Who deserves to be Worshiped ?

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The Quran and the sayings of Prophet Muhammad (bpuh) relate, with reverence, the lives of many of these prophets. Prophet Muhammad (bpuh), the last prophet, remains the absolute example for his followers, and his teachings were further elucidated through the practice of his Rightly-Guided successors. The Prophet (bpuh) continuously encouraged his followers to follow the way of the prophets, and he warned against conflict over Islamic principles and values. This was to ensure that his followers would not deviate from the right path, as did the followers of previous prophets. Prophet Muhammad’s followers owe him two things: obedience and love. Obedience to the Prophet (bpuh) Obedience to the Prophet (bpuh) has been mentioned in thirty different verses of the Quran. It implies following his commands and avoiding what he prohibited. Obedience to the Prophet (bpuh) indicates the true fulfilment of the second part of the declaration that brings a person into Islam, “I bear witness that Muhammad is Allah’s Messenger.” When we examine what the Prophet (bpuh) encouraged, urged or ordered, we find that it is all from Allah and that it leads to something good―for us personally, for others who are close to us, for our families or for our wider community, whether it is the Muslim community in general or humanity at large. He has only prohibited what is harmful or of no benefit, such as adultery, gambling, drinking alcohol, lying, being disrespectful to parents, and so on. In many statements, the Prophet (bpuh) prohibited satanic ways such as these because these tend to pull a person away from the right path. Good believers reach a state of mind in which their desires and pleasures in this life are in line with what Allah wants from them. Every individual should be obedient to Allah and His Prophet (bpuh) and should strictly observe the instructions from Allah. One’s faith develops and grows through following Islamic teachings and 48
performing acts of worship, whereas it decays and suffers from a spiritual loss if these teachings and acts of worship are abandoned. 27 Loving the Prophet (bpuh) Islam teaches that loving the Prophet is part of the Islamic faith. The Prophet (bpuh) has been quoted as saying: «None of you is a true believer unless I am dearer to him than his parents, his children, and all other people.» (Recorded by Imams Bukhari and Muslim) The Prophet (bpuh) also said: «There are three qualities which are certain to give anyone the sweetness of faith: to love Allah and His Messenger more than anyone else, to love a person for no purpose other than for Allah’s sake, and to hate to relapse into disbelief after Allah has saved him from it as much as one would hate to be thrown into the fire.» (Recorded by Imams Bukhari and Muslim) We are required to love Prophet Muhammad (bpuh) more than all others (except Allah) because it was through him that we learned Who Allah is, along with His attributes, our position in relation to Him, what He wants from us, and how to worship Him. The Prophet (bpuh) has guided us, through practical examples, along the way; following him is certain to earn us Allah’s acceptance and the ultimate bliss. He has spared us the worst calamity that can ever befall anyone, which is incurring Allah’s anger and punishment. He sacrificed everything— his health, his wealth and his whole life—to deliver Allah’s message to us. If we realize all this, how can we not love him more than we love ourselves and all others? We love Prophet Muhammad (bpuh) because he was, as described in the Quran, a ‘mercy for all nations’. His compassion extended to all, whether they were friends and enemies. Consider this: his enemies often had a change of heart and became his 27 Compiled from Caraballo, My Great Love for Jesus Christ Led Me to Islam. 49
Page 1 and 2: Who Deserves to be Worshipped? An o
Page 3 and 4: CONTENTS HONORIFIC PHRASES IN THIS
Page 5 and 6: 12.8 Spiritual — Islamic moral co
Page 7 and 8: 17.7 Revival of the prohibition of
Page 9 and 10: HONORIFIC PHRASES IN THIS BOOK (the
Page 11 and 12: ABOUT THE WORD ‘ALLAH’ Although
Page 13 and 14: INTRODUCTION Many books have been g
Page 15 and 16: gone astray. And when he saw the su
Page 17 and 18: {And I did not create the jinn3 and
Page 19 and 20: According to the Gospel of Mark, wh
Page 21 and 22: 5. PROOFS THAT ONLY ALLAH DESERVES
Page 23 and 24: did he suggest to his followers tha
Page 25 and 26: {Or [lest] you say: It was only tha
Page 27 and 28: 6. THE MESSAGE OF FALSE RELIGIONS F
Page 29 and 30: {Say [O Muhammad]: Invoke those you
Page 31 and 32: The vast majority of Christians tod
Page 33 and 34: 8. THE MEANING OF THE RELIGION’S
Page 35 and 36: 9. THE SIX ARTICLES OF ISLAMIC FAIT
Page 37 and 38: difference between the Christian an
Page 39 and 40: 3. The Gospels were written 40-115
Page 41 and 42: Canadian physician who began learni
Page 43 and 44: {And if you are in doubt about what
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Page 47: Illustration 1: The prophets mentio
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Page 55 and 56: d) Fasting the month of Ramadan In
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Page 63 and 64: 12.9 Family structure and rights Is
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Page 75 and 76: Another miracle was that Allah gave
Page 77 and 78: Allah, and His word which He direct
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Page 81 and 82: «By the One in Whose Hand is my so
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Page 85 and 86: prohibits for them the evil, and re
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Page 91 and 92: In contrast, the Christian Gospels
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From the life history of Prophet Mu
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Proof 16: “Sing to the Lord a new
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15.3 The location from which he was
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informed him that he was unlettered
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• The prophecy that Muslims would
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Matthew 21:42). 68 It was victoriou
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Nevertheless, I tell you the truth:
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Being a true follower of Jesus (pbu
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7. No one can be saved (attain salv
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{Every soul, for what it has earned
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15. Jesus (like all the other proph
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18. Christian doctrine states that
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Forgiveness of sins (salvation) can
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17. ISLAM’S REVIVAL OF THE BASIC
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...whom no one has ever seen or can
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And behold, a man came up to him, s
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• You shall worship the Lord your
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1. And this is eternal life, that t
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writes, “For there is one God, an
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Love your enemies… so that you ma
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Luke in the King James Version (KJV
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17.8 Revival of the prohibition of
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Muslims who abide by these rules co
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As a precaution against adultery an
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ground and put his face between his
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In addition, Prophet Muhammad (bpuh
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So, after Abram [Abraham] had lived
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Islam revives male circumcision and
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around him. Dr. Bucaille wrote, “
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known to humankind. This point ulti
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20. WHY ISLAM? Every person should
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From the Islamic perspective, the r
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22. THIS IS IT In this book, you ha
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{[For such is the state of the disb
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24. WHAT IS MOTIVATING PEOPLE TO TU
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25. THE ISLAMIC STANCE ON TERRORISM
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26. HOW TO BECOME A MUSLIM Every re
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fundamental message not only of Isl
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27. BEST DECISION THEY EVER MADE Is
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evidence of sexual harassment―not
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Logically, I knew that an illiterat
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a matter of testifying that there i
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noticed. He left Christianity and b
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29. CONCLUSION The following twenty
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Eighteenth, Mary, the mother of Jes
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and human beings are naturally draw
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BIBLIOGRAPHY Abdul Razak, Imam Jami
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APPENDIX For Further Information ab
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GLOSSARY OF ISLAMIC TERMS abu (or a
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