Deep thinking

Have you ever thought about the fact that you did not exist before you
were conceived and then born into the worldand that you have come into
existence from merenothingness?
Have you ever thought about how the flowers you see in your living
room everyday come outof pitch black, muddy soil with fragrant smells
and are as colorful as they are?
Have you ever thought about how mosquitoes, which irritatingly fly
around you, move their wings so fast that we areunable to see them?
Have you ever thought about how the peels of fruits such as bananas,
watermelons, melons and oranges serve as wrappings of high quality,
and how the fruits are packed in these wrappings so that they maintain
their tasteand fragrance?
Have you ever thought about the possibility thatwhile you are asleep a
sudden earthquake could raze your home, your office, and your cityto
the ground and that in a few seconds you could lose everything of the
world you possess?
Have you ever thought of how your life passes away very quickly, and
that you will grow old and become weak, and slowly lose your beauty,
health and strength?
Have you ever thought about how one day you will find the angels of
death appointed by God before you and that you will then leave this
world?
Well, have you ever thought about why people are so attached to a
world from which they will soon depart when what they basically need
is to strivefor the hereafter?
Man is a being whom God furnishes with the faculty of thought. Yet,
most people do not use this very important faculty as they should.
Infact, some people almostnever think.
In truth, each person possesses a capacity for thought of which even
he himself is unaware. Once man begins to use this capacity, facts he
has not been able to realise until that very moment begin to be
uncovered for him. The deeper he goes in reflection, the more his
capacity to think improves, and this is possible for everyone. One
just has to realise that one needs to reflect and then to strive hard.
Someone who does not think will remain totally distant from truths and
lead his life in self-deception and error.As a result, he will not
grasp the purpose of thecreation of the world, and the reason for his
existence on the earth. Yet, God has created everything with a
purpose. This fact is stated in the Qur'an as follows:
We did not create the heavens and the earth and everything betweenthem
as a game. We did not create them except with truth but most of them
do not know it. (Surat ad-Dukhan: 38-39)
Did you suppose that Wecreated you for amusement and that youwould not
return to Us? (Surat al-Muminun: 115)
Therefore, each person needs to ponder the purpose of creation,
firstas it concerns him himself, and then as it pertains to everything
he sees in the universe and every event he experiences throughout his
life. Someone who does not think, will understand the facts only after
he dies, when he gives account before God, but then it will be too
late. God says in the Qur'an that on the day ofaccount, everybody will
think and see the truth:
That day Hell is produced, that day man will remember; but how will
the remembrance help him? He will say,"Oh! If only I had prepared in
advance for this life of mine!" (Surat al-Fajr: 23-24)
The truth can be told to a person in many different ways; it can be
shown by the use of details, pieces of evidence and by every means.
Yet, if this persondoes not think over this truth on his own,
sincerely and honestly with the purpose of comprehending the truth,
all these efforts are useless. For this reason, when the messengers of
God communicated the message to their people,they told them the truth
clearly and then summoned them to think.
While God has given us achance in the life of this world to reflect
and derive conclusions from our reflections, to see the truth will
bring us great gain in our life in the hereafter. For this reason, God
has summoned all people, through His prophets and books, to reflect on
their creation and on the creation of the universe:
Have they not reflected within themselves? God did not create the
heavens and the earth and everything betweenthem except with truth and
for a fixed term. Yet many people reject the meeting with their Lord.
(Surat ar-Rum: 8)
A man who reflects grasps the secrets of God's creation, the truth of
the life of this world, the existence of hell and paradise, and the
inner truth of matters. He gets a deeper understanding of the
importance of being a person with whom God is pleased, and so he lives
religion as is its due, recognizes God's attributes in everything he
sees, and begins to think not according to what the majority of people
demand but as God commands. As a result, he takes pleasure from beauty
much more than others do, and does not suffer distress from baseless
misapprehensions and worldly greed.
These are only a few of the beautiful things a person who thinks will
gain in the world. The gain in the hereafter of someone who always
finds the truth by thinking, is the love, approval, mercy and the
paradise of our Lord, which are above everything else.

