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Muslims The Best Of Mankind ? by truthman2012(m): 8:16am On Jul 29, 2015 |
[Quran 3:110] Ye are the best of peoples, evolved for mankind, enjoining what is right, forbidding what is wrong, and believing in Allah...... How true is that quranic verse vis-a-vis the following: [Quran 48:29] Muhammad is the messenger of Allah. And those with him are HARD against the disbelievers and merciful among themselves...... Are best of people HARD against their fellow humans? Here is allah's testimony concerning the Christians: [Quran 57:27] Then We made Our messengers to follow in their footsteps, and We sent Isa son of Marium afterwards, and We gave him the Injeel, and We put in the hearts of those who followed him KINDNESS and MERCY......... Which of the two groups are supposed to be the best of mankind, the wicked or the merciful? Is it the same God who sent a prophet whose followers are MERCIFUL and the one whose followers are WICKED? Why would God now prefer the WICKED and replace the MERCIFUL with the WICKED, if something is not wrong somewhere? 3 Likes |
Re: Muslims The Best Of Mankind ? by alienvirus: 8:21am On Jul 29, 2015 |
Sorry, Quran was not talking about today;s Christians but earlier Isa followers with pristine Injeel, before Islam. Today's Christians have messed up the Injeel with different versions. Gat dat |
Re: Muslims The Best Of Mankind ? by RobinHez(m): 8:25am On Jul 29, 2015 |
Warrisdis Next! 1 Like |
Re: Muslims The Best Of Mankind ? by Nobody: 8:32am On Jul 29, 2015 |
Obviously mohamed was smoking some very toxic stuff when he was making up the quoran. 4 Likes |
Re: Muslims The Best Of Mankind ? by truthman2012(m): 8:35am On Jul 29, 2015 |
alienvirus: Why not answer all the questions? When was the Injeel messed up as it was authentic at Muhammad's time? Quran 5:47 says: Let the People of the Gospel judge by that which Allah hath revealed therein. Whoso judgeth not by that which Allah hath revealed: such are evil-doers. If it was messed up, would allah still recommend it? |
Re: Muslims The Best Of Mankind ? by Scholar8200(m): 9:33am On Jul 29, 2015 |
The Gospel is: John 3:16-18 For God so loved the world, that He gave His [e]only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him shall not perish, but have eternal life. 17 For God did not send the Son into the world to judge the world, but that the world might be saved through Him. 18 He who believes in Him is not judged; he who does not believe has been judged already, because he has not believed in the name of the [f]only begotten Son of God. Many have turned from their sins and believed on Him as their Saviour and Lord and they have been saved! It remains true today! 1 Like |
Re: Muslims The Best Of Mankind ? by tartar9(m): 10:15am On Jul 29, 2015 |
who said you are Jesus followers |
Re: Muslims The Best Of Mankind ? by truthman2012(m): 10:30am On Jul 29, 2015 |
tartar9: Dodging the questions! Who are Jesus followers? Whoever Jesus followers are, they are the best of mankind, not WICKED Muhammad's followers. 2 Likes |
Re: Muslims The Best Of Mankind ? by alienvirus: 10:33am On Jul 29, 2015 |
truthman2012:No time for rigmarole. You rick of bull5hit |
Re: Muslims The Best Of Mankind ? by truthman2012(m): 11:02am On Jul 29, 2015 |
Re: Muslims The Best Of Mankind ? by truthman2013: 11:17am On Jul 29, 2015 |
truthman2012: ...the verse didn't say muslim are wicked, stop giving it your own interpretation. 1 Like |
Re: Muslims The Best Of Mankind ? by truthman2012(m): 12:58pm On Jul 29, 2015 |
truthman2013: Fake truthman2013! What is your own interpretation? |
Re: Muslims The Best Of Mankind ? by truthman2013: 1:46pm On Jul 29, 2015 |
truthman2012: ..i am not fake. I am who i am, i am truthful to myself. therefore, i am 'truthman'. stop calling me fake. |
Re: Muslims The Best Of Mankind ? by truthman2013: 1:53pm On Jul 29, 2015 |
truthman2012: ..the intended interpretation is this - The companions (of the Prophet) are hard against the disbelievers: they are not such that the disbelievers may mold them as they like. they can neither be cowed nor purchased by any inducement. the disbelievers have no power to turn them away from the great objective for the sake of which they have joined and followed the Prophet (saw) even at the cost of their lives. that is, whatever their hardness and severity, it is only for the disbelievers, not for the believers. As regards the believers they are soft, merciful, affectionate, sympathetic and compassionate. their unity of aim and object has produced in them love and harmony and complete accord among themselves. nuff saiid. 1 Like |
Re: Muslims The Best Of Mankind ? by truthman2012(m): 2:13pm On Jul 29, 2015 |
truthman2013: Rilwayne001 in disguise. 1 Like |
Re: Muslims The Best Of Mankind ? by truthman2013: 2:16pm On Jul 29, 2015 |
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Re: Muslims The Best Of Mankind ? by Demmzy15(m): 2:44pm On Jul 29, 2015 |
