The Virtues of Reading and/or Proclaiming in the Holy Books

[As Salaamu Alaikum Wa Rahmatullah Wa Barakatuh to Believing Muslim Friends. This is a very Sacred Chapter of Notes of mine that I will share with Believing Muslim Friends.]

Not everyone that is trying to give testimony about Allah (swt) or Al-Islam is necessarily trying to control or lead people. They might just be trying to function as in a Shura or Forum. I don't remember Allah (or read/proclaim) to lead others, but seek help from Allah for myself, or to be within the function of forum contribution (Shura). My blog post on why I remember, proclaim, testify, or give testimony about Allah, His Names, and His Verses. Nabi Muhammad (saws) is the leader.
Many people are accustomed to the concept of one person being a leader, and not a Consultation (Forum) or Shura. If the leader has a lot of questions then they will ask the advice of advisors or consuls. But, if the person is deemed incompetent it would seem fair that the Shura or Consuls should lead. I love how Islam opens ourselves into understanding the Wisdom in using a group or Shura as opposed to only using one person. Many people (each of whom have obtained expertise in a particular field of study) is Superior to one person trying to learn and know many different fields of study. Just like in the construction trades on a construction site. Technically the General Contractor does know how to do everything on a construction site. But, if he (or she) did it all himself it would take a long time. So sub-contractors are brought in as experts in areas of construction, often in teams. Electrical. Plumbing. Carpentry. But while the GC is knowledgeable in all things construction and could literally do it himself, he might have no knowledge of Medicine, Law, Textiles, Food Science, Culinary Arts, etc. So, you get my point that a community is of many minds working together to make our experience in the community a healthy and peaceful one. Shura does need to have a place in our lives.

What are the advantages of dhikring Allah; or giving testimony about Allah's Ayats? The main ones I have highlighted in red.

Surahtul Jumuah
[62:10]
And when the prayer is ended, then disperse in the land and seek of Allah’s bounty, and remember Allah much, that ye may be successful.

Surahtul Anfali
[8:45]
O ye who believe! When ye meet a force, be firm, and call God in remembrance much (and often); that ye may prosper:
[In this ayah the force could be circumstances, natural occurrences such as rain, snow, etc., competition in business, equipment failure, equipment loss, animals, insects, etc. but may not always constitute a battle situation.]

Surahtul Shura - Shura - Consultation; Forum; Consuls; Advisors; Consultation with one another; Group which shares information between themselves.

Surahtul Iqra
[96:3]
Proclaim! And thy Lord is Most Bountiful,-

Surahtul Asr
[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.

Surahtul Qalam
[68:1]
Nun. By the Pen and the (Record) which (men) write,-
[68:2]
Thou art not, by the Grace of thy Lord, mad or possessed.
[68:3]
Nay, verily for thee is a Reward unfailing:
[68:4]
And thou (standest) on an exalted standard of character.
[68:5]
Soon wilt thou see, and they will see,
[68:6]
Which of you is afflicted with madness.

Surahtul Maidah Ayat 66-69
[5:66]
If only they had stood fast by the Law, the Gospel, and all the revelation that was sent to them from their Lord, they would have enjoyed happiness from every side. There is from among them a party on the right course: but many of them follow a course that is evil.
[5:67]
O Messenger. proclaim the (message) which hath been sent to thee from thy Lord. If thou didst not, thou wouldst not have fulfilled and proclaimed His mission. And Allah will defend thee from men (who mean mischief). For Allah guideth not those who reject Faith.
[5:68]
Say: "O People of the Book! ye have no ground to stand upon unless ye stand fast by the Law, the Gospel, and all the revelation that has come to you from your Lord." It is the revelation that cometh to thee from thy Lord, that increaseth in most of them their obstinate rebellion and blasphemy. But sorrow thou not over (these) people without Faith.
[5:69]
Those who believe (in the Qur’an), those who follow the Jewish (scriptures), and the Sabians and the Christians,- any who believe in Allah and the Last Day, and work righteousness,- on them shall be no fear, nor shall they grieve.

