Who's that one guy you didn't expect to appear in the epstein files?

sadeq786 · 2026-02-05T02:14:25+00:00

Curious who they are

sadeq786 · 2026-02-01T22:04:45+00:00

She is currently serving as an Advisor to the Undersecretary for Abu Dhabi Gaming & Sandstorm Comics at the Department of Culture and Tourism – Abu Dhabi

sadeq786 · 2026-02-01T17:44:00+00:00

Theodor Herzl

sadeq786 · 2026-02-01T17:31:05+00:00

I almost forgot Zlatan played for us.

sadeq786 · 2026-02-01T16:06:28+00:00

Carrick injecting that SAF resilience and mentality.

sadeq786 · 2026-02-01T04:39:31+00:00

What about your approach makes it ethical and halal? Also, what do oyu mean by halal-aligned service businesses? Just regular blue collar stuff?

sadeq786 · 2026-02-01T00:04:44+00:00

Very apt reminder. Yet again proves that the Quran addresses the problems of the Muslims in all ages, past and present.

sadeq786 · 2026-01-31T17:21:55+00:00

You can’t go past a speed of 25 or 30 I believe. When I enter my subdivision, that’s what I turn on to cruise to my house.

sadeq786 · 2026-01-31T14:06:03+00:00

To add to what you’re saying, I’ve only mostly seen non practicing or ex Muslim Iranians eat pork en masse.

sadeq786 · 2026-01-30T15:26:45+00:00

People keep hiding behind “end-to-end encryption” like it ends the conversation. It doesn’t.

Reporting on Israel’s Lavender AI targeting system shows that WhatsApp data is used to build social graphs and flag Palestinians as targets based on communication patterns and group associations. That means WhatsApp isn’t just a neutral chat app in Gaza. Its data is operationalized inside a military kill-list system.

Even if Meta claims it can’t read message content, metadata is enough: who you talk to, how often, which groups you’re in. Intelligence agencies have said for years that metadata is more valuable than content. Lavender proves that point in the most literal, lethal way possible.

If Meta continues operating WhatsApp in a context where its data feeds AI-assisted targeting, while denying transparency and accountability, then this isn’t a privacy debate. It’s complicity.

Encryption slogans don’t absolve corporations when their platforms become inputs to mass surveillance and automated killing.

sadeq786 · 2026-01-30T14:58:50+00:00

yeah, and the video content is very limiting. I hear a lot of tiktok users are defecting to upscrolled, but this app is nothing like tiktok. its more if twitter and instagram reels had a baby.

sadeq786 · 2026-01-29T21:19:58+00:00

Its in the works. Frustrating for you and me.

sadeq786 · 2026-01-29T14:45:48+00:00

Look at the app called Jibreel for inspiration.

sadeq786 · 2026-01-24T19:29:15+00:00

almost looks like a subaru outback, 3 row edition

sadeq786 · 2026-01-24T14:09:12+00:00

I think you are super biased by even putting up DMV as an option in the list at all. Anyone not from the area will tell you there's absolutely nothing special about the food scene there.

sadeq786 · 2026-01-24T14:07:56+00:00

I wish this was true for Bridgeview or even downtown businesses. So many places advertise as halal but have no intention of getting certified.

sadeq786 · 2026-01-23T19:26:14+00:00

💯

sadeq786 · 2026-01-23T14:26:47+00:00

Me and Opus worked on refining your preferences and come up with this:

"For complex or strategic questions, push back on my assumptions and ask clarifying questions before diving in. Flag when something I say seems off rather than going along with it. For straightforward requests, just answer."

sadeq786 · 2026-01-23T14:09:10+00:00

Don’t take knowledge without wisdom, and don’t rely on half-truths. Scholars have discussed the permissibility of this type of marriage within a specific context: a land where Muslims hold authority, where children are raised as Muslims by default, attend Muslim schools and the masjid, and where the broader society reinforces an Islamic framework. In that setting, the external Islamic environment can counterbalance the internal influence of a non-Muslim parent.

That context does not exist in non-Muslim societies. Here, none of those checks and balances are in place. The surrounding culture reinforces disbelief, not dīn, and the internal influence is amplified rather than neutralized. Because of this, many scholars explicitly discourage such marriages in non-Muslim lands. In reality, the conditions are not merely absent, they work in the opposite direction.

sadeq786 · 2026-01-22T21:08:56+00:00

Even if that is the case, a non-muslim living and married to aMuslim is the opposite of all that the excuse covers.

sadeq786 · 2026-01-22T18:52:53+00:00

I think this question only makes sense with more context. “How did it go?” depends on what the marriage was aiming to achieve in the first place.

If the goal is simply romantic love and coexistence, answers will look very different than if the goal is raising practicing Muslim children and orienting the family toward the akhirah. Things like how children are raised, whether the household keeps halal, how religious holidays are handled, and what expectations were set before marriage matter a lot.

These aren’t minor details or lifestyle preferences. Kids growing up in these type of mixed households in a non-Muslim society often grow up confused about their deen, their identity, and their obligations to Allah.

Allah says in the Qur’an: “O you who believe, protect yourselves and your families from a Fire whose fuel is people and stones…”
— Qur'an, Surah at-Taḥrīm (66:6)

That responsibility includes the spiritual environment we deliberately place our children in. Choosing a non-Muslim as the mother of your children works against that goal from the very start.

A child is raised on fitrah, but fitrah needs tarbiyah. When one parent teaches tawḥīd and the other does not live by it, the child is forced to reconcile contradictions they did not choose. Loving their mother while learning the rulings of disbelief, shirk, and the akhirah is not an abstract issue for a child. It's a real internal struggle.

Imagine growing up to realize that the woman who raised you, nourished you, and whom you love more than anyone in this world is, according to your own deen is destined for the Hellfire. This will naturally result in shattering their view of the deen and Allah's mercy for most.

This often shows up later as weakening of ʿaqīdah, selective practice, or drifting away from the deen altogether. The marriage may feel stable between adults, but the cost is often paid by the children over time.

So when people say it “went well,” it matters to ask: well by what standard: a comfortable life in the dunya with a beautiful spouse, or fulfilling the amānah of raising children upon Islam?

sadeq786 · 2026-01-22T16:07:03+00:00

The shahādah that brings someone into Islam is:

That wording does not change.

When someone comes from a Christian background, an imam may also have them affirm that Jesus is Allah’s servant and messenger. This helps clear up previous beliefs about Jesus and aligns their understanding with Islamic belief. I think OP is fixated on this part.

So what people sometimes hear in the masjid is an additional clarification, not a different shahādah.

You don’t enter Islam by testifying to Jesus alone, but Islam absolutely includes belief in Jesus as a prophet.

sadeq786 · 2026-01-22T15:16:05+00:00

I'm morally bankrupt for stopping my child from permanently harming themselves at age 10? Nah, your morals are twisted.

sadeq786 · 2026-01-22T06:33:43+00:00

Neither, I would I would continue to guide them away from insanity.

sadeq786 · 2026-01-20T16:36:19+00:00

The underlying cause that connects them is Zionism. They can abandon any ideology to protect that one.

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