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This page is dedicated to all converts to Islam everywhere.
It is built and maintained by converts to Islam also. This page was built to
assist new Muslims in learning more about their new found faith. If you are
new to Islam or you are just interested in learning more about Islam, we
would like to really hear from you.
We want to remind you to the fact that there is no
compulsion for man to accept the TRUTH. But it is certainly a shame upon the
human intellect when man is not even interested in finding out as to what is
the TRUTH!.
Islam teaches that God has given man the faculty of reason and therefore
expects man to reason things out objectively and systematically for himself.
To reflect and to question and to reflect.
Nobody should press you to make a hasty decision to accept any of the
teachings of Islam, for Islam teaches that man should be given the freedom
to choose. Even when man is faced with the TRUTH, there is no compulsion
upon man to embrace it. But before you begin to form an opinion about Islam,
ask yourself whether your existing knowledge of Islam is thorough enough.
Ask yourself whether that knowledge has been obtained through non-Muslim
third party sources who themselves have probably been exposed to only random
glimpses of Islamic writings and have yet to reason on Islam objectively and
systematically themselves.
Is it fair that one should form an opinion about the taste of a particular
dish just by heresay from others who may themselves not necessarily have
tasted the dish yet?. Similarly you should find out for yourself about Islam
from reliable sources and not only taste it, but digest it well before you
form an opinion. That would be an intellectual approach to islam. It is up
to you to make the next move.
In making your move, Islam continuously reassures you that your rights to
freedom of choice and freedom to use that God-given faculty of thought and
reason will be respected. Every man has that individual will. No one else
can take that away that will and force you to surrender to the will of God.
You have to find out and make that decision yourself. May your intellectual
journey towards the TRUTH be a pleasant one. The Quran says:
" Let there be no compulsion in religion: Truth stands out clear from Error:
whoever rejects Taghut (evil) and believes in Allah hath grasped the most
trust worthy hand-hold, that never breaks. And Allah heareth and knoweth all
things. " (Qur'an 2:256)
'When you have understood what is Right and what is Wrong (Evil), it is
Forbidden for you to do Wrong.' 'Right and Wrong is defined by Allah swt the
Creator the Sustainer. Right is to follow the Qur'an and Sunnah (Purpose of
life) in all walks of life. Wrong ((bad) evil) is to do the opposite. The
Punishment for Not following the Qur'an and Sunnah (working against Islam)
is Clearly Stated and Warned by Allah swt. Please find more information
below.
[Say: "Truly am I A warner: no God Is there but Allah, The One, Supreme and
Irresistible,- "The Lord of the heavens And the earth, and all Between,
-Exalted in Might, Ever-forgiving." (TMQ38:65-66.)]
["Praise be to Allah, who has sent to his servant the Book, and has allowed
therein no crookedness:
(He has made it) Straight (and Clear) in order that He may warn (the
godless) of a Terrible punishment from Him, and that He may give glad
Tidings to the Believers who work Righteous deeds, that they shall have a
goodly Reward, Wherein they shall remain for ever, Further, that He may warn
those (also) who say, "God hath begotten a son". (TMQ18:1-4.)]
["Say: "O my Servants who have excessively wronged their own souls, despair
not of God's Mercy: for God forgives all sins for He is Most Forgiving, Most
Merciful. Turn to your Lord (for forgiveness) and bow to His (Will), before
the Penalty comes on you: after that you shall not be helped."
(TMQ39:53-54.)]
["It is He who has created for you (the faculties of) Hearing, sight,
feeling And understanding: Little thanks It is ye give!. And He Has
multiplied you Through the earth, and to Him Shall ye be gathered back. it
is He who gives life and death, and to Him (Is due) the alternation of Night
and Day: Will ye not then understand?." (TMQ23:78-80.)]
["How can ye reject the faith in Allah? Seeing that ye were without life and
He gave you life; then will He cause you to die and will again bring you to
life; and again to Him will ye return." (Qur'an 2:28)]
Be a muslim with true understanding of Islam and save yourself from the Fire
of Hell whose fuel is men and stone. Be our witness for reminding. The Truth
has come to you now and it is up to you .... dear reader...
The Truth has come to you now and it is up to you .... dear reader...
["Whoever goes right, then, he goes right only for his own soul's benefit.
And whoever goes astray, then he goes astray only to his own loss. No laden
soul can bear another's load. And We never punish until We have sent an
apostle (to give Warnings)" TMQ17:15]
["Have We not made for him (mankind) a pair of eyes? And a tongue and a pair
of lips? And shown him the two ways (good and evil)?" TMQ90:8-10]
["And I Created not the Jinns and Mankind except they should Worship Me
(alone)."TMQ50:56]
["Verily! We have made that which is on earth as an adoration for it (the
earth) in order that We may test them (mankind) as to which of them is
better in deeds."TMQ18:7]
["This day I have perfected your religion for you, completed My favour upon
you, and have chosen for you Islam as your religion (way of life)". TMQ
Al-Ma'idah:3]
["If anyone desires a religion other then Islam (Allah's way of life), never
will it be accepted of him; and in the Hereafter he will be in the ranks of
those who have lost all spiritual good". TMQ Al-Imran:86]
["Those who reject Our (Allah's) Signs (Verses of the Qur'an) We shall cast
into the fire: as often as their skins are roasted through, We shall change
them for fresh skins, that they may taste the penalty; for Allah (God
Almighty) is Exalted in Power and Wise." TMQ An-Nisa 4:56]
["But those who believe (in the Oneness of Allah - Islamic Monotheism) and
do deeds of righteousness, We shall soon admit them to Gardens, under which
rivers flow (Paradise), abiding therein forever (eternal home). Therein they
shall have companions pure and holy: We shall admit them to shades, cool and
ever deepening (Paradise)."(Qur'an 4:57)]
["And seek help in patience and As-Salat (the prayer) and truly it is
extremely heavy and hard except for Al-Khashi'un [i.e. the true believers in
Allah - those who obey Allah with full submission, fear much from His
Punishment, and believe in His Promise (Paradise, etc.) and in His Warnings
(Hell, etc.)" (Qur'an 2:45)]
["(They are those) who are certain that they are going to meet their Lord,
and that unto Him they are going to return."(Qur'an 2:46)]
["Every soul shall have a taste of death: And only on the Day of Judgment
shall you be paid your full recompense. Only he who is saved far from the
Fire and admitted to the Garden will have attained the object (of Life): For
the life of this world is but goods and chattels of deception."(Quran3:185)]
["O ye who believe! Persevere in patience and constancy; vie in such
perseverance; strengthen each other; and fear Allah. that ye may
prosper."(Quran3:200)]
["O ye who believe! Fear Allah as He should be feared, and die not except in
a state of Islam."(Quran3:102)]
["..Our Lord! You have not Created (all) this without purpose, Glory to
You!...".TMQ3:191]
There is only one way to ward off the punishment of Allah. Turn back from
your sin, and repent. "Oh Allah! include me among those who repent and those
who keep themselves pure".
Be a muslim with true understanding of Islam and save yourself from the Fire
of Hell whose fuel is men and stone. Be our witness for reminding. The Truth
has come to you now and it is up to you .... dear reader...
["As for those who sell the faith they owe to Allah and their own plighted
word for a small price, they shall have no portion in the Hereafter: Nor
will Allah (Deign to) speak to them or look at them on the Day of Judgment,
nor will He cleans them (of sin): They shall have a grievous penalty."(TMQ
3:77)]
["O ye who believe! enter into Islam whole-heartedly (by obeying all the
rules and regulations of the Islamic way of life); and follow not the
footsteps of the Satan (Evil One); for he is to you an avowed enemy."(Qur'an
2:208")]
THE LiGHT OF REVELATiON
iNTRODUCTiON
WHAT IS LIFE?
Man's existence in this world and the creation of this entire universe are
not mere accidents or products of a fortuitous nature. This universe, every
single atom of it, manifests and points us to the realization of a Loving,
Merciful and All-powerful Creator. Without a Creator nothing can exist.
Every single soul knows that he is existing and that his existence is
dependent on a Creator - he knows for sure that he cannot create himself.
Therefore it is his duty to know his master creator - God.
MANKiND
Man is a unique creature. God establishes man as His Representative or
Deputy to govern over all other creatures in this world. He is endowed with
the faculty of REASON, which differentiates him from all other animals. The
Prophet says:
"God has not created anything better than Reason or anything more perfect or
more beautiful than Reason......"
Together with this faculty to discriminate and discern, Man is given the
freedom (free-will) to choose for himself a way of life worthy of his
position as God's Representative or to fall lower than the lowest of all
animals or creations. Man is born pure and sinless. He is given the free
will to do righteous deeds or indulge in sins. (The Punishment for falling
lower than the lowest (indulging in sins) is clearly stated and Warned by
Allah swt, through Messangers (ie Moses(AS), Jesus(AS), Muhammad (P.b.u.h.))
with Book (The Qur'an)!).
DiViNE GUiDANCE
God, out of his abundant Love and Mercy for mankind has not left us in
darkness to discover the right path by trial and error alone. Coupled with
our intellectual capability to reason, God bestowed upon us DIVINE GUIDANCE
that outlines the Criterion for truth and the knowledge and reality of our
existence in this world and the Hereafter.
REVELATiONS
From the begining of mankind God sent Prophets to convey His REVELATION and
to invite to the path of TRUE PEACE and OBEDIENCE to One true God. This is
ISLAM. This message conveyed to successive generations of man through
different Prophets, all inviting mankind to the same path.
However all the earlier messages or revelations from God were distorted by
people of later generations. As a result, pure Revelation from God was
polluted with myths, superstitions, idol worship and irrational
philosophical idealogies. The religion of God was lost in a plethora of
religions.
Human history is a chronicle of man's drift between light and darkness, but
God out of His Abundant Love for mankind has not forsaken us.
FINAL REVELATIONS When mankind was in the depths of the Dark Ages, God sent
the final Messenger, Prophet Muhammad (May peace be upon him) to redeem
humanity. The revelation to Prophet Muhammad represents the ultimate and
permanent source of guidance for mankind.
["Your Allah is one Allah. as to those who believe not in the Hereafter,
their hearts refuse to know, and they are arrogant."
"Undoubtedly Allah doth know what they conceal, and what they reveal: verily
He loveth not the arrogant."
"When it is said to them, "What is it that your Lord has revealed?" they
say, "Tales of the ancients!"
"Let them bear, on the Day of Judgment, their own burdens in full, and also
(something) of the burdens of those without knowledge, whom they misled.
Alas, how grievous the burdens they will bear!
"Those before them did also plot (against Allah.s Way): but Allah took their
structures from their foundations, and the roof fell down on them from
above; and the Wrath seized them from directions they did not perceive."
"Then, on the Day of Judgment, He will cover them with shame, and say:
"Where are My 'partners' concerning whom ye used to dispute (with the
godly)?" Those endued with knowledge will say: "This Day, indeed, are the
Unbelievers covered with shame and misery,-
"(Namely) those whose lives the angels take in a state of wrong-doing to
their own souls." Then would they offer submission (with the pretence), "We
did no evil (knowingly)." (The angels will reply), "Nay, but verily Allah
knoweth all that ye did;
" "So enter the gates of Hell, to dwell therein. Thus evil indeed is the
abode of the arrogant."
"To the righteous (when) it is said, "What is it that your Lord has
revealed?" they say, "All that is good." To those who do good, there is good
in this world, and the Home of the Hereafter is even better and excellent
indeed is the Home of the righteous,-
" Gardens of Eternity which they will enter: beneath them flow (pleasant)
rivers: they will have therein all that they wish: thus doth Allah reward
the righteous,-
"(Namely) those whose lives the angels take in a state of purity, saying (to
them), "Peace be on you; enter ye the Garden, because of (the good) which ye
did (in the world)."
"Do the (ungodly) wait until the angels come to them, or there comes the
Command of thy Lord (for their doom)? So did those who went before them. But
Allah wronged them not: nay, they wronged their own souls."(TMQ 16:22-32)]
CRiTERiA FOR TRUTH
How do we know that a revelation like the Qur'an is the word of God?. The
criteria for truth can be easily understood by all:-
1. RATIONAL TEACHINGS: Since God bestowed reason and intellect on mankind,
it is our duty to use it to distinguish truth from falsehood. True
undistorted revelation from God must be rational and can be reasoned out by
all unbiased minds.
2. PERFECTION: Since God is all perfect, His revelation must be perfect and
accurate, free from mistakes, omissions, interpolations and multiplicity of
versions. It should be free from contradictions in its narration.
3. NO MYTHS OR SUPERSTITIONS: True revelation from God is free from myths or
superstitions that degrade the dignity of God or man.
4. SCIENTIFIC: Since God is the Creator of all knowledge, true revelation is
scientific and can with-stand the challenge of science at all times.
5. PROPHECY: God is the Knower of the past, present and future. Thus His
word of prophecies in His revelation will be fulfilled as prophesied.
6. INIMITABLE BY MAN: True revelation from God is infallible and cannot be
imitated by man. God's true revelation is a living miracle, an open Book
challenging all mankind to see and prove for themselves.
["The blame is only against those who oppress men with wrong-doing and
insolently transgress beyond bounds through the land, defying right and
justice: for such there will be a chastisement grievous. " (Qur'an 42:42)
` When it is said to them: "Make not mischief on the earth," they say: "Why,
we only Want to make peace!"`
` Of a surety, they are the ones who make mischief, but they realise (it)
not.`
` When it is said to them: "Believe as the others believe:" They say: "Shall
we believe as the fools believe?" Nay, of a surety they are the fools, but
they do not know.`
` When they meet those who believe, they say: "We believe;" but when they
are alone with their evil ones, they say: "We are really with you: We (were)
only jesting."`
` Allah will throw back their mockery on them, and give them rope in their
trespasses; so they will wander like blind ones (To and fro). `
` These are they who have bartered Guidance for error: But their traffic is
profitless, and they have lost true direction,`
` Their similitude is that of a man who kindled a fire; when it lighted all
around him, Allah took away their light and left them in utter darkness. So
they could not see.`
` Deaf, dumb, and blind, they will not return (to the path).`
` Or (another similitude) is that of a rain-laden cloud from the sky: In it
are zones of darkness, and thunder and lightning: They press their fingers
in their ears to keep out the stunning thunder-clap, the while they are in
terror of death. But Allah is ever round the rejecters of Faith!`
` The lightning all but snatches away their sight; every time the light
(Helps) them, they walk therein, and when the darkness grows on them, they
stand still. And if Allah willed, He could take away their faculty of
hearing and seeing; for Allah hath power over all things. `
` O ye people! Adore your Guardian-Lord, who created you and those who came
before you, that ye may have the chance to learn righteousness;`
` Who has made the earth your couch, and the heavens your canopy; and sent
down rain from the heavens; and brought forth therewith Fruits for your
sustenance; then set not up rivals unto Allah when ye know (the truth).`
` And if ye are in doubt as to what We have revealed from time to time to
Our servant, then produce a Sura like thereunto; and call your witnesses or
helpers (If there are any) besides Allah, if your (doubts) are true.`
` But if ye cannot- and of a surety ye cannot- then fear the Fire whose fuel
is men and stones,- which is prepared for those who reject Faith.`
` But give glad tidings to those who believe and work righteousness, that
their portion is Gardens, beneath which rivers flow. Every time they are fed
with fruits therefrom, they say: "Why, this is what we were fed with
before," for they are given things in similitude; and they have therein
companions pure (and holy); and they abide therein (for ever).`
` Allah disdains not to use the similitude of things, lowest as well as
highest. Those who believe know that it is truth from their Lord; but those
who reject Faith say: "What means Allah by this similitude?" By it He causes
many to stray, and many He leads into the right path; but He causes not to
stray, except those who forsake (the path),-`
` Those who break Allah.s Covenant after it is ratified, and who sunder what
Allah Has ordered to be joined, and do mischief on earth: These cause loss
(only) to themselves.`
` How can ye reject the faith in Allah.- seeing that ye were without life,
and He gave you life; then will He cause you to die, and will again bring
you to life; and again to Him will ye return.`
` It is He Who hath created for you all things that are on earth; Moreover
His design comprehended the heavens, for He gave order and perfection to the
seven firmaments; and of all things He hath perfect knowledge." (T.M.Q.
2:11-29)']
["O ye who believe! Fear Allah as He should be feared, and die not except in
a state of Islam."(Quran3:102)]
["Verily, We have warned you of a Penalty near, the Day when man will see
(the deeds) which his hands have sent forth, and the Unbeliever will say,
"Woe unto me! Would that I were (metre) dust!"(Qur'an78:40)]
We wish to invite (all) to the way of thy Lord with wisdom and beautiful
preaching and reason with them in ways that are best and most gracious..
Be a muslim with True understanding of Islam --The Truth will always prevail
over falsehood--The light of dawn always rises after the darkest moment, so
think about it..-------------Perhaps avoiding ignorance and pride could help
one understand the truth....to be safe on the JUDGEMENT DAY..
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