Surahtul Nisa Ayat 85 and Power of Suggestions
[4:85]
Whoever recommends and helps a good cause becomes a partner therein: And whoever recommends and helps an evil cause, shares in its burden: And God hath power over all things.

Gospel (or Injeel) of the Messiah related by Matthew
Matthew 13:52 NLT
52 Then he added, "Every teacher of religious law who has become a disciple in the Kingdom of Heaven is like a person who brings out of the storehouse the new teachings as well as the old."

Matthew 13:12 NLT
12 To those who listen to my teaching, more understanding will be given, and they will have an abundance of knowledge. But for those who are not listening, even what little understanding they have will be taken away from them.

HQ 2:140
Or do ye say that Abraham, Ismail Isaac, Jacob and the Tribes were Jews or Christians? Say: Do ye know better than God. Ah! who is more unjust than those who conceal the testimony they have from God. but God is not unmindful of what ye do!

HQ 2:159
Those who conceal the clear (Signs) We have sent down, and the Guidance, after We have made it clear for the people in the Book,-on them shall be God’s curse, and the curse of those entitled to curse,-

HQ 2:160
Except those who repent and make amends and openly declare (the Truth): To them I turn; for I am Oft-returning, Most Merciful.



Malachi 2
1 “Listen, you priests—this command is for you! 2 Listen to me and take it to heart. "Honor my name,” says the Lord Almighty, “or I will bring a terrible curse against you. I will curse even the blessings you receive. Indeed, I have already cursed them, because you have not taken my warning seriously. 3 I will rebuke your descendants and splatter your faces with the manure from your festival sacrifices, and I will throw you in the manure pile. 4 Then at last you will know it was I who sent you this warning so that my covenant with the Levites can continue,” says the Lord Almighty. 
5 “The purpose of my covenant with the Levites was to bring life and peace, and that is what I gave them. This called for reverence from them, and they greatly revered me and stood in awe of my name. 6 They passed on to the people the truth of the instructions they received from me. They did not lie or cheat; they walked with me, living good and righteous lives, and they turned many from lives of sin. 7 “The priest’s lips should guard knowledge of God, and people should go to him for instruction, for the priests are messengers of the Lord Almighty. 8 But you priests have left God’s paths. Your instructions have caused many to stumble into sin. You have corrupted the covenant I made with the Levites,” says the Lord Almighty. 9 “So I have made you despised and humiliated in the eyes of all the people. For you have not obeyed me but have shown partiality in your interpretation of the laws.” 
10 Are we not all children of the same Father (Adam)? Are we not all created by the same God? Then why do we betray each other, violating the covenant of our ancestors? 

[Although, I, and many of us, don't claim to be Priests or Imams (if I have led it is because of Allah (swt) and Nabi Muhammed (saws)), but, reading and/or testimony about Allah (swt) is still a powerful means by which the worshiper can effect powerful change in their lives (by the Grace and Favor of Allah). This blog post is for the purpose of pointing out those powerful virtues for reading and/or giving testimony about Allah. From Bounties; to Time; to Release from Madness and Possession; to Reward Unfailing and an Exalted Standard of Character; to Happiness from Every Side; to Defense by Allah (swt) against those that mean you mischief and evil; to Having Solid Ground to Stand Upon; to Release from Fears and Grievances; to Sharing in the Good Cause of Faith in Allah (swt); and more virtues were listed here for you to give more in depth reflection. Also Allah (swt) mentions in the graphic below that the dhikr (remembrance, reminders) is a summons to Him (swt) to move a force that might be obstructing you in the day. It does not necessarily have to be a military expedition. It could be unseen forces; bad fortunes; bad luck; something eclipsing productivity; something eclipsing happiness; or freedom; etc. It is through serving and regarding Allah (swt) that treasure can be stored in the Heavens as Provisions Promised by Him (swt). Also, because testification is a Pillar of Faith.]

If any of these graphics are illegible, then please click them to enlarge. Jazakum Allahu Khayran.

