Do you ever have (or had) moments of doubt?

[Flame of Hope]

These days all I want is to find inner peace and be happy with who I am.

You will be happy with who you are when you become a true servant of God.

That's where my happiness is. :wub:

 

[Who Am I?]

You will be happy with who you are when you become a true servant of God.

That's where my happiness is. :wub:

That's where I'm trying to get to.

With that in mind, I am going to visit a local masjid next week to speak to some of the brothers there.

 

[Flame of Hope]

That's where I'm trying to get to.

With that in mind, I am going to visit a local masjid next week to speak to some of the brothers there.

What a beautiful bit of news! :wub:

 

[Flame of Hope]

I'm a little surprised to see that many people have voted "Never" for having doubts.

It's a fact that Shaytan is our sworn enemy..... and he will never give up casting doubt in our hearts regarding Allah.

 

[Grace Seeker]

I just can't absorb religions it's full of rationalizations and interpretations then re-interpretations and when there's a dead end to answer a question it will be god knows best.

Like What was god doing before deciding to create the universe! Or Why he created us! The punishment and reward! The bloody end of days!


Also the old testament bibles and the orders from god to kill kill kill . But there's rationalizations to everything and i just can't absorb them.

Banning teaching of the theory of evolution in most arab countries! There's something wrong !

I agree with those who said that evolution really isn't a big deal. As a Christian, I have no problem with the science's attempts to answer where did we come from. I feel that even evolution points us back to God as the ultimate cause. Science might talk about the mechanism with more detail and thus better distributative knowledge of how things occured. But for why they occured, I don't find science giving us any better reason than we already have, nor do I even see it denying the basic truth that there is a Creator behind the act of creation.



With regard to some of your other questions, I would actually ask you to think deeper and more troubling questions still than you have proposed here.

For instance, if there is no God, no creator, no ultimate determiner of anything, no absolutes in our world, then from where do our shared values come from? Notice that even though we have different ideas as to what is right and what is wrong, what is good and what is bad, that we all believe that there is such a thing as right and such a thing as wrong. That the concept of fair play seems to be universal among us. Is that idea something that simply evolves out of nothingness? If so, then we are wrong when we appeal to a sense of fairness, rightness or decency? But yet we still make such appeals. So, if we are not crazy for making such appeals, and if the appeals are really to something outside of ourselves, then to what or whom are we appealing? I'm not saying that you have to accept this concept as God as defined by any religion, but it does seem that even the non-religious among us are doing exactly what those who call themselves atheists are objecting to with regard to religion, that is we all (even the non-believers among us) make appeal to something/someone beyond ourselves as an ultimate authority or determinant, as a standard, of right and wrong, of good and bad.

 

[Who Am I?]

What a beautiful bit of news! :wub:

Yeah, Flame, I think I'm going to start taking some classes on Islam at the masjid, and I want to talk to one of the brothers that I have been corresponding with in email.

 

[glo]

Here it is, FreakOffTheLeash:

I wonder if posters can answer this poll truthfully.

It is always easy to claim that we are perfectly strong in our faith and never have moments of doubt - but here is an opportunity to search our hearts and be honest to ourselves. (The poll is anonymous)

If you want to contribute more thoughts, feel free to do so, for example:

• Is having moments of doubts necessarily a bad thing, or can it possibly strengthen faith?
• Have you had particular times of doubt and questioning?
• How do you deal with doubt - in yourself and in fellow believers?
• etc, etc

Looking forward to your votes and comments.

Peace

You might find the comments helpful.

 

[PouringRain]

I didn't vote in the poll, because, like several others who responded in the thread, my answer at one time would have been yes, but now is no. Yet, to click "never" is not quite accurate, but neither is clicking "sometimes." I noticed people commenting on the vast number who clicked "never" yet from the replies in the thread it seems a good number of the "nevers" are like myself in that they have, but they no longer do.

There was a time in my life when I was angry at God and I walked away from religion. I never walked away from God, nor stopped believing in him. I began to seek truth, and in the end of my quest I discarded all religion. But no matter how far I ran from God, he never stopped chasing me. Then one day I had a sudden realization. After that moment, I have had so much total peace about things. This doesn't mean I have stopped having struggles in life, but none of them involve doubts about my faith. I was reading a thread on this forum recently where an individual stated that God tests those who he loves, and I thought to myself, "then God must love me a LOT." Hahah. But I know that God's trials are intended to strengthen us and refine us, if we are open to learning what God wants us to learn through them. I have said it before on this forum, but if I were to die tomorrow and God chose to place me in the fires for purification, then I am totally accepting of his decision and I will continue to praise him and worship him.

I do not ever believe to have all the answers, nor the absolute truth-- and I am completely at peace in that. I will never stop studying and desiring to learn more. I am a lifetime student. But I study for personal enrichment and complete understanding, not to clear any doubts.

I love doubters. I have a heart for those who are seeking (and also for those who are hurting). I believe we are all on this journey together.

 

[glo]

I do not ever believe to have all the answers, nor the absolute truth-- and I am completely at peace in that. I will never stop studying and desiring to learn more. I am a lifetime student. But I study for personal enrichment and complete understanding, not to clear any doubts.

I love doubters. I have a heart for those who are seeking (and also for those who are hurting). I believe we are all on this journey together.

I love that! Well put, Pouring Rain.

 

[sister herb]

All the time.

;D

 

[Hulk]

Faith not built upon knowledge and practice can be easily swayed and easily plucked out. :statisfie

 

[Nobody_]

No, because my Creator is free from all imperfections and my religion is perfect, alhamdulillah! :statisfie

 

[sister herb]

Salam alaykum

I reverted 17 years ago but still wondering everyday is there God or not.

^o)

 

[greenhill]

Doubts, not really. Lonely? Most likely. Left on my own, yes. Tested, definitely! Ever thought of giving up? Momentarily, but the faith is just too strong in the hereafter for it to last for more than that moment of weakness. Frustration, impatience when not dealt with properly can lead to ultimately giving up on faith. Can't afford that! Just have to keep taking that step forward and keep on taking it.. There can be no doubt on death. Might as well prepare for what will come after. hew

 

[glo]

Thanks for resurrecting this thread, greenhill.

 

[crimsontide06]

depression and just feeling worthless sometimes has made me feel bad.. that and all the negativity about Islam on the internet and tv.

 

[IslamicRevival]

Never. I'm far from being the perfect Muslim but with every difficulty, my belief in Islam strengthens ten fold.

لَا يُكَلِّفُ اللَّهُ نَفْسًا إِلَّا وُسْعَهَا

“Allah does not burden a soul beyond that it can bear…” (Qur’an, 2:286).
___________

قُلْ لَنْ يُصِيبَنَا إِلَّا مَا كَتَبَ اللَّهُ لَنَا

“Say: ‘Nothing shall ever happen to us except what Allâh has ordained for us…’” (9:51).

SubhanAllah, if a Muslim keeps the above verses in their heart nothing can shake their faith

 

[Mustafa2012]

Doubts occur due to the whispers of the devil, people who intentionally try to mislead others and due to a lack of knowledge.

Seeking refuge in Allaah, gaining knowledge via The Qur'an and Sunnah, scholars and books helps to push away doubts and strengthen your faith.