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If you've followed the news recently, there's a trend of young men joining fascist fight clubs. How can we stem the tide? What underlying issues are causing this?

Hi all, I'm a Vancouverite currently. I'm curious about Toronto neighbourhoods that are similar to Vancouver's Kitsilano or Fairview. These are neighbourhoods that are:

1. outside of downtown
2. but close to downtown, by its fringes
3. walkable, lots of shops and cafes

Does Toronto have stuff like this? I hear Toronto is very car centric unfortunately.

Protestant social gospel, catholic social teaching + distributism etc.

Islam's understanding of morality is rooted in three foundational blocks : Qur'an, Hadith, and Fiqh. To claim that Islam supports such a heinous act like grape would be a gross misunderstanding of the basics of how Islamic law operates. Here are some common claims levied against Islam, followed by a Fiqh rebuttal.

1. Claim #1 : Islam supports Concubinal grape.

Debunking :

Abu Abdullah al-Halimi, in Minhaj fi Shu'ab al-Iman vol 3, pg 267 :

"If a female slave is purchased and she dislikes to be touched, or slept with, then he may not touch her, lie with her, or have intercourse with her unless she agrees."

2. Claim #2 : Islam supports Marital grape.

Debunking :

Imam ash-Shafi'i - Kitab al-Umm, Vol 5, pg 203-205.

"As for intercourse, it is a domain of mutual pleasure, and no one is to be forced into it."

3. Claim #3 : Islam supports statutory grape.

Sub claim 3a) A girl betrothed into marriage by her father to a man, has no way to exit the marriage if she does not want it.

Debunking :

Ibn Abidin : Radd al-Muhtar Vol 6, Chapter on Kitab al-nikah,

"... And if the guardian acts unjustly, ie forces one (into marriage) contrary to marriageability or against her will, then after attaining regulatory maturity, she may approach the judge, who can annul the marriage if deemed unfit..."

Sub claim 3b) A girl without mental maturity can enter into a marriage.

Debunking :

Ibn Ashur, : Tahrir wa Tanwir on Tafsir 4:6

" It is not sufficient for the validity of marriage contract that a girl has only reached puberty. Rather her mental maturity (Rushd) is also required. Therefore it is not permissible for her to marry before she attains mental soundness so that she is capable of bearing the responsibilities of marriage. "

Sub claim 3c) the Qur'an in 65:4 permits marrying pre pubescent girls.

Debunking : Periods are part of Gonadal puberty. However, girls undergo Adrenal puberty first, marked with signs such as underarm hair.

Thus, there is no contradiction. Islam still requires girls to start puberty before they can enter into a marriage contract.

Al- Mughni by Ibn Qudamah :

"reaching puberty is a condition for the validity of the marriage contract, thus, the marriage of a minor who has not reached puberty is not valid".

Been struggling alot recently. . Trying to get over someone special and friends tell me "she's just another girl". I get they mean well, but sometimes she isn't just another girl. How do you convince yourself it isn't the end?

Hi all,

I'm thinking of saving up some money eventually to get a permit for a city park somewhere for me to plant a small flower garden in honor of somebody. I won't leave a plaque with any name of the specific person tho, it will be an anonymous public garden.

If anybody knows if there is a process for this, please let me know.

Todd Litman from the Victoria Transport Policy Institute (Canada) discusses some methods for creating shaded pathways to protect pedestrians from excess heat.