Sincerity means wholehearted belief in Allah(God) and devotion to him

As for those who believeand do right actions andhumble themselves
before their Lord, they are the Companions of the Heaven, remaining in
it timelessly, for ever. (Surah Hud, 23)
Sincerity means being deeply devoted to Allah by heart. A sincere
person has a deep fear for Allah, profoundly believes in Him, sees and
advocates the righteousness in the best way. A sincere person is the
one who believes in Allah with certainty, the Hereafter, prophets, the
Heaven and the Hell and angels.
WHAT IS ESSENTIAL IS NOT ONE'S SEEING HIMSELF SINCERE BUT THE
RECOGNITION OF HIS SINCERITY BY ALLAH.
The Prophet Muhammad(may Allah bless him andgrant him peace), the
Prophet Jesus (peace be upon him), the Prophet Moses (pbuh), the
Prophet Abraham (pbuh), the Prophet Solomon (pbuh), the Prophet Joseph
(pbuh), the Prophet Jonah (pbuh), the Prophet Job (pbuh) and all the
other prophets are the sincere servants of Allah. We are aware of
prophets' sincerity because Allah sees them sincere and declares them
to be so. All of the prophets were blessed people who were devoted to
our All-Mighty Lord with great love and experienced sincerity in
itsmost profound state. Likewise, due to their sincerity, all the
prophets were blessed people who absolutely engaged in the most
accurate act, whose deeds resulted in good and beauty and who truly
turned to Allah in all their deeds.
Due to his fear for Allah and profound love of Allah, a sincere person
is someone who readily discriminates between theright and the wrong,
who absolutely implements what is right according to the Qur'an and,
without seeing any limits in closeness to Allah and lovefor him, who
discharges allthe requirements of the religion in the most accurate
and absolute manner. Consequently, sincerity is the kind of attitude
which appears with fear of Allah, and closeness and love of Him and is
experienced in the form as depicted in the Qur'an. If a Christian is
devoid of any Islamic knowledge, we may hope for his enterance to the
Heaven, as long as he advocates Allah's existence and unity,believes
in the Heaven andthe Hell, has faith in the destiny and the Hereafter,
performs his regular prayers ( salat ), fasts albeitin his own way,
and pays the alms. Similarly, if a Jewhas no knowledge about Islam,
then we can hope that he can go to the Heaven as long as he observes
what is lawful and unlawful, has faith in the destiny and Hereafter,
performs his regular prayers (salat) and fasts. All of these are the
commandments stated in the Torah and the Gospel. If he is sincere and
has no knowledge about Islam, by Allah's leave, we may hope that a
Christian or a Jew can also enter the Heaven as long as he
wholeheartedly fulfills all these religious obligations.
When one examines the Qur'an with a sincere heartone can immediately
see that the Qur'an is the true Divine book. But if someone has never
had access to the Qur'an, then he is AHL AL-FATRAT , but if he
believes in the one Allah, loves and fears Allah, does good works
forHis approval and prays, fasts and performs his religious duties as
required by the religion, then that person may hope for Paradise.
Becausethis person may not implement some parts of the Qur'an, out of
ignorance, but if he lives by the remaining of the Prophet Abraham
(pbuh) then since this person is ahl al-fatrat he may hope to enter
Paradise.
However, nobody can everbe certain that either he oranyone else will
go to Heaven or Hell. One can never say for certain that anyone, be he
Christian, Jew or Muslim, will go to Heaven or Hell. So long as a
morally virtuous person lives for the approval of Allah he may hope
for Paradise from Him, and one may hope that this person will be one
of the saved, though one can never be certain of this. As Allah
reveals in the Qur'an,all believers live "betweenhope and fear:"
Their sides eschew their beds as they call on theirLord in fear and
ardent hope. And they give of what We have provided for them. (Surat
as-Sajda, 16)
Since sincerity can only be experienced with unconditional belief in
Allah, hoping for the Heaven merely saying, "I am sincere", without
fulfilling the decrees of thereligion is an insincere view that only
deceives the person himself. It is a great collapse of reason to
appear with a reasoning commanding that "satanists can go to the
Heaven if they are sincere" and try to show acriminal person who
overtly murders a human being and who evidently denies Allah asa
sincere person deserving the Heaven.
A person who denies Allah,commits crimes and engages in immoral acts
commits all these misdeeds due to his insincerity and his disbelieving
and rebellious mind.

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The Prophet Jesus (pbuh) is not Allah, but a manifestation of Allah

The Prophet Jesus (pbuh) is a holy messenger of Allah. The Qur'an
reveals that he is "One of high esteem in this world andthe Hereafter,
and one ofthose brought near [to Allah]." (Surah Al 'Imran, 45) Allah
sent the Prophet Jesus (pbuh) to call the community he lived in to the
true path, and revealed the Gospel to himto distinguish between truth
and falsity. This is revealed as follows in Surat al-Ma'ida, verse 46:
And We sent Jesus son of Mary following in their footsteps, confirming
the Torah that came before him. We gave him the Gospel containing
guidance and light, confirming theTorah that came before it, and as
guidance and admonition for those who fear [and respect Allah].
By claiming that the Prophet Jesus (pbuh) is the son of Allah;
Christians cause millions of people to become irreligious
Excerpt from Mr. Adnan Oktar's interview dated December 10 th , 2009
The religion revealed to the Prophet Jesus (pbuh) is"the true
religion, that which believes in Allah, the One and Only." However,
this holy individual's message was distorted following his being taken
into the presence of Allah, with true Christianity being replaced by
"a false belief based on superstitious philosophies," such as that"The
Prophet Jesus being the son of Allah, the Trinity and atonement for
sins." (Surely Allah is beyond all these.) The people who believed
this failed to understand that the Prophet Jesus (pbuh) isa
manifestation of Allah. The scale of the error into which some
Christians have fallen is revealed as follows in the Qur'an:
People of the Book! Do not go to excess in your religion. Say nothing
butthe truth about Allah. The Messiah, Jesus son of Mary, was only the
Messenger of Allah and His Word, which He cast into Mary, and a Spirit
from Him. So believe in Allah and His Messengers. Do not say, 'Three.'
It is better that you stop. Allah is only One God. He is too Glorious
to have a son! Everything in the heavens and in the Earthbelongs to
Him. Allah suffices as a Guardian. The Messiah would never disdain to
be a servant to Allah nor would the angels near toHim. If any do
disdain to worship Him, and grow arrogant, He will in any case gather
them all to Him. (Surat an-Nisa', 171-172)
Those who say, 'Allah is the Messiah, son of Mary,' are unbelievers.
Say: 'Who possesses any power at all over Allah if He desires to
destroy theMessiah, son of Mary, and his mother, and everyone else on
Earth?' The kingdom of the heavens and the Earth and everything
betweenthem belongs to Allah. He creates whatever He wills. Allah has
power over all things. (Surat al-Ma'ida, 17)
As revealed in several verses of the Qur'an, the real Prophet Jesus
(pbuh) is very different to what such people imagine. He isa servant
created by Allah. He is a holy prophet who submitted to our Lord,
someone with lofty moral values and made superior to all the worlds.
He always referred to the sublime might and power of our Lord when
preaching the word, and said that he was a servant of Allah. Just like
the prophets Abraham, Moses (peace be upon them), Muhammad (may Allah
bless him and grant him peace) and all the others, the Prophet Jesus
(pbuh) isa servant and prophet of Allah. He is a created
beingpossessed of human characteristics. He himself used to pray to
Allah.
The concept of trinity in Christianity means polytheism
Excerpt from Mr. Adnan Oktar's interview dated December 3 rd , 2009
The Qur'an describes how the Prophet Jesus (pbuh) preached the word
and how he described himself:
He said, "I am the servant of Allah, He has given me the Book and made
me a prophet. He has made me blessed wherever I am and directed me to
do prayerand give alms as long as I live. (Surah Maryam, 30-31)
I come confirming the Torah I find already there, and to make lawful
for you some of what was previously forbidden to you. I have brought
you a Sign from your Lord. So have taqwa of Allah and obey me. Allah
is my Lord and your Lord so worship Him. That is a straight path."
(Surah Al 'Imran, 50-51)
To ascribe divine status to the Prophet Jesus (surely Allah is beyond
that) means to fail to properly appreciate the might, greatness and
divine power of our Lord. It is certain that Almighty Allahis
unfettered by any weakness or deficiency. Everything in this world
belongs to Allah, and He is the sole Creator, Power and Force. Allah
reveals this in the Qur'an:
Say: "He is Allah, Absolute Oneness, Allah, the Everlasting
Sustainerof all. He has not given birth and was not born. And no one
is comparable to Him." (Surat al-Ikhlas, 1-4)

