Sebastian Farmborough

An Emerging Mystery #saudiarabia sebfarmborough.carbonmade.com During Prophet Mohammed's time women were encouraged to swim, ride a horse and do archery.

@hosainy_ali Hello Ali, it is a photo.

@SebaFarmborough Is this photo or drawing

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@Monotheist_5 @AboSagda241 Exactly, one. Are you familiar with this hadith?: “I swear by the One Whose Hand is the soul of Muhammad, my nation will split into seventy-three sects, one of which will be in Paradise and seventy-two in Hell.”

@SebaFarmborough @AboSagda241 One. Can you now answer my question?

Real Muslim women should be in Muslim dress (DUH) The same would THEORETICALLY be true for Christian women, but they will bark at you very angrily if you try to tell them they are NOT dressing Biblically, so I leave them alone. (They are not being Christians).

@Monotheist_5 @AboSagda241 That does not answer my question.

@SebaFarmborough @AboSagda241 Okay, do you believe that the Prophet Muhammad is the Messenger of God and that the Quran is the word of God?

@Monotheist_5 @AboSagda241 Then tell me Mansour, how many sects of Islam were there when Prophet Mohammed was alive?

@SebaFarmborough @AboSagda241 You have no point. I asked you to provide evidence, and frankly, your examples were weak. In short, no answer will satisfy you, even if your position is invalid.

@Monotheist_5 @AboSagda241 My point is that the message has been corrupted and manipulated. Otherwise muslims would be one.

@AboSagda241 @SebaFarmborough يعني تطعن في الرسول انه ما بلغ الرسالة وقصر؟ اقرأ كلامه زين ياغالي

@Monotheist_5 @AboSagda241 The wide range of interpretations prove that.

@AboSagda241 @SebaFarmborough هو يقول انه فيه عدم وضوح في الاسلام.

@Monotheist_5 A quarter of the world is muslim (2 billion people) and yet few and mainly the Shia did anything to try and prevent Palestinians from being eradicated. This eradication is only possible due to the fragmentation within Islam, which stems from a lack of clarity.

@SebaFarmborough On the contrary, it is proof of the truth of the prophethood of the Prophet Muhammad, peace and blessings be upon him, as he has already told us this.

@Monotheist_5 I do appreciate your thoughtful responses, but I believe this is the principle problem with Islam. All these differing interpretations have lead to a vulnerable, fragmented Islamic population that argues and fights amongst itself intead of with their enemies.

With all due respect, you're arguing for the sake of arguing. The differences between the four schools of thought are minor and don't affect you as a Muslim. They're not like how to pray or perform Hajj; these are established matters. None of them contradict the Quran or Hadith. In general, I believe I've answered your questions, and I appreciate civilized discussion and ask Allah for your guidance.

@Monotheist_5 Yes, but they are evidently not clear enough if so many differing interpretations are acceptable, leaving it wide open to distortion for political gain.

No one told you to follow blind faith. Islam is not blind faith; it is based on evidence and arguments. But there are important questions that will help you determine what is right, and there are endless questions that you will try to ask yourself. Learning about Islam is an ocean you could spend your entire life studying, and you would never finish. What you should focus on is the foundation. If the foundation is firm, then you can delve deeper. I don't know how you classify yourself, whether you're an atheist or agnostic. If I asked you a few questions, you'd end up saying "I don't know," but here you are now, living your life based on that, and it hasn't posed a problem for you. That's what I was pointing out. The Qur’an and Hadith are preserved; no sane person who has examined them would doubt that.

@Monotheist_5 To follow something without questioning is foolish, you are likely to be mislead. As I said, all religions have been corrupted and distorted so questioning things is essential.

If you follow someone who gives a wrong religious ruling for money, and you follow him because you think it to be true, then there is no blame on you, and Allah will not hold you accountable for it. Religion is easy; why try to make it difficult? You can ask endless questions until you die; you must determine the point at which you see Islam is the truth and follow it. The problem is that this way of thinking and questioning that you are applying—I am sure you are not applying it to what you are currently following.

@Monotheist_5 @0oiulz Obviously, from a woman’s point of view this is a very important distinction. The perpetual fitnah interpretation puts a lot of people off Islam and makes it easy for those against Islam to demonise it.

As I told you, based on the four schools of Islamic thought, the Hanbali school is the one that also considers covering the face obligatory. Generally, these are minor matters and shouldn't affect you. Your reluctance to embrace Islam shouldn't stem from the fact that some say the face must be covered at all times except in the presence of close relatives, while others say it's permissible to leave the face uncovered. Following either view shouldn't cause you any embarrassment, and Allah will not hold you accountable for it if you do.

@Monotheist_5 Here lies the problem, those scholars can be influenced by whoever pays their salary.

@SebaFarmborough It is not an individual; it is a group of scholars who decide based on what appears in society.

@Monotheist_5 @0oiulz Whar I mean by ‘all the time’ there is that complete covering is nothing new so some sects must believe that ‘times of fitnah’ are perpetual.

No one uses it literally all the time. And We are now living in times of fitnah, and as the Prophet said about these times, "There shall come upon the people a time in which the one who is patient upon his religion will be like the one holding onto a burning ember." In any case, in these matters, you should listen to the scholars, as the Quran commands: "Ask the people of knowledge if you do not know." If you follow the scholars in these simple matters, even if they err in their interpretations, you are not at fault, and Allah will not judge you for it. Religion is easy, don't try to make it difficult.

@Monotheist_5 @0oiulz Who decides when it is a ‘time of fitnah’?

They all agree that she must cover her hair and wear modest clothing, meaning clothing that is not tight and reveals the body. Regarding covering the face, they all agree that in times of fitnah, the face must be covered. Therefore, if you are a Muslim who follows the Hanafi or Maliki school of thought, you are not at fault in this matter.

@Monotheist_5 @0oiulz Okay, for example how muslim women dress varies enormously. If the level of covering had been clearly defined this would not be the case.

The differences between the four schools of thought are minor, and all scholars agree that following any one of them will not cause you any trouble. I ask you to give me examples of these differences so I can show you that you are mistaken, but you refuse to acknowledge it! If you don't want to help yourself, no one else can.

@Monotheist_5 @0oiulz You keep missing my point. I am not disputing the Qu’an. The problem is that there is not one, clear agreed upon interpretation of it. That is my point. If there were then you would not have people following Islam in so many different ways.

You haven't provided a single piece of evidence, and frankly, all you're doing is going in circles. That's my problem with you; you think all religions are the same. Christianity is false, so all religions are the same and all false. It doesn't work that way. Islam is the only religion whose text is preserve, unlike the others, and it's the only one that challenges anyone to produce anything like it—just one chapter, two lines—and no one has been able to for 1400 years. You can look at its numerous proofs if you're truly seeking the truth. All you offer is "just look." In the end, we'll all die; we won't stay here forever, and there's a Day of Judgment. "Just look" won't save you then.

@0oiulz @Monotheist_5 This is the trouble, everyone who is born into a particular religion or sect thinks that theirs is the only true and correct one, but most of them are wrong.

@SebaFarmborough @Monotheist_5 نحن ك مسلمون نمشي على القرآن والسنة النبوية الشريفة ونسمى بالمسلمون السنه هناك مسلمون اخرون ولكن هم على خطأ لانهم يسبون الدين وبعض الصحابة و سب الدين كفر عندي انا ك مسلمه سنية مرجع مهم وثابت عندي وهو موقع ابن باز رحمه الله هذا موقعه binbaz.org.sa/fatwas/7593/%D… الله يهديك

@0oiulz @Monotheist_5 Hello Sara, it is not clear and this is obvious from the numerous interpretations that have been politically and culturally influenced. Look around you, many people observe Islam differently.

@SebaFarmborough @Monotheist_5 اذا تم التناقش معاك ترد ب ردود بدون دليل بينما الطرف الاخر اعطاك دليل الصور التي اظهرتها المرأه تضع المكياج والنقاب الواسع لايظهر فقط العين بل يظهر جزء من عظام الوجه هذا ليس حجاب . الحجاب ف الاسلام يمنع الفتنه والاسلام كامل وواضح بدل تجلس ف تويتر تعلم عن الاسلام بشكل واضح

@Monotheist_5 You should look it up, the answer is a long one.

@SebaFarmborough I understand exactly what you mean, and I'm telling you that you're wrong. At least give me examples; be more specific.