i think those Imams don't say Soccer is Haram, they say showing your thigh is Haram, surly the god won't send messengers to correct such small things,
According to Quran, it is Shirk, when religious leaders add to the Laws, and people follow and obey. That signifies significant corruption in religion, equivallent to Shirk. This is clearly said about Christians who are considered as taking their Leaders as gods. - Refer to Quran
may dividing the Ummah to sects could be a strong reason
but as you believe that Quran is uncorrupted and it's 100% word of god, then you shouldn't blame me when i follow those words of god
I would not blame you anyways. Everyone is responsible for his own actions and belief.
Indeed, the religion in the sight of Allah is Islam quran 3:19
And whoever desires other than Islam as religion - never will it be accepted from him, and he, in the Hereafter, will be among the losers. 3:85
This day I have perfected for you your religion and completed My favor upon you and have approved for you Islam as religion 5:3
but i'm blaming you for not following those words of god, you don't even claim yourself as the only right sect of Islam, no you claimed a new religion, how this claim would work with such verses unless you need to say that quran had been corrupted.
The verses you are refering in no wise mean the Only acceptable Religion is Revelation that came to Muhammad, unless you say by Islam is meant just a 'Name' that refers to only Revelation that came to Muhammad.
On the contrary, Quran teaches that Islam means surrender or resignation of ones will to Gods will and whoever follows Islam is a Muslim. The Quran refers to followers of other religions that believe in God as Muslims, for example, Noah is called a Muslim. (Refer to surah of Yunus)
Moses and His followers are called Muslims (Araf) and (Yunus )
Disciples of Christ are called Muslims And when I revealed unto the Disciples, (of Christ), Believe in Me and on My Sent One! they said, We believe; and bear witness we are Muslims. (Maidah)
Therefore the verse you are refering to, should be understood, that the True Religion is 'Submission to God's Will', past, present and Future Revelations!
"The Apostle of God said: `There will come a time for my people when there will remain nothing of the Qur'an except its outward form and
nothing of Islam except its name and they will call themselves by this name even though they are the people furthest from it. The mosques will be full of people but they will be empty of right guidance.
The religious leaders (Fuqaha) of that day will be the most evil religious leaders under the heavens; sedition and dissension will go out from them and to them will it return.'"
- Ibn Babuya, Thawab ul-A'mal
- Also, in Al-Bihar, by Al-Majlisi, Vol 13, Page 155
- Also, in Kanz Al-amal #766
i do appreciate if you post me where you got from quran that quran considers torah and gospel as a reliable sources, and if it's reliable sources how do you could explain the too much contradictions between Quran and both books
i can prove that quran claimed that both books had been corrupted literally not only their interpretations, Allah said "So woe to those who write the "scripture" with their own hands, then say, "This is from Allah ," in order to exchange it for a small price. Woe to them for what their hands have written and woe to them for what they earn. 2:79, if you read the context of that verse, Allah was talking about Jews.
This verse was revealed regarding the Jewish leaders
who were living at the time of Muhammad. It is not talking about the Jews living thousands of years before Muhammad, neither the verse is talking about Torah.
The following verse of Quran is talking to the people of the Book who were living at the time of Muhammad and asking them to follow the Gospel:
"Say: "O People of the Book! ye have no ground to stand upon unless ye stand fast by the Law,
the Gospel, and all the revelation that has come to you from your Lord." It is the revelation that cometh to thee from thy Lord, that increaseth in most of them their obstinate rebellion and blasphemy. But sorrow thou not over (these) people without Faith." Quran 5:68
If Injil that existed at the time of Muhammad was corrupted, there was no reason God asks them to follow it.
Moreover, the following Sahih Hadith confirms the People of the Book who followed it till next Revelation were rewarded for it. If it was corrupted, they should not have been rewarded for following a corrupted Book:
Narrated Ibn 'Umar:
Allah's Apostle said, "Your stay (in this world) in comparison to the stay of the nations preceding you, is like the period between 'Asr prayer and the sun set (in comparison to a whole day). The people of the Torah were given the Torah and they acted on it till midday and then they were unable to carry on. And they were given (a reward equal to) one Qirat each. Then the people of the Gospel were given the Gospel and they acted on it till 'Asr Prayer and then they were unable to carry on, so they were given la reward equal to) one Qirat each. Then you were given the Qur'an and you acted on it till sunset, therefore you were given (a reward equal to) two Qirats each. On that, the people of the Scriptures said, 'These people (Muslims) did less work than we but they took a bigger reward.' Allah said (to them). 'Have I done any oppression to you as regards your rights?' They said, "No." Then Allah said, 'That is My Blessing which I grant to whomsoever I will.'
I think if we get into details of this, it would be off-topic. But I have already posted details, in another thread, see my post 18 here:
http://www.religiousforums.com/forum/religious-debates/151761-muslims-what-benefit-jesus-2.html
Hope to hear where Quran says that "Another messengers will be sent again"
I have already posted clear verses, saying this.
But here are some more signs:
Quran alluded to coming of Baha'u'llah and the Interpretation of Quran:
"a Messenger from God, reciting pages purified, therein true Books." 98:2-3
al-Baiyinah 98:3
' رَسُولٌ مِّنَ اللَّهِ يَتْلُو صُحُفًا مُّطَهَّرَةً فِيهَا كُتُبٌ قَيِّمَةٌ'
Noticing, the Word here is 'Books'. Plural of Book (كُتُبٌ
To Prophet Muhammad God revealed only One Book. The Holy Quran. So this verse is not talking about Muhammad.
To Baha'u'llah many Books were revealed. Baha'u'llah revealed them in pages (Sohof)
And As Quran said, the interpretation of Quran was to come:
"Now we have brought them a Book explaining it in knowledge, a guidance and a mercy to a people who believe.
Do they wait now for aught but its interpretation?− on the day when its interpretation shall come, those who forgot it before will say, There did come to us the apostles of our Lord in truth, have we intercessors to intercede for us?
"(7:53)
هَلْ يَنظُرُونَ إِلَّا
تَأْوِيلَهُ يَوْمَ يَأْتِي
تَأْوِيلُهُ يَقُولُ الَّذِينَ نَسُوهُ مِن قَبْلُ قَدْ جَاءَتْ رُسُلُ رَبِّنَا بِالْحَقِّ فَهَل لَّنَا مِن شُفَعَاءَ فَيَشْفَعُوا لَنَا أَوْ نُرَدُّ فَنَعْمَلَ غَيْرَ الَّذِي كُنَّا نَعْمَلُ قَدْ خَسِرُوا أَنفُسَهُمْ وَضَلَّ عَنْهُم مَّا كَانُوا يَفْتَرُونَ
This Prophecy is Fulfilled in the Revelation of Baha'u'llah, as He revealed many Tablets and Books in which the interpretation of Quran came. Specifically Book of Iqan (Certitude) can be seen as the fulfillment:
The Kitáb-i-Íqán
well, going throw the Arabic language rules won't lead to solve the conflict, there are hadiths that said the prophet is the last one, one of therm "if there a prophet me it would be Omar" the word if in arabic is used to give the impssible assumptions another one, he said to Ali, " do you accept to be to me like Harun to moses but there's no prophet after me"
this cuts your interpretations
What that Hadith is refering to is 'imidiate successorship' after Muhammad. It has Nothing has to do with Finality of Revelation.
In addition to that Hadith, I also give another view on this as well:
Muhammad affirmed: "My position in relation to the prophets who came before me can be explained by the following example: A man erected a building and adorned this edifice with great beauty, but he left an empty niche, in the corner where just one brick was missing. People looked around the building and marvelled at its beauty, but wondered why a brick was missing from that niche? I am like unto that one missing brick and I am the last in the line of the Prophets."
What the Prophet is saying here is that, there was a civilization of humanity, that was created starting with Adam, and ended with Muhammad.
Muhammad was the last brick of that building.
But we have to ask ourselves:
Is there a limit in creation of God? So, if He created a Building, now He cannot create a City around it?
In our view, there is no limit in His creation.
Are We wearied out with the first creation? Yet are they in doubt with regard to a new creation! Quran 50:15
how from the above you reach that conclusion !
Can you conclude anything else other than what I did?