I seek refuge in Allah (The One God) from the Satan (devil) the cursed, the rejected

With the name of ALLAH (swt) -The Bestower Of Unlimited Mercy, The Continously Merciful


Assalamu Alaikum Wa Rahmatullahi Wa Barakatuh (May the peace, mercy and blessings of Allah be upon you)


&&&

Did you read Holy Quran ? What's ur opinion & why ?

(Specially for non-Muslims )


Greetings to our non-Muslims sisters & brothers .

I read a comment in another thread '' I'm not Muslim, and honestly, I'm not impressed with the Qur'an. I don't think it is "true" in the sense that the Christian Bible is true'' .



I want to know what & why non-Muslims think about Holy Quran. I request u to give ur opinion freely ( without using foul words , of course ) .

Also , pl. mention how many other holy Books u read & what u think about those holy Books ?


PS. Sis Tayyaba , sorry to steal img from ur post

I have not read the whole thing but I have been doing research on Islam for almost 4 years. Growing up I was raised to belive in the Bible. It never really rang true for me though. I suppose it is because that over the years it has slowly but surely changed to suit what people want it to be. As far as the other comment you read, for me it is the exact opposite. I find much more truth in the Quran than any Bible I have seen.

Originally Posted by tomtomsmom

I have not read the whole thing but I have been doing research on Islam for almost 4 years. Growing up I was raised to belive in the Bible. It never really rang true for me though. I suppose it is because that over the years it has slowly but surely changed to suit what people want it to be. As far as the other comment you read, for me it is the exact opposite. I find much more truth in the Quran than any Bible I have seen.

Salaam/peace;

thanks sis for ur quick reply


Will u pl. tell me how u r doing ur reseacrh on Islam ?

Do u have a copy of Quran ?

I forgot to mention in my post that if any non-Muslim wants to have a free copy of Quran or Islamic CD , there are few sites who will send u those.

You are very welcome.
I reserch in one of two ways. First of all my husband is muslim so I ask him and then I do alot of internet research which led me here
I do have a copy of the Quran that is translated to English. I admit I have tried several times to read it but it makes my brain hurt. I find the explanations on-line to be very helpful though.

Originally Posted by tomtomsmom

You are very welcome.
I reserch in one of two ways. First of all my husband is muslim so I ask him and then I do alot of internet research which led me here
I do have a copy of the Quran that is translated to English. I admit I have tried several times to read it but it makes my brain hurt. I find the explanations on-line to be very helpful though.

Salaam/peace


Some translations are hard. I m giving u links where u will find translation in various languages & various translations ( not different versions ). Audio with translation is also available .


http://www.islamicity.com/MOSQUE/ARA...AYAT/1/1_1.htm


In the name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful.


Turkish:
Rahman ve Rahim olan Allah'in Adiyla


French:
Au nom d'Allah, le Tout Miséricordieux, le Très Miséricordieux.


German:
Im Namen Allahs, des Gnädigen, des Barmherzigen.


Spanish:
¡En el nombre de Alá, el Compasivo, el Misericordioso!




Order your Free CD . . . .

If you are a non-Muslim living in USA or Canada and are interested in getting a copy of this CD, You can order it now for FREE

If you are a Muslim and would like to order a Free CD, for evaluation, please click here

http://journeytoislam.com


Our revert bro wrote : Did you know? –


1. The Quran is exactly the same today in the Arabic language as it was over 1,400 years ago.


2. Over NINE MILLION Muslims Memorized the Entire Quran.


3. 9,000,000 + Muslims living today have memorized the entire Quran in the original Arabic language. But surprisingly over 75% of all Muslims are not Arab.


4 .And did you know?


1,500,000,000 Muslims have memorized a least a few surahs (chapters)?



Free Quran download:
http://islamtomorrow.com/downloads

This site was recommended in another thread. Free CD is available .


http://www.ediscoverislam.com

Originally Posted by tomtomsmom

You are very welcome.
I reserch in one of two ways. First of all my husband is muslim so I ask him and then I do alot of internet research which led me here
I do have a copy of the Quran that is translated to English. I admit I have tried several times to read it but it makes my brain hurt. I find the explanations on-line to be very helpful though.

Hey, just for the record, am a revert too and I will agree with you that reading the english can be hard.

having the background or an explanation to it makes it much easier.

Tafsir Ibn Kathir is widely used.

PS. Sis Tayyaba , sorry to steal img from ur post

lol i laughed a bit when i saw it its ok sis. steal woteva u want

Originally Posted by tomtomsmom

You are very welcome.
I reserch in one of two ways. First of all my husband is muslim so I ask him and then I do alot of internet research which led me here
I do have a copy of the Quran that is translated to English. I admit I have tried several times to read it but it makes my brain hurt. I find the explanations on-line to be very helpful though.

Hey.


If you get a headache by reading, you can try to download the recitation in arabic with verse by verse translation in english from this link:


http://sabbir.com/DownloadHalal.html


The translation he uses is Muhsin Khan which can be found on this link:

http://quranicrealm.com



Peace!

Originally Posted by Muslim Woman

I seek refuge in Allah (The One God) from the Satan (devil) the cursed, the rejected

With the name of ALLAH (swt) -The Bestower Of Unlimited Mercy, The Continously Merciful


Assalamu Alaikum Wa Rahmatullahi Wa Barakatuh (May the peace, mercy and blessings of Allah be upon you)


&&&

http://img358.imageshack.us/img358/6339/tr1tgqb5.gif

Did you read Holy Quran ? What's ur opinion & why ?

(Specially for non-Muslims )


Greetings to our non-Muslims sisters & brothers .

I read a comment in another thread '' I'm not Muslim, and honestly, I'm not impressed with the Qur'an. I don't think it is "true" in the sense that the Christian Bible is true'' .



I want to know what & why non-Muslims think about Holy Quran. I request u to give ur opinion freely ( without using foul words , of course ) .

Also , pl. mention how many other holy Books u read & what u think about those holy Books ?


PS. Sis Tayyaba , sorry to steal img from ur post

hola Muslim Woman,

gracias for your question... i read the quran while i was pregnant, a friend suggested it when i was talking to him online. my impressions were that it is easy to understand and has a simple message, that there is one God and mohammed is a prophet from God...

i read other holy books while i was pregnant, because of my free time and i wanted to better understand the people i talked to on CF... i found the baghavagita to be the most profound of all the non christian religious books... i tried to read dianetics but i stopped reading after a certain point... and i attempted to read a book connected to a religion called "discordianism" which confused me and insulted me very much...

many of these books, especially the baghavagita i found intellectually challenging and spiritually profound but they did not feel the same to me as the bible. i do not know how to properly say this but i feel, reading these books, the mark of mens imaginations and not Gods thoughts like i do with the bible... some, like the baghavagita i think i detected the wisdom of an entire culture that had been refined over centuries of existence and condensed into a religious message. others i sensed an underlying personal agenda... this was the case with the quran and the dianetics book... and still another, this discordian book, i thought maybe there was a crude implied joke...

but for me the bible just does not feel that way... so that is one contrasting thing i noticed... i think i would like to read more of the vedic scriptures though...

have you read (in entirety) other religious texts? what are your experiences relating to this... if i may ask?

Dios te bendiga

Salaam/peace;

Originally Posted by Fi_Sabilillah

Hey.


If you get a headache by reading, you can try to download the recitation in arabic with verse by verse translation in english from this link:


http://sabbir.com/DownloadHalal.html


The translation he uses is Muhsin Khan which can be found on this link:

http://quranicrealm.com



Peace!

thanks a lot for the link ....i just visited it ...wonderful. We can listen to Quran with translation while doing other work on net .

Well I just read the Bible and then the Qu'ran.

When I read the Qu'ran I was very skeptical, sometimes, as Jayda mentions, I felt that there might be ulterior motives involved.

