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leptiir:

Why is the “The third world” like this today?

It is usually forgotten that the state of the world today is the result of a history of colonial atrocities perpetrated by Europeans. Previous invasions of non-Western lands by European imperialists allowed them to gradually institutionalise the global dominance of their nation-states. Contrary to conventional opinion, the Western powers have managed to maintain this global dominance and influence on the affairs of non-Western nations despite a process of apparent decolonisation, thereby continuing to exploit their wealth and resources to this day. Colonialism served fundamentally to shape these structures of contemporary society, to the extent that today’s international politico-economic structures are the logical culmination of colonial history. Though the Western academic world sometimes expresses shame and regret regarding these colonial exploits, their history has been more or less wiped out from the consciousness of Western society. 

Source. Please read the entire article, it covers some important topics:

I. The Colonial Era: An Overview and Deprivation

II. A Beneficial Impact?

III. Unacknowledged Fascism: The American Holocaust

IV. Genocide in Western Ideology, Culture and Political Economy

V. Decolonisation: A Front for Indirect Control.

In many places, a decline in population accompanied the vast loss of wealth. In Asia, the introduction of European diseases was a source of sweeping death for vulnerable indigenous people. In Africa, millions were lost to slavery. In Latin America, between 1500 and 1650, the population declined from about 40 million to 12 million, because of forced labour, malnutrition, disease and slaughter. We should consider the fact that prior to colonisation, states on each continent (such as India, China, Ethiopia, Zimbabwe, Java, Sumatra and South America) had socio-economic structures as advanced as those of pre-Renaissance Europe, and had already attained a sophisticated level of political development. These ended up degenerating - economically and politically - in the face of Western commerce, firepower and disease.

In brief: Colonialism ruined the world. It brought diseases, hunger, loss of lives & poverty to people who were flourishing, if it weren’t for the greed of Europeans the third world would have endured. You should really read the article above, it sheds light on the forgotten victims of greed & imperialism & the true face of our beloved West.

leptiir:

Why is the “The third world” like this today?

It is usually forgotten that the state of the world today is the result of a history of colonial atrocities perpetrated by Europeans. Previous invasions of non-Western lands by European imperialists allowed them to gradually institutionalise the global dominance of their nation-states. Contrary to conventional opinion, the Western powers have managed to maintain this global dominance and influence on the affairs of non-Western nations despite a process of apparent decolonisation, thereby continuing to exploit their wealth and resources to this day. Colonialism served fundamentally to shape these structures of contemporary society, to the extent that today’s international politico-economic structures are the logical culmination of colonial history. Though the Western academic world sometimes expresses shame and regret regarding these colonial exploits, their history has been more or less wiped out from the consciousness of Western society. 

Source. Please read the entire article, it covers some important topics:

I. The Colonial Era: An Overview and Deprivation

II. A Beneficial Impact?

III. Unacknowledged Fascism: The American Holocaust

IV. Genocide in Western Ideology, Culture and Political Economy

V. Decolonisation: A Front for Indirect Control.

In many places, a decline in population accompanied the vast loss of wealth. In Asia, the introduction of European diseases was a source of sweeping death for vulnerable indigenous people. In Africa, millions were lost to slavery. In Latin America, between 1500 and 1650, the population declined from about 40 million to 12 million, because of forced labour, malnutrition, disease and slaughter. We should consider the fact that prior to colonisation, states on each continent (such as India, China, Ethiopia, Zimbabwe, Java, Sumatra and South America) had socio-economic structures as advanced as those of pre-Renaissance Europe, and had already attained a sophisticated level of political development. These ended up degenerating - economically and politically - in the face of Western commerce, firepower and disease.

In brief: Colonialism ruined the world. It brought diseases, hunger, loss of lives & poverty to people who were flourishing, if it weren’t for the greed of Europeans the third world would have endured. You should really read the article above, it sheds light on the forgotten victims of greed & imperialism & the true face of our beloved West.

wisdom-love-life-heart-mind-soul:

Let time pass by, and do as it wishes;
Be strong when the decreed is delivered to you.
Wail not for your afflictions in the night
For, worldly miseries are not everlasting

When calamity strikes, face up like a man
And let your traits be that of forgiveness and fidelity
If your flaws are plenty and are manifest
And your wish is that they be concealed

Know, that forgiveness hides every fault
And how many flaws are veiled by generosity!
Neither does agony abide, nor happiness
And neither bad-times nor times of joy and comfort

Never should you seek to humiliate your enemies
Because the desire to disgrace them is in itself a malady
Do not expect forgiveness from a miser,
The parched do not quench their thirst from fire

Your sustenance will not diminish by neglect,
And it will not increase by exertion or by more toil
When you have a heart that is satisfied, content -
You will be like the one who owns the whole world

And those who have entered the sphere of death
The earth cannot hide them nor heavens
Surely, the land of Allāh is vast, but -
When misfortune strikes, the air becomes stifling

Let the world betray and deceive every moment -
No matter what; there is no escape from death.

Dīwān ash-Shāfiýī p.111; Khazānatu’l Adab 2/426; Jawāhiru’l Adab p.665

thebeautyofislam:

Salam all :) Below are a few links to help you if you are looking to learn how to pray/make wudu. As someone who needed to learn how to pray some time ago, it does take time, effort, and patience when memorizing all that needs to be done, but inshAllah with the help of Allah (swt) it becomes easier with time and you learn quickly. A suggestion is to make a booklet to study from, this will take time putting together but it will help nonetheless. You can study from this at anytime and maybe it even put it in front of you while praying to follow, just turning the pages, till you memorize it all inshAllah. For example: Open up Microsoft Word and for each prayer (fajr, duhur, asr, maghraib, isha) write down what to do step by step with images of the position you are supposed to be in.

Example:

-(Say 3x) Subhana Rabbi Al Ala (Glory be to my Lord, the most High)-

-(Say) Allahu Akbar (Allah is the Greatest)-

Make sure to indicate what rakah you are memorizing when doing this (if you decide to make a booklet to study from, which inshAllah you can pass onto someone else that would like to learn how to pray). This will take time, but inshAllah this will help you to memorize it all and pray.

How to make wudu (along with hadiths):

Click

How to pray:

Fajr

Duhur

Asr

Maghraib

Isha

Beneficial Articles/Videos Regarding Salah:

Salah: Your Focus in the Age of Distraction

Nourman Ali Khan on Salah

Humility During Prayer

Distractions During Salah

33 Ways to Develop Khushoo (Concentration) in Salah

Please if anyone would like to add anything or if anyone needs help with anything leave us a message and inshAllah we will help to the best of our ability. May Allah bless you all inshAllah and make it easier on you when learning :)