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Class Discussion - Does Islam mean Peace or Submission to Allah?

- Mon 01 Jan, 2007 2:40 am
Post subject: Does Islam mean Peace or Submission to Allah?
Hello All

Many confused Muslims insist on promoting a lie regarding the meaning of the words ????????????????????????????¢?????????????????????¢??????????????????????¬????????Islam????????????????????????????¢?????????????????????¢??????????????????????¬????????????????????????????, ????????????????????????????¢?????????????????????¢??????????????????????¬????????Muslim and ????????????????????????????¢?????????????????????¢??????????????????????¬????????Muslimah????????????????????????????¢?????????????????????¢??????????????????????¬????????????????????????????, they lie and say it means peace, they never backed up their claim from the Quran though and when they do they manipulate the clear Arabic words to serve their low desires, on the hand other hand the Quran clearly tells us that it does not mean peace, rather full submission to Allah.

There is no doubt that a God knowledgeable and fearing herson who is reading the Quran will easily recognise that Islam means to submit to Allah, the Arabic word on its own means to submit to any entity and that is based on the 4 letters verb "Aslam",it can only mean to submit to Allah and His Will

A simple example to the submission to Allah is this, if I get hit by a horrible disease then I should not cry myself out for my bad luck rather cry to Allah for help, and that is how I submitted to Him because that it is what Allah wanted to happen to me and He is the only One that can cure me, exactly as what happened to prophet Ayub when he was hit with a horrible disease:

83- And Ayub, when he cried to his Lord, (saying): Harm has afflicted me, and Thou art the most Merciful of the merciful.

84- Therefore We responded to him and took off what harm he had, and We gave him his family and the like of them with them: a mercy from Us and a reminder to the worshippers.

[The Quran ; 21:83-84]

وَأَيُّوبَ إِذْ نَادَى رَبَّهُ أَنِّي مَسَّنِيَ الضُّرُّ وَأَنتَ أَرْحَمُ الرَّاحِمِينَ (83)
فَاسْتَجَبْنَا لَهُ فَكَشَفْنَا مَا بِهِ مِن ضُرٍّ وَآتَيْنَاهُ أَهْلَهُ وَمِثْلَهُم مَّعَهُمْ رَحْمَةً مِّنْ عِندِنَا وَذِكْرَى لِلْعَابِدِينَ (84)

-> See, Ayub was in no where near any peaceful status, he was crying to Allah, after been hit with a horrible disease and as far as I read from the history, it was a skin disease, all people around him were disgusted and ran away from him, that is why we read in 21:84, ????????????????????????????¢?????????????????????¢??????????????????????¬???????????????????????????? Therefore We responded to him and took off what harm he had, and We gave him his family and the like of them with them: a mercy from Us and a reminder to the worshippers.????????????????????????????¢?????????????????????¢??????????????????????¬????????????????????????????

How many of you cry to Allah when you get hit with the flu?, see, many of us don't even do it and we just go to the doctor thinking that the doctor will be the one to help us, I????????????????????????????¢?????????????????????¢??????????????????????¬?????????????????????¢??????????????????????¢m not saying that we should not go to the doctor, because Allah causes the reasons, but we should submit 100% that Allah was the one that caused the flu to hit us and Allah will be the one to the outcome of going to the doctor works, this is another example of how we submit to Allah, even if we loose a leg, a hand, paralysed, got blind, heart disease etc etc, all these horrible things that has no peace whatsoever, we should submit that it is from Allah and cry for Him to help us and give us the strength to live with these horrible fitnahs (tests)

The Quran is very clear in defining the two different words : Salam, and Islam, as [/b]greeting/peace[/b] for the first and submission for the second, it even gave us an example of a human submitting to another human, which means in that example ????????????????????????????¢?????????????????????¢??????????????????????¬????????submission????????????????????????????¢?????????????????????¢??????????????????????¬???????????????????????????? or ????????????????????????????¢?????????????????????¢??????????????????????¬????????surrender????????????????????????????¢?????????????????????¢??????????????????????¬????????????????????????????, but when it comes to using the word with the religion, then it only means SUBMISSION TO ALLAH AND HIS WILL, peace is no where in that meaning of the religion name, in fact the Quran ordered us to fight for our religion and again obeying that order is another example of the submition to Allah, sure there is no peace whatsoever in wars, the war may lead to peace of course, but in the majority of cases it does not.

????????????????????????????¢?????????????????????¢??????????????????????¬????????And Musa said: O my people! if you believe in Allah, then rely on Him (alone) if you submit (to Allah).????????????????????????????¢?????????????????????¢??????????????????????¬????????????????????????????

[The Quran ; 10:84]

وَقَالَ مُوسَى يَا قَوْمِ إِن كُنتُمْ آمَنتُم بِاللّهِ فَعَلَيْهِ تَوَكَّلُواْ إِن كُنتُم مُّسْلِمِينَ (84)

-> To submit to Allah we have to rely on Him: then rely on Him (alone) if you submit (to Allah)., no peace mentioned

Here is the example of a human submitting to another human:

????????????????????????????¢?????????????????????¢??????????????????????¬????????Saying: exalt not yourselves against me and come to me in submission.????????????????????????????¢?????????????????????¢??????????????????????¬????????????????????????????

[The Quran ; 27:31]

أَلَّا تَعْلُوا عَلَيَّ وَأْتُونِي مُسْلِمِينَ (31)

-> In 27:31 we see that the word ????????????????????????????¢?????????????????????¢??????????????????????¬????????Muslimeen????????????????????????????¢?????????????????????¢??????????????????????¬???????????????????????????? was used as an adjective????????????????????????????¢?????????????????????¢??????????????????????¬???????????????????????????? to describe Solomon????????????????????????????¢?????????????????????¢??????????????????????¬?????????????????????¢??????????????????????¢s order to Sheba and her people as an action to surrender to him, this verse can have double meanings, it can mean to surrender to him ????????????????????????????¢?????????????????????¢??????????????????????¬????????as in power????????????????????????????¢?????????????????????¢??????????????????????¬???????????????????????????? and it can also mean to ????????????????????????????¢?????????????????????¢??????????????????????¬????????surrender with him to Allah in Islam (submission)????????????????????????????¢?????????????????????¢??????????????????????¬????????????????????????????, and can mean both at the same time.

The verse below can be understood exactly as above:

????????????????????????????¢?????????????????????¢??????????????????????¬????????He said: O chiefs! which of you can bring to me her throne before they come to me in submission?????????????????????????????¢?????????????????????¢??????????????????????¬????????????????????????????

[The Quran ; 27:38]

قَالَ يَا أَيُّهَا المَلَأُ أَيُّكُمْ يَأْتِينِي بِعَرْشِهَا قَبْلَ أَن يَأْتُونِي مُسْلِمِينَ (38)

-> To surrender to Solomon in power or to Surrender with Solomon to Allah in Islam (submission)

I prefer the menaing of "to surrender in power" because "To Allah" was not mentioned rather "To Solaiman"


????????????????????????????¢?????????????????????¢??????????????????????¬????????And do not dispute with the followers of the Book except by what is best, except those of them who act unjustly, and say: We believe in that which has been revealed to us and revealed to you, and our Allah and your Allah is One, and to Him do we submit.????????????????????????????¢?????????????????????¢??????????????????????¬????????????????????????????

[The Quran ; 29:46]

وَلَا تُجَادِلُوا أَهْلَ الْكِتَابِ إِلَّا بِالَّتِي هِيَ أَحْسَنُ إِلَّا الَّذِينَ ظَلَمُوا مِنْهُمْ وَقُولُوا آمَنَّا بِالَّذِي أُنزِلَ إِلَيْنَا وَأُنزِلَ إِلَيْكُمْ وَإِلَهُنَا وَإِلَهُكُمْ وَاحِدٌ وَنَحْنُ لَهُ مُسْلِمُونَ (46)

-> In 29:46 we see that the already believers should say to the people of the book that they BELIEVE in the one God, and TO HIM they SUBMIT, this is very important verse because IN Allah we believe, and ????????????????????????????¢?????????????????????¢??????????????????????¬????????????????????????????لَهُ????????????????????????????¢?????????????????????¢??????????????????????¬????????????????????????????, TO HIM we submit, CLEAR AS LIGHT ????????????????????????????¢?????????????????????¢??????????????????????¬????????Lahu Muslimoon????????????????????????????¢?????????????????????¢??????????????????????¬????????????????????????????

-> We can also see that the verse has an order of aggression towards the enemy of Allah: ????????????????????????????¢?????????????????????¢??????????????????????¬???????????????????????????? And do not dispute with the followers of the Book except by what is best, except those of them who act unjustly,????????????????????????????¢?????????????????????¢??????????????????????¬????????????????????????????, this is a clear non peaceful order towards the unjust from the people of the book


19- ????????????????????????????¢?????????????????????¢??????????????????????¬????????Surely the (true) religion with Allah is Islam, and those to whom the Book had been given did not show opposition but after knowledge had come to them, out of envy among themselves; and whoever disbelieves in the communications of Allah then surely Allah is quick in reckoning.????????????????????????????¢?????????????????????¢??????????????????????¬????????????????????????????

20- ????????????????????????????¢?????????????????????¢??????????????????????¬????????But if they dispute with you, say: I have submitted myself entirely to Allah and (so) every one who follows me; and say to those who have been given the Book and the unlearned people: Do you submit yourselves? So if they submit then indeed they follow the right way; and if they turn back, then upon you is only the delivery of the message and Allah sees the servants.????????????????????????????¢?????????????????????¢??????????????????????¬????????????????????????????

[The Quran ; 3:19-20]

إِنَّ الدِّينَ عِندَ اللّهِ الإِسْلاَمُ وَمَا اخْتَلَفَ الَّذِينَ أُوْتُواْ الْكِتَابَ إِلاَّ مِن بَعْدِ مَا جَاءهُمُ الْعِلْمُ بَغْيًا بَيْنَهُمْ وَمَن يَكْفُرْ بِآيَاتِ اللّهِ فَإِنَّ اللّهَ سَرِيعُ الْحِسَابِ (19)
فَإنْ حَآجُّوكَ فَقُلْ أَسْلَمْتُ وَجْهِيَ لِلّهِ وَمَنِ اتَّبَعَنِ وَقُل لِّلَّذِينَ أُوْتُواْ الْكِتَابَ وَالأُمِّيِّينَ أَأَسْلَمْتُمْ فَإِنْ أَسْلَمُواْ فَقَدِ اهْتَدَواْ وَّإِن تَوَلَّوْاْ فَإِنَّمَا عَلَيْكَ الْبَلاَغُ وَاللّهُ بَصِيرٌ بِالْعِبَادِ (20)

-> Well, what can I say, in 3:19 we read: ????????????????????????????¢?????????????????????¢??????????????????????¬???????????????????????????? Surely the (true) religion with Allah is Islam????????????????????????????¢?????????????????????¢??????????????????????¬????????????????????????????, ie, Islam was used as a NOUN, then it was explained further as an action in 3:20 ????????????????????????????¢?????????????????????¢??????????????????????¬???????????????????????????? I have submitted myself entirely to Allah????????????????????????????¢?????????????????????¢??????????????????????¬????????????????????????????, the prophet never said IN PEACE as the confused Muslims lie.

Let me go back to Solomon story to show you that the queen of Sheba came to Solomon after she surrendered to his power firstly, we will see that she also declared her submission TO Allah with Solomon:

????????????????????????????¢?????????????????????¢??????????????????????¬????????It was said to her: Enter the palace; but when she saw it she deemed it to be a great expanse of water, and bared her legs. He said: Surely it is a palace made smooth with glass. She said: My Lord! surely I have been unjust to myself, and I submit with Sulaiman to Allah, the Lord of the worlds.????????????????????????????¢?????????????????????¢??????????????????????¬????????????????????????????

