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PropertiesRe: General Topic Thread-To Discuss Anything And Everything in Building Construction by Empiree: 8:06pm On Feb 15, 2016
EgunMogaji:
Skeptical, have heard rumors of large back owed property taxes.
Yea, sure. That's why one needs to do "Due Diligence" carefully before bidding.

Interesting to know that this house had $3500 back taxes on it at the time of auction. All paid off now.
PropertiesRe: General Topic Thread-To Discuss Anything And Everything in Building Construction by Empiree: 7:34pm On Feb 15, 2016
Check out this $900 beauty of a Home in Detroit, MI


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HSTRrtVd3sM
Christianity EtcRe: Question: Did Jesus Read The Bible? by Empiree: 7:10pm On Feb 15, 2016
Scholar8200:
Now what is the goal of the law?
1. Kindly prove the prohibition of pork and name the punishment for it according to the Law.
2. Adulterers etc who do not repent will be condemned by God's judgement! The reply of Christ to those who wanted to stone the adulteress deserves your earnest consideration! In the NT, lust in the heart attracts the same judgement as adultery! I think that is higher.

Besides, sincerely answer this, what pleases God? External conformity with forms and rites or love from the heart that expresses itself in obedience and a passionate hatred for those things God hates and a determination to avoid them because you want to please Him? (
Grace through Jesus does the latter, religion of laws and forms/rites demands the former )


And who is qualified to punish his fellow man for sins in the light of the higher righteous standard revealed in the New Testament? WHO?

The New testament demands not just outward conformity while the heart is black and full of all hypocrisies etc It provides a transformation of heart that enables outward conformity! Else why:

Will God command me to stone a brother to death who backslides when I might as well have backslidden in heart long ago?
Will God command the murderer to be stoned to death when there are just as many among the executioners with hatred in their hearts?
(Murder=hate in the NT; they get the same judgement from God)
If A was a terrible criminal and A was saved by Grace, on what grounds would God ask A to kill other criminals? Was A ever better than they? Was it not His grace that changed A to a righteous person?
So Jesus do away with old Laws?, permits eating of pork? etc?. And bcus other men sin we should let go all sinners?. Well, listen to your fellow Christians. Are they wrong?. What does "Keep The Commandments" means?.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ak2WlWYHcqM
Christianity EtcRe: Question: Did Jesus Read The Bible? by Empiree:
Scholar8200:
And HE also affirmed that there is going to be a New Covenant just as Ezekiel 36,Jeremiah31 prophesied. Now since two Covenants cannot run concurrently, the Old had to give place for the New and that is Why He clearly said He came to FULFIL the Old. Hence the Old has come to Pass (like prophesies do), based on the fact that He fulfilled it!!! By the way He did not say, " I Have come to OBEY the Law, why did He use the Word FULFIL?
What is covenant?. Remember we talked about this in the other thread but you gave up?.

Did Moses ever tell the Israelites to Fulfil the Law? THe word then was obey, observe, do etc Why did Moses not tell them FULFIL?
But since the WOrd of God can NEVER be set aside Christ came to FULFIL the Law thus making way for the dispensation of the NT which He also corroborated!
Remember we talked about this as well in the other thread but you gave up?. Yes, they were instructed to obey and fulfill the Law but they always rebelled with their prophets

[Quran 2:87]

"And We did certainly give Moses the Torah and followed up after him with messengers. And We gave Jesus, the son of Mary, clear proofs and supported him with the Pure Spirit. But is it [not] that every time a messenger came to you, [O Children of Israel], with what your souls did not desire, you were arrogant? And a party [of messengers] you denied and another party you killed".




Interesting! Now the writers of the true Gospels etc were inspired by the Spirit of God. (before you throw stones, muslims also claim that the Quran came through an angel to a man and up till that time I doubt if the concept of angels meeting men like was done to Muhammed, was popular among the Arabs, unlike the Spirit Whose Influence fills the OT!)
@underlined, is there annything like true Gospel?.....which of the Gospel are you referring to, pls?


