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| Those who deny say: "Why is not the Qur'an revealed to him all at once? Thus (is it revealed), that We may strengthen your heart thereby, and We have rehearsed it to you in slow, well-arranged stages, gradually. Quran 25:32 It is We Who have sent down the Qur'an to you by stages. Quran 76:23 To Moses We gave Nine Clear Sings: Ask the Children of Israel: when he came to them, Pharaoh said to him: "O Moses! I consider you, indeed, to have been worked upon by sorcery! Moses said, "You know full well that these things have been sent down by none but the Lord of the heavens and the earth as eye-opening evidence: and I consider you indeed, O Pharaoh, to be one doomed to destruction!" So he resolved to remove them from the face of the earth: but We drowned him and all who were with him. And We said thereafter to the Children of Israel, "Dwell securely in the land": but when the second of the warnings came to pass, We gathered you together in a mingled crowd. We have revealed it in Truth, and in Truth has it descended: and We sent you but to give Glad Tidings and to Warn. A Qur'an which We have divided In order that you may recite it to mankind at intervals: We have revealed it by stages. Say: "Whether you believe in it or not, it is true that those who were given knowledge beforehand, when it is recited to them, fall down on their faces in humble prostration, "And they say: 'Glory to our Lord! Truly has the promise of our Lord been fulfilled!'" They fall down on their faces in tears, and it increases them in humility. Say: "Call upon Allah (Almighty God), or call upon Ar-Rahman (The Graceful) : By whatever name you call upon Him: for to Him belong the Most Beautiful Names. Neither speak your Prayer aloud, nor speak it in a low tone, but seek a middle course between." Say: "Praise be to Allah (Almighty God), who begets no son, and has no partner in The Kingdom: Nor does He need any to protect Him from humiliation: yes, magnify Him for His greatness and glory!" Quran 17:101-111 The Qur’an (pronounced [qurˈʔaːn]; Arabic: القرآن al-qur’ān, literally “the recitation”) is the central religious verbal text of Islam,[1] also sometimes transliterated as Quran, Koran, Qur’ān, or Al-Qur’ān. Muslims believe the Qur’an to be the verbal book of divine guidance and direction for mankind. Muslims also consider the original Arabic verbal text to be the final revelation of God.[2][3][4][5] Islam holds that the Qur’an was revealed from Allah to Muhammad orally through the angel Jibrīl (Gabriel) in small and large pieces, over a period of approximately twenty-three years, beginning in 610 CE, when he was forty, and concluding in 632 CE, the year of his death.[2][6][7] Muslims further believe that the Qur’an was memorized, recited and written down by Muhammad's companions after every revelation dictated by Muhammad. Most of Muhammad's companions--tens of thousands--learned the Qur’an by heart, repeatedly recited in front of Muhammad for his approval or the approval of other Sahaba Muhammad had approved. The companions also compiled it in written form while Muhammad was alive. Muslim tradition agrees that although the Qur’an was authentically memorized completely by tens of thousands verbally, the Qur’an was still established textually into a single book form shortly after Muhammad's death by order of the first Caliph Abu Bakr suggested by his future successor Umar.[8] Hafsa, Muhammad's widow and Umar's daughter, was entrusted with that Quran text after the second Caliph Umar passed away. When Uthman, the third Caliph, started noticing differences in the dialect of the Qur’an, he requested Hafsa to allow him to use the Qur’an text in her possession to be set as the standard dialect, the Quraish dialect aka Fus'ha (Modern Standard Arabic). Before returning that Qur'an text to Hafsa, Uthman immediately made several copies of Abu Bakar's Qur’anic compilation and ordered all other texts to be burned. This process of formalization of the orally transmitted text to Abu Bakar's Qur'anic text is known as the "Uthmanic recension".[9] The present form of the Qur’an text is accepted by most scholars as the original version compiled by Abu Bakr.[9][10] Muslims regard the Qur’an as the main miracle of Muhammad, as proof of his prophethood,[11] and as the culmination of a series of divine messages. These started, according to Islamic belief, with the messages revealed to Adam, regarded in Islam as the first prophet, and continued with the Suhuf Ibrahim (Scrolls of Abraham),[12] the Tawrat (Torah or Pentateuch) of Moses,[13][14] the Zabur (Tehillim or Book of Psalms) of David,[15][16] and the Injil (Gospel) of Jesus.[17][18][19] The Qur'an assumes familiarity with major narratives recounted in Jewish and Christian scriptures, summarizing some, dwelling at length on others, and, in some cases, presenting alternative accounts and interpretations of events.[20][21][22] The Qur'an describes itself as a book of guidance, sometimes offering detailed accounts of specific historical events, and often emphasizing the moral significance of an event over its narrative sequence.