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Notis: Det följande är en reproduktion av artiklen
"Submission (Islam) Call on the Jews and Christians".
Do not miss the comment by a Submitter Jew and
our reply, at the bottom of this page.
I Guds namn, Den Barmhärtigaste, Den Nådigaste
[3:64]
Säg, "O
ni som följer skriften, låt oss komma fram till en logisk överenskommelse
mellan oss och er: att vi inte ska dyrka något annat än GUD;
att vi aldrig ska sätta upp några idoler vid sidan av Honom,
ej heller sätta upp några mänskliga varelser som härskare
vid sidan av GUD." Om de vänder sig bort så säg,
"Vittna om att vi är underkastade."
Call on the
Jews
I Guds namn, Den Barmhärtigaste, Den Nådigaste
[2:40]
O Israels Barn,
minns Min hjälp som Jag gav er, och uppfyll er del av förbundet
så att Jag uppfyller Min del av förbundet, och vörda Mig.
[2:41]
Ni ska tro på
det Jag uppenbarat häri,
som bekräftar det ni har; var inte
de första att förkasta det. Byt inte ut Mina uppenbarelser för
ett ringa pris, och rätta er efter Mig.
[2:42]
Dölj inte
sanningen med lögn, ej heller ska ni medvetet dölja sanningen.
[2:43]
Ni ska iaktta Kontaktbönerna (Salat),
ge den obligatoriska välgörenheten (Zakat),
och buga er tillsammans med de som bugar sig.
[2:44]
Uppmanar ni människorna
till rättfärdighet, medan ni glömmer er själva, trots
att ni läser skriften? Förstår ni inte?
[2:45]
Ni ska söka hjälp genom ihärdighet och genom Kontaktbönerna
(Salat). Det är verkligen svårt,
men inte för de vördnadsfulla,
[2:46]
som tror att de
kommer möta sin Herre; att de slutligen kommer att återvända
till Honom.
[2:47]
O Israels Barn,
minns Min hjälp som Jag gav er, och att Jag välsignade er mer
än något annat folk.
[2:48]
Tänk på
den dagen då ingen själ kommer att kunna hjälpa någon
annan själ, då ingen medling kommer att godtagas, då
ingen lösensumma kan betalas, och då ingen kan få hjälp.
[2:49]
Minns att vi räddade
er från Faraos folk, som tillfogade er den värsta förföljelsen,
slog ihjäl era söner och skonade era döttrar. Det var ett
krävande test från er Herre.
[2:50]
Minns att vi delade
på havet för er; vi räddade er och dränkte Faraos
folk i er åsyn.
[2:51]
Trots det, när
vi tillkallade Moses i fyrtio nätter, dyrkade ni kalven i hans frånvaro,
och ni blev onda.
[2:52]
Ändå
hade vi överseende med er därefter, så att ni skulle kunna
vara tacksamma.
[2:53]
Minns att vi gav
Moses skriften och lagboken, så att ni skulle kunna vägledas.
[2:54]
Minns att Moses
sa till sitt folk, "O mitt folk, ni har kränkt era själar
genom att dyrka kalven. Ni måste ångra er inför er Skapare.
Ni ska utplåna era egos. Det är bättre för er i er
Skapares ögon." Han räddade er. Han är Frälsaren,
Barmhärtigast.
[2:55]
Minns att ni sa,
"O Moses, vi kommer inte att tro om vi inte kan se GUD kroppsligen."
Följaktligen träffade blixten er, när ni tittade.
Det är anmärkningsvärt att ordet "GUD" i denna
vers är den 19:e förekomsten, och att det är i denna vers
som människorna begärde "fysiska bevis." Koranens
matematiska kod, baserat på talet 19, tillhandahåller ett
sådant fysiskt bevis. Notera även att 2 + 55 = 57 = 19x3.
[2:56]
Därefter
återupplivade vi er, efter att ni dött, så att ni skulle
kunna vara tacksamma.
[2:57]
Vi gav er skugga med moln (i Sinai), och
sände ner manna och vaktlar till er: "Ät från de
goda ting vi har gett er." De skadade oss inte (genom
att göra uppror); de skadar bara sina egna själar.
[2:58]
Minns att vi sa,
"Gå in i denna stad, i vilken ni kommer att finna alla gåvor
ni önskar. Gå bara ödmjukt in genom porten och behandla
människorna väl. Vi kommer då att förlåta era
synder, och öka belöningen för de gudfruktiga."
[2:59]
Men de onda bland
dem utförde andra befallningar än de befallningar de fått.
Följaktligen sände vi ner fördömelse från skyn,
på grund av deras ondska.
[2:60]
Minns att Moses
letade efter vatten till sitt folk. Vi sa, "Slå på stenen
med din stav." Därpå strömmade tolv källor fram
ur den. Medlemmarna från var och en av grupperna kände igen
sitt eget vatten. Ät och drick från GUDs gåvor, och far
inte omkring med osanning på jorden.
[2:61]
Minns att ni sa,
"O Moses, vi kan inte längre tolerera en sorts mat. Be din Herre
att framställa sådana världsliga grödor som bönor,
gurkor, vitlök, linser och lökar till oss." Han sa, "Vill
ni ersätta det som är bra med det som är dåligt?
