Re: Who is God ??

> > Concept of God in islam
> > Sorry for not sending anything related to this group but it might be
> > something new to you.
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> > Concept of God in islam
> > It is a known fact that every language has one or more terms that are
> > used in reference to God and sometimes to lesser deities. This is not
> > the case with Allah. Allah is the personal name of the One true God.
> > Nothing else can be called Allah. The term has no plural or gender.
> > This shows its uniqueness when compared with the word god which can be
> > made plural, gods, or feminine, goddess. It is interesting to notice
> > that Allah is the personal name of God in Aramaic, the language of
> > Jesus and a sister language of Arabic. The One true God is a
> > reflection of the unique concept that Islam associates with God. To a
> > Muslim, Allah is the Almighty, Creator and Sustainer of the universe,
> > Who is similar to nothing and nothing is comparable to Him. The
> > Prophet Muhammad was asked by his contemporaries about Allah; the
> > answer came directly from God Himself in the form of a short chapter
> > of the Quran, which is considered the essence of the unity or the
> > motto of monotheism. This is chapter 112 which reads:
> >
> >
> > "In the name of God, the Merciful, the Compassionate. Say (O Muhammad)
> > He is God the One God, the Everlasting Refuge, who has not begotten,
> > nor has been begotten, and equal to Him is not anyone."
> >
> >
> >
> > Some non Muslims allege that God in Islam is a stern and cruel God who
> > demands to be obeyed fully. He is not loving and kind. Nothing can be
> > farther from truth than this allegation. It is enough to know that,
> > with the exception of one, each of the 114 chapters of the Quran
> > begins with the verse: "In the name of God, the Merciful, the
> > Compassionate." In one of the sayings of Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) we
> > are told that "God is more loving and kinder than a mother to her dear
> > child." But God is also Just. Hence evildoers and sinners must have
> > their share of punishment and the virtuous, His bounties and favors.
> > Actually God=E2=80=99s attribute of Mercy has full manifestation in His
> > attribute of Justice. People suffering throughout their lives for His
> > sake and people oppressing and exploiting other people all their lives
> > should not receive similar treatment from their Lord. Expecting
> > similar treatment for them will amount to negating the very belief in
> > the accountability of man in the Hereafter and thereby negating all
> > the incentives for a moral and virtuous life in this world. The
> > following Quranic verses are very clear and straightforward in this
> > respect:
> >
> >
> >
> > "Verily, for the Righteous are gardens of Delight, in the Presence of
> > their Lord. Shall We then treat the people of Faith like the people of
> > Sin? What is the matter with you? How judge you?" (68:34-36)
> >
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> > Islam rejects characterizing God in any human form or depicting Him as
> > favoring certain individuals or nations on the basis of wealth, power
> > or race. He created the human beings as equals. They may distinguish
> > themselves and get His favor through virtue and piety only. The
> > concept that God rested in the seventh day of creation, that God
> > wrestled with one of His soldiers, that God is an envious plotter
> > against mankind, or that God is incarnate in any human being are
> > considered blasphemy from the Islamic point of view. The unique usage
> > of Allah as a personal name of God is a reflection of Islam=E2=80=99s e=
mphasis
> > on the purity of the belief in God which is the essence of the message
> > of all God=E2=80=99s messengers. Because of this, Islam considers assoc=
iating
> > any deity or personality with God as a deadly sin which God will never
> > forgive, despite the fact He may forgive all other sins.
> >
> > The Creator must be of a different nature from the things created
> > because if he is of the same nature as they are, he will be temporal
> > and will therefore need a maker. It follows that nothing is like Him.
> > If the maker is not temporal, then he must be eternal. But if he is
> > eternal, he cannot be caused, and if nothing outside him causes him to
> > continue to exist, which means that he must be Self-Sufficient. And if
> > He does not depend on anything for the continuance of His own
> > existence, then this existence can have no end. The Creator is
> > therefore eternal and everlasting: =E2=80=98He is the First and the Las=
t.=E2=80=99 He
> > is Self-Sufficient or Self-Subsistent or, to use a Quranic term, Al-
> > Qayyum. The Creator does not create only in the sense of bringing
> > things into being, He also preserves them and takes them out of
> > existence and is the ultimate cause of whatever happens to them.
> >
> > "God is the Creator of everything. He is the guardian over everything.
> > Unto Him belong the keys of the heavens and the earth." (39:62, 63)
> > "No creature is there crawling on the earth, but its provision rests
> > on God. He knows its lodging place and its repository." (11:6)
> >
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> > God=E2=80=99s Attributes
> >
> > If the Creator is Eternal and Everlasting, then His attributes must
> > also be eternal and everlasting. He should not lose any of His
> > attributes nor acquire new ones. If this is so, then His attributes
> > are absolute. Can there be more than one Creator with such absolute
> > attributes? Can there be for example, two absolutely powerful
> > Creators? A moment=E2=80=99s thought shows that this is not feasible. T=
he
> > Quran summarizes this argument in the following verses:
> >
> > "God has not taken to Himself any son, nor is there any god with Him:
> > For then each god would have taken of that which he created and some
> > of them would have risen up over others." (23:91)
> >
> > And Why, were there gods in earth and heaven other than God, they
> > (heaven and earth) would surely go to ruin." (21:22)
> >
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> > The Oneness of God
> >
> > The Quran reminds us of the falsity of all alleged gods. To the
> > worshippers of man-made objects, it asks:
> >
> > "Do you worship what you have carved yourself?" (37:95) "Or have you
> > taken unto you others beside Him to be your protectors, even such as
> > have no power either for good or for harm to themselves?" (13:16)
> >
> >
> >
> > To the worshippers of heavenly bodies it cites the story of Abraham:
> >
> > "When night outspread over him he say a star and said, =E2=80=98This is=
 my
> > Lord.=E2=80=99 But when it set he said, =E2=80=98I love not the setters=
=2E=E2=80=99 When he saw
> > the moon rising, he said, =E2=80=98This is my Lord.=E2=80=99 But when i=
t set he said,
> > =E2=80=98If my Lord does not guide me I shall surely be of the people g=
one
> > astray.=E2=80=99 When he say the sun rising, he said, =E2=80=98This is =
my Lord; this
> > is greater.=E2=80=99 But when it set he said, =E2=80=98O my people, sur=
ely I quit that
> > which you associate, I have turned my face to Him Who originated the
> > heavens and the earth; a man of pure faith, I am not of the
> > idolaters.=E2=80=99" (6:76-79)
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> > The Believer=E2=80=99s Attitude
> >
> > In order to be a Muslim, i.e., to surrender oneself to God, it is
> > necessary to believe in the oneness of God, in the sense of His being
> > the only Creator, Preserver, Nourisher, etc. But this belief =E2=80=93 =
later
> > on called "Tawhid Ar-Rububiyyah is not enough." Many of the idolaters
> > knew and believed that only the Supreme God could do all this. but
> > that was not enough to make them Muslims. To tawhid ar-rububiyyah one
> > must add tawhid al=E2=80=99uluhiyyah, i.e., one acknowledges the fact t=
hat is
> > God alone Who deserves to be worshipped, and thus abstains from
> > worshipping any other thing or being. Having achieved this knowledge
> > of the one true God, man should constantly have faith in Him, and
> > should allow nothing to induce him to deny truth. When faith enters a
> > person=E2=80=99s heart, it causes certain mental states which result in
> > certain actions. Taken together these mental states and actions are
> > the proof for the true faith. The Prophet said,
> >
> > "Faith is that which resides firmly in the heart and which is proved
> > by deeds."
> >
> >
> >
> > Foremost among those mental states is the feeling of gratitude towards
> > God, which could be said to be the essence of =E2=80=98ibada=E2=80=99 (=
worship). The
> > feeling of gratitude is so important that a non-believer is called
> > =E2=80=98kafir,=E2=80=99 which means =E2=80=98one who denies a truth=E2=
=80=99 and also =E2=80=98one who is
> > ungrateful.=E2=80=99 A believer loves, and is grateful to God for the b=
ounties
> > He bestowed upon him, but being aware of the fact that his good deeds,
> > whether mental or physical, are far from being commensurate with
> > Divine favors, he is always anxious lest God should punish him, here
> > or in the Hereafter. He, therefore, fears Him, surrenders himself to
> > Him and serves Him with great humility. One cannot be in such a mental
> > state without being almost all the time mindful of God. Remembering
> > God is thus the life force of faith, without which it fades and
> > withers away. The Quran tries to promote this feeling of gratitude by
> > repeating the attributes of God very frequently. We find most of these
> > attributes mentioned together in the following verses of the Quran:
> >
> > "He is God; there is no god but He, He is the Knower of the unseen and
> > the visible; He is the All-Merciful, the All-Compassionate. He is God,
> > there is no God but He. He is the King, the All-Holy, the All-Peace,
> > the Guardian of Faith, the All-Preserver, the All-Mighty, the All-
> > Compeller, the All-Sublime. Glory be to God, above that they
> > associate! He is God the Creator, the Maker, the Shaper. To Him belong
> > the Names Most Beautiful. All that is in the heavens and the earth
> > magnifies Him; He is the All-Mighty, the All-Wise." (59:22-24)
> >
> > "There is no god but He, the Living, the Everlasting. Slumber seizes
> > Him not, neither sleep; to Him belongs all that is in the heavens and
> > the earth. Who is there that shall intercede with Him save by His
> > leave? He knows what lies before them and what is after them, and they
> > comprehend not anything of His knowledge save such as He wills. His
> > throne comprises the heavens and earth; the preserving of them
> > oppresses Him not; He is the All-High, the All-Glorious." (2:255)
> >
> > "People of the Book, go not beyond the bounds in your religion, and
> > say not as to God but the truth. The Messiah, Jesus son of Mary, was
> > only the Messenger of God, and His Word that He committed to Mary, and
> > a Spirit from Him. So believe in God and His Messengers, and say not,
> > =E2=80=98Three.=E2=80=99 Refrain; better is it for you. God is only one=
 God. Glory be
> > to Him =E2=80=93 (He is) above having a son." (4:171)
> >
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> > For more information about Islam
> > http://english.islamway.com/
> >
> > http://www.islamhouse.com/
> >
> > http://www.discoverislam.com/
> >
> > http://www.islambasics.com/index.php
> >
> > http://english.islamway.com/
> >
> > http://www.islamtoday.net/english/
> >
> > http://www.islamweb.net/ver2/MainPage/indexe.php
> >
> > http://www.sultan.org/
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> I have two copies of the Koran and no where in them can I find any
> information about Ruby programming.  Would be helpful if you could provide
> me the verses where all is revealed.
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> Oh, and one minor detail:  If you can describe the concept of God in Islam
> then I am sure you must have an excellent proof or verification of God's
> existence.  If you cannot prove or verify that God exists, then you cannot
> be an honest person to talk about the attributes or actions of such a God.
> And you are an honest person, are you not?
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> No Sam
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I think therefore I am.
If I think my thoughts are about god then god exists in my mind.
If I were to think that because something exists in my mind it must also ex=
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outside my mind then I would have the mind of a fool.=20

David