![صورة: Superior Kind of Charity
أبو هريرة رضي الله عنه قال جاء رجل إلی النبي صلی الله عليه وسلم فقال يا رسول الله أي الصدقة أعظم أجرا قال أن تصدق وأنت صحيح شحيح تخشی الفقر وتأمل الغنی ولا تمهل حتی إذا بلغت الحلقوم قلت لفلان کذا ولفلان کذا وقد کان لفلان
Narrated Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him): A man came to the Prophet (peace be upon him) and asked: “O Allah’s Messenger! What kind of As-Sadaqah (charity) is the most superior in reward?” He (peace be upon him) replied: “The charity which you practice while you are healthy, niggardly and afraid of poverty and wish to become wealthy. Do not delay it to the time of approaching death and then say: ‘Give so much to such and such, and so much to such and such.’ And it has already belonged to such and such (his heirs).”
ابوہریرہ رضی اللہ تعالیٰ عنہ سے روایت کرتے ہیں کہ انہوں نے بیان کیا کہ ایک شخص نبی صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم کے پاس آیا اور عرض کیا یا رسول اللہ صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم کس صدقہ کا اجر سب سے زیادہ ملتا ہے؟ آپ ﷺ نے فرمایا تو ایسی حالت میں صدقہ کرے کہ تندرست بھی ہو اور ضرورت مند بھی، تجھے اپنی ضرورت (احتیاج) کا احساس ہو اور غنا کا خیال بھی۔ اپنا صدقہ اس وقت تک ملتوی نہ کرنا کہ جان کنی کا وقت آ جائے اور پھر تو کہے کہ فلاں کو اتنا دے دو اور فلاں کو اتنا، تہمارے کہنے کی ضرورت نہیں اب وہ ان کا ہو چکا۔
[Sahih Al-Bukhari, Book of Zakat, Hadith: 1419]
#Darussalam #Charity](https://scontent-a-mxp.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xfa1/t1.0-9/p526x296/10487326_503012693165184_692329715092610856_n.png)
![صورة: The grave is such a scary place where all of us will end up visiting one day. Reflecting over this reality should wake us up from our deep sleep and help us to disconnect more from this Dunya and connect us more with the Hereafter along with motivating us to do more good deeds that we can take with us when we visit the grave.
The Messenger of God (Sallellahu Alaihi Wa Sallam) said: "Three (things) follow a dead person to the grave:
1. Members of his family,
2. His property
3. And his deeds.
Two of them return;
And one remains with him.
The people and his wealth return;
HIS DEEDS REMAIN WITH HIM".
[AL-BUKHARI AND MUSLIM]
COMMENTARY:
This Hadith has a warning for the Muslims that they should adopt the way of piety and fear (of Allah), not of sin and impiety because those are actions which will go with him to the grave and which decide his fate in the life after death.
If he carries with him good deeds, he will have a comfortable sojourn in Barzakh (the intervening stage between death and Resurrection). On the contrary, if the record of his life is devoid of good deeds, all the wealth that he leaves behind, even if it is beyond calculation, will be of no avail to him because what he will be having with him will be the bad deeds which he performed during his life. These bad deeds will be a constant source of torture for him during his stay in Barzakh.
May Allah the Almighty Creator help us to be prepared for that scary day.](https://scontent-a-mxp.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xpa1/t1.0-9/p526x296/10491966_10152094930006104_4568654751369162706_n.jpg)
Lets know our GOD. من قبل Koki Noor.
▼ What Jesus will say to the Christians after his return, according to Bible ??
"Many will say to Me on that day, 'Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in Your name, and in Your name cast out demons, and in Your name perform many miracles' ?" "And then I (Jesus) will declare to them, 'I never knew you; GET AWAY FROM ME, YOU WHO PRACTICE LAWLESSNESS (break God's laws or evildoers). ' " (Matthew 7:22-23)
PS:
(1) Please note that: Law-breakers here are not the ordinary Christians, but the priests and ministers who are in the frontlines of the Christianity, who worked in the name of Jesus and those who claimed to do miracles in the name of Jesus, and for example worshipped trinity as well will be taken to task and pushed far away, from getting salvation.
