Jesus as a messenger of God rather than divine, with Biblical and Quranic verses challenging the trinity. The Night of Power is placed on the 27th night of Ramadan through word counts in Sura 97 and a calculation based on the code of 19. Millennium fears, moral decay, and natural disasters such as the earthquake in Turkey prompt a call to turn to God alone.
For I have come down from heaven, not to do my own will,
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but the will of the One who sent me. (John 6:38)
The first commandment
in the Old Testament is essentially that we are required to worship God
alone, that we should not defy God by having other gods besides Him. The
two greatest commandments as preached by Jesus were first to “love
your Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with
all your mind.” This is the greatest commandment. The second is
like unto it, that “thou shall love your neighbor as thyself.”
Jesus explains from these two commandments, all the laws are derived.
Is Jesus Divine?
In Isaiah 45:5, we read. “I’m the Lord, and there is none
else, there is no God beside Me.” The major emphasis of Isaiah 45
is to know that God is One, worship Him
alone, and have no gods beside Him. There
are numerous verses which follow along the same lines as that of Isaiah
45. This brings us the question of how is it possible for the Councils
in the fourth and the fifth century to conclude that God, Jesus, and the
Holy Spirit are to be worshipped as one and the same?
The argument presented to support the trinity seems to be that the three
beings equal to one does not violate the law. And three are also to be
thought of as separate. The next question follows: If God is to be worshipped
as three in the same or thought of as vice versa, why was this quality
not “clearly” revealed by one of God’s prophets, messengers,
or even Jesus, since it is such a vital component of the practice of Christianity
today?
When Jesus states that “I and the father
are one,” is it not possible to interpret this as Jesus doing the
will of God, and therefore his will and God’s will coincide to be
one? A similar scenario would be a man completely devoted to his work,
living through his work thus becoming like one with it.
Common Christian thought is that the only way to heaven is through Jesus,
whether through intercession in prayer or devotion in worship as part
of the trinity. It causes one to wonder if this requirement would exclude
God’s prophets and messengers who came prior to Jesus. The Old Testament
clearly states that they worshipped and prayed to God alone. Or, is this
a new requirement that was placed on humanity only after Jesus?
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The Night of Power
Laylat Al Qadr
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T he Night of Power or Destiny is an extremely
important night for Muslims. It is the night in which our code of
guidance, the Holy Quran, was revealed from the Lord of the Universe
to Prophet Muhammad. The Quran was revealed in Ramadan (2:185),
and traditionally Muslims celebrated the Night of Power on the 27th
night of Ramadan.
God describes this night as better than a thousand months. During
that night, the angels and the Spirit descend therein, by God’s
leave, to carry out every command (97:1-5).
Because the Night of Power is such a special night, those Muslims
(Submitters) who want to gain extra credit of righteousness spend
the night by commemorating God the Almighty either in their privacy
or in a mosque with other Muslims. There are also some Muslims who
retreat to a mosque in the last ten days of Ramadan to take advantage
of God’s blessings further and increase their faith of submission.
Although the Night of Power falls on the 27th night of Ramadan,
the followers of satanic innovations are never sure about it. They
have their own books to follow beside the Quran a.k.a. hadiths
(sayings attributed to the prophet). In one of them, SaHiH Bukhary,
it is claimed that the prophet and his companions knew the precise
night, but later God caused it to be forgotten. In still another
hadith, it is reported that the “Night of Power” keeps
changing from one year to another, whatever this means.
True Muslims always trust their Lord, and are confident that He
will never deceive them. When God Almighty informs us in His most
authentic Hadith that “We did not leave anything out of this
book” (6:38), they know that all they need is found in this
divine revelation. For this reason, and even before the discovery
of the divine code of 19 by Dr. Rashad Khalifa, Muslim scholars
researched for the exact date of the “Night of Power,”
or Laylat Al Qadr in the Quran.
Some saw signs in Sura 97 “Al Qadr.” It is interesting
to see that God mentioned “Laylat Al Qadr” (The Night
of Power), a phrase that consists of 9 Arabic letters, exactly three
times, in 97:1, 2, and 3. The sign was that 9x3=27, which means
it is the 27th night of Ramadan.
Other Muslim researchers noticed that Sura 97 consists of exactly
30 Arabic words, as if it were referring to the days of the month.
If you start counting the words, then you will find that the 27th
word is “it,” as if God is telling us the 27th night
of Ramadan is “it.”
Mathematical Confirmation
The code of 19, however, serves as an authentication for all information
one extracts from the book of God. It also helps put to rest any
speculations concerning the exact occurrence of that night. The
divine code spells out the true date of the night of power as follows:
The gematric or numeric value of “Laylat Al Qadr”
is 410. The nine Arabic letters that make up this phrase have the
following values (letters shown in English equivalents):
If we add 410, the total of above numbers, plus the Sura number
(97) and the verse numbers in which “Laylat Al Qadr”
occurs (1, 2, 3), we get
410 + 97 + 1 + 2 + 3 = 513, or 19 x 27.
Praise God.
Mohamed H. Aboul-Seoud, Ph.D.
Jesus, the Messiah
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The practice of Christianity today is focused around Jesus. The
Sunday service in a Catholic mass comes to a climax around the communal
services. The practices of the religion are obviously very different
from the practices prior to, during, and directly following the
life of Jesus. Nowhere in the Bible, either the New or the Old Testament,
is the word trinity mentioned; yet it is vital to Christian beliefs
today. At no point does Jesus say “I am God” or “I
am divine.”
