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Manners and Purification of the Soul
Interaction between Men and Women on the Internet – Some Guidelines
Thread: Interaction between Men and Women on the Internet – Some Guidelines
Maryams Mommy
by: Sheikh Salman al-Oadah
There are many interactive forums on the Internet, including chat sites and online communities. We need to address the critical question of how Muslim men and women should conduct themselves when they come into contact with one another while participating in these forums.
The following guidelines should be observed by Muslim men and women when interacting with one another on the Internet:
1. Never display photographs under any circumstances.
To start with, photographs are simply not necessary. The written word is more than sufficient. We must also appreciate how photographs can become a great opportunity for Satan to tempt people and make their foul deeds seem fair to them.
Some people might consider such caution misplaced. However, those who understand how people are seduced and tempted and who have experience in dealing with these problems, know that nothing is far-fetched. Moreover, some people who have a sickness in their hearts manage to deceive themselves and others that something which is completely wrong is instead something that is good and that is motivated by the sincerest and noblest intentions.
2. Use typing and avoid audible means of communication.
If, for some reason, using audible media becomes necessary, then we must adhere to Allah's command: "Be not too complaisant of speech, lest one in whose heart is a disease should be moved with desire; but speak a speech that is just." [ Sûrah al-Ahzâb : 32]
This verse was revealed concerning the wives of the Prophet (peace be upon him). If this was the case for them, we can appreciate how much more it must apply to us. Moreover, that was during the time of the Prophet (peace be upon him) while we are living in the age of permissiveness and promiscuity.
3. Maintain a serious tone and focus in conversation.
We must not get involved in talking at length about things that are unnecessary and unjustified. In truth, many people get a thrill out of merely speaking with the opposite sex, regardless of what the subject might be. Some men just like to hear a pretty voice. Likewise, since women are indeed the full sisters of men, they also find pleasure in speaking with men.
Our tone should be serious. We should avoid all that is superfluous and frivolous.
4. Remain vigilant at all times.
Those who we meet on the Internet are, for the most part, apparitions. Men come online posturing as women and women often misrepresent themselves as men. Then, there are so many things we do not know about the other person. What is his ideology? What is his background? What country is he from? What is his line of work? What are his real intentions? All of these things are unknown.
I wish to call the attention of our honored sisters to the dangers that experience has shown us to be ever present in these situations. Many young women are quick to believe what others tell them and are very susceptible to sweet words. Such people are easy victims for the predator who lays out his trap. One moment, he is a sincere advisor, another the victim crying out for someone to save him, then he is the lonely man looking for someone with whom to share the rest of his life, the next moment he is the sick man looking for a cure…
5. Muslim women who work with the Internet should keep in close contact with one another.
They need to develop strong channels of communication so they can lend a degree of support to each other in this important and possibly dangerous field of endeavor. They need to cooperate closely and share their experiences and expertise. A person standing alone is weak, but standing with others she is strong.
Allah says: "By time! Surely the human being is at loss. Except for those who have faith and do righteous deeds and exhort one another to truth and exhort one another to patience." [ Sûrah al-`Asr ]
Abû Mulaykah al-Dârimî narrates: "It was the practice among the Prophet's Companions, that if two of them met, they would not depart from one another without one of them reading Sûrah al-`Asr to the other. Then one of them would greet the other with peace." [ al-Mu`jam al-Awsat (5120) and Shu`ab al-Îm ân (9057)]
I also advise our Muslim sisters to focus most of their attention and their efforts on calling other women to Islam and enjoining them to righteousness. They should use this valuable medium to assist and serve their sisters and to reform them. This should be done indirectly, subtly, and with wisdom. Too direct an approach, when giving advice, often causes the other party to become angry, confrontational, and obstinate. This is because the person giving advice comes off as seeming high-handed and arrogant, while the one being advised feels shamed and belittled. Therefore, be gentle in your choice of words, good-natured, attentive, and forbearing. This makes the receiving party more conductive to receiving your advice and less likely to spurn it.
ok thought this was a good read (showing my serious side )
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Advice from the Scholars
One of the essential aims of sharee'ah is to protect people's lineage and honour. For this reason, Allaah has forbidden zinaa and ordered that it be punished by whipping or stoning. And He has forbidden the means that may lead to zinaa, such as a man being alone with a non-mahram woman, sinful looks, and women travelling without a mahram or going out of their homes wearing perfume and make-up, clothed yet naked, seeking thus to attract young men and provoke their desires and tempt them away from their religious commitment. This also includes a man speaking to a woman in a deceitful manner, and her speaking to him in a soft voice so as to tempt him and provoke his desire, so that he will fall in her trap – whether this is done in person, over the phone, via correspondence or in some other manner. For this reason, Allaah forbade the wives of the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him), even though they were good and pure, to make a display of themselves in the manner of the first Jaahiliyyah, or to speak in soft voices so as to provoke the desire of those in whose hearts was a disease; and He commanded them to speak in a manner that was honourable. Allaah said (interpretation of the meaning):
"O wives of the Prophet! You are not like any other women. If you keep your duty (to Allâh), then be not soft in speech, lest he in whose heart is a disease (of hypocrisy, or evil desire for adultery) should be moved with desire, but speak in an honourable manner.
And stay in your houses, and do not display yourselves like that of the times of ignorance…" [al-Ahzaab 33:31-32]
So Muslim youths must fear Allaah, protect their chastity and lower their gaze. They should refrain from speaking or writing any obscene words of immoral romance or deceit. Muslim girls are obliged to do likewise, to remain chaste and not to go out wearing make-up, clothed yet naked.
It was reported that the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: "There are two types of the people of Hell that I have not seen yet: men with whips like the tails of cattle, with which they strike the people, and women who are clothed yet naked, walking with an enticing gait, with something on their heads that looks like the humps of camels, leaning to one side. They will never enter Paradise or even smell its fragrance, although its fragrance can be detected from such and such a distance." (Narrated by Ahmad and by Muslim in al-Saheeh).
If young men and women obey Allaah and His Messenger, and rise above worldly matters, keeping away from fitnah and sources of suspicion, that will be better for them, purer for their hearts and better for their reputations and their societies.
It is not permissible for a man to be alone with a woman who is not his mahram, because that affords temptation to do immoral and evil actions. The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: "No man is alone with a (non-mahram) woman but the Shaytaan is the third one present."
It is not permissible for you to correspond with a young man who is not a mahram for you through what is known as the "Pen pal corner", because that is something that leads to fitnah (temptation) and to evil and corruption.
It is not permissible to correspond or converse with a non-mahram. If a man intends to propose marriage then he should follow the Islamically-prescribed means of doing so. If the woman whom he wants to marry is one of his relatives, then it should be more straightforward because either he will knows about her or he will be able to find out about her from the women of his own family.
It is not possible for a man or a woman to find out about the real character of one another through correspondence and conversing before marriage, because neither of them will show anything but their best side.
Shaykh 'Abd-Allaah ibn Jibreen was asked:
If a man corresponds with a woman and they fall in love, is this regarded as a haraam action?
This action is not permitted, because it provokes desire between them and makes them hope to meet and get in touch. This often leads to temptation and sows the seeds of zina in the heart, which leads to immoral actions or the things that lead to them. We advise all those who want to protect themselves to avoid corresponding and the like, so as to protect their religious commitment and their honour.
Fataawa al-Mar'ah al-Muslimah, 2/578, 579
Dr Riyaadh al-Musaymeeri said in an answer to a question:
Note – may Allaah bless you – that our great religion firmly warns us against forming relationships between the sexes outside the framework of marriage and firmly closes the door to the calamity of introduction programs that are propagated by means of newspapers, magazines and the internet. These warnings are a means of warding off fitnah (temptation and tribulation) and preventing love affairs which usually lead people to commit acts of grave immorality and transgression of the sacred limits set by Allaah – Allaah forbid – or they lead them to marriages that end in failure and are filled with suspicion and mistrust.
