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There were several ancient writings known to mankind in the past, such as the Egyptian Hieroglyphs, the Sumerians Cuneiforms, The Assyrians and the Chinese. It is very interesting to note, that of all the ancient scripts, only the Chinese characters are still being used until today, making it the most ancient and longest lasting written language.
These Oracle Bones inscriptions which were found in ancient Chinese ancestral tombs, and believed by the archeaologists to be at least 3500 years old, have drawn the interest of many scholars today, and they revealed that the ancient Chinese people were actually worshippers of the same God worshipped by the Jews and the Christians of today.
Further it shows how Shang Di was originally written as three triangles mounted on a pole or trunk of a tree, like three blades of leaves and the lower part of the trunk branched into three prongs that look like roots of a tree. Does this mean that the Ancient Chinese people believe that there is three beings of the Godhead in one, in other words the concept of Triune God, or the Trinity?
First of all let me draw your attention to the word “Zao” 造 which means “To Create”. This word consists of “earth” 土 , “life” ) , “mouth” 口 and “walking or moving” 走 . In other words, according to the Chinese ancestors: To create means to take “earth or dirt”, and then put “life” into it by using “mouth”, and that “earthen formation” became a living, moving and walking being: “man”.
Another word which shows the same concept is the word “Yuan” or Garden ´園 . This word consist of “four border lines” 口 , “earth” 土, “mouth” 口, “person/man” 人, and another man/person 人, emerging from the first man’s side. If that doesn’t mean “God took earth, and turn it into a human being with His mouth, (Psalm 33:6,9), and then created a second being from something taken from his side!”, then nobody knows what it means. But if we read the account of Creation by God in the book of Genesis, we will be convinced that the above mentioned Chinese Characters and the two hundred or so others that we are going to examine in due course, prove just one thing: That the ancient Chinese forefathers must have been inspired by the same God who created the universe, the heaven and earth, and inspired the writers of the Scriptures or the Holy Bible of the Christians.
The fourth word I want you to consider is “ling”(spirit) 靈. Notice how this character is a combination of the following radicals: “rain” 雨， “three mouths” 口口口 , “witch or magician” 巫. So according to the Chinese: the Spirit is like “rain”, it consists of “three mouths” or three beings, and it works like a "witch or magician", miraculously creating things by just “speaking it out”. Isn’t that amazing! Doesn’t the Holy Bible described the Spirit of God just like that: “Early and later RAIN”, ALL THE THREE GODHEADS ARE SPIRIT IN NATURE, and they created everything like a “magician” by speaking or commanding it into existence(Psalm 33:6,9) !
The second word that the Chinese people since ancient time have been using to indicate “God” or “deity” is the word “Shen” 神。This word consists of the radicals “shi” 示 and “shen” 申. The radical shi is actually a line above a symbol that looks like a capital T and two slanting lines flanking on each side …. 示。 The line above the T means “sky or heaven” and the two slanting lines means two individuals or two other persons, or three in one. The T itself means “perfection” or a perfect one. In other words “God” is a ”perfect being” who is in heaven or who comes from heaven, the three in one! While the symbol申 (shen) is actually the simple drawing of two hands wrapping up something or someone from the ground, as can be seen in the most ancient character found so far, the Jia Gu Wen or Oracle Bones. So we can see here that the ancient Chinese people believed that God is a Perfect Being who is in heaven or who came from heaven to create “something” or some creature from the ground or earth. This is further confirmed if we examine the third name used by the Chinese to refer to “God”, which is the word “Tian” 天 which literally means, “sky” or “heaven”. In the oracle bones this character is pictured like this: Showing “heaven” as the line above the head 一 , and a “noble man” or “great man” 大 who came down from heaven.
If you read the following words used as a prayer offered on the border sacrificed performed every year by the kings of China since the year 2205 BC until 1911 when the Chinese Kingdom became a Republic, you will see how the Chinese concept about “God” as the Creator, is amazingly similar to that of the Hebrews.
“To Thee, O mysteriously-working Maker, I look up in thought. How imperial is the expansive arch (where Thou dwellest)…. With the great ceremonies I reverently honour Thee. Thy servant, I am but a reed or willow; my heart is but as that of an ant; yet have I received Thy favouring decree, appointing me to the government of the empire. I deeply cherish a sense of my ignorance and blindness, and am afraid, lest I prove unworthy of Thy great favours. Therefore will I observe all the rules and statutes, striving, insignificant as I am, to discharge my loyal duty. Far distant here, I look up to Thy heavenly palace. Come in Thy precious chariot to the altar. Thy servant, I bow my head to the earth reverently, expecting Thine abundant grace. All my officers are here arranged along with me, joyfully worshipping before Thee…. Oh that Thou wouldest vouchsafe to accept our offerings, and regard us, while thus we worship Thee, whose goodness is inexhaustible.” -- Jamess Legge, The Notions of the Chinese Concerning God and Spirits (Hong Kong Register Office, 1852), p. 52.
A few weeks ago I attended a meeting conducted by The Forum. Pastor Bruce Roberts mentioned about the similarities between the Aborigenes’ beliefs concerning creation and the Christian beliefs, among others that ‘the world was originally without form and void.’
What do you think about the following quotations as it is recorded by Lao Zi who lived contemporarily with the prophet Daniel or earlier, during the reign of the Zhou Dynasty, 1066-221 BC:
“Something mysteriously already made
Existing [living] before heaven and earth
In the silence and the void,
Standing alone and unchanging,
Ever present in constant [cyclic] motion.
Perhaps He is the source of myriads of things.
I do not know His name.
Call Him Dao (The Way, the Teaching/Word, The Truth),
For lack of a better word,
I call Him “the Almighty.”
--Gia Fu Feng and Jane English, Translation of Lao Zi, Tao Te Ching(Toronto: Vintage Books, Random House, Inc. 1989), Ch. 25, p.27.
Here is another one. This is a recitation by the ancient Chinese kings as they performed the border sacrifice, as recorded in the statues of the Ming Dynasty (大明會典). 1368-1644 BC.
“Of old in the beginning, there was the great chaos, without form and dark. The five elements [planets] had not begun to revolve, nor the sun and moon to shine. You, O Spiritual Soveregin [神皇] first divided the grosser parts from the purer. You made heaven. You made earth. You made man. All things with their reproducing power got their being.*
--James Legge, The Notions of the Chinese Concerning God and Spirits (Hong Kong: Hong Kong Register Office, 1852), p.28.
Doesn’t the following quotation ring a bell in you:
“Your sovereign goodness cannot be measured. As a potter, You have made all living things.”
--James Legge, The Chinese Classics, Vol. I (Reprint, Taipei: SMC Publishing Inc., 1983), Confucian Analects, Bk. IX, Ch. IV, p. 6.
Now how did the Dao create everything?
Heaven and earth have been created from something. Something has come from nothing.
--Ibid.<, Ch. 40., p. 42.
Compare that one with the statement of Paul in Hebrews 11:3 "By faith we understand that the worlds were framed by the word of God, so that the things which are seen were not made of things which are visible”. In other words, The Creator God was not using pre-existing material when He created all things. Now listen to this most famous, mysterious, and frequently quoted statement of Lao Zi by the Chinese people:
The Dao exists as one. One exists as two.
Two exists as three. And three create everything.
--Ibid., Ch. 42., p. 44.
The Chinese people have long been puzzled by the above statements and until now they still cannot get the answer. But if you compare it with the following texts, you will see that the answer is quite clear:
"In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was in the beginning with God. All things were made through Him, and without Him nothing was made that was made. In Him was life, and the life was the light of men.John1:1-4
"Come near to Me, and hear this: I have not spoken in secret from the beginning; From the time that it was, I was there. And the Lord God and His Spirit have sent Me." (Isaiah 48:16). "For there are three that bear witness in heaven: the Father, the Word, and the Holy Spirit; and these three are one."(1 John 5:7).
From the above quotations we can see that the ancient Chinese kings believed and worshipped the Creator (Maker) and Ruler of the Universe which they called Shang Di 上帝, literally meaning The King of Heaven or the Supreme Ruler of Heaven.
If you were asked to give a summary of The Creation of Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden; the Temptation by the Devil, the Transgression of the commandment of God by the first woman, the Trap used by the Devil in the form of four words or phrases in causing Eve to be covetous and to sin, the nakedness experienced by the transgressors, the capital punishment or death penalty, the pain and suffering caused by sin, the driving away of the sinners from the garden and the tree of life in the middle of it, the promise of a Redeemer in the Lamb of God who will cover their sins with His righteousness, the first murder by Cain the first elder brother, the Flood, the Eight persons saved in the ark, the building of the Tower of Babel and the confusion of languages and starting of the nations, the sacrificial animals symbolizing the Lamb of God, Who took away our sins—all those in only 30 words or less, do you think you can do it? That’s what the Ancient Chinese did as we can still trace it in the Chinese writings which have been used for 4000 years.. They tell the same story as it is written in the book of Genesis Chapters 1 to 11 in just thirty words.
Here they are:
1.Shangdi(God)上帝(上=above; 帝= king/emperor)God is the king of all kings. In the oracle bones inscriptions the word “di” 帝= a picture of 3 triangles mounted on a pole which base is branching out like a three pronged fork or stem of a tree with three roots. In Mandarin a triangle or square, or half circle means “ a person”.
2.ling(spirit/ghost) 靈 (=rain雨+ 3 mouths 口口口+ magician/wizard– 巫.) An exact description of the Holy Spirit as it is found in the Bible: it is like the early and later rain, it consists of the Father, Son and Holy Ghost, they work like wizards or magicians: they created all things by speaking or commanding them into existence. (Genesis 1 ; Psalms 33:6,9)
3.zao(create)造 (breath ) +earth土+ mouth 口+ walking/moving走.) Isn’t that how God created Adam according to the Bible? God put “breath of life” into the lump of “earth”, using His “mouth” of course, and it became a “moving or walking”(living) being, called Adam! Genesis 2:7: “And the Lord God formed man of the dust of the ground, and “breathed” into his nostrils “the breath of life”; and man became a “living being”.)
4.yuan(garden)園 (Borders/frame 口+earth 土 + mouth 口+ 2 persons 从, the second coming out of the first person’s side.(Genesis 2:8,21,22) “the Lord God planted a garden eastward in Eden, and there he put the man whom he had formed. And the Lord God caused a deep sleep to fall on Adam, and he slept; and he took one of his ribs, and closed up the flesh in its place……Then the rib which the Lord God had taken from man he made into a woman, and he brought her to the man.)
5.jin(prohibit)禁 (two trees 林 + God示) (Genesis 2:9, 16, 17) And out of the ground the Lord God made every tree grow that is pleasant to the sight and good for food. The tree of life was also in the midst of the garden, and the tree of the knowledge of good and evil…..And the Lord God commanded the man, saying, “From every tree of the garden you may freely eat; but from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil you shall not eat, for in the day that you eat the fruit of it you shall surely die.” So the first “prohibition” was given by “God” concerning the “two trees” that grew in the midst of the garden of Eden.
6.mogui(tempting devil)魔鬼 (魔=hiding 广 + two trees 林 + life ) + garden 田 + son 儿 + secret 私– = tempting/tempter.)(鬼 this word, “gui”, which means “devil” is the noun or “person/being”, who does the tempting, so he is something which came to “life” ) or “animated” (a snake which acted as a human being), it was in the “garden” 田 which has a river branching into four directions in the form of a cross in the midst of it; that being spoke just like a “son” 儿, or Adam, and he whispered “a secret”, privately to the woman he tempted.)
7.lan(covet)婪 – (two trees 林, under which “a woman” 女 first “coveted”, wanting something she was prohibited to eat, when there were thousands of other trees bearing good fruits that she can eat from.)
8.fa(punishment)罰 four四+ words 言+ sword/knife 刀. The first capital punishment, or death penalty, was the result of believing the four words spoken by the tempting devil: 1. you shall not surely die; 2. your eyes will be opened; 3. you shall be like God; 4. you will be full of knowledge of good and evil.
