Why Convert?

[radiyah]

What would be the point of God speaking to us and revealing Himself to mankind if a person could never understand anything He said since He's sooooo totally unlike anything else in the world?
When God communicates, He speaks to us in a way that we would understand. Otherwise, what would be the point of Him talking to us or revealing Himself if we are all unable to grasp what He's talking about?

Look Ronni, as sister umzakhariya said, it is u who do not know, and it is u that things are not clear to, we know God, we are able to grasp what he is talking about, and all that is in The Holy Quran, we understand it we know what Allah want from us, we have no problem with that at all. Our scholar told us, if u want to speak to Allah direct , pray to Him, and that is when we muslims pray in prostrating and seeking aid from Him only.


and he told us when u want Allah to speak to u read The Quran, because in it Allah is telling us what He wants from us, what to do and what not to do. So we do grasp ronni we do


Bismillah Al-Rahman Al-Raheem:


35. Allâh is the Light of the heavens and the earth. The parable of His Light is as (if there were) a niche and within it a lamp, the lamp is in glass, the glass as it were a brilliant star, lit from a blessed tree, an olive, neither of the east (i.e. neither it gets sun-rays only in the morning) nor of the west (i.e. nor it gets sun-rays only in the afternoon, but it is exposed to the sun all day long), whose oil would almost glow forth (of itself), though no fire touched it. Light upon Light! Allâh guides to His Light whom He wills. And Allâh sets forth parables for mankind, and Allâh is All-Knower of everything.
24, Alnoor

But they don't help you KNOW God personally and intimately. That's different from knowing what God expects of you.
I am married. I can know what my husband expects of me as a wife, what things matter, what things don't matter. I can know how to fulfill all of my obligations and expectations.


That alone will NEVER mean that I *KNOW* my husband.


Knowing my husband (or anyone) comes from spending time with him, talking to him, listening to him communicate back to me, fellowshipping together, etc.


Knowing the "rules of the house" will never give me an in-depth, intimate knowing of him, however.

The do's and dont's help us the rituals help us, u r not in our place doing what we do to judge that, whenever I perform prayer to Allah I feel very close to him, becasue I am doing what he ordered me to do, and I am directing myself to him only and not via any other media. We know Allah we know who He is we become so close to him when we pray. Except that what he looks like, that we do not know and should not raise questions about, we will know on judgement day and not everbody will see him , only those who Allah wishes to speak or talk to .


Bismillah Al-Rahman Al-Raheem:


161. Verily, those who disbelieve, and die while they are disbelievers, it is they on whom is the Curse of Allâh and of the angels and of mankind, combined.



162. They will abide therein (under the curse in Hell), their punishment will neither be lightened, nor will they be reprieved.


174. Verily, those who conceal what Allâh has sent down of the Book, and purchase a small gain therewith (of worldly things), they eat into their bellies nothing but fire. Allâh will not speak to them on the Day of Resurrection, nor purify them, and theirs will be a painful torment.


175. Those are they who have purchased error at the price of Guidance, and torment at the price of Forgiveness. So how bold they are (for evil deeds which will push them) to the Fire.


176. That is because Allâh has sent down the Book (the Qur'ân) in truth. And verily, those who disputed as regards the Book are far away in opposition. 2 Surat Al-Baqara


your relation with your husband is merely a human being with human being relation, u cannot compare it with your relation to Allah, who is your creator ronni, in The Quran everything is clear to us as muslims, we know we understand the word of Allah, and we abide by his words, muslims who do not know, are weak muslims who did not study their relegion and who do not have very close relation with Allah, and those who do not read the word of Allah and understand it.


I will leave u with some verses from the Quran, read them and try to understand them as we do, then your answers will be answered, I think we should leave u a bit here to dig more and understand more.


Bismillah Al-Rahman Al-Raheem:


189. And to Allâh belongs the dominion of the heavens and the earth, and Allâh has power over all things.



190. Verily! In the creation of the heavens and the earth, and in the alternation of night and day, there are indeed signs for men of understanding.


191. Those who remember Allâh (always, and in prayers) standing, sitting, and lying down on their sides, and think deeply about the creation of the heavens and the earth, (saying): "Our Rab(God)! You have not created (all) this without purpose, glory to You! (Exalted be You above all that they associate with You as partners). Give us salvation from the torment of the Fire.


192. "Our Rab! Verily, whom You admit to the Fire, indeed, You have disgraced him, and never will the Zâlimûn (polytheists and wrong-doers) find any helpers.


193. "Our Rab! Verily, we have heard the call of one (Muhammad ) calling to Faith: 'Believe in your Rab,' and we have believed. Our Rab! Forgive us our sins and remit from us our evil deeds, and make us die in the state of righteousness along with Al-Abrâr (those who are obedient to Allâh and follow strictly His Orders).


194. "Our Rab! Grant us what You promised unto us through Your Messengers and disgrace us not on the Day of Resurrection, for You never break (Your) Promise."


195. So their Rab accepted of them (their supplication and answered them), "Never will I allow to be lost the work of any of you, be he male or female. You are (members) one of another, so those who emigrated and were driven out from their homes, and suffered harm in My Cause, and who fought, and were killed (in My Cause), verily, I will remit from them their evil deeds and admit them into Gardens under which rivers flow (in Paradise); a reward from Allâh, and with Allâh is the best of rewards."


what I wanted to convey here, that we as muslims do know our Creator, We know what He wants from us and we do understand His Word and what he wants from us, and never do we ever compare our relation with any human being with the relation between us and Allah, Creator of heavens and earth nothing is like him, nothing is ever compared to him.


Peace