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TrueWord: "Fasting on the Day of 'Arafah absolves the sins for two years: the previous year and the coming year, and fasting on 'Ashura, (the tenth day of Muharram) atones for the sins of previous years." [Reported by all except al-Bukhari and at-Tirmidhi]

May Allah grant us all the immense reward of fasting on the day of 'Arafah. Ameen.

TrueWord: Abu Sa'eed al-Khudree (May Allah be pleased with him), said that the Messenger of Allah (p.b.u.h.) said: "No servant (of Allah Most High) fasts one day in the way of Allah, except that Allah Most High removes his face from the fire because of it (the distance of traveling) seventy years." (Bukhari and Muslim).

If we do some mathematical analysis of this Hadith, we will find that Allah will distance the face of a believer from the hell-fire approximately 11 hours for every second that they are indulged in fasting:

70 years / 16 hours (approx. 16 hours of fasting a day = 4.375 years per hr
4.375 years/hr / 60 = 0.0729 years per minute = 26.6146 days per minute
0.0729 years per minute / 60 = .001215 years per second = 0.4435 days per second = 10.6 hours per second = approximately 11 hours per second

So according to my calculations (my numbers may be slightly off at bit), subhanAllah, Allah distances the hell-fire from the face of a believer approximately 11 HOURS for every second that they are fasting! Allahu Akbar...

TrueWord: Clarification to the common misconception that Allah is only the God of the 'Muslims' and is only mentioned in the Quran...

"Allah" is the Arabic word for God. If you translate God to Spanish it is "Dios", in Hebrew it is "Elohim", in Aramaic it is "Elahi", in English it is "God", and again in Arabic it is "Allah".

The Torah was revealed in Hebrew and God is mentioned as "Elohim" more than 2,500 times in the Torah. The Gospel was revealed in Aramaic and God is mentioned as "Elahi" in the Gospel in numerous instances including the Gospel of Matthew, Chapter 27, Verse 46. Lastly, the Qur'an was revealed in Arabic and God is mentioned as "Allah" in the Qur'an.

Note that Elohim, Elahi, and Allah are all the same God mentioned in the scriptures in the designated language in which it was revealed in.

TrueWord: How about the ruling of taking photographs? Something that most of us are attached to..as you all know we live in a time in which taking "selfies" is the brand. See below for the ruling:

http://islamqa.info/en/365

TrueWord: So..have you ever thought to yourself...what is the ruling on drawing smiley faces when chatting online? Link below...enjoy : )

http://islamqa.info/en/110504

flora211: salam!
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TrueWord:
عَنْ جَابِرٍ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ رَأَى امْرَأَةً فَأَتَى امْرَأَتَهُ زَيْنَبَ وَهِيَ تَمْعَسُ مَنِيئَةً لَهَا فَقَضَى حَاجَتَهُ ثُمَّ خَرَجَ إِلَى أَصْحَابِهِ فَقَالَ إِنَّ الْمَرْأَةَ تُقْبِلُ فِي صُورَةِ شَيْطَانٍ وَتُدْبِرُ فِي صُورَةِ شَيْطَانٍ فَإِذَا أَبْصَرَ أَحَدُكُمْ امْرَأَةً فَلْيَأْتِ أَهْلَهُ فَإِنَّ ذَلِكَ يَرُدُّ مَا فِي نَفْسِهِ

Jabir reported that Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon him) saw a woman, and so he came to his wife, Zainab, as she was tanning a leather and had sexual intercourse with her. He then went to his Companions and told them: The woman advances and retires in the shape of a devil, so when one of you sees a woman, he should come to his wife, for that will repel what he feels in his heart. (Sahih Muslim, Hadith 2491)

TrueWord: On the authority of Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) from the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him), who said:

"Allah (mighty and sublime be He) says:

'Fasting is Mine and it is I Who give reward for it. [A man] gives up his sexual passion, his food and his drink for My sake.' Fasting is like a shield, and he who fasts has two joys: a joy when he breaks his fast and a joy when he meets his Lord. The change in the breath of the mouth of him who fasts is better in Allah's estimation than the smell of musk."

