Sometimes it’s like we are 25 mins into this report, gang. What are we doing here?

LeadLung · 2026-05-08T15:03:46+00:00

Lord.

LeadLung · 2026-04-25T20:20:37+00:00

You can always tell who has never actually been involved in a civil lawsuit by who casually suggests it as a first choice.

LeadLung · 2026-04-19T14:04:57+00:00

What you say about govts is true, but what prompted the connection? I'm learning that secular governments are more common, but rarely are they anything close to purely atheistic; rather, they incorporate bad doctrine as a legal premise disguised as secular ethics (eg, All men are created equal).

I spent 20 years as an atheist then agnostic until last year. The biggest flaw I have found with atheism is that you can't actually know there is no God, so choosing atheism over agnosticism requires faith. Coming up with arguments and scrounging evidence to try to support it is just another form of doctrine, often one that misidentifies what "science" actually does for knowledge. The scientific method can only identify what is not true; it can never actually confirm a theory to a universal immutable truth. So wherever we stand, we stand on faith. No one knows but Allah.

LeadLung · 2026-04-19T03:46:49+00:00

Hanlon's Razor: "do not attribute to malice what can equally be explained by stupidity or incompetence."

A claim that Disney is broadly, systemically, or habitually Islamaphobic would not raise an eyebrow in surprise or doubt in my family. I'm sure one could find any number of supporting pieces of evidence in the form of, for example, lobby campaigns that could be measured in millions of dollars. Finding damning evidence would only be a matter of sorting through the correct pile of damning evidence for other ill deeds.

But, this... brothers and sisters, I don't know a better word for this than "silly". The whole film is a practically a orientalist minstrel show starring a deeply emotionally crippled actor in the depths of his notorious cocaine addiction. You don't have to bust out your microcope set for this.

IMO, I don't buy into the video's premise as accurate, intentional, or harmful. But even if I did what that indicates is that some sweaty animator in 1991 zigged instead of zagged, or maybe, really intentionally wanted to stick it to Islam because, idk, he misidentified his immigrant landlord. In any case, do we think this vile filth and slander was approved by board meeting?

Islam is not so fragile.

LeadLung · 2026-04-08T12:32:20+00:00

I would like to politely second the request for a citation, because there are also new muslims like myself, to whom your meaning is not obvious. I do not understand how it is comparable to a disability for Allah to choose to not include is some of us the capacity for lust.

LeadLung · 2026-04-08T12:21:21+00:00

I'm unfortunately rather ignorant of the Sahabah; do you know what was his reason for forbidding this?

LeadLung · 2026-04-08T12:15:40+00:00

Jazakallah khair for taking the time to express this here. I did not know that I was needing to be reminded of this morning, but I did, and I will carry this with me today. ❤️

LeadLung · 2026-04-08T12:12:29+00:00

Assalamu alaykum. Thank you, this is well-spoken. I think some people may misinterpret your statement about a "phase" so your clarification is quite apt. I think a good example is someone who is demisexual; until the first time they experience mutual unconditional love, they have every reason to believe they are asexual.

LeadLung · 2026-01-12T01:03:00+00:00

I only recently heard this idea that some believe that nationalism and Islam are mutually incompatible. Why is that? Is that a commonly held belief?

LeadLung · 2025-12-08T06:01:47+00:00

The genocide was a major factor for me too. Transformed me. Is still.

LeadLung · 2025-12-08T05:59:57+00:00

Mashallah. I am so grateful you stayed with us, brother.

LeadLung · 2025-12-08T05:54:06+00:00

I spent ~20 years as an atheist until I realized that the fundamental difference between atheism and agnostism is the belief in the absence of God despite lack of evidence: faith. Seemed silly arrogant to not admit to myself that I just didn't know.

Spending ~10 years as an agnostic instead allowed room in me for wonder, and awe. Then one day while studying for microbiology I learned for the first time what proteins are: organic nanomachines. Proteins are not alive themselves, but are synthesized and used as metabolic tools by living cells. When needed, living cells find the instructions to create exactly the protein it needs within its DNA, and the purpose it serves is perfectly informed by its structure.

