Why r u muslim ? reasons please?

Because my Muslim father married my Muslim mother and my Muslim mother gave birth to the Muslim me?

cause I like it

Yes that, but i want to be muslim, i do and dont have a choice to be something else...I do have that choice cuz no one can stop me i dont because i'd be kicked out of the house....and being muslim is to be honest something amazing

It's a shame that many many muslims nowadays are only 'muslims' by name and not actual practice. I admit I fall short on my islamic practices but I do believe that Islam is the one true religion. Would I have chosen to be a muslim had I not been born one? Only god knows.

Refer to my signature.

Because my Muslim father married my Muslim mother and my Muslim mother gave birth to the Muslim me?
Is that how you see it
Just like a print on passport ?

Is that how you see it
Just like a print on passport ?

He/she asked "Why"..and this is why I brought to this life Muslim. I answered this way because no one knows if my parents weren't Muslims what religion I'd follow this day. If I see it "like a print on a passport" I wouldn't be Muslim today.

Because I want to be, and because fate was my side once.

I actually agree with Obli, I am a muslim because I was born one .. however, when I grew up .. I had a choice whether to act on being a muslim or not .. and I choose to act on it .. and try to fullfill my duties as one.

I personally dont know, if I wasnt a muslim to start with if I would have convertered .. Allah only knows that!

Because it makes sense!

because I was born muslim. That's why.

I was born muslim just like what some have already stated, thank god:flower:

Because it makes sense!

I second that

To me it's the religion that makes sense the most

Because I was born a muslim..
And after that, I sticked to being a muslim because I believe in it..
Still am

.. coz im lucky enough!!

because I was born a muslim, but then I read deeply about other religions, n that made me convinced about Islam

Cn't say more than wut the guys said ,..

Well...y'all know the secret: I'm not a Muslim and though particularly like Muslims and I respect Islam and admire many things about it, I could never be one.

But I am a Catholic and I was not raised a Catholic. I was not raised as anything...just a secular person by parents who didn't have any religion. My father was an atheist and my mother was, well, not even very friendly toward religion. As a child, as far back as I can remember, I always believed in God, even though nobody ever taught me to.

I converted to Catholicism as a young adult after reading and praying and thinking a lot and coming to the conclusion that it was the Truth. And the more I live with it, the more solid and real and glorious and beautiful and true it seems. Soli Deo gloria! [To God alone be the glory!]

Well...y'all know the secret: I'm not a Muslim and though particularly like Muslims and I respect Islam and admire many things about it, I could never be one.



And whomsoever Allâh wills to guide, He opens his breast to Islâm; and whomsoever He wills to send astray, He makes his breast closed and constricted, as if he is climbing up to the sky. Thus Allâh puts the wrath on those who believe not.

Never say never.

i was born Muslima. Alhamdulilah 3ala kul shay. Everyone is.. it's just that society can change you unless you're strong

I could never be one.

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Why not?

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I am a Muslim because I believe in Allah and Mohammed :PBUH: as his messenger.

And whomsoever Allâh wills to guide, He opens his breast to Islâm; and whomsoever He wills to send astray, He makes his breast closed and constricted, as if he is climbing up to the sky. Thus Allâh puts the wrath on those who believe not.

Never say never.

Ice Tea:

Okay, never inshallah. I mean to be faithful til I die since I have absolute conviction and total peace that I am in the right place, alhamdulillah.

But I do believe you mean well and are trying to help and for that I thank you, as always, Ice Tea.

Why not?

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Sophis Catrina:

What can I tell you?

I have two rules here that I try to keep.

Rule Number One:

Never argue against Islam directly. Never argue against the Prophet Mohammed. Never argue against the Quran. Why? Because even if I try to be polite and respectful, it will produce hurt feelings and anger. I know because I have learned this lesson over the years. I love my Muslim friends and I don't want to hurt their feelings or upset them! And even if a few are not hurt, other readers will be.

Also, there are some Muslims who have problems with their belief; I know because I have met them. They worry sometimes that God isn't real or something like that. I don't want to make life more difficult for them: I'd much rather have a respectful believer than have that person give up on belief altogether. I don't want to risk increasing people's doubts.

