A QUESTiON 2 MUSLIMS?
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By the Name of God the Merciful the Compassionate,\nRegarding your first question, we believe that the God of Jesus peace be upon him is the same as the God of Mohammed peace be upon him. There is only one God, the creator of everything, the Sustainer, the Almighty. \n\nWhen I read the two paragraphs you posted, the first thing I thought of is that you really need to do some research. I'll give you some information regarding the issue of the Kaaba and of God's name which some claim was the name of a moon god. But first I would like to point out that the two paragraphs contradict each other; while the first says that it was Quraysh who destroyed the idols while the second says it was God's messenger Mohammed peace be upon him who destroyed them. The truth is that it was God's messenger peace be upon him who destroyed the idols and he left NO idols, not even one in the Kaaba.\n\n1- God's Name:\nThe tribe of Quraysh has controlled Mecca for many many years before God's messenger peace be upon him was even born. They were merchants and a prime time for their merchandise was when other tribes came to the Kaaba to visit and worship the idols there. This was one of the main reasons why Quraysh rejected the message of Islam: a message saying that God is everywhere, that He is one, and that the idols are powerless man-made stones that can neither benefit nor harm people meant the destruction of their economy.  ==>"When the Quarish tribe took control of Mecca, all the idols except Allah, the idol of their tribe, were destroyed" is completely wrong.\n\nQuraysh had no idol called Allah, the names of their three main idols are mentioned in the Noble Quran and they are Al-lat, Al-uzza, and Manat. The Quran also tells us of the claim of these idolaters that they only worshiped those idols to get then closer to God (Allah). Yes, the Arabs believed that God the creator existed and that He was beyond their capabilities to feel Him and they called Him Allah [Arabic: the one and only God. This word has no plural in Arabic contrary to the word ilah [plural aleha] which means a god]. In addition to their idolatry which is totally against Islam, the pre-Islamic Arabs did not believe in life after death.\n\nBut how did the Arabs know Allah? Mecca is the place where God's messenger Ibrahim (Abraham) left his son Ismael (Ishmael) peace be upon him and his mother. Ismael peace be upon him, the father of the Arabs and the first to speak Arabic was a messenger of God. A time before Islam came when the people of the area followed the religion of Ismael and his father peace be upon him and worshiped God alone who they called Allah. It was long after that, that the descendants of these people went astray and started worshiping idols, but they still knew God's name.\n\n2-The Kaaba:\nThe Arabs held the Kaaba as holy, and that's why they put their idols in it. But did you ask yourself why they gave that building all that holiness. The answer is because their ancestors held it holy as well. Though the descendants went astray and had skewed beliefs they still remembered that, it became a tradition.\n\nMuslims believe that the Kaaba was the first house of worship to be built on the earth to worship God. It was built by the angels and then rebuilt by Ibrahim and Ismael peace be upon them. We also believe that it is the place where Adam peace be upon him prostrated before God for repentance and was forgiven (we don't believe in the original sin). That's what makes the Kaaba holy for us and that's why God's messenger cleansed it from the idols and that's why God obliged Muslims to make pilgrimage to it at least once in their life times. When Muslims make pilgrimage to Mecca, they are not going for any stone but they are going there in obedience to God.\n\nAs for the black stone issue, God's messenger NEVER said that it had the power to take away man's sins. The only thing special about the s
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As a friend of a Muslim family from Pakistan. Let me put some first hand observation on this topic. If it was told (truth)the Muslims do believe in Jesus, they believe He was a Prophet, not the Son of God Mu hammed to them was a Prophet also and Allah is there god. They feel that Christians and Jews are infidels, we are not worthy of knowing the truth. We are so wrong and there true purpose is to convert as many as they can to being a Muslim they call it the only true religion. They intend on ruling the world, they're a waring group, even among themselves. They fight like crazy amongst themselves. They feel superior to anybody other than other Muslims. They feel they are the right linage to Abraham through Ismael.  Abraham was a Jew. They hate Jews, go figure. I am not sure they really know what they believe. It would take a really good shrink to break down that confusion.  As we know they function on hate and destruction.