(2) When Jesus died for the sins, then what is the reason or basis of this verse?!! Because everyone is already saved!! "Many will say to Me on that day, 'Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in Your name, and in Your name cast out demons, and in Your name perform many miracles' ?" (Matthew 7:22-23) It clearly means the doctrine that Jesus died for mankind's sins is completely falsified. Otherwise these many people were doing all the aspects, yet get cursed that day!!
(3) Why these verses must address that the father is not accountable for the son's sins or vice-versa: Ezekiel 18 (English Standard Version ESV) says a 'NO', but the entire Christianity says a 'YES', Why not leave this christianity which is full of controversies and confusion, instead of becoming Atheists ...just embrace the religion of peace, Islam afresh. .. and truly everyone of us does needs salvation, right?? then why to fool ourselves. This life is not meant for a joke after all !!
▼ Jesus said to them in Mark 7:7-9:
(7) 'BUT IN VAIN DO THEY WORSHIP ME, TEACHING AS DOCTRINES THE PRECEPTS OF MEN.'
(8) "Neglecting the commandment of God, you hold to the tradition of men."
(9) He was also saying to them, "You are experts at setting aside the commandment of God in order to keep your tradition.
(Mark 7:7-9)
▼ "I know that you are stubborn, Like iron, you are hardheaded, Like bronze, nothing gets through your thick skull."
(Isaiah 48:4)
▼ "Thou shalt have no other gods before me."
"Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image, or any likeness of anything that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth:"
"Thou shalt not bow down thyself to them, nor serve them: for I the Lord thy God am a jealous God."
[The Bible, Deuteronomy]
[The Bible, Exodus 20:3-5]
▼ The following statements in the Bible are attributed to Jesus Christ (pbuh):
(i) "My Father is greater than I."
[The Bible, John 14:28]
(ii) "My Father is greater than all."
[The Bible, John 10:29]
(iii) "…I cast out devils by the Spirit of God…."
[The Bible, Mathew 12:28]
(iv) "…I with the finger of God cast out devils…."
[The Bible, Luke 11:20]
(v) "I can of mine own self do nothing: as I hear, I judge: and my judgement is just; because I seek not my own will, but the will of the Father which hath sent me."
[The Bible, John 5:30]
▼ The Mission of Jesus Christ (pbuh) – to Fulfill the Law!!
Jesus (pbuh) never claimed divinity for himself. He clearly announced the nature of his mission. Jesus (pbuh) was sent by God to confirm the previous Judaic law. This is clearly evident in the following statements attributed to Jesus (pbuh) in the Gospel of Mathew:
"Think not that I am come to destroy the law, or the Prophets: I am not come to destroy, but to fulfil. For verily I say unto you, Till heaven and earth pass, one jot or one tittle shall in no wise pass from the law, till all be fulfilled.
"Whosoever therefore shall break one of these least commandments, and shall teach men so, he shall be called the least in the kingdom of heaven; but whosoever shall do and teach them, the same shall be called great in the kingdom of heaven."
"For I say unto you, That except your righteousness shall exceed the righteousness of the scribes and Pharisees, ye shall in no case enter into the kingdom of heaven."
[The Bible, Mathew 5:17-20]
▼ God Sent Jesus' (pbuh)
The Bible mentions the prophetic nature of Jesus (pbuh) mission in the following verses:
(i)"… and the word which ye hear is not mine, but the Father’s which sent me."
[The Bible, John 14:24]
(ii)"And this is life eternal, that they might know thee the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom thou has sent."
[The Bible, John 17:3]
▼ Jesus Refuted even the Remotest Suggestion of his Divinity
Consider the following incident mentioned in the Bible:
"And behold, one came and said unto him, ‘Good Master, what good thing shall I do, that I may have eternal life?’
