WHAT ARE YOUR QUESTIONS ABOUT AL-ISLAM?

08 Aug 2002

	omega wrote:
	Atty, I was answering Remy's questions. Is there a problem with clearing up the differences between Islam and the NOI (and its offshoots that -- as demonstrated in this thread -- some people connect to traditional Islam)?

no problem, Omega.

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"Verily, in the heavens and the earth are Signs for the Believer." (Al-Qur'an 45:3)

08 Aug 2002

	omega monk wrote:
	My questions are these: What is Islam's teaching on the afterlife? Where did the thing about 72 virgins come from?

I should have prefaced my post with a statement that I do not wish to portray that I am a scholar in Al-Islaam, I am far from it. In fact I am a student in pursuit of the study of Islaam. There are some who rank as scholars and others who rank as students of knowledge, and I am neither one of these. I am at the lowest possible level. So I point you in the direction of the BOOK OF ALLAAH, Lord of all the Worlds, the Holy Qur'aan. It is worthy of each and everyone's attention.

As to the after life, The Lord of All the Worlds assures us that there is such a destination for every soul, and death is the transitional state that precedes our final destination to either the Jannah(paradise) or the Jahannam(hellfire). All souls will stand before the Lord of All the Worlds to be judged on his deeds and actions of this world. Our deeds and actions along with the mercy from the All Merciful will determine our placement. There is so much more to the understanding of the after life. This is truly a cursory statement about it. I will give you some authentic sites to read from.

I really appreciate your interest, and I apologize for the language that I have used in some of the threads, because that is not from Islaam, but I want you to know that the essence of what was said is from the Islaam and I do not back down in the least on those principles upon which Islaam stands. I want you to know also that I am human, and sometimes I react to people the same as they react to me.

Islaam is the way you walk, the way you speak, the way you sleep, the way your brain works (what it thinks), the way and what you eat, the way you pray, the way you make love, the way you raise your children, what you look at, Islaam is your politics, Islaam is how and what you think, how you use the bathroom, how you dress.

The United States Constitution separates Church and State. These are euphemistic terms which mean in reality a separation of GODLY things and Worldly things. Unfortunately some of us take man's constitution to be supreme over the LAWS of THe Lord of all THE WORLDS, and they vehemently argue in its favor with no compunction and opine that "everyone is entitled to their opinion." In fact some go so far as to call others extremists when they espoused the LAWS of THE ALL MIGHTY.

This separation philosophy, separates morality and legality. For instance, it is legal in U.S. to have an abortion, yet under the LAW of THE ALL MIGHTY it is morally reprehensible. How can these both be correct? If you believe in the Constitution, you will have an opinion about abortion that is totally incongruent with belief in THE ALL MIGHTY. If you believe in THE LORD OF ALL THE WORLDS, you CANNOT believe that abortion is correct either morally or legally. And if you believe that abortion is not correct morally or legally, you must speak out against it and encourage others to speak out against it and denounce it, and do not commit it yourselves or encourage others to commit it.

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"Verily, in the heavens and the earth are Signs for the Believer." (Al-Qur'an 45:3)

08 Aug 2002

Quotes from AL-Qur'aan on THE Hereafter:

Allaah says (interpretation of the meaning): “But those who believe (in the Oneness of Allaah — Islamic Monotheism) and do deeds of righteousness, We shall admit them to Gardens under which rivers flow (Paradise), abiding therein forever. Therein they shall have Azwaajun Mutahharatun (purified mates or wives), and We shall admit them to shades wide and ever deepening (Paradise

The one who denies the life of the Hereafter is a disbeliever, because Allaah says (interpretation of the meaning):
“And they(disbelievers) said: ‘There is no (other life) but our (present) life of this world, and never shall we be resurrected (on the Day of Resurrection).’
Allaah says:
30. If you could but see when they will be held (brought and made to stand) in front of their Lord! He will say: ‘Is not this (Resurrection and the taking of the accounts) the truth?’ They will say: ‘Yes, by our Lord!’ He will then say: ‘So taste you the torment because you used not to believe’”
[al-An’aam 6:29-30]

As to the Women of paradise, this is what Allaah says:

Among the blessings that Allaah has prepared for His slaves are al-hoor al-‘iyn. Allaah says (interpretation of the meaning):
“So (it will be). And We shall marry them to Hoor (fair females) with wide lovely eyes”
[al-Dhukhaan 44:54]
“They will recline (with ease) on thrones arranged in ranks. And We shall marry them to Hoor (fair females) with wide lovely eyes
[al-Toor 52:20]
Al-hoor al-‘iyn are extremely beautiful.

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16 Jul 2008

Thanks, Atty.

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03 Jul 2002

Atty, I have a few questions about Islam.

Can you explain sin in Islam ?

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08 Aug 2002

sin is disobedience to the commands of Allaah.

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"Verily, in the heavens and the earth are Signs for the Believer." (Al-Qur'an 45:3)

14 May 2006

attykat, what's your former faith? Or did you even have another faith before you converted over. What caused your change over?

08 Aug 2002

Your question is not about Al-Islaam, rather it is about me, but I will answer anyway, okkay?

I am Muslim by birth, as we are ALL Muslim by birth. We are all born to be on the Path of the ONE TRUE LORD OF ALL THE WORLDS, there is ONLY ONE. However, our parents make us this and that religion.

My parents, made me Baptist, I was baptized in the Church when I was 7 years old. When I matured to adulthood , I began to question the authenticiity of the trinity doctrine, and the act of praying to a man who also prayed.

The most striking aspect of AL-Islaam is the strongest principle upon which it stands, and that is AT=TAWHEED, WHICH MEANS...There is NONE worthy of worship EXCEPT ALLAAH, who is the sole architect of CREATION, who is ABOVE His Creation, NOT equal to it. THere is NOTHING in CREATION that THE LORD OF ALL THE WORLDS can be compared to becasue HIS GREATNESS, and MAGNANIMITY surpasses any and all that HE created. WE do not have the capacity to ENVISION THE CREATOR, let alone suggest that HE came in the body of a man!!!

After seriously pondering this thought, I finally internalized it, accepted, and then negated the trinity as a concept in contraction to every fiber in my body mind heart and spirit. I had to give up what my parents had taught me, difficult because of the love and respect I had for them. We follow our parents because they are our models. When they have lost touch with reality, unfortunately as children we do to, unless ThE LORD OF ALL THE WORLDS, in HIs infinite mercy opens our breast to the wisdom of SINGLING HIM out as THE ONE AND ONLY.

After this stage, I had to seek to discover how to worhip this MAGNANIMOUS CREATOR. My travels and studies, my ups and my downs, have resulted in a life's journey to understanding and IMPLEMENTING the COMMANDS OF THE LORD OF ALL THE WORLDS as fundamental and basic prerequisites for consideration of my application to sit among those who will be saved from the fire of hell.

I am still seeking, but my seeking now has been transformed to another level...seeking more knowledge about ALLAAH, HIS angels, His Prophets, HIS books

HIS DAY OF JUDGEMENT, HIS Qadr(Destiny for us).

Hope this explanation is beneficial

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"Verily, in the heavens and the earth are Signs for the Believer." (Al-Qur'an 45:3)

05 May 2008

Here's my question why is there such a rift between the Shiites and Sunnis I know about the difference of opinion in who should have suceeded Mohammed but why can't they get along to this day?

08 Aug 2002

First of all there is a question as to whether the Shia's are Muslims, period. There is no handing over leadership just because YOU are related. Al-Islaam is not inherited...it is earned based on YOuR belief, your committment and your acts and deeds. It is not something handed down by birthright. Unlike Judaism, You can only be a Jew through your mother if she is a Jew, Al-Islaam is based upon the principle of At-tawheed; which means to single out ALLAAH as the one and only true Creator in belief and worship. This means to believe that ALLAAH has no partners, is not in need of any partners, and that ALLAAH, LORD OF ALL THE WORLDS ALONE is singly responsibe for creation, and that HE is the ONLY ONE worthy of worship. How we worship ALLAAH is set out in AL-Qur'aan and authentic Hadith, which contain the manners and way of HIS prophet Muhammad(saw).

