04-19-2006, 01:31 PM
Hi Mahasvapna
I'd like to propose something to you. Below is a link to a sura from the Quran. It's spoken in plain english with no arabic. And includes a word_doc. as well. It's my opinion that if you <b>listen</b> to this reading at least <b>three times</b>, and I say three times because one tends to miss much on the first pass. Then you should be able to do your own litmus test;
<b>Whomever Allah wills to guide, He opens his chest to Islam and whomever He intends to confound, He makes his chest narrow and squeezes so tight that, at the very idea of Islam, he feel as if his soul is going to climb up towards the sky. That is how Allah places a blight on those who do not believe</b> 6:125
I would guess that when you have listened to the recording a few times you should know if Allah Most Gracious, Most Merciful is the God that you know...in sha allah (if Allah so wills). To dispute about Hell is pointless. You possess the faculties of reason. Listen and judge for yourself using 6:125 as the gauge.
Before we part, I'd like to share with you what is generally considered as "The First Advice" of The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him).
On the authority of Omar bin Al-Khattab, who said : I heard the messenger of Allah salla Allah u alihi wa sallam say :
<b>"Actions are but by intention and every man shall have but that which he intended..."</b>
Related by Bukhari and Muslim
When you sit to approach the Words of God beware of your intentions for doing so and whether you have pre-conceived in your mind an answer before pressing "PLAY".
Peace.
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