As is usual, the symbols { } are used to bring clarity to what is written.
The feelings being generated in this ‘new sweep’ going around the world including some in the Islamic world is the reactionary movement to what is called the ‘far right’. This movement can be likened to the silliness that was going on around the world before the outbreak of WW1. It is a movement of the ‘far right’, of protectionism, of paranoia, of me-ism and self-righteousness.
The Arab world has its own type of morass to deal with as well as the Asian world etc. However, we will be dealing with essentially the so-called Western world and, in truth, just only one facet of this place.
I’m sure there are a lot of good things one can mention about ‘certain freedoms’ but if many of these so-called freedoms are NOT contained or restrained or meshed with an understanding from a superior ‘moral’ direction, we may end up duping ourselves into thinking that we are pursuing ‘real’ life instead of slowly aiding our own future DECAY!
Say: “Everyone acts according to his own disposition {peculiar way of thinking/doing things} but your LORD knows best who it is that is best guided on the WAY.” {Truth, correct behavior} Q (17: 84)
That which is on Earth WE have made but as a glittering show for it in order that we may test them {the various peoples} as to which of them are best in conduct {according to the obedience and guidelines laid down as a foundation for man by the ONE GOD}.
Verily what is on Earth WE shall make but as dust and dry soil (without growth of any kind). Q (18: 7-8)
Of course this world is delusional but it feeds off of a lack of TRUE faith (NOT talking about a named religious faith here but a lack of acknowledging that there is a ‘GOD’ WHOM ‘ALL’ the scriptures describe VERSUS the ‘god’ we fashion from our own minds).
For example, the ‘Alt-right’ found in America and copied in other places in some degree takes the ‘false image’ of a god and through creative make-believe has this tinhorn type ‘god’ being the silent partner in agreeing with the Alt-right’s philosophy. And that is a big reason for being considered rightful and blessed to follow and believe in that philosophy.
Having our ‘god’ being a silent partner means that activities we are engaged in cannot be considered immoral or treacherous but rather must be looked at in a favorable vain. For our ‘god’ wouldn’t permit evil from our actions would he? (Though others who are NOT of our like mind are perhaps evil.)
These people are considered ‘white Christians’* of the superior sort who created that ‘proper’ way of life which, if one thinks about it, would only be sanctioned by a perfect power whom they would call ‘god’. And ‘god’ DOES WHAT HE IS TOLD OR ELSE! This kind of ‘god’ is always put in the background as there are NO approved texts coming from on high sanctioning their buffoonery ways.
*All skin colored people or the five races of people have this particular millstone hanging around their neck so it is not a curse on the white-skinned people only. The millstone example comes from the New Testament, by the way, and is a reminder of that which drags down into the Pit of Fire.
So ‘god’ sanctions their odd behavior and by gum by golly these people consider themselves blessed in their self-righteousness.
What makes these people dangerous and all others who are likewise daft in this way is the total lack of a GOD CONSCIENCENESS.
According to Paul:
And for this cause GOD shall send them strong delusion that they should BELIEVE IN A LIE {due to their perverse intransigence against the truth}:
That they all might be damned who believed not the truth but had pleasure in unrighteousness. 2 Thessalonians (2: 11-12).
“You have met this fate because you rejoiced on the earth in things other than the truth, and then exulted in it.” Q (40:75)
In truth, these headstrong people are criticized in the Old Testament, New Testament and Quran as being ignorant, stubborn, contrary to the LAWS of GOD and dupes of their own destruction. In fact the CREATOR OF THE HEAVENS AND THE EARTH in the Quran has stated that ‘No just estimate have they made of (HIM-GOD) ALLAH’! **
**This is proof of their crimes committed against their very own souls so much so that it is they themselves who are making their own bed in Hell-Fire such that it isn’t really ALLAH WHO sends them to Hell (willy-nilly) but it is their own waywardness because of a broken contract that they had with ALLAH in the beginning that condemns them as being the liars that they have become.
In other poetic words, these people flee the LIGHT for the comfort of IGNORANCE in DARKNESS while taking their ‘illicit gains’ (a form of devilish trickery) as justification of their attitudes whereas in reality they are headed away from a safe haven for their IMMORTAL SOULS and heading straight for the FIRES of HELL!***
***People have strange conceptions of Hell-Fire due to being ignorant and showing little concern for the existence of that place. But according to the New Testament in the Gospel of John if we go to that Spirit of truth whose job was in part to describe such things, one will find out just how mind boggling and terrifying such a place is.
As the Holy Books declare, it is NOT a place for sinners (all have sinned) but it is a place for the ‘willful disobedient ones’ that keep on rejoicing and reveling in their sin! (See Paul and the Quranic verse above).
