09-19-2006, 06:27 PM
Bismillah
salam all
First off, Laian we did miss you much sister, welcome back :)
Seeing you here made me :) hope things are all ok with u, :wavey:
Now to compliment my brother's and sister's replies to you Steve, I sort of managed to extract what you are aiming at. And when i asked satisfactory, I didnt mean are you convinced with our faith. No I meant did you understand the point being made.
Any way, why mecca and why circle? certainly Allah Is everywhere and to Allah Belongs all what is on earth and heavens and what is even between.
However, as part of worshiping Allah, submitting to Allah, as part of the training needed to observe Allah's limits, Allah enjoined that we face Mecca, as explained by Radiyah on the thread I posted and further explained by Laian. Also as part of the training to obey and submit, we are commanded to circle Ka`ba. In many forms, Allah Wills that we obey and train ourselves to do so. Certainly not every one does obey.
But then as Yusuf (welcome to the board Yusuf, sorry for my bad manners, but the topic is really getting hot), commented that you jumped from one point to another. I think really for the benefit of all, if u r really looking for the answers. Let us take the points one by one, just briefly. Insh a Allah Yusuf, Laian and others will be more than happy to respond. Again may Allah Assist you in your path for learning.