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Fri 12/30/22 12:01 AM
In 1974, a UN resolution on the "Peaceful settlement of the question of Palestine" called for "two States, Israel and Palestine … side by side within secure and recognized borders" together with "a just resolution of the refugee question in conformity with UN resolution 194". The borders of the state of Palestine would be "based on the pre-1967 borders". The latest resolution, in November 2013, was passed 165 to 6, with 6 abstentions; with Israel and the United States voting against.
There have been many diplomatic efforts to realize a two-state solution, starting from the 1991 Madrid Conference. There followed the 1993 Oslo Accords and the failed 2000 Camp David Summit followed by the Taba negotiations in early 2001. In 2002, the Arab League proposed the Arab Peace Initiative. The latest initiative, which also failed, was the 2013–14 peace talks.
On 29 November 2012, the UN General Assembly voted by 138 to 9, with 46 abstentions to recognize Palestine as a "non-member observer state". On the following day, Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu announced the building of 3,000 new homes on land to the east of East Jerusalem, in an area referred to as "E-1". The move was immediately criticized by several countries, including the United States, with Israeli ambassadors being personally called for meetings with government representatives in the UK, France and Germany, among others. Israel's decision to build the homes was described by the Obama administration as "counterproductive", while Australia said that the building plans "threaten the viability of a two-state solution".

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Wed 12/28/22 09:01 PM
Muslims don’t try to destroy Israel. Iran and all Arab countries say; the two-state solution to the Israeli–Palestinian conflict envisions is the best.
It was reported in 2009 that although polls had consistently shown Israeli and Palestinian majorities in favor of a negotiated two-state settlement.
This solution also enjoys majority support in Israeli polls, but Israel refuses it.
The UN voted 105 to 4 to recognize the Palestinians' right to self- determination, and to grant the PLO observer status within the UN itself. Only Israel and the US, along with US-dependent Bolivia and the Dominican Republic, voted against the resolution. It was a major defeat for US policy.


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Tue 12/27/22 10:17 PM
No one said; Israel Should Be 'Wiped Off Map. This is Israeli propaganda.
Israel attacked Lebanon, attacked Syria repeatedly, and threatened Iran
With Iran and world powers close to reaching a nuclear deal, Israeli security officials called on the army to prepare for possible military action against Iran. In an interview with the Hebrew newspaper "Israel Hayom", the former head of the Political and Military Affairs Office in the Ministry of Defense, Amos Gilad, and the former National Security Adviser, retired Major General Yaakov Amidror, said: "The efforts made to prevent the nuclear agreement at this stage will not yield any result."
The Iranian president responded to the Israeli threats to his country by offering advice to Tel Aviv. He said: We advise Israel not to launch any aggression because it may no longer exist and we cannot be prevented from nuclear technology

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Mon 12/26/22 09:45 PM
why does the US say 'Merry Christmas'?

It's unclear why the greeting changes, but many theories say it might be due to the popularising of 'Happy' in the UK by the royals. This could be because of the association of the word merry, which means the same as happy, with being intoxicated or unruly.

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Sun 12/25/22 10:25 PM
I wish you all a Merry Christmas! :christmas_tree::blush:

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Sat 12/24/22 11:07 PM
While there is no single interpretation of Islam, renowned Islamic authorities across the world have repeatedly affirmed that terrorism cannot be justified by the teachings of their religion, which aims to promote justice and peace. Muslim leaders and scholars often speak out against terrorism and seek to counter misinterpreted or twisted teachings based on a theology of violence and death that fringe groups use to justify their violent actions. Most Muslims feel as threatened as anyone else by these violent extremists who say they act in the name of Islam. Muslims have been the target of terrorist attacks too, and are in no way protected because of their religion. To date, worldwide, Muslims suffer the highest death toll due to jihadist terror groups. Some of the victims of the Paris attacks were Muslims.
A survey conducted by the Center for Research and Globalization found that the terrorists acts perpetrated by Muslim extremists constitute only 2.5% of all terrorist attacks on U.S. soil between 1970 and 2012. In 2013, 152 terrorist attacks occurred in Europe with only 1 attack being religiously motivated while 84 were motivated by ethno-nationalist or separatist beliefs. The massive media coverage of Muslims extremists’ acts contributes to feeding the myth that all terrorist acts are perpetrated by Muslims. Far-right movements are also a form of extremism present in Europe, which poses a similar threat to society and peaceful coexistence.