Some people believe that just plain talking to these people will influence their actions. Truthfully, very few (and which ones we have no knowledge about) will respond to plain ordinary discussions. So, if we take the population of the world from the beginning of Adam (pbh) with all of these billions and billions and billions of souls, we find that as Prophet Muhammad (pbh) declared that out of 100 there is 99 or out of 1000 there is 999 of the Gog and Magog destined for the Hell-Fire.
This also gives us a notion, scientifically, about the stability of our planet. As beautiful as our planet looks and the fun times that many have had, the reality is that this planet’s condition over the long haul is one of dynamic change in one form or other. The only constant that is found in the Earth is that it is unstable as to its conditions.
The various ages of ‘mass extinctions’, earthquakes, volcanoes, destruction of various ‘godless’ civilizations, mass upheavals, the world once covered in ice, the world once covered in water, the rise and fall of various civilizations, the predictions of a fiery end to the world, the Gog and Magog cleansing and wipeout period and the Quran’s outlook for the Earth’s demise all goes forth to show how this world is a ‘testing area’ for what has been given to man: LIFE
AND THE CHANCE TO REALIZE THE GREATNESS, PERFECTION UNIQUENESS AND ABSOLUTENESS OF OUR ONE AND ONLY CREATOR!
The study of WHO HE IS, HOW HE IS, WHAT PLEASES HIM AND WHAT HE DESIRES FROM MANKIND (NOT what mankind, from selfish motives, desires for himself) is the most logical assumption that can be made.
However, due to the fact and the mystery that people have a certain secret place in the heart (Islamic hadith) that establishes whether the man will end up in Paradise or the Hell-Fire, makes for an emergency need to look for ways to form a more perfect union with the ‘Spirit’ and try and form a harmony with living with reverence towards the ONE WHO created us and to WHOM we shall return.
What has been asked is NOT momentous at all but rather the ability to overcome, with ALLAH’s PERMISSION, the negative influences (the dross of the soul) that seemingly is very much a part of this Earth’s ‘built in’ created mechanism. So Comparative Religion, when looked at in ESTABLISHING THE CONSTANT WAY (Orthodox Religious Coordinates) with an HONEST ASSESMENT should bring the REAL seekers of truth into the fold of actual and real religion.
To cut to the chase: as the readers of these articles will know, there can be no doubt about the sanctity of the reality and truth that Moses, Jesus and Muhammad (peace be upon them all) are and have been BLESSED, SANCTIONED AND HIGHLY APPROVED BY THE CREATOR LORD HIMSELF AND THAT ANY OBJECTION TO THE REALITY OF ANY OF THESE INDIVIDUALS AS BEING LOVED BY GOD AND APPOINTED BY HIM WILL BE AN ACT OF HIGH DISBELIEF!
In fact, a denial of GOD’s SPECIAL ENVOY (Muhammad-pbh) as detailed in the Old Testament, New Testament and Quran/hadiths as these records (articles on this website) do show, warrants enough of a punishment as to send that person to the Hell-Fire. Or is CONDTRADICTING THE ORDERS OF THE ONE GOD SUCH A RIGHTFULL THING TO DO?
The Scepter {RELIGIOUS LEADERSHIP} shall not depart from Judah {the Children of Israel} nor a Lawgiver from between his feet, until Shiloh {Muhammad} come; and unto him {The Prophet of the Gentiles (NON-JEWS)} shall the gathering {of the faithful} be. Genesis (49: 10)
For Moses truly said to the fathers, “A Prophet shall the LORD your GOD raise up unto you {from} your brethren, like unto me; him shall you hear in ALL THINGS whatsoever he shall say to you {from his reception of REVELATION and his discourses on behavior – social/religious etc., his Sunnah)}.
And it shall come to pass {as a judgment on the peoples in this kingdom belonging to the Messiah} that every soul {raised up}, which will NOT HEAR {NOT OBEY THE RULES LAID DOWN BY THAT PROPHET under the Guidance of GOD}, SHALL BE DESTROYED FROM AMONG THE PEOPLE.” Acts (3: 22-23)
What is being asked here is obedience (before one dies) and who but the most hard-hearted, callous and stupid individual would be so self-destructive as to believe that he or she can defeat GOD’s (ALLAH’s) MOST PERFECT PLAN!
Look at how the foolish behave: (we have but only our life here on Earth and won’t be resurrected to face GOD; or enough for us is our philosophy and our private ‘god’ will (by our command alone) absolve us from evil; or the Fire will only touch us for a few numbered days and GOD will be forced to take us back into HIS LOVE thereby contradicting HIS OWN SELF! (As actually discussed in the ‘holy records’).
Some will claim, as is their right, that the records are for private interpretation. That is a lie because no prophet declared that it was ‘optional’ to follow his heavenly given dictates based on private interpretations. Others will declare certain ‘blurbs’ just to end the communication. As if, in the end, ‘silence’ can defeat GOD or HIS UNIVERSAL TRUTHS!
But the sects differ among themselves: and woe to the Unbelievers because of the (coming) Judgment of an AWFUL DAY! **** Q (19: 37)
****Each person has their individual soul and individual tastes and talents. So, it is incumbent that each person seeks out the ‘Universal Truths’ as best as he or she can to get closer to that what is called ‘GOD CONSCIENCENESS’. This takes precedence over mere worldly living of eating, drinking and sleeping given that there can be found ‘free’ time to dwell on things or seek out information.
Say: “Shall WE tell you of those who lose most in respect of their deeds?
Those whose efforts have been wasted in this life while they THOUGHT that they were acquiring good by their works?
They {these people} are those who deny the Signs of their LORD and the fact of their having to {actually} meet HIM {face to face} (in the Hereafter): Useless will be their works, NOR shall WE, on the DAY of Judgment, give them {their (deeds) works} any weight {whatever}.
That {then becomes} their reward which is HELL; {WHY?} because they REJECTED {the true pathway of} FAITH, and took MY SIGNS and MY MESSENGERS BY WAY OF A JOKE {OR NON-IMPORTANT ISSUE}. ***** Q (18: 103-106)
*****A non-important issue is the feeling that ALLAH’s PLAN to send reminders to the human race is not necessary, or it was a waste of time, or it was even useless. Therefore, arrogant man shows his true intentions of desiring only the best for himself, denying others and contradicting the ONE GOD.
One of the greatest things that can protect man from the terrible scorching of the Hell-Fire is the ‘protective blanket’ of good deeds or getting the record of one’s life’s doings in the right hand. That will be a sign on the Last Day of Judgment of ‘salvation’.
However, deeds done in purity ONLY for the sake of the ONE GOD are considered extremely valuable. Deeds done for other ulterior motives may be rewarded in this world but become useless in the Hereafter. Hence, people who have seemingly acquired so-called ‘good works’ may have these so-called good works become illusionary and therefore totally useless by the ONLY ONE WHO IS COMPETNENT TO JUDGE.
That is why people may say in earnest, “We desire to do things HIS WAY (as taught by HIS MESSENGERS so once again we are forced to go back to the ‘RECORDS’****** and ask for HIS PATIENCE AND HIS GRANTING UNDERSTANDING TO OUR HEARTS.
******This does not entail living a primitive life and ignoring modern inventions or going back into what the ignorant people would call the Dark Ages. Was Jesus (pbh) so cursed as to be born way back when?
So one can adapt to the modern world through an understanding of what took place a little bit longer than 1400 years ago. This is when the completion of ‘religion’ came about as to being virtually cemented in its form and to be revived again as PURE WORSHIP during the arrival of Jesus the son of Mary (pbh).
Many of the articles on this Website discuss this in detail backed up with references. However, there are other so-called details on this site dealing with certain interpretations not found in ‘Orthodox’ works.
Feeling the need to explain certain events within reason, of course, coupled with the ‘feeling’ that the emergence of Jesus (pbh) is within a quarter of a century from now, BUT ALLAH KNOWS BEST, I offered up certain accounts of certain happenings considered quite unorthodox (one can say with a gnostic flavor). However that may be, please take note that ‘certain views’ only reinforced, for example, the total humanity of Jesus (pbh) and that the records were not altered or disparaged in any way such that scriptural integrity was maintained!
Since knowledge is very important, the most important knowledge that one can strive for is the practical knowledge that one can bring in his/her day to day activities. That is following the ‘traditions’ spoken of in the New Testament discussed by Paul or even better, due to its future implications of SALVATION and current soundness, the Sunnah of Prophet Muhammad (pbh) is the best choice.
So as one can see, Comparative Religion does have a special role to play when it comes to examining the truth behind the TRUTH.
The future is, as always, in the hands of the ONE GOD but be assured that the ONE GOD, Who pours down rain on the ‘enemy’ as well as HIS devotees, does not look favorably on ‘planned’ ignorance nor arrogant and lazy false belief! The future is, for certain in HIS GRASP but what may we look forward to as the years accumulate?
As shown in previous articles on this site and as has been discussed previously, the dynamics of this world is often changing. With the election of Trump one can expect the ‘dealer’ to make deals which will be in the long run against the security of the world as we know it today.
