Efforts towards unification

[Christianlady]

16 minutes ago, Sumayyeh said:

@repenter

@anonymike@sunnilove2hussain

@mina@Christianlady@LeftCoastMom

@Tawheed313

 

Salam Sumayyeh,

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I am a nobody, and not a holier-than-thou type of person. I am just a simple voice on a forum at a point in time. But I am a Muslim, and the Muslim in me says to at least care enough to speak up. 

I understand you are being modest, but you are not a nobody!!! God didn't make nobodies. God makes wonderful and diverse people to be loved by Him and to love Him!    You are a wonderful Muslim lady who God loves and who loves God and loves other people.

As for "holier-than-thou", people can always point fingers at each other for whatever reason, but God knows each person's heart. God is the Ultimate Judge and He is Holy.

That is awesome about the Sunni Muslim lady who hid Shia Muslims. May God greatly bless her and the Shia Muslims in danger, and may God convict people to stop killing each other but rather to love each other no matter their differences!

With love from a sister in humanity,

Peace and God bless you

Edited January 1, 2016 by Christianlady

[guest050817]

On 28/12/2015 at 4:00 PM, DigitalUmmah said:

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Salamunalaykum brother,

I have reflected on the whole debate, and realized that our enemies are evolving - they want to see shia's differ with other shia's to such great extents, they can begin to divide us, and then attack us individually , isolate our communities, espouse secterian views in the middle-east and fan the flames of secterianism.

Your views are probably far more moderate than many of our sunni brothers/sisters towards shias.

And so, whilst i think i do need to talk to you profoundly about your approach which i do disagree with i will also take a few days to cool this topic down fruther.

Brother, remember one thing, one is often more harsh to their own family. I'm very harsh to my brother in advice, because he represents our family, our values, and i love him. Similarly, i deeply care for you, i deeply care for the survival of our madhab against enemies who want divisions between shias and shias, or shia's and sunni's.

InshAllah, after my exam on monday, during that week i will write a post, detailing my view on shia sunni unity.

We shia's, Iraqi's, Irani's, WF or otherwise,  indian or arab, persian or khoja, need to unite under the banner of tawheed, risalah, and imamam as an extension.

I have done far too much research into the plots by the US, Israel,and Gulf states and realized their intentions are now between shias. They are going to divide us, set the saudi and dictatorship states against us, and no-one, whether pro or against WF will have the freedom we used to. We will all suffer together if we do not unite together. And i know you seek shia-shia unity above all.

I disagree with the bullying that is going on from both sides, and maybe i am partly to blame. No-one should be teasing /bullying you, and on the other side, no-one should be insulting ay.khamanei or labelling

If i am ardent for shia-sunni unity, then i have no tolerance for any shia-shia division. The moment they exploit shia-shia division, we are finished.

Edited January 3, 2016 by Tawheed313

[StrugglingForTheLight]

On 1/1/2016 at 1:34 PM, Christianlady said:

 

Do you believe that God does not guide you?

 

I was once initiated in guidance, I could not follow that guidance. I am not guided right now until I am initiated in guidance again.

I am not guided. No I am not guided. I wish I was. I wish I can believe I was. But I know I am not guided.

 

 

[DigitalUmmah]

^^ @Tawheed313 I have no hatred at all for most sunni, I just think we need to focus on Shia - Shia unity and settle for peaceful coexistance with non shia. If we live in a time where the shia are split into factions such as nationality, marja, politics etc to the point where we are doing takfir on each other, my view is we should focus on this, and to hell with the non shia. if your house is on fire, you do not focus on whether the garden you share with your neighbours is well maintained or not.

Edited January 4, 2016 by DigitalUmmah

[Christianlady]

On 1/3/2016 at 10:42 PM, StrugglingForTheLight said:

I was once initiated in guidance, I could not follow that guidance. I am not guided right now until I am initiated in guidance again.

I am not guided. No I am not guided. I wish I was. I wish I can believe I was. But I know I am not guided.

 

 

Salam StrugglingForTheLight,

Thanks for answering my question.

Peace and God greatly bless you with His guidance and love

[Christianlady]

16 hours ago, DigitalUmmah said:

^^ @Tawheed313 I have no hatred at all for most sunni, I just think we need to focus on Shia - Shia unity and settle for peaceful coexistance with non shia.

Salam DigitalUmmah,

Out of curiosity, how do you believe Shia Muslims can live in peaceful coexistence with Sunni Muslims in Saudi Arabia and elsewhere? Thanks.

Peace and God bless you

[DigitalUmmah]

33 minutes ago, Christianlady said:

Salam DigitalUmmah,

Out of curiosity, how do you believe Shia Muslims can live in peaceful coexistence with Sunni Muslims in Saudi Arabia and elsewhere? Thanks.

Peace and God bless you

Salam ChristianLady. Peace be with you, and may Allahs mercy be upon Jesus, the Messiah, and his mother Mary. 

