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And if you read the Torah, God had mentioned to the jews that the last prophet was going to come from the Arabs
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<p>But, according to you, the Torah was changed, so why should I read it? the entire part about your point here</p>
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which is why they moved to Saudi Arabia, because they thought if they went to an Arab country to prophet would come from their own people..
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<p>Could be WAY off, the Jews might have moved to Saudi Arabia because they liked the women over there better for all we know, because the Torah has been changed, right?</p>
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When this didn't happen, although they knew he was the last prophet, they rejected him..
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<p>Is that what the Quran tells us? because I can't trust any other book, for it is the only protected one.</p>
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Because, God promised to keep the Quran safe, there would always be some Muslims following the right religion
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<p>There we go again, self-righteous positioning to refer to one's own belief system as the "right" or better alternative! Man, I guess that's just an unavoidable freudian slip eh?</p>
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I have formulated an idea to discuss on this thread. Due to the fact that I am bereft of knowledge when it comes to Islam, would someone please tell of some of the beliefs of this religion(ie. salvation, sin etc.) Although I am Christian, I am also open minded. Many thanks!!
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<p>Thanks for asking :) Seeking knowledge is mandatory in Islam. There is a hadith that says "If anyone travels on a road in search of knowledge, Allah will cause him to travel on one of the roads of Paradise."</p>
<p>I'm not entirely sure where to start, but I'll do my best to answer your question. If there's anything that I don't cover in my answer that you'd like me to elaborate on, just let me know.</p>
<p>Muslims believe that there is only one God (Allah is the word for God in Arabic), we worship the same God that Christians and Jews worship. We believe that Mohammed (PBUH) was the last messenger and the Quran was the last revelation from God. </p>
<p>In Islam, heaven is reached if your good deeds outwiegh your sins. One of the 99 names of Allah is Al-Raheem, which means 'the merciful'. No one is perfect, so if someone commits a sin, he or she should ask God for forgiveness.</p>
<p>311Girff: I'm not telling you to beleive what I say, I'm just stating what I beleive, whether you want to listen or not, is your choice, I don't really care.</p>
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There we go again, self-righteous positioning to refer to one's own belief system as the "right" or better alternative! Man, I guess that's just an unavoidable freudian slip eh?
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no, by saying right, I'm talking about the right ISLAM not the right RELIGION, go back and read it again, and you'll see that.
edit: I realize that I wrote religion, so that was a mistake on my part.</p>
<p>Except that not everyone belongs to a cookie cutter religion, so I guess the "everyone" doesn't apply here, but the saying, "Every man is right in his own mind." may.</p>
<p>As an aside:</p>
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Thanks for asking Seeking knowledge is mandatory in Islam.
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<p>How much do you know about the Mormon religion? Have you "seeked" knowledge there?</p>
<p>My guess is no, because not many people seek knowledge about said religion for whatever reason they come up with--usually self-righteous.</p>
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<p>What I meant was seeking knowledge in general - science, religion, social studies, math, you name it. I didn't mean it specific to seeking religious knowledge. There's no possible way to know EVERYTHING there is to know.</p>
<p>I think the best place to start with Islam is the basics...</p>
<p>The five pillars:
Shahadah- This is the basis of everything, and signifies the oneness of God. The shahadah is to state, "There is no God but Allah, and Muhammad is his messenger." (Keep in mind that Allah is God, by another name).</p>
<p>Salah- These are the obligatory prayers, 5 times a day. One cannot be Muslim without this.</p>
<p>Sawm (fasting)- It is obligatory for all healthy Muslims who have reached puberty to fast in the month of Ramadan. The fast is a way for Muslims to guard themselves against sin and to become closer to God.</p>
<p>Zakah- (Mandatory alms-giving) Charity is encouraged at any time, but at the end of the year, every Muslim (who is able) must give 2.5% worth of their income/earnings/assets to the poor and needy.</p>
<p>Hajj- The pilgrimage to the Kaba in Mecca. All Muslims who are healthy and financially able should try and perform this at least once in their lifetime.</p>
<p>I'll go into more depth later... it's getting late here.</p>
<p>Trust me, you don't need to research Japanese religion. There's a large atheist contingency, with the rest either practicing Shinto, Buddhism, or a combination of the two. There is only one large Christian population in all of Japan, and I don't even think it numbers in the millions. </p>
<p>Islam has never made a significant foothold in Japan.</p>
<p>Trancestorm:
" I must interject here....Justinian has much more seniority than you do. Compared to Justinian, you are a tourist to this thread. Plus, you do not represent all theists."</p>
<p>I never said he does not have the right to post. For all I care he can post every minute of his life. I also never said that I represented all theists. You're grouping me with the theists again. I already told you not to. Notice how I always put the word side in quotation marks to show how stupid it is to group us into sides.</p>
<p>Trancestorm:
"I think sydney bristow hit it right on the mark. You have 0 authority to command people on this thread....this is a discussion among equals."</p>
<p>I never said I had any authority. I was just presenting my opinion that he should not post anymore. A mere recommendation. Nothing more nothing less.</p>
<p>Justinian I:
"And for posterity, your claims of being such a "staunch" Christian are quite hypocritical with remarks such as "I hope not" and "Lets keep it that way."</p>
<p>"He who is without sin among you, let him throw the first stone"
(John 8:7)</p>
<p>The great thing about Christianity is that we are not supposed to judge each other. Wouldn't you agree, Justinian I, or would you just rather ignore that important Christian tenet?</p>
<p>Actually, I believe that Judaism and Islam have much more in common than do either of these with Christianity. For example, both Islam and Judaism have strict eating guidelines and dress codes and many of their beliefs about the importance of self-defense clash with the Christian tenet of non-violence. Although Islam and Judaism do advocate peace in many cases, Christianity is the only religion of these three that advocates non-violence as being supreme over self-defense.</p>