Did you do the 2mins Silence for the 7/7 Victims

[Muezzin]

People. Chill out. It's happened now, it's in the past. If you don't like an idea of a minute's silence, that's fine - just don't disrespect those who do.

For the record, I don't find the whole minutes silence thing respectful - it's like, 'oh I'll just remember for 60 seconds, then get on with my life'. Remembrance is a lifelong process, not just for two minutes on a particular day.

That said, if people choose to observe it, I respect their choice, even though I might disagree.

 

[Trumble]

It's simple the majority of the British public only care what happens to it and it's allies.

In that case I look forward to the seeing links to stories and photos showing muslims outside the UK observing this two minutes silence, demonstrating they do not behave in exactly the same way.

 

[Sweet_Boy]

well we were in history class our lesson ended at 12 ... exactly the school bell went for end of the lesson ... and out teachers didnt realise he talked through it himself ... lol ... we only did it for like 10 seconds untill he realised

 

[limitless]

No

 

[Skillganon]

I did not do the 2minutes silence, i think I was sleep or doing my breakfast. I slept late. Personaly it does not mean much to me, because it won't help them where they will be going. I see nothing productive of it, but I will not disrespect it. If we going to have this every year, than I think we have a problem, physcologically for the general people and mentally for the ones who lost someone i.e reaffirming fear via direct rememberence of the event, and affirming deep anguish of the loved one. This two combination can be a potent mix, for international political agenda and further problem within the society in times to come. All we can do is find viable and thoughtful solution and not too much dwelling on the past, if we wan't to progress.

 

[SirZubair]

Some of the comments i have read in this thread Disgusts me.

Especially when it is coming from those who continously go on and on about "I FOLLOW THE QURAN AND SUNNAH",some of you sound like nothing more than a bunch of hypocrites.

If you don't want to have a 2minute of silence for those that passed away on the 7/7,then Don't,but DO NOT make stupid comments such as "What about the muslims who die daily.." "..what about those in afghanistan.." "..what about those in iraq"..

..PERSONALLY,i didnt stay silent for 2minutes,simply because i didnt realised what day it was.Even if i did remember that the bombing occured on 7/7,i still wouldn't have done it. Simply because i dont see any benefit in it.

As Abd'Majid pointed out,Make Dua for them. (thanks bro,im glad someone has commen sense in this thread). (actually,i've just noticed that there are a couple more people that have been sensible.such as the person who posted above me and a couple others)(But still..come on,we can do better than this! )

Back to what i was saying..
..It is disgusting..sickening when a muslim says things such as those that i have quoted above.

What are you getting at?

The blood of a palestinian is worth more than the blood of a brit?

The blood of an iraqi is worth more than the blood of a brit?

The blood of an Afghani is worth more than the blood of a brit??

EVERY DROP of blood is SACRED.It doesnt matter if it is the blood of a BRIT,an Iraqi,a Palestinian,..A Jew,a Christian,A Hindu.

Those who keep on telling me "i follow the quran...",im sure you recognise this verse :

"anyone who has killed a person (unjustly),it is as if he has killed all of humanity.."

(correct me if i am wrong)..

..if you read that carefully,it DOES NOT say "anyone that has killed a MUSLIM..." it says "A PERSON".

I dont think that needs anymore explaining.

Remember what the prophet of ALlah said :

"There is no place in my religon for a man who has had mercy removed from his heart"

There is still time brothers and sisters,Learn to have mercy on others,regardless of their religon,nationality,creed...whatever.

"I only have mercy on those that follow the same religon as me..." "..i dont care for these kuffr..."

I do not remember the name of the Saha'ba,but there was a companion of the prophet (saw) who was LOVED by allah swt even when he used to worship Statues. Only allah knows who will end up becoming a Muslim. So stop thinking of the 'kaffirs' as people who are BELOW YOU. YOU and I do not know who is destined to be a muslim in the future. For all we know,those that we are looking down on and to whom we are saying "you will be a resident of hell..." might convert into islam in the future and may have a higher rank than us! So stop being arrogant Brothers and Sisters. Come back to reality.

 

[SASB]

I didn't do the 2 min silence, I was at school at the time and am very curious as to why we did not do it because i would have liked to do it moreover i go to a british school wich makes it even more weird that we didn't do it we did it for 9-11 but why didn't we do it for 7-7? This is a question i am definatley going to be asking in school 2morrow.

 

[Panatella]

I saw it but didn't do the silence thing

just the way it worked out, or was there a specific reason why not?

2 mins silence?? dats RIDICULOUS!!! We dont even have 2 secs silence 4 all our bros n sisters in Iraq n Palestine so wast all dat bout! i aint takin part in such a thing!!! :rant:

Is that any excuse for being disrespectful?

yea true man and if muslims can do a 2 mins silence for the non muslims why cant they do the same 4 us 2>!

Why do you assume that none of the victims were muslim?

