فضائل الصدقه

* الصدقة تجعل الملائكة تدعو بالخلف على المتصدق فتقول "اللهم اعط منفقا خلفا"

* الصدقة تنتصر على الشياطين ,قال صل الله عليه وسلم "لايخرج رجل شيئا من الصدقة حتى يفك على لحييها سبعين شيطانا"

* الصدقة تعالج المرضى ,قال صل الله عليه وسلم "داووا مرضاكم بالصدقة "

* الصدقة تطفئ غضب ربك ,قال صل الله عليه وسلم "ان الصدقة لتطفئ غضب الرب"

* الصدقة تمحو خطاياك ,قال صل الله عليه وسلم "الصدقة تطفئ الخطيئة كما يطفئ الماء النار"

تمكنت أجهزة الأمن المصرية من ضبط شبكة تجسس تعمل لصالح الموساد الصهيوني في سيناء.

وتضم الشبكة بين أعضائها عددًا من المصريين والفلسطينيين.

وألقت السلطات المصرية القبض على المشتبه به الرئيس في هذه الشبكة، وهو مصري من رفح حيث قدم معلومات عن 8 أشخاص آخرين من أعضاء الشبكة.

وأفادت التحريات أن المشتبه فيه الرئيس تمت مراقبته لمدة 4 أشهر؛ حيث كان دائم التردد بين القاهرة وشمال سيناء، وتم تسجيل المكالمات التي كان يجريها مع العديد من الشخصيات التي كان يتعامل معها، واعترف هذا الشخص بأنه قام بتزويد "إسرائيل" بمعلومات عسكرية, وفقًا لصحيفة الأخبار.

وذكرت مصادر رسمية أن جهاز المخابرات تسلم ملف القضية للتوصل إلى باقي أعضاء الشبكة.

يشار إلى أن السلطات المصرية قررت مؤخرًا تزويد المراكز الأمنية في جنوب شبه جزيرة سيناء بالأسلحة الثقيلة؛ لزيادة قدراتها على مواجهة الخارجين على القانون والعصابات المسلحة.

وقال اللواء خالد فودة محافظ جنوب سيناء: "إن وزيري الدفاع والداخلية وافقا على تزويد الكمائن جنوب سيناء الثابتة والمتحركة لأول مرة بأسلحة ثقيلة من نوع "آر بي جي" المضاد للدروع".

وأضاف فودة أن "الهدف من هذا القرار هو مواجهة قُطَّاع الطرق والخارجين على القانون والعصابات المسلحة التي تقوم بترويع المواطنين"، ويوجد حوالي 15 مركزًا أمنيًّا ثابتًا في محافظة جنوب سيناء وعدد آخر من المواقع المتحركة

الحقيقه خلف اختطاف جنودنا البواسل 
أكد الدكتور عماد جاد - الخبير الاستراتيجي بمركز الأهرام للدراسات الإستراتيجية وعضو البرلمان المصري السباق - أن هناك شماتة غير عادية تسود الداخل "الإسرائيلي" بعد خطف الجنود السبعة المصريين.

وأضاف جاد أن "إسرائيل" تتمنى وتترقب فشل الجيش المصري في عملية تحرير الأسرى؛ لتروج للعالم أن مصر عاجزة عن السيطرة على سيناء.

وبحسب صحيفة الأهرام، فقد ذكر الخبير الإستراتيجي أن إسرائيل تسوق أن منطقة جبل الحلال صارت تشبه جبال تورا بورا في أفغانستان، وذلك تمهيدًا للمطالبة بتدخل عسكري دولي لضبط الأمن في سيناء.

وأشار جاد إلى أن الأمن القومي المصري يبدأ من سيناء، مستشهدًا على ذلك بوقائع تاريخية، حيث كانت تعرف قوة الدولة بمدى سيطرتها على سيناء، وفي ظل ضعف الدولة كانت مصر تُغزى عبر هذه المنطقة.

يشار إلى أن اللواء عبد المنعم سعيد رئيس هيئة عمليات القوات المسلحة الأسبق قد أكد خلال برنامج جملة مفيدة مساء أمس الأحد حتمية التدخل العسكري لتحرير الجنود المصريين المختطفين في رفح، خاصة بعد فشل الحل السلمي والمفاوضات.

ومن جهة أخرى، عقد الرئيس اجتماعًا عاجلاً مساء أمس مع قادة عسكريين؛ لبحث أزمة اختطاف الجنود السبعة في سيناء.

وأكد الرئيس مرسي في تغريدة له على تويتر: "جميع مؤسسات الدولة تعمل يدًا واحدة لتحرير المختطفين، وجميع الخيارات مفتوحة، ولن نخضع لأي ابتزاز".

وكشف مصدر مطلع أن اجتماع الرئيس باعتباره القائد الأعلى للقوات المسلحة مع قادة القوات المسلحة - ومنهم رئيس الأركان ورئيس هيئة العمليات - يعتبر إشارة إلى اللجوء لتحرك عسكري فوري على الأرض.

