The True Religion

Warning: This is Not for the faint hearted, if you can not stand any facts which will come out from here then hold on to your hat because we all know the truth hurts but once the internal storm is over and you come to your senses again and that reality sets in all will become clear as you reflect and question things…
This is not for debates to go on forever and waste time all over the world there are websites and blog posts which all failed the ultimate tests. If anyone wish to debate I suggest you have yourself ready for the biggest debate in your life and that will be with yourself!!!
This is a long post so take time to read it or copy to word doc save and enjoy the read.
If you not curious to discover the truth or worried about it then prepare yourself for something big to come…  

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Again just a reminder this is not a debates blog posting this is for you to sit back and relax and to think and judge for yourself you can debate the truth within your heart.
The True Religion with The Lord of The Worlds

 

 

 

This is but a sneak preview and a quick summary of the book I’m busy writing.

 

 

 

 

 

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The world is split into two camps, those guided on the right path and those guided on the wrong path.
May the Almighty guide us all on the straight path…

For us all the truth about religion is important. After you’ve read through this booklet it is guaranteed that you will never be the same person again and this is a true fact. If you are truly looking for guidance you will read the booklet to its last word.
Finally the truth: The Hard Facts
The true religion is in fact the religion which will overpower all wrong beliefs, it will make sense, and it will offer the best of offers to us the creation of The Almighty.
The true religion is so vast and far greater then that known to our minds.
The true religion is a VAST GREAT KINGDOM…

 

This is not meant to condemn or judge anyone, any belief, religion or people; it’s also not to condemn Holy Scriptures “The Holy Books” Torah, Bible and Quran. This is only meant to share these great hidden truths and to give you the reader the opportunity to see and then judge for yourself however the main point is to have you the reader to go and have a view of the Holy Books yourself after you have read through this book. This book represents my own belief in what I learned while in deep prayers and searching through the Holy Scriptures. I am very grateful for the resulting colossal enlightenment this book provides and in which I truly believe. I have written this book for the purpose of spreading the truth and in hope for the guidance and acceptance of all of mankind; however guidance does not come from just reading a book or by word of mouth; this is but a message of the truth… Guidance comes from the Almighty alone, He shall guide whom He wills therefore we pray and ask for guidance. If in doubt of this read then approach your most trusted religious leader in your nearest area and have him read it because he would be a learned scholar of the Holy Scriptures.

 

The Scholars of religion find it most easy to accept the truths mentioned in this booklet, it is impossible to deny the truths mentioned herein. I’ve spent much time in discussion with religious leaders around the world there were always questions and answers being asked up and down.

One very staunch religious leader asked me how and why is it that I know the Scripture so well? I answered I believe in it with my whole heart, I prayed for years and asked The Almighty for guidance and understanding and after some years I was blessed with understanding.

I encourage all not just to learn to know but learn to understand do this with prayer.

Which is The True Religion?
It’s easy to answer this question in one go but let’s first put ourselves to the ultimate test…
Before we enter the beliefs and commonalities of these religions I can only say it would be just to first lay down the common grounds.
The common grounds which no one can deny…
These common grounds are Belief and The Almighty and to answer the question raised one has to look at these points so let us be just and be the people we say we are…

True Believers:
We all call ourselves believers in whichever belief system we follow, it does not matter what, who and in which we believe but we have set grounds to be and call ourselves a true believer…
So let us have a look at it because for one to claim that you are a true believer you first have to know what belief is and you have to have that TRUE Faith.
(a) Faith is: complete trust, belief, conviction, certainty, reliance, assurance, confidence, devotion, loyalty, hope, expectation, dependence, sincerity, passion, declaration, guarantee, an oath, a promise, a reassurance, commitment, affection, dependability, reliability, honesty and an obsession etc… and I’m sure any sane person can understand this further as the list goes on and on …
(b) To have that true faith one has to accept all of this because it’s an agreement with you and The Almighty as well…

The Almighty:
Every one who is a true believer in the Almighty will agree and accept that the Lord our Creator is The Soul Owner of All High Attributes/ Names or Titles, None of His creation can call unto himself any of our Lords Attributes nor take to him a name to any of Them, to our Lord alone belongs All High Titles.
For e.g. I can Not call myself the Almighty nor can you or any of the creation, I can Not call myself the Creator nor can anyone but He who created everything… I am sure everyone will agree to this.

Listed below are just some of the known Attributes of the Almighty:
He is: – The Incomparably Great, The Most Holy, The King, The One, The Most Compassionate, The Beneficent, The Gracious, The Merciful, The All-Peaceful, The Bestower of peace, The Granter of security, The Protector, The Mighty, The Compeller, Supreme in Greatness, The Majestic, The Creator, The Maker, The Bestower of form, The Shaper, The Forgiver, The Subduer, The Provider, The Opener, The Judge, The All-Knowing, The Withholder, The Expander, The Abaser, The Exalter, The Bestower of honour , The Humiliator, The All-Hearing, The All-Seeing, The Just, The Equitable, The Guide, The Patient One, etc… etc…

Note: You do NOT believe in our Creator The Almighty if you do not believe and accept that He The Almighty is The Soul Owner of All High Attributes/ Names or Titles.
To our Lord alone belongs All High Titles.

Clearly anyone claiming to be a true believer in the Almighty will agree and accept all the above. From hereon we can now answer that big question…
“Which is the true religion?” 

  

I will not answer it because you already have the answer with you and it is your faith in the Almighty, if you are a true believer you will know that He our Lord The Almighty is The Most High and that He is Incomparably Great.
If you are confused I will now make it clearer as to where I’m going with this…
We all have firm faith in the Almighty and we know He is Incomparably Great and for this reason it will be easy to distinguish between the guided and misguided.

The Answer:
1) The Almighty is The Most High and He is Incomparably Great, if you believe anything other then this then whatever you believe in is nothing and you will find yourself on the wrong path.
2) The answer is The Almighty can not be compared to anything; He can not be compared to His creation for e.g. the stars, a tree, fire, water, the wind, a statue, a rock, a bird, an elephant, “us humans: male, female, being a father, having a son, being born or even dying… This is a fact no one can deny.

The Almighty can not be compared to any of His creation at all. 

 

 

 

3) No Priest or Pope or Rabbi or Imam can deny this fact as it is THE TRUTH, it’s the main points of belief, and it’s what splits the guided from the misguided. Any sane and even insane person can understand this and will find it very easy to accept.

We will now have a look into the beliefs and or commonalities of these religions and will come to the truth by placing the weight of the found truths on a scale; we can use our hearts and belief to weigh this out for us…
Commonality:
The only commonality between these religions is the Prophets of The Almighty.

Many Prophets have been sent since the creation of man thousands came and not all are mentioned in the Holy Scriptures, the Prophets came to many Nation each appointed for a certian period of time to carry the messages to their people.
Below I’ll list the Prophets known to us.
Prophet / Nabi Adam,Idris, Nuh, Hud, Saleh, Ibrahim (Abraham), Isma’il, Ishaq (Isaac), Lut, Ya’qub (Jacob), Yusuf (Joseph), Shu’aib, Ayyub, Musa (Moses), Harun (Aaron), Dhulkifl, Dawud (David), Sulaiman (Solomon), Ilyas, Al-Yasa’, Yunus (Jonah), Zakariyya, Yahya (John), ‘Isa (Jesus the Masaya), Mohammad Ahmad Moustapha Peace and The Almighty’s greatest of blessings upon them all
Beliefs:There’s no similarity or commonality in beliefs of these religions, the only thing is they all claim to be monotheistic religions so let’s look at the beliefs to openly show who the misguided ones are…

 

 

 

 

 

Judaism: Jews believe there is one Creator who created and rules the world. This Creator is omnipotent (all powerful), omniscient (all knowing) and omnipresent (in all places at all times). He is also just and merciful. However (A large percent of Jews believe(d) The Almighty has a son…) Origin of religion: Judaism was named after the tribes of Judas.

Christianity: Christians believe there is one Creator who created and rules the world. This Creator is omnipotent (all powerful), omniscient (all knowing) and omnipresent (in all places at all times). He is also just and merciful. However (A large percent of Christians believe Jesus is The Almighty and they also say he is the son of the Almighty and they also believe he died for their sins…) Origin of religion: Christianity was named after the crucifixion of the Christ.

Islaam: Muslims believe that there’s only One Worthy of Worship The Almighty Allah Most High, Most Merciful and that Nabi Mohammed (pbuh) is the final messenger of Allah.
Muslims believe in His Angels, His Messengers, His Holy Books (Revelations) and in The Day of Judgement (The Hear After) Origin of religion: Islaam was named by the Almighty Allah Himself and comes from the time creation came into existence. All prophets from Adam to Mohammed (PBUT) came with the same message they called to Islaam which means:
“Total Submission to the will of The Almighty Allah”

As we all can now clearly see the truth and… We can now simply judge for ourselves and agree on this one fact:
The Almighty is Incomparably Great and can Not be compared to any of His creation e.g. a rock, a cloud, the sun, the moon, a man, a cow, being a father, having a son, being born, dying etc…

 

 

 

 

 

The Jews call ‘Uzair / Ezra a son of Allah, and the Christians call Christ the son of Allah. That is the saying from their mouth; (In this) they are intimate; what the Unbelievers of the old used to say. Allah’s curse be on them: how they are deluded away from the truth. [Qur'an 9:30] In Islaam Allah has none comparible to Him, He begettith not nor was He begotten.

Proof of the Above:
The Jews call ‘Uzair / Ezra a son of Allah:

http://www.islaam.ca/what-is-islam-/polytheism-association-with-allah/was-ezra-uzayr-called-the-son-of.html

Christians call Christ the son of Allah: http://www.jewsforjesus.org/publications/issues/1_9/son

 

The Almighty Allah reveals in the Holy Quraan who He is and answers the trinity question and the crucifixion and all questions one may have, The Holy Quraan is a Book of Divine Guidance “Scientifically proven…” 

 

 

 

 Islaam is the true religion with the Almighty, reference to this is the Final Revelation.
The Holy Quraan and the answers provided by The Almighty Allah self.
The true religion is in fact the religion which will overpower all wrong beliefs, it will make sense, and it will offer the best of offers to us the creation of The Almighty.
The true religion is so vast and far greater then that known to our minds.
The true religion is a VAST GREAT KINGDOM…
Why Islaam?
Because Islaam over powers all other beliefs Allah is Incomparably Great.

I now introduce you to The Holy Qur’an with references:

I firstly introduce you to Allah from the Holy Quran see Surah 112, (Al Ikhlas)
“He is Allah The One, Allah The Eternally Besought of all! He begettith not nor was He begotten. And there’s none comparable unto Him”
I refer you to Surah 4: (An Nisaa) verses 156 to 159 and then look at what Allah says in Quran in Surah 4: (An Nisa) 170 to 177
This will answer you perfectly The Lord of the Worlds is Allah, He is Incomparably Great so say not three as there is only One, if your belief is other then this then what you believe in is “Nothing” compared to what I believe in and what you believe in is very small and can Not be compared to Allah the Greatest. What I believe in is in fact far Greater then what you believe in.

Historical references… for further confirmation I present from the Holy Scriptures:

 

Mohammed (PBUH) In the blessed Holy Bible

Holy Qur’an Prophesied by Isaiah

Jesus in the Holy Qur’an

Islaam in the Bible “The True Teachings of Jesus (Pbuh)”

Moses and Jesus Peace be upon them are Muslims!

How Jesus and other Biblical Prophets PRAYED

 

WELCOME TO THE GREAT KINGDOM OF ISLAAM

 

What Do Muslims Believe?Muslims believe in One, Unique, Incomparable Allah; in the Angels created by Him; in the prophets through whom His revelations were brought to mankind; in the Day of Judgement and individual accountability for actions; in Allah’s complete authority over human destiny and in life after death. Muslims believe in a chain of prophets starting with Adam and including Noah, Abraham, Ishmael, Isaac, Jacob, Joseph, Job, Moses, Aaron, David, Solomon, Elias, Jonah, John the Baptist, and Jesus, peace be upon them.
But Allah’s final message to man, a reconfirmation of the eternal message and a summing-up of all that has gone before was revealed to the Prophet Mohammad (PBUH) through Gabriel.
How Does Someone Become A Muslim?For a Muslim every action begins with your intention quietly to yourself you can make the intention to embrace Islaam as your faith and by simply saying with clarity of intention firm faith and belief: ‘I testify that there is none worthy of worship but Allah, and Mohammad is the Messenger of Allah.’ By this declaration the believer announces his or her faith in all Allah’s messengers, and the scriptures they brought. After this one can take a shower symbolically cleansing one from your past life. Then learn how to pray and practice Islaam in your daily life, then continue to learn and study in your new faith: Tips…
Before embracing Islaam, be sure to spend time studying the faith, reading books, and learning from other Muslims.
Your conversion should be based on knowledge, certainty, acceptance, submission, truthfulness, and sincerity.
It is not required to have Muslim witnesses to your conversion, but many prefer to have such support.
If you wish to go for Hajj (pilgrimage), a “certificate of Islam” may be required. Contact your local Islamic centre to obtain one.

Allah says “Establish the religion and be not divided therein” this is a commandment to all the Prophets and all of mankind. True Islaam has no sects…

What Does ‘Islaam’ Mean? The Arabic word ‘Islaam’ simply means ‘total submission to the will of the Almighty Allah’, and derives from a word meaning ‘peace’.
Why Does Islaam Often Seem Strange?Islaam may seem exotic or even extreme in the modern world. Perhaps this is because religion does not dominate everyday life in the World today, whereas Muslims have religion always uppermost in their minds, and make no division between secular and sacred. They believe that the Divine Law, the Shari’a, should be taken very seriously, which is why issues related to religion are still so important.
Do Islaam Judaism And Christianity Have Different Origins?Not really. Judaism and Christianity are sects of Islaam, Together they go back to the prophet and patriarch Ibrahim / Abraham (PBUH), and their three prophets are directly descended from his sons – Mohammad (PBUH) from the eldest, Ishmael (PBUH), and Moses (PBUH) and Jesus (PBUH) from Isaac (PBUH). Abraham (PBUH) established the settlement which today is the city of Makkah, and built the Ka’abah towards which all Muslims turn when they pray.
What Is The Ka’abah?The Ka’abah is the place of worship which Allah commanded Abraham (Ibrahim) and Ishmael to build over four thousand years ago. The building was constructed of stone on what many believe was the original site of a sanctuary established by Adam. Allah commanded Abraham to summon all mankind to visit this place, and when pilgrims go there today they say ‘At Thy service, O Lord’, in response to Abraham’s summons.
Who Is Mohammad (PBUH)?Mohammad (PBUH) is the final messenger of the Almighty Allah, he was born in Makkah in the year 570, at a time when Christianity was not yet fully established in Europe. Since his father died before his birth, and his mother shortly afterwards, he was raised by his uncle from the respected tribe of Quraysh. As he grew up, he became known for his truthfulness, generosity and sincerity, so that he was sought after for his ability to arbitrate in disputes. The historians describe him as calm and meditative.
Mohammad was of a deeply religious nature, and had long detested the decadence of his society. It became his habit to meditate from time to time in the Cave of Hira near the summit of Jaba al-Nur, the ‘Mountain of Light’ near Makkah.
How Did He Become A Prophet And A Messenger Of Allah? At the age of 40, while engaged in a meditative retreat, Muhammad received his first revelation from Allah through the Angel Gabriel. This revelation, which continued for twenty-three years, is known as the Qur’an.
As soon as he began to recite the words he heard from Gabriel, and to preach the truth which Allah had revealed to him, he and his small group of followers suffered bitter persecution which grew so fierce that in the year 622 Allah gave them the command to emigrate. This event, the Hijra, ‘migration’, in which they left Makkah for the city of Madinah some 260 miles to the north, marks the beginning of the Muslim calendar.
After several years, the Prophet and his followers were able to return to Makkah, where they forgave their enemies and established Islaam definitively. Before the Prophet died at the age of 63, the greater part of Arabia was Muslim, and within a century of his death Islaam had spread to Spain in the West and as far East as China and today covers the world.
How Did The Spread Of Islaam Affect The World? Among the reasons for the rapid and peaceful spread of Islam was the simplicity of its doctrine-Islaam calls for faith in only one worthy of worship The Almighty Allah. It also repeatedly instructs man to use his powers of intelligence and observation.
Within a few years, great civilizations and universities were flourishing, for according to the Prophet, ‘seeking knowledge is an obligation for every Muslim man and woman’. The synthesis of Eastern and Western ideas and of new thought with old, brought about great advances in medicine, mathematics, physics, astronomy, geography, architecture, art, literature, and history. Many crucial systems such as algebra, the Arabic numerals, and also the concept of the zero (vital to the advancement of mathematics), were transmitted to medieval Europe from Islaam. Sophisticated instruments which were to make possible the European voyages of discovery were developed, including the astrolabe, the quadrant and good navigational maps.
What Is The Qur’an? The Qur’an is a record of the exact words revealed by Allah through the Angel Gabriel to the Prophet Mohammad (PBUH). It was memorized by him and then dictated to his Companions, and written down by scribes, who cross-checked it during his lifetime. Not one word of its 114 chapters, Suras, has been changed over the centuries, so that the Qur’an is in every detail the unique and miraculous text which was revealed to Mohammad (PBUH) centuries ago.
What Is The Qur’an About? The Qur’an, the last revealed Word of Allah, is the prime source of every Muslim’s faith and practice. It deals with all the subjects which concern us as human beings: wisdom, doctrine, worship, and law, but its basic theme is the relationship between Allah and His creatures. At the same time it provides guidelines for a just society, proper human conduct and an equitable economic system.
Are There Any Other Sacred Sources? Yes, the Sunna, the practice and example of the Prophet, is the second authority for Muslims. A Hadith is a reliably transmitted report of what the Prophet said, did, or approved. Belief in the Sunna is part of the Islamic faith.
Examples Of The Prophet’s SayingsThe Prophet said:
‘Allah has no mercy on one who has no mercy for others’.
‘None of you truly believes until he wishes for his brother what he wishes for himself’.
‘He who eats his fill while his neighbour goes without food is not a believer’.
‘The truthful and trusty businessman is associated with the prophets, the saints, and the martyrs’.
‘Powerful is not he who knocks the other down, indeed powerful is he who controls himself in a fit of anger’.
‘Allah does not judge according to your bodies and appearances but He scans your hearts and looks into your deeds’.
‘A man walking along a path felt very thirsty. Reaching a well he descended into it, drank his fill and came up. Then he saw a dog with its tongue hanging out, trying to lick up mud to quench its thirst. The man saw that the dog was feeling the same thirst as he had felt so he went down into the well again and filled his shoe with water and gave the dog a drink. Allah forgave his sins for this action’. The Prophet was asked: ‘Messenger of Allah, are we rewarded for kindness towards animals?’ He said, ‘There is a reward for kindness to every living thing’.
From the Hadith collections of Bukhari, Muslim, Tirmidhi and Bayhaqi
What Are The ‘Five Pillars’ Of Islam?They are the framework of the Muslim life: faith, prayer, concern for the needy, self-purification, and the pilgrimage to Makkah for those who are able.

1. FAITH
There is none worthy of worship except Allah and Muhammad is His messenger. This declaration of faith is called the Shahada, a simple formula which all the faithful pronounce. In Arabic, the first part is la ilaha illa’Llah – ‘there is none except Allah’; ilaha (Worthy of Worship) can refer to anything which we may be tempted to put in place of Allah — wealth, power, and the like. Then comes illa’Llah:’ except Allah, the source of all Creation. The second part of the Shahada is Muhammadun rasulu’Llah: ‘Mohammad is the messenger of Allah’. A message of guidance has come through a man like ourselves.
2. PRAYER Salah is the name for the obligatory prayers which are performed five times a day, and are a direct link between the worshipper and Allah. There is no hierarchical authority in Islaam, and no priests, so the prayers are led by a learned person who knows the Qur’an, chosen by the congregation. These five prayers contain verses from the Qur’an, and are said in Arabic, the language of the Revelation, but personal supplication can be offered in one’s own language.
Prayers are said at dawn, noon, mid-afternoon, sunset and nightfall, and thus determine the rhythm of the entire day. Although it is preferable to worship together in a mosque (Masjid), a Muslim may pray almost anywhere, such as in fields, offices, factories and universities. Visitors to the Muslim world are struck by the centrality of prayers in daily life.
3. THE ‘ZAKAT’ One of the most important principles of Islam is that all things belong to Allah, and that wealth is therefore held by human beings in trust. The word zakat means both ‘purification’ and ‘growth’. Our possessions are purified by setting aside a proportion for those in need, and, like the pruning of plants, this cutting back balances and encourages new growth.
Each Muslim calculates his or her own zakat individually. For most purposes this involves the payment each year of two and a half percent of one’s capital.
A pious person may also give as much as he or she pleases as sadaqa, and does so preferably in secret. Although this word can be translated as ‘voluntary charity’ it has a wider meaning. The Prophet said ‘even meeting your brother with a with his own hands for his benefit and then give something out of such earnings in charity’. The Companions asked: ‘What if he is not able to work?’ The Prophet said: ‘He should help poor and needy persons.’ The Companions further asked ‘What is he cannot do even that?’ The Prophet said ‘He should urge others to do good’. The Companions said ‘What if he lacks that also?’ The Prophet said ‘He should check himself from doing evil. That is also charity.’
4. THE FAST Every year in the month of Ramadan, all Muslims fast from first light until sundown, abstaining from food, drink, and sexual relations. Those who are sick, elderly, or on a journey, and women who are pregnant or nursing are permitted to break the fast and make up an equal number of days later in the year. If they are physically unable to do this, they must feed a needy person for every day missed. Children begin to fast (and to observe the prayer) from puberty, although many start earlier.
Although the fast is most beneficial to the health, it is regarded principally as a method of self-purification. By cutting oneself off from worldly comforts, even for a short time, a fasting person gains true sympathy with those who go hungry as well as growth in one’s spiritual life.
5. PILGRIMAGE (Hajj) The annual pilgrimage to Makkah—the Hajj—is an obligation only for those who are physically and financially able to perform it. Nevertheless, about two million people go to Makkah each year from every corner of the globe providing a unique opportunity for those
of different nations to meet one another. Although Makkah is always filled with visitors, the annual Hajj begins in the twelfth month of the Islamic year (which is lunar, not solar, so that Hajj and Ramadan fall sometimes in summer, sometimes in winter). Pilgrims wear special clothes: simple garments which strip away distinctions of class and culture, so that all stand equal before Allah.
The rites of the Hajj, which are of Abrahamic origin, include circling the Ka’abah seven times, and going seven times between the mountains of cheerful face is charity’.
The Prophet said: ‘Charity is a necessity for every Muslim’. He was asked: ‘What if a person has nothing?’ The Prophet replied: ‘He should work Safa and Marwa as did Hagar during her search for water. Then the pilgrims stand together on the wide plain of Arafa and join in prayers for Allah’s forgiveness, in what is often thought of as a preview of the Last Judgement.
In previous centuries the Hajj was an arduous undertaking. Today, however, Saudi Arabia provides millions of people with water, modern transport, and the most up-to-date health facilities.
The close of the Hajj is marked by a festival, the Eid al-Adha, which is celebrated with prayers and the exchange of gifts in Muslim communities everywhere. This, and the Eid al-Fitr, a feast-day commemorating the end of Ramadan, are the main festivals of the Muslim calendar.
Does Islaam Tolerate Other Beliefs? The Qur’an says: Allah forbids you not, with regards to those who fight you not for (your) faith nor drive you out of your homes, from dealing kindly and justly with them; for Allah loveth those who are just. (Qur’an, 60:8)
It is one function of Muslim law to protect the privileged status of minorities, and this is why non-Muslim places of worship have flourished all over the Muslim world. History provides many examples of Muslim tolerance towards other faiths: when the caliph Omar entered Jerusalem in the year 634, Islaam granted freedom of worship to all religious communities in the city.
Muslim law also permits non- Muslim minorities to set up their own courts, which implement family laws drawn up by the minorities themselves.
However Allah will not accept any praise from those who praise Him not and on Judgement day their worship, praises and good deeds will be of no value. All praise be to Allah alone. On judgement day they will stand with their faces tired and be the companions of the Hell Fire and those who believe in Allah; in the Angels created by Him; in the prophets through whom His revelations were brought to mankind; in the Day of Judgement and individual accountability for actions; in Allah’s complete authority over human destiny and in life after death will by the Mercy of Allah enter Heaven (Jannah)
What Do Muslims Think About Jesus (PBUH)?Muslims respect and revere Jesus, and await his Second Coming. They consider him one of the greatest of Allah’s Messengers to mankind. A Muslim never refers to him simply as ‘Jesus’, but always adds the phrase ‘peace be upon him’. The Qur’an confirms his virgin birth (a chapter of the Qur’an is entitled ‘Mary’), and Mary is considered the purest woman in all creation. The Qur’an describes the Annunciation as follows:
‘Behold!’ the Angel said, ‘Allah has chosen you, and purified you, and chosen you above the women of all nations. O Mary, Allah gives you good news of a word from Him, whose name shall be the Messiah, Jesus (Isa) son of Mary, honoured in this world and the Hereafter, and one of those brought near to Allah. He shall speak to the people from his cradle and in maturity, and shall be of the righteous.’
She said: ‘O my Lord! How shall I have a son when no man has touched me?’ He said: ‘Even so; Allah creates what He will. When He decrees a thing, He says to it, “Be!” and it is.’ (Qur’an, 3:42-7)
Jesus (Isa) was born miraculously through the same power which had brought Adam into being without a father:
Truly, the likeness of Jesus with Allah is as the likeness of Adam. He created him of dust, and then said to him, ‘Be!’ and he was. (3:59)
During his prophetic mission Jesus performed many miracles. The Qur’an tells us that he said:
I have come to you with a sign from your Lord: I make for you out of clay, as it were, the figure of a bird, and breathe into it and it becomes a bird by Allah’s leave. And I heal the blind, and the lepers, and I raise the dead by Allah’s leave. (3:49)
Neither Muhammad nor Jesus came to change the basic doctrine of the belief in One Allah, brought by earlier prophets, but to confirm and renew it. In the Qur’an Jesus is reported as saying that he came:
To attest the law which was before me. And to make lawful to you part of what was forbidden you; I have come to you with a sign from your
Lord, so fear Allah and obey me. (3:50)
The Prophet Muhammad said:
Whoever believes there is none worthy of worship but Allah, alone without a partner(s), that Mohammad is His messenger, that Jesus is the servant and messenger of Allah, His word breathed into Mary and a spirit emanating from Him, and that Paradise and Hell are true, shall be received by Allah into Heaven (Jannah). (Hadith from Bukhari)
Why Is The Family So Important To Muslims?The family is the foundation of Islamic society. The peace and security offered by a stable family unit is greatly valued, and seen as essential for the spiritual growth of its members. A harmonious social order is created by the existence of extended families; children are treasured, and rarely leave home until the time they marry.
What About Muslim Women? Islaam sees a woman, whether single or married, as an individual in her own right, with the right to own and dispose of her property and earnings. A marriage dowry is given by the groom to the bride for her own personal use, and she keeps her own family name rather than taking her husband’s.
Both men and women are expected to dress in a way which is modest and dignified; the traditions of female dress found in some Muslim countries are often the expression of local customs.
The Messenger of Allah said:
‘The most perfect in faith amongst believers is he who is best in manner and kindest to his wife.’
Can A Muslim Have More Than One Wife? The religion of Islaam was revealed for all societies and all times and so accommodates widely differing social requirements. Circumstances may warrant the taking of another wife but the right is granted, according to the Qur’an, only on condition that the husband is scrupulously fair.
Muslim MarriageA Muslim marriage is not a ‘sacrament’, but a simple, legal agreement in which either partner is free to include conditions. Marriage customs thus vary widely from country to country. As a result, divorce is not common, although it is not forbidden as a last resort. According to Islaam, no Muslim girl can be forced to marry against her will: her parents will simply suggest young men they think may be suitable.
How Do Muslims Treat The Elderly? In the Muslim world there are no old people’s homes. The strain of caring for one’s parents in this most difficult time of their lives is considered an honour and blessing, and an opportunity for great spiritual growth. Allah asks that we not only pray for our parents, but act with limitless compassion, remembering that when we were helpless children they preferred us to themselves. Mothers are particularly honoured: the Prophet taught that ‘Paradise lies at the feet of mothers’. When they reach old age, Muslim parents are treated mercifully, with the same kindness and selflessness.
In Islaam, serving one’s parents is a duty second only to prayer, and it is their right to expect it. It is considered despicable to express any irritation when, through no fault of their own, the old become difficult.
The Qur’an says: Your Lord has commanded that you worship none but Him, and be kind to parents. If either or both of them reach old age with you, do not say ‘uff’ to them or chide them, but speak to them in terms of honour and kindness. Treat them with humility, and say, ‘My Lord! Have mercy on them, for they did care for me when I was little’. (17:23-4)
How Do Muslims View Death?Like Jews and Christians, Muslims believe that the present life is only a trial preparation for the next realm of existence. Basic articles of faith include: the Day of Judgement, resurrection, Heaven and Hell. When a Muslim dies, he or she is washed, usually by a family member, wrapped in a clean white cloth, and buried with a simple prayer preferably the same day. Muslims consider this one of the final services they can do for their relatives, and an opportunity to remember their own brief existence here on earth. The Prophet taught that three things can continue to help a person even after death; charity which he had given, knowledge which he had taught and prayers on their behalf by a righteous child.
What Does Islaam Say About War? Like Christianity, Islam permits fighting in self-defence, in defence of religion, or on the part of those who have been expelled forcibly from their homes. It lays down strict rules of combat which include prohibitions against harming civilians and against destroying crops, trees and livestock. As Muslims see it, injustice would be triumphant in the world if good men were not prepared to risk their lives in a righteous cause. The Qur’an says:
Fight in the cause of Allah against those who fight you, but do not transgress limits. Allah does not love transgressors. (2:190)
If they seek peace, then seek you peace. And trust in Allah for He is the One that heareth and knoweth all things. (8:61)
War, therefore, is the last resort, and is subject to the rigorous conditions laid down by the sacred law. The term Jihad literally means ‘struggle’, and Muslims believe that there are two kinds of Jihad. The other ‘Jihad’ is the inner struggle which everyone wages against egotistic desires, for the sake of attaining inner peace.
What About Food?Although much simpler than the dietary law followed by Jews and the early Christians, the code which Muslims observe forbids the consumption of pig meat or any kind of intoxicating drink. The Prophet taught that ‘your body has rights over you’ and the consumption of wholesome food and the leading of a healthy lifestyle are seen as religious obligations.
The Prophet said: ‘Ask Allah for certainty (of faith) and well-being; for after certainty, no one is given any gift better than health!’
How Does Islaam Guarantee Human Rights? Freedom of conscience is laid down by the Qur’an itself: ‘There is no compulsion in religion’. (2:256)
The life and property of all citizens in a Muslim state are considered sacred whether a person is Muslim or not.
Racism is incomprehensible to Muslims, for the Qur’an speaks of human equality in the following terms: O mankind! We created you from a single soul, male and female, and made you into nations and tribes, so that you may come to know one another. Truly, the most honoured of you in Allah’s sight is the greatest of you in piety. Allah is All-Knowing, All-Aware. (49:13)

Al Quran
In the name of ALLAH, Most Gracious, Most Merciful
16:125 Invite (all) to the Way of thy Lord with wisdom and beautiful preaching; and argue with them in ways that are best and most gracious: for thy Lord knoweth best, who have strayed from His Path, and who receive guidance.