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Re: Muslims The Best Of Mankind ? by truthman2012(m): 2:46pm On Jul 29, 2015 |
truthman2013: Lies!! This your interpretation sounds so watery. What is your source or you just formulated something? Now, look at that HARSHNESS OR WICKEDNESS from the quranic perspective: [Quran 8:12] When thy Lord inspired the angels, (saying): I am with you. So make those who believe stand firm. I will throw fear into the hearts of those who disbelieve. Then SMITE their NECKS and SMITE of them each FINGER. |
Re: Muslims The Best Of Mankind ? by truthman2013: 3:09pm On Jul 29, 2015 |
truthman2012: I already know your nane nah. why are you reminding me? Well, my mission with this moniker is to cancel your name as done in my DP This your interpretation sounds so watery. Uhmm, so, yours sound so good because it fit exactly into your lies? ..The Arabic word “ashidda” does not mean ruthless, but strong and firm. Ruthless is an unacceptable translation.Translations of ashidda: Pickthall: hard; Yusuf Ali: strong; Khan-Hilali: severe; F. Malik: strong; Shakir: firm of heart. What is your source or you just formulated something? [color=red] No, I didn't formulate it. The historical context matters: " The events in connection with which this Surah was sent down began life this: One day the Holy Prophet saw in a dream that he had gone to Makkah with his Companions and had performed the umrah there. Obviously, the Prophet's dream could not be a mere dream and fiction for it is a kind of Divine inspiration as Allah Himself has confirmed in verse 27 below and said that He Himself had shown that dream to His Messenger. Therefore, it was not merely a dream but a Divine inspiration which the Holy Prophet had to obey and follow. Apparently, there was no possible way of acting on this inspiration. The disbelieving Quraish had debarred the Muslims from proceeding to the Ka'bah for the past six years and no Muslim had been allowed during that period to approach the Kabah for the purpose of performing hajj and umrah. Therefore, it could not be expected that they would allow the Holy Prophet to enter Makkah along with a party of his Companions. If they had proceeded to Makkah in the pilgrim garments with the intention of performing umrah, along with their arms, this would have provoked the enemy to war, and if they had proceeded unarmed, this would have meant endangering his own as well as his Companions' lives. Under conditions such as these nobody could see and suggest how the Divine inspiration could be acted upon. But the Prophet's position was different. It demanded that he should carry out whatever Command his Lord gave fearlessly and without any apprehension and doubt. Therefore, the Holy Prophet informed his Companions of his dream and began to make preparations for the journey. Among the tribes living in the suburbs also he had the public announcement made that he was proceeding for umrah and the people could join him. Those who could only see the apparent conditions thought that he and his Companions were going into the very jaws of death none of them therefore was inclined to accompany him in the expedition. But those who had true faith in Allah and His Messenger were least bothered about the consequences. For them this information was enough that it was a Divine inspiration and Allah's Prophet had made up his mind to carry it into effect. After this nothing could hinder them from accompanying the Messenger of Allah. Thus, 1,400 of the Companions became ready to follow him on this highly dangerous journey. This blessed caravan set off from Madinah in the beginning of Dhil Qa'dah, A. H. 6. At Dhul Hulaifah they entered the pilgrims robe with the intention of umrah, took 70 camels with collars round their necks indicating that they were sacrificial animals; kept only a sword each in sheaths, which the pilgrims to the Kabah were allowed to carry according to the recognized custom of Arabia, but no other weapon. Thus, the caravan set out for the Ka'bah, the House of Allah, at Makkah, chanting the prescribed slogan of Labbaik, Allahuma Labbaik. The nature of the relations between Makkah and Madinah in those days was known too well to every Arab. Just the previous year, in Shawwal A. H. 5, the Quraish mustering the united strength of the Arab tribes had invaded Madinah and the well known Battle of the Trench had taken place. Therefore, when the Holy Prophet along with such a large caravan set off for the home of his blood-thirsty enemy, the whole of Arabia looked up with amazement, and the people also noticed that the caravan was not going with the intention to fight but was proceeding to the House of Allah in a forbidden month in the pilgrims garb carrying sacrificial animals and was absolutely unarmed. The Quraish were confounded at this bold step taken by the Holy Prophet. Dhil-Qa'dah was one of those forbidden months which had been held as sacred for pilgrimage in Arabia for centuries. Nobody had a right to interfere with a caravan which might be coming for hajj or umrah