اكاذيب

الحــــقــــيـــقــه والاكـــــاذيـــب
ان ماتردده حركة تمرد هو الدليل على تلفيق الاكاذيب واثارة الراى العام للشو الاعلامى ليس الا واليكم حقيقة الامر بالارقام 
يقولون لقد جمعنا توقيع 2290000 فى يومين اى 48 ساعه فلو فرضنا جدلا ان الامر صحيح فلابد ان نحسبها كم تستلزم من افراد لجمع التوقيع وكم يستغرق زمن الفرد كى يقرأ ويوقع ويدون بياناته 
اولا- اذا سلمنا بان الفرد الذى سيقرا ويوقع ويدون بياناته لايستغرق الا 60 ثانيه فقط
واذا سلمنا اذا حدث هذا فلابد ان يكون جمع التوقيع ليلا ونهارا دون فواصل او راحه 
ثانيا- يلزم الحركه عدد 36 الف فرد لجمع التوقيغ فى 48 ساعه الامر الذى اؤكد انه كذب تماما لان عددها لايتجاوز ثلاث افراد على الاكثر من مؤتمرهم التلفزيونى 
ثالثا – اذا سلمنا انه توفر لديهم كل الامكانيات ولم ياخذوا راحه مطلقا وان الطوابير امامهم لم تنقطع ليلا ونهارا للتوقيع وان عددهم 36 الف فرد وان مايلزم الفرد لتدوين بياناته وقراءة مابداخل المنشور واقناعه وتوقيعه 60 ثانيه فان الامر يستغرق 81 ساعه اى ثلاثة ايام وتسعة ساعات متواصله الامر الذى يؤكد كذبهم وان مايدعوه باطل وان الامر مجرد فرقعه اعلاميه للشو ليس الا وتسليط الضوء على مجموعه من الفشله الذين رسبوا فى امتحانات الرياضيات فى المراحل الدراسيه المختلفه وان الحقيقه لايستطيعون جمع توقيعات وان التطبيل والتذمير والتهليل لكسب الشارع لخوض انتخابات محسومه من قبل التيارات الاسلاميه المختلفه التى حسمة المعركه بتواجدهم بين الناس قبل ان تقع المعركه 
الامر الذى يثير الزعر والخوف من نكسة نتائجهم المتوقعه فى الانتخابات البرلمانيه المقبله وان الشعب المصرى الشريف يدرك جيدا انه لم ولن يفرط لتيارات علمانيه حكمته من قبل مئات السنين بعد الخلافه الاسلاميه من بعد خامس الخلفاء الراشدين ولم يجنوا منهم الا التخلف والذل والعبوديه والكلمه الاخيره لاشراف مصر واحرارها فانهم لم يتعلموا الدرس سواء فى انتخابات مجلس الشعب والشورى والرئاسه او فى تصويت الدستور او غى الانتخابات المقبله التى ستكون صفعه قويه بالغزى والعار لكل من تكلم زورا وبهتانا باسم الشعب المصرى الواعى وان فلول نظام المخلوع الذين تربوا على موائد الفساد يكذبون ويصدقون اكاذيبهم سواء جهلا منهم او احلام الاغبياء فانهم اول من يعلمون ان الاسلاميين قادمون وبقوه ومن خلفهم الشرفاء الوطنيين الذين يضحون من اجل ثرى مصر الخالد

نساء بلا زواج

 أكثر من كثيرات من العوانس، ولعل بعضهن أقدمن على الانتحار" فكان زواجهن سببا في حرمانهن من الحياة وكسب العمل الصالح فيها، ثم حرمانهن من الجنة ونعيمها، للخلود في النار وجحيمها.. فأي خسارة أعظم.. بعد هذا الخسران المبين؟! 

صححي تصوراتك، أختي المؤمنة، وأقبلي على الحياة بالحرص على عمل الصالحات فيها، لزيادة رصيدك من الحسنات، وملء صحيفة أعمالك منها. 

"وجاء اليوم الذي استوقفتني فيه آية في سورة الكهف{الْمَالُ وَالْبَنُونَ زِينَةُ الْحَيَاةِ الدُّنْيَا وَالْبَاقِيَاتُ الصَّالِحَاتُ خَيْرٌ عِنْدَ رَبِّكَ ثَوَاباً وَخَيْرٌ أَمَلاً}. تساءلت: ما معنى {وَالْبَاقِيَاتُ الصَّالِحَاتُ} وجدت في التفسير أنها كل عمل صالح ". 

"عشقت الأعمال الصالحة من صلاة وصيام وصدقة وتسبيح و تحميد وتهليل وتكبير. وبدأت السعادة تملأ قلبي، والرضا يستقر في نفسي. حمدت الله حمدا كثيرا أن هداني إلى هذا الطريق وأرشدني إلى معالمه ". 

