Angelic Names and Their Dhikr

Angelic Names and Their Dhikr
Call Upon Them
" Its Not What you know but Who You Know"
Their Praises to The King of All Universes

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Healing For: Sadness, grief, depression

Depression is a sickness of heart and soul made possible only through heedlessness. Arina’il
Heaven from copper and has named it Zaytun
Subhanal-mutiyl-wahhab,
Subhanal-fattahil-‘alim,
Subhanal-mujibi liman da’ahu.
(Praise be to the Giver of all things, the generous Bestower,
Praise to the Opener of All Ways, the All-Knowing,
Praise to Him who answers all prayers.)”
Subhanal-khaliqil-azhim,
Subhana-lladhi la mafarra wa la malja’a minhu illa ilayhi,
Subhanal-‘aliyyil-a’la.
(Praised be the Almighty Creator,
Praise be to Him from whom there is no escape and no refuge but in Him; Praised be the Highest of All.)

Angel Habib “Weeps for the Sinners and Prays for Mercy Upon Them"
The angel appointed as their head and overseer was called Ra’ad (which means thunder). He is responsible for the clouds and the rains.
Subhanal-malik-il-a’la.
Subhanal-‘aliyy-il-azhim.
Subhana man laysa ka-mithlihi shay’in.
(Praise be to the Highest King; Glory to the High, the Mighty; Glory to Him who is unlike any other.)
Subbuhun quddus Rabbuna wa Rabb-al-mala’ikati wa-r-ruh
(Praised be He with exalted praise, He who is holier than holy, our Lord and the Lord of the angels.)”
I beheld a number of angels created from wind and water. The angel appointed as their head and overseer was called Ra’ad (which means thunder). He is responsible for the clouds and the rains.
Ya man allafa bayna-th-thalji wa-n-nar, allif bayna qulubi ‘ibadikal-mu’minin.
(Oh Thou who hast joined the snow and the fire, unite Thou also the hearts of Thy believing servants.)

Angel Quroos The Rooster

This angel who has the form of a rooster descends to the earthly skies when it is night, and this is his Tasbih Subhanal-malikil-quddus,
Subhanal-kabiril-muta’al,
La ilaha ill’Allah-al-hayy-al-qayyum.
(Glory to the All-Holy King,
Glory to the Great and Exalted God,
There is no God but Allah, the Ever-Living, Eternally Abiding.)
Bismillahir-Rahmanir-Rahim, La ilaha ill’Allah, Muhammadan Rasulullah.
Kullu shay’in halikun illa wajhahu, al-Wahid ul-Qahhar.
(In the Name of Allah, the All-Merciful, the All-Compassionate. There is no God but Allah; Muhammad is Allah’s Messenger. All must perish save His Divine Countenance, He who is One, the All-Vanquishing.)
“At every prayer time, this angel would raise his head and repeat the glorification:
Bismillahil-‘azhim wa bi-hamdihi
(In the Name of Allah, the Mighty and in Praise of Him.)
“His Tasbih was thus:
Subhanaka, ma a’zhama sha’nuka.
(Praise be to Thee, how great is Thy Glory!)

Angel Mikha’il

Subhana-llahi kullama sabbaha-llaha musabbihun,
wal-hamdu lillahi kullama hamid-allaha hamidun
wa la ilaha illAllahu kullama hallala-llaha muhallilun
wallahu akbaru kullama kabbara-llaha mukabbirun.
(Glory be to Allah whenever the glorifier glorifies Him;
And praised be He whenever the praiser praises Him;
There is no God but He each time this Tahlil is recited;
And Allah is Greatest each time this Takbir is affirmed.)

They remained always in this position and recited this Tasbih:
Subhanal-warithul-wasi’u-lladhi yudrikul-absar;
Subhana-lladhi la tudrikuhul-absar;
Subhanal-azhimul-‘alim.

(Praised be He, the Heir Universal who sees, the All-Discerning;
Praised be He whom our eyes cannot perceive;
Praised be the Majestic, the All-Knowing.)
Subhana Rabbi kulli MU'MINN wa kafirin,
Subhana man tada’u min haybatihi ma fi butunihal-hawamil.
(Glory be to the Lord of every believer and every infidel;
Glory to Him, from awe of whom pregnant women bring forth what is in their wombs.)”
“The glorification of the angel Mikha’il is this:

Subhana-Rabbil-‘ala
(Glory be to the Highest Lord.)”

According to one narration he r is to have said: “If a person perseveres along his life in reciting this Tasbih, ‘Subhana Rabbil-‘Ala’, when his time to die has come, the angel Mikha’il will send the Angel of Mercy to him with a gift. He who is visited in his grave by the Angel of Mercy is made safe from the punishment of the grave.”
On account of this vision, the Holy Muhammad {s} included this Tasbih in his Sunna, since Muslims recite this phrase in every Sajda, so that they may ultimately reach to this felicity.
The Holy Muhammad {s} then continued:
“After this we reached a luminous green sea where there was a multitude of angels - Allah Almighty alone knows their number – and their Tasbih was this:
Subhanal-Qadiril-Muqtadir,
Subhanal-Karimil-Akram,
Subhanal-Jalilil-‘Azhim.
(Glory be to the Mighty, the All-Powerful;
Glory to the Most Generous of the Generous,
Glory to the Glorious, the Illustrious.)
“I then asked, ‘What sea is this?’ and Jibra’il told me, ‘The name of this sea is ‘Bahr-al-Akhdar’, the Green Sea.’


