Some misconceptions about Islam, or questions. Pls answer.

format_quote Originally Posted by Serinity

yes.

1. Believe Allah is One
2. His Angels
3. All the Prophets AS, including Prophet Muhammad SAW
4. All revealed scriptures of Allah, in its pure / original form.
5. Hellfire and Jannah.
6. Qadr of Allah. All good and bad is from Allah. (Created, willed, known, written)

Right?

Alhamdulillah you know them, subhanAllah Islam is so easy to follow its just that we make things alot difficult.. (not talking about you)

May Allah protect us all.

format_quote Originally Posted by Serinity

Yeah, subhanAllah, it is simple.

Believe in Allah, as One, and the 5 other things. But I am worried all the time. I ask Allah to forgive me, and guide me. Ameen.

Any unknown name or whatever, I reject. Lest I fall into shirk. Allah knows I believe in Him alone.

Yes he does. Reassure yourself constantly. And most importantly talk to Allah about your feelings and tell him to remove such anxiety from your heart in Sha Allah.

You've got it right bro, we believe in the existence of jinns and the possibility of evil eye, but they only exist by the will of Allah SWT, as do we all- so the only thing we should have belief in and trust fully is Allah SWT and His commandments, all the rest is temporary.

I've a doubt.. What are the the thoughts of someone who believe or come to believe in Allah SWT?

I know Allah SWT exists by seeing around me, the complexities of life, etc. the fact that we came into existence. but how do we know that this universe came into existence? I know by analogy that everything we see we say "who created it?" cuz nothing can come by itself.

....... I am just confused. Am I right in saying that 'creating' stuff is something only Allah SWT can do?

Everything that exists must have a creator, who is Allah SWT , who is the creator, with no creator. So the rules of creation do not apply to Allah SWT? Am I thinking right?

I know Allah SWT is outside His creation, I just want to understand His existence.......... Am I right in saying He SWT is the Necessary Existent? May Allah SWT guide me. Ameen.

Assalamu alaykum,

Bro, your questions really make me think subhanAllah.

Allah SWT is the sole creator of everything in this universe, without Him nothing would exist. You are right in that the physical laws of creation, or of time or gravity or matter, do not apply to Him - for He has no beginning or no end, He has always been here and always will be, long after us or this earth disappears, He is uncreated, so to speak, because He is the only One Who can create, like in surah Ikhlas, where it says 'He was not begotten, not does He beget.' Read the 99 names of Allah SWT and their meaning, with our very limited human capabilities they allow us to understand to a small extent how Allah SWT is.

We know that this universe came into existence, because it is a physical thing and Allah SWT is the Lord of the worlds - it may be so huge and vast, but it is still a creation and when He willed it could disappear just like that.

I think you're also asking if we are allowed to say if humans 'created' something, like a building or computer or car? Yes, we can 'make' and 'fashion' things, but only because Allah SWT has given us the capacity to do so and He has willed it to be. Also, this form of 'creation' is really different. Because the main thing is it is only Allah SWT who can create something from 'nothing', which we can't do. All He says is 'Be, and it is', and it is created subhanAllah. Nothing else can do that.

This is quite hard to explain, may Allah SWT forgive me if I've said anything wrong.

format_quote Originally Posted by Serinity

But the thought that "there has to be someone who created this, cause things don't just come by themselves, Nothing can come by itself"

Cuz lets say I write on a wall the letter "B" the letter would NEVER be there if I did not write it there, which makes me think that nothing can just 'come to existence' There has to be someone who put it there, created it etc.

But when it comes to Allah SWT, He simply exists, There is no 'before' Allah, cause Allah SWT is the First, He SWT is the self-existing one. The Self-Existing One - Al-Qayyum

This world runs by "cause and effect" which means that EVERYTHING that exist, must have a CAUSE for its existence, because without cause, it wouldn't be there.

Have you ever seen an essay being written without anyone doing anything? no.
Those are the rules which Allah SWT has placed, Allah is outside those rules.

I see those conditions for something to exist, as an 'attribute' of creation. The condition that for something to exist, it must have a cause, only applies to the creation.

Allah SWT is the sole creator, who placed the rules,The only one who can create.

I hope I got something right. lol.

Trying to stop myself from replying to this thread.... But let me answer iA.

Everything in this world has a cause for its existence except our rabb who was there, and will always be there, he is infinite. That's what you need to comprehend as a Muslim.

Allahu alam.

Yes you got it right. Don't think too much.

format_quote Originally Posted by Serinity

So everything in the whole existence is created by Allah SWT, whom is uncreated, uncaused. Ok. There are things reason can't concieve or comprehend fully, but the concept of it, yes I understand.

Do istighfaar.

format_quote Originally Posted by Serinity

Do I just pray 2 rakahs and do dua? Or does it has to be a specific one? I don't really know how to do istighfaar.

Yes you can do that too.

Istighfar is when we seek forgiveness from Allah and in sha Allah you will feel your heart at ease, do it whenever you can in sha Allah and always keep your tongue busy with these. In sha Allah they will be of much use to you.

This one specifically for istighfar

Extra forms of dhikhr you can read





Allah knows best

Let me know if you want the PDF. IA

Really useful

جزاك اللهُ خير‎

JazakAllah khayr.

Sorry, I may sound repetitive, but these thoughts keep coming to me.

I am confused - does the Shariah say to be harsh and mean, and ruthless, while still compassionate? How do you reconcile with this? One ayat says "Be harsh" the other "as long as they attack" and some other says to be kind and smile at the face off oppression..

To be kind to the one who attacks you... :/ I am very confused - what does Allah SWT want from me? I find myself in a flood of confusion and I don't want to leave. Sigh. I feel pushed away

we can't be friends with them, yet we can marry them, and to have al wara al bara, whilst still being compassionate? IDk how to do this. I just want to be myself. But then I feel like a loser. so I won't.

The Prophet SAW showed compassion and never hit a disbeliever when the disbeliever angered (afaik) Idk. What is Islam? I know the fundamentals, but the morals? I am confused.