BAka ang sinasabi mo pabor ang mga Pilipino sa mga Kristiyano dahil pwedeng mag SEX ABUSE at PIDOPILYA ang mga PARI? hehehe binabaliktad mo ang istorya...take note pari si G. Mercado. Kapag Pari ka at nang rape ka di ka makukulong maaalis ka lang sa listahan...kaya san pa kayo...hala na SAKAY NA! magpari na tayo!

Just read this para malaman mo ang sinasabi mo www.evilbible.com

Yan Biblia na ninyo yan, just compare sa hawak mong bible or don sa pinapangaral mo! BAka inaalis mo yan kapag nangangaral pa at sabihin lang yung magagandang nakasulat sa biblia? Pagkukunwari yan parang mga pari.... naka abito pero ano...mga sex abusers, pidopilya,, tapos sabihin mga muslim daw!

San sinabi ni Jesus sa Biblia na siya ay Diyos??? O propaganda lang para maka kolekta ng maraming pera?

Kaya nga sinabi na compare yung nakasulat sa evilbible sa bibliang hawak mo.....i dont think may pinagkaiba dahil bible ang source niyan...pero dahil makakasira sa kolection ng kristiyanismo ide-deny nila yan kahit pa pareho ang nakasulat.

O heto ang katotohan, huwag ninyong isisi sa muslim ang kademonyohan...arar-araw mababasa mo yan, pero ano para sa iyo kasi normal lang ang kasamaan sa mga krisitiyano kaya di masama....

Pope's Irish letter faces critical Catholic world03/20/2010 | 07:28 AM

More Share DUBLIN – Pope Benedict XVI addresses Ireland on Saturday in a letter apologizing for the sex abuse scandal here — a message being watched closely by Catholics from Boston to Berlin to see if it also acknowledges decades of Vatican-approved cover-ups.

The church is only beginning to come to terms with decades of child abuse in its parishes and schools. The scandals first emerged in Canada and Australia in the 1980s, followed by Ireland in the 1990s, the United States this decade and, in recent months, Benedict's German homeland.

Victims' rights activists say that to begin mending the church's battered image, Benedict's message — his first pastoral letter on child abuse in the church — must break his silence on the role of the Catholic hierarchy in shielding pedophile clergy from prosecution.

That includes abuses committed decades ago under the pope's watch, when he was Archbishop Joseph Ratzinger of Munich, as well as the pontiff's role in hushing up the scandals.

As leader of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, Ratzinger was responsible for a 2001 Vatican edict that instructed bishops to report all cases of child abuse to Vatican authorities under strict secrecy; it made no mention of reporting crimes to police.

"Is it not time for Pope Benedict XVI himself to acknowledge his share of responsibility?" said the Rev. Hans Kung, a Swiss priest and dissident Catholic theologian.

"Honesty demands that Joseph Ratzinger himself, the man who for decades has been principally responsible for the worldwide cover-up, at last pronounce his own mea culpa," Kung said.

Benedict, who served as archbishop of Munich from 1977 to 1982, has yet to speak about the hundreds of abuse cases emerging since January in Germany.

These include the Rev. Peter Hullermann, who was already suspected of abusing boys in the western German city of Essen when Ratzinger approved his transfer to Munich for treatment in 1980.

There, Hullermann was allowed contact with children almost immediately after his therapy began. He was again accused of molesting boys and was convicted in 1986 of sexual abuse. He was suspended this week for ignoring a 2008 church order not to work with youths.

Dirk Taenzler, director of the Federation for German Catholic Youth, said his members were appalled by the revelations of abuse in church-run schools and choirs — and wondered why the pope had yet to address his fellow Germans.

"Everyone is suffering from the church's bad image," Taenzler said. "It is an issue in every congregation and everyone is trying to cope."

Benedict's successor in Munich, Archbishop Reinhard Marx, said the pope's letter to Ireland "will of course affect us. The pope always speaks for everyone. It is not ... for specific groups or countries. That word will also be important for us."

Marx said the pope should not be expected to take responsibility for abuses committed by individual priests. "We expect the pope to take a stand on everything every time, but we are responsible for what happens here," he said.

