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  • Fear of Death: A Muslim's Banter

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    Why fear death, just makes you closer to the jugment day. Of course one who did bad deeds will fear death if he believes.
  • Sheikh Hamza Yusuf Interview

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    Thanks!
  • A Critical Look at the Holocaust

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    I have seen this video and they have some good points but the fact that the guy promotes the well-known forged book called 'The Protocols Of The Elders Of Zion' kinda kills his credibility.
  • What's so bad about Interest?

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    Dear Lobster, To me it still "feels" wrong because it's been drilled into my head that interest is evil, but when I look at it objectively, I can't see where exactly the evil is. I think it's clearly unfair to me as in Let's consider these two business When you invest in another trade/business (for profit) you might -Get profit (don't know how much, don't know when) -No profit -Loose your investment When you loan for another trade/business or even people/countries -You must get "your profit"/"interest" at fixed rate no matter what happens. To me, number 2 is not fair business. The question about mutual agreement is not the point here, two people agreeing to do a bad/unfair thing doesn't make it right. For example, two people agree to make adultery. A person agrees to be eaten and slaughtered by another person (in Germany, long ago) doesn't make it right. Therefore, to me, interest is like a fixed profit. If the business/person encountered loss or can't really pay the interest then it will get deeper "compounding over and over" and he must be desperate to cover it all up - no matter what happens next. The deeper it gets, the deeper it enslaves. May God Guide. Many people have no choice so they are put into this ever-deepening enslaving. You can see many living examples of this all over the world. May God Guide.
  • Microsoft Excel Reveals A Miracle of Qur'an

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    Oh please, that is such a stretch it isn't even funny.
  • Who Controls the Media?

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    samia if you only put 3 *** then people are going to have difficulty guessing the swear words.
  • Tell the truth.

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    Confusion is certainly not a bad thing, a good thing in fact. It shows that you have an open mind and that you are willing to change... and that you care about the truth. "It's only after we've lost everything ; we are free to do anything." Fight Club
  • Was Islam a hindu concuction from the start or later on?

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    http//www.hinduism.co.za/kaabaa.htm so where these saudi's Hindu's? Jainism http//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jainism
  • The greatest conspiracy of all time.

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  • An Interview with the Prophet Mohammad

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    i like that very much! beautiful, truthful work, Iron. peace Alhamdulillah.
  • SECTARIANISM is what's killing us!!!!

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    The people here is a very mixed sort of a "group"... actually, they are not a group in its real sense, since the only group character arises when people visits this forum and uses it for dialogs... which doesn't really make it a group. Some people here might like to, and do, think of themselves as "free minders", quranists" or whatever, as a way to set themselves apart from other groupings, and make their own group, to have an identity. This is what Damon is disliking I believe. Other people are just themselves. They are tired of labels and factions, and they feel that they are just one human being in a world full of humans. They try to find better and better ways to live and they don't feel like labeling themselves anything special. For clarification in different situations, they might explain themselves by using terms such as "quran alone" or whatever, but they don't build their identity on this. peace all! Salaams All, Just try and be part of the good human beings. serving All.....the good cause. God Bless All.
  • Are Progressive Muslims Demolishing Islam?

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    Settled? For now. peace be on you... peace
  • Amazing Wildlife Metaphor of How You CAN Make a Difference!

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    so... he made a beginning blurb and then ripped off the battle of kruger? does he have national geographic's permission?
  • There were almost 3000 members in free-minds forum

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    There where almost 3000 members in the free-minds forum a couple of weeks ago.. How did 3000 suddenly become 2100 or something members.. Have something errors happened to the forum "member numbers" ? Peace David.. Peace no mod to answer this question? lk
  • Ijtihad

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    So? dear Naveed it has been long time, have not seen any response from you, Shall we end the thread now?
  • PHILOSOPHY

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    Now I know why that name is familiar!
  • salman Rusdie

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    i agree jankren... the book satanic verses involves hadith and mythological accounts - it's the only book of his i have read... so what's the big deal?
  • Anyone read this book?

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    peace Nadeem, Sorry, didn't see your message till today. I have ordered it from here recently, still waiting on delivery http//www.umich.edu/~iinet/cmenas/menasinfo/pubs.html
  • Secularism: The Devil?s greatest trick

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    Yes, religion/faith/eemaan is a personal matter. Correct.
  • I've have some cool thoughts.

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    Not harry potter, Fullmetal Alchemist. I dont rule out divine intervention, its just a way to explain how.