İ'm a 18 year old know-it-all Muslim. Ask me anything!

[intojoy]

If I was to be executed in the name of jihad I would only desire that my executioners understood why I would die. It is because I reject the philosophy of self righteousness earned from my own hands.

Unlike those who believe that God can accept my effort to repay my debt of my personal human sin, I claim to believe that God cannot compromise His perfection by allowing me into an eternal union with Him. It is the fullness of God's justice that restrains His omnipotent love from the world. Because His righteousness can never be compromised we stand in need of mercy.

I have become the object of the fullness of God's omnipotent love for all eternity because His all omniscient love found a way to justify me and to do it righteously without compromising His divine justice, I was purchased by His own hand by His only begotten Son, the promised Messiah.

If I face God and this belief leaves me under judgement then I am of all people's most miserable. However, not only is Islam a way of righteousness that can be earned by sinful men, so is every other belief system in our world. Only the gospel of the Messiah of Israel is the message of the way to perfect right standing before the Creator. All others hope in man.

 

[Angel4Truth]

New question for our new muslim poster:

What are your thoughts on female circumcision? Are you for or against it and why?

Female circumcision or female genital mutilation. They are two different things. And they are not compulsory in Islam.

What does that have to do with whether or not you are for or against it? IF you think there are benefits or moral reasons, feel free to name them.

You have failed to answer what i asked you. Try again.

(your attempts at separating female gential mutilation from female circumcision speaks volumes though)

Do you believe that women should wear a burqua in addition to them being mutilated circumcised?

The reward for a man who dies in jihad in Islam is said to be 70 doe eyed virgins, what is the reward for a woman?

Waiting for the answers to these.

 

[intojoy]

Umm the 70 virgins get to remain virgins!

 

[Repentance]

Originally Posted by Repentance
Yes if we believe in God, the divine unity of God and the last day that is itself enough.

“Surely, those who believe,those who are the Jews and the Sabians and the Christians – whosoever believed in God and the Last Day, and worked righteousness, on them shall be no fear,nor shall they grieve.” [al-Maa’idah 5:69]

I hope you see our differences. It doesn't mean you must agree with the position of the soteriology but if you cannot see the difference you have a problem.

In trusting that Yeshua is God I believe that the righteousness of God has been imputed to me by grace thru faith. This is different than your interpetation of Gentile salvation. According to Paul the very righteousness of God can be attained by us apart from works. We get this righteousness by trusting the promise of God who gave His Son as the propitiation for our sin. The Torah was given to show the Jews that the righteousness required to enter the kingdom of heaven is outside of their reach, it cannot be earned by works.

The Gentiles died without hope during that period of time when Israel had the Law and were observing the provisions of that Law in the Temple. The Law of Moses failed to produce the kind of righteousness demanded by the Creator of everything. Moses said that there would come one who men would have turn to who was not like him, that one is Yeshua and unlike the giver of the Law, Yeshua gave His own life as a once and for all sacrifice for sin.

Here is what Paul says:

But now apart from the law a righteousness of God hath been manifested, being witnessed by the law and the prophets; even the righteousness of God through faith in Jesus Christ unto all them that believe; for there is no distinction; for all have sinned, and fall short of the glory of God; being justified freely by his grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus: whom God set forth to be a propitiation, through faith, in his blood, to show his righteousness because of the passing over of the sins done aforetime, in the forbearance of God; for the showing, I say, of his righteousness at this present season: that he might himself be just, and the justifier of him that hath faith in Jesus. Where then is the glorying? It is excluded. By what manner of law? of works? Nay: but by a law of faith. We reckon therefore that a man is justified by faith apart from the works of the law. Or is God the God of Jews only? is he not the God of Gentiles also? Yea, of Gentiles also: if so be that God is one, and he shall justify the circumcision by faith, and the uncircumcision through faith. (*Romans‬ *3‬:*21-30‬ ASV)

So Moses prophesied that there would come someone that was unlike him or like him?

I know and I appreciate Pauline philosophy. I admire St.Paul for his intelligence and imagination. But you have misunderstood why I don't accept it:

1) If the Jews (God didn't seem to care about gentiles back then it seems) didn't have a Yeshua sacrificed for them does that mean they fell short and would thus suffer eternal death?

2) In Islam too a common theme is that we are granted "salvation" not only by our works but also our faith in the mercy (grace) of God. That does not mean there's no justice. That means God understands our capacities with respect to the law and thus He takes into into himself to forgive all sins that are repented and to judge by the best of deeds.

 

[bybee]

So Moses prophesied that there would come someone that was unlike him or like him?

I know and I appreciate Pauline philosophy. I admire St.Paul for his intelligence and imagination. But you have misunderstood why I don't accept it:

1) If the Jews (God didn't seem to care about gentiles back then it seems) didn't have a Yeshua sacrificed for them does that mean they fell short and would thus suffer eternal death?

2) In Islam too a common theme is that we are granted "salvation" not only by our works but also our faith in the mercy (grace) of God. That does not mean there's no justice. That means God understands our capacities with respect to the law and thus He takes into into himself to forgive all sins that are repented and to judge by the best of deeds.

Indeed God is Merciful. If only Man could be as well.
The world has become unsafe because of the lusts of Man.

 

[Repentance]

I have become the object of the fullness of God's omnipotent love for all eternity because His all omniscient love found a way to justify me and to do it righteously without compromising His divine justice, I was purchased by His own hand by His only begotten Son, the promised Messiah.

If I face God and this belief leaves me under judgement then I am of all people's most miserable. However, not only is Islam a way of righteousness that can be earned by sinful men, so is every other belief system in our world. Only the gospel of the Messiah of Israel is the message of the way to perfect right standing before the Creator. All others hope in man.

What about those before? The Jews of old? That's certainty unfair of God! They had no Yeshua at all!

All others, I mean Islam, hope in the mercy of God. The mercy of God is not limited or constrained by the need for blood. It needs only a repenting heart and God himself will purify the heart.

 

[Repentance]

Umm the 70 virgins get to remain virgins!

Paradise is everything we could ask for and more. Do you know what Paradise is and what it looks like and what's inside and what we'll do? I don't know neither do you.

But I do know that Paradise has both a spiritual and material dimension to it. Its both caters to the flesh and to the spirit. Yes we will have a body and spirit. Its human nature to ask for flesh and ask for spirit. We would be in the presence of God and could glorify Him. The greatest bounty of paradise is the closeness to God and His Pleasure. But we would also be rewarded materially.

These "virgins" are not of earth not are they human in the first place. The numbers do not matter. What matters is that we are rewarded both materially and spiritually. That's why we were born human and not angels. Its not compulsory at all - and not all gets it. Who wants it could get it.

 

[Repentance]

Waiting for the answers to these.

Female circumcision is unheard of in most Muslim countries. We only find it done in Western African countries. I've heard of nothing in Scripture that asks for it. Those scholars who say it is encouraged do not refer to FGM but a form of circumcision where the clitoris is at no risk at all and only a tiny piece has to be taken.

Islam doesn't have any authority or church or Vatican. For us the Scripture and the Prophet is our church. 90% of Muslims are Sunnis and we share the same exact theology and 80% of us don't disagree in any theological issue. That's far out numbers Catholics making Sunni Islam the most popular theological creed in the world (unless Christians could unite over some fundamental issuers - blame Calvinism).

But in Sunni Islam the interpretation of the law or jurisprudence is organized into four schools of, thought and they tolerate a wide difference in opinion.

 

[Repentance]

Would you also allow me to judge Christianity by the inquisitions?

I am wise to know that it had no basis in Scripture. Same here.


You can't judge the true ecclesia by the inquisitions, because that was religion at work. The Eternal Almighty hates religion.

As for the koran:
Slay the unbelievers wherever you find them(2:191)
Make war on the infidels living in your neighboorhood (9:123)
When opportunity arises, kill the infidels wherever you catch them (9:5)
Kill the Jews and the Christians if they do not convert to Islam or refuse to pay Jizya tax (9:29)
Any religion other than Islam is not acceptable (3:85)
The Jews and the Christians are perverts; fight them (9:30)
Maim and crucify the infidels if they criticise Islam. (5:33)
The infidels are unclean; do not let them into a mosque (9:28)
Punish the unbelievers with garments of fire, hooked iron rods, boiling water; melt their skin and bellies
(22:19)
Do not hanker for peace with the infidels; behead them when you catch them (47:4)
The unbelievers are stupid; urge the Muslims to fight them (8:65)
Muslims must not take the infidels as friends (3:28)
Terrorise and behead those who believe in scriptures other than the Qur’an (8:12)
Muslims must muster all weapons to terrorise the infidels (8:60)

I don't like you. You copy paste and don't even read what you posts. And you interpret it with no context without even reading the surrounding verses.

I don't deny that those verses when taken out of context are disturbing if you also ignore the rules of war according to the Quran. And that they have something to do with jihadists. But God explicitly blasts those who misinterpret verses and take them out of context in 3:7.

I could as well given a whole list of disturbing bible verses. Your list would shrink to one or two if you had also quoted the surrounding verses.