You know when the Qu'ran says "Allah and His messenger" and so forth, I used to think, 'hmm, you see, it's so clear, Muhammad just made this up to get a fifth of the war booty' (Autho Billah, I seek refuge in Allah).

At the same time, I saw the amazing simplicity yet also profound message in the Qu'ran, the Elevation of God, which was something I recognised from the Old Testament, along side such things I also saw many stories of previous prophets, yet, instead of being mentioned as historical biographies, 'He walked this way, he took a sheep and slaughtered it, then he ate it and spoke to G-d' instead of such narratives, I found in the Qu'ran what seemed to be less of a human written historical approach, i.e. the stories were proceeded or finished with statements like 'Remember when so and so did this' or 'And We (Almighty God speaking to the Person) will make you an example, sign, for manking' The relation of stories of people before was thus, in my view, changed from one of a historical biographical prospective to a clear lesson and parable brought forth in the speech of God and which God narrated to us as a reminder or a sign, example, that was another difference.

I could relate the stuff that interested me for a while yet, but I will keep it brief God willing.

Abu Ikhlas.

for some reason, i don't get along with holy books - they strike me as boring.
i am a little over halfway through the qur'an now, and looks like i will manage to finish it this time around.
from what i remember about the bible (old testament only), which i also found boring, god seems more merciful and less rigid in the qur'an than he was in the bible. and the adam and eve story is a great improvement.

Originally Posted by snakelegs

for some reason, i don't get along with holy books - they strike me as boring.
i am a little over halfway through the qur'an now, and looks like i will manage to finish it this time around.
from what i remember about the bible (old testament only), which i also found boring, god seems more merciful and less rigid in the qur'an than he was in the bible. and the adam and eve story is a great improvement.

Just out of curiousity, do you just read the Qu'ran and keep reading and reading and reading?

Because even I don't do that, not in the english anyway.

Salaam/peace ;

Originally Posted by Jayda

hola Muslim Woman,

--- may be , it's a funny/stupid question but hola means hello ??

Originally Posted by Jayda

..have you read (in entirety) other religious texts? what are your experiences relating to this... if i may ask?

----I read OT , NT , don't remember the name of the Hindus book ....about the stories of their dieties.


My honest answer may hurt feelings of non-Muslims readers . So , pl accept my apology .

As a Muslim , i learnt to respect ALL THE PROPHETS
( pbut ) ...not only the Last Prophet Muhammed (p).
So , when I read OT , I was more than shocked .

The allegations against Prophet David (p) , Lot (p) ……those were extremely shocking . Also , I always heard so criticism against Quran that it has so many verses on war. I never read/heard any condemnation against any other holy books. So , I thought there is no verse on war in other holy books.



Also , media condemn the Last Prophet (p) for his several wives as if he was the only Prophet (p) in the earth who had more than one wife. So , when I found out that Jewish & Christians respected Prophet Solomon , David , Abraham , Moses ( peace be upon them all ) had more than one wife…..Solomon (p) had 1000 wives including so many concubines…..i was so surprised.

Also , David (p) married a very young virgin when he was dieing ....... i can't think , how media could have reacted if it was done by the Last Prophet (p).



I don’t understand , how it’s possible for media & non- Muslims to criticize Islam always when Jewish & Chrsitians holy books have so many verses on war (verses are much more harsh than the Quranic verses ) , allowed polygamy , slavery etc , etc.


Many non-Muslims believe Quran is anti-Jews. I wrote about this here.


(similarities between Muslims & Jewish Holy Books.)
similarities between Muslims & Jewish Holy Books



I hope, I did not hurt ur feelings much . About NT & Hindus holy book , Insha Allah next time.

Dios te bendiga

--- and the meaning is ????


&&

O our Lord, do not suffer our hearts to go astray after You have (rightly) guided us, grant us mercy from You, for verily You and You (alone) are the ever bestower. (ALI IMRAN: 8)

no, i read in sessions of about 20 minutes at a time.
you can read it in arabic? - that's cool!