#islamic chants

[wellofhavoc]

very weird to see people seemingly willfully ignoring the actual connections between the fictional kingdom of hyrule to real world historical events and even claiming it's racist to draw those connections

nintendo was the one who put a cross on link's shield first

the only thing that makes link NOT a crusader is the fact that we know objectively in the world of legend of zelda that hylia is a real, benevolent god and that demise (in the body of ganondorf) is ACTUALLY the devil. that's it, that is the only thing that distances the games from real world atrocities committed by christians in the name of their god. you can still enjoy the games! i love the games!!! but acting like people who draw these comparisons are the ones who are insensitive and lacking an understanding of real world cultures is- in fact- the weird thing to do here, so please let other people enjoy their own interpretation of the series- i promise you that you can still enjoy the games as they're written.

#removing islamic chants and crosses from the games is only half the battle #i do appreciate that the gerudo aren't entirely evil now #but we do have to remember that saying they aren't entirely evil came with them including a hylia statue in their gardens #there is STILL an implication even this late in the series that following hylia is what decides if a person is 'good' or not #legend of zelda #tears of the kingdom

[shesnake]

I can't tell if ac mirage is Islamophobic or not

#like there's a lot of stuff I would call silliness. simplistic but not harmful. #but also the interactions between basim and ali and their philosophical debates are a bit 🤨 #in that it's quite unclear if we're supposed to view ali's views on the order as unfair #and they're just quite generic views on justice that do not conflict with or reflect Islam #but also why is this cut scene of ali rallying rebels by chanting allahu akbar and the first half of the kalima shahada #why is it (from basim's point of view) shot as something troubling. 😐🤔🤨 #basim you bitch #ac #ac mirage

[drowningincaffiene]

Crazy how some people only remember their religion when ur practicing yours

#why do hindus hate muslims so much for no reason????? #i was outside in my abaya and this group of teens started walking too close to me and started chanting #like???? what do u get??? #and im not the only one who has experienced this there are many instances of agressive hindus #i cant even go outside in my abaya and feel safe #but i would i would take a hundred Islamophobs over not being able to practice islam at all <3 #moon rambles

[planetesoufie]

و صل يا رب على المختار صلاتك الكاملة المقدار صلاتك التي تفي بأمره كما يليق بارتفاع قدره 💚

#تصوف #islam #soufisme #sufism #love #spirituality #art #sufipoetry #sufimusic #muhammad #شعر_صوفي #mawlid nabawi #mawlid #sidijamal #samaa' chants soufis #sufi sama #sufi music #beautiful #المولد النبوي الشريف

[derichelieu]

I need to stop scrolling social media first thing in the morning because way too often I see shit that makes my blood boil and curd and the whole day is some type of a day now

#dedicated to this fb page and their article that began with a fucking white woman that converted to islam out of her fucking free will #who lives in a fucking western country #and wears a hijab because she fucking wants to #going ummm actually it hurts my feelings when Iranian women who face death even WHEN THEY WEAR IT chant no to hijab #ok baby we need to tell them to shout no to *forced* hijab because your living in Poland ass wants to wear it <3 got it #hehe they live in an autocratic theocracy where it's all mandatory hijab so it's a bit redundant if you think about it #but let us not hurt your feelings that you inserted in this situation <33333 first and foremost #liberalism rots brains

[garden-of-islam]

Islam and Buddhism

When I was growing up, I always felt like a Taoist among Buddhists. I frequently referenced an old work of art to help justify my odd choice, called The Vinegar Tasters. It can be difficult to feel like the odd one out, even if your choices are based on your own values and the apparent universal truths as they seem to you. I could just never get on board with the Four Noble Truths, specifically the first one that All Life is Suffering. Looking back, I could've very easily accepted this as fact; my life was dominated by one abusive parent and one neglectful parent (though they often shared roles) and their girlfriends and wives only had an amplifying effect on these traits. Nevertheless, I was still happy by nature. God protected me and the autism He gave me insulated me and it wasn't until I got older that I began to feel the effects of my upbringing. I knew that I felt unsafe at home but I escaped to school 5 days a week. I had my respite.