in the pilgrims garb in this month; so much so that even an enemy tribe could not hinder it from passing through its territory according to the recognized law of the land. The Quraish therefore were caught in a dilemma, for if they attacked this caravan from Madinah and stopped it from entering Makkah, this would arouse a clamor of protest in the whole country, and all the Arab tribes would have the misgiving that the Quraish had monopolized the Ka'bah as exclusively their own, and every tribe would be involved in the mistrust that now it depended on the will of the Quraish to allow or not to allow anyone to perform hajj or umrah in the future and that they would stop any tribe with which they were angry from visiting the Ka'bah just as they had stopped the Madinese pilgrims. This they thought would be a grave mistake, which would cause the entire Arabia to revolt against them. But, on the other hand, if they allowed Muhammad (upon whom be Allah's peace and blessings) and his large caravan to enter their city safely, they would lose their image of power in Arabia and the people would say that they were afraid of Muhammad. At last, after a great deal of confusion, perplexity and hesitation they were overcome by their false sense of honor and for the sake of their prestige they took the decision that they would at no cost allow the caravan to enter the city of Makkah. The Holy Prophet had dispatched a man of the Bani Ka'b as a secret agent so that he may keep him fully informed of the intentions and movements of the Quraish. When the Holy Prophet reached Usfan, he brought the news that the Quraish had reached Dhi Tuwa with full preparations and they had sent Khalid bin Walid with two hundred cavalry men in advance towards Kura'al-Ghamim to intercept him. The Quraish wanted somehow to provoke the Holy Prophet's Companions into fighting so that they may tell the Arabs that those people had actually come to fight and had put on the pilgrims garments for umrah only to deceive others. .." read it in full here http://www.englishtafsir.com/Quran/48/index.html 1 Like |
Re: Muslims The Best Of Mankind ? by truthman2013: 3:17pm On Jul 29, 2015 |
truthman2012: You see, the historical context also matters here. Had it been you are ready for the truth, contrary to your mission on this board to spread lies around, you will see that this is not what you want it to mean. Let go to the historical context again: During the first decade or so of the Prophethood at Makkah, the Message had proved its firmness, and stability. This was the result of two things. First, the Messenger, who possessed the highest qualities of character, was performing his Mission with wisdom, foresight and magnanimity. He had shown by his conduct that he had made up his mind to carry the movement to a successful end and, therefore, was ready to face all sorts of dangers and obstacles in the way. Secondly, the Message was so charming that it attracted the minds and hearts of the people irresistibly towards itself. So much so that all obstacles of ignorance, superstition and petty prejudices failed to check, its advance. That is why the Arab upholders of the ways of "ignorance,' who looked down upon it in its initial stages, had' begun to reckon it as a serious menace during the last period of the stay of the Holy Prophet at Makkah, and were bent on crushing it with all the force at their command. But in spite of the above-mentioned strength, the movement still lacked certain things to lead it to victory:- First, it had not yet been fully proved that it had gathered round it a sufficient number of such followers who not only believed in its truth, but also had such an intense devotion to its principles that they were ready to expend all their energies and all that they possessed in the struggle for its success and establishment. So much so that they were ready to sacrifice their lives in the fight against the whole world itself even though they should be their own nearest relative. It is true that the followers of Islam had endured the severest persecutions at the hands of the Quraish of Makkah and had given a good proof of the firmness of their faith and their strong relation with Islam, yet further trials were required to show that Islam had succeeded in acquiring such a band of followers which considered nothing dearer than its ideal and was ready to sacrifice life for it. Secondly, though the voice of Islam had reached' every part of the country, its effects were yet scattered and its acquired strength was spread here and there: it had not yet gathered sufficient force essential for a decisive conflict with the old established order of "ignorance". Thirdly, Islam had yet no home of its own and had not established itself firmly anywhere in the land where it could consolidate its power and make it a base for further action. For the Muslims were scattered all over the country and were living among the unbelievers as aliens whom their bloodthirsty enemies wanted to uproot from their own