I don't think i follow how i conntradicted myself. i will try to clear anything up.
If you are referring to when i said that i believe Muhammad to be the last law bearing prophet, i didn't mean that after his demise, prophethood would come to an end.
As the Seal of the Prophets, what is meant...
good thread....
anyways...what makes a prophet a prophet?
in my view, what first must determine a prophet whether the present age demands a prophet. i.e, whether it is a time of large scale disbelief and corruption. Second, a prophet must be determined through whether he is righteous and...
since this conversation is steering toward jesus's "apparent" godship, i feel i have to put in my two cents worth.
1. What happens to the souls of those that lived before Jesus could die for their sins?
2. Apparently, jesus died for the sins of mankind. The bible states,
"to the women he...
If you think that Allah is the God which Christians perceive as God the Father, creator of the universe, master of the day of judgement, etc., then you are correct. But if you think that muslims endorse the concept of God having a son in the form of jesus, then you are wrong. Muslims believe god...
if the trinity is really only showing the different facets of god....wait im confused:help:
1. jesus was, according to christians, the summit of forgiveness, with the if your slapped on one cheek, turn the other thing. So, if jesus represented the the forgiveness of "God", then wouldn't that...
just a thought. The world is currently going through its most scientifically advanced age in history. It is also a time where good people like you and me are also able to discuss religion at a more intelligent level because of the higher levels of education that we have obtained.
Don't you...
what exactly is this argument going on about anyways? maybe instead of bickering, enlighten the rest of us on this private debate that seems to be going on.
"and from those who say we are christians, we took a covenant, but they too have forgotten a good part of that which they were exhorted. so we have caused enmity and hatred among them till the Day of Resurrection. And Allah will soon let them know what they have been doing."
(chap. 5, verse 15)...
I don't know where you get off coming off so pissed. If it is not so against your nature, you could at least try to show some respect to someone who about a third of the world's population recognize as one of the most important people in history. Cool down a bit, relax... then we'll talk.
First off, I don't know where you got the idea that Allah is not definable, and can only be described as what he is not. There are 99 names (attributes) of allah mentioned in the Holy Quran. these include ar-rahman, ar-raheem, maliki-yaumideen (gracious, merciful, master of the day of...
i don't think that God would send an earthquake that would ruin the lives and economy of hundreds of thousands of people just for the punishment of one man. From what i believe, such a calamity, if it did come from god as a punishment, only comes upon people as a whole, if they, as a society...
like i said, im only repeating what my teacher told me. just if anyone knows, he also said that the general area in new orleans where the parade was to be was "the strip" (bars, casinos, what not) in new orleans. anyone know how the rest of the place fared?
i hear your thoughts on how the earthquake might be a punishment from god for sins:jam: . my world religions teacher had interesting thoughts on disasters in general. example, a week before the new orleans disaster, a gay parade was going to be held in the french sector of town. don't know if...