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[AlayhisSalaam]

A reminder to all brothers and sisters, Muslim and non-Muslim, religious and non-religious, that peace is preferred to war, kindness preferred to insult, soft preferred to harsh, patience preferred to tempered, repentance preferred to arrogance, humility preferred to pride, love preferred to hate, wisdom preferred to ignorance, unity preferred to division, calm preferred to violent, sharing preferred to greed, logic preferred to irrationality... No one in the world will disagree, and Islam is no exception.  May Allah never allow us to forget these truths and guide us to implementing them in our lives, ameen.

Infinite Mercy of Allah - lecture by Hassanain Rajabali
Please watch this video... it is very important for every person to listen to, regardless of religion or beliefs... JazakAllah

There is no empirical 100% proof one way or another, to be Muslim or Sunni or Shia, if it were that simple, then there would not be any sects or religions or difference of opinion.

Difference of opinion is natural, in fact it is the Will of Allah azzawajal:

And if Allah had (so) decided, indeed He would have made you one nation; but He leads into error whomever He decides to, and He guides whomever He decides to; and indeed you will definitely be questioned about whatever you were doing. (16:93)

O mankind! We have created you from a male and a female, and made you into nations and tribes, that you may know one another... (49:13)

So how can we sit and fight each other? Lol Shaytan is so clever, audhubilahi minaysh shaytani Rajeem...

It is literally as if a Sunni and a Shi'a are sitting together, or a Christian and an Atheist are sitting together, and Shaytan, or evil thoughts, whispers into their ears, and makes them punch and argue with each other.... Shaytan falls over laughing and both become wrong-doers.

Na'audhubilahi.

So for their breaking of the covenant We cursed them and made their hearts hard. They distort words from their [proper] usages and have forgotten a portion of that of which they were reminded. And you will still observe deceit among them, except a few of them. But pardon them and overlook [their misdeeds]. Indeed, Allah loves the doers of good. (5:13)

GOD does not like the utterance of bad language, unless one is treated with gross injustice. GOD is Hearer, Knower. [4:148]

Do not curse the idols they set up beside GOD, lest they blaspheme and curse GOD, out of ignorance… [6:108]

…And when the ignorant speak to them [the believers], they only utter peace. [25:63]

Walk humbly and lower your voice - the ugliest voice is the donkey's voice. [31:19]

Not equal are the good response and the bad response. You shall resort to the nicest possible response. Thus, the one who used to be your enemy, may become your best friend. [41:34]

Do not argue with the people of the scripture (Jews, Christians, and Muslims) except in the nicest possible manner - unless they transgress - and say, "We believe in what was revealed to us and in what was revealed to you, and our god and your god is one and the same; to Him we are submitters."[29:46]

You shall invite to the path of your Lord with wisdom and kind enlightenment, and debate with them in the best possible manner. Your Lord knows best who has strayed from His path, and He knows best who are the guided ones.[16:125]

And the worldly life is not but amusement and diversion; but the home of the Hereafter is best for those who fear Allah , so will you not reason? (6:32)

And tell My servants to say that which is best. Indeed, Satan induces [dissension] among them. Indeed Satan is ever, to mankind, a clear enemy. (17:53)


Insha'Allah everyone will read these ayat, believe them, submit to their Haqq, and implement them with Hikmah, ameen.

Allahuma salle ala Muhammadi wa ale Muhammad

List of valuable lectures that I've been inspired by
Hassanain Rajabali
Guidance of Allah
Infinite Mercy of Allah
"Who are the Shi'a?"
The Goal of Life
Infallibility of the Prophets
Introspection in Islam
Allah - the Axis of Faith
Morality of Ahlul-Bayt
Sunni & Shi'a Unity Q&A
Lessons from Ahlul-Bayt
Was Ali(as) appointed by Muhammad(pbuh)?

Sayed Ammar Nakshawani
Predestination vs Free Will
The Massacre of the Jews of Banu Qurayzah

Dr. Jamal Badawi
Commonly Misunderstood Qur'anic texts
Muslims in troubled times
Preservation of the Qur'an

Sheikh Salem al-Amry
Actions of the Heart
Effects of Sin
Death - The Long Awaited Visitor

Others
What is true Wudhu?
Morality in Islam - Sheikh Yassir Fazaga
Fatimah(as) - Daughter of Muhammad(pbuh)
Nasheeds
The Caravan of Pride - Full length movie about Karbala

Subhanallah Qur'an Recitations
"World's best recitation"
Surah Ar-Rahman by Sheikh Mishary Al-Afasy
Surah Ali-'Imraan

Documentaries
The Divine Book - Amazing
Iran & The West - BBC
Life of Ruhollah Khomeini

Edited by AlayhisSalaam, 15 July 2010 - 10:16 AM.

[aliadams]

Thank you and I wish when you quote Allah from the Quran, you start with:
ÇÚæÐ ÈÇááå ãä ÇáÔíØä ÇáÑÌíã
ÈÓã Çááå ÇáÑÍãä ÇáÑÍíã

Thank you and God bless you with guidance to His Light in sha Allah.

Salam

Ali

[Agrin]

AlayhisSalaam, on 15 July 2010 - 09:19 AM, said:

A reminder to all brothers and sisters, Muslim and non-Muslim, religious and non-religious, that peace is preferred to war, kindness preferred to insult, soft preferred to harsh, patience preferred to tempered, repentance preferred to arrogance, humility preferred to pride, love preferred to hate, wisdom preferred to ignorance, unity preferred to division, calm preferred to violent, sharing preferred to greed, logic preferred to irrationality... No one in the world will disagree, and Islam is no exception.  May Allah never allow us to forget these truths and guide us to implementing them in our lives, ameen.

Infinite Mercy of Allah - lecture by Hassanain Rajabali
Please watch this video... it is very important for every person to listen to, regardless of religion or beliefs... JazakAllah

There is no empirical 100% proof one way or another, to be Muslim or Sunni or Shia, if it were that simple, then there would not be any sects or religions or difference of opinion.

Difference of opinion is natural, in fact it is the Will of Allah azzawajal:

And if Allah had (so) decided, indeed He would have made you one nation; but He leads into error whomever He decides to, and He guides whomever He decides to; and indeed you will definitely be questioned about whatever you were doing. (16:93)

O mankind! We have created you from a male and a female, and made you into nations and tribes, that you may know one another... (49:13)

So how can we sit and fight each other? Lol Shaytan is so clever, audhubilahi minaysh shaytani Rajeem...

It is literally as if a Sunni and a Shi'a are sitting together, or a Christian and an Atheist are sitting together, and Shaytan, or evil thoughts, whispers into their ears, and makes them punch and argue with each other.... Shaytan falls over laughing and both become wrong-doers.

Na'audhubilahi.

So for their breaking of the covenant We cursed them and made their hearts hard. They distort words from their [proper] usages and have forgotten a portion of that of which they were reminded. And you will still observe deceit among them, except a few of them. But pardon them and overlook [their misdeeds]. Indeed, Allah loves the doers of good. (5:13)

GOD does not like the utterance of bad language, unless one is treated with gross injustice. GOD is Hearer, Knower. [4:148]

Do not curse the idols they set up beside GOD, lest they blaspheme and curse GOD, out of ignorance… [6:108]

…And when the ignorant speak to them [the believers], they only utter peace. [25:63]

Walk humbly and lower your voice - the ugliest voice is the donkey's voice. [31:19]

Not equal are the good response and the bad response. You shall resort to the nicest possible response. Thus, the one who used to be your enemy, may become your best friend. [41:34]

Do not argue with the people of the scripture (Jews, Christians, and Muslims) except in the nicest possible manner - unless they transgress - and say, "We believe in what was revealed to us and in what was revealed to you, and our god and your god is one and the same; to Him we are submitters."[29:46]

You shall invite to the path of your Lord with wisdom and kind enlightenment, and debate with them in the best possible manner. Your Lord knows best who has strayed from His path, and He knows best who are the guided ones.[16:125]

And the worldly life is not but amusement and diversion; but the home of the Hereafter is best for those who fear Allah , so will you not reason? (6:32)

And tell My servants to say that which is best. Indeed, Satan induces [dissension] among them. Indeed Satan is ever, to mankind, a clear enemy. (17:53)


Insha'Allah everyone will read these ayat, believe them, submit to their Haqq, and implement them with Hikmah, ameen.