تستدرك الأخت أم يمان فتقول: 

"لكن هذه ليست دعوة للرهبانية، بل هي دعوة للرضا بقضاء الله وقدره ". 

وتورد من ديوان الشافعي بيته الشهير: 

دع الأيام تفعل ما تشاء وطب نفسا إذا حكم القضاء 

وكذلك أبياته: 

ما شئت كان وإن لم أشأ وما شئت إن لم تشأ لم يكن 

خلقت العباد لما قد علمت ففي العلم يجري الفتى والمسن 

فمنهم شقي ومنهم سعيد ومنهم قبيح ومنهم حسن 

على ذا مننت وهذا خذلت وذاك أعنت وذا لم تعن 

وتختم بقولها: "لقد أطلت عليكم كثيرا، ولكن يعلم الله أني أريد منفعة المسلمين ". 

ثم تذكر ملاحظة تقول فيها: "إن لم تكن رسالتي تستحق النشر فأنا أتفهم ذلك، فقد كتبت الرسالة وأنا في قمة انفعالي ". 

يا أخت أم يمان؛ بل تستحق رسالتك النشر، بل والشكر والدعاء، ويكفي الصدق الذي كتبت به حروفها، والإخلاص الذي انطلقت منه كلماتها، والرضا الذي كان بين سطورها، والغاية النبيلة التي توجهت إليها معانيها. 

بارك الله فيك، وأجزل لك الأجر على نصحك أخواتك، ووفقك إلى مزيد من هذا العطاء. 

لا يمكن لنا إلا أن نصف ما أقدمت عليه هذه الأخت بالتضحية والإيثار، وهما خلقان عظيمان، يدلان على نفس نبيلة، وقلب سليم. 

إنها ابنة بارة بأمها، حريصة عليها، رحيمة بضعفها، تحررت من الأنانية وإيثار النفس. 

ولكن، أما كان يمكن أن تتزوج هذه الأخت دون أن تتخلى عن أمها وعن أخواتها؟ هل يكون جزاء إيثارها وتضحيتهما أن تعيش بقية عمرها دون زوج وأولاد؟ 

أجل. كان يمكنها الجمع بين حبها لأمها وزواجها! ولكن متى؟ وكيف؟ حين يتقدم الخاطب إليها، ويعلم أن سبب رفضها الزواج منه هو رغبتها في رعاية أمها، فيزداد تعلقا بها، ورغبة فيها، وحرصا على الزواج منها، لأنها فتاة مرضية من أمها، وذات خلق جعلها تضحي، فيقول لها: والدتك والدتي، أرعاها كما ترعينها، وأبرها كما تبرينها، وأخواتك أخواتي، أتزوجك ونقيم معا في بيت ملاصق لبيت أمك وأخواتك، أو ينتقلون ليقيموا في بيت ملاصق لبيتنا.

هذا ما كان ينبغي أن يصدر عن أولئك الذين تقدموا إلى خطبتها، أو عن واحد منهم على الأقل، فمثل هذه البارة بأمها لا ينصرف عنها الرجل الحكيم البصير الراغب في زوجة تطيعه، وتحسن عشرته وتربية أطفاله. 

لكنها الأنانية، وحب الذات، وعدم إدراك الأجر الذي يناله الرجل لو أعان هذه الفتاة على بر أمها ورعاية شقيقاتها، والزواج منها في الوقت نفسه. 

وكأنما كان زواج النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم من أم سلمة (هند بنت أبي أمية بن المغيرة) ليتأسى به المسلمون فلا يمنعهم ما تحمله الفتاة أو المرأة من مسؤوليات تجاه أولاد وبنات، أشقاء لها أو أبناء، من الزواج منها. فقد تقدم إلى خطبتها النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم فقالت: إني مسنة ذات عيال، وأغار من النساء، فقال النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم: "أما إنك مسنة فأنا أكبر منك، وأما الغيرة فيذهبها الله عنك، وأما العيال فإلى الله ورسوله ". 

إن الرغبة لتزداد في فتاة تضحي من أجل أهلها، وأرملة تحب أولادها وتحرص عليهم، لكن الواقع الحزين أن الرجال ينصرفون عن هؤلاء الفتيات والنساء، ويزهدون بهن، ويبحثون عمن تترك أولادها وأهلها من أجلهم وحدهم. 

وتبقى كلمتان، الأولى لكل فتاة تجد نفسها مسئولة عن أبوين كبيرين أو عن أحدهما، أو أرملة أو مطلقة مسئولة عن أطفالها الصغار ولا تريد أن تتخلى عنهم: لا ترفضي الخاطبين؛ إنما صارحيهم بحالك، وأخبريهم أنك تحرصين على تحمل مسؤولياتك تجاه أهلك أو أولادك، وأنك تسعدين لو رضي المتقدم إليك بذلك، وشاركك فيه، وأنك مستعدة للزواج منه إذا قبل بحالك. 