In Saudi Arabia most of the shia live on the east coast region and Qatif, so there is little interaction with non shia where the shia are the majority. In places like riyadh and mecca and medina the shia must observe taqiyyah. taqiyyah applies anywhere shia are being opressed. interesting point: can you show me any shia area where any minorities are being opressed by shia (apart from the bahai in Iran)?

in the west, I live in perfect peace with all my neighbours. I live on one side next to all day weed smoking rasta jamaicans who call me and my family their family, I live next to catholics, I live next to sunni, I live next to atheists and christians and all races. we live in perfect harmony and community. 

I am not saying lets hate the sunni, I am saying that many people believe "unity" means creating some sort of mongrel super sect. I disagree with this view, as I believe that the Shia Ithna Asheri (12er) path is literally the only correct path as ordained by Allah and all others are misguided. I am not saying that all non shia are evil or going to hell or sinners or less than humans or not deserving of any rights or dignity.

I am saying lets follow what the quran actually says - to them, their faith, to us, ours. we will not follow them and they will not follow us. 

[LeftCoastMom]

They are peacefully co-existing a up at the college and everywhere else in the US...just like different sects of Christians. Most Christians don't want to belong to each other's churches, either. But they don't want to throw down about it and many churches presume an overall spiritual unity ( even if there is not a temporal one). That's why the marriage of a Catholic to a member of another church  still forms a sacrament.

[Christianlady]

58 minutes ago, DigitalUmmah said:

Salam ChristianLady. Peace be with you, and may Allahs mercy be upon Jesus, the Messiah, and his mother Mary.

Thank you so much DigitalUmmah

Peace be with you too!

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In Saudi Arabia most of the shia live on the east coast region and Qatif, so there is little interaction with non shia where the shia are the majority.

Do you think segregation hurts people or helps people? Personally, I think segregation hurts people, because it's easier to live in peace with people when they are friends or family.

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In places like riyadh and mecca and medina the shia must observe taqiyyah. taqiyyah applies anywhere shia are being opressed.

Taquiyyah = lying?

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interesting point: can you show me any shia area where any minorities are being opressed by shia (apart from the bahai in Iran)?

Is the bahai in Iran where many Christians are? My Iranian friend who is a Christian won't even tell her family members in Iran or the USA that she became a Christian. (She became a Christian long before I met her.) She is afraid of the consequences for no longer being a Muslim. I will ask her where she is from from Iran, but I might not share her answer here because I respect her right to privacy.

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in the west, I live in perfect peace with all my neighbours. I live on one side next to all day weed smoking rasta jamaicans who call me and my family their family, I live next to catholics, I live next to sunni, I live next to atheists and christians and all races. we live in perfect harmony and community. 

That's awesome!!! Do you think someday that could happen in Iran and Saudi Arabia too?

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I am not saying lets hate the sunni, I am saying that many people believe "unity" means creating some sort of mongrel super sect.

Thanks for clarifying, but why use the word mongrel?

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I disagree with this view, as I believe that the Shia Ithna Asheri (12er) path is literally the only correct path as ordained by Allah and all others are misguided. I am not saying that all non shia are evil or going to hell or sinners or less than humans or not deserving of any rights or dignity.

Well, there are definitely Sunnis who think that Shias are misguided, and everyone has the right to their opinion. Thanks for clarifying though what you aren't saying. Much appreciated.

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I am saying lets follow what the quran actually says - to them, their faith, to us, ours. we will not follow them and they will not follow us. 

Do you think that when the "12th Imam" returns, he will make all Muslims follow the Shia Ithna Asheri interpretation of Islam? Thanks so much for your patience and answering my questions.

For my Catholic friends, I completely understand when they talk about unity and want Protestants to be unified with them instead of divided from them, because Jesus Christ prayed for unity (John 17). Personally, I believe that this will happen when he returns, but it is important in my opinion for Catholics and Protestants to be unified even though we disagree on different topics. Diverse unity is interesting and cool in a way, since people are diverse.

Peace and God bless you

[DigitalUmmah]

56 minutes ago, Christianlady said:

Do you think segregation hurts people or helps people? Personally, I think segregation hurts people, because it's easier to live in peace with people when they are friends or family.

who said anything about segregation sister. I believe in peaceful cooperation and coexistance, not segregation.

57 minutes ago, Christianlady said:

Taquiyyah = lying?

no, taqiyyah is hiding your faith if you are under threat of opression/ death

57 minutes ago, Christianlady said:

Is the bahai in Iran where many Christians are? My Iranian friend who is a Christian won't even tell her family members in Iran or the USA that she became a Christian. (She became a Christian long before I met her.) She is afraid of the consequences for no longer being a Muslim. I will ask her where she is from from Iran, but I might not share her answer here because I respect her right to privacy.

nope, bahai-ism is a religion that is banned in Iran, if you google "bahai persecution in Iran" you will see plenty of articles regarding it.

