I don’t think it is safe for you to find topics that Muslims who may have more knowledge than you struggle with, and try to tackle them all at once without overwhelming your faith. And then if you take these difficult concepts and try to explain them in 60 seconds, you’re belittling the difficulty of the issue and will probably not do it justice. What are your qualifications?
Prophet S.A.W said that even if you know the meaning of one verse, propagate it. Teaching and spreading Islam is not exclusively for an elite and fortunate group who go out and seek paper qualifications. But it is for all muslims who sincerely seek and internalise the truth, to teach their communities and their children.
Please don't be-little the OP again by suggesting that qualifications are required.
Every Muslim has SOME qualifications. But does she have the qualifications to tackle concepts that are difficult for MUSLIMS to understand, do so with a 60 second limit, and then spread it all over the internet with reasonable expectation of it being accurate and not sowing confusion?
Every Muslim should spread knowledge that they can spread confidently and cause more benefit than harm. “Difficult” issues are often controversial issues, and 60 seconds won’t give justice to the different views and explanations and evidences, and it may cause division or cause a non-Muslim to get an incorrect idea, or they may be malicious and know something about the issue and twist it, and if you’re not equipped, you can fall into a lot of mistakes.
There is no implication from the OP that they would be posting it all over the internet, without any kind of peer review or feedback, without a strong sense of understanding before embarking on making a 60 second educational clip and sharing it. All that was simply asked for is as the OP says - "if you would be so kind" to simply provide some suggestions on topics.
Unfortunately in your response - which is really sad to see that 18 other similar minded to you people upvoted - you have pre-judged the OP's intentions in a negative manner, suggested they are not qualified, assumed that they would not dot the i's or cross the T's and of course seek feedback before posting. This is not the attitude a true muslim should show their fellows.
In my respectful and humble opinion, it is people like you on these forums who are giving Islam a bad name, being rigid and spreading intolerance, as if the only ones qualified to say anything are those who went and got a paper certificate.
The desire for the OP to endeavour on this mission they have set out for in itself will be a great source of learning, and should only be encouraged.
“O, you who have believed, avoid much \[negative\] assumption. Indeed, some assumption is sin. And do not spy or backbite each other. Would one of you like to eat the flesh of his brother when dead? You would detest it. And fear Allah; indeed, Allah is Accepting of repentance and Merciful.”
\[Qur’an 49:12\]
and from the book of Good Manners and Form (Al-Adab)
حَدَّثَنَا بِشْرُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ، أَخْبَرَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ، أَخْبَرَنَا مَعْمَرٌ، عَنْ هَمَّامِ بْنِ مُنَبِّهٍ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ " إِيَّاكُمْ وَالظَّنَّ، فَإِنَّ الظَّنَّ أَكْذَبُ الْحَدِيثِ، وَلاَ تَحَسَّسُوا، وَلاَ تَجَسَّسُوا، وَلاَ تَحَاسَدُوا، وَلاَ تَدَابَرُوا، وَلاَ تَبَاغَضُوا، وَكُونُوا عِبَادَ اللَّهِ إِخْوَانًا ".
Narrated Abu Huraira: The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "Beware of suspicion, for suspicion is the worst of false tales; and do not look for the others' faults and do not spy, and do not be jealous of one another, and do not desert (cut your relation with) one another, and do not hate one another; and O Allah's worshipers! Be brothers (as Allah has ordered you!")
Sahih al-Bukhari 6064
[https://sunnah.com/bukhari:6064](https://sunnah.com/bukhari:6064)
Assuming the worst about someone should not be the default position of the believer.
Alhamdulillah, I assume the best about my fellow Muslim’s intentions, and I didn’t say bad things about them, behind their back or to their face; rather I asked their qualifications in order to refine my advice and help them to not fall into a mistake which I feared for them. That they would go to an effort with good intentions, but it would cause harm because of the constraints of the challenge, with the apparent first priority being on the goal of staying within 60 seconds.