الكلمة ا

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Wonders of charity
True story

The man called the son Jadaan incredible also love his money to him and the camel to a poor neighbor case has seven daughters, Farah impoverished neighbor was drinking, he and his daughters from milk
And when the summer came Bajafavh and Qahth, cracked earth came'm Jadaan with Bedouins journeyed looking for water and pasture,

... In Aldhol, and are holes in the ground to reach water valves and entered one of them to bring water to drink and three children outside الدحل of waiting for wiping out under الدحل did not know the exit.
And wait for his sons one day and two or three so desperate they said: Perhaps a snake bite and died, perhaps Tah underground perished, and they went to the house and divided the inheritance arose أوسطهم said: أتذكرون camel, my father had given to his neighbor, the neighbor that does not deserve,
So they took a camel Oejreba to give him the neighbor instead of camel neighbor said: The Father gave her to me, dine and Ongdy, Banha. Valbann sing about food and drink also tells the prophet, and said: Confirm us the camel is better for you, and take this camel said: أشكوكم to your father, said: I doubt it, it was dead, he said: Matt, how he died? Since I do not know? They said: Dahla income in the desert and did not come out, he said: Go my to this الدحل then take the camel and do what you like and I do not want Jofm ..

I went by to where you entered the owner loyal and brought strand and lit the torch and went down crawling until he reached the place of love in it, and if it hears the whine man placed his hand if he is alive breathing after a week of loss, carry out الدحل and gave him the dates and gave him to drink and drive on his back and brought him to his home, Dept. of life in a new man, and his children do not know, he said: God, you told me a week underground and you did not die.

He said: سأحدثك newly screamed, after three days lost hope and delivered warrants to God and if my felt milk flowing on my tongue فاعتدلت If a pot in the dark do not see him approaching my mouth Vertoa then goes on every day three times, but two days ago was interrupted do not know what the cause of disconnection ?

Says: I told him, if you know the cause of disconnection was amazed! Your kids that you thought was and withdrew the camel that was Asagak God of them, and under the Muslim charity, as he said: ((صنائع known Taqi bad wrestler))

When he persisted narrowed their rings spaced and you أظنها not release
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من عجائب الصدقة
قصة واقعية

يذكر أن رجل يسمى ابن جدعان تصدق بأحب ماله إليه وكانت ناقة إلى جار فقير الحال له سبع بنات , فرح الجار الفقير فكان يشرب هو و بناته من لبنها
و لما جاء الصيف بجفافه وقحطه, تشققت الأرض خرج ابن جدعان مع البدو يرتحلون يبحثون عن الماء والكلأ,

... في الدحول, و هي حفر في الأرض توصل إلى محابس مائية و دخل إلى أحدها ليُحضر الماء حتى يشرب ـ وأولاده الثلاثة خارج الدحل ينتظرون ـ فضاع تحت الدحل ولم يعرف الخروج.
وانتظر أبناؤه يومًا ويومين وثلاثة حتى يأسوا قالوا: لعل ثعبانًا لدغه ومات, لعله تاه تحت الأرض وهلك, فذهبوا إلى البيت وقسموا الميراث فقام أوسطهم وقال: أتذكرون ناقة أبي التي أعطاها لجاره, إن جارنا هذا لا يستحقها,
فأخذوا بعيرًا أجربًا ليعطوه للجار بدل الناقة فقال الجار: إن أباكم أهداها لي, أتعشى وأتغدى من لبنها. فاللبن يُغني عن الطعام والشراب كما يُخبر النبي , فقالوا: أعد لنا الناقة خيرٌ لك, وخذ هذا الجمل قال: أشكوكم إلى أبيكم, قالوا: اشكِ إليه فإنه قد مات, قال: مات, كيف مات؟ ولما لا أدري؟ قالوا: دخل دِحلاً في الصحراء ولم يخرج, قال: اذهبوا بي إلى هذا الدحل ثم خذوا الناقة وافعلوا ما شئتم ولا أريد جملكم ..

فذهبوا به إلى المكان الذي دخل فيه صاحبه الوفي وأحضر حبلاً وأشعل شعلةً ونزل يزحف حتى وصل إلى مكان يحبوا فيه , وإذا به يسمع أنين الرجل فوضع يده فإذا هو حي يتنفس بعد أسبوع من الضياع, حمله خارج الدحل وأعطاه التمر وسقاه وحمله على ظهره وجاء به إلى داره, ودبت الحياة في الرجل من جديد, وأولاده لا يعلمون, قال: أخبرني بالله عليك أسبوعًا تحت الأرض وأنت لم تمت.

