No faith without questions?

Question

Do you think you can just totally believe something truly without questioning it first? Most of us live our life's, saying we belong to this religion or that religion but do we truly belong if we don't ask question..... Quran says to ask questions and I do... I have asked many questions and I think my mom does not like me because of of it because I believe the answers I get... For example Evolution. I believe in it because Everything in Quran is not to be taken literally. So have you questioned your faith? what came out of your questioning it.......

Answer 1

Yep. That's the idea behind faith. It's the equivalent of an artificial lobotomy in the 21st century.

Unfortunately, billions of people believe in religious myths. I think it's related to childhood upbringing, social expectation, and emotional reasons.

P.S. Faith is not evidence of anything. Faith does not make any religion real. All religions are based on faith, and say that their own views are the correct one. Only one religion can be right, but all can be wrong.

Evidence is the only way to validate reality. If that is what religion is interested in.

Answer 2

Yeah, I have. When I was little I used to wonder if I would still be muslim if I hadn't been born as one. I, like you, have always questioned everything and try to look at it in an extremely objective way. I'm 16 years old, and at one point I thought that life was entirely meaningless and even began to contemplate the possibility that God was a fabrication. I became extremely depressed for a long time, for if there is no God, then everything we do is meaningless. However I eventually realized that my rational thought only went so far in explaining anything and that logic and reason only go so far, and at some point, any further conclusions I would make would be entirely as baseless as those that had been given to me. The Quran has answered all of my doubts extremely logically and satisfactorily. It is GOOD to ask questions, however ask them to the right person. For example, some people (like your mom), however sincere they may be, can only give simplistic and unsatisfactory answers. First and foremost, look to the Quran. You will find that God speaks directly to your doubts and misgivings. Find a good translation- Muhammad Asad was the one I chose. If you are still confused, ask an educated muslim.
God himself in the Quran says that everything in the Quran is not literal. Afterall, how can we as humans expect to comprehend divine and unlimited concepts? How can God use human words to express divine concepts? If He could, then obviously he would not be God, and the Quran would not be holy or unearthly. For example, the descriptions of heaven and hell, among others, are metaphorical. However the sections of the Quran pertaining to laws and rules are extremely explicit and literal.
Evolution does not contradict or concur with anything in the Quran. In my opinion, belief in evolution is not really a matter of faith. If you can believe in evolution and still believe that God created mankind, then go for it. Either way, issues like Evolution are irrelevant to the practical application of the Quran in our lives.

Answer 3

The Christian faith also says to Question everything. And it is not until we recieve our answer and test it for truth that we should believe without doubting. I don't know about other religions, but thats pretty cool that the Muslims do to. I have to really good Muslims friends and I never thought to ask that. Good question. I think if you didn't question your faith for truth you could be letting yourself be led into a cult or something worse.

Answer 4

In the book, "The Collapse of Chaos", it says that metaphor is a step up from comprehension. Therefore, a set of information with questions to ascertain whether each piece really belongs in the set is not the same as the ability to "bear the meaning of one word over to another" (metaphor). Wikipedia says that metaphor is more forceful and assertive than analogy, which includes the idea of a sense of proportion. Metaphor helps get along with others, which I think is a goal of religion (as it means "retie", or "re-bind"). It means that you can put together your ideas without getting caught up about getting the words "authorised" by somebody else, as in a cult. If you meant them, then that's what you meant to say. In fact, the Bible puts a high emphasis on your words being what makes a difference as far as God's input in your life goes, rather than just your beliefs or actions. Just using words every day is a gift from God in itself and it is a way of being thankful, except that sometimes people use words that aren't thankful.

Answer 5

God gave you a mind so we can question, and not to question is to be dishonest with yourself.
Truth is something we must believe ourselves, and truth should not fear questions.
Any religion that says just believe and don't question has serious problems.
Self deception is a horrible thing, and truth should be able to stand questions
I know the truth of my religion because I have a relationship with Jesus and I know truth is a person
Religions are all taught, and though I am a christian, I don't consider it a religion but based totally on a relationship.
My knowledge of truth is experiential.
I know I will always be able to question and learn and grow based on my relationship and not my religion.
If I said that right?

