The Gothic interior of Florence Cathedral is vast and gives an empty impression. The relative bareness of the church corresponds with the austerity of religious life, as preached by Girolamo Savonarola. In the unfinished treatise he left behind, later called “De contemptu mundi,” or “On Contempt for the World,” he calls upon readers to fly from this world of adultery, sodomy, murder and envy. Savonarola and two of his supporting friars were imprisoned. On 23 May 1498, Church and civil authorities condemned, hanged, and burned the three friars in the main square of Florence. Ishmaelite Prophetic descendant Imam Jafar As-Sadiq(as) interprets Quran 26:89 to mean that the only thing that will benefit in the next life is a clean heart which is not corrupted by love of the world. Most of his biographers reject or ignore the account of his younger brother and follower, Maurelio (later fra Mauro), that in his youth Girolamo had been spurned by a neighbour, Laudomia Strozzi, to whom he proposed marriage.
Interfaith dialogue
Bridges TV, Ali A. Rizvi, musician Zameer, bullying of American extremists and Islam
I was introduced to Bridges TV by a Christian extremist who said Islam motivated the murder of wife by the CEO of Bridges TV. He neither prayed nor fasted. Her wife was more conscious about her identity than him because she was the one who insisted to launch the TV so that her children grow up as self-confident Muslims the self-confidence of American Muslims is shattered by perpetual bullying of Christian and secular extremists because Islam causes existential anxiety to both identities. As far as the music is concerned, once a jurist(qadi) of Madina was asked why do you accept the testimony of musicians/music listeners in religious courts? So he said: May God forgive us and you, which one of us does not sing (ayyuna la yataghanna).
The relationship of Muslim scholars and money
Muslim scholars do not receive any taxes. In fact they are the poorest and the most altruistic volunteers in the world
Donna Smith Islam was spread using taxation of non Muslims as a coercion to become Muslim. You did not understand what I said.
Ishmael Abraham That freedom and protection tax was nominal and it’s purpose was to exempt non-Muslims from military service. Muslims in West pay taxes to Godless government which are even spent on killing Muslims. So, at least try to know what you hate rather than your blind xenophobic ignorance. That’s why Christians of Spain used to say: Thank heaven for 711 when Muslims conquered it and established peace, justice and freedom of religion.
Did Prophet Muhammad peace and blessings be upon him use to laugh?
Although Hadith discourages excessive laughing like worldly people, but modest laughing is a blessed Sunnah.
Ishmael Abraham “The Messenger of Allah said: ‘Allah laughs at the despair of His slaves although He soon changes it.’ I said: ‘O Messenger of Allah, does the Lord laugh?’ He said: ‘Yes.’ I said: ‘We shall never be deprived of good by a Lord Who laughs.'”
Ishmael Abraham Narrated Jarir bin ‘Abdullah:
“The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) never screened me ( meaning forbade my entry in his presence) since I accepted Islam, nor did he look at me except that he laughed.”
Ishmael Abraham He was asked: At what did you laugh? He replied: I saw the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) do as I have done, and laugh after that. I asked: Messenger of Allah , at what are you laughing? He replied: Your Lord, Most High, is pleased with His servant when he says: “Forgive me my sins.” He know that no one forgives sins except Him.
Ishmael Abraham All of a sudden the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) who had come up behind caught me by the back of the neck, and when I looked at him he was laughing. He said: Go where I ordered you, little Anas. I replied: Yes, I am going, Apostle of Allah! Anas said: I swear by Allah, I served him for seven or nine years, and he never said to me about a thing which I had done: Why did you do such and such? Nor about a thing which I left: why did not do such and such?
Ishmael Abraham When all laughed for something, he would laugh too.
So, we should not excessively laugh at pornographic, blasphemous, backbiting and untruthful jokes like worldly people but we should revive the blessed practice of modest laughing.