▼ And he said unto him, ‘Why callest thou me good? There is none good but one, that is, God: but if thou wilt enter into life, keep the commandments.’ "
[The Bible, Mathew 19:16-17]
Jesus (pbuh) did not say that to have the eternal life of paradise, man should believe in him as Almighty God or worship him as God, or believe that Jesus (pbuh) would die for his sins. On the contrary he said that the path to salvation was through keeping the commandments. It is indeed striking to note the difference between the words of Jesus Christ (pbuh) and the Christian dogma of salvation through the sacrifice of Jesus (pbuh).
▼ Jesus (pbuh) of Nazareth – a Man Approved of God
The following statement from the Bible supports the Islamic belief that Jesus (pbuh) was a prophet of God.
"Ye men of Israel, hear these words; Jesus of Nazareth, a man approved of God among you by miracles and wonders and signs, which God did by him in the midst of you, as ye yourselves also know."
[The Bible, Acts 2:22]
▼ The First Commandment is that God is One
The Bible does not support the Christian belief in trinity at all. One of the scribes once asked Jesus (pbuh) as to which was the first commandment of all, to which Jesus (pbuh) merely repeated what Moses (pbuh) had said earlier:
"Shama Israelu Adonai Ila Hayno Adonai Ikhad."
This is a Hebrew quotation, which means:
"Hear, O Israel; The Lord our God is one Lord."
[The Bible, Mark 12:29]
It is striking that the basic teachings of the Church such as Trinity and vicarious atonement find no mention in the Bible. In fact, various verses of the Bible point to Jesus’ (pbuh) actual mission, which was to fulfill the law revealed to Prophet Moses (pbuh). Indeed Jesus (pbuh) rejected any suggestions that attributed divinity to him, and explained his miracles as the power of the One True God.
Jesus (pbuh) thus reiterated the message of monotheism that was given by all earlier prophets of Almighty God.
NOTE: All quotations of the Bible are taken from the King James Version.
▼ Concept of God in Old Testament:
1. God is One
The following verse from the book of Deuteronomy contains an exhortation from Moses (pbuh):
"Shama Israelu Adonai Ila Hayno Adna Ikhad".
It is a Hebrew quotation which means:
"Hear, O Israel: The Lord our God is one Lord"
[The Bible, Deuteronomy 6:4]
2. Unity of God in the Book of Isaiah
The following verses are from the Book of Isaiah:
(i) "I, even I, am the Lord; and beside me there is no saviour."
[The Bible, Isaiah 43:11]
(ii) "I am Lord, and there is none else, there is no God besides me."
[The Bible, Isaiah 45:5]
(iii) "I am God, and there is none else; I am God, and there is none like me."
[The Bible, Isaiah 46:9]
3. Old Testament condemns idol worship
(i) Old Testament condemns idol worship in the following verses:
"Thou shalt have no other gods before me."
"Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image, or any likeness of anything that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth:"
"Thou shalt not bow down thyself to them, nor serve them: for I the Lord thy God am a jealous God."
[The Bible, Exodus 20:3-5]
(ii) A similar message is repeated in the book of Deuteronomy:
"Thou shalt have none other gods before me."
"Thou shalt not make thee any graven image, or any likeness of anything that is in heaven above, or that in the earth beneath, or that is in the water beneath the earth."
"Thou shalt not bow down thyself unto them, nor serve them; for I the Lord thy God am a jealous God."
[The Bible, Deuteronomy 5:7-9]
"Many will say to Me on that day, 'Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in Your name, and in Your name cast out demons, and in Your name perform many miracles' ?" "And then I (Jesus) will declare to them, 'I never knew you; GET AWAY FROM ME, YOU WHO PRACTICE LAWLESSNESS (break God's laws or evildoers). ' " (Matthew 7:22-23)
PS:
(1) Please note that: Law-breakers here are not the ordinary Christians, but the priests and ministers who are in the frontlines of the Christianity, who worked in the name of Jesus and those who claimed to do miracles in the name of Jesus, and for example worshipped trinity as well will be taken to task and pushed far away, from getting salvation.
