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[TD1]

How do you differentiate between Muhammad and pre-Muhammad teachings? Is there a discernible difference, as in the Old and New testaments?

[Lt_Alfred]

How do you differentiate between Muhammad and pre-Muhammad teachings? Is there a discernible difference, as in the Old and New testaments?

I honestly don't understand what you're asking, are you asking if there's any difference between Islam and Christianity/Judaism?

[Cryxis, Prince of Doom]

Hasn't America been mostly Christian and Europe? Those countries seem to be doing pretty well

Also Muslims aren't just in poor countries, there are plenty in Europe and I'm sure they are fine, you can say,"Muslims are illiterate" since that is more of a location problem


As for Isreal, they have a reason to say everyone is against them. I mean most (if not all) of their neighbors have been constantly attacking them since they became a country.




Starting now, no more extremely anti religion stuff. There are ways to word things so they don't create a lot of offence/size]





Just an off the wall question, if a Muslim were to go into space, like to mars, would they pray towards earth or would they need to calculate exactly what direction Mecca is in at that time, or would they just pray and not worry about that part?

[TD1]

How do you differentiate between Muhammad and pre-Muhammad teachings? Is there a discernible difference, as in the Old and New testaments?

I honestly don't understand what you're asking, are you asking if there's any difference between Islam and Christianity/Judaism?

Em, no...more how the teachings of Muhammad, and the teaching before Muhammad...emmm, coexist? Trying to think of a way to reword it :/ Em, how they are compatible/incompatible?

[Sheb]

And what about a Muslim on the ISS? Is the prayer long enough that he'd need to turn mid-prayer as the station whizz over Mecca?

Now, more seriously, what the important of Jesus and other non-Mahommed prophets in Islam?

[TD1]

Any response to my question I'll handle tomorrow. Early start, so I'm turning in.

[Lt_Alfred]

They would have to pray towards earth. The direction doesn't have to be exact, just a general direction would do, for example, Muslims in North Africa pray towards the East, Muslims in Russia pray towards the south, Muslims in Europe would pray towards the South East.


EDIT: I have to go get some sleep, I'll be back tomorrow.

[Frumple]

Hasn't America been mostly Christian and Europe? Those countries seem to be doing pretty well

That... that's a painful statement to consider. I mean, sorta'? But the US is well known for its atrocities outside the country and the fairly terrible conditions in certain internal areas, and europe's been a bit of a mess over the years. There's plenty of places that are majority christian (South America and Africa both have a fair number of note, iirc, particularly of a catholic bent) that haven't been doing too hot. The vast, vast (vast) majority of local conditions have their causes coming from entirely non-religious sectors. And most of the remainder are genuinely connected to religious issues only nominally, at best.

People are people. Religious beliefs (unfortunately or fortunately, depending on who you ask) don't really seem to have much of an overall effect on behavior. Changes the particular manifestations of certain habits, but that's generally about it.

[smjjames]

They would have to pray towards earth. The direction doesn't have to be exact, just a general direction would do, for example, Muslims in North Africa pray towards the East, Muslims in Russia pray towards the south, Muslims in Europe would pray towards the South East.


EDIT: I have to go get some sleep, I'll be back tomorrow.

What if you're on Mars (or anyplace else in the solar system)? Or even further out like some distant colony light years away? At least until a holy site is established I guess.

@cryxis, why the large text suddenly?

[Cryxis, Prince of Doom]

I think he summed it up you just pray as close as you can get to it

[Helgoland]

And what about a Muslim on the ISS? Is the prayer long enough that he'd need to turn mid-prayer as the station whizz over Mecca?

In the same vein: How would sunrise and sunset and thus the prayers' timing be calculated while on the ISS?

[Frumple]

everything you set out to do must be done with God in mind, you have to offer charity to the poor etc...
Anything you'd like to know in particular?

So, with these two... when you say, "done with God in mind", is there something specific when it comes to that -- like, a checklist of thoughts, particular mindframe, etc. -- or is it a general "manage as well as you can" sort of thing? For charity, is there any specifics when it comes to that? Certain amount, to certain groups, at certain times, etc. Basically, how formalized are those two bits? From what I understand Islam is considerably more explicit about stuff like wartime practices than the other major abrahamic religious, but I'm curious how much (if) that extends to other things.

Also, any words to offer on the hadiths? Which (if any) are particularly important, which you (or, perhaps more interestingly, whichever denomination-equivalent of islam you adhere to) emphasize or discard... that sort of thing.

And denominational stuff in general would be interesting to hear about. I know there tends to be some conflict there (gods know there is with christianity, ha!), but what are your personal interactions with that sort of thing, if you don't mind sharing? Amicable, hostile, etc.

[Gentlefish]

Now, more seriously, what the important of Jesus and other non-Mahommed prophets in Islam?

Muslims totally recognize jesus as another prophet. There's really not reason for them not to. Mohammed simply happens to be more important to them than "streaker J"

[Cryxis, Prince of Doom]

Now, more seriously, what the important of Jesus and other non-Mahommed prophets in Islam?

Muslims totally recognize jesus as another prophet. There's really not reason for them not to. Mohammed simply happens to be more important to them than "streaker J"

Though I don't think they consider him the son of god but just another prophet