[Know-the-Ledge]

Yesterday I was walking around the house in my socks and I had a son of a...moment when I stepped on a wet patch; in my irritability I had a moment of creative verve, the strangest things come to your mind when you're irascible, wearing a wet sock is deeply annoying but allows abstract imagination to flourish, it gives strength in body, ignition in thought and inspiration in expression.

Anyway I realised, that did you know that 2,500 good deeds are written in your book everytime you make a post on Yanabi.com? LAL no neither did I, because I just made that up, it's not a lie though because i've just admitted that i'm red-bulling ya'; the reason I said that is I just find that by starting your essay off with a authoratative fact always impressions the mind of the reader with a credibility for your post. Sorry i'm being silly.

Seriously though, i've been wondering about this, how do we in the contemporary aeon consolidate the postion of internet fora like yanabi.com with our Islam and pursuit of goodly and moral lives? For simplicity in understanding i'll talk from my point of view.

I come on here and usually try to concentrate on giving advice to lost souls in need of moral support and guidance, I soak it in wisdom, coat it in sophistry, arrange it in bite-sized pieces for people to take away, break down with their own spittle, make chewing easier and facilitate the digestion process; i'm wondering how this sits with God and my book of deeds; there's alot of people who come on here to specifically wield a 'petty power' from behind a screen (i'm not hating just stating); perhaps in the past i've crest-falled to such insidious idiocy; but i've certainly changed, if I was a character in a fairy-tale, i'd like to be 'Secret Santa'; decorate peoples lives on the sly without any praise or want of fame, but just a love of the game

I moderate here with well-intent, I know I perhaps step on peoples toes many atimes, but you can't be everyones cha na kap, or you just end up a mug, or if you're like my dad, then you drink tea out of a bloody peeli Khyber-ghee ni balti, mad-man LAL

Seriously, if I correct my intention, try to be upstanding and abrogate my personal motivations for the greater good of humanity, brothers, sisters, loved one's and enemies on here, then how is all this effort going to buttress me in the akhira, on the day of judgement? I really want to attain the pleasure of God and go to jannah, my hearts finally allowing this knowledge to suffuse in me.

p.s for those wondering, I did change my socks, they had a hole in them anway (how else could I slide my foot into them duh!!) Anyway, I was thinking about this last night and then when I fell asleep, I even had a dream, it was black...that's all, black just BLACK...it was spooky but enjoyable.

This post has been edited by Know-The-Ledge: 22 December 2011 - 02:09 PM

[The-Mughal-Sister]

You've hit the nail on the head.

Excellent points raised.

[Know-the-Ledge]

The-Mughal-Sister, on 22 December 2011 - 02:34 PM, said:

You've hit the nail on the head.

Excellent points raised.

There was a question in there somewhere Tms. Typical asian people, they never answer the question LAL

[Rafeel]

I dont think i've ever enjoyed reading your posts, its not your fault, its because i never get what you write : )

[Khalid_the_Warrior]

Know-The-Ledge, on 22 December 2011 - 02:46 PM, said:

There was a question in there somewhere Tms. Typical asian people, they never answer the question LAL

Bro, don't be too harsh on us asians. We don't like hide and seek!!!

Anyway, a very good post.

[Yaseen-Dziaee]

Inamal A'malu bin Niyat

[Jumbojet]

Most people come on this forum to promote their own group whilst spreading hatred for opposing factions. Its disgusting but what do you expect when some Moderators and Admins of this site, who are supposed to lead as an example openly do this aswell. The slogan of this site is 'Reviving the spirit of Islam' but its not true at all, youve just got to look at the Homepage and the videos that are on there..blatantly designed to provoke and take a cheap shot at other groups. I will never understand this kind of mentality, Are we Muslim or are we Mureed of so and so? Its an absolute joke

In your own words, im not hatin..just statin

[Know-the-Ledge]

Yaseen thank you for breaking the combination of posts which have answered nothing

I want yanabi.com to be gainful and conducive to my book of deeds from here on in.

I'm going to ponder and rectify my intention and post only with this re-aligned compass in the future. I think we should all contemplate upon the narration quoted by Yaseen and see where it takes you and 'us'.

There's lots of sadaqah to be earned.

[Know-the-Ledge]

Jumbojet, on 22 December 2011 - 03:45 PM, said:

Most people come on this forum to promote their own group whilst spreading hatred for opposing factions. Its disgusting but what do you expect when some Moderators and Admins of this site, who are supposed to lead as an example openly do this aswell. The slogan of this site is 'Reviving the spirit of Islam' but its not true at all, youve just got to look at the Homepage and the videos that are on there..blatantly designed to provoke and take a cheap shot at other groups. I will never understand this kind of mentality, Are we Muslim or are we Mureed of so and so? Its an absolute joke

In your own words, im not hatin..just statin

Your reasoning is sophistical. Take that post and make a thread. My only condition is, you be frank and candid and respectful. Not an emotional and over excited muslamic.

This post has been edited by Know-The-Ledge: 22 December 2011 - 03:48 PM

[AhmadAli]

mashaAllah brother naqshabandi KLY your a great brother to us , make du'aa for us as well sidi, [don't be like that ]

Sallu allal Habeeb - SalAllahu 'Aala Sayyadina Muahmmad SalAllahu alahi wasallam

This post has been edited by AhmadAli: 22 December 2011 - 04:01 PM

[Tahir-Riaz]

Jumbojet, on 22 December 2011 - 03:45 PM, said:

The slogan of this site is 'Reviving the spirit of Islam' but its not true at all, youve just got to look at the Homepage and the videos that are on there..blatantly designed to provoke and take a cheap shot at other groups.

