The Three Questions???
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macoooo NoviceWas Muhammad really a prophet? Was he just a convincing fake? How could they find out? These are the questions which the leaders of the Quraish were continuously asking themselves. They finally decided to consult the Jewish rabbis in Yathrib about the problem, since Jews had had more dealings with prophets in the past and the rabbis were knowledgeable in the scriptures.
The rabbis advised the Quraish to ask Muhammad three questions. If he knew the answers to those questions, then he was truly a prophet. The first question was about some young men of long ago, who had left their people and had had a wondrous experience. The second question was about a traveler who had journeyed to the ends of the earth in the east and the west. The third question was about the Spirit, and what it was.
The Quraish hurriedly sent messengers to Muhammad to ask him the three questions. The Prophet told them to return the following day and he would have the answers for them. However, he failed to add, "insha Allah," that is, "if Allah wills." By the next day he had not received any revelation to help him answer the questions, and he had to ask the messengers to return the following day . This was repeated for fifteen days, while the people of Mecca laughed at Muhammad's inability to answer the three questions. Finally Jibril appeared to the Prophet, and told him the three answers. He also explained the reason for the delay. In Surah 18: 23-24, is the warning that one should not plan to do anything in the future, without saying, insha Allah. All that we hope to do is only accomplished by the will of Allah.
The first question was about some young men who remained steadfast in their worship of one God, while the rest of their people turned to the worship of idols. No one is sure of the number of youth involved. That knowledge is Allah's alone, although many scholars have disputed over the number. To escape persecution, the young men hid in a cave, where Allah caused them to fall asleep for about three hundred years (only Allah knows the exact length of time). They had a dog with them, and to anyone who happened to see them they would have appeared to be awake, and the person would have been filled with fear of them. When they finally awoke, it seemed to them as if only a short time had passed. It was when one of them was sent down to the town to buy food that they learned they had slept for centuries. The account of these sleepers is in the Quran, Surah 18:9-25.
The answer to the second question was about a great traveler identified as Zul-Qarnain, "the owner of two horns." He had great power and had been given the ways and means to do all things. He traveled to the setting of the sun, which set in a murky pool. Nearby there lived a people over whom Zul-Qarnain had authority to punish or reward. He chose to punish those who did wrong and then send them back to Allah to be further punished. Those who believed in Allah and were righteous, would be rewarded. Then he journeyed to the rising of the sun, where he found a people who had been provided with no protection against the sun. Those people he left completely alone.
As part of his answer to the second question, Muhammad gave information about a third journey which Zul-Qarnain made. He traveled to a place between two mountains, where the people understood scarcely anything about Allah. They asked for his help in building a barrier between them and two beings called Yajooj and Majooj. In return for his assistance they promised to pay tribute to him. However he did not desire tribute. He replied that the power which he received from Allah was better than any tribute which they could offer him. And so he helped them erect a barrier of iron and lead, which Yajooj and Majooj were powerless to climb over or dig through. But the Quran warns that on a day appointed by Allah, they would break out of their place of confinement and cause great destruction. This would be one of the signs that the Day of Judgment was near. The story of Zul-Qarnain can be found in the Quran 18:84-103.
The third question, about the Spirit, had the shortest answer. The Quran (17:85) says that the Spirit comes by command of Allah, and that mankind does not have the knowledge to fully understand it. The Jews disputed that they had been given full knowledge in the Torah, but Allah tells us that their knowledge is very small, in comparison to Allah's knowledge, which could not be recorded even if all the trees on earth were pens and all the seas were ink.
Muhammad having answered all their questions successfully, many other people were convinced and the number of believers increased.
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Honestly your posts are so long that no one really bothers reading them anymore
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Macooo, I am learning about the Greek, Indian and Arab culture in my school...I will surely tell you about the Arab culture. But not now...