In the name of ALLAH, Most Gracious, Most Merciful
Surah 3 – Al Imran (The Family Of Imran)
98. Say: “O People of the Book! Why reject ye the Signs of Allah, when Allah is Himself witness to all ye do?”
99. Say: “O ye People of the Book! Why obstruct ye those who believe, from the path of Allah, seeking to make it crooked, while ye were yourselves witnesses (to Allah’s Covenant)? But Allah is not unmindful of all that ye do.”
100. O ye who believe! If ye listen to a faction among the People of the Book, they would (indeed) render you apostates after ye have believed!
101. And how would ye deny Faith while unto you are rehearsed the Signs of Allah, and among you lives the Messenger. Whoever holds firmly to Allah will be shown a way that is straight.
102. O ye who believe! Fear Allah as He should be feared, and die not except in a state of Islám.
103. And hold fast, all together, by the Rope which Allah (stretches out for you), and be not divided among yourselves; and remember with gratitude Allah’s favor on you; for ye were enemies and He joined your hearts in love, so that by His Grace, ye became brethren; and ye were on the brink of the pit of Fire, and He saved you from it. Thus doth Allah make His Signs clear to you that ye may be guided.
104. Let there arise out of you a band of people inviting to all that is good, enjoining what is right, and forbidding what is wrong: They are the ones to attain felicity.
105. Be not like those who are divided amongst themselves and fall into disputations after receiving Clear Signs: For them is a dreadful penalty.

Surah 2 – Al Baqarah
127. And remember Ibrahim (Abraham) and Isma’il raised the foundations of the House (The Kaba) (with this prayer): “Our Lord! Accept (this service) from us: For Thou art the All-Hearing, the All-Knowing.”
128. “Our Lord! make of us Muslims, bowing to Thy (Will), and of our progeny a people Muslim, bowing to Thy (Will); and show us our place for the celebration of (due) rites; and turn unto us (in Mercy); for Thou art the Oft-Relenting, Most Merciful.
129. “Our Lord! send amongst them a Messenger of their own, who shall rehearse Thy Signs to them and instruct them in scripture and wisdom, and sanctify them: For Thou art the Exalted in Might, the Wise.”
130. And who turns away from the religion of Abraham but such as debase their souls with folly? Him We chose and rendered pure in this world: And he will be in the Hereafter in the ranks of the Righteous.
131. Behold! his Lord said to him: “Submit (thy will to Me):” He said: “I submit (my will) to the Lord and Cherisher of the Universe.”
132. And this was the legacy that Abraham left to his sons, and so did Jacob; “Oh my sons! Allah hath chosen the Faith for you; then die not except in the state of submission.”(Islaam)
133. Were ye witnesses when death appeared before Jacob? Behold, he said to his sons: “What will ye worship after me?” They said: “We shall worship Thy Lord and the Lord of thy fathers, of Abraham, Isma’il and Isaac,- the One (True) Lord. To Him do we submit (in Islaam).”

Surah 12 – Yusuf (Joseph):
99. Then when they entered the presence of Joseph, he provided a home for his parents with himself, and said: “Enter ye Egypt (all) in safety if it please Allah.”
100. And he raised his parents high on the throne, and they fell down in prostration, (all) before him. He said: “O my father! this is the fulfillment of my vision of old! Allah hath made it come true! He was indeed good to me when He took me out of prison and
brought you (all here) out of the desert, (even) after Satan had sown enmity between me and my brothers. Verily my Lord is
Gracious to whom He wills, for verily He is full of knowledge and wisdom.
101. “O my Lord! Thou hast indeed bestowed on me some power, and taught me something of the interpretation of dreams and events,- O Thou Creator of the heavens and the earth! Thou art my Protector in this world and in the Hereafter. Take Thou my soul (at death) as one submitting to Thy Will (as a Muslim), and unite me with the righteous.”

 

 

 

Surah 3 – Al Imran

42. Behold! the angels said: “O Mary! Allah hath chosen thee and purified thee- chosen thee above the women of all nations.
43. “O Mary! worship thy Lord devoutly: Prostrate thyself, and bow down (in prayer) with those who bow down.”
44. This is part of the tidings of the things unseen, which We reveal unto thee (O Messenger.) by inspiration: Thou wast not with
them when they cast lots with pens (or arrows), as to which of them should be charged with the care of Mary: Nor wast thou with
them when they disputed (the point).
45. Behold! the angels said: “O Mary! Allah giveth thee glad tidings of a Word from Him: his name will be Christ Jesus, the son of
Mary, held in honor in this world and the Hereafter and of (the company of) those nearest to Allah.”
46. “He shall speak to the people in childhood and in maturity. And he shall be (of the company) of the righteous.”
47. She said: “O my Lord! How shall I have a son when no man hath touched me?” He said: “Even so; Allah createth what He
willeth: When He hath decreed a plan, He but saith to it, ‘Be,’ and it is!”
48. “And Allah will teach him the Book and Wisdom, the Torah and the Gospel,”
49. “And (appoint him) as a messenger to the Children of Israel, (with this message): “‘I have come to you, with a Sign from your
Lord, in that I make for you out of clay, as it were, the figure of a bird, and breathe into it, and it becomes a bird by Allah’s leave:
And I heal those born blind, and the lepers, and I bring the dead into life, by Allah’s leave; and I declare to you what ye eat, and
what ye store in your houses. Surely therein is a Sign for you if ye did believe;
50. ” ‘(I have come to you), to attest the Torah which was before me. And to make lawful to you part of what was (Before)
forbidden to you; I have come to you with a Sign from your Lord. So fear Allah, and obey me.
51. ” ‘It is Allah Who is my Lord and your Lord; then worship Him. This is a Way that is straight.’”
52. When Jesus found unbelief on their part he said: “Who will be my helpers to (the work of) Allah?” Said the disciples: “We are
Allah’s helpers: We believe in Allah, and do thou bear witness that we are Muslims.”
53. “Our Lord! we believe in what Thou hast revealed, and we follow the Messenger. then write us down among those who bearwitness.”
67. Abraham was not a Jew nor yet a Christian; but he was true in Faith, and bowed his will to Allah’s (which is Islaam), and he joined none with Allah.
102. O ye who believe! Fear Allah as He should be feared, and die not except in a state of Islaam.

 

 

My motivation for this booklet is for the blessed tears of our Nabi Mohammed Ahmad Moustapha (PBUH) his companions, all Ambiya (Prophets) and their companions and those who are true believers, May Allah guide us protect us and keep us steadfast in His Deen (Religion). May we leave this world in the great kingdom of Islaam and may we rise on Judgement day in the great kingdom of Islaam Inshallah, May Allah grant all the believers in this Ummah of the final messenger Jannatul Firdows.

