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  • All Knowing/Preordination/Free Choice

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    He was the first...he might be on earth, he might have been sent there from 'a' garden...btw just a question...do you think the the allegories of eternal gardens that the believers will receive would be on earth or on another earthlike earth?? A verse clearly says "The day the earth will be replaced by another earth, and the heavens by new heavens". I can look it up for you. I believe at this Universe will collapse into big crunch, out of which a new big bang will result, a new Universe will develop, with new physics laws that will generate the life that the Quran promises... Okay another thing i'd like you to make a little clearer is that if adam was primitive man, living in a forestic region and told to go forth from it..does that mean that God destroyed the primitive forestic region in adam's lifetime? Otherwise couldn't his immediate generation go back? The time elapsed would be quite important if we are talking evolution from primitive forestic regions to man going forth to civilisation...what differences were there that could achieve such a drastic leap in one person's lifetime, a person that was always adam...created adam. I believe Adam is a name of mankind at a certain evolutionary stage. homo-sapiens sapiens probably. Some verses might still be talking about a specific individual from that "race", mankind. As to the Angels, they probably are talking about the ancestors of Adam. Peace, Mohamed~
  • getting into mainstream press

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    MWU administrators SUX
  • Language Translator

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    Thanks for the translator Zenje!
  • Why Darwinism (Evolution) is Incompatible With the Qu'ran

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    Peace, Brothers and Sisters! I agree with Andya. God is an evolving god himself. He created Evolution as a way for a species to grow toward higher intellect so that they may also eventually take part in what is the glory that is God. It is man that thinks he is the Epitome of Intelligent Life in the Universe. Man has always been arrogant in that respect. I'm afraid he is in for a rude awakening one of these days.
  • Cosmetic Surgery

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    Does this say something about cosmetic surgery? And most certainly I will lead them astray and excite in them vain desires, and bid them so that they shall slit the ears of the cattle, and most certainly I will bid them so that they shall alter Allah's creation; and whoever takes the Shaitan for a guardian rather than Allah he indeed shall suffer a manifest loss.
  • Islam is submission

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    PEACE NEO When you submit to the ultimate entity, you forego "choice". There is no "freedom of choice" within this material existence. Discuss. There is always freedom of choice...except for birth and death. The power of choice, that is, to be self-conscious of one's power of choice, is one of Allah's gifts to human beings.
  • Ritual salat similarity between sunni & shia

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    During a discussion with a sunni about why the ritual salat is not found in the Quran , he raised the following point "The point here is these rival factions(sunnis & shias) were enemies since the Shia inception how is it possible for them to collaborate with each other to make Salaah with almost the same ritualistic movements? Any thoughts?
  • Algorithmic classification of verb roots transformations

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    Hello, i am sharing a preprint entitled “قياس أوزان الأفعال”. The paper proposes an algorithmic classification of all Qurʾānic verb roots into ten classes and supplies a fully annotated spreadsheet of 900 + roots. Highlights • Demonstrates how each class predicts both meaning shifts (استغفر Involves asking, استخرج involves taking, etc.) and syntactic behaviour (e.g. أمره بالمعروف vs. هداه الطريق). • Includes complete Qurʾānic coverage. • Released in pre-print form owing to health constraints; community feedback and corrections are warmly encouraged. Access https//doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.15617555 Importance of the work If this classification holds true, it could reshape how we analyze the Arabic language as a whole—not just verb roots. An algorithmic logic could also be present in the classification of nouns, prepositions, and other higher- or lower-order structures. Thank you for taking a look, and please feel free to circulate the link or send me your comments.
  • I think I've found who are dhul qarnayn and gog and magog in quran.

