As many of us have noticed, every so often days a thread pops up of how "jihadists" or Extreme Islam and how degrading Islam is to women.
What is an obligation on us Muslims is that we make clear to people, what Islam is.
Please direct any questions you may have, I will do everything in my power to answer them in the most open ands sensible way possible.
I understand if its not allowed to make threads propagating a certain religion, however please understand that with a lot of misunderstanding occuring to Islam, I just want to make everything easier to understand for the people who would be kind enough to ask.
http://youtube.com/watch?v=HG9dMKiDzC4 Watch that video for fast clarification on Jihad etc.
I made a list of things you should be familiarised with :
"Islam is just another copy!"
Firstly ,please understand that Islam is what used to be the early Judaism of Moses ( Moses never called his way "judaism" rather a submission) and the Nazaratism of Jesus the true monotheistic way, before certain and proven alterations of Paul and others had taken place.
Muhammad is prophecised in the old testament:
The Lord said to me [Moses]: What they say is good. I will raise up for them a Prophet like you among their brothers; I will put My words in his mouth, and he will tell them everything I command him. If anyone does not listen to My words that the Prophet speaks in My Name, I will Myself call him to account. (Deuteronomy, 18.17-9)
"brothers referes to the early Qurayshi's some of whom were born of Abraham through Ishmeal) ( much like Isreali's were born of Isaac)
Notice the " In My name", every Surah in the Quran starts with:
In The Name of Allah Most Gracious,Most Merciful
So God restored it once again through the prophet born of Abraham through Ismail( (Ishmeal which means God heard).
Allah (Arabic: الله‎
is the standard Arabic word for "God".While the term is best known in the West for its use by Muslims as a reference to God, it is used by Arabic-speakers of all Abrahamic faiths, including Christians and Jews in reference to "God".
Muhammad is the only religious figure that can be proven to have existed, as because of his writings to kings,his belongings and his grave being present to this very day.
The name Muhammad literally means "Praiseworthy" and occurs four times in the Qur'an.
One in every five persons on this earth firmly believes that the Prophet Muhammad is the last Messenger of God. He was a Muslim and there are more than 1.3 billion(recorded) such Muslims today.
He was named the number one most Influencial man by numerous non-Muslims above Isaac, newston, Einstein and even Jesus for being a:
1.Philosopher
2.Orator,
3.Apostle,
4.Legislator,
5.Warrior,
6.Conqueror of ideas,
7.Restorer of rational dogmas,of a religion without images;
8.A Father
9. A Husband
10.The founder of twenty terrestrial empires and of one spiritual empire, that is Muhammad.
-- (Paris 1854, Vol. II, pp. 276- 277)
No images should be made of him ever, Muhammad (saw) condemned it, this shows his true intentions as only being remembered for what he did and not how he looked like or worshipped.
However, if you want a description of how he looked like here it is:
Muhammad (pbuh) was of a height a little above the average. He was of sturdy build with long muscular limbs and tapering fingers. The hair of his head was long and thick with some waves in them. His forehead was large and prominent, his eyelashes were long and thick, his nose was sloping, his mouth was somewhat large and his teeth were well set. His cheeks were spare and he had a pleasant smile. His eyes were large and black with a touch of brown. His beard was thick and at the time of his death, he had seventeen grey hairs in it.
His gait was firm and he walked so fast that others found it difficult to keep pace with him. His face was genial but at times, when he was deep in thought, there there were long periods of silence, yet he always kept himself busy with something. He did not speak unnecessarily and what he said was always to the point and without any padding. At times he would make his meaning clear by slowly repeating what he had said. His laugh was mostly a smile. He kept his feelings under firm control - when annoyed, he would turn aside or keep silent, when pleased he would lower his eyes.
Many false representations and lies have been spread around him, but this is very normal as it was the same in his day and age, he was beaten and humiliated on numerous ocassions.
Another one I can't believe people don't understand yet :
MUSLIMS BELIEVE IN JESUS!
