Religion & Spirituality - 27 February 2007

2007-02-27 23:09:54 · 3 answers · asked by James 5

2007-02-27 23:09:47 · 21 answers · asked by Anonymous

Peace and Love

2007-02-27 23:08:55 · 5 answers · asked by digilook 2

Mary Peace be upon her is the example of a righteous believer and a sincere follower of the guidance of God. Again we read about Mary:

Then she brought him to her people, carrying him. They said 'O Mary thou hast done a strange thing.
O sister of Aaron, thy father was not a wicked man nor was thy mother an unchaste woman'.
Then she pointed to him. They said, 'How can we talk to one who is a child in the cradle?'
He said, 'I am a servant of God. He has given me the book and made me a Prophet;
And He has made me blessed wheresoever I may be and has enjoined upon me Prayer and almsgiving so long as I live.
And He has made me dutiful towards my mother and He has not made me haughty and unblessed. (19:28-33)

These verses tell us the story of Mary when she went to her people carrying Jesus (peace be upon him). The word for carrying him means that Mary believed in Jesus (peace be upon him) and helped him in his mission. When her people told her that she has done a strange thing, she silently pointed to Jesus (peace be upon him) who started introducing his religion to them.
In the spiritual sense, Mary signifies a true believer and a sincere follower of a prophet of God, who is acting upon the guidance furnished by this prophet and who is preaching his religion to others.

The words carrying him means that she has embraced his religion and reflected it in her person. When she declared this to her people and preached her religion to them, they rejected it because it was strange and unknown to them. So she silently started introducing her faith.

She pointed to the truth by her behaviour and conduct, by her complete submission to Allah and her true devotion to His service.

She became a manifestation of the Unity of God.

The disbelievers could see the spiritual station to which she had attained. The fruits she achieved and gained proved the truth of her beliefs and the prophet she followed. She taught the people to follow the guidance of Allah through her actions which were in full compliance with the commandments and ordinances of her religion.

The verses explain to us the perfect way of preaching a religion. Mary signifies every sincere and true follower of a prophet of Allah whether this follower is a man or a woman. A female example is used because she is representing a person who reached this spiritual level through sincerely following the example of a prophet of Allah and though being a reflection of the prophet. Mary is also introduced as a mother to indicate that she represents the true believer who who has already attained to true submission to Allah and who has already gained his fruit. He was granted a new spiritual life and has established a strong relationship with God. He has now reached the stage of looking after his faith and protecting it and nourishing it. So he has spiritually reached the stage of motherhood of his religion.

This fact has been explained in the Quran:

Allah sets forth for those who disbelieve the example of the wife of Noah and the wife of Lot. They were under two righteous servants of Ours, but they acted unfaithfully towards them. So they availed them naught against Allah, and it was said to them, `Enter the Fire, ye twain, along with those who enter.'
And Allah sets forth for those who believe the example of the wife of the wife of Pharaoh when she said, `My Lord! build for me a house with Thee in the Garden, and deliver me from Pharaoh and his work, and deliver me from the wrongdoing people;
And the example of Mary, the daughter of Imran, who guarded her chastity - so We breathed there in of Our Spirit -and she fulfilled in her person the words of her Lord contained in His books and was one of the obedient. (66:11-13)

In these verse we can see three examples of three different states of the inner self of a human being. The wives of Noah (peace be upon him) and Lot (peace be upon him) represent the disbelievers who reject the truth and do not benefit from the companionship of a righteous man or a prophet of Allah. Their inner self is in a state which incites the soul to evil. The wife of Pharoah stands for those believers who, vthough passionately desiring and praying to get rid of sin, yet cannot fully dissociate themselves from evil influences, represented by Pharoah, and having arrived at the stage of the self-accusing soul, sometimes fail and falter. Mary represents those righteous servants of Allah, who have closed all avenues of sin and have made peace with Allah and as a result, they are blessed with Divine inspiration. They have reached the stage of the soul at rest.

Was Mary the example of a righteous believer and a sincere follower of the guidance of God?

2007-02-27 23:07:53 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

Do not seek the truth, only cease to cherish your opinions.
-- Zen Proverb

Namaste

Peace and Love

2007-02-27 23:07:21 · 7 answers · asked by digilook 2

2007-02-27 23:07:07 · 7 answers · asked by hwdfoo 1

I was watching the news and heard how people practice on "turning their wishes into realit." A few people shared their experiences, and of course, these were good ones. As a believe in God, I know that God has our future planned even before our birth. What will happen will happen, and what will NOT happen will NOT happen. My question is, "Christians, do you actually believe in what these few persons shared? Do you think we can actually get what we wish for by quietly wishing for it in our heart?" Thanks a lot for sharing. Those who are NOT Christians are also welcome to share with me your viewpoints. :D

2007-02-27 23:05:26 · 11 answers · asked by prudence z 2

Sometimes our light goes out but is blown into flame by an encounter with another human being. Each of us owes the deepest thanks to those who have rekindled this inner light.