 

[musterion]

Waiting for an answer to this:

Repentance,

Will the Last Day come without the Muslims fighting the Jews and killing them?

Also adding this one to the stack:

“Whoever changed his Islamic religion, then kill him” (Bukhari 9.84.57) Agree or disagree?

Also, why would a brave, moderate, free-thinking "ask me anything" young Muslim be selective in answering questions about Islam?

 

[Eeset]

I don't like you. You copy paste and don't even read what you posts. And you interpret it with no context without even reading the surrounding verses.

I don't deny that those verses when taken out of context are disturbing if you also ignore the rules of war according to the Quran. And that they have something to do with jihadists. But God explicitly blasts those who misinterpret verses and take them out of context in 3:7.

I could as well given a whole list of disturbing bible verses. Your list would shrink to one or two if you had also quoted the surrounding verses.

I don't believe that you are 18. What is the Islamic penalty for fraudulent typing? Should your fingers be broken?

 

[Repentance]

I don't believe that you are 18. What is the Islamic penalty for fraudulent typing? Should your fingers be broken?

By God I'm 18 years old. I did the SAT on Oct 11. Stop condescending

 

[Repentance]

Waiting for an answer to this:



Also adding this one to the stack:

“Whoever changed his Islamic religion, then kill him” (Bukhari 9.84.57) Agree or disagree?

Also, why would a brave, moderate, free-thinking "ask me anything" young Muslim be selective in answering questions about Islam?

I'm being selective only on whom to answer.

Apostasy in Islam was akin to switching sides at those times when religion and state was synonymous . If an American "apostates" into a Russian spy, what would his punishment be. Yes treason is punished by death.

You should know the context of the hadith. There was a whole scale conversion by Jews into Islam just to apostate afterwards to prove their point. The Muslims were annoyed and the situation was getting dangerous with the danger of espionage. So this was decreed. There is always a reason why such things are not to be found in the Quran but only in the ahadith.

Its only a minority view throughout history that apostasy should be punished by death. And its unfortunate that some "Muslim" govt use it as a political tool.

Anyway what is more disturbing for critics is Hell.

 

[Eeset]

By God I'm 18 years old. I did the SAT on Oct 11. Stop condescending

I'm not condescending. I simply don't believe you. Why would you wait so long to take the SAT? Did you fail a grade in school?

 

[musterion]

I'm being selective only on whom to answer.

Why? You said nothing about limiting which questions you'd reply to, nor who you'd reply to. Why so selective? Are my questions not vague and fuzzy enough?

Apostasy in Islam was akin to switching sides at those times when religion and state was synonymous . If an American "apostates" into a Russian spy, what would his punishment be. Yes treason is punished by death.

So do you agree that anyone who today should convert from Islam to, say, Christianity (or atheism, or whatever) has earned being put to death by faithful Muslims?

Its only a minority view throughout history that apostasy should be punished by death. And its unfortunate that some "Muslim" govt use it as a political tool.

But do YOU agree with it?

Oops, you forgot to quote my other question:

Will the Last Day come without the Muslims fighting the Jews and killing them?

Please answer that one. Is it true or false? You know better than we that there are millions of Muslims worldwide who not only believe it but look forward to it. Do you?

 

[alwight]

İ'm bored. Fire me on some questions and İ'll be glad to answer!

Yeah it should have been an "an".

Can you explain the rules of cricket to Americans?

 

[Repentance]

I'm not condescending. I simply don't believe you. Why would you wait so long to take the SAT? Did you fail a grade in school?

Because I'm an international student and I did badly on the SAT the first time up. My English is horrible. My maths is not.

Can you explain the rules of cricket to Americans?

It would take lifetimes (plural) plus I don't understand or know all of it myself. You learn something new every game

 

[alwight]

:chuckle:

 

[musterion]

There is NO GOD but ONE GOD. Yahweh, Jehovah and Allah is ONE and INDIVISIBLE.

This is demonstrably false, by the way.

 

[Repentance]

So do you agree that anyone who today should convert from Islam to, say, Christianity (or atheism, or whatever) has earned being put to death by faithful Muslims?
But do YOU agree with it?

No. I'm afraid your comprehension is very poor indeed.

I agree with all the prophetic commandments

Oops, you forgot to quote my other question:

Please answer that one. Is it true or false? You know better than we that there are millions of Muslims worldwide who not only believe it but look forward to it. Do you?

Yes. We are looking forward to the return of Christ and the destruction of the antiChrists using advanced weapons so the enemies of Christ would not be able to hide anywhere except under our banner.

Greater Israel would be formed only to be taken over by Christ with all his angels and might. Amen