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     | Wednesday, December 20, 2000 - 02:01 am Asalaamu alaikum, How is everyone this morning? What is for Sahuur? Any of you Somalinet addicts behind the keyboard? Idea, I know you are there...lol. May be ANON too and FG...come on guys...talk to me.
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| | Wednesday, December 20, 2000 - 02:10 am TLG I am having 4 suhuur (cus cus) ever heard of that? it is very sweet egyption dishh which is very good 4 digetive system. so u may try tonight sis!
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| | Wednesday, December 20, 2000 - 02:46 am lol Zuhuur, yes I know kus kus...save some for me..lol How about anjera..do u know wht that is? Do eat it?
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| | Wednesday, December 20, 2000 - 03:35 am lol @ TLG, By the way, i think u n i should join francoise's business. She said if she failed in what she is right now doing...she gonna open a peanut business...i was asked to fax her my resume..lol moi think u r a good candidate :-) zuhur, cus cus!!! what is that sis? i never heard of! i like kushari :-) ps:tlg: take it easy on the child my sis:-)
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| | Wednesday, December 20, 2000 - 10:13 am Cus cus?. lol. i thought that was a Morocaan dish?. some family in the high atlas mountains gave me some, it tasted a bit like ugali, that thing kenyans and ugandans eat. Like air really, kinda bland. maybe i had the wrong chefs 
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| | Wednesday, December 20, 2000 - 10:27 am You Guys are cool, talking about suhuur. I I tell you I cook but never manage to eat it. Common, you are right cus cus is Magrebe food.
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| | Wednesday, December 20, 2000 - 12:40 pm Idea, lol..you are nuts! What? is the job market that bad for an economist?lol...it is not looking great for Molecular Biologists either...unless one wants to live inside a laboratory for the rest of their lives. Pass me Francoise's fax number...lol Child? you lost me there...i'm very slow at times.
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| | Wednesday, December 20, 2000 - 03:16 pm What's for suhur? I don't really know, I didn't wake up for it this whole ramadhan, so what's the islamic ruling for not waking up for suhur? is it disliked? anyone?
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| | Wednesday, December 20, 2000 - 04:18 pm sweetgirl, It is sunna...it is good to eat that is what mum always keep saying. I only wake up to drink something n run toooooooooooo bed :-) What is the main dish for somali suhuur??
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| | Wednesday, December 20, 2000 - 04:19 pm TLG hehehehehehehehheheheheh :-)
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| | Wednesday, December 20, 2000 - 08:56 pm u mentioned sahuur how about TAHAJUD? Has anyone prayed tahajud lately? Last night I had bread and XUMUS for sahuur.
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| | Thursday, December 21, 2000 - 05:45 am Sweet I heard it is better to wake up, i think it is a hadeeth, it was on the top of my Affur timetable Your brother in Islam
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| | Thursday, December 21, 2000 - 08:03 am Opinion, Talking about tahajud, last night, one of the sheikhs was going sooo fast that half the times, i didn't finish saying subhana rabialadhiim or a'laa three times! And half the time I didn't even finish the tahiyaat. I was like wooow, whats up with the sheikh. I guess he must have been tired.Poor thing. May Allah bless him. Idea The main Somali dish? It depends. You know how us Somalis are not a homogenous group. So depending on where you are from, your main dish is different. But, I know one thing all Somalis it, anjera. Do you know what that is Idea? I don't know if u middle eastern Somalis eat that but the stuff is good.
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| | Thursday, December 21, 2000 - 09:17 am TLG sure sis i know (canjera)is it for breakfast sis. I never eat anjeera for zuhur. About the (cuScus) I though is from Egypt cuz my Egyptian friend, introduced me that dissh. the test so good when you eat whit right stuff! as Idea said zuhur is "Zunah" so we get to eat or drink something. you can suggest me any other dish which may be intresting. Cuz i love cooking different things. Opinion what is Tuhajud? peace
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| | Thursday, December 21, 2000 - 10:05 am TLG, Now you are making me laugh, do i what is canjera? NO..lol Ofcourse, what do u think i was from Mars...lol U kenyians are really WEIRD :-) Tell me a main dish that your fellow countrymen!eat? Our folks main dish for breakfast is a good dish of foul(beans) and tacamiya (its like bajiyo!)
