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Hihi! Was trying to ask as my silm blog @mae-it-be-an-evening-dhros but apparently that's not allowed 😅. I'd love to hear your interpretation of 18, 19 and 25 for the glorestor otp asks!! ✨ ✨ ✨
18. What are they like when they're drunk? How do they act together? & when 1 is drunk, while the other one's sober?
This one can be found here!
19. What do they fight about most often? (Alternative: what was their biggest fight?)
Glorfindel and Erestor are very different people, so I imagine their fights to mostly be small and/or petty ones where they misstep over things that may be minor to them but is a big deal for the other. Erestor is more particular and is more likely the first to raise an issue, but it is also thanks to this that their relationship settled early. They might have fought a lot in their first few years—about the cleanliness of rooms, how late is late on times agreed, how much they require from a partner—but they were important fights that ensured they got things right for one another.
Where I think Glorfindel would put his foot down would be related to people. Erestor is old, somewhat jaded, and even in his younger days he's never one to give too much attention to the careabouts of individual people. He is a practical, big picture kind of guy, and while he is never one to be malicious, he is also not naturally sympathetic. Although he never means to, there might have been times when his seeming lack of care can tick Glorfindel off, and they disagree on how much of themselves they are willing to give to other people.
Their biggest fight though I would say would've been triggered by danger. Glorfindel's work is to protect, but how he does so especially under the employ of whatever ruler Erestor counsels, Erestor (by his own occupation) has a say. There might have been a time when Erestor thought Glorfindel's approach was unnecessarily reckless and Glorfindel was injured in the process. Once Glorfindel was well enough for it, you can bet they fought about it.
25. (a lil sappy, but..) What do they like about each other?
It's wonderful that this question got asked together with 19, because the answers are two sides of the same coin! 💛
Glorfindel and Erestor are very different, but it's also these differences that they admire and grew to love in the other.
Glorfindel, maybe unexpectedly for many people in Rivendell, has a quirky sense of humour. Erestor amuses him immensely, opinions and sharp edges and all, and so I imagine he stuck to Erestor early. He likes that Erestor is difficult and speaks his mind, that he takes a stand despite opposing voices, which is a refreshing thing considering Glorfindel himself would naturally lean towards harmony and diplomacy.
As for Erestor, similarly, he respects Glorfindel for his capacity to care enough about Middle-earth to constantly be at the frontline of its wars. He admires Glorfindel for his ability to inspire people even in the darkest of times. But also, one of my longest running jokes about Erestor is that out of all the things one can say about Glorfindel's goodness, his courage, how he was chosen by the Valar because of his virtue, even down to how he is just a very reliable colleague, the fact of the matter is that Erestor was attracted to Glorfindel primarily for his looks. 😂 Erestor hates that he—with his supposed intellect, wisdom, even the prestige and dignity of his office—would ever be so basic, but alas, he is not immune to the charms of the renowned hero of Gondolin. Sunkissed skin, golden hair, that dashing smile—ugh, Erestor, how easy can you be? He can never live it down. 😂😂😂
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fandomsandfairytales · 4 months
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Fandom Memes I Made in 2023
I wanted to share the fandom and fanfiction memes I made in 2023, so here they are! [Contains minor spoilers for the fics Óhchikaape (chapter 25) and Daughters of Therindë (chapter 11).]
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I made this meme because I was VERY overwhelmed with all of the fandom content and news happening that day in my world XD So many different fandoms! So much stuff! I actually made a post with this meme that evening, naively thinking that it wouldn't blow up. It did. (And it's my most popular post to this day!)
For chapter 25 of Óhchikaape by @brievel:
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Brievel absolutely loved it, I'm happy to say :D
For chapter 11 of Daughters of Therindë by @darkfrozenabyss:
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darkfrozenabyss liked this one too :D
Finally, I saw this meme ("I want somebody to see the same possibilities in me that Ocean Spray saw in cranberries") and knew I had to recreate it with some of my favorite fics & series from waitingfover :D
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waitingfover is one of my fav Silm fic authors, and they write a lot of great AUs and oneshot collections. I haven't posted this meme anywhere before now, but it's one of the fandom/fanfiction memes I made this year, so I'm including it in this post. (I now think of this meme whenever I see Ocean Spray juice at the grocery store XD)
I had a lot of fun making these! :D
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gwaedhannen · 3 months
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5, 12, 13 for Elwing if you want
-@outofangband
Also got 5/14/22/25 for Elwing from another anon.
5. What's the first song that comes to mind when you think about them?
Sunblind by Fleet Foxes, thanks to The Myth Hanging Heavy Over You, of course.
For a second answer since it got asked twice, Anthem by Leonard Cohen. Bird imagery of course, and it's a very Tolkien song in general, all about finding beauty and love in a broken world.
Yeah the wars they will be fought again The holy dove she will be caught again Bought and sold and bought again The dove is never free Ring the bells that still can ring Forget your perfect offering There is a crack, a crack in everything That's how the light gets in
12. What's a headcanon you have for this character?
Pulling from The Myth Hanging Heavy Over You again, she cries a lot but really didn't want Elros and Elrond to know. Hence leaving in the middle of the night to cry over (and eat) the lembas she can't give to Earendil, and the handkerchiefs hidden in every piece of furniture in their house so she can quickly dry her tears at any moment.
13. What's an emoji, an emoticon and/or any symbol that reminds you of this character or you think the character would use a lot?
It's a wonderful day in Gillond, and you are a horrible 🪿
(that's :goose: in case it's not rendering)
14. Assign a fashion aesthetic to this character.
I think she makes a point in Valinor to wear as little white as possible. Both because it reminds her of the Kinslaying and her attempted suicide, and because she's a bit miffed at how she got turned into a symbol. Turns out you can wear as technicolor an ensemble as you want, and it'll still look good in Silmaril-light.
She absolutely plays up the bird motifs for formal events though. Helps that she has an infinite source of feathers from her friends!
22. If you're a fic reader, what's something you like in fics when it comes to ths character? Something you don't like?
Like: giving her friends and a community in Valinor! I don't know why it seems like the default is to make her completely isolated at her tower aside from Earendil, but it bugs me.
Dislike: aside from the obvious (bashing her to make the Feanorians look better), silver-haired Elwing just irks me the wrong way for no real reason. Dark hair just seems right! Although my personal image of her does have a single streak of white-silver hair among the dark.
25. What was your first impression of this character? How about now?
I first read the Silm some 15 years ago so I honestly don't remember? Probably something along the lines of "aw that's sad".
