has anyone read the 4th Sura of the Quor'an? if so what are your thoughts and views?
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This is the Sura i.e. chapter called Nisa meaning women. In this sura rights and duty of women is described in brief. I know after reading this sura you many have question,\n\nWhy does Islam degrade women by keeping them behind the veil?\n\nThe status of women in Islam is often the target of attacks in the secular media. The ‘hijaab’ or the Islamic dress is cited by many as an example of the ‘subjugation’ of women under Islamic law. Before we analyze the reasoning behind the religiously mandated ‘hijaab’, let us first study the status of women in societies before the advent of Islam\n\n\n1.   In the past women were degraded and used as objects of lust\n\n\nThe following examples from history amply illustrate the fact that the status of women in earlier civilizations was very low to the extent that they were denied basic human dignity:\n\n\n\n\nBabylonian Civilization:\nThe women were degraded and were denied all rights under the Babylonian law. If a man murdered a woman, instead of him being punished, his wife was put to death.\n\nGreek Civilization: \nGreek Civilization is considered the most glorious of all ancient civilizations. Under this very ‘glorious’ system, women were deprived of all rights and were looked down upon. In Greek mythology, an ‘imaginary woman’ called ‘Pandora’ is the root cause of misfortune of human beings. The Greeks considered women to be subhuman and inferior to men. Though chastity of women was precious, and women were held in high esteem, the Greeks were later overwhelmed by ego and sexual perversions. Prostitution became a regular practice amongst all classes of Greek society.\n\nRoman Civilization:\nWhen Roman Civilization was at the zenith of its ‘glory’, a man even had the right to take the life of his wife. Prostitution and nudity were common amongst the Romans.\n\nEgyptian Civilization:\nThe Egyptian considered women evil and as a sign of a devil.\n\nPre-Islamic Arabia:\nBefore Islam spread in Arabia, the Arabs looked down upon women and very often when a female child was born, she was buried alive.\n\n\n2.   Islam uplifted women and gave them equality and expects them to maintain their status.\n\n\nIslam uplifted the status of women and granted them their just rights 1400 years ago. Islam expects women to maintain their status.\n\n\nHijaab for men\n\nPeople usually only discuss ‘hijaab’ in the context of women. However, in the Glorious Qur’an, Allah (swt) first mentions ‘hijaab’ for men before ‘hijaab’ for the women. The Qur’an mentions in Surah Noor:\n\n"Say to the believing men that they should lower their gaze and guard their modesty: that will make for greater purity for them: and Allah is well acquainted with all that they do."\n[Al-Qur’an 24:30]\n\nThe moment a man looks at a woman and if any brazen or unashamed thought comes to his mind, he should lower his gaze.\n\nHijaab for women.\n\nThe next verse of Surah Noor, says:\n\n" And say to the believing women that they should lower their gaze and guard their modesty; that they should not display their beauty and ornaments except what (must ordinarily) appear thereof; that they should draw veils over their bosoms and not display their beauty except to their husbands, their fathers, their husbands’ fathers, their sons..."\n[Al-Qur’an 24:31]\n\n\n3.   Six criteria for Hijaab.\n\n\nAccording to Qur’an and Sunnah there are basically six criteria for observing hijaab:\n\nExtent:\n\nThe first criterion is the extent of the body that should be covered. This is different for men and women. The extent of covering obligatory on the male is to cover the body at least from the navel to the knees. For women, the extent of covering obligatory is to cover the complete body except the face and the hands upto the wrist. If they wish to, they can cover even these parts of the body. Some scholars of Islam insist that the face and the hands are part of the obligatory extent of ‘hijaab
