Islam

[junkno]

guys what do u know about the Islam religion, and what do u think abouy it

[azptcruiser]

I do not personally believe that a PT Cruiser Car cares what religion its' owner is!

[TaylorMade]

I know that India and the middle east is split into 2 religions. Buddhism and Islam. Islam's society is class-based and changing of classes is impossible. You get what you are born into. I also know that the indian cow is highly respected by the muslims, and that they wont harm them. The muslims (I think) make a trip out to mekka every year. Their religion is based on 5 pillars, but I forget what they are. I also forget the name of their "bible"

Thats what I know about it, but I dont know enough to form an opinion about it. I might have also confused some of it with buddhism too.

[junkno]

quote:Originally posted by azptcruiser

I do not personally believe that a PT Cruiser Car cares what religion its' owner is!

i was just asking a question

[junkno]

quote:Originally posted by TaylorMade

I know that India and the middle east is split into 2 religions. Buddhism and Islam. Islam's society is class-based and changing of classes is impossible. You get what you are born into. I also know that the indian cow is highly respected by the muslims, and that they wont harm them. The muslims (I think) make a trip out to mekka every year. Their religion is based on 5 pillars, but I forget what they are. I also forget the name of their "bible"

Thats what I know about it, but I dont know enough to form an opinion about it. I might have also confused some of it with buddhism too.

Ur right about trip to Makka , u have to do it once (obligatory),and
maybe as much as u want. The holy book is called "QURAAN"
BTW in budhhism , there god is the cow - thats what they belive in-

[TaylorMade]

oh ok, i wasnt sure if the koran was islam or buddhist, so i didnt mention it

[junkno]

anyone of you guys ever thought of conversion to Islam, it has alot of benifits.

Plus , its the only way to heaven. Cause GOD said "Only those who belive in Islam shall be granted heaven" .. So its something might think about.

P.S. i just wanted to share this info with u guys cause u all seem to be very nice ppl , so if i pissed anyone off plz tell me , i didnt mean to say something that will hurt anyones feeling

[Mike-in-Orange]

While my knowledge of Islam is extremely limited this is my understanding of most religions: There seems to be a fundamental core of peace and goodness, regardless of which religion you practice/believe/live by. I honestly couldn't care less what a person's religious beliefs are, as long as they're good people. I just don't understand people's complete lack of tolerance regarding other religions, or the use of religion as an excuse for their behavior - whether that be fundamentalist Christians (often prominent in the southern states of the US) many of whom (notice I did NOT say "all") lean toward "preachiness" for lack of a better term, or the current crop of radical Muslims who seem to have bastardized their religion in the name of their own agenda!

I once worked with a guy who was a born again Christian (his father was an evangelical minister with his own church), but he knew and respected my beliefs. We got along great (common interest in cars) and he never once got preachy with me, never tried to force his belief system on me.

As for Islam specifically, I'm maybe a bit embarassed to say that much of my knowledge comes from what has been said by certain famous people who converted - Muhammad Ali (Cassius Clay), Kareem Abdul Jabbar (Lew Alcindor), Yussef Islam (Cat Stevens) - who all speak of how Islam is a very peaceful religion, with great respect for life and mankind. So if my assumptions and limited understanding are correct, then the aforementioned crop of Islamic terrorists should not be what others use to judge Islam in general. You don't judge all White men by Adolph Hitler, all Black men by Idi Amin, or all Asian men by Mao Tse-tung.

I've tried to word this in such a way as to NOT start a huge debate, and I will not enter into one. Tread lightly when entering discussions on religion or politics!

[junkno]

i do have foriegn friends, and they are very good friends of mine.

Sorry again, i didnt mean to force anything on anyone , i opened this thread to discuss it, thats all really

[PTGT Redman]

I have no problem with any religion.
Just don't impose beliefs on me...I have a very low threshold for the self-righteous (of any religion).
Islam, in it's core belief is like Christianity or Judaism. It's distortions in those beliefs and use for political gain that corrupt religion(s).
That's all that I have to say about that. What you describe as "the only way to heaven" is your perspective, not mine.