I have a standard size chihuha as well and his name was Goland. My ex gf's kids named him that. I thought it was just Golan, because when my ex said his name I didn't hear the 'd', so that's what is on his tag now. He was her's, but she is unable to take him for the time being. I sometimes call him "Goo goo" and "Stinky Golan" because he doesn't care for baths very much. My step mom called him "Goulon rouge" once.

I live with my dad and three cats as well. The first is a black manucoon named "cuddley" and my dad started calling him "king cuddley" which has evolved into just "king". The second cat is named "Thai Thai". Her nickname was "baby" for awhile and my dad for some reason can't accept that she is a girl. The newest cat we have is named "Shinelly" and she is just usually referred to as that, although now her nickname has become "baby" sometimes.

@phoenix-serpentExactly. If this was better represtented in the media or documentaries then we wouldn't keep being pushed apart. I'm actually a Christian and I believe that Islam is just a refined version of Judiaism and Christianity. Doesn't the Qu'ran have the saying that we are toforgive seventy times seven like in the New Testament? I'm a Christian that believes thateveryonedoesn't haveto pray to Jesus to go to heaven though either, so maybe I'm a Muslim.

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No its not.

Buttons1990

It isn't in Islam... Islam isn't a "turn the other cheek" type of religion like Christianity is "supposed" to be... It actively says in the Quran you can use violence to protect Islam and says Jihad is the duty of all Muslims should Islam be threatened... In fact when the Quran was written, and Islam was new (and there weren't many Muslims), Muslims were widely persecuted... And the wording of the Quran actually calls for the killing of non-Muslims (in that day and age) because non-Muslims persecuted Muslims... A sort of eye for an eye policy... The very founding of Islam was done through war with several battles fought between Muhammad and the Muslims and the non-Muslims in control of Mecca (between Mecca and Medina) within a decade of the religions founding and the Quran even has verses claiming divine intervention by God to win those battles and strike down the enemies of Islam...

Lets take a look in the obligations of a Muslim. Shall we? The spiritual problems that a person will face are the temptations to sin and disobey God. Just as God has reached out to the wickedness of man and brought mercy upon him, so should a Muslim do the same. Integrated within the Islamic religious manuscripts is the Arabic term "jihad," which is understood to mean "strive" or to "struggle." As it regards in Islam, jihad is the succeeding struggle against evil, which is the symbolism of holy war.Thereare passageswhere Muhammadclearly expresses that the struggle within one's self to not sin, is not only greater than external conflicts, but is the true jihad and means of salvation through self-refinement. This is what real Islamic scholars refer to as the Greater Jihad. I believe that this shows logical evidence that jihad of the heart and soul is more important than jihad by means to defend and obtain an Islamic state in the flesh. When you take into account the spiritual side of the Qu'ran it is much in line with Western thought.

A Muslim scholar named Salem Al-Hasi wrote: "The genuine purpose for fighting is to assure their freedom of religion and safety for their people; their lives and their belongings. In order to maintain that the fighting is in the cause of Allah, the target is limited to those that oppress the people. They should never transgress that defensive limit… In Shari'ah, or Muslim law, the jihad and obligations of the Muslim is living a life whereby one presents a good example of Islam and reflects its essence."

The Muslim's struggle then is not consideredonly to followers of Islam because injustice and oppression is the concerns for all of humanity. Although, their struggle (jihad) is a matter of keeping evil away from themselves and others and maintaining their faith in God. Murder is considered evil in the Qu'ran too.

Six pages of replies, and i wonder how many of us have read the Qu'ran and have any reasonable basis at all on which to found an opinion on this?Ninja-Hippo

I have read much of it and I tried to solidify a sound argument with the Qu'ran's teachings on page four. It is a tough one though when you are considering if the holy war they are fighting is a just one. I've concluded that it is only just if there is a threat to the Muslim. I've seen verses that talk about how even their property should only be defended when it is absolutely necessary. My response to the above posts concerning Islam as an eye for an eye religion is this: "The recompense for an injury is an injury equal thereto (in degree): but if a person forgives and makes reconciliation, his reward is due from Allah: for (Allah) loveth not those who do wrong. (42:40)".

