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so who is religous here? |
scotsboyuk
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Why did Islam diverge into the different factions that we see today?
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the same reason why Christianity did.
However the belief is still the same in Islam, just the understanding of some texts is either different, more rigid than others. or more extreme
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Through differences over the interpretation of man's role with God? Or through differences on interpreting scripture or differences in doctrine?
Chrsitianity has 'split' various times and to be honest it was never actually one coherent entity.
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differences to do with the actual understanding of the Quraan.
E.g.
it's said that by some extremists, that music is against the religion because it envokes an animalistic state.
Where as the other 99% of us think thats just stupid because you read the Quraan in a musical tone anyway.
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@amnesia
Interpretation of scripture seems to be the cause of a lot of religious friction.
Being a Taoist I tend not to think in such terms because there really is no scripture as such. There are different 'branches' of Taoism, but it isn't really the same sort of thing as with Christianity, Islam, et al.
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the way I see it, interpret as you like, as long as it reaches the main goal of bettering yourself and bringing peace.
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I would tend to agree with that. As long as one is ultimately working towards a better world and helping others I don't really care if they believe the moon is made of cheese ... 
A Taoist quote:
Soil with a lot of manure in it produces abundant crops; water
that is too clear has no fish. Therefore, enlightened people should
maintain the capacity to accept impurities and should not be
solitary perfectionists.
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On 2005-07-27 16:15:49, amnesia wrote:
the same reason why Christianity did. |
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that's not entirely accurate. the primary reasons for the various denominations in christianity are political - they relate to old disagreements over the governance of the church rather than the substance of the faith.
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thats what I believe, but I dont think any version (?) / section (?) will admit to that directly.
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Salam all.
Just a quick unknown fact.
If a Muslim asks another for accomodation, the other Muslim CANNOT deny him entry and relaxation for 3 days, the invited cannot reject answering any questions though.
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@amnesia
It is against the law in Scotland to refuse someone the use of your lavatory.
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LOL! No way! That's a good law.
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Jesus is my king :-o
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Amazing Facts Of Quran
This makes sense grammatically, the astonishing fact is that the number of times the word man appears in the Quran is 24 and number of times the word woman appears is also 24, therefore not only is this phrase correct in the grammatical sense but also true mathematically, i.e. 24 = 24.
Upon further analysis of various verses, i discovered that this is consistent throughout the whole Quran, where it says one thing is like another. See below for astonishing result of the words mentioned number of times in Arabic Quran:
Dunia (one name for life) 115. Aakhirat (one name for the life after this world) 115
Malaika (Angels) 88 . Shayteen (Satan) 88
Life 145 .... Death 145
Benefit 50 . Corrupt 50
People 50 .. Messengers 50
Eblees (king of devils) 11 . Seek refuge from Eblees 11
Museebah (calamity) 75 . Thanks 75
Spending (Sadaqah) 73 . Satisfaction 73
People who are mislead 17 . Dead people 17
Muslimeen 41 . Jihad 41
Gold 8 . Easy life 8
Magic 60 . Fitnah (dissuasion, misleading) 60
Zakat (Taxes Muslims pay to the poor) 32 . Barakah (Increasing or blessings of wealth) 32
Mind 49 . Noor 49
Tongue 25 . Sermon 25
Desite 8 . Fear 8
Speaking publicly 18 . Publicising 18
Hardship 114 .... Patience 114
Muhammed 4 . Sharee'ah (Muhammed's teachings) 4
Man 24. Woman 24
And amazingly enough have a look how many times the following words appear:
Salah 5, Month 12, Day 365,
Sea 32, Land 13
Sea + land = 32+13= 45
Sea = 32/45*100=71.11111111%
Land = 13/45*100 = 28.88888889%
Sea + land =100.00%
Modern science has only recently proven that the water covers 71.111% of the earth, while the land covers 28.889%.
Is this a coincidence?
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What do you believe will happen to you, if anyhting, when you die?
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Posted: 2005-07-27 15:52
