For nearly a decade, Mu’aawiyah has been advocating for how Bitcoin and Islamic finance should be at the forefront of how we engage in ethical business practices, financial sovereignty, and fairness. A prolific educator, serial entrepreneur, and visionary, he is currently developing tools to empower individuals and businesses to harness Bitcoin as an ethical means of commerce, ensuring accessibility and inclusivity for all. Mu’aawiyah is part of a growing movement reshaping global finance through a values-based lens, rooted in integrity and justice.
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Last Notes npub1h34n29f3wqvcht0jyhnd36jxcdmljyqjv4vdjfrd69nhxhrdvvnsgwr4h0 BTC/Zero If Bitcoin ISNT about nodes and those who run it, then what exactly makes Bitcoin any different to any other shitcoin? Removing the importance of nodes is like removing the imporance of the Sunnah. It’s the way to deviate from the original mission statement. We will find out just how important nodes are soo enough. npub1h34n29f3wqvcht0jyhnd36jxcdmljyqjv4vdjfrd69nhxhrdvvnsgwr4h0 BTC/Zero I think one of the attacks on Bitcoin is the idea about “economic nodes”. Tbh, if the only nodes that matter are the nodes of exchanges and miners, then bitcoin is centralised, and we’re all just cosplaying involvement by running nodes. Bip110 will inform us just how important our nodes are. Anyone who tells you that your node isn’t important, discourages you from running a node and definitely if they say there’s no point using your Bitcoin in economic activities, then they aren’t really engaging with the Bitcoin ethos. At least how I see it. I’d be happy to be corrected. npub1h34n29f3wqvcht0jyhnd36jxcdmljyqjv4vdjfrd69nhxhrdvvnsgwr4h0 BTC/Zero I feel your pain. npub1h34n29f3wqvcht0jyhnd36jxcdmljyqjv4vdjfrd69nhxhrdvvnsgwr4h0 BTC/Zero I’m not sure if you gamed out the scenario properly. Whether the bip110 block signals are low or high, every node can see all txs in the mempool. And part of every channel, both nodes exchange signed versions of a txs. These txs they are looking for to broadcast a penalty tx of anyone tries to be naughty. So they can broadcast that penalty tx while it’s in the mempool. Also, you failed to factor in watch towers. If you have a few watch towers, then your own monitoring isn’t compromised. So maybe the better solution is to simply get at least 3 different watch towers, preferably from a non-bip110 node. npub1h34n29f3wqvcht0jyhnd36jxcdmljyqjv4vdjfrd69nhxhrdvvnsgwr4h0 BTC/Zero This is a really good video for those looking to take control of their data and digital setup, run a home lab or even just dabble with Linux https://youtu.be/s3PMcXtNMbI npub1h34n29f3wqvcht0jyhnd36jxcdmljyqjv4vdjfrd69nhxhrdvvnsgwr4h0 BTC/Zero This is why it’s important to ground oneself on solid principles and ideals that transcends what the self wants, and gravitates to what is right. This is the meaning of what has been narrated from the prophet Muhammad صلى الله عليه و سلم: "لَا يُؤْمِنُ أَحَدُكُمْ حَتَّى يَكُونَ هَوَاهُ تَبَعًا لِمَا جِئْتُ بِهِ" “None of you truly believe (a complete Eemaan) until your desires are in line with what I have brought” Often we lean towards what we like, and cognitive dissonance convinces us of what’s convenient, and we lead ourselves astray. A reflection of the soul is in the saying of Allaah: كُتِبَ عَلَیۡكُمُ ٱلۡقِتَالُ وَهُوَ كُرۡهࣱ لَّكُمۡۖ وَعَسَىٰۤ أَن تَكۡرَهُوا۟ شَیۡـࣰٔا وَهُوَ خَیۡرࣱ لَّكُمۡۖ وَعَسَىٰۤ أَن تُحِبُّوا۟ شَیۡـࣰٔا وَهُوَ شَرࣱّ لَّكُمۡۚ وَٱللَّهُ یَعۡلَمُ وَأَنتُمۡ لَا تَعۡلَمُونَ﴿ ٢١٦ ﴾ Fighting is ordained for you though you dislike it, and it may be that you dislike a thing which is good for you and that you like a thing which is bad for you. Allah knows but you do not know. Al-Baqarah, Ayah 216 There are and will be many aspects of Islam that one may struggle with, but as the name “Muslim” suggests, we “submit to the will and guidance of Allaah, even in opposition to what we want it like” https://youtube.com/shorts/lHFTpAz2-bs npub1h34n29f3wqvcht0jyhnd36jxcdmljyqjv4vdjfrd69nhxhrdvvnsgwr4h0 BTC/Zero https://www.icloud.com/shortcuts/cc4e511433744673b29f603e848ea7f5 This shortcut is if you simply want to strip the tracking without opening it in a web browser. So you can have two buttons. One to open a link with stripped out tracking or one to just strip out the tracking so it’s easier to share with privacy in mind. You can add both of these shortcuts to your Mission Control that you can execute on demand easily. Here is where I put mine https://image.nostr.build/d8a58bfd78eda8f2b51ea24d0cfe6d07697170cfba9a97052b2c56ae903bd422.jpg #nevent1q…7uzp npub1h34n29f3wqvcht0jyhnd36jxcdmljyqjv4vdjfrd69nhxhrdvvnsgwr4h0 BTC/Zero The greatest wealth isn't the Bitcoin you own in your wallet, but it’s the quality of your character and sincerity (Ikhlas). Don’t forget to focus on perfecting your intentions in every small action. Salaah with khushoo, a smile the face of someone who is clearly sad, or honest halal Ribaa free work. These are the deeds that truly weigh heavy on the scales. Use your wealth for righteousness. npub1h34n29f3wqvcht0jyhnd36jxcdmljyqjv4vdjfrd69nhxhrdvvnsgwr4h0 BTC/Zero For anyone running iOS, I’ve updated my shortcut that allows you to quickly, after copying any link: 1) Remove any tracked data from the URL 2) If the link is to Twitter, it converts it to a non-tracking mirror of Twitter 3) Opens that link in your default browser. This is to save you the hassle of manually doing all the above when you simply want to open a shared link. This is very important now, as many social media platforms are more aggressively linking people who share links to people who consume them. https://www.icloud.com/shortcuts/89537f36882e4117b57cf18049297a1b npub1h34n29f3wqvcht0jyhnd36jxcdmljyqjv4vdjfrd69nhxhrdvvnsgwr4h0 BTC/Zero https://youtu.be/ISJ44S5sZu8 This is an important video for anyone thinking about Linux npub1h34n29f3wqvcht0jyhnd36jxcdmljyqjv4vdjfrd69nhxhrdvvnsgwr4h0 BTC/Zero Errm, no. This is a discussion about the v30 updates right? So everything else other than v30 is in opposition to the v30 updates. That includes those who run v29 or v28 who didn’t upgrade because they didn’t agree with the updated policies. So if you frame it as: “Nodes with relaxed spam policies vs nodes that still actively reject spam” Then it looks very different. npub1h34n29f3wqvcht0jyhnd36jxcdmljyqjv4vdjfrd69nhxhrdvvnsgwr4h0 BTC/Zero Watching this, it just dawned on me just how different things are today than how they used to be. Ribaa used to be what happens to the poor by the strong. That is definitely still happening today, but the new thing is how Ribaa is actually now being used by the rich to get more rich, and I don’t mean the lenders, but those taking the loans. It’s become the more efficient cost effective way to be rich and pay the least amount