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I am God

Scheduled Pinned Locked Moved What is the nature of God?
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    JavaLatte
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    Prove it. . but of course you can't. . because you are here just to worship your GODS and declaring people to be in Hell. . . rotfl

    And you are here for this

    rotfl

    to rotfl happily at someone else.

    And to said that

    No. . I am Satan. I created myself. .

    So, muslims... you need to ask this on yourself.

    you feel better and superior ?

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      muslims
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      And to said that

      That's what hypocrites do. .
      They qoute mining and manipulate the context of any story
      They leave words here and there, copy paste and cut in half to hide what people really said. .
      It is their natural traits and talents. . . and they make evident openly how they lie, no dignity. . .so cheap. bravo

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        JavaLatte
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        That's why hypocrites do. . they qoute mining and manipulate the context of any story. . their natural traits and talents. bravo

        More accusation?

        I think I better stop replying you after this.

        I'm human, I can be tired and bored with this...

        Bye...

        p.s.

        To all moderators

        Forgive me, because perhaps I already make too many unwanted posts this day.

        I want to stop to post in this thread, inshaAllah.

        Salm.

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          Man_of_Faith
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          muslims,

          Because you say so. But it is against all sensible logic. It is just word against word and you do not have an upper hand and weak arguments on that.

          It is not inconsistency and instead of claiming that I am repeating something come up with an argument that beats mine or else we are stuck in discussion. I am not repeating because it was my first reply to that statement of yours regarding the verse number you quoted. There is clearly no equivalent to God and it is not difficult to understand, is it?

          Regarding the statement with discrepancy you are completely taking the verse to serve your wicked purpose. The people are told to reflect on the nature of the narration and consider who wrote it and perhaps they will realize its origin. The literal quality of the passages is what is intended to convince its reader that God is author because if it was written by men they would find in it things that men would write and it would probably contradict itself and the old decree.

          Peace

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            Man_of_Faith
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            Peace Jane,

            Well. Let us be free to refer to that "awareness" in the galaxies as God/Allah because it is the way that force refers to Itself. It is rather unkind to say that it is association simply on that premise. I would gladly refer to God as The Force, but then people do not know what the heck I am talking about. It is also why that force does not really have a proper name and the Jews I think referred to it as "I am that I am", but it does however not make us god. We are within the mass of a giant foundation that God/The Force begun to expand many billions of years ago. But we are individual beings with our on consciousness although what makes us "aware" the way we are compared to animals is that we were infused with Holy Spirit/spiritual energy ( or whatever you like to call it). We have a share of the pie, so to say, but we are creations and separate from God/The Force/Allah.

            And in the break of dawn, so to say, there must logically have been a "superpower" "getting everything going" which you call "awareness". I understand you fear the persona of the personal god of sectarians, but obviously this persona would be calling God/The Force/Allah weak. However we cannot deny the existence of an energy that calls itself Allah and is the foundation of this existence and because it more or less is the world then it is in perfect control of everything too and gives life to dead matter and which life energy is a miracle on its own and why I do not understand the stance of atheists.

            I have a feeling you do not have faith in what the recitation says? Or you are fairly selective in what you read from it.

            Well, God/The Force/Allah is eternal and it is obvious and whatever expanse this superpower wanted to have active will always have been active. And the angels/controllers/malaik were beings preceding ourselves which can be deduced from the context. God/The Force/Allah must either be eternal or have been created by something else causing a logical conflict. But even atheist scientists have discovered that the universe as they perceive it is in constant expansion and thus we may as well not have been "eternal". The interesting thing is that they never question the reason why it expands and follow the lead up to "The One" in control of the expansion, I.e. causing it. They deny because they refuse to have faith in the unknown and religionists have painted the image of a god like something neanderthal beings serve. Even atheist scientists agree that what we see had a beginning somewhere, but they refuse to have faith in what their square brains cannot perceive.

            Talking about the origin of God and how it all works is really a topic which is very hard for us to swear that we know how it works. But we can always fathom the cause of effects. And there may have been another cycle of testing going on before what we refer to as "the Big Bang". And we cannot know what other realms God has besides the expanse of the universe we know. There may be many additional dimensions. And tested species may already roam in their paradises and they may be controllers/angels/malaik in our test. A reason why they are told to look so darn beautiful is likely because we can look however way we like once we pass the test. That is something we lack knowledge of, but we can play with inferences based on the purpose of what we are exposed to know, God is eternal, there were beings before us and the cycles in which the things come into existence. Human science is far from worthless.

