WHAT IS ISLAM?

Can we find an explanation of the great universe? Is there any
convincing interpretation of the secret of existence? We realize that
no family can function properly without a responsible head, that no
city can prosperously exist without sound administration, and that no
state can survive without a leader of some kind. We also realize that
nothing comes into being on its own. Moreover, we observe that the
universe exists and functions in the most orderly manner, and that it
has survived for hundreds of thousand of years. Can we then say that
all this is accidental and haphazard? Can we attribute the existence
of man and the whole world to mere chance.

Man represents only a very small portion of the great universe. And if
he can make plans and appreciate the merits of planning, then his own
existence and the survival of the universe must also be a planned
policy. This means that there is an extraordinary power to bring
things into being and keep them moving in order.

In the world then must be a great force in action to keep everything
in order. In the beautiful nature there must be a Great creator who
creates the most charming pieces of art produces every thing for a
special purpose in life. The deeply enlightened people recognize this
creator and call him Allah "God". He is not a man because no man can
create or make another man. He is not an animal, nor he is a plant. He
is neither an Idol nor is He a statue of any kind because non of these
things can make itself or create anything else. He is different from
all these things because he is the maker and keeper of them all. The
maker of anything must be different from and greater than things which
he makes.

There are various ways to know God "ALLAH'' and there are many things
to tell about him. The great wonders and impressive marvels of the
world are like open books in which we can read about God. Besides, God
Himself comes to our aid through the many Messengers and revelations
He has sent down to man. These Messengers and revelations tell us
everything we need to know about God.

The complete acceptance of the teachings and guidance of God 'Allah'
as revealed to His Messengers Muhammad is the religion of Islam. Islam
enjoins faith in the oneness and sovereignty of Allah, which makes man
aware of meaningfulness of the Universe and of his place in it. This
belief frees him from all fears and superstitions by making him
conscious of the presence of the Almighty Allah and of man's
obligations towards Him. This faith must be expressed and tested in
actions, faith alone is not enough. Belief in one God requires that we
look upon all humanity as one family under the universal Omnipotence
of God the Creator and Nourisher of all. Islam rejects the idea of
chosen people, making belief in God and good actions the only way to
heaven. Thus, a direct relationship in established with God, without
any intercessor.

Islam is not a new religion. It is, in essence, the same message and
guidance which Allah revealed to all Prophets. Adam, Noah, Abraham,
Ismael, David, Moses and Jesus (PBUT). But the message which was
revealed to Prophet Mohammed (PBUT) is Islam in its comprehensive,
complete and final form.

The Quran is the last revealed word of Allah and the basic source of
Islamic teachings and laws. The Quran deals with the basis of creeds,
morality, history of humanity, worship, knowledge, wisdom, God-man
relationship, and human relationship in all aspects. Comprehensive
teaching on which, can be built sound systems of social justice,
economics, politics, legislation, jurisprudence, law and international
relations, are important contents of the Quran. Hadith, the teachings,
sayings and actions of Prophet Mohammed (PBUT), meticulously reported
and collected by his devoted companions. Explained and elaborated the
Quranic verses.

