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What are roadblocks to peace?
Reluctance to respond positively to HQ 10:25, with excuses including the bad behaviour of others, "But God doth call to the Home of Peace: He doth guide whom He pleaseth to a way that (you can see) is straight"
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Has feminism gone too far? Is it really about achieving equality, or is it about achieving a complete monopoly in society?
Has feminism gone too far? >>>> Well you can't assert it more, or more bravely, than she has, in dress.
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what/ who do you see ae being extraordinary?
You left your question open, so I hope this objective professional assessment, which I endorse, qualifies as an answer.
“If greatness of purpose, smallness of means, and astonishing results are the three criteria of a human genius, who could dare compare any great man in history with Muhammad?”
― Alphonse de Lamartine, History of Turkey
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why do you become a christian?
I do not.
I'm a Muslim. I believe in Jesus, and
follows the Christ's teachings more than any major Christian faith.
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How God sees you?
Hopefully as a Muslim meaning someone who accepts God as the creator of all and tries to live according to the HQ - God's Final Testament for humanity.
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What are roadblocks to peace?
The biggest roadblock to peace is injustice. Unless you effectively remove injustice so that there is no lingering feeling of violation of rights then any peace one manages to sell, or persuade people to adopt, will be fragile and short-lived
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Would Christian or Islamic literature be the best unbiased sources to read if one wanted to know the truth about these two religions?
Be rational and be fair.
Study their holy books and ask them if you don't understand.
If you want to find out what others think of them, do so, but to be fair you must take what the others have told you back to the followers of those religions and get their views. The others might be slandering or they might not have understood correctly.
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Does religion make you realize no other body of knowledge, or
philosophies,
The HQ draws attention to natural phenomena in many fields of science. It has references to the formation of the universe and its expansion, to mountains and their roots, to the water cycle, to the developmental stages of the zygote and the foetus. The HQ urges man to question and explore. The HQ says that the rational (unbiased and enquiring) man will see signs in the horizon and within...
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What does JHVH OR YHVH mean?
If you research for some intelligent answers on the what JHVH or YHVH means you'll realise that we will never know for sure even how to say the name. Yahweh, YHWH, Yahwe, Yahveh, YHVH, Yahve, Wahvey, Jahvey, Jahweh, Jehovah and JHVH are just some of the possibilities. For an indication of the arguments surrounding the subject see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jehovah.
In any case if God...
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Is it ok for Islamic girls to date Christian boys, I live in NY so they might not be as strict here.
Islam does not allow dating because it upholds Biblical values of morality. It would be best for both of you to follow any guidelines provided by her family. If they're a responsible and caring family (most tend to be) they'll have the girl's long term interest in mind, and by extension, yours as well. Whatever you do don't encourage her to cheat on her family, because you might end up losing...
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Islamic girls: have you ever dated a christian boy?
You obviously haven't looked much into Islam otherwise you'd have known that dating itself is a no go area. So the question of dating a non-Muslim just shouldn't arise.
Physical, even verbal, contacts in private between a male and a female especially in the dating context is highly discouraged. Islam tries to be realistic and practical. It recognises that passion is part of human nature, and...
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Is Jesus calling on you now??
Yes. Actions speak louder than words. Jesus called on people not to just talk the talk but walk the walk, to follow his ways.
1 - Like Jesus did (Mark 12:29 and John 17:3) they should strictly declare only one true God, and take NONE other for God beside Him
2 - Like Jesus taught (Exodus 20:7 and Deuteronomy 5:11) they should uphold the prohibitions on blasphemy against God or any other...
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Are those who claim Islam is a religion of peace just plain lying?
I think you're having problems in reading, and understanding, the HQ. It's not an easy book to read. However, if a Muslim tries to explain those verses you might say he's biased. So let's see what this Jewish lady makes of some of those verses. She even touches on the "70 virgins" another popular subject in certain non-Muslim circles.
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Who is Mohammed ?
"As regards all the standards by which Human Greatness may be measured, we may well ask, is there any man greater than he?" asked the historian Alphonse de Lamartine in his HISTOIRE DE LA TURQUIE, Paris.
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Should the first amendment be reinterpreted to mean the freedom to choose from a list of Christian denominations?
It will be quite a job to list ALL the thousands and ever increasing numbers of Christian denominations. What happens to those not listed, do they become illegal?
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Did Muhammed exist?
"two things I leave behind" he said, "the HQ and my methodology" If you deviate not from them you will not go astray." The HQ is a record of the revelation that came to Prophet Mohammed over the last 23 years of his life. There are several detailed records of what he said and did. These are his Sunnah, his way, or his method of implementing or living by the HQ. To all Muslims, and all...
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Was Jesus really a Muslim from Kenya?
"Regarding the "Muslim" part. Everyone from Adam to the last man alive who believed in one God is technically a Muslim. Race, culture and creed are immaterial to being a Muslim."
That accurate observation was from http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/12104468
As for the "Kenya" bit, a quick look at his passport should settle that. http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/12104468 tells us that "There was...
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What do mainstream Muslims think about Sufism?
Sufism comes in many shades and it could be argued that in some forms it is part and parcel of Islam. Islam is a religion of moderation, the middle path, avoiding either extremes. Anything lawful indulged in to an extent that it violates other rights or duties has strayed into the extreme and become unlawful. That's how Islam views Sufism as well. Otherwise you'll find many different groups of...
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Is the distribution of free copies of the Qur'an in Germany disturbing the religious peace in that country ?
It shouldn't do if people are free to decline the offer of a copy, are not forced to accept one or harassed into accepting it.
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Many people are against women wearing Burqas, What do you think about women who wear Burqas?
Women should have a say on this, and here's an articulate and assertive one doing just that
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Is there an original Holy Quran for one to look at or are there only copies of copies? If not, what happened to the original HQ?
The written copy of the HQ that was retained by Mohammed was entrusted for safe keeping to his wife Hafsa, daughter of his companion Omar, the second Caliph. As Islam found popularity and spread, more people with different dialects became Muslims and started reciting the HQ in their own dialects and making copies of the HQ in these dialects. There was a clear danger here that if this was...
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How many believe God didnt create demons? I thought GOD CREATED ALL? According to Jehovahs (YHWH)The creator...GOD DIDNT.
spiritofair from my many discussions with JW's I can tell you that they claim that God only created Jesus, His son (sic) directly. Someone creating his son is a strange idea in itself. But anyhow, they claim that everything else was created by Jesus. Whether that includes demons, devils or Satan, I don't know. But yes, according to them, God did not create anything except Jesus. Well, Michael...
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If ISLAM was a person, would electric shock therapy work on it ?
If ISLAM was a person, he'd feel sorry for you.
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It seems like the Koran burning has found a soft spot amongst the Taliban. If we threaten to burn more Korans could we end this stupid war?
"this stupid war" is probably the most sensible phrase in the question.
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why Islam religion is spreading so strongly around the world ?
It is the only universal monotheistic faith that allows people to satisfy their spiritual hunger within the setting of a theology which has the highest level of rationality amongst all major religions Part of the answers are with guys like these:
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If a child is born in an atheist/polytheistic culture and he is never informed of christianity, will he go to hell according to the bible?
here's an answer from a Catholic priest himself. He goes on to praise Islam in keeping with Catechism 841 of the Catholic Church (CCC 841) which recognises Islam as a valid path to salvation.
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Oliver stone's son,Sean converts to Islam while filming a movie in Iran.Why? I mean so many people escape from Islam, Why he converts...?
"so many people escape from Islam"!? I thought the usual narrative was that despite so much negative publicity it's amazing that so many people are embracing Islam. Anyway, in his case, with such strong links to both Judaism and Christianity it seems less amazing and only natural, like others before him, that he too has bridged the remaining gap in his Abrahamic...
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Do Muslims believe that Armageddon will happen, that the Antichrist will appear, and that Jesus will return?
The HQ details the Armageddon in quite a few places, mainly in the early part of the revelations. However, it is silent on the Antichrist and the return of Jesus.
The HQ does assert that every person shall taste death, and since it also asserts that "they killed him [Jesus] not, neither did they crucify him (unto death)" it then follows that he must reappear to die before...
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Why do Muslims praise their God while they meet each other ?
Muslims throughout the world use the greeting salam eleikom. It is the same greeting used in the OT which covers the period from Adam. The same greeting was also used by Jesus.
You'll find the very same greeting in
the Jewish "Old Testament" for example Genesis 43:23
the Christian "New Testament" for example Luke 24:36, and
the Muslim "Final Testament" for example HQ 6:54.
and it means -...
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Aren't religious people really humanists who have strayed from the path?
Islam is Humanism with the HQ.
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How do you feel about Muslim children who are forced to pray to Allah in public schools?(Where's UNICEF?!:D)
No man is an island unto himself. Because there are always circumstances and other individuals involved in our lives there will always be decisions being made on our behalf. This starts from day 0 when many of our most important characteristics are decided. Did anyone consult you about what looks, genetic factors or gender you wanted? Whether your name is Odumegwu, John, Mohanlal,...
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Had the subject of the Satanic Verses been Christianity and not Islam,would the author have been forced into hiding?
I've had a look at the answers. Not quite what you'd expected I guess. I have tried, in the past, to persuade you to give up what appears to be your crusade against Islam/Muslims. I don't know what motivates you but as you can see there are some who don't see it the way you do, and I don't think they're Muslims either.
Anyway, would you not agree that most Christians have become 'label of...
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Where the Term Christans or Jesus comes in? Is Hazrat Essa Allahi Islam Says himself Christan.How gave it name? Search?
I see you are new to Answerbag, Zubair
It might have been more appropriate to post your question in the Christian religions category. The path to that category is:
Home /Categories /Social sciences /Religions /Religions A - Z /Christian religions
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What was the Christian song from the 1970\'s withe lyrics\"ALL THAT I AM AND ALL THAT I HAVE BELONGS TO YOU\"
Don't know of that particular one,but here's one with a kind of similar message, by three singers from different continents who got together to record it. Message: Nothing really belongs to you and you will have to leave it all behind.
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I am frostrated. How should I get out of my cage of lonliness? Do I sound depressed? OMG. Sorry.
You could try reading a translation of the HQ, even if it's just out of curiosity. It will counter balance what we pick up from the media, giving you a more objective view of Islam. It'll certainly make you appear better informed in discussions, and who knows, it might even set you free from your cage, like it has thousands of others.
The best way to get a copy is from your local...
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Visit this site and tell me your opinion or feeling ! (It makes me feel wondered!)
Reality sometimes throws up stranger things than fiction.
There's at least a double irony here.
1 The guy, Mr Battle, is from Trenton, New Jersey, U.S.A. the nation that put man on the moon.
2 He's embraced Islam the faith which in its early years inspired people to become the world leaders in all fields of science and technology for nearly eight centuries, which helped Europe out of its...
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Is it still considered destroying (desecrating) the Koran if you delete a copy from your computer?
It is important to note that
First, if it's not precisely the original words revealed in Arabic and memorised by Muslims in China, the Middle East, Africa, Europe and America, then strictly speaking it is not the HQ (Holy Qur'an)
Secondly, al Qur'an means "the Recitation". So strictly speaking even the original words of the HQ recorded on paper or any other media are just codes recorded on...
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Which famous Muslim most represents Islam to YOU?
1 "It was the rigid simplicity, the utter self-effacement ..... the scrupulous regard for his pledges, his intense devotion to this friends and followers, his intrepidity, his fearlessness, his absolute trust in God and in his own mission. These and not the sword carried everything before them and surmounted every obstacle.” M.K.Gandhi
2 " he was the ONLY man in history who was...
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Why would Khamenei take offence with the king of Morocco's beard?
Not sure of the reliability of your source, but the general principle, which I'm sure Khamenei must be aware of, is judge not lest you be judged. We should all be judging ourselves first, not hasten to condemn others.
In Islam, everything that is essential and beneficial for mankind comes from the HQ. However, there is no mention of beards in the HQ, well apart from the beard of Aaron which...
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Eskimo:If I did not know about God and sin, would I go to hell?Priest:No, not if you did not know. Eskimo:Then why did you tell me?
Muslim: Whether anyone tells us or not, as long as we are sane, and responsible for our actions, we will be called to account for everything we do. God is fair. He has made sure that our inner self tells us that we are accountable. We may not want to know and refuse to listen to it, but that's a wilful decision on our part.
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If god could make itself in human form, why would it need ANY angels to deliver messages? Conflicting/contrary, isn't it? Moses, Jesus.
Good question for Christians.
Jews and Muslims don't believe in the incarnation of God.
God is by definition immortal whereas human beings are mortal. If God "became" human He wasn't the immortal God in the first place.
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If the Lord God had a name would it not mean "GOD" and why we call him just that in any language?
We need names as labels to quickly identify who, amongst many, we're talking to or about. A large animal with a short tail, large ears, two tusks and a long trunk we call an elephant. If there was only one of those in your garden, you wouldn't need to give it a name. No one would have any doubt who you meant if you said the elephant has pulled down the fence. If, on the other hand, you had...
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The important religious distinction is between _____________ and ________________ ?
there are many, amongst them must be:
on the one hand leading a life with sincere belief in a hereafter with personal accountability and perfect justice, and on the other leading a life with no belief in any hereafter.
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Which of the Hindu Gods stacks up closest, or aligns most precisely, to the God shared by the Jews, Christians, Zoroastrians and Muslims?
Here is what HQ 42:11 in the Muslim scripture says about God "there is nothing whatsoever like unto Him"
You talk about "Hindu Gods" but the Upanishads, considered sacred scriptures by the Hindus, referring to the concept of God says: "Ekam evadvitiyam" meaning "He is One only without a second" That's in Chandogya Upanishad 6:2:1
The Vedas are considered the...
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Can i call Shea frn to atend my Khatam e Quran as shea hv same Quran as Sunni recites does shea spoils Our Ebadat if we invite them2recite
I don't think the attendance of anyone at an act of of worship or obedience, "ebadat", can invalidate, "spoil", the ebadat. However, as I said before you need to describe what "khatam e Quran" is and on what basis it is an ebadat.
An important point to note on these sort of questions is that there isn't a Mufti or resident panel of scholars at AB who can give you the sort of decisions you may...
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Isaiah 45:18 says that GOD created the earth to be inhabited by people?
I say THIS is not easy to answer, because it is not a question but a statement ending with a question mark?
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What are the consequences to the US if Israel decides to unilaterally attack Iran? Would we be obligated to go to their aid?
Would the US be obligated? Some cast iron assurance here:
If you didn't quite catch that here are the salient points:
"As President I will never...
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can i call a sheia frn in my Khatam e quran ??is this wrong to call a shea in sunni's ebadat? shea also recite same quran can they atend
You might first need to explain the what and why of "Khatam e quran" before you describe it as "ebadat"
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Would breast enhencement be HARAM,for women who breastfed 3 kids? it would be only for she and her husband.
I am not qualified to declare anything haraam or halaal. In any case this is of course a very personal issue for the "she" in question.
If it's for herself then she first needs to ask herself probing questions about the reasons and be honest about her answers. She may find there are some more fundamental underlying factors which the proposed enhancements will not really solve.
If it's...
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APOLOGY TO ALL DARK SKINNED PEOPLE
I am not and have never been a member of the LDS religion, but my religion, Islam, is the most maligned religion on earth. So it is on grounds of fairness and objectivity that I ask whether the shamefaced racial bigotry you allege, is the official teaching of the LDS religion. Also, have you any references to official literature of the LDS religion on which such teachings are based?
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What color is Jesus really? I see different pics of him being different colors. Lol.
Jesus was ethnically a Middle Eastern Jew. However, his mission was never about his colour or his nature. There isn't a single verse in the Gospels where he makes either of those the subject of his teachings. The essence of his message was:
1 "The Lord OUR God is ONE Lord" (Mark 12:29) and
2 "if you want to enter into life (eternal life, that is salvation) keep the...
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Jesus sent Paul to the gentiles, kings and the sons of Israel Acts 9:15. Was he an apostate
to Judiasm. Since he did not follow jewish law?
Jesus never met Paul at any point in his earthly mission.
Jesus was seen as a Jewish Prophet by those who followed him during his time on earth and soon after. He openly declared, according to the Gospel of Matthew, Ch. No. 15, Verse No. 24, "I am not sent, but to the lost sheep of the house of Israel."
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Are you prepared to entertain the idea that terrorists are not simply religious nuts and sex maniacs (72 virgins)... ?
here's a videoed suicide note. No mention of sex or religious duty. Instead, sounds very much like someone who thinks they've been pushed beyond the limits.
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he loves me, he loves me not, he loves me, he loves me not, how many it takes for him to love me?
how many is not important - as long as the number is odd.
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Children living in high-poverty surged 25% over last decade mostly in the South. Does god & the pro-fetus crowd give a damn?
Can I just comment only on the "Does God and the pro-foetus crowd give a damn" bit. Before I do that, I must say I don't know exactly who you have in mind when you say "the pro-foetus crowd", but I take it as a subset of humanity.
We could regard the situation like a school and its catering manager. If some children in that school have to go without meals because of shortage, or if some...
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Give your associative line of the word GOD. e.g. BENEFACTRESS: refuge, help. I need the same thing but concerning God.(about 10words)Thanks.
"God, the One and Only; God, the Eternal, Absolute; He begetteth not, nor is He begotten; And there is none like unto Him" HQ112
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Give your associative line of the word GOD. e.g. BENEFACTRESS: refuge, help. I need the same thing but concerning God.(about 10words)Thanks.
"God is the Light of the heavens and the earth. The Parable of His Light is as if there were a Niche and within the niche a Lamp: the Lamp enclosed in Glass: the glass as it were a brilliant star: Lit from a blessed Tree, an Olive, neither of the east nor of the west, whose oil is well-nigh luminous, though fire scarce touched it: Light upon Light! God doth guide whom He wills to His Light: God...
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Give your associative line of the word GOD. e.g. BENEFACTRESS: refuge, help. I need the same thing but concerning God.(about 10words)Thanks.
"God. There is no god but He,-the Living, the Self-subsisting, Eternal. No slumber can seize Him nor sleep. To Him belongs whatever is in the heavens and on earth. Who is there who can intercede in His presence except as He permitteth? He knoweth what lies before them (His creatures) and behind them. Nor shall they compass aught of His knowledge except as He willeth. His Throne doth extend over...
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Would it be right to call Israel an apartheid state ?
It goes far beyond that. The Zionists have created in Palestine a state for millions of Jews who had their homes in Europe and elsewhere for centuries. Millions of Palestinians, Muslim and Christian, who formed over 90% of the population of Palestine in 1895 have over the decades been forced into squalid refugee camps in neighbouring countries and two tiny Bantustans in their own country which...
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Do you listen to Sarina Paris?
No, only to my mom, and to my teacher, sometimes.
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Can you think of something you might do during Lent in order to digest the Word of God more completely?
I don't know what you mean by "digest the Word of God" (singular), but the words of God (plural) worth pondering over are:
Hosea 13:4 "thou shalt know no god but me: for there is no saviour beside me"
Spoken by the being Jesus called "thee, the only true God"
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Would a nuclear tipped ICBM be a step forward for Iran or a step backward towards the Stone Age if ever an exchange with the U.S?
In which of the two countries is there rhetoric/hype of attacking the other?
Which of the two countries has, in the last 50 years, launched an attack on another country, invaded it and occupied it?
Which of the two countries has done the bidding of Israel rather than seen to the needs of its own people?
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Can you describe yourself in one word?
what could be better than "Muslim"? (As described in the HQ, of course, not portrayed in the popular media)
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How would you feel if you were a muslim who believes in communist economy and believes all of conspiracies and lives in U.S?
a bit confused?
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What's the relation between the length of beard and faith in Islam?
you can't measure faith by he length of beards otherwise it would mean Muslim women have no faith :)
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If the foreskin was intelligently designed by 'Allah', why does he want people to cut it off?
Perhaps as a test of obedience.
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If the foreskin was intelligently designed by 'Allah', why does he want people to cut it off?
As an illustration to the Atheist that not everything is subject to the theory of evolution. Despite generation upon generation of cutting it off the foreskin has stubbornly refused to get the message and has not even managed to shorten itself.
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If the foreskin was intelligently designed by 'Allah', why does he want people to cut it off?
Circumcision of males is an everlasting covenant with Abraham, according to the Bible. The Jews honour that to this day. So do the Muslims, despite there being no mention of that requirement in their scripture, the HQ. The Christians, despite Jesus telling his followers not to change the Law in the slightest way, have abandoned the law as a requirement altogether, thanks to Paul....
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what is your opinion about the Islamic Religion ?
That if you approach it with an open mind, ignoring the hypes of the scaremongers, you'll find it
the biggest most monotheistic faith
the only one to recognize all Prophets from Adam to Mohammed, including Jesus
the most historically verifiable
the most rational
the most practical
the most universal
the one with the most authentic and uncorrupted scripture
the most peace loving
the most peace...
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Jesus Christ did not come to give us a Christian Religion, True or False? What did he leave us with as believers?
True, he never even heard the word "Christian".
Like all genuine Prophets of God, he left us with an instruction to believe in Allah (well that's what it says in my copy of the Bible, in Arabic) and to follow His will (His plan, design, for us) so that we find success in this life and in the hereafter.
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Doesn't the action of organising a religion defeat the overall purpose of founding a good valid religion?
There is a religion which does not have a hierarchical organisational structure. The individual's relationship with God is a direct 1 2 1 relationship. He doesn't belong to any church or temple. He can walk in and join any congregation of his religion anywhere in the world without feeling strange or having to adjust to differences. He is not bound to anybody's interpretation of the religion. He...
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Why did God give us "free will" if he still demands for us to go for what he wants?
The HQ's perspective is that it's a test of your free will. What would be the point of free will if there was no fork in the road to let you exercise your choice? At the fork is the "Do God's Will Road" the other one is the "Do My Will Road" and you have to choose which road to take.
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Who is the greater threat to women's rights in the USA? Iranian mullahs or the Republican Party?
better go to Sudan where 25% of elected politicians are women
The figure for the
USA is 17%.
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Do you believe there is only one God?
Yes, Muslims are very strictly monotheistic. To them, the God of the universe is one.
Jesus said "the Lord our God is one" and Jesus addressed Him as "thee the only true God"
HQ 112 says: He is God, (He is ) one
God, the eternally besought of all
He begets not nor is He begotten
And there is nothing that is like Him.
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How important do you feel it is to always do the right thing, even when nobody is looking? Why?
For Muslims, MOST important. Because it is part of their belief that they will be called to account for ALL their deeds, no matter how tiny, on the day of ultimate and absolute Judgement.
HQ 99:1-8:
1. When the earth is shaken to her (utmost) convulsion,
2. And the earth throws up her burdens/pressures (from within),
3. And man cries (distressed): 'What is the matter with her?'-
4. On...
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Can everything you do be traced back to what you believe?
Muslims come closest to that. You might have heard the saying that Islam is not just a religion, it is a way of life. It has suggestions covering most of one's daily activities, including washing oneself, going to bed and even on being intimate with one's wife.
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Did you as a Muslim support the Khomeini fatwa against Salman Rushdie or others who were deemed to have "insulted Islam"?
murder is extra judicial killing. A Muslim who is true to the HQ will know the sanctity of life and will not engage in such action.
The "Khomeini fatwa against Salman Rushdie" is almost history in a world which is changing at such a rapid pace. There was a majority perspective on the issue, an example of which is reported on in the video below. However, this never got the headline treatment....
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What does the Book of James focus on in regards to Christianity?
It's all here in this clip from an investigative documentary presented by a Christian.
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ISLAM: Are the words/answers of Mohammed (pbuh) in the ahadith divinely inspired ? Thanks
Well, there are two categories of ahaadeeth. It is only the hadeeth qudsee which are regarded by consensus as divine teachings but conveyed by Prophet Mohammed in his own words, style and language.
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Have you ever been an extremist?
Yes, I have wished I was -
extremely clever
extremely rich
extremely beautiful
extremely lucky
but I'll settle for
extremely happy
or is that extreme bad too?
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A question for Christians: If God is all-loving, then why would he create mankind to be inherently sinful in nature?
We can see from HQ 91:7-10 that man has been inspired with an an innate awareness of BOTH what is GOOD and what is EVIL and he is urged to give expression to and grow the good side.
HQ 91:7-10 By the Soul, and that which made it rightly balanced;
And (by that which) gave it (the soul) an innate awareness of its evil and its righteousness;-
He has indeed triumphed, the one who purified it...
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What is one especially well-organized thing in your life?
For a devout Muslim it has to be the five daily prayers offered at their correct prescribed times, wherever one happens to be, for God can be addressed from everywhere.
Prayers are the second of the five pillars of Islam, or five physical manifestations of submission to the creator.
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Have the US and Israel just enabled a new "best buddy" relationship between Iran and China? Should Ahmadinejad at least send a card?
Israel is the tail that wags the US dog.
How many times does the President get that many standing ovations from his own countrymen
So, he can only say...
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How did you come about knowing that Jesus is the Christ or the Messiah?
The Muslim scripture the HQ calls him "The Messiah, Jesus, son of Mary a word from God and a spirit from Him"
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Is John the Baptist the reincarnation of Elijah?
that's what Jesus said, but strangely John denied it. Here's the full story, as I see it, and my explanation.
During the time of Jesus, according to John 1:19-28, the Jews were expecting that there were ONLY THREE awaited ones that were yet to come.
The Jews were understandably sceptical of people claiming to be their awaited ones. They went to great lengths to investigate such claims and...
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Which religious group best follow the preaching of primitive Christianity since Pentecost 33 C.E., along with the teachings then?
Original CHRISTianity should obviously be about the preachings of the CHRIST during his earthly mission when he went about teaching the religion to the people and preaching it. That really is THE primitive or proper Christianity. Unfortunately there isn't a single major religious group which follows that original, primitive or proper Christianity. The only widely known group that comes nearest...
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If 1/2 of all the population disappered from the planet,what would the governments do to try and ease the calm?Serious and humor appreciated
A government spokesman would read out "An urgent message sent by the President" [from his favourite golf course]: This would not say anything really significant but would be long enough to make you drowsy and lull you into a feeling of reassurance and security.
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Who is the coolest person in history?
Michael Hart researched and compiled a list of the 100 most influential persons to have ever walked the earth. In both editions of his book the person he put right at the top was:
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Where is the road calling you to?
ALL roads of life are one way only, and ALL without fail ultimately lead to our death.
"EVERY soul shall have a taste of death: And you shall indeed be paid your full recompense 9for all the good you did) on the Day of Judgement." HQ 3:185
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a question mainly for Muslims, but I'm curious what other non-Christian religions think, too:
is there anything similar to the OT's "Thou shalt not kill" in Islam or the Koran: Yes, and it emphasises the value of a single life. HQ 5:32 says "We ordained ....... that if any one slew a person - unless it be for murder or for spreading destruction in the land - it would be as if he slew the whole of mankind: and if any one saved a life, it would be as if he had saved the life of the whole...
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Islam, is it compatible with western society?
These people seem to think it very well is:
Ahmad Rashād (born Robert Earl Moore on November 19, 1949) is an American sportscaster (mostly with NBC Sports) and former professional football player
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___________ % of the people in the world are believers?
100 % of the people in the world are believers. Every living person believes in something.
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Is it too much to hope for honour killings to cease to exist completely?
No, it's an excellent thing to hope for.
These are horrendous crimes committed by people blinded by the sense of loss of honour. Mostly family honour in the community. If they only reflected on the matter they'd see that a lot of the blame for the "loss of honour" act lies with them. They would not put all the blame on the person who committed the act and blindly seek to kill him/her.
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Aren't you glad the Obama-packed court is stripping protections from Islamist Sharia Law right here in USA?
the danger is not from what the court has done, the danger is from bigotry and the official sanction of such bigotry. Sharia law won't knife innocent people or set fire to their buildings but bigotry keeps doing that.
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How can you find God?
I like to answer this-
http://islamguideline.blogspot.com/
sheikhalamgirh
I see you are new to AB. There is no rule that I'm aware of that stops you from answering your own question. However, answers have their own separate boxes. Your question is in the right box, but not your answer.
Also in answer to your own question yo give a link. That's fine, except that the link doesn't appear to answer your question directly. Your question is "How can you...
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Why do most Muslims hate Other religions - Christians and Hindus mainly?
do you mostly ask question that are loaded against Muslims?
Anti-Muslim bigots usually accuse Muslims of hating Jews and Christians. I expect you've picked Christians and Hindus as they are presumably your new and old religions respectively. Or perhaps you were an Ismaili before.
'Most' of course means the vast majority. Do you have any evidence on which you've based your premise that most...
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Does everything — even science — come down to faith?
To have faith in a thing means to be able to rely on that thing, that it won't let you down. People tend to think that science provides the most reliable basis for an understanding of life. The most solid ground to stand on, there isn't anything more solid, more reliable than science. But science is what we know, and what we know changes over time. So you're not really on solid grounds with...
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What's the point in religion?
Islam brings together all aspects of life into a meaningful integrated whole. That's why Muslims hesitate to call it a religion. You do not put it when you step into church (the mosque) and take it off when you step out. You have Islam everywhere with you, in your praying, your family, your eating, playing, learning, working, even going to the toilet and sleeping. Islam fits in with all aspects...
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Did the Romans adopt Christianity in order to survive?
1 The Romans had conquered many countries
2 Most of their subjects in Europe were Pagans
3 Paganism was not a uniform set of beliefs
4 The Romans were highly organised and procedural
5 The idea of uniformity of belief throughout their empire was very attractive. If all their subjects had a common set of beliefs it would reduce conflicts between them and make governing them much easier
6...
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Is Islam a religion of violence or peace?
people have been conditioned to fear it, to perceive it as violent. However, perceptions can be very different from reality. And you'll never know if you don't work your way through the hype of the popular media and the we'll-protect-you-from-the-menace politicians.
consider, for example, the fact that there are rapists in the US ("17.6% of women in the United States have survived a completed...
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Does anyone feel that we will go to war with Iran in the VERY near future?
Whether or not America does will probably be decided by the Zionists in Israel. Mr Netanyahu has more support than Mr Obama
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If God's on the left are you sticking to the right?
God's always on the right, never the wrong, side.
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Does Iran just want to go from almost the nuclear age to the stone age in under a week reminiscent of its neighbor Iraq?
sounds like you relish what was done to Iraq. Many are ashamed, embarrassed and angry at the lies, deception and unnecessary destruction of life and property and waste of billions of dollars of public money that could have been put to much better use back in the USA to directly benefit Americans.
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How can intelligent person believe in God?
Having looked at some of the beliefs that "official" Christianity insists on I can well see why you "can't understand how an intelligent person can believe in God" and I think that is also the reason why Christianity provides a big doorway into Atheism.
However,
1 if you allow anonymity, as a recent C of E survey presumably did, you might get a better understanding of how some obviously...
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Why don't more Muslims condemn Hamas?
would that be because they....
- left the lands where they were settled for centuries and went by the shipload to invade and occupy land where others were settled for centuries
- used and carry on using violence (see video) to force people out of their land
- are responsible for one of the world's worst and longest running cases of ethnic cleansing and refugee creation
- have set up the...
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Is Islam a violent gutter religion of peace?
slightly rearrange the words in your question and add 3 small words and you get the perfectly sensible and correct answer:
Islam is not a violent gutter but a religion of peace
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Describe your life in one sentence.
It isn't over yet.
(How's that?)
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Do you think the UK should have a ZERO TOLERANCE on religious violence ? ( 1 strike and you are out of the country )
zero tolerance is good but if you're getting at Muslims then your idea has many problems. For example
1 most violence is not religiously motivated
2 violence is becoming rather common place especially amongst the young see report of three prominently reported and unconnected killings within a few days.
3 if you follow your idea you'll be removing a lot of young people from the country
4...
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Was Salman Rushdie right about the Satanic verses?
I don't know, are the English really what he called them in the book? Was he right about their queen too?
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Who can argue with this learned scholar?
Fatwa Permits Mujahideen to Kidnap, Imprison, and Have Sexual Intercourse with Infidel Women.
looks like he's "learned" in saying the sort of things you like to post here.
The vast majority of Muslims would most probably not be aware of or show any interest in "scholars" with such views. Those that are made aware of such views, courtesy of your post perhaps, would regard them as an oddity and just pass them by. Amongst those who have lost loved ones and property and whose lives have...
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Is the Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt a wolf in sheep's clothing?
just like you'd want a government of your choice and would not like any foreign government interfering with your choice I expect others too wouldn't mind having governments of their choice and would hate anyone who interferes with their choice or right to choose.
but, somehow I doubt whether the Egyptians will be allowed to choose freely. It won't be long before the west engineers another...
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What are Muslims known for?
building for 800 years a strong foundation for modern science
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How do i apologize to my mom after i spoke out af major rage and told her to go kill herself. I feel horrible.please help. :(
How could you show rage to your parent? You might do well to follow HQ 17:23 which says "Thy Lord hath decreed that ye worship none but Him, and that ye be kind to parents. When one or both of them attain old age in thy life, say not to them a single word of disrespect, nor ignore them, but speak to them using words of honour"
While HQ 31:14 reminds "And We have enjoined on man (to be good) to...
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There was an answer to a recent question Do Jehovah Witnesses hate Mormons.An answer I would give my life for you. Would you give him Blood?
Not sure whether he'll accept blood, though. Mind you, they've been known to change their position on some issues. Maybe blood transfusion is one of them.
Anyway, once he's given up his life (are they allowed to voluntarily do that?) he won't be needing any blood. Well, not unless he's like Jesus, who, according to their beliefs, changed from being an angel to a flesh-and-blood man. He gave...
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Did you enjoy Kwanzaa?
"did"? it's only just started, hasn't it? 26 Dec to 1 Jan isn't it?
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Do Muslims celebrate a holiday during december.
Calendar Years 2012CE and 1433AH
Muslim festivals are linked to the AH calendar. The start and end of days and months on this calendar are based on the movements of the heavenly bodies. Days begin at one sunset and end at the following one. Months begin at the first sighting of the new moon crescent and end either when the next one is sighted or when it is thirty days since the month began....
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From your perspective, is religion becoming popular or unpopular?
Freedom to question, rationalisation and easier access to scriptural and non-scriptural information are very important factors. The first one sparked off The Reformation in Christianity. This started the process of breaking away from parent churches and their doctrines. A process that has continued unabated and has resulted in thousands upon thousands of sects and denominations.
When...
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jehovah's witnesses... what's church like for you? what do you do?
from what I've gathered from my discussions with JWs you'll not find any images or much in the way of symbolism in their churches which they prefer to call Kingdom Halls. it's mostly rehearsal of Watch Tower doctrines. They believe that the guys sitting in the JW headquarters in NY get inspiration from God. This is then used to formulate Watch Tower doctrines. A JW must therefore not deviate...
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Have anyou, who once believed in god, lost your faith because he abandoned you, and you realized that he really did not exist after all?
How does God abandon you when HQ 50:16 says "It was We Who created man, and We know what dark thoughts his soul suggests to him: for We are nearer to him than (his own) jugular vein"
How does one realize that God really did not exist after all? How can we be absolutely certain about that, knowing that we know so little, knowing that our senses, sight, hearing smell are so limited?
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Is it enough to assume that because man made things are designed and created, everything must be designed and created?
human experience tells us so. If there is no control in place chaos, not order, is the result.
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Do you concur with B. Hussein Obama's opinion that unemployment payments create more jobs than a reliable energy source?
Looks like you don't like Husseins, eh. You removed one Hussein from office because you didn't believe him when he said he didn't have WMD's. Now it looks like you're agitating to remove another Hussein because you don't believe him when he says "that unemployment payments create more jobs than a reliable energy source"
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Was the earliest Christianity devoid of denominations of variation in beliefs, were they ONE in belief, in faith?
"Was the earliest Christianity devoid of denominations of variation in beliefs, were they ONE in belief, in faith?" It might have had minor variations in points of view, otherwise most probably yes. And then Paul on whose teachings modern Christianity is structured hijacked the religion with his gospel ("according to my gospel" as he admits in Romans 2:16 and 16:25) The Romans liked the...
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if there are so many religions, why do we belive in one, beliving thats the real religion?
in the vast majority of cases because we stick with the one we're born with, being too apathetic to find out about others objectively.
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Do you believe in god or have you no imagination?
this could be seen as a sarcastic question by a mocking Atheist
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What is the difference between a terrorist and an enemy combatant?
"Enemy combatants" used to get kidnapped, renditioned, interrogated and transported to Guantanamo Bay. That works out too expensive and problematic. So for some time now there has been very little difference - if you get labelled as either you're regarded as a valid target for extra judicial killing and a missile fired from a drone will get you and your wife and children either when you're...
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What is the difference between a terrorist and a freedom fighter?
depends on which side of the fence you're on as to which label you'll use. To the British George Washington was a terrorist. I'm sure the Americans regarded him as a freedom fighter.
Nelson Mandela was a freedom fighter to the majority black South Africans but a terrorist to the then white supremacist regime of the country
Current Hamas leader, Khaled Meshaal, and all Hamas members are...
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When Jesus die?
According to Islam, after second coming.
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The people we fear says as much about our character as those whom we admire. Whom do you fear and why?
The war mongers drumming up public support for the next country to bomb, invade and occupy.
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Im thinking about converting from Christianty to Islam - any advice ?
Islam is the only major religion where you'll find the teachings of Jesus being actually followed, like
1 believing in strict uncompromising monotheism (Mark 12:29 and John 17:3).
2 wishing to do only the will of God (John 5:30-31).
3 believing that salvation is through faith and good deeds Matthew 5:20 and 19:17.
4 being less materialistic and giving and caring for others
5 prostrating...
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Why does Islam forbid sleeping in the nude?
Nudity is an issue with "culturally refined" human beings. In many countries appearance in the nude in a public place would be considered "indecent exposure" for which one could get arrested. In most "refined" social settings it is not considered respectable to be in the nude. One is nude only when necessary, for example when changing or having a bath/shower.
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Was the Qur'an cobbled together from the Bible and the Torah ; or is it original?
To say that the HQ was the work of Mohammed would be to give him greater credit than the Muslims do.
To say that the HQ was put together by Mohammed from the Bible would be to give him even greater credit, the credit of learning the Bible well, working on what to leave out, what to reproduce and what to modify. The credit of being able to do all that secretly. That of course was impossible....
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There is no GOD, There is no true religion, only MAN..we have the ability to be GODS..we have the POWER, CHOOSE IT & USE IT ! discuss?
1 "There is no GOD" is unprovable
2 because of 1 "There is no true religion" is not necessarily correct
3 "we have the ability to be GODS" if true would soon invalidate the assertion at 1 that "There is no GOD"
4 yes, we have POWER and CHOICE but within limits that were not set by us.
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Al-Jazeera TV says 30% of Islamic suicide bombers are women. When female martyrs arrive in hell do they also have to support 72 virgins?
Heather, you didn't say who they are bombing and why? Someone slipped something in their drink or breakfast cereal?
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What is your opinion on this quote?
pretty accurate, except that over the last 70 years or so the Zionist grip over the American government has become so embarrassingly strong that the last bit obviously needs amending to "kicking people to get them to do what the Israelis want him to do" These factual video clips tell a humiliating story most Americans are totally unaware of but which is all too clear to the outside world.
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what is a Kaaba?
It is not A Ka'aba, but THE Ka'aba. It's the only one of its kind. It's a cuboid building (perhaps the word cuboid is derived from the word ka'aba. "Hundreds of English words derive from the Arabic language" as acknowledged by the American government website http://www.america.gov/st/peopleplace-english/2007/August/20080608224127srenoD0.9640619.html Check it out while it's still there)
The...
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If western culture is so alien to muslims why on earth do they choose to come here ?
The question needs clarification before any attempt can be made to offer a sensible answer. If there is a sensible answer to a question which itself invites questions. To begin with what IS western culture? Is there a consensus on what it is? Where is it established that western culture is so alien to muslims?
There are also messages lurking in the question for Muslims. They are 'you shouldn't...
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What percentage of religious people adopt the religion of their parents?
can't put a figure to it, but it must be pretty high. Above 70%?
Islam disapproves of it though. The HQ frequently speaks out against it. It requires people to think and reason about what they believe in. For example HQ 2:170 says "When it is said to them: "Follow what God hath revealed:" They say: "Nay! we shall follow the ways of our fathers." What! even though their fathers understood...
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What are Muslims known for?
for being the world's largest and most faithful followers of the teachings of Jesus. So, if you love Jesus and want to be one of his best followers then that's where you want to be.
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How can Islam claim that the bible is corrupted and then, for example, claim that Mohammed is mentioned in it as a future prophet ?
it's not just Islam that claims that the bible is corrupted. There's a clear warning in Jeremiah 8:8 - "'How can you say, "We are wise because we have the word of the LORD," when your teachers have twisted it by writing lies?"
HQ 2:79 says "Then woe to those who write the Book with their own hands, and then say:"This is from God" to gain with it a miserable price!- So woe to them for what...
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Is this man bigotted or is he speaking the truth,could I have your opinion please ?
he's bigoted in that his opinions are very strong and uncompromising, and there is a lot of 'I AM right and you ARE wrong' in his views many of which are obviously open to debate.
That doesn't mean there is no truth in what he's saying. However, it might have been better for him to question rather than to condemn outright.
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Who believes Islam is a religion of peace? Really?
this American girl-next-door and many others like her do
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Why do muslims say that Allah is the "greatest" except in a polytheistic context?
Why do muslims say that Allah is the "greatest"? simply because there is nothing greater than He.
HQ 16:17 Is then He Who creates like one that creates not?
HQ 40:62 Such is Allah, your Lord, the Creator of ALL things, there is no god but He: How then are ye deluded away from the Truth!
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Do female Muslims receive 72 MALE virgins in Paradise
being a Muslim in name does not entitle one to anything. However to those who are Muslim in deeds HQ 41:31 says, "We are your protectors in this life and in the Hereafter: therein shall ye have all that your souls shall desire; therein shall ye have all that ye ask for!" The fact is if a woman has truly been a Muslim in deeds then it is most unlikely that "72 MALE virgins in Paradise" would be...
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Who was born by "Immaculate Conception?"
I think according to the Catholics it was Mary. Perhaps to prepare her as the theotokos, the "one who bore God (in her womb)"
Muslims do not have such concepts associated with either of them.
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TRINITARIAN QUESTION: "Can the Trinity be understood as "three PARTS" of the same Being?"
NB, This is my response to your comment under Gone's answer (it has posted twice, so something's going really wrong):
Bear in mind that Muslims don't have the regimental organisation and...
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TRINITARIAN QUESTION: "Can the Trinity be understood as "three PARTS" of the same Being?"
Bear in mind that Muslims don't have the regimental organisation and...
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What encouraged the rank and file Jehovah Witnesses to believe Armageddon would occur in the autumn of 1975? Were any upset when it didnt?
Would this have been a warning for them:
"Don't be so easily shaken or alarmed by those who say that the day of the Lord has already begun. Don't believe them, even if they claim to have had a spiritual vision, a revelation, or a letter supposedly from us" 2 Thessalonians 2:2
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Thomas Aquinas considered wisdom father (cause, measure, and form) of all virtues.One should acquire wisdom prior to establishing faith?
there appears to be merit in that. Wisdom might help one to make unbiased assessments of faiths and choose the best set of beliefs.
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Do you think the concept of god is too much of a generalisation to have any useful place in a modern society?
Modern society is very much in need of a good concept of God. The one in the HQ is pretty hard to better.
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Why is Islam trying to take over the Western Hemisphere?
Where is "the Western Hemisphere"? and what armed forces is Islam using to carry out the take over?
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Have you heard of the Iranian sentenced to death for apostasy?
It's no concern of mine to defend Iran and I'd certainly find it abhorrent for Islam to be dragged down the road of burning witches and heretics at the stake. I'd just like to highlight what one news media reported that "Nadarkhani ---- converted from Islam to Christianity at the age of 19 and became pastor of a small evangelical community called the Church of Iran" He is now 32. For charges to...
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Why is Islam Evil and Immoral
could be because you insist on seeing it that way
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Some time in the future do you think people will be totally fit to govern themselves sans government, religions or police force?
If EVERYONE in a nation has a good understanding of the HQ and sincerely lives by it, then the nation could perhaps do without a police force. However, it might still need one or more organisations to handle common internal affairs and external affairs with other nations.
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If the koran existed in heaven from the time of the universe's creation, how come silk, couches & bracelets are mentioned in it ?
Omniscience?
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Decline of the Western World ?
See description
not sure of the other two but there appears to be a lot, and rapidly rising amount, of smugness, to the extent of being blind to total loss of the moral high ground. When a government -
- gets down to killing those it suspects of crimes without any trial, and kill many innocents in the process (including women and children) then it is no better than people who blindly kill those they bear...
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As Adam was a Muslim and prophet, what messages were revealed to him from Allah swt ?
A Muslim is defined as anyone who submits to the will of God (one who believes, and acts on the belief, that it is in one's best interest to abide by the guidance of one's creator) It is according to this definition that Adam and all of God's appointed messengers and prophets must have been Muslims. The scriptures they brought or taught may have been known by different names but the core...
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How could Adam have been a muslim prophet if there was no koran at the time.
I think the question is confusing Islam before and after the HQ
A Muslim is defined as anyone who submits to the will of God (one who believes, and acts on the belief, that it is in one's best interest to abide by the guidance of one's creator) It is according to this definition that Adam and all of God's appointed messengers and prophets must have been Muslims. The scriptures they brought or...
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Were you motivated to embrace Islam after watching all the programs about 9/11 yesterday?
9/11 DID motivate some to enquire into Islam for themselves, even nominal Muslims. Many of those who enquired with an open mind discovered something they never knew existed. Those who were courageous enough to did embraced Islam Here are a couple of examples:
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Do Islamic women want to wear the burqa?
I think some would insist on doing so as a statement of their freedom. Listen and you might see what I mean
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If the quran had revealed scientific knowledge which was unknown to mankind at the time of it's being revealed, is there any MORE.....
The HQ is not a book of science it's a book of signs. Signs pointing to the creator of all. One of the signs that it is no ordinary man-authored text is the fact that it has not tripped over itself over what it has said about nature/science. Most well researched scientific information becomes outdated within a century or two, but in the HQ we have statements explaining nature/science and these...
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How would you feel if the prophet Muhammed gave you a salmon helmet?
puzzled
(why you ask the question)
for he is regarded by independent historians as by far the most remarkable man that ever set foot on this earth. He preached a religion, founded a state, built a nation, laid down a moral code and initiated numerous social and political reforms. He established a powerful and dynamic society to practice and represent his teachings and completely revolutionized...
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Who do you trust more in term of institutions,govt,and nations-Wall Street, Washington DC,Pentagon, China,Canada?
You might be interested in the report I've just seen:
Are you shocked by this stock market trader's comments?
Jaws dropped at BBC News 24 when Alessio Rastani told them he 'goes to bed every night dreaming of another recession'. There were even suspicions it could be a hoax as he said he saw it as an opportunity to 'make a lot of money'
from -...
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How do we ask Israel to be Pro Palestine with every waking morning Palestine is Anti Israel?
But what else can the Palestinians be. Wouldn't you be anti someone who had taken over your family home and pushed you and your family into the garden shed and kept you there for 60 years. They, and an increasing number of people who now know what the truth is, are anti Israel PURELY and ONLY because Israel is in the wrong. It has taken over Palestine for itself and has closed the door on the...
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At the risk of sounding racist, but do Muslims have a sense of humor?
I have never seen an Imam with a smile on his face.
This is home grown humour. Although, it is not a comedy sketch, the guy is dealing with a very serious subject (a complete change around of lifestyle is pretty serious) and yet he brilliantly weaves humour into it. Have a listen, focus on how events keep taking unexpected turns and how he cleverly brings in humour at each of those turns.
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Who is the real Author of the Bible, is it the One who inspired the 'secretaries' or man; is the Bible proven by its flawlessness?
For me part of your question is perfectly answered by your quote of John 7:16-17:
16 Jesus responded, “My teaching isn’t mine but comes from the one who sent me. 17 Whoever wants to do God’s will can tell whether my teaching is from God or whether I speak on my own.
In it Jesus is saying that
he is not God
his teaching is from God. Neither he nor any other is the author of his...
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Should i convert to ISLAM? i got effected by this video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IYMKQKSV0bY
PLEASE HELP!
I don't think it would be wise for the average person who doesn't know much about Islam to convert to Islam just on the basis of a video.
The video can only be considered as something that prompts one to embark on a journey of analysis and investigation. It can be a long and difficult journey. If you emerge at the other end with a firm unshakeable conviction that you are or have to be a...
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In Psalms 45:6 Your throne, O God will last for ever and ever;....
Who does it refer to Jesus Christ or Jehovah?
If it means the person will rule for ever, then it cannot be referring to a mortal. All of us human beings including Jesus are mortal.
HQ 29:57 says "Every soul shall have a taste of death (and) in the end to Us shall ye (all) be brought back"
Hebrews 9:27 "each person is destined to die once and after that comes judgement"
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Why do people seem to think if you are an atheist you're immoral?
Perhaps for the same sort of reason that might lead them to think that the child had it's fill of candy floss when it moved from a candy floss room which was full of notices that said "DON'T TOUCH THE CANDY FLOSS" to a candy floss room with no such notices.
If it came out not having eaten any candy floss in the second room, then something's not normal.
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'Nontheistic religions' (Wikipedia) consider belief in a supernatural creator God as 'unhealthy' Why would you agree OR disagree?
As a Muslim I don't see how believing in God is "unhealthy"
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Are more enlightened societies becoming less religious while those where poverty and superstition reign remain more religious?
Poor or rich Islam nourishes that which cannot be nourished by anything else.
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Isn't it bullshit?(The Life)!
It's a precious gift
It's a miracle
HQ 23:78 It is He Who has created for you (the faculties of) hearing, sight, feeling and understanding: little thanks it is ye give!
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Why do I want to kill all Islamic radicals, neo nazis, white supremassist and extremist?
If you can't beat them join them?
If you've listed those who resort to killing as a solution to their problems, then you need to add many more, like Zionists, Neo-Cons (those who authorise the firing of missile from drones onto family houses below)
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How do you feel about the wonderful religion of peace Islam?
Muslims feel exploited like Cinderella and, since the collapse of the Soviet Union, increasingly like a scapegoat, a bogeyman, and a public whipping boy.
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If you heard someone yell "Allah Ho Akbar!" near you, would you run away or take try to tackle them?
It's amazing how society can be easily manipulated to such an extent that people can within a generation become hysterical on hearing innocent phrases.
Allaho Akbar is a phrase that simply means God is greatest, or God, as Jesus put it according to John 10:29, is greater than all. The same phrase can be found in various other places in the Bible, for example, Exodus 18:11, Psalm 135:5, 2...
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Does drinking alcohol drinks make you want sex? If so, What do you do if you can't get sex after drinking?
The next morning the older daughter said to her younger sister, "I had sex with our father last night. Let's get him drunk with wine again tonight, and you go in and have sex with him." Genesis 19:34
Wine [makes people] mock, liquor [makes them] noisy, and everyone under their influence is unwise Proverbs 20:1
HQ 5:90 "O ye who believe! Intoxicants and gambling, (dedication of) stones, and...
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Here's a question for y'all. Why is it that the "true believers" credit God for natural disasters that kill people and not the Devil?
Everything operates according to laws defined by God. No?
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Do you believe that a person can be saved by Grace, even if he has never heard of Jesus Christ?
Some hopefully relevant Islamic inputs:
God has sent guidance to ALL peoples. HQ 35:24 "and there never was a people, without a warner having lived among them"
And God has inspired every (God-conscious) soul with awareness of good and bad. HQ 91:8 And (God) inspired it [the soul, with distinction between] its wickedness and its righteousness.
HQ 2:112 "Whoever submits himself fully to God...
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Do you believe "freedom of religion" means "freedom to choose one of the many denominations of Christianity, Muslims and Atheists GTFO"?
It shouldn't just mean freedom to choose, but freedom to practice one's chosen religion as well, without let or hindrance. No setting mosques on fire, no damaging or sabotaging them or throwing parts of pigs into them, no pulling off Muslim women's headscarves.
That would apply to all recognised religions.
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Is it wrong to pray on the toilet?
depends on what you're praying for I suppose. Doesn't seem quite right to pray there for grandad to get well, does it? Might not be so wrong if seated on the throne you noticed something worrying or wish you were not so constipated.
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Agree or disagree -Whoever cannot find a temple in his heart, the same can never find his heart in any temple?
substitute 'belief in God' for 'temple' and I expect one has to agree. Also one could point to Atheists as possible evidence of that.
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Who wants this world to end? So that it can start over a new...
who's gonna start it again, and how will we know if it did restart?
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A world without God - is it possible?
If it's possible to have a created thing without the creator, then yes. Otherwise, obviously, no.
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Are you on God's side or God is on your side?
God wants us to be on His side. He sent us prophets from amongst our own, that is humans, to be role models for us.
All who accept these role models want to be on God's side, for these role models (from Adam to Mohammed, and including Noah, Abraham, Moses, Jesus and many more in between) were on God's side and came to show us how to be on God's side.
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Were God to charge for His gifts, sunlight, rains, etc, would we be able to pay?
Let alone paying for them (how does one pay for the gift of life itself) we can't even number them all according to HQ14:34 "And He giveth you of all that ye ask for[for your health and more]. And [indeed] if ye count the favours of God, never will ye be able to number them. Yet man is verily given to injustice and ingratitude [by not giving God due recognition]"
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How would extraterrestrial aliens describe God, and what sacred book/religion would they follow?
How would extraterrestrial aliens describe God? They'd describe Him in their own language, just like the Arabs (Christian and Muslim) call Him Allah, and the French call Him Dieu, the English speakers call Him God, the Swahili speakers call Him Mungu ....
It is the same God who in HQ 1:2 is described as "the Cherisher and Sustainer of the universe"
The religion they would be following is the...
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What did Jesus Christ mean when He said "Heaven and earth shall pass away" ?
That's in Matthew 24. If the anonymous author of the Gospel got it right then Jesus was talking about the end of the earth as we know it. Although he says no one knows the day or the hour except God, he was sure it would happen before his generation passed away.
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Several scientists believe in god,and see it as,"the study of what god did, not what he/it is",as that is left to philosophers.Your input?
Robert Briffault in his book The Making of Humanity, first published 1919, pages 190-191 tells us that "What we call SCIENCE AROSE in Europe AS A RESULT of a NEW spirit of enquiry, of NEW methods of investigation, of the method of experiment, observation, measurement, of the development of mathematics in A FORM UNKNOWN TO THE GREEKS. That spirit and those methods WERE INTRODUCED INTO THE...
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TRINITARIAN QUESTION: "Can the Trinity be understood as "three PARTS" of the same Being?"
Many explanations have been tried, ice, water and steam; eggshell, white and yolk; man as son, husband and father, or whatever, but none of them works. Jesus never tried any because he never taught the trinity. In fact the word is not even mentioned anywhere in the Bible.
Yet, didn't millions, in the early centuries, lose their lives accused of heresy because they opposed the trinity as not...
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Why is the Trinity doctrine still accepted as true when the only texts that support it have been proven falsified?
During the earthly lifetime of Jesus he was regarded as a prophet, a man -
"And when he was come into Jerusalem, ALL THE CITY was moved, saying, WHO IS THIS? And the MULTITUDE SAID, This is Jesus the PROPHET of Nazareth of Galilee" - Matthew 21:10
"Everyone was struck with fear and praised God. They said, "A great prophet has appeared among us," and "God has taken care of his people."" - Luke...
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Spreading the Word of God or using God to make money? http://news.yahoo.com/noahs-ark-ky-aims-prove-truth-bible-093543701.html
a large element of the latter I should think, unless it's intended to be run at a loss.
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Concerning the truth of religion, what does belief have to do with it? Why would what I believe change anything, God is real, good or not.
"what does belief have to do with it [the truth]?" All seekers would like assurance that their belief is in what is true not false, just like you want to pour your water where the seed is not where there is no seed.
"Why would what I believe change anything, God is real, good or not" - quite right, the Islamic perspective is that your belief (and that of the whole world) makes not the...
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If God kicked people out of the garden of eden for eating from the tree of knowledge, isn't going to school blasphemous?
The HQ version is a bit different:
HQ 7:20 Then began Satan to whisper suggestions to them [Adam and Eve], bringing openly before their minds all their bad [inclinations] that were hidden from them (before): he [Satan] said: "Your Lord only forbade you this tree, lest ye should become angels or such beings as live for ever."
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why does the Islamic world refuse Allah's wishes for Israel?
He keeps on being interrupted but if you listen carefully you can get the points the Rabbi is making. The setting up of Israel is against Jewish law. They have stated clearly that they do not want a Jewish state, but their wishes have been ignored. The state has been set up with American arms and vast amounts of American taxpayers' money having been poured into it and another 30 BILLION dollars...
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Do you know anybody who lives in fear of Muslims imposing religious law (Sharia)?
It's a subject charged with sensationalism and hype to such an extent that it locks out reason, and all you get is loaded questions (like the one you've asked) and ill-informed responses.
Where do you envisage Muslims "IMPOSING" religious law?
If the people who are doing the "IMPOSING" are Muslims, who are the people they are doing the "IMPOSING" on?
Is "IMPOSING" alright, as long as it's...
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Do you think it's justified that burqas are being banned in many countries of Europe?
the number of people posting an outright "yes" answer is very scary. I wonder how much of one another's differences they will tolerate if they're all put together in one place.
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If there were one universal consciousness would it be genderless?
gender would be of no purpose if it was unique and were to remain unique
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Are religious folks the most judgmental? Are they perfect? Only perfect people get to judge others, right? So how perfect are they anyway?
Are religious folks the most judgmental? Some are, but they haven't the authority to be and they shouldn't really be.
Are they perfect? It's probably an imperfection that leads someone to regards him/herself as perfect.
Only perfect people get to judge others, right? Not sure about that one, when thinking of our judicial systems
So how perfect are they anyway? Nobody's perfect except God.
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Is it right to let religion go unchallenged even when what they believe is absurd or hurtful. Society challenges everything else, no them.
The HQ requires people to challenge beliefs before they adopt them. In what ways do you find what Muslims believe is absurd or hurtful?
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Daughter, 22, claims that I shouldn't correct others' wrong info as to what is in the Bible...just trying to start fights. Should I stop?
Should you stop? Maybe not, but you might find it to be a difficult and thankless task.
Correcting the wrong's of the Bible has been going on at the highest scholastic levels as well. And the task is not easy. Not only are the original manuscripts lost for ever, so are the copies of the copies of the copies. Most of the available manuscripts date from the tenth century. Most are incomplete and...
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Are we declared righteous? Made righteous? Or not righteous?
Paul is right we all do indeed sin; we all fall short of God’s glorious standard. But the rest of what he says in Romans 3:23-24 is his theology. The teaching of Jesus is given in the parable of the prodigal son. Here, it is because of God's undeserved kindness that sinners, no matter how deep in sin they had gone, are forgiven all their sins when they sincerely repent and turn back to God....
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Why do people believe Paul an admitted leader of sin, and the Bible (in which Paul wrote a lot in)?
"the Bible (in which Paul wrote a lot in)?" - You can accuse the man of being "an admitted leader of sin" but to be fair to him you can't accuse him of writing in the Bible. He never did that. Paul looked upon himself as a disciple to the Gentiles. He wrote many letters to various places and peoples spreading and explaining his theology. He never saw his letters as part of the Bible. Scripture...
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Most americans still hate Israel because of the USS liberty incident and the USA is dangerous for Israelis to travel ?
maybe because 30 billion of their tax money will be going to Israel when the US itself is facing difficult economic conditions.
More and more Americans are becoming aware of the facts in this website:
http://www.ifamericansknew.org/
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The video shows how Prophet Mohammed (PBUH) is a true messenger of God, with proof.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cur_6aYs_7k
You must be new to AB. What you have posted as a question has no question in it. For that reason it will get flagged and removed pretty fast.
I can see that it is a point on which you want the views of others. You should have posted it as a question, like "What do you think of these videos as proof that Mohammed was a true Messenger of God?"
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Why is every 'feminist' I meet the biggest hypocrite?
Surely this feminist is not a hypocrite. She not only talks the talk but actually walks the walk, more assertively than most men could.
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Jesus died for the sins of the Lost tribes of Israel (Jews only). That's if he died for sins.
That's doesn't include everyone! Do you know that Jesus was DEAD when the lies about Jesus dying for everyone (gentiles, etc) started?
I don't think the lost tribes of Israel were expecting someone to come and die for their sins.
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Do the people that Jesus Christ is coming for have anything to do with Islam?
According to Islam Jesus Christ will be coming for the whole of mankind, to defeat the anti-Christ and to set the record straight about himself and the message he preached.
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If all offended people just shut up, would there be any controversy left in the world?
there'd be more offensive people.
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Is the Creature being worshipped as God and has beat, scared, deceived, etc, us into making us think he's the Creator?
Don't blame God for that.
If you're a Christian then most probably when the Romans conquered your ancestors they, your ancestors, were forced to give up their Pagan beliefs and accept the official religion of the Roman Empire - Roman Catholicism.
If your ancestors lived under the Spanish inquisition then they may not have been Pagans when they were forced to accept Roman Catholicism.
As I...
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Can Armenia be considered similar to Israel, in that both countries depend on funding from their diaspora communities to survive?
Unless I'm mistaken Armenia will not be getting 30 billion dollars of American taxpayers money.
During Fiscal Year 2011, the U.S. is providing Israel with at...
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To be killed or marked as an outcast, for speaking the gospel truth has a reward.. Agree or disagree??
With thousands of Christian denominations and sects and so many different versions of the Bible what IS the Gospel truth?
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If someone said they were an atheist who believed in God, what would your reply be?
Interesting and intriguing. I'm a Muslim. I understand the latest position of most Atheists is that they don't rule out the possible existence of God. Why have you gone a step further? Let's compare notes and discuss.
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According to Islam, at what stage in my life will I exist in heaven ? As a child, as an adult or .... ?
Perhaps you get to choose. According to HQ 41:31 "therein shall ye have all that your souls shall desire; therein shall ye have all that ye ask for!"
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How do you rate the American-Israeli relationship? Is Israel still an asset, or inching towards becoming a liability for America?
inching? at the rate of 30 BILLION dollars of American taxpayers' money for a small country Especially when things are hard for Americans themselves
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Any body curios about Islam?
You've embarked on the footsteps of Jesus and Moses and Mohammed. Remember they met up with a lot of derision, resistance and harassment, so don't expect it to be a smooth road.
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why do israelis go to the USA if most americans hate them and concider israel as an enemy ?
any country that promises such a small state like Israel 30, yes, thirty, billion dollars of its citizens tax money, in such difficult times, is guaranteed love.
http://www.ifamericansknew.org/ they have to wake up first
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Who said/would say: Do you think I came to bring peace on earth. No I came to divide the people?
Jeeesus! did you just ask that simple question?
why?
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Acceptable to kill in the name of Islam ?
"if any one slew a person - unless it be for murder or for spreading sedition in the land - it would be as if he slew a whole people: and if any one saved a life, it would be as if he saved the life of a whole people" HQ 5:32
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Why is it that only questions about Islam are answered so rude and inappropriate? well when talking about religions only.
an overwhelming majority of the contributors to this section of AB are non-Muslims, and a lot of them have no intention of making any constructive or well-informed contribution. Many of them, unfortunately, spew out their hatred of Islam quite openly.
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Is it a fact that the constructing new churches and repairing old ones is forbidden under Islamic law?
Building bridges is more rewarding than destroying them, Mike
"One of the ideas repeatedly expressed by those who oppose Muslims building mosques and community centers in the US and Europe is that Christian churches are not allowed to be built in Muslim countries. But that idea is false. According to Our Lady of the Rosary Catholic church in the Arabian gulf country of Qatar, which borders...
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Which religion is higher than humanity?
The question is open to interpretation. All theistic religions claim to have a source that is beyond humanity.
If the religions are genuine, they should in essence be calling to belief in the ultimate source, the creator of all and to submission to His will (His path of conduct and development) for humanity.
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Why do people completly change caracter when you say the name "Jesus" in a public place? Have you ever tried it?
Perhaps they're wondering who you're calling, because, apart from some Muslims, I don't think anyone else is called by that name any more.
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What if ...............God was one amongst us?
A craftsman cannot be part of what he crafts. God was there before the creation. He is not part of His creation.
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Have you ever learnt something from a child about God? What is/was it?
They always refer to God as being one.
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Are israelis treated less warmly than brits in the USA ? 'cause I have heard most americans hate israel
they fall between your president and God
- you gave their president more standing ovations than your own president
- in these hard times you have promised them 30, yes thirty, billion dollars of your tax money.
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according to islam, can i be a muslim while disbelieving mohammed's claim that he was a prophet i.e. believing he was an imposter; a fraud
If you disbelieve Mohammed's claim that he was a prophet, you will disbelieve his claim that the HQ is a revelation from God. The HQ says 'the God of the universe is one, follow his commandments as revealed here in the HQ'. Now if you can't accept the HQ you can't follow God's commandments in the HQ and you can't be a Muslim.
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Is your will same as God's will ? Is it easy to live God's Will?
Our will should be God's will for us, His commandments for us. Because, just like the maker of a gadget knows how to get the best out of the gadget and what things are most harmful for it, and what will destroy it, similarly or even more knowledgeable about us is God, our creator.
Just like it's easier to neglect a gadget than to look after it according to the maker's instructions similarly it...
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Do religions perpetuate themselves?
People need rules, and rules that claim to come from a superior non-human source are more likely to find acceptance then those written by one race or group of people.
The religions which will be the first to be discarded are those which have more beliefs which are not compatible with people's thinking.
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have u ever read the bible?
As a member of the world's largest Jesus loving faith and the best followers of his teachings I have read the Bible hundreds of times, but not from cover to cover. Some parts of it are nearly impossible to read for the tedious details they contain while others contain such sexually immorality that one Christian country which was sent disguised extracts said any book which contains such passages...
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Can one be a great human being if he/she has never experienced suffering/failure? What about giving to others? Are great people selfish?
I don't know if they're targeted at anyone in particular, but good questions. I think the answers have to be NO.
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God and son, Bush and son, both sets too long in power,do you think God is a Republican?
God's son was a metaphoric son, not a literal one, and he said "I can of mine own self do nothing" John 5:30
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John 12:31 What good is God and Jesus etc, when the Devil (Satan) still rules?
which power we submit to, let rule over us, whether EVIL (dEVIL) or GOoD (GOD) is up to us, it's a choice out of our free will.
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Dont mormons know that the man called Jesus was a fraud
Which Jesus? It must have been confusing for the people of his time, as Jesus was quite a common name.
Translators of the Bible have, as usual, apparently tried to protect us from that confusion. They have translated Matthew 27:26 to say "Then released he (Pilate) Barabbas unto them and when he had scourged Jesus he delivered him to be crucified"
However, it seems that Barabbas was not the...
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Why do Muslims target Christians if they really love Jesus?
landmarker asked me
My answer:
It depends what you mean by targeting. If you mean in discussion, debate or even argument, then it's simple, because we have a lot more in common with you than with anybody else. Problem is your description of what's in that common bag is very different to ours. We are saying that bag DOES NOT even CANNOT contain what you're claiming it does. Don't listen to what others are telling...
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Do you as a religious and theistic person KNOW there is a or several gods?
a young lad asked what about a person who can't trace his family beyond his grandfather do we REALLY KNOW that he had a great, great, great grandfather?
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Im an Atheist and I have no problem with religion. I also think the people that do are being ignorant and petty.
erm...you appear to have expressed some very severe problems with Islam last time we met. It troubled you and you were adamant that "Islam does it worst that christians."
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Mormons, does your bishop sleep through Sacrament Meeting? What about the other members of the bishopric? Are their eyes open or closed?
Is the video below a clip from a Mormon Sacrament Meeting and is that a bishop sitting behind the speaker?
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Scientists (PhD and working in the field) who are religious: May I ask how you reconcile the two?
Same way as the Muslims scholars, researchers and scientists did when they were the world's leading lights, for nearly eight centuries, in every field of human learning.
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Why does it seem that christians are the only religion that try to convert people?
I'm not sure that they "are the only religion that try to convert people" but they most probably are the only ones who have this "missionary zeal", a phrase that has become part of the English language, their urge to convert the world to their religion is second to none. Never mind that they are not themselves agreed exactly what Christianity is, with some Christians considering the Pope as the...
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One of the first things I learned from the Bible was God’s name. Do you know what it is?
Allah, in my copy of the Gospel according to Luke
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I have a few problems for not believing in Christianity, can any Christians help me with logic, not just faith? (read the description)
Your point about inbreeding is unfairly and wrongly addressed to Christians. It should be addressed to all who believe that the human race started with the creation of one man and one woman.
As a member of the largest Jesus-loving sect may I say that some of your assumptions do not apply to us.
Our scripture, The Final Testament, the HQ, does not say that it was the whole world that was...
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Without arguing, could there be truth in both the Holy Bible and the Koran (HQ) that point us in the same direction to the same God?
The Muslim perspective is that we are all God's creation. He loves us all equally, and it is not likely He will leave any people without revealing Himself to them somehow and without giving them His guidance. Therefore, every people who ever lived received inspiration about God - that He is one, that He is the creator of all, that He is the one who knows most what is best for each people. It is...
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What are the reasons you choose Islam and not other's..?
What are the reasons you choose to ask the same questions twice with different wordings?
The reasons for choosing Islam and not other's..? Because Islam -
Is addressed to mankind rather than any group of people or region of the world. Appeals to reason. Doesn't blatantly contradict itself or scientifically established facts. Offers practical solutions to human problems. Has a scripture...
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What are the reasons you choose Islam and not other's..?
Is addressed to mankind rather than any group of people or region of the world. Appeals to reason. Doesn't blatantly contradict itself or scientifically established facts. Offers practical solutions to human problems. Has a scripture preserved in its original language.
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Is the Koran really is the single one that is unchanged among all other religious books..?
Yes, there is a verse within it that guarantees that. HQ 15:9 "It is We who have, without doubt, sent down the Message (the HQ); and it is We who will assuredly guard it (from corruption)"
You see, in addition to being written down and distributed and read all over the world in its original language, the HQ was memorised and continues to be memorised and read aloud to others by millions all...
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Why do Jehovah Witnesses celibrate the death of Jesus every year and will this continue after the last anointed Witnesses dies?
Did not Paul teach all Christians to believe that Jesus died for their sins? Isn't that reason enough to celebrate? Does it really matter that Jesus never said that it was his mission to die for people's sins?
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Did God proofread the bible?
No one has the original manuscripts of the Bible. We do not even have a copy of the copy of the copy. They are all lost, perhaps, forever.
There are just over 15,000 manuscripts of the NT of which about 5800 are in Greek. The vast majority of the manuscripts date after the 10th century. It is reported that no two manuscript copies agree completely throughout. That amounts to a lot of...
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What was the world's principal Christian city before it fell to the Ottoman Turks in 1453?
Would it be the one that fell to the Romans before that and was named after the Roman Emperor Constatine? The same Romans who conquered Europe and spread Christianity, Roman Catholicism of course, throughout their empire to replace native Pagan religions.
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What can`t scenic explain?
what made weak man not check up his spelling?
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Who conceived jesus?
If you mean whose idea it was then the answer is God's. If you mean in whose womb, then the honour belongs to Mary. As you'll see from the only two scriptures to carry the story. First the "New Testament" version and then the "Final Testament" version.
Luke 1:30-35 "...the angel said unto her, Fear not, Mary: for thou hast found favour with God. And, behold, thou shalt conceive in thy womb,...
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Where in the Bible are you told that all you have to do to be saved is "to accept Christ as your personal Saviour"?
If you are a CHRISTian it is the teachings of Jesus the CHRIST that you should be following. In John 15:10 he's reported to have said "If you obey my commands, you will remain in my love, just as I have obeyed my Father's commands and remain in his love" In Matthew 15:9 he warns "Their worship is a farce, for they teach man-made ideas as commands from God'" And here, in Isaiah 43:11, is a...
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How many times have you read the entire bible?My mom just said she has over 7 times! wow...
I suppose it is possible to get a good overall picture of the Bible by reading it cover to cover. In the interest of honesty I have to admit that, although I am a member of the world's largest Jesus-loving faith, Islam, I still have not read the Bible from cover to cover. And yet, I have, perhaps, better knowledge of it then some who claim to have read it so.
I know, maybe not as well as...
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Were the Bible writers witnesses to the life of Christ?
When you say Bible writers you presumably mean writers of the four Gospels chosen for inclusion in the New Testament.
Researchers are agreed that the authors of the 4 Gospels are anonymous. We do not know who they were. The banner headings we see at the top of each Gospel saying ‘The Gospel according to …’ were not in the manuscripts. They were added in the second century.
Anyway, we...
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Why did Queen Elizabeth persecute roman catholics.
revenge? Apparently during the reign of Catholic Mary I, QE1was imprisoned for nearly a year on suspicion of supporting Protestant rebels.
The Protestants may have been dead against the Catholics, and no doubt the other way round as well, but they were relentless in their bid to eliminate those who refused to believe in the trinity. They even passed laws, Acts of Conformity, in parliament...
