Religion & Spirituality - 11 December 2006

in that bit of the bible about god hating witches, fortune tellers, etc it mentions passing children through fire, what was that all about??

2006-12-11 23:56:30 · 12 answers · asked by andylefty 3

It just doesn't make sense to me.

2006-12-11 23:55:34 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous

Just like normal people tell each other "good morning" and "good night", if I have a friend who is Satanic should I wish him an "evil morning" and "evil night?"

2006-12-11 23:52:18 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous

please, do not tell me neither!

because it's happening, there are little teenager girls who have sex with their boyfriend or school mate without their family kowledge. means those little girls do have desires.

so from a religious point of view, is it better if she has sex with her boyfriend or with her husband?

2006-12-11 23:50:45 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous

Take away all the bullsh it like we can choose where we are going to go today and what clothes were going to wear crap like that. While doing research on the topic I came across some very interesting arguments on wether or not we have free will. One was our free will is proof that god does not exist. Another was free will cannot exist if predestination exist what we call free will would be limited to it's divine plan. God gave us free will but it is through his infinite understanding so we are more like characters in a book it seems like we have free will but really it is all part of God's will. I don't know who or what God is or if he even exist. So, if we do have free will it seems like it will always be shaped by society. It seems like in way we will never truely have free will.

2006-12-11 23:50:36 · 8 answers · asked by Ben V 3

peace and blessings to all,
I am not a Christian but have a very high respect for Christianity and the Bible. I think it is so sad that both of the major CHristian holidays have been so commercialized.

the date(Sol Invictus) and the tree both come from pagan traditions. and while the manger is biblically rooted it is grossly inaccurate. and what easter has to do with that gigantic rabbit i'll never know.

my question is, what is the Christian view point on all of this? are there any Christians trying to restore these holidays to their true meaning?

peace and blessings to all,
Sakina

2006-12-11 23:50:03 · 12 answers · asked by Living MyTruth 2

"For that cause We decreed for the Children of Israel that whosoever killeth a human being for other than man slaughter or corruption in the earth , it shall be as if be had killed all mankind , and whoso saveth the life of one , it shall be as if he had : saved the life of all mankind . Our messengers came unto them of old with clear proofs ( of Allah ' s sovereignty ) , but afterwards lo! many of them became prodigals in the earth ."

[Qur'an 5.32]


Those radicals cant be a true Muslim arent they?? I follow Qur'an and when it says such a thing, how can hurt anyone?

2006-12-11 23:48:23 · 13 answers · asked by Zifikos 5

2006-12-11 23:48:01 · 23 answers · asked by Anonymous

it's because of his limited reading capability in other language. can he really understand Hebrew language or he has misinterpret it using arabic language that causes the meaning out of context

2006-12-11 23:45:51 · 11 answers · asked by ubuntu 2

2006-12-11 23:40:17 · 4 answers · asked by ramappa j 2

2006-12-11 23:38:20 · 11 answers · asked by camille xyliSh q 1

because it seems they are all waken up. i just cursious what time now in Israel?

2006-12-11 23:35:45 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

2006-12-11 23:35:20 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous

do you beleive in ghosts?

2006-12-11 23:28:37 · 22 answers · asked by Jen 1

2006-12-11 23:26:53 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous

It has your mind and holds you
Bring your mind to matter
Bring your mind to know matter
Bring your mind to know no matter
And discover it in a matter of time
My present for you today
The creation unknown
is you.

2006-12-11 23:19:02 · 9 answers · asked by James 5

2006-12-11 23:15:24 · 24 answers · asked by kandula k 1

2006-12-11 23:12:37 · 13 answers · asked by ubuntu 2

Christian terrorists have mass murdered other cultures where ever they go can a Christian freak be alowed to make a movie about aztek, knowingly portraying them as killers. Obviously as Christians always want to portray other religions and traditions in an evil way. Biggots.

2006-12-11 23:11:48 · 16 answers · asked by joke 1

2006-12-11 23:10:33 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous

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2006-12-11 23:04:13 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous

2006-12-11 22:57:55 · 28 answers · asked by nashpaty 3

I am from New Zealand, we over here seem to follow the US, so of course I am **** scared of intelligent design it is not science and is not intellegent. Evolution is realy quite easy to follow but of course hard to accept if you have been brainwashed from the time you were born by one of the many conflicting beleif systems of our world. So I hope ID stays dead in the water as it seems to be at the moment. We need to advance not go back to the dark ages.

