I am currently in a very dark phase. I read it and the doubts dont go away. I dont want to forget Allah and islam :( i just want to worship Him and nothing else. I feel so devastated

Amen God indeed is beyond u can comprehend,beyond you can fathom .. We know all.His goodness and all His attributes but still we don't know How great is His work, His purpose in each creation, and it's all for our benefits.. Alhamdulillah...

Bump. I believe in God but it's important that this be addressed

U don’t know that

Yeah bruh these guys are blindly following their scriptures if not their God will punish them for eternal hell

@@salman3591 what do you mean?

I don't know if you're a Muslim. But I'll try to reply in a sensible manner so that you could understand regardless of being a Muslim or a non-Muslim. "God is Incomprehensible." This is a very vague statement. Yes, I say it's vague, because it means only one thing when read simply: "God cannot be understood, in any way, by anyone." If one uses this statement, the reader must look into the context of the statement. In this video, the context is that "there is so much that we don't understand about the universe itself. Then it only makes sense that we cannot (in this life) understand God fully." In this context, it is simply put "God is Incomprehensible." But it doesn't mean that we know nothing about Him. You still might think it's contradictory. I'll give an example: "You are in a marathon training. You're instructed to run 10 miles everyday by your coach. You run, run, and run. After 8 miles, you become exhausted. And you say, "I can't reach 10 miles" to your coach. And your coach understands you are tired and that you've completed 8 miles, so he says "it's okay." The next day, you come up fresh. And you finish your 10 miles that day." On the first day, you said "I can't reach 10 miles." And the next day you did. Is that contradictory? No. Because they are different days. And also you made it up to 8 miles that day. It wasn't nothing, right? It means something. Likewise, in this world, you cannot comprehend God fully. But it doesn't mean you know nothing about Him. You only know stuff about Him that which He said Himself (in the Qur'an), "God is Most Gracious, Most Merciful", and many other things in the Qur'an which God Himself says to us about Him. Prayer is beneficial to us. But it is also an obligation given to us by God. If one doesn't fulfill his obligation, He has all the rights to punish him if He wills. He is the Master and we are His servants. We don't get to dictate the relationship. He has authority over everything. Not us. One can remember God in any form. Like simply sitting alone in a room, thinking and thanking God for His Blessings. But prayer is, again, an obligation, with benefits to us. And an obligation, if it has a procedure, must be done with that procedure. We are very capable of winning gold medals in Olympics but not to bow and prostrate a few times for God?

@@AathifMohammed I don't think you really got to the heart of his question, though. Why would a benevolent God (quoting the video) punish someone who doesn't pray in a very specific way? Why is that very specific way the only way to derive benefit? You're just accepting the fact that it's an obligation and accepting that you'll be punished for not following through on it...You wouldn't punish your own mother if she missed a prayer/doesn't pray correctly, why would God, who I'm sure you claim is more merciful than you, punish her with something worse than anyone could ever imagine? I have a tough time accepting that kind of reality...

@@jaredgreenhouse6603 Hmm, I get you. It all goes back to what you actually believe in. If you are a Muslim, then by definition, you acknowledge that God is One, the Most Just and the Most Merciful. I'm not talking about a layman Muslim. I'm describing a Muslim who is a Muslim by choice, after thorough research, and pondering over the nature of the Qur'an and accepting that it is the Speech of God. So, in that context, you acknowledge your Master's Judgement, as you believe He is the Most Just, even if you and I fail to see reason in His Judgement. But, if you are an atheist, or a non-Muslim, you don't really care about whether Islam is true or not, you will just jump straight into this kind of an argument, which I believe can only be had if a person admits that God is Most Merciful, Most Just. BTW, I used "you" just as a way of speech. I don't really mean you, it could be anybody. Don't get offended.😂 I don't know if I have put it clearly but what I'm saying is: If a person believes that God is One, Almighty, Most Just, Most Merciful, and that he could not always see the wisdom behind God's actions, there is no need for him to argue why He punishes someone if he doesn't pray. Because since he believes He is Most Just, there is no way he could say "Oh, but that seems unjust." It would be a contradiction on himself. But for a non-believer, he doesn't believe in the God he is talking about. So he jumps straight into God's actions ignoring God's Attributes because according to him, they're all lies anyway, so he will judge Him for His Attributes with His actions, like we do for regular people. You know, if someone comes up to us in the road and says "I have never lied since my birth," we would have a hard time believing the guy. We have no context, no knowledge of his history/past, so we will judge him by his actions going forward. This kind of atheist mentality is applied to judge God?😂 And BTW, about punishing for not praying. Islam always taught God is the Most Just. Islam has taught that such and such is the punishment for such sins. But in the end of the day, it doesn't mean that everyone will be punished for every sin they did, even if they're going to Paradise. There will be people who will be going to Paradise who have lied, missed prayers, but were not punished. Because God is Most Forgiving and Most Merciful. Likewise, each and every person will be judged in the Most Just way. On that Day, no one will be wronged. So, it is inconceivable for me when you say that someone who missed a prayer will be going to Hell for eternal punishment. You and I cannot decide that's the case. Who are we? And I could find no reference in the literature of Islam where it says "you will be punished for sure if you miss a prayer." Then, I don't know who will enter Paradise.😂 About why a specific way to pray... Again, if you are a believer in Islam, that is the way God wants you to pray and the Prophet ﷺ taught us how. If you are a non-believer, it just looks like exercise to you, and you will find the idea of being submissive to a Higher Being by bowing and prostrating ridiculous and you will rebel.