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From The Holy Quran
9:58AM, Friday, 10 Oct, 2008
I can not give you guidance in any way, the Almighty self tells gives guidance…Enjoy the read…II THE COW In the Name of Allah, the Merciful, the Compassionate Alif Lam Mim 1 That is the Book, wherein is no doubt, a guidance to the ones fearing The Almighty Allah who believe in the Unseen, and perform the prayer, and expend of that We have provided them; who believe in what has been sent down to thee and what has been sent down before thee, and have faith in the Hereafter; those are upon guidance from their Lord, those are the ones who prosper. 5 As for the unbelievers, alike it is to them whether thou hast warned them or hast not warned them, they do not believe. Allah has set a seal on their hearts and on their hearing, and on their eyes is a covering, and there awaits them a mighty chastisement. And some men there are who say, ‘We believe in Allah and the Last Day’; but they are not believers. They would trick Allah and the believers, and only themselves they deceive, and they are not aware. In their hearts is a sickness, and Allah has increased their sickness, and there awaits them a painful chastisement for that they have cried lies. 10 When it is said to them, ‘Do not corruption in the land’, they say, ‘We are only ones that put things right.’ Truly, they are the workers of corruption but they are not aware. When it is said to them, ‘Believe as the people believe’, they say, ‘Shall we believe, as fools believe?’ Truly, they are the foolish ones, but they do not know. When they meet those who beliieve, they say, ‘We believe’; but when they go privily to their Satans, they say, ‘We are with you; we were only mocking.’ The Almighty Allah shall mock them, and shall lead them on blindly wandering in their insolence. 15 Those are they that have bought error at the price of guidance, and their commerce has not profited them, and they are not right-guided. The likeness of them is as the likeness of a man who kindled a fire, and when it lit all about him Allah took away their light, and left them in darkness unseeing, deaf, dumb, blind — so they shall not return; or as a cloudburst out of heaven in which is darkness, and thunder, and lightning — they put their fingers in their ears against the thunderclaps, fearful of death; and Allah encompasses the unbelievers; the lightning wellnigh snatches away their sight; whensoever it gives them light, they walk in it, and when the darkness is over them, they halt; had Allah willed, He would have taken away their hearing and their sight. Truly, Allah is powerful over everything. O you men, serve your Lord Who created you, and those that were before you; haply so you will be Allahfearing; 20 who assigned to you the earth for a couch, and heaven for an edifice, and sent down out of heaven water, wherewith He brought forth fruits for your provision; so set not up compeers to Allah wittingly. And if you are in doubt concerning that We have sent down on Our servant, then bring a sura like it, and call your witnesses, apart from Allah, if you are truthful. And if you do not — and you will not — then fear the Fire, whose fuel is men and stones, prepared for unbelievers. Give thou good tidings to those who believe and do deeds of righteousness, that for them await gardens underneath which rivers flow; whensoever they are provided with fruits therefrom they shall say, ‘This is that wherewithal we were provided before’; that they shall be given in perfect semblance; and there for them shall be spouses purified; therein they shall dwell forever. Allah is not ashamed to strike a similitude even of a gnat, or aught above it. As for the believers, they know it is the truth from their Lord; but as for unbelievers, they say, ‘What did Allah desire by this for a similitude?’ Thereby He leads many astray, and thereby He guides many; and thereby He leads none astray save the unAllahly 25 such as break the covenant of Allah after its solemn binding, and such as cut what Allah has commanded should be joined, and such as do corruption in the land — they shall be the losers. How do you disbelieve in Allah, seeing you were dead and He gave you life, then He shall make you dead, then He shall give you life, then unto Him you shall be returned? It is He who created for you all that is in the earth, then He lifted Himself to heaven and levelled them seven heavens; and He has knowledge of everything. And when thy Lord said to the angels, ‘I am setting in the earth a viceroy.’ They said, ‘What, wilt Thou set therein one who will do corruption there, and shed blood, while we proclaim Thy praise and call Thee Holy?’ He said, ‘Assuredly I know that you know not.’ And He taught Adam the names, all of them; then He presented them unto the angels and said, ‘Now tell Me the names of these, if you speak truly.’ 30 They said, ‘Glory be to Thee! We know not save what Thou hast taught us. Surely Thou art the All-knowing, the All-wise.’ He said, ‘Adam, tell them their names.’ And when he had told them their names He said, ‘Did I not tell you I know the unseen things of the heavens and earth? And I know what things you reveal, and what you were hiding.’ And when We said to the angels, ‘Bow yourselves to Adam’; so they bowed themselves, save Iblis; he refused, and waxed proud, and so he became one of the unbelievers. And We said, ‘Adam, dwell thou, and thy wife, in the Garden, and eat thereof easefully where you desire; but draw not nigh this tree, lest you be evildoers.’ Then Satan caused them to slip therefrom and brought them out of that they were in; and We said, ‘Get you all down, each of you an enemy of each; and in the earth a sojourn shall be yours, and enjoyment for a time.’ 35 Thereafter Adam received certain words from his Lord, and He turned towards him; truly He turns, and is All-compassionate. We said, ‘Get you down out of it, all together; yet there shall come to you guidance from Me, and whosoever follows My guidance, no fear shall be on them, neither shall they sorrow. As for the unbelievers who cry lies to Our signs, those shall be the inhabitants of the Fire, therein dwelling forever.’ Children of Israel, remember My blessing wherewith I blessed you, and fulfil My covenant and I shall fulfil your covenant; and have awe of Me. And believe in that I have sent down, confirming that which is with you, and be not the first to disbelieve in it. And sell not My signs for a little price; and fear you Me. And do not confound the truth with vanity, and do not conceal the truth wittingly. 40 And perform the prayer, and pay the alms, and bow with those that bow. Will you bid others to piety, and forget yourselves while you recite the Book? Do you not understand? Seek you help in patience and prayer, for grievous it is, save to the humble who reckon that they shall meet their Lord and that unto Him they are returning. Children of Israel, remember My blessing wherewith I blessed you, and that I have preferred you above all beings; and beware of a day when no soul for another 45 shall give satisfaction, and no intercession shall be accepted from it, nor any counterpoise be taken, neither shall they be helped. And when We delivered you from the folk of Pharaoh who were visiting you with evil chastisement, slaughtering your sons, and sparing your women; and in that was a grievous trial from your Lord. And when We divided for you the sea and delivered you, and drowned Pharaoh’s folk while you were beholding. And when We appointed with Moses forty nights then you took to yourselves the Calf after him and you were evildoers; then We pardoned you after that, that haply you should be thankful. 50 And when We gave to Moses the Book and the Salvation, that haply you should be guided. And when Moses said to his people, ‘My people, you have done wrong against yourselves by your taking the Calf; now turn to your Creator and slay one another (the transgressors). That will be better for you in your Creator’s sight, and He will turn to you; truly He turns, and is All-compassionate.’ And when you said, ‘Moses, we will not believe thee till we see Allah openly’; and the thunderbolt took you while you were beholding. Then We raised you up after you were dead, that haply you should be thankful. And We outspread the cloud to overshadow you, and We sent down manna and quails upon you: ‘Eat of the good things wherewith We have provided you. And they worked no wrong upon Us, but themselves they wronged. 55 And when We said, ‘Enter this township, and eat easefully of it wherever you will, and enter in at the gate, prostrating, and say, Unburdening; We will forgive you your transgressions, and increase the good-doers.’ Then the evildoers substituted a saying other than that which had been said to them; so We sent down upon the evildoers wrath out of heaven for their unAllahliness. And when Moses sought water for his people, so We said, ‘Strike with thy staff the rock’; and there gushed forth from it twelve fountains; all the people knew now their drinking-place. ‘Eat and drink of Allah’s providing, and mischief not in the earth, doing corruption.’ And when you said, ‘Moses, we will not endure one sort of food; pray to thy Lord for us, that He may bring forth for us of that the earth produces — green herbs, cucumbers, corn, lentils, onions.’ He said, ‘Would you have in exchange what is meaner for what is better? Get you down to Egypt; you shall have there that you demanded.’ And abasement and poverty were pitched upon them, and they were laden with the burden of Allah’s anger; that, because they had disbelieved the signs of Allah and slain the Prophets unrightfully; that, because they disobeyed, and were transgressors. Surely they that believe, and those of Jewry, and the Christians, and those Sabaeans, whoso believes in Allah and the Last Day, and works righteousness — their wage awaits them with their Lord, and no fear shall be on them; neither shall they sorrow. 60 And when We took compact with you, and raised above you the Mount: ‘Take forcefully what We have given you, and remember what is in it; haply you shall be Allahfearing.’ Then you turned away thereafter, and but for the bounty and mercy of Allah towards you, you had been of the losers. And well you know there were those among you that transgressed the Sabbath, and We said to them, ‘Be you apes, miserably slinking!’ And We made it a punishment exemplary for all the former times and for the latter, and an admonition to such as are Allahfearing. And when Moses said to his people, ‘Allah commands you to sacrifice a cow.’ They said, ‘Dost thou take us in mockery?’ He said, ‘I take refuge with Allah, lest I should be one of the ignorant.’ They said, ‘Pray to thy Lord for us, that He may make clear to us what she may be.’ He said, ‘He says she is a cow neither old, nor virgin, middling between the two; so do that you are bidden.’ 65 They said, ‘Pray to thy Lord for us, that He make clear to us what her colour may be.’ He said, ‘He says she shall be a golden cow, bright her colour, gladdening the beholders.’ They said, ‘Pray to thy Lord for us, that He make clear to us what she may be; cows are much alike to us; and, if Allah will, we shall then be guided.’ He said, ‘He says she shall be a cow not broken to plough the earth or to water the tillage, one kept secure, with no blemish on her.’ They said, ‘Now thou hast brought the truth’; and therefore they sacrificed her, a thing they had scarcely done. And when you killed a living soul, and disputed thereon — and Allah disclosed what you were hiding — so We said, ‘Smite him with part of it’; even so Allah brings to life the dead, and He shows you His signs, that haply you may have understanding. Then your hearts became hardened thereafter and are like stones, or even yet harder; for there are stones from which rivers come gushing, and others split, so that water issues from them, and others crash down in the fear of Allah. And Allah is not heedless of the things you do. 70 Are you then so eager that they should believe you, seeing there is a party of them that heard Allah ‘s word, and then tampered with it, and that after they had comprehended it, wittingly? And when they meet those who believe, they say ‘We believe’; and when they go privily one to another, they say, ‘Do you speak to them of what Allah has revealed to you, that they may thereby dispute with you before your Lord? Have you no understanding?’ Know they not that Allah knows what they keep secret and what they publish? And some there are of them that are common folk not knowing the Book, but only fancies and mere conjectures. So woe to those who write the Book with their hands, then say, ‘This is from Allah,’ that they may sell it for a little price; so woe to them for what their hands have written, and woe to them for their earnings. And they say, ‘The Fire shall not touch us save a number of days.’ Say: ‘Have you taken with Allah a covenant? Allah will not fail in His covenant; or say you things against Allah of which you know nothing? 75 Not so; whoso earns evil, and is encompassed by his transgression — those are the inhabitants of the Fire; there they shall dwell forever. And those that believe, and do deeds of righteousness — those are the inhabitants of Paradise; there they shall dwell forever.’ And when We took compact with the Children of Israel: ‘You shall not serve any save Allah; and to be good to parents, and the near kinsman, and to orphans, and to the needy; and speak good to men, and perform the prayer, and pay the alms.’ Then you turned away, all but a few of you, swerving aside. And when We took compact with you: ‘You shall not shed your own blood, neither expel your own from your habitations’; then you confirmed it and yourselves bore witness. Then there you are killing one another, and expelling a party of you from their habitations, conspiring against them in sin and enmity; and if they come to you as captives, you ransom them; yet their expulsion was forbidden you. What, do you believe in part of the Book, and disbelieve in part? What shall be the recompense of those of you who do that, but degradation in the present life, and on the Day of Resurrection to be returned unto the most terrible of chastisement? And Allah is not heedless of the things you do. 80 Those who have purchased the present life at the price of the world to come — for them the chastisement shall not be lightened, neither shall they be helped. And We gave to Moses the Book, and after him sent succeeding Messengers; and We gave Jesus son of Mary the clear signs, and confirmed him with the Holy Spirit; and whensoever there came to you a Messenger with that your souls had not desire for, did you become arrogant, and some cry lies to, and some slay? And they say, ‘Our hearts are uncircumcised.’ Nay, but Allah has cursed them for their unbelief; little will they believe. When there came to them a Book from Allah, confirming what was with them — and they aforetimes prayed for victory over the unbelievers — when there came to them that they recognized, they disbelieved in it; and the curse of Allah is on the unbelievers. Evil is the thing they have sold themselves for, disbelieving in that which Allah sent down, grudging that Allah should send down of His bounty on whomsoever He will of His servants, and they were laden with anger upon anger; and for unbelievers awaits a humbling chastisement. 85 And when they were told, ‘Believe in that Allah has sent down,’ they said, ‘We believe in what was sent down on us’; and they disbelieve in what is beyond that, yet it is the truth confirming what is with them. Say: ‘Why then were you slaying the Prophets of Allah in former time, if you were believers?’ And Moses came to you with the clear signs, then you took to yourselves the Calf after him and you were evildoers. And when We took compact with you, and raised over you the Mount: ‘Take forcefully what We have given you and give ear.’ They said, ‘We hear, and rebel’; and they were made to drink the Calf in their hearts for their unbelief. Say: ‘Evil is the thing your faith bids you to, if you are believers.’ Say: ‘If the Last Abode with Allah is yours exclusively, and not for other people, then long for death — if you speak truly.’ But they will never long for it, because of that their hands have forwarded; Allah knows the evildoers; 90 and thou shalt find them the eagerest of men for life. And of the idolaters; there is one of them wishes if he might be spared a thousand years, yet his being spared alive shall not remove him from the chastisement. Allah sees the things they do. Say: ‘Whosoever is an enemy to Gabriel — he it was that brought it down upon thy heart by the leave of Allah, confirming what was before it, and for a guidance and good tidings to the believers. Whosoever is an enemy to Allah and His angels and His Messengers, and Gabriel, and Michael — surely Allah is an enemy to the unbelievers.’ And We have sent down unto thee signs, clear signs, and none disbelieves in them except the unAllahly. Why, whensoever they have made a covenant, does a party of them reject it? Nay, but the most of them are unbelievers. 95 When there has come to them a Messenger from Allah confirming what was with them, a party of them that were given the Book reject the Book of Allah behind their backs, as though they knew not, and they follow what the Satans recited over Solomon’s kingdom. Solomon disbelieved not, but the Satans disbelieved, teaching the people sorcery, and that which was sent down upon Babylon’s two angels, Harut and Marut; they taught not any man, without they said, ‘We are but a temptation; do not disbelieve.’ From them they learned how they might divide a man and his wife, yet they did not hurt any man thereby, save by the leave of Allah, and they learned what hurt them, and did not profit them, knowing well that whoso buys it shall have no share in the world to come; evil then was that they sold themselves for, if they had but known. Yet had they believed, and been Allahfearing, a recompense from Allah had been better, if they had but known. O believers, do not say, ‘Observe us,’ but say, ‘Regard us’; and give ear; for unbelievers awaits a painful chastisement. Those unbelievers of the People of the Book and the idolaters wish not that any good should be sent down upon you from your Lord; but Allah singles out for His mercy whom He will; Allah is of bounty abounding. 100 And for whatever verse We abrogate or cast into oblivion, We bring a better or the like of it; knowest thou not that Allah is powerful over everything? Knowest thou not that to Allah belongs the kingdom of the heavens and the earth, and that you have none, apart from Allah , neither protector nor helper? Or do you desire to question your Messenger as Moses was questioned in former time? Whoso exchanges belief for unbelief has surely strayed from the right way. Many of the People of the Book wish they might restore you as unbelievers, after you have believed, in the jealousy of their souls, after the truth has become clear to them; yet do you pardon and be forgiving, till Allah brings His command; truly Allah is powerful over everything. And perform the prayer, and pay the alms; whatever good you shall forward to your souls’ account, you shall find it with Allah; assuredly Allah sees the things you do. 105 And they say, ‘None shall enter Paradise except that they be Jews or Christians.’ Such are their fancies. Say: ‘Produce your proof, if you speak truly.’ Nay, but whosoever submits his will to Allah, being a good-doer, his wage is with his Lord, and no fear shall be on them, neither shall they sorrow. The Jews say, ‘The Christians stand not on anything’; the Christians say, ‘The Jews stand not on anything’; yet they recite the Book. So too the ignorant say the like of them. Allah shall decide between them on the Day of Resurrection touching their differences. And who does greater evil than he who bars Allah ‘s places of worship, so that His Name be not rehearsed in them, and strives to destroy them? Such men might never enter them, save in fear; for them is degradation in the present world, and in the world to come a mighty chastisement. To Allah belong the East and the West; whithersoever you turn, there is the Face of Allah; Allah is All-embracing, All-knowing. 110 And they say, ‘ Allah has taken to Him a son. Glory be to Him! Nay, to Him belongs all that is in the heavens and the earth; all obey His will — the Creator of the heavens and the earth; and when He decrees a thing, He but says to it ‘Be,’ and it is. And they that know not say, ‘Why does Allah not speak to us? Why does a sign not come to us?’ So spoke those before them as these men say; their hearts are much alike. Yet We have made clear the signs unto a people who are sure We have sent thee with the truth, good tidings to bear, and warning. Thou shalt not be questioned touching the inhabitants of Hell. Never will the Jews be satisfied with thee, neither the Christians, not till thou followest their religion. Say: ‘ Allah ‘s guidance is the true guidance.’ If thou followest their caprices, after the knowledge that has come to thee, thou shalt have against Allah neither protector nor helper. 115 Those to whom We have given the Book and who recite it with true recitation, they believe in it; and whoso disbelieves in it, they shall be the losers. Children of Israel, remember My blessing wherewith I blessed you, and that I have preferred you above all beings; and beware a day when no soul for another shall give satisfaction, and no counterpoise shall be accepted from it, nor any intercession shall be profitable to it, neither shall they be helped. And when his Lord tested Abraham with certain words, and he fulfilled them. He said, ‘Behold, I make you a leader for the people.’ Said he, ‘And of my seed?’ He said ‘My covenant shall not reach the evildoers.’ And when We appointed the House to be a place of visitation for the people, and a sanctuary, and: ‘Take to yourselves Abraham’s station for a place of prayer.’ And We made covenant with Abraham and Ishmael: ‘Purify My House for those that shall go about it and those that cleave to it, to those who bow and prostrate themselves.’ 120 And when Abraham said, ‘My Lord, make this a land secure, and provide its people with fruits, such of them as believe in Allah and the Last Day.’ He said, ‘And whoso disbelieves, to him I shall give enjoyment a little, then I shall compel him to the chastisement of the Fire — how evil a homecoming!’ And when Abraham, and Ishmael with him, raised up the foundations of the House: ‘Our Lord, receive this from us; Thou art the All-hearing, the All-knowing; and, our Lord, make us submissive to Thee, and of our seed a nation submissive to Thee; and show us our holy rites, and turn towards us; surely Thou turnest, and art All-compassionate; and, our Lord, do Thou send among them a Messenger, one of them, who shall recite to them Thy signs, and teach them the Book and the Wisdom, and purify them; Thou art the All-mighty, the All-wise.’ Who therefore shrinks from the religion of Abraham, except he be foolish-minded? Indeed, We chose him in the present world, and in the world to come he shall be among the righteous. 125 When his Lord said to him, ‘Surrender,’ he said, ‘I have surrendered me to the Lord of all Being.’ And Abraham charged his sons with this and Jacob likewise: ‘My sons, Allah has chosen for you the religion; see that you die not save in surrender.’ Why, were you witnesses, when death came to Jacob? When he said to his sons, ‘What will you serve after me?’ They said, ‘We will serve thy Allah and the Allah of thy fathers Abraham, Ishmael and Isaac, One Allah; to Him we surrender.’ That is a nation that has passed away; there awaits them that they have earned, and there awaits you that you have earned; you shall not be questioned concerning the things they did. And they say, ‘Be Jews or Christians and you shall be guided.’ Say thou: ‘Nay, rather the creed of Abraham, a man of pure faith; he was no idolater.’ 130 Say you: ‘We believe in Allah, and in that which has been sent down on us and sent down on Abraham, Ishmael, Isaac and Jacob, and the Tribes, and that which was given to Moses and Jesus and the Prophets, of their Lord; we make no division between any of them, and to Him we surrender.’ And if they believe in the like of that you believe in, then they are truly guided; but if they turn away, then they are clearly in schism; Allah will suffice you for them; He is the All-hearing, the All-knowing; the baptism of Allah; and who is there that baptizes fairer than Allah? Him we are serving. Say: ‘Would you then dispute with us concerning Allah, who is our Lord and your Lord? Our deeds belong to us, and to you belong your deeds; Him we serve sincerely. Or do you say, “Abraham, Ishmael, Isaac and Jacob, and the Tribes — they were Jews, or they were Christians”?’ Say: ‘Have you then greater knowledge, or Allah? And who does greater evil than he who conceals a testimony received from Allah? And Allah is not heedless of the things you do.’ 135 That is a nation that has passed away; there awaits them that they have earned, and there awaits you that you have earned; you shall not be questioned concerning the things they did. The fools among the people will say, ‘What has turned them from the direction they were facing in their prayers aforetime?’ Say: “To Allah belong the East and the West; He guides whomsoever He will to a straight path.’ Thus We appointed you a midmost nation that you might be witnesses to the people, and that the Messenger might be a witness to you; and We did not appoint the direction thou wast facing, except that We might know who followed the Messenger from him who turned on his heels — though it were a grave thing save for those whom Allah has guided; but Allah would never leave your faith to waste — truly, Allah is All — gentle with the people, All-compassionate. We have seen thee turning thy face about in the heaven; now We will surely turn thee to a direction that shall satisfy thee. Turn thy face towards the Holy Mosque; and wherever you are, turn your faces towards it. Those who have been given the Book know it is the truth from their Lord; Allah is not heedless of the things they do. 140 Yet if thou shouldst bring to those that have been given the Book every sign, they will not follow thy direction; thou art not a follower of their direction, neither are they followers of one another’s direction. If thou followest their caprices, after the knowledge that has come to thee, then thou wilt surely be among the evildoers whom We have given the Book, and they recognize as they recognize their sons, even though there is a party of them conceal the truth and that wittingly. The truth comes from thy Lord; then be not among the doubters. Every man has his direction to which he turns; so be you forward in good works. Wherever you may be, Allah will bring you all together; surely Allah is powerful over everything. From whatsoever place thou issuest, turn thy face towards the Holy Mosque; it is the truth from thy Lord. Allah is not heedless of the things you do. 145 From whatsoever place thou issuest, turn thy face towards the Holy Mosque; and wherever you may be, turn your faces towards it, that the people may not have any argument against you, excepting the evildoers of them; and fear you them not, but fear you Me; and that I may perfect My blessing upon you, and that haply so you may be guided; as also We have sent among you, of yourselves, a Messenger, to recite Our signs to you and to purify you, and to teach you the Book and the Wisdom, and to teach you that you knew not. So remember Me, and I will remember you; and be thankful to Me; and be you not ungrateful towards Me. O all you who believe, seek you help in patience and prayer; surely Allah is with the patient. And say not of those slain in Allah’s way, ‘They are dead’; rather they are living, but you are not aware. 150 Surely We will try you with something of fear and hunger, and diminution of goods and lives and fruits; yet give thou good tidings unto the patient who, when they are visited by an affliction, say, ‘Surely we belong to Allah, and to Him we return’; upon those rest blessings and mercy from their Lord, and those — they are the truly guided. Safa and Marwa are among the waymarks of Allah; so whosoever makes the Pilgrimage to the House, or the Visitation, it is no fault in him to circumambulate them; and whoso volunteers good, Allah is All-grateful, All-knowing Those who conceal the clear signs and the guidance that We have sent down, after We have shown them clearly in the Book — they shall be cursed by Allah and the cursers, 155 save such as repent and make amends, and show clearly — towards them I shall turn; I turn, All-compassionate. But those who disbelieve, and die disbelieving — upon them shall rest the curse of Allah and the angels, and of men altogether, therein dwelling forever; the chastisement shall not be lightened for them; no respite shall be given them. Your Allah is One Allah; there is no Allah but He, the All-merciful, the All-compassionate. Surely in the creation of the heavens and the earth and the alternation of night and day and the ship that runs in the sea with profit to men, and the water Allah sends down from heaven therewith reviving the earth after it is dead and His scattering abroad in it all manner of crawling thing, and the turning about of the winds and the clouds compelled between heaven and earth — surely there are signs for a people having understanding. 160 Yet there be men who take to themselves compeers apart from Allah, loving them as Allah is loved; but those that believe love Allah more ardently. O if the evildoers might see, when they see the chastisement, that the power altogether belongs to Allah, and that Allah is terrible in chastisement, when those that were followed disown their followers, and they see the chastisement, and their cords are cut asunder, and those that followed say, ‘O if only we might return again and disown them, as they have disowned us!’ Even so Allah shall show them their works. O bitter regrets for them! Never shall they issue from the Fire. O men, eat of what is in the earth lawful and good; and follow not the steps of Satan; he is a manifest foe to you. He only commands you to evil and indecency, and that you should speak against Allah such things as you know not. 165 And when it is said to them, ‘Follow what Allah has sent down,’ they say, ‘No; but we will follow such things as we found our fathers doing.’ What? And if their fathers had no understanding of anything, and if they were not guided? The likeness of those who disbelieve is as the likeness of one who shouts to that which hears nothing, save a call and a cry; deaf, dumb, blind — they do not understand. O believers, eat of the good things wherewith We have provided you, and give thanks to Allah, if it be Him that you serve. These things only has He forbidden you: carrion, blood, the flesh of swine, what has been hollowed to other than Allah. Yet who so is constrained, not desiring nor transgressing, no sin shall be on him; Allah is All-forgiving, All-compassionate. Those who conceal what of the Book Allah has sent down on them, and sell it for a little price –they shall eat naught but the Fire in their bellies; Allah shall not speak to them on the Day of Resurrection neither purify them; there awaits them a painful chastisement. 170 Those are they that have bought error at the price of guidance, and chastisement at the price of pardon; how patiently they shall endure the Fire! That, because Allah has sent down the Book with the truth; and those that are at variance regarding the Book are in wide schism. It is not piety, that you turn your faces to the East and to the West. True piety is this: to believe in Allah, and the Last Day, the angels, the Book, and the Prophets, to give of one’s substance, however cherished, to kinsmen, and orphans, the needy, the traveller, beggars, and to ransom the slave, to perform the prayer, to pay the alms. And they who fulfil their covenant when they have engaged in a covenant, and endure with fortitude misfortune, hardship and peril, these are they who are true in their faith, these are the truly Allahfearing. O believers, prescribed for you is retaliation, touching the slain; freeman for freeman, slave for slave, female for female. But if aught is pardoned a man by his brother, let the pursuing be honourable, and let the payment be with kindliness. That is a lightening granted you by your Lord, and a mercy; and for him who commits aggression after that — for him there awaits a painful chastisement. 175 In retaliation there is life for you, men possessed of minds; haply you will be Allahfearing. Prescribed for you, when any of you is visited by death, and he leaves behind some goods, is to make testament in favour of his parents and kinsmen honourably — an obligation on the Allahfearing. Then if any man changes it after hearing it, the sin shall rest upon those who change it; surely Allah is All-hearing, All-knowing. But if any man fears injustice or sin from one making testament, and so makes things right between them, then sin shall not rest upon him; surely Allah is All-forgiving, All-compassionate. O believers, prescribed for you is the Fast, even as it was prescribed for those that were before you — haply you will be Allahfearing – 180 for days numbered; and if any of you be sick, or if he be on a journey, then a number of other days; and for those who are able to fast, a redemption by feeding a poor man. Yet better. it is for him who volunteers good, and that you should fast is better for you, if you but know; the month of Ramadan, wherein the Koran was sent down to be a guidance to the people, and as clear signs of the Guidance and the Salvation. So let those of you, who are present at the month, fast it; and if any of you be sick, or if he be on a journey, then a number of other days; Allah desires ease for you, and desires not hardship for you; and that you fulfil the number, and magnify Allah that He has guided you, and haply you will be thankful. And when My servants question thee concerning Me — I am near to answer the call of the caller, when he calls to Me; so let them respond to Me, and let them believe in Me; haply so they will go aright. Permitted to you, upon the night of the Fast, is to go in to your wives; — they are a vestment for you, and you are a vestment for them. Allah knows that you have been betraying yourselves, and has turned to you and pardoned you. So now lie with them, and seek what Allah has prescribed for you. And eat and drink, until the white thread shows clearly to you from the black thread at the dawn; then complete the Fast unto the night, and do not lie with them while you cleave to the mosques. Those are Allah’s bounds; keep well within them. So Allah makes clear His signs to men; haply they will be Allahfearing. Consume not your goods between you in vanity; neither proffer it to the judges, that you may sinfully consume a portion of other men’s goods, and that wittingly. 185 They will question thee concerning the new moons. Say: ‘They are appointed times for the people, and the Pilgrimage.’ It is; not piety to come to the houses from the backs of them; but piety is to be Allahfearing; so come to the houses by their doors, and fear Allah; haply so you will prosper. And fight in the way of Allah with those; who fight with you, but aggress not: Allah loves not the aggressors. And slay them wherever you come upon them, and expel them from where they expelled you; persecution is more grievous than slaying. But fight them not by the Holy Mosque until they should fight you there; then, if they fight you, slay them — such is the recompense of unbelievers — but if they give over, surely Allah is All-forgiving, All-compassionate. Fight them, till there is no persecution and the religion is Allah’s; then if they give over, there shall be no enmity save for evildoers. 190 The holy month for the holy month; holy things demand retaliation. Whoso commits aggression against you, do you commit aggression against him like as he has committed against you, and fear you Allah, and know that Allah is with the Allahfearing. And expend in the way of Allah; and cast not yourselves by your own hands into destruction, but be good-doers; Allah loves the good-doers. Fulfil the Pilgrimage and the Visitation unto Allah; but if you are prevented, then such offering as may be feasible. And shave not your heads, till the offering reaches its place of sacrifice. If any of you is sick, or injured in his head, then redemption by fast, or freewill offering, or ritual sacrifice. When you are secure, then whosoever enjoys the Visitation until the Pilgrimage, let his offering be such as may be feasible; or if he finds none, then a fast of three days in the Pilgrimage, and of seven when you return, that is ten completely; that is for him whose family are not present at the Holy Mosque. And fear Allah, and know that Allah is terrible in retribution. The Pilgrimage is in months well-known; whoso undertakes the duty of Pilgrimage in them shall not go in to his womenfolk nor indulge in not believing in Allah and disputing in the Pilgrimage. Whatever good you do, Allah knows it. And take provision; but the best provision is Allahfearing, so fear you Me, men possessed of minds! It is no fault in you, that you should seek bounty from your Lord; but when you press on from Arafat, then remember Allah at the Holy Waymark, and remember Him as He has guided you, though formerly you were gone astray. 195 Then press on from where the people press on, and pray for Allah’s forgiveness; Allah is All-forgiving, All-compassionate. And when you have performed your holy rites remember Allah, as you remember your fathers or yet more devoutly. Now some men there are who say, ‘Our Lord, give to us in this world’; such men shall have no part in the world to come. And others there are who say, ‘Our Lord, give to us in this world good, and good in the world to come, and guard us against the chastisement of the fire’; those — they shall have a portion from what they have earned; and Allah is swift at the reckoning. And remember Allah during certain days numbered. If any man hastens on in two days, that is no sin in him; and if any delays, it is not a sin in him, if he be Allahfearing. And fear you Allah, and know that unto Him you shall be mustered. 200 And some men there are whose saying upon the present world pleases thee, and such a one calls on Allah to witness what is in his heart, yet he is most stubborn in altercation, and when he turns his back, he hastens about the earth, to do corruption there and to destroy the tillage and the stock; and Allah loves not corruption; and when it is said to him, ‘Fear Allah’, vainglory seizes him in his sin. So Gehenna shall be enough for him — how evil a cradling! But other men there are that sell themselves desiring Allah’s good pleasure; and Allah is gentle with His servants. O believers, enter the peace, all of you, and follow not the steps of Satan; 205 he is a manifest foe to you. But if you slip, after the clear signs have come to you, know then that Allah is All-mighty, All-wise. What do they look for, but that Allah shall come to them in the cloud — shadows, and the angels? The matter is determined, and unto Allah all matters are returned. Ask the Children of Israel how many a clear sign We gave them. Whoso changes Allah’s blessing after it has come to him, Allah is terrible in retribution. Decked out fair to the unbelievers is the present life, and they deride the believers; but those who were Allahfearing shall be above them on the Resurrection Day; and Allah provides whomsoever He will without reckoning. The people were one nation; then Allah sent forth the Prophets, good tidings to bear and warning, and He sent down with them the Book with the truth, that He might decide between the people touching their differences; and only those who had been given it were at variance upon it, after the clear signs had come to them, being insolent one to another; then Allah guided those who believed to the truth, touching which they were at variance, by His leave; and Allah guides whomsoever He will to a straight path. 210 Or did you suppose you should enter Paradise without there had come upon you the like of those who passed away before you? They were afflicted by misery and hardship and were so convulsed, that the Messenger and those who believed with him said, ‘When comes Allah’s help?’ Ah, but surely Allah’s help is nigh. They will question thee concerning what they should expend. Say: ‘Whatsoever good you expend is for parents and kinsmen, orphans, the needy, and the traveller; and whatever good you may do, Allah has knowledge of it.’ Prescribed for you is fighting, though it be hateful to you. Yet it may happen that you will hate a thing which is better for you; and it may happen that you will love a thing which is worse for you; Allah knows, and you know not. They will question thee concerning the holy month, and fighting in it. Say: ‘Fighting in it is a heinous thing, but to bar from Allah’s way, and disbelief in Him, and the Holy Mosque, and to expel its people from it — that is more heinous in Allah’s sight; and persecution is more heinous than slaying.’ They will not cease to fight with you, till they turn you from your religion, if they are able; and whosoever of you turns from his religion, and dies disbelieving — their works have failed in this world and the next; those are the inhabitants of the Fire; therein they shall dwell forever. 215 But the believers, and those who emigrate and struggle in Allah’s way — those have hope of Allah’s compassion; and Allah is All-forgiving, All-compassionate. They will question thee concerning wine, and arrow-shuffling. Say: ‘In both is heinous sin; and uses for men, but the sin in them is more heinous than the usefulness.’ They will question thee concerning what they should expend. Say: ‘The abundance.’ So Allah makes clear His signs to you; haply you will reflect; in this world, and the world to come. They will question thee concerning the orphans. Say: ‘To set their affairs aright is good. And if you intermix with them, they are your brothers. Allah knows well him who works corruption from him who sets aright; and had He willed He would have harassed you. Surely Allah is All-mighty, All-wise.’ 220 Do not marry idolatresses, until they believe; a believing slavegirl is better than an idolatress, though you may admire her. And do not marry idolaters, until they believe. A believing slave is better than an idolater, though you may admire him. Those call unto the Fire; and Allah calls unto Paradise, and pardon, by His leave, and He makes clear His signs to the people; haply they will remember. They will question thee concerning the monthly course. Say: ‘It is hurt; so go apart from women during the monthly course, and do not approach them till they are clean. When they have cleansed themselves, then come unto them as Allah has commanded you.’ Truly, Allah loves those who repent, and He loves those who cleanse themselves. Your women are a tillage for you; so come unto your tillage as you wish, and forward for your souls; and fear Allah, and know that you shall meet Him. Give thou good tidings to the believers. Do not make Allah a hindrance, through your oaths, to being pious and Allahfearing, and putting things right between men. Surely Allah is All-hearing, All-knowing. 225 Allah will not take you to task for a slip in your oaths; but He will take you to task for what your hearts have earned; and Allah is All-forgiving, All-clement. For those who forswear their women a wait of four months; if they revert, Allah is All-forgiving, All-compassionate; but if they resolve on divorce, surely Allah is All-hearing, All-knowing. Divorced women shall wait by themselves for three periods; and it is not lawful for them to hide what Allah has created in their wombs; if they believe in Allah and the Last Day. In such time their mates have better right to restore them, if they desire to set things right. Women have such honourable rights as obligations, but their men have a degree above them; Allah is All-mighty, All-wise. Divorce is twice; then honourable retention or setting free kindly. It is not lawful for you to take of what you have given them unless the couple fear they may not maintain Allah’s bounds; if you fear they may not maintain Allah’s bounds, it is no fault in them for her to redeem herself. Those are Allah’s bounds; do not transgress them. Whosoever transgresses the bounds of Allah — those are the evildoers. 230 If he divorces her finally, she shall not be lawful to him after that, until she marries another husband. If he divorces her, then it is no fault in them to return to each other, if they suppose that they will maintain Allah’s bounds. Those are Allah’s bounds; He makes them clear unto a people that have knowledge. When you divorce women, and they have reached their term, then retain them honourably or set them free honourably; do not retain them by force, to transgress; whoever does that has wronged himself. Take not Allah’s signs in mockery, and remember Allah’s blessing upon you, and the Book and the Wisdom He has sent down on you, to admonish you. And fear Allah, and know that Allah has knowledge of everything. When you divorce women, and they have reached their term, do not debar them from marrying their husbands, when they have agreed together honourably. That is an admonition for whoso of you believes in Allah and the Last Day; that is cleaner and purer for you; Allah knows, and you know not. Mothers shall suckle their children two years completely, for such as desire to fulfil the suckling. It is for the father to provide them and clothe them honourably. No soul is charged save to its capacity; a mother shall not be pressed for her child, neither a father for his child. The heir has a like duty. But if the couple desire by mutual consent and consultation to wean, then it is no fault in them. And if you desire to seek nursing for your children, it is no fault in you provide you hand over what you have given honourably; and fear Allah, and know that Allah sees the things you do. And those of you who die, leaving wives, they shall wait by themselves for four months and ten nights; when they have reached their term then it is no fault in you what they may do with themselves honourably. Allah is aware of the things you do. There is no fault in you touching the proposal to women you offer, or hide in your hearts; Allah knows that you will be mindful of them; but do not make troth with them secretly without you speak honourable words. And do not resolve on the knot of marriage until the book has reached its term; and know that Allah knows what is in your hearts, so be fearful of Him; and know that Allah is All-forgiving, All-clement. 235 There is no fault in you, if you divorce women while as yet you have not touched them nor appointed any marriage-portion for them; yet make provision for them, the affluent man according to his means, and according to his means the needy man, honourably — an obligation on the good-doers. And if you divorce them before you have touched them, and you have already appointed for them a marriage-portion, then one-half of what you have appointed, unless it be they make remission, or he makes remission in whose hand is the knot of marriage; yet that you should remit is nearer to Allahfearing. Forget not to be bountiful one towards another. Surely Allah sees the things you do. Be you watchful over the prayers, and the middle prayer; and do you stand obedient to Allah. 240 And if you are in fear, then afoot or mounted; but when you are secure, then remember Allah, as He taught you the things that you knew not. And those of you who die, leaving wives, let them make testament for their wives, provision for a year without expulsion; but if they go forth, there is no fault in you what they may do with themselves honourably; Allah is All-mighty, All-wise. There shall be for divorced women provision honourable — an obligation on the Allahfearing. So Allah makes clear His signs for you; haply you will understand. Hast thou not regarded those who went forth from their habitations in their thousands fearful of death? Allah said to them, ‘Die!’ Then He gave them life. Truly Allah is bounteous to the people, but most of the people are not thankful. 245 So fight in Allah’s way, and know that Allah is All-hearing, All-knowing. Who is he that will lend Allah a good loan, and He will multiply it for him manifold? Allah grasps, and outspreads; and unto Him you shall be returned. Hast thou not regarded the Council of the Children of Israel, after Moses, when they said to a Prophet of theirs, ‘Raise up for us a king, and we will fight in Allah’s way.’ He said, ‘Might it be that, if fighting is prescribed for you, you will not fight?’ They said, ‘Why should we not fight in Allah’s way, who have been expelled from our habitations and our children?’ Yet when fighting was prescribed for them, they turned their backs except a few of them; and Allah has knowledge of the evildoers. Then their Prophet said to them, ‘Verily Allah has raised up Saul for you as king.’ They said, ‘How should he be king over us who have better right than he to kingship, seeing he has not been given amplitude of wealth?’ He said, ‘Allah has chosen him over you, and has increased him broadly in knowledge and body. Allah gives the kingship to whom He will; and Allah is All-embracing, All-knowing.’ And their Prophet said to them, ‘The sign of his kingship is that the Ark will come to you, in it a Shechina from your Lord, and a remnant of what the folk of Moses and Aaron’s folk left behind, the angels bearing it. Surely in that shall be a sign for you, if you are believers.’ 250 And when Saul went forth with the hosts he said, ‘Allah will try you with a river; whosoever drinks of it is not of me, and whoso tastes it not, he is of me, saving him who scoops up with his hand.’ But they drank of it, except a few of them; and when he crossed it, and those who believed with him, they said, ‘We have no power today against Goliath and his hosts.’ Said those who reckoned they should meet Allah, ‘How often a little company has overcome a numerous company, by Allah’s leave! And Allah is with the patient.’ So, when they went forth against Goliath And his hosts, they said, ‘Our Lord, pour out upon us patience, and make firm our feet, and give us aid against the people of the unbelievers!’ And they routed them, by the leave of Allah, and David slew Goliath; and Allah gave him the kingship, and Wisdom, and He taught him such as He willed. Had Allah not driven back the people, some by the means of others, the earth had surely corrupted; but Allah is bounteous unto all beings. These are the signs of Allah We recite to thee in truth, and assuredly thou art of the number of the Envoys. And those Messengers, some We have preferred above others; some there are to whom Allah spoke, and some He raised in rank. And We gave Jesus son of Mary the clear signs, and confirmed him with the Holy Spirit. And had Allah willed, those who came after him would not have fought one against the other after the clear signs had come to them; but they fell into variance, and some of them believed, and some disbelieved; and had Allah willed they would not have fought one against the other; but Allah does whatsoever He desires. 255 O believers, expend of that wherewith We have provided you, before there comes a day wherein shall be neither traffick, nor friendship, nor intercession; and the unbelievers — they are the evildoers. Allah there is no Allah but He, the Living, the Everlasting. Slumber seizes Him not, neither sleep; to Him belongs all that is in the heavens and the earth. Who is there that shall intercede with Him save by His leave? He knows what lies before them and what is after them, and they comprehend not anything of His knowledge save such as He wills. His Throne comprises the heavens and earth; the preserving of them oppresses Him not; He is the All-high, the All-glorious. No compulsion is there in religion. Rectitude has become clear from error. So whosoever disbelieves in idols and believes in Allah, has laid hold of the most firm handle, unbreaking; Allah is All-hearing, All-knowing. Allah is the Protector of the believers; He brings them forth from the shadows into the light. And the unbelievers — their protectors are idols, that bring them forth from the light into the shadows; those are the inhabitants of the Fire, therein dwelling forever. 260 Hast thou not regarded him who disputed with Abraham, concerning his Lord, that Allah had given him the kingship? When Abraham said, ‘My Lord is He who gives life, and makes to die,’ he said, ‘I give life, and make to die.’ Said Abraham, ‘Allah brings the sun from the east; so bring thou it from the west.’ Then the unbeliever was confounded. Allah guides not the people of the evildoers. Or such as he who passed by a city that was fallen down upon its turrets; he said, ‘How shall Allah give life to this now it is dead?’ So Allah made him die a hundred years, then He raised him up, saying, ‘How long hast thou tarried?’ He said, ‘I have tarried a day, or part of a day.’ Said He, ‘Nay; thou hast tarried a hundred years. Look at thy food and drink — it has not spoiled; and look at thy ass. So We would make thee a sign for the people. And look at the bones; how We shall set them up, and then clothe them with flesh.’ So, when it was made clear to him, he said, ‘I know that Allah is powerful over everything.’ And when Abraham said, ‘My Lord, show me how Thou wilt give life to the dead,’ He said, ‘Why, dost thou not believe?’ ‘Yes,’ he said, ‘but that my heart may be at rest.’ Said He, ‘Take four birds, and twist them to thee, then set a part of them on every hill, then summon them, and they will come to thee running. And do thou know that Allah is All-mighty, All-wise.’ The likeness of those who expend their wealth in the way of Allah is as the likeness of a grain of corn that sprouts seven ears, in every ear a hundred grains. So Allah multiplies unto whom He will; Allah is All-embracing, All-knowing. Those who expend their wealth in the way of Allah then follow not up what they have expended with reproach and injury, their wage is with their Lord, and no fear shall be on them, neither shall they sorrow. 265 Honourable words, and forgiveness, are better than a freewill offering followed by injury; and Allah is All-sufficient, All-clement. O believers, void not your freewill offerings with reproach and injury, as one who expends of his substance to show off to men and believes not in Allah and the Last Day. The likeness of him is as the likeness of a smooth rock on which is soil, and a torrent smites it, and leaves it barren. They have no power over anything that they have earned. Allah guides not the people of the unbelievers. But the likeness of those who expend their wealth, seeking Allah’s good pleasure, and to confirm themselves, is as the likeness of a garden upon a hill; a torrent smites it and it yields its produce twofold; if no torrent smites it, yet dew; and Allah sees the things you do. Would any of you wish to have a garden of palms and vines, with rivers flowing beneath it, and all manner of fruit there for him, then old age smites him, and he has seed, but weaklings, then a whirlwind with fire smites it, and it is consumed? So Allah makes clear the signs to you; haply you will reflect. O believers, expend of the good things you have earned, and of that We have produced for you from the earth, and intend not the corrupt of it for your expending; 270 for you would never take it yourselves, except you closed an eye on it; and know that Allah is All-sufficient, All-laudable. Satan promises you poverty, and bids you unto indecency; but Allah promises you His pardon and His bounty; and Allah is All-embracing, All-knowing. He gives the Wisdom to whomsoever He will, and whoso is given the Wisdom, has been given much good; yet none remembers but men possessed of minds. And whatever expenditure you expend, and whatever vow you vow, surely Allah knows it. No helpers have the evildoers. If you publish your freewill offerings, it is excellent; but if you conceal them, and give them to the poor, that is better for you, and will acquit you of your evil deeds; Allah is aware of the things you do. Thou art not responsible for guiding them; but Allah guides whomsoever He will. And whatever good you expend is for yourselves, for then you are expending, being desirous only of Allah’s Face; and whatever good you expend shall be repaid to you in full, and you will not be wronged, it being for the poor who are restrained in the way of Allah, and are unable to journey in the land; the ignorant man supposes them rich because of their abstinence, but thou shalt know them by their mark — they do not beg of men importunately. And whatever good you expend, surely Allah has knowledge of it. 275 Those who expend their wealth night and day, secretly and in public, their wage awaits them with their Lord, and no fear shall be on them, neither shall they sorrow. Those who devour usury shall not rise again except as he rises, whom Satan of the touch prostrates; that is because they say, ‘Trafficking (trade) is like usury.’ Allah has permitted trafficking, and forbidden usury. Whosoever receives an admonition from his Lord and gives over, he shall have his past gains, and his affair is committed to Allah; but whosoever reverts — those are the inhabitants of the Fire, therein dwelling forever. Allah blots out usury, but freewill offerings He augments with interest. Allah loves not any guilty ingrate. Those who believe and do deeds of righteousness, and perform the prayer, and pay the alms — their wage awaits them with their Lord, and no fear shall be on them, neither shall they sorrow. O believers, fear you Allah; and give up the usury that is outstanding, if you are believers. But if you do not, then take notice that Allah shall war with you, and His Messenger; yet if you repent, you shall have your principal, unwronging and unwronged. 280 And if any man should be in difficulties, let him have respite till things are easier; but that you should give freewill offerings is better for you, did you but know. And fear a day wherein you shall be returned to Allah, and every soul shall be paid in full what it has earned; and they shall not be wronged. O believers, when you contract a debt one upon another for a stated term, write it down, and let a writer write it down between you justly, and let not any writer refuse to write it down, as Allah has taught him; so let him write, and let the debtor dictate, and let him fear Allah his Lord and not diminish aught of it. And if the debtor be a fool, or weak, or unable to dictate himself, then let his guardian dictate justly. And call in to witness two witnesses, men; or if the two be not men, then one man and two women, such witnesses as you approve of, that if one of the two women errs the other will remind her; and let the witnesses not refuse, whenever they are summoned. And be not loth to write it down, whether it be small or great, with its term; that is more equitable in Allah’s sight, more upright for testimony, and likelier that you will not be in doubt. Unless it be merchandise present that you give and take between you; then it shall be no fault in you if you do not write it down. And take witnesses when you are trafficking one with another. And let not either writer or witness be pressed; or if you do, that is unAllahliness in you. And fear Allah; Allah teaches you, and Allah has knowledge of everything. And if you are upon a journey, and you do not find a writer, then a pledge in hand. But if one of you trusts another, let him who is trusted deliver his trust, and let him fear Allah his Lord. And do not conceal the testimony; whoso conceals it, his heart is sinful; and Allah has knowledge of the things you do. To Allah belongs all that is in the heavers and earth. Whether you publish what is in your hearts or hide it, Allah shall make reckoning with you for it. He will forgive whom He will, and chastise whom He will; Allah is powerful over everything. 285 The Messenger believes in what was sent down to him from his Lord, and the believers; each one believes in Allah and His angels, and in His Books and His Messengers; we make no division between any one of His Messengers. They say, ‘We hear, and obey. Our Lord, grant us Thy forgiveness; unto Thee is the homecoming.’ Allah charges no soul save to its capacity; standing to its account is what it has earned, and against its account what it has merited. Our Lord, take us not to task if we forget, or make mistake. Our Lord; charge us not with a load such as Thou didst lay upon those before us. Our Lord, do Thou not burden us beyond what we have the strength to bear. And pardon us, and forgive us, and have mercy on us; Thou art our Protector. And help us against the people of the unbelievers. III THE HOUSE OF IMRAN In the Name of Allah, the Merciful, the Compassionate 3:1 Alif Lam Mim Allah, there is none worthy of worship but He, the Living, the Everlasting. He has sent down upon thee the Book with the truth, confirming what was before it, and He sent down the Torah and the Gospel aforetime, as guidance to the people, and He sent down the Salvation. As for those who disbelieve in The Almighty’s signs, for them awaits a terrible chastisement; The Lord is All-mighty, Vengeful. From Allah nothing whatever is hidden in heaven and earth. It is He who forms you in the womb as He will. There is none worthy of worship but He, the All-mighty, the All-wise. 3:5 It is He who sent down upon thee the Book, wherein are verses clear that are the Essence of the Book, and others ambiguous. As for those in whose hearts is swerving, they follow the ambiguous part, desiring dissension, and desiring its interpretation; and none knows its interpretation, save only Allah. And those firmly rooted in knowledge say, ‘We believe in it; all is from our Lord’; yet none remembers, but men possessed of minds. Our Lord, make not our hearts to swerve after that Thou hast guided us; and give us mercy from Thee; Thou art the Giver. Our Lord, it is Thou that shall gather mankind for a day whereon is no doubt; verily Allah will not fail the tryst. As for the unbelievers, their riches will not avail them, neither their children, aught against Allah; those — they shall be fuel for the Fire like Pharaoh’s folk, and the people before them, who cried lies to Our signs; Allah seized them because of their sins; Allah is terrible in retribution. 3:10 Say to the unbelievers: ‘You shall be overthrown, and mustered into Gehenna — an evil cradling!’ There has already been a sign for you in the two companies that encountered, one company fighting in the way of Allah and another unbelieving; they saw them twice the like of them, as the eye sees, but Allah confirms with His help whom He will. Surely in that is a lesson for men possessed of eyes. Decked out fair to men is the love of lusts — women, children, heaped-up heaps of gold and silver, horses of mark, cattle and tillage. That is the enjoyment of the present life; but Allah — with Him is the fairest resort. Say: ‘Shall I tell you of a better than that?’ For those that are fearing Allah, with their Lord are gardens underneath which rivers flow, therein dwelling forever, and spouses purified, and Allah’s good pleasure. And Allah sees His servants who say, ‘Our Lord, we believe; forgive us our sins, and guard us against the chastisement of the Fire’ – 3:15 men who are patient, truthful, obedient, expenders in alms, imploring Allah’s pardon at the daybreak. Allah bears witness that there is none worthy of worship but He — and the angels, and men possessed of knowledge — upholding justice; there is none worthy of worship but He, the All-mighty, the All-wise. The true religion with Allah is Islaam. Those who were given the Book were not at variance except after the knowledge came to them, being insolent one to another. And whoso disbelieves in Allah’s signs. Allah is swift at the reckoning. So if they dispute with thee, say: ‘I have surrendered my will to Allah, and whosoever follows me. And say to those who have been given the Book and to the common folk: ‘Have you surrendered?’ If they have surrendered, they are right guided; but if they turn their backs, thine it is only to deliver the Message; and Allah sees His servants. 3:20 Those who disbelieve in the signs of Allah and slay the Prophets without right, and slay such men as bid to justice — do thou give them the good tidings of a painful chastisement; their works have failed in this world and the next; they have no helpers. Hast thou not regarded those who were given a portion of the Book, being called to the Book of Allah, that it might decide between them, and then a party of them turned away, swerving aside? That, because they said, ‘The Fire shall not touch us, except for a number of days’; and the lies they forged has deluded them in their religion. But how will it be, when We gather them for a day whereon is no doubt, and every soul shall be paid in full what it has earned, and they shall not be wronged? 3:25 Say: ‘O Allah, Master of the Kingdom, Thou givest the Kingdom to whom Thou wilt, and seizest the Kingdom from whom Thou wilt, Thou exaltest whom Thou wilt, and Thou abasest whom Thou wilt; in Thy hand is the good; Thou art powerful over everything. Thou makest the night to enter into the day and Thou makest the day to enter into the night, Thou bringest forth the living from the dead and Thou bringest forth the dead from the living, and Thou providest whomsoever Thou wilt without reckoning. Let not the believers take the unbelievers for friends, rather than the believers — for whoso does that belongs not to Allah in anything — unless you have a fear of them. Allah warns you that you beware of Him, and unto Allah is the homecoming. Say: ‘Whether you hide what is in your breasts or publish it, Allah knows it. Allah knows what is in the heavens and what is in the earth; and Allah is powerful over everything.’ The day every soul shall find what it has done of good brought forward, and what it has done of evil; it will wish if there were only a far space between it and that day. Allah warns you that you beware of Him; and Allah is gentle with His servants. Say: ‘If you love Allah, follow me, and Allah will love you, and forgive you your sins; Allah is All-forgiving, All-compassionate.’ Say: ‘Obey Allah, and the Messenger.’ But if they turn their backs, Allah loves not the unbelievers. 3:30 Allah chose Adam and Noah and the House of Abraham and the House of Imran above all beings, the seed of one another; Allah hears, and knows.When the wife of Imran said, ‘Lord, I have vowed to Thee, in dedication, what is within my womb. Receive Thou this from me; Thou hearest, and knowest.’ And when she gave birth to her she said, ‘Lord, I have given birth to her, a female.’ (And Allah knew very well what she had given birth to; the male is not as the female.) ‘And I have named her Mary, and commend her to Thee with her seed, to protect them from the accursed Satan.’ Her Lord received the child with gracious favour, and by His goodness she grew up comely, Zachariah taking charge of her. Whenever Zachariah went in to her in the Sanctuary, he found her provisioned. ‘Mary,’ he said, ‘how comes this to thee?’ ‘From Allah,’ she said. Truly Allah provisions whomsoever He will without reckoning. Then Zachariah prayed to his Lord saying, ‘Lord, give me of Thy goodness a goodly offspring. Yea, Thou hearest prayer.’ And the angels called to him, standing in the Sanctuary at worship, ‘Lo, Allah gives thee good tidings of John, who shall confirm a Word of Allah, a chief, and chaste, a Prophet, righteous.’ 3:35 ‘Lord,’ said Zachariah, ‘how shall I have a son, seeing I am an old man and my wife is barren?’ ‘Even so,’ Allah said, ‘Allah does what He will.’ ‘Lord,’ said Zachariah, ‘appoint to me a sign.’ ‘Thy sign,’ Allah said, ‘is that thou shalt not speak, save by tokens, to men for three days. And mention thy Lord oft, and give glory at evening and dawn.’ 3:40 And when the angels said, ‘Mary, Allah has chosen thee, and purified thee; He has chosen thee above all women. Mary; be obedient to thy Lord, prostrating and bowing before Him.’ (That is of the tidings of the Unseen, that We reveal to thee; for thou wast not with them, when they were casting quills which of them should have charge of Mary; thou wast not with them, when they were disputing.) When the angels said, ‘Mary, Allah gives thee good tidings of a Word from Him whose name is Messiah, Jesus, son of Mary; high honoured shall he be in this world and the next, near stationed to Allah. He shall speak to men in the cradle, and of age, and righteous he shall be.’ ‘Lord,’ said Mary, ‘how shall I have a son seeing no mortal has touched me?’ ‘Even so,’ Allah said, Allah creates what He will. When He decrees a thing He does but say to it “Be,” and it is. And He will teach him the Book, the Wisdom, the Torah, the Gospel, to be a Messenger to the Children of Israel saying, “I have come to you with a sign from your Lord. I will create for you out of clay as the likeness of a bird; then I will breathe into it, and it will be a bird, by the leave of Allah. I will also heal the blind and the leper, and bring to life the dead, by the leave of Allah. I will inform you too of what things you eat, and what you treasure up in your houses. Surely in that is a sign for you, if you are believers. Likewise confirming the truth of the Torah that is before me, and to make lawful to you certain things that before were forbidden unto you. I have come to you with a sign from your Lord; so fear you Allah, and obey you me. Surely Allah is my Lord and your Lord; so serve Him. This is a straight path”.’ 3:45 And when Jesus perceived their unbelief, he said, ‘Who will be my helpers unto Allah?’ The Apostles said, ‘We will be helpers of Allah; we believe in Allah; witness thou our submission. Lord, we believe in that Thou hast sent down, and we follow the Messenger. Inscribe us therefore with those who bear witness.’ And they devised, and Allah devised, and Allah is the best of devisers. When Allah said, ‘Jesus, I will take thee to Me and will raise thee to Me and I will purify thee of those who believe not. I will set thy followers above the unbelievers till the Resurrection Day. Then unto Me shall you return, and I will decide between you, as to what you were at variance on. As for the unbelievers, I will chastise them with a terrible chastisement in this world and the next; they shall have no helpers.’ 3:50 But as for the believers, who do deeds of righteousness, He will pay them in full their wages: and Allah loves not the evildoers. This We recite to thee of signs and wise remembrance. Truly, the likeness of Jesus, in Allah’s sight, is as Adam’s likeness; He created him of dust, then said He unto him, ‘Be,’ and he was. The truth is of Allah; be not of the doubters. And whoso disputes with thee concerning him, after the knowledge that has come to thee, say: ‘Come now, let us call our sons and your sons, our wives and your wives, our selves and your selves, then let us humbly pray and so lay Allah’s curse upon the ones who lie.’ 3:55 This is the true story. There is no Allah but Allah, and assuredly Allah is the All-mighty, the All-wise. And if they turn their backs, assuredly Allah knows the workers of corruption. Say: ‘People of the Book! Come now to a word common between us and you, that we serve none but Allah, and that we associate not aught with Him, and do not some of us take others as Lords, apart from Allah.’ And if they turn their backs, say: ‘Bear witness that we are Muslims.’ People of the Book! Why do you dispute concerning Abraham? The Torah was not sent down, neither the Gospel, but after him. What, have you no reason? Ha, you are the ones who dispute on what you know; why then dispute you touching a matter of which you know not anything? Allah knows, and you know not. 3:60 No; Abraham in truth was not a Jew, neither a Christian; but he was a Muslim and one pure of faith; certainly he was never of the idolaters. Surely the people standing closest to Abraham are those who followed him, and this Prophet, and those who believe; and Allah is the Protector of the believers. There is a party of the People of the Book yearn to make you go astray; yet none they make to stray, except themselves, but they are not aware. People of the Book! Why do you disbelieve in Allah’s signs, which you yourselves witness? People of the Book! Why do you confound the truth with vanity, and conceal the truth and that wittingly? 3:65 There is a party of the People of the Book say, ‘Believe in what has been sent down upon those who believe at the beginning of the day, and disbelieve at the end of it; haply they will then return; and believe not any but him who follows your religion.’ Say: ‘The true guidance is Allah’s guidance — that anyone should be given the like of what you have been given, or dispute with you before your Lord.’ Say: ‘Surely bounty is in the hand of Allah; He gives it unto whomsoever He will; and Allah is All-embracing, All-knowing. ‘He singles out for His mercy whom He will; Allah is of bounty abounding.’ And of the People of the Book is he who, if thou trust him with a hundredweight, will restore it thee; and of them is he who, if thou trust him with one pound, will not restore it thee, unless ever thou standest over him. That, because they say, ‘There is no way over us as to the common people.’ They speak falsehood against Allah and that wittingly. 3:70 Nay, but whoso fulfils his covenant and fears Allah, Allah loves the Allahfearing. Those that sell Allah’s covenant, and their oaths, for a little price, there shall be no share for them in the world to come; Allah shall not speak to them neither look on them on the Resurrection Day, neither will He purify them; and for them awaits a painful chastisement. And there is a sect of them twist their tongues with the Book, that you may suppose it part of the Book, yet it is not part of the Book; and they say, ‘It is from Allah,’ yet it is not from Allah, and they speak falsehood against Allah, and that wittingly. It belongs not to any mortal that Allah should give him the Book, the Judgment, the Prophethood, then he should say to men, ‘Be you servants to me apart from Allah.’ Rather, ‘Be you masters in that you know the Book, and in that you study.’ He would never order you to take the angels and the Prophets as Lords; what, would He order you to disbelieve, after you have surrendered? 3:75 And when Allah took compact with the Prophets: ‘That I have given you of Book and Wisdom; then there shall come to you a Messenger confirming what is with you — you shall believe in him and you shall help him; do you agree?’ He said. ‘And do you take My load on you on that condition?’ They said, ‘We do agree.’ Allah said, ‘Bear witness so, and I shall be with you among the witnesses.’ Then whosoever turns his back after that — they are the unAllahly. What, do they desire another religion than Allah’s, and to Him has surrendered whoso is in the heavens and the earth, willingly or unwillingly, and to Him they shall be returned? Say: ‘We believe in Allah, and that which has been sent down on us, and sent down on Abraham and Ishmael, Isaac and Jacob, and the Tribes, and in that which was given to Moses and Jesus, and the Prophets, of their Lord; we make no division between any of them, and to Him we surrender.’ Whoso desires another religion than Islam, it shall not be accepted of him; in the next world he shall be among the losers. 3:80 How shall Allah guide a people who have disbelieved after they believed, and bore witness that the Messenger is true, and the clear signs came to them? Allah guides not the people of the evildoers. Those — their recompense is that there shall rest on them the curse of Allah and of the angels and of men, altogether, therein dwelling forever; the chastisement shall not be lightened for them; no respite shall be given them. But those who repent thereafter, and make amends — Allah is All-forgiving, All-compassionate. Surely those who disbelieve after they have believed and then increase in unbelief — their repentance shall not be accepted; those are the ones who stray. 3:85 Surely those who disbelieve, and die disbelieving, there shall not be accepted from any one of them the whole earth full of gold, if he would ransom himself thereby; for them awaits a painful chastisement, and they shall have no helpers. You will not attain piety until you expend of what you love; and whatever thing you expend, Allah knows of it. All food was lawful to the Children of Israel save what Israel forbade for himself before the Torah was sent down. Say: ‘Bring you the Torah now, and recite it, if you are truthful.’ Whoso forges falsehood against Allah after that, those are the evildoers.Say: ‘Allah has spoken the truth; therefore follow the creed of Abraham, a man of pure faith and no idolater.’ 3:90 The first House established for the people was that at Bekka, a place holy, and a guidance to all beings. Therein are clear signs — the station of Abraham, and whosoever enters it is in security. It is the duty of all men towards Allah to come to the House a pilgrim, if he is able to make his way there. As for the unbeliever, Allah is All-sufficient nor needs any being. Say: ‘People of the Book, why do you disbelieve in the signs of Allah? Surely Allah is witness of the things you do.’ Say: ‘People of the Book, why do you bar from Allah’s way the believer, desiring to make it crooked, yourselves being witnesses? Allah is not heedless of the things you do.’ 3:95 O believers, if you obey a sect of those who have been given the Book, they will turn you, after you have believed, into unbelievers. How can you disbelieve, seeing you have Allah’s signs recited to you, and His Messenger among you? Whosoever holds fast to Allah, he is guided to a straight path. O believers, fear Allah as He should be feared, and see you do not die, save in surrender. And hold you fast to Allah’s bond, together, and do not scatter; remember Allah’s blessing upon you when you were enemies, and He brought your hearts together, so that by His blessing you became brothers. You were upon the brink of a pit of Fire, and He delivered you from it; even so Allah makes clear to you His signs; so haply you will be guided. 3:100 Let there be one nation of you, calling to good, and bidding to honour, and forbidding dishonour; those are the prosperers. Be not as those who scattered and fell into variance after the clear signs came to them; those there awaits a mighty chastisement, the day when some faces are blackened, and some faces whitened. As for those whose faces are blackened –’Did you disbelieve after you had believed? Then taste the chastisement for that you disbelieved!’ But as for those whose faces are whitened, they shall be in Allah’s mercy, therein dwelling forever. These are the signs of Allah We recite to thee in truth, and Allah desires not any injustice to living beings. 3:105 To Allah belongs all that is in the heavens and in the earth, and unto Him all matters are returned. You are the best nation ever brought forth to men, bidding to honour, and forbidding dishonour, and believing in Allah. Had the People of the Book believed, it were better for them; some of them are believers, but the most of them are unAllahly. They will not harm you, except a little hurt; and if they fight with you, they will turn on you their backs; then they will not be helped. Abasement shall be pitched on them, wherever they are come upon, except they be in a bond of Allah, and a bond of the people; they will be laden with the burden of Allah’s anger, and poverty shall be pitched on them; that, because they disbelieved in Allah’s signs, and slew the Prophets without right; that, for that they acted rebelliously and were transgressors. Yet they are not all alike; some of the People of the Book are a nation upstanding, that recite Allah’s signs in the watches of the night, bowing themselves, 3:110 believing in Allah and in the Last Day, bidding to honour and forbidding dishonour, vying one with the other in good works; those are of the righteous. And whatsoever good you do, you shall not be denied the just reward of it; and Allah knows the Allahfearing. As for the unbelievers, their riches shall not avail them, neither their children, against Allah; those are the inhabitants of the Fire, therein dwelling forever. The likeness of that they expend in this present life is as the likeness of a freezing blast that smites the tillage of a people who wronged themselves, and it destroyed that; Allah wronged them not, but themselves they wronged. O believers, take not for your intimates outside yourselves such men spare nothing to ruin you; they yearn for you to suffer. Hatred has already shown itself of their mouths, and what their breasts conceal is yet greater. Now We have made clear to you the signs, if you understand. 3:115 Ha, there you are; you love them, and they love you not; you believe in the Book, all of it, and when they meet you they say, ‘We believe,’ but when they go privily, they bite at you their fingers, enraged. Say: ‘Die in your rage; Allah knows the thoughts in the breasts.’ If you are visited by good fortune, it vexes them; but if you are smitten by evil, they rejoice at it. Yet if you are patient and Allahfearing, their guile will hurt you nothing; Allah encompasses the things they do. When thou wentest forth at dawn from thy people to lodge the believers in their pitches for the battle — Allah is All-hearing, All-knowing — when two parties of you were about to lose heart, though Allah was their Protector — and in Allah let the believers put all their trust — and Allah most surely helped you at Badr, when you were utterly abject. So fear Allah, and haply you will be thankful. 3:120 When thou saidst to the believers, ‘Is it not enough for you that your Lord should reinforce you with three thousand angels sent down upon you? Yea; if you are patient and Allahfearing, and the foe come against you instantly, your Lord will reinforce you with five thousand swooping angels.’ Allah wrought this not, save as good tiding to you, and that your hearts might be at rest; help comes only from Allah the All-mighty, the All-wise; and that He might cut off a part of the unbelievers or frustrate them, so that they turned in their tracks, disappointed. No part of the matter is thine, whether He turns towards them again, or chastises them; for they are evildoers. To Allah belongs all that is in the heavens and earth; He forgives whom He will, and chastises whom He will; Allah is All-forgiving, All-compassionate. 3:125 O believers, devour not usury, doubled and redoubled, and fear you Allah; haply so you will prosper. And fear the Fire prepared for the unbelievers, and obey Allah and the Messenger; haply so you will find mercy. And vie with one another, hastening to forgiveness from your Lord, and to a garden whose breadth is as the heavens and earth, prepared for the Allahfearing who expend in prosperity and adversity in almsgiving, and restrain their rage, and pardon the offences of their fellowmen; and Allah loves the good-doers; who, when they commit an indecency or wrong themselves, remember Allah, and pray forgiveness for their sins — and who shall forgive sins but Allah? — and do not persevere in the things they did and that wittingly. 3:130 Those — their recompense is forgiveness from their Lord, and gardens beneath which rivers flow, therein dwelling forever; and how excellent is the wage of those who labour! Divers institutions have passed away before you; journey in the land, and behold how was the end of those that cried lies. This is an exposition for mankind, and a guidance, and an admonition for such as are Allahfearing. Faint not, neither sorrow; you shall be the upper ones if you are believers. If a wound touches you, a like wound already has touched the heathen; such days We deal out in turn among men, and that Allah may know who are the believers, and that He may take witnesses from among you; and Allah loves not the evildoers; 3:135 and that Allah may prove the believers, and blot out the unbelievers. Or did you suppose you should enter Paradise without Allah know who of you have struggled and who are patient? You were longing for death before you met it; now you have seen it, while you were beholding. Muhammad is naught but a Messenger; Messengers have passed away before him. Why, if he should die or is slain, will you turn about on your heels? If any man should turn about on his heels, he will not harm Allah in any way; and Allah will recompense the thankful. It is not given to any soul to die, save by the leave of Allah, at an appointed time. Whoso desires the reward of this world, We will give him of this; and whoso desires the reward of the other world, We will give him of that; and We will recompense the thankful. 3:140 Many a Prophet there has been, with whom thousands manifold have fought, and they fainted not for what smote them in Allah’s way, neither weakened, nor did they humble themselves; and Allah loves the patient. Nothing else they said but, ‘Lord, forgive us our sins, and that we exceeded in our affair, and make firm our feet, and help us against the people of the unbelievers.’ And Allah gave them the reward of this world and the fairest reward of the world to come; and Allah loves the good-doers. O believers, if you obey the unbelievers they will turn you upon your heels, and you will turn about, losers. No; but Allah is your Protector, and He is the best of helpers. We will cast into the hearts of the unbelievers terror, for that they have associated with Allah that for which He sent down never authority; their lodging shall be the Fire; evil is the lodging of the evildoers. 3:145 Allah has been true in His promise towards you when you blasted them by His leave; until you lost heart, and quarrelled about the matter, and were rebellious, after He had shown you that you longed for. Some of you there are that desire this world, and some of you there are desire the next world. Then He turned you from them, that He might try you; and He has pardoned you; and Allah is bounteous to the believers. When you were going up, not twisting about for anyone, and the Messenger was calling you in your rear; so He rewarded you with grief on grief that you might not sorrow for what escaped you neither for what smote you; and Allah is aware of the things you do. Then He sent down upon you, after grief, security — a slumber overcoming a party of you; and a party themselves had grieved, thinking of Allah thoughts that were not true such as the pagans thought, saying, ‘Have we any part whatever in the affair?’ Say: ‘The affair belongs to Allah entirely.’ They were concealing in their hearts that they show not to thee, saying, ‘Ah, if we had had a part in the affair, never would we have been slain here.’ Say: ‘Even if you had been in your houses, those for whom slaying was appointed would have sallied forth unto their last couches’; and that Allah might try what was in your breasts, and that He might prove what was in your hearts; and Allah knows the thoughts in the breasts. Those of you who turned away the day the two hosts encountered — Satan made them slip for somewhat they had earned; but Allah has pardoned them; Allah is All-forgiving, All-clement. 3:150 O believers, be not as the unbelievers who say to their brothers, when they journey in the land, or are upon expeditions, ‘If they had been with us, they would not have died and not been slain’ — that Allah may make that an anguish in their hearts. For Allah gives life, and He makes to die; and Allah sees the things you do. If you are slain or die in Allah’s way, forgiveness and mercy from Allah are a better thing than that you amass; surely if you die or are slain, it is unto Allah you shall be mustered. It was by some mercy of Allah that thou wast gentle to them; hadst thou been harsh and hard of heart, they would have scattered from about thee. So pardon them, and pray forgiveness for them, and take counsel with them in the affair; and when thou art resolved, put thy trust in Allah; surely Allah loves those who put their trust. If Allah helps you, none can overcome you; but if He forsakes you, who then can help you after Him? Therefore in Allah let the believers put all their trust. 3:155 It is not for a Prophet to be fraudulent; whoso defrauds shall bring the fruits of his fraud on the Day of Resurrection; then every soul shall be paid in full what it has earned, and they shall not be wronged. What, is he who follows Allah’s good pleasure like him who is laden with the burden of Allah’s anger, whose refuge is Gehenna? An evil homecoming! They are in ranks with Allah; and Allah sees the things they do. Truly Allah was gracious to the believers when He raised up among them a Messenger from themselves, to recite to them His signs and to purify them, and to teach them the Book and the Wisdom, though before they were in manifest error. Why, when an affliction visited you, and you had visited twice over the like of it, did you say, ‘How is this?’ Say: ‘This is from your own selves; surely Allah is powerful over everything.’ 3:160 And what visited you, the day the two hosts encountered, was by Allah’s leave, and that He might know the believers; and that He might also know the hypocrites when it was said of them, ‘Come now, fight in the way of Allah, or repel!’ They said, ‘If only we knew how to fight, we would follow you.’ They that day were nearer to unbelief than to belief, saying with their mouths that which never was in their hearts; and Allah knows very well the things they hide; who said of their brothers (and they themselves held back), ‘Had they obeyed us, they would not have been slain.’ Say: ‘Then avert death from yourselves, if you speak truly.’ Count not those who were slain in Allah’s way as dead, but rather living with their Lord, by Him provided, rejoicing in the bounty that Allah has given them, and joyful in those who remain behind and have not joined them, because no fear shall be on them, neither shall they sorrow, 3:165 joyful in blessing and bounty from Allah, and that Allah leaves not to waste the wage of the believers. And those who answered Allah and the Messenger after the wound had smitten them — to all those of them who did good and feared Allah, shall be a mighty wage; those to whom the people said, ‘The people have gathered against you, therefore fear them’, but it increased them in faith, and they said, ‘Allah is sufficient for us; an excellent Guardian is He.’ So they returned with blessing and bounty from Allah, untouched by evil; they followed the good pleasure of Allah; and Allah is of bounty abounding. That is Satan frightening his friends, therefore do not fear them; but fear you Me, if you are believers. 3:170 Let them not grieve thee that vie with one another in unbelief; they will nothing hurt Allah; Allah desires not to appoint for them a portion in the world to come, and there awaits them a mighty chastisement. Those who buy unbelief at the price of faith, they will nothing hurt Allah; and there awaits them a painful chastisement. And let not the unbelievers suppose that the indulgence We grant them is better for them; We grant them indulgence only that they may increase in sin; and there awaits them a humbling chastisement. Allah will not leave the believers in the state in which you are, till He shall distinguish the corrupt from the good, and Allah will not inform you of the Unseen; but Allah chooses out of His Messengers whom He will. Believe you then in Allah and His Messengers; and if you believe and are Allahfearing, there shall be for you a mighty wage. 3:175 But as for those who are niggardly with the bounty Allah has given them, let them not suppose it is better for them; nay, it is worse for them; that they were niggardly with they shall have hung about their necks on the Resurrection Day; and to Allah belongs the inheritance of the heavens and earth; and Allah is aware of the things you do. Allah has heard the saying of those who said, ‘Surely Allah is poor, and we are rich.’ We shall write down what they have said, and their slaying the Prophets without right, and We shall say, ‘Taste the chastisement of the burning — that, for what your hands have forwarded, and for that Allah is never unjust unto His servants.’ Those same men said, ‘Allah has made covenant with us, that we believe not any Messenger until he brings to us a sacrifice devoured by fire.’ 3:180 Say: ‘Messengers have come to you before me bearing clear signs, and that you spoke of; why therefore did you slay them, if you speak truly?’ But if they cry lies to thee, lies were cried to Messengers before thee, who came bearing clear signs, and the Psalms, and the Book Illuminating. Every soul shall taste of death; you shall surely be paid in full your wages on the Day of Resurrection. Whosoever is removed from the Fire and admitted to Paradise, shall win the triumph. The present life is but the joy of delusion. You shall surely be tried in your possessions and your selves, and you shall hear from those who were given the Book before you, and from those who are idolaters, much hurt; but if you are patient and Allahfearing — surely that is true constancy. And when Allah took compact with those who had been given the Book: ‘You shall make it clear unto the people, and not conceal it.’ But they rejected it behind their backs and sold it for a small price — how evil was that their selling! 3:185 Reckon not that those who rejoice in what they have brought, and love to be praised for what they have not done — do not reckon them secure from chastisement; for them awaits a painful chastisement. To Allah belongs the Kingdom of the heavens and of the earth; and Allah is powerful over everything. Surely in the creation of the heavens and earth and in the alternation of night and day there are signs for men possessed of minds who remember Allah, standing and sitting and on their sides, and reflect upon the creation of the heavens and the earth: ‘Our Lord, Thou hast not created this for vanity. Glory be to Thee! Guard us against the chastisement of the Fire. Our Lord, whomsoever Thou admittest into the Fire, Thou wilt have abased; and the evildoers shall have no helpers. 3:190 Our Lord, we have heard a caller calling us to belief, saying, “Believe you in your Lord!” And we believe. Our Lord, forgive Thou us our sins and acquit us of our evil deeds, and take us to Thee with the pious. Our Lord, give us what Thou hast promised us by Thy Messengers, and abase us not on the Day of Resurrection; Thou wilt not fail the tryst.’ And their Lord answers them: ‘I waste not the labour of any that labours among you, be you male or female — the one of you is as the other. And those who emigrated, and were expelled from their habitations, those who suffered hurt in My way, and fought, and were slain — them I shall surely acquit of their evil deeds, and I shall admit them to gardens underneath which rivers flow.’ 3:195 A reward from Allah! And Allah with Him is the fairest reward. Let it not delude thee, that the unbelievers go to and fro in the land; a little enjoyment, then their refuge is Gehenna — an evil cradling! But those who fear their Lord — for them shall be gardens underneath which rivers flow, therein dwelling forever — a hospitality Allah Himself offers; and that which is with Allah is better for the pious. And some there are of the People of the Book who believe in Allah, and what has been sent down unto you, and what has been sent down unto them, men humble to Allah, not selling the signs of Allah for a small price; those — their wage is with their Lord; Allah is swift at the reckoning. 3:200 O believers, be patient, and vie you in patience; be steadfast; fear Allah; haply so you will prosper.