[The Quran ; 27:44]

قِيلَ لَهَا ادْخُلِي الصَّرْحَ فَلَمَّا رَأَتْهُ حَسِبَتْهُ لُجَّةً وَكَشَفَتْ عَن سَاقَيْهَا قَالَ إِنَّهُ صَرْحٌ مُّمَرَّدٌ مِّن قَوَارِيرَ قَالَتْ رَبِّ إِنِّي ظَلَمْتُ نَفْسِي وَأَسْلَمْتُ مَعَ سُلَيْمَانَ لِلَّهِ رَبِّ الْعَالَمِينَ (44)

-> Whatever Solomon was believing in, she must has followed it because she submitted to his power first and came to him and when she arrived and was more stunned she declared HER SUBMISSION TO ALLAH AFTER ARRIVAL: ????????????????????????????¢?????????????????????¢??????????????????????¬????????????????????????????and I submit with Sulaiman to Allah????????????????????????????¢?????????????????????¢??????????????????????¬????????????????????????????


83- ????????????????????????????¢?????????????????????¢??????????????????????¬????????Is it then other than Allah's religion that they seek (to follow), and to Him submits whoever is in the heavens and the earth, willingly or unwillingly, and to Him shall they be returned.????????????????????????????¢?????????????????????¢??????????????????????¬????????????????????????????

84- ????????????????????????????¢?????????????????????¢??????????????????????¬????????Say: We believe in Allah and what has been revealed to us, and what was revealed to Ibrahim and Ismail and Ishaq and Yaqoub and the tribes, and what was given to Musa and Isa and to the prophets from their Lord; we do not make any distinction between any of them, and to Him do we submit.????????????????????????????¢?????????????????????¢??????????????????????¬????????????????????????????

85- ????????????????????????????¢?????????????????????¢??????????????????????¬????????And whoever desires a religion other than Islam, it shall not be accepted from him, and in the hereafter he shall be one of the losers.????????????????????????????¢?????????????????????¢??????????????????????¬????????????????????????????

[The Quran ; 3:83-85]

أَفَغَيْرَ دِينِ اللّهِ يَبْغُونَ وَلَهُ أَسْلَمَ مَن فِي السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالأَرْضِ طَوْعًا وَكَرْهًا وَإِلَيْهِ يُرْجَعُونَ (83)
قُلْ آمَنَّا بِاللّهِ وَمَا أُنزِلَ عَلَيْنَا وَمَا أُنزِلَ عَلَى إِبْرَاهِيمَ وَإِسْمَاعِيلَ وَإِسْحَقَ وَيَعْقُوبَ وَالأَسْبَاطِ وَمَا أُوتِيَ مُوسَى وَعِيسَى وَالنَّبِيُّونَ مِن رَّبِّهِمْ لاَ نُفَرِّقُ بَيْنَ أَحَدٍ مِّنْهُمْ وَنَحْنُ لَهُ مُسْلِمُونَ (84)
وَمَن يَبْتَغِ غَيْرَ الإِسْلاَمِ دِينًا فَلَن يُقْبَلَ مِنْهُ وَهُوَ فِي الآخِرَةِ مِنَ الْخَاسِرِينَ (85)

-> ????????????????????????????¢?????????????????????¢??????????????????????¬????????????????????????????أَسْلَمَ????????????????????????????¢?????????????????????¢??????????????????????¬???????????????????????????? ????????????????????????????¢?????????????????????¢??????????????????????¬????????to submit????????????????????????????¢?????????????????????¢??????????????????????¬???????????????????????????? was expressed in the verse that it is an action by all creatures in the heaven and earth, these verses should also refute the suggestion that Islam means ????????????????????????????¢?????????????????????¢??????????????????????¬????????greeting with peace????????????????????????????¢?????????????????????¢??????????????????????¬???????????????????????????? and NOT ????????????????????????????¢?????????????????????¢??????????????????????¬????????To Submit to Allah????????????????????????????¢?????????????????????¢??????????????????????¬???????????????????????????? , because we read in 3:83 that all these creatures were either given the choice OR FORCED to ????????????????????????????¢?????????????????????¢??????????????????????¬????????Submit to Allah????????????????????????????¢?????????????????????¢??????????????????????¬???????????????????????????? and because Force is place then it has to be to submit not to submit in peace: ????????????????????????????¢?????????????????????¢??????????????????????¬???????????????????????????? وَلَهُ أَسْلَمَ مَن فِي السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالأَرْضِ طَوْعًا وَكَرْهًا????????????????????????????¢?????????????????????¢??????????????????????¬????????????????????????????, ie. ????????????????????????????¢?????????????????????¢??????????????????????¬???????????????????????????? and to Him submits whoever is in the heavens and the earth, willingly or unwillingly????????????????????????????¢?????????????????????¢??????????????????????¬????????????????????????????


????????????????????????????¢?????????????????????¢??????????????????????¬????????And who has a better religion than he who submits himself entirely to Allah? And he is the doer of good (to others) and follows the faith of Ibrahim, the upright one, and Allah took Ibrahim as a friend.????????????????????????????¢?????????????????????¢??????????????????????¬????????????????????????????

[The Quran ; 4:125]

وَمَنْ أَحْسَنُ دِينًا مِّمَّنْ أَسْلَمَ وَجْهَهُ لله وَهُوَ مُحْسِنٌ واتَّبَعَ مِلَّةَ إِبْرَاهِيمَ حَنِيفًا وَاتَّخَذَ اللّهُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ خَلِيلاً (125)

-> Again ????????????????????????????¢?????????????????????¢??????????????????????¬???????????????????????????? And who has a better religion than he who submits himself entirely to Allah,????????????????????????????¢?????????????????????¢??????????????????????¬???????????????????????????? note the repeated words ????????????????????????????¢?????????????????????¢??????????????????????¬????????TO ALLAH????????????????????????????¢?????????????????????¢??????????????????????¬????????????????????????????, and also note that in peace was never mentioned when Aslam was used, i.e. we never read submit to Allah in peace


????????????????????????????¢?????????????????????¢??????????????????????¬????????And return to your Lord time after time and submit to Him before there comes to you the punishment, then you shall not be helped.????????????????????????????¢?????????????????????¢??????????????????????¬????????????????????????????

[The Quran ; 39:54]

وَأَنِيبُوا إِلَى رَبِّكُمْ وَأَسْلِمُوا لَهُ مِن قَبْلِ أَن يَأْتِيَكُمُ الْعَذَابُ ثُمَّ لَا تُنصَرُونَ (54)

-> Here we go, we were threatened if we don????????????????????????????¢?????????????????????¢??????????????????????¬?????????????????????¢??????????????????????¢t submit to Allah then: ????????????????????????????¢?????????????????????¢??????????????????????¬???????????????????????????? and submit to Him before there comes to you the punishment, then you shall not be helped.????????????????????????????¢?????????????????????¢??????????????????????¬????????????????????????????, see, no peace in here, it is a clear cut threat from Allah.


????????????????????????????¢?????????????????????¢??????????????????????¬????????Say: I am forbidden to serve those whom you call upon besides Allah when clear arguments have come to me from my Lord, and I am commanded that I should submit to the Lord of the worlds.????????????????????????????¢?????????????????????¢??????????????????????¬????????????????????????????

[The Quran ; 40:66]

قُلْ إِنِّي نُهِيتُ أَنْ أَعْبُدَ الَّذِينَ تَدْعُونَ مِن دُونِ اللَّهِ لَمَّا جَاءنِيَ الْبَيِّنَاتُ مِن رَّبِّي وَأُمِرْتُ أَنْ أُسْلِمَ لِرَبِّ الْعَالَمِينَ (66)

-> The same said by the prophet that: ????????????????????????????¢?????????????????????¢??????????????????????¬???????????????????????????? and I am commanded that I should submit to the Lord of the worlds.????????????????????????????¢?????????????????????¢??????????????????????¬????????????????????????????, he never said to submit in peace to Allah

In the followings lots of Quranic evidences we will see clearly that this concept of Islam to mean Peace is flawed and can????????????????????????????¢?????????????????????¢??????????????????????¬?????????????????????¢??????????????????????¢t stand any sense, We will see that when The Quran wanted to talk peace or greeting, the context clearly confirmed as such, we will also see a clear evidence that this flawed root method of using the root ????????????????????????????¢?????????????????????¢??????????????????????¬????????S L M????????????????????????????¢?????????????????????¢??????????????????????¬???????????????????????????? to interpret the meaning of the Islam must contradict many verses in the Quran, but if Islam means Submission to Allah period, there will be no contradiction nor confusion in the Quran, and finally we will see that Islam is the most desired level for believers to achieve i.e., a Muslim is a higher level than a Mumin, i.e. you can????????????????????????????¢?????????????????????¢??????????????????????¬?????????????????????¢??????????????????????¢t be a Muslim without being a Mumin:

68- O My servants! there is no fear for you this day, nor shall you grieve.

69- (Being) those who have believed in Our Signs and bowed (their wills to Ours) in Islam (Submission).

70- Enter the garden, you and your wives; you shall be made happy.

[The Quran ; 43:68-70]

يَا عِبَادِ لَا خَوْفٌ عَلَيْكُمُ الْيَوْمَ وَلَا أَنتُمْ تَحْزَنُونَ (68)
الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا بِآيَاتِنَا وَكَانُوا مُسْلِمِينَ (69)
ادْخُلُوا الْجَنَّةَ أَنتُمْ وَأَزْوَاجُكُمْ تُحْبَرُونَ (70)

-> The verses above describe what will happen to the outright winners on the Judgment Day, we can read clearly in 43:69 the Arabic words : ????????????????????????????¢?????????????????????¢??????????????????????¬???????????????????????????? الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا بِآيَاتِنَا وَكَانُوا مُسْلِمِينَ????????????????????????????¢?????????????????????¢??????????????????????¬????????????????????????????, which clearly means ????????????????????????????¢?????????????????????¢??????????????????????¬????????Those who BELIVED in our signs and were submitters????????????????????????????¢?????????????????????¢??????????????????????¬????????????????????????????, therefore they needed to believe in the signs and they were also submitters, some may say, ok but ????????????????????????????¢?????????????????????¢??????????????????????¬????????Muslimeen????????????????????????????¢?????????????????????¢??????????????????????¬???????????????????????????? may mean ????????????????????????????¢?????????????????????¢??????????????????????¬????????they needed to be peaceful????????????????????????????¢?????????????????????¢??????????????????????¬????????????????????????????.

I say, when the Quran is talking peace, the context is clear that it is about peace :

Be not weary and faint-hearted, crying for peace, when ye should be uppermost: for Allah is with you, and will never put you in loss for your deeds.

