I
- Status
I
inJESUS
Guest
What is the Aqiqa sacrifice in Islam? the aqiqa sacrifice is an animal sacrifice offered to Allah to ransom a newborn child from the penalty of sin…This sacrifice is accompanied by the naming of the child and shaving the child’s hair…here is the prayer that accompanies it:
O Allah! This is the aqiqa of (child’s name). Accept it as You accepted the aqiqa offered by Your loved one Muhammad(s
and Your friend Ibrahim(a . The blood of the sacrifice is a ransom for the blood of the child; its flesh is the ransom for the flesh of the child; its hair is the ransom for the hair of the child; and its bones are a ransom for the bones of the child. O Allah, accept it.Why is that sacrifice for the baby? The traditions says “the devil runs through you like the circulation of blood.” The Quran refers to the sinfulness of humankind as the disease of the heart (Baqara:10) and the evil tendency of the soul (Yusuf:53).
If Allah were to punish men according to what they deserve, **He would not leave on the back of the (earth) a single living creature.**Surat-u Fatir:45
The Aqiqa reminds us of Abraham and Moses sacrifice. God Himself provided the sacrifice for Abraham. And in the days of Moses God was preparing to free the Children of Israel from the tyranny of Pharaoh. He arranged to ransom them by an animal sacrifice. He issued the following instructions:
The animals you choose must be year-old males without defect, and you may take them from the sheep or the goats. On that same night I will pass through Egypt and strike down every firstborn… and I will bring judgment on all the gods of Egypt. I am the LORD. The blood will be a sign for you on the houses where you are; and when I see the blood, I will pass over you. No destructive plague will touch you…. Exodus 12:5- 12:13
To ransom someone does not mean to simply free him, but to free him by giving something in exchange . But If humankind is indeed ashraf-ul makhluqat created in the best of mould as the Quran says, the greatest of all creation, can an animal equal us in value?
The NT says " For you know that it was not with perishable things such as silver or gold that you were redeemed… but with the precious blood of Christ, a lamb without blemish or defect.
After all, Allah says He is the Sole redeemer…[2:160.15] As for those who repent, reform, and proclaim, I redeem them. I am the Redeemer, Most Merciful.
a ram or goat were temporary and symbolic’ they do not match the value of humans…time did not yet come to the true eternal sacrifice that will raise humanity to a higher status…even the Quran refers to the ram sacrificed as GREAT but what is great about an animal? i dont know why the Quran even calls a ram A GREAT SACRIFICE but the NT says it explicitely : the Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world." (John 1:29).
To sum it up, only God is our redeemer, not ourselves and He redeemed us by sending His Word incanate , Jesus who tells us " put your yoke on Me".
This is the Father we preach and this is the love we want to share.
S
Sister_Amy
Guest
inJESUS–
What you said about the aqeeqah is not correct. This is a customary (and not mandatory) practice in Islam that has nothing to do–absolutley nothing whatsoever to do with ransoming for sin.
How can a baby sin anyway? This doesn’t even make sense, and it’s not true. I’m not sure where you dug it up, but I seriously doubt it is a valid opinion–and I can provide you links for the rulings of actual scholars on the aqeeqah.
What you said about the aqeeqah is not correct. This is a customary (and not mandatory) practice in Islam that has nothing to do–absolutley nothing whatsoever to do with ransoming for sin.
How can a baby sin anyway? This doesn’t even make sense, and it’s not true. I’m not sure where you dug it up, but I seriously doubt it is a valid opinion–and I can provide you links for the rulings of actual scholars on the aqeeqah.
C
Charlie_Zeaiter
Guest
Does the virgin birth of Jesus have any significance in Islam?
Suppose Jesus wasn’t born from a virgin; Would that change Him?
Suppose Jesus wasn’t born from a virgin; Would that change Him?
S
Sister_Amy
Guest
I’m not sure who asked me this question before. The virgin birth of Jesus is one of the signs of God. That’s enough for me.
God does what God wills, and if one messenger is to be born of a virgin, and one created from clay, that is His will.
C
Charlie_Zeaiter
Guest
I’m still a little confused as to the Islamic teachings regarding the Crucifixion. There appears to be 2 thoughts:
i) The first thought is that Jesus survived the crucifixion
and
ii) The other thought is that it was not Jesus who was crucified, but somebody else who was made to look like Jesus.
Can Islam offer any truth as to who was crucified and whether they survived?
i) The first thought is that Jesus survived the crucifixion
and
ii) The other thought is that it was not Jesus who was crucified, but somebody else who was made to look like Jesus.
Can Islam offer any truth as to who was crucified and whether they survived?
V
Verisimilitude
Guest
P
paarsurrey
Guest
Hi
It is very clearly mentioned in Quran that they could not kill Jesus by by way of Crucifixion , the normal process of crucifixion could not be completed on him, Jesus survived and died very later in a peaceful and natural way.
Thanks
T
tomshaikh
Guest
Hi Paarsurrey,
From your above post you said that jesus already come to this earth and he defeated antichrist and now judgement day will be away from any moment. I know little about Ahmadi Muslims. Can you tell me Who is Gullam Mirza Qadiani? Please Explain
I
inJESUS
Guest
I
inJESUS
Guest
what is the definition of “sign” in Islam?
T
tomshaikh
Guest
Sorry, I thought you believed in the substitution theory conventionally adopted by the mainstream Islam. Does your denial of the substitiution theory mean that YOU also believe Jesus was crucified? If you believe this, you go against the Koran, which fails to support its claims about the cross through a narrative, yet explicitly rejects that Jesus was crucified:
4: 157. And because of their saying: We slew the Messiah, Jesus son of Mary, Allah’s messenger - they slew him not nor crucified him, but it appeared so unto them.
.
Where do you read in the Koran that Jesus was crucified, but He survived death since His legs were not broken? Where do you read in the Gospels that Jesus surived death without the need of a miracle? You seem to be combining some parts of the Koran with some parts of the Gospel narratives in order to prove your personal comments that contradict both of your sources.
I m totally lost at this point.You say that Jesus was crucified, but He did not die there??? Why did not Allah save His beloved Jesus from crucifixion then? Why did He wait until Jesus came to the verge of death? Why did Allah let Jesus/Issa suffer on the cross? Death was the peak of Jesus’ passion. His adversaries did not want to kill Him immediately, but desired to see Him crucified and suffer for long hours According to your interpretation, they managed to do that! Where is the victory then? .
The Muslims I have questioned on this issue support the substitution theory through the following verses:
3: 54. And they (the disbelievers) schemed, and Allah schemed (against them): and Allah is the best of schemers.
5: 110. When Allah saith: O Jesus, son of Mary! Remember My favour unto thee and unto thy mother … how I restrained the Children of Israel from (harming) thee when thou camest unto them with clear proofs.
Thanks and peace,
Angelos N. B.
Hello, Thanks Man. I read surah:verses/3:54 after this which is surah:verses/3:55. And i concluded to this that i am not going to discuss about Who is Jesus:
Quran:Surah:Verses (3:55) which is as below
And (remember) when Allâh said: “O 'Īsā (Jesus)! I will take you and raise you to Myself and clear you [of the forged statement that 'Īsā (Jesus) is Allâh’s son] of those who disbelieve, and I will make those who follow you (Monotheists, who worship none but Allâh) superior to those who disbelieve [in the Oneness of Allâh, or disbelieve in some of His Messengers, e.g. Muhammad SAW, 'Īsā (Jesus), Mûsâ (Moses), etc., or in His Holy Books, e.g. the Taurât (Torah), the Injeel (Gospel), the Qur’ân] till the Day of Resurrection]. Then you will return to Me and I will judge between you in the matters in which you used to dispute.”
I
inJESUS
Guest
J
justinthemartyr
Guest
Jesus, in islamic thinking, is merely a prophet, just as everyone that is tied to christianity is within the islamic beliefs that Muhammed created.
Muhammed took an aspect of every world religion and meshed it in to make it somewhat truthful to everyone who was not solidly grounded ion that faith to begin with. He also attracted others because they would see ceratin amounts of truth in their from these other faiths and truth is attractive.
yet, it lacks the fullness of Truth.
Muhammed took an aspect of every world religion and meshed it in to make it somewhat truthful to everyone who was not solidly grounded ion that faith to begin with. He also attracted others because they would see ceratin amounts of truth in their from these other faiths and truth is attractive.
yet, it lacks the fullness of Truth.
A
Angelos
Guest
In which Koran is it clearly stated that Jesus’ enemies managed to crucify yet failed to kill Him on the cross? Which Koran verse clearly states that Jesus died very later in a peaceful and natural way?
Peace,
Angelos N.B.
A
Angelos
Guest
Who will clear the Koran of the forged statements added into it by Muslim scholars? Allah forgetting to be explicit in his verses so that Muslims can fill in the blanks freely, right?
The funny thing is that 3:55 is supposed to be said by Allah to Issa prior to the plot of crucifixion. By expecting Allah to condemn the Christian faith in Jesus’ divine sonship, you also accept that people called Issa “the son of God” when He was with them. However, this presumption is nothing else than anachronism: according to the Koran, Christians believed Jesus to be the Son of God after His alleged assumption to heaven.
What about 5:110? Nothing invented by Muslims about that verse yet?
Peace,
Angelos N.B.
T
tomshaikh
Guest
My friend you will not going to understand this. Coz its very high level saying. Only who has wisdom can know what its mean. Please see my signature.
A
Angelos
Guest
Wisdom confined to Muslims and their religious authorities?
Why the need to take pains and share the so-called truth with us, who lack wisdom then?
Peace,
ANgelos N.B.
M
meedo
Guest
Hello,
Jesusis to muslims a prophet of god sent to the jews to bring them back to the essence of the law and bring them closer to God.
he is also the messiah that will come at the end of time.
Hope i clarified.
Meedo
Jesusis to muslims a prophet of god sent to the jews to bring them back to the essence of the law and bring them closer to God.
he is also the messiah that will come at the end of time.
Hope i clarified.
Meedo
P
planten
Guest
No such thing. We read the bible OT and find the prophets all over the place, from Noah(even though you may not feel that he was a prophet) to Abraham and to issac and jacob and Joseph and Moses and then many hundreds of prophets in the line of Moses. We Muslims are not wrong. The Jewish beliefs are supporting us.
It is the christians who have started something entirely different, i.e. making a god of a simple weak man (Jesus). That was not necessary at all. He was a Jewish prophet only, the last one in the line of the Jewish prophets amongst the children of Israel. He suffered much, was punished and ridiculed and went away.
The Quran is telling all the truth and proper history of the Jews and the christians. We believe all that to be true.
- Status