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Matrimony / Re: I need a man to marry......
« on: April 16, 2012, 09:33:33 AM »
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General Issues / Questions / Re: Sunni and Shiite translations distort the meaning of three words in verse 66:5
« on: April 16, 2012, 09:31:04 AM »Lol no.
I read this forum more than I post, and I notice often your almost militant stance against prayer.
Allah in the Qur'an commands us to pray. What is it about this you find so troubling?
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General Issues / Questions / Re: About sabr
« on: April 05, 2012, 06:58:39 PM »Peace be to you as well.
Sabr ~ patience
Jihad ~ perseverance/endurance
to say, these two terms have a similar mindset
Does the word Jihad not literally translate to 'struggle'?
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General Issues / Questions / Re: About sabr
« on: April 05, 2012, 12:07:45 PM »
As far as I know with my limited knowledge of the Arabic language, sabr means patience, and in the Qur'an it means patience also.
In the situation that you have described, the best act of patience would be to separate yourself from that person, and if they are close to you, admonish them, then separate.
In the situation that you have described, the best act of patience would be to separate yourself from that person, and if they are close to you, admonish them, then separate.
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General Issues / Questions / Re: Satan
« on: March 27, 2012, 12:50:17 PM »Hmmm... i like all your thoughts!
But, if Satan knows he's doomed to hell as God pretty much told him BEFORE they made "the deal", why is he not trying to backtrack himself to avoid going to hell? (If) The deal is "you tempt these humans and by the success/failure of your temptation I (God) will know whick of them is pure and which is not, this is how you'll help me, but either way, YOU (Satan) will go to hell eternally." Why would Satan EVER agree to this deal? It's a lose/lose situation for him...
I think you misunderstand this. God does not need Satan to 'test' his believers, God already knows who is on the correct path and who isn't. Satan's situation somewhat snowballed. Through his pride, he refused to prostrate and thus earned banishment. Satan realised how serious this was, then asked for respite until judgement day, which God granted. Then Satan vowed to lead everyone he could astray -- this was not God's supposition, Satan simply said it. Then God replied by letting him know that all true believers are essentially untouchable. I.E 'Do what you like, Satan, you cannot harm anyone who is with me.'
Satan isn't 'helping' God. Satan is going against God, and then attempting to drag others down with him. When you are against God, everything is a lose/lose situation, there was nothing for him to agree to.
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General Issues / Questions / Re: I am having problems again with believing in hell!
« on: March 27, 2012, 10:33:21 AM »
An argument I often see in relation to hell is that because this life is finite an eternal punishment is unjust.
I would like to ask the people that think this a question. If those who lived their life corrupting/doing evil were allowed to live forever, would they not continue as they were for eternity? Considering after we die we DO live eternally, I believe Allah is cutting out the middle man somewhat, and giving them the recompense for their actions.
I would like to ask the people that think this a question. If those who lived their life corrupting/doing evil were allowed to live forever, would they not continue as they were for eternity? Considering after we die we DO live eternally, I believe Allah is cutting out the middle man somewhat, and giving them the recompense for their actions.
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General Issues / Questions / Re: What's your favorite verse in the Koran?
« on: March 22, 2012, 03:14:23 PM »
I can't even explain why this one hit me so much. But every time I read it, I feel very, very peaceful.
2:115 - And to Allah belongs the east and the west. So wherever you [might] turn, there is the Face of Allah . Indeed, Allah is all-Encompassing and Knowing.
2:115 - And to Allah belongs the east and the west. So wherever you [might] turn, there is the Face of Allah . Indeed, Allah is all-Encompassing and Knowing.
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General Issues / Questions / Re: Is Allah a puppetmaster?
« on: March 22, 2012, 03:05:57 PM »
I don't think puppetmaster is a good term. God is subtle, no?
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General Issues / Questions / Re: Where is the brotherhood?
« on: March 19, 2012, 07:16:34 AM »
Walaikum Salam my sister. Sorry, I hope the sisterhood was implied too. You make great points, and I agree with you entirely.
May peace be with you also.
May peace be with you also.
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General Issues / Questions / Where is the brotherhood?
« on: March 18, 2012, 11:21:58 AM »
God through the Qur'an taught us patience, especially toward our fellow believers.