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    The Aggression of Gog and Magog 1894 They said, "O Two Eras, Gog and Magog are destroyers of the land, and so shall we make a tribute for you that you will make between us and them a barrier?"* 1895 He said, "What my Lord has given me is far better. So help me with strength and I will make between you and them a barrier." 1896 "Bring me iron ore." Until he leveled between the two walls, he said, "Blow," until he made it a furnace, he said, "Bring me tar so I can pour it over." 1897 So they could not come over it, and they could not make a hole in it. 212 1898 He said, "This is a mercy from my Lord. But when the promise of my Lord comes, He will make it rubble. The promise of my Lord is truth." 1899 We left them till that day to surge like waves on one another. The horn was blown so We gathered them together. dhul qarnayn, or "the man of the two eras," is the man who transitioned the times from the Bronze Age to the Iron Age and Barrier referred to in 1895 means iron weapons and armor and to put iron between the two walls(but i think actual meaning is highest place, read below), and blow it, and pour tar in 1896. it's reminiscent of the process of making steel in a steel mill The main component of tar is carbon(Steel is made by adding carbon to molten iron), and wind to blow is reminiscent of Bellows, And in 1896, so-called 'two mountain', the root of the word الصَّدَفَيْنِ translated as "two mountains" is ص د ف, https//en.wiktionary.org/wiki/%D8%B5%D8%AF%D9%81 According to Wikipedia, the noun-type meaning of ص د ف means 'the highest place' in addition to the meaning of mountains It's reminiscent of putting iron ore at the top of an iron-making furnace And gogs and magogs seem to mean cavalry looters, because when the time mankind started farming, there are two armies that the army of looters who had superior mobility through cavalry and chariot, and for the farmers against the army of these cavalry looters who barely had weapons bronze spears and shields and bows, which were very expensive and rare in raw materials. And so in beginning of ancient India, Egypt, Mesopotamia, China and all other farming lands, the ruling class was always the cavalry looters, but when civilizations entered the Iron Age, even ordinary farmers were able to have a high-quality arm by cheap price of iron weapons and armors, so that farmers could have an upper hand against the looters, and countries representing the position of the peasants emerged. For example, the first three dynasties in ancient China were all founded by cavalry looters who came down from the northern lands, and after the Iron Age, the dynasties started to form around the agricultural people. And at 1898, dhul qarnayn said that what he made would be useless, and at 1899, gog and magog would collide with each other I think it means that when advanced weapons such as gunpowder and lasers develop, even metal-based weapons become useless, and when the army of looters based on superior mobility becomes completely useless, they cannot loot innocent people who only defend themselves, they attack each other. in entire human history, countries that doing unjust wars are always based on "mobility, hit and run, shooting at long distances" by cavalry, chariot, tanks, long-range guided missiles, etc. and the ongoing war of Russia and Israel, and George Bush's invasion of Iraq, and the Nazi Germany's World War II, etc.... all of Their tactic have common things that ancient Greeks called the "Parthian Shot" has continued into modern times. Throughout history, it was actully impossible for the army of a country in an unjust war to consist mainly of infantry. In a country composed of people who are cowardly enough to allow their country to wage evil wars, that cowardly people do not go directly to the battlefield, and they always arms a small number of brave human trashs by cavalry, chariots, tanks. and waging war We've seen in the last three years that Russia and Israel can't advance even 1m without charging hundreds of tanks and fighter jets, and we've seen the same thing when the U.S. invaded Iraq and Hitler started the World War. and these three empires are always troubling by deficiency of infantry. even in george bush's invasion of iraq, us army barely have 10,000 battle-affordable infantries The both evil conquests of Genghis Khan's mongol and the Umayyad's were exactly the same. and hunnic empire and magyars too
  • hello...

