In the name of God most Gracious most Merciful
Praise be to Allah, the Cherisher and Sustainer of the worlds;
Most Gracious, Most Merciful;
Master of the Day of Judgment.
Thee do we worship, and Thine aid we seek.
Show us the straight way,
The way of those on whom Thou hast bestowed Thy Grace, those whose (portion) is not wrath, and who go not astray.
Safwa sam marwa
Wat do u think is the biggest issue people have with becoming a muslim?
What stops people from becoming a Muslim? Well it depends, for some it is the love for this duniya (this world), our attachment to the worldly pleasure diverts us from Islam (total submission to the Almighty).
As, for others maybe the teaching of Islam hasn’t reached them, which is why Dawa is very important.
But of course the one who truly believes in the Almighty, he knows the hereafter is better then this world, because God promises eternal paradise and his promise is true.
However we also have people who do not believe in God, and we know this debate has been going on for a long time – Creation vs Evolution. However if we were to look at the probability of how this debate may end, it is rather interesting.
1) He exists and if we obey him - we enter paradise
2) He exists we don’t obey him - we enter hell fire
3) He doesn’t exist we obey him - we turn to dust
4) He doesn’t exist and we don’t obey him - we turn to dust & take maximum pleasure from this world
I wonder if one was to choose one of the four choices - which would be the safest option to bet on?
Glo
When I became a Christian it was a decision of my heart. I read the New Testament and something just clicked inside me. I saw truth in what I read and heard, which was only confirmed when I became a Christian and committed myself to follow Christ's teachings.
Non-Christians can perceive that to be a negative thing - like I just followed an emotional whim.
Muslims use that argument sometimes, and state that following Islam is a intellectual choice, rather than an emotional one. Some claim that, in contrast to the Bible, the Qu'ran is true and stands up to any scrutiny.
That may be the case for those who have had their own personal revelation that the Qu'ran is the word of God - but for those who have not had that revelation, it just remains just another book.
I would say about the Bible that if only you read it, it will reveal it's truth to you! And yet, much to my surprise, people like my husband have read the Bible many times, and never came away convinced that it was the word of God.
Similarly, reading and learning about Islam, and reading things from the Qu'ran, has not in any way convinced me that it is God's truth...
You have to understand that I believe that Jesus is God's son who was sent by his father to die for us as an atonement for our sins.
I believe that he was the ultimate sacrifice to reconnect humankind with God.
When you believe that it is rather implausible that some 700 years later God would send another prophet to undo it all.
Greetings glo, how are you, hope your well.
I would consider this whole issue something really important; we are talking about eternal life after death.
Following a religion either the Christianity or Islam - one would lead you to eternal hell fire and the other to eternal pleasure. I know I wouldn’t want to choose a path because my heart tells me it is the correct one. It is sometimes better to go with your intellect rather then your heart, in circumstances like this don’t you think?
I am sure one would use their intellect to decide a matter for their future in this life (which is a short life spam), imagine choosing a path for eternity?
Sure the bible may sound touching but there are some passages which may scare you, and change your feelings, would you then consider the Bible the word of God?
Instead we should look at the Quran and the Bible collectively and we will see many similarities and differences. I spoke to Sheikh Yusuf Estes (A revert to Islam from Christianity), during one of his talk in a university in London. It was interesting to know that during his search for truth he found the Bible not contradicting the Quran nor did the Quran contradict the Bible, the Bible contradicted itself.
Christianity is a very complex religion; their central belief is far complex then a Muslim’s belief. We believe, that there is no deity that is worthy of mine and your worship or anyone’s for that matter, besides Allah. This belief was taught by all the prophets, from Adam to Noah, Abraham, Moses, Jesus etc to Muhammad (May peace and blessing be upon them all). Whether you read the Bible or the Quran the pattern is the same, all prophets taught monotheism, and that’s what a Muslim believes, hence Adam, Noah, Abraham, Moses etc where all Muslim’s.
As for the modern Christian belief it is rather more complicated, yes it is easy to believe in the trinity, and atonement, and the divinity of Christ. But if any knowledgeable person was to question these beliefs it would cause some problems.
I’ll touch on some, without getting to deep in to it;
How is the atonement and trinity coherent with each other?
Keeping in mind Jesus died on the cross, and for the trinity you need all three – Father, Son and the Holy Spirit. If one is missing then the trinity is incomplete, and without the death of Christ there is no salvation.
And as for the divinity of Christ, there are many passages that go against the divinity of Christ and are in favour for the prophet hood of Jesus (pbuh).
If we separate the characteristics of God and a prophet, and then read the passages from the bible, and was to put Jesus (pbuh) in one the two categories, you would be surprised to know he is more of a prophet then God
But then again before we do that, how do we know the Bible we have today is the word from God?
How reliable is the bible? Keeping in mind the 18 missing books and the many different versions - 73 of the catholic and 67 of the protestant.
As for the Quran, we have one copy and the original language still exists with us today.
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