What is Quran?

[PseuTonym]

Nothing, good or bad, occurs without the Will of Allah.

People have been accused of practicing witchcraft: harming others with assistance from evil spirits. Theology may teach that evil spirits can do nothing without God, but the direct actions of those accused of practicing witchcraft are attributed to a combination of the alleged witch and the alleged evil spirits.

(S) means ‘ṣallā Allāhu ʿalayhi wa- ala ālihi wa-sallam’, translated “blessings of God be upon him and his family and peace”.

Thank you for the information. Does “his family” refer to his ancestors, to his descendants, or to both? It seems to me that “his family” could refer to people who are alive today. If Salman Rushdie could prove that he is part of the family of the Prophet Muhammad (pbuh), then would Muslims request the blessings of God upon Salman Rushdie? Given that I know nothing about the family of the Prophet Muhammad (pbuh), I think it would be better for me to confine myself to questions about his family, and express no wishes.

However, I think that it is appropriate for me to comment that if a strong distinction is made between the Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) having the role of messenger and God having another role entirely, then we should focus on the message, and minimize discussion of the person and his family.

 

[SalamKhan]

Thank you for the information. Does “his family” refer to his ancestors, to his descendants, or to both? It seems to me that “his family” could refer to people who are alive today. If Salman Rushdie could prove that he is part of the family of the Prophet Muhammad (pbuh), then would Muslims request the blessings of God upon Salman Rushdie?

It’s a general statement, intended for the righteous believers of his family, just as we request the blessings of Allah upon the Companions of the Prophet (S). Some of the uncles of the Prophet (S) died as disbelievers, and we do not request blessings upon them.

 

[BoomBoomMancini]

It raises the question of the cost of salt from ancient Rome to the emergence of Islam.

Does it raise that question, though?

 

[Cyril_Of_Canada]

What is Quran?

Quran is the true word of God that He revealed to Prophet Muhammad (Peace and blessings be upon him) to be guidance for the whole mankind till the Last Day. Those who begin learning the Noble Quran should receive its verses as if they hear them directly from Allah, and they should abide to the commands they learn. So, Quran is not only a heavenly book we should learn, but it is basically a book of law and a complete and adequate constitution for whole Muslims learn quran with tajweed .
my site
alazharquranteaching.com

Hello Saharali1991,

Although I am late to your discussion, I am confident I may be able to contribute to it.
I have a question which I hope you do not mind to answer. With the four righteous caliphs leading to the splintering of Islam into Sunni and Shia, and with the many different caliphates and schools of thought that interpret the Quran through out the ages, how is that any different than Protestantism and it’s 40,000 denominations?

 

[SalamKhan]

Hello Saharali1991,

Although I am late to your discussion, I am confident I may be able to contribute to it.
I have a question which I hope you do not mind to answer. With the four righteous caliphs leading to the splintering of Islam into Sunni and Shia, and with the many different caliphates and schools of thought that interpret the Quran through out the ages, how is that any different than Protestantism and it’s 40,000 denominations?

First off, Protestants would be outraged at your claim that there are over 40,000 Protestant denominations. If that is the case, can you name all of them?

Secondly, there aren’t so many sects of Islam as you claim there are. Sunni Islam is the overwhelming majority; it’s true that Sunni Muslims haven’t been united in belief since the late 18th century, but nonetheless it is possible to find the group whose beliefs reflect the Ahlus Sunnah prior to the division.

 

[Reuben_J]

I personally believe it is a good thing for people of different religions to discuss their faiths.
There are people of good will in every religion (and agnostics etc too).
I am a Catholic partly because of cultural reasons-Ie:being born to a Catholic family and predominantly Catholic nationality-and also partly due to seeing the greatness in Jesus Christ’s teachings.

One thing I don’t understand (and I hope this doesn’t offend) about the Islamic religion is the acceptance of more than one wife for a man.
I can understand there may have been a need for this in historical times when Muhammad was alive as women were made widows due to wars factor etc and likely didn’t have the capacity to fend/provide for themselves so this would have been a practical solution.
However,I can see no rational for the allowance of more than one wife in these modern times.