Asalamulaikum

A two mins silence?!?! Lol my foot. Yes I know ppl will be offended and I apoligise. I apoligise for the fact that I dont think how a few ppls lives shud be remembered n not the millions of iraqis/afgans/chechnians/bosnians etc etc.

TWO MINS SILENCE? U mean me waste two mins of my life moping about 50 something ppl dying, ppl die everysingle day, ppl get murdered n killed by their families/friends/murderes everysingle day. Why dnt we have a two mins silence for them? Why shud the world stand still on one end whilst theres bombs n missililes, rapes, tortures, murder, shootings etc going off at another.

If ppl are gonna do a 2 mins silence for 50 something ppl, that means we owe something stupid like over thousands of hours worth of silence for the millions of muslim bros n sis that are dying. EDIT-BEING KILLED

As other people have suggested, you could use the time to reflect on all victims everywhere, instead of being disrespectful to the "50 something people".

whats 2mins Silence gonna do for the victims and why are the muslims imitating the kuffar

It is respect for those that have died by taking a moment to reflect on their lives. If muslims imitate something that is respectful, is that not a good thing?

Yeeeee! :anger:

i jus think its pointless :?, giv charity and make dua thats betta

Respect is never pointless.

Some of the comments i have read in this thread Disgusts me.

I agree with this and the rest of your post.

 

[Ghazi]

just the way it worked out, or was there a specific reason why not?

Just the way it worked out but if people wanna honour the dead they need to make sure things like this never happen again.

 

[Panatella]

Just the way it worked out but if people wanna honour the dead they need to make sure things like this never happen again.

Now, that is a good comment.

 

[Sis786]

Salaam

I opened this thread as i observed the 2 mins silence even though it wasnt planned i did and as i mentioned before i was really overcome with emotion because i live a selfish life where work and fmaily life kinda take over most the day even though i pray 5 times i have never really stopped and thought about terroism and so on. I talk about it but never took out time to think about the dead.

For the 2 mins i was silent it came to me that people died on this day in cold blood and it was apprantly done in the name of my religion. It also came to me that millions have died due to this terroism and i was really overcome with emotion.

Daffodil i am suprised with your comments i mean even though they were 50 people im sure if a loved one was amoung them you wouldnt see them as just "50" people.

I agree that 2 mins is something that is observed by Kaffir but why cant you see it as a time for "Zhikr" i mean i remembered Allah SWT and thanked him and prayed for the dead so whats wrong with that.

The thread was to find if anyone else felt the same and it wasnt opened so that you can disrespect the people that have died. so please stop that NOW!

 

[SirZubair]

whats 2mins Silence gonna do for the victims and why are the muslims imitating the kuffar

That is news to me.

SO now the 'kuffar' have hearts and we muslims are heartless?

You are reminding me of all the reasons why i left Islam all those years ago...i am glad i don't have people like you and sister Daffodil around me,if people such as you two lived around me,i would have never returned to islam thinking "if that is what islam teaches,then it cant be Gods chosen religon"

I am glad i know better than that Now.

I hope someday you will too.

Wa'salaam.

 

[Daffodil]

Daffodil i am suprised with your comments i mean even though they were 50 people im sure if a loved one was amoung them you wouldnt see them as just "50" people.

Every one has to die some day, and yes it wud have upset me if it was one of my own, however the muslim ppl who died on 7/7 are of my own as they were my bro n sis.

 

[Sis786]

Every one has to die some day, and yes it wud have upset me if it was one of my own, however the muslim ppl who died on 7/7 are of my own as they were my bro n sis.

zubair n sis 786, lets just say we have our own understanding of jihad.

Im sure you wouldnt want your loved ones to die in such way, you are right some were our Bros and Sis and thats why we should all make dua for them and take out time to think about them.

As for the non-muslims we should be sincere to them and to thier famlies as thats the true way of Islam!

If you didnt observe the 2 mins silence but please dont be disrespectful in your comments!

 

[Hijaabi22]

Some of the comments i have read in this thread Disgusts me.

Especially when it is coming from those who continously go on and on about "I FOLLOW THE QURAN AND SUNNAH",some of you sound like nothing more than a bunch of hypocrites.

If you don't want to have a 2minute of silence for those that passed away on the 7/7,then Don't,but DO NOT make stupid comments such as "What about the muslims who die daily.." "..what about those in afghanistan.." "..what about those in iraq"..
.

jus sayin how it is and thats true and i stand by what i sed

 

[Daffodil]

Yep n i stand by what i sed.

 

[Hijaabi22]

soz all gud ^ every1ns entitled to express their opinion

 

[Sis786]

Thats fair enough no one said you cant express your feelings you have the freedom to do that but what we must ensure is that we dont offend those that hold this personal and in this case its the victims families of 7/7

We all know how offended we were only some months ago when a certain danish paper took freedom of speech too far!?

 

[Hijaabi22]

ok im sorry if i offended any1 wid my posts

 

[Umar001]

SO now the 'kuffar' have hearts and we muslims are heartless?

So are you saying you regard the 2 minute silence to be a show of heart??