(2) When Jesus died for the sins, then what is the reason or basis of this verse?!! Because everyone is already saved!! "Many will say to Me on that day, 'Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in Your name, and in Your name cast out demons, and in Your name perform many miracles' ?" (Matthew 7:22-23) It clearly means the doctrine that Jesus died for mankind's sins is completely falsified. Otherwise these many people were doing all the aspects, yet get cursed that day!!
(3) Why these verses must address that the father is not accountable for the son's sins or vice-versa: Ezekiel 18 (English Standard Version ESV) says a 'NO', but the entire Christianity says a 'YES', Why not leave this christianity which is full of controversies and confusion, instead of becoming Atheists ...just embrace the religion of peace, Islam afresh. .. and truly everyone of us does needs salvation, right?? then why to fool ourselves. This life is not meant for a joke after all !!
▼ Jesus said to them in Mark 7:7-9:
(7) 'BUT IN VAIN DO THEY WORSHIP ME, TEACHING AS DOCTRINES THE PRECEPTS OF MEN.'
(8) "Neglecting the commandment of God, you hold to the tradition of men."
(9) He was also saying to them, "You are experts at setting aside the commandment of God in order to keep your tradition.
(Mark 7:7-9)
▼ "I know that you are stubborn, Like iron, you are hardheaded, Like bronze, nothing gets through your thick skull."
(Isaiah 48:4)
▼ "Thou shalt have no other gods before me."
"Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image, or any likeness of anything that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth:"
"Thou shalt not bow down thyself to them, nor serve them: for I the Lord thy God am a jealous God."
[The Bible, Deuteronomy]
[The Bible, Exodus 20:3-5]
▼ The following statements in the Bible are attributed to Jesus Christ (pbuh):
(i) "My Father is greater than I."
[The Bible, John 14:28]
(ii) "My Father is greater than all."
[The Bible, John 10:29]
(iii) "…I cast out devils by the Spirit of God…."
[The Bible, Mathew 12:28]
(iv) "…I with the finger of God cast out devils…."
[The Bible, Luke 11:20]
(v) "I can of mine own self do nothing: as I hear, I judge: and my judgement is just; because I seek not my own will, but the will of the Father which hath sent me."
[The Bible, John 5:30]
▼ The Mission of Jesus Christ (pbuh) – to Fulfill the Law!!
Jesus (pbuh) never claimed divinity for himself. He clearly announced the nature of his mission. Jesus (pbuh) was sent by God to confirm the previous Judaic law. This is clearly evident in the following statements attributed to Jesus (pbuh) in the Gospel of Mathew:
"Think not that I am come to destroy the law, or the Prophets: I am not come to destroy, but to fulfil. For verily I say unto you, Till heaven and earth pass, one jot or one tittle shall in no wise pass from the law, till all be fulfilled.
"Whosoever therefore shall break one of these least commandments, and shall teach men so, he shall be called the least in the kingdom of heaven; but whosoever shall do and teach them, the same shall be called great in the kingdom of heaven."
"For I say unto you, That except your righteousness shall exceed the righteousness of the scribes and Pharisees, ye shall in no case enter into the kingdom of heaven."
[The Bible, Mathew 5:17-20]
▼ God Sent Jesus' (pbuh)
The Bible mentions the prophetic nature of Jesus (pbuh) mission in the following verses:
(i)"… and the word which ye hear is not mine, but the Father’s which sent me."
[The Bible, John 14:24]
(ii)"And this is life eternal, that they might know thee the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom thou has sent."