1 hour ago, Christianlady said:

That's awesome!!! Do you think someday that could happen in Iran and Saudi Arabia too?

never. peace and brotherhood is impossible for any Islamic country. its only secular societies where muslims are not in charge where this can occur

1 hour ago, Christianlady said:

Thanks for clarifying, but why use the word mongrel?

its a good enough word to fit - it is a mix of two separate lines, creating something that is not as good as either, similar to mongrel breeding of animals.

1 hour ago, Christianlady said:

Do you think that when the "12th Imam" returns, he will make all Muslims follow the Shia Ithna Asheri interpretation of Islam? Thanks so much for your patience and answering my questions.

there is absolutely no doubt at all in my mind. let me tell you a secret - most members here believe this but will not admit it openly.

 

[beardedbaker]

1 hour ago, Christianlady said:

Do you think that when the "12th Imam" returns, he will make all Muslims follow the Shia Ithna Asheri interpretation of Islam? Thanks so much for your patience and answering my questions.

 

I know the question was meant for someone else, but other views must be heard as well, which is, no he will most certainly NOT make anybody follow the Shia school, because that's not how the divine system works. The divine system works based on clear evidence, and people are free to accept or reject. We don't know when he will re-appear (not return), and we don't know what means will be available in those times as means of presenting clear evidence for the truth he believes in, so there's no point in speculating. Point is, he will follow in the footsteps of the Prophets and with his followers will do what they're capable of doing to show the world the truth. 

[DigitalUmmah]

15 minutes ago, beardedbaker said:

I know the question was meant for someone else, but other views must be heard as well, which is, no he will most certainly NOT make anybody follow the Shia school, because that's not how the divine system works. The divine system works based on clear evidence, and people are free to accept or reject. We don't know when he will re-appear (not return), and we don't know what means will be available in those times as means of presenting clear evidence for the truth he believes in, so there's no point in speculating. Point is, he will follow in the footsteps of the Prophets and with his followers will do what they're capable of doing to show the world the truth. 

right, and killing 10,000 scholars is all a part of the awaited imams (atf) plan to spread the true faith by polite conversation and gentle discussion

[GodMan]

One Allah,One Quran, One prophet,  and one Sunnah should be our motto

[beardedbaker]

9 hours ago, DigitalUmmah said:

right, and killing 10,000 scholars is all a part of the awaited imams (atf) plan to spread the true faith by polite conversation and gentle discussion

Yeah ok... Because the world hasn't seen enough beheading and bloodshed the Imam will bring people to the true Islam through more killing. Narration is invalid. 

[baradar_jackson]

Just my two tomans:

 

We can go back and forth with opposing slogans until our faces fall off, but at the end of the day: the proof is in the pudding.

 

Here is a question. This question can serve as a signpost:

 

Who has defended the honor of us, the Shia, and has upheld our madhab through their words and actions? Has it been the religio-tribalists who love writing "Shia" on their forehead and insist on demeaning other madhabs (regardless of any mitigating circumstances)?

 

Or has it been proponents of this supposed disease, called Shia-Sunni unity?

 

Imam Khomeini, one of the individuals responsible for bringing the idea of unity to the forefront, is he a weak-hearted, vanilla, crypto-Sunni Shia? I doubt anyone here would say that, because they know it's absurd. In fact, guess what is written in his risalah? He writes that anyone who wages war with an infallible Imam is more najis than pigs; then he references a certain individual by name. (I think we all know the individual so I won't go any further than that). Remember: this is a risalah, not a historical commentary. And yet he writes this. He calls so-and-so out, by name.

 

He also had a fiqhi view on a certain issue which according to this view, almost everything any of us has ever eaten is haraam: he said that meat slaughtered by a non-Ithna Ashari is haraam to consume.

 

But still he was very committed to Shia-Sunni unity, as a political leader. And guess what? In the early days of his revolution, he was revered by Muslims of all madhabs. It was not until the Imposed War that the flames of tribalism (Arab vs. Persian), and sectarianism (Sunni vs. Shia) were fanned in order to counter the irresistible wave of revolution.

 

 

Moving along... what else? In Iraq and Lebanon, where would Shias be without Imam Musa al-Sadr and Shahid Muhammad Baqir al-Sadr? Most Shias prior to these individuals, their political activity was confined to leftist political parties; they had no way of expressing their political reality except through these means. If not for such individuals (who were proponents of unity), where would the Shia of these countries be?

 

Which Shia "scholars" were the ones who were legitimizers and apologists for the Pahlavi monarchy?

 

And so on.

 

The proof is in the pudding. I'm not a learned person but certain information can be used as signposts. I can't really talk about unity on the theoretical level or on the level of aqaid or hadith or what have you. But at the end of the day: the individuals who have spoken out in favor of unity (although they are called weak-hearted by people who have not sacrificed even one millionth that they have sacrificed), are defending our honor. What are the others doing?

