This thread is for sharing things you like about Islam.
-
Welcome to Religious Forums, a friendly forum to discuss all religions in a friendly surrounding.
Your voice is missing! You will need to register to get access to the following site features:- Reply to discussions and create your own threads.
- Our modern chat room. No add-ons or extensions required, just login and start chatting!
- Access to private conversations with other members.
We hope to see you as a part of our community soon!
Things You Like About Islam
- Thread starter Debater Slayer
- Start date
I love the call to prayer. 
I also love how Muslims stop to pray 5 times a day.
I also love how Muslims stop to pray 5 times a day.
Starlight
Spiritual but not religious, new age and omnist
I agree with you. i love the call to prayer and that they pray 5 times a dayI love the call to prayer.
I also love how Muslims stop to pray 5 times a day.
I also love their teaching about the oneness of God
The absolute beauty of listening to a service sung/spoken, it's so poetic. The acoustics in the mosque are fantastic.
Qur'an 31:18–19:
quran.com
Qur'an 31:18 said:
Qur'an 31:19 said:
Surah Luqman - 1-34 - Quran.com
Read and listen to Surah Luqman. The Surah was revealed in Mecca, ordered 31 in the Quran. The Surah title means "Luqman" in English and consists of 3...
This is one of my favorite recitations (Surat an-Naml starts at 0:53):
Surah An-Naml - 1-93 - Quran.com
Read and listen to Surah An-Naml. The Surah was revealed in Mecca, ordered 27 in the Quran. The Surah title means "The Ant" in English and consists of...
It tells the story of Solomon and the Queen of Sheba.
The eloquence and linguistic beauty of the Qur'an, which is the most influential literary work in the Arabic language and one of the most influential religious texts in history.
Tamino
Active Member
- The clarity and consequence of the monotheistic idea.
- The negative theology (describing God only in terms of what he isn't)
- the beauty of the art and architecture
- the concept of taqleed, (demanding that one should reason and learn, and not believe anything just based on authority)
- The negative theology (describing God only in terms of what he isn't)
- the beauty of the art and architecture
- the concept of taqleed, (demanding that one should reason and learn, and not believe anything just based on authority)
I like the emphasis on charity as well as some of the more mystical aspects of Sufism and some of the poetry, especially that of Rumi.
Just to clarify two things:
• Islam extensively describes Allah in terms of what he is. In Islam, he has 99 names bearing various attributes of him, for example, and the Qur'an describes his qualities in numerous verses.
• Taqleed means imitation in Arabic, and in a doctrinal context, it means accepting what religious scholars teach, based on the Qur'an and, in Sunni Islam, the Sunnah—Muhammad's sayings, actions, and everything he approved of—without requiring an argument or evidence for it. It is acceptance of religious doctrine and rules based on the authority of the Qur'an, Sunnah, and interpretations thereof by religious scholars.
I like that depicting the prophet is sacrilegious.
Obviously, I don't think that anything should be done legally to those who do so, but I do think the way that the image of Jesus has been twisted has done much harm, and do appreciate that Muslims do not want the same to happen with their prophet.
Obviously, I don't think that anything should be done legally to those who do so, but I do think the way that the image of Jesus has been twisted has done much harm, and do appreciate that Muslims do not want the same to happen with their prophet.
Do you have any favorite reciters of the Qur'an?
rocala
Well-Known Member
Not yet. This aspect of Islam is new to me. I am currently doing a course online and this is a part of the material.
Tamino
Active Member
I am aware. That's not the aspect I like. I prefer the Mu'atazilite approach, or the way Ibn Arabi sees the names as nisab, but unable to describe the true essence of the divine.
Exactly. And lots of Muslim scholars are quite critical of taqleed, and that's something I enjoy.
The Quran. At first I couldn’t read it at all. Then over a decade came to know it and love it. But one must read it in context to understand it. Then it becomes a most beautiful inspiring message from God.
Twilight Hue
Twilight, not bright nor dark, good nor bad.
Yes I find Islam to be the most obedient and observant of the Abrahamic religions keeping true to its texts and doctrines aside from some obvious major rifts.
Unfortunately it reflects the kind of obedience people had an ancient days including its doctrinal punishments.
I also find Islamic banking system to be the most honest and fair in the entire history of civilization.
For me, it's the sufis that sprung from the "soil" of Islam - Hafiz, Rumi, Rabia, Hazrat Inayat Khan and many many others.
From the Quran, the "light" verse Surah An-Nur. We created a round "Light upon light. Light upon light. God guides whom he will to his light" from that surah.
Allah is the Light of the heavens and the earth. His light1 is like a niche in which there is a lamp, the lamp is in a crystal, the crystal is like a shining star, lit from ˹the oil of˺ a blessed olive tree, ˹located˺ neither to the east nor the west,2 whose oil would almost glow, even without being touched by fire. Light upon light! Allah guides whoever He wills to His light. And Allah sets forth parables for humanity. For Allah has ˹perfect˺ knowledge of all things.
From the Quran, the "light" verse Surah An-Nur. We created a round "Light upon light. Light upon light. God guides whom he will to his light" from that surah.
Allah is the Light of the heavens and the earth. His light1 is like a niche in which there is a lamp, the lamp is in a crystal, the crystal is like a shining star, lit from ˹the oil of˺ a blessed olive tree, ˹located˺ neither to the east nor the west,2 whose oil would almost glow, even without being touched by fire. Light upon light! Allah guides whoever He wills to His light. And Allah sets forth parables for humanity. For Allah has ˹perfect˺ knowledge of all things.
Heyo
Veteran Member
I like that Islam has held to the "no usury" rule, that existed in Christianity once but is now forgotten.