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  • Categories of people in the context of islamic reform movement

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    Those who believe in the Quran alone (just like the 1st) but then They follow the Quran by using some sort of Complex Classical Arabic Authentic Word Machine where "Wash your face and Feet" Actually Means "Love Allah by doing Charity." You'll notice that no. 2 rarely cross-reference verses or use basic sense. When a verse is clear and they turn it into Gibberish its pretty easy to spot.
  • sex before marriage

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    It does NOT make you blind, deaf, or have any health or well being issues at all. Not exactly. Although i can't say for sure. I've more often heard now on the internet that there is a profound nootropic/energetic effect that kicks in somewhere around day 14 (of not masturbating) I saw this discussed in various threads and personally from experience I really believe this. Which is why i'd suggest the males have a go at abstaining for two weeks. That's the best way to verify this for themselves. Or search the internet but do so in detail. Check specifically for the effects of abstaining from masturbation.
  • Dr.Hew Len Ihaleakala Interview

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    This is what I wrote to the person who did Interview Dr.Len, Hi Rita, God knows how may times I have watched this interview, cleaned with it, meditated on it, and finally found bullshit pieces. First let me ask What is the difference between the eyesight and the world? I am not responsible for your judgment, nor your are for mine. I am not responsible for your guidance, nor you are for mine. I am not responsible for the world, but i am responsible for my eyesight. Eyesight, GOD given human responsibility. Eyesight is not the world. From the purity of heart you see things as they are. Truth is truth, beauty is beauty, bullshit is bullshit. Just because somethings pops into my experience, that's not in me. That's bullshit way to look at the world. I am not my senses, what brings my senses am I. And that's the Presence of ALL-Mighty GOD. In the distance between your eyesight and the world, is the place to be. Free from the world. Not influenced by the world. In the world, with the God of the worlds. Praise be to GOD. The Clarifier of His Creation. Peace, R.
  • The logic of ibrahim, an example of the divine

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    Peace, Interesting! Your concept contradicts the Truth! (quran quote) That is true, that concept does contradict. Can the blind man give himself eyes? Indeed, if he takes the time to and figures out how, he might be able to. If he does not however, the fire awaits. Is the blind man going to be faster than the fire in giving himself the eyes with which to get away, that is the question. Or perhaps while trying to do this, he can lessen how much the fire burns him. Panentheism = Hadeeth = FALSE (relative to hadeeth) Quran opposes Panentheism. Panentheism - "God is the universe and more", this is a "hadeeth". And like any hadeeth, it can be da'if, hasan, mau'du, sahih. I would rate this as at least "hasan". And of course, there is only one assuredly "sahih" hadeeth in existence with the soundest "isnad" of them all. Can you show me where "Quran opposes Panentheism"? The disbeliever are illuminated with the truth, they dont accept it. Thus they go to hell willingly. No one sends them there. The first and second statement is true. The third is an incomplete truth. ALLAH created them and ALLAH created hell which awaits. Disbelievers and hell flow through time and the disbelievers flow right into hell of their own choice. Indirectly, ALLAH sends them there. If Allah did not subject Himself to the law He created then it is an open question. However, if He subjected Himself to His own law then most certainly He will not break that law. Allah has voluntarily subjected Himself to the law of good thats why He is always good. Exactly so. And once ALLAH assigns a law for an appointed time, he will never break it for the appointed time. It is really a very simple concept. You have to admit the fact (Truth) that many things are beyond our comprehension because knowledge given to us is minute. His time and our time is not the same. I readily admit this. You seem like a wise person, Mr Guest. peace
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    For #1, see this 325 - He regulates the affair from the heaven to the earth; then shall it ascend to Him in a day the measure of which is a thousand years of what you count. Even ALLAH accepts the truth of relativity. For #2, I will not say anything about that. God knows best. #3, that verse is supremely interesting. I'll say no more at this time. Thanks for the reference. Also, the speed c is not that of light but rather, information/truth. The speed of light is exceedable in an illusory manner but the speed of information is not. Truth is always there. It is built into us. It doesnt come to you. A reminder comes to us. Semantics. Closed form solution does not exist. Thats why your resonance theory is flawed. Ask the Physics people to give you the solution and watch how quickly they go belly up. You are still concentrating on the ins and outs of resonance. The Jews loved to ask about the ins and outs of the she camel, trying to avoid the whole point of the she camel. That is until Allah came in and toasted them. Ask your master to tell you where the elements of periodic table comes from. See, Allah has limited us, we cannot see beyond those elements. If scientists had never found the periodic table (via ALLAH's guidance), you would not even be able to ask this question. So this is a logical fallacy. Also, ALLAH is not light itself. Rather, ALLAH is he who created light.
  • Pow, right in the kisser. Goodbye falsehood, once and for all.

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    Peace, Respect. Would you agree that just because so many bad things happened to you, that it is because other people interfere with your decisions, thus steal your time and opportunities and therefore you are told in The Quran to be patient, does that mean, that that is the real proof that then such a person is the true and real Believer? I would say so. I think and believe that just because you don't have everything in this life and you get deprived of so much in this life, that you'll get it in the afterlife,w hich is the eternity, God willing. God knows best. Peace.
  • Right of intercession granted for the third group?

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    http//free-minds.org/forum/index.php?topic=9600832.msg252150#msg252150
  • Free Will And Destiny

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    One more thing. I recommend asking more questions, and especially more questions to yourself and seek the answers to your questions. Ask and it is given Anonymous Sometimes people might tell us things we do not want to hear. But what we do not want to hear is often what is best for us. He who asks questions, can not avoid the answers Cameron Proverb
  • Is Quran 4:88-89 a command to kill apostates?

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    http//www.misconceptions-about-islam.com/death-for-apostasy.htm
  • Owned Servants? Slaves?

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    I tried that already. It didn't work. People are making a total mess by trying to use today's terminology with the old. Wiki says it can mean either servant or slave. And the jail/prison system is actually a little economic system of its own. It's really cheap labour. And, then, no one wants to hire or rent to a convict when they get out. It's basically back to whatever led you there in the first place. Tried what already SP? I don't think this is a case of confusing "old" terminology with "new", it's about how the quran uses the words/what it uses them to mean.
  • Arrogant is self-worship?

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    Arrogant 1 exaggerating or disposed to exaggerate one's own worth or importance often by an overbearing manner <an arrogant official> If you are not worthy of worship, it would be arrogant.
  • A Quran related question to Quranists

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    I want to make clear to Leo and all that the QURAN says it's clearly explained/detailed/explains all things/cites every example. It's not US saying it, it's the quran. You mock it as if we are making it up. Answer to the quran.
  • What do you guys think of speaking in tongues?

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    You were employing critical thinking by insulting us? If this is hope, I would rather doubt. Dear friend Being a critical thinker does not mean we should waste our precious time on analyzing all the nonsense of the world. Yes, Hadith books are filled with nonsense but because they also contain some nice, semi-nice and quarter nice advices, it requires some time and effort to expose them, hoping that the emotionally intoxicated people could see the problem with those book. But, the so-called "speaking in tongues" is PURE and NAKED NONSENSE. If anyone is duped by it I have no hope for that person; at least in my disposal I have no medicine to offer. I cannot critically analyze such a nonsense and I cannot separate the hay from the grain if what I am dealing with is hundred percent natural Texas bullshit. Peace, Edip
  • Women & household finances - In Quran or hadith?

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  • weed? haram?

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    Some people call it an intoxicant ...some people call it a medicine. Seems to me that the people running the show seem to have a twisted idea of what medicine is, tho. I couldn't care less if something is "haram" by their standards or not. That alone was never enough to deem a thing right or wrong.
  • Johnson and johnson

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    Great clips
  • Oxford Conference June 11-13 (Details and Registration)

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    My travel schedule in Europe June 10-15 U.K. Oxford (Critical Thinking for Islamic Reform conference) June 15 (afternoon) Germany, Berlin, Tegel June 16 Poland, Zielona Gora (Meeting with a group of Jewish scholars from Poland, Czechoslovakia and Holland who have acknowledged the message of the Quran) June 17-21 Holland, Amsterdam (Meeting with various Muslim groups) If you would like to join us at any of these meetings, feel free to contact me. Peace, Edip
  • The meaning of the praying movements.

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    Here's one more prayer God please forgive your part in me so my body can sing glory of thee. You cannot open the flower with your hands. And this life is a gift to become a gift. Teach your mind to let go.....and you'll begin to see....God willing. R.
  • Any input much appreciated - before Friday!

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    When it comes to hijab, you can always first seek the evidence in The Quran and then also talk to the imam of that local mosque and ask him where in The Quran does it say that hijab is necessary. Try to engage in a peaceful conversation and be patient. Of course, he might tell you that you should also follow hadith and don't be afraid of a challenge, sister, just ask questions which might lead this imam into thinking about comparing The Quran to those other hadith books. God knows, maybe he will accept Islam and follow Quran alone, God knows best. I would like to talk to the imam, also.. Everyone we have talked to seemed very nice, so I don't want to seem like I'm judging anyone unfairly - only trying to prepare myself. As far as the hijab goes, I had been reading some of the other posts in the forum and how it unfortunately seems to take on a life of its own. I'm wondering if this is only in larger/tight-knit muslim communities? We are also considering moving out of the United States in a year or so, inshallah. Possibly to Morocco... I would have no reservations about wearing hijab there. Even though I find it personally comfortable and a good reminder, I just don't want to feel like I'm limiting myself unnecessarily.. Needless to say, I will definitely do much more listening than speaking and 'scope out' the local Ummah, since I really have no prior knowledge to work with. Inshallah I will be surprised. I will post about my first experience afterward... Mashallah - Thank you all for the input. Much appreciated. Salaam.
  • In need of support/reassurance

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    No, it says to use your khimar to cover your bosom, the meaning is to cover the bosom. If it said use your tablecloth to cover your bed does it mean you have to have a tablecloth or that you should cover your bed? Table aren't connected to beds. What's a khimar according to the definitions provided in the dictionary and the uses in arabic? Surely you wouldn't hide things like the rabbis did? I don't see what any of this has to do with the subject of this thread. Or, for that matter, with my post. Let me help you see... elektro