I would like to become a musilim

11- Islam in Fair Western Eyes 1

Islam in Fair Western Eyes Dr. Abdulmutti Al-Dalaty In this article I continue what I have began in ''The Holy Quraan In Fair Western Eyes'', and I ask the respectful reader to review the introduction of that article. Sarugen Naido says:" Islam was existing while prayer time, in the mosque, and in the battle field while Muslims were fighting side by side. While the prince and the poor were bowing and kneeling shoulder by shoulder, the justice of islam was laid 5 times a day. I was attracted several times by the unity of Islam that never divide and that make a man a brother of the other man…"(1) And Prince Charles says:" Islam can teach us a way of living and understanding in the world, the thing that the Christianity have lost, Islam refuses division between the man and nature, religion and science and between mind and material"(2) The German Orientalist Zegrid Honkeh" there is no compulsion in religion, that what quraan orders, Arab never force the defeated nations to convert in Islam, So with out any force to enter Islam the believers of Christianity increasingly disappeared as the disappearing of the ice , as when the sun rise it worms it ! as the flower trends .towards light searching for more life , that’s way humans trends., even those who remains on their religion, to the Conqueror "(3) : Jostaf Lopond says in the Islamic modernization All what in Islam calls to goodness and reforms, Goodness is the believer's song, and that what I call the Christians for" The Orientalist Paul de Rakla : "Islam is proud enough by denying the rule that states "no peace outside the church" that many people are boasting by these days, Islam is the only religion that established, by its high virtues, many obstacles against nations leanings towards bawdry and immorality."(4) Islam is the religion of tolerance: Brthmly saint Hillar : "the call for monotheism that held by Islam , abided humanity from the former ages paganism "(5) Counte herry de castry: " I'v learned the Christians history in the Islamic world, and I realized very brightly that the Muslim treatment towards Christians is a proof of their kind companionship ,and that feeling never effect Muslims ,we never see Islamic religious assembly or preachers walks behind the fighting armies forcing nations to believe"(6) Gotha shows the countenance of that forgiveness in his book Muslims Virtues :" for truth I say : that the Muslim's forgiveness is not out of weakness, but the Muslim forgives with his proud of his religion , and holding of his faith" Hanutue confirms his admiration to the greatness of the Islamic forgiveness by saying:'' we owe to Muslims ,justice, peace, religious simplicity, and our duty is to learn that religion and work hard to understand it. And we should take( there is no compulsion in religion).as our motto"(7) Lean Paul the orientlist says :" at the time the religious segregation reaches its highest levels Islam came to say" you have your own religion and we have our own" that was the real surprise to the human community that has never known the religious freedom, and maybe never know it till today" (8) Islam the Humans refuge Arthur Hamelton says:'' If man be a seeker of truth surly they will believe that Islam is the only solution to humanity problems"(9) The Law professor Marcille Buazar confirms that meaning by saying:" the entrance of Islam to the international field , and putting things in its right places by practicing the asked parlaying, is not only an active participation , but also a rescue for the destroying situation of humanity" Bernard Shaw the philosopher says: "Islam is the only religion that we can find the whole goodness of other religions in it but we can not fine whole goodness in other religions! Islam always have been in the place of my appreciation, because it is the only religion that has the gift of digesting different life stages, and has the ability to attract hearts over the years(10), Islam proved since its first appearance that it is the religion of all races , for it combine Solemn the Persian , Belal the Abyssin and Suhaib the Roman and all milted in one pot"(11) France poet Lamar tine says:" Islam is the only religion that can fulfill the needs of the soul and the body at the same time, without exposing Muslim to conscience reproach ,,,and it is the only religion that it's worships has no relations with images and pictures, and it is the highest gift from the creator to humane "(12) 1. Islam idealism by Sarugene Naido (169). 2. Islam and the West Prince Charles speech in oxford institution for Islamic studies.1993 3. God's Sun Shines on the West Zegrid Honkeh (364-366). 4. Mugademat alulum wa almanaheej by Anwar Al-jendy (8\133). 5. ibid 6. from zealotry and forgiveness between Islam and Christianity by Mohammed Al-Ghazali.(194-196) 7. from Islam and Christianity with science and civilization by Mohammed Abduh ,a valuable book we advice to read it. 8. from Islam by dr,Ahmed Shalaby(296) 9. Mohammed in the fair international arts by Mohammed Uhman(62) 10. a call for work 11. from Islam by dr,Ahmed Shalaby (294) 12. Travelling to the Orient By Lamar tine (47).

12- الإسلام في عيون غربية منصفة (2)

12- Islam in Fair Western Eyes 2

Islam in Fair Western Eyes 2 Islam is the religion of monotheism and Fitrah: The just Norwegian orientalist doctor Erening Berg: "In Islam each child is born in a state of "Fitrah, as for the Christians they consider it as born bearing the sin>Before one hundred years ago they used to sink their children in water so as to purify them from the sin and if they died before butting them in the water they would not bury them but would throw them in the trash instead due to the reason that they are not sinless free"(1) The literate Mai Ziadah says: "Christianity is more likely close to theories and on the contrary Islam is both theoretical and practicipale (2)….and the soul would not be satisfied except in the east aroma and the echoing sounds driven from the highly minarets repeating (There is no God but Allah)" (3) The orientalist Rom Landro says: "The monotheism testimony is so lively that it sticks out with one blow the idolatrous tree…A Muslim is blessed with security and safety because he can reach his highly model here on the earth….Islam is practicipale religion and simple one….Islam is a monotheist religion on a certain basic that is not open to question, realistic and includes every thing on full-scale"(4) Islam the religion of brotherhood and equality: The dean of Prognosticating Studies in America (Salaib) in his book (A Muslim facing Future): "Converted person to Islam may pray next to his teacher, and the brotherhood in Islam is not just religious but even social….Islam does not draw a separate line between a white or a black person" The historian Arnold Twainbye in the (Historian Knowledge …..) "I call upon the world to take the Islamic principals of equality and fraternization. The monotheism ideology brought by Islam is among the greatest example on the uniting the world. In the existence of Islam lies hope for the whole world" The historian Wiles says in the (Marks of the Humanity History0: "Islam is filled with the spirit of brotherhood and kindness. Its ideology is rather easy to understand. Muhammad has delivered it to the hearts without a single enigmatical lie" Islam is the religion of power and will strength: The historian Wel Diorant says: "There is no religion has ever called its followers to maintain strength in the history except Islam and there is also no religion that has obligated on the rich what Islam has in the taxes giving to support the poor"(5) The historian Montgomery Watt says in the (Islam and the United Community): "The secret of strength in Islam lies in giving the person a scale for life which is the scale for free conscience, and bestowing the concept of the "nation" on the Islamic community. This concept, which Islam is the only religion that assured it, still works as an overflowing stream of faith and make the Muslims unit in one nation which dissolves the barriers of sects and languages" The famous actor Antoni Queen says: "I have felt Islam as unusual power after acting the rule of Omar Al-Muktar!!" "I've said: How could it not feel in such way when he reads the martyr Omar Al-Muktar before his execution : (If my weapon breaks down, the false would not break down my right) " The historian Cropper says in (The Nature of Culture): "Islam has spread in the world in a short time as the Sun's ray may spread in seconds….His spreading was an evident on the highly morals, principals, goals and obligations. Such principals still flow with light, proselytizing, knowledge and understanding"(6) Gottah says: "Ive studied the history of religions for the past fifty years ago and the ideology that Islam calls for caused the greatest astonishment!! It is based on the belief that a human being would not encounter anything unless Allah has wished so and there isn’t a thing which could spoil it, and no one would ever walk pass it….Islam is the religion that we will avow to sooner or later…..And I would not mind being called a Muslim"(7) I would end these fabulous lines from Gootah’s book called (The Oriental Book for the Western Poet) and I would like to dedicate them to the families of the Palestinian Martyrs and to every Muslim. Gottah says: "Do not morn on the martyrs because the doors of the heavens have been opened for them. They are now knocking them and entering the heaven in peace….gazing among the extraordinary beauty like what the eye’s of the prophet has laid upon on the night of Al-Meraj. In the Paradise the flock of Al-Hoor Al-Ean precedes on the breezes winds. So enjoy thy martyr! Being a hero is beyond discussion or you would not being among the. But what sort of hero are you? They will soon know when they see the wounds that have been carved on your chest, its color is red but the sell is Mu'sk….The wealth is perishing and only that stab of a believer will stay….They are gently calling to the drink of blissfulness, it's the Raheek Al-Maqtoom. You are an eager demand for them so enjoy this clarity which could not have a match!" When the pen of Gottah reaches here he wishes for the mercy of Allah to enter Paradise like Muslims. A Hooriah stops him and says: "I'm the one in charged of the door of blissfulness Not knowing what to do having you here Are you among the Muslims? Or a martyr? To belief you let me see the wound If you will be fare" Gottah: "Let me in the heavens I've lived like a man as a martyr I've worked among the works My name glowed in the hearts of believers... If Islam meant to surrender to Allah So we shall live and die in Islam" From a book called "I have won Muhammad yet Did not lose the Christ"[ P.S The names of the writers and books may vary in the spelling and they are merely a plying of a translator. (1)From the book called "Interlocutions with non Muslim Europeans" Dr. Abdullah Al-Ahdel (164) (2) From the book called "Equality" Mai Ziadah (3) (4) From the book called "Islam and the Arabs" Rom Landro (48-52-210) (5)His Encyclopedia "The Civilization Story" (388) (6)The historian Cropper "The Nature of Culture" (7)Catrina Momzen "Gotta and the Arabic World" (8)"The Oriental Book for the Western Poet" For the German’s poet Gottah (128 – 130 – 131)

