I seek refuge in God from satan the rejected.
In the name of God, Most Gracious, Most Merciful.
I submit to God alone, and I prefer to refer to myself as a submitter to God alone rather than a muslim, even though I was raised as a muslim.
Technically, muslim means submitter in Arabic, but unfortunately, many ignorant people these days think that being a muslim means idolizing muhammad, a prophet in islam. So, that's why I do not regard myself as a muslim, especially when I speak to Americanized people.
In my heart, I truly am a muslim, as i do worship God alone. I believe that anyone who submits to God alone is truly a submitter, and therefore a muslim. So true submitters who are christian and jewish, can regard themselves as muslim too.
So , in the Quran, it says that muslims can enter paradise. the jews and christians can enter paradise too because they existed before "islam" and there fore how can people before muhammad not enter paradise? HOw could have all those people who lived before Muhammad's time go to hell. Not possible.
Therefore, every human being has a possibblity, a chance of going to heaven .. regardless of what they call themselves, or what they say there belief is.
This forum is a great start into entering paradise. may God help us all.
Peace.
I quote your whole post, for truth. Rarely do I see hope for unity, the hope that brings me to RF. Those who see the Inclusive rather than the Exclusive are special indeed. When will Peace come? When all the Children of Abraham make peace with each other... then that peace will flow outward to all the Nations of Man. So long as the Exclusive mindset holds the heart of all our people in fear and distrust and malice... peace will not come. For all the Abrahamic People I say this.
We can bring the Kingdom of G-d... here... now... Heaven on Earth. If only we choose to.