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  1. A-ManESL

    Is Wahabism not true Islam?

    There are two things here: The Truth (of God) and the Law (of God). The Truth is the same in all religions but the manner of understanding it is exoterically different. The Law is different for different religions depending upon the communities and cultures. The Truth (understood through the...
  2. A-ManESL

    Is Wahabism not true Islam?

    I read this article today: Wahabi extremism denounced by Indian Sunni clerics It talks about the efforts being made by some Indian Muslim leaders to denounce Wahabi influence in their understanding of Islam. (I will add that majority of Indian Muslims adhere to a movement called Barelvi...
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    Hundreds of Shia Muslims mark Ashura in Leicester

    I pray that we learn from Hussein (RA) how to stand up for righteousness no matter what is the cost...
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    Conversion to Islam

    elmarna did you understand my post? I am saying that initially after Muslims conquered some region they did not allow conversion; this law was made by the Muslims themselves; not by those who had been conquered.
  5. A-ManESL

    Conversion to Islam

    I was reading from Karen Armstrong's A History of God today and came across this passage: Although I had heard that initial Muslims believed that the shariat of Muhammad (PBUH) was for the Arabs (Cf Martin Lings' Muhammad: His Life Based on the Earliest Sources) this is the first time I am...
  6. A-ManESL

    Muslims do not worship the same god as the Christians

    As an aside you shouldn't add PBUH after the word Allah. PBUH means "peace be upon him" and is usually added after mentioning the names of God's messengers (and can also be used after saints).
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    Thanks for liking my post.

    Thanks for liking my post.
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    Muslims do not worship the same god as the Christians

    There is a verse in the Quran:
  9. A-ManESL

    Buddha in the Qur'an?

    I dont think that is a correct approach. The idea of all messengers should not be taken literally as "messengers" in the Abrahamic sense but can be understood or equated with spokesman/intermediary/manifestation/symbol of God. Similarly the idea of God can be equated with Reality/Absolute. (see...
  10. A-ManESL

    The rules for leaving Islam and life after Islam -

    This article is interesting. I think those who are interested in knowing more about apostasy and Islam should go through it.
  11. A-ManESL

    Buddha in the Qur'an?

    Some of the Muslim Indian commentators have considered the prophet Dhu'l-i-Kifl mentioned in the Quran to be the Buddha of Kifl (Kapilavastu) and the Fig tree of Surah 95 to be the Bodhi tree under which the Buddha recieved his illumination.
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    Christian Pacifism yay/ nay?

    I think it depends on how you interpret certain portions of the Bible such as:
  13. A-ManESL

    Quran & Islam are anti-satanic

    This verse (addressed to people of the book) makes no sense to me then: Of course you can find many Muslim scholars translating the above verse as "...Our God and your God is one...". Here is a list of compared translations. I personally dont think it is relevant how you refer to God, it...
  14. A-ManESL

    Abu bakr

    Do you mean to say Ali (RA) is greater then Abu Bakr (RA)? As an aside, Khadijah (RA) was the first convert, not Abu Bakr (RA).
  15. A-ManESL

    Consequences of converting from Islam

    I dont think there has ever been any serious study to determine what today's Muslims around the world feel about apostasy. (Remember that this is talking of roughly 25% of the world, any serious study would have to be conducted on a fairly large scale with a lot of money involved; I dont think a...
  16. A-ManESL

    Consequences of converting from Islam

    +1 to the above.
  17. A-ManESL

    India and Prophet Muhammad(pbuh)

    muslim, I dont think I want to discuss Wahdat-ul-wujood. It is a more complex concept then "God is everything" and to tell the truth other then realizing that it is somewhat related to panentheism (not pantheism) I dont know much about it. I think there are many things which I dont understand...
  18. A-ManESL

    India and Prophet Muhammad(pbuh)

    I almost dont agree with whatever you have said, I think anyone who is dividing people on any basis (including religion) is going contrary to the Quran. Also you didnt quote any scholar, I wasnt aware of any such consensus. I dont think you even know that this "extreme Sufi" Mirza Mazhar...
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    Am I an Islamic Apostate?

    You may be interested to know that Prophet Muhammad himself forbade anyone to give him preference over other Prophets. (source). I hardly think it matters whether others consider you a Muslim or not, what's relevant is what you consider yourself. Also it is an established position in fiqh...
  20. A-ManESL

    India and Prophet Muhammad(pbuh)

    I read a hadith of Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) today which I had never heard of in my life. It is referred to on this site (with comments on its source and origin) and is translated as follows: (Hind is the Arabic term for India.) What I had heard of since childhood was the couplet of the famous...
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