Is Islam an information control cult? Please read before responding?

Question

"O ye who believe! Ask not questions about things which if made plain to you, may cause you trouble. Some people before you did ask such questions, and on that account lost their faith." (Surah 5:101-102).

"The Holy Prophet himself forbade people to ask questions ...so do not try to probe into such things." (The Meaning of the Qur'an, Maududi, vol. III, pgs. 76-77)

"The prophet was asked about things which he did not like, and when the questioner insisted, the Prophet got angry. (vol. 1, no. 92) The Prophet got angry and his cheeks or his face became red. (vol. 1, no. 91)

"Allah has hated you...[for] asking too many questions." (vol. 2, no. 555; and vol. 3, no. 591, Bukhari's Hadith commenting on Muhammad’s reaction to hostile questioners.)

Answer 1

It is a typical form of religion, thats all. All controlling based religions teach people not to ask any questions and just obey.
This is a proof that they were created by intelligent diplomats order to control the masses and use the fear of people of the unknown, and also to gain more money and power. Jewish, Christians, Muslims work in the same way, just using different names...

Answer 2

I appricaite your research, well done but you still need to do a little more research to find out the context of the verses quoted by you because every verse has a contaxt, secondly what was the question on which Prophet Mohammed(pbuh) got angry. Let me ask you a question as to explain how the God Almighty looks like ?. My brother Muslims believe that God Almighty has no imiges, and can not be compared to any thing what so ever. The God Almighty in Holy Quran in Suratul Ikhlas chepter 112 verse 1 to 4 says to the Prophet Mohammed (pbuh)"Say, Allah is one and only, Allah is eternal, he begets not, nor he is begotten, there is no likeness of him." , but when a muslim ask such a question, what you think can he be answered, or should he ask such question if he believe in the above Sura?

Answer 3

I see you have gotten your information from an Anti Islam site.

In so many verses of the Qur'an people are encouraged to ask the people of knowledge. Almighty Allah says what means:

{…Ask the followers of the remembrance if ye know not!}*(An-Nahl 16:43)


Some questions will not benefit us or will lead us astray. For instance...

We know that Allah decrees everything, but we also know we have free will. That information is enough. If you question further and further, you will only get frustrated because there are some things that are a part of the ghaib (unseen) or not made plain to us because the human mind cannot comprehend.

Qur'an also teaches us that we, being humans, have limited perceptions. We do not have explanation for everything. Thus, we need to turn to Allah for guidance and turn to the learned people who have better knowledge to give us explanation. This knowledge, which we and they have, is still nothing compared to the infinite knowledge of Allah. Thus, all of us should turn to Him with our questions and attribute any scientific discovery to His grace, because it is Him Who blessed us with this intellect.


In tafseer ibn Katheer there is a description of the different verses of Quran.

Some are made plain and are easily understood like inheritance for example, some are not and do not have further explaination like the beginning fof Surahtul Baqarah... Alif, Lam , Meem, ect.

Questioning these things will only frustrate one because there is no answer that has been given to us.

Prophet Muhammad sallalahu alaihe wa sallam said

"Seek knowledge even in China", "Seek knowledge from the cradle to the grave", and Verily the men of knowledge are the inheritors of the prophets", have echoed throughout the history of Islam and incited Muslims to seek knowledge wherever it might be found.

Answer 4

Verses which you posted are related to a subject which is in Sura Baqra 2 of Qur'an. God asked Jews to sacrify cow for their sins they committed when Moses (PBUH) was at Mount Sanai for 40 days and nights by start worshiping a cow. Instead of obeying the God commanded they start asking questions about the height color age of the cow.

Verses 5:101 - 102 is referring to that here that all the would have been answered when the Qur'an was getting revealed if they asked them during that period.

The further explanation of this verse is everything which is required to be on the right path is within Qur'an. The more detailed understanding is I get there that God revelation is stoped after the Managership of Prophet Muhammad (PBUH).

Beloved Islam the hadiths and Maududi explanation are not part of my understanding. You are a intelligent person. Can't you see that majority of the muslims infact start raising questions about issues which are not important for the faith after Qur'an revelation is complete. Don't you see that they have the same questions just like Jews in Sura Baqra about the length of dress, how to sit, how to walk, how to take bath, how to do wadu.

The problem scholars like Maudadi scholars stick to the hadith books to find answers. The truth is all the answers are within Qur'an. BTW I have no religious eduction am simple IT profession very worldly liberal person who try to follow the simple commands of God.

Answer 5

lol why don't u finish the rest of it. allah says once given an answer take it or leave it. that is the meaning there. example if u know the reason why you need to pay your zackat for poorer people and yet you keep asking then what is the point. either except an answer or do not except the answer. this is also reguarding making sure the words of the quran are not changd just like the bible and the torah were. read 2000 contidictions in the bible and the torah. go ahead have fun. this is because people kept questioning things did not like the answer so changed it. but good question though.

Answer 6

Anyone or any society or group which will not allow questions is after control. Those who will not permit questions live in fear of those who do question. Mainly because they are incapable of answering questions. The military is an excellent example of this. Orders come from on high and are not permitted to be questioned, only carried out. This is why militaries function with such an amazing degree of precision.

Answer 7

Of course these few quotes you listed could never be enough to answer your question either way. Plus you need to state what you mean by "info ... control cult" for any reasonable person to take your q seriously.

I could drag out many quotes from various sources to make arguments for and against every religion having cultish aspects to it. It is all in how you interpret what you read and hear. In the end your mind is your own; your thoughts belong to you.

Answer 8

Islam is a religion of peace and, is the very nature of man. It is the religion and the path chosen by Almighty Allah for mankind so that they may gain happiness in this life and Paradise in the next life. Islam is not a religion in the common and distorted sense, for it does not confine its scope to one's private life. It is a complete way of life and is present in every field of human existence. Islam provides guidance for all aspects of life—individual and social, material and moral, economic and political, legal and cultural, and national and international. The teachings of Islam are simple and intelligible.

At the moral level, Islam teaches us to be truthful, honest, just, compassionate, virtuous; to shun all evils; to be ever bent on doing good deeds while sparing others of any harm or injury. Stated differently, it teaches us to think right, speak right, and act righteously.

At the spiritual level, Islam teaches cultivation of mindfulness of God—being grateful to Him, patient in adversity, and content with His decree and ever willing to make our will conform to His will.

Answer 9

you have to differentiate between two things :
things that Muslims should think and ask about and use their brains and reflect.
things that they shouldn't think or ask about ,for example :is God male or female?, how dose he look like?, why do Muslims pray 5 times a day? why do they fast for a month each year?, why .......
apart from this every Muslim is instructed by Quran itself to think and reflect and ask about anything he/she likes.

Answer 10

THE TERM INFORMAITON CONTROL IS NEW TO ME

THE QUOTES SOUND LIKE SECRECY.

I THINK
INFORMATION SAVES LIVES.

I THINK "SECRECY" IS DISHONEST AND CONTROLLING

I THINK "PRIVACY" IS PRECIOUS AND RELATED TO PERSONAL THINGS
THAT SHOULD BE RESPECTED

ALLAH, I DOUBT HATES CHILDREN THAT ASK QUESTIONS