[The Quran ; 47:35]

فَلَا تَهِنُوا وَتَدْعُوا إِلَى السَّلْمِ وَأَنتُمُ الْأَعْلَوْنَ وَاللَّهُ مَعَكُمْ وَلَن يَتِرَكُمْ أَعْمَالَكُمْ (35)

-> See, the word used was ????????????????????????????¢?????????????????????¢??????????????????????¬???????????????????????????? السَّلْمِ????????????????????????????¢?????????????????????¢??????????????????????¬???????????????????????????? which means ????????????????????????????¢?????????????????????¢??????????????????????¬????????Peace????????????????????????????¢?????????????????????¢??????????????????????¬????????????????????????????, accompanied with a warning NOT to be : ????????????????????????????¢?????????????????????¢??????????????????????¬????????weary and faint-hearted, crying for PEACE,, because :????????????????????????????¢?????????????????????¢??????????????????????¬???????????????????????????? ye should be uppermost: for Allah is with you, and will never put you in loss for your deeds.????????????????????????????¢?????????????????????¢??????????????????????¬????????????????????????????, this verse should refute those Muslims who promote giving unconditional peace to our enemy, as well it should refute those who say Islam means Peace because we are encouraged NOT to seek peace with our enemy as shown in the verse, but I agree that to be peaceful is part of Islam but only with the peaceful ones:

And if they incline to peace, then incline to it and trust in Allah; surely He is the Hearing, the Knowing.

[The Quran ; 8:61]

وَإِن جَنَحُواْ لِلسَّلْمِ فَاجْنَحْ لَهَا وَتَوَكَّلْ عَلَى اللّهِ إِنَّهُ هُوَ السَّمِيعُ الْعَلِيمُ (61)

-> Very clear context in addition to the clear Arabic word that means peace ????????????????????????????¢?????????????????????¢??????????????????????¬???????????????????????????? سَّلْمِ????????????????????????????¢?????????????????????¢??????????????????????¬????????????????????????????, ????????????????????????????¢?????????????????????¢??????????????????????¬????????Peace????????????????????????????¢?????????????????????¢??????????????????????¬????????????????????????????, the verse should also refute those who say a Muslim should be peaceful with anyone including the enemy, we are only ordered to incline to peace IF they incline to peace, they are the perpetrators anyway who started attacking us, makes great sense to me.

We read in another verse the word????????????????????????????¢?????????????????????¢??????????????????????¬???????????????????????????? سُلَّمً????????????????????????????¢?????????????????????¢??????????????????????¬???????????????????????????? which means ????????????????????????????¢?????????????????????¢??????????????????????¬????????Ladder:

And if their turning away is hard on you, then if you can seek a tunnel into the earth or a ladder (to ascend up) to heaven so that you should bring them a sign and if Allah had pleased He would certainly have gathered them all on guidance, therefore be not of the ignorant.

[The Quran ; 6:35]

وَإِن كَانَ كَبُرَ عَلَيْكَ إِعْرَاضُهُمْ فَإِنِ اسْتَطَعْتَ أَن تَبْتَغِيَ نَفَقًا فِي الأَرْضِ أَوْ سُلَّمًا فِي السَّمَاء فَتَأْتِيَهُم بِآيَةٍ وَلَوْ شَاء اللّهُ لَجَمَعَهُمْ عَلَى الْهُدَى فَلاَ تَكُونَنَّ مِنَ الْجَاهِلِينَ (35)



Or have they a ladder, by which they can (climb up to heaven and) listen (to its secrets)? Then let (such a) listener of theirs produce a manifest proof.

[The Quran ; 52:38]

أَمْ لَهُمْ سُلَّمٌ يَسْتَمِعُونَ فِيهِ فَلْيَأْتِ مُسْتَمِعُهُم بِسُلْطَانٍ مُّبِينٍ (38)

-> Now the Arabic word for Ladder have the same root ????????????????????????????¢?????????????????????¢??????????????????????¬????????S L M????????????????????????????¢?????????????????????¢??????????????????????¬???????????????????????????? exactly, how come thjose confused Muslims don????????????????????????????¢?????????????????????¢??????????????????????¬?????????????????????¢??????????????????????¢t take it as ????????????????????????????¢?????????????????????¢??????????????????????¬????????Peace????????????????????????????¢?????????????????????¢??????????????????????¬???????????????????????????? then?

If the above is not enough to refute the supporters of the flawed root method then here is another surprise for them, I also know as a native Arabic speaker that ????????????????????????????¢?????????????????????¢??????????????????????¬????????سلم????????????????????????????¢?????????????????????¢??????????????????????¬???????????????????????????? ALSO MEANS ????????????????????????????¢?????????????????????¢??????????????????????¬????????To deliver????????????????????????????¢?????????????????????¢??????????????????????¬????????????????????????????, THIS IS VERY COMMON IN THE ARBIC WORLD, the Quran also used it as such in one location, it was translated as ????????????????????????????¢?????????????????????¢??????????????????????¬????????Paid????????????????????????????¢?????????????????????¢??????????????????????¬???????????????????????????? though, which I believe is the wrong translation and should be ????????????????????????????¢?????????????????????¢??????????????????????¬????????Delivered????????????????????????????¢?????????????????????¢??????????????????????¬????????????????????????????

Never should a believer kill a believer; but (If it so happens) by mistake, (Compensation is due): If one (so) kills a believer, it is ordained that he should free a believing slave, and pay compensation to the deceased's family, unless they remit it freely. If the deceased belonged to a people at war with you, and he was a believer, the freeing of a believing slave (Is enough). If he belonged to a people with whom ye have treaty of Mutual alliance, compensation should be paid to his family, and a believing slave be freed. For those who find this beyond their means, (is prescribed) a fast for two months running: by way of repentance to Allah: for Allah hath all knowledge and all wisdom.

[The Quran ; 4:92]

وَمَا كَانَ لِمُؤْمِنٍ أَن يَقْتُلَ مُؤْمِنًا إِلاَّ خَطَئًا وَمَن قَتَلَ مُؤْمِنًا خَطَئًا فَتَحْرِيرُ رَقَبَةٍ مُّؤْمِنَةٍ وَدِيَةٌ مُّسَلَّمَةٌ إِلَى أَهْلِهِ إِلاَّ أَن يَصَّدَّقُواْ فَإِن كَانَ مِن قَوْمٍ عَدُوٍّ لَّكُمْ وَهُوَ مْؤْمِنٌ فَتَحْرِيرُ رَقَبَةٍ مُّؤْمِنَةٍ وَإِن كَانَ مِن قَوْمٍ بَيْنَكُمْ وَبَيْنَهُمْ مِّيثَاقٌ فَدِيَةٌ مُّسَلَّمَةٌ إِلَى أَهْلِهِ وَتَحْرِيرُ رَقَبَةٍ مُّؤْمِنَةٍ فَمَن لَّمْ يَجِدْ فَصِيَامُ شَهْرَيْنِ مُتَتَابِعَيْنِ تَوْبَةً مِّنَ اللّهِ وَكَانَ اللّهُ عَلِيمًا حَكِيمًا (92)


I guess the root method advocates need to explain to us how Peace can fit in 6:35, 52:38 and 2:92?
And finally we read in another verse that when the Quran is read to the TRUE BELIVERS, they will submit to Allah:

Nor can you lead away the blind out of their error. You cannot make to hear any but those who believe in Our revelations/signs so they shall submit.

[The Quran ; 30:53]

وَمَا أَنتَ بِهَادِي الْعُمْيِ عَن ضَلَالَتِهِمْ إِن تُسْمِعُ إِلَّا مَن يُؤْمِنُ بِآيَاتِنَا فَهُم مُّسْلِمُونَ (53)

-> Very clear brothers and sisters : ????????????????????????????¢?????????????????????¢??????????????????????¬???????????????????????????? but those who believe in Our revelations/signs so they shall submit.????????????????????????????¢?????????????????????¢??????????????????????¬???????????????????????????? , see they believed first then submitted second

There is no doubt that those who manpilute the meaning of the name of the religion "Islam" are not following the religion of Islam rather the feel good religion they made for themselves, it is sad though that they use the Quan to justify their clear cut maniplations

Salam to All

PS: I mean by Salam all, just a mere greeting, it has noting to do with peace
- Wed 17 Jan, 2007 5:37 am
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# and below is the source from which these internet munafiqs get their "interpretation", and then distort the quran to make it agreeable to their kufr:

According to Crone and Cook the term Islam (and the corresponding word Muslim) in the sense of "submission to God" was borrowed from the Samaritans (Crone-Cook 1977:19-20). Crone and Cook maintain that "the verb aslama has cognates in Hebrew, Aramaic and Syriac, but whereas neither Jewish nor Christian literature provides satisfactory precedent for the Islamic usage, we find exact parallels to Islam in [the Memar Marqah], which is the most important Samaritan text of the pre-Islamic period." (Crone-Cook 1977:19,169; Macdonald 1963:85) They go on to say that, "the plausible sense of the root to invoke here is that of peace' and the sense of to make peace.' The reinterpretation of this conception in terms of the ultimately dominant sense of submission' can readily be seen as intended to differentiate the Hagarene covenant from that of Judaism." (Crone-Cook 1977:20)

# the line under the text added by me!

## as v can see.....these munafiqs simply steal ideas from the work of other disbelievers and try to present them as the lost (proper) understanding! : grin :
- Wed 17 Jan, 2007 7:01 am
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The wrote:
# and below is the source from which these internet munafiqs get their "interpretation", and then distort the quran to make it agreeable to their kufr:

According to Crone and Cook the term Islam (and the corresponding word Muslim) in the sense of "submission to God" was borrowed from the Samaritans (Crone-Cook 1977:19-20). Crone and Cook maintain that "the verb aslama has cognates in Hebrew, Aramaic and Syriac, but whereas neither Jewish nor Christian literature provides satisfactory precedent for the Islamic usage, we find exact parallels to Islam in [the Memar Marqah], which is the most important Samaritan text of the pre-Islamic period." (Crone-Cook 1977:19,169; Macdonald 1963:85) They go on to say that, "the plausible sense of the root to invoke here is that of peace' and the sense of to make peace.' The reinterpretation of this conception in terms of the ultimately dominant sense of submission' can readily be seen as intended to differentiate the Hagarene covenant from that of Judaism." (Crone-Cook 1977:20)

# the line under the text added by me!

## as v can see.....these munafiqs simply steal ideas from the work of other disbelievers and try to present them as the lost (proper) understanding! : grin :



I wonder bro, do those munafiqoon aware of what they are doing?, I always want to understand how they are inside
- Mon 29 Jan, 2007 12:30 pm
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# all they are trying to do is create fitna...i ve seen many non-muslims use the works of warnsbrough and crone and the likes to spread their disbelief....and the fact that they pretend to be muslims makes them personify the word munafiq!

## as for their "insides"...hmmm...i think all munafiqs are same...they do not believe in god and the quran so they dont think anything is amiss when they manipulate the quran and lie about it...it's like the quran says about them: la yaalamun

# take care bro! (-:
- Mon 19 Feb, 2007 5:54 pm
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Hello All

Here is anther good one:


????????????????????????????¢?????????????????????¢??????????????????????¬????????And do not dispute with the followers of the Book except by what is best, except those of them who act unjustly, and say: We believe in that which has been revealed to us and revealed to you, and our Allah and your Allah is One, and to Him do we submit.????????????????????????????¢?????????????????????¢??????????????????????¬????????????????????????????