Now: must protecc. Let her be angry! Let her look at the world that failed her and twisted her into an instrument of fate and demand it do better! Let her look in the eyes of her childhood monsters who ruined her life twice and know it doesn't matter to her whether she forgives them or not, because she's healed regardless!
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saturn-s-moon · 2 years
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So, now that it's over here are some of my favorite pieces from tolkientober!
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Day 6 - song. Maglor singing his angsty songs on the shore was all I could think abt lol
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Day 9 - star. Cliche but star of eärendil + the kidnap family cuz I'm obsessed with them sorry
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Day 10 - evil. Annatar & Celembrimbor !! They make me a Bit insane
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Day 11 - king - Now the cliché thing would be just aragorn (return of the king is literally about him) but I love the silm too much to not include my elves so. My actual fav drawing in this entire thing !!! Colors!!!!
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Day 14 - love. Celeborn + Galadriel getting married in traditional Tang dynasty clothes cuz of Reasons. Last colored one and I love this one too !!
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Day 15 - tree. Coming up w something for this was hard but I had just watched fotr extended edition and thought about these parallels
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Day 25 - Grow(th) . I had just read Little Bird and had feels about dad Amras w Elwing so I did this lol
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Day 27 - fight. A silly joke cuz Turgon fighting his bisexuality is funny to me (the one talking is aredhel btw)
I have two more but those will be their own separate posts!
Happy Halloween <3
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thelordofgifs · 10 months
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Fanfiction writing ask: 4, 25 46?
(fanfiction writing ask)
4. How do you choose which fics to write?
Just inspiration really, tbh! I have six currently-active WIPs (and one that’s been put on the back burner for now) so deciding which of those to work on on any given day is just a matter of which I hate least at the time. When it comes to starting a new fic, I have SO MANY ideas jotted down that I’m really excited about, so I am constantly restraining myself from not starting another WIP! Sometimes I use them to bribe myself: “finish this one and then you can start that really exciting one I promise”. But sometimes I fall to temptation and the list gets longer.
25. What’s your favorite part of the writing process (worldbuilding, brainstorming/outlining, writing, editing, etc)?
It’s got to be the actual writing. Researching and outlining can be very fun, especially when I get excited about a particular idea (the tfs page in my notes app has so many random caps locks and exclamation marks), but they also just feel like whetting my appetite for the actual thing. Which is often horrible and painful and the worst, but when it goes well and you’ve produced a lovely profound sentence or a very moving interesting scene or whatever it’s the best feeling in the entire world! a controversial take, but I like editing, too! It’s definitely a lot easier than writing a first draft, but it also requires me to be more ruthless with myself.
46. If you could only write one type of AU for the rest of your life, what would it be?
What are the types of AU? My own categorisation is into “setting change” AUs like modern AUs etc and “canon divergence” AUs – is that the usual mode of division? Anyway, it would have to be the canon divergence AUs. I think setting change AUs are fun and very creative and I’d love to try my hand at one someday, but especially in the silm fandom the canon divergence ones are SO MUCH FUN and make you think SO HARD. I have three going at the moment: tfs of course, in which Beren and Lúthien steal two Silmarils, the Maedhros doesn’t swear the oath AU, and the Maedhros dies in the Nirnaeth AU, and they all have to be so strongly in conversation with canon and examine character dynamics so carefully, I love it.
Thanks for the ask! These questions are great, do keep them coming :)
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I posted 1,974 times in 2022
That's 1,893 more posts than 2021!
110 posts created (6%)
1,864 posts reblogged (94%)
Blogs I reblogged the most:
@the-ring-wasnt-even-pretty
@mismaeve
@i-did-not-mean-to
@arofili
@tiefliing
I tagged 1,019 of my posts in 2022
Only 48% of my posts had no tags
#silm - 115 posts
#maglor - 114 posts
#thranduil - 76 posts
#maedhros - 69 posts
#other people's amazing writing - 67 posts
#elrond - 54 posts
#💕 - 43 posts
#not lotr - 42 posts
#legolas - 37 posts
#russingon - 31 posts
Longest Tag: 138 characters
#you shush maglor? you shush maglor at 3am when hes trying to play the trombone? oh! jail for nelyo! jail for nelyo for one thousand years!
My Top Posts in 2022:
#5
Tirion, early Fourth Age.
Nerdanel: And where did you get that scar on your cheek? Oh, my poor darling -
Maglor: (Grimly.) War and darkness have left many marks upon me, Mother; that is all I shall tell you, for some truths are better left unsaid.
Elrond, from the other room: He stepped on a rake while chasing after Elros and it hit him in the face.
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All the songs Maglor wrote during the Second Age
I Am Sad At The Beach (Part I)
Noldolantë 2 (It Got Worse)
All My Brothers Are Dead (Minor Key)
A Seagull Just Shat On Me
A List Of All The People I Murdered (To Pay Homage To Them) (At Least The Ones I Remember) (Sorry To The Rest)
I Am Sad At The Beach (Parts II&III)
I Am So Proud Of My Adopted Sons
Sometimes I Wish My Wife Hadn't Left Me (Good For Her Though) (But I Do Miss Her)
Requiem For Elros Tar-Minyatur (Secret)
Sorry Everyone (Including Everyone I Murdered And Drove From Their Homes And Also The Valar (You Guys Are Not As Bad As My Dad Said))
I Just Wanna Go Home (But If Anyone Ever Sees Me Again I Will Die Of Embarrassment And Shame For My Many Crimes)
I Am Sad At The Beach (Part IV)
One Of The Strings On My Lyre Broke (Significantly Impacting The Way I Play It) (Three Stringed Lyre Acoustic Sessions)
Seashells Remind Me Of The Beach At Alqualondë During My Glorious Uni Days (Where I Later Murdered A Bunch Of People) (I Hope None Of Them Were People I Went To Uni With)
I Am Sad At The Beach Parts I-IV (Adapted For Three Stringed Lyre)
I Befriended The Seagull That Has Been Bullying Me For Nearly Three Thousand Years
All My Brothers Are Dead (Reprise)
I Am So Sick And Tired Of Eating Mostly Fish
My Lyre Is Down To Two Stings
I Want My Mum
Intense Piece For Two Stringed Lyre (I'm Sure These Last Two Strings Will Hold Up Fine)
By Manwë This Can't Be Happening (Acapella Version)
I Think Elrond Is Looking For Me (Possibly To Execute Me For My Crimes But Likely To Love Me Which Is Way Worse) (Acapella Version)
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that thing where a character has to give up their weapons but they keep pulling out more knives and guns and throwing stars etc from increasingly weird places in their clothes? that's maglor but with musical instruments. he keeps emergency flutes strapped to his legs in case nelyo confiscates his harp at 3am because he won't stop playing
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My #1 post of 2022
Look, a lot of the fandom seems to view Oropher as this really strict uptight guy and you do you but consider, the Silvan party elves made him their king. He was probably a very funky guy like a cool uncle
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actuallyfingolfin · 2 years
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If you’re still doing the Silm ask game! 4, 20, 23, 25
4. Fëanor, Fingolfin or Finarfin - who are you most like in real life?
honestly its an even split between finarfin and feanor (sorry nolo) because like. i'm very much the sane/reasonable one when i go places but there Are feanor days. also feanor seems to be The adhd mood [for me at least].
