robotic salat

[HOPE]

May God's Peace be on you all,


"Look around and find countless other similar activities in our lives. Question yourself, if we continuously say ‘Ameen’ like a parrot behind Imam, void of any human-God emotional relationship, is it useful way to pray? Personally, I consider this to be an Insult to Almighty. Similarly, teaching and memorizing all repentance prayers without knowing their meanings remains questionable. The spirit of repentance is regret and shame over a bad action, which is independent of language and without which prayer becomes mockery. Is there anyone who teaches the mother of a sick child or passenger of a sinking ship, how to pray? Are our present actions not in total disconnect with the originally desired intentions? Similarly why can’t we deliver the sacred weekly sermon in the language we understand and on practical issues.

Let’s first exclude fear of others’ reactions before seeking an honest answer.

Lesson. Humans are supreme because of their mental faculties. Rules, norms and conventions are supposed to provide a thinking mind with a frame of reference. They are not final or ultimate. Not being able to think beyond the textual command, and not being able to grasp the spirit behind the legislation even at the cost of the intent of the Lawmaker, is a purely robotic quality. It is characteristic of Artificial Intelligence and thus happens to be the predominant difference with human thinking. Let’s live and play humans. "

POSTED BY ABU ABDULLAH


http://spiritual-legacy.com/2013/05/17/artificial-intelligence/