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Five millionth 'test tube baby' By James Gallagher Health and science reporter, BBC News, Istanbul

Five million "test tube babies" have now been born around the world,
according to research presented at a conference of fertility experts.
Delegates hailed it as a"remarkable milestone" forfertility treatments.
The first test tube baby, Louise Brown, was born in the UK in July
1978. Her mother Leslie Brown died last month.
However, delegates at the conference in Turkey warned couples not to
use fertility treatment as an"insurance policy" if they delayed
parenthood.
The International Committee for Monitoring Assisted Reproductive
Technologies (Icmart) presented its latest data onchildren born to
infertile parents at the European Society of Human Reproduction and
Embryology conference.
It said official figures up to 2008, plus three years of estimates,
put the total number of test tube babiesborn at five million.
Milestone
Icmart chairman Dr David Adamson said: "This technology has been
highlysuccessful in treating infertile patients. Millions of families
with children have been created, therebyreducing the burden of
infertility.
IVF success rates (based on figures for 2008)
33.1% for women under 35
27.2% for women aged 35-37
19.3% for women aged 38-39
12.5% for women aged 40-42
BBC Health: IVF in depth
"The technology has improved greatly over the years to increase
pregnancy rates."
About 1.5 million cycles of IVF, and similar techniques, are performed
every year, resulting in 350,000 babies, Icmart said.
Stuart Lavery, a consultant gynaecologist and director of IVF at
Hammersmith Hospital, said: "IVF is now part of the mainstream, it is
no longer something couples are ashamed of."
However, he cautioned that the great success of assisted reproduction
techniques should not lull people into thinking they could wait to
have children.
"The subtext is that if people delay childbirth they may view IVF as
an insurance policy that they can access at any stage.
"Unfortunately the facts still suggest that IVF success rates in women
as they get older are not fantastic."
Dr Allan Pacey, senior lecturer in andrology at theUniversity of
Sheffield, said:"I think it's significant that we've got to five
million. It's far more socially acceptable than it has beenover the
last 10 or 20 years.
"One word of warning, we should make sure that couples understand that
IVF isn't a guaranteed solution and if they're in a position to have
their children earlier in life then they should try and do that.
"IVF really is something that should be preserved for those people who
reallyneed it."
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The Miser and the Angel of Death

A miser had accumulated, by effort, trade and lending, three hunderd
thousand dinars. He had lands and buildings, and all kinds of wealth.
He then decided that he would spend a year in enjoyment, living
comfortably, and then decide as what his future should be.
But, almost as soon as he had stopped amassing money the Angel of
Death appeared before him, to take his life away.
The miser tried, by every argument which he could muster, to dissuade
the Angel, who seemed, however, adament. Then the man said: "Grant me
but three more days and I will give you one-third of my possessions."
The angel refused, and pulled again at the miser'slife, tugging to take it away.
Then the man said:
"If you only allow me two more days on earth, I will give you two
hundred thousand dinars from my store."
But the Angel would not listen to him. And the Angel even refused to
givethe man a solitary extra day for all his three hundred thousand
pieces.
The the miser said:
"Please, then, give me just time enough to write one little thing down."
This time the Angel allowed him this single concession, and the man
wrote, with his own blood:
"Man, make use of your life. I could not buy one hour for three
hundred thousand dinars. Make sure that you realize the value of your
time."

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