Since the revolt in the country, Egypt has been facing a crisis. There have been many protests, but the situation is getting worse in the country. Muhammad Morsi, who was named the new President of Egypt just a few months ago, has presented some new laws that the people of Egypt and the opposition are not willing to accept. Under these laws, it has been stated that no one can challenge the powers of President Morsi, which has created extreme unrest in the country. The people have come to protest on the streets and reject the new laws presented by the president.

The opposition leaders told the media that these laws will certainly affect the law and order situation of the country, and these protest will lead the country to more darkness. The opposition leaders and the liberal Muslim leaders have asked Morsi to revoke these laws as to not create more political uncertainty in the country. The referendum is going to be held this Saturday in Egypt. Fortunately, Morsi has decided not to delay the referendum, which will be decisive for his presidential seat.

Last weekend, a lot of new rallies gathered outside the palace of the president demanding a drop of this constitutional amendment that leads his authority away from the judicial scrutiny. Further, the opposition is not ready to stick to just this demand, but they are also demanding the referendum that is going to beheld this upcoming weekend. Analysts are viewing this as a battle between the Islamic leadership and the secular minded leaders.

According to a news paper in the country, it has been said that Muhammad Morsi will take the help of armed forces in the states where opposition is strong. The armed forces will take charge of the law and order situation unless the constitutional amendments are approved by the parliament. The military forces are also concerned about the security situation in the country.

We can say that this is a fight between the new Islamic brotherhood and the liberal minded leadership in the country. According to Islamic brotherhood, liberal parties have much less support from the people, and they are hoping to approve the constitutional amendments with a majority. But in case the parliament is unable to pass these amendments, there will be a big question mark regarding the democracy in this country.

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Surat dakwah ini ditulis oleh Ustadz Muhammad Sulaiman, M.Hum untuk seseorang yang sengaja tak disebut namanya. Saya temukan dalam bundel “Kumpulan Artikel Muhammad Sulaiman 1997″. Semoga beliau dan si penerima surat, juga seluruh yang membaca renungan Islam ini senantiasa dijauhkan azab baik azab dunia maupun azab akhirat. Gaya bahasanya sangat memukau, tidak merendahkan tapi sangat menusuk dan bisa bikin orang klepek-klepek… Bacalah!

Sesungguhnya Azab Tuhanmu Adalah Sesuatu Yang Harus Kamu Takuti. Surat ini tidak berisi nasihat. Aku hanya ingin berdiskusi dengan kamu. Jadi kita sama-sama punya kesempatan berbicara, mengemukakan pendapat dan mempertahankannya.

Ingatlah bahwa minum minuman keras, mencuri dan sebangsanya diharamkan oleh Allah. Ketentuan ini dari Allah, bukan dari manusia. Kalau kamu patuh, yang kamu patuhi adalah Allah, bukan manusia. Sebaliknya kalau kamu ingkar, maka yang kamu ingkari adalah aturan Allah, bukan aturan manusia, bukan aturan orang tuamu atau pun aturanku. Jadi kalau kamu meninggalkan minum minuman keras dan sebangsanya kamu jangan merasa bahwa kamu telah dikalahkan oleh sesama manusia, oleh orang tuamu atau pun oleh diriku. Tetapi yang telah mengalahkan kamu adalah Allah karena ketentuan haram tadi adalah dari Allah. Sedangkan aku (atau siapa pun) sebagai sesama manusia hanyalah sekadar mengingatkan kamu pada ketentuan Allah tadi.

Ketentuan Allah sudah tentu wajib kita patuhi karena Dialah yang menciptakan kita, penguasa, pemilik dan pemelihara segalanya. Dialah yang menghidupkan dan mematikan kita.

Minum minuman keras, mencuri, berzina dan sebangsanya adalah dosa besar. Hukumannya di akhirat sangat berat dan mengerikan. Apakah kamu tidak takut? Sedangkan Allah telah berfirman, “Sesungguhnya azab Tuhanmu adalah sesuatu yang harus kamu takuti”. Orang-orang yang tidak berbuat dosa besar saja takut kepada Allah. Kamu sendiri apakah tidak merasa takut seandainya berbuat dosa besar kepada Allah?

Surat ini adalah wujud simpati, perhatian dan rasa kasihku kepadamu. Kenapa kamu sendiri tidak merasa kasihan terhadap diri kamu sendiri, sedangkan orang lain saja sayang sama kamu?

