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  • What happens to our "Nafs" at the time of our death =21/35

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    allright here is the reference , it could be allegorical.. but atleast it gives us a scientific information of this earthly life..about PAIN RECEPTORS PRESENT IN THE SKIN 456 Those who have rejected Our signs, We will admit them to a fire. Every time their skins are cooked, We replace them with other skin that they may taste the retribution. God is Noble, Wise. it was thought that the sense of feeling and pain was only dependent on the brain. Recent discoveries prove that there are pain receptors present in the skin without which a person would not be able to feel pain. When a doctor examines a patient suffering from burn injuries, he verifies the degree of burns by a pinprick. If the patient feels pain, the doctor is happy, because it indicates that the burns are superficial and the pain receptors are intact. On the other hand if the patient does not feel any pain, it indicates that it is a deep burn and the pain receptors have been destroyed. Salaam/Peace Imran, Yes, this most essential Verse (=4/56) you specifically referred to above, (*this most Equitable, Fair and Just Requital above 40/17, 40 will thus Rightfully be applied exclusively and only unto these kind of brutal and hostile ones (=22/72) who would barbarically and cruelly burn and torture innocent and peaceful people, deliberately and constantly, here, and also when/if they have had no intention to truly regret and repent thereafter 85/4-10 & 4/17, 18 = 6/27-2 I strongly believe, is another clear Proof that Humans will have their "nafs" (="body/soul") perfectly together and intact, also in the Hereafter. I think we can clearly and unmistakably see it here, in the first place =========== 78- And he (=i.e. a skeptic or a disbelieving person) puts forth an example for Us, while forgetting his own creation! He says Who will revive the bones (=al-itham) --of our Human "body" here-- while they have rotted (in the grave)? 79- Say The ONE Who has made them in the first place (in this World) will revive them (in the Hereafter)! For HE is fully Aware-and-Knower of every creation. V V V V V V V 1- I do swear by the Day of Resurrection. 2- And I do swear by that (skeptic or disbelieving) Person (above, who will be) self blaming (therein). 3- (Because) does (that) "Human" (above again) think that We cannot gather his/her bones (=ithamahu) --of their Human "body" here) 4- Yes indeed; We will be Able to reconstruct (even) his/her fingertips (=banaanahu) --on that Resurrection Day again above)! 5- But (that) "Human" (above again) still intends to deny and corrupt his/her own future, 6- by asking (mockingly) "When is that Resurrection Day --(which is clearly described and promised above)-- to be?" QURAN TESTAMENT 36/78-79 = 75/1-6 So, I strongly believe that each and every "Human" will thus be resurrected by our Lord AL-LAH in their exact same "Human" form (exact same DNA, even to our fingertips) above, first of all, in the Hereafter, but those will be absolutely inviolable --bullet-proof-- Human "bodies" (=i.e. which never get older, never get sick, never get burned, never get killed, can never be harmed, from inside or out, in no way, at all, by the Absolute Protection and Grace of AL-LAH unto all of them therein 2/38 = 21/69, 102-103 & 76/13 & .........) Salam, I understand the part about believing good doers going to Paradise and the wicked to Hell, but what about Judgement Day? Won't we be judged, or will humans first go to Paradise or Hell according to what they did on this earth, and then be gathered for God's Judgement and then returned to different levels of Paradise or Hell? Salam Salaam/Peace Submitter, I strongly believe that at the very moment of our death here, first of all, our "soul" will instantly be transported-teleported into our new "body" (which will be exactly similar/same even to our "fingertips" herein 75/3-4) in a parallel Universe --(which is as Spacious/Big/Large in size, as this Universe here 3/133)-- and we will thus instantly be awakened by Angels therein, either in Hell or in Paradise therein, according to our Deeds here, first of all QURAN TESTAMENT 16/28-29 X 16/32 And specifically there will be "two Angels" to instantly wake up each and every "Human" therein, and we will thus immediately --(in a very strict and forceful manner, or in a very tolerant and friendly manner)-- be brought by each of these "two Angels" therein, before our Lord AL-LAH, and HIS Judgment will thus Rightfully be issued unto each and every of us therein (=50/19-22 & 23-30 & 31-35), and those who have constantly done bad/evil deeds and then never truly repented and never returned to HIM here 4/17-18 will immediately be handed over to the Angel-Guardians of the Hell therein (=43/74-7, immediately after they have been given their (criminal)-records behind their backs therein (=84/10-15), and those who have constantly done good/best deeds and then never wavered and never turned ungrateful to HIM here 49/15 will immediately be delivered to the Angel-Guardians of the Paradise therein (=21/103), immediately after they have been given their (moral)-records in their right-hands therein (=84/6-9). Remain in peace/salaam. Whatever I have said that may be perfectly Correct and Right is from AL-LAH, and whatever I have said that may be totally mistaken or wrong may only be from my own self (shortcomings) (=34/50)
  • Where does semen come from according to the Quran?

