Whats ur views on Islam?

[tripwire]

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What's your views on Islam?

I think Islam is a good religion but I don't like those people who think that their "beliefs" are better than any.

[bluedes]

have you ever ventured on the esoteric side of Islam, they call it Sufism.. it's a very very wonderful tome of wisdom and learning on the most paradoxical yet profound teachings of life..

here's an example I found in a book on Sufism:

The Three Forms of Knowledge


Ibn el-Arabi of Spain instructed his followers in this most ancient dictum:



There are three forms of knowledge. The first is intellectual knowledge, which is in fact only information and the collection of facts, and the use of these to arrive at further intellectual concepts. This is intellectualism.

Second comes the knowledge of states, which includes both emotional feeling and strange states of being in which man thinks that he has perceived something supreme but cannot avail himself of it. This is emotionalism.

Third comes real knowledge, which is called the Knowledge of Reality. In this form, man can perceive what is right, what is true, beyond the boundaries of thought and sense. Scholastics and scientists concentrate upon the first form of knowledge. Emotionalists and experientialists use the second form. Others use the two combined or either one alternately.

But the people who attain to truth are those who know how to connect themselves with the reality which lies beyond both these forms of knowledge. These are the real Sufis, the Dervishes who have attained.

Source: The Way of the Sufi, by Indries Shah. E. P. Dutton & Co., Inc, New York. © 1970.

[bluedes]

Here's another about Sufism.. which is still related to Islam..

The Sterile Woman

A man went to a doctor and told him that his wife was not bearing children. The physician saw the woman, took her pulse, and said:

‘I cannot treat you for sterility because I have discovered that you will in any case die within forty days.’

When she heard this the woman was so worried that she could eat nothing during the ensuing forty days.
But she did not die at the time predicted.
The husband took the matter up with the doctor, who said:

‘Yes, I knew that. Now she will be fertile.’

The husband asked how this had come about.
The doctor told him:

‘Your wife was too fat, and this was interfering with her fertility. I knew that the only thing which would put her off her food would be fear of dying. She is now, therefore, cured.’

The question of knowledge is a very dangerous one.



Source: The Way of the Sufi, by Indries Shah. E. P. Dutton & Co., Inc, New York. © 1970.

[kebot]

good evening, mr.kebot. hello and kumusta? yes sir, all of our religions have their share of not-so-good deeds that the doer may think he is doing for his God. but, be that as it may, just as long as we respect human life and respect the other's religion without being prejudice, we might have a shot at peace. would you agree sir?

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Yes, Brad Amen to that.

I couldn't say more...

[kebot]

I just dont understand why you guys kept throwing at each other. Everyone is entitled to have thier own belief without being persecuted as long as it is not abusive or offensive according to the laws of the land.

Hopefully we can have at least a chance at Peace! Qouted from HELLBLAZER

[kebot]

^why man sa after life pa ang reward?

Why not? It makes life your full responsibility. Pick your choice brad. enjoy!

[pigrah]

asalam alaikum sadeek. keif el hal? kulo tamam? mashallah. keif shuqul? inshallah kuayyees.

as a Catholic, i admire some Muslims that are devout to their religion but at the same time keeps an open mind. Islam is a beautiful religion and so is Christianity. Islam can be very intense in its zeal and so is Christianity. if perhaps you're considering to convert to Islam, you must be ready to embrace its essence and system of dogma and beliefs. if it appeals to you, then, you may do so. or, you may not. the bottomline is that the choice is yours.

masalam, sadeek.

Mashallah! shukran habibi

[pigrah]

you can ask a woman if they choos to live a financially stable life and live like a slave. wala jud katungod bisag gamay huwat lang sa mandar sa bana. hehe

But aint it convenient for the man if the woman choose to live the latter? no child support base sa gapanghitabo sa ato.

FYI pud, the woman can choose to agree or divorce her husband if the man decides to have a second wife. She can put that in thier marriage contract if she wishes. She has a choice.
Oh di bah bongga si tiya perla!

Pero guys, naa man jd mga saag na tao, ma xtian, muslim or watever religion.

[pigrah]

What's your views on Islam?

I think Islam is a good religion but I don't like those people who think that their "beliefs" are better than any.

Yes! Can anyone please enlighten us with this
I started reading the qur'an and I found something similar to this. So can anyone clear this out for the benefit of the doubt?
Thanks!

[regnauld]

What I love about ISLAM is its MYSTICAL and ESOTERIC tradition which is SUFISM!