The Christian belief that their sins can be redeemed through the blood of the Prophet Jesus (pbuh) is a huge error

The belief that the Prophet Jesus (peace be upon him) died in order to
expiate the sins of all Christians and that deathlies at the remission
of sins is a very mistaken belief. In order to see the error in this
belief, our Christian brothers need to reconsider Allah's justice and
the purpose behind creationby using their minds andconsciences, and to
bear in mind the following points:
* The idea that people are born in a state of sin is a violation of
Allah's infinite justice:
Everyone comes to this world to be tested. A person has a
responsibility to spend every rational second serving Allah and living
for His approval in the very limited amount of time bestowed on him.
Allah says in one verse ofthe Qur'an:
He Who created death and life to test which of you is best in action.
He is the Almighty, the Ever-Forgiving. (Surat al-Mulk, 2)
Therefore, a person whom Allah created from nothing is tested from the
moment he enters this world and will be held to account for all he
does in it. People's sin or merit is based on the sincere actions they
perform in this world. It is impossible, under the law of Allah, for a
baby, unaware even of its ownexistence and who has not begun to be
tested and who has only just opened his eyes on the world, to be in a
state of sin.
* It is a violation of the infinite justice of Allah for a person to
assume the sins of another and to suffer for them:
It is impossible in the system of testing createdby Allah for anyone
to redeem the sins of anyone else, even if that person is the Prophet
Jesus (pbuh). Everyone who exists or has ever existed in the world IS
RESPONSIBLE ONLY FOR HIMSELF. Neither his parents nor his relatives
nor the Prophet Jesus (pbuh) CAN ASSUME responsibility for his sins.
NOBODY WILL BE HELD RESPONSIBLE for thedeeds of anyone else. NOBODY
CAN REDEEM ANYONE ELSE. When the moment of death comes everyone,
Christians included, WILL GIVE ACCOUNT, ALL ALONE and in the Presence
of Allah, for what they did in this world. Allah has revealedthis in
the Qur'an:
There is no one in the heavens and earth who will not come to the
All-Merciful as a slave. Hehas counted them and numbered them
precisely. Each of them will come to Him on the Day of Rising all
alone. (Surah Maryam, 93-95)
Almighty Allah has also revealed in the Qur'an that nobody will be
able to assume the sins of another:
Say: 'Am I to desire otherthan Allah as Lord when He is the Lord of
all things?' What each self earns is for itself alone. No
burden-bearer can bear another's burden. Then you will return to your
Lord, and He will inform you regarding the things about which you
differed.(Surat al-An'am, 164)
...That no burden-bearercan bear another's burden; that man will have
nothing but what he strives for; that his striving will most certainly
be seen; that he will then receive repayment of the fullest kind...
(Surat al-Najm, 38-41)
The Prophet Jesus (pbuh) is Allah's beloved servant and prophet. It
isa terrible violation of good conscience to maintain that Allah took
the soul of a holy servantbeloved of Him because of the irresponsible
behavior, sins and excesses of those who came after him; it is a
failure to properly appreciate Allah. It is a matter of great urgency
for our sincere Christian brothers to realize the major error here.
The Prophet Jesus (pbuh) did not die and was not killed, Allah
thwarted the plots of thedeniers and took the Prophet Jesus (pbuh)
alive into His Presence.
Mr. Adnan Oktar's interview on Gaziantep Olay and Çay TV on 14 September, 2010
* The Prophet Jesus (pbuh) did not die:
Another important pointthat completely rebuffs the idea in question is
the fact that the ProphetJesus (pbuh) did not die. The Prophet Jesus
(pbuh) was raised into the Presence of Allah. He is alive in body and
spiritand was protected and taken into the sky in a state of sleep. By
itself this fact totally rebuffs the claim that 'The Prophet Jesus
(pbuh) died as a redeemer of sins." For some mindsets,that see no
other solution than the death of the Prophet Jesus (pbuh) for the
redemption of their ownsins, and that maintain that his death
preventedall of mankind from perishing, the fact that the Prophet
Jesus (pbuh)is still alive no doubt comes as a great shock. But this
is a definite fact.Those who fail to properly avoid sin by imagining
that the Prophet Jesus (pbuh) will redeem their sins, who are flexible
when it comes to what Allah has made unlawful or who do not regard
abiding by the obligations imposed by the religion of which they are a
member as a matter of all that much importanceare making a grave
error. Like everyone else, their every deed is written down. And
everything they do will be held before them in the hereafter.
