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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

Muslim believes in the Last Day of Judgement

The true MuslimIslam - the best safeguard of peace and harmony. Read more ... » believes in the Last Day of Judgement. This world will come to  an end some day, and the dead will rise to stand for their final and fair trial.  Everything we do in this world, every intention we have, every move we make, every  thought we entertain, and every word we say, all are counted and kept in accurate  records. On the Day of Judgement they will be brought up. People with good records  will be generously rewarded and warmly welcomed to the Heaven of AllahThe Meaning of Al-Fatihah and its Various Names. Read more ... » – Almighty GodIslam - the best safeguard of peace and harmony. Read more ... », and those  with bad records will be punished and cast into Hell. The real nature of Heaven and  Hell and the exact description of them are known to AllahThe Meaning of Al-Fatihah and its Various Names. Read more ... » – Almighty GodIslam - the best safeguard of peace and harmony. Read more ... » only. There are descriptions  of Heaven and HellTHE KNOWLEDGE OF THE NEXT WORLD. Read more ... » in the Qur’ an and the TraditionsTHE KNOWLEDGE OF THE NEXT WORLD. Read more ... » of MuhammadIslam - the best safeguard of peace and harmony. Read more ... » but they should  not be taken literally. In Heaven, said MuhammadIslam - the best safeguard of peace and harmony. Read more ... », there are things which no eye has  ever seen, no ear has ever heard, and no mind has ever conceived. However, the  MuslimIslam - the best safeguard of peace and harmony. Read more ... » believes that there definitely will be compensation and reward for the good  deeds, and punishment for the evil ones. That is the Day of Justice and final  settlement of all accounts.

If some people think that they are shrewd enough and can get away with their wrong  doings, just as they sometimes escape the penalty of the mundane laws, they are  wrong; they will not be able to do so on the Day of Judgement. They will be caught  right on the spot defenceless, without any lawyer or counsel to stand in their behalf.  All their deeds are visible to Allah – Almighty God and counted by His agents. Also, if some pious  people do good deeds to please Allah – Almighty God and seem to get no appreciation or  acknowledgement in this temporary world, they will eventually receive full  compensation and be widely acknowledged on That Day. Absolute Justice will be  done to all.   Belief in the Day of Judgement is the final relieving answer to many complicated  problems of our world.

There are people who commit sins, neglect Allah – Almighty God and indulge in  immoral activities, yet they seem to be “ superficially”  successful in business and  prosperous in life. And there are virtuous and Allah – Almighty God-minded people, yet they seem to be  getting less rewards for their sincere efforts and more suffering in the present world.  This is puzzling and incompatible with the Justice of Allah – Almighty God. If the guilty people can  escape the mundane law unharmed and, in addition, be more prosperous, what is,  then, left for the virtuous people? What will promote the cause of morality and  goodnessWhy Islam?. Read more ... »? There must be some way to reward goodnessWhy Islam?. Read more ... » and arrest evil. If this is not  done here on this earth – and we know that it is not done regularly or immediately – it  has to be done some day, and that is the Day of Judgement. This is not to condone  injustice or tolerate mischief in this world. It is not to sedate the deprived or comfort  their exploiters. Rather, it is to warn the deviants from the Right Path and remind  them that the Justice of Allah – Almighty God shall run its full course sooner or later (see, for example,  the previous references).

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