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Ofcourse it would matter because the 'purpose of life' question must be answered correctly for the religion to be correct. Furthermore, there is something else to consider. IF you are right, then any religion will do and it doesnt matter what we follow BUT if you are wrong, then what you are...

Hi wanding_wind, and welcome to CR. Im even more late in welcoming you. been lazy:p .

Welcome to CR, crisis of faith. thats quite a ride you've been through. thipps.

h| Devadatta, http://www.usc.edu/dept/MSA/reference/searchquran.html Try the one above. Its not bad. I recall there are some softwares out there which have a searchable Quran as well. That might be handy so that you dont have to be online to search. Tell me if you're interested.

Brian:) Dayaa - Know what you mean about cutting down. Hope to see you poking your head in every now and then.

Assalaamu Alaikum Brother Andrew, Welcome to CR. Hope to see you in the Islam forum. by the way, if you have your conversion written down, would love to read it. Enjoy your stay:)

The verse you are quoting is incomplete and you are thinking of only one part of one verse & thats why you feel that you can support everyone. The complete verse is: Fight in the cause of Allah those who fight you, but do not transgress limits; for Allah loveth not transgressors. [Qur'an, 2:190]...

more than one person carried out the attacks and there was "absolutely nothing to suggest" they were suicide bombings, but that nothing could be ruled out. [Police commissioner Blair]

h| InLove, "reliable" is a subective word. Let me make one thing clear. Muslims do not consider a translation of the Quran as the Word of God. Translations are done by people and people can make mistakes. When I said that Pickthall and Shakir are known translations,I meant known and used among...

Never read Arberry's translation... As far as I know, he is a non-muslim. The most known are by Yusuf Ali, Pickthall and Shakir. A more recent one and, moreover, done in modern english which is becoming popular was by Dr. Muhammad Taqi-ud-Din Al-Hilali & Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan. Hope this...

h| mason, The procedure for embracing the religion of Islam is a simple process, without complication or prolongment. This is because it is something between a person and his Lord and there are no other parties involved. All that is required of a person in order to embrace Islam is that he or...

Hi Mason, Yes, it applies equally to both animals and humans. Furthermore, the majority of scholars say that it is permissible to make pictures of inanimate objects such as trees, buildings, etc, and they quote several texts as evidence for that, including the following: The report narrated by...

wa'alaikum salaam, mansio was sent a PM before i wrote that reply and it was obvious that telling him in private was not helping, so he deserves the answer exactly as it was written in public. This is not the Comparative Religion forum and beaking the Code of Conduct is taken seriously here.

salaam, You should pay attention to hadith. You can't do without it. The Prophet(pbuh) wasnt 'bargaining'. I have no idea how you got that impression. Bargaining requires give and take. Where does it say in the hadith that Prophet Mohammad(pbuh) gave something to Allaah in return? Allaah is our...

Re: My Answers salaam, The first two considerations in Islamic law is the Quran and the Sunnah. The Sunnah explains many things which the Quran states. e.g. exactly how to pray, how much zakat to pay, how many times to go around the kabah etc. etc. The list is endless. When you say "Hadiths are...

its called modesty. you dont throw that out the window just cause alot of time has passed. The problem is that you are obviously not aware that the Prophet Mohammad(pbuh) was an illiterate. He could neither read not write. by the way, what is your religious background, if any?

as i explained, the 'lightly' part in brackets is qualified by the Prophet(pbuh) himself. read my posts. this is not adding dearie.. this is for ur understanding. You seem to be new to how scripture is read... i suggest less emphasis on the inflammatory comments and more on trying to learn...

As far as translations go, I suggest the one in modern english by Muhammed Taqiuddin & Muhammad Muhsin Khan. Much easier to read and better done. Glad to see that its available as a download on that website as well.

salaam PluckyAli, The first translation seems better to me. The second doesnt. For a start, please read from the middle of: http://www.tafsir.com/default.asp?sid=4&tid=10981 Thats tafsir ibn katheer. The 'light' part was qualified by the Prophet(pbuh). The relevant hadith is there as well. You...

salaam, The background to Surah Taubah (Ch. 9) is given at post #12 & #13: http://www.comparative-religion.com/forum/showthread.php?t=2035 Just after that on the same thread is an article extending into two more posts regarding the subject of 'no compulsion in religion' which should be...