Gå ner till Egypten, där ni kan hitta det ni har bett om."
De har ådragit sig fördömelse, förödmjukelse
och vanära, och har gjort sig själva till föremål
för GUDs vrede. Det är på grund av att de förkastade
GUDs uppenbarelser, och dödade profeterna orättmätigt.
Det är för att de inte lydde, och för att de överträdde.
[2:62]
De som tror, de som är Judiska, de Kristna och de som konverterat;
den som (1) tror på GUD, och (2)
tror på den Sista Dagen, och (3) för
ett rättfärdigt liv, kommer utan tvivel att få sin belöning
från sin Herre. De har ingenting att frukta, ej heller kommer de
att sörja.
To read more about Submission (Islam) call on the Jews
read Sura
(chapter) 2 of the Quran.
Viewer's comment and our
reply
Viewer's
comment
Assalym Aleikum,
My name is Sam, I live in Scotland, im
21 years old and im Jewish. I lived in London for some time when i met
a Muslim who encouraged me to convert. He gave me the impression,
intentionally or not (i think unintentionally) that i had to adopt his
religion or i'd go to hell. He was very nice and he gave me a copy of
the Q'uran. I had the fear of God in me as I was reading the Q'uran until
I came to 2:62. I sighed with relief when I realised that I wouldnt
have to risk dissapointing by converting (or reverting to Islam) my
family in order be awarded a place in the world to come. I realised
that I could be in a state of Islam while remaining Jewish. I have
several Muslim friends near where I live and I think of them and my
Christian friends as brothers/sisters. However very few Muslims, Jews
and Christians etc, sees themselves as being one family. I have read
Imams on other websites who are ambiguous about whether or not
jews/christians can enter the world to come and I find that attitude
worrying.
I know that many Christians believe that
only they can enter Paradise as they take Christ as their saviour.
However contrary to popular belief us Jews do not think that we have a
monopoly on salvation. The 7 laws of Noah (PBUH) allow for other valid
Monotheist beliefs such as Islam and Christianity. However I have
recently found out that many Hindus and Seeks believe that God is one
as we do and this would suggest that these religions are valid but
they are not mentioned in the Q'uran so I am not toosure.
I do have some problems with the Zionist
attitudes of many orthodox Jews that I know and I honestly read the
Q'uran very often so that I do not become narrow minded. I have taken
up some aspects of the Islam religion - I have stopped drinking and
when I move into my own house I will keep a Kosher home and I will try
harder to keep the Sabbath holy - my family are not very
religious.
However I know that I am far from in a
state of Islam. Submission goes beyond righteousness. I think that we
must destroy our own egos and learn to love ourselves unconditionally
for who we are. In western culture it is difficult to love yourself
and I believe that this is one of the greatest tasks in life which I
am a long way from achieving. When Jesus (PBUH) said love your
neighbour as yourself I think he meant we must love ourselves and that
our neighbours includes absolutely everyone. I think that we must love
unbelievers as much as believers as we are all part of God's
creation and we must serve God - not harm his creation. This is the
most difficult task we all face as it amounts to putting God's will in
place of our own. I hope that I and all my neighbours can achieve this
in our life times.
I do not know who I am writing to but I
hope you will reply even though I am not asking you anything. I found
your website inspirational compared to alot of the others Ive seen. Do
you consider this kind of activity as your Jihad.
Shalom
Sam
Our
reply;
Salamun Alaykum Sam,
it was a great pleasure to receive and read your
message. Our apologies for not responding to you sooner.
As you've correctly assessed by reading the Quran for
yourself, the only criteria for salvation is 1) belief in God, 2)
belief in the Hereafter, and 3) leading a righteous life.
Since the verse reads "ANYONE who?." fulfills these
criteria, it shows that this is applicable to people who call
themselves Hindus, Buddhist,etc, as well.
Anyone who truly fulfills the 3 criteria above will rejoice
in new information from God and accept that information. So even
though anyone who fulfills the criteria above will "make it", God wills
to give some people extra credit and raise them to higher ranks. He
does so by giving them more information and by providing them with
powerful tools by which they can develop their souls.
Below are some examples of verses from the Quran describing
this situation.
[28:52]
Those whom we blessed with the
previous scriptures will believe in this.
[28:53]
When it is recited to them, they will
say, "We believe in it. This is the truth from our Lord. Even before we
heard of it, we were submitters."
Twice the Reward for Christians & Jews Who Recognize the
Truth
[28:54]
To these we grant twice the reward,
because they steadfastly persevere. They counter evil works with good
works, and from our provisions to them, they give.
God also says that those who attain knowledge attain higher
ranks;
[12:22]
When he reached maturity, we endowed
him with wisdom and knowledge. We thus reward the righteous.
[12:76
...We exalt whomever we choose to
higher ranks. Above every knowledgeable one, there is one who is even
more knowledgeable.
[3:18]
GOD bears witness that there is no
god except He, and so do the angels and those who possess knowledge.
Truthfully and equitably, He is the absolute god; there is no god but
He, the Almighty, Most Wise.