[23][24] Below is a link to the Complete index of the Book with links to the chapters in the order in which they are understood to have been recited by the Prophet Muhammad (may the peace and blessings of God be upon him). 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But the word of the LORD was unto them precept upon precept, precept upon precept; line upon line, line upon line; here a little, and there a little; that they might go, and fall backward, and be broken, and snared, and taken. Isaiah 28:13 And say: "Truth has (now) arrived, and Falsehood perished: or Falsehood is (by its nature) bound to perish." We send down in the Qur'an that which is a healing and a mercy to those who believe: to the unjust it causes nothing but loss after loss. Al Quran 17:81-82
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We must bear in mind that despite the many provocations by certain interests we must not lose our calm and allow them to steer us into doing their bidding by falling into or justifying conflict situations that go beyond the teachings of Islam. As it would be very useful for them at this point to stage a terror attack in order to further their aims. As public opinion is not in favour of their childish provocations, and deceitful murderous wars. an un-islamic response (even by their own agent provocateurs) can be made to look like a logical response. and the various news stories seem to by seering along that train of thought at the moment. see my video on false flag terror attacks here. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5eF9DCTv3XE people and soldiers are just pawns in certain peoples' game. peace, Abz 27/08/2010 The Story of "King of Nines" from Islamic Board I was born into a Christian family and educated at Christian schools through grade 12. My parents went to church, so I went to church, because that was what we did. I never really paid much attention to it though; being a kid, I was more concerned with other things. Church was always a bit boring to me. I always found myself thinking about the latest video game or something similar.
School was the same way. We were required to take courses in the Bible and in Christian concepts, and I never really enjoyed those classes. It was a classic oversaturation syndrome. “I’ve heard all of this before. Why do I have to keep hearing the same things over and over?” I began to get bored with everything.
I knew very little of other religions. I had heard of Buddhism, Hinduism, and Islam, but knew very little about them. What little I did know came from my teachers at school and church. All I needed to know was that Christianity was the truth and everything else was a lie. That was what I had been told and that was what I believed.
Still, I was curious. I have always been an inquisitive person, and especially so in my youth. I read the Bible myself and found some things I did not understand and did not agree with. I would ask my teachers about these things and they never could or would answer. “That’s just the way it is and you need to have faith and accept it,” is what they would tell me. I grumbled and complained, but went on with my life.
My teenage years were hard, as they are for most kids. Girls didn’t like me, I wasn’t popular, and I was a skinny kid with braces and glasses. I was socially awkward (I still am to a degree) and I wasn’t helped by the fact that I had low self-esteem. Even at a Christian school, I still was made fun of and socially outcast. It also didn’t help that my best friend at the time was one of the most popular guys in the school. All the girls liked him, he was good at every sport he played, etc. Compared to him, I was nothing.
I turned to video games and poetry as my solace. I spent most of my time at home, only going to school when I had to (and sometimes not even then). I barely said three words to anyone back then, which of course just confirmed to everyone else that I was a dorky loser. I even contemplated suicide, and almost attempted it once before I chickened out and backed down. “I don’t want to die yet, but I can’t go on living anymore..” I finished high school and got into college and things didn’t get a whole lot better. Being a sheltered kid from Christian school, I was totally unprepared for college life. Alcohol and drugs were new to me. My friends in high school never drank or did drugs, so it wasn’t long before I was partying nearly every weekend.
It was around this time that I became an atheist. I already mentioned that I was disillusioned with Christianity. I still went to church for a while during college, but all I saw around me were hypocrites. The same guys I partied with on Friday and Saturday night were the same guys I saw on Sunday and Wednesday. Eventually I realized that I too was a hypocrite, and that is one thing I cannot abide, so I quit going to church. It didn’t feel right sitting there praising God on Sunday when I was getting drunk and high and chasing girls every other day of the week.