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    Hi folks,.. life is moving on and I hope you all manage it.. I chat with many faithful people in Discord servers, especially in DM if you want to join in DM you can too https//discord.gg/sRGb8z8T .. anyone can contact if you have any questions in Quran no other personal questions. take care.. meanwhile let me share couple of glaring verses for your reflection. Here is my translations. 56 O you the ones who professed, when you undertook (KumTum; perfect verb) to the interaction (salah), then compress (fa’ghsiloo) your attention/purpose/countenance (wajh) and your pursuance/influence (aydekum) to the soundness/judgment (Marafiq) and set forth / describe through your complaints/strifes/despairs (ru’usukum) and your difficulties (rajl) to the double knots (strength). But, if you were out of the way/halted/distracted (junb) then cleanse. But, if you were of dejection (mardha) or upon a recovery/get over (safar) or anyone of you reached/arrived at from the depression/downwards or touched the forgetfulness/oblivion/absent-mindedness, so not you will find embellishment/elaboration(maa), so endeavor (thayamam) proper ascension/progression, then set forth (masah) your attention/purpose/countenance (wajh) and your pursuance/influence (aydekum) with it. Allah does not intend to make hardships for you, but He intends to cleanse you and accomplish His blessings upon you that you may put forth (exertion of actions)-shukr. Note here Interaction (salah) is while the Messenger is reading out the verses of Quran believers listening/questioning thus clarifying their doubts. But how to encounter the Interaction when you already undertook to participate in Sala/Interaction is clearly explained in this verse 56 and unfortunately, not traditional Wudu. This verse is beyond clarity that when someone UNDERTOOK salah, then follow the steps so then one can come out with clarity during the Salah/Interaction session. 443 “O you the ones who professed, occupy not the Interaction (al sala) while you are angry (sukara) eventually/until you discern what you assert while not distracted (junb) except scrutinizing (abiri) of tenets until you compress (gusl). But, if you were of dejection (mardha) or upon a recovery/get over (safar) or anyone of you reached/arrived at from the depression/downwards or touched the forgetfulness/oblivion/absent-mindedness, so not you will find embellishment/elaboration(maa), so endeavor (thayamam) proper ascension/progression, then set forth (masah) your attention/countenance (wajh) and your pursuance/influence (aydekum). …”
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    Selam Aleikum, They took my phone of me I asked for it back and they said no. Then they locked me up and After around 40 sec it appeared in my pocket, Allahu Akbar You can read my 12 year old story from fighting psychiatry in health and fitness section. Sunni Islam is true In mental health and fitness section you’ll see my name, I’m on Facebook. I also saw square circle and another miracle by the will of Allah SWTA. And this is that phone I’m writing from, there are more stories on my Facebook but you might need interpretation thing because it’s in Montenegrin.
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    first of all, for native englisth speakers, i don't have such good skill in english language. i'm born and lived in south korea and never learned english seriously. If I can't fully convey what I want to say, I declare in advance that it's purely my fault. 3105 Do not be like those who separated and differed after the proof had come to them. For them is a painful retribution.* 3106 The day on which faces will be brightened and faces will be darkened; as for those whose faces will be darkened "Did you reject after acknowledging? Taste the retribution for what you rejected." 3107 As for those whose faces are brightened, they are in God's mercy, in it they abide eternally. 3108 These are God's signs; We recite them to you with truth. God does not want wickedness for the worlds. 3109 To God is all that is in the heavens and in the earth; and to God the events will be returned. 3110 You became the best nation that emerged for the people; you order recognized norms, deter from evil, and trust/acknowledge God. If the people of the book acknowledged, it would have been better for them; from amongst them are acknowledgers, but most remain wicked.* -from edip yuksel's translation there' word proof at 3105 and god's sign in 3108 (i don't know exactly difference between proofبَيِّنَٰتُ and sign ءَايَٰتُ, but, i guess that proof بَيِّنَٰتُ is tangible evidence, and sign ءَايَٰتُ is linguistic evidence) however. i reversed the surah/verse number and found unbelievable thing! 1051 Have you not noticed what your Lord did to the people of the elephant? 1052 Did He not cause their schemes to go astray? 1053 He sent upon them swarms of flying creatures. 