2006-12-11 22:57:41 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous

73. O people, here is a parable that you must ponder carefully: the idols you set up beside GOD can never create a fly, even if they banded together to do so. Furthermore, if the fly steals anything from them, they cannot recover it; weak is the pursuer and the pursued.

74. They do not value GOD as He should be valued. GOD is the Most Powerful, the Almighty.

75. GOD chooses from among the angels messengers, as well as from among the people. GOD is Hearer, Seer.

76. He knows their past and their future. To GOD belongs the ultimate control of all matters.

77. O you who believe, you shall bow, prostrate, worship your Lord, and work righteousness, that you may succeed.
http://www.submission.org/suras/sura22.html

2006-12-11 22:56:26 · 14 answers · asked by A2Z 4

Asad Khan"

Ours is an era of space probes, computer chips, laser surgeries and cloning. If we were to label any book as a revelation from God, we couldn't help but to scrutinize this Scripture using modern scientific knowledge. It could not be that a revelation, proclaiming itself from God, could constitute aspects contradicting established scientific facts. How could we assume otherwise, when God is the one who created the universe and the laws operating within it.

The Quran was revealed 1400 years ago to the last Prophet of God, Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) as a guidance for all humanity. The entire Quran has been committed to memory by millions of Muslims around the world and has been preserved by God from any interpolations, for continuing guidance. Although the Quran is a religious book with a total of about 6600 plus verses dealing with many aspects of a person's life, about 1000 of those verses are of scientific nature, none contradicting established scientific facts. Dr. T.V.N. Persaud [1], professor of Anatomy, says: "You have an illiterate person (Prophet Muhammad) making profound statements that are amazingly accurate, of a scientific nature...I personally can't see how this could be mere chance, there are too many accuracies and like Dr. Moore, I have no difficulty in my mind reconciling that this is a divine inspiration or revelation which lead him to these statements".
Besides providing guidelines in personal, social, moral and spiritual spheres of humanity, the Quran touches upon diverse scientific topics like astronomy, geology, embryology, genetics, biology, archeology etc. Some of these are mentioned below to prove the Quran's Divine origin.

The Big Bang !

Currently, the Big Bang model of the origin of the universe is the cosmological paradigm most widely accepted by astronomers. It holds that about 15 billion years ago the universe began with the explosive expansion of a single, extremely dense matter, the primordial mass. Only after the development of radio telescopes in 1937 that, the necessary observational precision was achieved in order for astronomers to arrive at the above conclusion. What does the Quran say about our universe's origin?
"Do not the unbelievers see that the Heavens and the earth were joined together, then We split them apart." (21:30)

Expanding Universe

In 1925, Edwin Hubble (after whom the Hubble Space telescope is named) provided the observational evidence for the expansion of the universe. Stephen Hawking (author of 'A Brief History of Time') states: "The universe is not static, as had previously been thought, it is expanding". So what did God reveal in the Quran, 1400 years ago?
"And the firmament, We constructed with power and skill and verily We are expanding it" (51:47) ("We" is the Arabic plural of respect, not the Christian plural of 'trinity")

The Existence of Sun's Orbit

Ancient people use to believe that the Sun revolves around the earth. Later, Nicholas Copernicus in 1512, laid his Heliocentric Theory of Planetary motion, which placed the sun motionless in the center of the solar system with all the planets revolving around it. Modern science tells us now that the sun too is not still, but is in motion.

The sun traveling at roughly 150 miles per second takes about 200 million years to complete one revolution around the center of our Milky Way Galaxy and 25 days to make one complete rotation around its own axis. See how beautifully and accurately God revealed this phenomenon in the Quran:
"It is He who created the night and the day, and the sun and the moon, all (the celestial bodies) swim along, each in its orbit with its own motion." (21:33)

Conquest of Space by Human

Human exploration and the conquest of space began with the launching of the Russian Satellite, Sputnik I on Oct. 4, 1957. Then followed the launching of humans into space, which eventually led to a manned space flight to the Moon on July 20th, 1967. Thus the dream of humanity since the dawn of civilization to go beyond the earth to the heavens was realized.
The Quran, 1400 years ago, clearly predicted human's advancement and the possibility of space flight.
"O assembly of Jinns and humans, if you can penetrate the regions of the heavens and the earth, then penetrate them! You will not penetrate them save with a power (of God)." (55:33)

The Protective Atmosphere

Earth is constantly bombarded by meteoroids that disintegrate upon the atmosphere and by lethal rays emitted by the sun. This UV radiation is absorbed by the Ozone layer forming the outer fringe of our atmosphere. Thus our atmosphere along with its Ozone layer is a protective covering for us. Life possibly could not have existed without it. How meticulously, does our Lord sustain and protect us against this atmospheric destruction.

