Don't lie to that man. While I respect the N.O.I., it's NOT true Islam. Also, they have their own ideology mixed in.
You're being out of pocket breh. Judaism, Christianity, and Islam all fall under the Abrahamic branch. Also, our ancestors in Africa practiced all three faiths.
This is a serious life changing decision breh make sure you properly research Islam so that you can go in knowing what you're doing.
I was born Muslim but my wife converted and it can be tough to follow the tenants but it's worth it imo, if you have questions pm me and I can try to point you in the right direction
I was born Muslim but my wife converted and it can be tough to follow the tenants but it's worth it imo, if you have questions pm me and I can try to point you in the right direction
Lol who are u again
And if u gotta make a poll on Coli to ask for such a life altering decision, u probably shouldnt do it
Ms.CuriousCat
All Star
@K33M solitude and sincerity.
A big part of Islam is intention. That quiet space with reasons and secrets that only you and your Creator know.
When I read the stories of the prophets like Mohammed and Abraham (peace be upon them) something that stands out to me is the solitude. They would go away from people at times and especially at the beginning before they became Muslims. I guess to hear that quiet space more clearly. My only advice to you is find the time and space to be quiet and ask The Creator to guide you, ask sincerely and with humility. The first chapter of the Quran is a prayer that asks for this guidance. Muslims read this prayer five times a day at each prayer it's called Surat fatiha if you want to find it online or listen on YouTube:
A big part of Islam is intention. That quiet space with reasons and secrets that only you and your Creator know.
When I read the stories of the prophets like Mohammed and Abraham (peace be upon them) something that stands out to me is the solitude. They would go away from people at times and especially at the beginning before they became Muslims. I guess to hear that quiet space more clearly. My only advice to you is find the time and space to be quiet and ask The Creator to guide you, ask sincerely and with humility. The first chapter of the Quran is a prayer that asks for this guidance. Muslims read this prayer five times a day at each prayer it's called Surat fatiha if you want to find it online or listen on YouTube:
- In the name of Allah, the Most Affectionate, the Merciful.
- All praise unto Allah, Lord of all the worlds.
- The most Affectionate, The Merciful.
- Master of the Day of Requital.
- We worship You alone, and beg You alone for help.
- Guide us in the straight path.
- The path of those whom You have favoured. Not of those who have earned Your anger and nor of those who have gone astray.
Listen, if you believe that God is one, has no partners and is nothing like the Creation and that He is perfect in ALL His attributes without any deficiencies then you're basically halfway there.
It's an easy way of life. You don't need to be baptized.
Something within you recognizes that there is more to you than your physical existence. This is why you're searching for truth and purpose. Just like your earthly body needs nourishment and this nourishment is of its kind (earthly), there is something within you, call it your conscience, spirit, soul, mind, whatever, that needs to be nourished. This "thing", this aspect of your existence, is not from this world. It's not physical. It is not satisfied with the physical pleasures of this world. It's why you still feel empty if you try to fill that void within you with physical pleasures (women, parties, cars, jewelry etc). It needs to be close to the source of its existence and it yearns to go back to Him. It feels estranged in this world. You need to nourish your soul, breh.
Some of the Core beliefs in Islam:
1- God is One, and completely unlike His Creation. Anything that can be imagined is by definition not God. The only way to know God is through Revelation and the attributes that He revealed therein. Our intellect can lead us towards the realization that God is One and that our existence necessitates that there must be a Creator as well as some of the attributes of that Creator (omnipotence for example), but beyond that you need Revelation to know about God and what He wants from you.
2- God did not create this complex universe and everything in it without reason. Acting without purpose or plan is a sign of deficiency and we already established that God is free of all deficiencies. God is far removed from acting without purpose.
3- God sent a long list of prophets and Messengers to every nation on Earth. Some we know about, particularly the Abrahamic ones (Moses, Jesus, Abraham, Mohamed), others we do not know about. Their core messages were the same however: worship God, alone, and do not worship anything besides Him.