If Someone Keeps saying to You Al Jehanum Alaikum to You, especially in Secret

ASA WR WB to believing Muslim friends.
[Aoudhubillahi x ∞]
If someone(s) keeps saying to you Al Jehanum Alaikum to you, especially in secret. Is this not an unfortunate reality? I am not rehearsing these hadiths to get you riled up. It is for the purpose of establishing the unfortunate reality that not everyone likes us and some go so far as to curse us and some go so far as to curse us with Hell-wishes. My main point is that this flies against established tradition and the Wisdom in the story of the Wise Men that visited Al Masihu Isa Ibn Maryam (epbut) bearing prayers and gifts, and that this is a standard for Wisdom in dealing with men and women of Faith in Allah. Thus, the point is not to send you off hating against Jews or Quraishi people because nowadays it could be anyone cursing or hating like this, but to takeaway a calm response and understanding of how to cope with anyone wishing Hell upon you. Because some of us Muslims in America may even have members of their own family, friends, neighbors, scholars, or people like this. So again this is about someone (not necessarily Jewish or Quaishi) that is mysteriously cursing you everyday, type thing (and doesn't understand that true people of Faith invoke God for blessings upon one another). 

I start off with an example from Hadiths:

Narrated `Abdullah bin Mulaika:
`Aisha said that the Jews came to the Prophet (saws) and said, "As-Samu 'Alaikum" (death be on you). `Aisha said (to them), "(Death) be on you, and may Allah curse you and shower His wrath upon you!" The Prophet (saws) said, "Be calm, O `Aisha ! You should be kind and lenient, and beware of harshness and Fuhsh (i.e. bad words)." She said (to the Prophet), "Haven't you heard what they (Jews) have said?" He said, "Haven't you heard what I have said (to them)? I said the same to them, and my invocation against them will be accepted while theirs against me will be rejected (by Allah). "

Narrated 'Abdullah:
While the Prophet (saws) was in the state of prostration, surrounded by a group of people from Quraish pagans. 'Uqba bin Abi Mu'ait came and brought the intestines of a camel and threw them on the back of the Prophet . The Prophet did not raise his head from prostration till Fatima (i.e. his daughter) came and removed those intestines from his back, and invoked evil on whoever had done (the evil deed). The Prophet said, "O Allah! Destroy the chiefs of Quraish, O Allah! Destroy Abu Jahl bin Hisham, 'Utba bin Rabi'a, Shaiba bin Rabi'a. 'Uqba bin Abi Mu'ait 'Umaiya bin Khalaf (or Ubai bin Kalaf)." Later on I saw all of them killed during the battle of Badr and their bodies were thrown into a well except the body of Umaiya or Ubai, because he was a fat person, and when he was pulled, the parts of his body got separated before he was thrown into the well.


1. A powerful consolation and coping mechanism that I have used for years now. Essentially I approach Allah (swt) in my petition to Him against those that pray or bring hell to me in the Spiritual and Material existences (of course with the exceptions of Allah (swt) and His Holy Angels, His Prophets, His Books because it would not advance our cause to invoke God to condemn Himself or His Angels, His Prophets, His Books which some evil lawyers do attempt to do.) But I essentially have based my petition to Allah (swt), over the years, against Hell-wishers on these points. It is an unfortunate reality and just being informed and somewhat prepared with a virtuous way to petition Allah against these types of people will save you years of grief. Because there are some that are about this that will never change.

2. Wise Men - The importance of praying for a person of Faith in Allah. [Wise Men graphic.] This point is to underscore the importance of praying for people of Faith. Many of the people that profess to be of the Holy Bible do not see this sign. The Wise Men when they came to the Messiah (as), the man of God, they bore him gifts. 

