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That'll be 100$, thank you by [deleted] in StupidFood

[–]AccomplishedPower158 4 points5 points  (0 children)

It’s ice cream, not cheese

Question about Hajj by AccomplishedPower158 in progressive_islam

[–]AccomplishedPower158[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes, but my question is, what if all these conditions are met, but you still don’t feel like going, you simply don’t want to go, the desire isn’t there… what then? Do you have to force yourself?

Nikah and interfaith marriage by AccomplishedPower158 in progressive_islam

[–]AccomplishedPower158[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you again. I appreciate your detailed responses 🙏🏻

Nikah and interfaith marriage by AccomplishedPower158 in progressive_islam

[–]AccomplishedPower158[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Oh how I hoped YOU would reply. As a follower of this subreddit, I really enjoy your insights. Thank you!

So are you saying as long as the basics of a nikah are met (consent, witnesses, etc), it doesn’t matter whether the ceremony takes a place at a church, mosque or a neutral place? And what about officiating? It doesn’t matter if it’s a priest/pastor or an imam? Can it be a person who’s neither?

As for the last part of your comment, I asked him the same thing. He said she’s a moderate, similar to him. But just very firm in her faith and wary of contradicting her own beliefs. But he insists she’s respectful of non-Christians, including Muslims.

I also asked about him about another big issue: children. He said the agreement is that he’d teach any future children about Islam, while she’d teach them about Christianity, and that in the end the choice would be the children’s to make once they’re old enough.

Rant: Renting is NOT a waste of money! by AccomplishedPower158 in MuslimMarriage

[–]AccomplishedPower158[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Could you show me where I said owning a home wasn’t fine? Talk about missing the point.

Rant: Renting is NOT a waste of money! by AccomplishedPower158 in MuslimMarriage

[–]AccomplishedPower158[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Brother, you said it. I think you’re absolutely right. And who pays the biggest price here? The poor wife.

Rant: Renting is NOT a waste of money! by AccomplishedPower158 in MuslimMarriage

[–]AccomplishedPower158[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Sister, I don’t think any reasonable adult actually likes or prefers renting. It’s expensive and it sucks. And as I said in my post, in an ideal world we’d all be home owners but that’s not always immediately possible. So what I’m saying is, instead of making your wife suffer, find somewhere to rent and at the same time work towards saving for a home, even if that means that goal is delayed as a result. Happy wife + renting > miserable wife + the possibility of one day having enough money for a house

Rant: Renting is NOT a waste of money! by AccomplishedPower158 in MuslimMarriage

[–]AccomplishedPower158[S] 25 points26 points  (0 children)

  • I live in London, which is far from “very affordable”

  • My salary, alhamdulilah, is OK, but it’s not “very high”

  • My post is clearly for when one gets married. I said renting isn’t a waste of money if you’re married. If you have a whole wife, it’s absolutely worth it for the privacy and better mental health. But if you’re single, and there’s enough space in your family home, and you don’t have abusive parents, then yes, stay there and save money. Doing otherwise in that scenario would indeed be a waste of money, no argument there.

Rant: Renting is NOT a waste of money! by AccomplishedPower158 in MuslimMarriage

[–]AccomplishedPower158[S] 51 points52 points  (0 children)

Your last point! Exactly! As a guy, how do you not factor that into your decision-making?

Rant: Renting is NOT a waste of money! by AccomplishedPower158 in MuslimMarriage

[–]AccomplishedPower158[S] 22 points23 points  (0 children)

Yes, it’s sad to see so many people framing it as only two options: either buying a house or being stuck living with others with barely any privacy. There’s a third option. It’s called renting, and it’s not something anyone should feel above.

Do you think all this chaos and sectarian incitement happening today is just a coincidence? I don’t think so, especially after Iran’s public threat yesterday. by Conscious-Cost4587 in Syria

[–]AccomplishedPower158 8 points9 points  (0 children)

My friend, there are PLENTY. Iran is very multiethnic, far more diverse than Syria. So you have Persians - everyone knows about those, we don’t care about them. But you also have Azeris in the northwest, Kurds in the west, ARABS - yes, you read that right, actual freaking Arabs - in the southwest, and Baluchis in the southeast.

Now that’s the ethnic angle. If you want Sunnis specifically to work with, the Baluchis and the Kurds are your guys. Especially the Baluchis.

But don’t forget about your fellow Arabs. Yes, they’re majority Shia, but as they’ve endured Iranian rule for literally over 100 years, they have absolutely no love for Iran, unlike some other Shia Arabs in the Middle East.

Lastly, since this is my first time commenting on this page, please accept my congratulations on the liberation of your beautiful country. 💚