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Have you read Yahoo's updated privacy policy? There's some mumbo
jumbo about advertising. Advertising is why they save searches
and more.
I think it's for targeted advertising. when you browse you get followed by adverts of products/services similar to what you recently searched. Google's been doing it for sometime. Don't know why it's legal. It's very intrusive of personal privacy. There should at least be a clearly displayed opt-out option.
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Is Adam the fourth male member of the Godhead?
Biblical teaching is "the Lord our God, the Lord is ONE" NOT 2, 3, 4 or more.
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Are there folks out there who are completely satisfied with their church/religion's teachings, never doubting the accuracy of it?
Muslim scholars have said if you really haven't ever doubted and questioned then it's possible you haven't really believed.
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on the radio it sounded like someone said "fake healing". i think they said "faith healing".
A fraudian slip?
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Why are there 'radical Islamists' and what are their motives?
I'd go along with your observation that "Islam has many of the same values as the Christian and Jewish religions" but don't understand your question "yet why is the bible not read?" - The Bible is not read? I for one read it, and I'm sure there are millions of others who do so as well.
'radical Islamists' is a slightly complex and controversial subject.
There is obviously a conflict going...
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Did God buy the job of the creator from another,or is it some form of franchise?
err.. if He's God He would be the first on the "scene", no? So who would He buy it from?
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Do you take your bible to bed with you?
No, prefer to study it when I'm fully awake, to avoid the pitfalls in doctrinally motivated translations and meanings clouded by traditional interpretations.
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Is the Koran the one that has been unchanged for the longest periods of time among other books..?
Yes, and there are no versions. It is the original, in the Arabic language, that is the proper Holy Qur'an (HQ). Although translations are loosely referred to as the HQ, they are NOT the HQ. They are not used in prayers nor in formal recitations. There will be no difference in the words between a randomly picked copy of the HQ in Sinkiang and another randomly picked copy in Timbuktu.
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Have humans already doomed themselves?
If God is our "mothership" and we keep hacking at the tether then perhaps we are headed that way.
Nor is this the word of an evil spirit accursed.
Where are ye headed?
This is no less than a Message to (all) the Worlds:
To whoever among you who wills to go straight: HQ 81:25-28
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What is God's plan for us?
That we discharge our responsibilities in this world according to His will (live exemplary constructive lives as one humanity) and by doing so regain paradise lost in the hereafter.
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Is anyone is curious to know what really is Islam?
A Muslim can answers questions about Islam better than others!
many questions have already been asked. if someone posts a question similar to one already in the AB archives it is marked as a duplicate and removed.
You could do a search on the sort of questions you want to answer, see whether the old answers are adequate, add a new answer, or comment on the answers that are already there.
If the question you have in mind hasn't been asked before, then...
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Do you ever think of God as a seeker?
"O people! (seek and) adore your Guardian-Lord, who created you and those who came before you, that ye may have the chance to learn righteousness. (seek) Him Who has made the earth your couch (to rest on), and the heavens a canopy (for your protection); and sent down water from the heavens; and brought forth therewith Fruits for your sustenance; then set not up rivals unto God when ye know...
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Isn't Jesus Christ God Wrath against Sin?
Jesus Christ was a shepherd for Jews who had strayed from the intended purpose of the law. That's what he said himself in Matthew 15:24 "I was sent only to help God's lost sheep--the people of Israel."
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How long do you continue to believe in someone who promises big but delivers small or not at all?
might be better first to try and find out why that is so before discontinuing to believe.
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When will the religious,some of whom are racists/bigots, experience their "Come to Jesus" transformation? Is there still hope?
Am I religious? I don't know, but I aspire to be a good follower of the core message brought by all genuine prophets of God, including Jesus.
Am I a racist/bigot I hope not. I think that would be incompatible with the message of all genuine prophets of God. HQ 49:13 says "O mankind! We created you from one male and one female, and made you into nations and tribes, that ye may (find it easy to)...
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Do you think Christianity is centered around Jesus’ death on the cross with a "hope" of sin removal?
First of all Jesus DID NOT come to bring Christianity. He came to rope in the straying sheep meaning the Jews who were deviating from the law of Moses. He came to bring them back to the sincere following of the law and to get them to abandon their self-serving and devious interpretations of it. In Matthew 15:24 Jesus explains, "I was sent only to the lost sheep of Israel." Even the disciples...
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What is the prized possession that you value above all others ?
my mental and physical good health
inshallah
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On the day of Pentecost, was it 120 who received and spoke in tongues, or was it the Apostles alone?
If you do a little research on the ending of Mark's Gospel you'll find the passage from verse 9 through to verse 20 are suspect. The earliest manuscripts of the gospel of Mark do not contain those verses. They are regarded as a later addition to the writing of Mark and the argument is that they should not be considered Scripture or claimed to be the words of Jesus Christ.
The passage says...
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How Many of you wished God a happy fathers day?
would you judge a father who sent his only begotten son to death so that the guilty could go free, a happy father, a cruel and unjust father or a confused father?
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Do you feel unworthy of Salvation? If yes why? Feel free to inbox me anything you don't want to post on here.
"Say: "O my servants who have transgressed against their souls! Despair not of the Mercy of God, for God forgives all sins: as He is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful" HQ 39:53
Approach God directly. No need of going through another human being.
"When My servants ask thee concerning Me, I am indeed close (to them): I listen to the prayer of every caller when he calleth on Me: Let them also, with a...
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If god is so awesome, why did he make being gay a sin?
cause if you look at the physiology and biology of it all u can c that's not what He designed man n woman 4.
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What SHOULD be the foundation upon which any religious faith is formed?(culture, demographics and faith of parents/family not withstanding).
A scripture that
1. identifies itself
2. reveals its source
3. names the faith it relates to
4. has some self falsification tests
5. agrees with reason and logic
6. is not in conflict with verified knowledge man has acquired from other sources
7. is not inconsistent within itself
8. informs about the tenets of the faith
9. has practical guidance on how man should live
10. has...
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What happens to those people who have died and never were able to learn about your religion and accept it?
The Muslim perspective is that we are all God's creation. He loves us all equally, and it is not likely He will leave any people without revealing Himself to them somehow and without giving them His guidance. Therefore, every people who ever lived received inspiration about God - that He is one,that He as the creator of all, that He is the one who knows most what is best for each people. It is...
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God is a CUNT who agrees?
I don't know. I don't think they should remove this question. It's probably a classic. The sheer out-of-this-world audacity. The zany category choice.
I think if you'd said this in public in certain places there would have been murder for sure but no crime that could be taken to court, because I don't think they would have found any traces of your body.
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US survey reveals that evangelicals are most likely to despise Jesus’ teachings. What are your thoughts on that?
ABC News has a disturbing report about a Michigan-based defense contractor, Trijicon, that supplies rifle scopes to the U.S. Army and the Marine Corps with inscriptions of Bible verses on them. The company, whose website makes clear the Christian viewpoint of its owners, has a contract to supply 800,000 such scopes to the military
The Michigan Messenger ^ | 1/19/10 | Ed Brayton
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US survey reveals that evangelicals are most likely to despise Jesus’ teachings. What are your thoughts on that?
ABC News has a disturbing report about a Michigan-based defense contractor, Trijicon, that supplies rifle scopes to the U.S. Army and the Marine Corps with inscriptions of Bible verses on them. The company, whose website makes clear the Christian viewpoint of its owners, has a contract to supply 800,000 such scopes to the military
The Michigan Messenger ^ | 1/19/10 | Ed Brayton
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What would you consider to the ultimate sin?
"anyone who speaks against the Holy Spirit will not be forgiven, either in this age or in the age to come" Matthew 12:32
"God forgiveth not that (anyone should claim He has) partners in His divinity; but He forgiveth anything else, to whom He pleaseth (for He judges by what's in the heart); Anyone who alleges that God's divinity is shared has invented a sin Most heinous indeed" HQ 4:48.
One...
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what's the difference between theists and atheist?
A theist is a person who believes in God
Atheists believe (they pretend they know) there is no God
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Atheists,Agnostics.....Are you sick of or amused by the religious people who attack you?
Doesn't most of the attack, and ridicule, come from the Atheists?
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Something exists within some of us that seems to seek self-destruction. What is it exactly? Fear that we aren't that good/worthy/valuable?
Clinical depression is on the increase fanned by modern lifestyle expectations and values.
HQ 2:195 says "cast not (yourself) with your own hands (and minds) into (self) destruction; but do good; for God loveth those who do good"
Do not yourself, or let others, place expectations on yourself that you cannot live up to for "On no soul doth God place a burden greater than it can bear" HQ 2:286...
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With a name like Catholic, shouldn't they be addicted to cats instead of little boys?
the first part is cleverly funny ALCOHOLics and CATholics, that's very good and I wish you'd left it at that, as I'm afraid the second part, being directed at ALL Catholics, is very unkind and verges on the insulting and offensive.
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Are Canadians God's choosen people eh?
what's the background? what triggered the question?
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do catholics repent of their sins and accept Jesus into their heart?
"do catholics repent of their sins" - strange question. Why only Catholics, don't others sin? Also all Christians, rightly or wrongly, "accept Jesus into their heart" don't they? So why the question?
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Comparisons of Control, Prediction, and Prophecy?
Control. God or no God, we need control in the sense of the structure of rules and regulations. It helps life go smoothly be it at home, on the highways, at school, at work or even if one is living alone isolated in the wilds for a long number of months.
Prediction makes things easier if you can get it right harder if you get it wrong. Alternative is be prepared for the most probable outcomes...
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Is the difference between God and Satan not one of character, but just power levels?
power levels, sure, but one is the creator and the other isn't and one seeks to bring out the best in people while the other has vowed to bring out the worst. No?
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What do you do when you have realized that the beliefs you were taught growing up have affected you mentally in an unhealthy way?
change to a different belief system BUT study it with a healthy dose of scepticism first to make sure you're not exchanging one set of harmful beliefs with another. Hopefully your new belief system will liberate you from, and help you overcome, the ill effects of the previous one.
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If you have rejected the religion you grew up with, how much of a struggle did you have when you went through changes in your beliefs?
Moving from one life philosophy to another, especially one that changes not just your perceptions but your whole way of living can be very traumatic. I have heard of many relatively smooth transitions and some quite difficult ones, but none as difficulty as the one described by this young lad.
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Why do people assume God doesn't exist just because something bad has happened to them?
So that they cannot possibly blame God for it?
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Why do theists assume that atheists don't believe in anything? Does it make them feel justified in believing there is an 'evil'?
"Why do theists assume ...." is itself an assumption and is not true in all cases. Well it's not true in my case. I think it's almost impossible for any human being to 'not believe in anything'
I'd go further and suggest that any normal human baby left in an environment without any human contact would grow up with an inclination to believe that there is A God out there who designed him and all...
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Is it pemitted under Sharia to purchase sex-slaves to sate their appetites without sinning?
It just shows what you can come up with if you keep trawling the bottom. ONE female POLITICAL ACTIVIST, a FORMER parliamentary CANDIDATE. There are some odd characters around the world. Somehow I don't think the world, or even Kuwait, will be rushing to adopt her idea. If there are people doing what she's proposing or indulging in the behaviour she says she is trying to address then such...
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Does France ban yarmulkes for Orthodox Jews, like they do Muslim / Middle-Eastern face-veils?
and what's their position on those riding up and down the high street with faces hidden in jaw-protecting motorcycle helmets, or anyone wearing a face masks claiming to be allergic to atmospheric dust or pollution, or people using non-video phones, to call others, where the argument is that you must be able to see the face of the person you're talking to.
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Do you think God, The Holy Spirit, has judged every spirit?
If God is The Holy Spirit then when Luke 4:1 says Jesus was full of the Holy Spirit does it mean Jesus was full of God?
If God is The Holy Spirit then when 1 Thessalonians 4:8 says "God, who gives you his Holy Spirit" is it saying "God, who gives you his God"?.
If God is The Holy Spirit then "the Holy Spirit of God" in Ephesians 4:30 must translate to "God of God"
Anyway, there is nothing...
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Do you think God can make a spirit experience the pain and suffering of Jesus towards the end of his life and the 3 days following?
Why not, Christians believe He (cold heartedly?) did that to his own only-begotten son, who "Going a little farther, he fell to the ground and prayed that if possible the hour might pass from him."Abba, Father," HE CRIED OUT, "everything is possible for you. PLEASE take this cup of suffering away from me. Yet I want your will to be done, not mine....ONCE MORE HE WENT AWAY AND PRAYED THE SAME...
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Do you think a good spirit will always sin?
surely The Holy Spirit should be informing, not asking, about such issues, no?
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Have you ever managed to convince a Christian that Christians & Muslims worship the Same God?
Many, if not most, Christians tend to be so deeply immersed in the details and in the feel-good comfort and assurance of their particular belief that they are not only unfamiliar with other religions, even Islam, their sister faith, but are sometimes unaware of the history and setting of their own beliefs. The chances of convincing such very parochial people, or even having a sensible dialogue...
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Did you know the U.S. is engaged in a covert war in Yemen? Do you agree or disagree with this action?
You don't have to read the NYT to know that the USA has strategic interests in Yemen. The USA, will, like any other country that has the power to, do what it can to protect its interests. The question is where do you draw the line. Do you do that at the expense of democracy? Do you say you are the champion of democracy and yet secretly help to crush a democracy which is trying to take root...
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Some people are natural born True Believers and others are natural born Skeptics. Agree/ Disagree?
Everyone is born with an inclination to believe that there is A God out there who fashioned and designed him his parents and all that there is, and this God is the one we must look to for guidance. Now the phrase "believing in one God and submitting to His guidance" there is one word for it, it is "Islam". So by definition everyone is born a Muslim. It is the traditions that he grows up in that...
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Is God a single being or?
HQ 112 informs
Say: He is God, One (and only)....He begets not nor is He begotten (He neither has any child nor is He the child of anyone)
HQ 6:101 adds "To Him is due the primal origin of the heavens and the earth: How can He have (beget, father) a son when He hath no consort (wife)? He created all things, and He hath full knowledge of all things."
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Jewish and Muslim people arent supposed to eat pork, but can they use pork-derived medications?
In Islam the general principle is defined by what I have put in capitals in HQ 2:173 "He (God) hath only forbidden you dead meat, and blood, and the flesh of swine, and that on which a name, other than that of God, hath been invoked. but IF ONE IS FORCED BY NECESSITY, WITHOUT WILFUL DISOBEDIENCE, NOR TRANSGRESSING DUE LIMITS,- THEN THERE IS NO SIN AGAINST HIM. For God is Oft-forgiving Most...
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Is the Arabic of the Quran easily understandable today, or is it a little dated? (400-year-old Shakespeare can be hard to understand.)
The main difference between spoken Arabic and Qur'anic Arabic is that the latter follows strict grammatical rules and is highly structured. The HQ is used used as a standard reference text by many who teach classical structured Arabic, whether or not they are Muslims.
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Why is it the only religious tollerence people defend on Answerbag is for Islam?
one only has to read all the hate against Islam that you have spread on this thread alone to know why.
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Is(unorganized)religion anything more than unprovable beliefs(concerning life)?Is science anything more than(somewhat)provable belief?
Islam, as a revealed religion, states what it classifies as ultimate truths and leaves the doors open for people to enter belief through trust and reasonable argument but without concrete proof.
Science leads to an accumulation of knowledge, some of which disproves what was regarded as proven before. This process might lead mankind to the ultimate truths but by that time the doors of belief...
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What do you thinks the purpose of life is?(Post you heart, doesn't matter wether you're Christian, atheist, hindu or whatever..)
HQ 67:1,2 "Blessed is He in Whose hands is the (all) Dominion; and He over all things hath Power; The One Who created Death and Life, that He may try which of you is best in deed: and He is the Exalted in Might, Oft-Forgiving" The effort and sincerity in our deeds is a measure of our desire to get back to paradise lost.
The uniqueness of the HQ is a living miracle.
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Which sins do you believe should not be sins? Why?
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Well according to Paul the source of modern Christianity "Christ has truly set us free [from the law]. Now MAKE SURE THAT YOU STAY FREE, and don't get tied up again in slavery to the law" Galatians 5:1 The master of post-Christ Christian theology says, quite logically, how can anyone hold you to account for any sin when there is no longer any law for you to sin against? He...
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is it illegal to mislead the public like in war of the worlds?
if such a thing happened today what would be the consequences?
There will be claims and counter claims and confusion until you shrug your shoulders and don't care because you don't know who to believe. It's happening all the time
The lies about Iraqi WMD's - well they never found them, did they?
The uncertainty about what exactly brought down the the impacted and the non-impacted towers on ground zero -...
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Which sins do you believe should not be sins? Why?
Well according to Paul the source of modern Christianity "Christ has truly set us free [from the law]. Now MAKE SURE THAT YOU STAY FREE, and don't get tied up again in slavery to the law" Galatians 5:1 The master of post-Christ Christian theology says, quite logically, how can anyone hold you to account for any sin when there is no longer any law for you to sin against? He delivers that master...
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Does Jesus ever get horny..?
might it not help to find out other things about him first, or do you know them all and we can turn to you for authoritative answers to some puzzling questions?
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Who determined that the Qur'an could be authentic only when written in Arabic?
Mohammed the Messenger prophesied in the OT and the NT spoke Arabic. The HQ was revealed to Mohammed in Arabic. As it claims to be the final revelation for mankind it is very important that the original HQ is kept alive. There is a promise in the HQ itself that the HQ shall be preserved from loss and corruption. This promise applies to the original HQ and not to any translation. The promise has...
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Is Jesus really God? If so, how can he not know when the end of the world is?
Jesus declared in Mark 13:32 "But of that day and that hour knoweth no man, no, not the angels which are in heaven, neither the Son, but the Father"
In John 5:30 he says "I can of myself DO NOTHING: as I hear, I judge: and my judgment is righteous; BECAUSE I seek not mine own will, but the will of him that sent me"
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Fill in the blank: According to [my religion], the most important thing in life is_______.
Religion is important because it gives us a common sense of direction and, in the case of Islam, is compatible with reason and science and has practical solutions for many of the world's major problems.
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Would you walk with Jesus on His second coming?
Christians do not keep the law. So it might not be advisable for any Christian to even approach Jesus. Even those whose faith was great enough to enable them to perform miracles will be chased away by Jesus who in Matthew 7:22,23 warns us that "On that day many will say to me, 'Lord! Lord! We prophesied in your name and cast out demons in your name and performed many miracles in your name.'...
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If Jesus died for our sins, doesn't that mean that we can sin all we want?
"If Jesus died for our sins" That's a very big IF. Are you prepared to hang your all on that?
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If it is true that we will suffer in Hell for eternity if we are not saved, why was Jesus only dead for 3 days?
What do you mean by "if we are not saved"?
You ask "why was Jesus only dead for 3 days?" The question is WAS Jesus dead for 3 days? Well, NOT if he was speaking the truth in Matthew 12:40. When he was asked for a miracle that would really prove he was the Messiah he said “For as Jonas was three days and three nights in the whale’s belly; so shall the Son of Man be three days and three...
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Does capital punishment seek revenge rather than justice?
"capital punishment" implies a judicial process. If this is a standard process, conducted by a third party which has not suffered ANY loss or hurt which the accused is alleged to have caused, then the question of revenge doesn't arise, does it?
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Is Allah LORD
HQ 1:2 says "Praise be to Allah, LORD, Cherisher and Sustainer of the universe"
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Can someone really claim to be once saved, always saved?
Well, if he was saved from drowning, for example, he can't help but remain always saved (from drowning). No?
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Do Muslims believe that menstruation is an illness, as the Koran (Surah 2:222, "They question thee (O Muhammad) concerning menstruation. Say: It is an illness, so let women alone at such times and go not in unto them till they are cleansed...") says?
I think a bit of common sense will clear up the confusion. It is obviously NOT meant to be described as an illness unless it is implying it's a somewhat predictable monthly recurring illness. Another indicator of wrong translation is the word cleansed. One gets CURED of an illness NOT cleansed of it. No, the same word "adhun", mistranslated as illness here, occurs in HQ 3:186 "Ye shall...
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I am writing an article on the Koran. Koran says Trinity is God + Jesus + Mary. Was this ever taught in Church up to time of Muhammad?
I wish you well with your article on the HQ. If there's a mosque near you ask for an English translation of the HQ. However, if you are comfortable reading on-screen then you can download your own free translated copy @ http://islamtomorrow.com/downloads/index.asp
Anyway, the HQ does NOT say Trinity is God + Jesus + Mary. It has God asking Jesus whether he instructed people to regard him and...
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"Deadly clashes seen along Israeli border".Israel and Palestine. Front and center amidst the chaos of everyplace else. They felt ignored?
They've been ignored for over 60 years. Forced out of their own homeland with the backing of world powers who to this day turn a blind eye to their plight. The only way you can ever have even the slightest understanding of their plight is to imagine yourself in the Palestinian shoes. You are forced out of your home of centuries so that some other family who has had a home for centuries...
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How did Jesus the boy become Christ the Saviour?
How did Jesus become the Christ?
According to HQ 3:45 he was referred to as the Christ at the annunciation itself. "Behold! the angels said: "O Mary! God giveth thee glad tidings of a Word from Him: his name will be Christ Jesus, the son of Mary, held in honour in this world and the Hereafter and of (the company of) those nearest to God" In the case of the Bible we have Simon Peter announcing...
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Can anybody please tell me if Surah 27 has to be taken literally or not?
The Surah has 93 verses which ones did you have in mind?
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Do new testament followers generally believe homosexuality is a sin ? Is the subject mentioned anywhere in the new testament ?
The NT is rooted in the OT. There was no NT in the time of Jesus. Jesus came to bring people back more faithfully to the requirements of the OT.
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Is LORD or God, unnatural because it's too evil to pass on to the natural, and running a superiority game on us?
so that I can better understand the question could you explained - God is "too evil to pass on to the natural"
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when did they start calling Allah God
Allah has always been God for the Arabs whether they were Pagans, Christians or Muslims.
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Jesus Christ isn't the King of Jews, but if Jesus Christ is a surname for Caesar does that make him King Eternal?
don't quite get where "if Jesus Christ is a surname" comes from. Jesus is a proper name while Christ is a title meaning Messiah or Anointed.
Who were anointed? Those appointed as
1. Kings
2. High Priests, or
3. sometimes, Prophets
Jesus was crucified on the charge of claiming to be anointed as king of the Jews. There were many who made such claims. Matthew 27:37 says:- And over his head...
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When do you think our evolutionary mechanism required "faith" as an essential tool ? And do we need it, in any amount, today ?
perhaps when we satisfied our needs for survival and started philosophising about life, the here and the beyond. As long as we have intelligence and our awareness is not confined to the here and now, we will be wanting to dig up more about our history and wondering more of our future. Our fate to think about such matters has been sealed. We cannot just live for the here and now, unless we...
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Is the Gospel of Barnabas more well known among Christians or among Muslims?
Have you already heard of it?
According to sacred-texts.com "The Gospel of Barnabas is an apocryphal gospel. That is, it is a life of Jesus purportedly written by a first-hand observer that is at variance with the picture(s) presented in the Bible. .......... According to western scholarship, it is a fourteenth-century forgery, extant now only in Spanish and Italian manuscripts, but even among scholars there is disagreement...
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How can intelligent people seriously believe that the qu'ran is the untouched word of god and has not been
influenced by man?
Because
- the vast majority who read it and thought about it saw and continue to see that it is unlikely to be the work of men
- it is not in conflict with itself neither with common sense nor with science.
- the whole of the HQ came to just one person
- the person it came to was one of the most trustworthy, truthful, genuine and simple person one could come across
- it came to him in parts...
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Is this man misinterpreting the Qur'an on child brides,or is he correct?
The HQ does not make marriage per se a duty, let alone marriage by a certain age.
Regarding the age of consent see http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/4369054
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We the little people should have a chance at governance. The "big bucks big shots" haven't done a very stellar job at it, have they?
hear! hear!
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Why do people choose to deny God and secure their fate in Hell? Why not take the chance and believe, and secure your fate in heaven?John3;16
"Why do people choose to deny God?" Perhaps because they were never convinced while those who were became disillusioned.
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What is the answer to life?
What's the answer to the problems of life? The best answers are probably in the HQ.
If it wasn’t for the people who were inspired by the HQ it is highly probable that “modern European civilization would NEVER have arisen at all. ...there is NOT A SINGLE ASPECT of European growth in which decisive influence of Islamic culture is not traceable....What we call SCIENCE AROSE in Europe AS A...
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If a Council of Religious Leaders...Christian, Jewish, Muslim...traveled the world promoting brotherhood would anyone pay attention to them?
Excellent idea. They could include HQ 49:13 as their basis. It says "O mankind! We created you from one male and one female (so you are a single brotherhood), but (We) made you into nations and tribes so that ye may (find it easier to) recognise each other. Verily the most honoured of you in the sight of God is (he who is) the most righteous amongst you. (Know that) God has full knowledge and...
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Should religious texts be taken at face value or should they be examined critically?
To take at face value is to follow blindly Islam questions the wisdom of following blindly without understanding. In HQ 2:170 They say: "Nay! We shall follow the ways of our fathers." What! even though their fathers understood nothing and lacked guidance?"
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It's not acceptable for a non- Muslim to rule over Muslims?
What higher authority to determine acceptability than Mohammmed himself. For the most part of his prophetic life he lived under non-Muslim rule.
If you want something more recent then the name Tariq Aziz might sound familiar. He held what was arguably the second highest post in the regime of Saddam Hussein. He occupied the No 2 position of power in the "Muslim" country. The Iraqis didn't bat...
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what is prosperity?where can you find it?
Take 3. How about:
"Let there arise out of you a group of people inviting to that which is good, enjoining what is right, and forbidding what is wrong: They are the ones to attain PROSPERITY."
That's in HQ 3:104
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Do you think baby Jesus ever got made fun of for being the son of god?
At what stage in his life was Jesus first called "the son of god"?
Anyway, what makes a person "son of God"? According to Romans 8:14 "all who are led by the Spirit of God are sons of God"
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what is prosperity?where can you find it?
I found it in Dictionary.com
It is "a successful, flourishing, or thriving condition, especially in financial respects."
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what is prosperity?where can you find it?
In the dictionary?
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What if the Muslim version of heaven is true and there are 72 virgins for each "member". Who are these virgins? Is it their heaven too?
Worth bearing in mind
1 The 72 is not mentioned in the HQ. I don't think any number is.
2 'virgins' does not define gender so perhaps women too could have virgin men.
3 When reading descriptions about paradise don't forget that the text is attempting to describe that which "Eye hath not seen, nor ear heard, neither have entered into the heart of man, the things which God hath prepared for...
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Where do you get your information about Islam, do you consider it credible?
The most authoritative source-book for Islam is the HQ (Holy Qur'an).
If there's a mosque near you ask for an English translation. There are also organisations that will issue you with a free copy of a translation on request. However, if you are comfortable reading on-screen then you can download your own free translated copy @
http://islamtomorrow.com/downloads/index.asp
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Will My Mistakes And Sins Bar Me To Be Accepted By God?
I see you have already answered your own question.
Anyway, how can you have any sins if Jesus has died for your sins, or did he die in vain?
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True or False: The Gospel of Jesus Christ is the only way to glory land?
It depends on what one means by "The Gospel of Jesus Christ".
If the Gospel of Jesus Christ is summed up in two teachings:
1 Our God is one
2 Do God's will
then that is the central message of all God's prophets, including Mohammed, Moses, Abraham and Noah, and must obviously be the only way to heaven.
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What is the central belief of Christianity or what actually makes a professing Christian a Christian? Any Bible verses to offer?
I notice you didn't say "what was" or "what should be" but "what is" , wrongly or rightly, the central belief of Christianity . That's not too much of a problem. What is problematic is to single out one belief and say that it is THE central belief of Christianity.
Perhaps THE central belief of Christianity is the one encapsulated in John 3:16 that "God so loved the world, that He gave His only...
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What type of living arrangements exist in Hell also known as The Burning Lake? Can you communicate with others?
you seem to focus on matters of hell
regarding communication, here's what HQ 74:41-47says:
41. And (they will ask) of the Sinners:
42. "What led you into Hell Fire?"
43. They will say: "We were not of those who prayed (to God);
44. "Nor were we of those who fed the poor;
45. "But we used to talk vanities with vain talkers;
46. "And we used to deny the Day of Judgment,
47. "Until there...
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Who goes to Hell?
Some take HQ 19:71,72 to say that everyone will. The verses say "There is not one of you but will pass over it (Hell): this is, with thy Lord, a Decree which must be accomplished. But We (God) shall save those who guarded against evil, and We shall leave the wrong-doers therein (in Hell), to their knees (humbled)"
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Have you had any paranormal experiences that have changed your life? If so, what happened?
The thoughts that go with NDE (near death experience) can be classified as paranormal experiences. They can bring about huge changes in life, and in the case in question the contrast couldn't have been bigger. What happened is in the video below.
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Have you read any of the bible? If so, what have you read?
the only scripture of the major old revealed religions that is most frequently read from cover to cover in its original text by nearly all of its followers is....... the HQ (Holy Qur'an)
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Where do you get your information about Islam, do you consider it credible?
http://islamtomorrow.com/ is a good start
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Can one be saved if they believe they can lose their salvation?
Best not to assume you've got salvation securely in the bag - it can be seen as arrogant. To those people who claim paradise is theirs (because they already have salvation) HQ 2:111,112 says "Such are their (vain) desires. Say (to such people): "Produce your proof if ye are truthful." Nay, WHOEVER submits himself wholly to God and is a doer of good, then he will get his reward with his Lord. On...
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Do you agree with the French to ban Burka head coverings for women?
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Do you agree with the French to ban Burka head coverings for women?
This feminist will probably feel deeply patronised and insulted.
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Have you learnt and liked anything from Religions other than yours?
I respect, study, recognise, like and believe in quite a bit that is in some of the ancient scriptures, in particular the Old Testament and the New Testament.
That may be unusual but it's not surprising, because as a Muslim, I get a different perspective of religion to what the followers of most other ancient revealed religions have ended up with.
Islam tells me things that agree with my...
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What are the most important things in a Christian lifestyle and philosophy? verses and any advice?
Two words - major differences
there are major differences between what Jesus the Christ taught and what Christians believe and live. For example
Jesus emphasised strict monotheism in faith - Christians are fervent in their trinitarian beliefs and the deification of Jesus himself
Jesus emphasised the importance of works (observance of the law) for salvation - Christians are adamant salvation...
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Peter the Apostle got the church. Matthew, Mark, Luke, & John got the Gospels. Was Peter jaded about not getting a Gospel?
MrX it has become an established and accepted fact amongst the learned that Matthew, Mark, Luke and John were not the authors of the Gospels that bear their names. The actual authors are not known, anonymous. The Gospels continue to be called by those names because those names have become associated with those Gospels and it is convenient to use them rather than alternatives like "Anonymous A",...
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Do you feel that God created the world for a reason?
According to HQ 67:2 God "created Death and Life, that He may try which of you is best in deeds: and He is the Exalted in Might, Oft-Forgiving"
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Christianity supposes that death is caused by original sin and that the natural world is in a corrupte state, can it be true?
I think your assumption that "all [Abrahamic religions] supposed that the natural world is in a fallen state because of sin" is not correct. I don't think Jews do and I know that I as a Muslim don't suppose so. Muslims believe God is most forgiving most merciful and He forgave Adam his first mistake.
However, I think you end with a good question "Did Jesus support that view [that the whole...
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Is Sayyed Maududi still read by muslims today? And do you know of any other Islamic thinkers that are interesting to read about?
"Is Sayyed Maududi still read by muslims today?"
I think so as he's one of the classics.
"And do you know of any other Islamic thinkers that are interesting to read about?"
depends on what you want. If contemporary western is what you have in mind then you have quite a few to choose from
Sheikh Abdel Hakim Murad aka Timothy Winters from the acclaimed Cambridge University of UK (I include a...
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How does the Quran support human rights?
All rights come under Justice. We cannot implement something as a "right" if doing so will cause injustice elsewhere. So justice is paramount. Establish justice and the rights will fall in their proper place.
HQ 5:8 says "O ye who believe! stand out firmly for God, as witnesses to fair dealing, and let not the hatred of others towards you, make you swerve to wrong and depart from justice. Be...
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Isn't Allah...
(Answer didn't post first time, so posting again. Hope I don't end up with multiple copies)
Arabic has two words for god. One is "ELAAH" this is "god" with a small "g" in English, and it has "ALLAH" which can be translated as "The God" in English. Whereas both "GOD" and "ELAAH" can be changed, for example into the plural ("GODS" and "AALIHA") The Arabic word "ALLAH" is unique in that it cannot...
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Isn't Allah...
Arabic has two words for god. One is "ELAAH" this is "god" with a small "g" in English, and it has "ALLAH" which can be translated as "The God" in English. Whereas both "GOD" and "ELAAH" can be changed, for example into the plural ("GODS" and "AALIHA") The Arabic word "ALLAH" is unique in that it cannot be changed. It has no form other than "ALLAH". It is used to refer to the very same "GOD"...
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If you're a Muslim, what, if anything, do you think should be the punishment for burning or desecrating a Quran?
Same as a man who'd been given a winning lottery ticket and burnt it regarding it as just a piece of paper with some stupid numbers printed on it. It's his loss.
"When it is said to them: "Make not mischief on the earth," they say: "Why, we only want to do good!" Of a surety, they are the ones who make mischief, but they realise (it) not" HQ 2:11,12
Say: "Shall we tell you of those who lose...
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What do Muslims believe happens to the spirits of the dead who are not Muslims?
The message of HQ 22:69 for everybody is that "(God) will judge between you on the Day of Judgment concerning the matters in which ye differ."
You see, Islam DOES NOT say "declare that your're a Muslim and salvation is yours" It takes the more reasoned approach of no pain no gain. If you want salvation you have to work for it. DO the will of God. As Jesus said in John 9:31 "he [God] is ready...
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What do Muslims believe happens to the spirits of the dead who are not Muslims?
The message of HQ 22:69 for everybody is that "(God) will judge between you on the Day of Judgment concerning the matters in which ye differ."
You see, Islam DOES NOT say "declare that your're a Muslim and salvation is yours" It takes the more reasoned approach of no pain no gain. If you want salvation you have to work for it. DO the will of God. As Jesus said in John 9:31 "he [God] is ready...
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What do Muslims believe happens to the spirits of the dead who are not Muslims?
The message of HQ 22:69 for everybody is that "(God) will judge between you on the Day of Judgment concerning the matters in which ye differ."
You see, Islam DOES NOT say "declare that your're a Muslim and salvation is yours" It takes the more reasoned approach of no pain no gain. If you want salvation you have to work for it. DO the will of God. As Jesus said in John 9:31 "he [God] is ready...
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What do Muslims believe happens to the spirits of the dead who are not Muslims?
The message of HQ 22:69 for everybody is that "(God) will judge between you on the Day of Judgment concerning the matters in which ye differ."
You see, Islam DOES NOT say "declare that your're a Muslim and salvation is yours" It takes the more reasoned approach of no pain no gain. If you want salvation you have to work for it. DO the will of God. As Jesus said in John 9:31 "he [God] is ready...
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Why do Muslims complain that the US isn't tolerant of them, when their very own countries are hardly tolerant of Christians and Jews?
"when their very own countries are hardly tolerant of Christians and Jews?"
How about when the Muslims were in real power? They were the one's who gave the Jews protection when the Jews were being persecuted in the West. Here's what one Jewish writer himself pointed out "MOST EMPHATICALLY that the legal and ACTUAL POSITION of the Jews during the middle ages was much better in Muslim-Arab...
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Have you read any of the bible? If so, what have you read?
I think the rule is the more of an ardent evangelist a person is, a "bible thumper" if you like, the less likely it is that he or she has read the whole Bible.
Listen to this professor open his talk by telling us of the response he got when he asked how many in his class had read the Bible.
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Is God in Islam a distant god? And are all the prophets before Muhammed as holy as him. Can´t be drawn etc.?
The HQ has the highest authority in Islam. Here's what it says:
HQ 2:186 "When My servants ask thee concerning Me - I AM INDEED VERY NEAR: I listen to the prayer of the caller when he calleth on Me: So let them also listen to My call, and believe in Me: That they may walk in the right way"
In HQ 50:16 using the royal "We" God says "It was We Who created man, and We know what worrying thoughts...
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How far would you go to serve Christ?
but didn't Jesus himself confirm in Luke 4:8 that, "The Scriptures say, 'You must worship the LORD your God and SERVE ONLY HIM.'"? So by asking people to serve Jesus aren't you violating both what Jesus regarded as scripture and the scripture command that he was himself endorsing?
you appear to be sure that people will be asked on Judgement Day how sincerely they responded to your poll, don't...
