Logic: Allah�s Omniscience & Omnipotence

Brother Skswsdom absolutely great post.

Whisper wrote: Brother Skswsdom absolutely great post.

Alhamdullilah hira bil Alamiin wa Shukran

howard wrote: Ah yes, as a 'test'. But he already knew what the result of the 'test' would be. If he didn't then he isn't omniscient.  It's the creator's fault, not the creation's.

In the Name of Allah, The Most Gracious, The Most Merciful �

� �The Arabic word Islam means submission and obedience to the will of God. It derives from the Arabic word Salaam which means Peace. The religion of Islam is the complete acceptance of the teachings and guidance of God as revealed to His Prophet Muhammad (Peace Be Upon him). A Muslim is one who believes in God and strives for total reorganization of his life according to God�s revealed guidance and the sayings of the Prophet Muhammad. On this basis, A Muslim works towards building a just and moral society. Islam is a religion with an emphasis more in the development of universal ideals, not so much in the way of personality, such as Buddhism, Christianity, Judaism or other religions whose names derive from their initiators ��  From an article Islam at a Glance, author unknown

A Salaamu Alaykum Howard,

As the article suggests, a Muslim�s concern is with the nature of man, not the nature of God. It is our duty as Muslims, our responsibility as agents of vice-regency and our privilege as servants to a higher ideal that we strive daily to fulfill that purpose. It is anathema for a Muslim to wonder �Why was I created � Why am I here?� when there exists so much else to do. Whether we do it or not is another matter entirely. If you would call this a test, so be it. Regardless, Allah does indeed know all, but we his creation do not. I have no idea if you, I or any of us are destined for Heaven or hell. That�s not the point. The point is in the struggle, the work towards the endeavor of worthiness, not in the eyes of God but in each others eyes.

Narrated 'Abdullah bin 'Umar (RA): Allah's Apostle (peace_be_upon_him)  said, "A Muslim is a brother of another Muslim. So he should neither oppress him nor hand him over to an oppressor. And whoever fulfilled the needs of his brother, Allah will fulfill his needs."  (Book #85, Hadith #83)

Narrated Abu Hurairah (RA): Allah's Apostle (peace_be_upon_him) said : "Beware of suspicion, for suspicion is the greatest falsehood. Do not try to find fault with each other, do not spy on one another, do not vie with one another, do not envy one another, do not be angry with one another, do not turn away from one another, and be servants of Allah, brothers to one another, as you have been enjoined. A Muslim is the brother of a Muslim, he does him no wrong, nor does he let him down, nor does he despise him. Fear of God is here, fear of God is here and he pointed to his chest. It is evil enough that a Muslim should look down on his brother. For every Muslim is sacred to one another: his blood, his honour, and his property. Allah does not look at your bodies or your forms, or your deeds, but He looks at your hearts". ( Bukhari, Muslim )

Narrated Anas (RA) Allah's Apostle (peace_be_upon_him)  said: "By Him in whose hand is my soul, a servant (of Allah) does not believe (truly) until he likes for his brother what he likes for himself ". ( Bukhari, Muslim )

The above are three hadiths, sayings or traditions of the Prophet Muhammad (peace_be_upon_him). Are they not worthy of introspection? Do they not inspire towards more pertinent endeavors? Do they not focus our capacity towards the plight of each other? This is the Muslim perspective brother Howard. This is what we call Al-Deen � The Life.

I welcome you with the traditional Islamic greeting of A Salaamu Alaykum or Peace be with you. This is how Muslims greet each other. What is a Muslim? According to Islamic belief a Muslim is an adherent of Islam. Literally, the word means submissive to God. Ponder this �What isn�t submissive to God? ;) Logic would suggest that at this time that one would use the castigating argument �� but I have free will; I, therefor do not submit.� I would postulate the following: Free will is the result of predestination, if you believe in God. Free will is the momentum and result of one�s actions if one believes in one�s self alone. Whatever the motivation, there exist consequences for those actions whether they conform or conflict with the desires of God and man. Yet the consequences of one�s actions does not consume the believer if their cause is sound, moral and true in the beneficial spirit of advancing the social order. To those who aspire to a higher ideal, to those who hold themselves to a higher standard, whose purpose is given to the pursuit of a just society as a whole, who see humanity as the striving towards a harmonious unity of that social order, their lives are lived with the understanding that with patience, perseverance and personal sacrifice the effort is worth it.

The effort is worth it.

Skswsdom wrote: Andulus Wrote: "It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without accepting it." -Aristotle Salaamu Alaykum brother Andulus, Thank you for this quote. I collect them. I am indebted to you for this. :) JazakAllah Kahirun wa ramadan mubarak.

wa aleikum assalam br, and Ramadan mubarak!