Here is the link to a site where there are various Muslims answering questions I see asked on here all the time. Please check it out and tell me what you think???
http://newsweek.washingtonpost.com/onfaith/
2007-07-23 01:01:52 · 14 answers · asked by Red Dragon 2007 {Free Palestine} 4 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Click on the Muslims Speak Out banner!
2007-07-23 01:02:42 · update #1
Why is it that some people simply get angry when faced with the truth? Allah (God) knows best!
2007-07-23 01:14:08 · update #2
Muhammad (peace be upon him) was a noble Prophet of Allah (God)! He did not molest anyone... he was very humble and of the best character. All praise and glory is to Allah (God)!
2007-07-23 01:17:46 · update #3
Escaped Islam? There is no compulsion in religion, you simply made a choice. Though not everyone will choose the straight path. Allah (God) knows best!
2007-07-23 01:22:22 · update #4
you would not know the TRUTH if it slapped you in the face!
no compulsion in religion? you sound OBSESSED. obsession is a mental disorder. there is no mental disorder in the muslim religion..........SOMEONE IS WRONG!
2007-07-23 01:28:32 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Sallamalaekum!
I read the information. It would seem you merely have the same problem Christians do. That is, you have some that are extremists.
Thank you for the link. I'll be sure to read it thoroughly as I don't know a lot about Islam.
Know that I am guilty of making judgments against Muslims simply because of the limited information I got from the media, others, and from the actions of terrorists.
I ask for forgiveness of judging you, my neighbors the Muslims and will seek to truly understand you and your faith.
Understanding makes for better discussions anyways.
Folks, remember, you cannot judge all of Islam by their extremists for as Christians we've had our share of rotten apples:
Crusaders
Inquisitions
KKK
Nazi's
Skinheads
Westboro Baptist Church types
etc.
2007-07-23 08:49:11 · answer #2 · answered by Emperor Insania Says Bye! 5 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Asalam walaikum brother,
I believe this site was very nutritious in teachings of Islam, but there is nothing better than reading the Quran step by step, meaning by meaning, as a Muslim, I am proud to say there are people in the world who at least try to understand our pure religion, like the guy with the mask on
2007-07-23 13:39:00 · answer #3 · answered by island girl!! 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Jazak Allah Khair for sharing brother
Hope this helps people understand more about Islam
2007-07-23 08:24:39 · answer #4 · answered by Nourhan 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
My family escaped Islam in the 1950s. I've read the holy texts (there is more than the Quran).
The site below is slanted, the other way, but it is easy to download a copy of the Quran (Islamic readers, check out the first post and look down the list to "Islam". Great sources for downloads of the holy books, seriously, with respect).
It is important to read both sides, and to read quotes in context. This "better understanding of Islam" ignores much of what the holy texts directly say, in a religion that believes that every word of the holy texts is true. Read the quotes, then read them in context. Educate yourself on both sides (on any religion or issue).
First one is a link to sacred texts of all sorts! Let me know if you like it! I love you all, and want to support you in your chosen path. Happy to email and talk to anyone (I have friends of all persuasions). I've read many of them (most of them?)
The second is a biased site on the OTHER side of Islam. What no member of Islam is going to point out. Read in context by downloading the appropriate book.
Keep speaking up, everyone. Free speech will bring the truth out, and I intend to change and grow from it every day for the rest of my life, for I am not truth. I am just a man.
2007-07-23 08:14:30 · answer #5 · answered by mckenziecalhoun 7 · 0⤊ 3⤋
Good effort, I would also recommend the following book for any non-muslim or Muslim to read - Unveiling Islam by Roger Du Pasquier, link is below.
2007-07-23 08:19:59 · answer #6 · answered by Knowing Gnostic 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Lion of Judah, have you ever produced one original thought in your life?
2007-07-23 08:16:26 · answer #7 · answered by Deke 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
9/11 gave us ALL we need to know about Islam thank you very much...
Oooh, 2 thumbs down already. I guess I must have hit a nerve. Even more than christians, muslims HATE when people point out the truth about their moon-god cult.
I would not be surprised If I get a violation notice because of this.
