Coming Full Cycle means to get to where you started from but in a much, much better positon/conclusion/state or in a much, much worse positon/conclusion or state. So, one either puts their trust in ALLAH in the beginning or one can gravitate to supposedly new and better things which will eventually turn out to be monstrously degrading! Hence, this is what we will find out but ONLY on the Last Day of Judgment as per our rewards or punishments.
This takes into consideration nations or groups of people featured in the Quran versus the ones, who by the MERCY OF ALLAH, made ‘determined corrections’ as they went forth to do battle against the deceptive Satans. The prophets, all of which were just human beings, had a track record of determined activity fighting for the truth and for the souls wanting the truth.
How all of this all shook out over time is not within the total grasp of mankind to know at this juncture in time. For example, if ‘our adam’ had a prominent role in human development starting sometime over 50,000 years ago, then what do we make of some obvious human footprints that go back over a million years as found and studied by scientists?
Besides this, if geological investigations show a Great Flood occurring nearly or about 30,000 years ago and is acquainted with Prophet Noah (pbh), then our adam is not going to be that far removed from that time period – certainly not by hundreds of thousands or millions of years! All of this, until proven scientifically, is but mere conjecture with a hard grasp on a proper scientific investigation, however.
Once again, this leads man to the notion of the cyclic nature of things, with things being repeated but with different players involved. This construct is indeed Islamic and can be extracted from the Quran as I have shown in various verses showing repetitious acts from different sister-peoples or communities, for example the repudiation of the various prophets by their peoples from time immemorial.
The groups or troops change but the modus operandi remains fairly stable and the cycle repeats itself with a new batch making this verse of the Quran more understandable:
HE will say {to the people doomed for damnation}: “Enter you in the company of the peoples who passed away before you – men and jinns, – into the Fire.” Every time a new people enters, it curses its sister-people (that went before), until they follow each other, all into the Fire. Says the last {group} about the first {group}: “Our LORD! It is these that {originally} misled us {from the beginning}: so give them a Double Penalty in the Fire.” HE will say: “Doubled for {you} all”: but this you do not understand {fully at this time}. Quran (7:38)
It seems like there is a bank of souls that for some reason come in batches or as hadith material has expressed – souls that have a familiarity with each other in the heavens will also represent some of that in the earthly plane of existence.
And within side of these activities is the general pronouncement that IT WAS ONLY WHEN KNOWLEDGE CAME TO THEM DID THEY THEN TURN IN DISPUTE DUE TO THEIR AGGREVATED JELOUSIES RESULTING IN SPLINTERING FROM THE MAIN BODY OF TRUE FOLLOWERS IN ANY AGE resulting in the curse from the peoples that came before!
Basically speaking we have originally a homogenous group splintering apart into various concepts and sects motivated on some type of knowledge or would be knowledge becoming diversified and splintering off from the main body.
And WE granted them Clear Signs in affairs (of Religion): it was only after knowledge had been granted to them that they fell into schisms, through insolent envy among themselves. Verily your LORD will judge between them on the Day of Judgment as to those matters in which they set up differences. Quran (45:17)
Admittedly, this is too much to tackle comprehensive-wise but it gives one a sense of direction and a basic understanding of GOD’s TOTAL FAIRNESS and how, in a small way, HE uses time to act as a threshing machine to separate the wheat from the chaff! It also shows just WHO is really in control of all things and WHO is PERFECT in the simplicity of THE PLAN which, by the way, is a form of giving HIM PRAISE.
This is like the conversation that Father Abraham (pbh) had with ALLAH concerning people being brought back to life. How so? Father Abraham (pbh) did not doubt ALLAH; he just wanted to see the outward mechanism on how it would be done. Since the people are being brought to life, they also have to be eventually held accountable and to give them gain or loss based on their ‘hidden’ intentions of which ALLAH KNOWS BEST!
When Abraham said: “Show me, LORD, how YOU will raise the dead, ” HE replied: “Have you no faith?” He said “Yes, but just to reassure my heart.” ALLAH said, “Take four birds, draw them to you, and cut their bodies to pieces. Scatter them over the mountain-tops {as they are likened to a disintegrated thing}, then call them back {as if by a Command}. They will come swiftly to you. Know {then} that ALLAH is Mighty, Wise {in HIS TOTAL and COMPLETE PLAN}.” Quran (2:260)
When a certain point is reached, a point we know nothing about by the way, then certain guarantees are set forward. The result is that he who grasps the ‘rope’ sent down, will not be sent adrift (and ONLY ALLAH COULD MAKE SUCH A GUARANTEE AS HE KNOWS WHAT IS BEFORE, AFTER AND CURRENT IN MEN’S AFFAIRS – Ayat AL-Kursi).
We humans make mistakes but ALLAH does not! Therefore True Guidance and good results are promises HE MADE to those who would listen and HE IS FREE FROM ERROR/MISTAKES or MISJUDGMENTS.
What may look to us as insurmountable problems is what we, if we are true Believers, signed up for – or why be born in the first place! Nobody fools ALLAH and in one of the wars in the future in the south of Arabia will feature a group that will run away from battle. These so-called Muslims even if they did HAJJ and fasted RAMADAN will never be forgiven! HAJJ doesn’t save one! ALLAH’s MERCY DOES!!! SO, the Believer tries to cultivate that which brings him/her in-line with that which earns HIS MERCY!
A’isha, the wife of ALLAH’s Apostle (pbh), reported that ALLAH’s Messenger (pbh) used to say: Observe moderation (in doing deeds), and if you fail to observe it perfectly, try to do as much as you can do (to live up to this ideal of moderation) and be happy for none would be able to get into Paradise because of his deeds alone. They (the Companions of the Holy Prophet) said: ALLAH’s Messenger, not even you? Thereupon he said: Not even I, but that ALLAH wraps me in HIS Mercy, and bear this in mind that the deed loved most by ALLAH is one which is done constantly even though it is small. (Muslim)
Abu Huraira reported ALLAH’s Messenger (pbh) as saying: The Last Hour would not come until the Romans would land at al-A’maq or in Dabiq {in Syria}. An army consisting of the best (soldiers) of the people of the earth at that time will come from Medina (to counteract them). When they will arrange themselves in ranks, the Romans would say: Do not stand between us and those (Muslims) who took prisoners from amongst us. Let us fight with them; and the Muslims would say: Nay, by ALLAH, we would never get aside from you and from our brethren that you may fight them. They will then fight and a third (part) of the army would run away, whom ALLAH will never forgive. A third (part of the army) which would be constituted of excellent martyrs in ALLAH’s eye, would be killed and the third who would never be put to trial would win and they would be conquerors of Constantinople {the second time around}. And as they would be busy in distributing the spoils of war (amongst themselves) after hanging their swords by the olive trees, the Satan would cry {a false cry that}: The Dajjal has taken your place among your family. They would then come out {and head westward to do battle}, but it would be of no avail. And when they would come to Syria, he {the Anti-christ}would {then} come out while they would be still preparing themselves for battle drawing up the ranks. Certainly, the time of prayer shall come and then Jesus (pbh) son of Mary would descend and would lead them. When the enemy of ALLAH would see him, it would (disappear) just as the salt dissolves itself in water and if he (Jesus) were not to confront them at all, even then it would dissolve completely {because ALLAH has WILLED it as such and HE is not needy for anyone to carry out HIS DIVINE PLAN}, but ALLAH would kill them by his {Jesus’} hand and he would show them their blood on his lance (the lance of Jesus Christ). (Muslim)
Prophet Muhammad (pbh) did not arrive on this planet to come and teach metaphysics and ignore the audience of his day which were composed basically of un-learned Arabs. However, what he taught was not disjointed in anyway but inclusive or else he would not be firing on all cylinders as a prophet to the whole world bringing in a universal faith system. So, we should expect on many different levels the truths to be confirmed and conformed to a unifying experience of mankind if his teachings are of any value!
Take for example the hadith declaring that on Jesus’ return, he will break the Cross and kill the Swine. In one bizarre sense if we look at a Jesus going around carrying, for example an ax in order to ‘cut down’ crosses across huge regions of this planet and also taking an ax to go ‘a hunting we will go mode’ in order to hunt various swine both domestic and wild types, then we get a madhouse picture of a weird appointee from heaven doing strange and silly time-consuming things.
However, if we think a bit closer to home and note that the backbone of modern day Christianity is based on the philosophy of the crucifixion of Jesus (pbh) a clearer twist to these stories can be found under Greek Mythology. That is taking the easy way out which allows one to feel less inclined to take a responsibility in one’s life because one has a personal savior doing all the work. Hence, we can feel free to carry on with our lives unencumbered without having to really work for our salvation in earnest strivings.
