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well.. thing is in all forms of Christianity there are tons of miracles as well .. so think about those in Christianity that maybe thinking the same thing you are. If you want i can throw some examples up later im at work atm. Oh and no offence to whatt you just said but in a christian look at this, the scriptures that come to mind when we see miracles from other religions would be :
Be not deceived for even Satan can show him self as a angel of light, causing fire to come down even if possible to deceive the very elect, there will be false prophets, there are more but i don't have the time too look them up right now.

in alot of country's the catholics have people that endure the signs of the cross "stigmata's" and statues of Mary crying wemon sweating olive oil etc.... i mean theres alot in catholiscm alone

Personally, and please don't take offense to this statement, as far as my knowledge extends, as a woman, I could never submit myself to Islam. It appears to be a VERY male driven faith that not only doesn't see women as equal partners, it almost condems women.and I am a very liberally minded woman.
I myself am a Unitarian Universalist, and don't believe in grand miracles of faith, but rather small miracles of the human spirit. Such as friendship, hope, love, and so on.
However, I am fascinated with theology, and have never heard of those miracles of Islam. If you find the time, I would greatly appreciate a quick overview of you take on them.
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It's not that simple. Christians have seen many miracles too. And you know, Islam seems made up in a way. Muhammad didn't really have any proof, while Jesus came and performed tons of miracles and preached things that tied in with much of the Torah (at least in my opinion.) You claim some of Yahweh's prophets as your own and even Jesus who said He was the Son of God. From what He said He either would of had to be a liar, delusional, a lunatic, or right. None of those really allow for prophet.

Plus there's Talis's point, that Satan can do things too.

Oh and no offense either. Just thought I'd point the above out. wink

I still have a bunch of questions about miracles. I use to think some of my older relatives were crazy when I was told about some of there dreams and visions. Now that I have dreams and a few visions, I can finally relate. Thats why I don't judge any religion. I think GOD deals with us all in diffrent manners depending on our needs and purpose.

I don't think Islam put women down, my experience with them left me with the impression that they don't consider the women to be as important as the men. When I came to that conclusion I was no longer intrested in the religion because I could not understand it. The women bring forth the children are helpmates to the spouse etc... I was not comfortable with the concept.

First off, if you're going to start listing miracles, make sure they aren't hoaxes, or outright lies.

Secondly, your miracles mean nothing to me. I could claim that any "miracle" is the work of any god, or magic, or consequence. Likewise, why would Allah use vague, strange occurrences to make Himself known? Why not just make people believe?

Third, the existence of miracles don't point to a god, and existence of a god does not automatically point to religion. There are people who believe in a supreme god but do not follow any monotheistic religion.

I still don't understand yours. You want me to leave my religion? I think Christianity has more to it, down to the fact that we serve a God who loves us enough to send His Son to die for us. Can you say the same for Allah? What solution does your religion offer for man's sins?

And Ani, some miracles are true. There's some hoaxes, but I'd have a hard time believing that all the miracles were hoaxes coincidences or what have you.

He doesn't 'just make us believe' because He wants us to choose Him. He already has angels to serve Him. But you're right, in a way. God gave us a great power with the freedom of choice.

If there's a God, then it makes sense for Him to take interest in His creation. That means He probrably sent a message to humanity in some way, if He cares.

Sorry sweatdrop but you did imply it when you said,"Well Im starting to understand your religon and why its so hard to leave it."

And a just god can't just forgive. The penalty for sin was death. How does Allah free you from that penalty and still be true to his nature (assuming that justice is part of Allah's nature)?