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This excerpt comes from an excellent article by Professor Ziauddin Sardar Most Muslims consider the Shari`ah, commonly translated as ‘Islamic law’, to be divine. Yet, there is nothing divine about the Shari`ah. The only thing that can legitimately be described as divine in Islam is the Qur’an. The Shari`ah is a human construction; an attempt to [...] I’ve just finished reading Abraham: A journey to the heart of three faiths by Bruce Feiler. It was an interesting read as he explores that most mysterious personage, Abraham, the patriarch of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. Of course, most people know that the three faiths share a founder. What most people don’t know [...] When we talk to God we use the generic term God. It’s like saying “Man”. “Hey Man, groovy ride” “Hey God, Groovy Universe” Same goes for Allah. It’s generic. It’s like “Daddy-O” Allah-hu-Akbar “Daddy-O sure is great!” We don’t say the name of God because we don’t know it. We aren’t good enough to understand God. [...] I feel as if I am on the verge of something immense. At the moment I am in a very in between space physically, mentally, emotionally, and spiritually. This will sound crazy to some of you and to others it will not. The Source has revealed itself to me. Call the Source what you will, God, [...] I really do look at this life as a journey. One of the things I love about Islam is that there is a sense that each of us is born with a predetermined life. This doesn’t mean that we are going one place to do one thing only though because we are given free will [...] I would love to watch a show like this. It would be interesting to see who would win the most converts. A similar idea would be the religious recruitment challenge where the winner would be the head of the religion that won the most converts…oh wait…I guess that’s a game that’s been going on for [...] It’s been a funny couple of days. I have to admit that I was surprised with the suddenness of my situation change, but I’ve learned it’s best not to take things personal even if they seem as if they really are. So when this situation came upon me, I swallowed my anger and ire, [...] |
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