The issue of Jesus’ divinity was extremely controversial
within the church in the third and fourth century, and has remained
a controversial issue until today. These issues which are so important
to the practice and beliefs of Christianity today were concluded
upon some 400 years after the death of Jesus by Councils of the
Church. Why would something so important as an issue which
would quiestion
tion the unity of God not have
been “clearly” stated by Jesus himself, or other prophets
of God?
Never would a human being whom GOD blessed with the
scripture and prophethood say to the people, “Idolize me beside
GOD.” Instead, (he would say), “Devote yourselves absolutely
to your Lord alone,” according to the scripture you preach
and the teachings you learn. (3:79)
O people of the scripture, do not transgress the
limits of your religion, and do not say about GOD except the truth.
The Messiah, Jesus, the son of Mary, was a messenger of GOD, and
His word that He had sent to Mary, and a revelation from Him. Therefore,
you shall believe in GOD and His messengers. You shall not say,
“Trinity.” You shall refrain from this for your own
good. GOD is only one god. Be He glorified; He is much too glorious
to have a son. To Him belongs everything in the heavens and everything
on
The Messiah, son of Mary, is no more than a messenger
like the messengers before him, and his mother was a saint. Both
of them used to eat the food. Note how we explain the revelations
for them, and note how they still deviate! (5:75)
(On The Day Of Resurrection) GOD will say, “O
Jesus, son of Mary,** did you say to the people, `Make me and my
mother idols beside GOD?’ “ He will say, “Be You
glorified. I could not utter what was not right. Had I said it,
You already would have known it. You know my thoughts, and I do
not know Your thoughts. You know all the secrets. (5:116)
**It is noteworthy that the Quran consistently calls Jesus “son
of Mary” and the Bible calls him “son of man.”
God knew that some will blaspheme and call him “son of God”!
Robert Bujarsky
What’s to come?
As the 20th century draws to a close and we are approaching
a new millennium, there is a great deal of talk about the
approaching end of the world! We are told that the world as
we know it will come to an abrupt end and with the dawning
of the “Age of Aquarius” or January 1st in the
year 2000 to most people (or 2001 for some). This hype is
increasing on a daily basis. No doubt they will continue to
do so until the time is nigh and we will all know for sure
the state of things to come.
Even everyday, ordinary people are caught up in this hype
and speculation. Some have already sold their homes and retreated
to the hills. Others are stock piling food, clothes, candles
and worst of all, weapons by the score. However, if this time
is the time that God has deemed is necessary to wipe out man’s
existence then no amount of speculating, or stock piling could
prevent that from happening. For God tells us that “Wherever
you are, death will catch up with you, even if you live in
formidable castles.” (4:78)
When we look over the things that have happened over these
past 100 years we will be forced to realize that things are
changing at an accelerated rate that most of us have difficulty
in keeping up with. Our age has witnessed the birth of the
petrol engine, air and space travel, TV and satellite communications
and the web of computers that seem to control our every action.
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What's To Come
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In this new fast age, morals, sincerity and scruples are very much things
of the past. Family life is in disarray, drinking is prevalent, gambling
is an everyday must for some people and vice is considered normal.
We have rights to “free” gay people who wish to announce
to the world their love for a member of the same sex. Some churches are
now even blessing these ungodly acts, even though the scripture that they
profess to follow condemn the very act that they are blessing! So, in
whose name are these transgressors being blessed? Certainly not God’s,
for God condemns these acts very clearly. The story of Lot is found in
both the Bible and the Quran. The state of these people is clearly stated—they
are wrongdoers and transgressors.
Violence is seen on every street and in every part of the world every
day. No one is safe. Mugging, murder and rape are reported daily on every
news channel in every part of the world.
Drugs are also a big problem for the society.
Drugs dissolve the body, they dissolve the mind and they dissolve the
soul and yet many people destroy themselves by taking drugs.
We not only have to contend with a decaying society, we also have to
content with disasters of the natural kind. We are hearing of so much
more natural disasters—tornadoes, floods, volcanoes and most recently
the terrible earthquake in Turkey that left over 10,000 people dead. These
natural disasters are becoming more and more prevalent and with increasing
ferocity.
Our time on this planet is fast approaching its conclusion, and mankind
is heading very seriously and very swiftly to the end of its time. But
to whom can people turn when the religious clergy are plagued with hypocrisy
and idolatry? When one religious group fights another? When peace and
tolerance is very much a thing of the past? When all around them is in
chaos and disaster, who is left then for mankind to turn to? The answer
to that question is the same today, as it was thousands of years ago:
Surely, those who believe those
who are Jewish, the Christians, the converts; anyone who believes in God
and believes in the Hereafter and leads a righteous life will receive
their recompense from their Lord; they have nothing to fear nor will they
grieve. (2:62)
God controls all things. Is it not time for the believers
to give up and realize that if God willed He could have guided all the
people? The disbelievers will continue to suffer disasters, as a consequence
of their own works, or have disasters strike close to them, until God’s
promise is fulfilled. God will never change the predetermined destiny.
(13:31)
So, when the world around you is in chaos and crumbling with decay remember
who it was that created you and to whom it will be you return. Ask yourself
who it is that you should be turning to at this time and I feel sure that
those here today will unanimously say; GOD.
Praise be to God, Lord of the Universe.
Linda Moore
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