In the United States, where several dioceses have been driven to bankruptcy amid abuse lawsuits, activists called on the pope to be candid about his own failings — and for bishops to be held accountable.

"So far the church hierarchy has been very short on accountability. They've had to be pushed to come clean about their responsibility for anything," said Dan Bartley, president of Voice of the Faithful, a Catholic lay group that lobbies for reform within the church. "He needs to call for any bishops involved in the Irish crisis to resign. But unfortunately we're not expecting that."

Ray Flynn, former US ambassador to the Vatican, said the pope has been slow to speak publicly about the church's abuse crisis because he lacks media savvy, not because he wants to stonewall critics or doesn't care about victims. "He is a very quiet, unassuming, non-pretentious man," Flynn said.

"He's got to be transparent, forthcoming, right out front and point the finger where the blame is," he added. "I think the truth will set you free, and that's what people want."

No country has been harder hit by the child-abuse scandals than Ireland, a nation of 4 million that has paid out more than $1 billion to some 13,000 victims. Victims' advocates say they are tired of hearing church apologies that contain no acknowledgment of how bishops under Vatican direction let child molesters operate with impunity.

"What we probably will get — I hope I'm wrong — are a lot of expressions of regret and sorrow and apology about the horrors of child abuse in the past. I've heard that so often now," said Marie Collins, one of Ireland's most prominent campaigners for victims' rights.

"I want to hear apologies for the actions of the church hierarchy."

Collins, 63, was repeatedly raped by a Dublin priest, Paul McGennis, while in a children's hospital in 1960. Irish bishops knew at the time about McGennis' pedophilia — even confiscating his collection of nude photos of children — but didn't bar him from the priesthood until 1997, shortly before his conviction for abusing Collins and another girl.

Such cover-ups have undermined much of the Irish hierarchy including its leader, Cardinal Sean Brady.

On St. Patrick's Day, Brady apologized for his failure to tell police about evidence he gathered in 1975 from two altar boys molested by the Rev. Brendan Smyth. Smyth kept abusing children until he was finally convicted in 1994. The scandal triggered the collapse of the Irish government.

Three Irish government-ordered investigations from 2005 to 2009 documented the abuse of thousands of Irish children by priests in their parishes and by nuns and brothers in boarding schools and orphanages. Irish bishops did not report a single case to police until 1996 after victims began to sue the church.

Some church scholars say Benedict has sought to encourage a church crackdown on abusers and are hopeful that Saturday's message might offer a fresh start for the church worldwide.

"If we do take serious and proper steps, the house can be cleaned and the church will improve for it," said the Rev. John Wauck, a commentator on Vatican affairs.

"I think that's something to look forward to with hope. I imagine the letter will be quite hopeful and forward-looking," Wauck said. — AP

O heto ang kagandahan ng pagiging Kristiyano....Holy Week kuno na binababoy pa....

Cebu, Pampanga provinces move to prevent repeat of Holy Week 'scandals'03/20/2010 | 10:27 AM

With Holy Week fast approaching, authorities in Cebu and Pampanga provinces have made moves to prevent a repeat of the “scandals" that hounded last year’s observance of the Holy Week.

Radio dzXL reported the Cebu provincial government vowed to arrest people and groups who stage bikini shows during this year’s Holy Week.

Cebu Governor Gwendolyn Garcia said authorities will particularly keep close watch over Bantayan Island, where last year’s scandal occurred.

Garcia said she does not want a repeat of a show where sexy stars including Maui Taylor and Jennifer Lee held a bikini show during the Holy Week.

The show prompted the city government to file charges against the sexy stars and the organizers of the show.

Last Feb. 19, Lee personally apologized to Governor Garcia at the provincial capitol. Taylor was not present at the time as she was supposedly sick. [See: ‘Hot Babe’ apologizes to Cebu gov for bikini show in 2009]

Women's rights advocates

On Saturday, radio dzRH reported Lee and Taylor started to make amends for their offense by being ambassadors for women’s rights by presiding over a meeting of women in Cebu Friday.

Both actresses said they were thankful they got a chance to redeem themselves after the Cebu provincial government eased up on charges against them for last year’s incident.

