Comments on: Season 3 – Episode 18 – Baber makes an Entrance

By: Khalid

Khalid — Sat, 21 Mar 2009 06:03:49 +0000

I don’t even read Steve’s ridiculous comments anymore…

By: S.Berry

S.Berry — Sat, 21 Mar 2009 04:02:00 +0000

What kind of mosque has such a horribly unkempt garbage area? LOL!

By: S.Berry

S.Berry — Sat, 21 Mar 2009 04:00:58 +0000

Is there a moderator for this site? People like “Steve” who are mentally unbalnced trolls are what judicious use of the “ban” function in the comments is for. Allowing trolls to dominate the comments section really detracts from normal discussion of the episodes and drives people away from the site.

By: Samina

Samina — Tue, 17 Mar 2009 11:28:57 +0000

Dora, yes those are few more purposes of a mosque. But would you not agree that religious guidance, advice and a general feeling of unity is also something Muslims wish to gain from a Mosque? How do we achieve that by creating segregation amongst ourselves?

Also Dora, a Halaqa is defined as an Islamic gathering or meeting for the primary purpose of learning about Islam. If that is the intention then that will be the primary focus – not about men and women being in the same room together.

What I am trying to say is – that if your intentions for attending mosque is “correct” then you will refrain from that which (as you phrased it) “is obviously not appropriate”.

By: Steve

Steve — Tue, 17 Mar 2009 07:17:47 +0000

For Yasir it was just the go long get along thing to do. Path of least resistance and all of that.

By: Steve

Steve — Tue, 17 Mar 2009 07:15:49 +0000

What I could see is that Yasir really didn’t care about the issue one way or the other but the issue was causing disruption so he saw the best thing to do is to stop what was going on.

It seems like he had the worse motives of anyone there.

By: Dora

Dora — Tue, 17 Mar 2009 05:31:39 +0000

Ayeee

Just to clarify!

Nahida – I definitely agree with what you said about womens entrances being presented in the worst possible ways! However, this is not the case for my mosque, and a lot of the mosques I’ve been to. Alhamdulillah, the women section of the mosque is not treated as dirt. There’s actually a rail for handicapped women/children at the women’s entrance, and much much more. So Alhamdullilah for that!

Samina – Definitely! There are other functions of the masjid in addition to ibadah, which I totally forgot about. In fact, Socialization IS one of them (as in Halaqas, nikaahs and etc), but when it comes to opposite sex- mingling (which I actually meant!), as you see going on in parties and events, that’s obviously not appropriate. And that’s what I was talking aboot.

By: Nahida

Nahida — Tue, 17 Mar 2009 03:28:39 +0000

Yasir is married to Sarah. In the first season it was obvious that Sarah was a strong woman. She wouldn’t have married him if he weren’t on her side.

By: Steve

Steve — Tue, 17 Mar 2009 02:16:06 +0000

I have to say this was a great episode. I was particularly pleased with how they portrayed Baber. The writers have really abused and have been lazy with the Baber character lately and this episode I felt they didn’t do that as much.

I really want to write just a little bit more focusing on the stuff specifically in this episode but wanted to think about it just a little more. Even though there will be a new episode tonight perhaps I can still discuss this one a little more in upcoming days.

I found Baber so touching in this episode. He is absolutely my favorite character.

I want to go into Baber’s motives more but I don’t really have time at the moment. But here is my question. What were Yasir’s motives in participating in the whole controversy the way he did?

By: I

Tue, 17 Mar 2009 01:46:49 +0000

Salaam,

Nahida, our mosque also has one main entrance to the building but two separate entrances to the prayer area. The mosque in the show does not even have that which, I believe, is essential. The show could have the same entrance but they should at least have separate entrance to the prayer area.
“Dora, do you think a mosque is only for Ibadah? Do you not believe it has other purposes? You make mingling sound like a swear word. Exchanging a quick and polite salaam whilst putting on your shoes doesn’t harm anyone, infact I think it is a pleasant attribute.”

If men and women had the same entrance to the “prayer area”, then exchanging a quick salaam while putting on your shoes may become a problem. Why? Because then there are hundreds of men and women with the same entrance and then people will get close to each other. It can happen and it does happen.

Plus, what’s wrong with separate entrances (if they were equally nice) anyway?