Answer 6

It's good that you ask questions. I believe most religious texts encourage people to ask questions. While I don't know the Quran, I trust that it, too, like the Bible and other texts, contains God's truths.

Here is a quote from the Bible that encourages questioning:

James 1: 5
5 If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God, that giveth to all men liberally, and upbraideth not; and it shall be given him.

And one in the Book of Mormon:

Alma 32:26-28
26 Now, as I said concerning faith—that it was not a perfect knowledge—even so it is with my words. Ye cannot know of their surety at first, unto perfection, any more than faith is a perfect knowledge.
27 But behold, if ye will awake and arouse your faculties, even to an experiment upon my words, and exercise a particle of faith, yea, even if ye can no more than desire to believe, let this desire work in you, even until ye believe in a manner that ye can give place for a portion of my words.
28 Now, we will compare the word unto a seed. Now, if ye give place, that a seed may be planted in your heart, behold, if it be a true seed, or a good seed, if ye do not cast it out by your unbelief, that ye will resist the Spirit of the Lord, behold, it will begin to swell within your breasts; and when you feel these swelling motions, ye will begin to say within yourselves—It must needs be that this is a good seed, or that the word is good, for it beginneth to enlarge my soul; yea, it beginneth to enlighten my understanding, yea, it beginneth to be delicious to me.

It is a great truth that some things, when experienced, speak for themselves (no logic is needed). For instance, values such as love, compassion, patience, temperance (ie self-control), generosity, sexual purity, humility, study and learning, etc, all bring a great conviction of their own truthfulness when they are lived, because living values such as these brings enlightenment to the soul.

John 3: 21
21 But he that doeth truth cometh to the light....

Questions and answers are fun to explore, but the true and convincing exploration is the experiment that brings one to try to live divine laws.

Answer 7

Yes of course, If the books of the Bible were selected I understand many of the man who wrote it had the best intention and connection with God, the priests also needed to educate in history and explain simple things of life across it and plus yes, politics.

If Jesus went to heaven in flesh or not is not important to me, or if Mary was virgin or not, or if Jesus married Magdalene or not, the importance of Jesus are his teachings and with 5 of his apostles is really good enough,

You say Koran doesn't take things exactly, I don't think so, I see people here in this place, and Imams and Mullahs everyday speeching about the suras.

If you make questions how you believe in Mohamed, a prophet without philosophy, a Heaven full of sex, a book "written by God" the Revelations of a very saint angel to a military man with Alesha...

I swear, I understand PERFECT Buddists, Hindu's or any other, but ISLAM... Is a no sense from the begining to the end.

And I am serious with no intended intention of offence, but if you are not workshipping God... then, from who came the inspiration of Flesh and Blood?

Not from God, for sure.

Answer 8

I've wondered that too. We're supposed to questions things in life to make good decisions, but does that go for religion too? Are we supposed to analyze everything and if we still choose religion then it is our true faith, or does God want us to just trust without questioning. No one knows! The Amish believe that their children should spend time in the outside world, learn about it then make the choice to come back or not themselves. Many other Christians religions believe that their Bible is right and to question God is sinful. Some people call that blind and stupid, but to them it's faith in God despite what the rest of the world says. As for me, I try not to think about it too much ;)

Answer 9

I agree with you. Although I am a christian and my parents always encouraged me to ask questions... So I have to say you are pretty awesome... it is easy to ask questions when you are encouraged but I can not even know how hard it is when you are more than not encouraged but have someone deterring you from asking... In answer to your question, like I said at the beginning, I completely agree... because I have asked questions is why my faith is so strong!!! Good for you for asking questions and growing stronger in your own faith, continue the good work and I will do the same!

Answer 10

It's okay to question your faith, but faith is believing in something you can not see. It's okay to study and look at science and all that, but faith is based a lot on prayer. If you have a question about whether or not to believe it, you pray about it and see how you feel. The spirit "will tell you in your heart and in your mind". Once you have received an answer from the spirit, why question it anymore?