I want to know peoples thoughts on the muslim religion?

Question

i wanna know people thoughts on the muslim religion and what they think and learned about it so far?

Answer 1

Some Basic Islamic Beliefs
The religion of Islam is the acceptance of and obedience to the teachings of God which He revealed to His last prophet, Muhammad .
1) Belief in God:
Muslims believe in one, unique, incomparable God, Who has no son nor partner, and that none has the right to be worshipped but Him alone. He is the true God, and every other deity is false. He has the most magnificent names and sublime perfect attributes. No one shares His divinity, nor His attributes. In the Quran, God describes Himself:

Say, “He is God, the One. God, to Whom the creatures turn for their needs. He begets not, nor was He begotten, and there is none like Him.” (Quran, 112:1-4)
No one has the right to be invoked, supplicated, prayed to, or shown any act of worship, but God alone.
God alone is the Almighty, the Creator, the Sovereign, and the Sustainer of everything in the whole universe. He manages all affairs. He stands in need of none of His creatures, and all His creatures depend on Him for all that they need. He is the All-Hearing, the All-Seeing, and the All-Knowing. In a perfect manner, His knowledge encompasses all things, the open and the secret, and the public and the private. He knows what has happened, what will happen, and how it will happen. No affair occurs in the whole world except by His will. Whatever He wills is, and whatever He does not will is not and will never be. His will is above the will of all the creatures. He has power over all things, and He is able to do everything. He is the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful, and the Most Beneficent. In one of the sayings of the Prophet Muhammad , we are told that God is more merciful to His creatures than a mother to her child. God is far removed from injustice and tyranny. He is All-Wise in all of His actions and decrees. If someone wants something from God, he or she can ask God directly without asking anyone else to intercede with God for him or her.
God is not Jesus, and Jesus is not God. Even Jesus himself rejected this. God has said in the Quran:
Indeed, they have disbelieved who have said, “God is the Messiah (Jesus), son of Mary.” The Messiah said, “Children of Israel, worship God, my Lord and your Lord. Whoever associates partners in worship with God, then God has forbidden Paradise for him, and his home is the Fire (Hell). For the wrongdoers, there will be no helpers.” (Quran, 5:72)

God is not a trinity. God has said in the Quran:
Indeed, they disbelieve who say, “God is the third of three (in a trinity),” when there is no god but one God. If they desist not from what they say, truly, a painful punishment will befall the disbelievers among them. Would they not rather repent to God and ask His forgiveness? For God is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful. The Messiah (Jesus), son of Mary, was no more than a messenger... (Quran, 5:73-75)
Islam rejects that God rested on the seventh day of the creation, that He wrestled with one of His angels, that He is an envious plotter against mankind, or that He is incarnate in any human being. Islam also rejects the attribution of any human form to God. All of these are considered blasphemous. God is the Exalted. He is far removed from every imperfection. He never becomes weary. He does not become drowsy nor does he sleep.
The Arabic word Allah means God (the one and only true God who created the whole universe). This word Allah is a name for God, which is used by Arabic speakers, both Arab Muslims and Arab Christians. This word cannot be used to designate anything other than the one true God. The Arabic word Allah occurs in the Quran about 2700 times. In Aramaic, a language related closely to Arabic and the language that Jesus habitually spoke, God is also referred to as Allah.
2) Belief in the Angels:
Muslims believe in the existence of the angels and that they are honored creatures. The angels worship God alone, obey Him, and act only by His command. Among the angels is Gabriel, who brought down the Quran to Muhammad .
3) Belief in God’s Revealed Books:
Muslims believe that God revealed books to His messengers as proof for mankind and as guidance for them. Among these books is the Quran, which God revealed to the Prophet Muhammad . God has guaranteed the Quran’s protection from any corruption or distortion. God has said:
Indeed, We have sent down the Quran, and surely We will guard it (from corruption). (Quran, 15:9)
4) Belief in the Prophets and Messengers of God:
Muslims believe in the prophets and messengers of God, starting with Adam, including Noah, Abraham, Ishmael, Isaac, Jacob, Moses, and Jesus (peace be upon them). But God’s final message to man, a reconfirmation of the eternal message, was revealed to the Prophet Muhammad . Muslims believe that Muhammad is the last prophet sent by God, as God has said:
Muhammad is not the father of any one of your men, but he is the Messenger of God and the last of the prophets... (Quran, 33:40)
Muslims believe that all the prophets and messengers were created human beings who had none of the divine qualities of God.
5) Belief in the Day of Judgment:
Muslims believe in the Day of Judgment (the Day of Resurrection) when all people will be resurrected for God’s judgment according to their beliefs and deeds.
6) Belief in Al-Qadar:
Muslims believe in Al-Qadar, which is Divine Predestination, but this belief in Divine Predestination does not mean that human beings do not have freewill. Rather, Muslims believe that God has given human beings freewill. This means that they can choose right or wrong and that they are responsible for their choices.
The belief in Divine Predestination includes belief in four things: 1) God knows everything. He knows what has happened and what will happen. 2) God has recorded all that has happened and all that will happen. 3) Whatever God wills to happen happens, and whatever He wills not to happen does not happen. 4) God is the Creator of everything.
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Answer 2

I think Islam is Judeo-Christianity. I like the idea that there is a final prophet that brought an unalterable word to his people but I can't help but think it was a religion propagated by the sword that brought considerable political gain to its founder, Muhammed. I don't like the idea that its truths are based upon ONE man's revelation. I don't like the idea that Muhammed had complete changes of mind regarding revelation (and it was blamed upon the Devil - surely this could mean all his revelation was misleading). I am not happy with the idea that Jesus (founder of Christianity and a Jew) would come back to kill the pigs (Jews) and destroy the cross (Christians). I do not agree with the treatment of women under Sharia (apparently it is OK to 'lightly' beat your woman if all else fails!!). However, I do think Muslims are very disciplined in their religious activity. On the whole they seem sincere and zealous (overly in some cases as we see with the extremists). However, I do think there are far more sympathisers with the extremist views than is made out. I think the ostensibly tolerant attitude shown by the majority of Muslims is akin to that shown by most Christians (deep down they believe they are right and all others need to be converted!).
I am Christian, I have read large parts of a translated Quran (I know, it can't be transaletd without losing meaning!!) and I have studied the various religions of the world. I am convinced that Christianity is the best way of getting to God for me. I will not presume to know what is best for you.

Answer 3

Islam is a religion just like Judaism and Christianity!
I don't think people like Ben Ladden represent Islam, otherwise I would have get the wrong idea about Hitler being Christian, right?
I am Muslim, born and raised. I am also proud of being Muslim, but there are people (extremists for example) who hide behind the religion, destroying the image. If you read the wholly Koran, you would find it a book of stories and lessons. It also talks about so many other subject such as science, people, Islamic pillars, and more :)

Answer 4

This comment is directly pointed to jigyasu. Your statement that "all muslims support it" is false. I am a Muslim and I do not support it. I know and have close contact with many Muslims that do not support terrorism for any reason at all. They and I have spoken out against terrorism time and time again but ths news does not sell so it is not reported.

Please be more careful in the future about making broad generalizations about something which you obviously only have a superficial knowledge.

And Allah knows best.

Peace and Blessings,

Salim

Answer 5

Islam preaches terrorism,to kill those who don't believe in Islam.If there is any terrorist attack anywhere in the world all the Muslims support it.
Islam is not a tolerant religion.They have almost wiped out Hindus from Pakistan.Hindus in B'desh are also in danger.Even in Kashmir they have killed all the Hindus.Elsewhere they are attacking other religions.
In Thailand where 95% population is Buddhist and only 4% are Muslims they are fighting with the Buddhists and neighbouring Islamic Malaysia support it.

Answer 6

You have to do your own search, but I think Islam is the only evidence-based religion, it is an ideal way of life, and Muslims today are opressed in every and each country in the world so they don't represent true Islam. In the link below you will get an opinion of an expert:

http://www.turntoislam.com/forum/showthread.php?t=21

Answer 7

Haven't learned a lot about what the Qumran says so far but as far as I know not the sh!t that people like Bin Laden think they see in it. So I guess it's a normal religion similar to Christianity.

Answer 8

A true way and successful way of Life is in Islam and Quran.Happiness is all about in Islam.Islam tells solution of each and every problem from head to toe.A religion that is based on human welfare and that's great.

Answer 9

It's basically a way of life that is derived from the belief in a prophet name Muhammed (false prophet, but a prophet to them I guess). Plus it's a religeon that creates a "false" sense of security by allowing murder, rape, ect ... as long as it's done in Muhammed's name, then it's ok. For example ... Kill all Israelis ... that's a sin, and very immoral, but because they're "MUSLIMS" they will go to heaven.

Answer 10

Every individual religion hv got their own believes but muslims don respect that... more over muslims try to dominate the world with increasing the population ... Hate this ......

I hv got nothing to do with any religion ..... I respect muslims ......Ravi

Answer 11

i have had friends who are Muslims but i am out of their country now. i only affiliated with the good ones and i find them really religious and honest. i admire their devotion in praying 5 times a day and they are always polite and friendly. i guess we can say the same for christians.