9.kuchu(pain,sorrow)苦 楚 the word “ku” 苦consists of “weeds” + “ten” + “mouth”, and in the most ancient writing, the drawing is of a pair of hands (ten fingers) holding a piece of fruit in the form of a pear, and putting it into an open mouth, in the form of a half circle. The word “chu” is the drawing of “two trees” and a woman reaching out with her hand towards one of the trees. Isn’t that what happened in the Garden of Eden, the first woman, reached out with her hands, pluck the forbidden fruit, put it in her mouth, and then trouble started, weeds cam, pain, and sorrow as part of her punishments?–
10.luo(naked) 裸 The word naked (“luo”), consists of “clothing/garment” which is “a lid” or “covering” above a pair of “persons/man”, and next to it is the component for “fruit” or “guo”, which is a “garden” on top of a “tree”. In other words, “clothing/garment” was first introduced because of “the fruit” in the “garden of Eden”, or the forbidden fruit eaten by the first couple, to cover their “nakedness”.
11.lai(come,come here)來 The word “lai”(come)is a drawing of a tree and two small persons standing behind it in the distance, very aptly describing the condition of Adam and Eve who hid behind the tree or bush, hiding from God after their transgression, and how God called them out and gave them the garment He made out of animal skin. (Genesis 3:6-10, 21)
12.yi(righteousness)義 Righteousness is 羊(“lamb”)+我(“I/me”). 我(“I/me”)= 手 (“hand”) 戈(“spear”) In other words: Righteousness is when the “Lamb of God” covers “me”. And ,” I/me” is the one who holds a “spear” in my “hand” to kill that sacrificial Lamb!
13.xi(sacrificial animal, sacrifice, victim)羲 This is the modern character, the ancient one has a cow/bull on the left side. Thus a sacrificial animal is “a bull”, or a “lamb/goat”, “without blemish/spotless” which must be slaughtered using a “spear” usually. What is the “sacrifice” for? Nobody can explain this until we come to the Bible which says: “a bull” or “a lamb” “without blemish” should be “slaughtered/killed” as a sin offering.” (Leviticus 1:1-10)
14.jingji(thorns and thistles)荊 棘 “weeds”+ “two rebels” + “sword/knife”; “two trees”, barred with “fences/enclosure”. Because of the transgression of Adam and Eve, God cursed the ground and it grows weeds, thorns and thistles. Then the entrance to the Garden of Eden where there are “two trees: the tree of life and the tree of knowledge of good and evil” were barred, or fenced, so that they cannot approach it again.
15.yuan(distant,far away)遠 This word is pronounced the same way as the word “garden” 園. The only difference in writing it is in the absence of the borders or enclosures, and the meaning now is “distant or far away.” After their transgression, Adam and Eve were driven away, from the garden of Eden.
16.xiong(elder brother)兄 An elder brother is a “son” 儿 who carried a “mouth” 口 above his head, indicating that he is a “spokesman” for his siblings.
17.xiong(cruel,violent,murder)凶 凶
(in older dictionaries The word “cruel, violent, or murder/murderer,” is pronounced the same as “elder brother”, (xiong) but written with the “mouth” open/broken at the top, with two swords in the form of a cross inside it, and in the older dictionaries, it is combined with the component “son” 儿 underneath carrying the “broken mouth with the swords” on his head, obviously indicating that the “first elder brother” has become the “first murderer”, instead of guardian or spokesman for his younger brother.
18.hong(flood)洪 The word “flood”(hong) in Chinese consistst of “three dots of water”(san dian shui), which is a drawing of two dots plus the third one which is elongated and written upward from the bottom to the top. Water going up from the ground? (Well, that’s what the Bible described what happened during the flood: (Genesis 7:11) “In the sixth hundred year of Noah’s life, in the second month, the seventeenth day of the month, on that day all the fountains of the great deep were broken up, and the windows of heaven were opened.” Next to the component for water, is the component for “two number tens”, in the most ancient writings of the Chinese characters, the Oracle Bones(Jia Gu Wen), the picture is of four hands with its twenty fingers, rising above a circle of water, obviously indicating hands of drowning people in the flood, and underneath the circle of water is the number “8”. Isn’t that not a very clever narration of how the terrible flood happened and how all the people of the earth were drowned except the “eight” people in the ark?
19.shui(water)水 Now notice the other character for water (shui). It is drawn by making a line starting from the top, straight down to the bottom and then bended sharply at the bottom changing the direction of the line upward. Next is a line from the left side which come the center and then bended sharply toward the bottom left. The last part is a line from the upper left and where it hits the center it was bended or diverted to the bottom right hand corner. This is another apt description of the terrible effect of the water which burst up from the ground and falling from heaven and be scattered to all direction.
20.chuan(boat,ship)船 The word “boat or ship” is a simple drawing of a sailboat with two passengers and on the right is number “8” and “mouth” indicating that the first “ship”(ark) was a vessel which carried 8 passengers!
21.yan(hand down,continue)沿 The word “hand down” or “continue” is again a dramatic description of the “flood” as waters from heaven are joined by the water bursting from the fountains underground. Next to it is the number “8” and “mouth”, in other words, the “continuation” of the human race was done by the 8 members of Noah’s family, to whom God “handed down” the sacred duty of “repopulating” the earth!
22.gong(public,common to all)公 The word “public or common to all” is written with the number “8” above the component for “secret, private, certain person”. If we put two of that side by side it is pronounced公公“gong-gong” which means “paternal grandfather”. Isn’t Noah our paternal great-great-great grandfather, since we are all descendants of one of his three sons, Shem, Ham and Japhet? So Noah is our common ancestor!
23.kong(vacant or leave vacant) 空 The word “vacant/leave vacant” consists of a “roof” + “8” + “work”.
“Roof” + “8” in the older dictionary was given the meaning “cave”. “Cave” is a dwelling place of the “8” common ancestors of the human race. Of course, after they came out of the ark, it would be logical to think that they dwell in caves left behind by the flood to protect them from the sun and rain and wild animals. And when they go to work to till the land of collect food, the dwelling place became “vacant” or “left vacant”!
24.fen(to divide)分 “eight” plus “knife” means “to divide”. Why is the number “8” so significant in the word “to divide”? Because the first dividing of property would have been done by the eight people as they came out of the ark to be scattered upon all the earth to repopulate it. Each of the four families get a portion of the property taken out of the ark to settle upon the earth.
25.dui(to exchange, barter)兌 The word “dui” means “to exchange or barter”. Can’t you imagine how the eight members of the original family started to barter or exchange things that they need among each other. The word consists of “8” + “elder brother”, so this shows how Noah apparently appointed the eldest son,
Shem, to be the “spokesman” and decide the bartering of their property.
26.shuo(speak)說And the word “speak” in Chinese further show the significant of the number “8”, which obviously mean, that from that time forward, whenever there is a meeting of the members of the original family, the eldest son, Shem acted as the “spokesman” or chairman of the family conference.
27.ta(tower)塔 Now noticed the word “tower”, which is a very close description to the drama of the building of the tower of Babel. It consists of the components: “earth” + “weeds” (result of rebellion) + “unite” (people come together in one mouth”. (Genesis 11:1-4) “Now the whole earth had one language and one speech. And it came to pass, as they journeyed from the east, that they found a plain in the land of Shinar, and they dwelt there. Then they said to one another, “Come, let us make bricks and bake them thoroughly.” They had brick for stone and they had asphalt for mortar. And they said, “Come, let us build ourselves a city, and a tower whose top is in the heavens..”
28.luan(confusion)亂(乱)In connection with that, examine the word “confusion”(luan). It consists of “claw/hand” indicating power, + “self”(selfishness/thinking of self in rebellion to God’s command to scatter on the surface of the earth?) + “cut/frame/operation” + “secret/privacy” +“hand”. The building of the tower of Babel is led by Nimrod, who became the powerful leader, done in self-thinking and self-promotion/exaltation contrary to God’s will, they agreed on a plan or secret plan in privacy, which act they eventually cut themselves from God and from each other, as they were forced to separate from each other due to the confusion of languages.
The next character beside it is actually a “half part” of the word “er”, meaning “son/child/children”, which obviously mean, that they stop being considered as obedient children of God due to their rebellion. The modern character for “luan” or confusion is “tongue” plus “child/son” halved or cut in the middle. Isn’t that very impressive, confusion happened at the tower of Babel, when God confused their “tongues” and they became rebellious or disobedient children and thus cut off or separated from each other? Notice further that the word “tongue” is actually a combination of “thousand” and “mouth”, the mouth can utter a thousand tongues!
29.qian(to move, to migrate)遷(迁)To top the evidences that the ancient Chinese ancestors knew the story of the origin of men down to the scattering of nations at the tower of Babel, let us examine the word “to migrate” or “qian”(pronounced chyen). It consists of the components: “west”+“great/big”+ “seal” + “moving/walking”. It is very easy to see that the first “great migration” according to the Chinese view happened once to their “west”, where the fate of the world population was “sealed” as they scattered all over the surface of the earth, and when they ancestors started to “moved/walk/marched” thousands of miles to the far east!
Now let’s see the story in its complete narration compared to what the Bible says:
The Great God of heaven, The King Above all kings, (Shang Di) 上帝 or El Shaddai, The Trinity, who is "Spirit"(ling)靈 , "created" 造(zao) Adam from the “earth”, breathed the “breath of life”, using His “mouth”, of course, and put him in the “garden”(yuan)園 of Eden, where he created “another human being (Eve)” “by operating” him and taking a rib from him (putting in His hand into the incision and taking another human being) to form Eve, who then became “one flesh”(rou) 肉 with Adam, to rule on earth as “king”.(wang)王
There was “happiness”(fu)福 in the “garden/field/farm”(tian)when “one man walked with God. But Satan(mogui)魔鬼 tempted them with four words (fa)罰 which resulted in their being “naked”(luo)裸 and “punished” by being driven out "far away" 遠 from the Garden.
Later man became wicked and “cruel” that the first “brother”(xiong)兄 , "killed or murdered violently"(xiong) 凶his own younger brother. When men’s wickedness soared to its summit, God send a “flood”(hong) 洪to destroy them, but preserved the family of Noah, consisting of "8 souls in the first boat" (ark) (chuan) 船 while the rest perished in their watery grave.
Finally their descendants decided to rebel against God by building a tower(ta) 塔 in Babel but God confused(luan) 乱 their language or "tongue" into a thousand kinds and caused them to be dispersed on the face of the earth. The Chinese people migrated( ) to the Far East, awaiting for the Messiah, who is the Holy Man from heaven, Creator of the Universe and the King of kings (Yesu or Jesus) whose “ears are always open to our prayers”(Ye) 耶 and He ”provides us with our daily food- fish plus wheat or rice”(Su) 穌.
Now notice the following text:
God's plan of Salvation covers the whole universe and was from the beginning of time. "Indeed He says, 'It is too small a thing that You should be My Servant to raise up the tribes of Jacob, and to restore the preserved ones of Israel; I will also give you as a light to the Gentiles, that You should be My salvation to the ends of the earth.'" (Isaiah 49:6)
"He was not that Light, but was sent to bear witness of that Light. That was the true Light, which lighteth every man that cometh into the world." (John 1:8,9)
"So then faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the word of God. But I say, have they not heard? Yes indeed: "Their sound has gone out to all the earth, and their words
to the ends of the world." (Romans 10:17,18)
Now as you read the following text, tell me what does this prophecy mean: (Isaiah 49:12)
“I will make each of my mountains a road, And my highways shall be elevated. And surely these shall come from afar;
Look! Those from the north and the west, And these from the land of Sinim.”
As you know the word “Sino” means China or Chinese. Some people interpreted this word as “Aswan” in Egypt. But Egypt is in the west, and Aswan in only a very small and insignificant place in the present weak nation of Egypt.
Ponder this fact. China has 1.3 billion people, besides the hundreds of millions overseas Chinese scattered all over the world., most of them are either atheists or worshippers of idols. Don’t you think that the God of mercy who said to Jonah: “And should I not pity Niniveh, that great city, in which are more than one hundred and twenty thousand persons who cannot discern between their right hand and their left, and also much livestock?” (Jonah 4:11) would also show pity to the biggest nation on earth, China, with its 1.3 billion people, which is more than one hundred times as many as in Niniveh? Thank God because His Spirit is now working in China in converting millions of them to accept and worship the same Creator, Redeemer and King Whom their ancestors worshipped in the beginning.
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Allah Created the world in 6 days…then sat down upon the throne… the creation was completed for our world…
Asalamu Aliekum! Dear readers we take up a subject which is among the most dear to my heart. The topic of creation. Today in our world we see the effects of the most deplorable teaching of the doctrine of ‘evolution’ or known also as ‘evilution’. This has taught that all men and the entire nature has evolved into being from some lesser form of life through millions and millions of years. It denies the Creator Allah as being the One who created all things in six days.
Even from among the believers there are strong, misleading ideas which people are embracing that it took Allah millions and millions of years to create what we now see upon planet earth! Amazing that even among believers we see that the Honored Qur’an is not trusted, but rather that man’s deceptive mind is believed in the place of Allah’s Word. In both Holy Books and the Honored Qur’an, we see that Allah created the world in which we live in and the sun, moon, and stars…in six days. Only six literal days…not millions and millions of years. Whom do you believe dear reader? Is it Allah’s Word or men’s deceptive reasoning which has been influenced by Iblis (Satan)?
Seven golden verses…
Yes that is what they are…seven golden verses from the Honored Qur’an which tell us that the world was created in six days…not millions and millions of years…Here they are for your very own to read in the English Yusef Ali’s translation…
Sura 7.54 Your Guardian-Lord is Allah, Who created the heavens and the earth in six days, and is firmly established on the throne (of authority): He draweth the night as a veil over the day, each seeking the other in rapid succession: He created the sun, the moon, and the stars, (all) governed by laws under His command. Is it not His to create and to govern? Blessed be Allah, the Cherisher and Sustainer of the worlds! Al-Qur'an 7.054 Al-Araf
Sura 10.3 Verily your Lord is Allah, who created the heavens and the earth in six days, and is firmly established on the throne (of authority), regulating and governing all things. No intercessor (can plead with Him) except after His leave (hath been obtained). This is Allah your Lord; Him therefore serve ye: will ye not Celebrate His praises?
Al-Qur'an, 10.3 Yunus
Sura 11.7 He it is Who created the heavens and the earth in six Days - and His Throne was over the waters - that He might try you, which of you is best in conduct. But if thou wert to say to them, "Ye shall indeed be raised up after death", the Unbelievers would be sure to say, "This is nothing but obvious sorcery!"
Al-Qur'an, 11.7 Hud
Sura 25.59 He Who created the heavens and the earth and all that is between, in six days, and is firmly established on the Throne (of Authority): Allah Most Gracious: ask thou, then, about Him of any acquainted (with such things).
Al-Qur'an, 25.59 Al-Furqan
Sura 32.4 It is Allah Who has created the heavens and the earth, and all between them, in six Days, and is firmly established on the Throne (of Authority): ye have none, besides Him, to protect or intercede (for you): will ye not then receive admonition?
Al-Qur'an, 32.4 As-Sajda
Sura 50.38 We created the heavens and the earth and all between them in Six Days, nor did any sense of weariness touch Us. Al-Qur'an, 50.38 Qaf
Here you have all seven of these golden verses which tell you that Allah created the world which we see in exactly six days. Each of these days were 24 hours in length. It is not at all impossible for Allah to do this, He alone is all-powerful. He needs only to speak the Word and it is done. Who among men can do that? From the Zabur (Psalms) which Daud wrote, we have this text…
“For he [Allah] spake, and it was done; he commanded, and it stood fast.” Zabur Psalms 33:9 Allah needed only to speak and it appears.
The Holy Books tells the story…
The Holy Books of the Bible scriptures tell the entire story…which we include in this study.
“In the beginning God [Allah] created the heaven and the earth.” Taurat Genesis 1:1
The entire account is carefully recorded for us in the first chapter of Taurat (Genesis).
Taurat Genesis 1:3-5 “And God [Allah] said, Let there be light: and there was light. And God saw the light, that it was good: and God divided the light from the darkness. And God called the light Day, and the darkness he called Night. And the evening and the morning were the first day.
Thus ended the first day of creation and the Taurat calls it: “the evening and morning”. According to Allah’s time reckoning a day begins in the evening (night) then followed by the day (light). Now more was to come…
Genesis 1:6-8 “And God [Allah] said, Let there be a firmament [expanse or dome] in the midst of the waters, and let it divide the waters from the waters. And God made the firmament, and divided the waters which were under the firmament from the waters which were above the firmament: and it was so. And God called the firmament Heaven. And the evening and the morning were the second day.”
Genesis 1:9-13 “And God said, Let the waters under the heaven be gathered together unto one place, and let the dry land appear: and it was so. And God called the dry land Earth; and the gathering together of the waters called he Seas: and God saw that it was good. And God said, Let the earth bring forth grass, the herb yielding seed, and the fruit tree yielding fruit after his kind, whose seed is in itself, upon the earth: and it was so. And the earth brought forth grass, and herb yielding seed after his kind, and the tree yielding fruit, whose seed was in itself, after his kind: and God saw that it was good. And the evening and the morning were the third day.”
Genesis 1:14-19 “And God said, Let there be lights in the firmament of the heaven to divide the day from the night; and let them be for signs, and for seasons, and for days, and years: And let them be for lights in the firmament of the heaven to give light upon the earth: and it was so. And God made two great lights; the greater light to rule the day, and the lesser light to rule the night: he made the stars also. And God set them in the firmament of the heaven to give light upon the earth, And to rule over the day and over the night, and to divide the light from the darkness: and God saw that it was good. And the evening and the morning were the fourth day.”
So upon the completion of the fourth day, Allah made the sun, moon and stars to give light by day and by night.
Genesis 1:20-23 “And God said, Let the waters bring forth abundantly the moving creature that hath life, and fowl that may fly above the earth in the open firmament of heaven. And God created great whales, and every living creature that moveth, which the waters brought forth abundantly, after their kind, and every winged fowl after his kind: and God saw that it was good. And God blessed them, saying, Be fruitful, and multiply, and fill the waters in the seas, and let fowl multiply in the earth. And the evening and the morning were the fifth day.”
Then on the final sixth day of creating…Allah did something very unique…He created man in His own image…
Genesis 1:24-31 “And God said, Let the earth bring forth the living creature after his kind, cattle, and creeping thing, and beast of the earth after his kind: and it was so. And God made the beast of the earth after his kind, and cattle after their kind, and every thing that creepeth upon the earth after his kind: and God saw that it was good. And God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness: and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth. So God created man in his own image, in the image of God created he him; male and female created he them. And God blessed them, and God said unto them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth, and subdue it: and have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over every living thing that moveth upon the earth. And God said, Behold, I have given you every herb bearing seed, which is upon the face of all the earth, and every tree, in the which is the fruit of a tree yielding seed; to you it shall be for meat. And to every beast of the earth, and to every fowl of the air, and to every thing that creepeth upon the earth, wherein there is life, I have given every green herb for meat: and it was so. And God saw every thing that he had made, and, behold, it was very good. And the evening and the morning were the sixth day.”
How Allah ended His creation week…
Taurat Genesis 2:1-3 “Thus the heavens and the earth were finished, and all the host of them. And on the seventh day [Saturday or Sabt] God [Allah] ended his work which he had made; and he rested on the seventh day from all his work which he had made. And God [Allah] blessed the seventh day, and sanctified it: because that in it he had rested from all his work which God [Allah] created and made.”
This is how Allah ended His creation week, by resting from creating. This in no way implies that Allah needed rest nor was weary, it simply states that on this day, this special day, He ceased creating and set apart a special day. A day upon which all creation could come together each and every 7th day of the week to honor and cherish the Creator. By observing this day, man would always remember that he was created in six days and that he did not evolve over millions of year. As man has forgotten that day (the Sabbath, Sabt, or Seventh Day), he has gone far astray from the right course. Had he always remembered the Sabbath Day by honoring that day, man would never have embraced the idea of ‘Evolution’. That is why today most of mankind is out of harmony with Allah. Even among believers this sacred day which Allah has set aside for Holy use is totally ignored. To remind us that we should not forget, Allah upon the towering heights of Sinai spoke to mankind reminding him to ‘remember’ and observe the Sabbath (Sabt), which was to be a blessing for all mankind.
“Remember the sabbath day, to keep it holy. Six days shalt thou labour, and do all thy work: But the seventh day is the sabbath of the LORD thy God: in it thou shalt not do any work, thou, nor thy son, nor thy daughter, thy manservant, nor thy maidservant, nor thy cattle, nor thy stranger that is within thy gates: For in six days the LORD made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that in them is, and rested the seventh day: wherefore the LORD blessed the sabbath day, and hallowed it.” Taurat Exodus 20:8-11
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“Allah…created the heavens and the earth in six days…”
Sura 7:54
Al-Araf
Rudolf Martyn
Series no.12
Allah Created the world in 6 days…then sat down upon the throne… the creation was completed for our world…
Asalamu Aliekum! Dear readers we take up a subject which is among the most dear to my heart. The topic of creation. Today in our world we see the effects of the most deplorable teaching of the doctrine of ‘evolution’ or known also as ‘evilution’. This has taught that all men and the entire nature has evolved into being from some lesser form of life through millions and millions of years. It denies the Creator Allah as being the One who created all things in six days.
Even from among the believers there are strong, misleading ideas which people are embracing that it took Allah millions and millions of years to create what we now see upon planet earth! Amazing that even among believers we see that the Honored Qur’an is not trusted, but rather that man’s deceptive mind is believed in the place of Allah’s Word. In both Holy Books and the Honored Qur’an, we see that Allah created the world in which we live in and the sun, moon, and stars…in six days. Only six literal days…not millions and millions of years. Whom do you believe dear reader? Is it Allah’s Word or men’s deceptive reasoning which has been influenced by Iblis (Satan)?
Seven golden verses…
Yes that is what they are…seven golden verses from the Honored Qur’an which tell us that the world was created in six days…not millions and millions of years…Here they are for your very own to read in the English Yusef Ali’s translation…
Sura 7.54 Your Guardian-Lord is Allah, Who created the heavens and the earth in six days, and is firmly established on the throne (of authority): He draweth the night as a veil over the day, each seeking the other in rapid succession: He created the sun, the moon, and the stars, (all) governed by laws under His command. Is it not His to create and to govern? Blessed be Allah, the Cherisher and Sustainer of the worlds! Al-Qur'an 7.054 Al-Araf
Sura 10.3 Verily your Lord is Allah, who created the heavens and the earth in six days, and is firmly established on the throne (of authority), regulating and governing all things. No intercessor (can plead with Him) except after His leave (hath been obtained). This is Allah your Lord; Him therefore serve ye: will ye not Celebrate His praises?
Al-Qur'an, 10.3 Yunus
Sura 11.7 He it is Who created the heavens and the earth in six Days - and His Throne was over the waters - that He might try you, which of you is best in conduct. But if thou wert to say to them, "Ye shall indeed be raised up after death", the Unbelievers would be sure to say, "This is nothing but obvious sorcery!"
Al-Qur'an, 11.7 Hud
Sura 25.59 He Who created the heavens and the earth and all that is between, in six days, and is firmly established on the Throne (of Authority): Allah Most Gracious: ask thou, then, about Him of any acquainted (with such things).
Al-Qur'an, 25.59 Al-Furqan
Sura 32.4 It is Allah Who has created the heavens and the earth, and all between them, in six Days, and is firmly established on the Throne (of Authority): ye have none, besides Him, to protect or intercede (for you): will ye not then receive admonition?
Al-Qur'an, 32.4 As-Sajda
Sura 50.38 We created the heavens and the earth and all between them in Six Days, nor did any sense of weariness touch Us. Al-Qur'an, 50.38 Qaf
Here you have all seven of these golden verses which tell you that Allah created the world which we see in exactly six days. Each of these days were 24 hours in length. It is not at all impossible for Allah to do this, He alone is all-powerful. He needs only to speak the Word and it is done. Who among men can do that? From the Zabur (Psalms) which Daud wrote, we have this text…
“For he [Allah] spake, and it was done; he commanded, and it stood fast.” Zabur Psalms 33:9 Allah needed only to speak and it appears.
The Holy Books tells the story…
The Holy Books of the Bible scriptures tell the entire story…which we include in this study.
“In the beginning God [Allah] created the heaven and the earth.” Taurat Genesis 1:1
The entire account is carefully recorded for us in the first chapter of Taurat (Genesis).
Taurat Genesis 1:3-5 “And God [Allah] said, Let there be light: and there was light. And God saw the light, that it was good: and God divided the light from the darkness. And God called the light Day, and the darkness he called Night. And the evening and the morning were the first day.
Thus ended the first day of creation and the Taurat calls it: “the evening and morning”. According to Allah’s time reckoning a day begins in the evening (night) then followed by the day (light). Now more was to come…
Genesis 1:6-8 “And God [Allah] said, Let there be a firmament [expanse or dome] in the midst of the waters, and let it divide the waters from the waters. And God made the firmament, and divided the waters which were under the firmament from the waters which were above the firmament: and it was so. And God called the firmament Heaven. And the evening and the morning were the second day.”
Genesis 1:9-13 “And God said, Let the waters under the heaven be gathered together unto one place, and let the dry land appear: and it was so. And God called the dry land Earth; and the gathering together of the waters called he Seas: and God saw that it was good. And God said, Let the earth bring forth grass, the herb yielding seed, and the fruit tree yielding fruit after his kind, whose seed is in itself, upon the earth: and it was so. And the earth brought forth grass, and herb yielding seed after his kind, and the tree yielding fruit, whose seed was in itself, after his kind: and God saw that it was good. And the evening and the morning were the third day.”
Genesis 1:14-19 “And God said, Let there be lights in the firmament of the heaven to divide the day from the night; and let them be for signs, and for seasons, and for days, and years: And let them be for lights in the firmament of the heaven to give light upon the earth: and it was so. And God made two great lights; the greater light to rule the day, and the lesser light to rule the night: he made the stars also. And God set them in the firmament of the heaven to give light upon the earth, And to rule over the day and over the night, and to divide the light from the darkness: and God saw that it was good. And the evening and the morning were the fourth day.”
So upon the completion of the fourth day, Allah made the sun, moon and stars to give light by day and by night.
Genesis 1:20-23 “And God said, Let the waters bring forth abundantly the moving creature that hath life, and fowl that may fly above the earth in the open firmament of heaven. And God created great whales, and every living creature that moveth, which the waters brought forth abundantly, after their kind, and every winged fowl after his kind: and God saw that it was good. And God blessed them, saying, Be fruitful, and multiply, and fill the waters in the seas, and let fowl multiply in the earth. And the evening and the morning were the fifth day.”
Then on the final sixth day of creating…Allah did something very unique…He created man in His own image…
Genesis 1:24-31 “And God said, Let the earth bring forth the living creature after his kind, cattle, and creeping thing, and beast of the earth after his kind: and it was so. And God made the beast of the earth after his kind, and cattle after their kind, and every thing that creepeth upon the earth after his kind: and God saw that it was good. And God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness: and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth. So God created man in his own image, in the image of God created he him; male and female created he them. And God blessed them, and God said unto them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth, and subdue it: and have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over every living thing that moveth upon the earth. And God said, Behold, I have given you every herb bearing seed, which is upon the face of all the earth, and every tree, in the which is the fruit of a tree yielding seed; to you it shall be for meat. And to every beast of the earth, and to every fowl of the air, and to every thing that creepeth upon the earth, wherein there is life, I have given every green herb for meat: and it was so. And God saw every thing that he had made, and, behold, it was very good. And the evening and the morning were the sixth day.”
How Allah ended His creation week…
Taurat Genesis 2:1-3 “Thus the heavens and the earth were finished, and all the host of them. And on the seventh day [Saturday or Sabt] God [Allah] ended his work which he had made; and he rested on the seventh day from all his work which he had made. And God [Allah] blessed the seventh day, and sanctified it: because that in it he had rested from all his work which God [Allah] created and made.”
This is how Allah ended His creation week, by resting from creating. This in no way implies that Allah needed rest nor was weary, it simply states that on this day, this special day, He ceased creating and set apart a special day. A day upon which all creation could come together each and every 7th day of the week to honor and cherish the Creator. By observing this day, man would always remember that he was created in six days and that he did not evolve over millions of year. As man has forgotten that day (the Sabbath, Sabt, or Seventh Day), he has gone far astray from the right course. Had he always remembered the Sabbath Day by honoring that day, man would never have embraced the idea of ‘Evolution’. That is why today most of mankind is out of harmony with Allah. Even among believers this sacred day which Allah has set aside for Holy use is totally ignored. To remind us that we should not forget, Allah upon the towering heights of Sinai spoke to mankind reminding him to ‘remember’ and observe the Sabbath (Sabt), which was to be a blessing for all mankind.
“Remember the sabbath day, to keep it holy. Six days shalt thou labour, and do all thy work: But the seventh day is the sabbath of the LORD thy God: in it thou shalt not do any work, thou, nor thy son, nor thy daughter, thy manservant, nor thy maidservant, nor thy cattle, nor thy stranger that is within thy gates: For in six days the LORD made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that in them is, and rested the seventh day: wherefore the LORD blessed the sabbath day, and hallowed it.” Taurat Exodus 20:8-11
Text Copied from DivineIslam's Qur'an Viewer software v2.913 Texts from the Bible copied from the King James version. For further study:www.salahallah.com
“Allah…created the heavens and the earth in six days…”
Sura 7:54
Al-Araf
Rudolf Martyn
Series no.12
Greetings dear reader, today may the blessings of Allah be upon you and may He grant unto you His Eternal Peace.
Today, we wish to take up a topic which by many is overlooked. The Sacred Laws of Allah, the Ten Commandments, are they still binding upon humanity today? Every believer knows that Allah has laws which govern His creation here upon earth. In fact the entire creation made by Allah is regulated by laws. Take for example what we call the law of gravity, or the laws of avionics. You wouldn’t make a very good airplane pilot without a knowledge of these fixed laws. Then there are the laws of physics, laws of aero dynamics, and on and on. We are daily involved with laws which are fixed, whether we realize it or not. By living in harmony with these laws helps us for instance to be able to fly an aircraft safely through the sky. Knowing the law of gravity, teaches us that if you happen to carelessly drive over the edge of the road you will possibly overturn your car. Knowing and abiding by these laws of nature is a real blessing to humanity.
Then there are laws of the nations. Each known country of the world today has laws which they have chosen themselves to govern their respective nations. No one would think of living in a nation without laws. How soon this would bring chaos and destruction to all the people in the land. The nation of France tried that long ago in the late 1790’s, and we have in history what is known as the “reign of terror” as a result of doing away with all law and exalting “reason”.
Dear reader, Allah’s entire universe is bound by laws.
Throughout the Honored Qur’an we are reminded about Allah’s Laws… “And remember We took your covenant and We raised above you (the towering height) of Mount (Sinai): (Saying): "Hold firmly to what We have given you, and hearken (to the Law)” [the Ten Commandments written on stone]…” Sura 2:93 Al-Baqara Mohammed wrote what was dictated to him from Allah. How could Mohammed write the words… “hearken to the Law” [the Ten Commandments] if he himself did not hearken? Would that not make him a hypocrite? Would Allah choose hypocrites to do His bidding? Therefore we can conclude that if Mohammed was called to the office of being a prophet for Allah then he must have been someone who abided by the Laws of Allah.
The Laws of Allah had been previously given to our first parents else how could they know about sin? Abraham also knew of Allah’s Holy and Just laws…for it says that: “Abraham obeyed my voice, and kept my charge, my commandments, my statutes, and my laws.” Taurat Genesis 26:5
The Laws were repeated to mankind at the Mount of Sinai in the desert when the children of Israel were being led out of Egypt by Moses. Moses was called up into the mount to commune with Allah.
(Allah) said: "O Moses! I have chosen thee above (other) men, by the mission I (have given thee) and the words I (have spoken to thee): take then the (revelation) which I give thee, and be of those who give thanks. And We ordained laws [Ten Commandments] for him in the tablets [written on stone] in all matters, both commanding and explaining all things, (and said): "Take and hold these with firmness, and enjoin thy people to hold fast by the best in the precepts: soon shall I show you the homes of the wicked,- (How they lie desolate)."
Sura 7.144-145 Al-Araf
For the readers sake, I have included the following:
From the Taurat…
THE TEN COMMANDMENTS IN THE LAW GIVEN TO MOSES
Taurat Exodus 20:1-17 King James Version
1. “Thou shalt have no other gods before me.” Exodus 20:3
2. “Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image, or any likeness of any thing that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth: Thou shalt not bow down thyself to them, nor serve them: for I the LORD thy God am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children unto the third and fourth generation of them that hate me; And shewing mercy unto thousands of them that love me, and keep my commandments.” - Exodus 20:4-6
3. “Thou shalt not take the name of the LORD thy God in vain; for the LORD will not hold him guiltless that taketh his name in vain.” - Exodus 20:7.
4. “Remember the Sabbath day, to keep it holy. Six days shalt thou labour, and do all thy work; but the seventh day [Saturday] is the Sabbath of the LORD thy God: in it thou shalt not do any work, thou, nor thy son, nor thy daughter, thy manservant, nor thy maidservant, nor thy cattle, nor thy stranger that is within thy gates: For in six days the LORD made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that in them is, and rested the seventh day: wherefore the LORD blessed the Sabbath day, and hallowed it.” - Exodus 20:8-11.
5. “Honour thy father and thy mother: that thy days may be long upon the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee.” - Exodus 20:12
6. “Thou shalt not kill” - Exodus 20:13
7. “Thou shalt not commit adultery.” Exodus 20:14
8. “Thou shalt not steal.” - -Exodus 20:15
9. “Thou shalt not bear false witness [lying] against thy neighbour.” - -Exodus 20;16.
10. “Thou shalt not covet thy neighbour’s house, thou shalt not covet thy neighbour’s wife, nor his man-servant, nor his maidservant, nor his ox, nor his ass, nor any thing that is thy neighbour’s.”-Exodus 20;17.
THE TEN COMMANDMENTS IN THE HONORED QUR’AN
1. “Thy Lord hath decreed that ye worship none but Him…” Al-Qur'an, Sura 17.023 Al-Isra
“If there were, in the heavens and the earth, other gods besides Allah, there would have been confusion in both…” Al-Qur'an, 21.22 Al-Anbiya
“For We assuredly sent amongst every People a messenger, (with the Command), "Serve Allah, and eschew Evil": Al-Qur'an, Sura 16.036 An-Nahl
2. “…but shun the abomination of idols”
Al-Qur'an, 22.30 Al-Hajj
“Lo! Abraham said to his father Azar: "Takest thou idols for gods? For I see thee and thy people in manifest error." Al-Qur'an, 6.74 Al-Anaam
“And they set up (idols) as equal to Allah, to mislead (men) from the Path! Say: "Enjoy (your brief power)! But verily ye are making straightway for Hell!" Al-Qur'an, 14.30 Ibrahim
“Remember Abraham said: "O my Lord! make this city one of peace and security: and preserve me and my sons from worshipping idols.