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    http//haqeeqat.pk/English%20Tafsir%20e%20Haqeeqat/00.Arabic%20Text/086.%20At%20Tariq/86.7a.gif The second peculiarity of this water is that it secrets-discharges from the location situated at the middle of the Loin , a location which is the central point of the Ribs . The act/process of the creation of the Man
  • my blog

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    please visit my weblog and leave me a feedback godsreligionblog.wordpress.com Evidence-based Theology nvm
  • What is it with sh-h-w?

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    Salam Huruf Desire and lust. As verbs the difference between desire and lust is that desire is more formal or stronger word for want while lust is to very strongly desire. Are we being punished for wanting or action? Wanting without action = ? nothing. Wanting with action = something I donno what exactly you are getting at. Is it wanting that leads to action? = lust?? I do not see how you connect lust to wish, long for, desire... At any rate YOUR connections is not the one that counts, I spoke about the Qur'an. For the Qur'an sh-h-w is onviously not connected to lust, see all the instances of it in the Qur'an. Lust matches fahisha, and that indeed is action, and in another way with s-f-h... Check instanes of sh-h-w and again the Qur'n is there for us to refine our concepts and feelings and passions, to purify us. We must do that constantly, and the first thing we must purify is our understanding, not to let it be muddled, know the difference between one thing and another and be reminded tht we my muddle up our understandings but God does not. On further reflecting, ist it not surprising that neither Lut not God utter the word fahisha in connection with Lut's people. It should have been expected, even if after to be magnified by others words, but most certainly it should have figured. There is a lot to Lut's history. I have the feeling that we have not scratched the surface. Salaam
  • Destiny vs Free Will

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    http//www.free-minds.org/Old/articles/gods_system/freechoice.htm that was a great article, thank you ) 548 and if God had willed, He would have made you all one nation, but He tests you with what He has given you; so race to do good. We are free for spiritual fulfillment, development and growth
  • No Elephants in the Quran

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    Salaam, Surah 105 is referring to a battle of some kind. The clue lies in ayats 3-4. 1053 And He sent against them Flights of Birds, | - And He sent| - against them| - birds| - (in) flocks.| Tay-Ya-Ra = flew, hasten to it, outstripped, become foremost, fled, love, become attached, famous, conceive, scatter/disperse, fortune. signifies, accord. to some, A company in a state of dispersion (M) or dispersed companies, one following another (Msb) or distinct, or separate, companies, (Akh, S, Msb, K,) like leaning camels (Msb) or companies in a state of dispersion. (AO, Msb.) One says, Thy camels came in distinct, or separate, companies. (Akh,S.)And (Akh,S) birds in companies from this and that quarter or following one another, flock after flock (Zj, T) or (assumed tropical) birds in companies; (Bd, Jel likened to great bundles, in respect of their compactness. The word "tayr" can be translated as anything that can fly. The word "ababeel" shows us that the flying objects are coming in distinct or separate portions or are following one another in companies. This suggests a volley of projectiles being fired simultaneously. http//www.thefreedictionary.com/volley 1054 Striking them with stones of baked clay. | - Striking them| - with stones| - of| - baked clay.| The next ayat describes these projectiles as being made from stones like baked clay. Siin-Jiim-Lam = to pour out, spill (liquid), write a paper or a scroll, decide judicially. sijil - written scroll, writing-roll, deed, writ, judicial record, scribe. sijjil - hardened and petrified clay, stones of clay which had been written or decreed for them that they should be punished therewith, scroll of writing, scribe. Armies used artillery in battles and catapults were the weapon of choice during these times. https//sites.google.com/site/physicsofcatapults/home/history-of-catapults https//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Early_thermal_weapons The missiles/projectiles used were able to breach defences laying waste to the land. In conclusion, the surah appears to be describing a battle between two forces using straightforward weaponry and not elephants and birds. Hope this sheds some light on the topic. Regards, Janet.
  • Where's Medina?

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    One thing for sure, al saud's medinah has no basis in scripture, but a moneymaking sham. Maybe you haven't noticed, but that was one of goals of this text, to prove that Medina is nothing "saint" for Muslims. It was, but only when Muhammed Mustafa sawa was there, when he left others had no reason to stay in Jethrib. After that, it's just part of a business and/or superstition. Anyways, we should know more about all El-Medina(s) mentioned in the Qur'an, because there're reasons why they're mentioned...
  • Sura: Al Muzzammil

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    I do not seek to be insulting, but... How do you translate this into "O you pay attention, one who is fallen behind due exaggerated sense of self pride." You lack the words to even convey what you suggest. Even if one letter was one word in Arabic you still have too many words in your translation, and that does not take grammatical words into consideration. I have sought to have you make a full elaboration on how you arrive at your conclusions, but you never do this. If you can extract that kind of text out of only a handful of letters you must surely know some great secret, or you are out on really thin ice. Be well Amenuel
  • what is the meaning of the mysterious letters in the quran?