20 Funniest moment in the Silm?
okay this one is technically tied for two. either the moment where beren goes "even now it is in my hand" reveals to have no hand (because we Stan an icon) and* where nellas is giving her account of turin to thingol and thingol makes a Dad Joke
*technically its in CoH not the silm but w/e.
23. Who is Gil-galad’s father?
Genuinely, from the bottom of my heart: it depends on the fic. mostly because, i like playing with dynamics with other characters and seeing how those change depending on the parents.(like. my mental image of gil son of fingon is different from gil son of lalwen or gil son of orodreth or gil son of russingon etc etc). 
but although minor things about their personalities/temperments change, ultimately i believe that gil-galad's being a good king was because of Him and not his family.
that being said... i am particularly partial to gil son of fingon (and/or russingon although i tend to hc mae being aroace) because of the Narrative Parallels of the descendents of fingolfin being high-kings in the east and finarfin being high king in the west. 
+ gil son of fingon challenging sauron and fingolfin challenging morgoth and fingon fighting gothmog is *chef’s kiss*
also i have to jump through way less hurdles when it comes to the actual technicalities of him being the high-king lol.
25. What would you most like to see in a tv series or film based on the Silmarillion?
*deep sigh* I didn't think i would have to say this, in the year of our lord two thousand and twenty two, but: LONG! HAIR! FOR! ELVES!
Jokes aside though, I would like to see more about the Great Journey, I feel like one could make a reallly compelling story out of that without wrecking the entire narrative.
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problem-slooth · 6 years
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how can this go wrong
Then Fëanor swore a terrible oath.
At first I thought this meant he was just spewing the most foul, vile language to make the Valar clutch their pearls.
His seven sons leapt straightway to his side and took the selfsame vow together, and red as blood shone their drawn swords in the glare of the torches. They swore an oath which none shall break, and none should take, by the name even of Ilúvatar, calling the Everlasting Dark upon them if they kept it not; and Manwë they named in witness, and Varda, and the hallowed mountain of Taniquetil, vowing to pursue with vengeance and hatred to the ends of the World Vala, Demon, Elf or Man as yet unborn, or any creature, great or small, good or evil, that time should bring forth unto the end of days, whoso should hold or take or keep a Silmaril from their possession.
Goddamn. This is. Um. Not great? The Feanorians sure take their business seriously.
Thus spoke Maedhros and Maglor and Celegorm, Curufin and Caranthir, Amrod and Amras, princes of the Noldor;
Gotta remember those names. Tall, singer, fair, dark, crafty, and the twins.
and many quailed to hear the dread words. For so sworn, good or evil, an oath may not be broken, and it shall pursue oathkeeper and oathbreaker to the world's end. Fingolfin and Turgon his son therefore spoke against Fëanor, and fierce words awoke, so that once again wrath came near to the edge of swords.
Oh hey, it’s Fingolfin. Second most dramatic of Finwe’s sons, after Feanor.
But Finarfin spoke softly, as was his wont, and sought to calm the Noldor, persuading them to pause and ponder ere deeds were done that could not be undone; and Orodreth, alone of his sons, spoke in like manner. Finrod was with Turgon, his friend; but Galadriel, the only woman of the Noldor to stand that day tall and valiant among the contending princes, was eager to be gone.
Where does Galadriel want to go? Away from Aman? Back to Middle Earth? Away from the Drama Bros?
No oaths she swore, but the words of Fëanor concerning Middle-earth had kindled in her heart, for she yearned to see the wide unguarded lands and to rule there a realm at her own will. Of like mind with Galadriel was Fingon Fingolfin's son, being moved also by Fëanor’s words, though he loved him little; and with Fingon stood as they ever did Angrod and Aegnor, sons of Finarfin. But these held their peace and spoke not against their fathers.
I guess it was the first two.
So we’ve got: with Feanor - Feanor’s sons, Galadriel. With Fingolfin - Turgon, Finrod, Fingon.* With Finarfin - Orodreth, Angrod,* Aegnor.* *would rather be with Galadriel.
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arofili · 2 years
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touch prompts
Taken from this list!
Prompts are currently CLOSED!
Total requests: 25/25
To celebrate my recent graduation from college (and my subsequent freedom from schoolwork!), I am opening writing prompts! Responses will be in the form of ficlets (generally >1000 words), unless an idea spins out of control.
Rules:
Anon requests are fine; however, when I crosspost these to AO3 I’d love to gift them to you, so if you have an AO3 account lmk! (if I know you already there’s no need to tell me again)
Please only 1 request per person at a time
This list has 25 prompts, so I will only take 25 requests
I will take repeats of characters/ships
I will not take repeats of the same prompt
Feel free to request any fandom I am familiar with; I anticipate mostly Silm requests but I’m up for anything
Feel free to give me a brief rundown of your headcanons if it’s for an unusual group of characters or something!
No promises on how long it takes me to get to your prompt, but expect me to answer within a month at most
(list of prompts & request guidelines under the cut)
Requests:
Send me an ask with at least two characters + a prompt number
I will write for any kind of relationship (family, friendship, romance, queerplatonic, etc.); if you have a specific way you’d like a relationship to be written, please indicate that in your ask!
