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   It's just a book. 
Besides - kids need to learn to enjoy their imaginations and the supernatural - how else can they learn to love religion?

Kim...

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kim! Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 17 September 2001 Location: Australia Status: Offline Points: 2390	Post Options Post Reply Quote kim! Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 19 July 2005 at 7:09am
	It's just a book. Besides - kids need to learn to enjoy their imaginations and the supernatural - how else can they learn to love religion? Kim...

ummziba Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Female Joined: 16 March 2005 Location: Canada Status: Offline Points: 1158	Post Options Post Reply Quote ummziba Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 19 July 2005 at 6:49am
	Dear Angel, I don't think you will ever get it either . There is nothing wrong with fun, or even a bit of fantasy or mystery. But, sorcery and magic are evil and forbidden by Allah. Letting children (who are too young to understand the true concepts of good and evil) read fun, exciting books that glorify sorcery and magic is not good for them. Harry Potter and friends, by what I understand from reviews, use magic and sorcery to fight evil. Fighting evil is a good thing. Fighting evil with evil makes no sense. Fun in our lives? - absolutely! Magic and sorcery? - no way. Peace, ummziba.
	Sticks and stones may break my bones, but your words...they break my soul ~

Angel Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 03 July 2001 Status: Offline Points: 6641	Post Options Post Reply Quote Angel Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 19 July 2005 at 5:41am
	I don't think you guys will never get it Anybody think there's something wrong with having some magic and mystery and fun in their lives
	~ Our feet are earthbound, but our hearts and our minds have wings ~

MOCKBA Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Moderator Group Joined: 27 September 2000 Location: Malaysia Status: Offline Points: 1410	Post Options Post Reply Quote MOCKBA Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 16 July 2005 at 9:40pm
	Bismillah Wa'alaikumu Salaam Sister, Good point. Perhaps it is due to little attention given by Muslims(except vey few) in developing books and materials for children that could facilitate the Message of the Quran and help them percieve God's Creation. Today's kids are excited with the powers of Spiderman, they deduct their idea of the Last Hour from science fistion the like of Armageddon, they aspire to seat in the Council of Jedis, they are assisted in confusing their orientation through Teletubbies and Barny... and as far as Islam is concerned - it is all about explosions, fire, tears, black smoke, prohibition, anger and punishment. They want to live in maginary world, the world that does not reflect the reality. It is indeed alarming what fruits will be reaped from the seeds we plant today. Edited by MOCKBA
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ummziba Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Female Joined: 16 March 2005 Location: Canada Status: Offline Points: 1158	Post Options Post Reply Quote ummziba Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 16 July 2005 at 3:54pm
	Assalamu alaikum, Ah, yet another Harry Potter book hits the bookshelves and children by the millions are scrambling to get their copies. Wouldn't it be incredible if children would get that excited over the Qur'an instead of a series of books about sorcery and witchcraft? Peace, ummziba.
	Sticks and stones may break my bones, but your words...they break my soul ~