THE FUNDAMENTAL ARTICLES OF FAITH IN ISLAM

The true faithful Muslim believes in the following Principal articles
of faith:-

He believes in One God 'Allah', Supreme and Eternal, Infinite and
Mighty, Merciful and Compassionate, Creator and Provider.
He believes in all Messengers of God without any discrimination among
them. Every known nation had a warner or Messenger from God. They were
chosen by God to teach mankind and deliver His divine message. The
Quran mentions the name of twenty five of them. Among them Mohammad
stands as the last Messenger and the crowning glory of the foundation
of Prophethood.
Muslin believes in all scriptures and revelations of God. They were
the guiding light which the Messengers received to show their
respected peoples the Right Path of God. In the Quran a special
reference is made to the books of Abraham, Moses, David and Jesus. But
long before the revelations has been lost or corrupted. The only
authentic and complete book of God in existence in the Quran.
The true Muslim believes in the Angels of Allah. They are purely
spiritual and splendid beings whose nature requires on food, drink or
sleep. They spend their days and nights in the worship of God.
Muslim believes in the last Day of Judgement. This world will come to
an end someday, and the dead will rise to stand for their final and
fair trial. People with good records will be generously, rewarded and
warmly welcomed to the Heaven of Allah, and those with bad records
will be punished and cast into Hell.
Muslim believes in the timeless knowledge of God and His power to plan
and execute His planes and nothing could happen in His Kingdom against
His will. His knowledge and power are in action at all times and
command over His creation. He is wise and merciful, and whatever He
does must have a meaningful purpose. If this is established in our
mind and hearts, we should accept with good faith all that He does,
although we may fail to under stand it fully, or think it is bad.
THE FIVE PILLARS OF ISLAM

Faith without actions arid practice is a dead end, as far as Islam is
concerned. Faith by nature is very sensitive and can be most
effective. When it is not out of practice or out of use, it quickly
loses its liveliness and motivation power.

There are five pillars of Islam:

The declaration of faith: To bear witness that there is none worthy of
worship except Allah, and that Mohammad (PBUH) is His Messenger to all
human beings till the Day of Judgment. The Prophethood of Mohammad
obliges the Muslims to follow, His exemplary life as a model.
Prayers: Daily, prayers are offered five times a day as a duty towards
Allah. They strengthen and enliven the belief in Allah and inspire man
to a higher morality. They purify the heart and prevent temptation
towards wrong - doings and evil.
Fasting the month of Ramadan. The Muslims during the month of Ramadan
not only abstain from food, drink and sexual intercourse from dawn to
sunset but also sincerity and devotion. It develops a sound social
conscience, patience, unselfishness and will - Power.
Zakkah: The literal and simple meaning of Zakkah is purity. The
technical meaning of this word designates the annual amount in kind or
coin which a Muslim with means must distribute among the rightful
beneficiaries. But the religious and spiritual significance of Zakkah
is much deeper and more lively. So it has humanitarian and
sociopolitical values.
Hajj (Pilgrimage to Makkah): It is to be performed once in a lifetime,
if one can afford it financially and physically.

On Sat, 6 Feb 2010 16:06:26 -0800 (PST), ?????? ??????
<(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

>WHAT IS ISLAM?

In the immortal words of George Carlin: **** off!

On Sat, 6 Feb 2010 16:06:26 -0800 (PST), ?????? ??????
<(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

>WHAT IS ISLAM?


Wtf?!! I was already thinking that this group was on the way down the
pan...now all this ****.

Where is everybody? Perhaps we've all got complacent/old or whatever,
but its a shame that the longest post on here in ages has to be this
garbage.

I used to be live and let live...but, like many, I feel very
threatened by the increasing rise of religiious extremism/fanatisism.
Maybe its always been there, but its knocking on everone's door just
now and I don't like it. We used to burn people at the stake here in
England a few centuries ago for God knows what. These guys want to
return to that kind of behaviour. The trouble is, Bush and Blair did
everything they could to show the modern-day west at its very worst.
Now no-one knows what the hell to do about anything....

I happen to believe in God. but not in organised religion...it has
been the route cause of all our troubles for as long as we've had the
power of thought. The work of the Devil if you ask me....but then you
didn't, so back to Cubase eh?!

Wake up ASC...I like it here!!..........LL

Op 9-2-2010 0:42, lancelightning schreef:

> Wake up ASC...I like it here!!..........LL

I'm here if you need me, Lance. :-)

But never mind the occasional troll. It's not a bad newsgroup in terms
of signal/noise. Little signal, but even less noise.

Have fun today.

Jos.