Prophet {Isa} Jesus and John {Yahya}

“The Tasbih of ‘Isa Jesus {as} was this:
Subhanal-hannanil-mannan;
Subhanal-abadiyyul-abad;
Subhanal-mubdi-al-mu’id.
(Praised be to the All-Compassionate, the All-bounteous;
Praised be the Eternal, Never-Ending;
Praised be He who creates from nothing, then causes to die
and returns to its previous state.)
“Each tongue glorified the Lord as follows:
Subhanal-khaliqil-azhim;
Subhanal-azhimil-‘alim;
Subhanallahi wa bi-hamdihi;
Subhanallahil-azhim wa bi-hamdihi,
Istaghfirullah.
(Praise be to the Creator, the Glorious;
Praise be to the All-Powerful, All-Knowing;
Praise be to Allah and glorified be He;
Praise be to Allah the Magnificent and glorified be He,
I beseech Allah for forgiveness.)

Angel Qasim
This is the angel who is charged with the distribution of provisions
Subhana-llahi wa bi-hamdihi,
Subhana-llahil-azhim wa bi-hamdihi
wa istaghfirullah.
(Praise be to Allah and glorified be He;
Praise be to Allah the Magnificent and glorified be He,
I beseech Allah for forgiveness.)
Prophet Joseph {as}
“His Tasbih was this:
Subhanal-Karimil-Akram,
Subhanal-jalilil-ajall,
Subhanal-fardil-witr;
Subhana-abadiyyil-abad.
(Praised be the Most Bounteous of the Bountiful;
Praised be the Greatest of the Great;
Praised be the Peerless, Unique;
Praised be Eternal, Never-Ending.)
Prophet Da’ud and his son Suleiman {as} Subhana khaliqi-n-nur; {7Veil,Rajab}
Subhana-t-tawwabil-wahhab.
Subhana malikil-mulk ,
Subhanal-qahiril-jabbar,
Subhana man ilayhi tasir-al-umur.


Angel Soha’il Subhana man huwa fauqal-jabbarin;
Subhanal-musalliti fauqal-musallitin;
Subhanal-muntaqimi mim-man asahu.
(Glory to Him who is above all oppressors;
Glory to Him who attacks all attackers;
Glory to Him who takes revenge on whomever disobeys Him.)
“After this, I beheld a Sea of Fire surrounded on its shores by fierce and terrible angels. ‘What is this?’ I asked, and Jibra’il explained to me, ‘This sea is the ‘Sea of Sa’q’ (Lighting),
Angel Malik This is the Guardian of Jahannam (Hell)
“His head was bowed forward and he recited this Tasbih:
Subhana-lladhi la yajuru wa huwal-malik-al-Jabbar;
Subhanal-muntaqimu min ‘ada’ihi,
Subhanal-mu’ti li-man yasha’a,
Subhana man laysa ka-mithlihi shay’un.
(Praised be He who commits not injustice
and He is the Almighty, Omnipotent King;
Glory to Him who triumphs in revenge over His foes,
Praised be He who bestows on whomever He wilt;
Glory to Him who is unlike anything.)

Angel Salsa’il Subhana khaliq-iz-zulumati wa-n-nur,
Subhana khaliq-ish-shamsi wal-qamar-il-munir,
Subhana-r-rafi’-il-‘ala.
(Praise be to the Creator of darkness and light,
Praise be to the Creator of the sun and the shining moon;
Praise be to the Highest of the High.)
Subbuhun quddus, Rabbun-ar-Rahman-ar-Rahim illadhi la ilaha illa huwa.
(Glorified be our Lord, the All-Holy, the All-Compassionate,
The All-Merciful, besides whom there is no other god.)



Prophets Idris and Nuh Subhanal-mujibi-s-sa’ilin,
Subhana qabzil-jabbarin,
Subhana-lladhi ‘ala fa la yablughu ‘uluwwahu ahad.
(Glorified be He who answers those who ask of Him,
Praised be He who constrains the tyrants,
Praised be He whose lofty height none can reach but He.)
The Tasbih of the Prophet Nuh was this

Subhanal-Hayyil-Halim,
Subhanal-Haqqil-Karim,
Subhanal-Azizil-Hakim.
(Glory be to God, the Living and Gentle,
Glory to God, the True and Munificent,
Glory to God, the Powerful and Wise.)
Angel Kalqa’il Quddusun quddus Rabb-al-arbab,
Subhana Rabbinal-‘alal-‘azham,
Quddusun Rabb-al-malaikati wa-r-ruh

(Holy, Holy, the Lord of All Lords!
Glory to our Lord, the Lofty, the Majestic!
All-Holy the Lord of the angels and the spirit.)