Would you mind elaborating who the other group is? Secondly, please be specific about the videos you find repugnant. I will respond to you in person as soon as you have answered the 2 questions above.

[Fatema-the-resplendent]

Br KTL

Must you exercise our brains beyond its abilities? lol

Seriously, the question you've asked is hard to find amidst your own views of why we are here.

To answer your question simply, we are here so we can can revive our thinking to principles in Islam we assume are concrete. Also the idea of bouncing off eachother, and the intellectual wrestling is a great way to expand our thought process. We have all become lazy too, learning Islam from books and reading up on laws of it all seems too mundane. A little knowledge is a dangerous thing and this is often found amongst the more secular person on Yanabi. The real purpose really is to go out there and gain knowledge in Islam so that we learn how to be good human beings and serve God, not our egos. I guess these are pros and cons to internet Islam.

[Merazul]

Intentions go hand in hand with our inner desires. How often do exchanges between people on forums turn it into a slinging match? How many times have we responded to a reply to actually advance the discussion? If Bawa Raja makes a few points and Kim Jong-Il methodically and rightly obliterates each one, the former will be tempted to make some sort of comeback to simply save face. Bawa Raja may feel a sense of instant relief, but if he actually acknowledged the weaknesses in his post and moved on, or even thanked Kim Jong-Il for his critique, he would have gained a greater level of satisfaction in the long run.

It’s not easy to maintain your composure and let things go, especially considering the thousands of eyes that are lurking around, observing every jab, uppercut and low-blow. As someone stated a long while back, long-term tangibles are better than short-term gains.

PS: What does LAL mean?

[beautifulwayoflife]

I used to come on here and give a comment here and there. Now, I come on here only to add a few darood shareef, or read/comment on topics that will increase my love for RasoolAllah salAllahu alayhi wa salam and anything regarding them

I've realised that at times, what I say is very different to what I mean (on here) so I've stopped commenting altogether.

This is nothing to do with you, but myself. I'm not as intelligent as many of you here, nor do I know how to speak/write well...what I do know, is that I want to be able to love RasoolAllah salAllahu alayhi wa salam so much so that I am drunk with this love! This is why I am here.

"Nabz rukhti hai meri, sans chalta hi nahi, ghar na ho zikr e Nabi, dil dharakta hi nahi!"

[Malaaikah]

Merazul, on 22 December 2011 - 11:26 PM, said:

PS: What does LAL mean?

Lal means Halal!! It also means red I think...

lalll


Good post btw...

[The-Mughal-Sister]

Know-The-Ledge, on 22 December 2011 - 02:46 PM, said:

There was a question in there somewhere Tms. Typical asian people, they never answer the question LAL

Cos I'm busy 'doing' rather than talking, I've lost the zest for fruitless argumentation when not backed by my actions, I need to sort myself out rather than bang others to rights. It's actions that will help us not hollow words.

If you guys wanna know what LAL means when KTL signs his posts, let me know, cos he just loves to drive people up the wall with abbreviations and not answer. LAL!!

This post has been edited by The-Mughal-Sister: 23 December 2011 - 12:56 AM

[Fekay]

LAL means Laugh A Lot

[Mudassar-Rana]

A good exercise is to look at the topics of discussion a few years ago and where we are at now. I think we would universally concur that whatever vision is in place is working.

I actually slightly disagree with reviving the spirit of islam - i think it should have been reviving the spirit of muslims - because that is what yanabi.com has done and will inshallah continue to do. The name itself is amazingly all inclusive as the mercy of rasool allah s.a.w extends to all to the exclusion of none of creation.

There will have been bigger and better forums in the past and there maybe in the future but the cause of their failure will always be that they from the outset excluded others, non conformist views were looked upon as heresay etc. Credit to the visionaries and administrators for what is really unseen thought and work.

[Know-the-Ledge]

I think the title was mis-leading, I wrote the post before I did the title. I guess what i'm essentially asking was the place of internet forums as part of the wider context of our religion and how it sits within there and where on the pendulum it sits.

I think BWOL answered very well, I only see positivity in the way she uses this platform and benefit; but how many times have we used forums in a harmful or pointless way?

FTR said : We have all become lazy too, learning Islam from books and reading up on laws of it all seems too mundane.
This seem an affront to the conservative and puritans but this is so true. Finding time in our busy schedules is tough, even people who make an effort are so many times side-tracked and lose their way; internet forums are thus a good way of drip-feeding something. I'm just clarifying my intention here.


Merazul said : Intentions go hand in hand with our inner desires
I don't need to expound on this, you've summed it up. Intentions are driven by inner emotions, emotions preceede even intentions.

@ tms

Thank you for your input, but because i'm a guy I conceede the argument to you, as we have a need to make sense in debate, whereas women don't.


Finally 'LAL' does not means 'Laugh A Lot'. LAL means nothing and everything. It's whatever you want it to be, it's the X quanitity.

[Fatema-the-resplendent]

LAL is a Pakistani band who mostly sing revolutionary songs to promote communism. They believe that socialism is the answer to Pakistans's problems. LAL means red, the colour of communism.