Al-Qur'an, 14.35 Ibrahim
“And he said: "For you, ye have taken (for worship) idols besides Allah...on the Day of Judgment…your abode will be the Fire, and ye shall have none to help." Al-Qur'an, 29.25 Al-Ankaboot
3. “The most beautiful names belong to Allah: so call on him by them; but shun such men as use profanity in his names: for what they do, they will soon be requited.” Al-Qur'an, 7.180 Al-Araf
4.“Your Guardian-Lord is Allah, Who created the heavens and the earth in six days, and is firmly established on the throne (of authority)… He created the sun, the moon, and the stars, (all) governed by laws under His command. Is it not His to create and to govern? Blessed be Allah, the Cherisher and Sustainer of the worlds!” Al-Qur'an, 7.54 Al-Araf
“And well ye knew those amongst you who transgressed in the matter of the Sabbath: We said to them: "Be ye apes, despised and rejected." So We made it [the Sabbath] an example to their own time and to their posterity, and a lesson to those who fear Allah.” Al-Qur'an, 2.65-66 Al-Baqara
“And for their covenant we raised over them (the towering height) of Mount (Sinai); and (on another occasion) we said: "Enter the gate with humility"; and (once again) we commanded them: "Transgress not in the matter of the sabbath." And we took from them a solemn covenant.” Sura 4.154 An-Nisa
5. “Thy Lord hath decreed that ye worship none but Him, and that ye be kind to parents. Whether one or both of them attain old age in thy life, say not to them a word of contempt, nor repel them, but address them in terms of honour.” Sura 17:23
6. “Kill not your children for fear of want: We shall provide sustenance for them as well as for you. Verily the killing of them is a great sin.”
Al-Qur'an, 17.31 Al-Isra
“…Whether open or secret; take not life, which Allah hath made sacred, except by way of justice and law: thus doth He command you, that ye may learn wisdom.” Al-Qur'an, 6.151 Al-Anaam
7. “Nor come nigh to adultery: for it is a shameful (deed) and an evil, opening the road (to other evils). Al-Qur'an, 17.032 Al-Isra
“women…that they will not commit adultery (or fornication)”… Al-Qur'an, 60.12 Al-Mumtahina
8. “O Prophet! When believing women come to thee to take the oath of fealty to thee, that they will not associate in worship any other thing whatever with Allah, that they will not steal…”
Al-Qur'an, 60.12 Al-Mumtahina
"Turn ye back to your father, and say, 'O our father! behold! thy son committed theft! we bear witness only to what we know, and we could not well guard against the unseen!” Al-Qur'an, 12.81 Yusuf
“But if the thief repents after his crime, and amends his conduct, Allah turneth to him in forgiveness; for Allah is Oft-forgiving, Most Merciful.”
Al-Qur'an, 5.39 Al-Maeda
9. “…shun the word that is false,
Al-Qur'an, 22.30 Al-Hajj
“…and if he be a liar, on him is (the sin of) his lie: but, if he is telling the Truth, then will fall on you something of the (calamity) of which he warns you: Truly Allah guides not one who transgresses and lies! Al-Qur'an, 40.28 Al-Ghafir
“Woe to the falsehood-mongers”.
Al-Qur'an, 51.10 Adh-Dhariyat
“It is those who believe not in the Signs of Allah, that forge falsehood: it is they who lie!”
Al-Qur'an, 016.105 (An-Nahl
“Behold! how they invent a lie against Allah! but that by itself is a manifest sin!” Al-Qur'an, 4.50 An-Nisa
“Give full measure when ye measure, and weigh with a balance that is straight: that is the most fitting and the most advantageous in the final determination.” Al-Qur'an, 17.35 Al-Isra
10. “And in no wise covet those things in which Allah Hath bestowed His gifts More freely on some of you than on others: To men is allotted what they earn, and to women what they earn: But ask Allah of His bounty. For Allah hath full knowledge of all things.” Al-Qur'an, 4.32 An-Nisa
“Come not nigh to the orphan's property except to improve it…” Al-Qur'an, 17.34 Al-Isra
The truth is that the Law [Ten Commandments] given to Moses is found throughout the Honored Qur’an. Allah has asked all men regardless of who they are to abide by these sacred and just Laws. Yet how many even among the believers have turned a deaf ear towards the sacred Laws of Allah.
Yahya writes in the Injeel: “And hereby we do know that we know him, if we keep his commandments.”
1 John 2:3 The Taurat gives us final summary as to what Allah is expecting of His followers. It is found in Taurat Ecclesiastes 12:13 “Let us hear the conclusion of the whole matter: Fear God,[Allah] and keep his commandments: for this is the whole duty of man.” Today, begin by asking Allah to help you to respect and keep all of His sacred Law.
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Allah’s Law as revealed in the Honored Qur’an
Sura 7:144-145
Al-araf
Rudolf Martyn
Series no. 35
Today, we wish to take up a topic which by many is overlooked. The Sacred Laws of Allah, the Ten Commandments, are they still binding upon humanity today? Every believer knows that Allah has laws which govern His creation here upon earth. In fact the entire creation made by Allah is regulated by laws. Take for example what we call the law of gravity, or the laws of avionics. You wouldn’t make a very good airplane pilot without a knowledge of these fixed laws. Then there are the laws of physics, laws of aero dynamics, and on and on. We are daily involved with laws which are fixed, whether we realize it or not. By living in harmony with these laws helps us for instance to be able to fly an aircraft safely through the sky. Knowing the law of gravity, teaches us that if you happen to carelessly drive over the edge of the road you will possibly overturn your car. Knowing and abiding by these laws of nature is a real blessing to humanity.
Then there are laws of the nations. Each known country of the world today has laws which they have chosen themselves to govern their respective nations. No one would think of living in a nation without laws. How soon this would bring chaos and destruction to all the people in the land. The nation of France tried that long ago in the late 1790’s, and we have in history what is known as the “reign of terror” as a result of doing away with all law and exalting “reason”.
Dear reader, Allah’s entire universe is bound by laws.
Throughout the Honored Qur’an we are reminded about Allah’s Laws… “And remember We took your covenant and We raised above you (the towering height) of Mount (Sinai): (Saying): "Hold firmly to what We have given you, and hearken (to the Law)” [the Ten Commandments written on stone]…” Sura 2:93 Al-Baqara Mohammed wrote what was dictated to him from Allah. How could Mohammed write the words… “hearken to the Law” [the Ten Commandments] if he himself did not hearken? Would that not make him a hypocrite? Would Allah choose hypocrites to do His bidding? Therefore we can conclude that if Mohammed was called to the office of being a prophet for Allah then he must have been someone who abided by the Laws of Allah.
The Laws of Allah had been previously given to our first parents else how could they know about sin? Abraham also knew of Allah’s Holy and Just laws…for it says that: “Abraham obeyed my voice, and kept my charge, my commandments, my statutes, and my laws.” Taurat Genesis 26:5
The Laws were repeated to mankind at the Mount of Sinai in the desert when the children of Israel were being led out of Egypt by Moses. Moses was called up into the mount to commune with Allah.
(Allah) said: "O Moses! I have chosen thee above (other) men, by the mission I (have given thee) and the words I (have spoken to thee): take then the (revelation) which I give thee, and be of those who give thanks. And We ordained laws [Ten Commandments] for him in the tablets [written on stone] in all matters, both commanding and explaining all things, (and said): "Take and hold these with firmness, and enjoin thy people to hold fast by the best in the precepts: soon shall I show you the homes of the wicked,- (How they lie desolate)."
Sura 7.144-145 Al-Araf
For the readers sake, I have included the following:
From the Taurat…
THE TEN COMMANDMENTS IN THE LAW GIVEN TO MOSES
Taurat Exodus 20:1-17 King James Version
1. “Thou shalt have no other gods before me.” Exodus 20:3
2. “Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image, or any likeness of any thing that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth: Thou shalt not bow down thyself to them, nor serve them: for I the LORD thy God am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children unto the third and fourth generation of them that hate me; And shewing mercy unto thousands of them that love me, and keep my commandments.” - Exodus 20:4-6
3. “Thou shalt not take the name of the LORD thy God in vain; for the LORD will not hold him guiltless that taketh his name in vain.” - Exodus 20:7.
4. “Remember the Sabbath day, to keep it holy. Six days shalt thou labour, and do all thy work; but the seventh day [Saturday] is the Sabbath of the LORD thy God: in it thou shalt not do any work, thou, nor thy son, nor thy daughter, thy manservant, nor thy maidservant, nor thy cattle, nor thy stranger that is within thy gates: For in six days the LORD made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that in them is, and rested the seventh day: wherefore the LORD blessed the Sabbath day, and hallowed it.” - Exodus 20:8-11.
5. “Honour thy father and thy mother: that thy days may be long upon the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee.” - Exodus 20:12
6. “Thou shalt not kill” - Exodus 20:13
7. “Thou shalt not commit adultery.” Exodus 20:14
8. “Thou shalt not steal.” - -Exodus 20:15
9. “Thou shalt not bear false witness [lying] against thy neighbour.” - -Exodus 20;16.
10. “Thou shalt not covet thy neighbour’s house, thou shalt not covet thy neighbour’s wife, nor his man-servant, nor his maidservant, nor his ox, nor his ass, nor any thing that is thy neighbour’s.”-Exodus 20;17.
THE TEN COMMANDMENTS IN THE HONORED QUR’AN
1. “Thy Lord hath decreed that ye worship none but Him…” Al-Qur'an, Sura 17.023 Al-Isra
“If there were, in the heavens and the earth, other gods besides Allah, there would have been confusion in both…” Al-Qur'an, 21.22 Al-Anbiya
“For We assuredly sent amongst every People a messenger, (with the Command), "Serve Allah, and eschew Evil": Al-Qur'an, Sura 16.036 An-Nahl
2. “…but shun the abomination of idols”
Al-Qur'an, 22.30 Al-Hajj
“Lo! Abraham said to his father Azar: "Takest thou idols for gods? For I see thee and thy people in manifest error." Al-Qur'an, 6.74 Al-Anaam
“And they set up (idols) as equal to Allah, to mislead (men) from the Path! Say: "Enjoy (your brief power)! But verily ye are making straightway for Hell!" Al-Qur'an, 14.30 Ibrahim
“Remember Abraham said: "O my Lord! make this city one of peace and security: and preserve me and my sons from worshipping idols.
Al-Qur'an, 14.35 Ibrahim
“And he said: "For you, ye have taken (for worship) idols besides Allah...on the Day of Judgment…your abode will be the Fire, and ye shall have none to help." Al-Qur'an, 29.25 Al-Ankaboot
3. “The most beautiful names belong to Allah: so call on him by them; but shun such men as use profanity in his names: for what they do, they will soon be requited.” Al-Qur'an, 7.180 Al-Araf
4.“Your Guardian-Lord is Allah, Who created the heavens and the earth in six days, and is firmly established on the throne (of authority)… He created the sun, the moon, and the stars, (all) governed by laws under His command. Is it not His to create and to govern? Blessed be Allah, the Cherisher and Sustainer of the worlds!” Al-Qur'an, 7.54 Al-Araf
“And well ye knew those amongst you who transgressed in the matter of the Sabbath: We said to them: "Be ye apes, despised and rejected." So We made it [the Sabbath] an example to their own time and to their posterity, and a lesson to those who fear Allah.” Al-Qur'an, 2.65-66 Al-Baqara
“And for their covenant we raised over them (the towering height) of Mount (Sinai); and (on another occasion) we said: "Enter the gate with humility"; and (once again) we commanded them: "Transgress not in the matter of the sabbath." And we took from them a solemn covenant.” Sura 4.154 An-Nisa
5. “Thy Lord hath decreed that ye worship none but Him, and that ye be kind to parents. Whether one or both of them attain old age in thy life, say not to them a word of contempt, nor repel them, but address them in terms of honour.” Sura 17:23
6. “Kill not your children for fear of want: We shall provide sustenance for them as well as for you. Verily the killing of them is a great sin.”
Al-Qur'an, 17.31 Al-Isra
“…Whether open or secret; take not life, which Allah hath made sacred, except by way of justice and law: thus doth He command you, that ye may learn wisdom.” Al-Qur'an, 6.151 Al-Anaam
7. “Nor come nigh to adultery: for it is a shameful (deed) and an evil, opening the road (to other evils). Al-Qur'an, 17.032 Al-Isra
“women…that they will not commit adultery (or fornication)”… Al-Qur'an, 60.12 Al-Mumtahina
8. “O Prophet! When believing women come to thee to take the oath of fealty to thee, that they will not associate in worship any other thing whatever with Allah, that they will not steal…”
Al-Qur'an, 60.12 Al-Mumtahina
"Turn ye back to your father, and say, 'O our father! behold! thy son committed theft! we bear witness only to what we know, and we could not well guard against the unseen!” Al-Qur'an, 12.81 Yusuf
“But if the thief repents after his crime, and amends his conduct, Allah turneth to him in forgiveness; for Allah is Oft-forgiving, Most Merciful.”