https://www.enar-eu.org/wp-content/uploads/2015_02.06__q_a_muslims_final.pdf
Politicians were able to find political movements that adopted deviant religious concepts that led to rivalries and suicide killings because they strayed from true religious concepts.
Alqaeda, ISIS and all other Jihadist organizations are belong to one political movement – Wahabbism (not sect) they use the face of Islam. Their actions of are in contradiction to Islamic teaching.
The Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Turkey etc. assisted the Jihadist to begin war in Syria, Iraq, Libya and Yemen.
Hillary Clinton: We created Al-Qaeda

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dqn0bm4E9yw

America's Allies Are Funding ISIS

http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2014/06/14/america-s-allies-are-funding-isis.html

French Prime Minister Manuel Valls said; "Today 2029
French citizens or residents are implicated in jihad networks." He said too" 609 people who are French nationals or have French resident's status are currently among fighters, including 283 women and 18 minors. Almost 170 have been killed while in Syria or Iraq and 300 have returned to France from those countries". "Almost 800 would today like to go to these wars zones, according to intelligence services," Valls said, adding that 1,000 people are being monitored closely.

http://ca.reuters.com/article/topNews/idCAKCN0WM0UU

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Thu 12/22/22 10:03 PM
God said; ‘And when Moses, said to his nation: 'Why do you harm me, when you know that I am the Messenger of Allah – God – sent to you? 'But when they swerved away Allah caused their hearts to swerve. Allah never guides impious people. And when (Prophet) Jesus, the son of Mary said: 'Children of Israel, I am sent to you by Allah to confirm the Torah that was before me, and to give news of a Messenger (Prophet Muhammad) who will come after me whose name shall be Ahmad. 'Yet when he came to them with clear proofs, they said: 'This is clear sorcery.'
‘Believers, be the helpers of Allah. When (Prophet) Jesus, the son of Mary said to the disciples: 'Who will be my helpers unto Allah? 'The disciples replied: 'We will be the helpers of Allah. 'A party of the Children of Israel believed, and a party disbelieved. So, We supported those who believed against their enemy, and they overcame.’


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Sat 12/17/22 11:11 PM

Say greet you who formed you the first time and may you return


The Quran say in Sura 36;
‘Has the human not seen how We created him from a drop (of sperm)? Yet he is a clear opponent. (77) And he has struck for Us a parable, and forgotten his own creation. He asks: 'Who will quicken the bones after they have decayed? ' (78) Say: (O Muhammad) 'He will quicken them who originated them the first time; He has knowledge of every creation; (79)’


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Thu 12/15/22 11:48 PM


Alqaeda, ISIS and all other Jihadist organizations are belong to one political movement – Wahabbism (not sect) they use the face of Islam. Their actions of are in contradiction to Islamic teaching.
The Saudi Arabia, Qatar and Turkey assist the Jihadist to begin war in Syria, Iraq, Libya and Yemen. It is not a war between Shi'a and Sunni.

America's Allies Are Funding ISIS
Three U.S. allies that have dual agendas in the war on terror.

http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2014/06/14/america-s-allies-are-funding-isis.html

French Prime Minister Manuel Valls said; "Today 2029
French citizens or residents are implicated in jihad networks." He said too" 609 people who are French nationals or have French resident's status are currently among fighters, including 283 women and 18 minors. Almost 170 have been killed while in Syria or Iraq and 300 have returned to France from those countries". "Almost 800 would today like to go to these wars zones, according to intelligence services," Valls said, adding that 1,000 people are being monitored closely.

http://ca.reuters.com/article/topNews/idCAKCN0WM0UU

Hillary Clinton: We created Al-Qaeda

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dqn0bm4E9yw


That can be true from a Geopolitical point of view.
But these terror organisations consist of muslim members and their leaders base their terrorism on islamic 'Fatwas' that allow muslims to slaughter and kill non muslims or even members of other islamic sects (Like Shia muslims who are considered to be 'Rawafed' روافض or rejectors).
I agree that the Wahhabi islamic ideology is the main source of the modern terrorism. But on the other hand, the Shia muslims have similar ideology of terror, although rarely used outside the region, while sunni muslims have expanded their terrorsim globally. Just have a quick look at the outcome of the islamic revolution in Iran and the amount of destruction and retardation it brought to Iran and the whole region. Their days are hopefully coming to an end with the present revolution in Iran.
on the other hand, and as a previous muslim, I can tell you what you already know. Many muslims agree with, and even support what isis, alqaida, and other terror muslim groups do. Just have a quick tour on facebook and read the posts and comments in Arabic for example on any terror attack in Europe or the USA. the majority of the commenters support such attacks and ask for more (اللهم زد و بارك)
You can fool non muslims or those who can't read Arabic and say that islam has nothing to do with terrorism. But please don't play this game with me.


