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Created:: April 18, 2008
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Quranic stories

Posted: May 29, 08 6:28am

Quran is the eternal miracle of Islam's prophet. Quran has been responsive all human beings neediness from the first day appearance of Islam and will be forever too.

Quran includes many different subjects like:

Individual, family, sociality, economics, politics, fight & peace, practices, story of past nations, prophets and…

Since Quranic stories are much instructive and interesting, so I'm going to post a (or a part of a) Quranic story (translation of related verses in English), accompanied by a brief interpretation weekly.

I hope these stories would be interesting, serving as an example and considerable to dear readers.

I would be very pleased if you post your comments about the stories and its structive lessons.

Title: story of cave companions (Ashab-e- Kahf)

[Shakir 18:9] Or, do you think that the Fellows of the Cave and the Inscription were of Our wonderful signs?

[Shakir 18:10] When the youths sought refuge in the cave, they said: Our Lord! grant us mercy from Thee, and provide for us a right course in our affair.

[Shakir 18:11] So We prevented them from hearing in the cave for a number of years.

[Shakir 18:12] Then We raised them up that We might know which of the two parties was best able to compute the time for which they remained.

[Shakir 18:13] We relate to you their story with the truth; surely they were youths who believed in their Lord and We increased them in guidance.

[Shakir 18:14] And We strengthened their hearts with patience, when they stood up and said: Our Lord is the Lord of the heavens and the earth; we will by no means call upon any god besides Him, for then indeed we should have said an extravagant thing.

[Shakir 18:15] These our people have taken gods besides Him; why do they not produce any clear authority in their support? Who is then more unjust than he who forges a lie against Allah?

[Shakir 18:16] And when you forsake them and what they worship save Allah, betake yourselves for refuge to the cave; your Lord will extend to you largely of His mercy and provide for you a profitable course in your affair.

[Shakir 18:17] And you might see the sun when it rose, decline from their cave towards the right hand, and when it set, leave them behind on the left while they were in a wide space thereof. This is of the signs of Allah; whomsoever Allah guides, he is the rightly guided one, and whomsoever He causes to err, you shall not find for him any friend to lead (him) aright.

[Shakir 18:18] And you might think them awake while they were asleep and We turned them about to the right and to the left, while their dog (lay) outstretching its paws at the entrance; if you looked at them you would certainly turn back from them in flight, and you would certainly be filled with awe because of them.

[Shakir 18:19] And thus did We rouse them that they might question each other. A speaker among them said: How long have you tarried? They said: We have tarried for a day or a part of a day. (Others) said: Your Lord knows best how long you have tarried. Now send one of you with this silver (coin) of yours to the city, then let him see which of them has purest food, so let him bring you provision from it, and let him behave with gentleness, and by no means make your case known to any one:

[Shakir 18:20] For surely if they prevail against you they would stone you to death or force you back to their religion, and then you will never succeed.

[Shakir 18:21] And thus did We make (men) to get knowledge of them that they might know that Allah's promise is true and that as for the hour there is no doubt about it. When they disputed among themselves about their affair and said: Erect an edifice over them-- their Lord best knows them. Those who prevailed in their affair said: We will certainly raise a masjid over them.

[Shakir 18:22] (Some) say: (They are) three, the fourth of them being their dog; and (others) say: Five, the sixth of them being their dog, making conjectures at what is unknown; and (others yet) say: Seven, and the eighth of them is their dog. Say: My Lord best knows their number, none knows them but a few; therefore contend not in the matter of them but with an outward contention, and do not question concerning them any of them.

[Shakir 18:23] And do not say of anything: Surely I will do it tomorrow,

[Shakir 18:24] Unless Allah pleases; and remember your Lord when you forget and say: Maybe my Lord will guide me to a nearer course to the right than this.

[Shakir 18:25] And they remained in their cave three hundred years and (some) add (another) nine.

[Shakir 18:26] Say: Allah knows best how long they remained; to Him are (known) the unseen things of the heavens and the earth; how clear His sight and how clear His hearing! There is none to be a guardian for them besides Him, and He does not make any one His associate in His Judgment.

Most important lessens:

1 -The first lesson of this story is breaking the dams of blindly imitations in their depraved environment, as you read the generous men didn't leave their mental independence in front of the great majority of their people.

2 – Emigrating from depraved environment.

3 – Different people have no difference in God way! A minister, a shepherd and his dog, and some other seniors were equal in this adventure.

