?Be Godly?

The secret of spiritual protection is through the spiritual forces that protect and watch over us called the attributes.When judgements are decreed against us these forces can safeguard us from their influence .We begin drawing the protection to ourselves at the very moment we begin to put them to use.

1. BE GRACIOUS,BENEFICIENT
   BE KIND
   BE POLITE
   BE HELPFUL
   BE FAVOURABLE

2. BE MERCIFUL
   BE FORGIVING - EVEN IF ANGRY

3. BE THE SOVEREIGN
   COMPETE TO BE THE HIGHEST IN AUTHORITY

4. BE HOLY
   BE FREE FROM ,SIN,TRANSGRESSION,OFFENCE

5. BE THE SOURCE OF PEACE
   THE SOURCE OF HARMONY AND FREEDOM FROM WAR.
   BE THE SOURCE OF SECURITY
   THE SOURCE OF PROTECTION AND CAUTION
   BE THE SOURCE OF SAFETY
   THE SOURCE OF FREEDOM FROM RISK.

6. BE ABLE TO GIVE FAITH AND BESTOW SECURITY
   GIVE FAITH ?With a concrete PLAN.

e.t.c

Fa-itha sawwaytuhu wanafakhtu feehimin roohee faqaAAoo lahu sajideena

"When I have fashioned him (in due proportion) and breathed into him of My spirit, fall ye down in obeisance unto him."

Fa-itha sawwaytuhu wanafakhtu feehimin roohee faqaAAoo lahu sajideena

"When I have fashioned him (in due proportion) and breathed into him of My spirit, fall ye down in obeisance unto him."

Do we have his spirit inside ?Then which of his attributes do we lack , - try to embody/awaken them in yourself and .

Quranic Dictionary

Abada ? to accept the impression of a thing/to serve/worship/adore
Ibadat ? The impress of divine attributes and imbibing and reflecting them on one?s own person.

Hence QD agrees.
002.138
YUSUFALI (Our religion is) the Baptism of Allah And who can baptize better than Allah? And it is He Whom we worship.
PICKTHAL (We take our) colour from Allah, and who is better than Allah at colouring. We are His worshippers.
SHAKIR (Receive) the baptism of Allah, and who is better than Allah in baptising? And Him do we serve.
Sibghata = Baptism =Religion/Nature/Attribute e.t.c; in the quran the attributes of God and his law are called Gods Sibgha.

Innama taAAbudoona min dooni Allahiawthanan watakhluqoona ifkan inna allatheenataAAbudoona min dooni Allahi la yamlikoona lakumrizqan faibtaghoo AAinda Allahi alrrizqa waoAAbudoohuwaoshkuroo lahu ilayhi turjaAAoona

"For ye do imbibe/reflect idols besides Allah, and ye invent falsehood. The things that ye imbibe/reflect besides Allah have no power to give you sustenance then seek ye sustenance from Allah, serve Him, and be grateful to Him to Him will be your return.

Why not

Obey God by using God?s attributes as cues for action.?

I think we should be serving each of the attributes , as we serve the name Allah because those are his characteristics aren?t they? But obviously with the limits he has set in mind.

Here is something

http//www.free-minds.org/forum/index.php?topic=3218.0

Salaams.