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Less than a decade after the start of this Website and over 900,000 words, covering mostly Comparative Religion, its time to wrap things up.
Only ALLAH knows the Unseen and it is for us human beings to be diligent in anything that we can do (for all of us have different talents) to bring an awareness of truth to our lives. That being said, let there be a short review of what we can know of so far because we are told about such things IF we have the ability to listen and to see. This then is to those who call themselves believers:
Abraham (pbh) was a man of GREAT FAITH and from him were the nations of the Earth blessed (IF THEY INDIVIDUALLY* BUT HEEDED THE CALL)! HE WAS NOT, NOR DID HE NEED TO BE, A JEW OR A CHRISTIAN TO FIND SALVATION. He didn’t need to depend on the crucifixion of anyone or to believe anyone was his savior EXCEPT THE ONE INDIVISIBLE AND UNIQUE GOD – IN ORDER TO BE SAVED!
{*Nations have born in them quality people as well as plain garbage and all of that which lies between. Hence, the individual soul is judged on its own merits of obedient faith and NOT given a carte blanch formula of saying a word or words that flap off the tongue but have no real home in the heart!}
As to those who call themselves Jews:
The Children of Israel were blessed and chosen above all nations to receive and carry the DIVINE MESSAGE. But they quibbled and grew arrogant in their UNLAWFUL PRIDE and considered ‘their’ GOD as a hostage in that whatever may occur they would be blessed above the nations of the world!
Their arrogant, prideful hearts became like stone:
Thenceforth were your hearts hardened: They became like a rock and even worse in hardness. For among rocks there are some from which rivers gush forth; others there are which when split asunder send forth water; and others which sink for fear of ALLAH. And ALLAH is not unmindful of what you do. Q (2:74)
They could see nothing but goodness for themselves and to them GOD became something of a whipping boy such that goodness was to be for them and contempt was to be for the ‘others’, namely GENTILES. So in their FLAWED thinking, GOD talks of them in their return such that they are so deaf and ego-minded that they refuse to see that the ‘them of return’ are the believers marked off by GOD no matter the religion**
{**A named religion is like an outer wrapper holding the ‘good’ stuff inside. People eat the good stuff inside and throw away the wrapper (a useful tool to protect and contain the contents like the body does for the soul but it then is eventually discarded and returned to the Earth). Therefore, a named religion means nothing and doesn’t fool THE ONE GOD as to who is really a believer and who isn’t.}
So, as the Children of Israel evolved they became a people known as Jews who, because of their intransigence, have been brutalized and ill-thought of in various eras from what their own hands have passed on before them.
Either except THAT PROPHET (Muhammad) whom your scriptures discuss or reject him and take the full consequences thereof.
As to those who call themselves Christians:
Those who call themselves Christians have at least one fatal flaw. Their Holy Book, like every other Holy Book, when one comes down to it, has basically two kinds of references: Muhkamat verses and Mutashabihat verses. Muhkamat verses are verses that are clear in meaning when studied around other verses in context and discuss actions a believer should perform and the way it should be performed.
Mutashabihat verses are verses carrying what some have called ‘supernatural meanings of things’. They are extremely complex and can form a minefield full of dangerous possibilities and can create a ‘trap‘ to catch the careless and impudent in their perilous, damning grip.***
{***It is ALLAH WHO has sent down to you the BOOK: In it are verses BASIC or FUNDAMENTAL, clear (in meaning); they are the FOUNDATION of the BOOK: others are NOT entirely clear. BUT THOSE IN WHOSE HEARTS IS PERVERSITY {will} FOLLOW THE PART THEREOF THAT IS NOT ENTIRELY CLEAR. Seeking discord {while} searching for its interpretation but no one knows its true meanings except ALLAH. And those who are firmly grounded in knowledge say: “We believe in it {in its entirety}, the whole of it is from our LORD {for HIS PURPOSES}” and no one will grasp the MESSAGE {of such} except men of understanding. Q (3:7)
Bear in mind that our Lord’s patience means salvation, just as our dear brother Paul also wrote {to} you with the {type of} wisdom that GOD {for HIS OWN REASONS} gave him.
He writes the same way in all his letters, speaking in them of these {complex} matters. His letters contain some things that are hard to understand, which ignorant and unstable people distort, as they {have done with} the other Scriptures {that were given to them in the past}, {leading} to their own {self-inflicted} destruction.
Therefore, dear friends, since you have been forewarned, be on your guard so that you may NOT be carried away by the error of the lawless {those who create self-delusional fantasies} and fall from your secure position {on the pathway of true salvation}. 2Peter (3:15-17)}
What did those who call themselves Christians do? What they did can be proven historically and it will be much better for them if they accept THAT PROPHET (Muhammad) whom their BOOK declares!
Christianity is a religion that evolved through the generations of philosophical debates between various ‘credited’ schools of thought at the time. It was NOT meant to be a separate religion from the religion of Moses (pbh) except that the REAL MESSIAH came and a few matters were relaxed as to those who entered and stayed on ‘THE WAY’.
