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The ritual on stoning the pillars representing the devil is based on some Hadith narrations about Prophet Abraham. According to these Ahadith, the positions of the three pillars are supposed to be the places from where Satan (or Shaitaan) tried to tempt and misguide Prophet Ibrahim (pbuh) three times into disobeying Allah Almighty by dissuading Ibrahim from carrying out Allah's order. But each time Prophet Ibrahim saw (or felt) the presence of the devil trying to lure him, Angel Gabriel told him to respond by throwing a stone (or stones) at Shaitaan (or Iblis). Thus, the devil failed to distract Ibrahim. It is said that the location of the three pillars at Mina mark the points where Satan stood, attempting to mislead Abraham. For this reason pilgrims throw stones on the pillars. The pillars represent the places where Shaitaan stood. Therefore, the purpose of throwing stones on the pillars is to express our contempt for the devil where he was once said to have stood
Originally posted by pplrnuts
Theres tons of 'gods', so how is YOUR 'god' the one and only?
Originally posted by hmdphantom
Originally posted by pplrnuts
Theres tons of 'gods', so how is YOUR 'god' the one and only?
May be there are different understandings of god but the there is only one truth. It is how it is.edit on 21/8/11 by hmdphantom because: (no reason given)
Originally posted by pikypiky
"God" didn't say hurt Satan. Obelisks/rocks have feelings too, you know.
Originally posted by pplrnuts
Originally posted by The GUT
...Jesus is the only thing that stands between us actually crushing Satan on Earth together as brothers. He wasn't just a prophet, friend, he was the fulfillment of the ancient prophets message.
Imaginary friends are for children ya know!!
Silly adults.
Originally posted by pplrnuts
Originally posted by hmdphantom
Originally posted by pplrnuts
Theres tons of 'gods', so how is YOUR 'god' the one and only?
Amen!!
May be there are different understandings of god but the there is only one truth. It is how it is.
Yes the Tooth Fairy is the one and only true 'god. Glad to see you acknowledge this!! Well done.
Praise to the Tooth Fairy! All praise is due to the Tooth Fairy!!"