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  • #31
    [QUOTE=Khaney;43780]Yes but the majority here are Muslim.

    Then you believe in democracy..do your salafi beliefs let you believe in democracy. Even in democracy minority has rights and we may take care of some members who are not Muslims.

    It's also the duty of a Muslim to provide dawah where it is necessary, to stop wrong doing and to even help educate others (especially in Islamic knowledge).

    You do dawa and educate but dont close topics. If you say specially in islamic knowledge then Astrology has nothing to do with Islam. Dont educate us with Astrology which does not fall in the catogory of islamic knowledge.


    Haraam is haraam, there aren't different laws amongst Muslims, the same rules apply for us all.

    haram is haram but astrology is not haram. can you prove it exactly in Quran where it says that astrology is haram . And if you mak eit haram then may be for you not for me. You are not God to make thos ethings haram whioch even God did not make haram. i am also a muslim but I dont call it haram.

    I don't make the rules, I follow them. So this declaration isn't mine, dear brother. It doesn't matter the opinions of Muslims.. I haven't presented my opinion, simply my argument backed by Islamic evidence (Qur'an & Hadiths); so basically the ruling in Islam

    the ruling may be of an extremist Mulla not of Islam. You cant impose your decrees of haram and halal on us. I consider astrology mubah, neither allowed , nor forbidden, not halal not haram, no sin no virtue, some thing very innocent, a game, a fun, a leisure activity , some thing light not in catagory of halal or haram.

    If you can find any Islamic evidence to support your claims, then go for it. As far as I see, this is just your opinion, everything I have posted is Islamic understanding.

    Yes its my opinion and I dont need to present any islamic evidence otherwise I have to present Islamic evidence for whatever I do like poetry, literature, music, dance. internet, mathematics, psychology, para psychology, metaphysics, extra sensual perception, many many things and i dont have Islamic evidence for all those because Islam has nothing to do with all these things including Astrology. Islam is beliefs in supernatural beings, prophets, holy books, modes of worship and part of morality nothing else. Astrology is beyond the domain of Islam. Dont mix islamic an dnon islamic things like monotheism and astrology. both are poles apart.

    If you oppose the Islamic perspective then fair enough, to each their own. However, I'm sorry if this is to your dismay, but the islamic stance is quite clear on this issue. It's one even which the scholars don't differ on.

    The unseen is quite literally the unseen.. no not rain, and why you said Allah has kept child sex for himself baffles me? I’m sorry if I have misunderstood, but please explain what you mean.

    I wanted to refer to the Quranic verse Verily the knowledge of the Hour is with Allah (alone). It is He Who sends down rain, and He Who knows what is in the wombs.3625 Nor does any one know what it is that he will earn on the morrow:3626 Nor does any one know in what land he is to die. Verily with Allah is full knowledge and He is acquainted (with all things)

    where few things are mentioned to be the exclusive knowledge of Allah even those with interpretaions as now rain, child sex etc can be determined in advance by human beings.

    (Islamic) Definition of the unseen: The term 'unseen' in its wider application is employed to cover everything which is not directly visible or audible. Likewise it also covers all that is not directly accessible through other human sensory faculties. In this respect we may also define the unseen as a domain which covers all forms of existence which lie beyond the direct access of the five senses. The things which belong to this category do not remain permanently inaccessible. They are inaccessible only with reference to a given period in time.

    Supose I dont see USA but I know that USA exists. I dont see makkah but I know it exists. To see some thing or feel some thing with senses directly is not the only proof of existence. Again there is extra sensual perception where from we have intutional, mystical, revelational and other metaphysical or para psychological experiences. Unseen if it belong to the here after or the life after death then it may be the exclusive domain of God otherwise its difficult to distinguish seen and unseen. For you one thing is seen for another its un seen and vice versa. even your definition tells us that They are inaccessible only with reference to a given period in time.

    Your points aren’t making sense to me, *how is everything* unseen, why would we have to sleep and remain idle...?

    If we make all unseen as the exclusive domain of God and we believe in fate or prededetermination then majority of things are unseen an dthen if only God knows these, then we as human beings may not interfere in these unseen things and may remain idle. this fatalism and making God only responsable for unseen is one of the reason of the down fall of Muslims.


    Not necessarily, how is it unavoidable?

    how can you maange in modern dayaffairs if you dont plan for the future .......

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    • #32
      Originally Posted by osho
      You cant compare worshipping stars to just its influence on human life and events. Moreover i dont believe in many hadith which are contradictory to quran or reason or common sense or science or logic so just mentioning an hadith is not sufficient proof for me.

      The bold part confuses me.. I don’t get what you’re trying to say..

      If you read again, you’ll also notice how I posted Qur’anic ayahs, not just hadiths.