 

 

 

 

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Moses and Jesus Peace be upon them are Muslims!

Moses and Jesus Peace be upon them are Muslims!

The proof is in the 5 pillars of Islaam and in their beliefs, teachings and way of life.

Firstly I would have to bring you into the world of Islaam so you may find “understanding”

The definition of the word Muslim is (One who submits to the will of The Almighty Allah)

How to become a Muslim or How does one become a Muslim?

It’s very simple…

To become a Muslim you have to proclaim the following declaration of faith:

“I bear witness that there’s none worthy of Worship but Allah; And I bear witness that Mohammed is His final Messenger” or simply by saying: “There’s none worthy of Worship but Allah; And Mohammed is His final Messenger” One does not need an audience this can be done in private by yourself or in public should you wish to do so but most reverts to Islaam makes this declaration when they with other Muslims in a Masjid (Mosque) Declaring this with firm faith makes you a Muslim, your next step would be to live a Muslim life etc…

Back to the topic Moses and Jesus the son of Mary Peace be upon them are Muslims.

A Question you may ask: Would Moses and Jesus not have made the Muslim declaration of faith? The Answer is “Yes”

Just like all the Prophets from our Lord the Almighty Allah all of them came with the same message of Islaam which means “Total Submission to the will of The Almighty Allah”

All the Prophets called to one Lord The Almighty Allah, all of them knew about the last of the Prophets to come and they mentioned him.

Let us look at the evidence of this…

It is with no doubt that both Moses and Jesus Peace be upon them declared and testified that there’s none worthy of worship but Allah which clearly fulfils the first part of the declaration of faith to be a Muslim, both of them prayed to our Lord The Almighty Allah Only.

Now for the second part of the Muslim declaration of faith “Mohammed is the Final Messenger of Allah”

Let us first have a brief look at some background on the Final Prophet Mohammed Peace be upon him.

The Final Messenger of Allah is from the same family as Moses and Jesus peace be upon them, Mohammed (Pbuh) is from the Brethren of Moses and Jesus. The family of Moses, Jesus and Mohammed (Pbut) routs from the Prophet Abraham Peace be upon him. The Family of Abraham peace be upon him was united but during the time of Moses they split into two nations (The Israelites and the Brother Israelites i.e. The Ishmaelites) which formed twelve groups. The two nations which the family had split into are from the two sons of Abraham (Pbuh) The Arab Nation / Ishmaelites aka Brother Israelites in the Holy Scriptures are descendants of the first son Ishmael and the Jewish Nation Israelites are descendents from Abraham’s second son Isaac. The children of Ishmael and Isaac are brethren / brothers to each other…

Moses and Jesus (Pbut) are descendants of Abraham’s son Isaac and Mohammed (Pbuh) a descendant of Ishmael making him their brethren.

Back to the topic both Moses and Jesus (Pbut) are Muslims…

The Almighty Allah told all the Prophets from the beginning onwards about the final Messenger Mohammed (Pbuh) who will be the seal of Prophet Hood.

MOSES (PBUH) MADE PROPHECY ABOUT MUHAMMAD (PBUH)

The Almighty Allah revealed to Moses (Pbuh) about the final Prophet Mohammed (Pbuh) See in the Holy Scriptures (Deuteronomy 18 The Prophet) Moses (Pbuh) speaks to his people and says: “The LORD said to me: “What they say is good. I will raise up for them a Prophet like unto thee (Like Moses Pbuh) from among their brethren (i.e. Ishmaelites); I will put My words in his mouth, and he will tell them everything I command him. If anyone does not listen to My words that the Prophet speaks in My Name, I myself will call him to account.” This fulfils the truth that Moses (Pbuh) is a Muslim; He believed in only one Allah, submitted to His will only and believed in the final Messenger Mohammed (Pbuh).

Moses Declared “There’s none worthy of Worship but Allah; and the Prophet Mohammed (Pbuh) who is just like me is the Final Messenger of Allah.

Mohammed (Pbuh) is like Moses (Pbuh) in all his ways, He was accepted by his people as a Messenger of Allah, He came with Shariah (Laws), was a king amongst his people, He came with revelation “The Final Message the Holy Quran”, Removed their shoes when entering on Holy Grounds, He was born naturally and died naturally etc… No other Prophet after Moses (Pbuh) fits this profile but Mohammed (Pbuh) the Prophet Like Moses who speaks “In the Name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful.” If you open the Holy Quran every chapter except the ninth begins with “In the Name of Allah Most Gracious, Most Merciful”

Jesus (Pbuh) also makes this declaration of faith:

Jesus (Pbuh) always said “It is written” before he quoted from the Holy Scriptures.

See the Holy Scriptures (Matthew 4 The Temptation of Jesus Pbuh)

In (Matthew 4:10) Jesus (Pbuh) makes the declaration of faith whilst the Devil tempts him… Jesus (Pbuh) said to him: “Away from me, Satan! For it is written: ‘Worship the Lord your Creator, and serve him only.”; “The Lord, our Creator, is one Lord.” (Mark 12:29) There are much more where Jesus (Pbuh) confirms: “There’s none worthy of Worship but Allah” Now the Part where Jesus (Pbuh) declares Mohammed (Pbuh) as the Final Messenger of Allah:

 

JESUS’ (PBUH) MADE PROPHECY ABOUT MUHAMMAD (PBUH)

 

The Gospel of Jesus (Pbuh) brought into sharper focus the identity of the one who would fulfill the promise to make the line of Ishmael (Pbuh) a great nation. In the Gospel of John – a New Testament book which is not the Gospel of Jesus (Pbuh) and which may be considered as representing only in general terms portions of Jesus’ teaching – Jesus (Pbuh) informs his close companions that his work among them was drawing to conclusion, but Allah would send someone else after a time to carry forward the prophetic movement. This someone, however, would be the last of the prophets.

The following passages of the New Testament lend further proof to the Prophethood of Muhammad (Pbuh):

“And this is the record of John (the Baptist) when the Jews sent priests and levites from Jerusalem to ask him, who art thou? And he confessed, and denied not; but confessed lam not the Christ. And they asked him, what then? Art thow Elias? And he saith lam not. Art thou THAT PROPHET? And he answered, No. And they asked him, and said unto him, why baptizest thou then, if thou be not that Christ, nor Elias, neither THAT PROPHET.” (“That Prophet” is the Prophet like Moses in Deuteronomy 18:18)

Jesus (Pbuh) said: in John (1:19-21,25) “If ye love me, keep my commandments. And I will pray the Father and He shall give you another Comforter, (Prophet) that he may abide with you forever. But the Comforter, which is the Holy Ghost, whom the Father will send in my name, he shall teach you all things, and bring all things to your remembrance whatsoever I have said unto you. Hereafter I will not talk much with you: for the prince of this world cometh, and hath nothing in me.” John (14:15, 16, 26, 30) “But when the Comforter is come, whom I shall send unto you from the Father, even the Spirit of truth, which proceedeth from the Father, he shall testify of me.” John (15:26) “Nevertheless I tell you the truth; it is expedient for you that I go away: for if I go not away, the Comforter will not come unto you. And when he is come, he will reprove the world sin, and of righteousness, and of judgement:

Of sin, because they believe not on me;

Of righteousness, because I go to my Father, and ye see me no more;

Of judgment because the prince of this world judged.

I have yet many things to say unto you, but ye cannot bear them now.

Howbeit when he, the Spirit of truth is come, he will guide you into all truth: for he shall not speak of himself; but whatsoever he shall hear, that shall he speak: and he will skew you things to come”.

He shall glorify me: for he shall receive of mine, and shall skew it unto you.” John (16:7-14)

Clearly these passages brings to light the following facts:

(1) Jesus Christ (Pbuh) made prophesy the coming of a Comforter after him. (2) The coming of the Comforter depends on Christ’s departure. (3) He is sent by Almighty, Allah. (4) He will teach everything. (5) He will draw attention towards what the Christ had foretold. (6) He will testify and glorify Christ. (7) He will not speak by himself but what he divinely hears. (8) He will foretell future events. (9) The world will follow his religion. (10) He will stay forever.