Allahuma salle ala Muhammadi wa ale Muhammad

List of valuable lectures that I've been inspired by
Hassanain Rajabali
Guidance of Allah
Infinite Mercy of Allah
"Who are the Shi'a?"
The Goal of Life
Infallibility of the Prophets
Introspection in Islam
Allah - the Axis of Faith
Morality of Ahlul-Bayt
Sunni & Shi'a Unity Q&A
Lessons from Ahlul-Bayt
Was Ali(as) appointed by Muhammad(pbuh)?

Sayed Ammar Nakshawani
Predestination vs Free Will
The Massacre of the Jews of Banu Qurayzah

Dr. Jamal Badawi
Commonly Misunderstood Qur'anic texts
Muslims in troubled times
Preservation of the Qur'an

Sheikh Salem al-Amry
Actions of the Heart
Effects of Sin
Death - The Long Awaited Visitor

Others
What is true Wudhu?
Morality in Islam - Sheikh Yassir Fazaga
Fatimah(as) - Daughter of Muhammad(pbuh)
Nasheeds
The Caravan of Pride - Full length movie about Karbala

Subhanallah Qur'an Recitations
"World's best recitation"
Surah Ar-Rahman by Sheikh Mishary Al-Afasy
Surah Ali-'Imraan

Documentaries
The Divine Book - Amazing
Iran & The West - BBC
Life of Ruhollah Khomeini

Thanks for your advice. The points that you mentioned seem to be simple but unfortunately most of us don't apply them in our real lives. Thanks for the reminder anyway.

Edited by Agrin, 15 July 2010 - 10:29 AM.

[angel11]

Thank you for all the links and advice... I quite like how you have addressed all muslim and non-muslim

[AlayhisSalaam]

JazakAllah for the comments

Here is a thread I started for debating the existence of God from one of my perspectives

http://www.shiachat....istence-of-god/

[hameedeh]

angel11, on 15 July 2010 - 12:44 PM, said:

Thank you for all the links and advice... I quite like how you have addressed all muslim and non-muslim

^ 1+ Ditto what angel11 said above!

Thank you so very much, brother OP. May Allah bless you for your efforts.

aliadams, on 15 July 2010 - 09:42 AM, said:

Thank you and I wish when you quote Allah from the Quran, you start with:
ÇÚæÐ ÈÇááå ãä ÇáÔíØä ÇáÑÌíã
ÈÓã Çááå ÇáÑÍãä ÇáÑÍíã

Thank you and God bless you with guidance to His Light in sha Allah.

Salam

Ali

Br. Ali, thank you for reminding me what I need to know or do. Elāhi shukr

[nahiaali33]

Very nice information share, I like it.


Thanks.

[abu rayhaan]

assalamu^Alaykum


very nice first post except i just wanted to say that there is conclusive proof about Islaam. It is easy to prove the existance of God and the existance of Prophets and by extension that Prophet Muhammad was a Prophet and then therefore accepting all he came with proves Islaam. Had it not been so obvious then would the consequence of rejecting it have been so severe?

Indeed, however otherwise it was a very pleasant address to all people

[aliadams]

Hameedeh, on 16 July 2010 - 03:44 PM, said:

Br. Ali, thank you for reminding me what I need to know or do. Elāhi shukr

Salam sister, this was not directed at you but at the original poster as he/she may not be aware of this requirement.
Sorry if I offended anyone.
Ali

[AlayhisSalaam]

aliadams, on 22 July 2010 - 03:32 AM, said:

Salam sister, this was not directed at you but at the original poster as he/she may not be aware of this requirement.
Sorry if I offended anyone.
Ali

You didn't offend anyone, I'm sure.

