THERE WILL BE NO PEACE IN THE MUSLIM WORLD WITHOUT TOTAL SUBMISSION TO THE GUIDANCE OF ALLAH

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In Islam, the Laws of Nature and the wider universe and all things associated with it is the only #Truth and #Reality there is. For example, #God as Creator, free of all dogmas and doctrines of #religion, and His #Guidance in the context of His Work in Nature and the wider universe is #Truth and #Reality. This also includes the Laws of Physics and Mathematics which the Creator has used to create His creations. Hence, God did not ordain any religion, which is divisive and against reason. Like Godless science, we are required to reduce it to #Truth and #Reality.

Therefore, in Islam, it is a very important injunction of the #Quran (6:38, 6:74-79, 30:30, 22:18, 45:2-11) to relate all human life to the Laws of Nature and the wider universe with the Guidance of God. For example, sun, moon, stars, mountains, trees, etc, do not “worship” God. They “serve” Him for the purpose He created them (Qur’an 13:2). Therefore, humans as “vicegerents” of God were created to “serve” God, not “worship” Him.

Likewise, in Islam, if the Word of God in the Qur’an in the context of His Work in Nature and the wider universe does not advocate “male/female circumcision”, then it is wrong to state that it is Sunnah of Prophet Muhammad (s) to do so. What I want you to see here is that God’s Guidance is not a random opinion of God or of the Prophet (s), but it is fixed to the “pattern” of His creations (Qur’an 30:30).

For example, in Nature, predators do not “stun” their prey pre-slaughter. Therefore, if Jews and Muslims do not “stun” their animals pre-slaughter, they are doing so not because of any tradition of their Prophets, but they are doing so because the Torah and Qur’an in relation to the Laws of Nature and the wider universe do not advocate it. From this point of View, I would not protest against the government of Iceland for banning “circumcision” but I would protest against the European Union for making it a Law to “stun” animals pre-slaughter.

In Islam, the Laws of Nature and the wider universe reflect the secular and scientific path of the creation and the “Deen of Allah” (3:83, 3:19). From this point of view, Islam is not a religion. For example, like there is no “worship” in Islam, the “salaat” is not a “prayer”. It is a “pledge” to God that we will function in every aspect of our lives according to the Qur’an we recite in the “standing” position of the “salaat” and that we submit to the “pledge” by “bowing and prostrating”. And likewise, an “Aalim” is not a “religious teacher”. He is a “reason and science teacher”, and so on.

Hence, in Islam”, all knowledge of science, religion, culture, politics, etc, which does not intersect the knowledge of the secular and religion is conjecture. For example, in 2021, a scientist in Harvard University explained why the planet Earth was a “water world” about 4-5 billion years ago with no mountain, dry land, vegetation, etc. Genesis 1:1-9 mentioned this thousands of years ago. And in the Qur’an (41:9), Allah states that “He created the dry land, mountains, vegetation, etc” and drinking water.

Similarly, another very important injunction of the Qur’an is the fact that “God created all the nations and tribes of this world (of different sights and sounds) from a single male and female” (Qur’an 49:13), with strict instructions not to “despise” them for being different. Likewise, the holy rites/ceremonies (Qur’an 22:34, 22:67) church/mosque (22:40, 72:18) Books/Prophets of all nations and tribes are their God-given Diversities in their pure form. They are no less than ours in their pure form because Allah gave all the Apostles of all nations and tribes (Qur’an 10:47, 16:36) exactly the “same” knowledge of the Divine System (Qur’an 42:13) in their own language (Qur’an 14:4).

Therefore, in Islam, there is no universal sight/sound holy rite/ceremony church/mosque Book/Prophet. They are all God-given Diversities in their pure form. Therefore, in Islam, it is wrong to claim that keeping a beard, wearing the kurtha, etc, is the Sunnah of Prophet Muhammad (s) or donning the hijab, niqab, etc, is an Islamic dress code for a Muslim woman. About ten years ago, one Aalim of an African nation complained against the Saudis who were funding his masjid and madressah with condition that he and his congregation change their culture, custom, tradition, etc, to the Wahabi, culture, custom, tradition, etc, which the Saudis were promoting. Yet, a French historian, Alphonso de LaMartine was fascinated by the fact that the Islamic world “consisted of 20 (now 56) terrestrial empires (of different sights and sounds) within one spiritual empire”. This was totally in keeping with the Diversity found in God’s Word and Work in Nature and the wider Universe.

Henceforth, in Islam, all the people of all religions are required to embrace the Divine System in its pure form according to all their God-given Diversities in order to form one Standard way of life (AdDeeni Haneefan) for all humans, both secular and religion and one spiritual Brotherhood and Sisterhood of Mankind so that they can integrate, assimilate and marry people of all Faiths in their pure form and co-exist with their spouses and their families peacefully. This is the kind of Diversity God wants to see in the Divine System, both in this world and the Hereafter. If Muslims are unable to live and give this knowledge of the Qur’an to all nations of this world, Allah will not allow them to live in peace anymore.

For a more elaborate knowledge of Islam in this Diversity and the secular and scientific path that it follows, I would appeal to you to read some of my Blog Posts on my Website and see for yourself how much the ulama have deviated from the “straight path”. And if you think I am Truthful in what I am saying, please help me network this knowledge of the Qur’an among your friends, families and communities.

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Man is the vice-regent of this earth and not of God
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RAFI Saab

In this world as a whole, there is a lot of “insolent envy” among “scholars” which is causing endless “schism” within and between all Religions and the secular and religious (Qur’an 45:17-18). With the best Book in the Universe, Muslims refuse to overcome this problem is a shame.

For the last two months, I have been thinking that we Muslims require a platform where all “scholars” from all levels of society could come together and establish one Standard way of life (AdDeeni Haneefan) for all humans, both secular and religion, by shura (mutual consultation) and ijma (consensus).

You said, “Man is the vice-regent of this earth and not of God”.

I beg to differ because when God appoints a person to “rule” over the earth, then that person becomes a viceroy of God on Earth. It is like a king who appoints a viceroy to rule over a certain part of his domain. In this case the viceroy has all the powers of the king to perform his duties.

It was in this way David was made viceroy of God on Earth. The verse of the Qur’an to this effect is as follows:

38:26 - (We said to him), “O David! We have made you a ruler (khalifa) on the earth. Therefore, establish the System of justice and equity for people. Never let your judgment be swayed by personal whims causing you to deviate from the path of God. For those who wander from the path of God, is a strict retribution for having forgotten the Day of Account.”

For humans to become “vicegerents” of God on Earth, humans also have to have certain attributes of God, but in a far lesser degree. For example, God Wills whatever He wishes to create and He creates them. Likewise, humans have a will to create and create them.

Therefore, to cement these attributes of man with the attributes of God, it is also necessary to establish the fact that Allah did not create anything from “nothing” and that humans do have some kind of an “eternal existence”.

In order to establish these Truths, let’s take the following verses of the Qur’an:

In 21:30, Allah is telling us that “the heavens and the Earth” as we see them today, was “one entity” and “He clove them asunder” to create the Big Bang.
In 2:117, Allah states that He is “the Originator of the heavens and the earth” as we see them today, not as “one entity”.

Therefore, the “Sky when it was smoke” (Qur’an 41:11) did have an eternal existence. And that Allah did not create the heavens and the earth as we see it today from “nothing” but He created them from the eternal existence of the Sky when it was full of “smoke” (interstellar dust and gas).

In the dictionary, the meaning of “nothingness” is something “void” and something “worthless”. The “Sky when it was smoke” was “worthless” because it could not create itself. Therefore, when God said, “Come you willingly or unwillingly”, they jumped at the idea “willingly”.

In addition to the above, the Arabic word “khalifa” can also mean “successors”, like the Ad people were successors to the people of Noah (Quran 7:69) and so on. We have to see it in the context it is said.