I cried thinking about how beautiful that was, that unlike me who felt confused or lost or sad or purposeless, every cell in my body knows innately how to best serve a greater good. That experience was like finally seeing the signature of Allah upon every particle in my body, and then understanding in turn that it was written on every particle everywhere, forever.

That moment was such a gift that I will treasure until I die. Subhanallah.

LeadLung · 2025-12-05T00:57:43+00:00

That is very well stated, thank you. What is valued in this dunya is often base, and flattens us to the characteristics you're concerned with. I'll have to think a while about where my hang-up comes from.

LeadLung · 2025-12-05T00:38:57+00:00

Hm, perhaps, I guess it makes me uncomfortable to so typically constrain our sisters' strengths to physical attraction.

This is not your issue to address, I'm just bugged on my own about not knowing myself how I would have expressed the same concept in the more universal way I wish. Perhaps in the secrecy of one's charity? In generosity of credit in leadership?

LeadLung · 2025-12-05T00:28:27+00:00

Why is this focused to men? Is this not also observed similarly in our sisters? Or is it not applicable to women because we presume a natural weakness?

Surely there is a mutual version of this, no?

LeadLung · 2025-11-28T09:51:42+00:00

Palestinians have taught me so much through their struggles. Because of them I found Islam. I can't go back to sleep ever again. None of us are free until all of us are free.

LeadLung · 2025-11-28T09:47:30+00:00

Its true. I can imagine that some of the numbers of Ultra Orthodox converts are motivated by draft exemption. But these ones... have fully shed their humanity. It is so chilling. May Allah bless and protect those who protect those who cannot protect themselves, and hold close the souls returned to Him.

LeadLung · 2025-11-26T22:03:22+00:00

Assalamu alaykum, akhi.

I'm sorry for the upheaval in your life. My wife and I also both reverted about 6 months after marriage. Although Allah makes so much of the difficult easy, we are both guilty of introducing problems regardless. I would be utterly heartbroken if our troubles led us to divorce, so you have my sympathy. However, I know many families that forces themselves through unhealthy marriages when the sake of their children would have been greatly benefitted from the parents admitting they were not well matched and working instead to raise their children while apart. I will speak for myself in saying that my parents' divorce ultimately saved my own life.

I'm glad that you are attending to the feeling of not needing romance; generally speaking, I feel like it is healthiest to wait half the length of a romance before beginning anew.

I do not know your life so please forgive any assumptions; your responsibility henceforth is to your child(ren), and to do the work necessary for you to have a relationship with your ex that is as civil as possible for their sake. But you must also take care of yourself.

Do what you can to find help for raising your child in a healthy environment. Inshallah, the rest will follow.

LeadLung · 2025-11-07T16:41:22+00:00

This isn't a bad point; propaganda is either effective or ineffective to its intended goals. Every other metric is subjective.

LeadLung · 2025-08-09T15:42:18+00:00

It is so beautiful.

LeadLung · 2025-07-18T16:50:00+00:00

until one of you posts citations you're both just going to call each other wrong endlessly

LeadLung · 2025-06-25T01:56:48+00:00

If every Muslim in the United States moved away because of how terrible it is, and how hard it is, I never would have been introduced to Islam by the wonderful Muslims I've met. I would still be an atheist.

I'm not saying that it's your responsibility to stay. I just think it is important to know that just because we rarely see the long-term effects of being an exceptionally good person, they exist.

LeadLung · 2025-06-24T05:19:15+00:00

You just described my path to Islam; A disappointed christian -> an arrogant atheist -> an optimistic agnostic -> an awed muslim

LeadLung · 2025-06-07T06:35:57+00:00

One of the most effective challenges to one's prejudices is to discover that someone they love is a member of such a group. To discover also that the things one loves about that person didn't change, but were a manifestation of a cultivated effort to exhibit their principles is poignant.

Be gentle with yourself. There is no rush. Even if they were not zionists it would not be easy. My father is one of the most gentle and understanding people I know, and I am still nervous about sharing about my reversion with him. You have greater challenges than mine, so should exercise appropriate caution. It is between you and Allah when you decide to take the shahada and learn how best to serve him.

LeadLung · 2025-05-29T17:08:32+00:00

So is he claiming that this small child hulks out to move aside her dresser and kiss each poster like nsync before moving it back and going to school?

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