Thank you! I don't remember the exact time I started supporting Arsenal, but I vividly remember losing 10–2 on aggregate to Bayern Munich in the Champions League, and my friends were teasing me starting from the gate. I used to watch Arsenal games before then, but I don't have clear memories.

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There is nothing like that which you should cram or remember. Just do projects, and whenever you forget, Google it. That is how it will continue in internships and work.

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Amin Amin. selam nw. I am not as active in groups as I used to be. I think it is because I always have something to do. Enjy, I am there.

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my perspective on mawlid -> watch it all

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I strictly adher to the Quran, Sunnah of Prophet Muhammad(pbuh), and the consensus of the early pious generations (Salaf)

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لَقَدْ خَلَقْنَا ٱلْإِنسَـٰنَ فِىٓ أَحْسَنِ تَقْوِيمٍۢ
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there is one long question I haven't answered. I will answer it tomorrow. Inshallah.

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Goood Night

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That clash between wanting to experience life, beauty, and joy versus feeling crushed by an endless list of restrictions especially as a woman is something so many of us struggle with.
The first thing that helped me make sense of this is understanding a core principle in Islamic jurisprudence: al-asl fil-ashya’ al-ibaha, which literally means the baseline for all worldly things (fashion, socializing, food, hobbies, having fun) is that it’s completely allowed unless there’s an explicit prohibition. The micromanagement and suspicion around joy that we run into so often doesn't actually come from the core of the religion it comes from hyper-conservative subcultures and cultural patriarchy that flip this rule upside down and act like everything is forbidden until proven otherwise.
When you look at the purpose of the rules (Maqasid al-Shari’ah), it was never meant to be this mechanical, joyless checklist of "do this and don't do that." Islam doesn't preach monastic asceticism or denying human pleasure. Enjoying beauty, laughter, love, intimacy, good food, and ambition are explicitly affirmed. The boundaries only exist to channel raw human desires like ego, vanity, unchecked consumerism, or predatory sexual behavior into safe containers ( like intimacy in marriage ) so they don't become destructive or addictive. When faith is taught strictly through legalism (fiqh) stripped of its spiritual heart (tazkiyah and ethics), it turns into an overwhelming burden instead of a mercy.
Personally speaking, I genuinely love being a Muslim woman. In so many ways, I feel like our Creator has actually spoiled us and lifted heavy burdens off our shoulders. Just think about it: we aren’t even mandated to walk to the masjid five times a day through the rain or blazing heat like men are required to we get the full reward in the comfort of our homes. Men carry the heavy obligation of providing every single penny for food, housing, and bills, and they will be held accountable on the Day of Judgment for their mothers, wives, sisters, and kids. For us? What we earn is 100% ours, and we aren't obligated to spend a cent on the household. In classical fiqh, a woman's labor is so respected that she can't be forced into domestic servitude, and she can even request compensation for nursing her own child. We have duties, of course, but the crushing weight placed on men to provide and be questioned for entire households isn't put on us.
Speaking as a sister who is navigating this right beside you and is no better than you: give yourself permission to step back from the cultural noise and hyper-detailed community standards. Focus on the core foundations your personal prayer, your character, kindness, charity, and a balanced sense of modesty.

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Spoiled by the creator of the heavens and the earth uuuuu

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since I am lazy to read and answer, I have let @aydus_journal answer this question. If you have more questions, you can ask her :)

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1 USD is 191 ETB on the black market. What happened? 👀 Why do prices go up randomly?

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قال محمد بن إدريس الشافعي:

جوهر المرء في خلال ثلاث: كتمان الفقر حتى يظنّ الناس من عفّتك أنّك غني، وكتمان الغضب حتى يظنّ الناس أنك راضٍ، وكتمان الشّدّة حتى يظن الناس أنك متنعم.


Imam al-Shafi'i said:

" The core of a person lies in three traits: hiding poverty so that people think you are rich out of your self-restraint, hiding anger so that people think you are content, and hiding hardship so that people think you are blessed ".

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Bismillah,
First of all, Allah's mercy is that He wants all of us to enter Jannah. That's where the do's and don'ts come in, because, from any perspective, a good deed is what helps someone achieve good(both here and in the akhirah). Then, many of Allah's commands that prohibit us from doing certain things either cause a bad outcome by themselves or lead to another action that causes a bad outcome.

For example, you mentioned music, and its effect is that someone may become attached to it instead of Quran and may sometimes go to places where music is played, where there might also be alcoholic drinks, and then you know the outcome.

You mentioned hiding your beauty, which Allah does not prohibit except from people who don't have Islamic permission to see it. You can show it to your family, husband, and friends, but other men are themselves told to lower their gaze. Whom to show it then? if you say, "I want non-Muslim men to look at my beauty," that's a different matter.

Then the list goes on, and every haram thing in Islam is something that causes us to reach something bad. So, you said, "Don't say dunya is a place of test," but sorry, that's the very purpose of our presence here. Both haram and halal things are clear to us, either through the Quran or Sunnah, and the test for us is which one we will follow.

The other thing is that Islam never restricted us from enjoying the beauty and blessings of this life. Rather, it teaches us to enjoy them with shukr, reflection, and in a way that does not cause us to forget Allah or His commands. We are not asked to abandon the blessings of this dunya, but to enjoy them within the boundaries Allah has set for us, while remembering the One who gave them to us.

And finally, let's not make everything subjective based on our own feelings or preferences, especially when Allah and his messenger(SAW) have already given us clear guidance. We should be careful not to judge Allah's commands solely by what we personally perceive as good or bad. Allah knows what we do not know, and His mercy is greater than we can comprehend.

May Allah make this text beneficial for me and you.

another response from brother Anwar to this question

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A useless feature tele added

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Me giving Abdu emotional support

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<3

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@DoughNutDrops mentioned here that the process of getting into Toptal was hard, but Allah made it easy for him because he got married around that time and Allah put barakah in his life. So, I think I should get married before trying Toptal a second time 😁

He has mentioned his tech journey in his podcast with Anex. I am sure you will find it valuable. I took the lesson on how committed and dedicated you should be to reach your goals.

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swear to God every telegram channel owner owes robi a thank you
nga quite literally gave infinite content to everyone lol

He should make it paid atp 😅

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get married instead of buying claude pro max 😅

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