@bolded, Quran has this to say

2:97

'Say, "Whoever is an enemy to Gabriel - it is [none but] he who has brought the Qur'an down upon your heart, [O Muhammad], by permission of Allah , confirming that which was before it and as guidance and good tidings for the believers."



16:102

Say, [O Muhammad], "The Pure Spirit has brought it down from your Lord in truth to make firm those who believe and as guidance and good tidings to the Muslims."


Again, what is Covenant?. Does it change the old Laws?
Christianity EtcRe: Question: Did Jesus Read The Bible? by Empiree: 5:15pm On Feb 15, 2016
Scholar8200:
Did Jesus read the OT books? YES HE referred to them and quoted therefrom many times!
If that is the case, it means he approved of it. He never changed anything there like Laws that Christians have abandoned today.

The Gospels were His memoirs and (for want of another word) biography written after His death, resurrection and Ascension! The Epistles were Inspired letters written to instruct the Churches and/or Ministers.
Honestly, this is clear enough to suggest corruption occured. If it was written after him, how the heck it's Divine Book?. In islam, Quran is Supreme authority. No other books stand in judgement over it not even hadith. Hadith is a collection of sayings and deeds of the prophet collected and written after Muhammad(saw). And every muslim understands that it is not 100% valid. Authenticity of each hadith has to be verified with Quran. That is, it has to be in harmony with Quran. If not, it has to be thrown out or put at the bottom list for further review. That is why we have grades: Sound ahadith, weak ahdith and fabricated ahadith.

Biography of Muhammad(p) is written separately known as seerat or sirat. That's detached from Quran. That is story written about Muhammad after his death. So how can you say Bible is not corrupt knowingfully well it was written after Jesus(peace be upon him)?. Can you reason?. Did Jesus verify what is written after him?. No. As for inspiration you mentioned, no disciples can take the place of Jesus. Just like no sahaba(companions of the prophet) can take the place of muhammad(p). They are prophets sent with a message. Therefore, they are solely responsible for guiding the people no disciples or companions. Religion instructions are given to them to proclaim.

Quran was verified and written down in the lifetime of Muhammad(peace be upon him). If Bible is contrary, there is no way you can be sure it is not changed or corrupted. This is what gave birth to different versions of the Bible. But we only have one Quran in Arabic. Got it?


Since all the writings took place after His ascension , how would He read them? But do the Gospels and Epistles agree to the OT that Christ read and refer to( even after Resurrection)? YES!!!
Yes?. How then they changed the Laws?. For instance, pork is forbidden, there is serious punishment for adultery and so on. If you say Jesus say all foods are lawful, i can argue that when did he approve the statement after his ascension?. But all these are neglected by NT and Christians. And you telling me it has not changed?. If Jesus as you rightly said referred to OT, and nothing suggest he changed the Law rather he fulfilled it, then, why did NT is absent or almost absent or devoid of Law and punishments?. Can you see clearly what Muslims are saying ow?

It's quite similar to attempting to refute the biography of a great man written after his death on the grounds that he did not read it!!!
bs
IslamRe: Islam For Muslims: Side Talk Station by Empiree: 4:11pm On Feb 15, 2016
Never Forget The People That Helped And Guided You

Christianity EtcRe: Is There Any Proof The Bible Hasn't Been Corrupted ? by Empiree: 3:41pm On Feb 15, 2016
meixili:
Salamalikum shalom peace

Is there any proof the Bible hasn't had additions , deletions , altering , or corruption?



Please stay on topic no derailing.


