Correcting misconceptions ......?????

Thread Topic: Correcting misconceptions ......?????

• macoooo Advanced

  3 months ago
  The books of the New Testament were written by people with an excellent grasp of Koine Greek, so it is very likely that they spoke Greek in their daily lives as a first language. References made to the Old Testament are consistently to the Greek Septuagint (LXX), not to the Hebrew scriptures, providing good evidence that the authors were familiar with the Greek source rather than the Hebrew source.
  
  The gospel authors did not claim to have been inspired by God,
  
  
  None of the New Testament authors knew Jesus. None of the New Testament authors knew anyone who had known Jesus and who could help him write about Jesus.
  
  
  The four New Testament gospels are attributed to Matthew, Mark, Luke and John, but were originally anonymous until attributed to them by he Church Fathers later in the second century.
  
  The general epistles are variously attributed to James, Peter, John and Jude, but most scholars dispute at least some of these attributions.
  
  
  The authors of Matthew and Luke certainly elaborated on what they received from Mark’s Gospel as well as adding further material of doubtful origin. On the one hand, they probably believed in the substance of Mark’s Gospel, but were not averse to adding material they knew not to be literally true.
  
  I find it hard to believe that the author of John actually believed that his sources were entirely factual or that he intended to write a gospel that was a true narrative of Jesus.
  
  The most common reason people doubt the historical accuracy of stories like the creation and flood in the Bible, is that we now know that these stories do not describe what really happened. We can also see parallels between the biblical myths and earlier
  Mesopotamian myths that could have inspired those in the Bible.
  
  We know that the apostle Paul wrote the epistles now known as Romans, 1 Corinthians, 2 Corinthians, Philemon, Galatians, Philippians and 1 Thessalonians. Other epistles attributed to him but rejected by most New Testament scholars as inauthentic are: 2 Thessalonians, Ephesians, Colossians, 1 Timothy, 2 Timothy and Titus. Also at one stage, Hebrews was attributed to Paul but he was so clearly not the author that this attribution is rarely discussed.
  
  
  The apostle Paul seems to have genuinely believed in Jesus, to the extent that he sincerely believed that Jesus would return in his own lifetime. I suppose the fact that the parousia did not come true means that he was, to at least some extent, deluded.
  
  
  It is unlikely that Paul did have that experience on the road to Damascus, as portrayed no less than three times in Acts of the Apostles
  
  By and large, we do not know who wrote the New Testament, but we do know that the books that now form the New Testament were all written by the middle of the second century.
  
  
  Have you read quran? If not please read it. Read it thoroughly, with concentration to understand. Try to analyze the varses one by one.
  
  The book has stood the test of time. It was revealed 1400 years ago. Still every part,word, alphabet of the Quran has been maintained in its true form as it was revealed. Even today no two quran in any corner in the world would differ a single word. Historic copies of the quran would be found the same.
  So primarily, the book was not changed or modified never in the past decades no matter what and significantly because it did not need to be changed.
  
  
  Everything in the quran was applicable 1400 years ago and is still applicable today without any modification which is a miracle in itself.
  Secondly, if anyone would like to question the quran, he/she has the freedom to prove one of its statements to be false. A lot of geographical, scientific, astronomical and historic statements...... etc have been made in the quran.
  All they have to do is prove otherwise.
  
  However, history is proof that the best of scientists, historians, doctors and philisophers could not prove a single statement false.
  
  
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• macoooo Advanced

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  “No one has ever seen God, but the one and only Son” John 1:18
  
  
  “No one has ever seen God, but the one and only Son, who is himself God and is in closest relationship with the Father, has made him known.” John 1:18 NIV
  
  The above verse taken from the NIV is not accurate. If you look at RSV and many other translations you will see “who is himself God” has been taken out, this would imply that part was a forgery.
  
  “No one has ever seen God; the only Son, who is in the bosom of the Father, he has made him known.” John 1:18 RSV
  
  The verse now does not imply that Jesus is God but is implying that Jesus has made Him known by His words and miracles (John 14:24, Luke 11:20 etc.).
  
