Religion & Spirituality - 18 June 2007

I know my answer just wanted to know what anyone else had to say.

2007-06-18 05:17:54 · 14 answers · asked by Racoes 2

I do want to understand. I don't want to lump you with the people who do horrible things in the name of Islam. I am hearing you say yours is a peaceful religion. Please explain the peace behind these verses.

KORAN commands to kill infidels:

Allah is an enemy to unbelievers. - Sura 2:98

On unbelievers is the curse of Allah. - Sura 2:161

Slay them wherever ye find them and drive them out of the places whence they drove you out, for persecution is worse than slaughter. - 2:191

Fight against them until idolatry is no more and Allah's religion reigns supreme. (different translation: ) Fight them until there is no persecution and the religion is God's entirely. - Sura 2:193 and 8:39

Fighting is obligatory for you, much as you dislike it. - 2:216
(different translation: ) Prescribed for you is fighting, though it is hateful to you.

..... martyrs.... Enter heaven - Surah 3:140-43

If you should die or be killed in the cause of Allah, His mercy and forgiveness would surely be better than all they riches they amass. If you should die or be killed, before Him you shall all be gathered. - 3:157-8

You must not think that those who were slain in the cause of Allah are dead. They are alive, and well-provided for by their Lord. - Surah 3:169-71

Let those fight in the cause of God who sell the life of this world for the hereafter. To him who fights in the cause of God, whether he is slain or victorious, soon we shall give him a great reward. - Surah 4:74

Those who believe fight in the cause of God, and those who reject faith fight in the cause of evil. - 4:76

But if they turn renegades, seize them and slay them wherever you find them. - 4:89

Therefore, we stirred among them enmity and hatred, which shall endure till the Day of Resurrection, when Allah will declare to them all that they have done. - 5:14

O believers, take not Jews and Christians as friends; they are friends of each other. Those of you who make them his friends is one of them. God does not guide an unjust people. - 5:54

Make war on them until idolatry is no more and Allah's religion reigns supreme - 8:39

O Prophet! Exhort the believers to fight. If there are 20 steadfast men among you, they shall vanquish 200; and if there are a hundred, they shall rout a thousand unbelievers, for they are devoid of understanding. - 8:65

It is not for any Prophet to have captives until he has made slaughter in the land. - 8:67

Allah will humble the unbelievers. Allah and His apostle are free from obligations to idol-worshipers. Proclaim a woeful punishment to the unbelievers. - 9:2-3

When the sacred months are over, slay the idolaters wherever you find them. Arrest them, besiege them, and lie in ambush everywhere for them. - 9:5

Believers! Know that idolators are unclean. - 9:28

Fight those who believe neither in God nor the Last Day, nor what has been forbidden by God and his messenger, nor acknowledge the religion of Truth, even if they are People of the Book, until they pay the tribute and have been humbled. - 9:29 (another source: ) The unbelievers are impure and their abode is hell. (another source: ) Humiliate the non-Muslims to such an extent that they surrender and pay tribute.

Whether unarmed or well-equipped, march on and fight for the cause of Allah, with your wealth and your persons. - 9:41

O Prophet! Make war on the unbelievers and the hypocrites. Be harsh with them. Their ultimate abode is hell, a hapless journey's end. - 9:73

Allah has purchased of their faithful lives and worldly goods, and in return has promised them the Garden. They will fight for His cause, kill and be killed. - 9:111

Fight unbelievers who are near to you. 9:123 (different translation:
Believers! Make war on the infidels who dwell around you. Let them find harshness in you. (another source: ) Ye who believe! Murder those of the disbelievers....

As for those who are slain in the cause of Allah, He will not allow their works to perish. He will vouchsafe them guidance and ennoble their state; He will admit them to the Paradise He has made known to them. - 10:4-15

Allah has cursed the unbelievers and proposed for them a blazing hell. - 33:60

Unbelievers are enemies of Allah and they will roast in hell. - 41:14

When you meet the unbelievers, smite their necks, then when you have made wide slaughter among them, tie fast the bonds, then set them free, either by grace or ransom, until the war lays down its burdens. - 47:4
(different translation: ) When you meet the unbelievers in the battlefield, strike off their heads, and when you have laid them low, bind your captives firmly.