[The Bible, John 17:3]
▼ Jesus Refuted even the Remotest Suggestion of his Divinity
Consider the following incident mentioned in the Bible:
"And behold, one came and said unto him, ‘Good Master, what good thing shall I do, that I may have eternal life?’
▼ And he said unto him, ‘Why callest thou me good? There is none good but one, that is, God: but if thou wilt enter into life, keep the commandments.’ "
[The Bible, Mathew 19:16-17]
Jesus (pbuh) did not say that to have the eternal life of paradise, man should believe in him as Almighty God or worship him as God, or believe that Jesus (pbuh) would die for his sins. On the contrary he said that the path to salvation was through keeping the commandments. It is indeed striking to note the difference between the words of Jesus Christ (pbuh) and the Christian dogma of salvation through the sacrifice of Jesus (pbuh).
▼ Jesus (pbuh) of Nazareth – a Man Approved of God
The following statement from the Bible supports the Islamic belief that Jesus (pbuh) was a prophet of God.
"Ye men of Israel, hear these words; Jesus of Nazareth, a man approved of God among you by miracles and wonders and signs, which God did by him in the midst of you, as ye yourselves also know."
[The Bible, Acts 2:22]
▼ The First Commandment is that God is One
The Bible does not support the Christian belief in trinity at all. One of the scribes once asked Jesus (pbuh) as to which was the first commandment of all, to which Jesus (pbuh) merely repeated what Moses (pbuh) had said earlier:
"Shama Israelu Adonai Ila Hayno Adonai Ikhad."
This is a Hebrew quotation, which means:
"Hear, O Israel; The Lord our God is one Lord."
[The Bible, Mark 12:29]
It is striking that the basic teachings of the Church such as Trinity and vicarious atonement find no mention in the Bible. In fact, various verses of the Bible point to Jesus’ (pbuh) actual mission, which was to fulfill the law revealed to Prophet Moses (pbuh). Indeed Jesus (pbuh) rejected any suggestions that attributed divinity to him, and explained his miracles as the power of the One True God.
Jesus (pbuh) thus reiterated the message of monotheism that was given by all earlier prophets of Almighty God.
NOTE: All quotations of the Bible are taken from the King James Version.
▼ Concept of God in Old Testament:
1. God is One
The following verse from the book of Deuteronomy contains an exhortation from Moses (pbuh):
"Shama Israelu Adonai Ila Hayno Adna Ikhad".
It is a Hebrew quotation which means:
"Hear, O Israel: The Lord our God is one Lord"
[The Bible, Deuteronomy 6:4]
2. Unity of God in the Book of Isaiah
The following verses are from the Book of Isaiah:
(i) "I, even I, am the Lord; and beside me there is no saviour."
[The Bible, Isaiah 43:11]
(ii) "I am Lord, and there is none else, there is no God besides me."
[The Bible, Isaiah 45:5]
(iii) "I am God, and there is none else; I am God, and there is none like me."
[The Bible, Isaiah 46:9]
3. Old Testament condemns idol worship
(i) Old Testament condemns idol worship in the following verses:
"Thou shalt have no other gods before me."
"Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image, or any likeness of anything that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth:"
"Thou shalt not bow down thyself to them, nor serve them: for I the Lord thy God am a jealous God."
[The Bible, Exodus 20:3-5]
(ii) A similar message is repeated in the book of Deuteronomy:
"Thou shalt have none other gods before me."
"Thou shalt not make thee any graven image, or any likeness of anything that is in heaven above, or that in the earth beneath, or that is in the water beneath the earth."
"Thou shalt not bow down thyself unto them, nor serve them; for I the Lord thy God am a jealous God."
[The Bible, Deuteronomy 5:7-9]
![صورة: ▼ What Jesus will say to the Christians after his return, according to Bible ??
