Ask me about Islaam

[Yusha']

I have read the entire Qur'an last month, but I do not remember to have read an ayah saying that "Allah may forgive even sins which believers don't repent from". But maybe I simply don't remember that. So, I would be happy if you could give me an ayah which confirms what you wrote above.

An important clarification needs to be added that Allaah may forgive sins which believers don't repent from if He so wishes, and the only exception being shirk, setting up partners with Allaah. The point is made clear by the following ayah of the Holy Quraan:

Allah forgives not (The sin of) joining other gods with Him; but He forgives whom He pleaseth other sins than this: one who joins other gods with Allah, Hath strayed far, far away (from the right). (Soorah 4, ayah 116)

As for the one who repents from his sins, than Allaah does not deny repentance and forgives all sins which are repented from. This point is made clear by hundreds of verses of the Quraan, to many to list, but I will quote one to make it clear for you:

He (Allah) is the One that accepts repentance from His servants and forgives sins: and He knows all that you do (42:25)

 

[JM]

What are the “satanic verses?”
If Mohammed was a prophet why did he not know what the Christians believed about the Trinity? (the Father, the Mother (Mary), and the Son (Jesus), Sura 5:73-75,116)

 

[Beckyy25]

1. The crescent, or the crescent and the star are NOT symbols of Islaam, never were and never will be.

Why is there on the top of every mosque a crescent? I thought that this is a symbol for the splitting of the moon which you believe Muhammad did.

 

[Yusha']

I appreciate your answer, but I don't feel that it answers my question. You've told me why I should worship Allah alone as opposed to anything else, but you haven't told me why I should worship Allah in the first place. That's what I was asking.

In order to answer you I need to know whether you believe Allaah, or God, created you in the first place. If you do believe He is your creator, like all Christians believe (though they will say God instead of Allaah), than I say that since He is the one who created you, and who will cause you to die, and since He alone has the power to benefit and the power to harm, and nothing can benefit except by His authority, and nothing can harm except by His authority, than does it not make logical sense that only He should be worshipped.

If on the other hand you are an atheist and don't believe in God, or don't believe God created you, than I ask you, what caused the cosmos to come into existence. Is not the One who created everything, the sun, the moon, the stars, the sky, the earth, the clouds, the vegetation, the One who caused the rain to fall from the clouds and create new life, is not this One has the power to Hear and answer your prayers and thus you should worship Him alone?

 

[Lokke]

you do not answer m y queston abaout muslim economie to the EU.

 

[Beckyy25]

Russia thiis have much oil and want to get in EU. many country i n EU want to have Russia. Köpenhagn accord let Russia come to EU but for many muslim live i n Russia. thiis is like turky and iran want to be in EU. do you think this i s true that muslim country want to come to EU economie?

The OP made it quite clear that he wants to answer any questions we may have about Islam. What you are asking here is related to politics and does not fit in very well in this thread.

 

[Yusha']

Hebrews 10:4 For it is not possible that the blood of bulls and goats could take away sins.

That is a quote of Paul, whom we believe to be a false prophet. He is clearly proven to be false, because in the Old Testament it clearly says to sacrifice animals like bulls and goats to atone for sins. You yourself quoted Leviticus 16 which proves Paul is wrong.

Christians would agree that "human sacrifice" would be pagan

I'm glad you say Christians believe human sacrifice is pagan, and a ritual particular to idol-worshippers. Now I simply ask you, was Jesus not human? According to your religion he was, therefore how can he be sacrificed to atone for sins? If he can be sacrificed to atone for sins, that would definitely constitute "human sacrifice" in my book. By the way, I don't believe in Paul or any of his writings.

Who is the high Priest in Islam?

There are no priests in Islaam, high or low.

 

[Supreme]

I appreciate your answer, but I don't feel that it answers my question. You've told me why I should worship Allah alone as opposed to anything else, but you haven't told me why I should worship Allah in the first place. That's what I was asking.

Very good question, that I as a Christian have asked myself a lot. Why should an all-powerful being want, of all things, worship from his far inferior creations? It all seems rather vain. Oh well, I suppose we'll never know the answer.

I've got a few questions:

Are you:

Sunni or Shia?
Moderate or conservative?
Tolerant of Christianity and Judaism?
Tolerant of religions like Hinduism?

Thank you.