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Anyone else just finished watching "Unwelcome: The Muslims next door"?
I voted for the obviously reasonable that "The Muslims should keep to the land they alredy have" but your voting options do need sorting out.
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What is your favorite scripture in the Bible?
everything in the NT that does not corrupt the strict monotheism of the Abrahamic faiths, meaning everything that does not conflict with or contradict the teachings of the OT or the teachings of the HQ.
salam eleikom
ps - that's a common salutation of the three faiths and can be found in
the Jewish "Old Testament" for example Genesis 43:23
the Christian "New Testament" for example Luke 24:36,...
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Do you believe in forgive and forget, or do you believe some things can't be forgiven or forgotten?
Christians most definitely believe some things, like eating an apple you were not supposed to, can never be forgiven or forgotten, and they claim they have that from the highest authority.
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Should the Vatican have to apologise for Pastor Jones' burning of the Koran? Iran's ambassador to the Vatican is demanding such.
this sounds as senseless as the people who ask Muslims to apologise for terrorist attacks, treat Muslims as if they are criminals or deny them the rights enjoyed by other citizens.
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We Have Bern Warned About "Foreign Entanglements" Before, See Below, In this Case, is it Justified?
How can we say to Ghaddafi it is wrong to use fire power to force his will on people and then ourselves go and use even greater fire power to force our will on people?
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Is there any reason anyone should convert to Islam?
first let's define what we're talking about so that we can make sense of what we're saying
1 Islam means submission to the will of God. Saying to God sincerely "Your will, and not my will". Showing that you mean it by DOING God's will.
2 The best explanation of the "life and everything" question that leaves no loose ends and answers the primordial cause question is that God exists and it is...
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Sufism-Who are sufis and what do they preach?
they awaken and give emphasis to the spiritual over the material
the other worldly rather than this worldly
They promote love of God as the main, if not the sole, motivator. A famous Sufi lady was said to be seen carrying a candle in one hand and a bowl of water in the other. Asked where she was off to, she said she was going to burn down paradise and extinguish the fire of hell so that people...
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If Muhammad was illiterate, how do we know his scribes wrote everything he said?
There were several scribes whom Mohammed asked to write down the revelations as he received them. The valid question is: If Mohammed was illiterate how do we know the scribes wrote down what he said?
The HQ was revealed in small bits over a period of 23 years, each bit addressing the actual matter that had arisen. Mohammed memorised the revelation as it came down to him and dictated it for the...
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What did Jesus mean when he said those who did not accept his word were "offended"? - Matt. 13:21
Matt. 13:21 appears to be about those whose faith is not strong, and faith cannot be strong if the underlying beliefs are not deeply rooted. The verse says "But since they don't have deep roots, they don't last long. They fall away as soon as they have problems or are persecuted for believing God's word."
Those who believe in the trinity and believe that Jesus is God believe in a new faith...
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Do Mormons say they worship another member of the Godhead rather than Jesus Christ?
No one should worship Jesus or any other creation of God for there is only one worthy of worship and that is God Almighty.
HQ 3:79 says "It is not (possible) that a man, to whom God gave the Book, and Wisdom, and prophethood, that he (such a trusted person) would say to people: "Be ye my worshippers instead of God's": on the contrary (He would say) "Be ye worshippers of Him Who is truly the...
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When Christ rose and walked out of the cave, did he see his shadow?
I thought the point of the question was to establish whether the resurrected Christ had a physical body or a spiritual form. Is it and if not what is the point?
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How important are symbols in your religion/spirituality?
I reckon it's different for different people.
For the woman in the video below her burkha and niqaab are important symbols of her freedom and assertiveness.
for...
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Only atheists: If God doesn't exist, who wrote the bible?
Moses is claimed to have written the first few books and certain people decided to include in it quite a few letters written by Paul towards the end of the Bible (which just means 'the Book').
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How do you make a decision without worrying and being afraid of the consequences behind it?
Is life all about "fun" or is it wiser to derive pleasure and satisfaction from rising to one's responsibilities to oneself and to others. Here's what HQ 103 says:
1. By (the mysteries of) Time
2. Most certainly Man is a loser,
3. Except such as have Faith, do righteous deeds, and advise one another on Truth and Justice, and Patience and Perseverance.
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There are alot of religions, what make you're religion the true one?
As no one can speak with absolute authority on this can I change the question slightly to "What makes you THINK your religion is the true one?"
I think the religion I have chosen is the true one because it is based on common sense and reason and it does not guarantee salvation to people of any chosen race or religion. It does not guarantee salvation even to its own followers.
It says EVERYONE...
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Thing's that are seen, Are temporary? Things that are not seen, Are eternal..
You can't see smells but they are not eternal, are they?
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Which kind of Muslims do u think is better " Shia or Sunni " ? and why ?
the ones that follow more closely the HQ and the example set by the noble messenger of God.
HQ 49:13 says "O mankind! ........ Verily the most honoured of you in the sight of God is the one who is the most righteous of you. Verily God has full knowledge and is well acquainted (with all things)"
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What is your personal philosophy?
the life philosophy contained in the HQ. I think it is very reasonable and well worth serious consideration.
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So Palestine is attacking Israel with missiles again... why again are the Palestinians the good guys?
Because the Zionists made them the underdog that's why.
The Zionists
-shipped in thousands of people who had for generations been settled in Europe and had homes there and took them into Palestine with the promise of a Jewish homeland
-cleared out hundreds of thousands of Palestinians from Palestine to create the world's largest and longest lasting refugee problem. Many methods are used....
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What is your view on religion?
If you are an Atheist, state your reason for what you think. If you are christian, ect
Please don't start arguing between one another, Just post a RESPONSE (not a rebuttal) as a comment (NO FLAMING)
Islam, linguistically and logically the only religion acceptable to God, is meant to be a guidance to what is best for the individual and for society both for the life here and the life hereafter.
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The final, ultimate religion question: Why doesn't everyone believe what I believe?
for starters not everyone knows what you believe, nor what I believe if you meant the question to be taken that way.
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Which religion doesnt make the most of sense? why?
most people are informed only about their own religion. In many cases even that may not be true, as people often routinely follow the religion of their parents or society.
So you're effectively asking people to choose from religions they don't have much reliable information about.
The answers you get may be biased, heavily influenced by hearsay or popular beliefs, and may not be based on...
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Which religion makes most logical sense?
Based on scriptures, Islam appears to be in the lead at the moment.
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What would the world look like without religion?
If you did actually mean "look like" then I guess many of the religious monuments and places of worship wouldn't be there. I expect there would be no Stonehenge, perhaps no pyramids, no shrines of the Aztecs, no Machu Pichu and many other feats of construction that have shaped human development and architecture.
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It is generally accepted that the unforgiveable sin in the bible is not accepting that Jesus is the Son of God - Is this the only unforgiveable sin or are there others..? (serious answers only please)
You say "It is generally accepted that the unforgiveable sin in the bible is not accepting that Jesus is the Son of God" If that is the case Jesus himself must be in the lead of committing this most unforgivable sin. I think more than 80 times he is quoted as referring to himself as the son of man and not the son of God.
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Is there enough evidence in the scripture to conclude Jesus Christ was God in the flesh, or does in conclude Jesus was actually Michael?
Acts 2:22 is part of scripture isn't it? It declares "Jesus of Nazareth, A MAN approved of God among you"
Not satisfied? What about the earliest followers of Jesus we would expect them to have a correct understanding of Jesus, surely. Have a read through the Book of James in the NT and see for yourself. After all, he, James was the brother of Jesus, he was in Jerusalem and is regarded as the...
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Is there enough evidence in the scripture to conclude Jesus Christ was God in the flesh, or does in conclude Jesus was actually Michael?
Acts 2:22 is part of scripture isn't it? It declares "Jesus of Nazareth, A MAN approved of God among you"
Not satisfied? What about the earliest followers of Jesus we would expect them to have a correct understanding of Jesus, surely. Have a read through the Book of James in the NT and see for yourself. After all, he, James was the brother of Jesus, he was in Jerusalem and is regarded as the...
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Christians: Do you consider that Phillipians 2:6 shows that Christ is, or is not, God? If possible, please explain your reason/s.
That someone here on AB has authority to question an answer with a view to its removal is understandable. That my answer (or anybody else's) should be removed within a couple of hours without any warning, notice, trace or explanation is downright wrong and worrying, especially for an open public discussion forum.
I now wish I had kept a copy of my answer so that I could post it again...
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Christians: What makes your god more likely to exist than any other god that humans have invented?
you're asking the wrong people. Their "God" actually ate, talked and walked the earth just like you do.
As a Muslim I accept Jesus the Christ existed, but not that he was/is God. Perhaps you don't believe that he existed even as a man.
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What do you think is the worst sin you can commit in life?
ascribing the minutest part of God's sovereignty to another.
God warns in Isaiah 43:11 that ”I, am the LORD; and BESIDE ME THERE IS NO SAVIOUR.”
while HQ 4:48 says "God forgiveth not that (any) partners are associated with Him; but He forgiveth anything else, to whom He pleaseth; to set up partners with God is to devise a sin Most heinous indeed."
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What 2 rules do you live your life by?
Difficult to do better than
1 The edicts of the HQ, and
2 the example of the most influential person that has ever lived (at least according to an American astrophysicist @ http://www.dlmark.net/hundred.htm and the French historian Alphonse de Lamartine who is reported to have said in his HISTOIRE DE LA TURQUIE, Paris: "As regards all the standards by which Human Greatness may be measured,...
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Christians: Do you consider that Phillipians 2:6 shows that Christ is, or is not, God? If possible, please explain your reason/s.
If a criminal said he knows of a parrot that can say several sentences I wouldn't have much hesitation believing him, even if he was a repeat offender. Parrots do speak and many have spoken before.
If a highly acclaimed public figure said he knows of a cat that can say one sentence I would be sceptical no matter how highly regarded the public figure. Cats don't speak and none has spoken...
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"There is no greater evil one can suffer than to hate reasonable discourse"(Phaedo89d)
Not sure about the evil bit but I'd say it's not too unreasonable to say - There is no greater LOSS one can suffer than to hate reasonable discourse
One example of that is those who follow beliefs blindly and will not enter into reasonable discussions or debates about their beliefs.
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Is Islam a religion of peace or violence?
Even when under attack Muslims are asked to give peace a chance. HQ 8:61 says "But if the enemy inclines towards peace (even if you're suspicious of his motives) do thou (also) incline towards peace, and trust in God, for He is One that heareth and knoweth (all things)"
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Muslims only; What should be done with Apostates from Islam?
the HQ is the supreme authority, the constitution, for Muslims. It comments on situations of apostasy and even repeated apostasy. There is no instruction for Muslims to take any punitive actions on such persons. The matter is for God to decide. Example verses are:
HQ 5:54 "O ye who believe! if any from among you turn back from his Faith, soon will God produce a people whom He will love as...
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Do Islams reject the notion of a Trinitarian God.
Most major monotheistic religions do.
HQ 112, considered the criteria by which to decide who is the true God, says:
Say: "He is God, the One,"
"God, the Self-sufficient One."
"He does not beget, nor was He begotten, and"
"there is nothing like Him."
Addressing the Christians on this issue HQ 4:171 says "O People of the Book! Commit no excesses in your religion: Nor say of God aught but the...
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Did God create Adam to live forever upon the earth? If so, did He change His mind after Adam sinned? Psalms 115:16; Isaiah 55:11
The HQ perspective is that Adam's life, and ours, on the earth that Adam was banished to was meant to be short like the stay of those in an examination centre. It is how we do in this exam centre which will determine where we will live forever in the hereafter. HQ 67:2 says "(God is) The One Who created death and life, that He may test you (and thereby show you) which of you is best in good...
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If you could have personally witnessed one event in history, what would you want to have seen, and why would you have wanted to be there?
the category is modern events but you have asked about history so perhaps I would like to have witnessed how an unknown orphan, in a desert settlement regarded so insignificant that conquerors like Alexander the Great passed it by and empires like the Persian and Romans who fought over prized possessions never regarded as worthy of possessing, grew up to become, according to Michael H. Hart,...
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If you could have personally witnessed one event in history, what would you want to have seen and why?
the category is modern events but you have asked about history so perhaps I would like to have witnessed how an unknown orphan, in a desert settlement regarded so insignificant that conquerors like Alexander the Great passed it by and empires like the Persian and Romans who fought over prized possessions never regarded as worthy of possessing, grew up to become, according to Michael H. Hart,...
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Religious: Isn't the proof that we are evolved slime in a bag oozing from your every orifice? If not why is god such a rubbish designer?
Although I speak as a Muslim on the subject of bodily secretions other Theists may agree with the gist of what I say.
"There are amongst men those who take others besides God, as substitutes (for God) They love them as they would love God (had they been believers). But the (true) believers are even more intense in their love of God" HQ 2:165
This intense love leads the true believer to...
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Religious: Isn't the proof that we are evolved slime in a bag oozing from your every orifice? If not why is god such a rubbish designer?
"why is god such a rubbish designer?" if you're an Atheist and have such a low opinion of yourself then perhaps it's high time you became a Theist.
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C-word, D-word or N-word which is more offensive? How about brat, ninny, girl or tart?
which is more offensive? - ANY name the other person does not like YOU to call him/her by, even if he/she doesn't mind others calling him/her by that name.
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Alcohol consumption law?
HQ 5:90 warns "O ye who believe! intoxicants, gambling, (dedication of) stones, and (divination by) arrows, are abomination from Satan's handwork: keep away from such (abomination), that ye may prosper."
According to research by Alcohol Concern, between 2002 and 2007, alcohol-related hospital admissions for under 18s increased by 32%. On average over the last seven years, Alcohol Concern says,...
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Have you ever read the book of Acts?
Yes, and I could describe to you a little-known fact that could be discovered by doing so. But the guy in the video does it much better, so I'll let him do it.
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"I like your Christ, I do not like your Christians. Your Christians are so unlike your Christ." What do you think of Gandhi's comment?
"Your Christians are so unlike your Christ." Well, that's hardly surprising since western "Christianity" is based on the teachings of Paul interpreted to suit the Romans and some of their Pagan beliefs.
Jesus was a Jew who observed the law and prayed in synagogues.
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Shouldn't Atheists and Muslims be friends, since they both secretly worship Satan?
If it is being done secretly how come you know about it?
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What religion do you follow? Islam, Cheistianity, Judaism...
The religion of Abraham, Moses, Jesus and Mohammed
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Intelligence. Nature or Nurture?
The foundation is from nature, according to HQ 23:78 which states that "It is He (your Designer) Who has created for you (the faculties of) hearing, sight, feeling and understanding: little thanks it is ye give!"
After that it is nurture. Here's Dr Timothy Winters from the highly acclaimed UK university of Cambridge with an oblique reference to the subject.
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can a muslim pray all his prayers in the morning if he does not come home untill 8 at night ?
This probably says it all:
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May greatness be a measure of the world's unwillingness to except your mortality and why historical greats are often reported to still live?
Their names, stories and legacies are still with us and it is in that sense that they still "live" We even name our children after them, for example
Mohammed, Jesus, John, Moses, Abraham, Noah and Adam.
See also Michael H. Hart's "The 100: A Ranking of the Most Influential Persons in History" For a list and short bio's see http://www.dlmark.net/hundred.htm
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What's your passion? How do u know for sure? What's your goal(s) in life at the moment?
dreams encapsulated in these songs:
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Why do you believe in God?
Everybody, whether they admit it or not, has a god or gods they believe in, trust, rely on or give in to, to one extent or another.
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Will Egyptians rid themselves of a secular dictatorship for a theocratic one?
They've given secular dictatorship a try. Powerful outside players should allow them free choice to give Islamic theocracy a chance. It is meant to and has in the past, when properly applied, brought about enlightenment, justice for all in society and prosperity.
But chances are that the world powers that prop up compliant secular dictators and threaten with vilification and regime change...
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If Jesus were to come to Earth today what would he think of Christianity?
What would he think of the Vatican?
This is NOT what I taught!
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What are some scriptures that shows that God Care's about us?
HQ 16:78 "It is He Who brought you forth from the wombs of your mothers (a life support system that neither you nor your mother designed or operated) when (you were born) ye knew nothing (of the world) He gave you hearing and sight and intelligence and affections: that ye may give thanks (to God)
HQ 2:21 "O ye mankind! Adore your Guardian-Lord, who created you and those who came before you,...
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Why would you worship a god, or trust a book, that says people should be murdered by a crowd for picking up sticks on a Saturday?
As your quote shows it IS in the scripture but they don't believe in that any more. So it is as if it is NOT in the scripture.
HQ 2:85 asks such as do that a rhetorical question "Do ye then believe in only some parts of the Book and do ye reject other parts?"
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Christians: What is the Arminian interpretation of Romans 9:15-24 (specifically verses 19-21)?
Not sure yet, but here's Romans 8:16 from the Arabic Bible:
فَإِذًا لَيْسَ لِمَنْ يَشَاءُ وَلاَ لِمَنْ يَسْعَى، بَلْ ِللهِ الَّذِي يَرْحَمُ.
it translates into:
It is not, therefore, for anyone who wants nor for anyone who strives but it is for ALLAH who shows mercy.
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When is the first time in the Bible we hear God promise a savior (explicitly OR implicitly)?
How about Isaiah 43:11 "I, am the LORD; and beside me there is no saviour" It's a promise and a guarantee of exclusivity.
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What can we learn from Jesus?
1 - that the Lord our God is One God, not two, or three or four
2 - that by teaching us the Lord's prayer Jesus is telling us that God will forgive our sins if we repent sincerely, not that only if he is nailed to the cross will God forgive our sins
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Where is the quote in the Qu'ran that says the latter verse overrides the earlier if they are contradictory?
that's a universal rule isn't it, that in general what comes later overrides what came before. You do not need a quote from the HQ for that. If you get a later, revised, train timetable, you wouldn't use an earlier timetable to plan your journey, would you?
Anyway which contradictory verses are you talking about? If you think there are quite a few then you could quote 2 or 3 of the worst...
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LDS and RLDS are APOSTATE and therefore do not belong to the ONE TRUE CHURCH. True or False
what is the ONE TRUE CHURCH?
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Was god's dad an absentee father? Is that why he became one?
HQ 112 says God begetteth not, nor was He begotten
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If mary was the mother of god and jesus then aren't they brothers? or was it two different mary's?
The HQ never calls him son of God, but refers to him many times as the Christ, Jesus son of Mary.
Jesus never said "I am God" and never regarded himself as a literal son of God. He preferred to call himself son of man, and does so over 80 times in the Bible.
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Why do you believe I should be punished for not receiving the gift of faith, if faith is a gift that is?
Here's an Islamic perspective:
you will not be punished for not receiving (accepting) the gift of faith per se. That, from an Islamic point of view, sounds unreasonable, unjust and perhaps insane. A bit like a gang knocking on your door and asking you to receive their free gift of vitamin pills or they'll beat you up with their truncheons.
No, the gift of faith in Islam means that you agree...
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why alcohol is haram in Islam?? i am muslim and i want to drink just to know how it taste like? but it is haram, why?
HQ 5:90 warns "O ye who believe! intoxicants, gambling, (dedication of) stones, and (divination by) arrows, are abomination from Satan's handwork: keep away from such (abomination), that ye may prosper."
According to research by Alcohol Concern, between 2002 and 2007, alcohol-related hospital admissions for under 18s increased by 32%. On average over the last seven years, Alcohol Concern says,...
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Do you agree with Madeleine Albright thoughts on American foreign relations?
Not if they came from the same mind which made her say it's a "price worth paying" - when questioned about Iraqi baby deaths resulting from sanctions
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Do you agree with Madeleine Albright thoughts on American foreign relations?
Not if they came from the same mind which made her say it's a "price worth paying" - when questioned about Iraqi baby deaths resulting from sanctions
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Do you agree with Madeleine Albright thoughts on American foreign relations?
Not if they came from the same mind which made her say it's a "price worth paying" - when questioned about Iraqi baby deaths resulting from sanctions
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For my fellow Witnesses, do you have any field service experiences you'd like to share?
Do Muslims qualify? They're called witnesses in the Final Testament. HQ 2:143 says "Thus, have We made of you (Muslims) a community justly balanced (following the middle path) , that ye might be witnesses over mankind"
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Why is pilgramage a necessity in Islam?
Achieves many purposes, amongst them
1 a connection with the patriarch Abraham
2 unique opportunity of bringing Muslims from all parts of the world together in one place
3 a chance to be at the place that every Muslim throughout the world faces five times a day when praying
4 an opportunity for stripping away all signs of social status, rank and wealth with everyone wearing only two white...
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Why would God just always exist by chance but not a multiverse?
The buck HAS to stop somewhere. You can stop it at the multiverse if you like, but can you seriously attribute the "laws of nature" to it/them?
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What was Jesus' real name? How did His people address Him?
If you wanted to attract his attention in a crowded street and shouted out "Jesus! Jesus!" I don't think he'd look back. He wouldn't recognise that as his name.
In acknowledging that Jesus was not actually called Jesus it is accepted that the pronunciation of his name would have been influenced by the language spoken by his mother and those around him. "Most scholars believe that the...
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You shall not have no other gods before me (Exodus20:3)
You ask why, if scripture says, You shall not have no other gods before me (Exodus20:3) do some people practice witchcraft or magical arts?
same as why do Christians still say "Jesus is the saviour", when God clearly says in Isaiah 43:11 "I, even I, am Jehovah; and BESIDE ME THERE IS NO SAVIOUR. ... "
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If Jesus came to your house, what would you do? What would you serve Him? PL read on!?
Kosher, he never ate anything else in his life on earth.
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Why God doesn't speak with people anymore like He did in the Bible?
He did and said "And (thus, in the HQ) have ended the words of thy Lord (to mankind) in truth and in justice: None can change His words (in the HQ): for He is the one who heareth and knoweth all." HQ 6:115
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Do you like pork and than you are not following the Bible?
not so sure about "you are not following the Bible" The Christian will show you verses from his Bible that tell him he can eat anything.
However, the Bible the Christian calls scripture is NOT what Jesus called scripture. Jesus made reference to "the Law" (Torah) and "the Prophets" (Nebiyim) and these were the first two of the three main parts of the Jewish scripture the Tanakh. The third part...
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I came across a website discussing this topic and it triggered me to ask this question...
Your question is, does anyone think there could be another true prophet before Jesus returns?
Yes, indeed.
In New Testament times, according to John 1:19-28, the Jews were expecting that there were ONLY THREE that were yet to come.
The Jews were understandably sceptical of people claiming to be their awaited ones. They went to great lengths to investigate such claims and rumours. This the...
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how was the christian god created
perhaps through a mixture of Paul's theology and Mithraism. Here's a investigatory documentary presented by a Christian.
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We all know that the serpent deceived Eve. But if the serpent had talked to Adam instead, would the word we use today be disADAMed?
good job he didn't talk to Abel, otherwise we'd all be on wheelchairs.
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Democracy is a challenge to God's laws ?
According to HQ 5:44, 45and 47 Anyone who rules not by what God has revealed is a disbeliever, unjust/oppressive and transgressor
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do hindu's and muslims hate each other ?
Perhaps they wouldn't if they knew more about each other's religions.
Here's a start:
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When have you seen a world leader, other than Castro, sporting a beard... religious leaders included.
Lenini had a beard so does the KING of Saudi Arabia. Many non-Christian religious leaders and Orthodox Christian ones too tend to have a beard.
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Those who believe in the Christian Trinity: how does God's promise of a prophet Deut 18 (Acts 3 confirms Jesus) fit in with your beliefs?
It's a problem for them, but it was not a problem for the early "Christians" or followers of Jesus. They knew nothing about the trinity. Those who were with Jesus knew him first hand and therefore knew him most accurately. They had no hesitation regarding him as a prophet. The Bible itself tells us that "the multitude said, This is Jesus the PROPHET of Nazareth of Galilee" Matthew 21:11
As...
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Can you believe in God, yet not believe in the God of any religion?
HQ 46:13 offers an assurance to all that "Verily those who say, "Our Lord is God" and remain firm (on that declaration),- on them shall be no fear, nor shall they grieve."
The condition is that one must remain firm on one's declaration that "Our Lord is God" It must not be an empty, meaningless declaration but must be followed by submitting one's will to God and doing His bidding and not to...
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Is suicide a sin (READ FIRST)
Did they jump to commit suicide or did they do so because that's the only "escape" route they saw.
The scripture of the world's biggest group of Jesus-believers speaks out against suicide or self-destruction. HQ 2:195 says "and cast not yourselves into destruction with your own hands; but do good; for God loveth those who do good" It is said that the person who commits suicide will go straight...
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if jesus christ was named something rediculous like Kimbo Slice, how many people will be christians?
No they'd call themselves Kimboslicians but they'd follow their equivalent of Paul who'd tell them to forget the difficult-to-follow teachings of Kimbo Slice and just have faith in the death and resurrection of Kimbo Slice instead.
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Is salvation by faith alone, or by faith plus works?
The HQ, scripture of the biggest Jesus-believing group in the world, has God stating in a small but important chapter that has been referred to as Islam in a nutshell:
1. By (the mystery of) Time,
2. Verily Man is in loss,
3. Except such as have FAITH, and do RIGHTEOUS DEEDS, and (join together) in the promotion of the Truth, and the promotion of Patience.( HQ 103:1-3 )
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Is anything more than faith needed to gain salvation?
The HQ, scripture of the biggest Jesus-believing group in the world, has God stating in a small but important chapter that has been referred to as Islam in a nutshell:
1. By (the mystery of) Time,
2. Verily Man is in loss,
3. Except such as have FAITH, and do RIGHTEOUS DEEDS, and (join together) in the promotion of the Truth, and the promotion of Patience. HQ 103:1-3
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If you are part of a religion, what religion is it and what is its view on salvation? Specifically, is salvation a free gift from God or a result of works? What exactly is necessary for salvation, in your religion's view?
The HQ, scripture of the biggest Jesus-believing group in the world, has God stating in a small but important chapter that has been referred to as Islam in a nutshell:
1. By (the mystery of) Time,
2. Verily Man is in loss,
3. Except such as have FAITH, and do RIGHTEOUS DEEDS, and (join together) in the promotion of the Truth, and the promotion of Patience. HQ 103:1-3
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How are JW's different than all world religion who earn salvation via "works", but Christians, gain salvation is via faith alone.
1- The biggest Jesus believing faith-group in the world are the Muslims
2- The HQ repeatedly states that salvation is through belief and good deeds (faith and works)
3- my studies of the Bible and listening to Bible scholars has persuaded me that "salvation is via faith alone" is a teaching pushed through by Paul, Jesus did not teach that. Jesus observed the law and commanded all genuine...
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Did God love his son to be killed for the sins of the people who have commited the sins?
hmmm
God chucked His creation out of His luxurious house because they did not have the decency to respect His wish in His house. He banished them far away to live a hard life. It grieves Him and He wishes He could have them back. It is suggested that He just forgives them and invites them back. But He refuses to forgive them and He cannot have them back if they haven't changed their ways and...
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would i run into trouble tryn to name my kid god
your kid might end up confused with different people exclaiming "OMG!" You might not like to hear them saying that either.
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Would Jesus have been down with Buddhism? Would most Buddhists be down with Jesus' teachings?
Jesus was a strict monotheist.
The two central pillars of his message were:
There is only one true God - Mark 12:29, John 17:3, and
Salvation is through works - doing God's will - Matthew 19:17, Mark 3:35, John 7:17
That is also the central message of the HQ
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If you are willing and able to have more than one spouse/family, why does the gov't prohibit it?
listen carefully and see what you think
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The Bible is not the easiest book to understand. Because of this, do you think people give up too easily?
The Bible has always been open to different interpretations. When Jesus appeared on the scene he challenged the different interpretations that were about then and claimed that his interpretation was the only valid one - "I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me." John 14:6
The thrust of his message was
There is only one true God - Mark 12:29, John...
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is this a christian thing do, Obama Mocks the Judean/chris bible. your thoughts?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3sy9kMxOEVs
Obama is saying we can't follow these laws and gave a few examples. How is that mocking?
Almost all Christians do not follow the law, they've abandoned it. Are they mocking it?
Was Paul the first mocker?
Leviticus 18:5 commands "Keep my decrees and laws, for the man who obeys them will live by them. I am the LORD" while
Deuteronomy 27:26 warns "Cursed is the man who does not uphold the...
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Do Muslims want peace?
Common sense tells us that if you don't restore to people what is rightfully theirs you can't have real lasting peace. Where there is no injustice, no rights denied, then Muslims are required to welcome peace with open arms:
HQ 8:61,2 But if the enemy inclines towards peace, do thou (also) incline towards peace, and trust in God (that the enemy is sincere). for He (God) is One that heareth and...
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Hey Conservatives, do you realize the Bible forbids CAPITALISM!?
Some elements of capitalism are totally unethical. They almost caused a collapse of western economies. Having been bailed out by money from taxpayers, the people capitalists almost ruined, they seem to be back on their unethical tracks again with not a lesson learned.
Anyway, did the Christ not also forbid the eating of pork, and never touched it himself? But who cares. Well not the...
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Benedictus or Bill Clınton?
Watch this it MIGHT give you a clue.
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Benedictus or Bill Clınton?
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Benedictus or Bill Clınton?
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Are the majority of Muslims going to Heaven or Hell?
That's a question for God and though you may think AB is read in some very lofty circles for you to ask that question here I dare say you might have to wait quite a long time before you find out from Him who will decide.
HQ 39:46: Say: "O God. Originator of the heavens and the earth! Knower of all that is hidden and open! it is Thou that wilt judge between Thy Servants in those matters about...
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To understand God better would or could you spend some time apart from God?
http://walterdolen.com/lawofknowledge.htm
There is an element of truth in that. You get a better appreciation of summer after you've been through a bad winter. In Islam you haven't truly believed unless you have doubted and questioned. The Muslim's declaration of faith statement begins with a negative "There is no god" followed by "except God"
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Why is the Answerbag staff asking so many questions?
perhaps there ain't many askers left. Perhaps many left AB when the features many were familiar with were written out in the revamped AB.
You can't even see your own questions you asked way back or the questions you answered. Sometimes the system will lie and contradict itself. One half of the system will tell you new comments have been added to an answer and when you get to the answer that...
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What are some of the Taliban's beliefs about women, alcohol, beauty salons and such? (I'm doing a book report on the Kabul Beauty School)
women are an important pillar of family and society, they can embed lasting effects on impressionable tiny minds
alcohol can undo a man and wreck his family
beauty as seen by the naked eye is only skin deep, while that which is applied by a salon will only last till the next wash
Study the HQ for inner peace, contentment and beauty
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Can a good atheist go to heaven?
"good" in whose reckoning? If it's in the reckoning of the Omniscient Who has the final say then yes.
HQ 76:31 says "He will admit to His Mercy whom He will; But the unjust,- for them has He prepared a grievous Penalty."
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Have the blasphemy laws of Pakistan legitimise extremism?
Blasphemy laws are probably the least of that countries woes at the moment. Sir George Bernard Shaw is reported to have said in 'The Genuine Islam' Vol. 1, No. 8, 1936.“I believe that if a man like him [Mohammed] were to assume the dictatorship of the modern world he would succeed in solving its problems in a way that would bring it the much needed PEACE and happiness.” I think Pakistan...
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Would Christianity actually be better off without the concept of Satan and hell?
Christianity would actually be better off without many of the concepts that have come to be regarded as its core beliefs. Why? because they were not explicitly and clearly taught by the Christ. Jesus did not teach that
the Original Sin is carried by every human born
God demanded a human sacrifice to forgive the sin
God is three persons (of the Trinity)
God sacrificed Jesus for the sins of...
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Ok, no bashing please. Is there any Islamic society/country that has been a good neighbor for 50+ years with its non Islamic neighbors?
1 neighbourly skirmishes are part of life, it happens between individuals as well
2 regarding your deliberately chosen regions, be armed with the phrase called "cause and effect" and trace back the histories of those regions. You might find better answers and less ignorant or arrogant comments.
3 who shall we say is showing more macho power, the ones who flex their muscles across their...
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What men say I AM?
If anyone asked who's for answering this question, I'd say "I am" So which way do I vote?
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Fellow Christians: What did you do today for Jesus?
Tried to defend Jesus against the many who bear false witness against him, saying that he claimed to be God.
"And behold! God will say: "O Jesus the son of Mary! Didst thou say unto men, worship me and my mother as gods in place of God?" He will say: "Glory be to Thee! never could I say what I had no right to (say). Had I said such a thing, Thou wouldst indeed have known it. Thou knowest what...
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What is the difference between Christians and Jehovah's Witnesses?
I am a Muslim and do talk to those of other beliefs. The following I do believe to be genuine JW jigsaw puzzle pieces and I have tried my best to ensure they give you a correct picture. Though don't lose sight of the fact that I'm not a member of the JW but merely an external student.
1- The JWs go knocking on doors, in pairs, explaining their beliefs.
2- Their beliefs are defined by their...
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Why is the Devil a threat? If he was an angel before. And All angels where made by God. Why cant God unmake him ?
"Why is the Devil a threat?" - The Devil was no angel according to the HQ. He was a being that was elevated into the ranks of the angels. However, instead of feeling humbled by such a high privilege he became arrogant. When the angels were asked to show respect to Adam they obeyed while the Devil, though counted in the ranks of the angels became jealous and refused to show respect to Adam. He...
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what is the porpuse of sending prophets?
To be the carriers of divine guidance and act as perfect role models for people - that's the Islamic perspective.
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what is the porpuse of sending prophets?
To give their flocks role models suited to their time and their thinking - that's from my Muslim point of view.
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Why do some woman allow their boyfriends/husbands to beat them up for no reason at all?
neither look for nor accept ANY excuse. It is inexcusable behaviour.
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do all religions baptize?
why ask about ALL religions in the "Catholic Religion" Category?
Muslims don't baptize.
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Where do you put your Faith - in Science or God? Why?
Muslims have always believed in both.
The HQ
1- has a simple and brilliant theology - you've one creator, God. Follow Him for He knows what's best for you, individually and as societies, and in the short and long run. It is to God that you will return and it is to Him that you will be individually accountable for EVERYTHING that you ever did. And
2- inspired Muslims to become for almost...
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Do you believe that we we have what it takes to sort out our past and flip it into the future with our collective wisdom?
collective wisdom is weak in the face of dogma and vested interests. Take the example of belief in the universal blame for the Original Sin, God's need for human sacrifice and the Trinity. No clear evidence that Jesus came to teach that, but they have become dissolved ingredients of Christianity.
Those who "flip it into the future", like the JW's appear to have done with belief in the Trinity,...
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Is the Muslim world trying to rid itself of non-Muslims?
Does this read to you like the Muslim world trying to rid itself of non-Muslims? - When Muslims ruled FOR CENTURIES over what is now Spain converting people to Islam was obviously not on the agenda but tolerance and freedom of worship was. They welcomed in and gave refuge to Jews from the persecution they were subjected to in the rest of Europe. These freedoms allowed the Jews to flourish so...
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For those who read the christian bible, do you find it a valid source in which to find faith in God?
Jesus the Christ IS part of my religion and as a Muslim I do read the Christian Bible. The Bible is considered a valid source in which to find faith in God a Christian. However, what we have to bear in mind is that Jesus never knew as scripture what every Christian calls scripture today. Jesus talks of the Law and the Prophets. These are two of the three main sections of the Tanakh, aka the Old...
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If Islam is the "religion of peace" why haven't muslims made peace with Israel?
Would YOU want to make peace with armed bandits that took over your house and chased you and your family to the bottom of the long garden amongst the tall grass and fired at you every time you popped up your head to protest - would you, really?
btw the victims of Israeli Zionism are not only Muslims but Christians too. They have driven out Palestinians (Muslim AND Christians) from Palestine...
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Is the Muslim world trying to rid itself of non-Muslims?
no, just loaded divisive questions like this.
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According to islam, Jesus was NOT crucified BUT, according to Muslims, what reason did the Romans/Jews use to try to have Him crucified.
Look no further than John 19:21 according to which "The chief priests of the Jews protested to Pilate, "Do not write 'The King of the Jews,' but that this man claimed to be king of the Jews ... " They reasoned that Jesus was a false Messiah. According to them, if he was the genuine Messiah God would not let him be crucified, but if he ended up being crucified then that would confirm he was...
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Why is christmas important to you ?
One way in which the celebration of Christmas on the 25 December is important to me is in it being one of the biggest enactment of the Emperor's New Clothes phenomenon. Everyone is cheering away (celebrating Christmas on 25 December) with great gusto despite everyone seeing that the Emperor does not have any new clothes on (that Jesus was not born on 25 December)
Everyone is party to this...
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What is the main causes that the world is going into suffering ?
relentless pursuit of material possessions and fame which are replacing time for spiritual contemplation and care for fellow beings.