Edited January 5, 2016 by baradar_jackson

[DigitalUmmah]

2 hours ago, beardedbaker said:

Yeah ok... Because the world hasn't seen enough beheading and bloodshed the Imam will bring people to the true Islam through more killing. Narration is invalid. 

I did not write the hadiths you choose to ignore

[Christianlady]

19 hours ago, DigitalUmmah said:

who said anything about segregation sister. I believe in peaceful cooperation and coexistance, not segregation.

Salaam Brother DigitalUmmah,

Ok, got it. I apologize for misunderstanding you.

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no, taqiyyah is hiding your faith if you are under threat of opression/ death

Understood, sorta like how Corrie ten Boom lied about hiding Jews in order to protect them?

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nope, bahai-ism is a religion that is banned in Iran, if you google "bahai persecution in Iran" you will see plenty of articles regarding it.

Ahh thanks. Why is Bahai-ism banned in Iran? I've never met a Bahai... that i know of. I've never met a Zoroastrian that I know of either. There are still some Zoroastrians in Iran, yeah?

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never. peace and brotherhood is impossible for any Islamic country. its only secular societies where muslims are not in charge where this can occur

Why is that?

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its a good enough word to fit - it is a mix of two separate lines, creating something that is not as good as either, similar to mongrel breeding of animals.

Lol ok, then I'm a mongrel (my ancestry is very mixed).

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there is absolutely no doubt at all in my mind. let me tell you a secret - most members here believe this but will not admit it openly.

Thanks so much for answering my questions! It helps a lot!

Peace and God bless you

Edited January 5, 2016 by Christianlady

[Christianlady]

19 hours ago, beardedbaker said:

I know the question was meant for someone else,

Salam Beardedbaker,

No worries!

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but other views must be heard as well, which is, no he will most certainly NOT make anybody follow the Shia school, because that's not how the divine system works. The divine system works based on clear evidence, and people are free to accept or reject. We don't know when he will re-appear (not return), and we don't know what means will be available in those times as means of presenting clear evidence for the truth he believes in, so there's no point in speculating. Point is, he will follow in the footsteps of the Prophets and with his followers will do what they're capable of doing to show the world the truth. 

Thanks so much for explaining your view. It also helps a lot, because people are diverse and it's interesting to learn about what people think and why.

Peace and God bless you

Edited January 5, 2016 by Christianlady

[Christianlady]

9 hours ago, GodMan said:

One Allah,One Quran, One prophet,  and one Sunnah should be our motto

Salam GodMan (interesting screenname... curious about it).

Totally reasonable! While I'm not a Muslim, I totally understand the motto you state. It's similar in a way to a Christian motto (1 Corinthians 8:6).

A group can be one yet diverse though. Diversity in unity doesn't take away from unity, because without diversity, people would just be a form of clones or living robots of the same make.

Peace and God bless you

 

[DigitalUmmah]

32 minutes ago, Christianlady said:

Ahh thanks. Why is Bahai-ism banned in Iran? I've never met a Bahai... that i know of. I've never met a Zoroastrian that I know of either. There are still some Zoroastrians in Iran, yeah?

Not sure to be honest. most likely because of the very close relations that bahai/ the religion has with the state of israel makes the iranian government suspicious? Its not a topic that I have ever paid much attention to but I vaguely remember it being viewed as a political movement not a religion by the state? 

33 minutes ago, Christianlady said:

Lol ok, then I'm a mongrel (my ancestry is very mixed)

I feel very uncomfortable with referring to people as mongrels, it sounds too much like eugenics to me. Id prefer it if we stuck to referring to ideas and philosophies and ideas as mongrels, not human beings  

35 minutes ago, Christianlady said:

Peace and God bless you

Peace and blessings of god be with you too sister

[Christianlady]

3 minutes ago, DigitalUmmah said:

Not sure to be honest. most likely because of the very close relations that bahai/ the religion has with the state of israel makes the iranian government suspicious? Its not a topic that I have ever paid much attention to but I vaguely remember it being viewed as a political movement not a religion by the state? 

Salam DigitalUmmah,

That's really interesting. I'd like to research more about it.

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I feel very uncomfortable with referring to people as mongrels, it sounds too much like eugenics to me. Id prefer it if we stuck to referring to ideas and philosophies and ideas as mongrels, not human beings  

Lol ok Mixed ideas and philosophies (and human beings) aren't bad though: just different. 

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Peace and blessings of god be with you too sister

Thanks Bro!

I have to go now, but thanks for the interesting discussion and I pray God will help the Shia Muslims and Sunni Muslims to love and respect each other even though they disagree on different topics.

Peace and God bless you and your loved ones!

[GodMan]

13 hours ago, Christianlady said:

Salam GodMan (interesting screenname... curious about it).

Totally reasonable! While I'm not a Muslim, I totally understand the motto you state. It's similar in a way to a Christian motto (1 Corinthians 8:6).

A group can be one yet diverse though. Diversity in unity doesn't take away from unity, because without diversity, people would just be a form of clones or living robots of the same make.

Peace and God bless you

Salam

All of us eating everyday! a repetitive work like robots(robots must be charged their battery everyday). but we are not like robots because each of us doing different things! our staff of life(food) is same, but we are different people. and religion is our soul food and is same, but each one according to his capacity and understanding does it's commands!

I think it's not a problem if the source was same (Even in overview, we only have protein, carbo, fats, and vitamins and minerals, but we have thousands of food, like thousands of religions and sects ). But the matter is making the best food from the sources and Islam and exactly shia is the last version and best human's soul food!

(I don't know could I understood myself or not with my terrible english! hope I could :D)

Peace and God bless you

Edited January 6, 2016 by GodMan

[Christianlady]

6 hours ago, GodMan said:

Peace and God bless you

Thanks GodMan,

Do you mind please if I call you MuslimBro instead of GodMan?

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All of us eating everyday! a repetitive work like robots(robots must be charged their battery everyday).but we are not like robots because each of us doing different things! our staff of life(food) is same, but we are different people. and religion is our soul food and is same, but each one according to his capacity and understanding does it's commands!

So basically you are making the point that religion is the spiritual "daily bread" (Matthew 6:11) for humans? True and excellent point, though Atheists of course disagree.

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I think it's not a problem if the source was same (Even in overview, we only have protein, carbo, fats, and vitamins and minerals, but we have thousands of food, like thousands of religions and sects ).

Awesome analogy!

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But the matter is making the best food from the sources

Ah, but which religion is the best spiritual food? This is the question that has caused, as my Agnostic and Atheist friends say, many of the wars throughout history.

Religious people who are sincere their belief will naturally think that their religion is the best, not the others.

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and Islam

Sunni Muslims and Shia Muslims agree to that, though other religious people don't.

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and exactly shia is the last version and best human's soul food!

See, since you are a sincere Shia Muslim, of course you think your belief is the best. I'm a sincere Christian and of course I think my belief is the best. My sincere Sunni Muslim friends think that Sunni Islam is the best. My Jewish friends who believe in G-d think that Judaism is the best. My Hindu friends think every religion is the best as long as their rights and statues are not desecrated. My Buddhist friends think that Buddhism is the best. My Atheist friends think that religion is a man-made tool to manipulate people (to put it nicely lol). 

Personally, I think it's fine for every sincere person of every belief to think that their belief is the best. The problem is when people hurt and kill each other over their disagreements. So, unity could start with people simply deciding enough with the killing! No more killing no matter the differences in food! (It would be awful wouldn't it if meat-eating humans killed vegetarians and vegans for not eating meat. In the same way, it's awful that people kill each other over differences in religion.)

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(I don't know could I understood myself or not with my terrible english! hope I could :D)

Your English isn't terrible at all. If I misunderstood you, let me know.

Peace and God bless you

[GodMan]

21 hours ago, Christianlady said:

Thanks GodMan,

Do you mind please if I call you MuslimBro instead of GodMan?

So basically you are making the point that religion is the spiritual "daily bread" (Matthew 6:11) for humans? True and excellent point, though Atheists of course disagree.

Awesome analogy!

Ah, but which religion is the best spiritual food? This is the question that has caused, as my Agnostic and Atheist friends say, many of the wars throughout history.

Religious people who are sincere their belief will naturally think that their religion is the best, not the others.

Sunni Muslims and Shia Muslims agree to that, though other religious people don't.

See, since you are a sincere Shia Muslim, of course you think your belief is the best. I'm a sincere Christian and of course I think my belief is the best. My sincere Sunni Muslim friends think that Sunni Islam is the best. My Jewish friends who believe in G-d think that Judaism is the best. My Hindu friends think every religion is the best as long as their rights and statues are not desecrated. My Buddhist friends think that Buddhism is the best. My Atheist friends think that religion is a man-made tool to manipulate people (to put it nicely lol). 

Personally, I think it's fine for every sincere person of every belief to think that their belief is the best. The problem is when people hurt and kill each other over their disagreements. So, unity could start with people simply deciding enough with the killing! No more killing no matter the differences in food! (It would be awful wouldn't it if meat-eating humans killed vegetarians and vegans for not eating meat. In the same way, it's awful that people kill each other over differences in religion.)

Your English isn't terrible at all. If I misunderstood you, let me know.

Peace and God bless you

Hello and Thank you christian lady!

about my name I should say my meaning of GodMan is someone who believes only the God and do everything to satisfy him. he is the soldier of God (something like this is my mean of that name), but if it doesn't mean like what i wanted, let me know... I think you are a native English and can help me to correct it! Also you can call me anything you like.