First of all, you made a mistake by entering the chat room before knowing what the Islamic ruling on that is. Then you made another mistake by forming a relationship and friendship with a young man who is not related to you.
Beware of making a third mistake by marrying him because he claims to love you sincerely and you are afraid that he may commit suicide!
Marriage that is not based on a sound Islamic foundation is doomed to end in failure and regret. A young man who has spent all this time forming a relationship with a girl through chat rooms and telephone calls is in fact a young man who has no religious commitment, modesty or manners, and he cannot be entrusted with the honour of the Muslims.
If you were to marry this person, it would not take very long before suspicions arose which would lead to him losing trust in you and not having a peaceful or relaxed life with you. From his point of view, a girl whom he gets to know through talking on the phone or through chat rooms cannot be trusted not to form relationships with others. This will occupy his thoughts and make him anxious.
You should learn a lesson from the experience of other girls who have fallen victim to love relationships and lost their honour as a result. You should give up this young man/woman immediately and repent to Allaah and ask His forgiveness, and praise Him for saving you from committing immoral actions even though the means that lead to them are easily available. You should also praise Him for putting obstacles in the way of this marriage, through your family's refusal. Start a new life filled with purity and chastity, regret and prayers for forgiveness, keeping away from the things that lead to temptation and immorality. Do a lot of righteous deeds, read a great deal of Qur'aan, and attend many righteous gatherings. With time, your relationship with this person will fade, for it is based on emotions that are not based on shar'i guidelines or wise thinking. Beware lest the Shaytaan ensnare you and makes you think that you cannot forget or sever the relationship forever; these are just whispers and tricks, and devilish attempts to keep you in the hell of love and emotion, and distract you from the higher aims of sincere devotion and submission to Allaah and constant striving to please Him. We ask Allaah to give you a way out from your distress and anxiety.
The conditions for speaking to a woman to whom one is not related are mentioned in the following aayaat (interpretation of the meaning):
". . . And when you ask (his wives) for anything you want, ask them from behind a screen; that is purer for your hearts and for their hearts . . ." [al-Ahzaab 33:53]
". . . then be not soft in speech, lest he in whose heart is a disease should be moved with desire, but speak in an honourable manner." [al-Ahzaab 33:32]
Ibn Katheer, may Allaah have mercy on him, said in his Tafseer: "This means that they should not speak softly.Allaah commanded them to speak in a concise and decisive manner (i.e., they should be serious and brief in their speech, and not be vague or talk aimlessly). There should be no possible indication on the face that could be taken to indicate any softness in the heart, as the Arab women (before Islaam) used to do when speaking to men, by making their voices soft like women who are taking care of small children, or like prostitutes. Allaah forbade women to do that.
The phrase "lest he in whose heart is a disease should be moved with desire" means lest such a person should hope for immoral deeds, indecency or romance. "Speaking in an honourable manner" means speaking in a way that does not go against Sharee'ah or offend people. Women are encouraged when speaking to men to whom they are not related and to mahrams among their in-laws to be somewhat rough or abrupt in their speech, without raising the voice, because they are commanded to lower their voice.
Speaking with a woman to whom one is not related (i.e., not mahram)should only be for a specific need, such as asking a question, buying or selling, asking about the head of the household, and so on. Such conversations should be brief, with nothing doubtful in either what is said or how it is said.
One must also adhere to the conditions set out by the Sharee'ah even in instances where such conversations are necessary, such as in da'wah, giving fatwas, buying or selling, etc. And Allaah knows best.
There is nothing wrong with a Muslim woman making use of the internet and entering the Paltalk website for that purpose, so long as that does not lead to anything that is forbidden in Islam, such as talking privately with men.That is because talking to men may turn into chat which usually leads temptation.Hence it is essential to be strict and avoid that, seeking the pleasure of Allaah and fearing His punishment.
How often have these conversations lead to bad results, and even caused people to fall in love, and have led some to do things that are even more serious than that. The Shaytaan makes each of them imagine attractive qualities in other, which leads them to develop an attachment that detrimental to their spiritual welfare and worldly affairs.
Sharee'ah blocks all the ways that may lead to fitnah (temptation, trial), hence it forbids softness of speech and does not allow a man to be alone with a non-mahram woman. Undoubtedly these private chats are not regarded as khulwah in the sense that he people involved cannot see one another, but they are one of the greatest causes of fitnah as is well known.
Fear Allaah, and do not speak to non-mahram men. This is safer for your religious commitment and purer for your heart. You should note that marriage to a righteous man is a blessing from Allaah, and a blessing cannot be acquired by means of sin.
Shaykh Ibn Jibreen (may Allaah preserve him) was asked: What is the ruling on correspondence between young men and women, if this correspondence is free from immorality and love?
It is not permissible for any man to correspond with a woman who is not his mahram, because of the fitnah (temptation) involved in that.A person may think that there is no fitnah, but the Shaytaan will keep trying until he tempts him. The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) commanded those who heard of the Dajjaal to keep away from him, and said that a man may approach him as a believer, but the Dajjaal will keep trying until he leads him astray.
Correspondence between young men and women involves a great deal of fitnah and danger, so we must avoid it, even though the questioner says that this correspondence is free from immorality and love.
From Fataawa al-Mar'ah, compiled by Muhammad al-Musnad, p. 96.
Undoubtedly correspondence via chat rooms is more dangerous than correspondence by mail, but both are bad.
Islam Q&A (www.islam-qa.com)
HumbleServant
Tempted by permissive channels and internet sites
Question :
I am a young man who is, unfortunately, tempted by satellite channels and internet sites to such a degree that I have fallen far short in religious matters. I hope that you can help me and pray for me to be guided. May Allaah reward you.
Praise be to Allaah, and blessings and peace be upon the Messenger of Allaah.
We ask Allaah to guide you, and to ward off evil and immorality from you, and to make you one of His sincerely-devoted slaves. For Allaah may delay but He never forgets. How can you be sure that when Allaah sees you committing this sin, He is not going to say, "By My Glory and Majesty, I will not forgive you"?
Look at these physical faculties with which you are committing sin. Do you not see that Allaah is able to deprive you of their blessings and to cause you the pain of losing them?
Then look at how Allaah has concealed you (your sin) and has been patient and forbearing with you. You know about His protective jealousy over His slaves, so how can you be sure that He will not become angry with you and expose your affairs, so that people will come to know your secrets and you will suffer scandal in this world before the Hereafter?
Will you get anything from haraam looks apart from grief, misery and darkness in the heart?
Even if you feel some pleasure for a day or two, or for a month or a year… what will come after that?
Death… then the grave… then the Reckoning… then torment, when all pleasure will vanish and only sorrow will remain.
If you feel ashamed to let your brother see you committing this sin, then how can you think of Allaah as the least important of those who watch you?
Do you not know that Allaah can see you, and that His angels are recording your deeds, and that tomorrow (i.e., on the Day of Resurrection) your own limbs will speak of what used to happen?
Think about what will become of you after you sin: worry and distress in the heart, alienation between you and Allaah, loss of humility… you give up praying at night (qiyaam al-layl)… you forsake fasting… Tell me, by your Lord, what is this life worth?
Every time you look at these devilish screens, a black spot appears on your heart, until it is covered with layers of blackness, then by the raan (stain) which overwhelms the heart, and deprives you of the pleasure of obeying Allaah and of the sweetness of faith.
The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: "When a slave commits a sin, a black spot appears on his heart. But if he give it up, seeks forgiveness and repents, his heart will be cleansed, but if he repeats it, (the blackness) will increase until it overwhelms his heart. This is the raan which Allaah mentions: 'Nay! But on their hearts is the Raan (covering of sins and evil deeds) which they used to earn' [al-Mutaffifeen 83:14 – interpretation of the meaning]."
(Narrated by al-Tirmidhi, 3257; Ibn Maajah, 4234; classed as hasan by al-Albaani in Saheeh Ibn Maajah, 3422).
So be among those who give up sin, seek forgiveness and repent. Beseech Allaah frequently to purify your heart and protect your chastity, and to grant you refuge from the traps of the Shaytaan.
