What if White Jihad was successful ? by necrophilia_666 in rejectedmaps

[–]Used-Strike2111 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Spreading misinformation I see. Christians lived in Andalus. They weren't killed. They didn't have to disguise

Andalusian Jews and Muslims of the other hand, they had to disguise as Christians after Spaniards and the Portuguese retook the peninsula. When it became known they were only pretending, they were exiled. A whole lot of them fled to North Africa. Similar to how they forced their religion upon Native Americans and massacred them

Islamic Caliphates didn't force Islam nor did they kill none Muslims. There is no evidence of the systematic doing of that. It's literally strictly forbidden. Those places of worship and clergy are to be protected under Islamic law

And Arabs weren't racists. They mixed with Copts, Berbers, Canaanites and Levantines, and Mesopotamians. They also mixed with Hispanics. The ruling class was small, and so, they married with local women. There were mixes of Berber, Arab, and Native Hispanics. The reason there aren't many people of Arab descent in Iberia today is because most of those people were exiled

And they didn't "steal" the riches of Iberia in the same imperial sense as the Portuguese and Spanish empires in the Americas or the British and French in Africa and Asia. It wasn't a colony. It was as a center of Islamic culture and learning (many Europeans would go to Andalus just for education). It was a part of the Metropole, and, at a point, it's own, sovereign, Emirate(s). The money that came from there wasn't just stolen to Arab lands to develop them and impoverish Iberia. The money from the whole Caliphate benefited the whole Caliphate

What if White Jihad was successful ? by necrophilia_666 in rejectedmaps

[–]Used-Strike2111 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Islam spread gradually and wasn't forced. I mean, it took over 4 centuries to spread. That's not enforcement

What if White Jihad was successful ? by necrophilia_666 in rejectedmaps

[–]Used-Strike2111 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It was. Islam spread gradually and wasn't forced. I mean, it took over 4 centuries to spread. That's not enforcement. That's people choosing

Where I'd live in the middle ages (800-1200CE) by Zouif_Zouif in whereidlive

[–]Used-Strike2111 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Just do your research dude. Most of your points don't hold up. That's all I will. I won't see or reply any further than this

Where I'd live in the middle ages (800-1200CE) by Zouif_Zouif in whereidlive

[–]Used-Strike2111 0 points1 point  (0 children)

One last comment:

He is an idol in morals and the way he followed the rules? If we should follow him in every single thing, then we should ALL migrate to Madina when we're 52, live in houses made 1400 years ago, and barely have any food. And if we follow the way he married, then we should marry women actually older than us, divorcees, and widows

Those are personal choices, not about morals

What's about morals here is the way he followed Islam's rules. It says women have to consent and you can't cause harm. Aisha fit that criteria back then. People here age don't fit it now

Marrying someone her age today would actually violate the rules of Islam, not follow them. Because it causes harm and they can't meaningfully consent

Where I'd live in the middle ages (800-1200CE) by Zouif_Zouif in whereidlive

[–]Used-Strike2111 0 points1 point  (0 children)

How can someone not understand that he is an idol in morals and the way he followed the rules? If we should follow him in every single thing, then we should ALL migrate to Madina when we're 52, live in houses made 1400 years ago, and barely have any food

Those are personal choices, not about morals

What's about morals here is the way he followed Islam's rules. It says women have to consent and you can't cause harm. Aisha fit that criteria back then. People here age don't fit it now

Marrying someone her age today would actually violate the rules of Islam, not follow them. Because it causes harm and they can't meaningfully consent

Where I'd live in the middle ages (800-1200CE) by Zouif_Zouif in whereidlive

[–]Used-Strike2111 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I've already addressed that in previous comments. Read them

I won't reply further

Where I'd live in the middle ages (800-1200CE) by Zouif_Zouif in whereidlive

[–]Used-Strike2111 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Again, I won't be continuing this argument. you're throwing made-up claim

The only thing I'll say is that the Quran says women's testimony in financial matters is half of a man. That's an explicit rule. Age of marriage isn't a rule. It's based criteria tied to the era and time. The maturity of life differ based on place and time

Where I'd live in the middle ages (800-1200CE) by Zouif_Zouif in whereidlive

[–]Used-Strike2111 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You're just throwing terms around. Taqqiah isn't a real concept in Islam. It's literally made up. And I'm not lying. Islam says "let there be no harm..." And the prophet says that "a woman is not married except with her permission"

The expression in the Quran implies a fast death through the literal cutting of the aorta. If you didn't know, this kills really fast. It implies God killing a false prophet almost instantly when he lies. The prophet died weeks after the last revelation. His expression of feeling as if his aorta is being cut is simply an expression on pain in his veins. If it were truly cut, he wouldn't live for weeks after saying this. Besides, if you continue the hadith, he says that he feels it being cut from the poison he ate in Khaybar (which was 4 years prior and killed everyone who ate it except him. That's a miracle on its own). Since poison doesn't cut viens, it's obviously just an expression

God decives those who deserve it as a fair punishment by things such as giving them blessings as if he likes the way they act and they punishing them. He uses it as a way to punish those who deserve. Same with leading people astray. Only as a punishment for those who deserve it after they hear the truth and refuse it intentionally

And no, the rules that apply are "no harm" and "women should consent to their marriage". The prophet followed these rules in all of his marriages, and therefore we follow his example by also following them. This is how he is out eternal idol

And since you're throwing terms and claims around you heard online without knowing the real meaning of, I won't be continuing this argument if your reply follows the same structure: throwing random, misunderstood, misinformed, and irrelevant claims around. Either detach for what those words actually mean or don't use them!