Sekali lagi ini bukanlah nasihat. Ini hanya ajakan untuk mengingat kembali pada hukum dan aturan Allah. Selanjutnya silakan kamu renungkan sendiri dan kamu tentukan sikap kamu sendiri: Apakah kamu mau terus-menerus bermaksiat ataukah mau bertobat. Jika kamu pilih maksiat maka resikonya terutama di akhirat nanti kamu sendiri yang akan menanggung. Jangan salahkan orang lain, jangan salahkan orang tuamu, atau pun diriku sebagai saudaramu, karena kamu sudah diingatkan. Jika kamu bertobat maka untungnya juga buat kamu sendiri. Kamu akan diselamatkan dan akan hidup bahagia di akhirat.

Aku harap secepatnya saja kamu bertobat sebelum terlalu jauh dan berlarut-larut. Sebab kalau sudah terlalu jauh dan berlarut-larut akan sulit untuk kembali ke jalan yang benar. Tobat harus mencakup tiga hal: Menyesal atas perbuatan yang telah dilakukan, minta ampun kepada Allah dan tidak mengulangi lagi perbuatan itu sampai mati. Untuk meninggalkan kebiasaan lama yang jelek, maka putuskanlah secara total pergaulanmu dengan orang-orang yang tidak baik. Sebagai gantinya carilah kawan-kawan yang baik dan kesibukan-kesibukan yang positif. Lebih baik sendiri dalam sunyi daripada bergaul dengan orang jahat. Kecuali kalau kamu yakin bahwa kamu tidak akan terpengaruh.

Secara ringkas pesanku bisa dirumuskan sebgai berikut: Tegakkan shalat wajib lima waktu dan jauhilah dosa-dosa besar! Semoga dosa-dosa kecil yang kita lakukan dengan tidak sengaja mendapat ampunan Allah SWT. Tanggapan kamu atas suratku ini sangat aku harapkan. Moga-moga kita selalu dalam rahmat dan ampunan Allah SWT. Amin.

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Islam is the religion that wants a strong faith in the divine ruling of the finality of Prophet hood, i.e, Khatme-Nabuwat in which the muslim has to admit and maintain a strong believe that Hazrat Muhammad (SAW) is the last Messenger of ALLAH. This occupant in Islam is so important that if there is any doubt in it, the whole life as well as one’s faith can be ruined. Those who protect their belief from any kind of damage are very strong because they are protecting their faiths for the almighty ALLAH(SWT). For instance, Mirza Ghulam Qadiani had abrogated Jihad and introduced his personal book in which he had explained Quranic Verses in disobidence of real Hadiths, which gave rise to a new faith named as Ahmadiyyat. An Irani scholar, Hussain Ali (Bahaullah) explained the modified version of the principles of Islam. He also introduced his book in which Individuals who have faith over the next messenger after Prophet Muhammad (SAW) are tending to give an impression that this religion is not complete, and they are tempting to produce possible corruption, rejection or alteration of the messages of Islam. He had replaced the Holy Quran and also changed the direction of Qiblah to Namka, which is in Israel from Makkah tul Mukarrama. He named his new faith “Bahism”.

It has given a path to the misguided and opportunitsts to divert the concentration from the religion of ALLAH. However, the Holy Quran that has merged whole world in it has effectively said that no other messengers will be sent after Prophet Muhammad (SAW). For this, there are more than two hundred Quranic verses and Hadiths available for reference. In addition to it, all the companions and whole Muslim ummah has agreed over the Finality of Prophet-hood and consider its doubts as “Kufr”.

The founder of “Hanifa School of thoughts”,  Imam Abu Hanifa (RA) was so anxious about this misguidance that he passed an official order and questioned with the applicant that do they have any proof about their sayings or not? His order was issued in the form of “FATWA” in which he had stressed over the strong and absolute belief in the Khatme-Nabuwat. He had motivated Muslims to defend the doctrine of Islam from alteration and corruption. If the Muslims got face to face with any of the claimant then he/she should demand for the evidences about their claims but if they do not have any, then a Muslim should recite the meanings of this ayat that:

“There can not be another god besides Allah(SWT) and there can not be another Prophet after Muhammad(SAW). “

It is the duty of every Mulism to fight against the tenant and to those who are damaging the Holy religion. You will also find lots of moments when you see that how Muslims had defended their Islam by sacrifsing heir lives. The first Caliph of Islam Hazrat Abu Bakr (RA) fought for the dignity of Prophet Muhammad (SAW) against Musailma. He had not just done it for HIS dignity, but also to save Muslims from his cruelty. As the result, 22000 territorial army of Musailma had been killed while Muslims lost 1200 precious lives of the soldiers that includes around 600 Qaris, Distingushed soldiers of Badr, Huffaz and companions of the Prophet Muhammad (SAW).