I will write nsfw by request (just put a * at the end of your ask if that’s what you’re looking for)
I will write for my OCs, if you’re interested in that, but not other people’s OCs
I will write for pretty much any canon character, though I may have more trouble with certain ones I’m not super familiar with
I will write for almost any ship between canon characters, even if it’s not particularly my jam
I will not write sibling incest or parent/child incest; however, cousin pairings are fine
I will write for rare pairs and crack ships; the line between those two can be blurry sometimes, so if you’ve got a rare pair you’re worried would be misinterpreted as a crack ship just let me know :)
I retain the right to veto any request if I find out a ship is a squick for me, or if I can’t figure out how to fit the prompt to them, or for any other reason
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PROMPTS:
If a prompt has been crossed out, it has already been requested, and I will not take another request for that specific prompt.
a touch, ....
with love
with relief
with happiness
with a promise
with an apology
to say goodnight
to say good morning
to protect
for comfort
for luck
for encouragement
on a scar
on a falling tear
on a bruise
after a tough day
after a nightmare
after an argument
because you are dying
because i am dying
in a moment of worry
in a moment of anger
in a moment of annoyance
in a moment of sadness
to say hello
to say goodbye
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warrioreowynofrohan · 2 years
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For the Silmarillion ask meme: 3 or 25?
Thanks!
Oh, I still need to do 25! You’re the second person to ask for it. It’s an excellent, rich question and I need to think about it some more, so I’ll do 3 for now.
3) Favourite Character?
Oh, I’ve got so many that it’s hard to pick just one. I’ve got characters that I like a lot in the book, but don’t have as many headcanons or fic ideas about (Beren and Lúthien, Nerdanel); characters who I have strong feels for and many fic ideas about even though (or even because) I don’t like things they do (Maedhros and Maglor - they are almost certainly the characters I spend the most time thinking about, because the end of their story is heartwrenching and I need them to eventually find healing) and ones who I both like and consider excellent fic fodder (Eärendil, Elwing, Finrod). Aredhel’s another favourite.
On the whole, it’s probably close between between Eärendil and Finrod.
For my favourite, I’d have to say Eärendil. Eärendil because there’s such a poignancy and tragedy to his story - he loves Middle-earth, he travels far and wide a probably sees more of it than any other character in The Silmarillion, he journeys to Valinor for love of Middle-earth and its people - and because of that he is separated from it forever; he can see it, he can be a symbol of hope to it, but he can never be part of it. It’s very much remeniscent of Frodo’s I tried to save the Shire, and it has been saved, but not for me. And the sheer heart-wrenching difficulty of his petition to the Valar deserves more recognition. He is asking for mercy on behalf of everyone, Noldor, Sindar, Edain, without exception; he is asking for mercy for, among others, the Fëanorians, who have murdered his people and his friends and - to the best of his knowledge, at this time - his sons. It’s an absolutely extraordinary act of grace. And he thinks he’s going to die for it; and he’s ready to die, because in making his plea he’s had to let go of everything else he is - leader, friend, husband, father. Not the giving up of love, but the allowing of particular, individual loves to be swallowed up in a love for everyone and everything in Middle-earth. And I can’t help also thinking of his fate in terms of substitutionary atonement, because while his fate as a star isn’t a punishment (it comes across as more of a compromise on the part of the Valar, a way to let him still see Middle-earth and not be wholly parted from it) it still feels like he is, in a sense, taking the exile of the Noldor upon himself in his exile from Middle-earth. And all this, and all that his mission and plea cost Eärendil, makes it all the more painful to me that Maedhros and Maglor, in the end, reject that grace.
Finrod I love because he’s sych a good and kind person, and such an intellectually curious one - and he’s interested principally in people, and especially in Men - us! Think of practically any characteristic of present-day life, or of human history and thought, and there’s a strong probability you could have a fascinating conversation with Finrod about it. Think of any of the characters ftom LOTR who go to Valinor, and it’s very easy to see Finrod being delighted to meet them and having wonderful conversations with them. Name pretty much any character in the Silm whose personality we get any sense of, and I can imagine at least a bit of a conversation or interaction between them and Finrod. As a fanfic opportunity, he’s delightfully gregarious in that way. (He is not a flake, however, and I do get tired of fics writing him that way! He’s probably the most skillful, thoughtful, and competent of the Finwëans in the First Age, between being on good terms with the Doriathrins, learning about Nargothrond from Thingol, working with the dwarves on its construction, being on good enough terms with the Laiquendi that he can intercede with them on behalf of the Edain, convincing Thingol to let the Haladin settle in Brethil, and having the largest realm of any if the Finwëans precisely because he is on good terms with the Sindar and is trusted rather than regarded as an inteloper. And being close with Cirdan and the Falathrim as well. It’s no coincidence that all the diplomatic relationships in Beleriand start falling apart after his death.)
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effervescentdragon · 2 years
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for the silm asks: 11, 19, and 25 XD
HI DARLING, YOU'RE GONNA LOVE THIS <3
11. What kingdom would you want to live in?
GONDOLIN! GONDOLIN GONDOLIN GONDOLIN! Where I can annoy Turgon every single day, kick Glorfindel's butt in fight practice but never in reality, write my own punny songs about history and sit by Ecthelion's fountains every day and sing. Also be queer with Rog.
Then I can die while fighting to get people out of the city, perhaps even slay a Balrog or two.
19. You get to save one character from dying. What would they do instead?
Four times. Same question. I'm a dirty cheat.
I save Ereinion Gil-Galad, but secretly. There is no High King anymore, so he can be happy with Elrond. He rejoins life as Elrond's random advisor, but he's really just enjoying life without stupid obligation for the first time in his life. (Galadriel knows who he is but she's keeping silent bcs she loves being the only one to know a secret.) He and Elrond meet Celebrian. They all marry. Valar are tearing their hair out in Valinor, but wtf are they gonna tell Earendil's son, direct descendant of (probably) Arafinwe High King of NOldor in Valinor, and Galadriel's fucking daughter? They say nothing. OT3 is safe. (For a while.)
25. You get to have a conversation with J.R.R. Tolkien. What would you want to talk about?
Jirt: Hello, my dear. What would you like to talk about.
Me, clenching my fists and gritting my teeth: I have but one question, Oh Great One.
Jirt: Ask, child. I am happy to answer.
Me, grabbing Jirt's collar whilst screaming and crying tears unnumerable: WHO THE FUCK IS EREINION'S DADDY JIRT?!?!?!?!?