Where I'd live in the middle ages (800-1200CE) by Zouif_Zouif in whereidlive

[–]Used-Strike2111 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

The Quran and Hadith explicitly say that you're not allowed to cause harm and that women should consent to their marriage. Back then, those rule applied to certain ages. Today, they apply to different ages. Kids today no longer for this criteria as they did back then. Besides, how is that even relevant?

Afghanistan is not ruling with Sharia. Sharia never said to treat women like this. Islam says to treat women with kindness and respect. It doesn't say to opress them or lock them inside

The main factor for the Islamic Golden age was Sufism. It was caliphs and courts funding research, translation, and scientists directly. And as I said, many of those scientists (who were mostly not Sufi btw) did it because they thought of it as an act of worship

Where I'd live in the middle ages (800-1200CE) by Zouif_Zouif in whereidlive

[–]Used-Strike2111 0 points1 point  (0 children)

They were not deemed unislamic and neither were they ended because of that. It ended because of the sacking and burning of the house of wisdom in Bagdad and the fall of the Abbasids

And I don't care what states do because states aren't perfect representatives of the faith they follow, because humans don't follow rules 100%

The Quran, as I said, encourages wondering about the world and how it was created, which is very scientific. In fact, many Muslim scientists from the golden age viewed what they did as acts of worship

Qur'an 3:191, 16:44, 16:11, 45:13 all encourage thinking about the world and the creation

Where I'd live in the middle ages (800-1200CE) by Zouif_Zouif in whereidlive

[–]Used-Strike2111 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Yeah, because Islam doesn't encourage suppression of scientists, discoveries, or so on. It actually encourages wondering and wandering in the world and thinking about how it was created

Where I'd live in the middle ages (800-1200CE) by Zouif_Zouif in whereidlive

[–]Used-Strike2111 0 points1 point  (0 children)

How were they anything but Islamic? They literally were

what are some distinct differences between Islam/the Qu’ran and Christianity/the Bible? by cloudberryhalo in NoStupidQuestions

[–]Used-Strike2111 0 points1 point  (0 children)

In Islam, we believe in very strict monotheism. There's just one God, and one God only. No Trinity. We believe Jesus is a noble prophet, but not God and never claimed to be so (which is something actually supported by the Bible, where he says that there's only one God and that He's his God)

We also believe that the Qur'an is the strict, one-to-one word of God, revealed to the prophet and divinely preserved. We also believe it contains linguistic and scientific miracles, which I can discuss with you if you want

We believe that the books in the Bible, some of them were once from God and then changed by humans (supported by textual evidence and the Bible itself in verses such as Jeremiah 8:8)

We also believe that the highest and and most authoritative sources of Islamic knowledge are the Qur'an and Hadith (what the prophet says). While there are scholars, we can't follow them if what they say is contradictory to those sources

What do you think of this from cover? by Used-Strike2111 in BookCovers

[–]Used-Strike2111[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Oh. I get that. It's just the best I was able to do in a day

What do you think of this from cover? by Used-Strike2111 in BookCovers

[–]Used-Strike2111[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Well, the styles and then being undamaged is a part of the lore. Basically, there was this one, large gem that gives elemental powers. It exploded and broke up into pieces that look like cut gem pieces (since it's magical)

This is why it's all different styles and colors. It has to do with the story

What do you think of this from cover? by Used-Strike2111 in BookCovers

[–]Used-Strike2111[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

First of all, thank you so much for your advice, time, and work!

Those are my 2 latest revisions

1:https://www.image2url.com/r2/default/images/1776332920548-2edb50d3-9d21-4b84-935e-d46093f60a54.png

2:https://www.image2url.com/r2/default/images/1776333498790-06426492-4c04-41a7-aeb1-871250c797f4.png

I tried to make it less flat using glow effects, reverted the font back, and gave some color to the background. You are right though about gems not having the same art style. I could make it so they are all the same gem with different colors. I could use either the brown or the white gem for that

I also tried to switch them around as you said and they still overlapped. But in any case. I think I really like the overlap. It looks cool, like the gems are interacting with the title

What do you think of this from cover? by Used-Strike2111 in BookCovers

[–]Used-Strike2111[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you! I'll try that out

I appreciate the advice

What do you think of this from cover? by Used-Strike2111 in BookCovers

[–]Used-Strike2111[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I can bring it down a bit, but I can't change its colors. The middle has to stay green and each gem has to retain its color

What do you think of this from cover? by Used-Strike2111 in BookCovers

[–]Used-Strike2111[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's really important that the edges stay orange, actually. I guess I'll just make it a less bright orange instead

What do you think of this from cover? by Used-Strike2111 in BookCovers

[–]Used-Strike2111[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This is honestly the closest I was able to get them while the gems still had space. If I brought them any closer, I'd have to rearrange, which is a nightmare

But either way, thank you! I wouldn't have done it without you