First Muslim in Antarctica and the idolatry of Saint Andrew through saltire
A SCOTTISH adventurer has become the first Muslim to ski to the South Pole after completing a gruelling endurance trek across the frozen wastes of Antarctica.
Mostafa Salameh spent 38 days crossing the ice-bound continent with two teammates, pulling up to 90 kilos of supplies behind them on sleds.
He set off in November, but was trapped at the Union Glacier base camp by fierce storms for 13 days before setting off across one of the harshest landscapes on earth.
Along the way he raised huge sums for charity, and carried a Scottish saltire for good luck which he flew over the Pole after finally reaching his goal earlier this month.
An Islamic perspective on saltire: I am a practicing orthodox and orthoprax Muslim student of Quran and Hadith. Saltire is a symbol of pagan saint worship which is anti-biblical and anti-Quranic sin of idolatry(shirk) in Islam which God will not forgive. Saint Andrew has no power to bring victory to anyone, he was only a servant of God who was martyred for keeping the first and greatest commandment to love One God the most, called Tawhid in Islam, but humanity has forgotten the Abrahamic message by glorifying the messenger instead of God the Creator. Quran 9:31 Tafsir Jalalayn They have taken their rabbis, the scholars among the Jews, and their monks, the devout among the Christians, as lords beside God and the Messiah, son of Mary, when they were not commanded, in the Torah and the Gospel, except to worship One God: there is no god except Him; glory be to Him, as an affirmation of His transcendence [high], above what they associate [with Him].
Quran 2:120 Tafsir Jalalayn Never will the Jews be pleased with you, neither the Christians, not until you follow their creed, their religion, Say: ‘God’s guidance, that is, Islam, is the true guidance’, besides which there is only error. And if you were to follow their whims, hypothetically speaking, [whims] to which they are calling you, after the knowledge, the Divine revelation, that has come to you, you shall have against God neither friend, to protect you, nor helper, to defend you against Him.
My message to Katherine Zoepf who was raised a Jehovah’s witness and who wrote a book about Muslim women ‘Excellent daughters’
Sister Katherine, before I introduce myself I want to thank you a lot for writing about Muslim women and allowing our mothers, sisters, wives and daughters to be better understood in the western world so that their perspectives are not based on xenophobic ignorance but at least on tolerant and informed dissent. I am an electrical engineer from Pakistan by profession and a practicing orthodox and orthoprax student of Quran and Hadith. I intellectually belong to the Islamic school of philosophy founded by Al-Ghazali a Persian mystic and Ibn Rushd or Averrores a European Muslim philosopher who inspired western philosophers. My mother is a Niqab-observant former zoologist who chose to be a housewife from Pakistan. She is an Awan descendant of fourth caliph of Islam Ali may God be pleased with him. A xenophobic atheist critic of Islam and my facebook friend was demonizing Islam on the basis of an article by a liberal Muslim woman Asra Nomani who quoted your book in her article. She falsely claims to be a descendant of an Indian Muslim biographer of Prophet Muhammad peace and blessings be upon him as known as Maulana Shibli. She cites your use of the Quranic concept of fitna which is not as simplistic as ‘the “chaos” that is often connected to “temptation of a sexual nature.” For example, once Prophet Muhammad peace and blessings be upon him was delivering a sermon, and his grandsons Hasan and Husain suddenly appeared inside the mosque so he stopped his sermon and rushed to pick them and he recited Quran 8:28 { And know that your wealth and your children are a fitna (test) for you } So, it symbolizes a constant emotional struggle in the life of a true believer to choose between the greatest love for God and other forms of love. But if those extra-divine forms of love do not make you break a commandment, then you have succeeded in the test. I liked that you chose to write about Qubaisi sisters in Syria. We consider them the spiritual descendants of Mary peace be upon her and Fatimah may God be pleased with her. I have a vision to become a sacred feminist within the Muslim world who is actively involved in an intellectual and spiritual dialogue with western civilization. I hope we can enrich each other through dialogue, so I would like to add you as a facebook friend. Islam is focused on salvation through first and greatest commandment to love One God the most