More good quotes about forgiveness is here:http://ilovemuhammed.com/noble-quran/noble-teachings/60-the-quran-and-forgiveness

Again if you didn't read my last couple of posts, I don't believe Osama was a very good Muslim, but he was one and deserved a Muslim burial. It would have shown that America respects life and all religions more.

Whats a proper Christian? Whats a proper Muslim? Whats a proper Jew? Whats a proper hindu? etc etc? That depends entirely who your talking to.. If we are asking the West Baptist Church I am sure they will have a interesting definition to what a "proper" Christian is.. The fact of the matter is we don't know what a "proper" worshiper of Islam.. Because Mohammad is not alive any more so we clearly can not clarify to what he wanted.. In the end thats between god and the person, religion is a self identification if anything else.. The only thing that needs to be said is OBL did not share the ideals of numerous Muslim leaders and orders that spoke out against his organizations actions on 9/11.. People forget that 9/11 civilian deaths included Muslims as well.. OBL was hostile to other Islamic followers who were not as extreme as him.. sSubZerOo

I agree with you even though we shouldn't consider him an extremist, or jihadist ect. We can't really say good is in the eye of the beholder, because he went against what is considered good in the Quran. Right?

He practiced Wahabbi Islam, a sunni branch which originally started out with it's mission dedicated to weeding out "impurities", and thus does not favour progressivism!!

It also originated in Saudi Arabia.

So nah he's not a real muslim =D

mywalletsgone

Thanks for spelling Wahabbi correctly. Yes you are right about them wanting to weed out impurities among Muslims, but they also have added impurities if you think about it. One of their teachings for example is to keep almost every inch of a woman's body covered and in the Quran itself is says women should keep their faces uncovered.

Iwould say toothat he was a Muslim, just not a very good one.

As others have said, he didn't practice Islam in the right way. I've only studied Islam a little, so it's hard for me to say whether or not he deserved a proper burial. Like others have said also, there are many passages about forgiveness and God's mercy in the Quran. To me Judiaism, Christianity, and Islam are all really the same religion. In the Quran there is a scripture quoting Jesus that says, "Loveyour enemy as yourself". I believe Osama should have gotten a proper burial, because it would have shown humility to the world.

I can see how his tomb would have become a shrine and that wouldn't be good. Although, this could havebeen a moment we could have displayed why he wasn't a good muslim at all. Just think how powerful his tomb would have beensurroundedby all of the scriptures from the Quran he broke. Many muslims in the Middle East looked up to him, but many Muslims believe they aren't taking all of their scriptures into account. It seems to me that just about every teaching found in the Bible is in the Quran.

If you are a part of the three Abrahamic religons then to be in Jihad is a good thing. There is a Greater Jihad and a lesser jihad in the Quran. Jihad is just Arabic for "struggle". What most Muslims see asthe Greaterstruggle is to live without sin, and the lesser struggle is to defend yourself. Muhammad stressed the greater of the two by saying "Holy is the warrior who wrestles with himself." The Wahabi Salafi branch of Sunni Islam that Al'Queda (and many more clerics like the ones in Suadi Arabia) promots puts warfare as the way to get into heaven. However, their teachings are overlooking their own sins. Osama wrote about this in his own will to his sons. That doesn't change what he did, but you can understand that Islamis a religion that respects humanity. These so-called Jihadistshouldn't really be called jihadists at all inaMuslim's eyes, so to anwser the question if Osama was a proper Muslim I will leave this verse from the Quran: "Fight in the cause of Allah those who fight you, but do not transgress limits; for Allah loveth not transgression" (Al-Baqarah 2:190; Qur'an). I believe that this verse really sheds light on what a true martr for God should follow.

I have a Team Ico fansite and I've just recently added some links (that you can't click on yet I know) to Gamefaqs. Can I get in trouble? Do I need their permission? Thanks ahead of time for response.

The link to the site is in my sig if you want to see what I mean.