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  1. The_Fisher_King

    If Jesus returned to this world, how would you know it was Jesus?

    The Qur'an talks of a physical resurrection of the dead, when souls will be joined with physical bodies. I believe that Paradise will certainly be for those who believe in Allah and the Day of Judgment and do righteous good deeds.
  2. The_Fisher_King

    Was the Qur'an created or is it uncreated? - Muslims only

    So if it was clear, there would be no dispute about it, and yet there is clearly dispute...
  3. The_Fisher_King

    The idea of hell is emotionally draining.

    That sounds like God's Wrath will prevail over God's Mercy to me...
  4. The_Fisher_King

    Why would a god select only the few?

    I believe that these verses of the Qur'an refer to a physical Paradise, yes, but not one of this Earth. And I do believe in a physical Hell after death.
  5. The_Fisher_King

    The idea of hell is emotionally draining.

    It's not clear what you mean by this.
  6. The_Fisher_King

    Was the Qur'an created or is it uncreated? - Muslims only

    So is this an example of something which is clear in the Qur'an?
  7. The_Fisher_King

    If Jesus returned to this world, how would you know it was Jesus?

    I find at least some of the physical descriptions of Paradise in the Qur'an to be so specific in their physical detail that they are best taken literally. e.g. 18:31; 35:33; 88:10-16.
  8. The_Fisher_King

    Racism Hate and Sin

    Insofar as sin is transgression against Divine law, and insofar as I believe that God has commanded us not to be arrogant, nor ridicule other people, nor insult others, but rather has created us from male and female and made us into peoples and tribes that we may know one another, I believe sin...
  9. The_Fisher_King

    Why would a god select only the few?

    I believe that it is Allah not Jesus (pbuh) who will preside over the Day of Judgment, when everyone will be presented with a record of what they believed and did, and they will be granted Paradise or Hell in accordance with those beliefs and deeds. I do however agree with you that Jesus (pbuh)...
  10. The_Fisher_King

    If Jesus returned to this world, how would you know it was Jesus?

    This Wikipedia page, though far from perfect, gives some of the places in the Qur'an where Paradise is described in physical terms.
  11. The_Fisher_King

    If Jesus returned to this world, how would you know it was Jesus?

    Yes, yes, and yes!
  12. The_Fisher_King

    Outsiders' impression of your religion vs. reality

    [sigh]
  13. The_Fisher_King

    If Jesus returned to this world, how would you know it was Jesus?

    Because I believe the Bible has been corrupted, not so the authenticated Hadiths (where the chain of narrators has been checked for its quality and soundness). Sahih al-Bukhari, whence the Hadith I cited comes, is widely considered to be the most trusted or one of the two most trusted...
  14. The_Fisher_King

    Outsiders' impression of your religion vs. reality

    I guess I'm not your average person, lol!
  15. The_Fisher_King

    How you know what is true Islam

    Are you going to demonstrate how these groups are wrong using the Qur'an?
  16. The_Fisher_King

    If Jesus returned to this world, how would you know it was Jesus?

    I believe it to be an authentic Hadith and will always take the Qur'an and authentic Hadiths over the Bible when it comes to the crunch.
  17. The_Fisher_King

    If Jesus returned to this world, how would you know it was Jesus?

    Yes. I believe the Bible to contain some of the original teachings of the relevant Messengers and Prophets but much corruption also. Where the Bible contradicts the Qur'an or authentic Hadiths, I will always go on what the Qur'an and authentic Hadiths say over the Bible.
  18. The_Fisher_King

    Outsiders' impression of your religion vs. reality

    I disagree. I believe a claim to be simply a statement about a subject. Claims can be objective or subjective. They can be well-supported by evidence or not. They can be reasonable or not. So you or I can make a claim to be a Muslim and that can be a reasonable claim or not.
  19. The_Fisher_King

    Was the Qur'an created or is it uncreated? - Muslims only

    Who decides what are the 'correct beliefs about Islam' and whether an argument is 'ridiculous' or not? The scholars? Sure, we should take informed decisions, but given that there isn't only one 'Islam', I believe it is ultimately for us to decide what is 'correct' or right for us. I'm not...
  20. The_Fisher_King

    If Jesus returned to this world, how would you know it was Jesus?

    Narrated Abu Huraira: Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said, "By Him in Whose Hands my soul is, surely (Jesus,) the son of Mary will soon descend amongst you and will judge mankind justly (as a Just Ruler); he will break the Cross and kill the pigs and there will be no Jizya (i.e. taxation taken from non...
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