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Nihility is the belief that nothing happens after we die. An atheist point of view as well. They assert that we don't remember the time before we die, therefore we will not remember or see anything after we die.

I remember reading in the Qur'an (I'm not sure which surah) about how we are born twice? How does the above claim correlate with Islam? Cause according to Islam weren't we all created then our souls were sent down to Earth?

Also, how legit is the above Nihilist view?

Salam. 

The big questions on whether or not God exists. I was reading up on the big bang theory and suddenly came across this at the end of the website.

http://www.allaboutphilosophy.org/does-god-exist-c.htm

Could some of the brothers with strong faith take a look at this and give their refutations ? Or am I just extremely paranoid..

Sorry if spewing my emotions on the board is irritating any of you...

Is there any set period in Islam when Adam and Eve came ? What differs us from those Young Earth Creationists ?

"Had Adam been a Prophet?" Prophet Muhammad(peace be upon him) answered "Yes." The man asked "How much time passed between him and Noah?" Prophet Muhammad(peace be upon him) replied : "Ten Qarn" (Ibn Hibban, Hadith 6190)

^How authentic is that hadith above ? Or is it another Israelite creation ?

A thorough response would be greatly appreciated, brothers.

Extremely controversial topic that will always be taken out of context. Some (a lot aka Christians and Dawkins) will take it out of context implying that Men have the right and left to knock their wives out Mike Tyson style. However, the Qur'an is obviously referring to it as ONE of the last resorts before divorcing a very abusive,ill-conducted wife. (The other resort being just divorce)

Now, I have always wondered. Is the beating to be taken literal? Or is there another meaning? Both sides could make sense.

However, the true question remaining is that if we were to truly beat.. what fashion should it be in? Darab makes it very vague in a sense.
Translators have always used "Lightly" Many critics accused Muslims of "arbitrarily cherry-picking" as the word lightly does not appear. But we actually do have proof that it is indeed Lightly and there is no shame from the side of the translators.

Guillaume’s translation of Ibn Ishaq's "Sirat Rasulallah":
"You have rights over your wives, and they have rights over you. You have the right that they should not defile your bed and that they should not behave with open unseemliness. If they do, God allows you to put them in separate rooms and to beat them, but not with severity. If they refrain from these things and obey you, they have right to their food and clothing with kindness. Lay injunctions on women kindly, for they are your wards having no control of their persons."
“The Life of Muhammad”, Oxford, 1955, page 651. (Translation of one of the earliest accounts of prophet Muhammad, apparently written about 150 years after his death)
   
Straight from the Man who the words of the Qur'an were revealed to from Gibril.

Might i remind you that the Prophet mentioned LIGHTLY beat them to the wives WHO DEFILE YOUR BED.

Defile : To violate the chastity of.

Basically the wife who sleep with another man.

If this is not mercy then i don't know what is. Maybe this Hadith could have saved O.J Simpson from trial lol.


اَللّٰهُ أَعْلَم

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Osama i couldnt find a way to delete my previous post as it was really stupid. However this is important.

http://www.islamic-awareness.org/Quran/Contrad/Internal/

Some of these are already refuted. However some aren't.  There's also external and other claimed contradictions. I havent seen the website author update these rebuttals only a few were. Point 5 really stood out.

Why can't Christians put this much nitpicking with their own bible.

Is the Quran implying the universe has a roof and that pieces of it can fall on the earth ? 

1. The scientific fact is that the Earth’s atmosphere helps destroy meteorites as they approach Earth, filters harmful light rays, protects against the cold temperatures of space, and its Van Allen Belt acts like as a shield against the harmful radiation. The Earth’s atmosphere can be attributed as a protected roof.

2. The Qur’ān uses the words saqfan maḥfūẓan, which means a protect roof.
 
3. Therefore, the Qur’ān is describing the function of the Earth’s atmosphere.

 Again, the above syllogism is invalid. It doesn’t logically follow that the words saqfan maḥfūẓan, which refers to a protected roof, describes the function of the Earth’s atmosphere. This is because saqfan maḥfūẓan can also refer to a physical roof. Some interpretations of the Qur’ān include that the heaven is erected with invisible pillars, and that a fragment of the heaven or sky can fall on Earth; (see Qur’ān 13:2 and 34:9). These interpretations indicate a solid roof like structure, as confirmed by the classical exegete Ibn Kathīr who cites a scholar mentioning that “the heaven is like a dome over the earth”.[15] Therefore the words saqfan maḥfūẓan can also refer to a physical roof or dome like structure. For that reason, the above argument will only be valid if all interpretations and descriptions of saqfan maḥfūẓan describes the function of Earth’s atmosphere.

the word used in 13:2 is samawaat,shouldn't heavens be referred to as Jannah or Firdous ? If so then some proof from other surahs please.

In 34:9 Pieces of the sky implying that the sky is solid ?

link : http://www.hamzatzortzis.com/essays-articles/exploring-the-quran/does-the-quran-contain-scientific-miracles-a-new-approach/

If you scroll down you will find the video with the 10 unscientific verses

https://www.youtube.com/user/NateTalksToYou

Anyone have a thorough step by step refutation please ?

Also Eidkum Mubarak to you and your families,Allah yifazkom inshAllah.