possible to the community through taxes etc. so the poor no longer look at is as a tool by the rich to keep them poor, but it’s been rebranded as the tool used by the rich to stay rich or become rich. Crazy times https://youtu.be/xyYolq4Vwgs npub1h34n29f3wqvcht0jyhnd36jxcdmljyqjv4vdjfrd69nhxhrdvvnsgwr4h0 BTC/Zero This is a great topic to discuss and some great insights to consider when thinking about digital sovereignty https://youtu.be/Mo98p0ziJvQ npub1h34n29f3wqvcht0jyhnd36jxcdmljyqjv4vdjfrd69nhxhrdvvnsgwr4h0 BTC/Zero Don't let fear of failure paralyze your efforts. A Muslims efforts lies not in perfect execution, but in placing absolute trust (Tawakkul) in Allah after you have done your best. Don’t let perfection be the enemy of the good npub1h34n29f3wqvcht0jyhnd36jxcdmljyqjv4vdjfrd69nhxhrdvvnsgwr4h0 BTC/Zero This is a big geeky but as I’ve just implemented my own local DNS server with encrypted forwarding, I found this an additional benefit https://youtu.be/H-tPCwxdxpY npub1h34n29f3wqvcht0jyhnd36jxcdmljyqjv4vdjfrd69nhxhrdvvnsgwr4h0 BTC/Zero The US World Cup has really surfaced a lot of the western corruption that’s been highlighted by many in how the west ‘rigs the game of life’ be it economy, politics or even sports to guarantee their win. The Argentinian v Egypt is almost a metaphor for what they do as a whole. Fiat is just another example of this “rigging” where every team in the global south is simply not structured to win. The Fiat system is structured to give them the advantage. https://youtu.be/aqqX2jD3UpU https://video.nostr.build/f2e43bca41a557e61e7de6c3ed5ddbe0c5c0927bb7f19b9b61948ec95b262165.mp4 npub1h34n29f3wqvcht0jyhnd36jxcdmljyqjv4vdjfrd69nhxhrdvvnsgwr4h0 BTC/Zero A great read for those who want to geek out #naddr1qq…8acr npub1h34n29f3wqvcht0jyhnd36jxcdmljyqjv4vdjfrd69nhxhrdvvnsgwr4h0 BTC/Zero If you see someone (a Bitcoin spokesperson/advocate) who speaks more about Bitcoins price than bitcoins use, then I would be weary of such a person. This is not condemnation, but experience. Price is a distraction from the mission. Freedom from Banks & censorship > Money Go Up. npub1h34n29f3wqvcht0jyhnd36jxcdmljyqjv4vdjfrd69nhxhrdvvnsgwr4h0 BTC/Zero Let’s not forget the benefits of MuSig2 and Frost, and many other dodads that comes with using shnorr signatures like a more efficient verification of txs. This helps nodes. We should move away from the older signature algorithm. Schnoor was the big win. npub1h34n29f3wqvcht0jyhnd36jxcdmljyqjv4vdjfrd69nhxhrdvvnsgwr4h0 BTC/Zero But segwit was cheaper and addressed the txid malleability. It’s easier for everyone and better tech. So ‘remove the discount’ fair enough, but we also need to tighten up the security of txs which means either block p2pkh entirely (which isn’t really feasible) or have an incentive to not use old outdated tech. Tx malleability doesn’t just affect ln txs. npub1h34n29f3wqvcht0jyhnd36jxcdmljyqjv4vdjfrd69nhxhrdvvnsgwr4h0 BTC/Zero Wouldn’t that make p2sh and p2pkh tx cheaper than p2wsh and p2tr? How is that a good idea? As both use Ripmed128 as the hash function which is smaller. npub1h34n29f3wqvcht0jyhnd36jxcdmljyqjv4vdjfrd69nhxhrdvvnsgwr4h0 BTC/Zero Wouldn’t deleting taproot be like throwing out the baby with the bath water? Taproot is an amazing technology, and a much needed upgrade to Bitcoin. Yeah, it’s too bad that people are abusing it for nonsense but the useful things it can do is crazy. npub1h34n29f3wqvcht0jyhnd36jxcdmljyqjv4vdjfrd69nhxhrdvvnsgwr4h0 BTC/Zero Made a telegram reply into an article lol 😂 #naddr1qq…0m3q npub1h34n29f3wqvcht0jyhnd36jxcdmljyqjv4vdjfrd69nhxhrdvvnsgwr4h0 BTC/Zero Patience isn’t just waiting for the outcome you want or for an event to pass; it’s how you act while you wait. The trials of life are merely calibration points for your Eemaan. Trust that what is truly meant for you will never miss you, and whatever hits you, was always gonna hit you. npub1h34n29f3wqvcht0jyhnd36jxcdmljyqjv4vdjfrd69nhxhrdvvnsgwr4h0 BTC/Zero To suggest the Creator of the heavens and the earth, of the entire creation, had a son, suggests that He is also created. Allaah is the Creator of creation, He is NOT a part of it or Himself created. “He was not born, nor does he have children” Thats what creation does. npub1h34n29f3wqvcht0jyhnd36jxcdmljyqjv4vdjfrd69nhxhrdvvnsgwr4h0 BTC/Zero It seems that, from replies to the above, @npub1q5h…gum9 had replied to you here: #nevent1q…fqxe So not sure why you re-shared it here (unless what he said doesn’t matter to you) If you want to discuss the issue with knowledge and evidence then we can have that conversation, but if it’s gonna be a “trust me bro” response and/or URL spamming, then I don’t think that’s gonna work. There is a principle in fiqh that is very useful for anyone who doesn’t have a he time, ability and resources to do deeper research but is a good starting point. “If it was something that is important and even significant in Islam, then the evidence would have been clear and abundant, widely practiced and not something ambiguous, rare and only available via weak dubious evidences” Duaa to Allaah and seeking closeness to Him is a core piece of Islam, and a fundamental part of the shahaadah. So if making duaa to the dead was ever sanctioned, we should find numerous examples of the prophet and Sahaabah doing that. But we don’t. Instead, what we constantly find is people trying to substantiate an act with weak narrations and “trust me bro, xyz are reliable scholars”. Just speaking, convert to convert, where we both used to do shirk with Isa, and our pastors/priests and ‘saints’, it’s a bit of a step back to continue doing that bust just with Muslims saints, imaams and prophets. npub1h34n29f3wqvcht0jyhnd36jxcdmljyqjv4vdjfrd69nhxhrdvvnsgwr4h0 BTC/Zero Zionism is white supremicy https://youtube.com/shorts/8FfT4Ecrhek npub1h34n29f3wqvcht0jyhnd36jxcdmljyqjv4vdjfrd69nhxhrdvvnsgwr4h0 BTC/Zero “Madad yaa Ali!” That’s one off the top of my head. وَمَن یَدۡعُ مَعَ ٱللَّهِ إِلَـٰهًا ءَاخَرَ لَا بُرۡهَـٰنَ لَهُۥ بِهِۦ فَإِنَّمَا حِسَابُهُۥ عِندَ رَبِّهِۦۤۚ إِنَّهُۥ لَا یُفۡلِحُ ٱلۡكَـٰفِرُونَ﴿ ١١٧ ﴾ And whoever invokes (or worships), besides Allah, any other ilah (god), of whom he has no proof, then his reckoning is only with his Lord. Surely! Al-Kafirun will not be successful. Al-Muʾminūn, Ayah 117 npub1h34n29f3wqvcht0jyhnd36jxcdmljyqjv4vdjfrd69nhxhrdvvnsgwr4h0 BTC/Zero A great read, and honest. I personally will be of those running bip110, but I acknowledge that I don’t know for certain what the outcome will be. But I do know that I want my ‘voice’ on the matter heard and I’m pretty confident it will resolve itself. #naddr1qq…u920 npub1h34n29f3wqvcht0jyhnd36jxcdmljyqjv4vdjfrd69nhxhrdvvnsgwr4h0 BTC/Zero Interesting, how this turned up on my feed just now after you mentioned Karbala. Thought I would share it https://youtu.be/YdD-iOopw4I