In order to appreciate and understand the willpower of Muslims, you need to remember that throughout the life of Prophet Muhammad (SAW), He had lost 259 precious lives battling for the respect and honor of Islam and ALLAH. On the other hand, Kuffar, the non believers of Islam, had suffered with 759 casualities. In short, Hazrat Abu Bakr (RA) decreed that the imposters of Prophet (SAW) should not spread evil in the country. So, He ordered His companions that they should not rest until the elimination of evil from their country. This decision was accepted and so endorsed by the companions that Hazrat Umar (RA) offered a replacement with Hazrat Abu Bakr (RA). He said that:

“I will exchange all good deeds of my life time for your acts of one night and one day. One night from those three nights you spent with Rasool Allah(SAW) in the Cave of Thaur and one day from the days of battles against impostor Prophets to guard the Finality of Muhammad(SAW).” 

Obviously, it is our obligation and responsibility to defend and struggle for the “Finality of Prophet Muhammad (SAW)” and should not entertain the argues of fake Prophet and Messiahs who appear time to time.

To be continued………………………….

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Le ministère de la Culture de la Turquie a révélé que un copier rare d’une Bible de 1500 ans a été trouvé écrit dans la langue araméenne et de l’alphabet syriaque, ce qui indique que Jésus (paix soit sur lui) a prédit que le Prophète Muhammad (paix soit sur lui) a été à venir à la terre après lui.

Turquie ministre de la Culture et du Tourisme Ertuğrul Günay: “La valeur du livre est estimé à environ 22 millions de dollars qui contient la prophétie du Christ au sujet de la venue du Prophète Muhammad, mais l’église chrétienne a procédé à la cacher au cours des dernières années pour sa ressemblance avec ce qui est venu dans le Coran à ce sujet », comme cité par El-Ahram Gate.

Le journal britannique “Daily Mail” a rapporté que l’événement touche profondément le Vatican, où le pape Benoît XVI a demandé pour avoir un aperçu du livre, qui est resté dans l’ombre pendant plus de 12 ans.

Le contenu de cette version de la Bible correspond à des idées islamiques, qui décrit Jésus comme un être humain et non un Dieu à adorer, l’islam rejette la Sainte Trinité et la crucifixion du Christ, et que Jésus a prédit la venue du Prophète Muhammad après lui.

Il est écrit dans cette copie retrouvée de la Bible que Jésus a dit à un prêtre qui a demandé son successeur, il dit: «Muhammad est son saint nom, descendant de Ismail, le père des Arabes.”

Günay a dit que le Vatican avait officiellement demandé pour avoir un aperçu du livre, qui est devenu en la possession des autorités turques, après sa disparition en 2000 dans la région méditerranéenne de la Turquie. Selon les médias, la Bible a été saisi de quelques artefacts de contrebande de gangs au cours d’une opération de police dans le sud de la Turquie en 2010.

Le gang a été reconnu coupable d’avoir des articles de contrebande saisies diverses lors de l’opération, y compris la Bible, et tous les objets ont été conservés dans un coffre-fort à un palais de justice d’Ankara. La Bible a été récemment remis à la garde du Musée d’Ethnographie d’Ankara.

Le Saint Coran dit dans le verset 6 de la sourate Al-Saf, ” Et quand Moïse dit à son peuple : “ô mon peuple ! Pourquoi me maltraitez-vous alors que vous savez que je suis vraiment le Messager d’Allah [envoyé] à vous ? ” Puis quand ils dévièrent, Allah fit dévier leurs coeurs, car Allah ne guide pas les gens pervers.” (Coran, 61:06)

Pasteur protestant Ihsan Ozbek dit “Zaman”, le quotidien turc: “La copie de la Bible les dates les plus probables de dos à l’un des disciples de saint Barnabé comme il est écrit dans le cinquième ou sixième siècle, tandis que Saint-Barnabé a vécu dans la Ier siècle après J.-C. pour être l’un des apôtres du Christ “

Saint-Barnabé est traditionnellement identifié comme étant le fondateur de l’Église chypriote, un des premiers chrétiens plus tard le nom d’un apôtre.

Comme il est expliqué par le professeur de théologie Ömer Faruk Hermann: «L’examen scientifique de le livre écrit à la main nous permettra de suivre de près la détection de l’âge réel de la copie pour être en mesure de déterminer si elle a effectivement été écrit par Saint-Barnabé, ou un de ses disciples “.

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The Ministry of Culture of Turkey revealed that a rare copy of a 1,500-year-old Bible was found written in Aramaic language and Syriac alphabet, indicating that Jesus (peace be upon him) predicted that Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) was coming to earth after him.

