Losing my faith.

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Wow, is that from the translation you posted above? That explains it really well, adding context and meaning to the words of the Qur'an. Also, say what you will about the Islam, but the Qur'an being read in Arabic is a beautiful thing to hear.
 
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Wow, is that from the translation you posted above? That explains it really well, adding context and meaning to the words of the Qur'an. Also, say what you will about the Islam, but the Qur'an being read in Arabic is a beautiful thing to hear.
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yup that is Muhammad Asad translation to sheikh kanderi recitation, I thought you might like it.. you see I once was where you are now... I think the Quran is the remedy to what ails your heart not people's advise.. it was truly my only companion in my darkest hour though I had abandoned it for ages.. I learned once again since, to open the windows, let the cool wind in, listened to the birds the rustling of the leaves, and even smile and things made sense =)

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Greetings and peace be with you LostMember;
I'm having a hard time believing some of the supernatural elements of Islam such as the prophet ascending to heaven on a winged horse
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If God can create the universe then he also has the power to create a winged horse.

If God has the power to create all kinds of flying dinosaurs, and all kinds of creatures then he has the power to create a winged horse.

If God created the prophet to be a special person, why would it seem out of place for God to create a special winged horse for him? If witnesses saw the winged horse it might be a validation to them that God exists.

and some of its rules - which to me - seem backwards.
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The only thing you need to accept fully and totally is that God exists fully and totally. Then you spend the rest of your life trying to make sense of all the rules and the laws.

In the spirit of searching for a loving and merciful God

Eric
 
I was linked to another thread here by someone and it reminded me of this thread I made last year when I was having doubts about Islam.


I just wanted to tell you guys that I no longer have any doubts about Islam.

Not only do I not believe it anymore, I've realised that it's COMPLETELY MADE UP.

I guess you guys have to hunt me down and kill me :D Oops, that's only supposed to happen in an Islamic "state."
 
LostMember, I will ban this account of yours. Use your new one.

I guess you guys have to hunt me down and kill me :D Oops, that's only supposed to happen in an Islamic "state."
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Be polite. None of this rude sarcastic behaviour will be tolerated. This is your first and last warning.

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Okay continuing the analagoy, before the painter painted, what was the painter doing? What existed before this universe.

God, I'm crap at analogies!


I'm still not sold on the "we don't know why we were created". Also I hate the fact that translations of the Qur'an is done in using words like "ye" and "thou" - these translations (I'm assuming) are fairly new, why the hell aren't they using modern and easy-to-understand terms so that the message is dlivered in a more clear and concise way.
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The only version i know of that uses "ye" and "thou" is by Muhammad Marmaduke Pickthal. Most of the Qur'an translations of today use modern day language which is very easy to understand so i find it hard to believe that you have not come across these.

The answer to your question about what came before God is clear. What comes before 0? Exactley NOTHING! So before God was NOTHING and he is the first and ONLY. What caused the universe to exist if it were not for God? What caused the first living matter to emerge out of nothingness? You will NEVER find any answer to these apart from ONE which is GOD himself created EVERYTHING and neither you nor anyone else can refute nor reject this fact no matter how hard you try.

You can continue to fool yourself and continue living everyday with more and more questions in your mind or you can open your heart and look into the Qur'an properly and deeply for your own knowledge and ponder over is written in it. Then once you have looked at it properly and deeply ONLY then should you make your conclusion.

Here is an easy to understand version of the Qur'an:

http://www.islam101.com/quran/yusufAli/index.htm

And Allah knows best in all matters
 
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