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Religion & Spirituality - 16 August 2007

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Salaam,
I have a few questions I would like to clarify to satisfy myself.
Is Sunnat and Fard namaaz completed the same thing? Or is it only in Fard that you only read Sura Al-Fatiha without any suras on the last 2 rakats? Or do you do that for both 4 rakat sunnat and Fard salaat?

-When I go to the mosque to perform salaat, I realize that instead of folding the hands onto the chest, some women cross it around their stomachs. Is this the Shi'ite way?

-Some girls at the mosque read the Qur'an and just leave it on the floor. The floor wasn't that clean, since people had brought food and left papers and scraps all around.
This other girl just read it from the floor.
Another girl read it in her hands, but as she got up, she dragged it onto the floor and picked it up, instead of just picking it up while she got up. Isn't that gunnah since it is showing no respect for Al-Qur'an. The floor was obviously unclean.
Thank you to anyone who answers these for me.
Wa'salaam,
-Ash

2007-08-16 12:23:58 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous

I've hardly been on Yahoo!Answers the last months, but each time I check in the last couple of weeks, I notice some of my Pagan friends having been deleted.

What's up with that? Is it Anti-Pagan Season or something? Did Pagans do something horrible that I never noticed before? Did Pagans replace us atheists as "scum-of-the-earth" ?

What happened?

(Little edit: bonus question: Is Yahoo! in on this anti Pagan sceme? They offered to post this question in "Society & Culture > Holidays > Halloween".... Oh well)

2007-08-16 12:23:22 · 23 answers · asked by ? 6

When God doesn’t require the worship of anybody, why should we worship Him? He is needless and all are dependent on Him. If God needs our worship, then it is not agreeable to His divinity and Godhood is it not?

2007-08-16 12:21:43 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous

are going to hell for all time no matter if they were good or not is that fair?
"New Testament punishment - Mark 16:16 “He that believeth not, shall be damned”."

2007-08-16 12:21:27 · 11 answers · asked by TK 3

don't you realize that wicca,witchcraft is evil! it says so in the bible. its Gods word! also you are worshiping false gods. mother earth is no god and not real. sun god is not real. you are worshiping things that will not get you no where but hell. i pray you will open your eyes and see the truth. before its to late. Jesus is not just my truth its all of us truth. some don't want to accept the truth. it will mess up there sinful lifestlye. praying for you all. satan is real and wicca comes from satan. believe in it or not. satan is real, Jesus is real! Satan is evil. Jesus is good!

2007-08-16 12:19:52 · 37 answers · asked by ANGEL HORSE 3

2007-08-16 12:19:45 · 14 answers · asked by CHEESUS GROYST 5

Many religions seek to cover women in one way or another so as to "alleviate temptations of the flesh" I say it is a man's problem to keep his libido in check as well as his vocal chords if a woman decides to dress as she chooses for the weather or what ever her reason.

2007-08-16 12:19:29 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous

can anyone explain to me about Hel
I have heard that if someone dies in their bed rather than in battle ... they go to Hel rather than Valhalla
please tell me the difference with these two places ... if it is known ?

correct me please if this is wrong

2007-08-16 12:13:44 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous

i dont think you should i think thats bad my family is catholic and always pray to the virgin mary and all these other saints never to god... i ask why and they say they are gods messengers and that its the same thing... i dont think so some how i think these things are from the devil and trying to take the attention away from god with the excuse that they are messengers and should you pray to the virgin mary??? and when going in to church should you neal to statues??? the statues aren't god ..... but my mom says they represent god i dont think so she gets mad when she makes me go to church and i dont do it... they are just painted stones right??? and that white thing with the wine they make you eat in church saying its gods spirit ??? im confused

2007-08-16 12:13:10 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous

.... if someone goes off topic in this section now and then because they are so familiar with their R & S aquaintances that they really would like your valuable opinion and wisdom on other subjects?
Or, they just want to share with you.
Look on it as a 'time out'.

2007-08-16 12:11:57 · 29 answers · asked by Anonymous

Ever go into any church gift shops and notice you never see anything relating to humor? Catholics and Christians had to laugh at some point, even when they wasn't forcing there beliefs and killing people who didn't believe.

2007-08-16 12:11:46 · 25 answers · asked by Anonymous

- to explain unexplainable natural phenomena.
- to control people's behaviour, birth control, other...
- to make money.
- other, elaborate.

only intelligent reasonable people please. no fundies, no bible quoting or things like"God created us" or similar.

2007-08-16 12:09:42 · 37 answers · asked by Anonymous

I've heard from some of you that you can't pick and choose which parts of the Bible to believe, unless it actually says so, like a parable for example.

Matthew 4:8 says, “Once again, the devil took him to a very high mountain, and showed him all the kingdoms of the world in their glory.”

If you reckon Genesis is the literal truth, do you also think the earth is flat? It doesn't actually state that the earth is flat, true, but the above would only be possible if it was. Perhaps Satan used magic to display the whole world. Why then go moutaineering?

Isiah 11:12 also seems to think that it is square, or at least some kind of quadrilateral. "And he shall set up an ensign for the nations, and shall assemble the outcasts of Israel, and gather together the dispersed of Judah from the four corners of the earth."

Are there mistakes in the Bible, which was written some time ago by people with a lesser understanding of the world than ourselves? Or is the world really flat? Your call.