I didn't and don't know about Matthew and his opinion about daily bread, but yes, that example came to my mind at the moment.

But about your main content, yes, all of us not only think our religion is the best, but also believe ourself are the best human and we understand better than others 

I think, If we want really know what religion is the best, we should explore our inner questions at first in our religion, and when we thought no, it's not enough reasonable answer for my question, start to searching in other big and famous religions. If we found the better answer in other religion, it noticed us to search and know more that religion!

If I said I think our religion is best, cause I can get my all answers in our Quran and or Hadiths, completely and rationally. And when I came to a dead end in my religion. maybe I will search about other religions like Christianity.(although in our Quran Allah says christian religious leaders hide the annunciation to the last prophet Muhammed(SAWS) , or I hear there is some wrong beliefs in Christianity that says Jesus is the son of God(we think as similar as Allah created the Adam he created the Jesus and Allah has no child), or God and Jesus do wrestling and etc, that we Muslim can not accept these things).

Finally about misuse of religion and killing the people, yes, our religion accepts and believes to 124,000 prophets of God, and says all of them are similar and in the one way, and each prophet completed the last prophets religion and remove from bad people distortions, and reached to Islam as the last religion. Also we(Shia) believe, the religion is completed in content and base, but it needs a good teacher like prophet to explain it to people and answer their questions and don't let the bad people to distortions. So we believe on 12 Imam's after our prophet, cause the relation between God and people should not be disconnected.

And we believe our 12th Imam(Imam Mahdi (AS)) is alive, and also your and our prophet Jesus(PBUH) is alive too and they will come a day and survive the world. And many other religions like Jewish believe on savior(although with different definitions).

So, If someone is a really Muslim, he should respect the other people believes, and he is not allowed to kill anyone!
In Quran, Allah says you can only kill Kafir's(they don't believe on God) who offense you and want kill you! in this condition you can defend yourself and kill invaders. Although there is an Ayah in Quran says forgiveness is better than killing! even if someone killed your family!

An other interesting thing in our religion is that, we believe(and it mentioned in Quran too) that, if someone really believes on his religion, and he did researching and find his religion the best, if he dies, Allah will audit him on his heart believes and his religion in doomsday! (It means Paradise is not only for Muslims, and If you really searched and found your religion the best, and you did your religious obligations good, you can go there too!)

 

Peace and Allah bless you!

Edited January 7, 2016 by GodMan

[Christianlady]

On 1/7/2016 at 6:02 AM, GodMan said:

Hello and Thank you christian lady!about my name I should say my meaning of GodMan is someone who believes only the God and do everything to satisfy him. he is the soldier of God (something like this is my mean of that name), but if it doesn't mean like what i wanted, let me know... I think you are a native English and can help me to correct it! Also you can call me anything you like.

Hello MuslimBro,

Thanks for explaining your screenname. I understand where you are coming from now. Well, I don't think the forum leaders have an issue with your name, so I don't think you need to change it.

When I think GodMan, I think of Jesus Christ, who I believe is God incarnated into human flesh.  However, I understand you are meaning soldier of God, yeah?

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I didn't and don't know about Matthew and his opinion about daily bread, but yes, that example came to my mind at the moment.

That's actually not Apostle Matthew's opinion; those are Jesus Christ's words in his example of how to pray.

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But about your main content, yes, all of us not only think our religion is the best, but also believe ourself are the best human and we understand better than others 

Lol I disagree.  I don't think we think we are the best humans. I am a Christian because I believe Jesus Christ is the Way, the Truth, and the Life: the Only way to the Father (God). I understand Muslims believe that Islam is the only true religion. I respect their view but disagree with them, same as Muslims disagree with my view. I'm not better than Muslims and Muslims are not better than me. We are all humans who believe what we believe is the truth. 

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I think, If we want really know what religion is the best, we should explore our inner questions at first in our religion, and when we thought no, it's not enough reasonable answer for my question, start to searching in other big and famous religions. If we found the better answer in other religion, it noticed us to search and know more that religion!

If I said I think our religion is best, cause I can get my all answers in our Quran and or Hadiths, completely and rationally. And when I came to a dead end in my religion. maybe I will search about other religions like Christianity.(although in our Quran Allah says christian religious leaders hide the annunciation to the last prophet Muhammed(SAWS) , or I hear there is some wrong beliefs in Christianity that says Jesus is the son of God(we think as similar as Allah created the Adam he created the Jesus and Allah has no child), or God and Jesus do wrestling and etc, that we Muslim can not accept these things).

 

Thanks for explaining.

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Finally about misuse of religion and killing the people, yes, our religion accepts and believes to 124,000 prophets of God, and says all of them are similar and in the one way, and each prophet completed the last prophets religion and remove from bad people distortions, and reached to Islam as the last religion. Also we(Shia) believe, the religion is completed in content and base, but it needs a good teacher like prophet to explain it to people and answer their questions and don't let the bad people to distortions. So we believe on 12 Imam's after our prophet, cause the relation between God and people should not be disconnected.

