My 3 year old nephew is imagining some strange things. PLEASE HELP!?
Don't understand what the race of these people would have to do with anything,but imaginary friends can be wonderful companions for pretend play, which is an important way to stimulate creativity and imagination. They can act as a child's trusted confidant when there's no one else to tell their secrets to. Even small children have issues that are too private to tell us. They can help kids figure out the difference between right and wrong. Kids sometimes have a tough time stopping themselves from doing things they know are wrong. Blaming the imaginary friend for eating cookies before dinner is often a sign that the child understands right vs. wrong distinctions but isn't quite ready to assume complete responsibility for their actions. They can give you some valuable insights into your child's feelings. While it's generally perfectly fine to humor your child and go along with her claims about the existence of an imaginary friend, there are a few ground rules: Don't let the "friend" be your child's only companion. Kids need to socialize with others their own ages. If your child seems to have no other friends or has no interest in being with her peers, talk to your pediatrician. Don't let your child shift responsibility for everything bad to the friend. Treat the friend with respect. This means remembering his name, greeting them when you meet, and apologizing when you sit on them. Don't use the friend to manipulate your child. That means no comments like "Syka and Un finished their dinner, why don't you finish yours?" Most kids lose their imaginary friends between their third and fifth birthdays. Sometimes the friends are forgotten, sometimes they're sent on a distant-and permanent-trip and other times they "die" in a horrible accident. Some children make up imaginary friends because they are lonely.Some younger children tend to make imaginary friends to create jealousy in their peers. For example, say Suzie and Ally got in a fight. Suzie made an imaginary friend so she could say to Ally, "My friend is better than you!" even though her new friend is imaginary.Imaginary friends can help you with reality. They are someone you can boss around, and you can make them do anything; whatever the cause. Either way,there is no cause for concern.
Fellow Muslims: Kissing and hugging before marriage?
Salam, I know that sex before marriage is unlawful in Islam, but what about if you are engaged to a pious muslim man, and you hug and kiss him but dont go any further than that? Is it still haram? It seems kind of strange to me because in order for a relationship to stay alive some physical contact should take place, it dosent have to be sex. I don't see the harm in a quick kiss or hug or cuddle with your fiance, as long as its not sex. Help?
In my society, it is not strange about marrying with Jinns. What do your Islamic scholars say about this?
Heres what an Islamic scholar has to say about the jinn marriages: Dr Ayman Shihadeh, of the University of Exeter’s Arabic and Islamic school, said stories of human marriages to jinn were not uncommon in Muslim culture, with a basis in the Holy Quran and teachings of the Prophet Mohammed (PBUH). “It’s a widely accepted and popular belief in most Muslim societies, although not everyone accepts it,” he said. “I’ve heard of people being married to jinn, who also claimed to have jinn children but this is the first time I’ve heard of a divorce.” Dr Shihadeh said some religious figures are believed to have powers over jinn, either being able to control them, end possessions or conduct exorcisms. The question of whether a human may marry a jinni is a controversial one. There is no evidence from the Shari`ah that can be said to be authentic in that regard. The majority of jurists are of the opinion that such a marriage is not lawful, but some jurists consider it to be lawful. The first opinion is the more correct to follow. Allah Almighty says: "And among His Signs is this, that He created for you mates from among yourselves, that ye may dwell in tranquility with them, and He has put love and mercy between your (hearts): verily in that are Signs for those who reflect" (Ar-Rum: 21) In this verse, mate and mates refer to spouses from the same kind, i.e., humankind. Just one advice: always thank God for making us normal sane humans.
What actually happens during wedding night in the Muslim tradition?
Um…first of all, there isn’t a single Muslim tradition for all Muslims. Each country has its own, so there might be some differences.I’ll give you the example of wedding nights in Morocco. ( For those who don’t know where Morocco is, just point your finger on the Extreme North-West of Africa, right “under Spain” ) .There is a saying here : “A one-night lasting wedding is planned for a year” In Arabic : زواج ليلة تدبيره سنة.That means that wedding here are high-priority. They are so exhausting and long, sometimes very expensive. You may hear of a divorced couple who are still paying back their debts of the marriage.Fast forward after all the dancing, and eating, at night, hours and hours of music .( Most weddings here take place in night. Weird, right?), the couple finally find themselves alone, probably for the first time ever head-to-head, tired.And this is where “the virginity test” Takes place. Yes, the brand-new groom tests whether his “wife” Is virgin or not, whether she cheated or committed adultery. Yes, both of them are anxious, nervous, crossing their fingers , hoping they pass the test.How do they pass the test? Very simple, get it into her, and see if blood comes out, a lot of blood. There are even people who get out of the room , after having their first physical contact, with their wives’ underwears full of blood to proof to the family that she is ( or was) virgin.And they can sleep after that. Maybe after all the spiritual things, like praying to thank The Mighty God for this gift, that is the wife, etc.You are probably asking : how did a 18 years old teenager know all about this? One thing is sure: our parents did never talk to us about that, and I don’t think they’ll ever do. Just heard it from someone who’d been there, also reading about that night.Virginity is a crucial element here. Why? Well, if you’re not virgin, you probably had done something with someone else, either when we were together or before. In both cases, you did something wrong according to Islam, you’re not very pure. Here’s a paradox in our Society ,men can drink wine, steal, lie, cheat, do all the other disallowed things, but the woman shouldn’t. She should be as pure as an angel.One more thing to say, the only thing related to Islam in the wedding is the publicity, letting people know that Mr X and Ms Y have just got married. Other things are related to local traditions.
Isnt it strange that a god supposably only has prophecys within that tiny fraction of the earth called israel?
"thats gods land" yea yea, withint that land were born 3 suppably big religions, jewish,christianity (and other parts of it) and islam the dead sea where it talks about historical facts like isaiah could literally be people the same (the same religion wanting to have credit) to make them look credible i dont trust none of that trash, prophecys my ***, they could easily be influenced specially since its all in that nation, fock that