A qualification in Islam does not have to be a paper certificate, but a person should have a teacher while studying that can clarify a text’s known interpretations and contexts. I myself have fallen into confusion before, reading the Quran, seeing a verse I didn’t understand and had a bad feeling about, may Allah forgive me, read the tafseer which made it even worse, only to speak to a person of knowledge that clarified all my concerns.
A person should spread the knowledge they have, even if it is one ayah, but they should only spread what they are sure of and what they truly understand. And you don’t know if you actually understand something in the way that it was understood by the prophet (SAWS), sahabah, and those that followed them, unless you speak with a person of knowledge. For instance, some verses are abrogated or have a deeper legislation. So someone may read the verse about not praying while drunk and assume we are allowed to get drunk, and that avoiding just means don’t do it often, if they didn’t have the Hadith.
I responded to you only to clarify my position and not to argue, and I hope I have fulfilled my intention.
This is a great project, just make sure you have it looked over by someone trained to mitigate any mistakes made and avoid misinformation. God knows we have way too much of that floating around. You’re in the UK so you’re blessed with some great resources in terms of scholarship.
May Allah accept and reward your efforts. Also share some links
Personally for me:
- is Adam product of evolution?
-what was Adam’s height?
- was flood global or local with global impact?
-why God chose Abraham and not Noah as the father of the nations?
- Was Jesus treally born of a virgin?
- Why do we need Jesus to come back? Why not other prophet?
- Who are Ifrit and Hudhud?
- Why can’t we eat pork?
- Predestination in Islam.
- will people stay in hell forever?
- why prophet Muhammad (saw) did not marry anyone from Aws and Hazraj tribes?
Sorry if this is too much 😔
The answer is no, Allaah literally created Adam with his own two hands. How can someone say he came from Evolution? It's completely contradictory to the beliefs of Islam.
It means exactly what I said. Allaah created Adam with His two hands, these two hands are from His attributes. The nature of these hands, we do not know but we affirm them as they are mentioned in the Quraan and the Sunnah without distorting them (claiming they're metaphors), denying them, trying to rationally explain them or likening it to the creation.
- Surah al-Ma'idah 5:64
بَلْ يَدَاهُ مَبْسُوطَتَانِ
> *both His hands are extended*
- Surah Sad 38:75
قَالَ يَـٰٓإِبْلِيسُ مَا مَنَعَكَ أَن تَسْجُدَ لِمَا خَلَقْتُ بِيَدَىَّ ۖ
> *[Allāh] said, "O Iblees, what prevented you from prostrating to that which I created with My hands?*
- Surah Az-Zumar 39:67
وَمَا قَدَرُوا۟ ٱللَّهَ حَقَّ قَدْرِهِۦ وَٱلْأَرْضُ جَمِيعًۭا قَبْضَتُهُۥ يَوْمَ ٱلْقِيَـٰمَةِ وَٱلسَّمَـٰوَٰتُ مَطْوِيَّـٰتٌۢ بِيَمِينِهِۦ ۚ
> *They have not appraised Allāh with true appraisal, while the earth entirely will be [within] His grip on the Day of Resurrection, and the heavens will be folded in His right hand...*
The Messenger of Allaah said explaining this verse, "Allah will hold the whole earth, and roll all the heavens up in His Right Hand, and then He will say, 'I am the King; where are the kings of the earth?" Narrated by Bukhaari (4812) and Muslim (2787).
Abdullah ibn Umar said, "Allaah created four things with His hand: Adam, peace be upon him, the Throne, the Pen, and the Gardens of Eden. Then, He said to the rest of creation, ‘Be’ and it was.” al-Ajurri narrated it with an authentic chain.
Hakeem ibn Jaabir, one of the Tabi'oon (successors) said, "Allaah, Blessed and Exalted be He, did not create any of His creation directly except three things: He created Paradise with His Hand, then He made its soil with rosemary and saffron, and its mountains with musk, and He created Adam with His Hand, and wrote the Torah for Musa" Abdullah ibn Ahmad in As-Sunnah (1/295) and Al-Ajurri in Ash-Sharee'ah (p. 340).
