Jinn in pre-Islamic mythology:\n\nFor the ancient Semites, jinn were spirits of vanished ancient peoples who acted during the night and disappeared with the first light of dawn; they could make themselves invisible or change shape into animals at will; these spirits were commonly believed to be responsible for diseases and for the manias of some lunatics. Types of jinn include the ghul (night shade, which can change shape), the sila (which cannot change shape) and the ifrit.\n\nThe Arabs believed that the jinn were spirits of fire, although sometimes they associated them with succubi, demons in the forms of beautiful women, who visited men by night to copulate with them until they were exhausted, drawing energy from this encounter just as a vampire is supposedly sustained by his victim's blood.\n\nJinn in Islam: \n\nMuslims believe that jinn are real beings. The jinn are said to be creatures with free will, made of smokeless fire by God (the literal translation being "subtle fire"
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One thing I will say, is that you surely do study the Koran.  I actually enjoy reading what you post and the answers.
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Satan was not an angel..He was a jinn...jinns are made of fire and because of that satan became jealous and said he would not bow down to Adam and therefore disobeyed Allah\n\nHope that answers the question;\nMay peace, mercy and blessings of Allah be on the viewers
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You are refering to ramzaan, their month of fasting.\n\nIt is said that Allah, the Islamic god, was actually borrowed from Illah, the moon god of that time. Muhammad simply made him to be 'the god'.\n\nFasting is recommended in ramzaan to purify the soul, and to conserve the earth (by cosuming less resource), and also to make the body get accustomed to starvation (needed when you are always fighting someone or the other - you may have to go without food).\n\nThe moon (lunar calender was used in those days) was used to count the number of days one should fast. A specific orientation of the moon was used to mark the begining and end of the period.
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The collective unconscious (as coined by Jung) would most certainly explain common elements in world mythology.  Many cultures have a flood story (the original one from the Middle East was found in the Epic of Gilgamesh, I believe).  The sun is worshipped in ancient Middle Eastern cultures, ancient Britain (as hinted by the Stonehenge monument) and in the Americas.  The rituals are different (culturally motivated), but the symbols and their meaning are similar, if not identical.\n\nSo yes, you're right!
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you wrote isra 50  : 90 - 95 ... what kind of reference is this ??? \n\nSurah Isra is chapter 17 , its nto 50. and surah 50 is surah Qaf. and it has only 46 verses.. it does not have 90 verses. Check your references.\n\nThis is a LIE , that quran says Muhammad pbuh could not do any miracle. There are number of miracles which Prophet Muhammad pbuh did. If you dont think that miracle is a proof of prophethood, then its your perspective, all the earlier prophets approx, did miracles to proof their prophethood to the peoples\n\nIf one believes in Abraham, Moses, and other Messengers based on the writings in the Old Testament, he must believe in Muhammad based on the writings in the Last Testament, the Quran. Allah’s Messenger Muhammad, as a true Messenger of God, performed more than 1000 miracles by Allah’s leave. Those miracles were witnessed by many thousands of people. Generation after generation, people in the east knew about those miracles. It is time for people in the west to be informed about those miracles. \n\nAllah’s Messenger Muhammad’s miracles range in nature from splitting the moon to healing the sick, not to mention the many prophesies that came true exactly as he foretold. His miracles are much more authentically documented than the miracles of all the Messengers who preceded him. Thus, if one believes that Moses parted the sea based on the reports of the Old Testament, one must believe that Allah split the Moon as a sign that Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم is a true Messenger of God based on the reports of the Quran. The Quran is more authentically documented than the Old Testament. If one believes that Jesus cured the sick based on the reports of the New Testament, one must believe that Muhammad also cured the sick based on the report in the authentic Sunnah (reports of his speech, actions, and approval). If one believes that Jesus turned water into oil, one must believe that Muhammad turned a small amount of water into an amount sufficient for over one thousand men. \n\nsee the picture by nasa of evidences of splitting of moon >> http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap021029.html\n\nYes quran is also the miracle of Prophet Muhammad pbuh. becuase of its high eloquence in literature of Arabic. Where are those contradictions in QUran. you never quoted one????? \n\nQuran has challenge which no other book has\n\n"And if ye are in doubt as to what We have revealed from time to time to Our servant, then produce a chapter like thereunto; and call your witnesses or helpers (if there are any) besides Allah if your (doubts) are true. But if ye cannot – and of a surety ye cannot – then fear the Fire whose fuel is Men and Stones – which is prepared for those who reject faith".\n[Al-Qur’an 2:23-24]\n\n============================================\n\nEDIT >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>..\n\nBrother, which verses are you talking about .... i already said that the references you gave are FALSE!!\n\nSurah Isra is chapter 17 , its nto 50. and surah 50 is surah Qaf. and it has only 46 verses.. it does not have 90 verses. and SURAH ANAM is chapter number 6. not 55. There is no mentioning in the quran where it says that Muhammad pbuh could not do any miracles. SO STOP YOUR LIES!\n\n======================\n\nTHE NASKH WHICH YOU TALKING ABOUT IS BECAUSE OF YOUR MISUNDERSTANDING. The quran was revealed in the period of 23 years. and it has different commandments for different types of people. Quran says there are good and bad people among jews and Christians, in chapter 3 , verse 110 . Therefore, we should be good to the good people, and we should be stricts towards bad people of society.... ITS NOT A CONTRADICTION. Where is the contradiction.\n\n========================================
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Iblis is the name for the devil in the Qur'an. Although the term "devil" comes from the Greek diabolos, the Muslims derived the name from the Arabic, balasa, "he despaired," which can be interpreted "despaired of the mercy of God" but he is also al-Shairan, Satan, and "the enemy of God." The latter aspect of Satan is a commonly shared belief of both Muslims and Christians. According to one tradition, when Allah ordered the angels to bow down to the newly created man, Adam, Iblis refused to do so because he, being made of fire, thought himself superior to a creature made of earth. He continues tempting humans, especially through the whisper (waswas, "he whispered") and false suggestion (haiif). In the end, it is believed, he will be cast into Jahannam (Hell). Another commonly shared belief held by both religions is that the universal existence of evil in personal lives is usually experienced as a consequence of a personal agent, the devil. \nAlthough both Satan and al-Shairan are identified, Shairan also has a distinct existence, perhaps as the leader of the jinns, a personification of temptation. This coincides with the Muslim belief that each individual is accompanied by two personal spiritual entities; an angel records all the good deeds the person performs, and a shairan who records the bad deeds.
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Absolutely.\n\nThe first one that comes to mind is I Samuel 28:15, in the Christian Bible, where Saul calls up the ghost of the prophet Samuel with the help of a medium.\n\nThe Jinn of Islam can be considered ghosts, and are mentioned quite frequently in the Quran.\n\nAlso, I know that ghosts are spoken of in other religious traditions, but I'm not sure if they're part of actual doctrine.  For example:\n\nPretas are the ghosts of Hindu men that die violent deaths and don't receive a proper burial.\n\n'Hungry Ghosts' are one of the six Buddhist states of existence.  (The Hungry Ghosts Festival is celebrated annually in China.)\n\nThere are Taoist rites for questioning and expelling 'demon ghosts'.\n\n\nI suppose it all comes down to what you consider "religious documentation" - if you mean writings from recognized authorities (prophets, saints, teachers, etc...) then I think you'll find mention of ghosts in nearly every organized religion.
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Assalamoalakum brother,\n\nYes, I have also noticed this, and although I don't know for sure if there were prophets among the jinn, I think that makes a lot of sense. God sent prophets from among every race and type of people, so I can't see how that wouldn't include the jinn. Very good observation. It's funny how sometimes we read something so many times, but don't really notice subtleties like this. I will have to reflect on this. Salam.\n\nBrother Omar, \n\nI have had a discussion with my husband about this, and he has also said that there were no prophets who were jinns, but there were jinns who listened to the messages from the prophets, and accepted Islam, just like humans. SubhanAllah. It is such an amazing thing that they have their own world, and they can cross into ours, but we can't cross into theirs. I think that in itself really does explain this specific verse. They can cross into our world to hear the message from the human prophets, SubhanAllah. All of the prophets were humans, brother. Assalamoalakum.
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I think that all Mythological Gods (especially the Biblical GOD) are Metaphoric representations of elements that are extermely important to the Human condition. I guess it is also possible that many Mythological Gods were attempts of Humans to focus their Mentay or Spiritual powers in hopes of gaining control over the Earth or the Sun or the Sea or anything else they wanted to control. I suppose either would be possible, but I doubt any of them are real people.
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Isis is the oldest of the old. She is the first mother, the mother of Osiris.\n\nOsiris is the  Egyptian prototype for Christ, the God who is killed, yet to arise once again.\n\nAnubis is the Egyptian god of the underworld, not hell, but the god of the dead.\n\nSokar was the patron of the workers who made materials for mumification.\n\nBasically they are a variety of Egyptian Gods and goddesses who dealt with life and death.\n\nIn any event, the Ouija board isn't somethign to simply play with as it can open avenues or pathways that you might not be ready to deal with. If you really want to practice some sort of divination, do it with something that is a little less dangerous. Try using Tarot cards or something that isn't opening up chanels to spirits. \n\nYou can find a good beginner course on tarot at Magicka School, for free. the link is below. The Ouija board is cool to look at, but using it, you're never sure who's on the other end. Christians will tell you it's the devil, but as I don't believe in the devil, I believe it's spirits not yet fully crossed over. Using the board, without preparation and safety is sort of like picking up the phone and dialing a random number... you never know who you'll get, and if you haven't taken precautions, you could wind up getting a little closer to someone you really don't want to be with.
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Fact # 1\nAllah is the Arabic name for God. All Arabs, not only Muslims, call God Allah.\n\nFact # 2\nQuraish people believe in God (they call God Allah because they are Arabs). They used to worship statues as their minds would not go beyond the 5 senses at that time (just like people of Abraham). They worship statues (Al-Lat, Al-Uzza, and Manat) as they thought those seen statues will be a medium between them and the invisible God.\n\nFact # 3\nAl-Lat, Al-Uzza, and Manat are feminine names. (Arabic is like French, there are feminine names and masculine names).\n\nFact # 4\nBeofre Islam, baby girls was to be buried alive as they see it an issue of pride & honor to have only boys not girls.\n\nFact # 5\nThe Arabic word ("Banat") has 2 meanings; it means girls, and also means daughters. The context of verses where these 3 idols mentined in Quran indicate girls not daughters.\n\nSo the meaning of verses where (Banat) was mentioned is that:\nYou pagan Arabs, you bury your daughters because you think they bring you shame, and you don't want any for yourselves except boys, then you give feminine names for the idols you worship who you think will carry your good deeds to God. So it's a kind of objection from God for this unjust division (from pagan Arabs perspective).\n\nP.S. Abdullah, is same as Abdu Allah, which means God worshipper. pagan Arabs believe in Allah, but they were polytheist and takes idols as representitives for God.
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no, Zoroastrians were the first monotheist people and did worship the creator. Fire was a holy symbolic element for them. you can get more info about it on search engines not here!
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Not sure if its mentioned in the text but don't muslims think there was a split in heaven when Adam was created?  Something about Allah wanting all beings to worship Adam and Satan refused and led a revolt.  Some angels sided with Satan and some with Allah.  Those who could not decide were sent here as humans to make their decision.  Something like that, I'm probably butchering their theology.
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The Egyptians believed that in the beginning, the universe was filled with the dark waters of chaos. The first god, Re-Atum, appeared from the water as the land of Egypt appears every year out of the flood waters of the Nile. Re-Atum spat and out of the spittle came out the gods Shu (air) and Tefnut (moisture).\nThe world was created when Shu and Tefnut gave birth to two children: Nut (sky) & Geb (the Earth). \nHumans were created when Shu and Tefnut went wandering in the dark wastes and got lost. Re-Atum sent his eye to find them. On reuniting, his tears of joy turned into people.\n\nIt is a start, the rest you will need to research at:\nhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Egyptian_gods\nThis is also a good site:\nhttp://www.touregypt.net/gods1.htm
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http://muhammadanism.org/Quran/SatanicVerses.htm\n\nHere is a link. \n\nThe goddess bit fits because of the word Alilah being the moon god of the pagans at the time, and she had 3 daughters as well.\n\n\nThe connection between the pagan god and "allah" is undeniable. The similarities are too overwhelming, especially since Muhammed was a pagan as a child.
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That might be one possible answer, but not the only one. There is plenty about this on the internet. Some people who had schizophrenia and epileptic seizures used to be thought of as being possessed by the divine force. The gods helped explain things that people didn't understand, and religion helped to unity people. There are a hundred answers to this question. Google it.
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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