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From what I have gathered, Prophet Muhammad did order the destruction of idols inside masjid al haram, for obvious reasons. Beyond that, no destruction happened in Syria and Egypt, despite the fact that they were both of pagan background. This trend of destruction and making skull towers creeped...

Syria and Egypt have been under Islam's dominion since the days of Umar, the second caliph of Islam. Thats more than 1300 years of Islamic rule. Umar didnt destroy anything in either territories which are filled with statues of all sorts till now. If anybody thinks he is a "bigger and better"...

There are some 20-40 thousand traditions, individually and collectively called hadith. Sect wise, there are only two cannons, shia and sunni, because they have got different methodology for authentication. Salafis and sunnis have the same hadith. Wahhabi is more of a political ideology than a...

Which verse are you reading right now Translations differ a bit according to the translater's knowledge, inclinations, grasp of language etc.

From Buddhist POV, kundalini is a technique, jhana is a state, sotapanna is a stage, towards enlightenment. Enlightenment is separation of pure consciousness from the shackles of lower stuff. Inside Islam, Sufis have a long and detailed curriculumn towards that goal called enlightenment. But...

Hadith just means saying, report, narration in Arabic. The Islamic term hadith is supposed to mean Saying of Prophet Muhammad http://corpus.quran.com/qurandictionary.jsp?q=Hdv If you have just started reading Quran, try the translations by Muhammad Asad or Yahya Emerick, both are geared...

I dont know how it works, but its accuracy is more than just chance. Its not exactly scientific, but pretty evidence based. Indian astrology works more accurately than western one. They have written thousands and thousands of pages thousand years ago on this topic. You dont have to be a...

What if the enemy doesnt love you back?

ISIS is not created by Islam, but regional and global politics. The moment US empire becomes weak enough to let go of its colonies, and regional powers realize creating proxy wars through mercenaries doesnt work, entities like ISIS will vanish. Jizyah is a Islmic tax for non-muslims. just like...

You cant really compare science with faith. They are both very different methodologies of making sense of this world.

Well my question wasent rhetorical. What exactly do Christians think is a Christian law? There can be Mosaic law or Islamic law, but what is Christian law. And If there is still a law left, what was the benefit of Jesus' divine sacrifice? Morality is the same in every religion. You can sit with...

If people can vote Dubya, they can also vote Trump. This is gonna be a sure shot recipe for "the end". What exactly is Christian law? I thought Paul nailed the law to the cross?

how can a state be secular and christian at the same time?

From Islamic metanarrative, Jesus was the final sign to Jews from God, so the final thing had to be something spectacular. Why particularly this, I dont know. God must have his reasons.

He is called Spirit from God and Word of God in Quran. Thats pretty much it. The whole universe is a word of God "Be". He created Adam even without a mother. If he can create the whole universe with a Be, why would he need to "father" a man. If we assume he is incapable of creating a man without...

Quran indicates Mary as the virgin mother, Jesus as Messiah, Spirit from God, but not genetic/homoousios Son of God/God the Son. His not dying is from Quran, his return is from Hadith, not from Quran.

IMHO he'll come back to finish what he left (he has left a lot of unfinished business here, both theological and political)

You wont find much difference in core issues among Islamic sects. Ahmedis on the other hand, "by definition" arnt muslim. You wont find any sect in Islam that says there are 5 gods, or 6 qurans or alcohol is allowed etc. Minor issues get all the marketing, and people think thats something major

where?