Continuation of Blog Post to Spread The Salaams. Not The Curses.

 

Bismi Allahi Al Rahmani Al Raheemi

Aoudhubillahi minal Shaitanir Rajeem

May the peace and blessings of Allah be upon Nabi Muhammad (epbuh) for all the verses of His that I have used in my blogs; and upon all the other Prophets whose verses are mentioned here and in other blogs of mine.

ASA WR WB to believing Muslim friends:

In Bayaans and Khutbahs in Al Islam should be considered that we do not want to in warning to beware of Shaitan, to then actually give license or leverage to Shaitans over other innocent people of Faith. There are a number of reasons why, that I will give below these two examples of Hadiths, that do the very thing that we do not want to do to one another in Al Islam. We do not want to use Command or Amr to bring these things into reality for people coming to the Masjid. Fortunately, but unfortunately, there are only a dozen or more of these types of Hadiths that we must beware of speaking into being with Command or Amr. If any of these graphics cannot be read, then please click them to enlarge them.

Here are some verses from Quran and Bible as to why this is unreasonable and irrational to do to the fellowship of Al Islam and how it conflicts with the concept of Salvation that Faith in Allah invites to.

We have to remember there are people that are wanting to be saved from Hellfire and Evil. They are wanting the Masjids and places of worship to be asylums against evil, wickedness and rebelliousness and not places where those are dispensed. Don't (slay, curse, assist enemies against) ransom or hand over the Juumat to the Shaitan. Do shepherds like to hand over sheep to wolves? Typically, they dislike that idea. If a Sheikh gives those 2 Hadith Amr, is he not handing over (or giving license) to an evil principality those believers he is speaking the 2 Hadiths to? I will start with the first reasons why:

1. Do not (slay, curse, assist enemies against, or) ransom other innocent believers off who have the intentions of aligning themselves with the Commands and Laws of God (Allah). 

2. When it is concerning an evil principality and the ransoming of an innocent believing Muslim to them it could qualify as a curse because of the evil, wicked and rebellious work that the evil principality could perform on the person in the unseen and the loss of Faith that all that wicked work would cause.

3. Allah (swt) gave a Law and Beneficial Ruling on something. He (swt) made something Prohibited, and thus Haram. He forbade cohabitation with Jinns, Jinnies, Genies. In accepting the testimony of the Jinns in Surahtul Jinn Ayah 6 to be included in His Holy Book for instructing His subjects, it can easily be argued that Allah (swt) rules against cohabitation with Jinns.

Thus, in this way, Allah (swt) gave a Ruling that no Jinns could live in the homes, bodies, etc. of His subjects, and that His subjects could not live in the homes, persons, etc. of Jinns.

In this Ruling from Allah (swt) is benefit to His human subjects that are under His Protection. In this Ruling from Allah (swt) is Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness because He allowed the Jinn testimony to be quoted in His Holy Scriptures that cohabitation with Jinns would increase humans in folly.

So, in pronouncing those above Hadiths, then, are the speaking of them into existence consistent or conflicting with this Ayah in Surahtul Jinn? One Hadith sends an evil Jinn to the home of a believer to put 3 knots upon the believer late for Fajr, and the other sends an evil Jinn to their body. But, Allah (swt) has instructed no cohabitation with them. Then, if it is conflicting with what Allah (swt) has Commanded, Willed and Desired for His subjects then not only is it Bidah, but Najwa as well. The Quran and the Bible do assign Shaitans in various passages, but the person has to be doing the things that those passages and the passages of context are speaking against.

Allah (swt) further Ruled that we not traffic or trade with the Jinns. "One day will He gather them all together, (and say): "O ye assembly of Jinns! Much (toll) did ye take of men." Their friends amongst men will say: "Our Lord! we made profit from each other: but (alas!) we reached our term - which thou didst appoint for us." He will say: "The Fire be your dwelling-place: you will dwell therein forever, except as God willeth." for thy Lord is full of wisdom and knowledge." ~ Surahtul Anam 128

It is through productivity that we work righteousness in the land and work the maintenance of Faith thus to accumulate good deeds upon our scales. Do we work productivity to use the resources gained thereby for righteousness and the maintenance of Faith thus, for the purpose of harvesting curses, spells, vexations, afflictions, torments and misery at the hands of evil principalities? Doesn't that frustrate good and righteousness in the land? Nabi Sulaimon (epbuh) said in a Proverb, "If you continue to reward good with evil then evil will never leave your house." ~ Proverb 17:13

There is one of those assignments by Quran, or in this case Bible, that I was speaking about earlier.

4. In opening up or exposing innocent believing people of Faith to evil principalities brings about other violations such as activations around mediums, psychics, witchcraft, sorcery, magic, casting of spells, etc. This activity could be ruinous to a human's life. Again, referencing the Ayah above against trade with Jinns, Allah (swt) said that "much toll did (the Jinns) take of men." So, the medium, psychic, etc. activities would take a tremendous toll on men, as well.

5. Cancel not your Charity by insult, injury or reminders of your generosity. Evil principalities unjustly assigned can be injurious, insulting and oppressive (spiritually and physically).

It's an insult. Many people coming to the Masjids are poor or disadvantaged. To add spiritual oppression from evil principalities to the material and financial oppression they already have is insulting but also ruinous. Kind of the worst of both worlds. The poor are often looking for hope, salvation, truth, etc. and God. Faith was the grace and dignity upon the poor in the past in the face of and navigation of poverty.

6. In addition, with it being in conflict with Allah's Divine Plan and Design for His subjects (or Bidah) it is Najwa. Najwa is to secretly involve someone in plans that they did not consent to be involved in. It is a Najwa but further the evil principalities assigned practice Najwa (they will act and be in conflict with the Divine Order) Below I will give multiple examples of Najwa. 

In Bayaans and Khutbahs in Al Islam should be considered that we do not want to in warning to beware of Shaitan, to then actually give license or leverage to Shaitans over other innocent people of Faith. Aoudhubillahi minal Shaitanir rajeem.

I will add here a link to original "Spread Salaams" Blog post and another Blog Post "Why Testify About Allah?"

Spread Salaams - 

https://muhakeem1abdullah1.blogspot.com/2022/11/there-are-few-controversial-hadiths.html  

Why Testify About Allah? - 

https://muhakeem1abdullah1.blogspot.com/2019/08/the-virtues-of-reading-and-proclaiming.html

Jazakum Allahu Khayran.

