An Honest Question for Any Honest Muslim

[nablaise]

Some of the questions being asked here, only God alone would be able to answer and I have to say that I do not know the answers to these kind of questions.

And how then do we ask the Lord for the answers?

The best way for us to do this would be to do what the Prophets (peace be upon them) did when they were in urgent and dire need of answers from their Lord i.e. they prostrated to Him and asked Him for Guidance as can be seen from the numerous Biblical verses which I have quoted in my previous post.

God-willing, the Lord will heed your own call for His Guidance by giving you the answers that you seek within your hearts… and this is why regular prostration to the Lord is so important.

Like I said, I myself do not know the answers to some of the questions being asked here.

It is understandable that you may not know the answers to some of the questions being asked here.

I think I can also assume that you have never (or not yet) asked God those questions since you don’t know the answers. Or have you asked and are probably waiting for an answer or something like that?

God bless

 

[hamba2han]

It is understandable that you may not know the answers to some of the questions being asked here.

I think I can also assume that you have never (or not yet) asked God those questions since you don’t know the answers. Or have you asked and are probably waiting for an answer or something like that?

God bless

I just do not feel a need to ask the Lord these kind of questions.

If one is not hungry, then one does not ask what is on the menu.

Prostration to the Lord is a spiritual food for a Muslim so to speak and we consume enough of them every day of our lives.

 

[mark_avery]

psalm 51 explains about the holy spirit also,with or without light when could you shine or are you not blinded,now please reply not.

 

[LtTony]

It’s a misunderstanding that شرك shirk is “unpardonable.” God forgives all sins if we repent of them before we die. The problem is for the people who die on their sins–but even all the rest, God might forgive them, except for shirk. If they died doing that, then there’s no forgiveness for them.

These verses make it crystal clear that associating partners with God (shirk) will never be forgiven, every other sin you commit, major or minor can be forgiven. Hence a person must do his utmost to avoid this sin because if one dies upon this sin then this shall doom the person leaving no hope for him.
muslim-responses.com/Shirk/Shirk_

"God forgives all sins if we repent "

“all the rest, God might forgive them”

They “might” be forgiven after they die?

 

[nablaise]

I just do not feel a need to ask the Lord these kind of questions.

If one is not hungry, then one does not ask what is on the menu.

Prostration to the Lord is a spiritual food for a Muslim so to speak and we consume enough of them every day of our lives.

Humility is certainly commendable and should be practiced. We should train ourselves for humility to the point that it become second nature. And ‘actions speaks louder than words’, but they should not lie and mislead or else it is not humility at all.
What I don’t recommend is Pharisee-like spirituality.
Pharisee claimed to know everything they missed out the obvious in front of their eyes. They believed themselves to have the best practices of Law and knowledge of the Letter, but they had no clue about the Spirit. And without the Spirit, there is no understanding (truth), nor power (love).
With pharisee-spirituality that I see here often, we do nothing but hit each other’s heads. But with the Spirit, there is touching of hearts, spreading the fire of love and truth which is good for all.

God bless

 

[gmcbroom]

now that is a true statement Nablaise.
Peace be with you.

 

[hamba2han]

Jesus (pbuh) prostrated to the Lord and so anyone who professes to be a follower of Jesus (pbuh) should also prostrate to the Lord the way he and all of his disciples used to do i.e. by “falling on their faces” as written in the New Testament.

The Pharisees, on the other hand, did not make it a habit of prostrating to the Lord since they were fond of praying while standing as can be seen in the following verses:
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The Pharisee stood by himself and prayed: ‘God, I thank you that I am not like other people—robbers, evildoers, adulterers—or even like this tax collector.** … Luke 18:11

“And when you pray, do not be like the hypocrites, for they love to pray standing in the synagogues and on the street corners to be seen by others. Truly I tell you, they have received their reward in full. … Matthew 6:5

And so, I do not quite understand why Christians should be pointing to the Pharisees when coming up with arguments against the idea of they themselves prostrating to the Lord on a regular basis in the privacy of their own homes.

 

[nablaise]

Jesus (pbuh) prostrated to the Lord and so anyone who professes to be a follower of Jesus (pbuh) should also prostrate to the Lord the way he and all of his disciples used to do i.e. by “falling on their faces” as written in the New Testament.

The Pharisees, on the other hand, did not make it a habit of prostrating to the Lord since they were fond of praying while standing as can be seen in the following verses:
**
The Pharisee stood** by himself and prayed: ‘God, I thank you that I am not like other people—robbers, evildoers, adulterers—or even like this tax collector. … Luke 18:11

“And when you pray, do not be like the hypocrites, for they love to pray standing in the synagogues and on the street corners to be seen by others. Truly I tell you, they have received their reward in full. … Matthew 6:5

And so, I do not quite understand why Christians should be pointing to the Pharisees when coming up with arguments against the idea of they themselves prostrating to the Lord on a regular basis in the privacy of their own homes.

I pointed to pharisees because they want to be seen and known as those who do according to the laws and the letter (scripture), therefore holier than others. So they care a lot about external signs of devotion. I am not talking against prostrating, but against hypocrisy. Also I am not talking against worship of God but against worship of the letters and self-promotion against others.