Those who are slain in the way of Allah - he will never let their deeds be lost. Soon will he guide them and improve their condition, and admit them to the Garden, which he has announced for them. - 47:5

Muslims are harsh against the unbelievers, merciful to one another. - 48:25

Muhammad is Allah's apostle. Those who follow him are ruthless to the unbelievers but merciful to one another. Through them, Allah seeks to enrage the unbelievers. - 48:29

Prophet! Make war on the unbelievers and the hypocrites and deal sternly with them. Hell shall be their home, evil their fate. - 66:9

The unbelievers among the People of the Book and the pagans shall burn forever in the fire of hell. They are the vilest of all creatures. - 98:51

Fight them so that Allah may punish them at your hands, and put them to shame. (verse cited in Newsweek 2/11/02)

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KORAN promises of houris in heaven:

Single-minded slaves of Allah... will be honored in the Gardens of delight, on couches facing one another; A cup from a gushing spring is brought round for them, white, delicious to the drinkers, wherein there is no headache nor are they made mad thereby. And with them are those of modest gaze, with lovely eyes, pure as they were hidden eggs. - Surah 37:40-49

Lo, for those who ward off evil is a happy journey's end, Gardens of Eden, whereof the gates are opened for the, wherein, reclining, they call for plenteous fruit and cool drink therein. And with them are those of modest gaze, companions. This it is that ye are promised for the Day of Reckoning. - 38:50-54

Lo! Those who kept their duty will be in a place secure, amid gardens and water-springs, attired in silk and silk embroidery, facing one another.... And we shall wed them unto fair ones with wide, lovely eyes. They call therein for every fruit in safety. They taste not death therein, save the first death. And He hath saved them from the doom of hell, a bounty from thy Lord. That is the supreme triumph. - 44:51-57

Lo! Those who kept their duty dwell in gardens and delight... reclining on ranged couches. And we wed them unto fair ones with wide, lovely eyes... and we provide them with fruit and meat such as they desire.... - 52:17-22

...Reclining upon couches lined with silk brocade, the fruit of both the gardens near to hand.... Therein are those of modest gaze, whom neither man nor jinni will have touched before them.... - 55:54-56

Those are they who will be brought nigh, in gardens of delight... reclining therein face to face. There wait on them immortal youths... and fair ones with wide, lovely eyes, like unto hidden pearls, reward for what they used to do.... Lo! We have created them a creation, and made them virgins, lovers, friends. - 56:11-37
(Different translation) Companions with beautiful, big and lustrous eyes... virgin-pure and undefiled.

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Koran "sharia" punishments:

As for the man who steals and the woman who steals, cut off their hands as punishment for what they have earned, an exemplary punishment from Allah. - Surah 5:38

2007-06-18 05:15:55 · 15 answers · asked by bornagain2003 2

2007-06-18 05:13:04 · 6 answers · asked by Midge 7

disease. Do they need to let go? or should they keep trying to fight the cancer? HELP I am afraid to tell them what I think.......I could be wrong..........please pray then answer!
Sorry so limited on info...

2007-06-18 05:09:48 · 27 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-06-18 05:09:24 · 18 answers · asked by socmum16 ♪ 5

Why not send rain on just the just? The unjust are probably atheists anyway! Why waste good water?

2007-06-18 05:08:18 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-06-18 05:07:24 · 11 answers · asked by bethybug 5

2007-06-18 05:07:06 · 28 answers · asked by Anonymous

http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=AglP8RBGJwleN1VB71nLmGPsy6IX?qid=20070618082515AAspZPd

I asked the above question, and one of the responders began his answer with the following :

"Any Atheist who says there is no God,
has already given God existence by mention of God"

Using that logic, can we simply will a fictional character into existence simply by saying their name?

2007-06-18 05:05:36 · 25 answers · asked by Anonymous

then how are the REST of us contributing to decline of marriage?

2007-06-18 05:00:10 · 19 answers · asked by ~Heathen Princess~ 7

What has "he" ever done? What force in the world does God use to interact with us every day?
Doesn't the universe run just fine with the forces it already has.

2007-06-18 04:58:07 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous

Common question, here may be the answer? http://www.godandscience.org/apologetics/why_six_days.html

2007-06-18 04:57:31 · 14 answers · asked by geeks_gadgets 2

One of the main things that i have heard in the Bible and from numerous Christians is that when we die God will have forgiven all of our sins.

Now look at it this way. If all of our sins are forgiven for; i would also assume that applies to us now. The sins that we have yet to commit are already forgiven for. So why not just sin away now because everything that we have done and will do in the future will be forgiven.

2007-06-18 04:56:38 · 25 answers · asked by Anonymous

It is time to answer. If it was proven beyond any dout that the Watchtower organization prophesyed armagedon, and claimed that they were the mouthpiece of God, and the prophesy didn't come true, would you consider them a flase prophet? Please no lengthy out of context scriptural essays,,,just a answer to the question at hand would be enough.

