This prophecy also is one of the important prophecies telling about Muhammad (Peace be upon him):
Isa 21:13 The burden upon Arabia. In the forest in Arabia shall ye lodge, O ye caravans of Dedanites. Isa 21:14 Unto him that was thirsty they brought water; the inhabitants of the land of Tema did meet the fugitives with their bread. Isa 21:15 For they fled away from the swords, from the drawn sword, and from the bent bow, and from the grievousness of war. Isa 21:16 For thus hath the Lord said unto me, Within a year, according to the years of a hireling, all the glory of Kedar shall fail; Isa 21:17 and the residue of the number of the archers, the mighty men of the children of Kedar, shall be few; for Jehovah, the God of Israel, hath spoken it.
This prophecy tells about the migration of Muhammad(Peace be upon him) from Mecca to Medina with his intimate disciple Abu Bakr, Muhammad(Peace be upon him). The Arab pagans tried to kill Muhammad(Peace be upon him) by swords while he is getting out of his house to migrate, but God blinded them and made them all fall asleep while he gets out, and he passed peacefully. (Ibn Hisham)
Tema today is a city in the north of Medina, and it seems from the script here that it is Medina, then the prophecy tells about the Battle of Badr which happened after the migration and Muslims defeated the Arab pagans, and most of their leaders were killed in that battle, this was the beginning of their end.
Thursday, July 12, 2007
Monday, July 9, 2007
Psalm 45
This was also one of the prophecies foretelling about Muhammad not Jesus(Peace be upon them), to prove this, we can look at the prophecy itself:
Psa 45:2 Thou art fairer than the children of men; Grace is poured into thy lips: Therefore God hath blessed thee for ever.
Muhammad (Peace be upon him) was very fair, Al-Bara' was asked, "Was the face of the Prophet (as bright) as a sword?" He said, "No, but (as bright) as a moon." (Bukhari), and Muhammad(Peace be upon him) was very rhetorical and this is very clear in his hadiths.
Psa 45:3 Gird thy sword upon thy thigh, O mighty one, Thy glory and thy majesty.
Muhammad (Peace be upon him) fought God's enemies, while Jesus (Peace be upon him) said:
Joh 18:11 Jesus therefore said unto Peter, Put up the sword into the sheath: the cup which the Father hath given me, shall I not drink it?
Some may refer this to his second coming, so let's continue on:
Psa 45:8 All thy garments smell of myrrh, and aloes, and cassia; Out of ivory palaces stringed instruments have made thee glad.
Muhammad (Peace be upon him) ruled and received gifts from Egyptian ruler, and from Heraclius, while Jesus (Peace be upon him) didn't rule.
Psa 45:9 Kings' daughters are among thy honorable women: At thy right hand doth stand the queen in gold of Ophir.
You believe that Jesus (Peace be upon him) didn't marry either kings' daughters or other women, but Muhammad (Peace be upon him) married 2 daughters of Arab leaders, and after his death, his descendent Al Hussein married the daughter of the last Persian king.
Psa 45:10 Hearken, O daughter, and consider, and incline thine ear; Forget also thine own people, and thy father's house: Psa 45:11 So will the king desire thy beauty; For he is thy lord; and reverence thou him.
This daughter is Safiyya daughter of Hoyay ibn Akhtab, this man was one of the Jewish leaders who fought Prophet Muhammad (Peace be upon him), and then Prophet Muhammad married her.
Saffiyah says, "I was my father's and my uncle's favorite child. When the Messenger of Allah came to Madinah and stayed at Quba, my parents went to him at night and when they looked disconcerted and worn out. I received them cheerfully but to my surprise no one of them turned to me. They were so grieved that they did not feel my presence. I heard my uncle, Abu Yasir, saying to my father, 'Is it really him (the final prophet) ?' He said, 'Yes, by Allah'. My uncle said: 'Can you recognize him and confirm this?' He said, 'Yes'. My uncle said, 'How do you feel towards him?' He said, 'By Allah I shall be his enemy as long as I live.'" (Ibn Hisham, As-Sirah an-Nabawiyyah)
Then the Prophet defeated Hoyayy in Khaibar's battle, and took Safiyya for himself, "at the beginning she used to hate him because he killed her father and husband, the Prophet kept on apologizing to her and telling:Your father charged the Arabs against me and committed heinous act," he apologized to the extent that made Safiyyah get rid of her bitterness against the Prophet" as mentioned by Al Bayhaqi in Dalael Al Nobowwa, And made her to choose if she would be free from captivation, or that she would marry him, and she chose to marry him as narrated by Ibn Hibban.
You may object saying that this Psalm tells about the Messiah, and give the script:
Psa 45:6 Thy throne, O God, is for ever and ever: A sceptre of equity is the sceptre of thy kingdom. Psa 45:7 Thou hast loved righteousness, and hated wickedness: Therefore God, thy God, hath anointed thee With the oil of gladness above thy fellows.
Well, when the Psalm says "O God", this is a praise for God, but then it came in verse 7, and retells about Muhammad (Peace be upon him), and it's very clear when it says "Therefore God, thy God hath anointed thee With the oil of gladness above thy fellows.", this clearly tells that the Messiah is not God, the word Messiah doesn't necessarily mean Jesus (Peace be upon him), but it means the annointed man as mentioned in 2Sa 1:14 concerning Saul.
2Sa 1:14 And David said unto him, How wast thou not afraid to put forth thy hand to destroy Jehovah's anointed?
This word for anointed is:
H4899
משׁיח mâshîyach maw-shee'-akh
From H4886; anointed; usually a consecrated person (as a king, priest, or saint); specifically the Messiah: - anointed, Messiah.
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Psa 45:2 Thou art fairer than the children of men; Grace is poured into thy lips: Therefore God hath blessed thee for ever.
Muhammad (Peace be upon him) was very fair, Al-Bara' was asked, "Was the face of the Prophet (as bright) as a sword?" He said, "No, but (as bright) as a moon." (Bukhari), and Muhammad(Peace be upon him) was very rhetorical and this is very clear in his hadiths.
Psa 45:3 Gird thy sword upon thy thigh, O mighty one, Thy glory and thy majesty.
Muhammad (Peace be upon him) fought God's enemies, while Jesus (Peace be upon him) said:
Joh 18:11 Jesus therefore said unto Peter, Put up the sword into the sheath: the cup which the Father hath given me, shall I not drink it?
Some may refer this to his second coming, so let's continue on:
Psa 45:8 All thy garments smell of myrrh, and aloes, and cassia; Out of ivory palaces stringed instruments have made thee glad.
Muhammad (Peace be upon him) ruled and received gifts from Egyptian ruler, and from Heraclius, while Jesus (Peace be upon him) didn't rule.
Psa 45:9 Kings' daughters are among thy honorable women: At thy right hand doth stand the queen in gold of Ophir.
You believe that Jesus (Peace be upon him) didn't marry either kings' daughters or other women, but Muhammad (Peace be upon him) married 2 daughters of Arab leaders, and after his death, his descendent Al Hussein married the daughter of the last Persian king.
Psa 45:10 Hearken, O daughter, and consider, and incline thine ear; Forget also thine own people, and thy father's house: Psa 45:11 So will the king desire thy beauty; For he is thy lord; and reverence thou him.
This daughter is Safiyya daughter of Hoyay ibn Akhtab, this man was one of the Jewish leaders who fought Prophet Muhammad (Peace be upon him), and then Prophet Muhammad married her.
Saffiyah says, "I was my father's and my uncle's favorite child. When the Messenger of Allah came to Madinah and stayed at Quba, my parents went to him at night and when they looked disconcerted and worn out. I received them cheerfully but to my surprise no one of them turned to me. They were so grieved that they did not feel my presence. I heard my uncle, Abu Yasir, saying to my father, 'Is it really him (the final prophet) ?' He said, 'Yes, by Allah'. My uncle said: 'Can you recognize him and confirm this?' He said, 'Yes'. My uncle said, 'How do you feel towards him?' He said, 'By Allah I shall be his enemy as long as I live.'" (Ibn Hisham, As-Sirah an-Nabawiyyah)
Then the Prophet defeated Hoyayy in Khaibar's battle, and took Safiyya for himself, "at the beginning she used to hate him because he killed her father and husband, the Prophet kept on apologizing to her and telling:Your father charged the Arabs against me and committed heinous act," he apologized to the extent that made Safiyyah get rid of her bitterness against the Prophet" as mentioned by Al Bayhaqi in Dalael Al Nobowwa, And made her to choose if she would be free from captivation, or that she would marry him, and she chose to marry him as narrated by Ibn Hibban.
You may object saying that this Psalm tells about the Messiah, and give the script:
Psa 45:6 Thy throne, O God, is for ever and ever: A sceptre of equity is the sceptre of thy kingdom. Psa 45:7 Thou hast loved righteousness, and hated wickedness: Therefore God, thy God, hath anointed thee With the oil of gladness above thy fellows.
Well, when the Psalm says "O God", this is a praise for God, but then it came in verse 7, and retells about Muhammad (Peace be upon him), and it's very clear when it says "Therefore God, thy God hath anointed thee With the oil of gladness above thy fellows.", this clearly tells that the Messiah is not God, the word Messiah doesn't necessarily mean Jesus (Peace be upon him), but it means the annointed man as mentioned in 2Sa 1:14 concerning Saul.
2Sa 1:14 And David said unto him, How wast thou not afraid to put forth thy hand to destroy Jehovah's anointed?
This word for anointed is:
H4899
משׁיח mâshîyach maw-shee'-akh
From H4886; anointed; usually a consecrated person (as a king, priest, or saint); specifically the Messiah: - anointed, Messiah.
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Isaiah 42
This is also one of the fantastic prophecies telling about Muhammad (Peace be upon him). This prophecy was told in the Hadiths, there is a lot of variation between it and what is said in Isaiah, but textual variants are present much in Bible scripts, and there are many inaccurate quotes made by writers of the NT, lets look at the hadith in Bukhari:
"O Prophet ! We have sent you as a witness (for Allah's True religion) And a giver of glad tidings (to the faithful believers), And a warner (to the unbelievers) And guardian of the illiterates(gentiles). You are My slave and My messenger (i.e. Apostle). I have named you "Al-Mutawakkil" (who depends upon Allah). You are neither discourteous, harsh Nor a noise-maker in the markets And you do not do evil to those Who do evil to you, but you deal With them with forgiveness and kindness. Allah will not let him (the Prophet) Die till he makes straight the crooked people by making them say: "None has the right to be worshipped but Allah," With which will be opened blind eyes And deaf ears and enveloped hearts."
Now let's examine the Biblical script:
Isa 42:1 Behold, my servant, whom I uphold; my chosen, in whom my soul delighteth: I have put my Spirit upon him; he will bring forth justice to the Gentiles.
The first thing the prophecy tells about is that the one being foretold is that he is a servant for God, which can't be applied for Jesus(Peace be upon him) by the Christian view since Christians say that he is God, it may be said that this is for the human nature, this won't be logical because if God wants to foretell about his coming, He would have foretold about the divine nature not the human nature, since all of us are humans, so there won't be something new in the prophecy.
Then the prophecy tells that he will bring justice to the gentiles, this also is not Jesus (Peace be upon him) because he said "I was not sent but unto the lost sheep of the house of Israel. "(Mat 15:24), somene will object telling that he ordered the disciples to preach the gospel to the whole world, well these are the disciples not him, and this was confirmed by Albert Barnes:
"Mat_15:24
But he answered and said, I am not sent ... - This answer was made to the woman, not to the disciples.
The "lost sheep of the house of Israel" were the Jews. He came first to them. He came as their expected Messiah. He came to preach the gospel himself to the Jews only. Afterward it was preached to the Gentiles, but the ministry of Jesus was confined almost entirely to the Jews."
Isa 42:2 He will not cry, nor lift up his voice, nor cause it to be heard in the street. Isa 42:3 A bruised reed will he not break, and a dimly burning wick will he not quench: he will bring forth justice in truth. Isa 42:4 He will not fail nor be discouraged, till he have set justice in the earth; and the isles shall wait for his law.
Then the prophecy tells about his morals, you can read the morals section to see how was the Prophet's actions, see for example these hadiths:
Anas Ibn Malik reported: I served the Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) for ten years, and, by Allah, he never said to me any harsh word, and he never said to me about a thing as to why I had done that and as to why I had not done that. (Al Bukhari)
The Prophet never took revenge (over anybody) for his own sake but (he did) only when Allah's Legal Bindings were outraged in which case he would take revenge for Allah's Sake. And he never used bad language. He used to say "The best amongst you are those who have the best manners and character."He never criticized any food (presented him), but he would eat it if he liked it; otherwise, he would leave it without expressing his dislike. ( Al Bukhari more than one hadith)
He kept on telling about Islam, and faced a lot of harm, but he wasn't discouraged till God gave him the victory.
The prophecy approaches and says that the isles shall wait for his law, Muhammad(Peace be upon him) came with the final law, while Jesus (Peace be upon him) didn't come to abolish but to fulfill.
Isa 42:11 Let the wilderness and the cities thereof lift up their voice, the villages that Kedar doth inhabit; let the inhabitants of Sela sing, let them shout from the top of the mountains.
Then the prophecy gives 2 special places, Kedar and Sela, Kedar is the second son of Ishmael (Genesis 25:13), Sela is a mountain in Medina, and it was mentioned in hadiths, you may say that the Bible's dictionary tells that it is Petra, well there may be more than one Sela as Seir for example:
H8165
say-eer'
Formed like H8163; rough; Seir, a mountain of Idumaea and its aboriginal occupants, also one in Palestine: - Seir.(Strong's dictionary)
Besides according to what I know nothing happened in Petra with Jesus (Peace be upon him), and even if it was Petra, Petra is in Jordan which is a Muslim country. You may say that this verse meant that all people will be happy with the coming of Jesus, I say: Christianity in Arabia was limited in Najran in Yemen, and in the borders with the Roman country which was mostly a political alliance not a real belief, but as for the overwhelming majority of Arabs, they were not Christians, and Christians were very few, but when Islam came, all of them became Muslims, if the prophecy really meant that it would have said Rome for example or any city which is well-known to be a citadel of Christianity.
Isa 42:13 Jehovah will go forth as a mighty man; he will stir up his zeal like a man of war: he will cry, yea, he will shout aloud; he will do mightily against his enemies.
Then the prophecy tells about fighting God's enemy which is certainly what Muhammad (Peace be upon him) did, while Jesus(Peace be upon him) didn't fight.
Isa 42:17 They shall be turned back, they shall be utterly put to shame, that trust in graven images, that say unto molten images, Ye are our gods.
Then it tells that those who worship the idols would come into shame, Muhammad(Peace be upon him) was sent to a pagan environment, while Jesus (Peace be upon him) was sent to the Jews.
Finally the prophecy says:
Isa 42:18 Hear, ye deaf; and look, ye blind, that ye may see. Isa 42:19 Who is blind, but my servant? or deaf, as my messenger that I send? who is blind as he that is at peace with me, and blind as Jehovah's servant?
Muhammad (Peace be upon him) was seeking God before being a prophet, as God says in the Quran:
52. And thus have We revealed to thee the Word by Our command. Thou didst not know what the Book was, nor what the faith. But We have made the revelation a light, whereby We guide such of Our servants as WE please. And, truly, thou guidest mankind to the right path, (Holy Quran 42:52)
While Jesus (Peace be upon him) was in an Israelite environment who had God's message, and he went to the temple since he was young, so this can't be applied on him.
Saturday, July 7, 2007
Blessing of Ishmael
The Bible tells what God said about the blessing of Ishmael's descendents:
Gen 17:20 And as for Ishmael, I have heard thee: behold, I have blessed him, and will make him fruitful, and will multiply him exceedingly; twelve princes shall he beget, and I will make him a great nation.
Gen 17:7 And I will establish my covenant between me and thee and thy seed after thee throughout their generations for an everlasting covenant, to be a God unto thee and to thy seed after thee.
Gen 21:13 And also of the son of the handmaid will I make a nation, because he is thy seed.
Gen 21:17 And God heard the voice of the lad. And the angel of God called to Hagar out of heaven, and said unto her, What aileth thee, Hagar? Fear not. For God hath heard the voice of the lad where he is. Gen 21:18 Arise, lift up the lad, and hold him in thy hand. For I will make him a great nation.
As we see here, God in the Bible is talking about Ishamael as being blessed, and that he will have a great nation, blessing according to the Bible is prophecy in his descendents, for example if we looked at Genesis 27 at the story when Jacob took the blessing from Esau.
Someone might say that this prophecy was fulfilled in that script:
Gen 25:13 And these are the names of the sons of Ishmael, by their names, according to their generations: the first-born of Ishmael, Nebaioth, and Kedar, and Adbeel, and Mibsam, Gen 25:14 and Mishma, and Dumah, and Massa, Gen 25:15 Hadad, and Tema, Jetur, Naphish, and Kedemah. Gen 25:16 These are the sons of Ishmael, and these are their names, by their villages, and by their encampments. Twelve princes according to their nations.
Well, look at what is said in Genesis 17:
Gen 17:7 And I will establish my covenant between me and thee and thy seed after thee throughout their generations for an everlasting covenant, to be a God unto thee and to thy seed after thee.Gen 17:8 And I will give unto thee, and to thy seed after thee, the land of thy sojournings, all the land of Canaan, for an everlasting possession; and I will be their God. Gen 17:9 And God said unto Abraham, And as for thee, thou shalt keep my covenant, thou, and thy seed after thee throughout their generations. Gen 17:10 This is my covenant, which ye shall keep, between me and you and thy seed after thee: every male among you shall be circumcised. Gen 17:11 And ye shall be circumcised in the flesh of your foreskin; and it shall be a token of a covenant betwixt me and you. Gen 17:12 And he that is eight days old shall be circumcised among you, every male throughout your generations, he that is born in the house, or bought with money of any foreigner that is not of thy seed. Gen 17:13 He that is born in thy house, and he that is bought with thy money, must needs be circumcised: and my covenant shall be in your flesh for an everlasting covenant. Gen 17:14 And the uncircumcised male who is not circumcised in the flesh of his foreskin, that soul shall be cut off from his people; he hath broken my covenant.
So the scripts clearly tell that the sign of this covenant is circumcission, this covenant is everlasting and that the one who don't circumcise breaks God's covenant, which Muslims already do while according to Christians , Paul cancelled circumcission.
Other might say that the covenant is with Isaac only as the script says:
Gen 17:21 But my covenant will I establish with Isaac, whom Sarah shall bear unto thee at this set time in the next year.
Well, this was in the beginning, then it was transferred to Ishmael's descendents, and that's what is told in the New Testament when Jesus said to the Jews:
Mat 21:43 Therefore say I unto you, The kingdom of God shall be taken away from you, and shall be given to a nation bringing forth the fruits thereof.
Calling Ishmael as a fruitful, and have a great nation is very clear in praising him, otherwise, if God knew that a false prophet came from his descendents where a great nation followed him, why did He describe this nation as great?
Besides the Bible tells in another part:
Gen 12:3 and I will bless them that bless thee, and him that curseth thee will I curse: and in thee shall all the families of the earth be blessed.
We Muslims bless Abraham everyday in our prayer.
Gen 17:20 And as for Ishmael, I have heard thee: behold, I have blessed him, and will make him fruitful, and will multiply him exceedingly; twelve princes shall he beget, and I will make him a great nation.
Gen 17:7 And I will establish my covenant between me and thee and thy seed after thee throughout their generations for an everlasting covenant, to be a God unto thee and to thy seed after thee.
Gen 21:13 And also of the son of the handmaid will I make a nation, because he is thy seed.
Gen 21:17 And God heard the voice of the lad. And the angel of God called to Hagar out of heaven, and said unto her, What aileth thee, Hagar? Fear not. For God hath heard the voice of the lad where he is. Gen 21:18 Arise, lift up the lad, and hold him in thy hand. For I will make him a great nation.
As we see here, God in the Bible is talking about Ishamael as being blessed, and that he will have a great nation, blessing according to the Bible is prophecy in his descendents, for example if we looked at Genesis 27 at the story when Jacob took the blessing from Esau.
Someone might say that this prophecy was fulfilled in that script:
Gen 25:13 And these are the names of the sons of Ishmael, by their names, according to their generations: the first-born of Ishmael, Nebaioth, and Kedar, and Adbeel, and Mibsam, Gen 25:14 and Mishma, and Dumah, and Massa, Gen 25:15 Hadad, and Tema, Jetur, Naphish, and Kedemah. Gen 25:16 These are the sons of Ishmael, and these are their names, by their villages, and by their encampments. Twelve princes according to their nations.
Well, look at what is said in Genesis 17:
Gen 17:7 And I will establish my covenant between me and thee and thy seed after thee throughout their generations for an everlasting covenant, to be a God unto thee and to thy seed after thee.Gen 17:8 And I will give unto thee, and to thy seed after thee, the land of thy sojournings, all the land of Canaan, for an everlasting possession; and I will be their God. Gen 17:9 And God said unto Abraham, And as for thee, thou shalt keep my covenant, thou, and thy seed after thee throughout their generations. Gen 17:10 This is my covenant, which ye shall keep, between me and you and thy seed after thee: every male among you shall be circumcised. Gen 17:11 And ye shall be circumcised in the flesh of your foreskin; and it shall be a token of a covenant betwixt me and you. Gen 17:12 And he that is eight days old shall be circumcised among you, every male throughout your generations, he that is born in the house, or bought with money of any foreigner that is not of thy seed. Gen 17:13 He that is born in thy house, and he that is bought with thy money, must needs be circumcised: and my covenant shall be in your flesh for an everlasting covenant. Gen 17:14 And the uncircumcised male who is not circumcised in the flesh of his foreskin, that soul shall be cut off from his people; he hath broken my covenant.
So the scripts clearly tell that the sign of this covenant is circumcission, this covenant is everlasting and that the one who don't circumcise breaks God's covenant, which Muslims already do while according to Christians , Paul cancelled circumcission.
Other might say that the covenant is with Isaac only as the script says:
Gen 17:21 But my covenant will I establish with Isaac, whom Sarah shall bear unto thee at this set time in the next year.
Well, this was in the beginning, then it was transferred to Ishmael's descendents, and that's what is told in the New Testament when Jesus said to the Jews:
Mat 21:43 Therefore say I unto you, The kingdom of God shall be taken away from you, and shall be given to a nation bringing forth the fruits thereof.
Calling Ishmael as a fruitful, and have a great nation is very clear in praising him, otherwise, if God knew that a false prophet came from his descendents where a great nation followed him, why did He describe this nation as great?
Besides the Bible tells in another part:
Gen 12:3 and I will bless them that bless thee, and him that curseth thee will I curse: and in thee shall all the families of the earth be blessed.
We Muslims bless Abraham everyday in our prayer.
Friday, July 6, 2007
Muhammad(Peace be upon him) in the Bible (Part 1)
A Prophet like unto Moses
God says in the Bible to Moses:
Deu 18:18 I will raise them up a prophet from among their brethren, like unto thee; and I will put my words in his mouth, and he shall speak unto them all that I shall command him.
In this script, God was talking to Moses (Peace be upon him), the word them refers to the Israelites. Now let's see the words I bolded.
I will begin with the first one: from among their brothers, the brothers of the Israelites are the Ishmaelites, and this was also proved by the script mentioned in Deuteronomy 34:10
Deu 34:10 And there hath not arisen a prophet since in Israel like unto Moses, whom Jehovah knew face to face, Deu 34:11 in all the signs and the wonders, which Jehovah sent him to do in the land of Egypt, to Pharaoh, and to all his servants, and to all his land,
The word "brethren" is not particular with the Israelites as some may think, but it can sometimes mean the brothers of Israelites, for example it was mentioned concerning children of Esau, so there is no problem at all if it was mentioned for the Ishmaelites, especially that it's very clear here.
Deu 2:4 And command thou the people, saying, Ye are to pass through the border of your brethren the children of Esau, that dwell in Seir; and they will be afraid of you: take ye good heed unto yourselves therefore;
Then we move to the next part, putting the words in his mouth, this is the way of revelation, since Muhammad (Peace be upon him) was illiterate, archangel Gabriel (Peace be upon him ) taught him the verses of Quran in this way, by mouth.
Now we let's examine the words (like unto thee), now let's compare between Muhammad and Jesus (Peace be upon them) in this point, resemblance to Moses (Peace be upon him):
Muhammad (Peace be upon him) was born naturally as Moses (Peace be upon him), while Jesus (Peace be upon him) was born miraculously.
Muhammad (Peace be upon him) was a leader as Moses (Peace be upon him) who led his people, but Jesus (Peace be upon him) was persecuted by the Phariseens.
According to the Christian belief, Jesus (Peace be upon him) is God, while no one believed that Moses or Muhammad (Peace be upon them) were God.
Muhammad (Peace be upon him) came with a new law as Moses (Peace be upon him), while Jesus (Peace be upon him) didn't come to abolish but to fulfill.
Muhammad and Moses (Peace be upon them) died naturally, while Jesus (Peace be upon him) was raised to heaven.
Muhammad and Moses (Peace be upon him) married, but Jesus (Peace be upon him) didn't marry.
Muhammad and Moses (Peace be upon him) fought, while Jesus (Peace be upon him) didn't fight.
Some people might say that the verse in Deu 18:15 says that the Prophet will be from Israel:
Deu 18:15 Jehovah thy God will raise up unto thee a prophet from the midst of thee, of thy brethren, like unto me; unto him ye shall hearken;
Well, Muhammad (Peace be upon him) was raised within the Jews of Medina, and the scripture reasserts in the same verse, and then in verse 18, by saying: from unto their brothers, and since the word "their" was referred in this situation to the whole Israel, then it doesn't mean some tribes than others, but it means the brothers of the Israelites who can be no one but the Ishmaelites from where Muhammad(Peace be upon him) was raised.
Someone else might say that Peter quoted it in Acts in reference to Jesus, well the quote itself is not a proof, for example, Matthew quoted the Immanuel's prophecy and it had nothing to do with Jesus, besides, the quote itself is not accurate:
Act 7:37 This is that Moses, who said unto the children of Israel, A prophet shall God raise up unto you from among your brethren, like unto me.
It doesn't contain "from the midst of thee", besides the prophecy tells that the one raised is a prophet, it didn't say for example:"I will descend to them", but " I will raise them a prophet", so even if this prophecy if it didn't prove the prophecy of Muhammad (Peace be upon him), it disproves the divinity of Jesus (Peace be upon him). But the prophecy clearly tells about Muhammad (Peace be upon him) as shown above.
And look also at what the Jews said to John the Baptist:
Joh 1:19 And this is the witness of John, when the Jews sent unto him from Jerusalem priests and Levites to ask him, Who art thou? Joh 1:20 And he confessed, and denied not; and he confessed, I am not the Christ. Joh 1:21 And they asked him, What then? Art thou Elijah? And he saith, I am not. Art thou the prophet? And he answered, No.
Joh 1:25 And they asked him, and said unto him, Why then baptizest thou, if thou art not the Christ, neither Elijah, neither the prophet?
This means that the Jews knew that the Christ is other than the prophet, some might say that since the Jews asked John, this will mean that the Prophet is Israelite, this is not necessary as it may happen that the Jews misinterpret the prophecies, but on the other hand, John the Baptist didn't deny that the prophet is someone other than the Christ, and since he is not the prophet, he only said no, I am not the prophet, but he didn't correct their misunderstanding and say that the Christ is the Prophet.
Thursday, July 5, 2007
This is Muhammad(Peace be upon him)
In this article, I will talk about how the morals of Muhammad (Peace be upon him) were, and you can judge by yourself, is it normal that all these morals were collected in a normal person?
God describes Muhammad (Peace be upon him) in the Quran by saying:
4. And thou dost, surely, possess sublime moral excellences. (Holy Quran 68:4)
When we look at the life of Muhammad(Peace be upon him), we will understand this. I will give some hadiths telling about his morals, and how his disciples described him.
Muhammad (Peace be upon him) was merciful, he used to forgive people, for example it happened once that after the Prophet (Peace be upon him) returned from a battle, he rested on a tree and hanged his sword on it, a bedouin took out my sword while he was sleeping and when he woke up, he found the unsheathed sword in his hand and he challenged me saying, 'Who will save you from me?' he said thrice, 'Allah.', when he said that, the bedouin got scared and the sword fell off his hand, the Prophet (Peace be upon him) took the sword, and asked him: 'Who will save you from me?' , the bedouin asked him forgiveness, the Prophet forgave him, and didn't punish him (Al Bukhari).
Although the pagans of Mecca kept on harming him, he didn't pray against them, he kept on praying for them for he really wanted them to be saved. During the Battle of Uhud, when the pagans found a gap in Muslim army, and attacked the Prophet (Peace be upon him), the Prophet was beaten, and blood was wiping from his face, he said: My Lord, forgive my people, for they do not know. (Muslim)
Also when the Prophet (Peace be upon him) went to preach people in Al Tai'f, and they rejected him, and kept on beating him and throwing him with stones, angel Gabriel came to him and said:God. the Honoured and Glorious, has heard what thy people have said to thee, and how they have reacted to thy call. And He has sent to thee the angel in charge of the mountains so that thou mayest order him what thou wishest (him to do) with, regard to them. The angel in charge of the mountains (then) called out to me, greeted me and said: Muhammad, God has listened to what thy people have said to thee. I am the angel in charge of the mountains. and thy Lord has sent me to thee so that thou mayest order me what thou wishest. If thou wishest that I should bring together the two mountains that stand opposite to each other at the extremities of Mecca to crush them in between, (I would do that). But the Messenger of Allah (may peace he upon him) said to him: I rather hope that God will produce from their descendants such persons as will worship Allah, the One, and will not ascribe partners to Him. (Muslim)
And when he came back to Mecca as a conquerer, he asked those who rejected him, and kept on harming him for 21 years, he asked them: " What do you think I shall do with you?", they said:" Well, you are an honorable brother, and the son of an honorable brother.", he said: "No blame on you today, go, you are free" (Ibn Hisham)
Anas Ibn Malik reported: I served the Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) for ten years, and, by Allah, he never said to me any harsh word, and he never said to me about a thing as to why I had done that and as to why I had not done that. (Al Bukhari)
Jabir b. 'Abdullah reported: It never happened that Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon him) was asked for anything and he said: No.(Al Bukhari)
The Prophet never took revenge (over anybody) for his own sake but (he did) only when Allah's Legal Bindings were outraged in which case he would take revenge for Allah's Sake. And he never used bad language. He used to say "The best amongst you are those who have the best manners and character." He never criticized any food (presented him), but he would eat it if he liked it; otherwise, he would leave it (without expressing his dislike). ( Al Bukhari more than one hadith)
Muhammad (Peace be upon him) was very generous, Ibn Abbas narrates:
The Prophet was the most generous of all the people, and he used to become more generous in Ramadan when Gabriel met him. Gabriel used to meet him every night during Ramadan to revise the Qur'an with him. Allah's Apostle then used to be more generous than the fast wind. (Al Bukhari)
Muhammad (Peace be upon him) was very modest, he was never seen extending his legs infront of his disciples, and he refused that they stand up when he comes, his life was very simple, he used to milk his goat,mend his clothes, repair his shoes, help with the household work,and visit poor people when they got sick. He also helped his companions in digging a trench by moving sand with them. His life was an amazing model of simplicity and humbleness. (A collection of many hadiths)
He also said:" Do not exaggerate in praising me as the Christians praised the son of Mary, for I am only a Slave. So, call me the Slave of Allah and His Apostle."(Al Bukhari)
The life of Muhammad (Peace be upon him) was very simple, Aa’isha, Muhammad’s wife, said, “O my nephew, we would sight three new moons in two months without lighting a fire (to cook a meal) in the Prophet’s houses.” Her nephew asked, “O Aunt, what sustained you?” She said, “The two black things, dates and water, but the Prophet had some Ansar neighbors who had milk-giving she-camels and they used to send the Prophet some of its milk.” (Al Bukhari)
Although he was God's Prophet, he didn't depend on that to be lazy in worshipping God, The Prophet used to stand (in the prayer) or pray till both his feet or legs swelled. He was asked why (he offered such an unbearable prayer) and he said, "should I not be a thankful slave." (Al Bukhari).
God describes Muhammad (Peace be upon him) in the Quran by saying:
4. And thou dost, surely, possess sublime moral excellences. (Holy Quran 68:4)
When we look at the life of Muhammad(Peace be upon him), we will understand this. I will give some hadiths telling about his morals, and how his disciples described him.
Muhammad (Peace be upon him) was merciful, he used to forgive people, for example it happened once that after the Prophet (Peace be upon him) returned from a battle, he rested on a tree and hanged his sword on it, a bedouin took out my sword while he was sleeping and when he woke up, he found the unsheathed sword in his hand and he challenged me saying, 'Who will save you from me?' he said thrice, 'Allah.', when he said that, the bedouin got scared and the sword fell off his hand, the Prophet (Peace be upon him) took the sword, and asked him: 'Who will save you from me?' , the bedouin asked him forgiveness, the Prophet forgave him, and didn't punish him (Al Bukhari).
Although the pagans of Mecca kept on harming him, he didn't pray against them, he kept on praying for them for he really wanted them to be saved. During the Battle of Uhud, when the pagans found a gap in Muslim army, and attacked the Prophet (Peace be upon him), the Prophet was beaten, and blood was wiping from his face, he said: My Lord, forgive my people, for they do not know. (Muslim)
Also when the Prophet (Peace be upon him) went to preach people in Al Tai'f, and they rejected him, and kept on beating him and throwing him with stones, angel Gabriel came to him and said:God. the Honoured and Glorious, has heard what thy people have said to thee, and how they have reacted to thy call. And He has sent to thee the angel in charge of the mountains so that thou mayest order him what thou wishest (him to do) with, regard to them. The angel in charge of the mountains (then) called out to me, greeted me and said: Muhammad, God has listened to what thy people have said to thee. I am the angel in charge of the mountains. and thy Lord has sent me to thee so that thou mayest order me what thou wishest. If thou wishest that I should bring together the two mountains that stand opposite to each other at the extremities of Mecca to crush them in between, (I would do that). But the Messenger of Allah (may peace he upon him) said to him: I rather hope that God will produce from their descendants such persons as will worship Allah, the One, and will not ascribe partners to Him. (Muslim)
And when he came back to Mecca as a conquerer, he asked those who rejected him, and kept on harming him for 21 years, he asked them: " What do you think I shall do with you?", they said:" Well, you are an honorable brother, and the son of an honorable brother.", he said: "No blame on you today, go, you are free" (Ibn Hisham)
Anas Ibn Malik reported: I served the Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) for ten years, and, by Allah, he never said to me any harsh word, and he never said to me about a thing as to why I had done that and as to why I had not done that. (Al Bukhari)
Jabir b. 'Abdullah reported: It never happened that Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon him) was asked for anything and he said: No.(Al Bukhari)
The Prophet never took revenge (over anybody) for his own sake but (he did) only when Allah's Legal Bindings were outraged in which case he would take revenge for Allah's Sake. And he never used bad language. He used to say "The best amongst you are those who have the best manners and character." He never criticized any food (presented him), but he would eat it if he liked it; otherwise, he would leave it (without expressing his dislike). ( Al Bukhari more than one hadith)
Muhammad (Peace be upon him) was very generous, Ibn Abbas narrates:
The Prophet was the most generous of all the people, and he used to become more generous in Ramadan when Gabriel met him. Gabriel used to meet him every night during Ramadan to revise the Qur'an with him. Allah's Apostle then used to be more generous than the fast wind. (Al Bukhari)
Muhammad (Peace be upon him) was very modest, he was never seen extending his legs infront of his disciples, and he refused that they stand up when he comes, his life was very simple, he used to milk his goat,mend his clothes, repair his shoes, help with the household work,and visit poor people when they got sick. He also helped his companions in digging a trench by moving sand with them. His life was an amazing model of simplicity and humbleness. (A collection of many hadiths)
He also said:" Do not exaggerate in praising me as the Christians praised the son of Mary, for I am only a Slave. So, call me the Slave of Allah and His Apostle."(Al Bukhari)
The life of Muhammad (Peace be upon him) was very simple, Aa’isha, Muhammad’s wife, said, “O my nephew, we would sight three new moons in two months without lighting a fire (to cook a meal) in the Prophet’s houses.” Her nephew asked, “O Aunt, what sustained you?” She said, “The two black things, dates and water, but the Prophet had some Ansar neighbors who had milk-giving she-camels and they used to send the Prophet some of its milk.” (Al Bukhari)
Although he was God's Prophet, he didn't depend on that to be lazy in worshipping God, The Prophet used to stand (in the prayer) or pray till both his feet or legs swelled. He was asked why (he offered such an unbearable prayer) and he said, "should I not be a thankful slave." (Al Bukhari).
Saturday, June 30, 2007
Sources of Legislation
We in Islam have three main sources of legislation:
1.The Quran:
Which we believe that it is God's final word to all humanity.
1. Blessed is HE who has sent down Al-Furqan to HIS servant, that he may be a Warner to all the worlds - (Holy Quran 25:1)
God sent the Quran to His servant and Prophet Muhammad (Peace be upon him) through His angel Gabriel distributed within 23 years. It has been tought to the Prophet's disciple, where some of them memorized it, others kept on writing it. Then it was collected in one book immediately after the Prophet's death. And through all ages, there have been many Muslims who memorized the Quran, and those who memorized the Quran had tests to make sure that they thorougly memorized it. And it has been transmitted through generations that way, simultaneously with writing.
2. The Sunna (Hadiths):
Which is the documentation of the Prophet's life, quotes and deeds, what he did, what he ordered us to do, and forbidden us not to do, and every Muslim must follow it since God told us in the Quran:
31. Say `If you love ALLAH, follow me; then will ALLAH love you and forgive you your sins.' And ALLAH is Most Forgiving and Merciful. 32. Say, `Obey ALLAH and HIS Messenger;' but if they turn away, then remember that ALLAH loves not the disbelievers. (Holy Quran 3:31-32)
It had been transmitted through documenting narrations from the Prophet's disciples to generations after them, and there were severe conditions for a hadith to be accepted, the documentation began nearly after 100 years from the Prophet's death, but within this time, anyone who tells any hadith must be known that he is righteous, and that's he doesn't lie at all, and that he memorizes well and doesn't forget quickly, and he must tell who told him that hadith to know if he is really accepted to narrate or not, and there must be evidence that these two narrators really met each other, and there has been documentations about all narrators to know if they are really accepted or not, at the end of every hadith, we have a chain of narrators, for that chain to be accepted, it must be continuous (i.e. each narrator saw the one before him and heard from him), and the narrators must have the conditions mentioned before.
The main books of hadith, are Sahih Bukhari, Sahih Muslim which have no false hadith, then there are Al Tirmithee, Ibn Majah, Al Nasa'i, Abu Dawood, Ahmad, Al Bayhaqi, and other books, these books may have weak or false hadith, scientists examine hadiths, and see if it is really right or good or weak or false, actually the science of Hadith is a huge science, and many books have been written about it.
3. Agreement:
Which means that all Muslim accepted scientists agreed on something, then we consider it a source of legislation, because God said in the Quran:
115. And whoso opposes the Messenger after guidance has become manifest to him, and follows a way other than that of the believers, WE shall let him pursue the way he is pursuing and shall cast him into Hell, and an evil destination it is. (Holy Quran 4:115)
And Muhammad (Peace be upon him) said: "My Ummah (nation) won't agree on mistaking" http://christismuslim.googlepages.com/sourcesoflegislation
1.The Quran:
Which we believe that it is God's final word to all humanity.
1. Blessed is HE who has sent down Al-Furqan to HIS servant, that he may be a Warner to all the worlds - (Holy Quran 25:1)
God sent the Quran to His servant and Prophet Muhammad (Peace be upon him) through His angel Gabriel distributed within 23 years. It has been tought to the Prophet's disciple, where some of them memorized it, others kept on writing it. Then it was collected in one book immediately after the Prophet's death. And through all ages, there have been many Muslims who memorized the Quran, and those who memorized the Quran had tests to make sure that they thorougly memorized it. And it has been transmitted through generations that way, simultaneously with writing.
2. The Sunna (Hadiths):
Which is the documentation of the Prophet's life, quotes and deeds, what he did, what he ordered us to do, and forbidden us not to do, and every Muslim must follow it since God told us in the Quran:
31. Say `If you love ALLAH, follow me; then will ALLAH love you and forgive you your sins.' And ALLAH is Most Forgiving and Merciful. 32. Say, `Obey ALLAH and HIS Messenger;' but if they turn away, then remember that ALLAH loves not the disbelievers. (Holy Quran 3:31-32)
It had been transmitted through documenting narrations from the Prophet's disciples to generations after them, and there were severe conditions for a hadith to be accepted, the documentation began nearly after 100 years from the Prophet's death, but within this time, anyone who tells any hadith must be known that he is righteous, and that's he doesn't lie at all, and that he memorizes well and doesn't forget quickly, and he must tell who told him that hadith to know if he is really accepted to narrate or not, and there must be evidence that these two narrators really met each other, and there has been documentations about all narrators to know if they are really accepted or not, at the end of every hadith, we have a chain of narrators, for that chain to be accepted, it must be continuous (i.e. each narrator saw the one before him and heard from him), and the narrators must have the conditions mentioned before.
The main books of hadith, are Sahih Bukhari, Sahih Muslim which have no false hadith, then there are Al Tirmithee, Ibn Majah, Al Nasa'i, Abu Dawood, Ahmad, Al Bayhaqi, and other books, these books may have weak or false hadith, scientists examine hadiths, and see if it is really right or good or weak or false, actually the science of Hadith is a huge science, and many books have been written about it.
3. Agreement:
Which means that all Muslim accepted scientists agreed on something, then we consider it a source of legislation, because God said in the Quran:
115. And whoso opposes the Messenger after guidance has become manifest to him, and follows a way other than that of the believers, WE shall let him pursue the way he is pursuing and shall cast him into Hell, and an evil destination it is. (Holy Quran 4:115)
And Muhammad (Peace be upon him) said: "My Ummah (nation) won't agree on mistaking" http://christismuslim.googlepages.com/sourcesoflegislation
Pillars of Islam
They are five:
1. Witnessing that Allah is the only God and that Muhammad (Peace be upon him) is His messenger: as I explained in the beginning.
2. Praying: We pray to God five times a day in the mosques, from the benefits of praying:
a. Having communication with God who created us
b. Meeting with Muslims periodically every day, connecting with each other, which strengthens the Islamic society.
c. Helps us to stop sinning.
45. Recite that which has been revealed of the Book and observe Prayer. Surely, Prayer restrains one from indecency and manifest evil; and the remembrance of ALLAH is the greatest virtue. And ALLAH knows what you do. (Holy Quran 29:45)
3. Zakat: Every mature able Muslim pays 2.5% of his income to help in building Islamic society, this is the minimum, God promised us with high rewards for paying more and more.
39. Whatever you lay out at interest that it may increase the wealth of the people, it does not increase in the sight of ALLAH; but whatever you give in Zakat, seeking the pleasure of ALLAH - it is these who will increase their wealth manifold. (Holy Quran 30:39)
4. Fasting: Every healthy mature able Muslim must fast Ramadan (one of the Islamic months), all Muslims fast together in this month by stopping eating and drinking along the day, they begin fasting at the dawn, they have breakfast at the Sunset. This really builds the Muslim character, trains him to control his desire and his passion, besides when all Muslims fast together, this gives a beautiful picture of the Muslims being uniform, and it also makes the rich feel the hunger and thrusts of poor and motivates them to help the poor.
183. O ye who believe ! fasting is prescribed for you, as it was prescribed for those before you, so that you may guard against evil.(Holy Quran 2:183)
5. Finally, the pilgrimage: Every healthy able Muslim must do it once in his life. It is the annual Muslim conference where about 2 million Muslims meet in leaving rest their countries answering God's call, wearing simple clothes, declaring their total obedience to God.
The rites of the Hajj include circling the Kaaba seven times and going seven times between the hillocks of Safa and Marwa, as Hagar did during her search for water. Then the pilgrims stand together in Arafa and ask God for what they wish and for His forgiveness, in what is often thought of as a preview of the Day of Judgment.
The end of the Hajj is marked by a festival, Eid Al-Adha, which is celebrated with prayers. This, and Eid al-Fitr, a feast-day commemorating the end of Ramadan, are the two annual festivals of the Muslim calendar.
96. Surely the first House founded for all mankind is that at Becca, abounding in blessings and a guidance for all peoples. 97. In it are manifest Signs; it is the place of Abraham; and whoso enters it, is safe. And pilgrimage to the House is a duty which men - those who can find a way thither - owe to ALLAH. And whoso disbelieves, let him remember that ALLAH is surely Independent of all creatures. (Holy Quran 3:96-97)
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1. Witnessing that Allah is the only God and that Muhammad (Peace be upon him) is His messenger: as I explained in the beginning.
2. Praying: We pray to God five times a day in the mosques, from the benefits of praying:
a. Having communication with God who created us
b. Meeting with Muslims periodically every day, connecting with each other, which strengthens the Islamic society.
c. Helps us to stop sinning.
45. Recite that which has been revealed of the Book and observe Prayer. Surely, Prayer restrains one from indecency and manifest evil; and the remembrance of ALLAH is the greatest virtue. And ALLAH knows what you do. (Holy Quran 29:45)
3. Zakat: Every mature able Muslim pays 2.5% of his income to help in building Islamic society, this is the minimum, God promised us with high rewards for paying more and more.
39. Whatever you lay out at interest that it may increase the wealth of the people, it does not increase in the sight of ALLAH; but whatever you give in Zakat, seeking the pleasure of ALLAH - it is these who will increase their wealth manifold. (Holy Quran 30:39)
4. Fasting: Every healthy mature able Muslim must fast Ramadan (one of the Islamic months), all Muslims fast together in this month by stopping eating and drinking along the day, they begin fasting at the dawn, they have breakfast at the Sunset. This really builds the Muslim character, trains him to control his desire and his passion, besides when all Muslims fast together, this gives a beautiful picture of the Muslims being uniform, and it also makes the rich feel the hunger and thrusts of poor and motivates them to help the poor.
183. O ye who believe ! fasting is prescribed for you, as it was prescribed for those before you, so that you may guard against evil.(Holy Quran 2:183)
5. Finally, the pilgrimage: Every healthy able Muslim must do it once in his life. It is the annual Muslim conference where about 2 million Muslims meet in leaving rest their countries answering God's call, wearing simple clothes, declaring their total obedience to God.
The rites of the Hajj include circling the Kaaba seven times and going seven times between the hillocks of Safa and Marwa, as Hagar did during her search for water. Then the pilgrims stand together in Arafa and ask God for what they wish and for His forgiveness, in what is often thought of as a preview of the Day of Judgment.
The end of the Hajj is marked by a festival, Eid Al-Adha, which is celebrated with prayers. This, and Eid al-Fitr, a feast-day commemorating the end of Ramadan, are the two annual festivals of the Muslim calendar.
96. Surely the first House founded for all mankind is that at Becca, abounding in blessings and a guidance for all peoples. 97. In it are manifest Signs; it is the place of Abraham; and whoso enters it, is safe. And pilgrimage to the House is a duty which men - those who can find a way thither - owe to ALLAH. And whoso disbelieves, let him remember that ALLAH is surely Independent of all creatures. (Holy Quran 3:96-97)
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What does Islam tell us?
God ordered us to be merciful, treat people well, help people, He recommended us to treat our parents well, and to keep always on helping them.
23. Thy Lord has commanded that ye worship none but HIM, and that ye show kindness to parents. If one or both of them attain old age with thee, never say to them as much as ugh nor reproach them, but always address them with kindly speech.
24. And lower them the wing of humility out of tenderness. And say, `My Lord, have mercy on them even as they nourished me when I was a little child.' (Holy Quran 17:23-24)
Even if they were not Muslims we must treat them well but we don't obey them if they ordered us to disobey God.
15. And if they contend with thee to make thee set up equals with ME concerning which thou hast no knowledge, obey them not, but be a kind companion to them in worldly affairs, (Holy Quran 31:15)
God ordered us to keep always in contact with our relatives God said: 36. And worship ALLAH and associate naught with HIM, and show kindness to parents, and to kindred (Holy Quran 4:36)
Also the Prophet (Peace be upon him) said: " He/She who believes in Allah , the Almighty and Day of Judgment , must communicate , be good, courteous and kind to his kith and kin or relatives." (Narrated by Bukhari and Muslim)
Also we are also recommended to treat the neighbors well, even if they were not Muslims and even if they treated us badly as God said:
And to the neighbor who is a kinsman and the neighbor who is a stranger (Holy Quran 4:36)
Prophet (Peace be upon him) said: "(Arch Angel) Gabriel, PBUH, pressed on reminding me with the right of the neighbor until I thought he is going to consider him an heir ( of mine) ." (Narrated by Bukhari and Muslim)
He also says: "The best of neighbor s in the sight of Allah, the Almighty, is the one who is best to his neighbor"(Narrated by Tirmithee)
God also told us to take care of orphans as in the same verse and orphans
There was a very severe punishment to those who take money of orphans as God said:
10. Surely they who devour the property of the orphans unjustly, only swallow fire into their bellies, and they shall burn in a blazing fire. (Holy Quran 4:10)
God ordered us to be completely fair with people even if we saw two people having a problem, one of them is Muslim, the other is non Muslim, and we found the right with the non-Muslim, I must judge for the non-Muslim.
135. O ye who believe ! be strict in observing justice and be witnesses for ALLAH, even though it be against yourselves or against your parents or kindred. Whether he, against whom witness is borne, be rich or poor, ALLAH is more regardful of them both than you are. Therefore follow not your low desires that you may be able to act equitably. And if you hide the truth or evade it, then know that ALLAH is Well-Aware of what you do. (Holy Quran 4:135)
God ordered us also not to commit adultery, because it is not a mess, and because it destroys the society and makes people deviate and spoil, that's why God, ordered us to take all the reasons to prevent this to happen, so He ordered women to wear Hijab which covers their body and heads so as not arise sexual desire in men, and it is also a protection for the woman from being raped or being annoyed by bad men. It makes women appear in a respectful way, their body is not something public seen by all people, and she is only for the one she accepted to be her husband. He ordered them when talking with men, not to talk in a way that arises their sexual desire but to talk in a serious way.
31. And say to the believing women that they restrain their looks and guard their private parts, and that they display not their beauty or their embellishment except that which is apparent thereof, and that they draw their head-coverings over their bosoms ( Holy Quran 24:31)
So be not soft in speech, lest he, in whose heart is a disease, should feel tempted; and speak decent words. (Holy Quran 33:32)
As God ordered women to cover their body, he ordered men not to look at women, because this arises their sexual desire, and may lead them to adultery, or at least may them go astray from their duties in this life.
30. Say to the believing men that they restrain their looks and guard their private parts. That is purer for them. Surely, ALLAH is Well-Aware of what they do. (Holy Quran 24:30)
This is really one of the major problems the societies in the West face.
God ordered us not to lie or to promise with something and don't do, Prophet Muhammad (Peace be upon him) said that these are the properties of hypocrites.
119. O ye who believe ! fear ALLAH and be with the truthful.(Holy Quran 9:119)
And fulfill the covenant; for the covenant shall be questioned about.
35. And give full measure when you measure and weigh with a right balance; that is best and most commendable in the end.(Holy Quran 17:34)
70. O ye who believe ! Fear ALLAH and say the straightforward word.
71. HE will set right you actions for you and forgive you your sins. And whoso obeys ALLAH and HIS Messenger shall, surely, attain a supreme triumph.(Holy Quran 33:70-71)
God ordered us to say good words and avoid bad words and emphasized mush on this because the slip of the tongue may cause many problems.
24. Dost thou not see how ALLAH sets forth a parable of a good word ? It is like a good tree, whose root is firm and whose branches reach into heaven ?
25. It brings forth its fruit at all times by the command of its Lord. And ALLAH sets forth parables for men that they may be reminded.
26. And the case of an evil word, is like that of an evil tree, which is uprooted from above the earth and has no stability. (Holy Quran 14:24-26)
God ordered us not to be arrogant but to be modest.
37. And walk not in the earth haughtily, for thou canst not thus rend the earth, nor canst thou reach the mountains in height. (Holy Quran 17:37)
63. And the true servants of the Gracious God are those who walk on the earth humbly and when the ignorant address them, they avoid them gracefully by saying, `Peace !' (Holy Quran 25:63)
Finally God orders us to do everything good and avoid everything bad.
90. Verily, ALLAH enjoins justice, and the doing of good to others; and giving like kindred; and forbids indecency and manifest evil and transgression. HE admonishes you that you may take heed. (Holy Quran 16:90)
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23. Thy Lord has commanded that ye worship none but HIM, and that ye show kindness to parents. If one or both of them attain old age with thee, never say to them as much as ugh nor reproach them, but always address them with kindly speech.
24. And lower them the wing of humility out of tenderness. And say, `My Lord, have mercy on them even as they nourished me when I was a little child.' (Holy Quran 17:23-24)
Even if they were not Muslims we must treat them well but we don't obey them if they ordered us to disobey God.
15. And if they contend with thee to make thee set up equals with ME concerning which thou hast no knowledge, obey them not, but be a kind companion to them in worldly affairs, (Holy Quran 31:15)
God ordered us to keep always in contact with our relatives God said: 36. And worship ALLAH and associate naught with HIM, and show kindness to parents, and to kindred (Holy Quran 4:36)
Also the Prophet (Peace be upon him) said: " He/She who believes in Allah , the Almighty and Day of Judgment , must communicate , be good, courteous and kind to his kith and kin or relatives." (Narrated by Bukhari and Muslim)
Also we are also recommended to treat the neighbors well, even if they were not Muslims and even if they treated us badly as God said:
And to the neighbor who is a kinsman and the neighbor who is a stranger (Holy Quran 4:36)
Prophet (Peace be upon him) said: "(Arch Angel) Gabriel, PBUH, pressed on reminding me with the right of the neighbor until I thought he is going to consider him an heir ( of mine) ." (Narrated by Bukhari and Muslim)
He also says: "The best of neighbor s in the sight of Allah, the Almighty, is the one who is best to his neighbor"(Narrated by Tirmithee)
God also told us to take care of orphans as in the same verse and orphans
There was a very severe punishment to those who take money of orphans as God said:
10. Surely they who devour the property of the orphans unjustly, only swallow fire into their bellies, and they shall burn in a blazing fire. (Holy Quran 4:10)
God ordered us to be completely fair with people even if we saw two people having a problem, one of them is Muslim, the other is non Muslim, and we found the right with the non-Muslim, I must judge for the non-Muslim.
