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4th June 2004, 08:16 AM
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I found a website of the laws of Islam.
http://www.al-islam.org/laws/
Funny, an all powerful God cares how we should deal with a
fly going down our throat, how we should step into a toilet,
how exactly we should breast feed etc..... Any muslims care to explain some of these rules? Especially the things that make prayer void, or how you should pray full stop. I think it's how much you love God and do his will by showing love to others that counts myself as a Christian, not jumping through lots of bizzare hoops...Maybe I'm simply not used to such strictness, heheh.
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4th June 2004, 10:55 AM
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Reps: 147,540,601,098,813,536 (power: 147,540,601,098,832) | | Bizarre? Why don't check them out in the historical context? The needs of the mankind at the time these revelations revealed? People of the time needed to know so it was explained to them, not a such big issue for Christians to point fingers in my honest opinion. I think it's how much you love God and do his will by showing love to others that counts myself as a Christian, not jumping through lots of bizzare hoops...
I don't see how this is relevant either...
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4th June 2004, 11:47 AM
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http://www.al-islam.org/laws/
Funny, an all powerful God cares how we should deal with a
fly going down our throat, how we should step into a toilet,
how exactly we should breast feed etc.....
There are things that are sunnah and things that are fard. Things that are sunnah are recommended because the Propeht Muhammad (saws) and his companions (ra) did them, and they are the best example. Things that are fard are required, because they are in the Qur'an or strongly put in the sunnah of the Prophet. Which foot to step into the bathroom and breastfeeding are sunnah, but not fard. Any muslims care to explain some of these bizzare rules? Especially the things that make prayer void, or how you should pray full stop.
I think it's how much you love God and do his will by showing love to others that counts myself as a Christian, not jumping through lots of bizzare hoops...
When one makes wudu, or purification before prayer, it is symbolic cleansing. Some bodily functions break the symbolic cleanliness. When we make salat, the ritual prayer, we are standing in front of our creator. Someone put it to me this way; if you're going to visit the president, are you not going to shower and bath and put on your best clothes? The same goes for salat.
As for prayer there are 2 basic kinds, salat and dua. Salat is the ritual prayer muslims pray 5 times a day. This is more akin to a worship service, like the liturgy, then to personal prayer. Dua can come at any time, after salat, before salat, in bed before you sleep, whenever. Here you lift your hands and talk to God. Wudu is required for salat but not dua.
Although it may seem like there are lots of rules, it is key to remember Islam is not just a Sunday religion. It is something that effects every single aspect of one's life. Every action you do is in the name of God and is a worship of Him, even sex, cleaning the sidewalk and putting a bit of food in your spouses' mouth 
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*cough cough* Friday, ahem ahem!
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Friday and everyday It wasn't a purposeful jab, but with many people I know, religion has no place outside the church or sunday. They think I'm a raving luney fundy for actually thinking about God and talking about God outside of Church
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Reps: 367 (power: 0) | | Originally Posted by rahma Although it may seem like there are lots of rules, it is key to remember Islam is not just a Sunday religion. It is something that effects every single aspect of one's life. Every action you do is in the name of God and is a worship of Him, even sex, cleaning the sidewalk and putting a bit of food in your spouses' mouth
Just like Orthodox Judaism. It’s one of the chief reasons why I left Orthodox Judaism—it didn’t give me space to breathe. Religions with an all-encompassing law-code give me the creeps. Not that my current religion is limited to one day a week, but it doesn’t overpower every moment of my life like Judaism and Islam.
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I know, was just pulling your leg, sadly there are lots of people that way, once it becomes a true everday thing, I believe then it is much more than a religion.
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Whether music is allowed is debatable. There are lots of articles and scholars for both sides of the issue. A general rule of thumb is that the music should be clean though. No swearing, nothing sexual, which cuts out lots of american music.
Plus, if music wasn't allowed, my husband would be bummed, as he is a singer, as was his father and his father before him. Our kids are going to get music lessons before they can learn how to walk
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4th June 2004, 10:32 PM
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Bible says, women should be quiet in church and they should cover their heads. Yet we have many women preachers and disgustingly mini skirt wearing teens in church ... I would like to hear your take on that please ...
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