A Funny Joke.................

[AhmedSyed]

Assalamualkum wa rahamatullahi wa barakatahu

Brothers and Sisters i just wanna relay a joke my father told me he got on his email, u might have heard it. I'll try recalling it to the best of my memory.

THE AIRPORT

During the hustle and bustle of the afternoon rush at the JFK airport, two men are talking to each other while a muslim is sitting near by reading a newspaper.

[b:cec0727099]Carl:So hey, where did u wanna plan ur vacation to?

Roger:I think it was to China.

Carl:China?! But that place has too many muslims![/b:cec0727099]

The muslim man sitting nearby flinches, and trys to conceal the fact that he hears the other men near by.

[b:cec0727099]Roger:I guess so.[/b:cec0727099]

He then turns his attention to the comic section and something comes to mind.

[b:cec0727099]Roger:What do u think about...Turkey? I heard Istanbul is wo-

Carl:What?! Are u kidding me? That place is full of muslims![/b:cec0727099]

The muslims nearby now gets really uncomfortable and coughs. He thinks about saying something polite but chokes it down.

[b:cec0727099]Roger:Ah! Now i've got it! Ill go to Indonesia!I heard the senery there is to die for!!

Carl, now obviously disturbed, looks at Roger and stares dumbly at him trying to figure out what is up with him.

Carl:Indonesia!That place is infested with Muslims!![/b:cec0727099]

[b:cec0727099]The muslim man now gets up and proclames loudly.

Muslim man: Why don't you go to hell!? There aren't any muslims there!![/b:cec0727099]

Morals of the story: For one thing, we can tell that the muslim man reacted in away that was totally uncalled for and is against Islam. Remeber, we are all brothers, a muslim is not above a non-muslim or vice versa, only in piety can each be measured. He should have politely asked the other man to stop talking in this disgraceful manner. Now, not only do the men have a bad impression of muslims, they are beginning to despise Islam worse then they had before (thanks to the bad actions of one muslim). Brothers and sisters, we must think of ourselfs as actors (we are constantly on a stage for the large portions of our lives) we must set a good standard and always remember that what we do, influences others, if the man had been kind to him and asked him to stop and tried to come to common ground w/ Carl, then i think that he would have understood and might even be interested in Islam.

I once heard a speaker at Ramadan 2001 say that Islam has been rudely pushed into centerstage, "for all to poke, probe, debate, and ponder what the meaning of it is". "And what do actors do, when it is their moment?", he paused and with a smile he replied, "They shine".

Remeber Allah SWT guides whomever he wills, so lets act as catalysts and speed up the process. (a little science joke there) :mrgreen:

Thanks for the time you took to read this. Peace.

[Muslimah]

Jazakum Allah khairan for the reminder

We do need to control out temper when it comes to an insult to Islam. Alhamdulelah may He grant us all Helm

[HaneefahSaahir]

Jazakum Allah khairan for the reminderWe do need to control out temper when it comes to an insult to Islam. Alhamdulelah may He grant us all Helm[/quote:1d3fc7d80a] :

wink: [b:1d3fc7d80a]This is true, I have a lady I work for and she is a church going person, I seek refuge In Allah(SWT), and she has come to me with jokes she has made. I simply ask her why would U make coments of that nature, I would not do that to U, We love Isa, we Just don't worship him.

and I smile and leave her. and find work to do, and I have given her some thing to take to the grave with,Inshallah.

THE TRUTH.

She Inshallah will have to answer on, Inshallah [/b:1d3fc7d80a]

[Suhail]

lol that was a CrAzY !! joke

[AbuNoran]

As-Salaam Alikum,

Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) reported that the Holy Prophet (may peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) had said:

Give tidings (to the people); do not create (in their minds) aversion (towards religion); show them leniency and do not be hard upon them.[/color:50c2a66cb5]

(Reported by Al-Bukhari)

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Lessons deduced

1. A Muslim should also avoid violence and severity with people so that they will not be reluctant to accept his advice.

2. Islam is based on easiness in obligation and legislation. It does not oblige people to do things beyond their abilities.

3. Taking a hard line in following the religious obligations leads to hardship and difficulty.

[Muslimah]

As Salam Alykom

Well as long as this thread is for jokes, look at this one:

A man was in New York's central park, when a dog went

wild and attacked a young boy. The man was able to

grab the dog by the neck, pulling it off the boy and choking it to

death. A reporter for the NY times comes to interview him,

congratulating him on his act of heroism. He suggests the

headline: "New Yorker saves the life of a young boy!"

But, the man told him; I'm not from NY.

Ok, then how about: "American hero saves the day." But, the man told

him, I'm not American.

Then, where are you from? asked the reporter.

I'm from Pakistan, the man answered.

The next day the headlines read: "MUSLIM

FUNDAMENTALIST STRANGLES DOG IN CENTRAL PARK. FBI INVESTIGATING

POSSIBLE LINKS TO AL QAEDA"

N.B Many of you may have read it before but well.