Although it says Oldtimer as a member status, I don't really feel oldtimer. There are other seriously veterans on this site and I am still junior in comparison.
I hear reminiscence of the past, and although I can't speak of times before I became part of the family, a worldwide one, I am happy to say that mostly IB was no nonsense discussion. Islamic, principled and factual on the message of islam. (There are of course lighthearted sections and topics).
There is a new wave of young members joining, and on one occasion caught opening multiple accounts, and the many similar openers about those losing faith and can't find connection, it does make we wonder a lot.
This is an islamic forum with a mission to create a better understanding of the deen, what Allah commands and what He forbids. We have no say. And we cannot advise on the contrary.
I feel we are losing focus.
I miss those fire-brand posters who take no nonsense and say it, if found otherwise, are big enough to apologise. They often have their facts and quotes to back. Be it scientific or whatever, but they have disappeared one by one.
You see, wisdom is learnt from the messages within the posts. The poster is irrelevant. What is the message for you? The poster could be an idiot, but if what is said is good, good it is. I won't discard it if it is the right thing to do even though an idiot said it. I will thank that idiot.
Next, taking that one step further, the message is still there even if the tone is different. Listen to the message and not to the tone. Usually, the harder the tone, the clearer the message. Often, that rubs people the wrong way. When you're rubbed up the wrong way it creates resistance and won't be very conducive. But there is still a message for you. What is the nessage?
So, for the youth of the forum, there is still a long long way to go still in your life. Even for the wisest of us here, we still don't know much, but our experiences of having gone through those phases of life can help you navigate (if you will listen). And we should NOT condone acts going against the deen.
We ARE Islamic Board. And in islam, we ought to respect the elder.
As much as the seniors can relearn from the simplicity of youth, there much more the youth can learn from the those who have gone through it.
eace:
I hear reminiscence of the past, and although I can't speak of times before I became part of the family, a worldwide one, I am happy to say that mostly IB was no nonsense discussion. Islamic, principled and factual on the message of islam. (There are of course lighthearted sections and topics).
There is a new wave of young members joining, and on one occasion caught opening multiple accounts, and the many similar openers about those losing faith and can't find connection, it does make we wonder a lot.
This is an islamic forum with a mission to create a better understanding of the deen, what Allah commands and what He forbids. We have no say. And we cannot advise on the contrary.
I feel we are losing focus.
I miss those fire-brand posters who take no nonsense and say it, if found otherwise, are big enough to apologise. They often have their facts and quotes to back. Be it scientific or whatever, but they have disappeared one by one.
You see, wisdom is learnt from the messages within the posts. The poster is irrelevant. What is the message for you? The poster could be an idiot, but if what is said is good, good it is. I won't discard it if it is the right thing to do even though an idiot said it. I will thank that idiot.
Next, taking that one step further, the message is still there even if the tone is different. Listen to the message and not to the tone. Usually, the harder the tone, the clearer the message. Often, that rubs people the wrong way. When you're rubbed up the wrong way it creates resistance and won't be very conducive. But there is still a message for you. What is the nessage?
So, for the youth of the forum, there is still a long long way to go still in your life. Even for the wisest of us here, we still don't know much, but our experiences of having gone through those phases of life can help you navigate (if you will listen). And we should NOT condone acts going against the deen.
We ARE Islamic Board. And in islam, we ought to respect the elder.
As much as the seniors can relearn from the simplicity of youth, there much more the youth can learn from the those who have gone through it.
eace:
