2] The error of the collective personality concerning the Prophet Jesus (as) and Hazrat Mahdi (as)-2-

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The second coming of the Prophet Jesus (as) and Hazrat Mahdi's (as)
appearance in the End Times are the glad tidingsthat have been awaited
by the Islamic world for centuries. Bediuzzaman has also provided
detailedinformation regarding theappearance of the Prophet Jesus (as)
and Hazrat Mahdi (as) in his works. Among this information are
comprehensive statementconcerning at what time and in what sort of
climate Hazrat Mahdi (as) will appear, what kinds ofactivities he will
undertake, his assistants, his struggle, and how, together with the
ProphetJesus (as), he will cause Qur'anic moral values to prevail on
Earth.
Yet although Said Nursi's statements on these matters are very clear
anddistinct, the subject of the Prophet Jesus (as) and Hazrat Mahdi
(as) may sometimes be misunderstood. Some people have clichéd
responses they give whenever the subject is raised. When asked, Will
an individual known as the Mahdi appear in the End Times? for example,
they reply, No, the Mahdi will not come, a collective personality will
come, or the Mahdi has already come. Because the Mahdi is a collective
personality; that is the Mahdi who willappear. His collective
personality already exists.In the same way, when asked Will the
Prophet Jesus (as) come to Earth a second time? they respond, No. The
Prophet Jesus (as) will not return; the Prophet Jesus (as) himself
will descend to Earth, he will be in the world as a collective
personality, or The Prophet Jesus (as) has already come, as the
collective personality of the Mahdi. Some people try to back up their
ideas by using the words of Bediuzzaman, saying, In his works,
Bediuzzaman has not made any clear statements regarding the coming of
the Prophet Jesus (as) and the Mahdi.
Yet this perspective is exceedingly mistaken andfalse. All these
clichéd responses express solely apersonal opinion, based on no
evidence, maybe due to force of habit or else that has taken root
inthe public subconscious. Because Bediuzzaman hasactually described
the coming of the Prophet Jesus (as) and Hazrat Mahdi (as) in very
clear terms; he has expressly stated that these personages awaited in
the End Times will both appear as individuals, not as collective
personalities.
This point can be clearly understood from Bediuzzaman's statements
about the Prophet Jesus (as) and Hazrat Mahdi (as):
The Prophet Jesus (as) will come to Earth for the second time
The term "individual" thatBediuzzaman uses to referto the Prophet
Jesus (as) reveals that he is not a "collective personality."
1) Then the person of Jesus (Upon whom be peace), who is present with
his human body in the world of the heavens, will come to lead the
current of true religion...
...even sends the spirits of most of the dead saints tothe world with
similitude of their bodies, it would not be far from His Wisdom -even
if he was not alive and present withhis body in the skies of the
world, and had truly died and departed for the furthest corner of the
hereafter- to clothe Jesus (Upon whom be peace) in his body and send
him to the world, so to bring the religion of Jesus to a
goodconclusion; for such a momentous result. IndeedHe promised it
because His wisdom required it to be thus, and since He promised it,
He will most certainly send him.
In this passage Bediuzzaman says that the Prophet Jesus (as) who is
currently in the world of the heavens will return to Earth in his
human body and will assume leadership of the true faith. It is clear
that Bediuzzaman does not refer to a collective identity here, but
rather to an individual. This is clear from his use of the term "human
body." If he had wanted to say that the Prophet Jesus (as) would
return to Earth as acollective identity, Bediuzzaman Said Nursi would
not have referred to "clothing Jesus in his body."
2) Yes, with the words of that hadith, the descent from the heavens of
the Prophet Jesus is certain...
In this statement, Bediuzzaman says that "the coming of the Prophet
Jesus (as) is a certain fact," using a language that makes it clear
that the Prophet Jesus (as) is not a collective identity.
3) Our Prophet (saas) has indicated this great secret: The Prophet
Jesus will come, and be of my community and labor with my law.
It again appears from Bediuzzaman's statement that the Prophet Jesus
(as)will labor with the law of our Prophet (saas) that the Prophet
Jesus (as) willcome to Earth as a humanbeing, not as a collective
identity. Because if he were referring to a collective identity, it
would be impossible for such an entity to "labor."
4) When Prophet Jesus (Upon whom be peace) comes, it is not necessary
that everyoneshould know him to be the true Jesus. His elect and those
close to him will recognize him through the light of belief. :->

Some people do notwish to acknowledge the fact that Allah is everywhere. How can we explain this reality to such people?

Some people imagine thatthey themselves, matter and the world they see
allaround them are all absolute beings. But they regard Allah (surely
He is beyond that) as an imagination pervading that absolute matter.
Or else, since they cannot seeHim with their own eyes, they say:
"Allah must be somewhere we cannot see, in space or far away from
human eyes." (SurelyAllah is beyond that.) But these are all grave
errors.
As the sole absolute being, Allah enfolds the whole universe, all
peopleand places, the heavens and everywhere. He is manifested in the
whole universe. According to thehadith, our Prophet (saas) said that
someone who said that Allah was in the sky was telling the truth. But
this account in no way conflicts with the factthat Allah is
everywhere. That is because if someone at your location on Earth
raises his hands and prays to Allah and thinks that Allah is in the
sky, while someone at theSouth Pole turns to Allah in the same way,
while someone else at the North Pole raises his hands and yet another
individual in Japan, or America or Ecuador raises his hands to the sky
in thesame way and turns to Allah, then it is impossibleto speak of
any fixed direction. In the same way, if djinn, angels and demons at
various points in space and the universe also pray toward the skies,
it will again be impossible to speak of any fixed direction, and the
situation will be one that covers the entire universe.
We must not also forget that Allah is unfettered bytime and space.
Allah's Own Being is different. But the manifestations of Allah are
everywhere. If someone enters a room and says Allah is not there, he
is denying Allah. The manifestations of Allah are in that room
andeverywhere. Wherever you may turn, manifestations of Allah are
there. Several verses of the Qur'an state that Allah pervades all
places, that He is closer to us than our own jugular veins, and that
we will see His Face wherever we look. For example, in verse 255 of
Surat al-Baqara Allah says "... HisFootstool encompasses the heavens
and the earth...." Verse 92 of SurahHud says, "... But my Lord
encompasses everything that you do" meaning that Allah also pervades
what people do.