​@@AathifMohammed So it seems to me that being a believer means living with "suspension of disbelief." i.e. convincing oneself that not everything has to make sense in order to be accepted. If you look at a rule or story that seems objectively unjust, you remind yourself that God is, as you say, the Most Just and therefore that you must be interpreting things incorrectly. Is that accurate?

@@jaredgreenhouse6603 You almost got my point, but not exactly. A believer will suspend disbelief, but not because of blind faith, but because of firmness in what he believes. Let me explain. Me being a Muslim, sometimes doubts penetrate even my mind about the workings of Islam and some moral questions, etc. At such times, I start looking for the answers. Because my faith is important to me, and it is important to me that I'm on the right faith and the true one. And it is what Islam teaches too. To keep learning. "Seeking knowledge is an obligation upon every Muslim" is a saying of the Prophet ﷺ. Whenever I start looking, I always found the answer to every single question I've ever had about Islam. It reassures my faith in my heart and that I'm on the right path. Making my belief even firmer. I tell you, you have no idea how many questions I've had. Not layman questions, but like serious questions regarding morality, punishment, restrictions, the nature of God. The big stuff. I've found answers to every single one of them. I'm not lying. It did take some time for me to do research and come to conclusions. So, given all this, now comes your point: that one convinces oneself that not everything has to make sense in order to be accepted. And I hope you agree with the point as well. Like, I have no idea in what kind of space/dimension God exists. I mean, if I think about it, it is stupid of me to even assume that He, being the creator of all space, would require "space" of any sort to exist. Now, I don't make a fuss out of it. Because it doesn't matter. It doesn't affect the truth of what I've learned about Islam. The other things. So, I live with that. "Objectively unjust"? Morality is, by definition, an ideological presupposition of some sort. Do you have a way to objectify morality in such a way that we can find the ultimate truth? Please do enlighten me about what you mean by that. And as I've already said, God doesn't punish you for missing a prayer. Of course, if you miss it intentionally out of laziness, or other worldly "priorities" that couldn't wait for 5 mins, then, of course. But then again, there is this beautiful concept of repentance and forgiveness in Islam. It is emphasized so much in the Qur'an and the hadith. And I wonder why people who argue about morality and punishment from God, don't ever consider looking into these concepts. Because the scenario that they jump into, "so let's assume God is punishing someone for missing a prayer. Is it just?"... This scenario can only occur IF a person doesn't pray regularly because he is lazy, or finds other things worthwhile, never felt guilty for it and never repented, or believes that God doesn't exist and it turns out to be otherwise after his death. The person who argues ignores all these mistakes of the guy whose sole purpose of creation, according to the God who turned out to be truly existing after his death, was to worship Him and live the worldly life as a test for the Hereafter. Now this is his religion. That's what it teaches. And if he ignores all that, disbelieves in all that, does all he want in this life which was meant to be a test, and fails in it, and then if God punishes for him for what HE did, it is God who is unjust?

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becoz allah loves us and wants best for us and not evil for us , we know that by worshipping GOD we can stay away fro many bad habits . worship is an act of constant reminder of ALLAH swt , its a practice of remembrance .. GOD only punishes people who go beyond alll bounds of trangression and still dnt seek forgiveness

​@@OSKESISso allah is a mind manipulator that if he praise to him we stay away from sins and if not then he manipulate it to sent us to hell

God loves and understand us! Only u have to have that relationship with God through prayers and worship,knowing God more through His word, then you understand How great is God and it's all for ur benefits..and He is beyond that what u can comprehend, Supreme, Sovereignty..Have that closeness to God though we may fall sometimes know that God is merciful, rejoice in God, Allah Akbar.

because He wants us to strive to know Him

Your imaginary God doesn't exist bozzo