* The idea of a divinity that seeks death becauseof others' sins
(surely Allah is beyond that) is a failure to properly appreciate
Allah:
It is Almighty Allah Who creates people in this world, determines a
destiny for them and also creates the environment of the test. Of
course, Allah is He Who best knows His servants. He has created events
and instruments by which they will be tested in this world.
Human beings, on the other hand, are created weak and ignorant.
Theycan easily fall into error, make mistakes, forget the truth
despite knowing it very well or unwittingly make a mistake despite
having agreat fear of Allah. Because people are tested in this world.
Learning from their mistakes, seeing their weakness, repenting their
sins and intending never to repeat them aremeans whereby a person of
good conscience draws closer to Allah.
This is part of the environment of the test our Lord creates in this
world. In creating such asystem in the world, Almighty Allah tells His
servants that He is the "Ever-Pardoning, Ever-Forgiving" and opens the
doors of repentance to them. Allah is the most mercifulof the
merciful. He forgives and pardons. When a person makes a mistake,
deliberately or otherwise, when he commits a sin, great or small, he
has the privilege of repenting toAllah and begging His forgiveness.
Because, as revealed in the Qur'an, Allah is the "Ever- Pardoning,
Ever-Forgiving." (Surat al-Mujadala, 2)
To claim that death is the reward for all sin is to fail to grasp and
appreciate Allah's attribute of being very forgiving and accepting
repentance. This claim is in total conflict with the purpose of human
beings' existence in this world. Such a claim is also a violation of
Allah'sjustice as manifested in the test. If death were the reward for
everyone's sins, and if Almighty Allah did not forgive people out of
Hisown goodness, then Allah reveals that the whole world would be
devastated:
If Allah were to punish people for their wrong actions, not a single
creature would be left upon the earth, but He defers them till a
predetermined time. When their specified time arrives, they
cannotdelay it for a single hour nor can they bring it forward. (Surat
an-Nahl, 61)
Allah also reveals in the Qur'an that human beings have been given
great favor because of His sublime mercy and acceptance of repentance:
Were it not for Allah's favour to you and His mercy . . . and that
Allah is Ever-Returning, All-Wise. (Surat an-Nur, 10)
Were it not for Allah's favour to you and His mercy . . . and that
Allah is All-Gentle, Most Merciful. (Surat an-Nur, 20)
The fact that Allah accepts repentance, forgives sinners is also
revealed in the Gospels. Therefore, it is of the greatest importance
for our Christian brothers to consider these true and accurate
provisions in the Gospels:
... With the riches of God's grace that He lavished on us with all
wisdom and understanding. (Ephesians, 1:7-8)
When they heard this, they had no further objections and praised God,
saying, "So then, God has granted even the Gentiles repentance unto
life." (Acts, 11:18)
For He [God] has rescued us from the dominion of darkness... we have
redemption, the forgiveness of sins. (Colossians, 1:13-14)
If we confess our sins, Heis faithful and just and will forgive us our
sins and purify us from all unrighteousness. (1 John, 1:9)
And the prayer offered in faith will make the sick person well; the
Lord will raise him up. If he has sinned, he will beforgiven. (James,
5:15)
Forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors. And lead
us not into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one. For if You
forgive men when they sin against You, God will also forgive you. But
if you do not forgive men their sins, your Lord will not forgive your
sins. (Matthew, 6:12-15)
He [Jesus] said to them,"When you pray, say:"God, hallowed be Your
name... Forgive us our sins, for we also forgive everyone who sins
against us. And lead us not into temptation." (Luke, 11:2-4)
Do not judge, and you will not be judged. Do not condemn, and you will
not be condemned. Forgive, and you will be forgiven. Give, and it
willbe given to you. A good measure, pressed down, shaken together and
running over, will be poured into your lap. Forwith the measure you
use, it will be measured to you. (Luke, 6:37-38)
Repent, then, and turn to God, so that your sins may be wiped out,
that times of refreshing may come from the Lord... (Acts, 3:19-20)
Repent of this wickedness and pray to the Lord. Perhaps He willforgive
you for having such a thought in your heart. (Acts, 8:22)
To claim that death is the reward for all sins, and that this is His
law, when Allah bestows the blessing of forgiveness on us, opens the
doors of repentance and reveals that He is forgiving and loving is to
assume a most grave responsibility. In addition, this
completelyviolates Allah's title of the forgiver, He who accepts
repentance, in the Gospels. It is very important for our genuine
Christian brothers to reflect on why this belief has been added onto
Christianity and to make the appropriate decision by the use of their
consciences.
* It is definitely inconsistent for Christianity to claim to be a
religion of love and also to espouse the idea that sin is cleansed
with death:
All Christians maintain that Christianity is a religion of love and
act in the name of love. It is of course true that Christianity is a
true religion sent down by Allah, and that applies toall the other
divine faiths. Almighty Allah wants love from His servants, and true
love isonly possible through genuinely loving Allah – scrupulously
abiding by all our Lord's commandments and prohibitions.
But this fact conflicts with the belief held by some Christians that
death redeems sins. Allah is He Who loves His servants and wants to
forgive them. Allah reveals in the Qur'an that:
He is the Ever-Forgiving, the All-Loving, (Surat al-Buruj, 14)
Allah desires to turn towards you, but those who pursue their lower
appetites desire to makeyou deviate completely. (Surat an-Nisa', 27)
The fact that our Lord is loving and forgiving is revealed as follows
in the Gospels:
... The Lord is full of compassion and mercy. (James, 5:11)
But because of His great love for us, God, Who is rich in mercy, made
us alive—it is by grace you have been saved. (Ephesians, 2:4-5)
And we know that in all things God works for thegood of those who love
Him, who have been called according to His purpose. (Romans, 8:28)
But when the kindness and love of God appeared, he saved us, not
because of righteousthings we had done, but because of His mercy.
(Titus, 3:4-5)
Dear friends, since God so loved us, we also ought to love one
another. (1 John, 4:11)
It is very important that Christians should fully understand these
sublime attributes of Almighty Allah, Who loves His servants, protects
and watches over them, feels affection for them and forgives and
pardons them. Only people who can properly comprehend the titles
ofAllah can see what a grave danger the error in the people they are
dealing with poses.
* All Christians are responsible for their every deed, at every moment
of their lives, and they will all be called to account in the Presence
of Allah:
Like everyone who has ever lived, is living now or will ever live in
the future, Christians will also be called to account for their
actions. None oftheir sins have been redeemed. Just like everyone
else, all Christians are responsible individually for their actions
and willbe rewarded for all theirsins and good deeds on the Day of
Reckoning. Nobody will be able to say, in the Presence of Allah, "my
sins have been paid for already, and have been cleaned by the blood of
the Prophet Jesus (pbuh)." Nobody in the Presence of Allah will be
able to claim he is free of sin, and nobody will achieve salvation by
saying, "I had faith." On the Day of Reckoning, a book in which all
his deeds are written will be placed before every individual, and all
he did will be laid open.
No matter how much some Christians think that their sins have already
been expiated, and no matter how much they seek to avoid their
responsibilities before Allah, they will beunable to avoid the Day of
Reckoning. This false belief they espoused in this world is invalid in
the Sight of Allah. It is therefore of the greatestimportance for
devout Christians to be warned on this subject and see the truth. This
is essential for their happiness and position in the hereafter.

Belief in the Angels - , Do the angels see Allah in this world?.,Dought & clear - ,

Angel Jibreel or any of the angels have they ever seen Allah (sabhanuwa tala)?.
Praise be to Allaah.
There is nothing in the Qur'aan or Sunnah to indicate that Jibreel
(peace be upon him) or any other angel has seenAllah, may He be
exalted,and it is well known thatthis is one of the issues of the
unseen which cannot be proven excepton the basis of evidence.
In the hadeeth of the Mi'raaj (Prophet's ascent to heaven) it says
that Jibreel (peace be upon him) ascended with our Prophet (blessings
and peace of Allah be upon him) to a level where thescratching of the
pens could be heard, but there is no proof that either of them saw
Allah (may He be glorified andexalted) in that place.
