Islamic Principles are Based on Humanism and Non-Violence

mosa_1952 · Newbie Alert Joined: 20 Oct 2004 Posts: 4

Islamic Principles are Based on Humanism and Non-Violence

The Divine religion of Islam is a religion of mercy, kindness and benevolence. In fact, Islam is against brutality, violence and viciousness. Allah, the Almighty, urged all Muslims to follow the pattern of Allah's Messenger (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him). Allah, the Almighty, states in the Glorious Quran addressing Mohammed (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him), as in Sura Al-Imran, [The Family of Imran] 3:159, which reads as follows:“ It is part of the Mercy of Allah that thou dost deal gently with them. Wert thou severe or harsh-hearted, they would have broken away from about thee: so pass over (their faults), and ask for (Allah's) forgiveness for them; and consult them in affairs of moment). Then, when thou hast taken a decision, put thy trust in Allah. For Allah loves those who put their trust (in Him)”.

The teachings of Islam exhort upon every Muslim to show mercy, and kindness to every gullible and poor person. Allah's Messenger (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) is reported to have said, which reads as follows:“ The merciful and kind people would get the Mercy of the Merciful Lord, Allah, the Almighty. Be merciful to those [people] on earth, and Allah, the Almighty, Who is in Heaven, would grant you [His] Mercy” .

Furthermore, Islam requires that mercy and kind treatment should be meted out to all people, including the fighting enemies of Muslims. Allah's Messenger (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) is reported to have said, which reads as follows:“ Be kind and merciful to the captives” [] 22:393). If thus was the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) command to Muslims concerning the enemies who are fighting against them, what would be the treatment towards the peaceful people? Islamic mercy is not limited to human being only. Rather, it covers also to animals as well. In fact, several reports confirm the blessed reward for individuals who are kind to animals in general, and suffering animals in particular.

Allah's Messenger (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) is reported to have said, which reads as follows:“ While a man was on a trip [in the wilderness], he felt very thirsty. He searched for water, and found a well. He managed to go to the bottom of the well in order to get to the water, as he had no equipment to reach the water from the surface. He suffered a great deal to reach to the bottom of the well. The man managed to quench his thirst and came out of the well. Upon reaching the surface he noticed a dog with his tongue stretched out because of severe thirst and inability to reach the water at the bottom of the well. The man thought to himself, Surely, this dog is suffering the same hardship I suffered because of severe thirst. Thus, the man went down the well again, with a great difficulty, and holding one of his shoes by his teeth, filled the shoe with water and brought it back up to the thirsty dog. The dog drank and went away. Allah, the Almighty, appreciated the action of this man and forgave his entire previous sins. One of the audience, who heard the statement of the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) inquired, O Messenger of Allah! Would we be rewarded for being kind and merciful to animals? Allah's Messenger (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) asserted, truly, there is a blessed reward for being kind and merciful to every living creature that has a wet liver [i.e. alive animal]”

In fact, a woman deserved the penalty and the wrath of Allah, the Almighty, and was to become one of the dwellers of the Fire of Hell, as a result of her cruelty to a cat. Allah's Messenger (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) is reported to have said, which reads as follows:“ A woman would become a dweller of the Fire of Hell, as a result of ill and cruel treatment of a cat. The woman locked the cat up and tied her. She did not offer proper food for the cat, and neither let it fetch for her own food in the surrounding” .

The list of the Prophet's (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) commands to Muslims to be kind, merciful, and kindhearted even to animals is endless. We only cited above few examples. Some other examples are as under:

Allah's Messenger (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) is reported to have said, while passing by a donkey that was tattooed on his face, “ May Allah's Curse descends on the person who placed this tattoo on the face of the donkey” . Ibn Omar (may Allah be pleased with him) is reported to have passed by a group of young men from the tribe of Quraish who set up a bird as a shooting target. They were shooting their arrows on that bird, as a target. Ibn Omar (may Allah be pleased with him) inquired, 'Who placed this bird as a shooting target? May Allah's Curse descend on the person who did. Allah's Messenger (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) is reported to have said, which reads as follows:“ Allah, the Almighty, curses the person who sets any living creature as a shooting target aiming to shoot it” .

Allah's Messenger (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) is reported to have said while passing by a camel who appeared to be extremely thin of hunger, “ Be mindful and honor the Commandments of Allah (subhanahu wa ta'ala) concerning these animals, which can't express its needs by speech. Ride them while they are in good shape. Eat them while they are also in good shape” .