[The Quran ; 29:46]

وَلَا تُجَادِلُوا أَهْلَ الْكِتَابِ إِلَّا بِالَّتِي هِيَ أَحْسَنُ إِلَّا الَّذِينَ ظَلَمُوا مِنْهُمْ وَقُولُوا آمَنَّا بِالَّذِي أُنزِلَ إِلَيْنَا وَأُنزِلَ إِلَيْكُمْ وَإِلَهُنَا وَإِلَهُكُمْ وَاحِدٌ وَنَحْنُ لَهُ مُسْلِمُونَ (46)

-> In 29:46 we see that the ????????????????????????????¢?????????????????????¢??????????????????????¬????????already????????????????????????????¢?????????????????????¢??????????????????????¬???????????????????????????? believers should say to the people of the book THAT THEY BELIEVED in the one God, and TO HIM they submit, this is very important verse because IN Allah we believe, and ????????????????????????????¢?????????????????????¢??????????????????????¬????????????????????????????لَهُ????????????????????????????¢?????????????????????¢??????????????????????¬????????????????????????????, TO Allah we submit, CLEAR AS LIGHT ????????????????????????????¢?????????????????????¢??????????????????????¬????????Lahu Muslimoon????????????????????????????¢?????????????????????¢??????????????????????¬???????????????????????????? which happened after they believed in him as Moses asked the jews to do in 10:84

We can't submit to Him before we believe in Him


Salam
- Mon 19 Feb, 2007 5:56 pm
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Hello All

Here is another good one:

Say: We believe in Allah and what has been revealed to us, and what was revealed to Ibrahim and Ismail and Ishaq and Yaqoub and the tribes, and what was given to Musa and Isa and to the prophets from their Lord; we do not make any distinction between any of them, and to Him do we submit.

[The Quran ; 3:84]

قُلْ آمَنَّا بِاللّهِ وَمَا أُنزِلَ عَلَيْنَا وَمَا أُنزِلَ عَلَى إِبْرَاهِيمَ وَإِسْمَاعِيلَ وَإِسْحَقَ وَيَعْقُوبَ وَالأَسْبَاطِ وَمَا أُوتِيَ مُوسَى وَعِيسَى وَالنَّبِيُّونَ مِن رَّبِّهِمْ لاَ نُفَرِّقُ بَيْنَ أَحَدٍ مِّنْهُمْ وَنَحْنُ لَهُ مُسْلِمُونَ (84)

-> Another compelling verses that shows Islam is a status that is reached after decalring the belief, see how the order was TO SAY WE BELIEVE, under the flawed understanding that To submit is less than to believe then the above verse is a clear cut contradiction "God forbids" because in 49:14, it says "don't say we believe", but here it says "say we believe", see

-> We can also read that after they decalred their belief they decalred their submission to Allah at the end of the verse, another compelling evidence that Submitting to Allah is higher than believeing in Allah

i.e. not every believer is a submitter to Allah

and very submitter to Allah must be a believer in Allah

this makes sense to a child

you can't submit to Allah before you believe in Him

let me say it in another way in case we have children reading this thread

you can only submit to Allah after you beliive that He exists

yep this way it makes sense to children


Salam
- Mon 19 Feb, 2007 5:57 pm
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Hello All

Here another good one:


68- O My servants! there is no fear for you this day, nor shall you grieve.

69- (Being) those who have believed in Our Signs and bowed (their wills to Ours) in Islam (Submission).

70- Enter the garden, you and your wives; you shall be made happy.

[The Quran ; 43:68-70]

يَا عِبَادِ لَا خَوْفٌ عَلَيْكُمُ الْيَوْمَ وَلَا أَنتُمْ تَحْزَنُونَ (68)
الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا بِآيَاتِنَا وَكَانُوا مُسْلِمِينَ (69)
ادْخُلُوا الْجَنَّةَ أَنتُمْ وَأَزْوَاجُكُمْ تُحْبَرُونَ (70)

-> See how it 43:69 says those who believed and submitted, i.e. belief is first then submission is second

Salam
- Mon 19 Feb, 2007 5:58 pm
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Hello All

Here is a killer of an argument :


Nor can you lead away the blind out of their error. You cannot make to hear any but those who believe in Our revelations/signs so they shall submit.

[The Quran ; 27:81]

وَمَا أَنتَ بِهَادِي الْعُمْيِ عَن ضَلَالَتِهِمْ إِن تُسْمِعُ إِلَّا مَن يُؤْمِنُ بِآيَاتِنَا فَهُم مُّسْلِمُونَ (81)


What else I can say brothers and sisters with Albab (brains)?

well here it is in big letters

"إِلَّا مَن يُؤْمِنُ بِآيَاتِنَا فَهُم مُّسْلِمُونَ", i.e. "but those who believe in Our revelations/signs so they shall submit.", can yuo can you see the word SHALL?

I.E. They believed first then they shall submit second

Salam
- Mon 19 Feb, 2007 6:00 pm
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Tanveer said on FM:

Peace all,

Here the "fluent" Arab is deliberately mistranslating the words of The God which is a killer proof that he is a great deceiver:

The correct translations are:

27:81 PM translation: Nor can you guide the blind from their misguidance. You can only make those who believe in Our revelations hear you, for they have surrendered.

Yusuf Ali: Nor canst thou be a guide to the blind, (to prevent them) from straying: only those wilt thou get to listen who believe in Our Signs, and they will bow in Islam.

This again shows that believer and submitter at same time. There is no "thumma" in this verse.

Now the "fluent" Arab is stooping to new lows !!

STRIKE #5 ............. Keep them coming !! Wink

This verse actually describes the "fluent" Arab quite well "Nor can you guide the blind from their misguidance" Wink
- Mon 19 Feb, 2007 6:03 pm
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Hello all

Let????????????????????????????¢?????????????????????¢??????????????????????¬?????????????????????¢??????????????????????¢s now look at some logical arguments that should demolish the ignorance promoted by some so called Muslims, the following verses should knock their ignorance once and for all:

Here is Ibrahim and his son Ismail (who are already believers in Allah) asking Him to make them Submitters

Our Lord! and make us both submissive to Thee and (raise) from our offspring a nation submitting to Thee, and show us our ways of devotion and turn to us (mercifully), surely Thou art the Oft-returning (to mercy), the Merciful.

[The Quran ; 2:128]

رَبَّنَا وَاجْعَلْنَا مُسْلِمَيْنِ لَكَ وَمِن ذُرِّيَّتِنَا أُمَّةً مُّسْلِمَةً لَّكَ وَأَرِنَا مَنَاسِكَنَا وَتُبْ عَلَيْنَآ إِنَّكَ أَنتَ التَّوَّابُ الرَّحِيمُ (128)


-> See, ????????????????????????????¢?????????????????????¢??????????????????????¬???????????????????????????? Our Lord! and make us both submissive to Thee????????????????????????????¢?????????????????????¢??????????????????????¬????????????????????????????, remember that Ibrahim believed in Allah before he had any children when he had the argument with his father earlier, look again at this verse and see how they are asking Allah (Whom they believe in already) to make them submitters to Him, i.e. a submitter is a status that comes after believing and not all believers will succeed to reach it that is why they asked Allah to help them to reach it

Knock down # 1

Now we read (the already believer Ibrahim) submitted a couple of verses later:

131- When his Lord said to him, Be a Muslim, he said: I submit myself to the Lord of the worlds.

132- And the same did Ibrahim enjoin on his sons and (so did) Yaqoub. O my sons! surely Allah has chosen for you (this) faith, therefore die not unless you are Muslims.

[The Quran ; 2:131-132]

إِذْ قَالَ لَهُ رَبُّهُ أَسْلِمْ قَالَ أَسْلَمْتُ لِرَبِّ الْعَالَمِينَ (131)
وَوَصَّى بِهَا إِبْرَاهِيمُ بَنِيهِ وَيَعْقُوبُ يَا بَنِيَّ إِنَّ اللّهَ اصْطَفَى لَكُمُ الدِّينَ فَلاَ تَمُوتُنَّ إَلاَّ وَأَنتُم مُّسْلِمُونَ (132)

-> See how Ibrahim submitted to Allah after he believed in Him: ????????????????????????????¢?????????????????????¢??????????????????????¬???????????????????????????? When his Lord said to him, Be a Muslim, he said: I submit myself to the Lord of the worlds.????????????????????????????¢?????????????????????¢??????????????????????¬????????????????????????????

-> Now here is the funny one that exposes those ignorant who claim, you can be a Muslim while not being a believer, see how Ibrahim enjoined his family :????????????????????????????¢?????????????????????¢??????????????????????¬???????????????????????????? فَلاَ تَمُوتُنَّ إَلاَّ وَأَنتُم مُّسْلِمُونَ????????????????????????????¢?????????????????????¢??????????????????????¬????????????????????????????, i.e. ????????????????????????????¢?????????????????????¢??????????????????????¬???????????????????????????? , therefore die not unless you are Muslims.????????????????????????????¢?????????????????????¢??????????????????????¬????????????????????????????,

hmmm, according to those ignorant so called Muslims, we can die without believing then, all we need to do is say, we submit to the lord of the worlds, sounds funny.

Obviously Ibrahim advice to his (already believing) family is to reach the highest level of belief which is submitting to Allah as it happened to him exactly, i.e. when you are a Muslim you are already a believer, however you can be a believer (you can see millions around you) but not a Muslim yet

Knock down # 2

That order that we should try hard to reach the upmost level of belief which is submitting to Allah was given to the ALREADY BELIEVERS, as we can see CLEARLY below:

O you who believe! be careful of (your duty to) Allah with the care which is due to Him, and do not die unless you are Muslims.

[The Quran ; 3:102]

يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُواْ اتَّقُواْ اللّهَ حَقَّ تُقَاتِهِ وَلاَ تَمُوتُنَّ إِلاَّ وَأَنتُم مُّسْلِمُونَ (102)

-> What else I can say, see the verse is directed at the already believers :????????????????????????????¢?????????????????????¢??????????????????????¬???????????????????????????? يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُواْ????????????????????????????¢?????????????????????¢??????????????????????¬????????????????????????????, i.e. ????????????????????????????¢?????????????????????¢??????????????????????¬???????????????????????????? O you who believe????????????????????????????¢?????????????????????¢??????????????????????¬????????????????????????????, the same said by Ibrahim to his already believing family is said to all the believers in this verse: ????????????????????????????¢?????????????????????¢??????????????????????¬???????????????????????????? وَلاَ تَمُوتُنَّ إِلاَّ وَأَنتُم مُّسْلِمُونَ????????????????????????????¢?????????????????????¢??????????????????????¬????????????????????????????, i.e. ????????????????????????????¢?????????????????????¢??????????????????????¬???????????????????????????? and do not die unless you are Muslims.????????????????????????????¢?????????????????????¢??????????????????????¬????????????????????????????,

i.e. there are believers who die without becoming Muslims,

i.e. Islam comes after believing

i..e. every Muslim is a believer

i.e. not every believer is a Muslim

Knock down # 3

Hmmm, three knock downs in one round, that is a knock out

The silly argument that submission to Allah happens before believing in Him is dismissed and the case must be rested for life

Salam
- Mon 19 Feb, 2007 6:04 pm
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Tanveer said on FM:
Peace all,

The "fluent" Arab, who does not know two of the meanings of "lamma", is again trying to deceive and mislead others !!

This is what a believer is according to al-qur'aan:

According to 49:15, 8:2-4, 2:2-5, 28:53-54, 2:177, 4:103, 2:183, mumins (faithful, truthful, righteous, believers) have the following traits:

a. They have faith and trust in The God
b. They have faith in the messengers
c. They have faith in the angels
d. They have faith in all The God's revelations
e. They have faith in the unseen
f. They have faith in the Last Day and certainty regarding the hereafter
g. They attain the status of having no doubt whatsoever
h. They counter evil works with good works
i. They strive with their lives and money in the way of The God
j. Their hearts tremble when The God is mentioned
k. Their faith is strengthened by hearing The God's revelations
l. They uphold the timed/regular salaat
m. They give to charity
n. They contribute to betterment/zakaat.
o. They fast for periods of time to establish patience
p. They free the slaves
q. They keep their word whenever they make a promise
r. They steadfastly persevere in the face of persecution, hardship, and war

According to this definition of al-qur'aan, one can be a mumin only if one has ALL the above traits. Any element missing from the above traits and they are not mumins. Thus if Abraham only believed in The God, does not make him a mumin !!