We learn from the Quran how to lead a righteous life;
[2:177]
Righteousness is not turning your
faces towards the east or the west. Righteous are those who believe in
GOD, the Last Day, the angels, the scripture, and the prophets; and
they give the money, cheerfully, to the relatives, the orphans, the
needy, the traveling alien, the beggars, and to free the slaves; and
they observe the Contact Prayers (Salat) and give the obligatory
charity (Zakat); and they keep their word whenever they make a promise;
and they steadfastly persevere in the face of persecution, hardship,
and war. These are the truthful; these are the righteous.
It makes sense that since we believe in God we would want to
use the best tools provided for us to come ever closer and closer to
Him.
For example, if we find ourselves trying to cut down a tree
with a pocket knife and somebody hands us a chain-saw, why would we
want to refuse that blessing. It is just as logical that we wouldn't
refuse help to strengthen our souls if such a help was offered and
provided.
We now know that the Contact Prayers we perform 5 times
daily are numerically structured beyond human capabilities. It is like
a combination of specific sounds that we utter to open up Contact
(Salat) with our Creator, upon which our soul receive nourishment and
grows. We need this nourishment just as we need nourishments to feed
our body several times a day. This ONLY works if we dedicate our
prayers to GOD ALONE. As soon as anything else is associated with God
or any other name mentioned in the prayer or as we worship, the prayer
is nullified (4:36,72:18).
A Jewish Rabbi, Rabbi Judah the Pious, discovered a similar
fact some 900 years ago, and wrote a few volumes on the subject - the
fact that our prayers are originally numerically composed and should
not be altered in the least. You find more information about
this fact on our site.
Anyone who gives you an impression that you are going to
Hell just because you call yourself Jewish is ignorant of the above
Quranic facts and of the following Quranic verse.
[7:159]
Among the followers of Moses there
are those who guide in accordance with the truth, and the truth renders
them righteous.
You will find that most of those who invite to Islam in
this manner, often condemn other so-called Muslims to Hell if they do
not follow the ways of their specific sect. This in opposition to
the Quran who commands that there shall be no sects in Submission. God
says that those who divide themselves into sects do not belong with
the righteous (6:159, 30:32).
If we all truly worship one and the same God we should have
no arguments with each other. Instead we should love each other.
Unfortunately the human being revere other human beings and idolize
them (most of the time against their will). All messengers and
prophets brought the same message - worship God Alone.
Every time they brought this simple and beautiful message,
people started to worship the messengers and prophets beside God.
Then, because of ego, couldn't accept any new information from God
either. This is a tragedy that has repeated itself through all times.
[16:36]
We have sent a messenger to every
community, saying, "You shall worship GOD, and avoid idolatry."
Subsequently, some were guided by GOD, while others were committed to
straying. Roam the earth and note the consequences for the
rejectors.
Thus, ignorance and arrogance are two of the main
ingredients in the mess that people create in the name of religion.
Many people are for example ignorant of the fact that Islam is much
much older than the Quran, and that Abraham was the father of the
religion of Islam (22:78). That he was the one who received all the
practices in Islam, and established the Kaaba in Mecca (21:73).
Congratulations to you for
all your efforts in pleasing God. Giving up drinking is certainly an
important step to take. Being young in todays society, it's not always
an easy thing to do due to all the social pressure. May God bless you.
As you said we must learn to love ourselves. Being Gods
creations we must remember to be appreciative of all His blessings
upon us, and must strive to protect the rights He has give each and
every one of us.
Islam is all for freedom. Freedom to believe what you want,
freedom to lead your life the way you want. How else would we be able
to be tested in this world, and rewarded for doing the right thing?
The only limitation to this freedom must be if it imposes on somebody
else's freedom to chose.
You are absolutely right when you say that we have to kill
our. This doesn't mean however that we allow people to treat us as
they like.
Part of worshipping God is accepting all of His laws. Those
laws state that all men and women have rights as well as obligations
equitably. Thus, as believers, those rights must be protected, even
when it comes to ourselves. This is why God says;
[26:227]
Exempted are those who believe, lead
a righteous life, commemorate GOD frequently, and stand up for their
rights. Surely, the transgressors will find out what their ultimate
destiny is.
There is absolutely no law prohibiting us from loving and
befriending people as long as they do not fight us because of our
religion (60:8-9). This is why God commands us not to befriend "His
enemies and our enemies" (60:1). This teaches us that all our love and
hate should be in the cause of God.
Killing our ego simply means that we say "We hear and we
obey" to whatever God is saying, it doesn't mean that we turn the
other cheek if people hit us.
You asked if we consider our activity on the web our Jihad.
Anything we do in the cause of God is part of our Jihad. We
learn from the Quran that the real Jihad is striving to strengthen our
souls to the point where our whole being submits to God alone.
Since God says that none of our worship goes to waste
(2:143), we know that everything we do in His cause will be beneficial
to our souls.
[26:89]
Only those who come to GOD with their
whole heart (will be saved).
Be sure to study the mathematical composition of the Quran
on our site. It is a proof from God to our generation (74:30-35).
Shalom and Peace
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