Sunday, January 27, 2008

The Purpose Of Creation In Islam.

A lot of people do not even care why they were created and what is the great purpose in their life. They live for the utmost enjoyments. They are looking for this endorphins that is released in our brain and make us happy. They get it from food, sex, possessions, drugs, inflated ego, enjoying the evil deeds and sometime the good ones. It is the life of materialism where oneself is the center of the universe. However, since our materialism crash with one another and as each of us run randomly for his own purpose we clash together we envy, jealous and hate one another. For sake of civilization we have to play it in a civilized way. As much we try to appear social but in reality everyone is in his own island that is called self. In moments of sincerity we feel that we are created for a purpose and deeper meaning than what we are running after. This deep meaning is feeling that there is a God a creator who we belong to and we realize out true self when we get close to him. Atheism did not answer our inner feeling there is a creator or even our intellectual curiosity about the creation. Darwin did not give us the answer of creation but proved to us there is intelligence behind the creation and the maker is the same of all of the species. Our brain and inner feelings are designed to attest to a creator.In order for us to know the purpose of creation we have to listen to the creator thyself. You read these verses from the Quran:1- To be his caliph or vicegerent on earth."Behold, thy Lord said to the angels: "I will create a vicegerent on earth." They said: "Wilt Thou place therein one who will make mischief therein and shed blood?- whilst we do celebrate Thy praises and glorify Thy holy (name)?" He said: "I know what ye know not." [2:30].God created us to be his vicegerent on earth and he had the basic trust in us.2- To worship God:«"And I did not create the Jinn and mankind except to worship Me…"» [51:56-58]The purpose for man’s creation is to worship the Creator. Worshiping is not only through praying but to live a life that he planned to us, to be his caliph in the earth.3- To worship him alone:«“O mankind, worship Allah, you have no deity other than Him."» [7:59].As the verse states to worship God only not other Gods, persons or materials.4- To test us who would prove his faith:«“[He] who created death and life to test you [as to] which of you is best in deed - and He is the Exalted in Might, the Forgiving."» [67:2]Since he is the creator he has the right to ask us about our deeds. Faith is what is in your heart and deeds is how to prove to God your faith. The closest to his is the best in deeds which you expect from a just God.5- To have our lives all with God and for God:“Say: ‘Surely my prayer, my sacrifice, my living and my dying are for God, the Lord of all the worlds.’” (Quran 6:162).When humans go astray and run away from God they run with no clues towards Satan. He destroys them through self-gratification and worshiping oneself. They end by feeling emptiness, purposelessness and meaningless. They do not know who they are, did they get enough or if people really like them or they want them to go away.We unite by God and through God and we divide by Satan and through Satan.For Muslims the purpose of creation is simple and clear one true God through worshipping him and following his commandments we realize our happiness in this life and afterlife. Very good deal that is why Satan works smartly to divide us even through religion.

Why I Can Not Be The President Of USA?

When I made Taman Health Plan which takes care of all the Americans main problems for generations to come : health care, Medicare, Medicaid, Social security and Pensions I teased the American politicians by sending this plan to over 70 main organizations in USA in health care, long term care, economics and politics.I knew at that time it will reach them and indirectly I let them know that is my reward is to have a large plan to restructure the Arab and Muslims world as I did to them with my Taman Health Plan. I was hoping to see a plan that fight dictatorship, corruption and eradicate extremism. That was few months prior to the 2004 presidential election when this happened. People at that time were wandering if I am a presidential candidate, dropped from the sky or sent by God. The last one was my choice.The attention I got allowed me to express to them my ideas through the newspapers. Since they felt that I am going strongly against the Arab tyrants they kept my name secret as one of the last kept secrets in America. They were tape wiring my phones even before I realize that which allowed them to be certain that I have no connection to any political organization what so ever.Through this http://www.commonsensemessiah.blogspot.com/ and this website I continued to communicate with them politicians, media and intellectuals. I think some people believe I am guided by God others think I should be seeing a psychiatrist. If you are following my story from day one you will believe the first if you are just jumping in you will assume the second. If you go through my Taman Health Plan ( http://www.trafford.com/ ) you will now that God talks to me or I am a real genius. I believe the first. If you ask many well known American politicians or media commentators about me they will not be able to give you a straight answer.Others may even thought or felt I may have a political ambitions to be the president of USA one day. These are the reasons that I can not be:1- No one asked me, thank you.2- I would create millions of enemies to me inside America and outside.3- If I belong to one party about 25% of the other party will hate me even if I dance for them the Samba, the Rumba or the Lebanese Debka. If I am independent I may even get more hate votes.4- I would be likely paralysed from making major decisions by the interest groups, the competing party or the people who would like to keep the status quo of the world.5- The media will find stories to attack me and will pick on everything I say or do.6- I forgot I am not even an American and I just got my green card.So what is my ambitions? , please read again this article it is the same to spread democracy and eradicate corruption and terrorism from the Arab and Muslims world.Who do I give Taman Health Plan to? the American people.Who would get the credit for the plan? the American politician who would make major positive changes in the Arab and Muslims world.What I get for myself? the same thing God gave me the Taman Health Plan for: I would see new Arab and Muslim generations living in prosperity, democracy and peace.Who will be this American Politician? the one who will be the next Ronald Reagan.

Quran From God Or Not: That Is The Question.

Shakespeare was wrong when he said in one of his novel: "To be or not to be" that is the question. The right question is: Quran from God or Not?. I could be born Muslim or non-Muslim. The question always comes: why you start by the Quran in understanding all religions. The answer is simple:1- It is the last book alleged to be from God and believed in on a large scale.2- The evidences are facts that no single letter had changed in The Quran over 1428 years.3- Thus reading the Quran with the right to be suspicious is the main door for discovering God, religions or debating them. God invites you to dispute Islam and argues against religion.4- You can hate some Muslims this is not against Islam. However the most important question for your life now and the afterlife is: Quran from God or not.As I regularly watch the Catholic channel I enjoy watching devout Christians with enlightened faces and good hearts. They have been reading and teaching the gospels and the pillars of their faith for long time. It is not easy but I would ask them to read the Quran as well go through my blog. If God is the one who is really talking to us in the Quran we are to listen to him and open our minds and hearts. Comparing Jesus and Muhammad should not be our task. Two great prophets with two different approaches to conduct the message of God. Muhammad is more like Moses. The question is simple though needs thorough examination: Is Quran From God Or Not?The answer is more important than ever been in the history of religion for several reasons:1- The world is falling apart. Politicians have failed to to fix it. The best they can do is to put band aids here and their so the rich and connected in the world continue to enjoy their possessions. If global warming fail to be contained we all will suffer. Similarly a lot of world problems need a a restructure approach., many of them are chronic and many are in crisis like immigration.2- We creating a world of haters and resentful young people around the world we succeeded to oppress and suppress them in the past through dictatorships and they are blowing up in our face now.3- If to understand the politics of Jesus we will find it is the politics of Islam. It is the same justice and equality of Islam. One of the best books written about Jesus is The Politics Of Jesus by Obery M. Hendricks, JR.4- The understanding of the rupture has to be reconsidered. We are delaying solving the world problems since some Christians believe they will rupture soon. Suppose the understanding of prophecies are wrong since the interpretation was not by God or Jesus himself we wait for the world to fall apart before we fix it.5- The thing the Muslims and Christians believe in and most Jews in the near future is the second coming of Jesus. So we best be ready to receive him and the best way to do that is to follow his teachings. Many Muslims would not ask you to believe in a Muslim Messiah and I personally do not care. What we need to do is create a better life for all of us and to abide by the good of our religions.

Why The Quran Is Very Enjoyable.

One thing was making me feel missing when we go the afterlife: the Quran. I was wrong I found out recently from Hadith to the prophet that we will recite it in heaven (hopefully).This enjoyment in the Quran is related to the following:1- The human history and wisdom of creation.2- The enjoyable stories of the prophets.3- The great understanding in human psychology.4- The glory of a God talking to us.5- The universe above us that look as it is in the grip of God.6- The feeling that good win over evil either now or the afterlife.7- The strength you feel when you read it and feeling fear, lonely, weak or oppressed.8- For sinners it takes their hands, forgive their sins and heal their hearts.9- The scientific miracle of Quran.10- The linguistic miracle.11- The beautiful music of Quran.11- The recitation by different people who have the best voices in Islamic world. It is like you love a song and you hear it by the best singers that you like to hear it from.12- A song will give you good meanings and enjoyment of music and voice. The Quran will give you all of the above plus spirituality and high marks from God.13- The endorphins you get from all of the above. Muslims do not need alcohols, drugs or gambling to get these endorphins. The high spiritual and intellectual enjoyments can give you these endorphins.

The Quran: Just One Verse Can Make You a Believer.

At the time of the revelation of the Quran 1426 years ago the Arabs were riding camels in the desert. Would you think by just looking at the sky Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) would know all of these scientific facts or the God who created the heavens is the one who sent this revelation. Take your pick and you will find even one of these verses will make you a believer (these are only some of the scientific miracles in the Quran) :1- The Sky Is A Protecting Roof:"We made the sky a preserved and protected roof yet still they turn away from Our Signs. (Qur'an, 21:32)This attribute of the sky has been proved by scientific research carried out in the 20th century: The atmosphere surrounding the Earth serves crucial functions for the continuity of life. While destroying many meteors-big and small-as they approach the Earth, it prevents them from falling to Earth and harming living things.In addition, the atmosphere filters the light rays coming from space that are harmful to living things. The most striking feature of the atmosphere is that it lets only harmless and useful rays-visible light, near ultraviolet light and radio waves pass through.2- The Heavens And Earth Were One Mass:"Do those who disbelieve not see that the heavens and the earth were sewn together and then We unstitched them and that We made from water every living thing? So will they not believe? "(Qur'an, 21:30)The word "ratq" translated as "sewn to" means "mixed in each, blended" in the Arabic vernacular. It is used to refer to two different substances that make up a whole. The phrase "we unstitched" is the verb "fataqa" in Arabic and implies that something comes into being by tearing apart or destroying the structure of things that are sewn to one another.3- The Heavy Clouds:"It is He Who shows you the lightning, striking fear and bringing hope; it is He Who heaps up the heavy clouds." (Qur'an, 13:12) If I was alive at that time I would be reluctant to use the word heavy in something floating in the air. Just recently it was discovered that the weight of clouds can reach quite astonishing proportions. For example, a cumulonimbus cloud, commonly known as the thunder cloud, can contain up to 300,000 tons of water.4- The Rotation Of The Earth And Movement Of Clouds:You will see the mountains and reckon them to be solid; but they go past like clouds-the handiwork of Allah Who gives to everything its solidity. He is aware of what you do. (Qur'an, 27:88) Mountains move as part of the earth which spins from west to east. The cloud masses are pulled from West to East is the direction in which the Earth rotates. This scientific fact, only