Avoid everything that may call you to haraam things or remind you of them, if you are sincere and really want to repent.
Hasten to get this dish out of your house, and cut your connection to these bad sites on the internet. Note that the best means of helping yourself give up the haraam things that you have gotten used to is to nip it in the bud, and ward off every thought of looking that crosses your mind, before it becomes a desire, wish or intention, and then an action.
Al-Ghazzaali (may Allaah have mercy on him) said: "If the first inward thought is not warded off, it will generate a desire, then the desire will generate a wish, and the wish will generate an intention, and the intention will generate the action, and the action will result in ruin and divine wrath. So evil must be cut off at its root, which is when it is simply a thought that crosses the mind, from which all the other things follow on." (Ihyaa' 'Uloom al-Deen, 6/17).
This is based on the words of Allaah (interpretation of the meaning):
"O you who believe! Follow not the footsteps of Shaytaan (Satan). And whosoever follows the footsteps of Shaytaan (Satan), then, verily, he commands Al‑Fahsha' [i.e. to commit indecency (illegal sexual intercourse)], and Al‑Munkar [disbelief and polytheism (i.e. to do evil and wicked deeds; and to speak or to do what is forbidden in Islam)]"
[al-Noor 24:21]
If you can do without the Internet altogether, then go ahead and do that, until you feel that your heart and your faith are stronger.
Strive to find righteous friends, strive to perform all the prayers on time, and do a lot of naafil acts of worship. Avoid being alone and thinking about haraam things as much as possible.
Sincerity in seeking treatment opens the door to good, and closes the door to evil.
We ask Allaah to enable us and you to repent sincerely.
Sheikh Muhammed Salih Al-Munajjid (www.islam-qa.com)
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MEN AND WOMEN TALKING IN CHAT ROOMS:
http://63.175.194.25/index.php?ln=en...QR=34841&dgn=4
INTERNET RELATIONSHIPS:
He is studying in a mixed university; how should he deal with female teachers and students?
She is attracted to a young man at school and wants a solution
He has repented from a relationship with a woman over the internet
All taken from www.islam-qa.com
hope theyre beneficial inshallah
many more in the islamqa website in the RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN THE TWO GENDERS section: (heres the link) http://63.175.194.25/index.php?ln=en...recno=15&dgn=4
Ruling on a woman taking part in forums and discussions with men
What is the ruling on woman partaking in forums? And women discussing issues with men? Is joking with men on forums haram? What is the ruling on using the different icons of emotions like smiles? Is using private messaging between a man and a woman to enquire something or ask for help permissible? Is it permissible for the woman to write "hahahaha" (laugh)? May Allah reward you, Please answer my questions accurately to assure my heart.
Firstly:
It is permissible for a woman to take part in public forums so long as she adheres to the following conditions:
1 – She should take part only as much as is necessary, so she may put her question or say what she has to say, then leave, and she should not comment except as is essential, because the basic principle is that she should refrain from speaking with men and mixing with them.
2 – Her speech should not include anything that may provoke fitnah, such as jokes, soft speech or laughter, such as writing "hahahahaha" as mentioned in the question, or using emoticons to represent smiles, because that may lead to the one in whose heart is a disease being moved with desire, as in the verse (interpretation of the meaning):
"O wives of the Prophet! You are not like any other women. If you keep your duty (to Allaah), then be not soft in speech, lest he in whose heart is a disease (of hypocrisy, or evil desire for adultery) should be moved with desire, but speak in an honourable manner"
[al-Ahzaab 33:32].
3 – She should avoid giving her e-mail address or corresponding privately with any of the men, even if that is by seeking help, because such correspondence usually leads to emotional attachment and provocation of fitnah. Please see questions no. 34841 and 82460.
4 – It is better for a woman to take part only in forums for women. This is safer for her. There are many such forums and there is a lot of good in them. If she needs to take part in public forums then it is better for her to choose a username that does not show that she is female.
Islam Q&A
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FRIENDSHIP AND LOVE BETWEEN A MAN AND A WOMAN
I know keeping girlfriend will destroy the family and so on but what if we were just friends secretly were no one knew. this way we will we will stay togethr until marraige and we can garentee we wont perform any zinna. are there any cases in the old times of love .
Taking a girlfriend does not only destroy the family, it destroys society, and those who do this are threatened with the punishment and wrath of Allaah. Love is a sickness that destroys the heart and leads to evil and immorality. The Shaytaan will keep tempting them and pushing them until they commit immoral actions and thus each gets what he or she wants from the other.
There are many forbidden matters associated with this, such as transgressing against the honour of others, betraying trust, being alone with a member of the opposite sex, touching, kissing, speaking immoral words, then the greater evil which occurs at the end, which is the sin of zina.
The fact that the questioner says "no one knows about us" is strange. How can he forget about his Lord Who knows what is secret and what is yet more hidden, and who knows the fraud of the eyes and all that the hearts conceal. (cf. Ghaafir 40:19).
Our advice to you, as you are still young, is to discipline yourself to obey Allaah and always remember that He is watching; fear Allaah concerning people's honour; strive for the Day when you will meet your Lord with your deeds; remember the scandal that may happen in this world and the Hereafter. Remember that you have sisters and will have a wife and daughters, so would you like for one of them what you are doing with the daughters of the Muslims? The answer is that you would certainly not like it, and other people do not like it either. Remember that you may see the results of your sin in some of your family members as a punishment to you from your Lord.
You have to look for righteous friends, and you have to keep yourself busy doing that which Allaah loves and is pleased with. Pay attention to the best and most sublime things and leave alone the worst and most vile things. Make the most of your youth in obeying and worshipping Allaah, seeking knowledge and calling others to Allaah. Remember that there were those of your age and younger who were men who had memorized the Qur'aan, who sought knowledge, whom the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) sent to call others to Allaah and to enter the religion of Islam.
We advise you to get married to a righteous, religiously-committed woman who will help you adhere to your religion and encourage you to adhere to the laws of Allaah, who will look after your children and bring them up with good morals and religious commitment. Give up this woman who agrees to go out with a man who is a stranger to her (a non-mahram) and meet him and talk to him; if she agrees to do immoral actions now then what is going to prevent her from continuing to do so in the future?
Remember that you are angering your Lord with such sins as being alone with her, meeting her and talking to her, and anything more than that is even more serious.
You should realize that zina does not only involve the private parts, rather the eyes may commit zina, the ears may commit zina, the hand may commit zina and the foot may commit zina, as was proven from the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him). All of that leads to the zina of the private parts. So do not let the Shaytaan deceive you, for he is an enemy to you who wishes you evil and tells you to commit immoral actions.
Shaykh Muhammad al-Saalih al-'Uthaymeen said:
Contact between lovers in improper and unlawful ways is a calamity and a real disaster. It is not permissible for the man to contact the woman in this case, or for the woman to contact the man. If he says that he wants to marry her, then he must tell her wali (guardian) that he wants to marry her, or she should tell her wali that she wants to marry him, as 'Umar (may Allaah be pleased with him) did when he offered his daughter Hafsah in marriage to Abu Bakr and 'Umar (may Allaah be pleased with them).
But if the woman contacts the man directly, this is the source of fitnah (temptation).
As'ilat al-Baab il-Maftooh (Question no. 868).
Secondly:
With regard to your question about such forbidden relationships in the ancient love stories, the fact that such stories existed among those who came before us cannot be taken as proof with regard to shar'i rulings, because the rulings of sharee'ah having to do with what is forbidden and what is allowed are to be taken from the shar'i evidence of the Qur'aan and Sunnah, and the commands and prohibitions contained therein.
Some of those mentioned in these stories came before Islam, such as 'Antarah and others, and such stories are to be found in other cultures as is well known. But we cannot take shar'i rulings from this because Islam came to bring people forth from being controlled by their desires to complete submission to Allaah the Lord of the Worlds.
We ask Allaah to guide us and you and to give us strength.
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Green Bird
Re: Chatting online with the opposite sex?
If not I remember listening to a very good talk on gender realtions on www.lightuponlight.com (under videos-by altaf hussein) who says that when talking with someone of the opposite gender you shoud always remember the 3 P's:
and to the Point
panIslamist
My question to everyone is what is so important that you have to talk to the opposite sex.