Al-Qur'an, 5.39 Al-Maeda
9. “…shun the word that is false,
Al-Qur'an, 22.30 Al-Hajj
“…and if he be a liar, on him is (the sin of) his lie: but, if he is telling the Truth, then will fall on you something of the (calamity) of which he warns you: Truly Allah guides not one who transgresses and lies! Al-Qur'an, 40.28 Al-Ghafir
“Woe to the falsehood-mongers”.
Al-Qur'an, 51.10 Adh-Dhariyat
“It is those who believe not in the Signs of Allah, that forge falsehood: it is they who lie!”
Al-Qur'an, 016.105 (An-Nahl
“Behold! how they invent a lie against Allah! but that by itself is a manifest sin!” Al-Qur'an, 4.50 An-Nisa
“Give full measure when ye measure, and weigh with a balance that is straight: that is the most fitting and the most advantageous in the final determination.” Al-Qur'an, 17.35 Al-Isra
10. “And in no wise covet those things in which Allah Hath bestowed His gifts More freely on some of you than on others: To men is allotted what they earn, and to women what they earn: But ask Allah of His bounty. For Allah hath full knowledge of all things.” Al-Qur'an, 4.32 An-Nisa
“Come not nigh to the orphan's property except to improve it…” Al-Qur'an, 17.34 Al-Isra
The truth is that the Law [Ten Commandments] given to Moses is found throughout the Honored Qur’an. Allah has asked all men regardless of who they are to abide by these sacred and just Laws. Yet how many even among the believers have turned a deaf ear towards the sacred Laws of Allah.
Yahya writes in the Injeel: “And hereby we do know that we know him, if we keep his commandments.”
1 John 2:3 The Taurat gives us final summary as to what Allah is expecting of His followers. It is found in Taurat Ecclesiastes 12:13 “Let us hear the conclusion of the whole matter: Fear God,[Allah] and keep his commandments: for this is the whole duty of man.” Today, begin by asking Allah to help you to respect and keep all of His sacred Law.
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Allah’s Law as revealed in the Honored Qur’an
Sura 7:144-145
Al-araf
Rudolf Martyn
Series no. 35
BISMILA-HIR RAHMA-NIR RAHIM
I greet you in the name of Allah the most merciful and compassionate, may His blessings overshadow you this day! May His abundant mercies extend to you.
Our topic of interest today is one which many are confused upon. Even among the believers, this issue is not clear to most. ‘Where are the dead when they pass to the grave’ and ‘can I still communicate with them’? Many feel from some traditional teachings that when a man dies he continues to live in some type of ‘spirit’ world. That he can still communicate with his loved ones. This subject of what happens at death is of greatest importance. For it is extremely vital that we know the truth. Iblis (Satan) well knows that if we are confused and uncertain upon this point then he can and will mislead us. Often Iblis will come even to believers and cause them to think that they can still communicate with those who have passed to their graves and are dead! He will even impersonate deceased loved ones and have something to say regarding our private lives. Thus many are led to believe that since so much is known by these supposedly dead ones, then it must be true. In this way millions are fooled into thinking that the dead are not really dead but are in another state of existence. All of this is as Satan (Iblis) would have it. Thus he can deceive the multitudes of earth with lies, lies which if listened too and embraced will lead souls to their eternal destruction.
The First Lie…
The first lie ever told upon this earth was in the beautiful garden of Eden. When Iblis through a serpent spoke to Eve the first woman. He told her a lie. Prior to this, Allah had clearly and positively stated to Eve that neither she or her husband Adam were to eat of the one “forbidden tree in the midst of the garden”. Thus Allah spoke and warned them that if they should violate this command they would die. “But of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, thou shalt not eat of it: for in the day that thou eatest thereof thou shalt surely die.” Taurat Genesis 2:17
Iblis while using the serpent as a medium, denied what Allah had so clearly stated by saying “And the serpent said unto the woman, Ye shall not surely die”. Taurat Genesis 3:4
Where the answers are found?
Since that time far too many have believed that lie of Iblis. Iblis is the father of lies so we should not expect anything different than lies. Today we wish to research the Holy Books the Taurat and Injeel to find the answers to this most important issue which has eternal consequences. What is Allah’s truth regarding the dead and can we still communicate with them?
For wisdom we seek Allah and His way. He will always inform those who are submissive to His will. He will reveal His truth to those who are earnest in knowing what is right and true. We need to always be in earnest prayer (du’a) before we begin our search.
Allah has sent down Holy Books for us to study that we may understand truth. Remember the Respected Prophet Mohammed has revealed in the Honored Qur’an that the Taurat given to Moses and the Injeel given to Isa al-Masih (Christ the Messiah) were for our admonition. These he said are for guidance, light, and are the criterion of the judgment.
See:
Sura 2:53 Al-Baqara
Sura 3:3 Aal-E-Imran
Sura 21:48 Al-Aniva
Allah’s servant Job!
In Sura 38:41 it tells us to: “Commemorate our servant Job”…Why is Job important? He was one of the Ancient men of the East who walked with Allah. He went through grievous trials, yet maintained his hold upon Allah even though Iblis (Satan) tried him sorely.
Allah’s servant Job had much to say in respect to the dead. He gives us valuable counsel today which we need to avoid the trickery of Iblis. For Iblis is seeking to deceive many, even the entire world. Will we heed the sacred counsel give by this great servant of Allah, of Ancient times? Was not knowledge given to him from Allah? Then it rests with us to heed the counsel and submissively be among the learners.
Can the dead communicate with the living? Job is only one of many of the Holy Book writers who will give us answers. Here is wisdom from the Taurat Job 14:7-14 ‘For there is hope of a tree, if it be cut down, that it will sprout again, and that the tender branch thereof will not cease. Though the root thereof wax old in the earth, and the stock thereof die in the ground; Yet through the scent of water it will bud, and bring forth boughs like a plant. But man dieth, and wasteth away: yea, man giveth up the ghost, and where is he? As the waters fail from the sea, and the flood decayeth and drieth up: So man lieth down, and riseth not: till the heavens be no more, they shall not awake, nor be raised out of their sleep. O that thou wouldest hide me in the grave, that thou wouldest keep me secret, until thy wrath be past, that thou wouldest appoint me a set time, and remember me! If a man die, shall he live again? All the days of my appointed time will I wait, till my change come.’
Allah’s servant Job assures us that after a man dies he will not rise, until the resurrection. He remains asleep in the grave and Allah will appoint a set when his change comes. This change is referring to the resurrection, when Isa al-Masih returns to call Allah’s faithful ones back to life and to take them to the heavenly gardens.
What Iblis does not want you to know!
Why is this topic so crucial to understand? Iblis is wanting people to believe that when they die they really are not dead, but continue to live somewhere else. This is a deception whereby millions are fooled. But the truth is that… ‘When a man dies, he is laid to rest in the grave and never has anything to do with anything here on earth’. Notice the words of the Taurat: Ecclesiastes 9:5-6 “For the living know that they shall die: but the dead know not any thing, neither have they any more a reward; for the memory of them is forgotten. Also their love, and their hatred, and their envy, is now perished; neither have they any more a portion for ever in any thing that is done under the sun.”
Iblis hates these verses from the Taurat as he is not able to deceive those who understand this truth. Iblis will come in the form of departed loved ones with a story that is quite different from what we are studying. Only as we are guarded and guided by the Holy Books and through the Spirit [Ruh] of Allah can we stand against the deceptions of Iblis in these last days. He (Iblis) will tell us that the dead can communicate with man, and so many lies are told to people and far too often these lies are accepted as truth.
وَمَا يَسْتَوِي الأحْيَاءُ وَلا الأمْوَاتُ إِنَّ اللَّهَ يُسْمِعُ مَنْ يَشَاءُ وَمَا أَنْتَ بِمُسْمِعٍ مَنْ فِي الْقُبُورِ
035.022 Nor are alike those that are living and those that are dead. Allah can make any that He wills to hear; but thou canst not make those to hear who are (buried) in graves. Fatir 35:22
Was not the Respected Prophet Mohammed clear on this issue. Those who are buried in their graves cannot hear! Their lives are over until the resurrection. They have nothing to do anymore forever in anything which is done under the sun.
Isa al-Masih taught the same thing, that when a man dies he is sleeping the sleep of death until he is awakened in the resurrection. “Marvel not at this: for the hour is coming, in the which all that are in the graves shall hear his [Allah’s] voice” Injeel John 5:28 Where are they when Isa al-Masih calls for them? It clearly states that they are in their graves. Beloved friend of Allah, as you accept the truths of Allah’s Word you will understand and have peace concerning those who pass to their graves. They now await the Second Creation or the raising of the dead which takes place when Isa al-Masih returns.
وَأَنَّ عَلَيْهِ النَّشْأَةَ الأخْرَى
053.047 That He hath promised a Second Creation (Raising of the Dead); An-Najm
When does this Second Creation take place? In the Injeel it tells us that… “In a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trump: for the trumpet shall sound, and the dead shall be raised incorruptible, and we shall be changed.” Injeel
1 Corinthians 15:52
It happens when the trumpet of Allah sounds. You need not worry that you miss it for you will hear the surely hear that trumpet. Allah will see to it that none miss out on this world-wide event.
Tragically today many are going to places where the dead are supposed to be brought up for counsel. Anciently Allah’s people were forbidden to such things.
“Regard not them that have familiar spirits, neither seek after wizards, to be defiled by them: I am the LORD your God.” Taurat Leviticus 19:31
This type of activity is communication with Devils (Jinn) which impersonate the dead ones. Allah has strictly forbidden any such attempt to communicate with deceased ones. The fallen foe, Iblis stands ready to deceive all who will not heed the careful instructions sent from Allah. Today may Allah grant you His Eternal Peace.
Text copied from DivineIslam’s Qur’an Viewer software v2.913
Bible texts from the King James Version
Contact: www.salahallah.com
“Can those hear who are buried in the grave?”
Sura 35:22 Fatir
Rudolf Martyn
Series No. 17
I greet you in the name of Allah the most merciful and compassionate, may His blessings overshadow you this day! May His abundant mercies extend to you.
Our topic of interest today is one which many are confused upon. Even among the believers, this issue is not clear to most. ‘Where are the dead when they pass to the grave’ and ‘can I still communicate with them’? Many feel from some traditional teachings that when a man dies he continues to live in some type of ‘spirit’ world. That he can still communicate with his loved ones. This subject of what happens at death is of greatest importance. For it is extremely vital that we know the truth. Iblis (Satan) well knows that if we are confused and uncertain upon this point then he can and will mislead us. Often Iblis will come even to believers and cause them to think that they can still communicate with those who have passed to their graves and are dead! He will even impersonate deceased loved ones and have something to say regarding our private lives. Thus many are led to believe that since so much is known by these supposedly dead ones, then it must be true. In this way millions are fooled into thinking that the dead are not really dead but are in another state of existence. All of this is as Satan (Iblis) would have it. Thus he can deceive the multitudes of earth with lies, lies which if listened too and embraced will lead souls to their eternal destruction.
The First Lie…
The first lie ever told upon this earth was in the beautiful garden of Eden. When Iblis through a serpent spoke to Eve the first woman. He told her a lie. Prior to this, Allah had clearly and positively stated to Eve that neither she or her husband Adam were to eat of the one “forbidden tree in the midst of the garden”. Thus Allah spoke and warned them that if they should violate this command they would die. “But of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, thou shalt not eat of it: for in the day that thou eatest thereof thou shalt surely die.” Taurat Genesis 2:17
Iblis while using the serpent as a medium, denied what Allah had so clearly stated by saying “And the serpent said unto the woman, Ye shall not surely die”. Taurat Genesis 3:4
Where the answers are found?
Since that time far too many have believed that lie of Iblis. Iblis is the father of lies so we should not expect anything different than lies. Today we wish to research the Holy Books the Taurat and Injeel to find the answers to this most important issue which has eternal consequences. What is Allah’s truth regarding the dead and can we still communicate with them?
