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Yes, that's interesting. I also read the Wikipedia on it. The founders were Muslim, and they developed from a sect to a more open society. Promising, but far away...

I think he is certainly not wrong, but it doesn't have a spiritual meaning.

One motivation for me is that I am kind of a Christian Muslim or a Muslim Christian, and there's no denomination that would accept my faith. Interfaith is somehow a substitute for this lack. In real communities, I'm either a dissident believer or disbeliever (Islam) or a welcome guest, but not...

We can challenge our beliefs through observation of ourselves and the world around us, analysing the benefit that arises from the belief, and the detrimental consequences. I do that, merely partially though, and I found many principles and teachings of my religion beneficial, but also some where...

I actually thought to ask @muhammad_isa but you are welcome

Interesting passage I have stumbled over before 84:19 لَتَرْكَبُنَّ طَبَقًا عَن طَبَقٍ > Pickthall: "That ye shall journey on from plane to plane." > Yusuf Ali: "Ye shall surely travel from stage to stage." > Shakir: "That you shall most certainly enter one state after another." >...

I don't expect people of other or no faith to observe what is sacred in my religion. But I insist in a respectful way of expressing dissent. @Aupmanyav has answered respectfully to my post, so it's ok for me. I don't actually understand what you want to say with your last sentence - do you say...

Yes, bad spirit. In Islam, Iblis = Shaitan is not an angel (spiritual messenger of God) but a djinn (other spirit, "made of fire" according to the tradition, meaning, destructive).

It's certainly difficult to listen and understand the position of different beliefs. This also applies to me. I don't understand your belief either. What do you think about my post: ?

I'm sure I won't convince you. I recognise the prophets of the Jewish tradition﵈, and Jesus ﵊, and Muahmmad ﵊. My measure is the wisdom I recognised in their scriptures or the hadith related (note that I am critical to hadith reliablity). I found very much wisdom and guidance for my life in the...

He named the devil by his name. He was talking about the spirit who says "Me First", and "You are above God"

Lucifer is a word created by men, and people in the past and today who use or used the word have completely different concepts on its meaning. The origin is in the Roman polytheist mythology, somehow linked to the morning star, which is actually Venus, but has different roles, some from the...

Lucifer doesn't exist. People project different things on this figure from the Roman mythology. The sun goes up in the morning and it goes down in the evening, and then we switch on the electric light or go sleep. The light is already here. Also in the figurative sense, the light (in the sense...

That is Your answer seems to have a Theravada background, focusing on inner peace. Inner peace would in most cases contribute to better relationship in your direct environment. I wanted to focus this thread on about outer peace, in the personal environment and globally/politically.

"Es kann der Frömmste nicht in Frieden leben, wenn es dem bösen Nachbarn nicht gefällt." Friedrich Schiller - Wilhelm Tell Translation: "The most pious person cannot live in peace if the angry neighbour does not like it." What is the benefit of liking peace? What is the benefit of the angry...

@Cino @juantoo3 last seen a year ago...

Did Jesus himself say to take the blame? Paul said somehow that Jesus took the sin on him, but Jesus? Is Philosophy giving the blame? I would say it's describing and offering ways to understand the world. Religion is also describing and offering ways to understand the world. Still, I see...

Not really true. But I can't just join, I would be supposed to lead the prayer in front of them. I don't want to disturb them and play their Imam.

That's a nice gesture. For me, the the room is not a big problem. There are some (I think usually 3) women from Bosnia praying together in a break room which else is hardly used because it has no coffee machine. But women and men are not supposed to pray together (except in the family). They...

I am able to understand you but I think you got it wrong. If I was a cardiologist (I am a material scientist dealing with dead matter) and I was facing the difficult task to help you, my prayer ( I would not pronounce it loudly, but Christians do) would be the expression of care and love. Even...