Originally posted by Caringheart

I would like to be more engaged with Muslims who could share and speak of what the Qur'an has to say.  It seems it is not permissible for me to ask questions about the faith or the Qur'an to be engaged in learning.  It seems to be more necessary to attack other faith than to share the Muslim faith.  I would like to know more of what the Muslim believes in and less of what he does not believe in.
Can we talk about the Muslim faith?

Originally posted by honeto

Caringheart,
Islamicity has a great deal of information about Islam and Muslims. Here at the forum we try to answer any questions you might have after reading that information.
In my experience sometimes people come here (to the forum) with the intention of preaching instead of learning. Preaching something without making sense and proof rather contradicting their own belief. On top of that it seems that when they cannot do (preach)that successfully, frustration follows and some posts that are irrelevant and distracting, away from the truth.
Hasan

Originally posted by Caringheart




Is asking if Muslims baptize distracting or away from the truth?Or asking if the Qur'an teaches anything about pride?I really do seek to know more of what Muslim practices and teaching include.Yes I do want to do that in comparison to other religions, but is that wrong to want to do?This began as a journey of faith seeking.This began as a journey of faith seeking... asking hard questions about Jesus... about the Catholic church... it began when I 'met' a Muslim on line who all he did was attack Jews, Christians and Americans... and I responded to him asking questions in love. This was what I asked him in response to something he had written(which I no longer have)

"I wish to ask a question. How does Islam see the resolution of the world's problems? What does the Kuran say? For the Bible is clear... that were it not for the return of God(in the form of His son, Jesus) the world will destroy itself. The Bible is very clear that man cannot solve his own problems because of the nature of sin in the world. It is very clear on the fact that the battle is between satan and God, good and evil, not man against man, but rather satan who is trying to destroy God's creation, and the Creator Himself. Does the Kuran not see the terrible time of the end coming? Also, I want to share, that it was the encounter of Paul, on the road to Damascus, and his transformation, which, to me, is the most compelling evidence of the truth of Jesus, and our God. Who is there, except Muhammed himself, to back up the witness of Muhammed? Even when God appeared to Moses, there were all the people of Israel and Egypt, and Pharoah himself, to witness that Moses truly had God with him."

(You will see I have com a long way since then.  I now spell Qur'an and Muhammad correctly. [IMG]smileys/smiley1.gif" align="absmiddle" alt="Smile" />)What I found, through many conversations over the course of 2 months time, was that there was no getting beyond this wall of hate and I began to really consider whether Islam really taught hate and if all Muslims were this way. (He was from Nigeria)  It made me sad to think so because there is no happiness, or future, in hating people... in not recognizing that there is good is all peoples of all groups.  I saw where this kind of thinking could only lead to wars and that is what we must work against.  I decided to seek other Muslims... to see if Islam was really a religion of deception leading many into hatred and error.  From those beginnings my journey has blossomed and I am learning more every day.  The more people I talk to the more I learn.