 

[Yusha']

What are the “satanic verses?”

The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم was receiving revelation condemning the pagan idols of the Arabs, Lat, Manna, and Uzza. There were both believers and idol-worshippers in the crowd listening to the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم

Suddenly satan himself appeared and began praising these idols, and it is said that satan made his voice sound like that of the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم so these verses which satan proclaimed are known as the "Satanic verses".

If Mohammed was a prophet why did he not know what the Christians believed about the Trinity? (the Father, the Mother (Mary), and the Son (Jesus), Sura 5:73-75,116)

The Quraan never said Mary is part of the trinity, rather it said that the Christians worship Mary and Jesus, which they do (especially Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox Christians).

 

[Beckyy25]

An important clarification needs to be added that Allaah may forgive sins which believers don't repent from if He so wishes, and the only exception being shirk, setting up partners with Allaah. The point is made clear by the following ayah of the Holy Quraan:

Allah forgives not (The sin of) joining other gods with Him; but He forgives whom He pleaseth other sins than this: one who joins other gods with Allah, Hath strayed far, far away (from the right). (Soorah 4, ayah 116)

As for the one who repents from his sins, than Allaah does not deny repentance and forgives all sins which are repented from. This point is made clear by hundreds of verses of the Quraan, to many to list, but I will quote one to make it clear for you:

He (Allah) is the One that accepts repentance from His servants and forgives sins: and He knows all that you do (42:25)

Yes I am aware of the verses in the Qur'an which say that Allah forgives those who repent or that He forgives whom He wishes. But if you look above to the part I highlighted in your post, then this part is not answered by any of the two verses you gave me, nor do I think there is an ayah in the Qur'an saying so. Therefore I wonder where from you derive this belief, e.g. "that Allah may forgive sins which believers don't repent from"?

 

[Nooj]

If on the other hand you are an atheist

Yup.

and don't believe in God, or don't believe God created you, than I ask you, what caused the cosmos to come into existence. Is not the One who created everything, the sun, the moon, the stars, the sky, the earth, the clouds, the vegetation, the One who caused the rain to fall from the clouds and create new life, is not this One has the power to Hear and answer your prayers and thus you should worship Him alone?

No...I don't see the point.

If God is the Creator of everything, he obviously has no need of my worship or my thanks or my devotion. And if he asks for it, I see no reason why I should acquiesce to his request, unless it be for fear of punishment.

 

[JM]

I'm glad you say Christians believe human sacrifice is pagan, and a ritual particular to idol-worshippers. Now I simply ask you, was Jesus not human? According to your religion he was, therefore how can he be sacrificed to atone for sins? If he can be sacrificed to atone for sins, that would definitely constitute "human sacrifice" in my book. By the way, I don't believe in Paul or any of his writings.

Ahhh, simply exclude what you find objectionable. Ok. How about Matthew 26:28, Mark 14:24 which point to the fulfilling of Jer. 32:37-41; 50:5; Isaiah 61:8? How does Islam find these prophesies fulfilled? How about John 10? Jesus clearly tells us that he must lay down His life for His sheep and that if you claim to come to God any other way you are a thief and a robber? Christians believe in what’s been called the “hypotastic union.” We believe Christ is God, the incarnate.

That is a quote of Paul, whom we believe to be a false prophet. He is clearly proven to be false, because in the Old Testament it clearly says to sacrifice animals like bulls and goats to atone for sins. You yourself quoted Leviticus 16 which proves Paul is wrong.

You must then conclude that Jesus was wrong as well.

There are no priests in Islaam, high or low.

Can you explain why when we find priesthood in both Old and New Testaments?

 

[Supreme]

The Quraan never said Mary is part of the trinity, rather it said that the Christians worship Mary and Jesus, which they do (especially Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox Christians).

...No they don't.

 

[Yusha']

Why is there on the top of every mosque a crescent? I thought that this is a symbol for the splitting of the moon which you believe Muhammad did.

The crescent is not a symbol of splitting them moon (a symbol of that would be a half moon not a crescent anyways).

Not all mosques have a crescent on them. This is due to ignorance that some Muslims put crescents on the mosque, which is an innovation and against the teachings of Islaam. Like I said before, this symbol of the crescent was never used by the prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم his noble companions and the first three generations of Islaam, known as the "Salaf" (predecessors). It was a later innovation and tradition which some ignorant Muslims started. If you look at the mosques of Saudi Arabia, where Islaam started, you won't see any crescents on the mosques.