"And We have made the atmosphere a protective roof, yet do they turn away from the Signs which these things point to." (21:32)

Embryology

The Dutch naturalist Anthony van Leeuwenhoek (1632-1723) produced lenses powerful enough to prove that many tiny creatures are not spontaneously generated but are produced from eggs. The science of Embryology as we know it today did not discover many of the detailed aspects of human embryonic development until the 1970s, using powerful microscopes, ultra sound and fiber optics technology. See how the Quran described the stages of embryonic development.
"God fashioned man from a small quantity (of sperm)" (16:4) Fertilization takes place with only one sperm among several tens of million produced by man.
"Then We placed him as a drop in a place of rest" (23:13) Implantation of the blastocyst in the uterus.
"Then We made the drop into a leech like structure... " (23:14) This resemblance of the human embryo to a leech is an appropriate description of the human embryo from days 7-24, when it clings to the endometrium of the uterus.
"And He (God) gave you hearing and sight and feeling and understanding. " (32:9) The internal ears appear before the eyes, and the brain (the sight of understanding) differentiates last.

Dr. E. Marshall Johnson [2] Professor of Anatomy, concluded after studying verses from Quran: "The Quran describes not only the development of external form but emphasizes also the internal stages - the stages inside the embryo of its creation and development, emphasizing major events recognized by contemporary science... so I see nothing in conflict with the concept that divine intervention was involved..."

Gender Determination

The concept of "Gender Determination" as being described by geneticists, is one of the outstanding informations revealed to us in the Quran. This information is now a known fact, that sperms are the deciding factors in determining the type of gender (male or female) in the new embryo. This determination through the male sperm is due to the fact that sperms have an X and Y chromosomes, while the female ovum has only X Chromosomes (X, X). Through the Quran, The Almighty informs us that it is the male sperms that determine the type of gender for the new offspring:
"Does man think that he will be left uncontrolled (without purpose)? Was he not a drop of sperm emitted (in humble form)? Then did (God) make and fashion (him) in due proportion. And of him He made two sexes, male and female..." (75:36-40)

Existence of Pairs in All Creation

Before the dawn of the modern era, humans conceived that only animal life was divided into two genders, male and female. Then the discovery was made that this phenomenon was present in plants and vegetation too. We have found this reality existing in every creation, animate as well as inanimate, though in different forms. In electricity, these two genders can be classified as positive and negative. North and south pole describe it in magnetism, electron and proton in atoms, matter and antimatter etc. Even bacteria could be positive or negative, while the truth is, this creation is made of pairs. At the time the Holy Quran was being revealed in the 7th century C.E., we knew of pairing in animals and plants only, but the Quran describes the phenomenon in the most lucid manner:
"Hallowed is He, Who created pairs in all things, those that grow from the earth and of themselves, and what they know not." (36:36)

The Quranic statement:

"...And what they know not" is as true today, as it was when Holy Quran was revealed. Though we have discovered that every created thing exists in pair, we have yet to discover many things that exist.

We have expounded scientific marvels from the Holy Quran to convince sincere seekers of truth that it is the infallible Word of God. No mortal being can ever speak with such authority, finality, knowledge, perfection, and precision coupled with exotic beauties of expression, as does God in the Quran.

By realizing these Truths about the Quran and the religion of Islam revealed by our Creator and Sustainer, many modern scientists are turning towards it.
Dr. Keith Moore [3], Professor of Embryology, after analyzing the verses of the Quran for three years comments: "It has been a pleasure for me to help clarify statements in the Quran about Human Development. It is clear to me that these statements must have come to Muhammad from God or Allah because almost all of this knowledge was not discovered until many centuries later"

Dr. Maurice Bucaille [4], French Physician, after studying Quran and comparing it with modern science, addressed the French Academy of Medicine in 1976 proclaimed: "Our knowledge of these disciplines is such, that it is impossible to explain how a text produced at the time of the Quran could have contained ideas that have only been discovered in modern times".

