IN THE NAME OF GOD THE COMPASSIONATE THE MERCIFUL Hi,

mesopotamian ^ | October 20, 2005 | Alaa

[nuconvert]

Thursday, October 20, 2005

IN THE NAME OF GOD THE COMPASSIONATE THE MERCIFUL

Hi,

Hearty greetings to all my friends – actually I have been away for a few days. Guess where? To the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia! That was to perform Al Umra, a religious tradition which is less demanding than Hajj, which I had been fortunate enough to perform a couple of years back, Wa Alhamdu lillah (Praise be to God). It is quite an interesting subject, as a ritual, which I might talk to you about sometime.

Now I know that some of my friends may not be particularly fond of Islamic rituals nor especially well inclined towards the Islamic religion itself. You must know that personally, I don't blame them at all and find their attitude perfectly understandable in view of the great damage done to the reputation of our religion by the Takfiris and the terrorists and the like. We ourselves are extremely dismayed by the actions and attitudes of many of our fellow Muslims, so how can we blame others for quite rightful indignation in the face of the atrocities and abominations of the so-called "islamist" extremists and "fundamentalists". Yet I have a very difficult request which I would like to submit to my friends; and that is for them to try to overcome their just anger and look at the thing from a broader perspective and understand that the present day phenomena are but ephemeral aberrations, and that years away from now they will only be remembered as historical curiosities. But the great religions will still be there, the Islamic faith, the Christian faith and the Jewish and other great religions of humanity. Each one of these great faiths is valid and is a particular way to communicate with the same eternal truth. That is my view and it is a big subject that requires much more explanation, perhaps in future posts.

But what I wanted to tell you today is that facing the holy Kaaba, which to us is being in the direct presence of God, I remembered my friends on this blog and prayed for them too. I prayed that you may be blessed with happiness and prosperity and spared from evil. Honest to God I did. I just wanted you to know.

Salaam

# posted by Alaa : 6:27 AM

[nuconvert]

pong

[MHGinTN]

The key to man-made religions is the function of 'doing a thing that God must acknowledge', other than that which He has ordained by already doing. 'Not by works, lest any man should boast ..."

[Valin]

Yet I have a very difficult request which I would like to submit to my friends; and that is for them to try to overcome their just anger and look at the thing from a broader perspective and understand that the present day phenomena are but ephemeral aberrations, and that years away from now they will only be remembered as historical curiosities.


Some of us don't have to (overcome our anger), as we look at the world as it is, and have no anger to overcome.

[claptrap]

Unlike most I have read the Koran, Qurran or however you spell it (its spelled Koran on my copy).
The book is rambling invocations of Allah and what Allahs
will might be.
The book promotes the subjugation of females.
The book advises adherents to lie to their enemies.
It is disgusting trash, it advocates killing of jews.
Hitler would be proud of you Islamist/Facists.
May death find you quickly!

[chaos_5]

“understand that the present day phenomena are but ephemeral aberrations"

Let me say this first, your post is quite enlightening, and a breath of fresh air. Your tone gives me some hope that the big three religions can some day live in peace. I must however bring up a question that arose while reading what you wrote.

If the present day violence from Islamic Judaist is simply an ephemeral aberration, why has Jihad been waged against the Jews and Christians for so many hundreds of years? In Israel, Moslems and Christians are allowed to live peacefully together, and so is the case in the United States, and Europe, the list goes on. However, not so is the case in countries that are dominated by Islamic law.

You seen like a very reasonable type, and I’m not attacking you personally. I just don’t understand why Islamic nations are so intolerant of others. It seams like, to the layman, that there is a direct correlation between the Islamic nation states, the terrorists, and the religion. Although, it is considered politically incorrect to mention this, it’s the way I see it.

[SWAMPSNIPER]

[Ulysse]

Religious or not however the religion may be if someone is stupid he remains stupid.But i do believe that all religions are not equivalents.From the other hand you don't choose the place of your birth,your parents...
So just try to be free,finding your own way of thinking and believing..."Freedom is not free" and needs a hard work and courage but it's so nice