This is my chatting with my sister, Rusian Muslim. It give me spirit to re-wake up. I share to you all. But the English is broken...., chatt is in hurry. I'l add photos, later.
shaliha81: assalamu'alaikum sister, how are you?
eakhmetova: wa aleykum assalam, sister. I am fine. how are you?
shaliha81: I'm fine too, still finishing all of my duties, before going back to Indonesia
eakhmetova: when you are leaving, sister. I hope that it is only for while?
shaliha81: are you still doing making a book right now?
eakhmetova: I was in Turkey, sister for a month
eakhmetova: I liked Istanbul very much, found tremendous information for my thesis
eakhmetova: now I am reading it , after while, I ll start my proposal, insha Allah
eakhmetova: now I am working for one research center, translating some information
eakhmetova: ok, I am sending some pictures of Istanbul to your box
shaliha81: ooo, thank you....
shaliha81: I hope to be there, someday
eakhmetova: insha Allah
eakhmetova: sister, I am sending a picture of ayasofia. blue mosque, and some pictures from Topkapi Palace
eakhmetova: enjoy it
shaliha81: waw, subhanallah...so great and beautifull
eakhmetova: yes, sister, history of Turkey is beautiful
shaliha81: is the mosque still become museum till now?
eakhmetova: Aya Sofia?
eakhmetova: it must be a museum, sister. because it belongs not only to Muslims
eakhmetova: It was built by Easter church in 6th century
eakhmetova: was the center of government of Eastern roman empire.
eakhmetova: there are lot of Christian imagesuntil now
eakhmetova: it deserves to be a museum, because it belongs to many civilizations
eakhmetova: there are lot of other mosques in that place. by the way, in Ayasofia itself, there is one part from other enterance. it is musallah. people can pray there
shaliha81: maybe, until now, Christian want to hand over ayasofia, claiming that the place was originally a church. is'n it?
eakhmetova: no sister,
eakhmetova: christians are not like this
eakhmetova: because their religion is not strong enough. but, jewish people can do it by showing to christians to hold it
eakhmetova: but I think, if there will be many christians in istanbul, why they cannot have a chance to have their own church? it is their right.
eakhmetova: according to Aya Sofia, it has 4 minarets whish are supporting it. if christians will return it, it is meaning, they have to remove these minaters. but aya sofia will collapse after it
eakhmetova: it is very old, sister
shaliha81: 1500 years?
eakhmetova: we are talking about al-aqsa, for examle, returning it back to muslims. but what about returning back what belongs to other civilizations?
eakhmetova: yes, near to 1500 years
shaliha81: but, until now, inside the aya sofia still many simbol of christian and muslim, together inside? there is no problem/no war/no conflict till now?
eakhmetova: maybe, my opinion is too tolerant, but without showing your justice you cannot demand this justice from others
eakhmetova: yes, now I will send some pictures inside the aya sofia
shaliha81: really, I don't what was going on at that time when Mustafa Kemal Ataturk turn the Aya Sofia mosque into a museum.
can you tell me a little?
eakhmetova: sister, I do not know details too
eakhmetova: but he returned many mosques into a museum at that time
shaliha81: ooo, is that becouse of his secularism policy?
eakhmetova: yes
eakhmetova: it was even prohibited to wear islamic clothe, even to have a beard
eakhmetova: unfortunately, this is acting until now in Turkey
eakhmetova: ok, you can see. in one picture, where I am with my brother, outside Ayasofia.
eakhmetova: there you can see cross
shaliha81: and then, how is muslim behaviour, muslim way of living, their islamic practice?
shaliha81: ok, i'l see
eakhmetova: and, sister. aya sofia is the place of making money, there is no political reason
eakhmetova: one enterance to ayasofia is RM45. can you imagine?
eakhmetova: and thousands of turists are coming to see it
eakhmetova: life in Russia or Turkey is totally different from the life of Indonesia or malaysia
eakhmetova: girls with scarf are prohibited to enter universities. they are wearing scarf outside, but taking it off insode universities in order to be able to study
shaliha81: are the muslims minority there?
eakhmetova: no, muslims are almost 100 %
eakhmetova: this is the main problem of arab countries and Turkey, sister
shaliha81: they accept all of the secularistic policy? without complaining?
shaliha81: no one practice the way to life as muslim?
eakhmetova: if Muslims are minority, the country can enjoy the democracy and freedom of thought
eakhmetova: almost everybody is practicing
eakhmetova: but sister you have to understand the worldwide political system
eakhmetova: we, muslims are lazy people, we are sleping when for example, Chinese people are making money
eakhmetova: we know only: makan, tidur.. what else??
shaliha81: waw, you laugh at me........, but I think just a part of islam which they practice.
