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

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Do you ever have (or had) moments of doubt in your present faith?

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I notice that many of us seem to have different connontations as to what is meant by "Do you ever have (or had) moments of doubt?"

To me doubt is a very powerful tool for increasing faith. Doubt forces us into the position of questioning our doubts and learning more to keep doubts in check. In my opinion there are more than one type of doubt, doubt can be productive or it can be destructive. Productive doubt keeps us studying and learning more solid reasons to over come doubt. destructive doubt is doubt that causes us to accept the doubt without reason and to foster the increase in doubt.

I hope I have constructive doubt constantly and that the moments of destructive doubts have ended and will not return. Although, a destructive doubt when conquered is a powerful force to increase faith.
 
I haven't voted yet, but I'm not sure . its like i have always known that Allah is real, but then i tell myself i should think about it rationally (I talk to myself alot, I even argue with myself). like what if i am really wrong?but i always win(against myself) and i am satisfied about what i believe.
 
I have heard that doubts is from the shaitan, I do feel doubts or anxiety, but the way I try to overcome it is by firstly asking for Allahs guidance and then to seek answers to the doubts i have, this only increases me in knowledge therefore iman, so i ask the satan to come at me with more doubts, cause i only take this to my advantage and increase faith, off course by the will of Allah! Also in this situations I try to remember the signs give to us by God, such as the scientific miracles and many many other miracles, thats the way i overcome these doubts.
 
sometimes i feel this satan asking me that what if there is a better religion than the one iam in now, so i ask it ok find a better one for me then. So i research into all those world religions see the nonsense, then have a laugh and thank Allah!
 
rarely i thought wat if Allah does not exist and all the praying and fasting was for no reason. But as soon as the thought comes u, i think wat a stupid thing to think and tell myself to shut up. I sound like a bit of a nutcase lol i know.
 
glo said:
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 :)
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Assalam-o-Allikum

i voted with an honest heart and put 'sometimes' and am basing this since the time i began to follow islam, converting and now living as a muslim.
When ive had moments of doubt.. its usually stems from misunderstanding what i have read from the Holy books and verses, and i emphasise..missunderstandings, i have found that when i come to 'understand' it strenghtens my faith and im more thankfull for Allah to guiding me to the right path Allhamdulilah.
No particular times..
Dealing with doubt... first thing i normally do is try and ask a fellow muslim ( usually my husband - tho he always encourages me to search for islamic scholar's answers ) and then it is made clear to me... i find sometimes.. the translation of the english quite difficult to comprehend.. i guess thats maybe why i should learn Arabic... inshaAllah one day...
if i become stressed during doubt.. i will Wudu abnd then sit quietly with my Tasbih reciting the names of Allah until i am clear of stress

Befor Islam, i was forever in doubt, always asking the question .. 'why' and ' why me '... Now i believe that what happened in my past were 'tests' and by libing through them IsnahAllah i hope have become stronger as a person and in faith
 
Wow! This poll and thread have been going for a long while.

Thank you for all your contributions. :)


I believe that there is a kind of doubt which can throw you off your tracks and into other religions/beliefs/worldviews. (I have seen other people go through such processes)

But there is another kind of doubt, which lead you into a process that strengthens your faith.
In my experience doubt causes me to seek God more.
Sometimes there are what I call "Just you and me, God" times, when I have to trust entirely on God, and believe that his plans for me are good.

I have never lost faith in the following:
  • That God is real.
  • That God will provide.
  • That God knows and loves me personally.
  • That I can come to him whenever, however and under any circumstance.

Peace
 
glo said:
Wow! This poll and thread have been going for a long while.

Thank you for all your contributions. :)


I believe that there is a kind of doubt which can throw you off your tracks and into other religions/beliefs/worldviews. (I have seen other people go through such processes)

But there is another kind of doubt, which lead you into a process that strengthens your faith.
In my experience doubt causes me to seek God more.
Sometimes there are what I call "Just you and me, God" times, when I have to trust entirely on God, and believe that his plans for me are good.

I have never lost faith in the following:
  • That God is real.
  • That God will provide.
  • That God knows and loves me personally.
  • That I can come to him whenever, however and under any circumstance.

Peace
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I agree with you about 99.9%. I have a little trouble with this part.