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me two weeks ago: god these headcanons are burning a hole in my brain and there’s no way i can work them all into these fic ideas. i’ll just start up a blog to get them down and -
me now:
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okay, so with this blog blowing up way out of what i expected its proportions to be, i guess it’s time to introduce myself or something
hi! i’m mitzi, 25, they/them pronouns. i had a pretty active tumblr from early 2014 to mid 2018, when a growing sense of general malaise and a series of increasingly bullshit tumblr updates combined to drive me to give up on my main. i still refuse to redownload the app. i was still intermittently active until the great adult content ban, at which point i left this hellsite for good
fast forward to last autumn, when in the middle of trying and failing to do distance learning i abruptly remembered the silm exists and spent a literal month reading all the fic i missed since i was last in the fandom. over the course of that reading, i naturally began to both remember my old takes and develop some new ones. as it became increasingly obvious that online uni just wasn’t working out for me, i found myself having way too much time to think about terrible headcanons about terrible elves
trouble is, i no longer had a place to put them. twitter just isn’t as conducive to my trademark long rambling meta/fic hybrid posts, and those tend to be a bit slapdash for ao3? i really wanted to interact with the community, so i started planning my own fics, but those take a while to make if you’re me and are incapable of having less than three active projects running at once. for a while i was gonna check out whatever community there is on pillowfort, but then that stopped being an option
then! two-ish weeks ago, in a fit of sleep-deprived ennui, i did what i swore i would never do and made a new tumblr account. i started posting a headcanon a day, just to get them out of my head, but it turns out people like them??? a lot??? and i’m following people, and i’m liking posts on tumblrs i’ve been flicking through since i got back into the fandom, and i’m reblogging stuff, and i’m reluctantly ignoring stuff that doesn’t fit my theme, and oh god i have a tumblr again
so yeah. i’m retrofitting this blog from a strict headcanon dumping ground to a more general fandomblr. i’ll keep posting my headcanons - i’ve still got a ton left, y’all don’t even know about the mobster au yet - but this blog will be less focused around them. will reblog art and fic and stuff. no politics, not because i don’t care but because the world is terrifying and fandom is where i go to not have to think about it. this blog will stay focused on the silm and other tolkien stuff, but i do have other projects and interests, ranging from old-ass speculative fiction to twitch plays pokémon (yes, seriously.) if you want to find me somewhere else, i have a more general twitter, a still-under-construction old jrpg blog, and an ao3 account. don’t have any silm fic on there yet, but i am writing some
anyway, yeah! nice to meet you. gonna update some tags and change my url. i’ll leave you with a snippet from behind the scenes here at dumbfeanorianheadcanons (name change pending)
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goodbye-space-ass · 3 years
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Buster bored
(Brief ment of self harm in #84)
(1) Do You Sleep With Your Closet Doors Open Or Closed?
I dont have closet doors but theyd be closed i got cats
(2) Do You Have Freckles?
No
(3) Can You Whistle?
Yes and im g at it
(4) Last Song You Listened To.
Other People by LP
(5) What Is Your Favourite Colour?
Red
(6) Relationship Status.
Single and unwilling to trust anyone enough to change that
(7) What Is The Temperature Right Now?
0° c
(8) Did You Wake Up Cranky?
Not today
(9) How Many Followers?
Like 530 something
(10) Zodiac Sign.
Virgo sun gemini moon
(11) What Is Your Eye Colour?
Hazel
(12) Take A Vitamin Daily?
No i do not love myself
(13) Do You Sing In The Shower?
Sometimes
(14) What Books Are You Reading?
Nothing atm but i might read the silm again
(15) Grab The Book Nearest To You, Turn To Page 64, Give Me Line 14
Bluh
(16) Favourite Anime?
Pmmm
(17) Last Person You Cried In Front Of?
My friend dave
(18) Do You Collect Anything?
Random small things
(19) What Did You Have For Lunch?
Arbys
(20) Do You Dance In The Car?
Yea
(21) Favourite Animal?
Snekk
(22) Do You Watch The Olympics?
Only hockey
(23) What Time Do You Usually Go To Bed?
12-2 am
(24) Are You Wearing Makeup Right Now?
No ive been crying all day
(25) Do You Prefer To Swim In A Pool Or The Ocean?
Im landlocked, never seen the ocean
(26) Favourite Tumblr Blog?
Comalard is sick af.
(27) Bottled Water Or Tap Water?
Tap
(28) What Makes You Happy?
Memes
(29) Post A Gif Of What You’re Currently Feeling Right Now.
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(30) Do You Study Better With Or Without Music?
With
(31) Dogs Or Cats?
Dont :c
(32) If You Were A Crayon What Colour Would You Be?
Green
(33) PlayStation Or Xbox.
Ps
(34) Would You Swim In The Lake Or Ocean?
Sure
(35) Do You Believe In Magic?
Depends.
(36) What Colour Shirt Are You Wearing?
White
(37) Can You Curl Your Tongue?
Yes?
(38) Do You Save Money Or Spend It?
Save unless i need weed or darts
(39) Is There Anything Pink Within 10 Feet Of You?
A stuffy that an ex got me.
(40) Do You Have Any Obsessions Right Now?
The silmarillion and tolkien universe in general
(41) Have You Ever Caught A Butterfly?
Actually i dont think so.
(42) Are You Easily Influenced By Other People?
Kind of. Im an empath, y'know?
(43) Do You Have Strange Dreams?
My dreams are batshit.
(44) Do You Like Going On Airplanes?
The airplane flies high, turns left looks right
(45) Name One Movie That Made You Cry.
Kung fu panda 2
(46) Peanuts Or Sunflower Seeds?
Sunflower seeds
(47) If I Handed You A Concert Ticket Right Now, Who Would You Want The Performer To Be?
A perfect circle or slipknot
(48) Are You A Picky Eater?
Not anymore
(49) Are You A Heavy Sleeper?
No
(50) Do You Fear Thunder / Lightning?
Noo
(51) Do You Like To Read / Write?
Yea
(52) Do You Like Your Music Loud?
Yes
(53) Would You Rather Carve Pumpkins Or Wrap Presents?
Wrap presents. Im shit at carving pumpkins
(54) Put Your Music On Shuffle, What Is The First Song That Came Up?
Dont stop me now by queen
(55) What Season Are You In Right Now? (Weather)
Winter is ending, spring will begin.
(56)What Are You Craving Right Now?
Nothing i guess.
(57) Post A Screenshot Of Your Tumblr Feed.
No
(58) What Is Your Gender?
Im nonbinary, femme representing and i use they/them
(59) Coffee Or Tea?
Coffee...
(60) Do You Have Any Homework Right Now? If So, What Is It About?
I need to get a proserve and get a job to be worth something.
(61) What Is Your Sexuality?
Im pansexual
(62) Do You Make Your Bed In The Morning?
No
(63) Favourite Pokemon?
Fucking... the scared mouse looking one. Big eyes
(64) Favourite Social Media?
This shit unfortunately
(65) What’s Your Opinion On Instagram Stories?
Ive never had instant gram
(66) Do You Get Homesick?