Turkey’s Minister of Culture and Tourism Ertuğrul Günay: “The value of the book is estimated to be around $ 22 million, which contains the prophecy of Christ about the coming of Prophet Muhammad, but the Christian church proceeded to hide it over the past years for its similarity with what came in the Quran about it,” as quoted by El-Ahram Gate.
The British newspaper “Daily Mail” reported that the event deeply concerns the Vatican, where Pope Benedict XVI requested to preview the book, which has remained in the shadows for more than 12 years.

The content of this version of the Bible corresponds to the Islamic ideas, which describes Jesus as a human and not a God to worship, Islam rejects the Holy Trinity and Christ’s crucifixion, and that Jesus predicted the coming of Prophet Muhammad after him.

It is written in this newly found copy of the Bible that Jesus told a priest asked who his successor, he said: “Muhammad is his holy name, descending from Ismail the father of Arabs.”

Günay said that the Vatican had formally requested to preview the book, which became in the possession of the Turkish authorities, after his disappearance in 2000 in the Mediterranean region in Turkey. According to media, the Bible was seized from a gang smuggling artifacts during a police operation in southern Turkey in 2010.

The gang was reportedly convicted of smuggling various items seized during the operation, including the Bible, and all the artifacts were kept in a safe at an Ankara courthouse. The Bible was recently handed over to the care of the Ankara Ethnography Museum.

The Holy Quran says in verse 6 of Surat Elsaf: And when Jesus son of Mary said, “O Children of Israel, I am God’s Messenger to you, confirming what preceded me of the Torah, and announcing good news of a messenger who will come after me, whose name is Ahmad.” But when he showed them the miracles, they said, “This is obvious sorcery.”.)
Protestant pastor Ihsan Ozbek said to “Zaman” the Turkish newspaper: “The copy of the Bible most likely dates back to one of the followers of St. Barnabas as it is written in the fifth or sixth century, while St. Barnabas lived in the first century AD for being one of the apostles of Christ”

St. Barnabas is traditionally identified as the founder of the Cypriot Church, an early Christian later named an apostle.

As explained by Professor of Theology Ömer Faruk Hermann: “The scientific examination of the hand written book will enable us to closely detect the actual age of the copy to be able to determine whether it was actually written by St. Barnabas, or one of his followers”.

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There is a huge misunderstanding and false accusations against our Prophet Mohammad (PBUH) concerning the fact of marrying A’isha while she was still so young. They accused him of being a sex-maniac who is only driven by desire, a womanizer and a Don Juan, whereas the truth is that the Prophet Muhammad is the most respectable man in the world. Some orientalists are considered responsible for this misconception as they hide a great amount of the truth while shedding the light upon one part of it to confuse non-Muslims. In fact, there are more than one reason behind this marriage, which makes it one of great importance to every Muslim afterwards.

One of the main facts that are, sometimes, deliberately hidden when it comes to the Prophet’s (PBUH) marriage to A’isha, is the cultural side i.e. the nature of the people who lived at that time. It was customary of young girls to get married to old men, so, the Prophet was neither the first nor the only one who did so. Plus, little A’isha was already engaged to someone else, but she broke with him after she had embraced Islam. Thus, there was no problem for her at all. It is even mentioned that, after marriage, she used to play with her friends, and they visited her at her home which means that she led a very happy and normal life after marriage.

Also, women at that age used to reach puberty early, so, A’isha was mature enough when she got married to the Prophet (PBUH). However, today, girls normally reach puberty at the age of 12, or 13 and get married at the average of 19 or 20. So, using the norms and laws of today’s life to judge the past is totally irrational and mean.

Another important fact I thought is worth mentioning is that the first marriage of the Prophet Muhammad (PBUB) was to Khadija who was older than him by 15 years. He was still 25 by then, so, he could have married a beautiful woman of his age, however, he did not marry another one until Khadija died. This proves a lot about the modest nature of Mohammad (PBUH).

Marrying A’isha was one of the most critical decisions that Allah has inspired the Prophet Muhammed to do. She was well known for being extremely intelligent who has a mind like a sponge. When the Prophet Muhammad died 8 years after marrying A’isha, people used to resort to her to ask about Islamic laws and tips about everyday life problems. It was even said that the knowledge of A’isha alone outweighed the knowledge of other wives of the prophet combined. She was responsible for delivering nearly a quarter of the Sunnah that people make use of in leading a better life. It was said, too, that she was the best in medicines, poetry and Islamic jurisprudence.

Finally, a woman like A’isha, who was extremely smart, and eloquent would not have reached this level unless she spent a great deal of her life in learning from the greatest Man on Earth, the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH). This proves that she loved the Prophet so much that she memorized everything he said and did. In fact, she was and still is the role model of all Muslim girls and women.

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