Religion & Spirituality - 21 August 2007

why isn't the name Muhammad mentioned in any islamic or pre-islamic writings prior to the arrival of the prophet Muhammad, even in muslim holy books such as the quran and the ahadith books don't mention this name at all.
i think as suspected for a long time that muhammad was not native to the area despite muslims claims that he hails from the arab tribe of quraish.
PLEASE MUSLIMS, I BEG YOU MOST HUMBLY TO GIVE A SCHOLARLY ANSWER WITH REFFERENCES.
despite my repeated posting of this question over the last few months no muslim has given a satisfactory answer. i as an ex-muslim have read the quran and hadith namely BUKHARI and can say with authority that this name was not mentioned anywhere in the above books. i know this qustion may touch some raw muslim nerves and therefor i'm open to all abuse and ridicule. i'm used to it by now since becoming an apostate. by the way i do have thick skin so go and hit that abuse button and have me banned again.

2007-08-21 20:08:05 · 13 answers · asked by blacky-black 1

I mean they must know what people are saying,despite the spelling errors,so whats the big deal?Can't they just answer the Q,,,hellooooooo! LOL.

2007-08-21 20:02:54 · 29 answers · asked by Inou 3

Bible reference: Mark 1:15 "Time's up! God's kingdom is here. Change your life and believe the Message."

2007-08-21 20:01:58 · 15 answers · asked by forerunner7 4

For me it is, I may not do it really often, but I do.. sometimes in a subliminal way. I feel better talking things here with people I don't know than talking with someone face to face or something and anyways I don't have like many friends or many people to talk to.

2007-08-21 19:59:03 · 13 answers · asked by Love Yahoo!!! wannabe a princess 4

I let no man drag me down so low as to make me hate him.
Booker T. Washington

Or do you give your power away to another?

2007-08-21 19:58:02 · 8 answers · asked by ? 5

Quran 2:223 “your wives are a tilth for you, so go into your tilth when you like ...” http://www.usc.edu/dept/msa/quran/002.qmt.html

The chapter mentions nothing about womans rights in this matter, this entitlement for husbands has no stated exception. Read the chapter and see if I am correct.

Now, consider the ramifications. This verse literally gives complete s-xual entitlement to men, with no exception. In a legal sense, woman are property, like sheep or pigs.

Consider the phrase "a tilth unto you". A "tilth" is the strongest claim to property in all known jurisprudence. Its based on the idea that the "tilth" is a product of your labor mixed with the land and is recognizied as absolute by the majority of all property law schemes.

When can men use their wives? Its straightforward...whenever "you like". No right of refusal is mentioned, even for sickness. Thus based on a western value system, this is an absolute and unconscionable permission to rape.

2007-08-21 19:51:28 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous

Fear of death, fear of Hell, fear of the 'end of days', fear of other religions, fear of people who are different, fear of homosexuality, and in some cases even fear that their most cherised beliefs might disappear from existence if the words "under God" in the pledge of allegiance were removed.Even those who would say they have no fear because of their faith have just admitted that they are using their faith to negate fear.

What is up with all this fear?

2007-08-21 19:50:43 · 13 answers · asked by Demopublican 6

2007-08-21 19:49:45 · 25 answers · asked by Anonymous

I was raised in catholic family, Im not yet baptized or anything, and I go to church rarely.. I have more skeptism about god then ever before, I've never believed in the Bible, because I think half of the stuff in there is spurious, it makes no sense in anyway, and it's made by men. And science makes more sense to me, because I think we were evolved, how can you not believe in that, they have all the evidence and the artifacts. I realized I belive in god, because 1. I want afterlife and meet the loved ones once again. 2. I'm afraid to goto hell. I don't think this is correct or right way to have faith in god. I realized I believed these things, because I was just told to, I never questioned it, I just believed in them. But what if, everything you were told is false, and there is no god?? Why should I belive in the Bible?? I think I just created a huge sin, questioning god. Eh, I dont know what to believe in..

