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Ya know...i wonder if you and I began our threads within the same minute...but mine was submitted five minutes later because it was so long lol.
Call me superstitious but I don't think this was coincidence
I like to pray the Lord's Prayer in the original Aramaic
At one time, when I was a practicing Catholic...I adored this prayer. The idea of asking Mary, who carried the Savior of the World...to pray for me? To intercede for me? Brought immense comfort. This is my mother's and was my grandmother's favorite prayer.
Do you have a favorite prayer? Have you left faith, and miss certain prayers? I also find my Muslim friends' devotion to their prayer life to be extremely inspirational.
anyway, what's stopping you from praying the rosary?
.that is really cool
I am rather found of as-Salat which is the standard Islamic act of worship. Fajr was my favorite because it was done so early in the morning. I would always recite surat al-Fatiha and al-Iqlas. But for some reason I always had issues remembering to recite Assalatul-Ibrihimiyyah as it felt against my nature to honor men in such a fascist manner. It kept giving me Christian vibes on how they worship Jesus.
When I switch to Qur'anism eventually I had an excuse not to memorize Tashahhud along with Assalatul Ibrihimmiya. I guess I took a lazy way out of it
I still loved the experience of it and the implication it had. I prefer Witr prayer the most by the way even though it was not mandatory
So you followed Islam at one point? Do you keep in stride with any of the prayers anymore?
Hai Sha
I've always found my friends who are Muslim (moved here from Syria) their prayer life...to be so inspiring.
. At one time, when I was a practicing Catholic...I adored this prayer. The idea of asking Mary, who carried the Savior of the World...to pray for me? To intercede for me? Brought immense comfort. This is my mother's and was my grandmother's favorite prayer.
Do you have a favorite prayer? Have you left faith, and miss certain prayers? I also find my Muslim friends' devotion to their prayer life to be extremely inspirational.
Can you start a thread about your leaving Islam and why? And what struggles you may have gone through in making that decision?I thought it was common knowledge I am a former Muslim considering I rant about it so much. I had been a Muslim for almost 2 years. I of course became increasingly liberal until I quit.
I do not keep in stride with any of the prayers but oddly enough I sometimes try seeing if I can remember it since all the prayers are done in Arabic. Last night I made an attempt and have forgotten almost all of it including the 2 main suwar used in the typical salah.
The most important surah for any Muslim is surat al-Fatiha and I have forgotten it
When I left Islam though I still prayed extremely similar since it was habitual for me and still is. I even did a Hindunized version of as-Salat but I threw away the papers so I do not have it anymore.
You would be surprised by how meditative as-Salat can be but this is of nos urprise considering how ritualistic it is.
That's it, Carlita...the devotionals I miss. I crack on the RCC quite a bit, but there is a lot of beauty within its robust tradition and rituals. I never really viewed being an atheist, but also remaining prayerful in some way.
Well, you know Sha...sometimes we are drawn to different practices, faiths and religions in our lives and then...we spend time on those things, and we grow...and we realize...we don't need these things. For me, my faith was my WHOLE WORLD. My whole being. Everyone knew me as a devout Christian. And when I left the faith, I lost a few friends over it, I think they were more distraught than me. lol But, I'll say...you have to be true to you, Sha. I'm glad you are now. Don't feel ashamed. It helped you become who you are, that experience. ((hugs))
I thought it was common knowledge I am a former Muslim considering I rant about it so much. I had been a Muslim for almost 2 years. I of course became increasingly liberal until I quit.
I do not keep in stride with any of the prayers but oddly enough I sometimes try seeing if I can remember it since all the prayers are done in Arabic. Last night I made an attempt and have forgotten almost all of it including the 2 main suwar used in the typical salah.
The most important surah for any Muslim is surat al-Fatiha and I have forgotten it
When I left Islam though I still prayed extremely similar since it was habitual for me and still is. I even did a Hindunized version of as-Salat but I threw away the papers so I do not have it anymore.
You would be surprised by how meditative as-Salat can be but this is of nos urprise considering how ritualistic it is.
Thank you for your post! You know, I don't know many Jewish prayers...I've had many Jewish friends in my childhood and a few in my life now, but the Jewish faith has always seemed rather mystifying to me. Deep and devoted. May I ask ...do you believe that a Messiah is yet to come? Is that a major tenet of your faith?My favourite Prayers are the 23rd Psalm, a hymn How great thou art i do leave out the modern Xian influence that in some versions adds Y'shua to it......