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Submitted by syed bayezid (Bangladesh), Jul 14, 2008 at 07:19

lol.... what are you, an income tax officer?

taxes are a fact of life. just like death is. oh wait a minute ...you think these are anomalies ...... sorry brother....these are facts.

how are things going to be financed if you have no money. Prophet Muhammad peace be upon Him was human and he was practical. did he go on robbing campaigns like so many of our ancestors? definitely not. he was attacked....his people the muslims were attacked..... the enemy lost...Muhammad pbuh won......... the least the enemy can do is pay up compensation. read your history.

he came with a a mission that the world was practically waiting for.... he finally brings it.... and lo and behold...people declare war on him.... it wasnt him that started the wars in the first place.

now if you wanna defend yourself and your poor people against later enemy campaigns... what would you do? tell the enemy oh we beat u its ok go home? thats why youre not in the military....and if you are.... i am sorry for your country. and thats exactly why Muhammad peace be on him is also known as a great military general. considering the impossible odds the muslims faced.... it is no doubt. there is such a thing as preparation against counter attacks. i hope youre familiar with it. people had to eat and train and fund their defences and most importantly.... to finance the propagation of islam. so what happened was the money came to them by the grace of ALLAH ...they did not go and say ...ok u pagans...stick em up!

and about Ibrahim peace be upon him...... if he was alive today and if you asked him what he was he'd tellyo u he is a muslim... a hanif...or a rightly guided. muslim means submission to ALLAH.... thats all it means. and for your info monotheism goes older than ibrahim peace be upon him..... your forgetting noah and seth and adam.

finally, life isnt about doing what you want to do.... its whether your fulfilling your PURPOSE....... worshipping GOD. the al quran is HIS word. no other prophet brought the word. Muhammad peace be upon him was given the honor. he is your prophet too since ALLAH sent him for all people. and quran is your book too. oh, i'm sorry.... no one ever told you that ?

keep your chin up brother.... and watch those accounts. lol.

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