Anybody in s'pore or nearby?

[thriae82]

Hi,

I just joined. And I am really glad to see so many of u. Wld really like to know if there any Singaporeans or at least any from neighboring countries i cld meet up wit? Its kinda been like the one man army for me so far. So company will be much appreciated:)

[mmkhan]

Hello thriae82,

Hi,

I just joined. And I am really glad to see so many of u. Wld really like to know if there any Singaporeans or at least any from neighboring countries i cld meet up wit? Its kinda been like the one man army for me so far. So company will be much appreciated:)

Sorry not me  I am from India.

Mohammed M. Khan

[BornAgain]

Salaam and welcome,

There are actually many Singaporeans and Malaysians on board, so I suggest digging old threads. But I notice many are not active anymore .

As for me, I'm from Australia. So a bit far from Singapore .

[thriae82]

Hi MM Khan and BornAgain

Thanks for replying India and Australia is at least smwhat nearby, lolz. And BornAgain, tanks alot of sending me the email, I will be def be checkin them out:) And hey u guys shld check out quran connection. Met a gal there from singapore and added her as my Facebook fren. Also made frenz with a guy there who is from India. There is a search function there where u can look up ple accord to the countries and add them as frenz,kinda like facebook. U guys shld try it:)

[Servant71]

Salaamun Alaikum

Yup..i'm frm S'pore.

[mmkhan]

Salaaman bro,

Salaamun Alaikum

Yup..i'm frm S'pore.

to the forum.


Mohammed M. Khan

[ungka]

salam,

i'm from malaysia, johor(jb).
and this is my first post.

thinking of posting my '1st post' in the "how you came to god alone"
but somehow it ended up here 

[mmkhan]

Salaam ungka,

thinking of posting my '1st post' in the "how you came to god alone"
but somehow it ended up here 

No problem, we can welcome you here too



And hope to see your contribution and love to know your story to the path of Allah alone.


May Allah guide us all towards the truth 
Mohammed M. Khan

[ungka]

Salaam ungka,

No problem, we can welcome you here too



And hope to see your contribution and love to know your story to the path of Allah alone.


May Allah guide us all towards the truth 
Mohammed M. Khan

TQ ^_^

salam,

Try to make it a short one 
(And sorry for bad English from now till end of the post)

I?m not sure myself at which point (when) I?m considered as a god-alone-er
Well it?s around Jun/July 2010 I went to Singapore with my friend to attend the asian-forex-exhibition
And that would be the start of my turning point.

On the way back of the trip, we had a small discussion/debate about religion specifically about hadith genuineness
I didn't know she is a truth-seeker and we had an armature?s (non-scholar) debate since I?m just a normal Malaysian Sunni

Consider myself not super (obsess & I?m always right kind of person) the debate ends as we both heading back home.
However I still had the debate in my mind, at home, shared with my wife on what I experienced that day and we put a small thoughts and questionings
(But of course at this point still thinking about how come my truth-seeker friend could not see how I (Sunni) see it)

I don?t quite remember the details of the event. It?s just that the debate lingers in my mind for few days before it cooled off.
What bothers me is the fact that stoning contradict with lashes is so obvious for one to see. (I didn?t notice too)
Also wondering how prophet performed solat when he?s alive? (When reciting syahadah during solat was brought up during debate)
Perhaps I don?t bother much (about punishment in Islam) since I don?t deal with that subject throughout my everyday life
But I guess solat is very common, it?s in the 5 pillars. How could it be wrong?

Well, I?m back to normal life then but I?m restless thinking about can I do this? Is it wrong to give a thought on stuff like this?
What if this is a cult then? Am I going to hell? (At that moment I?m thinking of those that got busted doing a cult, Malaysia always has cult movement going on)
What if this is the answer to my prayers? What if this is the truth/guidance but I ignore it? Will I get a second chance later or I?m finished?
So I continue to pray for a straight path and guidance after solat (since I?ve been taught not to recite other stuff during solat)
And of course in my native tongue, since I?m against the idea of memorizing Arabic-do?a and reciting do?a with others. Why should I recite do?a with others when my needs/requests might differ from theirs? And why in a language that one doesn?t understand? Shouldn?t we mean (feel) it rather than just recite for the sake of reciting it?

Anyway, what motivated me to look up on Quran was heaven and hell.
Why heaven and hell? I think maybe due to our final destination is the ultimate answer thus I will need to start from where I plan to end forever. :p
I?ve always one sided (sunni is the righteous one) when it comes to religion but that time (after the debate) I become more open and accepting.
I found thread from Indonesian forum talking about heaven and hell (difficult to read though). I found a post totally different from what I?ve been taught in school
Stated that once heaven/hell, then forever there instead of ?Muslim will eventually end up in heaven after punishment is done and kafirs will be forever in hell?
(Now I think the answer for this is: Whether heaven or hell, it?s a God?s will. So basically no one can (have the right to) tell)

After sometimes, I look up the internet and discovers local site named Bacaan, a God & Quran alone site.
While at the same time my truth-seeker friend provides the free-minds link.
I don?t really use FM at that time (even now)  no offense it?s just I?m not actively posting stuffs since I prefer talk/chat in person.

So it?s the end since I want to make it short.
Bottom line, thank God, thanks to my friend, and to myself for being open for the debate and to give a thought rather than run away from thinking. I couldn't picture how restless I was at that moment. But that leads to this path.
Peace.

But I would love to add few lines:
Since the debate until now, I?ve been reading articles and threads about solat & stuffs and it sometimes bothers me.
But I forgot that I should back to Quran, study and seek for guidance from God. Not to simply/blindly accept others, (this will be no different from blindly following scholars) and my worries reduced.
Perhaps I should start to draw my own way of life to live a Muslim?s way of life
And hope I'll be guided by Allah
   

[mmkhan]

Salaam bro,

But I would love to add few lines:
Since the debate until now, I?ve been reading articles and threads about solat & stuffs and it sometimes bothers me.
But I forgot that I should back to Quran, study and seek for guidance from God. Not to simply/blindly accept others, (this will be no different from blindly following scholars) and my worries reduced.
Perhaps I should start to draw my own way of life to live a Muslim?s way of life
And hope I'll be guided by Allah

Thanks for adding your story, nice story.

I like the above part very much from your post  Keep hold tightly the Book of Allah and seek Allah's help on each step you take, inshaAllah, you will be guided.


May Allah guide us all towards the truth 
Mohammed M. Khan