-Albert Schweitzer

Namaste

Peace and Love

2007-02-27 23:04:27 · 3 answers · asked by digilook 2

Why does this son of The Fallen Angel still inspire so much murder and hatred to this day? In Christianity, you can find hundreds of cartoons, movies and media humiliating the Christian Faith.

As followers of The Son of God, we are taught to love and accept those who hate us. In the religion of The False Prophet and Son of The Fallen Angel, they are taught to riot and kill if their "prophet" is insulted in any way, even a cartoon. That cartoon was actually very accurate in depicting the inherit violence in that religion.

We have a Hollywood movie coming out that claims to show the tomb of Jesus Christ and his "Family". This goes against everything taught in the Christian Faith. We know that Jesus Christ was raised from the dead and ascended to Heaven in human form. Therefore, the only tomb that could possibly be found is an empty tomb. In spite of this, we are taught to turn the other cheek and love those who hate us. The other religion is taught to hate and kill those who disagree

2007-02-27 22:58:38 · 13 answers · asked by Samuel Crow 3

i heard he is depicted as dark skinned with blue eyes and red hair. i'm asking because i want to write a story about him and would like to be as accurate as possible. please answer my question seriously and to the best of your ability, thanks alot! i really appreciate your help!

2007-02-27 22:58:24 · 8 answers · asked by Dragomir 2

join a religion just for the sake of emtional crutches? what would you do in time of crisis?

2007-02-27 22:57:13 · 4 answers · asked by hwdfoo 1

2007-02-27 22:55:11 · 15 answers · asked by hwdfoo 1

its saying if you don't do such such, you will go to hell forever, even there is no proof but you just have to have faith...

2007-02-27 22:53:01 · 6 answers · asked by hwdfoo 1

2007-02-27 22:50:13 · 25 answers · asked by Anonymous

I know that Jehovah is another name of Jesus Christ.

2007-02-27 22:49:48 · 27 answers · asked by Star of the Sea 3

and the son 'judah' that apparently was jesus's son and his wife marry magdolin who everyone thought was a wh_ore???? If it is all true how will you look at your own religion. will you just deny the facts and stand by your faith?? Will you start to question all that you have been taught? I do not tie myself with a religion. I do believe in God so this is not an athiest asking this question.

2007-02-27 22:48:19 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-02-27 22:47:51 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-02-27 22:46:50 · 8 answers · asked by CHEESUS GROYST 5

2007-02-27 22:43:43 · 7 answers · asked by CHEESUS GROYST 5

Christian witches or christian wiccans so to speak??

Do you think we'll ever get along enough for it to happen or is it just insane thinking??

2007-02-27 22:43:12 · 13 answers · asked by Wiccanbynature 2

2007-02-27 22:39:57 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

Reffering from my previous question regarding Jesus Christ.

So how exactly marrying and having children is a sin?

2007-02-27 22:36:09 · 16 answers · asked by Adia Azrael 4

Are you happy that Jesus was killed so you guys could go to Heaven or are you sad that Jesus was killed because he was like a friend to all Christians?

Be honest.

Are you happy Jesus died,

or are you sad Jesus died?

2007-02-27 22:33:36 · 12 answers · asked by Adia Azrael 4

2007-02-27 22:32:52 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-02-27 22:28:46 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-02-27 22:26:38 · 10 answers · asked by Mehdi M 1

are out of control. This has happened in every major city. I am so glad that I was not brought up Catholic or many other religions. I am a Christian but a simple one. It is obvious that these priests who are not allowed sex are perverts and their perversions are acted out on little children. This was a huge case in Los Angeles as well and the church paid out many millions to victims. If any other organization on earth had this many molestation cases the orginization would be shut down completley. I think at the very least, the Catholic church should lose it's tax free status and the Cardinals like Mahoney in LA should go to jail for aiding and abetting these evil people. What is your opinion? See article
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,255238,00.html

2007-02-27 22:25:24 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-02-27 22:21:29 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

I asked this question yesterday and I was accused of spreading lies because they would never do such a thing and I was also called a moron, see answers. Tha Watch Tower Society have always said that the United Nations was Satans organisation, so why did they join the UN as a Non-Governmental Organization to the department of public information whoose first rquirement is support and respect for the principles of the United Nations.

2007-02-27 22:20:19 · 12 answers · asked by claret 4

How would that change anything, and why does it matter?

Seriously I'm asking, need serious answers.

2007-02-27 22:19:53 · 22 answers · asked by Adia Azrael 4