Now let us consider 28:53-54

28:53 And if it is recited to them, they Say: "We believe in it. It is the truth from our Lord. Indeed, we had submitted BEFORE it."
28:54 To these We grant twice the reward for that they have been patient. And they counter evil with good, and from Our provisions to them, they give.


According to 28:53, one can be a submitter even without believing in al-qur'aan, and according to 28:54, believer will have twice the reward, so believer is at a higher level than submitter.

Now let us consider the following verses:

2:62 Surely those who believe; and those who are Jewish, and the Nazarenes, and the Sabiens, whomever of them believes in God and the Last Day and does good work; they will have their reward with their Lord, with no fear over them, nor will they grieve.

5:69 Surely those who believe; and those who are Jewish, and the Sabiens, and the Nazarenes, whomever of them believes in God and the Last Day and does good work; then they will have nothing to fear nor will they grieve.


These verses are clearly telling us that whoever believes in The God and the Last Day and does good work will have nothing to fear and if one dies in that state one will be rewarded. According to 2:132 people are advised to die as muslims. Putting 2:62, 5:69, 2:132 together, it follows that:

Muslim = whoever believes in The God and the Last Day and does good works.

Remember that to be a mumin one is required to have all the traits mentioned above earlier, and believing only in God and the Last Day DOES NOT MAKE ONE A MUMIN.

Thus all mumineen are muslimeen (confirmed by 22:77-78) but all muslimeen are not mumineen.

Now if we see the story of Abraham, he believed in The God and at that stage when he was not a mumin as he still lacked many other traits of a mumin as explained above, he was ordered to submit to The God which he did and became a muslim. Thus clearly he was a muslim at that stage but not a mumin yet. This clearly shows that one can be a muslim before one is a mumin, and if one dies in this state (believing in God and the Last Day and doing good deeds), one will be rewarded. Of course, later Abraham must have become a mumin also, and even when he was a mumin he was still also a muslim !

STRIKE #1 and #2 for AB

I have shown above how all mumineen are muslimeen per 22:77-78, so when they die they die as muslimeen and that is what 3:102 is saying. If a mumin dies as a muslim, it does not mean that muslim is a higher level which would also contradict 28:54.

According to 22:77-78, mumin is also a muslim, so a mumin can never die without being a muslim ! For example if an ordinary human becomes a king and he dies as a king, he also dies as a human !! This proves that 3:102 does not contradict a mumin being at a higher level than a muslim as mentioned in 28:53-54.

Islam cannot come after iman because that will contradict 28:53 and 49:14, however, iman can come after islam per 28:53 and 49:14.

Thus every mumin is a muslim, but every muslim is not a mumin.

STRIKE #3, AB is out
- Mon 19 Feb, 2007 6:05 pm
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Hello All

Here is another lie by this manipulated deceiver:

See what the confused liar said above :????????????????????????????¢?????????????????????¢??????????????????????¬???????????????????????????? In my understanding, the underlined portion above are the MINIMUM requirements of islam.????????????????????????????¢?????????????????????¢??????????????????????¬????????????????????????????

Now here is the Arabic verse and you never see the word Islam in it:

إِنَّ الَّذِينَ آمَنُواْ وَالَّذِينَ هَادُواْ وَالنَّصَارَى وَالصَّابِئِينَ مَنْ آمَنَ بِاللَّهِ وَالْيَوْمِ الآخِرِ وَعَمِلَ صَالِحاً فَلَهُمْ أَجْرُهُمْ عِندَ رَبِّهِمْ وَلاَ خَوْفٌ عَلَيْهِمْ وَلاَ هُمْ يَحْزَنُونَ (62)

[The Quran ; 2:62]



إِنَّ الَّذِينَ آمَنُواْ وَالَّذِينَ هَادُواْ وَالصَّابِؤُونَ وَالنَّصَارَى مَنْ آمَنَ بِاللّهِ وَالْيَوْمِ الآخِرِ وعَمِلَ صَالِحًا فَلاَ خَوْفٌ عَلَيْهِمْ وَلاَ هُمْ يَحْزَنُونَ (69)

[The Quran ; 5:69]

He is such a clear cut liar and a manipulator, the two verses above never talked about Muslims or any status of Submission, in fact both of them are talking about the BELIEVERS, ????????????????????????????¢?????????????????????¢??????????????????????¬????????Al Lazina Amanu????????????????????????????¢?????????????????????¢??????????????????????¬????????????????????????????, read it again please to see how this deceiver has no shame to mislead his brothers and sisters motivated by extreme jealousy

i.e. the verses above are talking about the BELIEVERS, but the deceiver said :????????????????????????????¢?????????????????????¢??????????????????????¬???????????????????????????? are the MINIMUM requirements of islam????????????????????????????¢?????????????????????¢??????????????????????¬???????????????????????????? where he got this lie from?, sure he made it up to suit his low desires as everyone can see

how come the above two verses will be talking about Islam if they are CLEARLY TALKING about Iman?

That low human should go and burry his pin and confused head in a toilet somewhere then he should flush it

Sorry admin, he brought it to himself and I????????????????????????????¢?????????????????????¢??????????????????????¬?????????????????????¢??????????????????????¢m going to hammer him to expose his lies to everyone

He kept attacking me and you did nothing about it and now it is time to pay, however I still used his evidences to prove that he is a clear cut liar ands a deceiver, I????????????????????????????¢?????????????????????¢??????????????????????¬?????????????????????¢??????????????????????¢m sure having liars and deceivers on this web site are not something good for it

Salam All
- Mon 19 Feb, 2007 6:07 pm
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Tanveer said on FM:
Peace all,

As everyone can notice, 2:62 and 5:69 also mention jewish, nazarenes and sabiens and not only believers, and everyone knows that the system is named islam in al-qur'aan so all the portions talking about the system and all qur'aanic teachings imply islam.

Also according to 22:77-78, mumins are directly called muslims so 2:62 also talks about muslims as it talks about mumins.

The "fluent" Arab who doesn't know 2 meanings of "lamma" and proved himself to be blind above, struck out again.

AB, keep doing it to yourself and keep it coming Wink
- Mon 19 Feb, 2007 6:08 pm
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Hello all

Let me show a compelling proof that that guy is a deceiver, a liar, an ignorant and a fabricator:

He is telling us below in red that Ibrahim is not a Mumin rather a Muslim:

Quote:
a. They have faith and trust in The God
b. They have faith in the messengers
c. They have faith in the angels
d. They have faith in all The God's revelations
e. They have faith in the unseen
f. They have faith in the Last Day and certainty regarding the hereafter
g. They attain the status of having no doubt whatsoever
h. They counter evil works with good works
i. They strive with their lives and money in the way of The God
j. Their hearts tremble when The God is mentioned
k. Their faith is strengthened by hearing The God's revelations
l. They uphold the timed/regular salaat
m. They give to charity
n. They contribute to betterment/zakaat.
o. They fast for periods of time to establish patience
p. They free the slaves
q. They keep their word whenever they make a promise
r. They steadfastly persevere in the face of persecution, hardship, and war

According to this definition of al-qur'aan, one can be a mumin only if one has ALL the above traits. Any element missing from the above traits and they are not mumins. Thus if Abraham only believed in The God, does not make him a mumin !!



Now we read in anther verse that Allah asked Ibrahim ????????????????????????????¢?????????????????????¢??????????????????????¬????????IF HE BELIEVED????????????????????????????¢?????????????????????¢??????????????????????¬???????????????????????????? IN GENERAL NOT ONLY IN GOD and Ibrahim responded ????????????????????????????¢?????????????????????¢??????????????????????¬????????YES????????????????????????????¢?????????????????????¢??????????????????????¬????????????????????????????


And when Ibrahim said: My Lord! show me how Thou givest life to the dead, He said: What! and do you not believe? He said: Yes, but that my heart may be at ease. He said: Then take four of the birds, then train them to follow you, then place on every mountain a part of them, then call them, they will come to you flying; and know that Allah is Mighty, Wise.

[the Quran ; 2:260]

وَإِذْ قَالَ إِبْرَاهِيمُ رَبِّ أَرِنِي كَيْفَ تُحْيِي الْمَوْتَى قَالَ أَوَلَمْ تُؤْمِن قَالَ بَلَى وَلَكِن لِّيَطْمَئِنَّ قَلْبِي قَالَ فَخُذْ أَرْبَعَةً مِّنَ الطَّيْرِ فَصُرْهُنَّ إِلَيْكَ ثُمَّ اجْعَلْ عَلَى كُلِّ جَبَلٍ مِّنْهُنَّ جُزْءًا ثُمَّ ادْعُهُنَّ يَأْتِينَكَ سَعْيًا وَاعْلَمْ أَنَّ اللّهَ عَزِيزٌ حَكِيمٌ (260)



See, above ????????????????????????????¢?????????????????????¢??????????????????????¬???????????????????????????? : What! and do you not believe? He said: Yes,????????????????????????????¢?????????????????????¢??????????????????????¬????????????????????????????, Allah never asked Ibrahim ????????????????????????????¢?????????????????????¢??????????????????????¬????????????????????????????do you not believe in Me?????????????????????????????¢?????????????????????¢??????????????????????¬???????????????????????????? rather ????????????????????????????¢?????????????????????¢??????????????????????¬????????do you not believe?????????????????????????????¢?????????????????????¢??????????????????????¬????????????????????????????, I,e, Ibrahim was a believer and later on he became a Muslim along with his son Ismail as the Quran told us

Who should we believe, Allah in His Quran and His clear Arabic words

Or that liar, low, deceiver and manipulator who promotes non sense about the Quran trying hard to look smart?

Remember that he invented something called the min requirement to be a Muslim, that was funny guys

Salam
- Mon 19 Feb, 2007 6:10 pm
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Hello All

Let????????????????????????????¢?????????????????????¢??????????????????????¬?????????????????????¢??????????????????????¢s look at the following verse that should expose that manipulator of a jerk


Certainly Allah conferred a benefit upon the believers when He raised among them a Messenger from among themselves, reciting to them His communications and purifying them, and teaching them the Book and the wisdom, although before that they were surely in manifest error.


[The Quran ; 3:164]

لَقَدْ مَنَّ اللّهُ عَلَى الْمُؤمِنِينَ إِذْ بَعَثَ فِيهِمْ رَسُولاً مِّنْ أَنفُسِهِمْ يَتْلُو عَلَيْهِمْ آيَاتِهِ وَيُزَكِّيهِمْ وَيُعَلِّمُهُمُ الْكِتَابَ وَالْحِكْمَةَ وَإِن كَانُواْ مِن قَبْلُ لَفِي ضَلالٍ مُّبِينٍ (164)


See the verse is talking about the Mumineen ????????????????????????????¢?????????????????????¢??????????????????????¬???????????????????????????? Certainly Allah conferred a benefit upon the believers when He raised among them a Messenger from among themselves, reciting to them His communications and purifying them, and teaching them the Book and the wisdom,????????????????????????????¢?????????????????????¢??????????????????????¬????????????????????????????


Now according to that ignorant deceiver, before thief belief they should be Muslims, and that in no way can be a status of manifest error, however Allah is telling us that those believers before they believer were in manifest error ????????????????????????????¢?????????????????????¢??????????????????????¬???????????????????????????? although before that they were surely in manifest error.????????????????????????????¢?????????????????????¢??????????????????????¬????????????????????????????, how come being a Muslim before being a believer is a status of manifest error for all those believers?

