Peace be upon you Syed.. and welcome to the forum.. I would like to add some (not so serious) remarks on your posting.. I got a bible .... I examined it . It contained mainly stories moral ones , some were nasty by today's standards . Oh have I mentioned that I am a conspiracy theorist . before discovering this site I was well aware of 9/11 conspiracies , illuminatist conspiracies and much more . I found the bible 'revealing', yes there are nasty and ridiculous stories within.. but nevertheless by reading the bible it really clear up some of my questions. For example Have you noticed that even within the Bible, there are no detailed instruction on how to do prayers? I concluded that the technicality of 'praying' is not important. Yet we found that many sectarian folks debating over it. And it does make sense, talking to God should be more intimate and personal than talking to our own parents! Does anyone ever asked on the 'detailed instruction' on how to talk to their parents? Especially on the 'gospel' part (Jesus chapter), again Jesus doesn't even bring up or make a fuss over 'rites'. Furthermore he criticized the priest of paying too much attention over rites (sabbath ruling, how to do sacrifice etc..) which actually doesn't matter yet abandoned the essence of the biblical teachings which are more important. 'Sabbath are for men not men for Sabbath' thus saith he.. During jesus era there are debate regarding the true location of "God's temple" whether it is in Jerusalem or Mount Girzim, yet he responded with 'it doesn't matter as both will be destroyed in a nearby future and God doesn't need any temple'. (note and here on this forum we have a debate whether it is Mekka or Jerusalem) A strong condemnation of bribery and corruption which I found 'missing' in the Quran. There are part where God condemned the Judges who take bribes. Regarding 'conspiracy', dude do not take everything that you hear are true... The jews are not that powerful.. to me conspiracy stories are much worse than the hadith... You see when I have a craving(prayer) for something GOD gives it to me when he sees fit ..all power if with him .I have this unusual craving for truth . Yup.. every prayer shall be answered.. "Seek and you shall find, ask and you shall received" another great quote from the Gospel.. What I see in some religions like those eastern ones is their intuitive wisdom which overlaps with many Scientific concepts . I now believe that God tries to uplift everyone from ignorance of his existence by many ways . Indian seers(self-proclaimed) try to find GOD and together with their imaginations create religious concepts . May I remind you that hinduism is monotheistic in nature but it is ancient and has chnaged over the millenia . Yes .. before they fell into 'god's avatar' worshiping (such as Krishna worshiping which in many ways bear similarity with Jesus worshiping by the christians or Muhammad worshiping by the muhammedans). God's name in Veda is Brahmam or Om in Upanishad. http//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brahman Should I go by what GOD's book says or what sect/religion I was born into ? You should go by what God said you to do.. If you ever feel confused.. then ask Him! "Ask and you shall received"... I also always protested the Islamic concept of 'music is haraam'. If Prophet David was given hymn . Why can't we use music .. ones of GOD's beautiful creations. LOL.. this show the 'double standard' on sunniism, they say music is 'haraam' while the adzan and the quran recitation itself is a music too! I want to live to see the glory of GOD ( when alive) and then die to go to my creator . There are countless signs of God's glory on your everyday life.. you just have to be sensitive enough to realize it.. And by the way.. your soul 'return' to God nearly everyday... when you're sleeping.. (3942) Salam / Peace / Shanti