Single vs. Married

[Ammar AlShukry]

Salaam Alaikum

So you ever have one of those days where you just want to start some trouble? I've had that feeling all morning.

So I was looking at Tayybah's registered of 117 before the seminar and 42 paid and thinking to myself..."Someone's going to get challenged today" but then I thought...who?

Tayybah has a long history of competitions, we've competed with Wasat, Hayl, Durbah, Haqq and of course Shams. We've won all of them..we've competed with each other between the boroughs, and have had individual tournament style competitions (I forgot who won that one ;) ). We used to rock those.

But then I thought..Tayybah's too old now, they're too busy...too married. As such it's showing all the familiar symptoms of all the other middleaged married Qabeelahs; Haadi and Salaam.

Then I thought..if there was one competition that has NEVER happeend in Tayybah yet..it's that one.

Single vs. Married.

You know how as soon as a brother and sister get married, they start to look around at their single friends and are like.."Ok its time for you to get married." I'm like why? So I can become "busy" cuz I'm "married!" I'm really interested in acquiring the flat tire look, it suits you real well ;)

I wonder if the married couples will accept this challenge...Allah knows there are enough of them. But they may just be content cuddling up with their loved ones, whispering pious irrelevancies and sanctimonious trivialities.

It's time to find out who the weakest link is!

The rules:

As usual, all that counts is registration. Teams are broken up as single vs. married. Deadline is Tuesday at 9PM.
If the married couples lose or if they choose not to participate due to engagements other than dawah; they will accept being referred to as Br/Sr. Flat-tire until the seminar..the Ameer and Ameerah will be refereed to as Ameer al-flat-tires...and the Ameerah will be Ameerat al-lasaatik al naa'imah. . If the singles lose...they will get married (some day)

P.S. If you are married but wish that you were single, your registrants will be counted towards the singles team in confidence.
P.P.S: If you are engaged..guess what? You're still single.

For everyone who is down..simply reply with "You're on"

[Ali ibn AbiTalib]

the poll is closed though?

[Ammar AlShukry]

The poll is closed because its not a vote.

You have to work and actually register someone for the class, after which you post here with a


+1

and it will get added. As of right now both groups are at 0.

Let the games begin!

[HalaTayybah]

I'm still struggling to find words........wow.

Ok. I'm in.

"Flat tires" need to reinflate.
Hope they still know how to "burn" and "bake."
;)

And to our beloved Ameerah, I love you but that name is a bit too awesome to be ignored. Pray we don't get to use it! :D

[Anti_Shaytan]

Sounds like a scam from the singles trying to find out who else is single...

[khanman1]

LOL.... this is a new low, aoodho billa



Sounds like a scam from the singles trying to find out who else is single...

[Nadeem R]

Sounds like a scam from the singles trying to find out who else is single...no comment

[HalaTayybah]

Wow, sabotage already?

Even Durbah gives us a full day before they begin at the seminars.
Ts, tsk.


But ma sha Allah, being married only increases delusions, huh?
Good to know. In sha Allah you get at least the first digit up there.

:)

[Adib Contractor]

Who you callin' a flat tire foo?

This is one married man who will keep all tires fully inflated, insha'Allah :)

[HalaTayybah]

+1 for the happy ones.

[Ammar AlShukry]

So far we have 3 on the singles team and 1 offical taker on the marriage team.

These are the responses so far:

" I take cuddling very personally.
Look at this audacity


*You know how as soon as a brother and sister get married, they start
to
look around at their single friends and are like.."Ok its time for you
to
get married." I'm like why? So I can become "busy" cuz I'm
"married!" I'm
really interested in acquiring the flat tire look, it suits you real
well ;)


[portion edited ;)] Homes, I am so tempted to say you are on. But I have to go ask my wife first, fix the flat tire and then check the calender. :)and


I'm giving dawah to my spouse, sorry can't partake In fairness a married sister responded and was up for the challenge (apparently marriage deflates brothers more than sisters)

Wa Alaykum As Salaam Warahmatullah,

Masha Allah very well written ya Ameer ul-Muwahideen (and I don't mean that in the theological sense). It screams of denial on so many levels but I won't even begin to address that.

OF COURSE I'm DOWN insha Allah. Especially after your subtle Queens-esque way of trashing some o the married ones. Looks like the married sisters are coming along..if they could only convert their husbands to the lions they were before they got married!

:)

[Ammar AlShukry]

+1 for the good guys..

Man that was ..

[HiBz EsSenSe ©]

+ 1 from my End ... Alhamdulilah

[SiBgha_z]

+1 for the happy ones.

You make me smile :)

....

+ 2 alhamdulillah

[HalaTayybah]

You make me smile :)

....

+ 2 alhamdulillah

To clarify, when one half of the Marvolo-sly married (yes, I said it) gets one point, it does not count as one for both.

Sibgha_Z, this is going to be fun. :)

[faiso]

this is too funny keep it up... posting here so i can be updated....even though I might have a hint who will win :)

[Ammar AlShukry]

Faiso who do you think will win? We should take bids on that as well...


In the meantime +2

[faiso]

That i would not say lol...but don't worry I won't change my mind about the winners....

Winners will be those that prove.........:D

p.s. now back to the actual topic ^_^

[Riyadh]

YOU'RE ON!

[Omer]

I thought there were only two categories,

'Married' or 'wanna get Married'

[Riyadh]

Sounds like a scam from the singles trying to find out who else is single...
^---Durbah playing mind games with Tayybah and trying to ruin our fun competition to get high numbers!!!http://forums.almaghrib.org/images/icons/icon8.gif

Tayybah - as usual, pay no attention to Durbah...you just ruined your chance for your fellow Durbite from pursuading Tayybites to vote for Durbah for "Student Choice Liwaa" on the other thread.

[Brooklyn]

trouble+ Competition = Brooklyn I am in Insha'allah

with that said

+ 5 for the Winning... i mean singles team....

[Anti_Shaytan]

^---Durbah playing mind games with Tayybah and trying to ruin our fun competition to get high numbers!!!http://forums.almaghrib.org/images/icons/icon8.gif

Tayybah - as usual, pay no attention to Durbah...you just ruined your chance for your fellow Durbite from pursuading Tayybites to vote for Durbah for "Student Choice Liwaa" on the other thread.
lol aint nobody trying to ruin anything akh

I enjoy your games...mashaAllah you guys are consistent even when only 3 people participate.

[Riyadh]

mashaAllah you guys are consistent even when only 3 people participate.
Masha'Allah...relentless with the witty banter i see...I only read "MashaAllah you guys are consistent..." and I stopped there....I ignored the last part of that statement. Batil! lol

[Riyadh]

I thought there were only two categories,

'Married' or 'wanna get Married'

^--A Ha! I spotted you once again in here...Omer how do you reconcile your reappearance onto the forums with this statement posted in the HH-PPN thread when you logged on for a second to download the file and logged right out.
Omer - Probably that will be the only time you'll see me at the forums.

Logout.

Omer, how about these two category names "Happily Single vs. I wish I was single again" <---ah...that would be a bitter competition indeed!<!-- / message -->

[Riyadh]

+2 I have 3 more coming insha'Allah

[Riyadh]

^--I'm rootin for happy and single! =) I like being happy =).

[Ammar AlShukry]

riyadh..this is what i was afraid of..

its already 12 to 3...

The singles team may have to slow down for the other team..after all they're all married and fluffy and stuff.

[Ammar AlShukry]

May be a lil ahead of tuesday..

but this is how flat tires are treated..not just in ny..but the world over!

[SiBgha_z]

To clarify, when one half of the Marvolo-sly married hmm I guess it's only fair to let you use the name of the one whose house you belong in.


Sibgha_Z, this is going to be fun. :)Oh I'm sure it will be ;)

+1

[SiBgha_z]

=) I like being happy =).then I'm assuming you like being married...masha Allah awesome.