HATE that i read that as homestuck :( only for the stars
(67) Are You A Virgin?
I may be a virgo, but
(68) What Shampoo And Conditioner Are You Using Right Now?
Coconut curls
(69) If You Were Far From Home And Needed To Sleep For The Night, Would You Choose To Rent A Crappy Motel Room For $60 Or Sleep In Your Car For Free?
Depends on if i have enough money but probbly hotel
(70) Are Both Of Your Blood Parents Still In Your Life?
Yes
(71)  Whats The Next Movie You Want To See In Theaters?
Idk
(72) Do You Miss Your Ex?
Only one
(73) What Is Your Favourite Quote Right Now?
I dun know
(74)  What Eye Colour Do You Find Sexiest?
Brown i think.
(75) Did You Like Swinging As A Child? Do You Still Get Excited When You See A Swing Set?
I did, and no
(76) What Was The Last Thing You Ate?
Arbys
(77) What Games Do You Have On Your Phone?
None
(78) Would You Give A Homeless Person CPR If They Were Dying? Why Or Why Not?
Uhhh i dont know how
(79) Been On The Computer For 5 Hours Straight?
In my life yes
(80) Stalked Someone On A Social Network?
Yes.
(81) Do You Like Meeting New People?
Yes
(82) Do You Wear Rings? If You Do, Take A Picture Of Them.
No thx sir
(83) Do You Sleep With Your Bedroom Door Open Or Closed?
Open. I have cats.
(84) What Are Three Things You Did Today?
Went to a friend's, hurt myself, smoked.
(85) What Do You Wear To Bed?
Pajamas or the clothes i wore that day if they comfy
(86) List All Of Your Different Beauty Products You Have Right Now.
I have like makeup n hairspray
(87) Are You A Day Or Night Person?
Night
(88) List All Of Your Video Games On Your Phone, Console Etc.
Reaper tale of a pale swordsman. Thats literally it
(89) Tell Me About A Dream That You Had And When It Happened.
I was beating the shit out of a friend. Woke up on the floor punching the ground. Happened a few months ago
(90) Favourite Soda Drink?
Root beer
(91) What Sounds Are Your Favourite?
Whatever tf tool got going on
(92)��Do You Wear Jeans Or Sweats More?
Sweats
(93) How Do You Look Right Now?
Like a damn mess.
(94) Name Something That Relaxes You.
I dont really relax.
(95) What Tattoo Do You Want?
A tool one
(96) Favourite YouTuber?
Fuckin.. chillz
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tawakkull · 3 years
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Forgiveness and Tolerance in Islam: Islam - a religion of tolerance
Islam is a word derived from the root words silm and salamah. It means surrendering, guiding to peace and contentment, and establishing security and accord.
Islam is a religion of security, safety, and peace. These principles permeate the lives of Muslims. When Muslims stand to pray, they cut their connection with this world, turning to their Lord in faith and obedience, and standing at attention in His presence. Completing the prayer, as if they were returning back to life, they greet those on their right and left by wishing peace: “Remain safe and in peace.” With a wish for safety and security, peace and contentment, they return to the ordinary world once again.
Greeting and wishing safety and security for others is considered one of the most beneficial acts in Islam. When asked which act in Islam is the most beneficial, the Prophet replied,
“Feeding others and greeting those you know and those you do not know.”[ Abu Dawud, Adab, 142. ]
Accusing Islam of terrorism
How unfortunate it is that Islam, which is based on this understanding and spirit, is shown by some circles to be synonymous with terrorism.
This is a great historical mistake; wrapping a system based on safety and trust in a veil of terrorism just shows that the spirit of Islam remains unknown. If one were to seek the true face of Islam in its own sources, history, and true representatives, then one would discover that it contains no harshness, cruelty, or fanaticism. They spent their lives preaching tolerance, and each became a legend in his own time as an embodiment of love and tolerance.
Jihad can be a matter of selfdefense or of removing obstacles between God and human free choice. Our history is full of examples that show how this principle has been implemented in life.
Of course there are and should be occasions where war is unavoidable. However, the Qur'anic verses on jihad that were revealed for particular conditions have been generalized by some shortsighted individuals. Whereas in actual fact war is a matter of secondary importance, it has been given priority as an essential issue by these people. Such people do not understand the true meaning and spirit of Islam. Their failure to establish a proper balance between what is primary and what is secondary leads others to conclude that Islam advocates malice and hatred in the soul, whereas true Muslims are full of love and affection for all creation. Regarding this, how apt is the following couplet:
Muhammad was born out of love,
What can be born out of love without Muhammad?
Love is the essence of creation
The Pride of Humanity was a man of love and affection. One of his names was Habibullah (the Beloved of God). In addition to meaning one who loves, habib means one who is loved, one who loves God, and one who is loved by God. Sufi masters like Imam Rabbani, Mawlana Khalid, and Shah Waliyyullah state that love is the ultimate station of the spiritual journey.
God created the universe as a manifestation of His love for His creatures, in particular humanity, and Islam became the fabric woven out of this love. Love is the essence of creation. Just as a mother’s love and compassion compels her to allow a surgeon to operate on her sick child to save his or her life, jihad allows war, if needed, to preserve such fundamental human rights as the right to life and religious freedom. Jihad does not exclusively mean war.
“Disliking on the way of God” applies only to feelings, thoughts, and attributes. Thus, we should dislike such things as immorality, unbelief, and polytheism, not the people who engage in such activities. God created humanity as noble beings, and everyone, to a certain degree, has a share in this nobility. His Messenger once stood up out of respect for humanity as the funeral procession of a Jew passed by. When reminded that the deceased was a Jew, the Prophet replied: “But he is a human,” thereby showing the value Islam gives to human.
This action demonstrates how highly our Prophet respected every person. Given this, the involvement of some selfproclaimed Muslim individuals or institutions in terrorist activities can in no way be approved of by Islam. The reasons for this terrorism should be sought for in the actions themselves, in false interpretations of the faith, and in other factors and motives. Islam does not support terror, so how could a Muslim who truly understands Islam be a terrorist?
The definition of tolerance in Islam is such that the Prophet even prohibited verbal abuse of unbelievers.
For example, Abu Jahl died before embracing Islam, despite all the Prophet’s efforts. His unbelief and enmity toward the Prophet was such that he deserved the Abu Jahl: Father of ignorance and impudence. His untiring opposition to Islam was a thorn in the side of the Muslims.
