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Pronunciation of muslim stuff

published by Dave on 17 November, 2005 - 18:49

This probably doesn't need to be a thread but could somebody tell me how the following are pronounced?

Islam
Muslim
Jihad
Qur'an
Muhammad
Mecca
Sufi

I'm really irritated every time I hear some academic say "Moooosleeeem" or "muzleem" to sound like they are very intelligent. And is it "I-slaam" or "Is-laam" or "Iz-laam"

Is it j'had (as in "had") or Gee-hawd!

Mecca or Mah-caw

Su-F-eye or -Suf-eee

What Reward Awaits The Belivers?

published by Dave on 28 September, 2005 - 22:02

There are too many threads dealing with sin and punishment, and I think i'm fairly understanding of how that works in Islam, so tell me what paradise looks like. Lilsis mentioned that the waters of the well of Zam Zam flow through it, what other descriptions are there?

Are these merely symbols of some sort or are these physical descriptions?

Life Plans

published by Dave on 15 September, 2005 - 02:07

So what are your life plans? We talk about em pretty much everywhere but there isn't any formal thread.

I know I am planning on crowning myself King of the World sometime around August and promptly retiring to my castle on jibralter.

So Long and Thanks for all the Fish

published by Dave on 23 August, 2005 - 15:08

So long and thanks for all the fish
So sad that it should come to this
We tried to warn you all but oh dear?

You may not share our intellect
Which might explain your disrespect
For all the natural wonders that
grow around you

So long, so long and thanks
for all the fish

The world's about to be destroyed
There's no point getting all annoyed
Lie back and let the planet dissolve

Despite those nets of tuna fleets
We thought that most of you were sweet
Especially tiny tots and your
pregnant women

So long, so long, so long, so long, so long
So long, so long, so long, so lo

Drug Abuse and Young Adults

published by Dave on 23 August, 2005 - 02:57

Any thoughts on why our age group is so much more likely to "experiment" with drugs, or be pulled into the drug world?

Much like any crime (which ultimately is always self destructive) the usual suggestions include education and economic pressure.

However I do not necessarily accept those as governing variables, especially since our age group is the most actively engaged in the education process both by law and for biological purposes (our minds are most active at this age).

Furthermore education specifically related to the negative aspects of drug abuse has not only failed in the US

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