Thursday, January 14, 2010

The origin and understanding of the Islamic Religion

A religion that dates back centuries called Islam is rapidly growing. With almost 750 million of the world’s population following this religion it is fundamental that people understand where it started and what it is all about. Starting in Arabia in the 7th century, Islam translated in English means to surrender to the will of God. Islam is based on the Qur’an which is the Islamic bible.

More specifically, the Qur’an contains a record of what God had spoken through the Angel Gabriel to the prophet, and most prominent person in the Islamic religion, Muhammad. This book has a guideline as to how Muslims, which is the name for followers of this religion, should live. Its pages contain subjects from worship to wisdom and also has the Islamic law printed between its covers. The book is exactly the same since it was established. True devotion of this religion encompasses memorizing the whole Qur’an.

The biography of the prophet Muhammad is another source of the religion and is known by all practising it. Born in Mecca in the year 569 as Muhammad Ibnu Abdilla, the prophet was orphaned and raised by his uncle. He then became a trader and shepherd and married his wife at 25 years of age. It was only when he was 40 years old that the Angel Gabriel came to him with revelations. He then became a prophet and started bringing Allah’s word to the people. Muhammad is the last Prophet of Allah and his messages continue to inspire Muslims all over the world.

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Why children need religion

Many people believe that all children need religion in their lives while other people say that it is not necessary. They suggest that children should be allowed to decide what they believe in and that religion does not necessarily make a difference in how a child behaves and thinks.

Although there is no conclusive proof that religion helps in the child’s upbringing but there quite a few benefits for incorporating religion in a child’s life. First of all, it gives kids structure in their lives. Structure so that children are given guidelines as to how to behave, what is right and what is wrong. Sometimes it is difficult for parents to get children to do the right thing, but religion has the power of drilling in to their minds what is acceptable and what is not.

Another benefit religion has for a child is the fact that religious books contain many good role models. It is hard as parents to sometimes be a strong figure in their children’s lives, so it is very advantageous to have children read religious books where they are able to look up to the characters. Getting involved in religious activities also keeps young teens off the streets. It helps them to focus on being and doing good instead of drugs and alcohol.

One should however never try to force religion on a child. If that child does not respond well to religious activities then it might be best to teach such a child right from wrong in a different way.

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Christianity, a religion with many challenges

Christianity is a religion that has grown over the centuries. With many members all following different denominations one wonders is this religion still relevant in a world that is so complex. In this modern day and age Christianity faces many challenges as Christian’s debate whether they should still obey the old rules or should religion evolve as we evolve. Are the old biblical laws outdated and do they apply in a world that is ruled by the internet and technology, etc. Are the Ten Commandments still applicable today as it was thousands of years back?

Christianity originated by people who followed Jesus. It is based on the teachings of the saviour and over millions of peoples practice this religion daily. Another challenge facing the religion is the fact that people have become more liberal. People have begun to think for themselves and feel that Christianity does not allow one to do. They believe that religion in itself is a set of rules and has nothing to do with who you are and how deep your relationship with God is but rather policies that tell you what to do and what to believe in. These liberalists also suggest that spirituality has nothing to do with religion. Spirituality is about forming a deep bond with God and not only on Sunday mornings. Religion on the other hand is a dictation to form this bond and is not authentic.

The debate on whether Christianity as a religion is still pliable today is a topic that will always surface and in essence, there is no right or wrong answer.

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Religion

Turning your back on a religion that you grew up with is a very personal and difficult choice, but one that only you can make. Many people are choosing to go without the organization of religion while maintaining their relationship with God. Religion was a sanctity brought about by man and in many cases, the religion of today still reflects the times that the religion was born in. Each and every religion was started by a person, or a group of people, which for many makes it less spiritual. With religion come many rules and many judgments. It can be difficult for many of today’s progressive thinkers to embrace religion with the world they see around them. Many people have simply found that the state of the world proves that there is no religion.

Whatever your reasons for questioning your religion and doubting your ability to embrace it, you can choose your course of action as it feels right to you. Too many adult children find that their refusal to buy into their parents’ religion is not well received. This article is simply to tell you that it is perfectly Okay to determine what you want to do about finding or leaving your religion. There are no right answers since all of those answers are the echo of humankind, not God. Religion can offer you much, but when it doesn’t you have to do what is ultimately right for you and no one else. That is the power of personal choice and the basic right of being an individual.