“Having passed by these angels, I came upon another flock, and Allah alone knows their number. These were seated in an attitude of perfect devotion in the posture of Qa’da, never raising their gaze from their knees as they recited this Tasbih:
Subhana Dhil-fadhlil-akbar
Subhanal-‘adl illadhi la yajur.
(Praise be to the Possessor of Greatest Grace.
Praise be to the Perfectly Just One who wrongs none.)
Prophets Isma’il, Ishaq, Ya’qub, Lut and Harun Subhana man la yasiful-wasifuna ‘azhmatahu wa muntahahu
Subhana man hada’at lahu-r-riqab wa dhallat lahu-s-sifaq.
(Glory to Him before the Extremity of whose Majesty all attempts
at description must pale,
Glory to Him before whom princes bow their heads and the
brazen are humbled).

Angel Samkha’il this Heaven from a yellow gem and has called it Khalisa. Subhanal-Karim, subhana-n-Nur-al-mubin,
Subhana-lladhi huwa ilahu man fi-s-samawati wa ilahu man fil-ard.
(Glory be to the Munificent, Glory to the Unmistakable Light,
Glory to Him who is God of all that is in the heavens and on the earth.)
Prophet Musa Subhanal-Hadi man yasha’u.
Subhanal-Mudillu man yasha’u;
Subhanal-Ghaffur-ur-Rahim.
(Glory be to Him who leads to righteousness whomsoever He will;
Glory to Him who leads astray whom He will;
Glory to the All-Forgiving, the All-Merciful.)
Angel is Afra’il
7th Heaven is Ghariba
Subhana-lladhi sataha-s-samawati wa rafa’aha,
Subhana-lladhi basatal-arda wa farashaha,
Subhana-lladhi atla’al-kawakiba wa azharaha,
Subhana-lladhi arsal-jibala wa haya’ha.
(Glory be to Him who has fashioned the skies as a roof and raised them aloft;
Glory to Him who has flattened the earth and fitted it accordingly;
Glory to Him who brought forth the stars and made them to be adornments;
Glory to Him who has set up the mountains and fixed them in their places.)”

Subhanal-muhtajibi bi jalalihi,
Subhanal-musawwiri fil-arhami ma yasha’u.
(Glory be to Him who is veiled by His Majesty,
Glory be to Him who forms in the womb whatever He wills.)
Subhanaka ma ‘azhama sha’nuka,
Subhanaka ma ’azhama makanuka,
Subhanaka sayyidi ma arhamaka bi khalqika.
(Be Thou glorified, how immense is Thy dignity!
Glory be to Thee, how high is Thy station!
Glory to Thee, my Lord, how great Thy Mercy on Thine creation!)


Angel Israfil Subhana-s-sami’-al-‘alim,
Subhanal-muhtajibi ‘an khalqihi,
Subhana Rabbina wa ta’ala.
(Glory be to Him, the All-Hearing, the All-Knowing,
Glory be to Him who is veiled from His Creation,
Glorified and exalted be He, our Lord Almighty.)
Prophet Abraham Subhanallahi wal-hamdu-lillahi
wa la ilaha ill-Allahu wallahu akbar,
wa la hawla wa la quwwata illa billahil-aliyyil-azhim.{ Salatul Tasbih}
(Glory be to Allah and Praise;
None is worthy of worship but Allah alone, and Allah is Most Great!
There is no Might and no Power save with Allah, the Exalted, Majestic.)
Tell them to recite this Du’a (prayer), for each time they recite it, a tree is planted in Paradise.’

Hakikat Karamah

Hakikat Karamah

Fatwa Syeikh Abul Hasan Asy Syadzili

Soal Karamah yang dilimpahkan oleh Allah kepada para auliya' seringkali ditentang oleh mereka yang anti dunia sufi. Mereka menganggap Karamah itu seperti sihir, bahkan termasuk kategori khurafat dan zindiq. Padahal Karamah adalah bentuk lain dari sesuatu yang luar biasa, jika itu turun kepada Nabi dan Rasul disebut Mu'jizat, tetapi karena diturunkan kepada para wali maka disebut Karamah.

Pada era terakhir ini muncul di berbagai media massa sejumlah iklan yang menonjolkan istilah Karamah, misalnya, Ilmu Karomah, Kadigdayan Karamah, Karamah Sejati, dan sebagainya. Sebenarnya, istilah yang disebarluaskan dalam iklan tersebut sama sekali bukan masuk dalam istilah Karamah para sufi atau para wali. Karena itu perlu ekstra hati-hati untuk melihat dan memandang apakah keluarbiasaan seseorang itu bersifat Karamah atau sekadar Ilmu Jin, atau Ilmu Hikmah. Semuanya berbeda, walau pun punya kemiripan.