Also on Friday, Taylor and Lee faced a local court for mediation and reconciliation on their case.

Cutud crucifixions

Meanwhile, in Pampanga, local authorities in San Pedro Cutud village in San Fernando City have banned foreigners from taking part in this year’s Good Friday crucifixions.

This was after a foreigner made fun of the rites last year.

City councilor Jimmy Lazatin told the Union of Catholic Asian News in an interview that they want to keep the rites “solemn."

The UCAN also noted that despite the popularity of the crucifixion, the local archdiocese frowns on the tradition known as the Cutud.

Cutud is a tourist activity drawing thousands of people yearly but does nothing for the teachings of the Church.

“The archdiocese tolerates the Cutud, but would rather it not take place. It is folk religiosity but not one we favor at all," said San Fernando, Pampanga Auxiliary Bishop Pablo David.

“Whether or not foreigners take part in the ceremony is no concern to us [diocesan Church officials]," he added.

Public crucifixions in San Pedro Cutud village, 70 kilometers from Manila, began in 1962 when aspiring faith healer Artemio Anoza, acting as Christ in a play had himself nailed to a cross.

On Good Friday, officials of San Pedro in San Fernando organize the Cutud festival attempting to reenact the passion and death of Christ.

Father Arnulfo Serrano, parish priest of Santo Niño Parish near San Pedro, said his flock has no interest in Cutud and focuses on liturgical celebrations of the Church.

“The Church does not sanction these private pious acts" and parishioners know it, the pastor said.

“When some of my parishioners join the scourging on Holy Thursday, most cover their faces so we would not recognize them," he said.

He notes some flagellants believe they are doing “penance" and strengthening their faith.

Priests make themselves available for extra hours hearing confessions and inviting Catholics to fast and do charitable work, he said.

“Some of our practices for Lent and Holy week have a rich tradition here, such as Dakit Kordero," Father Serrano pointed out.

“We use all the official rites of the Church as well and do not need the Cutud," he added. — wit a report by Nikka Corsino/LBG, GMANews.TV

Ang tanong yan ba ang aral ng relihiyon na pinakakalat ninyo o after lang kayo sa collection?

Ibig sabihin kahit pa masama sa relihiyon ninyo basta malaki lang mag abot sa kongregasyon ay absuwelto na at gayahin kuno ang mga gawi ng ibang relihiyon? Nasan ang power ng pagpapinuno ninyo kung di kayo sinusunod? Kasi buking kayo na after lang kayo sa koleksyon!

(CNN) -- Pope Benedict XVI said Saturday he is "truly sorry" for the abuse suffered by victims at the hands of Catholic priests in Ireland.

The pope directly addressed the church abuse crisis that has rocked the Irish Catholic Church in an 18-page letter, which was made public Saturday. It is expected to be read in churches across Ireland on Sunday.

"I have been deeply disturbed by the information which has come to light regarding the abuse of children and vulnerable young people by members of the church in Ireland, particularly by priests and religious," the pope wrote.

Read Pope Benedict XVI's letter in full (pdf)

"I can only share in the dismay and the sense of betrayal that so many of you have experienced on learning of these sinful and criminal acts and the way church authorities in Ireland have dealt with them."

The deeply Catholic country has been badly shaken by a government-backed report that found the Archdiocese of Dublin and other Catholic Church authorities in Ireland covered up child abuse by priests from 1975 to 2004. Child sexual abuse was widespread then, the report found.

Church abuse scandal goes global

The head of the church in Ireland, Cardinal Sean Brady, apologized this week for his role in the church's investigation of an abusive priest in 1975.

Brady's office said he investigated the priest, who was later convicted of dozens of counts of child abuse, and reported his findings to his superiors. But critics say Brady should not have remained silent about what he learned.

"No one imagines that this painful situation will be resolved swiftly," Benedict said in his letter.

Contributing factors to the crisis can include inadequate procedures for determining suitable priesthood candidates, insufficient moral and spiritual formation in seminaries, and "misplaced concern for the reputation of the church and the avoidance of scandal," the pope said. He called for them to be addressed urgently.