“And when Jesus son of Mary said: “O Children of Israel! Surely I am the apostle of Allah to you, verifying that which was (revealed) before me of the Torah, and giving the good tidings of an Apostle who will come after me, whose name is Ahmad… ” Holy Qur’an (61:6)

“Those who follow the Apostle – Prophet whom they find ordained for them in the Torah and the Gospel, he enjoins them good and forbids them evil…” Holy Qur’an (7:157)

The Spirit of truth/ Comforter/ Holy Ghost = Ahmad = The Name Jesus used in his mother tongue which is Munahmad = Mohammed.

Clearly in all truth all Prophets from the beginning in the line down to both Moses and Jesus are all Muslim.

They all prayed to Allah bowing down and falling onto their faces (prostrating) to Allah making Salaah.

Islaam is your religion and Allah is your Lord.

In The Name of Allah Most Gracious, Most Merciful

Praise be to Allah Lord, Cherisher and Sustainer of The Worlds,

Most Gracious Most Merciful,

Master, Owner of The Day of Judgment,

Thee Alone we Worship, Thee Alone we ask for help,

Guide us in the straight path, the path of those whom Thou hast blessed, not of those against whom Thou art wrathful, nor of those who are astray.”

 Jesus the son of Mary (Son of Man) said:

 

Ein talmeeth n’leh al rabbo; shekken kal adam she’MUSHLAM yihyeh k’rabbo.
No student can be above his rabbi, but everyone that is a MUSLIM, can be as his rabbi. (Luke 6:40)

Most English Bibles translate MUSHLAM as “completed” or “perfected” or “fully instructed”. But the closest translation of MUSHLAM is the Arabic word MUSLIM; which means “complete and perfect peaceful submitter” (i.e. to the Will of Allah).

Jesus told His “students” that whoever of them who shall be like their rabbi  (Jesus AS their teacher) shall be a Muslim! Jesus was a complete and perfect submitter to the Will of God, and He wanted His “talmeeth” (students) to be as HE WAS. Jesus was a MUSLIM, and His religion was ISLÁM (Complete and Perfect Peaceful Submission to the Will of Allah).

“Jesus said to them, ‘My food is to do the will of Him Who sent me, and to accomplish His work.’” [John 4:34]

“For I have come down from heaven, not to do my own will, but the will of Him Who sent me.” [John 6:38]

“…saying, ‘Father (Creator), if it is Your will, take this cup away from me; nevertheless not my will, but Yours, be done.’” [Luke 22:42]

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The Beauty of Islaam

WELCOME TO THE GREAT KINGDOM OF ISLAAM

 Sharing the Beauty of Islaam with the brothers and sisters of the world.

Firstly what you should know is that Islaam has no sects, True Islaam is one religion with no division. A quick topic with regards to sects can be found in this article towards the end.

Secondly, Islaam is an investigative religion. Muslims do not believe in anything blindly because Islaam is based on facts and logical evidence. Without valid proof one can not believe. Islaam is the only True Religion and therefore you are assured that any and all questions you may have can be answered “with logical evidence”. Again Welcome and enjoy this learning experience.

What is Islaam?

Islaam means “Total Submission to the will of The Almighty Allah“, The word Islaam is derived from a word meaning ‘Peace’

What is a Muslim?

Definition of a Muslim is “One who Submits to the Will of The Almighty Allah“

Islaam is a Vast, Great and Beautiful Kingdom.

What is Islaam all about? (Total Submission to the will of The Almighty Allah)

Islaam is a way of life; it’s a perfect and beautiful lifestyle whereby one lives and holds by in firm faith as a Muslim.

Muslims believe in One, Unique, Incomparably Great Lord “The Almighty Allah”; in the Angels created by Him; in the prophets through whom His revelations were brought to mankind; in the Day of Judgment and individual accountability for actions; in Allah’s complete authority over human destiny and in life after death. Muslims believe in a chain of prophets starting with Adam and including Noah, Abraham, Ishmael, Isaac, Jacob, Joseph, Job, Moses, Aaron, David, Solomon, Elias, Jonah, John the Baptist, and Jesus, peace be upon them.
But Allah’s final message to man, a reconfirmation of the eternal message and a summing-up of all that has gone before was revealed to the Prophet Mohammad (PBUH) through Gabriel.

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How Does Someone Become A Muslim?

For a Muslim every action begins with your intention quietly to yourself you can make the intention to embrace Islaam as your faith and by simply saying with clarity of intention firm faith and belief: ‘I testify that there is none worthy of worship but Allah, and Mohammad is the Messenger of Allah.’ By this declaration the believer announces his or her faith in all Allah’s messengers, and the scriptures they brought. After this one can take a shower symbolically cleansing one from your past life. Then learn how to pray and practice Islaam in your daily life, then continue to learn and study in your new faith: Tips…
Before embracing Islaam, be sure to spend time studying the faith, reading books, and learning from other Muslims.
Your conversion should be based on knowledge, certainty, acceptance, submission, truthfulness, and sincerity.
It is not required to have Muslim witnesses to your conversion, but many prefer to have such support.
If you wish to go for Hajj (pilgrimage), a “certificate of Islam” may be required. Contact your local Islamic centre to obtain one.

Allah says “Establish the religion and be not divided therein” this is a commandment to all the Prophets and all of mankind. True Islaam has no sects…

Why Does Islaam Often Seem Strange?

Islaam may seem exotic or even extreme to some people in the modern world. Perhaps this is because religion does not dominate everyday life in the World today, whereas Muslims have religion always uppermost in their minds, and make no division between secular and sacred. They believe that the Divine Law, the Shari’a, should be taken very seriously, which is why issues related to religion are still so important.
Do Islaam Judaism And Christianity Have Different Origins?

Not really. Judaism and Christianity are close to being sects of Islaam, Together they go back to the prophet and patriarch Ibrahim / Abraham (PBUH), and their three prophets are directly descended from his sons – Mohammad (PBUH) from the eldest, Ishmael (PBUH), and Moses (PBUH) and Jesus (PBUH) from Isaac (PBUH). Abraham (PBUH) established the settlement which today is the city of Makkah, and built the Ka’abah towards which all Muslims turn when they pray.
What Is The Ka’abah?

The Ka’abah is the place of worship which Allah commanded Abraham (Ibrahim) and Ishmael to build over four thousand years ago. The building was constructed of stone on what many believe was the original site of a sanctuary established by Adam. Allah commanded Abraham to summon all mankind to visit this place, and when pilgrims go there today they say ‘At Thy service, O Lord’, in response to Abraham’s summons.
Who Is Mohammad (PBUH)?

Mohammad (PBUH) is the final messenger of the Almighty Allah, he was born in Makkah in the year 570, at a time when Christianity was not yet fully established in Europe. Since his father died before his birth, and his mother shortly afterwards, he was raised by his uncle from the respected tribe of Quraysh. As he grew up, he became known for his truthfulness, generosity and sincerity, so that he was sought after for his ability to arbitrate in disputes. The historians describe him as calm and meditative.
Mohammad was of a deeply religious nature, and had long detested the decadence of his society. It became his habit to meditate from time to time in the Cave of Hira near the summit of Jaba al-Nur, the ‘Mountain of Light’ near Makkah.
How Did He Become A Prophet And A Messenger Of Allah?

At the age of 40, while engaged in a meditative retreat, Muhammad received his first revelation from Allah through the Angel Gabriel. This revelation, which continued for twenty-three years, is known as the Qur’an.
As soon as he began to recite the words he heard from Gabriel, and to preach the truth which Allah had revealed to him, he and his small group of followers suffered bitter persecution which grew so fierce that in the year 622 Allah gave them the command to emigrate. This event, the Hijra, ‘migration’, in which they left Makkah for the city of Madinah some 260 miles to the north, marks the beginning of the Muslim calendar.
After several years, the Prophet and his followers were able to return to Makkah, where they forgave their enemies and established Islaam definitively. Before the Prophet died at the age of 63, the greater part of Arabia was Muslim, and within a century of his death Islaam had spread to Spain in the West and as far East as China and today Islaam is the biggest and fastest growing religion that covers the entire world.
How Did The Spread Of Islaam Affect The World?

Among the reasons for the rapid and peaceful spread of Islam was the simplicity of its doctrine-Islaam calls for faith in only one worthy of worship The Almighty Allah. It also repeatedly instructs man to use his powers of intelligence and observation.
Within a few years, great civilizations and universities were flourishing, for according to the Prophet, ’seeking knowledge is an obligation for every Muslim man and woman’. The synthesis of Eastern and Western ideas and of new thought with old, brought about great advances in medicine, mathematics, physics, astronomy, geography, architecture, art, literature, and history. Many crucial systems such as algebra, the Arabic numerals, and also the concept of the zero (vital to the advancement of mathematics), were transmitted to medieval Europe from Islaam. Sophisticated instruments which were to make possible the European voyages of discovery were developed, including the astrolabe, the quadrant and good navigational maps. The more mankind advances in science and technology the more people discover the truth that Islaam is the only true religion.
What Is The Qur’an?

The Qur’an is a record of the exact words revealed by Allah through the Angel Gabriel to the Prophet Mohammad (PBUH). It was memorized by him and then dictated to his Companions, and written down by scribes, who cross-checked it during his lifetime. Not one word of its 114 chapters, Suras, has been changed over the centuries, so that the Qur’an is in every detail the unique and miraculous text which was revealed to Mohammad (PBUH) centuries ago.
What Is The Qur’an About?

The Qur’an, the last revealed Word of Allah, is the prime source of every Muslim’s faith and practice. It deals with all the subjects which concern us as human beings: wisdom, doctrine, worship, and law, but its basic theme is the relationship between Allah and His creatures. At the same time it provides guidelines for a just society, proper human conduct and an equitable economic system. The Quran covers all parts of life and is in line with our advancement in science and technology.

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Are There Any Other Sacred Sources?

Yes, the Sunna, the practice and example of the Prophet, is the second authority for Muslims. A Hadith is a reliably transmitted report of what the Prophet said, did, or approved. Belief in the Sunna is part of the Islamic faith.
Examples Of The Prophet’s SayingsThe Prophet said:
‘Allah has no mercy on one who has no mercy for others’.
‘None of you truly believes until he wishes for his brother what he wishes for himself’.
‘He who eats his fill while his neighbour goes without food is not a believer’.
‘The truthful and trusty businessman is associated with the prophets, the saints, and the martyrs’.
‘Powerful is not he who knocks the other down, indeed powerful is he who controls himself in a fit of anger’.
‘Allah does not judge according to your bodies and appearances but He scans your hearts and looks into your deeds’.
‘A man walking along a path felt very thirsty. Reaching a well he descended into it, drank his fill and came up. Then he saw a dog with its tongue hanging out, trying to lick up mud to quench its thirst. The man saw that the dog was feeling the same thirst as he had felt so he went down into the well again and filled his shoe with water and gave the dog a drink. Allah forgave his sins for this action’. The Prophet was asked: ‘Messenger of Allah, are we rewarded for kindness towards animals?’ He said, ‘There is a reward for kindness to every living thing’.
From the Hadith collections of Bukhari, Muslim, Tirmidhi and Bayhaqi
What Are The ‘Five Pillars’ Of Islam?

They are the framework of the Muslim life: faith, prayer, concern for the needy, self-purification, and the pilgrimage to Makkah for those who are able.

1. FAITH (Imaan) 

There is none worthy of worship except Allah and Muhammad is His messenger. This declaration of faith is called the Shahada, a simple formula which all the faithful pronounce. In Arabic, the first part is la ilaha illa’Llah – ‘there is none except Allah’; ilaha (Worthy of Worship) can refer to anything which we may be tempted to put in place of Allah — wealth, power, and the like. Then comes illa’Llah:’ except Allah, the source of all Creation. The second part of the Shahada is Muhammadun rasulu’Llah: ‘Mohammad is the messenger of Allah’. A message of guidance has come through a man like ourselves.

 2. PRAYER (Salaah)

Salah is the name for the obligatory prayers which are performed five times a day, and are a direct link between the worshipper and Allah. There is no hierarchical authority in Islaam, and no priests, so the prayers are led by a learned person who knows the Qur’an, chosen by the congregation. These five prayers contain verses from the Qur’an, and are said in Arabic, the language of the Revelation, but personal supplication can be offered in one’s own language.
Prayers are said at dawn, noon, mid-afternoon, sunset and nightfall, and thus determine the rhythm of the entire day. Although it is preferable to worship together in a mosque (Masjid), a Muslim may pray almost anywhere, such as in fields, offices, factories and universities. Visitors to the Muslim world are struck by the centrality of prayers in daily life.

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 3. THE ‘ZAKAT’

 

 

 

 

One of the most important principles of Islam is that all things belong to Allah, and that wealth is therefore held by human beings in trust. The word zakat means both ‘purification’ and ‘growth’. Our possessions are purified by setting aside a proportion for those in need, and, like the pruning of plants, this cutting back balances and encourages new growth.
Each Muslim calculates his or her own zakat individually. For most purposes this involves the payment each year of two and a half percent of one’s capital.
A pious person may also give as much as he or she pleases as sadaqa, and does so preferably in secret. Although this word can be translated as ‘voluntary charity’ it has a wider meaning. The Prophet said ‘even meeting your brother with a with his own hands for his benefit and then give something out of such earnings in charity’. The Companions asked: ‘What if he is not able to work?’ The Prophet said: ‘He should help poor and needy persons.’ The Companions further asked ‘What is he cannot do even that?’ The Prophet said ‘He should urge others to do good’. The Companions said ‘What if he lacks that also?’ The Prophet said ‘He should check himself from doing evil. That is also charity.’
4. THE FAST

Every year in the month of Ramadan, all Muslims fast from first light until sundown, abstaining from food, drink, and sexual relations. Those who are sick, elderly, or on a journey, and women who are pregnant or nursing are permitted to break the fast and make up an equal number of days later in the year. If they are physically unable to do this, they must feed a needy person for every day missed. Children begin to fast (and to observe the prayer) from puberty, although many start earlier.
Although the fast is most beneficial to the health, it is regarded principally as a method of self-purification. By cutting oneself off from worldly comforts, even for a short time, a fasting person gains true sympathy with those who go hungry as well as growth in one’s spiritual life.
5. PILGRIMAGE (Hajj)

The annual pilgrimage to Makkah—the Hajj—is an obligation only for those who are physically and financially able to perform it. Nevertheless, about two million people go to Makkah each year from every corner of the globe providing a unique opportunity for those
of different nations to meet one another. Although Makkah is always filled with visitors, the annual Hajj begins in the twelfth month of the Islamic year (which is lunar, not solar, so that Hajj and Ramadan fall sometimes in summer, sometimes in winter). Pilgrims wear special clothes: simple garments which strip away distinctions of class and culture, so that all stand equal before Allah.
The rites of the Hajj, which are of Abrahamic origin, include circling the Ka’abah seven times, and going seven times between the mountains of cheerful face is charity’.
The Prophet said: ‘Charity is a necessity for every Muslim’. He was asked: ‘What if a person has nothing?’ The Prophet replied: ‘He should work Safa and Marwa as did Hagar during her search for water. Then the pilgrims stand together on the wide plain of Arafa and join in prayers for Allah’s forgiveness, in what is often thought of as a preview of the Last Judgement.
In previous centuries the Hajj was an arduous undertaking. Today, however, Saudi Arabia provides millions of people with water, modern transport, and the most up-to-date health facilities.
The close of the Hajj is marked by a festival, the Eid al-Adha, which is celebrated with prayers and the exchange of gifts in Muslim communities everywhere. This, and the Eid al-Fitr, a feast-day commemorating the end of Ramadan, are the main festivals of the Muslim calendar.
Does Islaam Tolerate Other Beliefs? The Qur’an says: Allah forbids you not, with regards to those who fight you not for (your) faith nor drive you out of your homes, from dealing kindly and justly with them; for Allah loveth those who are just. (Qur’an, 60:8)
It is one function of Muslim law to protect the privileged status of minorities, and this is why non-Muslim places of worship have flourished all over the Muslim world. History provides many examples of Muslim tolerance towards other faiths: when the caliph Omar entered Jerusalem in the year 634, Islaam granted freedom of worship to all religious communities in the city.
Muslim law also permits non- Muslim minorities to set up their own courts, which implement family laws drawn up by the minorities themselves.
However Allah will not accept any praise from those who praise Him not and on Judgement day their worship, praises and good deeds will be of no value. All praise be to Allah alone. On judgement day they will stand with their faces tired and be the companions of the Hell Fire and those who believe in Allah; in the Angels created by Him; in the prophets through whom His revelations were brought to mankind; in the Day of Judgement and individual accountability for actions; in Allah’s complete authority over human destiny and in life after death will by the Mercy of Allah enter Heaven (Jannah)
What Do Muslims Think About Jesus (PBUH)?Muslims respect and revere Jesus, and await his Second Coming. They consider him one of the greatest of Allah’s Messengers to mankind. A Muslim never refers to him simply as ‘Jesus’, but always adds the phrase ‘peace be upon him’. The Qur’an confirms his virgin birth (a chapter of the Qur’an is entitled ‘Mary’), and Mary is considered the purest woman in all creation. The Qur’an describes the Annunciation as follows:
‘Behold!’ the Angel said, ‘Allah has chosen you, and purified you, and chosen you above the women of all nations. O Mary, Allah gives you good news of a word from Him, whose name shall be the Messiah, Jesus (Isa) son of Mary, honoured in this world and the Hereafter, and one of those brought near to Allah. He shall speak to the people from his cradle and in maturity, and shall be of the righteous.’
She said: ‘O my Lord! How shall I have a son when no man has touched me?’ He said: ‘Even so; Allah creates what He will. When He decrees a thing, He says to it, “Be!” and it is.’ (Qur’an, 3:42-7)
Jesus (Isa) was born miraculously through the same power which had brought Adam into being without a father:
Truly, the likeness of Jesus with Allah is as the likeness of Adam. He created him of dust, and then said to him, ‘Be!’ and he was. (3:59)
During his prophetic mission Jesus performed many miracles. The Qur’an tells us that he said:
I have come to you with a sign from your Lord: I make for you out of clay, as it were, the figure of a bird, and breathe into it and it becomes a bird by Allah’s leave. And I heal the blind, and the lepers, and I raise the dead by Allah’s leave. (3:49)
Neither Muhammad nor Jesus came to change the basic doctrine of the belief in One Allah, brought by earlier prophets, but to confirm and renew it. In the Qur’an Jesus is reported as saying that he came:
To attest the law which was before me. And to make lawful to you part of what was forbidden you; I have come to you with a sign from your
Lord, so fear Allah and obey me. (3:50)
The Prophet Muhammad said:
Whoever believes there is none worthy of worship but Allah, alone without a partner(s), that Mohammad is His messenger, that Jesus is the servant and messenger of Allah, His word breathed into Mary and a spirit emanating from Him, and that Paradise and Hell are true, shall be received by Allah into Heaven (Jannah). (Hadith from Bukhari)
Why Is The Family So Important To Muslims?The family is the foundation of Islamic society. The peace and security offered by a stable family unit is greatly valued, and seen as essential for the spiritual growth of its members. A harmonious social order is created by the existence of extended families; children are treasured, and rarely leave home until the time they marry.
What About Muslim Women? Islaam sees a woman, whether single or married, as an individual in her own right, with the right to own and dispose of her property and earnings. A marriage dowry is given by the groom to the bride for her own personal use, and she keeps her own family name rather than taking her husband’s.
Both men and women are expected to dress in a way which is modest and dignified; the traditions of female dress found in some Muslim countries are often the expression of local customs.
The Messenger of Allah said:
‘The most perfect in faith amongst believers is he who is best in manner and kindest to his wife.’
Can A Muslim Have More Than One Wife? The religion of Islaam was revealed for all societies and all times and so accommodates widely differing social requirements. Circumstances may warrant the taking of another wife but the right is granted, according to the Qur’an, only on condition that the husband is scrupulously fair.
Muslim MarriageA Muslim marriage is not a ’sacrament’, but a simple, legal agreement in which either partner is free to include conditions. Marriage customs thus vary widely from country to country. As a result, divorce is not common, although it is not forbidden as a last resort. According to Islaam, no Muslim girl can be forced to marry against her will: her parents will simply suggest young men they think may be suitable.
How Do Muslims Treat The Elderly? In the Muslim world there are no old people’s homes. The strain of caring for one’s parents in this most difficult time of their lives is considered an honour and blessing, and an opportunity for great spiritual growth. Allah asks that we not only pray for our parents, but act with limitless compassion, remembering that when we were helpless children they preferred us to themselves. Mothers are particularly honoured: the Prophet taught that ‘Paradise lies at the feet of mothers’. When they reach old age, Muslim parents are treated mercifully, with the same kindness and selflessness.
In Islaam, serving one’s parents is a duty second only to prayer, and it is their right to expect it. It is considered despicable to express any irritation when, through no fault of their own, the old become difficult.
The Qur’an says: Your Lord has commanded that you worship none but Him, and be kind to parents. If either or both of them reach old age with you, do not say ‘uff’ to them or chide them, but speak to them in terms of honour and kindness. Treat them with humility, and say, ‘My Lord! Have mercy on them, for they did care for me when I was little’. (17:23-4)
How Do Muslims View Death?

Muslims believe that the present life is only a trial preparation for the next realm of existence. Basic articles of faith include: the Day of Judgement, resurrection, Heaven and Hell. When a Muslim dies, he or she is washed, usually by a family member, wrapped in a clean white cloth, and buried with a simple prayer preferably the same day. Muslims consider this one of the final services they can do for their relatives, and an opportunity to remember their own brief existence here on earth. The Prophet taught that three things can continue to help a person even after death; charity which he had given, knowledge which he had taught and prayers on their behalf by a righteous child.
What Does Islaam Say About War?

Like Christianity, Islam permits fighting in self-defence, in defence of religion, or on the part of those who have been expelled forcibly from their homes. It lays down strict rules of combat which include prohibitions against harming civilians and against destroying crops, trees and livestock. As Muslims see it, injustice would be triumphant in the world if good men were not prepared to risk their lives in a righteous cause. The Qur’an says:
Fight in the cause of Allah against those who fight you, but do not transgress limits. Allah does not love transgressors. (2:190)
If they seek peace, then seek you peace. And trust in Allah for He is the One that heareth and knoweth all things. (8:61)
War, therefore, is the last resort, and is subject to the rigorous conditions laid down by the sacred law. The term Jihad literally means ‘struggle’, and Muslims believe that there are two kinds of Jihad. The other ‘Jihad’ is the inner struggle which everyone wages against egotistic desires, for the sake of attaining inner peace.
What About Food?

Although much simpler than the dietary law followed by Jews and the early Christians, the code which Muslims observe forbids the consumption of pig meat or any kind of intoxicating drink. The Prophet taught that ‘your body has rights over you’ and the consumption of wholesome food and the leading of a healthy lifestyle are seen as religious obligations.
The Prophet said: ‘Ask Allah for certainty (of faith) and well-being; for after certainty, no one is given any gift better than health!’
How Does Islaam Guarantee Human Rights? Freedom of conscience is laid down by the Qur’an itself: ‘There is no compulsion in religion’. (2:256)
The life and property of all citizens in a Muslim state are considered sacred whether a person is Muslim or not.
Racism is incomprehensible to Muslims, for the Qur’an speaks of human equality in the following terms: O mankind! We created you from a single soul, male and female, and made you into nations and tribes, so that you may come to know one another. Truly, the most honoured of you in Allah’s sight is the greatest of you in piety. Allah is All-Knowing, All-Aware. (49:13)

 

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The Beauty and Wisdom behind the fear of Allah

  

He who does not fear Allah in this world will be made to fear Allah in the Hereafter, he who has fear of Allah in this world will be saved from all fears in the Hereafter; this is the beauty behind fear of Allah.

The fear of Allah in ones heart will always open a fresh door of knowledge and wisdom to those who seek the closeness of Allah in fear of displeasing Allah

 

 

 

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Does Islaam have sects or divisions like other religions?

No, True Islaam does not have sects or divisions; Islaam does not tolerate any of such movements.

There are No additions or removals made or taken to Islaam. Any addition or removal would have one leave and be out of the fold of Islaam

We believe in what was sent down to us from our Lord “The Holy Quran”, and we the believers; each one believes in Allah and His Angels, and in His Books and His Messengers; we make no division between any one of His Messengers, ‘We hear, and we obey.

Allah gave His commandments to all the Prophets and said to them: “Establish the Religion and be not divided therein” (Surah Ash- Surah 42:13)

In plain one should not make divisions or sects and should never associate yourself with any group of people other then True Islaam, you only have true Muslims and Kufar (Non-believers).

 

This may upset some people; please keep in mind any anger you may have whilst reading this is a flame from Iblis (The Devil)

 

The True Muslim stands firm and strong against the Kufar, we the Mu’min will always defeat the Kufar and we have love amongst each other.

Concerning Sects: For any one to fall part in the sin of division or sects is when you start a group or try to prove you are on the straight path by calling, naming or associating yourself in an additional group or groups or adding practices not part of Islaam, In no way is it acceptable in Islaam be it for whatever reason.

However when it comes to sects and Islaam we somehow find quite a few out there today… We get the Sunni and Shia groups, this gets broken up further when it comes to the four Imams…

We have Hanafi, Shafi, Maliki, Hanbali these are but Sunnah (practices of our beloved Nabi Mohammed SAW) none is wrong all of these practices are correct meaning you can practice any of these Sunnah and follow any Imam leading in Salaah and it will be valid.

 

How one makes a sect or division in Islaam is when you associate yourself with a group, we are neither and only Muslims, we are not Sunni Muslim nor Shia Muslim, we should not call ourselves Hanafi, Shafi, Hanbali, Maliki.

These are schools of thought we can perform any act of Ibadat in any of these Sunnah.

 

The historical problem is with the succession of Rasullallah (SAW) in fact no one is his (SAW) successor only the most learned, most wise among men in Islaam at appointed times should be elected as ruler or as someone to be the caretaker of Islaam and Muslims in the world.

 

Islaam is Total Submission to the will of Allah and has nothing to do with sects and quarrels over who should be Chgaliphate.

In today’s world we find many people claiming that they are on the right side or path but in fact are in the depths of a hole, some use Hadith as the excuse to try and justify their Non-Muslim beliefs.

You find people saying and using Hadith where Rasullallah (SAW) said Islaam will be split into 72 or 73 sects and only one will enter Jannah, they use this to justify their splitting up but the fact is only one will enter Jannah if we look at it then none will enter Jannah because all are sects and the only one left is the one who makes no sect the one to enter Jannah would be the one who sticks to what Allah says. “Establish the Religion and be not divided therein”

 

It is Allah that says not us, it is the Shari’ah of Allah not of creation but for creation.

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• MaarifatAllah / Allahitanimak الله “Finding the Almighty Allah”

 

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10	The United Muslim Students Organization
11	Russia Islaam
12	Khilafa (http://www.khilafah.com/)
13	Islamic Organization of Latin America
14	Korea Muslim Federation
15	The World Uyghur Congress

• The Egyptian Brotherhood’s official page. In English.
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• The Syrian Brotherhood’s page. In Arabic.
• The Jordanian Brotherhood’s official page. In Arabic.
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• Hasan al-Turabi homepage. In English and Arabic.
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• Islamic Organization of North America

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• The Research Center for Islamic History, Art and Culture (IRCICA), in Istanbul, and
• The Statistical, Economic and Social Research and Training Centre for Islamic Countries (SESRIC) in Ankara.

 

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Al Qur’an Surah 3:

  

“102. O ye who believe! Observe your duty to Allah with right observance, and die not but as those who have surrendered (unto Him Allah);

103. And hold fast, all of you together, to the cable of Allah, and do not separate. And remember Allah’s favour unto you: how ye were enemies and He made friendship between your hearts so that ye became as brothers by His grace; and (how) ye were upon the brink of an abyss of fire, and He did save you from it. Thus Allah maketh clear His revelations unto you, that haply ye may be guided,

104. And there may spring from you a nation who invite to goodness, and enjoin right conduct and forbid indecency. Such are they who are successful.”

 

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Among us there are The hypocrites.

Surah 9. At-Tauba

Bismillah Hir Rahmaan Nir Raheem

67. The hypocrites, both men and women, proceed one from another. They enjoin the wrong, and they forbid the right, and they withhold their hands (from spending for the cause of Allah). They forget Allah, so He hath forgotten them.

Lo! the hypocrites, they are the transgressors.

 

Surah 2. Al-Baqara

Bismillah Hir Rahmaan Nir Raheem

1. Alif. Lam. Mim.

2. This is the Scripture whereof there is no doubt, a guidance unto those who ward off (evil).

3. Who believe in the unseen, and establish worship, and spend of that We (Allah) have bestowed upon them;

4. And who believe in that which is revealed unto thee (Muhammad) and that which was revealed before thee, and are certain of the Hereafter.

5. These depend on guidance from their Lord. These are the successful.

6. As for the disbelievers, whether thou warn them or thou warn them not it is all one for them; they believe not.

7. Allah hath sealed their hearing and their hearts, and on their eyes there is a covering. Theirs will be an awful doom.

8. And of mankind are some who say: We believe in Allah and the Last Day, when they believe not.

9. They think to beguile Allah and those who believe, and they beguile none save themselves; but they perceive not.

10. In their hearts is a disease, and Allah increaseth their disease. A painful doom theirs because they lie.

11. And when it is said unto them: Make not mischief in the earth, they say: We are peacemakers only.

12. Are not they indeed the mischief makers? But they perceive not.

13. And when it is said unto them: Believe as the people believe, they say: Shall we believe as the foolish believe? Are not they indeed the foolish? But they know not.

14. And when they fall in with those who believe, they say: We believe; but when they go apart to their devils they declare: Lo! we are with you; verily we did but mock.

15. Allah (Himself) doth mock them, leaving them to wander blindly on in their contumacy.

16. These are they who purchase error at the price of guidance, so their commerce doth not prosper, neither are they guided.

Where do you fit in? Are you truly with us in the path of Allah or against us? Verily Allah knows what is in the hearts of men.

 

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In the Name of Allah Most Gracious Most Merciful,

The biggest threat  is Islamophobia [Hatred, Discrimination and Racism against Muslims and Islam]

No Muslim would ever consider to burn copies of the Bible, in fact a Muslim finds it disgusting for how Christians do not have any respect for it.

Holy Scriptures are seen as something Holy, it should be treated with care, it should be placed on a high place, it should only be touched by the pure.

The Holy Quran is always placed high above in the homes of Muslims, it is treated with love and respect, it is a symbol of faith, a book people turn to for guidance when afflicted, it’s a reminder for one to do good.

Something to think about:

1)      The Beauty of Islam

2)      Is Islam an anti-Christ Movement?

3)      The Arrival of the Anti-Christ

4)      UMN Intl: Open letter to the Vatican

5)      Inside Islam: A Guide for Catholics

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7)      The Truth About Prophet Mohammed (peace be upon him)

8)      Allahu Ahad: Shema Yisrael Shahada [English Religious Debate]

9)      Listen Live from your PC to former Christains Now Muslims

 

 

 

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From the Holy Quran - Surah 3. Al-Imran

102. O ye who believe! Observe your duty to Allah with right observance, and die not save as those who have surrendered (unto Him);

103. And hold fast, all of you together, to the cable of Allah, and do not separate. And remember Allah’s favour unto you: how ye were enemies and He made friendship between your hearts so that ye became as brothers by His grace; and (how) ye were upon the brink of an abyss of fire, and He did save you from it. Thus Allah maketh clear His revelations unto you, that haply ye may be guided,

104. And there may spring from you a nation who invite to goodness, and enjoin right conduct and forbid indecency. Such are they who are successful.

