A sheik announced that a race would decide which of his two sons would inherit all his wealth. The sons were to ride their camels to a certain distant city. The son whose camel reached the city last would be given all the sheik's wealth. \n\nThe two sons set out on the journey. After severals days of aimless wandering, they met  and agreed to seek the advice of a wiseman. After listening to the wiseman's advice, the two sons rode the camels as quickly as possible to the designated city. \n\nWhat was it that the wiseman told the two sons? They did not agree to split the wealth, and their father's decree would be followed.
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the wise man told the two sons to switch camels so that whoever owned the camel that finishes last actually wins!!!
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Allah sent two angels Haroot and Maroot to the land of Babel to test the people. They were deputed to teach those who were willing, a special knowledge that could be used for both good and bad purposes. They always warned people before imparting with the subject that they had been sent as a test for them and advised them not to fall prey to temptation of misusing the knowledge. The Satans (from both Jinns and men) who used to teach magic to people learnt it and tempted the people to learn it to create rifts between husbands and wives. It was at the time of Hazrat Sulaiman and the devils (from Jinns and men) taking advantage of the knowledge taught by Haroot and Maroot falsely propagated that (Hazrat) Sulaiman had taught magic to them. As Hazrat Sulaiman ruled over Jinns (good and bad) also, it became easy for the disbelievers to spread the tale. Qur’an clearly says that Sulaiman did not commit Kufr by teaching magic and the Satans twisted the knowledge imparted by Haroot and Maroot (with the leave of Allah) to use it look like magic.\n\nSome commentators have misunderstood the said verse and concluded that the angels taught magic with the leave of Allah. When magic is Kufr, it is wrong to interpret that Allah would have sent angels to teach Kufr even as a test. Probably to absolve Allah (SWT) of the charge, the commentary you are referring to, has shifted the responsibility of teaching Kufr to the angels. There was no need for this twist as there is nowhere in the verse that angels committed Kufr either with or without leave of Allah (I seek refuge of Allah against such thoughts). The angels taught something, which the devils twisted, to look like magic and used it to create rift between husband and wives. After the clarification, read the verse in question\n\nAnd (those who twisted the truth) follow that which the devils falsely related against the kingdom of Sulaiman. Sulaiman did not commit Kufr but the devils committed Kufr by teaching mankind magic and that which was revealed to the two angels in Babel, Haroot and Maroot. They (the angels) did not teach it to anyone till they had warned: We are (here for) only a test; so do not commit Kufr after (learning this knowledge from us). And from these two (angels) they (the devils and their followers) learn that by (misusing) which they cause division between husband and wife. But they injure thereby none save by Allah’s leave. And they learn that which harms them and profits them not. And surely they know that whoever trades therein will have no part (in the rewards of) Hereafter. And surely evil is the price for which they sell their souls, if they but knew. (2:102) \n\ni hope this clears you... if still something email me at pakimran@yahoo.com
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Aliya, nothing deep, i am not a deep person, but for last week, i liked this:::\n\n""""Rabbi Simcha Bunem of Pesicha said that we can learn how to serve God properly from observing the ways of the thief!!\n\nOne: The thief is not deterred by darkness, rain or cold. He goes about his profession.\nTwo: If he does not succeed the first time, he tries again and again until he is successful.\nThree: He does not look down his nose at what is small, but he steals everything he can get his hands on, whether valuable or cheap.\n \nIn the same vein, , the servant of Gd should serve Gd day and night, rain or shine. If he tries and fails he should try again. He should consider no mitzvah to be beneath his dignity but should strive to serve Gd in all matters, both large and small.\n \nThe Maggid of Mezritch taught, as recorded in the book Ten Lights: We can learn how to serve Gd properly from observing the ways of the child.\n\nOne: A child is always happy\nTwo: A child is never idle. He is always busy with something\nThree: When a child wants something, he cries.\n \nIn the same vein, one should always serve Gd with joy, one should be engaged in a mitzvah at every moment, and one should never hesitate to pray for ones needs.\n \nOn another occasion Rabbi Simcha Bunem taught: We can learn the service of Gd from the game of checkers:\n\nOne: You can only move forward, not backwards.\nTwo: You can only move one step at a time.\nThree: Once you have reached the final row, and only then, you can move any way you like.""""