Here is one fatwa:
It is not permissible for any man to correspond with a woman who is not his mahram, because of the fitnah (temptation) involved in that. A person may think that there is no fitnah, but the Shaytaan will keep trying until he tempts him. The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) commanded those who heard of the Dajjaal to keep away from him, and said that a man may approach him as a believer, but the Dajjaal will keep trying until he leads him astray.
And another:
Shaykh Ibn 'Uthaymeen said:
It is not permissible for any person to correspond with a woman who is not his mahram, because of the fitnah (temptation) involved in that. The person who is sending these letters may think that there is no fitnah involved, but the Shaytaan will keep at him until he tempts the man by means of the woman and vice versa.
The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) commanded those who hear the Dajjaal to keep away from him, and he said that a man may come to him as a believer, but the Dajjaal will keep at him until he tempts him and leads him astray.
There is a great deal of temptation and danger in correspondence between young men and young women, so they must keep away from it, even though the questioner may say that there is no love involved.
Fataawa al-Mar'ah al-Muslimah, 2/578
Surah Maidah (Ayah 5): This day, I have perfected your religion for you, completed My Favour upon you, and have chosen for you IslÃm as your religion.
Al-Muttaqoon
And many people say that they chat for marriage. The fatwa for that is:
Shaykh Muhammad al-Saalih al-'Uthaymeen said:
Contact between lovers in improper and unlawful ways is a calamity and a real disaster. It is not permissible for the man to contact the woman in this case, or for the woman to contact the man. If he says that he wants to marry her, then he must tell her wali (guardian) that he wants to marry her, or she should tell her wali that she wants to marry him, as 'Umar (may Allaah be pleased with him) did when he offered his daughter Hafsah in marriage to Abu Bakr and 'Umar (may Allaah be pleased with them).
As'ilat al-Baab il-Maftooh
I think the best evidence against it by using reverse psychology like the Prophet saaws.
Remember the words of the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) to the one who came to him and asked him for permission to commit zina: "Would you like it for your mother?" He said: "No, by Allaah, may Allaah cause me to be sacrificed for you." He said: "And people do not like it for their mothers." He said: "Would you like it for your daughter?" He said: "No, by Allaah, O Messenger of Allaah, may Allaah cause me to be sacrificed for you." He said: "And people do not like it for their daughters." He said: "Would you like it for your sister?" He said: "No, by Allaah, may Allaah cause me to be sacrificed for you." He said: "And people do not like it for their sisters." He said, "Would you like it for your paternal aunt?" He said: "No, by Allaah, may Allaah cause me to be sacrificed for you." He said: "And people do not like it for their paternal aunts." He said, "Would you like it for your maternal aunt?" He said: "No, by Allaah, may Allaah cause me to be sacrificed for you." He said: "And people do not like it for their maternal aunts."
Narrated by Ahmad, 22265; classed as saheeh by Shaykh Shu'ayb al-Arnaa'oot in Tahqeeq al-Musnad.
So in this case if someone wants to chat ask them if they would let their sister, mother, aunt, etc chat also with a nonmahram.
It was narrated from Abu Hurayrah that the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: "Allaah has decreed for every son of Adam his share of zina, which he will inevitably commit. The zina of the eyes is looking, the zina of the tongue is speaking, one may wish and desire, and the private parts confirm that or deny it."
Narrated by al-Bukhaari, 5889; Muslim, 2657.
Evidences from the Quran and SUnnah against mingling
From the Holy Quran........
The Holy Quran Sura #24 An Nur, ayah # 30
Say to the believing men that they should lower their gaze and guard their modesty: that will make for greater purity for them: and Allah is well acquainted with all that they do.
And say to the believing women that they should lower their gaze and guard their modesty; that they should not display their beauty and ornaments except what (ordinarily) appear thereof; that they should draw their veils over their bosoms and not display their beauty except to their husbands, their fathers, their husband's fathers, their sons, their husbands' sons, their brothers or their brothers' sons, or their sisters' sons, or their women, or the slaves whom their right hands possess, or male attendants free of sexual desires, or small children who have no carnal of women; and that they should not strike their feet in order to draw attention to their hidden ornaments. And O ye Believers! turn ye all together towards Allah in repentance, that ye may be successful.
The Holy Quran Sura Al-Ahzab ayah #33
"Stay in your houses and do not display yourselves like that of the times of ignorance and offer prayer perfectly and give Zakat and obey Allah and His Messenger. "
"And when you ask them, ask them from behind a screen, that is purer for your hearts and for their hearts"
From Sahih Hadith......
Sahih Bukhari and Agreed Upon by Imaam Muslim also can be found in Riyadh-Us-Saleheen (Arabic English) vol. 2 page 792 Hadith # 1622
Abu Huraurah (Radhiallaahu Ánhu) relates that Rasulullah(Sallallaahu Álayhi Wasallam) said a man commits adultery with his eyes when he looks at a strange (non-Mahrum) woman"
Agreed upon by Tirmidhi, Ahmad and Abu Daud also can be found in Riyadh-Us-Saleheen (Arabic English) vol. 2 page 793 hadith #1626 also in the book The Muslim Woman (part 1) by Mufti Shaikh ul Hadith Ahmed E. Bemat
Umme-e-Salmah (Radhiallaahu Ánha) says that she abd Maimoonah (Radhiallaahu Ánha) were in the presence of the holy Prophet (Sallallaahu Álayhi Wasallam) when Abdullah ibn Umm-e-Maktum (Radhiallaahu Ánhu), who was BLIND, came there. the holy Prophet (Sallallaahu Álayhi Wasallam) said "Go behind the curtain and screen yourself" Umme-e-Salmah said "O Prophet of Allah, he is Blind. At this the Prophet (Sallallaahu Álayhi Wasallam) said "are you also blind? don't you see him?In the Tafseer of this Hadith from MUFTI Ahmed E. Bemat he writes .......If the holy wives of Rasulullah(saw) whom ALLAH(swt) himself had selected to be the spouses of His beloved Prophet (Sallallaahu Álayhi Wasallam) and who have had their purity announced in the Quran are still asked to go behind the curtain for a BLIND man, then how can our woman mix with men without any concern.
Sahih Bukhari Volume 7, Book 62, Hadith # 159: and Agreed Upon by Imaam Muslim also can be found in the book Islamic Hijab from the Jamiatul Ulama Junubi Africa, page #9
Narrated 'Uqba bin 'Amir (Radhiallaahu Ánhu): Rasulullah (Sallallaahu Álayhi Wasallam) said, "Beware of entering upon the ladies (mingling with them)." A man from the Ansar said, "Allah's Apostle! What about Al-Hamu the in-laws of the wife (the brothers of her husband or his nephews etc.)?" Rasulullah (Sallallaahu Álayhi Wasallam) replied: The in-laws of the wife are death itself.
Sahih Bukhari Volume 7, Book 62, Hadith # 160:
Narrated Ibn 'Abbas (Radhiallaahu Ánhu) : Rasulullah (Sallallaahu Álayhi Wasallam) said, "No man should stay with a lady in seclusion except in the presence of a Dhu-Muhram." A man stood up and said, "O Allah's Apostle! My wife has gone out intending to perform the Hajj and I have been enrolled (in the army) for such-and-such campaign." Rasulullah (Sallallaahu Álayhi Wasallam) said, "Return and perform the Hajj with your wife."
Sahih Al-Bukhari Volume 7, Book 62, Hadith # 163:
Narrated 'Aisha (Radhiallaahu Ánha): Rasulullah (Sallallaahu Álayhi Wasallam) was screening me with his Rida' (garment covering the upper part of the body) while I was looking at the Ethiopians who were playing in the courtyard of the mosque. (I continued watching) till I was satisfied. So you may deduce from this event how a little girl (who has not reached the age of puberty) who is eager to enjoy amusement should be treated in this respect.SubhanAllah we should see from this hadith even though Aisha (Radhiallaahu Ánha) was only a little girl at the time and the Ethiopian dancers were far way still Rasulullah(Sallallaahu Álayhi Wasallam) SCREENED her.
Narrated 'Aisha (Radhiallaahu Ánha): Once Sada bint Zam'a went out at night for some need, and 'Umar (Radhiallaahu Ánhu) saw her, and recognizing her, he said (to her), "By Allah, O Sada! You cannot hide yourself from us." So she returned to the Prophet and mentioned that to him while he was sitting in my dwelling taking his supper and holding a bone covered with meat in his hand. Then the Divine Inspiration was revealed to him and when that state was over, Rasullah (Sallallaahu Álayhi Wasallam) was saying: "O women! You have been allowed by Allah to go out only for your needs." This is why the Ullima say women should only leave there house in extreme need and that even with niqaab because a man shoud not be able to recognize her. So if we are not even supposed to be able to recognize women (after this ayah came) then how can we have parties with men and women mingling?
The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) categorically prohibited privacy between a man and a non related woman. He said,
"when a woman and man are alone Satan is the third." (Ahmad and al-Tirmidhi as being sahih)
Far7an
Abu Hasinah
Re: Interaction between Men and Women on the Internet – Some Guidelines
This is a good article, and it needs to be read by all members InshaAllah.
May I point out that Gender Relations and freemixing is something we all have to avoid InshaAllah.
This also means when you are replying to the other gender in a post, you do not use humour and it is best to refrain from using "lol", "hehe" or "haha"
We have to bear in mind the following hadith..
It was reported in a saheeh hadeeth that the Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: "No man is alone with a (non-mahram) woman but the Shaytaan is the third one present."