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    Salam, I think you can refer here https//www.youtube.com/watch?v=D8_uu2MvV4Y&list=PLHD1Tw5zDhGlJ1dvo4inINT7kBRerA-h- a video by sam gerrans which he claims to have solve the code of the letters.
  • Quran and Morality

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    So, it IS a reminder to initiate morals and faith as well as the desire to learn, because all three are with us from birth. I think recent Oxford study showed that belief in a higher being us natural. So, if I understood it correctly, Quran reminds that we are moral from the start and does not teach it.
  • Meccan and Medinan

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    Quran often even contradicts itself in the sectarian interpretation.
  • Quran - special topic

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    See http//www.free-minds.org/mumins http//www.misconceptions-about-islam.com/more.htm http//misconceptions-about-islam.com/muslim-or-hell.htm http//misconceptions-about-islam.com/muhammad-founder-islam.htm
  • Gods "Arsh" - Throne

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    well you also need to use your brain while using words for God nature.. look now again you dnt have any idea what you are talking about... if i wish i can fill all this with different arguments but leave it... just one time again i will improve your knowledge about the God who i know... look everytime there is something in your post that push me to tell/share something with you... destruction infront of you is not destruction infront of God.... on other words the destruction of one thing is the development of another thing... supernova , the death and birth of stars.. fire , the destruction of woods , but development of getting energy.. day of judgement the destruction of this system for the development of another system.. water eveporation the destruction of water but development of clouds to bring fresh water that make dead land alivce again... see your words and claims actually hold no water , advise for you ,you need to use your brain not for typing keyboard but for understandings words and their meanings first and then grammer and also need to understand the word use for one month old is kid not old man... one month old man is playing with piano... wrong using of words but a right sentence 50 years old kid is playing with lexicon/grammer ... peace
  • they threw their pens

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    Yes passing their pens is not the same as making wagers in the unseen outcome to win money etc. A lot of people take everything were there is a chance involved as gambling. A lot of times drawing lots is the only justified way to solve "problems".
  • Ghayb

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    http//haqeeqat.pk/English%20Tafsir%20e%20Haqeeqat/00.Arabic%20Text/temp%2002%20%202.003.gif The first characteristic features of Mutta'qeena is they heartily accept and believe in the presence of the Unseen?not in their sight their Creator Allah the Exalted. Ayah 2-5 of Chapter 2
  • Shahid and his brothers and sisters

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    Greetings and Peace, all group Perhaps this may be of help. The triliteral root shn h dl ( &#1583 occurs 160 times in the Quran, in nine derived forms 44 times as the form I verb shahida (&#1614 seven times as the form IV verb ashhada (&#1614 twice as the form X verb is'tashhidu (&#1615 three times as the noun shahdt (&#1578 23 times as the noun shahdat (&#1577 56 times as the nominal shahd (&#1583 once as the noun mashhad (&#1583 21 times as the active participle shhid (&#1583 three times as the passive participle mashhd (&#1583 http//corpus.quran.com/qurandictionary.jsp?q=$hd#(284413) ALLAH knows best. peace ~Abdul-Hadi
  • Sin of Nooh's a.s. wife

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    Peace Aladin from Azra tribe, I give up, "what was the sin of Nooh's a.s. wife?" "Lut's a.s. wife was a gay" Please provide proof from Quran. handshake A Submitter already answered it she was cheating on Nooh a.s. and "his son" wasn't his son, it was her son with somebody else. I can't provide you a proof other then ayats of Allah swt, since I wasn't a shahid of the events with Lut's a.s. people. If we think about ayats we're "reading" we can get closer to the Truth and the knowledge, if He wants so. Abdul-Hadi, why you're "reading" these ayats then? What is said in 2134 is that their deeds are theirs and our deeds are ours, so we cannot change anything of what they did, but we should "read" ayats about them to learn something, if we want and if He wants. Rejecting to "read" and/or to think about any of ayats can make one of kafiroon (rejectors). Talking without the knowledge leads one to be amongs jahiloon and/or kadhiboon. I thought if we think about Nooh's a.s. wife and her sin maybe we can understand that the knowledge is only 'ind-Allahi and messengers were only men, as all others. What is/was protected is His Message, not messengers. If Nooh a.s. believed in informations from his wife (who was cheating on him), how come we can believe to any of humans? Do you not see that all from "other sources" is a lie, unless we're shahidoon and/or we have a knowledge from Him Only? Why you're listening and believe in what most of the humanity is saying, when you know that it will lead you to go astray? Do you think that Sheytan knows what is in your heart, unless you're following him? Allah's bless and selam.
  • Origin of Qur'anic names

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    I never said that it's not adjective (it's noun), because it's adjective. You called it noun and I asked for 1 single ayat where it was used as a noun. What I said is that all of them are "names" in Qur'anic lisan and Arabic lughat also, so it's hard to the people to name them in relation to how they're called in other languages. Adjectives are not included in category of noun, they're both in category of "names". Check your science. Nouns and adjectives are not same, in any language. But, anyways, we should discuss this (even there's no need for that) in some other topic. This should be only about the origin of Qur'anic names, such as 'Ibrahim. Allah's bless and selam.
  • Rope vs Camel

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    Salaam Huruf, Nice to hear from you Regards, Janet.
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    I feel like this belongs in the Arabic section. That poor Arabic section... It's so lonely...