2007-08-21 19:46:41 · 24 answers · asked by UranID10t 2

It seems like that's THE answer for everything, when you ask some Christians valid questions about their religion.

2007-08-21 19:43:03 · 42 answers · asked by Meow 5

I understand that religion supposedly explains all of the reasons that humans exist, and all of the things that god did, but if a god really exists, then shouldn't he personally communicate with us about it? Why do we need a religion to tell us how things went and explain details when god could personally just let us know things. It can compare to having a boss at work. You wouldn't need a 500 page manual explaining the purpose of your boss and what he expects out of you when all he has to do is come up and tell you what is going on with work. So it seems that the same should apply with god. It would definitely straighten out the whole 100 different types of religions and million types of gods people speak about.

2007-08-21 19:42:42 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous

why is it that all other religion are worshipping demons when their religion taught them peace , love , fillial piety and morals.

how do you know that the bible isnt being affected by demon ?
how do you know that faith in jesus will lead to heaven ? how do you know that it is not a demon lying and confusing you guys that faith will lead you to hell .

it is rude i know , but how do you know that jesus is not a demon ? a demon can easily perform ' miracles ' like walking on water and stuff . how do you know that the demon isnt in disguise to make you guys follow him ( by following jesus ) so that you all could follow him to hell ?

biblically , i believe that bible is true to some extend , and if i believe it's true , then demon is out to confuse us . perhaps believing in jesus will lead me to hell ?

theres no one from heaven that come down to tell me it is or it is not .
how would i know the bible is not the work of demon , after all he could have know all the facts .

2007-08-21 19:42:40 · 4 answers · asked by Curious 3

Is this really believable or just like old wife stories?

2007-08-21 19:41:14 · 8 answers · asked by ooxy_rr r 2

Are you prepared if there is?

2007-08-21 19:38:26 · 11 answers · asked by Inou 3

What is the most repulsive thing that christians do to drive away non-christians? Not their beliefs, their actions?

2007-08-21 19:32:37 · 17 answers · asked by We Watch Football 3

According to the Mosaic law an Israelite could take a vow to live as a Nazirite for a time. While under his vow he was not supposed to touch dead bodies. Samson However Killed many Animals & Men.
No Silly Answers Please.

2007-08-21 19:29:10 · 10 answers · asked by conundrum 7

Im just curious if animals have souls because they seem to carry personalities???

2007-08-21 19:24:26 · 15 answers · asked by alfsweethang 1

10 years ago, when I was 14, I did a very goofy thing. I was a Christian and I was recording a message for the answering machine. Since it was Christmas, I was in a goofy mood and sang "Grandma Got Run Over By A Reindeer". My mother saved that tape. Now every year at Christmas, they like to pull that out and get a kick out of it. It's not in a mean way, it's in a funny remembering type of way, but why do they get such a kick out of a 14 year old member of the family singing a song? And why so long after?

2007-08-21 19:22:28 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous

seriously, who is gonna get hurt if we dont get caught and do it on our time and in our privacy? the world isnt gonna stop, there will still be food so why does he care if I enjoy playing with myself? isnt waiting til youre married for sex enough? not that I plan on doing that but still.

2007-08-21 19:22:28 · 23 answers · asked by Anonymous

Every rule has an exception and everyone agrees with the rule, until you bring up the concept of "freedom of religion". For some reason, Americans believe that this is the only absolute in the universe.

Making "freedom of religion" an absolute assumes that no substantial differences can arise between any religion such that the survival of the state could be put in jepordy. However, we already know this is false. Islamists have a very literal and uncompromising view about the commingling of religion and state.

Consider the Phillpines. Despite a democratic system where Islamists have a say, a full fledged Islamic insurgency continues to terrorize the country and demand an Islamic state. Its just not something they are willing to compromise. The only substantial difference between the Philppines and America is one of proportion (they have more Muslims).