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Gracious, you must be new here. I'm relatively sure that macooo is familiar with arab culture
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"Islam is the true religion youtube"
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macoooo NoviceThank you Dear Brothers
I feel here in conjunction and mutual respect
Morality here close to the morality of Islam
I love Arab culture
Lots and lots of Arabic literature from the basics of Islam
Such as defending the oppressed and the right neighbor and keep the symptoms, honor and help the needy
Sincere and compassionate heart
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Muhammad, peace and blessings be upon him, called for an end to racism and tribalism from the beginning to the end of his mission. He was truly the peacemaker for all times and all people.
O mankind! (Allah) has created you from a male and a female, and made you into nations and tribes, that you may know one another. Verily, the most honourable of you with Allah is that (believer) who is one of the pious. Verily, Allah is All-Knowing, All-Aware
[Holy Quran 49:13]
And in another verse of the Quran:
O mankind! Have piety and be most dutiful to your Lord, Who created you from a single person (Adam), and from him (Adam) He created his wife (Eve), and from them both He created many men and women and fear Allah through Whom you demand your mutual (rights), and (do not cut the relations of) the wombs (kinship). Surely, Allah is Ever an AllWatcher over you.
[Holy Quran 4:1]
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I'm pretty sure this is all just copypasta.
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macoooo NoviceThese writings of my own
I am a professor in the Department of Arabic and Islamic studies
I have thousands of friends from England and America, the Netherlands, Bulgaria, Japan and Singapore
Everyone is discussing with me about Islam
They have a great passion for learning Islam
You can use my words and dissemination
thank you
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. Muhammad, peace and blessings be upon him, ordered men not to "inherit women against their will," and not to marry them accept by mutual consent and never to touch their wealth or inheritance in order to improve their own financial conditions.
O you who believe! You are forbidden to inherit women against their will, and you should not treat them with harshness, that you may take away part of the Mahr you have given them, unless they commit open illegal sexual intercourse. And live with them honorably. If you dislike them, it may be that you dislike a thing and Allah brings through it a great deal of good.
[Holy Quran 4:19]
We also notice from this verse, He forbid the common practice of wife-beating and abuse, (his own wife said he never once hit her).
He never once engaged in sex outside of marriage, nor did he ever approve of it, even though it was very common at the time. His only relationships with women were in legitimate, contractual marriages with proper witnesses according to law. His relationship to Ayesha was only that of marriage. He did not marry her the first time her father offered her hand to him in marriage. He married her only after she reached the age of puberty and could decide for herself. Their relationship is described in every detail by Ayesha herself in the most loving and respectful manner as a match truly made in heaven. Ayesha is considered as one of the highest scholars of Islam and lived out her entire life only having been married to Muhammad, peace and blessings be upon him. She never desired any other man, nor did she ever utter a single negative statement against Muhammad, peace and blessings be upon him.
Muhammad, peace and blessings be upon him, ordered men to "provide and protect" women, whether it was their own mother, sister, wife or daughter or even those of others, whether they were Muslims or not.
"Men are the protectors and maintainers of women, because Allah has made one of them to excel the other, and because they spend (to support the women) from their means. Therefore the righteous women are devoutly obedient (to Allah and to their husbands), and guard in the husband's absence what Allah orders them to guard (e.g. their chastity, their husband's property, etc.).
As to those women on whose part you see illconduct, admonish them, refuse to share their beds, startle them (set forth a clear example or parable for them, to make clear the point of what is going on before divorcing them) so if they return to proper obedience (to Allah and their husbands), do not annoy them any further. Surely, Allah is Ever Most High, Most Great."
[Holy Quran 4:34]
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Well professor in the Department of Arabic and Islamic studies, you are posting on a forum section of a quiz site who's primary audiences are boys and girls in their early teens.
Also, statistically, the average person can only remember around 150 names at a time. So your claim of "thousands of friends" is hollow. They may be associates, or acquaintances, but to call them your friends is exaggerating to say the least.
Once again, for a "professor" you seem to be using a lot of qualifying adjectives. Please tell me more about how "everyone" is discussing Islam with you. So far, I've counted no more than two or three people who are passionate enough about Islam to discuss it, and around that same number in people with simple questions. This hardly qualifies "everyone".