Banyak sekali kisah al-Qur'an yang mengilustrasikan Karamah itu sendiri. Misalnya kisah-kisah Maryam, Ibunda Nabiyullah Isa as, seperti dalam surat ali Imran 37: "Maka Tuhannya menerima (nazarnya) dengan penerimaan yang baik dan mendidiknya dengan pendidikannya yang baik, dan Allah menjadikan Zakaria pemeliharanya. Setiap Zakaria masuk untuk menemui Maryam di Mihrab ia dapati makanan di sisinya. Zakaria berkata, "Hai Maryam dari mana kamu memperoleh (makanan) ini?" Maryam menjawab, "Makanan itu dari sisi Allah." Sesungguhnya Allah memberi rizki kepada siapa yang dikehendaki-Nya tanpa terhitung."
Pada surat lain, misalnya Maryam 25 disebutkan, "Dan goyanglah pangkal pohon kurma itu ke arahmu niscaya pohon itu akan menggugurkan buah kurma yang masak kepadamu."

Sementara itu dalam hadits Nabi, soal Karamah itu juga dijelaskan, misalnya, riwayat Abu Hurairah dari Nabi SAW bersabda: "Tak ada bayi yang bicara kecuali tiga bayi: Isa bin Maryam, seorang bayi di zaman Juraij dan seorang lainnya….dst." Juga kisah Ashabul Kahfi.

Sedangkan Amirul Mu'minin ra pernah berucap, "Wahai pasukan! Awas bukit…awas bukit…!" diucapkan di tengah-tengah Umar bin Khaththab sedang berkhutbah jum'at. Suara Umar ketika itu didengar oleh pasukan yang sedang bertempur sengit di medan laga saat itu.

Proses-proses munculnya Karamah adalah sebagaimana munculnya Mu'jizat. Bisa muncul karena doa seseorang, bisa karena muncul tiba-tiba secara luar biasa. Namun, hakikatnya Karamah itu, bukan saja sesuatu yang muncul dengan kedahsyatan. Seseorang bisa menahan kesabarannya, ketika harus marah besar, bisa disebut sebagai Karamah Allah atas orang itu.

Kebajikan-kebajikan dan barakah-barakah para sufi terhadap para pengikutnya juga bisa disebut Karamah. Namun munculnya Karamah itu bukan atas usaha seseorang yang disertai ilmu-ilmu tertentu atau dzikir tertentu supaya Karamah bisa datang. Dan ciri-ciri orang yang punya Karamah itu tentu berbeda dengan orang yang punya ilmu hikmah. Kalau Karamah mesti tumbuh dari para sufi, sementara ilmu hikmah muncul dari kalangan ahli hikmah, yaitu mereka yang menguasai ilmu-ilmu tertentu yang bisa mendatangkan keluarbiasaan. Derajatnya pasti jauh, dan Karamah berada di tempat yang sangat luhur.

Tetapi di dalam perjalanan sufi menuju kepada Allah, seseorang dilarang mencari Karamah. "Uthlubil istiqamah walaa tahlubil Karamah." (Carilah istiqamah, dan jangan mencari Karamah). Karena hakikat Karamah itu adalah istiqamah itu sendiri. Orang yang bisa istiqamah akan mendapatkan Karamah, tetapi orang yang mencari Karamah belum tentu dapat Karamah sekaligus juga belum tentu bisa istiqamah.

HADITH: THE QUESTION OF AUTHENTICITY

HADITH: THE QUESTION OF AUTHENTICITY
By Aisha Musa


Hadith are such an integral part of traditional Islam in all its variations, that when someone suggests that the Qur’an alone should serve as the source of religious law and guidance for Muslims, the idea is usually met with shock and amazement. So, those who advocate following the Qur’an alone must address the issue of hadith.

The Arabic word "hadith," means a story, or saying. Any story, or saying, from anyone. For traditional Muslims, it has come to mean specifically a story or saying told about, or attributed to the prophet Muhammad.

Discussions of hadith have traditionally focused on the question of authenticity. This is true of discussions among those who advocate following hadith and between them and those who advocate following the Qur’an alone. God willing, we will see how this focus on the question of authenticity has overshadowed other crucial questions about hadith.

For traditional Muslims the focus on authenticity is an attempt to insure that people can judge the veracity and reliability of hadiths, in order to determine which are valid as sources of law and guidance.

Early Muslim scholars took great pains to compile biographical information on the people who allegedly narrated and transmitted the hadiths in order to determine those who were to be considered reliable from those who were not. Only reports passed on by supposedly trustworthy individuals are to be considered authentic, and hence valid. The question of whether or not Muslims have always be true to their stated standards is a separate issue that I will not address here. What is important here is the fact that the question of authenticity is of primary importance in their understanding and acceptance of hadith.

Many of those who advocate following the Qur’an also focus on the question of authenticity when debating the use of hadiths. They do so by challenging the authenticity of all hadiths and thereby, the validity of following them. Their challenge to the authenticity is of hadith is based primarily on the fact that the first so-called "sahih," or "sound, authentic" collections of the hadith were written over 200 years after the death of Muhammad. Encouraged by the work of prominent, non-Muslim western scholars have also questioned the authenticity of hadiths on the same basis, those who advocate following the Qur’an alone assert that hadith should not be followed because they are late fabrications, with no connection to Muhammad.

