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noselfwilling
When God says something, He means it. When he says those who believe in Him have eternal life that can never be lost, "they shall never perish" (John 10.28). Many people don't want trust in this God and that's their choice.
How man denominations are in there in Islam? It's at least 10,000, not as many because Islam only has half the number in Christendom but did you know the Bible says don't say I of Apollos or I of Cephas, meaning this or that denomination.
God of the Bible is against denominations, so true believers are those who are not part of a denomination. Can you say the same?
How do we know Allah is not Satan, because God provides evidence and Satan doesn. We have tonnes of evidence Jesus died on the cross. Verify this. Verify and prove you have no evidence in your claim Jesus didn't die. Don't give into the evil spirit, for you reject His atoning sacrifice in paying the ransom for your sins, there is no other way to be forgiven and saved.
You seem frustrated in your faith without evidence, fully of doubt.
2 immediate errors come to view immediately. the number of Muslims world wide now exceed the number of Christians, To compound that slightly over 1/2 the number of Christians world wide are Roman Catholic, which many of the bible based Christians claim are not Christian. Roughly 85% of the World's Muslims are Sunni and follow the Hanafi Madhab. There are no denominations in Islam, when a person says the shahadah with sincerity, that person is Muslim. there is no adjective in front of Muslim or Islam.
Did you know that Jesus(as) spoke Aramaic and the Aramaic name for God is Allah? Did you know that in Matthew 27:46 the Aramaic phrase transliterated into the Roman/English alphabet as “Eloi, Eloi, lama sabachthani?” The Eloi written in Aramaic is the letter Aleph Lam Aleph Ha and pronounced Allah. did you know all Arabic and Aramaic written Bibles use the name Allah. Did you know that when you refer to Allah as Satan you are calling the God Jesus(as) worshiped Satan as Jesus also called Him Allah. Did you know the word God never appeared in any Bible until the 15th Century in the third edition of the KJV. Did you know the name God came from the German word Gott and German is an Indo-European language derived from Farsi(Aryan aka Iranian) plus Hindi and Gott was originally the name of the Hindu God Vishnu?
Frustrated in my faith? No Muslim is frustrated in Islam, it is not a blind faith religion, none of us follow any human clergy. There is no clergy in Islam. We each are individually responsible for learning and verifying the truth. But we are permitted to seek the guidance of scholars in our quest to learn and verify what we have been told or find in our searching. Every Muslim has a firm faith that all who die as a Muslim will go to heaven. This is from the mercy, justice and unlimited forgiveness of Allaah(swt), not from anything we do or deserve.
Do you even have any concept of what the pillars of faith are that all Muslims follow? No Muslim believes that the pillers will get anybody into heaven, but they are the physical and visible aspects of being Muslim.
Shahada
Shahadah is a saying professing monotheism and accepting Muhammad as God's messenger. The shahadah is a set statement normally recited in Arabic: (ašhadu an) lā ilāha illá l-Lāhi wa (ashhadu 'anna) Muḥammadan rasūlu l-Lāhi "(I profess that) there is no god but Allah and Muhammad is the messenger of God." Also, it is said that when dying one should recite this declaration of faith. In Azaan (call to prayer) it is recited. When a person wishes to convert religions they should recite this affirmation and believe in it.
Salat
Salat is the Islamic prayer. Salat consists of five daily prayers: Fajr, Dhuhr, Asr, Maghrib, and Isha'a. Fajr is performed at dawn, Dhuhr is a noon prayer, Asr is performed in the afternoon, Maghrib is the sunset prayer, and Isha'a is the evening prayer. Each prayer consists of a certain amount of rakaʿāt. A prayer either consists of two, three, or four rakaʿāt. All of these prayers are recited while facing the Ka'bah in Mecca. Muslims must wash themselves before prayer. The prayer is accompanied by a series of set positions including; bowing, standing, prostrating and sits.
