taqwaa@tahoe.unr.edu (12/02/89)
ALLAH THE UNIQUE :
Allah is one,ie.contrary to all those who believe in
polytheism and speak of god of species, that is to say, assign a
particular god to a certain act and position: Lord of Fertility,
Lord of War, Lord of Famine, Lord of Power,etc., Islam introduces
one God for all objects and affairs. He is called "ALLAH". Or
think of Zoroastrianism which although might have basically been
a monotheistic religion, its followers have gradually spoken of
duality : God and Satan - god of good and god of evil.
Or consider Christianity which assigned a son,Jesus,to God.
Its main scientific and philosophical debate was to discuss
Jesus' nature to determine whether he himself is God, whether he
has detached from him, whether he is his manifestation of God, or
still, whether he has been co-substantial with God, or has
appeared after him. This altogether constituted the discussion
leading to God, the Father, the Son, the Holy Spirit and the
Trinity in Christianity. Or else, consider the Pagan Arabs of
the pre-Islamic era,who assumed angels to be God's daughters.
Islam says that God is one. He has neither a son, a
daughter, a mother, a father or colleague. Even,there is no
intercessor who can act as an intermediarywithout his will and
permission. Allah has no partner, that is to say, no perso n or
object collaborates with him in his affairs. But Allah himself
may decide to create particular means, agents and causes for
certain affairs. He has, for instance, created the sun to give
heat and light and for some other uses or food for man to eat and
enjoy. But the sun and food are not associates of Allah who help
him in bringing heat and food to man. These are merely certain
means created by Allah (God) to fulfill his command. So is the
case with intercession: as the sun gives heat and light by divine
will, the holy prophet leads people to the right path, good deeds
and prosperity in pursuit of his will. Whenever Allah deems it
advisable, the Prophet seeks his blessing and forgiveness for
certain people. He himself forgives no one and causes no
confusion in the Divine system of punishment and reward, nor does
he ask for DIvine grace on behalf of anyone unless the latter
does merit it. Therefore people have no absolute master and
guardian on the Earth (as well as in the sky) except Allah. All
people are Allah's creatures. they are weak and in need of his
blessing. So, those who obstinately claim lordship or those base
and mean people who praise and worship earthly,man-made masters
and gods and regard them as beings possesing independent will,
are but Idolaters who assume partners for Allah.taqwaa@tahoe.unr.edu (Muhammad Taqwaa) (12/06/89)
[Please don't double space your articles before sending them
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The most fundamental topic in the religion of Islam is to
know about GOd,that is ,Allah. The word itself means the only one
and unique diety . Every man , weather he admits or not, during
the course of pursuing his life adopts a diety. That may be his
self, that is , carnal desires ,or may be another human-being ,
or a natural phenomenon, and so forth. Dietyhood according to the
text of quran is related to obedience. this means that when man
obeys carnal desires ,he in fact has taken himself as a diety.
Islam has come to destroy all the false deities and establish
Allah as the only entity of whom man must obey. Allah's oneness
is not a mathematical oneness in which two could be imagined ,he
does not have any equal. nothing is neither like him nor could be
imagined to be like him .He is not issued from any source in any
form and he does not have a son.
Allah , as introduced by Islam , and to whom all
mankind are called ,is "the sustainer and cherisher and master of
the worlds",namely, the lord,creator,and the master of the whole
creation. He is Allah, thus, all limits attributed to their gods
by followers of various schools, sects and religions disappear.
The jews ,for example, have a racial and national god . That is
to say ,the jews regard Jehovah as their own god, and expect that
his care and grace be bestowed upon them solely ,though Judaism
was a monetheistic religion and the holy prophet Moses was sent
by Allah. Therefore ,other races and nations ,as far as jews are
concerned , must look for another god.
Or in ancient Greece ,which was the center of civilization
,science and philosophy ,there also existed various racial and
national gods ,though at the head of all these gods ,a god of
gods has sometimes been conceived. But Allah ,the God of Islam
,is a universal and eternal GOd for all nations and inhabitants
of the world , regardless of their color of their skins, and
gender .He is neither "the only heavenly" or "the only earthly"
God , nor is he merely the god of the Semitic nation, Aryan or
any other races .
This is to be continued : next topic : "Allah ,the
unique"gene@CS.BU.EDU (Gene Itkis) (12/09/89)
In <1831@accuvax.nwu.edu> taqwaa@tahoe.unr.edu (Muhammad Taqwaa) writes: >The jews ,for example, have a racial and national god . That is >to say ,the jews regard Jehovah as their own god, and expect that >his care and grace be bestowed upon them solely ,though Judaism >was a monetheistic religion and the holy prophet Moses was sent >by Allah. Therefore ,other races and nations ,as far as jews are >concerned , must look for another god. This should be recognized as a peice of trash (at best). Whatever true this claim has it is quite distorted.