الثلاثاء، 28 فبراير 2012
الاثنين، 27 فبراير 2012
Is Jesus God?
☼ All Prophets of GOD is ☼ light ☼ of the world
▣ Jesus ☼ Light ☼ of the world
JOHN 8:12 - Later, Jesus spoke to the people again and said,
☛ "I am ➱ the ☼ light ☼ of the world. The man who follows me will never walk in the dark but will live his life in the light."
☪ ISLAM SAYS
▣ Moses light of the world
☛ Indeed, We sent down the Torah, in which was ➱ guidance and ☼ light ☼.
[Quran 5:44]
▣ Jesus light of the world
☛ And We sent, following in their footsteps, Jesus, the son of Mary, confirming that which came before him in the Torah; and We gave him the Gospel, in which was ➱ guidance and ☼ light ☼ and confirming that which preceded it of the Torah as guidance and instruction for the righteous. [Quran 5:46]
▣ Muhammad Light of the world
☛ And as one who invites to Allah [Islamic Monotheism, i.e. to worship none but Allah (Alone)] by His Leave, and as a ➱ lamp spreading ☼ light ☼ (through your instructions from the Quran and the Sunnah the legal ways of the Prophet SAW ). [Quran 33:46]
☼ All Prophets of GOD is ☼ light ☼ of the world
▣ Jesus ☼ Light ☼ of the world
JOHN 8:12 - Later, Jesus spoke to the people again and said,
☛ "I am ➱ the ☼ light ☼ of the world. The man who follows me will never walk in the dark but will live his life in the light."
☪ ISLAM SAYS
▣ Moses light of the world
☛ Indeed, We sent down the Torah, in which was ➱ guidance and ☼ light ☼.
[Quran 5:44]
▣ Jesus light of the world
☛ And We sent, following in their footsteps, Jesus, the son of Mary, confirming that which came before him in the Torah; and We gave him the Gospel, in which was ➱ guidance and ☼ light ☼ and confirming that which preceded it of the Torah as guidance and instruction for the righteous. [Quran 5:46]
▣ Muhammad Light of the world
☛ And as one who invites to Allah [Islamic Monotheism, i.e. to worship none but Allah (Alone)] by His Leave, and as a ➱ lamp spreading ☼ light ☼ (through your instructions from the Quran and the Sunnah the legal ways of the Prophet SAW ). [Quran 33:46]
الأربعاء، 22 فبراير 2012
Abu Hurairah (May Allah be pleased with him) reported: Messenger of Allah (PBUH) said, "Everyone of my Ummah will enter Jannah except those who refuse". He was asked: "Who will refuse?'' He (PBUH) said, "Whoever obeys me, shall enter Jannah, and whosoever disobeys me, refuses to (enter Jannah)".
[Al-Bukhari].
[Al-Bukhari].
الثلاثاء، 21 فبراير 2012
(2)
Vixi Verey
Christians This is what Jesus called your Germanic GOD in ARAMAIC:
“Amar leh Yashu’, madmay min kullhoon puqdane, shma’ Israyel, Marya ALLAHAN, Marya Had hu.” Mark 12:29
Translation: “And Jesus answered him, The first of all the commandments is Hear, O Israel: The Lord God (Allah), the Lord is One.” Mark 12:2
Christians This is what Jesus called your Germanic GOD in ARAMAIC:
“Amar leh Yashu’, madmay min kullhoon puqdane, shma’ Israyel, Marya ALLAHAN, Marya Had hu.” Mark 12:29
Translation: “And Jesus answered him, The first of all the commandments is Hear, O Israel: The Lord God (Allah), the Lord is One.” Mark 12:2
الاثنين، 20 فبراير 2012
الأحد، 19 فبراير 2012
السبت، 18 فبراير 2012
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O you who believe (Muslims)! When the call is proclaimed for the Salat (prayer) on the day of Friday (Jumu'ah prayer), come to the remembrance of Allah [Jumu'ah religious talk (Khutbah) and Salat (prayer)] and leave off business (and every other thing), that is better for you if you did but know! [62. Surah Al-Jumu'ah:9]
الجمعة، 17 فبراير 2012
"Be quick in the race for forgiveness from your Lord, and for a Garden (paradise) whose width is that of the heavens and of the earth, prepared for the righteous - Those who spend (freely), whether in prosperity or in adversity, who restrain (their) anger and pardon (all) men - for God loves those who do good." (Quran, 3:133-134)
الخميس، 16 فبراير 2012
Abu Hurairah (May Allah be pleased with him) reported:
The Messenger of Allah (sallallahu 'alaihi wa sallam) said, "There are two statements that are light for the tongue to remember, heavy in the Scales and are dear to the Merciful: 'Subhan-Allahi wa bihamdihi, Subhan-Allahil-Azim [Glory be to Allah and His is the praise, (and) Allah, the Greatest is free from imperfection]'."
[Al-Bukhari and Muslim].
وعن أبي هريرة رضي الله عنه قال: قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم: "كلمتان خفيفتان على اللسان، ثقيلتان في الميزان، حبيبتان إلى الرحمن: سبحان الله وبحمده، سبحان الله العظيم" ((متفق عليه)).
16 of Riyad as-Salihin,
Sunnah.com reference
: Book 16, Hadith 1
The Messenger of Allah (sallallahu 'alaihi wa sallam) said, "There are two statements that are light for the tongue to remember, heavy in the Scales and are dear to the Merciful: 'Subhan-Allahi wa bihamdihi, Subhan-Allahil-Azim [Glory be to Allah and His is the praise, (and) Allah, the Greatest is free from imperfection]'."
[Al-Bukhari and Muslim].
وعن أبي هريرة رضي الله عنه قال: قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم: "كلمتان خفيفتان على اللسان، ثقيلتان في الميزان، حبيبتان إلى الرحمن: سبحان الله وبحمده، سبحان الله العظيم" ((متفق عليه)).
16 of Riyad as-Salihin,
Sunnah.com reference
: Book 16, Hadith 1
god not mann
Arabi Gindhir Gindhir
DO ALL CHRISTIANS KNOW THIS???The Bible says:
Numbers 23:19 “God is not a man…”Hosea 11:9 “...For I am God, and not man...”Jesus is called a man many times in the Bible:John 8:40 “…a man who has told you the truth…”Acts 2:22 “Jesus the Nazarene, a man attested to you by God with miracles and wonders and signs which God performed through Him in your midst, just as you yourselves know.”Acts 17:31 “He will judge the world in righteousness through a man whom He has appointed”1. Tim. 2:5 “…the man Christ Jesus.”God is not a man, but Jesus, may God praise him, was a man, therefore, Jesus was not God.2. The Bible Says that God Is Not a Son of ManNumbers 23:19 “God is not a man...nor a son of man…”The Bible often calls Jesus “a son of man” or “the son of man.”Matthew 12:40 “…so will the son of man be…”Matthew 16:27 “For the son of man is going to come…”Matthew 28 “…until they see the son of man coming in His kingdom.”Mark 2:10 “But so that you may know that the Son of Man has authority…”John 5:27 “…because He is the son of man.”In the Hebrew Scriptures, the “son of man” is also used many times speaking of people (Job 25:6; Psalm 80:17; 144:3; Ezekiel 2:1; 2:3; 2:6; 2:8; 3:1; 3:3; 3:4; 3:10; 3:17; 3:25).Since God would not contradict Himself by first saying He is not the son of a man, then becoming a human being who was called “the son of man”, he would not have done so
DO ALL CHRISTIANS KNOW THIS???The Bible says:
Numbers 23:19 “God is not a man…”Hosea 11:9 “...For I am God, and not man...”Jesus is called a man many times in the Bible:John 8:40 “…a man who has told you the truth…”Acts 2:22 “Jesus the Nazarene, a man attested to you by God with miracles and wonders and signs which God performed through Him in your midst, just as you yourselves know.”Acts 17:31 “He will judge the world in righteousness through a man whom He has appointed”1. Tim. 2:5 “…the man Christ Jesus.”God is not a man, but Jesus, may God praise him, was a man, therefore, Jesus was not God.2. The Bible Says that God Is Not a Son of ManNumbers 23:19 “God is not a man...nor a son of man…”The Bible often calls Jesus “a son of man” or “the son of man.”Matthew 12:40 “…so will the son of man be…”Matthew 16:27 “For the son of man is going to come…”Matthew 28 “…until they see the son of man coming in His kingdom.”Mark 2:10 “But so that you may know that the Son of Man has authority…”John 5:27 “…because He is the son of man.”In the Hebrew Scriptures, the “son of man” is also used many times speaking of people (Job 25:6; Psalm 80:17; 144:3; Ezekiel 2:1; 2:3; 2:6; 2:8; 3:1; 3:3; 3:4; 3:10; 3:17; 3:25).Since God would not contradict Himself by first saying He is not the son of a man, then becoming a human being who was called “the son of man”, he would not have done so
الأربعاء، 15 فبراير 2012
Azmy Mohd
Jesus answered, “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.” (John 14:6)
He is the way to God. Every Prophet during his time was the way to God. At the time of Moses (pbuh) he was the way to God. The Children of Israel chose another way through golden calf, it wasn’t accepted from them. At the time of Noah (pbuh) he was the way to God. At the time of Jesus (pbuh) he was the way to God. But today, it’s the time of Prophet Muhammad (pbuh), he is the way to Almighty God
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Koki Noor Azmy Mohd If you love me, you will keep my commandments. And I will ask the Father, and he will give you another Helper, to be with you forever, even the Spirit of truth, whom the world cannot receive, because it neither sees him nor knows him. You know him, for he dwells with you and will be in you. I will not leave you as orphans; I will come to you. (John 14:15-18)
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Azmy Mohd … going to him who sent me, and none of you asks me, “Where are you going?” But because I have said these things to you, sorrow has filled your heart. Nevertheless, I tell you the truth: it is to your advantage that I go away, for if I do not go away, the Helper will not come to you. But if I go, I will send him to you. And when he comes, he will convict the world concerning sin and righteousness and judgment: concerning sin, because they do not believe in me; concerning righteousness, because I go to the Father, and you will see me no longer; concerning judgment, because the ruler of this world[4] is judged. I still have many things to say to you, but you cannot bear them now. When the Spirit of truth comes, he will guide you into all the truth, for he will not speak on his own authority, but whatever he hears he will speak, and he will declare to you the things that are to come. He will glorify me, for he will take what is mine and declare it to you. All that the Father has is mine; therefore I said that he will take what is mine and declare it to you. (John 16: 5-15
Jesus answered, “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.” (John 14:6)
He is the way to God. Every Prophet during his time was the way to God. At the time of Moses (pbuh) he was the way to God. The Children of Israel chose another way through golden calf, it wasn’t accepted from them. At the time of Noah (pbuh) he was the way to God. At the time of Jesus (pbuh) he was the way to God. But today, it’s the time of Prophet Muhammad (pbuh), he is the way to Almighty God
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Koki Noor Azmy Mohd If you love me, you will keep my commandments. And I will ask the Father, and he will give you another Helper, to be with you forever, even the Spirit of truth, whom the world cannot receive, because it neither sees him nor knows him. You know him, for he dwells with you and will be in you. I will not leave you as orphans; I will come to you. (John 14:15-18)
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Azmy Mohd … going to him who sent me, and none of you asks me, “Where are you going?” But because I have said these things to you, sorrow has filled your heart. Nevertheless, I tell you the truth: it is to your advantage that I go away, for if I do not go away, the Helper will not come to you. But if I go, I will send him to you. And when he comes, he will convict the world concerning sin and righteousness and judgment: concerning sin, because they do not believe in me; concerning righteousness, because I go to the Father, and you will see me no longer; concerning judgment, because the ruler of this world[4] is judged. I still have many things to say to you, but you cannot bear them now. When the Spirit of truth comes, he will guide you into all the truth, for he will not speak on his own authority, but whatever he hears he will speak, and he will declare to you the things that are to come. He will glorify me, for he will take what is mine and declare it to you. All that the Father has is mine; therefore I said that he will take what is mine and declare it to you. (John 16: 5-15
الثلاثاء، 14 فبراير 2012
(4) Bible Confirms Jesus as a Prophet
(4) Bible Confirms Jesus as a ProphetBible Confirms Jesus as a Prophet
by Final Testament on Thursday, August 11, 2011 at 1:07am ·
Testimony of the blind man " Jesus was a Prophet"
Jesus Christ (pbuh) healed the blind man, the story can be found in John 9. There was a man who was born blind, Jesus mixed the saliva with mud and rubbed his eyes with it, and he could see. So the Jews got hold of him and asked him.
“Finally they turned again to the blind man, "What have you to say about him? It was your eyes he opened." The man replied, "He is a prophet." (John 9:17)
A blind man who was healed testifies that Jesus was the Prophet! He did not say well this man is God or anything such, he simply said that he is a Prophet of God.
by Final Testament on Thursday, August 11, 2011 at 1:07am ·
Testimony of the blind man " Jesus was a Prophet"
Jesus Christ (pbuh) healed the blind man, the story can be found in John 9. There was a man who was born blind, Jesus mixed the saliva with mud and rubbed his eyes with it, and he could see. So the Jews got hold of him and asked him.
“Finally they turned again to the blind man, "What have you to say about him? It was your eyes he opened." The man replied, "He is a prophet." (John 9:17)
A blind man who was healed testifies that Jesus was the Prophet! He did not say well this man is God or anything such, he simply said that he is a Prophet of God.
(1) Jesus Physical Prayer Just As The Muslims Do ! (Evidence From the Bible)
(1) Jesus Physical Prayer Just As The Muslims Do ! (Evidence From the Bible)Jesus Physical Prayer Just As The Muslims Do ! (Evidence From the Bible)
by Final Testament on Monday, May 16, 2011 at 10:02am ·
Physical Prayer is commanded in The Bible Just as the Muslims Prayer !