recently established by science5- Microscopic Life:"Not even the smallest speck eludes your Lord, either on earth or in heaven. Nor is there anything smaller than that, or larger, which is not in a Clear Book." (Qur'an, 10:61) The above verses indicate the existence of life forms unknown to people at the time of the revelation of the Qur'an. Indeed, with the discovery of the microscope, new living things too small to be seen with the naked eye have also been discovered by man.6- Prediction That Man Will Travel To Space:"Company of jinn and men, if you are able to pierce through the confines of the heavens and earth, pierce through them. You will not pierce through except with a clear authority". (Qur'an, 55:33)This verse states that the earth and heaven have diameters. The atmosphere of them has diameters. They move in circles that have diameters. Moreover the Quran predicted that man will pierce through these diameters. This happened only less than 50 years ago.7- Sequence Of Creation: Hearing, Sight and Mind:"It is He Who has created hearing, sight and minds for you. What little thanks you show!" (Qur'an, 23:78). "Allah brought you out of your mothers' wombs knowing nothing at all, and gave you hearing, sight and minds so that perhaps you would show thanks." (Qur'an, 6:46) "We created man from a mingled drop to test him, and We made him hearing and seeing." (Qur'an, 76:2) The above verses refer to a number of senses given to human beings by Allah. These are always referred in a specific order in the Qur'an: hearing, sight, feeling and understanding.In a paper published in the Journal of the Islamic Medical Association, Dr. Keith Moore states that during the development of the fetus, the eye begins to form after the inner ear has assumed its first form. He says the brain, the centre of feeling and understanding, begins its development after the ear and the eye.8- The Food Cycle:"Allah splits the seed and kernel. He brings forth the living from the dead, and produces the dead out of the living. That is Allah, so how are you misguided? "(Qur'an, 6:95) Dead plants and animals are broken down by bacteria and transformed into minerals. This organic waste absorbed into the soil constitutes the basic foodstuff of plants. This nutritional cycle is therefore of vital importance for all living things.9- Iron Came From Outer Space:" And We also sent down iron in which there lies great force and which has many uses for mankindÂ… "(Qur'an, 57:25) The word "anzalna," translated as "sent down" and used for iron in the verse. Modern astronomical findings have disclosed that the iron found in our world has come from giant stars in outer space.10- The Expansion Of The Universe:"And it is We Who have constructed the heaven (universe) with might, and verily, it is We Who are steadily expanding it". (Qur'an, 51:47) At the beginning of the 20th century, the Russian physicist Alexander Friedmann and the Belgian cosmologist Georges Lemaitre theoretically calculated that the universe is in constant motion and that it is expanding. From the moment of the Big Bang, the universe has been constantly expanding at a great speed.11- All Living Matter Are Created From Water:"We made from water every living thing. Will they not then believe?" (The Noble Quran, 21:30) ""Protoplasm is the basis of all living matter, and 'the vital power of protoplasm seems to depend on the constant presence of water' (Lowsons' Text-book of Botany, Indian Edition. London 1922, p. 23).12- The Identity In The Fingerprint:"Yes, We are able to put together in perfect order the very tips of his fingers." (Qur'an, 75:4) The emphasis on fingerprints has a very special meaning. This is because shapes and details on everyone's fingerprint are unique to each individual. Every person who is alive or who has ever lived in this world has a set of unique fingerprints. Furthermore, even identical twins having the very same DNA sequence have their own set of fingerprints.Modified from: www.miraclesofthequran.com

Satan Existence: Proofs.