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Disclaimer: The following opinion is offered through the Qur'aanite's (al-qur'aani) point of view.  The view offered might be offensive to a certain groups of muslims and/or to a certain individuals of other non-islamic faiths; of all the possible offenses, none are intentional, and I hereby apologise if shall any offenses are taken by the reader.\n\n-It is NOT Forbidden to beautify and/or to pluck eye-brows-\n\nA'udhu bilahi min al-shaytan al-rajeem.\nBismillahi al-rahmani al-raheem.\n\nWhat you stated is a part of the Hadith, NOT from the Qur'aan.  There are NO verses within the Qur'aan that forbids ladies to beautify and/or just-to-fix-up their eye-brows!  There are many hadiths, and scholars all debate over which is authentic (or rather, fits to their own biased male-based standards).  The hadithians (those who believe the Hadith is pure and divine) place Hadith on a par with the Qur'aan or even above Qur'aan.\n\nThe Qur'aan is the Message from the Divine Grace, NOT the Hadith.  The hadiths are records of hear-says of the Prophet Muhammad by "so-n-so" which cannot be proven true except by the words of the so-called "islamic scholars".  The Qur'aanites (those who follow the Qur'aan ONLY) believe that, only the Qur'aan is the truth whilst the Hadith possesses man-made alterations and lies.\n\nThus, read ALL Hadith in the Light of Qur'aan: when a Hadith is confusing and/or is in contradiction to the Qur'aan -- that Hadith is a lie.  In the end, I will offer this concept:\n\n"There is NO Knowledge EXCEPT the Torah (la hikmah illa at-taurah).  There is NO Hadith EXCEPT the Gospels (la hadith illa al-injeel).  There is NO Law EXCEPT the Qur'aan (la sunna illa al-qur'aan)."\n\nThe "Sunna", "Hikmah" and "Hadith" referred in the Qur'aan is meant by the Message already given, NOT by those words written After the Prophet Muhammad's passing!  Of course, this is a fact that, is very difficult to accept by most muslims.\n\nLa ilaha illa Allah.\nLa hikmah illa at-Taurah.\nLa hadith illa al-Injeel.\nLa sunna illa al-Qur'aan.\n\nThere are no deities worthy to be worshipped except God Almighty.  There are absolutely no divine knowledges except the Words of Moses.  There are absolutely no godly lifestyle except that presented by Jesus.  There are absolutely no sacred laws except those ordained in the Divine Message.\n\nBarakaallahu fik wa salaam.
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Keep up the good work... \nYou know, they never understand, except the chosen ones...\nDon't get angry for what they will be telling you...\n\nYes, There are many other miracles in the Holy Qur'an... This is just one of them...
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What you did is absolutely right. The Qu'ran never forbids us to read any sources to find answers even if its the bible(if there is any answers which i don't think so). Your neighbour merely judged by single glance and assume. You know what you did is the right thing and Allah(S.W.T)(God) alone will judge your actions. That is my opinion.\n\nIf they come to my door and present a copy of the Bible, i will gladly accept it as sign of religious tolarance. Btw i did read the bible to gain my knowledge and insight. I don't think its sin to gain knowledge as long as YOU KNOW WHAT YOU ARE DOING.