Allah (swt) in His Divine Mercy Knows that Command has to be with Him (swt).

The Quran did not say that future generations of believers should ask for Maidah on Earth. Rather it was a Solemn Festival and a Sign.

Bismi Allahi Al Rahmani Al Raheemi

ASA WR WB to believing Muslim friends
May the peace and blessings of Allah be upon Nabi Muhammad (epbuh). Ameen.

I was thinking about the Maidah (Passover, Feast from Heaven, Last Supper) that Al Hawariyun (the Disciples) asked the Al Masihu ibn Maryam (epbut) to ask Allah (swt) to send down to them.
I was asking myself what was the reason that they gave the Messiah for making this request. (I'll add my previous 2 blog post reflections on Maidah) at the bottom of this post.
The reasons that they gave the Messiah were 4:
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They said: "We only wish to eat thereof and satisfy our hearts, and to know that thou hast indeed told us the truth; and that we ourselves may be witnesses to the miracle.""
1. We only wish to eat thereof, and
2. Satisfy our hearts, and
3. To know that thou hast indeed told us the Truth, and
4. That we ourselves may be witnesses to the Miracle.

No other Scriptures (in the Kitab (Bible)) informs us of these 4 things. The Quran is very important. Current translations from NLT do not contain the words "Last Supper" nor "Feast from Heaven". So, the concept that it actually came from Heaven may be foreign to some readers of the Kitab. I did not check other translations.

So, I know you are probably thinking, "Yes, brother we already read this information so what is your point?" Ok my point is that in that list of 4 things that Al Hawariyun gave the Nabi Isa (as) for asking for the Feast from Heaven was not mentioned a 5th, "That future generations of believers will also ask for the Maidah from Jannah on a daily basis."

When we deal and communicate with each other in Islam we have to be careful of implying that the fellow believer should virtually request the Maidah from Jannah on a daily basis. Yes, to say to your brother, to quote a previous point, "[We sometimes get responses like, "When you ask, then ask Allah (swt) for what you need." This is true. Or we might get, "Be patient brother. Allah is with those who are patient." This is true. We'll also get, "You are too worried about the Dunya brother and not the Deen and the Akhira. Renounce the Dunya dear brother." It is true that this can be a blindspot in our thinking as humans on Earth.]"
But the Quran did not say that future generations of believers should ask for Maidah on Earth or "a bag of money from Heaven to fall out of the sky" as I mentioned previously along that quote above. So that combined with Asceticism (rigorous self-denial to obtain a higher spirituality) combined with making prayers like a Maidah from Heaven has to manifest on a daily basis can be a bit "isolating" as a concept. We have to work, study, help, store, etc. Not ask for a Maidah every day and we can't subconsciously tell others to do that. We should direct others to rely more on duas but also make plans to help themselves to improve themselves. This is balanced, reasonable, realistic, logical, and rational. Also, many people say things like, "It doesn't get any better than this." "This is Heaven on Earth.", etc. Earth is Earth. Heaven is Heaven. What Allah gives us of a semblance of Jannah on Earth is just a semblance not the actual thing.

Jazakum Allah Khayran. Please see these other related blog posts:

"A Scene in the Holy Quran from the Last Supper of the Messiah (that took place with the Disciples)"
https://muhakeem1abdullah1.blogspot.com/2019/06/a-scene-in-holy-quran-from-last-supper.html

"Reflection on the Last Supper (Passover, Table from Heaven) and other end of Spectrum."
https://workandtheotherwork.wordpress.com/2020/03/31/reflections-on-the-last-supper-feast-from-heaven-or-other-end-of-spectrum/

"The Holy Scriptures on Neighbor. Being Civil. Perspectives in Islam. Good Deeds. Productivity Prophets. Expectations."
https://muhakeem1abdullah1.blogspot.com/2022/12/the-holy-scriptures-on-neighbor-being.html

Praying Over The Food, Instead Of Cursing The Food.

Above is a short 36 second clip of the preview segment for an episode of Wicked Tuna.

This is an excerpt from "Wicked Tuna" on National Geographic. This type of show has just about most of the signs of my favorite type of show. The only reason that I have not purchased every season on iTunes is...the pronunciation of "Wicked" upon this precious (if not Sacred animal of Allah (swt)). But, also this clip gives a glimpse of it going even further than that with the severest curse possible for anyone on Earth to invoke upon the animal. Coming out of the mouth of one of the fishermen and pronounced upon the giant Bluefin Tuna that they had just hooked.

The wisdom behind praying blessings upon the lives of livestock suitable for food of the water, land and air is profound. The wisdom behind invoking the Sacred Names of Allah whether the Arabic or True Hebrew Names of God is also profound. From showing gratitude for the life of that animal and species to it's Creator. To the concepts of the continuity of the blessings coming from that livestock, versus, fear of depletion of the livestock caused by over-fishing or Hand of God. But, these animals also lose their lives to sustain us. This is something that has been decreed by God from as far back as the 5th Day of Creation, of the 6 Days of Creation in the Book of Genesis. Because of that significant event of an animal losing it's life to feed us, God gave us a Rule (in both Holy Books) for Kashrut and Halal (and Zabiha). Fish fall under the category of not requiring Zabiha or Halal certification. However, to invoke a curse upon the animal does seem to violate the non-rigid ordinances concerning fish.

The very reason that we, human beings, are here on Earth has direct connection with the plate or food. It was appetites unchecked by restraint that lead to the tasting of the fruit from the Forbidden Tree. That is right. Something served as food. So while some may say that the fisherman in this clip cursing the Tuna on his line as the (evil one) is insignificant, I would just point to the Garden of Eden and what caused this whole thing on Earth from the beginning.

This more so, being the threat that God would deplete provisions, bounties, resources, or even species. Or that God would send some type of plague or disease, as opposed to what happened in the Garden of Eden. The Bluefin Tuna is so valuable and respected in Japan that 1 fish could sell for over $1 million USD. These fishing vessels make a livelihood on fishing the oceans stocks. They are able to feed, cloth, shelter their families from the bounties of the oceans. These fishermen can make $10s of thousands, or even $100s of thousands US, in a single season. Honestly, these are the only 2 reasons that I have not purchased every season of this show. It has many of the signs of a pretty decent show, with the exception of a few things like those.