This also applies to the internet, in some cases more so.
Barakallahu feekum
wasalamu alaikum
Ummu Amatullah
Minneapolis,Minnesota
Asallama Alaikum just cause we're behind a screen doesn't really mean that we can't attract the opposite gender.Thanks for the reminder sis.Inshallah i'll refrain from free posting and using emoticons.Just when it's necessary.Salams
ummnoura
I agree this is a serious topic and all of us should think about it. Even friendships can start on here that may lead to wrongdoings. I know my husband only allows me on this site because of it doesnt involve chatting but he mentioned to me that some of the posts i take part in Especially in the Halal Fun forum are nonsense and mearly a waste of time. Also people have been known to say that such posts like the Wordchain or Association game could be codes. Now i never would have thought that but you never know what you do innocently could be held against you. I write all my posts knowing that Allah, my husband, and anyone in the world could read them. I think Im going to try and spend less time on these things and more time doing positive thinks that strengthen my Imaan. I'm not saying these games are bad they are just wasteful and time is precious.
Insha'Allah i will try harder to be a better Muslim. Thanks for the post.
:coolsis: May Allah increase us all in knowledge!
Dear brothers and sisers,
Please note from the comprehensive advice above that while it refers to chat rooms, it can also be applied to a forum like this. Even more importantly, the private messaging system is a perfect example of men and women being alone together, as warned against by the scholars.
It is for these reasons that we have announced the monitoring of the pm system: any continuous correspondence between two persons of the opposite gender will be investigated and members warned if under suspicion. These are precautions that the staff of the forum are obliged to undertake for the purpose of the betterment of the forum and safeguarding of an Islamic Community.
We hope that members will take the advice on board, and that we continue to benefit from our ever-growing online community Insha'Allaah. Please remember us all in your du'as,
LI Staff.
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I can tell that this is a very serious topic in Islam.
I wonder if I can tell you a story that has happened to me, and has puzzled me somewhat.
I think it fits into this thread, and perhaps people can give me their views.
As I have said before, I live in an area with a large minority of Pakistani Muslims.
A few years ago a young Muslim man owned and ran a halal grocery shop round the corner from our house. I guess he must have been in his early or mid-twenties - at least 10 years my junior.
Although we never used the shop much, we went there to buy Asian food and spices, or sweets for the children. Sometimes I would go with my husband and/or children, other times alone.
I remember him always being very friendly and chatty, and he was probably the first person to tell me a bit about the Muslim lifestyle. Once he had brought some breakfast, which his other had made, and he offered some to me (it was spicy!!
I never felt that our conduct was in any way inappropriate ( and I am very sensitive to men making inappropriate advances!) - but reading this thread and realising how strict Islam is on interaction between men and women, I am not so sure the Muslim community would have approved of us being alone and just chatting amicably together.
After a year or so he sold his shop.
Now he is married with a child. If I am in the park with my children and I see him there with his little boy, he may just acknowledge me with a brief hello, but if he is with his young wife or in male company, he will totally blank me.
To me that is very strange.
If we were aquaintances some years ago, why is it not okay to even just greet each other?
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I can do no other.
May God help me.
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SirZubair
To the Mods :
Asalam alaikum.
At the end of the day, interaction between sexes isn't a good idea in many ways but it's going to happen. It also depends on what type of interaction. See via PM although yes it's not monitored, you can't see each other (unless there's a webcam thing happening) so there's less desire I think.
Anyways, we're all accountable to Allah (SWT) and if people have been doing wrong by using the PM function in an unIslamic manner then they will be punished accordingly. We can only set a good example at the end of the day. Maybe you should tell the brother/sister who is out of line to be careful.
(Not my words,words of another brother from Another forum)
Assalaam Alaikum,
There is an assumption made in this thread that PMs constitute Khalwa, when this is not true at all.
Further, it is not only Khalwa that provides us with laws and guidance for gender interaction. The practice of private frivolous chatting must not be condoned at all, but has nothing to do with Khalwa.
It is not PMs per se' which is the problem, for much good also comes from the PM facility. If you had access to my PMs, or the likes of HananD, you would consider it a blessing.
The problem is the illicit communication between people, particularly those of the opposite gender. The worse problem is that if people are stopped from PMing here, will end up in more permissive environment and communicate freely and with much more frivolity. We cannot just assess this type of thing in the spirit of "not in our backyard". There has to be a way to allow PM controlling between people where trust is not established, e.g., new users or unknown users. Further, if there is any evidence of Islamic breaches by any user, should not be tolerated, and such people should be banned from the forum.
This obviously raises the question of two consenting adults who involve themselves in illicit or frivolous PMs to each other. This is a difficult one to police. Which leads me to another matter- whether communication between consenting adults is policeable in Islam. I may have to return to this after some thought on the matter, but I suspect not. One of the Principles in Islam is personal accountability when it comes to communication. So, for example a love letter by a person to his/her illegal lover delivered by a third party is held accountable between the two stupid lovers. The deliverer is free from any liability. Food for thought, because "forbidding evil" is very often thrown around without much practical justification. And Islam is justifiably practical....
Finally, as long as perverts, smart alecs and rude people do not PM me, I am fine.
Was Salaam
Afroz
(That is a post from my Teacher and Friend,Sidi afroz ali from the Alghazzali centre in Sydney AUstralia)
Most people on these forums aren't kids, and shouldn't be treated as such.
(That has been posted by a brother i highly respect)
Personally I think (not that it matters to anyone anyway) that it is a terrible idea. Reminds me of the tree-chopping, grave-destroying, building-demolishing solution in Saudi Arabia to prevent people from associating partners to Allah.
Private messages being snooped around (i.e. monitored)! Totalitarian! Vendetta is against it!
(And another..)
Having posted all that,...in my honest opinion,it is ridiculous for Mod's to be Spying on members PM's.We are (Mostly) Adults on this forum,right?How about we get treated like adults?Trust us to be civil,if we cross the line,we'll answer to allah s.w.t and be punished for it.
Thats my opinion anyway,..the mods can do whatever they want.If the mod's on this forum feel as if they are responsible for the Members actions,then so be it.I dont agree with it though,we all answer for our sins,the mods are not responsible for what the members do.The mods are here to keep things under control,to make sure that there are no arguements,that no1 is threatening any1,that no1 is troubling one another.
But Spying on Members PMs , I just think its going overboard.
Wa'salaam.
-Zubair
Last edited by SirZubair; 05-03-2006 at 11:10 AM.
Dont Mistake My Harshness For Strength And Neither Mistake My Kindness For Weakness.
SirZubair,
Jazaakallah khayr for your comments and feedback. You're not the only individual to voice concern over the issue of PMs, and something similar was asked to a shaykh on another board, his reply was.
We have 2 scenarios here:
1- a person who tries to see what's going on for no reason, just being noasy and maybe without others knowing that he knows what they're doing! If this is the case then it should be stopped.
The prophet sallallahu aliahi wasallam says: "Deeds depend on their intentions".
2- A person who needs to see what's going on for a reason such as being a moderator or so, in this case, you can do that even if they don't like it, or even if they don't allow it as long as your doing it for the sake of the website.
Now there's a third case where people just don't mind letting others see what's going on. And that's fine.
The next question was:
Shaikh,
What about the 4th scenario where we make it very clear to everyone that their activity is not secret to the moderators at all? Since participation in this forum is optional, is that an okay condition to place?
And the answer:
Yes, it's ok from their side since they gave the approval. But what about your side? Having their approval doesn't mean you can see their information even if there's no need to do so! You have to have a good cause!
The cause which we use it for, is to avoid fitnah which can be caused when PMs are sent between the two genders. And those are the only PMs we do view, those which are sent from a bro to a sis and vice versa. Besides, it's has been made clear to everyone that PMs are being monitored. There have been situations when a discussion between a brother and a sister has gone too far, and in need of intervention. We are instructed to 'Enjoin in what is good, and forbid the evil', we are in a position of authority and are capable of stopping some evil.
Ummu Sufyaan
is in need of dua
