If "Only Allah", then "Allah Alone" is our watchword
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Wrong conclusion to say this was possible with every prophet. If so why were messengers/angels used?
Wrong understanding. This means literally speaking (like to Musa).
You are confused brother. This category involves a malaika messenger. It's not referring to human messengers
Who is right and who is wrong is known only to Allah; and only Allah Knows the real meanings of His ayats 3/7; so what is expected of us is to listen the speeches carefully and intently and choose the best of them all 39/18 - such are knowledgeable ones and it is them Allah conducts in righteousness. If you abide and honour these ayats then you have not read Quran to learn from Allah, but to argue.
Brother, learn to read.
The other way is the best to satisfy Allah and to help Allah teach you directly through wahi.
(20.16). What is that in your right hand, O Moses? (20.17)? He said ?This is my staff; I recline on it, I beat down with it tree leaves for my sheep, and I use it for other things? (20.1. He said ?Throw it down, O Moses!?
If Musa was one to one with Allah in person, and all alone, and in total seclusion from the rest of the population, then the conversation would have been like this (20.16). What is that in your right hand?" ?This is my staff; I recline on it, I beat down with it tree leaves for my sheep, and I use it for other things? (20.1. He said ?Throw it down!". Calling by Name, "O Musa!" is to draw Musa's attention to the Wahi of Allah as and when He intends to convey the message, while he is in other activities. There is a lot to read to learn here; this is not possible until your line of approach is "learn to read".
Also, find me one verse that is similar to 20.16-18 involving Muhammad. Find me one verse in which God speaks to Muhammad without using an angel/messenger. Brother, those verses don't exist. You can't substantiate what you are trying to project. God speaking to Muhammad is nowhere in Quran. It's time you face this truth.
ps its kind of funny you cite the exact same verse I gave you earlier, and you start distorting it
I will answer to you when your occupancy and mood is changed to read to learn
And I want to know you if you read and re-read to learn from the ayat cited below"
2.253 Of those messengers, some of whom We have caused to excel others, and of whom there are some unto whom Allah has spoken to, while some of them He exalted in degree...
Please say to me who are all those messengers Allah had directly talked to...
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Bear not the burden, by Allah
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And He created you from the Same Soul; and from it He created its companion for solace - when one sought the comfort of another@, they began to bear the burden; and when the burden became unbearable, they both turned to their God and said, ?If you deliver us by Your Mercy, we will be grateful.?@ Allah created mankind by breathing His Ruh, into the soul; and He created companions for the soul, similarly bearing His Ruh, its function being the Guidance and the Benevolence in Truth, all through one?s life. When they increased in their comforts and pleasures in the companionship they forgot the Benevolence of the Most Benevolent and thus did fail in His remembrance and show of gratitude 43/36; so shaitan followed them and led them astray making them both bear the burden of the evils that their own hands had worked. When they both realized it is beyond their ability to bear the increasing burden any further, they both turned to their God and said, ?If You deliver us of the burden by Your Mercy, we will both be grateful unto You.? And Allah accepted their call and delivered them from their misfortunes; but then they became forgetful and fell again - this time, committing the worst crime i.e., they set up partners unto Allah.
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8.12 Your God inspired the angels@ saying, ?Verily I am with you; so strengthen those who believe; I will cast terror in the hearts of those who disbelieve; you shall smite at their necks and smite off their fingers.?
@ In a predominantly disbelieving wicked population around the globe from every denomination of all sects and religions such as Islam, Christianity, Judaism, Hinduism, Budhism etc., if a believer in One God, in His Judgment, in His Angels, in His Book and in His Prophets 2/177, 285 - is surviving amidst the thick of the disbelieving populace, it is because of the God send angels to strengthen his soul, mind, heart and feet. As believers, the third very important asset and assertion to them from God is the support and reinforcement sent through His angels 41/30, 31. And after our belief in Allah and in His Decree, we shall strive to make the malayikas - the angels, friends to us by His Leave. Believing in the Book, the Quran comes as the 4th proviso and the 5th and the last is the belief in the Prophets who stood as perfect models to all the previous 4 provisions Allah has made mandatory upon a believer. But the tragedy lies in a common islamic believer in that he says he believes in Allah and the Prophet, throwing the mandatory other three provisions away ignorantly. The order of Allah is lost for any one who says, ?I believe in Allah and in His Prophet.? So say from now onwards as Kalima, the Pledge I believe in Allah;; I believe in His Last Day; I believe in His Malayika, the Angels; I believe in the Book; and I believe in the Prophets who we shall believe are not to be considered dead but are living models of the Book, living with us as immortals. Belief in this immortal presence of all the prophets with each of us is possible only if we believe and make the angels as friends and as protectors, by Allah?s permission.
