Religion & Spirituality - 21 October 2006

2006-10-21 18:41:05 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous

Like Christians, Muslims believe that the present life is only a trial preparation for the next realm of existence. This life is a test for each individual for the life after death. A day will come when the whole universe will be destroyed and the dead will be resurrected for judgment by God. This day will be the beginning of a life that will never end. This day is the Day of Judgment. On that day, all people will be rewarded by God according to their beliefs and deeds. Those who die while believing that “There is no true god but God, and Muhammad is the Messenger (Prophet) of God” and are Muslim will be rewarded on that day and will be admitted to Paradise forever, as God has said:
“And those who believe and do good deeds, they are dwellers of Paradise, they dwell therein forever.”
(Quran, 2:82)
But those who die while not believing that “There is no true god but God, and Muhammad is the Messenger (Prophet) of God” or are not Muslim will lose Paradise forever and will be sent to Hellfire, as God has said:
“And whoever seeks a religion other than Islam, it will not be accepted from him and he will be one of the losers in the Hereafter.” (Quran, 3:85)
And as He has said:
“Those who have disbelieved and died in disbelief, the earth full of gold would not be accepted from any of them if it were offered as a ransom. They will have a painful punishment, and they will have no helpers. ” (Quran, 3:91)
One may ask, ‘I think Islam is a good religion, but if I were to convert to Islam, my family, friends, and other people would persecute me and make fun of me. So if I do not convert to Islam, will I enter Paradise and be saved from Hellfire?’
The answer is what God has said in the preceding verse, “And whoever seeks a religion other than Islam, it will not be accepted from him and he will be one of the losers in the Hereafter.”
After having sent the Prophet Muhammad to call people to Islam, God does not accept adherence to any religion other than Islam. God is our Creator and Sustainer. He created for us whatever is in the earth. All the blessings and good things we have are from Him. So after all this, when someone rejects belief in God, His Prophet Muhammad, or His religion of Islam, it is just that he or she be punished in the Hereafter. Actually, the main purpose of our creation is to worship God alone and to obey Him, as God has said in the Holy Quran (51:56).
This life we live today is a very short life. The unbelievers on the Day of Judgment will think that the life they lived on earth was only a day or part of a day, as God has said:
“He (God) will say, “How many years did you stay on the earth?” They will say: “We stayed a day or part of a day....” (Quran, 23:112-113)
And He has said:
“Did you then think that We had created you in jest (without any purpose), and that you would not be returned to Us (in the Hereafter)? So, God is exalted, the True King. None has the right to be worshipped but Him... ” (Quran, 23:115-116)
The life in the Hereafter is a very real life. It is not only spiritual, but physical as well. We will live there with our souls and bodies.
In comparing this world with the Hereafter, the Prophet Muhammad said: {The value of this world compared to that of the Hereafter is like what your finger brings from the sea when you put it in and then take it out.} The meaning is that, the value of this world compared to that of the Hereafter is like a few drops of water compared to the sea.

2006-10-21 18:40:19 · 20 answers · asked by handsome man 1

If he can, then who is right and who is wrong. If he cannot what or who sets the standard?

2006-10-21 18:39:54 · 3 answers · asked by t w 1

If so, then how can they justify the belief that God was once a man? That seems contradictory to the Old Testament view of God

2006-10-21 18:38:24 · 9 answers · asked by Heron By The Sea 7

2006-10-21 18:37:42 · 32 answers · asked by Anonymous

2006-10-21 18:37:24 · 12 answers · asked by mug_mugger2002 1

Can one bless themselves? Is there any physical change seen? Does it enchant and uplift?

2006-10-21 18:36:24 · 10 answers · asked by Timothy C 5

I saw this woman try to cross and intersection and these 3 black guys were crossing the same time without really looking. Anyways, this lady rolls down her window and says "why dont you watch where you going you dumb ****.er." One guy approaches the car and the woman keeps yelling. Next thing you know he reaches back and punches her in the face. She slumps over on her steering wheel and doesnt move. The three guys saw that I saw so I left quickly and watched from a distance. a car eventually pulls up behind her and help her. I think she was out cold for a least 5 minutes. I dont like racist or do I want those 3 crazy guys to know who I am. what what you have done?

