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So then you believe the matter that makes up the universe had a beginning. The question RJM is asking is where did it come from? Atheists seem to get confused here and come to the conclusion "the theist is saying we don't know where time and matter originated, they believe that since we don't...

I don't consider Islam a religion of peace. For me a true religion of peace would be pacifist. While peace, mercy and forgiveness are encouraged, the Quran expects its followers act in the face of evil and oppression. Islam is a guide to living your life in a manner pleasing to God in all...

Close family friend of mine would say "if you want a friend out of your life, lend them more money than they can pay back"

So do you believe the universe has no beginning? It's not really the same. Though I guess that depends on your beliefs concerning infinite regress.

So you don't believe it matters if you do evil because your place in heaven is assured?

Don't really know enough about that, to answer. :)

Who cares what the streets are made of, wont even notice it from my hoverboard :D

I think one of your voices is Aquinas buddy.

2:190 - And fight in the way of God with those; who fight with you, but aggress not: God loves not the aggressors. 4:135 - O ye who believe! stand out firmly for justice, as witnesses to Allah, even as against yourselves, or your parents, or your kin, and whether it be (against) rich or poor...

Is faith a type of belief?

The first one

Because that very same book makes it very clear that there is one God and they are not it.

No, well not unless you interpret the flood story as humans directly and intentionally causing the flood. God does things in the name of God, not in the name of religion as this would place the religion above God.

Because most religions claim divine perfection.

I think this problem disappears once you have a better understanding of the Quranic expectations on Muslims and Mumins.

Through your thoughts and actions. I go by the guidelines set out in the Quran(keeping in mind that muslim means submitter): 43:11 - And who speaks better than he who calls to Allah while he himself does good, and says: I am surely of those who submit? Basically to be a Muslim you have to...

Welcome DustyFeet I'm pretty new here myself and also have a habbit of joining discussions late or not replying for long periods of time so don't feel bad about it.. not for me anyway :D Personally, if there were something in the Quran I could not accept I would not be a follower of it. So if...

Later on you say that God can in fact have a thought so complex that (S)He cannot understand it. So, a failure to understand something does not provide a contradiction to Gods omnipotence? My take would be that this is impossible since not understanding a thought can only come from a lack of...

I'm not sure what you mean by this and how it relates to hadith. Similar things are said about hadith and Quran, that if the hadith is inline with Quranic teachings then it can be considered authentic.. however if it is inline with Quranic teaching then what's the point of it?

https://submission.org/verify_preserving_and_protecting_Quran.html I stumbled on this while looking for something else. It analyses the verse we were discussing.