Who wants to walk a mile in another man’s shoes (don’t judge a man until you have walked a mile in his shoes (Cherokee Tribe) when it is so much easier to preen ourselves with glory just by verbally proclaiming it? So professing with one’s mouth that Jesus is lord or professing with one’s mouth that we are the apple of GOD’s eye because HE supposedly gave us ‘carte blanch’ in religious matters is in reality nothing but plain, ordinary, egotistical rubbish!
An example of the later is the murdering of many (thousands of) women and infants in Palestine. So what! But kill just a few children in the Golan Heights, well that is tantamount to the crime of the century! Really now? The logic of a fool is so very transparent that only an idiot would find this thought rational!
So, if we take a closer look at one hadith declaring Muhammad’s stature in front of the creation, we might wonder what is taking place – as long as one does not wonder far from the STRAIGHT PATH by creating falsehoods. Therefore, any anomaly or unexpected viewpoint better have a good sized list of other sayings and Scriptures to back it up!
I don’t mind in believing that the Moon is made of green cheese if samples of the Moon from many countries were taken from the Moon and were to confirm the Moon’s makeup. Also, if this anomaly could be expressed in either a historical or scientific/mathematical way, that would go far in helping me to decide whether to believe it or not. Other than that the idea that the Moon is made of green cheese is simply foolish and totally baseless!
Now we can turn to a hadith which, if read carefully, gives one thoughts to ponder whether people want to believe it or not. In the following hadith, Prophet Muhammad (pbh) is elevated above the other prophets with some form of distinction and him coming at the end of this adamic age (being the Last Prophet to mankind) as we human beings are from adam ‘our declared father’.
Narrated Abu Sa’eed that the Messenger of ALLAH (pbh) said: “I am the master of the children of Adam on the Day of Judgement, and I am not boasting. The Banner of Praise will be in my hand, and I am not boasting. There will not be a Prophet on that day, not Adam nor anyone other than him, except that he will be under my banner. And I am the first one for whom the earth will be opened for, and I am not bragging.” Jami’ at-Tirmidhi
Ok! It is easy to see how we conform to a certain ‘laid down human-type of pattern’ that we can call being ‘sons of adam’ – ‘sons of man’ and this is reflected in that, as a type of species (physical and spiritual), we follow this ‘pattern’ on our march to salvation – hopefully. That is kind of easy to see. BUT what is not easy to see is the mentioning of ‘’not Adam nor anyone other than him”.
He (Adam) is important but why him??? Surely, one would take or seemingly take at first glance another more highly respected prophet who kept himself from sliding into some type of failure when tested. Yes, we respect adam but just why is the Prophet (pbh) over the prophets including EVEN ADAM – meaning even adam!
Well mysteries are mysteries and man should be more sensible than to chase what he can’t quite catch but given that this hadith gives adam a high-class sendoff, even when he decided for a while to go his own way, does seem puzzling. For me, without thinking, I would prefer a Moses, Abraham or a Jesus (peace be upon them all) over adam because their credentials versus adam’s credentials seem better!
That would be a mistake in hasty judgment on my part!!! because I basically didn’t take into account ALLAH’s PLAN in all its wonder and mysteries. But to adam’s mention, even without considering the strange saying of ‘Abdullah ibn ‘Abbas concerning the 7 heavens and 7 earths in the Quran, addressed in Imam Suyuti’s Tafseer does seem a bit strange.
Adam’s legacy must be a lot better than I was led to believe at first when taking a lot of things into consideration which I have covered many of those things in my writings. And as usual, ‘what goes around often comes around’ as the saying goes.
Who is in charge of these things anyway? That is easy for the answer can only be ALLAH! Therefore, there is no need to go beyond a certain point and definitely if one doesn’t have Sound, Logical, SCRIPTURAL EVIDENCE, then one is truly blind and bound to fall off the Right Path heading for danger!
That thought alone can return us to a pathway of normalcy by giving us a roadmap, which was given to us by Prophet Muhammad (pbh), on how to attain the precious and much sought after gift – SALVATION! SALVATION is the ‘Crowning Achievement’ of man’s ‘turning to ALLAH (for a change); trusting in ALLAH (for a change) and believing in HIS PERFECT GOODNESS and ERROR-FREE PLAN!
Knowledge is one thing and, like a bomb, one must know how to use it and NOT abuse it for one’s own existence sake – try comparing the Christ’s Soul versus the Anti-christ’s soul for example! So, as in all things, bring forth your evidence if you are telling the truth as is suggested in the Quran!
Speaking about knowledge being like a bomb, we revisit one of our articles written concerning Understanding Flying Saucers Using Occam’s Razor or one can say what goes around, comes around!
This is a small discussion about a claimed religion called Mormonism or the Church of Jesus Christ of the latter day Saints which started its function through a self-proclaimed prophet, Joseph Smith. Their chief books are the Bible and the Book of Mormon. In truth, Mormons are a religious cult which, since its founding, has had many prophets and considers Jesus to be one of God’s Sons or one of His children.
Even the Bible that they believe in shows some kind of corruption but the supposed angel (Moroni) that visited Joseph Smith seemed to be oblivious to that fact!
The point being the problematic discussions concerning the reality of the Mormon Religion as to its foundation which is reputed to come from a so-called angel by the name of Moroni to a man by the name of Joseph Smith. The story on its surface, and surface area only, is sort of well-nit and almost very believable! That is just the point!!!
The truth of the matter is really straight forward! The only Angel that is entrusted by the ONE GOD to deliver the ‘Message’ is the Holy Spirit meaning Archangel Gabriel! No other angel delivers what becomes ‘Holy Writ’! In the case of Mormonism, the Holy Spirit Gabriel does not fit the bill!
However, the event is almost too believable to be a hoax as it has a rather complex story behind it and that is its purpose! What it really was, was a STAGED EVENT (much like the Barney and Betty Hill drama) making things appear as believable as possible. Islamically, the LAST PROPHET earth will see was Prophet Muhammad (pbh) in addition to the knowledge of Archangel Gabriel being the only Messenger designated in ‘Scriptural Transfer’ from Angel to human.
Biblically speaking from Galatians (6:7) what goes around comes around would be reflected in the verse talking about ‘whatever a man sows that shall he reap’ – type of event.
In this particular case or ‘Staged Event’ we have a Staged Event created for whatever reason by a certain Jinn based on what the Quran would declare as a previous experience that individual had with the Jinn in a probable false religious experience dated in the past about which we know nothing about.
To be more specific, one can read these verses in the Quran as it is what I call ‘species specific’!
‘But we {Jinn} do think that no man or spirit should say anything that is untrue against ALLAH.
‘True, there were persons among mankind who took shelter with persons among the Jinns, but they increased them in folly.
‘And they (came to) think as you thought, that ALLAH would not raise up any one (to Judgment). Quran (72:5-7)
So of course, in the distant past, they could ‘play around’ thus cementing the furtherance of the ‘horror show’ which they are accountable for or having darkness upon darkness piled on their collective heads as mischievous persons or Jinn who spread falsehoods in spite of ALLAH’s warnings to the contrary!
In other words, for the Day of Judgment you get to live in the house you built (as your records will state) and that is a good enough reason to surrender to the Will of ALLAH and strive for all goodness!
So, the end result quite strongly appears to be that this man Joseph Smith was actually and truly visited by some entity, who carried some type of proofs of his (or its mission). That however does not mean that that entity was truly an angel because it definitely, no matter what ‘it’ declared, ‘it’ most definitely was NOT AN ANGEL AT ALL!
That’s a lesson that shows that nobody can get away with anything and if one person does escape the reaper (basically because time for living before the Judgment has run out) the LAST DAY OF JUDGMENT is where the ‘ax will fall’!
The Two Biblical Verses That Cannot Be Defeated
The two verses found in Zephaniah Chapter 3 verses 9 and 10 written over 1400 years before the Prophethood of Muhammad (pbh) show with plain evidence that the Quran is totally pure in its Arabic form. Besides this, there is the mentioning of keeping the lines of prayer straight so that the prayers will be accepted making it necessary that the leader of the prayer state to the congregation a means of straightening the prayer lines.
Besides this, and in going by a map of the region discussed being around 650 BC, the geographical location of this religious book and thereby the startup of this religion itself is plainly shown! Furthermore, and by staying in and around 650 BC, if it isn’t Jewish, then it is GENTILE in nature due to the fact that one is either Jewish or if not Jewish, then one must be GENTILE whether that person is of the Semitic Race or not!
The quality of the people of this religion is not discussed as people of all races are just plain people but the Holy Book used is quantified as being 100% pure whether people like it or not!
People who disagree about this cannot logically redefine history, stated facts or make religious dodges to feed their biting jealousies but must come out of the woodwork and show their true inner selves as to whether they choose to follow the ONE GOD or whether they want to remake their own god in their own image – much like a modern day golden calf!
And ‘they’ want to know why the world is in such a sad and sorry state! The truth is now revealed on them as to their beliefs: did GOD make the world or did they make their own god to please their own pallet?
And in knowing this the question becomes: ‘how will they appease their own vision of GOD’? It is easy for those who invented their notion of god for their notion is likened to be of a plastic nature and therefore it can change from day to day and form to form – whatever gives the deformed soul comfort and solace. This gives Satan plenty of room to maneuver as one can see in the various ‘thoughts’ amongst those who credit themselves even as Muslims – something that the arguing people don’t want to dwell upon.
Nevertheless, as in all movements, religious or otherwise, there is no quick fix but rather a long and arduous but determined movement to better understand ourselves as each generation faces their own fate. And on the proverbial ‘on thine own self’ rests one’s fate, a just judgment must eventually be passed (for the duty performed or ignored) and an eventual graduation must proceed!
Eventually Paradise or Hell-Fire will come into play for this graduation gala will take place called the Last Day of Judgment. Mankind was told about it and warned about it but the life of this world is a go, go, go thing and contemplation often recedes into the background as a lost or forgotten article.
So whatever a person chooses, he should choose well and build upon that in a step by step process being assured that any step in the right direction will be heavily rewarded even if the contribution seems small. For a dime to a poor man may have, in the eyes of GOD, more weight than ten thousand dollars to a rich person!
A.L.R. These are the symbols (or Verses) of the perspicuous {clearly expressed} Book.
WE have sent it down as an Arabic Qur’an, in order that you may learn wisdom.
WE do relate unto you the most beautiful of stories, in that WE reveal to you this (portion of the) Qur’an: before this, you too were among those who knew it not. Quran (12:1-3)
Every time I read Chapter 12 (Sura Yusef), I find something new to ponder over. In this Quranic Chapter, ALLAH makes a most bold statement in that HE uses the Superlative to quantify the story of Yusef. The story of Yusef is not just an ordinary tale to be told but from the CREATOR HIMSELF comes the fact that this story is ‘The Most Beautiful of Stories’ of all the stories to be told concerning earthly events. And ALLAH is the AL-HAQQ!
This story is a story featuring many fronts all well-designed by THE DESINER WHO Created and Planned as HE WILLED for HIS Plans are not chaotic nor can they be averted or derailed!
There are so many levels to this story it becomes humanly impossible to appreciate the well-fitness of each part as they become a veritable, cyclical representation of the human race itself in its struggles of hope, belief, level of faith, growth and the POWER OF ALLAH’s WILL to GUIDE, PROTECT and PLAN all in perfect sync.
Yet it is also dangerous to project onto the Quran what is not there so one must take the lessons from this Sura as one can and dwell in silent thought as to what this Sura means to oneself. The key becomes the words: the MOST BEAUTIFUL of STORIES and the world has seen uncountable stories of heroic import so the importance of this Sura for human growth and development from past to present is tantamount to seeing the ‘whole picture’ in short bursts.
Yet as knowledge and the gaining of knowledge is applauded in Islam as something excellent to be sought after; it does come with a caveat such that man should fear ALLAH and deal truthfully and not deal off the proverbial bottom of the deck! One way will lead to Paradise while the other way will lead to the Hell-Fire!
ALLAH! There is no god but HE, -The Living, The Self-subsisting, The Eternal. No slumber can seize HIM nor sleep. HIS are all the things in the heavens and on earth. Who is there can intercede in HIS presence except as HE permits? HE knows what (appears to HIS creatures as) before or after or behind them. Nor shall they compass aught of HIS knowledge except as HE wills. HIS Throne does extend over the heavens and the earth, and HE feels no fatigue in guarding and preserving them for HE is the Most High, the Supreme (in Glory). Quran (2:255)
And So It Goes!