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What is most important during the prayers?
presence of mind
sincerity
reverence
stillness in the various postures of the Muslim prayer
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Is their such a thing as a non-practicing agnostic?
I'm afraid not. By definition an Agnostic should be sitting on the fence. He's forever trapped in the "may be or may be not" dilemma. So he can never be "practising" or "non-practising".
In any case he might want to know what "practising" and "non-practising" mean in Agnosticism but he dare not enquire, because that itself is a dilemma he might get forever trapped in.
Oh, I don't think it's...
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Isn't it odd that the only people that see the "Virgin Mary" happen to be Catholic?
simple - believing is seeing.
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Shall all the neighbours come out after dinner than we should hug each other?
Hindus, Buddhists, Atheists and even Muslims? Now that would be great.
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Have you ever organized a petition? What were you trying to stop or get changed?
signed a few, mainly human rights
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Which group of muslims make up the majority in islam, do you think ?
I'd go for 3 - those who can see that you want Muslims to trust you to tell them the truth about Islam and not to turn to the HQ which has abrogated and abrogating verses and deceivingly claims that Islam is a religion of peace.
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is the purpose of life to maximize pleasure and minimize pain?
"He Who created Death and Life, so that (the purpose being) He may test which of you is best in deed" HQ 67:2
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according to muslim belief, God created man out of:
1. clay
2. blood clots
3. water
4. dust
Which one ?
Which one was adam created from ?
HQ 23:12 "Man We did create from a quintessence (of clay)" that was Adam from your 1/4
HQ 23:13,14 describes the creation of all of us since then and includes tour stages 3 (liquid) and 4 (blood clots) "Then We placed him as (a liquid, a drop of) sperm in a place of rest, that is safe. Then We made the sperm into a clot of congealed blood; then of that clot We made a (foetus) lump; then we...
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In the koran, Allah thinks that Christians regarded Mary as divine. How did the all-knowing Allah make this mistake ?
If someone put a phaaka, an animal, on the table and asked you to close your eyes and see its mother in your mind's eye, would you see a whale, a giraffe, a cat? Of course not, you'd see something almost identical to what's on the table. So if you present Jesus as the literal son God what logically would you expect his mother to be seen as?
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According to islam, Jesus was NOT crucified BUT, according to Muslims, what reason did the Romans/Jews use to try to have Him crucified.
to the priests Jesus was a threat. They thought perhaps he was a false Messiah, like many before him.
However, they failed to catch out Jesus by the usual questioning and challenges that had tripped up previous false Messiahs. He was too clever for them.
so the only thing left was to call for his crucifixion. If he was sent by God then God would save him if not then God would let him die by...
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According to islam, Jesus was NOT crucified BUT, according to Muslims, what reason did the Romans/Jews use to try to have Him crucified.
to the priests Jesus was a threat. They thought perhaps he was a false Messiah, like many before him.
However, they failed to catch out Jesus by the usual questioning and challenges that had tripped up previous false Messiahs. He was too clever for them.
so the only thing left was to call for his crucifixion. If he was sent by God then God would save him if not then God would let him die by...
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According to islam, Jesus was NOT crucified BUT, according to Muslims, what reason did the Romans/Jews use to try to have Him crucified.
to the priests Jesus was a threat. They thought perhaps he was a false Messiah, like many before him.
However, they failed to catch out Jesus by the usual questioning and challenges that had tripped up previous false Messiahs. He was too clever for them.
so the only thing left was to call for his crucifixion. If he was sent by God then God would save him if not then God would let him die by...
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Why did Allah make one of Jesus' followers resemble Jesus' prior to the crucifixion so HE was crucified instead of Jesus ?.. (cont. below)
"Why did Allah make one of Jesus' followers resemble Jesus' prior to the crucifixion so HE was crucified instead of Jesus ?" >> The HQ does not exactly say that. HQ 4:157 says "And they say (triumphantly) "We killed Christ Jesus the son of Mary, the (said) Messenger of God" but they killed him not, nor crucified him, but it was made to appear so to them. And those who differ (over many...
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So,do you want a taste of sharia in action?
Disturbing? yes, very.
but how are you so sure it is sharia law?
how do we even know that it is national law
all we see is guys in uniform humiliating and degrading a woman by whipping her in public
someone said it was just because the woman was wearing trousers
If what we see is indeed what happened then bravo to the person who filmed and posted the video. One hopes the woman will be given...
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IS OBAMA TRULY QUALIFIED TO BE PRESDENT?
Not when in such difficult economic times he pledges to give away 30 BILLION dollars of American taxpayers money to a warring nation
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What do YOU think about Islam and its believers? I mean will you accept them in sociaty despite of all the negative propaganda?
well you've seen and listened to a lot of media on Muslims by now so why not see and listen to some real Muslims before you make up your mind. Visit your local mosque and be friendly it might help you correct some misconceptions.
Here's an American's account of his first visit to a mosque. Jump to 2min 26 sec if you want to get straight there.
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What percent of the earth's surface could be viewed from 2000 miles away?
100% according to Matthew 4:8 "the devil taketh him up into an exceeding high mountain, and sheweth him ALL the kingdoms of the world"
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The intolerant and violent verses of the Quran appear prescriptive while the Bible's are descriptive.A problem for future social harmony ?
It seems from your question that you have already made up your mind that there are verses in the HQ that advocate intolerance and violence.
You might not find everyone agreeing that the HQ does that. I don't think it does.
There are some overriding principle. For example the two inherent in the two verses below are
1 Fighting is not allowed if there is no threat
2 Fighting is allowed against...
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How did you become a more and more religiously oriented person ?
by realising more and more that Islam is perhaps the best major, old, monotheistic faith around.
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When your sitting on the throne what do you think about? And do you fold the paper neatly, or do you just bunch it?
I do take the papers with me, neatly folded, but duty comes first. I must bring peace to the world. I must summon the Zionists and get the Royal psychiatrists to examine their heads for uprooting millions of people settled for centuries in their European homes with the promise of a homeland in Palestine, without asking the Palestinians, shipping them over and letting them turn millions of...
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On the cover of a Watchtower, we have the question:"Who inhabit the spiritual world?" I would say "Who inhabits...". What is correct ?
I'd say both - depending on whether you've one person or more than one in mind.
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Which known religion is considered to have been the "first"?
For the first religion look to the first man. He believed in his creator and wanted TO SUBMIT HIS WILL TO HIS CREATOR, GOD, and do God's bidding.
Now "TO SUBMIT ONE'S WILL TO GOD" - is there a language that has one word for that phrase? Yes , it's Arabic, and the word is Islam.
It follows then that Islam was the first religion of man.
Also all of God's prophets, Noah, Abraham, Moses, Jesus...
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Please be a 100% honest. If a Muslim in a turban was about to get on the same plane as you,do you think you would be paranoid?
On the fear scale terrorism is a chart buster. Why, and who benefits from that being so may be topics for another time another place.
For now, let's see what picture we get if we put things in their correct perspective.
In terms of their numbers the terrorists are very insignificant, less than 0.01%.
In terms of where they stand statistically as a cause of human death they're almost off the...
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Are all those of the Muslim faith being arrested for attempted terrorist attacks misunderstanding the Qu'ran or being inspired by it?
First some facts to put things in their correct perspective.
In terms of their numbers the terrorists are very insignificant, less than 0.01%.
In terms of where they stand statistically as a cause of human death they're almost off the scale of significance. Americans might claim they're the sole/main target of terrorists. So let's look at what you're likely to die from if you're American....
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Terrorists take principle/people hostage. We do not negotiate with terrorists. When all the cards come crashing down, who is to blame?
Those who commit acts that give terrorists a cause to fight for, kill innocent people for, even give their lives for and leave unease, suspicion and divided communities in their wake.
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why does the koran tell muslims to distrust christians and jews and not take them as friends and kill them?
"How can that be if they are our enemies"
Isn't that a Jew shouting out his testimony from the street, and isn't he talking about Muslims?
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NOI believes that Elijah MUHAMMAD is GOD.Does mainstream Islam consider the Nation of Islam followers heretics?
The first article of faith in Islam starts with the declaration of Atheism "There is no God" and adds "except the one true God (the Creator, Who alone is worthy of our worship)"
So you can judge for yourself.
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What is the Islamic definition of peace? Is it that the world should submit to Islam and Allah ?
definition of peace more or less dictionary definition.
However peace cannot be attained without justice. Where there is no justice there will always be agitation and where there is agitation there is no peace.
"Is it that the world should submit to Islam and Allah ?" No, just submit to God (or Allah if you prefer the Arabic word) It's good for you.
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Is it right to say that those who revise ,modify,and makes the adamants
holy scripture
No, it's not easy to answer a question that's not very clear.
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Which muslim religiion are under going in revising the prayer in thier centres around the world ?
The Ismaili sect?
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Is the Bible the "end-all-beat-all" of God's Word?
Not if we are to believe Jesus.
Not if we are to believe the HQ
Jesus said "I have yet many things to say unto you, but ye cannot bear them now. Howbeit when he, the Spirit of truth, is come, HE WILL GUIDE YOU into ALL TRUTH: for he shall NOT SPEAK OF HIMSELF; but WHATSOEVER HE SHALL HEAR, THAT SHALL HE SPEAK: and he will shew you things to come. He shall GLORIFY ME" John 16:12-14
HQ 18:29...
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In the Bible Jesus says that His sheep will hear His voice-Have you ever heard His voice?
He says who his sheep are in Matthew 15:24 "I am not SENT but UNTO THE LOST SHEEP OF THE HOUSE OF ISRAEL"
Did they hear him? According to John 1:11 No, "He came unto his own, and his own received him not."
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Is the Bible the final authority or the Holy Spirit today?
If it was there would be
No Trinity
No Original Sin
No God that demands a human sacrifice
These and other fundamental beliefs of Christianity are not stated in the Bible. They were imported into the religion and people devised clever ways of using the Bible to justify them. But you will never find them stated in the Bible, which they should be if they are fundamental teachings of the faith.
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Is the expression "accepting Christ" a term that is found in the Bible? Who accepts whom?
Who accepts whom?
I think it's the Christian who accepts Jesus as his saviour. It's easier if you don't know that in Isaiah 43:11 God declares "I, even I, am the LORD, and beside me there is no saviour" or that in Hosea 13:4 God warns "thou shalt know no god but me, and beside me there is no saviour"
Is the expression "accepting Christ" a term that is found in the Bible?
You won't get very...
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Is it natural to be homo religious?
http://skepticblog.org/2009/08/18/homo-religious/
I suppose it is as long as you're critical in your choice of religion. Man is a rational being and it is natural to question.
So yes, have a theistic religion, but make sure it is the least mythical, most rational and most beneficial to the individual and to society.
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IS THE TRINITY TRUE?
HQ 5:73 says "They do blaspheme who say: God is one of three in a Trinity: for there is no god except One God."
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How much skin is too much when it comes to revealing skin?
you've got a wide choice from the EVERYTHING of the burkha wearer to the NOTHING of the nudist.
I can and have posted a video of the first one arguing her case for covering up everything. You can't post a video of anyone covering nothing and arguing the case for doing so.
The burkha-clad can appear in public at any age with any looks it doesn't matter. The nothing-clad is problematic to...
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If Jesus is really a myth. Why hasn't He been duplicated? Surely a good writer can invent such a man again.
The HQ version of Jesus does not have the god-born-of-a-woman story line for it to automatically qualify as a myth, neither does it have all the other details of the Horus story, referred to in some answers to this question, for it to be dubbed a copy. However, it does have enunciation to Mary by an angel and Mary's response that no man has touched her. This is taken to mean that she has never...
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Jesus said, "you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free". What is the truth he spoke about, and how will it set you free?
The HQ repeatedly claims to be THE TRUTH. Below are a few examples of that claim. Also shown below are three examples of people talking about their acceptance of that claim. Has it set them free? They appear to think so. They were an Atheist, a DJ in hip-hop culture and a Methodist minister, a Harvard graduate with a deep knowledge of the Bible.
HQ 10:94 "If thou wert in doubt as to what We...
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Can someone belong to No Religion?
if religion roughly = a set of beliefs, then the answer is "No" For example if someone says "I don't think religion is necessary, it is mostly destructive and oppressive and at best a waste of timee" then those are his current set of beliefs and that is his current religion.
Human beings need and will always have sets of beliefs. Some will stay with the same set, with or without slight...
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Does the dice, which God plays with, obey mathematics or does it obey God?
which God plays, and where's the reference?
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Jesus will raise up anyone who believes the Son of God-Isnt that a promise of Love? (John 6:40)
Is it Jesus who'll be doing the raising up? Does he not say “I can of myself do nothing" (John 5:30)
HQ 39:68 describes the last day thus "The Trumpet will be sounded, (to sugnal) when all that are in the heavens and on earth will swoon, except such as it will please God (to exempt). Then will a second one be sounded, when, behold, they will be standing and looking on!"
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What will happen to the wicked when Jesus comes?
they'll follow Jesus and become Muslims?
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Do you believe that giants are a result of fallen angels having sex with humans?
No. According to HQ 66:6 O Angels are spiritual beings "who flinch not (from executing) the commands they receive from God, but do (precisely and only) what they are commanded." It is unlikely God would command angels to do what is referred to in the question. So the answer is a resounding "No" according to the HQ.
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Who do you think Jesus looked like?
A copy of his mother? (since he had no father)
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Who do you think Jesus looked like?
A Jew?
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You think you know enough to guide people? In which way please ? The masters actually guide students to not knowing.
"You think you know enough to guide people?"
I hope I never presume that as a general rule. Most of the time it's a question of drawing someone's attention to something they may not be aware of, or at times seeking someone's comment on a particular issue, or proposing a counter argument to someone's argument, or taking an argument to its natural conclusion.
In summary I mostly engage in...
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What happens to an informant, if he is caught lying to police about the information that he is giving them?
normally gets charged with the criminal offence of perverting the course of justice. Or if it was information not connected with an ongoing police investigation then the charge might be wasting police time.
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"You can't ever do anything greater than yourself, if you don't believe in anything greater than yourself." True? How is it
the great personalities that acknowledged God attributed all good to Him.
Jesus said "I can of mine own self do nothing: as I hear, I judge" John 5:30
HQ 6:50 tells Mohammed to "Say: "I do not tell you that I have with me the treasures of God, neither do I know that which is hidden, nor do I tell you I am an angel. I only follow what is revealed to me."
but pharoah who refused to...
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What do you think is God's plan for you?
No different to the plan for anyone else:
That one should make the best of one's abilities and opportunities to increase the level of justice and enlightenment, so that when one goes back to the Omniscient God one will be presented with an unblemished record of one's deeds, words and thoughts.
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What is the origin of Christianity?
Jesus taught Judaism. He and his early disciples preached in the synagogues. It says so in the Bible. He upheld the law of Moses and preached a more stricter version of it. Read the sermon on the mount. Now you could be guilty of adultery without touching or even speaking to a woman.
The origin of "Christianity" as we know it today is Paul's narrative. He was a very clever (very devious?)...
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who here has those crazy christamas or thanksgiving stories?
Well, from the HQ point of view you can't get more crazy than the idea of a human being giving birth to God and changing his diapers.
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Albert Einstein admits that Science is a Religion. Was he correct?
"admits"?
To the Atheist there is nothing beyond science, everything that science says is "The Truth", even though we all know this truth has a strange habit of changing within centuries or even within decades. For the Muslims science is just a tool that helps us DISCOVER (discover NOT invent) more facts and it helps us put the newly discovered facts to use for human benefit.
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Did Jesus die on a cross to allow God to love sinful men, or was it because He already loved those He died for?
there are some strange concepts here
"God loves sinful men (period)" is, for those who want to be loved by God, like an open invitation to sin. By logical extension, the more you want God to love you the more you should sin. By contrast, verses in the HQ repeatedly mention characteristics you should avoid if you want to be loved by God. For example
HQ 2:276 "For He (God) loveth not the...
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Do the Jews regret that they killed Jesus?
There are a lot of evasive answers here. Most of them use the loophole provided by the first word in your question. Let's change that to "Did"
One possible answer for you to consider is "No".
Here's a basis for that possible answer:
There were many that claimed to be the expected Messiah. The Jews had naturally become skeptical of such claims. When Jesus claimed to be the Messiah, you will...
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Are the women who wear a burqa in public only allowed to post pictures online of themselves dressed in a burqa?
To get a better understanding of the the burqa (pronounced boorkha) wearer don't talk in terms of "allowed to" but think about looks and "choose to". The burqa wearer regards her looks as belonging to her exclusively. They're like her secrets. No one has an automatic right to them. The burqa is her method of guarding the secret that is her looks. It allows her to go about her business and at...
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Did you go to church today and on the way there have a fight in the car?
the question says it all
wish i could give you a point each for irony, cynicism, observation of human condition, rich message delivered in a few words.
oh, and for those who did (have a fight) it was probably over some trivial matter anyway.
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Whether you wish to accept it or live in denial, the fact is that we live in a world of out of control lunatics.
Oh dear, they won't leave you alone either. All you want to do is mind your own business and go about your daily life in peace.
You don't by any chance look like a Muslim do you? That might explain a lot.
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Is Jesus a god?If yes who was the God before his birth and whom people worshipped?
you've touched on just one or two of the many problems of the so called Trinity. If we say Jesus is the son in the Trinity, then it means before Jesus became the son there was no Trinity.
If Trinity is such a fundamental and important part of the belief why doesn't the word or its equivalent occur even once anywhere in the Bible?
If Jesus himself is part of the Trinity why didn't he grab the...
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What's more fun, answering a religious question or posing one?
It's good to see the funny side of it sometimes, although one's got to tread carefully, because it can be very sensitive with many believers. What we need to do more of is to increase our understanding of one another's beliefs so as to reduce the divide that is being engineered between us.
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from which other civilizations did muslims borrow ideas
Inspired by the HQ to seek knowledge Muslims searched far and wide and gathered ideas and knowledge from wherever they could find them. They translated them, studied them, corrected them, researched them, made great discoveries and inventions and shared them with whoever was interested. If it wasn’t for them “modern European civilization would NEVER have arisen at all. ...there is NOT A...
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which culture worship penis as thier god ?
I'm not sure of the "worship" and "god" bits. However, many cultures have symbols of fertility, and this could be one.
The Hindus, in whose classical literature that body part is called "lingham" use phrases like "Rajahlingham" as people's names. "Rajah" means king. A cock is a male bird. In English the same word is often used for "lingham". So "Rajahlingham" is .....King Kong? Nearly, but not...
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I don't like the expression "the new normal". The new normal is a devious euphemism for abnormal. Progress=Downsizing. Comments?
yep, treat with caution. Like "The New World Order" and look where it has landed us - increased wars hate and bigotry, near economic ruin, wider gap between the haves and the have nots
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Which religions say that evil is a local, temporary phenomenon, in a basically good universe? Which say that good and evil are about equal?
the human is the only creature on earth with a capacity to commit boundless evil. On the redeeming side, he also has the capacity to be altruistic.
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In Trinity-based Christian theology, what is the difference between being God's child and being God's pet?
Whoa there. Where did this "pet" come from? As a Muslim I'm still struggling with the idea of God having a "son". No one has yet been able to explain to me the process by which God ended up with a "son", even though the "son" is supposed to have been around for a very long time. As long as the Father? Well, not exactly, because by definition a son comes after the father. Hey, but that would...
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What is with all the talk of burning the Koran (Qu'ran?) lately?
good thoughts there, brother, TY
I am a Muslim and I extend to you the common salutation of the Abrahamic faith - salam eleikom - which you'll find in
the Jewish "Old Testament" for example Genesis 43:23
the Christian "New Testament" for example Luke 24:36, and
the Muslim "Final Testament" for example HQ 6:54.
It means peace be with you.
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What is the muslim's relationship to god (Allah)?
God is Wise. He chooses wisely. The people He chose as Prophets were examplary and we were supposed to copy their example. Jesus was a Prophet (he's called that in the Bible) and therefore he too was an example. HQ 4:172 says "Christ disdaineth not to serve and worship God, nor do the angels, those nearest (to God) Those who disdain His worship and are arrogant,-He will gather them all together...
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Is there something called 'moderate Islam'?
Most definitely Yes. It's in the second Soorah (chapter, a division of the HQ, a bit like a Book in the Bible) of the HQ
HQ 2:143 says "Thus, have We made of you an Ummah (a Community, a People) justly balanced (moderate, of the middle path) that ye might be witnesses (of God) over all mankind, and the Messenger (Mohammed) a witness (of God) over yourselves"
Now this Soorah is 286 verses...
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I often think of stuff I did long ago and habitually cry out in my mind God help me. Did he hear me now, because I didn't cry out then?
The HQ says He is All-Hearing All-Seeing and the Ultimate Protector
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Christians: how do you know that god is male and not aesexual? o_o
where does it say in the Bible that God is male?
Perhaps you've got that idea from depiction of God in art.
If it is ideed a genuine Christian belief, then it must be yet another one that does not have an unambiguous support in the Bible, like the Trinity, for example.
The HQ says there is no likeness unto Him. So how can He even be depicted in any art?
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Evidence will change an atheist mind.. But what can or what will change the mind of a religious fundamentalist?
I'll buy "Evidence will change AN atheist mind" not sure whether that applies to ALL of them.
Follow some threads here on AB and you'll see there are "religious fundamentalist" amongst Atheists as well.
I use "fundamentalist" in the sense you mean and "religious" in the sense that they put all their faith in science. Science is like a religion to them. Their belief in the ultimate supremacy...
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How many of you believe you can be saved through faith alone (without works)?
I thought you were going to have a poll with this question.
Anyway, salvation through faith alone appears to go against the universal principle of no pain no gain. Jesus didn't teach it, James didn't understand it that way either. None of the prophets prior to Jesus lived by it or taught it. Islam, the last of the Abrahamic faiths, doesn't teach it either. That's a lot of heavily weighted "No"...
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In which holy scripture God has said about reincarnation?
There is a popular belief that the Hindu scriptures support the idea of the reincarnation of the human soul but this has been challenged by some scriptural scholars
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Can a Muslim abandon his religion as members of other religions can,without the threat of death?
The highest authority in Islam is the HQ. Here's a verse, HQ 4:137, which considers a severe case of apostasy
"Those who BELIEVE, THEN REJECT FAITH, then believe (again) AND (AGAIN) REJECT FAITH, and then go DEEPER IN THEIR REJECTION OF FAITH"
judging by what most answers here have said, these apostates would get more than just death, they'd probably be sentenced to the most painful death. So...
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What ethnicity do I look like the most
Kikuyu?
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Why do Muslims like to oppress women?
bit of a loaded question.
not do you cheat at work, but why do you cheat at work?
Well ARE Muslim women oppressed?
Not according to this one - listen
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Israel or Palestina?
your question is very ambiguous
if you mean which is the oppressor of the other? I'd say Israel.
if you mean what should the land be called? I'd say it's been known as Palestine for centuries. Why change it now
if you mean which one do American wannabees rush to promise a huge share of American taxpayers' money even during hard times? well, watch the video
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Who is your favorite Muslim?
different people for different reasons
how's this one for self transformation
he's now internationally known, doing his bit for humanity and is highly respected
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so, are people born evil? Or both, good and evil? Make haste in doing good, check your mind from evil (Buddha). so it is all choice?
Good question
This question has changed. It started of by asking whether evil is inborn or acquired. This answer is an example of how drastically circumstance can change a person's direction
MSK was married. His wife was a Community Enrichment Officer, who had worked in schools with special needs pupils. The couple met at a Metropolitan University and married in 2001. They had a daughter,...
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Are people born evil or does their environment and the circumstances they're brought up in make them that way? I think it's a choice
Good question
MSK was married. His wife was a Community Enrichment Officer, who had worked in schools with special needs pupils. The couple met at a Metropolitan University and married in 2001. They had a daughter, born in May 2004. MSK worked at a Primary School in the city as a "learning mentor" with the children of immigrant families who had just arrived in the country. MSK's colleagues...
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How many Muslim-majority countries became so through peaceful means, not as a direct or indirect result of conquest by Muslims?
Muslim conquests happened in the era of empire building. You either conquered or were conquered. The Muslim conquerors were more interested in building and holding onto their empires than in changing the faith of the conquered peoples. In fact their faith forbade them to force their religion on others. Spain and India were ruled by Muslims for centuries yet the majorities there remained...
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Don't you find these rules on compensation for non-Muslims under sharia
rather discriminatory.
Your question is lopsided. It's worse than asking someone "Don't you find unfair the reports that say you've stopped cheating your boss?" At least the question is based on a report that says something positive.
This question is based on informaton from a site that has nothing positive to say about Islam. If a child is intelligent enough not to go to a butcher's shop looking for apples why...
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Don't you find these rules on compensation for non-Muslims under sharia
rather discriminatory.
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Does the spritual healing works for those who are far away from the healer?
According to HQ 2:186 He is never far away. It says "When My servants ask thee concerning Me, I am indeed close (to them): I listen to the prayer of every supplicant when he calleth on Me: Let them also, with a will, Listen to My call, and believe in Me: That they may walk in the right way."
How close is described in HQ 50:16 which says "It was We Who created man, and We know what dark...
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What should I do in such situation? Only Muslims answer please?
If the girl's father has no objection on grounds of your religion, your character, your ability and determination to work hard, your commitment to look after his daughter and if he knows his daughter is happy to marry you then he should not stand in the way. He must not get his daughter married to a person she does not like. She has a right to refuse to marry him or to seek to be divorced from...
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The "REAL" religon?
The HQ is claimed to be the Final Testament for mankind.
Its basic message is that man should submit his will to God which in turn requires him to establish true justice, engage exclusively in what is in the short and long term benefit of mankind, reflect on in private and discuss in public spritual and philosophical aspects of life. Where there is choice, adopt the middle path avoiding either...
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Are Muslims allowed to contextualize the Koran? If not, do Muslims see the problem it presents with an ever changing world and society?
The HQ is claimed to be the Final Testament as such it should be applicable to all times.
Its basic message is that man should submit his will to God which in turn requires him to establish true justice, engage exclusively in what is in the short and long term benefit of mankind, reflect on in private and discuss in public spritual and philosophical aspects of life. Where there is choice,...
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Catholics: Can you understand even your own Bible?
The Vatican does, no?
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Do Muslim women get to go to heaven? If so, what do they get, considering that martyr men get 72 virgins, and regular guys get fewer.
It’s worth bearing in mind that
1 The number 72 is not mentioned in the HQ. I don't think any number is.
2 It is accepted usage to say 'man' when we mean 'person'
3 'virgins' does not define gender so perhaps women too could have virgin men.
4 In any case the delights of paradise are supposed to be what no eye has seen nor ear heard, meaning perhaps that the words used are the best...
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Serious question:
If Muslim men who die a martyr get 72 virgins in heaven, what do Muslim women who die a martyr get?
It’s worth bearing in mind that
1 The number 72 is not mentioned in the HQ. I don't think any number is.
2 It is accepted usage to say 'man' when we mean 'person'
3 'virgins' does not define gender so perhaps women too could have virgin men.
4 In any case the delights of paradise are supposed to be what no eye has seen nor ear heard, meaning perhaps that the words used are the best...
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Serious question:
If Muslim men who die a martyr get 72 virgins in heaven, what do Muslim women who die a martyr get?
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If you follow one of the Abrahamic religions, how do you justify the violent/harsh verses in your holy book?
Good question.
This sounds like a sincere want-to-know enquiry
I can't speak for the Bible on this one. I'm just vaguely familiar with the kind of verses you're referring to.
As a Muslim i admit the existence of and am more familiar with the verses relating toviolence in the HQ.
It would be helpful if you were to point to what you consider the worst offenders in this respect so that I can...
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Which is greater sacrifice? God sent himself to hell and resurrected himself or God destroying its own consciousness to become the universe?
sacrifice is usually associated with a noble cause, roughly put, you lose something precious to you so that someone else may gain something precious to them. I'm not sure that's happening in this scenario.
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It is an eternal blissful state of relief that results from the complete eradication of passions. ARE YOU in the process of letting go ?
It can't be a "complete eradication of passions" because you have to have a passion for the "eternal blissful state of relief", no?
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Do much good ! Does the good you do outweight mindless wandering, routines,toxic Language, critical behaviors, destructive habits ?
HQ 6:160 "Whoever doeth one good shall have ten times as much to his credit: He that doeth one evil shall only be accountable for the equivalent of it (one) only. No wrong shall be done unto (any of) them."
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Why didn't James attempt to come to Paul's rescue, when those zealous for the Law sought to lay hands on him? (Acts 21:18-32)
Because Paul, who never met Jesus in his life, tells a very different story about Jesus which James, who knew Jesus well, did not recognise. See video
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Do the very Greedy create the very Needy by sucking all the air out of the room and taking every stick of furniture for themselves?
Excellent use of imagery, Rosie. Drives the point home in a very few words. Shame I can only award you a single "like"
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We don't insult merchandise we choose not to buy. Why do we insult people whose ideas we don't buy?
We must try very hard not to, no matter what anyone says. Insulting them just increases conflict in society which is already deeply divided by those who want to profit from such divisions.
Just explain to them what is good about the ideas you've bought, so they get a better understanding of you and your ideas. And show genuine interest so that they will explain to you what is good about the...
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Where did the laws of science, or rather the order that science describes, even if probabilistically come from?
The laws of science define the characteristics of things, their nature, their behaviour. And according to Islam this comes from God. When Moses was challenged by pharoah about the existence of God and was asked almost mockingly "And who is this God of yours Moses?" HQ 20:50 tells us: He said: "Our Lord is He Who gave to each thing its form and nature, and further, gave (it) guidance (as to how...
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According to the bible, what is the mininum age a girl/woman can be given in marriage?
Age of Consent throughout history has usually coincided with the age of puberty although at sometimes it has been AS EARLY AS SEVEN. Up until 1285 THERE WAS NO LAW and lOCAL CUSTOM WAS FOLLOWED. Mary may very well have been pregnant with Jesus before her teens, perhaps when she was 12. The CHRISTIAN CHURCH ITSELF .... continued to SET THE ABSOLUTE MINIMUM AT SEVEN.
You'll find more details @...
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Why did the disciples place a restriction on eating strangled animals (Acts 15;20) while Paul deemed it unnessairy to inquire? (1Cor 10:25)
The HQ has reversed many teachings of Paul thereby reverting them back to what Jesus had taught. Thus HQ 5:3 specifically includes strangled animals in the forbidden foods category. It says "Forbidden to you (for food) are: carrion, blood, the flesh of swine, and that on which hath been invoked the name of other than God, that which hath been KILLED BY STRANGLING, or by a violent blow, or by a...
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What do you call A super evolved organism that have the power to
influence nature At a grand scale?
According to the HQ a human being.
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If Christianity is really based on the same teachings why are there so many different ideas of what the basic canon is?
Perhaps too many authors, over too long a period of time. And in the case of Jesus no record of him handing down a book to be used as scripture containing his teachings. It was left to the Romans to force a group of bishops to select writings that could be regarded as the scripture for the new religion that Paul claimed Jesus had brought. Having a scripture was meant to get rid of the...
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Do you find it strange that the most social human activity leads to the most private one?
true, though eating can also be done privately.
Another example, though not guaranteed to happen but does, is how mixed dancing, clubbing, pubbing leads to (or can lead to) using the bedroom. This is why, on the basis of prevention is better than cure, Islam social science discourages such mixed gatherings.
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Why is it called the Dead Sea?
obvious answer is someone must have shot it - lot of political unrest in that part of the world
but someone might suggest because it's so salty it can't support life and there's no fish in it
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What's a good example of food(s) which could/would be sanctified by prayer over it? (See 1Tim 4:4-5)
In the referenced part of the letter Paul is saying to Timothy that we can eat any meat "For EVERY creature of God is good, and NOTHING to be refused, if it be received with thanksgiving" This would mean it's ok to eat cats and dogs. To a Muslim this is unacceptable. I cannot imagine Jesus doing any such thing.
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Are we going to be tempted in heaven?
HQ 41:31 says "We are your protectors in this life and in the Hereafter: therein (in heaven) shall ye have all that your souls shall desire; therein shall ye have all that ye ask for!" that's sounds very tempting.
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WHY(IN YOUR OPINION)HAS GOD SENT YOU TO EARTH?.. WHAT IS YOUR AIM IN LIFE?..
R THEY BOTH NOT SIMILAR?
From the Islamic perspective man has been given the role of "playing God" on earth. To be in control, to an extent at least. That's what one might gather from HQ 2:30 which is a discussion about the creation of man. "Behold, thy Lord said to the angels: "I will create a governor on earth." They said: "Wilt Thou place therein one who will spread destruction therein and shed blood?- whilst we do...
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Do you believe the testimony of these firefighters? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IO1ps1mzU8o
They appear to be just simply talking about their own first hand witness accounts of what they experienced. There is no reason to disbelieve them. Unless I missed something they did not even suggest a cause for these additional explosions. It's been a long time since the incident. Hasn't there been any credible explanation for the secondary explosions?
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If religion was abolished tomorrow, worldwide, do you think we would all get along? Imagine that science could prove that no god existed.
We might end up with
a functional society but with extreme exploitation of the powerful few over the masses, or
a non-functioning society with total anarchy where people question what gives one set of men authority over others to make laws or
a functioning society where people clever enough to avoid detection get away with murder, fraud and all forms of injustices.
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Has Sharia Law really been instituted in Dearborn, Michigan and Frankford, Texas?
There is a lot of misunderstanding surrounding Sharia Law. The media portrays it as a looming disaster and hypes it up as such. That does wonders for readership and viewer statistics.
The reality is a bit more mundane. Sharia Laws are laws drawn up by men to put into practice the basic requirements outlined in the HQ which one can regard as a constitution. The basic requirement of the HQ are...
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so, who/what was jesus christ from bethlehem?
According to the Holy Qur'an (HQ) “The Messiah, Jesus son of Mary, was A MESSENGER of God, and His (God's) Word which He (God) conveyed unto Mary, and a spirit from Him (God). So believe in God and His messengers, and say not "Trinity". Cease! (it is) better for you! God is only One God. Far is it removed from His transcendent majesty that he should have a son. His is all that is in the...
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Did Paul bear false witness? (Compare Acts 9:3-17 with Acts 26:13-19)
The relevant parts of the three passages relating to the incident which, according to Saul/Paul, gave him authority to overturn the teachings of Jesus are given below with certain words shown in capitals to make comparison easy.
From the passages
Did Paul see the light or did all see the light ?
Who fell to the ground Paul or all?
When did Jesus mention the pricks, before or after Paul asked...
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Is it not consistent for a Christian to oppose the Israeli occupation of Palestine, while also opposing the Muslim presence in Europe?
It's not so much a question of contradiction as an unbalanced comparison.
The Zionists have brutally pushed out of Palestine millions of Palestinians (not all Muslims btw Christians too) and they continue to do so. Is there any European country where Muslims are doing so?
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If homosexuality is a sin, then is excessive masturbation sinful?
There is no mention of it in the HQ but the practice could cost you your life according to the Bible. In Genesis 38:9-10 we're told that "he (Onan) spilled it (his seed) on the ground......And the thing which he did displeased the LORD: wherefore he (God) SLEW him (Onan)" So a Jew/Christian observing the OT must beware not to waste his seed, the consequences could be pretty drastic. It cost...
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If both Creationism and Evolution turned out to be false, which belief is most likely to end up true?
The question is
is life on earth by design or did it just come about spontaneously, by chance.
Scientists tell us that the odds against life having ignited accidentally on earth were a staggering 1 in 10 to the power 40,000. In scientific terms odds of 1 in 10 to the power 50 are considered impossible. So it requires a very great leap of faith to firmly believe that we are here just by accident.
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Is sympathy for the enemy?
Yes if ignorance is the cause of the enmity. The HQ says if an enemy gets lost from his comrades and seeks your protection grant it to him, it will give him a chance to get to know you, then escort him to his troops.
HQ 9:6 If one amongst the Pagans (at war with you) ask thee for asylum, grant it to him, so that he may hear the word of God. and then escort him to where he can be secure (safe)....
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I think the atheists here are making me rethink my belief....
???
Could they be wrong?
They can't be wrong in making you re examine your beliefs. Reflecting on and questioning one's beliefs is what everbody should be doing. To have a faith just because your parents had that faith, or your friends or society isn't very sensible. Those are not reasonable basis on which to base one's beliefs.
The HQ has several instances in which the ancients are asked why they believe in what they...
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In the face of extremely compelling contradictory evidence against the existence of God, would you still believe in him?
surely "contradictory evidence against the existence of God" is the more reason to believe in His existence.
Anywat, one's belief in God is not determined by 100% certainty of His existence, in measurable terms. God is not subject to any such measurement. So you will NEVER have that kind of absolute certainty either way.
