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VortexPL
Greetings everyone.
welcome aboard and forgive in advance my ultra abridged reply... it is sunday after all :D
Now comes the questions :D
NOTE: These are questions asked by friends and family, as well as my own, and these are things pertaining to the Islamic world that I dont seem to be able to get a straight answer for.
1.) How does Islamic clergy work, specifically the Imams, of thats what you call them?
Imams head and prayer and some of them are very scholarly so you might seek their counsel on matters pertaining to religion that you don't know the answer to...
On the authority of Al-Numan bin Basheer, who said : I heared the messenger of Allah say :
"That which is lawful is plain and that which is unlawful is plain and between the two of them are doubtful matters about which not many people know. Thus he who avoids doubtful matters clears himself in regard to his religion and his honor, but he who falls into doubtful matters falls into that which is unlawful, like the shepherd who pastures around a sanctuary, all but grazing therein. Truly every king has a sanctuary, and truly Allah's sanctuary is His prohibitions. Truly in the body there is a morsel of flesh which, if it be whole, all the body is whole and which, if it be diseased, all of it is diseased. Truly it is the heart."
narrated by Bukhari and Muslim
2.) How do Muslims view the previous pope, Pope John Paul II? (personal I know, but what you or your parents say?)
I personally liked him much more than this new guy.. he seemed like a gentle soul!
3.) When Pope Benedict the 16th made those misinterpreted comments regarding Islam, the Muslim world literally boiled. Why is it that when Osama bin Laden, who clearly tramples over Islam, makes a speech or threat, do Muslims not openly protest in the same manner?
Many of us believe that the so-called usama tapes are fabricated by U.S govt.
Ok, those were the big political questions, now for some fun ones :D
4.)PS3 or Xbox 360 ^_^?
xbox but I don't have either :raging:
5.) Though the mideast generally condemns Western immorality, they love soccer and their sports, isnt that kind of a double standard, since alcohol and other things are advertised in it?
sports has nothing to do with immorality.. see above hadith I quoted, especially when playing sports :wink:
depends on my mood
Now the last and final one, and the most important to me personally
7.) Can Muslims and Christians respect each other without forcing each other's views on each other?
Only in real life, but never on forums, the anonymity affords one ample room for crticism.. kidddddddddddding.. sure I don't see why not?
Thats it for now, please question me about Catholicism or the US, we need dialogue here people :D
I personally went to catholic school, so I have no questions, except, why did Russia sell all those paintings to the national gallery in DC for a lousy 8 million?
cheers