      COPIED FROM KHANEY POST

      Stars and Astrology is one thing and worshipping stars like worshipping God which is shirk is naother thing. We confuse both the things an dby anology declare astrology as shirk or haram.

      Your hadiths are about the fortune tellers but the Quranic verses are about the unseen not directly about astrology.

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      • #33
        Originally posted by Feroza_Banu View Post
        i understand why as a muslim Khaney would be inclined to close the topic, however i don't believe this was the right thing to do. she can voice her opinion and spread the knowledge she has to those who don't or to those who don't agree with her... but closing a topic means there is no room for someone to ask a question even. the right thing would have been if she had just pointed out how it is against Islam and discussed it with her... and anyone else who is a muslim and thinks it is not shirk...

        we all know that a topic can be created over and over again, so closing one does not mean its the end of disucssion of that topic... we all come from different background from different life experiences and knowledge level... the best way is to correct someone and hope that the person will understand... if a person does not agree and asks a question, more effort should be put in making him/her understand...

        this new topic is a proof of how Khaney was not able to convince Osho with one post and then bam closed the topic...

        anyways, i just wanted to point out... who cares about what i think lolll
        thank you ma'am.
        i don't understand people's obsession with getting every one to agree with them. when you are given the responsibility of a moderator, fairness and understanding is the least bit in the list of expectations from you..

        BUT, NO ONE IS PERFECT.

        I am no bird, and no nest ensnares me.

        non commercial would cost less if he was in charge himself which he plans on doing. right now it's n herat but soon it will be in qanadahar.

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        • #34
          Western mindset is a very immature specie, it's not serious about many things

          As you've seen the "goofiness" of certain girls
          Last edited by Guest; 06-04-2010, 02:28 AM.

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          • #35
            And let me try to get something clarified, depending on something other than Allaah and believing that benefit and harm comes from something other than Him, like stars. And believing the words of fortune-tellers and soothsayers who falsely claim to have knowledge of the unseen in order to cheat people of their money and change their beliefs IS NOT HARAAM AND WORSE, NOT SHIRK?

            Very mature indeed!
            Last edited by Guest; 06-04-2010, 02:34 AM.

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            • #36
              another idea of immaturity would be the way some people approach "westerners" and their "mindsets". okay "mutakhasis"?

              I am no bird, and no nest ensnares me.

              non commercial would cost less if he was in charge himself which he plans on doing. right now it's n herat but soon it will be in qanadahar.

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              • #37
                Ok "Gemini"

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                • #38
                  In my case, they're often right! Particularly about the traits stuff :D Personality and whatnot. It's like, "OMG! Scary!"

                  But, of course, it's not like they know something "hidden." It's only that they explore the personalities of people, keeping in mind their birth dates/months, and then make a generalization about it based on the answers they get.

                  The stuff like "lucky # / letter," yeah, THAT, I don't understand. I don't really get the point of that. But all I know is that when it comes to personality/behavior, they're usually right.

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                  • #39
                    Originally posted by Mutakhasis View Post
                    Ok "Gemini"
                    yes gemini because aslapintheface will be too degrading to your already belittled sense of being.
                    o i see you have edited your posts...you must have had enough time to think and reflect...

                    I am no bird, and no nest ensnares me.

                    non commercial would cost less if he was in charge himself which he plans on doing. right now it's n herat but soon it will be in qanadahar.

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                    • #40
                      Originally posted by karachipashtun View Post
                      Khaney thank you for professionally coming forward. I respect you for that.

                      Spoghmai, what do you think of Astrology?
                      Karachi pashtun,,, i have mentioned in the previous post that i personally dont believe at all in the predictions made by astrologers....
                      i dont even care to read them at all....i just wish people should read the entire post and then jump to conclusions about people and their beliefs and religion and whther they are immature, non muslims and so on.....

                      but i do agree upon when astrology talks about characteristics people possess..

                      it isnt any prediction just an assumption that people having certain traits belong to a certain zodiac sign.. that alll.......

                      i know a few people who are quite lazy...... tried to find a common aspect..... it was all that all of them are born in January, falling into the star sign of Aquarias......i say this out of my observation ..... no body is perdictiding, its just an assumption on which the entire population is generalized.... but again i said mostly... there would be many who wont be like that .... u must have read i also raised a point mentioning that all the people in the world cant be generalized and cant belong to 12 typical characteristic........

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                      • #41
                        Quote:
                        Originally Posted by spogmai shaglay
                        doubting somebodys imaan is also a big sin. I hope my friends know this i dont think there is a need to boast about how religious one is all the time.



                        Originally posted by Feroza_Banu View Post
                        i am sorry, but i don't understand what you are saying. please explain your post further... thank you.

                        i don't know how my statement above could justify this response, i simply stated that a lot of pashtun immigrants in India has converted to hinduism and other religion... hence, not all pashtoons in the world are Muslim.
                        my question to you was that suddenly while talking about horoscopes, astrology, etc. from where did 'all pashtuns are not muslims' came in... it was completely irrelevant to the topic i felt.... i dont know if u have related it somewhere in the previous post.. but i couldt find... and also mentioning in India and not world......

                        i assumed here that i being from India and a pashtun and here talking about astrology was targeted at me....i will be sorry if misunderstood but please do explain why this sentence 'all pashtuns are not muslims' jumped in...

                        i hope i make sense now.....

                        i dont want to further ruin somebody's thread
                        its already ruined i guess.....
                        we can discuss this somewhere else.....
                        thanks....

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                        • #42
                          Originally posted by spogmai shaglay View Post
                          Thanks osho. I am a Piscean. And all the characterestics that a piscean should have whether good or bad, i possesss all.so you can say that i am a typical piscean. . About librans i dont know much but have just read the above post. What i have observed is that they are indecisive and they find it difficutl to balance different aspects of their lives. Also they dont stick to one decision they make. They keep on changing their mind often.


                          after writing about my observation i just searched for traits about librans and found that my observation was correct to a certain extent.... here it goes..(in red)

                          Traditional
                          Libra Traits


                          Diplomatic and urbane
                          Romantic and charming
                          Easygoing and sociable
                          Idealistic and peaceable


                          On the dark side....
                          Indecisive and changeable
                          Gullible and easily influenced
                          Flirtatious and self-indulgent


                          http://www.astrology-online.com/libra.htm


                          osho,,, thats a lot negative i observed about Liberians but again i dont want to generalize here based on my mere observation...........
                          to add to it, i get along very well with librans as most of my friends are librans....

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                          • #43
                            Originally posted by Afghanlady
                            Spoghmai, how much of this is true?
                            Let Spogmai also opine but about the truth of Astrology as I already wrote will share with you again

                            Whats true and whats not true is a long debate. There is nothing absolutely true and nothing absolutely false. Things are relative not absolute. For some one one thing is true for another another thing is true. For christians chritianity is the ultimate truth while for Mulims Islam. Thats why lakum deenukum waleya deen.

                            Astrology is not Astronomy. This is more an art than a science as Astronomy is. Thus its neither true nor exact. Art like literature or poetry is also not true. Potery or novels or fictions all are not true but it does not mean we ban them.

                            The purpose of Astrology is just to have common categories of personalities according to their natal charts which is useful as well as interesting but not accurate or exact. Its more a leisure activity than some thing serious or scientific. Its a pass time thats why all newspaers and magazines usually have a section on astrology.

                            Stars might have some influence on the development of some one´s personality, character, health, love, wealth, business, growth as stars is a strange phenomenon of nature and deep investigation is required that how stars effect our lives as these dim lights far away in the sky in the form of stars may not be useless objects. Like moon has efefct on waves of ocean, similarly stars might have an effect on our lives and this world.

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                            • #44
                              Originally posted by Mutakhasis View Post
                              Western mindset is a very immature specie, it's not serious about many things

                              As you've seen the "goofiness" of certain girls
                              Western mind is serious about serious things and non serious about non serious things like Astrology. Their religious pandits dont declare Astrology as shirk or haram becaus ethey know its non serious stuff just to enjoy an dlearn about personalities. they dont depend on stars for their planning and formulation of projects.

                              Our case is the up side down. For serious things like education, development, prosperity we are non serious and for non serious things like Astrology, women dress etc we become highly serious and even declare people infidel for such trivials and triflings.

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                              • #45
                                Originally posted by Mutakhasis View Post
                                And let me try to get something clarified, depending on something other than Allaah and believing that benefit and harm comes from something other than Him, like stars. And believing the words of fortune-tellers and soothsayers who falsely claim to have knowledge of the unseen in order to cheat people of their money and change their beliefs IS NOT HARAAM AND WORSE, NOT SHIRK?

                                Very mature indeed!
                                Then predicting climate changes, weather forecasts, futuristics, futorology, planning for future . planning development schemes, chalking out strategies , dreaming for a better future all unseen are all shirk

                                stars dont giv eyoy the future an dyou dont worship the stars. these are just indicators or traffic lights to go or not to go. Traffic lights physically have nothing to do with your physical movements, You move with energy not with the lights. And if yoiu go to a fortune teller for fun and listening to some advice, its good but if you believe in letter an spirit what they say is not wise and if you depend on what they say then its stupid. You have to use your energies and capabilities to achieve some thing not to depend wholly on fortune tellers.

                                However modern day atsrology is not mere soothsaying or fortune telling. Its personality analysis an dsoem thing for fun not some thing serious.

                                please differentiate worshipping stars and Astrology. Both are poles apart.

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