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No God

There is no God in religion and it has nothing to do with God at all. There is a great difference between religion and belief. Religion is just a set of rules that makes people act this way and never act that way. Religion makes people to believe in those guys who say they can hear God and they build churches in order to show God to people, though they have never heard God and they will never hear him because they don’t need him. There is no God in religion there are people only. But there is God in belief and there is God in hearts of people, of those who really believe in God and who need nothing from him. They just believe in God and they never ask other people to prove their belief through paying money or something. There is God and God is in every single person who believes in him, but there is no God in churches rules by people who care about material more than they care about spiritual. They have no God inside and so there is no way for them to be guides for us, they will never help us find God because they don’t know where he is.

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God’s resort

There is a God people believe in and he lives in the sky at least that is what people say. And there is a son of God that once came on this earth to show us that there is God and to show us the right way. He went away, he came back home and left people here that supposed t be guides for others and that were told to show us the way to God. And there are also churches for us where we have to come and we suppose to meet and hear God there. Though, there is no God in this world and there are no people who can bring him back and who can part his love with other people. A church supposed to be the resort of God, it had to be the last resort for people who are looking for God, it supposed to be the last resort for lost souls, though things rare develops the way we need those to develop and so churches we have today has nothing to do with the original purposes. There are no people who can hear God and there are no people who hear something except the sound of money. They have sold everything and they have ruined everything.

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Adopting another religion

Here is a person and he or she is born in particular country and at particular family and of particular religion. This baby is too small to make decisions about religion or something and so he or she is raised according to the same religion its parents profess. So, for example, a person I raised as a good Christian person according to all those rules and commandments of Christianity. The whole world is developed in the mind of this person according to those rules. And the whole life of this person is developed around those rules and norms and so on. And suddenly this person says he or she wants to profess another religion. Suddenly, this person says how or she needs another God and other rules to follow. As for me it is a delirium. Religion is not just a set of rules and the book and the name of God. Religion people have is the entire nature of people and in is the base of their lives. How it is possible to refuse everything you believed in just like that? It impossible to do that and those people who do so are just people who know nothing about belief and loyalty.

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Who is the God

We all know that God is somewhere there and he is the lord of this world. He sent his son to us and son showed us the right way and told us about God and about things we have to do. And there are commandments of God and people follow those, well, at least they have to. And there are people in the world who are like the members of God’s team and they are priests and other people who devoted their lives for serving for God. And there are Popes and they are also God’s people. Though, recently Pope said a commandment that pollution is recognized as a deadly sin and those who do so will be sent to hell. Can you imagine? A common person who was proclaimed as Pope by people, not God but people, this common and mortal man thinks he has a right to make a decision about changes in Bible and he thinks he has a right to add new commandment to a Bible. It is weird and it is wrong and it is like a delirium. No matter how good and kind this man is there is no way for him to do God’s job. It is extremely wrong and twisted.

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Five Muslim giants

Religion is a set of rules and beliefs. People have religion because they really need it. They need god to believe in and they need that hope that dies lat. And the only way for them to keep that hope alive is the way of religion. No matter on the god, people believe in there are always some ground rules of religion. And those rules we call giants. Christianity has ten giants though those are called commandments. And Islam is the second world religion and there are five giants of it. So, according to Koran the real Muslim one has to fulfill five giants of Islam. The first one says that a real Muslim one has to refuse all possible gods for the sake if one and the name for this one is Allah. And the second giant says that real Muslim one has to set out to pilgrimage to Mecca. And the third one is about the sacred war which is an obligation for all Muslim man. The fourth giant says that true Muslim performs namaz every day and the last one giant is about tax in a favor of those poor people in need. These are the five giants of Islam.

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They need someone above

There is a huge universe and tiny people who live in the universe. They do their best in order to learn more about this universe but there are thing impossible for them no matter how hard they try. There are things they can’t find explanation for and they are frightened with those things because they don’t know whether those are dangerous or friendly or what. And that is why people need someone almighty who knows everything and who can deal with anything I this world. They need god to be up there and to watch after them and to protect them against everything bad against everything they know nothing about. They need someone up there and they create that someone and provide him with the whole set of necessary features and that is how they get feel okay with all those unknown things they can’t examine. People need something to believe in when they are abandoned and when there is no one and nothing in this world that can help them. They need hope and this hope is something they can’t see and if they can’t see it than they can’t that it is of no help and they can believe and so on.

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