2006-10-21 18:36:21 · 14 answers · asked by Mac D 1

I need to find a lost object.

2006-10-21 18:36:01 · 9 answers · asked by Caroline1505 2

why the belief of God it's come from the middle east? why the natives of the Americas never recieve a revelation from that god.. why just the middle east recieved such revelation from that God

2006-10-21 18:34:51 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous

2006-10-21 18:34:42 · 12 answers · asked by teddy 1

2006-10-21 18:33:48 · 18 answers · asked by Dean L 1

2006-10-21 18:31:47 · 9 answers · asked by Evelyn 1

2006-10-21 18:31:37 · 20 answers · asked by Sarah Nicole 1

I am sorry but you people seem to be spiritualy illiterate.Please don't avoid answering the question by making a bunch of excuses for why you don't read it.

2006-10-21 18:30:52 · 11 answers · asked by don_steele54 6

2006-10-21 18:30:44 · 24 answers · asked by mug_mugger2002 1

In ancient texts and study of the Zodiac, it is said that we are coming into the Age of Aquarius a cycle that changes every so many thousands of years. Im interested to hear peoples thoughts on this topic if any.

2006-10-21 18:27:14 · 5 answers · asked by *JC* 4

Take that beating for him??

Oooh!

2006-10-21 18:27:14 · 11 answers · asked by Mr Slave 1

2006-10-21 18:24:42 · 3 answers · asked by stubbysugarcar 1

how do you know? prove it.

2006-10-21 18:24:19 · 38 answers · asked by camohuntergirl 2

If so, would you give us a Cliff's Notes version?

2006-10-21 18:21:56 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous

Would he be my Master??

Oooh, oh Jesus C*****!

2006-10-21 18:19:16 · 15 answers · asked by Mr Slave 1

the Light Side or the Dark Side?

The Dark Side makes us sound more bad a**, but the Light Side speaks for our belief in not being intolerant like christianity.

I guess I like the bad boy image, so I'd go with Dark Side, I just don't know if there's a commonly accepted answer by the Atheist community out there or not.

2006-10-21 18:19:05 · 22 answers · asked by Toronto 3

2006-10-21 18:18:24 · 9 answers · asked by Mohammed H 1

Christainity borrows so much from Paganism. Why do they deny it?

2006-10-21 18:16:39 · 17 answers · asked by kingelessar2 3

I think Jesus would be more of a Kieth Richards style guitarist ( Strat!! ), but that's me. What do You think?

2006-10-21 18:14:40 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous

i'm an atheist.

2006-10-21 18:12:59 · 56 answers · asked by Anonymous

3 days ago at work. A coworker had confronted me in regards to something that she "claimed" that someone told her that I said something unethical about her. Anyhow I had explained myself and it turned out that it was something taken out of context. I was so upset that I lost my cool and swore (not at her in particular). Right now I am feeling so aweful. I am a born again christian, I shouldn't have handled it that way. How could I get people to start seeing me as a "christian" again?

2006-10-21 18:11:24 · 13 answers · asked by Lady Mandeville 6

According to this Chapter of the Bible, only 144,000 people get to go to Heaven, out of all the multitudes of people who have lived and died and who is alive and who will live and die,
what do you think your chances are of making it to Heaven?
Do you believe the Bible as true?

2006-10-21 18:11:24 · 19 answers · asked by Cookie 5

Does Islam teach that it is the one and only true religion??

I have asked a couple of questions related to this topic today, and I have received answers from various Muslims; some say that Islam is NOT the one and only true religion, and others say that it IS. Naturally, I'm confused. For proof, click on the following two links:
http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=AiyqBeXuxsS7f4KK4UWMthXsy6IX?qid=20061021084301AAqf2Ur
http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=AnOewTR.71uzESbyL_NIbRzsy6IX?qid=20061021135943AAt8j38

I am trying to discover which religions claim to be the one true faith. So far it has been a challenge for me to determine if Islam falls into this category.

If you feel that Islam is NOT the one and only true religion, please explain why. If you feel that Islam IS the only true religion, please explain how someone like me can know if it is true.

**THIS QUESTION IS FOR MUSLIMS ONLY. PLEASE DO NOT REPLY IF YOUR INTENTION IS TO MOCK ISLAM.**

2006-10-21 18:11:13 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous