Cairo

[Salem14]

I have visited Cairo last year and I was surprised of the pyramids, I also bought Moslems Holy book and astonished to know that Quran contains unbelievable scientific facts discovered just in the last century.

This is really amazing.

• Astronomy!
• Mountains!
• Human Embryology!
• Oceans and Seas!
• The Movement of Clouds!
• The Cerebrum!
• The Shape of the Earth!
• The Expansion of the Universe!
• The Sensory Characteristic of the Skin!
• Formation of Iron!
• The Lowest Part On The Face Of the Earth!
• The Sequence of Day and Night!
• The Snow Age!
• New Diseases!
• Cnn Top Ten Discoveries Of 1998

You can find more info of the Scientists Declaration on the following site:
http://www.islampedia.com/ijaz/Html/Scientist_All/Index.htm

 

[Hippychickali]

I believe this is spam.

Ali

 

[macraven]

wrong post,

from cairo illinois and that caught my eye on the list. don't see that city listed very often.

 

[Dznefreek]

It's "Koran".

 

[Beauty]

Hey! My cat's name is Cairo!

 

[jennyanydots]

reminds me of someone else who used to post here.

 

[6_Time_Momma]

Originally posted by jennyanydots
reminds me of someone else who used to post here.

 

[Salem14]

Maybe because of these scientific miracles Islam becomes the fastest-growing religion in America and in the world? Although religion is no longer dominates everyday life in Western society.

A NATION CHALLENGED: AMERICAN MUSLIMS; Islam Attracts Converts By the Thousand, Drawn Before and After Attacks
By JODI WILGOREN
Source: The New York Times: October 22, 2001, Monday
Section: National Desk

http://www.geocities.com/Pentagon/3016/fastest.htm

"Islam is the fastest-growing religion in America, a guide and pillar of stability for many of our people..." Hillary Rodman Clinton, Los Angeles Times, May 31, 1996, p.3

Famous people are affected too:

Singer "Cat Stevens" Hear his story as told him
http://www.islamtomorrow.net/converts/yusuf_islam.htm

 

[Salem14]

From what I've heard from different friends of mine who have converted to Islam, there are a few main reasons for most conversions.

1. Islam is a religious lifestyle, not just a quick Sunday morning church visit and a label. Although some Christians do pray before each meal and spend much time with their Bible, etc.many don't in the USA. Islam is something that can't be shunted into a few spare hours. You pray five times a day. Your dress code is affected; even your food choices are explained in the Qur'an. Many converts like it because they feel actively involved and as if they are truly religious.

2. For women, it is a big and welcome change from the "in your face" sexuality of western culture. Women are not required by the Qur'an to veil. They are required to dress modestly and it is *recommended* that they cover their hair. However, most do veil and some go farther with niquab (the face screen) or other traditional clothes. Women dressed like this consider themselves marked as religious women, not easy dates. They don't get hit on. No one gawks at their bodies. They are clearly off limits sexually and many that I personally know say it is liberating not to have to conform to western standards of sexy dress, makeup and spending so much time and money on appearance. You buy a five-dollar hijab, put your hair in a ponytail and cover, wear long skirt and a tunic shirt -you're set.

3. Islam is also growing because many people are not satisfied with Christianity. They feel it is too liberal, too fluid and changes for the culture. Islam on the other hand is more rigid and does not as a whole allow much for modern changes and the whims of society. Many like it because they feel other religions have loose standards.

That's what I got from the new Muslimah's group at Yahoo, Islamway women's board and a few other friends of mine. Stats taken by many college groups say that women convert 4 times more often then men.

 

[pw2pp]

Salem14:
With all due respect.....
Do you really think that people are going to convert to Islam because they have read these posts?

Maybe the title of your thread should be "Are you looking for a new Religion..... click here"
or are you afraid that if people know what they are clicking on they will not read?

I don't know why you would be "surprised of the Pyramids" when you went to Cairo....... it is a well-known fact that they do exist.

Oh well..... have a good day.

 

[Beth76]

I don't understand the point of this thread either and it has seemed to go way off topic from "Cairo".

 

[Salem14]

I don't outbid on Islam .Islam a brilliant religion by itself and doesn't need me or any preaching or missionary work. i wrote in this community not to convince people to be converted to Islam because this is completely their choice and believe which I respect very much also I don’t interject Islam or Arabs, for you information most of sciences came to Europe from Arabs; they also create the zero and the numbers we are using now. They have huge contribution in Math and Chemistry and you can see this when you search for the origin of the science names..

