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I don't expect people of other or no faith to observe what is sacred in my religion. But I insist in a respectful way of expressing dissent. @Aupmanyav has answered respectfully to my post, so it's ok for me. I don't actually understand what you want to say with your last sentence - do you say...

Yes, bad spirit. In Islam, Iblis = Shaitan is not an angel (spiritual messenger of God) but a djinn (other spirit, "made of fire" according to the tradition, meaning, destructive).

It's certainly difficult to listen and understand the position of different beliefs. This also applies to me. I don't understand your belief either. What do you think about my post: ?

I'm sure I won't convince you. I recognise the prophets of the Jewish tradition﵈, and Jesus ﵊, and Muahmmad ﵊. My measure is the wisdom I recognised in their scriptures or the hadith related (note that I am critical to hadith reliablity). I found very much wisdom and guidance for my life in the...

He named the devil by his name. He was talking about the spirit who says "Me First", and "You are above God"

Lucifer is a word created by men, and people in the past and today who use or used the word have completely different concepts on its meaning. The origin is in the Roman polytheist mythology, somehow linked to the morning star, which is actually Venus, but has different roles, some from the...

Lucifer doesn't exist. People project different things on this figure from the Roman mythology. The sun goes up in the morning and it goes down in the evening, and then we switch on the electric light or go sleep. The light is already here. Also in the figurative sense, the light (in the sense...

That is Your answer seems to have a Theravada background, focusing on inner peace. Inner peace would in most cases contribute to better relationship in your direct environment. I wanted to focus this thread on about outer peace, in the personal environment and globally/politically.

"Es kann der Frömmste nicht in Frieden leben, wenn es dem bösen Nachbarn nicht gefällt." Friedrich Schiller - Wilhelm Tell Translation: "The most pious person cannot live in peace if the angry neighbour does not like it." What is the benefit of liking peace? What is the benefit of the angry...

@Cino @juantoo3 last seen a year ago...

Did Jesus himself say to take the blame? Paul said somehow that Jesus took the sin on him, but Jesus? Is Philosophy giving the blame? I would say it's describing and offering ways to understand the world. Religion is also describing and offering ways to understand the world. Still, I see...

Not really true. But I can't just join, I would be supposed to lead the prayer in front of them. I don't want to disturb them and play their Imam.

That's a nice gesture. For me, the the room is not a big problem. There are some (I think usually 3) women from Bosnia praying together in a break room which else is hardly used because it has no coffee machine. But women and men are not supposed to pray together (except in the family). They...

I am able to understand you but I think you got it wrong. If I was a cardiologist (I am a material scientist dealing with dead matter) and I was facing the difficult task to help you, my prayer ( I would not pronounce it loudly, but Christians do) would be the expression of care and love. Even...

Neither patriotism nor nationalism is founded on the Word taught by Jesus (p.b.u.h) and Muhammad (p.b.u.h). The Kingdom of God is beyond any nation, and our value before God will be measured by our steady willingness to do good. It is good and wise to be aware of your immediate environment...

I actually got interest in the thread because it is a challenge for Muslim people to perform the Salat prayer during working hours. I have become pragmatic and pray outside office hours (even if it is not consistent with the decreed rulings). I would like to have people around me and pray...

God is present wherever you are, my firm belief. But public prayer in business smells hypocritical, manipulative. abusive, at least disrespectful to me. Obeying God is revolutionary, still now. God is more than your boss. Anyone may share with me the concerns he or she wants to bring before God...

I don't appreciate it if someone starts a public prayer saying, "Let us pray". In Sunni Islam, we pray Salat together, reciting verses from the Quran. But at least in all communities I have joined, we join Dua (individual prayer) in silence; there are some Imams who do that in Juma (Friday main...

I'm not defining things. Things cannot be defined. I'm explaining words and my understanding of it

There are indeed different concepts between and in the Abrahamic religions and over time. The concept that God is universal is more rooted in Islam. The ancient Jews called Him "our God", and Christians pray "our Father". But we also pray to God. God is near, His Spirit is in us, and we link...