I've heard a lot of those kind of people who have been brought up on the concept of muslims not believing in jesus,while we are the only religion besides christianity that does. He is mentioned 25 times in the Qur'an while Muhammad him self is only 5 times.
What is Jihad!?
Calm down, first of all Jihad literally means to strive for something, i.e work hard and to your best of ability, so everything muslims do is Jihad, whether it is helping the elderly or collecting Charity, or fighting your inner temptations or defending the helpless and weak.
Funny, how Muhammad(saw) is known as the Prophet of Mercy, when he was so kind even to his enemies.
Secondly, non of the things that are going on now can in any way shape or form be associated with Islam. Extremists have always been around and will always, the Prophet(saw) himself said that these are a people with no kindness in their hearts, they thrive on wars and bloodshed, he said that the if he was with us today, he would eliminate them all. Suicide is a no go in Islam, there is only damnation after that, no go going back!
What about women?!
Before Islam the early people were cruel and unjust to women, they treated them like objects of mere desire, and often some of them went through hidious and unjust situations. To the point that they buried their duaghters alive.
Islam came to stop all of that, Allah gave the women honour once more and the rights that they so truthfully deserve. The veil is a beautiful thing, it ensures that the woman should be noticed for her personality and kindness and not for any physical traits.
A veil is a covering like this:
Looks a lot like Virgin mary doesn't it?
That is because Mary is an example for muslim girls.
Girls in the Islamic world, laugh at the western girls. How they are enslaved to the male desire and are somewhat forced to wear make-up 24/7 or that they have to wear tight clothes even in cold days. To event the extremes of physical alterations to show that they are "free".
In Islam whatever a man can do, a women can do to. Don't think that any of the things that are going on right now in some of the so called "muslim" countries, where they treat women as secondary citizens is Islamic at all. It is the opposite, they do exactly what Islam came to stop. Ignorant culture has always been the enemy of Islam.
The truth is that there are so many MisConceptions going on lately, and I like many others just want to set it straight.
Any questions ?..Drop them off here
^__^
What is an obligation on us Muslims is that we make clear to people, what Islam is.
Please direct any questions you may have, I will do everything in my power to answer them in the most open ands sensible way possible.
I understand if its not allowed to make threads propagating a certain religion, however please understand that with a lot of misunderstanding occuring to Islam, I just want to make everything easier to understand for the people who would be kind enough to ask.
http://youtube.com/watch?v=HG9dMKiDzC4 Watch that video for fast clarification on Jihad etc.
I made a list of things you should be familiarised with :
"Islam is just another copy!"
Firstly ,please understand that Islam is what used to be the early Judaism of Moses ( Moses never called his way "judaism" rather a submission) and the Nazaratism of Jesus the true monotheistic way, before certain and proven alterations of Paul and others had taken place.
Muhammad is prophecised in the old testament:
The Lord said to me [Moses]: What they say is good. I will raise up for them a Prophet like you among their brothers; I will put My words in his mouth, and he will tell them everything I command him. If anyone does not listen to My words that the Prophet speaks in My Name, I will Myself call him to account. (Deuteronomy, 18.17-9)
"brothers referes to the early Qurayshi's some of whom were born of Abraham through Ishmeal) ( much like Isreali's were born of Isaac)
Notice the " In My name", every Surah in the Quran starts with:
In The Name of Allah Most Gracious,Most Merciful
So God restored it once again through the prophet born of Abraham through Ismail( (Ishmeal which means God heard).
Allah (Arabic: الله‎
is the standard Arabic word for "God".While the term is best known in the West for its use by Muslims as a reference to God, it is used by Arabic-speakers of all Abrahamic faiths, including Christians and Jews in reference to "God".Muhammad is the only religious figure that can be proven to have existed, as because of his writings to kings,his belongings and his grave being present to this very day.
The name Muhammad literally means "Praiseworthy" and occurs four times in the Qur'an.