In response to the original challenge posed by non-Muslim scholarship, Muslim scholars have worked diligently to uncover the earliest possible written sources of hadith and have some which they date to the middle of the second century after hijra, about 100 years before the writing of the so-called sahih collections. This together with early histories which talk about the first generations of Muslims writing and relating hadiths, leads scholars sympathetic to hadiths to conclude that even without actual physical specimens of written hadiths from those early generations, it is reasonable to accept that hadiths had been transmitted both orally and in writing from the beginning.

The historical record has not provided clear evidence that can prove or disprove the early transmission of hadiths. So, each side accepts and argues the information that best supports its view; and the authenticity debate rages on.

But is authenticity the real question we should be addressing? Does it deserve to be the central focus in the discussions of hadith? Let us now turn, God willing, to the other questions that are often overshadowed by the question of authenticity.

The Qur’an poses a number of questions related to hadith. By considering them, God willing, we can put the question of authenticity in it’s proper perspective.

Among the questions the Qur’an poses in relation to hadith are:

"In which hadith after this will they believe?" (al-A`araaf [7]:185).

"These are God’s revelations we recite to you in truth. Then, in which hadith after God and His revelations will they believe?" (al-Jatheya [45]:6).

We understand the import of these questions from yet another question posed in the Qur’an:
"Shall I seek other than God as a source of law and judgment when He is the One who has sent down the Book to you in detail?" (al-An`am [6]:114).


Also,

"What is wrong with you? How do you judge? Do you have another book which you study?" (al-Qalam [68]:35-36).


These are the real questions that deserve to be the central focus in the discussions about hadith. If we answer these questions in the negative (i.e. "No, I shall not." and "None."), then we see that the question of authenticity does not merely become secondary-it becomes moot.

If we seek only God and His revelations as a source of law and guidance, and do not believe in any hadith other than God’s revelations, it makes no difference if a hadith is authentic, or not. The Qur’an does not ask if hadith is authentic. The Qur’an asks if it is "other than God and His revelations." Even if we have absolute proof that a hadith came from the messenger, even if we may have heard it directly from the lips of the messenger, with our own ears, it is still "other than God and His revelations." Therefore, in light of 6:114 and 45:6 it is invalid as a source of law and guidance.

Not only are hadith, even authentic hadith, invalid as a source of law and guidance, they can be a source of misguidance. It is obvious that hadith with negative content, such as those that call for stoning adulterers, are a source of misguidance. But what about hadith with positive content?

Mainstream Muslims of all schools of thought insist that hadith are necessary for a number of reasons. Among the most important reasons, is that without hadith we cannot properly understand the Qur’an. Hadith, they say, shed light on the Qur’an. But God tells us that the Qur’an is light (4:174, 42:52). Can the hadith shed light on the Qur’an which is light?

Can the moon shed light on the sun? No, for the moon only reflects the light cast by the sun. Likewise, any light in found in any hadith from the messenger is no more than a reflection of the light in the Qur’an.

The moon is only visible when our side of the earth is turned away from the sun. When the sun is above us, the moon is no longer visible. But if the moon moves between us and the sun, we find ourselves in the darkness of an eclipse. During an eclipse, the moon which reflects the light of the sun when we are turned away from the sun, now cuts us off from the light of the sun.

For a believer, the Qur’an is as the sun which never sets. Hadith, any and all hadith, are as the moon. If we turn toward the hadith, we turn away from the Qur’an. If we let the hadith come between us and the Qur’an, we will find ourselves in the darkness of a spiritual eclipse, cut off from the light of the Qur’an.

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WHAT IS Islam?

The system of God "Islam/Submission" has been taught to us through God and His messenger and is fully outlined in the final Book of God (The Quran) which was revealed centuries ago...

The Book claims legitimacy for itself and within itself, allowing NO room for self-made priests, or religious leaders, who have distorted and misquoted the Book of God to give themselves authority and partnership with the Almighty...

“'Shall I seek other than God as a judge when He has sent down to you this Scripture fully detailed?'” Those to whom We have given the Scripture know it is sent down from your Lord with truth; so do not be of those who have doubt." (The Message 6:114 )

"Say: 'Which is the greatest testimony?' Say: 'God is witness between me and you, and He has inspired to me this Quran that I may warn you with it and whomever it reaches, that you bear witness that along with God are other gods!' Say: 'I do not bear witness!' Say: 'He is only One god, and I am innocent of what you set up!'” (The Message 6:19)

"And We have come to them with a Scripture which We have detailed with knowledge; a guide and a mercy to those who believe." (The Message 7:52)

"We have revealed to you the Scripture with truth that you may judge between the people by that which God has shown you, and do not be an advocate for the treacherous. " (The Message 4:105)

"And the Day We send to every nation a witness against them from themselves, and We have brought you as a witness against these. And We have sent down to you the Scripture as a clarification for all things, and a guide and mercy and good tidings to those who have surrendered." (The Message 16:89)

"And We have sent down to you the Scripture with truth, authenticating what is present of the Scripture and superseding it. So judge between them by what God has sent down, and do not follow their desires from what has come to you of the truth. For each of you We have made laws, and a structure; and had God willed, He would have made you all one nation, but He tests you with what He has given you; so strive to do good. To God you will return all of you, and He will inform you regarding that in which you dispute." (The Message 5:48)

What about Obeying the Messenger?