4 – Wonderful divine helping.

5 – Necessity of relying on God and whatever He wills.

6 – Having logical discussion against opposite ideas.

7 – Possibility of to be revived in flesh and living again on resurrection.

God bless you all,

Hossain

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Tesha

Posted: May 29, 08 7:17am

I think this is so true. On so many places. We all fellow most different forms of God or the Lord, he maybe called by many names. We are here for reason I am not sure of. Once again I feel that people don't or want to understand any forms of faith. Such as Islam or Buddhist. Some faith is the right one.

I can remember see a story about Islam on the History channel. How this person make a king better this king was from England. Then this person was killed about away because he was Islam. Then another time is person asked the english to leave a fort they left and they clean everything with rosewater. NO, one was killed or hurt. But they did come back and killed all those whom fellow Islam.

Because Islam was bad back in the 14th century. NO, one wanted to learn about them at all and passed judgment on them.

Like every faith they are bad people. Like those whom fellow the christ churches.

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DINKY

Posted: May 29, 08 10:47pm

Dear Hossain;

I'm not sure you will want me here as part of your community. I admit proudly that I am an Infidel; a hard core Christian, a non-believer in Islam or that Muslims as our friends. I believe that The Quran is nothing more than a book, written by man and certainly not inspired by God.

I will be totally honest and direct as I usually am. I don’t mean this as an insult to anyone. Believe as you wish. I believe that you have a right to believe as you do, right or wrong.

I do not like Islam, as a Christian, I have studied Islam at University and from those studies, I now consider Islam to be a man made "religion", written by a man, not a prophet, not a man of God, or from God. This to the chagrin of my professor, a Muslim.

A Godless so called religion enforced by unmentionable cruelty and barbarism against their own people to keep them in line through out the centuries, to make them believe or be maimed or killed in the name of Islum. An amazing amount of the Quran was written from what was at the time scrolls written by the authors of what eventually became the Christian Bible.

The Ottoman Empire saw greatness in the 14th & early 15th century and Islam and Islamic leaders were in command and control of the known world. When you base your entire existence on man, it will eventually fail and fall as the Empire did and many, many Islamic fundamentalists want to take us all back to the 14th century, back to their long lost greatness. I pay to my God Almighty that they fail in that goal.

If all Islam wanted to live in peace with everyone and prosper themselves without all the problems that have brought to the world, I could live with that, otherwise I will be on guard and at war with Islam for as long as I draw breath.

The major problem as I learned it is the Sixth Pillar of Islam. That is where Islam reviels itself for what it really is.

I have total resistance and disagreement, that Pillar [which is basically a word for belief] is: Jihad. Jihad is in a nutshell, being in a constant war with infidels, an Infidel is a non-believer in Islam and the Quran. If I don’t convert to Islam or pay a tax and live in the world as a second class citizen, you as a Muslim feel you are empowered by the Quran, that is you have not only the right but a duty as a Muslim to kill me. All of this simply because Islam decided that I am non-believer, a non-believer in Islam. Being that I am a committed Christian, I believe in God and His Son Jesus Christ, that anything else is an abomination before God; I’m an Infidel. Islam as a belief system is not inspired by God. It is from man to control and enforce their will on others.

Dear Hossain; I'm not sure you will want me here as part of your community. I admit proudly that I am an Infidel; a hard core Christian, a non-believer in Islam or that Muslims as our friends. I believe that The Quran is nothing more than a book, written by man and certainly not inspired by God. I will be totally honest and direct as I usually am. I don’t mean this as an insult to anyone. Believe as you wish. I believe that you have a right to believe as you do, right or wrong. I do not like Islam, as a Christian, I have studied Islam at University and from those studies, I now consider Islam to be a man made "religion", written by a man, not a prophet, not a man of God, or from God. This to the chagrin of my professor, a Muslim. A Godless so called religion enforced by unmentionable cruelty and barbarism against their own people to keep them in line through out the centuries, to make them believe or be maimed or killed in the name of Islum. An amazing amount of the Quran was written from what was at the time scrolls written by the authors of what eventually became the Christian Bible. The Ottoman Empire saw greatness in the 14th & early 15th century and Islam and Islamic leaders were in command and control of the known world. When you base your entire existence on man, it will eventually fail and fall as the Empire did and many, many Islamic fundamentalists want to take us all back to the 14th century, back to their long lost greatness. I pay to my God Almighty that they fail in that goal. If all Islam wanted to live in peace with everyone and prosper themselves without all the problems that have brought to the world, I could live with that, otherwise I will be on guard and at war with Islam for as long as I draw breath. The major problem as I learned it is the Sixth Pillar of Islam. That is where Islam reviels itself for what it really is. I have total resistance and disagreement, that Pillar [which is basically a word for belief] is: Jihad. Jihad is in a nutshell, being in a constant war with infidels, an Infidel is a non-believer in Islam and the Quran. If I don’t convert to Islam or pay a tax and live in the world as a second class citizen, you as a Muslim feel you are empowered by the Quran, that is you have not only the right but a duty as a Muslim to kill me. All of this simply because Islam decided that I am non-believer, a non-believer in Islam. Being that I am a committed Christian, I believe in God and His Son Jesus Christ, that anything else is an abomination before God; I’m an Infidel. Islam as a belief system is not inspired by God. It is from man to control and enforce their will on others.