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38:26 (We said to him), "O David! We have made you a ruler on the earth ,
therefore, establish the System of justice and equity for people. Never let your
judgment be swayed by personal whims causing you to deviate from the path
of God. For those who wander from the path of God, is a strict retribution for
having forgotten the Day of Account." (Dr. Shabbir Ahmed)
26. Thus We told him (to carry on with the mission of reforming the society without any fear and) that We have granted you the control over the kingdom, so that you can decide on people's affairs with complete justice and equity in accordance with the Divine Laws, and do not follow (or care for) anyone’s personal desires. If you were to do that, these people will lead you astray from the right path. Just remember that people go astray because they forget or ignore the Day of Accountability (which shall come as per Our Law of Mukafat). The result is total destruction.
( G. A, Parvez)
The Clear Quran, Dr. Mustafa Khattab

˹We instructed him:˺ “O David! We have surely made you an authority in the land, so judge between people with truth. And do not follow ˹your˺ desires or they will lead you astray from Allah’s Way. Surely those who go astray from Allah’s Way will suffer a severe punishment for neglecting the Day of Reckoning.”
Safi Kaskas

[We said], "David, We have made you a steward over this land, so judge between the people in truth and do not follow [your own] whim, as it will lead you away from the way of God." Those who wander away from His path will have a severe punishment for having forgotten the Day of Account.

Wahiduddin Khan

We said, David, We have given you mastery over the land. Judge fairly between people. Do not follow your desires, lest they divert you from God's path: those who wander from His path will have a severe punishment, because they ignore the Day of Reckoning
Shakir

o Dawood! surely We have made you a ruler in the land; so judge between men with justice and do not follow desire, lest it should lead you astray from the path of Allah; (as for) those who go astray from the path of Allah, they shall surely have a severe punishment because they forgot the day of reckoning

Talal A. Itani (new translation)

'O David, We made you a ruler in the land, so judge between the people with justice, and do not follow desire, lest it diverts you from God's path. Those who stray from God's path will have a painful punishment, for having ignored the Day of Account.'
Muhammad Mahmoud Ghali

O Dawud, surely We have made you a succeeding (Literally: Caliph) (Messenger) in the earth, so judge among mankind with the truth, and do not ever follow prejudice that it may make you err from the way of Allah. Surely the ones who err from the way of Allah will have a strict torment for that they have forgotten the Day of Reckoning

Abdel Haleem

‘David, We have given you mastery over the land. Judge fairly between people. Do not follow your desires, lest they divert you from God’s path: those who wander from His path will have a painful torment because they ignore the Day of Reckoning.’

Ahmed Ali

"O David, We have made you trustee on the earth. So judge between men equitably, and do not follow your lust lest it should lead you astray from the way of God. Surely for those who go astray from the way of God, is severe punishment, for having forgotten the Day of Reckoning

Rashad Khalifa

O David, we have made you a ruler on earth. Therefore, you shall judge among the people equitably, and do not follow your personal opinion, lest it diverts you from the way of GOD. Surely, those who stray off the way of GOD incur severe retribution for forgetting the Day of Reckoning.
Hasan Al-Fatih Qaribullah

(We said): 'David, We have made you a caliph in the earth. Judge with justice among people and do not yield to your own preference in case it should lead you from the Path of Allah. Surely, a terrible punishment awaits those who stray from the Path of Allah, because they forget the Day of Reckoning.
Maulana Muhammad Ali

O David, surely We have made thee a ruler in the land; so judge between men justly and follow not desire, lest it leads thee astray from the path of Allah. Those who go astray from the path of Allah, for them is surely a severe chastisement because they forgot the Day of Reckoning
Muhammad Ahmed & Samira

You David, that We made/put you (as) a caliph/leader in the land/Earth, so judge/rule between the people with the truth/just , and do not follow the self attraction for desire, so it misguides you from God's way/path, that those who misguide from God's way/path, for them (is) a strong (severe) torture because (of) what they forgot the Account Day/Resurrection Day


The verse has the term KHALIFA FIL ARD.
Khalifa from the root Khalf means the one who follows or comes afterwards. Certainly, no one is going to come after God. KHALF on the wedding invitation card means 'the son of', which elaborates the meaning further.

Nowhere does God say that He has appointed His KHALIFA. Most of the translators have erred in this interpretation

Apart from this, I feel that we should stick to the guidance of the Quran in our daily matters'
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In the above list of translations you have given, nearly all of them suggest that Allah “appointed” David as a “ruler on the earth”, except for Muhammad Mahmoud Ghali who said, Allah appointed David “as a succeeding messenger in the earth”.
In “Word for Word” translation, Pickthal, Yusuf Ali, Shakir and Arberry translate “khalifa” to mean viceroy, vicegerent and ruler. Shaih International and Mohsin Khan translate “khalifa” to mean “successor”. Muhammad Sarwar translates it to mean “God’s DEPUTY on earth”.
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You said: Nowhere does God say that He has appointed His KHALIFA. Most of the translators have erred in this interpretation

JA'ALA vb. (I)-to make; (with prep. i-) to appoint, assign, give, to set, put; (with prep. 'aM) to lay on, place; to reckon, count; to turn (tr), to make into, hence, to break (into fragments), to turn (upside down), to keep (one's hand chained). (pcple. 'act.) one who makes, sets, appoints, etc.; making, setting, etc.
CORPUS QURAN:
The triliteral root jīm ʿayn lām (ج ع ل) occurs 346 times in the Quran, in two derived forms:
• 340 times as the form I verb jaʿala (جَعَلَ)
• six times as the active participle jāʿil (جَاعِل)
In Qur’an (38:26) Ja’alnaka = “We have made you”.
“We have appointed you”.
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You said: “Apart from this, I feel that we should stick to the guidance of the Quran in our daily matters”.

Yes, but by what methodology? The Qur’an does not approve that I should use Hadith to explain the Qur’an and it is unlikely that the Prophet (s) used Tasreef because the Qur’an was revealed to him bit by bit over 23 years. Besides, the Qur’an makes clear that “Allah gave exactly the same knowledge of the Divine System to all the nations of the world (Qur’an 42:!3)”, “in their own language (Qur’an 14:4)”.

Therefore, why should I know the language of the Qur’an to understand the Divine System when all the people of the Abrahamic Faiths are instructed to “follow the Creeds of Abraham” (Qur’an 2:130, 2:135, 3:95, 4:125, 6:161, 16:123) and the worldview teachings of Tawhid (unity and universality), (Qur’an 2:27, 13:21, 13:25) to understand the Divine System?
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I feel very unhappy with the Quranic knowledge of most Quranists who use Lughatul Qur’an and Tasreef. They are bound by a very modernists, secularists, feminist and liberalist way of life. Hence, they are very shy to admit that all human Speech and Knowledge, which does not intersect the secular and religious, is conjecture. For example, all extremists and fundamentalists teachings and practices of both secular and religious which divide the secular and religious and make them separate and exclusive are man-made Diversities. For example, they find it very difficult to believe in the Virgin Birth of Jesus; the creation of Man from “sounding clay”; Man having more than one wife in peace time; etc.

In addition to this, we have to look at the attributes of Man with that of God and the duties of Man as a deputy of God. For example, after God created the heavens and the earth, He did not take care of the environment, the pollution of the land, sea and air, or take care of the fauna, flora or the different God-given sights, sounds, holy rites, ceremonies, church, mosques, Books, Prophets and their customs, cultures, languages, etc, from going extinct.

Likewise, He did not supply man with the houses he lives in or the household and office appliances, the cars, etc, he now possesses. And like God used “the Sky when it was smoke” to create the heavens and the earth as we see it today, He gave man all the necessary resources to create the things he has created to benefit humanity. And in addition to this, God gave man other duties as vicegerent of God on earth, like caring for the needy, the orphans, the oppressed, etc, and spreading the True knowledge of the Divine System to all the people of this world. And like He made Abraham Khalilullah (a friend of All) He made David Khalifatullah (a Representative of God on earth).
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I think the confusion is whether the term is objective or subjective. I feel it relates to the earth and not God. Why would God create or appoint His viceregent on earth ? Has He done this on other planets and stars ? I do agree that human beings fulfill the directives of the Almighty. It is more at "divinely-guided spokesman" than "deputy" . There is a very thin line between Tauheed and Shirik and the use of the term as God's viceregent borders on Shirik. That is what I think. You have a right to your opinion.
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In the Qur’an, the teaching of Tawhid is not limited to the teaching of Unity of God only (Qur’an 2:27, 13:21, and 13:25).

It also includes the teaching of Unity between all the Books and Prophets of God (Qur’an 42:13); Unity between the Word of God and the Work of God in Nature and the wider Universe (Qur’an 30:30, 6:38, 45:2-6, 6:74-79); Unity between the Word of God and the sayings and doings of the Prophets (Qur’an 53:3, 10:15, 6:50, 69:43-46); Unity between the world of God and the world of Caesar; and so on.

And, in a more sophisticated form, it also includes Unity in the teachings of the Seen and Unseen; the secular and religious; the individual and the community (Qur’an 42:38); the national and international; this world and the akhirah (hereafter); and so on.
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In the Abrahamic Faiths, Abraham was never ever subjected to believe in God and Religion. He developed the true knowledge God, Religion and Secularism by using his intellect without the help of God.

For example, as young man, he rejected the worship of his father’s idols because the idols did not have God-like attributes of God. And when he questioned his father why he worshipped idols which could not hear or benefit him in anyway, his father said he saw his ancestors do so. From this statement of his father, Abraham concluded that he should not follow any Tradition which did not make sense.

And when Abraham contemplated the worship of the celestial bodies, he found in the “alteration of the day and night” they too did not have the desired attributes of God because they functioned according the Laws of THE ONE who had created them (Qur’an 6:74-79). Hence, he began to believe in God as Creator, Sustainer, Protector, etc, of the Universe, free of all the dogmas and doctrines of Religion, and began to follow the secular and scientific path of the creation without being Godless, which suited his intellect and which reflected the “Deen of Allah”, establishing absolute Unity between the Deen of Allah and the deen of humans (Qur’an 3:83, 3:19).

Therefore, in the Faith of Abraham, Abraham was never subjected to believe in any aspect of his deen. Actually, he perceived the Truth and Reality of his deen to such an extent that he had to ask Allah to “show him the rites of worship and to turn towards him”. Hence, for “men and women of understanding” this thin line of subjective and objective which makes the possibility of Shirik, you mention, does not exist.

Finally, we are also reminded that Allah is not only the “God of Mankind” but He is also “The Lord of Mankind” and “The King of Mankind” (Qur’an 114:1-3). And, here there is enough room to believe that “Man is a vicegerent of God” on earth without the fear of joining gods with God.
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“God of Mankind” but He is also “The Lord of Mankind” and “The King of Mankind” (Qur’an 114:1-
Then why would He need a viceregent?
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God would need a vicegerent on Earth to establish a Government of God based on the true teachings of the Qur'an Alone. Hence, to establish such a constitutional democracy based on the Qur'an Alone, there is a need for shura among men and women of understanding. And in order to establish the true knowledge of the Qur'an Alone, I would suggest that we do not use Lughatul Qur'an and Tasreef but use the Creeds of Abraham (a set of arguments he used to establish a human perspective of God, Religion and Secularism) and the worldview teachings of Tawhid (unity and universality), which are found in the Qur'an.
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Kindly correct yourself. God does not 'need' anything. The Islamic state is not theocratic in nature. I agree that Quran is the basis and constitution of such a state. I disagree with you view of not studying the Arabic language and trying to understand Quran through Tasreef. I also stand by my earlier view of Khalifa. You are welcome to stand by what you think is right.
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