiles.) here as elsewhere in the world, some trends persist, but, in an islamic context, certain other trends are "exaggerated". the most obvious - and common - age related social trend evident here, is that it's ok for men to be "older" but it is not ok for women.  (male ages given freely here: 40, 45, 46.  oldest female age given here: 26.)  you've all heard it said:  men become "distinguished", women become "old". now, some of my other comments do apply generally, but i think they take on a special character here at this islamic message board, where a general belief is that one should marry early - and that the question of marriage is not really a question here, as it might be in the general (american) public. in that context, it is less likely for a brother here to reveal his age is if it much younger than the norm, but sisters have no disadvantage in that regard. (the majority of ages which are shown in the profiles are in the early 20s, coincidentally the ideal age for marriage, as discussed here in a number of places.) women, unlike men, seem to think that reaching the age of 25 is getting "old", and, based on some discussions i recall here, a lot of people participating here seem to agree. my feelings on all of this:  it's unconscionable to hold these views, of either oneself or others, because they're irrelevant.  and i'm not going to bring up any of the same information i so rudely brought up in that chocolate discussion (sorry!  i was just trying to give helpful information...) pointing to why this trend should actually be reversed.  i'll leave only this tidbit:  one study has shown that men, on average, reach the height of their ability to enjoy sexual relations at....18.  but for women, that age is 34.  (as usual, i think you can't be so specific about numbers like these, that it's way too individual...) i know a lot more about these subjects in terms of research than i would EVER reveal here, because i think much of it would be just inappropriate, but i think it shoqld kind of strike people that maybe, just maybe, a lot of our thinking is backwards on issues such as these, and that we're afraid to shake up our thinking because of historical social customs and our own preconceived notions and fears. and for some other thoughts on this, hamza yusuf:  (i'm sure lots of you have seen this article already.....)      A sickness of some Muslims today is that they've gotten into the whole age issue. Much like racism and sexism, it's identifying people with quantitative measurements. you can read the whole interview here: http://jannah.org/articles/hamza.html i don't agree with everything he says in the article, but he makes some very good points about the way we've allowed ourselves to become socially age segregated, to our detriment.   and i DON'T mean that just discussing age or telling each other what our ages are (or not) is a sickness in itself - it's what we do with that information when we get it that affects us negatively.  so it's no wonder that some people (me included) would just rather have people make up their own idea of us, based on how they perceive what we put out of ourselves.  and i, personally, don't care what that perception is - if people think i'm five, me and bro hanif, that is   ;) , well, then, i'm happy to be five.  if like mujaahid you think i might sound at times like i'm 91 and at other times like i'm 21 - well then i'm happy to be 91 or 21, as you like. and the very last comment i'll make is the obvious one, that the prophet's greatest love was older than him by a good bit, so i think you can say he didn't fall into this "image' trap himself, and gave an example to show a way to choose a spouse based on one's own person and sense of self.  this, of course, definitely is not to mean that any one type of choice is right or wrong, but that it should be a choice not based on age or other social structures - instead it should be based on much more important things. mwishka
07/03/02 at 08:09:38
mwishka

Re: What's the age range?
wsps
07/03/02 at 08:35:10
Bismillahirrahmaanirraheem! Assalaamuaalaikum wa rahmathullahi wa barakaathuhu! We have a great concern about our age. The age of others aswell makes a great difference. We have a different attitude towards those who are very old and our behaviour is different towards those who are too young. You may not want to marry a person who is not young and age matters in every aspect of life but we can't help it and we grow everyday. We may just miss an admission into a university and fail to get a job just because of crossing the age range prescribed and the Time keeps moving and things change so fast that sometimes you dream about your past that you should have done such and such when you were young but its all over. Age makes a great difference but when the angel of death comes he does not care about your age and when he comes is not known!! For he could come today, tomorrow ....any day and suddenly one day but SURELY he's gonna come and take you back. "Wheresoever you may be, death will overtake you even if you are in fortresses built up strong and high". Surah Nisa Chapter 4 Verse 78. "Verily, the death from which you flee will surely meet you,then you will be sent back to (Allah), the All-Knower of the unseen and the seen, and He will tell you what you used to do." Surah Jumah Chapter 62 Verse 8. So I don't think I should worry about my age for its not in my hand but if I want to be young always enjoying in the midst of Jannah Al Firdaus then yeah I have zillions of things to worry about............. "Draws near for mankind their reckoning, while they turn away in heedlessness. " " Comes not unto them an admonition (a chapter of the Qur'ân) from their Lord as a recent revelation but they listen to it while they play" Surah Al-Ambiyaa Chapter 21 Verses 1,2. Wa'assalaamuaalaikum wa rahmathullahi wa barakaathuhu! Age is only relative to this world and we should not forget that we are made for ever but what should bother us is where will we stay for ever?? wsps.
07/03/02 at 08:37:45
wsps
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