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The basic declaration of faith in Islam is

"There is no god, but God".

This statement has two parts

1) There is no god
2) But there is one God

This statement was revolutionary considering the time it was revealed. It reduced the number of gods to just one, which is so close to atheism. The first part is very significant in that it rejects all baseless beliefs associated with "gods", which is the essence of atheism; whereas the second part explains the uniformity, will and purpose behind the creation of the universe as well as the source of the moral principles governing the human society which are basically religious in origin, but still which even the atheists condone. Historically it can be seen that atheistic ideology came into being only after the advent of Islam. It arose in Europe during the dark ages as the rebellion against the church as a result of their interaction with the Islamic civilization which was flowering at that time. However as the Europe didn’t become Muslim they embraced only the first part in principle. Still they too accepted two vital corollaries of the second: That the universe is governed by a single will, which is of course the science; and they too accepted the moral values like human equality, freedom, fraternity, justice and morality which are basically religious in origin, but has been corrupted over the ages and has been re-founded by Islam. (For example even though there are many scientific theories challenging the human equality, atheists has generally favored it).

Hence it may be safe to state that atheism is an offshoot of Islam?

2007-10-28 17:04:50 · 23 answers · asked by Karoly 2 in Religion & Spirituality

I am self employed and live in missouri and am having trouble finding health insurance.

2007-10-28 17:04:05 · 18 answers · asked by The Dang Penguin 3 in Other - General Health Care

2007-10-28 17:04:04 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Music

What's the situation for bartending jobs in Edmonton right now? I was there last summer, and it seemed that every pub, club, and restaurant was begging for good bar staff, offering like $14-16 per hour to start plus tips. Is this still the case?

2007-10-28 17:04:00 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Edmonton

If you know of a good place, please tell me about what type of music is played, whether it's live or recorded, whether there's a cover charge, & also, if there's a "label" that fits the usual crowd (such as urban professional, latino, cowboys, bikers, etc.), are they friendly or hostile toward somebody who doesn't fit the label? Thanks!

2007-10-28 17:03:21 · 3 answers · asked by torishu 2 in Phoenix

i have one:
Joe Satriani
thanks for the other 9 :)

2007-10-28 17:03:03 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Performing Arts

I asked the question going into this week who should I start, Grease or Brees? Of course, ever single person said Grease and I agreed so I did and we all know the results. Grease had 4 ints and 6 total fantasy points. Brees had his 3 good week in a row with like a 75% completions, 300+ yds and 4tds with 0 ints and 37 fantasy points. I didnt look at the schedule for next week yet but I know Grease has a bye. Regaudless, there is NO WAY i should even think about not starting Brees, correct? My other QB option is Kurt Warner but regaurdless of who they are playing I cant pass on Brees anymore? Would everyone be in agreement? I am so pissed about this week, anyone that plays fantasy knows there is nothing more frustrating then when things like that happen.

2007-10-28 17:02:53 · 6 answers · asked by Spartan Mike K 6 in Fantasy Sports

Hi, i have a 2001 Yamaha YZ250 that is in need of an engine rebuild. i just have one problem, the cylinder needs to be resleeved and i dont know of a good place that can do it. can someone point me in the rigt direction? i live in chicago, and im looking for a good shop around here that can do a good job for a good price. i wouldnt mind sending my cylinder out somewhere far, but would rather have it be done at a local, reputable shop.
Thanks,
Mike

2007-10-28 17:02:47 · 5 answers · asked by carguy 1 in Motorcycles

Are you naturally thin (despite the lack of exercise or how much food you actually consume), naturally a bit round, or ???

2007-10-28 17:02:42 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Polls & Surveys

am i the only christian that thinks that the coming/returning of christ is sooner than what people think??

2007-10-28 17:02:29 · 26 answers · asked by lil_red_angel_2002 2 in Religion & Spirituality

the volume of a cube is 125 in^3. find the surface area.

a. 25 in^2
b. 150 in^2
c. 100 in^2
d. 625 in^2

and this one!

in which way can a plane intersect a sphere?
a. a circle only
b. a line only
c. a point only
d. a point or a circle

HOW ABOUT THIS one... HELP plz

find the surface area of a sphere with a radius of 5 inches...

a. 100pi in^2
b. 166 2/3 pi in^2
c. 50 pi in^2
d. 38 1/2 pi in^2

2007-10-28 17:02:22 · 4 answers · asked by home_ed05 1 in Mathematics

2007-10-28 17:02:21 · 9 answers · asked by Kate 1 in Polls & Surveys

Conservative talk radio in the States would have you believe that traditional culture in England has been all but wiped out by immigrants from Muslim countries as well as liberals who bow to their every demand. While I understand that they exaggerate for effect and to sway listeners to their point of view, to what, if any extent, is this true?

2007-10-28 17:02:10 · 7 answers · asked by MikeyG 6 in Other - Cultures & Groups

wat i would like to know is wat changed on the earth (mountains,land,animals,dinosaurs)
or wat was created by the flood and wat was destroyed by it. How the climate changed. For ex. some people say that because of the flood dinosuars became extinct. Thanks ^^

2007-10-28 17:01:53 · 9 answers · asked by Kuro 1 in Religion & Spirituality

a person pulls a toboggan for a distance of 35.0 m along the snow with a rope directed 25 degrees above the snow. the tension in the rope is 94.0 N. [A] how much work is done on the toboggan by the tension force? [B] how much work is done if the same tension is directed parallel to the snow?

