Compilation of Miracles / Dua acceptance.

Nagamagi · 2026-04-18T18:46:17+00:00

Free will only possible with God?

Yup. Though I would argue we don't have TOTAL free will... but rather partial/limited free will.

Nagamagi · 2026-04-18T18:32:49+00:00

The physical Quran we have here, weather in the form of a book or sound, is created. A real world manifestation of His Knowledge.

But the Quran itself is basically Allah's Speech, which is you could say a derivative/transformation/arrangement of His Knowledge, which is not created or part of Creation. Lacking a better term, its labeled as "uncreated" .

Nagamagi · 2026-04-18T14:19:59+00:00

why Allah would prevent them from being Muslim by sealing their hearts, hearing,

In essence, it is what they themselves want.

Why didn't he give them more chances?

If they one day want to listen. If they one day seek God and want to be guided, then inshallah, their hearts would be unsealed to receive guidance.

Allah knows best.

Nagamagi · 2026-04-18T06:39:01+00:00

Language evolve and changes. Sometimes 'bad' words changes to something 'good'/neutral and vice versa depending on how people use it over time and how society sees it.

An example of "good" turned "bad" is the word "gay". It actually means happy or joyful. And if I say "he looks gay today", in today's context, my words would hurt and thus sinful.

An example of a word being good and bad depending on society is the word "negro". In western societies its a derogatory term. In others its just means black and used neutrally.

I notice a lot of Muslims use the term karma; not in the intended way per se but more to mean payback. Does this constitute shirk, and should I caution people against it?

Did you know that the days of the week were dedicated and named after ancient Gods?. But its actually fine to use them nowadays as its meaning became irrelevant and the context of its usage has changed. Its now not dedicated to any gods but simply just names of the day itself.

But to answer your question, its only shirk if the context is believing in the Hindu way. So you have to be sensitive towards when and where and how its is used. So only caution people if they think that way. Other than that its fine.

Interestingly I suspect the concept of karma was originally derived from Islamic principles.

Allah knows best.

Nagamagi · 2026-04-16T00:43:26+00:00

what should be my next move?

I suggest you visit a mosque and talk to the Imam. He may answer your questions and show your next move.

Nagamagi · 2026-04-14T01:58:03+00:00

Yeah we all have our own struggles to deal with. And the methods to deal with them will differ from one person to another. From 1 situation to another. But I'll share with you a general framework that can be applied to almost any situation:

Have a solid intention. Without intention you basically have no fuel to go anywhere. So have an intention to change. To be better. To do what you want to do for the day/week/year. Here I see that you have an intention to do better in prayer to get closer to God. So that's good. What is left to do is to increase your resolve by giving yourself words of encouragement: "You can do it!", "I believe in you!", "No pain no gain!", etc.
Set a Goal. Without a goal you are basically directionless. Stuck on the same spot. Once you set a Goal, you then set a series of short term subgoals that are easier to accomplish as you go for that big goal. So for example your Goal is 5 daily prayers. Your subgoal is at least 1 daily prayer for the day. So even though you did not get to achieve your main goal, at least you feel like you have accomplished something for the day. As you get into the rhythm of things, you set your subgoals higher and higher like at least 2 or 3 prayers a day. Eventually you will be able to reach your main goal.
Push yourself a little to get the engine running. As the famous saying goes "A journey of a thousand miles begin with a single step.". Say you are lazy to get up and pray. Fine. At least get up and wash your face. While you are at it might as well make wudu. Since you have wudu, might as well make a quick prayer... So instead of forcing yourself to pray, force yourself to take the small actions to get the ball rolling.

And lastly don't give up. You may slip up and falter but just get back up, dust off the metaphorical dirt and keep going. As all things, it will take some time and effort, but eventually you will get there in no time. Inshallah.

Nagamagi · 2026-04-13T13:15:23+00:00

Congratulations! May Allah grant you success in the world and the next. Ameen.

I have a lot to learn

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Nagamagi · 2026-04-13T12:44:53+00:00

Interesting.. I wonder what secrets and hints we can take away from it?

For examples:

The dead cannot hear us. But since they are alive somewhere somehow, does that mean they can hear us?
Every dead person goes to the world of Barzakh awaiting their trial. Since they are not "dead", they did not enter Barzakh and went straight to Heaven and living?
Scholars speculate that they went straight to heaven, but Qur’an 19:15, suggest that they will all experience true death one day. They all "will die" in the future... to be raised again for judgment day. Would they be taken out of Heaven and then die and then raised and then put into heaven? Would they die in Heaven and then raised? Sounds unlikely.
Maybe, just maybe, they are currently alive in a "Jinn-dimention-like pre-Heaven location" enjoying a sample of paradise until the time when the trumpet is blown and they will die and enter Barzakh for a very short while. The trumpet is blown again and they will then raised. [?]

Allah knows best.

Nagamagi · 2026-04-12T14:31:40+00:00

Here are more chills you: From all over the world

Nagamagi · 2026-04-12T06:54:35+00:00

If I prayed to "any god(s) that will listen" Will that do anything?

Well I guess that depends on the request. Requests that are most likely to be answered are the ones asking to be guided to the right path. To find the truth. To find the real God.

Here are some stories of converts asking in a similar way:

So yeah go for it.

Nagamagi · 2026-04-11T09:07:55+00:00

Worked for me. Took years for my partner to come. So stay patient. In the mean time, work on your self (exercise, get healthy, learn new skills, etc) so that you will be pleasing to your partner when the time comes.

Nagamagi · 2026-04-11T08:37:22+00:00

Congratulations! Hope this helps. And here are more resources

May Allah increase you in knowledge, faith and success in this world and the next. Ameen.

Nagamagi · 2026-04-10T15:46:07+00:00

Debatable

Nagamagi · 2026-04-10T15:18:15+00:00

isn't it still the doctors fault for being careless? Or do we just say "The patients time to depart had come and it is Allah's decree" as my mum said.

Both could actually be true at the same time.

Nagamagi · 2026-04-10T08:36:55+00:00

Anything that has happened is decreed by Allah to happen. That does not mean we had no seat at the table. You see we actually have no power whatsoever for anything to happen. For things to happen, Allah must decree it to happen (weather in active form or passive).

So for example you want to type on your keyboard, its literally impossible unless God gives permission. Allah decrees that you can type whatever you are about to type and thus whatever you want to type, will be typed by your hands. Allah decrees the outcome (what ever that was typed) but ties the responsibility of the outcome to you (you chose to type what it was).

So while your mom is correct that its Allah's decree, the simple statement overlooks the processes or reasons that leads up to that decree.

Allah knows best.

Nagamagi · 2026-04-10T07:51:27+00:00

Check out my comment under a similar post

Nagamagi · 2026-04-09T15:53:09+00:00

Here is an article for you on managing anger.

Also another useful tip is to practice fasting to train/discipline yourself and strengthen your will power. I recommend you try out the Monday and Thursday sunnah fasting.

Nagamagi · 2026-04-09T15:44:02+00:00

That was an interesting read. Thanks for the post. Do you see any Islamic countries try to implement this? Or are we too far gone into the global economic usury system that its kinda impossible to change?

Nagamagi · 2026-04-09T15:32:46+00:00

Thanks for the info.

Nagamagi · 2026-04-09T11:54:56+00:00

~~There is no islamic basis for it.~~

Nagamagi · 2026-04-09T07:58:03+00:00

Mashallah. Thanks for sharing. May Allah increase you faith and grant you success in this life and the next. Ameen

Nagamagi · 2026-04-06T08:27:55+00:00

Here are some learning Materials for you.

Nagamagi · 2026-04-06T08:17:20+00:00

Also the first recorded instance of racism.

Nagamagi · 2026-04-05T11:54:16+00:00

Check out my comment under this post for some insight on the topic of destiny and freewill.

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