Healing in Religion

Matthew 9:19 As Jesus and the disciples were going to the official's home, 20 a woman who had had a hemorrhage for twelve years came up behind him. She touched the fringe of his robe, 21 for she thought, "If I can just touch his robe, I will be healed." 22 Jesus turned around and said to her, "Daughter, be encouraged! Your faith has made you well." And the woman was healed at that moment.
Concerning healing and the effect that it has on time (Reference Surahtul Asr). It is not really having time if the person has not healthy, optimum, and efficient use of that time. Otherwise, the time is being used to heal and recover (in the case of health) or is being wasted (in the case of optimal efficiency). Rest, leisure and relaxation (including exercise) should be factored into your optimum use of time. May Allah bless the muslims time (and count me amongst the muslims). But, it is certainly good to have time to recover from all illnesses, though, death is the exception (although, the grave is a rest before the greater existence of the Afterlife the time spent there in healing is predicated on the life a person led by their faith and deeds, because as we know the grave can either be a place of torment with hellfire and dragons or a place of healing rest.). But this raises the question of the wisdom behind the decision of the medical industry to charge people for healthcare. I mean, after all, the Messiah (infinite saws) did this for free as an act of charity. Should those that are serving in the medical fields be volunteers? Continuing on the issue of time, one has to factor in that the doctor and the other people serving have to maintain healthy resistance to the illnesses of the people that they treat. That would require supplies, equipment and a healthy lifestyle for those professionals. This is not to be taken out of context. I am not slighting Obama Healthcare Reforms. Because under that policy physicians still get compensated by the insurance coverage. I am talking here about "doctors" being used involuntarily for service, versus voluntary service, and whether or not that "doctor" has the right to demand payment; or that patient to demand free service? Another question is does that, then, subject the "doctor" to being exploited on an involuntary or voluntary basis? Making the doctor a sort of "sacrifice" for the patients illnesses. Blog Concerning Sacrifices. And does that lend credence to why it is important for holy religious leaders to be compensated for the time spent healing others, leaving to their discretion as to when and where they do things for free.
Does a patient have the right to make a doctor serve them for free? I mean, in matters of the Holy Spirit which the Messiah (infinite saws) was strengthened with, "Then will Allah say: "O Jesus the son of Mary! Recount My favour to thee and to thy mother. Behold! I strengthened thee with the holy spirit, so that thou didst speak to the people in childhood and in maturity. Behold! I taught thee the Book and Wisdom, the Law and the Gospel and behold! thou makest out of clay, as it were, the figure of a bird, by My leave, and thou breathest into it and it becometh a bird by My leave, and thou healest those born blind, and the lepers, by My leave. And behold! thou bringest forth the dead by My leave. And behold! I did restrain the Children of Israel from (violence to) thee when thou didst show them the clear Signs, and the unbelievers among them said: ’This is nothing but evident magic.’" ~ Holy Quran Al Maidah 110 So again, in matters of the spirit, the Messiah (infinite saws) was strengthened with the Ruhh Al Quddus and he (saws) detected when the hemorrhaging woman had touched his robes. Thus, indicating to me that it was felt, and if it was felt, then, it had an effect upon him. The verse suggests that she was trying to get healed for free and without him knowing about it. The question, then, becomes does the doctor have the right to charge people for the process of recovery from the effects of having healed people; and to shield from being exploited? Afterall, the scriptures say that he (infinite saws) (and Maryam (infinite saws)) were both people that had to eat their daily bread, "And the apostles whom We sent before thee were all (men) who ate food and walked through the streets: We have made some of you as a trial for others: will ye have patience? for God is One Who sees (all things)." ~ Holy Quran Al Furqan 20
Thus, there is the need for, even, these men (Al Anbiya, the Prophets) to be nourished and sustained. Is this justification enough for charging people for medical services. I would have to answer that it certainly doesn't give another person the right to demand, command or order a holy person to heal them for free; nor when that holy person does not wish to. Contrarily, is there a price that anyone can place on The Spirit of Allah, or one's own spirit, and this becomes an alarming concern as neither should be sold.
Sahih Al Bukhari Vol. 4 Book of Medicine
Whenever Allah's Apostle went to bed, he used to recite Surat-al-Ikhlas, Surat-al-Falaq and Surat-an-Nas and then blow on his palms and pass them over his face and those parts of his body that his hands could reach. And when he fell ill, he used to order me to do like that for him.
Sahih Al Bukhari Vol. 4 Book of Medicine
A group of the companions of Allah's Apostle proceeded on a journey till they dismounted near one of the Arab tribes and requested them to entertain them as their guests, but they (the tribe people) refused to entertain them. Then the chief of that tribe was bitten by a snake (or stung by a scorpion) and he was given all sorts of treatment, but all in vain. Some of them said, "Will you go to the group (those travelers) who have dismounted near you and see if one of them has something useful?" They came to them and said, "O the group! Our leader has been bitten by a snake (or stung by a scorpion) and we have treated him with everything but nothing benefited him Has anyone of you anything useful?" One of them replied, "Yes, by Allah, I know how to treat with a Ruqya. But. by Allah, we wanted you to receive us as your guests but you refused. I will not treat your patient with a Ruqya till you fix for us something as wages." Consequently they agreed to give those travellers a flock of sheep. The man went with them (the people of the tribe) and started spitting (on the bite) and reciting Surat-al-Fatiha till the patient was healed and started walking as if he had not been sick. When the tribe people paid them their wages they had agreed upon, some of them (the Prophet's companions) said, "Distribute (the sheep)." But the one who treated with the Ruqya said, "Do not do that till we go to Allah's Apostle and mention to him what has happened, and see what he will order us." So they came to Allah's Apostle and mentioned the story to him and he said, "How do you know that Surat-al-Fatiha is a Ruqya? You have done the right thing. Divide (what you have got) and assign for me a share with you." Here the Sahabas were intending to treat the man for free, but, because of how they were treated decided to charge that people for the service. This Sunnah, obviously, makes it permissible to charge people for medical services in Al-Islam, and further gives the treating physician/religious scholar the discretion whether to charge or not charge. Compare this snakebite treatment to the scripture which reads: "Numbers 21:1 The Canaanite king of Arad, who lived in the Negev, heard that the Israelites were approaching on the road to Atharim. So he attacked the Israelites and took some of them as prisoners. 2 Then the people of Israel made this vow to the LORD: "If you will help us conquer these people, we will completely destroy all their towns." 3 The LORD heard their request and gave them victory over the Canaanites. The Israelites completely destroyed them and their towns, and the place has been called Hormah ever since. 4 Then the people of Israel set out from Mount Hor, taking the road to the Red Sea to go around the land of Edom. But the people grew impatient along the way, 5 and they began to murmur against God and Moses. "Why have you brought us out of Egypt to die here in the wilderness?" they complained. "There is nothing to eat here and nothing to drink. And we hate this wretched manna!" 6 So the LORD sent poisonous snakes among them, and many of them were bitten and died. 7 Then the people came to Moses and cried out, "We have sinned by speaking against the LORD and against you. Pray that the LORD will take away the snakes." So Moses prayed for the people. 8 Then the LORD told him, "Make a replica of a poisonous snake and attach it to the top of a pole. Those who are bitten will live if they simply look at it!" 9 So Moses made a snake out of bronze and attached it to the top of a pole. Whenever those who were bitten looked at the bronze snake, they recovered!" Contrast the Numbers passage above with the content at this link: The Caduceus as a symbol of Medicine also, some points of concern and reflection upon this post and the content of the Caduceus link with: Forbidden Najwa, Laghwa and Gharrar. Also check The Romans blog investigation that I performed. It has an additional post within it on pagan gods of ancient Rome and Greece.
Sahih Al Bukhari Vol. 4 Book of Medicine
The Prophet used to treat some of his wives by passing his right hand over the place of ailment and used to say, "O Lord of the people! Remove the difficulty and bring about healing as You are the Healer. There is no healing but Your Healing, a healing that will leave no ailment."
Sahih Al Bukhari Vol. 4 Book of Medicine
The Prophet used to say to the patient, "In the Name of Allah The earth of our land and the saliva of some of us cure our patient."
Thus, this is work that is being done in the Spirit of Allah or Ruhh Al Quddus...by the Spirit of Allah or Ruhh Al Quddus. I support this observation with the ayat,
[16:102]
"Say, the Holy Spirit has brought the revelation from thy Lord in Truth, in order to strengthen those who believe, and as a Guide and Glad Tidings to Muslims."
So what becomes the problem? The problem arises when person A, who goes to Allah (swt) for what it is that they need, comes across person B, who likes to source humans or (holy men and women) for the healing that they need from the spirit. Important to note: this is a problem that is in all of the 4 major faith groups in various ways. Again, each group has guilt, in this, in various ways. It becomes kind of like being robbed for those that go to The Source or One God. I would like to cite, at this time, 2 earlier blogs: Some Notes on the Bible; and Those that Sap. There is a correlation with being someone that is in a sapped state and being one that saps others. Thus, the 2 states can be toggled in the Proverb of Nabi Sulaimon (infinite saws) mentioned, therein. Spirit of Allah.
[2:183]
O ye who believe! Fasting is prescribed to you as it was prescribed to those before you, that ye may (learn) self-restraint,-
[2:184]
(Fasting) for a fixed number of days; but if any of you is ill, or on a journey, the prescribed number (Should be made up) from days later. For those who can do it (With hardship), is a ransom, the feeding of one that is indigent. But he that will give more, of his own free will,- it is better for him. And it is better for you that ye fast, if ye only knew. Reference to a similar scenario may be needed here:
[58:4]
And he who findeth not (the wherewithal), let him fast for two successive months before they touch one another; and for him who is unable to do so (the penance is) the feeding of sixty needy ones. This, that ye may put trust in Allah and His messenger. Such are the limits (imposed by Allah); and for disbelievers is a painful doom.
[2:185]
Ramadhan is the (month) in which was sent down the Qur’an, as a guide to mankind, also clear (Signs) for guidance and judgment (Between right and wrong). So every one of you who is present (at his home) during that month should spend it in fasting, but if any one is ill, or on a journey, the prescribed period (Should be made up) by days later. God intends every facility for you; He does not want to put to difficulties. (He wants you) to complete the prescribed period, and to glorify Him in that He has guided you; and perchance ye shall be grateful.
This investigation was, by no means, exhaustive. There are still areas like "Parable of the Roman Officer" in the Injeel and questions such as "Forbidden Fruit" (on earth) However, it was a sincere crack at the issue of healing in religion. Forgiveness is like being healed, it is hard for a person to heal or recover that continues to do the things that angered Allah (swt), initially. I close with Surahtul Qadr of the Holy Quran, essentially, Allah's costs (time spent in fasting the month of Ramadan) for the Spirit to His (swt) worshippers:
Power or Decree
In the name of God, Most Gracious, Most Merciful.
[97:1]
We have indeed revealed this (Message) in the Night of Power:
[97:2]
And what will explain to thee what the night of power is?
[97:3]
The Night of Power is better than a thousand months.
[97:4]
Therein come down the angels and the Spirit by God’s permission, on every errand:
[97:5]
Peace!...This until the rise of morn!

The Hypocrite Nuisance

The Hypocrites
In the name of God, Most Gracious, Most Merciful.
[63:1]
When the Hypocrites come to thee, they say, "We bear witness that thou art indeed the Apostle of God." Yea, God knoweth that thou art indeed His Apostle, and God beareth witness that the Hypocrites are indeed liars.
[63:2]
They have made their oaths a screen (for their misdeeds): thus they obstruct (men) from the Path of God: truly evil are their deeds.
[63:3]
That is because they believed, then they rejected Faith: So a seal was set on their hearts: therefore they understand not.
[63:4]
When thou lookest at them, their exteriors please thee; and when they speak, thou listenest to their words. They are as (worthless as hollow) pieces of timber propped up, (unable to stand on their own). They think that every cry is against them. They are the enemies; so beware of them. The curse of God be on them! How are they deluded (away from the Truth)!
[63:5]
And when it is said to them, "Come, the Apostle of God will pray for your forgiveness", they turn aside their heads, and thou wouldst see them turning away their faces in arrogance.
[63:6]
It is equal to them whether thou pray for their forgiveness or not. God will not forgive them. Truly God guides not rebellious transgressors.
[63:7]
They are the ones who say, "Spend nothing on those who are with God’s Apostle, to the end that they may disperse (and quit Medina)." But to God belong the treasures of the heavens and the earth; but the Hypocrites understand not.
[63:8]
They say, "If we return to Medina, surely the more honourable (element) will expel therefrom the meaner." But honour belongs to God and His Apostle, and to the Believers; but the Hypocrites know not.
[63:9]
O ye who believe! Let not your riches or your children divert you from the remembrance of God. If any act thus, the loss is their own.
[63:10]
and spend something (in charity) out of the substance which We have bestowed on you, before Death should come to any of you and he should say, "O my Lord! why didst Thou not give me respite for a little while? I should then have given (largely) in charity, and I should have been one of the doers of good".
[63:11]
But to no soul will God grant respite when the time appointed (for it) has come; and God is well acquainted with (all) that ye do.
Invalidity is intolerable for people of faith and belief in Allah. But, invalidating opponents is one of the favorite tools of hypocrites as is evidence by verses 7 and 8 above. The opponents of hypocrites are people of faith in Allah (and Allah). People of faith, by faith and truth from Allah, wish to have faith and truth influential in the community. If this does not suit the needs of hypocrites, then, they become opposed to some or all faith and truth. Of course, not all invalidation is unfounded or bad, but, is quite necessary. Again, not all invalidation is bad, but, on the contrary, is quite necessary to do, otherwise, injustices will spread and prevail rapidly and permeate the community. Invalidation also seems to be a favorite tool of those thirsty for power and influence, perhaps, there is a correlation between thirst for power and munafiqun, as this is, essentially, what they were refusing to surrender to the Nabi of Allah (infinite saws). The Messiah (infinte saws) said, "And they were deeply offended and refused to believe in him. Then Jesus told them, "A prophet is honored everywhere except in his own hometown and among his own family. 58 And so he did only a few miracles there because of their unbelief."" ~ Matthew 13:57-58 and "Anyone who welcomes you is welcoming me, and anyone who welcomes me is welcoming the Lord who sent me." ~ Matthew 10:40. This certainly speaks of the impact and effect of invalidation. And as indicated by Matthew 13:58 invalidation of the Prophets (Al Anbiya) has an impact upon the miracles that they perform amongst those that are disbelieving or invalidating. Here it is safe to deduce that those that invalidate the signs of Allah get fewer miracles according to the degree of their rejections to the signs, ayats and Prophets of Allah. Thus, it is clear that, those that practice the habits of invalidating the signs and Prophets of Allah, shut themselves off from success.
"When you give a gift to someone in need, don't shout about it as the hypocrites do -- blowing trumpets in the synagogues and streets to call attention to their acts of charity! I assure you, they have received all the reward they will ever get." ~ Matthew 6:2
"And now about prayer. When you pray, don't be like the hypocrites who love to pray publicly on street corners and in the synagogues where everyone can see them. I assure you, that is all the reward they will ever get." ~ Matthew 6:5 This point is echoed by the Quranul Kareem passage of Surahtul Nisa Ayat 142: The Hypocrites - they think they are over-reaching God, but He will over- reach them: When they stand up to prayer, they stand without earnestness, to be seen of men, but little do they hold God in remembrance;" The Messiah continues with more instructions to avoid hypocrisy with:
"And when you fast, don't make it obvious, as the hypocrites do, who try to look pale and disheveled so people will admire them for their fasting. I assure you, that is the only reward they will ever get." ~ Matthew 6:16
Here the Messiah (infinite saws) gives a stringent set of Laws against hypocrisy. These verses are concerning charity (zakaat and sadaqah); prayer (salaat); and fasting (saum). Here 3 pillars of "Faith" in Al-Islam are mentioned here along with some proper etiquette by which to perform them.
Matthew 15:7 You hypocrites! Isaiah was prophesying about you when he said, 8 'These people honor me with their lips, but their hearts are far away. 9 Their worship is a farce, for they replace God's commands with their own man-made teachings.'"
Matthew23:1 Then Jesus said to the crowds and to his disciples, 2 "The teachers of religious law and the Pharisees are the official interpreters of the Scriptures. 3 So practice and obey whatever they say to you, but don't follow their example. For they don't practice what they teach. 4 They crush you with impossible religious demands and never lift a finger to help ease the burden. 5 "Everything they do is for show. On their arms they wear extra wide prayer boxes with Scripture verses inside, and they wear extra long tassels on their robes. v 6 And how they love to sit at the head table at banquets and in the most prominent seats in the synagogue! 7 They enjoy the attention they get on the streets, and they enjoy being called 'Rabbi.' v 8 Don't ever let anyone call you 'Rabbi,' for you have only one teacher, and all of you are on the same level as brothers and sisters. 9 And don't address anyone here on earth as 'Father,' for only God in heaven is your spiritual Father. 10 And don't let anyone call you 'Master,' for there is only one master, the Messiah. v 11 The greatest among you must be a servant. 12 But those who exalt themselves will be humbled, and those who humble themselves will be exalted. 13 "How terrible it will be for you teachers of religious law and you Pharisees. Hypocrites! For you won't let others enter the Kingdom of Heaven, and you won't go in yourselves. 14 15 Yes, how terrible it will be for you teachers of religious law and you Pharisees. For you cross land and sea to make one convert, and then you turn him into twice the son of hell as you yourselves are. 16 "Blind guides! How terrible it will be for you! For you say that it means nothing to swear 'by God's Temple' -- you can break that oath. But then you say that it is binding to swear 'by the gold in the Temple.' 17 Blind fools! Which is greater, the gold, or the Temple that makes the gold sacred? 18 And you say that to take an oath 'by the altar' can be broken, but to swear 'by the gifts on the altar' is binding! 19 How blind! For which is greater, the gift on the altar, or the altar that makes the gift sacred? 20 When you swear 'by the altar,' you are swearing by it and by everything on it. 21 And when you swear 'by the Temple,' you are swearing by it and by God, who lives in it. 22 And when you swear 'by heaven,' you are swearing by the throne of God and by God, who sits on the throne. 23 "How terrible it will be for you teachers of religious law and you Pharisees. Hypocrites! For you are careful to tithe even the tiniest part of your income, but you ignore the important things of the law -- justice, mercy, and faith. You should tithe, yes, but you should not leave undone the more important things. 24 Blind guides! You strain your water so you won't accidentally swallow a gnat; then you swallow a camel! 25 "How terrible it will be for you teachers of religious law and you Pharisees. Hypocrites! You are so careful to clean the outside of the cup and the dish, but inside you are filthy -- full of greed and self-indulgence! 26 Blind Pharisees! First wash the inside of the cup, and then the outside will become clean, too. 27 "How terrible it will be for you teachers of religious law and you Pharisees. Hypocrites! You are like whitewashed tombs -- beautiful on the outside but filled on the inside with dead people's bones and all sorts of impurity. 28 You try to look like upright people outwardly, but inside your hearts are filled with hypocrisy and lawlessness. 29 "How terrible it will be for you teachers of religious law and you Pharisees. Hypocrites! For you build tombs for the prophets your ancestors killed and decorate the graves of the godly people your ancestors destroyed. 30 Then you say, 'We never would have joined them in killing the prophets.' 31 "In saying that, you are accusing yourselves of being the descendants of those who murdered the prophets. 32 Go ahead. Finish what they started. 33 Snakes! Sons of vipers! How will you escape the judgment of hell? 34 I will send you prophets and wise men and teachers of religious law. You will kill some by crucifixion and whip others in your synagogues, chasing them from city to city. 35 As a result, you will become guilty of murdering all the godly people from righteous Abel to Zechariah son of Barachiah, whom you murdered in the Temple between the altar and the sanctuary. 36 I assure you, all the accumulated judgment of the centuries will break upon the heads of this very generation. 37 "O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, the city that kills the prophets and stones God's messengers! How often I have wanted to gather your children together as a hen protects her chicks beneath her wings, but you wouldn't let me. 38 And now look, your house is left to you, empty and desolate. 39 For I tell you this, you will never see me again until you say, 'Bless the one who comes in the name of the Lord!'"
There are still some lessons here to learn from the Messiah (infinite saws) on hypocrisy...some lessons for all. There is a saying that those who refuse to learn from history are doomed to repeat it. I pray that Allah (swt) saves me from such a trial (fitnah). I pray that Allah saves me from being a "hypocrite".Surahtul Nisa Ayat 145: "The Hypocrites will be in the lowest depths of the Fire: no helper wilt thou find for them;-"
Narrated by Anas, "The Prophet said, "Love for the Ansar is a sign of faith and hatred for the ansar is a sign of hypocrisy." ~ Sahih Al Bukhari The Book of Faith No. 16.

Security Risks

It seems that there are certain types of behavior that increases a person's securities which they can receive from Allah (swt).
The Time
In the name of God, Most Gracious, Most Merciful.
[103:1]
By (the Token of) Time (through the ages),
[103:2]
Verily Man is in loss,
[103:3]
Except such as have Faith, and do righteous deeds, and (join together) in the mutual teaching of Truth, and of Patience and Constancy.
Time is a security which Allah grants to His (swt) subjects who comply with His (swt) Orders, Commands and Instructions. Obviously, that time is not really time if not used with optimum efficiency...which would not exclude leisurely pleasures and relaxations.
Winter or Qureysh
In the name of God, Most Gracious, Most Merciful.
[106:1]
For the covenants (of security and safeguard enjoyed) by the Quraish,
[106:2]
Their covenants (covering) journeys by winter and summer,-
[106:3]
Let them adore the Lord of this House,
[106:4]
Who provides them with food against hunger, and with security against fear (of danger).
Security, safety and safeguard from fears and dangers on journeys in winter and in summer is, yet, another security that Allah (swt) provides to His (swt) compliant subjects. In addition food against hunger. Something quite incredible considering that large portions of Saudi Arabia is non-arable lands or deserts.
Song of Solomon 3 How fragrant your cologne, and how pleasing your name! No wonder all the young women love you! 4 Take me with you. Come, let's run! Bring me into your bedroom, O my king. " Young Women of Jerusalem: "How happy we are for him! We praise his love even more than wine." Young Woman: "How right that the young women love you! 5 "I am dark and beautiful, O women of Jerusalem, tanned as the dark tents of Kedar. Yes, even as the tents of Solomon!
Charm, appeal, shade and tents are also securities that are afforded (men and women) who are subject to Rulers like Nabi Sulalimon (infinite saws) who is, himself, the subject of Allah (swt). The Song of Solomon speaks of the exchange of security between people of faith, including close loved ones.
4 He brings me to the banquet hall, so everyone can see how much he loves me. 5 Oh, feed me with your love -- your 'raisins' and your 'apples' -- for I am utterly lovesick!
Validation is also something afforded (men and women) in various ways in a particular society and even on a global level now with multi-media internet, television and satellites. Men seek validation from women, often times, involving beauty. Likewise, women seek validation from men. Men, also, seek validation from other men, often times, involving wealth, beautiful women, horses breeded for excellence, intelligence, etc. Likewise, women seek validation from other women. Invalidation of, either, the bride or bridegroom in either of those scenarios is something that is undesirable for men and women of faith. Validation is a form of security.
3 The watchmen stopped me as they made their rounds, and I said to them, 'Have you seen him anywhere, this one I love so much?' 6 "Who is this sweeping in from the deserts like a cloud of smoke along the ground? Who is it that smells of myrrh and frankincense and every other spice?
Security and trade are measures that provide securities, comforts, flavors, and fragrances to life. However, sometimes when those watchmen/guards speak against or about certain things (excesses, neglects, conservations or for preservations) it is not always well received.
Men seek security from both men and women (in different ways) and women do the same. For example, men like a beautiful looking woman (inside and outside) to be on their arms and in their homes (this is a form of security and prestige for men). Women like men that way, as well. Men like women to be faithful, loyal and good homemakers, as well as, excellent teachers to their children. Women like this in men, as well. Women like men that can provide fairness, security and justice against dangers and fears. In addition, women like men to be able to provide and be equitable.
7 Look, it is Solomon's chariot (carriage), with sixty of Israel's mightiest men surrounding it. 8 They are all skilled swordsmen and experienced warriors. Each one wears a sword on his thigh, ready to defend the king against an attack during the night. 9 "King Solomon has built a chariot (carriage) for himself from wood imported from Lebanon's forests. 10 Its posts are of silver, its canopy is gold, and its seat is upholstered in purple cloth. Its interior was a gift of love from the young women of Jerusalem."
As you can see from this passage Nabi Sulaimon (infinite saws) enjoyed strong security from men and even the women were concerned with the seat of his (saws) chariot. Sometimes there are women that want to use men for their security and do not wish to obey Allah (swt); and sometimes there are men that wish to use women for their security and do not wish to obey Allah. And there are some men for men's security and do not wish to obey Allah; and there are some women for women's security and do not wish to obey Allah (swt). I guess it is kinda like attempting to get something for free.
2 "One night as I was sleeping, my heart awakened in a dream. I heard the voice of my lover. He was knocking at my bedroom door. 'Open to me, my darling, my treasure, my lovely dove,' he said, 'for I have been out in the night. My head is soaked with dew, my hair with the wetness of the night.' 3 "But I said, 'I have taken off my robe. Should I get dressed again? I have washed my feet. Should I get them soiled?' 4 "My lover tried to unlatch the door, and my heart thrilled within me. 5 I jumped up to open it. My hands dripped with perfume, my fingers with lovely myrrh, as I pulled back the bolt. 6 I opened to my lover, but he was gone. I yearned for even his voice! I searched for him, but I couldn't find him anywhere. I called to him, but there was no reply. 7 The watchmen found me as they were making their rounds; they struck and wounded me. The watchman on the wall tore off my veil.
An example, above, of lover or security scorned.
We have examples of Ansar being security for Muhajirun; examples of Muhajirun being security for Ansarul Allah; and examples of both Ansar and Muhajirun receiving security from people of other faith groups and/or non-believers. One of the reasons that this happens is refusal of ayats:
[4:29]
O ye who believe! Eat not up your property among yourselves in vanities: But let there be amongst you Traffic and trade by mutual good-will: Nor kill (or destroy) yourselves: for verily God hath been to you Most Merciful!
and:
[8:72]
Those who believed, and adopted exile, and fought for the Faith, with their property and their persons, in the cause of God, as well as those who gave (them) asylum and aid,- these are (all) friends and protectors, one of another. As to those who believed but came not into exile, ye owe no duty of protection to them until they come into exile; but if they seek your aid in religion, it is your duty to help them, except against a people with whom ye have a treaty of mutual alliance. And (remember) God seeth all that ye do.
[8:73]
The Unbelievers are protectors, one of another: Unless ye do this, (protect each other), there would be tumult and oppression on earth, and great mischief.
Some refuse to do these 3 things at times...and there, simply, is no compulsion in religion (Deenul Islam), so people are left unable to, really, be upset about it. Another reason, perhaps, that both Ansar and Muhajirun sometimes find themselves obtaining security from people of other religious groups and/or non-muslims is to be a model, through trade, of upright living, as Islam was, largely, spread through trade by merchants in the past, and so, these merchants come into contact with people of other religious groups and/or non-muslims and act as ambassadors of Al-Islam. And by their model of ethics, morals, manners, etiquette and honesty are great examples to other nations. This was just a little something that I reflected on today after watching:

About those who feel that they have the luxury of tripping others up in "Faith".

This is a blog post that is in reference to all religious leadership of the 4 major Ibrahimic faith groups of Judaism, Christianity, Catholicism, and Islam. There are, of course, many scenarios that could lend to furthering our understanding of these passages. I have, only, given a few reflections from my own limited understanding. Injeel Millstone passage. Regarding this passage. It has become a mentality to undo people that some leaders feel are in non-compliance. To hope for their demise or failure; treachery against them; or to cause them to lose faith. {And many times this is with some form of curse or prophecy of misfortune, but, there is an error with cursing the innocent who are included in a society with those deemed guilty. For example, in the case of foreign muslims that engage "big business trade" with Americans to the exclusion of American muslims, why can't they exclude American muslims and innocent Americans from their curses against Americans. It's kind of like damning the entire Bible because 15% to 20% is false and/or abrogated. It, then, becomes, "Well, there is this 80% to 85% of the Bible that is valid/useful historical and prophetic evidence, are you lumping up the good of it and the bad in it into one collective damning?" Or, like the "Burn of Quran Day"; or the US soldier who used the Quran as target practice with a high powered rifle. Should all Americans be cursed because of the act of this soldier or only those who are like him and supports that type of behavior towards the Quran?} There are many traditions that, in fact, erode the faith, but, similarly there are many traditions which strengthen the faith. It seems that the mentality of building men and women of faith has faded for some years; sometimes in being judgmental, leaders detach themselves from the desire for members of a particular society to, actually, succeed. Other times, the piling up of wealth through "big business trades", etc. distracts some from desiring the success of the members of a particular society, a type of oppression through negligence. This, however, does not justify jealousy, envy, nor coveting of the wealth and treasures of the affluent negligent members of a faith group...this is about being tripped up. Because it is one thing to leave someone out of the cash and another thing to trip them up. You can't really get upset about how someone spends their money, after all, it is theirs. In doing that you would expose yourself to being charged with jealousy, envy or coveting. But, when someone trips you up that's an entirely different issue, in and of, itself.
Matthew 18:6 "But if anyone causes one of these little ones who trusts in me to lose faith, it would be better for that person to be thrown into the sea with a large millstone tied around the neck."
Proverb Do not lie in wait, like an outlaw, at the house of the People of God. Regarding this passage. Surely one form of tripping up the believers of Allah (swt) is to accuse them of things that certain others in their country are guilty of. Another would be, that because of the examples of some leadership, some people despise somethings of signs that would, otherwise, be beneficial for them. They take a sign and make others averse to it, and then say "Ah see this one has rejected it. This one should be counted amongst the rejectors and left out of the benefits of belief in the sign." Another would be to lay heavy burdens upon the backs of believers, using traditional sayings, which would cause them to break or break away from amongst where they are supposed to frequent.
Proverb 24:15 "Do not lie in wait like an outlaw at the home of the people of God. And don't raid the house where the people of God live. 16 They may trip seven times, but each time they will rise again. But one calamity is enough to lay the wicked low."
Proverb Those who cannot rest until they have caused someone's foot to stumble. Regarding this passage. Clearly there are individuals who cannot rest, themselves, unless they project their misfortune onto others. These seem to be people that cannot, or choose not to, go to Allah (swt) for His (swt) blessings and so must exchange their worthless scenario for someone else's valuable scenario. This has got to be the most frustrating set of circumstances for a person of faith in Allah (swt) to have to endure.
Proverb 4:16 "for evil people cannot sleep until they have done their evil deed for the day. They cannot rest unless they have caused someone to stumble. 17 They eat wickedness and drink violence!"
Good and Bad Shepherds in Ezekiel. Regarding this passage. And thus, the question becomes if Allah (swt) did this in Ezekiel 34, which you are about to read, in the past for the children of Israel, won't He (swt) do, similarly, the same thing in the House of Islam? And so it is important to be good shepherds or leaders to the followers of Nabi Muhammad (saws), as it was important to be good shepherds to the children of Israel.
Ezekiel 34:1 Then this message came to me from the LORD: 2 "Son of man, prophesy against the shepherds, the leaders of Israel. Give them this message from the Sovereign LORD: Destruction is certain for you shepherds who feed yourselves instead of your flocks. Shouldn't shepherds feed their sheep? 3 You drink the milk, wear the wool, and butcher the best animals, but you let your flocks starve. 4 You have not taken care of the weak. You have not tended the sick or bound up the broken bones. You have not gone looking for those who have wandered away and are lost. Instead, you have ruled them with force and cruelty. 5 So my sheep have been scattered without a shepherd. They are easy prey for any wild animal. 6 They have wandered through the mountains and hills, across the face of the earth, yet no one has gone to search for them. 7 "Therefore, you shepherds, hear the word of the LORD: 8 As surely as I live, says the Sovereign LORD, you abandoned my flock and left them to be attacked by every wild animal. Though you were my shepherds, you didn't search for my sheep when they were lost. You took care of yourselves and left the sheep to starve. 9 Therefore, you shepherds, hear the word of the LORD. 10 This is what the Sovereign LORD says: I now consider these shepherds my enemies, and I will hold them responsible for what has happened to my flock. I will take away their right to feed the flock, along with their right to feed themselves. I will rescue my flock from their mouths; the sheep will no longer be their prey. 11 "For this is what the Sovereign LORD says: I myself will search and find my sheep. 12 I will be like a shepherd looking for his scattered flock. I will find my sheep and rescue them from all the places to which they were scattered on that dark and cloudy day. 13 I will bring them back home to their own land of Israel from among the peoples and nations. I will feed them on the mountains of Israel and by the rivers in all the places where people live. 14 Yes, I will give them good pastureland on the high hills of Israel. There they will lie down in pleasant places and feed in lush mountain pastures. 15 I myself will tend my sheep and cause them to lie down in peace, says the Sovereign LORD. 16 I will search for my lost ones who strayed away, and I will bring them safely home again. I will bind up the injured and strengthen the weak. But I will destroy those who are fat and powerful. I will feed them, yes -- feed them justice! 17 "And as for you, my flock, my people, this is what the Sovereign LORD says: I will judge between one sheep and another, separating the sheep from the goats. 18 Is it not enough for you to keep the best of the pastures for yourselves? Must you also trample down the rest? Is it not enough for you to take the best water for yourselves? Must you also muddy the rest with your feet? 19 All that is left for my flock to eat is what you have trampled down. All they have to drink is water that you have fouled. 20 "Therefore, this is what the Sovereign LORD says: I will surely judge between the fat sheep and the scrawny sheep. 21 For you fat sheep push and butt and crowd my sick and hungry flock until they are scattered to distant lands. 22 So I will rescue my flock, and they will no longer be abused and destroyed. And I will judge between one sheep and another. 23 And I will set one shepherd over them, even my servant David. He will feed them and be a shepherd to them. 24 And I, the LORD, will be their God, and my servant David will be a prince among my people. I, the LORD, have spoken! 25 "I will make a covenant of peace with them and drive away the dangerous animals from the land. Then my people will be able to camp safely in the wildest places and sleep in the woods without fear. 26 I will cause my people and their homes around my holy hill to be a blessing. And I will send showers, showers of blessings, which will come just when they are needed. 27 The orchards and fields of my people will yield bumper crops, and everyone will live in safety. When I have broken their chains of slavery and rescued them from those who enslaved them, then they will know that I am the LORD. 28 They will no longer be prey for other nations, and wild animals will no longer attack them. They will live in safety, and no one will make them afraid. 29 "And I will give them a land famous for its crops, so my people will never again go hungry or be shamed by the scorn of foreign nations. 30 In this way, they will know that I, the LORD their God, am with them. And they will know that they, the people of Israel, are my people, says the Sovereign LORD. 31 You are my flock, the sheep of my pasture. You are my people, and I am your God, says the Sovereign LORD." And so, Allah (swt) is showing us here that He (swt) did this in Ezekiel 34, in the past for the children of Israel, that is, rid the community of Israel of "Bad Shepherds" or bad leaders. And so it is important to be good shepherds to the followers of Nabi Muhammad (saws), as it was important to be good shepherds to the children of Israel.
Good and Bad Shepherds in Lost Book of Enoch. Regarding this long passage. This is like an expounding of the same principle of the Ezekiel 34 passage mentioned above. Allah is Sari Al Hisab. Yes, Allah (swt) is Swift in Taking Account, but, He (swt) is also, Al Latifu, the Most Subtle; or Most Mysterious; or Most Attentive to Detail. This passage comes from what many have considered to be the "Lost Books of Prophet Enoch" or Nabi Idrees (infinite saws). This is important to mention again because of the painstaking attention to detail concerning "Bad Shepherds" or bad leadership and the "Justice" that His (swt) Sovereignty is capable of formulating and exceeding for the purpose of redemption and salvation of people of faith in Allah (swt) and the maintenance of Divine Order. The translator of this version of the "Lost Books of Enoch" was from a London Christian society and so his point of reference in many places of the book reflects this bent. I think, however, that a Muslim or Jew of the monotheistic persuasions can still extract the meaning here of how carefully documented good and bad shepherding or leadership is being conducted in Allah's Presence. There does seem to be embedded in the following texts symbols of the trinity and Allah has said in the Sacred Quranul Kareem, "Trinity Desist." So please do not be moved to leave off finishing this excerpt from the book "Lost Book of Enoch." because the translator has included in his manuscript symbols of the trinity. Thank you. LXXXV-XC. The Second Dream-Vision of Enoch: the History of the World to the
Founding of the Messianic Kingdom.
CHAPTER LXXXV.
1. And after this I saw another dream, and I will show the whole dream to thee, my son.
2. And Enoch lifted up (his voice) and spake to his son Methuselah: 'To thee, my son, will I
speak: hear my words--incline thine ear to the dream-vision of thy father. 3. Before I took thy mother Edna, I saw in a vision on my bed, and behold a bull came forth from
the earth, and that bull was white; and after it came forth a heifer, and along with this (latter)
came forth two bulls, one of them black and the other red.
4. And that black bull gored the red one and pursued him over the earth, and thereupon I could
no longer see that red bull.
5. But that black bull grew and that heifer went with him, and I saw that many oxen proceeded
from him which resembled and followed him.
6. And that cow, that first one, went from the presence of that first bull in order to seek that red
one, but found him not, and lamented with a great lamentation over him and sought him.
7. And I looked till that first bull came to her and quieted her, and from that time onward she
cried no more.
8. And after that she bore another white bull, and after him she bore many bulls and black cows.
9. And I saw in my sleep that white bull likewise grow and become a great white bull, and from
Him proceeded many white bulls, and they resembled him. And they began to beget many white
bulls, which resembled them, one following the other, (even) many.
LXXXVI. The Fall of the Angels and the Demoralization of Mankind.
CHAPTER LXXXVI.
1. And again I saw with mine eyes as I slept, and I saw the heaven above, and behold a star fell
from heaven, and it arose and eat and pastured amongst those oxen.
2. And after that I saw the large and the black oxen, and behold they all changed their stalls and
pastures and their cattle, and began to live with each other.
3. And again I saw in the vision, and looked towards the heaven, and behold I saw many stars
descend and cast themselves down from heaven to that first star, and they became bulls
amongst those cattle and pastured with them amongst them .
4. And I looked at them and saw, and behold they all let out their privy members, like horses,
and began to cover the cows of the oxen, and they all became pregnant and bare elephants,
camels, and asses.
5. And all the oxen feared them and were affrighted at them, and began to bite with their teeth
and to devour, and to gore with their horns.
6. And they began, moreover, to devour those oxen; and behold all the children of the earth
began to tremble and quake before them and to flee from them.
CHAPTER LXXXVII.
1. And again I saw how they began to gore each other and to devour each other, and the earth
began to cry aloud. 2. And I raised mine eyes again to heaven, and I saw in the vision, and behold there came forth
from heaven beings who were like white men: and four went forth from that place and three with
them.
3. And those three that had last come forth grasped me by my hand and took me up, away from
the generations of the earth, and raised me up to a lofty place, and showed me a tower raised
high above the earth, and all the hills were lower.
4. And one said unto me: 'Remain here till thou seest everything that befalls those elephants,
camels, and asses, and the stars and the oxen, and all of them.'
LXXXVIII. The Punishment of the Fallen Angels by the Archangels.
CHAPTER LXXXVIII.
1.And I saw one of those four who had come forth first, and he seized that first star which
had fallen from the heaven, and bound it hand and foot and cast it into an abyss: now that
abyss was narrow and deep, and horrible and dark.
2. And one of them drew a sword, and gave it to those elephants and camels and asses:
then they began to smite each other, and the whole earth quaked because of them.
3. And as I was beholding in the vision, lo, one of those four who had come forth stoned
(them) from heaven, and gathered and took all the great stars whose privy members were
like those of horses, and bound them all hand and foot, and cast them in an abyss of the
earth.
LXXXVII. The Advent of the Seven Archangels. LXXXIX. 1-9. The Deluge and the
Deliverance of Noah.
CHAPTER LXXXIX.
1. And one of those four went to that white bull and instructed him in a secret, without his being
terrified: he was born a bull and became a man, and built for himself a great vessel and dwelt
thereon; and three bulls dwelt with him in that vessel and they were covered in.
2. And again I raised mine eyes towards heaven and saw a lofty roof, with seven water torrents
thereon, and those torrents flowed with much water into an enclosure.
3. And I saw again, and behold fountains were opened on the surface of that great enclosure,
and that water began to swell and rise upon the surface, and I saw that enclosure till all its
surface was covered with water.
4. And the water, the darkness, and mist increased upon it; and as I looked at the height of that
water, that water had risen above the height of that enclosure, and was streaming over that
enclosure, and it stood upon the earth. 5. And all the cattle of that enclosure were gathered together until I saw how they sank and
were swallowed up and perished in that water.
6. But that vessel floated on the water, while all the oxen and elephants and camels and asses
sank to the bottom with all the animals, so that I could no longer see them, and they were not
able to escape, (but) perished and sank into the depths.
7. And again I saw in the vision till those water torrents were removed from that high roof, and
the chasms of the earth were levelled up and other abysses were opened.
8. Then the water began to run down into these, till the earth became visible; but that vessel
settled on the earth, and the darkness retired and light appeared.
9. But that white bull which had become a man came out of that vessel, and the three bulls with
him, and one of those three was white like that bull, and one of them was red as blood, and one
black: and that white bull departed from them.
LXXXIX. 10-27. From the Death of Noah to the Exodus.
10. And they began to bring forth beasts of the field and birds, so that there arose different
genera: lions, tigers, wolves, dogs, hyenas, wild boars, foxes, squirrels, swine, falcons, vultures,
kites, eagles, and ravens; and among them was born a white bull.
11. And they began to bite one another; but that white bull which was born amongst them
begat a wild ass and a white bull with it, and the wild asses multiplied.
12. But that bull which was born from him begat a black wild boar and a white sheep; and the
former begat many boars, but that sheep begat twelve sheep.
13. And when those twelve sheep had grown, they gave up one of them to the asses, and those
asses again gave up that sheep to the wolves, and that sheep grew up among the wolves.
14. And the Lord brought the eleven sheep to live with it and to pasture with it among the
wolves: and they multiplied and became many flocks of sheep.
15. And the wolves began to fear them, and they oppressed them until they destroyed their little
ones, and they cast their young into a river of much water: but those sheep began to cry aloud
on account of their little ones, and to complain unto their Lord.
16. And a sheep which had been saved from the wolves fled and escaped to the wild asses; and I
saw the sheep how they lamented and cried, and besought their Lord with all their might, till that
Lord of the sheep descended at the voice of the sheep from a lofty abode, and came to them and
pastured them.
17. And He called that sheep which had escaped the wolves, and spake with it concerning the
wolves that it should admonish them not to touch the sheep.
18. And the sheep went to the wolves according to the word of the Lord, and another sheep met
it and went with it, and the two went and entered together into the assembly of those wolves,
and spake with them and admonished them not to touch the sheep from henceforth. 19. And thereupon I saw the wolves, and how they oppressed the sheep exceedingly with all
their power; and the sheep cried aloud.
20. And the Lord came to the sheep and they began to smite those wolves: and the wolves
began to make lamentation; but the sheep became quiet and forthwith ceased to cry out.
21. And I saw the sheep till they departed from amongst the wolves; but the eyes of the wolves
were blinded, and those wolves departed in pursuit of the sheep with all their power.
22. And the Lord of the sheep went with them, as their leader, and all His sheep followed Him:
and his face was dazzling and glorious and terrible to behold.
23. But the wolves began to pursue those sheep till they reached a sea of water.
24. And that sea was divided, and the water stood on this side and on that before their face, and
their Lord led them and placed Himself between them and the wolves.
25. And as those wolves did not yet see the sheep, they proceeded into the midst of that sea,
and the wolves followed the sheep, and [those wolves] ran after them into that sea.
26. And when they saw the Lord of the sheep, they turned to flee before His face, but that sea
gathered itself together, and became as it had been created, and the water swelled and rose till
it covered those wolves.
27. And I saw till all the wolves who pursued those sheep perished and were drowned.
LXXXIX. 28-40. Israel in the Desert, the Giving of the Law, the Entrance into
Palestine.
28. But the sheep escaped from that water and went forth into a wilderness, where there was no
water and no grass; and they began to open their eyes and to see; and I saw the Lord of the
sheep pasturing them and giving them water and grass, and that sheep going and leading them.
29. And that sheep ascended to the summit of that lofty rock, and the Lord of the sheep sent it
to them.
30. And after that I saw the Lord of the sheep who stood before them, and His appearance was
great and terrible and majestic, and all those sheep saw Him and were afraid before His face.
31. And they all feared and trembled because of Him, and they cried to that sheep with them
[which was amongst them]: "We are not able to stand before our Lord or to behold Him."
32. And that sheep which led them again ascended to the summit of that rock, but the sheep
began to be blinded and to wander from the way which he had showed them, but that sheep wot
not thereof.
33. And the Lord of the sheep was wrathful exceedingly against them, and that sheep
discovered it, and went down from the summit of the rock, and came to the sheep, and found
the greatest part of them blinded and fallen away. 34. And when they saw it they feared and trembled at its presence, and desired to return to their
folds.
35. And that sheep took other sheep with it, and came to those sheep which had fallen away,
and began to slay them; and the sheep feared its presence, and thus that sheep brought back
those sheep that had fallen away, and they returned to their folds.
36. And I saw in this vision till that sheep became a man and built a house for the Lord of the
sheep, and placed all the sheep in that house.
37. And I saw till this sheep which had met that sheep which led them fell asleep: and I saw till
all the great sheep perished and little ones arose in their place, and they came to a pasture, and
approached a stream of water.
38. Then that sheep, their leader which had become a man, withdrew from them and fell asleep,
and all the sheep sought it and cried over it with a great crying.
39. And I saw till they left off crying for that sheep and crossed that stream of water, and there
arose the two sheep as leaders in the place of those which had led them and fallen asleep (lit.
"had fallen asleep and led them").
40. And I saw till the sheep came to a goodly place, and a pleasant and glorious land, and I saw
till those sheep were satisfied; and that house stood amongst them in the pleasant land.
LXXXIX. 41-50. From the Time of the Judges till the Building of the Temple.
41. And sometimes their eyes were opened, and sometimes blinded, till another sheep arose and
led them and brought them all back, and their eyes were opened.
42. And the dogs and the foxes and the wild boars began to devour those sheep till the Lord of
the sheep raised up [another sheep] a ram from their midst, which led them.
43. And that ram began to butt on either side those dogs, foxes, and wild boars till he had
destroyed them †all†.
44. And that sheep whose eyes were opened saw that ram, which was amongst the sheep, till it
†forsook its glory† and began to butt those sheep, and trampled upon them, and behaved itself
unseemly.
45. And the Lord of the sheep sent the lamb to another lamb and raised it to being a ram and
leader of the sheep instead of that ram which had †forsaken its glory†.
46. And it went to it and spake to it alone, and raised it to being a ram, and made it the prince
and leader of the sheep; but during all these things those dogs oppressed the sheep.
47. And the first ram pursued that second ram, and that second ram arose and fled before it;
and I saw till those dogs pulled down the first ram.
48. And that second ram arose and led the [little] sheep. 49. And those sheep grew and multiplied; but all the dogs, and foxes, and wild boars feared and
fled before it, and that ram butted and killed the wild beasts, and those wild beasts had no
longer any power among the sheep and robbed them no more of ought.
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. And that ram begat many sheep and fell asleep; and a little sheep became ram in its stead,
and became prince and leader of those sheep.
50. And that house became great and broad, and it was built for those sheep: (and) a tower lofty
and great was built on the house for the Lord of the sheep, and that house was low, but the
tower was elevated and lofty, and the Lord of the sheep stood on that tower and they offered a
full table before Him.
LXXXIX. 51-67. The Two Kingdoms of Israel and Judah, to the Destruction of
Jerusalem.
51. And again I saw those sheep that they again erred and went many ways, and forsook that
their house, and the Lord of the sheep called some from amongst the sheep and sent them to
the sheep, but the sheep began to slay them.
52. And one of them was saved and was not slain, and it sped away and cried aloud over the
sheep; and they sought to slay it, but the Lord of the sheep saved it from the sheep, and brought
it up to me, and caused it to dwell there.
53. And many other sheep He sent to those sheep to testify unto them and lament over them.
54. And after that I saw that when they forsook the house of the Lord and His tower they fell
away entirely, and their eyes were blinded; and I saw the Lord of the sheep how He wrought
much slaughter amongst them in their herds until those sheep invited that slaughter and
betrayed His place.
55. And He gave them over into the hands of the lions and tigers, and wolves and hyenas, and
into the hand of the foxes, and to all the wild beasts, and those wild beasts began to tear in
pieces those sheep.
56. And I saw that He forsook that their house and their tower and gave them all into the hand
of the lions, to tear and devour them, into the hand of all the wild beasts.
57. And I began to cry aloud with all my power, and to appeal to the Lord of the sheep, and to
represent to Him in regard to the sheep that they were devoured by all the wild beasts.
58. But He remained unmoved, though He saw it, and rejoiced that they were devoured and
swallowed and robbed, and left them to be devoured in the hand of all the beasts.
59. And He called seventy shepherds, and cast those sheep to them that they might pasture
them, and He spake to the shepherds and their companions: "Let each individual of you pasture
the sheep henceforward, and everything that I shall command you that do ye.
60. And I will deliver them over unto you duly numbered, and tell you which of them are to be
destroyed--and them destroy ye." And He gave over unto them those sheep. 61. And He called another and spake unto him: "Observe and mark everything that the
shepherds will do to those sheep; for they will destroy more of them than I have commanded
them.
62. And every excess and the destruction which will be wrought through the shepherds, record
(namely) how many they destroy according to my command, and how many according to their
own caprice: record against every individual shepherd all the destruction he effects.
63. And read out before me by number how many they destroy, and how many they deliver over
for destruction, that I may have this as a testimony against them, and know every deed of the
shepherds, that I may comprehend and see what they do, whether or not they abide by my
command which I have commanded them.
64. But they shall not know it, and thou shalt not declare it to them, nor admonish them, but
only record against each individual all the destruction which the shepherds effect each in his time
and lay it all before me."
65. And I saw till those shepherds pastured in their season, and they began to slay and to
destroy more than they were bidden, and they delivered those sheep into the hand of the lions.
66. And the lions and tigers eat and devoured the greater part of those sheep, and the wild boars
eat along with them; and they burnt that tower and demolished that house.
67. And I became exceedingly sorrowful over that tower because that house of the sheep was
demolished, and afterwards I was unable to see if those sheep entered that house.
LXXXIX. 68-71. First Period of the Angelic Rulers--from the Destruction of Jerusalem
to the Return from the Captivity.
68. And the shepherds and their associates delivered over those sheep to all the wild beasts, to
devour them, and each one of them received in his time a definite number: it was written by the
other in a book how many each one of them destroyed of them.
69. And each one slew and destroyed many more than was prescribed; and I began to weep and
lament on account of those sheep
70. And thus in the vision I saw that one who wrote, how he wrote down every one that was
destroyed by those shepherds, day by day, and carried up and laid down and showed actually
the whole book to the Lord of the sheep--(even) everything that they had done, and all that each
one of them had made away with, and all that they had given over to destruction.
71. And the book was read before the Lord of the sheep, and He took the book from his hand
and read it and sealed it and laid it down.
LXXXIX. 72-77. Second Period--from the time of Cyrus to that of Alexander the Great.
72. And forthwith I saw how the shepherds pastured for twelve hours, and behold three of those
sheep turned back and came and entered and began to build up all that had fallen down of that
house; but the wild boars tried to hinder them, but they were not able. 73. And they began again to build as before, and they reared up that tower, and it was named
the high tower; and they began again to place a table before the tower, but all the bread on it
was polluted and not pure.
74. And as touching all this the eyes of those sheep were blinded so that they saw not, and (the
eyes of) their shepherds likewise; and they delivered them in large numbers to their shepherds
for destruction, and they trampled the sheep with their feet and devoured them.
75. And the Lord of the sheep remained unmoved till all the sheep were dispersed over the field
and mingled with them (i.e. the beasts), and they (i.e. the shepherds) did not save them out of
the hand of the beasts.
76. And this one who wrote the book carried it up, and showed it and read it before the Lord of
the sheep, and implored Him on their account, and besought Him on their account as he showed
Him all the doings of the shepherds, and gave testimony before Him against all the shepherds.
And he took the actual book and laid it down beside Him and departed.
XC. 1-5. Third Period--from Alexander the Great to the Graeco-Syrian Domination.
CHAPTER XC.
1. And I saw till that in this manner thirty-five shepherds undertook the pasturing (of the sheep),
and they severally completed their periods as did the first; and others received them into their
hands, to pasture them for their period, each shepherd in his own period.
2. And after that I saw in my vision all the birds of heaven coming, the eagles, the vultures, the
kites, the ravens; but the eagles led all the birds; and they began to devour those sheep, and to
pick out their eyes and to devour their flesh.
3. And the sheep cried out because their flesh was being devoured by the birds, and as for me I
looked and lamented in my sleep over that shepherd who pastured the sheep.
4. And I saw until those sheep were devoured by the dogs and eagles and kites, and they left
neither flesh nor skin nor sinew remaining on them till only their bones stood there: and their
bones too fell to the earth and the sheep became few.
5. And I saw until that twenty-three had undertaken the pasturing and completed in their
several periods fifty-eight times.
XC. 6-12. Fourth Period--from the Graeco-Syrian Domination to the Maccabæan
Revolt.
6. But behold lambs were borne by those white sheep, and they began to open their eyes and to
see, and to cry to the sheep.
7. Yea, they cried to them, but they did not hearken to what they said to them, but were
exceedingly deaf, and their eyes were very exceedingly blinded.
8. And I saw in the vision how the ravens flew upon those lambs and took one of those lambs,
and dashed the sheep in pieces and devoured them. 9. And I saw till horns grew upon those lambs, and the ravens cast down their horns; and I saw
till there sprouted a great horn of one of those sheep, and their eyes were opened.
10. And it †looked at† them [and their eyes opened], and it cried to the sheep, and the rams saw
it and all ran to it.
11. And notwithstanding all this those eagles and vultures and ravens and kites still kept tearing
the sheep and swooping down upon them and devouring them: still the sheep remained silent,
but the rams lamented and cried out.
12. And those ravens fought and battled with it and sought to lay low its horn, but they had no
power over it.
XC. 13-19. The Last Assault of the Gentiles on the Jews (where vv. 13-15 and 16-18
are doublets).
13. And I saw till the †shepherds and† eagles and
those vultures and kites came, and †they cried to
the ravens† that they should break the horn of that
ram, and they battled and fought with it, and it
battled with them and cried that its help might
come.
16. All the eagles and vultures and ravens and kites
were gathered together, and there came with them
all the sheep of the field, yea, they all came
together, and helped each other to break that horn
of the ram.
19. And I saw till a great sword was given to the sheep, and the sheep proceeded against all the
beasts of the field to slay them, and all the beasts and the birds of the heaven fled before their
face.
14. And I saw till that man, who wrote down the
names of the shepherds [and] carried up into the
presence of the Lord of the sheep [came and
helped it and showed it everything: he had come
down for the help of that ram].
17. And I saw that man, who wrote the book
according to the command of the Lord, till he
opened that book concerning the destruction which
those twelve last shepherds had wrought, and
showed that they had destroyed much more than
their predecessors, before the Lord of the sheep.
15. And I saw till the Lord of the sheep came unto
them in wrath, and all who saw Him fled, and they
all fell †into His shadow† from before His face.
18. And I saw till the Lord of the sheep came unto
them and took in His hand the staff of His wrath,
and smote the earth, and the earth clave asunder,
and all the beasts and all the birds of the heaven
fell from among those sheep, and were swallowed
up in the earth and it covered them.
XC. 20-27. Judgement of the Fallen Angels, the Shepherds, and the Apostates.
20. And I saw till a throne was erected in the pleasant land, and the Lord of the sheep sat Himself thereon, and the other took the sealed books and opened those books before the Lord of the sheep.
21. And the Lord called those men the seven first white ones, and commanded that they should bring before Him, beginning with the first star which led the way, all the stars whose privy members were like those of horses, and they brought them all before [paragraph continues] Him.
22. And He said to that man who wrote before Him, being one of those seven white ones, and said unto him: "Take those seventy shepherds to whom I delivered the sheep, and who taking them on their own authority slew more than I commanded them."
23. And behold they were all bound, I saw, and they all stood before Him.
24. And the judgement was held first over the stars, and they were judged and found guilty, and went to the place of condemnation, and they were cast into an abyss, full of fire and flaming, and full of pillars of fire.
25. And those seventy shepherds were judged and found guilty, and they were cast into that fiery abyss.
26. And I saw at that time how a like abyss was opened in the midst of the earth, full of fire, and they brought those blinded sheep, and they were all judged and found guilty and cast into this fiery abyss, and they burned; now this abyss was to the right of that house.
27. And I saw those sheep burning †and their bones burning†.
XC. 28-38. The New Jerusalem, the Conversion of the surviving Gentiles, the Resurrection of the Righteous, the Messiah.
28. And I stood up to see till they folded up that old house; and carried off all the pillars, and all the beams and ornaments of the house were at the same time folded up with it, and they carried it off and laid it in a place in the south of the land.
29. And I saw till the Lord of the sheep brought a new house greater and loftier than that first, and set it up in the place of the first which had beer folded up: all its pillars were new, and its ornaments were new and larger than those of the first, the old one which He had taken away, and all the sheep were within it.
30. And I saw all the sheep which had been left, and all the beasts on the earth, and all the birds of the heaven, falling down and doing homage to those sheep and making petition to and obeying them in every thing.
31. And thereafter those three who were clothed in white and had seized me by my hand [who had taken me up before], and the hand of that ram also seizing hold of me, they took me up and set me down in the midst of those sheep before the judgement took place†.
32. And those sheep were all white, and their wool was abundant and clean.
33. And all that had been destroyed and dispersed, and all the beasts of the field, and all the birds of the heaven, assembled in that house, and the Lord of the sheep rejoiced with great joy because they were all good and had returned to His house.
34. And I saw till they laid down that sword, which had been given to the sheep, and they brought it back into the house, and it was sealed before the presence of the Lord, and all the sheep were invited into that house, but it held them not.
35. And the eyes of them all were opened, and they saw the good, and there was not one among them that did not see.
36. And I saw that that house was large and broad and very full.
37. And I saw that a white bull was born, with large horns and all the beasts of the field and all the birds of the air feared him and made petition to him all the time.
38. And I saw till all their generations were transformed, and they all became white bulls; and the first among them became a lamb, and that lamb became a great animal and had great black horns on its head; and the Lord of the sheep rejoiced over it and over all the oxen.
39. And I slept in their midst: and I awoke and saw everything.
40. This is the vision which I saw while I slept, and I awoke and blessed the Lord of righteousness and gave Him glory.
41. Then I wept with a great weeping and my tears stayed not till I could no longer endure it: when I saw, they flowed on account of what I had seen; for everything shall come and be fulfilled, and all the deeds of men in their order were shown to me.
42. On that night I remembered the first dream, and because of it I wept and was troubled--because I had seen that vision.'~ THE
BOOK OF ENOCH TRANSLATED BY R. H. CHARLES, D.LITT., D.D.
Inna lillahi wa innaa ilaihi rajeun.

Najwa, Gharrar, and Laghwa are forbidden. (mentioned again)

This is so important that it is worth mentioning again and again. Many people use Gharrar, Najwa and Laghwa in name games. You will look at something kinda like what Bart Simpson used to do when he would call that particular bar on the Simpsons. They are called the Bart Simpson prank calls. This is something that is actually forbidden to do to the Nabi (infinite saws) and if it is not to be done to the Prophet (infinite saws) then, one can guess that it is not lawful to do to his (saws) followers. Some individuals do this with names and words for the purpose of some verbal contractual agreement that the person doesn't know that they are involved in. This type of thing is called Najwa, and Gharrar. And being ambiguous about the words or names is called Laghwa which also connotes obscenity. The Messiah (infinite saws) spoke well when he said:

8 For everyone who asks, receives. Everyone who seeks, finds. And the door is opened to everyone who knocks. 9 You parents -- if your children ask for a loaf of bread, do you give them a stone instead? 10 Or if they ask for a fish, do you give them a snake? Of course not! 11 If you sinful people know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Heavenly Lord give good gifts to those who ask him. 12 "Do for others what you would like them to do for you. This is a summary of all that is taught in the law and the prophets. Here is the video:

The believer is one that does not engage in gharrar (buying & selling when person doesn't know wht they've bought or sold); najwa (involving the Nabi or muslim in a plan they know nothing about. Also, called "secret counsels". Sometimes bad even if plan is for good); & laghwa (using ambiguous speech) Allah has said that there is no Laghwa in Paradise. I believe that doing these 3 things will cause the doer to lose Paradise (Jannah, The Gardens).
‎"They shall there exchange, one with another, a (loving) cup free of frivolity (laghwa), free of all taint of ill."~Holy Quran 52:23
{Laghwa means vain talk or obscene language, but, also connotes ambiguity.}

‎"Turnest thou not thy sight towards those who were forbidden secret counsels (najwa) yet revert to that which they were forbidden (to do)? And they hold secret counsels among themselves for iniquity and hostility, and disobedience to the Apostle. And when they come to thee, they salute thee, not as God salutes thee, (but in crooked ways): And they say to themselves, "Why does not God punish us for our words?" Enough for them is Hell: In it will they burn, and evil is that destination!
O ye who believe! When ye hold secret counsel (najwa), do it not for iniquity and hostility, and disobedience to the Prophet; but do it for righteousness and self- restraint; and fear God, to Whom ye shall be brought back.
Secret counsels (najwa) are only (inspired) by the Evil One, in order that he may cause grief to the Believers; but he cannot harm them in the least, except as God permits; and on God let the Believers put their trust."~Holy Quran 58:8-10

‎"Muslim relates from Abu Hurairah that, "The Messenger(saws) of Allah (swt) prohibited sales of whatever a pebble thrown by the seller hits and sales in which there is a chance of risk (gharrar)"
(Nasir al-Mutarriza:) Gharrar is chance or risk meaning it is not known whether it will come to be or not, such as selling fish in the water or birds on the wing. It includes transactions of unknown things, the particulars of which are not fully comprehended by the buyer and seller (al Mughrib fi tartib al-Mur'rib (y94), 2.100).

Gharrar is also mentioned at Holy Quran 7:22, "So by deceit (bi ghuruwr) he brought about their fall: when they tasted of the tree, their shameful parts became manifest to them, and they began to sew together the leaves of the Garden over their bodies. And their Lord called unto them: "Did I not forbid you that tree, and tell you that Satan (Aoudhubillahi) was an avowed enemy unto you?"

It is probably safe to say that the only ones that are free to practice Najwa would be Allah (swt) Himself and His Malaika (Angels).

Notes on the Romans again (with additions)

The Romans,

In the name of God, Most Gracious, Most Merciful.

[30:1]A. L. M.[30:2]The Roman Empire has been defeated-[30:3]In a land close by; but they, (even) after (this) defeat of theirs, will soon be victorious-[30:4]Within a few years. With God is the Decision, in the past and in the Future: on that Day shall the Believers rejoice-[30:5]With the help of God. He helps whom He will, and He is exalted in might, most merciful.[30:6](It is) the promise of God. Never does God depart from His promise: but most men understand not.[30:7]They know but the outer (things) in the life of this world: but of the End of things they are heedless.[30:8]Do they not reflect in their own minds? Not but for just ends and for a term appointed, did God create the heavens and the earth, and all between them: yet are there truly many among men who deny the meeting with their Lord (at the Resurrection)![30:9]Do they not travel through the earth, and see what was the end of those before them? They were superior to them in strength: they tilled the soil and populated it in greater numbers than these have done: there came to them their apostles with Clear (Signs). (Which they rejected, to their own destruction): It was not God Who wronged them, but they wronged their own souls.[30:10]In the long run evil in the extreme will be the End of those who do evil; for that they rejected the Signs of God, and held them up to ridicule.[30:11]It is God Who begins (the process of) creation; then repeats it; then shall ye be brought back to Him.[30:12]On the Day that the Hour will be established, the guilty will be struck dumb with despair.[30:13]No intercessor will they have among their "Partners" and they will (themselves) reject their "Partners".[30:14]On the Day that the Hour will be established,- that Day shall (all men) be sorted out.[30:15]Then those who have believed and worked righteous deeds, shall be made happy in a Mead of Delight.[30:16]And those who have rejected Faith and falsely denied our Signs and the meeting of the Hereafter,- such shall be brought forth to Punishment.

When I examine the first few ayats of this Surah, the first thing I ask myself is why will the "muminun" (believers) rejoice at the victories and successes of the Romans? My next question is, 'What is the struggle of the Romans?".

"...the Latin language, like Greek, belongs to the great Indo-European family which spread, in the course of many centuries, from an original centre somewhere south of the Caucasus into India, Iran and Europe. The ancestors of the Romans must include many people who entered Italy from the North, probably not a single group, reaching the site of Rome by about 1000 B.C. They modified the Indo-European inheritance considerably (Etruscans). It was their influence, for instance, that explains the triad of deities worshipped on the Capitol: Jupiter, Juno, and Minerva. That makes sense only in Etruscan terms. From Etruria also came elaborate systems for discovering the divine purposes by means of omens, which were officially practised by Roman magistrates.
Such qualities as parsimonia, severitas, frugalitas, simplicitas constantly praised as being a product of evolution to manness. That Roman consuls and poets were the inheritors of Etruscan kingly regalia and Greek aesthetic refinement.
The Imperial administration insisted on two things: taxes must be paid; and law and order must be maintained.
"Michael Crawford acknowledges and isolates Roman history into two elements: Italian and Roman. In 509 B.C. Rome had conquered Italy. That there is a relationship between Rome and Italy. Political crisis were a result of conquests, at one level, resolution involving the final stages of the Romanization of Italy and the Italianization of Rome."
Patri - father. Patricians were the elite. Pleb. - common. Plebians were the oppressed . Least. Weak. The laws of their courts and judicial procedure and legislature in court (was for the purpose) to argue, vie, contend for rights. And so contracts or covenants were enacted and seemed to serve the purpose of manipulating the Patricians. The Plebian organization set out to break the Patricians monopoly of secular and sacred office in the Roman state and to reduce the extent of economic exploitation of the poor by the rich. (A system of checks and balances, however, still very pagan) The Plebians had success and 2nd century Cato could assume "no formal barriers". It can not be too strongly emphasized that the openness of Roman society to Plebian mobility which is a corollary of this fact is as far as we know a feature unique to Rome. (Hinting at the vulnerability) And as stated in the book Roman dominance in Italy involved the openness of Roman society to penetration from below. The Roman people had Comitia Curiatia, the people organized in kin groups, and Comitia Centuriata, the people organized in army units. The growth of the Plebian organization involved creation of Plebian officials, of whom the most important were the tribunes of the Plebs, and of another assembly, Concilium Plebis or Comitia Tributa, the people organized by tribus, areas of domicile. The Plebs achieved their aim of equality of political and (pagan) religious rights with the Patricians (who were also pagans), its organization was simply grafted on to that of the Roman state. ~ 'The Roman World' - John Boardman, Jasper Griffin, Oswyn Murray. The Oxford History of the Classical World Oxford, New York. Oxford University Press"


Italy is known to occasion tarantula populations. Holy Quran Surah 29:41 Al Ankabuti. "The likeness of those who take (false deities as) Auliya (protectors, helpers) other than Allah is the likeness of a spider who builds (for itself) a house; but verily, the frailest (weakest, flimsiest) of houses is the spider's house - if they but knew."

Then how could they have obtained a covenant from the Supreme Creator if polytheism is so intermingled with the society and government of the state of Rome. As Allah said Himself that "it is a promise binding on Him in the Past and the Future." Tauhid has been from the Alpha: The Creator's policies the same to the Omega. Below some further excerpts from the book.

"and of renewing the prayers of the Roman people for the favour of the gods." ~ pg 18. 'Roman World'

"The Roman community...also included the gods." ~ pg 18. 'Roman World'

"The two major colleges, the Pontifices (with pontifex maximus as a head and the Vestal Virgins under his general control) and the augures; the former were concerned, in general terms, with sacrifices to the gods (the Vestal Virgins with the sacred hearth of the community), the latter with ascertaining the will of the gods." ~ 'Roman World'

"For at Rome religion and politics were not two worlds, but inseperable parts of the same world. One must not suppose that there was something 'wrong' with the Roman religion because the world of the gods was involved in the world of political dispute." ~ pg 18. 'Roman World'

"the steady importation of new deities, from Etruria, from elsewhere in Italy, or from overseas." ~ pg 18. 'Roman World'

"as the gods helped Rome to win battles, the more gods one worshipped the better." ~ pg 18. 'Roman World'
Monastery Retreat Notes Pagan Gods

Thus, it is clear to see that one of the Rome's battles or struggles (jihads) was against the spread of paganism. Another was perhaps dissidence.

"The Hellenization of Rome, the late 4th and early 3rd centuries. It was in this period that Rome absorbed from the Greek world an interest in the expression of the idealogy of victory, a phenomenon which was not the least of the legacies of Alexander the Great. The consequence at Rome was the introduction of new cults of gods of war; gods of victory; victory herself. It was in this period that the cult of Hercules, heavily dependent on Greek models, became widespread in the Roman world, evidenced by the institution by the state of new cults and the upsurge in humble offerings to the new hero." ~ 'Roman World'

Why Pompeii and Heraclea (perhaps named in connection to Hercules) were destroyed by Mount Vesuvius in 79 A.D. just shortly after the deliverance of the "True" messege of the Injeel (Gospel) by the wise teacher and Prophet Jesus, son of Mary (infinite peace and blessings of Allah be upon them both). Some historians cite: 1. Hedonism; 2. Pomp; 3. Blasphemy against Allah; 4. Rejection of the messenger of Allah sent to the centre of the population. The message at 79 A.D. was the Injeel and Torah. Many of the Hawariyun (the Disciples of Jesus (saws)) were still alive when this happened.

It seems the earliest documented contact of Rome with the monotheism of the God of the Torah, Tanakh, Tehillim, and Injeel (Gospel) would be Rome's encounter with Jews living in Rome from poor migrants (that spoke Greek) to slaves from Jewish conquered lands. Could this be where the promise of Allah began (as spoken in Surahtul Rumi of the Quranul Kareem as binding on Him (swt) in the Past and the Future)?

"The first attested Jews in Italy were the ambassadors sent to Rome by Judah Maccabee in 161 BCE, Jason son of Eleazar and Eupolemus son of John. According to I Maccabees they signed a treaty with the Roman Senate, although modern scholars like A.N. Sherwin-White argue that this embassy did not happen.
It is known more securely that an embassy was sent later by Simon Maccabeus to Rome to strengthen the alliance with the Romans against the Hellenistic Seleucid kingdom. The ambassadors received a cordial welcome from their coreligionists who were already established there.
Large numbers of Jews lived in Rome even during the Roman Republican period. They were largely Greek-speaking and poor. As Rome had increasing contact with and military/trade dealings with the Greek-speaking eastern Mediterranean, during the second and first centuries BCE, many Greeks, Jews among them, came to Rome as merchants or were brought there as slaves.
The Romans appear to have viewed the Jews as followers of peculiar, backward religious customs, but antisemitism as it would come to be in the Christian and Islamic worlds did not exist.[citation needed] Despite their disdain, the Romans did recognize and respect the antiquity of their religion and the fame of their Temple. Many Romans did not know much about Judaism, including the emperor Augustus who, according to his biographer Suetonius, thought that Jews fasted on the sabbath. Julius Caesar was known as a great friend to the Jews, and they were among the first to mourn his assassination.
In Rome, the community was highly organized, and presided over by heads called άρχοντες (archontes); or γερουσιάρχοι (gerousiarchoi) . The Jews maintained in Rome several synagogues, whose spiritual leader was called αρχισυνάγωγος (archisunagogos). Their tombstones, mostly in Greek with a few in Hebrew/Aramaic or Latin, were decorated with the ritual menorah (seven-branched candelabrum).
Jews in pre-Christian Rome were very active in proselytising their faith, leading to an increasing number of outright converts, as well as those who adopted some Jewish practices and belief in the Jewish God without actually converting.
The treasures of Jerusalem (detail from the Arch of Titus).
The fate of the Jews in Rome and Italy fluctuated, with partial expulsions being carried out under the emperors Tiberius and Claudius. After the successive Jewish revolts of 66 and 132 CE, many Judean Jews were brought to Rome as slaves (the norm in the ancient world was for prisoners of war and inhabitants of defeated cities to be sold as slaves). These revolts caused increasing official hostility from the reign of Vespasian onwards. The most serious measure was the Fiscus Judaicus, which was a tax payable by all Jews in the Roman Empire. The new tax replaced the tithe that had formerly been sent to the temple in Jerusalem (destroyed by the Romans in 70 CE), and was used in the temple of Jupiter Optimus Maximus in Rome.
In addition to Rome, there were a significant number of Jewish communities in southern Italy during this period. For example, the regions of Sicily, Calabria, and Apulia had well established Jewish populations.[1]" ~ Wikipedia History of Jews in Italy

Roman persecution of Christians, who were obviously an offshoot of the House of Israel, ended in about 330 A.D.

Perhaps the Muminun are hoping that the Romans are successful, in terms, of their relationship with the One God, as Rome and Greece has had a history with a myriad of pagan dieties. Thus if Romans are reconstructing a Pagan Temple it is safe to say that this is not being victorious...and certainly there are some other struggles that comes along with it. That, in their struggles they have come to "Truth", "Justice", "Equity", "Fairness", "Peace", "Security", "Oneness of Allah", "Belief", "Faith", "Freedom from Corruption". So, in terms of the archaelogical digs and historical records of the previous rulers of Ancient Rome and Greece, there is much to learn (of mathematicians, logic, philosophers, statesmen, etc) and much to unlearn (paganism, hedonism, idolatry, occult, etc.) "Yafrahu al Muminun" is something that the Muminun are hoping and searching for concerning the efforts of the Romans which Allah blesses them to succeed in.

Therefore, next it becomes necessary to ask oneself who are the comtemporary Romans, for Allah has said that this is something binding on Him in the Past and in the Future. When we look around at the world's nations we can see many who have been substantially influenced by the ways of the Romans.

Then, this gives the mumin a different demeanor and disposition towards humanity...one of hoping for the Romans success to find Allah; and not one of hoping for the Romans failure to find Allah. For both mentalities do exist and one has to decide which one they wish to adopt.