Absolutely right sir , I agree with you 100%....
Qur’an 18:83-86—And they ask you about Dhul-Qarnain. Say: “I shall recite to you something of his story.” Verily, We established him in the earth, and We gave him the means of everything. So he followed a way. Until, when he reached the setting place of the sun, he found it setting in a spring of black muddy (or hot) water. And he found near it a people.
Sunan Abu Dawud 3991—Abu Dharr said: I was sitting behind the Apostle of Allah who was riding a donkey while the sun was setting. He asked: Do you know where this sets? I replied: Allah and his Apostle know best. He said: It sets in a spring of warm water.
This is a problem in translation from Arabic... First of all one paragraph is from Quran which is actual word of god and the other is a narrative of xyz saying they heard the Prophet say this... Same thing, imo, but generally our belief comes exclusively from the Quran.
To top it all off, the Quran is also quoting a narrative of the legendary Dhul Qurnain where he traveled far enough to observe the setting of the sun where it appears to be going down in water.
“I shall recite to you something of his story.”
In all translations of the Quran you will see the translator translate it as "He found it, as if it was setting...". You obviously chose to go to some anti-Islamic website to find some choice translation that skips out on as if. To translate Quran you need to know Arabic and its usages as well.
If you didn't know hindi you won't be able to differentiate in the use of a coma
Ruko, mat maro
can be
Ruko mat, maro!
Same words different meanings. Arabic is the same.
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Islam must be fragile that your faith weakens by paying respect to your parents.
BTW I hear this clamor that Islam of the subcontinent is Sufi Islam of Barevli school of thought and see how Muslims literally prostate in front of Sufi Mazzars. Either they are right in doing so or those guys aren't real Muslims ??
Again look at this ,what the hell is going on ??
Why is your parenting weak that you need Godly adoration from your subjects (oops, Children I mean)
We pay respect to them by taking care of them in old age, by listening to them and doing as we are told by them, respecting their wisdom. We don't need to bow to them to defer godly status upon them. They are respected for their wisdom and their affection to their children.
As afar as prostration to Sufi saints is concerned - they IMO are real Muslims but doing this one thing wrong out of their affection and misguided devotion. Sufi saints and Sufism isn't wrong since they never asked for this. Never. A lot of these people go there out of desperation and are seeking to ask help to overcome some trouble in life. They justify it by saying they are asking the Sufi's to ask Allah on their behalf.
IMO it doesn't work that way, a person who dies, is dead and can't help you any more.