Right, most of the people who hear the word 'Islam' usually have images in their head about Iraq, Saudi Arabia, without realizing the existence of other Muslim communities.
A place in China called Little Mecca, quite an interesting video. And it also shows the other side of Muslims which most media dont cover regarding the reactions to the Danish Cartoons, where they remain completely silent...
Volume 9, Book 93, Number 600: Narrated Anas:
I heard the Prophet saying, "On the Day of Resurrection I will intercede and say, "O my Lord! Admit into Paradise (even) those who have faith equal to a mustard seed in their hearts." Such people will enter Paradise, and then I will say, 'O...
Volume 9, Book 93, Number 598:
Narrated Abu Huraira:
I heard the Prophet saying, "If somebody commits a sin and then says, 'O my Lord! I have sinned, please forgive me!' and his Lord says, 'My slave has known that he has a Lord who forgives sins and punishes for...
Just wanted to rephrase my words, that according to Islamic history, there existed around 300 Rasul's since the beginning of human life but only 25 Rasul's that God requires us to acknowledge. And around 1000 Nabi's which includes Rasul's.
5 of the 25 Rasul's were given the title Ulul Azmi...
Information on who are the Nabi's are difficult to ascertain. So there is no accurate reference on who are the Nabi's.
The only Nabi's that Muslim knows are the one in the list of Rasul's, since Rasul's are Nabi's but Nabi's are not necessarily Rasul's.
My pleasure, lunamoth :). I believe Isaiah is not in the list of the Apostles. And also, I forgot to include Muhammad in the list of Apostles as the last Apostle.
JD
Islam only recognizes 25 'Rasul's'. Rasuls are people that were given revelation by God and were instructed to inform it to the others. While 'Nabi's' are people who were given revelation by God but weren't instructed to inform it to the others. As mentioned above, there are 25 Rasuls but there...
I think they need to take this problem more seriously, and also maybe more strict action needs to be executed, dont you think? Our Prophet Muhammad never teaches violence in order to solve problems. After defeating and conquering the city of Mecah, his enemies thought that Muhammad would put on...
Hmm..You may have mistakenly understood between the meaning of Islam and Muslim. Islam is the religion while Muslim is one that embraces that religion but doesnt necessarily practice Islamic teaching. Islamic leaders needs to take action to prevent these violence indeed. To make changes with...
Absolutely, I agree with you. But the point Im trying to make is that it is not right to justify a religion based on actions of a few people. I dont consider Christians, nor Jews nor any other religion violent just because their followers did something stupid.
JD
Why would a true prophesy be intentionally mysterious? If God really wants to communicate with us, then it should be done clearly. If truth needs interpretation, then it is likely that it is written by someone.
I think that if God created man without flaws, then man would be angels. Angels do not have free will, they only do what God asks them to do. God created man purposedly with flaws so they can choose their own way.
JD
Maybe, we just dont know because the media dont focus on this particular issue very much. But isnt it naif to say that no Atheists has done any violent actions?