The gravest crime the self-appointed scholars who claimed to be Muslim made was to give authority to the traditions (Sunna) and the books of Sayings (Hadith) ALONGSIDE the authority of God and His messenger. They believe that it was God who authorized such action by commanding the people to ‘obey God, and obey the messenger’…

"Whoever obeys the messenger has obeyed God; and whoever turns away, We have not sent you as a guardian over them." (The Message 4:80)

What is so sadly neglected is that the most critical aspects of the messenger’s life have been recorded and captured in the most detailed manner…not in the books of Hadith or tradition…but in the Holy Book itself. The questions that he was asked, and the answers (inspired by God) that he gave:

"They ask you about intoxicants and gambling. Say: 'In them is great harm, and a benefit for mankind; but their harm is greater than their benefit.' And they ask you how much are they to give, Say: 'The excess.' It is thus that God clarifies for you the revelations that you may think." (The Message 2:219)

"And they ask you concerning the Spirit. Say: 'The Spirit is from the command on my Lord, and the knowledge you were given was but very little.'" (The Message 17:85)

The list of questions and answers goes on throughout the Book of God…This is the life of the Messenger, and this is the ‘obedience’ of the messenger…Without ‘obeying the messenger’, we would inadvertently ignore nearly 1/3 of the Book of God which deals with his most authentic narrations authorized and inspired by God which we have been commanded to follow…

“Nor does he speak from personal desire. It is a divine inspiration." (The Message 53:3-4)

What is Difference between Islam and Today's PRACTICES?

In comparing the teachings of Islam as derived from the Book of God to the practices taught and enforced by the popular Sunni and Shia faiths (1.2 Bn followers), we find that the list is quite extensive, with some of the highlights as follows:

In Islam, the requirement to be a Muslim is to simply accept and live according to the ‘Straight Path’ (6:151-153), Vs. the Sunni or Shia 5-pillars which come from unauthorized books…


In Islam, abolishing Slavery is taught to be an act of righteousness (90:12-13), Vs. Sunni and Shia teachings which encourages slavery under war…


In Islam, women are never forbidden from praying or fasting during Menstruation (2:222), nor is there a specific dress code (i.e. the Headscarf) imposed on them beyond modesty, Vs. the Sunni and Shia which teach the undermining of women and forcing them to cover their hair and avoid praying or fasting at certain times...


In Islam, a man or women may leave a Will, after settlement of debt (4:12), Vs. Sunnis who refuse to accept wills if there are any direct descendants...


In Islam, Monogamy is the basis for normal relationships, while polygamy is only allowed in cases involving marrying the mothers of orphans under the man’s guardianship (4:3), Vs. Sunnis where a man may be a polygamist simply if he can afford to, and Shia which allow sex for pleasure (Mut’a)...


In Islam, Divorce is enforceable only after a two-phase period, and it may be made nullified if the couple reconcile before the end of this period (65:1, 65:4), Vs. Sunni teachings that destroy families by allowing a divorce to occur on the spot with no waiting period and no nullification...


In Islam, Thieves do not have their hands cut-off, but are made to work until they return that which is stolen (12:76), Vs. Sunni and Shia teachings which brutally amputate the hands causing disability...


In Islam, no one is allowed to be killed or Stoned for adultery (24:2), Vs. Sunni and Shia laws of stoning married adulterers to death...


In Islam, absolute Freedom of Religion is allowed (2:256, 10:99; 18:29; 88:21-22), Vs. Sunni and Shia requiring apostates to be killed and rejecting the practice of other faiths...


In Islam, people are acknowledged as being diverse and each is to be respected for his/her level of spiritual growth. A Submitter ‘Muslim’ must work to attain the status of Faithful ‘Mumin’ (49:14), Vs. Sunni and Shia teachings that all followers of their religion must think, act, and even look the same (cult syndrome)...


In Islam, War can only be declared in cases of self-defence - no offensives (2:190), Vs. Sunni and Shia teachings allowing raids and attacks on any people who are considered non-Muslim by their standards...


In Islam, praying to God can be done at any time by any person (2:186) Vs. Sunni and Shia teaching that God is to be called upon at 5 specific times a day in a ritual format…


In Islam, Pilgrimage is a centre for gathering of nations and for all to witness the benefits of being together (22:27-28), Vs. Sunni and Shia bringing in polytheistic rituals and superstition (touching of black stone, circling 7 times, etc..)...


In Islam, a Year is a luni-solar count made of 365-days (17:12, 9:36), with all the seasons fitting-in-place Vs. Sunnis teaching it to be a lunar one based on 354 days which creates confusion of seasons and time…


In Islam, males and females are not required to be Circumcised (32:7), Vs. Sunni and Shia teachings requiring all males to be circumcised and females in some cases...


