IIn the Name of Allah

(114) بـسم ا للـّه الـّرحمـن ا لـّرحــيــم

In the name of Allah,

the Most Compassionate, the Most Merciful

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حـكيـمبـسم ا لـلـّه الّرحـمن ا لـّرحـيـم هـسـت كـلـيد در گـنـج

The Key to Allah’s Treasures

بـسم ا للـّه الـّرحمـن ا لـّرحــيــم

The Circle, that ever rounds

the entire existence

بـسم ا للـّه الـّرحمـن ا لـّرحــيــم – لـيـس كـمثـله شــي ۱ 42:11

There is nothing similar to Him. 20:8 لـه ا ل سـمـٍإ لـحـسـني -۲

Given for the level of human understanding

He has Beautiful Names. The Given Names are His attributes


He Sees us, we only see Him in his signs. Abraham(PBUH) describes Allah, 26:78-81

- The one who Created and Guided me.- The one who gives me food and drink.- The one who cures me when I am sick.- The one who causes me to die and then, brings me back

to life.- The one, whom I expect to forgive my sins on hereafter.


ا لـّـلـه د ر ا نـسـا ن= ا يـمـا ن

Faith= Allah in Human


( The Poets – 26 ) سـو ر ه ا لــّـشعـر ا، 67-68, 103-104 121-122, 139-140 158-159, 174-177, 190-191 108-110-126-131-144-150-163-179106-124-142-161109-127- 145-164-180

ا للـّه الـّرحمـن ا لـّرحــيــمبـسم

Al A’raf (The Heights)-7 ا ل عــرا ف ، سـوره ۷

ا عــبـد وا لـلـّـه ، 59,65,73,85

Worship Allah

The First call, ا فـل تـتـّــقـو ن Why are you not Self Conscious?

(Being conscious of Allah)


The common message

Worship Allah اعــبـد وا لـلــّه، - Be self conscious وا تــّــقـوه ، - (Be conscious of Him)

Follow our pattern و اطــيــعــو ن ، -


2:136 ل نــفــّر ق بــيـن احــدأ مــنــهــم

We see no Difference between one and another.

They all said, 2:133,136 نـحـن لــه مـســـلـمـو ن

To Him we bow, in Islam

2: 138 نــحـن لــه عــا بد و ن

It is He whom we worship

2: 139 نــحــن لــه مــخـلـصـو ن

We are sincere in Him, in our faith

Character of the Prophets بـسم ا للـّه الـّرحمـن ا لـّرحــيــم

مــســلــمـو ن - Full Obedience تـســلـيـم

ت عــبـا د Paving the Path - عـا بـد و ن

مـخـلـصــو ن إ خــل ص -

Purity of Intention and Action


How Allah introduces Himself ?


How Allah Introduces Himself, 96: 1,2, 3

خـلـق ا قــر ا بـسـم ر بـّـك ا لـّـذ ي = بـسـم الـلــّه Read in the name of , Your Lord Who Created ,Creation خـلـق .

It is the first and most important act of Allah,It is the proof of His existence,

The entire Universe, existence and function, is secondary to this act.

This is not His attribute, but His Action.

AAB/ ICOI


Creation of Allah, خـلــق فسـّـو يIn due proportion, in its own rank and orbit,In harmony, equity and balance, just right. 87:2,3

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قــّد ر فــهــد ي Energized and Guided, defined term and Destination, Designed the Universal plan.

لـّرحــيــمبـسم ا للـّه الـّرحمـن ا

سـبـّـح ا سـم ر بـك ا ل عـلـي = بــســم الـلــّه Glorify your Lord, the Supreme. 87:1

His Supremacy is beyond anything and everything.

سـّبـح ا سـم ر بـّك ا لـعـظـيم = بـسـم ا لـلـّه Glorify your Lord, The Greatest.

His Greatness is beyond all physical and Spiritual dimensions.


ا لـحـيّّ الـقـّيـوم The Living and Everlasting 2: 255

يـحـيــي و يـمـيـت و يـمـيت و يـحيـي

He gives life and takes it away. He then brings back to life, those who are dead.

حـّي ا ّلـذ ي ل يـمـوت The Living, who never die. 25:58


Surah Al-Nur 24:35

God is the Light of the Heavens & the Earth.

(GOD) ا لــلــّه

The only common Name for God in all the Monotheistic Faiths, even among the unbelievers. 29: 61-63

The most repeated word in the Qur’an. 2697 in three forms, Allahe: 1125 Allaho: 980 Allaha: 592 Prophets(PBUT) reminded, There is no

God, but Allah.

Miracle of 19 surah 74:30

Surah Alfatiha, 1,2,5,6, / 7 ا لـفـا تـحــه : Numbers of Surahs in Qur’an, 114 = 6x19

Some Key words, 19 ا لـّرحمـنx3 =5719x5 =95 ا لـّرحـيـم 19x2 =38 خــلــــق 19 ا تــّـقــوا 19 ا طـيعـو ن Surah Maryam, 19 Al nisa 38 = 19x2 Adding numbers of odds and even Surahs in Qur’an is equal and = 19xn


لــّرحـمـن ا The Most Gracious. 55:1,2,3,4

.He taught the Qur’an عـلــّم ا لــقـرآ ن

.He Created human خـلـق ا ل نـســا ن

.He taught him the speech عـلـّمه ا لـبـيـا ن

ا ّن ر بـّـك هـو ا ل كــرم ، ا لـّـذ ي عـلـّم با لقــلـم

Verily your Lord is the most exulted, The One Who Taught by the pen. 96:3,4

Al-Qur’an

Allah is the Author & the Teacher.97;1 , 26;192, 27;6

The Last Revelation. 33;40

The message is clear, without doubt. 2;2

Testifies to the previous revelations. 2;41,97

It is the original text, protected by Allah.12;9

In it, every matter is mentioned. 97;4

It is for human guidance. 2;185

It causes nothing but loss for the unjust. 17;82

Al-Qur’an

Clear, Manifest, speaks for itself.

كــتـا ب مــبـيـن .The most generous ا لـقــرآ ن ا لــكــريـم .Full of glory and dignity ا لـقـرآ ن ا لـمـجـيـــــد .Full of wisdom and solid ا لــقــرآ ن ا لـــحـكــيـم .Supreme ا لــقــرآ ن ا لــعــظـيــم

Al-Kareem ا لــكــريـــم

Giving generously expecting no كــرا مـة

reward, appreciation or even thanks. Giving to friends as well as enemies, on no special account. Giving constantly.

Common Character of,

Allah, Prophets and the Qur’an

ا لـلـّه ا لــكريم ، رسـو ل كريـم ، ا لـقـرآ ن ا لـكريـم

Al-Kareem (2) ا لــكــريـم

Allah’s first gift or Keramah to human wasGiving him knowledge and wisdom.2;31,17;70

Keramah is the final stage of human perfection

49;13 ا ن ا كــرمـكــم عـنـد ا لــلــّه ا تقـا كــم

Human + Taqwa Keramah Taqarrob

Taqarrob, تـقــّر ب It is the final goal of human “To become”.

Me’raj = Man’s Spiritual Evolution It is the first step of our motive or intention. Nyyat نـيــّت () = Taqarroba ilaAllah.

تــقــّرب ا لــي ا لـلــّهIt is the beginning of every action of the

believers.

Hamd “حـــمــد“

-Praising-Glorifying-ThankingThe gate for the entrance into Allah’s

Mercy.The exit for every duty, the believers havetoward Allah.

وآ خـر دعـويــهـم ا ن ا لـحـمـد لـلـّه ّرب ا لعا لمين

Believers, مـو مـنـو ن - مـومـنـيـن

Mumenin – Momenoon , Iman ا يـمـا ن

Muttaqin - Muttaqun , Taqwa تــقــو ي Muhsenin- mohsenoon , Ihsan ا حـسـا ن

Manasik or Process of ‘Amal-e- Saleh’

Iman, Mans relationship with Allah. Discovery of Allah in one’s self.

Taqwa, Self control, Man’s relationship with self, Self Consciousness.

Ihsan, Man’s relationship with others,

Good Deed.

Characters of Mumenin

They believe in the unseen. Establish Sala’t (Prayer). Spend out from their Share. They believe in all the revelations. They believe in the Hereafter. They protect their Chastity. They fulfill their contract and promises. They avoid being idle and wasting time. They do not show their anger and forgive the

people.

Salat (صــلــو ت )

First act of worship. Prayer is only a manifestation and part of the

Sala’t. Not just the lip service. Worship is not an individual act. Requesting guidance is the core of our prayer. Prayer has some prerequisites, conditions

during the prayer and obligations after it. It is not an easy act. 2:45 It restrains from shameful and evil deeds. 29:45

Infaq (ا نــفـا ق )

To fill the gap, correct the defect, to give. It is not limited to Zakat or Sadaqa. It is not a fixed amount. It is not limited to financial help, give from

everything He has given us. It is totally voluntary. Give always, at ease or

hardship. Give openly or secretly. Give from what you desire for yourself.

Rizq ( ر ز ق )

Share, sustenance, everything we received from God, not just food and not limited to the living beings.

God gives abundant, for reasons unknown to us and the ways not clear. He gives to all, not just to human beings. He may expand or restrict it as He wishes. His treasures never ends.

Donya( د نـيـا ) & Akharat ( آ خـرة )

Near, Down, Mean, Here ( د نــيــا ) Far, End, Hear after, Al ssa’at ( ا لــســا عـة,(

Qyamat ( ( قــيا مـة) Yuma-Deen( يـو م ا لــد يــن

Yaqeen ( يـقــيـن )

Certainty, no doubt, deep belief, strong,

firm, peace of mind and ,

satisfied in one’s heart.

)ا طــمــيـنـا ن قـلــب ) 3:126, 5:111-114, 8:10, 13:28

2:260, 102:5-7

Falah(فـل ح (

Success Falahat ( فـل حـــة ) = Farming Ihsan ( ا حـســا ن)Fruit of Iman =(ا يـمـا ن )= Good deed ( عـمـل صـا لـح ) Heaven, ( ر ضــو ا ن، جـنــّـة ) is not a place, but

a pass and a path, along which, Mumenin, plant the seeds and irrigate the farm by their good deeds. 76:6-12, 10:8

Kufr (كــفــر ) Covering the truth, not appreciating, not

believing. Opposite of Shukr(شــكـر,( to know the

value of the blessing and gifts of God, appreciate and use it for what it was given for. Shirk (شــر ك,( To associate others with

Allah.

Hala’l & Hara’m حــل ل و حــرا م

Hala’l = Allowed, What ever is compatible with human nature, needed for physical and spiritual growth, ر شــد و كـــما ل

Hara’m = Disallowed, harmful to human nature and causes physical and moral

decay.

These are only for human being, who has a choice. ا را د ة و ا نـتـخـا ب

Guidance هــد ا يـة (Heda’yat)

Finding directions. Moving toward. Choosing between or among. Solving problems. Leading.

All comes from Allah and no one else(ا لــها د ي )يا لــّذ ي خـلـق فسـّو ي و ا لــّذ ي قــّد ر فهـد

87: 2,3

Natural movement(حـركـت جـوهري )

All that exists constantly moves, the smallest particle, atom (ذ ّره or the largest planets and (Galaxies.

64:1 – 62:1 – 87:1 Electron around proton , Planet on their orbits,

Seeds under ground,Fetus in the womb and the heart in our chest !

Think of the, Energizer, the mass, the speed, the harmony, the Source & the Purpose.

هــو الّ ول و ال خــر والــّظـا هـر و الــبـا طـن

Guidance- 1

Natural ( فطري ), Height of the mountains, Dept of the valleys, surface of the plain,

Gravity of the earth, polarity of the magnet, Path of the orbits, all the chemical and biological cycles and etc. ( All Beings)

Instinctive ( غـر يـز ي ), Eating, Drinking,

Sexual desire, Nursing, Housing, Self defense and protection, etc. ( Animals )

Guidance- 2

Wisdom ( عــقــلــي ), Will or (ا را د ه ), Power or ability to decide and choose. This is in

planted in human beings. 75:14 بـل ا ل نـســا ن عـلــي نـفـســـه بصــير ه

Revelation ( و حــي ) Direct or indirect communication of the Creator and creatures. Main prophetical guidance, but it is not limited to them only.Human benefits of all the forms of Guidance

Mission of the Prophets

Inza’r, ا نــذ ا ر , to give warning. 75:2 Bisha’rat, بــشــا رة to give glad tiding. Ibla’q, ا بـل غ to deliver the message. Da’vat, د عــو ة to call upon. 33:45,46 Sha’hid, شــا هـــد Witness, example. Sira’j, ســر ا ج Lamp or Light.