            God bless you

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              Sabeel_Ameer
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              #98

              God is not a force in the galaxy. God created galaxies and universe. He created energy from nothing.

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                Man_of_Faith
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                Peace,

                Why would not God be a force in the galaxies. Do you know what the expression means?

                Do you deny that God's energy is present throughout the world?

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                  Scribbler
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                  Dear muslims,

                  Peace.

                  There is no god except Allah. All other gods are fake, and He is the one and only true God. That's why we say He is 'The God'.

                  You say Allah is not god. But dear brother, Allah HIMSELF says that He is a god (ilah).

                  4171
                  ...Allah is only One god (Arabic ilahun), be He glorified that He should have a son! To Him is all that is in the heavens and the earth; and God is enough as a Caretaker.

                  Do you see it? Do you see the word 'ilah' in the Arabic? Do you see that Allah HIMSELF is saying that he is an 'ilah'? He is saying that he is the one and only 'ilah'. Or will you still not believe God's word?

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                    Sabeel_Ameer
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                    #101

                    Peace,

                    Why would not God be a force in the galaxies. Do you know what the expression means?

                    Do you deny that God's energy is present throughout the world?

                    Peace,

                    1. As universe is a system, if the God is IN the galaxies, doesnt it mean that the universe CONTAINS God ?
                    2. As the Creator is the only one who's infinite,without a beginning - How's the universe/galaxy is also infinite like the creator ?
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                      Man_of_Faith
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                      #102

                      Peace,

                      Did I say that the universe is infinite? I said that God's energy is present in the galaxies.

                      The galaxies and whatever is there is God depending on how you see it. It is God's foundation and we are just characters in it. If God would not have energy present in the galaxies then The Master would also not be omnipresent. And all belongs to God and everything created. And because God's "power grid" extends into this world then God can just execute a command with no delay. It ought to hence mean that God has energy present in this creation. If it was a completely stand-alone creation with no energy of God then The Master would not be omnipresent.

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                        Bender
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                        #103

                        More accusation?

                        I think I better stop replying you after this.

                        I'm human, I can be tired and bored with this...

                        Bye...

                        p.s.

                        To all moderators

                        Forgive me, because perhaps I already make too many unwanted posts this day.

                        I want to stop to post in this thread, inshaAllah.

                        Salm.

                        Salaam,

                        Wise decision!!!

                        Salaam,
                        Bender

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                          muslims
                          wrote on last edited by
                          #104

                          I think I better stop replying you after this.

                          Yes, you should. You do not bring any reason to support your disagreement
                          other than proving you are nation of Paradise and superior to others, ie. ego gratification. Please step aside. laugh

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                            muslims
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                            #105

                            There is no god except Allah. All other gods are fake, and He is the one and only true God. That's why we say He is 'The God'.

                            You said. . .
                            "except" Allah
                            "All other gods"

                            Therefore, it is duality of "concept", and it is "equivalent". . . ie. other GOD.

                            Refer to my premise
                            Rules of interpretation

                            . . .

                            You say Allah is not god. But dear brother, Allah HIMSELF says that He is a god (ilah).

                            Yes, because human only understands "God". . .
                            It is human terms, but it is not conclusive meaning of Allah
                            The word "God" in the Quran must be subjected to the "interpretation provision" for Allah in Surah Al Ikhlas (refer here Who is Muhammad's Allah)

                            and the Quran is not a comic book, but have its legal and logical structure (refer below for example)

                            Do you think the Quran is a "comic book" and without structures, logical premises, interpretation provisions, general rules, exceptions and illustrations etc ?

                            . . .

                            4171
                            ...Allah is only One god (Arabic ilahun), be He glorified that He should have a son! To Him is all that is in the heavens and the earth; and God is enough as a Caretaker.

                            RED I believe the "tanween" is stressing on the "attribute" or the "quality" of Allah as "One" . . not Allah as "God". (refer here)

                            . . .

                            Do you see it? Do you see the word 'ilah' in the Arabic? Do you see that Allah HIMSELF is saying that he is an 'ilah'? He is saying that he is the one and only 'ilah'. Or will you still not believe God's word?