قال: سأحدثك حديثًا عجبًا, بعد ثلاثة أيام فقدت الأمل و سلمت أمري إلى الله وإذا بي أحس بلبن يتدفق على لساني فاعتدلت فإذا بإناء في الظلام لا أراه يقترب من فمي فأرتوي ثم يذهب كل يوم ثلاث مرات, ولكن منذ يومين انقطع لا أدري ما سبب انقطاعه؟

يقول: فقلت له لو تعلم سبب انقطاعه لتعجبت! ظن أولادك أنك مت و سحبوا الناقة التي كان يسقيك الله منها, والمسلم في ظل صدقته, وكما قال : ((صنائع المعروف تقي مصارع السوء))

ضاقت فلما استحكمت حلقاتها فرجت وكنت أظنهـا لا تفرج
فضلا وليس أمرا , اضغط على لايك إذا عجبتك القصة :

"O People, lend me an attentive ear, for I know not whether after this year, I shall ever be amongst you again. Therefore listen to what I am saying to you very carefully and TAKE THESE WORDS TO THOSE WHO COULD NOT BE PRESENT HERE TODAY.
O People, just as you regard this month, this day, this city as Sacred, so regard the life and property of every Muslim as a sacred trust. Return the goods entrusted to you to their rightful owners. Hurt no one so that no one may hurt you. Remember that you will indeed meet your Lord, and that He will indeed reckon your deeds. ALLAH has forbidden you to take usury (interest), therefore all interest obligation shall henceforth be waived. Your capital, however, is yours to keep. You will neither inflict nor suffer any inequity. Allah has Judged that there shall be no interest and that all the interest due to Abbas ibn 'Abd'al Muttalib (Prophet's uncle) shall henceforth be waived...
Beware of Satan, for the safety of your religion. He has lost all hope that he will ever be able to lead you astray in big things, so beware of following him in small things.
O People, it is true that you have certain rights with regard to your women, but they also have rights over you. Remember that you have taken them as your wives only under Allah's trust and with His permission. If they abide by your right then to them belongs the right to be fed and clothed in kindness. Do treat your women well and be kind to them for they are your partners and committed helpers. And it is your right that they do not make friends with any one of whom you do not approve, as well as never to be unchaste.
O People, listen to me in earnest, worship Allah, say your five daily prayers (Salah), fast during the month of Ramadan, and give your wealth in Zakat. Perform Hajj if you can afford to.
All mankind is from Adam and Eve, an Arab has no superiority over a non-Arab nor a non-Arab has any superiority over an Arab; also a white has no superiority over black nor a black has any superiority over white except by piety and good action. Learn that every Muslim is a brother to every Muslim and that the Muslims constitute one brotherhood. Nothing shall be legitimate to a Muslim which belongs to a fellow Muslim unless it was given freely and willingly. Do not, therefore, do injustice to yourselves.
Remember, one day you will appear before Allah and answer your deeds. So beware, do not stray from the path of righteousness after I am gone.
O People, no prophet or apostle will come after me and no new faith will be born. Reason well, therefore, O People, and understand words which I convey to you. I leave behind me two things, the QURAN and my example, the SUNNAH and if you follow these you will never go astray.
All those who listen to me shall pass on my words to others and those to others again; and may the last ones understand my words better than those who listen to me directly. Be my witness, O Allah, that I have conveyed your message to your people".

 

Why Obama Wants To Change The Key Law In The Terrorism Fight

by ARI SHAPIRO

May 29, 2013 5:35 PM

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President Obama speaks at the National Defense University in Washington, D.C., on May 23.

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Almost all of the federal government's actions against terrorism — from drone strikes to the prison at Guantanamo Bay — are authorized by a single law: the Authorization for Use of Military Force.

Congress passed it just after the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001. Now, President Obama says he wants to revise the law, and ultimately repeal it.

The AUMF is one of the most unusual laws Congress has passed this century. It's less than a page long. The vote was nearly unanimous. And it went from concept to law in exactly one week.

It authorizes the president to go after the groups that planned, authorized, committed or aided the Sept. 11 attacks, or any groups and countries that harbored them. In broad terms, it justified invading Afghanistan. But two presidents have applied it around the world.

"It was vast in the powers that it gave," says Karen Greenberg, who runs the Center on National Security at Fordham Law School. "And it was somewhat vast in its definition of the enemy. However, in many ways, that definition has expanded in the interim years."

Presidents Bush and Obama have used AUMF authority to kill terrorists in Somalia, Yemen and other places far from the Afghan battlefield.

Why I Accepted Islam

After twenty-five years as a writer in America, I wanted something to soften my cynicism. I was searching for new terms by which to see. 

The way one is raised establishes certain needs in this department. 

From a pluralist background, I naturally placed great stress on the matters of racism and freedom. Then, in my early twenties, I had gone to live in Africa for three years. During this time, which was formative for me, I rubbed shoulders with blacks of many different tribes, with Arabs, Berbers, and even Europeans, who were Muslims. By and large these people did not share the Western obsession with race as a social category. In our encounters, being oddly colored, rarely mattered. I was welcomed first and judged on merit later. By contrast, Europeans and Americans, including many who are free of racist notions, automatically class people racially. Muslims classified people by their faith and their actions. I found this transcendent and refreshing. Malcolm X saw his nation's salvation in it."America needs to understand Islam,"he wrote, "because this is the one religion that erases from its society the race problem."

