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  • Bakka in those days; today is Free-minds.org and etc..

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    Salaamun alaikum, The internet can only function in certain dimensions of ad-deen. For example, we may call people to the way of our Lord and argue them (16/125). However, if you analyse the verses about al-bait and bakkah, we have things like it's a rewarding place for mankind and a safe place 2.humankind flocks to the hajj through various means because of benefits to themselves. These all happen in the physical domain. The program of ar-rasool cannot happen on the internet beyond the dimension of discussion and argumentation.
  • *Miraculous Birth* of Isa: continued debate

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    Hi Ahmedbahgat, As I understand, we have discussed this verse earlier. And here are all the available translations of it. And it makes perfect sense, with this meaning that we should not follow anything blindly. Hello sister My comment was for brother sofi and I insist on what I stated and have nothing to say further other than if you are one of the promotors to that wrong understanding then you should be aware that "Qa Fa Ya" does not mean "to follow", BUT IT MEANS "CAUSE TO FOLLOW", i'm not sure how many times I have to say it, but you can simply ignore it sister Allah is my witness peace be with you
  • How do you interpret this? (part 2)

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    Peace Kyle, To what extent can you "KNOW" the God? Anwar Azim Peace be upon you, Appreciation comes when you stop believing in the God and instead KNOW the God. The God gives evidence of ITS existece through the Mathematics of creation.
  • WHATS HAPPENED WITH THE SERVER

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    Ya, I lost a PM that I got notice of and it's now gone.
  • Two Women Witness

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    Peaceful Muslim Shukran jiddan ya akhi!! I never even thought of those other ayaat in reference to women being witnessses!! What you said makes sense. I always guard against sterotypes, so I just did not want to conclude that this ayaat is speaking to some type of deficiency of women. After all, it says the other can remind her if the one errs. So if women were naturally or consistently deficient, one could not remind the other. But, at the same time, women and men are not the same. To counter attack the Islaam detractors on this women issue, I can't pretend that men and women are the same. Now, some may still take issue and say, why can't two women be witness and no man be present? I also noticed or think I noticed that, the verbs used in that portion of the ayaat do not seem to be feminine verbs. On second look, maybe there is no feminine dual pronoun suffix in arabic. But it does say iHda which is the feminine for waHad? And tudhkkira is the feminine for yudhikkir I believe? At anyrate, this is to be understood as dealing with financial transactions. And I just noticed, all of this comes after the issue of the one owing the debit being unsound. If the one owing the debt is sound, are the other witnessess still needed? Because the scribes is putting it all in writing. Are the two men witnesses or one male and two females really acting as guardians for the unsound party to the transaction?
  • The "Ghayb" - let's find out what it means.

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    excuse me bro, there is nothing wrong with NON DELIBERATE manipulations, it is just an accident at the end Do you know what manipulation is? A believer is supposed to say 'same'na wa atha'na', not manipulate anything. And I didn't manipulate anything. The arabic language was manipulated yes. To this day, its entirety believes 'hadith' means 'hadith of the messenger'. That's how accurate it is. furqanising' the Arabic language , well that should sound funny more than serious It's a tragi-comedy no doubt. After all the sunni linguistics you've accepted, you still call yourself Quranic! How is this, mate ? Furqanising the arabic language means, whatever you see in the dictionary, THAT'S what you will take to be the Quranic meaning. That's why your furqaan isn't al-quraan but al-qamoos. yep I'm waiting for you to concede as a man and a good muslim who is Quranic I don't mind being corrected at all. However, I expected to be corrected with something more substantial than 'my dictionary says so'. but you said earlier you will prove below that I employ methods foriegn to al-quraan.and I could see you proving it yet The above WAS my proof. Let me say it again for you because I feel you're an honest guy and perhaps I wasnt clear. This is how it works for me. Al-quraan is kitaaban mutashabihan mathany. This is means it has repeated similarities inside. Further, it tells us to 'rattilul quraanan tarteela' or compile the similarities within al-quraan. Ghaib and ghaibeen come from the same root. Therefore, compiling them on this basis would give us a clear picture of ghaib. 27/20 is something we can readily experience. Sulaimaan couldnt find hud2 and he said hud2 is from al-ghaibeen. Can you imagine what he meant ? Well, carry this meaning forward into other contexts and see.
  • My Understanding of "hamd"

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    That leaves 58 others. 4829 is one of these. I've raised the issue that 4829 may be a false verse before. See http//www.free-minds.org/forum/viewtopic.php?t=3007 Now if this is eliminated it leaves 57 which is 19x3. The coefficient 3 is the number of references to the remaining Muhammad words. Regards. peace another ridiculous claim by you Oben may Allah save you from yourself peace
  • What breakes your wudu?

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    peace Ramia, Please use the search function of the forum and type in some relevant words in your questions, much like you would do for a search engine. It truly is an excellent tool. I use it often. See 443 & 56 from al quran (the reading) See the following thread, which I think is excellent http//www.free-minds.org/forum/viewtopic.php?t=42 Wakas
  • What does 'islam' mean to you?