 

Since the Shia and the Sunni have the biggest groups of Muslims, it is very important for them to love each other and agree to disagree in their differences, yes?

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And we believe our 12th Imam(Imam Mahdi (AS)) is alive, and also your and our prophet Jesus(PBUH) is alive too and they will come a day and survive the world. And many other religions like Jewish believe on savior(although with different definitions).

Jesus Christ promised his return centuries before Muhammad said anything about him.

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So, If someone is a really Muslim, he should respect the other people believes, and he is not allowed to kill anyone!

He should love other people no matter if they are pagan or Atheist or Christian or of any belief?

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In Quran, Allah says you can only kill Kafir's(they don't believe on God) who offense you and want kill you! in this condition you can defend yourself and kill invaders. Although there is an Ayah in Quran says forgiveness is better than killing! even if someone killed your family!

I 100% agree that forgiveness is better than killing! If Sunnis and Shias would decide to forgive each other, that would be awesome!!!

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An other interesting thing in our religion is that, we believe(and it mentioned in Quran too) that, if someone really believes on his religion, and he did researching and find his religion the best, if he dies, Allah will audit him on his heart believes and his religion in doomsday! (It means Paradise is not only for Muslims, and If you really searched and found your religion the best, and you did your religious obligations good, you can go there too!)

God decides who goes to Heaven.

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Peace and Allah bless you!

Shukran Peace and God bless you too!

[Sen McGlinn]

On 1/5/2016 at 6:09 AM, DigitalUmmah said:

Not sure to be honest. most likely because of the very close relations that bahai/ the religion has with the state of israel makes the iranian government suspicious? Its not a topic that I have ever paid much attention to but I vaguely remember it being viewed as a political movement not a religion by the state? 

Bahais were persecuted in Iran in the 19th century, before Israel existed. The founder, Baha'u'llah, was exiled to Iraq by the Shah of Iran, and then sent as a prisoner to Palestine by the Ottoman rulers, arriving there in 1868. 

Yes, the state-sponsored media in Iran, and Iranian diplomats at the UN, regularly say that the Bahai Faith is not a religion, but rather a political movement. This is because the constitution guarantees religious freedom in Iran, so they have to define the Bahai religion as a non-religion.  However the reason it is persecuted, is because it IS a religion, founded after Islam, and they believe that "seal of the prophets" means that God's hands are chained forever. And it is a religious community without any clerical class -- scholars in the Bahai community have no authority, as the community is run by elected "assemblies" of lay people. Those are the main religious reasons for the persecution of the Bahais. The persecution also entails the confiscation of Bahai properties, so there is an economic motivation as well. 

[anonymike]

Has anyone heard imam muhammad al asi?

[basher]

On 4/9/2016 at 4:04 PM, Sen McGlinn said:

Bahais were persecuted in Iran in the 19th century, before Israel existed. The founder, Baha'u'llah, was exiled to Iraq by the Shah of Iran, and then sent as a prisoner to Palestine by the Ottoman rulers, arriving there in 1868. 

Yes, the state-sponsored media in Iran, and Iranian diplomats at the UN, regularly say that the Bahai Faith is not a religion, but rather a political movement. This is because the constitution guarantees religious freedom in Iran, so they have to define the Bahai religion as a non-religion.  However the reason it is persecuted, is because it IS a religion, founded after Islam, and they believe that "seal of the prophets" means that God's hands are chained forever. And it is a religious community without any clerical class -- scholars in the Bahai community have no authority, as the community is run by elected "assemblies" of lay people. Those are the main religious reasons for the persecution of the Bahais. The persecution also entails the confiscation of Bahai properties, so there is an economic motivation as well. 

Mr Sen McGlinn

The point which you mentioned about the Baha’i persecution in Iran before the formation of Israel was because at that time Baha'ism and its predecessor were movements propped up by the erstwhile Czar regime of Russia who were the traditional political rivals of the Iranian monarchy. At least you agree that after the creation of Israel, Bahaism has been accommodated inside the occupied state. And they carry out the agenda of Israel in various countries including Iran, which justifies their persecution. Any group which works for an enemy country has to be under watch. I am sure you will agree to that.

If according to Baha’is they have to be law abiding citizens and if the law of the land of Israel doesn’t permit them to spread their ideology in the occupied territory (Israel) similarly Iran too does not allow treason and hence keeps a close eye on them like any other nation for the security of its people.

Why do the Bahai’s follow law in letter and spirit in Israel and not in Iran????

