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| Wat to tell friends about Qeyamaat? |
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| Muslimah17 |
| 03/28/02 at 22:25:39 |
assalam-o-alikoum i have a friend who is not muslim and we started to talk about day of judgement and she became very interested in the signs of day of judgement. now i told her i would give her a paper of all the sign but now i don't know if i should ??? i am afraid she will read the paper and think... :o because some of the sign are 'WHEN SINGERS AND MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS WILL BECOME POPULAR, AND MUCH WINE IS DRUNK.'" * The Jews will gather again to live in Bilad Canaan; she is not jewish but she has some very JEWISH friends and i don't know how bad or good she thinks of muslims and i don't want her to mock us after she reads it or go and tell her friends and they together will mock us... but on the other hand she might not do that and she might inshallah become muslim. so should i say bismillah and give her the paper or .....wat? |
| Re: Wat to tell friends about Qeyamaat? |
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| lightningatnite |
| 03/29/02 at 00:08:56 |
| Walaikum salaam wa rahmatallah, MashaAllah, may Allah reward you for your nice efforts to convey the teachings of Islam to your friends. I wish *I* could do that better :) You know, your friend sounds like a very intelligent person. Maybe you can give her something to let her know about the core teachings of Islam. I think it is important to start with a good foundation. Once she learns what Islam means--getting close to God and worshipping Him in the purest ways--then I think she should learn about the Signs of the Day of Judgment. Of course, at the same time, we should never keep any aspect of Islam from a person who seeks it. But if we do not have a lot of knowledge, we may not be able to do this properly. I get myself into a lot of trouble this way sometimes! :) My advice would be to take her to the masjid to speak with some knowledgable sisters there. |
| 03/29/02 at 00:21:23 |
| lightningatnite |
| Re: Wat to tell friends about Qeyamaat? |
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| Kathy |
| 03/29/02 at 09:26:37 |
| [slm] I understand why you would be concerned. lightningatnite is right about the easiest path to teach is by explaining tauweed first. Are you comfortable explaining the signs of the day of judgement? Instead of handing her a paper- sit together and go over each area. This way you could explain if she has questions. This would be much better- than her going home and trying to digest it all at once, by herself. Many years ago, in our community, there was an Christian woman who was married 20 years to a Muslim man. She had all the books and lists available to her. It wasn't until she actually sat down with a Sister and had a face to face with all her concerns- did she finally start down the right path! She did take shahadah! I wouldn't worry too much about the mockery. As a revert I remember "mocky" a lot of stuff in Islam- in the beginning. Yet, because Islam is the truth- a little uneasiness would resonate, and in my heart I kind of knew that they(the Muslims) were right. The seeds were planted..... and look! I am one today![i] Alhumdullillah- all praise is for Allah swt[/i] |
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