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I've never heard of the word derka before either, but might be an onomatopoeia describing the sound of a horse :confused: About the word "Jihad", it doesn't necesserily mean "holy war". In a general sense, it means striving to improve something. So for example, by striving to do good deeds...

^ yeah, i support what you say too. Also, as long as the teachings of Buddhism or any other religion doesn't contradict with Islam, its accepted and welcomed. Especially if it teaches good manners. Prohpet Muhammd (pbuh) said "Indeed I was sent to prefect the good manners" (btw, thats a poor...

As a response to the original topic, I think that we are getting very close. On the other hand we are not in the critical time yet. Many non-major signs have showed up already as it have been pointed already, but no major signs yet. And as the prophet Muhammad (pbuh) said, when a major sign...

Am not sure if he knew whats in the teachings of the OT/NT or not, but i know for a fact that he was illiterate (didnt read or write). Also, dont forget that the angel that decended with the words of God to all the prophets (pbut) including the prophet Muhammad (pbuh) was the same angel Gabriel...

Like i said before, some instruments are allowed in some occassions like weddings. I've never heard that the prophet (pbuh), or any of the sahaba or even tabe'een have listened to "spiritual music" but they all have atleast condemned it. I think that all the proofs have been made clear...

Oh am sorry, i havent been here long so i didnt know that. sorry :o

Ok, no problem. If you are not satisfied with that interpretation, lets forget even mentioning it. Allah ordered us in the qur'aan to follow Muhammad (pbuh). And the hadiths I provided CLEARLY prohibit music. So, following the orders of the prophet is following the commands of God. Also...

You reject the interpretation of Al Tabari? ok, so its aparently a matter of you not accepting the facts. There are also a bunch of hadiths that CLEARLY shows the prohibition. I have the links for a couple in Arabic, if anyone can get the translation, i would appreciate it...

Am not sure about this story in specific. From what I know, when God punishes people by turning them into munkeys, they die soon after. So, I wouldnt see how they survived all that time. Also, theres a hadith about the beginning of creation that says: God created the sand on saturday, and...

ok, first of all, when theres a command from God or his messenger, we should follow that with no questioning. There might be a reason behind prohibitting the music, but am not sure. Just logically thinking, I found a couple. First, most of the music out there will call for corruption and sin...

Re: Abraham est. Mecca, the Qu'ran bids no-entry for non-Muslims yet Guru Nanak visit In this case, it sounds like if he is referring to the valley of Zion. I think that this would make a great topic of discussion, "What is Judaisms, Christianity and Islams thought about Makkah".

Re: Abraham est. Mecca, the Qu'ran bids no-entry for non-Muslims yet Guru Nanak visit thanks for the explanation, I know that this is going out of the original topic, but I think that i didnt make my point clear. If they believed that at Muhammad was a prophet and that at a certain time his...

Re: Abraham est. Mecca, the Qu'ran bids no-entry for non-Muslims yet Guru Nanak visit So in what sense do they believe in him? Or do they simply believe in him and ignore him?

What did you base your claim on? Or is it just your personal opinion?

Its a very contreversal topic. The Qur'aan clearly prohibits music. The prophet Muhammad (pbuh), on the other hand, allowed playing particular instruments in particular occasions (i.e. weddings).