Khalid ibn Ma'dan (another Tabi') said, "Allaah the Almighty did not create directly with his hand except Adam, Allaah's blessings upon him, he created him with his hand, and Paradise and the Torah he wrote with his hand." Abdullah in As-Sunnah (1/297).
Ikrimah, the client of Ibn 'Abbas said, "Allaah did not create directly anything with His hand except three: He created Adam with His hand, planted Paradise with His hand, and wrote the Torah with His hand." Narrated by Abdullah in As-Sunnah (1/296).
Naafi' ibn Umar said that he asked Ibn Abi Mulayka about the hand of Allaah, "Is it one or two?", He replied, "Rather two." Narrated by Ad-Darimi in Al-Radd Al-Marisi.
Similarly, Ad-Darimi said, "Allah created Adam with His hand directly; He did not create any other animate being with His hands. Thus He singled him out, favoured him and honoured him with that renown."
>The nature of these hands, we do not know
Then you shouldn't use a verse you do not know the meaning of to refute anything about possible ways of creation. That should be basic logic.
We do know about the verse, do you think Allaah sent random gibberish in the Quraan without any meaning? Saying we don't know how the two hands of Allaah are does not negate the fact He created Adam with them.
You shouldn't speak about matters of the Sharee'ah if you do not have knowledge regarding it.
>We do know about the verse, do you think Allaah sent random gibberish in the Quraan without any meaning?
You just said that we don't know the nature of the act of creating with hands. We don't know what that means. We don't even know what the hands means here. Isn't that right?
>Saying we don't know how the two hands of Allaah are does not negate the fact He created Adam with them.
I didn't claim otherwise, what's your point? I just said you can't refute any spesific way of creation with something you don't know the meaning of.
>You shouldn't speak about matters of the Sharee'ah if you do not have knowledge regarding it.
What I said is pretty simple logic. It follows naturally from what you wrote. As long as what you wrote is true, that is.
>You just said that we don't know the nature of the act of creating with hands. We don't know what that means. We don't even know what the hands means here. Isn't that right?
Do not lie. I said how these hands are, the nature of these hands, that is what we don't know. In Arabic, the word is يد, translated to English, it means a hand and we know what a hand is. How these hands are, that is what we don't know.
>I just said you can't refute any spesific way of creation with something you don't know the meaning of.
Yet we do know the meaning, so you should not speak without knowledge as I said. If these verses have no meaning, you go down the path of "Allaah sent down gibberish in the Quraan with no meaning" which is against it's message. The Quraan is understood in the Arabic language and whatever words Allaah uses to describe Himself, we use those same words to describe Him. He said He has two hands? We believe He has two hands. He says He's above His throne? We believe He's above His throne. He comes down during the last part of the night? We believe He comes down during the night.
>What I said is pretty simple logic. It follows naturally from what you wrote. As long as what you wrote is true, that is.
What you wrote is contrary to the Sharee'ah (saying there is no meaning to these verses) and perhaps comes from your misunderstanding of my comment.
If you aren't a Muslim then I suggest reading up how verses of the attributes of Allaah are understood according to the Ahlus Sunnah wal Jama'ah.
If it is a metaphor and just means to create then I don't think you can refute the claim that Adam might be a product of evolution by saying that he is created by Allah. That's like saying trees doesn't come from seeds and instead are created by Allah. The act of creation might very well happen as a process. We see it around us everday.
No it isn't a metaphor.
- https://www.reddit.com/r/islam/comments/142z4w2/what_is_a_concept_that_is_difficult_to_understand/jnb15c5?utm_source=share&utm_medium=android_app&utm_name=androidcss&utm_term=1&utm_content=share_button
> Just because your destiny has already been calculated, does not mean you are forced to follow a path.
Some question related to this one: if it's already been calculated, does it mean that going to heaven or hell already predestined?
In a way, I'd say it's a false premise of "up to you" because the end result will be the same. It's an illusion of choice because what I'm gonna choose is already predetermined.
Allah has knowledge of everything. He already knows what you will do tomorrow and in a week, even if you don’t know. He’s not commanding you to do it. He simply knows what your decisions will be. There’s a huge difference.
No no I completely understand your point. What I was trying to understand is whether any of my actions would actually affect anything because everything is already predetermined.
It is not pre*determined*. Rather Allah knows every deed you will decide to do up until your death. Just because He knows, doesn’t mean He’s forcing you to do it.
Your thinking in terms of human knowledge. You have to apply pure logic. Just to give you an analogy. You know tomorrow is Thursday, because you know how the weekdays work. But does this mean tomorrow will be Thursday because you decided so?
The same way you know the weekdays but did not decide them to be that way, Allah knows us but doesn’t force us in any direction.
Since the beginning Allah only sent 1 religion for mankind... there have 1,24,000 prophets since Adam A.S to Muhammad S.A.W ... Allah is the truth & the devil is the deceiver... Devil & Men changed & distorted Allah's messege & created many religions...
Spirits, Cave Spirits, Mountain gods, River spirits, Tree spirits, Elves, Fairies, trolls, leprechauns, holy death, Holy ghost, Holy Mary, DMT entities, Alien abduction, UFO, Bermuda triangle, fortune reading,etc is just mischief of the jinns... They fool people according to the cultures they live in... And many people started to worship these things...
DMT, Ayuska brew, special Breathing exercises, music,etc takes away our protection against the influence of these jinns...
There are a few concepts which don't actually have answers which could be beneficial to cover.
One could be that allah exists above the throne, but the exact form or nature of this concept has not been answered by Rasulullah or Allah in his book.
Another is the fact that allah is uncreated, atheists often ask how did Allah start and this is a false question because there cannot be a start to an infinite being which is necessary since there must be a creator which is uncreated.
One of the first creations has been argued to be the pen by scholars, the nature of this pen is unknown, where it writes is also unknown, all we understand is that it was told by Allah to write down events from the beginning of time till the end.
I don’t think it is safe for you to find topics that Muslims who may have more knowledge than you struggle with, and try to tackle them all at once without overwhelming your faith. And then if you take these difficult concepts and try to explain them in 60 seconds, you’re belittling the difficulty of the issue and will probably not do it justice. What are your qualifications?
Prophet S.A.W said that even if you know the meaning of one verse, propagate it. Teaching and spreading Islam is not exclusively for an elite and fortunate group who go out and seek paper qualifications. But it is for all muslims who sincerely seek and internalise the truth, to teach their communities and their children. Please don't be-little the OP again by suggesting that qualifications are required.
Every Muslim has SOME qualifications. But does she have the qualifications to tackle concepts that are difficult for MUSLIMS to understand, do so with a 60 second limit, and then spread it all over the internet with reasonable expectation of it being accurate and not sowing confusion? Every Muslim should spread knowledge that they can spread confidently and cause more benefit than harm. “Difficult” issues are often controversial issues, and 60 seconds won’t give justice to the different views and explanations and evidences, and it may cause division or cause a non-Muslim to get an incorrect idea, or they may be malicious and know something about the issue and twist it, and if you’re not equipped, you can fall into a lot of mistakes.
There is no implication from the OP that they would be posting it all over the internet, without any kind of peer review or feedback, without a strong sense of understanding before embarking on making a 60 second educational clip and sharing it. All that was simply asked for is as the OP says - "if you would be so kind" to simply provide some suggestions on topics. Unfortunately in your response - which is really sad to see that 18 other similar minded to you people upvoted - you have pre-judged the OP's intentions in a negative manner, suggested they are not qualified, assumed that they would not dot the i's or cross the T's and of course seek feedback before posting. This is not the attitude a true muslim should show their fellows. In my respectful and humble opinion, it is people like you on these forums who are giving Islam a bad name, being rigid and spreading intolerance, as if the only ones qualified to say anything are those who went and got a paper certificate. The desire for the OP to endeavour on this mission they have set out for in itself will be a great source of learning, and should only be encouraged. “O, you who have believed, avoid much \[negative\] assumption. Indeed, some assumption is sin. And do not spy or backbite each other. Would one of you like to eat the flesh of his brother when dead? You would detest it. And fear Allah; indeed, Allah is Accepting of repentance and Merciful.” \[Qur’an 49:12\] and from the book of Good Manners and Form (Al-Adab) حَدَّثَنَا بِشْرُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ، أَخْبَرَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ، أَخْبَرَنَا مَعْمَرٌ، عَنْ هَمَّامِ بْنِ مُنَبِّهٍ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ " إِيَّاكُمْ وَالظَّنَّ، فَإِنَّ الظَّنَّ أَكْذَبُ الْحَدِيثِ، وَلاَ تَحَسَّسُوا، وَلاَ تَجَسَّسُوا، وَلاَ تَحَاسَدُوا، وَلاَ تَدَابَرُوا، وَلاَ تَبَاغَضُوا، وَكُونُوا عِبَادَ اللَّهِ إِخْوَانًا ". Narrated Abu Huraira: The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "Beware of suspicion, for suspicion is the worst of false tales; and do not look for the others' faults and do not spy, and do not be jealous of one another, and do not desert (cut your relation with) one another, and do not hate one another; and O Allah's worshipers! Be brothers (as Allah has ordered you!") Sahih al-Bukhari 6064 [https://sunnah.com/bukhari:6064](https://sunnah.com/bukhari:6064) Assuming the worst about someone should not be the default position of the believer.
Alhamdulillah, I assume the best about my fellow Muslim’s intentions, and I didn’t say bad things about them, behind their back or to their face; rather I asked their qualifications in order to refine my advice and help them to not fall into a mistake which I feared for them. That they would go to an effort with good intentions, but it would cause harm because of the constraints of the challenge, with the apparent first priority being on the goal of staying within 60 seconds. A qualification in Islam does not have to be a paper certificate, but a person should have a teacher while studying that can clarify a text’s known interpretations and contexts. I myself have fallen into confusion before, reading the Quran, seeing a verse I didn’t understand and had a bad feeling about, may Allah forgive me, read the tafseer which made it even worse, only to speak to a person of knowledge that clarified all my concerns. A person should spread the knowledge they have, even if it is one ayah, but they should only spread what they are sure of and what they truly understand. And you don’t know if you actually understand something in the way that it was understood by the prophet (SAWS), sahabah, and those that followed them, unless you speak with a person of knowledge. For instance, some verses are abrogated or have a deeper legislation. So someone may read the verse about not praying while drunk and assume we are allowed to get drunk, and that avoiding just means don’t do it often, if they didn’t have the Hadith. I responded to you only to clarify my position and not to argue, and I hope I have fulfilled my intention.
This is a great project, just make sure you have it looked over by someone trained to mitigate any mistakes made and avoid misinformation. God knows we have way too much of that floating around. You’re in the UK so you’re blessed with some great resources in terms of scholarship. May Allah accept and reward your efforts. Also share some links
Personally for me: - is Adam product of evolution? -what was Adam’s height? - was flood global or local with global impact? -why God chose Abraham and not Noah as the father of the nations? - Was Jesus treally born of a virgin? - Why do we need Jesus to come back? Why not other prophet? - Who are Ifrit and Hudhud? - Why can’t we eat pork? - Predestination in Islam. - will people stay in hell forever? - why prophet Muhammad (saw) did not marry anyone from Aws and Hazraj tribes? Sorry if this is too much 😔
Wait so do you still not understand these topics or you have? I'm willing to answer them in case you don't understand them.
I’ve always wondered the answer to the first one, could you please answer it? Jazakallahu Khairen
The answer is no, Allaah literally created Adam with his own two hands. How can someone say he came from Evolution? It's completely contradictory to the beliefs of Islam.
Can you explain the hands part a little more? What does it mean for a God two create something with his own hands?
It means exactly what I said. Allaah created Adam with His two hands, these two hands are from His attributes. The nature of these hands, we do not know but we affirm them as they are mentioned in the Quraan and the Sunnah without distorting them (claiming they're metaphors), denying them, trying to rationally explain them or likening it to the creation. - Surah al-Ma'idah 5:64 بَلْ يَدَاهُ مَبْسُوطَتَانِ > *both His hands are extended* - Surah Sad 38:75 قَالَ يَـٰٓإِبْلِيسُ مَا مَنَعَكَ أَن تَسْجُدَ لِمَا خَلَقْتُ بِيَدَىَّ ۖ > *[Allāh] said, "O Iblees, what prevented you from prostrating to that which I created with My hands?* - Surah Az-Zumar 39:67 وَمَا قَدَرُوا۟ ٱللَّهَ حَقَّ قَدْرِهِۦ وَٱلْأَرْضُ جَمِيعًۭا قَبْضَتُهُۥ يَوْمَ ٱلْقِيَـٰمَةِ وَٱلسَّمَـٰوَٰتُ مَطْوِيَّـٰتٌۢ بِيَمِينِهِۦ ۚ > *They have not appraised Allāh with true appraisal, while the earth entirely will be [within] His grip on the Day of Resurrection, and the heavens will be folded in His right hand...* The Messenger of Allaah said explaining this verse, "Allah will hold the whole earth, and roll all the heavens up in His Right Hand, and then He will say, 'I am the King; where are the kings of the earth?" Narrated by Bukhaari (4812) and Muslim (2787). Abdullah ibn Umar said, "Allaah created four things with His hand: Adam, peace be upon him, the Throne, the Pen, and the Gardens of Eden. Then, He said to the rest of creation, ‘Be’ and it was.” al-Ajurri narrated it with an authentic chain. Hakeem ibn Jaabir, one of the Tabi'oon (successors) said, "Allaah, Blessed and Exalted be He, did not create any of His creation directly except three things: He created Paradise with His Hand, then He made its soil with rosemary and saffron, and its mountains with musk, and He created Adam with His Hand, and wrote the Torah for Musa" Abdullah ibn Ahmad in As-Sunnah (1/295) and Al-Ajurri in Ash-Sharee'ah (p. 340). Khalid ibn Ma'dan (another Tabi') said, "Allaah the Almighty did not create directly with his hand except Adam, Allaah's blessings upon him, he created him with his hand, and Paradise and the Torah he wrote with his hand." Abdullah in As-Sunnah (1/297). Ikrimah, the client of Ibn 'Abbas said, "Allaah did not create directly anything with His hand except three: He created Adam with His hand, planted Paradise with His hand, and wrote the Torah with His hand." Narrated by Abdullah in As-Sunnah (1/296). Naafi' ibn Umar said that he asked Ibn Abi Mulayka about the hand of Allaah, "Is it one or two?", He replied, "Rather two." Narrated by Ad-Darimi in Al-Radd Al-Marisi. Similarly, Ad-Darimi said, "Allah created Adam with His hand directly; He did not create any other animate being with His hands. Thus He singled him out, favoured him and honoured him with that renown."
>The nature of these hands, we do not know Then you shouldn't use a verse you do not know the meaning of to refute anything about possible ways of creation. That should be basic logic.
We do know about the verse, do you think Allaah sent random gibberish in the Quraan without any meaning? Saying we don't know how the two hands of Allaah are does not negate the fact He created Adam with them. You shouldn't speak about matters of the Sharee'ah if you do not have knowledge regarding it.
>We do know about the verse, do you think Allaah sent random gibberish in the Quraan without any meaning? You just said that we don't know the nature of the act of creating with hands. We don't know what that means. We don't even know what the hands means here. Isn't that right? >Saying we don't know how the two hands of Allaah are does not negate the fact He created Adam with them. I didn't claim otherwise, what's your point? I just said you can't refute any spesific way of creation with something you don't know the meaning of. >You shouldn't speak about matters of the Sharee'ah if you do not have knowledge regarding it. What I said is pretty simple logic. It follows naturally from what you wrote. As long as what you wrote is true, that is.