This is your own opinion, you did not support it with a source, and I respect it. However, you have to search for true Islam. Note what neutral studies mention like this one;
While there is no single interpretation of Islam, renowned Islamic authorities across the world have repeatedly affirmed that terrorism cannot be justified by the teachings of their religion, which aims to promote justice and peace. Muslim leaders and scholars often speak out against terrorism and seek to counter misinterpreted or twisted teachings based on a theology of violence and death that fringe groups use to justify their violent actions. Most Muslims feel as threatened as anyone else by these violent extremists who say they act in the name of Islam. Muslims have been the target of terrorist attacks too, and are in no way protected because of their religion. To date, worldwide, Muslims suffer the highest death toll due to jihadist terror groups. Some of the victims of the Paris attacks were Muslims.
Q: If all Muslims are not terrorists, are all terrorists Muslims?
A survey conducted by the Center for Research and Globalization found that the terrorists acts perpetrated by Muslim extremists constitute only 2.5% of all terrorist attacks on U.S. soil between 1970 and 2012. In 2013, 152 terrorist attacks occurred in Europe with only 1 attack being religiously motivated while 84 were motivated by ethno-nationalist or separatist beliefs. The massive media coverage of Muslims extremists’ acts contributes to feeding the myth that all terrorist acts are perpetrated by Muslims. Far-right movements are also a form of extremism present in Europe, which poses a similar threat to society and peaceful coexistence.

https://www.enar-eu.org/wp-content/uploads/2015_02.06__q_a_muslims_final.pdf

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Thu 12/15/22 12:55 AM
Alqaeda, ISIS and all other Jihadist organizations are belong to one political movement – Wahabbism (not sect) they use the face of Islam. Their actions of are in contradiction to Islamic teaching.
The Saudi Arabia, Qatar and Turkey assist the Jihadist to begin war in Syria, Iraq, Libya and Yemen. It is not a war between Shi'a and Sunni.

America's Allies Are Funding ISIS
Three U.S. allies that have dual agendas in the war on terror.

http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2014/06/14/america-s-allies-are-funding-isis.html

French Prime Minister Manuel Valls said; "Today 2029
French citizens or residents are implicated in jihad networks." He said too" 609 people who are French nationals or have French resident's status are currently among fighters, including 283 women and 18 minors. Almost 170 have been killed while in Syria or Iraq and 300 have returned to France from those countries". "Almost 800 would today like to go to these wars zones, according to intelligence services," Valls said, adding that 1,000 people are being monitored closely.

http://ca.reuters.com/article/topNews/idCAKCN0WM0UU

Hillary Clinton: We created Al-Qaeda

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dqn0bm4E9yw

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Sat 12/10/22 11:49 PM

The true God says of Himself, ' I am the Way, and the Truth, and the Life.'
The false god of the quran says of himself, 'allah is the greatest of the deceivers.' (quran 8:30)


The Verse number is wrong. It is (Quran 3:54). The translation is wrong too. The Google translate it as: ‘And they plotted, and God plotted, and God is the best of planners .(54)’
The verse talks about the Prophet Jesus. God said: And they plotted, meaning the infidels of the children of Israel, from whom Jesus sensed disbelief, that is, they wanted to kill him, so that was the plot of the children of Israel. As for God’s deception: Casting the likeness of Jesus on others and raising Jesus to him, and that is because when the Jews gathered to kill Jesus, he entered the house fleeing from them, so Gabriel raised him from the window to the sky, and the king of the Jews said to a man among them whose name was Judah: Enter and kill Jesus, so he entered the peach, and he was not found Jesus there. God cast on Judas the likeness of Jesus, and when he came out, they saw him in the likeness of Jesus, and killed him and crucified him. Then they said: His face resembles the face of Jesus, and his body resembles the body of our friend. If this is our companion, then where is Jesus, and if this is Jesus, then where is our companion? Then a fight took place between them, so they killed each other. That is what the Almighty says: And they plotted, and God plotted.
The Quran said:
‘And when Jesus sensed their faithlessness, he said, ‘Who will be my helpers toward Allah?’ The Disciples said, ‘We will be helpers of Allah. We have faith in Allah, (52). Our Lord, we believe in what You have sent down, and we follow the apostle - Jesus , so write us among the witnesses.’ (53) Then they plotted [against Jesus], and Allah also devised, and Allah is the best of devisers. (54). When Allah said, ‘O Jesus, I shall take you[r soul], and I shall raise you up toward Myself, and I shall clear you of [the calumnies of] the faithless, and I shall set those who follow you above the faithless until the Day of Resurrection. Then to Me will be your return, whereat I will judge between you concerning that about which you used to differ. (55)’