135. O ye who believe ! be strict in observing justice and be witnesses for ALLAH, even though it be against yourselves or against your parents or kindred. Whether he, against whom witness is borne, be rich or poor, ALLAH is more regardful of them both than you are. Therefore follow not your low desires that you may be able to act equitably. And if you hide the truth or evade it, then know that ALLAH is Well-Aware of what you do. (Holy Quran 4:135)
God ordered us also not to commit adultery, because it is not a mess, and because it destroys the society and makes people deviate and spoil, that's why God, ordered us to take all the reasons to prevent this to happen, so He ordered women to wear Hijab which covers their body and heads so as not arise sexual desire in men, and it is also a protection for the woman from being raped or being annoyed by bad men. It makes women appear in a respectful way, their body is not something public seen by all people, and she is only for the one she accepted to be her husband. He ordered them when talking with men, not to talk in a way that arises their sexual desire but to talk in a serious way.
31. And say to the believing women that they restrain their looks and guard their private parts, and that they display not their beauty or their embellishment except that which is apparent thereof, and that they draw their head-coverings over their bosoms ( Holy Quran 24:31)
So be not soft in speech, lest he, in whose heart is a disease, should feel tempted; and speak decent words. (Holy Quran 33:32)
As God ordered women to cover their body, he ordered men not to look at women, because this arises their sexual desire, and may lead them to adultery, or at least may them go astray from their duties in this life.
30. Say to the believing men that they restrain their looks and guard their private parts. That is purer for them. Surely, ALLAH is Well-Aware of what they do. (Holy Quran 24:30)
This is really one of the major problems the societies in the West face.
God ordered us not to lie or to promise with something and don't do, Prophet Muhammad (Peace be upon him) said that these are the properties of hypocrites.
119. O ye who believe ! fear ALLAH and be with the truthful.(Holy Quran 9:119)
And fulfill the covenant; for the covenant shall be questioned about.
35. And give full measure when you measure and weigh with a right balance; that is best and most commendable in the end.(Holy Quran 17:34)
70. O ye who believe ! Fear ALLAH and say the straightforward word.
71. HE will set right you actions for you and forgive you your sins. And whoso obeys ALLAH and HIS Messenger shall, surely, attain a supreme triumph.(Holy Quran 33:70-71)
God ordered us to say good words and avoid bad words and emphasized mush on this because the slip of the tongue may cause many problems.
24. Dost thou not see how ALLAH sets forth a parable of a good word ? It is like a good tree, whose root is firm and whose branches reach into heaven ?
25. It brings forth its fruit at all times by the command of its Lord. And ALLAH sets forth parables for men that they may be reminded.
26. And the case of an evil word, is like that of an evil tree, which is uprooted from above the earth and has no stability. (Holy Quran 14:24-26)
God ordered us not to be arrogant but to be modest.
37. And walk not in the earth haughtily, for thou canst not thus rend the earth, nor canst thou reach the mountains in height. (Holy Quran 17:37)
63. And the true servants of the Gracious God are those who walk on the earth humbly and when the ignorant address them, they avoid them gracefully by saying, `Peace !' (Holy Quran 25:63)
Finally God orders us to do everything good and avoid everything bad.
90. Verily, ALLAH enjoins justice, and the doing of good to others; and giving like kindred; and forbids indecency and manifest evil and transgression. HE admonishes you that you may take heed. (Holy Quran 16:90)
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What is Islam?
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Islam is an Arabic word, it means that you totally submission to God, and worshipping Him only.
Here also I must explain what does worship means? It doesn't mean that you only pray, its meaning is much much wider, to worship God is that you look at Him as your master, no other master controlling you, so He is the ONLY one whom you are loyal to, He is the ONLY One whom you rely on, He is the ONLY one whom you fear, He is the ONLY one who judges you and puts rules for you, why? Because He is our Creator, He is the Creator of the Universe and Creator of everything, He is the strong, the compassionate the merciful, He knows everything, He can do everything. He is the One who controls the Universe.
21. O ye men! Worship your Lord WHO created you and those before you, that you may guard against evil. (Holy Quran 2:21)
How did we know that? God sent prophets to us to teach us this and to tell us the laws He gave for us to go along in our life, we will be accounted on this in the Hereafter.
Don't think that the beginning of Islam was only since Muhammad (Peace be upon him), no that's wrong, Islam began from the beginning of creation, God created Adam (Peace be upon him) and Adam was a Muslim, because he really worshipped God only, and began to have a family, all the family were Muslims, and the life went on, then people began to deviate from this meaning and forgot God, began to worship idols, God sent the prophets: Noah, Hud, Saleh, Abraham, Moses, David, Solomon, Jesus, Muhammad and many other prophets (Peace be upon them all), the mission of all these prophets was to restore people back to the right way of God, and to remind them of their reality. Prophets may have different laws according to the time and place conditions, but at the end they have one belief.
25. And WE sent no Messenger before thee but WE revealed to him: `There is no god but I; so worship ME alone.' (Holy Quran 21:25)
But at the end all these prophets are not gods, they don't have any divine nature, because Allah is the ONLY God, so when Jews put very wrong concepts of God that made Him like a child they are deviating from concept of worshipping God, because they are insulting Him, and when Christians say that Jesus is God or God's son, or that God is one in Trinity, they are really deviating from the concept. We in Islam refuse all these forms, if someone said that Muhammad (Peace be upon him) is our God, he is immediately a disbeliever, Allah is the ONLY God.
79. It does not befit a truthful man that ALLAH should give him the Book and Wisdom and Prophethood, and then he should say to men, `Be my worshippers instead of ALLAH; but he would say, `Be solely devoted to the Lord because you teach the book and because you study it. 80. Nor does it befit that he should bid you to take angels and Prophets for lords. What! Would he enjoin you to disbelieve after you have submitted to God. (Holy Quran 3:79)
This is generally What we Muslims believe in.
Islam is an Arabic word, it means that you totally submission to God, and worshipping Him only.
Here also I must explain what does worship means? It doesn't mean that you only pray, its meaning is much much wider, to worship God is that you look at Him as your master, no other master controlling you, so He is the ONLY one whom you are loyal to, He is the ONLY One whom you rely on, He is the ONLY one whom you fear, He is the ONLY one who judges you and puts rules for you, why? Because He is our Creator, He is the Creator of the Universe and Creator of everything, He is the strong, the compassionate the merciful, He knows everything, He can do everything. He is the One who controls the Universe.
21. O ye men! Worship your Lord WHO created you and those before you, that you may guard against evil. (Holy Quran 2:21)
How did we know that? God sent prophets to us to teach us this and to tell us the laws He gave for us to go along in our life, we will be accounted on this in the Hereafter.
Don't think that the beginning of Islam was only since Muhammad (Peace be upon him), no that's wrong, Islam began from the beginning of creation, God created Adam (Peace be upon him) and Adam was a Muslim, because he really worshipped God only, and began to have a family, all the family were Muslims, and the life went on, then people began to deviate from this meaning and forgot God, began to worship idols, God sent the prophets: Noah, Hud, Saleh, Abraham, Moses, David, Solomon, Jesus, Muhammad and many other prophets (Peace be upon them all), the mission of all these prophets was to restore people back to the right way of God, and to remind them of their reality. Prophets may have different laws according to the time and place conditions, but at the end they have one belief.
25. And WE sent no Messenger before thee but WE revealed to him: `There is no god but I; so worship ME alone.' (Holy Quran 21:25)
But at the end all these prophets are not gods, they don't have any divine nature, because Allah is the ONLY God, so when Jews put very wrong concepts of God that made Him like a child they are deviating from concept of worshipping God, because they are insulting Him, and when Christians say that Jesus is God or God's son, or that God is one in Trinity, they are really deviating from the concept. We in Islam refuse all these forms, if someone said that Muhammad (Peace be upon him) is our God, he is immediately a disbeliever, Allah is the ONLY God.
79. It does not befit a truthful man that ALLAH should give him the Book and Wisdom and Prophethood, and then he should say to men, `Be my worshippers instead of ALLAH; but he would say, `Be solely devoted to the Lord because you teach the book and because you study it. 80. Nor does it befit that he should bid you to take angels and Prophets for lords. What! Would he enjoin you to disbelieve after you have submitted to God. (Holy Quran 3:79)
This is generally What we Muslims believe in.
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