It may not sound scientific and very commonly not mentioned in politics the word Satan. Commonly people mention God though a lot of them in real life are very faithful students to Satan. He is actually the greatest world politician and the Prince of our world. It is very easy to make this conclusion by studying the world affairs. Let me list below the proofs of existence of Satan:1- Greed: you find the rich people controlling the world and doing very little to combat the severe poverty around the globe. For many good people who enjoy being generous it makes them see the strong control of Satan to people desire for giving the poor. The same people may spend a lot of wasted money in their pleasure with no regret while the poor are dying of hunger. That equally speaks of Satan control.2- Wickedness: you hear a lot of people even politicians and religious leaders speak the word of God and the teachings of the prophets meanwhile do the exact opposite. Their tongues do not speak their hearts or their minds. You may be lucky to be able to read them but commonly they are used to deceive and lie all their lives that it is very difficult to read them.3- Not appreciating feeling wicked: Evil people like Saddam and Hitler do not feel they are wicked on the other hand they feel they are the gift of God to the human history. This proves very well that behind these wicked beings are a master who is more wicked than them. The good in their heart is slim that Satan can easily deceive them.4- Evil look and evil face: some people you can read the evil in their face they simply say hi we are giving you signs that Satan behind our looks fool.5- Tyrants and Mass Killers: Hitler and Saddam are good example of how the evil exceeds every one imagination that one have to believe Satan is behind their acts.6- The evil in all earth and its magnitude everywhere speaks of the Prince of our world Satan. It is like we all in a silent passive praying and obeying to Satan. Very few voice are screaming load to change the wrong direction of humanity. If you are a doctor it is better to have more of sick people for your practice, if you are a lawyer it is better to have people fighting so you have more cases and if you are manufacture weapons it will be more profitable to have wars. We lost the collective conscience of seeing where is the humanity is going and how we can change its direction.7- Enjoying evil: though enjoying good is better and more rewarding in earth and the after-life people choose more the evil which speaks well of the strong control of Satan of human behavior. A common case in the American media where a man killed his beautiful pregnant wife with his child for no good reason. Satan outsmarted him and he lost everything.8- Which Craft: It is becoming more common and some people instead of praying to God they seek witch crafting with Satan to control their affairs it may work shortly but not always and God punish them severely in the day of judgment.9-Worshiping statues, stones, animals and other creation. So for common sense the created can not be the creator, this gives you cut clear evidence of Satan influence in human thoughts. Other idols include leaders, movie stars, money, gold, silver and so forth. The God who create us all and gave us enormous gifts only have few minutes a day from us or we use his name when we try to express our a feeling of surprise. The God of Quran wants all our life to be for him and when this happened will be united on his love and creating the righteous human unity that will be our joy and salvation.10-Atheists: not even to recognize existence of God is a strong argument for existence of Satan. See under existence of God proofs in my web to appreciate that mind, heart and spirit prove God's existence.11-Divisions of religions: the presence of a lot of religions and the presence of a lot of sects of every religions is used by atheists to attack religions. In fact that is the warning of God of Satan attempt and promise to do that and he succeeded. God wants us to have a common dominator which is being righteous and to argue pleasantly in debating religions. Judaism, Christianity and Islam each was one religion and after the prophets we divided each on sects and each rejected and despised the other sect and even war ignited between them. This is a strong evidence that Satan even achieve his goals through religions.12-Animosity and wars: the presence of war all over the human history despite what peace can do to humanity speaks well of Satan control of the world. God is willing to help us and provide us with salvation if to follow his path and being righteous. We are however faithfully obeying Satan.13-Oppressing voices that try to unite the humanity.

God And The Creation.

If you buy a pair of reading glasses after the eye doctor prescribe it and wear it you enjoy the more clear vision you have now. Your eyes themselves are the real ones and without them you can not see with or without glasses. So the first creator God has to have more praise than the second creators like the eye doctor and optometrist. The eye glasses that we wear to see the creation could be those of a scientist, theologian or philosopher. Wear whatever eye glasses fits you and see the creation. Go in www.islamicity.com and search in Quran search for the word creation or the likes and see what God tell us. I mention here only few verses:

1- The creation: It is the primary message of the Quran there is the creation.3:190 Verily, in the creation of the heavens and the earth, and in the succession of night and day, there are indeed messages for all who are endowed with insight,إِنَّ فِي خَلْقِ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالأَرْضِ وَاخْتِلاَفِ اللَّيْلِ وَالنَّهَارِ لآيَاتٍ لِّأُوْلِي الألْبَابِ (3:190)

2- The cause of creation. Failure to prove we are not created from non-existence or we are the creators (since we are the only intelligent creation we know of) prove there is other creator.52:35 Have they themselves been created without anything [that might have caused their creation]? Or are they the creators?أَمْ خُلِقُوا مِنْ غَيْرِ شَيْءٍ أَمْ هُمُ الْخَالِقُونَ (52:35)