The worship of Allaah is a way of life, not just an aspect of life, but it is life. Therefore our worship of ALLAAH is a 24-7 journey until the day we die. Everything we do, worship of ALLAAH must be considered before you do it. We have to single out ALLAAH in our worship, meaning that when we perform acts of worships, they must be based on what ALLAAH has revealed in HIS book and what His Prophet has explained and set examples in his sunnah(way or manner). How we pray, what we think, what we say, how we sleep, how and what we eat, how we use the toilet, how we greet each other, how we treat people. how we stand up against wrongs in society, how we behave, how we sleep, how much we eat, our diligence in seeking knowledge, our diligence in giving th knowledge to others, our rememberance of Allaah, avoiding major and minor sins, fasting, making Hajj, the manners in intimacy with our husbands and wives, how we raise our children, how we dress, who we associate with, are all forms of worship in ours actions and doings. We signle ALLAAH out as the reason we act and do certain things based upon HIS revelations and the sunnah of his prophet.

Now the Shia, ONLY follow the leadership of ALI, which is based upon the false concept that Ali is the only rightful Khalif, based on his family relationship to the Prophet Muhammad, since he was the Prophet's first cousin, and was raised by the prophet. Prophet Muhammad left a plethora of documentation of his rightful successor of whom Ali was one of them. He earned this position because of his dedication to the Deen of ALLAAH, his sincerity, and his committment, as did Uthman, Abu Bakr, Umar. The Shia's do not acknowledge the other three. How therefore can you follow the Prophet, and not respect those whom he left as leaders of the Ummah? When Allaah says obey "ME" and my messenger, there is no opinion about that.

In addition, the Shia's have interjected innovations into the Deen and have not authentic proof from Qur'aan or Hadith for their practices. There is nothing from Qur'aan or Sunnah, that endorses the celebration of the Prophet birthday, there is nothing in Qur'aan and sunnah endorsing how they run around in circles beating themselves until they bleed.

No real practicing Muslim, would dare endorse any of the innovations practiced by the Shi'a and there is a question whether they are indeed Muslims.

I do not make a claim that this is all there is to know about Shi'a and pure Al-Islaam. This rift is similar to Nation of Islaam and pure Al-Islaam. I can say for a fact that Nation of Islaam is NOT AL-Islaam and they are definitely NOT Musims and the proof is in Qur'aan and sunnah of His prophet.

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"Verily, in the heavens and the earth are Signs for the Believer." (Al-Qur'an 45:3)

08 Aug 2002

Al-Islaam is the ONLY religion that teaches "monotheism" in its most purest form. Other religions are described as monotheistic except that there is always someone or something you have to go through to get to the Creator. For example, Buddhist go through Buddha, Christians go through Jesus, animist go through objects in Creation(like, the sun, rain, etc.) Catholics who are also Christians, go through Mary, since she is called the "mother" of God and Jew have to go through a Jewish mother to get to THE CREATOR. Almost every major religion on the face of the earth worship CREATION or go through creation to get to THE LORD OF ALL THE WORLDS. Regardless of the religions being described as monotheistic, they infact are polytheistic in the actions and doings of its adherents.

Al-Islaam on the other hand, not only is grounded on the principle of Tawheed,(as explained in the previous post). Tawheed must be practiced and demonstrated by one's actions and doings in the worship of Allaah. We pray to Allaah, alone. NO other names do we call in our supplications and prayers. For example, you can't claim you worship THE ONE AND ONLY CREATOR, and then pray to someone else, and then come up with some explanations that is not even believeable, but just accepted.

If the Creator, can (and HE did)create a man without the aid of a sperm and egg, and a woman without the sperm of a man or egg of a woman, HE most assuredly can create a man without the aid of a sperm. Therefore why would THE CREATOR have a need to call someone a son, and use the miracle of the birth of a man without the aid of a sperm, as evidence of "sonship" when his miracle prior to this one was greater than this.

The single MOST important principle is the believe that NONE in reality is worthy of worship, except ALLAAH, and Muhammad is the Prophet of Allaah who was appointed by Allaah to bring and renew this message, to mankind, which had been lost, and distorted. This message is the same message that all those Prophets before Muhammad brought, prophets known and unknown.

All TRUE messengers from THE CREATOR, cannot bring mixed messages, unless you are saying that THE CREATOR is not perfect and HE sent mixed messages. Or You are saying that He chose people who were so imperfect that they would not bring the message correctly. In that case, then what are you saying about THE CREATOR...that he makes bad choices? Just a thought...How could that be, since THE CREATOR is perfect.

Al-Islaam is the only True Monotheistic Religion.

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"Verily, in the heavens and the earth are Signs for the Believer." (Al-Qur'an 45:3)