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The experience of faith
There's a similar statement made by the tabi'y Ibrahim ibn Adham إبراهيم بن أدهم:
قال لبعض أصحابه يوماً: " لو عَلِم الملوكُ وأبناءُ الملوك ما نحن فيه - أي من السعادة والسرور - لجالدونا عليه بالسيوف ...
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losing faith, hating life, want to die, and angery at Allah, don't know what to do
This is really heart-breaking. And somehow, you are not the first person I see that has been suffering all childhood, without saying anything, and wakes up completely broken at 25.
Allah does not ...
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Is a conversion to the Muslim faith valid, if it happened by deadly threat?
Scholars are divided over coercion into Islam.
Those scholars like ibn kathir, Abdul Aziz bin baaz who say pagans can be forced to Islam base their view on Quran 9:5. They say 9:5 abrogates 2:256( no ...
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Is Islam the perfect religion?
Yes, Muslims believe that Islam is the perfect religion.
Allah swt said in the Qur'an, that He perfected the religion.
Of course, the Qur'an is perfect as it is the word of Allah, the All-Knowing ...
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Is a conversion to the Muslim faith valid, if it happened by deadly threat?
Basically, that's not how belief/disbelief works. While it may be possible for a human to force someone to e.g. pray, it is not possible to force someone to believe, i.e., become a Muslim.
There ...
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Does Islam believe in rebirth?
In the name of God, the Most Merciful, the Most Kind.
The Lord Creator Declares in Truth in His Glorious Quran:
”We have brought you that each and every human being will be born only once from ...
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Is Earth's Orbit and relation between the Sun and the Moon are properly described in Quran?
No, it is not.
1 Alif, Lam, Meem.
2 This is the Book about which there is no doubt, a guidance for those conscious of Allah -
3 Who believe in the unseen, establish prayer, and spend out of ...
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Can I possibly be forgiven for doing this?
Allah forgives all your sins so long as you are remorseful and regret what you have done.
The only way you'll be held accountable would be if you continued your connection with this person. As long as ...
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Could Allah be punishing me for cutting off my sexually abusive father?
Allah puts people through tests to whom he loves the most. The prophets were always faced with hardship but they still manage to carry out the spreading of Islam and has helped shaped it into what it ...
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As a revert, how do I stop losing my imaan when my duas are not answered?
Surround yourself with those who can strengthen your emaan.
The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “A man is upon the
religion of his best friend, so let one of you look at whom he
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Is it possible to take a break from Islam just to get a better notion about this world and maybe islam too?
All Praise to Allah Subhanahu wa Taala and blessings of Him be on Prophet Muhammad peace be upon him His family and companions,
Islam is not a job that one could take a break from, so either one ...
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How to respond to doubt of logic?
In logic, there is an important concept known as an "axiom", which is defined as "a statement accepted as true as the basis for argument or inference". These are elements that are ...
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Is a muslim obliged to believe that magic exists?
It is necessary to believe in whatever the Quran says, and to deny or doubt even a single verse is kufr. However the reality or reason behind the effects of sihr is something which is not explicitly ...
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Were there any major scholars who DIDN'T believe all muslims would eventually attain paradise?
I'd say no, I never heard of a trusted scholar that espouses this view. There is no mainstream or even a common Islamic view that one who dies as a believer will be in hell forever if they do go to ...
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Why is Muhammad the final prophet?
Actually, it is obvious to every human being who thinks well.
Entering Christianity now denies Quran and more than thousands of hadiths (so much text).
Entering Judaism now denies even much more ...
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As a revert, how do I stop losing my imaan when my duas are not answered?
Do not loose faith - Allah has heard your dua, but may not answer it as you expect
I'm going to quote an older translation of the Qu'ran, as it makes clearer your situation:
And when My servants ...
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What is faith in islam?how can it be defined?
Iman (faith\belief) literally means accepting something to be true.
In Islamic nomenclature it is defined as accepting everything, which is an essential part of the religion sent by Allah upon ...
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Am I being punished? heart feels dead
one important thing to know is that Allah will always forgive you, and you are forgiven now so do not worry about that.
and this is not a punishment from Allah. although it could be a test (only allah ...
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Low faith & struggles
Pray in salah and seek Allah's help, know the meanings of duas and surahs which are recited in salah. Start slowly,take your time in offering salah,don't take it hard on yourself,offer one time salah ...
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Why is it when I pray, something bad happens?
Walaikum Assalam wa Rahmatullahi wa Barakatuhu,
Don't feel like that. It may be a trick from Shaytan. Pray Salah and ask help from Allah. Ask Allah to forgive your sins, ease your difficulties.
If you ...
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What are the effects of consuming haram food ignorantly?
If you consume haraam food knowingly, then it is a sin and will cause your dua to be rejected, apart from in the case of necessity where the person wouldn't survive if they didn't consume it (i.e. ...
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Can a Muslim say the shahadah again?
If you mean shahdah as in to re-become a Muslim, I would say you never left. Instead, what I believe you're asking is how to get on the good side of things now that you're grown and more mature.
In ...
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Am I legitimate muslim?
In short and concisely to answer your question: you are not allowed to reject a hadith which is Sahih, however, you might have a different interpretation of it (or neutral until you have a concise ...
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Who are these ayah's (2:8-2:10) referring to?
After mentioning the believers and describing them in the beginning of the surah, Allah went forth mentioning the disbelievers and describing them. And then came to the description of those in the ...
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Who are these ayah's (2:8-2:10) referring to?
As‘salaamu alaikum, brother.
The passage you cited is talking about “munaafiqun” = hypocrites, pretenders, imposters. People who claimed to be muslims but, in truth, demonstrated no love, loyalty, or ...
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Can't concentrate during salaah while standing
You can pray while sitting, either on the ground or on a chair. A lot of people I know have arthritis and pray on a chair.
Pray while standing and if you can't, pray while sitting and if you
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Is it possible to know everything about the Quran?
People can certainly memorize the Qur'an (so in that sense they can "know" it all), but even in this case there's still value in reading it. However, according to the Qur'an, it contains parts that ...
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If a non-muslim recites the Shahadah with little or no imaan, will his/her Shahadah be accepted?
All Praise to Allah Subhanahu wa Taala and blessings of Him be on Prophet Muhammad peace be upon him His family and companions,
The example you stated refers to the Hypocrisy "Nifaq" or people as ...
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What is the source of faith in Allah for a human being?
To give an comprehensive answer to this question, one must distinguish between several terms, such as Reason (Aql), Soul (Nafs), faith (imaan) , etc . Therefore let's commence with some introductory ...
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What is the source of faith in Allah for a human being?
Faith has been referred to in different ways in Quran. Imaan, (belief) was referred to be more of a heart act.
Sura 22:46 tells you that sight is related to the heart.
Sura 67:23 and Sura 16:78 tells ...
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