Despite such hostility, when in an assembly of Companions where Abu Jahl’s son Ikrimah was present, the Prophet one day admonished a Companion who had been heard insulting Abu Jahl:
“Do not hurt others by criticizing their fathers.”[ Hakim, al-Mustadrak, 3:241; Muttaqi al-Hindi, Kanz al-‘Ummal, 13:540. ] Another time, he said: “Cursing your mother and father is a great sin.” The Companions asked: “O Messenger of God, would anyone curse their parents?”
The Prince of Prophets replied: “When someone curses another’s father and the other curses his father in return, or when someone curses another’s mother and the other does the same in return, they will have cursed their parents.”[ Muslim, Iman, 145; Tirmidhi, Birr, 4. ]
While the Prophet of Mercy was inordinately sensitive when it came to respecting others, some Muslims today justify unpleasant behavior on the basis of religion. This shows that they do not understand Islam, a religion in which there is no place for malice and hatred.
The Qur'an strongly urges forgiveness and tolerance. In one verse, it says of pious people:
They swallow their anger and forgive people. God loves those who do good. (Al-Imran 3:134)
In other words, Muslims should not retaliate when verbally abused or attacked. If possible, as Yunus says, they should act as if they had no hand or tongue with which to respond and no heart with which to resent. They must swallow their anger and close their eyes to the faults of others. The words selected in the verse are very meaningful. Kazm, translated as swallowing, literally means swallowing something like a thorn, an object that actually cannot be swallowed; thus it denotes swallowing one’s wrath, no matter how difficult. Another verse, while mentioning the characteristics of believers, says:
When they meet hollow words or unseemly behavior, they pass them by with dignity. (Al-Furqan 25:72)
When we look at the exalted life of God’s Messenger, peace and blessings be upon him, we see that he always practiced the precepts presented in the Qur'an. For example, a Companion once repented of a sin and admitted:
“I am guilty of fornication. Whatever my punishment is, give it and cleanse me.” The Prince of Prophets said: “Go back and repent, for God forgives all sins.”[ Muslim, Hudud, 17, 23; Bukhari, Hudud, 28. ]
This event was repeated three times. Another time, a Companion complained to the Prophet that someone had stolen his belongings. But as the punishment was about to be carried out the Companion said:
“I have changed my mind and do not want to pursue my case. I forgive this individual.” The Prophet asked: “Why did you bring this matter to court? Why didn’t you forgive him from the outset?”[ Abu Dawud, Hudud, 14(4394); Nasai, Sarik, 4 (8, 68); Muwatta, Hudud, 28, (2, 834). ]
When such examples are studied from their original sources, it is clear that the method of those who act with enmity and hatred, who view everyone else with anger, and who blacken others as infidels is non-Islamic, for Islam is a religion of love and tolerance. A Muslim is a person of love and affection who avoids every kind of terrorist activity and who has no malice or hatred for anyone or anything.
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basicsofislam · 4 years
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ISLAM 101: Muslim Culture and Character: Embracing The World:
ISLAM – A RELIGION OF TOLERANCE
Islam is a word derived from the root words silm and salamah. It means surrendering, guiding to peace and contentment, and establishing security and accord.
Islam is a religion of security, safety, and peace. These principles permeate the lives of Muslims. When Muslims stand to pray, they cut their connection with this world, turning to their Lord in faith and obedience, and standing at attention in His presence. Completing the prayer, as if they were returning back to life, they greet those on their right and left by wishing peace: “Remain safe and in peace.” With a wish for safety and security, peace and contentment, they return to the ordinary world once again.
Greeting and wishing safety and security for others is considered one of the most beneficial acts in Islam. When asked which act in Islam is the most beneficial, the Prophet replied, “Feeding others and greeting those you know and those you do not know.”[1]
Accusing Islam of Terrorism
How unfortunate it is that Islam, which is based on this understanding and spirit, is shown by some circles to be synonymous with terrorism. This is a great historical mistake; wrapping a system based on safety and trust in a veil of terrorism just shows that the spirit of Islam remains unknown. If one were to seek the true face of Islam in its own sources, history, and true representatives, then one would discover that it contains no harshness, cruelty, or fanaticism. It is a religion of forgiveness, pardon, and tolerance, as such saints and princes of love and tolerance as Rumi, Yunus Emre, Ahmed Yesevi,[2] Bediüzzaman,[3] and many others have so beautifully expressed. They spent their lives preaching tolerance, and each became a legend in his own time as an embodiment of love and tolerance.
Jihad can be a matter of self-defense or of removing obstacles between God and human free choice. Our history is full of examples that show how this principle has been implemented in life.
Of course there are and should be occasions where war is unavoidable. However, the Qur’anic verses on jihad that were revealed for particular conditions have been generalized by some short-sighted individuals. Whereas in actual fact war is a matter of secondary importance, it has been given priority as an essential issue by these people. Such people do not understand the true meaning and spirit of Islam. Their failure to establish a proper balance between what is primary and what is secondary leads others to conclude that Islam advocates malice and hatred in the soul, whereas true Muslims are full of love and affection for all creation. Regarding this, how apt is the following couplet:
Muhammad was born out of love,
What can be born out of love without Muhammad?
Love Is the Essence of Creation
The Pride of Humanity was a man of love and affection. One of his names was Habibullah (the Beloved of God). In addition to meaning one who loves, habib means one who is loved, one who loves God, and one who is loved by God. Sufi masters like Imam Rabbani,[4] Mawlana Khalid,[5] and Shah Waliyyullah[6] state that love is the ultimate station of the spiritual journey.
God created the universe as a manifestation of His love for His creatures, in particular humanity, and Islam became the fabric woven out of this love. In the words of Bediüzzaman, love is the essence of creation. Just as a mother’s love and compassion compels her to allow a surgeon to operate on her sick child to save his or her life, jihad allows war, if needed, to preserve such fundamental human rights as the right to life and religious freedom. Jihad does not exclusively mean war.
Once a friend said to me: “Without exception and regardless of differences in faith, you meet with everyone, and this breaks the tension of Muslims toward probable opponents. But it is an Islamic principle to love those things or people who must be loved on the way of God and dislike those things or people who must be disliked on the way of God.” Actually this principle is often misunderstood, for in Islam all of creation is to be loved according to the rule of loving on God’s way.
“Disliking on the way of God” applies only to feelings, thoughts, and attributes. Thus, we should dislike such things as immorality, unbelief, and polytheism, not the people who engage in such activities. God created humanity as noble beings, and everyone, to a certain degree, has a share in this nobility. His Messenger once stood up out of respect for humanity as the funeral procession of a Jew passed by. When reminded that the deceased was a Jew, the Prophet replied: “But he is a human,” thereby showing the value Islam gives to human.
