Rulings and issues related to Ramadan P1

In the name of Allah

the Merciful Lord, the Giver of Mercy
Written by

Abdulmonem Mostafa Halimah

Abu Baseer Al-Tartousi

Translated by Walaa Halimah

Part one

1- Introduction 

All Praise is to Allah, we praise Him, seek His aid and ask for His forgiveness. We seek refuge in Allah from the evil of our soul and our evil actions . Whoever Allah guides none can misguide them and whoever Allah leaves to stray none can guide them. I bear witness that nothing has the right to be worshiped except Allah alone and without any partners, and I bear witness that Muhammad peace be upon him is His slave and Messenger.

﴿يَا أَيهَُّا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا اتَّقُوا اللََّهَّ حَقَّ تُقَاتِهِ وَلا تََموُتُنَّ إِلَّا وَأَنْتُمْ مُسْلِمُونَ ﴾

(You who believe, be mindful of Allah, as is His due, and die not except as Muslims (who are submissive to their Lord). [Al-Imran, 3: 102]

﴿يَا أَيهَُّا النَّاسُ اتَّقُوا رَبَّكُمُ الَّذِي خَلَقَكُمْ مِنْ نَفْسٍ وَاحِدَةٍ وَخَلَقَ مِنْهَا زَوْجَهَا وَبَثَّ مِنْهُمَا رِجَالاً كَثِيراً وَنِسَاءً وَاتَّقُوا اللََّّهَ
الَّذِي تَسَاءَلُونَ بِهِ وَالْأَْرْحَامَ إِنَّ اللَََّّه كَانَ عَلَيْكُمْ رَقِيباً﴾

(People, be mindful of your Lord, who created you from a single soul, and from it created its mate, and from the pair of them spread countless men and women far and wide; be mindful of Allah, in whose name you make requests of one another. Beware of severing the ties of kinship: Allah is always watching over you). [Al-Nisa, 4: 1]

﴿يَا أَيهَُّا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا اتَّقُوا اللََّهَ وَقُولُوا قَوْلاً سَدِيد اً . يُصْلِحْ لَكُمْ أَعْمَالَكُمْ وَيَغْفِرْ لَكُمْ ذُنُوبَكُمْ وَمَنْ يُطِعِ اللَََّّه وَرَسُولَهُ فَ قَدْ
فَازَ فَوْزاً عَظِيم اً﴾

(Believers, be mindful of Allah, speak in a direct fashion and to good purpose, and He will put your deeds right for you and forgive your sins. 

Whoever obeys Allah and His Messenger will truly achieve a great triumph). [Al-Ahzab, 33: 70-71]

Indeed, the best of speech is the speech of Allah and the best of guidance is the guidance of Muhammad peace be upon him. The worst of things are the newly invented matters in religion and every newly invented matter in religion is an innovation, every innovation is deviance and every deviance is in Hellfire.
 

To commence, there are two points of great importance that ought to be discussed and clarified. Firstly, the importance of removing the jurisprudent and intellectual obstacles that have piled up overtime preventing people from truly practicing the Sunnah. Those are the jurisprudent verdicts that can be found in the books of jurisprudence, which have been discussed and compiled without reference to authentic evidence from the Hadeeth and Sunnah of the prophet peace be upon him, but rather to the understanding and opinion of the scholars of jurisprudence. Overtime, people have become preoccupied with those numerous rulings, their terminologies and implications and have treated them as Islamic evidence of their own. Hence, some contemporary scholars of jurisprudence tend to refer their interpretations on certain topics to the understanding of earlier scholars of jurisprudence, without critically assessing them in the light of the Qur’an and Sunnah, thereafter contemporary scholars become the object of reference for future scholars of jurisprudence. As a result of this, it has become scarce to find discussions or verdicts pertaining to the jurisprudence that directly link you to the prophet Muhammad peace be upon him and his teachings and no other.

Indeed, this is a great problem that scholars who are sincere to Allah should address, as a true scholar is the one who connects people to the prophet Muhammad peace be upon him and his Sunnah and draws them near to it, by guiding them directly to his sayings, actions and approvals. Such is the mission of a scholar and the point for which Allah Almighty instructed us to resort to the people of knowledge. He the Almighty said:

﴿ وَمَا أَرْسَلْنَا مِنْ قَبْلِكَ إِلَّا رِجَالًا نُوحِي إِلَيْهِمْ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِكْرِ إِنْ كُنْتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

([Prophet], all the messengers we sent before you were simply men to whom We have given the revelation: you [people], ask the people of knowledge if you do not know) [Al-Nahl, 16: 43]
That is, ask the people of knowledge so that they may direct you to the Sunnah of the prophet peace be upon him and to draw you near to his teachings and rulings. Thus, the duty and task of the scholar is to direct and guide people to the Sunnah; the more they are dutiful to this obligation the more they are deserving of such a status, the more trustworthy they are and the more they will be raised in this life and in the hereafter. Similarly, the further away they are from this methodology, the less deserving they become of the title and status of a scholar and an inheritor of the prophets.

Secondly, the pervasiveness of innovations in religion has become a widespread phenomenon to the point that many people worship and practice religious rituals away from the guidance and certification of Allah the Most High’s religion. They have lost track of the Sunnah and lost track of Muhammad peace be upon him, hence they innovate matters in the religion which, Allah has revealed no approval to and yet they presume that they are among the good doers. This unfortunate phenomenon is a result of the first point described above.

Hence, we find it necessary to reiterate a fundamental principal and condition of worship; that all acts of worship and any aspect of it are in no way acceptable unless they correlate and are in line with the Sunnah. Any act of worship which is not from the Sunnah or contradicts it, is a form of deviance and every deviance is in hell.{Essentially all acts of worship are banned and forbidden, unless there is evidence from the Qur’an or Sunnah that indicates its legitimacy as an act one may worship with. On the other hand, all worldly things that are non-ritualistic or religious are fundamentally allowed and permissible, unless there is evidence from the Qur’an or the Sunnah that suggests otherwise.}

Allah said, in relation to the obligation of following and imitation of the Prophet peace be upon him and the warning against contradicting or rebelling against it:

﴿فَلْيَحْذَرِ الَّذِينَ يَُُخالِفُونَ عَنْ أَمْرِهِ أَنْ تُصِيبَهُمْ فِتْنَةٌ أَوْ يُصِيبَهُمْ عَذَابٌ أَلِيمٌ ﴾

(And those who go against his order should beware lest a trial afflict them or they receive a painful punishment) [Al-Nur, 24:63]
Imam Ahmad said, I have looked into the Qur’an and found thirty three references to the obedience of the Messenger, and kept reciting:

 (And those who go against his order should beware lest a trial afflict them) and then saying, ‘what trial?’ ‘shirk, deviance may befall his heart if he rejects some of his sayings and then be misguided and as a result perish’. It was also reported to him that some people leave Hadeeth and refer to the opinion of Sufian Al-Thawri, he said: I am astonished by people who leave the Hadeeth, having known its authentic connection with the Prophet and then leave it to go to the opinion of Sufian and others! Allah the most Exalted said: (And those who go against his order should beware lest a trial afflict them) ‘do you know what trial?’ ‘Kufr, Allah the Most Exalted sai, (and the trial is worse than killing). 

They leave the sayings and practices of the Messenger of Allah -peace and blessing be upon him- and are compelled by their desires to following others’ opinions!{Ibn Taymiyya, Alsarim Almaslool, p56}

Allah the Exalted said:

﴿قُلْ إِنْ كُنْتُمْ تُُِحبُّونَ اللَََّّه فَاتَّبِعُونِِى يُُْحبِبْكُمُ اللََُّّه وَيَغْفِرْ لَكُمْ ذُنُوبَكُمْ وَاللََُّّه غَفُورٌ رَحِيمٌ ﴾

(Say, ‘If you love Allah, follow me, and Allah will love you and forgive you your sins; Allah is most forgiving, most merciful’) [Al-Imran, 3:31]

Hence, one of the signs of true love is following the prophet peace be upon him. Moreover, the extent to which one follows the prophet is an indication of how much they love Allah, and the extent to which one loves Allah should be reflected in by the extent to which they follow his Messenger peace be upon him.

Allah the Exalted also says:

﴿فَلا وَرَبكَ لا يؤُْمِنُونَ حَتََّّيَُُ يحكِمُوكَ فِيمَا شَجَرَ بَيْنَهُمْ ثَُُّم لا يََِجدُوا فِِى أَنْفُسِهِمْ حَرَجاً مَِِّما قَضَيْتَ وَيُسَلمُوا تَسْلِيماً﴾

(By your Lord, they will not be true believers until they let you decide between them in all matters of dispute, and find no resistance in their souls to your decisions, accepting them totally) {In his explanation of this verse, Ibn Al-Qayim writes: ‘The most exalted swore by His own holy self -an oath that is emphasised further by the negation that comes before it- that creation shall never believe until they make His Messenger a judge in all their disputes, be they fundamental or subordinate, rulings of Shariah, rulings pertaining to resurrection or related to the attributes of the Lord etc. He further asserted that they will not believe either by just simply making His Messenger a judge unless their chests become clean of any discomfort but rather their chests find ease, comfort and acceptance. Furthermore, they shall not gain faith until they follow all that with absolute content, surrender and do not object nor oppose’. Kitab Altibyan Fi Aqsam Al-Quran: p270.} [Al-Nisa, 4: 65]

And He said:

﴿ذَلِكَ بِأَنهَُّمْ شَآقُّواْ اللََّه وَرَسُولَهُ وَمَن يُشَاقِقِ اللََّه وَرَسُولَهُ فَإِنَّ اللََّه شَدِيدُ الْعِقَابِ ﴾

(That was because they opposed God and His Messenger) as in differed in their views and actions from what is pleasing to Allah and His Messenger and took the opposing and conflicting stance to theirs (and if anyone opposes God and His Messenger, God punishes them severely) [Al-Anfal, 8:13]

He also said:

﴿يَا أَيهَُّا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا لَا تُقَدِمُوا بَيَْْن يَدَيِ اللََِّّه وَرَسُولِهِ وَاتَّقُوا اللَََّّه إِنَّ اللَََّّه سََِميعٌ عَليمٌ . يَا أَيهَُّا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا لَا تَرْفَعُوا أَ صوَْْاتَكُمْ فَوْقَ صوَْْتِ النَّبى وَلَا تََْجهَرُوا  لَهُ بِالْقَوْلِ كَجَهْرِ بَعْضِكُمْ لِبَعْضٍ أَن تَُْحبَطَ أَعْمَالُكُمْ وَأَنتُمْ لَا تَشْعُرُونَ ﴾

(Believers, do not push yourselves forward in the presence of God and His Messenger) by putting your or anyone’s understanding or opinion before those of Allah and His Messenger (be mindful of God: He hears and knows all- believers, do not raise your voices above the Prophet’s, do not raise your voice when speaking to him as you do to one another, or your [good] deeds may be cancelled out without you knowing) [Al-Hujurat, 49:1-2] if simply raising one’s voice over the voice of the Messenger could lead to cancellation of all their good deeds- and nothing cancels out all good deeds except Shirk- then surely raising one’s sayings, understanding or judgment over the sayings and judgment of the prophet peace be upon him is more liable to cause one to have all their good deeds cancelled.
Furthermore, Abu Salamah reported that Abu Hurairah said to a man: ‘My nephew, if I tell you a saying by the Messenger of Allah peace be upon him then do not compare his saying to other sayings’ [Authentic Sunnan of Ibn Majah, p20] meaning; do not use the saying of the wise, the philosophers or jurists as evidence to the sayings of the prophet peace be upon him, as if his saying is in need for the support and agreement of others’, for this is contradictory to manners and the respect due to the prophet peace be upon him.

It has also been reported that whenever Abdullah Bin Omar said: ‘The Messenger of Allah peace be upon him said…’ and then somebody else said: ‘but Abu Baker and Omar said…’ he would say: ‘the heavens are about to rain stones on you! I say to you the Messenger of Allah says something and you tell me what Abu Baker and Omar said!’

This has been said about resorting to the sayings of Abu Baker and Omar, rather than the sayings of the Messenger of Allah peace be upon him despite their great status. Henceforth what can be said of resorting to the sayings of contemporary jurists and thinkers instead of the prophet’s is surely much more severe.

It has been authentically reported that the prophet peace be upon him said:

" خذوا عني مناسككم "

{Take your acts of worship from me}[Sahih Al-Jami’, No. 7884]

" صلْوا كما رأيتمونِى أصلْي "

{Pray as you have seen me pray},[Sahih Al-Jami’, No. 893]

" من أحدث فِى أمرنا هذا ما ليس فيه فهو ردٌّ "

{Whoever invents a matter in our religion then it is to be rejected},[Bukhari and Muslim]

" من صنْع أمراً على غير أمرنا فهو رد "

{Whoever does a practice that isn’t from our religion then it is to be rejected},[Sahih Al-Jami’, No. 63699]

" شرُّ الْأمور محدثاتها وكلُّ بدعة ضلالة "

{The worst of matters -in religion- are the invented ones and every innovation is deviance},[Muslim]

" شرُّ الْأمور محدثاتهُا وكلُّ محدثةٍ بدعةٌ وكلُّ بدعةٍ ضلالةٌ وكلُّ ضلالةٍ فِى النار "

{The worst of matters -in religion- are the invented ones, every newly invented matter is an innovation, every innovation is deviance and every deviance is in Hell}[Sahih Sunan Al-Nisa’ie, No. 1487]

And he said: 

" من كذَبَ عليَّ متعمداً فليتبوَّأ مقعدَه من النار "

{Whoever deliberately lies about me then let them await their place in Hell}.[Bukhari]

One form of lying about the prophet peace be upon him, is to innovate a matter in religion and then advocate it to people as part of the religion of the prophet Muhammad peace be upon him.

Because of all the aforementioned reasons, we will strive by the Will of Allah the Exalted, to establish the Sunnah in all the matters related to the fasting of the month of Ramadan that are included in this brief research which, I’ve entitled: ‘Rulings and Issues Related to Ramadan’. I ask Allah the Exalted to grant me success, accuracy and acceptance. He indeed is the most Hearing, Near and Respondent.

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The Amazing Quran - Some more examples that show the truthfulness of the Quran

Time Zones
Seeing as back fourteen centuries ago people probably did not understand much about time zones, the Quran’s statements about this subject are considerably surprising.  The concept that one family is having breakfast as the sun comes up while another family is enjoying the brisk night air is truly something to be marveled at, even in modern time. Allah 
Indeed, fourteen centuries ago, a man could not travel more than thirty miles in one day, and thus it took him literally months to travel from India to Morocco, for example.  And probably, when he was having supper in Morocco, he thought to himself, “Back home in India they are having supper right now.” This is because he did not realize that, in the process of traveling, he moved across a time zone.  Yet, because it is the words of Allah (God), the All-Knowing, the Quran recognizes and acknowledges such a phenomenon. Quran Allah
 
In an interesting verse it states that when history comes to an end and the Day of Judgment arrives, it will all occur in an instant; and this very instant will catch some people in the daytime and some people at night.  This clearly illustrates Allah’s divine wisdom and His previous knowledge of the existence of time zones, even though such a discovery was non-existent back fourteen centuries ago.  Certainly, this phenomenon is not something which is obvious to one’s eyes or a result of one’s experience, and this fact, in itself, suffices as proof of the Quran’s authenticity. Quran Allah
Conclusion
Returning one final time to the subject of good guesses for the purpose of the present example, the odds that someone guessed correctly about all three of the aforementioned subjects - the sex of bees, the movement of the sun and the existence of time zones - are one in eight!
Certainly, one could continue on and on with this example, drawing up longer and longer list of good guesses; and of course, the odds would become higher and higher with each increase of subjects about which one could guess. Quran Allah 
 
But what no one can deny is the following: the odds that Muhammad, may the mercy and blessings of God be upon him, an unlettered man, guessed correctly about thousands and thousands of subjects, never once making a mistake, are so high that any theory of his authorship of the Quran must be completely dismissed - even by the most hostile enemies of Islam! Quran Allah
Indeed, the Quran expects this kind of challenge.  Undoubtedly, if one said to someone upon entering a foreign land, “I know your father.  I have met him,” probably the man from that land would doubt the newcomer’s word, saying, “You have just come here.  

How could you know my father?” As a result, he would question him, “Tell me, is my father tall, short, dark, fair? What is he like?” Of course, if the visitor continued answering all of the questions correctly, the skeptic would have no choice but to say, “I guess you do know my father.  I don’t know how you know him, but I guess you do!” Quran Allah
The situation is the same with the Quran.  It states that it originates from the One who created everything.  So everyone has the right to say, “Convince me! If the author of this book really originated life and everything in the heavens and on the earth, then He should know about this, about that, and so on.” And inevitably, after researching the Quran, everyone will discover the same truths.  Additionally, we all know something for sure: we do not all have to be experts to verify what the Quran affirms.  One’s Iman (faith) grows as one continues to check and confirm the truths contained in the Quran.  And one is supposed to do so all of his life.
May God (Allah) guide everyone close to the truth. Quran Allah
Addendum 1
An engineer at the University of Toronto who was interested in psychology and who had read something on it, conducted research and wrote a thesis on Efficiency of Group Discussions.  The purpose of his research was to find out how much people accomplish when they get together to talk in groups of two, three, ten, etc. Quran God 
The graph of his findings goes up and down at places, but it reaches the highest point at the variable of two.  The findings: people accomplish most when they talk in groups of two.  Of course, this discovery was entirely beyond his expectations, but it is very old advice given in the Quran (Surah Saba 34:46):
 “Say, ‘I exhort you to one thing - that you stand for Allah, [assessing the truth] by twos and singly, and then reflect...’” Quran God
Addendum 2: ‘Iram
Additionally, the 89th chapter of the Quran (Surah al-Fajr 89:7) mentions a certain city by the name of ‘Iram (a city of pillars), which was not known in ancient history and which was non- existent as far as historians were concerned. Quran 
However, the December 1978 edition of National Geographic introduced interesting information which mentioned that in 1973, the city of Elba was excavated in Syria.  The city was discovered to be 43 centuries old, but that is not the most amazing part.  Researchers found in the library of Elba a record of all of the cities with which Elba had done business.  

Believe it or not, there on the list was the name of the city of ‘Iram.  The people of Elba had done business with the people of ‘Iram! Quran
In conclusion I ask you to consider with care the following (Surah 29:50-51):
“And they say, ‘Why are not signs sent down to him from his Lord?’ Say, ‘Indeed, the signs are with Allah, and I am but a clear warner.’ But it is sufficient for them that We have sent down to you the Book [i.e., Quran] which is rehearsed to them? Verily, in that is mercy and a reminder to people who believe.” Quran God

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Misconceptions about Allah - The moon God

Misinformed People sometimes refer to God as a modern interpretation of an ancient god of the moon. This distortion of Allah is often combined with strange unfounded accusations that the Prophet Muhammad , may God praise him , and he revived the god , the focal point of the religion of Islam did. This is categorically untrue . God is God, the One, the Merciful . God is the God of Abraham , the God of Moses , the God of Jesus .

"There is no god but Allah ( none has the right to be worshiped except Allah, the One true God , who has neither wife nor children. ) And verily , Allah is the All - Mighty, the Wise " ( Quran 3 : 62).

Very little is known about the religion of the Arabs before Prophet Abraham. There is little doubt that the Arabs worshiped idols wrongly , celestial bodies , trees and stones , and some of their idols even had animal characteristics . Despite a number of minor deities in the Arabian Peninsula have been associated with the moon [http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/31651/Arabian-religion/68308/Pre-Islamic-deities] there is no evidence that Arabs do not worship a moon god above other gods .

On the other hand , there is evidence that the sun , built as a female god was worshiped throughout Arabia . The Sun ( Shams ) was honored by several Arab tribes with two altars and idols. The name of Abdu Shams (slave of the sun ) has been found in many parts of Arabia. In the North, the name of Amr -i - Shams , "Man of the Sun " and the name was common. Abd - al- Sharq " Resurrection slave " evidence of worship of the rising sun . [Encyclopedia of Religion and Ethics , article "Ancient Arabic " , vol . 1 , p. 66]

One of the uncles of the Prophet Muhammad Abdu Shams was appointed , and the man called Abu Hurayrah , a renowned Islamic scholar of the first generation of Muslims . When Abu Hurayrah converted to Islam , the Prophet Muhammad has changed its name to Abdu Rahman (Slave of the Merciful ) .

Muslims believe with certainty that from the beginning of creation , God has sent prophets and messengers to guide and teach mankind . Therefore, the original religion of mankind was the submission to Allah . The first Arabs worshiped Allah , however , over time their worship was corrupted by man of ideas and superstitions do. The reason for this is shrouded in the mists of time , but may have fallen into the practice of idolatry in the same way that the people of Prophet Noah.

The descendants of the Prophet Noah a community believe in the oneness of God , but confusion and diversion slipped righteous men have tried to remind people of their obligations to God , but time passes and Satan saw an opportunity to cheat people . When the righteous dead , Satan suggested to the people who built the statues of men to help them remember their obligations to Allah .

The people built statues in their places and meeting houses , and Satan left alone until everyone had forgotten why there are statues. Several years later , the devious Satan appeared among the people , this time suggesting that worship idols directly . An authentic narration of Prophet Muhammad , may God praise him , summarizes the principle of idolatry as follows .

"The names ( of the idols ) formerly belonged to the pious men of the people of Noah, and when they died Satan inspired their people to prepare and place idols at the places where they used to sit and call idols by their names. Persons did, but the idols were not worshiped until people ( who initiated them ) had died and the origin of the idols had become obscure , people began after love. " [Sahih Al- Bukhari]

When the Prophet Abraham and his son Ishmael rebuilt the Sacred House of Allah ( Ka'ba ) most Arabs followed suit and did the worship of one God , but as time passed , the Arabs fell into his old habit of worshiping idols and demigods. There is little doubt and much evidence to suggest that in the early prophets Abraham and Muhammad religion of the Arabian Peninsula , became dominated by the worship of idols .

Each tribe or had household idols and statues , the Arabs believe in the prophets , divining arrows used to predict future events and rituals and animal sacrifices made ​​on behalf of their idols . It is said that the principle of the idols of the people of Noah is buried in the field today Jeddah , Saudi Arabia and distributed among the Arab tribes . [Safi -ur- Rahman al- Mubarkpur (2002 ) The Sealed Nectar , second revised edition . Darussalam , Riyadh ] When the Prophet Muhammad returned in triumph to Mecca , the Kaaba [The cube-shaped building in the center of Saint - Masjid in the city of Mecca , Saudi Arabia] , contains more than 360 different idols .

The most famous idols that existed in pre -Islamic Arabia known as Manat , Al Lat and al- Uzza . [Hisham Ibn Al- Kalbi , Kitab al- Asnam , edited by Ahmad Zaki Pasha. (Cairo , 1927 ) , pp. 9-14] There is no evidence linking one of the idols of the gods of the moon or the moon, the Arabs worshiped idols and asked for intercession. Allah has repudiated the worship of false idols .

"Have you then considered al- Lat and al- Uzza ( two idols of the pagan Arabs ) . And Manat ( another idol of the pagan Arabs ) , the other third ? Is for men and women to him? Is therefore an unfair! they are but names which ye have named , ye and your fathers , for which Allah has sent down no authority . they follow nothing but conjecture and what they want themselves, then it is surely time for them guidance from their Lord "(Quran 53:19-23 )

Amid overwhelming paganism and polytheism of pre Islamic Arabs never used a moon god as a supreme deity , in fact , there is evidence that you have used a moon god . Generation after generation , have not lost their faith in a supreme ruler of the universe (although most of the time they had the wrong concept of belief in Allah ) . They were aware of His blessings and His punishment, and believe in the Day of Judgment . The poets of the period referred to Allah regularly .

Nabigha , a renowned poet V century AD, said , " I took an oath and left no doubt as to who can stand the man, besides Allah, and Zuhair b . Abi . Salma says her faith in the day the trial , saying "facts are recorded in the book to be presented on the Day of Judgment , revenge can be taken also in this world. " Quran also testifies to the fact that the pre Islamic Arabs were aware of God - God - the One .

" If you ask them :" Who created the heavens and the earth and subjected the sun and the moon ? " They will surely reply: " Allah " How do they differ ( as polytheists and disbelievers ) . ? Increases Allah whom He wills of His servants and restricts for whom ( you want) . Verily, Allah is omniscient. If you ask them : "Who sends down water (rain ) from the sky and with it gives life to the earth after its death? " They will surely respond , say " Allah " . " All praise and thanks be to God ! "No! Most of them have no sense " ( Qur'an 29: 61-63 ) .

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Misconceptions about Allah - Allah – the One and Only - God

God is God. He is the one who puts in their time of need. It is one because when miracles of life become clear . Allah is a word that has many layers of meaning. This is the name of God (the master of the universe ) and is the foundation of the religion of Islam . He is Allah , the One worthy of worship.

" " He is the Creator of heaven and earth. How will you have children when you have no wife? He created all things and He is the Knowing . Such is Allah, your Lord ! La ilaha illa Huwa ( none has the right to be worshiped but He ) , the Creator of all things . So he ( alone) worship , and is the Trust , Registered Office , Guardian over all things . No vision can grasp Him , but their scope is all eyes. It is the most subtle and polite , you know all things. " ( Quran 6:101-103 )

In Arabic , the word of God ( Allah ) comes from the verb ta'allaha (or ilaha ) , which means " to be worshiped. " Allah means the One who deserves all worship .

Allah is God , the Creator and Sustainer of the world, but the differences and the confusion arises because of the Word of God can be plural as in gods , or change gender as a goddess. This is not the case in Arabic. The word Allah is unique, no plural or gender. The use of words or grammatical only and in no way indicate that Allah has any form of sex is comprehensible to us. Allah is unique. In Arabic , the name can not be changed . God himself describes in the Qur'an:

" Say (O Muhammad ) He is Allah, ( the ) One . Allah -us - Samad ( The self-sufficient master, that all creatures need , He neither eats nor drinks ) . Generates not been generated and is not co - equal to or comparable to Him " (Qur'an, 112 ) .

This short chapter of the Quran is known as Chapter purity or sincerity. In a nutshell , summarizes the system of Islamic belief that Allah or God is one. He is alone in His majesty, He is the only one of its omnipotence. He has no partners or associates. He was there at the beginning and will be there at the end. God is one. Some might ask, " If God is one, then why the Qur'an uses the word truth ?

In the English language , understand the use of the royal "we", or grammatical construction known as the royal . Many other languages ​​use this construction, including Arabic , Hebrew and Urdu. We heard several members of royal families and dignitaries using the word , as in " decree " or "we are not amused . " Does not indicate that more than one person speaks rather refers to excellence , power or dignity speaker. When we have this concept in mind , it is clear that no one is worthy to use the royal of God - God.

" (This is) a Book which We have revealed to you ( Muhammad ) so that you can bring mankind out of darkness into light ( of belief in the oneness of God ) ... " ( Qur'an 14: 01)

" And indeed We have honored the sons of Adam , and we have taken over land and sea , provided them with good things , and have preferred by many who have created with a marked preferment . " ( Quran 17:70 )

" And if we wanted to , we could definitely take what we have revealed to you ( ie - . The Quran ) then you would find no protector against us in this regard " ( Quran 17:86 ) .

"Men : if you have any doubt about the resurrection, then we certainly will (ie - Adam) from dust ... " ( Quran 22:05 ) created

The respected 13th century Islamic scholar , Sheikh al- Islam Ibn Taymiyah said : " When Allah uses the plural to refer to himself , which is based on respect and honor it deserves, and the great number of His names and attributes , and the large number of troops and angels

The use of words nahnu , or fact in any way inna indicate that more than one god . They have no connection at all with the idea of a trinity . The entire foundation of Islam is based on the belief that there is one God , and Muhammad is his final messenger .

" And your God is God , that there is a person who has the right to be worshiped but He , Most Gracious, Most Merciful . " ( Quran 2:163 )

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Misconceptions about Allah - Is Allah God ? Who is one true God ?

Yes ,  Allah is God . He is Allah , the One and Only . He is the same God worshiped in Jewish and Christian religions and is recognizable as such. Around the world and in the history of the people of all religions and beliefs become God, or a supreme deity , the Creator of the universe. It is God . God is God. God the Creator. God the Provider . true}}}

The word God is spelled and pronounced differently in many languages ​​: the French call it God, God the Spanish and the Chinese call the God Shangdi . In Arabic Allah means True God worthy of submission and devotion. Jews and Arab Christians refer to God as God , and He is the only true God, is even mentioned in the Scriptures ,

" Hear, O Israel : The Lord your God is One." (Deuteronomy 06:04 and Mark 12:29)

In the three monotheistic religions ( Judaism, Christianity and Islam ) that God and Allah are the same. However, when the question , God is God , it is equally important to understand that God is not.

He is not a man, nor is an ethereal , so that Muslims speak of God there is no concept of the Trinity. He was born and it caused, therefore, was not the son or daughter. He has no partners or subordinates , therefore , no demigods or lesser deities inherent in the concept of God. There is no part of creation and God is everything and everyone. Therefore, it is not possible to get or achieve allahhood allahlike . true

" Say (O Muhammad ) : He is Allah, ( the ) One Allah , the Lord ( Foundation ) generates not been begotten, and there is no co - equal or comparable to it. " . (Qur'an, 112 ) .

The Koran, the book of guidance for all mankind that God was revealed in Arabic , therefore , non-Arabic speakers can be confused about the terminology and names. When a Muslim says that the word Allah , God speaks . God the Supreme, God the Magnificent, the Almighty God . The Creator of all that exists .

" He created the heavens and the earth with truth. High Exalted above all that they associate in association with it . " ( Quran 16:03 )

Muslims believe that Islam is the final message of God to mankind , and they believe that God gave the Torah to Moses as a prophet gave the gospel to Muslims believe that the prophet Jesus , Judaism and Christianity in its primitive forms were divine religions . In fact , one of the principles of Islam is to believe in all the books revealed by God . The prophets of Islam are the same prophets found in Jewish and Christian traditions , they all came to his people with the same message - to recognize and worship the One God. true

" ... What were you witnesses when death approaches Jacob when he told his son : " What will you worship after me " They said," We will worship your God, the God of your fathers , Abraham , Ishmael, Isaac , One God , and to Him we submit ( in Islam ) "( Quran 2:133 ) .

Muslims love and respect all prophets and messengers of God . However, Muslims believe that the Qur'an contains only the concept of God has been polluted by man -made ideas and idolatrous practices .

He , Allah / God made ​​it very clear in the Qur'an that He sent messengers to all nations. We do not know all the names or dates , we do not know all the stories or calamities , but we know that God did not create even one person , then leave . The message of God's mercy , love , justice and truth has been made ​​available to all mankind.

"Verily we sent to each community or nation a Messenger ( proclaiming ) : " Worship Allah ( Alone ) , and avoid all false deities ... ( Quran 16:36) . "

" And for every nation there is a messenger ... " ( Quran 10:47)

For thousands of years , humanity has lived and died by this great land . Every time a woman looks at the sky in search of an author , turns to Allah . Each time a man buried his face in his hands and begs for mercy and relief , ask Allah . Each time a child crouched fearfully in a corner, his heart is in search of God. God is God. When a person is grateful for the new day refreshing sun or rain , or the murmur of the wind in the trees, which is thank God , thank God .

Mankind has taken the purity of God and mixed with musings and strange superstitions . God is not three , there is one. God has no partners or associates , who is alone in its majesty and dominion . You can not become like God , because there is nothing like God. God is not a part of His creation , He is beyond . Is the first and last . God is Allah, the Merciful .

"... There is nothing like it ... " ( Quran 42:11 )

"And no co - equal or comparable to it. " ( Quran 112:4 )

" This is the first (nothing is before Him ) and the Last (nothing is after him) , the Most High (nothing is above him) and Most Near ( nothing is nearer n him) . Y He is the Knower of everything. " ( Qur'an 57:3 )
Yes ! God is Allah.

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The Names of God - Who is Allah ?

The Islamic concept of God, the word "Allah" , 
and an introduction to the various names of God.
In any discussion of the names of God , it is important to understand that Muslims believe in one true God, the only Creator , who has dominion over all that exists , existed or come into existence . The Muslims worship the same God to whom all the prophets worshiped .

" ... What were you witnesses when death approaches Jacob when he told his son : " What will you worship after me " They said," We will worship your God, the God of your fathers , Abraham , Ishmael, Isaac , One God , and to Him we submit ( in Islam ) "( Quran 2:133 ) .

The prophets of Islam are the same prophets found in Jewish and Christian traditions , they all came to his people with the same message - to recognize and worship the One God. Judaism and Christianity in its original form and Islam as we know it today, are as together this one true God. However, Islam revealed to the Prophet Muhammad is the fulfillment of God's revelation to mankind. After realizing this , it is also important to understand that Islam totally rejects the idea that God has partners or associates, or that somehow combines with men or animals to form a divinity . God is God, the One, the Unique . "... There is nothing like it. " ( Quran 42:11 )

Muslims believe in one, merciful God , the only creator and sustainer of the universe and who you call for your name revealed - Allah . In this age of mass communication and technological progress unhindered almost not a single human being who has not heard the word and realized that part of the belief system that is Islam. Perhaps some confusion arises , and people can ask who is God.

In Arabic Allah means True God worthy of submission and devotion. Jews and Arab Christians refer to God as God , and He is the only true God, is even mentioned in the biblical passage " Hear, O Israel : The Lord your God is One." (Deuteronomy 06:04 and Mark 12:29) The word God is spelled and pronounced differently in many languages ​​: the French call it God , God the Spanish and the Chinese call the God Shangdi , however. the God of monotheistic religions ( Judaism, Christianity and Islam ) are the same .

The differences and confusion due to the fact that the word "God " can not be plural as in gods , or change gender as a goddess. This is not the case in Arabic. The word Allah is unique, no plural or gender. The use of words or grammatical only and in no way indicate that Allah has any form of sex is comprehensible to us. Allah is unique and does not share its name with what can be described idols. His name is immutable . God himself describes in the Qur'an:

" Say (O Muhammad ) : He is Allah, ( the ) .. One Allah , the eternal (Foundation) [ In Arabic " Samad " (teacher self-sufficient , that all creatures need , He neither eats nor drinks ) ] is generated not been begotten, and there is no co -equal or comparable Him" ( Qur'an 112 ) .

A Muslim is one who went to God , and there is no doubt that He is the Creator . A Muslim is grateful for all the benefits and blessings conferred on him by God , look around and see the wonders of the universe . A Muslim in the deep ocean wonders and the delicate petals of a flower. However, this belief is not the only thing needed by a Muslim, but must also know with certainty that God alone deserves to be worshiped . He has no partners , not the same, and no son or daughter.

He is God - Allah . The entire universe reflects His Oneness . Indeed , the contemplation of the universe, from the most humble grain of sand in the Mighty and Majestic mountains , you can see the magnificence of God. This vast universe operates according to a specific system , while in its right place, created in the proper proportions . The sun rises and casts its light upon us, the flowers bloom and life is of little seeds inanimate . God gave every part of creation you need, and led to what is most appropriate . All creation is in need of it, but you need one. Each creation has a purpose and achieve this goal recognizes the rights of creators. God says in the Quran that we have created , with the exception that we must worship (Quran 51:56 ) and it is your right to us .

The first principle and the focal point of Islam is belief in God and the entire Qur'an is devoted to this topic . Talk directly to God and His essence , names, attributes and actions. God is mentioned in the Qur'an , by one or more of His Names and Attributes, 10,062 times. The big names of God is Allah.

" Allah ( None has the right to be worshiped but He ) To Him belong the most beautiful names . " ( Quran 20:08 )

" And (all) the Most Beautiful Names belong to Allah, so call on Him by them , and leave the company of those who contradict or deny ( or Total impious speech against ) His Names " ( Quran 7 . : 180 )

A Muslim is encouraged to remember God and thank God at all times and in an easy way , but it is beneficial to contemplate and understand His beautiful names . With these names , we know our Creator and learn to praise and worship , and call it by the names that are indicative of our needs.

In the appeal , the Prophet Muhammad is known to have said : " O Allah, I ask You by every name you named yourself, or have revealed in Your Book, or that you have learned all of his creation and have maintained hidden in the unseen know yourself . " ( Ahmad ) Therefore , their names are not limited to what He has revealed in the Qur'an or the tradition of the Prophet Muhammad .

God says in the Quran : "Verily ! I am God ! Nobody has the right to be worshiped but on that which I worship ... " ( Quran 20:14). To worship God , we must know God . We gain a real benefit from this knowledge and eternal. Increase faith and heart of those who can focus on the most powerful, the wisest , the most merciful and just God .

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The Concept of God in Islam - Attributes Of Allah and His Oneness - One

                             

More on some of the unique concept of God in Islam, with an 

emphasis on how this uniqueness effects the life of the Muslim

God’s Attributes  Allah
If the Creator is eternal and everlasting , then His attributes must be eternal and everlasting . If this is the case, then his attributes are absolute. Can there be more than one Creator with such absolute attributes ? Can there be , for example, two absolutely powerful Creators ? I thought a moment, shows that this is not feasible . One

The Quran summarizes this argument in the following verses :

" God has not given the child , and there is no other God with him , for then each god would have taken that which he created and some of them were on the other. " (Quran 23:91)

Also ,

" Why were there gods in earth and heaven other than God , they ( heaven and earth ) will surely ruin. " ( Quran 21:22)
The oneness of God  Allah

The Quran reminds us of the falsity of the alleged gods. To the worshipers of man-made objects , it asks: One

" You worship what you have carved yourself ? " ( Quran 37:95 )

Also ,

" ... Or do yourself others beside Him to be your protectors , even such as have no power for good or evil themselves? ... " ( Quran 13:16)

For lovers of the heavenly bodies that cites the story of Abraham :

" When night spread over him, he saw a star and said, ' This is my Lord . " But when it set, he said , do not like setters. " When he saw the moon rising , he said: " What is .. my Lord : " Then , when he said : " Unless my Lord guide me , I surely wrong " people to see the sun rising , he said: " This is my Lord . most " Then , when he said : "O my people , I will surely leave you associate , I have turned my face to Him Who originated the heavens and the earth, a man of pure faith , "I am not one of the polytheists . " ( Quran 6:76-79 ) One
 
The attitude of the believer

To be a Muslim is to surrender to God , we must believe in the oneness of God , in the sense of being the only Creator, Preserver , Sustainer , etc. But this belief n 'is not enough . Many of the idolaters knew and believed that only the Supreme God could do all this. But it was not enough to make Muslims . In addition to this belief , we must recognize that God is the one who deserves to be worshiped , and thus abstains from worshiping any other thing or being .

Having achieved this knowledge of the one true God , man should always have faith in Him, and should allow nothing to induce him to deny truth . One

What this means is that if you submit consciously to God without reserve , and admits that he is worthy of their worship , therefore , we must love . That is, knowing that we owe obedience means implement what we recognize in our hearts. God asks rhetorically :

" Do you think we had created for fun and are not returned to us? " ( Quran 23:115 )

He also stated categorically :

"I have not created jinn and man to worship Me . " ( Quran 51:56 ) One

Therefore, when faith enters a person's heart , it causes certain mental states which result in certain actions. Together, these mental states and actions are the proof of the true faith . The Prophet, peace and blessings of God be upon him, said:

"Faith is that which resides firmly in the heart and which is proved by deeds. "

The first of those mental states is the feeling of gratitude towards God , which could be said to be the essence of worship .

The feeling of gratitude is so important that a non-believer is called ' kafir ' which means' one who denies the truth "being ungrateful " as well . One

A believer loves, and is grateful to God for the blessings He has given to him, but being aware that his good deeds , whether mental or physical , are far from regarding divine favor , is always anxious that God not punished , here or in the hereafter . So feared, surrenders to Him and serve Him with great humility. You can not be in a mental state without being almost all the time mindful of God. Remember that God is the life force of faith , without which it fades and withers .

The Quran tries to promote this feeling of gratitude by repeating the attributes of God very frequently. Most of these attributes mentioned together in the following verses of the Qur'an are :  Allah

" He is God , there is no god but God. He is the Knower of the unseen and the visible, He is the Compassionate , the Merciful . He is God, there is no god him. He is the King , the Holy , the All - Peace, the Guardian of Faith , the All- Conservative , the Mighty, the All-Compelling , the All- Sublime . Glory to God in - previous associate for He is God, the Creator , the Maker, the Shaper. to Him belong the most beautiful names . whatever is in the heavens and earth glorifies He is the Mighty , the Wise " (Quran 59:22-24 ) .

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"There is no god but He , the Living, the Eternal. Slumber Sleep Does not grasp . To Him belongs whatever is in the heavens and the earth. Which is what should intercede to save it without your permission ? Him know what is before them and what is theirs, and they do not understand anything of His knowledge except as He wills. footstool extends over the heavens and the earth. Preservation oppresses no, he is the Almighty, the all-Glorious " ( Qur'an 2:255 ) . Allah

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" People of the Scripture , do not exceed the limits of your religion, not God tell the truth . Messiah, Jesus , son of Mary, was only the messenger of God, His Word that He committed to Mary and spirit from Him so believe in Allah and His messengers , and say no Refrain " Three" , the better for you God is a God Glory to Him - .... ( is ) for a child " ( Quran 4:171 ) .

Therefore, we have three parts to our recognition of God as the one true God. We must believe that He is the Supreme Creator , the controller and the judge of the universe and everything in it , you should refrain from the worship of anything to it, and then actually carry our worship of him and know that he alone has all the divine names and attributes , and can not apply to any other being, no matter who they are. If we just recognize these needs with their lips , even if we refrain from applying to other gods , is not sufficient . They should be addressed to sincerely recognize you too. Allah

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One unique concept - The concept of God in Islam - Allah

An overview of some of the concepts 

 that Islam has on God that is truly unique

It is a known fact that every language has one or more terms that are used to refer to God and sometimes to lesser deities at the same time. This is not the case with Allah . Allah is the personal name of the One True God. Nothing else can be called God . The term has no plural or gender. This shows its uniqueness with respect to the word "God" can be plural , as in " gods ," or made ​​feminine, as in " goddess. " It is interesting to notice that Allah is the personal name of God in Aramaic, the language of Jesus and a sister language of Arabic. Allah

The only true God is a reflection of the unique concept that Islam associates with Allah . To a Muslim , Allah is the Almighty Creator and Sustainer of the universe, which is like nothing and nothing is comparable to him. The Prophet Muhammad asked his contemporaries about God , the answer came directly from God Himself in the form of a short chapter of the Quran , which is considered the essence of the unity or slogan of monotheism. This is chapter 112 which reads:

"In the name of Allah, the Merciful , the Compassionate. "

" Say (O Muhammad ) He is Allah, the One God, the self , who has not begotten , nor has been begotten, and equal to Him is not anyone. "

Some non-Muslims allege that God in Islam is a stern and cruel God who demands to be obeyed fully and therefore is not loving and kind . Nothing could be further from the truth of this statement. Just know that , with the exception of one , each of the 114 chapters of the Quran begins with the verse : "In the name of God, the Merciful, the Compassionate . " In one of the sayings of the Prophet Muhammad, may the mercy and God's blessings be upon him , we are told that: Allah

" God is more loving and kind than a mother to her dear child . "

On the other hand , God is also just . Therefore, the ungodly and sinners must have their share of punishment , but the righteous will have raw and favor of God. In fact , the attribute of Mercy has full manifestation of God in His attribute of Justice. People suffering throughout their lives for His sake should not receive similar treatment from their Lord as people who oppress and exploit others throughout his life . Expecting similar treatment for them would be to deny the belief in the accountability of man in the Hereafter and thereby negate the incentives for a moral and virtuous life in this world. The following Quranic verses are very clear and straightforward in this respect.

"Verily, for the Righteous are gardens of delight in the presence of their Lord . Then treat the people of Faith like the people of sin? Does it matter? How do you feel ? " ( Qur'an 68:34-36 )

Islam rejects characterizing God in any human form or depicting him as favoring certain individuals or nations on the basis of wealth , power or race. He created human beings as equals . They can be distinguished and win His favor through virtue and piety only . Allah
Concepts such as God resting on the seventh day of creation, God meets with one of his soldiers , God is an envious plotter humanity , or God incarnate in a human being are considered blasphemy from the Islamic perspective .

The exclusive use of God as a personal name of God is a reflection of Islam 's emphasis on the purity of faith in God , which is the essence of the message of God's messengers . For this reason , Islam considers that the association of a deity or personality with God as a deadly sin which God will never forgive , despite the fact that he can forgive all other sins .

The creator must be of a different nature from the things created because if it is the same type , will be temporary and therefore need a machine . It follows , then, that there is nothing like it. Also, if the manufacturer is not temporal , then he must be eternal. If eternal , however , can not be caused , and if it did not come into existence , nothing outside of it causes continue to exist , which means it has to be self - sufficient . And do not depend on anything for the continuance of his own existence , this existence can have no effect, if the creator is eternal and forever. Therefore, we know that is self-sufficient and self-sustaining , and eternal , or, to use a term of the Qur'an , Al - Qayyum : . " He is the First and the Last "

The Creator does not create only in the sense of putting things into existence, and the preservation of existence and is the ultimate cause of everything that happens .

" God is the Creator of all things . He is the guardian of all. Him the keys of the heavens and the earth belong ... " ( Quran 39:62-63 )

And God said :

" There is no creature crawling on the earth , but its provision is based on God. He knows its lodging place and its repository ... " ( Quran 11:16)

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Who is God ? Do Muslims worship the same one God as Jews and Christians ? What does the word Allah mean?

Is Allah the moon god ?

Some of the biggest mistakes that many non- Muslims have about Islam have to do with the word "Allah" . For various reasons , many people have come to believe that Muslims worship a different God Christians and Jews . This is totally false , since " Allah " is simply the Arabic word for "God" - and there is only one God. Let there be no doubt - Muslims worship the God of Noah , Abraham , Moses, David and Jesus - peace be upon them all . However, it is true that Jews, Christians and Muslims all have different concepts of Almighty God . For example , Muslims - like Jews - reject the Christian beliefs of the Trinity and the Incarnation. However, this does not mean that each of these three religions worship a different God - because , as we have said , there is only one true God. Judaism , Christianity and Islam claim to be " Abrahamic religions " , and each of them are also classified as " monotheistic " . However, Islam teaches that other religions have , in one way or another , distorted and nullified a belief pure and clean to Almighty God for neglecting his true teachings and mixing them with man -made ideas .

First, it is important to note that "Allah" is the same word that Arabic speaking Christians and Jews use for God. If you take an Arabic Bible , you will see the word "Allah" is used where " God " is used in English . This is because "Allah" is a word in the Arabic equivalent of the English word " God " with a capital "G " . Also, the word "Allah " can not be plural , which goes hand in hand with the Islamic concept of God.

It is interesting to note that the Aramaic word " El", which is the word of God in the language that Jesus spoke , is certainly closer to the sound of the word "Allah " than the English word " God." This is also true for the various Hebrew words for God, which are "El" and " Elah" , and the plural or glorified "Elohim . " The reason for these similarities is that Aramaic , Hebrew and Arabic are Semitic languages ​​with common origins . It should also be noted that in translating the Bible into English , the Hebrew word " El " is translated variously as "God" , "God" and " angel " ! This imprecise language allows different translators , based on their preconceived notions , to translate the word according to their own views . The Arabic word "Allah" presents no such difficulty or ambiguity , since it is only used for Almighty God alone. Furthermore, in English , the only difference between "god" , meaning a false god , and "God" , which is the only true God, is the capital "G " . Due to the above facts , a more accurate translation of the word "Allah" in English might be " The One - and- Only God " or " the only true God . "

More importantly, it should also be noted that the Arabic word "Allah" contains a deep religious message due to its root meaning and origin . This is because it comes from the Arabic verb ta'allaha (or Allaha ) , which means " to be worshiped. " So, in Arabic , the word "Allah" means "one who deserves to be worshiped . " Is, in short words , is the pure monotheistic message of Islam.

Suffice it to say that just because someone claims to be a Jew " monotheistic " , Christian or Muslim , not prevent them from falling into corrupt beliefs and idolatrous practices . Many people, including some Muslims , claim belief in " One God " even if they have fallen into acts of idolatry. Certainly , many Protestants accuse Roman Catholics of idolatrous practices in regards to the saints and the Virgin Mary . likewise, the Greek Orthodox Church is considered " idolatrous " by many other Christians because in much of their worship they use icons. However, if you ask a Catholic or Greek Orthodox person if God is "one" , which invariably responds . " Yes " This statement, however, does not prevent them from being "creature" idol worshipers . The same goes for Hindus , who just consider their gods to be "manifestations " or " incarnations " of the Supreme God .

Before concluding ... There are people out there who are obviously not on the side of truth , who want to lead people to believe that " Allah " is simply a "god " Arab [ 1], and that Islam is completely "other" - which means it has no common roots with the other Abrahamic religions (ie Christianity and Judaism ) . That Muslims worship a different "God" because they say "Allah" is as illogical as saying that French people worship a different God because they use the word "God " , that Spanish -speaking people worship a different God because say "God" or that the Hebrews worshiped a different God because they sometimes call Him "Yahweh . " Undoubtedly, this kind of reasoning is pretty ridiculous also be noted that states that any language using the correct word for God is tantamount to denying the universality of God's message to humanity , which was of all nations , tribes and people through various prophets who spoke different languages.

We ask our readers about the motives of these people ? The reason is that the ultimate truth of Islam is located onshore and abiding faith in the unity of God is above reproach. For this reason, Christians can not criticize its doctrines directly , but instead of doing things about Islam that are not true so that people lose the desire to learn more. If Islam was introduced in the right way in the world , you could certainly make many people reconsider and re-evaluate their own beliefs. It is likely that when they discover that there is a universal religion in the world that teaches people to worship and love God , while practicing Pure Monotheism , at least feel they should review the basis of their own beliefs and doctrines .

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An interpretation of chapter 112 which revolve around the concept of one God "Allah" in Islam

• ( 1) Say: " He is Allah, the One." This verse is the exclusive monotheism own statement of Allah His inimitable uniqueness . Therefore, the first verse is a command to the Prophet , peace and blessings of God be upon him , and anyone who reads or recites this verse to affirm the Oneness of Allah One . Is that like no other . There are many units in the world , but not all are unique in that each unit similar to them. For example , there is a Mount Everest, but there are other high mountains like him. In the case of God, there is none like him drive . All other units can be divided into two parts , then Allah is unique in its unit and as such indivisible .

• ( 2) God , the self . The unity of God is done in self-sufficiency. Moreover, all created beings have eds and depend on others to meet their needs . Allah does not need all of His creation in any way, because there is nothing they can do or better can enjoy their condition and perfect . This attribute sufficiency invites believers to reflect on the purpose and objectives of their worship . Most people love like God a favor . The purpose of man's creation is to worship God because all human beings must worship . Or they did not need . Human beings need to worship and glorify God by obedience to divine law is the key to your success, both in this life and the next.

• ( 3) " It gives birth, not born . " This verse describes another aspect of the Unique Oneness of Allah . False religions generally represent God in human terms , either giving human characteristics or human form. This verse deals primarily with two different characteristics of human beings and other living things generally come into existence by birth and procreation giving birth . "He ( Allah ) does not give rise " because there is nothing like it. A child is made of parts ( sperm and eggs ) , the bodies of their parents, so it's like their parents, in the form and features. If God gave birth , there would be no other god like him, its uniqueness has already been denied. Almighty also rejected the idea of ​​a child's point of view that bearing offspring usually requires a female partner similar to humans . Allah also rejected that the offspring of the general perspective that it is not worthy to have a child because the state reduced its creatures. This answers the question of those who argue that , since it is recognized that God can do anything, you should be able to have a child if he wished. not worthy because God would make His creatures . Also people have children need assistance to survive in this material world or the need to maintain through their offspring. [1 ] describe themselves as self -sufficient, Allah has also denied this possibility.

" He was not born " subtly rejects the idea that Jesus was God , because he is born . For God to be born , must first there , which contradicts the basic divine attribute of eternal existence .

• ( 4) " And there is nothing like unto Him." Allah closes the chapter with an update of the first verse . If God is one , nothing can equal it. If nothing is equal to Him , then only it is unique. If only He is self-sufficient and all creation you need , there is nothing in creation can not be equal to it. If the seed has not , and nobody I give birth , nothing can be equal to him as those created came into force after a period of non-existence. Each creature has something similar , called the pair , or something like it , called his equal . If the Creator was one or other of these species would have an equal and similarity.

Therefore, this chapter contains the genealogy and description of God , the Merciful . It was revealed by God to disprove the belief assigned people lost their similarity , shape, origin and ancestry. For example , those who paint pictures or statues of Allah similarity claim, those who worship others besides reclaim similarity, and that attributed part of his creation that does not affirm the similarity . However, there is nothing like it in their attributes , domain, or his divinity. Therefore, only He alone deserves to be worshiped by his creatures .

Say (O Muhammad ) : " He is Allah (God) , (the) One . ( 1)

"Allah -us - Samad [ Allah ( God), the self-sufficient master , that all creatures need , ( He neither eats nor drinks ) ] ( 2).

" He never did not unbegotten . (3)

"And no co - equal or comparable to it. " (4 )

( Quran 112:1-4 )
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• ( 1) " say" decisive statement is believed to account : " He is Allah (God) , (the) One" , which means that the unit is limited to Him, He is the one who is perfection, which has the most beautiful names and perfect attributes , supreme . is unmatched and incomparable.

• ( 2) " Allah -us - Samad " [ God the eternal ] that all creatures need. All the world's top and bottom are in great need of it . They ask for your needs , and find their concerns, because it is perfect in His attributes , He is the Knower whose knowledge is perfect , is the most tolerant whose decision is perfect , the most merciful whose mercy is perfect.

• (3) and perfection "Do not believe was created " because of the perfection of its opulence [ freedom of all needs ]

• ( 4) " And there is none like him. " Not in His names and attributes , or their actions. It's far from all imperfection .

Therefore, this chapter establishes the oneness of God .

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