“God, you don’t exist. If you did, you would not have created me, would you? I am useless; therefore, you don’t exist.” That was how I justified my atheism. I was angry at God, angry at myself, angry at everyone and everything around me. I hated myself and I took it out on the world. I even stopped going out and partying and was sitting at home getting drunk almost every day. My “friends” eventually quit calling me, and I was all alone in a world of anger and self-hatred.
I considered joining the army when I was in college and started taking military history classes. I figured that was the perfect place for me to take out some of my anger; shooting people and blowing stuff up. I was 22 years old, angry, and ready to destroy the world. My parents surprisingly thought this was a good idea. They figured I would get some discipline and structure in my life. They didn’t really know about my anger issues (and even today they still don’t know just how deep those were).
Now I must mention my attitude at the time towards Islam. By this time I knew a bit more about it because I had studied it some in college. I am a huge history nerd, so through taking history classes, I learned a bit more about Islam. What I learned I did not like. “Oh, those are the guys that strap bombs to themselves and kill infidels in the name of Allah. They eat crappy food (what do you mean they don’t eat bacon?), live in crappy desert countries, hate dogs, can’t drink alcohol, and make their women cover themselves out of jealousy. No wonder they blow themselves up.”
That was my general attitude towards Islam. I would have gladly killed innocents had I been in the army at the time and thought nothing about it. Mashallah, I failed the mental and physical test and was rejected for admission into the army. This made me more angry at the time, but now I see it as a blessing from Allah. He knew I would not have made it very long in that environment. This was in 1999, so had I gone into the army, I would have ended up in Iraq or Afghanistan after 9/11/01 happened, and it’s very likely that I would not have made it back to be telling you this story.
Anyway, 09/11 happened and of course Islam became very much at the front of all news stories. I have already told you my attitude at the time, so I was all for the “War on Terror”. I wanted nukes dropped on Iraq and Afghanistan and be done with it. My father is a Vietnam veteran, so we talked many times about how this was going to be my generation’s Vietnam. Again, mashallah that I was not over there in the middle of it. I thank Allah that I was not admitted into the army. By this time in my life, I was back to believing in a God, but I didn’t really know who or what He was. My studies of astronomy and biology led me back to belief in a God, because there is simply too much order in the universe for it to be just a divine accident. So I knew that there was a God but I didn’t know much else.
Let me fast forward a few years to my early 30’s, when I finally moved out of my parents’ house and bought my own place. I was depressed for weeks when I turned 30. “Why am I still single and living in my parent’s basement? What has my life come to? All this for nothing?” I felt really sorry for myself again for a while and drank heavily. Finally near the end of my thirtieth year, I decided that the time was right to move out of my parents’ house. It was time to be my own man and choose my own path in life.
I still didn’t know what that path was though. I had my own house now and felt more independent, but other than that, my life didn’t really change. I still drank nearly every weekend and I still grew angry when I was drunk and questioned God once again. “Ok God, I have a house now, and a job, and a car, so why am I still single at 30whatever? There are guys worse than me with girlfriends and wives and I’m sitting here all alone. That’s not fair.”
As you can see, I put a good deal of emphasis on finding a relationship and being with a woman. I had had a few flings here and there, but no real relationship, and it made me feel like I was a loser because of it. I blame part of this on society and part of it on me giving in to my human desires. I was putting my heart in the wrong place, but I didn’t realize it at the time. Fast forward to February 2011, during the Egyptian Revolution and the overthrow of Mubarak. Once again, an Islamic country became a big front page story, and it made me take a closer look at the religion itself. I wanted to know why Muslims believe what they believe, and why I believed what I believed. I thought I knew what Islam was, but I wanted to make sure. So I went to a local masjid and got a copy of the Qu’ran.
The more I read it, the more surprised I was that it makes sense. Being an intellectual, this was huge for me since I didn’t have to blindly follow something I didn’t really believe, and I really began to study Islam as much as I could. I started taking some Arabic classes and studying online, and the more I learned, the more I wanted to learn.
