Quote:2:62 - \"Those who believe (in the Qur’an), and those who follow the Jewish (scriptures), and the Christians and the Sabians, <b>any who believe in God and the Last day
</b>, and work righteousness, shall have their reward with their Lord on them shall be no fear, nor shall they grieve.\"Dan, this verse makes it impossible for me to believe that there is only a single path to God.  If He opens Paradise to \"any who believe,\" then surely not just one of the myriad sects of Islam is the \"right\" one.  Indeed, I suspect that all are at least somewhat mistaken in certain beliefs, while right in others.

Quote:as salam alykom  Sobhan Allah, actually u r bringing up excellent points for others to benefit.

U know Khairan the Ayah is arabic goes like إن الذين آمنوا والذين هادو till the rest of the ayah

Quote:So Muslimah, do you agree with Dan's assertion that these later verses abrogate the earlier ones, or would you say that it is more appropriate to think of them as all being in agreement but providing increasingly more specific instructions?

Quote:la hawala wala qowata ila billah, brother really the Ayahs are very clear, no need to agree with one or disagree with another.Brother u seem like to argue, and I join Dan and naseeha again that we are all growing somewhat concerned.

Quote:You r welcome any time, just re read the posts again slowly and dont hasten to reply. Just take time to understand them akhi and r u a native arabic speaker?????

Quote:as salam alykom  Dan allow me to pop in:

<b>Allah, in order to forbade alcohl drinking took a gradual approach</b>.  

<b>The Creator Took in consideration that people at that time were so much into alcohl which would make it difficult to give it up immediately.</b>

1. The first ruling was revealed regarding alcohl was here:
\"They ask you (O Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم) concerning alcoholic drink and gambling.[4] Say: \"In them is a great sin, and (some) benefit for men, but the sin of them is greater than their benefit.\" (Quran 2:219).

When this was revealed a group of people stopped drinking while others didnt, they said let us just take the beneift therein.

<b>2. then was followed by:
</b>

\"O you who believe! Approach not As-Salât (the prayer) when you are in a drunken state until you know (the meaning) of what you utter\" (Quran 4:43).

when a companion leaded people for prayer and faulted while reciting surat Kaferoun, so Allah revealed this Ayah.

<b>Still a group stopped and another didnt, they said let us avoid prayer timings
</b>.

<b>3. Until Allah revealed the following Ayah</b>


\"O you who believe! Intoxicants (all kinds of alcoholic drinks), and gambling, and Al-Ansâb[1], and Al-Azlâm (arrows for seeking luck or decision) are an abomination of Shaitan’s (Satan) handiwork. So avoid (strictly all) that (abomination) in order that you may be successful.[2] * 91. Shaitân (Satan) wants only to excite enmity and hatred between you with intoxicants (alcoholic drinks) and gambling, and hinder you from the remembrance of Allâh and from As-Salât (the prayer). So, will you not then abstain?\" (Quran 5:90-91)