How can a religion ‘evolve’ and be better than its original giver, in this case Jesus the Christ (pbh)? The true followers of Jesus (pbh) were all the time referencing the Old Testament in relationship to their practices. However, the lack of a printing press and the dominance of those called ‘Greek’ philosophers came on the scene and actively sought out what they thought was ‘buried gold‘ in the Gospels and letters.
So they concentrated on the Mutashabihat verses or verses carrying the ‘supernatural meanings‘ of things and regulated the ‘meat’ (the prime ingredients) of the religion to a backward category. Skilled in Greek Philosophy and argument building, they came forward with ideas that certain things about Jesus didn’t sound human or earthly possible. Therefore, the conclusion for them was that he (Jesus) was more than just a human being.
Then, when their ideas set in, building blocks one upon the fantastic other, they got incorporated into the formulated religious pattern to be observed or taught to the groups attending what can be called ‘services’.
Rome took the lead in this advent in the early part of the second century and as church records show, they continued to refine religious beliefs NOT BASED ON THE WAY JESUS PRESENTED IT BUT BASED ON THEIR NOTIONS OF A SO-CALLED DIVINE SAVIOR IN THE FORM OF A MAN.
Hence, their logic got perverted to fitting a square peg in the proverbial round hole. Therefore, the close relationship to what has gone before in pagan circles concerning a ‘divine, crucified, sacrificial savior’ was made appealing to them and their audience in general.
The reader will note that I have taken from time to time some of these ‘troublesome verses’ and rendered a more accurate meaning which does NOT contradict the validity of these verses or pervert true scripture!
What the explanation does do is to put the context back into what is being discussed and to show what is really being stated versus the preposterous notions of those who seemingly relish the idea of joining gods with THE ONE TRUE AND ONLY GOD.
As to the crucifixion attempt on Jesus (pbh), I’m sure that mystics and others down through the centuries aided by the church for its own ‘economical’ reasons have created such a ‘lore’ about such goings on. Wiping out sins, salvation and the monetary collections aside, all of these things can’t stand up to an OPEN AND HONEST SCRUTINY OF SUCH A STATED EVENT!
A study of myths and cultures, a real (not fabricated or deviously planned) look at the current OLD TESTAMENT, NEW TESTAMENT – especially the Gospels of Luke and John and the QURAN and TRUE HISTORY does give us A COORDINATED pathway to examine the issue.
My writings scattered here and there attack this issue on several fronts. The New Testament Gospels reveal mostly what a person would have seen and sensed during that crucial time. It does, however, require that a person reflect on certain passages which tend to show that, when put all together, a mystery of monumental proportions is brewing – the NON-CRUCIFIXION EVENT starts to come into focus.
When ‘treasure hunting’ like this takes place, don’t expect to find super clear details overnight or even in a year. Expect the search to be long and arduous but fruitful when all things and all of the Holy Books are put together including historical information forming a uniformed opinion on this subject.
The conclusion is not really debatable: Jesus the son of Mary (pbh) was NEITHER crucified NOR killed BUT FOR GOD’s PURPOSES IT WAS MADE TO APPEAR AS SUCH! And what better way to shake off the dust from one’s garment than to feed back to those who appealed to ‘corruption’ WILLINGLY partaking of that corruption that they so took a great delight in.
Whether a person wants to grant partnership to ALLAH jokingly or in sincerity it will never be accepted from him and he will be accounted amongst the losers in the Hereafter.
As to the Muslims in this age at least: Well, fair is fair and we can see the ‘worldly-wise’ set in as the internal timber of faith becomes rotted away amongst the many. This is indeed a setback for many but a need to come to common and just terms must prevail.
And prevail it will! as the wood-rot is rooted out by ALLAH’s COMMAND and by HIS WAY, eventually leaving a core of FAITHFUL AND TRUE SERVANTS BEHIND TO HELP IN BRINGING THAT ISLAMIC VICTORY SO MUCH HOPED AND PRAYED FOR.
It was narrated from Abu Sa’eed al-Khudri that the Prophet (pbh) said: “You will certainly follow the ways of those who came before you hand span by hand span, cubit by cubit, to the extent that if they entered the hole of a lizard, you will enter it too.” We {the Companions of the Prophet} said: “O Messenger of ALLAH, (do you mean) the Jews and the Christians?” He (pbh) said: “Who else?” (Bukhari and Muslim).
Some other stuff:
Everyone should take some joy and a bit of pride in their work. So, in doing over 900,000 words on various subjects, I would estimate that somewhat over 90% of those written words will prove accurate. That is not a bad record considering the source and considering the multitude of topics.
The topics were formed by certain events that occurred or things that came to mind in reference to Holy Writ. And it would be fair to say that the ‘articles’ are more mature as pieces of writings than the seven books that were written previously for in years there is growth.
What is important to me is that Holy Records, Science and History must conform to a unified whole and not be discordant. The history of man and his ability to cause discord must also be taken into account. So, one has to sift these things very carefully to shake out the warts so to speak.
A starting point must be obtained as in, begin from the beginning. So, the practicality of Holy Writ must depend upon the most dependable of that group. And since the Quran provided proof of its total purity even to the agreements formed in the other scriptures, then only a fool or a blind, ignorant person would refrain from making the other works accountable to the Quran!