The pope acknowledged the crisis has shaken people's faith and even turned many away from the church, saying it has "obscured the light of the Gospel to a degree that not even centuries of persecution succeeded in doing."

Benedict then addressed the victims of abuse and their families, recognizing the tragedies they have been through.

"You have suffered grievously and I am truly sorry," he says. "I know that nothing can undo the wrong you have endured. Your trust has been betrayed and your dignity has been violated. Many of you found that, when you were courageous enough to speak of what happened to you, no one would listen."

According to Father Federico Lombardi, the Vatican spokesman, the pope started thinking about writing the letter last summer after the publication of the Ryan report -- one of three separate reports on sexual and physical abuse by Irish clergy that has come out since 2005.

The Ryan report, published in May 2009, investigated abuse in Catholic-run institutions primarily from 1936 to 1970. Many of the alleged abusers in the 2,600-page report were not priests, but nuns or Catholic lay people.

The pope says he expressed "shame and remorse" and asks the victims not to lose hope.

Scandal shatters faith in Catholic Church

"I know some of you find it difficult even to enter the doors of a church after all that has occurred," he says.

"I pray that, by drawing nearer to Christ and by participating in the life of his church -- a church purified by penance and renewed in pastoral charity -- you will come to rediscover Christ's infinite love for each one of you."

Next in the letter, the pope turned his attention to the priests and religious officials who have abused children. He sharply criticized them and said they must answer to the authorities.

"You betrayed the trust that was placed in you by innocent young people and their parents, and you must answer for it before Almighty God and before properly constituted tribunals," he says. "You have forfeited the esteem of the people of Ireland and brought shame and dishonor upon your confreres."

He added, "Together with the immense harm done to victims, great damage has been done to the church and to the public perception of the priesthood and religious life."

The pope urged guilty priests to "take responsibility" for their sins and "seek to atone personally" for their actions.

"Openly acknowledge your guilt, submit yourselves to the demands of justice, but do not despair of God's mercy," he said.

Lombardi said guilty priests should follow the laws in their own country and cooperate with justice authorities, as well as follow the church's rules. Benedict proposed several concrete steps to address the situation, including asking the Irish faithful to pray for the church for one year, starting at Easter.

But he also announced an apostolic visitation of certain Irish dioceses, seminaries, and congregations. Such visitations are actually Vatican investigations; the church held one in the United States after the clerical sex scandal in 2002.

The letter is specific to Ireland and did not address similar scandals now coming to light in other European countries like Austria and Germany. Lombardi said the pope is aware of the situations in those countries, but did not think it was appropriate to address all of them in Saturday's letter.

Ang muslim ay ang mga taong sumasamba sa nag-iisang Diyos. Si Kristo ay walang ibang sinamba maliban sa Iisang Diyos na si Allah, samakatuwid siya ay isang muslim...

Ang sabi sa Biblia sambahin lang ninyo ang nag-iisang Diyos na nasa Langit, pero ang sinasamba ninyo yung nagsabi non hindi yung Diyos.

Magagaling magsalita ang mga pastor at taga pangaral ng Krisityanismo dahil diyan sila nagkakapera. I remember meron akong nakausap na isang pastor at sinabi niya na kapatid tama ka ang relihiyong ISLAM ang nasa tamang daan, pero hindi ko pwedeng talikuran ang pagiging pastor ko. Sabi ko bakit alam mo naman na tama ang aral ng ISLAM hindi ang pinapangaral mo? Ang sabi niya kasi dito ako nagkabahay, dito ako nagka kotse, dito ko napapag-aral ang mga anak ko sa exclusive school.

So bottom line collection lang pala ang relihiyon ninyo hindi para magligtas ng kaluluwa sa impiyerno?

Illegal mining breeds child labor, prostitution in DiplahanAL JACINTO, GMANews.TV
03/21/2010 | 05:53 PM

ZAMBOANGA DEL SUR — The illegal mining trade in the southern Philippine province of Zamboanga Sibugay is not only threatening the environment and the health of its people, but also breeding other ills that jeopardize the future of its children.