 

[LtTony]

People witnessed Muhammad, they witnessed him performing miracles (which have been recounted in authentic ahadith), they witnessed the revelation (has also been described by those present) and some even witnessed the Angel Gabriel.

Please define and elaborate, with citations.

1. People witnessed Muhammad…
2. they witnessed him performing miracles…
3. they witnessed the revelation… (has also been described by those present)
4. witnessed the Angel Gabriel.

Thanks

 

[Amir_the_Masihi]

Please define and elaborate, with citations.

1. People witnessed Muhammad…
2. they witnessed him performing miracles…
3. they witnessed the revelation… (has also been described by those present)
4. witnessed the Angel Gabriel.

Thanks

Well, I think you’ll be disappointed. Virtually all accounts (that I know of) of Muhammad are from the ahadith, i.e. Muslim narrations. I’m sure people here have heard of them; in any case, these narrations were recorded, collected and compiled by Muslims. The two main collections: Sahih al-Bukhari and Sahih al-Muslim are considered to be the most authentic, but of course, this authenticity can be seen as biased from a non-Muslim PoV.

Some ahadith are undoubtedly true, such as accounts of the battles Muhammad and the Muslims fought in which are historical (though they may naturally be in a pro-Muslim light), but the non-Muslim will have trouble dealing with other ahadith which are considered to be authentic to the same standard. I think that Muhammad’s splitting of the Moon is one of such, though I can’t remember if that incident is considered “authentic”.

Just a heads up for anyone who’s not in the know.

 

[LtTony]

Yes, the splitting of the moon is interesting. And unsubstantiated, imo. I wonder if it is considered a “weak” hadith or what. Are stories deemed totally false by the major schools of Islamic thought in the 4 main hadith collections?

I was asking for elaboration and details with citations because:

1. I’m not sure what “People witnessed Muhammad…” means exactly.
2. Or what "they witnessed the revelation… " means exactly.

 

[LtTony]

Originally Posted by Sister Amy forums.catholic-questions.org/images/buttons_khaki/viewpost.gif
It’s a misunderstanding that شرك shirk is “unpardonable.” God forgives all sins if we repent of them before we die. The problem is for the people who die on their sins–but even all the rest, God might forgive them, except for shirk. If they died doing that, then there’s no forgiveness for them.

These verses make it crystal clear that associating partners with God (shirk) will never be forgiven, every other sin you commit, major or minor can be forgiven. Hence a person must do his utmost to avoid this sin because if one dies upon this sin then this shall doom the person leaving no hope for him.
muslim-responses.com/Shirk/Shirk_

Quote:
"God forgives all sins if we repent "

Quote:
“all the rest, God might forgive them”

They “might” be forgiven after they die?

 

[Sister_Amy]

Say, “O My servants who have transgressed against themselves [by sinning], do not despair of the mercy of Allah . Indeed, Allah forgives all sins. Indeed, it is He who is the Forgiving, the Merciful.”

If you die as a Muslim, Allah will forgive all your sins.

 

[LtTony]

Say, “O My servants who have transgressed against themselves [by sinning], do not despair of the mercy of Allah . Indeed, Allah forgives all sins. Indeed, it is He who is the Forgiving, the Merciful.”

If you die as a Muslim, Allah will forgive all your sins.

So, if I understand correctly, one can commit shirk, become a muslim, and the so-called unforgiveable sin is forgiven. Exactly where is that distinction made? Because on the surface there appears to be a difference of opinion among muslims.

Indeed, Allah does not forgive association with Him, but He forgives what is less than that for whom He wills. Quran 4:48
These verses make it crystal clear that associating partners with God (shirk) will never be forgiven, every other sin you commit, major or minor can be forgiven. Hence a person must do his utmost to avoid this sin because if one dies upon this sin then this shall doom the person leaving no hope for him.
muslim-responses.com/Shirk/Shirk_

All sins are forgivable in Islam if the person sincerely repents to Allah. The thing that cannot be forgiven if the person does not repent of it before dying is shirk…

من اقرأ إلى واسجد واقترب - إسلام أون لاين

أول موقع عربي على الإنترنت يهتم بنشر الثقافة الإسلامية والتعريف بمبادىء الدين الحنيف عبر معالجة عالم الأفكار والاهتمام بالعلوم وإصدارات الكتب.

islamonline.net

Which leads to at least one question: must a person be muslim to go to paradise/heaven? Doesn’t sound like most christians can, because they are in the state of shirk at their death.
Conceiveably, it sounds like an agnostic or atheist (not in the state of shirk) could find foregiveness after death. Also, the sins of an unrepentant sinner can be forgiven of an atheist after death. Is that correct?

I also asked earlier…

Is the splitting of the moon considered a “weak” hadith or “unfalliable”. Do the four main hadith collections contain any stories that are considered totally false by any of the major schools of Islamic? Any that are considered weak?

I was asking for elaboration and details with citations because:

1. I’m not sure what “People witnessed Muhammad…” means exactly.
2. Or what "they witnessed the revelation… " means exactly.