Judith Kusel
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The Verses of Quran make you feel Great, and is capable of solving all problems of people's lives.

A Thread!

The Quran is a friend, which will never let you down in this world and hereafter. The Qur'an introduces itself as the guidance for the worlds and the manifest light.

Qur’an says : “This is the Book of Allah, there is no doubt in it; it is a guidance for the pious" (2:2)

Allah Says “ Behold, the first House (of Prayer) established for mankind is the one at Bakkah: it is full of blessing and a centre of guidance for the whole world” (3:96)

Again Allah says: “O men! A proof has come to you from your Lord, and We have sent down unto you a clear light” (4:174)

Allah has laid down solution of every human problem in the Qur’an very clearly. Qur’an says: “..... We have revealed to you the Book as an explanation of all things, a guide, a mercy, and good news for those who ˹fully˺ submit” (16:89)

Mother Mary~”The authentic maternal energy has been absent from Earth for a long time. There have been many mothers, but the way they exercised their motherhood was often permeated with fear, worry, and even aggression. The mothers of the past were wounded mothers, who exercised

their task from a lack of being at home within themselves. They acted from an anxious feeling of being rejected for their own true nature. The authentic energy of motherhood is very light and tender and extremely flexible. In the original mother energy there is selflessness,

but not in the sense of a complete sacrifice of the self. There is a generous giving of a mother’s own abundance from the mother within herself. A mother gives selflessly, life from her womb, wants to pass on life, and allows her children their own life, their own individuality,

their own unique energy. She does not want to predetermine or shape the new life; she only wants to pass on what is flowing through her.
The original energy, the love of motherhood, is incredibly missed on Earth: in women, in men, and in children. In the past, caring for children

became almost exclusively a task for women and this is an unnatural situation. Men were only allowed to assert themselves in the social domain. A woman cannot be just giving and serving. She then becomes frustrated because the male energy in her gets denied: the energy that says

#Nationalists
In 70 years, Hindus didn't understand that a family made India a Muslim nation. But in 5 years, Muslims understood that Modi was creating a Hindu nation.
Country was cut into 2 pieces, but no sound came from anywhere. Half Kashmir gone, no noise?
1/9

Tibet went, there was no rebellion?
Wounds like reservation, emergency, Tashkent, Shimla, Sindhu were given, but no one cared
2G, Coal, CWG, Augusta Westland, Bofors like blur but no noise
Veto power was given to china, no train were stopped.
2/9

Brave heart like Lal Bahadur Shastri was lost, no candle was lit and nobody demanded a CBI inquiry
Leaders like Madhavrao, Rajesh Pilot were killed, made no difference
But as soon as beef was stopped, the catastrophe ensued
3/9

As soon as the national anthem was made compulsory, unhappiness followed
When asked to say #VandeMataram or #BharatMataKiJai, their tongues got stitched
Demonetization and GST made them dance in anger
Best efforts were made to make Aadhar into niradhar
4/9

No one felt pain for #KashmirPandits who became refugees in their own country
Rohingyas are causing pain for Muslims.
Congress has made Hindus Namard
5/9

There is nothing "secular" about New Year's Day. It is based on the Gregorian Calendar, named for Pope Gregory. The change from Julian Calendar was made due to the shift in Easter. Motivation for this New Year date was also religious.

#SayNoTo31December
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The New Year was shifted 10 days to account for Easter. Why was this particular day chosen? After December 25 for (fake) Jesus's Birthday, they counted forward to when Khatna happens.

"New Year's Day" is about the foreskin.

New Year's Day is actually Jesus' "Feast of Circumcision" secularised into the Calendar.

No surprise, since "secularism" itself largely means secularised European Christianity. We have holidays on Sunday (Church holiday). Tuesday would be

You can wish #JesusKhatnaDivas on "New Year's." The bizarre Christian superstitions about the "Holy Prepuce" included the theory by a Christian theologian that it ascended into heaven to become the rings of Saturn. Till it was "found" in Italy. No joke.

The Indian Constitution actually adopted the Shalivahana Shaka calendar (and also limited English for 10 years). We did not expect the colonial dynasty ruling India to actually implement all this. But what about "cultural nationalist" BJP? @narendramodi

I just made a short write up on "INSURANCE IN ISLAM" for my WhatsApp group "HOUSE OF FIQH" and also posted it on Facebook.

My brother @TasiuAl saw it and urged me to share it here, i have to obey him 🤣

INSURANCE IN ISLAM

A SHORT THREAD:

1. Insurance is also known as takaful (in arabic), just that there are some few differences between the conventional insurance and Takaful.

