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"ome say the Catholic church invented Islam to fight
the onslaught of zealous Jews and Anglican Christians"

- Angelical or Protestan Christianity did not exist in the 7th century when Islam began.

Thank you for pointing this out!!



Let us see if we can refute all of the author's numbered ...

The Catholic form of Christianity was not even present in Arabia during the time of Prophet Muhammad.

That's the point of the article; how to enslave the people of Arabia.

Furthermore, Khadija was not a catholic and her cousin - Waraqah was a Christian but of the Nestorian form.

Can you post ...

who are some missionaries i can email historical questions?

Preferably those who know the specific history about the roots of islam.

When I go to JK I like to sit at the back row as this is my "comfort zone".
I find it disturbing when I am forced by volunteers to sit in the front row while I can understand the reasons, but I dont think this should be done when the JK is not full .....

I used to feel this way. I thought people ...

can anybody please refute these agruments with references? Please?

YAM, please forgive for asking these questions, I believe in being Ismaili but I wish somebody can answer this for me. Hopefully we have some history buffs around here.

Some say the Catholic church invented Islam to fight
the onslaught of zealous Jews and Anglican Christians.
Others say it was to ...

Yes, I should have said Mexico and/or Costa Rica!! Land is Costa Rica is just as cheap and and as widely available as in Mexico, with slightly better weather. Costa Rica has excellent sunshine, and good weather year round, a perfect place to retire.

My vision is to have 50 ismaili families to ...

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I think that would be a great idea...some ismailies i know have invested in the costa rican condo business....maybe we should look to mexico for retirement purposes...
i am on board!

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Hello Shamsb, would it be possible for your to drop me a line at this email:

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Yes, I should have said Mexico and/or Costa Rica!! Land is Costa Rica is just as cheap and and as widely available as in Mexico, with slightly better weather. Costa Rica has excellent sunshine, and good weather year round, a perfect place to retire.

My vision is to have 50 ismaili families to start ...

I remember, some decades ago a few Ismaili's had a vision, and there became a vibrant Ismaili community in the island of Zanzibar.

I have a similar vision, but for the country Mexico. I am an East African Ismaili currently in Canada, but I do not see my self retiring here.

Anybody interested in ...

Which cities in India have a large ismaili population?

I know there is Bombay among others. But which other cities in India have a large ismaili poplution.


Also which "smaller towns" or villages in India have a large ismaili population?


Does anybody know where i can find a comprehensive list ...

could u drop me an email? I would be very interested to know your thoughts on this? It seems u have some knowledge i could greatly benefit from!

My email is: alwayz 786 @ yahoo.ca (no spaces)

Does anybody here have experience on the buying/building of hotels in third world countries? Any savvy real estate agents out there have experience in this market?

I'm specifically looking at Tajikistan and India as possible markets.

Anyone who is interested in this topic or simply wants to drop ...

Hey thanks for the post!

I wonder if Dushanbe is still that dangerous? I assume the situation over there is improving? Anyone from the area care to comment?

Ok this is awesome! I may be travelling to Dushanbe soon, and wanted to talk to local ismaili's about many things (inluding the tourism industry, and the business sector in general)

I'll send you an email soon!

YAM

very interesting, thanks!

My interest in this subject concerns the potential for the progress and development of the Central Asian Jamats to create a "ripple effect" for progress and development in the region - to act as catalysts and role models for other communities in that region seeking new directions in the socio ...