i dont know if this has been added, but a good reminder to be precautions
http://islamtoday.com/show_detail_se...main_cat_id=39
...desperate for husnul-khitaam...
please make dua that Allah grants me a good end (to my life). please make dua that Allah guides me.
Beware of the traps
The greatest website on earth
what i am most concerned about is the amount of reverts showing off there faces on utube and then so many brothers adding them i see so many dangers in that. they say that they are doing dawah but is it so difficult to put on an niqaab when doing dawah...people can easily take advantage of them because they don't know much about the deen but surely its common sense to cover your beauty. i have had met so many friends on there and even spoken to a girl who said she is going to meet one brother alone i told her no you cannot do that, there should be a mahram present. she did not even know what a wali or mahram mean't
what should be avoided in interaction?
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Death Penalty Information Center (DPIC)
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English Crime and Execution Broadsides
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Digitized collection, covering 1707 to 1891, of broadsides highlighting crime and capital punishment, primarily in England, as seen through the popular press during the eighteenth- and nineteenth-centuries. Many describe sentences handed out in the proceedings of the Old Bailey, London's central criminal court. From the broadsides collection of the Harvard Law School Library. See also: Old Bailey Online -- The Proceedings of the Old Bailey, 1674-1913.
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International Criminal Court (ICC)
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Independent international organization based in The Hague, the Netherlands.
Interpol (International Criminal Police Organization)
https://www.interpol.int/
Justice Research and Statistics Association (JRSA)
https://www.jrsa.org/
National nonprofit organization that "conducts and publishes policy-relevant research on justice issues" and "maintains a clearinghouse of state criminal justice activities."
National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges
https://www.ncjfcj.org/
The National Resource Center on Children and Families of the Incarcerated
https://nrccfi.camden.rutgers.edu/
Resources for and about families with prisoners.
Old Bailey Online - The Proceedings of the Old Bailey, 1674-1913
https:// www.oldbaileyonline.org/
Searchable digitized collection of the records from London's central criminal court - a wonderful resource for historical research. A collaborative effort, published by HRI Online Publications. See also: Dying Speeches & Bloody Murders: Crime Broadsides
Prison Policy Initiative
https://www.prisonpolicy.org/
Non-profit think tank that researches and publishes about, and advocates against mass incarceration and other U.S. prison practices.
TRAC: Transactional Records Access Clearinghouse. Syracuse University.
https://trac.syr.edu/
Self described as "...source for comprehensive, independent, and nonpartisan information about federal enforcement, staffing, and spending."
United Nations.
Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) http://www.unodc.org/
Interregional Crime & Justice Research Institute (UNICRI) http://www.unicri.it/
The World Factbook of Criminal Justice Systems. Bureau of Justice Statistics.
http://www.bjs.gov/content/pub/html/wfcj.cfm
Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences
https//www.acjs.org/default.aspx
American Correctional Association
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American Probation and Parole Association
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American Society of Criminology
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http://www.ncja.org/
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Hi, everyone! Welcome back!
Today I am very excited to introduce you to Everly Frost, author of Fear My Mortality. I had the privilege of interviewing Everly for the 2016 Debut Authors Bash. Take a look below!
Everly Frost wrote her first story when she was nine. She grew up in a country town, lived for a little while in Japan, and worked for several years in Canberra, Australia's capital city. Now, Everly lives in Brisbane, Australia, with her husband and two children. She doesn't speak Japanese so often anymore, has left the cold Canberra winters behind, but has never stopped writing.
Can you tell us about your debut, Fear My Mortality, in 40 words or less?
Fear My Mortality is set in an alternate version of today's Earth where everyone is invincible and can't be killed, but sixteen-year-old Ava Holland suspects she might be mortal when her brother dies, sparking community-wide fear of mortality.
What was your favorite scene to write?
My favourite scene is the one where Ava finds out she's stronger than she ever thought she was. She's just been devastated watching her brother die and has been taken for tests to find out whether she's mortal too. She finds herself in a green-lit room at the mercy of someone she should be able to trust—a Hazard officer (think our version of a police officer) who turns out to be an undercover operative for a secret group that wants to create a mortality weapon.
Inside that room, she's exposed to an experimental substance that heals her wounds but also gives her off-the-charts strength and strange hallucinations. She sees a red rose and a scorpion—two very different symbols—one of beauty and one of danger. She realizes that both apply to her when she breaks herself free of her metal restraints and sets the room on fire just by exhaling. She's ultimately subdued but it's a turning point for Ava in her fight for freedom.
What was the hardest scene to edit out?
I had to cut two chapters from the beginning of the book and that was really hard. I'd written those chapters to set up the world, its time setting, and to show more of its characters—in particular more of Ava's brother, Josh, before he dies and also more of Michael Bradley, the boy who unintentionally kills Josh and then becomes Ava's only hope of survival. I wanted to show more of who they were before everything changes for them. But the pacing during those chapters was gentler than the rest of the book and the subsequent leap into action more sudden. I miss those scenes, but I think the pacing's more even because of the cut.
Do you have a favorite quote from the book?
My favorite quote is something that Ava's brother, Josh, says:
He tapped his temple and pressed his finger there, his eyes boring holes into me. "The only war we fight is the one in here."
What theme song would you give Fear My Mortality?
Fear on Fire by Ruelle. It's a haunting, beautiful melody with a deep beat and words that could have been written for Ava and Michael.
Can we look forward to any swoony boys or girls?
I think Michael Bradley is kind of swoony. On the surface, he's the boy who has it all. He heals faster than anyone else and his dad runs a successful corporation. But his reality is far more complex. His family was targeted by a group of terrorists who call themselves Bashers—they believe that slow healers are an abomination. Michael's brother is a slow healer and the Basher threats tore Michael's family apart. When there's a Basher attack and Josh is there in a Basher uniform, Michael fights back, not knowing that Josh will die. After that, Michael seeks redemption by protecting Ava. He does everything he can—literally taking bullets for her—and she begins to trust him even though that's really hard for her in the circumstances. I think it surprises them both when they fall in love but by the end of the book they've proven that they'll never give up on each other.
Are you currently working on anything else?
I'm currently working on more books in the series and can't wait to tell the rest of Ava and Michael's story.
What has been your best experience as a debut, so far, this year?
Absolutely the best part has been receiving messages from readers. It's the most amazing feeling in the world. Also, meeting other debuts – they're a wonderful group of people.
What debut are you most anticipating?
There are so many incredible debuts. I'm honored to be reading an arc of THE WEIGHT OF ZERO by Karen Fortunati and I've just finished the exquisite GIRLS IN THE MOON by Janet McNally. I also fell in love with DIG TOO DEEP by Amy Allgeyer.
For next year's debuts, I'm crazy in love with Cale Dietrich's LOVE INTEREST. I had the chance to read an early version and let me tell you, it's amazing.
Thanks so much for having me here today!
In a world where people are invulnerable to illness and death, with lives spanning hundreds of years, a sixteen-year-old becomes witness to the impossible – her brother's failure to regenerate after death after which she suspects that she too may be mortal.
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Gabriella M June 22, 2016 at 2:15 pm
This one sounds quite unique. I can't wait to read it. Thank you for sharing.
Nikki June 23, 2016 at 12:16 pm
Makes a change to find a book about becoming mortal instead of becoming immortal. This has an interesting concept and I'm looking forward to reading.
Dominique June 23, 2016 at 10:04 pm
The cover looks good and the plot sounds amazing! Thanks for sharing this awesome book! Adding it to my TBR list!
bn100 June 24, 2016 at 6:39 pm
Emily Endrizzi June 24, 2016 at 8:34 pm
I would love to read this. The interview was really interesting. The author's description of the book in 40 words or less especially sparked my interest.
Margot June 24, 2016 at 9:20 pm
I always love a good alternate reality or world book. Each one has that one similarity then spirals into something so new and different. And of course I always love to root for the underdog.
Mary Preston June 24, 2016 at 11:14 pm
An exciting concept.
william gossage June 25, 2016 at 6:18 am
I want to read it because it sounds like a great read
lori byrd June 25, 2016 at 7:54 am
I want to read your book because it sounds great!