npub1h34n29f3wqvcht0jyhnd36jxcdmljyqjv4vdjfrd69nhxhrdvvnsgwr4h0 BTC/Zero You were right. Yakehonna is better than prime in many ways. npub1h34n29f3wqvcht0jyhnd36jxcdmljyqjv4vdjfrd69nhxhrdvvnsgwr4h0 BTC/Zero If you run a node, consider running #bip110, even if its just to signal that for you, Bitcoin is money, note a ‘file coin’ data storage node. Make life difficult for spammers. Always npub1h34n29f3wqvcht0jyhnd36jxcdmljyqjv4vdjfrd69nhxhrdvvnsgwr4h0 BTC/Zero That must be the problem then, as I’m hardly on Nostr so I must it missed all of those conversations. npub1h34n29f3wqvcht0jyhnd36jxcdmljyqjv4vdjfrd69nhxhrdvvnsgwr4h0 BTC/Zero The true test is when things are hard, not easy. To pass is to realise that with every hardship there will be ease, & all you have to do is be patient. Thats what Allaah both promised us & rewards us with. Remember one thing though…after that ease there will be further hardship. npub1h34n29f3wqvcht0jyhnd36jxcdmljyqjv4vdjfrd69nhxhrdvvnsgwr4h0 BTC/Zero Apologies for not being clear. I mean BTC and ai being blind spots for Shahid Bolson as you mentioned before. I wasn’t suggesting above that you feel it’s the solution to everything. npub1h34n29f3wqvcht0jyhnd36jxcdmljyqjv4vdjfrd69nhxhrdvvnsgwr4h0 BTC/Zero Well, I never accused you of being Shia, but mentioning it seems totally unrelated to what we were discussing. You start by mentioning ‘wahabbism’ as being a problem and then end with Karbala…unless you explain the connections between all of this, it seems ambiguous. Maybe the reason why you keep getting accused of being Shia because you raise Shia talking points. So still, until now, I have no idea what Karbala has to do with Saudi and the Middle East (besides what Shia always go on about). npub1h34n29f3wqvcht0jyhnd36jxcdmljyqjv4vdjfrd69nhxhrdvvnsgwr4h0 BTC/Zero BTC and ai are just tools. Tools are never solutions, but strategies on how to use tools are, by definition, solutions. When people ask “the problem with the ummah” it’s kind of a poison question (not that you intended it) because it suggests that: “If only this was fixed, then all other problems will be fixed” The reality is that we have a great number of trials we have to live through because that’s exactly why we are here as humans, ie to be tried and tested. We were given the Sharee’ah in order that we can derive solutions and navigate that path to paradise. So once we’ve solved one problem, there will be others, and it’s always been like that. If anyone thinks that “with xyz we we’ll solve it” has missed the point in my view. Muslims throughout history have been hit with a large number of horrific problems, we had gengis khan roll through the ummah and cause chaos, the crusaders, and the list goes on. Yet we are still here and thriving. Surely at the time of gengis it felt like the end, but it wasn’t. Just as Allaah and His messenger promised. We will be here until dajjaal and after. So it’s for us to solve the problems we can while we’re alive, and for those to carry the torch after us when we’re gone. Yes, Ribaa is a problem, Fiat is a problem, but they actually aren’t that new a problem nor the only ones (nor the ‘root’ ones). So just do the best that you can where you can. npub1h34n29f3wqvcht0jyhnd36jxcdmljyqjv4vdjfrd69nhxhrdvvnsgwr4h0 BTC/Zero What about Tawheed is a disgrace to you? How can the average Saudi be fine, but what they (and many Muslims across the world) believe be key problem? What exactly is the disgrace and key problem? Unfortunately, you often speak in ambiguous ways that always forces one to follow up with a question to clarify. Like “injustices at Karbala”? WTFatwaa does that mean? You know exactly this is a totally ambiguous statement to make that you had to suffix it with denial of being Shia. So then what does it mean? I understand if you don’t want to discuss your views/beliefs, as not everyone is comfortable with such scrutiny, but ambiguity in replies kinda invites such follow up scrutiny. npub1h34n29f3wqvcht0jyhnd36jxcdmljyqjv4vdjfrd69nhxhrdvvnsgwr4h0 BTC/Zero The root cause being? Yes, Bitcoin and ai may be a blind spot for many, but how significant would that be in the grand scheme of things? I don’t think much. But I’m interested in hearing what you think the root causes are that Bitcoin and ai may fix. npub1h34n29f3wqvcht0jyhnd36jxcdmljyqjv4vdjfrd69nhxhrdvvnsgwr4h0 BTC/Zero I mean, if you want to go down that road, then there is no such thing a unified American culture, as across USA there are many differences between regions, much like things are different between regions across Europe, but with all their differences, there are significant things that are the same. npub1h34n29f3wqvcht0jyhnd36jxcdmljyqjv4vdjfrd69nhxhrdvvnsgwr4h0 BTC/Zero Thanks for taking the time to reply. It is still a bit vague to me what exactly you’re referring to, but I understand (hopefully) the general gist. As I said to the other brother in the group, it’s about the individual to listen and take whatever they see of value and reflective of reality, under personal internal inspection and scrutiny. Although you’ve expressed that his overall views are detached from the ‘western experience’, my personal experience has been almost 100% accurate with how he also describes it. Maybe there’s something your experience/situation that shields you from what I’ve experienced or something about my experience that allows me to find benefit in what he says, given that I have lived in the west for the last few decades. Or maybe I’m just a delusional cult member, who knows. Maybe. But the good thing is, we don’t have to get useful knowledge from a single source. So it’s not necessary to listen to or benefit from shahid when we already have the Quraan and Sunnah as our primary sources anyway. In shaa Allaah all paths from the same source lead to the same end. npub1h34n29f3wqvcht0jyhnd36jxcdmljyqjv4vdjfrd69nhxhrdvvnsgwr4h0 BTC/Zero Thanks for your detailed feedback, but you still haven’t given me an example of how he’s out of touch. In what particular meaningful way? Most of his videos about the west has been to critique “the western colonial influence”. How is that connected to the Muslim community living there? npub1h34n29f3wqvcht0jyhnd36jxcdmljyqjv4vdjfrd69nhxhrdvvnsgwr4h0 BTC/Zero Yeah, because of how Primal seems to work with replies. I’ve noticed I have to open Damus often to see replies, which is really annoying. When NoorNote on iOS? npub1h34n29f3wqvcht0jyhnd36jxcdmljyqjv4vdjfrd69nhxhrdvvnsgwr4h0 BTC/Zero @nprofile…d5v8 Do you have an example of where him not living in the west in recent times has hindered his understanding of whatever it is he’s talking about? So I can understand your perspective. As I don’t see ‘the west’ has changed much in any meaningful way in the last few decades to cause someone who grew up there to no longer understand it. I’d be