For wisdom we seek Allah and His way. He will always inform those who are submissive to His will. He will reveal His truth to those who are earnest in knowing what is right and true. We need to always be in earnest prayer (du’a) before we begin our search.
Allah has sent down Holy Books for us to study that we may understand truth. Remember the Respected Prophet Mohammed has revealed in the Honored Qur’an that the Taurat given to Moses and the Injeel given to Isa al-Masih (Christ the Messiah) were for our admonition. These he said are for guidance, light, and are the criterion of the judgment.
See:
Sura 2:53 Al-Baqara
Sura 3:3 Aal-E-Imran
Sura 21:48 Al-Aniva
Allah’s servant Job!
In Sura 38:41 it tells us to: “Commemorate our servant Job”…Why is Job important? He was one of the Ancient men of the East who walked with Allah. He went through grievous trials, yet maintained his hold upon Allah even though Iblis (Satan) tried him sorely.
Allah’s servant Job had much to say in respect to the dead. He gives us valuable counsel today which we need to avoid the trickery of Iblis. For Iblis is seeking to deceive many, even the entire world. Will we heed the sacred counsel give by this great servant of Allah, of Ancient times? Was not knowledge given to him from Allah? Then it rests with us to heed the counsel and submissively be among the learners.
Can the dead communicate with the living? Job is only one of many of the Holy Book writers who will give us answers. Here is wisdom from the Taurat Job 14:7-14 ‘For there is hope of a tree, if it be cut down, that it will sprout again, and that the tender branch thereof will not cease. Though the root thereof wax old in the earth, and the stock thereof die in the ground; Yet through the scent of water it will bud, and bring forth boughs like a plant. But man dieth, and wasteth away: yea, man giveth up the ghost, and where is he? As the waters fail from the sea, and the flood decayeth and drieth up: So man lieth down, and riseth not: till the heavens be no more, they shall not awake, nor be raised out of their sleep. O that thou wouldest hide me in the grave, that thou wouldest keep me secret, until thy wrath be past, that thou wouldest appoint me a set time, and remember me! If a man die, shall he live again? All the days of my appointed time will I wait, till my change come.’
Allah’s servant Job assures us that after a man dies he will not rise, until the resurrection. He remains asleep in the grave and Allah will appoint a set when his change comes. This change is referring to the resurrection, when Isa al-Masih returns to call Allah’s faithful ones back to life and to take them to the heavenly gardens.
What Iblis does not want you to know!
Why is this topic so crucial to understand? Iblis is wanting people to believe that when they die they really are not dead, but continue to live somewhere else. This is a deception whereby millions are fooled. But the truth is that… ‘When a man dies, he is laid to rest in the grave and never has anything to do with anything here on earth’. Notice the words of the Taurat: Ecclesiastes 9:5-6 “For the living know that they shall die: but the dead know not any thing, neither have they any more a reward; for the memory of them is forgotten. Also their love, and their hatred, and their envy, is now perished; neither have they any more a portion for ever in any thing that is done under the sun.”
Iblis hates these verses from the Taurat as he is not able to deceive those who understand this truth. Iblis will come in the form of departed loved ones with a story that is quite different from what we are studying. Only as we are guarded and guided by the Holy Books and through the Spirit [Ruh] of Allah can we stand against the deceptions of Iblis in these last days. He (Iblis) will tell us that the dead can communicate with man, and so many lies are told to people and far too often these lies are accepted as truth.
وَمَا يَسْتَوِي الأحْيَاءُ وَلا الأمْوَاتُ إِنَّ اللَّهَ يُسْمِعُ مَنْ يَشَاءُ وَمَا أَنْتَ بِمُسْمِعٍ مَنْ فِي الْقُبُورِ
035.022 Nor are alike those that are living and those that are dead. Allah can make any that He wills to hear; but thou canst not make those to hear who are (buried) in graves. Fatir 35:22
Was not the Respected Prophet Mohammed clear on this issue. Those who are buried in their graves cannot hear! Their lives are over until the resurrection. They have nothing to do anymore forever in anything which is done under the sun.
Isa al-Masih taught the same thing, that when a man dies he is sleeping the sleep of death until he is awakened in the resurrection. “Marvel not at this: for the hour is coming, in the which all that are in the graves shall hear his [Allah’s] voice” Injeel John 5:28 Where are they when Isa al-Masih calls for them? It clearly states that they are in their graves. Beloved friend of Allah, as you accept the truths of Allah’s Word you will understand and have peace concerning those who pass to their graves. They now await the Second Creation or the raising of the dead which takes place when Isa al-Masih returns.
وَأَنَّ عَلَيْهِ النَّشْأَةَ الأخْرَى
053.047 That He hath promised a Second Creation (Raising of the Dead); An-Najm
When does this Second Creation take place? In the Injeel it tells us that… “In a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trump: for the trumpet shall sound, and the dead shall be raised incorruptible, and we shall be changed.” Injeel
1 Corinthians 15:52
It happens when the trumpet of Allah sounds. You need not worry that you miss it for you will hear the surely hear that trumpet. Allah will see to it that none miss out on this world-wide event.
Tragically today many are going to places where the dead are supposed to be brought up for counsel. Anciently Allah’s people were forbidden to such things.
“Regard not them that have familiar spirits, neither seek after wizards, to be defiled by them: I am the LORD your God.” Taurat Leviticus 19:31
This type of activity is communication with Devils (Jinn) which impersonate the dead ones. Allah has strictly forbidden any such attempt to communicate with deceased ones. The fallen foe, Iblis stands ready to deceive all who will not heed the careful instructions sent from Allah. Today may Allah grant you His Eternal Peace.
Text copied from DivineIslam’s Qur’an Viewer software v2.913
Bible texts from the King James Version
Contact: www.salahallah.com
“Can those hear who are buried in the grave?”
Sura 35:22 Fatir
Rudolf Martyn
Series No. 17
BISMILA-HIR RAHMA-NIR RAHIM
May the peace of Allah be upon you and may He guide your life. Our topic today is regarding the Law of Allah, [“Sharia ya Allah”] (Ten Commandments). Today, many are saying that Allah has no law! Even from among the believers are many who say that the Law of Allah, (as written in the Ten Commandments) is no longer binding upon mankind today. Can humans really live without laws?
A Nation without laws…
Just suppose that a nation chooses to do away with all law. Each man is free to choose what he wishes. Could we picture a nation, let’s say without traffic laws? Or even worse dismissing all police officers from their duties of law enforcement? Would this not cause extreme chaos? Nothing would be safe, life would turn into a massive scene of horror. Thieves would take that which is another’s without respect of life. Surely such an existence would be unthinkable. Yet, for some reason people feel that the Ten Commandment Laws of Allah are no longer binding! Imagine saying ‘Allah doesn’t mind if I have other gods’, or ‘it is alright to steal’, or that it is alright to tell lies to your neighbor or even worse to take his wife or belongings from him. Such a society would surely end itself quickly.
Friends has it ever dawned upon mankind that the reason that this world is in such difficulty is because far too many have set aside the Law (Sharia of Allah) Ten Commandments of Allah as found in the Taurat Exodus 20. In Sura 2:93 it reminds us of the Law given.
وَإِذْ أَخَذْنَا مِيثَاقَكُمْ وَرَفَعْنَا فَوْقَكُمُ الطُّورَ خُذُوا مَا آتَيْنَاكُمْ بِقُوَّةٍ وَاسْمَعُوا قَالُوا سَمِعْنَا وَعَصَيْنَا وَأُشْرِبُوا فِي قُلُوبِهِمُ الْعِجْلَ
بِكُفْرِهِمْ قُلْ بِئْسَمَا يَأْمُرُكُمْ بِهِ إِيمَانُكُمْ إِنْ كُنْتُمْ مُؤْمِنِينَ
002.093 And remember We took your covenant and We raised above you (the towering height) of Mount (Sinai): (Saying): "Hold firmly to what We have given you, and hearken (to the Law)…” Sura 002.093 Al-Baqara
Would the Respected Prophet tell his readers to ‘hold firmly to what was given you and hearken to the Law’ (Ten Commandments), if he, himself did not embrace the Law? Would it not be considered blasphemy to say ‘hold firmly to the Law’, when at the same time this sacred Law of Allah would be violated in his own life? Is it not time to be honest with ourselves and admit that yes, here is what it says in reference to the Law of Allah! In the Honored Qur’an, it tells us to eschew (avoid) all sin.
وَذَرُوا ظَاهِرَ الإثْمِ وَبَاطِنَهُ إِنَّ الَّذِينَ يَكْسِبُونَ الإثْمَ سَيُجْزَوْنَ بِمَا كَانُوا يَقْتَرِفُونَ
006.120 ‘Eschew all sin, open or secret: those who earn sin will get due recompense for their "earnings."’ Sura 006.120 Al-Anaam
Long ago, ancient men from the East, were well aware of what it means to ‘eschew sin’. These God-fearing men were recognized in the Taurat, (Holy Books) Job 1:1 It speaks of a man called ‘Job’. “There was a man in the land of Uz, whose name was Job; and that man was perfect and upright, and one that feared God [Allah], and eschewed evil.[sin]” Job 1:1 (Bible Scriptures). He is noted by Allah as being the ‘greatest of all men of the east’ Job 1:3 How would this great man know sin, if he was not instructed? How was he to know what sin is unless he knew about the Law of Allah? How are we to know what sin is unless we look at the Law of Allah? How is sin to be defined? Therefore the Law [Ten Commandments] is needed for us to understand what sin is. (Injeel) 1John 3:4 “Whosoever committeth sin transgresseth also the law: for sin is the transgression of the law.”
This Law is for man’s happiness. If men everywhere obeyed, revered, and respected this Law, how happy and peaceful our world would be. Allah would be honored supremely, everyone’s possessions would be respected, each life would be sacredly guarded. Society today would be far different, if all held in high regard the Ten Commandments of Allah.
Allah’s Special Ten…
In the event the reader is unaware of the Ten Commandments of Allah we want to include this list of the ten brief laws given to humanity from heaven. We already know that the law was given long before the time of Moses upon the towering heights of Mount Sinai. For the Taurat says that Ibrahim the ‘khalil of Allah’ obeyed Allah’s Laws.
(Taurat) Genesis 26:5 ‘Because that Abraham obeyed my voice, and kept my charge, my commandments, my statutes, and my laws.’
Here we see one from ancient times who was faithful to Allah who kept and respected Allah’s Laws. Should we not follow the example of Ibrahim who is the ‘hanif’? Then as a reminder, because man had forgotten, Allah repeated the Laws to Moses upon Mount Sinai. To impress upon the mind of man their importance, Allah wrote them Himself upon tables of stone.
Below is listed the Ten Commandments as found in: (Taurat) Exodus 20:1-17.
“And God spake all these words, saying, I am the LORD thy God, which have brought thee out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage.
1.Thou shalt have no other gods before me.
2.Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image, or any likeness of any thing that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth: Thou shalt not bow down thyself to them, nor serve them: for I the LORD thy God am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children unto the third and fourth generation of them that hate me; And shewing mercy unto thousands of them that love me, and keep my commandments.
3.Thou shalt not take the name of the LORD thy God in vain; for the LORD will not hold him guiltless that taketh his name in vain.
4.Remember the sabbath day, to keep it holy. Six days shalt thou labour, and do all thy work: But the seventh day is the sabbath of the LORD thy God: in it thou shalt not do any work, thou, nor thy son, nor thy daughter, thy manservant, nor thy maidservant, nor thy cattle, nor thy stranger that is within thy gates: For in six days the LORD made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that in them is, and rested the seventh day: wherefore the LORD blessed the sabbath day, and hallowed it.
5.Honour thy father and thy mother: that thy days may be long upon the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee.
6.Thou shalt not kill.
7.Thou shalt not commit adultery.
8.Thou shalt not steal.
9.Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbour.
10.Thou shalt not covet thy neighbour's house, thou shalt not covet thy neighbour's wife, nor his manservant, nor his maidservant, nor his ox, nor his ass, nor any thing that is thy neighbour's.”
Thus ends the ten brief laws of Allah also listed in the (Taurat) Deuteronomy 5:6-21. Also listed through out various places in the Injeel.
