Ask a Muslim [v2]

its pretty simple. Ask me any questions you like about Islam, islamic culture, practice, language, arabic lifetyle, beliefs and anything else that may be related to islam.
I'll do my best to answer them. i am by no means the be all and end all of Islamic knowledge or islamic jurispudence, but i do know a bit, since i grew up in a fairly conservative kurdish muslim family in Sweden.
i dont profess to know it all, but if i don't know, i have plenty of 'Brains Trust' within the family that i can draw upon. so i'll try my best to answer all questions honestly.
Naturally, every muslim experience is unique and different. so i may see things different to others.


so ask away. my only request is that this thread stays civil.
The other thread got closed because of spamm and idiots,so please if you've a question ask in a good way and show me proof (if you want to prove something) /thanks.
Any flames will be reported.
Ask away!

 

Make this a rule. Don't post if they are going to flame.

 

Why do you believe in Islam?how do you know your god exists?

 

Well, very good question here's some reason why islam's my religion

Islam is the only religion whose sources are authentically preserved and thus remains immaculately free of all human tampering and interpolations.

The Islamic scripture is free of mythical elements that are incongruous with modern man’s understanding of the world.

The Qur’an, the Islamic scripture, is fully compatible with the established facts of science; it clearly contains the signature of the author of the universe, as attested to by many objective seekers of truth, coming as they were from diverse religious and intellectual backgrounds. It also movingly records natural phenomena and enjoins the followers of the faith to respect and preserve nature and the creatures with whom we share the planet.

The Qur’an upholds the role of reason and equates those who fail to use their reason as being intellectually imbeciles; this is a far cry from the teachings of many religions which assume incompatibility of reason and revelation.

Islamic beliefs and practices are simple, natural and appeal to both reason and common sense.

In regards to most of the teachings of Islam, their benefits can be easily demonstrated by evidence of the human experience and by the objective observation of facts. Take for instance Islam’s ban of alcohol: statistics reveal that abstention from intoxicants alone could spare humanity from untold misery and suffering. The valuable resources squandered for intoxicants can alone solve all poverty related problems of the world. Add to this, the Islamic pillar of Zakah. If only the world’s rich were to part with 2.5 % of their excess wealth, humanity would have tackled the problem of poverty very easily.

Islam takes into account all of the Allah-given instincts and faculties of man/woman and therefore gives us a balanced program of life that caters to all of the basic needs of humans - physical, intellectual and spiritual, unlike many religions and ideologies which exaggerate one at the expense of the other.

Islam provides for us a living example of such a balanced role model in Prophet Muhammad, peace and blessings be upon him, whose life, unlike those of the great heroes and Prophets of other religions, is an open book easily accessible for anyone.

The Islamic story of creation is free of any of the consequences of the stigma of original sin which has weighed heavily in the consciousness of a large segment of humanity, often proving to be highly volatile, and resulting in hysterical explosions in both the individual and collective dimensions.

The Qur’an is anti-classical in its approach to knowledge, and stresses experiential knowledge, a fact which combines authentic science with authentic spirituality.

The Qur’an provides answers to questions that haunt every intelligent person, questions related to life after death, an area which is almost totally mysterious in other traditions.

Islamic teachings about the essential identity of human beings and its stress on human brotherhood can break the barriers separating humans from one another. This can save humanity from the dire consequences of nationalism and racism which tend to break up humanity artificially by creating and sustaining perpetual conflicts.

Islam promises us nothing but total freedom, liberation and bliss and the highest fulfillment and contentment that humans are capable of attaining.

islamic history has provided us with a model society where justice, compassion, truth and transparency of justice were implemented at the human and natural levels.

Islam dispenses with all intermediaries between man and God and allows all humans to freely contact God, thus eliminating hierarchies and other sources of religious exploitation that has characterized religious history throughout the ages

 

You are giving me a lot of ammunition there ^^^. But I'll start with the basics. What testable methods did you conclude there is a god(s)? How do praying allow you to communicate with you as no part of the brain houses ESP of any type (No quoting "we only use 10% of our brain" which is nonsense). If god has control on as many things as you claim, then we should see handy work/evidence that is not possible through natural means. And this time I want citations.

 

Is the Q'uran (probablly misspelled) any similar to a Bible, what is in it? What kind of stories etc.

 

dude why would you even bother making this thread again?
there were so many racial slurs in that other thread its ridiculous. threads like this aren't going to be taken seriously on runescape cheating forums, most people on this site are extremely disrespectful...

 

*removed by user*

 

How does anyone know that God exists? The most appropriate and honest answer is that one cannot know for certain whether God exists. In other words, unlike physical objects there is no definitive means of providing evidence of his existence. Furthermore, the concept or being of God, as well as the name given to this person or presence, differs between what is known as religious and non-religious sects. Some, such as Christianity, Islam and other religions regard God as a being or person, with the former acknowledging his position as the head of a deity that includes God, Jesus and the Holy Ghost. Others, such as Pagans, believe that God is nature itself.