I was looking for an escape route, too, from the isolating terms of a materialistic culture. I wanted access to a spiritual dimension, but the conventional paths I had known as a boy were closed. My father had been a Jew; my mother Christian. Because of my mongrel background, I had a foot in two religious camps. Both faiths were undoubtedly profound. Yet the one that emphasizes a chosen people I found insupportable; while the other, based in a mystery, repelled me. A century before, my maternal great-great-grandmother's name had been set in stained glass at the high street Church of Christ in Hamilton, Ohio.

By the time I was twenty, this meant nothing to me.

These were the terms my early life provided. The more I thought about it now, the more I returned to my experiences in Muslim Africa. After two return trips to Morocco, in 1981 and 1985, I came to feel that Africa, the continent, had little to do with the balanced life I found there. It was not, that is, a continent I was after, nor an institution, either. I was looking for a framework I could live with, a vocabulary of spiritual concepts applicable to the life I was living now. I did not want to "trade in" my culture. I wanted access to new meanings.

After a mid-Atlantic dinner I went to wash up in the bathroom. During my absence a quorum of Hasidim lined up to pray outside the door. By the time I had finished, they were too immersed to notice me. Emerging from the bathroom, I could barely work the handle. Stepping into the aisle was out of the question.

I could only stand with my head thrust into the hallway, staring at the congregation's backs. Holding palm-size prayer books, they cut an impressive figure, tapping the texts on their breastbones as they divined. Little by little the movements grew erratic, like a mild, bobbing form of rock and roll. I watched from the bathroom door until they were finished, then slipped back down the aisle to my seat.

God's Attributes

If the Creator is Eternal and Everlasting, then His attributes must also be eternal and everlasting. He should not lose any of His attributes nor acquire new ones. If this is so, then His attributes are absolute. Can there be more than one Creator with such absolute attributes? Can there be for example, two absolutely powerful Creators? A moment's thought shows that this is not feasible.

The Quran summarizes this argument in the following verses:

"God has not taken to Himself any son, nor is there any god with Him: For then each god would have taken of that which he created and some of them would have risen up over others." (23:91)

And Why, were there gods in earth and heaven other than God, they (heaven and earth) would surely go to ruin." (21:22)

The Oneness of God

The Quran reminds us of the falsity of all alleged gods. To the worshippers of man-made objects, it asks:

"Do you worship what you have carved yourself?" (37:95)

"Or have you taken unto you others beside Him to be your protectors, even such as have no power either for good or for harm to themselves?" (13:16)

To the worshippers of heavenly bodies it cites the story of Abraham:

"When night outspread over him he saw a star and said, 'This is my Lord.' But when it set he said, 'I love not the setters.' When he saw the moon rising, he said, 'This is my Lord.' But when it set he said, 'If my Lord does not guide me I shall surely be of the people gone astray.' When he saw the sun rising, he said, 'This is my Lord; this is greater.' But when it set he said, 'O my people, surely I quit that which you associate, I have turned my face to Him Who originated the heavens and the earth; a man of pure faith, I am not of the idolaters.'" (6:76-79)

The Believer's Attitude

In order to be a Muslim, i.e., to surrender oneself to God, it is necessary to believe in the oneness of God, in the sense of His being the only Creator, Preserver, Nourisher, etc. But this belief - later on called "Tawhid Ar-Rububiyyah" - is not enough. Many of the idolaters knew and believed that only the Supreme God could do all this, but that was not enough to make them Muslims. To tawhid ar-rububiyyah one must add tawhid al'uluhiyyah, i.e., one acknowledges the fact that is God alone Who deserves to be worshipped, and thus abstains from worshipping any other thing or being.

Having achieved this knowledge of the one true God, man should constantly have faith in Him, and should allow nothing to induce him to deny truth.

When faith enters a person's heart, it causes certain mental states which result in certain actions. Taken together these mental states and actions are the proof for the true faith. The Prophet said, "Faith is that which resides firmly in the heart and which is proved by deeds." Foremost among those mental states is the feeling of gratitude towards God which could be said to be the essence of 'ibada' (worship).

The feeling of gratitude is so important that a non-believer is called 'kafir' which means 'one who denies a truth' and also 'one who is ungrateful.'

A believer loves, and is grateful to God for the bounties He bestowed upon him, but being aware of the fact that his good deeds, whether mental or physical, are far from being commensurate with Divine favors, he is always anxious lest God should punish him, here or in the Hereafter. He, therefore, fears Him, surrenders himself to Him and serves Him with great humility. One cannot be in such a mental state without being almost all the time mindful of God. Remembering God is thus the life force of faith, without which it fades and withers away.