[*]That God knows and loves me personally.
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I know I do not deserve such and can not come up with a valid reason why He would love me, he has no need too.

I have faith that he does, but I can not truly say that I know of any reason he should.
 
I chose "all the time, to the point of almost losing my faith"

I'm at the point where I don't have a religion right now. I grew up in a lutheran family but they never really practiced unless it was christmas, easter, or thanksgiving and then we'd have a prayer at the table. Tradition, i suppose. I used to go to bible study and i loved it. I lost faith in God when i was a teen and placed it all on science since it made sense logically. but i couldn't shake that feeling that there is a higher being out there... So i went back to church and was shocked to find out that Jesus is regarded God incarnate because I always thought Jesus was son of God in a metaphorical sense.. as we all are "children" of God.

I have a lot of faith in God or Allah, but in religion - that's a difficult issue for me because there is a lot that i disagree with... and I always feel guilty for doing that. It's like a battle with myself... I suppose that's why the submission is importnat - we're supposed to place trust in God first, not ourselves.
 
Sometimes. When my life crashes I feel like Allah has just left me to cope alone and I feel awful.

But then I realise it's all a test -even though i don't like it- it's still a test.
 
^^^ yes true, allah doesnt have to SHOW his love, and he loves the people who are patient, and trust and fear him, and always have faith, so sis be patient, you will find the reward...and after looking at other religions, they always have some questions they can't answer
 
Woodrow said:
I agree with you about 99.9%. I have a little trouble with this part.

I know I do not deserve such and can not come up with a valid reason why He would love me, he has no need too.

I have faith that he does, but I can not truly say that I know of any reason he should.
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You used to, back when John 3:16 was part of your scriptures. It doesn't give you the reason that he should, but the assurance that he does. In fact, so much so that Romans 5:8 says, God demonstrates his own love for us in this, that while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.
 
sapphirine said:
I have a lot of faith in God or Allah, but in religion - that's a difficult issue for me because there is a lot that i disagree with... and I always feel guilty for doing that. It's like a battle with myself... I suppose that's why the submission is importnat - we're supposed to place trust in God first, not ourselves.
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But which God? Or, more accurately, which book's God (or Gods)?

Having read many of these books, I can tell that if any of these gods exist, they don't seem to appreciate a vague belief in the idea of them. They require specific penitence or they will more often than not send you to hell in a handbasket.
 
Wow, all of a sudden I feel I'm not alone. Phew.

Well, I haven't voted yet, but I'm going for "sometimes". I believe that in the path to gaining knowledge about my faith, there will be doubts & questions here & there. What matters is my determination to find the right answers to those questions & clear my doubts as soon as possible.

I do get the occasional whispers of doubt and confusion that I believe are from Shaitan; in fact, it's becoming quite regular nowadays. But, inshaAllah, I'll keep my trust in Allah (swt) & find my way out with His guidance. It's a learning & growing process for me.

Salam :)
 
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Thanks for contributing to this thread, shakylla ... and for resurrecting it. :)
 
Peace,

I think everyone gets doubts now and then regardless of what religion they follow.

Mother Theresa was a saintly woman, yet according to recent findings she suffered from terrible religious doubts. I would say it must have been all the things she witnessed throughout the world.

Wa salaam,

Armand
 
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Yet almost 43% of participants in this poll claim never to have any doubt. That's quite amazing.
 
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and Peace be with you!

Now I voted NEVER!
I had in the past some doubts in my mind,because I had so little knoledge!
But today,thanks to Allah I haven't anymore!
The QURAN,HADITH and aproved Science helped me to be and become a stronger MUSLIM!
THANKS TO ALLAH (SWT)

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I voted 'never' since I was think and live in the 'present'. But in the past I did had doubts of whether somethings in Islam were true or not - and now I realise that it was own ignorance which contributed to that.

I believe in spiritual healing big time. To me it's a science of how energies, frequencies, electromagnetic fields affect healing, but again and again I'm told these things are related to jinns. That's the only issue I have, not with islam but with muslims in their thinking to reject anyhting that which they do not understand. I guess I'm going off topic but I had to let it out. :p


guyabano: if the 'Faith in science' is also acceptable, then I will answer 'never'.
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How can you believe in science when you've never seen an atom?
 

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