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8.13 This is because they did do injustice to Allah and His messenger; whoever does injustice to Allah and His messenger surely Allah is severe in punishing.
To safeguard us from this wrath of Allah it is time we believed in Him, in His Last Day, in His Angels and in His Book before we say we believe in the Prophets of Allah.
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8.14 It will be said, ?Taste this! Surely there is punishment of fire, for the disbelievers.?
This torment of fire is eternal for there is no death for them; and their skins will be constantly renewed in such swiftness even as it is burnt that we will never see it getting burnt at all but they will fully suffer the burning of fire in its totality; we see such suffering in millions of people with diabetes who have burning feet and legs; but they do not see any burning of the skin.
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8.34 But why should Allah not punish them? They trespass and bar the people in their ?righteous houses @?, while they are not its custodians; but for the righteous shall be its guardians; yet most of them understand not.
@ Each one has his God-given house i.e, The God's House; and God expects one and all to be pious and be grateful to Him for the same, so that Allah makes their houses Sacred; and the households would guard The House as the ?gift of God? keeping them close to their hearts, as Sacred-mosques; no affliction nor adversity would ever touch its people. Its people - wherever they go forth from it, their minds will all the time be circumventing (tawaf) The House and the household with full of piety and heartfelt prayers, wishing their households to stay pure only for Allah.
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8.75Who are your real relations?
8.75 And following this, those who believed and emigrated and strove in the path of Allah in the just war with you, they too are of you; and by Allah?s decree, they are your lawful kindred; one is very closely related to another; Allah is surely cognizant of all things.
Sahih International And those who believed after and emigrated and fought with you - they are of you. But those of relationship are more entitled in the decree of Allah. Indeed, Allah is Knowing of all things.
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8.75Who are your real relations?
8.75 And following this, those who believed and emigrated and strove in the path of Allah in the just war with you, they too are of you; and by Allah?s decree, they are your lawful kindred; one is very closely related to another; Allah is surely cognizant of all things.
Sahih International And those who believed after and emigrated and fought with you - they are of you. But those of relationship are more entitled in the decree of Allah. Indeed, Allah is Knowing of all things.
peace,
Allah's decree for the believers in Him, the Righteous; He talks about the real relations with Him - He brings His relations together as close relations wherever they are..
(2.148 - And for each one is His direction, towards which he turns; and race to it for good; wherever that you will be, Allah will bring you all together. Indeed Allah has power over all things.)
peace
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Husband-wife relation
Parent-children relation
Brothers and sisters relation
And other immediate and distant relations......Money and material are the base for all these relationships. If we dont satisfy other's expectation, then the relationship breaks away. Certainly everyone will realise this truth in their life. Thats why allah says this(blood relation) is not true relation. ---Those who follow allah and messenger's guidance,and other true believers,they are our true relations--- . -
The Law of The Land9.5
9.5 When the sacred months@ end - sever the criminals on the spot; and seize them; and surround them; and keep vigil over their hideouts. But whoever repents and amends in the path of God while purifying them through spending, then allow them freedom; surely Allah is Ever Forgiving, Most Merciful.
@ Sacred months are the amnesty period given to the dreaded criminals to lay down their arms and surrender to the Law; they are rebellious defy, deny and reject the Law of Land; they cause corruption in the land and create fear amidst the people who love peaceful living,. These are the disobeying unbelievers - the criminals amidst the well-mannered, peace-loving people of a country - they are to be severed or cut off from the society through arrest and removed to confinement. Such dreaded criminals who elude the law causing terror in the land shall even be shot down in encounter at their very sight. The constitution of the Land shall also bear in mind that Forgiveness and Mercy shall be of paramount consciousness while framing the Law. Such Sacredness must be the backbone of The Constitution. But if the disbelievers become challengers to the Sacred Constitution itself, and refuse to surrender, despite the offer of amnesty, then, when the offer of their sacred period is over shoot at sight!
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Four Months or Four Qualities
9.36 By Allah?s word, from the time the skies and the earth were created the months are twelve; in them four is Sacred@- and this is the straight path. Therefore in those months wrong not yourselves; and as the wrongful devise against you all, you too stand firm against them all; verily, Allah is with those who are God fearing.
@ The four sacred are Keeping up Faith in Allah and the Last Day; Forgiving people; showing them Guidance; and seeking Patience from Allah. This in essence is Believing in Allah and doing Good, so that we reach paradises in the hereafter, through blissful lives in this world. This is the straight path of Allah. If you miss out on these Four, then you have wronged yourselves.