13- الإصلاح الاسلامي للعبادة (1)

13- Islamic Reform in the Domain of Worship 1

Islamic Reform in the Domain of Worship Islam came at a time when there were many forms of worship in the world. Some of these were remnants of the previous divinely revealed ******ures. Others were completely man-made. Even those acts of worship that were of divine origin had been corrupted, altered, and removed from their proper con****s. Some religions exaggerated the importance of formalism and mindless ritual. Others went to extremes to free themselves of all notions of form and order. Some religions went to extremes that made worship a harmful and painful thing. Some of them also demanded monasticism from their adherents. Other religions went to extremes in indulgence, often completely abandoning religious obligations altogether. Islam came to correct and reform these excessive tendencies, while establishing principles of its own. It provided principles to bring about reform and to safeguard worship. The most important of these principles are as follows: 1. No one deserves to be worshipped except for Allah: The first thing that Islam came with was the concept of monotheism. Bearing witness to monotheism is how a person enters into the fold of Islam and is considered to be a believer. The testimony is as follows: “There is no god but Allah. Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah.” These words are a testimony that there is no one worthy of worship except for Allah. In this way, Islam negates every possible manifestation of polytheism. The following are some of the ways that Islam safeguards the idea of monotheism: A. Islam makes polytheism a cause of negating the effects of good works and as a way of leaving the fold of Islam. Allah addresses His Messenger (may the peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) with the following words: “It has been revealed to you and to those who came before you: If you commit polytheism, your deeds will be naught and you will be among the losers.” B. Islam closes all the doors to polytheism. It pays careful attention to all the ways polytheism can be prevented. Among these are the following: - The Messenger (may the peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) prohibited the people from honoring him excessively, because this could lead to excessiveness in belief. He made it clear that he was merely a slave of Allah and His Messenger. He said: “Do not praise me excessively the way that the Christians praised `Isâ (Jesus) the son of Maryam (Mary). I am only Allah’s slave and Messenger so say that I am His slave and Messenger.” - He prohibited people from seeking assistance through him or through the agency of any other righteous person. It has been related that one of the hypocrites used to abuse the believers, so some of the believers suggested that they collectively seek help from that Hypocrite by means of Allah’s Messenger (may the peace and blessings of Allah be upon him). The Prophet (may the peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: “None should seek help through me. Help should be sought from Allah alone.” C. The Prophet (may the peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) prohibited people from turning gravesites into places of worship. He strongly warned against this practice. Near the time of his death, he repeatedly mentioned this prohibition. He would say: “Allah’s wrath became severe towards those people who turned the graves of their prophets into places of worship.” D. The Prophet (may the peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) prohibited people from taking oaths in other than Allah’s name, because an oath implies the aggrandizement of the one in whose name it is taken. The Prophet (may the peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: “Whoever takes an oath in other than Allah’s name has fallen into polytheism.” E. The Prophet (may the peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) prohibited people from performing sacrifices to other than Allah. He said: “Allah has cursed those who offer sacrifices to other than Allah.”

