Notis: Det följande är en reproduktion av artiklen "Allahu Akbar as part of Salat".

Islam (submission) was corrupted by the scholars and self proclaimed scholars who came after the prophet Muhammed. Their corruption included every aspect of Islam specially the rituals of Islam, Shahada, Salat (contact prayers), Zakat (Obligatory charity), Fasting and Hajj (pilgrimage).

It was of God’s mercy that he sent us a messenger to correct these rituals for us and show us where he corrected them from the Quran. Quran is telling us that all the rituals of Islam were given to Abraham and were passed down from generation to another.

"As Abraham raised the foundation of Kaaba, together with Ismail, they prayed,'Our Lord, accept this work from us; You are the Hearer, the Omniscient. Our Lord, and make us Muslims (Submitters) to You and from our descendants let there be a nation of Muslims (Submitters) to you; AND TEACH US HOW TO PRACTICE OUR RELIGIOUS DUTIES, and redeem us; You are the Redeemer, the Merciful'" 2:127-128

Messengers of God lead the people into the straight path, from the darkness into the light. People who come after the messengers are the ones who corrupt any religion and lead the people back from the light into the darkness.

[57:9]

"He is the One who sends down to His servant clear revelations, in order to lead you out of the darkness into the light. GOD is Compassionate towards you, Most Merciful."

Now that the messenger has gone, history will repeat itself and the new scholars and self-proclaimed scholars will start working on the new corruption.

"Surely those who SLIDE BACK, after the guidance has been manifested to them, the devil has enticed them, and has misled them." 47:25

The numbers, the time and the way to perform the Salat prayers, we were told, from the Quran, was passed down to us from Abraham. The messenger of the covenant confirmed and corrected for us in addition to many other rituals, the way, the numbers and the time we perform our Salat.

The new generation of corrupters of religion now are claiming that they only know of three salats in the Quran and rejected the messengers assertion of the five prayers despite the overwhelming mathematical proof and the clear understanding of the Quranic verses.

They decided that they know it better and that Salat can be three times a day. Others claimed that salat should be performed using only God’s name, Al-Kabeer, instead of Allahu Akbar. They tried to find their own explanation in the Quran after they rejected the Quranic proof given to them by the messenger. As God promised , they got lost using the Quran. Quran can guide and misguide. After the guidance came to them they refused it and went after the satisfaction of their egos. They claimed that they know Arabic better. They have not learned the lesson of the Arabs. The Arabs who mastered the Arabic language and have the Quran for over 1400 years were the worst losers when it came to the Quran. They claimed that the messenger corrupted the religion and they are the ones to correct it.

(Please check the posts about "Salat in the Quran" and "Magnify God," by A. Salmawy on the internet at: http://www.submission.org )

Allahu Akbar and the Quran:

Those who refuse to pray using Allahu Akbar in their prayers reasoned their decision by claiming that we need to magnify God by using a name from the Quran and that Akbar is not a name of God in the Quran but Al-Kabeer is. They also claim that Akbar is not a Quranic word and is comparative word, comparing God to someone else.

Their first claim that we need to magnify God using a name from the Quran sounds legitimate but reflects ignorance with the fact that Salat was given to Abraham before the Quran was revealed to Muhammed. Older scriptures have the same order to magnify God. They did not have the Quran then to select a name from it to magnify God with. Were their magnification of God unacceptable?!!

Did God ever limit His names to the ones in the Quran? No,

On the contrary, God is teaching us that every beautiful name belongs to Him, being, Kabeer, Al-Kabeer, Al-Mutakabber, Akbar or Al-Akbar. His names can be found in and out of the Quran.

Is "Akbar" a Quranicn word? Is it used for God in any matter? The answer is yes for both, and we will explain this later.

Kabber:

The order in the Quran (2:185, 22:37, 74:3 and 17:111) is to " KABBER" (magnify or glorify God). Had the magnification of God by saying Allahu Akbar being wrong we would have expected the messenger who corrected every aspect of our salat to correct it as well. To claim that he corrected everything but Allahu Akbar is naïve and irresponsible. It would also be irresponsible if we cannot clarify it for ourselves from the Quran

The matter is as simple as that; God orders us in the Quran to "KABBER" Him. "KABBER" as a verb in the Arabic Language and to the native Arabic speaker means to, say "Allahu Akbar". "Takbeerah" as a noun in the singular form is the statement "ALLAHU AKBAR". One may claim that this meaning is acquired from the traditional use but no one can prove it is not the right meaning either. The messenger who purified our salat from all the idolaters traditions and whose mother tongue was Arabic definitely accepted Allahu Akbar.

The order in 17:111, for example, to "KABBER TAKBEERA" is to say ALLAHU AKBAR.

Now to the use of the verb "KABBER" in Arabic. If you are using the verb "KABBER" for other than religious reasons, it would mean to magnify or make bigger. To "KABBER" anything is to make it AKBAR. You do not make it Al-Kabeer. Since Quran is an Arabic Quran, the relationship of the verb Kabber, in relation to God, and to its actual daily life use cannot be ignored or disregarded.

(17:111) "And proclaim: "Praise be to GOD, who has never begotten a son, nor does He have a partner in His kingship, nor does He need any ally out of weakness," and MAGNIFY Him constantly (KABBER-HO TAKBEERA)."