--
Ardis Park Music
www.ardispark.nl

On Feb 8, 6:42 pm, lancelightning <z...@z.com> wrote:
> On Sat, 6 Feb 2010 16:06:26 -0800 (PST), ?????? ??????
>
> <leeno1...@gmail.com> wrote:
> >WHAT IS ISLAM?
>
> Wtf?!! I was already thinking that this group was on the way down the
> pan...now all this ****.
>
> Where is everybody? Perhaps we've all got complacent/old or whatever,
> but its a shame that the longest post on here in ages has to be this
> garbage.
>
> I used to be live and let live...but, like many, I feel very
> threatened by the increasing rise of religiious extremism/fanatisism.
> Maybe its always been there, but its knocking on everone's door just
> now and I don't like it. We used to burn people at the stake here in
> England a few centuries ago for God knows what. These guys want to
> return to that kind of behaviour. The trouble is, Bush and Blair did
> everything they could to show the modern-day west at its very worst.
> Now no-one knows what the hell to do about anything....
>
> I happen to believe in God. but not in organised religion...it has
> been the route cause of all our troubles for as long as we've had the
> power of thought. The work of the Devil if you ask me....but then you
> didn't, so back to Cubase eh?!
>
> Wake up ASC...I like it here!!..........LL

How should we respond to hate crimes from countries with no hate crime
legislation? How should you respond to hate that has no basis in
logic, experience or reality? How should we respond?

My solution is to ignore them. Hate is hate is hate is hate is
hate...call it nationalism, extremism, fundamentalism, antisemitism,
fascisms, fanaticism, ism-schism....it's still rock 'n roll to me!

BTW, Bush and Blair were democratically elected...think about that for
more than ten seconds. No Dictator or religiously induced Megalomaniac
to blame. Their hate is your hate...or at least, the majority of your
hate...and don't bother shirking responsibility by pointing to the 50
virgins from Valhalla...who once knew this great Muslim fella...they
said with a yell as they tolled that last bell...Thanks for the fish, $B$5(B
$B$h$&$J$i(B.

;-)

-CS

On Tue, 9 Feb 2010 12:12:47 -0800 (PST), Cyberserf
<(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

>On Feb 8, 6:42 pm, lancelightning <z...@z.com> wrote:
>> On Sat, 6 Feb 2010 16:06:26 -0800 (PST), ?????? ??????
>>
>> <leeno1...@gmail.com> wrote:
>> >WHAT IS ISLAM?
>>
>> Wtf?!! I was already thinking that this group was on the way down the
>> pan...now all this ****.
>>
>> Where is everybody? Perhaps we've all got complacent/old or whatever,
>> but its a shame that the longest post on here in ages has to be this
>> garbage.
>>
>> I used to be live and let live...but, like many, I feel very
>> threatened by the increasing rise of religiious extremism/fanatisism.
>> Maybe its always been there, but its knocking on everone's door just
>> now and I don't like it. We used to burn people at the stake here in
>> England a few centuries ago for God knows what. These guys want to
>> return to that kind of behaviour. The trouble is, Bush and Blair did
>> everything they could to show the modern-day west at its very worst.
>> Now no-one knows what the hell to do about anything....
>>
>> I happen to believe in God. but not in organised religion...it has
>> been the route cause of all our troubles for as long as we've had the
>> power of thought. The work of the Devil if you ask me....but then you
>> didn't, so back to Cubase eh?!
>>
>> Wake up ASC...I like it here!!..........LL
>
>How should we respond to hate crimes from countries with no hate crime
>legislation? How should you respond to hate that has no basis in
>logic, experience or reality? How should we respond?
>
>My solution is to ignore them. Hate is hate is hate is hate is
>hate...call it nationalism, extremism, fundamentalism, antisemitism,
>fascisms, fanaticism, ism-schism....it's still rock 'n roll to me!
>
>BTW, Bush and Blair were democratically elected...think about that for
>more than ten seconds. No Dictator or religiously induced Megalomaniac
>to blame. Their hate is your hate...or at least, the majority of your
>hate...and don't bother shirking responsibility by pointing to the 50
>virgins from Valhalla...who once knew this great Muslim fella...they
>said with a yell as they tolled that last bell...Thanks for the fish, ?
>????.
>
>;-)
>
>-CS