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| | Thursday, December 21, 2000 - 10:25 am Idea, lol @ Kenyans being weird. My countrymen's main dish is Ugali, ask Common how it tastes, he said he had some. As for us sijuis, our main dish is rice. Either in Biriani or Pilau form. We also eat Chapati. This is the best dish when served with chicken and fried veges... Zuhur, I don't know how to make anjera either. But i like it...i think it is one of the best Somali foods. It is traditional too, and I like traditional stuff...like that Indian sari looking thing the women wear...can't remember what it is called. Try making Briani. Do you what that is?
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| | Thursday, December 21, 2000 - 10:35 am Zuhur tahajud is the night prayer which you pray during the last ten nights of ramadhan, it's encouraged because it's in these nights that laylatul-qadr(the night of power) is, which is better than a thousand months, the prophet(saw) gave us a hint by saying to look for it in the odd nights like 21, 23 etc etc.
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| | Thursday, December 21, 2000 - 11:18 am SUHUR is pedawn meal and it is recommended(SUNNAH), even if it is slightest. Also, you may drink water if you couldn't find anything to eat. It is best to delay it to just before down. If the last ADAN is called while eating your SUHUR, it is sunnah to continue eating until you are satisfied. the Prophet(saw) while highlighting the importance of the SUHUR, he called it , the blessed food(ghidaa ul mubaarakah) I usually have a cup of milk for SUHUR. As for the Tahajjud(the night vigil prayer), I missed the congregation last night and the night before because my wife broke her hand and I had to take care of her and my kids. However, I will insha Allah participate in the Jama,a tonight.
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| | Thursday, December 21, 2000 - 11:47 am TLG, No i don't know Briani? But i do know how to make Curry :-) Qoonsade, I will make a dua for your wife and for your family. May Allah protect all of us from evil. Sweetgirl, Maa-sha-allah :-)
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| | Friday, January 05, 2001 - 06:20 am TLG is suju??? Oh my God. I thought Sujuu and being religioous were oxymorons. This one must have had a good upbringing. All the sujuus are known for is the green leaf and the bottle. How old are you TLG? You said somewhere you are in early twenties, but how old?
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| | Friday, January 05, 2001 - 08:44 am Curiosity, Yes, you are absolutely right, sister TLG is ONE OF THE BEST sisters i have ever seen in my entire life. And yes you are right once again...she had a PERFECT upbringing, maa-sha-allah.
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| | Friday, January 05, 2001 - 09:49 am Idea, Dammit, can u pass her phone number or email or something? I've been looking for someone who know her and there i go, I found you. One last thing: where the hell have u been keeping her! Admirer
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| | Friday, January 05, 2001 - 10:01 am Admirer, Brother, You can ASK that herself. I can't help you here, sorry :-( "where the hell you have been keeping her" lol, some where far far from hell :-)
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| | Friday, January 05, 2001 - 10:05 am Curiosity Walalo, did some sijui prick step on your ego or something? Don't worry pal, I don't have that much love for the them either. Infact, I'm Muslim first then Somali and whatever extention that follows the latter (i.e Somali somali, somali sijui, somali Canadian/American/English etc) is essentially meaningless as far as I'm concerned. As for being religious, I didn't know it can be assessed from someone's background. Thought how close one is to Allah is locked in the inner organ of the humans. Prove me wrong please. My upbringing? I don't know how you can analyze whether I had a good or bad upbrining from a few posts on Somalinet. whicheverways, I take that as a compliment. My age? Being a Somali (hope you won't dispute this), I was born under a huge tree somewhere in the desert. So, I have no idea how old I am. May be I should do some carbon dating...I don't know...do u have any suggestions? Seriously, you say that you know what my age range is. So, why do u need my exact age? You are not attracted to people(sijuis) that have "no moral", "no culture" and no "somaliness" in them, are you? Anyway, while you are at it, would u like my driver's license number and Social Insurance number too? Yaa Rabb! Life is interesting. Idea, thanks sis... I'm really touched. snif snif :-)
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| | Friday, January 05, 2001 - 10:11 am Idea looooool sis...I just saw your response to admirer(btw, i'm waiting for my study group to and they are 10 min late! whoever said people of European decent are on time!). Anyway, the computer labs are sooo hot and i'm wearing layers upon layers. May be I should go look for my group. later sis.
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| | Friday, January 05, 2001 - 12:01 pm TGL sweetsister Try to ignore the misguided brother, you know some brothers of mine, never get out of the habit of pulling a girls hair at kindergarden to get her attention, they see it is effective at gaining attention where charm , wit, integrity , good looks, and anything else that might turn your head is lacking. keep your head up...Under grey skys, Butterflies still soar. wasalaam Your brother in Islam
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| | Friday, January 05, 2001 - 12:02 pm i was talking about curious, lest i incur the wrath of admirer, his just looks liek a simple cruish, and who could blame him there? <smile>
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| | Friday, January 05, 2001 - 02:41 pm Curiosity. To be honest with you, I can get along with somali kenyans more than I can get along with other somalis. Language barriers exist but that doesn't make them any less somali and muslim. Somalis from somalia have no glory to claim if they have any logic in their minds including myself. We destroyed a whole country and abuse our weak. We do everything hateful to Allah. Tell me speaking somali makes one more pious than one who doesn't speak?. If being somali would bring one any good it would bring to the somali disbelievers you saw time and time again visiting this website and insulting their kind just because they differ. Where I work at, I have to apologize to a lot of disbelievers for what some somalis do to them. Some somalis unerstand nothing but nomadic life even if they are sometimes well read in islam. I don't want to get emotional in talking about somalis and their shortcomings. It doesn't please me, but hurts a lot. You need to apologize to the sister. You hurt her feelings. She is better than thousands of somalis who visit and write disgustful posts to this net.
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| | Friday, January 05, 2001 - 07:43 pm Common,Idea,Fg, good look'n out guys. Moi do appreciate. Furthermore Idea, thanks for the kind words and advice you sent par e-mail. I'm really touched sis. And no, you are not responsible for this. Sooner or later, someone would have figured out i'm sijui (not that i'm ashamed or anything)...can't even spell abti right...lol. So sisterfriend, i'll smoke you if you entertaint that thought :-) To all, During Ramadhan, in one of the nights I attended taraweeh, the imaam gave a short khutbah during the break. It was about following a wrong with a right(?). He used an ayah from the Quran (can't remember the ayah now) that commands this sort of action. He then cited three examples from the life of the Prophet (peace be upon him) where he applied this ayah. The first was when the prophet was driven out of Makkah, he went to Taif. The people at taif rejected him too and asked their kids to stone him. While sitting under a tree bleeding, the angel that controls the mountains appeard to him saying, I can crush this town and its inhabitants in btn this moutains for what they did to you if you so desire. The prophet said no and that perhaps their offsprings will believe. The next example was when he was carrying the luggage of this lady (she used to curse, abuse and do all sorts of things to him) while she complained and cursed him. Upon reaching her destination, she inquired about his name. He(peace be upon him said) said he is Muhammad the Prophet (peace be upon him). She accept Islam. The third example was when a bedouin came to him addressing him in a bad way and being rough with him, saying "Muhammad (note he didn't say 'yaa rasululah' as was the norm there)give me from what your lord gave you. Some of the Sahaba were annoyed by this so they tried protecting the prophet and roughing up the bedouin. The Prophet (peace be upon him) told them to stop and gave the man whatever he demanded. The Prophet peace be upon him listened to, was kind to, and even prayed for people from all walks of life. The dull, the charming, the smart,the not so smart, the beleivers and the unbeleivers. It is in our best interest to emulate him. Besides, it is a great way of doing da'wa. Curious, I forgive you.
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| | Saturday, January 06, 2001 - 02:58 am Curious, following on from the Rahmaof TGL I forgive you too... My Moms and her family is from Kenya, so that makes me half sujuu, although my father would go buck wild if he heard me.lol. he thinks i am full somali, even though he leans towards the Arab identity too, cause his Mother is half Morocaan, its okay for him to represent his mothers identiy, but if i did it, i would get "inna hoyo" for a week. My somali i bet is worse than TGL's, but its better to light a candle then to curse the darkness, so you could encourage our somali. It is reported that who ever hides the faults of a muslim, Allah will hide your faults on the day of judgement, wouldn't you like such a Glorious contract? (i imagine the following hadeeth / saying is realted to faults and is not bounding on bearing witness, even then there are restictrions, like if someone asks you about someone and says i wanna go in to business with that person, and you had a bad experience with that person, you are required to tell that...but you can't add..ohh and he drinks too. etc). i think. Any thing good has Come from Allah , anything bad from me or the Shaytaan. yOur brother in Islam
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| | Saturday, January 06, 2001 - 03:47 am Common. You shouldn't think knowing less or no somali is any fault at all. What counts is how you communicate with people in any given language you are capable of its mastery. Character is what counts not the language. Whoever is set back by his deeds can never be promoted by his ancestry. The glory of both somali people and their language is thing of the past. It is lost to history. You shouldn't worry about it. I have this Historic Map at my sitting room, I avoid to look at it because of the pain it brings to my heart. I lost both my dignity as a muslim young man and my land for nothing other than what had been done by Somalis. And they are still doing it. There is no angelic somalis to tell you the truth except whom Allah has bestowed his mercy upon. Somalis have a way of labeling things if you didn't notice before. Even one's religion is measured by his tribe. Can you believe that saxib?. If I am from tribe X, my religion doesn't count. If he is from tribe Z he can't be trusted even though the signs of worship are clearly evident on his face. I am not theorizing this, but it is a the balance we somalis use to judge each other. We devide ourselves down to the nano-affliation untill you are either nothing or a king based on who is making the judgement. As for you having sijui relations in your family, I say you should be proud of it as much as others are proud of their relations with their families. Don't let yourself victimized by others. I see no fault in you. You rock. I am your big brother here. Let me handle who messes up with you. They can't cheat me, we share the same history so I know what they are hiding and their skeletons in the cupboard.
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| | Saturday, January 06, 2001 - 04:23 am A salaam aleikum <big hug to my brother> ain't that the nicest thing i heard someone throw my way. May Allah reward you with a Mansion in Paradise, May Allah reward you that you have a peaceful abode in Pardise, May Allah, lift you from ignorance, and illuminate your heart, untill the noor is visble from your breast on the day of judgment May Allah, place good before you and behind you, so that it may be easy for you to increase your good deeds, May Allah reward me more by knowing you better, May Allah reward me for gaining your good characteristics, May Allah grant you you Allah wisdom, May Rahma increase in your heart until it overflows, May you be blessed with the knowldge that brings pain, May Allah give you creatvity that will burst the river baisn of your mind, and spread to the ummah. May Allah raise you from indignity and comfort you with a loving family. May Allah accept my prayers, May Allah make me sincere so that my prayers are accepted
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| | Saturday, January 06, 2001 - 05:31 am FG wrote: <Where I work at, I have to apologize to a lot of disbelievers for what some somalis do to them. Some somalis unerstand nothing but nomadic life even if they are sometimes well read in islam> I couldn't agree with you more. Right on the cash, and sadly more true then the truth itself.
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| | Saturday, January 06, 2001 - 05:53 am Idea, lol ... thankx for nothing though! It's like I ask u hook me up and u're like take a hike! Gosh, why not just give me the damn 7-digit! whatz up with that? Seriously, good suggestion. TLG, is it wrong to have ...? never mind. (dammit, waan yaxyaxay =khajilay, macnaha inaan weydiiyo?) Common, Houh, houh ... (sniffle). I was like, wow, why is this dude on to you, like all that wrath on you just for asking this damn girl's info. I was up on my feet, screaming what the hell did I do? then, I read ur next message, and how ur wrath was onto that weird curiosity dude who was like TLG is this and that (what is with that guy!). And that is why I'm breathing... houh, (Is that how one writes sniffing, or like breathing as if some heavy thing is removed from ur chest?). Now, I'm like wow this dude is way cool, like u understand what I meant! Then I read ur next statement, "his just looks liek a simple cruish, and who could blame him there? <smile>," and I'm like wait a minute! I've crush on her,and this dude is admiring her.... (just joking!). LOL
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| | Saturday, January 06, 2001 - 07:37 am lol A salaam a alekium Brotherman.lol. Don't worry about me, i am engaged. TGL is a beautiful person, dare i say adorable,lol (inside joke) but there is no competetion from me, she is my sister in Islam, remember she is your sister in Islam too. Finding someone you admire is easy, the rest is the hard part. We can recognise the light our women possess but can we handle the glare? careful how you approach the sister, bring out the best you can summon. good luck if your intentions are pure your brother in Islam
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| | Saturday, January 06, 2001 - 08:48 am Anonymous. I don't take pride in talking negatively about somalis. My post (although true) was intended to exact revenge on Curiousity, who somehow forgot where he/she stands as an individual, and who was claiming pride and glory of islam to herself/himself and denying others the same pride and glory because of their inability to speak somali or write it. We should attain the goodness through our deeds but not with our national or territorial background. That is how we should judge people and we should be judged.
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| | Saturday, January 06, 2001 - 09:16 am Admirer. The best way is to leave your e-mail so that TLG can tell you her opinion and interests. You should be aware of what is called reverse psychology. You never know how someone would react to you. So, it is better to keep your wins or dissappointments to yourself. Leave your e-mail and talk to TLG privately. I think that is best for both of you.
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| | Saturday, January 06, 2001 - 09:36 am Salaams, TGL Sister it seems there is an admirer at the gate ( the Somalinet gate) do not worry if he is not welcomed me and sister Idea will escort you home ( smile) Admirer, Bro, I fear for you, if you are a true admirer your approuch was not really attractive lol. GGod luck bro. see you guys
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| | Saturday, January 06, 2001 - 09:39 am Admirer, lol...did i sound like that <smile> Well, my brother, I care so much for the well being of my precious sister and I am not exaggerating when i say that she worths more than her weight of diamond. She has such a forgiving nature that is hardly to be found. Anyway, I can make things easy for you IF and only IF you deserve her. Before, I go on details are you: (1) Are you Allah fearing muslim man? (2) Do you know Quran and take the teaching of our beloved prophet as a guide and implement them in your daily life? (3) Are you a well educated youngman? (4) Bring four Allah fearing men that will prove your claims right? If you pass that simple test...then i can tell you where her family resides...and to show you how sincere i am..i will join your plea for her to kindly consider you.
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| | Saturday, January 06, 2001 - 09:55 am Idea lol..... you have already giving her away, where isa her consent! Anyway I think your tests are not that easy to pass but I pray the brother will pass.
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| | Saturday, January 06, 2001 - 10:18 am Asalaamu alaikum, I have an important ceremony to attend but will be back later to say a few thank yous to my most beloved brother FG, the most adorable Common and Idea (can't find any word to describe you). Idea, girl! I think i've been spending too much time with ya. Arawello, good to see you sis. Admirer, you didn't finish your question, so can't help you there. Sorry bro.
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| | Saturday, January 06, 2001 - 09:52 pm Salaam ya'll I promised to come back and say thanks, so here I am. Fg, thanks brother for your kind words. I look upto you, and i'm sure many others do. I've also learned a lot from you during my short time here. May Allah reward you immensely for your sincere efforts in proving the supremecy of Islamic ideology. Common, you are truly adorable. Good to know you and I are "related"...lol. What does that make me? your aunt? On a serious note, on joining Somalinet, I was happy to see another young Somali student that adheres to Islam despite all the evil forces around us. If that engagement thing was for real, i'm happy for the sister. She is one lucky girl. Idea, I think i've said everything I need to say to you on e-mail and yahoo chats. All I can add is I see me in you...lol. But wiser.