If you're an Agnostic and, like Professor Stephen Hawkings mentioned in...
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The Levi Johnson Interview: is Saying "I don't Know", Worse than Pretending you Do?
The general instruction in HQ 16:43 repeated in HQ 21:7 is "if ye don't know, then ask of those who possess the reminder (knowledge)" Pretending that you do know is tantamount to deception and is of no benefit to anyone. It might even do harm.
The early Muslims took the HQ instruction to heart and it lead them to soak up all the learning that was available and to lead the world in new...
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Have you seen this video? If you doubt the value of science you should watch it:
Muslims never doubted the value of science. Now many of us don't know this, thanks to our educators, but the early Muslims laid down the foundations of modern science and much more.
It is highly probable that if it wasn’t for the people who were inspired by the HQ “modern European civilization would NEVER have arisen at all. ...there is NOT A SINGLE ASPECT of European growth in which...
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Most people don't need religion in their life to be happy?
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Most people don't need religion in their life to be happy?
those things are very important in life, but they are not the only ones. People are understanding, kind and helpful, but there is a limit to what they'll understand of what is inside you, there's a limit to how much of it you can communicate to them. Some people needs moments of reflection, moments of turning to their innermost selves, moments to think of the transcendent.
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If God is real and we were created in his image, why do we share 90% of monkey DNA and appearance if were so "unique"?
According to the HQ
God is real :
HQ 22:6 "This is so, because God is the Reality: it is He Who gives life to the lifeless, and it is He Who has power over ALL things"
However, man is not made in God's image:
HQ 42:11 "there is nothing WHATEVER like unto Him"
Man is unique on earth, being the only creature given the responsibility of managing the earth within his capability of course:
HQ...
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If you are a Christian you will go to hell according to Islam?
Actually it's the other way round. There are many, including fundamentalist Christians, who think Jesus died for their sins and they are therefore going to heaven while Muslims do not accept Jesus as God and are devil worshippers destined for hell
HQ 2:111,112 says "And they say: "None shall enter Paradise unless he be a Jew or a Christian." Those are their (vain) desires. Say "Produce your...
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Is it reasonable to believe the greatest conceivable being absolutely controls the lives of people and then punishes them for it?
The Islamic perspective is that people are
1 given freedom of choice HQ 18:29 Say, "The truth is from your Lord": Then let him who will believe (it), and let him who will, reject (it)"
2 given different abilities HQ 2:286 "On no soul doth God Place a burden greater than it can bear."
The judgment will take into account the different abilities. If you can only see in different shades of...
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What logic would have us adhere to a God that punishes good people for non-belief, or those having faith but in the wrong character of God?
God judges by what's in the hearts of people, and only He knows the innermost thoughts and the real motives. Nobody can claim a guaranteed entry into heaven.
According to HQ 111,112 "And they say: "None shall enter Paradise unless he be a Jew or a Christian." Those are their (vain) desires. Say: "Produce your proof if ye are truthful." Nay, WHOEVER submits His whole self to God and is a doer...
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A 10kg cube is dropped into a tank of water. If it is to remain afloat, what are the maximum dimensions of the cube?
surely it depends on the material, no? whatever the dimensions if it's plastic it will most likely float but if it's lead it'll just sink.... I think
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When a Christian group preaches the rapture, the end times, insists on members praying out loud and rebaptizm,
Reason tells us to be very wary of groups that
describes the outside world as a sinful and dangerous place,
regards other religions as misguided
regards everyonelse as non=believers
convinces newcomers that they are very sinful people
extracts confessions from unsuspecting members, and
insults members who do not wish to pray out loud
Islamically speaking you must stay away from any group...
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Philosophically speaking,what are the functions of selfhood?
I suppose it depends on the settings. The functions in total isolation may be different to the functions in a social setting.
Islamically speaking the underlying function of the self, whatever the setting, is to serve the purpose of the Sender, or Giver of selfhood.
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I really want to befriend a Muslim, particularly a pious orthodox Muslim.. Anyone there?
I'm a Muslim, insha Allah. Am I pious? I think only God can judge on that. Anyway you're welcome to talk to me about Islam.
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Does those who believes in recarnation will come back as what form in the world and who is deciding it ?
In Islam HQ 2:28 says "How can ye reject God.- seeing that ye were without life, and He gave you life; then will He cause you to die, and will again bring you to life and then it is to Him that ye will return" So after death on earth there is no reincarnation but reserruction.
While in Christianity Hebrews 9:27 says "it is appointed unto men ONCE TO DIE, but after this the judgment" So here...
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According to the bible, and quite a few other "eastern" religions, one may not idolize. Do people sin when they must buy a certain brand?
As a Muslim I think if I have chosen having compared all credible options and in my comparison I've taken into account all the important factors then I don't see how my choice can be regarded as idolatry. If it is then my Islam also must be idolatry because I go through the same process in choosing to stay with it.
If I feel compelled to stick to my choice without reason or justification then...
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Was Abraham justified by "faith"(Romans 4:2,3,16)) Or was Abraham justified by "works"(Gen 26:5 John 8:39 James 2:21)
In Gen 26:5 God is reported as rewarding Abraham "Because that Abraham obeyed my voice, and kept my charge, my commandments, my statutes, and my laws"
In John 8:39 Jesus said to the people "If ye were Abraham’s children, ye would do the works of Abraham"
While James 2:20-21 says "But wilt thou know, O vain man, that faith without works is dead? Was not Abraham our father justified by works,...
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What kind of tea is the Tea Party referring to?
Boston tea?
(as in The Boston Tea Party)
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Why can't the world exist in peace instead of in pieces?
If the world is in peace then the huge armaments industry will be in pieces and no government "defence" lobby worth its name will allow that. Billions of dollars and thousands of jobs at stake.
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Can selfishness be explained in positive light & morally justified correct? Basically, create an argument FOR selfishness?
It is possible, as a Muslim, to look at selfishness in a positive light.
You see Islam's essential message to the individual is
1 Believe in God and
2 gain His good pleasure by clocking up your good deeds
Given this formula the more selfish a person is the more good deeds he'll clock up.
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What if God was not one of us?
But according to Islam God is not one of us. God cannot be part of His creation. He wouldn't be God if he was.
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who sings your favorite religious song?
what is it?explain why you like it.
The answers are in the title and the lyrics and the question repeated at the end.
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Do you know of any site that recites the Holy Qur'an in English?
Salam eleikom Theby
Try:
http://quranexplorer.com/quran/default.aspx?Translation=Eng-Pickthal-Audio
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How do you know your religion is the right one?
Right in the sense I do not know of anything better.
1 Its central character was a person whose historical existence is least disputed
2 He was acknowledged as truthful and trustworthy even by those who opposed his message
3 He has come to be regarded by many, even by those who are not his followers, as the most influential person to have ever existed
4 The scripture was received in...
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Would there be fewer Atheists if God were described correctly?
I don't know what you mean by "correctly"
Anyway even if you remove the the trinity with its irrational 'three persons but one God' concep there will still be
the belief that babies are accountable for sins committed by their parents
the belief that God did not forgive Adam his mistake
the belief that God wanted a human sacrifice
the belief that God was happy that an innocent person should...
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The following story, is one of the most immoral story's ever the principle behind it is all wrong...
The HQ has two passages in which the story is related briefly. In neither does it mention the number of daughters. A very important factor to bear in mind is the use of language. The words "daughters" and "sons" are often used, instead of "women" and "men", as terms of endearment, and do not indicate family relationship. If sex out of marriage was a sin then it is very unlikely that the offer...
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Theists always say life is meaningless if there is no god, so what is the meaning of life if there is a god?
satisfaction that you are serving someone.
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Is the existence of the universe proof of the Invisible Pink Unicorn?
did the Invisible Pink Unicorn claim to have created the universe?
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How will you rehabilitate a spirit that is willing but the flesh is weak?
what am i saying? hehe
1. Say: I seek refuge with the Lord of the Dawn
2. From the harm of created things;
3. From the harm of Darkness as it overspreads;
4. From the harm of those who practise secret arts;
5. And from the harm of the envious one as he practises envy.
Surah 113. The Daybreak, Dawn
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Does Islam require a papal ayatollah?
no priests no popes. Everyone has an individual one to one direct relationship with his creator and is solely resposible for his actions to Him
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Which holy scripture has mentioned the name of Jesus and Mary most than their own holy scripture?
Which holy scripture, other than the Bible, has mentioned the name of Jesus and Mary the most? That must be the HQ, the Holy Qur'an. Also referred to as the Final Testament coming after the Old Testament and the New Testament in the sequence of Abrahamic scriptures
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Why do ongoing complex processes of nature occur eg. evolution; nature has no mind or intelligence- what force enables/causes the process?
yes, as a Muslim I'd say it follows strict laws. The laws of nature, sometimes spelled Nature, with a capital letter (an euphemism for God, the three-letter word that makes fundamentalist Atheists see red)
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Muslim veiling of women: disrespectful to women, or harmless religious practice?
Women covering up their heads and faces go beyond religion to self assertion.
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Christians: Are you ever bothered by many things that are in Christianity but not in the Bible?
glaring examples of what you will NOT find in the Bible:
"Christianity"
"Trinity"
"Original Sin"
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How did Paul come to disagree with the Holy Spirit and Jesus? (Compare Rev 2:14,20 and Acts 15:18-20,28 with 1Cor chap 8 and 10)
There are some fundamental disagreements betwee the teachings of Jesus and those of Paul.
Original sin, atonement as a result of the death and reserruction of Jesus, destruction of the Law and salvation by grace alone, not deeds are all teachings of Paul. At location 15:17 in his first letter to the Corrinthians he says “if Christ be not raised, your faith is vain; ye are yet in your sins"...
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Was Paul a Jew?(Acts 21:39) Or was Paul a Roman?(Acts 22:25-28)Or was his testimony later discovered to show him up as a liar? (Rev 2:2)
It brings to mind II Corinthians 9:19-22 where Paul is describing himself. "For though I be free from all men, yet have I made myself servant unto all, that I might gain the more. And unto the Jews I became as a Jew, that I might gain the Jews; to them that are under the law, as under the law, that I might gain them that are under the law; To them that are without law, as without law, (being...
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Question for Jehovah Witnesses: Michael is currently in Heaven what
name is he currently known by, Michael or Jesus
Sorry I'm Muslim not JW. I've asked that question and some have told me both, although Jesus was his earthly name.
Can I also share this with you. I did not expect there to be even the tiniest difference between one JW's response and anothers, because all JW's throughout the world get regular copies of magazines from their head office which explain the details of JW beliefs. Yet when I asked...
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Do you think there is a cult element within the body of the religious right? Who are the Powers That Be that manipulates their minds?
excellent question. I've heard Zionism being mentioned. The strong support for the Zionist occupation of Palestine is supposed to prepare the ground for the second coming of the Christ. It is preposterous to suggest that Jesus would welcome the ethnic cleansing of a whole people and their oppression as a preparation for his coming.
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Does the Pope look like an old queen (gay guy) to you?
you may not agree with him but as a Muslim I think we've got to accept he's a very important figure to many millions to whom that question may be a bit offensive. It's unnecessary.
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How do you perceive spirituality?
In Islam it expresses itself in many different ways. Here are just two:
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Is veneration of the cross idolatry, is image veneration condemned by Yahweh/ Jehovah God?
The OT does not approve of the veneration of crosses or other images
Jesus never approved the veneration of crosses or other images
Islam does not approve of the veneration of crosses or other images
Those who do venerate crosses or other images are out on a limb probably following their church leaders blindly. Not challenging even when they can do so with the full backing of the scriptures.
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Do you agree with France's ban on wearing the Islamic full veil in public?
The likes of Mrs Roberts have made a conscious decision to don the burka. They see it as empowerment. How can passing legislation forcing her to remove her covering be said to be in her interest?
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Do you agree with France's ban on wearing the Islamic full veil in public?
It is humiliating for a woman who doesn't want to do so to be forced to put on a full body cover by the government, religious leaders, parents, family or society. It is equally humiliating for a woman who WANTS to wear a full body cover to be forced to remove it. Those who force a woman to do so whether they be the government, parents or people on the street are nothing less than cowardly...
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Muslims, what is the punishment for apostates in your religion.
Timothy Winters sheds some light on the subject:
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What should be done to bridge the gap between Muslims and Christians?
Are Muslims mortal enemies of Jews? Relax, Muslims are a friendly helpful lot. Listen carefully to this guy, he's shouting out in the street about the friendly, helpful and welcoming nature of Muslims. It may not be what many want to hear but that didn't stop the guy from pressing on with it. And as you can see he ain't just a Jew he's a rabbi.
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How does a creator god answer the questions of First Cause any more than eternal laws of physics do?
The Muslim too is eager to know about the First Cause. He's also waiting for research to find a satisfactory answer, if it ever does. But in the meantime he doesn't lose any sleep over it. He has faith in HQ 2:117 which says "To Him (God) is due the primal origin (the so called First Cause) of the heavens and the earth (ie the universe)" and as for how, well for now we'll have to settle for...
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Do you know of Muslim Preaching Societies or Organisations in India? I was thinking to gain some knowledge of Islam first hand from Muslims
Try
IRF Islamic Research Foundation
Mumbay
India
see video for more
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Do you know of Muslim Preaching Societies or Organisations in India? I was thinking to gain some knowledge of Islam first hand from Muslims
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How should the Bible be proven as inspired by the Creator, by the integrity of its contents or extraneous material from pagan sources?
Integrity of contents.
If we take certain pointers to integrity in the HQ we might find that they are perhaps lacking in the Bible as we have it today. For example
The HQ (Holy Qur'an) boldly claims to be God's own words dictated to one man (Prophet Mohammed) whereas the Bible doesn't make such a claim.
The HQ names itself al-Qur'an (the Recitation) within the text whereas the Bible doesn't...
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How cool is the Book of Enoch?
which Enoch and what book?
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If Paul considered his writings "inspired scripture", instead of just "letters", why did he insert his personal opinion at 1 Cor 7:12?
the particular example you've chosen come through as honourable sayings.
Anyway, the main point is that Paul had no idea his writings would be regarded as scripture and end up in the Bible. He was just writing open letters giving his version of faith in Jesus. It was down to a group of people centuries later who felt the need for a New Testament to pin down the faith and stop the power...
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What Power Would You Prefer: Telekineses Or To See The Future?
considering how many accidents we're causing as iti is it might be worse with telekineses. No, we're not ready for that. Seeing the future is probably better for us. It might help us not say or do things that are wrong or damaging, like 9/11 Iraq, Afghanistan, burning Qur'ans.
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Are some ancient scriptures misunderstood accounts of encounters with extraterrestrials?
depends on whose "ancient scriptures" you're referring to and would you include angels as extraterrestrials?
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Did Paul lie (commit perjury)....compare Acts 9:3-6 with Acts 26:13-19?
If there was no Paul there would be no Christianity as we know it today. Paul is THE central figure of modern Christianity. For the vast majority of Christians he is their top saint. Their very salvation is defined by Paul.
However if, like Muslims, your salvation does not depend on the teachings of Paul then you might find what the Bible itself says about him in some passages a bit puzzling....
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What must someone do to gain eternal life?
The man who came to Jesus in Matthew 19:16-22 wanted to know just that. "And, behold, one came and said unto him, Good Master, what good thing shall I do, that I may have eternal life? And he said unto him, Why callest thou me good? there is none good but one, that is, God: but if thou wilt enter into life, keep the commandments. He saith unto him, Which? Jesus said, Thou shalt do no murder,...
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Why does Jesus commend the 7 churches in Rev chap 2-3 for their "works and deeds" but Paul says our "works" are "filthy rags"?
To put it crudely Jesus came to glorify God, to get people to do God's will as the only way to salvation. Muslims accept that.
Paul, realised he wasn't going to get many converts if he asks people to do God's will by keeping the law. So, he GORIFIED Jesus. He said that Jesus was killed as a perfect human sacrifice that took away all sins. Muslims don't agree with that.
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Some people have asked how many mistakes there are in the New testament. What does this answer tell you?
Proceed with caution.
In their magazine called Awake dated 8 September 1957 the JW quote a source saying the Bible has 50,000 errors.
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What do you think about intentional errors that were introduced into the New testament intentionally?
The verse that comes to mind immediately when thinking of deliberate insertions is 1 John 5:7 intended to give some scriptural evidence to the doctrine of the trinity.
The scribes decided what to EXCLUDE when they were making copies and what additions to INCLUDE.
But in the practice of INCLUDING and EXCLUDING goes back to the compilation of the Bible itself. It was people who met to decide...
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How could "the ransom paid by Christ Jesus" cover "the sins that occurred in the past" before it was paid?
who was holding whom or what for ransom?
what exactly was the ransom?
who was it paid by?
who was the ransom paid to?
did the ransom achieve its purpose?
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Is what Adam did more powerful than what Jesus did?
According to the HQ Adam accepted his error and repented, that takes courage.
Jesus fearlessly challenged the priests for their hypcrisy and distortion of the law.
Both were excellent servants of God. Neither of them betrayed their trust and neither of them claimed to be God
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Is it against the rules of the catholic religion to chew gum an hour before getting the body and blood of christ?
What's the idea, are they afraid the flavour of the chewing gum might mask the taste of what's on offer? Muslims love the Christ but they don't serve his body or blood in any mosque, thank God.
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I wonder if this Bible was "politically Correct" when it was written. your thoughts?
The Bible was not written. The Bible was compiled from a selection of writings. It took much discussion to decide what to include and what to leave out. There is no universal Bible. The versions of the Bible common amongst Protestants have 66 books. The Catholics have a few more books in their Bible while the Ethiopian Bible has 81 books. Checking for political correctness was most probably...
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Are Muslims tolerant of other religions? Why are women treated so shabbily by their men? Who speaks for the women? Who is their champion?
The Zionists would have you believe that Muslims are intolerant of other religions and hate Jews. But history says something different. When Muslims ruled for centuries over what is now Spain, eliminating other other religions was obviously not on the agenda but granting them freedom of worship was. They gave refuge to Jews from the persecution they were subjected to in the rest of Europe....
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If we all end up dead from hate and intolerance, will it matter what faith we cling to?
which is why we must talk to one another with open minds and find out more about one another and never lose sight of the common ground we discover
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The Burka. A tool to empower or to enslave?
Do women in burkas feel enslaved . Do they feel that their visual identities are removed and rather then an individual, they are only a gender? before attempting an answer listen to Mrs Roberts first
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Should the BURKA be banned in North America?
Surely not if women feel empowered by it, like Mrs Roberts does
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Belgium has now voted to ban the burka; France has declared it a symbol of subservience and oppression. Will Britain now follow suit?
Britain has made a sensible decision not to force people to remove their items of clothing.
But what about those who wear it, are they being subservient to men or oppressed by them.
Here's Mrs Roberts giving us a bit of insight.
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If God is the indescribable, then anything that could be described would be a candidate for god, therefore all descriptions are false?
did you mean then anything that could be described would NOT be a candidate for god?
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Wat 'pushes blood to the body tissues including thre muscles'? is it the heart?
it surely is, isn't it?
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Why do some women wear burkas?
who better to get an appreciation from than Mrs Roberts a politically active woman
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Who are the most gamblers in the world and is it alright with thier religion law?(on what basis they are allow to gamble)
It can't be Muslims can it. Their HQ forbids rhe practice.
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Why muslims have been following their sharia law according to their holy scripture the Koran?
er because they're Muslims?
because it's THEIR sharia law ?
because it's THEIR holy scripture ?
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In Islam, is transgender-ism or bisexuality acceptable in any sense?
Islam places a lot of importance on families - the essential building blocks of society. The traditional family arrangement has been and is to this date the sole means of ensuring the continuity of communities and the human society at large. Islam therefore discourages life styles that can destabilise, undermine or lead to the breakdown of the traditional family structure. Alcohol consumption,...
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I'm agnostic and started to read the bible, I found a bit of it pretty... un-realistic. It's getting a bit boring for me, should I stop?
As a Muslim I'd suggest you don't stop.
1 Read to the end making a note of what you find good and what you find bad
2 take the scripture of another religion and do the same.
3 compare the good and bad points of the two scriptures. Seek explanations from the followers of both scriptures and put away the less satisfactory scripture.
The more you repeat 2 and 3 the better the chances you'll find...
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how many times can someone be saved(through jesus christ)?
It depends by what you mean by "through Jesus Christ".
If you mean by following his teachings then, as a Muslim, I'd say say there is probably no limit, but
if you mean merely by taking Jesus to be your saviour then probably none because in your own scripture God warns you not to take anyone else, besides Him, as your saviour. In Hosea 13:4 He warns you “thou shalt know no god but ME: for...
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Does GOD communicate with man kind what one should do in their life?
(As Terry Jones have claimed )
Here's an Islamic perspective:
HQ 42:51 "It is not fitting for a man (to claim) that God should speak to him (personally)"
HQ 7:28 "When they do anything that is shameful, they say: ...... "and God commanded us thus" Say: "Nay, God never commands what is shameful: do ye say of God what ye know not?" Say: "My Lord hath commanded justice"
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When am i ovulating?After my period or befor? Is ovulating considered fertile?
Period marks end of cycle. New cycle begins with ovulation (warning could be completely wrong - I'm neither medic nor female)
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If you ditch your girl, it was His will. Nothing can be done against OMNIPOTENT's will! Why does she yell at you?
because, as you said, "YOU DITCHED" her, It was NOT anybody else. You start of by admitting it was YOU.
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i just bought a koran and a bible. as a social experiment to see which religion is superior im going to stuff both into a porto-sh!tter.
And what will that say about you? Why such self harm?
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Do you believe acting on FAITH is the same as being for "sure"?
EVERYBODY acts on faith as if for sure without realising it. For example when we're introducing our parents "This IS my father and this IS my mother"
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someone told me that god does not exist and that the universe was created by itlself... should I believe him ?
Just like God existing for you doesn't make God exist for that someone, similarly God not existing for that someone shouldn't make God not exist for you.
HQ 109:1-6 has a relevant advice
1. Say : O ye that reject Faith!
2. I worship not that [for example science/materialism] which ye worship,
3. Nor do ye worship that which I worship.
4. And I will not worship that which ye have been...
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Do u believe that having images for example of Jesus is bad
Having images of great, highly respected and loved personalities can eventually lead to idolatry. This is why Mulims are so strict about not depicting any image of any of God's prophets including Moses, Jesus and Mohammed.
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What the hell is biblical fact?
A statement in the Bible. May or may not agree with historical fact. Now don't ask what the heck is historical fact, or even what exactly is THE Bible?
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The taming and domestication of religious faith is one of the unceasing chores of civilization.
Religious faith sometimes gives birth to great civilisations. It is highly probable that if it wasn’t for the people who were inspired by the HQ “modern European civilization would NEVER have arisen at all. ...there is NOT A SINGLE ASPECT of European growth in which decisive influence of Islamic culture is not traceable....What we call SCIENCE AROSE in Europe AS A RESULT of a NEW spirit of...
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Who is true, God or man?
Regarding what?
To Muslims Mohammed, Jesus, Moses, Abraham, Noah, Adam and many other prophets in between were all true and so is God.
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How do you feel about the concept of Intelligent Design?
When I look around and study its laws the design looks highly intelligent to me.
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Mainstream Christians: If the OT Laws have been nailed to the cross and done away with, what are we transgressing when we sin?
Jesus said in Matthew 4:17 that no way shall even one jot or one tittle of the law be done away with till heaven and earth pass away. So who did away with the law then?
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Youre God says that people can do what they please on earth, yet has punished and killed people throughout history, whats the deal?
Nothing is absolute. Everything has limits. Those that crosed the limits were warned. HQ 17:15 says "Whoever accepts guidance, receiveth it for his own benefit: whoever chooses to go astray doth so to his own loss: No bearer of burdens (wrongs) can bear the burden (wrongs) of another: nor would We visit with Our Wrath until We had sent a messenger (to give warning)"
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There is undoubtedly some good wisdom stuff in the bible but what are some examples that could be considered as non-wisdom?
There are many, for example, being a reference for those who want to teach that
1- babies are sinful, carrying the sin of Adam
2- God literally has a son and yet still there is only one God
3- God wanted a human sacrifice
4- you comit a sin and someone else will pay for it
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If you were God, who would you torture first? Non-believers, child molesters, happy singles with active sex lives, lazy kids, gays?
bit loaded, like 'if you were a husband when would you stop beating your wife?'
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Do you think Islamic terrorism is soon to be eliminated?
Are you satisfied the way things proceeded post September 11?
There is no such thing as "islamic terrorism" All terrorism is un-Islamic.
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Atheists: Do you agree with Richard Dawkins that everybody who does not believe in Evolution is stupid?
Timothy Winters a scholar from Cambridge, a prestigeous UK university has some thoughts on the subject. I think it makes sense. Listen carefully and see what you think.
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Hell-Does anyone today really think that they might spend eternity in a hell? C'mon people this is the 21st century.
It may be the 21st century, from when you started counting, but man is still committing whatever crimes he can get away with, both against fellow humans and against nature. If you get caught and convicted of multiple murders they sometimes give you multiple life sentences. That's on a human scale. What about on a celestial scale, for the likes of Hitler who is said to be responsible for the...
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Do you think people who dedicate devotion to the Bible forget the meaning of the word "Idolatry"?
I think it might help those giving too much devotion to every word in the Bible if they were not in denial and accepted what most if not all acknowledge that the scribes who were supposed to make exact hand written copies of what they were given did not do so. They made their own insertions, like 1 John 5:7. There are also inevitable subtle diffrences resulting from preferences of the translators.
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CHRISTIANS: Some refer to putting the things that bother them about Christian beliefs and/or the Church 'on the shelf' What's on your shelf?
1- The concept that babies are born sinners guilty of the sin committed by Adam and Eve
2- God demanded a human sacrifice
3- God has a literal begotten son
4- That you do sins but someone else pays for them
The above ideas are not supported by Judaism, or the Christ or Islam.
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Which religion that you have to pay 12%1/2 to the centre of your income?
Not Islam. In Islam there is a duty on all those who have wealth above a certain level to give 2.5% (one fortieth) of it for the poor and other deserving cases. The aim is to make the poor independent so that they too may start becoming givers raher than receivers of aid.
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Which religion of the world they auction the food in thier prayer centre in the world?
Not Islam. If you go to your nearest mosque any evening at sunset during the month of Ramadhaan (few more days left) you'll be invited to join people breaking their fast with a variety of free food and drinks.
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Which religion in the world does not allow others in thier centre of prayers?
you can rule out Islam. If you come in peace and with good intentions you're most welcome.
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If Christ had to die for our sins, how was it that he able able to forgive people of their sins while he was still alive?
Excellent question
1- Common sense and reason tell us that sin and crime cannot be inherited. It would be a gross miscarriage of justice to convict and punish a son for a crime committed by his father.
2- HQ 35:18 says "A bearer of burdens (sins) cannot bear another's burdens (sins) If one heavily laden (with sins) were to call another to (bear some of ) his load (of sins) not the least of it...
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If God is real, why does he allow so many duplicate questions about atheism and religion?
Is AB your God? If so, what is your religion called?
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Is God sort of like Buffalo Bill? "It puts the Jesus blood on it's skin, or else it burns in Hell for it's sins".
Well not according to Islam. The Islamic perspective is in HQ 35-38 quoted below. In it the so called original sin is NOT carried through.
Quote of HQ 35-38:
"We said: "O Adam! dwell thou and thy wife in the Garden; and eat of the bountiful things therein as (where and when) ye will; but approach not this tree, or ye (both) run into harm and transgression."
Then did Satan make them (both)...
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Weekender Question. Why were Adam and Eve cast out of Eden? FYI this qestion has not been asked or answered
The Islamic perspective is in HQ 35-38 quoted below.
Quote of HQ 35-38:
"We said: "O Adam! dwell thou and thy wife in the Garden; and eat of the bountiful things therein as (where and when) ye will; but approach not this tree, or ye (both) run into harm and transgression."
Then did Satan make them (both) slip from it, and got them out of the state (of felicity) in which they had been. We...
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Your opinion? Reference Matthew 25:14-30
God has given each one different levels of abilities.
1- Believe, have faith, that you WILL be called to account for what you did with your abilities, and
2- do as much good works as you can with those abilities.
In other words your faith and your effort alone will earn you salvation.
This is consisten with the core message of Islam. HQ 103:2,3 says "Verily mankind is at a loss, except such...
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What to do when a pastor goes on strike? (Please see the description for the full situation.)
Don't give in. Show the flaming (hot) pasta who's the real sauce (of power)
Remove the pasta sauce (of income)
That'll soon bring the steaming pasta back to the dinner (negotiating) table
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Is the deity you believe in Aedra or Daedra? Why?
Neither. Because
1. He is God, the One and Only;
2. God, the Eternal, Absolute;
3. He begetteth not, nor is He begotten;
4. And there is none like unto Him.
HQ 112
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Has the life of Jesus changed your life? If so, how?
You can tell by just looking at them. Actions speak louder than words. Jesus would find himself most at home amongst those who practice what he practiced. So who are these people:
whose women cover themselves up completely including their hair (1 Corinthians 11:6)
whose men keep their beards and wear clothing he was familiar with.
Whose men, like Jesus (Luke 2:21, John 7:23 and Acts 7:8) are...
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Muslims, why do you believe Allah inspired the Koran?
God is the Creator and as such He would care for and want the best for His creation
Probably the best way for Him to communicate to mankind would be through one of its own kind
The HQ itself boldly claims to be from God
It is unique
It was revealed over twenty three years, to only one person, often in the presence of others, and was immediately written down and memorised by many
The...
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When Muslims commit a crime it's Islam's fault. When Non-Muslim Americans do, it's the individuals fault. Do you agree?
Excellent question and illustrative examples Skidoo
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Why do we call God, Father when as it is written: God made man in His image....male and female He made them.
The HQ avoids these kind of pitfalls that come out of referring to God as Father or men as sons of God. The HQ says God is one. He is unique. He is neither father or mother nor son or daughter.
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Define God in your own words.
Can't do better than HQ 112:1-4
1. Say: He is God, the One and Only;
2. God, the Eternal, Absolute;
3. He begetteth not, nor is He begotten;
4. And there is none comparable unto Him.
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Have you ever wanted to say this to a religious zealot?
No, that's seems like one wrong thing against another. It's not a long term solution.
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Is Islam "doubly totaltarian? Does it lay out a doctrine to control everybody's behavior?
Yes, Islam does encourage "submission" This is submission to our Creator. Submission is part of everybody's life. We are all surrounded by restrictions that we have to submit to, whether it's the country's laws, traditions, family constraints, and even our own bodies put restrictions and impose requirements on us that we have to submit to.
Common sense dictates that freedom of speech cannot be...
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Some believe that Christ Jesus believed in re-incarnation in spite of the fact that He Himself rose from the dead. Is that Hindu "Jesus"?
"Jesus the Christ taught resurrection." Reserructed bodies are in spirit form. Jesus was not in spirit form. He had not died. His disciples thought he had died and what they were seeing was a ghost, a spirit. But Jesus reassured them in Luke 24:39 he said "it is I myself: handle me, and see; for a spirit hath not flesh and bones, as ye see me have."
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Why do some christians say we have original sin and everyone suffers because of other peoples sin, how does that fit in with this verse?
Indeed it doesn't.
HQ 39:7 says "If ye reject (faith, know that) verily God does not depend on you in any way; but (even so) He liketh not that His servants should reject faith. (So) if ye are grateful, He is pleased with you. (note that) NO BEARER OF BURDENS (sins) CAN BEAR THE BURDEN (sin) OF ANOTHER. In the end, to your Lord is your Return, when He will tell you the truth of all that ye did...
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Could there be a Heaven without there being Hell?
HQ 36:36 says "Glory be to God, Who CREATED IN PAIRS all things that the earth produces (female and male parts of plants), as well as their own (human) kind (men and women) and (all other) things of which they (humans) know not (negative and positive)" So similarly, by deduction, if there is heaven there will be hell.
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If I shot someone, naturally I would want to hide the weapon. Why did Adam and Eve cover their mouth or hide their hands after the 'fall'?
I don't know. The HQ doesn't have the "cover their mouth or hide their hands" bit in its version. What is says in HQ 2:36,37 is " Then did Satan make them (Adam and Eve) slip from the (garden), and get them out of the state (of felicity) in which they had been. We said: "Get ye down, all, (there will be) enmity between yourselves. On earth will be your dwelling-place and your means of...
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Would God forgive Adolf Hitler?
In my arguments against the perpetuation of the original sin belief I have quoted Ezekiel 18:21 which says “if the WICKED [we can call Hitler that but Adam?] will turn from all his sins that he hath committed, and keep all my statutes, and do that which is lawful and right, he shall surely live, he shall not die. ALL HIS TRANSGRESSIONS that he hath committed, they shall not (even) be...
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Muslims, do you believe suicide bombers go to heaven or hell, what does the Quran say about them?
Each life is so precious and sacred that HQ 5:32 says "if any one kills a single person - unless it be for murder or for spreading corruption in society - it would be as if he had killed the whole of mankind: and if any one saves a life, it would be as if he had saved the whole of mankind."
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I am not a Muslim, but i would like to experiment with a hijab, because I think it looks cute. Is it a bad thing to do? Will I be mistaken
you might be mistaken, but why not have a go and experience it for yourself. Apparently many non-Muslims do consider wearing the hijab, according to this video
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How Far Is The 'Ground Zero Mosque' From Ground Zero?
I understand it's nearly three blocks away
It is a faith centre to which all are welcome
It is not new just an expansion of what has already been on the site
It is a golden opportunity for all to show a thumbs down to all those who want to divide the community
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What if everyone on this earth converts to a Muslim?
then they'd enjoy a high rank
or find brotherhood across racial boundaries
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What is the greater challenge in accepting Christianity: Intellectual or moral?
As a Muslim it would be intellectual first (for example the 3=1 of the trinity) and then moral (for example regarding babies as sinners).
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If god takes away our ability to sin and do evil if we go to heaven, then why did he give us this ability in the first place?
Life is a test in which you can freely choose for yourself your destiny in the hereafter. God does not enforce His authority over you to force you to beleve, neither has he given evil (Satan) authority over you. So the test is not biased either way.
HQ 34:21 says "And he (Satan) had no authority over them (people). It was only so that We may know ( can tel, from your performance) those who...
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If the (40 year old) Virgin Mary had protested, would God have found someone else to knock up, or choked her with his mind and called her
As a Muslim I see your not being a Christian as excusable but your wording of the question may not be.
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Are there differences in the teachings of Paul and Christ as some claim, or, is it that many misunderstand what Paul was inspired to write
The various understandings of Pauline Christianity so vigorously defended by their followers today are seriously challenged by the videos below using the Bible itself.
See what you make of the arguments of the first speaker. Here's his introduction, words in paranthesis () are mine:
"If Jesus of Nazareth were to return to the earth today, would He recognize the religion that is using His...
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Has anyone seen the Jesus laughing in any photograph?
photograph? there were no cameras in his day
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Does God love Satan? Since we are to love our enemies, does that mean we should love Satan?
HQ 35:6 says "Verily Satan is an enemy to you: so treat him as an enemy."
But why you might ask
HQ 35:6 continues "(because) He (Satan) only invites his adherents, that they may become Companions of the Blazing Fire."
The principle is do not keep company of ANYONE who is going to lead you to harm.
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CHRISTIANS TRUE OR FALSE: A person's faith in God is meant to be developed by involvement in a local church.
If 60% of the twentysomethings who were involved in a church during their teen years have failed to translate that attendance into active spirituality during their early adulthood then it's an indication that they become greatly disillusioned. Perhaps the church is failing to satisfy the increasingly independent thinking and questioning minds of the youths.
According to HQ 37:85-83 it...
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Islamic people:
Stereotyping and calling Muslims terrorists - they are unfair on the offender and the victim. How are they unfair on the offender? Because they portray the offender as ignorant, misinformed, blind sheep and intolerant.
How do you feel towards athiests? They have a right to their beliefs, same as others, as long as they are no harm to others or do not destabilise society. It is wrong for them...
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How Do You Think We Should End Terrorism And War And Crime?
Come back to HQ 49:13 with its message that we are all one humanity and that none of us should regard ourselves superior to the others. Here's what it says:
HQ 49:13 "O mankind! We created you from one male and one female, and made you into nations and tribes, that ye may (find it easy to) recognise one another. (Regard not yourself superior to others for) Verily the most noble of you in the...
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Parents should stop teaching their children religious belief and let them seek their own answers, like God intended?
Yes indeed.
Here's a theory. A person who is left alone in his primitive state, with a mind, not influenced by any cultural, traditional or popular belief on the subject of faith, will attribute the origin of himself and all that he sees around him to a Creator.
