mrjon86 Posted July 17, 2015 Posted July 17, 2015 Eid Mubarak to all that observe the holiday! May all of you be blessed with sweet smokes for years to come. ? As for me, I'm packing ryj julietas and upmann half coronas for a round of house to house celebrations and a VR Unicos for some downtime tonight before going back on call tomorrow at the hospital. Let the celebrations begin! 1
LordAnubis Posted July 17, 2015 Posted July 17, 2015 Taqabbala Allahu min'na wa minkum Eid Mubarak my friend... i'll post my Eid message tomorrow. Here in Perth a few mosqes celebrated today and the mosque i follow is celebrating tomorrow, as the moon was not sighted anywhere in Australia. 3hours of fasting left
phreedh Posted July 17, 2015 Posted July 17, 2015 Eid said, guys! I'm christian (cultural, not religious) but would love to take part in the celebration of eid al fitr some time, looks to be one corker of a party!
LordAnubis Posted July 17, 2015 Posted July 17, 2015 Eid Mubarak to all fellow muslim brothers and sisters of the leaf. I hope you had an easy month of Ramadhan full of family and prayers and also hope your day of Eid Ul Fitr is splendid surrounded by family and friends, and hopefully a few good cigars To those who are not Muslim, have a wonderful day all the same Me i'm going to be finally cracking into a BHK54. Got a box a while back but never tried one. I figure might as well, as good a time as any. Haven't had a smoke for almost 2 months so this should be a good way to get back into the swing of things Today i'm going to briefly talk about a topic thats a bit controversial, but none the less will hopefully shed some light on various conflicts around the world in the muslim community. Fristly, there is a vast difference between "Islam" and what is the culture of the region in which Islam is prevalent. I wont get too much into it but one of my favourite authors is a guy named Mustafa Akyol. You can find some of his books on Amazon, but a quick overview can be seen in this TED video. http://www.ted.com/talks/mustafa_akyol_faith_versus_tradition_in_islam?language=enOne of the things for me, apart from the obvious socio-economic circumstances, that shows where the aggression seems to come out in the name of Islam, is through the Sects that have been formed within the religion. Firstly, creating sects is forbiden as stated in the Quran. Chapter 6 Sura An'am "As for those who divide their religion and break up into sects, thou hast no part in them in the least: their affair is with Allah: He will in the end tell them the truth of all that they did"There are 2 main sects in Islam, Sunni and Shia. I won't go into what the differences are right now. 80% of the muslim world is Sunni, and the rest are Shia. Populations in countries like Indonesia are Sunni, while Shia's are predominantly in Iran, Iraq and Yemen. A further "offshoot" within the Sunni sect is Salafism, which is the dominant sect of the ruling family of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabian.This sectarian violence in my opinion is what leads extremists to do what they do. Their fight is nothing to do with Islam, but purely out of a misguided notion that their particular version is better than someone elses. A while ago i read somewhere that islamic extremists kill 8 times more muslims than non-muslims! It seems to me the old addage is true. Some men, just want to see the world burn!Hope some of this has been educational to you fine ladies and gentleman. Have a sensational day! I certainly will! Photos later on
LordAnubis Posted July 18, 2015 Posted July 18, 2015 Sorry if it offends you mate. It is as stated my opinion. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk 1
sengjc Posted July 18, 2015 Posted July 18, 2015 In Malaysia the non-Muslims will wish our Muslim friends: "selamat Hari Raya Aidilfitri" (safe celebration day of Ede) on a day like this. At least that's how I remember it when I was growing up. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk HD
smokum Posted July 18, 2015 Posted July 18, 2015 Selamat Idul-Fitri from Indonesia Peace to all....and this looks good ! If only the whole world would sit down to a good meal and talk to each other. Ok maybe I am an old hippie. 2
LordAnubis Posted July 18, 2015 Posted July 18, 2015 Oh cool! Is that what Hari raya means? Celebration? Interesting! Always wondered. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
coblos Posted July 18, 2015 Posted July 18, 2015 Peace to all....and this looks good ! If only the whole world would sit down to a good meal and talk to each other. Ok maybe I am an old hippie.Well that happened but trust me there was still plenty of staring into smart phones happening too.
dangolf18 Posted July 18, 2015 Posted July 18, 2015 عيد مبارك, ঈদ মোবারক, عید مُبارک, ഈദ് മുബാറക്, Ciid wanaagsan, ஈத் முபாரக்) 1
mrjon86 Posted July 18, 2015 Author Posted July 18, 2015 Alas I never made it to smoking the Unicos.too busy eating.and I'm oncall today so no smoking til atleast tomorrow. Aaargh the wait...
LordAnubis Posted July 18, 2015 Posted July 18, 2015 Shame mate! We're doing our visiting at the moment. Starting off with the families who's loved ones passed away through the last year and then to the normal family houses to settle down. I don't eat much. After a month of fasting I just can't stomach much. I just try and drink lots of water through the day. Plans are still in line for all the cousins to catch up tonight after all the family stuff is out of the way. Got a few cigars picked out for lighting and the lighter is refuelled. The shisha pipe is cleaned and assembled and ready to pack a bowl of Rose Mint. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
Sophistic Posted July 18, 2015 Posted July 18, 2015 i do bizarro-ramadan (unless i'm going out at night..), heavy breakfast, no caloric intake after 5pm, thats the best way to boost human growth hormone & melatonin production.
cigcars Posted July 18, 2015 Posted July 18, 2015 Sorry if it offends you mate. It is as stated my opinion. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk *I think your statement about the sectarian violence and so on was right on target. I disagree with the above stated put down of your observation. And yes - nothing worse that some jack-ass deciding that his (or her) definition of what and who God or the Supreme Diety is is the ONLY RIGHT one - and everyone else must be corrected. I like the way the 12 Steppers do it - "God as we understand Him" - and NOT forcing OUR definition of Him on others. Because in the end, it's just a way to take control of who's in power and running the show. My humble 2 cts.
LordAnubis Posted July 18, 2015 Posted July 18, 2015 So had the BHK 54. It was good. But not worth the price point I think. The rose lemon and rose cherry shisha was incredible!!! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
LordAnubis Posted July 18, 2015 Posted July 18, 2015 And the only other photo taken was of these two little rascals! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk 1
Orion21 Posted July 18, 2015 Posted July 18, 2015 I appreciate this post and wish you much happiness and peace. We in the U.S. can't really relate to this on multiple levels. Firstly, being a mostly Christian country our different Christian sects don't seek violence or revenge on other sects. Secondly, our overwhelming views of Islam and its sects are directly colored by the actions of the extremists. The Marine Barracks bombing, the 1993 Twin Tower bombing, the USS Cole, 9/11, Boston Marathon bombing etc... These events and the perceived lack of response from the moderate Muslim world to eliminate these types of people color our view of Islam in general. The only comparison I could make is if Right Wing militias decided to start attacking and killing all who didn't agree with their religious and political beliefs. A movement like that would be stamped out in about 2 seconds in the U.S. However, having friends that have served at high levels in Iraq and Afghanistan the web of ethic, religious, political and socio-economic issues at play have been communicated to me as being mind boggling. My wish is that the people in the Middle East will at some point enjoy the comfort and peace that the vast majority of the Western world enjoys within the context of their strongly held religious beliefs. Blessings and good wishes to you LordAnubis.
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