Saturday, March 31, 2012
After all Hilliary Clinton was standing with Bashar compare that with the strong position of Senator McCain
الشبكة السورية لحقوق الانسان: 11 قتيلا أحدهم منشق عن جيش
النظام السوري برتبة رائد
ناشطون سوريون: احتراق عشرات المنازل في بلدتي معصران
والبرسة في إدلب وسط قصف عنيف
سبعة قتلى في انفجار قنابل في جنوب تايلند
مراسل الجزيرة: مقتل نحو 20 جنديا يمنيا في هجوم لمسلحين
تابعين لجماعة أنصار الشريعة في لحج
في مباحثات مع ملك السعودية
كلينتون تحذر من تسليح ثوار سوريا
كلينتون أكدت وجهة النظر
الأميركية برفض أي تدخل عسكري أحادي الجانب في سوريا (الأوروبية)قبيل
توجهها إلى إسطنبول للمشاركة في مؤتمر أصدقاء سوريا, أجرت وزيرة الخارجية الأميركية
هيلاري كلينتون مباحثات مع الملك السعودي
عبد الله بن عبد العزيز تناولت آخر
تطورات الملف السوري, وسعت خلال زيارتها إلى إقناع حلفائها في الخليج لتجنب الدعوة
لتسليح ثوار سوريا.
وأشارت صحيفة غارديان البريطانية في هذا الصدد إلى رفض الولايات المتحدة وعدد من
الدول العربية لدعوة أطلقتها السعودية لتسليح المعارضة السورية وإنشاء "سماوات
آمنة" على الحدود التركية السورية, وذلك في مؤتمر أصدقاء سوريا الأول الذي عقد في
تونس مؤخرا. وقد اعتبر وزير الخارجية السعودي الأمير سعود الفيصل في الرابع من
مارس/آذار الجاري أن للمعارضة السورية "الحق" في التسلح من أجل "الدفاع عن نفسها"
أمام استخدام الأسلحة الثقيلة التي تقصف المنازل والمدنيين.في مقابل
ذلك أعربت واشنطن مرارا عن رفضها تسليم أسلحة إلى المعارضة السورية وأي تدخل عسكري
أحادي الجانب.وطبقا لغارديان فإن السعودية تمارس ضغطا على الأردن للسماح
بنقل أسلحة لثوار سوريا عبر حدودها, بينما لا تزال تركيا أيضا ترفض نقل الأسلحة.
وتشير الصحيفة أيضا إلى شكوى عناصر الجيش
السوري الحر من ارتفاع أسعار بعض الأسلحة التي يجري نقلها عبر الحدود
اللبنانية, ويقولون في هذا الصدد إن سعر بندقية الكلاشينكوف ارتفع من ثلاثمائة
دولار إلى ألفين في الفترة الأخيرة. كما يحتاج الثوار في سوريا -حسب ما ذكره خبراء
لغارديان- إلى صواريخ مضادة للدبابات لتعديل ميزان القوة مع الجيش
النظامي.
وبينما دعت السعودية إلى تسليح الثوار, سعت الولايات المتحدة وتركيا لتأكيد
الحاجة إلى تقديم وسائل اتصالات ومعدات "غير قاتلة" حسب وكالة الصحافة الفرنسية
التي نقلت عن مسؤولين أميركيين لم تسمهم أن كلينتون بحثت مع السعوديين في الجهود
الدولية لإرسال مزيد من المساعدة الإنسانية إلى سوريا وجهود دعم المعارضة لتقديم
رؤية سياسية موحدة وشاملة للمستقبل.كما تناولت المناقشات في السعودية تعزيز
سلسلة العقوبات الأميركية والأوروبية والكندية والعربية والتركية على سوريا والتأكد
من أن الدول تنفذ التزاماتها لفرض هذه الإجراءات كاملة.وينتظر أن يركز
مؤتمر إسطنبول كما تقول غارديان على خطة كوفي
أنان مبعوث الأمم المتحدة والجامعة العربية إلى سوريا, والتي تركز على وقف
إطلاق النار وهدنة إنسانية وعلى حلول سياسية وافقت عليها روسيا
والصين.وكانت القمة العربية في بغداد رفضت خيار تسليح أي جهة ودعت كل
الأطراف إلى بدء "حوار وطني جدي".الدرع الصاروخي
الإقليمي وإلى جانب الملف السوري أطلقت وزيرة الخارجية
الأميركية في السعودية محادثات بشأن خطط لإقامة درع صاروخي خليجي في مواجهة
إيران.وبطرحها مسألة الدفاع الصاروخي الخليجي، نقلت كلينتون مسألة العلاقات
الأمنية من المستوى الثنائي إلى المستوى الإقليمي، ممهدة لأرضية تفاهم جديدة
بمشاركتها في أول منتدى للتعاون الإستراتيجي بين الولايات المتحدة ودول مجلس
التعاون الخليجي, وذلك حسبما ذكر مسؤول كبير يرافق كلينتون في رحلتها من واشنطن إلى
الرياض لوكالة الصحافة الفرنسية.وقال المسؤول "نسعى لتطوير بنية دفاعية
صاروخية إقليمية"، مشيرا إلى أن المسألة ستبحث على ما يبدو في المحادثات مع مجلس
التعاون الخليجي. وأضاف أنه "لا يمكن لأمة بمفردها حماية نفسها فعليها الاعتماد على
شركائها لتمتلك نظاما دفاعيا صاروخيا فعالا".وشدد على أن إيران "هي بشكل
واضح من أكبر التهديدات التي تواجهها المنطقة"، مؤكدا أن النظام الدفاعي الصاروخي
"أولوية في شراكتنا مع دول مجلس التعاون الخليجي".
المصدر:الصحافة
البريطانية,الفرنسية
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تعليقات القراء
التعليقات المنشورة لا تعبر عن رأي الجزيرة وإنما
تعبر عن رأي أصحابها
مرصد ومتابع - انتظروا انا منتظرون
هذه هي المؤامرة الدولية ضد الشعب السوري وأهل
السنة, لقد اتحدت قوى الشر الباغية الصهيوشيعية والامريكيغربية والروسصينية على ان
يخمدوا هذه الثورة المباركة ولكن الله لهم بالمرصاد وسيجعل تدبيرهم تدميرهم ويأتيهم
من حيث لايحتسبوا وسيحصيهم عددا ويقتلهم عددا ولايذر منهم احدا.
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فيصل الشمري - جدة
يا أخي حيرتمونا والله لما تدخلت أمريكا في العراق
خرجتم علينا لاعنين أمريكا وحربها الصليبية ،وألان تلعنون أمريكا لعدم تدخلها ، لا
أملك وصفاً لهذا التناقض أرجو من أي كان أن يساعدني على تفسير هذا الموقف ؟
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الغضنفر السوري - سوريا
سقط القناع وتبين بأن أمريكا أول مؤيد وداعم
لطفليها المدللين بشار واسرائيل. عندماتسعى أمريكا جاهدة لمنع السلاح عن الثوار
الشرفاء فإن عليها ان تمنع السلاح القادم للنظام من ايران وروسيا والمستخدم لقتل
الأبرياء. سننتصر بعون الله وسنتسلح رغماً عن انفكم
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لأن اسرائيل ماتبي -
لانهم عارفين ان سقوط المجرم حارس اسرائيل مرهون
بتسليح الثوار زهك مايبونه يسقط حفاظا على اسرائيل وحزب (...)وهم اللي سامحينله
بالقتل المجرمين بس جيدين في الكلام لن نسمح ولن لاكن هيهات الله سينصرهم رغم انف
اسرائيل والغرب وهذا ماوعدنا الله بنصر اولياءه
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حمزة - المدينة
(و لن ترضى عنك اليهود و لا النصارى حتى تتبع
ملتهم) [سورة البقرة أية 120] سبحان الله! متى تستيقض أمة محمد (ص) و تعلم أننا لا
نحتاج إلى ادن من أمريكا، التي تظن نفسها الرب الأعلى، و لا من مجلس الأمن و لا من
أحد، لتسليح و نصرة أبناء جلدتنا و اخواننا في الدين؟! هل يستأدنكم الكفار في تسليح
الصهاينة؟ [سورة النساء أية 75 و 76] و [سورة الأنفال أية 73]
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SALEH - nador.morocco
وشدد على أن إيران "هي بشكل واضح من أكبر
التهديدات التي تواجهها المنطقة"، مؤكدا أن النظام الدفاعي الصاروخي "أولوية في
شراكتنا مع دول مجلس التعاون الخليجي". . سبحان الله إيران أصبحت أكثر خطر عليهم من
إسرائيل الإرهابيّة
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moawia - syria
الله يا شعبي الجبار تجابه امريكا واسرائيل وايران
وحزب الله وروسيا والصين والغرب اجمع بصدور عاريه وهمه قويه وعزيمه واراده سوف تركع
لها الدنيا يوم من الايام
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وائل - أمريكا شريكة الأسد
ليس هناك أدنى شك من أن الولايات المتحدة متفقة مع
نظام الأسد وإيران على قتل الشعب السوري بدم بارد. حقاً إن أمريكا عدو الديمقراطية
وعدو الإنسانية وعدو الشعوب الحرة .
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walid - lebanon saida
لهذا أكبر دليل على أن هذا النظام عميل لأمريكاوأن
أمريكا لن تسقطه حتى توجد بديل يؤمن مصالحهاويكون مقبول للناس لأن غليون ومن معه
غير مقبولين من الشعب السوري الذي أظهر وعي لما تحيكه أمريكا ضد الشعب السوري فهي
أطلقت يده للقتل حتى يرضخ الشعب لإرادة أمريكا فتقوم عندها بتنحيته وفق مصلحتها
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احمد الحسن الحبيب - الامارات
والله ان هده الثورة يحق ان نسميها الفاضحة لانها
فضحت امريكا من جديد فمن يقف مع من اليس هدا لمنع الظام من السقوط ادا كان الشعب
السوري يطلب التسلح فهو الدي يدفع الشهداء وليس انت يامريكا ؟ثم لمادا التحدير اليس
الشعب السوري يموت يوميا بالاسلحة الثقيلة ام ان النظام ومعه امه ايران اكملوا
الصفقة مع امريكا على حساب سوريا ودول الخليج العربي واقول لدول الخليج حداري ان
تخسروا سوريا كما خسرتم العراق واقول لكلنتون كان الاجدر ان توجهي كلامك لعميلكم
المدلل احمدي نجاد ان يكف عن التدخل بالوضع السوري!!!هزلت !!!!
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Friday, March 30, 2012
The Man who Challenged the Quran
From: http://www.turntoislam.com/forum/showthread.php?t=84670
Dr. Gary Miller
In 1977, Professor Gary Miller, the active Canadian preacher and mathematics and logic lecturer at Toronto University, decided to provide a great service to Christianity through exposing scientific and historical errors in the Noble Quran in such a way that would be beneficial
to him and his fellow preachers in calling Muslims to Christianity. However, the
result was completely to the contrary. Miller's writings were fair and his study
and comments were positive, even better than many Muslims would write about the
Noble Quran. He considered the Noble Quran, as it should be and reached the
conclusion that it cannot be a work of a human being. The first surprising issue for Professor Miller was the challenging tone in many ayahs1 such as the ayahs that can be translated as “Will
they not then contemplate the Quran? And if it had been from (anywhere) other
than the Providence of Allah, indeed they would have found in it many difference
(s).” (TMQ2 4:82) and “And in case you are suspicious (Literally: in
suspicion) about what We have been sending down upon Our bondman, (i.e., the
prophet. A bondman or slave is the highest title conferred by Allah upon his
chosen men) then come up with a surah of like (manner), and invoke your
witnesses, apart from Allah, in case you are sincere.” (TMQ 2:23) Although
Professor Miller was challenging at the beginning he ended astonished at what he
found. The following are some of the points he
mentioned in Miller’s lecture The Amazing Quran3 :There is no such author who writes a book and then challenges others
that this book is errorless. As for the Noble Quran, it is the other way round.
It tells the reader that there are no errors in it and then challenges all
people to find any, if any.The Noble Quran does
not mention the hard events in Prophet Muhammad's (PBUH)4 personal life,
such as the death of his dear wife Lady Khadijah (may Allah be pleased with her)
, death of his daughters and sons. Strangely enough, the ayahs that were
revealed as a comment on some of the setbacks proclaimed victory while those
revealed at time of victory warned against arrogance and called for more
sacrifices and efforts. If one writes his own autobiography, he would magnify
the victories and justify the defeats. The Noble Quran did the opposite and this
is consistent and logical: it was not a history of a specific period but rather
a text that sets general rules for the relationship between Allah (the Almighty)
and worshippers. Miller thought about a particular ayah that can be translated as
“Say, “Surely I admonish you with one (thing) only, that you rise up to Allah by
twos and singly; thereafter meditate: in no way is there any madness in your
Companion. Decidedly he is nothing except a constant warner to you, before
(Literally: between the hands of) a strict torment.” (TMQ 34:46) He indicated
the experiments one researcher had carried out at Toronto University on “Effectiveness of Collective Discussion”. The
researcher had gathered different numbers of interlocutors in discussions and
compared results. He discovered that the maximum efficiency of the discussion
was achieved when the interlocutors were two while the more the number the less
the efficiency. There is a surah5
in the Noble Quran called Maryam (Mary) in which Lady Maryam (may Allah be
pleased with her)is eulogized in a way not even found in the Bible. At the same
time, there is no surah in the name of Lady Aisha (may Allah be pleased with
her) or Lady Fatimah (may Allah be pleased with her). The name of prophet Isa
(PBUH) (Jesus) is mentioned 25 times in the Noble Qur’an while the name of
Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) is mentioned only five times.Some attackers say that devils used to dictate to
Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) what to write in the Noble Quran. But the question is
how could this be while it contains ayahs that can be translated as “And in no
way have Ash-Shayatîn (The ever-Vicious (ones), i.e., the devils) been coming
down with it; And in no way does it behoove them, And in no way are they able to
do (that).” (TMQ 29:209-210) and “So when you read the Quran, then seek refuge
in Allah from the outcast Shaytan (The all-vicious, i.e., the Devil).” (TMQ
16:98) If you were in the situation
of the Prophet (PBUH) while he and Abu-Bakr (may Allah be pleased with him) were
inside the Cave of Hira’6 surrounded by the unbelievers who could have
seen them if they had looked down. The human reaction would be to search for a
back exit or some other way out or to shush in order not to be heard. However,
the Prophet (PBUH) told Abu-Bakr (may Allah be pleased with him) “Grieve not;
surely Allah is with us.” (TMQ 9:40). This is not the mentality of a deceiver;
it is the mentality of a prophet who has the confidence that Allah (the
Almighty) would surely take care of him. Surat
al-Masad (Palm Fibres)7 was revealed ten years before the death of
Abu-Lahab, the Prophet's (PBUH) uncle. He had ten complete years to prove that
the Noble Quran was wrong. However, he did not believe or even pretend to
believe. How could the Prophet (PBUH) be that confident unless he was sure that
the Noble Quran was Allah’s (the Almighty) revelation? Commenting on the ayah that can be translated as
“That is of the tidings of the Unseen that We reveal to you; in no way did you
(yourself) know it, neither your people, even before this. So (endure)
patiently; surely the (fair) end is for the pious.” (TMQ: 11:49) Miller writes that none of the Scriptures uses this kind of
style; that is, giving the reader the piece of information and then tells him it
is new information. It is really a unique challenge. What if the people of
Makkah, even by pretence, had said they knew that before? What if one scholar
discovered later that this information was already known before? However, this
did not happen. Professor
Miller mentioned what Contemporary Catholic Encyclopedia includes under the
entry 'Quran'. It mentions that despite the plethora of studies, theories, and
attempts to attack the veracity of Quranic revelation under many pretexts none
of them can be logically adopted. The Church itself did not dare to adopt any of
such theories but at the same time it did not admit the truthfulness of the
Muslims' theory that the Noble Quran is, without doubt, the last heavenly
revelation.In fact, Professor
Miller was fair enough and was honest enough to change his position and choose
the right way. Blessed be he and those who search for truth and do not allow
their prejudices to prevent them from reaching it. Final Comment In 1977, Professor Miller had a famous debate with Islamic preacher
Ahmad Deedat. His logic was clear and his justifications seemed based on intent
to reach the truth without pride or prejudice. Many wished at the time that this
man would embrace Islam. In 1978
Professor Miller embraced Islam and called himself Abdul-Ahad8 . He
worked for some years at Oil and Minerals University in Saudi Arabia and then
devoted his life to da'wa9 through TV programs and public lectures.
Just think and do not let your
prejudices prevent you from the right path. _________________________________________________ 1-A verse in the
Quran.2- Translation of the
Meaning of the Quran. This translation is for the realized meaning, so far, of
the stated (Surah: Ayah) of the Quran. Reading the translated meaning of the
Quran can never replace reading it in Arabic, the language in which it was
revealed.3- It is a small tract
of about 25 pages but a very thick one indeed. 4- [All Prayers and Peace of Allah be
upon him].5- A chapter; the
Qur’an is comprised of 114 surahs. 6- This was during the hejira to al-Madinah. The Cave of
Hira' is in the
Mount an-Nour. It is only two miles from Makkah, a small cave 4 yards long and
1.75 yard wide.7- It can be
translated as “Would the hands of Abu Lahab be cut up, (i.e., perish) and would
he be cut up (too)! In no way did his wealth avail him, neither whatever he
earned; He will roast at a flaming Fire, (Literally: fire comprising flame). And
his wife, the constant bearer of firewood, Upon her (long) neck she will have a
rope of palm-fibers.” (TMQ: 111:1-5)8- This name literally means 'Worshipper of the Only One.'
9- Islamic
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To Christians religious leaders read the Quran with no prejudice forget about Arabs, middle east conflicts, hard liners Muslims and so forth including me and including that if you do not believe Christ is God we do not even willing to read your scripture. Consider it a very straight simple task it is and God. God said this Quran is mine read it and answer him now since I am very sure you will need to answer him in the day of judgment what do you think the Quran is. Arrogance not to read it is the worse statement from you against God and reading it to destroy it as for Gary above he was sincere and when he failed he raised the white flag. Read the Quran as it could be true or false and honestly find out the truth before the day that nothing will stand for you but the truth.
Dr. Gary Miller
In 1977, Professor Gary Miller, the active Canadian preacher and mathematics and logic lecturer at Toronto University, decided to provide a great service to Christianity through exposing scientific and historical errors in the Noble Quran in such a way that would be beneficial
to him and his fellow preachers in calling Muslims to Christianity. However, the
result was completely to the contrary. Miller's writings were fair and his study
and comments were positive, even better than many Muslims would write about the
Noble Quran. He considered the Noble Quran, as it should be and reached the
conclusion that it cannot be a work of a human being. The first surprising issue for Professor Miller was the challenging tone in many ayahs1 such as the ayahs that can be translated as “Will
they not then contemplate the Quran? And if it had been from (anywhere) other
than the Providence of Allah, indeed they would have found in it many difference
(s).” (TMQ2 4:82) and “And in case you are suspicious (Literally: in
suspicion) about what We have been sending down upon Our bondman, (i.e., the
prophet. A bondman or slave is the highest title conferred by Allah upon his
chosen men) then come up with a surah of like (manner), and invoke your
witnesses, apart from Allah, in case you are sincere.” (TMQ 2:23) Although
Professor Miller was challenging at the beginning he ended astonished at what he
found. The following are some of the points he
mentioned in Miller’s lecture The Amazing Quran3 :There is no such author who writes a book and then challenges others
that this book is errorless. As for the Noble Quran, it is the other way round.
It tells the reader that there are no errors in it and then challenges all
people to find any, if any.The Noble Quran does
not mention the hard events in Prophet Muhammad's (PBUH)4 personal life,
such as the death of his dear wife Lady Khadijah (may Allah be pleased with her)
, death of his daughters and sons. Strangely enough, the ayahs that were
revealed as a comment on some of the setbacks proclaimed victory while those
revealed at time of victory warned against arrogance and called for more
sacrifices and efforts. If one writes his own autobiography, he would magnify
the victories and justify the defeats. The Noble Quran did the opposite and this
is consistent and logical: it was not a history of a specific period but rather
a text that sets general rules for the relationship between Allah (the Almighty)
and worshippers. Miller thought about a particular ayah that can be translated as
“Say, “Surely I admonish you with one (thing) only, that you rise up to Allah by
twos and singly; thereafter meditate: in no way is there any madness in your
Companion. Decidedly he is nothing except a constant warner to you, before
(Literally: between the hands of) a strict torment.” (TMQ 34:46) He indicated
the experiments one researcher had carried out at Toronto University on “Effectiveness of Collective Discussion”. The
researcher had gathered different numbers of interlocutors in discussions and
compared results. He discovered that the maximum efficiency of the discussion
was achieved when the interlocutors were two while the more the number the less
the efficiency. There is a surah5
in the Noble Quran called Maryam (Mary) in which Lady Maryam (may Allah be
pleased with her)is eulogized in a way not even found in the Bible. At the same
time, there is no surah in the name of Lady Aisha (may Allah be pleased with
her) or Lady Fatimah (may Allah be pleased with her). The name of prophet Isa
(PBUH) (Jesus) is mentioned 25 times in the Noble Qur’an while the name of
Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) is mentioned only five times.Some attackers say that devils used to dictate to
Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) what to write in the Noble Quran. But the question is
how could this be while it contains ayahs that can be translated as “And in no
way have Ash-Shayatîn (The ever-Vicious (ones), i.e., the devils) been coming
down with it; And in no way does it behoove them, And in no way are they able to
do (that).” (TMQ 29:209-210) and “So when you read the Quran, then seek refuge
in Allah from the outcast Shaytan (The all-vicious, i.e., the Devil).” (TMQ
16:98) If you were in the situation
of the Prophet (PBUH) while he and Abu-Bakr (may Allah be pleased with him) were
inside the Cave of Hira’6 surrounded by the unbelievers who could have
seen them if they had looked down. The human reaction would be to search for a
back exit or some other way out or to shush in order not to be heard. However,
the Prophet (PBUH) told Abu-Bakr (may Allah be pleased with him) “Grieve not;
surely Allah is with us.” (TMQ 9:40). This is not the mentality of a deceiver;
it is the mentality of a prophet who has the confidence that Allah (the
Almighty) would surely take care of him. Surat
al-Masad (Palm Fibres)7 was revealed ten years before the death of
Abu-Lahab, the Prophet's (PBUH) uncle. He had ten complete years to prove that
the Noble Quran was wrong. However, he did not believe or even pretend to
believe. How could the Prophet (PBUH) be that confident unless he was sure that
the Noble Quran was Allah’s (the Almighty) revelation? Commenting on the ayah that can be translated as
“That is of the tidings of the Unseen that We reveal to you; in no way did you
(yourself) know it, neither your people, even before this. So (endure)
patiently; surely the (fair) end is for the pious.” (TMQ: 11:49) Miller writes that none of the Scriptures uses this kind of
style; that is, giving the reader the piece of information and then tells him it
is new information. It is really a unique challenge. What if the people of
Makkah, even by pretence, had said they knew that before? What if one scholar
discovered later that this information was already known before? However, this
did not happen. Professor
Miller mentioned what Contemporary Catholic Encyclopedia includes under the
entry 'Quran'. It mentions that despite the plethora of studies, theories, and
attempts to attack the veracity of Quranic revelation under many pretexts none
of them can be logically adopted. The Church itself did not dare to adopt any of
such theories but at the same time it did not admit the truthfulness of the
Muslims' theory that the Noble Quran is, without doubt, the last heavenly
revelation.In fact, Professor
Miller was fair enough and was honest enough to change his position and choose
the right way. Blessed be he and those who search for truth and do not allow
their prejudices to prevent them from reaching it. Final Comment In 1977, Professor Miller had a famous debate with Islamic preacher
Ahmad Deedat. His logic was clear and his justifications seemed based on intent
to reach the truth without pride or prejudice. Many wished at the time that this
man would embrace Islam. In 1978
Professor Miller embraced Islam and called himself Abdul-Ahad8 . He
worked for some years at Oil and Minerals University in Saudi Arabia and then
devoted his life to da'wa9 through TV programs and public lectures.
Just think and do not let your
prejudices prevent you from the right path. _________________________________________________ 1-A verse in the
Quran.2- Translation of the
Meaning of the Quran. This translation is for the realized meaning, so far, of
the stated (Surah: Ayah) of the Quran. Reading the translated meaning of the
Quran can never replace reading it in Arabic, the language in which it was
revealed.3- It is a small tract
of about 25 pages but a very thick one indeed. 4- [All Prayers and Peace of Allah be
upon him].5- A chapter; the
Qur’an is comprised of 114 surahs. 6- This was during the hejira to al-Madinah. The Cave of
Hira' is in the
Mount an-Nour. It is only two miles from Makkah, a small cave 4 yards long and
1.75 yard wide.7- It can be
translated as “Would the hands of Abu Lahab be cut up, (i.e., perish) and would
he be cut up (too)! In no way did his wealth avail him, neither whatever he
earned; He will roast at a flaming Fire, (Literally: fire comprising flame). And
his wife, the constant bearer of firewood, Upon her (long) neck she will have a
rope of palm-fibers.” (TMQ: 111:1-5)8- This name literally means 'Worshipper of the Only One.'
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To Christians religious leaders read the Quran with no prejudice forget about Arabs, middle east conflicts, hard liners Muslims and so forth including me and including that if you do not believe Christ is God we do not even willing to read your scripture. Consider it a very straight simple task it is and God. God said this Quran is mine read it and answer him now since I am very sure you will need to answer him in the day of judgment what do you think the Quran is. Arrogance not to read it is the worse statement from you against God and reading it to destroy it as for Gary above he was sincere and when he failed he raised the white flag. Read the Quran as it could be true or false and honestly find out the truth before the day that nothing will stand for you but the truth.
saudi women are subject to a large prison, has nothing to do with Islam you do not see the west cry about it since king of Saudi is the oil barrel
Saudi Arabia The world’s largest women’s prison
by MEMRI
Monday July 20, 2009 from MEMRI
In an article on the liberal website Minbar Al-Hiwar
Wal-'Ibra (http://www.menber-alhewar1.info), reformist Saudi journalist and
human rights activist Wajeha Al-Huweidar described Saudi Arabia as "the world's
largest women's prison." She added that unlike real prisoners, Saudi women have
no prospect of ever being released, since throughout their life, they are under
the control of a male guardian – their husband, father, grandfather, brother or
son. Huweidar and other women activists recently launched a campaign
against the Saudi Mahram(1) Law, which forbids women to leave their home without
a male guardian. She told the Kuwaiti daily Awan that the campaign, whose
slogan is "treat us like adult citizens or we leave the country," was officially
launched at the King Fahd Bridge, connecting Saudi Arabia and Bahrain, where the
women demanded to cross the border without a guardian.(2) The
following are excerpts from Al-Huweidar's article:(3) Prisoners Can
Be Released From Prison – But Saudi Women Can't"The laws of imprisonment
are known all over the world. People who commit a crime or an offense are placed
in a prison cell... where they serve their sentence. [When they complete it], or
get time off for good behavior, they are released... except in cases [where a
person is sentenced] to life imprisonment or death. In Saudi Arabia, there are
two additional ways to get out of prison early: by learning the Koran or parts
of it by heart... or by getting a pardon from the king on the occasion of a
holiday or a coronation – after which the prisoner finds himself free and can
enjoy life among his family and loved ones. "However, none of these
options exist for Saudi women – neither for those who live behind bars [i.e. who
are actually in prison] nor for those who live outside the prison walls. None
are ever released, except with the permission of their male guardian. A Saudi
woman who committed a crime may not leave her cell when she has finished serving
her sentence unless her guardian arrives to collect her. As a consequence, many
Saudi women remain in prison just because their guardians refuse to come and get
them. The state pardons them, but their guardians insist on prolonging their
punishment. "At the same time, even 'free' women need the permission
of their guardian to leave their home, their city or their country. So in either
case, the woman's freedom is [in the hands of] her guardian."
Prison Inmates Are Stripped Of All Authority Over Their Lives – And So Are
Saudi Women"As is customary in prisons throughout the world, inmates are
stripped of all authority and sponsorship over their own [lives]. All their
movements are monitored and controlled by the jailor. The prison authorities
decide their fate and see to their needs, until the day of their release. This
is also the usual situation of the Saudi woman. She has no right to make
decisions, and may not take a single step without the permission of her jailor,
namely her guardian. But in her case the term [of imprisonment] is unlimited.
"The Saudi Mahram Law turns the women into prisoners from the day
they are born until the day they die. They cannot leave their cells, namely
their homes, or the larger prison, namely the state, without signed
permission... Although Saudi women are deprived of freedom and dignity more than
any other women [in the world], they suffer all these forms of oppression and
injustice in bitter silence, [and with an air of] suppressed anger and
death-like dejection. Saudi women are peaceful in the full sense of the word,
but so far the Saudi state has not appreciated their [noble] souls, their
patience, and their quiet resistance..." "The Clerics, Whom the
State Has Authorized to Oppress the Women, Regard Their Silence And Patience As
[a Sign of] Mental Backwardness""The clerics, whom the state has
authorized to oppress the women, regard their silence and patience as [a sign
of] mental backwardness and emotional weakness... Thus they have [allowed
themselves] to increase the 'slumber' of oppression over the decades... They
suffocate [the women] in all areas of life by means of oppressive laws [enforced
by] the religious police, who follow them everywhere as if they were fugitives
from justice. The laws pertaining to women have turned them into objects on
which sick men can release their violent and sexual [urges]. "These
Saudi clerics deny the Saudi women every opportunity to find a job, get an
education, travel, receive medical treatment, or [realize] any [other] right, no
matter how trivial, without the permission of their jailor, that is, their
guardian – [all] based on oppressive fatwas sanctioned by the male [leaders] of
the state." Our "Mothers and Grandmothers ...Enjoyed Much
Greater Freedom... Saudi Arabia Has Turned Itself Into the World's Largest Saudi
Prison""[It is interesting to note that] the mothers and grandmothers
[of today's Saudi women] had all these rights, and enjoyed much greater freedom
[than today's women] – as did all Muslim women in past eras, such as the wives
of the Prophet. [None of these women] were subjected to this oppressive Mahram
Law, which is not based on the tenets of Islam and in fact has nothing to do
with Islam. "How blessed is Saudi Arabia, the humane kingdom, which
has turned itself into the world's largest women's prison. [This is a land]
which permits any man, without preconditions, to take the role of jailor, and
which has turned its women into prisoners for life, when they have done nothing
to deserve it." Endnotes: (1) Mahram, meaning "forbidden,"
refers to a male relative whom the woman may not legally marry and who can thus
serve as her guardian.(2) Awan (Kuwait), July 6, 2009. It should be noted
that Sheikh 'Abd Al-Muhsin Al-'Obikan, advisor to the king and Shura Council
member, recently issued a fatwa permitting women to travel abroad unaccompanied.
www.islamonline.net, December 25, 2008.(3)
http://www.menber-alhewar1.info/news.php?action=view&id=4364, June 24, 2009.
http://branch.podomatic.com/player/web/2012-03-29T18_35_45-07_00
by MEMRI
Monday July 20, 2009 from MEMRI
In an article on the liberal website Minbar Al-Hiwar
Wal-'Ibra (http://www.menber-alhewar1.info), reformist Saudi journalist and
human rights activist Wajeha Al-Huweidar described Saudi Arabia as "the world's
largest women's prison." She added that unlike real prisoners, Saudi women have
no prospect of ever being released, since throughout their life, they are under
the control of a male guardian – their husband, father, grandfather, brother or
son. Huweidar and other women activists recently launched a campaign
against the Saudi Mahram(1) Law, which forbids women to leave their home without
a male guardian. She told the Kuwaiti daily Awan that the campaign, whose
slogan is "treat us like adult citizens or we leave the country," was officially
launched at the King Fahd Bridge, connecting Saudi Arabia and Bahrain, where the
women demanded to cross the border without a guardian.(2) The
following are excerpts from Al-Huweidar's article:(3) Prisoners Can
Be Released From Prison – But Saudi Women Can't"The laws of imprisonment
are known all over the world. People who commit a crime or an offense are placed
in a prison cell... where they serve their sentence. [When they complete it], or
get time off for good behavior, they are released... except in cases [where a
person is sentenced] to life imprisonment or death. In Saudi Arabia, there are
two additional ways to get out of prison early: by learning the Koran or parts
of it by heart... or by getting a pardon from the king on the occasion of a
holiday or a coronation – after which the prisoner finds himself free and can
enjoy life among his family and loved ones. "However, none of these
options exist for Saudi women – neither for those who live behind bars [i.e. who
are actually in prison] nor for those who live outside the prison walls. None
are ever released, except with the permission of their male guardian. A Saudi
woman who committed a crime may not leave her cell when she has finished serving
her sentence unless her guardian arrives to collect her. As a consequence, many
Saudi women remain in prison just because their guardians refuse to come and get
them. The state pardons them, but their guardians insist on prolonging their
punishment. "At the same time, even 'free' women need the permission
of their guardian to leave their home, their city or their country. So in either
case, the woman's freedom is [in the hands of] her guardian."
Prison Inmates Are Stripped Of All Authority Over Their Lives – And So Are
Saudi Women"As is customary in prisons throughout the world, inmates are
stripped of all authority and sponsorship over their own [lives]. All their
movements are monitored and controlled by the jailor. The prison authorities
decide their fate and see to their needs, until the day of their release. This
is also the usual situation of the Saudi woman. She has no right to make
decisions, and may not take a single step without the permission of her jailor,
namely her guardian. But in her case the term [of imprisonment] is unlimited.
"The Saudi Mahram Law turns the women into prisoners from the day
they are born until the day they die. They cannot leave their cells, namely
their homes, or the larger prison, namely the state, without signed
permission... Although Saudi women are deprived of freedom and dignity more than
any other women [in the world], they suffer all these forms of oppression and
injustice in bitter silence, [and with an air of] suppressed anger and
death-like dejection. Saudi women are peaceful in the full sense of the word,
but so far the Saudi state has not appreciated their [noble] souls, their
patience, and their quiet resistance..." "The Clerics, Whom the
State Has Authorized to Oppress the Women, Regard Their Silence And Patience As
[a Sign of] Mental Backwardness""The clerics, whom the state has
authorized to oppress the women, regard their silence and patience as [a sign
of] mental backwardness and emotional weakness... Thus they have [allowed
themselves] to increase the 'slumber' of oppression over the decades... They
suffocate [the women] in all areas of life by means of oppressive laws [enforced
by] the religious police, who follow them everywhere as if they were fugitives
from justice. The laws pertaining to women have turned them into objects on
which sick men can release their violent and sexual [urges]. "These
Saudi clerics deny the Saudi women every opportunity to find a job, get an
education, travel, receive medical treatment, or [realize] any [other] right, no
matter how trivial, without the permission of their jailor, that is, their
guardian – [all] based on oppressive fatwas sanctioned by the male [leaders] of
the state." Our "Mothers and Grandmothers ...Enjoyed Much
Greater Freedom... Saudi Arabia Has Turned Itself Into the World's Largest Saudi
Prison""[It is interesting to note that] the mothers and grandmothers
[of today's Saudi women] had all these rights, and enjoyed much greater freedom
[than today's women] – as did all Muslim women in past eras, such as the wives
of the Prophet. [None of these women] were subjected to this oppressive Mahram
Law, which is not based on the tenets of Islam and in fact has nothing to do
with Islam. "How blessed is Saudi Arabia, the humane kingdom, which
has turned itself into the world's largest women's prison. [This is a land]
which permits any man, without preconditions, to take the role of jailor, and
which has turned its women into prisoners for life, when they have done nothing
to deserve it." Endnotes: (1) Mahram, meaning "forbidden,"
refers to a male relative whom the woman may not legally marry and who can thus
serve as her guardian.(2) Awan (Kuwait), July 6, 2009. It should be noted
that Sheikh 'Abd Al-Muhsin Al-'Obikan, advisor to the king and Shura Council
member, recently issued a fatwa permitting women to travel abroad unaccompanied.
www.islamonline.net, December 25, 2008.(3)
http://www.menber-alhewar1.info/news.php?action=view&id=4364, June 24, 2009.
http://branch.podomatic.com/player/web/2012-03-29T18_35_45-07_00
30 Facts About Islam
From: http://www.islamondemand.com/30_facts.html
1) "Islam" means "Peace through the submission to God".
2) "Muslim" means "anyone or anything that submits itself to the will of God".
3) Islam is not a cult. Its followers number over 1.5 billion worldwide. Along with Judaism and Christianity, it is considered to be one of the three Abrahamic traditions.
4) There are five pillars of practice in Islam. These practices must be undertaken with the best of effort in order to be considered a true Muslim: A) Shahadah - declaration of faith in the oneness of God and that Muhammad is the last prophet of God. B) Formal prayer five times a day. C) Fasting during the daylight hours in the month of Ramadan. D) Poor-due "tax" - 2.5% of one's savings given to the needy at the end of each year. E) Pilgrimage to Mecca at least once, if physically and financially able.
5) There are six articles of faith in Islam. These are the basic beliefs that one must have in order to be considered a true Muslim. They are belief in: A) the One God. B) all the prophets of God. C) the original scriptures revealed to Prophets Moses, David, Jesus, and Muhammad. D) the angels. E) the Day of Judgment and the Hereafter. F) the divine decree (or destiny).
6) Islam is a complete way of life that governs all facets of life: moral, spiritual, social, political, economical, intellectual, etc.
7) Islam is one of the fastest growing religions in the world. To become Muslim, a person of any race or culture must say a simple statement, the shahadah, that bears witness to the belief in the One God and that Prophet Muhammad was the last prophet of God.
8) "Allah" is an Arabic word that means "God". Muslims also believe that "Allah" is the personal name of God.
9) Allah is not the God of Muslims only. He is the God of all people and all creation. Just because people refer to God using different terms does not mean that they are different gods. Spanish people refer to God as "Dios" and French people refer to God as "Dieu", yet they are all the same God. Interestingly, most Arab Jews and Arab Christians refer to God as "Allah". And the word Allah in Arabic appears on the walls of many Arab churches.
10) The Islamic concept of God is that He is loving, merciful, and compassionate. But Islam also teaches that He is just and swift in punishment. Nevertheless, Allah once said to Prophet Muhammad, "My mercy prevails over my wrath." Islam teaches a balance between fear and hope, protecting one from both complacency and despair.
11) Muslims believe that God has revealed 99 of His names (or attributes) in the Holy Qur'an. It is through these names that one can come to know the Creator. A few of these names are: the All-Merciful, the All-Knower, the Protector, the Provider, the Near, the First, the Last, the Hidden, and the Source of Peace.
12) Muslims believe in and acknowledge all the prophets of old, from Adam to Jesus. Muslims believe that they brought the message of peace and submission (islam) to different peoples at different times. Muslims also believe that these prophets were "muslims" because they submitted their wills to God.
13) Muslims neither worship Muhammad nor pray through him. Muslims solely worship the unseen and Omniscient Creator, Allah.
14) Muslims accept the original unaltered Torah (the Gospel of Moses) and the original Bible (the Gospel of Jesus) since they were revealed by God. However, none of those original scriptures are in existence today, in their entirety. Therefore, Muslims follow the subsequent, final, and preserved revelation of God, the Holy Qur'an.
15) The Holy Qur'an was not authored by Muhammad. It was authored by God, revealed to Muhammad, and written into physical form by his companions.
16) The Holy Qur'an has no flaws or contradictions. The original Arabic scriptures have never been changed or tampered with.
17) Actual seventh century Qur'ans, complete and intact, are on display in museums in Turkey and many other places around the world.
18) If all Qur'ans in the world today were burned and destroyed, the original Arabic would still remain. This is because millions of Muslims, called Hafiz (or "preservers") have memorized the text letter for letter from beginning to end, every word and syllable. Also, chapters from the Qur'an are precisely recited from memory by every Muslim in each of the five daily prayers.
19) Muslims do not believe in the concept of "vicarious atonement" but rather believe in the law of personal responsibility. Islam teaches that each person is responsible for his or her own actions. On the Day of Judgment Muslims believe that every person will be resurrected and will have to answer to God for their every word, thought, and deed. Consequently, a practicing Muslim is always striving to be righteous.
20) Islam was not spread by the sword. It was spread by the word (Islamic teachings) and the example of its followers. Islam teaches that there is no compulsion in religion (the Holy Qur'an 2:256 and 10:99).
21) Terrorism, unjustified violence and the killing of innocent people are absolutely forbidden in Islam. Islam is a way of life that is meant to bring peace to a society, whether its people are Muslim or not. The extreme actions of those who claim to be Muslim may be, among other things, a result of their ignorance or uncontrolled anger. Tyrant rulers and those who commit acts of terrorism in the name of Islam are simply not following Islam. These people are individuals with their own views and political agendas. Fanatical Muslims are no more representative of the true Islamic teachings than Timothy McVeigh or David Koresh are of Christianity. Extremism and fanaticism is a problem that is common to all religious groups. Anyone who thinks that all Muslims are terrorists should remember that the famous boxer Muhammad Ali, perhaps the most celebrated person of our era, is a practicing Muslim.
22) The word "jihad" does not mean "holy war". Instead, it means the inner struggle that one endures in trying to submit their will to the will of God. Some Muslims may say they are going for "jihad" when fighting in a war to defend themselves or their fellow Muslims, but they only say this because they are conceding that it will be a tremendous struggle. But there are many other forms of jihad which are more relevant to the everyday life of a Muslim such as the struggles against laziness, arrogance, stinginess, or the struggle against a tyrant ruler or against the temptation of Satan, or against one's own ego, etc.
23) Women are not oppressed in Islam. Any Muslim man that oppresses a woman is not following Islam. Among the many teachings of Prophet Muhammad that protected the rights and dignity of women is his saying, "...the best among you are those who treat their wives well." (Tirmidhi)
24) Islam grants women numerous rights in the home and in society. Among them are the right to earn money, to financial support, to an education, to an inheritance, to being treated kindly, to vote, to a dowry, to keep their maiden name, to worship in a mosque, etc., etc.
25) Muslim women wear the head-covering (hijab) in fulfillment of God's decree to dress modestly. From a practical standpoint, it serves to identify one as attempting to follow God in daily life and, therefore, protects women from unwanted advances from men. This type of modest dress has been worn by righteous women throughout history. Prominent examples are traditional Catholic Nuns, Mother Teresa and the Virgin Mary, mother of Jesus.
26) Arranged marriages are allowed in Islam but are not required. Whereas "forced" marriages, usually stemming from cultural practice, are forbidden. Divorce is permissible, however, reconciliation is what is most encouraged. But if there are irreconcilable differences then Islam permits a fair and just divorce.
27) Islam and the "Nation of Islam" are two different religions. Islam is a religion for all races and enjoins the worship of the one unseen God who, orthodox Muslims believe, never took human form. The "Nation", on the other hand, is a movement geared towards non-whites and teaches that God appeared in the form of Fard Muhammad in 1930 and that Elijah Muhammad (a man who died in 1975) was a prophet of God. These beliefs clearly contradict the basic Islamic theology outlined in the Qur'an. The followers of "the Nation" adhere to some Islamic principles that are mixed with many other teachings that are alien to Islam. To better understand the difference between the two, read about Malcolm X, his pilgrimage to Mecca and his subsequent comments to the media. Islam teaches equality amongst all the races (Holy Qur'an 49:13).
28) All Muslims are not Arab. Islam is a universal religion and way of life which includes followers from all races of people. There are Muslims in and from virtually every country in the world. Arabs only constitute about 20% of Muslims worldwide. Indonesia has the largest concentration of Muslims with over 120 million.
29) In the five daily prayers, Muslims face the Kaaba in Mecca, Arabia. It is a cube-shaped stone structure that was originally built by Prophet Adam and later rebuilt by Prophet Abraham. Muslims believe that the Kaaba was the first house of worship on Earth dedicated to the worship of one god. Muslims do not worship the Kaaba. It serves as a central focal point for Muslims around the world, unifying them in worship and symbolizing their common belief, spiritual focus and direction. Interestingly, the inside of the Kaaba is empty.
30) The hajj is a simultaneous pilgrimage to the Kaaba made by millions of Muslims each year. It is performed to commemorate the struggles of Abraham, Ishmael and Hagar in submitting their wills to God.
1) "Islam" means "Peace through the submission to God".
2) "Muslim" means "anyone or anything that submits itself to the will of God".
3) Islam is not a cult. Its followers number over 1.5 billion worldwide. Along with Judaism and Christianity, it is considered to be one of the three Abrahamic traditions.
4) There are five pillars of practice in Islam. These practices must be undertaken with the best of effort in order to be considered a true Muslim: A) Shahadah - declaration of faith in the oneness of God and that Muhammad is the last prophet of God. B) Formal prayer five times a day. C) Fasting during the daylight hours in the month of Ramadan. D) Poor-due "tax" - 2.5% of one's savings given to the needy at the end of each year. E) Pilgrimage to Mecca at least once, if physically and financially able.
5) There are six articles of faith in Islam. These are the basic beliefs that one must have in order to be considered a true Muslim. They are belief in: A) the One God. B) all the prophets of God. C) the original scriptures revealed to Prophets Moses, David, Jesus, and Muhammad. D) the angels. E) the Day of Judgment and the Hereafter. F) the divine decree (or destiny).
6) Islam is a complete way of life that governs all facets of life: moral, spiritual, social, political, economical, intellectual, etc.
7) Islam is one of the fastest growing religions in the world. To become Muslim, a person of any race or culture must say a simple statement, the shahadah, that bears witness to the belief in the One God and that Prophet Muhammad was the last prophet of God.
8) "Allah" is an Arabic word that means "God". Muslims also believe that "Allah" is the personal name of God.
9) Allah is not the God of Muslims only. He is the God of all people and all creation. Just because people refer to God using different terms does not mean that they are different gods. Spanish people refer to God as "Dios" and French people refer to God as "Dieu", yet they are all the same God. Interestingly, most Arab Jews and Arab Christians refer to God as "Allah". And the word Allah in Arabic appears on the walls of many Arab churches.
10) The Islamic concept of God is that He is loving, merciful, and compassionate. But Islam also teaches that He is just and swift in punishment. Nevertheless, Allah once said to Prophet Muhammad, "My mercy prevails over my wrath." Islam teaches a balance between fear and hope, protecting one from both complacency and despair.
11) Muslims believe that God has revealed 99 of His names (or attributes) in the Holy Qur'an. It is through these names that one can come to know the Creator. A few of these names are: the All-Merciful, the All-Knower, the Protector, the Provider, the Near, the First, the Last, the Hidden, and the Source of Peace.
12) Muslims believe in and acknowledge all the prophets of old, from Adam to Jesus. Muslims believe that they brought the message of peace and submission (islam) to different peoples at different times. Muslims also believe that these prophets were "muslims" because they submitted their wills to God.
13) Muslims neither worship Muhammad nor pray through him. Muslims solely worship the unseen and Omniscient Creator, Allah.
14) Muslims accept the original unaltered Torah (the Gospel of Moses) and the original Bible (the Gospel of Jesus) since they were revealed by God. However, none of those original scriptures are in existence today, in their entirety. Therefore, Muslims follow the subsequent, final, and preserved revelation of God, the Holy Qur'an.
15) The Holy Qur'an was not authored by Muhammad. It was authored by God, revealed to Muhammad, and written into physical form by his companions.
16) The Holy Qur'an has no flaws or contradictions. The original Arabic scriptures have never been changed or tampered with.
17) Actual seventh century Qur'ans, complete and intact, are on display in museums in Turkey and many other places around the world.
18) If all Qur'ans in the world today were burned and destroyed, the original Arabic would still remain. This is because millions of Muslims, called Hafiz (or "preservers") have memorized the text letter for letter from beginning to end, every word and syllable. Also, chapters from the Qur'an are precisely recited from memory by every Muslim in each of the five daily prayers.
19) Muslims do not believe in the concept of "vicarious atonement" but rather believe in the law of personal responsibility. Islam teaches that each person is responsible for his or her own actions. On the Day of Judgment Muslims believe that every person will be resurrected and will have to answer to God for their every word, thought, and deed. Consequently, a practicing Muslim is always striving to be righteous.
20) Islam was not spread by the sword. It was spread by the word (Islamic teachings) and the example of its followers. Islam teaches that there is no compulsion in religion (the Holy Qur'an 2:256 and 10:99).
21) Terrorism, unjustified violence and the killing of innocent people are absolutely forbidden in Islam. Islam is a way of life that is meant to bring peace to a society, whether its people are Muslim or not. The extreme actions of those who claim to be Muslim may be, among other things, a result of their ignorance or uncontrolled anger. Tyrant rulers and those who commit acts of terrorism in the name of Islam are simply not following Islam. These people are individuals with their own views and political agendas. Fanatical Muslims are no more representative of the true Islamic teachings than Timothy McVeigh or David Koresh are of Christianity. Extremism and fanaticism is a problem that is common to all religious groups. Anyone who thinks that all Muslims are terrorists should remember that the famous boxer Muhammad Ali, perhaps the most celebrated person of our era, is a practicing Muslim.
22) The word "jihad" does not mean "holy war". Instead, it means the inner struggle that one endures in trying to submit their will to the will of God. Some Muslims may say they are going for "jihad" when fighting in a war to defend themselves or their fellow Muslims, but they only say this because they are conceding that it will be a tremendous struggle. But there are many other forms of jihad which are more relevant to the everyday life of a Muslim such as the struggles against laziness, arrogance, stinginess, or the struggle against a tyrant ruler or against the temptation of Satan, or against one's own ego, etc.
23) Women are not oppressed in Islam. Any Muslim man that oppresses a woman is not following Islam. Among the many teachings of Prophet Muhammad that protected the rights and dignity of women is his saying, "...the best among you are those who treat their wives well." (Tirmidhi)
24) Islam grants women numerous rights in the home and in society. Among them are the right to earn money, to financial support, to an education, to an inheritance, to being treated kindly, to vote, to a dowry, to keep their maiden name, to worship in a mosque, etc., etc.
25) Muslim women wear the head-covering (hijab) in fulfillment of God's decree to dress modestly. From a practical standpoint, it serves to identify one as attempting to follow God in daily life and, therefore, protects women from unwanted advances from men. This type of modest dress has been worn by righteous women throughout history. Prominent examples are traditional Catholic Nuns, Mother Teresa and the Virgin Mary, mother of Jesus.
26) Arranged marriages are allowed in Islam but are not required. Whereas "forced" marriages, usually stemming from cultural practice, are forbidden. Divorce is permissible, however, reconciliation is what is most encouraged. But if there are irreconcilable differences then Islam permits a fair and just divorce.
27) Islam and the "Nation of Islam" are two different religions. Islam is a religion for all races and enjoins the worship of the one unseen God who, orthodox Muslims believe, never took human form. The "Nation", on the other hand, is a movement geared towards non-whites and teaches that God appeared in the form of Fard Muhammad in 1930 and that Elijah Muhammad (a man who died in 1975) was a prophet of God. These beliefs clearly contradict the basic Islamic theology outlined in the Qur'an. The followers of "the Nation" adhere to some Islamic principles that are mixed with many other teachings that are alien to Islam. To better understand the difference between the two, read about Malcolm X, his pilgrimage to Mecca and his subsequent comments to the media. Islam teaches equality amongst all the races (Holy Qur'an 49:13).
28) All Muslims are not Arab. Islam is a universal religion and way of life which includes followers from all races of people. There are Muslims in and from virtually every country in the world. Arabs only constitute about 20% of Muslims worldwide. Indonesia has the largest concentration of Muslims with over 120 million.
29) In the five daily prayers, Muslims face the Kaaba in Mecca, Arabia. It is a cube-shaped stone structure that was originally built by Prophet Adam and later rebuilt by Prophet Abraham. Muslims believe that the Kaaba was the first house of worship on Earth dedicated to the worship of one god. Muslims do not worship the Kaaba. It serves as a central focal point for Muslims around the world, unifying them in worship and symbolizing their common belief, spiritual focus and direction. Interestingly, the inside of the Kaaba is empty.
30) The hajj is a simultaneous pilgrimage to the Kaaba made by millions of Muslims each year. It is performed to commemorate the struggles of Abraham, Ishmael and Hagar in submitting their wills to God.
Does Islam teach peace
From: http://www.islamicwritings.org/quran/peace/does-the-quran-teach-violence/
Q: Does Islam really teach peace? I am a Christian and I do not hate Muslims, but I read in the Qur’an verses like, “And slay them wherever ye catch them..” (2:191) and “..But if they turn away, seize them and slay them wherever ye find them; and (in any case) take no friends or helpers from their ranks.” (4:89). How can a peaceful religion teach these things? How do you explain these verses. These quotations from your Holy Book do really make us very uneasy with your faith. I would appreciate your reply.
A: Thank you very much for your kind words that you do not hate Muslims. Hate is not good for any person. I want to assure you that we Muslims also do not hate non-Muslims, be they Christians, Jews, Hindus, Buddhist or followers of any religion or no religion. Our religions does not allow killing any innocent person regardless of his or her religion. The life of all human beings is sacrosanct according to the teachings of the Qur’an and the guidance of our blessed Prophet Muhammad -peace be upon him and upon all the Prophets and Messengers of Allah. The Qur’an says about the prohibition of murder: وَلاَ تَقْتُلُوا النَّفْسَ الَّتِي حَرَّمَ اللَّهُ إِلاَّ بِالْحَقِّ ذَلِكُمْ وَصَّاكُمْ بِهِ لَعَلَّكُمْ تَعْقِلُونَ “..Take not life, which Allah hath made sacred, except by way of justice and law: thus does He command you, that ye may learn wisdom.” (al-An’am 6:151) and Allah says in the Qur’an: وَلاَ تَقْتُلُوا النَّفْسَ الَّتِي حَرَّمَ اللَّهُ إِلاَّ بِالْحَقِّ وَمَنْ قُتِلَ مَظْلُومًا فَقَدْ جَعَلْنَا لِوَلِيِّهِ سُلْطَانًا فَلاَ يُسْرِفْ فِي الْقَتْلِ إِنَّهُ كَانَ مَنصُورًا “Nor take life – which Allah has made sacred – except for just cause. And if anyone is slain wrongfully, We have given his heir authority (to demand Qisas or to forgive): but let him not exceed bounds in the matter of taking life; for he is helped (by the law)” (al-Isra’ 17:33) According to the Qur’an, killing any person without a just cause is as big a sin as killing the whole humanity and saving the life of one person is as good deed as saving the whole humanity. (See al-Ma’idah 5:32)However, your question is valid then how come the Qur’an says:“kill them wherever you find them…”as it is mentioned in Surah al-Baqarah 2:191 and Surah al-Nisa’ 4:89. The answer is simple and that is you should read these verses in their textual and historical context. You should read the whole verse and it is better that you read few verses before and few after. Read the full text and see what is said: وَقَاتِلُوا فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ الَّذِينَ يُقَاتِلُونَكُمْ وَلاَ تَعْتَدُوا إِنَّ اللَّهَ لاَ يُحِبُّ الْمُعْتَدِينَ وَاقْتُلُوهُمْ حَيْثُ ثَقِفْتُمُوهُمْ وَأَخْرِجُوهُمْ مِنْ حَيْثُ أَخْرَجُوكُمْ وَالْفِتْنَةُ أَشَدُّ مِنْ الْقَتْلِ وَلاَ تُقَاتِلُوهُمْ عِنْدَ الْمَسْجِدِ الْحَرَامِ حَتَّى يُقَاتِلُوكُمْ فِيهِ فَإِنْ قَاتَلُوكُمْ فَاقْتُلُوهُمْ كَذَلِكَ جَزَاءُ الْكَافِرِينَ فَإِنْ انتَهَوْا فَإِنَّ اللَّهَ غَفُورٌ رَحِيمٌ وَقَاتِلُوهُمْ حَتَّى لاَ تَكُونَ فِتْنَةٌ وَيَكُونَ الدِّينُ لِلَّهِ فَإِنْ انتَهَوْا فَلاَ عُدْوَانَ إِلاَّ عَلَى الظَّالِمِينَ الشَّهْرُ الْحَرَامُ بِالشَّهْرِ الْحَرَامِ وَالْحُرُمَاتُ قِصَاصٌ فَمَنْ اعْتَدَى عَلَيْكُمْ فَاعْتَدُوا عَلَيْهِ بِمِثْلِ مَا اعْتَدَى عَلَيْكُمْ وَاتَّقُوا اللَّهَ وَاعْلَمُوا أَنَّ اللَّهَ مَعَ الْمُتَّقِينَ “Fight in the cause of Allah those who fight you, but do not transgress limits; for Allah loves not transgressors. And kill them wherever ye catch them, and turn them out from where they have turned you out; for tumult and oppression are worse than slaughter; but fight them not at the Sacred Mosque, unless they (first) fight you there; but if they fight you, kill them. Such is the reward of those who reject faith. But if they cease, Allah is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful. And fight them on until there is no more tumult or oppression, and there prevail justice and faith in Allah; but if they cease, let there be no hostility except to those who practice oppression. The prohibited month, for the prohibited month, and so for all things prohibited, there is the law of equality. If then any one transgresses the prohibition against you, transgress ye likewise against him. But fear Allah, and know that Allah is with those who restrain themselves.” (al-Baqarah 2:190-194) For your second quotation also read the full text: وَدُّوا لَوْ تَكْفُرُونَ كَمَا كَفَرُوا فَتَكُونُونَ سَوَاءً فَلاَ تَتَّخِذُوا مِنْهُمْ أَوْلِيَاءَ حَتَّى يُهَاجِرُوا فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ فَإِنْ تَوَلَّوْا فَخُذُوهُمْ وَاقْتُلُوهُمْ حَيْثُ وَجَدْتُمُوهُمْ وَلاَ تَتَّخِذُوا مِنْهُمْ وَلِيًّا وَلاَ نَصِيرًا إِلاَّ الَّذِينَ يَصِلُونَ إِلَى قَوْمٍ بَيْنَكُمْ وَبَيْنَهُمْ مِيثَاقٌ أَوْ جَاءُوكُمْ حَصِرَتْ صُدُورُهُمْ أَنْ يُقَاتِلُوكُمْ أَوْ يُقَاتِلُوا قَوْمَهُمْ وَلَوْ شَاءَ اللَّهُ لَسَلَّطَهُمْ عَلَيْكُمْ فَلَقَاتَلُوكُمْ فَإِنْ اعْتَزَلُوكُمْ فَلَمْ يُقَاتِلُوكُمْ وَأَلْقَوْا إِلَيْكُمْ السَّلَمَ فَمَا جَعَلَ اللَّهُ لَكُمْ عَلَيْهِمْ سَبِيلاً سَتَجِدُونَ آخَرِينَ يُرِيدُونَ أَنْ يَأْمَنُوكُمْ وَيَأْمَنُوا قَوْمَهُمْ كُلَّ مَا رُدُّوا إِلَى الْفِتْنَةِ أُرْكِسُوا فِيهَا فَإِنْ لَمْ يَعْتَزِلُوكُمْ وَيُلْقُوا إِلَيْكُمْ السَّلَمَ وَيَكُفُّوا أَيْدِيَهُمْ فَخُذُوهُمْ وَاقْتُلُوهُمْ حَيْثُ ثَقِفْتُمُوهُمْ وَأُوْلَئِكُمْ جَعَلْنَا لَكُمْ عَلَيْهِمْ سُلْطَانًا مُبِينًا “They but wish that ye should reject Faith, as they do, and thus be on the same footing (as they): so take not friends from their ranks until they flee in the way of Allah (from what is forbidden). But if they turn renegades, seize them and slay them wherever ye find them; and (in any case) take no friends or helpers from their ranks. Except those who join a group between whom and you there is a treaty (Of peace), or those who approach you with hearts restraining them from fighting you as well as fighting their own people. If Allah had pleased, He could have given them power over you, and they would have fought you: therefore if they withdraw from you but fight you not, and (instead) send you (guarantees of) peace, then Allah hath opened no way for you (to war against them). Others you will find that wish to gain your confidence as well as that of their people: every time they are sent back to temptation, they succumb thereto; if they withdraw not from you nor give you (guarantees) of peace besides restraining their hands, seize them and slay them wherever ye get them; in their case We have provided you with a clear argument against them. (Al-Nisa’ 4:89-91) Now tell me honestly, do these verses give a free permission to kill any one any where? These verses were revealed by Allah to Prophet Muhammad (Salla Allah Ta’ala Alaihi Wa Salam) at the time when Muslims were attacked by the non-Muslims of Makkah on a regular basis. They were frightening the Muslim community of Madinah. One may say using the contemporary jargon that there were constant terrorist attacks on Madinah and in this situation Muslims were given permission to fight back the “terrorist”. These verses are not a permission for “terrorism” but they are a warning against the “terrorists.” But even in these warnings you can see how much restraint and care is emphasized.It is important that we study the religious texts in their proper context. When these texts are not read in their proper textual and historical contexts they are manipulated and distorted. It is true that some Muslims manipulate these verses for their own goals. But this is not only with Islamic texts, it is also true with the texts of other religions. I can quote dozens of verses from the Bible which seem very violent, if taken out from their historical context. These Biblical texts have been used by many violent Jewish and Christian groups. Crusaders used them against Muslims and Jews. Nazis used them against Jews. Recently Serbian Christians used them against Bosnian Muslims. Zionists are using them regularly against Palestinians.Let me mention just a few verses from the Old Testament and New Testament and tell me what do you say about them:“When the LORD your God brings you into the land where you are entering to possess it, and clears away many nations before you, the Hittites and the Girgashites and the Amorites and the Canaanites and the Perizzites and the Hivites and the Jebusites, seven nations greater and stronger than you. And when the LORD your God delivers them before you and you defeat them, then you shall utterly destroy them. You shall make no covenant with them and show no favor to them. (Deutronomy 7:1-2) “When you approach a city to fight against it, you shall offer it terms of peace. If it agrees to make peace with you and opens to you, then all the people who are found in it shall become your forced labor and shall serve you. However, if it does not make peace with you, but makes war against you, then you shall besiege it. When the LORD your God gives it into your hand, you shall strike all the men in it with the edge of the sword. Only the women and the children and the animals and all that is in the city, all its spoil, you shall take as booty for yourself; and you shall use the spoil of your enemies which the LORD your God has given you… Only in the cities of these peoples that the LORD your God is giving you as an inheritance, you shall not leave alive anything that breathes (Deutronomy 20:10-17) Now therefore, kill every male among the little ones, and kill every woman who has known man intimately. But all the girls who have not known man intimately, sparefor yourselves. (Numbers 31:17-18) Even in the New Testament we read the following statement attributed to Jesus saying to his disciples:“I tell you that to everyone who has, more shall be given, but from the one who does not have, even what he does have shall be taken away. But these enemies of mine, who did not want me to reign over them, bring them here and slay them in my presence. (Luke 19:26-27) Source: http://www.pakistanlink.com/religion/2001/1012.html
blogger comment:
War and peace are clear and just in Islam:
1- For people who live in peace with us we are ordered to be peaceful and charitable to them.
2- For people who are oppressing Muslims or occupying their land Muslims have the right for war it is called by the west just war and it is even a western concept.
3- Treating people the same in war like they treat us children, women and elderly should not be attacked in a war, count the millions of Mulims died in American wars particularly Iraq.
4- Should call to peace even in war, a dignified peace should always be sought.
5- Islam ultimate goal is peace but not a humiliating peace like the time of Mubarak where he stole our money and we did not have the right to kick them out in fair election that they never allowed us to have it.
6- The above is mostly followed as well by the Jeudio-Chrisitians faith.
Q: Does Islam really teach peace? I am a Christian and I do not hate Muslims, but I read in the Qur’an verses like, “And slay them wherever ye catch them..” (2:191) and “..But if they turn away, seize them and slay them wherever ye find them; and (in any case) take no friends or helpers from their ranks.” (4:89). How can a peaceful religion teach these things? How do you explain these verses. These quotations from your Holy Book do really make us very uneasy with your faith. I would appreciate your reply.
A: Thank you very much for your kind words that you do not hate Muslims. Hate is not good for any person. I want to assure you that we Muslims also do not hate non-Muslims, be they Christians, Jews, Hindus, Buddhist or followers of any religion or no religion. Our religions does not allow killing any innocent person regardless of his or her religion. The life of all human beings is sacrosanct according to the teachings of the Qur’an and the guidance of our blessed Prophet Muhammad -peace be upon him and upon all the Prophets and Messengers of Allah. The Qur’an says about the prohibition of murder: وَلاَ تَقْتُلُوا النَّفْسَ الَّتِي حَرَّمَ اللَّهُ إِلاَّ بِالْحَقِّ ذَلِكُمْ وَصَّاكُمْ بِهِ لَعَلَّكُمْ تَعْقِلُونَ “..Take not life, which Allah hath made sacred, except by way of justice and law: thus does He command you, that ye may learn wisdom.” (al-An’am 6:151) and Allah says in the Qur’an: وَلاَ تَقْتُلُوا النَّفْسَ الَّتِي حَرَّمَ اللَّهُ إِلاَّ بِالْحَقِّ وَمَنْ قُتِلَ مَظْلُومًا فَقَدْ جَعَلْنَا لِوَلِيِّهِ سُلْطَانًا فَلاَ يُسْرِفْ فِي الْقَتْلِ إِنَّهُ كَانَ مَنصُورًا “Nor take life – which Allah has made sacred – except for just cause. And if anyone is slain wrongfully, We have given his heir authority (to demand Qisas or to forgive): but let him not exceed bounds in the matter of taking life; for he is helped (by the law)” (al-Isra’ 17:33) According to the Qur’an, killing any person without a just cause is as big a sin as killing the whole humanity and saving the life of one person is as good deed as saving the whole humanity. (See al-Ma’idah 5:32)However, your question is valid then how come the Qur’an says:“kill them wherever you find them…”as it is mentioned in Surah al-Baqarah 2:191 and Surah al-Nisa’ 4:89. The answer is simple and that is you should read these verses in their textual and historical context. You should read the whole verse and it is better that you read few verses before and few after. Read the full text and see what is said: وَقَاتِلُوا فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ الَّذِينَ يُقَاتِلُونَكُمْ وَلاَ تَعْتَدُوا إِنَّ اللَّهَ لاَ يُحِبُّ الْمُعْتَدِينَ وَاقْتُلُوهُمْ حَيْثُ ثَقِفْتُمُوهُمْ وَأَخْرِجُوهُمْ مِنْ حَيْثُ أَخْرَجُوكُمْ وَالْفِتْنَةُ أَشَدُّ مِنْ الْقَتْلِ وَلاَ تُقَاتِلُوهُمْ عِنْدَ الْمَسْجِدِ الْحَرَامِ حَتَّى يُقَاتِلُوكُمْ فِيهِ فَإِنْ قَاتَلُوكُمْ فَاقْتُلُوهُمْ كَذَلِكَ جَزَاءُ الْكَافِرِينَ فَإِنْ انتَهَوْا فَإِنَّ اللَّهَ غَفُورٌ رَحِيمٌ وَقَاتِلُوهُمْ حَتَّى لاَ تَكُونَ فِتْنَةٌ وَيَكُونَ الدِّينُ لِلَّهِ فَإِنْ انتَهَوْا فَلاَ عُدْوَانَ إِلاَّ عَلَى الظَّالِمِينَ الشَّهْرُ الْحَرَامُ بِالشَّهْرِ الْحَرَامِ وَالْحُرُمَاتُ قِصَاصٌ فَمَنْ اعْتَدَى عَلَيْكُمْ فَاعْتَدُوا عَلَيْهِ بِمِثْلِ مَا اعْتَدَى عَلَيْكُمْ وَاتَّقُوا اللَّهَ وَاعْلَمُوا أَنَّ اللَّهَ مَعَ الْمُتَّقِينَ “Fight in the cause of Allah those who fight you, but do not transgress limits; for Allah loves not transgressors. And kill them wherever ye catch them, and turn them out from where they have turned you out; for tumult and oppression are worse than slaughter; but fight them not at the Sacred Mosque, unless they (first) fight you there; but if they fight you, kill them. Such is the reward of those who reject faith. But if they cease, Allah is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful. And fight them on until there is no more tumult or oppression, and there prevail justice and faith in Allah; but if they cease, let there be no hostility except to those who practice oppression. The prohibited month, for the prohibited month, and so for all things prohibited, there is the law of equality. If then any one transgresses the prohibition against you, transgress ye likewise against him. But fear Allah, and know that Allah is with those who restrain themselves.” (al-Baqarah 2:190-194) For your second quotation also read the full text: وَدُّوا لَوْ تَكْفُرُونَ كَمَا كَفَرُوا فَتَكُونُونَ سَوَاءً فَلاَ تَتَّخِذُوا مِنْهُمْ أَوْلِيَاءَ حَتَّى يُهَاجِرُوا فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ فَإِنْ تَوَلَّوْا فَخُذُوهُمْ وَاقْتُلُوهُمْ حَيْثُ وَجَدْتُمُوهُمْ وَلاَ تَتَّخِذُوا مِنْهُمْ وَلِيًّا وَلاَ نَصِيرًا إِلاَّ الَّذِينَ يَصِلُونَ إِلَى قَوْمٍ بَيْنَكُمْ وَبَيْنَهُمْ مِيثَاقٌ أَوْ جَاءُوكُمْ حَصِرَتْ صُدُورُهُمْ أَنْ يُقَاتِلُوكُمْ أَوْ يُقَاتِلُوا قَوْمَهُمْ وَلَوْ شَاءَ اللَّهُ لَسَلَّطَهُمْ عَلَيْكُمْ فَلَقَاتَلُوكُمْ فَإِنْ اعْتَزَلُوكُمْ فَلَمْ يُقَاتِلُوكُمْ وَأَلْقَوْا إِلَيْكُمْ السَّلَمَ فَمَا جَعَلَ اللَّهُ لَكُمْ عَلَيْهِمْ سَبِيلاً سَتَجِدُونَ آخَرِينَ يُرِيدُونَ أَنْ يَأْمَنُوكُمْ وَيَأْمَنُوا قَوْمَهُمْ كُلَّ مَا رُدُّوا إِلَى الْفِتْنَةِ أُرْكِسُوا فِيهَا فَإِنْ لَمْ يَعْتَزِلُوكُمْ وَيُلْقُوا إِلَيْكُمْ السَّلَمَ وَيَكُفُّوا أَيْدِيَهُمْ فَخُذُوهُمْ وَاقْتُلُوهُمْ حَيْثُ ثَقِفْتُمُوهُمْ وَأُوْلَئِكُمْ جَعَلْنَا لَكُمْ عَلَيْهِمْ سُلْطَانًا مُبِينًا “They but wish that ye should reject Faith, as they do, and thus be on the same footing (as they): so take not friends from their ranks until they flee in the way of Allah (from what is forbidden). But if they turn renegades, seize them and slay them wherever ye find them; and (in any case) take no friends or helpers from their ranks. Except those who join a group between whom and you there is a treaty (Of peace), or those who approach you with hearts restraining them from fighting you as well as fighting their own people. If Allah had pleased, He could have given them power over you, and they would have fought you: therefore if they withdraw from you but fight you not, and (instead) send you (guarantees of) peace, then Allah hath opened no way for you (to war against them). Others you will find that wish to gain your confidence as well as that of their people: every time they are sent back to temptation, they succumb thereto; if they withdraw not from you nor give you (guarantees) of peace besides restraining their hands, seize them and slay them wherever ye get them; in their case We have provided you with a clear argument against them. (Al-Nisa’ 4:89-91) Now tell me honestly, do these verses give a free permission to kill any one any where? These verses were revealed by Allah to Prophet Muhammad (Salla Allah Ta’ala Alaihi Wa Salam) at the time when Muslims were attacked by the non-Muslims of Makkah on a regular basis. They were frightening the Muslim community of Madinah. One may say using the contemporary jargon that there were constant terrorist attacks on Madinah and in this situation Muslims were given permission to fight back the “terrorist”. These verses are not a permission for “terrorism” but they are a warning against the “terrorists.” But even in these warnings you can see how much restraint and care is emphasized.It is important that we study the religious texts in their proper context. When these texts are not read in their proper textual and historical contexts they are manipulated and distorted. It is true that some Muslims manipulate these verses for their own goals. But this is not only with Islamic texts, it is also true with the texts of other religions. I can quote dozens of verses from the Bible which seem very violent, if taken out from their historical context. These Biblical texts have been used by many violent Jewish and Christian groups. Crusaders used them against Muslims and Jews. Nazis used them against Jews. Recently Serbian Christians used them against Bosnian Muslims. Zionists are using them regularly against Palestinians.Let me mention just a few verses from the Old Testament and New Testament and tell me what do you say about them:“When the LORD your God brings you into the land where you are entering to possess it, and clears away many nations before you, the Hittites and the Girgashites and the Amorites and the Canaanites and the Perizzites and the Hivites and the Jebusites, seven nations greater and stronger than you. And when the LORD your God delivers them before you and you defeat them, then you shall utterly destroy them. You shall make no covenant with them and show no favor to them. (Deutronomy 7:1-2) “When you approach a city to fight against it, you shall offer it terms of peace. If it agrees to make peace with you and opens to you, then all the people who are found in it shall become your forced labor and shall serve you. However, if it does not make peace with you, but makes war against you, then you shall besiege it. When the LORD your God gives it into your hand, you shall strike all the men in it with the edge of the sword. Only the women and the children and the animals and all that is in the city, all its spoil, you shall take as booty for yourself; and you shall use the spoil of your enemies which the LORD your God has given you… Only in the cities of these peoples that the LORD your God is giving you as an inheritance, you shall not leave alive anything that breathes (Deutronomy 20:10-17) Now therefore, kill every male among the little ones, and kill every woman who has known man intimately. But all the girls who have not known man intimately, sparefor yourselves. (Numbers 31:17-18) Even in the New Testament we read the following statement attributed to Jesus saying to his disciples:“I tell you that to everyone who has, more shall be given, but from the one who does not have, even what he does have shall be taken away. But these enemies of mine, who did not want me to reign over them, bring them here and slay them in my presence. (Luke 19:26-27) Source: http://www.pakistanlink.com/religion/2001/1012.html
blogger comment:
War and peace are clear and just in Islam:
1- For people who live in peace with us we are ordered to be peaceful and charitable to them.
2- For people who are oppressing Muslims or occupying their land Muslims have the right for war it is called by the west just war and it is even a western concept.
3- Treating people the same in war like they treat us children, women and elderly should not be attacked in a war, count the millions of Mulims died in American wars particularly Iraq.
4- Should call to peace even in war, a dignified peace should always be sought.
5- Islam ultimate goal is peace but not a humiliating peace like the time of Mubarak where he stole our money and we did not have the right to kick them out in fair election that they never allowed us to have it.
6- The above is mostly followed as well by the Jeudio-Chrisitians faith.
Iran regime oppresses their own people and is blessing the killing of Syrians by Bashar, they are waiting for Al Mahdi to fight oppression!!!
From: Manar TV
Leader to Erdogan: Iran
Firmly Opposes Foreign Interference in Syria
Local Editor
Supreme Leader of the Islamic Republic of Iran, Ayatollah Imam Sayyed Ali
Khamenei says Tehran vehemently against any foreign meddling in Syria as it
supports Damascus for baking the resistance.
In a meeting with visiting Turkish Prime Minister, Imam Khamenei said:
““The Islamic Republic will defend Syria because of its support for the
resistance front against the Zionist regime (Israel) and is vehemently opposed
to any intervention by foreign forces in Syrian internal affairs”.
The leader also slammed the way world powers have been dealing with
regional states, and in particular the United States, saying: “The Americans
recognize no nation as an independent nation”.
“The Americans treat all countries in this [instrumental] way, and
therefore the interests of Islamic countries should be taken into account in
decision-makings”.
Talking about the situation of the region, Imam Khamenei emphasized the
importance that independent nations make “correct decisions”.
On the other hand, Erdogan called for developing bilateral ties between
Ankara and Tehran.“We believe that, given this long history [of bilateral
relations], the ties between the two countries should be further deepened,
particularly in the area of infrastructural collaborations”, the Turkish PM told
the Leader at the holy city of Mashhad.
Blogger comment:
What resistance of Syria against Israel there is no war between them for 40 years. It is not about Israel or Palestine if so Iran would have defended the Palestinians when Israel slaughtered them in Gaza. It is all about Iran domination and its goal to convert Sunni to Shia which is twisted form of Islam and make it deviate from the truth. Sunni got Islam right since they followed the prophet by following the inspiration of the Quran and hadith. Shiasim is a religion inside the religion it is following many books of people who we do not have any proof that God talked to them and most they write is what cross their mind that is why their writings are conflicting. In Iran they have walait al fakih that is the kahona of the Shia scholar run the country and the scholars get 20% of people earning. The position of Iran in Syria tell us well about their hate to Sunni and Arab. Their taqia means that they will not tell you what is truly in their heart which is scary. All Iran did is slow our revolutions. They say they are against the Gulf tyrants, then go after them and shout them dead not the innocent Muslims who are fighting their liberty in Syria. By the way if Al Mahdi Al Muntazer is found Sunni what the Iranian leaders will do stand with him or do every thing to undermine him. The real one of value on the eyes of God is the one who would want freedom for all and oppression for non: thus America/Israel/Arab tyrants/Iran all of them do not fit the right model.
Leader to Erdogan: Iran
Firmly Opposes Foreign Interference in Syria
Local Editor
Supreme Leader of the Islamic Republic of Iran, Ayatollah Imam Sayyed Ali
Khamenei says Tehran vehemently against any foreign meddling in Syria as it
supports Damascus for baking the resistance.
In a meeting with visiting Turkish Prime Minister, Imam Khamenei said:
““The Islamic Republic will defend Syria because of its support for the
resistance front against the Zionist regime (Israel) and is vehemently opposed
to any intervention by foreign forces in Syrian internal affairs”.
The leader also slammed the way world powers have been dealing with
regional states, and in particular the United States, saying: “The Americans
recognize no nation as an independent nation”.
“The Americans treat all countries in this [instrumental] way, and
therefore the interests of Islamic countries should be taken into account in
decision-makings”.
Talking about the situation of the region, Imam Khamenei emphasized the
importance that independent nations make “correct decisions”.
On the other hand, Erdogan called for developing bilateral ties between
Ankara and Tehran.“We believe that, given this long history [of bilateral
relations], the ties between the two countries should be further deepened,
particularly in the area of infrastructural collaborations”, the Turkish PM told
the Leader at the holy city of Mashhad.
Blogger comment:
What resistance of Syria against Israel there is no war between them for 40 years. It is not about Israel or Palestine if so Iran would have defended the Palestinians when Israel slaughtered them in Gaza. It is all about Iran domination and its goal to convert Sunni to Shia which is twisted form of Islam and make it deviate from the truth. Sunni got Islam right since they followed the prophet by following the inspiration of the Quran and hadith. Shiasim is a religion inside the religion it is following many books of people who we do not have any proof that God talked to them and most they write is what cross their mind that is why their writings are conflicting. In Iran they have walait al fakih that is the kahona of the Shia scholar run the country and the scholars get 20% of people earning. The position of Iran in Syria tell us well about their hate to Sunni and Arab. Their taqia means that they will not tell you what is truly in their heart which is scary. All Iran did is slow our revolutions. They say they are against the Gulf tyrants, then go after them and shout them dead not the innocent Muslims who are fighting their liberty in Syria. By the way if Al Mahdi Al Muntazer is found Sunni what the Iranian leaders will do stand with him or do every thing to undermine him. The real one of value on the eyes of God is the one who would want freedom for all and oppression for non: thus America/Israel/Arab tyrants/Iran all of them do not fit the right model.
To the Asshole Tantweey: Nothing you say or do for Syria
By: Maged Taman
The asshole Tantweey who stole our revolution after was contacted from America when appeared that Mubarak about to fall did nothing to Egypt or Islam. He convinced the generals who worked with him and have been chosen in the time of Mubarak to take over the revolution. They try to fit the best benfits for them before a new presidnet is elected. It is all about money and power. You did not hear anything from Tantweey who I am very doubtful to be Muslim or at most Muslim hypocrite regarding Syria. Any Muslim would feel bad for the Syrians who went in a peaceful demonstartions and told their oppressor to give them their freedom and he met them with savage killing. America co did not lead and did not let us lead. Jihadists a lot of moderates will join you if to forget about America and bring down our tyrants. Killing any tyrant stand in your way is an honour including Tantweey and particularly so the king of Saudi. the prime enemy of Al mahdi.
Al Mahdi Al Muntazer
The asshole Tantweey who stole our revolution after was contacted from America when appeared that Mubarak about to fall did nothing to Egypt or Islam. He convinced the generals who worked with him and have been chosen in the time of Mubarak to take over the revolution. They try to fit the best benfits for them before a new presidnet is elected. It is all about money and power. You did not hear anything from Tantweey who I am very doubtful to be Muslim or at most Muslim hypocrite regarding Syria. Any Muslim would feel bad for the Syrians who went in a peaceful demonstartions and told their oppressor to give them their freedom and he met them with savage killing. America co did not lead and did not let us lead. Jihadists a lot of moderates will join you if to forget about America and bring down our tyrants. Killing any tyrant stand in your way is an honour including Tantweey and particularly so the king of Saudi. the prime enemy of Al mahdi.
Al Mahdi Al Muntazer
Palastine March is very important for the peace in the area, Palastinians wake up Iran is not looking for your liberity but its domination(not people)
From: http://www.elshaab.org/thread.php?ID=20167
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مسيرة طلابية في المغربنشرت صفحة "غزة الآن "الإخبارية على موقع التواصل الاجتماعى "فيس بوك" صوراً لمتضامنين من مصر والأرجنتين وفرنسا والبرازيل والولايات المتحدة وماليزيا وسنفافورة، وصورة لطلاب من المغرب فى مسيرة لنصرة القدس.ويواصل عشرات المتضامنين مع فلسطين استعداداتهم للمشاركة في مسيرات الزحف للقدس غدا في الذكرى الثانية والثلاثين ليوم الأرض, ووصلت إلى لبنان وفود من ماليزيا وإندونيسيا والهند وباكستان وتركيا للمشاركة في مسيرات الغد على الحدود اللبنانية.وأعلنت الأردن مشاركتها في مسيرات الزحف للمدينة المقدسة, وقالت مصادر أمنية أردنية إن الشرطة ستؤمن المسيرات.ورفع المتضامنون لافتة موحدة كتبوا عليها عبارة "تضامناً مع يوم الأرض" بالانجليزية، بالإضافة إلى بلد كل متضامن، كما ارتدوا "الكوفية الفلسطينية"، ورسموا على أياديهم أعلام فلسطين.إلى ذلك, أعلن العدو الصهيوني اليوم الخميس حالة التأهب في صفوف قواته المرابطة في جميع الجبهات بمناسبة يوم الأرض.قال مصدر عسكري صهيوني لإذاعة "صوت إسرائيل" إن حالة التأهب أعلنت في صفوف القوات المرابطة علي امتداد الحدود في جميع الجبهات استعدادا للنشاطات الاحتجاجية المخطط لها غدا بمناسبة يوم الأرض وأضاف المصدر أن القادة الميدانيين أحيطوا علما بالتوقعات الاستخبارية وقد تم الاستعداد لها بالشكل المناسب.وأوضح ان قوات الجيش علي أتم الاستعداد لأسوأ الاحتمالات رغم أنه يسود الاعتقاد بان المشاركين في المسيرات الاحتجاجية لن يحاولوا العبور الي الجانب الصهيوني من الحدود.وقال المصدر العسكري ان حالة التأهب القصوى أعلنت في هضبة الجولان.وأشار الي أن القوات المرابطة علي امتداد الحدود وفي مناطق الضفة الغربية زودت بوسائل ملائمة لمواجهة مسيرات الحاشدة التي ستنظم غدا.يذكر أن أهل فلسطين سيحيون غداً الذكرى الـ32 ليوم الأرض ،والذى تعود أحداثه إلى 30مارس عام 1976،بعد أن صادرت قوات الاحتلال الصهيوني آلاف الكيلومترات من أراضيهم التي يسكنها أغلبية السكان ،فأعلن الفلسطينيون الإضراب الشامل ، وعلى ذلك اقتحمت دبابات ومجنزرات جيش الإحتلال عدداً من القرى الفلسطينية وأعادت احتلالها ،مما أدى إلى استشهاد وإصابة الكثيرين من أهل فلسطين.
بالصور.. العالم يتضامن مع فلسطين في "يوم الأرض"الخميس, 29
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مسيرة طلابية في المغربنشرت صفحة "غزة الآن "الإخبارية على موقع التواصل الاجتماعى "فيس بوك" صوراً لمتضامنين من مصر والأرجنتين وفرنسا والبرازيل والولايات المتحدة وماليزيا وسنفافورة، وصورة لطلاب من المغرب فى مسيرة لنصرة القدس.ويواصل عشرات المتضامنين مع فلسطين استعداداتهم للمشاركة في مسيرات الزحف للقدس غدا في الذكرى الثانية والثلاثين ليوم الأرض, ووصلت إلى لبنان وفود من ماليزيا وإندونيسيا والهند وباكستان وتركيا للمشاركة في مسيرات الغد على الحدود اللبنانية.وأعلنت الأردن مشاركتها في مسيرات الزحف للمدينة المقدسة, وقالت مصادر أمنية أردنية إن الشرطة ستؤمن المسيرات.ورفع المتضامنون لافتة موحدة كتبوا عليها عبارة "تضامناً مع يوم الأرض" بالانجليزية، بالإضافة إلى بلد كل متضامن، كما ارتدوا "الكوفية الفلسطينية"، ورسموا على أياديهم أعلام فلسطين.إلى ذلك, أعلن العدو الصهيوني اليوم الخميس حالة التأهب في صفوف قواته المرابطة في جميع الجبهات بمناسبة يوم الأرض.قال مصدر عسكري صهيوني لإذاعة "صوت إسرائيل" إن حالة التأهب أعلنت في صفوف القوات المرابطة علي امتداد الحدود في جميع الجبهات استعدادا للنشاطات الاحتجاجية المخطط لها غدا بمناسبة يوم الأرض وأضاف المصدر أن القادة الميدانيين أحيطوا علما بالتوقعات الاستخبارية وقد تم الاستعداد لها بالشكل المناسب.وأوضح ان قوات الجيش علي أتم الاستعداد لأسوأ الاحتمالات رغم أنه يسود الاعتقاد بان المشاركين في المسيرات الاحتجاجية لن يحاولوا العبور الي الجانب الصهيوني من الحدود.وقال المصدر العسكري ان حالة التأهب القصوى أعلنت في هضبة الجولان.وأشار الي أن القوات المرابطة علي امتداد الحدود وفي مناطق الضفة الغربية زودت بوسائل ملائمة لمواجهة مسيرات الحاشدة التي ستنظم غدا.يذكر أن أهل فلسطين سيحيون غداً الذكرى الـ32 ليوم الأرض ،والذى تعود أحداثه إلى 30مارس عام 1976،بعد أن صادرت قوات الاحتلال الصهيوني آلاف الكيلومترات من أراضيهم التي يسكنها أغلبية السكان ،فأعلن الفلسطينيون الإضراب الشامل ، وعلى ذلك اقتحمت دبابات ومجنزرات جيش الإحتلال عدداً من القرى الفلسطينية وأعادت احتلالها ،مما أدى إلى استشهاد وإصابة الكثيرين من أهل فلسطين.
Thursday, March 29, 2012
We Will Show Them Our Proofs
By: Maged Taman
Please read this verse in Quran:[41:53] "We will show them our proofs in the horizons, and within themselves, until they realize that this is the truth. Is your Lord not sufficient as a witness of all things?"
Please go back and read it again and talk to yourself is this verse God words or Muhammad (PBUH) had invented. If you open the Quran and read more you find many verses talk to you about the greatest creation of God the nature (stars, skies, sun, moon, mountains, tress...) and man. These are the two things that the verse asked you to look for the universe and man.
If you are a scientist particularly geologist you will read the miracles in the horizon and beat yourself how an Arabian man in the desert riding a camel will know all these facts. If you are a psychologist, sociologist, embryologist or a theologian and try to understand Quran and publish a paper in your specialty you will be very surprised how a single man come with all of this knowledge. The Quran put all these facts as statements. It is like a scientific book put to you the statements or facts of knowledge without using: may be, it is possible, I would inclined to think so....
Ponder on the verses of Quranthat not tell you only the facts but asks your opinion What do you think? God wants us to find the knowledge of creation and the wisdom behind this creation. Unlike the angels and the cosmos laws that obey God and follow his orders, man was created to obey God willingly and only after using his mind. We did not see God like the Angels but we are seeing his imprints.
So look again to the nature and yourself and see the great gifts of God to you in the nature and in yourself. If you think God created man and filled him with his spirit and put the nature to serve him Does not he deserves to be worshipped?. If he gives you the right path as in the Bible and Quran would not you follow his path?. If this path is your happiness in your earth and afterlife would n'tyou follow his path? If you feel that you do not need to know or there is no answer be ready because this is the same bride that caused Satan to be casted out of heaven.
Thus the best book in the world to use to search for God is the Quran. That is for a simple fact it is God word and not even a prophet record of visions or interpretation. It is his own word.
The verse in Quran:22:8 Yet there is among men such a one as disputes about Allah, without Knowledge, without Guidance, and without a book of Enlightenment,-وَمِنَ النَّاسِ مَن يُجَادِلُ فِي اللَّهِ بِغَيْرِ عِلْمٍ وَلَا هُدًى وَلَا كِتَابٍ مُّنِيرٍ (22:8)
So if you are searching for God sincerely with knowledge, willing to be faithful (if convinced) and enlightening book (The Quran) God will direct you to him.
Another two verses in Quran:5:16 Whereby Allah guideth him who seeketh His good pleasure unto paths of peace. He bringeth them out of darkness unto light by His decree, and guideth them unto a straight path. -يَهْدِي بِهِ اللّهُ مَنِ اتَّبَعَ رِضْوَانَهُ سُبُلَ السَّلاَمِ وَيُخْرِجُهُم مِّنِ الظُّلُمَاتِ إِلَى النُّورِ بِإِذْنِهِ وَيَهْدِيهِمْ إِلَى صِرَاطٍ مُّسْتَقِيمٍ (5:16)29:69 As for those who strive in Us, We surely guide them to Our paths, and lo! Allah is with the good.وَالَّذِينَ جَاهَدُوا فِينَا لَنَهْدِيَنَّهُمْ سُبُلَنَا وَإِنَّ اللَّهَ لَمَعَ الْمُحْسِنِينَ (29:69)
Thus people who are sincere in seeking the truth God guides them to the Islam.Quran is the last message and the most accurately preserved so it deserves to be red very well from all people. It is a message to all people.The verse in the Quran:14:52 This is a clear message for mankind in order that they may be warned thereby, and that they may know that He is only One God, and that men of understanding may take heed. -هَـذَا بَلاَغٌ لِّلنَّاسِ وَلِيُنذَرُواْ بِهِ وَلِيَعْلَمُواْ أَنَّمَا هُوَ إِلَـهٌ وَاحِدٌ وَلِيَذَّكَّرَ أُوْلُواْ الأَلْبَابِ (14:52)
Some people think even if the Quran was found in the desert without a messenger that was honest and known well to his people it ought to be considered from God and followed. See how powerful it is.If you are not searching because of your bride, inherited religion or hate of religious restrictions I would think you are making a great gamble with your eternity. I would say you are wise if you are sure there is no hell. If you say but who would deserve to be in hell possibly forever, I would ask you who would deserve to be in heaven forever. If you say God has a great compassion that we only will stay for few days you better be sure and try few minutes in the earth first and see if you can tolerate fire.If you do not like to follow God because of punishment but because you love him and you think he deserves it there are a lot of verses in the Quran that encourage you to do that:17:70 Verily We have honored the children of Adam. We carry them on the land and the sea, and have made provision of good things for them, and have preferred them above many of those whom We created with a marked preferment.وَلَقَدْ كَرَّمْنَا بَنِي آدَمَ وَحَمَلْنَاهُمْ فِي الْبَرِّ وَالْبَحْرِ وَرَزَقْنَاهُم مِّنَ الطَّيِّبَاتِ وَفَضَّلْنَاهُمْ عَلَى كَثِيرٍ مِّمَّنْ خَلَقْنَا تَفْضِيلاً (17:70)
Thus think again of the miracle outside you (the nature) and inside you (yourself) if you think both are created by a God for you he deserves all your attention . If you want to know him more read the Quran.[41:53] "We will show them our proofs in the horizons, and within themselves, until they realize that this is the truth. Is your Lord not sufficient as a witness of all things?"
Please read this verse in Quran:[41:53] "We will show them our proofs in the horizons, and within themselves, until they realize that this is the truth. Is your Lord not sufficient as a witness of all things?"
Please go back and read it again and talk to yourself is this verse God words or Muhammad (PBUH) had invented. If you open the Quran and read more you find many verses talk to you about the greatest creation of God the nature (stars, skies, sun, moon, mountains, tress...) and man. These are the two things that the verse asked you to look for the universe and man.
If you are a scientist particularly geologist you will read the miracles in the horizon and beat yourself how an Arabian man in the desert riding a camel will know all these facts. If you are a psychologist, sociologist, embryologist or a theologian and try to understand Quran and publish a paper in your specialty you will be very surprised how a single man come with all of this knowledge. The Quran put all these facts as statements. It is like a scientific book put to you the statements or facts of knowledge without using: may be, it is possible, I would inclined to think so....
Ponder on the verses of Quranthat not tell you only the facts but asks your opinion What do you think? God wants us to find the knowledge of creation and the wisdom behind this creation. Unlike the angels and the cosmos laws that obey God and follow his orders, man was created to obey God willingly and only after using his mind. We did not see God like the Angels but we are seeing his imprints.
So look again to the nature and yourself and see the great gifts of God to you in the nature and in yourself. If you think God created man and filled him with his spirit and put the nature to serve him Does not he deserves to be worshipped?. If he gives you the right path as in the Bible and Quran would not you follow his path?. If this path is your happiness in your earth and afterlife would n'tyou follow his path? If you feel that you do not need to know or there is no answer be ready because this is the same bride that caused Satan to be casted out of heaven.
Thus the best book in the world to use to search for God is the Quran. That is for a simple fact it is God word and not even a prophet record of visions or interpretation. It is his own word.
The verse in Quran:22:8 Yet there is among men such a one as disputes about Allah, without Knowledge, without Guidance, and without a book of Enlightenment,-وَمِنَ النَّاسِ مَن يُجَادِلُ فِي اللَّهِ بِغَيْرِ عِلْمٍ وَلَا هُدًى وَلَا كِتَابٍ مُّنِيرٍ (22:8)
So if you are searching for God sincerely with knowledge, willing to be faithful (if convinced) and enlightening book (The Quran) God will direct you to him.
Another two verses in Quran:5:16 Whereby Allah guideth him who seeketh His good pleasure unto paths of peace. He bringeth them out of darkness unto light by His decree, and guideth them unto a straight path. -يَهْدِي بِهِ اللّهُ مَنِ اتَّبَعَ رِضْوَانَهُ سُبُلَ السَّلاَمِ وَيُخْرِجُهُم مِّنِ الظُّلُمَاتِ إِلَى النُّورِ بِإِذْنِهِ وَيَهْدِيهِمْ إِلَى صِرَاطٍ مُّسْتَقِيمٍ (5:16)29:69 As for those who strive in Us, We surely guide them to Our paths, and lo! Allah is with the good.وَالَّذِينَ جَاهَدُوا فِينَا لَنَهْدِيَنَّهُمْ سُبُلَنَا وَإِنَّ اللَّهَ لَمَعَ الْمُحْسِنِينَ (29:69)
Thus people who are sincere in seeking the truth God guides them to the Islam.Quran is the last message and the most accurately preserved so it deserves to be red very well from all people. It is a message to all people.The verse in the Quran:14:52 This is a clear message for mankind in order that they may be warned thereby, and that they may know that He is only One God, and that men of understanding may take heed. -هَـذَا بَلاَغٌ لِّلنَّاسِ وَلِيُنذَرُواْ بِهِ وَلِيَعْلَمُواْ أَنَّمَا هُوَ إِلَـهٌ وَاحِدٌ وَلِيَذَّكَّرَ أُوْلُواْ الأَلْبَابِ (14:52)
Some people think even if the Quran was found in the desert without a messenger that was honest and known well to his people it ought to be considered from God and followed. See how powerful it is.If you are not searching because of your bride, inherited religion or hate of religious restrictions I would think you are making a great gamble with your eternity. I would say you are wise if you are sure there is no hell. If you say but who would deserve to be in hell possibly forever, I would ask you who would deserve to be in heaven forever. If you say God has a great compassion that we only will stay for few days you better be sure and try few minutes in the earth first and see if you can tolerate fire.If you do not like to follow God because of punishment but because you love him and you think he deserves it there are a lot of verses in the Quran that encourage you to do that:17:70 Verily We have honored the children of Adam. We carry them on the land and the sea, and have made provision of good things for them, and have preferred them above many of those whom We created with a marked preferment.وَلَقَدْ كَرَّمْنَا بَنِي آدَمَ وَحَمَلْنَاهُمْ فِي الْبَرِّ وَالْبَحْرِ وَرَزَقْنَاهُم مِّنَ الطَّيِّبَاتِ وَفَضَّلْنَاهُمْ عَلَى كَثِيرٍ مِّمَّنْ خَلَقْنَا تَفْضِيلاً (17:70)
Thus think again of the miracle outside you (the nature) and inside you (yourself) if you think both are created by a God for you he deserves all your attention . If you want to know him more read the Quran.[41:53] "We will show them our proofs in the horizons, and within themselves, until they realize that this is the truth. Is your Lord not sufficient as a witness of all things?"
The useless Arab Conference: OK to Bashar to stay in power you did kill some Syrians we do not care. Time for Jihadists to move against the tyrants
لجان التنسيق في سوريا: قصف عنيف على قلعة المضيق والجابري
في ريف حماة
ناشطون سوريون: انفجار في حي جنوب الملعب في حماة واشتباكات
بين الجيش الحر والجيش النظامي
لجان التنسيق المحلية في سوريا: 60 قتيلا اليوم برصاص الأمن
معظمهم في ريفي دمشق وإدلب
لجان التنسيق في سوريا: اشتباكات بين الجيش الحر والجيش
النظامي في مدينة الميادين في دير الزور
جرحى برصاص الأمن السوري في حيي القدم وعسالي في
دمشق
الهيئة العامة للثورة السورية: قتلى وجرحى في قصف على مدينة
إعزاز في حلب
المجلس العسكري في مصر يطالب في بيان له بدستور يعبر عن
كافة طوائف الشعب
المجلس العسكري في مصر يطالب بعدم انفراد أي حزب أو فصيل
بصياغة الدستور
المجلس العسكري في مصر يطالب القوى السياسية بالعمل بعيدا
عن أي انتماء سياسي أو حزبي
العربي: الملف السوري بيد كوفي أنان
العربي: المهم هو حقن الدماء في سوريا في هذه المرحلة
الأسد: أعطي أكثر من فرصة والقضية انتقلت إلى مجلس الأمن
والجمعية العامة للأمم المتحدة
زيبارزي: كل الدول العربية شاركت في هذه القمة ومستوى
التمثيل قرار سيادي لكل دولة
الأمم المتحدة: مليون سوري على الأقل بحاجة إلى مساعدات
عاجلة
زيباري: العلاقات العراقية الكوتية تمضي قدما ومشاركة أمير
الكويب بعثت برسالة إيجابية
وزيباري اعتبرها نجاحا للعراق
قمة بغداد تختتم وتدعو للحوار بسوريا
دعا القادة العرب في ختام قمتهم التي استضافتها بغداد الخميس إلى حوار بين
الحكومة السورية والمعارضة اللتين طالبوهما بالتجاوب مع مهمة مبعوث الأمم المتحدة والجامعة العربية كوفي
أنان. ومن ناحيته، اعتبر وزير الخارجية العراقي هوشيار
زيباري أن القمة كانت ناجحة بكل المقاييس.وأدان القادة "الانتهاكات الخطيرة
لحقوق الإنسان في حق المدنيين السوريين"، واعتبروا -في البيان الختامي للقمة الذي
حظي بإجماع المشاركين- "مجزرة بابا عمرو المقترفة من الأجهزة الأمنية والعسكرية
السورية ضد المدنيين جريمة ترقى إلى الجرائم ضد الإنسانية".ودعوا "الحكومة
السورية وكافة أطياف المعارضة إلى التعامل الإيجابي مع المبعوث المشترك (كوفي أنان)
لبدء حوار وطني جاد يقوم على خطة الحل التي طرحتها الجامعة وقرار الجمعية العامة
للأمم المتحدة" الخاص بذلك.وطالب القادة الحكومة السورية بالوقف الفوري
"لكافة أعمال العنف والقتل"، ودعوا "إلى سحب القوات العسكرية والمظاهر المسلحة من
المدن والقرى السورية، وإعادة هذه القوات إلى ثكناتها دون أي تأخير".كما
أكدوا "موقفهم الثابت في الحفاظ على وحدة سوريا واستقرارها وسلامتها الإقليمية
وتجنيبها أي تدخل عسكري".
زيباري والعربي في مؤتمرهما
الصحفي المشترك بعد اختتام القمة (الأوروبية)
نجاح
باهروفي مؤتمر صحفي مشترك مع الأمين العام للجامعة العربية
نبيل
العربي في ختام القمة، قال وزير الخارجية العراقي
هوشيار زيباري إن القمة كانت ناجحة على مستوى الحضور والقرارات وأداء الحكومة
العراقية، وإنها تمثل إنجازا كبيرا لبلاده. أما نبيل العربي فدعا لحقن
الدماء ووقف العنف في سوريا، واعتبر أن الملف السوري انتقل إلى مجلس الأمن والجمعية
العامة للأمم المتحدة، وأكد أن المسار السياسي في سوريا بيد الشعب.
وقد طغى موضوع سوريا والأمن على كلمات الزعماء ورؤساء الوفود المشاركة في
القمة العربية الـ23، التي حضرها عشرة رؤساء فقط من بين 22 رئيسا. كما تناولت هذه
الكلمات قضايا أخرى، مثل القضية الفلسطينية وموضوع الصومال واليمن، والخلاف بين
السودان ودولة جنوب السودان، والعمل العربي المشترك.
فقد حذر رئيس الوزراء العراقي نوري
المالكي في الجلسة الافتتاحية للقمة من إمكانية أن يحصل
تنظيم القاعدة على "أوكار جديدة" في دول عربية لا تزال في طور بناء مؤسساتها
الأمنية، محذرا في الوقت ذاته من أن "تركب القاعدة موجة الانتفاضات
العربية".كما أعرب الرئيس اللبناني ميشال
سليمان من جهته عن المخاوف "بشأن ما ظهر من تشرذم
وانقسام في ظل التحولات الجارية"، داعيا -في سبيل الإصلاح والأمن- إلى تبني "الفكر
القومي الجامع" و"العروبة بمفهومها الديمقراطي".
كما دعا الرئيس الصومالي شريف شيخ
أحمد القادة العرب إلى مساعدة بلاده في مواجهة "حركة
الشباب المجاهدين" عن طريق تدريب أجهزة الأمن والجيش لإعادة الاستقرار إلى البلاد،
مؤكدا في الوقت نفسه أن "معاناتنا لم تنته وضروري أن تواصلوا دعمكم حتى تعود المياه
إلى مجاريها ويعود النازحون إلى قراهم وبيوتهم".
الموضوع السوري حضر بقوة رغم غياب سوريا (الأوروبية)
الحاضر
الغائبوفي الموضوع السوري، دعا الرئيس التونسي منصف المرزوقي –الذي
يحضر القمة العربية لأول مرة منذ تبوئه منصب الرئاسة- نظيره السوري بشار الأسد إلى التنحي، مطالبا بإرسال
قوة سلام عربية "تحت راية الأمم المتحدة" إلى هذا البلد الذي يشهد انتفاضة شعبية
عارمة منذ أكثر من عام.وقال المرزوقي إن "النظام (السوري) لا يريد شيئا قدر
إطالته الصراع إلى حرب طاحنة يستطيع إدارتها إلى أطول وقت ممكن والتفاوض حول
نهايتها من موقع القوة".ودعا الرئيس التونسي إلى "تكثيف الضغط السياسي على
النظام، وإقناع ما بقي له من حلفاء بأن هذا النظام مات في العقول والقلوب ويجب أن
ينتهي على أرض الواقع". وأضاف "علينا إقناعه بأنه لا حل غير تنحي الرئيس (الأسد)
لصالح نائبه الذي سيكلف بتشكيل حكومة تدير مرحلة انتقالية تنتهي بانتخابات حرة
ونزيهة تعيد للبلاد السيادة وللمواطن الكرامة".أما الرئيس العراقي جلال
الطالباني -الذي يرأس الدورة الحالية للقمة- فقال إن
غياب سوريا عن هذه القمة "لا يقلل من اهتمامنا بما يجري فيها". وأكد رفض القمة
"لكافة أعمال العنف"، وتجديدها "الدعوة لإيجاد سبيل سلمي لحل الأزمة السورية في ضوء
المبادرة العربية" والجهود الدولية.
كما رفض أي تدخل خارجي في الأزمة السورية، داعيا في الوقت نفسه إلى الاستفادة من
مبادرات الوسطاء الدوليين لحل هذه الأزمة، وعلى رأسها الخطة التي طرحها المبعوث
المشترك للأمم المتحدة والجامعة العربية كوفي أنان.
بان كي مون: على الأسد أن يترجم أقواله إلى أفعال
(الجزيرة)
إجراءات
ناجعةمن جهته، تحدث رئيس المجلس الانتقالي الليبي مصطفى عبد
الجليل عن مشاهد "الإبادة والتعذيب" التي قال إن نظام
الرئيس بشار الأسد يمارسها ضد الشعب السوري.
ودعا عبد الجليل -الذي افتتح القمة بصفة ليبيا رئيسة للدورة الأخيرة التي عقدت
في سرت عام 2010- إلى "اتخاذ إجراءات سريعة وناجعة" من خلال دعم جهود أنان لحل أزمة
سوريا.
أما الأمين العام للجامعة العربية نبيل العربي فقد ذكّر في كلمته بالجهود التي
بذلتها الجامعة لإيجاد حل سلمي للأزمة السورية، وخصوصا مبادرتها بإرسال مراقبين
تابعين لها أواخر 2011 لاحتواء الأزمة هناك.
وقال العربي إن الأزمة السورية "شغلت ولا تزال تشغل حيزا في التفكير العربي"،
مضيفا أنه منذ اندلاعها "وعلى مدار عام كامل، بذلت الجامعة جهودا مضنية" لإيجاد حل
سلمي لها، مشيرا إلى أن الجامعة "منحت الحكومة السورية الفرصة تلو الفرصة، وناشدتها
مرارا تحمل مسؤوليتها، ووقف العنف، والحوار الجدي مع المعارضة".
البشير: عازمون على تسوية
القضايا الخلافية مع جنوب السودان (الفرنسية)
خطر على
المنطقة
وبدوره، قال الأمين العام للأمم المتحدة بان كي مون إن الأزمة في سوريا "تشكل
خطرا على المنطقة كلها"، وأضاف أن الحكومة السورية "فشلت في حماية شعبها وفي
الاضطلاع بمسؤولياتها تجاهه واستخدمت ضده القوة المفرطة".
ودعا إلى جبهة لمنع تزايد مخاطر هذه الأزمة، وقال إن الرئيس السوري "مطالب بأن
يترجم كلماته إلى أفعال وينفذ المبادرة التي طرحها كوفي أنان، والتي تهدف إلى إيقاف
العنف وسفك الدماء"، كما ناشد المعارضة السورية التعاون مع أنان.
ودعا بان الزعماء العرب إلى الاستجابة لمطالب شعوبهم، وقال "استمعوا إلى شعوبكم،
الطريق نحو الديمقراطية ليست سهلة، يمكن أن تعتمدوا على الأمم المتحدة، نحن نلتزم
بقوة بدعم السلم والديمقراطية في العالم العربي، ومساعدة الدول في الانتقال السلمي
إحدى مهماتنا".
وأضاف أن "الشعوب العربية تتطلع إلى الديمقراطية والكرامة والحرية"، وأن "الصحوة
العربية وضعت الجامعة العربية أمام تحديات جديدة".
أمير الكويت جابر الأحمد الصباح دعا بدوره في كلمته إلى "الحفاظ على سوريا
الشقيقة من الانزلاق نحو أتون حرب أهلية تؤثر على المنطقة بأكملها". وقال إن إطالة
الأزمة ستضاعف الخسائر البشرية والمادية.
كما دعا الدول الدائمة العضوية في مجلس الأمن إلى "الاضطلاع بمسؤوليتها
والمساهمة الجدية لحل هذه الأزمة"، وناشد الحكومة السورية "الاستماع لصوت العقل
ووقف أشكال العنف ضد شعبها الأعزل".أما الأمين العام لمنظمة التعاون
الإسلامي أكمل الدين إحسان أوغلو فقد قال إن "ما يحدث في سوريا من استعمال للقوة في
مجابهة المسيرات السلمية يؤلمنا ويؤرق مضاجعنا"، وتأسف لكون المجتمع الدولي "عاجزا
عن وضع حد لهذه الأحداث".
عباس طالب بتفعيل المبادرة العربية والترويج لها
إعلاميا ودبلوماسيا (الفرنسية)
الملف
الفلسطينيوفي الموضوع الفلسطيني، طالب الرئيس الفلسطيني محمود
عباس بتفعيل قرارات القمم العربية السابقة -وخاصة القمة
الأخيرة- فيما يخص الدعم المادي للسلطة الفلسطينية "لمواجهة الأزمة المالية الحادة
التي تواجهها" نتيجة السياسات الإسرائيلية. وكشف أن القمة العربية الأخيرة رصدت 500
مليون دولار لدعم القدس لم يصل منها شيء.
وأثنى عباس على المبادرة العربية، وطالب بتفعيلها وإشهارها إعلاميا ودبلوماسيا
على مستوى العالم لأن "إطلاق المبادرة لا يكفي".
كما طالب بـ"التواصل مع القدس وليس تحريم زيارتها"، قائلا إنه "لم يأت شخص
يقول إن زيارة القدس حرام في كل الفترات التي مرت بها". وأضاف أن زيارة القدس ستكون
لها آثار إيجابية اقتصادية واجتماعية على السكان، وأن "زيارة السجين تخفيف عنه ودعم
معنوي له وليس دعما قطعا لسجانه".
وفي موضوع الانقسام الفلسطيني، أشار عباس إلى تحقيق خطوات لافتة بجهود كل من مصر
وقطر.
ومن ناحيته، أكد الرئيس السوداني عمر حسن
البشير عزم حكومته على المضي قدما في تسوية القضايا
الخلافية عبر التفاهم مع حكومة جنوب السودان، وإقامة تعاون وثيق وعلاقات حسن جوار
بين البلدين.ودعا القمة إلى العمل على رفع العقوبات المفروضة على بلاده،
وإلى مساعدتها في تداعيات انفصال الجنوب "بعد ذهاب جل موارد البلاد البترولية".
إجراءات
أمنيةوكانت القمة قد بدأت أعمالها في بغداد ظهر اليوم وسط
إجراءات أمنية غير مسبوقة، حيث نشرت السلطات نحو مائة ألف من رجال الأمن بالمدينة،
وكثفت نقاط التفتيش فيها، كما قطعت الاتصالات عنها وأغلقت مطارها.
لكن ذلك لم يمنع من حدوث انفجار قوي تزامن مع انطلاق أعمال القمة هز منطقة قريبة
من السفارة الإيرانية المتاخمة للمنطقة الخضراء، حيث تعقد القمة.
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تعليقات القراء
التعليقات المنشورة لا تعبر عن رأي الجزيرة وإنما
تعبر عن رأي أصحابها
الشافعي - سوال محيرني
كيف لنظام مثل ال سعود يطالب اسقاط نظام وبنفس
الوقت يعطي الحماية لدكتاتور تونس زين العابدين ۔
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ali iraqi - kerkuk
القمة العربية كانت واثبتت انها فاشلة ومع الاسف
يصرف هذه الاموال الطائلة للا شيء يجب على الشعوب العربية وقف هذه ضد المهزلة .. و
لا يستحون لعقد هكذا قمة التي لانفع فيها
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مسلم من المغرب العربي - زي بعضهم
لا تنتظروا مصلحة الشعب من حكام العرب الحاليين
.... عن أي حوار يتكلمون هؤلاء أليس لهم عقول ولا ضمير لا فرق بينهم وبين الأسد ...
وإن شاء الله نهايته تكون أسوء من نهاية القدافي وأتمنى أن لا يتأسف أحد غلى كيفية
نهايته
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البيومي صادق مرسي - عجيب وغريب
تمخض الجبل فولد فأرا ....شو هذه القرارات المرعبة
التي ستغير مجرى التاريخ ...وتصدر من بلدا مازال تحت وطأة الاحتلال الامريكي
والايراني ...انه زمن العجائب والغرائب حقا
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بدر - يعيش
الملك للابد
بعض الاردنيين يعلقون وينتقدون النظام السوري ولكن
هل نظامكم احسن ؟؟؟
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زكريا الدنماركي - قمة الحبر والورق
بما ان قلب الزعماء والملوك العرب (الرحوم) على
الشعب السوري وباباعمرو.. كان عليهم توفير التكاليف الباهظة لقمة الحبر والورق،
والتبرّع به لفقراء الشعب السوري.
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خير الله - الحوار هو الحل الوحيد
قلناها الف مليون مرة للمعارضة منذ سنة واكثر بانه
لا يوجد حل في سوريا الا بالحوار ولكنهم عاندوا ورفضوا والان يقولها العرب والعالم
كله بانه لا حل في سوريا الا بالحوار والحوار فقط.
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سوري ثوري - هذه المهزلة
افضل الحلول التي تفعلوها هى الغاء هذه المهزلة
التي تسمونها جامعه عربية هذه الجامعة هى نفسها التي باعت فلسطين وهى نفسها التي
ساندت الطغاة في قتل شعوبهم والرقص على جثثهم هى نفسها التي تتفرج اليوم و تتستر
على هذا المجرم السفاح الذي يقتل شعبه وهى نفسها التي تعطيه مهل وراء مهل وليستمر
بقتل الشعب السوري فاي حوار هذا الذي تستجدوه من (...) حتى رده اتى سريع بالرفض
فكفاكم تخاذل ونفاق والله اصبحتم اضحوكه وملطشه ومهزلة للقاصي والداني
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سامي - انتصار الاسد هزيمة اعداءه
هذه هي خلاصة القمة العربية وقد قالها العرب
بصراحة لكل من يسمع او يفهم العربية فان الاسد باق على قلوب المعارضة سواء قبلوا ام
لا .
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علي المحرق-ُعمان - سقوط النظام الطائفي
لا يمكن للربيع العربي ان يزهر وتثمر ثورته إلا
بسقوط النظام الطائفي في سوريا المغتصبه. يجب ان تكون مهمه اسقاط نظام اللصوص في
سوريا عربيه بشكل خاص وإسلاميه بشكل عام. فإذا بقيّ النظام لا قدر الله فستباع
الاراضي العربيه برمتها كما بيعَتْ الجولان بواسطه حافظ الاب الروحي لهذا النظام
الإنعزالي.
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يظهر عند النشر
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إهمال الآراء التي تكون خارج الموضوع.- يهمل كل رأي يتضمن شتائم أو تعابير
خارجة عن اللياقة والأدب.- يهمل كل رأي يقدح بشخصيات بعينها أو هيئات. - تهمل
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The authoritative speech of God in the Quran
By: Maged Taman
The authoritative speech in the Quran comes to us from various ways: the contents like the creation is that of God, the worship is to him alone, his authority is all over the creation including the prophets, mankind and everything in this universe. The authority of God is also over the language of speech, no weakness, no hesitation and no second thoughts. Those who talked about abrogation in the Quran is simply God said in these rare changes were good reason to do that and God already predetermined the change even in the past he knew what he will reveal or change in the future. The authority of God can be clearly appreciated when we read the Quran as God speech to us we find the firm style and the amazing choice of words and the way they fall each in place. Here are some examples of this authoritative of speech in the Quran:
1- The Creator God declares himself:
3:18 Allah (Himself) is witness that there is no God save Him. And the angels and the men of learning (too are witness). Maintaining His creation in justice, there is no God save Him, the Almighty, the Wise. شَهِدَ اللّهُ أَنَّهُ لاَ إِلَـهَ إِلاَّ هُوَ وَالْمَلاَئِكَةُ وَأُوْلُواْ الْعِلْمِ قَآئِمَاً بِالْقِسْطِ لاَ إِلَـهَ إِلاَّ هُوَ الْعَزِيزُ الْحَكِيمُ (
2- There is no proof to man of other cause of creation but God:
Failure to prove we are not created from non-existence or we are the creators (since we are the only intelligent creation we know of) prove there is other creator.
52:35 Have they themselves been created without anything [that might have caused their creation]? Or are they the creators? أَمْ خُلِقُوا مِنْ غَيْرِ شَيْءٍ أَمْ هُمُ الْخَالِقُونَ (52:35)
18:51 I did not make them witnesses of the creation of the heavens and the earth, nor of the creation of their own selves; and neither do I [have any need to] take as My helpers those [beings] that lead [men] astray. مَا أَشْهَدتُّهُمْ خَلْقَ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضِ وَلَا خَلْقَ أَنفُسِهِمْ وَمَا كُنتُ مُتَّخِذَ الْمُضِلِّينَ عَضُدًا (18:51)
3- The worship of false Gods does not prove those Gods beside God: but rather the presence of another force we call it Satan that want you to worship anything other than God, even of his creation:
25:3 Yet they choose beside Him other gods who create naught but are themselves created, and possess not hurt nor profit for themselves, and possess not death nor life, nor power to raise the dead. وَاتَّخَذُوا مِن دُونِهِ آلِهَةً لَّا يَخْلُقُونَ شَيْئًا وَهُمْ يُخْلَقُونَ وَلَا يَمْلِكُونَ لِأَنفُسِهِمْ ضَرًّا وَلَا نَفْعًا وَلَا يَمْلِكُونَ مَوْتًا وَلَا حَيَاةً وَلَا نُشُورًا (25:3)
4- God created all the creation:
6:102 Such is Allah, your Lord. There is no God save Him, the creator of all things, so worship Him. And He taketh care of all things. – ذَلِكُمُ اللّهُ رَبُّكُمْ لا إِلَـهَ إِلاَّ هُوَ خَالِقُ كُلِّ شَيْءٍ فَاعْبُدُوهُ وَهُوَ عَلَى كُلِّ شَيْءٍ وَكِيلٌ (6:102) 51:56
5- God Subjected his the creation to man:
As you note in most points above that God has created the universe and subjected it to us. This explains how the resources of the creation satisfied our needs and our knowledge made possible and even exponential as we see it today. No wander you see the verb subjected in many verses of the Quran. 45:13 And He has subjected to you, as from Him, all that is in the heavens and on earth: Behold, in that are Signs indeed for those who reflectوَسَخَّرَ لَكُم مَّا فِي السَّمَاوَاتِ وَمَا فِي الْأَرْضِ جَمِيعًا مِّنْهُ إِنَّ فِي ذَلِكَ لَآيَاتٍ لَّقَوْمٍ يَتَفَكَّرُونَ (45:13)
6- These subjection of creation is related to the laws of the creator: what we call it physio-chemical laws are constant. If you threw a stone from any part of the earth it will follow the laws of gravity and fall down. Every thing is created by a measure.
67:3 Who hath created seven heavens in harmony. Thou (Muhammad) canst see no fault in theBeneficent One's creation; then look again: Canst thou see any rifts? - الَّذِي خَلَقَ سَبْعَ سَمَاوَاتٍ طِبَاقًا مَّا تَرَى فِي خَلْقِ الرَّحْمَنِ مِن تَفَاوُتٍ فَارْجِعِ الْبَصَرَ هَلْ تَرَى مِن فُطُورٍ (67:3)13:8 Allah knoweth that which every female beareth and that which the wombs absorb and that which they grow. And everything with Him is measured. اللّهُ يَعْلَمُ مَا تَحْمِلُ كُلُّ أُنثَى وَمَا تَغِيضُ الأَرْحَامُ وَمَا تَزْدَادُ وَكُلُّ شَيْءٍ عِندَهُ بِمِقْدَارٍ (13:8)
7- God knew that we would be able to chase the origin of creation:
Our curiosity to know how things created and God gave us the brain and the tools to trace his creation. No wonder that we found the big bang, the DNA, water as the origin of life and so on.29:20 Say (O Muhammad): Travel in the land and see how He originated creation, then Allah bringeth forth the later growth. Lo! Allah is Able to do all things. قُلْ سِيرُوا فِي الْأَرْضِ فَانظُرُوا كَيْفَ بَدَأَ الْخَلْقَ ثُمَّ اللَّهُ يُنشِئُ النَّشْأَةَ الْآخِرَةَ إِنَّ اللَّهَ عَلَى كُلِّ شَيْءٍ قَدِيرٌ (29:20)
8- As he who created first time he will be able to recreate:
وَهُوَ الَّذِي يَبْدَأُ الْخَلْقَ ثُمَّ يُعِيدُهُ وَهُوَ أَهْوَنُ عَلَيْهِ وَلَهُ الْمَثَلُ الأعْلَى فِي السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالأرْضِ وَهُوَ الْعَزِيزُ الْحَكِيمُ Sura 30 - Ar-Room [The Romans, The Byzantines] Verse 27-27: 27. It is He Who begins (the process of) creation; then repeats it; and for Him it is most easy. To Him belongs the loftiest similitude (we can think of) in the heavens and the earth: for He is Exalted in Might, full of wisdom.
9-God clearly and strongly declare that the Quran is his book:
This is the scripture whereof there is no doubt, a Guidance unto those who ward off (evil). [Qur'an 2:2]A Book which We have revealed unto thee (Muhammad) that thereby thou mayst bring forth mankind from darkness unto light, by the permission of their Lord, unto the path of the Exalted in power, Worthy of Praise. [Qur'an 14:1]And, those who are endowed with knowledge, can see that the Revelation sent down to thee, O Muhammad, from thy Lord is the Truth; and that it guides people to the path of the Exalted, Worthy of all Praise. [Qur'an 34:6]
10- The Quran is not such as could be invented in despite of God: To our date no one gave us a convincing evidence that the Quran is made by other than God.
10:37 And this quran is not such as could ever be invented in despite of Allah; but it is a confirmation of that which was before it and an exposition of that which is decreed for mankind-- Therein is no doubt--from the Lord of the Worlds. وَمَا كَانَ هَـذَا الْقُرْآنُ أَن يُفْتَرَى مِن دُونِ اللّهِ وَلَـكِن تَصْدِيقَ الَّذِي بَيْنَ يَدَيْهِ وَتَفْصِيلَ الْكِتَابِ لاَ رَيْبَ فِيهِ مِن رَّبِّ الْعَالَمِينَ (10:37)
11- God is the author of the Quran and Muhammad is the messenger: it is not poetry from Muhammad, sorcery or delusions.
"And the poets - [only] the tempted (or fans) follow them; Do you not see that in every valley they roam And that they say what they do not do?ˮ (Quran 26: 224-226)"And We did not give Prophet Muhammad, knowledge of poetry, nor is it befitting for him. It is not but a message and a clear Qur'an.ˮ (Quran 36: 69)[That] indeed, the Qur'an is the word of a noble Messenger. And it is not the word of a poet; little do you believe. Nor the word of a soothsayer; little do you remember. [It is] a revelation from the Lord of the worlds. (Quran 69: 40-43)
Al-Qalam chapter 68 verse 2:“You are not, (O Muhammad), by the favour of your Lord, a madman”.chapter 81 verse 22:“And your companion (i.e. Muhammad) is not (at all) mad.”
"These are the verses of Allah which We recite to you, [O Muhammad], in truth. And indeed, you are from among the messengers. ˮ (Quran 2:252)He has sent down upon you, [O Muhammad], the Book in truth, confirming what was before it. And He revealed the Torah and the Gospel. (Quran 3:3)
12- God hold the truth and not assumptions:
And most of them follow not except assumption. Indeed, assumption avails not against the truth at all. Indeed, Allah is Knowing of what they do. (Quran 10: 36)
10:66 Behold! verily to Allah belong all creatures, in the heavens and on earth. What do they follow who worship as His “partners” other than Allah. They follow nothing but fancy, and they do nothing but lie. أَلا إِنَّ لِلّهِ مَن فِي السَّمَاوَات وَمَن فِي الأَرْضِ وَمَا يَتَّبِعُ الَّذِينَ يَدْعُونَ مِن دُونِ اللّهِ شُرَكَاء إِن يَتَّبِعُونَ إِلاَّ الظَّنَّ وَإِنْ هُمْ إِلاَّ يَخْرُصُونَ (10:66) 12:40 “If not Him, ye worship nothing but names which ye have named,- ye and your fathers,- for which Allah hath sent down no authority: the command is for none but Allah. He hath commanded that ye worship none but Him: that is the right religion, but most men understand not… مَا تَعْبُدُونَ مِن دُونِهِ إِلاَّ أَسْمَاء سَمَّيْتُمُوهَا أَنتُمْ وَآبَآؤُكُم مَّا أَنزَلَ اللّهُ بِهَا مِن سُلْطَانٍ إِنِ الْحُكْمُ إِلاَّ لِلّهِ أَمَرَ أَلاَّ تَعْبُدُواْ إِلاَّ إِيَّاهُ ذَلِكَ الدِّينُ الْقَيِّمُ وَلَـكِنَّ أَكْثَرَ النَّاسِ لاَ يَعْلَمُونَ (12:40)
21:24 Or have they taken for worship (other) gods besides him? Say, “Bring your convincing proof: this is the Message (the Quran) of those with me and the Message of those before me.” But most of them know not the Truth, and so turn away. أَمِ اتَّخَذُوا مِن دُونِهِ آلِهَةً قُلْ هَاتُوا بُرْهَانَكُمْ هَذَا ذِكْرُ مَن مَّعِيَ وَذِكْرُ مَن قَبْلِي بَلْ أَكْثَرُهُمْ لَا يَعْلَمُونَ الْحَقَّ فَهُم مُّعْرِضُونَ (21:24)
13- God had many promises to the Quran that were fulfilled: As God promised Muhammad him he will make him recite the Quran and not forget it: He was praying and Muslims behind him 5 prayers a day and a lot of long nights for many years and they did not record about him forgetting the verses of the Quran despite his very busy mind guiding a nation and building its community.87:6 We shall make thee read (O Muhammad) so that thou shalt not forget سَنُقْرِؤُكَ فَلَا تَنسَى (87:6)8- God named his book the Quran (the recited): we come to learn over the years that this is the most recited book in the world.7:204 And when the Qur'an is recited, give ear to it and pay heed, that ye may obtain mercy. -وَإِذَا قُرِىءَ الْقُرْآنُ فَاسْتَمِعُواْ لَهُ وَأَنصِتُواْ لَعَلَّكُمْ تُرْحَمُونَ (7:204)9- God promised to collect the Quran: though the Quran would come to the prophet as inspirations few verses at times and even a large chapter and in different orders. God as promised ended by having the Quran as one book with all verses in its right place in various chapters.إِنَّ عَلَيْنَا جَمْعَهُ وَقُرْآنَهُ(75:17)75:17 (Picktall) Lo! upon Us (resteth) the putting together thereof and the reading thereof. God promised us the explanation of the Quran: many verses in the Quran are explained by other verses in the Quran.ثُمَّ إِنَّ عَلَيْنَا بَيَانَهُ (75:19)75:19 (Picktall) Then lo! upon Us (resteth) the explanation thereof. God promised to preserve the Quran: He did that with no change in one verse or letter over 1400 years.15:9 Lo! We, even We, reveal the reminder, and lo! We verily are its Guardian. إِنَّا نَحْنُ نَزَّلْنَا الذِّكْرَ وَإِنَّا لَهُ لَحَافِظُونَ (15:9)12- God challenged the Jinn and Mankind to bring the like of the Quran: and no one has brought like the Quran including any government in the world.17:88 Say: Verily, though mankind and the jinn should assemble to produce the like of this Qur'an, they could not produce the like thereof though they were helpers one of another. -قُل لَّئِنِ اجْتَمَعَتِ الإِنسُ وَالْجِنُّ عَلَى أَن يَأْتُواْ بِمِثْلِ هَـذَا الْقُرْآنِ لاَ يَأْتُونَ بِمِثْلِهِ وَلَوْ كَانَ بَعْضُهُمْ لِبَعْضٍ ظَهِيرًا (17:88)13- The Quran guide people to the straight path: it is not only my observation the religious Muslims are the best of Muslims in manners.17:9 Lo! this quran guideth unto that which is straightest, and giveth tidings unto the believers who do good works that theirs will be a great reward.إِنَّ هَـذَا الْقُرْآنَ يِهْدِي لِلَّتِي هِيَ أَقْوَمُ وَيُبَشِّرُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ الَّذِينَ يَعْمَلُونَ الصَّالِحَاتِ أَنَّ لَهُمْ أَجْرًا كَبِيرًا (17:9)14- The Quran talked about the universes and humans: the scientific points mentioned in the Quran about the universe and human embryology were proven to be true after centuries.41:53 In time We shall make them fully understand Our messages [through what they perceive] in the utmost horizons [of the universe] and within themselves, so that it will become clear unto them that this [revelation] is indeed the truth. [Still,] is it not enough [for them to know] that thy Sustainer is witness unto everything?سَنُرِيهِمْ آيَاتِنَا فِي الْآفَاقِ وَفِي أَنفُسِهِمْ حَتَّى يَتَبَيَّنَ لَهُمْ أَنَّهُ الْحَقُّ أَوَلَمْ يَكْفِ بِرَبِّكَ أَنَّهُ عَلَى كُلِّ شَيْءٍ شَهِيدٌ (41:53)
14- The best witness of the Quran is God:
''Say (O Messenger), "What could be the greatest witness?” Say, “Allah is Witness between me and you. This Qur’an has been revealed to me so that I may warn you as well as whomever it reaches. Do you bear witness that there are other deities besides Allah?” Say, “I bear no such witness.” Say, “He is the One God [ILAH]. I disown what you associate with Him.” (6:19)
15- God compelled us to call into him: Most people have faith when they are in severe distress: One of the great evidence of God is our calling to him in the time of stress. Even those with weak faith or no faith are faithful at that time. 29:65 And when they mount upon the ships they pray to Allah, making their faith pure for Him only, but when He bringeth them safe to land, behold! they ascribe partners (unto Him), – فَإِذَا رَكِبُوا فِي الْفُلْكِ دَعَوُا اللَّهَ مُخْلِصِينَ لَهُ الدِّينَ فَلَمَّا نَجَّاهُمْ إِلَى الْبَرِّ إِذَا هُمْ يُشْرِكُونَ (29:65) 31:32 And if a wave enshroudeth them like awnings, they cry unto Allah, making their faith pure for Him only. But when He bringeth them safe to land, some of them compromise. None denieth Our signs save every traitor ingrate. وَإِذَا غَشِيَهُم مَّوْجٌ كَالظُّلَلِ دَعَوُا اللَّهَ مُخْلِصِينَ لَهُ الدِّينَ فَلَمَّا نَجَّاهُمْ إِلَى الْبَرِّ فَمِنْهُم مُّقْتَصِدٌ وَمَا يَجْحَدُ بِآيَاتِنَا إِلَّا كُلُّ خَتَّارٍ كَفُورٍ (31:32) 8
16- Guidance is only though God: Though man is responsible to find God, he did not leave him without guidance but according to his sincerity God will guide him:
''..A light has now come to you from God, and a Scripture making things clear, with which God guides those who follow what pleases Him to the ways of peace, bringing them from darkness out into light, by His will, and guiding them to a straight path.'' (Qur'an 5:15)
17- Small changes in man life or big changes in history happen by permission of God: But man has to strive to change if wants God to help him in that.
God does not change the conditions of a people unless they first change that which is in their hearts. [Qur'an 13:12]Man shall have nothing but what he strives for. [Qur'an 50:40]And whatever suffering ye suffer, it is what your hands have wrought. [Qur'an 42:29]And those who strive in Our (cause), We will certainly guide them to our Paths. [Qur'an 29:69]
18-God speech is authoritative but not autocratic: God ask us not just believe in Quran because he said it is his book but it is very important to ponder and find the proofs God have for us in the Quran by pondering and asking ourselves. A well known approach in the Quran is known as ‘Exhausting the Alternatives’. The Qur’an says that it is a revelation from the Creator of all that exists. If for some reason you do not believe in it, then what is it or where iyour proof?.
35:3 O Mankind! Think of the blessings of Allah upon you. Is there any creator other than Allah who provides for you from the heaven and earth? There is no god but He. How could you wander in the wilderness of thought! 35:4 (O Messenger) if they deny you, Messengers before you were also denied. But all affairs ultimately end up in His Court. 35:5 O Mankind! Indeed Allah's Promise is true. (The Law of Requital is an inevitable reality). So let not the present life deceive you, nor let the Deceiver deceive you about Allah. (Deceiver = Satan = Selfish desire. Also misguided people and their propaganda).
19- Although God speech is authortative, Muslims have to use the paragmatic and democratic ways to spread the message of Quran:
16 verse 125 states:“Invite to the way of your Lord with wisdom and good instruction; and argue with them in a way that is best.”
20-God authority over history: The future for us is the past for him since he sees the future: Moses told beno Israel that God had made prophets (most of them) and kings, and he kept his promise.5:20 Remember Moses said to his people: "O my people! Call in remembrance the favour of Allah unto you, when He produced prophets among you, made you kings, and gave you what He had not given to any other among the peoples.
وَإِذْ قَالَ مُوسَى لِقَوْمِهِ يَا قَوْمِ اذْكُرُواْ نِعْمَةَ اللّهِ عَلَيْكُمْ إِذْ جَعَلَ فِيكُمْ أَنبِيَاء وَجَعَلَكُم مُّلُوكًا وَآتَاكُم مَّا لَمْ يُؤْتِ أَحَدًا مِّن الْعَالَمِينَ-3:26 Say: O Allah! Owner of Sovereignty! Thou givest sovereignty unto whom Thou wilt, and Thou withdrawest sovereignty from whom Thou wilt. Thou exaltest whom Thou wilt and Thou abasest whom Thou wilt. In Thy hand is the good. Lo! Thou art Able to do all things.قُلِ اللَّهُمَّ مَالِكَ الْمُلْكِ تُؤْتِي الْمُلْكَ مَن تَشَاء وَتَنزِعُ الْمُلْكَ مِمَّن تَشَاء وَتُعِزُّ مَن تَشَاء وَتُذِلُّ مَن تَشَاء بِيَدِكَ الْخَيْرُ إِنَّكَ عَلَىَ كُلِّ شَيْءٍ قَدِيرٌ11-God
21- authority of God over the idols: A lot of idols that people worshiped were either God creation as humans, sun, stars, cows..... or from materials that created by God like statues:
25:3 Yet have they taken, besides him, gods that can create nothing but are themselves created; that have no control of hurt or good to themselves; nor can they control death nor life nor resurrection.وَاتَّخَذُوا مِن دُونِهِ آلِهَةً لَّا يَخْلُقُونَ شَيْئًا وَهُمْ يُخْلَقُونَ وَلَا يَمْلِكُونَ لِأَنفُسِهِمْ ضَرًّا وَلَا نَفْعًا وَلَا يَمْلِكُونَ مَوْتًا وَلَا حَيَاةً وَلَا نُشُورًا (25:3
22- God authority over human spirit:
39:42 It is God [alone that has this power - He] who causes all human beings to die at the time of their [bodily] death, and [causes to be as dead], during their sleep, those that have not yet died: thus, He withholds [from life] those upon whom He has decreed death, and lets the others go free for a term set [by Him]. In [all] this, behold, there are messages indeed for people who think!
23- God authority over his prophets:
وَإِذْ أَخَذَ اللّهُ مِيثَاقَ النَّبِيِّيْنَ لَمَا آتَيْتُكُم مِّن كِتَابٍ وَحِكْمَةٍ ثُمَّ جَاءكُمْ رَسُولٌ مُّصَدِّقٌ لِّمَا مَعَكُمْ لَتُؤْمِنُنَّ بِهِ وَلَتَنصُرُنَّهُ قَالَ أَأَقْرَرْتُمْ وَأَخَذْتُمْ عَلَى ذَلِكُمْ إِصْرِي قَالُواْ أَقْرَرْنَا قَالَ فَاشْهَدُواْ وَأَنَاْ مَعَكُم مِّنَ الشَّاهِدِينَ (3:81)3:81 (Picktall) When Allah made (His) covenant with the prophets, (He said): Behold that which I have given you of the Scripture and knowledge. And afterward there will come unto you a messenger, confirming that which ye possess. Ye shall believe in him and ye shall help him. He said: Do ye agree, and will ye take up My burden (which I lay upon you) in this (matter)? They answered: We agree. He said: Then bear ye witness. I will be a witness with you. -3:84 Say: "We believe in God, and in that which has been bestowed from on high upon us, and that which has been bestowed upon Abraham and Ishmael and Isaac and Jacob and their descendants, and that which has been vouchsafed by their Sustainer unto Moses and jesus and all the [other] prophets: we make no distinction between any of them. And unto Him do we surrender ourselves."قُلْ آمَنَّا بِاللّهِ وَمَا أُنزِلَ عَلَيْنَا وَمَا أُنزِلَ عَلَى إِبْرَاهِيمَ وَإِسْمَاعِيلَ وَإِسْحَقَ وَيَعْقُوبَ وَالأَسْبَاطِ وَمَا أُوتِيَ مُوسَى وَعِيسَى وَالنَّبِيُّونَ مِن رَّبِّهِمْ لاَ نُفَرِّقُ بَيْنَ أَحَدٍ مِّنْهُمْ وَنَحْنُ لَهُ مُسْلِمُون
24- God authority over the day of judgment:
1:4 Lord of the day of Judgment!مَـالِكِ يَوْمِ الدِّينِ99:1 WHEN THE EARTH quakes with her [last] mighty quaking,99:2 and [when] the earth yields up her burdens,99:3 and man cries out, "What has happened to her?" -99:4 on that Day will she recount all her tidings,99:5 as thy Sustainer will have inspired her to do!99:6 On that Day will all men come forward, cut off from one another,99:7 And so, he who shall have done an atom's weight of good, shall behold it;99:8 and he who shall have done an atom's weight of evil, shall behold it.
25- God authority over all people:
23:52 And, verily, this community of yours is one single community, since I am the Sustainer of you all: remain, then, conscious of Me!وَإِنَّ هَذِهِ أُمَّتُكُمْ أُمَّةً وَاحِدَةً وَأَنَا رَبُّكُمْ فَاتَّقُونِ (23:52)6:42 And, indeed, We sent Our messages unto people before thy time, [O Prophet,] and visited them with misfortune and hardship so that they might humble themselves:وَلَقَدْ أَرْسَلنَآ إِلَى أُمَمٍ مِّن قَبْلِكَ فَأَخَذْنَاهُمْ بِالْبَأْسَاء وَالضَّرَّاء لَعَلَّهُمْ يَتَضَرَّعُونَ (6:42)16- God Authority over the disbelievers:سَأَصْرِفُ عَنْ آيَاتِيَ الَّذِينَ يَتَكَبَّرُونَ فِي الأَرْضِ بِغَيْرِ الْحَقِّ وَإِن يَرَوْاْ كُلَّ آيَةٍ لاَّ يُؤْمِنُواْ بِهَا وَإِن يَرَوْاْ سَبِيلَ الرُّشْدِ لاَ يَتَّخِذُوهُ سَبِيلاً وَإِن يَرَوْاْ سَبِيلَ الْغَيِّ يَتَّخِذُوهُ سَبِيلاً ذَلِكَ بِأَنَّهُمْ كَذَّبُواْ بِآيَاتِنَا وَكَانُواْ عَنْهَا غَافِلِينَ (7:146)7:146 (Y. Ali) Those who behave arrogantly on the earth in defiance of right - them will I turn away from My signs: Even if they see all the signs, they will not believe in them; and if they see the way of right conduct, they will not adopt it as the way; but if they see the way of error, that is the way they will adopt. For they have rejected our signs, and failed to take warning from them.
The authoritative speech in the Quran comes to us from various ways: the contents like the creation is that of God, the worship is to him alone, his authority is all over the creation including the prophets, mankind and everything in this universe. The authority of God is also over the language of speech, no weakness, no hesitation and no second thoughts. Those who talked about abrogation in the Quran is simply God said in these rare changes were good reason to do that and God already predetermined the change even in the past he knew what he will reveal or change in the future. The authority of God can be clearly appreciated when we read the Quran as God speech to us we find the firm style and the amazing choice of words and the way they fall each in place. Here are some examples of this authoritative of speech in the Quran:
1- The Creator God declares himself:
3:18 Allah (Himself) is witness that there is no God save Him. And the angels and the men of learning (too are witness). Maintaining His creation in justice, there is no God save Him, the Almighty, the Wise. شَهِدَ اللّهُ أَنَّهُ لاَ إِلَـهَ إِلاَّ هُوَ وَالْمَلاَئِكَةُ وَأُوْلُواْ الْعِلْمِ قَآئِمَاً بِالْقِسْطِ لاَ إِلَـهَ إِلاَّ هُوَ الْعَزِيزُ الْحَكِيمُ (
2- There is no proof to man of other cause of creation but God:
Failure to prove we are not created from non-existence or we are the creators (since we are the only intelligent creation we know of) prove there is other creator.
52:35 Have they themselves been created without anything [that might have caused their creation]? Or are they the creators? أَمْ خُلِقُوا مِنْ غَيْرِ شَيْءٍ أَمْ هُمُ الْخَالِقُونَ (52:35)
18:51 I did not make them witnesses of the creation of the heavens and the earth, nor of the creation of their own selves; and neither do I [have any need to] take as My helpers those [beings] that lead [men] astray. مَا أَشْهَدتُّهُمْ خَلْقَ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضِ وَلَا خَلْقَ أَنفُسِهِمْ وَمَا كُنتُ مُتَّخِذَ الْمُضِلِّينَ عَضُدًا (18:51)
3- The worship of false Gods does not prove those Gods beside God: but rather the presence of another force we call it Satan that want you to worship anything other than God, even of his creation:
25:3 Yet they choose beside Him other gods who create naught but are themselves created, and possess not hurt nor profit for themselves, and possess not death nor life, nor power to raise the dead. وَاتَّخَذُوا مِن دُونِهِ آلِهَةً لَّا يَخْلُقُونَ شَيْئًا وَهُمْ يُخْلَقُونَ وَلَا يَمْلِكُونَ لِأَنفُسِهِمْ ضَرًّا وَلَا نَفْعًا وَلَا يَمْلِكُونَ مَوْتًا وَلَا حَيَاةً وَلَا نُشُورًا (25:3)
4- God created all the creation:
6:102 Such is Allah, your Lord. There is no God save Him, the creator of all things, so worship Him. And He taketh care of all things. – ذَلِكُمُ اللّهُ رَبُّكُمْ لا إِلَـهَ إِلاَّ هُوَ خَالِقُ كُلِّ شَيْءٍ فَاعْبُدُوهُ وَهُوَ عَلَى كُلِّ شَيْءٍ وَكِيلٌ (6:102) 51:56
5- God Subjected his the creation to man:
As you note in most points above that God has created the universe and subjected it to us. This explains how the resources of the creation satisfied our needs and our knowledge made possible and even exponential as we see it today. No wander you see the verb subjected in many verses of the Quran. 45:13 And He has subjected to you, as from Him, all that is in the heavens and on earth: Behold, in that are Signs indeed for those who reflectوَسَخَّرَ لَكُم مَّا فِي السَّمَاوَاتِ وَمَا فِي الْأَرْضِ جَمِيعًا مِّنْهُ إِنَّ فِي ذَلِكَ لَآيَاتٍ لَّقَوْمٍ يَتَفَكَّرُونَ (45:13)
6- These subjection of creation is related to the laws of the creator: what we call it physio-chemical laws are constant. If you threw a stone from any part of the earth it will follow the laws of gravity and fall down. Every thing is created by a measure.
67:3 Who hath created seven heavens in harmony. Thou (Muhammad) canst see no fault in theBeneficent One's creation; then look again: Canst thou see any rifts? - الَّذِي خَلَقَ سَبْعَ سَمَاوَاتٍ طِبَاقًا مَّا تَرَى فِي خَلْقِ الرَّحْمَنِ مِن تَفَاوُتٍ فَارْجِعِ الْبَصَرَ هَلْ تَرَى مِن فُطُورٍ (67:3)13:8 Allah knoweth that which every female beareth and that which the wombs absorb and that which they grow. And everything with Him is measured. اللّهُ يَعْلَمُ مَا تَحْمِلُ كُلُّ أُنثَى وَمَا تَغِيضُ الأَرْحَامُ وَمَا تَزْدَادُ وَكُلُّ شَيْءٍ عِندَهُ بِمِقْدَارٍ (13:8)
7- God knew that we would be able to chase the origin of creation:
Our curiosity to know how things created and God gave us the brain and the tools to trace his creation. No wonder that we found the big bang, the DNA, water as the origin of life and so on.29:20 Say (O Muhammad): Travel in the land and see how He originated creation, then Allah bringeth forth the later growth. Lo! Allah is Able to do all things. قُلْ سِيرُوا فِي الْأَرْضِ فَانظُرُوا كَيْفَ بَدَأَ الْخَلْقَ ثُمَّ اللَّهُ يُنشِئُ النَّشْأَةَ الْآخِرَةَ إِنَّ اللَّهَ عَلَى كُلِّ شَيْءٍ قَدِيرٌ (29:20)
8- As he who created first time he will be able to recreate:
وَهُوَ الَّذِي يَبْدَأُ الْخَلْقَ ثُمَّ يُعِيدُهُ وَهُوَ أَهْوَنُ عَلَيْهِ وَلَهُ الْمَثَلُ الأعْلَى فِي السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالأرْضِ وَهُوَ الْعَزِيزُ الْحَكِيمُ Sura 30 - Ar-Room [The Romans, The Byzantines] Verse 27-27: 27. It is He Who begins (the process of) creation; then repeats it; and for Him it is most easy. To Him belongs the loftiest similitude (we can think of) in the heavens and the earth: for He is Exalted in Might, full of wisdom.
9-God clearly and strongly declare that the Quran is his book:
This is the scripture whereof there is no doubt, a Guidance unto those who ward off (evil). [Qur'an 2:2]A Book which We have revealed unto thee (Muhammad) that thereby thou mayst bring forth mankind from darkness unto light, by the permission of their Lord, unto the path of the Exalted in power, Worthy of Praise. [Qur'an 14:1]And, those who are endowed with knowledge, can see that the Revelation sent down to thee, O Muhammad, from thy Lord is the Truth; and that it guides people to the path of the Exalted, Worthy of all Praise. [Qur'an 34:6]
10- The Quran is not such as could be invented in despite of God: To our date no one gave us a convincing evidence that the Quran is made by other than God.
10:37 And this quran is not such as could ever be invented in despite of Allah; but it is a confirmation of that which was before it and an exposition of that which is decreed for mankind-- Therein is no doubt--from the Lord of the Worlds. وَمَا كَانَ هَـذَا الْقُرْآنُ أَن يُفْتَرَى مِن دُونِ اللّهِ وَلَـكِن تَصْدِيقَ الَّذِي بَيْنَ يَدَيْهِ وَتَفْصِيلَ الْكِتَابِ لاَ رَيْبَ فِيهِ مِن رَّبِّ الْعَالَمِينَ (10:37)
11- God is the author of the Quran and Muhammad is the messenger: it is not poetry from Muhammad, sorcery or delusions.
"And the poets - [only] the tempted (or fans) follow them; Do you not see that in every valley they roam And that they say what they do not do?ˮ (Quran 26: 224-226)"And We did not give Prophet Muhammad, knowledge of poetry, nor is it befitting for him. It is not but a message and a clear Qur'an.ˮ (Quran 36: 69)[That] indeed, the Qur'an is the word of a noble Messenger. And it is not the word of a poet; little do you believe. Nor the word of a soothsayer; little do you remember. [It is] a revelation from the Lord of the worlds. (Quran 69: 40-43)
Al-Qalam chapter 68 verse 2:“You are not, (O Muhammad), by the favour of your Lord, a madman”.chapter 81 verse 22:“And your companion (i.e. Muhammad) is not (at all) mad.”
"These are the verses of Allah which We recite to you, [O Muhammad], in truth. And indeed, you are from among the messengers. ˮ (Quran 2:252)He has sent down upon you, [O Muhammad], the Book in truth, confirming what was before it. And He revealed the Torah and the Gospel. (Quran 3:3)
12- God hold the truth and not assumptions:
And most of them follow not except assumption. Indeed, assumption avails not against the truth at all. Indeed, Allah is Knowing of what they do. (Quran 10: 36)
10:66 Behold! verily to Allah belong all creatures, in the heavens and on earth. What do they follow who worship as His “partners” other than Allah. They follow nothing but fancy, and they do nothing but lie. أَلا إِنَّ لِلّهِ مَن فِي السَّمَاوَات وَمَن فِي الأَرْضِ وَمَا يَتَّبِعُ الَّذِينَ يَدْعُونَ مِن دُونِ اللّهِ شُرَكَاء إِن يَتَّبِعُونَ إِلاَّ الظَّنَّ وَإِنْ هُمْ إِلاَّ يَخْرُصُونَ (10:66) 12:40 “If not Him, ye worship nothing but names which ye have named,- ye and your fathers,- for which Allah hath sent down no authority: the command is for none but Allah. He hath commanded that ye worship none but Him: that is the right religion, but most men understand not… مَا تَعْبُدُونَ مِن دُونِهِ إِلاَّ أَسْمَاء سَمَّيْتُمُوهَا أَنتُمْ وَآبَآؤُكُم مَّا أَنزَلَ اللّهُ بِهَا مِن سُلْطَانٍ إِنِ الْحُكْمُ إِلاَّ لِلّهِ أَمَرَ أَلاَّ تَعْبُدُواْ إِلاَّ إِيَّاهُ ذَلِكَ الدِّينُ الْقَيِّمُ وَلَـكِنَّ أَكْثَرَ النَّاسِ لاَ يَعْلَمُونَ (12:40)
21:24 Or have they taken for worship (other) gods besides him? Say, “Bring your convincing proof: this is the Message (the Quran) of those with me and the Message of those before me.” But most of them know not the Truth, and so turn away. أَمِ اتَّخَذُوا مِن دُونِهِ آلِهَةً قُلْ هَاتُوا بُرْهَانَكُمْ هَذَا ذِكْرُ مَن مَّعِيَ وَذِكْرُ مَن قَبْلِي بَلْ أَكْثَرُهُمْ لَا يَعْلَمُونَ الْحَقَّ فَهُم مُّعْرِضُونَ (21:24)
13- God had many promises to the Quran that were fulfilled: As God promised Muhammad him he will make him recite the Quran and not forget it: He was praying and Muslims behind him 5 prayers a day and a lot of long nights for many years and they did not record about him forgetting the verses of the Quran despite his very busy mind guiding a nation and building its community.87:6 We shall make thee read (O Muhammad) so that thou shalt not forget سَنُقْرِؤُكَ فَلَا تَنسَى (87:6)8- God named his book the Quran (the recited): we come to learn over the years that this is the most recited book in the world.7:204 And when the Qur'an is recited, give ear to it and pay heed, that ye may obtain mercy. -وَإِذَا قُرِىءَ الْقُرْآنُ فَاسْتَمِعُواْ لَهُ وَأَنصِتُواْ لَعَلَّكُمْ تُرْحَمُونَ (7:204)9- God promised to collect the Quran: though the Quran would come to the prophet as inspirations few verses at times and even a large chapter and in different orders. God as promised ended by having the Quran as one book with all verses in its right place in various chapters.إِنَّ عَلَيْنَا جَمْعَهُ وَقُرْآنَهُ(75:17)75:17 (Picktall) Lo! upon Us (resteth) the putting together thereof and the reading thereof. God promised us the explanation of the Quran: many verses in the Quran are explained by other verses in the Quran.ثُمَّ إِنَّ عَلَيْنَا بَيَانَهُ (75:19)75:19 (Picktall) Then lo! upon Us (resteth) the explanation thereof. God promised to preserve the Quran: He did that with no change in one verse or letter over 1400 years.15:9 Lo! We, even We, reveal the reminder, and lo! We verily are its Guardian. إِنَّا نَحْنُ نَزَّلْنَا الذِّكْرَ وَإِنَّا لَهُ لَحَافِظُونَ (15:9)12- God challenged the Jinn and Mankind to bring the like of the Quran: and no one has brought like the Quran including any government in the world.17:88 Say: Verily, though mankind and the jinn should assemble to produce the like of this Qur'an, they could not produce the like thereof though they were helpers one of another. -قُل لَّئِنِ اجْتَمَعَتِ الإِنسُ وَالْجِنُّ عَلَى أَن يَأْتُواْ بِمِثْلِ هَـذَا الْقُرْآنِ لاَ يَأْتُونَ بِمِثْلِهِ وَلَوْ كَانَ بَعْضُهُمْ لِبَعْضٍ ظَهِيرًا (17:88)13- The Quran guide people to the straight path: it is not only my observation the religious Muslims are the best of Muslims in manners.17:9 Lo! this quran guideth unto that which is straightest, and giveth tidings unto the believers who do good works that theirs will be a great reward.إِنَّ هَـذَا الْقُرْآنَ يِهْدِي لِلَّتِي هِيَ أَقْوَمُ وَيُبَشِّرُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ الَّذِينَ يَعْمَلُونَ الصَّالِحَاتِ أَنَّ لَهُمْ أَجْرًا كَبِيرًا (17:9)14- The Quran talked about the universes and humans: the scientific points mentioned in the Quran about the universe and human embryology were proven to be true after centuries.41:53 In time We shall make them fully understand Our messages [through what they perceive] in the utmost horizons [of the universe] and within themselves, so that it will become clear unto them that this [revelation] is indeed the truth. [Still,] is it not enough [for them to know] that thy Sustainer is witness unto everything?سَنُرِيهِمْ آيَاتِنَا فِي الْآفَاقِ وَفِي أَنفُسِهِمْ حَتَّى يَتَبَيَّنَ لَهُمْ أَنَّهُ الْحَقُّ أَوَلَمْ يَكْفِ بِرَبِّكَ أَنَّهُ عَلَى كُلِّ شَيْءٍ شَهِيدٌ (41:53)
14- The best witness of the Quran is God:
''Say (O Messenger), "What could be the greatest witness?” Say, “Allah is Witness between me and you. This Qur’an has been revealed to me so that I may warn you as well as whomever it reaches. Do you bear witness that there are other deities besides Allah?” Say, “I bear no such witness.” Say, “He is the One God [ILAH]. I disown what you associate with Him.” (6:19)
15- God compelled us to call into him: Most people have faith when they are in severe distress: One of the great evidence of God is our calling to him in the time of stress. Even those with weak faith or no faith are faithful at that time. 29:65 And when they mount upon the ships they pray to Allah, making their faith pure for Him only, but when He bringeth them safe to land, behold! they ascribe partners (unto Him), – فَإِذَا رَكِبُوا فِي الْفُلْكِ دَعَوُا اللَّهَ مُخْلِصِينَ لَهُ الدِّينَ فَلَمَّا نَجَّاهُمْ إِلَى الْبَرِّ إِذَا هُمْ يُشْرِكُونَ (29:65) 31:32 And if a wave enshroudeth them like awnings, they cry unto Allah, making their faith pure for Him only. But when He bringeth them safe to land, some of them compromise. None denieth Our signs save every traitor ingrate. وَإِذَا غَشِيَهُم مَّوْجٌ كَالظُّلَلِ دَعَوُا اللَّهَ مُخْلِصِينَ لَهُ الدِّينَ فَلَمَّا نَجَّاهُمْ إِلَى الْبَرِّ فَمِنْهُم مُّقْتَصِدٌ وَمَا يَجْحَدُ بِآيَاتِنَا إِلَّا كُلُّ خَتَّارٍ كَفُورٍ (31:32) 8
16- Guidance is only though God: Though man is responsible to find God, he did not leave him without guidance but according to his sincerity God will guide him:
''..A light has now come to you from God, and a Scripture making things clear, with which God guides those who follow what pleases Him to the ways of peace, bringing them from darkness out into light, by His will, and guiding them to a straight path.'' (Qur'an 5:15)
17- Small changes in man life or big changes in history happen by permission of God: But man has to strive to change if wants God to help him in that.
God does not change the conditions of a people unless they first change that which is in their hearts. [Qur'an 13:12]Man shall have nothing but what he strives for. [Qur'an 50:40]And whatever suffering ye suffer, it is what your hands have wrought. [Qur'an 42:29]And those who strive in Our (cause), We will certainly guide them to our Paths. [Qur'an 29:69]
18-God speech is authoritative but not autocratic: God ask us not just believe in Quran because he said it is his book but it is very important to ponder and find the proofs God have for us in the Quran by pondering and asking ourselves. A well known approach in the Quran is known as ‘Exhausting the Alternatives’. The Qur’an says that it is a revelation from the Creator of all that exists. If for some reason you do not believe in it, then what is it or where iyour proof?.
35:3 O Mankind! Think of the blessings of Allah upon you. Is there any creator other than Allah who provides for you from the heaven and earth? There is no god but He. How could you wander in the wilderness of thought! 35:4 (O Messenger) if they deny you, Messengers before you were also denied. But all affairs ultimately end up in His Court. 35:5 O Mankind! Indeed Allah's Promise is true. (The Law of Requital is an inevitable reality). So let not the present life deceive you, nor let the Deceiver deceive you about Allah. (Deceiver = Satan = Selfish desire. Also misguided people and their propaganda).
19- Although God speech is authortative, Muslims have to use the paragmatic and democratic ways to spread the message of Quran:
16 verse 125 states:“Invite to the way of your Lord with wisdom and good instruction; and argue with them in a way that is best.”
20-God authority over history: The future for us is the past for him since he sees the future: Moses told beno Israel that God had made prophets (most of them) and kings, and he kept his promise.5:20 Remember Moses said to his people: "O my people! Call in remembrance the favour of Allah unto you, when He produced prophets among you, made you kings, and gave you what He had not given to any other among the peoples.
وَإِذْ قَالَ مُوسَى لِقَوْمِهِ يَا قَوْمِ اذْكُرُواْ نِعْمَةَ اللّهِ عَلَيْكُمْ إِذْ جَعَلَ فِيكُمْ أَنبِيَاء وَجَعَلَكُم مُّلُوكًا وَآتَاكُم مَّا لَمْ يُؤْتِ أَحَدًا مِّن الْعَالَمِينَ-3:26 Say: O Allah! Owner of Sovereignty! Thou givest sovereignty unto whom Thou wilt, and Thou withdrawest sovereignty from whom Thou wilt. Thou exaltest whom Thou wilt and Thou abasest whom Thou wilt. In Thy hand is the good. Lo! Thou art Able to do all things.قُلِ اللَّهُمَّ مَالِكَ الْمُلْكِ تُؤْتِي الْمُلْكَ مَن تَشَاء وَتَنزِعُ الْمُلْكَ مِمَّن تَشَاء وَتُعِزُّ مَن تَشَاء وَتُذِلُّ مَن تَشَاء بِيَدِكَ الْخَيْرُ إِنَّكَ عَلَىَ كُلِّ شَيْءٍ قَدِيرٌ11-God
21- authority of God over the idols: A lot of idols that people worshiped were either God creation as humans, sun, stars, cows..... or from materials that created by God like statues:
25:3 Yet have they taken, besides him, gods that can create nothing but are themselves created; that have no control of hurt or good to themselves; nor can they control death nor life nor resurrection.وَاتَّخَذُوا مِن دُونِهِ آلِهَةً لَّا يَخْلُقُونَ شَيْئًا وَهُمْ يُخْلَقُونَ وَلَا يَمْلِكُونَ لِأَنفُسِهِمْ ضَرًّا وَلَا نَفْعًا وَلَا يَمْلِكُونَ مَوْتًا وَلَا حَيَاةً وَلَا نُشُورًا (25:3
22- God authority over human spirit:
39:42 It is God [alone that has this power - He] who causes all human beings to die at the time of their [bodily] death, and [causes to be as dead], during their sleep, those that have not yet died: thus, He withholds [from life] those upon whom He has decreed death, and lets the others go free for a term set [by Him]. In [all] this, behold, there are messages indeed for people who think!
23- God authority over his prophets:
وَإِذْ أَخَذَ اللّهُ مِيثَاقَ النَّبِيِّيْنَ لَمَا آتَيْتُكُم مِّن كِتَابٍ وَحِكْمَةٍ ثُمَّ جَاءكُمْ رَسُولٌ مُّصَدِّقٌ لِّمَا مَعَكُمْ لَتُؤْمِنُنَّ بِهِ وَلَتَنصُرُنَّهُ قَالَ أَأَقْرَرْتُمْ وَأَخَذْتُمْ عَلَى ذَلِكُمْ إِصْرِي قَالُواْ أَقْرَرْنَا قَالَ فَاشْهَدُواْ وَأَنَاْ مَعَكُم مِّنَ الشَّاهِدِينَ (3:81)3:81 (Picktall) When Allah made (His) covenant with the prophets, (He said): Behold that which I have given you of the Scripture and knowledge. And afterward there will come unto you a messenger, confirming that which ye possess. Ye shall believe in him and ye shall help him. He said: Do ye agree, and will ye take up My burden (which I lay upon you) in this (matter)? They answered: We agree. He said: Then bear ye witness. I will be a witness with you. -3:84 Say: "We believe in God, and in that which has been bestowed from on high upon us, and that which has been bestowed upon Abraham and Ishmael and Isaac and Jacob and their descendants, and that which has been vouchsafed by their Sustainer unto Moses and jesus and all the [other] prophets: we make no distinction between any of them. And unto Him do we surrender ourselves."قُلْ آمَنَّا بِاللّهِ وَمَا أُنزِلَ عَلَيْنَا وَمَا أُنزِلَ عَلَى إِبْرَاهِيمَ وَإِسْمَاعِيلَ وَإِسْحَقَ وَيَعْقُوبَ وَالأَسْبَاطِ وَمَا أُوتِيَ مُوسَى وَعِيسَى وَالنَّبِيُّونَ مِن رَّبِّهِمْ لاَ نُفَرِّقُ بَيْنَ أَحَدٍ مِّنْهُمْ وَنَحْنُ لَهُ مُسْلِمُون
24- God authority over the day of judgment:
1:4 Lord of the day of Judgment!مَـالِكِ يَوْمِ الدِّينِ99:1 WHEN THE EARTH quakes with her [last] mighty quaking,99:2 and [when] the earth yields up her burdens,99:3 and man cries out, "What has happened to her?" -99:4 on that Day will she recount all her tidings,99:5 as thy Sustainer will have inspired her to do!99:6 On that Day will all men come forward, cut off from one another,99:7 And so, he who shall have done an atom's weight of good, shall behold it;99:8 and he who shall have done an atom's weight of evil, shall behold it.
25- God authority over all people:
23:52 And, verily, this community of yours is one single community, since I am the Sustainer of you all: remain, then, conscious of Me!وَإِنَّ هَذِهِ أُمَّتُكُمْ أُمَّةً وَاحِدَةً وَأَنَا رَبُّكُمْ فَاتَّقُونِ (23:52)6:42 And, indeed, We sent Our messages unto people before thy time, [O Prophet,] and visited them with misfortune and hardship so that they might humble themselves:وَلَقَدْ أَرْسَلنَآ إِلَى أُمَمٍ مِّن قَبْلِكَ فَأَخَذْنَاهُمْ بِالْبَأْسَاء وَالضَّرَّاء لَعَلَّهُمْ يَتَضَرَّعُونَ (6:42)16- God Authority over the disbelievers:سَأَصْرِفُ عَنْ آيَاتِيَ الَّذِينَ يَتَكَبَّرُونَ فِي الأَرْضِ بِغَيْرِ الْحَقِّ وَإِن يَرَوْاْ كُلَّ آيَةٍ لاَّ يُؤْمِنُواْ بِهَا وَإِن يَرَوْاْ سَبِيلَ الرُّشْدِ لاَ يَتَّخِذُوهُ سَبِيلاً وَإِن يَرَوْاْ سَبِيلَ الْغَيِّ يَتَّخِذُوهُ سَبِيلاً ذَلِكَ بِأَنَّهُمْ كَذَّبُواْ بِآيَاتِنَا وَكَانُواْ عَنْهَا غَافِلِينَ (7:146)7:146 (Y. Ali) Those who behave arrogantly on the earth in defiance of right - them will I turn away from My signs: Even if they see all the signs, they will not believe in them; and if they see the way of right conduct, they will not adopt it as the way; but if they see the way of error, that is the way they will adopt. For they have rejected our signs, and failed to take warning from them.
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