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UMN Intl: Global Islamic Government [The Empire]

UMN Intl: Global Islamic Government [The Empire]

In the Name of Allah Most Gracious Most Merciful,

The Global Islamic Government [Empire] is run by the Shariah [Divine Laws] of Allah through a Khalifah [Head of State] or Representative of Allah’s Law.

The Khalifah is one who exercises the authority delegated to him by his principal, and does so in the capacity of his deputy and agent. This term has been used in the Quran with reference to man: ‘Just think when your Lord said to the angels: Lo! I am about to place a Khalifah [Nabi Adam Alaihi Salaam] on earth…’ (Quran Surah 2:30). At certain places in the Holy Qur’an, Khulafa (pl.) also means (a) people with power to mobilize all that is on earth (Quran Surah 27:62); (b) successors or inheritors who will inherit the earth and succeed one after another (Surah 24:55; Surah 38:26). In the political history of Islam, Khalifa became the title of the successors of the Prophet Mohammed Sallallahu Alaihi Wa’salaam, notably the first Rightly-Guided Caliphs known as al-Khulafa al-Rashidun (11-35 A.H., 632-655 C.E.).

The Islamic Government Functions are seen to by the Ulama [Islamic Scholars]:

UMN Intl Ulama Board [UMN Ulama-e-Haqq] Al Majlis al A’la il’l Qada

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UMN Intl Ulama Board 

UMN Intl Ulama Board [UMN Ulama-e-Haqq] Al Majlis al A’la il’l Qada 

بِسْمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمَنِ الرَّحِيْمِ 

In the Name of Allah Most Gracious Most Merciful, 

Welcome to the Great Kingdom of Islam. 

Introduction to the UMN Intl Ulama Board 

GLOBAL ISLAMIC EMPIRE 

[Flag]——[Coat of Arms] 

The UMN Intl Ulama Board is a board of International Ulama who stands as Advisers, Investigators, and Intelligence Agents of the UMN Intl Organization in relation to all Islamic Matters of the Shariah on a Global scale. 

Ulama (Arabic علماء, singular: عالِم, ‘Alim, “scholar”) 

• We are upon the Salafiyeen and we strictly follow the school Mathab e Rasul [Teachings of Nabi Mohammed Sallallahu Alaihi Wa’salaam i.e. the School of Understanding] and the Usul al-fiqh (The Roots of Jurisprudence) in accordance to Shariah [i.e. Qur'an and Sunnah], our Minhaj (method) of Ijtihad (interpretation) of Shariah (divine law) is based on Zahir (intelligence), Istihsan (good judgment), and Ijma (consensus) by means of Qiyas (analogical reasoning) in comparison to the Urf (society custom) and Risalah (dissertation) of the Sahabah to avoid Bid‘ah (innovation), therefore the Istihlal (legalization) and Ijazah (authorization) of all Fatwa that is made by the UMN Ulama are of certainty; are clearly Halal (legal) and based on Haqq (truth) due to the fact that our Minhaj (method) of Ijtihad (interpretation) is made by means of Jihadul Nafs (a strict struggle against personal thought) thus, our scholars are Muslimeen (people who submit to the will of Allah Alone).
• All our scholars (Muslim clergy) are ashab al-zahir, (people of the literal sense) and have several years of training in the fields of Islamic sciences, and rank in fields such as a mufti (deal with interpretations), qadi (judgements), faqih (jurisprudence),  muhaddith (understanding of Shariah), Mujaddid (Quran Psychology: i.e. renewal of Imaan)
• Our scholars are well versed in legal jurisprudence and most being lawyers, and doctors some also go on to specialize in other fields, such as philosophy, and dialectical theology etc… The fields studied, and the importance given to them, may vary from situation to situation as each case may differ.

Our governing/ political structure: 

We are in accordance to the Islamic System as practiced by the first four Sahabah who were appointed Khulafah after the death of Nabi Mohammed Sallallahu Alaihi Wa’salaam and our functioning is that of the Bait ul Maal. [See: UMN Intl: Political Structure] 

The Roles of the UMN Intl Ulama 

Teaching 

It is a Wajib/Fard (obligatory, duty) for our learned Ulama to teach young Muslim students about Islam and other fields of study at a Madrasah/ Uloom (school/seminary); a well-rounded education is something every Muslim must acquire in order to understand the Deen (religion) in its entirety. Our Ulama also hold seminars where they give lectures and speeches about the area of Islam in which they specialize. 

Executive capacity 

Our experienced Ulama are leaders in the political world, (Wilayat-i Faqih) “The Guardianship of the Jurists” is a need and a must of the Muslim Ummah. 

Judicature 

Amongst our Ulama there are also Qadi’s (judges) in our Sharia courts, apart from this one of their main jobs is the interpretation and maintenance of Shariah [Islamic law] around the world. 

Advisory 

Our clergy also fulfill the role of a counsel for the Amir of the UMN Intl; and there are also jobs for them in various governmental institutions [i.e. the Bait ul Maal]. 

Preaching 

There are various jobs available for the Islamic clergy at local Masaajid, such as leading public prayers, preaching, and delivering sermons, especially on Jummu’ah [Friday prayers]. Another duty is missionary activities such as the Islamic Propagation Tabligh work and going out in Jamaat to non-muslim areas and give Dawah [invite to Islam]. 

Ummah 

The Ulama further represent the ijma “scholarly and learned consensus” of the Ummah “community of Muslims” Many efforts to revive the Islamic Culture focus on the reintroduction of ijtihad which is based on Istihsan (good judgment) and Ijma (consensus) by means of Qiyas (analogical reasoning) in comparison to the Urf (society custom) and Risalah (dissertation) of the Sahabah so that the Ummah may be Psychologically and scholarly empowered with Haqq, it is the duty of every Muslim to know his/her Shari rights. 

Issuing of Fatwa 

A fatwa (Arabic: فتوى‎; plural fatawa Arabic: فتاوى‎), in the Deen faith of Islaam is a religious ruling/ opinion concerning Shariah (Islamic law) issued by the Ulama (Islamic scholars). 

General Fatwa are pronounced by distinguished scholars of Haqq (Truth) to provide guidance to other Muslim scholars, judges and citizens on how subtle points of Islamic law should be understood, interpreted or applied. There are strict rules on who is eligible to issue a valid fatwa and who could not, as well as on the conditions the fatwa must satisfy to be valid. 

According to the usul al-fiqh (principles of jurisprudence), the fatwa must meet the following conditions in order to be valid: 

1. The fatwa is in line with relevant legal proofs, deduced from Qur’anic verses and supportive ahadith-e-haqq; provided the hadith was not later abrogated by Nabi Mohammed Sallallahu Alaihi Wa’salaam.
2. It is issued by a person (or a board) having due knowledge and sincerity of heart;
3. It is free from individual opportunism, and not depending on Baatil secularist political servitude;
4. It is adequate with the needs of the Ummah [Muslim World]

The UMN Intl Ulama-e-Haqq provides general binding Fatwa (فتوى‎) on social religious and political matters in the Muslim World, the UMN Intl “Acknowledged as the leading spiritual authority for the Muslim World”, also stand ” as supreme authority.” It becomes a Fard for the Qadi’s in Dar al Islam to make the General Fatwa part of the legal system. 

Qualifications for an individual to issue fatwā 

In order for a scholar to be qualified to issue a fatwa, it was required that he obtained an ijazat attadris wa’l-ifta (“license to teach and issue legal opinions”) from a Madrassah/ Uloom [Islamic legal education system], the ijazat attadris wa’l-ifta has evolved into the doctorate, or more specifically the Doctor of Laws qualification, 

To obtain an ijazat attadris wa’l-ifta in the Madrassah system, a student “had to study the school of law, usually four years for the basic undergraduate course” and ten or more years for a post-graduate course. The “doctorate is obtained after an oral examination to determine the originality of the candidate’s thesis,” and to test the student’s “ability to defend them against all objections, in disputations set up for the purpose” which were scholarly exercises practiced throughout the student’s “career as a graduate student of law.” After students completed their post-graduate education, they were awarded doctorates giving them the status of mudarris (meaning “teacher”), faqih (meaning “master of law”), and mufti (meaning “professor of legal opinions”)  

Madhhab [Mathab] 

Our Ulama work within the tradition of the Sahaba and are upon the Salafiyeen (Madhhab e Rasul), their duty is to uphold (Wilayat-i Faqih) “The Guardianship of the Jurists” [Hadith/ Narrations] as collected by the A’immah Arba‘a [Imaams of Fiqh]. 

• We strictly follow the school Mathab e Rasul [Teachings of Nabi Mohammed Sallallahu Alaihi Wa’salaam i.e. the School of Understanding] and the Usul al-fiqh (The Roots of Jurisprudence) in accordance to Shariah [i.e. Qur'an and Sunnah], our Minhaj (method) of Ijtihad (interpretation) of Shariah (divine law) is based on Istihsan (good judgment) and Ijma (consensus) by means of Qiyas (analogical reasoning) in comparison to the Urf (society custom) and Risalah (dissertation) of the Sahabah to avoid Bid‘ah (innovation), therefore the Istihlal (legalization) and Ijazah (authorization) of all Fatwa that is made by the UMN Ulama are of certainty; are clearly Halal (legal) and based on Haqq (truth).
• All our scholars (Muslim clergy) have several years of training in the fields of Islamic sciences, and rank in fields such as a mufti (deal with interpretations), qadi (judgements), faqih (jurisprudence),  muhaddith (understanding of Shariah), Mujaddid (Quran Psychology: i.e. renewal of Imaan)
• Our scholars are well versed in legal jurisprudence and most being lawyers, and doctors some also go on to specialize in other fields, such as philosophy, and dialectical theology etc… The fields studied, and the importance given to them, may vary from situation to situation as each case may differ.

(Wilayat-i Faqih): “The Guardianship of the Jurists” [ولاية الفقيه ] 

Our understanding and duty on the issue of (Wilayat-i Faqih): “The Guardianship of the Jurists” [Hadith/ Narrations] of the Sunnah as collected by the prominent A’immah Arba‘a [Imaams of Fiqh]. in the form of Risalah (dissertation). (Wilayat-i Faqih): “The Guardianship of the Jurists” is the preservation of pure Shariah [Surah 5.44-47 confirms this duty] and whoever breaks this chain becomes an Idolater; Allah has given us Al Islam the Deen of the Anbiya; [Surah 14:35-36] is a reminder of our duty [Surah 13:8-29] among others tells you the truth. 

Duty and reason of preserving the Hadith/ Narrations [i.e. The Sunnah] 

To preserve what is known of the Sunnah as collected [Hadith/ Narrations], it is a fact that after the death of the prominent A’immah Arba‘a [Imaams of Fiqh].many schools of “thought” were developed and named after them but they the A’immah Arba‘a [Imaams of Fiqh]. Are from the school of “understanding” [i.e. Mathab e Rasul]; it is an inevitable fact that the schools of “thought” will eventually die off like the Zahiri and Jariri schools, this will happen due to them not having enough knowledge of the Sunnah, as some of these schools grow the others decline, one by one they will die off and as one dies off it becomes a loss of recorded Sunnah. It is a Fard for the scholar who follows a particular school of “thought” to continue his/her studies of the other schools as well to preserve all the Sunnah thus making him/her a follower of the Mathab e Rasul [The Teachings of Nabi Mohammed Sallallahu Alaihi Wa’salaam i.e. the School of Understanding] 

Dividing false Hadith e Bid’ah from Hadith e Haqq [Authenticating Hadith] 

Allah’s command is clear in al Quran, whoever does not judge by that which He has revealed such are Kafirun (non-Muslim), wrong doers, and evil living people. Almighty Allah throughout the Holy Quran states the revelation is made clear, easy to understand and is a plain text for believers, thus Hadith should be judged in the light of al Quran, whatever is in conflict with the Holy Quran is in fact a Bid’ah and is Haraam to use in any Fatwa. Proof of the superiority from a few Hadith of Haqq- By Abdullah bin Mas’ud: Hadith: Shahi Bukhari Volume 1, Book 3, Number 73; By Anas: Hadith: Shahi Bukhari Volume 2, Book 23, Number 422; By Tariq: Volume 8, book 73, Number 120; By Ibn Abbas: Volume 1 book 3, Number 75 

& Volume 5, Book 57, Number 57 etc… 

We reject the idea of [personal ijtihad/ the right to personal opinion], as the means to the understanding of the Qur’an can not change with time, the facts are: what has happened in the past is found in our present and will exist in our future as well, up until Judgement Day [the prophet said the Jihad (struggle) will continue till Judgement Day [Surah 29:1-13; Surah 9:123-127 among others confirms this]. Also you can not make a Fatwa without observing Jihadul Nafs so that you may be certain of your ruling. 

“Whoever wants to follow a path let him follow the path of those who have died because the living ones could fail in their trials. Those are the companions of Mohammed (Sallallahu Alaihi Wa’Salaam)” ~ ‘AbduLlah ibn Mas’ud (RA) addressing the Tabi’in 

The Almighty Allah Ta’ala says in the Holy Quran Surah Attawbah (The Repentance), Ayah 100: 

“وَالسَّابِقُونَ الأَوَّلُونَ مِنَ الْمُهَاجِرِينَ وَالأَنْصَارِ وَالَّذِينَ اتَّبَعُوهُمْ بِإِحْسَانٍ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُمْ وَرَضُوا عَنْهُ وَأَعَدَّ لَهُمْ جَنَّاتٍ تَجْرِي تَحْتَهَا الأَنْهَارُ خَالِدِينَ فِيهَا أَبَدًا ذَلِكَ الْفَوْزُ الْعَظِيمُ “. صدق الله العظيم. 

This Ayah means: that “the first group of Muslims who have performed Hijrah from Makka to Medina at the time of our Nabi Prophet Muhammad, Sallallaahu Alayhi Wa Salaam, who are from “Muhajereen” (People who migrated from Mecca to Medina) and those who are from “Ansar” (Muslims in Medina who have received those Muhajereen coming to them from Mecca), those people and everyone who has gone their way and has followed their path, are all blessed by Allah Ta’ala and are under the Reda (love and blessing) of Allah. Allah has prepared for them great Heaven under which rivers are flowing, and they are in Heaven for ever. And this is the great and true winning”. 

The first four Khulafah appointed after the death of Rasulullah Sallallahu Alaihi Wa’salaam are from the Muhajereen who immigrated from Makka to Medina, they are successful and they are in Jannah; the prominent A’immah Arba‘a [Imaams of Fiqh] followed their Madh’hab [i.e. Mathab e Rasul] 

Oh scholars of the Deen, we follow one Deen, one Book, One Nabi, One illah the Almighty Allah, so do not place Aza (Hurt) in our beloved Prophet Mohammed Sallallahu Alaihi Wa’salaam’s heart by disrespecting those people whom Allah and Prophet Muhammad, Sallallahu Alaihi Wa’salaam, love or you will earn the anger and wrath of Allah. 

Bay’ah 

Bay’ah (Arabic: بَيْعَة), is an oath of allegiance to a leader. It is known to have been practiced by the prophet Mohammed Sallallahu Alaihi Wa’salaam. Bay’ah is sometimes taken Under a written pact given on behalf of the subjects by leading members of the tribe with the understanding that as long as the leader abides by certain requirements towards his people, they are to maintain their allegiance to him. Bay’ah is a Wajib (compulsory) practice in Islaam. The Bay’ah is one of the foundations of the Monarchy. In Islamic tradition, the meaning of Bay’ah is the oath of ones self to a spiritual master, the Khalifa in exchange of spiritual knowledge which he gives. 

Oh scholars of Al Islam, He who created you understands you best so submit unto His will; unto Him belongs all things (the seen and the unseen) He is the Only One who can conceal and reveal and ye mankind, jin, angels and unknown beings can hide nothing from Him, He is the All-knowing, He is Allah, the One. Alhamdulillahi Rab’bil Alamin. 

Authors of books 

Throughout the history of Islam many Ulama have left behind them only a lifetime of mediating disputes and giving sermons; their respectable contributions did not include authorship due to the fact that as a scholar you will always only be a scholar, will die a scholar and will be raised a scholar. As scholars of the Deen (religion) we can only be men of understanding as it is Allah Alone who is All-knowing. However there are Ulama who have been prolific authors, of writing translations of the Qur’an or Quranic commentaries, studies of hadith, works of philosophy, religious admonition, etc. There are enormous bodies of religious literature that form not only the substance of the courses in Islamic seminaries, but inspirational reading for the ordinary Muslim. Most of this literature has not been translated into English, but remains in its original language (usually Arabic, Urdu, Persian, or Turkish). Some has been printed; some remains in manuscript form. An example of inspirational reading can be taken from some of the writings done by the founder of the UMN Intl in his letter to a student; studying Quran Psychology, it is a very influential and interesting read for Ulama as well: 

• [Al Faarooq aka Farook Mohammed giving advice to another scholar: “Akhi (brother) you have been studying with me for so long, and you are one of my most loved students yet you do not understand. In many cases I have advised you so many times yet you do not understand and you’ve asked me why this is so? Akhi (brother) Allah loves you because of your zeal for knowledge, He withholds from you some of the ilm so that you may constantly turn unto Him seeking guidance, by Allah you will understand Inshallah, Akhi (brother) instead of constantly asking if something is Shariah compliant you should ask yourself am I Shariah Compliant? Do I fit the profile of being a Mumin (true believer)? Akhi (brother) open the Holy Quran, read Surah 23:57-62 and ask yourself am I amongst those who are in this race?; read Surah 3:102-104 and ask yourself am I amongst this Nation; read Surah 49:14-15 and know that this is whom you should strive to be, read Surah 4:136 so that you know to understand the different stages of Imaan, read Surah 23:1-11 and ask yourself do I uphold these qualities and am I implementing them in my life? Surah 9:111-112 shows you who you sould be; To know and understand the life of this world read Surah 57:19-24 and contemplate thereon then ask yourself am I inviting others to do the same? Akhi (brother) the Almighty Allah mentions two kinds of people in the Holy Quran, those who will inherit Jannah (Paradise in Heaven) and those who will inherit Jahannum (The Fire of Hell), the choice is ours to make and the warning is clear that we should keep our duties unto Allah, Akhi (brother) being conscious of this fact will make you a good Alim, a learner and a teacher Inshallah; this is what will assist you in the matters of weather something is Shariah Compliant or not, also take heed that the character of our beloved Nabi was that of Al Quran, his Taqlid (imitation) was Shariah read Surah 10:104 as it confirms this fact ”]

This very letter now stands as his Reformist method in his Global Campaign for the Revival of Islamic Culture, using his skills in Quran Psychology; it has brought about massive changes in individuals and their communities. He used the theme of the Holy Quran to construct a Basic Islamic Conduct Guide for the average Muslim; apart from this the UMN Intl Ulama have been making a great success at promoting the Bait ul Maal structure for Masaajid around the world: [See: UMN Intl: Conduct Guide]; [See: UMN Intl: General Masaajid Structure]. 

Qualification of Scholars 

In order to become one of the Ulama in the Islamic Empire, you have to have studied at a Madraseh/ Uloom and be an expert in all the religious sciences, specializing in one or two specifics. In addition, the student had to have been tested and approved by higher ranking Ulama [i.e. his Amir/ Teacher]. Such assessment by the experts presents the legitimacy of the Ulama and in the eyes of the Muslim Ummah, because it is an imitation of the way in which the Khulafah who were appointed after the death of the Prophet Mohammed Sallallahu Alaihi Wa’salaam. 

Mujaddid 

Being recognised as a Mujaddid (Specialist in Quran Psychology/ Expert the Understanding and Interpretation of the Quran and Sunnah) 

(1) You need an expert understanding of the objectives of the Sharia and (2) a knowledge of its sources and methods of deduction. They include: 

• A competence in the Arabic language which allows him to have a correct understanding of the Qur’an . That is, he must appreciate the subtleties of the language so as to be able to draw accurate deductions from the “clear and un-crooked Arabic” of this infallible source, and that of the Sunnah.
• An adequate knowledge of the Makkan and Medinese contents of the Qur’an, the events surrounding their revelation and the incidences of abrogation (suspending or repealing a ruling) revealed therein. He must be fully acquainted with its legal contents (the ayat al-ahkam) The scholar need not have a detailed knowledge of the narratives and parables, nor of the sections relating to the hereafter, but he must be able to use these to infer a legal rule. He needs to be acquainted with all the classical commentaries on the ayat al-ahkam, especially the views of the Companions of our Nabi (Prophet).
• An adequate knowledge of the sunnah, especially those related to his specialisation. He needs to know the relative reliability of the narrators of the hadith, and be able to distinguish between the reliable from the weak. He needs to have a thorough knowledge of incidences of abrogation, distinguish between the general and specific, the absolute and the qualified. One estimate suggests that 400,000 hadith need to be known.
• He should be able to verify the consensus ijma of the Companions of the Prophet, the successors and the leading imams and mujtahideen of the past, especially with regard to his specialisation. Complementary to this, he should be familiar with the issues on which there is no consensus.
• He should have a thorough knowledge of the rules and procedures for reasoning by analogy (qiyas) so he can apply revealed law to an unprecedented case.
• He should understand the revealed purposes of sharia, which relate to “considerations of public interest”, including the Five Pillars protection of “life, religion, intellect, lineage” and property. He should also understand the general maxims for the interpretation of sharia, which include the “removal of hardship”, that “certainty must prevail over doubt”, and the achievement of a balance between unnecessary rigidity and too free an interpretation.
• He must practice what he preaches, that is he must be an upright person whose judgement people can trust [i.e. a trustworthy person]

Muhadath 

1) Man who is inspired by Allah (SWT).
2) The man whose intuition is right because of something that is put in his heart
3) The one who speaks the truth, in other words the truth flows naturally from his mouth without even intending.
4) He’s a man whom Angels speak to without him being a Prophet. 

1 Allah gives him direct guidance and Al Quran confirms this in many parts; 2 he automatically is given the knowledge of Al Quran by means of Allah writing Imaan in his heart [e.g. the heart is a Tabut “container” which holds the biggest treasure of all time the covenant “Shahadah/ testimony of faith” with this kept in constant Thikr “remembrance” he obtains al Sakina “Tranquillity, Security, and Allah’s assistance” and Al Quran confirms this; 3 he is truthful based on the fact that he has great love and fear of Allah, this is due to constant Thikr in his heart; 4 he find himself in the company of Angels due to Allah raising his status. 

The Muhadath needs not be a scholar at an Islamic School but a Mumin (true believer) and by nature to attain piety and immense love from Allah thus being honoured in this way with a wealth of natural ilm drawn from an ocean of wisdom and knowledge due to Allah opening the doors of understanding to him. 

Recognising a Mahadath can be discovered when the person goes through the same test as a Mujaddid/ the basic qualification test of a scholar, a Mahadath is more easily recognised by the saints in Islam/ high ranking Ulama due to the signs that pour from them, some of the signs are abundant Nur [light] coming from them, resemblance in actions similar to that of Rasulullah Sallallahu Alaihi Wa’salaam. 

It is a Fard/Wajib (compulsory) duty of a scholar to follow the scholar who is higher learned then him/her for as long as the scholar that he/she learns from practices upon the Taqlid (imitation) of the Sunnah. 

Senior Ulama in the Islaimic Empire has a large influence over politics because all secular institutions are all subordinate to the Deen (religion); the Ulama are emblems of religious piety, therefore rendering them powerful over state affairs. Ulama work as authorities who have the role of interpreting and enforcing Islamic Shariah law. These jobs are distributed amongst two types of Ulama: Muftis, who interpreted Shariah law and the Qadi, who enforces Shariah law. The Islamic Empire has a strict hierarchy of Ulama, with the Sheikh ul-Islam holding the highest rank. A Sheikh ul-Islam is chosen by a royal warrant amongst the Qadis [judges] of important cities. The Sheikh ul-Islam has the power to confirm new sultans [kings], once the sultan [king] was affirmed, it was the sultan who retained a higher authority than the Sheik ul-Islam. The Sheikh ul-Islam issues Fatwas, which are written interpretations of the Quran that has authority over the community. The Sheikh ul-Islam’s importance and increased power represents the law of Shariah.  

History 

The formative period of Islamic jurisprudence stretches back to the time of the early Muslim communities. In this period, jurists were more concerned with pragmatic issues of authority and teaching than with theory. Progress in theory happened with the coming of the early Muslim jurist Muhammad ibn Idris ash-Shafi`i (767-820), who codified the basic principles of Islamic jurisprudence in his book ar-Risālah. The book details the four roots of law (Qur’an, Sunnah, ijma, and qiyas) while specifying that the primary Islamic texts (the Qur’an and the hadith) be understood according to objective rules of interpretation derived from scientific study of the Arabic language. 

A number of important legal institutions were developed by Muslim jurists during the classical period of Islam, known as the Islamic Golden Age. 

Era of Ignorance [the great Fitnah] 

The second half of the 20th century was marked by a considerable loss of authority and influence of the Ulama around the world; this is due to the Bid’ah of Fasiq (corrupt) secularist governments who attempted to break the influence of the Ulama after their rise to power. Religious institutions were nationalized and the system of waqf “religious donations”, which constituted the classical source of income for the Ulama, was abolished. 

The Bid’ah of secularist Fasiq (corrupt) governments placed the Islamic Universities, as the highest Islamic intellectual authorities, however under the direct control of the Fasiq (corrupt) state. “Some scholars were even put in army uniforms and had to parade like puppets under the command of Fasiq (corrupt) army officers”; The traditional Islamic schools were dissolved and replaced by state-controlled religious schools after claiming Fasiq (corrupt) secular independence which deprived the Ulama of their power and authority. The era of Ignorance brought about a Massive loss of Mumineen in the ranks of Ulama. 

The Last Era of Ignorance [Marking the end of the great Fitnah] 

The 21st century marked the end of the Era of Ignorance, which is marked by a considerable regain of authority and influence of the Ulama around the world; this is due to the surge for the Revival of Islamic Culture on a global scale. The Revival of Islamic Culture was ignited due to the rise of Islamophobic [i.e. Anti-Muslim/ Anti-Islamic] activities which secularists have no control over; these activities brought about an Islamic Awakening to the entire Ummah [Muslim Nation], it also brought about an opportunity for Dawah [Missionary Work] that has never been seen/ experienced before; this is due to the fact that Islam and Muslims have always been seen as a strange Religion with a strange nation of people by Non-Muslims – though Islam has always been an open Religion. Muslims had to react against Islamophobic Terrorists, thus the massive opportunity of Dawah opened; The Revival of Islamic Culture and Dawah activities of the Muslim Ummah lead to massive numbers of people Reverting to Islam, their reversion is mainly due to their constant curiosity of Islam and Muslims, some and even most reverts to Islam were mostly missionaries, high ranking priests and rabbis from Judaism and Christianity. The 21^st century also marked the first time in the History of Islam that the religion had officially became known as the world’s largest [the biggest], and fastest growing religion in the world, so much that Islam is the world’s most popular religion, and the dominant topic of the century. 

Important Notice of a Wajib Hijra for Ulama: 1) If the Ulama find themselves in a situation where there is an Ignorant and Fasiq (corrupt) Secularist Government, under whom they are being oppressed and kept from practicing the Deen of Islam as the authorities, it becomes Wajib upon them to perform Hijrah, they should prepare the Muslims of the locality for this Hijrah so that they can gain power in a new locality, upon arrival in a new locality the Deen should be established [i.e. an Islamic State], and the community/ society should be built strongly on the principles of Islam, thereafter the people should be prepared for the struggles in accordance to the goals of liberation in Islam. 2) If a new land is not in reach the people should make Hijrah to a country/ place or community where there is a large population of Muslims so that they can assist the Muslims in establishing an Islamic State. 

Islam and Globalization 

  

Islam is a global religion, and is the only religion in the world that covers every inhabited part of the world. 

Secularism has no place in a Globalized World, neither does it have any place in Islam as Islam strictly imposes universal unity, mutual respect, love, brotherhood, central rule of law [i.e. Shariah], family values, international liberation of all people, gender equality, fair governance and requests all people to uphold good conduct and to avoid, and even remove any form of indecency. 

Issues: Islamic Revival or Reformation of Islam 

Islamic Revival is the reformation of the Ummah [Muslim Nation] in compliance to Shariah, reformation of Islam is a Bid’ah [false innovation] thus it is Haram [forbidden], Islam is perfect and complete. Islam can not be reformed. 

The only accepted Modern Reformist in Islam are and can only be Ulama who have studied at a Madrassah/ Uloom and their job in reformation is only to assist in the Shari reformation of an Individual/ Community in compliance to the Shariah [e.g. by means of Quran Psychology] whereby you assist the person/ community in self reform by subscribing him/her/them with a basic Islamic Conduct Guide/ Module, this is also a need for people who have gone through Talaq, Marriage, Death in the family or drug abuse leavers; any person who brings about a Bid’ah [false innovation/ change] to Islam is not a Muslim, thus it is Haram [forbidden] to follow such a person. 

The Islamic Platinum Age 

The Islamic Platinum Age is now in play, it is mainly due to the Global Revival of Islamic Culture. 

Muslims are exceeding in all sciences, and are excelling in all business avenues of Islamic Finance; the fair and just Shariah Compliant business modules are replacing the entire Fasiq (corrupt) secularist systems of capitalism and hegemony that was practiced over the poor and needy. Islam is providing the answers to the world’s ailing problems, by providing the world with the only known fully functional and error free system of Islamic Shariah in all matters of life, from finance, psychology, medicine, laws and rights etc… 

WARNING TO: THE ULAMA E SOO [Evil Fake Scholars] 

The Ulama e Soo (Evil Scholars who spread Batil and Kufr) are Shayaateenul Ins (human devils) who keep the Haqq (truth) of Al Islam in Ikfah (concealment), they are Lajnatush Shaytateen (The Association of Devils) who sell their own souls due to their hearts holding on to Hubb-e-Maal (love of wealth) and Hubb-e-Jaah (love of name and fame); the Ulama e Soo (Evil Scholars who spread Batil and Kufr) have no Haya (Shame and Modesty); they are the ones who for love of this world make false claims, they make Halal (legal) that which is Haraam (forbidden) and whoever follows them will be thrown into the Fire of Hell on the Day of Judgement, they legalize all forms of immorality, they are Lajnaztuz Zina (The Association of Fornication) who oppose Allah’s commands, they allow women to abandon the Niqab of Hijab, so much that they encourage women to fully abandon the Hijab which Almighty Allah clearly states should be imposed if refused. 

With blood, sweat and tears we tried to give you warning but everyone ignores it and none is listening. For their eyes, hearing and hearts have been sealed from (Haqq) “the truth” they find it easier to run from the inside, they push the warning away because they are under attack and therefore now it is the appointed time that they feel faint because the truth has come but in reality they are summoned to step up for the ultimate session weather they like it or not they will come crawling forward from every corner of the earth, they will become numb feeling faithless and a heavy feeling of tiredness will set over them because we have broken their habits. This is the cure that we have given unto you so that you may be one step closer. We brought you out from darkness with Nur (the light), shown you the way bare witness that none shall be granted entry to the Kingdom of Allah (Al Islam) unless they follow the clear cut path of Islaam but only men of understanding will reflect and heed that which have been given unto them, the successful are those who fear Allah, and spend that which they love in the path of Allah, this is the sign of their piety and they are the men of understanding. Over and over again will the Thikr (remembrance of Allah) play within your heart automatically hymning without any control you are being taken over from within being prepared for the end. 

My brothers; respected Ulama and Elders we have been warned about this: 

“There will dawn an age when nothing will remain of Islaam but its name; nothing of the Quran but its text. The Musaajid will be adorned structures whilst utterly corrupt (and devoid) of guidance. The worst of the people (khanaazeer “pigs”) under the canopy of the sky will be their Ulama (i.e. the Ulama-e-Soo). From them (the evil Ulama) will emerge Fitnah (corruption) and the Fitnah will rebound on them.” (Hadith-e-Haqq) 

These people the Ulama-e-Soo “Evil Ulama” teachers and students of evil and corruption are all together nothing but Lajnatush Shaytateen (The Association of Devils) also known as Lajnaztuz Zina (The Association of Fornication) who will be disguised as learned men of understanding but will in fact be Shayaateenul Ins (human devils) who will walk the earth with absolutely no Haya (Shame and Modesty) making blind fatwas leading men to Hellfire. 

“He who imparts knowledge (of the Deen) to unfit (pigs such as the swine’s of the Lajnatush Shaytateen) is like one who garlands swine’s with diamonds, pearls and gold.” 

They the Ulama-e-Soo “Evil Ulama” are under the La’nat (curse) of Allah; you will find within them Hubb-e-Maal (love of wealth) and Hubb-e-Jaah (love of name and fame) 

Be warned about them, as they want to change the Deen under their evil banner called Reformation of Islam; take heed Oh true representatives of Al Quran and Sunnah, ya Mumineen Islam our Deen can not be reformed, reformation means change, such are innovations. Ya Mumineen it is Islamic Revival that stands in their way, the revival of Islamic Culture is not reformation of the Deen but reformation of the individual person to comply with Quran and Sunnah. They come with names as Modern Reformists so be one who distinguishes between the Modern Reformist who brings people onto Al Islam to isolate the one who brings innovations to the Deen, the difference is clear the Muslim between the two is he who reforms to comply with Quran and Sunnah where as the other comes with evil and Fatwa contrary to Islamic teachings, he is one who will never make Ijma. 

UMN Intl Ulama’s message to the Ulama e Soo [Evil Ulama of Bid’ah, Baatil and Kufr] take ye heed we are the minority, and we are strangers unto you, we are those who uphold the Shariah of Allah, we are those who hear and we obey, we are those who have received the Book into our hearts with clear understanding, take ye heed of Surah 5:48-50, we are the men of understanding and we follow the way as followed by the Sahabah the Mathab e Rasul. The difference between us and you is that you may well know the words of Al Quran but are ignorant thereof, whereas we are the ones who understand Al Quran, fulfil its rights and upholds the laws therein so to you Oh ignorant ones who are amongst those described in Surah 2:84-85, you who imitate the ignorant nations before you, ye shall be raised amongst them. Take ye heed that the mark of Allah’s anger on a nation is division amongst its people which is due to their imitating of those nations before us who have earned His anger, and because of them going astray, your sins are like that of Yahood who have slain the prophets and your similarity to this effect is that your forefathers have slain the righteous Khalulafah, you will inherit Hell fire for your setting up partners with Allah, Oh Ignorant nations yours will be an awful doom. 

Authority of Islam (Islaam) 

In the Name of Allah Most Gracious Most Merciful 

There is only One Authority in Islaam that commands and should be obeyed at all cost, the Authority is the Almighty Allah Alone, He has no partner, and none has any share in His sovereignty, His spirit of command “the revelation Al-Quran” is His guidance and commandment unto mankind, the Holy Quran is the superiority on Earth. It is the Holy Quran whereby True Believing Men of Understanding make judgement and nothing else; such men (Mumineen) True believers depend only on the guidance (Al-Quran) of Allah. From the Holy Quran the Almighty Allah shows us the qualities of those on whom He has given limited authority to make judgement by Quran and thereby rule the World. The people of such status have been given many titles by Allah in the Holy Quran some of which to mention are “True Believers”, “Men of Understanding”, “Slaves/ Servants of Allah”, “Friend of Allah” and the list goes on they are respectfully known as True Muslims i.e. people who are perfect and complete in total submission to the will of Allah. Al Quran confirms this see Surah 4:25-76 

The Ulama are representatives of Allah’s Authority [His Word] on earth Not His partners. 

Each True Muslim is ranked in piety, and this piety is obtained when he forgoes the worldly desires and seeks only the pleasure of Allah by changing his focus from the world to desires of the good to come of the Hereafter, the sign of their royalty and kingship is their loyalty to the will of Allah. 

Further reading 

1)      Nikkah (Marriage) General Rules 

2)      Mahram (Unmarriageable Kin) General Rules 

3)      Talaq (Divorce) General Rules 

4)      UMN Fatwa: Niqab of Hijab is Fard Obligatory 

5)      UMN Fatwa: The Beard is FardT 

6)      UMN Fatwa: Can Jews and Christians use the Name of Allah 

7)      UMN Intl Fatwa: The Middle East has the right to peaceful Nuclear UseT 

8)      UMN Intl: Our Working Method of Establishing the Global Islamic State 

9)      UMN Intl: Our Successful Quran Psychology Method of Reforming the Ummah 

From the Holy Quran - Surah 3. Al-Imran 

102. O ye who believe! Observe your duty to Allah with right observance, and die not save as those who have surrendered (unto Him); 

103. And hold fast, all of you together, to the cable of Allah, and do not separate. And remember Allah’s favour unto you: how ye were enemies and He made friendship between your hearts so that ye became as brothers by His grace; and (how) ye were upon the brink of an abyss of fire, and He did save you from it. Thus Allah maketh clear His revelations unto you, that haply ye may be guided, 

104. And there may spring from you a nation who invite to goodness, and enjoin right conduct and forbid indecency. Such are they who are successful. 

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[Al Quran Surah 9:71-72] “And the believers, men and women, are protecting friends one of another; they enjoin the right and forbid the wrong, and they establish worship and they pay the poor-due, and they obey Allah and His messenger. As for these, Allah will have mercy on them. Lo! Allah is Mighty, Wise. Allah promiseth to the believers, men and women, Gardens underneath which rivers flow, wherein they will abide blessed dwellings in Gardens of Eden. And greater (far)! acceptance from Allah. That is the supreme triumph.” 

UMN Intl: Ramadhaan Prayers [Christians come to Islam]

UMN Intl: Ramadhaan Prayers [Christians come to Islam]

In the Name of Allah Most Gracious Most Merciful,

Welcome to the Kingdom of Islam, May the Almighty Allah Guide you.

The aim is clrear, we want all of Christianity to revert to Islam… We want all of them to become our Muslim Brothers and Sisters.

We want them as part of our beautiful nation [the Muslim Ummah] We want Open Doors for all of Christianity to embrace Islam.

It is time we introduce them to the truth about Islam thereafter they can judge by themselves.

1)      The Beauty of Islam

2)      The Arrival of the Anti-Christ

3)      Biblical Proof Islam is the True Religion

4)      Our message to the Vatican

5)      Is Islam an anti-Christ Movement?

6)      Islam Dominates (Rules) The World

7)      Listen Live from your PC to former Christians who have reverted to Islam

8)      UMN Intl: Statistics on Christianity the Movement to Islam

 

From the Holy Quran - Surah 3. Al-Imran

102. O ye who believe! Observe your duty to Allah with right observance, and die not save as those who have surrendered (unto Him);

103. And hold fast, all of you together, to the cable of Allah, and do not separate. And remember Allah’s favour unto you: how ye were enemies and He made friendship between your hearts so that ye became as brothers by His grace; and (how) ye were upon the brink of an abyss of fire, and He did save you from it. Thus Allah maketh clear His revelations unto you, that haply ye may be guided,

104. And there may spring from you a nation who invite to goodness, and enjoin right conduct and forbid indecency. Such are they who are successful.

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UMN Intl: Excuses Of Muslim Women Who Don’t Wear Hijab

UMN Intl: Excuses Of Muslim Women Who Don’t Wear Hijab 

Top Ten Excuses Of Muslim Women Who Don’t Wear Hijaab And Their Obvious Weaknesses

By Dr. Huwayda Ismaeel
Rendered into English from Al-Bayaan Magazine

In the Name of Allah Most Gracious Most Merciful,
Get on the train of repentance my sister, before it passes by your station. Deeply consider my sister, what is happening today before tomorrow comes. Think, my sister – starting now.

All praise is due to Allah Ta’aala as is deserved by His Majesty and Great Power. I send prayers and ask for blessings upon His Noble Messenger who drew the path for us to the pleasure of Allah and His Jannah. This path is a straight one that is surrounded by virtue from all sides and attends to the best moral characteristics which are increased by the clothing of purity, concealment, and chastity. It is the path trod by the two halves of human society, namely the man and the woman, toward harmonious contentment and happiness in this life and the Hereafter.

This is precisely why the Protector, the blessed and above all imperfection, has made wearing hijaab an obligation upon the woman as a safeguard of her chastity and protection of her honor and sign of her faith (Eemaan). It is on account of this that societies (both Muslim and non-Muslim) that have distanced themselves from the way of Allah and deviated from His straight path, are ill societies in need of treatment that will lead them to recovery and happiness.

Among the pictures that point to the distance of society from that path and that make clear the level of its deviation and separation from it is the open spread of women not just uncovering their faces but enhancing and making a display of their beauty. We find that, regretfully, this is commonly manifested in Islamic (Muslim) society despite the fact Islamic clothing is also widespread (and available). So then, what are the reasons that have led to this digression?

We put this question to a varied group of women from whom we derived ten major excuses and upon examination and scrutiny, the frailty of the excuses became evident to us.

Stay with us dear Muslim sister in these few lines so that we can know through them the reasons for turning away from the hijaab and then discuss each:
Excuse One: I’m not yet convinced (of the necessity) of hijaab.

We then ask this sister two questions:

One: Is she truly convinced of the correctness of the religion of Islam?

The natural answer is: Yes, she is convinced, for she responds “Laa ilaaha illallah!” (There is no God but Allah), meaning she is convinced of the ‘aqeedah, and then she says: “Muhammadun rasoolullah!” (Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah), meaning by that that she is convinced of its legislation or law (sharee’ah). Therefore, she is convinced of Islam as a belief system and a law by which one governs and rules her life.

Two: Is the hijaab then a part of Islamic Law (sharee’ah) and an obligation?

If this sister is honest and sincere in her intention and has looked into the issue as one who truly wants to know the truth her answer could only be: “Yes”. For Allah ta’aala, Whose Divinity (Uloohiyyah) she believes in has commanded wearing hijaab in His Book (Al-Qur’aan); and the noble Prophet, (‘alaihi salaat wa salaam) whose message she believes in, has commanded wearing the hijaab in his sunnah.

What do we call a person who says they believe in and are content with the correctness of Islam but who nonetheless does not do what Allah or His Messenger have ordered? Certainly they can in no way be described as those whom Allah speaks of in this aayah:

The only saying of the faithful believers when they are called to Allah and His Messenger to judge between them is that they say ‘we hear and obey’ and such are the successful. [Soorah An-Noor 24:51]

In summary: If this sister is convinced of Islam, how then can she not be convinced of its orders?

Excuse Two: I am convinced of Islamic dress but my mother prevents me from wearing it and if I disobey her I will go to the Fire.

The one who has answered this excuse is the most noble of Allah’s creation, the Messenger of Allah (sallallahu ‘alaihi wa sallam) in concise and comprehensive words of wisdom: There is no obedience to the created in the disobedience of Allah. [Ahmed]

The status of parents in Islam, especially the mother, is a high and elevated one. Indeed Allah ta’aala has combined it with the greatest of matters, worshipping Him and His tawheed, in many aayaat.

He stated: Worship Allah and join none with Him and do good to parents. [Soorah An-Nisaa 4:36] Obedience to parents is not limited except in one aspect, and that is if they order to disobedience of Allah. Allah said: But if they strive with you to make you join in worship with Me others that of which you have no knowledge, then obey them not. [Soorah Luqmaan 31:15]

The lack of obedience to them in sinfulness does not prevent being good to them and kind treatment of them. Allah said afterward in the same aayah: But behave with them in the world kindly.

In summary: How can you obey your mother and disobey Allah, Who created you and your mother?
Excuse Three: My position does not allow me to substitute my dress for Islamic dress.

This sister is either one or the other of two types: She is sincere and honest, or she is a slippery liar who desires to make a showy display of her “hijaab” clamoring with colors to be “in line with the times” and expensive.

We will begin with an answer to the honest and sincere sister:

Are you unaware my dear sister, that it is not permissible for the Muslim woman to leave her home in any instance unless her clothing meets the conditions of Islamic hijaab (Hijaab shar’ee) and it is a duty of every Muslim woman to know what they are? If you have taken the time and effort to learn so many matters of this world how then can you be neglectful of learning those matters which will save you from the punishment of Allah and His anger after death!? Does Allah not say: Ask the people of remembrance (i.e. knowledgeable scholars) if you do not know. [Soorah An-Nahl 16:43]. Learn therefore, the requirements of proper hijaab.

If you must go out, then do so only with the correct hijaab, seeking the pleasure of Allah and the degradation of Shaitaan. That is because the corruption brought about by your going out adorned and “beautified” is far greater than the matter which you deem necessary to go out for.

My dear sister if you are really truthful in your intention and correctly determined you will find a thousands hands of good assisting you and Allah will make the matter easy for you! Is He not the One Who says: And whoever fears Allah and keeps his duty to Him, He will make a way for him to get out (from every difficulty) and He will provide him from sources he never could imagine. [Soorah At-Talaaq 65:2-3]?

With regards to the ‘slippery’ one we say:

Honor and position is something determined by Allah Ta’aala and it is not due to embellishment of clothing and show of colors and keeping up with the trendsetters. It is rather due to obedience to Allah and His Messenger (sallallahu ‘alaihi wa sallam) and holding to the pure law of Allah and correct Islamic hijaab. Listen to the words of Allah: Indeed, the most honorable amongst you are those who are the most pious. [Soorah Al-Hujuraat 49:35]

In summary: Do things in the way of seeking Allah’s pleasure and entering His Jannah and give less value to the high priced and costly objects and wealth of this world.
Excuse Four: It is so very hot in my country and I can’t stand it. How could I take it if I wore the hijaab?

Allah gives an example by saying: Say: The Fire of Hell is more intense in heat if they only understand. [Soorah At-Taubah 9:81]

How can you compare the heat of your land to the heat of the Hellfire?

Know, my sister, that Shaitaan has trapped you in one of his feeble ropes to drag you from the heat of this world to the heat of the Hellfire. Free yourself from his net and view the heat of the sun as a favor and not an affliction especially in that it reminds you of the intensity of the punishment of Allah which is many times greater than the heat you now feel. Return to the order of Allah and sacrifice this worldly comfort in the way of following the path of salvation from the Hellfire about which Allah says: They will neither feel coolness nor have any drink except that of boiling water and pus. [Soorah An-Naba' 78:24-25]

In summary: The Jannah is surrounded by hardships and toil, while Hellfire is surrounded by temptations, lusts and desires.
Excuse Five: I’m afraid that if I wear the hijaab I will take it off at another time because I have seen so many others do so!

To her I say: If everyone was to apply your logic then they would have left the Deen in its entirety! They would have left off salaat because some would be afraid of leaving it later. They would have left fasting in Ramadhan because so many are afraid of not doing it later, etc. Haven’t you seen how Shaitaan has trapped you in his snare again and blocked you from guidance?

Allah Ta’aala loves continuous obedience even if it be small or recommended. How about something that is an absolute obligation like wearing hijaab? The prophet (sallallahu ‘alaihi wa sallam) said: The most beloved deed with Allah is the consistent one though it be little.Why haven’t you sought out the causes leading those people to leave off the hijaab so that you can avoid them and work to keep away from them? Why haven’t you sought out reasons and causes to affirm truth and guidance until you can hold firm to them?

Among these causes is much supplication to Allah (du’aa) to make the heart firm upon the Deen as did the prophet (sallallahu ‘alaihi wa sallam). Also is making salaat and having mindfulness of it as Allah stated:

And seek help in patience and the prayer and truly it is extremely heavy except for the true believers in Allah who obey Allah with full submission and believe in His promise of Jannah and in His warnings (Al-Khaashi’oon). [Soorah Al-Baqarah 2:45]

Other causes to put one upon guidance and truth is adherence to the laws of Islam and one of them is indeed wearing the hijaab. Allah said: If they had done what they were told, it would have been better for them and would have strengthened their faith. [Soorah Al-Baqarah 2:66]

In summary: If you hold tight to the causes of guidance and taste the sweetness of faith you will not neglect the orders of Allah after having held to them.
Excuse Six: If I wear the hijaab then nobody will marry me, so I’m going to leave it off until then.

Any husband who desires that you be uncovered and adorned in public in defiance of and in disobedience to Allah, is not a worthy husband in the first place. He is a husband who has no feeling to protect what Allah has made inviolable, most notably yourself, and he will not help you in any way to enter Al-Jannah or escape from the Hellfire. A home which is founded upon disobedience to Allah and provocation of His anger is fitting that He decree misery and hardship for it in this life and in the Hereafter. As Allah stated: But whosoever turns away from My reminder (i.e. neither believes in the Qur’aan nor acts upon its teachings) verily for him is a life of hardship and We shall raise him up blind on the Day of Resurrection. [Soorah Ta Ha 20:124]

Marriage is a favor and blessing from Allah to whom He give whom He wills. How many women who wear hijaab (mutahajibah) are in fact married while many who don’t aren’t? If you were to say that ‘..my being made-up and uncovered is a means to reach a pure end, namely marriage’, a pure goal or end is not attained through impure and corrupt means in Islam. If the goal is honorable then it must necessarily be achieved by pure and clean method. We say the rule in Islam is: The means are according to the rules of the intended goals.

In summary: There is no blessing in a marriage established upon sinfulness and corruption.
Excuse Seven: I don’t wear hijaab based on what Allah says: And proclaim the grace of your Rabb [Soorah Ad-Dhuhaa 93:11] How can I cover what Allah has blessed me with of silky soft hair and captivating beauty?

So this sister of ours adheres to the Book of Allah and its commands as long as they coincide with her personal desires and understanding! She leaves behind those matters when they don’t please her. If this was not the case, then why doesn’t she follow the aayah: And do not show off their adornment except only that which is apparent [Soorah An-Noor 24:31] and the statement of Allah subhaanah: Tell your wives and your daughters and the women of the believers to draw their cloaks all over their bodies [Soorah Al-Ahzaab 33:59]?

With this statement my sister you have now made a shari’ah (law) for yourself of what Allah Ta’aala has strictly forbidden, namely beautification (at-tabarruj) and uncovering (as-sufoor), and the reason: Your lack of wanting to adhere to the order. The greatest blessing or favor that Allah has bestowed upon us is that of Eemaan (faith) and hidaayah (guidance) and among them is the Islamic hijaab. Why then do you not manifest and talk about this greatest of blessings given to you?

In summary: Is there a greater blessing and favor upon the woman than guidance and hijaab?
Excuse Eight: I know that hijaab is obligatory (waajib), but I will wear it when Allah guides me to do so.

We ask this sister on what plans or steps she will undertake until she accepts this divine guidance? We know that Allah has in His wisdom made a cause or means for everything. That is why the sick take medicine to regain health, and the traveler rides a vehicle or an animal to reach his destination, and other limitless examples.

Has this sister of ours seriously endeavored to seek true guidance and exerted the proper means to get it such as: Supplicating Allah sincerely as He stated: Guide us to the Straight Path. [Soorah Al-Faatihah 1:6]; Keeping company with the righteous good sisters – for they are among the best to assist her to guidance and to continue to point her to it until Allah guides her and increases her guidance and inspires her to further guidance and taqwaa. She would then adhere to the orders of Allah and wear the hijaab that the believing women are commanded to wear.

In summary: If this sister was really serious about seeking guidance she would have exerted herself by the proper means to get it.
Excuse Nine: It’s not time for that yet. I’m still too young for wearing hijaab. I’ll do it when I get older and after I make Hajj!

The Angel of Death my sister, is visiting and waiting at your door for the order of Allah Ta’aala to open it on you at any moment in your life. Allah said: When their term comes, neither can they delay it nor can they advance it an hour (or a moment). [Soorah Al-An'aam 7:34]. Death my sister doesn’t discriminate between the young or the old and it may come while you are in this state of great sinfulness disobedience, fighting against the Lord of Honor with your uncovering and shameless adornment. My sister, you should race to obedience along with those others who race to answer the call of Allah tabaaraka wa ta’aala: Race with one another in hastening towards forgiveness from your Lord and Paradise the width whereof is as the width of the heavens and the earth. [Soorah Al-Hadeed 57:21]

Sister, don’t forget Allah or He will forget you by turning His mercy away from you in this life and the next. You are forgetting your own soul by not fulfilling the right of your soul to obey Allah and proper worship of Him. Allah stated about the hypocrites (Al-Munaafiqoon): And be not like those who forgot Allah and He caused them to forget their own selves. [Soorah Al-Hashr 59:19] My sister, wear the hijaab in your young age in opposition to the sinful deeds because Allah is intense in punishment and will ask you on the Day of Resurrection about your youth and every moment of your life.

In summary: Stop presuming some future expectation in your life will indeed occur! How can you guarantee your own life until tomorrow?
Excuse Ten: I’m afraid that if I wear Islamic clothing that I’ll be labeled as belonging to some group or another and I hate partisanship.

My sister in Islam, there are only two parties in Islam, and they are both mentioned by Allah Almighty in His Noble Book. The first party is the party of Allah (hizbullah) that He gives victory to because of their obedience to His commands and staying away from what He has forbidden. The second party is the party of the accursed Shaitaan (hizbush-Shaitaan) which disobeys the Most Merciful and increase corruption in the earth. When you hold tight to and adhere to the commands of Allah, and among them is wearing the hijaab – you then become a part of the successful party of Allah. When you beautify and display your charms you are riding in the boat of Shaitaan and his friends and partners from among the hypocrites and the disbelievers and none worse could there be as friends.

Don’t you see how you are running from Allah and to the Shaitaan, trading filth for good? Run instead my sister to Allah and follow His way: So flee to Allah (from His Torment to His mercy). Verily I (Muhammad) am a plain warner to you from Him. [Soorah Adh-Dhaariyaat 51:50] The hijaab is a high form of worship that is not subject to the opinions of people and their orientations and choices because the one who legislated it is the Most Wise Creator.

In summary: In the way of seeking the pleasure of Allah and in hope of His Mercy and success in His Jannah and throw the statements of the devils among people and jinn against the wall! Hold tight to the legislation of Allah by your molars and follow the example of the striving and knowledgeable Mothers of the Believers and the female companions (radiallahu ‘anhum ajma’een).
In Conclusion

Your body is on display in the market of Shaitaan seducing the hearts of men.The hairstyles, the tight clothing showing every detail of your figure, the short dresses showing off your legs and feet, and the showy, decorative and fragrant clothing all anger the Merciful and please the Shaitaan. Every day that passes while you are in this condition distances you further from Allah and brings you closer to Shaitaan. Each day curses and anger are directed toward you from the heavens until you repent. Every day brings you closer to the grave and the Angel of Death is ready to capture your soul.

Everyone shall taste death. And only on the Day of Resurrection shall you be paid your wages in full. And whoever is removed away from the Hellfire and admitted to Al-Jannah, is indeed successful. The life of this world is only the enjoyment of deception (a deceiving thing). [Soorah Aale 'Imraan 3:185]

Get on the train of repentance my sister, before it passes by your station. Deeply consider my sister, what is happening today before tomorrow comes. Think about it, my sister – Now, before it is too late!
Reprinted from alharamain.org newsletter, issue 10.

From the Holy Quran - Surah 3. Al-Imran

102. O ye who believe! Observe your duty to Allah with right observance, and die not save as those who have surrendered (unto Him);

103. And hold fast, all of you together, to the cable of Allah, and do not separate. And remember Allah’s favour unto you: how ye were enemies and He made friendship between your hearts so that ye became as brothers by His grace; and (how) ye were upon the brink of an abyss of fire, and He did save you from it. Thus Allah maketh clear His revelations unto you, that haply ye may be guided,

104. And there may spring from you a nation who invite to goodness, and enjoin right conduct and forbid indecency. Such are they who are successful.

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UMN Intl: The Satanic Rituals of Satans Third Temple

UMN Intl: The Satanic Rituals of Satans Third Temple

In the Name of Allah Most Gracious Most Merciful,

The  Kufaar [Non-Muslims] are planning to build a House for Satan in Al Quds where the Holy Masjid Al Aqsa is located, as planned by them the building is to be used for Satanic Rituals of manslaughter which they call sacrificial worship. The plan is to use Satan’s Temple to invoke the Evil Spirit [Armilus / Dajjal / Anti-Christ ] also known as the Demon Son of Zion. The Jewish and Christian people will become Demon Possessed by evil Jinn [Spirits] who enter their bodies, children will be used as burnt offerings [fire offerings of ISRAHELL]. Knowing that they will not succeed in their evil plot they will still build Satan’s Temple in a place called Judea where the Dajjal will be released.

We need to fight back and warn The People of the Book, we need to fight back with Haqq [the Truth] by deriving the proof from the Torah, Bible and Quran which will confirm the Truth and it is about time we expose the Truth from Falsehood. Sadly many people have already been mislead by the Islamophobic Zionists.

Beloved brothers and brethren in faith; Since we have the Ark of the Covenent [Arabic: Tabut al Sakina]; [Aramaic: Tebuta el Shakinah] we need to show it to the world in the light of the Holy Scriptures:

“What? Know ye not that your body is the temple of the Sakina which is in you and which ye have from God, and that ye are not your own? For ye are bought with a price. Therefore glorify God in your body and in your spirit, which are God’s…” (1 Corinthians 6:19-20)

The Tabut [Ark] a container which is [your heart] that holds the Divine Covenant of al Sakina [The Shahada].

Exposing The Holy Temple Within: [Click Here to view full Article]

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From the Holy Quran - Surah 3. Al-Imran

102. O ye who believe! Observe your duty to Allah with right observance, and die not save as those who have surrendered (unto Him);

103. And hold fast, all of you together, to the cable of Allah, and do not separate. And remember Allah’s favour unto you: how ye were enemies and He made friendship between your hearts so that ye became as brothers by His grace; and (how) ye were upon the brink of an abyss of fire, and He did save you from it. Thus Allah maketh clear His revelations unto you, that haply ye may be guided,

104. And there may spring from you a nation who invite to goodness, and enjoin right conduct and forbid indecency. Such are they who are successful.

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UMN Intl: Inviting Daniel Pipes to Islam

UMN Intl: Inviting Daniel Pipes to Islam

In the Name of Allah Most Gracious Most Merciful,

Mr Daniel Pipes however odd this invite may seem not only to yourself but to even some Muslims as well.

Since you have made yourself such famous a name in being an outspoken critic of Islam, and giving your criticism of various scholars I cannot help but notice the similarity you share with people who criticised Islam during the lifetime of our beloved Nabi Mohammed Sallallahu Alaihi Wa’salaam.

Call us oldschool we are still remaining on the original path of Islam, I think that it would only be fair to give you some food for thought which will be a challenge to your criticism.

We have perfectly listed for you some articles to read and reflect on, from hereon judge for yourself.

Whether you accept Islam or not it is the choice you made on your own.

1)      The Beauty of Islam [Brief but detailed introduction to Islam]

2)      Is Islam an anti-Christ Movement? [The Answers]

3)      UMN Intl: America and the Terrorist Within [Looking in the Mirror]

4)      The Truth About Prophet Mohammed (peace be upon him)

5)      UMN Intl: Islamic Spiritual Guidance [Defeating Extremism and Terrorism]

6)      UMN Intl: Restoring America’s Image  [Helping a falling nation]

7)      Allah The One (Allahu Ahad) Shema Yisrael Shahada [Ultimate religious Debate]

In case you do not accept our offer we refer you to Surah 109:

Surah 109. Al-Kafirun

1. Say: O disbelievers!

2. I worship not that which ye worship;

3. Nor worship ye that which I worship.

4. And I shall not worship that which ye worship.

5. Nor will ye worship that which I worship.

6. Unto you your religion, and unto me my religion.

Mr Daniel Pipes and one more Surah we have for you is Surah 110:

Surah 110. An-Nasr

1. When Allah’s succour and the triumph cometh

2. And thou seest mankind entering the religion of Allah in troops.

3. Then hymn the praises of thy Lord, and seek forgiveness of Him. Lo! He is ever ready to show mercy.

From the Holy Quran - Surah 3. Al-Imran

102. O ye who believe! Observe your duty to Allah with right observance, and die not save as those who have surrendered (unto Him);

103. And hold fast, all of you together, to the cable of Allah, and do not separate. And remember Allah’s favour unto you: how ye were enemies and He made friendship between your hearts so that ye became as brothers by His grace; and (how) ye were upon the brink of an abyss of fire, and He did save you from it. Thus Allah maketh clear His revelations unto you, that haply ye may be guided,

104. And there may spring from you a nation who invite to goodness, and enjoin right conduct and forbid indecency. Such are they who are successful.

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UMN Intl: Inspire Magazine [Follow the Guidance of the Holy Quran]

UMN Intl: Inspire Magazine [Follow the Guidance of the Holy Quran]

In the Name of Allah Most Gracious Most Merciful,

Beloved Muslim Ummah do not be fooled by hoaxes or overwhelmed with the witnessing of events.

An opportunity awaits us each year and that opportunity is Global Muslim Unity and the Revival of complete Islamic Culture throughout the world.

That opportunity comes in the blessed Month of Ramadhaan, a blessed and beloved time when we are strong whilst the Kufaar think we are weak; It is a time when we take part in the greatest battles Jihadul Nafs [A Struggle against Inner Worldly Desires] a Jihad against oneself to purify the heart, the mind, the body and the soul. Prepare for Ramadhaan, Prepare and gear up with your greatest weapon Imaan [Faith]. Strengthen your heart fellow Muslim.

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From the Holy Quran - Surah 3. Al-Imran

102. O ye who believe! Observe your duty to Allah with right observance, and die not save as those who have surrendered (unto Him);

103. And hold fast, all of you together, to the cable of Allah, and do not separate. And remember Allah’s favour unto you: how ye were enemies and He made friendship between your hearts so that ye became as brothers by His grace; and (how) ye were upon the brink of an abyss of fire, and He did save you from it. Thus Allah maketh clear His revelations unto you, that haply ye may be guided,

104. And there may spring from you a nation who invite to goodness, and enjoin right conduct and forbid indecency. Such are they who are successful.

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UMN Intl: Advent and Advancement of Islam

UMN Intl: Advent and Advancement of Islam

In the Name of Allah Most Gracious Most Merciful,

All Praise be unto Allah (Alone), Lord of all creation; There is no other Illah (Deity) but Allah and Mohammed is His Final Prophet and Messenger.

Islam [Submission to the will of Allah] came into existance since the first of the Almighty Allah’s creations came into being for the Almighty Allah only says [commands] to a thing Be! And it is [i.e. it comes into existance].