interested to hear your perspective and example. Also, you mentioned that you feel he is a ‘propagandist’. Propaganda for who/what? npub1h34n29f3wqvcht0jyhnd36jxcdmljyqjv4vdjfrd69nhxhrdvvnsgwr4h0 BTC/Zero Well, the video is about Iran, so it’s more a review of what he said about Iran from the start of the Gaza genocide, loosely, especially when speaking about Israel, but more specifically about what he’s said about Iran for a while now, even before the recent conflict. It also touches upon what was said about regional stability. Either way, he points it out in the video. npub1h34n29f3wqvcht0jyhnd36jxcdmljyqjv4vdjfrd69nhxhrdvvnsgwr4h0 BTC/Zero This is a good debrief looking back at what he said years ago and how it actually played out https://youtu.be/9bPs1uRSL1A npub1h34n29f3wqvcht0jyhnd36jxcdmljyqjv4vdjfrd69nhxhrdvvnsgwr4h0 BTC/Zero The soul's yearning is often misdirected when it turns to the acquisition of the dunyaa. Turn your gaze inward, & focus on elevating your acts of obedience to your Creator. True contentment is found in the relationship with Allaah, not the acquisition of transient comforts npub1h34n29f3wqvcht0jyhnd36jxcdmljyqjv4vdjfrd69nhxhrdvvnsgwr4h0 BTC/Zero The prophet Muhammad said: “Whoever believes in Allah & the Last Day, let him speak good or remain silent.” The best way to achieve this is to also reflect on the Saying: “The best of speech is that which is short & to the point” Waffle & filler speech often leads to regret npub1h34n29f3wqvcht0jyhnd36jxcdmljyqjv4vdjfrd69nhxhrdvvnsgwr4h0 BTC/Zero No, it actually doesn’t. Because truth existed before the internet, and there are ways to verify data integrity outside of encryption. Search up ‘mutawaatir’ and ‘ijmaa’. npub1h34n29f3wqvcht0jyhnd36jxcdmljyqjv4vdjfrd69nhxhrdvvnsgwr4h0 BTC/Zero In what way? Please explain. I have a feeling you won’t, but I thought I would still ask. npub1h34n29f3wqvcht0jyhnd36jxcdmljyqjv4vdjfrd69nhxhrdvvnsgwr4h0 BTC/Zero The pursuit of truth is not merely an intellectual exercise; it is a spiritual pilgrimage. A Journey from where you are, the land of ignorance, to the land of knowledge and understanding. This journey is difficult and long, but persist, and you will, in shaa Allaah, get there. npub1h34n29f3wqvcht0jyhnd36jxcdmljyqjv4vdjfrd69nhxhrdvvnsgwr4h0 BTC/Zero “It’s better to remain silent and let everything think you’re a fool, than to open your mouth and remove all doubt” You clearly don’t know what you’re talking about. I doubt you’ve even visited Saudi let alone lived there for you to be commenting on “ze Saudi gOvErNmEnT” npub1h34n29f3wqvcht0jyhnd36jxcdmljyqjv4vdjfrd69nhxhrdvvnsgwr4h0 BTC/Zero I think you may have misunderstood. My point was that Islam gives us the tools to perceive the world better than without those tools. The intent is for those who adhere to Islam to be better people than they otherwise would be without it. So a person who regularly gives in charity, directly from his own hands, directly to the poor, by going to where the poor are and helping them directly, maybe even speaking to them and listening to them, is clearly more useful in developing good character than not doing it at all. npub1h34n29f3wqvcht0jyhnd36jxcdmljyqjv4vdjfrd69nhxhrdvvnsgwr4h0 BTC/Zero An interesting video. What do you think? I think things like zakaat, fasting ramadhaan, waking up at 4:30am to go to the masjid to pray (like waking up early to tend the fields) all help to re-align us to empathise with those who don’t have. The companion of the prophet Muhammad, Umar, once when he was the Khaleefah (the leader of the Muslims) stumbled across a woman who was struggling to feed her children, so he came at night, with a bag of flour and cooked for her and her children because he felt shame that people were going hungry under his responsibility. Maintaining that connection to the poor. https://youtube.com/shorts/JTY6ai7khng npub1h34n29f3wqvcht0jyhnd36jxcdmljyqjv4vdjfrd69nhxhrdvvnsgwr4h0 BTC/Zero A short vid about “Greater Israel” https://youtu.be/iNo8T2QyoBI npub1h34n29f3wqvcht0jyhnd36jxcdmljyqjv4vdjfrd69nhxhrdvvnsgwr4h0 BTC/Zero Yeah, I’m working on something like this, but as you can imagine; it’s takes a while to make an MVP npub1h34n29f3wqvcht0jyhnd36jxcdmljyqjv4vdjfrd69nhxhrdvvnsgwr4h0 BTC/Zero https://youtu.be/Drbl5udwk9I Subhaanallaah…Allaah’s creation never ceases to amazing me حَتَّىٰۤ إِذَاۤ أَتَوۡا۟ عَلَىٰ وَادِ ٱلنَّمۡلِ قَالَتۡ نَمۡلَةࣱ یَـٰۤأَیُّهَا ٱلنَّمۡلُ ٱدۡخُلُوا۟ مَسَـٰكِنَكُمۡ لَا یَحۡطِمَنَّكُمۡ سُلَیۡمَـٰنُ وَجُنُودُهُۥ وَهُمۡ لَا یَشۡعُرُونَ﴿ ١٨ ﴾ Until, when they came upon the valley of the ants, an ant said, O ants, enter your dwellings that you not be crushed by Solomon and his soldiers while they perceive not. فَتَبَسَّمَ ضَاحِكࣰا مِّن قَوۡلِهَا وَقَالَ رَبِّ أَوۡزِعۡنِیۤ أَنۡ أَشۡكُرَ نِعۡمَتَكَ ٱلَّتِیۤ أَنۡعَمۡتَ عَلَیَّ وَعَلَىٰ وَ ٰلِدَیَّ وَأَنۡ أَعۡمَلَ صَـٰلِحࣰا تَرۡضَىٰهُ وَأَدۡخِلۡنِی بِرَحۡمَتِكَ فِی عِبَادِكَ ٱلصَّـٰلِحِینَ﴿ ١٩ ﴾ So [Solomon] smiled, amused at her speech, and said, My Lord, enable me[1] to be grateful for Your favor which You have bestowed upon me and upon my parents and to do righteousness of which You approve. And admit me by Your mercy into [the ranks of] Your righteous servants.[2] An-Naml, Ayah 18-19 npub1h34n29f3wqvcht0jyhnd36jxcdmljyqjv4vdjfrd69nhxhrdvvnsgwr4h0 BTC/Zero Do those who are interested in learning Arabic but needs some extra motivation to get started https://youtu.be/SmbVPUiPdp0 npub1h34n29f3wqvcht0jyhnd36jxcdmljyqjv4vdjfrd69nhxhrdvvnsgwr4h0 BTC/Zero I love a bit of flat earth content with morning breakfast 🥞 Hmm, tasty 😋 npub1h34n29f3wqvcht0jyhnd36jxcdmljyqjv4vdjfrd69nhxhrdvvnsgwr4h0 BTC/Zero All problems can be solved and made good with a healthy amount of grated cheese 🧀 npub1h34n29f3wqvcht0jyhnd36jxcdmljyqjv4vdjfrd69nhxhrdvvnsgwr4h0 BTC/Zero Astaghfirullaah!! Bitcoin price signalling the mark of the BEAST!!! The bear 🐻 market is ON!! lol 😂 https://blossom.primal.net/1c2ec2d6be6b392c6fb94b849e6783add993581351ba503f0748eadb28ded7bd.jpg npub1h34n29f3wqvcht0jyhnd36jxcdmljyqjv4vdjfrd69nhxhrdvvnsgwr4h0 BTC/Zero It’s lovely to see the Muslim experience throughout the world, our shared culture and Deen. https://blossom.primal.net/9bd297b4366d72edb05bb801c9dba3ea4abc7981f0b9ab8befb524a3c4ed7f5f.mov npub1h34n29f3wqvcht0jyhnd36jxcdmljyqjv4vdjfrd69nhxhrdvvnsgwr4h0 BTC/Zero *صيام الست من شوال - الشيخ صالح الفوزان* انشر تؤجر باذن الله *Fasting Six Days of Shawwal - By Shaykh Saalih Al-Fawzaan حفظه الله* Please forward and get rewarded, Allah willing. https://youtu.be/HlEH6Z12E40 npub1h34n29f3wqvcht0jyhnd36jxcdmljyqjv4vdjfrd69nhxhrdvvnsgwr4h0 BTC/Zero Quite a good video considering it came from someone who isn’t Muslim https://youtu.be/i_oO_Z_IeH8 npub1h34n29f3wqvcht0jyhnd36jxcdmljyqjv4vdjfrd69nhxhrdvvnsgwr4h0 BTC/Zero Why does any Muslim country ‘deserve’ to get hit? Be it uae, Iran or