should i tell my muslim mother that there is no afterlife?
im 22 and i left islam because i really dont think the concept of an afterlife makes any sense
i think people made this up just so they could picture reuniting with loved ones
but its obviously a sensitive subject
do u think i should tell my mom there is no afterlife?
Don’t disillusion her
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January 19th, 2010 at 4:28 pm
The afterlife will make perfect sense, one day…
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January 19th, 2010 at 4:34 pm
If she is deeply religious no because she will go nuts.
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January 19th, 2010 at 4:40 pm
Assalamu Aleykum wr wb
Do what you can’t prevent , since you’re Mother is a Muslima she won’t abandon her religion just because her offspring said it wasnt right .
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January 19th, 2010 at 5:20 pm
Well, you both obviously have different believes, why do you think it’s good to tell your mother, that not only you believe it’s different, but also that she is wrong? Do you think you are better than her if you do?
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January 19th, 2010 at 5:31 pm
i wouldn’t tell her
although it doesn’t make sense, religion gives people a sense of….security? + you are telling her to deny what she has believed in for so many years is a lie, its not gonna end well
well id feel better if there was an afterlife, but i dont believe in any, wouldn’t it be nice to know in the end you know what happens. i also guess it stops people from fearing death. For me? ill just wait and see what happens
that’s life for her
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January 19th, 2010 at 5:36 pm
Hello How are you? I hope you are well!
Dear asker,
You should tell us all first how it is you wound up dead then revived again and logged on to Yahoo Answers. Also you can tell your mother how you think you are much smarter than about Three Billion People worldwide. You must be a genius or something.
Next time you die and come back record it for HBO!
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Hope this helps!
January 19th, 2010 at 5:43 pm
Hm, you could, but what would be the point? If your mom isn’t asking you for your opinion on the matter, it makes sense to me not to talk to her about it.
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January 19th, 2010 at 5:58 pm
No, we don’t know what happens after death. Respect her beliefs. There is one thing that I do know and that is that we only have one mother. She is everything to us and should be respected. We may believe differently to others but if we can respect the right of others to have an opinion that differs from our own then we are not being selfish and immature.
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January 19th, 2010 at 6:03 pm
If you are asked or if you and your mum are having a conversation about it then feel free give your opinion. I mean I wouldn’t rush up to her when she’s getting back from the store or waking up or wahtever and asking "how are you?"….your reply being "there’s no afterlife!" If it comes up address it.
: ) There’s no point in pretending you believe in something you don’t and there’s is no point in hiding what you believe from others.
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January 19th, 2010 at 6:31 pm
Why? She’s old enough to make up her mind about the subject and whatever you would have to say she’s heard or read about before. It is a sensitive subject and if you love her and want a loving relationship with her why bring up something which can only make her feel bad? Just because one person disagrees with another person doesn’t mean that the subject warrants a discussion. You don’t agree with her but you should respect her right to think what she wants.
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January 19th, 2010 at 7:02 pm
don’t
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January 19th, 2010 at 7:12 pm
do you have any prove , we have have qur’an .
you can also prove if you go to a cemetery and lay down there all night i am sure you will get your prove.
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January 19th, 2010 at 7:49 pm
Respect her beliefs. Your mother knows that not everyone believes in an afterlife — your opinion means nothing in the bigger scope of things, really. She’s an adult; do not treat her as a child. Let her believe whatever she wants, and do not interfere in what others feel is true, especially if it does not hurt anyone. I consider myself an agnostic from a Christian background, and I don’t go around telling people of my possible disbelief.
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January 19th, 2010 at 8:19 pm
hi.
you will regret the day you left islam in your afterlife.
you have no idea what you are doing with your life.
good luck.
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January 19th, 2010 at 8:34 pm
I wouldn’t say anything to her, because it will just cause her grief.
My family are strict Baptist, but I’m an Atheist, but have never told my mom because I don’t want to cause her any undue grief. She would be really upset if she thought I was a "heathen", and she wouldn’t see me again in heaven in the afterlife – I wouldn’t want to put my mother through that sorrow.
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January 19th, 2010 at 8:45 pm
Don’t disillusion her
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January 19th, 2010 at 8:50 pm
O_O I hope for your sake the woman only laughs in your face and leaves it at that
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January 19th, 2010 at 9:20 pm
Sorry to me it seems like you dont understand after life? or the sense behind it?
Well if you do something bad, like murder someone, and get away with it.. Do you really think your gonna get away with? Dont you think there is gonna be a day of justice.. judgement?
People with bad habits cant run away forever, life is temprorary.. eventually everyone deserves what they get.. and that is where after life comes in.. after the judgement day you will be put in heavan or hell, wherever you belong. It make sense, think about it..
Why do we feel bad when we do something? Guilt? Why Guilt… whats the point? why cant we just live our lives just like that, without guilt.. so we have the power to ask for forgiveness, why.. so we can do more good.. why would you want to do good? to get a better… AfterrrrLIffeee
Think about it, sorry i know you didnt ask anything about after life and my answers totally, well mostly irrelavant, but i was just doing my duty to take you back on the right path..its one way of understanding it.. but, personally i think you should study more about why.. before you leaev islam.. or never think about going backk…
As for your real question, question your mum rather then tell her there is no afterlife. Islam is not like other religions where you follow blindly, the greatest thing about islam is that it encourages QUESTIONS! question, and learn. (i hope your mum is able to answer it as it is a tough question) But see what happens, dont tell her no, not yet.. is my answer..
Hope you find your answers..
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January 19th, 2010 at 9:51 pm
Maybe, if the positives outweigh the negatives.
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January 19th, 2010 at 10:07 pm
NO, NO, NO, do not tell your mum this unless you want to hurt her, get a good lecture and to damage or even destroy any relationship you have with her.
we are all entitled to our beliefs and we should not try and change theirs and they should not try to change ours. we are all different and should respect others.
she is probably already very disappointed in the fact that you have left islam (if she knows) so why destroy what belief she has and if it is only to be united with loved ones then it is not a bad one.
those who believe in an afterlife like to think there is a lot more than just existing here on this earth and when we die there is still something.
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