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Friend you did not offend me, But one thing I do say, is That Ishmeal was not a Prophet. He was a agitator, why do you think Sarah told Abranham to kick him out of the house, Because he agitate his half brother Isaacc, & a true prophet will not agitate.
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It is pretty self-explanatory.  He poses the question, why do you travel far to seek treasures when the most precious treasures are that of a woman who love you.  He continues to compare all of the features of the woman to the treasures coveted by the merchant.
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No logic brother Aziz...well i m confused about many other thing.......like how could God lived a human life?? why was he killed when he was god? if a god can't save himself from killing , how could  he save all christanity??how come God has a son? No logic at all..( sorry no offence)\n\nN most importantly , everyone has to pay for ones sins and no one else can suffer  for that even if he is prophet , this is what our Allah  called justice....so simple is that Jesus(pbuh) was a prophet,
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It's possible that Cain and Abel had received some instruction on what constituted an acceptable sacrifice from God, or that Cain had committed other wrongs that would make his offering unacceptable to God. However, the passage does give us some clues. It says that Abel "brought fat portions from some of the firstborn." He offered some of what came first, as opposed to waiting until an animal had plenty of offspring (and the oldest were reproducing themselves) and then sacrificing one of the youngest, and he offered the choicest parts. Abel was clearly giving the best of what he had to God. Cain, on the other hand, brought "some of the fruits of the soil," which were not necessarily the best crops - they may have been damaged and/or been what Cain considered "extra" or "leftover." Abel's and Cain's actions were a reflection of their attitudes towards God - should God receive the best of what they had or not? - and it was their attitudes that God was concerned with.
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"And when Musa came at Our appointed time and his Lord spoke to him, he said: My Lord! show me (Thyself), so that I may look upon Thee. He said: You cannot (bear to) see Me but look at the mountain, if it remains firm in its place, then will you see Me; but when his Lord manifested His glory to the mountain He made it crumble and Musa fell down in a swoon; then when he recovered, he said: Glory be to Thee, I turn to Thee, and I am the first of the believers. "\n\n\n007.144 \n\n\nMoses couldnt handle the greatness of what was he about to see so he fell down
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Hey kewlchic1...\n\n I've just read the short story and I enjoyed reading about the miracles of brother Gómez in the city of Lima.\n The scorpion alluded in the title is mentioned in the last miracle of the story. One day, brother Gómez is visited by a peddler who, knowing of the brother's miraculous reputation, hopes to be granted the miracle of having loads of money. Brother Gómez grants him the miracle by transforming a scorpion in his cell into a scorpion shaped jewel. The peddler uses it to pay his debts and make money. At the end, he returns the jewel to brother Gómez and he brings it to life again.\n\nHope this helps!
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Dude, if you would have read two verses earlier, you would have answered your own question:\n\n 18"As for his father, because he practiced extortion, robbed his brother and did what was not good among his people, behold, he will die for his iniquity. \n\n 19"Yet you say, 'Why should the son not bear the punishment for the father's iniquity?' When the son has practiced justice and righteousness and has observed all My statutes and done them, he shall surely live. \n\n 20"The person who sins will die The son will not bear the punishment for the father's iniquity, nor will the father bear the punishment for the son's iniquity; the righteousness of the righteous will be upon himself, and the wickedness of the wicked will be upon himself.
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you are missing some line on this famous question.\nThere were two men.he asks the first one a question then ask the other one also a question then he decides to choose the road.