eakhmetova: insha Allah.. alhamdulilah.. but we are not working hard, even we are working at all
shaliha81: oo, i need to read a lot of Turkey politic, after this, I think
eakhmetova: this is our problem, and our mentality. we forget that we have to try to be the best nation in the world
eakhmetova: we are fasting, praying, alhamdulillah, but not acting as Khalifatu Allah in the world. I am not telling about the institution of Khalifate itself, it is not usefull today
eakhmetova: we are opressed people by worldwide policy makers-International Jews or Neo- Conservative Christians.. they are working hard, they are manipulating us, they are controlling our way of thinking..
shaliha81: yes, the most important think, is the meaning, the hakikat. not just symbol. we have to re-wake up
eakhmetova: but problem is in ourselves, they are manipulating us because we are doing nothing, just waiting from Allah -nasr and falah
shaliha81: with being lazy
eakhmetova: but doing nothing. this is meaning- we are not practicing the way of life shown to us by Allah. we are just doing rituals like fasting and praying
eakhmetova: but not living accordingly to islam- to try to be the best nation
eakhmetova: we deserve fall and poverty, sister. problem is in ourselves.
eakhmetova: I was thinking a lot when I was in Istanbul. I saw great mosques there, a great history of Islam. but it demolished.. why? where is the reason?
shaliha81: yup...many of us still have thought that it's enough just doing islamic ritual, using islamic symbol.....they feel that it is islam, complitely...but, actually, mu'amalah is also important to be practiced
shaliha81: islamicly
eakhmetova: if mosques boilt by 1st Sultans are modest, the later mosques became the reason of wasting money, the symbol of pride of the Sultan- too much israf- so, our civilization must collapse because the foundation is not correct at all
shaliha81: then, also I saw in Brunei...many beautiful mosque......empty. wasting
eakhmetova: 100% of us are lazy, ignorant, in carelessness, and selfish, arrogant, and, unfortunately our mind is ful woth foolish ideas
eakhmetova: you can see it more than me because you are communicating with others
eakhmetova: I can see it by studiying history
shaliha81: one of the reason of christ protestan, is also they protest christian practice that wasting money to build worship place, is'nt right?
eakhmetova: because wasting money is means oppression of people with heavy taxes
eakhmetova: money is coming from people
eakhmetova: Ruling elite is producing nothing
shaliha81: sister, which muslim nation is strongest now, in your opinion?
eakhmetova: this is against islam and humanity. Protestanism was humanitarian movement. it started when christians were oppressed very heavily by their Churches
eakhmetova: no one
eakhmetova: we are same
eakhmetova: I cannot see any alternative
eakhmetova: Arabs, Turks, Malays did their job already
eakhmetova: maybe, converted muslims of Europe will do great job for islam in the future, because their European education and open mind
eakhmetova: only civilazed world can produce healthy Muslims. but there is a danger from unislamic practices which are manipulating of the coming generation like computer games....
eakhmetova: the main problem of Muslim World is uneducated arrogand population and selfish and injust government
shaliha81: yah, muslim convert, stronger then muslim born becouse they found islam from their though, getting hidayah. muslim born just practicing islam like their culture. and then, like indonesia and malay, their ancient is from hindu and budha, not from strong civilization
eakhmetova: but sister, unfortunately, our new converts are very brutal and extremely against other nations
shaliha81: how can?
eakhmetova: I know it perfectly. we want to change everything overnight.
eakhmetova: we hate christians because they cannot see the truth. I know some American converts, their salafi approach.. compolsary of having 4 wives, more children as much as you can,.. then leaving children without proper tarbiyah and education..
shaliha81: different with many liberal muslim, like in indonesia, they are look like overdose of islam
eakhmetova: they are triying to do all sunnah. but it is not possible today!!!!!!!!
shaliha81: liberal in indonesia, they try to translate islam with their thinking
shaliha81: against almost of salaf and ulema's thinking
eakhmetova: try, for example to throw the stone in Haj exactly in the same time and same place from where did it Rasul Allah SAW? can 2 mln people do it together. this is sunnah?
eakhmetova: it is impossible
shaliha81: , also reject to go by car, and look for camel....it is sunah
eakhmetova: or some people are using only miswak, saying that it is sunnah
eakhmetova: but the meaning behind this sunnah is cleaning your teath. nothing else
eakhmetova: for this reason, it is only sunnah, not wajib. we do not think that cleaning your teath is sunnah, but we think that using miswak is sunnah
eakhmetova: sister, I am hungry, I have to cook.
shaliha81: oo, thank you very much
shaliha81: for all of knowledge that you share
eakhmetova: we will continue some other time, insha Allah
shaliha81: insyaAllah
shaliha81: I also haven't take my lunch yet
eakhmetova: no, do not thank me. I am also benefiting from you
eakhmetova: congratulations again!!!!
eakhmetova: and wassalamu aleykum wa rahmatullani wa barakatuh
shaliha81: I can get spirit to explore history, from you today. thank for ur congrat. wa'alaikum sakam