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Since we are in Muharram, I will use the tragedy of Karbala as an example to explain what I mean.

This year, I have read some things about the events of Karbala that I haven't heard of yet. It came to me sort of as a shock but more so as a wave of confusion since I wasn't sure if I should believe it or not so I just left it as a maybe.

I'll mention a couple of the things that I have read.

1. Imam Hussain's (AS) severed head reciting Quran.

2. The Jinn talking with Imam Hussain (AS) about helping him during battle.

3. The sky opening up and the companions of Imam Hussain (AS) seeing Heaven.

There are a few more but these are ones that I can instantly remember.

My main question is, are these actually genuinely true, or are they added to make the events more emotional?

Taking the first point as an example, I completely understand that the Masumeen (PBUT) are extremely special people and they do have miracles of their own however, I'm surprised to hear that a person who has been decapitated, with severed vocal cords, is reciting Quran. I'm not saying it's not true, but I just find it very surprising.

Overall, can someone just explain these things to me and if they are true. I just feel that every Muharram I see a new thing added to the day of Ashura and I'm just not sure if it's true or for shock factor. I just want the authentic recollection. Sorry if my questions are possibly considered rude or inconsiderate, that is not my intention.

The masjid.

My "local" (it's 30 mins away) masjid that my families have been going to for decades is somewhere that I'm starting not to enjoy as much the more I get older.

There are multiple reasons for this.

1. They speak in a different dialect of Dari/Farsi that I can only make a few words out from therefore I cannot connect with the words that they are saying.

2. The mic quality and the echo effect is terrible, it just sounds distorted to the point that sometimes it's unintelligible and then there is loud crying into the mic that just results in feedback from the speakers sometimes.

3. It gets very loud and crazy during chest beating.

4. It's small and it cannot hold a lot of people even though 500 people come there during Ashura.

I'll try and explain all the reasons in one paragraph.

I'm someone who loves very intimate sessions of something I am personal about. During Ashura, I love to listen to the stories of the events that happened, the tragedies and calamities that unfolded. That is what gets me to feel, to connect. I want poems recited in a calm manner, where you sit in the darkness of the masjid and imagine what you are hearing. I absolutely love that, it makes me feel so close with the Imam (AS).

I never enjoyed not understanding a language, paired with a low quality mic, loud wailing, screaming. I personally don't like the loud chest beating sessions, never resonated with me, that's why I never partook in it beside light chest tapping. Now, don't get me wrong, I am all for people connecting the way that they want to connect, I am more than happy for the people in my masjid to do whatever they want and there is nothing wrong with what they do.

It's just, it just doesn't resonate with me. I feel like a traitor to my masjid but I almost don't want to go anymore. I wish there was a Shia masjid near me that this everything that I wanted but there is none that I know of. I think I'm just a bad Muslim maybe.

This might be a very stupid question coming from someone my age but I just needed to ask this.

Why can nothing compare to Karbala?

As the Masumeen (PBUT) have said many times: "There is no day like your day Ya Aba Abdullah".

Now, is the tragedy of Karbala unable to compared to any other tragedy based on the quality or the quality aspect? By that, I mean the AMOUNT of holy people killed during that day or THE holy people killed on that day?

I see a lot of people speaking about the World Wars, the recent genocide in Gaza and so on but everyone says do not dare compare it to Karbala and that's something I get confused about and so I'm hoping I can get my confused rectified.

Some people also mention that the killing of Imam Ali (AS) or the imprisonment and poisoning of other Imams (AS) is also a terrible tragedy and the hardship that they went through, but still nothing can compare.

I want to say I understand Karbala and the impact of it but perhaps I don't since I'm making this post. Hopefully this post doesn't strike anyone the wrong way, I mean everything in total respect of Imam Hussain (AS) and his family.

Hey guys,

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I'm trying to get all the trophies in JC3 and I need someone to call me out on a feat. If anyone is able to, can you please comment your PSN name below. I'm more than happy to call you out as well!

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I'm on PlayStation only, sorry.

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Thanks guys!

It's currently Eid Al-Ghadeer for me and it sucks because of course I'm at work the whole day and now I'm gonna miss out on all the worship and aamal I could've done. Is there anything I can do to make up for it or can I do aamal after Eid? This sucks!

I'm currently typing this while on break.

To keep it short, I'm a new grad and today is my first day on the floor alone in ED. ED is a place that I always wanted to be because of how fast it was and just doing a lot for a patient made me feel good. We had 2 days of supernumerary, I was put in acute and subacute and today I'm in a completely different area, somewhere that I haven't been to. I'm so lost. I feel like I know nothing. The problem I'm having is I've been put into an area, I know barely anything about the patients beside the quick 30 second handover and now I'm expected to take on 3 patients, do documentation that I've barely done before and get used to a system I've never worked with. I hate to be a liability to the team, my biggest fear but today I am that. I've lost all my skills, I'm blanking, I'm stuttering. I feel like an actual failure here. Even the nurses said this a difficult area for my first day. I feel like a little kid in their first day of Kindergarten that just wants to go home to their mum haha!

I killed it in my last ward, my NUM, my colleagues praised me, the patients loved me and so I thought I was ready for ED but it has actually crushed me. I don't know if I can do this for another 4 months.

But, I told myself that I'm going crush ED and not let it get the best of me and I'm going to stick to that. I'm going back in 15 minutes and I'm going to try my best.

Thank you for listening to my mind! I would appreciate any and all advice.

Hey guys,

I'm renewing my APHRA registration and as you know one of the question is if I'm covered by PII.

My question is, are RN's in NSW automatically covered by PII from their employer, especially in public facilities? That's what I've read from the NSWNMA union website.

I'm currently not covered by a union, does that mean I can't practice? Or can I since I'm covered by my employer?

Hey guys,

Does anyone know how to sort/filter your library of games? As in, can you separate the actual games you bought from the games you claimed on PS Plus? It's getting really annoying and I wanna sort it out since I need to find which games I've finished, still have in progress or haven't even started. I totally forgot I own some games until looking at my library.

Thank you in advance!