format_quote Originally Posted by
SirZubair
Asalam alaikum to all my brothers and sisters in islam.
There is something i've said on this forum many many times,and i will say it again today,hoping/praying that atleast 1 person might benefit from it.
There are two types of knowledge :
1 ) that which is accessible to allahs creatures.
2 ) That which is not accessible to allahs creatures.
Thus,to deny accessible knowledge is disbelief.
And to claim inaccessible knowledge is disbelief.
True faith is not established until accessibe knowledge is accepted and the pursuit of inaccessible knowledge is abandoned.
Having said that,...how many members of this forum have learnt aqeedah?fiqh?etc...?
I dont expect anyone to reply to that question.
But what i am expecting is,for atleast some of you,to truly ask yourselves "What do i know about islam..?"
Because there are alot of people out there that only know what their Shaykh has told them.
And there are also alot of people out there that only know what their parents have told them over the years.
Believe me,there is alot more to islam than what alot of us are being thought.
I am not saying that our shaykhs and parents are misleading us,heck,i have alot of respect for the shaykhs out there,and for each and every single muslim/non-muslim parent.Bringing up a child in this time and age is a mission.
What i am saying is,..it is our responsibility to go out there and Learn islam,dont sit around the house,being a slob,and expect the knowledge of islam to fall on your lap.
Because,at the end of the day,it is our responsibility to seek the knowledge.
Having said all that,..when will you guys/girls quit doing
THIS ,
THIS , etc?
Dont you think it is about time you get your religon inorder before you start questioning others?
GO learn enough about islam before you decide to come online and preach to others.
Seriously,alot of you guys/girls need to grow up,..alot.
Please,do not take offence to any of that.
I am simply a simple brother who is concerned about Your Deen.
So please accept my nice slice of concise advice.
I'll be on my way.
Wa'salaam
-Zubair
Salam Aleykum Wa Rahmetula,
I have never disagreed more. Actually maybe thats abit too far lol.
I think it will help if I break down what I understood from this thread and your post, two main points are brought up:
1.Muslims shouldnt be lazy, but should seek knowledge of their religion.
2.Muslims shouldnt write articles/make comments about other people's faith which show mistakes or errors in their faith.
With regards to the first, I do agree, a Muslim should seek knowledge of his deen and do that from cradle to the grave.
The bit I disagree about is that it seems that Muslims should have a certain knowledge of Islam before they can call people to Islam.
I agree that a person should not focous on writing articles about other faiths 100% of the time, as this will undoubtly slow his progress in his own religion, but what if there is a balance?
It seems, or it comes across to me that, your saying Muslims should study this and this and then go give da'wah, what if Muslims at the present time do not have such paths available, what if a Muslim is learning already aboutthose things? Does he have to wait till he finishes before he can go and give da'wah?
What about the Muslims who have just taken shahada and are still learning, are they expected to spend their whole 100% of time reading about such things? They should spend their majority of time on it, but what would be wrong if they allow 15% of their time on reading abit on da'wah material or sharing their views on their old faith? To be honest nothing has, to me, been more interesting than hearing a revert speak of his old experiences, even if that revert hasnt "learnt aqeedah?fiqh?etc...".
As in all things i think it is a balance.
Also coming on to the topic of articles such as 101 contradictions in the Bible, your example of spitting in someone's food and then inviting them again is nice I believe khalid yaseen used an example of slapping someone then telling them to become Muslim, not many would.
Similarly, we shouldnt expect to curse others and say things like 'haha your going hell, your bible is rubbish' and then expect them to become Muslim.
But such articles as 101 contradictions do help, but the key is as is with all things, that they are used properly.
Thus the example of spitting in someones food, can easly turn into someone not spiting into food but just warning others that their food is poisonus.
I have at first hand, personally, benefitted from Muslims pointing out mistakes in what I believed was G-ds word, I know a few people also whom have benefited from such things.
Is it that those things are really 'offensive' or are they just used in the wrong way.
I guess its the same with Islam, is Islam really offensive? or is it that some use it in the wrong way.
I also have a question, with regards to this statement bro, "GO learn enough about islam before you decide to come online and preach to others."
How much is enough?
Also may Allah bless Shabbir Ally.
Salam Aleykum Wa Rahmetula Wa Berekatu