 

[Nooj]

The Quraan never said Mary is part of the trinity, rather it said that the Christians worship Mary and Jesus, which they do (especially Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox Christians).

Mary is venerated. Not worshipped.

 

[Yusha']

Very good question, that I as a Christian have asked myself a lot. Why should an all-powerful being want, of all things, worship from his far inferior creations? It all seems rather vain. Oh well, I suppose we'll never know the answer.

The answer is in the Holy Quraan. Allaah created us and is sustaining us. He fulfills all our needs. Only He has the power to answer prayers, which is why we need to worship Him (He does not need our worship, rather we are completely dependent upon Him alone).

I've got a few questions: Are you:Sunni or Shia?

I am Sunni.

Moderate or conservative?

I don't know what you mean by these terms and we don't use these terms. I consider myself a Muslim who only follows the Quraan and the Sunnah of the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم

Tolerant of Christianity and Judaism? Tolerant of religions like Hinduism?

Thank you.

I don't know what you mean by "tolerance". I think the religions which you listed are wrong and as a Muslim I believe Islaam is the true religion, and all other religions are false.

 

[Beckyy25]

For the OP:

You said in one of your posts in this thread that only Allah can answer your prayers. So I would like to ask you if Allah answered any of your prayers? Can you tell me anything specifically that you were answered?

 

[Yusha']

Ahhh, simply exclude what you find objectionable. Ok. How about Matthew 26:28, Mark 14:24 which point to the fulfilling of Jer. 32:37-41; 50:5; Isaiah 61:8? How does Islam find these prophesies fulfilled? How about John 10? Jesus clearly tells us that he must lay down His life for His sheep and that if you claim to come to God any other way you are a thief and a robber? Christians believe in what’s been called the “hypotastic union.” We believe Christ is God, the incarnate.
You must then conclude that Jesus was wrong as well.
Can you explain why when we find priesthood in both Old and New Testaments?

None of those prophecies say that the messiah will die for our sins. Ask any Jewish rabbi, he will tell you that when the messiah comes he will be a king and will rule over a kingdom, and the wolf and sheep will live together in peace, and many other such things. No Jewish rabbi or scholar will tell you that the messiah is going to die for our sins, that is clearly a pagan concept. Study about mithras, horus, and other pagan ideas, they all taught these things and christians borrowed their ideas from these pagan cultures and cults.

As for the "hypostatic union", it clearly says Jesus is fully human as well as fully divine, so that still means Jesus dying for your sins is a "human sacrifice" which you yourself admitted is paganism, as well as a "God-sacrifice" which is completely absurd.

As for priests, the priests of the old testament were priests who ran the affairs of the temple and who offered the animal sacrifices and burnt offerings. They are not like your Christian priests that you confess your sins to and who have the power to "absolve" your sins.

 

[canukian]

no human sacrifices, wow ! islam is so civilized !

 

[Yusha']

Yes I am aware of the verses in the Qur'an which say that Allah forgives those who repent or that He forgives whom He wishes. But if you look above to the part I highlighted in your post, then this part is not answered by any of the two verses you gave me, nor do I think there is an ayah in the Qur'an saying so. Therefore I wonder where from you derive this belief, e.g. "that Allah may forgive sins which believers don't repent from"?

It's very simple, the Quraan specifically mentions the act of repentance in those verses which say Allaah guarantees the forgiveness of their sins. However, in the verses where repentance is not mentioned, Allaah says He forgives if He pleases. I already quoted these verses, but I'll quote them again so you can understand, inshaa Allaah:

He (Allah) is the One that accepts repentance from His servants and forgives sins: and He knows all that you do (42:25)

Here repentence is specifically mentioned. The word for repentance is توبة (tawbah).

Allah forgives not (The sin of) joining other gods with Him; but He forgives whom He pleases other sins than this: one who joins other gods with Allah, Hath strayed far, far away (from the right). (4:116)

Here the act of repentance is not mentioned, which is why Allaah says يشاء (pleases, wishes, wills). So once again, to clarify, Allaah forgives all sins without exception which are repented to Him. Sins not repented, He may choose to forgive, or He may choose to punish, with the exception of the sin of shirk.