There have been shown YouTube videos of a short-tempered cattleman that punches in the head or body a cow that he had become frustrated with. Abuse. Or, the abuse of humans, such as the elderly in nursing homes. The nature of abuse is something that is an unfortunate occasional human tendency. Some of us have been on the receiving end of it; some on the dispensation end of it; and others a combination thereof.

In short, it seems counter-intuitive to curse the livestock that one derives profits from. Is it sustainable to curse livestock that brings one profits and the fruits of life?

2nd Part of a Note Series on Moses and Aaron, the Sacrificial Offerings of the Kitab, and authentic substitutions.

Aoudhubillahi min al shaitanir rajeem.

Bismi Allahi Al Rahmani Al Raheemi

Inna Lillahi Wa Inna Ilaihi Rajeun
Ash Shahadu an La Ilaha illa Allah
Wa ash shahadu an Muhammedan Abdul Allah Wa Rasul Allah

As Salaamu Alaikum Wa Rahmatullah Wa Barakatuh my dear respected brothers and sisters in Al Islam

Hasbuna Lahu Wa Nimal Wakil

In the previous Blog on, “Prophets Moses and Aaron (as)...” I was observing the Ordinances for the Sacrificial Offerings in the Torah. It made me think about the 5 Pillars of Faith that I mentioned in the Note. The 5 Pillars of Faith being very effective substitutes for the Sacrificial Offering for turning to; returning to; petitioning to; testimony to; seeking forgiveness from Allah (swt). 

People in the past had to approach Allah (swt) with offerings to obtain His blessings; to repent; to have some troubles removed (leprosy, famine, drought, plagues, attack from adversaries, removal of terrible darkness, strong gusty winds, frightening and fearful calamities, earthquakes, thunderbolts, excessive rainfalls, and serious diseases). 

The 5 Pillars of Faith could be viewed as a substitute for the Sacrificial Offerings in Jerusalem (that were closed as by the Book of Malachi, although still available to be offered by Hajj, and that the only 2 places that Allah accepts Sacrifices of Animals is in Jerusalem (not yet re-instituted, or Mecca (Hajj)).

This ayat makes "near" Kaaba and Mecca as a Sacred Precinct in addition to Jerusalem as the only 2 places to present Sacrificial Offerings to Allah (swt)

While the 5 Pillars could be viewed as a substitute for the Temple Offerings (if they ever decided to use the 5 Pillars), in the ayats below Allah offered substitutes for the substitutes. An example, if someone was not able to perform the fasting of Saum then they could feed an indigent one as they would feed themselves. So I listed passages where feeding the indigent is spoken to expiate vows; or substitute for Saum Ramadan, etc...these are wonderful and useful Words spoken by Allah (swt) as substitutes (if they ever decided to use them). 

(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. ~ Holy Quran Surahtul Baqarah (Cow) Ayat 184 

And complete the Hajj or ’umra in the service of God. But if ye are prevented (From completing it), send an offering for sacrifice, such as ye may find, and do not shave your heads until the offering reaches the place of sacrifice. And if any of you is ill, or has an ailment in his scalp, (Necessitating shaving), (He should) in compensation either fast, or feed the poor, or offer sacrifice; and when ye are in peaceful conditions (again), if any one wishes to continue the ’umra on to the hajj, He must make an offering, such as he can afford, but if he cannot afford it, He should fast three days during the hajj and seven days on his return, Making ten days in all. This is for those whose household is not in (the precincts of) the Sacred Mosque. And fear God, and know that God Is strict in punishment. ~ Holy Quran Surahtul Baqarah (Cow) Ayat 196 

To those weak of understanding make not over your property, which God hath made a means of support for you, but feed and clothe them therewith, and speak to them words of kindness and justice. ~ Holy Quran Surahtul Nisa (Women) Ayat 5 

(Concerning Inheritances and the division of an estate) But if at the time of division other relatives, or orphans or poor, are present, feed them out of the (property), and speak to them words of kindness and justice. ~ Holy Quran Surahtul Nisa (Women) Ayat 8 

Allah will not call you to account for what is futile in your oaths, but He will call you to account for your deliberate oaths: for expiation, feed ten indigent persons, on a scale of the average for the food of your families; or clothe them; or give a slave his freedom. If that is beyond your means, fast for three days. That is the expiation for the oaths ye have sworn. But keep to your oaths. Thus doth Allah make clear to you His signs, that ye may be grateful. ~ Holy Quran Surahtul Maidah (Table Spread with Food; Last Supper; Passover) Ayat 89 

O ye who believe! Kill not game while in the sacred precincts or in pilgrim garb. If any of you doth so intentionally, the compensation is an offering, brought to the Ka’ba, of a domestic animal equivalent to the one he killed, as adjudged by two just men among you; or by way of atonement, the feeding of the indigent; or its equivalent in fasts: that he may taste of the penalty of his deed. Allah forgives what is past: for repetition Allah will exact from him the penalty. For Allah is Exalted, and Lord of Retribution. ~ Holy Quran Surahtul Maidah (Table Spread with Food; Last Supper; Passover) Ayat 95 

"O our Lord! I have made some of my offspring to dwell in a valley without cultivation, by Thy Sacred House; in order, O our Lord, that they may establish regular Prayer: so fill the hearts of some among men with love towards them, and feed them with fruits: so that they may give thanks. ~ Holy Quran Surahtul Ibrahim (Prophet Abraham) Ayat 37 

It is He who sends down rain from the sky: from it ye drink, and out of it (grows) the vegetation on which ye feed your cattle. ~ Holy Quran Surahtul Nahl (The Bees) Ayat 10 

"That they may witness the benefits (provided) for them, and celebrate the name of God, through the Days appointed, over the cattle which He has provided for them (for sacrifice): then eat ye thereof and feed the distressed ones in want. ~ Holy Quran Surahtul Hajj (Holy Pilgrammage) Ayat 28 

The sacrificial camels we have made for you as among the symbols from God: in them is (much) good for you: then pronounce the name of God over them as they line up (for sacrifice): when they are down on their sides (after slaughter), eat ye thereof, and feed such as (beg not but) live in contentment, and such as beg with due humility: thus have We made animals subject to you, that ye may be grateful. ~ Holy Quran Surahtul Hajj (Holy Pilgrammage) Ayat 36 

How many are the creatures that carry not their own sustenance? It is God who feeds (both) them and you: for He hears and knows (all things). ~ Holy Quran Surahtul Ankabuti Ayat 60 

