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Asalaam alaikum

I was attending a Tafseer class recently that talked about one of the 99 names for Allah, Ar-RaHman and some interesting things about it that I thought I would share.

The name Ar-RaHman is most often translated to The Most Merciful, although most of the Surat the name is mentioned in talk about punishment. And as someone asked in the discussion, “How is it different than Ar-RaHeem?” RaHeem is only referring to mercy and compassion, while RaHman includes the power and authority of Allah. True mercy is only possible if punishment is also possible. This really resonates with me that truly fearing and respecting Ar-RaHman comes from knowing that punishment is possible, as well as knowing the unlimited mercifulness.

It is also very freeing not to fear worldly things that often get too much attention, like “What if I don’t get that class I need?” Or “What happens if this person doesn’t like me and make my life worse?” Fearing Ar-RaHman makes everything else so much easier to approach. I know it’s a weird concept for non-religious folks to conceptualize; “If this being is so amazing, why would you fear them?”

The discussion also pointed out that the root word of RaHman is RaHim, which is womb. A way to think about mercy and compassion is how a mother shows compassion for their baby, as the baby is helpless and could easily be harmed by the mother, but the mother chooses to love and provide for it.

Insha’allah I hope you find this to be helpful or thought provoking. Let me know what your thoughts are or anything else to share.

After first trying Mlem, Memmy was my main Lemmy app for a good while, until I have been trying out some other ones. Coming back to using Memmy, I am pretty happy how well-rounded it is.

For me, the most important things are functionality and readability. The customization and font options are very nice. I especially like having a theme like the Golden Hour that is easier on the eyes, and still get to pick a theme color! With the red, it gives me a chocolate factory vibe that I enjoy.

The automatic reader mode for links is great for minimizing distractions on links, ability for switching feed link icons to the right is nice for being a lefty phone user, and the icon options are nice to have. The actual communities’ pages having the banner makes it feel more complete. The markdown editor seems well done and the Jump button is great for reading efficiently. The concise UI is very pleasant. And most importantly, the function of the things that are implemented are seemingly all working and are pretty snappy.

Having the post click first before the going directly to the link is actually really nice, because half of the time I try to click a post on other apps and end up clicking a link to somewhere. Also, the saving of a post draft is nice, although I wish there would be some pop up message or small banner that would say so.

Some things that could be improved: the favorite icon on the left list of communities does not seem to work, the Moderates feed does not load (but is a great idea), adding a Mark above as read button for the Feed would be very welcomed, the read messages do not appear in the Inbox, and lastly I tried to post this using the app and it only blinked and did not post.

All of that said, I’m really happy about the balance of features and functionality and will stick with Memmy for a good bit.

I know there is usually a “target demographic” that is profiled for what kind of products that they may buy. I was listening to an electro swing mix online and I kept hearing ads for different kinds of soaps, and all I could think of is “damn, a lot of people must clean while listening to this.

I’m working with only hand tools at the moment and also interested in the green wood work, with axes and such, and restoration of hand tools. I have the book Wood by Eric Meier, which is great so far for wood properties and identification.

Are there any other books that you guys can recommend? Ones especially for green wood work, hand tool restoration, or hand tool identification and usage would be fantastic. There are many good videos and books out there, but sorting through which ones to try can take some time.

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Howdy Beehaw, I’ve been doing a lot of reflecting lately and wanted to share some thoughts. I’ve been having these strange little epiphanies that many things today just don’t seem to fit right. Like at least in the US, everyone is working so hard just to get to this fictitious level of “success” that finally means “you’ve made it,” i.e. finally making enough income to have a decent work/life balance. But it from what I see, often people need to take out a large school loan to do that, pay it off seemingly forever, and there never seems to be a real point of “made it.”

I took a vacation to much more relaxed, beachside spot and saw how the locals were living. Basically off the grid, get fruit at the little market, fix things or trade things. Everyone seem to have this collectivism that felt really connected. No one was money rich, but everyone had this peace about them that almost felt fake to me at first. And then I went down this whole rabbit hole of “why do I need money anyway?”

I know there are certain things life that just costs money, but I’m coming to realize that I don’t think I need as much as I previously anticipated. The people that are “living” to me aren’t just enduring and saving for most of their life so they can sort of relax during retirement, they’re doing real things with people that make them happy.

On a somewhat similar note, I wanted a hobby/activity that did not involve screens and I could continually learn. I ended up picking up hand tool woodworking and feel pretty nice to simplify a bit and get a little creative. I listened to a few podcasts that discussed the industrial era transition and the focus to “more efficient and lower costs,” which took some of the feel away from many things.

The more I think about it, the more I think that industrial shift was not entirely beneficial. The hand tool working podcast said they’re “finding the ‘new’ old ways of living.” And that there is this natural desire for human connection. Restaurants have fake wood marks in the paneling to feel more authentic. Before machined things, there was more intention that went into goods.

Anyway, in my sea of thoughts about enhancing human connection and intention, I thought about Beehaw. After the whole Reddit-geddon searching for an online community, I noticed that the communities here are respectful, open, and actually making human connections. It felt like a breath of fresh air. And I just want to say that I appreciate y’all.

Sometimes I click a comment or swipe in from the right to collapse it, I want to reopen but it is very difficult to click on only the collapsed comment and not the commenter’s name.

Would it be possible to make swipe from the right to …uncollapse (expand?) the comment again. It’s one of those little things that would really improve the flow of reading through comments.

On a completely unrelated note, the saved draft for posts is very helpful. I would normally have to cut the text, go back to whatever, and then paste it back.

I bought a “Buy It Now” item, payment went through. Two days later, I got an email saying I got a refund. I looked at the order and I looks like I indeed got a full refund. There are no notes or messages from the seller, so I’m not really sure what happened. Should I message the seller? Report that I haven’t received the order? The order does not show that it was canceled; it shows the Paid status, and awaiting shipping.

I’m honestly confused on what to do.

I am planning to take the certification exam after I get the minimum 2 years of experience and may get the membership because the exam discount then. But until then, does anyone actually read the articles or see a major benefit in the paid membership?

I have access to UpToDate and my university’s academic databases so I’m not sure how much more helpful articles would be. Bragging rights?

Thanks for all of the work on the app. I like how snappy and clean it is. I’m also big on the customization options, so I love the sepia color theme option and comment cascade options. I’d love to have a few icon options whenever possible. The markdown editor is also pretty welcomed. The search option is pretty nice too.

While making this post, it looks like the text box runs off to the right, and the markdown editor blocks the the visible text box from moving appropriately. The post also was not able to be posted via this app.

Some amazing additions I’d like to request are the default feed option (ie Home/Subscribed), groups/multi communities, and favorite communities. Also, text size options and a “Mark above as read” button (sometimes I scroll past and haven’t read it but still want to hide it).

Thanks again for creating something nice.

edit: it looks like the multi-group is an option but the button doesn’t currently lead anywhere. Also, the smart search feature seems to be one of the best for finding new communities. I put myself in the place of a new user and tried to search for communities on a few other apps; it’s surprisingly difficult to find active communities. I also just noticed the bars hiding for full-screen scrolling, which I’m a big fan of.