I think a better question to research is where did the word G*d come from. The Jews, to whom the Quran gives credit for an early relationship with the same supreme being, did not call him this, I believe. Does this term come from the Que'ballah? The word Que'ballah seems to have Allah contained in it. The early Jews had different names to substitute for the unspaekable name of the Divine. Only the highest religious could know and speak the name for fear it could be used with less than full respect etc. "Da Man" seems to lack this respect as a title. G*d is not on the same level as man. The two are separated by much.
Dear Tomasso: Everyone has their own relationship with god. If Gamma has a friendly one then it's great. Your god is god of fear, his might be god of friendship and love, this is the same god I cater to. Stop pontificating.
thanks,
CH
Chaltahai
Which is this God of friendship and love that you cater to?
Please elaborate.
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Chaltahai
Which is this God of friendship and love that you cater to?
Please elaborate.
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Allah, when I am in a mosque. Shiva when I am in a mandir. Yehova when in a mosque and so on and so on. Hope this clears it up for you.
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Allah, when I am in a mosque. Shiva when I am in a mandir. Yehova when in a mosque and so on and so on. Hope this clears it up for you.
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Religion is not a culture the phrase definately doesnt apply to religion
"do in rome as the romans do"
get ur concepts rite u two faced polytheist.
Pooty.
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Religion is not a culture the phrase definately doesnt apply to religion
"do in rome as the romans do"
get ur concepts rite u two faced polytheist.
Pooty.
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are you saying polytheist monotheists prayers are not equaly answered?
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*Originally posted by Poodenay_Ki_Chutney: *
Religion is not a culture the phrase definately doesnt apply to religion
"do in rome as the romans do"
get ur concepts rite u two faced polytheist.
Pooty.
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Dear Poo-tang: You are getting confused by the stink that is you. So according to you islam is not a way of life and doesn't include culture.
Allah, Ram, Shiva, Yehova, Indra.....etc etc are the same thing. How you go about and become close to it is islam, hinduism, buddhism, judaism, christianity etc.
Get a good wash, little pooty-tang. :)
thanks,
CH
Chaltahai
Thanks for your response.
However, just one other query.
Which is the God of fear? that you mentioned concerning Tomasso!
Sholay: that would be Allah, Ram, Shiva, Yehova and etc...etc...
God needn't have just one virtue. So when someone jumps on Gamma for saying wassup to his god, it shouldn't shake the foundations of csomeone else's version of god.
*TO allah, shiva and christ a big shot-out from NYC from CH*
When for example saying Allah Hafiz it is a rewardable action. Now is it rewardable to say Khuda Hafiz or is it only rewardable if said in the original Arabic?
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When for example saying Allah Hafiz it is a rewardable action. Now is it rewardable to say Khuda Hafiz or is it only rewardable if said in the original Arabic?
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Does it mean anything to you? Or just repeating like a parrot?
It says a person will be rewarded with the correct intention and when you say something you get to feel it man
Others .. elaborate more.
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"In the name of Him, who has no name,
who lifts His Head at the call of any name"
Perhaps, I am being a literalist, but I do not fully comprehend the above couplet as given in one of the posts above. What does it really mean, "who has no name", and how is it reconciled with the 99 names of Allah?
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filhaal:
"who has no name", i think it simply means that GOD can not be emcompassed and all of HIS (or may-be IT'S) attributes in a single term.........
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*"In the name of Him, who has no name**
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This is an oxymoron. Can you say that He has no name yet in the same breath say "In the name of.."?
Iqbal
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"In the name of Him, who has no name
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filhaal:
this is a paradox..........think about it!!
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**this is a paradox..........think about it!!*
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One solves a paradox by deciding which of the two mutually inconsistent propositions is to be rejected. So which is it going to be?
Iqbal
Interesing discussion going on here
Dear Iqbal,
I think Filhaal meant: think about the paradox...u don't have to solve it!!
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**Dear Iqbal,
I think Filhaal meant: think about the paradox...u don't have to solve it!! **
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Khushie, is your advice a paradox or an oxymoron? :D
Iqbal
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nteresing discussion going on here
Dear Iqbal,
I think Filhaal meant: think about the paradox...u don't have to solve it!!
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filhaal:
thanx khushie............
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One solves a paradox by deciding which of the two mutually inconsistent propositions is to be rejected.
So which is it going to be?
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filhaal:
paradox is a SEEMINGLY inconsistency or contradiction...........so, one does not have to choose sides........
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One solves a paradox by deciding which of the two mutually inconsistent propositions is to be rejected. So which is it going to be?
Iqbal
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in a paradox u don't reject either of them! it only SEEMS as if they are inconsistent but they are not. that's WHY it is called a paradox (= an apparent contradiction), which means that although they seem contradictory,in fact they aren't
I agree that you must have the correct intention and not utter like a parrot. If the intention is not to please Allah then there is no reward.
However there is a general method to do something so i am asking whether it is more rewardable to use the Arabic. Intention has to be followed with the correct action. If i do wudu wrong then it isn't rewardable as the method is wrong. I won't get reward by praying cross legged as the method is wrong.