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  1. Mordechai18

    Which Qur'an English Translation is Best?

    The translation and explanation by Muhammad Asad is absolutely excellent! I own a copy myself and it is the only translation which I have been able to wade through.
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    Ask a muslim : Learn about Islam

    I have a question about Islam. When someone converts to Christianity or to Judaism, there are different denominations to which they convert, each having its own characteristics. However, it seems that everyone I see on YouTube who converts to Islam converts to what seems like the most rigorous...
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    I don't want to be a Jew

    Not sure what you mean, TS. :confused:
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    Survey..lets get to know eachother better.

    According to his faith icon, he's Messianic.
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    Survey..lets get to know eachother better.

    Spiritual paths - been around the world on that one. My conclusion is that they all work and simultaneously don't work. Some commonality is at work there, and it may just reside somewhere behind our eyes. Main spiritual interests - the study of the convergence of the human mind and heart with...
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    I don't want to be a Jew

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    Sick 'n tired of all these Muslim threads?

    I have to say that I give the Muslims on this forum a ton of credit. They listen to rubbish about their religion day in and day out - insults and lies and mockery rather than honest discussion - yet they seem to maintain their own equilibrium and dignity. If by their fruits ye shall know them, I...
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    Muslim salvation

    Ahmid, I was going to compose a big, long post addressing each of your points, but that's not necessary. One sentence will suffice: those of your assertions which are not straw men are also true of Jews and Christians at various times throughout their history.
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    Sick 'n tired of all these Muslim threads?

    If that is all you've taken away from all the threads about Islam, then perhaps there haven't been enough such threads.
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    Justice and Peace for Ummah?

    I have to agree with both Islam_mulia and Inigo Montoya and say that I do not think that word means what you think it means. With my limited understanding of Islam, I see Ummah as meaning tribe or community much as Jews see themselves or as Christians refer to the community of believers as the...
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    I don't want to be a Jew

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    I don't want to be a Jew

    My point still stands: the Mishnah and Gemara are both parts of the Talmud. The Mishnah is a subset of what is known as Talmud. 1. Jacob Neusner, in his book Understanding the Talmud, writes, "The Talmud is made up of [1] a philosophical law code, the Mishnah, completed in ca. 200 C.E. and [2]...
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    Video cameras revealing the truth of life under Israeli occupation

    The Israeli civil rights organization B'Tselem has begun a program of donating video cameras to impoverished Palestinians to allow them to document what life is really like for them. As a result of this program already, the world has seen an Israeli soldier shoot in the foot a bound and unarmed...
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    Some links

    A few good links: How is Israel in violation of International law? Are all religous Jews Zionists? (Note: one does not have to hold a majority opinion in order to be right) Some would have you believe that criticizing Israel makes you an anti-semite. Don't believe them. Some would have you...
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    To be more human(e) regardless of ideology or identi

    I have been reading more and more about Israel, its founding, and the facts of the matter as regards the situation of the Palestinians. To say that I have been dismayed would be an understatement. I have been an outspoken Zionist for a long time - doing my best to refute what I saw as an endless...
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    I don't want to be a Jew

    And the Mishnah is part of the Talmud. And you admonish me for missing word play.
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    I don't want to be a Jew

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    I don't want to be a Jew

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    I don't want to be a Jew

    I'd be an idiot to leave my religion if that were the only reason, or even if that were just my main reason. That is peripheral, my friend, though something that dismays me every single day.
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