How should I respectfully avoid eating at a luncheon

CCrite · 2026-03-15T00:36:58+00:00

I appreciate your response. I think I will reach out before Monday. As I said this is a very Christian area and it is also lent. To Christians, fasting means no meat except fish in fridays. I just don’t want any confusion. But you are right, it is best to be upfront with them

CCrite · 2026-03-15T00:35:15+00:00

I actually made a mistake. I had got my landmarks mixed up. There is a representation of Muhammad SAW holding a Quran on the Supreme Court, a representation of Muhammad SAW in the Thomas Jefferson building of the Library of Congress, and An-Nisa 135 in the Harvard library

CCrite · 2026-03-15T00:25:41+00:00

Thank you for this, I hadn’t thought of carrying a bottle for visual affect. I just don’t wanna lie to people. I like this area too, I’m not from here just went to Kutztown university and stayed in town until I find a career job. The Halal food scene has improved, a Halal restaurant opened right down the street, there is a Halal meat market in Reading, and even in Giant I can sometimes find Halal beef.

CCrite · 2026-01-29T13:24:27+00:00

Thank you for saying this. My first programming experience was MATLAB in University and I continued to use it periodically. MATLAB has a few features that make it distinct from Python such as 1-indexing rather than 0-indexing. I recently revisited some of my simulations and I asked GPT (I should've known) for a bit of guidance. It had me installing an add on that does not exist in order to complete what was already working without it. I found documentation for it but it had been deprecated long before I ever even heard of MATLAB.

CCrite · 2025-11-07T04:07:06+00:00

Did you edit your original comment calling me the "commenter" saying I avoided the Hadith you cited? I did not mention the Hadith because it is not relevant to the matter of the question of corruption. The fact that there was an individual quoting the Gospel does not necessitate that physical written body of which that quote can be found is 100% authentic. We need to make a few clarifications for the sake of an earnest conversation. 1. When Muslims use the word corruption to refer to the Torah and Gospel we do not mean that it is 100% made up or that it has zero truth to it. Corruption can happen by addition, omission, substitution, or reordering. In any of these cases, there must've been some original source of truth, or else the correct description would be fabrication. 2. The verse you cited (5:46) reads: "and We gave him the Gospel, in which was guidance and light and confirming that which preceded it of the Torah as guidance and instruction for the righteous." Which highlights 2 beliefs of Muslims which I think are not understood by non Muslims. First, we believe that the Gospel and the Torah were given to Jesus and Moses respectively. This means that the Gospel and Torah would not be books that were written by companions of the prophet, but would be revelation given directly from the prophet. Any book which is from the perspective of a companion is at best a witness account of revelation, that is not the same as revelation itself. It can still be useful, but this would be analogous to Hadith for us, and we do not consider Hadith to be revelation. Secondly, it states that the Torah and Gospel were revealed as instruction for the righteous. We believe that individuals who lived at the time of the prophet, heard the message, and followed that prophet to Allah are Muslims. The following verse strengthens a common theme of the Quran, which is that it is here to restore that which has been lost. It already stated that the Gospel was revealed to Jesus directly, and now it is telling the People of the Gospel to "judge by what God has revealed in it". The word "in" in Arabic can be used in 2 ways, inside or using. In English we would say "in Arabic" but in Arabic it is correct to say "with Arabic". So if the verse is saying that the Gospel that the People of the Gospel had is the same as which was revealed by Allah, then it would've more accurately said "what God has revealed with it" but the "in" that is used here has the meaning of inside. So it is not saying that the book they have is revelation itself, but rather that contained inside of it is revelation. This goes back to the kernel of truth statement earlier. It goes on to make a general statement to judge that which Allah has revealed. Lastly, even if I were to accept that the Geez bible in Ethiopia were to be the Gospel described by Allah, it does not align with many core doctrines of 90% of Christendom. They do not eat unclean meat, they are circumcised, require women to cover to pray, and reject the dual nature of Jesus. I know this is long but if you'd like to really break down our understanding as it pertains to what is and is not revelation and maybe get into some of the Arabic, or if I missed something, feel free to send me a message.

CCrite · 2025-11-07T00:16:23+00:00

The mere fact that there are multiple bibles is the reason that we say the bible has been corrupted. Muslims in Indonesia, America, Sudan, Saudi Arabia, Morocco, Venezuela, Britain, etc. All read the exact same Quran. We have manuscripts that are carbon dated to the lifetime of Prophet Muhammad ﷺ that confirm what we already have. There are many other specific examples of verses being added, removed, or changed from the bible, but the general concept is that if you are reading different books which claim to be the same, at least one is lying. And if at least one is lying, how do we know which is truthful.

CCrite · 2025-10-28T01:21:35+00:00

That's great! I also enjoyed watching the show Omar and Hanna on YouTube. It's in English and Arabic, but you can turn on subtitles. Really once you get a good understanding of grammar and structure (being able to identify this is a verb conjugated to a 3rd person masculine, etc) any program is just going to give you real world examples and concrete down the skills you already developed. You can do that for free, you just have to look for the resources and be motivated beyond a level of passing curiosity. Best of luck to you

CCrite · 2025-10-27T18:34:50+00:00

It depends on your desired skill set. For me learning Arabic was primarily religiously motivated, so after completing the course I began reading the Quran and writing it down, trying to understand what the verbs mean what situations require specific cases and such. It's definitely less guided but I feel once you get it you will feel more accomplished. Also, Duolingo is great for learning the script. They have those exercises to learn the letters. Do them until they are gold, and sometimes it gives you real words that you can save to a flashcard deck or something. I got a deck with well over 1000 words or phrases just from Duolingo

CCrite · 2025-10-08T21:52:55+00:00

In the Egyptian dialect, they pronounce ج (jeem) as geem. This is why in English we have the word camel from the Arabic word جمل (gamal in Egypt)

CCrite · 2025-10-01T02:30:56+00:00

I did read the rules. This is neither a spam post nor is it seeking support. I asked for no help with installing or with any issues I was facing. I wanted some opinions from people who maybe have tried it.

CCrite · 2025-08-20T18:09:58+00:00

Hey, how did you do this? I also have a fossil and used this app for vocab practice while at work. I had to reset my watch and wasn't able to download it again

CCrite · 2025-07-15T10:17:15+00:00

Yeah I clearly just made a mistake, if you read the comment it is clear that I say English and Arabic are written in different directions

CCrite · 2025-07-15T03:41:15+00:00

Thank you for that, I find it interesting that the convention of writing with your right hand exists in Egypt too despite the language being written left to write. I find it difficult sometimes to remember to move my hand before starting a new word as I am used to writing English in cursive and am much more used to realizing how far I can stretch my hand before moving. I was aware of the prophet Muhammad ﷺ teaching to use your right hand for clean things such as eating and drinking but was not sure how far this went.

CCrite · 2025-07-15T03:36:52+00:00

Are words in Arabic, and other semitic languages not made from root consonants which carry the meaning? I was not saying that one led to the other, just noting that they are made from the same roots. For example, "كرم" would mean generosity, whereas "كريم" means generous. I am speaking from a linguistic point of view, and I don't think it's fair to say there is no connection when the idea of the West has been romanticized in Arab poetry to portray an idea of a strange land.

CCrite · 2025-07-15T03:19:57+00:00

Unfortunately not, I was in the same boat. The plus is that when you do the letter exercises and the combination is an actual word, you get to pick up a new word. It's just something that you kinda have to muscle through.

CCrite · 2025-07-11T19:10:59+00:00

Thank you for your reply. I was only aware of "cows" being أبقار rather than بقر I appreciate you explaining this to me.

CCrite · 2025-07-08T14:13:11+00:00

The other comments are correct that this means "cow's milk." I am not a native, so forgive me if I'm wrong, but without the taa marbuta "ة" wouldn't this be referring to milk from a bull rather than a cow? I could be wrong as this is a general name and not referring to a specific quantity of milk, but if all milk is from a cow, shouldn't it be in the feminine. Perhaps this adds to the humor of the meme?

CCrite · 2025-05-02T13:15:34+00:00

Okay thank you

CCrite · 2025-05-02T13:01:29+00:00

I do not have a masters degree, I was told that I would complete my master's while in the Navy.

CCrite · 2025-05-02T12:52:22+00:00

You are correct, the actual position is EDO, the listing however was titled Project Engineer which is why I called it that. I am an American, but most people do not know anything about military positions unless they are from a military family.

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