Peace be upon you!...Reply to objections on Islam regarding God....His mercy is prevalent over all His other attributes....His four basic attributes.... His attribute of Al Aziz (The Mighty) is mentioned in the Holy Qur'an mostly in conjunction with His attribute of Al Hakeem (The Wise) - signifying that all His decisions are with wisdom... Al Aziz(The Mighty) is also mentioned with Al Raheem (Ever Merciful), Al Hameed (The Praiseworthy), Al Wahab (The Bestower) or Al Kareem (The Noble)... The accounts of all the earlier prophets of God tell us that when transgression exceeded all limits only then God's chastisement came.
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God Who is cruel and only chastises and commands its followers to
violence, that there is no wisdom in the Islamic commandments. [- God
forbid -]
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=(2)= Many people in the public eye, including the Pope, have made
such assertions about Islam. They conclude that due to its teaching
Islam is a religion of force and that is the reason Muslims are
inclined to aggression.
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=(3)= It is clear that these people have either not read the Qur'an or
not tried to understand it, such is their prejudice. Fact is that
Islam presents a most beautiful and matchless concept of God through
examples. The very first Chapter/Surah of the Qur'an elucidates this,
as the Promised Messiah (on whom be peace) explains that the Qur'an
accredits only the name of Allah qualified for all perfect qualities.
His attribute of Al Nur (The Light) as described in 24:36 "Allah is
the light of the heavens and the earth..." all other known light is a
reflection of Allah's light.
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=(4)= If others do not see the beauty in this or do not recognize the
Being of God then the fault lies with the beholder. In order to see
the beautiful concept of God that Islam presents one would have to be
open-minded.
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=(5)= As Promised Messiah (on whom be peace) expounded Allah has
numerous graces, however, He has four principal attributes:---
----(i)- The first grace as mentioned in Surah Fatiha in RABB ul
Alameen, (Lord of all the worlds) through this emanates His quality of
Rububiyyat, through which He creates and provides all that is needed
to nurture and sustain life. This grace operates in the entire cosmos
and all creation is benefiting from it. His Rububiyyat thus nurtures
all that is in existence however, as a grace, mankind gets the
greatest measure of it and that is why mankind is reminded that God is
Lord of all the worlds.
----(ii)- The second type of grace is Rahmaniyyat. God is named RAHMAN
because He granted all living things form and characteristic, just as
He has granted mankind its strengths and powers. Mankind has got the
biggest share of this grace as everything else is in operation for the
benefit of humans.
----(iii)- The third type of grace is Raheemiyyat. God is called
RAHEEM by virtue of His acceptance of prayers and good deeds of people
and by keeping them safe from calamities. This grace is exclusive for
mankind.
----(iv)- The fourth grace is inherent in 'Master of the Day of
Judgment', His MALIKiyyat. The distinction between Malikiyyat and
Raheemiyyat is that Allah accepts prayers and grants success through
Raheemiyyat while by virtue of Malikiyyat He bestows reward.
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=(6)= The holy Caliph of holy promised Messiah explained that above
mentioned is the basic concept of God in Islam. All deeds are
compensated accordingly; Allah does not mete out cruelty. Indeed, one
has to follow the guidance and function within the parameters of the
commandments. In this world man follows the man-made law and rules and
is cautious not to break them, however, man wishes to restrict
God....The Christians present the argument that one's sins are atoned by
another. This is not a rational point. Would they abide by this rule
in the worldly affairs? Why then is this absurd viewpoint thrust in
God's law? ......God is the Master, despite His rule that man can be
punished for his deeds, God has the power to forgive and He has
declared that His mercy prevails over everything. ......The accounts of
all the earlier prophets of God tell us that when transgression
exceeded all limits only then God's chastisement came.
=(7)= Despite the Divine attribute of *The Mighty (Al Aziz)* God is
neither hasty in punishment nor is He at the lookout to chastise. His
mercy is prevalent over all His other attributes. His attribute of Al
Aziz is mentioned in the Holy Qur'an mostly in conjunction with His
attribute of Al Hakeem (The Wise) - signifying that all His decisions
are with wisdom. Al Aziz is also mentioned with Al Raheem (Ever
Merciful), Al Hameed (The Praiseworthy), Al Wahab (The Bestower) or Al
Kareem (The Noble).
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=(8)= When the Qur'an refers to God as One Who punishes, the reasons
and explanations are cited as to why the punishment is given, such
references are only ten to twelve in number in the entire Qur'an... Any
fair minded person has no choice but to be inclined towards the Divine
attribute of Raheemiyyat as the most overwhelming attribute of God in
the Qur'an.....However, when God's law is consistently broken and all
limits are exceeded as well as God's beloved are rejected then God's
punishment comes with the objective to reform people or as a warning
for generations to come.
