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Originally posted by pakistan99:
And about this topic, how and why did you put pbu her after of Virgin Mary's name? You can either say "Raz-e-Allah-Tallah-Unho" if you belong to the majority of the Muslims or "Salaam-u-llah-Aleha" if you belong to the Shiite sect. No offence brother, I'n just curious, can you explain your choice?
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Ibrahim says : Greetings of Peace to one and all
Dear pakistan99,
It look as though you are trying to imply I am sentinel , sorry this post is done by Ibrahim and Ibrahim is not the moderator of this forum or any forum in gupshup. This is funny because as far I can see sentinel has a lot better way, the correct Islamic way of addressing all things, whereas , I change according to the thread and can step outside the folds of Islam where and when needed , which is dangerous for Muslims to attempt.
Having said that , the current medium here is English and you are right in the sense that If we used Arabic , we will have differing ways of conveying our respect when we mentioned different honored persons in Islam .
I use the same standard because ** it is a matter of convenience for the readers in a forum where the audience are mixed and only understand English better.** Even Many Muslims still don't know the titles correctly but pbuh or pbut is easily understood. All this is due to laziness in typing, when actually it should be typed out in full. Yet not a major problem as many have become accustomed to this.
Hence ** when I say (phuh) it will read "peace be upon him" for male and "peace be upon her" for females. ** This is easier for non Muslims to understand and it not a problem in this mixed environment.
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Secondly, to me it doesn't really matter what you call Jesus... you can call him Jesus christ, Jesus, Holy Jesus, Hazrat Essa, Essa Alleh-e-Salaam or watever you like. It's your choice... your right.
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Ibrahim says : People take their path according to their understanding and in Islam, we have been currently following a mixed path that had been laid out for us by Judeo-Christians for quite some time due to weakness of our iman. The people who will have iman will keep trying to correct this errors such that our children will not end up believing Peoples names can be altered according to others whims and fancies .
Here Clearly even though you say his name is Essa (as) you are willing to accept that the Christians can change it to Jesus, that is your choice based on your weakness in knowledge. On my part I have to reject this because IF I attested to such things, it means I am willing to allow such changes, which I will not as the Qur'an forbids it.
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I don't really understand why people go off topic so much, here we have gone as low as who calls their fathers 'abba', now this is funny stuff. Mod bhai... any thoughts?
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Ibrahim says: Sorry to say I am not Mod bhai and this question has to be addressed by me, since I am the one who is having the discussions here.
I provided information and one of the readers insist he knows better (without evidence) for which I have to respond, failing which what is the purpose of this forum? so if the guy wished to argue about abba, that is his choice and out of respect , I have to entertain him, on the other hand I can ignore him, to show that he is not worth being entertained, which I do when some people keep talking without evidence.
Now this is best understood when you read and understand .
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** Proverbs **
1:7. The fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge, ** but fools despise wisdom and discipline. Exhortations to Embrace Wisdom**
"How long will you simple ones love your simple ways? ** How long will mockers delight in mockery and fools hate knowledge?**
For the waywardness of the simple will kill them, ** and the complacency of fools will destroy them;**
10: 8. ** The wise in heart accept commands, ** but a chattering fool comes to ruin.
10: 21. The lips of the righteous nourish many,** but fools die for lack of judgment.**
12:15. ** The way of a fool seems right to him,** but a wise man listens to advice.
18:2. A fool finds no pleasure in understanding ** but delights in airing his own opinions.**
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BTW I am not asking you to follow the Bible but knowledge is knowledge immaterial of where it comes from and all knowledge is GIVEN by Allah (swt) for all of mankind.
At the same time my problem is this:-
** Do not answer ** a fool according to his folly, or you will be like him yourself.
Answer a fool according to his folly, or he will be wise in his own eyes.
Ibrahim says: hence , it takes some time or trial and error before identifying what is the best way to handle those who express their opinions. At the same time one cannot prejudge that one is best avoided all the time as even fools can make some sense once in a while.
Now I am not trying to imply anything about anyone, including you, I am trying to show you how I think, based on scripture.
Now if you need to talk to the Moderator, this thread is not the correct one. Second I am not the moderator and third** I write in English as such I try my best to use English words only as much as possible for all to comprehend.**
Hope that helps relief your misconceptions .
Regards
Ibrahim
** the road to success is always under construction **