And Abram fell on his face: and God talked with him, saying, (Genesis 17:3)
And I bowed down my head, and worshipped the LORD, and blessed the LORD God of my master
Abraham, which had led me in the right way to take my master's brother's daughter unto his son. (Genesis 24:48)
And he said, Nay; but [as] captain of the host of the LORD am I now come. And Joshua fell on his face to the earth, and did worship, and said unto him, What saith my lord unto his servant? (Joshua 5:14)
And I set my face unto the Lord God, to seek by prayer and supplications, with fasting, and sackcloth, and ashes: (Daniel 9:3)
And he went a little further, and fell on his face, and prayed, saying, O my Father, if it be possible, let this cup pass from me: nevertheless not as I will, but as thou [wilt]. (Matthew 26:39)
I have sworn by myself, the word is gone out of my mouth [in] righteousness, and shall not return, That unto me every knee shall bow, every tongue shall swear. (Isaiah 45:23)
Considering Above Evidence its further Confirms Jesus Religious Practices Was Just As The Muslims Do !
by Final Testament on Monday, May 16, 2011 at 10:02am ·
Physical Prayer is commanded in The Bible Just as the Muslims Prayer !
And Abram fell on his face: and God talked with him, saying, (Genesis 17:3)
And I bowed down my head, and worshipped the LORD, and blessed the LORD God of my master
Abraham, which had led me in the right way to take my master's brother's daughter unto his son. (Genesis 24:48)
And he said, Nay; but [as] captain of the host of the LORD am I now come. And Joshua fell on his face to the earth, and did worship, and said unto him, What saith my lord unto his servant? (Joshua 5:14)
And I set my face unto the Lord God, to seek by prayer and supplications, with fasting, and sackcloth, and ashes: (Daniel 9:3)
And he went a little further, and fell on his face, and prayed, saying, O my Father, if it be possible, let this cup pass from me: nevertheless not as I will, but as thou [wilt]. (Matthew 26:39)
I have sworn by myself, the word is gone out of my mouth [in] righteousness, and shall not return, That unto me every knee shall bow, every tongue shall swear. (Isaiah 45:23)
Considering Above Evidence its further Confirms Jesus Religious Practices Was Just As The Muslims Do !
(8) GOD IS ONE !Christian’s faith in TRINITY was FALSE BELIEF (Evidence from the Bible)
(8) GOD IS ONE !Christian’s faith in TRINITY was FALSE BELIEF (Evidence from the Bible)GOD IS ONE !Christian’s faith in TRINITY was FALSE BELIEF (Evidence from the Bible)
by Final Testament on Sunday, May 8, 2011 at 4:54pm ·
GOD IS ONE ! (Evidence From The Bible)
28 Biblical Passages which explicitly teach there is Only ONE GOD!
(Christian’s faith in TRINITY was FALSE BELIEF- Here the Evidence for Further Clarification)
1. Deuteronomy 4:35,39 — Unto thee it was shown, that thou mightiest know that the LORD he is God; there is none else beside him. (39) know therefore this day, and consider it in thine heart, that the LORD he is God in heaven above, and upon the earth beneath: there is none else.
2. Deuteronomy 6:4 — Hear, O Israel: The LORD thy God is one LORD. [Note in Mark 12:28-34 how Jesus and a Jewish scribe he encountered understood this text.]
3. Deuteronomy32:39 — See now that I, even I, am he, and there is no god with me: I kill, and I make alive; I wound, and I heal: neither is there any that can deliver out of my hand.
4. 2 Samuel 7:22 — wherefore thou art great, O LORD God; for there is none like thee, neither is there any God beside thee, according to all that we have heard with our ears.
5. 1 Kings 8:60 — That all the people of the earth may know that the LORD is God, and that there is none else.
6. 2 KINGS 5:15 — And he returned to the man of God, he and all his company, and came, and stood before him: and he said, Behold, now I know that there is no God in all the earth, but in Israel; now therefore, I pray thee, take a blessing of thy servant.
7. 2 Kings 19:15 — And Hezekiah prayed before the LORD, and said, O LORD God of Israel, which dwellest between the cherubims, thou art the God, even thou alone, of all the kingdoms of the earth; thou hast made heaven and earth.
8. 1 Chronicles 17:20 — O LORD, there is none like thee, neither is there any God beside thee, according to all that we have heard with our ears.
9. Nehemiah 9:6 — Thou, even thou, art LORD alone; thou has made heaven, the heaven of heavens, with all their host, the earth, and all things that are therein, the seas, and all that is therein, and thou preserves’ them all; and the host of heaven worshipped thee.
10. Psalm 18:31 — For who is God save the LORD? or who is a rock save our God?
11. Psalm 86:10 — For thou art great, and doest wondrous things: thou art God alone.
12. Isaiah 37:16,20 — O LORD of hosts, God of Israel, that dwellest between the cherubims, thou art the God, even thou alone, of all the kingdoms of the earth: thou has made heaven and earth. (20) Now therefore, O LORD our God, save us from his hand, that all the kingdoms of the earth may know that thou art the LORD, even thou only.
13. Isaiah43:10,11 — Ye are my witnesses, saith the LORD, and my servant whom I have chosen: that ye may know and believe me, and understand that I am he: before me there was no God formed, neither shall there be after me. I, even I, am the LORD; and beside me there is no savior.
14. Isaiah44:6,8 — Thus saith the LORD the King of Israel, and his redeemer the LORD of hosts; I am the first, and I am the last; and beside me there is no God. Fear ye not, neither be afraid; have not I told thee from that time, and have declared it? ye are even my witnesses. Is there a God beside me? yea, there is no God; I know not any.
15. Isaiah 45:21 — Tell ye, and bring them near; yea, let them take counsel together: who hath declared this from ancient time: who hath told it from that time? have not I the LORD? and there is no God else beside me; a just God and a Savior; there is none beside me.
16. Isaiah 46:9 — For I am God, and there is none else; I am God, and there is none like me.(This has been told to Prophet Isaiah By the Almighty GOD many years before Jesus.PBUH come to this world)
17. Hosea 13:4 — Yet I am the LORD thy God from the land of Egypt, and thou shalt know no god but me; for there is no savior beside me.
18. Joel 2:27 — And ye shall know that I am in the midst of Israel, and that I am the LORD your God, and none else: and my people shall never be ashamed.
19. Zechariah 14:9 — And the LORD shall be king over all the earth: in that day shall there be one Lord, and his name one.
20. Mark 12:29-34 —And Jesus answered him, The first of all the commandments is, Hear, O Israel; The Lord our God is one Lord: And thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind, and with all thy strength: this is the first commandment. And the second is like, namely this, thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself. There is none other commandment greater than these. And the scribe said unto him, Well, Master, thou hast said the truth: for there is one God; and there is none other but he: And to love him with all the heart, and with all the understanding, and with all the soul, and with all the strength, and to love his neighbor as himself, is more than all whole burnt offerings and sacrifices. And when Jesus saw that he answered discreetly, he said unto him, Thou art not far from the kingdom of God. And no man after that durst ask him any question.
21. John 17:3 — And this is life eternal, that they might know thee the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom thou hast sent.
22. Romans 3:30 — Seeing it is one God, which shall justify the circumcision by faith, and uncircumcision through faith.
23. 1 Corinthians 8:4-6 — As concerning therefore the eating of those things that are offered in sacrifice unto idols, we know that an idol is nothing in the world, and that there is none other God but one. For though there be that are called gods, whether in heaven or in earth, (as there be gods many, and lords many,) But to us there is but one God, the Father, of whom all things, and we in him; and one Lord Jesus Christ, by whom are all things, and we by him.
24. Galatians 3:20 — Now a mediator is not a mediator of one, but God is one.
25. Ephesians 4:6 — One God and Father of all, who is above all, and through all, and in you all.
26. 1 Timothy 1:17 — Now unto the King eternal, immortal, invisible, the only wise God, be honour and glory for ever and ever. Amen.
27. 1 Timothy 2:5 — For there is one God, and one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus.
28. James 2:19 — Thou believest that there is one God; thou doest well: the devils also believe, and tremble.
Please note that the King James Version (used here) designates the Hebrew name Jehovah (or Yahweh) with "LORD" spelled with all letters capitalized; Adonai, meaning "Lord" or "Master," is designated by "Lord;" and "Elohim," is translated as "God." Thus, in Deut. 4:35, for example, the phrase "the LORD he is God," would be literally translated, "Jehovah, he is Elohim." (In those instances were Adonai is used as a compound with Jehovah, the latter term is spelled GOD, so that the compound name "Lord GOD" designates the Hebrew, "Adonai Jehovah").
All of above statements clealy confirms JESUS (pbuh) was NOT THE GOD ALMIGHTY!
by Final Testament on Sunday, May 8, 2011 at 4:54pm ·
GOD IS ONE ! (Evidence From The Bible)
28 Biblical Passages which explicitly teach there is Only ONE GOD!
(Christian’s faith in TRINITY was FALSE BELIEF- Here the Evidence for Further Clarification)
1. Deuteronomy 4:35,39 — Unto thee it was shown, that thou mightiest know that the LORD he is God; there is none else beside him. (39) know therefore this day, and consider it in thine heart, that the LORD he is God in heaven above, and upon the earth beneath: there is none else.
2. Deuteronomy 6:4 — Hear, O Israel: The LORD thy God is one LORD. [Note in Mark 12:28-34 how Jesus and a Jewish scribe he encountered understood this text.]
3. Deuteronomy32:39 — See now that I, even I, am he, and there is no god with me: I kill, and I make alive; I wound, and I heal: neither is there any that can deliver out of my hand.
4. 2 Samuel 7:22 — wherefore thou art great, O LORD God; for there is none like thee, neither is there any God beside thee, according to all that we have heard with our ears.
5. 1 Kings 8:60 — That all the people of the earth may know that the LORD is God, and that there is none else.
6. 2 KINGS 5:15 — And he returned to the man of God, he and all his company, and came, and stood before him: and he said, Behold, now I know that there is no God in all the earth, but in Israel; now therefore, I pray thee, take a blessing of thy servant.
7. 2 Kings 19:15 — And Hezekiah prayed before the LORD, and said, O LORD God of Israel, which dwellest between the cherubims, thou art the God, even thou alone, of all the kingdoms of the earth; thou hast made heaven and earth.
8. 1 Chronicles 17:20 — O LORD, there is none like thee, neither is there any God beside thee, according to all that we have heard with our ears.
9. Nehemiah 9:6 — Thou, even thou, art LORD alone; thou has made heaven, the heaven of heavens, with all their host, the earth, and all things that are therein, the seas, and all that is therein, and thou preserves’ them all; and the host of heaven worshipped thee.
10. Psalm 18:31 — For who is God save the LORD? or who is a rock save our God?
11. Psalm 86:10 — For thou art great, and doest wondrous things: thou art God alone.
12. Isaiah 37:16,20 — O LORD of hosts, God of Israel, that dwellest between the cherubims, thou art the God, even thou alone, of all the kingdoms of the earth: thou has made heaven and earth. (20) Now therefore, O LORD our God, save us from his hand, that all the kingdoms of the earth may know that thou art the LORD, even thou only.
13. Isaiah43:10,11 — Ye are my witnesses, saith the LORD, and my servant whom I have chosen: that ye may know and believe me, and understand that I am he: before me there was no God formed, neither shall there be after me. I, even I, am the LORD; and beside me there is no savior.
14. Isaiah44:6,8 — Thus saith the LORD the King of Israel, and his redeemer the LORD of hosts; I am the first, and I am the last; and beside me there is no God. Fear ye not, neither be afraid; have not I told thee from that time, and have declared it? ye are even my witnesses. Is there a God beside me? yea, there is no God; I know not any.
15. Isaiah 45:21 — Tell ye, and bring them near; yea, let them take counsel together: who hath declared this from ancient time: who hath told it from that time? have not I the LORD? and there is no God else beside me; a just God and a Savior; there is none beside me.
16. Isaiah 46:9 — For I am God, and there is none else; I am God, and there is none like me.(This has been told to Prophet Isaiah By the Almighty GOD many years before Jesus.PBUH come to this world)
17. Hosea 13:4 — Yet I am the LORD thy God from the land of Egypt, and thou shalt know no god but me; for there is no savior beside me.
18. Joel 2:27 — And ye shall know that I am in the midst of Israel, and that I am the LORD your God, and none else: and my people shall never be ashamed.
19. Zechariah 14:9 — And the LORD shall be king over all the earth: in that day shall there be one Lord, and his name one.
20. Mark 12:29-34 —And Jesus answered him, The first of all the commandments is, Hear, O Israel; The Lord our God is one Lord: And thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind, and with all thy strength: this is the first commandment. And the second is like, namely this, thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself. There is none other commandment greater than these. And the scribe said unto him, Well, Master, thou hast said the truth: for there is one God; and there is none other but he: And to love him with all the heart, and with all the understanding, and with all the soul, and with all the strength, and to love his neighbor as himself, is more than all whole burnt offerings and sacrifices. And when Jesus saw that he answered discreetly, he said unto him, Thou art not far from the kingdom of God. And no man after that durst ask him any question.
21. John 17:3 — And this is life eternal, that they might know thee the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom thou hast sent.
22. Romans 3:30 — Seeing it is one God, which shall justify the circumcision by faith, and uncircumcision through faith.
23. 1 Corinthians 8:4-6 — As concerning therefore the eating of those things that are offered in sacrifice unto idols, we know that an idol is nothing in the world, and that there is none other God but one. For though there be that are called gods, whether in heaven or in earth, (as there be gods many, and lords many,) But to us there is but one God, the Father, of whom all things, and we in him; and one Lord Jesus Christ, by whom are all things, and we by him.
24. Galatians 3:20 — Now a mediator is not a mediator of one, but God is one.
25. Ephesians 4:6 — One God and Father of all, who is above all, and through all, and in you all.
26. 1 Timothy 1:17 — Now unto the King eternal, immortal, invisible, the only wise God, be honour and glory for ever and ever. Amen.
27. 1 Timothy 2:5 — For there is one God, and one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus.
28. James 2:19 — Thou believest that there is one God; thou doest well: the devils also believe, and tremble.
Please note that the King James Version (used here) designates the Hebrew name Jehovah (or Yahweh) with "LORD" spelled with all letters capitalized; Adonai, meaning "Lord" or "Master," is designated by "Lord;" and "Elohim," is translated as "God." Thus, in Deut. 4:35, for example, the phrase "the LORD he is God," would be literally translated, "Jehovah, he is Elohim." (In those instances were Adonai is used as a compound with Jehovah, the latter term is spelled GOD, so that the compound name "Lord GOD" designates the Hebrew, "Adonai Jehovah").
All of above statements clealy confirms JESUS (pbuh) was NOT THE GOD ALMIGHTY!
الاثنين، 13 فبراير 2012
(9) Koki Noor
(9) Koki NoorNarrated Abu Saaid (RA), The Prophet (صلى الله عليه وسلم) said, "You will follow the wrong ways, of your predecessors so completely and literally that if they should go into the hole of a mastigure, you too will go there." We said, "O Allah's Apostle! Do you mean the Jews and the Christians?" He replied, "Whom else?" (Meaning, of course, the Jews and the Christians.)
الأحد، 12 فبراير 2012
lieing game
***** LYING IS PERMITTED IN THE BIBLE ****
[New Testament Writer St.Paul permitted lying in Romans 3:1-8 & Philippians 1:15-18]
Bible,Romans 3:1-8
1 What advantage then hath the Jew? or what is the profit of circumcision?
2 Much every way: first of all, that they were intrusted with the oracles of God.
3 For what if some were without faith? shall their want of faith make of none effect the faithfulness of God?
4 God forbid: yea, let God be found true, BUT EVERY MAN A LIAR; as it is written, That thou mightest be justified in thy words, And mightest prevail when thou comest into judgment.
5 But if our righteousness commendeth the righteousness of God, what shall we say? Is God unrighteous who visiteth with wrath?
6 God forbid: for then how shall God judge the world?
7 BUT IF THE TRUTH OF GOD THROUGH MY LIE ABOUNDED UNTO HIS GLORY , WHY AM I ALSO STILL JUDGED AS A SINNER?
8 and why not, Let us do evil, that good may come? whose condemnation is just.
St.Paul here is admitting that he lied or that he might resort to lying for the sake of spreading GOD Almighty's Truth. This is demonstrated in the following verses from Paul:
Bible,Philippians 1:15-18
15 It is true that some preach Christ out of envy and rivalry, but others out of goodwill.
16 The latter do so in love, knowing that I am put here for the defense of the gospel.
17 The former preach Christ out of selfish ambition, not sincerely, supposing that they can stir up trouble for me while I am in chains.
18 But what does it matter? The important thing is that in every way, whether from FALSE MORTIVES or true, Christ is preached. And because of this I rejoice.
According to St.Paul, "false motives" are still has to justified !
More lying approved by GOD Almighty
Bible,1 Kings 22:21-23
21 Finally, a spirit came forward, stood before the LORD and said, 'I will entice him.'
22 " 'By what means?' the LORD asked. " 'I WILL GO OUT AND BE A LYING SPIRIT IN THE MOUTH OF ALL THE PROPHETS,' he said. " 'You will succeed in enticing him,' SAID THE LORD. 'GO AND DO IT.'
23 "So now the LORD has put a lying spirit in the mouths of all these prophets of yours. The LORD has decreed disaster for you."
GOD Almighty gave the spirit the green light to go and cause lying. And yet they tell us: "thou shalt not lie"?
Dear members honestly do your guys still believe "THE BIBLE AS PURE WORD OF GOD" ?
[New Testament Writer St.Paul permitted lying in Romans 3:1-8 & Philippians 1:15-18]
Bible,Romans 3:1-8
1 What advantage then hath the Jew? or what is the profit of circumcision?
2 Much every way: first of all, that they were intrusted with the oracles of God.
3 For what if some were without faith? shall their want of faith make of none effect the faithfulness of God?
4 God forbid: yea, let God be found true, BUT EVERY MAN A LIAR; as it is written, That thou mightest be justified in thy words, And mightest prevail when thou comest into judgment.
5 But if our righteousness commendeth the righteousness of God, what shall we say? Is God unrighteous who visiteth with wrath?
6 God forbid: for then how shall God judge the world?
7 BUT IF THE TRUTH OF GOD THROUGH MY LIE ABOUNDED UNTO HIS GLORY , WHY AM I ALSO STILL JUDGED AS A SINNER?
8 and why not, Let us do evil, that good may come? whose condemnation is just.
St.Paul here is admitting that he lied or that he might resort to lying for the sake of spreading GOD Almighty's Truth. This is demonstrated in the following verses from Paul:
Bible,Philippians 1:15-18
15 It is true that some preach Christ out of envy and rivalry, but others out of goodwill.
16 The latter do so in love, knowing that I am put here for the defense of the gospel.
17 The former preach Christ out of selfish ambition, not sincerely, supposing that they can stir up trouble for me while I am in chains.
18 But what does it matter? The important thing is that in every way, whether from FALSE MORTIVES or true, Christ is preached. And because of this I rejoice.
According to St.Paul, "false motives" are still has to justified !
More lying approved by GOD Almighty
Bible,1 Kings 22:21-23
21 Finally, a spirit came forward, stood before the LORD and said, 'I will entice him.'
22 " 'By what means?' the LORD asked. " 'I WILL GO OUT AND BE A LYING SPIRIT IN THE MOUTH OF ALL THE PROPHETS,' he said. " 'You will succeed in enticing him,' SAID THE LORD. 'GO AND DO IT.'
23 "So now the LORD has put a lying spirit in the mouths of all these prophets of yours. The LORD has decreed disaster for you."
GOD Almighty gave the spirit the green light to go and cause lying. And yet they tell us: "thou shalt not lie"?
Dear members honestly do your guys still believe "THE BIBLE AS PURE WORD OF GOD" ?
♥ How Christians Playing with Book of God(Holy Bible) ♥
According to King James Version (KJV),in simple English, Jesus asked:
• Why do you CALL ME GOOD?(Matthew 19: 16)
But, according to the New International Version (NIV), Jesus said:
• Why do you ASK ME ABOUT WHAT IS GOOD?(Matthew 19: 16)
Please honestly compare between Jesus’ question in the King James Version and his question in the New International Version. Do they have the same meaning?
Can they both be correct? Who given rights to change the completed meaning of Jesus Words??
Beard
According to King James Version (KJV),in simple English, Jesus asked:
• Why do you CALL ME GOOD?(Matthew 19: 16)
But, according to the New International Version (NIV), Jesus said:
• Why do you ASK ME ABOUT WHAT IS GOOD?(Matthew 19: 16)
Please honestly compare between Jesus’ question in the King James Version and his question in the New International Version. Do they have the same meaning?
Can they both be correct? Who given rights to change the completed meaning of Jesus Words??
Beard
allh in the bible
By You Shall Know The Truth And The Truth Shall Set You Free
◆ The word "Allah" in the Bible
◔ Aramaic Bible ⇛ Language of Jesus
[Matthew 19:17]
ܗܘܿ ܕܹ݁ܝܢ ܐܸܡܲܪ ܠܹܗ ܡܵܢܵܐ ܩܵܪܹܐ ܐܲܢ݈ܬ݁ ܠܝܼ ܛܵܒ݂ܵܐ ܠܲܝܬ݁ ܛܵܒ݂ܵܐ ܐܸܠܵܐ ܐܸܢ ܚܲܕ݂ ܐܲܠܵܗܵܐ ܐܸܢ ܕܹ݁ܝܢ ܨܵܒ݂ܹܐ ܐܲܢ݈ܬ݁ ܕ݁ܬ݂ܸܥܘܿܠ ܠܚܲܝܹܐ ܛܲܪ ܦ݁ܘܿܩܕ݁ܵܢܹܐ ܀
● English Transliteration
hū dēn ᵓemmar leh mānā qārē ᵓa(n)t lī ṭāḇā layt ṭāḇā ᵓellā ᵓen ḥaḏ
⇛ ᵓălāhā ⇚ ᵓen dēn ṣāḇē ᵓa(n)t dəṯeᶜᶜūl ləḥayyē ṭar pūqdānē.
● English Translation
And he said to him, Why call you me good? there is none good but one, that is, God: but if you will enter into life, keep the commandments.
◆ The word "Allah" in the Bible
◔ Aramaic Bible ⇛ Language of Jesus
[Matthew 19:17]
ܗܘܿ ܕܹ݁ܝܢ ܐܸܡܲܪ ܠܹܗ ܡܵܢܵܐ ܩܵܪܹܐ ܐܲܢ݈ܬ݁ ܠܝܼ ܛܵܒ݂ܵܐ ܠܲܝܬ݁ ܛܵܒ݂ܵܐ ܐܸܠܵܐ ܐܸܢ ܚܲܕ݂ ܐܲܠܵܗܵܐ ܐܸܢ ܕܹ݁ܝܢ ܨܵܒ݂ܹܐ ܐܲܢ݈ܬ݁ ܕ݁ܬ݂ܸܥܘܿܠ ܠܚܲܝܹܐ ܛܲܪ ܦ݁ܘܿܩܕ݁ܵܢܹܐ ܀
● English Transliteration
hū dēn ᵓemmar leh mānā qārē ᵓa(n)t lī ṭāḇā layt ṭāḇā ᵓellā ᵓen ḥaḏ
⇛ ᵓălāhā ⇚ ᵓen dēn ṣāḇē ᵓa(n)t dəṯeᶜᶜūl ləḥayyē ṭar pūqdānē.
● English Translation
And he said to him, Why call you me good? there is none good but one, that is, God: but if you will enter into life, keep the commandments.
(5) our god is our lord allah
Mark 12:29; "The most important one," answered Jesus, "is this: 'Hear, O Israel: The Lord our God, the Lord is one.'"
Our God and your God is one, and we are Muslims (submitting) to Him."
[Surah Al-Ankabut 29:46]
Our God and your God is one, and we are Muslims (submitting) to Him."
[Surah Al-Ankabut 29:46]
السبت، 11 فبراير 2012
The Ultimate Understanding of Disciples of Jesus *******
Peter stood up with the eleven disciples and addressed the crowd saying,
“Men of Israel, listen to this: Jesus of Nazareth was a man accredited by God to you by miracles, wonders and signs, which God did among you through him (Jesus), as you yourselves know.”
Jesus (Peace be upon him) wasn't the God ! According to his 11 disciples.
* Who else knows better about Jesus better than his own students.
(Bible,Acts 2:22).
Peter stood up with the eleven disciples and addressed the crowd saying,
“Men of Israel, listen to this: Jesus of Nazareth was a man accredited by God to you by miracles, wonders and signs, which God did among you through him (Jesus), as you yourselves know.”
Jesus (Peace be upon him) wasn't the God ! According to his 11 disciples.
* Who else knows better about Jesus better than his own students.
(Bible,Acts 2:22).
الجمعة، 10 فبراير 2012
al cohol is cursed in the bible
ALCAHOL CURSED IN THE BIBLE:
This is the result of alcahol ( wine, beer...) that christians enter their church and daily lives as the blood of Jesus...yes sure he bleeds when Christians associate it with him. Besides causing err of the bible in the hands of the drunken scribes
( Isiah 28: & 8 ) 7But they also have erred through wine, and through strong drink are out of the way; the priest and the prophet have erred through strong drink, they are swallowed up of wine, they are out of the way through strong drink; they err in vision, they stumble in judgment. 8For all tables are full of vomit and filthiness, so that there is no place clean.
( Proverb 31:5-7)
5” lest they drink and forget what the law decrees, and deprive all the oppressed of their rights. 6” Give beer to those who are perishing, wine to those who are in anguish; 7” let them drink and forget their poverty and remember their misery no more
(proverbs 4:17)
17 They eat the bread of wickedness and drink the wine of violence
( Proverb 20:1)
Wine is a mocker and beer a brawler; whoever is led astray by them is not wise.
( Numbers 6:3)
3”He shall separate himself from wine and strong drink, and shall drink no vinegar of wine, or vinegar of strong drink, neither shall he drink any liquor of grapes, nor eat moist grapes, or dried.
( Deuteronomy 29:6)
You ate no bread and drank no wine or other fermented drink. I did this so that you might know that I am the LORD your God.
(Judges 13:4)
Now therefore beware, I pray thee, and drink not wine nor strong drink, and eat not any unclean thing:
( Isia 5:11, 22)
Woe to those who rise early in the morning to run after their drinks, who stay up late at night till they are inflamed with wine.(22) Woe to those who are heroes at drinking wine and champions at mixing drinks
( Isia 28:7) And these also stagger from wine and reel from beer: Priests and prophets stagger from beer and are befuddled with wine; they reel from beer, they stagger when seeing visions, they stumble when rendering decisions.
Clearly proves that from Abraham to Jesus no one drank alcohol, or fermented wine
(Jeremiah 35:6-10)
6 But they replied, "We do not drink wine, because our forefather Jonadab son of Recab gave us this command: 'Neither you nor your descendants must ever drink wine. 7 Also you must never build houses, sow seed or plant vineyards; you must never have any of these things, but must always live in tents. Then you will live a long time in the land where you are nomads.' 8 We have obeyed everything our forefather Jonadab son of Recab commanded us. Neither we nor our wives nor our sons and daughters have ever drunk wine 9 or built houses to live in or had vineyards, fields or crops. 10 We have lived in tents and have fully obeyed everything our forefather Jonadab commanded us.
This is the result of alcahol ( wine, beer...) that christians enter their church and daily lives as the blood of Jesus...yes sure he bleeds when Christians associate it with him. Besides causing err of the bible in the hands of the drunken scribes
( Isiah 28: & 8 ) 7But they also have erred through wine, and through strong drink are out of the way; the priest and the prophet have erred through strong drink, they are swallowed up of wine, they are out of the way through strong drink; they err in vision, they stumble in judgment. 8For all tables are full of vomit and filthiness, so that there is no place clean.
( Proverb 31:5-7)
5” lest they drink and forget what the law decrees, and deprive all the oppressed of their rights. 6” Give beer to those who are perishing, wine to those who are in anguish; 7” let them drink and forget their poverty and remember their misery no more
(proverbs 4:17)
17 They eat the bread of wickedness and drink the wine of violence
( Proverb 20:1)
Wine is a mocker and beer a brawler; whoever is led astray by them is not wise.
( Numbers 6:3)
3”He shall separate himself from wine and strong drink, and shall drink no vinegar of wine, or vinegar of strong drink, neither shall he drink any liquor of grapes, nor eat moist grapes, or dried.
( Deuteronomy 29:6)
You ate no bread and drank no wine or other fermented drink. I did this so that you might know that I am the LORD your God.
