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Atheism/Other Religions
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The Absurdity of Prophethood
by Guest Sunni_Apostate- 4 followers
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I'm a Sunni apostate, but I've written the following for a Shia audience: Does one not find it amazing that God communicates with the Prophet inside a cave through an angle, in the dark, gives the Prophet this amazing news, and this amazing event occurs with really no witnesses at all? This pattern is repeated throughout the Prophet’s life. He seems to go on a trip of the universe on a magical creature, time travelled to akhirat, talks to God, all the while sitting in his room and all of this took place in less than a second apparently. Can I simply ask every sound minded Muslim, what prevented God from creating this alternative reality: One day the Prophe…
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How would you respond to this claim by atheists? Please define “miracle” in your answer as well if possible. Barakallah Fik.
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(bismillah) (salam) my brethren and great sisters, today I've kept thinking about ''The Nation of Islam''. I could'nt stop thinking on why Malcolm X left The Nation of Islam and embraced the real Islam. So, I did some research and found some great differences between the real US and the real THEM: 1. COMPARISON: Islam & Farrakhanism ............................... ISLAM, and so-called "NATION OF ISLAM," are two different religions. The only thing common between them is the jargon, the language used by the both. "The Nation of Islam" is a misnomer; this religion should be called Farrakhanism, after the name of its propagator. The religion of Elijah Muhammad and W.D. …
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Salaam / Hi, What, in your belief, is the nature of God? Please also explain why you believe this is so. Do you believe in (note: they may not be mutually exclusive): Pantheism: everything is part of God who encompasses all things. Panentheism: God is everywhere, but at the same time transcends all things. The universe could be seen as a manifestation of God (like the sun and its rays, or the ocean and the waves of the ocean or like clothing and individual threads...). Other forms of panentheism may assert that the universe is contained within God. Personal God: personal in the sense one could have a relationship with Him, characterised with…
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Dawkins has faith in science and says that we will eventually figure out the Hard Problem of Consciousness by science. Chopra says that it is not within the domain of science to figure out consciousness as one uses consciousness to do science.
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In the Western world, I've heard many atheists say that religious institutions don't do anything to solve global issues. I disagree. Mosques, churches, etc can serve as places of cultural subversion, we saw that with mosques in America in the 60s, Muslims were profiled and targeted for decades before 911 (so 911 is not an excuse to be Islamophobic, sorry Trump supporters). Key figures like Malcolm X, MLK, etc incorporated their struggle into religion, and this was possible in spite of religious opposition. MLK used Christianity to promote integration and rally against segregation, while Malcolm X claimed that Islam supported armed struggle as a means of self defense …
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The doors of hell are locked from the inside rather than from the outside. The inmates possess the keys and can leave at any time. It is not because Allah is sadistic and is unwilling that their departure from hell should happen. Rather, residence in hell may be eternal because that is just what the people in hell have chosen for themselves due to self-imposed mental/spiritual states and conditions. Parole is not a guarantee for all prisoners. Particularly for those serving life for first-degree murder or serial murder sentences. In cases of first-degree murder, one can apply for parole after 25 years (if convicted of a single murder). However, if convicted of multiple mu…
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Bit of a Rant: Not saying that's the case for people here. I know for myself, when I was an atheist (and later a deist), I was so just because I didn't think God existed or that if He did, there wouldn't be revelations and prophecies and so forth. Yet most people I've met IRL and see online that leave Islam do so for incredible superficial reasons. They leave because Islam looks pretty bad to most outsiders, and they want to be at the kool kids table. So everyone has this kind of internalized islamophobia. They adopt belief systems and philosophies that are more palatable depending where in the world they live in, or what particular culture they fetishize (pri…
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What made you lose faith? Do you ever feel guilt or regret? And is there anything that could bring your faith back?
