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@Davidylan

So we've often heard muslims say that the God of the Bible and that of the Quran are the same.
We've often heard that Allah sent Mohammad as the "last prophet"?

But very few have ever pondered what the bible had to say about who was the last to be sent by the Lord God Almighty . . .

Read this parable - Matthew 21:33 Hear another parable: There was a certain householder, which planted a vineyard, and hedged it round about, and digged a winepress in it, and built a tower, and let it out to husbandmen, and went into a far country:
34 And when the time of the fruit drew near, he sent his servants to the husbandmen, that they might receive the fruits of it.
35 And the husbandmen took his servants, and beat one, and killed another, and stoned another.
36 Again, he sent other servants more than the first: and they did unto them likewise.
37 But last of all he sent unto them his son, saying, They will reverence my son.
38 But when the husbandmen saw the son, they said among themselves, This is the heir; come, let us kill him, and let us seize on his inheritance.
39 And they caught him, and cast him out of the vineyard, and slew him.

Save me your lies David. I have told several times not to give wrong interpretation to biblical verses. The above was said by Jesus and for understading, the vineyard mentioned could be likened to house of Israel and please how come God sent son when he happened to be same/ I also read the use of serants there, do you people believe in God-servant relationship?

Read the full verses here and stop lying. Olodo.

33 “Listen to another parable: There was a landowner who planted a vineyard. He put a wall around it, dug a winepress in it and built a watchtower. Then he rented the vineyard to some farmers and went away on a journey. 34When the harvest time approached, he sent his servants to the tenants to collect his fruit.

35“The tenants seized his servants; they beat one, killed another, and stoned a third. 36Then he sent other servants to them, more than the first time, and the tenants treated them the same way.
37Last of all, he sent his son to them. ‘They will respect my son,’ he said.

38“But when the tenants saw the son, they said to each other, ‘This is the heir. Come, let’s kill him and take his inheritance.’
39So they took him and threw him out of the vineyard and killed him.

40“Therefore, when the owner of the vineyard comes, what will he do to those tenants?”

41“He will bring those wretches to a wretched end,” they replied, “and he will rent the vineyard to other tenants, who will give him his share of the crop at harvest time.”

42Jesus said to them, “Have you never read in the Scriptures: ‘The stone the builders rejected has become the capstone; the Lord has done this, and it is marvelous in our eyes’?

43“Therefore I tell you that the kingdom of God will be taken away from you and given to a people who will produce its fruit.
44He who falls on this stone will be broken to pieces, but he on whom it falls will be crushed.”

45When the chief priests and the Pharisees heard Jesus’ parables, they knew he was talking about them.
46They looked for a way to arrest him, but they were afraid of the crowd because the people held that he was a prophet.

Verse 37 is crystal clear . . . the God of the bible sent His Son LAST to die on the cross of calvary for our sins. He sent no one else . . . Christ we know, Jehovah we know . . . but who is this allah?

Can you do the three days and three nights calculation for me?

Brother to make it interesting, you have threas already on trinity, deity of Jesus etc, so you could ick on any one of such and continue from there rather than creating another thread.

Better still, what are the proofs that Jesus is God? I would need verses for this and please would also appreciate where Jesus and OT prophets preached same.

@No2atheism

Why are you crying here when you posted lies in your alleged threads. I remembered bleaching you of your lies when u were using Sysuser, witness etc and my posts are there where I exposed your lies. One would think that David is your god on NL cos I see no reason why the inclusion of David here. It further shows the kinda person both of you are. Birds of a feather

If you are really versed in Islamic knowledge and wants to teach me my book, be civil enough and do away with your ranting, abuse etc and when you do that, Babs would discuss religion with FACTS with you.

If are really truthful, the thread would be for only U and I using both books as our support.

If you are up to the task, signify and we start right away. You could even add your brother Davidylan and I would not mind discussing with both of you.

Please,let us not turn it to Dec. 25. Any act of Bidiah should be frowned at

Salam dear Brother.

I am just reading through and am touched by your post.

Assalamu Allaikum.

Wa Alaikun Warahmotullah Wabarakatuh

My name is Azharuddin and i am from India. I came across this thread accidently while searching for dua to repay debts. While reading this thread, it made me realize how weak i m in my Imaan. I learnt a lot, may Allah bless you all for your contributions. I am also going to throw away all the music and movie cds i have. I m trying to refrain from listening to music as much as i can. My knowledge is very less but i will try to contribute to this thread as much as possible.

You are welcome brother and May Allah make it easier for you, forgive your sins. Its going you decided to do away with those and turn a new leaf. Allah said we should call Him as He is closer to us than our Jugular vein. He said He is a merciful God that forgives sins. You could contact or ask questions here and would be answered by our knowledgeable brothers and my mail is tundebabs787@yahoo.com. Feel free.