The Future:
As bees are attracted to pollen, so too are the faithful ‘wanderers’ who have journeyed outside the boundaries but have been ‘drawn in’ like a magnet draws in iron. These are the people whose dust-covered eyes finally receive LIGHT and return from the shackled prison they were in to acknowledging their only LORD – the real call for salvation.
As to the knowledge of the Anti-christ:
As I stated earlier or a few years back – if he is born from a woman, he should be a youth by now. However, there is no sure telling about that. A hadith called weak by many (but actually quite correct) has described his parents who were Jews living in Medina. And since that person can’t become the Anti-christ at will but must have permission to transform his body into the Anti-christ, he should be known as the Anti-christ soul.
Otherwise, this repugnant soul just may come down like the second coming of Jesus (pbh) without father or mother and there is some scope for that with the disappearance of the disgusting person called Saf ibn Sayyad (Arabic: الصف بن الصياد ), later known as Abdullah ibn Sa’id and his story can be found in Sahih Muslim volume 4.
BUT WHATEVER THE CASE, BEFORE HE TRANSFORMS HE IS STILL CONSIDERED A NORMAL LOOKING HUMAN FOR ALL INTENSE AND PURPOSES. IT IS ONLY AFTER INTENSE ANGER THAT HE WILL METAMORPHOSE INTO THAT UGLY KAFIR INVITING OTHERS WITH GREAT SIGNS AND WONDERS TO JOIN HIS REBELLION AGAINST THE CREATOR LORD.
His probable appearance will, as ALLAH WILLS and ONLY WHEN ALLAH WILLS, be within two decades or so from now (?) near the time of great Fitna and some land upheavals.
The Gog and Magog:
These gangsters are a real threat to the already dwindling population of earth people. They are like locusts and are so deadly that no power on Earth will be able to stop them.
And as it might appear that modern armies and atomic bombs will do the trick, it must be remembered that they would indeed work IF THEY WERE OPERABLE. BUT SUCH WILL BE THE STATE OF THE EARTH IN THOSE DAYS (AFTER THE KILLING OF THE ANTI-christ) THAT IT WILL BE TOTALLY IMPOSSIBLE TO LAUNCH AN ATTACK AGAINST THEM.
Note that a great deal of China and Russia will be physically gone making what remains of these governments useless. The same can be said of America also. No one wants these human monsters around and about, but people will be helpless and even Jesus (pbh) and those lofty souls around him will be unable to accomplish anything – except from lengthy supplication on top of Mount Tur.
Just because we will have a new heavens and a new Earth does not mean that science as we know it will be regulated to the garbage heap. On the contrary, science, or what we call science, will take a huge leap forward on this paradise on Earth.
The land of the Arabs will become green and that gives us an idea that can be taken from the hadiths that major land changes will be coming and after some initial ‘drip-by-drip’ alterations, then will come such a dramatic change which has been called the most dramatic of changes that has ever occurred in Earth’s history in one of the Holy Books.
Has not the time arrived for the Believers that their hearts in all humility should engage in the remembrance of ALLAH and of the Truth which has been revealed (to them), and that they should not become like those to whom was given Revelation aforetime, but long ages passed over them and their hearts grew hard {AND LOST THEIR REMEMBRANCE}? For many among them are rebellious transgressors. Q (57:16)
The Religion of the Future Simply Put:
Islam is the future religion of choice to be carried out when Jesus the son of Mary (pbh) returns as the one and only true Messiah!
Why? Because he is sent to do the WILL of ALLAH and that as prophesied is HIS WILL!****
{****And there is none of the People of the Book BUT MUST BELIEVE IN HIM {AS THE ISLAMIC REALITY} before his death {after his return}; and on the Day of Judgment he will be a witness AGAINST THEM {the rebellious ones} Q (4:159)
Repent therefore, and turn to GOD so that your sins may be wiped out,
so that times of refreshing may come from the presence of the LORD, and that HE may send the Messiah {Jesus} appointed for you, that is, Jesus,
who must remain in heaven until the time of universal restoration that God announced long ago through his holy prophets.
MOSES DECLARED, ‘The LORD your GOD will raise up for you from your BRETHREN a prophet like me {WHO GAVE YOU A NEW LAW}. You must listen to whatever he tells you.
And it will be that everyone WHO DOES NOT LISTEN to that prophet {AND/OR HIS WAY} will be utterly rooted out of the people’ {AND DESTROYED}. And all the prophets, as many as have spoken, from Samuel and those after him, also predicted these days. Acts (3:9-24)}
So, worshiping as he (Jesus) WILL DO and offering peace and blessings on Muhammad and his family as he will do with a heartfelt conviction concerning the appropriateness of ISLAMIC TEACHINGS is the thing to do IF one wants to be forever blessed in the MOST BLESSED OF REALMS!
The Religion before ALLAH is ISLAM (submission to HIS WILL): Nor did the People of the Book dissent therefrom except through envy of each other, {only} after knowledge had come to them. But if any deny the Signs of ALLAH, ALLAH is swift in calling to account. Q (3:19)