  “And he said, Thou canst not see my face: for there shall no man see me, and live.” Exodus 33:20 KJV
  
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• macoooo Advanced

  3 months ago
  Allah says in the Quran what means
  
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  {Glory be to Him Who made His servant to go on a night from the Sacred Mosque to the remote mosque of which We have blessed the precincts, so that We may show to him some of Our signs; surely He is the Hearing, the Seeing.} (Al-Israa' 17:1)
  
  
  There is no doubt that Al-Isra (the night journey) followed by Al-Miraj (the heavenly ascension) was one of the miracles in the life of our Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him). According to the most accepted view, it happened on the 27th of Rajab, the seventh month of the Hijri calendar, in the tenth year of Muhammad's prophethood.
  
  It is reported in Hadith literature, that the Messenger of Allah was carried from the Sacred Mosque in Makkah to the "Farthest Mosque" (Al-Masjid al-Aqsa) in Jerusalem on a creature called Al-Buraq in the company of the archangel Gabriel (peace be upon him). There he led a congregational prayer of the prophets of God.
  
  
  Then Gabriel took him to the heavens where he met the prophets Adam, John, Jesus, Idris, Aaron and Moses (peace be on them all). In the seventh heaven, he met Abraham (peace be on him).
  
  He was then brought to the Divine Presence. The details of this encounter are beautifully detailed in the beginning of surat An-Najm (52).
  
  
  Prayer: God-given Gift
  
  
  During this time, Allah ordered for his nation fifty daily Prayers. But on the Prophet's return, he was told by Prophet Moses (peace be on him) that his followers could not perform fifty Prayers. Thus, he went back and eventually it was reduced to five daily Prayers. After this, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) returned to Makkah on the same night itself.
  
  
  Therefore, Muslims should be thankful to Allah for this gift. They should take care of it and never neglect it. It is the thing that allows the Muslim to communicate with the creator five times as day.
  
  Time and Space Are Not Bound for Allah
  
  
  One major lesson of that miraculous event, was that space and time which are bound by laws of nature for humans, are not so bound for Allah. On that night prophet Muhammad bridged time and space and this world, traveling to the heavens by Allah's will.
  
  I believe that for those who study philosophy the abstract as well as the symbolic implications of the event might be very stimulating indeed. The gap between the reality of this life and that of the life to come simply diminished. This is illustrated by the Prophet's encounter with other prophets who were long since dead as far as we normally think of it but who, in reality, live as beings in a different form somewhere else.
  
  The implications of the night journey cannot be overstated. The miraculous nature of the Prophet's journey established his divine-stated legitimacy as the seal of all prophets. Allah brought him to Him to show us his true worth in the sight of Allah.
  
  All religious traditions share the concept of miracles, that is, something that defies logic, nature, or the established constitution and course of things.
  
  
  We will limit our discussion to legitimate miracles from Allah, which are by definition the only true miracles. When the forces of disbelief are strong, typically the prophetic miracles that oppose them are stronger.
  
  Prophet Moses was given several miracles, which included his staff that turned into a massive snake and culminated in his parting of the Red Sea, as a divine response to the extreme infidelity of Pharaoh.
  
  Similarly, Prophet Jesus was given even the power to raise the dead, in order to establish his legitimacy before the Jews who would ultimately condemn him to death for blasphemy. Nevertheless, his miracles were undeniable by their nature, and it was only the obstinacy and arrogance of the people to whom he was sent that enabled them to deny him.
  
  Muhammad's night journey was obviously not easy for the pagan Makkans to believe. Nevertheless, the Prophet proved it logically by describing the approaching caravans that he overtook on his miraculous return.
  
  
  Thus, this particular prophetic miracle not only established the Prophet's eminence for Muslims as discussed above, but it also helped to prove his prophethood to the non-believers of his time.
  
  Celebrating the Event
  
  
  As far as the Muslims are concerned, there is no particular celebration, fast or prayer to commemorate Al-Isra and Al-Miraj. But in some places, the Muslims themselves have started to have commemorative functions, where the story of the night journey is told in poetry or lectures.
  
  
  While the Prophet himself did not establish these practices, there are scholars who maintain that gatherings meant to remind the Muslims of the importance of Al-Miraj in the history of Islam, or to remind us of the importance of love for the Prophet and the significance of the city of Jerusalem, are permissible.
  