                            See what ? You still cannot answer on the issue of "duality of concept" of Godhood, and the inconsistency in its logical premises.

                            1. There is no God in the doctrine of Islam

                            No (&#1575 God (&#1614 Only (&#1575 Allah (&#1615

                            No God Only Allah
                            Therefore, Allah is not God, because the first premise is "No God"
                            If Allah is God, then it will nullify the first premise of "No God".

                            And it cannot be "except Allah" or "but Allah" because it will also nullify the first premise of "No God".
                            It is "duality", Shirk.

                            Therefore, it is "Only Allah", and it corroborates with Chapter 112, Allah is One, Absolute, none like Allah, and not beget/begotten.
                            and the Quran says

                            no one knows its interpretation (3.7) (ie. the nature of Allah, meaning it is not God)

                            this means, "no one knows its interpretation". .
                            and it does not means someone will knows its interpretation.

                            This primary message negated and nullified the concept of Godhood altogether.

                            (further reading Muhammad's Allah)

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                              muslims
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                              #106

                              There is clearly no equivalent to God and it is not difficult to understand, is it?

                              Please give reason, premises, and assumptions to support your conclusion. You are just insisting and repeating what you said from the start.

                              . . .

                              Secondly, it is equivalent, and it is "duality". . . other religion also claiming the capital "G" is referring to their "God". They are saying Allah is with lower case "god", the same way you are claiming to their gods. The following is a list of "God" names worshiped by human beings.


                              "G"od" or "g"od"