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Peter F. Martin (born 1941) is an American politician who was a Democratic member of the Rhode Island House of Representatives.  He represented the 75th District Newport from January 2009 to January 2015. He primarily served on the House Committees on Judiciary and Veteran's Affairs. During his earlier terms of office he has served on the House Committees on Small Business, Separation of Powers, Municipal Government, and Government Oversight.

In August 2010, Martin was appointed to a three-year term as the Rhode Island Legislative Commissioner on the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission.

Early life and education
Martin graduated from Providence College with a Bachelor of Arts in 1964 and from Bryant College with an MBA in 1977.

Career

Politician

During the 2011 legislative session, Martin was successful in obtaining a pardon for John Gordon, an Irish immigrant who was hanged in 1845 for the murder of Amasa Sprague, a Rhode Island mill owner. The pardon was granted and signed by Governor Lincoln Chafee based on a House Judiciary Committee hearing in which conclusive evidence was presented that John Gordon had been given an unfair hearing by a prejudiced court.

In addition to this pardon, Martin was able to get legislation passed to assist the Rhode Island Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force to expedite its investigation of traders of child pornography and other cybercrimes.

In June 2011, Martin was awarded the 2011 Legislative of the Year Award by the National Association of Social Workers, Rhode Island Chapter. Martin was chosen for "his consistent work in the legislature for matters of importance to the association and especially for his legislative and personal efforts in the areas of homelessness and mental health issues". A former student at the Boston College School of Social Work, he served for many years on the board of directors at the Newport County Community Mental Health Center.

In the 2012 legislation session, Martin introduced a bill which would honor military veterans by allowing them to request that their status as an honorably discharged veteran be imprinted on either their operator's license or their state issued identification card. The bill was passed by the House and Senate. It was signed by Chafee and became effective on September 1, 2012. By the end of 2014, 9041 veterans had taken advantage of this opportunity.

Author
In April 2013, Martin was awarded a plaque as the Legislator of the Year at the 78th Annual Disabled American Veterans Department Convention in Warwick, Rhode Island. Martin submitted a resolution honoring 2nd Lt. Robert Thorpe, a World War II veteran who was killed on May 27, 1944. This led to Thorpe being posthumously awarded the Rhode Island Star, the highest military honor conveyed by Rhode Island. As a result, Martin was invited to speak at the 2013 Reunion of the 39th Fighter Squadron in October 2013 at San Antonio, Texas.

Martin ended his six years of service in the Rhode Island House of Representatives in January 2015. Following his retirement from the House of Representatives Martin worked with author Ken Dooley on producing a book, Relentless Pursuit  - The Untold Story of the U.S. 5th Air Force's 39th Fighter Squadron. The book is based on the World War II experiences of 2nd Lt. Robert Thorpe and the other members of the 39th Fighter Squadron.

Musician

Starting in his early 50s, Peter Martin started playing blues harmonicas. He has 'sat in' with other performers and groups during his travels in Chicago, San Francisco, New Orleans, Providence and Newport, RI gaining him the nick name of "Harmonica Pete". He has played with various Rhode Island based Irish music groups. He is currently a member of the Young Geezers, a music group which makes regular performances at the Rhode Island Veterans Home in Bristol, RI and other 'volunteer' venues.

Peter is also a pianist. He currently plays jazz and blues tunes on a regular basis for the enjoyment of visitors at a local hospital.  He was hired to perform weekly at the Newport Marriott Hotel from July 2019 to January 2020. After a year of COVID isolation, he will be playing for April 2021 at the Marble House as a volunteer for the Preservation Society of Newport.

Board memberships
Martin is a member of the board of directors and the webmaster of the Museum of Newport Irish History in Newport, Rhode Island. He is also a member of the Rhode Island Irish Famine Memorial committee in Providence.