I do find it interesting that there is a hadith that reports a similar, though not the same, sentiment. "This world is a prison for the believer and a paradise for the disbeliever." There are scholarly interpretations of what this means, but I think everyone is capable of finding their own meaning in this. It is also important to remember that hardship comes with ease. These two, taken together, show us that life is a mixture of experiences, not just suffering alone. Not only this, but there is sufficient repetition in the Quran to demonstrate that there is relief in worship. The root of suffering then, is not desire, but rather the desire that springs forth when we lose focus on our purpose - that purpose being only to worship God.

There are two practices that are shared between Islam and Buddhism. I'm sure there are plenty of others, but these two really stand out. The first one is Intention or Niyyah, in Arabic. In Buddhism, Intention is a very important part of mindfulness practice. It can affect your daily life or your everlasting karma (remember - Buddhism shares a lot with Hinduism because it was born out of a response or a critique of the Hindi worldview). These days, when I think about karma, I wonder who's doing the judging. Who's holding the cosmic scales? Surely a collective consciousness would lean toward selfishness, as people do. Is there not something or someone greater than the creation with our small perspectives and short life spans? Are we truly fit to measure our own actions, even collectively? Not to mention, I'm sure we have all experienced the frustration of using gentle or healthy communication only to have it be misinterpreted. I know my intention to hold myself and others accountable has been perceived as an act of war plenty of times. Our intentions don't change the free will of others.

As a quick aside, I think this is why Narcissism and western-new-age-spirituality culture often go hand in hand. When the purpose of the spiritual path is to BECOME perfect, rather than to SERVE the Perfect One, any request for change is an affront to the performance. How dare you correct me or ask me to do something else? I am ENLIGHTENED. Okay friend, you meditated once on mushrooms and read a few articles. You haven't finished a book since middle school and your parents paid for your crystal collection that was harvested by children who later died in the mines. You continue to buy makeup containing mica even though it is also mined by children in unsafe conditions. You go to Coachella and eat at Chick Fill-a even though you claim to be an ally to the LGBTQ+ community. All we're asking you to do is stop projecting your insecurities on everyone around you and grow up a little. But I guess it's really difficult to grow up when you're already perfect. And for those who want to discuss cultural differences and the effects of transplanting the tradition, I would remind you that Tibet is probably doing better with China in charge (but that doesn't mean all of their conquered peoples in western provinces are. *cough*East Turkestan*cough*)

Okay, let's talk about meditative chanting now, speaking of meditation. I feel like this is such an overlooked practice in the west. When I was a taoist and I used to discuss spirituality with other spiritualists, I would often want to discuss meditation and how to do it better but I found that most people just ... didn't. Even ten minutes a day was too much. In Islam, we have a form of chanting called Dhikr and it is used not for mindfulness, but instead in remembrance of God. There are a ton of examples in the linked article, so I won't get into those, but there are endless possibilities for the choice of what to say. Even using one of the 99 names of God found in the Qur'an is common for people who want to connect with that aspect of their Creator. The most common Buddhist chant can be reduced to Omm but the long form can be found in the link I provided. I would argue that this chant is about activating or becoming the "God within" or "Atman" as it is known in Hinduism. Atman is different from the notion of a soul. In Islam, our soul was created by God and given to us by God. It is not a tiny version of God. There is no God within. God is God, and we are His creation. If we had God within, we would be worshiping ourselves. That is a poison to the development of our souls (aka the spiritual maturity process). The gift of the conscience that comes with the fitra is not supporting evidence for a concept like Atman, it is merely a gift from God to allow us to have free will and make our own decisions.

And yes, Islam DOES support the notion of spiritual development, self actualization, study, maturity and a process, and service to your community... as acts of worship. We also remember that in communities, there are rights and responsibilities. Even your body has rights over you, so giving of yourself and your time to the point that you neglect your body or your own needs is a very unhealthy path to go down. Islam and the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ warned us to avoid extremism. It can be found in any faith practice and is practiced by some Muslims, but it is still contrary to the true teachings of Islam.