14- الإصلاح الاسلامي للعبادة (2)

14- Islamic Reform in the Domain of Worship 2

Islamic Reform in the Domain of Worship - II Worship must be free from the authority of priests A. The previous manifestations of the divine religion were corrupted when their priests concocted many rituals and rites that were never part of Allah’s Law. These rituals enabled them to take control of the devout and affect their minds so that they were never satisfied with their own devotions. This made them dependent on the clergy in performing their prayers. They were made to believe that they needed these rituals and rites that were under the control of the priests. Islam came with everything needed to reform this situation and prevent it from reoccurring. One way it did this was to free the heart of attachment to any authority besides the authority of Allah. Every believer has a direct relationship with Allah and has no need for intermediaries. Furthermore, taking intermediaries is considered a form of polytheism, even if these intermediaries are the noble Messengers themselves. Allah has opened the door of prayer and supplication to everyone and has ordered the believers to call on Him directly. Allah says: “Your Lord said: Beseech Me, I will answer you. Verily those who are too proud to worship me will enter Hell.” Allah addresses His Messenger (may the peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) saying: “And when My worshippers ask you about me, I am nearby. I answer the supplications of those who ask when they ask of me. So they should answer Me and believe in Me, perhaps they will be rightly guided.” The scholars’ role in Islam is merely to explain the laws of Islam. Allah says: “Ask those who know – if you do not know – the clear signs and ******ures.” B. Islam also frees worship from the constraints of time and place. It has made all places suitable for worship in the same way that it has opened up the way for the worshipper to call on his or her Lord directly. Allah says: “To Allah belongs the East and the West, so wherever you turn, there is the countenance of your Lord.” Allah’s Messenger (may the peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: “The Earth has been made a mosque and a source of purification for me. Anyone of my followers who has to pray should pray wherever he may be.” This is a general rule, having no exception other than the Hajj pilgrimage that is to be performed specifically at al-Masjid al-Harâm in Mecca to rekindle the memory of Ibrâhîm (Abraham), the father of the Prophets. Islam prescribes specific times for certain acts of worship, like the five prescribed prayers. Allah says: “Establish prayer at the forenoon until the nightfall, and recite the dawn prayer. Verily the recitation of the dawn prayer carries special testimony." Allah says regarding the Hajj pilgrimage: “The Hajj is in well-known months.” Other acts of worship can be performed at any time. 3. Islamic worship maintains a balance between body and soul One of the ways in which the religions before Islam became corrupted is with regard to the relationship between the body and the soul. Some groups went to excess in spirituality. Others were taken completely by materialism. Islam, on the other hand, avoided these extremes and returned worship to its original, true form that balances between the material and the spiritual. It established some very important principles in this regard, such as the following: 1. Islam recognizes the needs of both the body and the soul. Allah’s Messenger (may the peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: “Your Lord has rights over you, your body has rights over you, and your family has rights over you. So give everything its right.” Allah says: “Seek the Hereafter with what Allah gives you, but do not forget your share of this world.” Islam provides sustenance for the soul through worship and obedience to Allah and allows sustenance for the body by making all good things lawful. 2. Islam considers the worldly life the place to cultivate the rewards of the Hereafter. Islam makes the primary occupation of the human being on Earth the development of all good things by which a believer benefits himself and others. Islam recognizes no dichotomy between the sacred and the secular. No does it see a conflict between this world and the Hereafter. This world is a means of earning the next, therefore we find that Allah teaches His worshippers to beseech Him in the following manner: “Our Lord, give us the good of this world and the good of the Hereafter and save us from the punishment of the Hellfire.” 4. Islamic worship is easy and free of excessive hardship Islam came with its Law easy in every way. It eschews the excessive hardship that can be found in the religions of the past. Allah says this in clear terms: “Whoever is compelled, neither desiring it nor returning to it (unlawful meat), then there is no sin upon him.” There is a well-established principle in Islamic Law: Hardship is a reason for concessions. All of the concessions found in Islamic Law fall under this principle. For example, it is permissible for a traveler to shorten his prayers and to break his obligatory fast in the month of Ramadân. Allah says: “Allah wants ease for you and does not want hardship.”