Surely you need to believe in someone before you submit to him, and before you believe you are in manifest error not a Muslim

See how the Quran is exposing that ignorant manipulator of a lying low human?

Salam
- Mon 19 Feb, 2007 6:12 pm
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Tanveer said on FM:

Peace all,

In order to be fair and give an objective view about Ahmed, I would like to publicly announce that he has re-activated my membership in his forum, which shows strength of character !

I also agree with his definition of the word islam as meaning submission/surrender as used in al-qur'aan. One of the reasons given by those who disagree with this meaning is that the meaning "submission/surrender" alone does not tell us to whom the submission is, in the verse itself. This reason is not a valid reason to translate islam as something else like "peacefulness" because when Allah says "ya ayyuhallazeena amanoo", He does not always specify "amanoo/believe" in what; what they believe in is determined by the general context of al-qur'aan and in the same way who to submit/surrender to is also easily determined by the context of al-qur'aan. People can be peaceful without submitting to Allah, but it does not mean they are "muslims" if they are not submitting to Him.

Just to make it clear, I am not agreeing with Ahmed on the meaning issue just because he reactivated my membership in his forum !
- Mon 19 Feb, 2007 6:13 pm
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Hello

The motive for the deactivation was simply I felt you are only attacking me and not attacking my thoughts

You are welcome to attack my thoughts as much as you want but i just can't allow attacking me personally in here while you show respect in another place, it's a conflict

Regarding the subject in hand, I will actually prepare a man to man comment to you and post it in here regarding 49:10 (I think) and inshalllah will prove my point


Salam
- Mon 19 Feb, 2007 6:15 pm
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Salam brother Tanveer


Let????????????????????????????¢?????????????????????¢??????????????????????¬?????????????????????¢??????????????????????¢s now talk man to man, firstly you have to know that I don????????????????????????????¢?????????????????????¢??????????????????????¬?????????????????????¢??????????????????????¢t really care if the order is believe then submit or submit then believe, what I will care about though what the context of the sentences used as well the common sense, the common sense must be in the favour of believe then submit because you can????????????????????????????¢?????????????????????¢??????????????????????¬?????????????????????¢??????????????????????¢t submit to something that you don????????????????????????????¢?????????????????????¢??????????????????????¬?????????????????????¢??????????????????????¢t believe in

The Quran also is in the favour of believe then submit, I provided numerous verses that confirm this fact which the common sense is in favour and yet you came up with some rebuttals that honestly man, I found it nothing but a desperate move to prove the unprovable, if you have provided anything that have merit I would have accepted it on the fly, I have no shame doing that, but you just kept bragging about the Lamma thingy trying hard to defame my language expertise, while the fact of the matter WHEN is proven to be one of the many uses of Lamma, I never use it to deny an action, nor its use sounds ok to me however of the God has used it ONCE as such then I have to accept that and conclude that the matter of conflict was due to my ignorance, but I insist that the Arabd never use Lamma to deny an action, they always use it to indicate an action that is based on a time line, i.e. WHEN, even in the common street language it is used as such to mean WHEN, also I looked at all the verses you posted as evidences that Lamma means to deny, I found only one case that I might accept it as such, all the other you posted Lamma in them has to mean WHEN, I can discuss that with you later.

For me to tackle this matter for another time I decided to analyse 49:14 in great details, but let me tell you first:

If I have told you that you should do something, then I came back to you and you told me that you it in such way, I may tell you that sure you did but you should have done another way, that is exactly what 49:14 is telling us as I will walk you through it

Now let me clear something else, the belief is nothing but a deceleration that you are, like the Shahada which I believe is required once in the life time when declaring the belief in Allah, that????????????????????????????¢?????????????????????¢??????????????????????¬?????????????????????¢??????????????????????¢s about it really, nothing more to define belief other than declaring the belief in what is required to believe in, that is what the Arabs told Mohammad that they believed, they thought that????????????????????????????¢?????????????????????¢??????????????????????¬?????????????????????¢??????????????????????¢s about it, so the lesson that will be given to them was simply telling them that sorry that is not the end of it, or I should say, this is how it should happen

Another thing to clear, submission on the other hand is not a deceleration rather an action of mostly obeying and again this is what 49:14 is telling us, let me start my walkthrough:

14: The dwellers of the desert say: We believe. Say: You do not believe but say, We submit; and faith has not yet entered into your hearts; and if you obey Allah and His Messenger, He will not diminish aught of your deeds; surely Allah is Forgiving, Merciful.

[The Quran ; 49:14]

قَالَتِ الْأَعْرَابُ آمَنَّا قُل لَّمْ تُؤْمِنُوا وَلَكِن قُولُوا أَسْلَمْنَا وَلَمَّا يَدْخُلِ الْإِيمَانُ فِي قُلُوبِكُمْ وَإِن تُطِيعُوا اللَّهَ وَرَسُولَهُ لَا يَلِتْكُم مِّنْ أَعْمَالِكُمْ شَيْئًا إِنَّ اللَّهَ غَفُورٌ رَّحِيمٌ (14)


-> ????????????????????????????¢?????????????????????¢??????????????????????¬????????????????????????????قَالَتِ الْأَعْرَابُ آمَنَّا????????????????????????????¢?????????????????????¢??????????????????????¬????????????????????????????, ????????????????????????????¢?????????????????????¢??????????????????????¬???????????????????????????? The dwellers of the desert say: We believe.????????????????????????????¢?????????????????????¢??????????????????????¬????????????????????????????, now there is nothing in the verse that suggest they were liars rather, they thought that they have done what is required

-> ????????????????????????????¢?????????????????????¢??????????????????????¬???????????????????????????? قُل لَّمْ تُؤْمِنُوا وَلَكِن قُولُوا أَسْلَمْنَا????????????????????????????¢?????????????????????¢??????????????????????¬????????????????????????????, ????????????????????????????¢?????????????????????¢??????????????????????¬???????????????????????????? Say: You do not believe but say, We submit;????????????????????????????¢?????????????????????¢??????????????????????¬????????????????????????????, the denial here using the deny word Lam, is not really denying their belief rather denying that it is the end of it or sort of you did it but here is how it should be done, it is a lesson, nothing more

-> I will use the translation that I see proper for this bit ????????????????????????????¢?????????????????????¢??????????????????????¬???????????????????????????? وَلَمَّا يَدْخُلِ الْإِيمَانُ فِي قُلُوبِكُمْ وَإِن تُطِيعُوا اللَّهَ وَرَسُولَهُ????????????????????????????¢?????????????????????¢??????????????????????¬????????????????????????????, ????????????????????????????¢?????????????????????¢??????????????????????¬???????????????????????????? and WHEN faith enters into your hearts; and if you obey Allah and His Messenger,????????????????????????????¢?????????????????????¢??????????????????????¬????????????????????????????, see, how the submission came second ????????????????????????????¢?????????????????????¢??????????????????????¬???????????????????????????? and if you obey Allah and His Messenger,????????????????????????????¢?????????????????????¢??????????????????????¬????????????????????????????, you can????????????????????????????¢?????????????????????¢??????????????????????¬?????????????????????¢??????????????????????¢t deny that obeying Allah and His messenger constitute submission , i.e. Islam, but can you see that the submission was stated as Wa In, i.e. not every believer will achieve obeying Allah and His prophet, the translation for Wa In is ????????????????????????????¢?????????????????????¢??????????????????????¬????????????????????????????And If????????????????????????????¢?????????????????????¢??????????????????????¬????????????????????????????, this is exactly what happened to Ibrahim, when he and his son believed first then asked the God Whom they believed in to make them submitters to Him, and their wish was granted later with one hell of a tough test as you know and both submitted and passed the test, another note in here is why Allah uses Lamma to deny while he just used Lam (the common word for denying) just before it, ????????????????????????????¢?????????????????????¢??????????????????????¬????????????????????????????قُل لَّمْ تُؤْمِنُوا????????????????????????????¢?????????????????????¢??????????????????????¬????????????????????????????, ????????????????????????????¢?????????????????????¢??????????????????????¬????????????????????????????Qul Lam Tumino????????????????????????????¢?????????????????????¢??????????????????????¬????????????????????????????

-> Then 49:14 ended the lesson with the reward for those who believe then submit ????????????????????????????¢?????????????????????¢??????????????????????¬???????????????????????????? لَا يَلِتْكُم مِّنْ أَعْمَالِكُمْ شَيْئًا إِنَّ اللَّهَ غَفُورٌ رَّحِيمٌ????????????????????????????¢?????????????????????¢??????????????????????¬????????????????????????????, ????????????????????????????¢?????????????????????¢??????????????????????¬???????????????????????????? He will not diminish aught of your deeds; surely Allah is Forgiving, Merciful.????????????????????????????¢?????????????????????¢??????????????????????¬????????????????????????????

There is no doubt that Lamma in 49:14 means WHEN, if you look at it even using the common sense you will see that it makes no sense because the deny of the belief was just stated using the word Lam as I sated earlier

Salam
- Mon 19 Feb, 2007 6:17 pm
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Tanveer said on FM

Salam brother Ahmed,

Thank you for admitting this, because that shows strength of your character and willingness to admit a mistake and you have my respect for that. I wouldn't have made the comments in my earlier posts if you had admitted that earlier instead of insisting that "lamma" can only mean "when". No one is perfect and even a fluent person can make a mistake rarely and one should not hesitate to admit it, because that maintains one's credibility and makes others respect one even more.

I apologize for any perceived personal attacks I made in my earlier posts. My intention was not to make personal attacks but to attack your thoughts for not knowing other meanings of "lamma" and then your misunderstanding of what I had written. You also made some personal attacks on me which upset me also and caused me to attack you even more which both of us should not have done, but we are humans after all and slip up sometimes, and I hope both of us can be more cordial in the future.

I think we have some misunderstanding about the definitions of what you mean by believer/mumin and what I mean by believer. What I mean by believer or mumin is someone who fulfills ALL the traits of a believer in the Qur'aan which I stated in an earlier post.

This is what a believer/mumin is according to the Qur'aan:

According to 49:15, 8:2-4, 2:2-5, 28:53-54, 2:177, 4:103, 2:183, mumins (faithful, truthful, righteous, believers) have the following traits:

a. They have faith and trust in The God
b. They have faith in the messengers
c. They have faith in the angels
d. They have faith in all The God's revelations
e. They have faith in the unseen
f. They have faith in the Last Day and certainty regarding the hereafter
g. They attain the status of having no doubt whatsoever
h. They counter evil works with good works
i. They strive with their lives and money in the way of The God
j. Their hearts tremble when The God is mentioned
k. Their faith is strengthened by hearing The God's revelations
l. They uphold the timed/regular salaat
m. They give to charity
n. They contribute to betterment/zakaat.
o. They fast for periods of time to establish patience
p. They free the slaves
q. They keep their word whenever they make a promise
r. They steadfastly persevere in the face of persecution, hardship, and war

According to this definition of the Qur'aan, one can be a mumin/believer only if one has ALL the above traits. Any element missing from the above traits and one is not mumin/believer.

Thus when I talk about belief, I mean belief in all the above plus submitting to all the above stated commands, so a believer would be a submitter also which is confirmed by 22:77-78, where believers are directly named muslimeen/submitters. According to this definition we cannot say that one can be a mumin but not a muslim. All mumins will also be muslims.