#islam #convert to islam #la ilaha illa allah #religion #special interest #spirituality #actually autistic #autism #autistic adult #buddhism #dhikr #chanting #intention #niyah

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[littleabriel-blog]

I'm going to make this very simple for you:

--if, upon encountering a Jewish person online or IRL, your first action is to ask them their feelings regarding Israel, Gaza, or the sort, you are an antisemite.

--if, upon finding a Jew online, your first instinct is to search their blog to find signs that they might be a Zionist, you are an antisemite.

--if, upon encountering a Jewish person, your first instinct is to interrogate them as to whether or not they are a Zionist (in other words, a "good" Jew or a "bad" Jew), you are an antisemite.

--if you claim to care for Palestinians yet don't also condemn the Syrians, Lebanese, or other majority Muslim nations who have also persecuted them and denied them refuge, you are an antisemite.

--if you support blatantly antisemitic groups such as Hamas (who also persecute the Palestinians, btw, not to mention their stated aim is to wipe all Jews out from the Levant, which is what that "river to the sea" chant means), the Houthis (they have a flag that literally states "a curse upon the Jews), the Islamic Regime, and others, you are an antisemite.

--if someone can't tell the difference between you and a literal Nazi, you are an antisemite.

--if you deny what happened on October 7 or even say that the people who were raped and killed "deserved" it, you are an antisemite.

--if you hold all Jews responsible for the actions of Israel's government, you are an antisemite.

--if you hold no other nation to the same standards and accountabilities as you do Israel, you are an antisemite.

Feel free to add, fellow Jews.

#leftist antisemitism #antisemitism

[notaplaceofhonour]

A reminder that Anti-Israel doesn’t mean “Pro-Palestinian”.

The militant faction referenced here is Ansar Allah (aka The Houthi Movement, commonly known as just “the Houthis”), a totalitarian theocracy that does not mince words about hating not just Israel, but the Jewish people. Their slogan, which they display as the symbol for their movement, is “God is the Greatest; Death to America; Death to Israel; A Curse On the Jews; Victory to Islam”.

Also no, the Houthis didn’t risk jack shit for Palestine. They’re one in a long line of militant factions who are directly responsible for the humanitarian crisis in Yemen. Abandoning their own people’s humanitarian needs to wage war isn’t a “risk” for them; it’s standard operating procedure.

The people obscuring this fact to position them as heroes for opposing Israel are engaging in dishonest, manipulative, and immensely antisemitic propaganda. (Also, like, “puppets”? Really? That’s not even subtle.) You do not even have to scratch beyond the surface of just “who is this referencing, and what is their slogan that they plaster everywhere on everything?” to know this. The fact that anyone would fall for it demonstrates gross negligence & a deep & unserious lack of curiosity on their part. There’s no excuse.

But what if you did actually spend more than 5 seconds to know more than 2 facts about the government of Yemen? Well, you might find:

There is a long history of antisemitic violence in Yemen. It culminated in 1949, and roughly 47,000 of Yemen’s 50,000+ Jews fled to Israel. A few remained, but the Houthi regime (which formed in the 90’s and is the one that is now attacking Israeli ships) is so openly, explicitly, & genocidally antisemitic that it forced even that remnant to flee.

The last Jew in Yemen, Levi Salem Musa Murhabi, is currently rotting in a Houthi prison where he has been illegally detained & tortured for the last 7+ years. Our last sign of life was in 2022, so we don’t actually know if he’s still alive.

The country that tried to murder all their Jews & continues to torture the only one that remains is now attacking the country where all those Jews went, all the while chanting “death to Israel, a curse on the Jews.” Do the math. They didn’t “show up” for Palestinians. They pulled up on Israel because that’s where all the Jews they’ve been trying to murder for years live.

#antisemitism #yemen #i/p #houthis

[kelluinox]

Current mood as an anti Russia Russian jew:

- Watching western college kids spout the same propaganda you heard on channel one growing up

- Hearing chants of "Death to America" and seeing the destruction of the American flag and whispering "of course" to yourself because you know exactly where this rhetoric came from and who sponsored it

- Watching the world waste its time on a democratic country fighting back against terrorists instead of paying attention to the real evil in the world like Russia, Iran, or China, because... antisemitism is more entertaining and you guys haven't been allowed to kill jews in a while I guess

- Being frustrated by the protests because nobody exerted this much energy on Ukraine and everybody has already forgotten about Ukraine and it's so painfully obvious that you all just hate jews

- Remembering the time you sat in class and had to listen to your professor say shit like "America is the greatest evil", and "America is committing modern day colonialism through globalization and global market" and then comparing that rhetoric to that of the brainwashed western college kids'

- Being terrified of the upcoming 9th of May because you have no idea what kind of shit your country will pull on the 9th of May

- Being very familiar with Islamic fundamentalism because you live near Chechnya and for as long as you remember you have been witnessing the murder of human rights' activists, attacks on lawyers, and young women and girls trying to escape families who promised to honor kill them, mutilated them or poisoned them with medicine - some successfully crossing the border to Georgia but many more being dragged back to Chechnya from where they were hiding in Moscow and St Petersburg to their deaths

- And then watching the west pretend that there is no extremism or problems because then you will be called a bunch of names and obviously that's very scary 👍

- Realizing you have nowhere to run because the west has been thoroughly infiltrated and is digging itself a grave and hasn't stopped doing so for 8 months now

- Losing friends because they either fell for the propaganda and don't see the danger you see so clearly, or they are too cowardly to call out the mob and lose followers on social media. Even though losing followers will be the least of your fucking problems when you lose your democracy and freedoms

- Being furious 24/7 because more sane people aren't standing up, again afraid of the mob and losing their social media status

- Honestly just expecting to be bombed by now

#в добрый путь как говорится #да я в депрессии спасибо что заметили #antisemitism #leftist antisemitism #russia #world problems #western idiocy #jumblr

[the-library-alcove]

Wait why is "from the river to the sea" a genocidal chant??

Simply put, it's being chanted by Hamas supporters, who have made it abundantly clear that they intend to control and ethnically cleanse by means of mass murder the entire region between "the river and the sea".

And the version "From the River to the Sea, Palestine will be free" is the English translation. In the original Arabic... well...

There are two versions:

min il-ṃayye la-l-ṃayye / Falasṭīn ʿarabiyye/من المية للمية / فلسطين عربية,

"from the water to the water / Palestine is Arab"

Which, well, doesn't have much room for non-Arabs, now does it?

And the version

min il-ṃayye la-l-ṃayye / Falasṭīn islāmiyye من المية للمية / فلسطين إسلامية,

"from the water to the water / Palestine is Islamic"

Well, that doesn't leave any room for Jews, now does it?

But yeah, given that the people chanting the slogan in English are doing so in explicit support of Hamas--which has said that they will continue to engage in 7/10-style attacks until they kill all of the Jews, which is not an exaggeration on my part--there is no way to take that statement as anything other than an endorsement of Jewish genocide or ethnic cleansing.

#antisemitism #leftist antisemitism #the anti imperialism of idiots

[luminalunii97]

Today marks one year anniversary of 2022 Iranian uprising against the oppressive Islamic Republic regime. An uprising that started with the brutal murder of a young kurd woman, Mahsa Jina Amini, for "inappropriate hijab".

For the past couple of weeks, the regime has prepared their forces to beat down any new movement immediately. The streets of Tehran and many other cities are lined with anti riot forces and police cars. In Saqez, the home city of Amini family, they've stationed the army around the city to massacre people in case they try to start another wave of protest. Mahsa's father has been arrested alongside some family members of other last year uprising martyrs.

There has been small protesting gatherings in Iran in the last two days, there has already been some arrests and violent crackdowns on protesters. I hear people chanting from my neighborhood homes. The government would commit as many bloodbaths as it takes to secure their position, but you can't beat people into obedience when they hate you from the bottom of their hearts.