15- فوائد العبادة

15- The Purpose of Worship

The Purpose of Worship Worship provides the believers with many benefits that contribute to both their spiritual and worldly well-being. Some of the most significant of these benefits are as follows: 1. Enrichment and development of the soul: The human being is formed from matter. The human body needs material resources for its existence, like food, drink, and a means of reproduction. As for the soul, its needs cannot be fulfilled except through nearness to Allah by means of faith and obedience. This can only be achieved through worship. Allah must be worshipped in times of hardship and times of prosperity. Allah says: “We truly know how your heart is distressed by what they say. So celebrate the praises of your Lord and be of those who prostrate themselves and worship your Lord until the sure hour (of death).” Allah says: “When the help of Allah and the victory comes and you see the people entering into the religion of Allah in crowds, then glorify the praises of your Lord and seek His forgiveness. Verily He is Most Forgiving.” 2. Realization of human freedom: Worship liberates the human being from subjugation to anything besides Allah. Worship keeps a person from surrendering his or her will to false gods. This gives a person absolute freedom from everything besides the power of Allah. This produces a sense of security and *******ment in the heart towards Allah. The person understands the true value of things and feels liberated from everything. Thus, the source of all strength is submission to Allah. Allah says: “If anyone seeks might, then all might is with Allah.” 3. Examination of the believer in preparation for the life to come: Allah says, quoting Mûsâ (Moses, peace be upon him): “O my people, this worldly life is but a provision, while the Hereafter is the eternal abode.” The worldly life is a time of trial. The substance of this trial is the worship of Allah in fulfillment of His commandments. Allah says: “(Allah is) Who created death and life to try you as to who is best in deeds.” 4. Social reform: We find that worship, in it most comprehensive understanding, embodies every possible means of individual and social reform. This is because every individual and collective endeavor can enter into the domain of worship. Islam has prescribed certain obligations on the societal – as opposed to the individual – level. This takes societal needs into consideration. Allah says: “Allah has promised those among you who believe and do righteous deeds that he will give them authority in the Earth as He has done for those who came before and that He will establish their religion that He wants to replace their fear with security. They may worship Me and not associate partners with Me.” .

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16- ماالسر وراء حفظ الاسلام لكل حقوق مخلوقات الكون ..؟
16- Why Does Islam Concern With All Creatures Rights

Why Does Islam Concern With All Creatures Rights Since the creator is the most merciful , he doesn’t leave his creatures Without a law that guarantees their rights and protects their safety. this law is the true religion revealed by the Almighty. this religion has a great effect on the all aspects of life for those who adhere it. each one is protected & honored by this divine religion. Likewise, people's rights- regardless of their sex, position, religion & age-are respected. these rights are ensured in the Nobel Quran and in the sayings of Allah's Apostle peace and blessings be upon him. As an example not as restriction ,the following verses and prophet sayings will be mentioned: The right of parents: God says"Your Lord has decreed that you worship non but Him, and that (you show) kindness to parents. Should one or both of them attain to old age with you, Say not "Fie'' unto them nor repulse them, but speak unto them a gracious word. And lower unto them the wing of submission through mercy and say: My Lord! Have mercy on them both as they did care for me when I was little. Your Lord is best aware of what is in yourselves. If you are righteous, then Lo! He was ever forgiving unto those who turn unto Him)" the rights of old and young, the prophet says: " He is not of us who does not have mercy on young children, nor honor the elderly" The right of orphans is to treat them kindly and justly ,the prophet says: ''The best Muslim house is that in which is an orphan, who is benefited; and the worst Muslim house is that in which an orphan is ill-treated" and he appreciates the one who esteems the daughters rights ;the prophet says"' Whoever has a daughter, and does not bury her alive or scold her, or prefer his male children to her, may God bring him into Paradise" one of the main rights in islam is to respect man's property and his blood, prophet says' man's property is as sacred as his blood" In this divine LAW, non-believers must be protected ,Allah's Apostle says : "he who hurts a covenanted man hurts me .and he who hurts me hurts God" Furthermore, animals' rights should be respected, otherwise ,we would deserve God's punishment, The prophet says : "A woman was punished (by God) because of a cat. She had not provided (the cat) with food or drink, nor had she set it free so that it might eat the insects of the earth" The arousing question is why does islam concern with all creatures rights? 1- It is an evidence for "islam divine source" God wants us to live the" perfect life" then , he sends a law as a tool for this purpose to protect our rights in this world and to find the complete rest in worshipping Him,that is islam 2- It is an evidence for its noble aim ''building the human civilizations not destruct them'' hundreds of quranic verses and prophet sayings ask us to be kind with other and wipe their miserable and to be helpful with them , God says "(The righteous are those) who feed the poor, the orphan and the captive for the love of God, saying: 'We feed you for the sake of God Alone; we seek from you neither reward nor thanks'' Some other verses heighten the position of the positive workers who work for all creatures benefits, prophet says: "All creatures are like a family (Ayal) of God: and he loves the most those who are the most beneficent to His family". and in the contrary, God censures those who ruin anything around them, he says: '" Work not confusion in the earth after the fair ordering (thereof). and call on Him in fear and hope. Lo! the mercy of Allah is nigh unto the good'"' ',and we are encouraged by this divine law to build ,to feed , to product, and to farm ,the prophet says :''if a Muslim plants a tree or grows a crop from which a bird or a man or an animal eats ,it will be considered (by God)as a charitable act''' 3- It is an evidence for "its conformity" with the human pure nature, it is impossible to find any command from Islamic commands contradicts with the human pure nature cause both of islam and human pure nature come from the same source ''the Almighty God'' for example the big sins in islam are disapproved by reasonable thinking, the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) said, '' avoid the seven destructive sins : associating partners with God ,magic ,murder, usury, eating the orphans property , escaping from battle, and slandering chaste heedless women" the one who creates us is the best one who knows what is good & what is bad.Similary, Allah doesn't ask man to do that which he cannot.or which contradicts his nature .God says" So set thy purpose (O Muhammad) for religion as a man by nature upright - the nature (framed) of Allah, in which He hath created man. There is no altering (the laws of) Allah's creation. That is the right religion, but most men know not''