homes. Fourthly, the Muslims had not yet had an opportunity to demonstrate practically the blessings of the system of life based on Islam. There was neither any Islamic culture, nor any social, economic or political system; nor were there any established principles of war and peace for their guidance. Therefore the Muslims had no opportunity for demonstrating those moral principles on which they intended to build their entire system of life; nor had it been proved on the touchstone of trial that the Muslims as a community were sincere in their proclamation of the Message. Allah created opportunities for making up these deficiencies. During the last four years or so of the Prophet's stay at Makkah, the voice of Islam had been proving effective at Yathrab and the people for various reasons had been accepting the message more readily than other clans of Arabia. So much so that in the twelfth year of Prophethood on the occasion of Haj a deputation of 75 people met the Holy Prophet in the darkness of night. These people not only accepted Islam, but also offered to give him and his followers a home. As this was a most epoch making opportunity provided by Allah, the Holy Prophet took advantage of it. The significance of this offer was quite clear to the people of Yathrab, and they fully realized that this was not an invitation to a mere fugitive, but to the Messenger of Allah so that he should become their leader and ruler. Likewise they knew that they were not inviting the Muslim refugees to give them shelter from persecution but to assemble them from all over the country for their integration with themselves to form an organized community. Thus the offer of the people of Yathrab was to make Yathrab the "City of Islam." Accordingly the Holy Prophet accepted their invitation and made it the first "City of Islam" in Arabia. And the people of Yathrab were fully aware of the implications of this offer. It was indeed a declaration of war against the whole of Arabia, and an invitation to their own social and economic boycott as well. And when the Ansar from Yathrab declared their allegiance to the Holy Prophet at Aqabah, they knew fully well its consequences. During the course of the formal declaration of allegiance, Asad-bin- Zurarah, the youngest of all the delegates from Yathrab, stood up and said, "0 people of Yathrab! Just listen to me and consider the matter carefully in all its aspects. Though we have come to him, regarding him only as a Messenger of Allah, we should know that we shall be inviting the enmity of the whole of Arabia. For when we take him away to Yathrab, we shall be attacked and our children may be put to the sword. Therefore if you have the courage in your hearts to face it, then and then only, you should declare your allegiance to him and Allah will give you its reward. But if you love your lives more than him and his Message, then leave this matter and frankly excuse yourselves, for at this time Allah may accept your excuses." Abbas bin Ubadah bin Naalah, another member of the delegation, reiterated the same thing, saying, Do you understand the implication of the declaration of your allegiance to this person?" (Voices, "Yes, we know it." "You are challenging the whole world to war by your declaration of allegiance to him. There is every likelihood of a serious menace to your lives and properties. Therefore consider it well. If you have any idea lurking in your minds that you will then hand him over to his enemies, it is much better to leave him alone now, because that conduct shall bring shame and disgrace to you in this world and the next. On the other hand, if you have sincerely resolved that you will endure all kinds of consequences that will follow as a result of this invitation, then it would be the best thing to take the oath of allegiance to him because, by God, this will surely bring good to you in this world as well as in the next world." At this all the members of the delegation cried with one voice, "We are ready and prepared to risk all our wealth and our noble kith and kin for his sake." It was then that the famous oath of allegiance, which is known as the "Second Oath of Allegiance at Aqabah" was taken. On the other side, the people of Makkah also understood fully well the implications of this matter from their own point of view. They realized that Muhammad (Allah's peace be upon him), who, they knew well, had a great personality and possessed extraordinary abilities, was going to gain a strong footing, by this allegiance. For this would help integrate his followers, whose constancy, determination, and unwavering fidelity to the Messenger had been tried, into a disciplined community under his wise leadership and guidance. And they knew that this would spell death for their old ways of life. They also realized the strategic importance of. Al-Madinah to their trade, which was their chief means of livelihood. Read more here: http://www.englishtafsir.com/Quran/8/index.html 2 Likes 1 Share |
