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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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Friday, December 14, 2012

Concept of Prophethood

The Concept of ProphethoodMuslim Believes in All Messengers of Allah. Read more ... ».   The Merciful and loving AllahConcept of Prophethood. Read more ... » – Almighty GodConcept of Righteousness (Birr) in Islam. Read more ... » has sent many prophetsTHE KNOWLEDGE OF THIS WORLD. Read more ... » at different timesMuslims never worshipped Muhammad. Read more ... » of history.  Every known nation has had one prophetTHE KNOWLEDGE OF THE NEXT WORLD. Read more ... » or more. All the prophets of AllahConcept of Prophethood. Read more ... » – Almighty GodConcept of Righteousness (Birr) in Islam. Read more ... » were men  of good characterConcept of Prophethood. Read more ... » and high honor. They were prepared and chosen by AllahProphet Isa (Jesus Christ) in the Qur'an. Read more ... » – Almighty God to deliver  His Message to mankindConcept of Prophethood. Read more ... ». Their honesty and truthfulnessConcept of Prophethood. Read more ... », their intelligenceHow Islam Sees LIfe. Read more ... » and  integrity are beyond doubt. They were infallible in that they did not commit sins or  violate the Law of AllahProphet Isa (Jesus Christ) in the Qur'an. Read more ... » – Almighty God. But as mortalsMuslim Believes in All Messengers of Allah. Read more ... », they might have made unintentional mistakes  in some human affairsMARRIAGE AS A HELP OR HINDRANCE TO THE RELIGIOUS LIFE. Read more ... » and decisions. Their private judgmentConcept of Prophethood. Read more ... » were not necessarily  always right.

The sending of these prophetsTHE KNOWLEDGE OF THIS WORLD. Read more ... » from Allah – Almighty God is a clear manifestationWhy Islam?. Read more ... » of strong link  between Heaven and EarthConcept of Prophethood. Read more ... », between Allah – Almighty God and manConcept of Prophethood. Read more ... ». It means that man is reformable  and in him there is much good. The purpose of prophethoodMuslim Believes in All Messengers of Allah. Read more ... » is to confirm what man  already knows or can know, and to teach him what he does not or cannot know by his  own means. It is also to help man to find the Straight PathWhy Islam?. Read more ... » of Allah – Almighty God, and to do the right  and shun the wrong. Prophethood is an eloquent expressionConcept of Prophethood. Read more ... » of Allah – Almighty God’ s love for His  creations and His will to guide them to the right way of beliefMuslim believes in the Last Day of Judgement. Read more ... » and behavior. It is an  emphasis of His justice to man, because He shows him true guidanceConcept of Prophethood. Read more ... » first, and then  holds him responsible for his deeds. He gives warnings through His prophets, and if  man fails to see the dangers of his wrong deeds, his behavior becomes punishable.  This is in complete accord with Allah – Almighty God’ s love and justice, and the worth and capability  of man of being responsible to his Lord.

The Source of prophethood and the Sponsor of all the prophets are One and the Same:  it is Allah – Almighty God. Their aim is to serve Allah – Almighty God, to acquaint man with Allah – Almighty God and His Divine  teachings, to establish truth and goodnessWhy Islam?. Read more ... », to help man to realize the true purpose of  his existenceHow Islam Sees LIfe. Read more ... » and help him to conduct his life in a purposeful way. It is on this basis  that the MuslimsMuslims never worshipped Muhammad. Read more ... » make no discriminationIslam - the best safeguard of peace and harmony. Read more ... » among the prophets and accept their  teachings as consistent and complementary. And this is the reason why the MuslimsMuslims never worshipped Muhammad. Read more ... »  believe in all the Divine Books and accept all the prophets of AllahConcept of Prophethood. Read more ... » – Almighty God as already  mentioned.

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