"Many will say to Me on that day, 'Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in Your name, and in Your name cast out demons, and in Your name perform many miracles' ?" "And then I (Jesus) will declare to them, 'I never knew you; GET AWAY FROM ME, YOU WHO PRACTICE LAWLESSNESS (break God's laws or evildoers). ' " (Matthew 7:22-23)
PS:
(1) Please note that: Law-breakers here are not the ordinary Christians, but the priests and ministers who are in the frontlines of the Christianity, who worked in the name of Jesus and those who claimed to do miracles in the name of Jesus, and for example worshipped trinity as well will be taken to task and pushed far away, from getting salvation.
(2) When Jesus died for the sins, then what is the reason or basis of this verse?!! Because everyone is already saved!! "Many will say to Me on that day, 'Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in Your name, and in Your name cast out demons, and in Your name perform many miracles' ?" (Matthew 7:22-23) It clearly means the doctrine that Jesus died for mankind's sins is completely falsified. Otherwise these many people were doing all the aspects, yet get cursed that day!!
(3) Why these verses must address that the father is not accountable for the son's sins or vice-versa: Ezekiel 18 (English Standard Version ESV) says a 'NO', but the entire Christianity says a 'YES', Why not leave this christianity which is full of controversies and confusion, instead of becoming Atheists ...just embrace the religion of peace, Islam afresh. .. and truly everyone of us does needs salvation, right?? then why to fool ourselves. This life is not meant for a joke after all !!
▼ Jesus said to them in Mark 7:7-9:
(7) 'BUT IN VAIN DO THEY WORSHIP ME, TEACHING AS DOCTRINES THE PRECEPTS OF MEN.'
(8) "Neglecting the commandment of God, you hold to the tradition of men."
(9) He was also saying to them, "You are experts at setting aside the commandment of God in order to keep your tradition.
(Mark 7:7-9)
▼ "I know that you are stubborn, Like iron, you are hardheaded, Like bronze, nothing gets through your thick skull."
(Isaiah 48:4)
▼ "Thou shalt have no other gods before me."
"Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image, or any likeness of anything that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth:"
"Thou shalt not bow down thyself to them, nor serve them: for I the Lord thy God am a jealous God."
[The Bible, Deuteronomy]
[The Bible, Exodus 20:3-5]
▼ The following statements in the Bible are attributed to Jesus Christ (pbuh):
(i) "My Father is greater than I."
[The Bible, John 14:28]
(ii) "My Father is greater than all."
[The Bible, John 10:29]
(iii) "…I cast out devils by the Spirit of God…."
[The Bible, Mathew 12:28]
(iv) "…I with the finger of God cast out devils…."
[The Bible, Luke 11:20]
(v) "I can of mine own self do nothing: as I hear, I judge: and my judgement is just; because I seek not my own will, but the will of the Father which hath sent me."
[The Bible, John 5:30]
▼ The Mission of Jesus Christ (pbuh) – to Fulfill the Law!!
Jesus (pbuh) never claimed divinity for himself. He clearly announced the nature of his mission. Jesus (pbuh) was sent by God to confirm the previous Judaic law. This is clearly evident in the following statements attributed to Jesus (pbuh) in the Gospel of Mathew:
"Think not that I am come to destroy the law, or the Prophets: I am not come to destroy, but to fulfil. For verily I say unto you, Till heaven and earth pass, one jot or one tittle shall in no wise pass from the law, till all be fulfilled.
"Whosoever therefore shall break one of these least commandments, and shall teach men so, he shall be called the least in the kingdom of heaven; but whosoever shall do and teach them, the same shall be called great in the kingdom of heaven."
"For I say unto you, That except your righteousness shall exceed the righteousness of the scribes and Pharisees, ye shall in no case enter into the kingdom of heaven."
[The Bible, Mathew 5:17-20]
▼ God Sent Jesus' (pbuh)
The Bible mentions the prophetic nature of Jesus (pbuh) mission in the following verses:
(i)"… and the word which ye hear is not mine, but the Father’s which sent me."
[The Bible, John 14:24]
(ii)"And this is life eternal, that they might know thee the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom thou has sent."