And when they are told, "Spend ye of (the bounties) with which God has provided you," the Unbelievers say to those who believe: "Shall we then feed those whom, if God had so willed, He would have fed, (Himself)?- Ye are in nothing but manifest error." ~ Holy Quran Surahtul Ya Sin Ayat 47 

No Sustenance do I require of them, nor do I require that they should feed Me. ~ Holy Quran Surahtul Dhariyat (The Winds That Scatter) Ayat 57 

 Is it ye who grow the tree which feeds the fire, or do We grow it? ~ Holy Quran Surahtul Waqiah (The Inevitable) Ayat 70 

(Concerning the expiation of a Divorce by Zihar) And if any has not (the wherewithal), he should fast for two months consecutively before they touch each other. But if any is unable to do so, he should feed sixty indigent ones, this, that ye may show your faith in God and His Apostle. Those are limits (set by) God. For those who reject (Him), there is a grievous Penalty. ~ Holy Quran Surahtul Mujadilah (The Woman Who Pleads) Ayat 4 

(The Lord's complaint against some) "And would not encourage the feeding of the indigent! ~ Holy Quran Surahtul Haqqah (The Truth; Reality) Ayat 34

(The Lord's Delight for some) And they feed, for the love of God, the indigent, the orphan, and the captive,- ~ Holy Quran Surahtul Insan (Man/Human) Ayat 8 

(The Lord's Delight for some) (Saying),"We feed you for the sake of God alone: no reward do we desire from you, nor thanks. ~ Holy Quran Surahtul Insan (Man/Human) Ayat 9 

(The Lord's complaint against some) Nor do ye encourage one another to feed the poor!- ~ Holy Quran Surahtul Fajr (The Dawn) Ayat 18 

(The Lord's complaint against some) And encourages not the feeding of the indigent. ~ Holy Quran Surahtul Maun (Neighborly Assistance) Ayat 3 

And in their wealth and possessions (was remembered) the right of the (needy,) him who asked, and him who (for some reason) was prevented (from asking). ~ Holy Quran Surahtul Dhariyat (The Winds That Scatter) Ayat 19

I close with this ayat of Quran of how Allah has given supremacy (increased) for deeds of charity and how Allah has made inferiority (decreased) for usury. Still have to work...while remembering this one. 

Oppression mentioned in the Bible (Kitab)

Oppression:
Exodus 3:17 NLT
I promise to rescue you from the oppression of the Egyptians. I will lead you to the land now occupied by the Canaanites, Hittites, Amorites, Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites -- a land flowing with milk and honey."'

Deuteronomy 26:7 NLT
we cried out to the LORD, the God of our ancestors. He heard us and saw our hardship, toil, and oppression.

Deuteronomy 28:33 NLT
A foreign nation you have never heard about will eat the crops you worked so hard to grow. You will suffer under constant oppression and harsh treatment.

Judges 2:18 NLT
Whenever the LORD placed a judge over Israel, he was with that judge and rescued the people from their enemies throughout the judge's lifetime. For the LORD took pity on his people, who were burdened by oppression and suffering.

Psalms 44:24 NLT
Why do you look the other way? Why do you ignore our suffering and oppression?

Psalms 72:14 NLTHe will save them from oppression and from violence, for their lives are precious to him.

Psalms 107:39 NLT
When they decrease in number and become impoverished through oppression, trouble, and sorrow,

Psalms 119:134 NLTRescue me from the oppression of evil people; then I can obey your commandments.

Ecclesiastes 4:1 NLT
Again I observed all the oppression that takes place in our world. I saw the tears of the oppressed, with no one to comfort them. The oppressors have great power, and the victims are helpless.

Isaiah 5:7 NLT
This is the story of the LORD's people. They are the vineyard of the LORD Almighty. Israel and Judah are his pleasant garden. He expected them to yield a crop of justice, but instead he found bloodshed. He expected to find righteousness, but instead he heard cries of oppression.

Isaiah 16:4 NLT
Let our outcasts stay among you. Hide them from our enemies until the terror is past."When oppression and destruction have ceased and enemy raiders have disappeared,

Isaiah 30:12 NLT
This is the reply of the Holy One of Israel: "Because you despise what I tell you and trust instead in oppression and lies,

Isaiah 43:2 NLT
When you go through deep waters and great trouble, I will be with you. When you go through rivers of difficulty, you will not drown! When you walk through the fire of oppression, you will not be burned up; the flames will not consume you.

Isaiah 51:13 NLT
Yet you have forgotten the LORD, your Creator, the one who put the stars in the sky and established the earth. Will you remain in constant dread of human oppression? Will you continue to fear the anger of your enemies from morning till night?

Jeremiah 22:13 NLTAnd the LORD says, "Destruction is certain for Jehoiakim, who builds his palace with forced labor. By not paying wages, he builds injustice into its walls and oppression into its doorframes and ceilings.

Jeremiah 28:11 NLT
And Hananiah said again to the crowd that had gathered, "The LORD has promised that within two years he will break the yoke of oppression from all the nations now subject to King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon." At that, Jeremiah left the Temple area.

Ezekiel 45:9 NLTFor this is what the Sovereign LORD says: Enough, you princes of Israel! Stop all your violence and oppression and do what is just and right. Quit robbing and cheating my people out of their land! Stop expelling them from their homes!

Nahum 1:13 NLT
Now I will break your chains and release you from Assyrian oppression."

Habakkuk 2:6 NLT
But the time is coming when all their captives will taunt them, saying, 'You thieves! At last justice has caught up with you! Now you will get what you deserve for your oppression and extortion!'

1 Corinthians 9:22 NLT
When I am with those who are oppressed, I share their oppression so that I might bring them to Christ. Yes, I try to find common ground with everyone so that I might bring them to Christ.

Hebrews 11:25 NLT
He chose to share the oppression of God's people instead of enjoying the fleeting pleasures of sin.


Oppress:
Exodus 9:2 NLT
If you continue to oppress them and refuse to let them go,

Exodus 22:21 NLT
"Do not oppress foreigners in any way. Remember, you yourselves were once foreigners in the land of Egypt.

Exodus 23:9 NLT
"Do not oppress the foreigners living among you. You know what it is like to be a foreigner. Remember your own experience in the land of Egypt.

Numbers 24:24 NLT
Ships will come from the coasts of Cyprus ; they will oppress both Assyria and Eber, but they, too, will be utterly destroyed."

Deuteronomy 23:16 NLT
Let them live among you in whatever town they choose, and do not oppress them.