The Almighty Allah created bodies and creatures both seen and unseen; to us [mankind] some are known and others unknown [i.e. Jinn (جني), Malaekah (ملائكة) and Hoor al Ayn among others]

Islam is a religion, the only true religion and way of life to live by so that one may become Successful in this world and in the Hereafter.

People who follow the religion of Islam are called Muslims (Hebrew: Mushlam) [i.e. they are people who are perfect and complete in total submission to the will of Allah]; Muslims conduct their lives by (Shari’ah) the rules and guidance in the Holy Quran as revealed by the Almighty Allah.

A Muslim lives a life that is a constant (Jihad) [i.e. a struggle against all evils]

The following link: [The Beauty of Islam] is a brief but detailed introduction to the religion of Muslims.

Muslims have faced many suffering times due to constant harassment of Islamophobic People [Racists] also known as Kufar [Non-Believers]; however Muslims became stronger and more dominant as people began to revert to Islam.

The Kufaar [Non-Believers] used to brand Muslims as evil and called the religion of Islam an Anti-Christ Movement but soon people came to realise that it is not true. The following link [Is Islam an anti-Christ Movement?] is an example that stands as hard evidence against the false claims people used to make against Islam.

The Final Prophet and Messenger Mohammed Sallallahu Alaihi Wa’salaam was the best of creation to have ever walked upon the face of the earth, he is the best character and example to follow. The following link [The Truth About Prophet Mohammed (peace be upon him] tells you the truth about the character of our beloved Nabi [Prophet] and [Rasul] Messenger.

Islam not only Dominates the World but Rules the World. The following link [Islam Dominates (Rules) The World] proves this fact.

A question to ask yourself if you are not Muslim is why? Because from all the evidence given to you in the above mentioned you need to ask what is missing in your life. To those who disagree/ think they are right/ think they can debate this matter the following link is just for you [Allah The One (Allahu Ahad) Shema Yisrael Shahada]

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From the Holy Quran - Surah 3. Al-Imran

102. O ye who believe! Observe your duty to Allah with right observance, and die not save as those who have surrendered (unto Him);

103. And hold fast, all of you together, to the cable of Allah, and do not separate. And remember Allah’s favour unto you: how ye were enemies and He made friendship between your hearts so that ye became as brothers by His grace; and (how) ye were upon the brink of an abyss of fire, and He did save you from it. Thus Allah maketh clear His revelations unto you, that haply ye may be guided,

104. And there may spring from you a nation who invite to goodness, and enjoin right conduct and forbid indecency. Such are they who are successful.

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UMN Intl: Inviting Keith Rupert Murdoch and family to Islam

UMN Intl: Inviting Keith Rupert Murdoch and family to Islam

In the Name of Allah Most Gracious Most Merciful,

Mr. Murdoch and family we are more than 100% sure that you have heard, read and even spoke about Islam, the Holy Quran and Muslims. No matter what the topic was about you have either read it, heard it and most certainly also spoken about it in private or in public life. A question about Islam, the Holy Quran, the Almighty Allah and Muslim lifestyle must have crossed your mind at some point in time, a question unanswered… Today we will give you the answer, today we challenge you personally yes you the Murdoch family. We want you to discover the truth for yourself it will be a challenge between you and faith.

To sum up the message of the Almighty Allah unto mankind as He commands in the Holy Scriptures we find that He (Allah) the Lord of all things that exist only mentions two kinds of people [Those who will inherit Jannah (Paradise in Heaven) and those who will inherit Jahannum (The Fire of Hell)]; He also mentions the qualities of these two very different kinds of people [Muninun (True Believers) and Kufaar (Non-Believers)]. The Almighty Allah commands all of mankind to worship Him Alone [Monotheism] and mankind is commanded to implement the qualities of Mumineen (True Believers) into their lives so that mankind may be successful in this life and in the Hereafter.

[Click Here] To download the Basic Islamic Conduct Guide; [Click Here] To download an English Copy of the Holy Quran.

From hereon judge for yourself, and if you doubt then I suggest you read the proof from the Bible itself stating that Islam is the True Religion given to all of mankind from the Almighty Allah. [Click Here] to see the biblical proof.

And if you still do not believe then I say to you: “O disbeliever! I worship not that which ye worship; Nor worship ye that which I worship. And I shall not worship that which ye worship.  Nor will ye worship that which I worship. Unto you your religion, and unto me my religion.”

 

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From the Holy Quran - Surah 3. Al-Imran

102. O ye who believe! Observe your duty to Allah with right observance, and die not save as those who have surrendered (unto Him);

103. And hold fast, all of you together, to the cable of Allah, and do not separate. And remember Allah’s favour unto you: how ye were enemies and He made friendship between your hearts so that ye became as brothers by His grace; and (how) ye were upon the brink of an abyss of fire, and He did save you from it. Thus Allah maketh clear His revelations unto you, that haply ye may be guided,

104. And there may spring from you a nation who invite to goodness, and enjoin right conduct and forbid indecency. Such are they who are successful.

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UMN Intl: The Study and Implementation of Quran Psychology

UMN Intl: The Study and Implementation of Quran Psychology

In the Name of Allah Most Gracious Most Merciful,

The study and implementation of Islamic Psychology [Quran Psychology] is one of the greatest fields of Islamic Studies, it helps the Islamic Scholar obtain a better understanding of all other fields of study. The study of Quran Psychology can only be done through personal implementation of all the psychological aspects as found in the Holy Quran.

Students of this subject may wonder where one should start well the answer is the Holy Quran.

I will make it an easy task for all students and those interested in this field of study. As an expert in Quran Psychology and various other fields I will share with you some of my notes and articles.

To sum up the message of the Almighty Allah unto mankind as He commands in the Holy Scriptures we find that He (Allah) the Lord of all things that exist only mentions two kinds of people [Those who will inherit Jannah (Paradise in Heaven) and those who will inherit Jahannum (The Fire of Hell)]; He also mentions the qualities of these two very different kinds of people [Muninun (True Believers) and Kufaar (Non-Believers)]. The Almighty Allah commands all of mankind to worship Him Alone [Monotheism] and mankind is commanded to implement the qualities of Mumineen (True Believers) into their lives so that mankind may be successful in this life and in the Hereafter.

[Click Here] To download the Basic Islamic Conduct Guide, this will be your starting point of this subject which is Developmental Psychology.  As you go along in your re-search listing and implementing more and more of these qualities into your own personal life you will discover the impact these recommendations would have not only on an individual but on an entire community. You may test one of your patients with the Basic Islamic Conduct Guide, ask them to implement these qualities into their daily lifestyle and observe them [him/her] after two follow-up sessions.

Quran Psychology is a field of personal study in the end it is and have always been a matter between you and the Almighty. Quran Psychology is a vast field of sciences that rolls like a wave upon wave, the benefits of my recommendation is vast as well, students who are studying other fields of Islamic Sciences be it finance or history etc… will benefit by implementing these qualities as it will help them to have a clear and better understanding of the subjects that they are studying, it also places them at a more comfortable state whilst studying. My recommendation will teach you who you truly are.

As a test list 5 qualities of a Mumin as mentioned in Quran, then list 5 qualities of a Kafir as mentioned in Quran thereafter compare yourself with both these lists. Your natural instinct will lead you along the way. After doing this create a daily exercise for yourself and challenge yourself to at least implement one quality of the Mumineen permanently into your life. Who said doctors don’t believe in miracles?

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2)      Death and the Mu’min (True Believer) [Dealing with death]

3)      Is Islam an anti-Christ Movement? [The Answers to Non-Muslims]

4)      I KNOW HOW YOU FEEL [Dealing with Depression, Stress etc…]

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8)      UMN Intl: Psychology of the Revival of Islamic Culture

9)      UMN Intl: OMNUCIC Competition [Islamic Psychology for the Community]

Towards Islamic Psychology [an Article by Dr Salma Yaqoob]

Introduction As a Muslim woman, born, brought up and educated in England, I have sometimes experienced some discomfort in practicing Western psychology as a psychotherapist. Many times I see patients who I believe would benefit from a more holistic approach, taking into account their spiritual needs as well as their emotional and physical needs, but it is as if there is a taboo in mixing faith with treatment – it is not “acceptable” or considered “professional”. In our training as psychologists, spirituality is hardly even mentioned, and if it is, it is done so usually in a very negative way. I was interested in analysing why there was this split in psychology and religion, why in the West it is that any integration of the two is viewed with suspicion. Through a little research and reflection it became apparent that this split in psychology and religion actually reflects the split between science and religion in the West. Indeed the schism between science and religion is the defining characteristic of Western thought, leading to a separation of sacred and secular discourses.   The Split between Western Science and Religion The reasons for this actually lie in the Renaissance period of Western history many centuries ago when the church was seen to be an obstacle to scientific advancement. The ideas of philosophers and scientists were banned from publication and discussion; e.g. Galileo who observed through the then new invention of the telescope that the earth moves around the sun and the sun does not move around the earth, as thought at the time, was labeled a heretic by the church and placed under house arrest. His views were considered contradictory to Christian teaching. Bruno who publicly stated such ideas was interrogated by the Inquisition and then punished by burning to death at the stake. The result of this repression and persecution by religious authorities was a split between science and church. But ultimately, science was victorious over the church because the evidence of its rational observation and experimentation just became too compelling. As a consequence, all religion became associated with being backward, superstitious, and regressive, and so secularism – which was a rejection of religion – became associated with being rational, liberated and progressive. Even hundreds of years after the conflict between church and science, the effect on the Western psyche is still very apparent. This is why the secular discourse still remains the only acceptable discourse. It is important to give this historical perspective as it helps us to understand why it is so difficult to bring any religious or spiritual meaning to science nowadays (and of course to my particular field of psychology). This conference is special not just because it is “ Women in science” but “Muslim” women in science. It is important that we celebrate this identity proudly. There is no contradiction in being Muslim and pursuing science. Islam and Science There has never been a split/ schism in the Islamic tradition, between religion and science as in the West. Indeed Islamic civilisation began to flourish in the 8th century A.D. The Persian and Roman civilisations were in decline and Europe was still in the dark ages. Interestingly it was not until the Renaissance (around the 15th century) that Western scholars had access to the Arabic material, which was then taught at Universities several centuries after the original work had been carried out. Many principles of modern scientific method had already been established by Muslims. For example, the employment of doubt, by Al- Ghazzali, as a prelude to reaching certain knowledge; the founding of the philosophy of history by Ibn Khaldun; medical and surgical advances which formed the basis of medical study in Western institutions for several centuries- contributions of Razi (called Rhazes in the west), Ibn Sina (Avicenna), Abul-Qasim (Abucassis), the mathematical concepts of algebra, zero, ciphenas espoused by the likes of al- Khayyam, and al- Birund. You name it, Muslim scholars made some contribution. It is significant that the West rarely acknowledges the great debt it owes Islamic scholarship – in English schools for example, we are taught about Roman civilisation/ Ancient Egypt, but never the Islamic civilisation and contributions to knowledge. The first Universities and Hospitals (both open to men and women, it should be noted e.g. Qarawiyyin University here in Fez) were constructed during this time, centuries ahead of the first such institutions in the West. Science and religion were seen as complementary and not contradictory. Indeed the scientists considered it their religious duty to pursue such knowledge. It is interesting to note that the first words revealed to the Prophet (pbuh) pertained to the importance of knowledge: not just for a small elite but for all people. “Read in the Name of your Lord, Who created. Creates man from a clot. Read, and your Lord is the Most Bounteous. Who teaches by the pen. Teaches man that which he knew not.” (Quran, 96: 1-5) It was with the demise of the Islamic civilization that Muslims lost their lead in science. However, we should not just look sentimentally to past glories but into a determined vision for the future. If we take hold once again of our great Islamic legacy there is no reason why we cannot regain our position in the forefront of science instead of lagging behind in the manner we are doing today. We are transferring technology from the West now, when the West used to transfer technology and knowledge from the East. Let us move from the backseat to the driver’s seat. Types of Knowledge According to the Islamic perspective, knowledge is of two types: “revealed” Divine knowledge and material knowledge. Divine knowledge is intuitive, subjectively experienced and leads to a transformation in the individual. Material knowledge is what is generally considered to be “objective” and is experienced more as a process of accumulating information. There is a difference in transformation and information. For example, in today’s Universities information is collected in the head but one can walk in and out of University with the only difference being a change in age and perceived status but not as a human being. Divine knowledge and material knowledge though are not necessarily contradictory. They reflect the co-existence of the two different (but not opposing) dimensions: the spiritual dimension and the physical dimension. 2. Islam and Notions of the Self It is interesting to note that the Human Being is considered to be the meeting point of these two different dimensions. The arabic word for such a meeting point is barzakh – interspace: SPIRITUAL + ————–( (BARZAKH) PHYSICAL Figure 1. In the light of this Islamic perspective, any efforts to gain an understanding of the self require a study of the spiritual aspect of the self. Knowledge of the self, and what it means to be human, in modern times however is not so much the domain of religion as the domain of the field of psychology. In todays’ secular age, the field of psychology is in a way the new theology, and therapists and psychologists are the priests of this age. The irony is that the word “psychology” is based on the Greek word psyche, meaning “soul”, or, “spirit”. Psychology therefore means study of the soul. However it is now anything but, and indeed the idea of a soul or spiritual nature is not even acknowledged in mainstream psychology. As I discussed earlier this attitude of rejecting the spiritual can be traced to the implicit assumptions of Western psychology rooted in secularism – which arose out of a negation of religion or spiritual experience. Instead, within Western psychology, a fragmented view of man is presented. In trying to gain a deeper understanding of human nature, Western psychological theories have tended to focus only on one aspect of the self, e.g. pyschoanalysis focuses on the unconscious, cognitive psychology focuses on thoughts, and behavioural psychology focuses on behaviour. No doubt, important insights have been gained, yet no model is truly comprehensive in itself. I believe most Western psychotherapies are limited at both ends of the spectrum – they ignore individual spirituality, and they ignore the effects of socio-political factors on the lives of the clients. Fundamental questions relating to man’s existence e.g. ( Where have we come from? ( What is our purpose in life? ( What happens after we die? cannot be addressed even by the more sophisticated approaches in mainstream psychology. So really how much knowledge of the self do they have, and how deep is their understanding of human psychology? Even very ‘new’ more integrated therapies which try to include more than one aspect of the self are limited, as they too ignore a dimension of the self which many people regard as central to being human – the spiritual dimension. On the other hand all Muslims should be excellent psychologists. Our whole life is based on knowing the answers to these basic questions. Wherever you go, from remote villages to modern cities, practising Muslims will be able to tell that we are on a journey: Before we were born we were with Allah, and all souls bore witness that Allah is their Lord ( 7:172) Our purpose in this life is to worship Allah (51:56) After death we will be raised up and according to our deeds in this lifetime we will be rewarded or punished (101:5-8). Importance of Developing Islamic Psychology From an Islamic perspective, any truly comprehensive psychology can only develop out of a very different set of assumptions. In effect a different paradigm of knowledge is required, so that a genuine ‘study of the soul’ can take place and a ‘genuine psychology’, (remember the word psychology means study of the soul), which addresses all aspects of the self can emerge. This is why I believe that it is very important that Muslims define and develop Islamic psychology based on the Quran, which Muslims regard as the most reliable source of knowledge possible, as it is from Allah who created us and therefore knows absolutely everything about us. Other knowledge may give us ‘glimpses’ of truths about ourselves as researchers continually ‘discover’ what Allah has created. However, human theories remain limited as they lack the overall picture: they have a very narrow context. For no matter how ‘intelligent’ scientists are, they will always be limited and fallible and subject to the time and culture they live in. And while they might try to address details of specific problems, they do not have answers for the most basic of questions people face regarding the meaning and purpose of life. I have proposed a model of the self, outlining different aspects of the self, together with the differing influences of the self (both internal and external). I have attempted to show how insights from modern knowledge can be integrated into notions of the self, based on Islamic principles, so that a creative synthesis may be possible of the two different bodies of knowledge. This model also indicates implications for the therapeutic interventions. Cognitive, behavioural, affective aspects of the self are acknowledged, as is the validity of drawing on techniques (as opposed to overall rationale or implicit metaphysics) of various Western psychological approaches. It emphasises the unification of the different aspects of the self via the spiritual aspect. In this model spirituality underlies and has the capacity to influence all aspects of the self. The aim and method of Islamic psychology, then, is not fragmentation but unification – acknowledging and returning man to his original state of wholeness. From an Islamic point of view, human beings are not simply physical beings – complex animals. They have another dimension to them, their spirituality, which links them to God. In the Quranic account of creation, following the breathing of God’s spirit into Adam, God commanded the angels to prostrate themselves before Adam, “ and We told the angels , ‘Prostrate to Adam’ and they prostrated” (Quran 7:11). The angels were in effect prostrating before the Divine mystery within Adam, and acknowledging that he was God’s representative – Khalifa in Arabic – a station which even they as sinless beings had not been accorded. Concept of Fitra An important concept relating to the concept of human nature from an Islamic perspective is fitra. Fitra refers to the primordial state of man- his natural condition and disposition. The optimistic view of human nature is rooted in this concept. Islam posits that the natural state of man is a positive and ‘good’ state – one in submission to God. This is related to the idea that all souls made a pledge with God before earthly existence, acknowledging Him as their Lord (Quran, 7:172). Even before we were born, or were conceived, our souls met with Allah. The spiritual aspect of every human has therefore already experienced the Divine. The defining experience of man in the Islamic perspective then, is not his physical aspect, but his spiritual aspect. This spiritual aspect of man is what the Quran, along with all spiritual traditions, appeals to. If early childhood experiences are considered to impact strongly on an individual’s life (even if only unconsciously) as suggested by Freud, the impact of such an experience going back to a time even earlier, of course would be fundamental. According to an Islamic point of view this explains the instinct in all individuals for right and wrong, (although in some it may be buried more deeply than others). Spiritual or religious experience is therefore more a form of recognition than discovery. This is exemplified in the Quran in Chapter 7, verse157: “He the Prophet enjoins on them that which they themselves sense as right, and forbids them that which they themselves sense as wrong.” The religious emphasis is thus more on the inner experience than an externally imposed experience……….a part of us already knows the truth. Due to the initial experience of union with God, a part of the individual seeks that union again. This quest is often begun with a search for the meaning of life. According to the Quran, the eternal aspect of each individual, the soul, is on a journey and passes through various stages in life. The end point of this journey though, as was the beginning, is God. In Quran 6:94 we are told: “And now you have returned to Us alone, as We created you at first, leaving behind all that we bestowed on you.” The Quran is the basis of any Islamic perspective. 3. Islamic Perspective of Journey of Self Souls with Allah In womb Earthly life Barzakh Everlasting life Figure 3. Journey of Self It is clear to us when we view our lives from this perspective, our time here on earth is actually only a small part of our ultimate destiny. The Prophet (pbuh) described this life as a mere drop of water as compared to a whole ocean. Yet, most of us focus the majority of our energy and time on things related only to this life – whether it be our education, our jobs, aiming to reach a certain status, having big bank accounts, wearing the right clothes etc… we rarely step back and think where we have come from, and ultimately where we are all going to. For one thing that every single person on this planet shares in common whether they are rich or poor, white or black, from a high or low class, is that each moment brings us all closer to our death. The death we experience, however, is only physical. Within each and every human is a part of them which is beyond this. It is amazing to reflect that all of us contain infinity within us, within our souls. This is the real us. The part that is not destroyed. How we look after this part of us determines our state in this world and in the hereafter. It is a very simple reality but often forgotten. It is up to each of us to focus on and do our utmost to develop this inner, spiritual aspect of ourselves. Just as people recognise the need to do regular exercise to keep our bodies fit and toned we need to exercise our inner senses. Simple physical neglect we know leads to slackness in our body and ultimately disease. In the same way neglect of our inner selves leads to slackness and disease. Inner diseases include things like arrogance, selfishness, greed, impatience etc. …..all these affect our inner hearts, they are like layers of “dirt” which can lead to us becoming blind inside. Sometimes when people become tuned into their inner hearts they say “my eyes opened” and they wish that others could ‘see’ what they could and regret not seeing it sooner. Obviously there was nothing wrong with their eyesight, it was their inner heart which had been blind. In the simple diagram above, lies the distinct approach that Islam has to the aims and objectives of human beings. Islam has it’s own definition of ‘progress’ – encompassing both spiritual progress of man – affecting his psychological and social state, and material progress – the harnessing of resources and skills development, which is also very much encouraged in Islam. The important thing to remember here is that for the last few centuries the Western definition of ‘progress’ has really only related to material, technical progress. It is only now being acknowledged, even within Western academic and scientific circles that the West has paid a heavy price in social terms for this material success. It has been learning in a slow and painful manner that material progress in itself cannot ensure social progress. It may help alleviate certain problems but not solve them completely. And if not pursued in a cautious and conscious manner, the rise in technology itself can be a source of social problems. As a psychotherapist I have to deal first hand with the many social and psychological problems people experience in England, which is considered among the most developed and ‘progressive’ countries in the world. Social cohesion has been eroded and the family unit has disintegrated. Cases of anxiety and depression have increased at alarming rates. The irony is that I am actually being approached by mainstream psychology services in England to provide ‘spiritual therapy’ even within the National Health Service. This shows the limitations of the standard psychological therapies: they are simply not adequate in dealing with the severe problems society is facing. However, my message is not that we should not progress materially – of course we should – people have a right to good living standards. Only that we see before us the results of a scientific experiment on the part of the West. It would be unwise to not learn from the results of this – otherwise history would simply repeat itself in the developing countries. Let us take the best and beneficial aspects of Western technology, but from the basis of a firm Islamic foundation and perspective. In this way we should avoid repetition of some of the West’s mistakes of material progress at the expense of social progress. There is no reason why we cannot have the best of both. Concept of Nafs Of particular interest in the model of the self is the concept of ‘Nafs’ – the Arabic word used in the Qur’an and translated as ‘self’ or ‘soul’. Due to the different possible states of the self, different types of ‘Nafs’ have been described in the Quran. From the Islamic point of view Nafs can be good or evil as it can be pulled toward higher potentials of the self or lower potentials of the self (Quran, 95:14-16). Earthly existence is about choice – which way will we go? Again the idea of the journey of the self is important. We are capable of choosing various paths – some which are consistent with Islamic aim in life – Union with the creator, and others which are not. The point is that the self is always in a dynamic flux – the same person experiences different states within themselves at different times. Three important states of the self mentioned in the Quran include: Nafs Ammara (the commanding or lower self) Quran 12:53. This self is prone to the lower aspects of the self, representing the negative drives in man. It can be viewed as analogous to the Freudian concept of ‘id’ e.g ‘I want to do it now… I don’t care if it’s right or wrong.’ Nafs Lawwama (The self reproaching self) Quran 75:2 This state corresponds to the self when it becomes aware of wrong- doing and feels remorse. A parallel between the Freudian concept of ‘superego’ and nafs lawwama may be drawn. The feeling of “I shouldn’t have done that” or “why did I do that – I wish I hadn’t…” 3. Nafs Mutmainnah (The peaceful self) Quran 89:27-28 This is the state of inner peace and happiness, when you feel satisfied and content in yourself. This is the state that we are aiming to achieve. In order to achieve the state of tranquility and peace one has to activate the remorseful self (e.g. through sincere repentance) and control the lower commanding self (through self discipline). 3. Importance of Balance and Boundaries in Islam The idea of balancing the different aspects of the self – physical and spiritual – is very important in Islam. One should not go to the extreme of emphasising one aspect of the self at the expense of the other. Exhortation to seek a balance in satisfying both body and soul is found in the Quran: “But seek the abode of the hereafter in that which Allah has given you and neglect not your portion of the world, and be kind even as God has been kind to you and seek not corruption in the Earth…..” (Quran 28:77) We can place Islam’s attitude to physical appetites on a continuum where it lies in between the extremes of suppression and overindulgence: SUPPRESSION MIDDLE/BALANCE OVERINDULGENCE “ISLAM” Figure 4. Continuum of Attitudes to Physical Instincts The extremity of suppression is condemned: “who has forbidden the beautiful and good things which God has bestowed?” (Quran 7:32). For example, the relationship of attraction between men and women is sanctified, not viewed as a moral compromise, but a blessing, elevated to the rank of the signs of God himself: “And among his signs is this, that He created for you spouses from among yourselves, that you may find repose in them, and He has put between you love and mercy. Verily in that are indeed signs for people who reflect.” (Quran 30:21) Also “God has created for your enjoyment everything on earth” (Quran 2:29) In Islam physical aspects of man are not only legitimated, but man is encouraged to enjoy them. In the light of this, the secular, eg Freud’s view of religion as repressive of natural instincts is clearly not universally applicable. The extremity of over indulgence however is also warned against: “…..eat and drink without excess, for God loves not those given to excess” (Quran 7:31). In this way boundaries are set up to ensure moderation. Removal of boundaries and unlimited indulgence may appear attractive at first. However they inevitably lead to an imbalance, the result being an unhealthy state as opposed to a healthy and fulfilled one. 5. Self Development The notion of balance in Islam has implications for the important area of self development. Western psychology conceptualises self indulgence as removal of moral restrictions on people so that they are not ‘repressed’. According to Freud religious belief is a pathological symptom and sign of arrested development leading to neurosis. In this way the removal or ‘transgression’ of those boundaries limiting free expression of physical drives is encouraged. However no real notion of a ‘healthy’ ideal is suggested. This Freudian approach to mental health of ‘absence of pathology’ is reflected within the tradition of western medicine as a whole. This can be seen to be a rather limiting approach, however. A model at best aimed at ‘absence of disease’ offers no contribution to the important area of self development, as it is unable to define positive mental health. The Islamic model however, would advocate seeking to establish an equilibrium within the physical aspects, so that they are neither denied nor over indulged. The notion of moderation in the Islamic perspective is very much related to concepts of ideal states, balance, adopting the middle way and justice in Islam: “Thus we have appointed you a middle nation, that you may be witnesses for mankind.” (Quran 2:413). Indeed, the arabic word ‘Wasata’ in the Quran, translated here as ‘middle’ has been translated in differing English translations as ‘just and best’ (Hilali and Khan) and ‘golden mean’ (Maududi’s commentary translated by Akbar). In this way one word conveys many interrelated concepts. Justice is the consequence of following the middle way, and it is one of the main characteristics of the middle way. Adoption of the ‘middle way’ in the Islamic perspective, is thus both a means and aim of self -development and fulfillment. By taking the middle path we will achieve the ideal state and the ideal state itself is the ‘middle’ or balanced state. In this way, boundaries (determined by God) are not viewed as simply limiting the human self, but as providing parameters within which ultimate inner balance and development can take place. As Muslims we can appreciate the perfection in the balance and limits Allah has placed in creation. If the earth was even slightly closer to the sun, everything would be burnt, and if the earth was even slightly further from the sun, it would be too cold to sustain life. But where Allah has placed it is just right for living things to grow. It is amazing when we discover the beauty, the intricacy and harmony that Allah has placed in the natural system – from cosmology to biology to physics. In the same way the beliefs and practices of Islam provide people with the perfect balance. Islam provides the perfect context for optimum growth and development as it is from Allah who has placed such beauty and order in everything else. He has placed it within us, in our Fitra. When we go beyond the correct limits, we commit an injustice, and ultimately it is an injustice to ourselves – we only betray ourselves in the end: “O Mankind ! Your rebellion is only against yourselves!…..” (Quran 10:23). But because we have free will we can choose not to live in this perfect balance within ourselves and with the rest of creation. Summary The Islamic approach to the self, I have outlined above, can be summarised in two basic points. Striving for self for unification with the Divine, and Striving for self for equilibrium within physical instincts. Both spiritual and physical possibilities are thus optimised. Figure 5 (Heaven) Spiritual Aim is Dimension UNIFICATION (Earth) Physical Dimension Aim is EQUILIBRIUM Conclusion I cannot stress enough the importance of developing Islamic psychology – because psychological assumptions about the nature of the self and what it means to be human -underlie not only psychological therapies but the approach of governments to social welfare and education. In this way psychological models actually shape the agendas and priorities eg those of important policy makers, thereby influencing whole nations. For example, the national education policy in England for school curricula stipulates that the three core subjects of Maths, English, and Science must be taught. None of these subjects incorporate ideas of self development and inner growth in the pupils. A whole generation of children are therefore being shaped by fragmented education which allows them to be technically skilled but does not allow them to explore their potential as whole people. To conclude, for too long the Islamic contribution to knowledge of the self and its application/ implications for positive mental health development has not been recognised or explored fully. I believe that the science of the self is the foundation of all sciences. As the Prophet (saw) said: “He who knows himself knows Allah”. The word ‘science’ is based on the Greek word meaning ‘knowledge’ or ‘to know’. And the simple truth is that Allah is not only the Ultimate Reality but the source of all knowledge. I think it is time that we woke up to our valuable heritage and carried the baton of Islamic knowledge from the past, forward into the future. In the field of psychology two steps are required for this – theory development and practical application. We need to consciously develop a new field of study – Islamic Psychology – involving theoretical integration of Islamic notions of the self with current western models of psychology. This theoretical framework should be applied in developing a practical “Islamic Counselling” approach with its own distinct processes and techniques. I am confident that such research will benefit not only Muslims but all people – Islam came as a mercy to the whole of mankind. As Muslim scientists and practitioners we need to be pro-active, not reactive. We must sow the seeds now for a firm foundation and InshaAllah they will flourish, even if not in our own lifetime but in future generations. Suggested Islamic Model of Self Showing Influences on Balance of Personality Salma Yaqoob INTERNAL INFLUENCES NAFS Negative and positive drives within self Lower Self to Higher Self 1.nafs ammara 2.nafs lawwama 3.nafs mutmainna SPIRITUALITY Task in relation to this: Identify diseases of the heart Resources: QURAN, HADITH, DHIKR, MUSLIM THERAPEUTIC TRADITIONS that address 1,2,and 3 in differing ways. 1. MIND Task: Challenge maladaptive thoughts Resources: COGNITVE TECHNIQUES 2. BODY Task: Challenge maladaptive learned habits Resources: BEHAVIOURAL TECHNIQUES 3. EMOTIONS Task: explore feelings/ identify unresolved tensions Resources: PERSON CENTRED APPROACH / PSYCHODYNAMIC TECHNIQUES EXTERNAL INFLUENCES SOCIETY AND CULTURE Including Family, Significant others, political factors etc. Aim of therapy: To achieve harmony within self by optimally balancing the various aspects of the self through awareness of differing influences, leading to peace within and without (a state of Islam). Presented at International Conference on ‘Muslim Women in Science : A Better Future’ Fez, Morocco, 22-24 March 2000 ; Organised by The Royal Academy of Science International Trust (RASIT) and The Islamic Educational Scientific and Cultural Organisation (ISESCO). 1.

From the Holy Quran - Surah 3. Al-Imran

102. O ye who believe! Observe your duty to Allah with right observance, and die not save as those who have surrendered (unto Him);

103. And hold fast, all of you together, to the cable of Allah, and do not separate. And remember Allah’s favour unto you: how ye were enemies and He made friendship between your hearts so that ye became as brothers by His grace; and (how) ye were upon the brink of an abyss of fire, and He did save you from it. Thus Allah maketh clear His revelations unto you, that haply ye may be guided,

104. And there may spring from you a nation who invite to goodness, and enjoin right conduct and forbid indecency. Such are they who are successful.

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