Thank you for the reminder.  I'm aware of that already though, but the reason I don't say it is when I'm quoting in English.  If I quote in Arabic then I say it, but in English I don't usually, which is what most scholars do as well.

[aliadams]

AlayhisSalaam, on 22 July 2010 - 05:18 AM, said:

You didn't offend anyone, I'm sure.

Thank you for the reminder.  I'm aware of that already though, but the reason I don't say it is when I'm quoting in English.  If I quote in Arabic then I say it, but in English I don't usually, which is what most scholars do as well.

Thank you for understanding and yes I see you explination and even in my software QuranCode when I simplify the Arabic text I feel gulity putting bismAllah before it. Istaghfur Allah.

May Allah forgive us and guide us to His right path and bring forward Our Teacher (3Afs).

Salam

Ali

[doobybrother]

AlayhisSalaam, on 15 July 2010 - 09:19 AM, said:

List of valuable lectures that I've been inspired by
Hassanain Rajabali
Guidance of Allah
Infinite Mercy of Allah
"Who are the Shi'a?"
The Goal of Life
Infallibility of the Prophets
Introspection in Islam
Allah - the Axis of Faith
Morality of Ahlul-Bayt
Sunni & Shi'a Unity Q&A
Lessons from Ahlul-Bayt
Was Ali(as) appointed by Muhammad(pbuh)?

Sayed Ammar Nakshawani
Predestination vs Free Will
The Massacre of the Jews of Banu Qurayzah

Dr. Jamal Badawi
Commonly Misunderstood Qur'anic texts
Muslims in troubled times
Preservation of the Qur'an

Sheikh Salem al-Amry
Actions of the Heart
Effects of Sin
Death - The Long Awaited Visitor

Others
What is true Wudhu?
Morality in Islam - Sheikh Yassir Fazaga
Fatimah(as) - Daughter of Muhammad(pbuh)
Nasheeds
The Caravan of Pride - Full length movie about Karbala

Subhanallah Qur'an Recitations
"World's best recitation"
Surah Ar-Rahman by Sheikh Mishary Al-Afasy
Surah Ali-'Imraan

Documentaries
The Divine Book - Amazing
Iran & The West - BBC
Life of Ruhollah Khomeini

Awesome links brother.
Its just so great to see your posts mashAllah.

I remember the time when you joined to this forum and I recommended you some books from shia scholars.
May Allah bless you, and keeps you steady on the path of Haq.

[AlayhisSalaam]

doobybrother, on 24 July 2010 - 06:35 AM, said:

Awesome links brother.
Its just so great to see your posts mashAllah.

I remember the time when you joined to this forum and I recommended you some books from shia scholars.
May Allah bless you, and keeps you steady on the path of Haq.

hahah yeah I remember

I learn quickly when I want to.  I prefer listening to lectures personally, and I think if anyone listens to that whole list of videos and they're sincere and open-minded that they'll want to be a Muslim and follow the wisdom of Muhammad(sawws) and Ahlul-Bayt(a) insha'Allah

[hameedeh]

aliadams, on 22 July 2010 - 03:32 AM, said:

Salam sister, this was not directed at you but at the original poster as he/she may not be aware of this requirement.
Sorry if I offended anyone.
Ali

Br. Ali, I said thank you for reminding me what I need to know or do. I was thanking you, sincerely. I know you were not speaking to me, but I learned from it. Thank you!  

[AlayhisSalaam]

Please brothers and sisters continue your Dua's for the Mahdi to come soon insha'Allah and for increase in our imaan, for all of humanity to be guided to the Truth, and for our bodies, minds, and souls to be protected by Allah azzawajal against harm and against misguidance.  Ameen.

Edited by AlayhisSalaam, 25 September 2010 - 03:42 PM.

[bi_ithnillaah]

Thanks for the reminder and the time it took you to put that together - inshaa Allaah it can benefit us all and I'll check out some of the lectures when I have a chance.