Also my father is very ill and our family has a lot of debts, so please pray for us.

Its Allah that provides and not by our making. Allah will give your father strong health and pay your debt for you. He would never leae you at your point of need. Just be close to him and believe tha He creates you and would provide your sustenance. Associate nothing with Him and would surely guide, protect and make you smile at the end of it all.

My brothers, sisters here and myself have included you and would continue praying for you.

May Allah forgive our sins, protect us from doing them again,

Amin

May Allah excuse us from the punishment we may face after death,

Amin

May Allah give us all a place in paradise.

AMEEN

Happy Celebration.

It would be ideal to celebrate it by learning about Islam, his life, teachings, being mercy to mankind etc

Happy Felicitation

@Bastage

As for your Muslim friends[b]? The Qu'ran doesn't compare with the Bible in either size, history or complexity. Saying "Islam is better because our book has less contradiction" is just utter juvenile drivel.[/b] Either tell them to study the Bible properly or shut the hell up with their trivial crap.

Could you please elaborate further?



@David

@ lagosboy . . . how many times have you "risen to challenges" and answered A SINGLE ONE of the questions you've been asked? Many christians have left the bible . . . that isnt new, the bible itself prophesied that the last days wont come until there be a great falling away from the faith first. We are not bothered.

What questions have you asked? How many questions have I asked you and I even raised a thread just for you and I but you ran and never replied.

Could you serve me the prophecies and we look into it together just like your other false prophecies that were exposed.



@Maykelly

I have checked and discovered that madness is about to get into ur head. U totally lack understanding. there is no contradiction ever in the bible. search ur head something is wrong with it.

Has it gone to being abusive when the poster provided glaring truth. This is very christlike of you , going contrary to Jesus' teaching.Let me see any of you gospellers debunk them and I would honestly come in.

Saw a documentry on the topic where verses in Quran were used to support the act. Your opinion?

Do you care to provide the verses?

No, it would be opened in your section and you you would provide proof for yuour trinity and be able to answer some questions

Are you set?

' do moslems have sex after jumah services'.

Emeka, you be bad boy . I tire for the lady o, na from one question to another despite the fact that answers are being provided

Thanks for that,do we start with trinity?

E be like say Lagosboy and Javalove don begin fight over the new angel that we'v not screened her cv yet. All the same,our lovely and about to be married to one of my brothers,friends is appreciated and highly welcome on board and am assuring you that,you would enjoy ISLAM SECTION cos we have intelligent brothers and sisters here

Could you honestly tell where i chased young girls?

Funmi, I am happily married and not a party to your 'young ladies'. Try to get married and see the beauty of marriage and do away with your immatured talks

@Jairzinho

Please don't start trying to quote half truths about the Bible,this is an Islamic thread,if you want to contest the Bible,meet me up in the Christian section. I know many people have taken you up on many of these falsehoods,so lets keep our eye on the ball here.

I would definitely meet you there as you progress to challenge you on christianity and bible and see if you could debunk most of the issues therein using your holy book as reference.

Lest I forget, Olabowale mentioned trinity and should that be our first discussion in your section and we create a thread for same:TRINITY ?

Welcome to my world

Am damn serious, what record are you setting straight please?

I support JAVALOVE, Mind, body and soul

@Davidylan

What do you have to say to your sisters post before I come using your book as well?

No, because you can only enter the gate through jesus the Christ. Nobody can enter heaven through the window. It's somewhere in the bible.

I get spare wives for all of them if they wish. Osisi's younger sister is on my list for Oyb and Babs. Love your neighbour as you love yourself. You've threatened to kill Olabs, i for arrange you for him but I may hook him up with Tpia. Karamammod is too young so, I'll hook her up with Jarus or Lagosbobo.

Lol. Ask Osisi and she would tell you about herself, Nna and myself. I know sabi the one wey u dey introduce her younger sister, I beg she no go gree

The Concept of Istiqamah

On the authority of Abu 'Amr, though others call him Abu 'Amrah Sufyan bin 'Abdullah, radiyallahu anhu, who said:

I said: "O Messenger of Allah, tell me something about Islam which I could not ask anyone about save you." He answered: "Say: 'I believe in Allah', and then stand firm and steadfast." [Muslim]

The literal meaning of "Istiqamah": to go straight into the right direction, acting rightly, allowing no deviation. It is derived from the ste[b]m "Qiyyam", [/b] which implies the continuity of doing something, following up with it and making sure that it is done in the right way and there is neither deviation nor swerving.

The term has been used by the Qur'an in many verses. Allah the Almighty says:

"Therefore, stand firm (on the straight path) as you are commanded and those who turn in repentance with you. And do not transgress, for He (Allah) sees well all that you do." [Surah Hud (11): ayat 112]

Ibnu Abbas said that this verse was the hardest and most difficult verse of the Qur'an on the Prophet, sallallahu 'alayhi wasallam.