However, despite the lack of the physical presence of God, or indeed the individual definition of the being that people place upon this being, there are ways that an individual can know that he exists within the boundaries of their own faith or religion. In essence, it is a matter of faith and belief.

If you believe in the word of Allah and the Quran and have faith in the truth of these, then you will know that God exists. If you do not have this belief and faith, or require physical evidence of his being, you cannot know that God exists.

 

The Qur'an, the central religious text of Islam, contains references to over fifty people also found in the Bible, typically in the same or similar narratives.

Western secular scholars have tended to analyze such similarities as evidence for the influence of pre-existing traditions on the composition of the Qur'an.Lacking sufficient historical evidence, such scholars have relied mainly on a structuralist view point, now considered weak by mainstream scholarship within the western traditions. From a traditionalist Muslim perspective such a discussion can make no sense, as Muslims believe that the Qur'an was sent from Allah (God) through the angel Jibrael (Gabriel) to Muhammad in a series of revelations, and this perfect divinely-inspired text was then progressively dictated (word for word, and over and over again to make sure there were no mistakes) by Muhammad to the followers of Islam. Moreover, they believe that the Biblical tradition was corrupted over time, and hence it is futile to use it as a basis for any sort of comparison with the immaculate revelation of the Qur'an.

On the other hand, the stories in the Qur'an tend to concentrate more on the moral or spiritual significance of the story rather than details as 'it doesn’t tell these stories as if it’s talking to people who are ignorant of them, it’s using these stories to make moral and religious points, and assuming that the people already know the details of the stories. The Bible is also held to reflect true unfolding revelation from God; but revelation which had become corrupted or distorted (in Arabic: tahrif) in its handing down, both in its narrative and more importantly in its message; which necessitated the giving of the Qur'an to Mohammed, to correct this deviation. There are therefore guidelines set out in the way Muslims are to understand the Bible, the primary one being that the Qur'an is always more authoritative than the Bible. Therefore, anything in the Bible that agrees with the Qur`an is accepted, and anything in the Bible that disagrees with the Qur`an is rejected. Many stories in the Bible are not mentioned at all in the Qur`an; with regard to such passages, Muslims are instructed to neither believe nor disbelieve in them, but they are allowed to read them and pass them on if they wish to do so.

 

http://wapedia.mobi/en/Biblical_narratives_and_the_Qur'an

Nice copy pasting.

 

Ha, verts won the game.

I hate people who copypasta.

 

And you AUTOMATICALLY LOSE, Mr Lamborghini.

Who gives a fuck bout a Muslim dude, stop making threads like anyone is slightly interested.

 

Why didn't I think of that? Great. I bet I could so the same with all your "complex" arguments. Hmmm, that explains why you wouldn't link me anything.

http://www.islam.ca/documents/akutty-why should anyone choose islam.pdf
Ahhhhh I guess so. I was wondering why you had no spelling errors in these areas, verses normal responses.

Anyway, the Koran is full of BS, it thinks there was a world flood, (there was not; http://rationalwiki.com/wiki/Global_flood). And if you consider the koran's references to people in the bible, there is another group of idiots that did that too, they call themselves mormons. But you are only looking for evidence that proves your point of view, that is called faith based reasoning. It'll get you nowhere.

Oh, I could put that in a question form for you;
"Why does the koran mention the great flood from the bible if it never happened?"

 

Then you agree that if it's man's understanding, then you and I have no more ability to know what happens after death, or where we came from, than the original contributors to the scriptures. Therefore, it's all a story or myth, and your God is not proven by science.

 

As i said i can't answer every questions by myself,i'm serching up on islamic websites to get information.

 

Why do you think science disprove that god exists? and i've a question for you,how can you say that god dosen't exist? you don't know.

 

Did you even read what i wrote? NO you didn't.

 

Yes I did read your post, and I'm used to debating people with integrity who debate me on a line by line basis. For example; each statement/question is declared before the rebuttal so the reader knows which statement/question you are addressing, when a statement is made about a study it is cited. All quotes should be noted as quotes to reference another person's material, and like school, plagiarizing someone's material does nothing to solidify you viewpoint. It only discredits you.

You are showing signs of projection (blaming others of the same faults you are guilty of). I shall provide an example. In your post of "Ask a Muslim" in post 168 I posted a argument using several external links, one being a +8 minute video. These were vital in my argument that islam had a large part to play in the "arab slave trade". Your reply came 8 minutes afterward of my posting, not only did you not view any of the links I had posted, but I'm sure it took you half of that time to look up the plagiarized materiel you spammed back. You are willfully ignorant of facts about your religion and I'm sure I could do a better job defending islam.

 

Copy and pasting is always a fail. Typical muslim. Nice triple posting, bub.