2. How takaful works: All participants (policyholders) agree to guarantee each other and instead of paying premiums, they make contributions to a mutual fund, or pool. The pool of collected contributions creates the Takaful fund.

3. The amount of contribution that each participant makes is based on the type of cover they require, and on their personal circumstances. As in conventional insurance, the policy (Takaful Contract) specifies the nature of the risk and period of cover.

4. The Takaful fund is managed and administered on behalf of the participants by a Takaful Operator who charges an agreed fee to cover costs. These costs include the costs of sales and marketing, underwriting, and claims management.

I feel I need to stand up and say that in terms of religions and religious ideologies, I firmly believe that there is room for every religious experience, provided that plurality and diversity are respected and preserved.

There cannot be peace or civility between religious communities or societies if one religious community is asserting its doctrine or views above others, and attempting to silence other views. I believe firmly in pluralism, diversity, and personal freedom to choose.

I believe that there is room for each perspective to be heard and for people to make their own determination what is healthy and right for them. As a polytheist I recognize the existence of all the Gods, and that includes Gods I myself do not worship or give cultus to.

I will always stand by the values of freedom of religious belief and practice for every human being, and that includes people with opposing views. Where I personally draw the line is with any ideology asserting its superiority at the expense of others, and striving to enforce it

My belief is that all the Gods are worthy of worship by Their people, and that people devoted to their deity/deities should strive to serve their deity/deities to the best of their abilities. There is room for everyone to do that, in my opinion.

SHIVA CHANTS SERIES-DAY 2:

𝐔𝐌𝐀 𝐌𝐀𝐇𝐄𝐒𝐇𝐖𝐀𝐑 𝐒𝐓𝐎𝐓𝐑𝐀𝐌

Author:Adi Shankaracharya

Such was the greatness of Sri Shankar Bhagvatpada that he kept earnestly asking the Devas for the benefit of mankind. From spiritual to material, every blessing is bestowed upon....

the lowly souls as us, to alleviate our sufferings, through the works of Adi Shankara. Today, Friday being the day of Devi Maa, I hereby present the Uma Maheshwar Stotram which is a nectar of devotion to Shiv-Shakti. It is a route to ultimate marital bliss. If ever things go...

downhill, you know where to fall back for sustenance. May the divine couple bless you all in your journey through lives.

नमः पार्वतीपतये हर हर महादेव!!

English translation from Temples In India Info website.

Audio renditions from YouTube towards the end of thread.

नमः शिवाभ्यां नवयौवनाभ्यां
परस्पराश्लिष्टवपुर्धराभ्यां |
नगेन्द्रकन्यावृषकेतनाभ्यां
नमो नमः शङ्करपार्वतीभ्यां ‖ 1 ‖

नमः शिवाभ्यां सरसोत्सवाभ्यां
नमस्कृताभीष्टवरप्रदाभ्यां |
नारायणेनार्चितपादुकाभ्यां
नमो नमः शङ्करपार्वतीभ्यां ‖ 2 ‖

Brahmins are the Jews of India. I say that as a non-Brahmin. People have been fed on propaganda of rich and powerful Brahmin. Then why all stories start with - Once upon a time, there was a poor #Brahmin.

Wast vile propaganda was created against Brahmins by the British to my mind, for two reasons, most potent forces they fought against were Maratha Brahmins and the role of Brahmins in 1857.

As always the seculars, Hindu Brahmins were the most staunch opposition to the British, trying to put Bahadur shah on the throne, who while a Muslim was Indian. Muslim fought to bring back Zafar, whose return would be to them, well, return of Islamic rule.

More of an army, less of a faith, men like Sir Syed, immediately aligned themselves with the British after 1857, and India became playground of missionaries. Brahmins were the intellectual guardians of the faith they planned to attack. The Polytheists.

When Pagans were demolished in Rome, it was plato’s academy which was attacked first. Kashi and Prayag was India’s academy.

Things Happen when you are in your place of Assignment

Exo 17v12
But Moses' hands were heavy;& they took a stone,& put it under him,& he sat thereon;& Aaron & Hur stayed up his hands,d one on d one side,& d other on d other side;& his hands were steady until d goin down of d sun

2.
They each located their places of assignments.
*Joshua* was at the valley fighting.
*Moses* on the mountain praying.
*Aaron* and *Hur* lifting Moses' hands. One on the left and the other, on the right.

3.
Judges 7:21 KJV*
And they stood every man in his place round about the camp: and all the host ran, and cried, and fled.