The Quran tries to promote this feeling of gratitude by repeating the attributes of God very frequently. We find most of these attributes mentioned together in the following verses of the Quran:

"He is God; there is no god but He, He is the Knower of the unseen and the visible; He is the All-Merciful, the All-Compassionate. He is God, there is no God but He. He is the King, the All-Holy, the All-Peace, the Guardian of Faith, the All-Preserver, the All-Mighty, the All-Compeller, the All-Sublime. Glory be to God, above that they associate! He is God the Creator, the Maker, the Shaper. To Him belong the Names Most Beautiful. All that is in the heavens and the earth magnifies Him; He is the All-Mighty, the All-Wise." (59:22-24)

"There is no god but He, the Living, the Everlasting. Slumber seizes Him not, neither sleep; to Him belongs all that is in the heavens and the earth. Who is there that shall intercede with Him save by His leave? He knows what lies before them and what is after them, and they comprehend not anything of His knowledge save such as He wills. His throne comprises the heavens and earth; the preserving of them oppresses Him not; He is the All-High, the All-Glorious." (2:255)

"People of the Book, go not beyond the bounds in your religion, and say not as to God but the truth. The Messiah, Jesus son of Mary, was only the Messenger of God, and His Word that He committed to Mary, and a Spirit from Him. So believe in God and His Messengers, and say not, 'Three.' Refrain; better is it for you. God is only one God. Glory be to Him - (He is) above having a son." (4:171)

Source : III&E Brochure Series; No. 2
(published by The Institute of Islamic Information and Education (III&E))

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It is a known fact that every language has one or more terms that are used in reference to God and sometimes to lesser deities. This is not the case with Allah. Allah is the personal name of the One true God. Nothing else can be called Allah. The term has no plural or gender. This shows its uniqueness when compared with the word god which can be made plural, gods, or feminine, goddess. It is interesting to notice that Allah is the personal name of God in Aramaic, the language of Jesus and a sister language of Arabic.

The One true God is a reflection of the unique concept that Islam associates with God. To a Muslim, Allah is the Almighty, Creator and Sustainer of the universe, Who is similar to nothing and nothing is comparable to Him. The Prophet Muhammad was asked by his contemporaries about Allah; the answer came directly from God Himself in the form of a short chapter of the Quran, which is considered the essence of the unity or the motto of monotheism. This is chapter 112 which reads:

"In the name of God, the Merciful, the Compassionate.
Say (O Muhammad) He is God the One God, the Everlasting Refuge, who has not begotten, nor has been begotten, and equal to Him is not anyone."

Some non-Muslims allege that God in Islam is a stern and cruel God who demands to be obeyed fully. He is not loving and kind. Nothing can be farther from truth than this allegation. It is enough to know that, with the exception of one, each of the 114 chapters of the Quran begins with the verse: "In the name of God, the Merciful, the Compassionate." In one of the sayings of Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) we are told that "God is more loving and kinder than a mother to her dear child."

But God is also Just. Hence evildoers and sinners must have their share of punishment and the virtuous, His bounties and favors. Actually God's attribute of Mercy has full manifestation in His attribute of Justice. People suffering throughout their lives for His sake and people oppressing and exploiting other people all their lives should not receive similar treatment from their Lord. Expecting similar treatment for them will amount to negating the very belief in the accountability of man in the Hereafter and thereby negating all the incentives for a moral and virtuous life in this world. The following Quranic verses are very clear and straightforward in this respect:

"Verily, for the Righteous are gardens of Delight, in the Presence of their Lord. Shall We then treat the people of Faith like the people of Sin? What is the matter with you? How judge you?" (68:34-36)

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Islam rejects characterizing God in any human form or depicting Him as favoring certain individuals or nations on the basis of wealth, power or race. He created the human beings as equals. They may distinguish themselves and get His favor through virtue and piety only.

The concept that God rested in the seventh day of creation, that God wrestled with one of His soldiers, that God is an envious plotter against mankind, or that God is incarnate in any human being are considered blasphemy from the Islamic point of view.

The unique usage of Allah as a personal name of God is a reflection of Islam's emphasis on the purity of the belief in God which is the essence of the message of all God's messengers. Because of this, Islam considers associating any deity or personality with God as a deadly sin which God will never forgive, despite the fact He may forgive all other sins.

[Note that what is meant above applies ONLY to those people who die in a state wherein they are associating others with God. The repentance of those who yet live is acceptable to God if He wills. - MSA of USC]

The Creator must be of a different nature from the things created because if he is of the same nature as they are, he will be temporal and will therefore need a maker. It follows that nothing is like Him. If the maker is not temporal, then he must be eternal. But if he is eternal, he cannot be caused, and if nothing outside him causes him to continue to exist, which means that he must be self-sufficient. And if the does not depend on anything for the continuance of his own existence, then this existence can have no end. The Creator is therefore eternal and everlasting: "He is the First and the Last."

He is Self-Sufficient or Self-Subsistent or, to use a Quranic term, Al-Qayyum. The Creator does not create only in the sense of bringing things into being, He also preserves them and takes them out of existence and is the ultimate cause of whatever happens to them.