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=(9)= Qur'an mentions God as 'Possessor of the power to requite' or
'Lord of retribution' in four places. First, in Surah Al Imran (3:5)
where the earlier people are mentioned who deviated from the teachings
that were revealed for them, then in Surah Al Maidah (5:90) the
believers are addressed in terms of punishment for breaking the law of
God. In Surah Ibrahim (14:48) messengers of God and their followers
are assured that no matter how hard their opponents will try they will
meet a sorry end. Then in Surah Al Zumar (39:38) once again the
believers are given the surety that the adversaries will be punished.
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=(10)= The Qur'an also states that the Powerful God punished the
people of Hadhrat Saleh (peace be on him) who rejected him and
exceeded all limits in transgression.... It also states the people of
the Pharaoh in Surah Al Qamar 54:43 and the punishment they met....
These Quranic verses are a warning that the era of the Holy Prophet
(peace and blessings be on him) is now going to last till the end of
time and his message has been spread to the corners of the world
through his true and ardent devotee, therefore desist from hurting
them.... Rather than object to the God of Islam and the Prophet of Islam
have fear and awe of God... The concept of God, as presented by Islam is
the God Who saved all the prophets from their adversaries... Indeed, if
Allah did not declare His power and might, the world would have turned
calamitous.
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=(11)= According to the Islamic teaching, the religious buildings and
places of worship of other religions must be safeguarded even during
the time of war... There are the specific verses of Surah Al Hajj
(22:40-41) where Muslims are given permission to fight under strict
guidance.... In a situation when the peace of the world is in danger and
an attack is made and there is constant persecution, is it not likely
to raise arms to defend oneself? Is a commandment to fight in order to
stop transgression and to defend oneself devoid of wisdom?
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=(12)= As for the Muslims, they are reminded of the attribute of Al
Aziz in the Qur'an in Surah Al Baqarah (2:210), they are enjoined to
tread the path of His commandment, to strengthen their faith because
they have been enabled to believe in The Wise and The Mighty God. If
they slip up and lapse they may be punished, but this punishment would
not be an act of oppression rather a means to reform.
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=(13)= The true concept of the Mighty and The Wise God must be
presented by believers to dispel the misconceptions. God is Matchless
in His beauty and grace, He if punishes sins does so in order to
establish peace and security... Dispelling misconceptions, one need to
take the message to the believers so that they remain steadfast and
also to others onward for success....The holy Caliph requested prayers.
Pleasure of Allah is the focus.
Promised divine peace of latter days @ www.alislam.org www.mta.tv
with LOVE FOR ALL HATRED FOR NONE.
jennifer006961
I am christian and I realize that everyone has thier own religeon but
I think that being american and having to deal with islamic
extremists , I feel that something isnt being taught correctly people
really need to read the bible. I mean what is god , it could be a
horse , mouse a nail or a feeling . God can be anything you want it to
be .
LarryG
> God Who is cruel and only chastises and commands its followers to
> violence, that there is no wisdom in the Islamic commandments. [- God
> forbid -]
> Pleasure of Allah is the focus.
> Promised divine peace of latter days @ www.alislam.org www.mta.tv
> with LOVE FOR ALL HATRED FOR NONE.
If you were a sincere Muslim, you would try to attract as much
positive attention as possible, while refraining from any act that
might prove embarassing to yourself or Islam. Putting 100 words in
the subject line of a Usenet post, and then posting an off-topic
manifesto will probably turn off more readers than it will attract,
and give many the impression that Islam is a faith of rude,
thoughtless, fanatics.
If you want to use this newsgroup to attract people to Islam, try
responding to the
questions and problems presented, and show how Islam provides a better
answer.
We've got enough pontifications from arm-chair theologians, who don't
contribute one
bit to the betterment of marriage and relationships. Do you want to
be another?
Cheers,
Larry G.
jennifer006961
Amen to that , alot of people are scared of the islamic people I m
sure that not all muslims are extremists but the truth is your faith
and its followers are like a ticking bomb . We don't know who the
extremists are and who the true followers are and we never did . How
many christians blow up thousands of people in buildings and
airplanes ? To me its like this whether I am correct or not it
doesn't matter I am american and we have freedom of speach : I think
that islam is like a wolf in sheeps clothing you never know when your
are going to be eaten , people know this so when someone throws at you
that islam is so great and we are such good people everyone is just
like yeh okay we better watch our backs. There seems to be no
organization pertaining to knowing when not to go too far , islam
needs to revamp itself and figure out what the heck is going on.
jennifer006961
first of all the islamic people assume that because we can do what
ever we want in our country that we are all evil . You not want
anyone assuming anything about islam , what about all the people who
were killed on 9/11 who is to say we need to have someone kills us
off ( I wonder are they blowing themselves and us up because they love
us and feel we need to die ? ) Try explaining that to the families
Muddle
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To top if off the Jews, Christian and Muslims are all the descendants of
Abraham and his two sons Isaac and Ishmael.
The product of a really screwed up marriage involving what was thought to be
a barren wife, a mistress/slave girl and the need to have a descendent,
which has caused anything but peace for thousands of years.