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ok so this is the islamic point of view ... dont know if thatz what ur lookin for\nPresent \n\n11. Naked, destitute, barefoot shepherds will compete in building tall buildings. \n\n12. The slave-woman will give birth to her master or mistress. \n\n13. A trial (fitnah) :no:which will enter every Arab household. \n\n14. Knowledge will be taken away (by the death of people of knowledge), and ignorance will prevail. \n\n15. Wine (intoxicants, alcohol) will be drunk in great quantities. \n\n16. Illegal s3x will become widespread. \n\n17. Earthquakes will increase. \n\n18. Time will pass more quickly. \n\n19. Tribulations (fitan) will prevail. \n\n20. Bloodshed will increase. \n\n21. A man will pass by the grave of another and wish he was in the latter€ ’²s place. \n\n22. Trustworthiness will be lost, i.e. when authority is given to those who do not deserve it. \n\n23. People will gather for prayer, but will be unable to find an imam to lead them. \n\nFuture \n\n24. The number of men will decrease, whilst the number of women will increase, until for every man there are 50 women. \n\n25. The Euphrates will reveal a treasure of gold, and many will die fighting :ninja:over it, each one hoping to be the one who gains \nthe treasure. \n\n26. The Romans (Europeans) will come to a place called A€ ’²maq or Wabiq, and an army of the best people will go forth from Madinah to face them. \n\n27. The Muslim conquest of Rome. \n\n28. The Mahdi (guided one) will appear, and be the Imam of the Muslims. \n\n29. Jesus Christ will descend in Damascus, and pray behind the Mahdi. \n\n30. Jesus will break the cross and kill the swine, i.e. destroy the false christianity. \n\n31. The Antichrist (al-masih al-dajjal, the false christ) will appear, with all his tools of deception, and be an immense trial. He will be followed by 70,000 Jews from Isfahan (present-day Iran). \n\n32. The appearance of Ya€ ’²juj and Ma€ ’²juj (Gog and Magog), and the associated tribulations. \n\n33. The emergence of the Beast from the Earth, carrying the Staff of Moses and the Seal of Solomon, who will speak to the people, telling them they did not believe with certainty in the Divine Signs. \n\n34. A major war between the Muslims (including Jews and Christians who truly believe in Jesus after his return) led by the Imam Mahdi, and the Jews plus other non-Muslims led by the Antichrist. \n\n35. Jesus will kill the Antichrist at the gate of Ludd (Lod in present-day Israel, site of an airport and a major Israeli military base). \n\n36. A time of great peace and serenity during and after the remaining lifetime of Jesus. \n\n37. Wealth will come so abundant that it will become difficult to find someone to accept charity. \n\n38. Arabia will become a land of gardens and rivers. \n\n39. Society will then decay. \n\n40. The buttocks of the women of the tribe of Daws will again sway in circumambulation (tawaf) around the idol Dhul-Khulsah. \n\n41. A great fire :angry:in the Hijaz, seen by the inhabitants of Busra. \n\n42. Three major armies will sink into the earth: one in the east, one in the west, one in Arabia. \n\n43. An Abyssinian leader with thin shins will destroy the Ka€ ’²bah. \n\n44. The huge cloud of smoke. \n\n45. The sun will rise from the west (its place of setting). \n\n46. A gentle wind which will take the souls of the believers. \n\n47. There is no-one left on the earth saying, "Allah, Allah" or "There is no god except Allah." NO BF'Z \n\n48. Eventually the Day of Judgment is established upon the worst of the people, who copulate like donkeys (lol)in public. \n\n49. The blowing in the Trumpet by the Angel Israfil, upon which everyone will faint except as Allah wills. \n\n50. The second blowing in the Trumpet, upon which everyone will be resurrected. the day of juge ment is on (ANY) friday and A PROPHET IS READY 4 THE TRUMPET 2 GET HORNED RIGHT KNO BUT GOD JUS HAS 2 SAY IT......THEN HE CAN PLAY IT
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I've read them all.  I think they are great mythology with similar and overlapping themes.  They also have a lot in common with the spiritual beliefs and practices of religions that have come before them, such as Greek and Roman Polytheism, etc..   \n\nTaken together as a whole they paint a very clear picture of the evolution of of human philosophical thought and law over the centuries and different parts of the world.