22:77 O you who believe, kneel and prostrate and serve your Lord and do good that you may succeed.
22:78 And strive in the cause of God its truly deserved striving. He is the One who has chosen you, and He has made no hardship for you in the system, the creed of your father Abraham; He is the One who named you 'those who have submitted'/al-muslimeen from before as well as in this. So let the messenger be witness over you and you be witness over the people. So honor the connection and contribute towards betterment and hold tight to God, He is your patron. What an excellent Patron, and what an excellent Supporter.


I think what you mean by belief is that even if someone just declares belief in Allah one is a mumin, without really believing from the heart and without believing in other things also. That, however, is not the Qur'aanic definition but your personal definition. A person who just believes in Allah and the Last Day and does good deeds without believing in other things cannot be a mumin but can be a muslim/submitter. Consider the following:

28:53 And if it is recited to them, they Say: "We believe in it. It is the truth from our Lord. Indeed, we had submitted BEFORE it."
28:54 To these We grant twice the reward for that they have been patient. And they counter evil with good, and from Our provisions to them, they give.


According to 28:53, one can be a submitter even before believing in the Qur'aan, and according to 28:54, believer will have twice the reward, so believer is at a higher level than submitter, and one can be a submitter/muslim before being a believer/mumin (according to the Qur'aanic definition of believers).

Now let us consider the following:

2:62 Surely those who believe; and those who are Jewish, and the Nazarenes, and the Sabiens, whomever of them believes in God and the Last Day and does good work; they will have their reward with their Lord, with no fear over them, nor will they grieve.

5:69 Surely those who believe; and those who are Jewish, and the Sabiens, and the Nazarenes, whomever of them believes in God and the Last Day and does good work; then they will have nothing to fear nor will they grieve.


These verses are clearly telling us that whoever believes in The God and the Last Day and does good work whether one is Jewish or Sabien or Nazarene, will have nothing to fear, and it logically follows that if one dies in that state one will be rewarded. According to 2:132 people are advised to die as muslims. Putting 2:62, 5:69, 2:132 together, it follows that:

Muslim/submitter = whoever believes in The God and the Last Day and does good works.

Notice that I am saying that a muslim will "believe" in Allah and the Last Day also, but that does not make that muslim a mumin. Remember that to be a mumin one is required to have ALL the traits mentioned above earlier, and believing only in God and the Last Day DOES NOT MAKE ONE A MUMIN, but one can still be a muslim.

Thus to be a muslim one also needs some belief (in Allah and the Last Day), but not complete belief in all things I mentioned earlier.

Thus all mumineen are muslimeen (confirmed by 22:77-78) but all muslimeen may not be mumineen.

I disagree with your definition of belief underlined above, as I explained earlier. According to the verses I referenced earlier (49:15, 8:2-4, 2:2-5, 28:53-54, 2:177, 4:103, 2:183), a believer can be a believer/mumin only when has all the traits mentioned in these verses, and not just belief in Allah alone. That is where we differ which is causing the whole disagreement.

One cannot say that the belief being talked about in 49:14 is just belief in Allah alone. This is confirmed in 49:15, the verse immediately following 49:14 where Allah defines believers, thereby defining what He meant by belief in 49:14.

49:14 The Arabs said: "We believe." Say: "You have not believed; but you should say: 'We have submitted', and belief has not yet entered into your hearts." And if you obey God and His messenger, He will not put any of your works to waste. God is Forgiver, Merciful.
49:15 Believers are those who believe in God and His messenger, then they became without doubt, and they strive with their money and their lives in the cause of God. These are the truthful ones.


In 49:14, the wordings "belief has not entered your hearts" shows that belief is NOT JUST DECLARATION of belief, as you assert, but true belief is when it has entered the hearts, and not just the tongue by declaration. It actually confirms that the Arabs were declaring the belief with their tongues when they said "we believe", but Allah did not accept that as belief by saying "you have not believed". Allah is telling them that they should instead say "we have submitted", because the belief has not yet entered their hearts, and it is only on their tongues. This proves that belief is not just declaration.

Thus Allah is telling the Arabs not to say that they believe because they do not yet believe in all the things mentioned in 49:15, but they are just declaring their belief without actually believing from their hearts. For example one might enlist in the army and when the commander issues an order to fight the enemy, one can say "yes sir" and start fighting without yet really believing deep down in the heart in the cause for which one is fighting. Thus one would be a submitter to the commander without being a believer, just because one has to. This is how submission can come before belief, which is confirmed by 28:53 also:

28:53 And if it is recited to them, they Say: "We believe in it. It is the truth from our Lord. Indeed, we had submitted BEFORE it."

The translation of "lamma" as "not yet" would make perfect sense in 49:14. Even if you forget the "lamma" part, and consider only the first part of the verse:

49:14 The Arabs said: "We believe." Say: "You have not believed; but you should say: 'We have submitted'..........

it shows that "submission" comes before "belief", because saying "we believe" (which is a declaration) is not real belief, but is a submission.

The subsequent wording "وَلَمَّا يَدْخُلِ الْإِيمَانُ فِي قُلُوبِكُمْ" clearly shows that while they are saying "we believe" with their tongues, the belief has not entered their hearts. Thus this part is referring to an event that has not yet happened, and wherever "lamma" is used when an event has not happened, it only means "not yet" in the Qur'aan.

Also, if you translate "lamma" as "when" in 49:14, it logically does not make sense. Lets try it with "when" and you will see:

49:14 The Arabs said: "We believe." Say: "You have not believed; but you should say: 'We have submitted', and when belief enters into your hearts." And if you obey God and His messenger, He will not put any of your works to waste. God is Forgiver, Merciful.

Anyone can see that the blue part and the red part becomes disconnected when "lamma" is translated as "when", and we do not know why they have not believed, even when they say "we believe".

With "lamma" meaning "not yet", the blue part and the red part are not disconnected and make sense and then the red part gives the reason for why they have not believed, even when they say "we believe", because "belief has not yet entered into their hearts".

49:14 The Arabs said: "We believe." Say: "You have not believed; but you should say: 'We have submitted', and belief has not yet entered into your hearts." And if you obey God and His messenger, He will not put any of your works to waste. God is Forgiver, Merciful.

Either way with "lamma" meaning "not yet" or "when", the verse still shows that submission comes before belief, as I showed above.

The "and if" part is applicable to both muslims and mumins, because both of them obey God and His messenger.
- Mon 19 Feb, 2007 6:18 pm
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Salam tanveer

atctually the red part and blue part are not connected at all, why you want to make them connected?

anyway, how about you admit your mistake that you said Lamma has three uses but we found that it has six?

regarding the issue or Mumin and Muslim, I have actually asked a 69 years old arab man and he totally agreed with me, so I say you stick with your nderstanding because I'm going to stiuck with mine, I can reply to each word on your comment above but I really have no time to easte regarding this matter

Finally i had a chat with a Muslim from Pakistan area and he also agreed with me and informed me that this flawed understanding that islam is before belief has originated form that area (pakistan, afganistan etc) and obvioulsy all there lacke Arabic

Salam
- Mon 19 Feb, 2007 6:19 pm
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Hello brothers and sisters

Let me show you another compelling Quran evidence that belief has to be before Islam, it is about Firon, lte;s see what he said when he realized that he was facing an inevitable death:

And We made the children of Israel to pass through the sea, then Firon and his hosts followed them for oppression and tyranny; until when drowning overtook him, he said: I believe that there is no god but He in Whom the children of Israel believe and I am of those who submit.

[The Quran ; 19:90]

وَجَاوَزْنَا بِبَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ الْبَحْرَ فَأَتْبَعَهُمْ فِرْعَوْنُ وَجُنُودُهُ بَغْيًا وَعَدْوًا حَتَّى إِذَا أَدْرَكَهُ الْغَرَقُ قَالَ آمَنتُ أَنَّهُ لا إِلِهَ إِلاَّ الَّذِي آمَنَتْ بِهِ بَنُو إِسْرَائِيلَ وَأَنَاْ مِنَ الْمُسْلِمِينَ (90)

-> See what Firon said, ????????????????????????????¢?????????????????????¢??????????????????????¬???????????????????????????? قَالَ آمَنتُ أَنَّهُ لا إِلِهَ إِلاَّ الَّذِي آمَنَتْ بِهِ بَنُو إِسْرَائِيلَ وَأَنَاْ مِنَ الْمُسْلِمِينَ????????????????????????????¢?????????????????????¢??????????????????????¬????????????????????????????, ????????????????????????????¢?????????????????????¢??????????????????????¬???????????????????????????? he said: I believe that there is no god but He in Whom the children of Israel believe and I am of those who submit.????????????????????????????¢?????????????????????¢??????????????????????¬????????????????????????????, i.e. HE BELIEVD FIRST THEN SUBMITTED SECOND, of course he did both at same moment because he realized he is dying, however he still believed first then submitted second


Salam
- Mon 19 Feb, 2007 6:20 pm
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Tanveer said on FM:

Salam bro Ahmed,

He believed and submitted at the same time. One cannot say from the verse that he believed first and then submitted. Even then he just believed in God and not all other things which are a requirement for a believer/mumin per the Qur'aanic definition which I quoted in an earlier post, so one cannot say that the Firon was a mumin/believer. Thus he would have been a submitter first and a mumin later if he had lived and fulfilled ALL the criteria of a mumin.

If many things are separated by a "wa", it does not necessarily mean that the thing mentioned first happened first; all of them can happen at the same time.

Consider the following verses:

2:129 "Our Lord, and send amongst them a messenger from among themselves, that he may recite to them Your revelations and teach them the Scripture and the wisdom, and purify them. You are the Noble, the Wise."

2:151 As We have sent a messenger to you from amongst yourselves to recite Our revelations to you, and purify you, and teach you the Scripture and the wisdom, and teach you what you did not know.


In 2:129, the order is recite, teach, purify and in 2:151 the order is recite, purify, teach. This can only mean that all those things happened at same time or did Allah make a mistake here by saying teach first and then purify in 2:129 and purify first and then teach in 2:151 ? Think about it !
- Mon 19 Feb, 2007 6:24 pm
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Tanveer wrote:
Salam bro Ahmed,


Salam bro

Tanveer wrote:
He believed and submitted at the same time.


That????????????????????????????¢?????????????????????¢??????????????????????¬?????????????????????¢??????????????????????¢s right, however if every Mumin is a Muslim, why he has to say both of them? why not declaring his Iman and that should be it? why he declared his Submission after declaring his Iman?

Tanveer wrote:
One cannot say from the verse that he believed first and then submitted.


But we can say that he declared both at the same time, now I????????????????????????????¢?????????????????????¢??????????????????????¬?????????????????????¢??????????????????????¢m asking, why both, if Iman covers Islam?

Tanveer wrote:
Even then he just believed in God and not all other things which are a requirement for a believer/mumin per the Qur'aanic definition which I quoted in an earlier post,


Look, this list you created to define Iman is nothing but a desperate move from you, all what you are saying is nothing but further descriptions to the already believers, you are mostly describing the good deeds and even some rituals for the already believers, I can bring to you a list of more than 1000 good deed that a believer may do

I????????????????????????????¢?????????????????????¢??????????????????????¬?????????????????????¢??????????????????????¢m talking about the belief in the unseen and some seen, like Allah and His angels, His JD, His prophets and His books

It is not about the good deeds as you are trying hard to tell me

If you look at the verse after the verse where Firon declared his belief, we can clearly read that Allah didn????????????????????????????¢?????????????????????¢??????????????????????¬?????????????????????¢??????????????????????¢t deny his belief rather denied that his belief will NOT be accepted, that is why you can NOT say that Firon didn????????????????????????????¢?????????????????????¢??????????????????????¬?????????????????????¢??????????????????????¢t believe at the moment of death, in fact he did.