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Dear Hossain;

I'm not sure you will want me here as part of your community. I admit proudly that I am an Infidel; a hard core Christian, a non-believer in Islam or that Muslims as our friends.  I believe that The Quran is nothing more than a book, written by man and certainly not inspired by God.

I will be totally honest and direct as I usually am. I don’t mean this as an insult to anyone.  Believe as you wish. I believe that you have a right to believe as you do, right or wrong.

I do not like Islam, as a Christian, I have studied Islam at University and from those studies, I now consider Islam to be a man made "religion", written by a man, not a prophet, not a man of God, or from God. This to the chagrin of my professor, a Muslim.

A Godless so called religion enforced by unmentionable cruelty and barbarism against their own people to keep them in line through out the centuries, to make them believe or be maimed or killed in the name of Islum. An amazing amount of the Quran was written from what was at the time scrolls written by the authors of what eventually became the Christian Bible.

The Ottoman Empire saw greatness in the 14th & early 15th century and Islam and Islamic leaders were in command and control of the known world. When you base your entire existence on man, it will eventually fail and fall as the Empire did and many, many Islamic fundamentalists want to take us all back to the 14th century, back to their long lost greatness. I pay to my God Almighty that they fail in that goal.

If all Islam wanted to live in peace with everyone and prosper themselves without all the problems that have brought to the world, I could live with that, otherwise I will be on guard and at war with Islam for as long as I draw breath.

The major problem as I learned it is the Sixth Pillar of Islam. That is where Islam reviels itself for what it really is.

I have total resistance and disagreement, that Pillar [which is basically a word for belief] is: Jihad. Jihad is in a nutshell, being in a constant war with infidels, an Infidel is a non-believer in Islam and the Quran. If I don’t convert to Islam or pay a tax and live in the world as a second class citizen, you as a Muslim feel you are empowered by the Quran, that is you have not only the right but a duty as a Muslim to kill me.  All of this simply because Islam decided that I am non-believer, a non-believer in Islam. Being that I am a committed Christian, I believe in God and His Son Jesus Christ, that anything else is an abomination before God; I’m an Infidel. Islam as a belief system is not inspired by God. It is from man to control and enforce their will on others.

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DINKY

Posted: May 29, 08 11:04pm

TeaCup;

I take it that English isn't your first language, fine.

When you state: "Like every faith they are bad people. Like those whom fellow the christ churches." Are you that much of an illiterate of just and Idiot, maybe just stupid? Statements made without backup or context, that just shows your ignorance and hatred.

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Hossain

Posted: May 29, 08 11:26pm

Dear Teacup

Many thanks for your very fast reply. It was interesting for me that you replied my message within a few minutes and you post the first comment to this discussion.

As you wrote, many people haven't known Islam accurately. And some bigoted governments or people have introduced Islam rough and in a single word bad religion; While Islam is full of peace, compassionate and merciful.

Dear friend, I'm interested in knowing Buddhist. would you please explain it briefly for me.

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Tesha

Posted: May 30, 08 5:08am

I am not stupid, just ever much want peace in this world. I do not judge people that I don't anything about at all.

Born and raise in the USA.

I don't hate anyone at all. Do you ????

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Tesha

Posted: May 30, 08 5:09am

Oh, Yea as white as you are too!!!!!

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Tesha

Posted: May 30, 08 5:11am

English is my first language.

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