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Assalamualaikum. I often hear atheists ask us “can God create a stone that he cannot lift?” I have researched and found some answers but for some reason I want more. Can someone please find an answer from our Imams (PBUT) inshallah. Wassalam.
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The abstract Religion of God and the concrete form of it.
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There are ways of God proving his religion. We have to see religion in two ways: (1) Abstract Religion (2) Specific instance of the abstract The question is if you can prove (1), can you prove (2)? Of course, if you prove (2), you can prove (1), because (2) becomes an authority on what is (1). But I think first is first, prove (1), then seek to know through those proofs for (1), what (2) is. I believe Quran has proofs for (1), and in the way it proves (1), it proves (2). It also has proofs for (2) in terms of eloquence superiority, but this is not the only proof, but Muslims are only familiar with that. The problem with the latter, is you need to be immersed wi…
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No belief in duas 1 2
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Hello. I am a muslim in my eraly 20s and recently I have been bombarded with problems with my personal life more than ever before. I have made dua for a spesific thing for many years. If I get it, I will be able to help others through it as well. However, today, again, I didn't get it and it got me thinking really deep - does God really listen to our duas? I don't know what to do or should I even do anything. I can't understand why doesn't He accept my duas if I want to help others. I have tried many duas and tasbeeh and I also recite Ziarat Ashura daily but still nothing works. I have lost faith in duas a long time ago but thought for i little while why not try them agai…
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Did / do all hominid species worship a deity? It is said that Neanderthals worshipped animals: It is said chimpanzees may have religious rites as well: Did religion always exist or was it created after humans evolved better brains 5220 years ago?
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He talked to Moses on the Mountain. Why can’t he talk to us like that?
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Assalamu alaikum wa Rahmatullahi Ta'ala wa Barkatuh, Dear brothers and sisters, Ramadan Kareem,and hope that all of you are having a fulfilling Ramadan, So without any further ado, let me come to the point- One of our arguments is that due to the universe having an order and design to it (and by implication, an argument for the existence of God), the universe having emerged out of random series of events-given its meticulous orderliness- is so highly improbable that it is almost impossible. But the atheists can argue back that what is improbable is not always impossible. To give a (somewhat off- colour) example (please excuse me for this), some birth c…
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Salaam. I need some learned member of this forum to reply to this video by a sikh about the halal meat.
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al-Salaam Alaikum, Years ago I read a hadith by the prophet ()(صلى الله عليه وآله وسلم) saying that we should seek knowledge all the way to China. I took it seriously and have ever since been delving into eastern philosophies that I find complementing the Abrahamic religious materials we have. After studying and practicing Daoism, I realized that this religion teaches the keys to basic creation. in a nutshell: 1 -First there was God alone (beyond description) - just as God created all humans from one self, and all creations from one element - water. That's the way/sunnah/dao of Allah 2 -Then there was a primordial 'mess' 3 -then duality came…
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Pontifical/Traditional Man vs Promethean/Modern Man “The concept of man as the pontiff, pontifex, or bridge between Heaven and earth, which is the traditional view of the anthropos, lies at the antipode of the modern conception of man, which envisages him as the Promethean earthly creature who has rebelled against Heaven and tried to appropriate the role of the Divinity for himself. Pontifical man, who, in the sense used here, is none other than traditional man, lives in a world which has both an Origin and a Center. He lives in full awareness of the Origin which contains his own perfection and whose primordial purity and wholeness he seeks to emulate, recapture, and…
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How to reply to this argument by atheist? 1 2
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How to reply to this? Please I am lost.
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From a recent blog post: "If God created everything, who created God? –> If I’m driving a car, who is driving me? We’re all atheists about 10’s of thousands of gods out there. Atheists just take it one god further. –> we’re all vegan when it comes to most meat. Vegans just take it once step further. God says everyone has to worship him for all eternity. What kind of self-centered egomaniac demands that? –> Parents demand that children don’t stick forks into electrical sockets. What kind of egomaniac demands control of their kids like that? What happens to the billions of people who never even hear of your path to salvation? How is…
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We know all the phenomenon in this world is based on cause and effect principle. Even it seems hereafter is based on this . So does it mean Allahs hand is not directly involved, but it is His principles of cause and effect principle in play everywhere .
