Islam is difficult to follow

Holy_Lota · December 12, 2018, 11:18pm

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Iconoclast · December 15, 2018, 5:58pm

""bourjois"":

u know why they feel threatened coz such guys are their ATMs and they dont want to lose that… obviously when wife will come they will get less money sent back home as compared to before … n this emotional card some mothers play i dnt understand …what with this emotional drama ??? … i liked this guy he liked me too … he is syed so they only marry within caste .. thats another tamasha … i dnt get that ..thats the norm in pak i think… khair … he asked her if there is any chance of marrying out of caste & a girl of his choice … she started crying & got sick too after that … his mother is a widow … understandable she went through a lot but still whats with this emotional drama … its not like he asked to rob a bank or something then why rona dhona … he felt so guilty afterwards … he was like if i do any such thing my mother just cant take it as his bro married someone out of caste of his choice too which made her really upset back then so she said to him not to do any such thing … she is old plus widow plus health issues so he was like i cant do that to her given her health,age n all… this like abusing ur motherly status …

i dnt understand why mothers do such things that too with intense dialogues …mein tumhe doodh maaf nahi karoogi… mere janaze se uth ke jaoge … tum mere liye mar gaye ho … meri chadar tumhare qadmo me he … tumhe jaidad se hisa nahi dege … i mean all this drama n for what ??? just coz that poor thing asked to marry someone of his choice ??? … khud shadiya kar lete he… apni life guzaar lete he … khud das baara bache paida kar lete he … baad mein unki jaan ko azaab daala hota he puppet ki tara treat karte he farmabardari ke naam pe …PAGAL LOG !!! … whhy dont they let their sons finction like a man for once ? …

I agree that is difficult to follow in this day and age.
And whilepeople talk a lot about making Halal easy, I am of the view that it?s not possible. But it is possible to make the Haram easy and actually it is becoming very easy to do Haram with each passing day.

Mostar95 · December 16, 2018, 9:43am

Arthur C. Clarke >
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?One of the great tragedies of mankind is that morality has been hijacked by religion. So now people assume that religion and morality have a necessary connection. But the basis of morality is really very simple and doesn’t require religion at all.?
― Arthur C. Clarke

redvelvet · December 16, 2018, 5:07pm

When the world around you is far removed from religion, when media constantly glorifies messages (and establishes trends) that negate religious values and teachings, it does indeed become harder to follow religion.

But I also feel that on an individual level, if you have made the choice to remain distant from religion (whether out of laziness or deliberation, etc)…then, too, you will feel disconnected with your faith and find it harder to follow. That applies to many things in life. If you’re far removed from physical exercise, you’re going to find it difficult to get into the routine of it because you have chosen to spend your time in other ways. If you are not in the habit of eating healthy, then you will struggle to get into it because it is not what your insides are accustomed to. Religion, like other things, has to be cultivated in your life. But if whatever connection that we do have to our religion is a flimsy one that is performed inconsistently, and that too, in an auto-pilot mode without much devotion to understanding and reflection…then, yeah, it’s gonna be harder but we also have to recognize our own accountability in the equation.

It is the smattering of irreligious people on GS that are trying so damn hard. And they who know they are. We have one individual who, since he joined about 6 years ago, has been taking underhanded digs at Islam and Muslims in threads under the guise of social reform. The digs are thinly veiled, so he’s not very good at his mission. He’s been banned for the same reason multiple times only to return for more of the same. He’s tarred all Muslims with the same brush. They come in only one variety: Hypocrite and repulsive. They can never be anything else. Then you have another member who confines himself mainly to the religion forum. He returns every few months with a video or article challenging Islamic beliefs. You need to retire, buddy. We don’t have that many people left on GS anymore for you to be exerting so much energy.

At least those two members have been carrying on thus for years. But perhaps what is sadder is the one, who not too long ago, would express gratitude to Allah for their many, many naimatain and now believes that same Rabb to be so far removed. Granted that hard work has its place and its importance and I’ve never denied that. But when someone ever finds themselves in a situation where they feel completely ‘baybass’…it is then that every iota of their being cries out to the One they turned their back on. If at the very minimum they at least believe in a Superpower, then at least it’s better than nothing at all. And I hope, inshaAllah, that they find their way back some day, soon.

Iconoclast · December 16, 2018, 6:46pm

""redvelvet"":

When the world around you is far removed from religion, when media constantly glorifies messages (and establishes trends) that negate religious values and teachings, it does indeed become harder to follow religion.

But I also feel that on an individual level, if you have made the choice to remain distant from religion (whether out of laziness or deliberation, etc)…then, too, you will feel disconnected with your faith and find it harder to follow. That applies to many things in life. If you’re far removed from physical exercise, you’re going to find it difficult to get into the routine of it because you have chosen to spend your time in other ways. If you are not in the habit of eating healthy, then you will struggle to get into it because it is not what your insides are accustomed to. Religion, like other things, has to be cultivated in your life. But if whatever connection that we do have to our religion is a flimsy one that is performed inconsistently, and that too, in an auto-pilot mode without much devotion to understanding and reflection…then, yeah, it’s gonna be harder but we also have to recognize our own accountability in the equation.

It is the smattering of irreligious people on GS that are trying so damn hard. And they who know they are. We have one individual who, since he joined about 6 years ago, has been taking underhanded digs at Islam and Muslims in threads under the guise of social reform. The digs are thinly veiled, so he’s not very good at his mission. He’s been banned for the same reason multiple times only to return for more of the same. He’s tarred all Muslims with the same brush. They come in only one variety: Hypocrite and repulsive. They can never be anything else. Then you have another member who confines himself mainly to the religion forum. He returns every few months with a video or article challenging Islamic beliefs. You need to retire, buddy. We don’t have that many people left on GS anymore for you to be exerting so much energy.

At least those two members have been carrying on thus for years. But perhaps what is sadder is the one, who not too long ago, would express gratitude to Allah for their many, many naimatain and now believes that same Rabb to be so far removed. Granted that hard work has its place and its importance and I’ve never denied that. But when someone ever finds themselves in a situation where they feel completely ‘baybass’…it is then that every iota of their being cries out to the One they turned their back on. If at the very minimum they at least believe in a Superpower, then at least it’s better than nothing at all. And I hope, inshaAllah, that they find their way back some day, soon.

Well Red, why do I feel you want to say something g to me. And if you do, I mean, you can always say it directly. I don’t get offended easily you know.

Iconoclast · December 16, 2018, 7:00pm

That?s disappointing, I thought finally someone was talking to me on GS.

lethal_kamikaze · December 17, 2018, 6:17pm

Peace @bourjois

Agreeing with what you wrote above. However, procedure to halal and totally jaiz thing has been made so difficult by the people and not Almighty Allah. If you want to get marry then go ahead and marry pious person fearing Almighty Allah. All you need to do is to send him an invitation for marriage. It is upto you to convince your parents so they may agree. If not then seek help of any third person among your family to whom your parents will listen.

As you said 'marriage completes half of your Deen and also you don’t want to disobey your parents too. Take a step, tell your parents that you wants to get with so-and-so, seek help of other, as i said above and then get married. You’re not disobeying your parents.

Yes haram door are closed but I never said that nobody can open it. If a person walk into haram door by opening him/herself then it is loss for him/herself.