Spread of Islam in Sub Saharan Africa- Influence of Sufism
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 20 ส.ค. 2012
- Lecturer Bio:
Dr. KIM SEARCY, Associate Professor of African and Islamic history, Loyola University Chicago
Dr. Searcy's research interests include Islamic revivalism in nineteenth-century Africa, slavery in Muslim Societies, the role of Islamic mysticism in African Islamic polities, and Islam and the African diaspora. He is the author of the book State Formation in the Sudan 1885-1898: Symbols, Ritual and Ceremony during the Mahdiyya_,(2011 Brill Academic Publishers) and the articles, "The Mahdi's Attitudes on Slavery, the Slave Trade and Emancipation" in _Islamic Africa (1,1: 2010), "The Khalifa and the Routinization of Charismatic Authority,"(The International Journal of African Historical Studies, 2010, 43;3, p.429).
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Sin is universal problem. Sin is ubiquitous. Humanity contaminated by sin. Sin in us by default, not learnt, not taught. Sin manifests in many forms - evil, crime. Sin is the opium. The origin of sin is unanswered.
My journey.
Sin is pre-existing in all. Nobody taught us to sin. Sin pre-dates The Bible. The Bible explains origins of sin. The Bible provides remedy for pre-existing sin, through Jesus Christ death and resurrection. The Bible is best selling book in the world for this reason. Sin is real, The Bible is relevant. Sin is born at every child birth. Sin is disease of heart, and Jesus Christ is the cure.
Satan is the enemy, came to steal, kill and destroy. Misleads us to blame good loving God. God is not the author of evil.
Media, Police, Defense, Judiciary, Penitentiary, Security, Contracts confirm sin exists.
The origins of life, natural laws, sin, morals, purpose, meaning, conscience, music, creativity, intelligence, beauty, color, nature, water, air, light and amalgamation, remain unevidenced - elsewhere.
We love truth when it enlightens us, but hate when it convicts us.
Instructing to "Heart wash" from sin is not "Brainwash".
God created universe, placed natural laws, made humans in His image, gave talents, instructed to multiply and explore - The Initiation of Science. Science is the legitimate child of natural laws. Without natural laws science has no foundation.
We are created with good purpose and meaning. We are good. Then sin entered through satan and we all fallen. Disease, despair, deformities, deficiencies, depression, stress, guilt, greed, hate, anger, rebellious spirit, spiritual death entered. Sin plays spoilsport.
Unloose the Soul from the tight knot of sin. Soul outlasts death.
Sinners cannot save themselves from sin. Jesus Christ, the Holy God, intervened, willingly died on The Cross and resurrected, for remmissions of our sins, to save us from sin and hell.
We are weak at the core, however we try to portray otherwise. We need Holy God's help, who is willing to help with open arms.
Unable to find any motive any reason for Jesus Christ to die willingly on Cross and resurrect - except His love to save us from pre-existing sin and hell.
Nobody died for our sins and resurrected - except Jesus Christ. Exclusivity
Jesus Christ claimed:
"I am The Way, The Truth and The Life". "I am The Resurrection and The Life".
"I am The Good Shepherd".
Jesus Christ has the authority to forgive sins.
Religion says "Do". Jesus Christ says "Done".
Religion is man's attempts to 'search gods'. Jesus Christ came from heaven in 'search of man'.
Salvation from sin and hell is not earned through works or deeds or pilgrimages or rituals or ceremonies or traditions or cultures or meditations or public displays or hypocrisy or making personal sacrifices or making animal sacrifices.
Salvation from sin and hell is free, but not cheap. Because Jesus Christ laid His life on The Cross, and resurrected.
God loves the sinner, but hates the sin. Just like a parent loves child, but hates disease in child.
We are saved by God's grace, not by our works.
Karma is getting what we deserve. Grace is getting what we don't deserve. Only Grace can be pre-fixed with word Amazing. Amazing Grace. Karma is not Amazing, it is depressing.
GRACE: Getting what we don't deserve - i.e. forgiveness of sin, eternity in heaven through Jesus Christ.
MERCY: Not getting what we deserve - i.e. punishment of sin, separation from God, eternity in hell.
Other side of death is eternity. Either in hell; or in heaven through Jesus Christ.
God offers grace and mercy for free through Jesus Christ death and resurrection.
Jesus Christ suffered, ridiculed, spat-on, humiliated, crucified on The Cross, and therefore He understands our pain. He raised victorious, we will too. Those who endure till end are victorious.
Jesus Christ coming again to judge all. The doors will be closed. Jesus Christ reveals every mystery, answers every question. We all deserve to know the truth. He is The Alpha and The Omega. He judges everyone.
One day every knee shall bow, every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord.
The First Christmas - Jesus Christ came to earth from heaven to save us from pre-existing sin.
The First Good Friday - Jesus Christ crucified to The Cross, died willingly for remission of our sins.
The First Resurrection Day, also linked to Easter - Jesus Christ resurrected from death.
Jesus Christ made entry to Holy Heaven free through Him. Repent of sin and be saved. Easy.
The First Coming of Jesus Christ - He is Lamb, slaughtered for remission of sins
to save us from sin and hell. And resurrected.
The Second Coming of Jesus Christ - He will be Lion, The Judge.
The Lamb and The Lion.
Jesus Christ forgave all who crucified Him, and now forgives all, even who reject, ridicule and mock Him. He loves all unconditionally.
Believe, trust, repent of pre-existing sin in Jesus Christ that He died for remission of our sins and resurrected, and coming back to judge, accept Him as Lord and Saviour, and be saved from sin and hell. Any time, any where. Even now. Simple.
Nothing to lose, everything to gain.
For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.
For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but in order that the world might be saved through him.
I found God loved me regardless of sins, weaknesses and rejections by others. As sinner I cannot save myself through deeds. He believed me and has faith in me. I am not in competition with others. God loves you all, individually.
(My journal. Journey to life - after testing all 'isms' and religions, after failing to find origins, purpose and meaning of life, after swallowing pride, egos, anger, hate, depression.)
God is justice and He can not be unjust. Believing origin of sin is sin itself.
God is perfect and his words must be perfect and free from any errors. So, the Bibles are full of errors and contradiction which means if your faith based on an scriptures with full of errors you are not and can not be on the right path to your creator.
The only perfect word of God is the Qur'an. Read and examine it. Understand it and ask any question you have until you can see the truth as the sun in a clear sky.
May Allah guide us all and bless us.
@@suleimangoox6075 Mohammed had been poisoned, had black magic cast on him, revealed verses he later admitted had been from satan. He tried to commit suicide.
Was poisoned
Surah 69:44-46
Sahih Al-Bukhari Hadith 5.713
Sahih al-Bukhari Hadith 2588
Sahih al-Bukhari Hadith 2617
Sahih al-Bukhari Hadith 4428
Sahih Muslim Hadith 5430
Sunan Ibn Majah 1622
Was influenced by satan
Surah 22: 52-53
Tried to commit sui-cide several times. Sahih Bukhari :: Book 9 :: Volume 87 :: Hadith 111
Muhammed had zero witnesses with jibreel, had zero eye-witnesses to endorse his encounter with jibreel. He was influenced by satan. He changed script to suit his sex, power, warlord desires stating 'god told me' conveniently. His god 'whispered' new rules in his ears whenever he needed ‘guidance’ to reinforce what he intended to do anyway. Muhammed's sole, uncorrobarative narrative is unauthentic and unreliable. It is one man's delusion.
Muhammed lived unholy, immoral life. He served himself not god. He was violent. A suspected liar. His use of religion for his own s e x, money and power was masterful, to deceive people.
Muhammed's weakness ie sex, and he duped people on weak point ie sex with offer of 72 hoors, big boobs, wine in heaven after life. He made god a sex provider, a brothel operator.
All the Islamic overt religiosity is only for sex in heaven, and the devotion to god is zero and fake.
What can you do when you realise what you believed is all false and you ended up in eternity in hell and you cannot come out?
Muslims leaving islam in thousands per day in spite of apostasy and blasphemy imposed on them. Most muslims who rejected islam remain in shadow of islam to avoid detection.
Salvation from sin is not earned by own deeds, rituals, ceremonies, pilgrimages, life-style, public displays, public shouts. They only provide sense of feelings of self-gratifying acts.
Salvation is free through grace, the gift of God through Jesus Christ.
A dirty cloth cannot clean itself. A sinful person cannot clean sins by own deeds. Only external agent can clean dirty cloth. Only Jesus Christ who came from heaven to earth can clean pre-existing sins.
God of quran is depicted as god of conditional concern, would not love me, if I did not perform to my utmost in pleasing him, one who takes joy in sending his enemies into hellfire.
The amazing news that even though we all deserve punishment, even though we deserve to go to hell, Jesus Christ - God himself - has provided way out for us. He doesn’t do this by leaving things unpunished, and so forgetting about justice. He does it by Himself taking our place; in His death taking our punishment and Himself experiencing hell so that we don’t have to.
Religion says "Do". Jesus Christ says "Done".
Jesus Christ came from heaven to earth fulfilling prophecies.
Jesus Christ had virgin birth fulfilling prophecies.
Jesus Christ died on Cross willingly for remissions of pre-existing sins for every single person fulfilling prophecies.
Jesus Christ raised from death proving He is God fulfilling prophecies.
Jesus Christ ascended to heaven fulfilling prophecies.
Jesus Christ is coming back in future to judge everyone fulfilling prophecies.
There is no other person or message in between Jesus Christ first coming and His second coming in future to judge everyone.
Jesus Christ claimed "I am the Way, the Truth and The Life. No one comes to Father except through me."
Jesus Christ loves you and everyone unconditionally, even His mockers. Jesus Christ does not have blasphemy laws.
When we are yet sinners He died for our sins. He never hates you or anybody. He loves to take you to heaven.
Other side of death is eternity. Eternity in hell. Or else eternity in heaven through Jesus Christ.
Repent pre-existing sins in Jesus Christ name, and be saved from eternity in hell. Enter heaven for free through Jesus Christ.
Heaven in Bible is discovering God's holiness, love, beauty, creativity, wisdom, intelligence, vastness, music and more. It takes eternity to understand God of Bible.