General Religion & Philosophy Discussion Thread (25 Viewers)

[ReBeL]

Just generally wondering what is so important with all these rituals all different religions have?

Do you guys really think that keeping to the rituals is so important in the belief in god? Like different rituals means different or false gods? To me it seems more of a social club thing, a community thing.

Funny thing is that bible gods and muslim one doesn't have a name - just god, so how can people claim that they are believing in wrong god if they get out of bed on a different foot then the next religion?

Just for info, The Muslim's God is Allah.

 

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[JuveJay]

What does Allah mean?

The God, as in the only, God.

 

[Raz]

What does Allah mean? The jewish as christians can call him "all mighty" "god" or "Yahweh" but that isn't a name really like shiva or whatever.

 

[Turk_Bianconero]

What does Allah mean?

Allah has 99 names and each have a different meaning.

http://www.arabacademy.com/en/downloads/Learn-Arabic-English-translation-of-99-names-of-Allah

 

[Raz]

The God, as in the only, God.

Well isn't it the same in bible too? God means the only god? jewish too? Only thing I can think if is christ which is specific, but christs is just a load of bolloks really.

 

[ReBeL]

What does Allah mean? The jewish as christians can call him "all mighty" "god" or "Yahweh" but that isn't a name really like shiva or whatever.

ٍSo logically speaking when there is only one God, why should he call himself anything but God?

 

[Raz]

Allah has 99 names and each have a different meaning.

http://www.arabacademy.com/en/downloads/Learn-Arabic-English-translation-of-99-names-of-Allah

This is true in christian world too, you can call all those names god. All mighty, all knowing and etc. That isn't a name really is it?

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ٍSo logically speaking when there is only one God, why should he call himself anything but God?

Well it's a term not really a name to describe all those things that god is.

 

[Buck Fuddy]

Allah has 99 names.

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[Raz]

A new hip hop banger waiting to happen.

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What I'm wondering is that if god isn't a name but just a way to describe an all knowing all powerfull and etc being, and every religion believes in such an all knowing and all powerful being so why the devide. why is community and social rituals are so important that they would divide people from essentially believing in the same thing.

 

[ReBeL]

Well it's a term not really a name to describe all those things that god is.

Well, I do not really understand where you are trying to arrive here

 

[Turk_Bianconero]

This is true in christian world too, you can call all those names god. All mighty, all knowing and etc. That isn't a name really is it?

It's not a big mystery. Since the first man and Prophet, Adam, same message has been delivered. ''La ilahe illallah'' ''No God but Allah''
It's normal if same word is being used throughout history and by various different people.

 

[Raz]

Well, I do not really understand where you are trying to arrive here

The question arose when you said shia and whatever other group was divided because they chewed with a different side of their mouth. I can understand the closeminded people who would think like this about different religions, but to be divided even in the same religion by trivial things.

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It's not a big mystery. Since the first man and Prophet, Adam, same message has been delivered. ''La ilahe illallah'' ''No God but Allah''
It's normal if same word is being used throughout history and by various different people.

You do know that muslim religion is a baby one compared to others?

 

[Bianconero_Aus]

Salaam.

 

[Turk_Bianconero]

The question arose when you said shia and whatever other group was divided because they chewed with a different side of their mouth. I can understand the closeminded people who would think like this about different religions, but to be divided even in the same religion by trivial things.

You do know that muslim religion is a baby one compared to others?

It's also only one which arrived to this day and last until the last of the days without being altered.

 

[Raz]

Salaam.

 

[ReBeL]

What I'm wondering is that if god isn't a name but just a way to describe an all knowing all powerfull and etc being, and every religion believes in such an all knowing and all powerful being so why the devide. why is community and social rituals are so important that they would divide people from essentially believing in the same thing.

According to Islam, all the three religions had the same exact message by the prophets of Allah. But the difference is that after the prophets Moses and Jesus finished their work, Jews and Christians chose what they wanted of these rituals and followed them. They had no reference to use when later they had differences about the way of worshiping. That is why Quran was sent from Allah to Prophet Muhammad. Whenever somebody needs any reference about the ways of worshiping Allah, he/she can go back to Quran without any interfering by any intermediary...

 

[Raz]

Again with the rituals. What is so important with those rituals that is worth to divide people in different groups with incompatable beliefs. Do you think the god is ill from sort of OCD?

My straight question would be why are rituals so important if essentially the god is the same to everybody? Doesn't it seem to you that these rituals (in every religion) are just cultural and communal things?

 

[ReBeL]

Again with the rituals. What is so important with those rituals that is worth to divide people in different groups with incompatable beliefs. Do you think the god is ill from sort of OCD?

My straight question would be why are rituals so important if essentially the god is the same to everybody? Doesn't it seem to you that these rituals (in every religion) are just cultural and communal things?

On what basis, you will be rated by Allah as a person that deserves to go to Heaven or to Hell, if not by committing to these rituals? Rituals in Islam are the same all over the world. it is definitely not a cultural or communal thing.

 

[Turk_Bianconero]

Again with the rituals. What is so important with those rituals that is worth to divide people in different groups with incompatable beliefs. Do you think the god is ill from sort of OCD?

My straight question would be why are rituals so important if essentially the god is the same to everybody? Doesn't it seem to you that these rituals (in every religion) are just cultural and communal things?

There is no ''seem to you'' or ''seem to me'' in this case. If you call yourself a Muslim, it's very clear and simple how should you practice it. Only guide is Quran and Sunnah.

 

[Hængebøffer]

Salaam.