The Prophet (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him) said: "Then I
passed by Ibraaheem, and he said: 'Welcome tothe righteous Prophet and
the righteous son.' I said: 'Who is this?' He said: 'This is Ibraaheem
(blessings and peace of Allah be upon him).'" IbnShihaab said: And Ibn
Hazm told me that Ibn 'Abbaas and Abu Habbahal-Ansaari used to say:
The Prophet (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him) said: "Then I
was taken up until we reached a level where I could hear the
scratching of the pens." Ibn Hazm and Anas ibn Maalik said: The
Prophet (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him) said: "Allah
enjoined upon myummah fifty prayers, and I went back with that until I
passed by Moosa…"
Narrated by al-Bukhaari,349; Muslim, 263
The scholars differed concerning this seeing: some of them affirmed
itand some of them denied it.
Ibn Hajar al-Haythami (may Allah have mercy on him) was asked: ||Do
the angels see Allah, mayHe be exalted?
He replied:
Shaykh 'Izz al-Deen ibn 'Abd al-Salaam stated that they do not see
Him,and he quoted evidence at length to support that, and he was
followed in that by somescholars, but he was refuted by the
statementof the imam of Ahl al-Sunnah, Shaykh Abu'l-Hasan al-Ash'ari
(may Allah be pleased with him) who said that they do see Him. This
was mentioned in his book al-Ibaanah fi Usool al-Diyaanah. He was
followed by al-Bayhaqi who narrated it with its isnaad from 'Abd-Allah
ibn 'Amr ibn al-'Aas and another Sahaabi. This was also followed by
Ibnal-Qayyim and al-Jalaal al-Balqeeni. According toa hadeeth that was
classed as saheeh by al-Haakim, Jibreel never saw his Lord before the
Prophet (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him) prostrated before
his Lord on that occasion, but this does not necessarily mean that he
did not see Him after that or that others of the angels do not see
Him. The view that only Jibreel could see Him is invalid.
End quote from al-Fataawa al-Hadeethiyyah, p. 153
Shaykh Ibn Baaz (may Allah have mercy on him) was asked: Do the angels
see their Lord in this world or does He send revelation to them from
beyond a screen?
He replied: Allah knows best.
End quote from Fataawa Noor 'ala al-Darb.
Shaykh 'Abd al-Rahmaanal-Barraak (may Allah preserve him) was asked:
There is evidence to suggest that they do not see Him. That is the
versein Soorat Ghaafir in which Allah, may He be exalted, says
(interpretation of the meaning): "Those (angels) who bear the Throne
(of Allâh) and those around it glorify the praises of their Lord, and
believe in Him, and ask forgiveness for thosewho believe (in the
Oneness of Allâh) (saying): 'Our Lord! You comprehend all things
inmercy and knowledge, so forgive those who repent and follow Your
Way, and save them from the torment of the blazing Fire!'" [Ghaafir
40:7].
The word "believe" in this verse may point to that meaning -- is this correct?
He replied:
The fact that Allah, may He be glorified and exalted, says of the
angels who bear the Throne and who are around it that they believe in
Him does not necessarily mean that they do not see Him, or that some
of them do not see Him, or that other angels do not see Him, just as
(aspiring to) see Him does not contradict faith. Similarly, the fact
that Allah spoke (to some of the Prophets) is not contrary to faith.
Ibraaheem (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him) saw how Allah
brought the dead back to life and that increased him in faith, asAllah
says (interpretationof the meaning):
"And (remember) when Ibrâhim (Abraham) said, 'My Lord! Show me how You
give life to the dead.' He (Allâh) said: 'Doyou not believe?' He
[Ibrâhim (Abraham)] said: 'Yes (I believe), but to be stronger in
Faith'"
[al-Baqarah 2:260].
Allah spoke to Moosa (peace be upon him) from behind a screen, and
that does not mean that he did not believe. To sum up, there is no
contradiction between faith and seeing Him. This is borne out by the
fact that Moosa (peace be upon him) asked his Lord to let him see Him
so as to increase him in faith: "…he said: 'O my Lord! Show me
(Yourself), that I may look upon You'" [al-A'raaf 7:143]. Yes, after
seeing Allah, faith will no longer be regarded as belief in theunseen,
so it is possible that the bearers of the Throne and those who are
around it may have seen Allah and thus attained the highest level of
certainty. By the same token, when the believers see their Lord on the
Day of Resurrection, they will move from certainty based on knowledge
to certainty based on seeing, for when they see Allah they will
believe in Him with the faith of having seen and they will find the
deepest joy in that; they will be blessed with seeing Him and hearing
His words. Allah says (interpretation of the meaning):
"Some faces that Day shall be Nâdirah (shiningand radiant).