Prophets are not to be,

Mosaiter مــصــيــطـر Manager, Boss. 88:22 Vakeel, و كــيـل Guardian, Defender. Hafiz, حــفـيـظ Protector. 6:104,66

Prophets are not to do,

Do not force. 2:256 Do not punish. Do not expect beyond peoples capacity.

74:6 Do not feel sorry or responsible for the

peoples act. 3:176 5:41 10:65

Core of all Missions

Tezkar, تـذ كـا ر Reminder. مــذ كــّــر Rah mat, ر حــمــة Blessing and Mercy.

34:28

و ما ا ر سـلـنـا ك اّ ل ر حــمـة لـلـعا لـميــن

And we sent you not, but for the mercy and

Blessing, for all humanity and all that exists.

Jabber & Ekhtiar جــبــر و ا خـتـيـا ر

God’s will / Human’s Will The entire existence is designed and

created by Allah. His design is perfect and does not

change. Human is part of the creation and his will is an extension of the will of Allah.

Jabber & Ekhtiar- 2 جــبــر و ا خـتـيـا ر

4 - None of the other creatures has the will.5 - Will is the Godly part in Human being, differentiating him from other animals.6 - Because of will, Human is responsible. Therefore there is a need for judgement.

Limitations of Human Will ا ر ا ده

Human choices are many internal and external factors. Human selection ا نـتـخـا ب is done by his

wisdom and Knowledge. عـقــل و عــلــم Wisdom is not the same in all humans. Knowledge is nourishing and expanding human wisdom.

Limitations of Human knowledge

Intuitional Knowledge is not the same in every one. عــلـم ا شـــر ا قي

Schooling or Gained Knowledge, is limited to Human’s learning ability, dependent on

perception, comprehension, thought formation and other cognitive abilities.

عــلــم ا كــتــســا بـي

Mu’min مــوء مــن Believer

The one who has removed “Self” from the center of his/her life and placed “Allah” instead.

The one, whose relationship with Allah is direct. Knowledge( عــلــم ) and Self consciousness), ,are the main tools in this relationship تــقــو ي)

but revelation, prophets and the books are the guidance to the right path.

Mu’min مــوء مــن Believer- 2

All actions of worship, character and

Behavior of the Mu’min is based on these

Three principles.

Imanا يــمــا ن Mu’min مــوء مـن

Mu’menin, Mu’menoon مـو مـنــو ن – مـو مـنيـن Muttaqin مــتــّـقــيـن

Salehin صــا لـحــيـنShahedin شــا هــد يـنSadeqin صــا د قــيـن

Qanetin قــــا نــتـيــــنKazemin كــــا ظــمــيــنMuhsenin مـحـســــنـيــــن

Kufr كــفــر Kafaroon, Kafarinكافر و ن

Zalemin ظـا لــمــيـنMonafiqin مـنـا فـقـــيــنKazebin كــا ذ بــيــــن

Musrefin مـــســر فـيـن Maqzoobin مـغــضــو بـينZaallin ضــــا لــّيـــــنMushrekin مــشــر كــيــن

Note,

Greatest sin is,

To lie كـــذ ب

Especially lying to yourself.

The worst Disease is,

Arrogance جــا هـــلــّيه

Relationship of the Believers

Brotherhood 49:10 ا خــّو ة

Mercy 48:29 ر حــمـة

Respected relationships in Qur'an

Parents. 17: 23, 9:24 Children. Family. Husband and wife. Brothers and sisters. Friends.

Brotherhood based on belief is the most valuable

relationship, in the eyes of Allah

Best Relationship, in the eyes of Allah

Brotherhood,

based on Belief.

Momenoon / Kafaroon

Reflect on the life of prophets, Abraham,

Moses and Muhammad(PBUT).

See the behavior of people of the court of

Pharaoh, The Children of Jacob.

Look up, 2:7,9 3:90 4:136,137

61:2,3,10,12