Its simply a matter of critical mass. Once there is enough of them to create change...here comes shariah law.

2007-08-21 19:21:36 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous

Could it be the start of his walk with Jesus?

2007-08-21 19:20:30 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous

If so, why? If not, why not? This question is not meant to be insulting or anything negative. It's a chance to get to know each other if you spend some time here, and to learn to tolerate each other. I'm a very open person, I can get along with almost anybody, and I refuse to insult or ridicule a person based on a label. Even when being insulted, I still refuse. I would appreciate the same courtesy, because we are all one human race and we all need each other to survive.

2007-08-21 19:19:09 · 89 answers · asked by Anonymous

Okay, so I was checking out some Pagan stuff on the net and found a lot of schools have banned their Wiccan students from wearing the pentagram but say it's okay that Christian students wear their crosses. I don't think this is right-- either ban ALL religious symbols, or none of them. Banning one religious symbol, then saying another is just fine...that's just wrong no matter what religion it favors.

What do you guys think?

2007-08-21 19:18:43 · 23 answers · asked by mathaowny 6

for a klondike bar
credit goes to jaketherake

2007-08-21 19:15:37 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous

Seems like some posters must feel something as they really get excited about writing about God. What do you feel when you are at your computer typing your ideas about God?

2007-08-21 19:14:35 · 22 answers · asked by Beertha 2

well my mother told me this story.

Yesterday,
my mom took a smoking break at work
and was sitting there for a few minutes
and the she imagined
God, rocking my grandmother in his arms like a baby
as if rocking her to sleep.
It was 810 when she saw this.
10 minutes later, tony called to tell her that grandmaw had died.. 10 minutes ago. [when she saw that]

Do you guys believe in stuff like this?

just curious to see what others think.

oh and my mum isnt a loony one.

2007-08-21 19:14:24 · 9 answers · asked by Rae ☺ 3

What county God loves the most?

2007-08-21 19:12:48 · 21 answers · asked by My mom is the iron woman 1

I don't know about you, but sometimes I feel like I'm swimming around in a toilet-bowl full of sh**, and that the harder I try to understand the truth about life, and the meaning of it, the more confused I become. It's like someone just keeps dumping and not bothering to flush. How about you? Do you think earth is a giant loo? How is anyone supposed to figure out the truth with so many theories and ideologies floating around in this bowl? And what kind of loving 'God' would condemn any one of us for not figuring it out?

2007-08-21 19:08:43 · 12 answers · asked by Meow 5

in the torah there are laws regarding what is kosher (allowable to be eaten). seeing as the torah was written 4000 years agon it a world that barely existed beyond asia and africa dont you find inexplicably odd that no new kosher animals have been discovered. how is it possible that ever kosher animal at that time was already known when an entire half a world had not been explored. no new animals that only chew their cud and no new animals that only have split hooves have been discovered in 4000 years. kind of odd dont u think.

2007-08-21 19:08:40 · 8 answers · asked by larry j 3

OK.. so maybe my last question was a little cryptic for y'all since every answer avoided it entirely... My apologies if you suffer from a dejavu...

There us a reference I have seen in the New Testament is in Corinthians 6:9 but therein the reference is not to "homosexuals" per say but to the "Catamite"....

Now.... "what's a catomite" I thought ... and.... well as far as I can figure a Catomite is word with latin origins that means the younger partner in a pederastic relationship between two males. Now this strikes a particular discord with me ... That is, a Catomite refers exclusively to an act of pedophilia ... but more interestingly Paul condemns not the adult perpetrator in this text ... but the adolescent little boy!

So, if you can make sense of that morality then please explain it to me 'cause I can assure you that if there is a god of any kind, for my god... it's the pedophiles that ought be excluded from paradise and not the little boys. What's your take on that text

2007-08-21 19:08:06 · 10 answers · asked by Icy Gazpacho 6