[iss ME! zahweee!]

clearly the singletons don't know the real meaning of happiness :)
you'll know soon insha-Allah! may Allah make it so, aameen

[Ammar AlShukry]

Salaam,

So I noticed that one point was mentioned from the married team today, and yet their numbers doubled from 3 to 6.

The S in the word single can mean many things..but stupid isnt one of them (insert one of zahwees angry smileys here)

No cheating allowed!

[Riyadh]

^---Change the thread title to "Happily Single and Honest vs. Marvelously Married and Deceptive"



Ammar -

+1 you know which side

[Riyadh]

MashaAllah
HAPPY and SINGLE are at 10 taking the lead.

MARRIED and SAD are quiet at 6.


Boy we should've made this a voting poll - who do you think will win the race?

[Ammar AlShukry]

good eye bobana..

Its updated!

[Riyadh]

clearly the singletons don't know the real meaning of happiness :)
you'll know soon insha-Allah! may Allah make it so, aameen

^---a nice digression from the objective of the thread at hand...BTW: how many numbers did YOU TWO happily married couple get??? <---That's what I thought...

Nadeem - come out of the kitchen and post your numbers http://forums.almaghrib.org/images/icons/icon10.gif

Ammar, I'm getting good at this http://forums.almaghrib.org/images/icons/icon7.gif

[Riyadh]

How many people do I have to register so I can get rid of 'Bana' in front of my name as 15 yrs ago, I stopped responding to those who would call me by that.
^---Dear Bana,

You have to register 30 people. Jzk.http://forums.almaghrib.org/images/icons/icon7.gif

It's as if Ammar and I are competing to see who gets slapped first. I call "not it!"

[Riyadh]

Single vs. Married.


I wonder if the married couples will accept this challenge...Allah knows there are enough of them. But they may just be content cuddling up with their loved ones, whispering pious irrelevancies and sanctimonious trivialities.


^-- Ammar, its quiet on the 'married and cuddly side'! Imanbillah didnt respond...does that mean he's counting his numbers for the singles side?


It's time to find out who the weakest link is!
The rules:Teams are broken up as single vs. married. Deadline is Tuesday at 9PM.


If the married couples lose, they will accept being referred to as Br/Sr. Flat-tire until the seminar..the Ameer and Ameerah will be refereed to as Ameer al-flat-tires...and the Ameerah will be Ameerat al-lasaatik al naa'imah.

^---This is going to be fun!http://forums.almaghrib.org/images/icons/icon10.gif

[Riyadh]

Looks like the married sisters are coming along..if they could only convert their husbands to the lions they were before they got married!
:)The ferocious lions have become soft, furry little kittens. Soft and cuddlely!

[Riyadh]

I might have a hint who will win :)The Happy Team =)


The flat tires are still looking for the tools to inflate.

[Ammar AlShukry]

See the sahabah before marriage..

http://rlv.zcache.com/cute_mighty_roaring_lion_cartoon_round_sticker-p217715680937231868qjcl_400.jpg


Same sahabah after marriage:

http://rlv.zcache.com/cute_mighty_roaring_lion_cartoon_round_sticker-p217715680937231868qjcl_400.jpg


Tayybah brother before marriage:

http://rlv.zcache.com/cute_mighty_roaring_lion_cartoon_round_sticker-p217715680937231868qjcl_400.jpg

Tayybah brothers after marriage:

http://www.arenaflowers.com/product_image/large/4627-spike_the_lion_toy.jpg

[Riyadh]

+ 3 singletons are well inflated and rolling and running laps around the coupletons.


Single and Happy - start thinking of your prizes =)

[Ammar AlShukry]

Do lions like flat tires?

[Riyadh]

http://www.arenaflowers.com/product_image/large/4627-spike_the_lion_toy.jpg^--Ya Ammar - This furry, cuddly little guy is suppose to represent a married Tayybah brother??? But he looks so harmless...and he has a little belly...and he has fuzzy hair sticking straight out from every angle as if he has just been electrocuted...static cling or something I guess...and look! He's just sitting there smiling, doing nothing. How does that represent a married Tayybah brother?

