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The Girl from Napoli

Asif Naqshbandi April 7, 2004

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#40 Posted by rozaiba on April 9, 2004 6:15:15 am
enjoyable read.
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#39 Posted by hamidm2 on April 9, 2004 6:15:14 am
fv,

...... you are positively wicked ... subhanallah!

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#38 Posted by FarzanaVersey on April 9, 2004 1:31:52 am
Wrt #29 by hamidm2:

[..........subhan allah!.........what kind of crap is this ?..............when i see a beautiful woman with olive skin, dark red lips and doe-like eyes all i feel is a stirring in my loins ......... but come to think of it, at my age, that in itself is a small miracle - so i guess a few subhanallahs are in order ........ so, subhanallah!
............ and who do you blame when you see a fat ugly woman from wisconsin ?...... satan?]

You don`t get it...the writer here is a bit of a Sufi, therefore he praises divinity for every beautiful creation. But the true believers (men, women) are supposed to say subhanallah with greater fervour when they see fat ugly women from Wisconsin, men with beer bellies, women with moustaches, men without moustaches, women with creased expressions and starched clothes, men who wear synthetic fabrics and jewellery, men with hair coming out of their ears, noses, men with soot-encrusted nails, men with a bump on their heads (this is a double whammy, so in the subhanallah the suffix is kind of stretched...). That is the reason anyone who has tasted tempting wonders is called ``shaitaan ki aulaad``.
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#37 by nazarhayatkhan:

Asif is right. He has run a search engine, mashaallah!
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#37 Posted by nazarhayatkhan on April 8, 2004 9:49:37 pm

Asif # 27

(who told you men dont have orgasms?! )

Not trying to be overly fussy with linguistics - in sex everything goes.

But climaxing of female sexual experience is termed as `Orgasm`.
The climaxing of male experience is simply termed as `Ejaculation`.

By proposing, I meant `Will you marry me?`. Propose is always used in this sense.
You invite people to `Go out` or `Dance` or `Dinner`.

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#36 Posted by jang on April 8, 2004 3:36:29 pm
very nice story, glad you met someone interesting..better luck next-time.

1. Do you always cereal or somtimes fried eggs or hash (something from the grill) as well? Is it not haram if bacon was fried on the same grill?
2. Is there anything in hadith about proper way to date? (no, not the khajur kind) Does one have to take any precautions before dating a Christian? For example, if she eats pork or drinks al-cohol, is angrezi chummi kosher?
3. Is it better to go on a male of her family present?

regards
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#35 Posted by amit on April 8, 2004 3:36:29 pm
Asif,
You gave up too fast. Once she said she had a boyfriend, you should have switched to Plan B. Plan B is to become friends with her, so that you get a chance to hang out with her without pressurizing her to date you. Since her boyfriend is back home, you know the saying -``Out of sight, out of mind``. Sooner or later, she would have some argument with her boyfriend. It is inevitable, especially if they are physically separate. Also she may get lonely and desire company. So if you hang in there, most likely your chance would come. Of course, your willingness to spend some money on dinners, lunches etc. (on a friendly basis, of course :-) ) would certainly help.
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#34 Posted by humairshah on April 8, 2004 11:32:20 am
nice fantasy!...
u write kool ;)
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#33 Posted by dullabhatti on April 8, 2004 9:03:24 am
jaani ke, Naqash bhai was ready to become infidel for this beauty but she did a KLPD on him.
abh yeh tou pata chal giya ke Naqashbandi ka imaan bhi doal sakta hai....kitne pe, kis pe, yeh zahir hona baaki hai.:)

pariyaN nu dekh ke te Rabb doal jaanda ay banda kehRay baagh di mooli ay.
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#32 Posted by Naqshbandi on April 8, 2004 9:03:24 am
temporal:



sunaa hai log use aa.Nkh bhar ke dekhate hai.n
so us ke shahar me.n kuchh din Thahar ke dekhate hai.n

sunaa hai rabt hai us ko Kharaab haalo.n se
so apane aap ko barbaad karake dekhate hai.n

sunaa hai bole to baato.n se phuul jha.Date hai.n
ye baat hai to chalo baat kar ke dekhate hai.n

;-)

(btw this whole ghazal by Ahmed Faraz demands to be posted on here in full!)
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#31 Posted by ironman on April 8, 2004 9:03:24 am
Naqshbandi #16,

``...simply because sometimes looking at or seeing something beautiful can remind you of the Divine ie the Creator in the sense that you say, ``subhan Allah! What beauty Allah has created!```


After seeing that iraqi boy alive after half his body burned and both hands missing...did you say ``oye Allah, what the fuk are you doing oye ??``

(I bet not!)
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#30 Posted by cipram on April 8, 2004 9:03:24 am
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#29 Posted by hamidm2 on April 8, 2004 9:03:08 am
``looking at or seeing something beautiful can remind you of the Divine ie the Creator in the sense that you say, ``subhan Allah! What beauty Allah has created!```.........

..........subhan allah!.........what kind of crap is this ?..............when i see a beautiful woman with olive skin, dark red lips and doe-like eyes all i feel is a stirring in my loins ......... but come to think of it, at my age, that in itself is a small miracle - so i guess a few subhanallahs are in order ........ so, subhanallah!

............ and who do you blame when you see a fat ugly woman from wisconsin ?...... satan?
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#28 Posted by ZahraJ on April 8, 2004 9:03:07 am
Reading this personal account, I feel like narrating ``The Guy from Puerto Rico - a Greek God.``

Teaser:


His beautifully chiselled face, dark curly hair, carefully chosen words, soft speech, lovable big eyes, fair complexion, reasonably tall height, 101% decent mannerisms, intelligence and character shining through his eyes took me completely off guard the very first time we met each other on our very 1st day at work. We were paired up for the 1st day orientation lunch. Nature has a very interesting way of bringing two complete strangers straight out of grad school together. A very unique and strange chemistry hovered over our heads. By looking at each other, we could read a lot. There was a very strange connection that did not require words to engage. There was a strange mutual respect for our respective identities.

I guess I got carried away by reading Asif`s personal account...

Later,
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#27 Posted by faizahussain on April 8, 2004 9:02:47 am
Assalam Aleikum Asif Sahib

After reading the teaser, I thought your piece had something to do with Imam Ghazali`s Ihya Ulum-Id-Din but I guess NOT. Interesting take on narrating your infatuation based solely on physical appearences. But do you really think justifying this by connecting it with Divinity was necessary? Does this even need justification; its only natural, isn`t it?
Take care

Faiza Hussain

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#26 Posted by khamkhwa. on April 8, 2004 9:02:47 am
temporal...

...searching for two black cocks (roosters) for sadqa to get maulana aasif off the charges of khud-wasli and subsequent punishment of twenty one lashes...;)
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#25 Posted by rafay_alam on April 8, 2004 9:02:47 am
``I spent most of the evening standing in the corner of the noisy, darkened, common room . . . elated that I could see the Italian beauty in the room, dancing away seductively . . . and, after a while I noticed my arms were around her slender waist. I could also smell the delicate fragrance of her mouth and I was very tempted to kiss her . . .``

I`ve seen this happen a thousand times. Mr. Cool spends most of the evening hanging out with the closest wall before coming on too strong to a pretty girl. Her boyfriend story was probably just a self-defence mechanism.

That said, there is something crushingly honest about this story. Which makes it endearing. But not quite enough, sadly.

Rafay Alam

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