Indeed it is a difficult task to achieve Istiqamah, hence, the Prophet, sallallahu 'alayhi wasallam, said[b]; "Be straight on the path or be close to it." [/b]

In another verse, Allah the Almighty says:

"So unto this (religion) invite (the people). Stand steadfast as you are commanded and do not follow their desires, " [Surah al-Shura' (42): 15]

Based on these two verses, it can be inferred that Istiqamah is to stand firm and steadfast to what we have been commanded by Allah, i.e. to fulfill obligations and to avoid prohibitions. Also, we should not allow ourselves to follow or be mislead by desires (whether it is our desires or the desires of others) as it will cause deviation and lead us astray.

Lessons

According to Ibn al-Qayyim, there are five conditions to achieve Istiqamah in performing required deeds:

1. The act should be done for the sake of Allah alone (ikhlas).

2. It should be done on the basis of knowledge ('ilm).

3. Performing ibadah should be in the same manner that they have been commanded.

4. To do it in the best way possible.

5. Restricting oneself to what is lawful while performing those deeds.

According to other scholars of suluk, i.e. behavior, there are certain steps to be followed in order to achieve Istiqamah :

1. Always being aware of the final destination, i.e. the Day of Judgment (Akhirah). And to use this awareness in a positive way as a motive to do good deeds. One way to do it is through remembering that a person's journey towards Akhirah starts the minute he / she passes away and leaves this world. One of the Salafs said: "If you live until the morning do not wait for the evening and if you live until the evening do not wait for the morning."

2. Commitment (Musharatah) . One has to make a commitment that he/she will be steadfast and will do things in the right way and in the best way possible, and to adhere to conjunctions of Islam. Unfortunately many Muslims are being lenient in making such a commitment.

3. To make continuous efforts (Mujahadah) to bring that commitment to reality. Some Muslims dare to make the commitment, but dare not to make the effort to make the commitment a reality.

4.Continuous checking and reviewing of one's deeds (Muraqabah). Being honest with oneself so as not to give false excuses for failing to fulfill a commitment.

5.Self accountability (Muhasabah). This should be done twice: Firstly, before we start doing something, ensuring that it pleases Allah, that we do it for His sake only, realizing the right way it should be done. Secondly, after the action has been done, to check whether we have achieved what we aimed for, and to check for defects and shortcomings, and that we still could have done it better by not being satisfied with our action.

6.Blaming oneself for not doing it perfectly after it has been done. Self blaming here is a positive one by using it as a motive, and by aiming for improvement and having the intention of doing things better next time. This leads to making another commitment and continual commitments to improve our performance.

7. Striving for improvement (Tahsin). We have to make improvements in all that we do (daily activities, work, actions, good deeds, ibadah, etc.) as one of our objectives.

8. To be humble towards Allah, realizing that no one is perfect except Him, seeking His forgiveness, guidance and support.

It should be emphasized that these steps/conditions apply to worldly matters as well as ibadah and good religious deeds.

Factors that lead to the weakening of Istiqamah include:

1. Committing sins (ma'siah), insisting on repeating them again and again, without istighfar (seeking Allah's forgiveness) and without practicing repentance.

2. Shirk (associating anything with Allah) whether in intentions, by showing off our good deeds to others, seeking others' appraisal, avoiding being blamed by others, being afraid of someone, or to seek rewards from others than Allah. This part of shirk is also called riyya' or showing off. All these lead to deviation in Istiqamah, and when these stimuli are not there, the person's work is not perfect any more and it is not done in the best way possible.

3. Nifaq (hypocrisy). There are two forms of nifaq: in belief and in action. The Muslim who surrenders totally to the will of Allah and accept Islam based on his/her choice is free from the first form of hypocrisy. However any Muslim is subject to and should avoid the second form of nifaq which the Prophet, sallallahu 'alayhi wasallam, warned us about: Not keeping promises and breaking them continuously without good reasons or excuses, not fulfilling commitments we make with others, being aggressive and unjust to others in quarrels, and disputes, failing to shoulder responsibilities/ burdens we are entrusted with, etc. All these bad qualities should be avoided since they lead to the weakening of our Istiqamah.

4. Bida'ah (innovations in ibadah), whether genuine bida'ah (performing ibadah which has not been ascribed by Shariah, i.e. revelation), or relative bida'ah (failing to observe the requirements of doing ibadah - the five criteria discussed in Hadith 5), will lead to decreasing the quality of good action or ibadah.

There are other factors that also contribute to the weakening of Istiqamah, such as: recklessness, reluctance, heedlessness, being overwhelmed by a deceiving enjoyment, and being mislead by self interests and desires.

Applying the above mentioned steps and requirements pinpointed by scholars will help in overcoming all these obstacles and barriers.