[The Bible, John 17:3]
▼ Jesus Refuted even the Remotest Suggestion of his Divinity
Consider the following incident mentioned in the Bible:
"And behold, one came and said unto him, ‘Good Master, what good thing shall I do, that I may have eternal life?’
▼ And he said unto him, ‘Why callest thou me good? There is none good but one, that is, God: but if thou wilt enter into life, keep the commandments.’ "
[The Bible, Mathew 19:16-17]
Jesus (pbuh) did not say that to have the eternal life of paradise, man should believe in him as Almighty God or worship him as God, or believe that Jesus (pbuh) would die for his sins. On the contrary he said that the path to salvation was through keeping the commandments. It is indeed striking to note the difference between the words of Jesus Christ (pbuh) and the Christian dogma of salvation through the sacrifice of Jesus (pbuh).
▼ Jesus (pbuh) of Nazareth – a Man Approved of God
The following statement from the Bible supports the Islamic belief that Jesus (pbuh) was a prophet of God.
"Ye men of Israel, hear these words; Jesus of Nazareth, a man approved of God among you by miracles and wonders and signs, which God did by him in the midst of you, as ye yourselves also know."
[The Bible, Acts 2:22]
▼ The First Commandment is that God is One
The Bible does not support the Christian belief in trinity at all. One of the scribes once asked Jesus (pbuh) as to which was the first commandment of all, to which Jesus (pbuh) merely repeated what Moses (pbuh) had said earlier:
"Shama Israelu Adonai Ila Hayno Adonai Ikhad."
This is a Hebrew quotation, which means:
"Hear, O Israel; The Lord our God is one Lord."
[The Bible, Mark 12:29]
It is striking that the basic teachings of the Church such as Trinity and vicarious atonement find no mention in the Bible. In fact, various verses of the Bible point to Jesus’ (pbuh) actual mission, which was to fulfill the law revealed to Prophet Moses (pbuh). Indeed Jesus (pbuh) rejected any suggestions that attributed divinity to him, and explained his miracles as the power of the One True God.
Jesus (pbuh) thus reiterated the message of monotheism that was given by all earlier prophets of Almighty God.
NOTE: All quotations of the Bible are taken from the King James Version.
▼ Concept of God in Old Testament:
1. God is One
The following verse from the book of Deuteronomy contains an exhortation from Moses (pbuh):
"Shama Israelu Adonai Ila Hayno Adna Ikhad".
It is a Hebrew quotation which means:
"Hear, O Israel: The Lord our God is one Lord"
[The Bible, Deuteronomy 6:4]
2. Unity of God in the Book of Isaiah
The following verses are from the Book of Isaiah:
(i) "I, even I, am the Lord; and beside me there is no saviour."
[The Bible, Isaiah 43:11]
(ii) "I am Lord, and there is none else, there is no God besides me."
[The Bible, Isaiah 45:5]
(iii) "I am God, and there is none else; I am God, and there is none like me."
[The Bible, Isaiah 46:9]
3. Old Testament condemns idol worship
(i) Old Testament condemns idol worship in the following verses:
"Thou shalt have no other gods before me."
"Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image, or any likeness of anything that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth:"
"Thou shalt not bow down thyself to them, nor serve them: for I the Lord thy God am a jealous God."
[The Bible, Exodus 20:3-5]
(ii) A similar message is repeated in the book of Deuteronomy:
"Thou shalt have none other gods before me."
"Thou shalt not make thee any graven image, or any likeness of anything that is in heaven above, or that in the earth beneath, or that is in the water beneath the earth."
"Thou shalt not bow down thyself unto them, nor serve them; for I the Lord thy God am a jealous God."
[The Bible, Deuteronomy 5:7-9]](https://scontent-b-mxp.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xfp1/t1.0-9/s526x296/10392419_664709696930798_3167995755694975285_n.jpg)