I agree with most of what you're saying (I think!!)..Bush and Blair
were indeed democratically elected, but they let us all down very
badly. Blair is an obnoxious and dangerous character...he's also a
damn good speaker/bullshitter etc. Bush...well what can I say that
hasn't been said a million times before. I wish America's current
President well...he's far more clued up than any politician over
here...but it takes more than one man....LL

Hey..I don't care...the group's woken up... we're all talkimg! Not
about Cubase but at least its a start!! LL

On Wed, 10 Feb 2010 17:13:10 -0500, "XODDI" <(E-Mail Removed)>
wrote:

>
>"Cyberserf" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>
>> Bush and Blair were democratically elected...
>
>There are some Americans who might differ with you on that.
>
>They might say that Bush was appointed by the Supreme Court after a bit of
>political shennanigans called "Winner Take All" electoral balloting.
>
>They might say that Al Gore won the popular vote by a couple hundred
>thousand votes.
>
>But America is NOT a democracy.

On Tue, 09 Feb 2010 23:16:49 +0000, Laurence Payne
<(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

>On Tue, 09 Feb 2010 23:11:33 +0000, lancelightning <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>
>>
>>I agree with most of what you're saying (I think!!)..Bush and Blair
>>were indeed democratically elected, but they let us all down very
>>badly. Blair is an obnoxious and dangerous character...he's also a
>>damn good speaker/bullshitter etc. Bush...well what can I say that
>>hasn't been said a million times before. I wish America's current
>>President well...he's far more clued up than any politician over
>>here...but it takes more than one man....LL
>
>Yeah. But, as always, we didn't vote Labour IN, we voted the Tories
>OUT. And at least Blair developed his characteristics after hanging
>on too long, Thatcher was obnoxious from the start. Remember "Where
>there is discord...." Yeuccccch!
>
>CubaseFAQ page: http://www.laurencepayne.co.uk/CubaseFAQ.htm

Laurence...We may differ in some ways but I certainly agree with you
on this one!! He did and she most certainly was!! I can hold my head
high and say with total honesty that I never voted for either of
them...

Paddy Ashdown is too old now - they missed their best chance in Vince
Cable... and the current crop seem as clueless as the rest...sigh!!
Not that I'm giving anything away you understand!! At least Sandi
Toksvig is a Lib Dem!! Now there's a thought!!.........LL

Op 11-2-2010 0:46, lancelightning schreef:
> At least Sandi Toksvig is a Lib Dem!! Now there's a thought!!.........LL

Heh.
On Saturday mornings I go running with the Friday night news quiz
podcast in my headphones. Am often seen running laughing out loud.

"Never enter a DIY shop, unless accompanied by a lesbian."

Jos.


--
Ardis Park Music
www.ardispark.nl

On Thu, 11 Feb 2010 10:17:01 +0100, Jos Geluk <(E-Mail Removed)>
wrote:

>Op 11-2-2010 0:46, lancelightning schreef:
>> At least Sandi Toksvig is a Lib Dem!! Now there's a thought!!.........LL
>
>Heh.
>On Saturday mornings I go running with the Friday night news quiz
>podcast in my headphones. Am often seen running laughing out loud.
>
>"Never enter a DIY shop, unless accompanied by a lesbian."
>
>Jos.

I used to be an HGV driver...I would listen to it on a Friday while on
my way back to base. I had to pull over several times due to
hysterics. That, and Count Arthur Strong....

I was always in trouble with the other guys for tuning the cab radios
into R4...lorry drivers are supposed to listen to Heart, Virgin, or
Kerrang!!

Its probably why I was made redundant!!..oh and the fact that I don't
vote BNP!!

I have burned my string vest..........LL