Thank you kindly
walaikum Salaam

I noticed they are unable to answer. Anyways, similar question was brought up in this thread by rilwayne001

Did Jesus Read Bible?
https://www.nairaland.com/2172133/question-did-jesus-read-bible/16#42944922

Interested christians are free to go through it. Backbone of christianity was decimated therein. Waste no time with them fellas.
Christianity EtcRe: Question: Did Jesus Read The Bible? by Empiree: 3:37pm On Feb 15, 2016
Updated. ....
IslamRe: What Is The Meaning Of This Islamic Name??? by Empiree: 1:13pm On Feb 15, 2016
Kunlexic:
Thanks bro Empiree.
Dats my muslim name and most people dnt call me by the name,they call me by my first name(Adekunle)
humm, i see. You had better get used to your 'sunnah name' brother.
IslamRe: What Is The Meaning Of This Islamic Name??? by Empiree: 6:24pm On Feb 14, 2016
Kunlexic:
I search thru a site http://www.muslimnames.info/baby-boys/m/muslims-names-m-15/ for the meaning of some muslim names.What am comfused with now is the meaning of the name muhydeen.I found the name twice on the same site but with different meaning.Fisrt meaning said ''helper of the religion'' while the second said ''lives of the religion.I need the help of don on islamic section nairalanders to help me wtih the meaning and explanation on this name by the way,what's d correct spelling...Muhydeen or Muyideenhuh....Jazakumllah khaiyran in anticipation
Cc:Amin.at508,sis.sie,em.piree,mukin.a2,ma.latunji,wi.seboy and others.
Thanks for the mention.

This is hard one. I guess it can be figured out. We gonna have to work on terminology here to arrive at the meaning. I can be wrong as well.

[size=15pt]MUYIDEEN - MUYI DEEN[/size]

No doubt Deen means religion or 'way of life'.

Muyi however can be borrowed from Allah's names, such as:

AL-MUHYÎ: The Giver of life (3:156) (7:158) (15:23) (30:50) (57:2)


AL-MU'IZZ: The Bestower of honour (3:26) "Al-Muizz"


AL-MU'ÎD: The Restorer to life (10:4) (10:34) (27:64) (29:19) (85:13) "Al-Mui"


In another word, "Muyi" or "Muhyi" or Mu'i d {Giver, Bestower, Restorer} have very close meaning identical to each other.

Muyideen: Giver Of Religion

Muideen: Bestower Of Religion

Muhyideen: Restorer Of Religion

It Is All Good. Allahu Alam


What Made You Search For The Name In The First Place?. What Were You Thinking?
IslamRe: Islam For Muslims: Side Talk Station by Empiree: 10:56pm On Feb 12, 2016
Ahadith of the day

Christianity EtcRe: Churches Turned Into Mosques by Empiree: 5:08am On Feb 11, 2016
true2god:
Over 90% of white muslim 'converts' are ex-convicts most of who converted inside prison. Criminals are easily drawn to islam because islam has a positive appeal towards criminal tendncies.
Nothing could be further from the truth. You are so correct. Before they went into prison they were Christians in most cases. Islam reforms them and they accepted it. It appeals to them for its one straight forward and unambiguous message that God Is One. That's appealing, isn't?


Have you asked yourself why over 95% of afican american converts converted to islam while serving a jail term?
Yea, true. Most of them were Christians when they committed their criminal act. There are Muslim chaplains assigned there that admonish them and teach them Islam. Like Sheik Yusuf Estes for instance.

No sane person convert to islam.
Really or you just frustrated?



And you know what, over 80% of white or black converts leave islam as soon as they discover that it is an arab imperial and expasionist ideology which rides on people's ingorance. You have hardly see a second generation white muslim, it is almost non-existence.
This is obviously your made up percentage. Over 80%? haba. If it is true then, majority of Muslims in US today would Christians by now. Have you no sense?
Christianity EtcRe: Churches Turned Into Mosques by Empiree: 4:50am On Feb 11, 2016
Papist:
The sooner the West wakes up to what Islam is all about and ban it, the better for all of us.

RomanceRe: I'm In Love With An Older Lady With Two Kids by Empiree: 1:11am On Feb 11, 2016
damostic2005:
Hello guys, I need your honest opinions, I'm 26years old and I'm in love with a 30year old lady. She loves me too and she's got 2kids already, she has never been married as the father of her children left her over 8years ago..

She's a responsible woman as far as I know because she takes proper care of her kids, she's fromAkwa ibom and she's a police officer (Asp) but my parents don't want me to be with her, they say because she's older and she's got kids and because she's not yoruba, that she won't be submissive and respectful to me, bla bla bla.