In Islam, music, statues, gold and silk are all Lawful (7:32-33, 16:116), Vs. Sunni beliefs forbidding silk & gold for men, and forbidding music & statues for all...


In Islam, rule of Government is under the constitution of the Book of God and by free-speech (5:48). Vs. Sunni teachings which allow the rise of dictators or monarchs, and Shia teachings which uphold self-appointed religious leaders based on genealogy.


Therefore, the clearest difference is that Islam is a monotheistic, clear, consistent, dynamic, progressive, balanced system...a system that eliminates conjectures, hearsay, fairy tales and contradictions...therefore it eliminates hardship, confusion, chaos, and division. It is a system which puts more accent on the usage of intellect, reason, pondering over God, His Creation, meaning of life, pondering over everything...While the sects represent superstition, unfair treatment for non-cult members, inequality of the sexes, oppression of human rights, inability to contribute to human progress, amputations or physical violence, regression of ideas and thoughts to primitive levels of barbarism, and most importantly setting-up partners with the One True God and thus promoting polytheism.

God Alone

For the Sunnis and Shia who are shocked by the words they have been reading, we invite you to seek God Alone with your heart and your mind and to give-up all the previous wasted years of idolatry and polytheism that you have unknowingly been party to...For our Lord tells us that it is never too late to seek His forgiveness:

"Say: 'O My servants who transgressed against themselves, do not despair of God's mercy. For God forgives all sins. He is the Forgiver, the Merciful.'" (The Message 39:53)

But be warned, while only God knows the fate of an individual, by simply turning away without verifying what has been said here can bring the gravest of consequences:

"And who is more wicked than one who is reminded of his Lord’s verses but he turned away from them, and he forgot what his hands had done. We have made veils upon their hearts from understanding them, and a deafness in their ears. And if you invite them to the guidance, they will never be guided." (The Message 18:57)

Now ask yourself: Will God Alone be enough for you?

"And when God Alone is mentioned, the hearts of those who do not believe in the Hereafter are filled with aversion; and when others are mentioned beside Him, they rejoice!" (The Message 39:45)

Why is Islam for me?

This is what it all boils down to, a "what's in it for me" outlook that is very human and very natural...Well, the answers that may sway you to 'God Alone' and let you abandon your current faith, whatever the costs may be, are as follows...

"And if the town’s people had only believed and been aware, then We would have opened for them blessings from the sky and the land; but they denied, so We took them for what they used to earn." (The Message 7:96)

Islam guarantees victory (30:47, 22:38-39, 47-7).


Islam guarantees prosperity and abundance (7:96, 41:30-31).


Islam guarantees maximum freedom for the people - freedom of religion, freedom of expression, freedom to travel, and freedom of economy (2:256, 10:99, 88:21-22).


Islam guarantees human rights for all the people, regardless of their race, color, creed, social status, financial situation, or political affiliation (5:8, 49:13).


Islam guarantees a political system that is based on consultation and the freedom for open expression (42:38).


Islam guarantees a society that upholds and maintains the highest standards of moral behavior.

Islam guarantees a maximum regard for people's lives and properties.


Islam guarantees prevalence of love, courtesy, peace, and mutual respect among the people, and with other world communities (3:110, 60:8-9).


Islam guarantees environmental protection as a result of deterring pollution through conservation and prohibition of wasteful practices (30:41).

If you are convinced that a dignified, prosperous, righteous, logical, and practical way of life is your desire, then Islam is for you. You can begin to change your life immediately by putting-aside all that you have been raised to believe in and objectively taking a fresh-start by reading-up on the topics we discussed and many more in the words of God in His Book, and discover for yourself with no prejudice or interference.

"That is because God was not to change anything He bestowed to a people, unless they change what is in themselves. God is Hearer, Knowledgeable." (The Message 8:53)



"GOD ALONE"
SAY NO TO ANYTHING ELSE

5 Pillars Myth (MITOS 5 RUKUN ISLAM)

5 Pillars Myth

In today's version of Islam, we hear that the religion has been built upon 5-Pillars which, if upheld, grant the person a very high chance of his/her succeeding in this worldly life and entering paradise...

• The 5-Pillars are described as follows:
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• Witnessing there is no god but GOD, and that Mohammed is His messenger;
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• The daily Prayer/Salat - 5-times per day;
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• The obligatory charity (zakat) amounting to 2.5% per annum;
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• Fasting the month of Ramadhan;
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• Pilgrimage to Mecca at least once.

Although the above has now been taught to over 1-billion people worldwide as being 'Islam'...What perhaps may become obvious to readers of this site is that GOD Has provided mankind with a SYSTEM (click for 'What is Religion?') and not a set of rituals...

In this page we will present the 'true' pillars that all Muslims will unite around, as well as presenting select articles which will show different understanding of today's pillars.