Rule Number Two:

Don't play the My Truth vs. Your Truth game. It makes ALL RELIGION look ridiculous!

Somebody might say, "If you are not Muslim, you will go to Hell." Then shall I say, "If you don't accept Jesus Christ and be baptized, you will go to Hell"? Then he will say, "No, you are wrong." Then I have to say, "No, YOU are wrong!"

See? Like a ridiculous game of tennis! Whoever is right, it makes both religions look idiotic. I don't want to drag Catholicism--or even Islam!--into this kind of mud. So, I try to keep away from it.

To this kind of thing, I return silence and patience and my answer can be understood by everyone without my typing anything! :)

So, How can I answer your question, Sophis?

Without getting into controversy, all I can say is that I believe Catholicism is the truth. I believe it with all my heart and all my soul, with all my being. And I experience the Truth of it every day in ways that I cannot describe to you. It fills me with peace and joy and contentment and love of God and my neighbor.

Oh, the depth of the riches and wisdom and knowledge of God! How inscrutable are his judgments and how unsearchable his ways!
"For who has known the mind of the Lord or who has been his counselor?"
"Or who has given him anything that he may be repaid?"
For from him and through him and for him are all things. To him be glory forever. Amen.

The Epistle of St. Paul to the Romans, 11: 33-36.

But I didn't mean to turn this thread into a controversy. So, I will end it there and let you guys comment as you wish.

How can someone say no to Allah, after reading the Qura'an?

because i'm not a muslim :)

Thing is, every religion gives you spiritual happiness...
It's just your nature that decides which one you like best...God left you a single brain and a single heart and you just have to use them wisely to choose your religion. As any follower of any religion, I believe that my religion is the utmost truth and I accept arguments and offences against it only if it will prove to be of some useful outcome by the end of a discussion.

I was born a Muslim thankfully. And when the world really screws me up, it's just Islam that gives me some light for my life...That's why I'm a Muslim.

I'd say that i'm a muslim because I was born one. A while ago I was the so called a 'muslim by name' and I really din't believe in anything, it all seemed unrealistic to me. But hamdillah lately I observed many changes in my life that made me realise that islam is real and it's the only real religion. Thank god I realised that before it's too late; i'm a muslim not only by name and i'm proud to be one.

Why r u muslim ? reasons please?I was raised by a musluim mother and father and now that im old enough to choese i find it the perfect one to me and im lucky to be one :cute:

thanks all for the explinations, some of you said they are sure that Islam is the right religion, without stating the reasons of being so sure its right? can you tell me what makes you so sure :-))

Because it's stated in the Quran:

[3:85] And whoever seeks a religion other than Islâm, it will never be accepted of him, and in the Hereafter he will be one of the losers.
[3:19] Truly, the religion with Allâh is Islâm,

Ice Tea, this is just a question don't take it as i am trying to accuse what you say, but just a commint, how is it possible, to state approve from the same subject that being the subjected to be approved. If someone tells you I don't believe in Islam and in Quran, bring me approve that your relgion is right, you will tell him that quran said so? while they believe this quran was don by someone else, even if u said no one can do like the quran, will every humen has their styles in doing things , don't they?,,,,,,your hand stamp is unique and no one can have the exact same, ? why is it not possible to have unique way of writing that no other can do the same, just like the Manolysa drawings, they can copy it but they can't do the same touch that artist see the difference in it.

I don't know what Ice Tea will say, but I always liked this way of his.

It always seemed to me that he truly believes that the Quran carries its own truth and that if a person listens to it with an open heart and mind, he won't need any more argument because the truth of the words will make itself known to him.

I admire that way of looking at it; it shows real belief.

Ice Tea, this is just a question don't take it as i am trying to accuse what you say, but just a commint, how is it possible, to state approve from the same subject that being the subjected to be approved. If someone tells you I don't believe in Islam and in Quran, bring me approve that your relgion is right, you will tell him that quran said so? while they believe this quran was don by someone else, even if u said no one can do like the quran, will every humen has their styles in doing things , don't they?,,,,,,your hand stamp is unique and no one can have the exact same, ? why is it not possible to have unique way of writing that no other can do the same, just like the Manolysa drawings, they can copy it but they can't do the same touch that artist see the difference in it.

