Other religions?

im not a scholar or anything but the hadith in which it says:

rasullulah saws saw umar RA read a torah and rasullulah's face changed and anger could be seen on his face and he said if Musa AS was alive he most certainly would have followed him.

this hadith scares me, and i think Allah and Islam is enough...

Remember if you wish for a different religion it will not be allowed. On a brighter site, I do think you will find your answers in Islam if you give it a try. Now there is nothing wrong with learning about the world you live in, and yes some religions might be offering some nice things, but in Islam we believe Allah subhana wa ta'ala has perfected our religion, so why would you exchange a perfect religion for something that is not perfect?

format_quote Originally Posted by Anonymous Tester

As a muslim can you find out about other religion?
I am intrested in Buddism is it haram if I look into it?

There is nothing wrong in showing an interest in another religion. Afterall, studying is halaal.

format_quote Originally Posted by Dawud_uk

it is not that straight forward,

i.e is it allowed to study how to make pornographic images or films? or study to become a catholic priest?

With all due respect, buddhism has very little to do with porn. But I understand your point.

we need to have basic knowledge of such things to warn against them, but this person actually wants to study it because they think budhism has merit when it is a kufr idiology and a message from shaitan to draw people from the right path no matter how much other good is in it.

I believe some people have got the wrong end of the stick so for the benefit of everyone, allow me to anaylse the user's previous statement:

I dont know i am really confused, i am just curious their religion intrest me the whole meditation and finding inner peace i dont know i study religion in class and i find it really intresting

The bolded curious: this means he has some interest with the religion, it doesn't mean that he wants to revert or anything like that.
The second bolded parts: the brother wants to learn specifically about meditation and finding inner peace - this is highly prevalent in many religions, including Islam. So, yes, in that respect, Buddhism does have a merit. The brother wishes only to learn about it - nothing wrong in doing so.


In short: to study another religion doesn't make you an apostate.

format_quote Originally Posted by aamirsaab

The bolded curious: this means he has some interest with the religion, it doesn't mean that he wants to revert or anything like that.
The second bolded parts: the brother wants to learn specifically about meditation and finding inner peace - this is highly prevalent in many religions, including Islam. So, yes, in that respect, Buddhism does have a merit. The brother wishes only to learn about it - nothing wrong in doing so.


In short: to study another religion doesn't make you an apostate.

Bro, what you highlighted shows the extact reason why the brother should not do it.

I dont know i am really confused, i am just curious their religion intrest me the whole meditation and finding inner peace i dont know i study religion in class and i find it really intresting

As you showed, the respected brother is curious in what? the religion and the meditation and finding inner peace

It sounds as if the brother, now brother (original poster) please correct me, but that you find the meditation and finding inner peace part interesting, it sounds like you might want to take it up. But this is wrong in the sense that Allah has told us how to find this already,

YUSUFALI: "Those who believe, and whose hearts find satisfaction in the remembrance of Allah: for without doubt in the remembrance of Allah do hearts find satisfaction.
PICKTHAL: Who have believed and whose hearts have rest in the remembrance of Allah. Verily in the remembrance of Allah do hearts find rest!
SHAKIR: Those who believe and whose hearts are set at rest by the remembrance of Allah; now surely by Allah's remembrance are the hearts set at rest.

Satisfaction, peace, rest, Allah has told us how, to try and seek a different method is only to disregard what has been told us.

If the brother is just learning for what ever other raeson, personally I'd caution him to be careful. Anyhow, I hope its helped. in some way

Eesa.

Come, now. Some people are overreacting. Throughout my life I've read about Buddhism, Christianity, Judaism, Hinduism and Sikhism simply because I want to know what followers of those religions believe. I've not turned into a Buddhist, a Christian, a Jew, a Hindu or a Sikh!

format_quote Originally Posted by Muezzin

Come, now. Some people are overreacting. Throughout my life I've read about Buddhism, Christianity, Judaism, Hinduism and Sikhism simply because I want to know what followers of those religions believe. I've not turned into a Buddhist, a Christian, a Jew, a Hindu or a Sikh!

What was your intention behind reading about those religions?

format_quote Originally Posted by IsaAbdullah

What was your intention behind reading about those religions?

Curiosity about their beliefs. I also want to better understand my peers. Maybe I also want to make better sense of the political climate in order to find a way to strike some sort of balance between all the main interests of different religions, to get peace, but that sounds pretentious.

I'm secure enough in my beliefs to learn about others'. I think we all should learn about other religions - not to convert, but simply to understand and respect our neighbours' beliefs just as we would like them to respect ours.

Aah..but how did you go about studying about other religions? How do you know where the limit lies?
I'm still trying to learn more about Islam than anything, but it is interesting to know how other religions are in certain situations I guess..

format_quote Originally Posted by Muezzin

Curiosity about their beliefs. I also want to better understand my peers. Maybe I also want to make better sense of the political climate in order to find a way to strike some sort of balance between all the main interests of different religions, to get peace, but that sounds pretentious.

I'm secure enough in my beliefs to learn about others'. I think we all should learn about other religions - not to convert, but simply to understand and respect our neighbours' beliefs just as we would like them to respect ours.

Ok, well that sounds like you didnt read about other religions to find inner peace or to use their methods in oder to bring you closer to G-d, am i right?

format_quote Originally Posted by Musaafir

Aah..but how did you go about studying about other religions?

Textbooks, encyclopedias, just general reading about certain philosophical and sociological standpoints. It wasn't all in one clump, it's just accumulated knowledge that I'm constantly gathering, even here on LI from certain non-Muslim members.

How do you know where the limit lies?

Um, when you start thinking, 'hey, I want to be a member of this religion!' But that doesn't happen because I simply don't want it to. I read about them simply with the intention of learning and understanding.

I'm still trying to learn more about Islam than anything, but it is interesting to know how other religions are in certain situations I guess..

Exactly. I've found that every major religion favours peace and mutual respect. This is why I find all the religious conflict so perplexing and frustrating.

format_quote Originally Posted by IsaAbdullah

Ok, well that sounds like you didnt read about other religions to find inner peace or to use their methods in oder to bring you closer to G-d, am i right?

That's correct. I believe I can find all the inner peace I want in Islam, and I accept that other people find inner peace in the religions they wish to follow.

format_quote Originally Posted by IbnAbdulHakim

im not a scholar or anything but the hadith in which it says:

rasullulah saws saw umar RA read a torah and rasullulah's face changed and anger could be seen on his face and he said if Musa AS was alive he most certainly would have followed him.

this hadith scares me, and i think Allah and Islam is enough...

I think that Hadith is either weak or Hasan Li Ghairihi

but either way you can check this out, there is nothing wrong with looking at other people's scriptures if you can expose the falsehood in their beliefs and such...

http://www.islamtoday.com/showme2.cf...sub_cat_id=697

format_quote Originally Posted by Muezzin

Textbooks, encyclopedias, just general reading about certain philosophical and sociological standpoints. It wasn't all in one clump, it's just accumulated knowledge that I'm constantly gathering, even here on LI from certain non-Muslim members.

Aah...I've seen a lot of similarities between the Christian religion and Islam, But I tend to leave it when I see contradiction..I just don't want to confuzzle myself too much I guess. I haven't really looked at any other religion apart from Islam and Christianity and Judaism confuses me a lot..is it a religion or a nation?

Well Muezzin maybe thats the difference bro