The Sin of Idolatry

bmzsp wrote: Dear Muslima, What about left-handed Muslims?

Intravenous feeding?

Israfil,

I tell you why you are not supposed to eat with your left hand. This is because you are supposed to use this hand to wash your parts in the washroom. Do you see what i mean? We wash with watter.

You cannot use your right hand to do that because you use your right hand to do Shahada, with the finger.

This is the reason why. We also say when you give money, only your right hand should know how much you are giving. of course, this is just to say you should not brag about it, but the right hand is suppowsed to do cleaner things if you want than the left hand.

Salam brother.

Angela I have to agree with Lameese there are various images
of a lighter complexion of Jesus. Like Patty said his complexion
should not matter--rather his teachings however because we
are a physical species and very imaginative the external figure
of Jesus matters. in this world there is no physical evidence of
his figure except a few letters and what it says in the bible.
However we the people get the perspective of historians and
artist but they themselves are human and liable of error.

In various African-american churches inside there are various
images of a "Black" Jesus with an Afro. Personally as an
African-American and Muslim I find such images as repulsive
and offensive as i do with the images of a white Jesus I have
seen. Because we are so inclined to show what color what
prophet is because we want to feel closer to God than the next
race we lose sight of the significance of the message.

We are perhaps most primitive when we analyze not the
message but the prohet's external figure by appropriating
cultural aspects. For example in the Mexican culture in Mexico
many people worship "Our Lady of Guadalupe" the town where
an indian peasant had an aparition. Although its a noble and
find culture I find the practice of revering a non-central figure to
be totally against ancient Judaic teachings.

Muslims as no different and in fact more interesting than the
former groups. We have various sects who don't agree on most
things (except spiritual matters such as God's Oneness etc) and
fight over who's right and who's wrong. I even read that I couln't
eat with my left hand because the devil eats with his left
hand.....I mean honestly we have truly lost our way!

Angela wrote: And we're telling you that's the case!  I don't know any Christian (personally know) that believes Jesus was blond and blue eyed.

 

You don't know many people, do you? Or you have not really been out much. Many many many think this is the case.  And I know a lot of them that do.

 

Lameese