2007-06-18 04:55:58 · 21 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-06-18 04:55:49 · 18 answers · asked by bethybug 5

I would like to know what it means to you personaly, so please don't google it or find it in a book just tell me what it means to you

2007-06-18 04:55:46 · 26 answers · asked by hmm 6

2007-06-18 04:52:04 · 22 answers · asked by CPUcate 6

http://answers.yahoo.com/my/profile;_ylt=AsdcN.F1FoKes.5XgdZIwujd7BR.?show=oc8YcBpWaa

2007-06-18 04:50:41 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous

i mean i have read him saying he is the "son of man" but i havent seen "son ofof God" anywhere

2007-06-18 04:49:08 · 39 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-06-18 04:48:20 · 14 answers · asked by socmum16 ♪ 5

2007-06-18 04:48:20 · 29 answers · asked by Anonymous

Hamas wants to destroy Israel. So, now have defeated Fatah in Gaza & Hamas is ruling.

Do you think this is the LORDs doing and that Israel should re occupy Gaza?

At least the remaining Christians (if there are any) would have peace & humanitary aid would help the people of Gaza.

2007-06-18 04:48:00 · 3 answers · asked by LottaLou 7

2007-06-18 04:47:11 · 19 answers · asked by Anonymous

I am a Christian.
But I don't watch television preachers anymore unless they talk to me intelligently.
Example; Paula White speaks and repeats herself such as.."His will shall be done in heaven and in 2007" then she slowly repeated it again and again, while pointing upwards and then downwards, as if she is speaking to retards,
so I changed the channel to avoid hearing her repeat it again. Creflo Dollar does this also, and so do other preachers, they repeat things over and over, as if we listeners are a bunch of dummies who didn't get it right the first time.
I find it downright insulting, an affront to my status as an adult and it is annoying.
Do you notice this and if so, what do you make of it, if anything.
For that very reason, I refuse to listen so as not to get my intelligence insulted. I love God, but surely God isn't doing this!

2007-06-18 04:44:33 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous

Yet the evil influences of pagan attitudes toward sex and relationships subtly affect even the church world.
I just read this as a response to a question and am torn between laughter and throwing my computer across the room. I'm Pagan and I have a better marriage than most Christians I know. It goes against my respect for my husband which is not acceptable. I guess I am once again trying to take down the church! LOL

2007-06-18 04:44:05 · 11 answers · asked by ~Heathen Princess~ 7

2007-06-18 04:42:30 · 35 answers · asked by socmum16 ♪ 5

Many of the prophesise have been fulfilled but how many are there left to be fulfilled before Jesus comes back to earth the second time to take his followers to heaven with him?

2007-06-18 04:42:25 · 19 answers · asked by Anonymous

Well to be honest we as chistians do not know our God's name nor do we know our Savior's real name. A relationship starts with knowing one anothers names, so what's God's personal name and Jesus' real name?

2007-06-18 04:42:18 · 8 answers · asked by John Y 1

a lot of other denominations of christanity say catholics do not follow the bible.

1. the catholic church put together the bible, before the catholic church it was random writings, not an actual bible.

2. Catholics do not worship Mary. She is not God, but she did give birth to Him- that deserves a bit of respect dont you think?

3. catholics do not worship saints. Inorder to become a saint you have to do a lot of good, what is it - like 600 miracles? And devout your entire life to God. We do not see them as God, just people that devouted their entire life as God

4. Confession: catholics do not believe the preist is the one forgiving you of your sins. Honestly, I think people are against this because they dont want people to know what they did wrong.

5. catholic mass is extreamly similar to a jewish service (ive been to a few). Should church, the church that Jesus intended be similar to the services He attended?

after reading that, whats wrong with the catholic church?

2007-06-18 04:38:27 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous

Not one historian can deny this check and you will see?

In 615 AD, Khusru Parviz of Persia attacked Byzantium (Roman) empire and gained control of Syria, Palestine and North Africa. He ransacked Jerusalem, set fire to the Holy Sepulcher and destroyed numerous cities. The war ended in clear victory for fire-worshippers of Persia.

News of the defeat of Byzantine worshippers of God was received with satisfaction by the idolaters of Mecca. This was grievous to the Muslims and caused them much anxiety about the future course of the events. It was then that a revelation came foretelling the renewed triumph of the Byzantine over the Persians within few years.

These are the relevant verses of Surat Ruum in the Quran: “The Romans have been defeated in a land nearby. But in the future they will triumph over their enemies, within a period of few years. All affairs, both earlier and later, are in the hands of God. And on the day when the Romans triumph, the believers and the followers of Islam will rejoice. God assists to whomsoever He wills, and He is Powerful and Compassionate. This is the promise of God, a promise which can not be violated, but most of the people know not”. (30:1-6).

Within less than 10 years, this Prophecy of the Quran was fulfilled in the year 624 A.D. corresponding to year 2 A.H. How can we explain the confident and categorical prediction of the victory of a defeated people over a victorious people, in the absence of any factors pointing to the likelihood of such an event? A realistic approach to the state of society and the course of events would definitely have contradicted this prophesy.


Now the question is the Prophet of Islam foretold a definite military victory at a certain point in the future. How did he know it was going to occur?

2007-06-18 04:37:09 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous