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    Man_of_Faith
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    Salaam,

    I am rambling with absolute truth. We can see about it who will be the one abiding in Hell. Let us wait and see.

    God bless you

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      GODsubmitter
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      This worldly life is no more than vanity and play, while the abode of the Hereafter is the real life, if they only knew.

      This worldly life is no more than play and vanity. But if you believe and lead a righteous life, He will reward you, without asking you for any money.

      Know that this worldly life is no more than play and games, and boasting among you, and hoarding of money and children. It is like abundant rain that produces plants and pleases the disbelievers. But then the plants turn into useless hay, and are blown away by the wind. In the Hereafter there is either severe retribution, or forgiveness from GOD and approval. This worldly life is no more than a temporary illusion.

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        Man_of_Faith
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        This worldly life is no more than vanity and play, while the abode of the Hereafter is the real life, if they only knew.

        This worldly life is no more than play and vanity. But if you believe and lead a righteous life, He will reward you, without asking you for any money.

        Know that this worldly life is no more than play and games, and boasting among you, and hoarding of money and children. It is like abundant rain that produces plants and pleases the disbelievers. But then the plants turn into useless hay, and are blown away by the wind. In the Hereafter there is either severe retribution, or forgiveness from GOD and approval. This worldly life is no more than a temporary illusion.

        Very true my friend, so why are we fighting here over what?

        And these two verses only confirm what I was "rambling" about for hours last night. God's "Word" is as simple as that and "Man cannot live by words alone but through hard work".

        God bless you

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          muslims
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          I am rambling with absolute truth. We can see about it who will be the one abiding in Hell. Let us wait and see.

          Salam

          "Absolute truth"? Nice! yes

          Further, nothing that surprised me since I don't have to wait and see because I always expecting Hell and pray for Allah to show me the way; La Hawla wa La Quwwata Illa Billaah, "there is no power nor might except by Allah". I know nothing and cannot save myself from sin and shirk (refer here and here).

          Other than the Sunni and Shia, I can't image anyone reading the Qur'an, claiming absolute truth without any reference to the Qur'an and be able to expect Paradise.

          Do the people think that they will be left to say
          "We believe" and they will not be tried?
          (292)

          Or do you think that you will enter Paradise
          while such has not yet come to you
          as came to those who passed on before you?

          They were
          touched by poverty
          and hardship
          and were shaken

          until messenger and those who believed with him said <- even the Messenger almost fails with Allah's test
          "When is the help of Allah ?"

          (2214)

          actual facts...

          Say, "Shall we inform you
          of the greatest losers as to deeds?
          those whose effort is lost in worldly life
          while they think that they are doing well in work"
          Those are the ones who disbelieve in the verses of their Lord
          and in meeting Him
          so their deeds have become worthless
          and We will not assign to them on the Day of Resurrection any importance
          That is their recompense - Hell
          for what they denied and they took My signs and My messengers in ridicule
          (18103-106)

          Peace peace

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            Man_of_Faith
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            Salaam,

            All that I said is Knowledge contained in Qur'an and I spoke the Message using God's pen which never runs dry. You parrot ayats from the Quran which does not counter my arguments but rather simply confirms what I said, so I am not sure where you are aiming?

            As we Swedes say "I think you are out bicycling".

            God bless you

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              muslims
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              Anyway, since when did God forbid as from having opinions as long as we follow His main criteria? When? When? It smells conjecture and military style god.

              We follow a sectarian path where opinions are not allowed.

              All that I said is Knowledge contain in Qur'an and I spoke the Message using God's pen which never runs dry.

              RED is mine

              Salam

              See how you contradict your own statements, every time!

              Do you read your own writing? yes

              Peace peace

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                Man_of_Faith
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                Salaam,

                Yes, I know what I write, but it seems you cannot interpret English. How does those two quotations contradict each other? They mean exactly the same practically.

                God bless you

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                  muslims
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                  Salam

                  You know well what you really are.

                  Peace. peace

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                    Man_of_Faith
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                    Salaam,

                    Yes I feel pretty comfortable about who I am. Do you?

                    God bless you

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                      muslims
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                      Salam

                      I guess we can't really blame Bukhari & Co.

                      Peace

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                        Man_of_Faith
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                        Salaam,

                        I have asked several times what kind of evidence you have from God that gays are not Muslims and you have only come up with ad hominem so far and accused me of the same.

                        And so I will ask another question about the Message; do you not believe that good behavior is the most important parameter in faith other than belief in God and His realm?

                        It is a very important aspect of your true misunderstanding of the whole point and I feel sorry for you if you do not agree with the above question.

                        And please do not evade my questions with other nonsense like posting ayats which only agree with my writings or saying that writings contradict each other while they are just heavy paraphrases with another point of view.

                        And where did you get Mr. Bukhari from now?

                        God bless you

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                          muslims
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                          I have asked several times what kind of evidence you have from God that gays are not Muslims and you have only come up with ad hominem so far and accused me of the same.

                          Salam

                          Really?

                          Okay, so you don't read and only argues.

                          refer here...

                          http//free-minds.org/forum/index.php?topic=9605924.msg340460#msg340460

                          http//free-minds.org/forum/index.php?topic=9605924.msg340385#msg340385

                          http//free-minds.org/forum/index.php?topic=9605924.msg340409#msg340409

                          http//free-minds.org/forum/index.php?topic=9605924.msg340409#msg340409

                          http//free-minds.org/forum/index.php?topic=9605924.msg340242#msg340242

                          OR maybe because of...

                          And you cannot guide the blind away from their error
                          You will only make hear
                          those who believe in Our verses
                          so they are Muslims
                          (3053)

                          Secondly,

                          And so I will ask another question about the Message; do you not believe that good behavior is the most important parameter in faith other than belief in God and His realm?

                          REFER HERE

                          It always require both

                          iman and amal
                          faith (creed or decisive belief) and action (behaviour)

                          to make someone muslim or non-muslim.

                          That's why the words "believed and done righteous deeds" is always put together in the Qur'an (REFER HERE)

                          Question/Issue of this thread

                          I wanted to ask if a person can be gay and Muslim?

                          Conclusion

                          being a gay and with an i'tiqad (creed) to reform and obey Allah is a muslim (refer here)
                          but being a gay with an i'tiqad (creed) to remain as a gay and disobey Allah is a non-muslim (refer here)

                          Reasons

                          Those who believe
                          and do righteous good deeds

                          there is no sin on them
                          for what they ate

                          if they fear Allah
                          and believe
                          and do righteous good deeds

                          and again
                          fear Allah
                          and believe

                          and once again
                          fear Allah
                          and do good deeds

                          with Ihsan (perfection)

                          And Allah loves the good-doers
                          (593)

                          Except for those who repent
                          correct themselves
                          hold fast to Allah
                          and are sincere in their deen for Allah <- requires understanding
                          for those will be with the believers
                          And Allah is going to give the believers a great reward
                          (4146)

                          There is not upon the weak
                          or upon the ill
                          or upon those who do not find anything to spend any discomfort
                          when they are sincere
                          to Allah and His Messenger
                          There is not upon the doers of good any cause
                          And Allah is Forgiving and Merciful
                          (991)

                          And cause not corruption upon the earth
                          after its reformation
                          And invoke Him in fear and aspiration
                          Indeed, the mercy of Allah
                          is near to the doers of good
                          (756)

                          Indeed, Allah does not allow to be lost the reward
                          of the doers of good
                          (9120)

                          and there are various "degrees for the doers of good", each action are independent and depends on the particular situation, and known only by that person (gay).

                          That's why...

                          similarly

                          being a prostitute with with an i'tiqad (creed) to reform and obey Allah is a muslima
                          but being a prostitute with an i'tiqad (creed) to remain as a prostitute and disobey Allah is a non-muslima

                          Therefore...

                          How hard for you to show one ayat to prove a Muslim can I'TIQAD NOT TO "surrenders and submits to the laws of God", and still be a Muslim?

                          Call anyone you like, just show me one ayat from the Qur'an.

                          Definition of Creed or I'tiqad

                          Example

                          REFER HERE

                          Peace

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                            Man_of_Faith
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                            Salaam,

                            Oh sorry, you wanted to use those posts to prove that gays are not Muslims? I did not even consider that since they are completely NOT proving anything at all of what you say. What in Quran's guidelines shows that a gay is not mindful of God and the system when he is a righteous person, i.e. a Muslim? You are a Muslim when you try to follow God's guidelines no matter of personal success level and sins and has nothing to do with being eligible for Heaven or Hell. God is recording bad and good deeds and the good ones weigh heavier than the bad ones.

                            Believer is only an extension to the Muslim concept where you do not only heed the creed and are also certain about God in your heart. If Qur'an addresses Believers it either addresses those who are Believers, want to be Believers or feel hit by the address.

                            We proved that homosexuality is against God's (anatomical) design but it is not unnatural as the phenomenon simply exists and that not only in humans.

                            If you live by the system by saving resources and minding the cycle of nature, are your good self and believe in God why are you not following the three main criteria in God's creed?

                            Can you think instead of these homosexuals and how they feel inside and I am sure that many of them feel it could be regarded against God's design, but they simply cannot help their different attraction?

                            Many homosexuals have tried to "convert" their sexual preference and failed due to that they cannot reprogram themselves to these innate feelings. If they have striven hard to do what they can about their personal condition and follow the rest of the Message will you call them non-Muslims? They abide to the system.

                            With your logic, if you fail on a certain part of God's creed then I can call you 'muslims' a non-Muslim, how does that feel brother?

                            We are certainly not perfect none of us and we sin but we repent and regret. Some things we work hard to stop doing and some we manage to stop doing and other things we can never manage to stop sinning about. Do you not see that if we followed your concept then none of us would be Muslims? Not a single one of us would be Muslims, or do you claim that you are free from sin?

                            Following God's system is abiding by His Message and being mindful of Him, His realm and leading a righteous life by most importantly being a goodly person. Have you missed the good example of the Messengers?

                            How about the other question I asked in the previous post, even if it is slightly off-topic, what is your answer there because it seems very important to your misinterpretation of God's creed.

                            Like I said; you make the same mistake as Jesus' contemporaries who could only parrot the Message but could not act out on its contents and could not understand a thing of the depth of the Message. I wish to help you, but you need to stop this attitude.

                            God bless you

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                              muslims
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                              Oh sorry, you wanted to use those posts to prove that gays are not Muslims?

                              Salam

                              I give up, no wonder your wife left you. You only argues and don't even read what people or you, yourselves are saying. giveup

                              Peace peace

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                                Man_of_Faith
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                                Salaam,

                                One more thing, the term Muslim is for the behavior and not a specific category. You can say it is a buff you get for a certain behavior. Muslim behavior makes you a Muslim.

                                Arguing with you here for good or bad is perhaps not the most righteous thing I can do or maybe it is? Well, I try to behave and help you and I go out and help others in the street so then I am a Muslim.

                                Bookish maybe sends money to charity, helps the weak old woman across the street, plays games with his brothers, talk about God with friends and other righteous things. And then after that all is blotted out because he is a gay? All the good thing he has done is completely worthless because he is a gay and thus a non-Muslim despite that Qur'an clearly talks about what a Muslim is.

                                And after that you say that behavior is not the most important parameter of God's creed?

                                God bless you

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                                  Man_of_Faith
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                                  Salaam brother,

                                  I read what you wrote and I said why it is not correct, but do you care to read yourself? My wife left because she has her own problems and it has nothing to do with this.

                                  Yes, we are here to argue are we not as long as what we write is constructive and not simply loose accusations and it is a bonus if we have something to show others. It proved you, I overwhelmed you with hints to why your logic is flawed, and that by using God's creation as a testimony.

                                  You say I argue, but look at yourself, are you not arguing and that with parroting ayats from the Qur'an that are completely irrelevant to this question.

                                  Salam

                                  I give up, no wonder your wife left you. You only argues and don't even read what people or you, yourselves are saying. giveup

                                  Peace peace

                                  God bless you

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                                    muslims
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                                    #246

                                    I read what you wrote and I said why it is not correct, but do you care to read yourself?

                                    Salam

                                    Then do you understand the following statement?

                                    Conclusion

                                    being a gay and with an i'tiqad (creed) to reform and obey Allah is a muslim (refer here)
                                    but being a gay with an i'tiqad (creed) to remain as a gay and disobey Allah is a non-muslim (refer here)

                                    Peace

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                                      muslims
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                                      Salam

                                      and..

                                      Do you understand the following statement?

                                      It always require both

                                      iman and amal
                                      faith (creed or decisive belief) and action (behaviour)

                                      to make someone muslim or non-muslim.

                                      Can you differentiate between being attracted (faith) to the same sex, and committing sex (action)?

                                      If it is just simply being attracted and without any action against the Qur'an... no problem.

                                      It always requires both.

                                      Can you be sentenced to death just because you want to kill so and so?

                                      However the issue of this thread is about to remains as gay, and at the same time being a Muslim.

                                      I wanted to ask if a person can be gay and Muslim?

                                      This requires identification of "i'qtiqad" (creed), whether "to remain" or "to reform".

                                      Peace

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                                        It always require both

                                        iman and amal
                                        faith (creed or decisive belief) and action (behaviour)

                                        to make someone muslim or non-muslim.

                                        That's why the words "believed and done righteous deeds" is always put together in the Qur'an (REFER HERE)

                                        It is so fantastic that you just reformulate my words and say exactly the same thing as me as if I was completely lost in my reasoning.

                                        Faith in God, well faith in God, well it is a very simple thing if you just seek God's Nearness and Guidance through righteous deeds and devotion. You will not have Faith in God without showing it because otherwise God will make you blind to the Truth and you will end up on the Last Day as the people who say that "but we believe" and they only imagined that they believed.

                                        Play with Arabic words as much you want because it is not necessary at all, I explained the Message without involving any Arabic at all, because the Message is not bound to any book at all.

                                        Most of the time we only write confirmations of what we said back with the impression that the other one is wrong. And we are completely off-topic as I still want proof of why a gay individual is not a Muslim despite my logical arguments. What proof do you have that a gay is not showing his belief in God?

                                        Salam

                                        Then do you understand the following statement?

                                        Peace

                                        I understand what you wrote but that depends on if the individual can actually do anything about his condition and if he cannot then this is just putting psychological pressure on him, so your statement can only be true if certain criteria is met. So there might not be anything this individual can reform from as this condition is innate thus rendering it irrelevant to his service of God.

                                        And even if this person is sinning this way but doing wonderful things for others and is pious in his belief to God then which will weigh the heaviest? YES, the good things he had done will weigh heavier and this person will move on with a smile on his face on the Judgment Day.

                                        I think you misunderstand what makes a person a Muslim or not. Like I echo to you now from my previous post is most likely no one, absolutely NO ONE, would be a Muslim if we use your logic since who is without sin?

                                        Have you been perfect in your service to God and have you never been able to make a more righteous decision? Have you never been selfish?

                                        What is unforgivable however is idolatry or shirk guarding ones own ego as idol or any other person or entity. There you have the unforgivable offense. But despite it being unforgivable it is pretty conditional since we always risk revering our ego by mistake so what we can do is doing out utmost to prevent it. You know all the negative traits of humans and that is your shirk on one level. But this behavior can vary in degree and we may have this defect and still be Muslims.

                                        God bless you

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                                          Man_of_Faith
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                                          Salaam,

                                          Now I am going to be selfish, I am tired of discussing with you and throw in the towel, but I do by no means admit you were right but rather that we are only going around in circles getting nowhere and it might annoy the other participants of this forum, and I feel there are more important things to do. If you read my posts with a more open heart you will see my point and that I knew what you were talking about.

                                          God bless you

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