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No, but I am very interested in doing some reading from a Sufi perspective.  I will keep that in mind!  Thanks
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Yes, I read it and found it very interesting.  The reader should keep in mind, though, that the author does not claim to be anything but human, that is, he does not claim to be God made manifest in a human form like Moses, Jesus Christ, Mohammed, The Bab, and Baha'u'llah.  Therefore, his interpretation of what God is revealing to him is subject to error.  Only the Manifestations of God are perfect and flawless.  Even the highest saint is still human and subject to error.\n\nwww.bahai.org
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=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*\n=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=\n=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=\nHave you ever wondered about the reason of our existence? Have you ever wondered why we die, and where we go after death? What will happen to us in the end? Have you ever asked yourself why God made the earth and all that is in it under man’s dominion? Why were the night and the day, and the sun and the moon created? What are we supposed to do during our lifetime? Were we created just to eat, drink, and enjoy ourselves before we die? As one poet put it: \n“I do not know whence I have come. \nI saw my feet walking on the road. \nAs they please I go and stop. \nWhat am I doing here? \nHow did the road find me?\nI do not know! I do not know! I do not know! ”\n\nGod has emphasized in many verses of the Qur’an that He did not create us without purpose. He said: “What! Do you think that I created you simply in jest? And that you would not be returned to Me?”  (23:115) He also said: “What! Does man think that he will be left to roam at his will?” (75:36) In addition, He said: “Do people think that they will be left to say: “We believe,” and they will not be held accountable?” (29:2) \nIndeed, God Has created human beings for a purpose and with a purpose: TO WORSHIP HIM ALONE (Monotheism). He said: “I have not created the Jinn and humankind except only to worship Me. I don't require provision or feeding from them. Surely Allah  is the All-provider, the Possessor of all strength, the Firm.” (51:56-58) In fact, all prophets told their people to worship God alone (Monotheism) and shun worshipping His creation (Paganism). God said: “I assuredly sent among every people a messenger with the command: Worship Allah and avoid worshipping false gods.” (16:36)\nProphet Abraham, for example, believed in One God, who had no partner. Anyone who holds a different understanding of God than this has contradicted the religion of Abraham and follows falsehood. God says in the Qur’an: “Those who reject the religion of Abraham make fools of themselves.” (2:130)\nProphet Jesus was reported in the Gospels to have said: “It is written: ‘Worship the Lord your God and serve Him only’.” (Luke 4:8)\nProphet Jacob also said (in the Qur'an) to his people: “Indeed, those which you worship besides Allah are only names that you and your forefathers have established, for which Allah has sent down no authority. The command belongs only to Allah. He has commanded that you worship none but Him. That is the right religion, but most people do not understand.” (12:40)\nRead more about the TRUE BELIEVE which supported by the Miracle Holy Quran :\nhttp://www.islam-guide.com/islam-guide.pdf\n\nhttp://www.harunyahya.com\n\n=*=*=*=*=*=*=*==*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*\n=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=\n\nReal happiness and peace can be ONLY found in submitting to the commands of the Creator and the Sustainer of this world. God has said in the Qur’an: (Truly, in remembering God do hearts find rest.) \n(Qur’an, 13:28)\n\nOn the other hand, the one who turns away from the Qur’an will have a life of hardship in this world. God has said:\n(But whoever turns away from the Qur’an, he will have a hard life, and We will raise him up blind on the Day of Judgment.) (Qur’an, 20:124)\nThis may explain why some people commit suicide while they enjoy the material comfort money can buy. For example, look at Cat Stevens (now Yusuf Islam), formerly a famous pop singer who used to earn sometimes more than $150,000 a night. After he converted to Islam, he found true happiness and peace, which he had not found in material success. \nTo read the stories of people who have converted to Islam, please visit                \n\nhttp://www.islam-guide.com/stories\n\nAt this web page, you can read the thoughts and feelings of these people, who are from different countries and have different backgrounds and levels of education.\n=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*
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Yes, I do. I try to stick to a routine of even reading a couple of verses (ayat) everyday and think if I am really doing this or not. One of the early believers (can't remember his name) used to start reading the Quran wondering what kind of person he would find himself to be; charitable or a miser, honest or a liar, etc. \nOne way of knowing if you are a good person or not is to read in your holy book and reflect on the teachings; are you following them?
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Thank you for sharing this event. I was touched by your experience.\n\nI have come across the life-stories of many Muslims in particular who saw visions of Jesus Christ, and ultimately committed their lives to Christ.\n\nMany people from other religions as well are coming to Christ (some through such visions).\n\nE.g., see \nhttp://www.godsci.org/gs/chri/testimony/00.html\n\nCordially,\nJohn
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what is the reference of this verse. i want to read the whole thing before it and after it, not just picking a verse from the middel\n\nbut you are correct. we all are brother of blood, we should remain in peace with each other regardless what governments do. we all worship One God.