No No No...you got it all wrong Ammar. Your a certified what again? Tayybah married brothers should be encouraged and motivated to return to being Rijaal again...not to be pointed out the obvious state of which they are in. Let's bring them back! I still am hopeful and strongly believe that they simply just need to re-discover themselves once again because behind all that fuzzy, thick-bear like furr; and behind that pot-bellied full of wife's delicious cookin - Behind it all is the pulsating roar of a LION HEART ---v

http://rlv.zcache.com/cute_mighty_roaring_lion_cartoon_round_sticker-p217715680937231868qjcl_400.jpg

[Afiya]

^what happened to the lion's mane in the after picture? lol

+1 Registered & Paid alhamdulillah

[SiBgha_z]

+ 1 ...

[Riyadh]

Successfully married!


SHOUT OUT YOUR NUMBERS!

[HiBz EsSenSe ©]

Ive been @ durbahs seminar for the weekend ... but Im back now :)


+ 3 Alhamdulilah

[HiBz EsSenSe ©]

& + 1 Alhamdulilah

[Memoona]

oops i guess this is where we post numbers

+2 for me Allhamdulillah :)

[Riyadh]

http://www.arenaflowers.com/product_image/large/4627-spike_the_lion_toy.jpg ^--Ya Ammar - This furry, cuddly little guy is suppose to represent a married Tayybah brother??? But he looks so harmless...and he has a little pot belly...and he has fuzzy hair sticking straight out from every angle as if he has just been electrocuted...static cling or something I guess...and look! He's just sitting there smiling, doing nothing. How does that represent a married Tayybah brother?

No No No...you got it all wrong Ammar. Your a certified what again? Tayybah married brothers should be encouraged and motivated to return to being Rijaal again...not to be pointed out the obvious state of which they are in. Let's bring them back! I still am hopeful and strongly believe that they simply just need to re-discover themselves once again because behind all that fuzzy, thick-bear like furr; and behind that pot-bellied full of wife's delicious cookin - Behind it all is the pulsating roar of a LION HEART ---v

http://rlv.zcache.com/cute_mighty_roaring_lion_cartoon_round_sticker-p217715680937231868qjcl_400.jpg

[SiBgha_z]

1 more for the Masha Allah married ones :D

[Riyadh]

I feel sorry for Sr. Heba...in all the previous competitions she's been taking the lead and been on the winning team. But look at this competition...this is going to be a challenge. I wonder how her and Sr. Sadaf are going to rally the married couples of Tayyah and beat the SINGLETONS. This would be interesting to see indeed.

Wow can you just imagine the competitive stench that will be breezing through that room full of single sisters vs. married sisters at the Muslimah Event Sunday FEB 7th. Everyone is gonna rush to try to register someone! The pushing, the shoving...O MY!

[Riyadh]

Score Update:

22 vs 11

It's getting interesting now!
The married team is playing the underdog down by 11!
The singles team hopefully doesn't end up to be like the rabbit in the rabbit and tortoise race.

STAY TUNED FOR FURTHER UPDATES!

[Nadeem R]

Bismillah.

Sorry I've been caught up a bit; busy a while
But this competition will be over once I start to dial
What is this trash talk I see from these lonely souls?
Don't stress it the merrily married will be rocking the polls.

Riyadh and Ammar while taken the role of abusers,
You forget Yasir Birjas has a term for you both..*ahem ahem* LOSERS!
24 hours and we'll see who wins in the end
Don't worry singletons we'll still be your friends

[Riyadh]

Bismillah.
Sorry I've been caught up a bit; busy a while
But this competition will be over once I start to dial
What is this trash talk I see from these lonely souls?
Don't stress it the merrily married will be rocking the polls.
Riyadh and Ammar while taken the role of abusers,
You forget Yasir Birjas has a term for you both..*ahem ahem* LOSERS!
24 hours and we'll see who wins in the end
Don't worry singletons we'll still be your friends
Bismillah


Ya Nadeem, we are drowning in loss,
no where to go, nothing to do
but the ranting of our own abusive talk;
Lost in the pittiness of my cries
The Ameer arrives to brighten my eyes
Ya Ameer Ya Ameer the people cried
If your arrival had been any later this thread would have died.

The revival of this thread has begun everyone
Nadeem Ramjan is here! Nadeem Ramjan is here!
Surely this is no simple surprise,
Perhaps he's got a trick or two in disguise,
To beat the singletons he says?
Ha Ha...I laugh at you all as my numbers begin to rise;

This thread is the place to meet,
If you wish to meet your defeat,
But where else were one to go to entertain such low blows,
Perhaps in this thread (http://forums.almaghrib.org/showthread.php?t=38999)you may wish to go;

But let us not digress,
This competition is not about to rest,
Until one team wins...

And of course it will be the Singletons.

by Poetic Loser (anonymous)

[Ammar AlShukry]

+2...

Man its SOOO EASYYY registering people for this class..

It's like ALL YOU HAVE TO DO is

TELL THEM about it!

[Brooklyn]

+ 1 !!!!

[Ammar AlShukry]

I think I can register another 10 people, if I dig deep enough.

Question:

Can Tayybah hit 200 by tomorrow at 9PM?

[Ammar AlShukry]

+1 !

And Nadeem I know Shaykh Yaser doesnt think I'm a loser..
Can't speak for his feelings on Riyadh though..

[Brooklyn]

+1 !

And Nadeem I know Shaykh Yaser doesnt think I'm a loser..
Can't speak for his feelings on Riyadh though..
lol burn.....

+1

[mariem]

+1 for the happy ones!

[HiBz EsSenSe ©]

+1 Alhamdulilah

[Ammar AlShukry]

+3 ...JC..is rolling in deep!

[Riyadh]

Bismillah

Marvelously married vs Happily Single is the title of this thread,
So keep on reading because there is more to be said,
Nadeem, Sadaf, Heba and more by far,
Try to defeat a team lead by tha Star!

So help one team win by clicking over here (http://www.almaghrib.org/enroll.php),
To enroll in a class that you will soon be near,
Dr. Ali Shehata is the instructor you will see,
To experience the 40 hadeeth Nawawi,

So soften your heart with these beautiful words
Perhaps some you may have even heard
But it serves a wonderful reminder
For us all to reflect
That in this world there are some things you cannot neglect
The words of your Prophet
That is one to be treasured
The knowledge you learn will be something unmeasured

So Qabeelat Tayybah is the place to be
For a class held in February
So why still do you delay
When you know you will come
For us all to join over for some brotherly fun

So register here (http://www.almaghrib.org/enroll.php)
And do not delay
For you may regret it on the last day

So hopefully we see you all there!
Insha'Allah.

[SiBgha_z]

+ 1 ....

[HalaTayybah]

+1...for the Heroes of Happiness.

[Ammar AlShukry]

13 minutes left !

[Ammar AlShukry]

Bismillah.

Sorry I've been caught up a bit; busy a while
But this competition will be over once I start to dial
What is this trash talk I see from these lonely souls?
Don't stress it the merrily married will be rocking the polls.

Riyadh and Ammar while taken the role of abusers,
You forget Yasir Birjas has a term for you both..*ahem ahem* LOSERS!
24 hours and we'll see who wins in the end
Don't worry singletons we'll still be your friends






man...ameer bhai looked like he was really going somewhere with that announcement

Musta gotten a flat tire along the way ;)

[Omer]

What kinda game is this?

You start it and set the end time to it as well.

I just need one day to get over you guys, and that is Friday.

[Ammar AlShukry]

What kinda game is this?

You start it and set the end time to it as well.

I just need one day to get over you guys, and that is Friday.Just like a married dude..

Coming in after the party's over,

After alll the guests have left...

Talking about how he's going to make it up to us..

[faiso]

Is the competition over?
am I save to say "i knew" or should i pretend to be shocked at the results?:D

[HalaTayybah]

More then one Friday came and passed since the start of this competition, however if married folks are up for it, then we can always have a round 2 =D

Let's give them a chance to wipe the egg off their faces first.

(For the fobs amongst us: Egg on your face means to be embarrassed. This idiom has two possible origins both coming from the 1950s. It may have come from a sloppy eater who had a lot of food on his or her face and was embarrassed by it. It also may have come from audiences throwing raw eggs at a performer on the stage that they didn't like. The performer would get very embarrassed.)

[Riyadh]

My sympathetic side says "We forgot to factor in the number of whom are married in this competition vs the number of singles - there are way less married than single thus causing their embarrassing state of failure.

[HalaTayybah]

My sympathetic side says "We forgot to factor in the number of whom are married in this competition vs the number of singles - there are way less married than single thus causing their embarrassing state of failure.

If anything 1+1=2x the reason to cause the alarm......not to press the snooze button...

[Riyadh]

What kinda game is this?

You start it and set the end time to it as well.

I just need one day to get over you guys, and that is Friday.
^--Omer Farooq everyone! ***The crowd cheers*** Omer truly is a desi....showing up maAd late to an appointed time! And the crowd roars as Omer steps on to the stage for his grand prize!

[Anti-shayateen]

lol that is very funny brother Riyadh.I appriciate your sense of humor mashallah.

[Riyadh]

Bismillah

Who runs Tayybah the poll reads
Clearly the one with the most number of deeds
Register I say is all I need to convey
To gather hundreds all in one day

So obviously the singles rule as you all can see
Tayybah is run on big numbers - not one, two, nor three
So come gather here to cheer for all of us
As the married team makes a big silly fuss
Complaining about What is this I see
A thread with a deadline What a mystery
No Omer - there is no conspiracy

So we all gather here in this thread
To wonder what who had said
As the singles enjoy their victory
And celebrate in a state of felicity
The married couples go run for spot number one
Cuz this game aint over until the class has begun!

[Riyadh]

^--I made my post to nice and rhymy...no one wants to post after mehttp://forums.almaghrib.org/images/icons/icon7.gif

[HiBz EsSenSe ©]

^--I made my post to nice and rhymy...no one wants to post after me:) *raises hand* I Will inshaAllah ...
The married couples go run for spot number one
Cuz this game aint over until the class has begun!
The Game aint over, is it true?
If so you can add to my points, two
and more to follow, If Allah wills-
Registrants & Rymes, to give the Qabeelah its Fill

[Riyadh]

Score

30 vs 15


^--orange color for bright and happyhttp://forums.almaghrib.org/images/icons/icon7.gif

^--black color for sad and gloomy

[Brooklyn]

+ 10 For the Singles crew from the Muslimah event alhamdulilah.....p.s Registered AND paid ;)

[HalaTayybah]

+ 10 For the Singles crew from the Muslimah event alhamdulilah.....p.s Registered AND paid ;)

Took all of...what? 10 minutes?
:)

Alhamdulillah.

[SiBgha_z]

+ 10 For the Singles crew from the Muslimah event alhamdulilah.....p.s Registered AND paid ;)

Is this because your registration and scholarship volunteers are both single?

Umm that doesn't count Brooklyn.

[SiBgha_z]

You could have grabbed the opportunity by bringing the sisters to registration table and claiming them for married folks, but you missed the boat =P
Sneaky little Brooklynites.

[Riyadh]

So its +12 total tonight for happily single

***

Score
42 vs 15


^--orange color for bright and happyhttp://forums.almaghrib.org/images/icons/icon7.gif
^--black color for too slow and too "busy"

<!-- / message --><!-- sig -->
Characteristics
Singles team - quick on their feet
Married team - sluggish

[HiBz EsSenSe ©]

uhh are we still doing this?

Plus One Alhamdulilah

[Riyadh]

uhh are we still doing this?

Plus One Alhamdulilah
the competition ends when the class begins http://forums.almaghrib.org/images/icons/icon7.gif

[SiBgha_z]

I came across this excellent reminder that Ammar Al Shukry wrote after our Torch Bearers seminar in Oct 08. I highlighted a couple of points that stood out to me.

Insha Allah it brings benefit to all of us here.

Bismillah.

Shaykh Waleed commented in Torch Bearers on the phenomenon that happens to some sisters (and brothers) after getting married. Shaykh Waleed said that after they were previously so involved in dawah, they become like flat tires...

The class roared in laughter.

After the class was over, I noticed that it became like a catchphrase, brothers were calling each other flat tires, sisters were calling each other flat tires, and people were describing themselves as such as well. Shaykh Waleed gave marriage as the cause, but indeed many a tire has been punctured by things other than marriage.

Firstly, the importance of words and the effect that they have on a persons self image is known. One example will suffice of how Rasul Allah sal Allahu alayhi wa sallam would take great care to let his companions know that all of them had worth. Altirmidhi narrates in his Shama'il with an authentic chain that a beduin by the name of Zahir Al-Aslami was one day selling in the marketplace. The Messenger of Allah Sal Allahu alayhi wa salam crept up behind him and wrapped his arms around Zahir, raising his voice and yelling "Who will purchase this slave?" Zahir looked back at the Messenger of Allah sal Allahu alayhi wa sallam and said "You will find me not worth much oh Messenger of Allah." The prophet sal Allahu alayhi wa salam corrected his self perception by saying "But you are, in the sight of Allah, expensive."

Secondly, though responsibilities and environments change, I believe that it should never be a deterrant from dawah, the form may change, the audience may change, but as the saying goes; the dawah must go on.

We know the story of the sahabi who got married, spent one night with his new wife, woke up the next morning and joined a campaign, by that afternoon he was martyred.

Umm Sulaym the mother of Anas ibn Malik, was approached by Abu Talha Al-Asadi for marriage. He had prepared a large amount of money for her dowry. She said to him "Abu Talha you are a mushrik and I am a believing woman. Accept Islam and that will be my dowry." The narrator said "I dont know anyone who had a greater dowry than her; her dowry was Islam."

Fatimah Alsamarqandiyyah made her dowry the explanation of her fathers book.

So although Umm Sulaym and Fatimahs status were changing, see how they still had dawah in their minds, where they converted their dowries into services for Islam.

So if this was the case with those who were married, what about those who's intentions change without any change in their social status?

Thirdly, one of my major gems from Torch Bearers was the importance of consistency. The Messenger of Allah sal Allahu alayhi wa salam said to a man who was asking for final advice, "Say I believe in Allah and be steadfast." Don't sway, don't falter, don't change. AlMutarrif was consistent in his logic and worship, he would not sway though the winds of fitnah uprooted many, Umar ibn Abdelaziz was consistent as he ascended from citizen of Madinah to the Khalifah in Damascus, AlBaqi' ibn Makhlad was consistent in seeking knowledge from an imprisoned Imam Ahmed, until his own knowledge became sought after.

Aisha narrated that when the family of the Messenger sal Allahu alayhi wa sallam would perform an action, they would be consistent in it.

May Allah azza wa jal forever keep our tires inflated, no matter what vehicle they carry, as they travel down the straight path to His pleasure.

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I came across this excellent reminder that Ammar Al Shukry wrote after our Torch Bearers seminar in Oct 08. I highlighted a couple of points that stood out to me. Insha Allah it brings benefit to all of us here.
^--Jazakallahu khairan!

Looks like SiBgha_Z is motivated and ready to get us another 10 sisters registered for the class!! It sure sounds like she's up for it! Alhamdulillah!http://forums.almaghrib.org/images/icons/icon7.gif

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+ 2 Alhamdulilah :)

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And ONE!!! (and I aint talkin Bball) waAlhamdulilah