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MosquesThe Baith ul Haram
9.107 And those who erected Mosque@ to cause evil, to help in transgression, to create schisms among the believers and to make it a refuge for those who rebelled against Allah and His messenger, say, ?By Allah, we certainly intend not but good? - but surely Allah witnesses against them as ?liars!?
@ Today there are these ?mosques? of various denominations much greater in numbers than the religious divisions itself, that rebel against Allah?s decree that you shall not fall into schisms 6/159; each of these mosques are shelters to those who transgress and wish dissent and divisions in the path of Allah and who defied the guidance of His messengers. And Allah says to us not to stand in such mosques; and further Allah guides us to the real mosques which is definitely a gift of God to us all. The houses we have constructed is a gift from Him to us for, from the beginning of its foundation we lay every stone with reverence and piety for Allah; and after the construction, before we enter into it, we seek Allah?s protection and enter in it with fear for Allah and with prayers, remembering and invoking every one of His Names. And the households remember Him and chant His Names at times of crises. They restrain from evil and maintain purity at heart while calling upon Allah during distresses - and Allah says, ?There is Your House, as a gift from Me.? Therefore we are to stay and make our houses as mosques - as the ?gift of Allah? and stand firm in it by His Names, fearing Him - thus purifying The House i.e., make each of your houses ?Bait ul haram?.
9.108 Therefore never stand in the Mosque ever; but assuredly there is this Mosque - The House of God constructed in piety from the beginning which is absolutely worthy for you to stay; and those who dwell in it wish cleanliness and purity. And Allah does love the people, Pure.
9.109 Who is best - The one who constructed with piety, seeking Allah?s contentment as foundation or the one who sought his own over-riding pride as base? And it will fall into hell along with him, crumbling; and Allah does not guide the wicked.
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The Day 1 Of Ramadhan
Read 2.185 and clarify first to a great extent possible on our own; and do not ask others; do not follow any one other than what Allah reveals to us in our thinking process; if we know when we think on our own, there is none hearing our thoughts except Allah; He would inform us most questions we ask Him i.e., when we ask within ourselves; when we have some question in our mind it is Allah who sets forth our thoughts in ascent. It is an endless journey for the thought process leads to questions such as why? what? when? where? how and so on, without a pause. If we are believesr that God will listen to and answer our prayers, then will He not answer when we ask Him to show us His path? Will He deny His path to us? What is our answer? He will not deny. Yes this is the answer from Allah to us all. So we follow Allah; and not the people around us.
We shall go on asking questions within us for which Allah alone shall answer, if Allah knows we would only follow Him when the answer comes from Him...
2.185
The month of Ramadhan is that in which was revealed the Qur'an, a guidance for the people and clear proofs of guidance and criterion. So whoever envisions let him fast therein, and whoever is ill or on a journey - then on other days. Allah intends for you ease and does not intend for you hardship and for you to complete the period and to glorify Allah for that to which He has guided you; and perhaps you will be grateful.Concentrate on the blue highlight alone.
A month comprises of 30 days of the calendar year of 365 days; you can take one month comprising of consecutive 30 days out of the 12 months; or you can pick up 30 specific days of utmost important to you to show your gratitude to Allah, out of the 365 days. These important days are such days when Allah reveals a verse of the Quran to you or a part of the verse of Quran that clearly elevates you to a better level of understanding about the various verses during the course of your life through the years.
When one needs guidance it means he expects some difficult situation ahead or he is presently seized with it; as believers we shall know 'no guidance is better than God's'. And Allah's direction to us is go to the Book and read it for the guidance; and while reading keep in your mind your stressful situation i.e., you are 'citing' and 're-citing' your own situation with total application of your mind to the Guidance i.e., the Book of Allah. This 're-citing' is called 'Reciting' as you 'Read' the Book for Guidance. The meaning of Quran is 'Read and Recite' while awaiting only Allah's guidance.
Let us Read the following verse as we Recite each of our own situation to it 6.63 Say "Who is it that delivers you from the darkness of land and sea, when you call upon Him in humility and silent terror and when you said 'If He only delivers us from these we shall truly show our gratitude'?"
33.17 Say, "Who is it that can protect you from Allah if He intends for you an ill or intends for you a mercy?" And they will not find for themselves besides Allah any protector or any helper.
When we surrender to God while reciting the Book, it is He who gives us the wisdom and it is He who transforms the wisdom into functional knowledge with clarity and clear proof that guides us wade through the difficulties without a difficulty. So whoever sights the revelation of the verses as they re-cite Quran, let them fast on that Days of Ramadhan.