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I read it.  I also read the koran and the bible.  That article is crap.  Lies.  The koran says over and over to kill non-believers.  It says to cut their heads off, cut off their fingers and toes.  And muslims read it and believe it.  Islam is the religion of Satan.
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What utter nonsense.  As someone who has read the Koran, as well as many other sacred books, I have to wonder at the ignorance of your question.  Why haven't you actually read the holy books of Islam? Shall we look at Muhammed's own words?\n\nWarning:  Many pages of the other awful things Muhammed encouraged could be shared, and will if you wish and ask, on any topic under the sun, or moon as the case may be.\n\nBukhari:V4B52N220 “Allah’s Apostle said, ‘I have been made victorious with terror.’” \nQur’an 8:12 “I shall terrorize the infidels. So wound their bodies and incapacitate them because they oppose Allah and His Apostle.” \nQur’an 8:57 “If you gain mastery over them in battle, inflict such a defeat as would terrorize them, so that they would learn a lesson and be warned.” \nIshaq:326 “If you come upon them, deal so forcibly as to terrify those who would follow, that they may be warned. Make a severe example of them by terrorizing Allah’s enemies.”\nQur’an 8:67 “It is not fitting for any prophet to have prisoners until he has made a great slaughtered in the land.”\nIshaq:588 “When the Apostle descends on your land none of your people will be left when he leaves.” \nTabari IX:42 “We have been dealt a situation from which there is no escape. You have seen what Muhammad has done. Arabs have submitted to him and we do not have the strength to fight. You know that no herd is safe from him. And no one even dares go outside for fear of being terrorized.”\nIshaq:326 “Allah said, ‘No Prophet before Muhammad took booty from his enemy nor prisoners for ransom.’ Muhammad said, ‘I was made victorious with terror. The earth was made a place for me to clean. I was given the most powerful words. Booty was made lawful for me. I was given the power to intercede. These five privileges were awarded to no prophet before me.’” \nIshaq:327 “Allah said, ‘A prophet must slaughter before collecting captives. A slaughtered enemy is driven from the land. Muhammad, you craved the desires of this world, its goods and the ransom captives would bring. But Allah desires killing them to manifest the religion.’” \nQur’an 7:3 “Little do you remember My warning. How many towns have We destroyed as a raid by night? Our punishment took them suddenly while they slept for their afternoon rest. Our terror came to them; Our punishment overtook them.”\nIshaq:510 “When the Apostle looked down on Khaybar he told his Companions, ‘O Allah, Lord of the Devils and what into error they throw, and Lord of the winds and what they winnow, we ask Thee for the booty of this town and its people. Forward in the name of Allah.’ He used to say this of every town he raided.”\nBukhari:V5B59N512 “The Prophet offered the Fajr Prayer [Prayer of Fear] near Khaybar when it was still dark. He said, ‘Allahu-Akbar!’ [Allah is Greatest] Khaybar is destroyed, for whenever we approach a hostile nation to fight, then evil will be the morning for those who have been warned.’ Then the inhabitants came out running on their roads. The Prophet had their men killed; their children and woman were taken as captives.”\nBukhari:V9B87N127  “The Prophet said, ‘I have been given the keys of eloquent speech and given victory with terror.’”\nIshaq:517 “Khaybar was stormed by the Apostle’s squadron, fully armed, powerful and strong. It brought certain humiliation with Muslim men in its midst. We attacked and they met their doom. Muhammad conquered the Jews in fighting that day as they opened their eyes to our dust.”\nTabari VIII:116/Ishaq:511 “So Muhammad began seizing their herds and their property bit by bit. He conquered home by home. The Messenger took some people captive, including Safiyah and her two cousins. The Prophet chose Safiyah for himself.”\nBukhari:V5B59N512 “The Prophet had their men killed, their children and woman taken captive.”\nTabari VIII:129 “After the Messenger had finis