3- The Creator God declares himself:3:18 Allah (Himself) is witness that there is no God save Him. And the angels and the men of learning (too are witness). Maintaining His creation in justice, there is no God save Him, the Almighty, the Wise.شَهِدَ اللّهُ أَنَّهُ لاَ إِلَـهَ إِلاَّ هُوَ وَالْمَلاَئِكَةُ وَأُوْلُواْ الْعِلْمِ قَآئِمَاً بِالْقِسْطِ لاَ إِلَـهَ إِلاَّ هُوَ الْعَزِيزُ الْحَكِيمُ (

4- The creator answers those who lead people astray in finding the creator:18:51 I did not make them witnesses of the creation of the heavens and the earth, nor of the creation of their own selves; and neither do I [have any need to] take as My helpers those [beings] that lead [men] astray.مَا أَشْهَدتُّهُمْ خَلْقَ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضِ وَلَا خَلْقَ أَنفُسِهِمْ وَمَا كُنتُ مُتَّخِذَ الْمُضِلِّينَ عَضُدًا (18:51)

5- The reason for creation is to worship the creator:6:102 Such is Allah, your Lord. There is no God save Him, the creator of all things, so worship Him. And He taketh care of all things. -ذَلِكُمُ اللّهُ رَبُّكُمْ لا إِلَـهَ إِلاَّ هُوَ خَالِقُ كُلِّ شَيْءٍ فَاعْبُدُوهُ وَهُوَ عَلَى كُلِّ شَيْءٍ وَكِيلٌ (6:102)

6- God has created in us the human spirituality and the feeling of rest when we worship him:13:28 Who have believed and whose hearts have rest in the remembrance of Allah. Verily in the remembrance of Allah do hearts find rest! -الَّذِينَ آمَنُواْ وَتَطْمَئِنُّ قُلُوبُهُم بِذِكْرِ اللّهِ أَلاَ بِذِكْرِ اللّهِ تَطْمَئِنُّ الْقُلُوبُ

7- The worship of false Gods does not prove those Gods but rather the presence of another force we call it Satan that want you to worship anything other than God, even of his creation:25:3 Yet they choose beside Him other gods who create naught but are themselves created, and possess not hurt nor profit for themselves, and possess not death nor life, nor power to raise the dead.وَاتَّخَذُوا مِن دُونِهِ آلِهَةً لَّا يَخْلُقُونَ شَيْئًا وَهُمْ يُخْلَقُونَ وَلَا يَمْلِكُونَ لِأَنفُسِهِمْ ضَرًّا وَلَا نَفْعًا وَلَا يَمْلِكُونَ مَوْتًا وَلَا حَيَاةً وَلَا نُشُورًا (25:3)

8- Our curiosity to know how things created and God gave us the brain and the tools to trace his creation:29:20 Say (O Muhammad): Travel in the land and see how He originated creation, then Allah bringeth forth the later growth. Lo! Allah is Able to do all things.قُلْ سِيرُوا فِي الْأَرْضِ فَانظُرُوا كَيْفَ بَدَأَ الْخَلْقَ ثُمَّ اللَّهُ يُنشِئُ النَّشْأَةَ الْآخِرَةَ إِنَّ اللَّهَ عَلَى كُلِّ شَيْءٍ قَدِيرٌ (29:20)

9- The laws of the creator what we call it physio-chemical laws are constant. If you threw a stone from any part of the earth it will follow the laws of gravity and fall down.67:3 Who hath created seven heavens in harmony. Thou (Muhammad) canst see no fault in the Beneficent One's creation; then look again: Canst thou see any rifts? -الَّذِي خَلَقَ سَبْعَ سَمَاوَاتٍ طِبَاقًا مَّا تَرَى فِي خَلْقِ الرَّحْمَنِ مِن تَفَاوُتٍ فَارْجِعِ الْبَصَرَ هَلْ تَرَى مِن فُطُورٍ (67:3)