Islamic Meditation

Dear brother, I understand where ur coming from n I think u make a good point. If a Christian/Hindu reads my words, they may understand them in their own religion's context. But from a purely non-biased, academic view point, the word manifest in the dictionary simply means: apparent, obvious. In the Islamic context, becoz Allah has removed Polytheism in Muslims' hearts, when we use the word Manifest, we automatically understand it as: apparent to the understanding.

mlm just means muslim :))

Sister mlmbrowser, glad that we have similar understanding on the subject.

Manifestation is synonym with Hinduism, Christianity and paganism - for example Holy Spirit manifests itself as a dove (Christianity).

Now you should understand why I prefer the word "guide" instead - just like Allah guides me to have this conversation with you - only God knows for sure.

mlm means multi level marketing?

Rahman is compassionate in English. Allah's compassion is in this world. Whereas, Raheem is merciful in English. Allah exercises His mercy on Judgment Day on the Muslims. Whereas His compassion is exercised on the non-Muslims only in This world.
Just thought to be more precise.

Also,in Tasawwuf, every one of the Beautiful Names of Allah is carefully n meticulously studied n explored. Exple: Ar-rahman-i ar-Raheem
Rahman is a quality of Allah that He showers upon all ppl regardless of their faith, even to atheists. Exple: If Allah wasnt Rahman, He would not have allowed the rain to fall on non-Muslim countries. This is a manifestation of Allah to all ppl of the world. The quality of Ar-Raheem, is a quality He SPECIFICALLY showers on Muslims.
Hope this helps inshaAllah

I understand dear brother, hope u dont take my explanation the wrong way. Thank u for trying to correct me. I know ur intention is pure, but if u check the definition of: manifest, it means: Clearly apparent to the sight or understanding; obvious

Yes, indeed Allah can show Himself (not through vision but through understanding) to all human beings, regardless of their faith, as long as theyr seekers of Truth. This is why in the Quran Allah constantly questions ppl of understanding.

Sister mlmbrowser, what do you mean exactly by manifesting Himself to human?

Allah guides us not manifest to us - there is a huge difference. Choice of words may alter perception - intentionally or unintentionally.

As I said ambiguity is threading on Satan's domain. For example, in Bible Jesus called God "Father" out of affection but this is used by Christians to say God is his father - ignoring the context, conveniently.

I mean no harm to you, sister.

Bro, how do u assume non-Muslims come to Islam if Allah did not manifest Himself to them as well one way or another? Allah's ways are amazing n only He can claim to know how He communicates with His creation.
Peace & Blessings from a sister

Meditation is a beautiful thing. I don't believe Hindus or Buddhist has any monopoly on this ... To me meditation is just harnessing one's alpha state ... yes, I'm a muslim.

What do you mean by "Allah manifests Himself in every moment of life to Muslims and non-Muslims alike." bro mlmbrowser?

Just becareful what you say - please don't fall into the blasphemy trap set by satan.

The Quran offers a lot more than just rulings about everyday life, what we call sharia. Islam is such a vast field of all sorts of knowledge. The Quran has 7 levels of knowledge. Only a few can grasp its secrets. U have to study under a real sheikh to realize this. The Quran is a mirror to one's soul. Allah manifests Himself in every moment of life to Muslims and non-Muslims alike. We r to find Him through His creation and His attributes. The Asma' al-husna were not given to us for no reason.

"Meditation" is merely a word. Let's find out what the experience is. Don't let us be confused with words. Meditation is a natural state of being which can be felt by anyone regardless of religion because we are all gods creation.

meditation is the root of Hinduism not islam.yes u r right.this kind of people leading the poor innocent peoples to wrong way.but they will must answer to allah one day.

you said it!!!! POWER TO ISLAM

Mashallah, subhanallah. The beauty of ALLAH (swt)

or for a change u should read about what ur takling about.

My brother, excuse me for saying that I think you have a lot to learn in life... One of the trades of wisdom is rejecting pride of any identity. Try to find the clue in the film.

this is really wonderfull. i like this one.
thanx for sharing!

ever heard of the sufis? In Islam, we do have our own form of meditation, n its called Dhikr. Its a series of practices in which we sit just like buddhists do, but instead of closing eyes and keeping quiet, n listening to a bell ringing, we meditate by repeating God's name for a period of time, but we also do it standing up, n w/ motion, depending on the sufi order one belongs to. sufis r Muslims, n dhikr is rooted in Islam coz its mentioned in our holy Quran. We didn't steal it from anybody.

meditation is the root of Hinduism not islam...please don't steal people's teachings...create ur own teachings...

beaut scenery!

SubhanAllah

O Allah, You Are Great!
O Allah, You Are Beauty!
O Allah, You Are Peace!
O Allah, You Are Freedom and Love!
Help us, forgive us please!
Allahu Akbar!

Ofcourse seeking of knowledge is incumbent on mankind. Further putting it to positive service of mankind, thus seeking Divine pleasure, should be the purpose and aim of life. Allah condemns turmoil and mischief creation on earth.

No one can disagree with what you say, and I would recommend any believer to take your comment.
But the clue in this film is not the claiming of truth. There is a difference between considering the world with the human intellect and beholding it with the heart. Allah gave us many things in which we can see His signs...

Allah says that the hearts find peace in the zikr of Allah. Who said you will find peace in other than the zikr of Allah. Produce your evidence from the Book and the Hadith if you are truthfull, or take back your comments all of you who have given such like comments. Allah knows better. Don't just follow but first check agains the Book and the Sahih Hadith, if evidence is there then you may take and accept otherwise reject it.