Of course, my friends and family could not understand this new fascination with Islam. “Why do you want to study that stuff for? That’s the Devil’s religion. Stick to the Bible.” I tried to tell them otherwise but they wouldn’t listen, so I quit trying to convince them and just kept on studying. Eventually the new fascination faded and I put the Qu’ran down and quit studying Islam and Arabic for a couple of months. I began making excuses not to do it. “I’m not going to Arabic class today. I’m too tired/hungover. I’ll never learn it anyway so why waste my time?”
Anyway, not long ago, there were some bad storms in the state I live in, and a lot of people were killed. A good friend of mine’s mother lost her house to one of the tornadoes from these storms and she was injured. She is OK now but she lost almost everything in that storm. That really made me sit up and realize that we don’t have all the time we think we do. Tomorrow is not guaranteed, and I realized then that I didn’t know where I was going. If that had been me that was killed in one of those storms, I would likely be in Hell right now.
So I went back to the Bible, and started going back to church. I read the Qu’ran here and there, but I never really paid it much attention at first. All I knew was that I was not happy with the man I had become, and I needed to make some big changes in my life. I didn’t know how I was going to do that, but I prayed that God would show me the way.
All the while I was going back to various churches, something in the back of my mind was telling me to take another look at Islam. I met some good people at church, but I wasn’t really feeling the message nor did I feel any closer to God. I remember something my mother told me when I told her I was going back to church. She had told me to keep my heart and mind open and let God lead me where He would. Now I’m pretty sure she didn’t mean Islam, but I remembered her advice and started reading the Qu’ran again.
Once again, the more I read, the more I wanted to learn about Islam. A few weeks went by where I was studying Islam and going to church, but even while I was at church, my mind kept coming back to Islam and the oneness of Allah. That one thing made more sense than anything else. The Trinity in Christianity has always bothered me. Even when I was a practicing Christian it never made any sense to me, but I accepted it because I didn’t know any better.
The divinity of Jesus always bothered me too. I believed that He was the Son of God but only because that’s what I was taught in school and church. “If Jesus (pbuh) is the Son of God, why is He praying to Himself? Can’t He just get off the cross and be done with it?”
Islam is a simple religion, and there is a beauty in that simplicity that I can’t really describe. The only thing I knew was that it felt like I was being led that way, and I felt at peace with that decision. In spite of everything I had ever known up to that point I still found myself drawn to Islam and felt closer to God (I wasn’t calling Him Allah just yet). That frightened me, so I prayed about it. “God, if this is the true path, show me. Let me be at peace with this if it really is the way.”
The more I prayed, the more I felt led to Islam, so I quit attending Christian churches. It didn’t feel right to me to be going to a place and pretending to believe something that I didn’t. I kept praying, kept studying, and kept reading the Qu’ran. Eventually I got the courage to visit the local masjid to have some lingering doubts addressed and some questions answered. That story you already know.
The biggest issue I have now that I have taken shahada is going to be my family. They will not understand why I have done this and why I feel it is right for me. I have decided not to tell them, but rather to show them that I am becoming a better person so that they may see what good Islam can do. I pray every prayer that Allah will guide my family, open their hearts and their eyes, and allow them to respect my decision if they won’t accept it. I also pray that He will allow me to become a good witness for Him and for Islam through my words and deeds.
I know it won’t be easy, but I finally feel more at peace now than I ever have in my life, mashallah. Below is an article from: News.com - "Voice of America" - "A trusted source of information since 1942" Report Claims British Muslims Radicalized in PrisonSelah Hennessy | London  Photo: APAn armed police officer stands guard outside the Houses of Parliament, with Big Ben's clock tower in background, in London (File) British security experts say Britain is facing a "new wave" of amateur terrorist attacks by lone individuals. The Royal United Services Institute says hundreds of potential terrorists may emerge from Britain's prison system over the course of the next decade. But, Britain's Ministry of Justice strongly disputes the report's findings, saying most of the 6,000 people in high security prisons are not Muslims. ........... Now just ask yourself what they are trying to imply. was it: "you have to be a Muslim to be a "terrorist" ?" peace, abz here's the short story of a sister: Hmm. I think in some regions of the U.S. it's getting worse but we just have to remain patient. I think it's silly to allow the ignorance of others take away a serious part of who you are. My hatred for Islam led me to learning about it then taking my shahada two months ago.
People who propagate hate don't last long. Their time will soon be up. May Allah guide us all. Ameen. Allahu Akbar
I was wondering where you were, and it turned out it's been good news after all alhamdulillah.
