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did you read the next line of the Surah? "And afterwards let there either be free dismissals or ransomings, till the war hath laid down its burdens. " clearly its referring to killing an opponent in the context of a war, not arbitrary slaughter.

The word "jihad" is actually more synonymous with the "struggle" and does not necessarily mean physical force

Tbh i find people who are good at english are just as intellectual (in some cases, even more intellectual) as those who are proficient in maths and the sciences. I don't see how being good in english is not indicative of intellectual ability and maths and science is. Tl;dr hayabusaboston is...

i don't mind going to this little park (it's not really a park, more like a tiny lake with a barbecue on the side and a hill next to it with a bench on top) near my place. It's pretty much always quiet and empty so its optimal for study, granted you don't need the internet :) like if i'm...

yeah except the guy who suicided got released instead of escaping but yeah, otherwise its virtually the same lol

Sounds like something that has already been done to death. Not to mention that suicide should only be in your story if you are a talented writer, as tonnes of students use it to poor effect because they think writing depressing stories makes them sound mature when it really does not

It is wrong to circumcise a child unless that child is from a 3rd world country and it is used as a preventative measure against hiv/aids or if the child is from any country and has developed some sort of health problem that requires it. I agree it is rather silly and barbaric to circumcise a...

That story was terrible and sounds like the fantasy of a 12 year old with minimal interaction with the opposite sex

Patel + t.lee is a fantastic combo imo

Patel is badass

Am reading jonathon strange and mr norrell atm Its pretty good so far :)

Please stay on topic, this is not a shadowdude relationship thread

lol'd

why have u got a pic of rick santorum?

excellent post

I also do not really have much to complain about in English apart from the fact that the marking at times seems really rigid. I don't see much flexibility in terms of analysis in essays, which can partially be attributed to the fact that it is difficult to discuss a text to it's full extent in...

Ok let me try to explain this as simply as possible. Literature conveys ideas and views on society. In turn, the reader shapes their own opinions of these ideas and views. As such, the reader perceives society in a manner that is partially shaped or influenced by what they have read/seen etc...

Agreed.

No, it wasn't. Simply because you can't appreciate that literature is a way of conveying ideas relevant to society doesn't mean, it's "bs", it just means you're too simple to understand it.