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And we must not forget 'I have a cunning plan' - Blackadder!

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Please don't use annoyingly large fonts and if you post your (short) comments before a cut and paste job, you may have more chance of people reading what you have posted. As it is, these posts are just annoying people and detracting from the message you want to give. As for the subject of this post ...

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"Spider pig, Spider pig.. does everything a spider can..." Islam does teach kindness to animals and respect when slaughtering. It does view the eating of flesh as part of nature and part of God's will and bounty. A lion isn't 'bad' because it is carnivorous, nor is a lamb 'good' because it...

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I'vent tasted human flesh.. but pork is like any other meat yummy or not yummy depending on the way an individual takes it.. Not eating animals dont make a person good... agreed I cant comment much strongly on it coz I eat non veg.. but I feel thats another wrong that we do.. coz unlike a lion our ...

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A few choice nuggets of advice I have read are:

"Never invest more than you can afford to lose."

and

"The most expensive words in the English language are 'This time it's different' "

Cheers,
Shafique

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Agree reviewer - I also love sushi and sashimi, but for most of my family the thought of raw fish turns their stomach! More for me I say!

Cheers,
Shafique

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Looks like the Fed has panicked and cut interest rates by .75% to 3.5%!!

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Sadly one cant afford to lose any of one's investments.. Well.. gotta see how markets are gonna react to the interest cut news.. Investing in a stock market for capital gains is no more than gambling - hence one should not put in money one cannot afford to lose. This is rule number 1 of investment....

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Hifriend223: Is it Halaal to eat steak tatare (raw minced beef) - or the lebanese equivalent of raw minced lamb (I think)? How about rare steaks - which still are a bit bloody when cut? Please give references and state whether it is your opinion or those of scholars, and whether all scholars agree. ...

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Doh! Silly me.

Next I'll be saying something sillier like 'lotteries are gambling'!

shafique

Friend,

I guess you did not see my question about rare steaks (see two posts above)

I'd appreciate an answer.

wasalaam,
Shafique

shafique

Thanks for the reply - and welcome to the forums!

I was more interested in rare steaks - a piece of meat which is lightly cooked on the outside and raw/bloody on the inside.

I agree with you though - that if the meat is halal and no alcohol is in the dish, it is ok to eat.

Wasalam,
Shafique

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Burton, Thanks for your comments - very balanced view. From my perspective, Islam is the first religion that claims to be the Universal and Final religion - it is the first religion to acknowledge the truth in other previous religions (not just Judaism and Christianity, but in saying that all people...

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I disagree to that point made by Shafiq that our needs havent changed for the last 1500 years. This could depend on where we look at it from. For that reason, I respect all religions and I believe all were created to meet regional needs... and all religions were part of the evolution, some continue...

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from Economist.com: UNDER the pressure of Israeli sanctions, Gaza blew a gasket. Early on Wednesday January 23rd, Palestinian militants blasted holes in the corrugated-steel wall that marks the sealed border between Gaza and Egypt. Thousands of Palestinians poured through to buy fuel, food and other...

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After Israel left Gaza, the Palestinians held elections and the vast majority voted for Hamas (responsible for numerous suicide attacks against Israeli citizens). An unity Palestinian government with Hamas and Fatah was established. Soon Hamas wanted full control and ousted Fatah during a civil war...

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Alcohol is forbidden - but my understanding is that traces of alcohol or alcohol used for medicinal purposes (as a solvent, for example - or as a constituent of say cough medicine) is ok. Where possible it should be avoided - and certainly should not be drunk as a social intoxicant. I do, for exampl...

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The only hope for peace is to not oppose the occupiers and they will hand back the land and freedoms? Hmmm. To my knowledge this has never worked in human history and Israel is continuing to confiscate land and build settlements on occupied land - despite promises to the US and international communi...

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Thanks Shafique, so for you it is about the reason behind it. No - not quite. The Quran gives us good reasons for not drinking or gambling (the bad outweighs the good), but the reason I don't drink or gamble is the order from God to not do these. The difference is defining what drinking is - trace ...

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Flying Dutchman - it appears that we both have the same objective. I think the firing of rockets is counterproductive and gives Israel an excuse for it's 'pinpoint killings' - which kill tens of times more Palestinians than are hurt by Qassams. However, the blanket condemnation of Hamas (and similar...

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Good Idea Concord - but scenes of people queuing up for food relief still gets spun as 'propaganda' by Fox News and their ilk (if they show it at all). And can you imagine being on rations and being asked to dress up for a photo-opportunity in the hope that the world finally takes more notice of a 6...

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It would be interesting - the tragedy is that it appears that the irony of a Jewish army setting up a concentration camp is lost on most of the world.

I'm still sceptical - publicity hasn't helped the people of Darfur, and they don't even have the option of dressing up!

Cheers,
Shafique

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Perhaps they were referring to the dancing at wife swapping parties?

shafique

Perhaps there is an X-rated version of 'Animal Farm' out there?

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Jesus says in the New Testament: "Do not think that I have come to abolish the Law or the Prophets; I have not come to abolish them but to fulfill them."(Matthew 5:17) That said, Christians do not follow all the commandments found in the Bible but rather use the interpretations of scholars...

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FD - I don't believe that there are any internal inconstitencies in the Quran. Happy to investigate the ones you have in mind if you want to start another thread (and I've looked into supposed inconsistencies raised by non-Muslims, and haven't yet found that any that stand a cursory investigation). ...

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Frederick, The multitude of views on the issue of women covering their heads is testimony to my point that Christians do indeed choose which commandments of the Bible to consider eternal and binding, and which can be ignored. The multitude of 'churches' and factions/sections within churches reflect ...

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I believe that the Quran does not contain any contradictions or inconsistencies. However, some people do make this accusation against the Quran. Happy to explore each one in turn to see whether we can uncover whether these are indeed contradictions/inconsistent. For the record, I believe that no ver...

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Thanks FD - a good list to start from. Let's tackle the first one - minimum age. Can you please post the verses for this point and I'll tackle it (this is a new one for me - I don't recall the Quran talking about a minimum age - but rather who one can and cannot marry. ) [Briefly, the other points I...

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Arnie, Evolution - where life forms started from less complex forms and evolved into more complex species is actually in line with what the Quran teaches. However, Islam teaches that the original creation of life was under the command of God - he kicked the whole thing off and created the conditions...

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