(Judges 13:4)
Now therefore beware, I pray thee, and drink not wine nor strong drink, and eat not any unclean thing:
( Isia 5:11, 22)
Woe to those who rise early in the morning to run after their drinks, who stay up late at night till they are inflamed with wine.(22) Woe to those who are heroes at drinking wine and champions at mixing drinks
( Isia 28:7) And these also stagger from wine and reel from beer: Priests and prophets stagger from beer and are befuddled with wine; they reel from beer, they stagger when seeing visions, they stumble when rendering decisions.
Clearly proves that from Abraham to Jesus no one drank alcohol, or fermented wine
(Jeremiah 35:6-10)
6 But they replied, "We do not drink wine, because our forefather Jonadab son of Recab gave us this command: 'Neither you nor your descendants must ever drink wine. 7 Also you must never build houses, sow seed or plant vineyards; you must never have any of these things, but must always live in tents. Then you will live a long time in the land where you are nomads.' 8 We have obeyed everything our forefather Jonadab son of Recab commanded us. Neither we nor our wives nor our sons and daughters have ever drunk wine 9 or built houses to live in or had vineyards, fields or crops. 10 We have lived in tents and have fully obeyed everything our forefather Jonadab commanded us.
god of jesus
[Mark 10:18 Aramaic Language of Jesus]
ܐܳܡܰܪ ܠܶܗ ܝܶܫܽܘܥ ܡܳܢܳܐ ܩܳܪܶܐ ܐܰܢ݈ܬ݁ ܠܺܝ ܛܳܒ݂ܳܐ ܠܰܝܬ݁ ܛܳܒ݂ܳܐ ܐܶܠܳܐ ܐܶܢ ܚܰܕ݂ ܐܰܠܳܗܳܐ ܀
āmar leh yešū mānā qārē ant lī ṭāḇā layt ṭāḇā ellā en ḥaḏ ⇛ ălāhā .
● "And Jesus said unto him, Why do you call me good? there is none good but one, that is, ⇛ ALLAH.
ܐܳܡܰܪ ܠܶܗ ܝܶܫܽܘܥ ܡܳܢܳܐ ܩܳܪܶܐ ܐܰܢ݈ܬ݁ ܠܺܝ ܛܳܒ݂ܳܐ ܠܰܝܬ݁ ܛܳܒ݂ܳܐ ܐܶܠܳܐ ܐܶܢ ܚܰܕ݂ ܐܰܠܳܗܳܐ ܀
āmar leh yešū mānā qārē ant lī ṭāḇā layt ṭāḇā ellā en ḥaḏ ⇛ ălāhā .
● "And Jesus said unto him, Why do you call me good? there is none good but one, that is, ⇛ ALLAH.
peace of islam
Spiritual power in Islam
"Wherever you are, death will find you out. Even if you are in towers built up strong and high." (al-Nisaa 4:78)
"O you who believe fear Allah as He should be feared and die not except in the state of Islam" (al-Imran 3:102)
We have to remember to repent everyday and if possible during and after every prayer.
Finally, the best way to remember death is to read the Quran. We have to read Quran everyday. This is major source of spiritual power in Islam.
Certainly Islam may bring peace to the Soul even in final movement of our life !
"Wherever you are, death will find you out. Even if you are in towers built up strong and high." (al-Nisaa 4:78)
"O you who believe fear Allah as He should be feared and die not except in the state of Islam" (al-Imran 3:102)
We have to remember to repent everyday and if possible during and after every prayer.
Finally, the best way to remember death is to read the Quran. We have to read Quran everyday. This is major source of spiritual power in Islam.
Certainly Islam may bring peace to the Soul even in final movement of our life !
(6) Wall Photos
******* Death: The Ultimate Visitor *******
O beloved brothers & Sisters: Do you know who the ultimate visitor is?! Do you know what he wants from visiting and meeting with you?! What does he ask from you?!
He did not come in pursuit of your money, or to share your food and drink, or to make you help him pay off his debt, or to intercede to anyone, or that you may help in passing a transaction he was unable to do.
This Visitor has come to you for a limited defined mission and a specific issue. Neither you nor your family or your tribe, not even all the inhabitants of the earth can turn him away without accomplishing his mission.
However, if you are living in palaces, or have entrenched yourself in invincible fortresses or solid towers, if you are enjoying the protection of guards and chamberlains, you cannot prevent him from entering upon you, or meeting with you, and settling his account with you!!
To enter upon you, he does not need doors, permission or an appointment before coming. He will come to you at any time and on any condition; if you are working or at leisure, you are healthy or ill, rich or poor, traveling or staying.
This visitor, O beloved brother, does not have a tender heart to be affected by your words and weeping, or perhaps your screams and imploring. He is not in a position to give you time to review your calculations, and to look into your matters!!
He also does not accept a gift or a bribe, because the entire money of the world is worth nothing to him, and it does not turn him away from what he came to accomplish.
He wants you and nothing else. He wants all of you, not just a part of you. He wants to terminate and relinquish you. He wants your death, taking your soul, annihilating you and your body.
It is the Angel of Death!!
Allah Almighty has said: {Say: “The angel of death, who is set over you, will take your souls. Then you shall be brought to your Lord.”} [Surat As-Sajdah 32:11]
{قُلْ يَتَوَفَّاكُم مَّلَكُ الْمَوْتِ الَّذِي وُكِّلَ بِكُمْ ثُمَّ إِلَىٰ رَبِّكُمْ تُرْجَعُونَ} السجدة: 11
Transliteration:
Qul yatawaffakum malaku almawti allathee wukkila bikum thumma ilarabbikum turjaAAoona
He, the Almighty has also said: {until when death approaches one of you, Our Messengers (angel of death and his assistants) take his soul, and they never neglect their duty.} [Surat Al-An’âm 6:61]
{...حَتَّىٰ إِذَا جَاءَ أَحَدَكُمُ الْمَوْتُ تَوَفَّتْهُ رُسُلُنَا وَهُمْ لَا يُفَرِّطُونَ} الأنعام: 61
Transliteration:
hattaitha jaa ahadakumu almawtu tawaffathu rusuluna wahum la yufarritoona
The train of life
Dear brother: do you not know that the visit of the Angel of Death is inevitable predestined fate? Whatever long or short your life is?
Do you not know that we are all traveler in this life and that the traveler has almost reached his final destination?
Do not you know that the life cycle is about to stop, and that the train of life has become near to its final station?!
Some righteous people heard the weeping over a dead person and said: O how strange of the traveling people crying over the passenger who has reached his house!!
I seek refuge, dear brother, that you would be one of those who {Then how (will it be) when the angels will take their souls at death, smiting their faces and their backs} [Surat Muhammad 47:27]
{فَكَيْفَ إِذَا تَوَفَّتْهُمُ الْمَلَائِكَةُ يَضْرِبُونَ وُجُوهَهُمْ وَأَدْبَارَهُمْ} محمد: 27
Transliteration: Fakayfa itha tawaffathumu almalaikatu yadriboona wujoohahum waadbarahum
or among {“Those whose lives the angels take while they are doing wrong to themselves (by disbelief and by associating partners in worship with Allâh and by committing all kinds of crimes and evil deeds).” Then, they will make (false) submission (saying): “We used not to do any evil.” (The angels will reply): “Yes! Truly, Allâh is All-Knower of what you used to do. (28) “So enter the gates of Hell, to abide therein, and indeed, what an evil abode will be for the arrogant.”} Surat An-Nahl 16:28-29]
{الَّذِينَ تَتَوَفَّاهُمُ الْمَلَائِكَةُ ظَالِمِي أَنفُسِهِمْ ۖ فَأَلْقَوُا السَّلَمَ مَا كُنَّا نَعْمَلُ مِن سُوءٍ ۚ بَلَىٰ إِنَّ اللَّـهَ عَلِيمٌ بِمَا كُنتُمْ تَعْمَلُونَ ﴿٢٨﴾ فَادْخُلُوا أَبْوَابَ جَهَنَّمَ خَالِدِينَ فِيهَا ۖ فَلَبِئْسَ مَثْوَى الْمُتَكَبِّرِينَ} النحل: 28-29
Transliteration: Allatheena tatawaffahumu almalaikatu thalimee anfusihim faalqawoo alssalama ma kunna naAAmalu min sooin bala inna Allaha AAaleemun bima kuntum taAAmaloona (28) Faodkhuloo abwaba jahannama khalideena feeha falabisa mathwa almutakabbireena
Dear brother: do you not know that by the visit of the Angel of Death, your life has ended, your deeds have ceased and your book of deeds is folded?
Do you not know that after visiting you, you cannot gain even one reward?
So brother: where is your preparation for meeting the Angel of Death? Where is your preparation for what comes beyond the visit: horrors in the grave and upon the questioning, the gathering, the resurrection, the reckoning and the scaling; upon the flying written pages of deeds, passing by the Path and standing before the Hands of the Compeller, Glorified and Exalted?
Dear brother: hold yourself accountable when you are alone. Think about the speed with which your life vanishes. Work hard and well.
How can we receive the ultimate visitor?
1 – By believing in Allah and His angels, His Books, His Messengers, the Last Day, and fate whether good and evil.
2 – By observing the five daily prayers.
3 – By paying the Zakat (alms giving).
4 – By fasting Ramadan out of faith and hoping for the reward of Allah.
5 – By the accepted Hajj as it has no reward but Paradise.
6 – By the performance of optional acts of worship.
7 – By hastening to repentance from all sins and evils.
8 – by devotion to Allah Almighty and quitting hypocrisy.
9 – By loving Allah and His Messenger, which can only be achieved by following the Prophet, Muhammad, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him.
10 – By loving for the sake of Allah and hating for the sake of Allah.
11 – By fearing the Majestic, and working according the Revelation, settling for less, and preparing for the Day of Departure.
12 – By patience at afflictions.
13 – By putting our good trust in Allah, glorified and exalted.
14 – By seeking the useful good words and to disseminate and teach them.
15 – By glorifying the holy Quran by learning and teaching it.
16 – By the Jihad in the way of Allah.
17 – By preserving the tongue from the forbidden.
18 – By keeping promises, and render back the trusts to those to whom they are due.
19 – By leaving adultery, drinking alcohol, and killing anyone whose killing Allah has forbidden, except for a just cause.
20 – By being scrupulous with food and drinks, and to avoid what is not permissible from them.
21 – By being dutiful to the parents and to keep the ties of kinship.
22 – By visiting the sick, the graves and attending funerals.
23 – By leave the prohibited clothing and fashion.
24 – By the commitment of women to the full Islamic Hijab.
25 – By economizing in expenditure, and maintaining the grace.
26 – By leaving hatred and envy.
27 – By enjoining Al-Ma’rûf (i.e. Islamic Monotheism and all that Islam orders one to do) and forbidding Al-Munkar (polytheism and disbelief and all that Islam has forbidden).
28 – By justice among people, and cooperation in righteousness and piety.
29 – By abiding by good morals such as humility and compassion, forbearance and modesty.
30 – By fulfilling the rights of children and wives to the fullest.
31 – By greeting and greeting back with greeting of Islam (assalâmu-alaykum wa rahmatu Allah wa barakâtuh: peace, mercy and blessings of Allah be upon you) and by saying: bless you to the sneezer.
32 – By asceticism in this worldly life and having short hopes before the end of life.
33 – By turning away from the idle talk, amusement and play.
34 – By jealousy over the honors and lowering the gaze from looking at forbidden things.
35 – By loving the companions of the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, and being innocent from hating or insulting them.
36 – By making terms of peace among people.
37 – By leaving the fortune-tellers and astrologers, sorcerers, soothsayers and the like.
38 – By the women’s obedience to her husband.
39 – By leaving the innovation in religion or calling for falsehood and misguidance.
40 – By women leaving lengthening their hair falsely by wearing wigs, quitting making tattoos and plucking.
O beloved brothers & Sisters: Do you know who the ultimate visitor is?! Do you know what he wants from visiting and meeting with you?! What does he ask from you?!
He did not come in pursuit of your money, or to share your food and drink, or to make you help him pay off his debt, or to intercede to anyone, or that you may help in passing a transaction he was unable to do.
This Visitor has come to you for a limited defined mission and a specific issue. Neither you nor your family or your tribe, not even all the inhabitants of the earth can turn him away without accomplishing his mission.
However, if you are living in palaces, or have entrenched yourself in invincible fortresses or solid towers, if you are enjoying the protection of guards and chamberlains, you cannot prevent him from entering upon you, or meeting with you, and settling his account with you!!
To enter upon you, he does not need doors, permission or an appointment before coming. He will come to you at any time and on any condition; if you are working or at leisure, you are healthy or ill, rich or poor, traveling or staying.
This visitor, O beloved brother, does not have a tender heart to be affected by your words and weeping, or perhaps your screams and imploring. He is not in a position to give you time to review your calculations, and to look into your matters!!
He also does not accept a gift or a bribe, because the entire money of the world is worth nothing to him, and it does not turn him away from what he came to accomplish.
He wants you and nothing else. He wants all of you, not just a part of you. He wants to terminate and relinquish you. He wants your death, taking your soul, annihilating you and your body.
It is the Angel of Death!!
Allah Almighty has said: {Say: “The angel of death, who is set over you, will take your souls. Then you shall be brought to your Lord.”} [Surat As-Sajdah 32:11]
{قُلْ يَتَوَفَّاكُم مَّلَكُ الْمَوْتِ الَّذِي وُكِّلَ بِكُمْ ثُمَّ إِلَىٰ رَبِّكُمْ تُرْجَعُونَ} السجدة: 11
Transliteration:
Qul yatawaffakum malaku almawti allathee wukkila bikum thumma ilarabbikum turjaAAoona
He, the Almighty has also said: {until when death approaches one of you, Our Messengers (angel of death and his assistants) take his soul, and they never neglect their duty.} [Surat Al-An’âm 6:61]
{...حَتَّىٰ إِذَا جَاءَ أَحَدَكُمُ الْمَوْتُ تَوَفَّتْهُ رُسُلُنَا وَهُمْ لَا يُفَرِّطُونَ} الأنعام: 61
Transliteration:
hattaitha jaa ahadakumu almawtu tawaffathu rusuluna wahum la yufarritoona
The train of life
Dear brother: do you not know that the visit of the Angel of Death is inevitable predestined fate? Whatever long or short your life is?
Do you not know that we are all traveler in this life and that the traveler has almost reached his final destination?
Do not you know that the life cycle is about to stop, and that the train of life has become near to its final station?!
Some righteous people heard the weeping over a dead person and said: O how strange of the traveling people crying over the passenger who has reached his house!!
I seek refuge, dear brother, that you would be one of those who {Then how (will it be) when the angels will take their souls at death, smiting their faces and their backs} [Surat Muhammad 47:27]
{فَكَيْفَ إِذَا تَوَفَّتْهُمُ الْمَلَائِكَةُ يَضْرِبُونَ وُجُوهَهُمْ وَأَدْبَارَهُمْ} محمد: 27
Transliteration: Fakayfa itha tawaffathumu almalaikatu yadriboona wujoohahum waadbarahum
or among {“Those whose lives the angels take while they are doing wrong to themselves (by disbelief and by associating partners in worship with Allâh and by committing all kinds of crimes and evil deeds).” Then, they will make (false) submission (saying): “We used not to do any evil.” (The angels will reply): “Yes! Truly, Allâh is All-Knower of what you used to do. (28) “So enter the gates of Hell, to abide therein, and indeed, what an evil abode will be for the arrogant.”} Surat An-Nahl 16:28-29]
{الَّذِينَ تَتَوَفَّاهُمُ الْمَلَائِكَةُ ظَالِمِي أَنفُسِهِمْ ۖ فَأَلْقَوُا السَّلَمَ مَا كُنَّا نَعْمَلُ مِن سُوءٍ ۚ بَلَىٰ إِنَّ اللَّـهَ عَلِيمٌ بِمَا كُنتُمْ تَعْمَلُونَ ﴿٢٨﴾ فَادْخُلُوا أَبْوَابَ جَهَنَّمَ خَالِدِينَ فِيهَا ۖ فَلَبِئْسَ مَثْوَى الْمُتَكَبِّرِينَ} النحل: 28-29
Transliteration: Allatheena tatawaffahumu almalaikatu thalimee anfusihim faalqawoo alssalama ma kunna naAAmalu min sooin bala inna Allaha AAaleemun bima kuntum taAAmaloona (28) Faodkhuloo abwaba jahannama khalideena feeha falabisa mathwa almutakabbireena
Dear brother: do you not know that by the visit of the Angel of Death, your life has ended, your deeds have ceased and your book of deeds is folded?
Do you not know that after visiting you, you cannot gain even one reward?
So brother: where is your preparation for meeting the Angel of Death? Where is your preparation for what comes beyond the visit: horrors in the grave and upon the questioning, the gathering, the resurrection, the reckoning and the scaling; upon the flying written pages of deeds, passing by the Path and standing before the Hands of the Compeller, Glorified and Exalted?
Dear brother: hold yourself accountable when you are alone. Think about the speed with which your life vanishes. Work hard and well.
How can we receive the ultimate visitor?
1 – By believing in Allah and His angels, His Books, His Messengers, the Last Day, and fate whether good and evil.
2 – By observing the five daily prayers.
3 – By paying the Zakat (alms giving).
4 – By fasting Ramadan out of faith and hoping for the reward of Allah.
5 – By the accepted Hajj as it has no reward but Paradise.
6 – By the performance of optional acts of worship.
7 – By hastening to repentance from all sins and evils.
8 – by devotion to Allah Almighty and quitting hypocrisy.
9 – By loving Allah and His Messenger, which can only be achieved by following the Prophet, Muhammad, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him.
10 – By loving for the sake of Allah and hating for the sake of Allah.
11 – By fearing the Majestic, and working according the Revelation, settling for less, and preparing for the Day of Departure.
12 – By patience at afflictions.
13 – By putting our good trust in Allah, glorified and exalted.
14 – By seeking the useful good words and to disseminate and teach them.
15 – By glorifying the holy Quran by learning and teaching it.
16 – By the Jihad in the way of Allah.
17 – By preserving the tongue from the forbidden.
18 – By keeping promises, and render back the trusts to those to whom they are due.
19 – By leaving adultery, drinking alcohol, and killing anyone whose killing Allah has forbidden, except for a just cause.
20 – By being scrupulous with food and drinks, and to avoid what is not permissible from them.
21 – By being dutiful to the parents and to keep the ties of kinship.
22 – By visiting the sick, the graves and attending funerals.
23 – By leave the prohibited clothing and fashion.
24 – By the commitment of women to the full Islamic Hijab.
25 – By economizing in expenditure, and maintaining the grace.
26 – By leaving hatred and envy.
27 – By enjoining Al-Ma’rûf (i.e. Islamic Monotheism and all that Islam orders one to do) and forbidding Al-Munkar (polytheism and disbelief and all that Islam has forbidden).
28 – By justice among people, and cooperation in righteousness and piety.
29 – By abiding by good morals such as humility and compassion, forbearance and modesty.
30 – By fulfilling the rights of children and wives to the fullest.
31 – By greeting and greeting back with greeting of Islam (assalâmu-alaykum wa rahmatu Allah wa barakâtuh: peace, mercy and blessings of Allah be upon you) and by saying: bless you to the sneezer.
32 – By asceticism in this worldly life and having short hopes before the end of life.
33 – By turning away from the idle talk, amusement and play.
34 – By jealousy over the honors and lowering the gaze from looking at forbidden things.
35 – By loving the companions of the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, and being innocent from hating or insulting them.
36 – By making terms of peace among people.
37 – By leaving the fortune-tellers and astrologers, sorcerers, soothsayers and the like.
38 – By the women’s obedience to her husband.
39 – By leaving the innovation in religion or calling for falsehood and misguidance.
40 – By women leaving lengthening their hair falsely by wearing wigs, quitting making tattoos and plucking.
good death
**** A Good Death *****
{O you who believe! Fear Allah (by doing all that He has ordered and by abstaining from all that He has forbidden) as He should be feared. [Obey Him, be thankful to Him, and remember Him always], and die not except in a state of Islam (as Muslims) with complete submission to Allah.} [Surah Al-‘Imran 3:102]
{يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا اتَّقُوا اللَّـهَ حَقَّ تُقَاتِهِ وَلَا تَمُوتُنَّ إِلَّا وَأَنتُم مُّسْلِمُونَ} آل عمران: 102
Transliteration: Ya ayyuha allatheena amanoo ittaqoo Allaha haqqa tuqatihi wala tamootunna illa waantum muslimoona
In this address, the order to fear Allah and die as a Muslim is directed, not simply to non-Muslims and Muslims, but rather to the Believers. Thus showing the great importance Islam places, not only on a good life, but also a good death. As such even the believers are warned against complacency that could result in a bad ending.
Most people tend to avoid talking about death, despite it being one of the few certainties in one’s life. However there is not a single soul except that he or she would wish for a good death. So what is a good death? The Institute of Medicine defines it as follows, “A decent or good death is one that is: free from avoidable distress and suffering for patients, families, and caregivers; in general accord with patients' families' wishes; and reasonably consistent with clinical, cultural, and ethical standards.”[1]
Most people would like a pain-free death, having lived life to the full, fulfilling their dreams and to die doing what they loved most. As Muslims our wishes are generally the same, however the purpose of our life ultimately determines for us what is and isn’t a good death. Allah says in the Quran, {And I (Allah) created not the jinns and humans except they should worship Me (Alone).} [Surah Ad-Dhariyat 51:56]
{وَمَا خَلَقْتُ الْجِنَّ وَالْإِنسَ إِلَّا لِيَعْبُدُونِ} الذاريات: 56
Transliteration: Wama khalaqtu aljinna waalinsa illaliyaAAbudooni
Therefore a soul created for the worship of Allah must also die in such a state for it to have achieved a good death. As such we marvel at the endings of those engaged in acts of worship at the point of death, such as those mentioned by Imam Adh-Dhahabi in his Siyar A’lam An-Nubala,
‘Abu Bakr ibn Al-Ismaeli died on a Thursday night during the Maghrib prayer while he was reciting from Surah Al-Fatiha “You alone we worship and from You alone we seek help.”’
‘Abu Hakeem ‘Abdullah ibn Ibrahim Al-Khabri was writing out the Quran, and then he laid down his pen, said “Indeed this is a delightful death!” and died.’
‘Mus’ab said, “‘Aamir(ibn Abdullah ibn Az-Zubair ) heard the call to prayer and said, “Take me by my hand.” So it was said to him, “You are ill.” To which he replied, “How can I hear the call to Allah and not respond?” So they took him by his hand and he entered with the Imam for the Maghrib prayer. He bowed with him and then died.’
‘Abu Bakr ibn Ziyad said, “I entered upon Ibrahim ibn Hani (An-Naysaburi) on his death bed and he said, “I am thirsty.” So his son brought some water and he asked his son, “Has the sun set?” It was said “No” so he turned it away and recited, “For the like of this let the strivers strive” and he died.’
These are just some of the beautiful examples of a good ending from our predecessors, besides what we know from the good endings from companions. Such as the one whom upon hearing that Paradise was as wide as the heavens and the earth flung himself into the midst of the battle to attain it.
Such sacrifices and exertions displayed by our role models and replicated throughout the ages by those seeking the pleasure of Allah stand as a stark reminder to us all as to our true purpose in life. As much as we strive to good by people, gain their pleasure and acceptance, and bring about benefits and avoid harms and hardships, we should never lose sight of the fact that our ultimate aim is to seek the pleasure of Allah.
As the above examples showed, these great men could have taken the concessions available to them, yet they chose to exert themselves to seek the greater reward with Allah. We ask Allah to give us steadfastness and a good ending, making us from the honourable ones, {It was said (to him when the disbelievers killed him): “Enter Paradise.” He said: "Would that my people knew! (26) “That my Lord (Allah) has forgiven me, and made me of the honoured ones!”} [Ya-Sin 36:26-27]
{قِيلَ ادْخُلِ الْجَنَّةَ ۖ قَالَ يَا لَيْتَ قَوْمِي يَعْلَمُونَ ﴿٢٦﴾ بِمَا غَفَرَ لِي رَبِّي وَجَعَلَنِي مِنَ الْمُكْرَمِينَ} يس: 26-27
Transliteration: Qeela odkhuli aljannata qala ya layta qawmee yaAAlamoona (26) Bima ghafara lee rabbee wajaAAalanee mina almukrameena
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{O you who believe! Fear Allah (by doing all that He has ordered and by abstaining from all that He has forbidden) as He should be feared. [Obey Him, be thankful to Him, and remember Him always], and die not except in a state of Islam (as Muslims) with complete submission to Allah.} [Surah Al-‘Imran 3:102]
{يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا اتَّقُوا اللَّـهَ حَقَّ تُقَاتِهِ وَلَا تَمُوتُنَّ إِلَّا وَأَنتُم مُّسْلِمُونَ} آل عمران: 102
Transliteration: Ya ayyuha allatheena amanoo ittaqoo Allaha haqqa tuqatihi wala tamootunna illa waantum muslimoona
In this address, the order to fear Allah and die as a Muslim is directed, not simply to non-Muslims and Muslims, but rather to the Believers. Thus showing the great importance Islam places, not only on a good life, but also a good death. As such even the believers are warned against complacency that could result in a bad ending.
Most people tend to avoid talking about death, despite it being one of the few certainties in one’s life. However there is not a single soul except that he or she would wish for a good death. So what is a good death? The Institute of Medicine defines it as follows, “A decent or good death is one that is: free from avoidable distress and suffering for patients, families, and caregivers; in general accord with patients' families' wishes; and reasonably consistent with clinical, cultural, and ethical standards.”[1]
Most people would like a pain-free death, having lived life to the full, fulfilling their dreams and to die doing what they loved most. As Muslims our wishes are generally the same, however the purpose of our life ultimately determines for us what is and isn’t a good death. Allah says in the Quran, {And I (Allah) created not the jinns and humans except they should worship Me (Alone).} [Surah Ad-Dhariyat 51:56]
{وَمَا خَلَقْتُ الْجِنَّ وَالْإِنسَ إِلَّا لِيَعْبُدُونِ} الذاريات: 56
Transliteration: Wama khalaqtu aljinna waalinsa illaliyaAAbudooni
Therefore a soul created for the worship of Allah must also die in such a state for it to have achieved a good death. As such we marvel at the endings of those engaged in acts of worship at the point of death, such as those mentioned by Imam Adh-Dhahabi in his Siyar A’lam An-Nubala,
‘Abu Bakr ibn Al-Ismaeli died on a Thursday night during the Maghrib prayer while he was reciting from Surah Al-Fatiha “You alone we worship and from You alone we seek help.”’
‘Abu Hakeem ‘Abdullah ibn Ibrahim Al-Khabri was writing out the Quran, and then he laid down his pen, said “Indeed this is a delightful death!” and died.’
‘Mus’ab said, “‘Aamir(ibn Abdullah ibn Az-Zubair ) heard the call to prayer and said, “Take me by my hand.” So it was said to him, “You are ill.” To which he replied, “How can I hear the call to Allah and not respond?” So they took him by his hand and he entered with the Imam for the Maghrib prayer. He bowed with him and then died.’
‘Abu Bakr ibn Ziyad said, “I entered upon Ibrahim ibn Hani (An-Naysaburi) on his death bed and he said, “I am thirsty.” So his son brought some water and he asked his son, “Has the sun set?” It was said “No” so he turned it away and recited, “For the like of this let the strivers strive” and he died.’
These are just some of the beautiful examples of a good ending from our predecessors, besides what we know from the good endings from companions. Such as the one whom upon hearing that Paradise was as wide as the heavens and the earth flung himself into the midst of the battle to attain it.
Such sacrifices and exertions displayed by our role models and replicated throughout the ages by those seeking the pleasure of Allah stand as a stark reminder to us all as to our true purpose in life. As much as we strive to good by people, gain their pleasure and acceptance, and bring about benefits and avoid harms and hardships, we should never lose sight of the fact that our ultimate aim is to seek the pleasure of Allah.
As the above examples showed, these great men could have taken the concessions available to them, yet they chose to exert themselves to seek the greater reward with Allah. We ask Allah to give us steadfastness and a good ending, making us from the honourable ones, {It was said (to him when the disbelievers killed him): “Enter Paradise.” He said: "Would that my people knew! (26) “That my Lord (Allah) has forgiven me, and made me of the honoured ones!”} [Ya-Sin 36:26-27]
{قِيلَ ادْخُلِ الْجَنَّةَ ۖ قَالَ يَا لَيْتَ قَوْمِي يَعْلَمُونَ ﴿٢٦﴾ بِمَا غَفَرَ لِي رَبِّي وَجَعَلَنِي مِنَ الْمُكْرَمِينَ} يس: 26-27
Transliteration: Qeela odkhuli aljannata qala ya layta qawmee yaAAlamoona (26) Bima ghafara lee rabbee wajaAAalanee mina almukrameena
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.......... مَنْ شَهِدَ أَنْ لاَ إِلَهَ إِلاَّ اللَّهُ وَحْدَهُ لاَ شَرِيكَ لَهُ ، وَأَنَّ
Narated By 'Ubada : The Prophet said, "If anyone testifies that None has the right to be worshipped but Allah Alone Who has no partners, and that Muhammad is His Slave and His Apostle, and that Jesus is Allah's Slave and His Apostle and His Word which He bestowed on Mary and a Spirit created by Him, and that Paradise is true, and Hell is true, Allah will admit him into Paradise with the deeds which he had done even if those deeds were few." (Junada, the sub-narrator said, " 'Ubada added, 'Such a person can enter Paradise through any of its eight gates he likes.")
Sahih al-Bukhary, The Book of Prophets, Hadith Number:3472, Narrated by: Obada Ibnus-Samit
Sahih al-Bukhary, The Book of Prophets, Hadith Number:3472, Narrated by: Obada Ibnus-Samit
الأربعاء، 8 فبراير 2012
mercy of allh
Hadith Qudsi (1)
عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: ” لَمَّا قَضَى اللَّهُ الْخَلْقَ، كَتَبَ فِي كِتَابِهِ عَلَى نَفْسِهِ، فَهُوَ مَوْضُوعٌ عِنْدَهُ: إِنَّ رَحْمَتِي تَغْلِبُ غَضَبِي”
On the authority of Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him), who said that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said:
“When Allah decreed the Creation He pledged Himself by writing in His book which is laid down with Him: ‘My mercy prevails over my wrath.’”
[Muslim (also by al-Bukhari, an-Nasa’i and Ibn Majah)]
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عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: ” لَمَّا قَضَى اللَّهُ الْخَلْقَ، كَتَبَ فِي كِتَابِهِ عَلَى نَفْسِهِ، فَهُوَ مَوْضُوعٌ عِنْدَهُ: إِنَّ رَحْمَتِي تَغْلِبُ غَضَبِي”
On the authority of Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him), who said that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said:
“When Allah decreed the Creation He pledged Himself by writing in His book which is laid down with Him: ‘My mercy prevails over my wrath.’”
[Muslim (also by al-Bukhari, an-Nasa’i and Ibn Majah)]
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(3) Why am I here? What am I doing in this world? Why were we Created? "Why was I created? Why did God create me?"
Why were we Created?
Not just Muslims, but every single human being has to answer the most fundamental question at some point in his or her lifetime: "Why was I created? Why am I here? What am I doing in this world? Why did God create me?"
These questions are questions which each and everyone of us reflects on at some point during their life. We have some answers, which are given generally but usually these answers don't satisfy us - seeming somewhat simplistic. So, we still wonder: "Why me? Why here?". I know all of you (Muslims), are saying, "To worship Allah, khallas (finish). What more is there to say? Why do we need to have a big long
talk on why we were created when we all know it is to worship Allah?!"
But wait. If this is presented to a non-Muslim, the next logical question would be, "Why does Allah want us to worship Him?" Then your stuck, which can only mean that in our own minds it is not really clear. Why did Allah create us to worship Him?
Addressing the question, "Why did Allah create us?", we have to understand how to deal with those people we live with (in the West). Those who don't consider there to be any purpose in man's creation, firmly believing that they are just a product of evolution and that the forces of nature. Just as we don't have apes, dogs or cows thinking about why they are here, then we also don't have to think about it either. Following from this belief being the basis of the philosophy of Western society (that man is without purpose), the whole issue of government, morality, etc. has no basis for them in Revelation. The product of this attitude is, of course, the corruption that we are living in.
When a Muslim addresses this topic, we have to find our understanding from Divine Revelation and not human speculation. Because human speculation has no bounds; we can imagine all kinds of things and if any of you has studied philosophy of religion, you will know how many opinions there are about the creation of man and existence. Because of the variety of philosophies which are out there, no one can say this one is correct or that one is incorrect, because there is no guidance behind it. No Divine Revelation. It is only from Divine Revelation that we can determine the reality of our creation, because it is Allah who has created us and so He knows the purpose of our creation. We can hardly understand it ourselves, much less trying to understand the essence of things. So it is for Allah to inform us through the revelation in the Qur'an and the Sunnah (the Prophetic traditions) which were brought to us by His Last Messenger and the Messengers before him.
Now if we are to look initially into revelation, to determine why was man created, there is a deeper question that we should be asking before that: "Why did God create?". This before we even get to man because man is not the greatest act of creation. Allah says:
"The creation of the Heavens and the Earth is indeed greater then the creation of mankind; yet, most of mankind know not." [Surah Ghafir, verse 57]
Man is not the greatest act of creation, this universe is far more complex and far more magnificent than man. So the issue of creation should then go to, "Why did God create?", as opposed to simply, "Why create man?".
Fundamentally, we can say that the creation is the natural consequence of the attribute of creator. Allah is the creator. That is one of his attributes. That is what he has informed us. That being his attribute, the creator, the natural consequence or the product of this attribute is his creation.
A painter, if we are to draw a similitude on a lower level, who tells you that he is a painter, if you ask him where are his paintings and he replies I don't have any. What kind of painter is this? The concept of a painter who doesn't paint, there is some thing not quite gelling together here, of course Allah is beyond this. But if we are to understand on the simplest level, the two go together. The perfection of a painter lies in his paintings. His quality and his ability to paint, is manifest in his paintings. And Allah, beyond all that, as creator, this quality of creation is manifest in the creation itself. Allah didn't create out of a need. No, the fact that he is the creator, is manifest in the creation.
Furthermore, consider the act of creation, this act, with regards to Allah is unique. Though we use the term i.e. So and so created a table etc, actually it is in a limited sense. Human beings don't really create, they manipulate, because they can only "create" what already exists. When we make a chair or a table, we didn't create the wood, we had to take it from a tree, we didn't create the metal, which makes the screws etc, we had to melt down rocks and take the metal out. So we are not creating from nothing. We are manipulating things which Allah has already created in to different shapes and forms which are useful to us. We call it "creation" but the real act of creation, is creation from nothing, and this is unique to Allah alone.
This is a concept, which many people in ignorance, because they couldn't grasp the idea of creation from nothingness, it lead them to conclude that the world is Allah. Those who say "inside of each and every atom is Allah." And you have people, who call themselves Muslims saying this. Non-Muslims have said this before and there are Muslims who claim this. That Allah is inside each and everything, because Allah is the reality and everything else is fake in their interpretation. That means then, that the creation is Allah, and Allah is the creation. Very, very dangerous concept, which leads some of those who make this claim to say that you don't have to worship outside of yourself. Ibn Arabi, was famous for this statement, he is considered to be one of the saints, amongst the so called Sufi religion. Ibn Arabi said "There is no need to worship one outside yourself, you are Allah. It is sufficient to worship yourself." This is Shirk.
This concept of Allah being within his creation, no distinction the creation and Allah, it leads them to this shirk. Because they are unable to accept the uniqueness of Allah's creation, they compare the act of creation by Allah to human creation. That is, just as we manipulate, Allah took pieces of himself and made the earth and the universe. Others will say that all human beings have inside of themselves Allah, that there is a part of Allah inside each and everyone of us. The whole essence, the purpose of life is for us to realize that we have part of Allah inside of ourselves, remove the material blocks which keep us from Allah and again become one with Allah in what they call "fana". This is again a teaching of the Sufi religion.
Becoming one with Allah, returning back to Allah in this sense. But this is in fact part of the teachings of shirk. Shaytan (Satan) has deluded man into this imagination. It is part of the belief of the Hindus. Nirvana, the concept that when you die, you are reborn again, and you move up in stages, each time, if you are a good boy or good girl, you go up higher and higher, until you get to the top. You know you have reached the peak, because when you die the next time you become one with the universal soul, Nirvana. That is the end of rebirth. So your whole purpose is to return and become one with God again. This is all, as I said, a product of the inability to understand the concept of creation from nothingness, which is unique to Allah. Allah says:
"There is nothing like him, and he is the hearer and seer of all."
So when we try to interpret Allah's creation like the way we create, then we have made Him like his creation and it leads us ultimately to those aspects of shirk which I have mentioned. This is quite common amongst the Muslim world today, because when you look into the various branches of the Sufi religion, where they have prescribed various acts of purification, they call it dhikr, exercises to torture the body through spinning and dancing. What is the purpose of this? They will tell you, to liberate the soul from this earthly body and to achieve that state of "fana" or "itihad", a variety of names they have for it.
It is this concept, which lead al-Hallaj, many centuries ago, when he was promoting this idea, and he was put before a panel of judges questioning these concepts, which he was expressing. When they asked him to recant, to take this stuff back, he stood up, opened up his cloak and said "There is nothing inside this cloak except Allah". So they executed him. And of course, those in the Sufi religion, they have stories that when they cut his head off, it rolled around saying "Allah, Allah, Allahu Akbar etc". It might have, that is Shaytan may have entered and said these things, as happened with the calf of the Isrealites, when the Prophet Musa (Moses) let Egypt and the people, after crossing the red sea, had a desire to have a god that they could see, so they made a golden calf which they began to worship. This calf was saying "moo" like the calves do. This is what convinced them that this was the real thing. We know it wasn't the calf saying this. The evil jinn can enter the in to physical entities, make sounds and give these impressions. So there is no problem for us to say ok, maybe when they cut of al-Hallaj's head that it said these things, because this was part of a test. If we are clear in terms of creator and creation, this is no problem for us.
Allah is the creator and everything besides Him is His creation, which He created from nothing. It is not Him, nor is He it. This is the pure
concept as taught by the Prophet sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam, his companions, and the early generations of righteous scholars, the students of the companions and those who came after them. The best of generations. That is how they understood this matter. There was no confusion in their minds. It wasn't until Islam spread to areas like Egypt, India and Persia, areas where the Christians had already gotten into deep philosophies, trying to explain how Jesus was a man and god at the same time. When they came in to Islam they brought it with them. This is the reality. It is not something we should necessarily condemn them for or feel is unusual. It is natural, when a person reverts to Islam, that they will carry with them what they believed before. What has been clarified for them, of the basic principles, they accept, and they reject things, which obviously contradict. But it doesn't mean that every last thought that they have, and everything that was wrong in their philosophies, ideology and concepts will be erased. They will carry these things in with them. This is why in the later part of the Prophet's sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam life, prior to his death, when he was coming back from one of the battles, his companions asked him to set aside a tree for them, that they could hang their weapons on, like the way the pagans would hang their weapons on trees, believing that when they hung the weapons, it became super-powerful, as if some power was coming from the tree, that their shields would now block steel and their swords would cut through the enemy. Some of the companions who had newly accepted Islam, asked the Prophet sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam to designate one for them, a special one, an Islamic one. They understood that what the pagans had, this was wrong. These were the companions of the Prophet sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam and he had to clarify it for them. He said:
You are like the companions of Musa who asked to have the calf built.
And he clarified for them that all of this is shirk and there is no place for it in Islam. So if it could happen to some of the companions, then we cannot blame the generations who have come after them, who come into Islam and carry with them some of their old ideas. What it is for us to do is to clarify.
So what we have in front of us then, is that Allah created this universe out of nothing, and everything that is in it was created. For example:
"Allah created all things, and he is the agent, upon which, all things depend." [Surah 39, verse 62]
This is the reality. This is stressed for us, in order for us to realize that ultimately, all good, all evil, that takes place in the world, only takes place by the permission of Allah. Therefore we should not seek any other channels to protect ourselves from evil, or to gather for ourselves good, as people commonly do today. They will go to fortunetellers, this is big business today, all the magazines have various forms of fortunetellers like dial a horoscope etc. in a society that has lost touch with Allah, this is what is open to them. Allah has stressed for us that no calamity will befall us except by Allah's permission;
"Nothing is taking place in this world except by the permission of Allah."
And the Prophet sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam further emphasized this principle by saying;
"If the whole of mankind gathered to do some thing to help us, they could not help in anything which Allah had not already written for us. And if the whole of mankind gathered together to harm us, then they would not be able to harm with anything which Allah had not already written for us."
Therefore what is required of us is to depend on Allah, put our trust in Allah. This is what we have to draw out of this attribute of Allah being the creator. This creation exists because of that attribute. Its practical significance to us lies in putting our trust in Allah.
There is another aspect, besides the fact that the creation exists because Allah is the creator. We can also see from what the Prophet sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam has informed us, that in the creation there is manifestation of Allah's attributes of mercy, forgiveness, kindness etc etc. Allah created man in paradise, they disobeyed Allah, but Allah had taught them how to repent, how to turn back to him and seek his forgiveness, then he would forgive them. Having done that, they were forgiven, Adam became the first prophet, and mankind was absolved of that sin. The story of Adam and Eve is the story of human existence. Human beings are given a consciousness of Allah. When Allah created all human beings, as he states in the Qur'an, he took from Adam (Adam) all of his descendents, and made them all bear witness that Allah is their Lord. So we are all born with that consciousness. He has also given us a consciousness of what is right and what is wrong.
"We have inspired each and every soul to an awareness of corruption and righteousness."
Allah gave revelation through his commandments, not to eat of the tree. However, human beings forget. And when they forget Allah then they fall into sin. We can absolve ourselves of that sin by means of repentance, and Allah forgives us when we repent sincerely. The Prophet sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam said;
"The one who repents is like the one without sin."
"If you did not commit sins and turn to Allah seeking his forgiveness, then he would replace you with another people who would sin, ask Allah's forgiveness and he would forgive them."
So in our sinning and asking Allah's forgiveness, the attribute of Allah's mercy and forgiveness becomes manifest. Allah knew what we were going to do before he created us, he knew that he was creating a species who would sin. If he didn't wan t them to sin, if it was not his intention to permit them to sin, then he could have created angels, more angels. But the had already created angels, so he chose to create a being, that would disobey his commandments through forgetfulness or just simple disobedience, but would turn back to him in repentance, and his attribute of forgiveness would become manifest. Similarly, his mercy;
The Prophet sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam is quoted as saying that when Allah created the universe, He made an obligation on Himself, recorded in a document, kept by Him, that "My mercy precedes my wrath." He sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam also was reported as saying;
"Allah created mercy with a hundred parts. One of which was sent down upon the jinn and human beings and other living creatures. It is out of this one part that they love each other, show kindness to one another, and even the animals treat their offspring with affection. Allah has reserved the remaining ninety-nine parts for his true worshippers on the Day of Judgment."
This is the mercy of Allah manifest in his creation. What is also manifest in creation, in the act of creation, the creation of man, is his attribute of justice, fairness, which comes out as the judgment at the end of this world. I am sure we have all read the ahadith in which the Prophet sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam said:
"Allah created some people for hell and some people for paradise."
For allot of people, this is something very heavy. And the companions, they asked the prophet sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam then what is the point in doing good deeds? If Allah created some for heaven and some for hell then what is the pin in doing anything? It has already been decided. The Prophet sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam said:
"Each one of you will find it easy to do what he was created for."
So if you choose the evil way, you find it easy and you carry on in that way, then that was what you were created for. But ultimately it is your choice. You choose hell. The fact hat Allah has recorded, before anything was created, who would be in hell and who would be in heaven does not change the fact that it is we who choose. The judgment is only to manifest to those who go to hell, that they deserve to be in hell. It is only for them basically. Because if Allah created you, and put you in paradise, with all that is in paradise, and you see those people in hell suffering, are you going to ask Allah, why did you put me in paradise? No. your going to say "all praise be to Allah!" you don't want to question or to wonder, all you will be is ecstatic that you are of those in paradise. So the judgment is not for you, it is for those who are going to hell. If you happen to be amongst those who were created for and put in hell, you would say, why me? Why did you put me in hell? And Allah would say; because you would have done so and so in your life. But you would say; no, no I wouldn't. If you give me a chance I would do good deeds. You would not give up arguing.
So Allah has allowed us to live out our lives. So when we stand before him, our book of deeds is spread before us, we know without a shadow of a doubt, that we chose hell. That Allah's judgment is just. There is no injustice in it, in any way shape or form. Allah says he oppresses no one. We will know that we chose hell.
And the only thing that remains for us, and I pray that it is not in fact us, who are going to hell, is to beg Allah for another chance. Allah says;
"If you could only see when the sinners will bow their heads before their lord, saying; O Lord, we have now seen and heard, so send us back and we will do righteous deeds. Verily, we now believe with certainty."
This is the only response, which will be left for them. Or as Allah said;
"And those whose light scales of good deeds, they ruined themselves and they will be in hell eternally. The fire will burn their faces, and they will grin with disfigured lips, I will say to them; Were My Verses not recited to you, and you rejected them? They will reply; Our Lord, our misery overcame us and we were a people astray. Our Lord, bring us out of this, and if we ever return we will truly be unjust."
When we die, there remains behind us a barrier, the Barzakh, none of us will come back, it is a one-way ticket. Those poor individuals who think they will get another chance, this is the new age religion, they think it is new, but it is just plain old Hindu delusion, that when you die, you get another chance to come back again. The effects of this actually, among Hindus, where I am in the UAE, there are a lot of Hindus here, everyday in the news paper you read about a Hindu man or woman who ties a rope to a ceiling fan, which is found in many of the homes, put it around their neck, kicked away the chair and passed out of this world. Suicide is common amongst them. Why? Because they think they have another chance. It will be a rude awakening for them when they meet the angel of death and find themselves in the next life, realizing that there is no coming back.
In the creation of man is manifest the grace of Allah. This is a particular point which all of us should reflect on and be thankful to Allah for. His grace, and Christians, they like to refer to us Muslims as those who don't believe in the grace of God, we are those who look at God's judgment and it is just about deeds, you do good then you go to heaven, you do bad and you go to hell, that is it, no grace there at all. For them the grace of God is there for all those who accept that he became a man, and was crucified by man, to provide salvation for human beings who's sins had become so great that they could not remove that sin through any act themselves. So it was with the spilling of the "Blood of God" that we could be absolved of our sins. For them, if you accept that God spilt his blood for mankind's salvation, then you have earned the grace of God. Does not matter what you do as long as you have accepted this belief in the grace of God.
Muslims also believe in the grace of God. Actually it plays a major and significant role. Often it is not stressed but it is important for us to realize how the grace of Allah is manifest in our creation. The Prophet sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam said;
"Observe moderation, but if you fail, try to do as much as you can moderately and be happy. For none of you will enter Paradise only because of his deeds."
Of course when the companions heard that they said;
"O messenger of Allah, not even you? And the prophet sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam said, not even me. Were it not that Allah wrapped me in his mercy. And bear in mind that the deed most loved by Allah is one done constantly even if it is small"
What does this mean? It means that God's grace is manifest in our lives in that were He to call us to account, one good deed, one evil deed, equal to each other, then we would not enter paradise, not even the prophets of Allah. But Allah through his grace and mercy has multiplied the value of the good deeds. Allah says;
"Whoever brings a good deed, shall the value of ten like it. And whoever brings an evil deed will be punished with one like it. And they will not be wronged."
[Surah Al-'Imran, verse 160]
This is Allah's grace. Good deeds erase evil deeds. One good deed will erase at least ten evil deeds. Allah's grace is not arbitrary, simply because you say I believe you have his grace, no matter what you do, no. The more good you do, the more of his grace is manifest in you. If you chose evil and reject the good, then you don't receive His grace, it doesn't matter what you say. If you say, I am a Muslim, I believe, but really you don't believe, it is just some words you are saying, them you will not be subject to the grace of Allah.
So the creation is a manifestation of Allah's attribute of being the creator. In the creation of man within the scheme of things, there is manifest Allah's attribute of mercy, his attribute of justice and this is the reason for the creation of man from the point of view of Allah. From human perspective, why did God create man in terms of for what purpose? Then this is the one we all know and are familiar with;
"We did not create the jinn and men except to worship us" [Surah adh-Dhariyyat, verse 56)
So relative to Allah, we were created in a means or a way in which Allah has chosen to manifest his attributes of creation, mercy, grace etc and he could have chosen another one. But relative to us as human beings, we know that our purpose is to worship Allah. As we said, Allah does not need our worship, a Allah didn't need to create. When he created us to worship him, he didn't create us, out of a need for our worship, because Allah has no needs. In a famous hadith qudsi in which Allah says;
If all of you, jinn and mankind, were to worship like the most righteous amongst you, it would not increase the dominion of Allah in any way shape or form. And if all of us, jinn and mankind ...
Therefore when we look for the purpose of worship, we have to look into man. Allah created us to worship him, because we need to worship him. It is something he has given us as a means of benefiting ourselves. We are the ones who benefit from it. Worship has been established, fundamentally for the growth, the spiritual growth of man. This growth takes place through the remembrance of Allah. When you look at all the different aspects of worship, you will see the core of it is focused on the remembrance of Allah.
"Establish the prayer for My remembrance."
This is the essence for the consciousness of God. Allah says that he has:
"...prescribed for us fasting, as he prescribed it for those before us, so that we may fear him."
Worship is there for us to remember Allah. And it is in the remembrance of Allah, that we achieve that consciousness. Because it is when we forget Allah, that Shaytan causes us to disobey Allah and fall into sin. So it is only in His remembrance that we can attain salvation. All of the various acts of worship from saying "Bismillah" when we eat is to help us remember Allah in order to grow spiritually.
Allah has said that he has created us to test us, to see which of us is best in deeds. He is not testing us to know, in the sense that he doesn't already know, but this world is a test for us in order again that we can grow spiritually.
We cannot develop this spiritual characteristic of generosity unless some of us have more then others and then we are required to give of the wealth we have. When we give, we grow. Similarly, if we were not in a position where others had more then us then we wouldn't have the ability to develop the higher spiritual quality of contentment, patience, satisfaction in what Allah has given us.
So it is all there in order to bring out the higher spiritual qualities, which enable us to attain the state, which makes us suitable and eligible to return to paradise. The paradise from which we were created, we were created in paradise and for paradise. Through our choices we have left, in this life, a field of testing, where we can grow to a state where we deserve paradise.
The purpose of this life is the worship of Allah, this life is a test. A test for us, will we worship Allah, or will we forget Him. This is where our focus has to begin.
By Abu Ameenah Bilal Philips Part of a lecture delivered on the priorities of a Muslim today
Not just Muslims, but every single human being has to answer the most fundamental question at some point in his or her lifetime: "Why was I created? Why am I here? What am I doing in this world? Why did God create me?"
These questions are questions which each and everyone of us reflects on at some point during their life. We have some answers, which are given generally but usually these answers don't satisfy us - seeming somewhat simplistic. So, we still wonder: "Why me? Why here?". I know all of you (Muslims), are saying, "To worship Allah, khallas (finish). What more is there to say? Why do we need to have a big long
talk on why we were created when we all know it is to worship Allah?!"
But wait. If this is presented to a non-Muslim, the next logical question would be, "Why does Allah want us to worship Him?" Then your stuck, which can only mean that in our own minds it is not really clear. Why did Allah create us to worship Him?
Addressing the question, "Why did Allah create us?", we have to understand how to deal with those people we live with (in the West). Those who don't consider there to be any purpose in man's creation, firmly believing that they are just a product of evolution and that the forces of nature. Just as we don't have apes, dogs or cows thinking about why they are here, then we also don't have to think about it either. Following from this belief being the basis of the philosophy of Western society (that man is without purpose), the whole issue of government, morality, etc. has no basis for them in Revelation. The product of this attitude is, of course, the corruption that we are living in.
When a Muslim addresses this topic, we have to find our understanding from Divine Revelation and not human speculation. Because human speculation has no bounds; we can imagine all kinds of things and if any of you has studied philosophy of religion, you will know how many opinions there are about the creation of man and existence. Because of the variety of philosophies which are out there, no one can say this one is correct or that one is incorrect, because there is no guidance behind it. No Divine Revelation. It is only from Divine Revelation that we can determine the reality of our creation, because it is Allah who has created us and so He knows the purpose of our creation. We can hardly understand it ourselves, much less trying to understand the essence of things. So it is for Allah to inform us through the revelation in the Qur'an and the Sunnah (the Prophetic traditions) which were brought to us by His Last Messenger and the Messengers before him.
Now if we are to look initially into revelation, to determine why was man created, there is a deeper question that we should be asking before that: "Why did God create?". This before we even get to man because man is not the greatest act of creation. Allah says:
"The creation of the Heavens and the Earth is indeed greater then the creation of mankind; yet, most of mankind know not." [Surah Ghafir, verse 57]
Man is not the greatest act of creation, this universe is far more complex and far more magnificent than man. So the issue of creation should then go to, "Why did God create?", as opposed to simply, "Why create man?".
Fundamentally, we can say that the creation is the natural consequence of the attribute of creator. Allah is the creator. That is one of his attributes. That is what he has informed us. That being his attribute, the creator, the natural consequence or the product of this attribute is his creation.
A painter, if we are to draw a similitude on a lower level, who tells you that he is a painter, if you ask him where are his paintings and he replies I don't have any. What kind of painter is this? The concept of a painter who doesn't paint, there is some thing not quite gelling together here, of course Allah is beyond this. But if we are to understand on the simplest level, the two go together. The perfection of a painter lies in his paintings. His quality and his ability to paint, is manifest in his paintings. And Allah, beyond all that, as creator, this quality of creation is manifest in the creation itself. Allah didn't create out of a need. No, the fact that he is the creator, is manifest in the creation.
Furthermore, consider the act of creation, this act, with regards to Allah is unique. Though we use the term i.e. So and so created a table etc, actually it is in a limited sense. Human beings don't really create, they manipulate, because they can only "create" what already exists. When we make a chair or a table, we didn't create the wood, we had to take it from a tree, we didn't create the metal, which makes the screws etc, we had to melt down rocks and take the metal out. So we are not creating from nothing. We are manipulating things which Allah has already created in to different shapes and forms which are useful to us. We call it "creation" but the real act of creation, is creation from nothing, and this is unique to Allah alone.
This is a concept, which many people in ignorance, because they couldn't grasp the idea of creation from nothingness, it lead them to conclude that the world is Allah. Those who say "inside of each and every atom is Allah." And you have people, who call themselves Muslims saying this. Non-Muslims have said this before and there are Muslims who claim this. That Allah is inside each and everything, because Allah is the reality and everything else is fake in their interpretation. That means then, that the creation is Allah, and Allah is the creation. Very, very dangerous concept, which leads some of those who make this claim to say that you don't have to worship outside of yourself. Ibn Arabi, was famous for this statement, he is considered to be one of the saints, amongst the so called Sufi religion. Ibn Arabi said "There is no need to worship one outside yourself, you are Allah. It is sufficient to worship yourself." This is Shirk.
This concept of Allah being within his creation, no distinction the creation and Allah, it leads them to this shirk. Because they are unable to accept the uniqueness of Allah's creation, they compare the act of creation by Allah to human creation. That is, just as we manipulate, Allah took pieces of himself and made the earth and the universe. Others will say that all human beings have inside of themselves Allah, that there is a part of Allah inside each and everyone of us. The whole essence, the purpose of life is for us to realize that we have part of Allah inside of ourselves, remove the material blocks which keep us from Allah and again become one with Allah in what they call "fana". This is again a teaching of the Sufi religion.
Becoming one with Allah, returning back to Allah in this sense. But this is in fact part of the teachings of shirk. Shaytan (Satan) has deluded man into this imagination. It is part of the belief of the Hindus. Nirvana, the concept that when you die, you are reborn again, and you move up in stages, each time, if you are a good boy or good girl, you go up higher and higher, until you get to the top. You know you have reached the peak, because when you die the next time you become one with the universal soul, Nirvana. That is the end of rebirth. So your whole purpose is to return and become one with God again. This is all, as I said, a product of the inability to understand the concept of creation from nothingness, which is unique to Allah. Allah says:
"There is nothing like him, and he is the hearer and seer of all."
So when we try to interpret Allah's creation like the way we create, then we have made Him like his creation and it leads us ultimately to those aspects of shirk which I have mentioned. This is quite common amongst the Muslim world today, because when you look into the various branches of the Sufi religion, where they have prescribed various acts of purification, they call it dhikr, exercises to torture the body through spinning and dancing. What is the purpose of this? They will tell you, to liberate the soul from this earthly body and to achieve that state of "fana" or "itihad", a variety of names they have for it.
It is this concept, which lead al-Hallaj, many centuries ago, when he was promoting this idea, and he was put before a panel of judges questioning these concepts, which he was expressing. When they asked him to recant, to take this stuff back, he stood up, opened up his cloak and said "There is nothing inside this cloak except Allah". So they executed him. And of course, those in the Sufi religion, they have stories that when they cut his head off, it rolled around saying "Allah, Allah, Allahu Akbar etc". It might have, that is Shaytan may have entered and said these things, as happened with the calf of the Isrealites, when the Prophet Musa (Moses) let Egypt and the people, after crossing the red sea, had a desire to have a god that they could see, so they made a golden calf which they began to worship. This calf was saying "moo" like the calves do. This is what convinced them that this was the real thing. We know it wasn't the calf saying this. The evil jinn can enter the in to physical entities, make sounds and give these impressions. So there is no problem for us to say ok, maybe when they cut of al-Hallaj's head that it said these things, because this was part of a test. If we are clear in terms of creator and creation, this is no problem for us.
Allah is the creator and everything besides Him is His creation, which He created from nothing. It is not Him, nor is He it. This is the pure
concept as taught by the Prophet sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam, his companions, and the early generations of righteous scholars, the students of the companions and those who came after them. The best of generations. That is how they understood this matter. There was no confusion in their minds. It wasn't until Islam spread to areas like Egypt, India and Persia, areas where the Christians had already gotten into deep philosophies, trying to explain how Jesus was a man and god at the same time. When they came in to Islam they brought it with them. This is the reality. It is not something we should necessarily condemn them for or feel is unusual. It is natural, when a person reverts to Islam, that they will carry with them what they believed before. What has been clarified for them, of the basic principles, they accept, and they reject things, which obviously contradict. But it doesn't mean that every last thought that they have, and everything that was wrong in their philosophies, ideology and concepts will be erased. They will carry these things in with them. This is why in the later part of the Prophet's sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam life, prior to his death, when he was coming back from one of the battles, his companions asked him to set aside a tree for them, that they could hang their weapons on, like the way the pagans would hang their weapons on trees, believing that when they hung the weapons, it became super-powerful, as if some power was coming from the tree, that their shields would now block steel and their swords would cut through the enemy. Some of the companions who had newly accepted Islam, asked the Prophet sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam to designate one for them, a special one, an Islamic one. They understood that what the pagans had, this was wrong. These were the companions of the Prophet sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam and he had to clarify it for them. He said:
You are like the companions of Musa who asked to have the calf built.
And he clarified for them that all of this is shirk and there is no place for it in Islam. So if it could happen to some of the companions, then we cannot blame the generations who have come after them, who come into Islam and carry with them some of their old ideas. What it is for us to do is to clarify.
So what we have in front of us then, is that Allah created this universe out of nothing, and everything that is in it was created. For example:
"Allah created all things, and he is the agent, upon which, all things depend." [Surah 39, verse 62]
This is the reality. This is stressed for us, in order for us to realize that ultimately, all good, all evil, that takes place in the world, only takes place by the permission of Allah. Therefore we should not seek any other channels to protect ourselves from evil, or to gather for ourselves good, as people commonly do today. They will go to fortunetellers, this is big business today, all the magazines have various forms of fortunetellers like dial a horoscope etc. in a society that has lost touch with Allah, this is what is open to them. Allah has stressed for us that no calamity will befall us except by Allah's permission;
"Nothing is taking place in this world except by the permission of Allah."
And the Prophet sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam further emphasized this principle by saying;
"If the whole of mankind gathered to do some thing to help us, they could not help in anything which Allah had not already written for us. And if the whole of mankind gathered together to harm us, then they would not be able to harm with anything which Allah had not already written for us."
Therefore what is required of us is to depend on Allah, put our trust in Allah. This is what we have to draw out of this attribute of Allah being the creator. This creation exists because of that attribute. Its practical significance to us lies in putting our trust in Allah.
There is another aspect, besides the fact that the creation exists because Allah is the creator. We can also see from what the Prophet sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam has informed us, that in the creation there is manifestation of Allah's attributes of mercy, forgiveness, kindness etc etc. Allah created man in paradise, they disobeyed Allah, but Allah had taught them how to repent, how to turn back to him and seek his forgiveness, then he would forgive them. Having done that, they were forgiven, Adam became the first prophet, and mankind was absolved of that sin. The story of Adam and Eve is the story of human existence. Human beings are given a consciousness of Allah. When Allah created all human beings, as he states in the Qur'an, he took from Adam (Adam) all of his descendents, and made them all bear witness that Allah is their Lord. So we are all born with that consciousness. He has also given us a consciousness of what is right and what is wrong.
"We have inspired each and every soul to an awareness of corruption and righteousness."
Allah gave revelation through his commandments, not to eat of the tree. However, human beings forget. And when they forget Allah then they fall into sin. We can absolve ourselves of that sin by means of repentance, and Allah forgives us when we repent sincerely. The Prophet sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam said;
"The one who repents is like the one without sin."
"If you did not commit sins and turn to Allah seeking his forgiveness, then he would replace you with another people who would sin, ask Allah's forgiveness and he would forgive them."
So in our sinning and asking Allah's forgiveness, the attribute of Allah's mercy and forgiveness becomes manifest. Allah knew what we were going to do before he created us, he knew that he was creating a species who would sin. If he didn't wan t them to sin, if it was not his intention to permit them to sin, then he could have created angels, more angels. But the had already created angels, so he chose to create a being, that would disobey his commandments through forgetfulness or just simple disobedience, but would turn back to him in repentance, and his attribute of forgiveness would become manifest. Similarly, his mercy;
The Prophet sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam is quoted as saying that when Allah created the universe, He made an obligation on Himself, recorded in a document, kept by Him, that "My mercy precedes my wrath." He sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam also was reported as saying;
"Allah created mercy with a hundred parts. One of which was sent down upon the jinn and human beings and other living creatures. It is out of this one part that they love each other, show kindness to one another, and even the animals treat their offspring with affection. Allah has reserved the remaining ninety-nine parts for his true worshippers on the Day of Judgment."
This is the mercy of Allah manifest in his creation. What is also manifest in creation, in the act of creation, the creation of man, is his attribute of justice, fairness, which comes out as the judgment at the end of this world. I am sure we have all read the ahadith in which the Prophet sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam said:
"Allah created some people for hell and some people for paradise."
For allot of people, this is something very heavy. And the companions, they asked the prophet sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam then what is the point in doing good deeds? If Allah created some for heaven and some for hell then what is the pin in doing anything? It has already been decided. The Prophet sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam said:
"Each one of you will find it easy to do what he was created for."
So if you choose the evil way, you find it easy and you carry on in that way, then that was what you were created for. But ultimately it is your choice. You choose hell. The fact hat Allah has recorded, before anything was created, who would be in hell and who would be in heaven does not change the fact that it is we who choose. The judgment is only to manifest to those who go to hell, that they deserve to be in hell. It is only for them basically. Because if Allah created you, and put you in paradise, with all that is in paradise, and you see those people in hell suffering, are you going to ask Allah, why did you put me in paradise? No. your going to say "all praise be to Allah!" you don't want to question or to wonder, all you will be is ecstatic that you are of those in paradise. So the judgment is not for you, it is for those who are going to hell. If you happen to be amongst those who were created for and put in hell, you would say, why me? Why did you put me in hell? And Allah would say; because you would have done so and so in your life. But you would say; no, no I wouldn't. If you give me a chance I would do good deeds. You would not give up arguing.
So Allah has allowed us to live out our lives. So when we stand before him, our book of deeds is spread before us, we know without a shadow of a doubt, that we chose hell. That Allah's judgment is just. There is no injustice in it, in any way shape or form. Allah says he oppresses no one. We will know that we chose hell.
And the only thing that remains for us, and I pray that it is not in fact us, who are going to hell, is to beg Allah for another chance. Allah says;
"If you could only see when the sinners will bow their heads before their lord, saying; O Lord, we have now seen and heard, so send us back and we will do righteous deeds. Verily, we now believe with certainty."
This is the only response, which will be left for them. Or as Allah said;
"And those whose light scales of good deeds, they ruined themselves and they will be in hell eternally. The fire will burn their faces, and they will grin with disfigured lips, I will say to them; Were My Verses not recited to you, and you rejected them? They will reply; Our Lord, our misery overcame us and we were a people astray. Our Lord, bring us out of this, and if we ever return we will truly be unjust."
When we die, there remains behind us a barrier, the Barzakh, none of us will come back, it is a one-way ticket. Those poor individuals who think they will get another chance, this is the new age religion, they think it is new, but it is just plain old Hindu delusion, that when you die, you get another chance to come back again. The effects of this actually, among Hindus, where I am in the UAE, there are a lot of Hindus here, everyday in the news paper you read about a Hindu man or woman who ties a rope to a ceiling fan, which is found in many of the homes, put it around their neck, kicked away the chair and passed out of this world. Suicide is common amongst them. Why? Because they think they have another chance. It will be a rude awakening for them when they meet the angel of death and find themselves in the next life, realizing that there is no coming back.
In the creation of man is manifest the grace of Allah. This is a particular point which all of us should reflect on and be thankful to Allah for. His grace, and Christians, they like to refer to us Muslims as those who don't believe in the grace of God, we are those who look at God's judgment and it is just about deeds, you do good then you go to heaven, you do bad and you go to hell, that is it, no grace there at all. For them the grace of God is there for all those who accept that he became a man, and was crucified by man, to provide salvation for human beings who's sins had become so great that they could not remove that sin through any act themselves. So it was with the spilling of the "Blood of God" that we could be absolved of our sins. For them, if you accept that God spilt his blood for mankind's salvation, then you have earned the grace of God. Does not matter what you do as long as you have accepted this belief in the grace of God.
Muslims also believe in the grace of God. Actually it plays a major and significant role. Often it is not stressed but it is important for us to realize how the grace of Allah is manifest in our creation. The Prophet sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam said;
"Observe moderation, but if you fail, try to do as much as you can moderately and be happy. For none of you will enter Paradise only because of his deeds."
Of course when the companions heard that they said;
"O messenger of Allah, not even you? And the prophet sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam said, not even me. Were it not that Allah wrapped me in his mercy. And bear in mind that the deed most loved by Allah is one done constantly even if it is small"
What does this mean? It means that God's grace is manifest in our lives in that were He to call us to account, one good deed, one evil deed, equal to each other, then we would not enter paradise, not even the prophets of Allah. But Allah through his grace and mercy has multiplied the value of the good deeds. Allah says;
"Whoever brings a good deed, shall the value of ten like it. And whoever brings an evil deed will be punished with one like it. And they will not be wronged."
[Surah Al-'Imran, verse 160]
This is Allah's grace. Good deeds erase evil deeds. One good deed will erase at least ten evil deeds. Allah's grace is not arbitrary, simply because you say I believe you have his grace, no matter what you do, no. The more good you do, the more of his grace is manifest in you. If you chose evil and reject the good, then you don't receive His grace, it doesn't matter what you say. If you say, I am a Muslim, I believe, but really you don't believe, it is just some words you are saying, them you will not be subject to the grace of Allah.
So the creation is a manifestation of Allah's attribute of being the creator. In the creation of man within the scheme of things, there is manifest Allah's attribute of mercy, his attribute of justice and this is the reason for the creation of man from the point of view of Allah. From human perspective, why did God create man in terms of for what purpose? Then this is the one we all know and are familiar with;
"We did not create the jinn and men except to worship us" [Surah adh-Dhariyyat, verse 56)
So relative to Allah, we were created in a means or a way in which Allah has chosen to manifest his attributes of creation, mercy, grace etc and he could have chosen another one. But relative to us as human beings, we know that our purpose is to worship Allah. As we said, Allah does not need our worship, a Allah didn't need to create. When he created us to worship him, he didn't create us, out of a need for our worship, because Allah has no needs. In a famous hadith qudsi in which Allah says;
If all of you, jinn and mankind, were to worship like the most righteous amongst you, it would not increase the dominion of Allah in any way shape or form. And if all of us, jinn and mankind ...
Therefore when we look for the purpose of worship, we have to look into man. Allah created us to worship him, because we need to worship him. It is something he has given us as a means of benefiting ourselves. We are the ones who benefit from it. Worship has been established, fundamentally for the growth, the spiritual growth of man. This growth takes place through the remembrance of Allah. When you look at all the different aspects of worship, you will see the core of it is focused on the remembrance of Allah.
"Establish the prayer for My remembrance."
This is the essence for the consciousness of God. Allah says that he has:
"...prescribed for us fasting, as he prescribed it for those before us, so that we may fear him."
Worship is there for us to remember Allah. And it is in the remembrance of Allah, that we achieve that consciousness. Because it is when we forget Allah, that Shaytan causes us to disobey Allah and fall into sin. So it is only in His remembrance that we can attain salvation. All of the various acts of worship from saying "Bismillah" when we eat is to help us remember Allah in order to grow spiritually.
Allah has said that he has created us to test us, to see which of us is best in deeds. He is not testing us to know, in the sense that he doesn't already know, but this world is a test for us in order again that we can grow spiritually.
We cannot develop this spiritual characteristic of generosity unless some of us have more then others and then we are required to give of the wealth we have. When we give, we grow. Similarly, if we were not in a position where others had more then us then we wouldn't have the ability to develop the higher spiritual quality of contentment, patience, satisfaction in what Allah has given us.
So it is all there in order to bring out the higher spiritual qualities, which enable us to attain the state, which makes us suitable and eligible to return to paradise. The paradise from which we were created, we were created in paradise and for paradise. Through our choices we have left, in this life, a field of testing, where we can grow to a state where we deserve paradise.
The purpose of this life is the worship of Allah, this life is a test. A test for us, will we worship Allah, or will we forget Him. This is where our focus has to begin.
By Abu Ameenah Bilal Philips Part of a lecture delivered on the priorities of a Muslim today
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