Each individual has his own stress and strain; one's suffering is never the same as that of another; and so for each the guidance differs; and the Book is the guidance to all the people of all the worlds; and the timing of the delivery of the guidance to each is with Allah - and when it is delivered by Allah, that is the day when of the Quran is revealed to you; and that is the Day One of your RAMADHAN.
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The Musjid ul Haram 10.87
10.87 So We sent down Our Command to Musa and his brother ?Both of you build for your people houses in the city; and make your houses, ?the Qibla? - the direction of worship! And in it establish the Command of your God firmly - and give glad tiding to the believers.?
Qibla - The Direction of Worship. The houses in which we are given shelter, rest, food, peace, love of life and solace to the heart 106/1-4 are the gift of Allah to each of us; they are not our houses but Allah?s Grace. And by Allah?s leave keep your houses pure for Allah and safeguard them from shaitans? allurements; and let the households fear Allah all the time they abide therein. They are the God-given sanctuaries for the believers wherefrom they set out during rain and sunshine 106/2. And wherever you are - seek in your prayers to Allah, directing all your faces and thoughts with all your hearts 2/126, 144, towards the purity and safety of your houses and of the households - thus keep them aloft as your ?Bait ul Haram?. And observe in it Allah?s command in total surrender and in abject subjugation - sujud, in your Bait ul Haram so as to transform it into the Musjid ul Haram.
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Firaun's body or The Firaun himself?
10.92 ?But on this day, We will preserve about you@ for the generations that will follow; surely most among mankind are negligent toward Our Signs.?
@ Today there are claims that the ?mummy? of Firaun was found to have been in Egypt; and it has been found out to be among the preserved mummies until recently before the scientists and the archeologists conceptualized that the salt content of the mummy proved it was the body rescued from the red-sea some six thousand years ago - yet it is immaterial from the Quran point of view. We know all about Firaun until this day and we are able to witness many, many more ?Firauns? in the arena of the world leaders who bomb and blitz the nations, cities and towns and every village; and kill and silence the peace loving innocent children, the women, the young and the old and capture and torture them in no man?s lands. The world has to be saved from the Firauns; at least for Musa there was a sea route to cross across to a safe land; but now only there is the sky route to mount upon. Believe in Allah more and fear Him more; He might cleave asunder the skies for us and make the wisdom dawn in us to excel every living creature on this earth by His leave, the Most Exalted. This is the Sign of Firaun that Allah has preserved for us; the body of Firaun will not speak anything; but what Allah has revealed about Firaun proves to be true, that we witness the likes of Firaun everywhere. Only the prayer of Musa and Harun 10/88 to Allah will save us, if we are true in our claim to be believers And Musa said, ?Our God, You have given to Firaun and his chieftains the embellishments and wealth of this world and therewith O our God, they make them stray away from Your path; our God, destroy their wealth and straiten their hearts; and they will not believe until they suffer a chastising punishment.?
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11.41 Finally when the oven overflowed@, We said, ?Embark pairs of every livestock in the ship - except upon whom Our word has foregone, embark in it of your family and of the believers.? Except for a very few most did not believe with him.
@ Overflowing oven denotes such period when the flourishing wealth and the great numbers of the disbelievers made them overwhelmingly rejoice in their transgression and oppression(23/54,55,56) (9/25) (57/20).
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Prophets were never killed by the disbelievers And Allah has never let down any of His Prophets
11.59 Such are the Aad - they rejected the Signs of their God and schemed against His messengers@; and they surrendered to every froward potentate.
@ Though Allah has mentioned Hud as their prophet, it is well concluded from the ayat above that there were messengers sent for them nationwide for every tribe (14/4). Every prophet brings the Book with them along with the Book that preceded him, purified of the human hands. Its example is mentioned in 3/3, 48; 5/11. Thus every nation belied their prophets and the Books they brought with them that which were given to the previous prophets; and plotted against all the Signs of Allah with a view to stripping them off and killing their prophethood and reduce their prophets to mere liars. Since Allah has said every prophet is no other than humans like any of us except that they are inspired through wahi - the intuition, which makes them a prophet or a messenger; so the disbelievers plotted against each of their prophethood in the first place (21/3; 23/24, 33, 3. And this is evident from the many ayats where Allah asks the disbelievers why then they had killed the prophets before 2/61,91; 3/21, 112, 181; 4/155. Going by all these verses it is not to be construed that any of the prophets were killed physically by the disbelievers but they only belied the Books and the Signs or the verses therein and thus tried killing their prophethood. Every prophet was saved by Allah from physical killing, the example of which is given in the narration of Prophet Isa (4/157).