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Salam from an Oregon Girl

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    DrGm
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    I just started this journey and I know change is going to be hard.

    peace yoursisteramina,

    202 - We have not sent down to you the Qur'an that you be distressed

    peace

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      YourSisterAmina
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      Thanks so much for the encouragement everyone. I really need that!

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        es
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        Salaam Amina,

        welcome

        I pray that the path is easy for you and your husband and unborn child, insh'Allah.

        What I am learning now is that the right path is the most easy one yes
        But most of us, including myself, see it as a difficult way.

        Very true.

        202 - We have not sent down to you the Qur'an that you be distressed

        I was thinking of this verse today. It gives me great comfort.

        peace all.

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          unknownuser
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          Salaam Amina nice story and welcome

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            Man_of_Faith
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            Salaam,

            Glad you are not stuck in the sectarian mumbo-jumbo. Welcome to the forum.

            God bless you

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              SarahY
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              Welcome to the forum )

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                rebeccarossa
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                Welcome!

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                  youssef4342
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                  Peace be with you and Welcome peace
                  Your story is similar to a lot of people here. Feel free to look around the forum. You can also find us Facbook

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                    questioningmainstream
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                    Salam! I too am from Oregon! I am so happy to see there are others who feel the same as I do, Allah is ONE! I will pray for you that Allah guides you and gives you strength and patience!!
                    I too was taught the sunni way when I became Muslim and felt a very strong aversion to hadith from the beginning. Your story reminded me of mine and I just wanted to say hello and introduce myself I am Sister Prudence and it is wonderful to meet you ❤

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                      Man_of_Faith
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                      Peace,

                      The biggest trap is that new "converts" and external viewers get the impression that hadith are part of God's religion when they are only part of the man-made religion "Islam" with a capital letter. The Message as discourse on a paper or tablets is limited to what Moses received, David was inspired the psalms and Muhammad got Quran. Jesus' followers wrote down a testimony of his life which is not God's words.

                      God would never inspire people to write down gibberish and what is not the hadith of Muhammad?

                      Even the Bible is not free of nonsense, but that is due to the fact it is not one book but a summary of many scriptures intertwined by man-made conjecture.

                      When scholars took the liberty of copying the mosaic law to parchment they took the liberty of adding or changing passages to advocate various blasphemous practices such as stoning. As you know the Law given to Moses was originally written down on tablets and not papyrus or any other material. This blasphemy endured over into the alleged hearsay of Muhammad written down with the same mindset as the scholars many centuries before. The same people who received Quran had also previously had Christians or Jews living side-by-side, so it is no surprise their traditions kept on living also after Quran was revealed. These traditions have nothing to do with Quran. Please refrain from associating them with God.

                      I am sure Muhammad never stoned anyone but was probably rather threatened with stoning and only his birthright protected him to some extent as well as God of course.

                      The practices of hadith belongs to those who oppose God rather than obey Him. All strange practices in traditional hadith manner is just ideas of people who have drifted astray. Three stones to wipe yourself after answering the call of nature or eat strictly with the right hand they are just weird philosophies of madmen.

                      When traditional muslims defend the practices they oftentimes use the Bible and historical references to this in addition to hearsay of Muhammad ignoring the fact how the scattered condition of this "book".

                      It is interesting how stoning is not mentioned even once in Quran except in a negative remark where disbelievers practice it. The testimonies of Jesus' followers do not state it but only the Jewish Tanakh which is considerable older and subject to distortion and not only because it is heavily intertwined with hearsay but also that God's word in it is much shorter than the official version. The rest is added hearsay.

                      What Moses received was on tablets and if you know history and logic you ought to understand that you cannot carry an unlimited amount of "pages" with you down a mountain. The writings you find in the present "Book(s) of Moses" is additional hearsay not being official. The stoning you find is not part of the Law, it is idiocy added later when the script was transferred to other means. People have done exactly the same "mistake" with Quran and it could be a question of time before they print a book with part Quran part hadith in such a way you believe it is one book, ie the same fate as the Bible. It already happens with translations in ways and it might get worse.

                      Anyways, sorry I always shine up when people mention the Truth and I feel the urge to write my mind.

                      Feel very welcome questioningmainstream and the newcomer I previously welcomed already.

                      God bless you

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                        Lambda
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                        Peace be upon you. Your past is very similar to mine. I became a Muslim at first just to wear the hijab, but later, I did believe in God. I had been a Sunni for 19 months, and in November 2011, I became a Quranist. I've been a Quranist for almost two years. Really, I think we need to help people who are interested in the Quran or just God to directly get to know pure monotheism without bypassing some kind of lies about God.

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                          quranflea
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                          peace amina
                          welcome

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                            Sanjan_Ali_Hazarika
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                            Salamd and welcome
                            You have taken the right decision. What Quran says is the truth. But we have failed to communicate to other religions. If you follow the Quran you honour and obbey all the ptophets born on earth till today. It is the most modern and most scientific religion. The definition of God, the origin and sustenance of the universe as stated by Quran has no comparison. Hope we together can communicate the message to the rest of the world. Let us bring back peace by eliminating misunderstanding.
                            Please feel free to communicate personally.
                            Thank and peace be on you.

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                              Karimah
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                              Welcome to the forum sister. I too live in the PNW.

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                                YourSisterAmina
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                                Thanks everyone!!!!

                                Hey anyone that lives in the PNW or Oregon feel free to message me. Maybe we can organize a gathering of like minded individuals.

                                sun

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