Khuddam USA Souvenir 1989 — Page 4
GUIDANCE FROM ALLAH Attributes of Goel Allah-there is no God but He, the Living, the Self - Subsisting and All-Sustaining Slumber seizes Him not. nor sleep. To him belongs whatsoever is in the heavens and whatsoever is in the earth. Who is he that will intercede with Him except by His permission? He knows what is before them and what is behind them, and they encompass nothing of His knowledge except what He pleases. His knowledge extends over the heavens and the earth, and the care of them burdens Him not ; and He is the High, the Great (Quran 2:256) He Is Allah, and there is no God beside Him, the Knower of the unseen and the seen. He is the Gracious, the Merciful. He is Allah, and there is no God beside Him, the Sov- ereign; the Holy One, the Source of Peace, the Bestower of Security, the Protector, the Mighty, the Subduer, the Exalted. Holy is Allah far above that which they associate with Him. He is Allah the Creator, the Maker, the Fashioner. His are the most beautiful names. All that is in the heavens and the earth gloi1fies Him, and He is the Mighty , the Wise. (Quran 59 :23- 25) None can produce a book like Quran. Say, "If mankind and the Jinn gathered together to produce the like of this Quran, they could not produce the like thereof, even though they should help one another. " And surely, We have set forth for mankind in various ways all kinds of similitudes in this Quran, but most men would reject everything but disbelie( (Quran I 7:89, 90) Islam Is the final faith. This day have I perfected your religion for you and completed My favour upon you and have chosen for you Islam as religion. (Quran 6:5) Allah chooses Prophets. Allah chooses His Messen- gers from among angels, and from among men Surely, Allah is All-Hearing, All-Seeing. (Quran 22 :76) Covenant to accept Prophets. And remember the time when Allah took a covenant from the people through the Prophets, saying: "W hatever I give you of the Book and Wisdom and then there comes to you a Messenger, fulfilling that which is with you, you shall believe in him and help him. " And He said: "Do you agree, and do you accept the responsibility which I lay upon you in this matter?" They said, "We agree," he said, "Then bear wit - ness, and I am with you among the witnesses. " (Quran 3:82) And remember when we took from the Prophets their covenant, and from thee, and from Noah, and Abraham, and Moses, and Jesus son of Mary, and We indeed took from them a solemn covenant (Quran 33 :8) Holy Prophet is a model for you. Verily you have in the Prophet of Allah an excellent model, for him who fears Allah and the Last Day and who remembers Allah much. (Quran 33 :22) 4 - c,e~te narY. Souvenir Invoke blessings on the Holy Prophet. Allah and his angels send blessings on the Prophet. o ye who believe' you also should invoke blessings on him and salute him with the salutation of peac e. (Quran 33:5 7) Signs of believers. Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah. And those who are with him arc hard against the disbelievers, tender among themselves Thou seest them bowing and prostrating themselves in prayer. seeking grace from Allah and His pleasure. Their mark is upon their faces, being the traces of prostrations. This is their description in the Torah. And th eir description in the Gospel is like unto a seed-produce th at sends forth its sprout, then makes it strong; it then becomes thick, and stands firm on its stem, delighting the sowers- that he may cause the disbelievers to burn with rage at the sight of them. Allah has promised, unto those of th em who believe and do good works , forgiveness and a great reward. (Quran 48:30) Calling to Allah. Call unto the way of thy Lord with wisdom and goodly exhortation, and argue with them in a way that is best Surely, th y Lord knows best w ho has strayed from His way; and He knows those who are nghtly guided (Quran 16 : 126) God responds to a caller. And when My se r vants ask thee about Me, say: 1 am near. I answer the prayer of the supplicant when he prays to Me. So they should hearken to Me and believe in Me, that they ma y follow the right way. (Quran 2:187) Islamic ethics. o ye who believe! let not one people deride another people, who may be better than they. nor Jet women deride other women , who may be better than they. And defame not your own people, nor ca ll one another by nick - names Bad indeed is evil reputation after the profession of belief ; and those who repent not are the wrongdoers. O ye who believe! avoid most of suspicions; for sus- picion in some cases is a sm And spy not nor back-bite or. e another. Would any of you lik e to eat the flesh of his brother who is dead? Certainly you would loathe it. And fear Allah, surely, Allah is Oft Returning with compassion and is Merciful. (Quran 49·12, 13) He rewards strife with guidance. And as for those who strive in Our path- We will surely guide them in Our ways. And verily Allah is with those who do good (Quran 29 : 70) Prohibition of interest. Those who devour interest do not rise except as rises one whom Satan has smitten with insanity. That is because they say: "Trade also is lik e interest"; whereas Allah has made trade la wful and mad e interest unlawful So he to whom an adm onition comes from his Lord and he desists, then will that which he received in the past be his, and his affair 1s with Allah. And those who re ve rt to it , they are th e inmates of the Fire; therein shall they abide. (Q ur an 2:276)