[Bukhari (also by Muslim, Malik, at-Tirmidhi, an-Nasa'i and Ibn Majah).]

TrueWord: Jesus is sometimes referred to as ‘Lord’ in the Bible and at other times as ‘Son of God’. God is called the ‘Father’, so putting these names together it could be claimed that Jesus is the son of God. But if we look at each of these titles in context we will find that they are symbolic and not to be taken literally.

‘Son of God’ is a term used in ancient Hebrew for a righteous person. God calls Israel his ‘son’: This is what the LORD says: Israel is my oldest son.[Exodus 4:22]. Also, David is called the ‘Son of God’: The LORD has said to Me, ‘You are My Son, Today I have begotten You.’ [Psalm 2:7]. In fact anyone who is righteous is referred to as God’s ‘son’: All who are led by God’s Spirit are God’s sons and daughters. [Romans 8:14].

In the same way, when the word ‘Father’ is used to refer to God it shouldn’t be taken literally. Instead it’s a way of saying God is the creator, sustainer, cherisher etc. There are many verses for us to understand this symbolic meaning of the word ‘Father’, for example: one God and Father of all. [Ephesians 4:6].

Jesus is sometimes called ‘Lord’ by the disciples. ‘Lord’ is a term used for God and also for people who are held in high esteem. There are many examples of the word ‘Lord’ being used for people in the Bible: So they (Joseph’s brothers) went up to Joseph’s steward and spoke to him at the entrance to the house. “We beg your pardon, our lord,” they said. [Genesis 43:19-20]. Also, in other parts of the Bible, Jesus is even called a ‘servant’ of God by the disciples: the God of our fathers, has glorified his servant Jesus. [Acts 3:13]. This clearly shows that when ‘Lord’ is used to refer to Jesus, it is a title of respect not of divinity.

The nature of Jesus was totally different to that of God. There are many parts of the Bible that highlight this difference in nature:

God is All-Knowing but Jesus by his own admission was not All-Knowing. This can be seen in the following passage when Jesus says “But nobody knows when that day or hour will come, not the heavenly angels and not the Son. Only the Father knows.” [Matthew 24:36]

God is independent and he doesn’t need sleep, food or water. Jesus however ate, drank, slept and depended on God: As the living Father sent me, and I live because of the Father. [John 6:57]. Another sign of Jesus’ dependence on God is that he prayed to God: Going a little farther, he (Jesus) fell with his face to the ground and prayed [Matthew 26:39]. This shows that Jesus himself sought help from God. God, being the one who answers prayers does not need to pray to anyone. Also, Jesus said: I am going to the Father, because the Father is greater than me. [John 14:28].

The Bible is clear that God is unseen and is not a man: for no one may see me and live. [Exodus 33:20], God is not a man [Numbers 23:19]. Jesus on the other hand was a man who was seen by thousands of people, so he could not be God. Furthermore, the Bible makes it clear that God is too great to be inside his creation: But how could God possibly live on earth with people? If heaven, even the highest heaven, can’t contain you [2 Chronicles 6:18]. According to this verse Jesus cannot be God living on the earth.

Also the Bible calls Jesus a Prophet [Matthew 21:10-11], so how could Jesus be God and be God’s Prophet at the same time? That wouldn’t make sense.

Additionally the Bible informs us that God does not change: I the Lord do not change. [Malachi 3:6:]. Jesus however went through many changes in his life such as age, height, weight etc.

These are just some of the proofs within the Bible, which make it clear that the nature of Jesus and God is completely different. Some people may claim that Jesus had both a human and a divine nature. This is a claim that Jesus never made, and is in clear contradiction to the Bible which maintains that God has one nature.

TrueWord: Do you desire a ticket to Jannah (Paradise)? Then learn the Qur'an and not only will you have a ticket to Jannah, but also 10 of those amongst your family members:

Ali RadiyAllahu `anhu says that Rasulullah (Prophet Muhammad) Sallallahu `alaihi wasallam (peace be upon him) said, "Whoever reads Qur'an and learns it by heart, and regards what it makes lawful as lawful and its unlawful as forbidden, will be admitted into Paradise by Almighty Allah Who will also accept his intercession in respect of 10 such persons of his family who shall have been doomed to Hell." (Hadith Ahmad, Tirmidhi)

TrueWord: All of the Prophets were Muslim (submitters to God). Abraham, Issac, Ismail, Moses, Jesus, and Muhammad (peace be upon them all) were all Muslims (submitters to Allah).

Therefore, you will find for example that Jesus called upon Allah in the Aramaic language:

Matt. 27:46-49 About the ninth hour Yeshua cried out in a loud voice, "Eloi, Eloi, lama sabachthani?"[Ηλει ηλει λεμα σαβαχθανι]--which means, "My Allah, my Allah, why have you forsaken me?"

TrueWord: Question: Would you say that Jesus was a Messiah, Prophet, or Deity?

Response:

I would certainly say that Jesus was a Prophet of God (Allah):

There is much to prove this in the Old Testament, New Testament, and Final Testament. I will highlight all three:

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In the Old Testament, regarding the prophecy of Jesus's birth in which the Lord gave a sign of a child to be born from a virgin; hence the child being Prophet Jesus:

Isaiah 7:14: “Therefore the Lord himself will give you a sign: The virgin will be with child and will give birth to a son, and will call him Immanuel.” [Isaiah 7:14]

Note: Immanuel is Hebrew עִמָּנוּאֵל meaning "God is with us"; (also Romanized Emmanuel, Imanu'el)

Also, prophesied in Micah:

“But you, Bethlehem Ephrathah, though you are small among the clans of Judah, out of you will come for me one who will be ruler over Israel, whose origins are from of old, from ancient times.” [Micah 5:2:]

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In the New Testament, Jesus called for the submission and worship of the one and only Lord (not himself):

"The most important one," answered Jesus, "is this: 'Hear, O Israel: The Lord our God, the Lord is one." [Mark 12:19]


Also, Jesus said that the Father (Biblical reference to God) is greater (in divinity) than he is:

"Ye have heard how I said unto you, I go away, and come again unto you. If ye loved me, ye would rejoice, because I said, I go unto the Father: for my Father is greater than I." [John 14:28]

Thus, these Biblical verses clearly rule out the concept that he would ever be a Deity/God. Jesus was a simply Prophet of Allah (God) as all other Prophets and conveyed the same message - worship the one and only Lord.


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In the Final Testament (The Qur'an):

Allah (God) the Almighty says:

"People of the Book, do not go to excess in your religion, and do not say anything about God except the truth: the Messiah, Jesus, son of Mary, was nothing more than a messenger of God, His word, directed to Mary, a spirit from Him. So believe in God and His messengers and do not speak of a 'Trinity'—stop, that is better for you—God is only one God, He is far above having a son, everything in the heavens and earth belongs to Him and He is the best one to trust." [Qur'an 4: 171]

We see in this verse the Allah (God) states that Jesus was just a messenger of God and that the concept of Trinity is false.

Furthermore, Allah states in the Qur'an, that Jesus himself stated:

[Jesus] said, "Indeed, I am the servant of Allah . He has given me the Scripture and made me a prophet." [Qur'an 19:30]


Allah also says:

And when Allah will say, "O Jesus, Son of Mary, did you say to the people, 'Take me and my mother as deities besides Allah ?'" He will say, "Exalted are You! It was not for me to say that to which I have no right. If I had said it, You would have known it. You know what is within myself, and I do not know what is within Yourself. Indeed, it is You who is Knower of the unseen. [Qur'an 5:116]

Therefore, it is apparent in this verse, that Allah (God) asked Jesus if he told his people to take him as a deity. Indeed he clearly stated that it was not for him to say which he has no right to - thus, Jesus denied that he ever stated this and this was clarified in the Final Testament.

Do the Christians feel the need to take Jesus as a Deity because he was born without a biological father? Do they not acknowledge that God is capable of all things? If they are to worship Jesus because he did not have a biological father, then Prophet Adam would have had more of a right to be worshiped since he did not have a biological mother and father. Allah compares Adam to Jesus in the Qur'an and highlights this in the following verse:

"Indeed, the example of Jesus to Allah is like that of Adam. He created Him from dust; then He said to him, "Be," and he was". [Qur'an 3:59]


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Logically speaking:

To conclude, it takes simple logic to acknowledge that Jesus was not a Diety/God. Picture Jesus with us today; imagine you were honored and invited to his home to have diner with Jesus. Evidently, you would see, him eating, drinking, laughing, coughing, using the restroom, etc. - with this in mind, would logic not kick in and conclude that Jesus was a man, not a Deity/God?

Along these lines, let us recall what Prophet Mohammed said regarding this matter. He stated, do not exceed in praising me, as the Christians exceeded in praising Jesus. They exceeded in praising him and praising him until they began worshiping him as we see today by modern-day Christians.

Prophet Mohammed(may Allah's blessings and peace be upon him) said: "Do not exceed bounds in praising me as do the Christians in praising Jesus, son of Mary. I am only a servant of Allah, then call me servant of Allah and His Messenger." (Bukhari, Muslim)

The true believers who accepted the message at the time of Jesus, did not worship Jesus, rather they accepted his message of worshiping the one and only Lord. Today, Christians do not follow Jesus as they should - they fail with the first pillar that Jesus preached, which is the belief and worship of the one and only Lord.


May Allah (God) allow us to acknowledge the truth regarding this matter and guide us to the path that was chosen by Allah (God) for all of humanity. Ameen.

TrueWord: Does Jesus (Isa) ever say to worship him? What about the concept of "Trinity"?


THE FACTS:

There is no verse in the Bible that states that Jesus said I am God worship me. As a matter of fact, Moses, Jesus, and Mohammed (peace be upon them all) stated the exact opposite in the Old Testament, New Testament, and the Final Testament (The Qur'an):


In the Old Testament:

"Hear, O Israel: The LORD our God, the LORD is one." [Deuteronomy 6:4]


In the New Testament:

"The most important one," answered Jesus, "is this: 'Hear, O Israel: The Lord our God, the Lord is one." [Mark 12:19]


In the Final Testament (The Qur'an):

"Say: He is Allah, the One and Only; Allah, the Eternal, Absolute; He begetteth not, nor is He begotten; And there is none like unto Him." [Qur'an 112:1-4]


Here we see clearly that all the scriptures called for the worship of the ONE and ONLY God (Allah). As a Muslim, you must believe in ALL the scriptures [Psalms, Old Testament (Torah), New Testament (Bible), and the Final Testament (Qur'an)]

Unfortunately, all previous scriptures have been manipulated and fabricated by the desires of men throughout the course of history. The original scripture that was revealed to Moses is not the same scripture that exists today; this is likewise with Jesus. Therefore, Mohammed (peace be upon him) was the last messenger of Allah (God) in order to confirm what was before and mark the seal of the scriptures and prophethood. The Qur'an is the only scripture that is the true word of God. It has been preserved and we can acknowledge the miracles of the Quran. How can a man, Prophet Mohammed, who was in fact illiterate, know about the detailed process of embryology, the fact that the planets orbit around the sun, that there are 360 joints in the human body, the big-bang theory, and more? All this is divinely mentioned in the Qur'an. In addition, the Qur'an is the ONLY scripture that is memorized by the believers. If all the Qur'ans did not exist as a physical book, it would still be in the hearts of millions who have memorized it - this is in fact one of the ways Allah has preserved the Final Testament (The Qur'an) and it will remain preserved until the Last Day.


Now, regarding the concept of the "Trinity" - this is indeed a fabricated concept that has even been denounced and contradicted in the Bible itself:

“Ye have heard how I said unto you, I go away, and come again unto you. If ye loved me, ye would rejoice, because I said, I go unto the Father: for my Father is greater than I.” [John 14:28]

The "Trinity" states that the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit are all equal, but in fact as implied in the Biblical verse above, it clearly states the exact opposite.

Now, let us look at what the Qur'an states regarding the Trinity:

Allah (God) the Almighty says:

"People of the Book, do not go to excess in your religion, and do not say anything about God except the truth: the Messiah, Jesus, son of Mary, was nothing more than a messenger of God, His word, directed to Mary, a spirit from Him. So believe in God and His messengers and do not speak of a 'Trinity'—stop, that is better for you—God is only one God, He is far above having a son, everything in the heavens and earth belongs to Him and He is the best one to trust." [Qur'an 4: 171]


We see in this verse the Allah (God) states that Jesus was just a messenger of God and that the concept of Trinity is false.

To conclude, Allah also says:

"And when Allah will say, "O Jesus, Son of Mary, did you say to the people, 'Take me and my mother as deities besides Allah ?'" He will say, "Exalted are You! It was not for me to say that to which I have no right. If I had said it, You would have known it. You know what is within myself, and I do not know what is within Yourself. Indeed, it is You who is Knower of the unseen." [Qur'an 5:116]


Here, we see that Allah (God) asks Jesus (Isa) if he ever announced to his people that he is God. Indeed Jesus denied that he ever stated such claims and therefore those who worship Jesus today are worshiping a man who does not consent to being worshiped.


May Allah keep us firm on the straight path. Ameen.

TrueWord: YOLO (you only live once) or YOLT (you only live twice)?

Good reminder to take heed of:

TrueWord: Hasan al Basri said:

“The heart becomes corrupt through six means:

1-Committing a sin in the hope of repenting
2-Seeking knowledge and not applying it
3-Practice without sincerity
4-Eating the sustenance of Allah without appreciating Him
5-Not being pleased with Allah’s allocation (destiny)
6-Burying the dead without learning from them”

TrueWord: Hasan al Basri said:

“You will not meet a believer except he is evaluating himself.”

TrueWord: “One man asked al-Hasan al-Basri (Rahimahulla) why the faces of the people
who perform tahajjud (night prayers) shine more brightly
than others.

He answered:

“It is because when they are alone with the light
of the All-Merciful, He clothes them with light from His
Light.”

-(Chapter on al-Muraqaba wa’l-muhasabah in Ihya ‘ulum ad-din, Imam al-Ghazali)

TrueWord: If someone asks you the famous epic question "WHAT IS THE PURPOSE OF LIFE"? .....How would you answer them..?


In the Quran, Allah gives us the answer to this question in the following two verses:

"And I did not create the jinn and mankind except to worship Me." [Qur'an 51:56]


"[He] who created death and life to test you [as to] which of you is best in deed - and He is the Exalted in Might, the Forgiving -" [Qur'an 67:2]


To summarize, based on what our Creator, Allah the Almighty, states in the Qur'an we can derive two conclusions regarding the purpose of life:

1) Allah created us to test us and see which of us is best in our actions/deeds.

2) Allah created us to worship Him

TrueWord: A BEAUTIFUL READ that I wanted to share with all of you:


"The Great Virtue of Lowering the Gaze"

By Imam ibn Qayyim al-Jawzeyya (RA)



So Allah made purification and spiritual growth to be the outcome of lowering the gaze and guarding the private parts. It is for this reason that lowering ones gaze from (seeing) the prohibited things necessarily leads to three benefits that carry tremendous value and are of great significance.



Allah, the Exalted said,


"Say to the believing men that they should lower their gaze and guard their private parts; that will make for greater purity for them. Indeed Allah is well acquainted with all that they do." [an-Nur (24):30]


So Allah made purification and spiritual growth to be the outcome of lowering the gaze and guarding the private parts. It is for this reason that lowering ones gaze from (seeing) the prohibited things necessarily leads to three benefits that carry tremendous value and are of great significance.



1. The First: Experiencing the Delight and Sweetness of Faith


This delight and sweetness is far greater and more desirable that which might have been attained from the object that one lowered his gaze from for the sake of Allah. Indeed, "whosoever leaves something for the sake of Allah then Allah, the Mighty and Magnificent, will replace it with something better than it."[1]


The soul is a temptress and loves to look at beautiful forms and the eye is the guide of the heart. The heart commissions its guide to go and look to see what is there and when the eye informs it of a beautiful image it shudders out of love and desire for it. Frequently such inter-relations tire and wear down both the heart and the eye as is said:


When you sent your eye as a guide
For your heart one day, the object of sight fatigued you
For you saw one over whom you had no power
Neither a portion or in totality, instead you had to be patient.


Therefore when the sight is prevented from looking and investigating the heart finds relief from having to go through the arduous task of (vainly) seeking and desiring.


Whosoever lets his sight roam free will find that he is in a perpetual state of loss and anguish for sight gives birth to love (mahabbah) the starting point of which is the heart being devoted and dependant upon that which it beholds. This then intensifies to become fervent longing (sabubah) whereby the heart becomes totally dependant and devoted to the (object of its desire). Then this further intensifies and becomes infatuation (gharamah) which clings to the heart like the one seeking repayment of a debt clings firmly to the one who has to pay the debt. Then this intensifies and becomes passionate love (ishk) and this is a love that transgresses all bounds. Then this further intensifies and becomes crazed passion (shaghafa) and this is a love that encompasses every tiny part of the heart. Then this intensifies and becomes worshipful love (tatayyuma). Tatayyum means worship and it is said: tayyama Allah i.e. he worshipped Allah.


Hence the heart begins to worship that which is not correct for it to worship and the reason behind all of this was an illegal glance. The heart is now bound in chains whereas before it used to be the master, it is now imprisoned whereas before it was free. It has been oppressed by the eye and it complains to it upon which the eye replies: I am your guide and messenger and it was you who sent me in the first place!


All that has been mentioned applies to the heart that has relinquished the love of Allah and being sincere to Him for indeed the heart must have an object of love that it devotes itself to. Therefore when the heart does not love Allah Alone and does not take Him as its God then it must worship something else.


Allah said concerning Yusuf as-Siddiq (AS),


"Thus (did We order) so that We might turn away from him all evil and indecent actions for he was one of Our sincere servants." [Yusuf (12): 24]


It was because the wife of al-Aziz was a polytheist that (the passionate love) entered her heart despite her being married. It was because Yusuf (AS) was sincere to Allah that he was saved from it despite his being a young man, unmarried and a servant.

2. The Second: The Illumination of the Heart, Clear Perception and Penetrating Insight


Ibn Shuja al-Kirmani said, "whosoever builds his outward form upon following the Sunnah, his internal form upon perpetual contemplation and awareness of Allah, he restrains his soul from following desires, he lowers his gaze from the forbidden things and he always eats the lawful things then his perception and insight shall never be wrong."


Allah mentioned the people of Lut and what they were afflicted with and then He went on to say,


"Indeed in this are signs for the Mutawassimin." [al-Hijr (15): 75]


The Mutwassimin are those who have clear perception and penetrating insight, those who are secure from looking at the unlawful and performing indecent acts.


Allah said after mentioning the verse concerning lowering the gaze,


"Allah is the Light of the heavens and the earth." [an-Nur (24): 35]


The reason behind this is that the reward is of the same type as the action. So whosoever lowers his gaze from the unlawful for the sake of Allah, the Mighty and Magnificent, He will replace it with something better than it of the same type. So just as the servant restrained the light of his eye from falling upon the unlawful, Allah blesses the light of his sight and heart thereby making him perceive what he would not have seen and understood had he not lowered his gaze.


This is a matter that the person can physically sense in himself for the heart is like a mirror and the base desires are like rust upon it. When the mirror is polished and cleaned of the rust then it will reflect the realities (haqaaiq) as they actually are. However if it remains rusty then it will not reflect properly and therefore its knowledge and speech will arise from conjecture and doubt.


3. The Third: The Heart Becoming Strong, Firm and Courageous

Allah will give it the might of aid for its strength just as He gave it the might of clear proofs for its light. Hence the heart shall combine both of these factors and as a result, Shaytan shall flee from it. It is mentioned in the narration, "whosoever opposes his base desires, the Shaytan shall flee in terror from his shade."[2]


This is why the one who follows his base desires shall find in himself the ignominy of the soul, its being weak, feeble and contemptible. Indeed Allah places nobility for the one who obeys Him and disgrace for the one who disobeys Him,


"So do not lose heart nor fall into despair; for you must gain mastery if you are true in faith." [Ali Imran (3): 139]


"If any do seek for nobility and power then to Allah belongs all nobility and power." [Faatir (35): 10]


Meaning that whosoever seeks after disobedience and sin then Allah, the Might and Magnificent, will humiliate the one who disobeys Him.


Some of the salaf said, "the people seek nobility and power at the door of the Kings and they will not find it except through the obedience of Allah."

This is because the one who obeys Allah has taken Allah as his friend and protector and Allah will never humiliate the one who takes his Lord as friend and patron. In the Du`a Qunoot their occurs, "the one who You take as a friend is not humiliated and the one who You take as an enemy is not ennobled."[3]


Notes:

[1] Reported by Ahmad [5/363], al-Marwazi in "Zawaid az-Zuhd" [no. 412], an-Nasa'i in "al-Kubra" as mentioned in "Tuhfah al-Ashra" [11/199] from one of the Companions that the Messenger of Allah (SAW) said, "indeed you will not leave anything for the sake of Allah except that Allah will replace it with something better than it." The isnad is saheeh.

[2] This is not established as a hadeeth of the Prophet .

[3] Reported by Abu Dawood [Eng. Trans. 1/374 no. 1420], an-Nasa'i [3/248], at-Tirmidhi[no. 464], ibn Majah [no. 1178], ad-Darimi [1/311], Ahmad [1/199], ibn Khuzaymah [2/151] from al Hasan from Ali (RA).

The hadith is sahih. The isnad has been criticised by many, however none of the criticisms hold. Refer to: "Nasb ar-Rayah"[2/125] and "Talkhis al-Habi" [1/247]

TrueWord: O Muslim Brothers and Sisters!

Know that Allah [God] has decreed Islam for all of humanity. Along these lines, Allah states:

"Indeed, the religion in the sight of Allah is Islam." [Qur'an 3:19]

Also, Allah states:

"And whoever desires other than Islam as religion - never will it be accepted from him, and he, in the Hereafter, will be among the losers." [Qur'an 3:85]


Thus, the Almighty Creator, Allah, has chosen Islam as the religion and way of life for all of His creations. To further demonstrate this, Allah also states:

"This day have I perfected for you your religion and completed My favor on you and chosen for you Islam as a religion." [Qur'an 5:3]


My dear brothers and sisters in Islam, If you truly love the one who created and fashioned you, Allah, then you will accept these verses and won't be hesitant to argue against them. The love of the Creator is implemented by following and obeying him; this is indicated in the Quran as well in which Allah states:

"...If you sincerely love Allah, then follow me; Allah will also love you and forgive you your sins. Allah is Forgiving, Merciful." [Qur'an 3:31]


As for disbelieving in the Creator, know my dear brothers and sister, that this is a pathway to darkness and the only sin not forgiven by Allah. Disbelieving in Allah or making partners with Him is the greatest of all sins and in fact the only sin not forgiven by Allah (except if one submits to Him as a Muslim with repentance and sincerity). This, again, is highlighted in the Qur'an:

"Indeed, Allah does not forgive association with Him, but He forgives what is less than that for whom He wills. And he who associates others with Allah has certainly fabricated a tremendous sin." [Qur'an 4:48]


Lastly, regarding the disbelief in the Creator, Allah the Almighty, challenges those who disbelieve in Him as He states:

"How can you disbelieve in Allah when you were lifeless and He brought you to life; then He will cause you to die, then He will bring you [back] to life, and then to Him you will be returned." [Qur'an 2:28]



May Allah help us, grant us guidance in all our affairs, and keep us firm on the straight path - the path that he has chosen for all of humanity. Ameen.