Forgiveness from Allah…
But the question may frequently be on our hearts and minds, ‘what if a man sins’? Is there forgiveness with Allah? If any man sin, and asks for forgiveness, Allah has promised to forgive. But we must ask, and also be in willingness to turn [repent] from the evil. Allah will give repentance, He will give us a sorrowful heart to the point where we will no longer want to be involved with sin. Notice the words in the Injeel…Acts 5:31 “Him [Isa al-Masih] hath God [Allah] exalted with his right hand to be a Prince and a Saviour, [al-fida] for to give repentance…and forgiveness of sins.” It is through Isa al-Masih which Allah sent down that He gives us repentance and forgiveness of sins. Isa became the ransom for sin on behalf of the human race. He is the great gift of Allah! May we take hold of that gift and not reject what was sent down to us! We must not miss this point! It is through Isa al-Masih that we are forgiven! Receive Him!
Isa al-Masih gives power…
We again turn the one of the ancient ones from the East who as the record says… “eschewed [turned from] evil”. Job 1:1 (Taurat). How was he able to do that? How can anyone turn from evil? Does man in himself have the power to do that? Can a man in his own strength fight effectively against Iblis (Satan)? The Taurat records the following: Jeremiah 17:5 “Thus saith the LORD; Cursed be the man that trusteth in man, and maketh flesh his arm [strength], and whose heart departeth from the LORD.”
With man there is only failure, there is no hope to trust in ourselves or in another man to recover us from our fallen condition. We can only have hope as we look to Allah and to Him who was sent down as our helper, Isa al-Masih!
(Injeel) John 1:12 “But as many as received him [Isa al-Masih], to them gave he power to become the sons of God, even to them that believe on his name:” Isn’t that what we all need power? Power over our sinful lives! Power to do right! Listen dear friend of Allah, it is through Isa al-Masih that we receive this power from Allah. (Injeel) 1John 1:9 “If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.”
وَيَا قَوْمِ اسْتَغْفِرُوا رَبَّكُمْ ثُمَّ تُوبُوا إِلَيْهِ يُرْسِلِ السَّمَاءَ عَلَيْكُمْ مِدْرَارًا وَيَزِدْكُمْ قُوَّةً إِلَى قُوَّتِكُمْ وَلا تَتَوَلَّوْا مُجْرِمِينَ
011.052 "And O my people! Ask forgiveness of your Lord, and turn to Him (in repentance): He will send you the skies pouring abundant rain, and add strength to your strength: so turn ye not back in sin!" Sura 011.052 Hud
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“Eschew (avoid) all sin…”
Sura 6:120
Al-Anaam
Rudolf Martyn
Series no. 09
May the peace of Allah be upon you and may He guide your life. Our topic today is regarding the Law of Allah, [“Sharia ya Allah”] (Ten Commandments). Today, many are saying that Allah has no law! Even from among the believers are many who say that the Law of Allah, (as written in the Ten Commandments) is no longer binding upon mankind today. Can humans really live without laws?
A Nation without laws…
Just suppose that a nation chooses to do away with all law. Each man is free to choose what he wishes. Could we picture a nation, let’s say without traffic laws? Or even worse dismissing all police officers from their duties of law enforcement? Would this not cause extreme chaos? Nothing would be safe, life would turn into a massive scene of horror. Thieves would take that which is another’s without respect of life. Surely such an existence would be unthinkable. Yet, for some reason people feel that the Ten Commandment Laws of Allah are no longer binding! Imagine saying ‘Allah doesn’t mind if I have other gods’, or ‘it is alright to steal’, or that it is alright to tell lies to your neighbor or even worse to take his wife or belongings from him. Such a society would surely end itself quickly.
Friends has it ever dawned upon mankind that the reason that this world is in such difficulty is because far too many have set aside the Law (Sharia of Allah) Ten Commandments of Allah as found in the Taurat Exodus 20. In Sura 2:93 it reminds us of the Law given.
وَإِذْ أَخَذْنَا مِيثَاقَكُمْ وَرَفَعْنَا فَوْقَكُمُ الطُّورَ خُذُوا مَا آتَيْنَاكُمْ بِقُوَّةٍ وَاسْمَعُوا قَالُوا سَمِعْنَا وَعَصَيْنَا وَأُشْرِبُوا فِي قُلُوبِهِمُ الْعِجْلَ
بِكُفْرِهِمْ قُلْ بِئْسَمَا يَأْمُرُكُمْ بِهِ إِيمَانُكُمْ إِنْ كُنْتُمْ مُؤْمِنِينَ
002.093 And remember We took your covenant and We raised above you (the towering height) of Mount (Sinai): (Saying): "Hold firmly to what We have given you, and hearken (to the Law)…” Sura 002.093 Al-Baqara
Would the Respected Prophet tell his readers to ‘hold firmly to what was given you and hearken to the Law’ (Ten Commandments), if he, himself did not embrace the Law? Would it not be considered blasphemy to say ‘hold firmly to the Law’, when at the same time this sacred Law of Allah would be violated in his own life? Is it not time to be honest with ourselves and admit that yes, here is what it says in reference to the Law of Allah! In the Honored Qur’an, it tells us to eschew (avoid) all sin.
وَذَرُوا ظَاهِرَ الإثْمِ وَبَاطِنَهُ إِنَّ الَّذِينَ يَكْسِبُونَ الإثْمَ سَيُجْزَوْنَ بِمَا كَانُوا يَقْتَرِفُونَ
006.120 ‘Eschew all sin, open or secret: those who earn sin will get due recompense for their "earnings."’ Sura 006.120 Al-Anaam
Long ago, ancient men from the East, were well aware of what it means to ‘eschew sin’. These God-fearing men were recognized in the Taurat, (Holy Books) Job 1:1 It speaks of a man called ‘Job’. “There was a man in the land of Uz, whose name was Job; and that man was perfect and upright, and one that feared God [Allah], and eschewed evil.[sin]” Job 1:1 (Bible Scriptures). He is noted by Allah as being the ‘greatest of all men of the east’ Job 1:3 How would this great man know sin, if he was not instructed? How was he to know what sin is unless he knew about the Law of Allah? How are we to know what sin is unless we look at the Law of Allah? How is sin to be defined? Therefore the Law [Ten Commandments] is needed for us to understand what sin is. (Injeel) 1John 3:4 “Whosoever committeth sin transgresseth also the law: for sin is the transgression of the law.”
This Law is for man’s happiness. If men everywhere obeyed, revered, and respected this Law, how happy and peaceful our world would be. Allah would be honored supremely, everyone’s possessions would be respected, each life would be sacredly guarded. Society today would be far different, if all held in high regard the Ten Commandments of Allah.
Allah’s Special Ten…
In the event the reader is unaware of the Ten Commandments of Allah we want to include this list of the ten brief laws given to humanity from heaven. We already know that the law was given long before the time of Moses upon the towering heights of Mount Sinai. For the Taurat says that Ibrahim the ‘khalil of Allah’ obeyed Allah’s Laws.
(Taurat) Genesis 26:5 ‘Because that Abraham obeyed my voice, and kept my charge, my commandments, my statutes, and my laws.’
Here we see one from ancient times who was faithful to Allah who kept and respected Allah’s Laws. Should we not follow the example of Ibrahim who is the ‘hanif’? Then as a reminder, because man had forgotten, Allah repeated the Laws to Moses upon Mount Sinai. To impress upon the mind of man their importance, Allah wrote them Himself upon tables of stone.
Below is listed the Ten Commandments as found in: (Taurat) Exodus 20:1-17.
“And God spake all these words, saying, I am the LORD thy God, which have brought thee out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage.
1.Thou shalt have no other gods before me.
2.Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image, or any likeness of any thing that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth: Thou shalt not bow down thyself to them, nor serve them: for I the LORD thy God am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children unto the third and fourth generation of them that hate me; And shewing mercy unto thousands of them that love me, and keep my commandments.
3.Thou shalt not take the name of the LORD thy God in vain; for the LORD will not hold him guiltless that taketh his name in vain.
4.Remember the sabbath day, to keep it holy. Six days shalt thou labour, and do all thy work: But the seventh day is the sabbath of the LORD thy God: in it thou shalt not do any work, thou, nor thy son, nor thy daughter, thy manservant, nor thy maidservant, nor thy cattle, nor thy stranger that is within thy gates: For in six days the LORD made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that in them is, and rested the seventh day: wherefore the LORD blessed the sabbath day, and hallowed it.
5.Honour thy father and thy mother: that thy days may be long upon the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee.
6.Thou shalt not kill.
7.Thou shalt not commit adultery.
8.Thou shalt not steal.
9.Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbour.
10.Thou shalt not covet thy neighbour's house, thou shalt not covet thy neighbour's wife, nor his manservant, nor his maidservant, nor his ox, nor his ass, nor any thing that is thy neighbour's.”
Thus ends the ten brief laws of Allah also listed in the (Taurat) Deuteronomy 5:6-21. Also listed through out various places in the Injeel.
Forgiveness from Allah…
But the question may frequently be on our hearts and minds, ‘what if a man sins’? Is there forgiveness with Allah? If any man sin, and asks for forgiveness, Allah has promised to forgive. But we must ask, and also be in willingness to turn [repent] from the evil. Allah will give repentance, He will give us a sorrowful heart to the point where we will no longer want to be involved with sin. Notice the words in the Injeel…Acts 5:31 “Him [Isa al-Masih] hath God [Allah] exalted with his right hand to be a Prince and a Saviour, [al-fida] for to give repentance…and forgiveness of sins.” It is through Isa al-Masih which Allah sent down that He gives us repentance and forgiveness of sins. Isa became the ransom for sin on behalf of the human race. He is the great gift of Allah! May we take hold of that gift and not reject what was sent down to us! We must not miss this point! It is through Isa al-Masih that we are forgiven! Receive Him!
Isa al-Masih gives power…
We again turn the one of the ancient ones from the East who as the record says… “eschewed [turned from] evil”. Job 1:1 (Taurat). How was he able to do that? How can anyone turn from evil? Does man in himself have the power to do that? Can a man in his own strength fight effectively against Iblis (Satan)? The Taurat records the following: Jeremiah 17:5 “Thus saith the LORD; Cursed be the man that trusteth in man, and maketh flesh his arm [strength], and whose heart departeth from the LORD.”
With man there is only failure, there is no hope to trust in ourselves or in another man to recover us from our fallen condition. We can only have hope as we look to Allah and to Him who was sent down as our helper, Isa al-Masih!
(Injeel) John 1:12 “But as many as received him [Isa al-Masih], to them gave he power to become the sons of God, even to them that believe on his name:” Isn’t that what we all need power? Power over our sinful lives! Power to do right! Listen dear friend of Allah, it is through Isa al-Masih that we receive this power from Allah. (Injeel) 1John 1:9 “If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.”
وَيَا قَوْمِ اسْتَغْفِرُوا رَبَّكُمْ ثُمَّ تُوبُوا إِلَيْهِ يُرْسِلِ السَّمَاءَ عَلَيْكُمْ مِدْرَارًا وَيَزِدْكُمْ قُوَّةً إِلَى قُوَّتِكُمْ وَلا تَتَوَلَّوْا مُجْرِمِينَ
011.052 "And O my people! Ask forgiveness of your Lord, and turn to Him (in repentance): He will send you the skies pouring abundant rain, and add strength to your strength: so turn ye not back in sin!" Sura 011.052 Hud
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“Eschew (avoid) all sin…”
Sura 6:120
Al-Anaam
Rudolf Martyn
Series no. 09
About Me
- Pdt. Sammy Lee
- Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
- Born in Bandung, child-hood and youth in Makassar, high school and tertiary education in Bandung (UNAI) and Sydney(Macquarie University, Sydney) Learned 16 languages, speak fluently in 8. Worked in Indonesia, Malaysia, Macao,China,and Australia. Now serving unpaid (self-supporting) as preacher, evangelist, writer, translator, lecturer and cyberspace consultant, credentialled as Honorary Ordained SDA Minister, Issued by the Australian Union Conference, valid until 31 December 2015.