Islamic Contributions to Science: History
http://198.65.147.194/english/Science/2001/02/article12.shtml

ISLAMIC CONTRIBUTIONS TO SCIENCE
http://web.umr.edu/~msaumr/reference/articles/science/contribution.html

Islamic Contributions to Science and Math
http://www.netmuslims.com/info/contributions.html

Muslims and medical history
http://www.islamicmedicine.org/history.htm

 

[macraven]

i'm out of here too, don't want to be preached to about your religion.

thought it was about the city in illinois, cairo...........

catch you later on other threads.

 

[Salem14]

I really don’t like misunderstanding of my intentions in this post .It is not an assault on Christianity or any other religion. It is indispensable for me to look for the truth and study comparative religion because if I would like to know whether a religion is true or false, I should not depend on my emotions, feelings, or traditions. Rather, I should depend on my reason and intellect. When God sent the prophets, He supported them with miracles and evidences, which proved that they were truly prophets, send by God and that the religion they came with was true.

We cay say there are so many sects, cults, religions, philosophies, and movements in the world, all of which claim to be the right way or the only true path to God. How can one determine which one is correct or if, in fact, all are correct? The method by which the answer can be found is to clear away the superficial differences in the teachings of the various claimants to the ultimate truth, and identify the central object of worship to which they call, directly or indirectly. Can we either claim that all men are Gods or that specific men were God or that nature is God or that God is a figment of man's imagination.
It may be argued that all religions teach good things so why should it matter which one we follow. I made some searching and I couldn’t find a sharp answer but I found something interesting stated in the Koran:
Creation-worship is the greatest sin that man can commit because it contradicts the very purpose of his creation. Man was created to worship Allah alone, consequently, the worship of creation, which is the essence of idolatry, is the only unforgivable sin. One who dies in this state of idolatry has sealed his fate in the next life. This is not an opinion, but a revealed fact stated by Allah in his final revelation to man

"Verily Allah will not forgive the joining of partners with Him, but He may forgive (sins) less than that for whom so ever He wishes"(Soorah An- Nisaa 4:48 and 116)

Buddha was a reformer who introduced a number of humanistic principles to the religion of India. He did not claim to be God nor did he suggest to his followers that he be an object of worship. Yet, today most Buddhists who are to be found outside of India have taken him to be God and prostrate to idols made in their perception of his likeness.

God revealed a holy book to Jesus called the Injeel, some parts of which may be still available in the teachings of God to Jesus in the New Testament. But this does not mean that the Bible we have today because it is not the original scriptures that were revealed by God. They underwent alterations, additions, and omissions. This was also said by the Committee charged with revising The Holy Bible (Revised Standard Version). This Committee consisted of thirty-two scholars who served as members of the Committee. They secured the review and counsel of an Advisory Board of fifty representatives of the co-operating denominations. The Committee said in the Preface to The Holy Bible (Revised Standard Version), p. iv, “Sometimes it is evident that the text has suffered in transmission, but none of the versions provides a satisfactory restoration. Here we can only follow the best judgment of competent scholars as to the most probable reconstruction of the original text.
The Committee also said in the Preface, p. vii, Notes are added which indicate significant variations, additions, or omissions in the ancient authorities (Mt 9.34; Mk 3.16; 7.4; Lk 24.32, 51, etc.).

My question is do we believe in the information declared in the following sites or not:

THE REAL STORY OF MARY
http://geocities.com/SoHo/Gallery/3001/storyofmary.htm

THE TRUTH ABOUT JESUS
http://sultan.org/articles/Jesus.html

Who Was Jesus According to Jesus?
http://www.islaminfo.com

IS THE BIBLE GODS WORD?
http://www.jamaat.net/bible/Bible1-3.html

Women in Christianity and Islam
http://www.beconvinced.com/women/CH_IS.htm

The Bible - A Closer Look!
http://www.todayislam.com/bible.htm

 

[poohandwendy]

My question is do we believe in the information declared in the following sites or not:

Speaking for myself...NO

 

[catsrule]

Originally posted by Beauty
Hey! My cat's name is Cairo!

Boy is Simba upset. He thought he was gonna see a pic of the lovely Miss Cairo!

 

[Disney Doll]

There was another poster who used to post long things about Islam, and one post likened a piece of chewing gum to an embryo or something.

Are you two related?

 

[Kendra17]

Of course Islam made SOME discoveries. They massacred so many people, they were bound to absorb at least some of the positive aspects of the cultures they conquered.

Uh, have they contributed anything of use lately? Uhh, with the exception of creative use of terrorism, I think not. If anything, they're about 500 years behind the rest of us.

Edited for clarification

 

[macraven]

Originally posted by Kendra17
Of course Islam made SOME discoveries. They massacred so many villages, they were bound to absorb the positive aspects of the cultures they conquered.

Uh, have they contributed anything of use lately? Uhh, with the exception of creative terrorism, I think not. If anything, they're about 500 years behind the rest of us.

good point.................

 

[TheBellhop]

Aren't spammers just so cute?