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chiefolododo:
Which church be that?

Based on your last addendum alone, I will answer your questions.

First, you say you have heard and seen miracles happen in churches. Actually, you have been made to believe that pastors perform miracles. I was a churchgoer for a number of years, though my senses never vacated me, and as a science oriented university student at the time, the issue of miracle healings really interested me. My own research showed that no single miracle that I investigated in any of the churches I went to, could be affirmed as inexplicable or out of the ordinary. None had proven medical records or precedence that would cause TRAINED medical personnel to believe the 'miracle'. Many are outright fraudulent 419. I mention this because it is you who sought to compare. In fact, I believe a thread was recently created asking for someone who had seen a confirmed miracle personally. Last time I checked, it was all 'someone told someone who told me', or whatever unconfirmed stories they hear during testimonies.

Secondly, Pastors do it to be seen of men, as a form of advertisement. Muslims who are knowledgeable in Islam (not 'alfas'), do supplicate for healing and it may work, I do not know. Muslims may not claim authority for healing. Allah alone heals, so it is seen as hypocritical to claim that 'I healed him/her'. So such things are not advertised. Moreover, the mosque is a place for worship, not a hospital, so such supplications could be done in the patient's home. There is of course, no way to gather data on how effective it is, because there are no platforms in the mosque for 'miracle testimony', so I cannot satisfy you there. Furthermore, supplication by knowledgeable muslims are ALWAYS combined with proper medical attention; the prophet (saw) said: "For every illness, Allah has created its remedy", ie from among the plants or things found in nature or forms of medical intervention. Muslims whole heartedly accept the medical adage:
"we care, God cures".

Thirdly, each muslim is expected to ask for his needs from Allah on his own. We need no intermediaries. Allah has said in the Qur'an:
"Ask Me and I will answer you". So it is best and most effective to get up in the night, perform ablution, pray some voluntary salats then ask Allah to cure you or your loved one. That is the most recommended way.

As for me, I have seen my mother recite the Qur'an over her sick grandchildren regularly, though we do not neglect drugs. She has, on occasion, even recited over strangers and on one occasion where I was present, on a visit to my sister in the hospital, she heard the lady in the next room crying. Being extremely empathic, she had to go there and met a woman suffering from really prolonged labour. She was tired and racked with contractions according to her. My mother asked if she could recite the Qur'an for her, and the woman agreed (the woman had Catholic icons in the room, but I guess she was desperate by that time); To cut long story short, my mother started reciting for her and within minutes, the baby started coming. Though I witnessed it, I cannot say whether it was coincidental or in response to the prayer. We never saw her again after she was taken to the labour room, though the older nurses in that hospital still remind my mother. She herself is less concerned.

So in Islam, we do emphasise individual self-supplication and we encourage medical treatment in addition to it.

kevoh:
Medical Science and Common sense are two Gods that heal the sick way better than Islam and Christianity combined.

Ray1start:
Common English self, u no fit write...... Oponu

Elnino4ladies:
Where are you?

NotNairalandi:

NotNairalandi:

onyeezeigbo:
18

A Sticky Situation

Boston-Molasses-Disaster

Truly a sticky situation, The Boston Molasses Disaster of 1919 killed 21 people and injured 150 when a tank holding over 2 million gallons of molasses exploded. The blast sent a wave of the viscous substance through the city at a speed of about 35 miles per hour.

Elnino4ladies:
North bank

Elnino4ladies:
NCAN makurdi branch reporting
Na them Igbos

vistaprint:
Good day to you all my dear brothers and sisters, i've been battling with some spiritual attacks from unknown source which has been causing obstacles, hinderance and stagnancy in all my life endeavours. I'm actually from a plygamous house, i'm a graduate and when i couldn't get a job for good two years, and i decided to learn a handiwork still no headway. I discussed with my sister about this hoping that she would consult a pastor, but she consulted one of these alfas that make some incisions on sand to know the source of one's problem, and the alfa told her that, some unseen spiritual marks have been made on my body in my sleep which is causing the stagnancy in my life and he told her that i should go and buy a pure white duck and use it to rub my entire body from head to toe and later throw it away. It's not that i can't afford this thing but my mind just doesn't approve of it and that i should pray to God instead for deliverance. Pls, give me some bible verses and prayer points so as to be free from this obstacles and stagnancies in life, i need to start doing good things of life and also get married, i'll be very very grateful if you can help me with this. Thanks a lot

AvsGot007:
I think it's time to thanks y'all atheist on here... now I got more questions to ask these Jehovah witness
but sadly they don't come knocking anymore

I'm deist btw

okosodo:
I give it to adesina. His job is more difficult, defending what is not there is not easy

BiafranBushBoy:
They are not lesbians.
One actually looks like a guy!!