Looking at their Lord (Allâh)"
[al-Qiyaamah :22-23].
We ask Allah for the joy of looking upon His noble Countenance. And
Allah knows best.
End quote from Fataawa al-Islam al-Yawm.
To sum up: This is a matter of the unseen and it is not permissible to
affirm it or deny it except on the basis of evidence. The correct
approach is to refrain from asking about it.

Belief in the Angels - , Dought & clear - , There are no angels or other creatures who know everything in the heavens and on earth.

My daughter asked me: who is the angel who knows everything in the
heavens and the earth, the number of drops of water, the number of
grains of sand? Is there any such thing?.
Praise be to Allaah.
The one who knows everything in the heavens and on earth, and knows
the number of drops of water and the number of grains of sand, is
Allah, the Lord ofthe Worlds. There is no angel who is close to Him or
any Prophet was sent who knows that. Anyone who says that there is
anyone among the angels who knows all of that has fabricated a lie
against Allah, to Whom belongs knowledge of the unseen of the heavens
and the earth.
Allah, may He be exalted,says (interpretation of the meaning):
"And with Him are the keys of the Ghaib (all that is hidden), none
knows them but He. And He knows whatever there is in (or on) the earth
and in the sea; not a leaf falls, but he knowsit. There is not a grain
in the darkness of the earth nor anything freshor dry, but is written
in aClear Record"
[al-An'aam 6:59].
And He, may He be glorified, says (interpretation of the meaning):
"Say: None in the heavens and the earth knows the Ghaib (unseen)
except Allah, nor can they perceive when they shall be resurrected"
[an-Naml 27:65].
Ibn Katheer (may Allah have mercy on him) said:
Here Allah, may He be exalted, is instructing HisMessenger (blessings
and peace of Allah be upon him) to tell all of mankind that no one
knows the unseen except Allah, may He be glorified and exalted, and
that He alone has that knowledge, with nopartner or associate.
End quote from Tafseer Ibn Katheer, 6/207
Al-Bukhaari (4697) narrated from Ibn 'Umar (may Allah be pleased with
him) that the Messenger of Allah (blessings and peace of Allah be upon
him) said: "The keys of the Unknown are five, whichno one knows except
Allaah: no one knows what will happen tomorrow except Allaah; no one
knows what is in the wombs except Allaah; no one knows when it will
rain except Allaah; no one knows in which land he will die; and no one
knows whenthe Hour will begin except Allaah."
But Allah, may He be exalted, may inform whomever He wills among His
creation about whatever He wills of His unseen. Allah, may He be
exalted, says (interpretation of the meaning):
"(He Alone) the All-Knower of the Ghaib (unseen), and He reveals to
none His Ghaib (unseen).
Except to a Messenger (from mankind) whom He has chosen (He informs
him of unseen as much as He likes), andthen He makes a band ofwatching
guards (angels) to march beforehim and behind him."
[al-Jinn 72:26, 27].
The scholars of the Standing Committee said:
Knowledge of unseen matters is something that belongs exclusively to
Allah, so no one among His creation, human or jinn, knows anything of
it except what Allah reveals to whomever He wills among His Angels or
His Messengers.
End quote from Fataawa al-Lajnah ad-Daa'imah, 1/346
Yes, there is one of the angels who is appointedin charge of the rain,
and directs it wherever Allah ills; he is Mikaa'eel (peace be upon
him), who has helpers who dowhatever he instructs them to do. But that
onlyhappens by the will of Allah and in accordance with His wisdom and
knowledge. They do not know anything or do anything; rather they
cannot do anything at allexcept by Allah's leave. Moreover, that does
not mean that they know the number of drops of water, because their
knowledge is restricted to what Allah has taught them, and they say,
as Allah tells us:
"Glory be to You, we have no knowledge except what you have taught us.
Verily, it is You, the All-Knower, the All-Wise"