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Salam,

Bro, there is a lot difference between mekkan kafirs' intention to reach Allah and pharaoh's intention to reach Allah !

Mekkan kafirs wanted to be in a close or spiritual relationship with Allah through idolatry. They thought the idols would reach their prayers to Allah. That's what their 'reaching Allah' means. They didn't want to be raised up like Christ (A) !!

Pharaoh wanted to literally see Allah. So his intention was to reach Allah physically.

I am posting these things to you. For that I don't need to know where you live. This forum is enough for me. But if I want to see you face to face, I must need you or someone to tell me where you live !!!!

And notice verse 40:37, Pharaoh wants to prove Musa (A) a liar. If Musa pbuh didn't tell him, why would he? Because if he made a tower reaching heaven and didn't find Allah, he couldn't blame Musa, Musa pbuh would say, "I didn't tell you that Allah is there !!!!"

And leave the miraj, there are many confusions about that. Just believing that there was a miraj is enough for us.

But check out this verse too. (along with verse 67:17)

"Nay, Allah raised him (christ) up TO HIMSELF; and Allah is exalted in Power, Wise." (4:158)

The word 'Rafa'ah' used in this verse means raising or lifting up.

Now, how Allah is nearer than our jogular vein and encompass mankind round about (17:60) is known to Himself only. But these verses clearly state that He is over heavens.

A question rises here, how can Allah be contained in one place when He is Infinite? Brother, outside the heaven there is no space, because space is only this world and it is finite. The world outside the heavens is impossible for us to know about.

And if Allah was everywhere, the world would be destroyed, like mount Tur was turned to ash only because Allah revealed a small part of Himself.

Allah-ul-A'lim-ul-Hakim
Sadat Tahmeed

Salam Bro Tahmeed,

Allah didn't say He is expanding the universe in steady velocity ! Acceleration can be steady too and in that case the velocity is supposed to increase day by day.

And a verse can have different meanings. The vastness of heavern and the expanding universe, both are correct.

Allah Hafiz,
Sadat Tahmeed

Salam brother,

I never said that the stories of rama and krishna are from Allah. I didn't even criticize any of your points. I just said that the hindu scriptures CAN BE from Allah as some of them teach monotheism and contain crystal clear prophecies about prophet Ahmad (SAW) as narashamsha, kalki avatar, antim reeshi etc. I didn't even say that those scriptures ARE SURELY from Allah. I said maybe they were and later corrupted.

About your 'hunufa' example. I can't say that's completely fom Allah. The hanifs knew the name of God (Allah), they believed Ibrahim was a prophet, they even believed that kaaba is the house of God. How did they know that? The Jew and Christians don't believe in the kaaba. Rather, Abraha came to destroy it. So hunufa was not from Allah, but the religion had a root which was revealed to them through prophet Ismael. Later, the laws were destroyed and foul traditions were made up. Just like christianity came mainly from jesus, but has many traditions and beliefs adopted from greco-roman mythology. I said the same thing about hinduism, that some of their scriptures COULD BE from Allah and later they were seriously corrupted and foul traitions such as casteism and widow burning were made up.

If someone is eating a delicious food and I say to him, "don't eat too much", that doesn't mean that I am offending him or telling him eating is bad. I am just telling that sometimes people eat too much which is harmful and so he shouldn't do that.

I didn't criticize a single point in your post. They are very good indeed. I just said we should be cautious while dealing with the scriptures because we don't know whether PARTS OF THEM were revealed by God or not.

Even then, if my post seemed offensive to you then take my sincere apologies.

Peace be upon you,
Tahmeed

Assalamu alaikum dear brother,

So sorry I didn't quote the important verse. The hadith is supposed to create confusion.

And they say: "What is there but our life in this world? We shall die and we live, and nothing but time can destroy us." But of that they have no knowledge; they merely conjecture." (sura Jathiah: 24)

The kafirs meant that time will pass and one day they will die, that's why they said that and didn't believe in hereafter. But Allah says they have no knowledge about time ! I think this verse indirectly says that Allah is Time. Because a latter verse says;

Say, "It is Allah Who gives you life, then gives you death, then He will gather you together for the Day of Judgement." But most people don't understand." (verse 26)

At present the previous verse simply refers to people like Stephen Hawking, who believes in the 4D and denies afterlife. But how can we say that Stephen Hawking, who spends his whole life researching on time and space, doesn't know anything about time ?! Stephen himself gives the answer !

One may say that time had a beginning at the big bang, in the sense that earlier times simply would not be defined. (A Brief history of Time, Chapter 1)

See, he admits that he can't define the earlier time! Now, tell me, who existed before the creation of the universe? Allah!

We call the 4D time because it changes things and keeps everything in motion. But then how did this 4D come about? There has to be a first cause. And Hawking says in the same para in chapter 1; An expanding universe does not preclude a Creator, but it does place limits on when He might have carried out His job! So if anyone told Stephen that God is the earlier time he just mentioned, it would make more sense.

God can't be the 4D because that's just a creation. The real Time would be the earlier One Which caused the 4D and the whole universe to come in existence, and Which still exists, controls everything (including the 4D) and will remain forever. Perhaps in that sense Allah says, "I AM Time." But this doesn't have to mean that Allah is an incorporeal Being. His actual appearance is unknown and unimaginable, just like Hawking says, "can't be defined.." !!

