(Updated October 5, 2007)

Short Version (for those who hate reading rules):
  1. Don't Hate or Bash anyone or anything
  2. Don't Do Anything Illegal
  3. Use Common Sense
  4. No Double Standards on this Site
  5. Rules are interpreted by Active Members, Moderators, and Administrators
Extended Version
  1. Although you don't necessarily have to agree with every opinion, you certainly have to show respect. (Repeating a manner of disrespect will result in a warning being issued.)
  2. No insulting or disrespecting any religious figures from any faith. Debate is allowed, but insults and slanders will get your warned and potentially banned.
  3. No one has the right to declare someone a 'khaffir' (infidel) or "nahsabi" because we don't have the ability to look into the hearts of other people. (Failure to comply with this rule will result in a warning being issued and potential banning)
  4. Avoid meddling in Sunni/Shia debates or Sufi/Salafi debates when you don't have any knowledge on them whatsoever. Only constructive debates allowed. Anyone who purposely tries to create divisions on the forum will be suspended.
  5. Discussions about breaking copyright infringements such as pirating or ripping off music artists is not allowed on the forum. Anyone seen to be doing this will be suspended.
  6. No spamming.
  7. Do not post where you are not contributing to a topic.
  8. We encourage proper spelling and grammar on the forum in order to make every member understand the posts and feel welcomed in each discussion. Therefore avoid slang as much as possible.
  9. Do not pick fights or bring up childish arguments in public. If you have an issue between yourselves, then resolve it through PM. The forum needs to maintain a friendly environment.
  10. Do not copy and paste information without providing the source. Posting article/poem/story without mentioning source/author is plagiarism. (Failure to provide the source will result in a warning being issued).
  11. If you're providing articles or readings which are too long, post atleast 2-3 paragraphs of the article and the rest can be read in the link/source provided.Use the iFrame bbcode for quoting long texts on other sites.
  12. Posting offensive content like pornography will lead to instant suspension.
  13. Do not swear in public or use explicit/sexual hints or words.
  14. In a debate, you are attacking the 'argument'; you are not attacking the 'member' in the debate.
  15. Do not post anything regarding the intention of bombing or killing any human being. This is not a place to plan for war.
  16. You may disagree with a scholar's opinion, but this doesn't give you the right to insult him/her. Insulting will result in a warning.
  17. Any behavior that comes in the way of any prayer or missionary (dawah) opportunities will be removed by the moderator's good judgment
  18. Starting a topic in the wrong forum will be moved to the right forum by a moderator or administrator. Please ensure you choose the right forum for the topic intended.
  19. Posting a gender specific sexual topic outside the gender room is not encouraged. We have been given our own gender rooms to discuss more confidential issues and simply have an 'all girl time' or 'all boy time'.
  20. If a brother/male is found in the sisters section, or a sister/female is found in the brothers section, their account will be deleted and IP address banned. We don't tolerate perverts.
  21. Discussing racial issues is allowed, but blatant racism is not allowed.
  22. Discuss personal conflicts with another member through PM, not in the forums.
  23. Bad usernames must be reported to an admin in order to change it to a more appropriate one.
  24. Signatures must not link to spam sites, for-profit selling sites, sites that have viruses or spyware. They must also not be violent, hateful or sexual.
  25. If member are reporting a violation to a moderator or admin, they must provide a link to the reported post/topic.
  26. Members of the forum should avoid going off-topic.
  27. If a member apologizes and promises to abide by the forum rules, then their suspension will be over. We believe in forgiving.
  28. Preaching/Debating a Non-Islamic faith and criticizing Islam is allowed as long as it is done in a respectful manner.
  29. There will not be double standards on this site. The same rules apply for all faiths.

Interpretations: Rules are meant to stop bad things, but sometimes they also stop good. Moderators and Admins will try to be as strict as possible but will try to refrain from hurting debate itself.