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Becoming less religious, but a stronger believer
Am I the only Muslim that is by the time becoming less religious, but a stronger believer? Most of the time I do not want to have anything to do with religion including Islam. I will explain myself. Religion is people coming together to worship God. Obviously people are not without faults and... -
Is jealousy a cultural construct?
In principle it is not, it is very human to have jealous feelings. However the cultural context does play an important role in how to act upon jealous feelings and what is accepted in acting upon it and what is not. This has a profound effect on society as well and how jealousy is perceived, as...- Alulu
- Post #6
- Forum: Family and Personal Living
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How can you convince a person of Jannah(Heaven)?
In Islamic tradition "Paradise" is considered to be something the "eye has never seen". Now of course, to give an idea about it you will find different descriptions of it. The general principle is that everyone will "get what he wishes for". Neverthelesss in the tradition you find many examples...- Alulu
- Post #7
- Forum: Theological Concepts
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A special iftar.
Nice one, unfortunate that I do not live there because I would definately be up for that.- Alulu
- Post #3
- Forum: Abrahamic Religions DIR
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The Sufi Shaykh
Ok excuse me, didnt know that. Anyway being critical nowadays about many groups among Muslims (including Sufi's) is something I consider to be necessary. I myself have come to the conclusion that Tasawwuf (the science of the heart is never called "Sufism" in classical Islamic texts actually) is... -
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The Sufi Shaykh
Wahdat al wujud is widely taken out of context, it is by (certain) Muslims and non-Muslims presented as if it is the fundamental teaching Sufism is all about nowadays. Wahdat al wujud is redefined by Naqshbandi-mujaddadis as wahdat as-shuhud. Which is explained as "seeing Allahs Oneness in all... -
The Sufi Shaykh
Why judge Sufism or Sufis based on the actions of just one tariqah? The naqshbandi-haqqani one. There are many more tariqahs worldwide that differ alot from the Haqqanis in their practices. Sufism has never been considered an ideology by orthodox Sunni scholars. It is an approach or way of... -
Shia vs Sunni Salat/Namaz
The accepted Maliki school of law (madhab) also leaves the arms at their sides. Here in Tunisia, a country that has since Islam entered it been following Maliki fiqh, it is very common to see many Muslims praying with their arms at their sides, and not folded. If you go to a Friday prayer you... -
I know not all Muslims are Islamists, but...
I fully agree actually. And I'm a Muslim myself. I would also like to mention that in my opinion all of this goes back to a struggle among Muslims ourselves about what Islam is, and what it is not. A terrorist attack in a cafe in Casablanca (Morocco), the Egyptian soldiers that werd murdered...- Alulu
- Post #243
- Forum: Religious Debates
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Muhammad ibn Abd'Wahhab
The main problem of Muhamed ibn AbdelWahabs teachings lies in his new definition of shirk (idolatry) that makes one an idolator. Instead of still having common ground despite differences with other Sunnis his teachings actually considers many Sunnis that oppose his understanding as idolaters and...- Alulu
- Post #33
- Forum: General Religious Debates
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Can apostates be forgiven according to Islamic theology?
As long as you breath in this life Allah tells you in the Quran that He is always willing to forgive you as long as you are sincere in your repentence. And being sincere means also at least trying to live a better life. Allah's mercy is overwhelming all things, literally mentioned in the Quran. -
Shahadah
The Quran does not mention literally "if you convert to Islam recite [insert]". Becoming a Muslim is not limited to merely reciting the shahada (testification of faith). Becoming a Muslim is one step prior to reciting it and happens the moment someone sincerely beliefs in his heart that Islam is... -
Question about Sharia
"Sharia" is an empty phrase actually. And it is definately not solely "Gods word" that we just have to "implement" and then all will be fine. Sharia is what scholars through their ijtihad (effort) think is God's word or "meaning on how Muslims should live". And in that effort they... -
Egyptian and Saudi Arabic
The only reason Egyptian Arabic is understood by all Arabs is because all Arab soaps are Egyptian-Arabic spoken. Its known as "oum ad-dounia", the cultural center of teh Arab world. Just like most movies are American-English because they are from hollywood leads to the fact that many non-native... -
Imamate In The Quran
Salamou aleikoum, First my brother it is important to cite the whole verse, I think you do agree with that. This is the whole verse in Arabic (assuming you also speak this language): { يَا أَيُّهَا... -
The death of Ramadan Al Buti
Many scholars in the Arab world responded to this assasination. From Yusuf al-Qaradawi to Wajdi Ghunaim (Egyptian) to Syrian scholars such as al-Yaqoubi. Without any exception all of them clarify that the assasination that happened in the mosque and where 42 other people died as while is... -
Imamate In The Quran
Salam brother, I am personally more interested in the verses that shia theology builds its imamacy creed on. And thats all, for me so to say. If you could cite them or give the names of the sura's and which ayaat I would be grateful for that. Thanks in advance. Ma'a salama, -
Imamate In The Quran
Just a short question, and I hope a quick answer. Is this verse referring to the imamate according to you? If this is not the verse, could you just post the ones that do refer to imamacy? -
Quran (qati'i) evidence for imamate
Assalamou aleikoum, I saw your comment in another thread in the Sunni part. I have always been wondering if shia's could present qat'i Quranic evidence for their theological understanding of "imamate" (the 12 hidden imam's). My own father in law is a shia by the way (he converted from sunnism...- Alulu
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- Forum: Shi'ite DIR