1054 Striking them with fiery projectiles. 1055 Until He turned them like devoured hay He sent upon them swarms of flying creatures swarms of flying creatures... everyone may remember ukrainian drones destroyed thousands of russian invader's vehicles since 2 years before... and may clever reader noticed that elephant army mentioned in surah 105 are persian elephant army defeated in battle of qadisiyah. the purpose that god mentioned defeat of elephant army's are not only for telling historical event in fact, elephant army was extreme extension of heavy-cavalry army. and before invention of gunpowder, heavy cavalry army was generically army of privileged class. This was even same for even Carthage's elephant army. That army only symbolized Carthage's extreme aristocracy and plutocracy, and Rome, common peoples had strong political power, they only made light-cavalry for scouts and dragoons. and won the punic wars despite hannibal's exist because aristocratic country are fully made of common people's cowardice and political indifference, so that those common people never fought for their country seriously. therefore aristocratic country can never have decent infantry-based army, and tend to dependence on privileged class's heavy cavalry army. and it's same in background of revelation of sural 105. in that's era roman army and persian army were consisted of extreme heavy cavalry army that wears megalomanic armor! if you interested this, search <cataphract> and <Clibanarii> so that god's message in surah 105 was 'if God wants to save particular nation, the infantry army will win against the heavy cavalry army' and there's a lot of precedent in history. Even when Joan of Arc saved France, she firstly began to weaken the feudal lords' gendarme army by arming the common people with muskets and cannons, Muhammad Ali purged the Mamluk cavalry and armed the Egyptian peasants, and the beginning of Greek independence and modernization of Turkey began with the fall of the Sipahi cavalry during the Greek independence War. The French philosopher Montesquieu and the Italian political thinker Machiavelli also argued this historical law. Montesquieu said in his book on Roman history that countries that are incompetent in the military only increase cavalry, and countries that are competent in the military with none-corrupted common people use infantry more. and that's heavy cavalry army with megalomanic armor was succeeded to modern tank army. The tank army initially began as an army to support infantry trenches breaking through, but since cold war times, infantry army(which must be made up of an absolute majority of the common peoples) suffered cronic morale declination under an unjustful warmonger regimes, tank army became an irrationally expensive army with megalomaniacal armor, driven by the military complex's delusion to build tanks that could conclude all wars without the support of infantry. and nowday's russo-ukraine war. that irrational tank army finally ended by drone army of ukrainian peoples. i think the god interested in saving ukrainian nation.... and.... 1081 We have given you plenty. 1082 Therefore, you shall reach out to your Lord, and devote yourself. 1083 Indeed your rival will be the loser. god mentioned word 'sign' in 3108 and reversed that number, 1083 says 'your rival be the loser'..... if this war ended to ukraine's victory, I think the article I writing will be make sense..... and... 1081 ... god said with past tense, "given plenty". nowday ukraine is not such plentyful country(but in 2024, almost nations are falling into poverty except undeveloped nations....), but focus on 'past tense'! ukraine have most fertile land in earth and have vast of raw materials. and readers may noticed at this verse 7168 We divided them through the land as nations. From them are the reformed, and from them are other than that. We tested them with good things and bad, perhaps they will return god already mentioned that all nation are based and formed by their land. and land are pre-existed every nation's appearing. because geological structure of the Earth was never changed significantly after first civilization appear(sumer) (in addition, correspondingly with quran, Montesquieu and Ibn Khaldun once argued that nations was formed based on geographical conditions. and historically, ukrainian peoples never introduced slavery and serfdom in their country and never colonized other nations. and they had long history of fighting hadith-satanists!) so therefore the best nation was given plenty (land) before their appearance are absolutely true. (Finally, i never want to add this useless opinion in my article, I don't think the world situation is divided into teams like sports, like the psychopaths who like geopolitics. I don't support is**el. I think only humans with multiple STDs will seriously support that country.)
  • personal message sending error - page not found - anyone else?