Kazakhstan? npub1h34n29f3wqvcht0jyhnd36jxcdmljyqjv4vdjfrd69nhxhrdvvnsgwr4h0 BTC/Zero ⚡🇮🇷 Cost of the Iran war is now 900 million dollars a day. In other speak, the US spent its entire yearly budget for public education last week. npub1h34n29f3wqvcht0jyhnd36jxcdmljyqjv4vdjfrd69nhxhrdvvnsgwr4h0 BTC/Zero A great take on what’s happening. https://youtu.be/pp5XMHd8S_s npub1h34n29f3wqvcht0jyhnd36jxcdmljyqjv4vdjfrd69nhxhrdvvnsgwr4h0 BTC/Zero Also what? I’m not seeing it… npub1h34n29f3wqvcht0jyhnd36jxcdmljyqjv4vdjfrd69nhxhrdvvnsgwr4h0 BTC/Zero Oh it is. He said to me directly that Israel should send a nuke to Gaza. And he wasn’t making a joke. This is known from him. Even those who defend him know this and downplay it, obviously. npub1h34n29f3wqvcht0jyhnd36jxcdmljyqjv4vdjfrd69nhxhrdvvnsgwr4h0 BTC/Zero Brief biography of Peter Todd. https://blossom.primal.net/49edebf07bc83ad2c6f12b1c78f0a19a791fdbd52e9c3c9647789dd1b5152e23.mov npub1h34n29f3wqvcht0jyhnd36jxcdmljyqjv4vdjfrd69nhxhrdvvnsgwr4h0 BTC/Zero Unfortunately, rather than taking the advice, he persists on perpetrating lies. Well; at least it’s written here for the record. https://blossom.primal.net/681aadb679b376e046858711f90823b3b30b2d99176a1bfa06be6c95d570a41b.jpg npub1h34n29f3wqvcht0jyhnd36jxcdmljyqjv4vdjfrd69nhxhrdvvnsgwr4h0 BTC/Zero So what you’re saying is…and let’s be clear…That you don’t actually care how accurate the information is, you will still share it because it’s ”Your opinion”?. Anyway, thank you for making your bias and agenda clear. You are truly a child of the west, not someone who follows the teachings of the Qur’aan, such as: یَـٰۤأَیُّهَا ٱلَّذِینَ ءَامَنُوۤا۟ إِن جَاۤءَكُمۡ فَاسِقُۢ بِنَبَإࣲ فَتَبَیَّنُوۤا۟ أَن تُصِیبُوا۟ قَوۡمَۢا بِجَهَـٰلَةࣲ فَتُصۡبِحُوا۟ عَلَىٰ مَا فَعَلۡتُمۡ نَـٰدِمِینَ﴿ ٦ ﴾ O you who have believed, if there comes to you a disobedient one with information, investigate, lest you harm a people out of ignorance and become, over what you have done, regretful. Al-Ḥujurāt, Ayah 6 I leave you with the Hadeeth of the Messenger of Allaah, إنَّ الصِّدقَ يَهدي إلى البِرِّ وإنَّ البِرَّ يَهدي إلى الجنَّةِ وإنَّ الرَّجلَ ليصدقُ ويتحرَّى الصِّدقَ حتَّى يُكتبَ عندَ اللَّهِ صدِّيقًا وإنَّ الكذبَ يَهدي إلى الفجورِ وإنَّ الفجورَ يَهدي إلى النَّارِ وإنَّ الرَّجُلَ ليَكذِبُ ويتحرَّى الكذِبَ حتَّى يُكتَبَ عندَ اللَّهِ كذَّابًا “Verily Truth guides to righteousness, and righteousness guides to paradise, and a man tells the truth and investigates honesty until it is written with Allaah to be a truthful person, and verily lying leads to immorality, and immorality leads to fire, and a man lies and investigates in lying until it is written with Allaah that he is a liar” Have a nice day. npub1h34n29f3wqvcht0jyhnd36jxcdmljyqjv4vdjfrd69nhxhrdvvnsgwr4h0 BTC/Zero Replied to this propaganda piece here https://primal.net/e/nevent1qqs8wt79uxz3pt7k6hwt4mg42n7a6garzzcjksmjdtxj9f87vu9597q5kjm2l npub1h34n29f3wqvcht0jyhnd36jxcdmljyqjv4vdjfrd69nhxhrdvvnsgwr4h0 BTC/Zero I wrote this as a reply to this account who was sharing questionable info. But they deleted their comment which left this post hanging. So I decided to post it here so that can’t happen again. It starts off quoting something they said. But there is a lesson for all about where we take news from and how/why we spread it. Don’t take information from propaganda accounts, even if they are Muslim. Being Muslims doesn’t make them immune to propaganda. And my specific message to @nprofile…nl47 is that it’s not too late to clarify to your readers your slip up. In fact, I’m sure they would appreciate your humbleness and willingness to correct your mistake. I’ll leave you to read my reply below. 👇 Please consider my words carefully. —Reply to anti-UAE propaganda— “Although I question who’s running that place” may be all the explanation you need in understanding one’s motivation for such an overblown bias post as opposed to just keeping to facts. I was contemplating on whether I should spend time replying, as my experience in life has taught me that some just have a predisposition to throw shade that goes beyond being rational. But I decided to give you the benefit of the doubt. So please don’t disappoint me and genuinely consider my words on this matter. To explain my position, I’ll give you a real life example. Over 10 years ago, this was the headlines across western media. This is an example of the type of lies dressed in “truth” I’m talking about. So was this girl from Qatif a rape victim? Yes. Did the courts issue punishment to her? Yes. Was it due to rules found in the sharee’ah? Yes. So where is the lie? Her punishment was due to her having an illegal sexual relationship with a man. Both her and her boyfriend were in the desert doing their sin and then some other guys found them and apparently raped her (and her boyfriend as the story goes). So those guys were punished for what they did, but she was also punished for what she did, which was unrelated to her being raped. Her being raped just uncovered something else in the process. So whats my point? My point is, the clear intent here is to suggest that she was punished for being a victim of rape, or that women in Islam, if they come forward to claim being a victim of rape, they will also be punished for the accusation or whatever. Thats the propaganda. Using true facts to pain a false picture. This is what western media does. Back to your post. You strung together a series of events to suggest something about a country that you ‘question how they run things’ in the first place. You lead with your own personal conclusion, or the conclusion you want people to make, and used random facts (and fictions, as there were lies also) to make someone take that position. This is not what a muslim should be doing, and is more something that the west does. Maybe you didn’t realise it, or maybe you’re just a victim of propaganda yourself rather than one who wants to push it, but the fact remains, you had a conclusion you wanted people to make, and threw things out there to make people have that conclusion. So let’s look objectively at your post. Be honest to yourself and put your bias against UAE aside. 1) DFM down 10%. True. But what is the volatility range for that market anyway? Ie whats the normal trading range to establish whether 10% is even significant? No. In the past 5 years, it’s been within a sidewards range, going up 65% and down 35% (ie the reverse of 65%…its how %’s work), and right now, we are coming up to the middle of that range (Chart attached). Nothing significant. If we had broken below that range by 3% (ie less than the 10% you mentioned) that would be more significant as it shows a change in trend. But right now, we are still within this sidewards channel. ie, nothing to see here. 2) DFM circuit breakers reduced. I don’t know if thats true, but what is true is that circuit breaker adjusting up or down don’t indicate anything besides an attempt to mitigate irrational behaviour, which can happen in markets. Like I said above, the only thing that matters is if the trend shifts, and we would only know that if any market structure has been broken. So far it hasn’t. 3) Emaar down 10%. True. But again…is it relevant? I’ve attached the log chart of Emaar, and it’s doing much better than the DFM market thats just going sideways. Emaar is on the uptrend, and shows no sign of changing that trend. Chart attached. So far, the first 3 points are all lies dressed in truth. Let’s continue. 