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Meaning of 'Islam' Quote:Yes, a secondary meaning of Islam is peace
Great, now you only need to cite some credible sources in support of your view. ...
Congrats Shaf Hey I saw a new "Greenie" today! ;) congrats Shafique! :) event horizon! sorry for u mate, hard core muslim is now a MOD in politics and religion! ;) u know that I wish u luck! ...
Peace Inside Radiates Tranquillity Outside Peace Inside Radiates Tranquillity Outside
by Saniyasnain Khan
Quote:Traditional Sufi practice or heartfelt spirituality is based on muraqaba, zikr-meditation and remembrance of God. Some ...
'Christian Terrorists' Now that eh has expanded his count of terrorist converts from the UK to now include the US, it allows us to look at the phenomenon of Christian terrorism in the US.
First, this is what an Athei ...
Terrorism and Islam This is a good article on the subject:
Islam means the religion of peace. A person following Islam will find that he or she is surrounded by noble teachings, the aim of which is to establish pe ...
Contemplative Spirituality in Islam Contemplative Spirituality in Islam
Maulana Wahiduddin Khan
Quote:There are many methods of meditation or spiritual discipline, which have been prevalent in one form or the other since ...
Since God Knows What We Will Do, Why Does He Send Us Here? Since God Knows What We Will Do, Why Does He Send Us Here?
In short, we are sent here to improve our abilities and skills through the responsibilities He ordains for us. Not all people are cr ...
The Qur'an Says: There is No Compulsion in Religion (2:256) The Qur'an Says: There is No Compulsion in Religion (2:256) What Does This Mean?
Compulsion is contrary to the meaning and purpose of religion, which essentially is an appeal to beings endow ...
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Atheist Teacher - Joke I was sent this joke today - presumably it was sent out because of the current controversy in Italy where crucifixes in classrooms have been banned in a ruling in the European court - because they vi ...


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Holy Prophet, pbuh - some modern views Whilst some here incessantly repeat discredited Orientalist views about early Islam and the Holy Prophet, Muhammad, pbuh - some non-Muslim scholars have gone beyond the hype, researched the facts and ...
For eh - Baruch Goldstein There you go again, talking about the Quran in a thread about a Jewish Terrorist that you refuse to condemn.
Have you seen anyone about this obsession? ;)
Is it really so hard to not com ...
Qatar to fund movie of the prophet They say they aren;t going to depict him so im wondering how they going to do it? ...
Black Magic Do you believe in it...yes or no? If yes, please give a reason. :) ...
Rapture Rapture is a concept in Christianity that fascinates me ever since I saw an episode of Law and Order which dealt with a church who believed in this concept.
In brief, the belief that is before ...
Is Mirza Ghulam Ahmad The Promised Messiah? Came across this post while reading up on Qadianism - which is a heretical sect in Islam founded by someone who, according to his words, was Mary and became 'metaphorically' pregnant to Jesus.
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Amazing clips of Scientists who converted to Islam Watch these Amazing clips of Scientists talking about the Scientific Miracles of the Quran-meaning that god teaching us about his creations 1423 years ago which science has just discovered recently! ...
For shafique - Wife beating in the Koran The Koran gives the green light for Muslim husbands to beat their disobedient wives.
While this command is frowned upon in the West - where such a belief that one partner can use physical viole ...
Some of the Miracles of the Holy Prophet Muhammad ( sallala Taken from one of around 50,000 dawa websties off of google:
Quote: Source : Sahih Bukhari
A number of miracles were bestowed upon and performed by Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings b ...
problem and ask for help Hi, I want to report a problem and ask for help, There is a girl, who is Dubai resident, She went to Iran and changed her religious formally to ISLAM, after that her father who came to Iran, bring ...
A Comparative Approach to Islam and Democracy Last Updated on Wednesday, 14 June 2006 14:00
Written by Fethullah Gülen
Thursday, 04 November 2004 14:09
Quote:Religion, particularly Islam, has become one of the most difficult ...
Comparative Religious Teachings on War and Peace Quote:Comparative Religious Teachings on
WAR AND PEACE
TEACHINGS OF JUDAISM AND CHRISTIANITY ABOUT WAR
... The question ... arises - Can it ev ...
3000 Qadianis Embrace Islam in India It's good that these former Qadianis have recognized the false teachings of Mirza Ghulam and embraced a superior religion.
Please make dua for them.
Mashallah.
Quote:3000 Qadianis/A ...
Koran Passages Appear on Baby's Skin A baby is sparking a wave of speculation in Russia after phrases from the Koran allegedly began appearing on his skin. Sayings from the Muslim holy book are said to appear on nine-month-old Ali Yaku ...
For shafique - Gibbon and the historicity of the NT Quote:Why don't you start with Chapters XV and XVI of his 'History of the Rise and Fall of the Roman Empire' - which deal with early Christian History.
Great, since I've asked you for the alle ...
Sword of Allah The Sword of Allah was the title bestowed to one of Islam's greatest generals and closest companions to the prophet and the 'rightly' guided caliphs by none other than prophet Muhammad himself, Khali ...
The Etiquette of Women Walking in the Street Quote:The Etiquette of Women Walking in the Street
Filed under: Women, ibn Kathir — al Ghurabaa
The Etiquette of Women Walking in the Street
Tafsir Ibn Kathir
Allah’s saying: ...
For shafique - contradictions in the Koran God in the Koran is clear indeed. God clearly says that war is to be waged against unbelievers until they are defeated by Muslim military forces, live under an Islamic state and feel themselves subd ...