2007-10-28 17:01:53 · 1 answers · asked by Amy C 1 in Physics

My right pupil is bigger then my left pupil and I wanted to know if it was a astigmatism or is it just bigger, and idk if you can get contacts when one pupil is bigger then the other. I wanted to get contacts, and my parents said I wouldn't because my eyes where messed up to much. I wanted to prove to them that I could if it is just a astigmatism!

2007-10-28 17:01:38 · 10 answers · asked by pink4evrlif 1 in Optical

I want to find work on a ship as a stage hand/assistant sound designer or work in the giftshop. I would just like to know what companies pay the most, are most accomodating to the crew, and give the most shore leave.

2007-10-28 17:01:25 · 0 answers · asked by kazu 1 in Cruise Travel

2007-10-28 17:01:24 · 53 answers · asked by Anonymous in Polls & Surveys

2007-10-28 17:01:14 · 4 answers · asked by dimpi s 1 in Winnipeg

I can pronounce Spanish better then most learners. I've been looking how to pronounce certain letters/words better. But I still have my English accent. How does one pick up the Spanish accent?
I know doing little things makes you sound better:
-D->TH
-R->D
-B/Vs
-Just speaking faster (seems that when you speak faster, you sound more authentic, it always seems that way). It's the same in English. Speaking.......really.......slowly..........makes.......you.......sound..........new.......
But I can't pick up the accent. I live around Spanish speakers. I hear them all the time, and it definitely helps, but I don't have it down yet.
What are little tricks to sound more authentic?

2007-10-28 17:00:58 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Languages

Sheridan & Carleigh for the girls...
Derrick & Kevin for the boys....
A friend of mine has narrowed her choices down to these 4 names for her 2nd child,since her first child's name is Holly Kate those 2 can't be used..The last name is Boyd...thanks very much for all suggestions!>=)

2007-10-28 17:00:49 · 19 answers · asked by Anonymous in Baby Names

Which would you rather...

1) eat pie or eat cake
2) get bitten by a snake or get bitten by a spider
3) fall in love or date a lot of people w/o falling in love
4) read a romance novel or read an adventure novel
5) adopt a cat or adopt a dog
6) win the lottery or become a celebrity
7) chop of all of your hair or get chicken pox
8) paint or draw
9) be blind or have a life- long illness
10) shop for clothes or shop for food

2007-10-28 17:00:29 · 33 answers · asked by <3 dEaRie 3 in Polls & Surveys

What are all the ways you can get bad cholesterol in your body? I know food is one...but try to be a little specific with that one...like saying the certain food groups if nothing else. I'm sure there are too many to write...but a few examples would be very appreciated. Also is it true you can inherit like a bad cholesterol making gene? Can it come from family? And any other ways you can get it would be appreciated. I know almost nothing about it so don't be too generic. Thanx in advance to anyone that answers.

2007-10-28 17:00:24 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Diet & Fitness

to me Espn and abc today where just flat out making me want to stop watching the races i mean RUSTY Please do us all a huge Favor And just shut up you and TIM Brewer he looks like hes Gay or zoned out on them drugs RUSTY Your not D W or any of the fox guys id rather have Dale Sr (R.I.P) then Rusty

what do yall think i mean i think espn and them might be reading this cause you noticed they stop using that draft tack now they need to ditch Tim Brewer and replace him with some one who knows what there talking about like Dale Jarret OR Kyle petty

2007-10-28 17:00:17 · 7 answers · asked by GO #88 DALE JR 4 in NASCAR

2007-10-28 17:00:09 · 3 answers · asked by Angel 2 in Chemistry

So like 3 weeks ago I met this guy who lives like 2 doors down from me. We've hung out three times. Just playing video games (gutiar hero which just happened to be set up in his room.)

Today as we were passing in our cars, he stops, rolls down his window and strats talking to me. for only a few seconds and I saw on facebook that his birthday was monday so i asked him "how we were celebrating" and he was just like "what any guy would do to celbrate their 20th" then I replied "how is that?" and he said he didn't know.

But the conversation didn't really feel the same as it did in the begining when I got the feeling he was interested. Plus I hadn't heard from him in like 5 days up to that point.

what do you think? he's lost interest?

2007-10-28 17:00:08 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Singles & Dating

I was in a TA session for math a couple of weeks ago, and my TA was talking about some mathematician's set of numbers that could only be computed by computers in exponential (or was it logarythmic?) time. Because of this, only the first 4 have been found (even though an infinite number exist). Do any of you guys know what I'm talking about?

My TA gave the example of bringing friends to a party or something, but I didn't really follow. Anyone have any insight to what he/I am talking about?

2007-10-28 16:59:58 · 4 answers · asked by AJ B 2 in Mathematics

One day I was at a floor meeting in college (in September) and all the sudden, i saw black for a few seconds (and no one else did)....I asked them if they had......or if the lights flickered...they did not. So, I rushed to call my mom on the phone. Told her what happened. Next day, I went home and went to the doctor and my blood pressure was 140/100. Ever since then, I've been taking Loprssor 2 times a day. My doctor put me on HCZT, but it didn't help much. So now we're trying Prinivil.

**** Why did I see black for a few seconds??***
Scared me SOOO bad!!!!!!!!!!

2007-10-28 16:59:56 · 3 answers · asked by ? 6 in Other - General Health Care

i work in register at target and recently covered for some one in electronics because they had know one else. wow what an easy job, do nothing and people ask such simple questions, i know more than the average person about electronics but nothing to crazy. what should i know about elctronics cuz io wana apply for that section of teh store. what kind of queestions would i be asked and stuff any help?

2007-10-28 16:59:54 · 2 answers · asked by Feeln' myself 2 in Small Business

Alright fellas: what do you like a girl to do to get you "in the mood"?

2007-10-28 16:59:46 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Singles & Dating