Honestly, we never associated you with any validity outside of your own word before now, and your sudden desire to defend yourself makes me question even that. You claim to be a professor, to have thousands of friends, and to have massive amounts of acceptance; and while I cannot say that you preaching your beliefs is wrong, I can call in to question your sudden defensiveness for such a "scholarly" title. -
Macooo! Really?
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macoooo Novicedear brother
This is very simple
I'm getting thousands of messages on my email
As well as in many other sites
Do not worry about the details
It is important
The desire to learn more about Islam
You can comparison between religions
And say, O Lord guided me to the true religion
It is important
In your heart and mind honest
I am confident, God willing.
You will reach the truth
welcome Donotdisturb
thank's
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Muhammad, peace and blessings be upon him, never gambled and did not allow it. Like usury, gambling takes away wealth but at an even faster pace.
"People ask you (Muhammad) about alcohol and gambling. Say, 'There is great sin in both of them and (some benefit) for humans, but the sin is greater than any benefit from them.' And they ask you what they should spend (for charity, etc.). Say, 'Whatever is above your basic needs.' So, Allah makes it clear to you His Laws in order for you to give thought."
[Holy Quran 2:219]
Gambling had not been viewed as so evil until the time of Muhammad, peace be upon. Today, it is well established the damage gambling causes to families and even mental health. The idea of getting something for nothing is not the proper way of life prescribed by the teachings of Muhammad, peace and blessings be upon him.
Muhammad, peace and blessings be upon him, never drank alcohol or strong drink, even though it was a very normal thing for people of his time and place.
"O you believers! Intoxicating drinks, gambling, fortune telling, etc. is the hated work of the devil. So stay away from all of that horrible stuff, that you will be successful."
"The devil only wants to create hatred between you with intoxicants (alcoholic drinks, etc.) and gambling and to keep you from the remembrance of Allah and from your proper worship (prayers). So, why won't you away from them?"
[Holy Quran 5:90-91]
The Arabs, like most other cultures at his time, drank alcohol without concern for their health or for their altered behavior while intoxicated. Many of them were alcoholics.
In today's world there is little need to present long discussions on the evil and dangers of drinking alcohol. Besides causing diseases and ruining a person's health, alcohol is often attributed to be the cause of many traffic accidents resulting in property damage, injuries and deaths. The first order was for the followers of Muhammad, peace and blessings be upon him, to leave off drinking while engaged in worship, then came stronger orders to leave drinking all together. Thus, offering a time for the early Muslims to break off from their addiction to strong drink
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Dear Macooo, you are not my brother. You are an individual on a forum site who instead of making any form of coherent sense, is replying with fragmented sentences and religious jargon.
I don't care about how many other people email you.
I don't care about what you do on any other website.
I am saying that you're not discussing your beliefs. You're just trying to convert people. People who either already share your beliefs or aren't going to. This much should be abundantly clear by now.
These are the forums of a quiz site, and after reviewing your profile I have found that you aren't here for the quizzes. You also stick primarily to this forum which means you aren't here to socialize. The only reason I can see that you're here is to try and convert people or preach your belief. I have to ask, does it make you feel better to preach about Islam to 13 year old children on the internet? Is that what you're all about? It seems a little petty. A little weak and a little shameful. -
No, almost no other belief system can say the same because the bronze aged belief that men aren't allowed to show affection to women outside of marriage is a silly one. It's built on the ideology that women are property for trade and unable of having informed opinions or make their own choices in life.
Also, claiming that marrying a pagan makes you pagan is a very black and white way of seeing thing. And the fact that this applies to anything you don't believe in shows off a very narrow mindset that you seem to be upholding. The idea that your love life defines you as a person, and that difference of opinion or beliefs is a bad thing.
Your belief is built on shaming people. Shaming them in to only acknowledging Muslim beliefs. Shaming them in to only marrying in to Muslim beliefs. Shaming others for not following Muslim beliefs. You people pride yourselves so much on your beliefs and act so superior; yet when all is out there and your mask of holy-babble is stripped away you are no better than the rest. Ignorant. Bigoted. And shameful.
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