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MuslimFest 2009

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Journey of Faith 2009

2nd Annual Islamic Conference Trailer
Journey of Faith - 2nd Annual Islamic Conference Trailer! Metro Toronto Convention Center, Toronto, Ontario. July 4th and 5th, 2009.

Theme: Journey to Allah

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American Mayor Reverted To Islam

American Mayor from Georgia Jack Ellis announced his Convertion to Islam, he said, so returned "to his roots after years of the search for the Truth."

He explained, "Ellis" Muslims believe that Prophet Mohammed peace be upon him is the seal of prophets and messengers to humankind, but they also believe that Moses and Jesus were also prophets of God, unlike the Jews and the Christians.
NBC NEWS: 20000 Americans Convert To ISLAM Each Year, 75% Of Them Women.

Islam is the fastest growing religion in the world. Islam is going to dominate many Places in USA and Europe in the next few years, and is now a fiery revival sweeping much of the planet from Africa to Asia to Latin America to Europe to USA.

The number of Europeans, Americans, Latinos and Africans converting to Islam is growing rapidly

AL-AAKHIRAH, LIFE HEREAFTER

-The Qur'an emphasises the paramount importance of life Hereafter for mankind. It creates in a person the awareness of his/her duty to Allah and fllow creatures in the temporary worldy life and unfolds the realities of the eternal life, the Hereafter, which includes the Day of resurrection, the Day of Judgement, Paradise and Hell. It calculates teh concepts of acountability both in the private and public life of a person (3: 25; 7: 18; 11: 18; 15: 92; 17: 13; 18: 49; 21: 1; 29: 13; 30: 7-8; 34: 3; 37: 24; 39: 69; 45: 27; 58: 6; 69: 18; 75: 13; 81: 7; 82: 5; 88: 26; 99: 6; 100: 10; 102: 8)


- Death: Death closes the file on this temporary wordly life and from this point begins the journey to life Hereafter ([3: 144, 145, 154, 185]; 4: 78; 21: 34-35; 23: 15; 39: 30; 50: 19; 55: 26; 56: 60; 62: 8; 10: 49; 15: 13; 16: 61; 35: 45; 36: 44)

AL-RISALAH, PROPHETHOOD

- For the sake of hum guidance, Allah sent hundreds of Prophets in the past who promulgated Divine guidance.

- The fundamental aim of the Prophets was to establish a proper relationship between man and Allah. (16:36)

- Allah blessed all people in the past with prophets (10:47; 38: 4; 40:78) who communicated Allah's message in the language of heir people (14:4). They were human beings (25: 20; 21: 7-8; 14: 11-12) closen by Allah for human guidance(6: 124; 22: 75; 72: 26-27 3: 179). They were blessed by wisdom and knowledge (12:21). They were the best of creatures were granted the best of human capabilities and strength. They were righteous models. guides and leaders of humanity ( 19: 12-14, 30-32, 49-51, 54-58; 21: 72-73, 85, 90; 38: 45-47; 7: 68; 26: 107). They were the well-wishers of their people(7:61-63)

- Obedience to the Prophets is obligatory (7: 35-36; 8: 20,24,46; 9: 71; 24: 51; 47: 33; 48: 17)

- Faith is incomplete without abedience to the Prophets (24:47)


- The Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) was the last Universal Prophet(33: 40, 45; 22: 49; 7: 158; 34: 28; 21:107).

AL-TAWHID, ONENESS OF ALLAH

- Allah, the One true God, occupies a pivotal place in a muslim's life from the cradle to the grave.

- Islam is summed up in the Shahadah.
- Shahadah: laa ilaaha ilallah, there is no god but Allah, affirming Allah to be the One, the Absolute Creator, the Lord and Master of all.
- The most prominent manifestations of Tawhid are:
a. Sovereigenty belongs only to Allah (2: 107; 25:2; 18: 26; 57:5; 59:23; 3:26; 7: 128)
b. unity of Divin law
c. Unity of mankind.

- It is al-Tawhid which breaks the shackles of particularism, ethnocentrism and racism and opens up the horizon of universalism.
- The identity of Islamic Culture and civilisation lies in Tawhid.
- The purpose for the creation of mankind- the vicerocy of Allah- is to serve Allah alone( 51:56; 11:61)

- The ka'bah, the centre from where the knowledge of the oneness of Allah originated, is the heart of the Muslim Ummah and is situated in the centre, anabling Muslims to face it not only in their five daily obligatory Prayers but for all Prayers the world over.

- All past Prophets invited people towards tawhid (7:62; 11:25-26,50,54,61,84; 26: 69-76; 6:77-79; 26:23-24,82,126; 37:123-125; 12:37-40; 27:23-26; 43:63-64; 5:17; 3:64; 39:64-67; 57:25; 16:36).

- The Qur'an Lays down certain conditions for the belief in Tawhid such as: knowledge, conviction, sincerity, truthfulness, acceptance, submission and love (39:11; 3:167; 24:51; 4:59; 2:165; 19:96)

-Teh Qur'an mentions many atributes of Allah. Prominent among them re: Life, Konwledge, Power, Will, Hering, Seeing and Speech.

- The following verses manifest a few of Allah's atributes:
" He is Allah, than whom there is no other God, the Knoer of the invisible and the visible."

He is the Beneficient, the merciful. He is Allah, than whom there is no other God, the Sovereign Lord, the Holy One,Peace, the Keeper of faith, the Gurdian, the Majestic, the Compeller, the Superb. Glorified be Allah from all that they ascribe as partner (to Him)!

He is Allah, the Creator, the Shaper out of nothing, the Fashioner, His are the most beatiful names. All that is in the heavens and earth glorofies Him, and He is the Mighty, the Wise" (59: 22-24)

(for the attributes of Allah, see the Qur'an:
1:2;
2:117,129,143,158, 244, 247, 255, 257, 263,;
3:2, 8, 9,15, 38, 51;
4:6, 79, 81, 85, 149;
5: 109;
6: 18, 65, 103;
8: 40;
9: 104;
11: 57, 61, 73, 90;
12: 21, 64;
13: 9, 16;
15: 23, 86
16: 70, 91;
17: 44;
19: 47;
21: 112;
22; 6, 64, 74;
24: 25, 35;
25: 31;
30: 50,;
33: 52;
34: 1, 23, 26;
35: 34,
39: 36;
40:15, 43;
41: 54;
42: 11, 23;
51: 58;
52: 28
54: 42, 55;
55: 27;
57: 3;
71: 10;
82: 6;
85: 13
96: 3
122: 2

And on the closeness of Allah to mankind:

" We verily created man and We know what his soul whispers to him, We are nearer to him than his jugular vein" (50:16)

"..and He is with you wheresoever you may be.."(57:4)

" He knows the treachery of the eyes, and that which the bosoms hide"( 40:19)

( see also:
2: 33, 77, 235, 284;
3: 29, 119, 154;5: 7, 99, 154;
6: 3;
8: 43;
9: 78;
11: 5;
16: 19, 23;
17: 25;
20: 7
21: 110;
24: 29, 39
27: 25, 74;
28: 69;
31: 23;
33: 5, 51, 54;
35: 8, 38;
36: 76;
39: 7
42: 24
57: 6
64: 4
67: 13

SUNNAH

- The conduct of the last Prophet an Messenger of Allah, Muhammad (peace be upon him), his example, his ations and his sayings are considered as his Sunnah.

- The Qur'an assigns to the Prophet four distinct roles:
1. Expounder of the Qur'an (16:4). [The Qur'an, chapter 16, verse 44.]
2.Legislator (7:57)
3. One to be obeyed (3:32,132 ; 4:59,64,80)
4. The model for muslim behaviour (33:21; 59:7; 4:65)

- The Qur'an regards obedience to teh Prophet as obedience to and love for Allah (3:31). Whatever the Prophet regards lawful and whatever he prohibits must be followed (59:7; 24:51). He is extremely concerned for the welfare of all mankind. He is full of compassion, the bringer of good tidings, warner and mercifull (9:128; 33:45; 34:28). The Prophet does not conceal any revelation of his Lord and he is the first to surrender to the Divine will(5:67; 6:14)

- The Qur'n is also a book of principles. There is hardly any principle of the Qur'an which is left untranlated in the Sunnah. It serves as the commentary on the Qur'an. It is the perfect record of the implementation of Qur'anic teachings. Hadith literature is the mirror which reflects the method which the Prophet adopted in order to change the course og the lives of his Companions for the upliftment of human rights, values and virtue on the foundation of equality, justice, truth and Divine law.
- Teh ceaseless and dedicated efforts of thousands of Muslims account for its recording and collection.

The Qur'an

- Al-Qur'an is an Arabic word which literally means 'the reading' and 'the collection'. It is the collection of the essence of all revealed scriptures of the past.

- It is the Word of Allah and a universal message containing final guidance to mankind for all times.

- It was revealed to the prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) during some 23 years of his prophetic mission in the Arabian peninsula. It has been preserved in original Arabic both in writing and in memory throughout the fourteen hundred years.

- The Qur'an contain 114 Surahs(Chapters), 6,616 Ayat(verses), 77,934 words and 323,671 letters. All schools of thought are unanimous on the text of the Qur'an and regard it as an undisputed authority wherefrom springs the law and ethics and other Islmic concepts.

- It has succesfully created a new phase of humn thought and greatly affected the life of million of Muslims the world over.

- Hrdly generation has passed whch has not witnessed a comprehensive commentary on the Qur'an highlighting contemporary issues.

- Faith and the performance of righteous deeds are the springboard of the Qur'an.

- The Qur'an categorucally lays down that all human beings are born innocent and are accountable for their deeds.

- The Qur'an prohibits the roots of evils such as intoxicants, interest, gambling, adultery, oppression, coruption and many more.

- The Divine mrcy encompasses everyting: fear, grief, despair, cannot be associated with the Divine mercy.

- The Qur'an commands that the followers of other faiths must be tolerated and treatedwith kindness.

- Onenes of Allah, life hereafter, peace, tranquillity, and properity of mankind are the ultimate aims if the Qur'an.

over six hundred reference havebeen provided in this work for all themes from the Qur'an for further elaboration.

THE FOUNDATION OF ISLAM

(A) The Authoritative Sources of Islam
1. The Qur'an
2. The Sunnah
(B) The Fundamental Concepts:
3. al-Tawhid, Onenes of Allah
4. al-Risalah, Prophethood
5. al-Akhirah, Life Hereafter

Kamis, 24 September 2009

Qur'an and Science

"And only those who are devoid of knowledge say,
'Why does God not speak unto us,nor is a miraculous sign shown to us?'
Even thus,like unto what they say,spoke those who lived before their time,their hearts are all alike.
Indeed,We have made all the signs manifest unto people who are endowed with inner certainty."
Quran 2;118***

We are living in a century that scientists try to explain everything naturalistically and want to take "God" out of creation. And they see religions as paralysers of science.



Azhar Ushman Comedian

Azhar Usman. Musilim Comedian - enjoy this guy - he is very funny. I have restricted comments due to some fools just abusing the comments' space.