Sunday, August 10, 2008
Authenticity of Islam
Let's debate this one. Please feel free to add your comments here regarding this topic.
Islam and women rights
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Contradictions in Quran
Let's debate this one. Please feel free to add your comments here regarding this topic.
The issue is that Muslims assert that there are no contradictions in the Quran and that it is a perfect book sent down by God.
Well I would encourage you to click here and read through some of the contradictions that have been found in the Quran. What do you say about it now? Can you refute them? Or do you admit that Quran does in fact have contradictions?
The issue is that Muslims assert that there are no contradictions in the Quran and that it is a perfect book sent down by God.
Well I would encourage you to click here and read through some of the contradictions that have been found in the Quran. What do you say about it now? Can you refute them? Or do you admit that Quran does in fact have contradictions?
Is Muhammad a True Prophet?
Let's debate this one. Please feel free to add your comments here regarding this topic.
How can we consider Muhammad a true prophet when he didn't predict anything? So obviously none of his predictions came true. He performed no miracles, (Quran was not HIS miracle, it was Allah's) He never even spoke to God, or God ever spoke to him directly, all other prophets had some kind of interaction with God.
How can we consider Muhammad a true prophet when he didn't predict anything? So obviously none of his predictions came true. He performed no miracles, (Quran was not HIS miracle, it was Allah's) He never even spoke to God, or God ever spoke to him directly, all other prophets had some kind of interaction with God.
Islam and Science
Let's debate this one. Please feel free to add your comments here regarding this topic.
Quran has many scientific miracles, or does it? Click here to get some of the answer. Your thoughts?
Quran has many scientific miracles, or does it? Click here to get some of the answer. Your thoughts?
Muhammad and Aisha
Let's debate this one. Please feel free to add your comments here regarding this topic.
Here's my take on this issue. Many documented evidence have shown us that Aisha indeed was a child and was immature and most importantly didn't understand the concept of marriages and sex. Yet, the prophet of God deemed necessary to continue this old Arab tradition instead of abolishing it.
By doing so he created a precedent for all Muslims, for all time. Which is preciously why we see so many underage marriages even today in most of the Islamic world. And why not, their prophet and the founder of their religion did it so it is their duty to emulate him.
The problem does not lie in Muhammad’s sexuality and what forms it took, although a moral case can certainly be made on that basis alone.
The moral crime really lies in Muhammad’s role as a setter of precedent. With Aisha’s early initiation into sex and marriage, he set the precedent for all future followers in all ages that the onset of menstruation marks sexual readiness in girls: this is a medically, socially and psychologically harmful position to hold. That’s Muhammad’s moral crime, of which he was of course completely unaware, not being the prophet of God. And that’s what Muslims have to face and refute: a prophet of god setting a harmful precedent.
Here's my take on this issue. Many documented evidence have shown us that Aisha indeed was a child and was immature and most importantly didn't understand the concept of marriages and sex. Yet, the prophet of God deemed necessary to continue this old Arab tradition instead of abolishing it.
By doing so he created a precedent for all Muslims, for all time. Which is preciously why we see so many underage marriages even today in most of the Islamic world. And why not, their prophet and the founder of their religion did it so it is their duty to emulate him.
The problem does not lie in Muhammad’s sexuality and what forms it took, although a moral case can certainly be made on that basis alone.
The moral crime really lies in Muhammad’s role as a setter of precedent. With Aisha’s early initiation into sex and marriage, he set the precedent for all future followers in all ages that the onset of menstruation marks sexual readiness in girls: this is a medically, socially and psychologically harmful position to hold. That’s Muhammad’s moral crime, of which he was of course completely unaware, not being the prophet of God. And that’s what Muslims have to face and refute: a prophet of god setting a harmful precedent.
Wednesday, June 4, 2008
How to identify a False Prophet?
I wonder if there is a way for 'us' if we can spot out a false prophet from a true one? Well, in this age of science where everything is based upon facts and evidence, if we tried I am sure we could. Well, I would like to start a running list of 'qualities' a prophet should have or do in order to qualify as a true prophet. Please feel free to add more if you can think of:
1) They have to perform miracles.
2) Can bring back the dead. I would like to list this separately because this is quite significant, how many prophets really had the power to bring back the dead?
3) They have to give prophecies.
4) Their prophecies have to come true.
5) Their moral conduct is of the highest standing.
6) Have to had spoken directly to God. In other words, getting their message or revelation from God directly instead of getting it through a secondary source.
7) The prophet in question should not contradict the true prophets before him/her.
1) They have to perform miracles.
2) Can bring back the dead. I would like to list this separately because this is quite significant, how many prophets really had the power to bring back the dead?
3) They have to give prophecies.
4) Their prophecies have to come true.
5) Their moral conduct is of the highest standing.
6) Have to had spoken directly to God. In other words, getting their message or revelation from God directly instead of getting it through a secondary source.
7) The prophet in question should not contradict the true prophets before him/her.
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