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I wish I had a good answer for you. I hope that Muslims reading this realize that this is what Americans are asking. You summed it up perfectly.
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think of it this way, if from the day you were born you were told that the number 2 was actually 3. then that is all you would know.  \n\ntoday all we are told is that islam is bad, to some  people that is all they have ever been told
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I am confused and I don't know how to answer your question, because I believe that "all muslims are not terrorists" as much as "all terrorists are muslims"..
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i am for free speech!! keep it up!! muslims should learn tolerance just like Christians had too. it is unfair for groups to say it is wrong to depict mohammand but it is OK to depict Christ.
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i am a Muslim what about u
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Some Christians don't know all the answers, that's what there is to fall back on. There are answers for those questions however..\n\n\nWhat do you think they ate while they were on the ark? There has been lots of research done on these issues.\n\n\n\n\nedit: Just wanted to say that the Muslims do not have the logical answers. There are so many contradictions in the  Koran it's not even funny.
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Muslims are fine. I think, like any religion. It is the extremist that have interpreted the religion incorrectly that concern me. Which most Muslims will tell you they are concerned about people who are like that also.
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I'm reluctant to say all Muslims are guilty. I wonder though about where their heart is. We hear talk about how moderate Muslims reject extremism, violence in the name of religion, etc. But I've never seen much from moderate Muslims when it comes to stopping extremism. How many times have you seen Muslims drag one of their own out of a mosque, by the hair of their head, for preaching hate? I have never seen it. How many times have you heard of moderate Muslims expressing outright hatred for those who would kill innocents? I have not heard it. I suspect, with absolutely no proof, that many moderate Muslims wish for their more radical brothers in Islam to win the war on terror.
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The two are completely different, and the Muslims on here are starting to get mad at me for telling them the truth over, and over. THEY CANT HANDLE THE TRUTH!!!
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Well, I guess I qualify, as I'm not a Muslim... Interesting request you've made. It's from the Qur'an, 5:112 ("The Table"). Your quotation comes from the Yusuf Ali translation/interpretation.
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Thanks for your question \n\nwell I'm a Muslim there are not fear, hatred and oppression in this religion
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I wasn't going to answer your question because I am not Muslim.  The question is asked of Muslims, specifically.  Looks like people put in their 2 cents worth without addressing the question. It was called a naive question by a person who would not explain her stance, but you did not ask it.... you relayed it.  You sure got alot of people excited who gave you illogical responses.  Jihad on the west began before we went to Iraq.   I'll wait to see if any Muslims give sincere answers.
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Assalamoalakum Sister Cici,\n\nYou and I are on the same wave-length. Annoyed? A little sometimes, but Allah says they are nothing but a trifling annoyance at best. And what should we do about getting questions from those who mock our faith? Answer the questions in a way that show our faith and patience, and the qualities of who we really are. Don't think other non-Muslims aren't noticing our attitudes are better than the jerks who are asking these idiotic questions. They are just upset because they see they are not effective in their questioning, and their attempts at trying to turn people away from Islam are futile at best. People will always convert to Islam, and love Islam, in spite of their attempts to bash it. The beauty of Islam speaks for itself. Peace sister.\n\nBtw, it seems like Chancer's points of view are not very popular, even among the English. lol. He's just a butt-head. lol. Bye, hun.
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Ask Omer Ahmed  , why asking us???this is  his personal comments But i didn't like these comments ,doen't suite a muslim to talk  like that\n\n Btw 20,000 americans are converting to islam per year !!! thats something i know !!! and why?? thats a question  !!!but ofcourse not by force .
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I believe that the holy quaran has some good priciples, but some things I can not believe.  I believe that ANY human 'claiming'whether islamic or christian can be a terrorist. There is a bunch of bad apples everywhere you look, just as there are good apples. I have nothing against Muslim, their religion, or the Quran.  I do have a problem with terrorist, whether they claim to be religous or not.