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Sat 12/10/22 12:40 AM

Islam is a counterfeit religion.


You have no evidences

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Sat 12/10/22 12:36 AM
The Bible;
James 2:19 ESV / You believe that God is one; you do well. Even the demons believe—and shudder!
Colossians 1:16 ESV / For by him all things were created, in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or rulers or authorities—all things were created through him and for him.
The Quran;
"Say (O Muhammad) He is God the One God, the Everlasting Refuge, who has not begotten, nor has been begotten, and equal to Him is not anyone."


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Fri 12/09/22 12:51 AM
In monotheistic thought, God is the creator, and principal object of faith. God is omnipotent, omniscient, omnipresent, and omnibenevolent, as well as having an eternal existence.
God uses no preexisting material to create the universe. God's act of creation causes matter, space, time, and even the very laws which govern the universe to exist. Regardless of the scientific explanations of 'how' it came to be, God, in one divine action from all of eternity, creates and sustains all that exists.
God is more than person; God is superperson, superpersonality, supreme consciousness, and superintellect. God is a person and has these qualities without the human limitations. God is an intellect which is not limited or finite, not faulty or corrupted.
Human beings are biologically male and female, but not God, because the divine does not have a body. The application of masculine and feminine gender to the divine is simply metaphorical and grammatical. God is spirit who is both male and female and neither.

God doesn't have a measurable height like people do because he doesn't have a physical body, because the Bible teaches that God is spirit. God is omnipresent, meaning that he is everywhere.

The Catechism of the Catholic Church, Book 239, states that God is called "Father", while his love for man may also be depicted as motherhood. However, God ultimately transcends the human concept of sex, and "is neither man nor woman: He is God."
As The Catechism of the Catholic Church says: "God is neither man nor woman: He is God".

God becomes a subject of metaphysics because God is a being. Of all possible subjects of metaphysics 'God' supposits for the most perfect and thus is afforded the position of the first subject of metaphysics by the pri- macy of perfection.

In Western (Christian) thought, God is traditionally described as a being that possesses at least three necessary properties: omniscience (all-knowing), omnipotence (all-powerful), and omnibenevolence (supremely good).

In both Buddhism and Hindusim religions adhere to the same gods.
Hinduism is a religion with various Gods and Goddesses. Three Gods rule the world. Brahma: the creator; Vishnu: the preserver and Shiva: the destroyer. These gods were in many forms such as, human or animal and each has his own family. Hindus goal is to become free from the law of karma. Lord Vishnu did his job of preserving the world by incarnating himself in different forms at times of crisis.
These gods are acknowledged in Buddhism and viewed with a subordinate stance. Buddhism does not believe in a god (Buddha is not a god). Buddhists do not worship any gods or God.


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Wed 12/07/22 01:05 AM

Who is behind atheism?
There are global institutions that sponsor atheism and atheists, for example ATHEIST ALLIANCE INTERNATIONAL, the Association of Atheists, the Richard Dawkins Foundation for the Support of Reason and Science, the International Union for Humanitarian and Ethical Direction, the International Association of Non-Religious and Atheists. Some of them give large financial aid to the organizer, amounting to 350 dollars per month in some poor countries.
Atheists explain their visions to philosophical reasons stemming from the scientific conclusion, and some of them reject the existence of God and consider it just a myth that people needed in the past as a result of their ignorance of the causes of natural phenomena. They believe that there is no evidence of God. Some atheists believe that the attribute of absolute justice of God conflicts with the existence of evil in the world. And the idea of Satan in religious texts.
God commanded people to believe
God created the human soul and taught it to distinguish between good and evil. Just as God sent His messengers to bring good tidings and warnings, and He did not take people by force, and God explained the good deeds and the bad ones, so every person who intended to do a good deed but did not do it, God writes it down for him as a complete good deed, and if he does it, God writes it down for him as ten good deeds, and whoever wants to do a bad deed and does not do it, God writes it down for him as a complete good deed. If he did it, God wrote it down for him as one bad deed.
All heavenly messages are consistent with Islam, in purpose and principles, and urge people to do good and avoid doing evil, but people have distorted the religion, so every prophet sent to the followers of the previous messages explained there is a similar distortion.
God said;
By the sun and its midmorning, by the soul and Who shaped it and inspired it with its sin and its piety, prosperous is he who purified it, and failed is he who buried it!

