The Disbelievers

A dot dot B dot dot SG

The Koran

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The Disbelievers
In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful.

[109.1] Say: O unbelievers!
[109.2] I do not serve that which you serve,
[109.3] Nor do you serve Him Whom I serve:
[109.4] Nor am I going to serve that which you serve,
[109.5] Nor are you going to serve Him Whom I serve:
[109.6] You shall have your religion and I shall have my religion.

An Eternal Now SG

Good! Hopefully all muslims will take note of these, let there be peace.

Buddhists generally do not convert people nor evangelise their teachings, but rather we are be peaceful and tolerant towards all others... part of the reason why there was religious wars in Buddhism in history.

An Eternal Now SG

*no religious wars.

typo

laurence82 SG

urm, why post this here?

i think there was a dedicated Islam forum set up few months ago

unfortunately, the mods seems to be busy...

A dot dot B dot dot SG

I am sharing the truth and the way to Allah.

Buddha is not Allah.

A dot dot B dot dot SG

Praise be to Allaah.

Shaykh al-Shanqeeti (may Allaah have mercy on him) said:

Allaah says (interpretation of the meaning):

"He whom Allaah guides, he is the rightly-guided; but he whom He sends
astray, for him you will find no Wali (guiding friend) to lead him (to
the Right Path)"[al-Kahf 18:17]

In this aayah, Allaah explains that guidance and misguidance are in His
hand alone; whomsoever He guides none can lead astray, and whomsoever
He sends astray, none can guide. This meaning is also expressed in many
other aayahs, such as the following (interpretation of the meaning):
... (Go here for the rest of the answer
http://www.islammuslims.com/islam-qa/Volume_2/Chapter_1.htm#_RWTOC-1 Cool

laurence82 SG

U got the wrong forum man. Like I said, search for the Islam forum. Unless u want to open the discussion on Allah and Buddha.

An Eternal Now SG

Kalama Sutra

"Rely not on the teacher/person, but on the teaching. Rely not on the words of the teaching, but on the
spirit of the words. Rely not on theory, but on experience.Do not believe in anything simply because you
have heard it. Do not believe in traditions because they have been handed down for many generations. Do
not believe anything because it is spoken and rumored by many. Do not believe in anything because it is
written in your religious books. Do not believe in anything merely on the authority of your teachers and
elders. But after observation and analysis, when you find that anything agrees with reason and is
conducive to the good and the benefit of one and all, then accept it and live up to it."

- the Buddha

Fatum SG

thanks, that was good ...
so often do we see practitioners of many different religions get caught up with the superiority of their own beliefs that their minds become closed .... their faith becomes blind, and they end up simply going through the motions .... sad

An Eternal Now SG

Narrow-mindedness is a hindrance towards the path of great compassion.

laurence82 SG

should also post what the Kalamas said to Buddha b4 he spoke those words

i just started reading this short book by John Snelling, on Way of Buddhism

Its interesting what he wrote on organised religions in the world, that after some time they become dogmatic and hold narrow, sometimes insistent views

however, these also signal the decline of these organised religion, as people are disillusioned, like the kalamas..

An Eternal Now SG

Yes. The reason why I did not post the entire Kalama Sutta is because it is too lengthy, those who are interested (it is a good and worthy read), the url is here: http://www.buddhanet.net/e-learning/kalama1.htm