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Not really, lol. The Amazons were pretty aggressive back in the days, I think the potential has always been there. Then again, I suppose female aggression was pretty much controlled by organised religion over the last 4,000 years. Nowadays women are reverting back to their former ways as the...

I would disagree with this, there is no evidence that women have begun to outnumber men in most societies Men dying in wars is pretty much evened out by things like female-infanticide, higher birth-rates for boys, etc. In Haryana in India there are 8 women for every 10 men. The reason women...

I welcome your comments. When I posted those Hadiths I was involved in a discussion with a Salafi brother who outright labelled Shiites as apostates who had left the fold of Islam. The first Hadith was posted to demonstrate that ALL who hold the first pillar (even if they differ on the rest) are...

There was a time when Islamic Scholars tried to declare coffee to be forbidden/haram as caffeine is a stimulant... however the 'Ijma of the Muslim community drowned out the 'Ijma of the scholars hence today it is not forbidden. .

Might I add that Linen and Wool get washed at different temperatures... so says my washer-dryer :) .

Correct me if I'm wrong but didn't the early Gnostics believe that the God of the Old Testament was a demon/demiurge who's name was Samael or Yaldaboath? If I was a Gnostic I don't know if I would feel comfortable going to a church who's beliefs stood on the shoulders of the Old Testament. So...

For the record, brother Quahom, I haven't presented my opinion as a fact. I merely stated that it was "possible" Allah's name had a different origin. I appreciate that you're not on an offensive, by the way. I don't have a problem with God having a face... I was the one who mentioned Allah's...

Sorry I'm late... I still wouldn't call it "fact", what you've quoted is the opinion of many scholars but not all of them. Popular entymology isn't the answer to everything, this type of technique can lead to people equating Biblical "Yahweh" with Canaanite "Yaw", or Biblical "Eheyah" to...

Yes it does sound that way doesn't it. That we should take what is true and correct from the Qur'an and the Sunnah, that is the intention of the Salafi manhaj. Interestingly a person can be a Hanafi Salafi, a Hanbali Salafi, etc. It's ok (from Salafi Pov) to go by a school of thought (say Hanafi...

In Islam cleanliness is part of the religion. Muslims have been advised to rinse their mouth after drinking milk, brushing their teeth before prayer (if their breath is offensive), proper dispoal of human waste, not to urinate on ourselves, to wash our private parts after using them, etc. These...

With all due respect Quahom, it would be dangerous (from a Christian Pov) to state that Allah wasn't "The God". Seeing as there is a difference of opinion amongst "experts", it would be wise not to make that assumption. It has been said that Allah is the arabic transliteration of the Aramaic...

Salafis are Muslims who profess to be on the way of As-Salfus-Salih (the righteous predecessors). They believe that blindly following a school of thought is incorrect, that we should seek the evidences from the Qur'an and Sunnah before practicing an aspect of Islam. E.g. where to put your hands...

I understand. I'm in a process of renovating my beliefs brother Zaakir. Three years ago I was a "Salafi" and would have been obliged to accept the Hadith record which claims that changes have occurred in the Qur'an... but I'm realising now that the Qur'an should be accusing the Hadiths and...

Thank you for teaching me, I got the term "falasha" from a CR Book and was ignorant of the meaning. I understand that Jews can be as varied in appearance as Muslims, I just assumed that an Aramaic Jew (i.e. Jesus) could have been difficult to distinguish from a mediterranean of any other...

One example of a general rule would be that of pacifism, I'm sure you remember what was said about turning the other cheek or letting the thief take your under-garment along with your outer-garment. While I don't personally subscribe to this type of rule, I acknowledge that there are a lot of...

I don't think he's saying it can be done... he's saying that it has been ATTEMPTED, but with every attempt there are different excuses given for why the attempt has failed. In fact, the Qur'an does not give the terms of the challenge, but scholars have given their OPINIONS on what the terms...

To be fair to the Christians, Christianity is CERTAINLY NOT just a sunday thing. A truly practicing Christian remembers his Lord every minute of every day just as truly practicing Muslims do. Though they may not have specific rules on how to brush their teeth, or use the toilet, they have...

How do you know that Allah's shin is metaphorical? Jesus was Jewish, and from my experience Jewish people aren't that dissimilar to Europeans/Romans in appearance... except maybe the Falasha (spelling?) Jews. .

Egypt, strictky speaking, is not a Sharia country. Egypt has not adopted the laws associated with "Hadd" offenses as part of it's state law. Does Egypt enforce the Jizyah? .

A Priest and a Teacher went for a game of golf one Sunday afternoon, the Priest happened to be pretty good at golf but the same couldn't be said for the Teacher. The Teacher stepped up to take the first stroke and completely missed the golf ball... "DAMN, I missed!!" The Priest rebuked him, and...