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Tue 12/06/22 03:38 AM
America encourages atheism
Amira Acer, an Algerian writer, wrote the following:
The Joseph Biden administration is working to spread atheism in Muslim societies. Washington supports all immoral practices such as the right to abortion, an act that was rejected by the Federal Supreme Court and considered a crime punishable by American law. The American government aims to detach the conservative American people, for the most part, from their history, values, and Protestant religious beliefs that prohibit abortion.
It also works to secularize religious Islamic societies by spreading atheism, which means denying the existence of the Creator absolutely, and resorting instead to the human mind, which is limited in understanding natural and cosmic phenomena. Based on the ideas of Richard Dawking and his physical theories, or Darwin's theories of evolutionary natural selection, or the existential ideas of Jules Paul Sartre, or the secularist David Silverman, who served as president of the International Federation of Atheists and is known for his constant attack and ridicule of the beliefs and religious rituals of believers, especially Christians and Muslims. , which is considered one of the pillars of the American project to spread atheism in the Middle East, North Africa, Central and South Asia, a project that is sponsored and supervised by the US State Department, as mentioned in the report of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), where it indicated that the US State Department provides direct financial grants to encourage atheistic movements in Muslim-majority regions of Asia and the Middle East, where, according to the Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor (PDL), funds are used to create and strengthen networks of advocates for diverse communities, atheists, and the unaffiliated from all religious denominations in target countries.
The United States of America, which claims to be the custodian of democracy, human rights, and cultural, linguistic, ethnic, religious, and ideological diversity, and that it respects the beliefs and beliefs of others, is violating the provisions and covenants of the US Constitution, which expressly stipulates freedom of belief and the illegality of the federal government’s interference in the beliefs and ideas of others unless they pose a threat. On American national security, Washington, through its support for atheism in the Islamic world and its provision of financial grants to organizations, bodies and associations that support the policy of atheism and work to spread it in their local communities, as it works to provide humanitarian asylum for all atheists in Muslim countries, on the condition that they commit to using the media And social media to spread and promote atheism from within the American lands, because the Biden administration, which failed to strike at the pillars of the Islamic religion by supporting the idea of the Abrahamic religion, which was one of the outputs of the normalization process with a number of Arab countries, is trying this time to eliminate the most important constants of the peoples of the region. By striking religion, which is considered the main driver of all resistance movements that had a prominent role in Afsh All Zionist, colonial and expansionist plans in the Middle East, by controlling the peoples of those countries and plundering their wealth.
The USA, which was forced to withdraw from Afghanistan under the blows of the Afghan resistance, and abandoned it in favor of the Taliban movement, is implementing a strategy developed in the nineties of the last century based on the ideas of Bernard Lewis, Henry Kissinger and Brzezinski. Their religion and beliefs, because all the countries of the Western system are well aware that the peoples of the Middle East region in particular, which are rich in enormous natural and underground wealth, and occupy an important geographical space from a geostrategic point of view, are religious people by instinct and adhere to their religious identity and their civilizational and cultural heritage, and they cannot control them. And subduing it completely, except by hitting the religious values in the region.

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Thu 12/01/22 11:27 PM

There is no scientific evidence that there is no creator of the universe. There is strong evidence for the existence of God, the Creator of the universe and what is in it.
Some thinkers make use of church’s mistakes, so they attacked religion and rejected it altogether. They wrote books that convinced some people of their ideas. Many governments helped spread atheism and anti-religious books. For example: Lee Simon (Author) of ‘Organized Religion: The Greatest Scam of All Paperback – November 28, 2017’
This little book is for those who believe and for those who no longer believe. It is an argument against organized religion. It is written in easy to read, easy to understand English. It is, if I may say so, an eraser for the mind. This is not an academic treatment. It is thoughts of the author, who has been thinking about these things for over 50 years. If nothing else this book will challenge your thinking if you are a believer; it will support your thinking if you are not.
Black Hero (Author) wrote ‘Religion: A Blessing Or A Scam? Paperback – Large Print, October 31, 2020.