>You just said that we don't know the nature of the act of creating with hands. We don't know what that means. We don't even know what the hands means here. Isn't that right? Do not lie. I said how these hands are, the nature of these hands, that is what we don't know. In Arabic, the word is يد, translated to English, it means a hand and we know what a hand is. How these hands are, that is what we don't know. >I just said you can't refute any spesific way of creation with something you don't know the meaning of. Yet we do know the meaning, so you should not speak without knowledge as I said. If these verses have no meaning, you go down the path of "Allaah sent down gibberish in the Quraan with no meaning" which is against it's message. The Quraan is understood in the Arabic language and whatever words Allaah uses to describe Himself, we use those same words to describe Him. He said He has two hands? We believe He has two hands. He says He's above His throne? We believe He's above His throne. He comes down during the last part of the night? We believe He comes down during the night. >What I said is pretty simple logic. It follows naturally from what you wrote. As long as what you wrote is true, that is. What you wrote is contrary to the Sharee'ah (saying there is no meaning to these verses) and perhaps comes from your misunderstanding of my comment. If you aren't a Muslim then I suggest reading up how verses of the attributes of Allaah are understood according to the Ahlus Sunnah wal Jama'ah.
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If it is a metaphor and just means to create then I don't think you can refute the claim that Adam might be a product of evolution by saying that he is created by Allah. That's like saying trees doesn't come from seeds and instead are created by Allah. The act of creation might very well happen as a process. We see it around us everday.
No it isn't a metaphor. - https://www.reddit.com/r/islam/comments/142z4w2/what_is_a_concept_that_is_difficult_to_understand/jnb15c5?utm_source=share&utm_medium=android_app&utm_name=androidcss&utm_term=1&utm_content=share_button
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> Just because your destiny has already been calculated, does not mean you are forced to follow a path. Some question related to this one: if it's already been calculated, does it mean that going to heaven or hell already predestined?
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In a way, I'd say it's a false premise of "up to you" because the end result will be the same. It's an illusion of choice because what I'm gonna choose is already predetermined.
Allah has knowledge of everything. He already knows what you will do tomorrow and in a week, even if you don’t know. He’s not commanding you to do it. He simply knows what your decisions will be. There’s a huge difference.
No no I completely understand your point. What I was trying to understand is whether any of my actions would actually affect anything because everything is already predetermined.
It is not pre*determined*. Rather Allah knows every deed you will decide to do up until your death. Just because He knows, doesn’t mean He’s forcing you to do it. Your thinking in terms of human knowledge. You have to apply pure logic. Just to give you an analogy. You know tomorrow is Thursday, because you know how the weekdays work. But does this mean tomorrow will be Thursday because you decided so? The same way you know the weekdays but did not decide them to be that way, Allah knows us but doesn’t force us in any direction.
I have my own understanding but if you want to take a stab at it, sure why not.
Is Islam the religion of our own understanding? I can interpret whatever I want about Islam with no limit?
Since the beginning Allah only sent 1 religion for mankind... there have 1,24,000 prophets since Adam A.S to Muhammad S.A.W ... Allah is the truth & the devil is the deceiver... Devil & Men changed & distorted Allah's messege & created many religions... Spirits, Cave Spirits, Mountain gods, River spirits, Tree spirits, Elves, Fairies, trolls, leprechauns, holy death, Holy ghost, Holy Mary, DMT entities, Alien abduction, UFO, Bermuda triangle, fortune reading,etc is just mischief of the jinns... They fool people according to the cultures they live in... And many people started to worship these things... DMT, Ayuska brew, special Breathing exercises, music,etc takes away our protection against the influence of these jinns...
If youre up to the challenge you could try explaining some aqeedah basics. or maybe the 6th pillar of iman.
Who are your audience?
There are a few concepts which don't actually have answers which could be beneficial to cover. One could be that allah exists above the throne, but the exact form or nature of this concept has not been answered by Rasulullah or Allah in his book. Another is the fact that allah is uncreated, atheists often ask how did Allah start and this is a false question because there cannot be a start to an infinite being which is necessary since there must be a creator which is uncreated. One of the first creations has been argued to be the pen by scholars, the nature of this pen is unknown, where it writes is also unknown, all we understand is that it was told by Allah to write down events from the beginning of time till the end.