First of all the Quran is not humans words, it's Allah words revealed to the prophet to guide people from darkness to brightness and protected from abuse. Second thing the Quran challanged humans togeather with jinn to bring something similar to this Quran or even one sura but they won't be able to do so. Quran is not just about words but contains many signs and miracles that were not known at the time it was revealed to humans but today science came to confirm these signs and this left non muslim scientists have no choice but to convert to Islam. Today Islam is the fastest growing religion in the world, if people didn't find the truth in it they would not have converted to Islam. It's a universal religion perfect from humanity and all God prophets/messangers were sent to spread the true faith of Islam starting from Adam to prophet Mohammed :PBUH: (the seal of the prophets).



Thanks Jeff.

I am a muslim because I fell inlove with the religion, its clear guidance and beautiful supplications.

I reverted to Islam 12 years ago. Alhamdulilaah!

^ Mashllah! Spot on :)

Well you can't just be Muslim cause both your biological parents are. You've got a brain of your own to think with. "I" chose to be a Muslim.

Why r u muslim ? reasons please?

I was born Muslim and decided to stay Muslim because it made so much sense to me :)

^ Mashllah! Spot on :)

Well you can't just be Muslim cause both your biological parents are. You've got a brain of your own to think with. "I" chose to be a Muslim.

Let's be frank here...let's say your parents were both Muslims, and let's say you didn't like it..can you leave the religion? isn't it haram and you should be killed?

I mean, I am lucky that I want to be a Muslim and it makes sense to me, but I didn't "choose" to be one...no one chooses their religion when they're born.

^^^

This is an interesting question that Oblivious asks. And a challenging one.

I remember, fatamooo once started a thread called "Would your pride get in the way?" and she started by saying this:

"Detach yourselves from your life for a moment. Put yourself in this scenario: you just learned about a religion different from the one you practice now, and realize that it is the path you should be on.

Would you consider converting, or would you be too proud to admit that your whole life you were on the wrong path? Would the change in lifestyle be too much for you?"

http://www.englishsabla.com/forum/showthread.php?t=41132

The whole thread was interesting but one of the most interesting facts was that the Muslims on the thread thought she was not talking to them, but of course, she was talking to everybody! :)

How far can you go in questioning your own faith without being disloyal? If you believe in a religion like Christianity or Islam that claims to be the Truth with a capital 'T', then that's an important question. But I have talked to some Muslims (no, I'm NOT talking about Oblivious), who told me that in the end, they just had to shut their eyes and cling tight or they would lose the whole thing.

Is that a good instinct? Or a bad one? Or can it be both?

Jef, what you said is completely right, I am a Muslim, cuz I was born in a Muslim family, I was always questioning every single thing my parents use to tell me to do. They where trying to force me to pray, while I hated prayers, cuz I had this wrong believe by then, that every one who prays is with 2 faces. They just want to do wrong things, and think it can be easily forgiven by praying or going to Haj or just to take a reward for what they are doing. I was just 9 years old and I use to laugh when they tell me you will go to hell cuz you don’t pray. I told them I will never pray if the reason of praying is to go to haven, in this case I don’t care going to hell if what you say is true. For me that was so stupid, cuz god will never forgive you if you hurt someone unless the one you have hurt forgives you for what you did and who saved thousand people like a doctor will go to hell cuz he never prayed and became a Muslim, leaving all his studies in medical and go study all the religions on earth, to be able to discover Islam. While Muslims, can’t even be educated enough in their own religion to ask others to do such thing?!.

Any way, this made me learn about other religions, and found out that at school they use to hide the good believes in these religions and just show us how bad it is. So every child gets brain washed by the society and family, that they are so scared subconsciously to open their eyes and discover whatever they lived on and ruled their life this will collapse their system believe which is very difficult to handle with many people. I also remember when I use to ask a lot questions about my relgion, they just can’t answer teachers at school, so they told me a prohibit mohammed advice is not to ask questions that won’t return to you with value. Just to shat me up.