  
  
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  Isra and Miraj (Night Journey) - Shaykh Hamza Yusuf
  
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• macoooo Advanced

  2 months ago
  .. 15 of shaban
  qibla change in islam
  At the beginning of it
  Alqiblah in the past in the direction of Jerusalem (qibla prophets and messengers, including the Jews)
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  Prophet Muhammad peace be upon him wanted Alqibla In the direction of Kaaba
  Wants it and feels it
  Raises his head to the sky and look without saying anything
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  allah says in the Holy Qur'an
  (144) We have certainly seen the turning of your face, [O Muammad], toward the heaven, and We will surely turn you to a qiblah with which you will be pleased. So turn your face toward al-Masjid al-îar m. And wherever you [believers] are, turn your faces toward it [in prayer]. Indeed, those who have been given the Scripture well know that it is the truth from their Lord. And Allah is not unaware of what they do.
  
  This is from allah
  Transformation of all Muslims in the direction of the Kaaba immediately
  This demonstrates the obedience of slaves to allah
  
  Allah's Apostle prayed facing Baitul-Maqdis for sixteen or seventeen months but he loved to face the Ka'ba (at Mecca) so Allah revealed: "Verily, We have seen the turning of your face to the heaven!" (2:144) So the Prophet faced the Ka'ba and the fools amongst the people namely "the Jews" said, "What has turned them from their Qibla (Bait-ul-Maqdis) which they formerly observed"" (Allah revealed): "Say: 'To Allah belongs the East and the West. He guides whom he will to a straight path'." (2:142) A man prayed with the Prophet (facing the Ka'ba) and went out. He saw some of the Ansar praying the 'Asr prayer with their faces towards Bait-ul-Maqdis, he said, "I bear witness that I prayed with Allah's Apostle facing the Ka'ba." So all the people turned their faces towards the Ka'ba.
  
  Note that it says for 16 or 17 months (not 13 years or so when Islam was propagated). This was the second year of the prophet in Madina (2nd Hiji). This would mean the Masj-al-Aqsa qibla was specifically made Qibla in Madina after the prophet migrated
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  First to know is that the prophet prayed towards Al-Aqsa mosque before Hijrah, and after it, he prayed towards it for about seventeen months until Rajab of the second year (according to Ibn Abbas), when Allah ordered him to pray towards Kaabah.
  
  Did the Prophet pray towards Al-Aqsa at the order of Allah or at his own decision?
  
  The majority of scholars agreed that it was at the order of Allah, the following ayah is an evidence:
  
  
  
  
  And thus we have made you a just community that you will be witnesses over the people and the Messenger will be a witness over you. And We did not make the qiblah which you used to face except that We might make evident who would follow the Messenger from who would turn back on his heels. And indeed, it is difficult except for those whom Allah has guided. And never would Allah have caused you to lose your faith. Indeed Allah is, to the people, Kind and Merciful.
  
  Surat Al-Baqarah:143.
  
  In this verse Allah says that he made the old qiblah (Al-Aqsa) for a reason (rest of the ayah), so this is an evidence that Allah is who chose Al-Aqsa as the first Qibla.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  The place of the Dome of the Rock is told to be the place from which the Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) ascended to heaven at the night of Israa and Miraj, hence its importance.
  
  
  The First Qibla of Islam was toward Bitul-Maqdis, which is now in Jerusalem. Muslims used to pray Salat towards this Qibla, until this Ayat is revealed:
  
  We have certainly seen the turning of your face, [O Muhammad], toward the heaven, and We will surely turn you to a qiblah with which you will be pleased. So turn your face toward al-Masjid al-Haram. And wherever you [believers] are, turn your faces toward it [in prayer]. Indeed, those who have been given the Scripture well know that it is the truth from their Lord. And Allah is not unaware of what they do 1
  
  This hadith From Anas (R.A) which is recorded in Sahih Muslim is saying this:
  
  Anas reported: The Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) used to pray towards Bait-ul-Maqdis, that it was revealed (to him):" Indeed We see the turning of the face to heaven, wherefore We shall assuredly cause thee to turn towards Qibla which shall please thee. So turn thy face towards the sacred Mosque (Ka'ba)" (ii. 144). A person from Banu Salama was going; (he found the people) in ruk'u (while) praying the dawn prayer and they had said one rak'ah. He said in a loud voice: Listen! the Qibla has been changed and they turned towards (the new) Qibla (Ka'ba) in that very state.
  
  
  
  Before the Quran came from Allah the Bible (new & old testament) came from Allah . According to the old testament people were required to pray towards Jerusalem.
  
  The origin of this is based in the Bible as below...
  
  "If thy people go out to battle against their enemy, whithersoever thou shalt send them, and shall pray unto the LORD toward the city ( Jerusalem ) which thou hast chosen, and toward the house ( Baitul Makdas ) that I have built for thy name" [ 1 Kings 8:44 ]
  
  So Mulsims were following that direction because that was the last known direction of prayer given by Allah until He changed it in the Quran towards Mecca based on the verse below...
  
  "From whencesoever Thou startest forth, turn Thy face in the direction of the sacred Mosque; that is indeed the truth from the Lord. And Allah is not unmindful of what ye do." [Quran 2:149]
  
  
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• macoooo Advanced

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  Misconception that Jesus is God because he had no earthly father
  
  
  If Jesus is God because he had no earthly father, then Adam was a greater ‘god’ because he had no earthly father and mother.
  
  According to the book of Hebrews Melchiz′edek has attributes of a god also:
  
  “He is without father or mother or genealogy, and has neither beginning of days nor end of life, but resembling the Son of God he continues a priest for ever.” Hebrews
  
  
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• macoooo Advanced

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  Many Christians believe what distinguishes Jesus from other prophets and makes him divine was that he could raise people from the dead.
  
  
  Firstly, one needs to remember that all his miracles were done by the finger of God and not by himself.
  
  Secondly, Elijah also raised people from the dead by the power of God.
  
  
  “And he stretched himself upon the child three times, and cried unto the Lord, and said, O Lord my God, I pray thee, let this child's soul come into him again.” 1 Kings 17:21
  “And the Lord heard the voice of Elijah; and the soul of the child came into him again, and he revived.” 1 Kings 17:22 KJV(Full story start from 1 Kings 17:17)
  
  “And when Elisha was come into the house, behold, the child was dead, and laid upon his bed.” 2 Kings 4:32 KJV
  “Then he returned, and walked in the house to and fro; and went up, and stretched himself upon him: and the child sneezed seven times, and the child opened his eyes.” 2 Kings 4:35 KJV (Full story start from 2 Kings 4:32)
  
  
  Misconception that Jesus is divine because he ascended into heaven alive
  
  
  Christians and Muslims both believe Jesus body ascended into Heaven by God (as he will be returning) a long time after the alleged crucifixion, but it doesn’t make him divine. Other prophets ascended into Heaven:
  
  “And it came to pass, as they still went on, and talked, that, behold, there appeared a chariot of fire, and horses of fire, and parted them both asunder; and Elijah went up by a whirlwind into heaven.” 2 Kings 2:11 KJV
  
  “And all the days of Enoch were three hundred sixty and five years: And Enoch walked with God: and he was not; for God took him.” Genesis 5:22-24 KJV
  
  
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• macoooo Advanced

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  The Qur'an and the Bible deny crucifixion
  
  
  Christ and Muhammad, the prophets of God, will not bear the sins of people
  Only God the Father will judge our deeds on the Day of Resurrection
  Jesus, peace be upon him, was not killed, nor was he crucified, and he will not bear the sins of people
  
  The most common belief among Christians is the belief that Jesus died for our sins, but the question is:
  Who said that Jesus died for our sins?
  
  Actually when we look at the verses Christians use to prove this belief, we find that 95% of these verses are from Paul’s epistles, and the verses used to prove this belief from the Gospels are very few, which puts a question mark on its source and whether Jesus really told that he would die on the cross for our sins.
  
  
  we as Muslims don’t need to believe that God needs to be a man or to be crucified for our sins, because God is mightier than that, we actually believe that this is a blasphemy and an insult against God. For sin to be forgiven by God, mans should repent faithfully to God, and acknowledge his sins, and God is the All Forgiver and All Merciful who will forgive him if He really knew he is really intending to repent and stop the sin:
  
  110. And whoever does a wrong or wrongs himself but then seeks forgiveness of Allāh will find Allāh Forgiving and Merciful. ( Holy Quran 4:110)
  Doesn’t God forgive sins without Jesus dying?
  
  No need for all that so that God forgives my sins, and this is what is also said by the Old Testament:
  
  Eze 18:21″But if a wicked person turns away from all his sins that he has committed and keeps all my statutes and does what is just and right, he shall surely live; he shall not die.
  
  Eze 18:22None of the transgressions that he has committed shall be remembered against him; for the righteousness that he has done he shall live.
  Did Jesus know that he came to die for our sins?
  