Prostitution and child trafficking have become a big problem in Diplahan. Many have been lured into prostitution in exchange for money — P1,500 for three hours of sex in thatched houses that serve as dens to miners wanting a good time after putting in a hard day’s work.

Children, some as young as seven years old, are also mining for the yellow metal, helping their fathers earn money instead of going to school. Child labor is common in the area, and some earn as low as P30 daily.

“Child trafficking and prostitution are a big problem here. We have filed criminal cases against some people involved in these nefarious activities and as a matter of fact, some of them have already fled Balabag because of the warrants for their arrest," said Inspector Arnel Galaben, the town’s chief of police.

Small-scale miners have been operating here in the past decade, particularly in Diplahan, a remote mountain town where tunnels now dot the once beautiful mountain.

“These illegal miners have been operating here for many years now, perhaps over a decade after gold was discovered in the area," said a government militia deployed in the village of Balabag."

“Now, the environment is under threat since miners still use mercury and cyanide to extract precious metals from the earth and these chemicals find their way into streams and rivers and pose a danger to the health of thousands of people," he added.

And the tunnels dug by miners — some under their houses — are also in danger of collapsing due to poor construction and the lack of safety equipment. Miners who work inside the tunnels don’t wear hard hats or gloves, and authorities are unable to stopping illegal mining operations.

“This mountain is our home, our life and future and gold is life. We have sent our children to schools, gave them good education because of our hard work," said Ofelia, an elderly woman who operates a ball mill in Balabag.

Her house serves as the center of the family’s gold mine operation, milling and office. Three workers operate the mill — one doubles as a rock crusher and the two help each other in running the 24-hour facility.

Since there is no electricity in Balabag, miners and ball mill operators use generators to power their facilities. Gas sells for more than P60 a liter — at least a quarter more than prevailing prices.

“We are not harming the environment. This is our livelihood. We only dig for gold and that’s it," said Armando, a small scale miner who uses horses and paid laborers to haul tons of rocks taken from the tunnels and mountain.

He said he earns at least P50,000 a month, enough to feed his family and two dogs. But despite rising gold prices, basic commodities in the mountain also cost like gold. A bottle of soft drink sells for P25.

As many as 5,000 small-scale miners, he said, are operating in Balabag alone. “There could be more," he said, pointing to a nearby mountain where villagers are also digging for gold. For the miners, Balabag is a haven — of gold, women and more gold. — NPA, GMANews.TV

Sana kinuwento mo rin kung pano pinasunog ni Marcos yung buong Jolo, Sulu sa pamamagitan ng mga sundalo, halos pinatag ang buong Sulo nuong mga panahon na yon...parang one sided lang ang kuwento mo. Ang ganda ng simula pero parang may kinikilingan ka?

wala akong kinikilingan at kung may nangyari ngang pagsunog sa buong jolo nung panahon ni Marcos pasensya na di ko nabalitaan yun kasi nung panahon ni Marcos under Martial Law at lahat ng mga ganyang klaseng mga balita di pinaparating sa taong bayan at puro mga balitang alam nilang papabor sa kanila ang sya lamang nilang pinaparating sa taong bayan tulad nga ng naibahagi kong masaker sa patikul. Alam nila kasi nila ang simpatiya ng taong bayan ay nasa gobyerno. At kung may maibabahagi ka pang mga anomalya at mga krimeng naganap sa Mindanao na di namin nalaman dahil nga me Media Blackout nung panahon ni Marcos e mainam sigurong malaman naming lahat.

Let us remember this is not a war between Christians and Muslims. This is not about Marcos, he's been thrown out of power 2 decades ago.

If our Muslim brothers wants Shari’ah law, then let them be bound under Shari’ah and Philippine law. If they want land, give them land without breaking from Philippine jurisdiction.

Hopefully the armed rebellion will stop so that progress can come. Progress can never come unless people put down their guns and start working.

One more thing, kick out Malaysia from negotiator position, hasn't anyone notice they have a hidden motive. Did everyone forget Sabah and how they treated the Filipino people in Sabah? It belongs to the Sultan of Sulu.

Do you know the history where and Why RP based the claim of North Borneo now Sabah,Malaysia as it was part of the Sultanate of Sulo?