Re: Muslims The Best Of Mankind ? by truthman2013: 3:22pm On Jul 29, 2015 |
Demmzy15:kikihihi 1 Like |
Re: Muslims The Best Of Mankind ? by mustymatic(m): 3:32pm On Jul 29, 2015 |
truthman2012:Do you believe in Muhammad and Jesus as prophets of God? if no, then definitely not referring to you. |
Re: Muslims The Best Of Mankind ? by mustymatic(m): 3:36pm On Jul 29, 2015 |
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Re: Muslims The Best Of Mankind ? by mustymatic(m): 3:41pm On Jul 29, 2015 |
SURELY! THERE'S NO DOUBT ABOUT THE TITLE |
Re: Muslims The Best Of Mankind ? by Demmzy15(m): 3:55pm On Jul 29, 2015 |
truthman2013:Bros I dey smell u o! |
Re: Muslims The Best Of Mankind ? by truthman2013: 3:58pm On Jul 29, 2015 |
Demmzy15:biko...i gotta give this baba a run for his money. 1 Like |
Re: Muslims The Best Of Mankind ? by Demmzy15(m): 4:03pm On Jul 29, 2015 |
truthman2013:Na so o, the man is frustrated wallahi, I dey your back anytime. 2 Likes |
Re: Muslims The Best Of Mankind ? by truthman2012(m): 5:25pm On Jul 29, 2015 |
@Rilwayne001, aka truthman2013 (fake man)] This is an extract from your link: Historical Background Tell me what authority backs up these stories? If I present any story for you about Christianity, wouldn't you ask for evidence? So in islam, anybody can just cook up a story for muslims' consumption provided it favours the religion. Serious. I cited the quran for you, you don't believe it but you can believe an islamic clergy even without any islamic authoritative backing - the hadiths, which are said to be the words and deed of Muhammad. Therefore, your explanations do not hold water at all. 3 Likes |
Re: Muslims The Best Of Mankind ? by malvisguy212: 5:57pm On Jul 29, 2015 |
truthman2013:the op quote this verse: [Quran 3:110] Ye are the best of peoples, evolved for mankind, enjoining what is right, forbidding what is wrong, and believing in Allah. According to this verse muslims are "best people"best of mankind"to be best of mankind you need to possessed a Good moral behaviour, love others and be loved in return(I doubt if any muslims can provide a single verse that encourage love for others including unbelievers) Surah 9:29: Fight those who believe NOT in Allah nor the Last Day, nor hold forbidden which hath been forbidden by Allah and His Messenger, nor acknowledge the religion of Truth, even if they are the People of the Book, until they pay the Jizya with willing submission and feel themselves subdued. (Yusuf Ali) Notice, this Qur’anic verse does not command Muslims to fight only those who attack them but to “fight those who believe not in Allah.” It also commands Muslims to fight all those who do not “hold that forbidden which hath been forbidden by Allah and His Messenger.” This means that if you do not forbid for yourselves that which was forbidden by Allah, such as the eating of pork, then Muslims have every right to FIGHT YOU. Is this what make muslims the best of mankind? According to Allah "YES". 1 Like |
Re: Muslims The Best Of Mankind ? by truthman2013: 6:10pm On Jul 29, 2015 |
truthman2012: "Tafsir (Arabic: ,ﺗﻔﺴﻴﺮ translit. : Tafsīr, Meaning:interpretation ) is the Arabic word for exegesis , usually of the Qur'an . \An author of tafsir is a mufassir ( Arabic: ﺮﺴﻔُﻣ, mufassir , plural: Arabic: ,ﻣﻔﺴﺮﻭﻥ mufassirūn). A Quranic tafsir will often explain content and provide places and times, not contained in Quranic verses, as well as give the different views and opinions of scholars on the verse. https://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tafsir If I present any story for you about Christianity, wouldn't you ask for evidence? So in islam, anybody can just cook up a story for muslims' consumption provided it favours the religion. Serious. I cited the quran for you, you don't believe it but you can believe an islamic clergy even without any islamic authoritative backing - the hadiths, which are said to be the words and deed of Muhammad. Therefore, your explanations do not hold water at all. What do you mean by "you don't believe"? Did I disgree with the verse? |
Re: Muslims The Best Of Mankind ? by parisbookaddict(f): 6:33pm On Jul 29, 2015 |
alienvirus: Typical uncivilised language of a mohammedian who doesn't have a clue how to defend his prophet. |
Re: Muslims The Best Of Mankind ? by truthman2012(m): 7:57pm On Jul 29, 2015 |
truthman2013: Where did those who interpret the quran get their information beside the hadiths? Besides, the link does not debunk the truth that muslims were wicked against non-muslims, it only attempt to state the reason why they are wicked. The Jews believe in one-God like the muslims, then what is their offence for killing them? Must everyone become a muslim? Why is much not said about paganism in the quran but devotes about half of its pages attacking the Jews and Christians, the people who were given the scriptures confirmed by allah himself. The same allah recommed the Jews and Christians Scriptures, then why the killing them? 2 Likes 1 Share |
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