     Ahmed jama | Unrecorded Date
A) is reading a novel a sin?
B) If yes why?
C) Can we read any kind of novels or should we restrict our selves to just detective, adventure and suspense type of books?
D0 If we can read novels can we read romantic novels e.g. Mills & Boons etc. |
| Macalin jaamac | Unrecorded Date
A) ma banaana
B) Qiyaamaha waxaa lagula xisaabtamayaa waqtigaaga waxaad ku bixisay ma waxaad oranaysaa intaasoo saacadood novel qurun ka sheekaynayaan akhrinaayay
C) maya novel kasta sidee u akhrinaysaa miyaadan diin ku xirta lahayn
D) maya camii romantic ha akhrin saynis iyo diin iyo wax ku anfacaayo akhri.
anigu sheekh ma ahi ee intaas waan dhaga dhageeyay. |
| Ms. Anonymous | Unrecorded Date
Macalin Jaamacoow, cilmi dheegoodka waa laga deeriyey, ee hadaadan wax hubiin, is xasili.
Axmed Jamac, what are doing reading Mills and Boons....those are for teenage girls. Man, please go and challenge your mind. |
| Anonymous. | Unrecorded Date
OOOOOOOOO pleeeeeaaaaaaaassssssssse give me a break. now this as a topic , lord why can you guys find something better to talk about. |
| AHMED JAMA | Unrecorded Date
ADEER WAX IQANCIYA MA HAYO |
| Ina Kahin | Unrecorded Date
Dear Ahmed
Man is responsible for his every single deed, major or minor, of consequence or no consequence. He will be questioned about them on the Day of Judgement. One of the four questions that he will have to answer before he can move his feet on that Day is, how did he spend his life-span. Therefore, novels, or anything else has to be read as a purpose, and not to while away time. To read novels to improve one's language, for instance, is a good purpose. It is also allowable that one read a novel to refresh himself, or divert attention after some hard work on a project. But that can only be only once in a way, for short while. A Muslim cannot be obsessed with novels. In fact, facts being more interesting and more amazing than fiction, a Muslim should give preference to reading science.
As to what kind of novels could be read, it should be obvious that sexy or obscene literature should be avoided. There is no harm in romantic or detective novels so long as one is not influenced by them. With regard to the authors, I cannot specify them. But DICKENS, THOMAS HARDY, MARK TWAIN, DOSTOYEVSKY, TOLSTOY, JAMES JOYCE, JANE EYRE, HENRY JAMES, JANE AUSTIN, FRANZ KAFKA AND H.D.LAWRENCE are a few I can quickly think of as educative; and so are SHAKESPEARE and BERNARD SHAW through their dramas. ARTHUR CONAN DOYLE and AGATHA CHRISTIE present good detective works. ERLE STANLEY GARDNER comes close. In humor combined with good language, P.G.WODEHOUE has not been surpassed. In Science fiction ASIMOV and H.G.WELLS are alright. Among the modern writers JOHN GRISHAM and SIDNEY SCHELDON do not have much of offensive material. But the ones you have named are unknown to me, Anonymous may help.
The fast-action, modern thrillers have no educational value. They present a very cheap culture they portray is the true Western culture when the cloak of nicety is lifted from the life of the upper-classes. (The lower classes do not maintain niceties). From close quarters, their life stinks. So do these modern action-packed, fast-moving, violence filled, filth-laden, popular novels.
by the way. Ahmed jama (Adhiile) (CCMB) student ma tahay?
yuor Br
Ina Kahin |
| Ina Kaahin | Unrecorded Date
Dear Ahmed
Man is responsible for his every single deed, major or minor, of consequence or no consequence. He will be questioned about them on the Day of Judgement. One of the four questions that he will have to answer before he can move his feet on that Day is, how did he spend his life-span. Therefore, novels, or anything else has to be read as a purpose, and not to while away time. To read novels to improve one's language, for instance, is a good purpose. It is also allowable that one read a novel to refresh himself, or divert attention after some hard work on a project. But that can only be only once in a way, for short while. A Muslim cannot be obsessed with novels. In fact, facts being more interesting and more amazing than fiction, a Muslim should give preference to reading science.
As to what kind of novels could be read, it should be obvious that sexy or obscene literature should be avoided. There is no harm in romantic or detective novels so long as one is not influenced by them. With regard to the authors, I cannot specify them. But DICKENS, THOMAS HARDY, MARK TWAIN, DOSTOYEVSKY, TOLSTOY, JAMES JOYCE, JANE EYRE, HENRY JAMES, JANE AUSTIN, FRANZ KAFKA AND H.D.LAWRENCE are a few I can quickly think of as educative; and so are SHAKESPEARE and BERNARD SHAW through their dramas. ARTHUR CONAN DOYLE and AGATHA CHRISTIE present good detective works. ERLE STANLEY GARDNER comes close. In humor combined with good language, P.G.WODEHOUE has not been surpassed. In Science fiction ASIMOV and H.G.WELLS are alright. Among the modern writers JOHN GRISHAM and SIDNEY SCHELDON do not have much of offensive material. But the ones you have named are unknown to me, Anonymous may help.
The fast-action, modern thrillers have no educational value. They present a very cheap culture they portray is the true Western culture when the cloak of nicety is lifted from the life of the upper-classes. (The lower classes do not maintain niceties). From close quarters, their life stinks. So do these modern action-packed, fast-moving, violence filled, filth-laden, popular novels.
By the way Ahmed Jama (Adhiile) (CCMB)student Ma tahay?.
Your Br
Ina Kaahin |
| Ahmed Jama | Unrecorded Date
ina kaahin
Thank Q
Walaal maya waxaan ahay Ahmed jama (Cadami) mida kale waan kula kaftamayaaye waxaan kugu ogayn sayntiist ee goormaad sheekhnimadana ku darsatay,
Soo ma tihid ina kaahinkii Center for cell & molicular biology, ee J.Watson su'aalaha badan waydiinayay markii uu na soo booqday? |
| Ina Kahin | Unrecorded Date
Walaal Ahmed
Ma'ahi Scientist ee waxaan ahay Student laakiin waxaan filayaa inaad igaratay.
Nabad gelyo.
Ina Kahin
INDIA |
| HANBALYO | Unrecorded Date
YOU KNOW WHAT I FIND FUNNY ?
I FIND IT FUNNY THAT EVERYTIME I COME ON THIS SITE AND CHECK OUT WHAT PEOPLE HAVE TO SAY ABOUT IMPORTANT TOPICS,THE PEOPLE THAT I THINK ARE VERY INTELLECT LIVE IN INDIA OR OTHER BIZZARE COUNTRIES THAT ARE THOUSANDS OF MILES FAR FROM THE U.S BORDER. .
YOU'RE PROBABLY WONDERING WHAT MY POINT IS,WELL MY POINT IS,IS THERE NOT ANY INTELLECTFUL PEOPLE IN THE U.S. I'M SURE THEIR ARE SUCH PEOPLE,BUT THEY'RE NOT SPEAKING UP.
SPEAK UP FOR CRYING OUT LOUD!!!!!! |
| Samsam | Unrecorded Date
hi all! hambalyo i agree with you 100% and iam wondering why there isn't such people who are intellectual |
| Anonymous | Unrecorded Date
Salaamu alaikum!
To my dear brother Ahmed,
I am not extremely knowledgeable about Islam. But I have something to say to you. As a person who has read a lot and who spent a big part of her life reading novels: they are not worth anything. Now I wish I had rather spent time learning about Islam.
The way we see ourselves, our lives and place in society stems from our education. And believe me, books that are read at an impressionable age can leave their marks. That is why it is important that you choose carefully what you read.
To be truthful it took a very hard and long process to get out of my mind many ideas by non believers that had filtered in my way of thinking and beliefs. To the point that when I was reading the Quran questions that many philosophers had asked and answered according to their pagan view of the world would automatically surface.
That is what I have to say. I am not bringing a religious perspective to you. Rather my personal experience. I hope I have helped or that I made any sense.
Salaamu alaikum Brother
Your Sister in Toronto |
| Fatima | Unrecorded Date
asalama calaykum
I have benefited this topic cause I myself read a lot novels and since Ahmed asked this questions and the respose that he got; make me think that I should read more in terms of the Quran or Islamic books.
thanx Ina Kahin and anon I have benefited from your reponse. |
| GEEDI | Unrecorded Date
It's obvious that no of you love literature for
Ahmed Jama would have not asked such irrelevant question and you people would have not given your quilified responses.
And Ina Kahin, your notion of listing books reminds one the Pope's list of good books and movies for his chotholic followers.The literary term for your so-called educational, usefull novels is DIDACTIC and are greatly despised in the book world.
Let's talk about the list itself.It doesn't seem you have read most the writers you have recomended to us if one remembers the reason you put them forward---that they are porpuseful and not obscene and of course they do not collide with our culture and our islamic upbringing.On the contrary,they creatively challenge our world view and preconcieved ideas. Take Tolstay, what is educational about his ANA KARENIN;the story of upper class imperial Russia woman who falls in love with young soldeir abondening in the process her home,her husband, and her beloved son. Here, Tolstay uses sheer poetry to capture the temptation and the tragedy that follows. Well translated, this story will corrupt and encourage our bored housewives to search happennes and fullfilment wherever they kindfind. You mentioned Dostoyevsky, how is my favourite NOTES FROM THE UNDERGROUND and its mad narrator who insistes 2+2 is 5, ever help the somali society. Are you aware of the fact that James Joyce's Ulysses was once banned by the united state costume agency? D.H. Laurence wrote LOVER CHATERLY'S LOVER and he cellebarated human sexuality more than any other modern author. I'm amazed you suggest this to our puritan people. H. G. wells or any other scientific writer is by career godles and their works are driven by search for god or life in elsewere in the universe.There's nothing somali about them.
At this bleak moment of our history our people need books more than any thing else and fiction above all.A close and fitting example is WALAALKIIN of the somalinet. Though his stories are poor(didactic)and he needs to improved his art(the form),still somalis seem to hate or love him and he has loyelty no religous leader can command---simply because of style.
Is reading novel a sin?Of course not.But it's a sin to tell people what to read or what not to read? There is nothing somali about that too.
P.S.
walee ina raggoow tala aduun taad un ma'aha.
Qamaan Bulxan |
| CORRECTION | Unrecorded Date
Geedi here, again. The title of D. H. Laurence's novel is LADY CHATERLY'S LOVER and not as was stated in the above posting. |