Yes, I know the history how Sabah was given to the Sultan of Sulu as a gift by the Sultan of Brunei, how it was rented out to British company and how it was taken by the British Kingdom and then given to Malaysia.

Can you tell me why up until today, the Malaysian Government still pays rent and why land titles in Sabah is only good for 99 years compared to the rest of Malaysia?

What is the hidden motive of Malaysia as mediator? If the land claimed by the bangsamoro people is seperated from the philippine government, that would solidify their claim to Sabah which will also solidify their claim in Spratly's.

Century-old conflict in Mindanao is not war between religion, Christian & Islam). If you research why these brothers Moro People fighting against well established RP government to establish their own Islamic state inside Mindanao, Palawan & Sulo was due to their original claimed that they're the original people who never been subjected to any foreign power to occupy Mindanao since the puppet government of the Spanish colonial power, to Americans, to the Philippine Commonwealth, to the Japanese occupation up to the present GMA administration until a new Philippine government.Meaning as their own struggle started as early as the time of Lapu Lapu in Cebu, Rajah Soliman of Manila and other parts of the Philippine Islands. No matter how many wars they passed from their ancestors to present these Moro people are still surviving on their own until the creation of Moro National Lebiration Front (MNLF) led by Nur Misuari 1970's up to present organized armed of the MILF, that GMA government is engaging in a peaceful solution. The MILF is a faction from MNLF who refused to talk with Ferdinand Marcos government and then the ory Aquino government.


Sa katanungan po ninyo Kulelat kung bakit si Jesus Christ ay hindi po palagi binabangit sa mga turo ng Islam kung dakila siyang pinaniniwala-an bilang propeta. Tama po kayo na si Jesus Christ ay pinaniniwalaan ng lahat na Muslim na siya ay isa sa mga dakilang Propeta ng Allah basi sa sa Qur'an. Hindi completo ang paniniwala ng isang Muslim na hindi maniniwala kay Jesus Christ bilang sugo. Kulang at mali po yata ang pagkakaintindi ninyo sa Islam. Tabi tabi po sa mga Muslim na pumapatay ng mga inosente tao ng mga sucide bombers ang tutuo po hindi po sila tunay na Muslim at labag sa kautusan ng panginoon Allah ang pagpatay ng mga inosenteng tao, babae, bata atmatanda kahit civilian pa gaya po ng mga ginagawa ng extremists ngayon. They were called lost Muslims and be punishable to hell! Mananagot sila sa Allah sa mga kasalanan nila.

Ang Qur'an po ay banal na kasulatan na doon lahat ang binabase ang batas ng isang Muslim. Dahil ang Muslim ay ibig sabihin ay sinusunod ang kaotusan ng Panginoon Allah. Kung nilalabag mo ang kautusan niya (ALLAH) ay hindi ka matatawag na Muslim kundi Non-Muslim ka. Kung mali ang pag interpret ng ibang Muslim ay sila ay nawala sa tunay na pagka Muslim. Tungkol naman sa paniniwala ng Muslim kay Jesus Christ, base sa Qur'an ay halos ang mga original na turo ni Jesus Christ noon buhay pa siya ay nabago lalo na ng ilang daan taon lumipas saka lumitaw ang Biblia na kung susuriin mo ng maigi ay karamihan sa mga versikulo ay naging katha ng tao lamang. Kaya dito po nagka iba ang paniniwala ng Muslim at Christiano.

Paala-ala po na mag-ingat sa mga tao nagpapangap ng nagmamarurunong sa batas ng Islam ngunit sa tutuo po ay sila ay mga anti-Muslim na mini mislead nila ang mga tao laban sa Islam para lalo magalit ang taong bayan sa religion na Islam..

Hinde ko alam ang Qur'an and hinde ako magpapangap na alam ko ito pero base na din sa sinulat mo, hinde mo alam ang Bibliya at kung paano ito sinulat. Kaya wag ka sanang mag pangap na alam mo ito.

Read this for more information..

Don’t be fooled by the "tolerant" face of Muslims you meet in the Western world today. Islam has historically developed in four stages: 1. Evangelism. 2. