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AL – FATIHA (T HE O PENNING )

AL – FATIHA (T HE O PENNING ). In the name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful. Praise be to Allah, the Cherisher and Sustainer of the worlds;. Most Gracious, Most Merciful;. Master of the Day of Judgment. Thee do we worship, and Thine aid we seek. Show us the straight way,.

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AL – FATIHA (T HE O PENNING )

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  1. AL – FATIHA(THE OPENNING)

  2. In the name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful.

  3. Praise be to Allah, the Cherisher and Sustainer of the worlds;

  4. Most Gracious, Most Merciful;

  5. Master of the Day of Judgment.

  6. Thee do we worship, and Thine aid we seek.

  7. Show us the straight way,

  8. The way of those on whom Thou hast bestowed Thy Grace,

  9. Those whose (portion) is not wrath and who go not astray.

  10. OUTLINE • Islam from Qur’anic Perspective • Some Characteristics of Islam • Questions

  11. Islam ~Qur’anic Perspective~ • Submission - Peace - Salvation • Basmala: In the name of God, the Merciful, the Compassionate • Prophet Muhammad (pbuh): A mercy for all worlds • “This day I have perfected your religion for you, completed My Favor upon you, and have chosen for you Islam as your religion.” (Qur’an: 5:3)

  12. Islam Distinguishing Characteristics • Monotheism • Humanity • Prophets • Belief • Worship • Universal Moral Values • Collective Life • God’s Two Kinds of Laws

  13. Monotheism • God’s Unity • Harmony in the universe • Natural Laws: God’s regular ways of creating things and events and administering the universe • Harmony within each living organism • The universe is governed by God and obeys Him,thus it is literally muslim - submitted to God.

  14. Humanity • Two aspects of a human-being: • Material aspect: Physical body • Immaterial aspect: Spirit and Intellect • Worth of a life-history • Good deeds done • Level of virtue attained • What to do with our principle drives? • Desire - Anger - Intellect • How to answer vital questions? • Who am I? Where do I come from? What is my final destination?…

  15. Prophets • All prophets come with same essentials of belief: • Belief in God’s existence and unity • The world’s final destruction • Resurrection and day of judgment • Prophethood and all prophets without distinction • All Devine Scriptures • Angels • Devine Destiny and Decree (including free-will) • Thus, being a muslim means believing in all of the Prophets and the original previous Scriptures

  16. Prophets (con’t) • Some characteristics of Prophets: • Absolute and complete truthfulness • Trustworthiness • Communication of the Devine Message • The highest intellectual capacity, wisdom, and profound insight • Sinlessness • No mental or physical defects • Islam honors, confirms, and completes what is true in religions that came before its revelation.

  17. Belief • Far more than simple affirmation and imitation • Gradually growing faith by passing through many degrees and stages of development • Based on argument and investigation • Three non-conflicting manifestations of one truth • Qur’an: issuing from Devine Attribute of Speech • Study of universe: from Devine Attributes of Power and Will • Humanity

  18. Belief (con’t) • “Belief in God is creation’s highest aim and most sublime result, and humanity’s most exalted rank is knowledge of Him. The most radiant happiness and the sweetest bounty for the jinn and the humanity is love of God contained within knowledge of God. The human spirits purest joy and the human heart’s sheerest delight is spiritual ecstasy contained within love of God. All true happiness, pure joy, sweet bounties, and unclouded pleasures are contained within knowledge and love of God.”Said Nursi

  19. Worship • Belief engenders kinds of worship: • Responding to explicit injunctions e.g., the prescribed prayers, fasting, alms-giving, and pilgrimage • Obeying prohibitions e.g., avoiding all intoxicants, gambling, usury, unlawful killing, oppression, usurpation, deception, and unlawful sexual relationship

  20. Worship (con’t) • To strenghten belief and attain higher ranks of perfection: • Being careful of the acts of heart and intellect,aka Moral Virtues e.g., contemplation, reflection, invocation, recitation of God’s Names, self-critisism, perseverance, patience, thankfulness, self-discipline, and perfect reliance upon God • “I have been sent to perfect good morals” Prophet Muhammad (pbuh)

  21. Universal Moral Values • Islam encourages universal moral values that are essentially reflections of our true nature created by the One who is All-Wise, All-Generous, All-Compassionate. • Some to mention are honesty, love, compassion, generosity, altruism, truthfulness, and helpfulness. • Islam also refrains all vices such as lying, ostentation, and deception.

  22. Collective Life • Socioeconomic principles to establish an ideal society that allows everyone to obtain happiness both in this world and the next • Point of support: • Right, instead of Force • Aim of Individual life: • To attain virtue and God’s approval, instead of self-interest • Aim of collective life: • Mutual assistance, instead of conflict • To Maintain internal and external unity of communities • Trough ties of religion, profession, and country; instead of racism and negative nationalism

  23. God’s Two Kinds of Laws • Religious Laws • Issuing from His Attribute of Speech • Governing religious life • Reward or punishment usually in the next life • Laws of Nature • Issuing from His Attribute of Will • Governing the creation and life • Reward and punishment usually in this life • Salvation requires following both kinds of laws.

  24. ? ? ? ? ? Q & A ? ? ? ?

  25. ESMA ZIKR(MOST BEAUTIFUL NAMES)

  26. ESMA ZIKR(MOST BEAUTIFUL NAMES)

  27. Allah, Hay God, The Ever-Living

  28. La ilahe illallah There’s no God but Allah

  29. God, Gratitude is to you, Remembrance is for you. The Generous. The Helpful. Allah Allah sukren Lillah zikren Lillah Ya Kerim Allah

  30. Deyyan The Judge Mennan The Benefactor Kayyum The Self-Existing Settar The Veiler

  31. Kadir The All-Powerful Alim The All-Knowing Rahman The All-Merciful Rahim The All-Compassionate

  32. Ya Evvel The First Ya Ahir The Last Ya Zahir The Manifest Ya Batin The Inward

  33. Ya Baki The Everlasting Ya Naafi The Propitious

  34. Ya Hayyum The Self-Life Ya Kayyum The Self-Sustaining Ya Settar The Veiler Ya Cebbar The Compeller

  35. Deyyan The Judge Mennan The Benefactor Kayyum The Self-Existing Settar The Veiler

  36. Rahman The Beneficent Hannan The Benefactor Rezzak The Provider Aziz The Mighty

  37. God, Gratitude is to you, Remembrance is for you. The Generous. The Helpful. Allah Allah sukren Lillah zikren Lillah Ya Kerim Allah

  38. Versus from Qur’an “We believe in God and that which is revealed to us: in what was revealed to Abraham, Ishmael, Isaac, Jacob, and the tribes: to Moses and Jesus and other prophets by their Lord. We make no distinction among any of them, and to God we have committed ourselves.” (2:136) “O Mankind! We created you from a single soul, male and female, and made you into nations and tribes, so that you may come to know one another. Truly, the most honored of you in God’s sight is the greatest of you in piety. God is All-Knowing, All-Aware.” (49:13)

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