1. They brought blessings through prayers. This is to mean that they invoked God for blessings upon the Messiah (as) [Al Masihu Isa Ibn Maryam (as)]. That is instead of coming to the Messiah with requisitions; instead of coming to him with curses and damnation; and instead of praying to him for gifts (again those asks), they bore him gifts through prayer and invocation to Allah. The connection of those things to men and women of Faith in Allah (swt) that are, obviously, not Prophets is when the Messiah taught, "if you have done this to the least of these my followers then you have done it unto me." (Although trade is lawful between people of faith - Surahtul Nisa Ayat 29) as opposed to exchanges and hyperactivity in the spirit. Loyalty to Allah and His Holy Spirit are Cardinal Laws for Sourcing the Spirit and Spirit Activity.). Or, when he taught, "A student shares the teacher's fate, and a servant shares the master's fate." both scenarios have the potential to be bittersweet. Now this then connects to the importance of, in the least, praying for people of Faith. People in both Books have this instruction those that accept it are like the Wise Men. This is one of the ways that Allah (swt) can shower His Blessings upon entire communities. On how to give to the Messiah, I will reference the "Good Teacher" passage of the Gospel (Injeel) when someone came to him and said, "Good teacher how can I obtain eternal life?" The passage begins it's closure with the Messiah (as) saying, "If you want to be perfect go and sell all of your possessions and give the money away to the poor and then come and follow me." Thus, to give to the Messiah is tied to giving to the poor and needy in charity. Although, I will caution against giving away all of your wealth and thus becoming a charity condition yourselves. The only ones that could probably advise another to give away all of their wealth would be an actual Prophet, however, any person of faith can remind to give some of person's wealth in Charity.
2. They brought gold.
3. They brought Frankincense.
4. They brought Myrrh.

3. Proverb of Nabi Sulaimon (as) "The Wicked cannot rest until they have caused someone to stumble." 

Nabi Sulaimon (as) said in a Proverb, "Proverbs 4:16 NLT ☼ ☼ - "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."

This appears to suggest that they find rest and satisfaction in doing evil. That it appeases their discomforts in the spiritual and material existences. Therefore they are vested in the path of evil. The problem with this is that it ties into frequency...it creates a frequency of evil occurrences.

4. Zalimun want to be able to do this on a regular basis, if not daily basis...that is bring Hell to you or wish Hell upon you...or make their Hell your burden. This is a reiteration of the frequency issue, that Zalimun wish to do evil on a daily basis or an established regularity. The rich justice of this is that they fall into the category of Zalimun through this. The Holy Quran and Holy Bible have well established rulings or fatwas against Zalimun that truly are something to rejoice over and Praise and Glorify Allah (swt) for revealing and providing for us of Faith in Him (swt).

5. In sum, let me save you years if not decades of torment, afflictions, grief, confusion and maybe even medications. When you have felt it in the Spirit as true that someone has cursed or wished Hell upon you; and when someone wishes Hell upon you, or prays it on you, or curses you (along with other Hell-bound curses), or makes attempts upon your livelihood, then simply in a calm way; or even unbekownst to the assailants; or even as a dua to Allah (swt) pray, "Wa Alaikum" or "Wa Alaikum Al Jehanum to you, as well." I must add here why curses are equivalent to murder from Matthew 5:21-26. This combined with the Ayat of Quran, "The penalty for intentionally killing a believer is Jehanum." makes the case for why you reply that greeting with, "Wa Alaikum" or "Wa Alaikum Al Jehanum upon you, as well." So just return the greeting, and source Allah's Rulings in the Holy Verses of Scriptures. I try to share gifts of knowledge the likes of which I wish people would share with me. Insha Allah. The 2 graphics below working together are pure Heavenly miracles. In that cursing is being made tantamount to murder. Therefore, calmly make dua to Allah (swt) and be careful not to curse innocent people of Faith.

I could go quickly into why there is restitution (a lawsuit) when Matthew 5:21-26 says "until they have paid the last penny", and that is because curses can be like someone brandishing a weapon. It could be like getting away with bringing severe harm or even getting away with the murder of someone without any proof (specifically why the Messiah referenced a likeness to murder in first sentence of Matt 5:21-26). It is like the one cursing commits murder, because...it impacts the victim's livelihood, reputation, wealth, status, social, marital, educational, familial, communal, etc., and so that is why the restitution (or lawsuit) of Matthew 5:21-26 "until they have paid the last penny". This is another tremendously valuable Law with the Messiah (as), in addition to the Golden Rule, be careful of cursing; be careful of cursing, be careful of cursing. This echos Nabi Muhammad's (saws) lesson to "Spread the Salaams" which is to essentially beware of cursing.