                              Allah is equivalent to... ?
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                              "G"od / "G"oddess = Agdistis
                              "G"od / "G"oddess = Ah Puch
                              "G"od / "G"oddess = Ahura Mazda
                              "G"od / "G"oddess = Alberich
                              "G"od = Allah
                              "G"od / "G"oddess = Amaterasu
                              "G"od / "G"oddess = An
                              "G"od / "G"oddess = Anahita
                              "G"od / "G"oddess = Anansi
                              "G"od / "G"oddess = Anat
                              "G"od / "G"oddess = Andvari
                              "G"od / "G"oddess = Anshar
                              "G"od / "G"oddess = Anu
                              "G"od / "G"oddess = Aphrodite
                              "G"od / "G"oddess = Apollo
                              "G"od / "G"oddess = Apsu
                              "G"od / "G"oddess = Ares
                              "G"od / "G"oddess = Artemis
                              "G"od / "G"oddess = Asclepius
                              "G"od / "G"oddess = Athena
                              "G"od / "G"oddess = Athirat
                              "G"od / "G"oddess = Athtart
                              "G"od / "G"oddess = Atlas
                              "G"od / "G"oddess = Baal
                              "G"od / "G"oddess = Ba Xian
                              "G"od / "G"oddess = Bacchus
                              "G"od / "G"oddess = Balder
                              "G"od / "G"oddess = Bast
                              "G"od / "G"oddess = Bellona
                              "G"od / "G"oddess = Bergelmir
                              "G"od / "G"oddess = Bes
                              "G"od / "G"oddess = Bixia Yuanjin
                              "G"od / "G"oddess = Bragi
                              "G"od / "G"oddess = Brahma
                              "G"od / "G"oddess = Brigit
                              "G"od / "G"oddess = Camaxtli
                              "G"od / "G"oddess = Ceres
                              "G"od / "G"oddess = Ceridwen
                              "G"od / "G"oddess = Cernunnos
                              "G"od / "G"oddess = Chac
                              "G"od / "G"oddess = Chalchiuhtlicue
                              "G"od / "G"oddess = Chang Hsi See Heng-O.
                              "G"od / "G"oddess = Charun
                              "G"od / "G"oddess = Chemosh
                              "G"od / "G"oddess = Cheng-huang
                              "G"od / "G"oddess = Cybele
                              "G"od / "G"oddess = Dagon
                              "G"od / "G"oddess = Damkina (Dumkina)
                              "G"od / "G"oddess = Davlin
                              "G"od / "G"oddess = Dawn
                              "G"od / "G"oddess = Demeter
                              "G"od / "G"oddess = Diana
                              "G"od / "G"oddess = Di Cang
                              "G"od / "G"oddess = Dionysus
                              "G"od / "G"oddess = Ea
                              "G"od / "G"oddess = El
                              "G"od / "G"oddess = Enki
                              "G"od / "G"oddess = Enlil
                              "G"od / "G"oddess = Eos
                              "G"od / "G"oddess = Epona
                              "G"od / "G"oddess = Ereskigal
                              "G"od / "G"oddess = Farbauti
                              "G"od / "G"oddess = Fenrir
                              "G"od / "G"oddess = Forseti
                              "G"od / "G"oddess = Fortuna
                              "G"od / "G"oddess = Freya
                              "G"od / "G"oddess = Freyr
                              "G"od / "G"oddess = Frigg
                              "G"od / "G"oddess = Gaia
                              "G"od / "G"oddess = Ganesha
                              "G"od / "G"oddess = Ganga
                              "G"od / "G"oddess = Garuda
                              "G"od / "G"oddess = Gauri
                              "G"od / "G"oddess = Geb
                              "G"od / "G"oddess = Geong Si
                              "G"od / "G"oddess = Guanyin
                              "G"od / "G"oddess = Hades
                              "G"od / "G"oddess = Hanuman
                              "G"od / "G"oddess = Hathor
                              "G"od / "G"oddess = Hecate
                              "G"od / "G"oddess = Helios
                              "G"od / "G"oddess = Heng-o
                              "G"od / "G"oddess = Hephaestus
                              "G"od / "G"oddess = Hera
                              "G"od / "G"oddess = Hermes
                              "G"od / "G"oddess = Hestia
                              "G"od / "G"oddess = Hod
                              "G"od / "G"oddess = Hoderi
                              "G"od / "G"oddess = Hoori
                              "G"od / "G"oddess = Horus
                              "G"od / "G"oddess = Hotei
                              "G"od / "G"oddess = Huitzilopochtli
                              "G"od / "G"oddess = Hsi-Wang-Mu
                              "G"od / "G"oddess = Hygeia
                              "G"od / "G"oddess = Inanna
                              "G"od / "G"oddess = Inti
                              "G"od / "G"oddess = Iris
                              "G"od / "G"oddess = Ishtar
                              "G"od / "G"oddess = Isis
                              "G"od / "G"oddess = Ixtab
                              "G"od / "G"oddess = Izanaki
                              "G"od / "G"oddess = Izanami
                              "G"od / "G"oddess = Janus
                              "G"od / "G"oddess = Jesus
                              "G"od / "G"oddess = Juno
                              "G"od / "G"oddess = Jupiter
                              "G"od / "G"oddess = Juturna
                              "G"od / "G"oddess = Kagutsuchi
                              "G"od / "G"oddess = Kartikeya
                              "G"od / "G"oddess = Khepri
