"How old are you?"

[Shajaa3ah]

قال رجل لهشام القوطي: كم تعد؟

قال: واحد إلى ألف ألف وأكثر.

قال: لم أرد هذا، كم تعد من السن؟

قال: اثنين وثلاثين، ست عشرة من أعلى وست عشرة من أسفل.

قال: لم أرد هذا، كم لك من السنين؟

قال: والله، ما لي فيها شيء، السنون كلها لله تعالى.

قال: يا هذا ما سنك؟

قال: عظم.

قال: ابن كم أنت؟

قال: ابن اثنين، رجل وامرأة.

قال: كم أتى عليك؟

قال: لو اتى عليّ شيء لقتلني.

قال: فكيف أقول؟!



قال: تقول: كم مضى من عمرك؟!

[Abu MishMish]

Nice.

[Shajaa3ah]

It made me laugh when I read it. But I was wondering why he couldnt just say, كم عمرك? That is how I usually ask. Can you think of any smart-guy answers to that [I couldn't]?

[Rashid]

:scratch:

Anyone wanna translate? :)

-Rashid

[Prof]

But I was wondering why he couldnt just say, كم عمرك?Because that is a question that can only be answered after one's death.

[Shajaa3ah]

Because that is a question that can only be answered after one's death.

Aah, I see. Good thinking. Jazakumullaahu khairan.

:scratch:

Anyone wanna translate? :)

-Rashid

The message it is conveying is that you should be accurate and articulate in your speech, and it gives examples of different ways of asking "How old are you?" in Arabic. As none of them are accurate, except the last, ("How many [years] have passed of your life?") none of them received the desired answer.

To translate it would cause the loss of any humour and value.

[Shajaa3ah]

قال: ابن كم أنت؟

If that is a way of asking "How old are you?" then it could furnish a very nice, alternative meaning for يا ابن \ بنت الستة والستين ! :)

[Rose15]

*can we plz have an urdu section*

*coughs*

ur having fun widout us

i cant understand

u think that is fair?

wasnt there a hadeeth where there were 3 ppl

and one cudnt speak the language

and the prophet saw said

ahh forget it

[Rose15]

I think ppl who have a lisp
wud be good at speaking arabic

i cant even pronounce the words

aaaain then gaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaayn << i have trouble wid that letter

[Sakeena]

As'salaamu alaikum.

I don't get it.. What's going on??!! "How old are you?" I'm 16!
I'm so young, alhamdulilah. As'salam Rose15! Your crazy lol.
And a very cool sister, ameen.

Assalamu alaikum wa rahmatullah,

-Sakeena.:heart:

[Rose15]

As'salaamu alaikum.

I don't get it.. What's going on??!! "How old are you?" I'm 16!
I'm so young, alhamdulilah. As'salam Rose15! Your crazy lol.
And a very cool sister, ameen.

Assalamu alaikum wa rahmatullah,

-Sakeena.:heart:

u c sakeena

they talk a special language and make jokes

but we are left out and they wont even translate for us!!

ur so young but trust me i wudnt wanna be 16 again

im glad im the age i am now, more stable and i no who i am

if u havent already found urself, 16 is the age it starts, thats what i think

ur gna be on a journey!

take it from me

16 i was depressed and effed in the head

alhumdulilah for now :)

[Sakeena]

Assalamu alaikum..

Yeah their mean.. anyway hey yuor right I am on a journey!
My fortune cookie was right! It said,
"You are about to embark on a most delightful journey". And it was right!
Not the cookie.
The fortune was merely a sight from Allah to show me my way to Islam!
Or at least it warned me at first, but I did not really understand what it meant by that,
but I do now, ameen! Thanks Rose15! Alhamdulilah!

Assalamu alaikum wa rahmatullahi,

-Sakeena.:heart:

[Stuck in Prison]

funny. i just read this. amazing how articulate the arabic language is. so many words for the same thing but have slight differences.

[Rose15]

funny. i just read this. amazing how articulate the arabic language is. so many words for the same thing but have slight differences.

So does urdu :o

The english language sucks

Ask me why in private.

[Ilikemiscarf]

u c sakeena

they talk a special language and make jokes

but we are left out and they wont even translate for us!!

ur so young but trust me i wudnt wanna be 16 again

im glad im the age i am now, more stable and i no who i am

if u havent already found urself, 16 is the age it starts, thats what i think

ur gna be on a journey!

take it from me

16 i was depressed and effed in the head

alhumdulilah for now :)

really? so ur ok now? dont lie to me rose. :huh:

[MakeHijraFillah]

Assalamu alaikum..

Yeah their mean.. anyway hey yuor right I am on a journey!
My fortune cookie was right! It said,
"You are about to embark on a most delightful journey". And it was right!
Not the cookie.
The fortune was merely a sight from Allah to show me my way to Islam!
Or at least it warned me at first, but I did not really understand what it meant by that,
but I do now, ameen! Thanks Rose15! Alhamdulilah!

Assalamu alaikum wa rahmatullahi,

-Sakeena.:heart:

Assalamua3lykum Warahmatulla:

Ukth al Kareemah sakeenah I just wanted to tell you that in Islaam we dont believe that anyone besides from Allah (swt) knows the knowledge of the unseen nor what it is that the future holds. Since Allah tabaraka wa taa a3la is Aalimul Ghayb (All-Knower of the Unseen) it would in reality be as though setting up partners with Him (far above is He from that) if we were to ever accept anything other than Him (no matter who or what it is) as knowing the unseen.

As you have stated I know you had read the "fortune" cookie before coming into Islaam and nothing serious really however do not let shaytaan make you think that that fortune cookie message (written by some other human being) was true or contained a message of your future for you. Many people read fortune cookies and go to people who read hands etc for "fun". They claim that they do not believe what is being told but do it for "fun". Astagfirullah Azeem...if they only knew the seriousness of doing such they would never even dare THINK about horoscopes, hand reading, etc.

There are many evidences from the Quraan and Sunnah on this matter. I have linked below from Islaam-qa. InshaAllah this will provide further elaboration based upon Quran and Sunnah. Please do read both of the links, they are quite beneficial mashaAllah.

http://63.175.194.25/index.php?ln=eng&ds=qa&lv=browse&QR=7961&dgn=4
http://63.175.194.25/index.php?ln=eng&ds=qa&lv=browse&QR=40924&dgn=4

Asides from that my beloved sister we learn something new everyday of our life in Islaam- and that is one amongst the other thousands of beauties of being a Muslim- AlHamdulillah-

Barakallahu Feeki (f)

Wassalamualikum

[alqudslenna]

Assalamu Aliaikum,
That was nice and funny.

[Lisa_Edward_5]

u c sakeena

they talk a special language and make jokes

but we are left out and they wont even translate for us!!

ur so young but trust me i wudnt wanna be 16 again

im glad im the age i am now, more stable and i no who i am

if u havent already found urself, 16 is the age it starts, thats what i think

ur gna be on a journey!

take it from me

16 i was depressed and effed in the head

alhumdulilah for now :)

After all none of you are younger then me

i am new to the forum

peace

[Sakeena]

After all none of you are younger then me

i am new to the forum

peace
:couch2:
Nice to meet you alhamdulillah!!:hug: *HUGS*

[Rose15]

After all none of you are younger then me

i am new to the forum

peace

We dont want to be younger

Go forward

we dont wanna move back

Welcome to the forum

[Sakeena]

We dont want to be younger

Go forward

we dont wanna move back

Welcome to the forum

Rose!! So happy to see you, girl! Muwah!! :cheer2: Gooooo Islam!! Yay!
:brick: Love hurts.

[Rose15]

i thought i was a lunatic???