I'm an agnostic now

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If I ever do return to Islam, is it wrong that Muhammad is not my "favorite" Prophet/Messanger? Or is it okay?

Depends what you mean by favorite. Islam as revealed to Prophet Muhammad :saws: is what we must follow, as preserved in the Qur'an and sunnah. This supercedes rules/books/teachings given to previous prophets. It is the only way to aim for success in the aakhirah. But if you mean, for example, if some people say that Yusuf alayhissalam is their favorite prophet because of the wonderful story, or Davud alayhissalam because the birds and mountains would praise God with him, these seem to refer to the stories/events involving the Prophets, rather than the Prophets in and of themselves. Of course, we believe, in, love and honour all the righteous prophets of God, and we are the only faith to be the most broadminded in that sense. We don't reject or dishonour or blaspheme any true prophet of God.

We have to acknowledge Prophet Muhammad's :saws: importance in bringing Islam to us, for all mankind, and instill love for him :saws: in our hearts:

These two links might help :ia:

http://www.islamweb.net/en/article/88476/etiquette-towards-the-messenger-of-allaah
https://islamqa.info/en/14250

but let us know if they don't.

Peace.
 
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Depends what you mean by favorite. Islam as revealed to Prophet Muhammad :saws: is what we must follow, as preserved in the Qur'an and sunnah. This supercedes rules/books/teachings given to previous prophets. It is the only way to aim for success in the aakhirah. But if you mean, for example, if some people say that Yusuf alayhissalam is their favorite prophet because of the wonderful story, or Davud alayhissalam because the birds and mountains would praise God with him, these seem to refer to the stories/events involving the Prophets, rather than the Prophets in and of themselves. Of course, we believe, in, love and honour all the righteous prophets of God, and we are the only faith to be the most broadminded in that sense. We don't reject or dishonour or blaspheme any true prophet of God.

We have to acknowledge Prophet Muhammad's :saws: importance in bringing Islam to us, for all mankind, and instill love for him :saws: in our hearts:

These two links might help :ia:

http://www.islamweb.net/en/article/88476/etiquette-towards-the-messenger-of-allaah
https://islamqa.info/en/14250

but let us know if they don't.

Peace.
I mean that there are Prophets I love more than Muhammad.
 
What is good? BTW are you from Algeria? I used to live there.
I meant it's good to believed. In one god
One day you will know the prophet Mohammad salla allahu alayhi wasalam and you will love him so keep asking Allah and he will guide you ... do your best and Allah will do the rest ...
 
Well. I will take my time. No more hasty decisisions.

When I was in college (17) I was pretty much an agnostic as well, Saw philosophy as more real way of living life and understanding the world - I saw religion (Islam) like a ancient cultural tradition. It was much later in university when I read the Quran and saw to some lectures, read some books, contemplated, then i realized that this was serious decision to make. To this day the journey continues although now I'm a Muslim by choice.

Its your journey and experiences that are going to lead you to your ultimate destination. The destination we are all going to. Death and beyond.

peace
 
When I was in college (17) I was pretty much an agnostic as well, Saw philosophy as more real way of living life and understanding the world - I saw religion (Islam) like a ancient cultural tradition. It was much later in university when I read the Quran and saw to some lectures, read some books, contemplated, then i realized that this was serious decision to make. To this day the journey continues although now I'm a Muslim by choice.

Its your journey and experiences that are going to lead you to your ultimate destination. The destination we are all going to. Death and beyond.

peace
If I come back to Islam there's things I won't give up tho.
 
Yes I learn things from different faiths that help me with God.

Nothing will help you from other faiths with God. Allah has already sent His Prophet :saws: as a Guide and teacher to us. What more could we ask for?

To answer your question regarding love for Rasul:saws:. Yes indeed. It is very important to love him more than our own lives. This love comes naturally on being a muslim, it is part of faith, and is in the heart of every true muslim.
 
Nothing will help you from other faiths with God. Allah has already sent His Prophet :saws: as a Guide and teacher to us. What more could we ask for?

To answer your question regarding love for Rasul:saws:. Yes indeed. It is very important to love him more than our own lives. This love comes naturally on being a muslim, it is part of faith, and is in the heart of every true muslim.
Yes I have learnt things from people of other faiths.
 
It's a hard one. I've contemplated on this thread a while now.

Even at 30 plus, when I began to see the manipulation of the world we live in, in contrast to what is actually expected of us as a muslim, it is quite jarring and poles apart. Almost irreconcilable. Br Farhan's post about the 100 commands from Allah gives very clear examples of how society is these days compared to what is asked of us. Very hard to keep up with even half of the it. If we did, most likely we'd get sidelined as those who shouts loudest often gets heard.

So, unless one can feel the truth and understand that Satan's job is to test us to cause us to go astray, we can hold onto the correct path "ihdinahsiratol mustaqeem" and not get shaken.

That's all for now.

:peace:
 
You have a little confusion.
If you claim to be agnostic you can not believe in God. Your thinking is deist or theist, depending on whether you think this god intervenes or not in the life of people.
 
You have a little confusion.
If you claim to be agnostic you can not believe in God. Your thinking is deist or theist, depending on whether you think this god intervenes or not in the life of people.
Yeah, my bad. Wrong choisce of words. I'm a believer in One God (deist?).
 
Yeah, my bad. Wrong choisce of words. I'm a believer in One God (deist?).

It Depends
If you believe in a creator god of the universe, which is beyond any religion, but also think that God is not interested in the fate nor the affairs of men, you're deist.
 
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