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-------Hi love jesus he is my prophet.he was a wise prophet.--------\n\nHis teaching annoyed the priests, for every word of Isa was a threat to them and their position, exposing their misdeeds.\n\nThe Roman occupiers had, at first, no intention of being involved in this religious discord of the Jews because it was an internal affair, and they saw that this dispute would distract the Jews from the question of the occupation.\n\nHowever, the priests started to plot against Isa. They wanted to embarrass him and to prove that he had come to destroy the Mosaic Law. The Mosaic Law provides that an adulteress be stoned to death. They brought him a Jewish adulteress and asked Isa: "Does not the law stipulate the stoning of the adulteress?" Isa answered: "Yes." They said: "This woman is an adulteress." Isa looked at the woman and then at the priests. He knew that they were more sinful than she. They agreed that she should be killed according to Mosaic Law, and they understood that if he was going to apply Mosaic Law, he would be destroying his own rules of forgiveness and mercy.\n\nIsa understood their plan. He smiled and assented: "Whoever among you is sinless can stone her." His voice rose in the middle of the Temple, making a new law on adultery, for the sinless to judge sin. There was none eligible; no mortal can judge sin, only Allah the Most Merciful.\n\nAs Isa left the temple, the woman followed him. She took out a bottle of perfume from her garments, knelt before his feet and washed them with perfume and tears, and then dried his feet with her hair. Isa turned to the woman and told her to stand up, adding: "O Lord, forgive her sins." He let the priests understand that those who call people to Almighty Allah are not executioners. His call was based on mercy for the people, the aim of all divine calls.\n\nIsa continued to pray to Allah for mercy on his people and to teach his people to have mercy on one another and to believe in Allah.\n\nIsa continued his mission, aided by divine miracles. Some Qur'anic commentators said that Isa brought four people back from the dead: a friend of his named Al-Azam, an old woman's son, and a woman's only daughter. These three had died during his lifetime. When the Jews saw this they said: "You only resurrect those who have died recently; perhaps they only fainted." They asked him to bring back to life Sam the Ibn Noah.\n\nWhen he asked them to show him his grave, the people accompanied him there. Isa invoked Allah the Exalted to bring him back to life and behold, Sam the Ibn Noah came out from the grave gray-haired. Isa asked: "how did you get gray hair, when there was no aging in your time?" He answered: "O Spirit of Allah, I thought that the Day of Resurrection had come; from the fear of that day my hair turned gray."\n\n\n\n\n------------------------he was a helping hand.------------------------------\n\nIsa was on his way to the temple. Although it was the Sabbath, he reached out his hand to pick two pieces of fruit to feed a hungry child. This was considered to be a violation of the Sabbath law. He made a fire for the old women to keep themselves warm from the freezing air. Another violation. He went to the temple and looked around. There were twenty thousand Jewish priests registered there who earned their living from the temple. The rooms of he temple were full of them.\n\n----------------------HE IS A GREAT PROPHET--------------------------
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Which verse/ chapter did you read that? Would really like to know, could speculate on it further.
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Peace on you... If we read Quran with understanding it can bring revolution in our life. I hope these verses can help you which I took from the very beginning of Quran.\n“ This is the Scripture whereof there is no doubt, a guidance unto those who ward off (evil).Who believe in the unseen, and establish worship, and spend of that we have bestowed upon them; And who believe in that which is revealed unto thee (Muhammad) and that which was revealed before thee, and certain of the Hereafter. These depend on guidance from their lord. These are the successful. As for the disbelievers, whether thou warn them or thou warn them not it is all one for them; they believe not. Allah hath sealed their hearing and their hearts, and on their eyes there is a covering. Theirs will be an awful doom.”  Quran; 2:2 to 2:7