Thursday, January 31, 2008

A CALL TO PRAYER

I don’t have any problems with Muslim religions and there society. It is the fantastical that give the Muslim Religion a bad taste in ones mouth. It is a stricter way of life and I have a hard time understanding. Try to imagine growing up in a society where as a child you learn to hate everyone who is not a Muslim. Mothers bare children who will become suicide bombers, and when that happens we see grieve stricken parents. It really doesn’t make any sense. I’m sure that when young people get married they have the same dreams as we do. Buy a home, have family get together and just celebrate life. But shortly thereafter the fear sets in, knowing their child may be called to do a great service by strapping a bomb around their chest with the promise by being a Martyr they will reach heaven and paradise. All it really does is tear at the heart of broken families knowing we all believe in God. We just celebrate a little differently. You have your belief that my worship for God will damn me to hell. That’s okay with me, just let me do that in peace and by that you will do the same in raising your family. Nice home with a vegetable garden and your children laughing knowing the is not a care in the world. But right now their frightened of this stupid war. So you don’t like the American way of life and the freedoms we enjoy. That’s fine with me. I choose to live here just for the simple reason that I can voice my opinion and not worry about being thrown into a prisonI have great respect for Mohammad and His teaching. I believe that Jesus understood the teachings of Mohammad and their teachings are very similar. In fact the Muslims believe Him to be a great Prophet. But according to your beliefs the Jews have always killed the profits. To me that’s a definition of extremists. I just dream of the day where all cultures of the world would leave everyone alone and raise their families and watch our children grow. Having grandchildren, watching them grow to have great grandchildren as we grow older in wisdom. To quote John Lennon “Give Peace A Chance.” If would put down the weapons of war and stop the accusations for three months you will see the lions lay down with lambs. Let the Palestinians have their statehood and tear down the boarders and just try living in a union of one, Each believing in God as they see fit. There is no right or wrong in that. But we have become so self centered believing their fact is the only truth and by that you’re willing to destroy the lives of other as well as your own.
Below is what I admire about the Muslim faith
The Muslim is called to prayer five times a day. The call to prayer is heard at dawn, at the midday, about the middle of the afternoon, just after sunset, and at night fall about two hours after sunset.
The muezzin, a man appointed to call to prayer, climbs the mineret of the mosque, and he calls in all directions, "Hasten to prayer." Many mosques no longer require the muezzin to climb the mineret. Instead, a loud speaker carries the message.

Responding to this call on Friday afternoon, praying in the mosque, and making the pledge to Allah, is the only thing need to become a Muslim. At this point one crosses over from Dar ul Harb, the house of the pagan, into Dar ul Islam, the house of Islam (submission). The slave can no longer be beaten carelessly, and the Coptic Christian must hereafter be given work and treated with respect.
This is a very simple, faithless, and almost mindless exercise. The emphasis is on not making a verbal mistake rather than on believing something. If the Muslim makes an error in the word sequence of prayer in the mosque, he will at once rise and quietly exit in shame.
The prayer carpet is carried by the Muslim when he travels abroad. At the times of prayer, he will determine the direction of Mecca, roll out his prayer carpet, and say his prayers to Allah

1 comment:

Unknown said...

how very passive of yu...remember how the nazi's watered down God's truth and it seems like the allience is still running that direction...when do we ever learn

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