One in every five persons on this earth firmly believes that the Prophet Muhammad is the last Messenger of God. He was a Muslim and there are more than 1.3 billion(recorded) such Muslims today.
He was named the number one most Influencial man by numerous non-Muslims above Isaac, newston, Einstein and even Jesus for being a:
1.Philosopher
2.Orator,
3.Apostle,
4.Legislator,
5.Warrior,
6.Conqueror of ideas,
7.Restorer of rational dogmas,of a religion without images;
8.A Father
9. A Husband
10.The founder of twenty terrestrial empires and of one spiritual empire, that is Muhammad.
-- (Paris 1854, Vol. II, pp. 276- 277)
No images should be made of him ever, Muhammad (saw) condemned it, this shows his true intentions as only being remembered for what he did and not how he looked like or worshipped.
However, if you want a description of how he looked like here it is:
Muhammad (pbuh) was of a height a little above the average. He was of sturdy build with long muscular limbs and tapering fingers. The hair of his head was long and thick with some waves in them. His forehead was large and prominent, his eyelashes were long and thick, his nose was sloping, his mouth was somewhat large and his teeth were well set. His cheeks were spare and he had a pleasant smile. His eyes were large and black with a touch of brown. His beard was thick and at the time of his death, he had seventeen grey hairs in it.
His gait was firm and he walked so fast that others found it difficult to keep pace with him. His face was genial but at times, when he was deep in thought, there there were long periods of silence, yet he always kept himself busy with something. He did not speak unnecessarily and what he said was always to the point and without any padding. At times he would make his meaning clear by slowly repeating what he had said. His laugh was mostly a smile. He kept his feelings under firm control - when annoyed, he would turn aside or keep silent, when pleased he would lower his eyes.
Many false representations and lies have been spread around him, but this is very normal as it was the same in his day and age, he was beaten and humiliated on numerous ocassions.
Another one I can't believe people don't understand yet :
MUSLIMS BELIEVE IN JESUS!
I've heard a lot of those kind of people who have been brought up on the concept of muslims not believing in jesus,while we are the only religion besides christianity that does. He is mentioned 25 times in the Qur'an while Muhammad him self is only 5 times.
What is Jihad!?
Calm down, first of all Jihad literally means to strive for something, i.e work hard and to your best of ability, so everything muslims do is Jihad, whether it is helping the elderly or collecting Charity, or fighting your inner temptations or defending the helpless and weak.
Funny, how Muhammad(saw) is known as the Prophet of Mercy, when he was so kind even to his enemies.
Secondly, non of the things that are going on now can in any way shape or form be associated with Islam. Extremists have always been around and will always, the Prophet(saw) himself said that these are a people with no kindness in their hearts, they thrive on wars and bloodshed, he said that the if he was with us today, he would eliminate them all. Suicide is a no go in Islam, there is only damnation after that, no go going back!
What about women?!
Before Islam the early people were cruel and unjust to women, they treated them like objects of mere desire, and often some of them went through hidious and unjust situations. To the point that they buried their duaghters alive.
Islam came to stop all of that, Allah gave the women honour once more and the rights that they so truthfully deserve. The veil is a beautiful thing, it ensures that the woman should be noticed for her personality and kindness and not for any physical traits.
A veil is a covering like this:
Looks a lot like Virgin mary doesn't it?
That is because Mary is an example for muslim girls.
Girls in the Islamic world, laugh at the western girls. How they are enslaved to the male desire and are somewhat forced to wear make-up 24/7 or that they have to wear tight clothes even in cold days. To event the extremes of physical alterations to show that they are "free".
In Islam whatever a man can do, a women can do to. Don't think that any of the things that are going on right now in some of the so called "muslim" countries, where they treat women as secondary citizens is Islamic at all. It is the opposite, they do exactly what Islam came to stop. Ignorant culture has always been the enemy of Islam.
The truth is that there are so many MisConceptions going on lately, and I like many others just want to set it straight.
Any questions ?..Drop them off here
^__^