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Pray for Saddam Hussein's Salvation..
Is there hope for him?
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Is there hope for him?
may be, the impossbile is possible in God's eyes. but i think you'll panifit more if you do pray for him. so y'll get credit of praying for an evil person like him.
yes i will Pray fro him ;) good idea..ur sneaky getten alota point p there..lol
so you fell sorry for him because he is going to be hanged? I heard that he is on the news yesterday. I don't understand why you feel soorry for him. Actually i don't even know wut his crime is, i think it has to do with him killing shiites. Wut is bugging me is why is bush fighting the war in Iraq, the # of dead American soldiers p***ed the # of dead in 9/11
well what can u do, he's the "President"
I think him being hanged is a final decision but GOD can do anything He sees right.
Just Pray.
Praying for his salvation doesn't help anymore but praying for GOD to have mercy on him would help.
May GOD have mercy on all of us.
whats a POW? and whats dissidents?
the story is somewhat sad..
how will praying for him help anymore if he did not repent?
POW means Prisoner of War.
Dissidents are those who opposed him and his rule (simply speaking).
I know we should pray for or enemies but he wasn't our enemy. Anyway we should pray for all the poeple our enemies and even the people that we don't know.
He died that's right. But who told you that he didn't repent before he dies? we weren't with him we don't know what was going on in his mind? the thief that was crucified with our Lord Jesus Christ repented in the last few minutes before he dies.
Praying for his salvation doesn't help anymore but praying for GOD to have mercy on him would help.
May GOD have mercy on all of us.
True, i did not see him at his time of execution, and i do not know what he was thinking, but what is the more radical claim, that he repented or that he did not? Obviously, one who has led such a life, would most likely not repent, given his past, his beliefs, and the constraints of his culture. Therefore, logically, the burden of proof lies with you. While i do not discredit the usefulness of praying for him, i simply intend to point out that although our God is merciful, he is also just. He is also a righteous god. He is still and always the "holy one of Israel," and the God of David who smites the wicked and lays to wasted the plots of vain men. He is ever the God of truth, who exposes the vainglory of cowards who dare to think themselves mighty and lords over men, who have the audacity to disregard the existence of the almighty and to spit in the face of his chosen ones. Our God is Life, and light, and light does not abide with darkness, rather it banishes it.
as for him repenting, the reporters said he was praying some sort of their prayers(muslim prayers)
also it is cruel of people to hang him on a holiday
Haram alakom ya ness. there is hardly anything in difference of him and bush, Bush is resposible for alot of wars too. I am not saying saddam was good but still...
as for him repenting, the reporters said he was praying some sort of their prayers(muslim prayers)
also it is cruel of people to hang him on a holiday
Abba Mina is right. There is hardly a difference between Bush and Saddam. Indeed, Al Jazeera just reported that since the invasion a million Iraqis have died. Secondly, the manner in which they executed Saddam was appalling. They were telling him to go to hell, and were shouting out the name of Muqtada al Sadr. Saddam, meanwhile, was far more dignified. Also, they hung him in the middle of him saying la allah illah wa mohammed el rasoul allah. The whole trial was a joke, and his execution can hardly be called "fair". I have the video of the taunting to Saddam and his actual hanging that im happy to upload if anyone wants. Its not the nicest thing to see, but it is proof to everyone that he went to the grave conducting himself in a dignified manner. As far as im concerned allah yer7amo ya saddam.
Matt
Think of the 10 virgin and their lamps, those who were ready went in with the bridegroom, but those who were not were forbidden from entering. Although they went to those who "sell" oil. once you pass away only your deeds can really justify your going into heaven!
Many priests actually say that praying for those who have passed away is really only the benefit of those who are still in the flesh, in both ways. If your praying for the soul of a righteous person, he/she will intercede for you in heaven, if not a righteous person, then you are comforted by the prayer...
my 2 cents
Ma salaama,
Matt
and so what if it was his religious holiday...he does all that and now all of a sudden religion means something to him..?
"i think you guys forgot about all the thousands that he killed...it's a good sentiment that we pray for anyone's salvation...but think about why this forum actually started...no one got to see any videos of the people that he killed, the true reason for our sympathies is because we saw him getting killed and forgot about those that he murdered"
Politically speaking I think it was unjustifiable to kill Saddam, since he received punishment under American law. However, I do think he deserved it - i know, we're not in the position to judge- but he killed thousands of people and no justice was served there. He ruined the lives of the Iraqis when he was in power; he was completely ruthless and cold-hearted. The things he did were completely inhumane...burying people alive, going into weddings and taking the bride for himself if he liked her, feeding people's bodies to dogs, ma-ss murders with poisonous gases..
and so what if it was his religious holiday...he does all that and now all of a sudden religion means something to him..?
That's actually not true. He was judge under the iraqi officials and was hanged under their decision, he wanted to have a firing squad but the iraq officials declined that.
Hmm..in light of this topic, it makes me think...Christ's blood was shed for us out of mercy, not justice. The just thing to do was throw us all in hell since the wages of sin is death afterall...
. As far as his salvation, it is impossible. the verse that was quoted, "all things are possible unto god," was misquoted. it refers to believers. thus. all things are possible for those who love the lord, a requirement which Sadam did not meet.
You are not a God to judge him or say whether or not his salvation is gone...The first man to enter the kingdom of heaven was a thief and unto the last min he was still a theif hangin on the closs but he repented and God remebered him ...Do not judge anyone's salvation...
Let me ask you something? do we enter the kingdom of heaven with our hearts or bodies? no one knows sadam's heart expect for the Lord all mighty and no one knows if he even blieved in Christ in his last secs
Becarful of what you say about others and there salvation because it might influence the youth