greetings.
JP2Admirer:
no, i was baptised a protestant when i was born… the large majority of my family, however, were/are catholic. my father’s mom converted to protestantism from catholicism before my father was born. my mom who was catholic converted to protestantism as well. i attended catholic schools at the beginning and then again at the end of my schooling - attending public schools in between.
JP2Admirer:
I just find it hard to believe that once someone has had th fullness of truth, how they could walk away from it.
well, that’s going on the premise that what you’re upon in terms of beliefs and faith are the truth.
let me ask you something, have you ever searched for the truth? or have you always believed that what you’re upon is the truth? did you believe, then seek to back up your belief or did you seek to find the truth, then believe in it when you found it?
this is what i did. i saw what i was upon to be falsehood. i saw the reasons why my grandmother left one christian sect for another and saw them as valid and legitimate reasons, thus i did not turn to the direction from which she came from. instead i looked elsewhere… my search, praise be to Allah, lead me to islam. you believe i stepped from the light into the dark, i
know i stepped from the dark into the light - and every single thing i’ve witnessed since embracing islam as my way of life has solidified that belief and faith.
JP2Admirer:
What did Islam have, the word of one man, who conquered and took many wives? Who seemed to pursue worldly goods?
perhaps you should read a proper biography of the man you make these claims against. prophet muhammad lived a humble life and one of poverty - only taking what was essential from this world. there were periods where his household didn’t see meat or even the cooking flame, only eating bread and drinking water. yes, he had many wifes… but so did prophet solomon - in fact it’s said that he had up to 1000 women (both wifes and concubines combined). prophet abraham himself had 2… does that make them evil for having more than 1 wife? would you criticise them like you do prophet muhammad?
btw, it’s not just the word of one man, it’s his word along with the word of all those who accompanied him, those who followed in their footsteps after them, and most importantly, the word of the miracle that is the Quran, which unless you’ve read in totality in the language it was revealed, will never ever get savour what true revelation tastes like.
JP2Admirer:
Christ’s followers lived in poverty, and went to their deaths for their faith.
you should try reading some of the biographies of prophet muhammad’s companions. you’ll find the very same with some of them (one example is aboo hurairah, who was among the poorer companions. another was aboo bakr, prophet muhammad’s closest comanions who was a wealthy man, but lived a simple life giving all he had away in charity for God’s sake).
JP2Admirer:
Could you tell me what it was about Islam that pulled you away from Christianity?
simply put:
- pure, unadulterated monotheistic faith. a God who has no equals, no partners, does not beget and was not begotten and most importantly, a God is living and never dies.
- it answered all the questions i had that were left unanswered by christianity as a whole. and its beliefs made a whole lot more sense than the stuff i believed in before.
- the constant connection with God a muslim has through prayer and remembrance.
Booklover:
His miracle? Anyone can write a book or have it written for him and claim that it was divinely inspired! BUT WHERE’S THE PROOF? Just because so-called “trustworthy and reliable” people said wondrous things about Mohammed, does not attest to any prophethood!
yes, his miracle, which was bestowed to him by Allah. and he was illiterate. he didn’t write anything. and the Quran is its own proof. try reading it one time. you might actually like it.
Booklover:
The real truth is that his life was marked by innumerable marriages, great licentiousness, deeds of rapine, warfare, conquests and unmerciful butcheries!
see my suggestion to JP. try reading a true biography of him and account of his life and see if you come to the same conclusions.