                              "G"od / "G"oddess = Ki
                              "G"od / "G"oddess = Kingu
                              "G"od / "G"oddess = Kinich Ahau
                              "G"od / "G"oddess = Kishar
                              "G"od / "G"oddess = Krishna
                              "G"od / "G"oddess = Kuan-yin
                              "G"od / "G"oddess = Kukulcan
                              "G"od / "G"oddess = Kvasir
                              "G"od / "G"oddess = Lakshmi
                              "G"od / "G"oddess = Leto
                              "G"od / "G"oddess = Liza
                              "G"od / "G"oddess = Loki
                              "G"od / "G"oddess = Lugh
                              "G"od / "G"oddess = Luna
                              "G"od / "G"oddess = Magna Mater
                              "G"od / "G"oddess = Maia
                              "G"od / "G"oddess = Marduk
                              "G"od / "G"oddess = Mars
                              "G"od / "G"oddess = Mazu
                              "G"od / "G"oddess = Medb
                              "G"od / "G"oddess = Mercury
                              "G"od / "G"oddess = Mimir
                              "G"od / "G"oddess = Min
                              "G"od / "G"oddess = Minerva
                              "G"od / "G"oddess = Mithras
                              "G"od / "G"oddess = Morrigan
                              "G"od / "G"oddess = Mot
                              "G"od / "G"oddess = Mummu
                              "G"od / "G"oddess = Muses
                              "G"od / "G"oddess = Nammu
                              "G"od / "G"oddess = Nanna
                              "G"od / "G"oddess = Nanna (Norse)
                              "G"od / "G"oddess = Nanse
                              "G"od / "G"oddess = Neith
                              "G"od / "G"oddess = Nemesis
                              "G"od / "G"oddess = Nephthys
                              "G"od / "G"oddess = Neptune
                              "G"od / "G"oddess = Nergal
                              "G"od / "G"oddess = Ninazu
                              "G"od / "G"oddess = Ninhurzag
                              "G"od / "G"oddess = Nintu
                              "G"od / "G"oddess = Ninurta
                              "G"od / "G"oddess = Njord
                              "G"od / "G"oddess = Nugua
                              "G"od / "G"oddess = Nut
                              "G"od / "G"oddess = Odin
                              "G"od / "G"oddess = Ohkuninushi
                              "G"od / "G"oddess = Ohyamatsumi
                              "G"od / "G"oddess = Orgelmir
                              "G"od / "G"oddess = Osiris
                              "G"od / "G"oddess = Ostara
                              "G"od / "G"oddess = Pan
                              "G"od / "G"oddess = Parvati
                              "G"od / "G"oddess = Phaethon
                              "G"od / "G"oddess = Phoebe
                              "G"od / "G"oddess = Phoebus Apollo
                              "G"od / "G"oddess = Pilumnus
                              "G"od / "G"oddess = Poseidon
                              "G"od / "G"oddess = Quetzalcoatl
                              "G"od / "G"oddess = Rama
                              "G"od / "G"oddess = Re
                              "G"od / "G"oddess = Rhea
                              "G"od / "G"oddess = Sabazius
                              "G"od / "G"oddess = Sarapis
                              "G"od / "G"oddess = Sarasvati
                              "G"od / "G"oddess = Selene
                              "G"od / "G"oddess = Shiva
                              "G"od / "G"oddess = Seshat
                              "G"od / "G"oddess = Seti (Set)
                              "G"od / "G"oddess = Shamash
                              "G"od / "G"oddess = Shapsu
                              "G"od / "G"oddess = Shen Yi
                              "G"od / "G"oddess = Shiva
                              "G"od / "G"oddess = Shu
                              "G"od / "G"oddess = Si-Wang-Mu
                              "G"od / "G"oddess = Sin
                              "G"od / "G"oddess = Sirona
                              "G"od / "G"oddess = Sol
                              "G"od / "G"oddess = Surya
                              "G"od / "G"oddess = Susanoh
                              "G"od / "G"oddess = Tawaret
                              "G"od / "G"oddess = Tefnut
                              "G"od / "G"oddess = Tezcatlipoca
                              "G"od / "G"oddess = Thanatos
                              "G"od / "G"oddess = Thor
                              "G"od / "G"oddess = Thoth
                              "G"od / "G"oddess = Tiamat
                              "G"od / "G"oddess = Tianhou
                              "G"od / "G"oddess = Tlaloc
                              "G"od / "G"oddess = Tonatiuh
                              "G"od / "G"oddess = Toyo-Uke-Bime
                              "G"od / "G"oddess = Tyche
                              "G"od / "G"oddess = Tyr
                              "G"od / "G"oddess = Utu
                              "G"od / "G"oddess = Ullr
                              "G"od / "G"oddess = Uzume
                              "G"od / "G"oddess = Vediovis
                              "G"od / "G"oddess = Venus
                              "G"od / "G"oddess = Vesta
                              "G"od / "G"oddess = Vishnu
                              "G"od / "G"oddess = Volturnus
                              "G"od / "G"oddess = Vulcan
                              "G"od / "G"oddess = Xipe
                              "G"od / "G"oddess = Xi Wang-mu
                              "G"od / "G"oddess = Xochipilli
                              "G"od / "G"oddess = Xochiquetzal
                              "G"od / "G"oddess = Yam
                              "G"od / "G"oddess = Yarikh
                              "G"od / "G"oddess = Yhwh
                              "G"od / "G"oddess = Ymir
                              "G"od / "G"oddess = Yu-huang
                              "G"od / "G"oddess = Yum Kimil