2007-07-23 08:06:45 · answer #8 · answered by Yoda Green 5 · 1⤊ 8⤋
yeah surely i would like it thanx brother
2007-07-23 08:07:01 · answer #9 · answered by Syed Aleemuddin Noor 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
The Qur'an says "To those who believe and do deeds of righteousness hath Allah promised forgiveness and a great reward" (Surah 5:9).
Question: Are you doing enough good deeds to receive salvation on the Day of Judgment?
Question: Are you doing all you can or are you relaxing in your dedication to Allah?
The Qur'an says, "O ye who believe! Turn unto Allah in sincere repentance! It may be that your Lord will remit from you your evil deeds and bring you into Gardens underneath which rivers flow, on the day when Allah will not abase the Prophet and those who believe with him. Their light will run before them and on their right hands; they will say: Our Lord! Perfect our light for us, and forgive us! Lo! Thou art Able to do all things," (66:8-9). Notice how it says if you are sincere you may receive forgiveness.
Question: How do you know you are sincere enough to be forgiven of Allah?
Question: Does it give you peace to know that even if you are very sincere that at best, you may receive forgiveness?
Question: If you say that you know you are sincere enough in your repentance before Allah, how do you know you are not deceiving yourself?
Question: Is your heart really good enough to muster enough sincerity before a Holy and Righteous God?
Question: If you say yes, I honestly and humbly ask you, "Are you being prideful?"
Question: If you say you are not being prideful, then are you boasting in your sincerity?
In Christianity, Jesus is God in flesh who paid for our sins on the cross (1 Pet. 2:24). Because of that, we Christians are secure in Him and do not have to worry about doing enough good works to please God since we are saved by grace through faith in Him, (Eph. 2:8-9).
Question: Why should we Christians give up our guarantee of salvation in Jesus for the requirements of your Qur'anic law when you yourselves don't even know if you have done enough good deeds to be saved on the Day of Judgment?
The Bible says that God is love (1 John 4:16) and that He loves all people (Matt. 5:43-48; John 3:16). The Qur'an never says that "God is love." In fact, the Qur'an says that Allah does not love unbelievers (2:98; 3:32).
Question: If Allah does not love unbelievers, can you say that Allah is love, especially if the Qur'an does not say it?
Question: If you say yes, that Allah is love, then why does he only love the Muslims and not all people?
Question: If you say Allah is love, is he more loving than the God of the Bible who loves all people?
In the Bible, Jesus said in John 15:13, "Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends." In Christianity, the greatest act of love is performed by God Himself -- since Jesus is God in flesh (John 1:1, 14; Col. 2:9). Jesus is the one who fulfilled His own words on this. He laid His life down for us.
Question: What is the greatest act of love performed by Allah?
Question: If what Jesus said is true, then hasn't someone besides Allah performed the greatest act of love?
Question: Why do you, as a Muslim, want me to give up such a great love performed by God Himself (from a Christian perspective) for your belief in Allah who only loves people if they are Muslims?
Islam teaches that the Holy Spirit is Gabriel. In the Bible, the Holy Spirit lives in the Christians.
Question: If the angel Gabriel is the Holy Spirit, how can he dwell in us? (Note: According to the Nestle Aland Greek New Testament Textual Apparatus, there are no textual variations any of the following biblical references. They are recorded and transmitted to us accurately.)
"Guard, through the Holy Spirit who dwells in us, the treasure which has been entrusted to you," (2 Tim. 1:14, NASB).
"Do you not know that you are a temple of God, and that the Spirit of God dwells in you?" (1 Cor. 3:16, NASB).
Lying is okay?
Question: Was Muhammad wrong for advocating lying? Is Lying okay? "Muhammad bin Maslama got up saying, "O Allah's Apostle! Would you like that I kill him [Ka'b bin Al-Ashraf]?" The Prophet said, "Yes," Muhammad bin Maslama said, "Then allow me to say a (false) thing (i.e. to deceive Kab). "The Prophet said, "You may say it," (Hadith Vol. 5, Book 59, #369).
Question: Who is more holy, Allah or Yahweh?
In the above quote from the hadith, Muhammad advocated lying. The Christian God would never approve of lying. Does the god of Islam approve of lying? If not, then wasn't Muhammad wrong? If he was not wrong, then Allah approves of lying. Which God is more holy? The God of Christianity is far more holy.
2007-07-23 08:09:36 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 6⤋