What time period would you have liked to live in?

[Aurangzeb]

I often have this conversation with friends...usually the typical comes to mind...golden age of islam during the prophet's (pbuh) time, ottoman empire, mughal empire...etc...or maybe the more contemporary '79 Iranian Revolution, or the during the creation of pakistan...

What about something non-islamic such as the ancient egyptians, greeks, romans, or the so called european renaissance?

Interestingly, some claim that now (or the muslim "dark age" as some call it) is the best time for muslims to live in as we have a chance to revive and change things...we have the opportunity that those other empires/time periods did not have because they were already at their peak...something to think about i guess...

I would probably choose the mughal era not so much for its islamic significance (or lack thereof) but for its high culture and its achievements in the arts (poetry, architecture, music etc...)...but i also agree, contrary to popular opinion, that now is a great time for muslims to be in...

[Solid Snake]

Well, I would have definatley liked to have lived in Islam's golden age too. With many muslims making great breakthroughs in many fields.

Something non-islamic, would probably be the Greeks time I guess, for their huge innovation and school of thought.

[Has]

The 80s, it seems like a real cool decade epitomised by Michael J Fox’s movies like Back To The Future and Teen Wolf.

More reason to love the 80s: the A Team, Knight Rider, Colourful Clothing, Pacman, Boxing was still worth getting up in the middle of the night for, etc

[Hash]

The 60s

Or the Stone Age would have been cool

[qasim722]

i would certainly like to have fun with Dinasours.

[Aurangzeb]

Originally Posted by Has The 80s, it seems like a real cool decade epitomised by Michael J Fox’s movies like Back To The Future and Teen Wolf. More reason to love the 80s: the A Team, Knight Rider, Colourful Clothing, Pacman, Boxing was still worth getting up in the middle of the night for, etc

tell me about it...it was during my hockey team's golden years winning 5 cups in 7 years...boy i wish i was in my 20's then...

[qasim722]

Originally Posted by Hash The 60s Or the Stone Age would have been cool

Hippy culture fascinates me alot too.......but i hate drugs anyways!

[TAK]

Originally Posted by Aurangzeb I or the during the creation of pakistan...

would have been a good time to be around - provided you were not a muslim in east punjab or a hindu/sikh in west punjab

[Khalil]

I would have liked to live in the Neaderthal ages



Wow now those cricket bats being carried by the Neanderthal team looks awesome

[Abdul Qadir 236]

imagine how far Afridi could hit Pathan with that

[qasim722]

Originally Posted by Abdul Qadir 236 imagine how far Afridi could hit Pathan with that

From Earth to Mars..........

[waquas_uk]

the time of the prophet

[sneekysneeky]

Originally Posted by waquas_uk the time of the prophet

same here...

[Daoud]

Many time periods

Greeks, time of the Prophet (saws), Crusades, 60s

[sanchez786]

Easy question....

Fight along side the Sahabeh's during the battle of Bad'r until I become a Shaheed.

[from_da_lost_dim3nsion]

70's with legalized WEED!!

[HAFRIDI]

time of the sahabas

[Amir_rulez]

After Mehdi's (A.S) appearance.

[Asim2Good]

under rule of Hazrat Umar Farooq
or in time when Muslim ruled Spain

[infamous9383]

im happy right now. i quite frankly dont think i would have made it in any other decades without pakpassion.

[PlanetPakistan]

Originally Posted by abdul9383 im happy right now. i quite frankly dont think i would have made it in any other decades without pakpassion.

[Invictus]

60's.

[TAK]

Originally Posted by Invictus 60's.

never met any of my grandparents (bar nanee breifly) - would be nice to meet them so 1920-1960

[Saqib]

After the coming of the Mahdi (A.S).

[Purgatory]

The 18th Century. Though barbaric in many respects, the world was still small, and one could be adventurous with your own too feet. There was no welfare state, but people had hope of fortunes away to the West - the exploration of the Americas, and the hope of Gold beyond the horizon! For me, it would have been ideal for achieving my ambition: to walk the length and breadth of this Planet Earth.

Although lawless and difficult, there were places to be seen that had never been seen before. Things to do that had never been done. Nowadays, it seems as if everything has already happened - like we've reached the pinnacle, and our now heading downwards into the Abyss. Maybe we're heading towards a stage where we'll descend back towards our former states - first breaking down technology in a series of wars, then becoming tribalistic and even more warlike in nature?

I would also have LOVED to be a part of the nobilitas in Ancient Egypt, or as a part of the Incas. They seem so civilised for their age, and though they engaged in questionable practices (burying people alive, slavery, etc.), the heights of their world exceed the heights of ours. I just cannot imagine how a pyramid could be built, with such geometry and astronomy/astrology, that peaks at perfection. And to have one as a tomb? I'd have felt infallible.

Another great experience would be to live when dinosaurs ruled the Earth, when life was dog eat dog. It would be cruel and end in a nasty way, but would be worth it for the hour or so you'd survive. In fact, maybe if you used your intelligence, you could survive for as long as you were nimble.

Of course, I could probably pick a million eras I would like to have been a part of. I'd personally like to experience a bit of everything if I have a chance.

[snazir6]

time of the sahabas

[Aurangzeb]

interesting answers...but to get back to a point i made...from a muslim perspective, do you think this is the worst time to be living in? or do you relish the opportunity that a time like this provides?

[jusarrived]

1857 -first war of indian independence ,I would have loved to have played a part in our independence.

70's-Golden era of rock n legal weed!

[Boys_played_well]

300 years from now.

I really believe we humans are getting smarter and smarter and in a few centuries time, will have gotten over conflicts that plague us and hold us back today.

It's a matter of time before education reaches one and all, and education is the enlightenment the mind needs.

[Jamal Shah]

Originally Posted by Boys_played_well 300 years from now. I really believe we humans are getting smarter and smarter and in a few centuries time, will have gotten over conflicts that plague us and hold us back today. It's a matter of time before education reaches one and all, and education is the enlightenment the mind needs.

Hitler and his men weren't exactly illiterates you know, and neither was German society. Neither was Stalin.

[nazimcricket]

The 70's in Australia. Have fond memories of my childhood from back then. Wouldn't mind repeating it :-)

[KooLMAN]

Definatley the Prophit Muhammad(SAW) time(as a Muslim),when muslim migrated to Madeena,that was the time when Islam start spreading

[kingusama92]

After the great time of Prophet Mohammad (SAW) I would have to say the future of perhaps 100-200 years ahead would interest me a lot since I want to see what sort of progress we will have made by then.

[pakistani_banda]

Originally Posted by Asim2Good under rule of Hazrat Umar Farooq or in time when Muslim ruled Spain

all u guys who say that u would want to live in the time of the 4 caliphs and also during the times of the umayad caliphate and that you would be a non-arab muslim then you would not have many rights that an arab muslim would have.

keep in mind that after the holy prophet died arabism was at its peak and muslim arabs were the only ones with all the rights of the citizens.

[Koenigsegg]

As Ghalib said:

Na tha kuch tou Khuda tha, na hota kuch tou khuda hota
Diboya mujh ko honay ney, na hota mein tou kia hota !!

[Jamal Shah]

Originally Posted by Koenigsegg As Ghalib said: Na tha kuch tou Khuda tha, na hota kuch tou khuda hota Diboya mujh ko honay ney, na hota mein tou kia hota !!

Wah wah...

Yes these are some of the best lines from Ghalib. They are quite deep if you think about it.

[Savak]

Living in the future with such massive strides in technology is always attractive.

[AZ]

Originally Posted by Asim2Good under rule of Hazrat Umar Farooq or in time when Muslim ruled Spain

yea same here...I would have tried to save the knowledge Muslim scientists and historians had gathered and discovered over the years

[srh]

so many time periods. I would have gone to past every weekend.

[JeeraBlade]

I know what happened in the past so, I would love to live in any era in future - let say 200 years from now, just to see what changes have come to the world in general - keeping in mind how much the world has changed in last 100 years.

[suhaib]

some time in the future when pakistan is a super power

[aashiqmizaaj]

I'm kind of happy in the era we're in now.

[BD-fan]

We are lucky we weren't born in the time of Prophet (PBUH).

Why do we make dua the last three aiyats of Sura bakarah?

We would have been tested severely with one slip and wrath awaiting. (Can you fight your own Father, Brother, Son?)

You are chosen by your Master to be in this time for a purpose. You had no hand on this. Appreciate that and fulfill your Master's wish. In it you will be rewarded.

[Jamal Shah]

Originally Posted by BD-fan We are lucky we weren't born in the time of Prophet (PBUH). Why do we make dua the last three aiyats of Sura bakarah? We would have been tested severely with one slip and wrath awaiting. (Can you fight your own Father, Brother, Son?) You are chosen by your Master to be in this time for a purpose. You had no hand on this. Appreciate that and fulfill your Master's wish. In it you will be rewarded.

What is that purpose?

[BD-fan]

Originally Posted by Jamal Shah What is that purpose?

1) Praise your creator for all the bounties we are enjoying.
2) Do what He prescribes as right.
3) Don't do what He prescribes as wrong.
4) Speak the truth.
5) Protect the oppressed.
6) Be humble.
7) Suppress your anger.
8) Forgive people out of Love (so that you can be forgiven).
9) Give in time of ease and in time of Difficulty.
10) Immidiately ask forgiveness from your lord for your short comings and try not to repeat.
etc.
Basically we are slaves. Go from there.

[Jamal Shah]

Originally Posted by BD-fan 1) Praise your creator for all the bounties we are enjoying. 2) Do what He prescribes as right. 3) Don't do what He prescribes as wrong. 4) Speak the truth. 5) Protect the oppressed. 6) Be humble. 7) Suppress your anger. 8) Forgive people out of Love (so that you can be forgiven). 9) Give in time of ease and in time of Difficulty. 10) Immidiately ask forgiveness from your lord for your short comings and try not to repeat. etc. Basically we are slaves. Go from there.

Yes but all of the above is generic, but you said

You are chosen by your Master to be in this time for a purpose

I mean there isn't any time for which the above won't hold true...

[Robert]

I would choose to live right now - at the absolute pinnacle of human achievement, knowledge, standard of living, and medicine.

(Or maybe in London in the '60s, when the music was really good - The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, The Kinks, The Who - and you had a job for life and more chance of building up a decent pension.)

[BD-fan]

Originally Posted by Jamal Shah Yes but all of the above is generic, but you said You are chosen by your Master to be in this time for a purpose I mean there isn't any time for which the above won't hold true...

You are surrounded by people who someone else is not surrounded with and vise-versa. You have access to them whereas, others do not.

Now if you follow the universal understanding of Islam (and that is enough in my opinion), people will be attracted to weather you want it or not. Through you people (muslims, non-muslims) will get the light that they seek. You become a person who continues the work of the prophets (peace be upon all of them). Which is guide people through your actions and good deed. That is how Islam spread in Indonesia, USA and other places right? It is Allah subhanawa tala who changes peoples hearts. But we have make the effort first and then only his blessings will come.

That is why you were sent in this time, in that family. Same case for everyone. Does this make sense? If not, I will try to explain in a different way.

[aashiqmizaaj]

Originally Posted by pakistani_banda all u guys who say that u would want to live in the time of the 4 caliphs and also during the times of the umayad caliphate and that you would be a non-arab muslim then you would not have many rights that an arab muslim would have. keep in mind that after the holy prophet died arabism was at its peak and muslim arabs were the only ones with all the rights of the citizens.

Read up on history much? based on above, doesn't appear that you have.