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| | Sunday, January 07, 2001 - 05:03 am Aro, Thanks for your concern (the "I fear for you" part!). And hey, what u mean "that was not really attractive." I don't got it. U wanna spell it out sis... Hey, listen, u know it is like never late to learn, so spell out your total reasoning, alright! Finaly, whaz up with that "if he's not welcomed thing!" I haven't spoken yet. Idea, lol, now that is what I call "a sight of relief." Damn, if u had talked like that first time, I'd have nominated u for Noble Price for Kindly Respone. About that quiz or test, i'm consulting with my advisor and will letch u know the outcome: give me same time to prepare the manuscript and u know, do some proof reading, alright. Damn, it's hard! FG, Wow! Hey listen, I think that is good idea and but I wanna do some homework, u know, gather some info before anything else. BUT I'm sincere. One thing though, what is "reverse psychology?" Enlight me. Also, I don't know how TLG will feel if someone just leaves their email. I'd seriously consider ur suggestion, it sounded like so so right. Anywayz, thankx bro. TLG, Can u respond to FG's suggestion, please? I've to have ur permission to do so. NOW, what u guys think of the hadith that a woman is chosen on four things 1) Her Nasb= Lineage 2) Her Maal = Wealth 3) Her Jamaal = Beauty 4) Or her Din = values + Akhlaaq + religion + personality + etc And then the prophet suggests that we marry the one with the sound din aka great values, personality and akhlaaq. My question is, can she combine other attributes with the din one? like say,can u chose some one coz they're religous but also consider say beauty? Or din + Nasb? Or din + wealth? what u think guys. Thakx.
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| | Sunday, January 07, 2001 - 07:12 am Jamaal beauty of the eyes haasan beauty of the nose. am i write in thinking that is how it goes?, do they cut along sex lines,no right, both boys and girls have those names. admirer, you prefer to gaze into beautiful eyeys huh saxiib <smile>
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| | Sunday, January 07, 2001 - 11:45 am Ad, Sure. Hakuna matata. You can leave your e-mail behind. While you are at it, why don't you post your CV, and oh yeah, your picture too (kidding). Wait, that might lead to other onlookers grabbing you off my hands, so forget that I mentioned. By the way, what is with the excessive use of the "damn" word? AS for the hadith, not only can you combine two of the characteristics but all four. If you can find one that that has all four of them, Thank Allah and run with her as far as you can:-)
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| | Sunday, January 07, 2001 - 11:48 am Opps, after re-reading what I wrote, i'm afraid i'm gonna be convicted of arrogance and big-headedness now.
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| | Monday, January 08, 2001 - 06:36 am Brother Ad. In no way I thought you were dishonest. I was a little worried about what one might think of your style. That is why I used "reverse psychology" phrase to remind you that sometimes people can write or do something that is intended for the opposite to happen although you didn't mean that. My little reservation was presented through the perception of Arawelo. I think you are very daring guy. That is why I told you to leave your e-mail admirer@serious.com so that TLG could explain things the way she likes it and then you do your INTERROGATION see?. I am glad you saw my post positively. How about this, Why not wait till something comes along your way (as destiny), Why not steady and strong?. A silver lining can't be far away, and You will get much further if you do what you mean and mean what you say. Believe me saxib, everything is written although human beings are little apprehensive about it. Your chance will come to you walking someday. That is how people get married. Either acquinted at work or at school, or through intermediary or any other way I don't know are all destiny in the making. Prayer is the best. I might be wrong here but that is what I think. We can have Interest in the opposite sex, but how we achieve our goals should be puritanical. I apologize if I wrote something you dislike. I am open to critisizm and will accept it with no proplem. I can throw back always my kicks so don't worry. wasalaamu caleykum.
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