Biographies Prophets - Prophet Lut

The stories of the prophetswhich are told to us in the Qur’an are not just tales of devout and God-fearing people. They are meant to serve as a warning to us ofwhat happens to people who do not follow in the way of Allah.
Prophet Lut’s community
The society in which Prophet Lut (A.S.) lived must have been very much like the society in which we live, where natural laws governing the behaviour of men and women toward each otherare not any longer respected. What is naturally right has becomewrong and what is naturally wrong has become right, and all types of dishonesty and wickedness abound. Somehow, people who try to live in the way of Allah, who try to be clean and pure, honest and trustworthy, who are fearful of Allah, these people are scorned and disliked and made fun of. As you read the story of Prophet Lut (A.S.), remember that Allah’s punishment for wrongdoers is never far away and that those who fear Allah are surely rewarded.
Prophet Lut (A.S.) attempted to get his people to turn from their wicked ways. He would say to them, “Won’t you fear Allah? I am a trustworthy messenger , so fear Allah and obey me. I don’t ask for any reward from you. My reward is from the Lord of the Worlds. Of all the creatureson this earth, you alone approach males, and leavethe women whom Allah has created for you to be your mates. You are people who sin beyond all limits.”
The people knew that Prophet Lut (A.S.) and his followers were leading a much cleaner and purer life than their own. Deep down in their hearts they knew that what he said was true, but they didn’t like being told so. So they would say, “If you don’t stop your preaching, you will surely be driven out oftown!”
He in turn would reply, “I do detest your doings. O my Lord! Deliver me and my family from such things as they do!”
Now, at about the same time that Allah sent angelsas messengers to Ibrahim ,to foretell the birth of Ishaq , the angels also toldIbrahim that they had been sent to destroy the people in Prophet Lut’s (A.S.) township. His immediate reaction was, “But there is Lut there!” They replied, “We well know who is there. We will certainly save him andhis following, except his wife. She is among those who lag behind.”
When the same messengers came to Prophet Lut (A.S.) , he was deeply concerned for their safety at the hands of his fellow townspeople, and he felt powerless to protect them. But they said, “Don’t be afraid and don’t grieve. We are here to save you and your followers.”
Just as Prophet Lut (A.S.) had feared, the townspeople came after his guests. He even tried tooffer them his daughters for them to marry, if they would only leave his guests alone. But they tried to snatch away his guests anyway, until Allah blinded their eyes and they heard, “Now taste my anger and my warning.”
Prophet Lut Leaves
Then the angels conveyed their message to Prophet Lut (A.S.) . They said, “O Lut! We are messengers from your Lord. Travel with your family while yeta part of the night remains. You bring up the rear and don’t let anyone look back. But your wife will remain behind and to her will happen what happens to the people. Morning is the appointed time and it is not far off, sogo!”
And Prophet Lut (A.S.) had faith in Allah and left his home and all he had ever known, for the sake of his Lord.
When morning came the cities were turned upside down. Brimstones as hard as baked clay rained downupon the cities and spread,layer on layer. Everyone and everything in the towns were destroyed. That was the end of those who indulged in sin and crime.
You can read about Prophet Lut in the Qur’an, Sura 7, Ayat 80-84; Sura 11, Ayat 63-83; Sura 15, Ayat 57-77; Sura 25, Ayat 160-175; Sura 25, Ayat 54-58; Sura 29, Ayat 26, 28-35; Sura 37, Ayat 133-138; Sura 51, Ayat 31-37; Sura 54, Ayat 33-39; Sura 66, Ayat 10./ - - - :-> Transtors: 1.http://free-translation.imtranslator.net/lowres.asp 2.http://translate.google.com/m?twu=1&hl=en&vi=m&sl=auto&tl=en

1a] Biographies Prophets - Prophet Nuh

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When all the earth was flooded, Allah commanded, “O earth, swallow up your water and O sky, withhold your rain!” Slowly the waters receded and the ship cameto rest on top of Mount Judi. The only surviving people were in that ship. Thus did Allah do away with those who did wrong.
Then Allah said, “O Nuh! Come down from your ship with peace from us, and blessings on you and on some of the peoples who will spring from those with you. But there will be other people who will lead a life of pleasure for a time, only in the end to be punished by us.”
You can read about Nuh (Alayhis Salam) in the Qur’an, Sura 7,Ayat 59-64; Sura 11,Ayat 25-49; Sura 26,Ayat 105-122; Sura 54,Ayat 9-15; and Sura 71,Ayat 1-28./ - - - :-> Transtors: 1.http://free-translation.imtranslator.net/lowres.asp 2.http://translate.google.com/m?twu=1&hl=en&vi=m&sl=auto&tl=en