That movie about killing Bin Laden showed an Arab guy getting tortured until he gave good intelligence when in reality he only gave false intelligence. Unfortunetly a lot of ignorant Americans think it's OK to torture people unless it's them (white Americans).
Sallam sister Emily,
this is from: "The Message of the Quran" Muhammad Asad, (it's a commentary/tafsir).
There's usually Ayas (verses) of Judgement, then Ayas of MERCY.
* v.6 : In contrast with the frequently occurring term al-kāfirūn (“those who deny the truth”), the use of the past tense in...
It happened over a period of time. I read up on Islam for a while. I remember when I first read the Quran. By the time I finished Al-Bakarah(Surah 2) I knew in my heart I was a Muslim.
Thee do we worship, and Thine aid we seek.
C21. On realizing in our souls God's love and care, His grace and mercy, and His power and justice (as Ruler of the Day of Judgment), the immediate result is that we bend in the act of worship, and see both our shortcomings and His all-sufficient...
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READ in the name of thy Sustainer, who has created –
Sallams Sister Emily,
I would be interested in your thoughts as You discover Islam.
Mashallah
* v.1 : Lit., “and your enemies” – implying that people who deliberately reject God’s messages are ipso facto inimical to those who believe in them.
* Historically, this is a reference to the forced emigration of the Prophet and his followers from Mecca to Medina. In a more general sense...