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From my latest blog post: http://themuslimtheist.com/the-purple-skeptic-community/ بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم" Imagine you lived in a world where half the population was colour blind to the colour purple. You are one of the people who can see the colour purple. Imagine, then, that among the colourblind half of the population, they began a “skeptic community” about whether the colour purple actually exists, or whether purple-believer half of the population was simply delusional – imagining things, making things up, asserting the existence of a colour for which no scientific or objective evidence could be produced. You might think that it would be easy to …
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Salam anyone know if any good atheist or non Muslim forums to join. Somewhere where open discourse or debate is encouraged.
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In recent years we’ve seen the western political attacks on Iran morph into attacks on Shiaism. Most vivid of these attacks has been the sanctioning of the Imam Ali Reza Shrine and the banning of Al Mustafa International University graduates and even unaffiliated Shia speakers. In addition American Shias have been convicted of crimes for collecting Khums donations for those suffering from famine in Yemen. This unprecedented attack have grown from targeting Iran to targeting the institution of Shi'ism. The western media has adopted tactics which have historically been utilized by takfiri to rile up simple villagers against Shias. The propaganda is akin to the unbelievable …
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By Gaius I. Caesar · Posted
Allahumma salli ala muhammadiw wa ali muhammadin wa ajjil faraja hum Rabbinee lima anzalta ilayya min khayrin faqir Audhu billahi minash shaytanir rajeem دع كل الشتائم ضدي تُعاد سبعة أضعاف. Astaghfirillah Ya Allah, protect my sister from further harm and abuse Ya as-Sadiq, pray on my behalf, to Al-Haqq that my friend is guided to Islam and healed of her headaches. Verily with hardship comes ease. (إِنَّ مَعَ الْعُسْرِ يُسْرًا - 94:6) Ya Kadhim, pray to As-Sabur on my behalf that me and my brother in Islam are rewarded with a wife each and also that he can find the strength and to overcome his sadness. Verily with hardship comes ease. (إِنَّ مَعَ الْعُسْرِ يُسْرًا - 94:6) Ya Ridha, pray to Al-Wadud on my behalf that she gets peace of mind, verily with hardship comes ease. (إِنَّ مَعَ الْعُسْرِ يُسْرًا - 94:6) Ya Taqi, pray to Al Hakim on my behalf that my burden is lessened and I get the strength to take this deen and the sanctity of my life seriously. Verily with hardship comes ease. (إِنَّ مَعَ الْعُسْرِ يُسْرًا - 94:6) I ask nothing more than for our happiness and well-being. May we all be protected from the plague by Your permission -
Both are harming me for different reasons. In the first instance I am being forced to accept something I do not agree with. The influence of this agenda is permeating through social institutions and structures in areas like education and politics and I fear for the future of the next generation(s). In the second instance I am being harmed by, as you mentioned, the hypocrisy of those who operate under the guise of religiosity. They have tried to defame and ridicule me and I am sure many others can relate. Point is, these aren’t mutually exclusive phenomena. You can be harmed by both, simultaneously. The existence of one of these instances does not negate or reduce the influence of another. -
Catholicism is a real mess right now. Big divisions within leadership and its votaries reflective of the problems in the west -
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Every one says it's forbidden but where in the hadith or Quran does it say so. -
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No, it was documented in Hadith, the concept of 12 leaders after a prophet, specifically that Allah raised 12 successors for the Jews, as well as the ahlul bayt referenced for the Muslims, and noted people's divergence. The concept of 12 successors is stated within the Quran. No. It is wrong to suggest that. Both Sunni and Shia sources talk about Imam Mahdi.
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