He should uplift the worldliness of the American worker for a few years but like adding arsenic to tea to make it sweet and tasty, his policies along with his crony appointees who will manage the future so-called American Dream will be setting America up for a big loss. The people who drink arsenic laced tea find that it really does taste quite good and if they continue with that ‘sport’ they will find themselves quite dead also! According to Islam in paraphrased form, the people deserve the leadership that they get.
Looking at the man Trump (leopards don’t change their spots especially when they think they are winning) and his governmental appointees shows us that this ‘wheeler-dealer’ is about ready to sell off what has been called ‘Americas’ interest in the hope of ‘big deals make a big man’. Unfortunately this looks like he is going to be favorable to divide the world into thirds: one-third for the US, one-third for what Russia can grab and one-third to be put under Chinese influence.
Trusting Russia with its current leader and ‘his’ influence is like trusting a cobra. One just never knows when it will strike! Putin can act tame for a few years because he knows that he is dealing with a greedy, half-wit of a leader who is generally interested in the ‘physical pleasures and appearances of life’.
The evidence for how ‘real’ Jews, Christians and Muslims should live, behave and worship and what they should believe in is now Crystal Clear to anyone who wants to understand his LORD and walk on the ‘PATHWAY’ OF HEAVENLY ACCEPTANCE. Truth be told, for most of us we are so mired or so busy in ourselves that we cannot find the courage to contemplate even on the truth. With that being the case, this world is becoming more and more fragmented until man, in his wondrous stupidity would soon destroy himself completely and become extinct. Well that is NOT going to happen but the carnage will continue unabated which will embroil the world in its tentacles.
And except those days should be shortened, there should no flesh be saved: but for the elect’s sake those days shall be shortened. Matt. (24: 22)
The downfall of the ‘EVIL EMPIRES’* with their ruthless supporters will be taken care of even though they seem to be as numerous as the stars. The ‘CRIMINALS’ must according to Holy Writ have their day so that they can be judged fairly on their wretched falsehoods and own up to the promises they made with their LORD so long ago and which they willfully desired to break these promises called the Sacred Holy Covenant!**
*Since all empires that refuse to bow down to GOD’s WILL will be taken out of the way (good riddance to bad rubbish) as is guaranteed by the world’s major religions, it would behoove mankind to start soul-searching in earnest if, of course, he is of those who truly believe.
Hadith Explanation***
The Covenant
The Messenger of Allah (sal Allahu alaihi wa sallam) said: “Allah took the covenant from the … [offspring] of Adam in Na’maan, i.e., Arafah. He brought forth … all his offspring and spread them before Him. Then He addressed them, and said: ‘Am I not your Lord?’ They said, ‘Yes, we testify,’ lest you should say on the Day of Resurrection: ‘Verily, we have been unaware of this.’ Or lest you should say: ‘It was only our fathers aforetime who took others as partners in worship along with Allah, and we were (merely their) descendents after them; will You then destroy us because of the deeds of men who practised Al-Baatil (i.e., polytheism, sins, invoking and worshipping others besides Allah)?'” [Ahmad]
The ninth of Zil-Hajj, the day of Arafah, is the day on which Allah (subhana wa ta’ala) took this covenant from the progeny of Adam. There is no greater day than this and no greater covenant than this. It is because of this covenant that a person recognizes the truth. We all bore witness before Allah (subhana wa ta’ala) that He is our Lord and Creator. It is because of this covenant that no one will have an excuse for shirk before Allah (subhana wa ta’ala). Even if they have not been presented with the message of Islam, their inner self should still rebel against corrupt practices and shirk.
An example of this is Zaid ibn Amr ibn Nufail. He died before Allah (subhana wa ta’ala) sent Jibreel (alaihis salaam) to Muhammad (sal Allahu alaihi wa sallam). But Zaid ibn Amr ibn Nufail never prostrated to any idol, nor did he ever eat the meat of animals that had been sacrificed at the altar of idols. He would ask the polytheists of Makkah why they would sacrifice in the name of idols, when it was not the idol but Allah the Creator and Sustainer that fed the animals. He, and other men like him, whom Allah calls Haneef, would not keep idols in their houses. Zaid ibn Amr ibn Nufail was described by Rasul Allah (sal Allahu alaihi wa sallam) as having two of the levels of Jannah. This was because of his soul’s remembering its covenant with Allah, and Zaid not suppressing this knowledge.
It was Zaid ibn Amr ibn Nufail’s son Saeed, who was one of the ten given the good news of Paradise by Rasul Allah (sal Allahu alaihi wa sallam). Saeed (radi Allahu anhu) was one of the earliest converts to Islam. He was twenty years old when he embraced Islam. Having lived with a monotheistic father made it easy for Saeed (radi Allahu anhu) to quickly recognize Islam as a continuation of the tradition of monotheism.
***Hadith found ‘dailyhadith.adaptivesolutions.com
