₦airaland Forum

luvola:
sharia is used to oppress d poor

The one that is not extreme is the genuine and authentic Sufism, which is undoubtedly in perfect agreement with the Book, the Sunnah, and the practices of Salaf As-Salih (early righteous Muslims). Tasawwuf of Sufi masters such as Junyad Al-Baghdadi, Abu Sulayman Al-Darani, etc. belong to this category of authentic and genuine Tasawwuf.

The only way to trap such a guy is to tell him to marry next month then you would give him all he wants afterwards. Believe me, an unsincere guy will run.

RedHotChic:
You are accusing me for nothing and that is called prejudice. Why are you guys always prejudiced?. My mind is clean as snow because of my Jesus that strengthens me.

If not for Jesus, do you know what I would've said to Olabowale?. I am now a new creature.

Why are American muslims not complaining then because the church should be separated from the state according to the constitution but both the govt and labor unions observe it as a holiday?.

Will you honor my invitation to come and eat turkey if I invite you or is it against the laws of Allah?

I refuse to go into a sexual relationship and I told him at first he accepted the later he started pressurizing me by saying he can’t cope since he has had sex before it’s difficult for him to abstain after about 8months relationship with me.

RedHotChic:
Do muslims in America celebrate thanksgiving going by the Christian history of that festival?

My boo will wrench your neck.

RedHotChic:
Duh, it's called a metaphor.

when I don't even know the koran exists

DavidDylan:
but muslims believe Jesus is coming again no?

I TOLD ONE OF THE DAUGHTERS THE ONE I COMMUNICATE WITH MOST OF THE TIME TO HOOK ME UP WITH ONE OF HER FRIENDS. THEY ARE MUSLIMS

"MUSLIM LADIES DON'T DEAL WITH NON MUSLIMS."

WHAT IF YOU MARRY A MUSLIM,

THE NEXT YEAR HE CONVERTS TO SOMETHING ELSE AFTER YOU HAVE HAD KIDS, WHAT WILL YOU DO?

YOU SEE, ALL THIS RELIGION THING IS NONSENSE.

Sharap my friend. when did muslims become authorities on aramaic?

You can't even give a correct interpretation of the quran

u are busy deciphering aramaic letters.

DeepZone:
Please shut up. "i" could be written as J in aramaic but what about others?. What about Joseph the father of jesus? is he also isoeui?. Your explanation is stupid because it's like comparing apple and oranges. Aramaic has different letters from arabic letters.

DeepZone:
Because y'all misquote our holy book and refer to Jesus as Isa.

Somalia is among the world‘s most violent and impoverished countries

Nimshi:
What do you wish to be clear about? If you're specific, that could offer one the opportunity to choose to respond to you or not; as things stand, the ambiguity makes it impossible to respond to you.

It'll be difficult for me to endorse all of a writer's opinion; it will also be difficult for me to disagree with all of a writer's opinion; things aren't ever always as simple as that. I believe I understand what Rushdie attempted to do in SV; the approach is not inconsistent with much else he's written. But to be clear (since I'm being copiously quoted about it), my statement "no where have I endorsed Rushdie's views" does not necessarily imply that I wouldn't endorse any, many or much of Rushdie's views; quite the contrary as my openinig words in this paragraph show. But ifwe do get specific, then one's position may be clear, for whatever it's worth.
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Nimshi:
Samba: I think Rushdie is an exceptional writer; this is simple enough. There's no doubt that were it not for SV and the controversy surrounding it, Rushdie would have won the Nobel Prize for Literature. He's also a dangerously playful genius. Of course, I cannot claim to endorse all his views, and because he is irreligious (at least at this time), you should expect that he'll claim some liberties that may be sacriligious/blasphemous to many. Nothing he has written, nor anything he may further write, will warrant an execution. I hope that clears the part about endorsing Rushdie.

Bhola is correct that your request isn't clear. And even if clarity is assumed, you're asking that I post a paragraph or sentence from SV that makes it palatable; there're many such, and I don't think doing that will do anything to move the discussion forward. I asked if you wanted to read SV; the reason is simple: if you do want to read it, you could obtain a copy; yet, I'm not encouraging you to do that; it must be your choice, in accordance with your faith and disposition. I have an electronic copy of SV, but do I distribute it? No, I do not, and I have not. And, many Muslims have read SV, that's not necessarily because it is palatable; you read books for many reasons. For me, the reading to read SV is because it is controversial; that is enough. I will also be reading The Jewel of Medina (in fact, I have committed to post the prologue on the appropriate thread). When I read, then I can contribute and perhaps decide on where to stand. In short: it is a difficult task to comment on a book you haven't read.

I hope you're able to find the answer to your question about why anyone would read Rushdie's book above; and I hope it makes some sense to you.

P.S.: The list in post #105 does not include two of Rushdie's most recent books:

Shalimar The Clown, 2005
The Enchantress of Florence, 2008

Bhola:
Samba, I don't know if you are Nigerian or not. I don't know what your first language is. I know though, it is not English. It is hard to read what you type sometimes and I don't get the gist of your post.

Nimshi:
First, I don't think the copyright on the book has expired.

Second, I don't think it'll be possible to post all of the book were the above not to be the case.

Do you want to read SV? Have you read any other of Rushdie's works?
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3) People who have been observant (like yourself, at least here), will note that I have not declared to be Muslim, Christian, Buddhist, or other; you know that; so why are you bothered by David's assertion to the contrary? You can't tell David I'm not a Muslim (and I don't think you would or should), but you could point it out to him that I haven't declared myself on this board to be a Muslim; I may not conform to anyone's preconceived notions, but either way, I am not robbed of whom I am

It is a dangerous thing; and to present himself as one who wears Islam 24/7