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    When i reply to a personal message and click send it leads to free-minds homepage saying "page not found", implying message was not sent. Only noticed it today. Anyone else?
  • Human is NOT created by DUST....

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    Allah did not create Al-Insan by DUST.. The Arabic word ‘Thurab’ indeed has one of the meanings of dust but when it comes to creation verses it is not DUST but it is OVUM/EGG or ovary for that matter (female).. it’s a cleaving object with a lot of separation.. Allah indeed created Adam with Sticky Clay (Theen) and this sticky clay (Theen) had all the properties to produce bones, blood, sperm etc.. 2312 “And indeed, We created man out of an essence/extract/property of clay.” …. This is about Adam.. 328 “Then He made his posterity out of the extract/property of a minute liquid.” … Rest of us.. The clay used for the first creation of Adam had all the elements/properties (sulalati) to become a human.. and the Liquid had all the elements/extracts (sulalati) to reproduce from Adam and his wife… Carefully note the below verse and wherever the word (Thurab) Ovum/egg is used in the Quran.. there is no connection in every such creation verse with DUST.. 2205 O People, if you are in doubt about the raising back to life, then indeed, We created you from OVUM/EGG (Thurab), then from a sperm drop, then from a clinging clot, and then from an embryonic lump that is formed, and unformed that We make manifest to you. And We settle in the wombs whom We will for an appointed term, then We bring you out as a child, ……. …” The dust has no connection at all with embryological formation… In Prophet Isa’s case, parthenogenesis took place, i.e. asexual pregnancy.. I was wondering when reading verse 359, is it talking about Adam or Isa… Indeed it is referring Isa.. The word Thurab/Ovum used for Isa and not for Adam.. Allah never used 'Thurab' for Adam.. Always used Theen/clay for Adam's creation.. Up until further exploration tirelessly, I realized that Dust was the wrong translation and even I thought when I translated it was Dust.. But the truth is something else.. I didn’t give any weight to the word Dust since it was so common and everyone knew we are clay so they say dust. fine.. but the Quran is talking about something else by the word THURAB in relation with creation.…
  • Any submitters i Scandinavia?

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    Hi all, I am new to this forum, but I am mainly looking to get to know other submitters. Any submitters that live in scandinavia? I am also kurdish, are there any kurdish submitters here?
  • World's oldest calendar

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    https//www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-13714297/worlds-oldest-calendar-Turkey.html Archaeologists have discovered what is thought to be the world's oldest calendar. Etched in a 12,000-year-old stone pillar at the mysterious Göbekli Tepe site in Turkey, experts say it could rewrite our timeline of civilization. The timekeeping system strongly suggests ancient humans had accurate ways to keep time 10,000 years before it was documented in Ancient Greece in 150 BC. Researchers at the University of Edinburgh counted 365 days of 12 lunar months with 11 additional days, believing each ‘V’ marking on the pillar stood for one day (pictured) https//i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/08/06/18/88214565-13714297-Researchers_at_the_University_of_Edinburgh_counted_365_days_of_1-a-107_1722967110681.jpg
  • Search members by location

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    Hi- Was just trying to identify other members in my area (Houston, TX). I was disappointed that the "Search Members" feature does not have the option to search by location. Since our profiles show our location when we post, I assume there isn't a privacy related reason. An old Wakas post seemed to suggest that (maybe an earlier version of) the forum had such a search option? Or is there a way to search by location that I missed (other than searching for all posts with "Houston&quot?
  • ghostwriter

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    Mein Ingenieurstudium und mein Praktikum unter einen Hut zu bringen, war eine große Herausforderung. Ich brauchte Hilfe bei einem wichtigen Konstruktionsprojekt und wandte mich an die ghostwriting agentur. Ihre zertifizierten Autoren sind Experten auf dem Gebiet der Technik und lieferten ein detailliertes, technisch fundiertes Projekt. Dank ihrer Unterstützung war ich in der Lage, sowohl während meines Praktikums als auch in meinem Studium erfolgreich zu sein. Ich kann Wirschreiben jedem Ingenieurstudenten nur empfehlen.
  • Stoning and Veiling in Islam

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    interesting discussion Farhad Shafti Stoning and Veiling in Islam | The Perspective of the Qur'an https//www.youtube.com/watch?v=fVlGtUx91y8
  • What is the book that explains dreams?

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    Many books explore the meaning and interpretation of dreams. Onedream book is "Your Dream language" by Linda J. Dressen, which delves into the psychoanalytic approach to understanding dreams. Other notable works include "Man and His Symbols" by Carl Jung and "Dreams Your Magic Mirror" by Elsie Sechrist. These books offer different perspectives on dream interpretation and symbolism, providing valuable insights into the hidden meanings of dreams.