This action demonstrates how highly our Prophet respected every person. Given this, the involvement of some self-proclaimed Muslim individuals or institutions in terrorist activities can in no way be approved of by Islam. The reasons for this terrorism should be sought for in the actions themselves, in false interpretations of the faith, and in other factors and motives. Islam does not support terror, so how could a Muslim who truly understands Islam be a terrorist?
If we can spread the Islamic understanding of such heroes of love as Niyazi-i Misri,[7] Yunus Emre, and Rumi globally, if we can extend their messages of love, dialogue, and tolerance to those who thirst for this message, then everyone will run toward the embrace of love, peace, and tolerance that we represent.
The definition of tolerance in Islam is such that the Prophet even prohibited verbal abuse of unbelievers. For example, Abu Jahl died before embracing Islam, despite all the Prophet’s efforts. His unbelief and enmity toward the Prophet was such that he deserved the title Abu Jahl: Father of ignorance and impudence. His untiring opposition to Islam was a thorn in the side of the Muslims.
Despite such hostility, when in an assembly of Companions where Abu Jahl’s son Ikrimah was present, the Prophet one day admonished a Companion who had been heard insulting Abu Jahl: “Do not hurt others by criticizing their fathers.”[8] Another time, he said: “Cursing your mother and father is a great sin.” The Companions asked: “O Messenger of God, would anyone curse their parents?” The Prince of Prophets replied: “When someone curses another’s father and the other curses his father in return, or when someone curses another’s mother and the other does the same in return, they will have cursed their parents.”[9]
While the Prophet of Mercy was inordinately sensitive when it came to respecting others, some Muslims today justify unpleasant behavior on the basis of religion. This shows that they do not understand Islam, a religion in which there is no place for malice and hatred.
The Qur’an strongly urges forgiveness and tolerance. In one verse, it says of pious people:
They swallow their anger and forgive people. God loves those who do good. (Al-Imran 3:134)
In other words, Muslims should not retaliate when verbally abused or attacked. If possible, as Yunus says, they should act as if they had no hand or tongue with which to respond and no heart with which to resent. They must swallow their anger and close their eyes to the faults of others. The words selected in the verse are very meaningful. Kazm, translated as swallowing, literally means swallowing something like a thorn, an object that actually cannot be swallowed; thus it denotes swallowing one’s wrath, no matter how difficult. Another verse, while mentioning the characteristics of believers, says:
When they meet hollow words or unseemly behavior, they pass them by with dignity. (Al-Furqan 25:72)
When we look at the exalted life of God’s Messenger, peace and blessings be upon him, we see that he always practiced the precepts presented in the Qur’an. For example, a Companion once repented of a sin and admitted: “I am guilty of fornication. Whatever my punishment is, give it and cleanse me.” The Prince of Prophets said: “Go back and repent, for God forgives all sins.”[10] This event was repeated three times. Another time, a Companion complained to the Prophet that someone had stolen his belongings. But as the punishment was about to be carried out the Companion said: “I have changed my mind and do not want to pursue my case. I forgive this individual.” The Prophet asked: “Why did you bring this matter to court? Why didn’t you forgive him from the outset?”[11]
When such examples are studied from their original sources, it is clear that the method of those who act with enmity and hatred, who view everyone else with anger, and who blacken others as infidels is non-Islamic, for Islam is a religion of love and tolerance. A Muslim is a person of love and affection who avoids every kind of terrorist activity and who has no malice or hatred for anyone or anything.
[1] Abu Dawud, Adab, 142.
[2] Ahmed Yesevi (d. 1166): Sufi poet and early Turkish spiritual leader who had a powerful influence on the development of mystical orders throughout the Turkish-speaking world.
[3] Bediüzzaman Said Nursi (1877-1960): An Islamic scholar of the highest standing with deep spirituality, a wide knowledge of modern science and the contemporary world. He believed that humanity could be saved from its crises and could achieve true progress and happiness only by knowing its true nature, and by recognizing and submitting to God. His Risale-i Nur (The Epistles of Light) deals with the Islamic essentials of faith, thought, worship, and morality and Qur’anic descriptions of Divine activity in the universe. Containing rational and logical proofs and explanations of all Qur’anic truths, it is his reply to those who deny them in the name of science. In his work, he reveals their many discrepancies and illogical statements.
[4] Imam Rabbani (Shaykh Ahmad al-Sirhindi) (1564?-1624): Indian Sufi and theologian who reasserted and revived the principles of Islamic faith and Sufi tradition in India against the syncretistic religious tendencies prevalent under the Mogul emperor Akbar. He was given the posthumous title: Mujaddid-i Alf-i Thani (Renovator of the Second [Islamic] Millennium).
[5] Mawlana Khalid al-Baghdadi (1778-1827): Naqshbandi master considered the mujaddid (reviver) of the thirteenth Islamic century. The Khalidi order, a new Naqshbandi branch, arose under his leadership and had acquired a large following by the end of the nineteenth century.
[6] Shah Waliyyullah Muhaddith of Delhi (1702-1762): A great scholar of the twelfth Islamic century. Some writers call him Khatam al-Muhadditheen (the last of the hadith scholars).
[7] Niyazi-i Misri (1618-1694). A Sufi poet and member of the Khalwati order.
[8] Hakim, al-Mustadrak, 3:241; Muttaqi al-Hindi, Kanz al-’Ummal, 13:540.
[9] Muslim, Iman, 145; Tirmidhi, Birr, 4.
[10] Muslim, Hudud, 17, 23; Bukhari, Hudud, 28.
[11] Abu Dawud, Hudud, 14(4394); Nasai, Sarik, 4 (8, 68); Muwatta, Hudud, 28, (2, 834).
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25 and 34?
25: If you could be a character from a book for just one day who would you be and why? (Bonus: any specific day in the story?)
Hmmm, even though I identify strongly with characters, I don’t tend to think about inhabiting stories in this way - it’s usually having a certain role within that constructed world. And all the characters I’m thinking of live lives of pretty constant misery, sooo. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
34: List five OTPs
I don’t really think about shipping in terms of OTPs, but in terms of book couples I’ve been invested in, 1) Faramir and Éowyn (LOTR), 2) Bo and Sisi (Wind on Fire trilogy), 3) Finrod and Curufin (Silm), 4) Sabriel and Touchstone (Old Kingdom), and 5) the Alabaster/Syenite/Innon V going on in The Broken Earth
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