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The making of a golden calf has to be understood in its ancient context.  In the ancient Near Eastern religions, the gods had thrones, or "vehicles" which were often depicted as animals.  Sometimes, the deity would be depicted on the animal, and at other times, only the animal was depicted, so as to make the worshipper aware of the unimaginable and esoteric God that "rode" the vehicle, or "sat" on the throne.  So an empty animal or throne was only a pointer to the God that was supposed to imaginarily sit or ride on it.  \n\nSo, it is very possible that what the people were doing was merely worshipping YHWH, but doing so by making the calf as a throne/vehicle for Him, and then imagining their un-depictable deity atop the calf.  This is not only an academic interpretation, but early Jewish sources also say that the sin of the golden calf was NOT that the people worshipped another God besides YHWH, but that they made the mistake of trying to depict him in some way.\n\nNotice that in the Jerusalem Temple, there is this exact same idea, and it was APPROVED.  There in the Holy of Holies, was a throne made in the likeness of a sphinx-type creature, with cherubs above it.  Why was it ok to have a sphinx for a throne/vehicle for God, but not a golden calf for one?\n\nIt is very possible that the answer is politics.  Jerusalem was the cult-center for Judah, the southern portion of Israel when Israel was divided.  The Northern Kingdom also had cult centers - one in the south and one in the North, and at each of the centers, was a golden calf in the holy of holies, depicting that throne/vehicle for God.  When Israel was defeated, the people from the Northern Kingdom had to assimilate their worship ways with those of the South.  Therefore, the Northern deity, El, became identified as the same God as YHWH.  But the priests of Jerusalem did not want anyone bringing sacrifices to any other place other than Jerusalem.  In an attempt to condemn the worship centers of the Northern Kingdom of Israel, they wrote this story of the golden calf into Exodus.  This gives their ruling against golden calves an ancient authority.\n\nIt also makes it seem totally ridiculous what the northerners did.  I mean, afterall, they were TOLD not to make golden calves at the exodus, right?!  And yet they turned around and did it anyway!?\nThe story is a metaphor.  It is a metaphor for condemning the worship practices of Northern Israel.\n\nIt is not historical.
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sacrificing his son was nothing new to Abraham\nearlier his wife Sarah had asked him to cast out his first born:   Ishmael\ngod is merciful\n\nit troubles me to think of the burden of Abraham
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I don't know about in genesis, but I've always found ecclesiastes 3:19-21 interesting.\n\n"Man's fate is like that of the animals; the same fate awaits them both: As one dies, so dies the other. All have the same breath (or spirit); man has no advantage over the animal. Everything is meaningless. All go to the same place; all come from dust, and to dust all return. Who knows if the spirit of man rises upward and if the spirit of the animal goes down into the earth?"\n\njust some food for thought.
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A very good question. Thanks for the verse; I didn't even know that was in the Quran. I would be interested to know how what the Muslims say on this one.
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Thank you for the article- it had some interesting insights!\n\nI have long thought that there was something odd in the part of Genesis 2:1 and the phrasing Genesis 1 used. I've been looking for things that explained it and your article did just that.\n\nIt simply makes no sense that the God who sent His people to the wilderness for 40 years would have (or needed to) rush the planet in 6 days, then fake various items to make it seem much older. He does not work that way at any other time, so why then?\n\nI have said for years that when the Bible and science or reality conflict, our understanding of one or the other is flawed- and I think we've really messed up our understanding of the Bible!
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Rama was declared Yuvraj as the eldest son. It was not exactly a promise, but off course, Dashrath gave his "word", as he said something and then had to retract it.\n\nAfter Kaikeyee asked Dashratha to fulfil his promise Dashratha told Rama about it.He practically pleaded Rama to get him out of this dilemma. Rama accepted it and did not  stake any claim about his rights to make it easy for his father. \n\nIf Dashrath  had promised it even then , as Rama agreed to go along and left on his own after knowing Kaikeyi's demand, he freed his father from the promise with himself.\n\n Rama did not let his father break his word by deciding either way. He looked at it as the responsibility to maintain the family honour. As the son to his father he thought that he should do this as duty .Though he had no obligation in this regard but Dharma of a son.\n\nThat's why he is supposed to be an ideal son.