2007-08-16 12:09:28 · 17 answers · asked by Citizen Justin 7

2007-08-16 12:07:22 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous

Does your conciousness just cease to exist? Or do you go to heaven or hell or purgatory or something else? Do you have a soul? Are you reincarnated? If so, do you always come back as a person?
Or are there 72 virgins waiting for you? If so, where did they come from? What if you prefer more experienced women? Do you get to pick your virgins? If not, who picks them for you?
Or do you end up in Valhalla? And why do you believe what you believe? I'm anxious to know. Do you feel it's wrong to question your beliefs? How can you be sure what you believe is right? And do you think science is trying to destroy God, or that science only proves his existence? What are the odds that nobody has it right?

2007-08-16 12:07:22 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

Does your conciousness just cease to exist? Or do you go to heaven or hell or purgatory or something else? Do you have a soul? Are you reincarnated? If so, do you always come back as a person?
Or are there 72 virgins waiting for you? If so, where did they come from? What if you prefer more experienced women? Do you get to pick your virgins? If not, who picks them for you?
Or do you end up in Valhalla? And why do you believe what you believe? I'm anxious to know. Do you feel it's wrong to question your beliefs? How can you be sure what you believe is right? And do you think science is trying to destroy God, or that science only proves his existence? What are the odds that nobody has it right?

2007-08-16 12:06:50 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous

Why is it that religious fundamentalists argue pointless arguments claiming that their religion is correct and all others are false? Who are they to judge what is right and what is wrong?

In my opinion, isn't it logical to believe that all religions hold the belief in the same god under different names?

2007-08-16 12:04:41 · 3 answers · asked by SkankinMangos 1

When you die where do you think would you go? Do you believe that God has prepared a room for you in His place?

2007-08-16 12:03:53 · 18 answers · asked by precy f 1

http://lds.org/ldsnewsroom/v/index.jsp?vgnextoid=d10511154963d010VgnVCM1000004e94610aRCRD

2007-08-16 12:03:16 · 22 answers · asked by Anonymous

I was watching the following video link:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e2O4lbgX81U

Some of the lies I was easily able to identify in the video:

The elder states family members expelled from JW congregations are not treated differently by the family.

He states JWs do not disdain disfellowshipped members or consider them all wicked and demonic.

He states JWs are allowed to speak to disfellowshipped members.

He states JWs do not use the word "shun" to describe DF/DA.

He states the WT did not publish a child custody brochure.

He states JWs say hello to disfellowshipped members they encounter.

I KNOW FOR A FACT these are outright lies. My parents have been JWs for more than 35 years. Believe me, I KNOW what they believe.

So, my question is: How is this elder's testimony not perjury/outright lying? Doesn't the Bible say that God HATES a lie but that Satan is the "Father of lies"? How should people viewing this video reconcile this?

2007-08-16 12:02:15 · 11 answers · asked by Simon Peter 5

2007-08-16 12:00:36 · 47 answers · asked by tashalouiselock 1

led a wicked life. Does anyone know.?

2007-08-16 11:59:24 · 6 answers · asked by ? 5

Yeah, yeah, I know it's cliche, but I really want to know what people think? FYI, I think its about loving God and neighbor and about providing for family and the needy.

2007-08-16 11:57:56 · 5 answers · asked by Keep On Trucking 4

Of course, God both forgives and calls us to accountability. But which of these attributes do you think is more reflective of God's overall personality, forgiveness or accountability?

2007-08-16 11:55:53 · 18 answers · asked by Keep On Trucking 4

Merciless Law(LORD)<----or---> Merciful Grace(God)

Law: worketh wrath: destructive: God their Destroyer
Grace: is sufficient: constructive: God our Saviour

Law: I will forsake you, the city, your fathers
Grace: I will never leave thee nor forsake thee

Their God on high: in plural divided heavens on high
God our Father in heaven: "higher than the heavens"

Day of the LORD: is darkness(law), and not light(grace)
Day of God: is light(grace) having no darkness(law) at all

Holy Ghost: led them into wilderness and destroyed them all
Holy Spirit: not under law, but under grace if led of the Spirit

2007-08-16 11:54:33 · 21 answers · asked by Anonymous

If speaking in tongues is inspired by the Holy Spirit and is the language of Angels, can we equally be inspired in the same way by the forces of darkness, (speaking in a language that is demonic) and if so, what would be their intention?

Please give answers objectively, all communities are welcome, Christian, Muslims, athiest, satanists etc.......

2007-08-16 11:54:09 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous

What do I need to know for Confirmation? I'm going to take a class for it, but what do I need to know? Do I need to memorize anything? What happens during the Confirmation? Any good websites? Thanks!

2007-08-16 11:54:03 · 12 answers · asked by ♥TheBeatlesBiggestFan♥ 5

I have a quick question. I have read a few questions put on here asking what wicca is and have seen multiple responses saying its a new religion only 60-70 years old. these people do not mention though that Gardner didnt "create" the religion he simply brought it back to light after being initiated into a very secretive coven that he found. I was under the belief, and really have been for quite some time so I want to know if I was wrong, that wicca is an "old religion" that predates most others. am I wrong in this? lol I feel like I am new to the craft all over again lol. thank you for your help

2007-08-16 11:51:56 · 19 answers · asked by Lorena 4

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