                              . . .

                              Whereas, the premise said "none is equivalent", of "matter, concept or ideas" . . .

                              NOR is there to Him ANY EQUIVALENT (112.4)

                              "No duality of matter or concept etc about Allah" (ie. shirk, though some is forgiven) . . .

                              Try disapprove that statement with "all true premises" and "proper structure of argument"
                              and as you said, make it clear and simple.

                              whose ytuhu ( ) have been made firm

                              . . .

                              and the rules of interpretation . . .

                              Therefore, how do you explain this "equivalent" of "matter and concept" with Allah ?

                              Here is the rule for correct interpretation

                              Do they not reflect on the Qur'an? <-- is referring to the interpretation
                              If it was from any other than God <-- wrong interpretation
                              they would have found in it many a discrepancy. <-- if there is discrepancy, it is not the correct interpretation
                              482

                              Please answer this issue without using fallacy.

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                                Wise decision!!!

                                Yes, for those who speak nonsense.

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                                  No (&#1575 god (&#1614 Only (&#1575 Allah (&#1615

                                  No god (0) only Allah (1)
                                  Say He, Allah, is One (112.1)

                                  ISSUE Whether the shahada means "No God Only Allah" or "No God Except/But Allah"?

                                  "No God Only Allah"
                                  means, no God. . only Allah exists and Allah is not God. (no duality of concept)

                                  "No God Except/But Allah"
                                  means Allah is the One and only God, among other gods. (duality of concept)

                                  Explanation

                                  I'm referring to the notes on the "La" and "illa" (refer here)

                                  For example on the use of "La" and "illa" , ie. the Arabic statement

                                  La rajulun illa Ali can be translated literally as
                                  ?There is no real man except/but Ali?
                                  or ?There is no man like Ali?
                                  or ?Among the men none are Ali?s alike?

                                  • note that all of these statements denote there are in fact other men (duality, Ali and other men), but they are not like Ali (who is also a man and can be compared or made equivalent to other men).

                                  However, when the word illa is used in conjunction with the word ALLAH
                                  it does not mean ?a god like Allah?
                                  that is, it should not be understood as
                                  ?there other gods, but none are like Allah? (duality, Allah and other God(s))
                                  as the very meaning denoted by the word ALLAH
                                  invalidates this supposition from the onset

                                  Just as the auxiliary verb was (khaane)
                                  when used in conjunction with Allah
                                  loses its general meaning and is taken as the present simple tense
                                  when the word except (illa) appears next to the word Allah
                                  it also loses its general connotation and is taken to mean only.

                                  Here is an example

                                  KhaanALLAhu gafurur rahiyma

                                  cannot be translated as ?Allah was Ghafur and Rahim?
                                  as the qualities denoted by the Names of Allah cannot be subject to time
                                  they are ever present and ever effective

                                  Similarly, illa Allah cannot mean except (duality) Allah
                                  which denotes the existence of others (duality)
                                  but must be understood as only Allah!
                                  The qualities of the One to which the word Allah refers
                                  does not accept the existence of another
                                  especially that beside itself

                                  Hence, khaane, illa and all other expressions that denote time and (other) existence
                                  must be construed appropriate to the meaning of Allah
                                  when used in conjunction with it
                                  Otherwise, it will inevitably result in the conception of a god beyond!

                                  Now examining the Word of Unity

                                  There is no God, there is only Allah in light of this consideration

                                  the first message that we are given is There is no god
                                  Only after this definite denunciation we are told ILLA ALLAH

                                  As explained above
                                  because the word illa is used besides the word Allah
                                  (usage of "La" and usage of "illa" is not on men or objects)
                                  the only correct construal of this statement can be ONLY ALLAH
                                  as opposed to
                                  except Allah
                                  or
                                  but Allah
                                  for there is no other being in existence
                                  to which Allah can be compared to
                                  or excluded from!

                                  Therefore, the correct translation is

                                  ?There is no god, only Allah"

                                  and it means Allah is not God. . "God" is for human terms and understanding, and must be subjected to the interpretation provision in Surah Al-Ikhlas.

                                  There is the "law of cause and effect"

                                  God/god or deity is the "effect"

                                  The "cause" is human "desires". . .

                                  From these "desires", they create religions, kill etc. . .

                                  Therefore, I believe . . .

                                  God/god = Human Desires . . .

                                  No God = No Desires (ie. which inconsistent with the Quran)

                                  God is desire, God is dreams. . .

                                  Have you seen the one who takes as his god his own desire?
                                  Then would you be responsible for him?
                                  25.43

                                  and our journey is. . .

                                  and our journey is to become "NO GOD" (0), voluntarily or by compulsion. . .