I've been reading this forum for a while, but only very recently have started posting. And I have to be honest, some of the things I read here depress me just as much as what I read on the Sunni/Shia forums.
If we claim to be bearers of the truth, the absolute truth that is God alone, then why do I see people saying things such as they don't want to be called Muslims, or they don't want to call their religion/belief system/deen/way of life Islam? Have we not read the Qur'an? Has God not defined such things for us already?
And that's not even my biggest complaint. My biggest complaint is this seeming sense of elitism that some -- not all, but some, seem to have about following God alone through the Qur'an, and the Qur'an only. Yes, it is a great shame that our brothers who label themselves sunni and shia and sufi and so on seem to believe that without hadith you cannot have Islam, but does that not mean it falls to us to try and show them the light?
And when I say show them the light, I don't mean just throw a bunch of illogical hadith in their faces and tell them it doesn't make sense. Ask them questions, 'Why do you need more than the Qur'an?' 'How can a hadith abrogate the Qur'an?'. If we do not know the answers to these questions already, and are incapable of proving the answers through Qur'an then we must go back to the drawing board and educate ourselves.
When I hear about these two things, it makes me think that a large amount of Qur'an alone Muslims don't care about their brothers. We'd rather just sit around on our high horses and poke them from afar, rather than walk up to them and help them remove the blindfolds from their eyes.
And yes, it is immensely painful when you have this discussion with someone and they say you have fallen into kufr. If it doesn't hurt you emotionally when your brother truly believes that about you then we are losing part of our imaan. Why? Because at the end of the day, you may have disagreements about some things, but you're still both Muslims. And when your Muslim brother or sister thinks that you are no longer worthy of that title it should hurt you because this isn't just that brother/sister's opinion, you know inside of yourself that others will hold that same opinion.
To come back to my first point, and to finish, we need to have patience. Patience is one of the most beautiful attributes of God, and although we can never be 'like' God, we can share in his attributes as he has blessed us the ability to exhibit them, if we let them, that is.
Please don't give up on the Ummah. Please. If we all just seclude/separate ourselves then nothing will change, and the Ummah will only become more and more blinded.
I've been reading this forum for a while, but only very recently have started posting. And I have to be honest, some of the things I read here depress me just as much as what I read on the Sunni/Shia forums.
If we claim to be bearers of the truth, the absolute truth that is God alone, then why do I see people saying things such as they don't want to be called Muslims, or they don't want to call their religion/belief system/deen/way of life Islam? Have we not read the Qur'an? Has God not defined such things for us already?
And that's not even my biggest complaint. My biggest complaint is this seeming sense of elitism that some -- not all, but some, seem to have about following God alone through the Qur'an, and the Qur'an only. Yes, it is a great shame that our brothers who label themselves sunni and shia and sufi and so on seem to believe that without hadith you cannot have Islam, but does that not mean it falls to us to try and show them the light?
And when I say show them the light, I don't mean just throw a bunch of illogical hadith in their faces and tell them it doesn't make sense. Ask them questions, 'Why do you need more than the Qur'an?' 'How can a hadith abrogate the Qur'an?'. If we do not know the answers to these questions already, and are incapable of proving the answers through Qur'an then we must go back to the drawing board and educate ourselves.
When I hear about these two things, it makes me think that a large amount of Qur'an alone Muslims don't care about their brothers. We'd rather just sit around on our high horses and poke them from afar, rather than walk up to them and help them remove the blindfolds from their eyes.
And yes, it is immensely painful when you have this discussion with someone and they say you have fallen into kufr. If it doesn't hurt you emotionally when your brother truly believes that about you then we are losing part of our imaan. Why? Because at the end of the day, you may have disagreements about some things, but you're still both Muslims. And when your Muslim brother or sister thinks that you are no longer worthy of that title it should hurt you because this isn't just that brother/sister's opinion, you know inside of yourself that others will hold that same opinion.
To come back to my first point, and to finish, we need to have patience. Patience is one of the most beautiful attributes of God, and although we can never be 'like' God, we can share in his attributes as he has blessed us the ability to exhibit them, if we let them, that is.
Please don't give up on the Ummah. Please. If we all just seclude/separate ourselves then nothing will change, and the Ummah will only become more and more blinded.