Monday, January 4, 2010
Love and religion
Love knows no chain. True love rises above every obstacle. It’s a bond of hearts and souls. And when two heart and soul are bond together they can overcome any obstacle.
But before starting such a journey one should first search one’s soul. Because difference of belief, faith is the greatest reason behind enmity of men. So we should think really well how much we will be able to respect the faith of our loved one, even if it is exactly opposite to ours. Or if their faith makes them do something which is disgusting in our eyes. Say for example, cow is a very holy animal in Hinduism but most of the other religions allow eating them. No orthodox Hindu will eat cow or eat in a utensil which has cooked cow. Well, this is the only example cropped in my mind.
Though I am not a very orthodox person but I wont eat cow and wont feel really comfortable to eat from a pot which has not been washed after being used to keep beef.
A belief with which we are born is next to impossible to shake off. But if two people love each other they can adjust. I have heard Muslim girls giving up beef or even non veg after marrying vegetarian families or muslim men not eating beef at home after marrying hindu girls. The main point is respect for each other’s faith I believe. In case of religion that faith has to be really firm.
They will have to think what they will do if all of a sudden their people of their religions start to riot with each other.
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My thoughts often match with trisha but here I see a great chance of having differences with trisha.
ReplyDeleteYes, I don't want to miss this (great) oppertunity.
Trisha, suppose a muslim boy truly loves a hindu girl and the girl also loves that muslim boy and her love is also a true love.
At the same time both of them claim that each of them has a true love for their own religions. And boy's religion says: don't marry a hindu girl until she becomes a muslim with her own choice.
And the girl's religion says: don't marry a muslim boy until he becomes a hindu with his own choice.
Now, I think their marriage will possibly prove that the boy and girl has a true love for each other but at the same time it becomes apparent that both boy's and girl's love for religion is a flirt.
What do you think, didi?
May Allah Bless You, My Dear Sister!
dearest brother,
ReplyDeleteyes, thats the thing which confuses me too :) that is why i said that religion is usually the main reason behind enmity between two persons. :)
i cant say about any one else but myself, no matter how much i love a person i wont sacrifice my identity for him, and my religion is my identity. it may not be my whole existence but is a part of it.
there was a time i seriously thought about becoming a nun and joining Missionary of Charity but then decided against it. Losing one's identity means burning the bridges to return. only saints can do that happily. they have done it again and again. but i dont think i am a saint, so i will not have risked it. i would have rather told him to keep our religions and marry :)
even then problem pops up. have seen it too many times.
with lots of affection.
Dear sister, I wish to remain a truth seeker who although never change their religion for wordly benefits but are ever ready to change for concrete proofs and arguments.
ReplyDeletedidi, you know I was the 1st one in my village to leave the sect of my forefathers and whole village. That's why I was threatened and I am stopped from offering prayer in the mosque of my own village. Whenever I go there I offer prayer in my home all because I've chosen to go into a sect wich only accepts Quran and Prophet Muhammad's peace be upon him's sayings as arguments. While others have invented new things in religion like marriages with Dowry and other traditions relating to death etc.
I feel alone and I find a little peace when I see many similarities betwen me and you.
I think religion wich I chose with justice and my own free will is my identity.
May Allah Bless You, my dear sister.
dearest soulbro,
ReplyDeleteI agree with your views. your chosing quran and the prophet as your idol.
Just like you I too believe in only God, no thing else. I take up whatever i think is good for my soul, irrespective of any thing else. U echo your point of view toward religion, adding humanity with it.
We have too much similarity and i am proud of that.
May your love for Allah increase every day.
with lots of affection.
didi
Ameen!
ReplyDeleteDear didi, thanks you so much for this beautiful prayer. I'm glad to say Ameen on it may Allah accept your prayers for me and mine for you.
Dear didi, According to the teaching of Quran and Prophet Muhammad peace be upon him we can't take any one as our God except Allah. We can't prostrate to any Prophet or pious people. We ask only Allah for His help (we don't even ask Prophet Muhammad for his help). Because only Allah hears our prayers. And He is the One Who is worthy of worship.
Unfortunately, due to lack of knowledge many muslims in India and Pakistan go to graves of pious people and do what the worshipers of idols do with their idols. I mean some muslims too worship graves as their gods wich is completely forbiden in Islam. That's why I left my previous sect. Instead of following our religious scholors blindly I like to inquire arguments for whatever they tell us. Can you believe that there are muslims scholors who don't want to see muslims trying to understand the message of Quran. That's why I had left my previous sect. Now I don't bound myself to any sect I directly take teachings from the basic resources of Islamic knowledge, wich are Quran and the teachings of Prophet Muhammad peace be upon him. Luckily, there are still many who invite towards the pure teachings of Quran.
My dear didi, I'm sorry for these long comments but wanted to open the pain of my heart in front of my didi.
May Allah make our relation to go for long even till Paradise. Amen.
dearest brother,
ReplyDeletethough i respect every holy soul and belief of others but just like you, i too worship only one God. and as i have said you, that i believe that God is above gender, form or any earthly measure. but i worship using form so i can feel her close to my heart.
Its a very beautiful belief that you are following. i share your ideology.
Believe me, Allah's love showers through your very existence.
with lots of affection.
didi