The 'true' pillars of Islam

"Abraham was a nation, humble to GOD, a monotheist; he was not of those who set-up partners. Thankful to what provisions he was provided; He selected him, and guided him to a Straight Path. And We have given him good in this world, and in the hereafter he is one of the upright. Then We inspired you: 'follow the creed of Abraham, monotheism; he was not from those who set-up partners." (16:120-123)

Monotheism (the path of the One GOD) is directly related to the 'Straight Path':

"Say: 'my Lord has guided me to a Straight Path, an upright religion, the creed of Abraham, monotheism; he was not from those who set-up partners'. " (6:161)



The Straight Path

Here now is the LAW which all Submitters are to uphold and honor:

"Say: 'come let me recite to you what your Lord Has forbade for you:

that you should not set-up anything with Him.

And be kind to your parents;

and do not kill your unborn children for fear of poverty, We provide for you and for them;

and do not come near evil, what is openly of it, or secretly;

and do not kill the soul which GOD Has forbidden, except in justice. That is what He enjoined you that you may comprehend'.

'And do not come near the money of the orphan, except for what is best, until he reached his maturity;

and give honestly full measure and weight equitably. We do not burden a soul except by what it can bear.

And if you speak then be just even if against a relative;

and with pledges made to GOD you shall observe. This He Has enjoined you that you may remember'.

And this is *My path, a Straight One, so you shall follow it, and do not follow the other paths lest they divert you from His path. That is what He has enjoined you to that you may be righteous." (6:151-153)

*Please note that this is the SAME Straight Path that was revealed not only to Abraham, but to Moses and his people (the exception being the Sabbath which was made as a punishment for some of the Children of Israel 16:124).



Articles regarding the 5-pillars:

True Testimony
A very revealing analysis of the "Shahada".

The Link (Salat)
One of the most misunderstood practice associated with this great system.

Purification (Zakat)
Find out just how simple GOD's system of giving can be.

Fasting (Saum)
Can we find all we need from the Quran's guidance?.

Pilgrimage (Hajj)
What are the rules that govern Pilgrimage?.

Ana Al Haqq

Untuk memahami statemen Ana Al Haq nya Siti Jenar mau pun Al Hallaj yang tingkat spiritual nya sudah sangat tinggi tentu berbeda dengan pemahaman manusia pada umumnya yang terkukungkung oleh dogma agama. Untuk memahaminya kita harus berbicara di dimensi yang lebih tinggi dari dimensi kemanusiaan atau dimensi syariat…Kalau Siti Jenar berbicara mengenai Ana Al Haqq maka beliau berbicara di dimensi ke Illahian atau dimensi marifat dimana ke aku an nya telah sirna oleh cahaya-NYA dan yang tinggal hanyalah AKU atau Allah dalam dirinya.
Jadi pro dan kontra selama ini terjadi karena masing masing berbicara dalam dimensi yang berbeda,…jadi tidak ketemu. Jadi masing masing sikap tersebut sebaiknya tidak saling menghakimi malah justru harus saling menghargai. Jadi bagaimanapun, Siti Jenar adalah salah satu Wali Allah dan untuk memahami ajaran beliau yang penuh hikmah diperlukan sikap hati yang bersih dan akal yang jernih pula dalam mensikapinya tanpa dikotori oleh dogma dogma agama…karena disini kita berbicara mengenai "hati" atau sirr dimana Allah beserta orang orang yang hati nya telah "luluh" karena Nya. Jadi jangan lah kita sekali sekali menghakimi seseorang karena ketidak tahuan kita.

Tentang Kemakmuran dan Kekayaan

TENTANG KEMAKMURAN DAN KEKAYAAN

“Sesungguhnya Kami telah memberikan kepadamu Keberlimpahan (Kekayaan) yang banyak. Maka dirikanlah shalat karena Tuhan mu dan berkorbanlah…….”
“Truly we have given thee an ABUNDANCE; Pray therefore to the Lord, and slay the victims….” (Q.S 108.1-2)

Ayat Tuhan diatas merupakan salah satu kunci utama untuk memahami kekayaan, dan bahwa kekayaan itu telah diberikan kepada manusia sejak dulu dan sekarang.
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Kebenaran Tuhan ini sungguh telah menembus yang namanya batas batas agama, sosial, ekonomi, politik, budaya dan tidak tergantung pada jenis ras, bangsa, dan kedudukan manusia pula. Kebenaran Tuhan ini tidak milik agama tertentu maupun golongan tertentu pula. Dan untuk itu pula penulis berusaha untuk mengutip dari berbagai sumber antara lain dari kitab kitabNya, karena justru dari kitab Allah lah terletak rahasia dan kebenaranNya. Dan juga dari sumber sumber lain yang kompeten dan yang telah memberikan sumbangan ilmu dan rahasia yang tidak ternilai yang berkaitan dengan peningkatan kesadaran spiritual manusia.

Sudah saatnya lah kita kembali kepadaNya dan mengakui hanya Dia sebagai sumber rezeki kita, kesehatan kita, kebahagian kita karena sesungguhnya tiada Tuhan selain Nya.

“ Barang siapa patuh (taqwa) kepada Allah, niscaya Dia akan mengadakan baginya jalan keluar, dan memberinya rejeki dari arah yang tidak diduga “ (Q.S XLV : 2-3)

(Ir.Hadrian Nataprawira,MBA)