And Allah knows best........

To answer atheists you will have to read their books just like you will have to read the bible to answer Christians. And another way to convince them is to show them the overwhelming mathematical and scientific miracles of the Quran, as they worship science instead of Allah and it was impossible for an illiterate Arab to write such a Glorious book !!

Salam,

Sadat Tahmeed

Salam dear brother Tahmeed (!!!!),

I think there is scientific proof that God exists. I hope you know about the 4th dimension ie Time. The atheists believe that. Ask an atheist who knows something about science, "What would happen if there was no time or 4D in our universe?" He will tell you that without time, the world would be at a stand still. Nothing would change, nothing would move.

At first people simply called the alternation of day and night 'time'. For example, we say the time is 4:00 pm. It means it has been 4 hours since the sun was right top of our head. But that's not the 4D. Modern science says time is not the alternation, but the dimension that alternates day and night and makes everything move. So all athiests believe that the universe is impossible without time. Now, hadith says,

 Narrated by Abu Huraira, Rasulullah (S) said, Allah, the Glorious and Most exalted says, "Children of Adam displeases Me by abusing Time. But I AM Time, I alternate day and night." (Muslim, Hadith 5712).

I read this hadith in Bukhari too, but forgot where

Think about it. Why does Allah claim that he created our body when we are mixed semen and grew because of Mitosis? Answer is simple. If there was no time, the fetus wouldn't grow up. It would be as it is forever. Every stage of its growth is because of Time. And Allah says He is Time! That's how He creats everything. But as far as I know, Islam is the only religion which says that God is Time. So you cant proof this by the bible or Vedas (as far as I kbow).

So if we do a little research on how to proof that there is a 4th dimension, I think we will be able to proof the existence of God InshAllah.

But there is a little problem if we say God is the 4th Dimension. Because they say gravity has effects on time. I have some points on that also. But now there is no time! I gotta sleep.

Glory to Allah and peace be upon His prophet Muhammad.

Sadat Tahmeed

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Little knowledge of Scinence will make you an atheist, but full knowledge of science will make you a believer in God. (somebody said that !!)

Assalamu alaikum dear brother,

Brother Isa doubts Isa's (A) coming?!!!!!!

the return of Christ is only mentioned in hadith  also the dajjal

even in pagan  religions  they had return of christ fighting  the anti christ

Apparently , in ancient mythology the second coming had always been connected with the end times drama.

Sorry brother, you are wrong. The Quran says that Isa (A) will come in 'end of times drama' (In ur words).

Verse 43:61>He (christ) will be a sign of the last hour, DON'T DOUBT THAT, obey Me, it's the straight way!

And if the mythology tells about it, it doesnt prove that it is borrowed from them. Rather, it proves that the signs of the last hour were also told to them, because prophets were sent to every nation. But they fabricated things and corrupted the scripture. For example, the pagan hindu scriptures tell that God is one (though it says that many gods make One!). So will u say monotheism is a pagan idea?

And brother, please tell me which pagan mythology talks about dajjal and christ. Honestly, I dont know it. So just trying to know.

But u r right about the book of revelation, brother. It is a complete nonsense. Perhaps the wise  scholars of the council of Nicae made this thing to show a little creativity! Dragons, peculiar beasts are all pagan things.

However, many ask the coming of antichrist as the quran doesnt say anything clear about it. As I think, antichrist is not a person in a particular time. Its a system which will dominates world. From that point of view, the prophecy has already been fulfilled! Its the evil zionism. I dont know if bro Osama has written something about it in the AC website, I found one of his useful posts which may make it clear.Read the third and forth posts here;

 http://www.answering-christianity.com/blog/index.php/topic,1515.msg5947.html#msg5947

Though the quran doesnt say about dajjal, it warns us to follow him. If dajjal is the Judeo- christian civilization, then the quran forbids us in many places to follow the kafirs and tells us to be steady in Allah's Deen. If the dajjal is a man,......well, the quran gives the example of Pharaoh who thoght he was god. Its not important for us to know what will dajjal look like, will he be blind or not etc, the main thing is not to follow him.

Allah knows best...
Tahmeed

Assalamu alaikum dear brother khan,

May Allah bless you for ur wonderful discussion. The dajjal named nationalism and this democracy is indeed rotting our faith and unity. And I 100% support you.

With these tthings, another fitnah has risen from the west named 'secularism', destroying the whole idea of Islamic rule.

Perhaps u know that pious ( ) woman named Taslima Nasrin. One of her friends (I cant remember the name, Sumon perhaps and he is a writter) once told her,"QASAM OF SECULARISM! I will protect you."!

Can u imagine? People have started worshipping this thing. I am not telling to just kill the non-muslims or to deprive them of their rights, because I am not a terrorist. Islam tolerates other religions. The greatest example is the Sanad of Madina. But u cant make a hybrid constitution mixing their laws and our laws. A muslim cant think of making a secular state denying the shariah and based on democracy, while Allah clerely says;

"Whoever doesnt judge by the law which Allah has sent, he is a kafir." (5:44)

The only way we can re-establish Islamic rule as a whole in the so called 'Islamic countries' is Daw'ah. May Allah help us all this mission.

Please let me know ur opinion on this.

Allah Hafiz,

Tahmeed