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Thu 12/01/22 12:29 AM
God said in the Quran:
When the Event (the resurrection) comes, there is no denying its coming. You shall be divided into three parties. Companions of the Right, Companions of the Left, And the Outstrippers, those are they brought near (to their Lord) in the Gardens of Delight, a host of the ancients but only a few from the later generations. a recompense for all that they did.
The Companions of the Right (will be) among thornless trees, continuous shade, flowing water, an abundance of fruits, and chaste, loving companions of the same age for the Companions of the Right a multitude of the ancients, and a multitude of the later people.
As for the Companions of the Left (they shall live) amid burning winds and boiling water, in the shadow of a smoking blaze, neither cool nor good. Before they lived at ease, and persisted in the great sin and constantly said: 'What, when we are dead and become dust and bones, shall we then be restored to life? What, and our fathers, the ancients? '
Say [Muhammed]: 'Those of ancient times and those of later times shall be gathered together to the appointed time on a known Day. '
Then you went astray, you that belied, you shall eat (the fruit) of the Tree of Zakkum [in the Hell]. You shall fill your bellies with it, and drink boiling water on top of that, and you will drink as the lapping of thirsty camels.
Such shall be your hospitality on the Day of Recompense.
We created you, why will you not believe!
Have you thought about what (sperm) you ejaculate?
Did you create it, or are We the Creator?
It was We who decreed death among you. We will not be surpassed that We will change you and cause you to grow again in a way you do not know.
You have surely known of the first creation. Why then, will you not remember!
Have you thought about the water you drink?
Is it you that send it down from the clouds or We?
If We will, We would make it bitter, why then do you not give thanks?
I swear by the fallings of the stars and that is a mighty oath, if you but knew it is indeed a Glorious Koran, in a Book protected (from tampering)
a sending down from the Lord of all the Worlds.
What, do you hold this discourse in disdain, do you make it your provision to belie it?
Why, then, when the soul leaps up to the throat of the dying and you are watching at that time We are nearer to him than you, but you do not see, why then, if you are not revived, do you not restore his soul, if you are truthful?
If he is among the near, there shall be calmness and ease, a Garden of Delight.
If he is a Companion of the Right, (he will be greeted with): 'Peace be upon you, Companion of the Right! '
But, if he is of those who belied, and went astray, there shall be a hospitality of boiling water, and a roasting in Hell.
Indeed, this is the certain truth.


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Tue 11/29/22 12:13 AM
Similarly, renowned sci-fi author John C. Wright distinctly recalls a prayer he said as an adamant atheist:
“I prayed. ‘Dear God, I know… that you do not exist. Nonetheless, as a scholar, I am forced to entertain the hypothetical possibility that I am mistaken. So just in case I am mistaken, please reveal yourself to me in some fashion that will prove your case. If you do not answer, I can safely assume that either you do not care whether I believe in you, or that you have no power to produce evidence to persuade me…If you do not exist, this prayer is merely words in the air, and I lose nothing but a bit of my dignity. Thanking you in advance for your kind cooperation in this matter, John Wright.’”
Wright soon received the answer (and effect) he did not expect:
“Something from beyond the reach of time and space, more fundamental than reality, reached across the universe and broke into my soul and changed me…I was altered down to the root of my being…It was like falling in love.”
Wright was welcomed into the Catholic Church at Easter in 2008

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Sat 11/26/22 11:37 PM
One former atheist who was profoundly affected by prayer and the Scriptures is author Devin Rose. On his blog, he describes the role that God’s Word played in his gradual conversion process from atheism to Christianity:
“I began praying, saying, “God, you know I do not believe in you, but I am in trouble and need help. If you are real, help me.” I started reading the Bible to learn about what Christianity said…”
Once Rose began to read the Scriptures and talk to God, even as a skeptic, he found himself overwhelmed by something very real:
“Still, I persevered. I kept reading the Bible, asking my roommate questions about what I was reading, and praying. Then, slowly, and amazingly, my faith grew and it eventually threatened to whelm my many doubts and unbelief.”

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