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The Noble Qur'an
"Alif Laam Raa. A book which we have revealed to you (Muhammad) so that you may lead the people from out of the darknesses into the light by their Lord's leave to the path of the All-Mighty, the Praiseworthy." Al Qura'n.
The Qur'an ("Qor-Ann") is a Message from to humanity. It was transmitted to us in a chain starting from the Almighty Himself (swt) to the angel Gabriel to the Muhammad
. This message was given to the Prophet (saas) in pieces over a period spanning approximately 23 years (610 CE to 622 CE). The Prophet (saas) was 40 years old when the Qur'an began to be revealed to him, and he was 63 when the revelation was completed. The language of the original message was Arabic, but it has been translated into many other languages.
The Qur'an is one leg of two which form the basis of Islam. The second leg is the (Sunnah) of the Prophet (saas). What makes the Qur'an different from the Sunnah is primarily its form. Unlike the Sunnah, the Qur'an is quite literally the Word of Allah, whereas the Sunnah was inspired by Allah but the wording and actions are the Prophet's. The Qur'an has not been expressed using any human's words. Its wording is letter for letter fixed by no one but Allah.
Prophet Muhammad (saas) was the final Messenger of Allah to humanity, and therefore the Qur'an is the last Message which Allah has sent to us. Its predecessors such as the Torah, Psalms, and Gospels have all been superceded. It is an obligation - and blessing - for all who hear of the Qur'an and (Islam) to investigate it and evaluate it for themselves. Allah has guaranteed that He will protect the Qur'an from human tampering, and today's readers can find exact copies of it all over the world. The Qur'an of today is the same as the Qur'an revealed to Muhammad (saas).
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IN THE NAME OF ALLAH
THE COMPASSIONATE THE MERCIFUL
Praise be to Allah. I thank Him, seek His Guidance and his Forgiveness. Peace and blessings be upon the one who communicated the Message, fulfilled the trust, and did not leave an excuse for anyone and upon whom it was sent,
“This Qur’an hath been revealed to me by inspiration,that I may warn you and all whom it reaches.”
(A1-An`am: 19)
I have read the message of his excellency, Sheikh Abdel-Rahman Al-Sungiri the preacher in the Ministry of endowment, United Arab Emirates, and the guidein the House of His highness, Sheikh Zayed Bin Sultan Al Nahyan for the patronageof new Muslims, which is entitled (A Message to the One Who Asked, “Whereis God?”
Consequently, my own faith and conviction were increased through these rational and tangible proofs. They permeated through sound mind, without argumentand only opponent is convinced to the point where they are unable to argue.This message is enhanced with irrefutable rational and decisive textual proofs.So, where is the way for the atheists after all ways are blocked before them.The atheists used to imagine fallacious arguments to cast doubt upon simple-mindedpeople. Theirs is a short time, after being challenged with the clearestrational proofs through debate, that they are become like floating-dust,scattered about,
“Like a mirage in sandy deserts, which the man parched with thirst mistakes for water; until he comes up to it, he finds it to be nothing.”
(An-Nur: 39)
Once a Bedouin was asked: how did you know Allah'? He replied, dung leadsto a camel, footsteps lead to a walker heavens with constellations, earthwith tracks do not all of these lead to the Omniscient, the Well-Acquainted. Truly, this universe is nothing but an expression of rational proof of the existence of its Maker, Who created it in the highest perfection. Allah the Almighty said in His Book,
“He Who created the seven heavens one above another: no want of proportion wilt thou see in the creation of the Most Gracious. Again turn thy vision a second time: (thy) vision will come back to thee dull and discomfited, in a state worn out.”
(Al-Mulk: 3-4)
The scientists of weather tried to predict the rainfall in a particular place,but they failed! why? Because Allah the Almighty did not will for the rainto fall and to Allah is the decree. Allah the Almighty said in His Book,
“Seest thou not that Allah makes the clouds move gently, then joins them together, then makes them into a heap? –then wilt thou see rain issue forth from their midst. And He sends down from the sky mountain masses (of clouds) wherein is hail: He strikes therewith whom He pleased andHe turns it away from whom He pleased.”
(An-Nur: 43)
Yes, Allah gives the rain to whom He pleases and turns it away from whomHe pleases. So, the will of others has nothing to do with Allah. Their attemptsfailed because Allah did not will this matter to happen, and this is theroot of all causes, if could we only grasp it.
Belief in the Unseen is the striking feature of the true believer. Allah the Almighty praised those who believe in the Unseen in more than one verse.
As for those who believe only in what they see or feel by their senses wesay to them, the senses may be deluded by magic or disease or any other reason.So, their realization will be false, as the man said: 'The eye may deny thelight of the sun due to ophthalmia, the mouth may deny the taste of the fooddue to illness.' Therefore, we can ask, "Are all creatures realized by senses?How can we sense electricity, air, pains, and gravity except through theirinfluence?" All these answers are made clear by the author of this message,may Allah reward him in the best way.
We ask Allah to grant success for all people to believe in what the messengers were sent down according to the will of Allah, He suffices us and He is the best One to protect.
Allah the Almighty
Necessity of Believing in Allah the Almighty
Here, we come to the language and ask, which of them come first meanings or words? Or do the words come first then meanings?
It is taken for granted that unless the meaning is very clear in our minds, it is impossible to create the word. In other words, if the meaning is not clear in the mind, we will find no word for it in the language. Therefore, if the meaning precedes the word what can we say concerning the modern meanings which were not existent before that such as for example the terminology of new inventions.
The linguistic assemblies state that we should create a word for this new term because it is a modern thing such as radio, TV, missile, refrigerator, spaceship, and helicopter etc. These names accrued from a precedent and particular meanings for them in the mind.
In the light of what is mentioned above, it is impossible that the concept of ‘divinity’ is a non-existent concept which has no words. If it is believed what non-existent things cannot reach the degree of having words and if the words cannot precede the meanings, then the spread of such words in the language, culture and civilization of the people is considered to be a clear-cut proof on their existence. On the top of these concepts comes the concept of divinity.
Thus, we can deduce that the meaning of belief in the existence of Allah precede the language and the words. Its existence in the human languages, in the anthropological studies, and through history, is a decisive proof that his meaning has an existence in the human thought however numerous its names, forms, or patterns.
If one contemplates this question, he will find that there is a harmony and cohesion in the essence of the words to such an extent that they have no contradiction altogether. For example, the word of ‘disbelief’ (kufr) may connote the meaning of ‘belief’ (Iman), for the word Kufr, in essence, means covering. So, the word indicates that there was something existent then it was covered. In other words, covering is something temporary in respect of the existent thing. For this reason, the scholars interpreted the phrase ‘they have disbelieved’ (Kafaru) in the glorious Ayah that it is a condition for something which was existent. In the light of the previous mentioned, we can say that disbelief is something temporary to the belief.
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Praise Be to Allah
The origin of the word is elah, and all what is worshipped is so called, but only the truly worshipped God is named Allah. Is the word Allah a defective noun or a derivative noun? There are three viewpoints:
1) The word Allah is a defective noun because it has no dual nor plural form; secondly, it isn’t derivative because if it had beenso, then it should have had a root from which it had been derived andconsequently the word Allah would have been recent. In fact theword Allah is ancient and eternal as the Exalted Self, thereforeit must be a defective noun.
2) The word Allah is a proper noun designated to the Exalted Self that is described by all the divine attributes; this all-inclusive name comprises all the Exalted Self’s attributes, so we say, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful Allah. Apart from the name Allah, each of the names of the Exalted Self concerns a special singular meaning and is a description of it. Since the Exalted Self must have a name that comprises all the Divine attributes and since this name cannot be designated to anyone save the Exalted Self, therefore this name must be exclusive to the Exalted Self. Moreover this is not an epithet because if it were so, then theprofession of faith (There is no god but Allah) would not denotethe Profession of Monotheism, just as the phrase (There is no god butthe Most Merciful), does not denote Monotheism.
3) The most acceptable viewpoint is that the word Allah is a derivative noun, it had been an attribute at the very start but it became the proper noun that pertains exclusively to the Exalted Self and thereupon, we dispense with any other name to define Him and any other name is added to the name Allah, so we say, the Patient, the Omniscient, andthe Subduer are some of the names of Allah, but we cannot say,Allah is one of the names of the Most Merciful, or of the Omniscient.
As the name Allah is a derivative noun then it must be derived from one of the following Arabic verbs:
a) Aliha: to worship.
b) Aliha: to have faith in and to be calm in the presence of someone, because hearts find satisfaction in the remembrance of the Exalted Self, and souls pacify in knowing Him.
c) Alaha: to become confused and baffled as minds are bewildered in knowing and comprehending His attributes.
d) Alihahu: to be to succoured, as the afflicted person resorts to Him and He protects him.
e) Aliha: to be emotionally attached to the mother at the time of weaning, since worshippers are emotionally attached to the Exalted Self, and supplicate to him in times of affliction.
f) Laha: to be veiled and high in rank, because the Exalted Self is veiled from perception and vision, and is high above everything.
The name Allah is the greatest of the names of the Exalted Self and the most comprehensive. Furthermore, it is said that it is the most eminent name by which if the human being calls upon the Exalted Self, the call is answered, that is why no one else has been called by that name and this is confirmed in the Quranic verse, “Knowest thou of anywho is worthy of the same Name as He?” (MARYAM, 65).
One of the interpretations of this verse states: Is there anyone who bears a name similar to His name? Allah is the name of the OnlyTruth, Whose existence is the only true existence, the One Who combines all divine attributes, Who is qualified with all the divine epithets. Only to Allah is attributed the real existence, because every existing being is not self-existent but gains its existence from the Existence of Allah, Praise and Glory be to Him, He is Allah.
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