Dr. Joe Leigh Simpson [5], Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology, proclaims: "...These Hadiths (sayings of Muhammad) could not have been obtained on the basis of the scientific knowledge that was available at the time of the writer (7th century)...It follows that not only is there no conflict between genetics and religion (Islam) but in fact religion (Islam) may guide science by adding revelation to some of the traditional scientific approaches.. . There exist statements in the Quran shown centuries later to be valid which support knowledge in the Quran having been derived from God".

Dr. Tejatet Tejasen [6], Professor of Anatomy, attending the Eighth Saudi Medical Conference, stood up and likewise announced: "From my studies and what I have learnt at this conference, I believe that everything that has been recorded in the Quran 1400 years ago must be true. That can be proved the scientific way".
These men of knowledge, in their unbiased studies of the Quran, all proclaimed its truthfulness as a Revelation of Almighty God.

"Soon we will show them Our Signs in the (furthest) regions (of the earth) and in their own soul, until it becomes manifest to them that this is the Truth..." (41:53)
Guidance to humanity proclaimed in the Quran is complete and applicable to all societies and all times. Whether we are living in the Stone Age or the Space Age, riding in horse pulled carriages or flying in Space Shuttles, we haven't changed a bit. We still possess physical and emotional desires, we live in societies, interact with one another, establish social, political and economic systems; thus the relevant need for guidance by our Creator in all these spheres of our life. Islam is the only religion which is totally compatible with scientific facts and provides complete, explicit and clear guidance in all spheres of life.

The Quran was revealed in Arabic, but translation of its meaning are available in English and other languages for non-Arabs. Likewise Islam is not restricted to people of the east or Arabs, it is a universal religion revealed for all of mankind.
We invite all sincere humans to study Islam with an open mind. Don't blindly follow the whims and paganistic influences of the environment around us. God bestowed upon us this superb mind to seek and live the truth; for we all will be accountable on the Day of Judgment for our beliefs and deeds. Don't delay your salvation. Welcome to Islam!

References:
1) Dr. T.V.N. Persaud, Professor and Head of the Department of Anatomy, University of Manitoba, Canada, received in 1991 the most distinguished award presented in the field of Anatomy in Canada, the J.C.B. Grand Award.
2) Dr. E. Marshall Johnson, Professor and Chairman of the Department of Anatomy and Developmental Biology, and the Director of the Daniel Baugh Institute, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, USA
3) Dr. Keith Moore, Professor of Embryology, Department of Anatomy, Univ. of Toronto, Canada, recipient of numerous awards and honors, including in 1984, the J.C.B. Grand Award, which is the highest honor granted by the Canadian Association of Anatomists.
4) Dr. Maurice Bucaille, French Physician, Author of 'The Bible, the Quran and Science, Seghers, Paris, 1987.
5) Dr. Joe Leigh Simpson, Professor and Chairman of the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at the Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, and the President of the American Fertility Society.
6) Dr. Tejatet Tejasen, Professor and Head of Department of Anatomy, Faculty of Medicine, University of Chiang, Thailand


Suggested Readings
1. The Holy Quran Abdullah Yusuf Ali (trans.)
2. The Life of Muhammad By Hayykal
3. Towards Understanding Islam By Abul Ala Maududi
4. Jesus: A Prophet of Islam. By. M. Ataur Rahim
5. The Bible, The Quran and Science By Maurice Bucaille

2006-12-11 22:53:48 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous

Jesus original language wasn't english, but it was Aramaic. Aramaic was the mother tounge of Jesus and the language of which he communicated with God and with the people.
type down the word God in that Aramaic-dictionary, and find out for yourself.
http://www.peshitta.org/lexicon/

2006-12-11 22:50:24 · 25 answers · asked by Anonymous

Are they turned off by their religion , that they decide to stop following it? Do they actully study their religion before claiming that their is no God. Do they study other religions as well?
No offence, just curious.

2006-12-11 22:47:02 · 22 answers · asked by nashpaty 3

19°23'N 81°25'W

2006-12-11 22:45:08 · 4 answers · asked by Mr Hex Vision 7

Are you willing to bet your life on it?

2006-12-11 22:42:06 · 28 answers · asked by Anonymous