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    Do they seek for other than the diin of Allah? While all creatures in the heavens and on earth have, willing or unwilling, bowed to His Will (aslama/islam), and to Him shall they all be brought back. According to this verse islam is bowed to Hius Will, means all nature (sun, planets, moon, earth, trees, worms, birds etc) already be muslims, the creatures that have been already commiting to life accoring to what Allah order to them. Men are not likely, men life with his own idiology, even who making prayer to God, they refuse to establish life as ruled by God. They prefer to abide their own way of live, so they are not deserve to be called as muslim. They are mushollin, not muslim.
  • Complaint about your Quran translation

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    Salaams Brother Layth, I personally wouldn't object to the Bismillah Addition, but only if you had substantial proof that the earliest qurans have this, Or i would strongly recomend that, you have a note of some sought printed next to the rights reserved so everybody knows the change you've made in the copy of your quran. Salaams.
  • 'Muhammad's' alleged letters.

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    It is suprising that these survived if they are real. But that isn't a reason to doubt their authenticity. Nothing in those letters stuck out as being un-Quranic to me. It seemed the oposite infact. Especially mentioning that "we don't differentiate between the prophets part."
  • the significance of the sacrifice?

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    Salam Idolfree, Could you point me in the right direction of this evidence? A website maybe? So I can see if it is credible. I hope its not just some bones that someone says is "muhammad ibn abdullah". JK- Muhammad is one of the most prominent figures in history and even the Westeners wrote many positive things regarding his character and reign in Arabia. Therefore there is no doubt of his having existed. Even atheists acknoeledge his historical existence. Infact nobody doubts it. I havent heard anyone doubt his character yet except you. You may find useful data at http//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muhammad GOD Bless!
  • Kaballah!?

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    Peace Qabalah from q-l-b (to recieve) is a system, or philosophy where one seeks to know God or Perfect Peace Profound, the Nothingness or Nil in relation to oneself. It's like the lagoon and the sea, where the changes in tide of the sea effect the lagoon's changes in tide. You might want to check this site http//www.workofthechariot.com/TextFiles/index.html Where there is fairly detailed explanation of the system. Joe
  • What Is the Correct Translation of 24:31

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    As SAlaam Alaikum, Thanks. I've been in awe because people say that "zinat" means natural beauty and adornment. Why do they say "zinat' means natural beauty as well? Are they going into root words there?? I swear I wish I knew arabic! I would give up English so fast if I could exchange it. salaam Peace sister the word "Zinat" means only (adornment) as far as I believe peace
  • Request for comment

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    Peace be upon you, I am lost. Can you elaborate, and try to translate all the arabic words as best as possible?
  • Is the Beast mentioned in the Quran refers to Computer?

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    Much clear. Thanks TheNabi.
  • Plastic surgery. Permitted or not?

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    Peace Gold84, I would think it to be logical and personal if one is suffering from an appearence that would make it hard for him/her to go into public or to live a normal life as one should. I also think if it just for vain purposes then of course not. Weight lose is not one of the reasons in my opinion. I think this is a poor reason for surgery. This can be corrected by diet and exercise. If this person would probably move more and eat less then weight would most likely not be a factor. Some cases are genetics but most of the time it is due to poor eating habits and not enough exercise. Something such as a cleft lip or palate needs emergency attention, for the person may have trouble with eating , drinking and speech. I personally, would invite the idea of plastic surgery, if I had an accident or defect that could be corrected to make everyday more easier to deal with. I would be thankful that God has given man the intelligence and technology to change lives for the betterment of humanity. But like most things it can be misused beyond its purpose. I guess it all should depend on motives as with many other situations. Is there a hidden motive??? Good or bad? Example Why do people need big breast and buttock implants, male implants or lip enhancers? Why do people need Botox? To look younger or sexier would be my answer. Motive should give you the answer. Peace, Shirley
  • Refutations AGAINST the beliefs of FREE-MINDS.ORG

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    Peace, but the names of people that have been banned like Dhulqarnain, PRIEST_BOKMEI or albion, or removed by own request, like Noah, are displayed on black colour. It is not the case with PrinceZED.
  • Is It Worth it? Taking Off my Scarf Sneaking

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    Peace sis NP, I also think the best way is following bro Layth's advice. But be prepared to reason and make sure you have verses to back you, otherwise you'll only provoke your father.
  • Marriage Believing Woman? People of The Book??ARABICSPEAKER!

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    Salam NoProgressive, No this verse is talking about BELIEVING WOMEN(muminaat) and "kufaar(unbelievers/rejectors/concealors of the truth)" who are in this context the male disbelievers. The verse says that if women who claim to be believers come from the side of disbelievers, then we should test them if theyr not hypocrites. Once we get assurance of that we are not to send them back to the disbelievers since as we know a believer is not allowed to have an idolatrous spouse as per Quran. GOD Bless!