04-10-2006, 07:54 PM
Quote:Bismillah
salam Mahasvanpna
Let me tell you this, Islam is the only accepted religion in the Eyes of Allah, thus u need to believe that Allah Is the One Who Does not Consist of parts neither incarnated in any form or shape, neither Did Allah Begotten any one nor was Allah Begotten and that Mohamed is His final Messenger.
Will you do this?
You need first to take the testimony of faith to be a Muslim and grant youself safety in this life and the Day After.
Will you do this?
You need to ensure to die as a Muslim or else you are in major trouble
Will you do this?
i have no idea what does "mantra called the Gayatri mantra" means, however, to communicate with Allah after being a Muslim, you only need to recite Quran and use supplications and invoke upon Allah the way Allah Taught us in Quran and sunnah.
Will you do this???
Waiting for your answer.......
Namaste Muslimah,
I have done as you offered with as much heart as I could give. But, I am afraid my heart simply isn't in it. So I have prayed to have my heart open and my eyes clear to see what signs from God there are to see. If this is truly the only path, then may he open my heart o it and show me the truth of it.
I will continue to study the faith of Islam, and I do find the words themselves, "Adoudhbillah mina shaytane rajeem," easy to speak, and having a pleasant resonance to them - this is not common parlance in english but hopefully you grasp what I mean. I percieve things conceptually with more than five senses.
I do wish to continue to explore this forum and take part in those discussions I have an opinion about. Perhaps in time I will se more similarities between the Islamic faith and My own. However, I could no more walk down a path that my heart does not feel than I could walk over the ocean.
It is correct that I am seeking truth. But, imagine that you were a blind man. Perhaps your friends explain to you the many wonders of the Visual world, of colors and shapes and light and darkness and the myriad things that one can see in the world. Already you have compared me to the blind man. But consider! What might my eyes see that yours do not? The blind man sees himself quite clearly, it is all he can see. I'm not speaking metaphorically. He does not see himself eith his eyes, but with his awareness. That self-awareness is sharpened through the constant state of self-reflection that he must use to understand his world.
To my Sight, there are inherent parallels and truths in the world. Each aspect of the living world has a purpose that is inherent in its design and, more importantly, it has a meaning and a critical role to play. Whether this is a person, an object, a thing, a place, it does not matter. It is because of the way I have learned to think, what I pay attention to, where my awareness is directed, that I see this. So, understand that for you to make assertions about the truth of Islam to me, based only on the verses in a book, while I can appreciate and understand your conviction, telling me that it is the truth, and that it is the only truth, is like telling me that the color red does not exist - clearly it does, I can see it with my eyes with no effort. You may not be able to see it, but that doesn't change that it is there for me when I look at it. It is the same situation here. I will not make assumptions as to what you can or cannot grasp, what you are aware of, but how can I trust the word of Islam when my SIGHT tells me that parts of it are simply wrong?
This is not a realm of discussion I wished to approach, for it is like talking about paintings with someone who does not have eyes to see. Again you assume I am the blinded party... how can one be sure?
If Allah knows that my path is wrong, let me show me. Surely He knows the exact sign to give me that will dismiss all of my doubts. I will never claim to be unequivocally correct in anything - this universe is more complex than would allow such a narrow thing as the human mind to grasp the fullness of any truth.
Namaste
Mahasvapna