4- the earlier Nations corrupted the message of their prophets and Messengers after they had passed. Some outright rejected the message, others (particularly the wealthy, literate class) changed it to suit their desires and kept the masses ignorant of the truth.
5- God sent the final messenger Mohamed (pbuh), a direct descendant of Abraham (pbuh) through the lineage of Ismael (pbuh) with the final message to guide ppl back to the truth. The core message is the exact same as any other prophet, however, this time it cannot be corrupted for various reasons:
A) in the previous scriptures, religious knowledge was concentrated amongst the learned scholarly class. This new message has no organized clergy and every layman is expected to study and understand the basic principles.
B) access to the scriptures was severely limited in previous Nations, now it's with the masses and millions of people have memorized it by heart across multiple generations and all over the world.
C) the direct teachings of the prophet have been preserved and passed down diligently and entire sciences are dedicated to preservation and authentication.
Anyway, the most important thing to keep in mind is that your relationship with God is the most important thing in Islam. Ask Him to guide you with sincerity and humility, completely break your own ego when you pray and humble yourself immensely. Just ask Him to guide you to the truth and that which pleases Him. Then proceed to sincerely investigate with an open heart and mind.
Pm me if you need answers.
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Ask yourself why you feel the need to subscribe to an ideology to live a simpler life. Do you need a religion to validate your relationship with God? Can you be spiritual without following any religious order or doctrine.
Not saying there is anything wrong with Islam. If it brings peace to you then go for it. But understand your relationship with the divine and practicing a set of religious doctrines are two separate things. Do not let your attachment to Islam or any religion or dogmatic belief system blind you from truth.
Religion in the of hands of those whove never glimpsed the divine or had a mystical experience is quite disastrous. Look at groups like ISIS and extreme right wing Christian fundamentalist. If Islam allows you to love all then go for it but once you start identifying those who do practice your faith as "other" you have lost.
Not saying there is anything wrong with Islam. If it brings peace to you then go for it. But understand your relationship with the divine and practicing a set of religious doctrines are two separate things. Do not let your attachment to Islam or any religion or dogmatic belief system blind you from truth.
Religion in the of hands of those whove never glimpsed the divine or had a mystical experience is quite disastrous. Look at groups like ISIS and extreme right wing Christian fundamentalist. If Islam allows you to love all then go for it but once you start identifying those who do practice your faith as "other" you have lost.
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Fail to understand that science is a tool and method of making sense of the physical world and has little to do with metaphysics or the existence of God, brehs
Be ignorant of the philosophy of science and its evolution, brehs
Show proof of a god.
Following your own whims and desires is not "spiritual". It's delusion.
Thinking that the Divine did not send direct communications to humanity is ridiculous.
You just don't like the idea of having demands and expectations placed on you due to your own ego. You don't want to submit to the Divine, you want to do whatever makes you feel good. You're enslaved to your whims, breh.
Reflect on how ridiculous it would be if everyone followed their own sets of "spiritual beliefs".
In theory, my idea of being "spiritual" could be to lie, cheat and hurt other people. In the absence of universal truths, anything can be labeled "spiritual".
GetInTheTruck
Member
There's no need to convert to Islam unless you want to commit to looking at god through the eyes of Arabs.
It's an emotionless, joyless, dry religion. I've been in your shoes and it took me a few years to wake up. Good luck with whatever you choose to do.
It's an emotionless, joyless, dry religion. I've been in your shoes and it took me a few years to wake up. Good luck with whatever you choose to do.
What would constitue "proof"?
How you answer this question is going to expose some things.
It's a universal message and the Core message regarding the nature of God is not different from the message of, say, Moses.
You might've practised a dry religion, but it was certainly not Islam. There's a vast spiritual tradition within Islam and this is something which is acknowledged even by Western academics. The writings of Al-Ghazali, Averroes (Ibn Rushd), Ibn Qayyim etc were studied even by Christian and Jewish scholars.
I am not denying that God did and/or does not communicate with individuals through channeling. I am saying that man's interpretation of the divine and its true meaning are separate.