Terming the concept of finality of Prophethood as ‘chaining the hands of God’ is absolutely misleading because in Shia Islam guidance continues in the form of Imamate till the Day of Judgment which the Bahais don’t believe in. You can educate yourself about the concept of Finality of Prophet at thebahaitruth.com

[Abal Faadhil]

Excellent reply by Basher. I checked the website as well. Its very informative.. brings a lot of hidden truth to the fore

[Sen McGlinn]

Basher, it appears you have been misinformed. The Bahais were never supported by the Czar. This story was put about in a fake document known as the Memoirs of Count Dolgorukov. The 'memoirs' are written in Persian, and were published in Mashhad. They cannot possibly be written by Count Dolgorukov (a real Russian diplomat, aka Dolgoruki) who served as the ambassador to Tehran from 1846 to 1854. But the Babi Faith began in 1844. The memoir claims that Dolgorukov came to Persia in 1834 as a translator for the Russian embassy. But from 1832 to 1837, he was actually the Secretary of Russian Legation in the Hague, the Netherlands. Therefore historians - except for some who believe this Russian had the miraculous ability to be in two places at the same time - have concluded that the memoirs are fictitious. Among the Iranian historians who have rejected the memoirs' authenticity are 'Abbas Iqbal-Ashtiyani, Ahmad Kasravi, and Mujtaba Minuvi. As to the real author, Mina Yazdani has suggested Shaykh Ibrahim Zanjani (Mina Yazdani, "The Confessions of Dolgoruki: Fiction and Master narrative in Twentieth-Century Iran." Iranian Studies 44.1, pp. 42-45, 2011).

See more: http://debunking-myths.blogspot.co.nz/  

[Sen McGlinn]

I see you also claimed that Bahais carry out the agenda of Israel. An empty claim, with no specifics and no evidence. The Government of Iran has been claiming this since 1979, and have yet to find a single notebook, letter or email as evidence. The claim is in any case idiotic: Bahais in Iran are excluded from working in the civil service, from higher ranks in the military (they do serve as soldiers), and they are under constant surveillance. Their houses are regularly raided. If Israel was seeking agents in Iran (it no doubt has some) it would not accept Bahais! Israel would want good Shiah men who can work in the military and in government departments, and who will not be watched closely by the Ministry of Information.  

[basher]

Well Mr, Sen McGlinn

Your silence on the issue of continuation of guidance in the form of Imamat till the end of the world is noted.

Your silence on the double standards of Baha’is not propagating in Israel but propagating in Iran is also noted.

You are also unable to defend the Baha’i cult on its silence on the atrocities of Israel against Humanity while at the same time crying their lungs out on what they claim as atrocities against themselves.

The Baha’i support for Israel is an open fact. The patronage which they receive in Israel is not hidden from anyone. The Baha’is have reciprocated this patronage by not uttering a single word against the atrocities of Israel against humanity. Iran has been on the forefront opposing these atrocities. Hence, it is unreasonable on the part of Baha’is to expect any soft corner from Iran as long as they owe their allegiance to a country which is always at loggerheads with Iran. The genocide that Israel commits on the Muslims daily is far more gruesome than what the Baha’is are claiming as atrocities against them in Iran.

As for your denial of the Russian involvement in supporting Baha’is you have resorted to blatant lies by trying to confuse two people with similar surnames, one in Iran and the other in Netherlands. However, the book Dawn Breakers available on official Baha’i website contradicts your claim of no Russian involvement.

On page 603 Footnote 2 of the book the Dawn Breakers, the presence of Prince Dalgourki as the Russian ambassador in Iran has been documented.

In addition we also find the following words in the same book Pg. 650

“The Russian minister, as soon as he learned of the action which the government contemplated taking, volunteered to take Bahá’u’lláh under his protection, and invited Him to go to Russia…”

When Baha’ullah was being exiled to Iraq he was given the official protection by the Russian delegation. This fact is also documented in the book Dawn Breakers available on official Baha’i website in the following words

“… and (Baha’ullah was) escorted by a member of the imperial body-guard and an official representing the Russian legation, set out from Tihrán on His journey to Baghdád”.

http://reference.bahai.org/en/t/nz/DB/db-45.html

Now you have a choice – either you accept the Russian support for Baha’is or deny your own documented history.

Or a better suggestion – stop fooling and cheating the Muslim Ummah and the followers of other divine religions.

[Sen McGlinn]

1 hour ago, basher said:

 

Edited April 19, 2016 by Sen McGlinn

[Sen McGlinn]

1 hour ago, basher said:

As for your denial of the Russian involvement in supporting Baha’is you have resorted to blatant lies by trying to confuse two people with similar surnames, one in Iran and the other in Netherlands.

You can check the facts on Dolgorukov's life yourself, see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dimitri_Ivanovich_Dolgorukov. 
This shows that he was in Europe when his "memoirs" say he was in Iran creating the Babi movement, and was dead when his "memoirs" say he was helping Baha'u'llah. 

 

[basher]

You are continuing your silence on Bahai support to Israeli genocides. 

 

 

And we are witnessing how you are insulting your own books by countering the references from the Dawn Breakers with a wilipedia article!!