May Allah keep you on straight path and rewards you with much blessings in this dunya and akhirah. ameen. (dunya = world, akhirah = hereafter)
so..........from yours and ramadan's comment i deduce..........you joined the forum in jan 2011 to hate on everyone - got love and calm responses back and got serious info back, also did your own research, and decided to be honest with yourself?
God is Great,
'Umar (ra)'s story to the end! 
Similiar to my story, except that I never really HATED Islam, I was just afraid of it and curious to know why I was afraid of it.
Oh no. I hated on Islam long before I joined the forum. I did my own research about it, saw how wrong I was taught about Islam and then joined this forum to get to know some Muslims online first. It wasn't that I hated Muslims, more so that I hated the religion and that was because I was told extremely incorrect things about it growing up. You never think that the adults around you would tell you lies about an entire religion in that way as a child but that's what happened. My intention wasn't to cause trouble or debate here and try to convert others like some of the members do. How could I do that when there were questions/issues I had with my own faith that no one I spoke to had a real answer for? And I wasn't about to make up some flowery language just to make myself feel better. I was already honest with myself upon coming here. I lurked for months before I became a member.
I just came here to have an outlet because I know there were others on this message board who were going through the same questioning process as I was. It's scary to know that something you were taught your entire life may not actually be the truth--something that is so important, but I was fine with confronting that and sifting through everything to make my own decision. I used what I learned here to connect with the local Muslim community where I live and that helped me take the steps to get to where I am today. Alhamdulillah for everything.
Insha'Allah I can post my revert story soon. Ramadan mubarak to you all.  
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A Moderate Muslim If you fear treachery from any group, throw back (their covenant) to them, (so as to be) on equal terms: for God loves not the treacherous. Let not the dibelievers think that they can get the better (of the godly): they will never frustrate (them). Against them make ready your strength to the utmost of your power, including steeds of war, to strike terror into (the hearts of) the enemies of God, and your enemies, and others besides, whom you may not know, but whom God doth knows. Whatever you shall spend in the cause of God, shall be repaid unto you, and you shall not be treated unjustly. But if the enemy incline towards peace, do thou (also) incline towards peace, and trust in God. For He is One that hears and knows. Should they intend to deceive you,- verily God will suffice you: He it is That has strengthened you with His aid and with (the company of) the Believers; And (moreover) He has put affection between their hearts: not if you had spent all that is in the earth, could you have produced that affection, but God has done it: For He is Exalted in might, Wise. O Messenger. sufficient unto you is God,- and unto those who follow you among the Believers. Al Quran 8:58-64 O you who believe! Violate not the sanctity of the symbols of God, nor of the sacred month, nor of the animals brought for sacrifice, nor the garlands that mark out such animals, nor the people resorting to the sacred house, seeking of the bounty and good pleasure of their Lord. But when you are clear of the sacred precincts and of pilgrim garb, you may hunt and let not the hatred of some people in (once) shutting you out of the Sacred Mosque lead you to commit injustice. Help one another in righteousness and piety, but help not one another in sin and rancour: fear God. For God is strict in punishment. Al Quran 5:2 And call to remembrance the favour of God unto you, and His covenant,which He ratified with you, when you said: "We hear and we obey": And fear God, for God knows well the secrets of your hearts. O you who believe! stand out firmly for God, as witnesses to fair dealing and let not the hatred of others to you make you swerve to wrong and depart from justice. Be just: that is next to piety: and fear God. For God is well-acquainted with all that you do. To those who believe and do deeds of righteousness God has promised forgiveness and a great reward. Those who reject faith and deny our signs will be companions of Hell-fire. O you who believe! Call to remembrance the favour of God unto you when certain men formed the design to stretch out their hands against you, but He restrained their hands from you: so fear God. And on God let believers put their trust. Al Quran 5:7-11 In the name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful. 1. Praise be to Almighty God, the Cherisher and Sustainer of the worlds; 2. Most Gracious, Most Merciful; 3. Master of the Day of Judgment. 4. It is You whom we serve, and Your aid we seek. 5. Show us the straight way, 6. The way of those on whom You have bestowed Your Grace, 7 Not of those upon whom is Your wrath, Nor of those who go astray. Al Quran, Chapter 1 | |
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