4) Emirates NBD down 10%. True. But I’m sure you know the routine here…I’ll just attach the chart and let you judge for yourself. 5) $75-77% billion erased in 48 hours. Is it true? Maybe. But again, thats not significant if the total value of the market was in the trillions, or if it hasn’t broken any market structure…like I said above. So the first 5 points were all just one point, repeated with different words to make the reader think its more than it is. And its all lies as well. So not looking good so far. But let’s continue. 6) Jebel Ali port shut down. True. But it opened soon after…So nothing to see here either. 7) UAE supermarket shelves emptied. An absolute lie. Anyone who lives in the UAE knows this is the case. 8) UAE imports 80% of its food. So what? Most countries import a large % of their food. Malaysia is practically a fertile jungle but still imports the majority of its food. At this stage, it’s just stating a fact with the hope the reader will fill in the gaps with the worst case scenario. One of the richest most influential country (for its size) won’t let its inhabitants starve. Qatar had an entire GCC embargo placed on it a few years ago, and within months they were producing their own food to fill in the gap. People adapt and when you have suitcases filled with cash, you’re able to adapt faster. This is a moot point. 9) Panic buying, long cues. It’s possible on the first day some people rushed out to buy food and water. I mean, that would be normal, right? But 7 days in, or even the very next day, is that still the case? Again, more lies. In fact, the leader of the UAE decided to have coffee with the people in the mall. 10) posts about the crisis gets you punished. No, but spreading lies about it would. As well as posting sensitive information that could cause harm, like reporting on locations of defence units. This is the official message from the UAE police. “Responsibility begins with compliance Photographing or sharing security or critical sites, or reposting unreliable information, may result in legal action and compromise national security and stability. Compliance helps keep the community safe and stable. Your Security is Our Happiness” Why is this a bad thing? This is to project the defence units, protect the public and mitigate any external propaganda forces, which is a real thing by the way. We all know countries are destabilised with ‘false news’ operations. So don’t add to it. It makes sense. Why does that indicate anything negative or what does that even have to do with the title of the post, that “the UAE is collapsing”. 11) Unknown source footage = instant arrest risk. Yes. Because arrest doesn’t equal a conviction nor does it equal any formal sentence. Arresting someone who potentially can put peoples life at risk is literally the job of the police. Unlike places like the UK that allow people to get away with literal shop lifting without even getting involved. Finally, 12) Dubai influences warned to stay silent. Yes, and why not? Why should randos start running their mouths on affairs they have no knowledge on, spreading fear and uncertainty. The UAE is a Muslim country, believe it or not, and often a lot of what people complain about it, including the muslim diaspora, are in fact islamic in origin. Allaah literally said in the Qur’aan: وَإِذَا جَاۤءَهُمۡ أَمۡرࣱ مِّنَ ٱلۡأَمۡنِ أَوِ ٱلۡخَوۡفِ أَذَاعُوا۟ بِهِۦۖ وَلَوۡ رَدُّوهُ إِلَى ٱلرَّسُولِ وَإِلَىٰۤ أُو۟لِی ٱلۡأَمۡرِ مِنۡهُمۡ لَعَلِمَهُ ٱلَّذِینَ یَسۡتَنۢبِطُونَهُۥ مِنۡهُمۡۗ وَلَوۡلَا فَضۡلُ ٱللَّهِ عَلَیۡكُمۡ وَرَحۡمَتُهُۥ لَٱتَّبَعۡتُمُ ٱلشَّیۡطَـٰنَ إِلَّا قَلِیلࣰا﴿ ٨٣ ﴾ And when there comes to them something [i.e., information] about [public] security or fear, they spread it around. But if they had referred it back to the Messenger or to those of authority among them, then the ones who [can] draw correct conclusions from it would have known about it. And if not for the favor of Allāh upon you and His mercy, you would have followed Satan, except for a few. An-Nisāʾ, Ayah 83 So it’s not for randos to go out to make public commentary on major affairs related to public safety. It’s for them to remain silent and/or refer to those in authority who it is their job to make people safe, and feel safe. It’s a part of mental colonisation to suggest otherwise. So I’ve spent my time to give a detailed breakdown of why your post was an absolute propaganda piece. It’s not necessarily your fault, because you just took it from this post on twitter (https://fixupx.com/antmillionsbot/status/2029615866711540116), but what that means is that you didn’t do your due diligence before copy pasting it on Nostr. I mean, you could of just read the comments to it to see how much it was just propaganda like this post https://fixupx.com/convequity/status/2029642405402791939 demonstrates, or even just ask Grok like this guy did https://fixupx.com/grok/status/2029656893421982139 and you would have seen it for what it is. But you didn’t. So my sincere advice to you would be to seriously ask yourself what type of ‘news outlet’ you want to be? Do you want to be a serious account that does serious work, verifying information, sources, giving the news as it is and not as you want it to be, or do you want to just be another propagandised BBC CNN clone, propagating Zionist agendas without even realising it. How you deal with this reply will say a lot, and I patiently await to see if there is any sincerity in your channel. I hope this advice can be seriously considered. Choose your next steps wisely. https://blossom.primal.net/c2ff964c4214cabc8af0c103309249b69a161e7103f2c218bad1f14df1fd0007.jpg https://blossom.primal.net/5b913ec9a45add0c8046762bab1fa9803aa802a18a441dd434f32faa03a5a0de.jpg https://blossom.primal.net/0ea2bae53922f664625ddc88ba945c2f8dd3cbcd93fc7c6ccc046117d1a1b788.jpg https://blossom.primal.net/6c5c9577ea96bac93908dac3bc8103a67e2e2d5bbbad6b6cf0874922e5753f4f.jpg #nevent1q…ee40 npub1h34n29f3wqvcht0jyhnd36jxcdmljyqjv4vdjfrd69nhxhrdvvnsgwr4h0 BTC/Zero “Although I question who’s running that place” may be all the explanation you need in understanding ones motivation for such an overblown bias post as opposed to just keeping to facts. I was contemplating on whether I should spend