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    ansmeh1998
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    The Book of Allah (Al-Quran), Chapter 7, Verse 179 (7179)

    Free-minds understanding to the above verse is as follows

    And We have given to Hell many of the Jinn and mankind; they had hearts with which they did not understand, and they had eyes with which they did not see, and they had ears with which they did not hear. They are like livestock; no, they are even more astray. These are the unaware ones.

    Allah(swt) has created Petroleum and Natural Gas made up of Carbon (C) (you may call it ?JINN?) and Hydrogen (H) (you may call it ?INS?) popularly known as Hydrocarbons attached to each other with purely covalent bond and they are meant for COMBUSTION.

    The date in Hijri calendar i.e. 10-01-1435 has great significance. It heralds a new beginning.

    Salaam!

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      GENERAL RULE
      (Main Premise)

      IF verse is entirely clear
      THEN follow that verse
      ELSE no one knows its interpretation (ignore the verse)

      SECONDARY RULE
      (Second Premise)

      IF it is relating to obedience to Allah and and towards human unity
      THEN it is Islam
      ELSE it is not Islam
      (or sign for troubles)

      THIRD RULE
      (Third Premise)

      IF one i'qtiqad (creed) to obey all the "DO NOT" prohibition in the Qur'an
      THEN he is a Muslim
      ELSE he is not a Muslim

      FOURTH RULE
      (Fourth Premise)

      IF one i'qtiqad (creed) to follow clear verses and obey all the "DO NOT" prohibitions in the Qur'an
      THEN he will belong to the "companions of the right". (with or without faith)
      ELSE he will belong to "companions of the left".

      FIFTH RULE
      (Fifth Premise)

      IF one is free from Shirk (1, 2, 3, and 4)
      THEN he will fully benefit from the Qur'an.
      ELSE he will not understand/ misunderstood the true message of the Qur'an.

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      Allah has not made
      for a man
      two hearts
      in his interior
      (333-4)

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      Guide us to the straight path
      (16)

      These are verses of the Book of Wisdom
      (312)

      I swear by the Quran full of wisdom
      (362)

      Alif Lam Ra. These are the verses of the wise Book.
      101)

      He grants wisdom to whom He pleases
      and whoever is granted wisdom
      he indeed is given a great good
      and none but men of understanding mind
      (2269)

      This is the Book (the Quran)
      whereof there is no doubt
      a guidance to those who are Al-Muttaqun <- First condition, Qur'an is only for this people.
      (22)

      And surely it is in the original of the Book with Us
      truly elevated, full of wisdom.
      (434)

      Indeed, it is a Noble Qur'an
      In a protected Book
      None can grasp it
      except those purified (from shirk)
      (5677-79)

      O you who have believed
      indeed the polytheists are unclean
      (92

      And whenever a surah is revealed
      there are among the hypocrites those who say
      "Which of you has this increased faith?"
      As for those who believed
      it has increased them in faith
      while they are rejoicing
      But as for those in whose hearts is disease <- shirk
      it (the surah) has increased them in evil
      to their evil
      And they will have died
      while they are disbelievers
      (9124-125)

      They deceive Allah
      and those who believe
      but they deceive not
      except themselves
      and perceive not
      (29)

      I will turn away from My signs
      those who are arrogant upon the earth without right
      and if they should see every sign
      they will not believe in it
      And if they see the way of consciousness
      they will not adopt it as a way
      but if they see the way of error
      they will adopt it as a way
      That is because
      they have denied Our signs <- disobedience, "DO NOT" prohibition
      and they were heedless of them
      (7146)

      Indeed, those who disbelieve
      it is all the same for them
      whether you warn them
      or do not warn them
      they will not believe
      (26)

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        The date in Hijri calendar i.e. 10-01-1435 has great significance. It heralds a new beginning.

        Salam

        Do you realize what happen in 2001?

        Peace

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          Right Atrium = Abu Bakar Siddique

          Salam

          I could understand Umar, Uthman, Ali etc as arabic names, but I wonder whether Abu Bakar is really an arabic name during Muhammad.

          Just wondering... a little bit unusual.

          Peace

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            Salaam!

            Ma shaa Allah! you have got best of analytical abilities and nice way of presentation. May Allah bless.

            If your good self permits, I would like to point out some flaws in the the following

            This is the Book (the Quran)
            whereof there is no doubt
            a guidance to those who are Al-Muttaqun <- First condition, Qur'an is only for this people.
            (22)

            The arabic text of the above quoted verse is as under

            (i) It is known means 'That', but for the reasons known to you, you have understood the term as 'This'.
            (ii) Your good self has understood (lilmuttaqeena) as 'to those who are Al-Muttaqun', which seems to be erroneous.

            Kindly clarify.

            Salaam!!

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              Salam

              Do you realize what happen in 2001?

              Peace

              No, I am unaware.

              Salaam!

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                ansmeh1998
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                Salaam,

                If you could rely on Google Translation the Arabic Word has got the following meaning

                -adjective

                virgin, maiden, intact, maidenlike

                -noun

                first born

                -verb

                rise early, live from hand to mouth, get up.

                Salaam!

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                  Kindly clarify.

                  Salam

                  You are right, thank you. It is just a translation and I guess the readers can check for themselves through the links I've given. I am more on delivering the message.

                  Peace

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                    muslims
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                    If you could rely on Google Translation the Arabic Word has got the following meaning

                    Salam

                    Does it normal for an ancient Arabs to use that kind of name?

                    Peace

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                      Salaam!

                      Salam

                      You are correct, thank you. It is just a translation and I guess the readers can check for themselves through the links I've given. I am more on delivering the message.

                      Peace

                      Respected brother, you have taken the verse as a criterion to arrive at a conclusion but not taken the correct understanding. There is a lot of difference between this and that. That refers to what?

                      Salaam!

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                        Salam,

                        Does it normal for an ancient Arabs to use that kind of name?

                        I do not qualify to doubt the acumen of ancient Arabs.

                        Salaam!

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                          Salam

                          Okay, thank you. It is just my curiosity.

                          Peace

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                            Salaam

                            Google translate use modern shape off Arabic while Quran use Classical Quraish dialect.

                            Lisan ul Arab and Lane Lexicon is the best source perhaps.

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                              Respected brother, you have taken the verse as a criterion to arrive at a conclusion but not taken the correct understanding. There is a lot of difference between this and that. That refers to what?

                              Salam

                              I know what are you referring to but as I said, I'm not dwelling in detail or even questioning the word "Book" or "Alif Lam Meem" and its relation to consciousness etc. It is just a simple message for simple understanding, for beginners - title - What is Islam?

                              Peace.

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                                PREMISE 1

                                IF verse is entirely clear
                                THEN follow that verse
                                ELSE no one knows its interpretation (ignore the verse)

                                PREMISE 2

                                IF it is relating to obedience to Allah and and towards human unity
                                THEN it is Islam
                                ELSE it is not Islam
                                (or sign for troubles)

                                PREMISE 3

                                IF one i'qtiqad (creed) to obey all the "DO NOT" prohibitions in the Qur'an
                                THEN he is a Muslim
                                ELSE he is not a Muslim

                                PREMISE 4

                                IF one i'qtiqad (creed) to follow clear verses and obey all the "DO NOT" prohibitions in the Qur'an
                                THEN he will belong to the "companions of the right". (with or without faith)
                                ELSE he will belong to "companions of the left".

                                PREMISE 5

                                IF one is free from Shirk (1, 2, 3, and 4)
                                THEN he will fully benefit from the Qur'an.
                                ELSE he will not understand/ misunderstood the true message of the Qur'an.

                                SIXTH RULE
                                (Sixth Premise)

                                IF one grasp the true message of the Qur'an.
                                THEN he will find the straight path.
                                ELSE he will be deaf, dumb and blind and will never return.

                                • He will have "NO LIFE"
                                  ie. he "cannot benefit" from his lifetime
                                  and "cannot benefit" from his life after death
                                  NO LIFE
                                  but merely "passing his life"
                                  like dreams or nightmares

                                Those are the ones
                                who have purchased error for guidance
                                so their transaction
                                has brought no profit
                                nor were they guided
                                Their example is that
                                of one who kindled a fire
                                but when it illuminated what was around him
                                Allah took away their light
                                and left them in darkness
                                they could not see
                                Deaf, dumb and blind
                                so they will not return
                                Or like a rainstorm from the sky
                                within which is darkness
                                thunder and lightning
                                They put their fingers
                                in their ears
                                against the thunderclaps
                                in dread of death
                                But Allah is encompassing of the disbelievers
                                The lightning almost snatches away their sight
                                Every time it lights
                                for them
                                they walk therein
                                but when darkness comes over them
                                they stand
                                And if Allah had willed
                                He could have taken away
                                their hearing and their sight
                                Indeed, Allah is over all things competent
                                O mankind
                                worship your Lord
                                who created you
                                and those before you
                                that you may become righteous
                                who made for you
                                the earth
                                a bed
                                and the sky a ceiling
                                and sent down from the sky
                                rain and brought forth thereby fruits
                                as provision for you
                                So do not attribute to Allah equals
                                while you know
                                (216-22)

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                                  Salam

                                  I know what are you referring to but as I said, I'm not dwelling in detail or even questioning the word "Book" or "Alif Lam Meem" and its relation to consciousness etc. It is just a simple message for simple understanding, for beginners - title - What is Islam?

                                  Salaam,

                                  Verse 21 i.e. 'Alif Lam Meem' (&#1751 is a mirror image of the Sanskrit word to be understood as 'The House'. The verse 22 starts with the word means 'that' referring to The House (i.e. Ka'aba) and the verse alongwith the verse No. 3 (23) may be understood as under

                                  That is the Book no doubts therein, a gift for the immaculate persons who seek to accustom with the unknown and remain persistent with strict discipline and spends out of whatever bounties bestowed upon them.

                                  Let me share with you something interesting about Ka'aba, kindly mull over -

                                  The fourteen meter high pillar (Rukn-e-Yamani) in between the 35 rings of brass fixed on SHAAZARWAAN is seen here live which makes the combination Fourteen Thirty Five (1435). In addition, 10 more dots with one have been made visible upfront, if you strive. There is a lesson in it to imbibe; the symmetry reminds us the date which is called 10-01-1435. The date passed away three days before, giving an alarm bells ?life is no more?; if at all one can survive, the oxygen lies in the archive.

                                  Stop! What do you say; be that as it may, life is eternal; look! I am still alive. 1435 is in any way significant; I don?t understand even a scant; I am not mesmerized, hardly inclined to thrive. I think you have got hypnotised with the number; pretending to be wise, tell me what else is left after 1435, if you can arrive.

                                  Not to blame and not to frown; count it as 10 in a row up and down, what is left is left in the weight; some say it side by side eight; okay! You may call two and four with three and five.

                                  I exhausted my mind but yet to bind what you made me to find, not easy to extract honey from beehive.

                                  Ok! Cool your mind; take a rewind, one more show with a folding drive. Riddle is over wrap the band, one was doer seen by thousand; be a wise remain alive.

                                  Have a look at the structure and the map

                                  http//commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/FileKaaba-plan.svg

                                  http//muslimbychoice.wordpress.com/2008/03/18/kaaba-from-inside/

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                                    Peace all

                                    And when We wish to destroy a town
                                    We send Our commandment
                                    to the people of it
                                    who lead easy lives
                                    but they transgress therein
                                    thus the word proves true against it
                                    so We destroy it
                                    with utter destruction
                                    (1475)

                                    some interesting facts...

                                    Muslim?= King of Solomon -> Jesus = 700 +- years??
                                    (Solomon to Muhammad is estimated around 1700 years +/- ... according to them! eg. Which Jesus?)
                                    Taghut = Jesus -> Muhammad = 700 +- years??
                                    Muslim = Muhammad -> Abbasid/Bukhary = 700 +- years??<- Islam becomes corrupted, the Ummah is paralysed
                                    Taghut = Abbasid/Bukhary -> Present = 700 +- years?? from Muslim, becoming Mushrikeen ... almost all. Europe?

                                    = Present -> 700 + 700 +/- = 1400 +- years since Muhammad.

                                    Muslim?= Present to future... maybe it is the beginning...
                                    Logically, someone needs to fall for someone else to rise.. It is the Sunnatullah.
                                    OR Maybe it is the time for the earth to develop,
                                    and clean up the mess and corruptions. Disaster? Death?
                                    Look around.. I think it's happening, everywhere..
                                    economy, social, political, environments, dry season and earthquakes increasing in frequency.. etc...

                                    Allah knows best... The Al Adl!!

                                    Do you realize what happen in 2001?

                                    http//astrocycle.net/Earthquake-chart.jpg

                                    and the location? Thagut?

                                    http//www.bgs.ac.uk/research/earthquakes/images/earthquakeActivity/world_seismic_stations.jpg

                                    so We destroy it
                                    with utter destruction
                                    (1475)

                                    Maybe it's time to stop calculating and focus on something else.... yes

                                    There is no such things as "I want".

                                    Salam

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                                      Salam

                                      Allah is not our slave, we are .. and there is nothing in our ibada is for Allah, it is actually for ourselves, ie. solah, fasting, sadaqah, righteousness etc. It is the deen, our deen, not Allah, and for our benefits. Allah don't need our ibada etc.

                                      Therefore, what is for Allah?

                                      All that we do is for ourselves, and there is nothing for Allah.

                                      Who is Lord?

                                      Isn't He is the One who supposed to be our Lord?

                                      This is the factor that determines the "attain that permanent state of spiritual peace", and it is in conflict with the Sunnatullah, ie. 1 & 1.

                                      http//1.bp.blogspot.com/-Dr9O-0OZ1nE/Uo-H14PMmPI/AAAAAAAABO8/1ZVzfVv6VjU/s1600/sincerity.png

                                      The Qur'anic standard for the attainment of righteousness

                                      Free ourselves from Shirk

                                      Therefore

                                      When we want to start cooking?

                                      Delicious food combinations with pure heart and justly balanced recipes

                                      Peace

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                                        Below is the verse 33 of chapter 3 of Al-Quran

                                        (Transliteration - Inna Allaha istafa adama wanoohan waala ibraheema waala AAimrana AAala alAAalameena)

                                        Renowned scholar Mr. Farook Malik has understood the above verse as follows

                                        ?Indeed Allah exalted Adam, Noah, the family of Abraham and the family of Imran above all the worlds.?

                                        http//www.islamawakened.com/quran/3/33/default.htm

                                        The terms ? ?exalted? and ?above all the worlds? in the said verse led me to think over again and again. By the Grace of Allah, my efforts did not go in vain. I find a lot of say what poured down of my brain. If I say plain, the worlds refer to our bodily system; thanks to the elements that work in tandem. The four elements out of all actually sing the anthem. To end the mayhem, let me introduce with the exalted element; take a look what are below that I present

                                        Hydrogen ? Adam
                                        Nitrogen ? Noah
                                        Carbon Family ? Aal-e-Ibrahim
                                        Oxygen Family ? Aal-e-Imran

                                        Our bodily machines require nutrients including vitamins to keep us safe and sound. Have a thought what they are made of and how they are bound? If permitted, I may share what I have found. Be careful, you may get astound

                                        Four major nutrients are (i) Water (ii) Carbohydrate (iii) Fat and (iv) Protein. Apart from that we need ?Vitamin?. I hope you got a glimpse what I mean. Look at the structure, how it is seen

                                        (i) Water consisting of Hydrogen (H) and Oxygen (O) i.e. Adam and Aal-e-Imran.

                                        (ii) Carbohydrate consisting of Carbon (C), Hydrogen (H), and Oxygen (O) i.e. Aal-e-Ibrahim, Adam and Aal-e-Imran.

                                        (iii) Fats also consist of Carbon (C), Hydrogen (H), and Oxygen (O) i.e. Aal-e-Ibrahim, Adam and Aal-e-Imran.

                                        (iv) Proteins consist of, Hydrogen (H), Nitrogen (N), Carbon (C) and Oxygen (O) i.e. Adam, Noah, Aal-e-Ibrahim, and Aal-e-Imran.

                                        (v) Vitamins consist of a combination of elements from amongst Hydrogen (H), Nitrogen (N), Carbon (C) and Oxygen (O) i.e. Adam, Noah, Aal-e-Ibrahim, and Aal-e-Imran. Out of the total vitamins, Vitamin B and C are water soluble.

                                        The impeccable principles that Almighty God suggested in His Book all through the ages was utterly misunderstood by the so called sages. They claimed to be the bearer of light, but actually taught us to fight. They never nurtured the soul but made us to resort to foul. They sought to drive the folk to be habitual without any sense; not to find the truth but stick to ritual and nonsense. Science has actually done the tricks, setting aside speculations broken the bricks. We need to understand the embedded pattern, for which we require the insight not a lantern. If we want not to let our efforts go down the drain, we will have to use the brain repeat use the brain.

                                        Salaam!

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                                          The external elements are for the external world, different parts, different languages. It might bring focus, excitement etc but will just keep us busy and reaching nowhere. In fact, farther away... just like the above picture and becoming spices pile up in warehouses. No real value or satisfaction. In actuality, we need real foods, lights.

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