05-21-2004, 04:16 PM
Bismillah
As salam alaikum
Under what context was that verse revealed and when? Do you know about the abrogation of verses in the Qur'an? You do know that under a verse in the Qur'an that drinking is halal as long as one does not come to prayer drunk? This verse is later abrogated by the verse that forbids intoxicants completely. So do you believe that alcohol is still permissible?
The final verse revealed (5:4) states in it: "This day have I perfected your religion for you, completed My Favor upon you, and have chosen for you ISLAM as your religion." The ONLY religion that Allah accepts is Islam. He has chosen it as the religion of mankind. Islam is perfect which means there are no cracks or contradictions in it. One sect claiming one thing and another sect claiming a contradiction means that one of these sects is wrong, ie not following Islam. It is our DUTY to find that correct Path. If there is confusion in our minds, it is due to our lack of knowledge not from the lacking or fluidity of Islam. Once again, I must emphatically state that much of your opinions center around the lack of Islamic education that you have. You are speaking without knowledge and this should frighten you as much as it frightens me to speak without knowledge. To attribute something to Allah incorrectly is a grave sin. It is what the Arabs did before Islam and what the other religions do now. I sincerely seek refuge in Allah from doing such a horrible act.
Instead of trying to prove an opinion that you already have with Qur'an and hadith, please open your mind to what Allah actually wants you to do. Make du'a for guidance. I still make this du'a. It is very important. Insha'Allah, I am not offending you because that is not my purpose. I am sincerely worried about you as my brother in Islam. Please forgive my shortcomings. May Allah Forgive me and Guide me and all of the ummah.
As salam alaikum wa rahmatullahi wa barakatu