..I'm a fresh graduate am still job hunting though..but once I get a job and settle down, I'm willing to go all the way with her..

We have been off and on for 4years now..but one thing am sure is that she loves me and her kids love me too..please I'm I on the right path? I hope am not getting myself into trouble? Please I need your candid advise..thank you guys

IslamRe: Islam For Muslims: Side Talk Station by Empiree: 4:38pm On Feb 10, 2016
Ayah of the day

Christianity EtcRe: Churches Turned Into Mosques by Empiree: 4:18pm On Feb 10, 2016
hockeyoilers:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tjxx20Oe_0w

Alhumdullah
This church was perfectly altered
Christianity EtcRe: Churches Turned Into Mosques by Empiree:
hockeyoilers:
http://windsorstar.com/news/sign-of-the-times-united-church-becomes-a-mosque

Canada
was thinking u in EU when u posted that. I didn't know churches are being converted to masajid in Canada as well. I heard lots of this is going on in EU. Good to know.
Christianity EtcRe: Truthman2012, by Empiree: 3:31am On Feb 10, 2016
And what's the difference?

IslamRe: Islam For Muslims: Side Talk Station by Empiree: 6:49pm On Feb 09, 2016
Hadith Of The Day

Christianity EtcRe: Truthman2012, by Empiree: 6:16pm On Feb 09, 2016
Abraham's mission

Christianity EtcRe: Truthman2012, by Empiree:
Scholar8200:
okay

Now clarify this,
very simple if you gonna reason.



1. What was Abraham's 'religion' before God called him to go to Canaan?
Qur'an teaches that Abraham was always upright and steadfast and obey his Lord (Allah). Obey here means submission to God. Submission means Islam is Arabic. The one who submits is called muslim. Read sura imran vs 67

"Abraham was neither a jew nor christian; but upright man who submitted himself (to Allah). And he was not of the idolaters"



2. Did God call Abraham to a religion or to a Covenant?
Covenants is one thing. Religion is another. According to Quran, the one who submits and obeys God is the one covenanted. Religion (Way Of Life) comes first.


Chapter Name:Al-Baqra Verse No:124

وَإِذِ ابْتَلَى إِبْرَاهِيمَ رَبُّهُ بِكَلِمَاتٍ فَأَتَمَّهُنَّ قَالَ إِنِّي جَاعِلُكَ لِلنَّاسِ إِمَامًا قَالَ وَمِن ذُرِّيَّتِي قَالَ لاَ يَنَالُ عَهْدِي الظَّالِمِينَ {124
002:124

And (remember) when the Lord of Ibrahim (Abraham) [i.e., Allah] tried him with (certain) Commands, which he fulfilled. He (Allah) said (to him), "Verily, I am going to make you a leader (Prophet) of mankind." [Ibrahim (Abraham)] said, "And of my offspring (to make leaders)." (Allah) said, "My Covenant (Prophethood, etc.) includes not Zalimun (polytheists and wrong-doers)."


So it means Abraham (p) was a believer (muslim) in Oneness of God not trinity, not Christianity, not Judaism but Islam. And a result of his obedience to Allah he fulfilled the Covenants. Covenant is restricted ONLY to "submitters" i:e muslims.



3. How and when did Abraham commence practising your religion?.

In answering this questions, kindly give references.
This started with Order from Allah to reach out to his disbelieving father to abandon idolatry and worship of false gods. This story is told in various surat of the Qur'an.

I'm mobile so I feel a bit uncomfortable writing lengthy replies.

I attached here to make it easy cus the link doesn't work.

Christianity EtcRe: Truthman2012, by Empiree: 4:13pm On Feb 09, 2016
Scholar8200:
Meaning some modifications became necessary some milleniums and decades later. And those modifications were heralded by Mohammed in whose name you call yourselves to prayer. Meaning he is the champion of that religion.
and what sense you made up there?. Who is the champion of christianity?.

