Asim Posted March 26, 2011 Posted March 26, 2011 Virender Sehwag wears a numberless jersey Sachin Tendulkar family doesn't watch TV when he is batting (ah can't belive this, poor family) Mahendra Singh Dhoni sports number seven, since his birth date is July 7 Yuvraj sports a black thread - believed to ward off evil spirits Virat Kohli wears black wristbands Zaheer Khan keeps a yellow/red handkerchief with him in every crucial match http://cricketnext.in.com/news/role-of-superstitions-in-world-cups/55644-13.html Doest that really works?
triam Posted March 26, 2011 Posted March 26, 2011 Everyone in the Pakistani team says inshallah before the game and in interviews, does that really work??
Hur Rizvi Posted March 26, 2011 Posted March 26, 2011 Everyone in the Pakistani team says inshallah before the game and in interviews' date=' does that really work??[/quote'] "Insha-Allah" is different .. All of the muslims say that whether on your side or our side I just saw your "SOHA ALI KHAN" saying "InshaAllah India will win "
riya Posted March 26, 2011 Posted March 26, 2011 Everyone in the Pakistani team says inshallah before the game and in interviews' date=' does that really work??[/quote'] That means by the Grace of God,right..? I don't see what is the big deal in one saying it.
cricketlover Posted March 26, 2011 Posted March 26, 2011 Everyone in the Pakistani team says inshallah before the game and in interviews' date=' does that really work??[/quote'] inshallah is like hopefully with a religious sense.....
Clarke Posted March 26, 2011 Posted March 26, 2011 Everyone in the Pakistani team says inshallah before the game and in interviews' date=' does that really work??[/quote'] Don't you dare question their religion/beliefs :mad: They're just asking logical question, exercising their freedom of speech :icflove:
Asim Posted March 26, 2011 Author Posted March 26, 2011 Everyone in the Pakistani team says inshallah before the game and in interviews' date=' does that really work??[/quote'] Lol & I always say first get the meaning, at least google/wiki it, you will get the definition: "term to indicate hope for an aforementioned event to occur in the future" OR "used to indicate a desire to do something that you wish may occur"... A way of speaking only and absolutely nothing to do with religion or Superstitiousness as such...
pinkfreud Posted March 26, 2011 Posted March 26, 2011 Doest that really works? Well, it seems to be working well so far so I'd let them be. Being superstitious is not a bad thing unless you become a fanatic about it. I'm a big believer in astrology and numerology but I don't let my life revolve around it.. it's all about having a healthy belief in certain things without getting carried away by it all. A way of speaking only and absolutely nothing to do with religion or Superstitiousness as such... That line sounds like superstition is a bad thing... I say to each their own. If Inshallah works for one person, then a lucky talisman works for another. Live and let live.
gsivak Posted March 26, 2011 Posted March 26, 2011 Its all in the mind. If they believe something will help them perform better then why stop them. As long as it is not harmful and is legal, we shouldn't care.
moumotta Posted March 26, 2011 Posted March 26, 2011 Lol & I always say first get the meaning, at least google/wiki it, you will get the definition: "term to indicate hope for an aforementioned event to occur in the future" OR "used to indicate a desire to do something that you wish may occur"... A way of speaking only and absolutely nothing to do with religion or Superstitiousness as such... Do you think it will make a difference if you make a wish without saying Inshallah ?
jpkonline Posted March 26, 2011 Posted March 26, 2011 Mahendra Singh Dhoni sports number seven, since his birth date is July 7 Doest that really works? this one works dhoni gets powerful or lucky on 7 , 16 , 25 no one can beat him on these day
nikred Posted March 26, 2011 Posted March 26, 2011 Sorry if people are defending the Inshallah term as not being superstition, are just trying to be politically correct. I don't understand why a person wearing a black thread to ward off evil any more superstitious than belief in the god itself. I have no problem in people believing in god, I have a problem with religious people who think they are alright and find people who practice other stuff as superstition.Thats hypocrisy.
hitman1980 Posted March 26, 2011 Posted March 26, 2011 Just get the pakis kicked out in the semis.. I don't care how many superstitions team India believes in .. Yeah I do agree tht saying inshallah before every wish is very annoying .. specially by players who eat ball, damage pitches, do spot fixing etc etc ...
yoda Posted March 26, 2011 Posted March 26, 2011 The great Michael Jordan (not sure how many of you know him) used to wear his high school shorts inside his Chicago Bulls Jersey apparently for every game he played. Not sure how many high school shorts he had or often he changed them. :hehe: So yea, even the great ones are superstitious.
moumotta Posted March 26, 2011 Posted March 26, 2011 Sorry if people are defending the Inshallah term as not being superstition, are just trying to be politically correct. I don't understand why a person wearing a black thread to ward off evil any more superstitious than belief in the god itself. I have no problem in people believing in god, I have a problem with religious people who think they are alright and find people who practice other stuff as superstition.Thats hypocrisy. Exactly. One man's belief is another man's superstition. Black magic a case in point.
Desi Cartman Posted March 26, 2011 Posted March 26, 2011 Lol at people desperately trying to prove that believing in god makes sense and this doesn't :haha:
Prakat Posted March 26, 2011 Posted March 26, 2011 Sportsmen have a long standing tryst with superstitions. Probably just one of the ways they handle with the sheer uncertainty that is a part of their chosen profession. I would be superstitious too if I walked in every day to work and there was a 50/50 chance that I would either get a bonus or get sacked by the end of the day.
Asim Posted March 26, 2011 Author Posted March 26, 2011 Do you think it will make a difference if you make a wish without saying Inshallah ? Do you think it will make a difference if YOU make a wish by saying: 1. My team will win... vs 2. "I hope my team will win" or "if God willing my team will win" Now please tell me the difference you feel in above two? So the difference is only the same to say somehting without "insha Allah" (case 1) or with it (case 2) The only difference I feel is using this term is that you saying somthing related to any event going to happen in future with alot of humility or humbleness, nothing else...
moumotta Posted March 26, 2011 Posted March 26, 2011 Do you think it will make a difference if YOU make a wish by saying: 1. My team will win... vs 2. "I hope my team will win" or "if God willing my team will win" Now please tell me the difference you feel in above two? So the difference is only the same to say somehting without "insha Allah" (case 1) or with it (case 2) The only difference I feel is using this term is that you saying somthing related to any event going to happen in future with alot of humility or humbleness, nothing else... What if I say my team will win and then touch the nearest wooden object. Is that superstition or humility.
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