To Syed Mohammed: Please help me become religious

Then why do you go around it, why does everyone turn towards it during prayer. Or why do you chant 'here I come' or some such words when you carry out your haj rituals? And just as you do not worship kaaba so Christians do not worship the image of Mary or Jesus. You have to turn towards Mecca during prayer because the kaaba is there. A recognition that it is Allah's special abode, otherwise why do you have to turn towards it. The Hindus do not worship idols in the sense you think they do. Their concept of god goes beyond your monotheistic concept. It is called monism. There is no dualism. There is no separation between the creator and the created. I can hear you laugh out loud. But the concept is vastly more subtle than your Allah sitting on his throne and your being able to manipulate him by your behaviour.

Let me explain that. You as good muslim know that Allah gets angry when you are not regular in prayers. Since Muslims claim to have free will it means that you can decide to make Allah angry or happy by your behaviour.

"002.177 It is not righteousness that ye turn your faces Towards east or West; but it is righteousness- to believe in Allah and the Last Day, and the Angels, and the Book, and the Messengers; to spend of your substance, out of love for Him, for your kin, for orphans, for the needy, for the wayfarer, for those who ask, and for the ransom of slaves; to be steadfast in prayer, and practice regular charity; to fulfil the contracts which ye have made; and to be firm and patient, in pain (or suffering) and adversity, and throughout all periods of panic. Such are the people of truth, the Allah-fearing."

This Surah is a good example of how you can manipulate Allah's emotions. Do what he says and he is happy, refuse to do what he says in this surah and he is angry with you! It is that easy to manipulate Allah's emotions.

And what kind of test is this you are talking about? That our period on earth is some sort of examination by Allah to see who is worthy of heaven. In that case Allah is a very poor and prejudiced examiner. The test papers he has given each of us varies widely. Some he cause to be born into infidel families others into pious Muslim families. The ones in pious Muslim families have been given a huge advantage in that they are born into Islam. Will an impartial examiner be so biased in the tests he sets for each of us?

Good and evil were created by Allah. "113.001-002 Say: I seek refuge with the Lord of the Dawn From the mischief of created things;" Elsewhere Allah also gives Shaitan permission to mislead humans. So why is your Allah watching me doing wrong?

And I will become a religious man when you give me some good answers to questions such as what I have posed above.