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A contemporary mystical Islamic philosopher offers clarification about common misconceptions of the Islamic concept of God.

Hulusi is an Islamic scholar whose writings mirror the mystical dimension of Islam known as Sufism, made well known in the U.S. through translations of the Sufi poet-theologian Rumi. But many who read the English translations of Rumi fail to realize the complexity of the system of spiritual thinking that Sufism represents. Hulusi explicates one of the most difficult concepts in mystical Islam--the notion that "Allah," commonly misunderstood in the West and even in parts of the Muslim world as "God," encompasses more than the word "God" can illuminate. Drawing upon his interpretations of the Quran, Islam's most sacred scripture, Hulusi claims that nowhere in Muhammad's transmission of the Quran is there the assertion that Allah is a god. Instead, Hulusi writes that Allah is "an infinite, unlimited, whole One, in which case...there is nothing in existence other than Him." The consequences of this assertion are that individual lives are fated by Allah, predestined to heaven or hell after physical death. The point of religion, writes the author, is to gain nondualistic awareness of Allah, which is realized through essential self-knowledge and the rejection of illusionary dualities in daily life. The author relies on short paragraphs to frame his beliefs and uses abstract language to describe consciousness, but the gist of these abstruse ideas is helpfully noted in bold throughout the book. One can only imagine the difficulty translator Atalay faced in converting the author's esoteric Turkish style into readable English. Yet it does read clearly as a kind of Sufi manifesto of faith. Get the Book NOW

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Tuesday, December 11, 2012

Belief in destiny

The true MuslimHow Islam Sees LIfe. Read more ... » believes in the timeless knowledge of AllahThe Meaning of Al-Fatihah and its Various Names. Read more ... » – Almighty GodIslam - the best safeguard of peace and harmony. Read more ... » and in His power to  plan and execute His plans. AllahThe Meaning of Al-Fatihah and its Various Names. Read more ... » – Almighty GodIslam - the best safeguard of peace and harmony. Read more ... » is not indifferent to this world nor is He neutral to it.  His knowledge and power are in action at all times to keep order in His vast domain  and maintain full command over His creation. He is Wise and Loving, and whatever  He does must have a good motive and a meaningful purpose. If this is established in  our minds, we should accept with good Faith all that He does, although we may fail to  understand it fully, or even think it is bad. We should have strong Faith in Him and  accept whatever He does because our knowledge is limited and our thinking is based  on individual or personal considerations, whereas His knowledge is limitless and He  plans on a universal basis.   This does not in any way make man fatalist or helpless. It simply draws the  demarcation line between what is Allah – Almighty God’ s concern and what is man’ s responsibility.  Because we are by nature finite and limited, we have a finite and limited degree of  power and freedom. ‘

We cannot do everything, and He graciously holds us responsible  only for the things we do. The things which we cannot do, or things which He  Himself does, are not in the realm of our responsibility. He is Just and has given us  limited power to match our finite nature and limited responsibility. On the other hand,  the timeless knowledge and power of Allah – Almighty God to execute His plans do not prevent us from  making our own plans in our own limited sphere of power. On the contrary, He  exhorts us to think, to plan and to make sound choicesIslam - the best safeguard of peace and harmony. Read more ... », but if things do not happen the  way we wanted or planned them, we should not lose Faith or surrender ourselves to  mental strains and shattering worries. We should try again and again, and if the results  are not satisfactory, then we know that we have tried our best and cannot be held  responsible for the results, because what is beyond our capacity and responsibility is  the affair of Allah – Almighty God alone. The Muslims call this article of Faith the belief in ‘Qadaa’  and ‘Qadar’ , which simply means, in other words, that the Timeless Knowledge of  Allah – Almighty God anticipates events, and that events take place according to the exact knowledge of  Allah – Almighty God (Qur’ an, for example, 18:29; 41:46; 53:33-62; 54:49; 65:3; 76:30-31)

extract from ISLAMQuranic Verses on Nikah Marriage. Read more ... »   IN  FOCUS  by HAMMUDAH ABDALATI  www.islamicbulletin.com

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