Sawm
Muslims traditionally break their fasts in the month of Ramadan with dates as was the recorded practice (Sunnah) of Muhammad.
Three types of fasting (Sawm) are recognized by the Qur'an: Ritual fasting, fasting as compensation for repentance (both from sura Al-Baqara) and ascetic fasting (from Al-Ahzab).
Ritual fasting is an obligatory act during the month of Ramadan. Muslims must abstain from food, drink, and sexual intercourse from dawn to dusk during this month, and are to be especially mindful of other sins. Fasting is necessary for every Muslim over the age of 11.
The fast is meant to allow Muslims to seek nearness to God, to express their gratitude to and dependence on him, atone for their past sins, and to remind them of the needy.During Ramadan, Muslims are also expected to put more effort into following the teachings of Islam by refraining from violence, anger, envy, greed, lust, profane language, gossip and to try to get along with fellow Muslims better. In addition, all obscene and irreligious sights and sounds are to be avoided.
Fasting during Ramadan is obligatory, but is forbidden for several groups for whom it would be very dangerous and excessively problematic. These include pre-pubescent children, those with a medical condition such as diabetes, elderly people, and pregnant or breastfeeding women. Observing fasts is not permitted for menstruating women. Other individuals for whom it is considered acceptable not to fast are those who are ill or traveling. Missing fasts usually must be made up for soon afterward, although the exact requirements vary according to circumstance.
Zakāt
Zakāt or alms-giving is the practice of charitable giving by Muslims based on accumulated wealth, and is obligatory for all who are able to do so. It is considered to be a personal responsibility for Muslims to ease economic hardship for others and eliminate inequality. Zakat consists of spending 2.5% of one's wealth for the benefit of the poor or needy, including slaves, debtors and travelers. A Muslim may also donate more as an act of voluntary charity (sadaqah), rather than to achieve additional divine reward. There are two main types of Zakat. First, there is the kajj, which is a fixed amount based on the cost of food that is paid during the month of Ramadan by the head of a family for himself and his dependents. Second, there is the Zakat on wealth, which covers money made in business, savings, income, and so on. In current usage Zakat is treated as a 2.5% collection on most valuables and savings held for a full lunar year, as long as the total value is more than a basic minimum known as nisab (3 ounces (85.05 g)). As of 2 July 2010, nisab is approximately $3,275 or an equivalent amount in any other currency. Many Shi'ites are expected to pay an additional amount in the form of a khums tax, which they consider to be a separate ritual practice.
There are four principles that should be followed when giving the Zakat:
1. The giver must declare to God his intention to give the Zakat.
2. The Zakat must be paid on the day that it is due.
3. Payment must be in kind. This means if one is wealthy then he needs to pay 2.5% of his income. If he does not have much money, he needs to pay in a different way such as good deeds and good behavior toward others.
4. The Zakat must be distributed in the community from which it was taken.
Hajj
The Hajj is a pilgrimage that occurs during the Islamic month of Dhu al-Hijjah to the holy city of Mecca, and derives from an ancient Arab practice. Every able-bodied Muslim is obliged to make the pilgrimage to Mecca at least once in their lifetime if he or she can afford it. When the pilgrim is around 10 km (6.2 mi) from Mecca, he must dress in Ihram clothing, which consists of two white sheets. Both men and women are required to make the pilgrimage to Mecca. After a Muslim makes the trip to Mecca, he/she is known as a hajj/hajja (one who made the pilgrimage to Mecca). The main rituals of the Hajj include walking seven times around the Kaaba, touching the Black Stone, traveling seven times between Mount Safa and Mount Marwah, and symbolically stoning the Devil in Mina.
The pilgrim, or the haji, is honoured in their community. Islamic teachers say that the Hajj should be an expression of devotion to God, not a means to gain social standing. The believer should be self-aware and examine their intentions in performing the pilgrimage. This should lead to constant striving for self-improvement. A pilgrimage made at any time other than the Hajj season is called an Umrah, and while not mandatory is strongly recommended.