Tanveer wrote:
so one cannot say that the Firon was a mumin/believer.


Of course he believed and Allah replied to him not denying that he believed rather denying that his belief will be accepted, let????????????????????????????¢?????????????????????¢??????????????????????¬?????????????????????¢??????????????????????¢s have a look:

What! now! and indeed you disobeyed before and you were of the mischief-makers.

[The Quran ; 10:91]

آلآنَ وَقَدْ عَصَيْتَ قَبْلُ وَكُنتَ مِنَ الْمُفْسِدِينَ (91)

-> See how Allah relied to him, ????????????????????????????¢?????????????????????¢??????????????????????¬???????????????????????????? What! now! and indeed you disobeyed before and you were of the mischief-makers.????????????????????????????¢?????????????????????¢??????????????????????¬????????????????????????????, this clearly means that he believed and submitted, it won????????????????????????????¢?????????????????????¢??????????????????????¬?????????????????????¢??????????????????????¢t be accepted that????????????????????????????¢?????????????????????¢??????????????????????¬?????????????????????¢??????????????????????¢s all

Tanveer wrote:
Thus he would have been a submitter first and a mumin later if he had lived and fulfilled ALL the criteria of a mumin.


Non sense

Tanveer wrote:
If many things are separated by a "wa", it does not necessarily mean that the thing mentioned first happened first; all of them can happen at the same time.


Excuse me, this is a SAY by someone, and he said it in that order as Allah told us, if an order will be assumed then it has to be as the same order it was said.

Tanveer wrote:
Consider the following verses:

2:129 "Our Lord, and send amongst them a messenger from among themselves, that he may recite to them Your revelations and teach them the Scripture and the wisdom, and purify them. You are the Noble, the Wise."

2:151 As We have sent a messenger to you from amongst yourselves to recite Our revelations to you, and purify you, and teach you the Scripture and the wisdom, and teach you what you did not know.


In 2:129, the order is recite, teach, purify and in 2:151 the order is recite, purify, teach. This can only mean that all those things happened at same time or did Allah make a mistake here by saying teach first and then purify in 2:129 and purify first and then teach in 2:151 ? Think about it !


Irrelevant

How about you consider the following verse:

What! shall We then make (that is, treat) those who submit as the guilty?

[The Quran ; 68:35]

أَفَنَجْعَلُ الْمُسْلِمِينَ كَالْمُجْرِمِينَ (35)

-> Allah is wondering :????????????????????????????¢?????????????????????¢??????????????????????¬???????????????????????????? What! shall We then make (that is, treat) those who submit as the guilty?????????????????????????????¢?????????????????????¢??????????????????????¬????????????????????????????, now I also wonder where the Mumineen fitting in this verse?, would that mean that Allah will never make the Muslimeen as the guilty, but He can make the Mumineen as the guilty?, of course not , the Muslimeen covers the Mumineen as I????????????????????????????¢?????????????????????¢??????????????????????¬?????????????????????¢??????????????????????¢m saying all along and hardly no one wants to listen in this place

Even the verse used by the advocate of this non sense that it is to submit first then believe second, as an evidence to their non sense exposes their ignorance big times, let????????????????????????????¢?????????????????????¢??????????????????????¬?????????????????????¢??????????????????????¢s have a look:

52- (As to) those whom We gave the Book before it, they are believers in it.

53- And when it is recited to them they say: We believe in it surely it is the truth from our Lord; surely we were submitters before this.

[The Quran ; 28:52-53]

الَّذِينَ آتَيْنَاهُمُ الْكِتَابَ مِن قَبْلِهِ هُم بِهِ يُؤْمِنُونَ (52)
وَإِذَا يُتْلَى عَلَيْهِمْ قَالُوا آمَنَّا بِهِ إِنَّهُ الْحَقُّ مِن رَّبِّنَا إِنَّا كُنَّا مِن قَبْلِهِ مُسْلِمِينَ (53)

-> The verses above are talking about those who were given another scripture before the Quran, like the Jews or the Christians :????????????????????????????¢?????????????????????¢??????????????????????¬???????????????????????????? (As to) those whom We gave the Book before it,????????????????????????????¢?????????????????????¢??????????????????????¬???????????????????????????? the Book is referring to a previous scripture that was given to them and the it in ????????????????????????????¢?????????????????????¢??????????????????????¬????????before it????????????????????????????¢?????????????????????¢??????????????????????¬???????????????????????????? is referring to the Quran, this verse is telling us that those who received other scriptures in the past BELIVED in these scriptures :????????????????????????????¢?????????????????????¢??????????????????????¬???????????????????????????? they are believers in it????????????????????????????¢?????????????????????¢??????????????????????¬????????????????????????????, the it in: in it is referring to the scriptures given to them, NOT the Quran, i.e. they were believers in the scripture sent to them before the Quran, the next verse is telling us that they were also submitters, of course being a Muslim can apply to all those believers before Islam because they believed then submitted to Allah (if they have done so), in fact the Quran describes many righteous people before Islam as being Muslims

-> When the Quran was delivered and recited to those (already BELIVERS in the previous scriptures sent to them), they quickly believed in the Quran because they already submitted to Allah in the past after they believed in the past :????????????????????????????¢?????????????????????¢??????????????????????¬???????????????????????????? And when it is recited to them they say????????????????????????????¢?????????????????????¢??????????????????????¬????????????????????????????, the it is referring to the Quran, and them is referring to those early BELIVERS mentioned in the previous verse, and when the heard the Quran they quickly declared their belief in it :????????????????????????????¢?????????????????????¢??????????????????????¬???????????????????????????? We believe in it surely it is the truth from our Lord????????????????????????????¢?????????????????????¢??????????????????????¬????????????????????????????, now it is totally misleading to think of those as being disbelievers before the Quran, indeed they were 100% believers as 28:52 told us, they just believed in a new thing that is sent to them in addition to what the believed in the past, they have done that because they were submitters in addition to being believers :????????????????????????????¢?????????????????????¢??????????????????????¬????????????????????????????surely we were submitters before this.????????????????????????????¢?????????????????????¢??????????????????????¬????????????????????????????, this in before this refers to the Quran and it means before the Quran, i.e. they were true submitters to Allah as well believers before the Quran, they were not new believers as many try to tell us by wrongly understanding this verse.

Let????????????????????????????¢?????????????????????¢??????????????????????¬?????????????????????¢??????????????????????¢s look at another compelling verse that Islam is a higher status of Iman:

Say, the Holy Spirit has brought the revelation from thy Lord in Truth, in order to strengthen those who believe, and as a Guide and Glad Tidings to Muslims.

[The Quran ; 16:102]

قُلْ نَزَّلَهُ رُوحُ الْقُدُسِ مِن رَّبِّكَ بِالْحَقِّ لِيُثَبِّتَ الَّذِينَ آمَنُواْ وَهُدًى وَبُشْرَى لِلْمُسْلِمِينَ (102)

-> There is no doubt that the above verse clearly tells us that Islam is higher status than Iman, the verse is telling us about the important objectives of the Quran :????????????????????????????¢?????????????????????¢??????????????????????¬???????????????????????????? Say, the Holy Spirit has brought the revelation from thy Lord in Truth, in order to..????????????????????????????¢?????????????????????¢??????????????????????¬????????????????????????????, now, if the belief is the end of it and not submission then the following objectives do not make sense :????????????????????????????¢?????????????????????¢??????????????????????¬????????????????????????????.. to strengthen those who believe, and as a Guide and Glad Tidings to Muslims.????????????????????????????¢?????????????????????¢??????????????????????¬????????????????????????????, let me break up the objectives:

1) to strengthen those who believe (why they need to strength their belief if they have reached the higher status of Iman?, it actually sounds more as to strengthen their belief so they achieve submission status, don????????????????????????????¢?????????????????????¢??????????????????????¬?????????????????????¢??????????????????????¢t you reckon?)

2) and as a Guide and Glad Tidings to Muslims. (I have to ask, how about the Guide and Glad Tidings for the believers?, did they miss out and the Quran is only to strengthen their belief?, some might say that the Quran said in another location that it is Huda Wa Bushra for the believers, however I????????????????????????????¢?????????????????????¢??????????????????????¬?????????????????????¢??????????????????????¢m talking this verse where both are mentioned, in the other locations it was only the believers mentioned)

Indeed we believe first then we submit second, this is how it should make sense to even a child as long as the child is not PROGRAMMED that this is how it is regardless, see if we submit first then believe second it should violate the freewill given to believe ????????????????????????????¢?????????????????????¢??????????????????????¬????????Mn Shaa Fal Yumin Wa Mn Shaa Fal Yakfur????????????????????????????¢?????????????????????¢??????????????????????¬???????????????????????????? i.e.:

If you submit first then believe second, your belief is based on submission (there is no strength in submission, you just submit). But if you believe first then submit second, then your submission is based on your strength of belief.

IT MAKES 100% SENSE, those who ignore all these compelling evidences are nothing but as arrogant as the Sunni Muslims who hear the truth and refuse to accept it, let me give you one more compelling evidence:

The verse below is talking about the magicians after their defeat by Moses, they declared their belief in Allah signs, but Pharaoh threaten them because THEY BELIEVED WITHOUT HIS PERMISSION, he ordered that one of their hand and the opposite leg to be cut for every one of them, now that is one tough test of submission to Allah, indeed this is exactly what they wished for which is to pass that tough submission test after their belief as we read in their replies to Pharaoh????????????????????????????¢?????????????????????¢??????????????????????¬?????????????????????¢??????????????????????¢s threats:

And you do not take revenge on us except because we have believed in the signs of our Lord when they came to us! Our Lord: Pour out upon us patience and cause us to die in submission.

[The Quran ; 7:126]

وَمَا تَنقِمُ مِنَّا إِلاَّ أَنْ آمَنَّا بِآيَاتِ رَبِّنَا لَمَّا جَاءتْنَا رَبَّنَا أَفْرِغْ عَلَيْنَا صَبْرًا وَتَوَفَّنَا مُسْلِمِينَ (126)

-> See what they said to Pharaoh :????????????????????????????¢?????????????????????¢??????????????????????¬????????????????????????????And you do not take revenge on us except because we have believed in the signs of our Lord when they came to us!????????????????????????????¢?????????????????????¢??????????????????????¬????????????????????????????, i.e. THEY ALREADY BELIEVERS, now are they submitters?, well, this is what they hoped for after hearing Pharaoh threats:????????????????????????????¢?????????????????????¢??????????????????????¬????????????????????????????Our Lord: Pour out upon us patience and cause us to die in submission., HOW CLEAR IS THAT, THEY DIDN????????????????????????????¢?????????????????????¢??????????????????????¬?????????????????????¢??????????????????????¢T EVEN KNOW IF THEY WILL BE SUBMITTERS UNDER THE TOUGH TEST THEY INCURED SHORTLY AFTER THAT CONFRONTATION, they asked Allah to give them patience and they also asked Him to make them die Muslims, they never declared that they were Muslims, they only hoped to die Muslims after their belief:????????????????????????????¢?????????????????????¢??????????????????????¬???????????????????????????? Pour out upon us patience and cause us to die in submission.????????????????????????????¢?????????????????????¢??????????????????????¬????????????????????????????


Salam
- Mon 19 Feb, 2007 6:29 pm
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Hello All

I didn't copy all the comments made in the discussion, you can read it in: http://free-minds.org/forum/index.php?topic=13499.0

Salam
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