time replying, as my experience in life has taught me that some just have a predisposition to throw shade that goes beyond being rational. But I decided to give you the benefit of the doubt. So please don’t disappoint me and genuinely consider my words on this matter. To explain my position, I’ll give you a real life example. Over 10 years ago, this was the headlines across western media. This is an example of the type of lies dressed in “truth” I’m talking about. So was this girl from Qatif a rape victim? Yes. Did the courts issue punishment to her? Yes. Was it due to rules found in the sharee’ah? Yes. So where is the lie? Her punishment was due to her having an illegal sexual relationship with a man. Both her and her boyfriend were in the desert doing their sin and then some other guys found them and apparently raped her (and her boyfriend as the story goes). So those guys were punished for what they did, but she was also punished for what she did, which was unrelated to her being raped. Her being raped just uncovered something else in the process. So whats my point? My point is, the clear intent here is to suggest that she was punished for being a victim of rape, or that women in Islam, if they come forward to claim being a victim of rape, they will also be punished for the accusation or whatever. Thats the propaganda. Using true facts to pain a false picture. This is what western media does. Back to your post. You strung together a series of events to suggest something about a country that you ‘question how they run things’ in the first place. You lead with your own personal conclusion, or the conclusion you want people to make, and used random facts (and fictions, as there were lies also) to make someone take that position. This is not what a muslim should be doing, and is more something that the west does. Maybe you didn’t realise it, or maybe you’re just a victim of propaganda yourself rather than one who wants to push it, but the fact remains, you had a conclusion you wanted people to make, and threw things out there to make people have that conclusion. So let’s look objectively at your post. Be honest to yourself and put your bias against UAE aside. 1) DFM down 10%. True. But what is the volatility range for that market anyway? Ie whats the normal trading range to establish whether 10% is even significant? No. In the past 5 years, it’s been within a sidewards range, going up 65% and down 35% (ie the reverse of 65%…its how %’s work), and right now, we are coming up to the middle of that range (Chart attached). Nothing significant. If we had broken below that range by 3% (ie less than the 10% you mentioned) that would be more significant as it shows a change in trend. But right now, we are still within this sidewards channel. ie, nothing to see here. 2) DFM circuit breakers reduced. I don’t know if thats true, but what is true is that circuit breaker adjusting up or down don’t indicate anything besides an attempt to mitigate irrational behaviour, which can happen in markets. Like I said above, the only thing that matters is if the trend shifts, and we would only know that if any market structure has been broken. So far it hasn’t. 3) Emaar down 10%. True. But again…is it relevant? I’ve attached the log chart of Emaar, and it’s doing much better than the DFM market thats just going sideways. Emaar is on the uptrend, and shows no sign of changing that trend. Chart attached. So far, the first 3 points are all lies dressed in truth. Let’s continue. 4) Emirates NBD down 10%. True. But I’m sure you know the routine here…I’ll just attach the chart and let you judge for yourself. 5) $75-77% billion erased in 48 hours. Is it true? Maybe. But again, thats not significant if the total value of the market was in the trillions, or if it hasn’t broken any market structure…like I said above. So the first 5 points were all just one point, repeated with different words to make the reader think its more than it is. And its all lies as well. So not looking good so far. But let’s continue. 6) Jebel Ali port shut down. True. But it opened soon after…So nothing to see here either. 7) UAE supermarket shelves emptied. An absolute lie. Anyone who lives in the UAE knows this is the case. 8) UAE imports 80% of its food. So what? Most countries import a large % of their food. Malaysia is practically a fertile jungle but still imports the majority of its food. At this stage, it’s just stating a fact with the hope the reader will fill in the gaps with the worst case scenario. One of the richest most influential country (for its size) won’t let its inhabitants starve. Qatar had an entire GCC embargo placed on it a few years ago, and within months they were producing their own food to fill in the gap. People adapt and when you have suitcases filled with cash, you’re able to adapt faster. This is a moot point. 9) Panic buying, long cues. It’s possible on the first day some people rushed out to buy food and water. I mean, that would be normal, right? But 7 days in, or even the very next day, is that still the case? Again, more lies. In fact, the leader of the UAE decided to have coffee with the people in the mall. 10) posts about the crisis gets you punished. No, but spreading lies about it would. As well as posting sensitive information that could cause harm, like reporting on locations of defence units. This is the official message from the UAE police. “Responsibility begins with compliance Photographing or sharing security or critical sites, or reposting unreliable information, may result in legal action and compromise national security and stability. Compliance helps keep the community safe and stable. Your Security is Our Happiness” Why is this a bad thing? This is to project the defence units, protect the public and mitigate any external propaganda forces, which is a real thing by the way. We all know countries are destabilised with ‘false news’ operations. So don’t add to it. It makes sense. Why does that indicate anything negative or what does that even have to do with the title of the post, that “the UAE is collapsing”. 