Friday, May 22, 2009

LET'S LEARN FROM THE AL-QUR'AN

"I only created jinn and man to worship Me".(Qur'an 51:56)

In the life of this world, Allah created man for a single purpose: to serve Him by living by His precepts. For those who wish to be a servant to Him, He sent down the Qur'an as a book of guidance:

"It (the Qur'an) is a Book We have sent down to you, full of blessing, so let people of intelligence ponder its Sign and take heed".(Qur'an 38:29)

The Qur'an is not a book that consists solely of lawful and unlawful deeds;

it covers wide range of subjects, including descriptions pertaining to moral perfection, various characteristics of human beings, all situations and circumstances that are likely to occur in this life, information related to the life of this world and the hereafter, fear of God, love for Him, the ways to attain the good pleasure of God, etc.

In brief, the Qur'an is a book that consists of all the information that man may need throughout his life. It is the Book the Creator has sent to the created and it will remain as the sole guide for humanity until the Day of Judgement.

Those who are ignorant of the Qur'an and have prejudices regarding it assume that it only refers to the past and thus is irrelevant to our time. Contrary to the assumptions of these people, however, the Qur'an is not a book that only describes events that happened 1,400 years ago. It is a guide to humanity that informs man about events that happen in all ages, and about the Day of Judgement that puts an end to the life of this world.

A believer who becomes aware of the importance and indispensability of the Qur'an to his life must have a good knowledge of the Qur'an so that he can conduct his entire life in line with the principles of the Qur'an and thus serve God as is due.

He is Allah-there is no god but Him.
He is the Knower of the Unseen and the Visible.
He is the All-Merciful, the Most Merciful.
He is Allah-there is no god but Him.
He is the King, the Most Pure, the Perfect Peace,
the Trustworthy, the Safeguarder, the Almighty,
the Compeller, the Supremely Great. Glory be to
Allah above all they associate with Him.
He is Allah-the Creator, the Maker, the Giver of Form.
To Him belong the Most Beautiful Names.
Everything in the heavens and earth glorifies Him.
He is the Almighty, the All-Wise. (Qur'an 59:22-24)

IT IS HE WHO CREATED ALL THINGS

He is the Originator of the heavens and earth. How could He have a son when He has no wife? He created all things and He has knowledge of all things (Qur'an 6:101)

Whether you keep your words secret or say them out loud He knows what the heart contains. Does He Who created not then know? He is the All-Pervading, the All-Aware (qur'an 67:13-14)

Certainly they disbelieve who say: "Allah is Christ the son of Mary." But said Christ:"O Children of Israel! worship Allah, my Lord and your lord." Whoever joins other gods with Allah,-Allah will forbid him the Garden, and the Fire will be his abode. There will for the wrong-doers be no one to help. They disbelieved who say: Allah is one of three(in a trinity): for there is no god except One god. If they desist not from their word(of blasphemy), verily a grievous chastisement will befall the disbelievers among them. (Qur'an 5: 72-73)

Christ the son of Mary was no more than a messenger; many were the messengers that passed away before him. His mother was a woman of truth. They had both to eat their (daily) food. See how Allah doth make His signs clear to them; yet see in what they are deluded away from the truth!. (Qur'an 5:75)

Every self will taste death. We test you with both good and evil as a trial. And you will be returned to Us. (Qur'an 21:35)