As far as real jobs go, I say: "Woe to me, or 'would that this', that I had listened to my family and my uncles and continued with Electrical Engineering (at Illinois Tech). Well, I am able to provide a sample of my working on Gnosticweb (public forum) posts. I am exerting to carry out the "dang hard" role below (which entails many duties), trying to keep hypocricy in check:Ackula wrote:Simple concept in the hopes of getting to know everyone a little better [...] and if you want to tell a little bit about what your job role entails and what your functions are within the job, go for it. [...] Please also refrain from any fictional job titles or attempts at being clever
3:110. Ye are the best of peoples, evolved for (the good of) mankind, enjoining what is right, forbidding what is wrong and believing in Allah.
The criticism I mentioned to Zeeks (http://www.tfarchive.com/community/show ... hp?t=46332) was aimed at Christians, so in the mood to compensate/balance I wrote:
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I am able to provide a harsh critique of today's Muslim. The prophet (PBUH) told his people that they would fall into the same errors as the Children of Isreal. Today many, [...] have fallen into pure formalism, caring only for the letter of the Law, and [some] even think to themselves "We are the beloved followers of Muhammad, the Fire might only touch us for a few days at the very maximum." "Jew" has become a swear word, while they are unaware of what their own scripture says regarding the claim of the Jews as "the chosen people" or even "gods":
2:122. O Children of Israel! Remember My favour wherewith I favoured you and how I preferred you to (all) creatures.
The Muslims are oblivious of the responsibility of being God's representatives, that if they don't care about doing their job well, they are in danger of turning into devilish rather than godly people. Misrepresentation is only short of full blown hypocricy:
Those engaged in misrepresentation will be given (Quran) "ignominy in the life of the world, and on the Day of Resurrection they will be consigned to the most grievous doom."
4:145. Lo! the hypocrites (will be) in the lowest deep of the Fire, and thou wilt find no helper for them;
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A few days ago I wrote on hypocrisy:
I feel I'm fortunate and not thankful enough for seeing Dr. Israr Ahmed's talk on shirk. Major shirk, [... something like solipsistic thinking], is easy to amend from (before the death bed), as compared to the deep sicknesses that generate from minor shirk, which includes showing off. A person can become such that he gives alms only seeking the praises and glorification of men, making only paltry exertion for the good of mankind (on account of his developed selectiveness in dispensation: prefering to spend on professional (praising) beggars over the need of a relative much disliked by him.), worshipping the praising people (on the level of or) above worshipping God*, and generating ill feelings in himself for all Charitable people with good hearts.
*John 5:44 or The New World of Politics: Socrates's Choice, pg 22, bottom lhs ("Men of Athens, [...]")
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