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by curious2
Thu Mar 02, 2006 4:15 pm
Forum: Doctrines
Topic: What is The meaning of Ruko ?
Replies: 3
Views: 4182

Ruko means Stop, Urdu word, unless you mean, Ruku = sajda.
by curious2
Fri Feb 24, 2006 4:59 pm
Forum: Rites and Ceremonies
Topic: Wedding Cermonies
Replies: 30
Views: 48851

sheri wrote:If Marriage is a contract and does not hold any religious significance, then why is premarital sex a sin. What a big contradiction!
Hey Sheri, I like your question. How about you share your answer first? :?:
by curious2
Tue Feb 14, 2006 4:26 pm
Forum: Lost and Found
Topic: FARMANS
Replies: 3
Views: 8011

Isn't this a wrong section to put this kind of question? Nagib, you trying to be funny again??? Okay, it was funny, I give you that. Lost and Found, farmans, ??? Funny. :lol: But seriously, shouldn't he be checking the local mukhi of his jamat to get that book which can usualy be found under the pa...
by curious2
Wed Feb 01, 2006 11:29 am
Forum: Current Issues
Topic: Solutions to Sexual Problems.
Replies: 208
Views: 229267

Re: Sex during menstruation!

GMR wrote:Medically it is ok having sex during menses, but prohibited in the Holy Quran [fa'tazilunnisa' fil maheezi]. What are your thoughts o­n this issue?
Know any person who likes to do that??? I don't. :oops:
by curious2
Wed Feb 01, 2006 11:27 am
Forum: Inspiration
Topic: REST OF THE INTERVIEW
Replies: 1
Views: 3801

No one seems to know who wrote this and where is it coming from. I wonder if this is just a cooked up version of someone's comprehension. Possible, eh? :D
by curious2
Sun Jan 29, 2006 3:54 pm
Forum: Institutional Activities
Topic: Full financial disclosure in MA
Replies: 4
Views: 4694

unnalhaq wrote:you know what happened to my Paul Martin post :wink: )
We (ismailis) are naturally and inherently a non-democractic society, and there's nothing much you and I can do about it. But that is all besides the point. :shock:
by curious2
Thu Jan 26, 2006 8:24 am
Forum: Institutional Activities
Topic: Full financial disclosure in MA
Replies: 4
Views: 4694

Well ... This may .... be a problem for those who aren't paying taxes. Big deal, eh?
by curious2
Tue Jan 10, 2006 4:07 pm
Forum: Current Issues
Topic: Sex before marriage
Replies: 21
Views: 42625

Hey guys ..... Clinton or Bush, they are both wrong. :oops: Sameer, don't do it man. But what's wrong with hugging and kissing?
by curious2
Wed Dec 28, 2005 3:58 pm
Forum: Current Issues
Topic: Why not ismailis??
Replies: 95
Views: 59771

unnalhaq wrote:Just between you and I a discussion on Abualy may just require a dedicated server farm or two :wink:
And only if that server farm could stand the heat of Admins holding their breath...... :D
by curious2
Tue Dec 27, 2005 2:50 pm
Forum: Doctrines
Topic: Our faith
Replies: 21
Views: 11334

There was one message from you to Nagib and another from Nagib to you which were removed as they brought nothing to the discussions on the title subject nor to the readers of this thread. Personnal discussions should be carried by email between users if they are not usefull to the members. There wa...
by curious2
Mon Dec 26, 2005 8:24 pm
Forum: Doctrines
Topic: Our faith
Replies: 21
Views: 11334

I thought I wrote something after Nagib .... hmmm... am I on the watch list here? You keeping me in the same league as that ismaili turned christian guy? ....hmmm.....why would the moderator remove my message?. This makes me mad and sad. :evil: :shock:
by curious2
Sun Dec 18, 2005 5:08 pm
Forum: Doctrines
Topic: Our faith
Replies: 21
Views: 11334

Re: Our faith

However, the general jamat is not aware of edits made to our ginans, etc. These do exists. Are you not a general jamat? Do you not know? So why worry about the guy next door? Assume he knows too. Also, I am in no manner questioning the imam's infallablility, but why does the Imam edit his farmans a...
by curious2
Sun Dec 18, 2005 4:57 pm
Forum: Doctrines
Topic: Our faith
Replies: 21
Views: 11334

Re: Our faith

al-azhar wrote:So if your faith is shaken, leave now and find the truth you see fit for your intellect.
Why leave? :x
by curious2
Sat Dec 17, 2005 7:47 pm
Forum: Doctrines
Topic: Our faith
Replies: 21
Views: 11334

Re: Our faith

Why does the tariqa board not tell us why these things happen? Brother, you have a point there. Care to clarify what you mean by tariqa board not telling us why these things happen? For example, a) There is no tariqa board website to counter that website?, b) You don't know how to counter that webs...
by curious2
Sat Dec 17, 2005 7:42 pm
Forum: People
Topic: I really don't know who was Salman Farsi? Help!
Replies: 7
Views: 7807

I doubt he can find anything spiritual about the level of Salman Farsi on the net... Admin I don't think he was looking into finding anything spiritual in Salman Farsi, I doubt if he even know there is a spiritual side of Salman Farsi, so why boil a pot when you are satisfied with a cold tea? You g...
by curious2
Fri Dec 16, 2005 2:34 pm
Forum: People
Topic: I really don't know who was Salman Farsi? Help!
Replies: 7
Views: 7807

He was Prophet's companion. How hard is it to search his history on the net? You have all Sunni literature available to you. Google his name, you'll find something.
by curious2
Thu Dec 15, 2005 1:14 pm
Forum: Current Issues
Topic: Sex before marriage
Replies: 21
Views: 42625

Question: Someone that lives their life in Muslim country for eg. Pakistan has absolutely No chance of ever indulging into premerital sex(Im sure there is some exceptions). While a young man growing up in western world has seen the other side of the Horizon by the time he/she turns 16. Peer pressur...
by curious2
Thu Dec 15, 2005 1:03 pm
Forum: Current Issues
Topic: Why not ismailis??
Replies: 95
Views: 59771

Falsehood should not be the bases of teaching. Brother, I said myth, not teaching. There is nothing true or false when it comes to myths. Let us suppose for a moment that this incident is false, or it is someone's imagination. Now you tell me what is so wrong with this incident? (a) that it does no...
by curious2
Wed Dec 14, 2005 2:25 pm
Forum: Current Issues
Topic: Why not ismailis??
Replies: 95
Views: 59771

I think the same can be said about the Koran - it is out of date and was used to convert many Arabs. I think we are forgetting the main point about our religion - it is far from Ginans, Koran, etc. It involves searching for the truth. Rumi, Mansoor, Jesus, etc. did not have Ginans or the Koran(Well...
by curious2
Wed Dec 14, 2005 2:22 pm
Forum: Current Issues
Topic: Why not ismailis??
Replies: 95
Views: 59771

unnalhaq wrote:Well, I was in the Mid East and I had the opportunity to make a side trip to Karachi JUST FOR THIS! And guess what no such event took place!
Who knows, Abu Aly may be trying to create a new myth on his own. What is so wrong with that? Just look at the essence, dear friend.
by curious2
Sun Dec 04, 2005 12:42 pm
Forum: Current Issues
Topic: AKU Convocation 2005
Replies: 6
Views: 6632

I think these are two different shots.

It is possible that APP removed someone else's logo and affixed their own at the bottom.
by curious2
Sun Dec 04, 2005 11:55 am
Forum: Current Issues
Topic: AKU Convocation 2005
Replies: 6
Views: 6632

I am not sure if this is the proper place to post this but has anyone noticed that the photo on the main page may be edited? Just look at the top of the My Flag and see if you see it too? http://heritage.ismaili.net/timeline/2005/20051201dawn.jpg Perhaps a logo of newspaper or TV outlet. No big deal.
by curious2
Sun Dec 04, 2005 11:51 am
Forum: Ginans
Topic: Kalame Mowla
Replies: 82
Views: 92019

Hazar Imam also had mentionned the same in October 2000 in Karachi [unfortunately our people censured that one and it is not read in JK]. So we should consider that particular hadith as true. I hope you get he principle... Nagib Can you tell me more about this? If you don't mind send me PM if the t...
by curious2
Thu Nov 17, 2005 5:14 pm
Forum: Current Issues
Topic: Hunzai
Replies: 6
Views: 7831

Okay brother Yaali101, I will respect your views here. But let me try to ask few questions to clarify where you are coming from. You have so far posted 2 messages to this board but you are complaining with the moderator that he locked this thread, sounds like you are not so happy with this decision,...
by curious2
Sat Nov 12, 2005 9:24 am
Forum: THIS FORUM - RULES ETC
Topic: Ask Admin
Replies: 252
Views: 432890

Re: WAKEUP RUDENESS

The only way I can get rid of him is if all of you stop answering and quting him else I have to get rid of all users whose posting contains a quote or reference to wakeup. Admin ============ This site doesn't have capabilities to block IP addresses? If not, then think about upgrading. Your method o...
by curious2
Fri Nov 11, 2005 10:49 am
Forum: Doctrines
Topic: Hazar Imam to manifest as "The Mahdi" for other Sh
Replies: 47
Views: 28444

So you telling me that this new president is working for Pat Robertson and Ariel Sharone? Wow .... that would be cool. We can see the qayamat and the appeareance of Mahdi right here in our life time. hmm...but I wonder, there needs to be a grand election of some sort as there are way too many people...
by curious2
Mon Nov 07, 2005 5:14 pm
Forum: Current Issues
Topic: what is hunzai faith????
Replies: 22
Views: 53827

He had a website??? I didn't know ... dang...it's too late haan?
by curious2
Mon Nov 07, 2005 5:12 pm
Forum: Current Issues
Topic: Solutions to Sexual Problems.
Replies: 208
Views: 229267

What about masturbation? Is it good or bad for health? How soon is it normal to have masturbation? I see it as human instinct but what would be a typical normal age when anyone starts.

Ahh...I wonder if we are brave enough to even talk about these things in open. LOL.
by curious2
Fri Oct 28, 2005 12:07 pm
Forum: Doctrines
Topic: Are we idolaters?
Replies: 35
Views: 20006

We might as well end this topic and start a new one on Gulmani's Satanic beliefs! Brother a_gulmani, how are you? You feeling okay and proud to have gained new perspective and knowledge? I hope you did. Just look beyond the smoke, and if you are really, genuinely seeking knowledge and understanding...
by curious2
Wed Oct 26, 2005 10:37 am
Forum: Doctrines
Topic: Are we idolaters?
Replies: 35
Views: 20006

Brother a_gulmani, allow me to interject few lines here between you and Virgo2. I have seen your few postings, can you like clarify what your agenda is? I mean, it is very visble that you are a former ismaili, nothing wrong with that! But what exactly is that you are trying to achieve here with your...