Bismillah


There is a new book out called "Misquoting Jesus" by Ehrman that examines the ancient texts of Christianity.


This man started his education as a born again Christian (a "real" Christian as many born agains will say). He learned Greek and Hebrew in order to show others how powerful and truthful the scriptures were. His studies are interesting.


I encourage all to read it.

The Nabi Muhammad (saw) said, "Soon a time will come upon you, when the nations will call one another against you, like a group of people sitting around a platter of food ."


The Sahaabah asked, "Ya Rasoolullaah, will we be few in number that day?"


He (saw) replied."No, you wont be few in number, rather you will number MANY...BUT you will be like the floating rubbish, upon floods of water.


When such a time shall come, Allaah, The Almighty, will extract your fear from the hearts of your enemies, and He, (swt), will cast Wahn into your hearts. "


The Sahaabah asked ke, "Ya Rasoolulllaah, whats Wahn?"


He (saw) replied, "The Love of the dunia and the fear of death."


No source, I will find it soon. This is true we love this world, when are supposed to be like travellers stopping at a station to move on.

Bismillah:


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<b>What CNN never shows you
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<b>Monday, July 17, 2006: Kiryat shmona
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Israeli girls write messages on a shell at a heavy artillery position firing into civilians inside Lebanon


(AP Photo/Sebastian Scheiner)








<b>Monday, July 17, 2006:
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South Lebanon: A Lebanese Child Receiving the message from the Israeli girls!


<b>West Supporting The Israeli Measured Response!
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<b>MEASURED?
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<b>MEASURED?
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<b>MEASURED?
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<b>MEASURED?</b>



THE WHOLE PICTURES


<b>"Thank You" UN, USA, Europe, Canada, France, UK & The "Arab World"</b>






<b>“Al Qaeda” & “Zionists”
</b>


V/S


New York & Beirut





<b>To the FREE PEOPLE of the World: </b>



Lebanese Civilians (Christians, Muslims, Druzes & Jews)


Are being SLAUGHTERED


DO NOT TURN YOUR BACK ON US


PRESSURE your government to stop this GENOCIDE!


"Please take a moment and sign the “Save the Lebanese Civilians Petition”


<b>PLEASE KEEP THE LEBANESE IN YOUR DU'A.
</b>


Assalamo Alikum


Wael

Bismillah:


<b>To the Christians who want Muslims to believe that Jesus was God.</b>


They normally give 2 reasons to prove that Jesus is God:


1- They say: <b>"When we say Jesus is deity (or even God for that matter), we do not make him the Father! he is one with the Father and therefore HE SHARES HIS NATURE", and:</b>


2- “HE IS IN EVERY WAY LIKE THE FATHER but he is not the Father".


In short, according to them, Jesus is God because <b>He SHARES THE NATURE OF GOD, and HE IS IN EVERY WAY LIKE GOD. </b>


What is bothered me the most are quotations from the Bible which shows exactly the opposite, i.e that Jesus neither SHARED THE NATURE OF GOD, nor is he IN EVERY WAY LIKE GOD. and since Christians consider Jesus to be God, am going to add after the name of Jesus in the follow verses the term “GOD” to show whether those verses are really describing the characteristics of the ONE TRUE GOD or the one who was sent by God. i.e man of God or Prophet of God.


<b>1- The Bible tells us that "God" was created from the seed of David:</b>


"Concerning his Son Jesus Christ <b>“GOD”</b> our Lord, which was made of the SEED of David according to the flesh."(Romans, 1:3)


<b>2- “God” have ancestors:</b>


"The generations of Jesus Christ <b>“GOD”, </b> the son of David, the son of Abraham." (Matthew, 1:1)


<b>3- “GOD” is male:</b>


"And when eight days were accomplished for the circumcising of the child<b> “GOD”,</b> his name was called Jesus." (Luke, 2:21)


<b>4- “God” origin:</b>


"Jesus <b>“GOD”</b> was born in Bethlehem of Judaea in the days of Herod the king. (Matthew, 2:1)


<b>5- “God”’s profission:</b>


"Jesus “GOD” was a carpenter by trade." (Mark, 6:3), "and the son of a carpenter." (Matthew, 13:55)


<b>6- "God"</b> Was the Son of Joseph:


"Philip findeth Nathanael, and saith unto him,we have found him, of whom Moses in the law, and the prophets, did write, Jesus of Nazareth “GOD”, the son of Joseph" (John, 1:45)


<b>7- "God" Was 12 Years Old When His Parents Took Him to Jerusalem: </b>


"Now his parents went to Jerusalem every year at the feast of the passover. And when he <b>“GOD”</b> was twelve years old, they went up to Jerusalem after the custom of the feast." (Luke, 2:41-42)


<b>8- "God" can do nothing on his own:</b>


"I<b>(Jesus)[</b>b] “GOD”[/b] can of mine own self do nothing."(John, 5:30)


<b>9- "God" Was Ignorant of the Season: </b>


"And on the morrow, when they were come from Bethany, he (Jesus) <b>“GOD”</b> was hungry: and seeing a fig tree afar off having leaves, he <b>“GOD” </b> came, if haply he might find anything thereon: and when he<b> “GOD”</b> came to it, he found nothing but leaves; for the time of figs was not yet." (Mark, 11:12-13)


<b>10- "God" was tempted by Devil for 40 Days: </b>


"And immediately the spirit driveth him into the wilderness. And he<b> “GOD”</b> was there in the wilderness forty days, tempted of Satan." (Mark, 1:12-13)


These are only 10 points out of thousands in the Bible to prove that Jesus was neither God, nor part of God. and in case any Christian say that he was God,<b> then you should have no problem at all in addressing him as God in the above verses.</b><b> </b>


but cant you see what happened?



Salam


Wael.

I understand that many of you believe that Jesus was a prophet of Allah and that his words and teachings were corrupted and the version we have of Christ in the bible (Injel) isn't an accurate depiction of his ministry.


So...my question is this.


If Jesus was a prophet of Allah then why did Allah allow men (Christians) to twist his words and teachings as Muslims claim? Would Allah hold up Jesus teachings as a prophet like he did Mohammeds? Also, since Muslims believe that Jesus was born of a virgin and ascended into heaven, he must have been a special prophet since he was the only prophet who was born of a virgin right?


So, why did Allah allow the corruption of his words to happen?


Did Allah know that this was about to happen?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J5BwX1pGLDc

Remedies for Anger


Sheikh Nâyif al-Hamad, presiding judge at the Rimâh District Courthouse


Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) said: “Allah did not send down any ailment sending sent down with it its cure.” [sahîh al-Bukhârî (5354)]


There are many remedies for the affliction of anger. We will be discussing but a few of them.


1. Seeking Refuge with Allah from Satan


Allah says: “And if (at any time) an incitement to discord is made to thee by Satan, seek refuge in Allah. He is the One Who hears and knows all things.” [sûrah Fussilat: 36]


Sulayman b. Sard relates that two mean were arguing in the presence of the Prophet (peace be upon him) until one of them became livid in the face and the veins in his neck stood out. The Prophet (peace be upon him) said: “I know some words that if he were to say them, his anger would leave him. If he would say: ‘I seek refuge with Allah from Satan’ then he would calm down.” [sahîh al-Bukhârî (3108)]


Ibn al-Qayyim observes: “Anger sets itself upon the mind like a wolf sets itself upon a sheep. Satan attacks the mind more than anything else at times of anger and lust.”


2. Changing One’s Circumstances


When a person is angry, a change in circumstances can help him to get a grip on himself. It may be enough for him just to sit down.


Abû Dharr al-Ghifârî relates that the prophet (peace be upon him) said: “If one of you happens to be standing when he becomes angry, then he should take a seat. If this helps his anger to subside, then good and well. Otherwise, he should go and lie down.” [sunan Abî Dâwûd (4782) and Sahîh Ibn Hibbân (5688)]


3. Avoiding Arguments and Keeping Silent


Sheikh `Abd al-Rahmân al-Si`dî said: “It is good to keep in mind that when other people abuse you – especially when it is just verbal abuse – they are only harming themselves by it. They do not cause you any harm unless you give them your time and attention. When you do so, you are harmed by their abusing you just as much as they harm themselves by doings so. If you pay them no heed, they can cause you not injury.” It is just like an Arabian poet of old once said:


The fool addresses me with every ugliness


Yet I hate to answer his ire


He grows in foolery, and I in graciousness


Just like incense is wakened by fire.


Ibn `Abbâs relates that the Prophet (peace be upon him) said: “Teach the people and give them glad tidings. Do not make things difficult. And if you get angry, remain silent.” [Musnad Ahmad (3/249) Musnad al-Tayâlisî (2608) and al-Adab al-Mufrad (245)]


Ibn Rajab observes that silence: “is a powerful remedy against anger. This is because an angry person says things in his rage that he greatly regrets later on when his anger subsides. Some of the insults and statement made in anger can have harmful consequences. If the person keeps silent, he avoids all of that harm.”


4. Performing Wudû’


`Atiyyah al-Sa`dî relates that Allah’s Messenger (peace be upon him) said: “Anger is from Satan, and Satan was created from fire. Only water will extinguish fire, so if one of you gets angry, he should perform wudû’.” [Musnad Ahmad (4/226) and Sunan Abî Dâwûd (4784)]


Abû Sa`îd al-Khudrî relates that the prophet (peace be upon him) said: “Anger is a burning ember in the heart of a son of Adam. Do you not see the red glow of his eyes and the swelling of the veins in his neck? Therefore, whoever senses something of this coming on should go and perform wudû’.” [Musnad Ahmad (3/61), Sunan al-Tirmidhî (2191) and Mustadrak al-Hâkim (4/551). Al-Tirmidhî declares it to be a good and authentic hadîth]


5. Invoking the Remembrance of Allah


Allah says: “Those who believe and find their hearts’ contentment in the remembrance of Allah – Only through the remembrance of Allah can the heart find peace. ” [sûrah al-Ra`d: 28]


A person whose heart is content and in a state of balance because of Allah’s remembrance is as far from anger as a human heart can be.


Allah says: “And remember Allah if you forget.” [sûrah al-Kahf: 24]


`Ikrimah said about this verse: “To forget, here, means: to get angry.” [Tafsîr al-Tabarî (15/226)]


6. Considering the Consequences of One’s Anger


A person who gets angry all the time injures his health because of it. A bad tempered person is more prone to diabetes, hypertension, and numerous other stress related illnesses.


When a person is angry, he is prone to say and do things that he will regret later on when his anger subsides. Because of this , `Alî b. Abî Tâlib said: “The pleasure of giving pardon is followed by a praiseworthy outcome. The pleasure or taking revenge is followed by the bitterness of regret.”


Ibn Rajab writes: “Anger is a distemper of the blood of a person on account either fearing some wrong or out of a desire for revenge against some wrong that was done to him. It provokes many evil acts, like murder, assault, and other forms of oppression and transgression against people. Likewise, it provokes sinful speech, like slander and defamation. Sometimes a person can be brought to an utterance of unbelief, as had was the case with Jibillah b. al-Ayham.


Ibn al-Qayyim writes: “Anger is a disease. It is an illness. It is a sickness of the heart, no less that fever, melancholy, and epilepsy are sicknesses of the body. A person in the throes of anger is like a person in the throes of pneumonia, a fever or an epileptic fit.”


Ibn Hibbân writes [Rawdah al-`Uqalâ (140)]: “If there was nothing blameworthy in anger aside from the fact that all thinkers throughout the ages have agreed that an angry person is devoid of judgment, then that would be enough for him to do everything in his power to avoid getting angry.”


An angry person is incapable of thinking clearly and formulating a sound opinion. This is why the Prophet (peace be upon him) said: “No one should judge between two people when he is angry.” [sahîh al-Bukhârî (6739) and Sahîh Muslim (1717)]


Based on this hadîth, many Islamic scholars have ruled that if a judge is angry when he gives a verdict, then that verdict is invalid. Ibn al-Qayyim says: “This is because anger confuses the person’s heart and mind and makes him incapable of complete understanding.”


7. Accepting Sincere Advice


When we see someone who is angry, we should advise him and remind him about the virtue of clemency and of controlling our rage. The person being advised needs to heed that advice.


Ibn `Abbâs relates that once, during `Umar’s reign as Caliph, al-Hurr b. Qays sought `Umar’s permission to admit `Uyaynah into his presence. `Umar gave him permission and `Uyaynah approached, saying: “O Sin of al-Khattâb. You do not give us all that much and you do not judge between us fairly.”


At this, `Umar became extremely angry and showed an intention to strike him, so al-Hurr b. Qays said: “O Commander of the Faithful! Allah said to His Prophet (peace be upon him): ‘Take recourse to pardon, enjoin what is good, and turn away from those who are ignorant.’ – Indeed, he is one of those who are ignorant.”


`Umar then did no more to the man than to recite the same verse to him. In this way,, he held himself in check with the words of Allah. [sahîh al-Bukhârî (4366)]


Ibn al-Qayyim writes [ighâthah al-Lahfân (47)]:


The enraged person is like some one in pain. This is why he say the things that he says and do the things that he does. He is trying to relieve himself of the heat of his anger. This is also why he might strike his own face, scream and shout, tear his clothes, or throw down whatever is in his hands. It is all to rid his flesh of the pain provoked by his anger. For the same reason, he might invoke Allah’s wrath upon himself or upon his loved ones, imploring with his words though not really wanting what he is asking for. He might invoke pronouncements that he does not really want to have carried out.


Kings sometimes issue commands that their courtiers know are not intended. It is just their king venting his anger. This is why they do not hasten to carry out those orders, and when the king’s anger subsides, he praises them for their discretion.


In the same way a man in the throes of anger might get up to beat his child or his friend. If someone else gets in the way and prevents him form doing so, the man will be grateful for that after his anger subsides, just like the man who is drunk or beset by fever is later grateful to the one who prevents his injudicious actions.


8. Learning from Past Experience


If we would only remember the last time we did something in anger that we sorely regretted, it would help us to restrain our baser selves in the future. It is far easier to stop ourselves from acting out of anger than it is to fix the mess we make when we let loose our rage.


Ibn Hibbân writes [Rawdah al-`Uqalâ (158)]: “Shortness of temper is a characteristic of imbeciles just as self-restraint is a sign of intelligence. Anger is the seed of regret. A person’s ability to restrain himself before letting loose his anger is greater than his ability to set things right again in its wake.”


http://www.islamtoday.com/showme2.cfm?ca...cat_id=830

Do Muslims have sacraments?


If so, what are they and what do they represent?

What could he have meant by the following?


Luke 22


<b>14 When the hour had come, He sat down, and the twelve[a] apostles with Him. 15 Then He said to them, “With fervent desire I have desired to eat this Passover with you before I suffer; 16 for I say to you, I will no longer eat of it until it is fulfilled in the kingdom of God.” </b>


17 Then He took the cup, and gave thanks, and said, “Take this and divide it among yourselves; 18 for I say to you, I will not drink of the fruit of the vine until the kingdom of God comes.”


19 And He took bread, gave thanks and broke it, and gave it to them, saying, “This is My body which is given for you; do this in remembrance of Me.”


20 Likewise He also took the cup after supper, saying, “This cup is the new covenant in My blood, which is shed for you. 21 But behold, the hand of My betrayer is with Me on the table. 22 And truly the Son of Man goes as it has been determined, but woe to that man by whom He is betrayed!”


23 Then they began to question among themselves, which of them it was who would do this thing.

Bismillah:


<b>ISLAM IS: </b>


<b><i>Surrender, Submission, Obedience, Sincerity & Purity of Intention, AND PEACE.
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<i><b>Surrender
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This is understood from a verse in the Holy Quran - Allah says:


<b><i>"Inna deena indalahil-Islam."</i>
</b> <b>(Certainly, the only acceptable way which Allah will accept is Islam). </b> [Holy Quran 3:19]


This submission requires a fully conscious and willing effort to submit to the one Almighty God.


<b><i>Submission</i></b>



<b>"But no, by your Lord, they can have no Faith, until they make you (Muhammad, peace be upon him) as a judge in all disputes between them, and find no resistance against your decisions, and accept (the decisions) with full submission."
</b> [Holy Quran 4:65]


Total submission is required after the surrender and some terms have to be set forth by Allah to be understood by the Muslim. There can be no option in the matter as Allah says in another verse,


<b>"It is not fitting for the believing man nor for the believing woman, that whenever Allah and His Messenger have decided any matter, that they should have any other opinion."
</b> [Holy Quran 33:36]


Whatever Allah and His Messenger have set out as being the Way of Islam is incumbent on the believer, man or woman to follow completely. One must consciously and conscientiously give oneself to the service of Allah.


<i><b>Obedience
</b></i>


<b>"And obey Allah and His Messenger." </b>
[Holy Quran 3:132]


<b>"O you who believe! Obey Allah and His Messenger and those of you who are in authority. If you differ in anything amongst yourselves, refer it to Allah and His Messenger, if you believe in Allah and in the Last Day. That is better and more suitable for final determination."
</b> [Holy Quran 4:59]


<b>"He who obeys the Messenger has indeed obeyed Allah, but he who turns away, then we have not sent you as a watcher over them."</b>
[Holy Quran 4:80]


This means to act on what Allah enjoins all of us to do (in the Qur'an) and what His beloved Prophet, Muhammad (pbuh) encouraged us to do in his Sunnah (his lifestyle and sayings personifying the Qur'an).


After surrendering your free will to Allah and then ratifying the terms and conditions of the surrender, it is obligatory for the Muslim to live up to his terms of the bargain. It is his or her responsibility to do their best to obey the orders of Allah set forth in the Holy Quran and the teachings of the Holy Prophet, peace be upon him.


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<b>Sincerity & Purity of Intention
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The heart must be clean and honest. Allah is Pure and He only accepts pure.


<b>"Verily, deeds are rewarded by intention. And everyone will have the reward for that which he has intended."
</b>


[A saying of the Holy Prophet Muhammad, peace be upon him - Sahih Al-Bukhari Vol. 1 #1]


Sincere intention is the key to the success or failure of the Muslim. All that he or she does must be for the sake of Allah and not for the chance to show off or call attention to himself or herself. If there is even a speck of pride or showing off for the people instead of doing for Allah, then the whole of the matter will be rejected by Allah on the Day of Judgment. This is due to the fact that Allah wants purity of intention and purity in deed.


<b><i>Peace</i></b>



“Peace” (Salam) is mentioned many times in the Holy Quran and it is certainly the most sought after condition for the life of every human on earth.


"The Peace" (As-Salam) is also one of the attributes which Allah has named Himself by in the Holy Quran


<b>"He is Allah beside Whom there is none worthy of worship, The King, The Holy, The Peace, The Watcher, The All Mighty, The Compeller, The Supreme. Glory be to Allah! He is above all that they try to associate with Him as partners." </b>
[Holy Quran 59:23]


We are all striving to achieve some sort of peace and tranquility in our lives. And providing that the other four conditions have been met, then this is the inevitable result of the one who is truly seeking Allah.


So as soon as he or she has totally surrendered and submitted and obeyed Allah, in complete sincerity and as a result has achieved total and complete peace in this life and in the next.


It does not imply that they will not be tested however. And this must be quickly understood. The one whom Allah loves, He tests. The person who will be successful in this life and the Next Life will be tested as Allah has said:


<b>"Do they think that they will be left alone on saying, 'We believe and that they will not be tested'? For sure we will test them as we have tested those who came before them, to show (them) the truthful of the honest and the liars in their falsehood." </b>
[Quran 29:2-3]


Once we humble ourselves, rid ourselves of our egoism and submit totally to Allah, and to Him exclusively, in faith and in action, we will surely feel peace in our hearts. Establishing peace in our hearts will bring about peace in our external conduct as well.


Salam


Wael.


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