Point is you claimed muhammad was the "founder". If he was the founder, his religion would be called "Muhammadan". That's, it would be named after him like:

Christ = christianity/christianism

Juda = Judaism

Buddha = Buddhism

Hindu = Hinduism etc.

Clearly the later are named after their founders or supposed founders.

See how you failed?. Try harder next time buddy
Christianity EtcRe: Truthman2012, by Empiree: 3:58pm On Feb 09, 2016
Scholar8200:
Well, Mohammed is known as the founder of Islam, those priests and pastors are not the 'founders' of any religion!
Sorry honey. No, Prophet Muhammad ( Allah's Blessings And Peace Be upon him) was not the founder of Islam. Below is just one of the many evidences.

Sura Hajj:78

" And strive in His cause add you ought to strive [with sincerity and discipline]. He had chosen you, and imposed no difficulties on you in religion; it's the religion of your father Abraham. It's He (Allah) who named you muslims both before and in this revelation); that the messanger may be witness over you and you will be witnesses over mankind! So establish regular prayer, give regular charity and hold fast to Allah ! He is your Protector - the Best to protect and the Best to help".



However, I hope you realise not all those allegations are true. The press and its practitioners are known to be willing tools to the highest bidder.
For example, if you get this biography of Archbishop Benson Idahosa,"Fire In His Bones", there was a meeting of ministers where a jaundice-eyed 'pastor' actually promised to sponsor slanderous newspaper articles against him if he did not yield to a particular demand.
smh
IslamRe: Islam For Muslims: Side Talk Station by Empiree: 1:27pm On Feb 09, 2016
Smh

FamilyRe: How Do I Tell Her That She Makes Annoying Sounds When Eating Without Hurting? by Empiree: 9:04pm On Feb 08, 2016
@taurus21

PresVA:
Do it in a funny way and she'll get the message. .. [size=20pt]you can mimic her[/size]..
Do The Bolded Part Consciously When You Are Eating And She Is By Your Side And See How She Reacts.

If She Dislikes It, Put Your Foot Down (Tell Her As It Is). She Will Get The Picture.
Christianity EtcRe: What Christians Did For Muslims In Kaduna State by Empiree: 3:56pm On Feb 07, 2016
OLUJOSHINS:
the answer is 1

IslamRe: Islam For Muslims: Side Talk Station by Empiree: 3:36pm On Feb 07, 2016
Ahadith Of The Day

CelebritiesRe: Caption This Photo by Empiree: 2:01am On Feb 07, 2016
Abokis grin
IslamRe: Who Is Your Most Favourite Reciter Of The Quran by Empiree: 7:17pm On Feb 06, 2016
NOETHNICITY:
thanks brother, but it refuses to download! It jus continues to redirect me to other sites!
You Welcome!

On your computer or phone?. I have it on my phone. Perfectly works. You sure you didnt click on a wrong link?. Or maybe you need to reset your cookies.

Try downloading it on your cell.
IslamRe: Who Is Your Most Favourite Reciter Of The Quran by Empiree: 1:36pm On Feb 06, 2016
No one mentions MUHAMMAD AL-LUHAIDAN. I love it when he recites this part of sura Imran 166-195

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gdObZFJ_4dA

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v_HzHjklAKc
IslamRe: Who Is Your Most Favourite Reciter Of The Quran by Empiree: 1:10pm On Feb 06, 2016
NOETHNICITY:
pls if I send u my number cud u wassap to me any. Of his recitation?
www.assabile.com
IslamRe: Who Is Your Most Favourite Reciter Of The Quran by Empiree:
Part 1:

why y'all mentioned foreign and other reciters?.

Does that mean y'all cant recite for yourselves?

Anyways, my favorites Quran reciter is me grin , empiree.



Part 11:


Seriously, my favorites was and still Abdurrahman As'sudais.

However, I have chosen Sheikh Salah Bukhatir over the former. Because of him (Salah), I was able to memorize entire Surat Khaf and Maryam.

I just can't resist him. Listen to him recite Sura Khaf, that's what i did in Ramadan 2014 and memorized it whole during the month.

Yes, beautiful voice helps......a lot.

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