  
  God only punishes the guilty in Islam and does not harm the innocent
  Muslims do not believe in blood sacrifice and they do not believe that a holy man like Jesus should die such a cruel and humiliating death. He bears the sins of mankind while he is innocent
  
  It is better for God to forgive without bloodshed, because He is able to do so, as in Islam, God forgives without killing an innocent person and shedding blood.
  God only punishes those who commit a sin, and does not punish the oppressed
  
  
  Logically, rationally and scientifically, sin is not inherited from the father to his son because it is one of the acquired actions that are not inherited. If your father committed a sin, do you inherit his sin as you inherit the color of his eyes. ? If the father chose to be a criminal, does this mean that his son will inherit from him this nature that is in the father? Likewise, if the father is good, it does not necessarily mean that the son will be so, because he inherited the nature of his father
  
  
  The belief the inherited sin. contradicts divine justice. This is because the just God punishes a person for what he did, not for what his father or grandparents did. The Bible says in Ezekiel 18/20-21: The one who sins is the one who will die. The child will not share the guilt of the parent, nor will the parent share the guilt of the child. The righteousness of the righteous will be credited to them, and the wickedness of the wicked will be charged against them.
  
  This text indicates the responsibility of each individual for his sin and thus denies the inherited sin.
  
  And in Matthew 16-27: and then he will reward each person according to what they have done.
  . Christ Himself decides that each person will be rewarded according to his deeds. This contradicts inherited sin and salvation by crucifixion, because the text indicates that salvation is through work and not by crucifixion
  
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• macoooo Advanced

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  The miracles of the Holy Quran have astonished the world, and the errors of the Christian scriptures
  
  
  
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  ( 59 ) ***** The Truth About the Bible????
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  )O Christian: (A)
  You do not adhere to the words and teachings of Christ, peace be upon him.
  You follow Paul and the false church that openly opposes Christ.
  My words are supported by the statements of the early Church Fathers,
  who believed in and practiced the true teachings of Christ,
  considering him a prophet and not God. Furthermore,
  Christian scholars testify that your book is forged and contains distortions.
  A Christian claims that the Bible has no contradictions, but he was surprised by Sheikh Othman bin Farouk.
  
  
  
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  (55) *****Prophecies of the Beloved Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) in the Scriptures of Previous Religions (Part B)
  
  
  
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  ( 57 ) *****Prophecies of the Beloved Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) in the Scriptures of Previous Religions (D)
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  ( 65 ) **** The marriage of the beloved Prophet Muhammad to Lady Aisha 🌹 🌹 🌹 🌹
  
  
• macoooo Advanced

  2 hours ago
  In Islam, God (Allah) communicates with humanity primarily through divine revelation sent to prophets, culminating in the Quran. While direct revelation ended with Prophet Muhammad, Allah communicates with individuals today through spiritual inspiration, sincere prayer (Du'a), meaningful coincidences, and truthful dreams.
  Primary Methods of Divine Communication
  
  The Quran: Considered the final, direct word of God revealed to Prophet Muhammad, acting as the ultimate guide for humanity.
  Prophets and Messengers: Historically, Allah sent prophets to convey His laws, teachings, and guidance.
  Angels: Jibril (Gabriel) brought revelations, including the Quran, to the prophets.
  
  Methods of Individual Communication
  
  Inspiration (Ilham): Allah may place thoughts or understanding directly into a believer's heart.
  Truthful Dreams: Sincere dreams that provide comfort, guidance, or warnings.
  Signs in Nature/Circumstances: Reflections on the creation of the universe and life experiences.
  Answered Prayers (Du'a): Direct, personal communication where believers ask Allah for guidance or help.
  Istikhara: A specific prayer asking Allah to guide one's decision toward what is best.
  
  The Quran (42:51) summarizes that Allah speaks to humans only through inspiration, from behind a veil, or by sending a messenger.
  
  
  God said to us in Quran that He created death and life in order to test which of you is best in deeds, This life is a test from God, life does not end at the door of death but actual life begins from there,
  
  This world will end one day, before that know your God and understand his teaching, worship your lord along without any partner,
  
  Muhammad (puh) does not come with a new message but with which God sent to Noah (puh) Abrtahim (puh), Mous(puh), and Esa (puh)
  
  There will be a day called “day of judgment” on that day God asks every single soul, Regarding this test if you succeed that day you will be given never end life and every wish will be fulfilled, in this life, you will not have any guilty of past and any tension of future
  
  If you Failed you will cast into Hell in which you will be punished for your crime
  
  
  Who is Allah? - The Creator Seven Heavens | A description of The Creator of Life
  
  
  
  
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