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Salam Vajradhara Alhamdulillah my life is going well, I hope yours is the same. Good to see you are still around and hope to see more of you.

Wil the Quran is unchanged. What is believed to be the oldest Quran in existence was found in an archive in UK recently, it dates back to either the time of Prophet Mohammed (pbuh) or very shortly after and my hubby could read it just as he reads the Quran today, without any changes. The issue...

In UK it's generally atheists who feel life has been unfair to them Wil.

Thank you for explaining what I was saying, apologies I have been offline dealing with a death in the family. The guys are correct, I was simply saying that english language media doesn't report on the condemnation written or spoken in Arabic. For example did the western media show the massive...

The other aspect of course is language. When moderate Muslims condemn anything they tend to do so in their own language (Arabic, Urdu, etc) and the idea that they should condemn in the English language in order for the western world to witness it, is simply asking all Muslims to apologise for...

If it was cancelled for that reason it's only to appease the British people. If they were serious about punishing the Saudi's they would cancel one of the billion pound arms deals

Most expats there drink hooch in their compounds and a blind eye is turned. To receive such a harsh punishment my guess would be he was transporting a large quantity and was probably the brewer. I'm afraid I have no sympathy, his family talks about his wife having cancer but having lived in...

It makes me deeply sad that you haven't heard of the letter, as it's been around for a long time now. And considering how much press is given to groups like ISIS and how often Muslims are accused of not speaking out against such groups you would think the western media would shout it from the...

Just for information, have any of you read the open letter to the self proclaimed Caliph? It's written and signed by Muslim scholars around the world and basically explains to Daesh (ISIS) why their actions and beliefs are in fact unIslamic http://www.lettertobaghdadi.com/

Loved this. Jews and Christians turned up at a mosque this weekend after the calls for armed protests at mosques, however they were there to defend the Muslims. I felt quite sorry for this lady, she expected a day of waving her signed with her fellow islamaphobes but they didn't turn up and...

I agree with you, it's very difficult but the trick is to keep an open mind and ask questions. Most people who speak to me about Islam insist on telling me what it says and why my understanding is wrong based on what they've read in the media or online. The media also has an awful lot to...

I think the correct answer to this question is some are, some aren't. We can't see into people's hearts to say if they truly believe what they are doing is right and required by Allah (swt). We know of Muslims who have gone to join Daesh (ISIS) and immediately regretted the decision when they...

There are of course agreed upon fatwa, which all Muslims are required to follow but there are far fewer than people suppose. For example, a fatwa stating we must pray 5 times a day can't be disputed and isn't up for debate, it has complete consensus so I am obliged to follow its instruction.

Something I forgot to point out ... to truly be a fatwa it should be something new, something ground breaking or it's simply repeating already decided information and opinions. For example, if I ask the question do I have to wear hijab, the answer isnt actually a fatwa as it's an agreed issue...

Of course there is plenty of blame to go around and yes the Sunni Shia split has caused age old conflicts, tribalism also caused conflicts but historically we've also very much interfered in the Middle East, just look at the Crusades. A bunch of guys from Europe going to the Middle East to take...

Unfortunately I have to agree with you. If we speak out we are either "apologists", "lying to spread Islam" or "indoctrinated into the death cult". However, as I have one foot in each camp I keep trying in the hope that I can show at least one person we aren't a threat to the world, we also...

LOL sorry, erm extracting the urine ... is that better?

For most non Muslims the only time they will hear the word fatwa is in relation to a death sentence reported in the media, so what is a fatwa and should you be scared? A fatwa is the opinion of a scholar or body of scholars derived from their understanding and interpretation of Quran, sunnah...

Oh let's be honest, there are Muslims who insist on killing people for the slightest perceived insult. For example the English school teacher in Sudan who allowed her class to call a teddy bear Mohamed and we saw thousands of men in the streets with machetes calling for her death. It's ludicrous...

Wikiislam LOL I'm surprised you didn't post a link for Daniel Pipes