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:) Assalamu alaikum brothers and sisters! I am about a week late, or so, so please forgive me. I want to wish you and your families a happy, peaceful Ramadan! May Allah SWT bestow His blessings upon all of you! Ameen.

Thank you, Marcialou! It truly is an amazing month, when not only we refrain from sin, food and water, but people tend to be closer to each other than usual. Especially family. Perhaps that is one of the reasons I always feel sad and empty when Ramadan is over.

Whether ISIS is disqualified as Sunni Muslims or not, I cannot judge their beliefs. As a group, if they are attacking and engaging in warfare without real reason, then yes they are disqualified. If they have a reason, then they are not. From the outside, it is difficult to judge. The Iraq war...

I just read the news that this woman will not be punished by death! Very happy for her and her family. Who says international pressure without guns or such is powerless?! :)

Also, a regular Christian ignores the attacks on their religion. We see people ridiculing Christian beliefs and Jesus, a Christian deity, openly and we hardly ever see Christian leadership demand an apology. :) Not saying Christians would go about it the way some Muslims have with the protests...

Frosttedman, you said and asked: "As a Muslim-turned-Christian maybe you can help me understand something. I have my suspicions about it but I'm curious if you will validate them. Why is it that the secular World seems to fight so much harder against Christianity than Islam? After all, if you...

Yes, the #1 is what I meant. Thank you for asking me to clarify. For example, you will notice that some of the stories in the Noble Qur'an (e.g. about Moses or Abraham pbuh) are rather scattered or not as detailed. Reasons, according to the Islamic scholars, are that a) Qur'an is retelling about...

Frrostedman: Muslim-Jewish marriage would sure be one for a reality TV show ;). I can see everyone tune in to see if there would be another "Israeli-Palestinian" conflict shown, obviously in a mini format. On the serious note :): I have seen Christian-Muslim marriage as it is a common place in...

Hi Marcialou- I think that you are doing it the right way: reading the Old and New Testaments first, then Qur'an. All three are Revelations and, I believe, continuation of each other. Of course, the Noble Qur'an is different in the way it is written: not a historical account, does not have a...

:) Salaam and Shalom (Peace) to all! What would the child be if the father is Muslim and mother Jewish? Hypothetical question. I ask, because I know that Islam defines a child's religion based on the father, while in Judaism the child is of mother's religion. I am not sure if Jewish women are...

Hi Marcialou- For sure, the Noble Qur'an came to confirm the Message (OT and NT) that came before, and to assert some new teachings. Even if the sacrifice of his son was the test from Allah SWT to Prophet Abraham pbuh, it should not come to us as a surprise. Abraham pbuh lived in the times...

Also, to add: there are Muslims out there who claim that Allah (God) SWT never asked Abraham pbuh to sacrifice his son--based on the Islamic Scripture. An interesting article is found here (worth checking out): Quran-Islam.org - True Islam The argument in the above article makes sense from an...

Hi Marcialou! Thank you for asking the question and wanting to learn more about Muslims and their faith. Qur'an does not mention the name of the son to be sacrificed. Rather, the conclusion that it was Ishmael a.s. is deduced from the verses 99-109 in chapter 37: " 99. He said: "I will go to...

I have two translations: Bosnian and English. From all the research I have done, the English versions do not do the justice to the meaning of the interpretation of the verses. I think English translators have caused more confusion than understanding. Not sure if it is the translators or the lack...

Salam/Peace- Sister Muslimwoman--thank you for your reply and the link. I agree with all you said. Quirkybird--yes, there are some Christians (like Muslims and others) who are for the death penalty. And you know, some people deserve it I think: mass murderers, serial killers, serial rapists...

For me, the true last Khalifah (spiritual/religious and political leader) was Ali r.a. That is not to say that Khalifah after him were all bad ones. However, I think history has witnessed some crazy ones come to power for sure.

I am seriously beginning to believe that the fallacy of many Muslims' beliefs stems from hadith forgeries that entice violence, encourage human rights abuses and other despicable crimes. Why? Well, almost all of these so-called "true" hadiths contradict the Qur'an! Since Allah SWT states that He...

:( This is really horrible! Supposedly, the sudanese government is following the "Sharia" ruling on apostasy. What "Sharia" they follow I do not know, but it is becoming clearer that some Muslims would choose hadiths over the Qur'an! If Allah SWT ordered the Prophet pbuh to deliver the message...

thenewnewworldorder-- No. I just wanted to wish non-Muslims, normal and kind people, the best as I wish to all people of my faith. I particularly do not care about morons, haters, evil people-regardless what they call themselves :)

Ahmad, and you base your conclusion based on what? :)