As we know, the ritual of "Takbeer" of God is exemplified by its use in our Salat, our Azan (call for prayers) and in our Hajj (Pilgrimage).

SOME POINTS TO KEEP IN MIND:

1- REMEMBER that: Not all the details of Salat can be found in the Quran, When correction of a religious practice was needed, it was given by God, CLEAR and unambiguous, see 2:187 and 5:6. God does not want to fool us. God is very clear when it comes to religious duties. If the religion of God is left to everyone's interpretation to correct it on his own, give it few years, not a couple of hundred years, before any religion becomes distorted beyond recognition.

2- Those who refuse the order in the Quran to say "ALLAHU AKBAR" try to give the impression that the word, Akbar is NOT from the Quran, was not used for God or even not suitable for God.

Is the word "Akbar" mentioned in the Quran? The answer is Yes, 23 times.

Is the word AKBAR used in relation to God? The answer is YES; e.g.

(A) The Shahada of God is "Akbar ", 6:19
(B) God's approval is "Akbar", 9:72
(C) God's abhorrence is "Akbar", 40:10
(D) God's punishment is "Akbar" 88:24
(E) Remembrance of God is "Akbar". 29:45
(F) 6:78 and 29:45 are very important and are discussed separately.

The remaining use of the word AKBAR is not for God .

IN OTHER WORDS: GOD DID NOT SEE IT INAPPROPRIATE TO DESCRIBE HIS QUALITIES AS BEING AKBAR, but the new hadithists do. They think they are more careful than God.

Likewise, both the names, "KABEER", "AL-KABEER" and "AL-MUTAKABBER" are used for God and ALSO for other than God.

God used the words AKBAR, KABEER, AL-KABEER and AL-MUTAKABBER in relation to Himself and to others. It is naive to disregard the word Akbar because it was used for other than God. If you do, so you might as well discard many of the most beautiful names including Kabeer and Al-kabeer .

3- The word "Kabeer" is mentioned in the Quran 28 times, of these "Kabeeran" is 17 times and "Kabeer" is 11 times. "Al-Kabeer" is mentioned in the Quran 8 times, "Mutakabber" two times and "Al-Mutakabber" one time.

Many of these names are used in reference to other than God, e.g. sin, corruption, fight, punishment, victory...etc. It is interesting to note that God is described as "KABEER" without "AL" in 4:34.

The word "Al-Kabeer" is used 8 times in the whole Quran. Of these 8 Al-Kabeer, ONLY 5 refer to God as Al -Kabeer and the other three refer to victory and blessings of God. The so claimed "new information" by Ali Fazley that the other three "Al-Kabeer" also refer to God (not to his blessings, or victory) only shows complete misunderstanding of the Arabic language and the verses in mention.

4- About verse 6:78.

[6:78]

"When he (Abraham) saw the sun rising, he said, "This must be my Lord. This is the BIGGEST" ("AKBAR"). But when it set, he said, "O my people, I denounce your idolatry."

When Abraham was looking for God, he was looking for THE GOD who is "AKBAR". When he saw that the sun was up, he thought since it was "Akbar" than the moon, it could be God. I have no problem thinking of Abraham spending days or months searching for God with ONE thought on his mind, GOD IS AKBAR, or Allahu Akbar. God does not give us the story of Abraham only for pure amusement.

The lesson from the Quran is clear. The implication here is that Abraham knew that God has to be "AKBAR" and the connection between God , AKBAR and Abraham who received our Salat-prayers cannot be passed unnoticed.

"....... THIS MUST BE MY LORD, THIS IS AKBAR..."

Again the connection that God is teaching us in the Quran between God and Akbar cannot be missed.

5- 29:45 is talking about Salat and mentions that the remembrance of God is "AKBAR". This is the one of two places in the Quran where the two words, Allahu and Akbar are next to each other although "Akbar" is used for the remembrance of God. The relation of this verse to the salat has its own significance. The presence of Allahu and Akbar next to each other is not coincidental or unintentionally placed. God does not have coincidence.

6- The critics of "Allahu Akbar" claim that AKBAR is comparing God to someone else. As I said before it is the confused people who are thinking of comparing God to someone else. Since we never use the Arabic word "min" (than in English) after "Akbar" then the word "Akbar" is superlative in this expression. If you do not want to get confused with the Arabic grammar, just compare the use of similar words for God in the Quran. God used similar expressions like "AKBAR" for himself repeatedly in the Quran.

When God talked about Himself being Akram (Most Bountiful), Arham (most Merciful), Ahsan (the best..), Ahaqq (most worthy).....etc., He was not comparing Himself with someone else. The comparison is in the mind of the beholder. ONLY the disbelievers think of God as an entity to be compared to something else.

7- It is interesting to note that the advocate of using "Allahu Al-Kabeer" had no explanation why they are using this one out of over one hundred names in the Quran.

8-We have the option to follow the clear order in the Quran to "Kabber God Takbeera" with Allahu Akbar or to reject the Quran and follow the newly invented hadith and reject Allahu Akbar.

9-As long as there is some people who submit to God alone and follow His Quran, Satan will always lure the people into making their own Golden Calf.

10- In conclusion, Allahu Akbar is Quranic in every aspect and is the way Salat was passed to us from Abraham all the way down and including the correction made by the messenger of the covenant to our Salat.