"God is the Creator of everything. He is the guardian over everything. Unto Him belong the keys of the heavens and the earth." (39:62, 63)

"No creature is there crawling on the earth, but its provision rests on God. He knows its lodging place and it repository." (11:6)
 

Characteristics of this name on aggregate
ظاهرة غريبة انا احمد لى جهد فى مجال الدعوة والتبليغ وخلاصة التجربة ان الناس فقدوا ايمانهم فى الله واصبحوا مثل اهل الكتاب همهم الدنيا شارع بة 80 دكان لا يحضر الصلاة الا 9 افراد وتكلم الناس عن الله كانهم فى وادى بعيدعن الل
Excellence word God from other names a lot of properties, Among this: that God Almighty because he wanted the definition of the same attic to His Prophet Moses, peace be upon him, singled out his name (God) is noteworthy among all the names of other knows himself, he says: I am Allah no god but I فاعبدني (Taha: 14).

It features: that the word God (Allah) is the origin of all the names of Allah than everything else, he says: {And Allah the Most Beautiful Names invite him out} (custom: 180), and in another verse: {there is no god but He, his beautiful names} (Taha : 8), and then the other names added to this name and described him, they followed this name, so we say: King of the names of God, and dear ones of the names of God, do not say: God of names Aziz, has not had the habit to do so.

Among the features: the word God (Allah) shows all the meanings that contained the names of Allah, including احتوته of glory and perfection and greatness, and uniqueness Baldhar and benefit, tender and prevention, and the influence of freewill and Kamal strength, الاتصاف kindness and generosity and righteousness, compassion and kindness.

And explains Imam Ibn values ​​so that the word God D to divinity Almighty, and deity, including the proven qualities of the perfect whole, المنزهة for metaphor and example, and the flaws and shortcomings, but the most beautiful names detail and statement recipes divine derived from the name of God.

In one words in question, the word God is the name of God the greatest, has adopted this view of Imam popular and Abu Hanifa and Eltahawy and others, and quoted evidence many had them say Jabir bin Abdullah bin Zaid, he said: the name of God the greatest is God, did you hear that says: {is the God who is no god but He, Knower of the unseen and is Merciful} (Al-Hashr: 22).

It is the language, mentions of the characteristics of word God (Allah) that the lam and the ground which are considered the structure of the word, it can not be indispensable, you say: O God, while falling Alpha and the lam while the appeal to other beautiful names of other, saying: O holy, nor says: O Holy Spirit.

It is noteworthy Imam Qurtubi nice about this name, it was noted that this name conducted by God on the tongues of Nations from Adam peace be upon him did not deny a nation it is revolving on their tongues from the reign of their father to the end of the world, has said the people of Noah: {if, God willing, to revealed Angels} (Believers: 24) verse, folk Hood said: {أجئتنا to worship God alone (custom: 70), and said: {He is only a man who invents a lie against Allah} (Believers: 38), and the like of the verses.

The remaining reference to the coupling of this divine name in general, what started us dhikr and Mahamd, and basmalah and التسبيحات and the like, we say: Hallelujah, praise God, God is great, and we say: There is no power but from God, and say: In the name of God, a name that opens every command blessing and named after, but it was the Prophet - peace be upon him - opens his letters Basmalah involving first the word God (Allah), was characterized by that name is God, therefore he said: {Did you know him toxic} (Maryam: 65), a name which, if increased From the ground the time, in terms of interview: (is not even time is not said in the earth: God of God) Narrated by Ahmad.

Evidence that the name of religious texts

Not repeated names of Allah in the Koran and in the year as repeated word God (Allah), has settled a number of scientists citizen mentioned this name in the Quran and found more than a thousand and two hundred times, and this number is not يقاربه any other name from the names of Allah, The Almighty God opened its thirty-three verses.

We recall here, for example, a number of verses in which he stated that name, including the verse: Praise be to Allah} (light: 2), and says: {And fear God, who تسائلون him and the wombs that God you had a sergeant} (women: 1 ), and meaning: the God who raised the heavens without any pillars deem} (Thunder: 2), meaning: God, who sent down the Book in truth and balance} (Shura: 17), and the verse: {but your God, the God who is no god but is expanded everything note (Taha: 98), in addition to other verses.

The conversations, words of the Prophet - peace be upon him -: (Islam is built on five: testifying that there is no god but Allah - in the novel: that unites God - and that Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah.) Bukhari and Muslim, and it was prayer Prophet and peace as saying: (O you converted to Islam, and your believe in, and you trust, and you mushroom, and your خاصمت, and you tried so forgive me what I submitted and delayed, and أسررت announced, you're no god but You) Narrated by women in the Sunan major, said while rain: (O you are God, there is no God but you are rich and we are poor, we revealed Ghaith) Narrated by Abu Dawood.

Glory be called by this name that was only in a few large, and when you only remove fear, when distress only detected, nor attached only by the weak force briefing, nor servile only Onalh the splendor, nor poor but أغناه, and مستوحش only Miss, nor beatable but endorsed and victory.