None of the reasons that I have heard some Muslims give are acceptable and they have not provided adequate reasoning.
Some have tried to state that men naturally have a stronger “base needs” or sex drive than women or are naturally more immoral so should be granted with option of having more than one wife.
This “argument” to me holds no weight and I don’t believe as true.
Others have stated that if a man wants more than one wife he must be able to provide for them equally-financially,emotionally,physically but why would a man be allowed this in Islam and not a woman?

Jesus said that one husband should have one wife and one wife should have one husband.
That neither should have more and he didn’t show partiality to the persons gender.

Christianity has sometimes its problems too but it seems to be to be more fairer to women than Islam.

I’m aware that Islam has some fairness to women by allowing women to own land etc but to have one set of rules for how many men can marry and a different set of rules for how many women can marry seems wrong to do.

Actually there are indeed human rationales for a man to have more than one wives. This practice is not confined to Muslims only but can be found in many cultures and races.

The reason needs not necessarily be sex though that can be a major reason for wanting to have more than one wife.

Islam sees this as practical reality and so set up a pragmatic law governing it in their society so that it can regulate its practice.

 

[dronald]

What is Quran?

Quran is the true word of God that He revealed to Prophet Muhammad (Peace and blessings be upon him) to be guidance for the whole mankind till the Last Day. Those who begin learning the Noble Quran should receive its verses as if they hear them directly from Allah, and they should abide to the commands they learn. So, Quran is not only a heavenly book we should learn, but it is basically a book of law and a complete and adequate constitution for whole Muslims learn quran with tajweed .
my site
alazharquranteaching.com

I can’t say for sure that you believe everything here that you wrote. For example, most Muslims believe that surah 9:29 should probably be ignored now. Surah 4:24 is old news and Allah didn’t really mean it in surah 4:34.

So I disagree.

 

[Cyril_Of_Canada]

First off, Protestants would be outraged at your claim that there are over 40,000 Protestant denominations. If that is the case, can you name all of them?

Secondly, there aren’t so many sects of Islam as you claim there are. Sunni Islam is the overwhelming majority; it’s true that Sunni Muslims haven’t been united in belief since the late 18th century, but nonetheless it is possible to find the group whose beliefs reflect the Ahlus Sunnah prior to the division.

Brother,

1. I am a Protestant.
2. The claim that there are 40,000 Protestant denominations is true.
3. The claim that there are 40,000 Protestant denominations helped persuade me to become Catholic and seek to enter the Catholic Church.
4. No Protestants have been outraged whenever I stated this claim—in fact, they agree.
5. I’ll get back to you about the claim of 40,000+ denominations since I don’t have an exact source on the top of my head. I’ve read about it before, so maybe some others here who are more experienced can vouch for me and provide some sources? My point is that Non-Catholic Christian Ummah and Islamic Ummah share similarities when it comes to having denominations and a lack of central authority compared to the Catholic Church. Peace be upon you.

 

[upant]

No.

There were occasions when food was little, and the Prophet (S) miraculously fed multitudes with little, not just himself.

please show references that i can read up on this. thanks

 

[Hail_Linus]

Nothing, good or bad, occurs without the Will of Allah.

What do you mean by this? If I throw a ball in the air doesn’t it go up solely by my will. Does the ball not come down simply by the laws of physics and not by God’s will?

As for bad things occurring…are you saying God’s will was involved in the destruction of the twin towers?

 

[Reuben_J]

It’s a general statement, intended for the righteous believers of his family, just as we request the blessings of Allah upon the Companions of the Prophet (S). Some of the uncles of the Prophet (S) died as disbelievers, and we do not request blessings upon them.

Can you also request blessing for other Muslims who are not relatives of Prophet Muhammad (pbuh)?

What is the reason for you not to request blessing of Allah upon the uncles of the Prophet (S) who died as disbelievers?