which is called Tawhid. Jews and Christians are descendants of Isaac peace be upon him and Muslims are descendants of Ishmael peace be upon him whom bible writers have ignored due to their own racial biases. So, both of us are Abrahamic cousins. Islam seeks to revive Abrahamic brotherhood through universal worship of God the Creator in the world. I love Jehovah’s Witnesses because they reject trinity, symbol of cross, celebration of birthdays and Christmas which they have in common with orthodox Muslims. However we do not consider Jesus peace be upon him an angel but a human chosen by God. We also share belief in second advent of Jesus peace be upon him. We believe Islam exists to prepare for the kingdom of Jesus peace be upon him who will return as a Muslim because Islam has an anti-secular political philosophy. The word Muslim signifies the willingness of Abraham peace be upon him to sacrifice his son Ishmael peace be upon him, and Jesus peace be upon him shared the same willingness to obey God. He prayed by falling on his face like Muslims. He fasted like Muslims. He was bearded like Muslims. He did not eat pork like Muslims. He was circumcised like Muslims. His mother was covered like Muslims. You can learn more about the political philosophy of Islam in a book by a western scholar Edward Mortimer: The Politics of Islam. I would like to know your views on science and modernity for further dialogue. May God unite us with Mary peace be upon her and Jesus peace be upon him in Paradise through our shared recognition of ultimate truth.
Honour killing is an anti-Quranic practise because under Islamic jurisprudence only a caliph is allowed to decide the case of a sinner after due process of law, and right now there is no caliph based on consensus in the Muslim world who has the divine authority to enforce commandments. Jesus peace be upon him and Ishmaelite king Imam Al-Mahdi which means the one is guided by God, will assume that role in bear future In Sha Allah God willing. And since it is very rare that someone commits a sin publicly in front of four witnesses. In case of rape, no one can punish the raped woman based on this proof text from Hadith: {When a woman went out in the time of the Prophet (ﷺ) for prayer, a man attacked her and overpowered (raped) her.
She shouted and he went off, and when a man came by, she said: That (man) did such and such to me. And when a company of the Emigrants came by, she said: That man did such and such to me. They went and seized the man whom they thought had had intercourse with her and brought him to her.
She said: Yes, this is he. Then they brought him to the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ).
When he (the Prophet) was about to pass sentence, the man who (actually) had assaulted her stood up and said: Messenger of Allah, I am the man who did it to her.
He (the Prophet) said to her: Go away, for Allah has forgiven you. But he told the man some good words (AbuDawud said: meaning the man who was seized), and of the man who had had intercourse with her, he said: Stone him to death.
He also said: He has repented to such an extent that if the people of Medina had repented similarly, it would have been accepted from them.} http://sunnah.com/abudawud/40/29
According to bible scholars the story of Jesus peace be upon him forgiving an adulteress is a later addition to bible, because Jesus peace be upon him clearly said: I have not come to destroy the laws of Torah but to fulfill the. Fulfilling them does not mean destroying them but keeping them better than hypocritical Jews.
On teaching people about what they are ignorant or hateful about
A Shia sister asks: Why do you mention the external commandments Jesus peace be upon him kept to Christians: Because Paul taught them to hate the external commandments. Quran says leave both external(zahiri) and internal(batini) sins. Sufyan Thawri may God shower his mercy on him said: When you go to Syria mention the virtues of Ali may God be pleased with him and when you go to Kufah mention the virtues of Abubakr and Umar may God be pleased with them. So, I try to educate what people are ignorant and hateful about.
Jesus peace be upon him will return as a Lion of God
To Christians arguing whether Jesus peace be upon him was a lamb or lion of God: As an orthodox Muslim student of Tafsir and Hadith, I find this discussion interesting in the context of Islamic eschatology of second advent of Jesus peace be upon him as a Muslim. Quran 48:29 perfectly explains this dichotomy between a lion and lamb. It says that the Holy Companions may God be pleased with them treat the enemies of truth with firmness but treat believers with compassion.