Allah's Messenger (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) commands Muslims to show kindness in every action, even at slaughtering an animal. Allah's Messenger (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) is reported to have said, which reads as follows:“ Allah, the Almighty, prescribes perfection in every action. If you kill, be perfect in your killing. If you slaughter an animal for meat, perfect your act of slaughtering. Sharpen your knife and be good, kind, and merciful to the animal you are about to slaughter. Give the slaughtered animal the best comfort you can while being slaughtered”

Allah's Messenger (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) is reported to have said, on noticing someone shooting, for fun, a little bird, and leaving it to die for no reason, “ This little bird would argue, before Allah, the Almighty, on the Day of Judgment, O My Lord! This man killed me for no reason of benefit to him” .

If such was the mercy and kindness to animals and living creatures, what about the human being, who is given full preference, honor and respect over all other creatures? Allah, the Almighty, states in the Glorious Quran, Sura Isra [The Night Journey] 17:70, which reads as follows:“ We have honored the sons of Adam; provided them with transport on land and sea; given them for sustenance things good and pure; and conferred on them special favors, above a great part of Our Creation”.
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Bridget · Rattlesnake Joined: 29 Jun 2003 Posts: 443

Such a nice post, such a blessing is your faith, right? Just a few little questions here. What you quoted was from just one section of the Qur'an, why don't you post something on the other parts.
Christianity believes in Yahweh as God and Jesus of Nazareth His Son. We believe in one God but I don't believe that Allah and Yahweh are the same. Allah teaches the direct opposite of what the Judeo/Christian God teaches. I believe here in the good ole USA we have had a sample of what Islam is like. You speak kindness and love out of one side of your mouth and hate and murder out of the other. Thank you but no thank you!

Star · Posted: Tue Dec 07, 2004 9:54 pm Post subject:

Bridget,

I know what your seeing and I understand what your saying, but what of the hate (Equal to Murder in Christs eyes) that Christians express to one another and to those around them. Its found everywhere both inside and out ya know? Sad

If judging someone on the basis of others can also be a thorn to all of us because I can give you some christian sites that seeth hate, and I personally would not want others to judge us on the basis of how they treat others (thinking we are all the same).

My own father would not talk to me about something being that I "was a christian" and all. I told him, I can't believe that you had a preconceived idea in your head of your own daughter on the basis of others. That hit straight home for me.

In Him

Star

Bridget · Rattlesnake Joined: 29 Jun 2003 Posts: 443

I do not believe in judging others, however, I have spoken to many other Muslims on other boards and all claim the same thing. I have read the Qur'an and all this person is quoting is the good parts.

Star · Posted: Thu Dec 09, 2004 9:02 pm Post subject:

In all honesty Bridget dont we do the same? Cant an athiest call our bluff on the very same thought?

And what do they say? Let me give you what I have heard.

God is love but Christians say reject him (even though they cannot see love in scripture and in how christians use it to say, "Fry and burn forever in a place called hell" they say, Christians are to love their enemies while He fries His. They say Hitler is considered a sinner for putting jews in a gas chamber but why is Hitler condemned if God is going to do that anyway? They would ask if it was wrong to do that to people, and I think it is, but they would come back and say, "If you think its wrong, why do you believe in a God like that? If you or I would not do that to our worst enemy how can we believe we are correctly interpreting the scriptures and nodding our heads in agreement if our hearts are in disagreement with the mere thought? Theres so much more but heres just a single example.

I always hear, God must have justice He is a just God, but even I see no justice in the current interpretation that seems to prevail. Maybe we would be more blessed with our questions rather then the answers that just don't seem to fit, but we try to make them fit because after all we are bearers of the Truth, I sometimes wonder is all.

In Him

Star

christina · Cobra Joined: 01 Nov 2004 Posts: 456

Im not a muslim, but i've taken a little time to understand or at least try to understand their religion.

James1-26 · Posted: Tue Jun 28, 2005 6:32 am Post subject:

What does Islam have to do with the Trinity???
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FFT · Posted: Tue Jun 28, 2005 9:48 pm Post subject:

Bridget · Rattlesnake Joined: 29 Jun 2003 Posts: 443

Unfortunately the one who posted the original message came here to try and convert Christians to Islam. I don't hate Muslims but I certainly don't want Christians to convert to something they know little about. Star, I don't understand your post. Were you saying I am like those who say we're all going to h**l? That's not what I am saying, I just want people to understand Islam is not what it's cracked up to be. As for forgiveness, I understand your feeling there for there isn't much forgiveness running around when it comes to Christians in this day and age. Jesus taught love and showed His love for us by His sacrifice on the cross. This is what I believe. I don't know about H**l, but it seems to me if Jesus died for our sins, and if we believe in Him, we won't suffer H**l for He has done that for us already.