I'm an agnostic now
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If you actually do want to be guided you need to think with a clear state of mind. That means don't let your friends influence your decisions. Don't go listening to music. Trust me, it poisons your mind. Especially the garbage now a days.
Since you've already converted, have you stopped praying? If you have, does it make you feel any different?
Also, how long have you been going through all this if you don't mind me asking? When did you start having doubts?
Since you've already converted, have you stopped praying? If you have, does it make you feel any different?
Also, how long have you been going through all this if you don't mind me asking? When did you start having doubts?
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3-4 months is a very long time for shaytaan to be doing waswas. But no worries, nothing can overpower true faith in Allah.
Like 5 times a day? You still pray like a Muslim? That's good but who do you pray to and how exactly do you pray? Do you pray in the state of wudhu?
What do you consider yourself now? Because agnostics don't have specific prayers at specific times, they just do it whenever they need God. Don't you feel like that's wrong? Allah loves it when his slaves ask from him but don't you think it's wrong when you only turn to Him when you're in need?
Hope you don't mind me asking all these questions. Although you could elaborate a bit more when answering them..all of them.
Like 5 times a day? You still pray like a Muslim? That's good but who do you pray to and how exactly do you pray? Do you pray in the state of wudhu?
What do you consider yourself now? Because agnostics don't have specific prayers at specific times, they just do it whenever they need God. Don't you feel like that's wrong? Allah loves it when his slaves ask from him but don't you think it's wrong when you only turn to Him when you're in need?
Hope you don't mind me asking all these questions. Although you could elaborate a bit more when answering them..all of them.
We seek the same emotional connect with the creator.
I too have a Rusted heart and seek to fix it.
For me the key is to acknowledge it and the realize that I am utterly totally completely dependent on my Lord for everything including guidance which includes fixing my heart. To him I turn in repentance to him I ask for help and him I ask for love and heartfelt appreciation.
You have no control on your heart that is why one of the most common dua of the prophet:
It was narrated that Anas said: The Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) often used to say: «يَا مُقَلِّبَ الْقُلُوبِ ثَبِّتْ قَلْبِي عَلَى دِينِك» (Yaa Muqallibal Quloob Thabbit Qalbee ‘alaa Deenik) “O Turner of the hearts, make my heart steadfast in adhering to Your religion.”[Narrated by al-Tirmidhi (2140) classed as saheeh by al-Albaani in Saheeh al-Tirmidhi and also see al-Jaam’i as-Sagheer 1323/7988]It is also mentioned in Sunan Ibn Majah,
keeping your heart on the Deen would ofcourse include the emotional connect.
To reiterate our dependence on Allah from Surah Fateha Tafsir.﴿إِيَّاكَ نَعْبُدُ وَإِيَّاكَ نَسْتَعِينُ ﴾
(5. You we worship, and You we ask for help from.)
The first part is a declaration of innocence from Shirk (polytheism), while the second negates having any power or strength, displaying the recognition that all affairs are controlled by Allah alone
I too have a Rusted heart and seek to fix it.
For me the key is to acknowledge it and the realize that I am utterly totally completely dependent on my Lord for everything including guidance which includes fixing my heart. To him I turn in repentance to him I ask for help and him I ask for love and heartfelt appreciation.
You have no control on your heart that is why one of the most common dua of the prophet:
It was narrated that Anas said: The Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) often used to say: «يَا مُقَلِّبَ الْقُلُوبِ ثَبِّتْ قَلْبِي عَلَى دِينِك» (Yaa Muqallibal Quloob Thabbit Qalbee ‘alaa Deenik) “O Turner of the hearts, make my heart steadfast in adhering to Your religion.”[Narrated by al-Tirmidhi (2140) classed as saheeh by al-Albaani in Saheeh al-Tirmidhi and also see al-Jaam’i as-Sagheer 1323/7988]It is also mentioned in Sunan Ibn Majah,
3834 حدثنا محمد بن عبد الله بن نمير حدثنا أبي حدثنا الأعمش عن يزيد الرقاشي عن أنس بن مالك قال كان رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم يكثر أن يقول اللهم ثبت قلبي على دينك فقال رجل يا رسول الله تخاف علينا وقد آمنا بك وصدقناك بما جئت به فقال إن القلوب بين إصبعين من أصابع الرحمن عز وجل يقلبها وأشار الأعمش بإصبعيه
The Prophet (sallahAllaahu alayhi wasallam) used to often say these words, “O You Who changes the hearts, make my heart firm on Your religion.” We said, `O Allah’s Messenger! We believed in you and in what you brought us. Are you afraid for us’ He said, Yes, for the hearts are between two of Allah’s Fingers, He changes them (as He wills)keeping your heart on the Deen would ofcourse include the emotional connect.
To reiterate our dependence on Allah from Surah Fateha Tafsir.﴿إِيَّاكَ نَعْبُدُ وَإِيَّاكَ نَسْتَعِينُ ﴾
(5. You we worship, and You we ask for help from.)
The first part is a declaration of innocence from Shirk (polytheism), while the second negates having any power or strength, displaying the recognition that all affairs are controlled by Allah alone
StrivingForDeen,
Continuing from the previous post.
Something which has helped me tremendously in life is the mean of Ilah especially the baby camel connotation (in bold)! If you can grasp it, you have something unbelievable powerful with you. I just approach Allah telling him I am the baby camel and I have come back to him. It in my opinion is the way of doing virtually anything you need. Its has the same implications as iyyak ka nastaeen.
ILAH
Dictionary Meanings
The root of this word consists of the three letters, alif, lam, and ha and the connotations of various derivations, as one finds in lexicons are as follows:
• Achieved peace and mental calm by seeking refuge with someone or establishing relations with him.
• Became frightened of some impending mishap or disaster, and someone gave him the necessary shelter.
• Turned to another eagerly, due to the intensity of his feelings for him.
• The lost offspring of the she-camel rushed to snuggle up to its mother on finding it. Became hidden, or concealed. Also, got elevated.
• Adored, offered worship to.
If we reflect upon these original meanings, we can gain the necessary idea of how the verb came to mean the act of worship and the noun to denote the object of worship. There are four considerations to bear in mind in this connection:
1. Foremost among the factors which engender a sentiment of some degree of adoration for some one is a person's own state of being in distress or need. He cannot even conceive of worshiping someone unless he has reason to believe that someone to be in a position to remove his distress, to fulfill his needs, to give him shelter and protect him in time of danger, and soothe his troubled heart.
2. It goes without saying that the above belief is accompanied by a belief also in the superiority of the other in status, power, and strength.
3. It is also a matter of fact that where any of the needs of a human being are met under the ordinary process of give and take, which takes place perceptibly before one's own eyes, it leads to no sense of reverence, much less of adoration, for the other. For example, if I should be in need of money and, having applied for, and been given a job, am paid for it, since the whole transaction would take place within the full ken of my senses, and I would be fully aware of the circumstances or the reason for giving me the money, I would experience not the slightest desire to offer my employer any adoration. That sentiment arises only when there is some element of mystery surrounding the personality, the power, or the ability of the other to fulfill peoples' needs or to influence events. That is why the word chosen to denote an object of worship includes in its meanings the senses of mystery, perplexity, and superiority in status, etc.
4. Lastly, it is only natural that if one believes another to be in a position to fulfill one's needs, to provide shelter and protection, to soothe a disturbed heart and fill it with peace and calm, one turns eagerly to that
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person as a matter of course.
We may therefore safely conclude from the above that the connotation of the word ilah includes the capacities to fulfill the needs of others, to give them shelter and protection, to relieve their minds of distress and agitation, superiority, and the requisite authority and power to do all these, to be mysterious in some way or hidden from men's eyes, and the turning of men eagerly to him.
Continuing from the previous post.
Something which has helped me tremendously in life is the mean of Ilah especially the baby camel connotation (in bold)! If you can grasp it, you have something unbelievable powerful with you. I just approach Allah telling him I am the baby camel and I have come back to him. It in my opinion is the way of doing virtually anything you need. Its has the same implications as iyyak ka nastaeen.
ILAH
Dictionary Meanings
The root of this word consists of the three letters, alif, lam, and ha and the connotations of various derivations, as one finds in lexicons are as follows:
• Achieved peace and mental calm by seeking refuge with someone or establishing relations with him.
• Became frightened of some impending mishap or disaster, and someone gave him the necessary shelter.
• Turned to another eagerly, due to the intensity of his feelings for him.
• The lost offspring of the she-camel rushed to snuggle up to its mother on finding it. Became hidden, or concealed. Also, got elevated.
• Adored, offered worship to.
If we reflect upon these original meanings, we can gain the necessary idea of how the verb came to mean the act of worship and the noun to denote the object of worship. There are four considerations to bear in mind in this connection:
1. Foremost among the factors which engender a sentiment of some degree of adoration for some one is a person's own state of being in distress or need. He cannot even conceive of worshiping someone unless he has reason to believe that someone to be in a position to remove his distress, to fulfill his needs, to give him shelter and protect him in time of danger, and soothe his troubled heart.
2. It goes without saying that the above belief is accompanied by a belief also in the superiority of the other in status, power, and strength.
3. It is also a matter of fact that where any of the needs of a human being are met under the ordinary process of give and take, which takes place perceptibly before one's own eyes, it leads to no sense of reverence, much less of adoration, for the other. For example, if I should be in need of money and, having applied for, and been given a job, am paid for it, since the whole transaction would take place within the full ken of my senses, and I would be fully aware of the circumstances or the reason for giving me the money, I would experience not the slightest desire to offer my employer any adoration. That sentiment arises only when there is some element of mystery surrounding the personality, the power, or the ability of the other to fulfill peoples' needs or to influence events. That is why the word chosen to denote an object of worship includes in its meanings the senses of mystery, perplexity, and superiority in status, etc.
4. Lastly, it is only natural that if one believes another to be in a position to fulfill one's needs, to provide shelter and protection, to soothe a disturbed heart and fill it with peace and calm, one turns eagerly to that
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person as a matter of course.
We may therefore safely conclude from the above that the connotation of the word ilah includes the capacities to fulfill the needs of others, to give them shelter and protection, to relieve their minds of distress and agitation, superiority, and the requisite authority and power to do all these, to be mysterious in some way or hidden from men's eyes, and the turning of men eagerly to him.
now you believe in allah he is one
is this not mention in the quran ??
the god for sure will give his servant a way of life to live with
it may be in islam in this time ?,
what thing in islam made you left it ??
did you try to practice it before as way of getting the satisfied of your god and to connect with
if you read the quran you will find the all realities in all things
did you try to read the quran to know if this book is the book of allah as the muslim said or no ?
try then you will know the best for you
but don't do every thing and let the quran ... it may be the right ... and you may lost it just because you just say it doesn't make you feel any thing
why you don't want to try just to open your heart to coran as searcher of the truth
try to realize
you can do a thing
now you are servant and worshiper of allah and this is the best thing
it will guide you to the best worshiping of god one day
but just try to realize in the creation of allah and just thank him for all the favors glorify him ... praise him , think of him
and keep asking him
and don't despair
he will guide you to the truth one day
because you want him and you want to worship him by the best way
may allah guide you to the truth and let you test the sweetness of iman
ameen
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No such thing as Fitrah... Thats from that Prophet you dont believe in Muhammad SWAS... You will have to do better than that. Its highly illogical for you to quote his idea as proof of why you think God is one.
You whole concept of God, ie. he exists and he is one is based on what you learnt from Muhammad SWAS and from understanding fitra which he told us about.
You know you believe in Muhammad then. you are just not giving him credit for it.
You are picking and choosing. It is now evident that your belief in One God is grounded in your islamic background. You are willing to accept that but you are rejecting the rest. Not very reasonable.
Anyways like I said before even if Muhammad SWAS was not devinely appointed messenger, his message is still the true message because the message is to worship the creator of the universe. It is logical to believe in him as a prophet since even that part is wrong Islam is still the true religion of the creator. You cannot go wrong. Its the ultimate pascals wager.
You know you believe in Muhammad then. you are just not giving him credit for it.
You are picking and choosing. It is now evident that your belief in One God is grounded in your islamic background. You are willing to accept that but you are rejecting the rest. Not very reasonable.
Anyways like I said before even if Muhammad SWAS was not devinely appointed messenger, his message is still the true message because the message is to worship the creator of the universe. It is logical to believe in him as a prophet since even that part is wrong Islam is still the true religion of the creator. You cannot go wrong. Its the ultimate pascals wager.
Which is not to say there are no proofs of islam, there are loads and loads of reasons to believe in islam, which you cannot say about any other religion.
But the irony is since Islam is a call to worship the creator of the universe, it is by default the true religion of God since there are not a 100 alternates calling to worship the one God.
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