11) Unknown source footage = instant arrest risk. Yes. Because arrest doesn’t equal a conviction nor does it equal any formal sentence. Arresting someone who potentially can put peoples life at risk is literally the job of the police. Unlike places like the UK that allow people to get away with literal shop lifting without even getting involved. Finally, 12) Dubai influences warned to stay silent. Yes, and why not? Why should randos start running their mouths on affairs they have no knowledge on, spreading fear and uncertainty. The UAE is a Muslim country, believe it or not, and often a lot of what people complain about it, including the muslim diaspora, are in fact islamic in origin. Allaah literally said in the Qur’aan: وَإِذَا جَاۤءَهُمۡ أَمۡرࣱ مِّنَ ٱلۡأَمۡنِ أَوِ ٱلۡخَوۡفِ أَذَاعُوا۟ بِهِۦۖ وَلَوۡ رَدُّوهُ إِلَى ٱلرَّسُولِ وَإِلَىٰۤ أُو۟لِی ٱلۡأَمۡرِ مِنۡهُمۡ لَعَلِمَهُ ٱلَّذِینَ یَسۡتَنۢبِطُونَهُۥ مِنۡهُمۡۗ وَلَوۡلَا فَضۡلُ ٱللَّهِ عَلَیۡكُمۡ وَرَحۡمَتُهُۥ لَٱتَّبَعۡتُمُ ٱلشَّیۡطَـٰنَ إِلَّا قَلِیلࣰا﴿ ٨٣ ﴾ And when there comes to them something [i.e., information] about [public] security or fear, they spread it around. But if they had referred it back to the Messenger or to those of authority among them, then the ones who [can] draw correct conclusions from it would have known about it. And if not for the favor of Allāh upon you and His mercy, you would have followed Satan, except for a few. An-Nisāʾ, Ayah 83 So it’s not for randos to go out to make public commentary on major affairs related to public safety. It’s for them to remain silent and/or refer to those in authority who it is their job to make people safe, and feel safe. It’s a part of mental colonisation to suggest otherwise. So I’ve spent my time to give a detailed breakdown of why your post was an absolute propaganda piece. It’s not necessarily your fault, because you just took it from this post on twitter (https://fixupx.com/antmillionsbot/status/2029615866711540116), but what that means is that you didn’t do your due diligence before copy pasting it on Nostr. I mean, you could of just read the comments to it to see how much it was just propaganda like this post https://fixupx.com/convequity/status/2029642405402791939 demonstrates, or even just ask Grok like this guy did https://fixupx.com/grok/status/2029656893421982139 and you would have seen it for what it is. But you didn’t. So my sincere advice to you would be to seriously ask yourself what type of ‘news outlet’ you want to be? Do you want to be a serious account that does serious work, verifying information, sources, giving the news as it is and not as you want it to be, or do you want to just be another propagandised BBC CNN clone, propagating Zionist agendas without even realising it. How you deal with this reply will say a lot, and I patiently await to see if there is any sincerity in your channel. I hope this advice can be seriously considered. Choose your next steps wisely. https://image.nostr.build/8d4875631ef505cba1a7ce0c086587b2d78bc2e5968e10470333cfc799bf1604.jpg https://image.nostr.build/2435bdcbc5f1a3fb29809287e45814b086b361b4b1f5ca91795163399b3abbad.jpg https://image.nostr.build/879e30293c2db974f5284eecb6cd224d04b264aab6afb13022a95959952f3402.jpg https://image.nostr.build/6829987ca5a5d4399cadc6b10ef6523f1461f87a0e62b83dc1b8752b60570b8d.jpg npub1h34n29f3wqvcht0jyhnd36jxcdmljyqjv4vdjfrd69nhxhrdvvnsgwr4h0 BTC/Zero You must be from the west. You report like the BBC. Propaganda as usual. Don’t forget, an important part of propaganda is telling lies using the truth. There’s even an Arabic saying كلمة حق أريد بها الباطل A statement of truth that intends by it falsehood. npub1h34n29f3wqvcht0jyhnd36jxcdmljyqjv4vdjfrd69nhxhrdvvnsgwr4h0 BTC/Zero My point was, going down by 9% is not indicative of your headline. As the same chart shows, the overall trend, even with those sell offs, is still up. With ever single sell off in the past, it always rallied higher after. So NO, your reporting is biased and misleading. ESPECIALLY considering you said nothing about Kuwait, Qatar, Bahrain who in a worse situation, you said nothing about other markets across the world like South Korea, who’s markets sold off so hard that they had to use circuit breakers to stop it going further. But all your propaganda is focused on uae. Anyway, unsubscribed. Thanks npub1h34n29f3wqvcht0jyhnd36jxcdmljyqjv4vdjfrd69nhxhrdvvnsgwr4h0 BTC/Zero Very VERY misleading post. I stated it’s filled with lies, so here they are. There is no “near collapse”. Here are pictures of the markets it suggests are “collapsing”. No need for commentary, anyone can see that there is no “collapse” unless it’s collapsing to the upside. Nothing is happening out of the ordinary. The same with Emaar properties. More deception. Talk of long cues for food shopping and panic, again more lies. Anyone who lives in UAE knows it’s an absolute lie. In times like this, compromised ‘news sources’ really expose themselves and their biases. It’s a good opportunity to unsubscribe when that surfaces. https://blossom.primal.net/b6b613648512cf28c83cdacc4129a88d551b3938a30c26bd34e49ff381a23b63.jpg npub1h34n29f3wqvcht0jyhnd36jxcdmljyqjv4vdjfrd69nhxhrdvvnsgwr4h0 BTC/Zero I never took your channel for one that spreads unverified propaganda… and I’m very surprised by this. But at least now I know. This post is full of lies and I won’t forget this. Stay safe out there guys. npub1h34n29f3wqvcht0jyhnd36jxcdmljyqjv4vdjfrd69nhxhrdvvnsgwr4h0 BTC/Zero When was this recorded? npub1h34n29f3wqvcht0jyhnd36jxcdmljyqjv4vdjfrd69nhxhrdvvnsgwr4h0 BTC/Zero They are willing to be used once again as more cannon fodder for the Empire?! Why don’t people learn ? npub1h34n29f3wqvcht0jyhnd36jxcdmljyqjv4vdjfrd69nhxhrdvvnsgwr4h0 BTC/Zero I clearly said I’m NOT going to engage with that, because it’s clear you’ve made your mind up about those ‘so called facts’, but I did notice how you totally ignore my ACTUAL point. Silence sometimes says more than actual words. Anyway, have a nice day, as it’s clear you’re not a person who engages in good faith. npub1h34n29f3wqvcht0jyhnd36jxcdmljyqjv4vdjfrd69nhxhrdvvnsgwr4h0 BTC/Zero I’m not going to reply to the many lies you mentioned in your point (whether you know them to be lies or not) but I want to focus on your logic. It is a Muslim nation, with Muslims citizens. The people you “hate” in the uae amount to the leadership i guess, not the actual people who get blown to bits by bombs, or suffer as a consequence of war. So what you’re actually celebrating is the mass suffering of innocent Muslims (and even non-Muslims). Reflect on that. It’s not like you’ve ever EVER met an Emirati in your life that supports the death and killing of Muslims in Gaza, Sudan or any other places you think they are responsible for. So with all due respect, your response seems irrational. npub1h34n29f3wqvcht0jyhnd36jxcdmljyqjv4vdjfrd69nhxhrdvvnsgwr4h0 BTC/Zero This sums it up nicely https://fixupx.com/LewisMorganUK/status/2028786071321051147 npub1h34n29f3wqvcht0jyhnd36jxcdmljyqjv4vdjfrd69nhxhrdvvnsgwr4h0 BTC/Zero Went on Twitter today and it’s crazy the amount of unnecessary hate directed towards UAE and sometimes absolute joy over it being bombed. From Muslims by the way…crazy how that makes sense to anyone not overcome with jealousy and/hatred. Imagine celebrating a Muslim country being bombed…for whatever the reason. npub1h34n29f3wqvcht0jyhnd36jxcdmljyqjv4vdjfrd69nhxhrdvvnsgwr4h0 BTC/Zero Yes, that is true. He was worshipped before Athanasius, but that doesn’t mean that this was what he taught. 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