For eh - Contradictions in NT 'eh' claimed that the NT is internally consistent and contains no contradictions.
A bold claim indeed, and one that will be intriguing to read about - I look forward to his explanations of what ...
How to Understand the Religion of Islam shafique wrote:Thanks Rongson - it is indeed a good reminder that the teachings of Islam aren't necessarily going to be reflected in distorted quotes from Orientalist websites.
Cheers,
S ...
The Holy Book doctrine about prophets By: Emad AL-Mahdy
previous priest
It is supposed that God's prophets were well-chosen from among the righteous people and that is true. Fingers of accusation always point to the Holy Bo ...
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Charity (Sayings Of Holy Prophet Muhammad PBUH) Charity that is concealeth appeaseth the wrath of God. Prayers lighten the heart, and charity is proof of Iman (Faith), and abstinence from sin is perfect splendor; the Kuran is a proof of gain to ...
God comes into this world through human form [color=blue] God comes into this world through human form [/color]
God comes into this world through human form to preach the absolute and real knowledge of Himself. Such a Guru is called as ...
Rescuer for Sunni? Just curious, As Shia believe that Hazrat e Mahdi will come back and will rescue the world, do Sunni people have this belief too? and if yes, who is their rescuer? ...
Islam and Terrorism A good article which references the Quran and Hadith to explain Islam's position.
Quote:
Islam and Terrorism
It is unfortunate that Islam, the religion of peace, hope, harmony, go ...
Time Conventions Paradox Mis, You've said something about TIME there that I have always disagreed with Mathematically and logically. You have called 12 NOON .....12 PM, then called 7 in the evening 7PM . How ca ...
religious problem in dubai Hi, there is a girl that her religious was something and she changed her religious to ISLAM 5 days ago in a court in iran and she has its paper, while when she camed back to dubai her father wants ...
Jewish Christians In answer to a question asked in the Paul Vision thread, here are some references and background to Jewish Christians - and particularly references to the difference between their views and what is c ...
What vision did Paul have? After doing a little digging on shafique to see if he made any similar claims on the New Testament on this forum as he did on another forum, in which I came to the conclusion that shafique relies on ...
why shudnt some arabs look down on other muslims I saw some messages from a discussion while ago about why arabs should not look down on other muslims and wanted to say my view,
Its simple, IF you are a true muslim either wahabi or wotever Yo ...
How old was Noah - according to the Koran? YUSUFALI: We (once) sent Noah to his people, and he tarried among them a thousand years less fifty: but the Deluge overwhelmed them while they (persisted in) sin. Seems pretty clear to me. ...
Jinn in Islam I came across this article the other day of what Islam teaches on Jinn.
I knew that Jinn could possess people - I had read accounts on Muslim forums of forum members who were possessed/attacked ...
Did Jesus say 'Faith without works is dead' After going through shafique's posts, I came across this gem:
shafique wrote:Jesus also said 'Faith without works is dead'
Shafique then repeats this claim that a passage from the lette ...
Mehar, how much it should be? ‘Mehar’ which means dowry in the Islamic tradition is an important Right of a wife in Islam, which becomes the responsibility of the husband to pay, soon after the Marriage, even if it is not mention ...
Who are the Jews and Christians that muslims must fight? event horizon wrote:Yes, we agree that a passage that says to attack unbelievers because they are unbelievers contradicts a passage which says for Muslims to attack Pagans after they are first attac ...
Iham & Prama (This world & after death) & God [color=blue] Iham & Prama (This world & after death) & God
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Basic interest on God is called as Shraddha. This basic interest cannot be created by showing the benefits ...
For eh - Contradiction in NT No. 2 I take it you can't explain away this contradiction then, thank you for at least making this clear in fewer posts than the other thread. I'll move on to Contradiction No. 3 in due course. (over ...
Terrorism in the name of Jesus event horizon wrote:Nope, I'm always happy to cite the pogroms carried out by Islamists in Idnonesia or the more common and recent pogroms carried out against Christians in Egypt and Pakistan.
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Muhammad and collective punishment As I was doing a little research on the war crimes carried out by the Muhammad and the early Muslims, I came across this quote from Tabari:
p22 from Tabari's ninth volume:
Quote:While he ...
Man Creating God? Speedhump and I recently had a brief exchange on the nature/need of religion - that got me thinking and reminded me of a book I read a while back, called 'Revelation, Rationality, Knowledge and Truth ...
Cheapening the Holocaust Another interesting article from Haaretz on Netanyahu's speech and his comparison of Hamas with Nazis. Not only does Levy make the point that Netanyahu doesn't seem to have a grasp of 60 year old his ...
question on marriage betwn non-muslim men and muslim women thank you for the link speedhump, so how is it in dubai or otehr arab countries? are they believe in Islam and obey the rules? ...
You Must Know This Man Muhammad (pbuh) The Ideal Prophet "Every Prophet of Allah came to this world as a witness, or aharbinger of good tidings, or as a warner, or as a summonner, but never in the past there came a prophet who combined all these quali ...
An interesting quote I came across this page while searching for references of Muhammad's destruction ('collective punishment') of Banu Nadir's date trees and the orchards Muhammad destroyed after he laid siege to the ci ...
For shafique- Muhammad's collective punishment of B. Qaynuqa A quote from Maxime Rodinson, p173:
Quote:The Qaynuqa withdrew inside the fort which was their refuge. They probably believed that their friends and allies in Medina would intercede for them a ...