Deuteronomy 28:48 NLT
you will serve your enemies whom the LORD will send against you. You will be left hungry, thirsty, naked, and lacking in everything. They willoppress you harshly until you are destroyed.

Judges 10:8 NLT
who began to oppress them that year. For eighteen years they oppressed all the Israelites east of the Jordan River in the land of the Amorites (that is, in Gilead).

2 Samuel 7:10 NLT
And I have provided a permanent homeland for my people Israel, a secure place where they will never be disturbed. It will be their own land where wicked nations won't oppress them as they did in the past,

1 Chronicles 16:21 NLT
Yet he did not let anyone oppress them. He warned kings on their behalf:

1 Chronicles 17:9 NLT
And I have provided a permanent homeland for my people Israel, a secure place where they will never be disturbed. It will be their own land where wicked nations won't oppress them as they did in the past,

2 Chronicles 16:10 NLT
Asa became so angry with Hanani for saying this that he threw him into prison. At that time, Asa also began to oppress some of his people.

Job 37:23 NLT
We cannot imagine the power of the Almighty, yet he is so just and merciful that he does not oppress us.

Psalms 10:2 NLT
Proud and wicked people viciously oppress the poor. Let them be caught in the evil they plan for others.

Psalms 94:5 NLT
They oppress your people, LORD, hurting those you love.

Psalms 105:14 NLT
Yet he did not let anyone oppress them. He warned kings on their behalf:

Psalms 119:122 NLT
Please guarantee a blessing for me. Don't let those who are arrogant oppress me!

Proverbs 14:31 NLT
Those who oppress the poor insult their Maker, but those who help the poor honor him.

Proverbs 28:16 NLT
Only a stupid prince will oppress his people, but a king will have a long reign if he hates dishonesty and bribes.

Isaiah 3:12 NLT
Children oppress my people, and women rule over them. O my people, can't you see what fools your rulers are? They are leading you down a pretty garden path to destruction.

Isaiah 10:24 NLT
So this is what the Lord, the LORD Almighty, says: "My people in Jerusalem, do not be afraid of the Assyrians when they oppress you just as the Egyptians did long ago.

Isaiah 19:20 NLT
It will be a sign and a witness to the LORD Almighty in the land of Egypt. When the people cry to the LORD for help against those who oppress them, he will send them a savior who will rescue them.

Isaiah 32:7 NLT
The smooth tricks of evil people will be exposed, including all the lies they use to oppress the poor in the courts.

Jeremiah 22:17 NLT
"But you! You are full of selfish greed and dishonesty! You murder the innocent, oppress the poor, and reign ruthlessly."

Ezekiel 22:29 NLT
Even common people oppress the poor, rob the needy, and deprive foreigners of justice.

Ezekiel 45:8 NLT
These sections of land will be the prince's allotment. "My princes will no longer oppress and rob my people; they will assign the rest of the land to the people, giving an allotment to each tribe.

Amos 4:1 NLT
Listen to me, you "fat cows" of Samaria, you women who oppress the poor and crush the needy and who are always asking your husbands for another drink!

Amos 5:12 NLT
For I know the vast number of your sins and rebellions. You oppress good people by taking bribes and deprive the poor of justice in the courts.

Amos 6:14 NLT
"O people of Israel, I am about to bring an enemy nation against you," says the LORD God Almighty. "It will oppress you bitterly throughout your land -- from Lebo-hamath in the north to the Arabah Valley in the south."

Zechariah 7:10 NLT
Do not oppress widows, orphans, foreigners, and poor people. And do not make evil plans to harm each other.

Malachi 3:5 NLT
At that time I will put you on trial. I will be a ready witness against all sorcerers and adulterers and liars. I will speak against those who cheat employees of their wages, who oppress widows and orphans, or who deprive the foreigners living among you of justice, for these people do not fear me," says the LORD Almighty.

James 2:6 NLT
And yet, you insult the poor man! Isn't it the rich who oppress you and drag you into court?

Oppressor:
Proverbs 29:13 NLT
The poor and the oppressor have this in common -- the LORD gives light to the eyes of both.

Zechariah 9:8 NLT
I will guard my Temple and protect it from invading armies. I am closely watching their movements. No foreign oppressor will ever again overrun my people's land.


Oppressing:
1 Samuel 10:18 NLT
And he gave them this message from the LORD, the God of Israel: "I brought you from Egypt and rescued you from the Egyptians and from all of the nations that were oppressing you.

2 Kings 13:4 NLT
Then Jehoahaz prayed for the LORD's help, and the LORD heard his prayer. The LORD could see how terribly the king of Aram was oppressing Israel.

Nehemiah 5:7 NLT
After thinking about the situation, I spoke out against these nobles and officials. I told them, "You are oppressing your own relatives by charging them interest when they borrow money!" Then I called a public meeting to deal with the problem.

Job 10:3 NLT
What do you gain by oppressing me? Why do you reject me, the work of your own hands, while sending joy and prosperity to the wicked?

Proverbs 22:16 NLTA person who gets ahead by oppressing the poor or by showering gifts on the rich will end in poverty.

Isaiah 58:3 NLT
'We have fasted before you!' they say. 'Why aren't you impressed? We have done much penance, and you don't even notice it!'"I will tell you why! It's because you are living for yourselves even while you are fasting. You keep right on oppressing your workers.

Isaiah 58:6 NLT"No, the kind of fasting I want calls you to free those who are wrongly imprisoned and to stop oppressing those who work for you. Treat them fairly and give them what they earn.

Isaiah 58:9 NLTThen when you call, the LORD will answer. 'Yes, I am here,' he will quickly reply."Stop oppressing the helpless and stop making false accusations and spreading vicious rumors!

Matthew 24:49 NLT
and begins oppressing the other servants, partying, and getting drunk --

Luke 12:45 NLT
But if the servant thinks, 'My master won't be back for a while,' and beginsoppressing the other servants, partying, and getting drunk --


Oppressed:
Genesis 15:13 NLT
Then the LORD told Abram, "You can be sure that your descendants will be strangers in a foreign land, and they will be oppressed as slaves for four hundred years.

Exodus 1:12 NLT
But the more the Egyptians oppressed them, the more quickly the Israelites multiplied! The Egyptians soon became alarmed

Exodus 3:9 NLT
The cries of the people of Israel have reached me, and I have seen how the Egyptians have oppressed them with heavy tasks.