A unitarian Christian ignorant about the fountains of holiness
The differences of this ummah are mercy according to a Hadith which inspire intellectual progress. The people participating in this discussion are the most educated about the nuances of holiness than any westerner critical of them. All of these people are part of Ark of Salvation because they love Quran, Sunnah and Ahlulbayt(ra) which are the largest fountains of holiness which is successfully resisting unholy western modernity.
A Shia sister says Sunnah=Ahlulbayt(ra): No they distinguished it. In Shia narrations Imam Jafar As-Sadiq(ra) said: Who opposes Quran or Sunnah commits kufr. Sunnis jump into the city of knowledge of Hadith without the gate, and Shias keep standing at the gate.
Zayn Abiya The Sunnah is Prophet Mohomad , his words were carried on and revived by his Progeny. That means they are the Sunnah.
Ishmael Abraham The words of Ahlulbayt(ra) are similar to Hadith, but they are not exactly Hadith to be accurate. Hadith is still superior to their words.
Zayn Abiya They are the transmitters of hadith. Just admit im right . Why do you have to be so stubborn and egotistical
Ishmael Abraham When they quote a Hadith, they say so, but most Shia narrations are their own quotes not Hadith.
Zayn Abiya Most Shia narrations trace them via reliable sources back to the source ie Prophet.
Ishmael Abraham Look at Al-Kafi, most of it are not Hadith.
Zayn Abiya How do you know ? Were you there ?
Zayn Abiya The kafi has hadith narrated by sunni scholars they just change transmitters
Ishmael Abraham I have read Al-Kafi and most of it’s narrations are not Hadith. Even it has small number of quotes of the People of Cloak.
Rizwan If you say Aal Muhammad* said everything as Hadeeth then why your scholars has not recorded it as Imam Jafar from Imam Baqir from Imam Ali from Imam Husayn from Imam Ali from Rasoolullah (Alayhis salaatu wassalaam) why they stopped it to Imam Abu Jafar or Imam Sadiq there’s only a single conclusion neither the Imams reported everything as Hadeeth nor did the Shia Muhadditheen recorded it as Hadeeth of Rasoolullah*
Ejaz Ahmed There are 92 narration from Holy Prophet ﷺ out of 16000 narration recorded in Al Kafi and according to some Shi’a scholars 2/3 of Al Kafi is weak.
Rizwan All the scholars are inheritors of Anbiya* it doesnt mean they get100% share.
Zayn Abiya Nor do they have equals.
Greg Logan Actually I would not trust anyone in this mess… I have not one meaningful basis for doing so… just lots of word-games – BUT no holiness of God – no power of God – no kindness of God. This is obviously not of God.
Ishmael Abraham The differences of this ummah are mercy according to a Hadith which inspire intellectual progress. The people participating in this discussion are the most educated about the nuances of holiness than any westerner critical of them. All of these people are part of Ark of Salvation because they love Quran, Sunnah and Ahlulbayt(ra) which are the largest fountains of holiness which is successfully resisting unholy western modernity.
Abd Al-Rahman Al-Umawi The Ahlulbayt transmit Sunnahs but beyond ‘Ali ibn Musa they were not exceptionally knowledgable and didn’t carry any Sunnahs
Abd Al-Rahman Al-Umawi Likewise the Sahabah and their students transmitted Sunnahs
Refuting the modernist Christian heresy that sun is the lake of fire
Romito Olaguer Now 2 of you are deceived by your flesh possessed by Satan. Good luck in Lake of Fire, the Sun. Guys think again? You still have time to change your mind. Think Christ.
Ishmael Abraham Sun is not the lake of fire brother Romito that is a modernist heresy. Quran says sun will annihilate.
A spiritual Ishmaelite 