tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20631069.post4444436540871314735..comments2024-03-28T03:20:17.335-04:00Comments on Ibnat al-Hidayah: Daughter of Guidance: Changing WorshipAmyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15177578450022894894noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20631069.post-39011066770384654342009-10-25T15:25:21.792-04:002009-10-25T15:25:21.792-04:00mA.. good post. I agree with your dad's sentim...mA.. good post. I agree with your dad's sentiment.. still can't get around Sami Yusuf rock concerts myself... though I really like his music.. but at least he doesn't classify it as worship.mezbahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16450639860657867772noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20631069.post-24012865688295988642009-10-23T22:12:26.699-04:002009-10-23T22:12:26.699-04:00Assalaamu'alaikum,
Another great post sister....Assalaamu'alaikum,<br /><br />Another great post sister. The Qur'an tells us about the worship style of the idolaters [Mushrikeen] prominent in Arabia at the time of the Prophet. It says "And their prayers at the house [i.e. Ka'bah] is nothing except whistling and clapping of hands."[Q 8:35].<br /><br />While much can be said about the above assertion, the point here is that worship has become little more than entertainment. It happened to the Mushrikeen [for many reasons beyond this comment] and it has been happening in the Churches for a long time now. The Churches look like clubs, the music and even the apparel imitate the nightclub life. This is what your father sees, and this is what upsets him.<br /><br />We have to emphasis to our Christian friends [as well as to Muslims] that prayer is done, not for entertainment, but for God. In obedience to, in hope of, becoming closer to God and developing spiritually. <br /><br />As for Polly Anna's statement, I would like to add a comment- most of the sects she mentions also worship the same way as mainstream Muslims. There is actually very little differences between Muslims when it comes to the format of worship.<br /><br />In any case, prayer is for God, not for ratings or entertainment. I suggest showing your father the text of Al-Faatihah, our central prayer text, it may be helpful for his own journey.<br /><br />wassalaam,<br />S.WaheedShamsuddin Waheedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04457661333236229563noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20631069.post-42186067666916223762009-10-22T20:48:58.410-04:002009-10-22T20:48:58.410-04:00As my sixth grade students say... Polly Anna, you ...As my sixth grade students say... Polly Anna, you got owned.Jamilahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16620206144107871079noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20631069.post-8874498665070167992009-10-22T19:56:11.984-04:002009-10-22T19:56:11.984-04:00Yep, I do believe it, and I'll tell you why. T...Yep, I do believe it, and I'll tell you why. The Prophet Muhammad (ﷺ) instructed the Muslims on how to worship, and the vast majority of Muslims--the group that you didn't mention in your list of divergent and in some cases heretical sects--continue to follow his instructions. <br /><br />Muslims went on to record his teachings--not just the Qur'an which was memorized verbatim in entirety by countless Muslims during his lifetime and ever since--but also his teachings in his own words. <br /><br />The preservation of those teachings is the proof, which you yourself can examine, that Muslims worship the same way they have since the time of the Prophet. As I've mentioned in some posts about the prayer specifically, some components of worship which are obvious in Islam can be seen mentioned even in the Bible, as characteristic of prophets. Things that Muslims do, but yet Christians (and Jews) do not do. <br /><br />Strength of Islam. :-)Amyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15177578450022894894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20631069.post-43110926066000580822009-10-22T19:06:46.315-04:002009-10-22T19:06:46.315-04:00LOL delusional. Do you truly believe that gunk abo...LOL delusional. Do you truly believe that gunk about Muslims worshipping just as they have for the last 1400 years? Which ones? the shias, the alawis, the ahmadiyyahs, the yazidis, the isma'ilis or the zaydis or some other sect of Islam? But,that's ok, you can think that islam has remained unchanged in the last 1400years if it makes you feel better about your choices.Polly Annanoreply@blogger.com