Woman life freedom

#iran #mahsa amini #iran protests #human rights #iran revolution #women's rights #middle east #politics #woman life freedom

[hindahoney]

So many of you are genuinely monsters and you think you're the heroes. Forgive me for not believing that any of you ever actually gave a shit about Palestinians, as you sit here in your pro-hamas rallies with swastika flags while you chant "gas the jews!" and tear down posters of kidnapped hostages. You glorify Hamas, the terrorist organization that uses and abuses Palestinians, that shoots them if they try to evacuate from zones that Israel has warned they're going to strike.

You have been silent for decades while Lebanon and Jordan keep their Palestinian population in refugee camps. You have been silent when no other neighboring country has given Palestinians citizenship status that would enable them to live a comfortable, normal life. You were silent when Palestinian Islamic Jihad and Hamas rockets misfire and kill innocent Palestinians. You were silent when Hamas steals aid meant for civilians. You were silent when Hamas dug up water pipes from the ground so that they could make more rockets.

If you were silent then, you're using Palestinians as a mask for your Jew-hatred. If you want to really advocate for Palestinians, keep the same energy for every country, not just the only Jewish state, and try to educate yourself on what Israelis have been doing to try to help Palestinians, because I promise you it's way more than you've ever done in your life.

#how can i believe or trust you if youre using photos and videos of syrian kids being killed and saying theyre palestinian #not to mention the fact that every single message i get from someone claiming to be a palestinian supporter is just straight up violent #the amount of times ive been called a kike and told that theyre happy my people are dead #how can i believe you arent a fucking monster if these are the messages im getting and this is whats happening #how can i believe you are acting in good faith if you are cheering on the death of jews #and if you havent done jack shit for palestinians before this #if you didnt do an ounce of research #if you watch these fake videos coming out of pallywood that have been debunked so many times and use the same actors #and you dont try to factcheck them at all #and you just eat up anything hamas says

[ponchigg]

It pisses me off when people are suddenly all on board with being religious intolerant when it comes to Shifting because ‘It was made up on TikTok’ when that’s not even truth. Practices similar to shifting have been around for centuries in various diverse religions.

Where are some of them:

Shamanism :: In many indigenous cultures, shamans enter altered states of consciousness, often through rituals involving drumming, chanting, or the use of entheogens (psychoactive substances). In these altered states, shamans believe they can travel to different realms or realities to gain wisdom, heal, or communicate with spirits.

Buddhism :: Certain advanced meditation practices in Buddhism, particularly within Tibetan Vajrayana Buddhism, involve visualizing detailed and elaborate divine realms and deities. Practitioners believe that through these visualizations, they can shift their consciousness to these divine states, leading to big spiritual insights and enlightenment.

Hinduism :: The practice of Yoga, particularly the more esoteric branches such as Kundalini and Raja Yoga, includes techniques that aim to transcend reality. Advanced practitioners might experience states of consciousness that feel like entering different realms or realities. Additionally, the concept of "Maya" in Hindu philosophy describes the world as an illusion, and their spiritual practice aims to see through this illusion to the ultimate reality, Brahman.

Mysticism :: Many mystical traditions across religions, including Sufism (Islamic mysticism), Christian mysticism, and Jewish Kabbalah, involve practices that aim to transcend the ordinary world and experience a direct, personal connection with the divine. These experiences can be described as shifting to a higher, more profound reality.

And these are just some I found, there’s many more. I don’t expect any respect from more ‘conservative’ people, but to see youtubers/influencers who built their whole image around being an ‘ally’ and ‘against religious intolerance’ and then backtracking because suddenly it’s okay since ‘it’s only making fun of teenagers’ without caring to do any research shows very well that their support is purely performative to appease their public.

Pick a side, you can’t say you’re against religious intolerance and then make fun of centuries-old practices just because an younger audience is popularizing it on social media.

#Ponchigg’s Knowledge #law of assumption #law of attraction #manifestation #manifesting #reality shifting #shifting community #void #void state #loa

[she-is-ovarit]

Over 338 women were killed in Turkey since March 2023, an activist group says. ISTANBUL -- Thousands of women took to the streets of Istanbul, Turkey, to mark International Women's Day Friday despite a ban by the government, demanding equality and change of laws to protect women and help them gain their rights in the country and around the world. Waving purple flags as a sign of International Women's Day, they filled the air with slogans and rallying cries despite a ban on rallies by authorities. "The world would shake if women were free," "Resist for rebellion, resist for freedom," and "Woman, Life, Freedom," they chanted. While the police had blocked access to the streets leading to the protest location several hours ahead, some women said they figured out their own ways to get there and participate in the protest. "I have been here in this coffeeshop today at 1 pm to make it here at 7:30 pm," Irem, 35, told ABC News. "Women's rights are basically nonexistent in Turkey right now," she added. Turkey was the first country to join the Istanbul Convention in March 2012 which aims at preventing gender-based violence by setting legally binding standards to protect victims and punish perpetrators. However, 9 years later, in 2021, Turkey became the first and only country that left the convention in a decision made by President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan's Islamic leaning government who believed the treaty eroded their conservative values.

Irem said the Turkish government has been backsliding in terms of women's rights and mentioned the rising number of femicide cases across Turkey over the past 10 to15 years. According to We Will Stop Femicide, a prominent activist group in Turkey, 338 women have been murdered since March 2023, and 248 died under suspicious circumstances. The campaign added that 212 of these women were killed at home, 134 of them by their husbands, 47 by their boyfriends, and 36 by their ex-husbands. Two of the victims did not know their murderers at all, according to the group. Protestors called for more unity among women and for finding ways to get out of the situation and make things better for women and members of minority groups such as the LGBTOAI community. Yagmour, a young protestor wearing an all-purple outfit and makeup, said she has attended the 8th of March protests in different cities of Turkey over the years. Despite her disappointment with the government's policies, she said she keeps up her hopes in women's power from around the world to pay attention to each other and also to the situation in Turkey. "As women, it is important that we all stay together, no matter what nationality," she told ABC News.

This article is written by Somayeh Malekian, Maggie Rulli, and Engin Bas, March 9, 2024, 5:06 AM

#Turkey #women's rights #feminism #global feminism #Turkish women #violence against women #domestic violence #femicide #sex based oppression #male violence #womens rights #female liberation now

[mariacallous]

Just a few months ago, Palestinians took to the streets and openly protested against Hamas and its rule over Gaza:

GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — Several thousand people briefly took to the streets across the Gaza Strip on Sunday to protest chronic power outages and difficult living conditions, providing a rare public show of discontent with the territory’s Hamas government. Hamas security forces quickly dispersed the gatherings.

Marches took place in Gaza City, the southern town of Khan Younis and other locations, chanting “what a shame” and in one place burning Hamas flags, before police moved in and broke up the protests.

Police destroyed mobile phones of people who were filming in Khan Younis, and witnesses said there were several arrests. Dozens of young supporters and opponents of Hamas briefly faced off, throwing stones at one another.

The demonstrations were organized by a grassroots online movement called “alvirus alsakher,” or “the mocking virus.” It was not immediately known who is behind the movement.

Hamas rules Gaza with an iron fist, barring most demonstrations and quickly stamping out public displays of dissent.

The Islamic militant group seized control of Gaza in 2007 from the forces of Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, prompting Israel and Egypt to impose a crippling blockade on the territory. Israel says the closure is needed to prevent Hamas, which does not recognize Israel’s right to exist, from building up its military capabilities.

The closure has devastated Gaza’s economy, sent unemployment skyrocketing and led to frequent power outages. During the current heat wave, people have been receiving four to six hours of power a day due to heavy demand.

“Where is the electricity and where is the gas?” the crowds shouted in Khan Younis. “What a shame. What a shame.”

Protesters also criticized Hamas for deducting a roughly $15 fee from monthly $100 stipends given to Gaza’s poorest families by the wealthy Gulf state of Qatar.

There was no immediate comment from the Hamas authorities.