They were where God wanted and the enemy fled.

There is a right place to be.
There is a right place to cast your net.
There is a right place to invest.

4.
There is a right place to plant and be planted.

Life however, becomes miserable when we invest our speed in the wrong direction. It takes one further away from fulfilment.

Speed therefore, becomes meaningless doing the wrong thing.

5.
Some are persistent in things God has not commissioned.

Many persist in things God has not blessed

Brethren, It is fruitless to invest in what God has left.
In this New Year, pray,
I will locate my right place, my place of assignment.

3rd-4th century mosaic. The Sun God Sol. He is holding the sphere of the heavens in his hand. What makes this notable is that this is from a Jewish synagogue. I could have said this was Jesus, and people would definitely believe it.

You can see there that Sol is in the middle of a zodiac wheel, a common motif in the Roman empire. And above, there are two menorahs and a Torah shrine. The zodiac signs are labeled in Hebrew, but Greek is also present.

Here are two more examples of Sol with the Zodiac wheel, also from synagogues. Just to show it was not an isolated usage. It was common.

Here is an early Christian depiction of Jesus as the Sun God. In the 4th century, Christian art was retooled pagan art. Patronized by Constantine and his successors at first. Constantine himself worshiped Sol Invictus.

What I want to focus on here is this. The orb shows up all over the place. It represents the heavens or the whole cosmos. And the cross or X running through it is also important. I will show many examples of it to prove the point.

My life as a devotional polytheist is not centered on what others are doing or not doing, but rather on what I'm doing and need to do. How do I put my Gods first? How am I serving the and establishing right relationship with Them at all times? How can I improve my devotion?

When I browse social media I see so much finger pointing, discouragement, and endless dissection of what others are doing or how others are going wrong. For my own part I choose to focus on what I need to do for my Gods in order to be a just and productive human being.

I choose to live by example. I say live not lead, because I don't regard myself as a leader. I'm a servant of the Gods, thus my focus is service. Service to me means offering the efforts of my life and livelihood to my Gods for Their pleasure. My pleasure comes last.

The Gods are perfectly capable of chastising and punishing those who do ill or falsely misrepresent Them. They don't need my big mouth pointing out the faults of others. My service is grounded in a cultus that embraces every area of my life, including the secular.

In my household there is no secular, since my household contains a Temple and is the holder of holy relics and cult images. Washing the dishes and taking out the trash are part of serving the Temple and are part of my practice in living the Gods at all times.

''He who maintains the Saligrama shila, the Tulasi, and the conch in one place, becomes very dear to Lord Narayana." - Brahma Vaivaarta Purana.

WHAT IS A SALAGRAMA?

The Saligrama is an extremely sacred stone found in the holy Gandhaki river in the Himalayas.
They are considered the same as the Supreme Lord Himself and are worshiped throughout the temples in India, Nepal and Bangladesh.

As per Gautamiya Tantra, near the kali - Gandaki river, there is a big place called Salagram.
The stones which appear in that place are called Salagramas.

According to the Hindu tradition, this stone is the shelter for a small insect known as "Vajra-Keeta" that has a diamond tooth which cuts through the Saligram stone and stays inside it.

The Saligrama stones are hundreds of million years old when the Himalaya was an ocean floor.The Saligrams are specifically described as fossil-stones which have taken shape in the Gandaki-river, and as characterized by the presence of discus marks.

Here's the difference
Wishing & Imitating

For one it’s okay and for other is shirk however the line comes in between

Wishing is Makrooh-E-Tehreemi(MET)
Even if one Imitates without respecting and honouring their celebration, one will not become a Kafir. However this will be MET

What is Makrooh-e-Tahrimi ?
Makrooh-e-Tahrimi is an impermissible act in Deen. It's status is close to status of a haraam act. If one carries out a makrooh-e-tahrimi act, one will be sinful. The consequence of continuously carrying out a makrooh-e-tahrimi act could be disastrous

A non-muslim girl told me yesterday I wish you in Eid but you don't do in our Diwali, Xmas.
Wishing & Imitating is allowed in your religion but it is forbidden in mine

A non muslim comes to masjid by his choice because they don't have any rules but we couldn't go to mandir as

per our restriction

Islam comes with set of rules and boundries. To establish relation is okay but upto some extent.

At last,
"For you is your religion and for me is mine"
Qur'an 109:6

After everything what if a muslim does that sin. S/He wished or s/he participates does she becomes kafir?
See it completely depends on "Niyat"(intention) If one believes there religion is true then the individual is Kafir or the deed is shirk. If not then it is sin goes under MET