Having done so he will naturally think that the best course for him to follow must be that laid down by his creator, because the...
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Did not Christ say us to love and embrace others? How can we be more welcoming to Muslims, Hindus and Buddhists !?
First get rid of all ill feelings towards them, and help others do the same. Find out about their beliefs and get to understand them and have mutual respect.
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Why do you think God granted Gideon so many signs?
According to Hebrews God granted this guy even more. He was "Without father, without mother, without descent, having neither beginning of days, nor end of life" very impressive on the CV
He's not mentioned in the HQ though.
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Why did humans create gods that are more cruel, jealous and vengeful than we humans are? Like Yahweh, Allah and even Zeus or Ra?
I am a Muslim and would like you to give me some examples of the way Allah has been cruel to me.
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Do you think the US should be at war with Iran right now?
By Allah, No, Don't we have more than enough wars and deaths of innocent people as it is.
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In christianity, who was the dept of sin owed to?
Adam committed the sin. The HQ says God is Oft Forgiving, Most Merciful and He forgave Adam, and don't forget Adam suffered the consequenses of the sin anyway, he lost his coveted position and easy life, but the Christian won't have any of that.
The church tells us that God decided to make man pay for Adam's sin. Man must make a sacrifice as payment for that debt of sin. However He won't...
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What can God say to you that he has not made clear, as much for you to know, in his word?
The things that are not made clear, as much for us to know, in the Bible, God has explained to us in the HQ. Here's one example in the video
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Are Trinitarians actually against the fact that Christ died, ceased to exist for three days, then was resurrected as an Immortal spirit?
Muslims are puzzled by at least two things:
1 why did Jesus say he was going to be alive for three days? “For AS Jonas was [alive] three days and three nights in the whale’s belly; SO shall the Son of man be [alive] three days and three nights in the heart of the earth” Matthew 12:40
2 If Jesus died as the ultimate sin sacrifice how come those close to him were not aware of that? Listen...
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Does being eternal mean you cannot die; does the Bible describe death as
a state of non-existence?
So if you believe Jesus was crucified who do you think died on the cross man or God?
If God, then he wasn't immortal (eternal)
If man, then what was the point of the incarnation.
Did Jesus die as the ultimate sin sacrifice? Not accordingly to the early followers of Jesus. Listen carefully:
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Are the "murder for just cause" people mostly religious-based in their ideology?
No, most such acts are carried out by states these days. They come under the heading of "extra judicial killing". People that governments put on their terrorist list and then instead of following the judicial path of capturing them, charging them, trying them and, if found guilty, sentencing them, they take a short cut and just hunt them and kill them. It is hardly surprising if others are...
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Could God have inspired different sacred texts?
Yes it's understandable if each era and location needed to be addressed according to it's own understanding. However the central message would be the same
1-believe in and pray to "the Only True God" (as Jesus did for example John 17:3) and
2-submit your will to God, asJesus did, for example when he said “I do not seek my own will but the will of the Father who sent me” (John 5:30)
Now...
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Do you think Jesus had free will?
Yes, according to John 5:30 he did and he put God's will above his own “I do not seek my own will but the will of the Father who sent me” (John 5:30)
We also know that Jesus believed in and prayed to "the Only True God" (John 17:3)
Now interestingly anyone who does the two things above is, by definition, a Muslim. So one can, by logical deduction say that Jesus was a Muslim.
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I am currently catholic however my beliefs differ from that of most. Am I in the right religion? (More included)
Here are two former Catholics. Remember they're giving their own individual accounts. We can ask probing questions but in the end each one is giving his/her own personal account and we should respect that.
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Who is a Christian and how do we know?
Obviously people who who follows Christ must be Christians.
You'll know easily because there are over 1.6 billion of them and they're people:
whose women cover themselves up completely including their hair (1 Corinthians 11:6)
whose men keep their beards and wear clothing he was familiar with.
Whose men, like Jesus (Luke 2:21, John 7:23 and Acts 7:8) are circumcised.
Who, like Jesus did...
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Did Jesus Christ really want to spread Christianity as a religion? Or did he just want us to be good human beings?
Christianity? No, he never uttered the word. He practised what he taught
1-he believed in "the Only True God" (John 17:3) and
2-submitted his will to God “I do not seek my own will but the will of the Father who sent me” (John 5:30)
Now anyone who does 1 and 2 is, by definition, a Muslim. So one can, by logical deduction say that Jesus practised and taught Islam.
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If we can lose our salvation for doing anything wrong, how can anyone expect to be saved?
Say: O my Servants who have transgressed against their souls! Despair not of the Mercy of God. for God forgives all sins: as He is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful. - HQ 39:53
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Can the God we (may) seek... be the universe itself?
The universe is His sign not His Self HQ 41:37 says "Among His Signs are the Night and the Day, and the Sun and the Moon. Prostrate not to the sun or the moon, but prostrate (instead) to God, Who created them, if it is Him ye wish to serve"
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What would Jesus do if he saw your 'history' for the past 2 days of your internet use?
Nothing. He said “I can of myself do nothing” (John 5:30)
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Is God dead or alive?
"And put thy trust in Him Who lives and DOES NOT DIE; and celebrate His praise; and sufficient is He (who) regarding the faults of His servants, is well acquainted" HQ 25:58
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What is one word you would use to describe Jesus?
Muslim
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Do Christians have to follow any of the Old Testament laws? Which ones?
Circumcission and sin sacrifice. The best Christians, who had been with Jesus, believed so. Listen carefully to a well researched presentation:
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Are mans law and gods law the same? I say yes they are, since they were all written by MAN!
To any man that writeth a law himself and then sayeth it be from God HQ 2:79 sayeth "Then woe to those who write the Book (scripture) with their own hands, and then say:"This is from God" to gain by such a transaction a miserable price!- Woe to them for what their hands do write, and woe to them for the gain they make thereby."
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if your helping a friend, how many days would they have to stay at my house before they were consider a tenant and have to pay rent nebraska
Islam suggests three days
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Are you a spiritual being having a physical experience, or a physical being having a spiritual experience?
HQ 7:172 says "When thy Lord drew forth from the Children of Adam (in their spiritual existence) - from their reins, their seed, and made them testify of themselves, (saying): "(Testify) Am I not your Lord?"- They said: "Yea! We do testify!" (This was done), lest ye should say on the Day of Judgment: "Of this (that we have one Lord) we were not aware""
so may be we're all spiritual beings...
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What did Jesus really mean when he said...if a man asks for your shirt, give him your coat as well...?
An example of what he meant for true Christians: If Muslims want to buy one piot of land to build a religious centre near Ground Zero give them two.
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Have you recited Ayat Ul Kursi after your prayers ?
if you haven't here's one rendition of it:
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Why are some Christians and Muslims hateful or hostile to atheists?
In Islam there is no excuse to be hateful towards the Atheists just because they are Atheists. But the Atheist might cause annoyance by treating the believer with mockery and total disrespect instead of debating with him as an equal with mutual respect.
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Would you rather be called a Shia or Shī‘atu ‘Alī (شيعة علي), meaning "The followers of Ali" or "The faction of Ali"
Shia if the Uswatun hasanah (saw) called himself Shia
Shi'atu Ali if the Uswatun hasanah (saw) called himself Shi'atu Ali
Muslim if the Uswatun hasanah (saw) called himself Muslim
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What is your favorite nasheed ?
here's one
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what is 'beta blockers'?
things stopping you from using trial versions of software
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Gods are beyond science. If God manifested we could study and understand and science would adjust. Nothing is beyond science than. Correct?
Science itself is beyond science. The new invalidates the old.
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Is the preacher who dislikes what he preaches a hypocrite even if he believes it is true?
why would he dislike it if seriously "he believes it is true"? Is anyone doing a job they hate a hypocrite?
Mind you many a preacher must know the kind of facts the guy in the video is talking about and yet they don't preach it to their audience. The preacher might be preaching about things he himself is not very sure about because of this wider knowledge he has. Would the term be more...
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When I masterbate I start of thinking bout my gf but then it goes to guys and beastiality(gis having sex with dogs) am I just horny?
no, HORNy and TAILy and HOOFy - for complete BEASTiality as you call it :)
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What is one word you would use to describe Jesus?
Muslim (meaning he submitted his will to God - "not my will, but thine, be done" he declared to God in Luke 22:42)
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So atheists laugh at religious people thinking they are fools, Might religious people also be laughing at their hate?
It happened between Noah and the disbelievers of his time according to HQ 11:38 which says: Forthwith he (Noah started) constructing the Ark: Every time the chiefs of his people passed by him, they threw ridicule on him. He said: "If ye ridicule us now, (soon in our turn) we can look down on you with similar ridicule!"
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Poll for Christians, Muslims and Jews Only: The Calories in the food you eat come originally from?
The sun
but why ask only those three faiths?
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I believe in the Christain \"God\" but not the Bible. I also believe in evolution, not creation. What would I call my religion??
confused?
to give yourself some stability, otherwise your beliefs will drift with whatever's in fashion, you need a scripture and a community.
I don't know what you mean by Christian God. If you mean The Trinity, then it's mainly amongst Christians and there are many shades of beliefs here. Enough for you to find what you're looking for.
If you mean the God of Abraham then that widens your...
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How was life created?
science is not a person. It's a discipline or investigative tool. It is not capable of creating anything. Even scientists cannot create
HQ 22:73 says "O mankind! Here is a parable set forth! listen to it! Those on whom ye call, besides God, cannot create a (mere) fly, even if they all met together for the purpose! and if the fly should snatch away anything from them, they would have no power...
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Missionaries are responsible for alot of deaths in Islamic and African countries. Should their activities be circumscribed?
1 they must not embark on any missionary activity until they've studied the history of Christianity and how the present understanding has developed
2 taking advantage of people who are very weak in their finance and faith to gain easy converts is unethical and they should not have anything to do with it.
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Why non-Arab Muslims are prohibited in Shariah to marry Arab girls.. But an Arab Muslim man is allowed to marry non-Arab Muslim.. WHY?
there is no such Sharia restriction.
If someone has been turned down it mst be for other personal or tradional/cultural reasons.
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Christians, how do you convince yourselves that Atheists single you out for any other reason than that you're the majority in the west?
Atheists don't have to wait till they visit the middle east to be happily following Allah.
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Ramadan: Is feminism Haram?
define what you mean by feminism. Is this lady a feminist?
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Does God talk to dogs and cats too? What does he say to them?
excuse me you're in HUMANS/Home / Questions / Social Sciences / Religions / God
try
Home / Questions / Social Sciences / Religions / Dogs
or
Home / Questions / Social Sciences / Religions / Cats
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What exactly constitutes “being a religion”?
one could have many definitions.
each definition might include/exclude certain groups
one could say it's a deeply held belief or set of beliefs this definition might include Atheism as a religion. They have a belief or set of beliefs that they seem to be very particular about.
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www.submission.org/quran/arabic.html ,'About 80% of the Muslims in this world cannot read, understand or speak Arabic.'
I don't know what your question is but don't forget with Christianity the percentage is even higher.
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If you could ask Jesus in person what would it be?
The question has already been posed. It was
"O Jesus, son of Mary! Didst thou say unto men, worship me and my mother as gods in place of (the True) God?" HQ 5:116
....and in answer:
"He (Jesus) will say: "Glory to Thee! never could I say what I had no right (to say). Had I said such a thing, Thou wouldst indeed have known it. Thou knowest what is in my heart, but I know not what is in...
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do you have anything against muslims if so what?
Muslims are people just like any other people, perhaps with a little more problems than others
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If god speaks to you, can you ask him how many fingers I'm holding up, if you can tell me that I might consider he is real?
if you could tell me how many fingers I'm holding I'd know you're real :)
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Where did the Egyptians come from that took the Israelite as slaves if the flood killed all people?
According to the HQ the flood was not global. It affected those who heeded not Noah's warning. I expect that make sense. Why drown those who did even get Noah's message or warning?
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What if 2012 already rolled by due to conflict in dating?
Many will seek to sue for lost birthdays and anniversaries?
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MUSLIMS T/F: I genuinely and sincerely have warm hearted affection for Atheists.
I have no problem with Atheists, I have had long and mutually respectful discussions with them. The ones that push me towards annoyance are those who
regard all believers as retarded morons
regard themselves as endowed with superior intelligence (endowed by who, one wonders?)
regard themselves as 100% rational and yet:
firmly close the door on the existence of God when they know they cannot...
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Who is your favorite saint, and why?
not is but was Roger Moore
why? I found him entertaining I expect
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Who is your favorite saint, and why?
Muslims don't have official saints. Our belief is that only God can truly judge the sincerity and inner motives of people.
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Why Muslims marry their sisters or their own tribe? And why are there tribal hierarchies in Islam?
You say "Inequality is a traditional feature in Islamic society" Well it should not be. Here's the HQ addressing mankind on the issue of racia/national/tribal superiority -
HQ 49:13 says "O mankind! We created you from a single (pair) of a male and a female, and made you into nations and tribes, so that ye may (find it easier to) know (recognise) one another. Verily the most honoured of you...
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What does God reveal to man?
the HQ - arguably the best guide for a good wholesome life
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To Christians: Does God want people to go to hell?
how about:
Ezekiel 18 "Have I any pleasure at all that the wicked should die?... and not that he should RETURN from his ways, and LIVE?"
and
HQ 24:147 "What can God gain by your punishment, if ye are grateful and ye believe? Nay, it is God that aknowledgeth (all good), and knoweth all things."
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What would Islam's slogan be?
AAMINOU wa 3AMILUSWAALIHAAT = believe and do good
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is it necessary for muslim ladies to cover their faces?
there is no such requirement in the HQ
a very small percentage of women do
most of those who do cover do so because they want to, often against the suggestion of parents and husbands
the rest of us should not villify them, put pressure on them to uncover or even make them feel uncomfortable. If they're happy to cover let them do so, especially if they do uncover when necessary.
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Who is the founder of Islam - Mohammed the prophet or Allah?
Islam means submission to the will (instructions) of God, the Creator of the universe. As such it is obvious that no one who had been genuinely sent by God would have taught people anything other than submission to the will of God, meaning they would not taught anything other than Islam.
The names we associate with the major religions were not given by the scriptures or their teachers. Jesus...
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IS ISLAM SPREAD ALL OVER THE WORLD??
aye, from the east (the Sheikh is Chinese ex Buddhist) to.....
..... the west (the Imaam is American, ex Christian)
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MUSLIMS T/F: Atheists are irrational.
On at least one issue, I think yes. Given that no one can be 100% certain that there is no God, for the Atheist to close that door very firmly against himself, on that issue, is a little irrational.
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Is it necessary to read the Bible to be a good Christian?
It depends on what you mean by "good Christian" and it depends on which parts of the Bible you read. Listen carefully to the Bible study in the video below. Remember, the scripture being studied IS the Bible. References are given so you can check up the verses for yourself.
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The Resurrection-a myth or a miracle?
There was a time when you would not dare question the church for fear of life. Even translating the Bible could cost you your life. The Roman Catholic bishop of London balked at William Tyndale's request to translate the Bible into English. Tyndale moved to Germany to continue his translation but was eventually arrested in 1535. He was ultimately burned at the stake.
Now church leaders...
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Without overly preaching religion, tell me why you believe in heaven.
the human psche needs motivations and goals
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What if there was a God who created the Universe, but he wasnt good and all knowing. He was kind of a nut and a little nasty. Then what?
The creation would have had the full impact of that and you and I probably wouldn't be here exchanging fanciful thoughts.
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Our Talisman Raksha Kavach Really Work For Black Magic Removing ?
Just seek refuge with God, Most Powerful
The advice from HQSurah 113 (The Daybreak, Dawn) is:
"Say: I seek refuge with the Lord of the Dawn
From the mischief of created things;
From the mischief of Darkness as it overspreads;
From the mischief of those who practise secret arts;
And from the mischief of the envious one as he practises envy."
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Why so many people are converting to Islam ?
Not all, only those who are sincerely ready to wipe out everything and start seeking and deeply probing, afresh.
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MUSLIMS T/F: It's OK to be rude and disrespectful to Atheists if that's what it takes to 'wake them up.'
No, the guiding principle for Muslims is in HQ 16:125 which says "Invite (all) to the way of thy Lord with wisdom and beautiful preaching; and argue with them in ways that are best and most gracious: for thy Lord knoweth best, who have strayed from His Path, and who receive guidance"
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Marriage and religion
what about them?
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ATHEISTS T/F: It's OK to be rude and disrespectful to Theists if that's what it takes to 'wake them up.'
Nothing new there. Their behaviour is quite ancient. Here's an example
HQ 11:38 Forthwith he (starts) constructing the Ark: Every time that the chiefs of his people passed by him, they threw ridicule on him. He said: "If ye ridicule us now, we (in our turn) can look down on you with ridicule likewise!"
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How do some great scientists who believe there is God explain the presence of God?
In their own inividual ways I'd guess. Here's a mathematician, a professor of neuroscience (but she was already a believer anyway) and a Finnish ex Atheist (though not a scientist, it was science that brought him into belief)
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If God didn't like the way satan would use his freewill, why did he create him if he knew he will also create a torture hell for him?
For free will to be meaningfull there has to be
1 a free choice between at least two alternatives, and
2 almost equally compelling arguments for the alternatives
Here condition 1 is satisfied by having a choice between two. To satisfy condition 2 we need someone to balance the arguments put forward by the "prophets/messengers" calling for belief in and obedience of God. This role is played...
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jesus has been away for awhile , what do you think he left as a message on his answering machine for callers ?
It's not a matter of 'what do you think the message is?' The message is in the Bible. Here it is:
- “It is expedient for you THAT I GO AWAY: for if I go not away, the Comforter will not come unto you; but if I depart, I will send him unto you.” John 16:7
- “I will pray the Father, and he shall give you ANOTHER COMFORTER, that he may ABIDE WITH YOU FOR EVER” John 14:16
- "I have yet...
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is there any christian that can explain this? SUBSTANSIATED QUESTION!!(it's about contradictions in the bible)
that's a lot of contradictions and inconsistacies. Two comments for now:
1 the video should have presented the best explanation put forward by Christians for each contradiction
2 we know that the evangelists insist that the Bible is inerrant and without contradiction, but does the Bible itself make such claims? Are you accusing it of falling short of a standard it does not claim? By contrast...
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religion is a threath to society!
too sweeping. what's your evidence regarding religion in general or the specific faiths?
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religion is a threath to society!
Share your answer...
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Are there any stipulations with naming your kid Muhammad, like he better turn out good, isn't that name sacred to Islam?
You ask " isn't that name (Mohammed) sacred to Islam?"
Mohammed was no more divine than you or I. He was just as human as the rest of us. Who said that? Islam's highest authority, the HQ.
HQ 18:110 commands Mohammed to "Say: "I am but a man like yourselves, (except that) divine inspiration has come to me, that your god is one God. So whoever expects to meet his Lord, let him work...
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Who revealed the Qur'an to Muhammad?
HQ 16:101, 102 tell us "they say, "Thou art but an inventor (of the HQ)": but most of them understand not. Say (to them), 'the Holy Spirit has brought the revelation from thy Lord in Truth, in order to strengthen those who believe, and as a Guide and Glad Tidings to those who submit to God'"
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Karl Rove appeared in Canada at a Christian fundamentalism event. Should Canadians be afraid? Not of the apocalypse but of Rove?
HQ 49:6 may have a little relevance. It says "O ye who believe! If an inciter comes to you with any information, ascertain the truth, lest ye harm people unwittingly, and afterwards become full of repentance for what ye have done."
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Are bombs legal to buy in the Middle East?
You've carried out your analyses, looked at news reports of bombing incidents and perhaps number, size and sophistication of bombs used. Maybe you have looked at number of people involved in the bombings and wondered at the source of the bombs. You have identified the sought after reward. Perhaps because of the number of bombings carried out by the individuals you have decided to label the...
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Is there any real evidence in the stance of modern scholars, re the authenticity of the Books of Timothy, & Titus?
You are wondering how the Bible comprising 66 Books can be questioned by men. Can we really blame them. The Holy Bible in a western Protestant church may very well comprise 66 Books as you say, but if the person is showing around a visitor and walks across with him to the Catholic church and picks up The Holy Bible there he'll find it has 73 Books. If his visitor is from Ethiopia and has...
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Are shias kafirs? if yes why? and if no why?
HQ 4:94 "O ye who believe! ....say not to any one who offers you a salutation: "Thou art none of a believer!""
HQ 16:125 "Invite (all) to the Way of thy Lord with wisdom and beautiful preaching; and argue with them in ways that are best and most gracious: for thy Lord knoweth best, who have strayed from His Path, and who receive guidance"
HQ 22:67-69 "To every People have We appointed rites...
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What do you know about the Christmas tree ?
It's a good bet Jesus had nothing to do with it, not even Paul. Some guy calling himself Father Christmas perhaps?
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Christians, what determined the canonization of biblical scripture?
The fact that it happened nearly 400 years after the event probably has a bearing on it, as did the ruling Roman's desire to have a common faith for all its citizens so that there would be no religious conflicts or rebellion. It's a bit like a documovie. You decide the message you want to convey then you select and string together only those clips which support that message.
A momentum had...
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How long have you been practicing meditation ? Do you prefer a specific form ?
from childhood
In Islam there are many forms.
The highest is called "swalaat" it comes from the word "swil" (the "w" in both cases is almost silent) which means to connect or keep in touch. So the Swalaat is a means by which Muslims connects with God. The Swalaat has four main body postures
standing
bowing - bending forward at the waist
sitting down on the floor, and
prostrating - see video....
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Are we the sense (and other sentients) that nothing makes perfect?
If nothing makes perfect sense. (assuming)
It makes perfect sense to keep your options open and assume that there is a hereafter.
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Do you want to be a preacher?
This guy was one
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Are the misrepresentations of the Bible, by those who profess to uphold its truths, any excuse to doubt the Bible for what it really is?
But WHAT really is the Bible?
the Bible literally means "the Book" so in reality it's a book called The Book
The Book is actually a collection of Books. How many books and in what order depends on what your church tells you. For example, if you're a Catholic the Bible has 73 books, the Protestant churches have thrown out 7 books, so as a Protestant you firmly believe that the Bible has 66...
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Among Buddhism, Taoism, Legalism, Confucianism and Islam, which is the most powerful for the requirements of today's generation?
May I suggest Islam. It has a very practical approach that has actually proved itself in practice.
It is not that long ago that Muslims lead the world, including the west, setting standards worth following in all areas of life. This they did through the HQ and the inspiration it gave them to learn, reason, experiment and discover. The extent of our dependence on their progress has been matched...
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was lucifer an archangel ? some say yes , some say no .. what say you ?
If Lucifer = Satan = Shaitaan = Ibleece then according to the HQ he was a Jinn.
HQ 18:50 says "Behold! We said to the angels, "Bow down to Adam": They bowed down except Ibleece. He was one of the Jinns"
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Is Fred Phelps secretly gay?
HQ 49:12 says "O ye who believe! (try to) Avoid suspicion: for suspicion, in some cases, (where it can lead to harm) is a sin: And spy not (maliciousy) on each other"
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Do you use a chaplet?
If so, what prayers do you say with it?
here's an interesting (?) aside
A Muslim thumbing through a prayer bead (or using the lines on his fingers) is likely to be saying :
La ilaaha illa Allah = there is no (true) deity except God
soob haan Allah = glory be to God
Ul humdoo lillah = all praise is rightfully God's
Allahu akbar = God is the greatest
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Some believers claim that "God" is all knowing, all seeing, yet commit immoral and criminal acts that some agnostics wouldn't do.
I don't think it's the belief that God is All Seeing and Omniscient that is meant to keep us on the straight rather it's the belief that we will be called to account for even the smallest of our deeds.
as HQ 99:6-8 puts it
99:6 "On that [Judgment] Day will men proceed, in sorted groups, to be shown the deeds that they (had done).
99:7 Then shall anyone who has done an atom's weight of...
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if you dont attend some kind of church does that automatically mean your going to hell?
Not according to HQ 2:111-112 which rejects all such claims.
"111 And they say: "None shall enter Paradise unless he be a Jew or a Christian." Those are their (vain) desires. Say: "Produce your proof if ye are truthful."
112. Nay,-WHOEVER submits completely to God and is a doer of good,- He will get his reward with his Lord; on such shall be no fear, nor shall they grieve."
Notice there's...
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What happens to aborted baby souls?
These people used to bury their babies when they found out the babies were girls. They would have aborted them if they had means of telling the gender of the babies before birth. The HQ says in 81:7-9 regarding the Day of Judgment
7. When the souls are sorted out,
8. When the female (baby), buried alive, is questioned -
9. For what crime was she killed;
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If Jehovah put the Earth in the back of His pickup truck and took it to the dump, how much do you think He will be charged?
why would He want to do that?
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GOD'S WRATH! Coming to a heart near you!
Big woop, wanna fight about it?
Don't we need a good dose of wrath?
Shake it up? Make new?
We're all, individually and collectively, as families and nations, continually going through testing times or wraths. These are all opportunities for reflection, for stepping back or zooming out and looking at the wider picture, beyond the materialistic, beyond the hear and now and ponder on what lies beyond the limitations of our restricted senses.
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Do Muslims hate Jews?
If you want one example of man's inhumanity to many look in history at the treatment of Jews throughout Europe culminating in the Nazi's final solution. By contrast Muslims have welcomed Jews and given them refuge from persecution. Are you thinking 'ah, but he's a Muslim, and he'd say that won't he? Did any Jew say that?'
Well, here's what one Jewish writer pointed out "MOST EMPHATICALLY that...
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is the term "religious leader" an oxymoron ?
If you mean 'are there leaders who either know not or care not much about the essence of the religion they are claiming to be or regarded to be leaders in?' then the answer is pobably yes.
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What if Israel and Palestine got together on their "telephones", and played a "love game" with some "bad romance"? Should they
Lady Gaza enjoys more freedom and luxury than those in the Gaga strip. See how Palestine (green) has been transformed into Israel (white) in 60 years.
...
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Was the church without a witness for 18 centuries?
No the HQ dates back fourteen centuries yet it talks about believers, Submitters-to-the-will-of-God (Muslims in Arabic) as being God's (Jehovah's) witnesses. For example HQ 4:135 says "O ye who believe! stand out firmly for justice, as witnesses of God, even it be against yourselves, or your parents, or your kin, and whether it be (against) rich or poor" The verse itself is about justice and...
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in your opinion , is there is a connection between believe and love ?
Yes, and it's not just my opinion, it is in the HQ.
HQ 2:165 is just one reference to this love. It says "And amongst people there are those who take (as their Lords) others besides (the True) God, (regarding them) as co-equals (with the True God). They love these (assumed "co-equals") as they should love (the True) God. But still, the (true) believers are even stronger (than that) in their...
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Do non-Muslims wear the hijab in Iran?
You don't have to go to Iran to find non-Muslims wearing hijabs, there may be one closer home, go to:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L0SsYD2yRsk&feature=related
or watch:
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If Islam is such a great religion, why are the societies that have adopted it have some of the most wretched areas in the world?
It hasn't always been so Emperor. The Muslims did at one time lead the world, including the west, through their learning, reasoning, experimentation and discoveries. The extent of our dependence on their progress has been matched only by the determination of our educators to keep us in the dark about it. But if you just scratch the veneer you’ll see for yourself that the influence was so...
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Muslim Women: Why would you want to belong to a religion that is so chauvinistic and degrading?
these are not theories
they're, real, actual, personal accounts
these are from women themselves, not men talking about women
they're from our present time
you can't argue they grew up in it, or they know no different
they're from non-Muslim families, from three different Western countries
you can't argue they were forced into it, all the forces were actually acting the other way
can you still...
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In what verse did the prophet Muhammad tell the people to bow for prayer?
The first thing that would strike a Muslim about the question is the inference that the HQ contains Mohammed's words. According to Muslims the HQ does not contain any word from Mohammed but God's words transmitted to Mohammed. Mohammed's words are recorded in anecdotes called Hadith. "In what Hadith did the prophet Mohammed tell..." would not raise any Muslim eyebrows.
There are many...
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Can Muslims eat kosher food?
Scholars take HQ 5:5 as authority for Muslims to consume Kosher where Halal is not available. The verse in question says : "This day are (all) things good and pure made lawful unto you. The food of the People of the Book [the Torah] is lawful unto you and yours is lawful unto them."
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Can a woman be an imam?
In their congregational prayers Muslims stand side by side with shoulders touching. It is not conducive for devotional concentration for men and women to be in such close contact. For this reason men stand next to each other in prayers and women do likewise.
The Muslim in his prayer assumes four body postures, standing up, bending down at the waist, sitting down and prostrating with only the...
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When was the Quran made?
The HQ is not a recollection of events penned down like a diary by someone. The HQ was compiled over a period of some 23 years starting in the year 610. As revelation came down a few verses at a time to Prophet Mohammed to address a particular situation, it was memorised and Mohammed had scribes write down the verses there and then and read them back to him for verification.
Mohammed was 40...
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When was the Quran made?
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Would you buy a ticket to watch Jesus get killed for $35?
give us some background pl. why the question, why $35?
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The referenced URL (in description) has the best explanation of the Trinity that I've ever seen. Do you agree?
I tried several times but your first url didn't work
the other urls worked. However, I was disappointed, specially as I rushed to it thinking at last an explanation of the Trinity conundrum.
I'll grant you it's a good graphical representation, but it's not a new explanation. We know that the "man is made of body, spirit and soul" comparison fails because body is not man, spirit is not man and...
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Why are Muslims get so enraged when the Qur'an is critiqued?No religious
dogma should be above close examination and critique.
Have heard of protests when revered persons are made fun of, but not when the HQ is "critqued". Did you have any specific case in mind?
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Do you sneeze in the sun?
No, I prefer to do it in my handkerchief- if I can get it out in time. :)
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What happens to artists in Islam countries who try to use figure drawings in their creations?
Nothing I expect. Plenty of drawings must have gone into making this video:
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Why does everyone suck?
I nose why everyone sucks, boy, coz they ain't got no teeth no more, that's why. I reckons.
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What do you think of a woman who spits on a man?
she's much taller than him :)
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If you could have dinner with one person, dead or alive, what would you order?
definitely dead I don't like to eat anything that's still alive :)
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who is creat God?
God is, be definition, the Ultimate Starter who started it all. He would not be the Ultimate Starter if he Himself was created. His creator would then be the Ultimate Starter in which case we'd call Him God.
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How to you become a missionary?
Don't
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LDS how do you deal with the fact that the Jesus of LDS is a product of an incest relation between your god and his spirit daughter Mary?
?? but the logic you are quoting applies to how all Christians view the conception of Jesus, doesn't it?
"Then said Mary unto the angel, How shall this be, seeing I know not a man? And the angel answered and said unto her, The Holy Ghost shall come upon thee, and the power of the Highest shall overshadow thee" Luke 1:34-35
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Is the whole point to follow Jesus to be a common man? Nothing else? Dont WE make it more than that?
He wanted people to attain perfection, didn't he? See Matthew 19:16-22
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Do YOU beleeb in Jeebus?
will it get me to the office on time?
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Where does it say in the Bible that the earth shall have a new face and that is where "new Jerusalem" shall be?
Now you know where it is in the Bible, here's one possibility of where it is on earth:
According to some opinion the Kaaba in Mecca, originally built by Adam and then rebuilt by Abraham, has several similarities to the New Jerusalem. The Kaaba is a large cuboidal building draped in black and located inside the most Holy Place in Islam. There is almost always a perpetual movement of people...
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Religions... What do you believe and why? No bashing, no hating.If it occurs, i will make it my personal vendetta to post hatred on your ?s
Islam
Why?
1 Most historical of the major world religions. Any historian will confirm that.
2 best preserved scripture of the major world religions.
3 most in agreement with known scientific facts - actually urges the study of nature
4 is against blind following, genuine belief comes through questioning
5 requires acceptance that others have received guidance and scripture before
6 boils down...
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Do you think science and religion are mutually exclusive? (You know I like polls...)
I cannot answer for all religions, but Islam and science are certainly not mutually exclusive.
A little research will tell us that it is highly probable that if it wasn’t for the Muslims, who were inspired by their scripture the HQ, “modern European civilization would NEVER have arisen at all. ...there is NOT A SINGLE ASPECT of European growth in which decisive influence of Islamic culture...
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If you ask God if he actually does exist and get no reply.. What does that tell you?
That you haven't got a reply.
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Did god actually think that men could've reached "the heavens" with the Tower of Babel?..Or am I reading the scripture out of context?
there is a similar passage in HQ 28:38 according to which "Pharaoh said: "O Chiefs! no god do I know for you but myself: therefore, O Haman! light me a (kiln to bake bricks) out of clay, and build me a lofty palace, that I may mount up to the god of Moses: but as far as I am concerned, I think (Moses) is a liar!""
In this case the pharoah's command could be regarded as not serious but a...
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have you seen the real Adam and Eve story?
hmm, interesting, not very far off the mark from the Abrahamic faiths point of view, I expect. The destruction of the SOS button rings a bell with HQ 2:30 in which man is placed on the earth as the earth's governor. Is he doing a good job of it?
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Atheists, non-believers,etc.., do you wish your child or children to never adopt a belief in God.
I'm not an Atheist, but the question is too easy to resist answering, and the obvious answer is "yes, of course" they would, unless they're either not fully convinced that Atheism is the best belief or they don't want what they themselves consider the best, for their child.
Let me throw this in for no extra charge, whereas the Christian believes that everyone is born a sinner Muslims believe...
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Why is it right winged to support Israel? And left winged to support Palestine?
The right wing/left wing classifications are a smoke screen that hide the core issues. Don't support either. Classify it as right/wrong or justice/injustice and then support justice.
The Jews were for centuries persecuted in many parts of Europe and regarded as a problem needing solution (often they'd seek and find refuge in Muslim lands. There are to this day Jewish communities happily...
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Do any Belief Systems, other than the Mormons, believe in Baptism for the Dead? (1Cor 15:29)
Doesn't baptism mean initiation into a faith. And doesn't faith imply belief. If the person doesn't believe then of what point is baptism of the person?
Also if a person expresses a wish on his death bed would it be alright to go against his wish after his death.
Why not grant the person a visit from a minister of ANY faith/belief he feels closest to or no one if he doesn't believe in any....
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LdS: Are you Trinitarian?
No coz I cannot find the word in ANY book of the Bible. There is also no evidence that Jesus taught the concept or even that he was aware of it.
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the pentecostal church women are not to cut their hair as it is a sin. My daughter has cancer had to shave her head. is she going to hell?
sorry to hear about your daughter's illness, may Allah make it easy for you and her and all others affected.
Notice how HQ 2:173 forbids certain foods and then allows them if dictated by necessity. It says "He (God) hath only forbidden you carrion, and blood, and the flesh of swine, and that on which a name other than God's hath been invoked. But if one is forced by necessity, without wilful...
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What after the American Ambassador-J.James-to Ankara? Will Turkish Red Generals blow down the USA's interests in the region?
Israel could be worrying about that in its paranoia, or could even be planning it as part of its strategies which violate all international norms, like The Lavon Affair, its disastrous false flag operation in Egypt in July 1954 .
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What’s the relationship between us and God?
Muslims believe God is Omniscient, He therefore knows what is in the best interest of human beings. It is in the long term interest of human life to operate within the limits He has defined for us.
Other beliefs that define our relationship with Him include that:
God is our Creator and as such He would not want us to come to any harm
God has ranked us humans above the angels, symbolised by...
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Is Antitheism or Misotheism akin to bigotry?
If you are a believer (in God) then the Anti/Misotheist is on your side of the fence. He cannot hate God without believing in Him (unless he's mentally unstable).
It is the Atheist who is on the other side of the fence to both of you.
Bigotry is an accusation that can be made by those on one side of this fence against the "intolerants" on the other side of the fence.
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Does God live inside the sun?
Not according to Islam
The Christians believe He lives inside the Son (not sun), just as the Son lives inside Him. Don't bother asking how? It gets more complex when the third person of the Trinity is brought in.
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So, did you know the Bible mentions America by name? Is misquoting the Bible for political or any other reasons okay?
I guess you're referring to the Mormons. It's easy to single them out because they are a minority and a newcomer to the art of seeing in the scriptures what others see not.
But it may be unfair to single them out, because it could be argued the whole of Christianity is based on seeing in the Bible what others see not.
As a Muslim I see not in the Bible that The Christ taught the Trinity yet...
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People of religion, if alien life were discovered, sentient or not, how would that fit into your respective religion?
In Islam, as in the major monotheistic religions, God is Omniscient.
In Islam God feeds a small part of His infinite knowledge to mankind, in tiny portions, as and when man is ready for it. He decides what man shall know and when. Perhaps that is why many significant discoveries are accidental, not exactly what the scientist was investigating. Even our own history, the human history, and our...