I believe every religion has its own miracles, and if you want to be really near god, you will go over them. God is used in religions to pin point the unlimited power that structure this world. The prohibits, where messengers send by this power to put rules for human to follow so it doesn't get into ciaos.Although people fallow religions, but yet still their are sill a lot fights, imagine if their was no religion, people will kill each other and use the bodies as a food :-P, and will claim they are cleaning the earth from terrorist .

What ever you do in this world comes back to you, I believe what some expert use to say “ the world is ruled by energies. Electronic energies are used for tv. , radios,,,ect. The humen body too produces such an energy, that’s why sometimes some whom called “ gifted people” feels if someone they know is going through bad times, or their dreams come true..ect long list. When u do unfair action, your body produce type of energy that goes into the earth and just comes back to you ether in the same form or it may change. The scientist discover this along time ago when he said energy never disappears it just change its form from shape to shape. Bad actions for example such as stealing could return to you as bad actions from others, or a bad health, or bad death …ect. On the other hand, good actions, such as helping someone in need, you may get it back as a sparing your life from a horrible accident. Whatever happens to you is mainly your own actions, sometimes other people actions, or from the greatest power.

How far can you go in questioning your own faith without being disloyal? If you believe in a religion like Christianity or Islam that claims to be the Truth with a capital 'T', then that's an important question. But I have talked to some Muslims (no, I'm NOT talking about Oblivious), who told me that in the end, they just had to shut their eyes and cling tight or they would lose the whole thing.

Is that a good instinct? Or a bad one? Or can it be both?

It depends on what is your intention by questioning. If you question, because you want to learn more, and want to increase faith, then God will guide you and answer your questions. I remember when I was younger there were some things about Islam that I did not understand such as gay rights, slavery and some aspects of family law and I asked God about them and why this and that ... and subhanallah i got all my answers as clear as daylight.

I think if someone believes in God, but needs more guidance and needs to ask more questions then by all means he should ask God. God is the truth, he has no fear of such questions, because he is so majestic and the creator of all creation. He, out of his mercy and kindness, will answer them.

I remember even the Prophets themselves asked God such questions. One asked Allah about creation and how did he create. Allah told him to kill some birds and put them on different mountains. After he did that, by the will of Allah, he saw the birds coming back to life. Another situation is Prophet Moses when he asked to see Allah. Allah said I'll show you, but you won't be able to take it. When Allah revealed himself, Nabi Moosa could not stand the majesty of his appearance that he fainted.

I don't think there is anything wrong with questioning if you need guidance. At the end of the day, Allah wants his followers to truly believe in him and not belike goats or sheep that blindly believe.

^^

This is a beautiful and wise answer, I think, Sophis. It's answers like this and people like you who give them that I always think of when I talk to friends or fellow Westerners who are entirely negative about Islam.

Reading such stuff, I know there is truth and beauty and wisdom and goodness in Islam and it's always good for me to be reminded of it.

Another situation is Prophet Moses when he asked to see Allah. Allah said I'll show you, but you won't be able to take it. When Allah revealed himself, Nabi Moosa could not stand the majesty of his appearance that he fainted.



Just a correction:

Allah told Moses you can' see me but look at the mountain if it stands still in its place then you shall see me. But when Allah appeared to the monutain he made it collapse to dust and Moses fell down unconscious.

As stated in this verse:

And when Mûsâ (Moses) came at the time and place appointed by Us, and his Lord spoke to him; he said: "O my Lord! Show me (Yourself), that I may look upon You." Allâh said: "You cannot see Me, but look upon the mountain; if it stands still in its place then you shall see Me." So when his Lord appeared to the mountain, He made it collapse to dust, and Mûsâ (Moses) fell down unconscious. Then when he recovered his senses he said: "Glory be to You, I turn to You in repentance and I am the first of the believers."

This is another proof that humans can't see Allah, either in this life or the hereafter because Allah characteristics doesn't change.