Conclusion

Istiqamah is an important Islamic concept. Its significance can be seen where every Muslim is required to recite Surah al-Fatihah at least seventeen times each day seeking continual guidance to the straight path from Allah.

May Allah help us and make our heart always in remembrance of HIM and inclined towards doing good and be steadfast. (Aamen)

EVALUATING EVERYTHING ACCORDING TO THE QUR'AN

The aim of life for a believer is solely that of being a servant of Allah. People are not created to fulfil their vain desires and greed, or to pursue their passions; the one and only reason for our creation is to serve Allah.

The way to achieve this is by taking the Qur’an as our unique guide. We should give all our attention to applying every decree of the Qur’an. Our target should be to observe every decree of the Qur'an as much as possible.

We can see from the Qur’an that the responsibility of the believers rests not only on decisive verses, such as those on regular prayers, fasting or hajj but also on prayers that require interpretation. For instance, in one verse believers are urged to “invite (all) to the Way of their Lord with wisdom and beautiful preaching; and argue with them in ways that are best and most gracious” ( Surat an-Nahl, 16:125). The believers can understand this “wisdom and beautiful preaching” by both applying the Qur’an’s general logic and manner, and also their own wisdom and understanding.

There are many other responsibilities that require wisdom and understanding. For example, the Qur’an describes various models of communities, and informs us of the way we should treat those different kinds of people. And what should be said to those people is mostly mentioned in the Qur’an in the verses beginning with[b], “Say, ”. [/b]

The verses that advise believers how to behave are clearly described in the Qur’an. But if these precepts are to be applied to daily life, instant recognition of their true significance is a must. At this point, it is the wisdom and understanding of the believers that help.

The Qur’an describes various kinds of people, such as believers, Christians, Jews, hypocrites and pagans. We must learn the concerned verses very well, because what actually should be done is to identify those kinds of people in our society and act towards them as the Qur’an commands. This is inevitable for being a “living Qur’an”.

Moreover, believers should realize that all the people around us undoubtedly belong to one or more of the categories of people described in the Qur’an. All the people exist to form the society described in the Qur’an and none is created in vain:

“Not for (idle) sport did We create the heavens and the earth and all that is between!” ( Surat al-Anbiya, 21:16)

However, it is not only the people around us that are described in the Qur’an. In fact, everything that we see and everything that happens are indeed reflections of what is written in the Qur’an.

“Soon will We show them our Signs on the horizons, and in their own souls, until it becomes manifest to them that this is the Truth. Is it not enough that your Lord witnesses all things?” (Surah Fussilat, 41:53)

The whole universe consists of signs of Allah. Just like a painting presents its painter to the on-lookers, just like every detail on this painting shows the brush prints of the painter, all the universe and every detail of this universe exist to present Allah, the Creator of all things. The more believers realize this fact, the more will they recognize Allah and painstakingly obey all His decrees. As one comprehends that life with all its details, is actually a “sign” as defined in the Qur’an, one will relate everything at every stage of one’s[b] “daily life” [/b] to the values of the Qur’an.

Everything takes place in accordance with the destiny Allah has determined and therefore, everything has a purpose. What believers should do is interpret each event in the light of the Qur’an and react in the way the Qur’an prescribes. For example when encountered with something “vain” and idle, the believer should pay no heed to it. But the fact is; this vain thing is already created so that the believer pays no heed to it. The believers should interpret every happening according the perspective of the Qur’an. So, they actually must develop their culture and characteristics in conformity to the Qur’an, how Allah decrees. In order to achieve this, they must leave all they have attained from their ignorant past and society. They should decide what to do in every circumstance by depending on the interpretation and logic of the Qur’an, because, the words of Allah show them the way to handle each situation. As it is said in the Qur'an, it was sent down to us as a Book “explaining all things” ( Surat an-Nahl, 16:88).

What record sir? Is it champions' league record or what

Barka Jumuah and may Allah grant us long life to be able to witness more (Amin)

OP

This same story has been circulating for months and I checked everywhere for the link but couldnt and it would do you good if you could supply me the link so I check it up or you keep your mouth shut for spreading false information.

Muslims should blacklist the following people:

Funmi
JJYOU
David
KaramaMod
Osisi

They always like to put their fingers in your eyes especially olabowole's eyes.

Thanks for the post. It would have been better if its putting fingers in eyes but not going personal. I dont post in some threads created by some as they are not here to learn but to create mischief. I respect Olabowale for his patience. Respect is reciprocal. I cant imagine imagine someone going into private life of another in the guise of asking question.

Also I read someone asking what a wife should do to a disobedient husband. I think think the person should ask himself or herself if he could reply if his/her father dealt with hi/her. If the answer is YES, then the person could go on to deal with her disobedient husband. I wouldnt know why those that called themselves christians ask that question when there are verses telling on the superiority of man to woman, being the head,wife subjected to thier control etc.