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What is the Bible’s Definition of Sin?
The Bible's definition of sin is not that far from the Muslim's definition of it, but the Christian's definition of it appears to be at variance with the Bible's.
The Bible in Ezekiel 18:20 says, in plain and simple language, that “The soul that sinneth, IT shall die. The son shall NOT bear the iniquity of the father" But the Christian believes the exact opposite. He insists that you are...
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¿ƃuıʞ puɐ ɹoıʌɐs ǝɥʇ ʇsıɹɥɔ snsǝɾ uı ǝʌǝıןǝq noʎ op
Hmmm literal gymnastics eh, how did you get your question to go upside down right to left?
Anyway, as a Muslim my scripture is the HQ and it urges me very strongly to believe in Jesus, but not as The Saviour. However, even if your scripture is the Bible and not the HQ should you really believe in Jesus as The Saviour, considering that:
1 nowhere in the Gospels does Jesus say he's The Saviour,...
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clerical_celibacy
Do you think that Catholic Priests should be allowed to marry?
The HQ is in touch with human nature. HQ 3:14 puts women at the top of the list of what men find attractive. From the HQ's point of view, therefore, it is unnatural, perhaps even cruel, to stop men from marrying women.
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Holy Sheep!? Is Israel coming to terms? Will there be peace?
Does Peace for Israel mean peace for the world? Is this a hopeful cause?
Holy Sheep!? dunno, not familiar with the expression
Is Israel coming to terms? Not likely until it acknowldges that it was known as Palestine, a land in which Palestinians (Muslims, Christians and Jews) lived together peacefully.
Will there be peace? Sadly, very, very sadly no. Israel is armed to the teeth with American taxpayers money, has managed to push the Palestinians into refugee camps...
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If we are incomplete without Jesus are we not incomplete without YOU and you and them? What is forgiveness and removal of deception?
Muslims do believe in God and believe in Jesus as well, but they do not believe that human beings are, or ever were, incomplete without Jesus.
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do you think G-D is real
According to Islam the creation is a sign of the Creator. So, if the universe is real then God as its Creator HAS TO BE very real.
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Can a man ascend to God's level?
According to my understanding of Islam, No. The Creator cannot become the created, neither can the created become the Creator. Makes sense, I think.
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Should I put a fig tree in my garden just to piss Jesus off, you know how much he hates fig trees?
The HQ doesn't say that Jesus hated fig trees, so as a Muslim I don't know that Jesus hated fig trees, but having read your question I get a feeling you hate Jesus, though you don't say why you dislike him.
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Christians: If you live by the word of Christ, will you give me all your money if I ask for it per Luke 6:30?
I don't think Christians live by the word of the Christ.
For example do you know any Christians
whose women cover themselves up completely including their hair (1 Corinthians 11:6)
whose men keep their beards and wear clothing Jesus was familiar with.
Whose men, like Jesus was (Luke 2:21, John 7:23 and Acts 7:8) are circumcised.
Who, like Jesus did (Mark 12:29 and John 17:3) strictly declare...
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Who is it who is at the right hand of God?
Who is it who took the scroll from God's hand?
Who is it who says "my God" 4 times at Re 3:12?
I try to get a simple understanding of Christianity, although I'm not a Christian myself, at least not in the commonly understood sense.
However, through my studies and discussions, I know who Christians believe the first one to be. They say it's Jesus. When I ask them, 'but didn't you say Jesus is God?' They say 'yes'. Then I ask 'so doesn't that mean God is at the right hand of God?' I...
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Question for Ex Muslims. How should I let my Muslim Family know I'm not Muslim anymore?
I'm a Muslim not an ex-Muslim but I have included a video here of a young lad in a very similar situation to yours and if you listen to him very carefully you might find some very helpful tips.
Note how deeply he studies the faith he wants to convert to.
He compares it with his parent's faith to make sure it is far better.
He looks at the things people hate about his proposed faith to see what...
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Does God really love everyone?
"My mercy extendeth to ALL things" HQ 7:156
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Why did Jesus come to earth?
What was the mission of Jesus? The best source for that must be Jesus himself. This is what he says in Luke 4:43 "I must PREACH THE KINGDOM OF GOD to other cities also: FOR THEREFORE AM I SENT"
In Matthew 6:10 he asks people to pray to God for this kingdom thus "Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven"
The above verse tells us that God’s kingdom on earth means the...
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Is there a God? What proof is there that he exists?
As you can see from the answers here, the Atheist denies the existence of God. However, his denial is NOT based on 100% certainty that there is no God. NOBODY has that level of certainty about it. The Atheist is aware of that, so he turns the table on the believer and says, quite rightly, ‘you claim God exists, so YOU provide the proof that He does’ What the Atheist is after is concrete or...
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If all humans were the same would they still not fight deciding who is better and many ways the more they are alike the greater the odds?
Probably yes, because this is a natural human tendency.
The HQ acknowledges and seeks to address it in HQ 49:11-13 where it says "O ye who believe! Let not some men among you belittle others: It may be that the (latter) are better than the (former): Nor let some women belittle others: It may be that the (latter) are better than the (former): Nor defame nor be sarcastic to one another, nor call...
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Did Jesus said in Bible that i am God and worship me?
A definite NO, unless someone quotes chapter and verse where he clearly did so.
He himself prayed to God. "And he went a little farther, and fell on his face, and prayed" Matthew 26:39
And he taught people to pray to God. According to Luke 11:2-4 "he (Jesus) said unto them, When ye pray, say, Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name..."
He even admits "I can of mine own self do...
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Is there a God? What proof is there that he exists?
YES - if you can define Him and your definition is acceptable to someone.
NO - If you cannot define Him, or your definition is not acceptable to anyone, not even yourself.
"innee inda dhanni abdi bee" > I am in the estimate of My servant
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What religion are you?
The best religion
The religion of common sense and reasoned deductions
The religion which says everything in the universe has ONE common origin
The original religion, one, before any divisions and conflicts appeared.
The religion of Adam - if he was the first man his must have been the only religion
The religion whose central message is - believe in the God Who created the universe and...
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What is the meaning of life?
Yes, why on earth would anyone put a free-thinking free-willed being with, on the one hand, intelligence and reason and, on the other hand, strong emotions and desires, yet with no supervision? Mathematics professor Jeffery Lang grew up witnessing how easily emotions and desires overcame intelligence and reason and lead to violence and destruction of which he was a victim.
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can a catholic person change his religios?
The guy in the video below was not just a Catholic lay person but a Catholic priest who changed his religion. The interview is in English, but the intro isn't, however the intro is quite brief.
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greek jesus or the hebrew yahshua
Neither really. If you consult the latest edition of the Abrahamic scriptures, the HQ aka the Final Testament, you will find it is rendered "Eessa" in Arabic which comes from Eesho, Eeshau or Easho in Aramaic, a language which is said to predates Hebrew by several hundred years.
In acknowledging that Jesus was not actually called Jesus it is accepted that the pronounciation of his name would...
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Would you defend you're wife against an attack from an Islamic Terrorist?
Why ONLY from an Islamic Terrorist?
also, what makes a Terrorist Islamic?
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Muslims: Do you have certainty of salvation? Can you be sure of your acceptance by God?
No one has a guarantee of paradise. The HQ refutes the claims of those who say they have an exclusive right to heaven. It then goes on to say that ANYONE who believes sincerely and does good works he/she is guaranteed the rewards of their efforts.
HQ 2:111-112 state "And they say: "None shall enter Paradise unless he be a Jew or a Christian." Those are their (vain) desires. Say: "Produce your...
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Quran 4.34: "Men are in charge of women, because Allah has made made men to be better than women. Women must obey men, and if they refuse they must be punished." How do you feel about the wisdom of such teachings within modern multicultural society?
That is not a correct translation of HQ 4:34 The verse lays down the following guidance:
Men have the responsibility of giving security and protection to women, because God has given the one (man) more (strength) than the other, and because
they (the men have a duty to) support them (the women) from their (the men's) means. [women must never HAVE to work for their basic needs]
...
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Are Muslims as curious about Christians, as we are curious about them?
A Bible reading Christian will never have his curiosity about Islam aroused from his Bible study. A Muslim who reads the HQ cannot help but mention the name of Jesus many times in his reading.
A Muslim cannot be a Muslim if he doesn't know Jesus.
Here's someone who knows what he's talking about, because he had Jesus as a Christian preacher and still has Jesus in his "new" faith.
...
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Sisters: Do you wear the hijab? Why or Why not? If you do, do you ever feel like taking it off? I feel like Allah wouldn't want to pose a burden on women (like when it's hot out) by forcing them to wear hijab.
When it comes to forcing women not to wear hijab, there are forces that are more poweful than the heat of the sun. Forces that do what the sun fails to do. Watch this short documovie
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What is islam?
It's a way of life meant for the whole of mankind centred around the beliefs that
1- there is only One God
2- each person is ultimately answerable to no other authority than this God
3- to all people God sent guidance by which they will be judged, and
4- the final and best preserved guidance is in the Holy Qur'an (the HQ)
see http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LRTNU_Xe-fY
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Does God have limitations?
“There is no limitation to YHVH” really?
say a strange creature is spotted and reported by many and the police go to the wrong part of the city to investigate. They don’t get a single definition of the strange creature, because nobody knows of such a thing.
In the right part of the city the lowest definition comes from those who got just a glimpse of the creature in a dark alleyway...
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Why does Israel seem to have a lot of trouble with several of its neighbours?
Why does Israel seem to have a lot of trouble with several of its neighbours? because it is using might and US taxpayers money to force through the biggest injustice of our modern world.
The Zionists persuaded powerful governments to back their plans to create, out of the land of Palestine, a state for Jewish people already settled in Europe and other parts of the world - WITHOUT ASKING THE...
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Fellow Christians, fill in the blank: I REJOICE in GOD, for He is__________.
01- “The Lord our God" Deuteronomy 6:4
03- “NOT MAN” Hosea 11:9
02- "ONE!” Deuteronomy 6:4
04- the one who warned “thou shalt know no god but ME" Hosea 13:4
05- the only saviour "for there is NO SAVIOUR beside ME.” Hosea 13:4
06- the only “God, and there is none else" Isaiah 46:9
07- unique "there is NONE LIKE” Him Isaiah 46:9
08- the one who said "Look unto ME, and be ye...
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Can all one's sins be washed away by accepting Christ as savior- without any necessity that one should make any atonement for wrongdoing?
If you accept Christ as savior then you may be going against the teachings of the Christ and the Bible in which God says in Isaiah 43:11 “I, am the LORD; and BESIDE ME THERE IS NO SAVIOUR.”
You might say 'but Jesus is the LORD' Well, not according to Jesus, he repeated the first commandment saying “The LORD our God is one LORD” I notice that he says "our" not "your"
In Isaiah...
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Can all one's sins be washed away by accepting Christ as savior- without any necessity that one should make any atonement for wrongdoing?
Share your answer...
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Fill in the blank: Answerbag's change is ______.
disappointing
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Please answer the poll. Like of dislike new AB?
- no alerts
- links do not take me to the latest post on the subject
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CHRISTIANS True or False: 'To know if scripture is from God, you should pray about it, and God will send you a spiritually discerned confirmation or denial within your spirit.' Please start with either "True" or "False" before you explain your answer.
False - Look what happened to over 900 people on the Jim Jones compound. They followed what they believed was from God, leading them all to their deaths, with mothers feeding their own babies poisioned Kool-Aid.
Say: "Nay, God never commands what is shameful (evil)" - HQ 7:28
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Is your mom a whore? It's just a question!! I wasn't saying anything, just asking, chill, you can say no. Jeeze why do people get so mad when I ask questions like this?
"why do people get so mad when I ask questions like this?" > the way it's phrased is
1- very provocative and insulting, and
2- pointless - what does a yes/no answer achieve.
If you approached the subject with the sensitivity it deseves (use phrases like "the so called oldest profession" or "sex worker" not "whore") you might (unlikely, but...
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What does it mean when your boyfriend has a dream. and it's about something that is scary and suffocating?
A troubled mind? especially if the dream (nightmare?) is recurring.
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An atheist is some that has a belief that God doesn’t exist. What is someone who does not have any belief?
Dead.
It is not possible to be alive, as a human, and not to have ANY belief.
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What do you think of 80-year-old Muslim who married 10-year-old?
This is a confused question.
Are we supposed to think different if it was an 80 yo Hindu, say, marrying a 10 yo?
Take the word Muslim out and you get a good question for discussing social, cultural values and traditions around marriage.
However, with the word Muslim left in, it becomes one of those questions that act like powerful homing devices for the Islamophobes and the...
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Why do Muslims hate the Jews so much?
It is not Jews that Muslims hate, it is injustice. The Jews and the Arabs (both Christians and Muslims) are all Semitic people.
It was the Muslims in Spain who gave refuge to the Jews from the persecution they were subjected to in the rest of Europe and they flourished so well under Muslim protection that one Jewish writer pointed out "most emphatically that the legal and actual...
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I converted to Islam 5 years ago. Barely anyone in my (huge) family accepted it. I stopped wearing the hijab because family couldn't look at me the same way. Would this be considered "weak"?
If you've uprooted yourself from your previous faith and entered Islam at such a difficult time for Muslims then you're certainly NOT a weak person at all. By converting to Islam, and taking on the challenges that come with doing so, you have shown tremendous strength and courage. You put to shame many born Muslim who try to hide their faith in fear.
If you don't mind sharing...
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If we're asked to believe that Jesus is God then we're entitled to ask, did he ever say "I am God"? If "yes" where, and if "no" why not?
My search has shown that there is NO RECORD in the Bible of Jesus ever having uttered those three crucial words "I am God". All those who have contributed answers and comments under this question confirm my finding.
If Jesus had uttered that phrase then that would have settled the matter and there would not have been the hot debates here.
So why did he not say "I am...
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Is Jesus the only Son of God according to the Bible?
My understanding is that when the Bible uses the phrase "son of God" it is a translation of a semitic expression meaning "a righteous person".
Genesis 6:2 tells us that "That the sons of God saw the daughters of men that they were fair"
"For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, they are the sons of God" says Romans 8:14. We can see that in the...
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How are our sins removed?
1- One should act soon.
2- If any damage has been caused then that must be repaired or compensated for.
3- If another person has been wronged, then reconcilliation should be sought. Hopefully the other person will decide to forgive.
4- One must then not despair of God’s mercy. One should turn to Him in one’s own privacy to seek forgiveness and guidance, for the relationship...
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What are your messages from God?
The Sufi's message from God is:
The chief aim of all should be to seek the pleasing of God by working to restore within themselves the primordial state, the state in which NOTHING one does defies God, and all is undertaken by the single motivation of LOVE OF GOD.
Different Sufis have different ways of connecting with God. For some, like the Whirling Dervishes, it is spinning oneself...
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If you were a U.S. President what would you do to stop spreading Islam? It spreads rather rapidly and threatens the entire world.
Not as rapid or scary as the world's stockpile of nuclear weapons or even the conventional bombs and bullets that have been raining on Afghan and Iraq civilians - enforcing democracy (seem like a contradiction in terms)
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American tax payers' dollars haven't been slow in spreading far either. For the last 60 years they've helped drive out, and keep out, Palestinians from...
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Was Koran ever meant to be written down as a book, given the facts that Mohammad (PBUH)
was an illiterate and
he criticized 'people of the Book',
or 'people who have been given the Book'?
Yes Mohammed had a few scribes who he would dictate the verses of the HQ for them to write down. He would then ask them to read back to him what they had written. He would also instruct on where the verses were to be inserted in relation to the verses that had already been collected.
So although the HQ is, as its name implies, a reading or recitation, it was meant to be written down as a...
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Why do people who are completely ignorant of Islam hate it so much?
Hatred of Islam is not necessarily fuelled by ignorance of Islam.
Hatred of Islam is like a fire once kindled it feeds on EVERYTHING it comes across, even knowledge about Islam. "The more I learn about it (Islam), and its prophet, the more I disagree with it" says the top answer to this question. Knowledge, not ignorance, about Islam fuels this person's negative attitude...
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Is Jesus the only Son of God according to the Bible?
The Bible does not use the term ‘son of God’ exclusively for Jesus. A few examples are:
“the fourth is like the SON OF GOD” (Daniel 3:25)
“Adam, which was the SON OF GOD” (Luke 2:38)
“the SONS OF GOD saw the daughters of men” (Genesis 6:2)
“the SONS OF GOD shouted for joy” (Job 38:7)
“to become the SONS OF GOD” (John...
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Could it be possible Jesus didnt actually die on the cross but was just unconscious, and then he woke up on the Sunday?
The NT was compiled with books that agreed with the teachings of Paul. Even so, it is still possible to see from the NT itself that Jesus did not actually die on the cross.
1 Does God ignore prayers? James 5:16 says "The effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much" How much more so then if the righteous man is someone considered by many to be God's "only...
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Is god flesh nd blood and if so has he bodily funtions,such as brain and stomach. Dont want to sound bad but if he has a body then he must have same insides. So i think he must be a spirit,whats the bible say?
Here's what the Bible says, see what you make of it. For god measure I have thrown in the HQ's answer to the question who is God?
Genesis 1:27 says "God created man in his own image, in the image of God created he him" Most Christians claim Jesus is God, so you might like to see this confirming Genesis 1:27 and conclude that God has a physical body just like ours.
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We're told that Jesus "was in his DARKEST hour praying at Gethsemane before his crucifixion." Was his prayer answered? If not, do you think it should have been answered, especially considering he was so desperate he was "literally sweating blood"?
1 Does God ignore prayers? James 5:16 says "The effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much" How much more so then if the righteous man is someone considered by many to be God's "only begotten son" and the prayer so fervent that according to Luke 22:43-44 it was the prayer of a man in such an agony that "he prayed more earnestly: and his sweat was as...
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I love Jesus Christ but don’t like the Christianity, is that a problem?
No problem, U C Jesus didn't teach the Christianity, the church did, Jesus never heard of the word Christianity in his lifetime.
Jesus like all men of God before him taught, and followed, the path of sincere submission to the will of God. "My meat is to DO THE WILL OF him that sent me" he said in John 4:34, while in Matthew 7:21 he warned that only he "shall enter into...
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Is God still in control?
"His Throne (of Authority, Control) extends over the heavens and the earth, and He never feeleth any fatigue in guarding and preserving them for He is the Most Transcendent, the Most Supreme (in glory). HQ 2:255
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Who are you?
We are Earthlings, who are you?
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How was the death of Jesus Christ different from that of others who have become martyrs?
When anyone dies it is a permanent loss to those he leaves behind. With Jesus, we're told, the loss was far from permanent, he was back amongst his people within three days. It was as if he had just gone away on a short journey.
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Why do so many say there is "proof" of God? Why isn't faith in God enough for many? Is faith enough for you? It is for me.
I don't think it's faith that people object to but blind faith, believing without questioning. This, in extreme cases, can be dangerous, as it proved to be on 18 November 1978 when Jim Jones persuded 909 members of the Temple, including 274 children, to kill themselves by drinking poison.
Far less disastrous but on an incredibly much larger scale is the blind faith in the doctrine...
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What should we thank Jesus for?
Many things. For starters, how about the simple and clear advice that salvation lies in doing the will of God, or as he says in Matthew 7:21 none "shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of my Father which is in heaven"
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Is there a true religion from God's standpoint
Let us not get stuck on whether God exists or not. That is a major issue which fully deserves its own separate question. Let us just assume, for the purposes of this question, that He does.
You'll agree, the best source for Obama's standpoint on any issue is of course, Obama himself. However, we can't just approach Obama for his standpoint on any issue, but if we have access...
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If you were God, would you choose to give undeniable proof of your existence, or would you prefer to stay physically hidden from man?
The vast majority of things in our life we accept on trust. Not only do we NOT keep rushing to the lab to personally verify every little bit of information we come across, we do not even ask for proof on some rather important aspects of our own lives. Even regarding our identity, we are happy to accept, without question, purely on trust, that those we call ‘mum’ and...
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How are our sins removed?
One should act soon. If a right of any of God’s creation has been violated then that must first be put right. If it’s another human being that one has wronged, then he/she might decide to forgive. One must then not despair of God’s mercy. One should turn to Him in one’s own privacy to seek forgiveness and guidance, for the relationship between man and God is one to one....
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Do people really go to Hell for masturbating? Isn't this asking too much?
Ooooh yes, if you spill your seed, the Lord won't wait till you "really go to Hell" he will first come and slay you himself. Look at what happened to Onan. "and it came to pass, when he (Onan) went in unto his brother’s wife (the author means brother’s widow, now Onan's wife) that he (Onan) spilled it (his seed) on the ground" Genesis 38:9 Now that was...
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What are some important words or terms for the christian religion?
The following words, terms or concepts have become very important for the Christian religion:
01- the original sin
02- the tranferability of sin
03- human sacrifice
04- Jesus died for the sins of the world
05- God llterally having a son
06- the trinity
07- the crucifixion
08- the celebration of the crucifixion
09- the reserruction
10- destruction or cancellation of the law
11-...
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If everyone who believes in Christ goes to heaven, and everyone who doesn't goes to hell, what happened to the people who died before the birth of Christ?
this is one of those questions which should alert those with rational thinking that this can't be right.
In ages gone by people had to believe what they were taught as they dared not question anything in public even if it seemed unreasonable. They had no access to the Bible to check things out or to back their questions with.
These days the Bible is readily available for you to...
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I understand if one desires salvation you must love God with all of your heart, mind and soul. Are church rituals necessary for salvation?
No, "but if thou wilt enter into life, (it is necessary to) keep the commandments" said Jesus himself in Matthew 19:17
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What does your Church say, God looks like? Can you describe Him?
1. Say: He is God, the One and Only;
2. God, the Eternal, Absolute;
3. He begetteth not, nor is He begotten;
4. And there is none like unto Him. HQ 112
"(He is) the Creator of the heavens and the earth: He has made for you pairs from among yourselves, and pairs among cattle: by this means does He multiply you: THERE IS NOTHING WHATEVER LIKE UNTO HIM, and He is the One that hears...
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Do Christians believe that God rewards or punishes me for my actions or because enough believers prayed for something good or bad to happen to me? If so how do I reconcile this with "free will"?
there appears to be a slight confusion here between free will and justice.
Free will is your freedom to choose what you want to believe or do. God neither forces you to believe in Him and do as He instructs nor does He obstruct you in your decision to rebel against Him and do what He has forbidden. HQ 18:29 states "Say (to the people) "The truth is from your Lord": Then let...
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Which Bible do you use? Nelson ? Schofield ? KJV? NIV ? NKJV ? Or do you even know?
Yes, I do know, it's the HQV, it's the best, it's the Final Testament.
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After the rapture, will there be anyone left who believes in God or Jesus Christ?
yes, the Muslims, they've always believed in God and Jesus Christ and will always do.
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Christians: If Jesus was God ...Then how come God needed an angel to strengthen Him !!? .....
"Now an angel from heaven appeared to Him (Jesus), strengthening Him." [Luke 22:43] ......
Angels only strengthen Prophets.
"If Jesus was God ..."
Was Jesus God? Let us consider significant opinion
Did Jesus ever say he was God? No
Did those who were around him, therefore knew him best consider him to be God? No
"they counted him as A PROPHET" Matthew 14:5
"the multitude said, This is Jesus THE PROPHET OF NAZARETH of Galilee" Matthew 21:11
"they glorified God,...
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Do you know who you are? how?
yes, a human being. How? by comparing myself with other beings around me.
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According to the Bible, how does God communicate with mankind?
"It is not fitting for a man that God should speak to him except (1) by inspiration, or (2) from behind a barrier, or (3) by the sending of a messenger to reveal, with God's permission, what God wills: for He is Most High, Most Wise" that's in HQ 42:51
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Can people change?
Yes, especially if they're open minded. Here's a video listing just a few who did.
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Is doing something out of anger a sin?
It depends on what the "something" is, but in most cases if done out of anger it's destructive, so in that sense it most probably is sinful. True believers says HQ 42:37 are "Those who avoid the greater crimes and shameful deeds, and, WHEN THEY ARE ANGRY even then they forgive" This is very difficult. A hadith, anecdote concerning the Prophet, says the strong is not one...
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Matthew (16:24-25): "If anyone would come after me, he must deny himself and take up his cross and follow me. For ...whoever loses his life for me will find it.” How is this any different from the doctrine of Islamic Jihad?
Good insight ScienceSwamy. + points. No it's not differet. To do jihad means to strive and there are only a few who had a job as tough as that of Jesus, so he certainly would have needed to do a great jihad.
Striving to achieve what is good is good Jihad but putting effort into what is negative is bad Jihad.
Here are some axample of good Jihad
HQ 29:6 "And if any do Jihad...
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Why does God have the right to send us to Heavan/Hell?
God doesn't SEND you there. He puts YOU in the driving seat and tells you which sign posts take you where. Then it's entirely up to you. "Say, 'The truth is from your Lord' Then let him who so wills, believe, and let him who so wills, reject (guidance)" HQ 18:29 But be not one of those who "if they see the way of right conduct, they will not adopt it as their...
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God: Who should I trust to learn about Him and why (Goal=Heaven OK)?
No one, except yourself, of course. Since you can read, and because scriptures are readily available to all these days, just open them for study and "Come now, and let us reason together, saith the LORD " in Isaiah 1:18 while HQ 2:121 says "Those to whom We have sent the Book (scripture) study it as it should be studied: They are the ones that (truly) believe in it: Those who...
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If you read the bible,what were your thoughts?
It’s a book that contains wisdom, like being good to one's neighbours. These could be said to be inspired by a guiding spirit, God.
It gives us names of people in the past who have tried to reform their societies, names like Noah, Abraham, Moses and Jesus.
And as 2 Timothy 3:16 says “All Scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable
(a) for doctrine,
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The three greatest people to ever live: any suggestions?
A Christian American, astronomer, mathematician, lawyer, chessmaster and scientist, after extensive research, published an incisive biography of the 100 most influential people that ever lived.
The biographical rankings with explanations describes the careers of religious and political leaders, inventors, writers, philosophers, scientists and artists.
From this research, which included...
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If Jesus is so great how come he is dead
The two are not connected. Consider Adam, Noah, Abraham, Moses, John, Mohammed, they're all dead, yet they were all so great that their names still live on.
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What do you think of people who use big words all the time? No matter if they know what they mean or not.
I think of the JWs who always say "yhwh" is a "tetragrammaton" instead of saying it's a four-letter word, which it is.
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Do you really believe that Jesus Loves you, and how much do you think he Loves you?
If you call yourself a Christian then ACCORDING TO MATTHEW 7:22-23 you stand no chance, far from loving you he'll chase you away. (Now whoa, remember I said ACCORDING TO MATTHEW so DR him not me) According to him this is what Jesus will say "Many will say to me in that day, Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy by thy name, and by thy name cast out demons, and by thy name do many mighty...
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GOD the father, GOD the son, GOD the spirit. How many GODS are there?
There is only ONE God. The scriptures of all major Theistic religions are agreed and quite clear on that, even though their followers may not be:
In Hinduism, it is mentioned in the Chandogya Upanishad, Ch.No. 6, Section No. 2, Verse No.1. "God is ONE ONLY" … ‘Akam Avidetium’
The Hebrew Torah says in Deuteronomy 6:4 "the Lord our God, is ONE LORD"
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I wish I believed in god; Anyone else?
Why just wish it, do it, billions do. Some imagine Him with an elephant's head, others see Him in the shape of a man nailed to a cross, there are even those, though they will not admit it, who see him in the shape of the dollar and will do anything for him. But if you're after a more sublime one you'll find him described in HQ 112
"Say: He is God, the One and Only;
God,...
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Pres. obama gave a speech and said that the contributions of moslums in america are too numerous to catalog! Please help... what are some contributions?
Well, there's a lot of positives about Islam that is kept in the dark and the President was trying to bring to light just a tiny bit of it.
Actually the contribution of Muslims hasn't been confined to America but to the whole world. Here's point 8 from http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/1540534
Islam has brought out the best in people. It transformed an unknown desert people...
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Is it true that the Quran calls Jesus the Spirit of God and the Word of God?
You're almost there. Jesus is not "The" word of God, but "a" word of God, the word being the command "Be!". God brings things into being by this word of His. The HQ says whenever He wills anything He only has to say "BE!" and - IT IS. We see this in the Bible as well. In the very first Book, Genesis it says in 1:3 "And God said, Let there BE...
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Who would like to wish our Muslim AB members and Muslims world wide some strength and happiness this Ramadan?
Salaam eleikom Spengo and Ramadhaan Kareem to you and all.
You did well with your question here. I tried a similar question on the Christian side @ http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/1655078 and got only two answers. Looks like good will is in a bit of a short suply over there.
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Was face-covering veil the uniform of prostitutes [Bible, Genesis: 38:15], or at least an apparatus for adultery during ancient Biblical times?
I don't know who DRed you or why. Islam encourages genuine sincere enquiry, and people should treat your question as such an enquiry. If you have ulterior motives then that's a matter for your conscience. I have marked you up by the maximum I can.
There is nothing to stop those determined to use something for there own purposes, good or bad, from doing so. Take the humble knife for...
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What is your favourite Nasheed? (mine is in the video)
Good choice.
SY also recorded the very popular "hasbi rabbi" = "sufficient for me is my Lord" with the equally beautiful chorus line of "ma fee qalbi gheirullah" = "there is nothing in my heart besides God"
the lyrics in Hindi, Turkish and Arabic have been translated as:
Hindi-
Who is the Only One?
Who is The King?
Who is The Merciful?
Who is...
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Do I need to wear a Hijab at work? I work with my best friend and her husband and my own husband. OR do I just have to wear it when my friend's husband is at work? (I do not work with the public)
I think you've got it right. Hijab is wherever there is likelihood of being seen by a non-mahrem. Your friend's husband, if not related to you, is your non-mahrem and hijab is applicable wherever it is possible he might see you. For more details please see http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/1485860
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Do you know a lot about nothing? Or not a thing about a lot?
It's impossible to know a lot about nothing. You can only know nothing about nothing :)
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What is the Quran?
Below is brief description. A few comparisons with the Bible are quoted as you may be more familiar with it.
The HQ (Holy Qur'an) is believed to be God's own words dictated to Prophet Mohammed rather than God inspiring the authors as in the Bible.
It describes Prophet Mohammed as the last in the chain of prophets which started with Prophet Adam, the first man, and includes...
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Do you think more would have believed if in "Matthew 5:17 Jesus had declared the purpose of his mission as "Think not that I am come to live: I am not come to live but to die for your sins”?
A religion in which the law has been abolished and a man has died for all sins seems a dream. But, "Behold, I am against them that prophesy false dreams, saith the LORD" in Jeremiah 23:32.
Indeed, those expecting a free ride on someone else’s death will NOT find Jesus telling them anywhere “I am come to die for your sins” What we find instead, in Luke 11:4, is...
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What is the correct translation of John 8:58?
In John 8:58 Jesus says, “Before Abraham was, I am” while Exodus 3:14 has God informing Moses, “I AM WHO I AM.”
It’s worth noting that
1 – To say I AM = God doesn’t work. If we substitute it in the verse we get “Before Abraham was, God” that clearly doesn’t make sense. If we removed the coma, arguing that the Greek manuscript...
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Why God did not protect the original scriptures of the Bible (there are is lost)?
Why one wonders, if they were so important to humanity, did God not protect and preserve them? Maybe it's an indication that their time and importance as a complete code of guidance has ceased.
God reveals his knowledge in stages, I suppose depending on man's readiness for each stage. HQ 2:255 says "He (God the Omnicient) knoweth what lies in their (mankind's) present and...
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Why God did not protect the original scriptures of the Bible (there are is lost)?
Why indeed, if they were so important to humanity, did God not protect and preserve the original? Maybe it's an indication that their importance as a complete code of guidance was limited to a certain time and has ceased.
God reveals his knowledge stage by stage, I suppose depending on man's readiness for each stage. HQ 2:255 says "He (God the Omnicient) knoweth what lies in...
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If Christianity is the right religion as Christians state, then why did God create a diversity of religions?
First of all the fact is no one taught Christianity. You will not find evidence in the Bble of anyone doing so. Jesus was a Jew. He was referred to as Rabbi. He never taught, used or even heard of the terms Christianity or Christian throughout his lifetime on earth.
Similarly, no one taught Judaism. You will not find evidence in the Bible of anyone doing so.
Even Hinduism is a misnomer....
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As there is supposed to be a separation of State and Church, why do many become upset when the State tries to govern Religion, but feel it is okay for Religion to govern the State?
It is the nature of human beings that they cannot see eye to eye. If an idea comes from one human being there’s bound to be another human being who thinks he knows better. Now, State trying to govern Religion is a few human beings trying to implement their ideas on the rest. There will be many human beings who will think that they have better ideas.
However, if an idea is accepted as...
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Why do people still believe in religion? We invented religions to explain things we didn't understand like lightning and storms and disease. So why are we still acting like heaven is there when hubble has proved its not there.
1 There are many things in our life, in our world and in what is beyond, that are not of our making and over which we have very little control. We have to be realistic and not deny that. We need to give credit for such things where credit belongs and not pretend that the credit belongs to us.
2 The nature of human beings is such that they need structures and rules to function properly. Take...
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1 Which is the correct version Yahweh or Jehovah? 2 Are there other versions? 3 Which one do YOU use? 4 What do they mean? 5 Is it ok to use the meaning instead? 6 If it's the Father's proper name (PN) and the Son's PN is Jesus, what's the PN of the HG?
Whether I say Yahweh or Jehovah you'll know in English that I'm talking about God, in German Gott, in French Dieu, in Swahili Mngu etc but I prefer the Arabic Allah which is found in both the Bible and the HQ, mainly because the word is exclusively reserved for God and cannot be manipulated like the English word God can, into goddess, gods, godfather, tin god, etc etc
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in any case...
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If Jesus is God, the Holy Spirit is God and the Father is God how is that monotheism?
Monotheism is at the core of most major theistic religions.
The faith most commonly associated with pantheism (everything is god) is what has come to be known (unfoundedly) as Hinduism. Yet even here there is evidence of pure monotheism which learned priests and scholars of that faith have acknowledged. However, this evidence lies buried in the scriptures of the faith. The priests of the...
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Do we tolerate Islam? Does Islam tolerate us?
You'll find both views from one family as related in the story of this young lad in the video below.
Did he find Islam tolerant? It is obvious from his story that he found Islam not just tolerant but irresistibly welcoming.
Did his parents tolerate Islam? Again, listening to his personal experience we find that not only did his parents not tolerate Islam they ended up not tolerating...
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Islam has been criticized in the media strongly & portrayed in a negative light. Whats your opinion on Islam?? Do you think it's Bad?
Islam has indeed been strongly criticized in the media & portrayed in quite a negative light. Those who have had a long exposure to the media and been influenced by it can end up being very islamophobic. Judging by the treatment meted out to the young lad in the video below by his own parents it is clear that they think Islam IS bad. What they probably don't realise is that their...
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Is Jesus God or the son of God?
There�s no problem with either if we regard the terms to be metaphorical as understood in Biblical times. For example the word Father is used metaphorically to refer to God. God is thus not exclusively a Father to Jesus only �that you may be sons of your Father in heaven� says Matthew 5:45. Similarly if we understand son of God to mean a righteous person as used in Romans 8:14 �For as...
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Is there a true religion from God's standpoint
"Certainly the religion (that is true) from God's standpoint is ISLAM (meaning submission to the Will of God)" HQ 3:19
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"Anyone that desires a religion other than ISLAM (meaning submission to the will of God) never will it be accepted of him; and in the Hereafter he will be in the ranks of the losers" HQ 3:85
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"Do they seek (a religion) other than the...
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In islam ,Is there any respect for women?
Yes according to this Spanish revert to Islam, respect and a very high rank in the family and in society.
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What is the age for women to look modest ? i saw three years old kid wearing Hijabs in indinesia ( so they get used to it i was told)
is that fair choice?
If something is good, for example honesty, then obviously the earlier you get your child accustomed to it the better. Mind you, sometimes it's the children themselves who insist on copying the adults. This is why we sometimes see little girls pushing toy prams or buggies on the streets. In Muslim societies children will insist on fasting in Ramadhan long before they need to. Very often the...
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Is islam a danger on society
Yes, pure Islam is a danger to all those who practice or promote immorality and injustice in society.
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If "Jesus" and "God" are one, then why did Jesus ask: "God, why hast thou forsaken me?"...was he talking to himself?
Here I'll just concentrate on the first part of the question - If "Jesus" and "God" are one. The question I'll answer is - are they one?
Many claim they are and they quote John 10:30 where Jesus does say "I and the Father ARE one"
However, to know exactly what Jesus meant by saying "I and the Father ARE one" please read from the beginning...
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