References

External links
Martin's personal website

1941 births
Living people
Politicians from Newport, Rhode Island
Providence College alumni
Boston College Graduate School of Social Work alumni
Bryant University alumni
Democratic Party members of the Rhode Island House of Representatives

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German neo-Nazi charged 17 years after terrorist attack
A neo-Nazi has been charged in connection with a bomb attack in the western German city of Düsseldorf in 2000 that injured several Jewish people. Observers are wondering why this has happened so long after the incident.
Düsseldorf prosecutor Ralf Herrenbrück announced last week that the 51-year-old suspect Ralf S. would be charged, 10 months after his arrest in February, with 12 counts of attempted murder and one count of causing an explosion. A state court will now decide whether to take the matter to trial.
The explosion from the home-made pipe-bomb attached to a footbridge at the Düsseldorf-Wehrhahn station in July 2000 injured several Jewish migrants, all from the former Soviet Union, who were learning German at a nearby language school at the time.
One woman lost her unborn baby as a result of the attack, and five of the injured have joined the prosecutors as co-plaintiffs.
Evidence not pursued
The charges and the long delay of 17 years have raised questions about the initial investigation — especially in the light of the National Socialist Underground (NSU) murders, which showed that police and intelligence agencies avoided pursuing the lines of inquiry that led to Germany's far-right scene.
Twelve people were injured and an unborn baby was killed in the attack
Ralf S., a former soldier and known neo-Nazi who traded military memorabilia in a store in the area where the bomb went off, was identified as a suspect early on, but police failed to collect enough evidence to make an arrest.
It was only several years later that Ralf S. was successfully connected to the crime, when he confessed to a fellow inmate while serving a short jail sentence for unpaid bills.
The case was re-opened in 2014, leading to his arrest in February 2017. The prosecutors' 250-page indictment contains testimony from 96 witnesses as well as evidence from phone calls made by the suspect.
According to a report in the Kölner Stadtanzeiger newspaper, the suspect had called another well-known neo-Nazi in the area, Sven Skoda, to request the latter to supply him with an alibi, and had described "the Wehrhahn business" as the fourth happiest moment of his life after the births of his three children. Despite suspicions, an internal prosecutors' report a year after the bombing found that "neo-Nazis were to be seen as a rather improbable" cause of the crime — and suggested that a "crazy solo perpetrator" or eastern European mafia were to be seen as suspects.
Police problems
Maximilian Kirstein, a spokesman for the Amadeu Antonio Foundation, an anti-racism organization, said he did see some parallels with the NSU investigations. "In retrospect, it emerged that a few things were missed," he said. "For example, that the domestic intelligence had had an informant working in the perpetrator's shop."
Police were accused of mismanaging the investigation
But he did say that it was "a good sign" that the case had been re-opened, and that the prosecutors had shown they wanted to investigate the matter — "just the fact that the act is being recognized for what it is, namely a far-right attack that was meant to kill people."
Left party Bundestag member Martina Renner saw the Wehrhahn case as part of a pattern in which the police had avoided neo-Nazi explanations. "There are many such cases, and in the Wehrhahn case there were many questions why the investigating authorities didn't pursue possible neo-Nazi motivations," she told DW.
The problem, she said, was the assumptions the police made. "The police talk their way out of it by saying there was no letter claiming responsibility, and that therefore there was no political motivation — but when it comes to far-right crimes, the acts themselves represent a political message," Renner said. "They are messages to the community at which they are aimed, namely: 'You need to leave this country, and if you don't, we will kill you.' And that's how they are understood by the communities in question."
Renner also said that she hoped prosecutors would do more than simply put Ralf S. on trial. "There will only be a complete investigation if there is room in the trial to look into whether there were accomplices — whether the bomb had been built with other people, or whether he had help checking the language school to see when the group of victims would leave," she said. "It's important not to simply pursue the single perpetrator theory, and the second thing is that they need to find out why the investigation wasn't carried out properly or may have been blocked."
None of this, she added, had so far been achieved with the NSU trial.
German man arrested 17 years after Düsseldorf bombing
Police have arrested a man suspected of carrying out a bombing on a commuter train station in 2000. Ten people, mostly Jews from the former Soviet Union, were wounded in the attack. (01.02.2017)
In NSU trial, state lawyers say Beate Zschäpe was 'co-founder' and key member
In their closing arguments, federal prosecutors drove home a description of Zschäpe as directly involved in the NSU's murders and bombings. They rejected Zschäpe's defense that she was dependent on her co-conspirators. (26.07.2017)
NSU victims' families sue German government over investigation errors
The families of two men murdered by a neo-Nazi group are suing for damages due to mistakes made in the probe. The families have argued that authorities could have arrested the trio earlier, preventing further murders. (18.06.2017)
NSU trial: Federal prosecutor demands life sentence for Beate Zschäpe
Prosecutors in one of Germany's most closely-watched trials have demanded that Beate Zschäpe serve a life sentence for her alleged part in a string of neo-Nazi murders. The trial is entering its closing stage. (12.09.2017)
Chronicle of the NSU murders
The world's eyes will be on Munich on May 6 when the trial against the NSU's terror suspect Beate Zschäpe and four alleged collaborators begins. (16.04.2013)
Author Ben Knight
Related Subjects Düsseldorf, Terrorism
Keywords neo-Nazi, far-right, terrorism, Wehrhahn, Düsseldorf
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Italian police find huge stash of weapons during far-right investigation 15.07.2019
An investigation into far-right extremist groups in Italy led to the police finding an air-to-air missile, machine guns and rocket launchers. The huge weapons haul was almost without precedent, authorities said.
German neo-Nazi doomsday prepper network 'ordered body bags, made kill lists' 29.06.2019
Neo-Nazi preppers in Germany ordered body bags and used police databases to draw up lists of local politicians to target, says the domestic intelligence agency, BfV. The network was preparing for social collapse.
Combat 18: The neo-Nazi network facing a ban in Germany 05.07.2019
Germany may soon ban the neo-Nazi group Combat 18 as a terrorist organization. Given Germany's history, and a recent killing allegedly tied to neo-Nazi circles, the main mystery may be why it hasn't been banned yet.
Angela Merkel: 'I distance myself' from Donald Trump's racist comments
German renewables deliver more electricity than coal and nuclear power for the first time
German churches lose 430,000 Catholic and Protestant members in 2018
Who is Ursula von der Leyen, the new European Commission president?


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Rajiv Srivatsa, co-founder of Urban Ladder hangs up his boots
Our Bureau Bengaluru | Updated on October 22, 2019 Published on October 22, 2019
Rajiv Srivatsa, COO and co-founder, Urban Ladder(File Photo)
Urban Ladder opens first store in Chennai
Vani Kola, MD of Kalaari Capital steps down from the Board
Rajiv Srivatsa, Chief Technology and Product Officer of omnichannel furniture retailer Urban Ladder has hung up his boots seven years after he co-founded the start-up with Ashish Goel.
His exit comes at a time when the company is struggling to stay afloat even after it has trimmed the flab off its employee base by laying off 40 per cent of its headcount in the Jan-March quarter this year.
This is the second high profile exit from the company after retail veteran of 30 years, Ajit Joshi who was hired as President and COO in July 2017 quit in March citing personal reasons. Prior to Joshi's exit, other top executives who were heading various roles including Operations and Supply Chain; Sales and Marketing, Product & Engineering, HR and Engineering had also moved on.
Sources told BusinessLine that Srivatsa had announced his exit as early as March this year.
Vani Kola, Managing Director of Kalaari Capital, which has invested in Urban Ladder has also stepped down from Urban Ladder's Board in August, according to RoC documents accessed by business intelligence platform paper.vc
"The last 8 years have been an outstanding journey building Urban Ladder (UL). I will transition out of my active leadership role as CTPO at UL at the end of this month. I will continue to be an engaged shareholder and Board member, and work with Ashish on strategic initiatives. I am mighty proud of what we have accomplished at UL - a big shout out and thanks to our customers, investors, partners, team members, friends, family and last but not least, Ashish for the ride of a lifetime!" Srivatsa said in a late night tweet on Monday.
"UL is recognized for its good quality, great design and outstanding service. I am supremely confident that we will continue this momentum and truly build one of India's most loved consumer brands. Periods of change are always exhilarating, and scary in their own way. The big question, what am I going to do next? I am starting with a reasonably blank slate. The plan is to explore various avenues in the coming months before choosing a specific path. I would love to connect with many of you, hear your experiences and maybe some dots will connect! 'The journey of a thousand miles starts with a single step'. And I am taking my first step today in pursuit of a new journey. Wish me luck :)" said Srivatsa.
One of the pioneers in online furniture retail, Urban Ladder has been unsuccessful in raising funds from new investors since its last fund raising nearly 22 months ago. It has raised a total of $112.8 million to date compared to rival Pepperfry which raised $197.5 million to date and has built a network of over 65 experience studios across the country.
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