                                  http//s9.postimg.org/4t3bkmt5r/twohearts.png

                                  From "No God" (0) (before life)
                                  To "I am God" (1) (human desires)
                                  To No God (0) (death)

                                  | | Before Life | | Present Life | | Afterlife

                                  | | This is reality | | This is not reality | | This is reality

                                  | | No God/Self (0) | | God/Self (1) | | No God/Self (0)

                                  | | Allah (1) | | Allah (1) | | Allah (1)

                                  | | Allah really exists to us | | Allah do not exists to us | | Allah really exists to us

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                                    Peace all,

                                    Muslims, sorry but I think you have gone too far now - telling people they shouldn't be posting like you did to Javalatte is really not on. You don't own the thread, man.

                                    It is over 100 replies and appears to be just going in circles. Maybe some of you have replied to my input earlier but forgive me but I don't want to read back through 50 replies or so to find it. We all have our own experience of the God/Allah/the One etc and I think we are better for that.

                                    I suggest the thread is closed and if muslims wishes to continue with his mission then he does it on his own website.

                                    Peace out.

                                    peace

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                                      Read again from here, I'm entertaining her GODS

                                      She want to feel superior , so I let her feel superior. . . her ego, and that's what she wants.

                                      It is her GODS (relating to this thread, the meaning of "I AM GOD", ie. ego). . .

                                      I have "NO GOD", only reasoning. . . just or unjust.

                                      So you have judge me

                                      1. To be the hell nation
                                      2. Allah is always on your side, and you know what Allah wishes.
                                      3. You manipulate what I said, and pretending that I'm wrong.
                                      4. Now you want to judge me as a Kafir.

                                      Is that your wishes ?

                                      Fine. . I'm a Kafir. . . does that make you feel better and superior to other human beings ? laugh

                                      and her GODS are not satisfying , even after I admit to her that. . .

                                      No. . I am Satan. I created myself. . you feel better and superior ? rotfl

                                      nope, not enough. . her GODS wants more!

                                      . . .

                                      and this is my conclusion, from answering her questions, and with the sole purpose to make her feel superior to others . . . .

                                      and thank you . . . you have given an example of those who committed Shrik just to prove they are better and superior to others, it is ego gratification and that are based on injustice. . peace

                                      This is the meaning of "I am God". . . it is ourselves.

                                      . . .

                                      and this is the verse to support the above contention. . .

                                      so he said to his companion, while he disputed with him

                                      I have greater wealth than you, and am mightier in followers <- Shirk? This is what most people
                                      would say. Greater wealth,
                                      And he entered his garden knowledge, skills, family etc.
                                      while he was unjust to himself, He said
                                      I do not think that this will ever perish <- same as here, other people will be in Hell but not me
                                      And I do not think the hour will come
                                      and even if I am returned to my Lord
                                      I will most certainly find a returning place better than this

                                      His companion said to him while disputing with him

                                      Do you disbelieve in Him <- Shirk? ie. "...I have greater..."
                                      Who created you from dust
                                      then from a small seed
                                      then He made you a perfect man?

                                      But as for me
                                      He, Allah, is my Lord
                                      and I do not associate anyone with my Lord <- Who is "anyone" in this story context? Self?

                                      Yes, it is "shirk" and simply because "I have greater". . .

                                      It is Shrik of Self and Allah. . .Self is GOD, ie. ego. . .that is the meaning of "I AM GOD".

                                      God is desire, God is dreams. . .

                                      Have you seen the one who takes as his god his own desire?
                                      Then would you be responsible for him?
                                      25.43

                                      Have you seen he who has taken as his god his desire
                                      and Allah has sent him astray due to knowledge
                                      and has set a seal upon his hearing
                                      and his heart and put over his vision a veil?
                                      So who will guide him after Allah ?
                                      Then will you not be reminded?
                                      45.23

                                      our desire is us. . we. . I. . . as GOD

                                      Desire = I
                                      Ego = I

                                      Therefore

                                      I = GOD (I AM GOD)

                                      and Allah says, "NO GOD"!

                                      Allah has not made for a man two hearts in his interior. (33.4)

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                                        I see only 'ego wars' here, this topic should be renamed to 'I am Satan'

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                                          AND may can be one of them, unless they can bring some "conclusion, premises and assumptions" so that it is based on "truth discovery", it is based on "facts", and not on "ego".

                                          p.s. ego wars need two sides, and there are no two sides because only one party is struggling with her ego. . while the other party still focusing on the issue of this thread.

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