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Peace to all. My name is Sayeeth and I'm 25 years old and residing in Singapore. My Quranic knowledge, to the best of my knowledge, is very limited in the sight of God. So God guide me. I'm just a beginner.
I won't go into extensive detail about how I came to realize that God alone is the key to ultimate salvation. All I can briefly say is this. Hadiths, Sunnah and utter gibberish constantly surrounded me until when I was about 17 and I realized all this doesn't make sense. 8 years later, I'm still learning and so much more to go. Well basically in my parents/relatives concept of Hadith and Sunnah, I actually mean hearsay because they've never bothered to really show me any substantial evidence of where they came/heard about their "truths". To the extend that I used to have, on my end, constructive arguements with my dad but was often told something to the extend of, "You're too young, what do you know? There are more learnt people out there that know the religion better than you. Just because you have a little education and some general knowledge doesn't mean you're ready to absorb and learn the Quran on your own. So it is best for you to keep quiet and not questioning matters pertaining to religion because doing so is blaspheming against God and his prophet Muhammad." I blame not my dad but hope God, in His will, have mercy on my dad for he has brought me up from infancy.
Boy, was I taken aback! Questioning the logic of human rationale pertaining to religious matters is blaspheming against God and the prophet? How can that be? To look for logical answers to everything is human nature. How can it be "forbidden" in the view of religion? That sparked alot of thought in my head. So I stumbled upon Google and started researching websites. Many of which I found advocating Hadith and Sunnah, so I thought to myself if I'm wrong. Then I realized God knows best so I continued my search. Perhaps He wanted me to. Perhaps it was my own desire to know the truth.
Either way, it lead me to sites pertaining to Rashad Kalifa and the supposed 19 miracle. Interesting stuff but following their views and beliefs is committing idolatry. From there I stumbled upon Free-Minds. Interesting stuff indeed. However following anyone or anything other than God is still committing idolatry. I don't want to fall into the trap of committing idolatry hence my emphasis on that. So, why am I here then? Simple. To research on my own about the Quran and see how others have interpreted them and subsequently, in the light of God, take the best meaning and be guided by Him alone.
Okay, that maybe a little extensive on detail but oh well. Hope to be welcomed here. Peace be upon all.
With love,
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So, why am I here then? Simple. To research on my own about the Quran and see how others have interpreted them and subsequently, in the light of God, take the best meaning and be guided by Him alone.
Sayeeth
Welcome Sayeeth to this forum. You have already taken the first step towards that understanding of God that you are looking for by THINKING FOR YOURSELF.
I hope this forum provides some of the answers you might be looking for. But always remember - Never lose the sight of THINKING FOR YOURSELF -)
Wish you all the best in your spiritual quest -)
Regards,
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Welcome Sayeeth to this forum. You have already taken the first step towards that understanding of God that you are looking for by THINKING FOR YOURSELF.
I hope this forum provides some of the answers you might be looking for. But always remember - Never lose the sight of THINKING FOR YOURSELF -)
Wish you all the best in your spiritual quest -)
Regards,
Salam LoteTree,
I hope, God wills, that I find some answers here. And yes, I will remember that always. Thank you for your welcome.
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Salam Kashif,
Thank you for the welcome. Nice to know someone has a story similar to mine. So far, I have just been reading the comments laid out by the people here and trying to digest and investigate more on my end with the aid of God. God willing, when I have some queries or insights, I will definitely share with this community.
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Salaam Br Sayeeth,
Of course u are welcome here
Peace sis Maria
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Hi sayeeth,
welcome to the forum.
u from singapore? man, ur country fines one for every tiny thing, doesnt it?
but i guess, thats why the country is quite clean and safe.
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Assalaam walekum brothers and sisters,my name is komla and i
m 20 years of age.I was brought up in a christian family(catholics),i have a very religious mother who taught me to pray every night in the point where it became an habit,i couldnt sleep at night without praying to Jesus(recall this is how i was brought up).At the age of 15 i met this 13 year old boy who was a sunni muslim,he looked mature for his age we sat and he started giving me dawah,i was impressed by the so called muslims back than.So one day i decided to go to the mosq and take their shahada,than i became a sunni.For about 5 to 6 month i was not satisfy i wanted more so i decided to do the opposite of what the sunnis were telling me not to go to a shiit masjid,i was fed up to hear people dictating me wat i should and shouldnt do without proof.I went there and spoke to a bunch of them and found out,that if it was all about following hadith shouldnt someone feel safer if it came from the family????So that night i had the urge to become a shiit i dont know why,so i did take their corrupted shahada.The next morning i woke up with the biggest doubts of my life i didnt know what i was doing,i was scared to tell some of my sunni friends but eventually theyve noticed and i became the topic in the sunni mosq,i couldnt take this anymore.So i started calling my shiit friends to ask them more questions about their faith,but unfortunatly they always told me they couldnt answear me because their shayk was not there,everyday it was like this,all i got for an answear was a book about Ashoura,so i decided to get out of there.I went back with the sunnis in the point were i almost made my decision to become a salafi(wahabi),deep inside i new this was not the way,i was always asking for guidance to God.Until one day i came on www.submission.org.My eyes were finally opened,i wrote them a letter i spoke to Abdul Arik,For about a month i visited all their sites,but i became bored of it i needed something else.i decided to look for opposite views from them,until i met Edip Yuksel,I even spoke to him on the phone.I also saw people the opposite views.Now i just see myself outside of any group,im alone and will live this world alone.I CONSIDER MYSELF A MONOTHEIST THATS IT.But unfortunately i dont speak arabic.I pray three times a day but i`m willing to see different views according to salat.By the way i leave in Canada-montreal.mY SALAAM. -
Hi Komla,
Welcome to the forum
Shouldnt u have ur own thread?Anyways, U seem to have had an interesting journey.
We all are seeking answers.
As long as we keep our minds open, we shall be able to see the truth, ourselves. U seem to be doing just that.May Allah guide us all!
Peace!