Deuteronomy 28:29 NLT
You will grope around in broad daylight, just like a blind person groping in the darkness, and you will not succeed at anything you do. You will be oppressed and robbed continually, and no one will come to save you.

Judges 4:3 NLT
Sisera, who had nine hundred iron chariots, ruthlessly oppressed the Israelites for twenty years. Then the Israelites cried out to the LORD for help.

Judges 6:9 NLT
and rescued you from the Egyptians and from all who oppressed you. I drove out your enemies and gave you their land.

Judges 10:8 NLT
who began to oppress them that year. For eighteen years they oppressed all the Israelites east of the Jordan River in the land of the Amorites (that is, in Gilead).

Judges 10:12 NLT
the Sidonians, the Amalekites, and the Maonites? When theyoppressed you, you cried out to me, and I rescued you.

1 Samuel 12:3 NLT
Now tell me as I stand before the LORD and before his anointed one -- whose ox or donkey have I stolen? Have I ever cheated any of you? Have I ever oppressed you? Have I ever taken a bribe? Tell me and I will make right whatever I have done wrong."

1 Samuel 12:4 NLT
"No," they replied, "you have never cheated or oppressed us in any way, and you have never taken even a single bribe."

2 Kings 13:22 NLT
King Hazael of Aram had oppressed Israel during the entire reign of King Jehoahaz.

2 Chronicles 28:20 NLT
So when King Tiglath-pileser of Assyria arrived, he oppressed King Ahaz instead of helping him.

Job 20:19 NLT
For he oppressed the poor and left them destitute. He foreclosed on their homes.

Job 35:9 NLT"The oppressed cry out beneath the wrongs that are done to them. They groan beneath the power of the mighty.

Psalms 9:9 NLTThe LORD is a shelter for the oppressed, a refuge in times of trouble.

Psalms 10:18 NLTYou will bring justice to the orphans and the oppressed, so people can no longer terrify them.

Psalms 12:7 NLTTherefore, LORD, we know you will protect the oppressed, preserving them forever from this lying generation,

Psalms 14:6 NLTThe wicked frustrate the plans of the oppressed, but the LORD will protect his people.

Psalms 37:14 NLTThe wicked draw their swords and string their bows to kill the poor and the oppressed, to slaughter those who do right.

Psalms 42:9 NLT
"O God my rock," I cry, "Why have you forsaken me? Why must I wander in darkness, oppressed by my enemies?"

Psalms 43:2 NLT
For you are God, my only safe haven. Why have you tossed me aside? Why must I wander around in darkness, oppressed by my enemies?

Psalms 69:33 NLTFor the LORD hears the cries of his needy ones; he does not despise his people who are oppressed.

Psalms 72:12 NLTHe will rescue the poor when they cry to him; he will help the oppressed, who have no one to defend them.

Psalms 76:9 NLT
You stand up to judge those who do evil, O God, and to rescue the oppressed of the earth. Interlude

Psalms 82:3 NLT"Give fair judgment to the poor and the orphan; uphold the rights of the oppressed and the destitute.

Psalms 146:7 NLT
who gives justice to the oppressed and food to the hungry. The LORD frees the prisoners.

Proverbs 31:5 NLTFor if they drink, they may forget their duties and be unable to give justice to those who are oppressed.

Ecclesiastes 4:1 NLT
Again I observed all the oppression that takes place in our world. I saw the tears of the oppressed, with no one to comfort them. The oppressors have great power, and the victims are helpless.

Ecclesiastes 5:8 NLT
If you see a poor person being oppressed by the powerful and justice being miscarried throughout the land, don't be surprised! For every official is under orders from higher up, and matters of justice only get lost in red tape and bureaucracy.

Isaiah 1:17 NLTLearn to do good. Seek justice. Help the oppressed. Defend the orphan. Fight for the rights of widows.

Isaiah 26:6 NLT
The poor and oppressed trample it underfoot.

Isaiah 52:4 NLT
This is what the Sovereign LORD says: "Long ago my people went to live as resident foreigners in Egypt. Now they have been oppressed without cause by Assyria.

Isaiah 53:7 NLT
He was oppressed and treated harshly, yet he never said a word. He was led as a lamb to the slaughter. And as a sheep is silent before the shearers, he did not open his mouth.

Isaiah 59:16 NLT
He was amazed to see that no one intervened to help the oppressed. So he himself stepped in to save them with his mighty power and justice.

Ezekiel 22:7 NLT
Fathers and mothers are contemptuously ignored. Resident foreigners are forced to pay for protection. Orphans and widows are wronged and oppressed.

Amos 2:7 NLTThey trample helpless people in the dust and deny justice to those who are oppressed. Both father and son sleep with the same woman, corrupting my holy name.

Amos 5:7 NLTYou wicked people! You twist justice, making it a bitter pill for the poor and oppressed. Righteousness and fair play are meaningless fictions to you.

Zephaniah 3:19 NLTAnd I will deal severely with all who have oppressed you. I will save the weak and helpless ones; I will bring together those who were chased away. I will give glory and renown to my former exiles, who have been mocked and shamed.

Zechariah 2:8 NLT
"After a period of glory, the LORD Almighty sent me against the nations who oppressed you. For he said, 'Anyone who harms you harms my most precious possession.

Zechariah 11:7 NLT
So I cared for the flock intended for slaughter -- the flock that was oppressed. Then I took two shepherd's staffs and named one Favor and the other Union.

Acts 10:38 NLTAnd no doubt you know that God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Spirit and with power. Then Jesus went around doing good and healing all who were oppressed by the Devil, for God was with him.

1 Corinthians 9:22 NLT
When I am with those who are oppressed, I share their oppression so that I might bring them to Christ. Yes, I try to find common ground with everyone so that I might bring them to Christ.

Hebrews 11:37 NLT
Some died by stoning, and some were sawed in half; others were killed with the sword. Some went about in skins of sheep and goats, hungry andoppressed and mistreated.

Seasons Greetings Invocations to Allah

The Stagger was Spoken by Allah & is not Swagger

In light of the revelation of Surahtul Ghashiyah which is the "Chapter of the Overwhelming Event", one must consider that something that overwhelms tends to; take over; upset; overthrow; cover over completely; knock down the person; or causes them to stagger. The Day of Staggering or Yaumul Sakrah, The Day when some will be like they are Intoxicated, though they had no alcoholic drinks nor intoxicating drugs, is a Day to seek refuge with Allah from. May Allah be refuge for me from the Day of being Inotoxicated and Staggering like a Drunkard. Allahumma Ameen.

Holy Quran Chapter of The Overwhelming In the name of God, Most Gracious, Most Merciful. [88:1] Has the story reached thee of the overwhelming (Event)? [88:2] Some faces, that Day, will be humiliated, [88:3] Labouring (hard), weary,- [88:4] The while they enter the Blazing Fire,- [88:5] The while they are given, to drink, of a boiling hot spring, [88:6] No food will there be for them but a bitter Dhari’ [88:7] Which will neither nourish nor satisfy hunger. [88:8] (Other) faces that Day will be joyful, [88:9] Pleased with their striving,- [88:10] In a Garden on high, [88:11] Where they shall hear no (word) of vanity: [88:12] Therein will be a bubbling spring: [88:13] Therein will be Thrones (of dignity), raised on high, [88:14] Goblets placed (ready), [88:15] And cushions set in rows, [88:16] And rich carpets (all) spread out. [88:17] Do they not look at the Camels, how they are made?- [88:18] And at the Sky, how it is raised high?- [88:19] And at the Mountains, how they are fixed firm?- [88:20] And at the Earth, how it is spread out? [88:21] Therefore do thou give admonition, for thou art one to admonish. [88:22] Thou art not one to manage (men’s) affairs. [88:23] But if any turn away and reject God,- [88:24] God will punish him with a mighty Punishment, [88:25] For to Us will be their return; [88:26] Then it will be for Us to call them to account. Isaiah 19:14 The LORD has sent a spirit of foolishness on them, so all their suggestions are wrong. They cause the land of Egypt to stagger like a sick drunkard.

Jeremiah 23:9 My heart is broken because of the false prophets, and I tremble uncontrollably. I stagger like a drunkard, like someone overcome by wine, because of the holy words the LORD has spoken against them.

Jeremiah 48:26 "Let her stagger and fall like a drunkard, for she has rebelled against the LORD. Moab will wallow in her own vomit, ridiculed by all.

Nahum 3:11 And you, Nineveh, will also stagger like a drunkard. You will hide for fear of the attacking enemy.

Proverbs 23: 29 Who has anguish? Who has sorrow? Who is always fighting? Who is always complaining? Who has unnecessary bruises? Who has bloodshot eyes? 30 It is the one who spends long hours in the taverns, trying out new drinks. 31 Don't let the sparkle and smooth taste of wine deceive you. 32 For in the end it bites like a poisonous serpent; it stings like a viper. 33 You will see hallucinations, and you will say crazy things. 34 You will stagger like a sailor tossed at sea, clinging to a swaying mast. 35 And you will say, "They hit me, but I didn't feel it. I didn't even know it when they beat me up. When will I wake up so I can have another drink?"

Many people find themselves doing many things that they didn't intend to do, in order to do wht they intended. Not Allah, He does exactly what He intends. There are no obstacles between Allah (swt) and what He intends to do, and anybody that tries to obstruct God would have to be a fool to try.

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.

Al Mumit (death) and it's places of mention in the Scriptures

This is a piece on the penalties of Mumit in the Kitab. This is a good order to know when in lands controlled by Ahli Kitab. It is like a powerful roadmap away from the fitnah that can surface in lands more influenced by the Kitab, especially when used in dua. Also Allah asks us to throw back on them their covenant with Allah (very difficult to do if you have read them)...and these verses, which I have shared with you, are very powerful in their benefits for believers when used in that way. I guess we can call some of these videos in this series "Remind them of their Covenant upon them 101"

Some notes on the Bible

Holy Quran [8:58]
"If thou fearest treachery from any group, throw back (their covenant) to them, (so as to be) on equal terms: for God loveth not the treacherous." - This is difficult to do if one has not examined the Kitab. One should not examine the Kitab until they have spent at least 4 years studying the Quran intensively. And if you obtain a Kitab make sure you obtain one that does not have the symbol of the Trinity on it for Allah has said, "Trinity desist." They do sell them without it on them. One must also maintain that about 15 to 20% of the Kitab is false/erroneous and about 80 to 85% is valid historical and prophetic evidence. These points are concerning those that claim that a man and Prophet of Allah should be a sacrifice for others sins (namely his flesh being the bread and his blood being the wine for the purpose of redemption from sins). Within the Kitab itself is a refutation to this concept.

Sacrifices outside of the Sacred Precincts are forbidden by strict law. Live, healthy animals must be presented to the entrance of the Tabernacle (in Israel) and given to the High Priest. The animal cannot have a bite taken out of it; nor be partially eatten. Individuals must not attempt to assume that they are Levite Priests and begin portioning the meats and grilling them upon an altar out in the fields(incidentally a grill is not a Sacrificial Altar. So I am not referring to a friendly act of barbequeing)...an altar erected by themselves. Individuals must stop thinking that slaughtering an animal for consumption is like slaughtering an animal for a sacrificial offering to Allah or themselves, as if they are "gods". Leviticus 22 - strict law forbids that the sacrificial meals be consumed by anyones other than the Levite Priests and the familial members of the Levite Priests households. Can any of us (non Levite Priests; nor even a Nazirite) sacrifice a life and then partake of the sacrificial offering meal ourselves, as a Sacrificial Offering Religious Rite, in the Name of Yahweh?
And, of course, the Book of Malachi will shut the Temple doors to blind, defective, lame, diseased animals as offerings to Allah and some of the Prophecies of Malachi are useful instruction here, as well, on building relations with the Supreme God.
The consumption of the blood has got to be one of the more subtler extreme offenses of the communal spirit of Faith in the One God, Allah. Its penalty is banishment from amongst the community of Faithful, Believers of Israel...exile from the land, as well as, Allah setting His Face against those that consume blood in any form. Allah setting His Face against anyone is the opposite of salvation, the opposite of happiness and bliss, the oposite of life, and the opposite if Eternal blessings from Himself...it is in fact death, destruction, wrath and torment. It is void of the blessings and mercies of God for Him to set His Face against someone.
Perhaps it is a likeness to the Tree of Life, in that, the life spirit flows through the blood and what is being attempted is to find life increase by the consumption of the blood, thus, the consumption of the life spirit of the creature or human. And I speculate that this is the likeness of the type of life fruit consumption that has been made forbidden to us even from the Garden of Eden (which according to Quranul Kareem will no longer be a trial for those who make it safely back to Paradise).

Leviticus 17
Eating Blood Forbidden [With Al-Islam blood has been forbidden and wine has been forbidden for us.]
1 The LORD said to Moses, 2 "Speak to Aaron and his sons and to all the Israelites and say to them: 'This is what the LORD has commanded: 3 Any Israelite who sacrifices an ox, a lamb or a goat in the camp or outside of it 4 instead of bringing it to the entrance to the Tent of Meeting to present it as an offering to the LORD in front of the tabernacle of the LORD--that man shall be considered guilty of bloodshed; he has shed blood and must be cut off from his people. 5 This is so the Israelites will bring to the LORD the sacrifices they are now making in the open fields. They must bring them to the priest, that is, to the LORD, at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting and sacrifice them as fellowship offerings. 6 The priest is to sprinkle the blood against the altar of the LORD at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting and burn the fat as an aroma pleasing to the LORD. 7 They must no longer offer any of their sacrifices to the goat idols to whom they prostitute themselves. This is to be a lasting ordinance for them and for the generations to come.' 8 "Say to them: 'Any Israelite or any alien living among them who offers a burnt offering or sacrifice 9 and does not bring it to the entrance to the Tent of Meeting to sacrifice it to the LORD--that man must be cut off from his people. 10 " 'Any Israelite or any alien living among them who eats any blood--I will set my face against that person who eats blood and will cut him off from his people. 11 For the life of a creature is in the blood, and I have given it to you to make atonement for yourselves on the altar; it is the blood that makes atonement for one's life. 12 Therefore I say to the Israelites, "None of you may eat blood, nor may an alien living among you eat blood." 13 " 'Any Israelite or any alien living among you who hunts any animal or bird that may be eaten must drain out the blood and cover it with earth, 14 because the life of every creature is its blood. That is why I have said to the Israelites, "You must not eat the blood of any creature, because the life of every creature is its blood; anyone who eats it must be cut off." 15 " 'Anyone, whether native-born or alien, who eats anything found dead or torn by wild animals must wash his clothes and bathe with water, and he will be ceremonially unclean till evening; then he will be clean. 16 But if he does not wash his clothes and bathe himself, he will be held responsible.' " [Thus, it seems that if Allah was in to human sacrifices they would have to bring the human unblemished, nor lame, nor blind, nor defective, and without a bite taken out of him, nor diseased, nor already dead, etc. to the entrance of the Tabernacle in Israel...not any other country, and present him to the Levite Priests who would then portion the meat and roast it on the altar.] But, we do understand that our solution in Al-Islam for the Sacrificial Offering is the Hajj Sacrifice that has been prescribed for us. Right?

Thieves in their many manifestations, as well as, those that lie (or swear falsely) by the Name of Allah (God, Yahweh, Adonai, Eli, Ilah, Elohim, Eloah, El, and all of His Sacred Names) will be banished from the land (which means from amongst the "People of Faith in Allah) and their homes will be completely destroyed by the curse of this Scroll that will be sent into the house of everyone that does these 2 things. Nothing will remain not even it's timbers nor stones. Further, sin will be collected into a basket, which will include the woman named "Wickedness" herself, and carried away from the land. Now combine this with the banishment of Leviticus 17.

Zecahriah 5
Flying Scroll
1 I looked up again and saw a scroll flying through the air. 2 "What do you see?" the angel asked."I see a flying scroll," I replied. "It appears to be about thirty feet long and fifteen feet wide. " 3 Then he said to me, "This scroll contains the curse that is going out over the entire land. One side says that those who steal will be banished from the land; the other side says that those who swear falsely will be banished from the land. 4 And this is what the LORD Almighty says: I am sending this curse into the house of every thief and into the house of everyone who swears falsely by my name. And my curse will remain in that house until it is completely destroyed -- even its timbers and stones."

Their is an ethical system to committing oneself to the spirit and community of charity, which was the communal life of the early followers of the Moshiach (Messiah, Al Masihu). In addition there is the very important instruction not to lie to the Holy Spirit which is the Spirit of the community of people of Faith in the One God, Allah.

Acts 5
The Communal Spirit and its relationship with Charity
1 There was also a man named Ananias who, with his wife, Sapphira, sold some property. 2 He brought part of the money to the apostles, but he claimed it was the full amount. His wife had agreed to this deception. 3 Then Peter said, "Ananias, why has Satan filled your heart? You lied to the Holy Spirit, and you kept some of the money for yourself. 4 The property was yours to sell or not sell, as you wished. And after selling it, the money was yours to give away. How could you do a thing like this? You weren't lying to us but to God." 5 As soon as Ananias heard these words, he fell to the floor and died. Everyone who heard about it was terrified. 6 Then some young men wrapped him in a sheet and took him out and buried him. 7 About three hours later his wife came in, not knowing what had happened. 8 Peter asked her, "Was this the price you and your husband received for your land?""Yes," she replied, "that was the price." 9 And Peter said, "How could the two of you even think of doing a thing like this -- conspiring together to test the Spirit of the Lord? Just outside that door are the young men who buried your husband, and they will carry you out, too." 10 Instantly, she fell to the floor and died. When the young men came in and saw that she was dead, they carried her out and buried her beside her husband. 11 Great fear gripped the entire church and all others who heard what had happened

At Mark 10 [Here is the formal invitation to the communal life evolved in Acts 5 and what some of the stipulations for that lifestyle consists of.]
17 As he was starting out on a trip, a man came running up to Jesus, knelt down, and asked, "Good Teacher, what should I do to get eternal life?" 18 "Why do you call me good?" Jesus asked. "Only God is truly good. 19 But as for your question, you know the commandments: 'Do not murder. Do not commit adultery. Do not steal. Do not testify falsely. Do not cheat. Honor your father and mother.' " 20 "Teacher," the man replied, "I've obeyed all these commandments since I was a child." 21 Jesus felt genuine love for this man as he looked at him. "You lack only one thing," he told him. "Go and sell all you have and give the money to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven. Then come, follow me." 22 At this, the man's face fell, and he went sadly away because he had many possessions. 23 Jesus looked around and said to his disciples, "How hard it is for rich people to get into the Kingdom of God!" 24 This amazed them. But Jesus said again, "Dear children, it is very hard to get into the Kingdom of God. 25 It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich person to enter the Kingdom of God!" 26 The disciples were astounded. "Then who in the world can be saved?" they asked. 27 Jesus looked at them intently and said, "Humanly speaking, it is impossible. But not with God. Everything is possible with God."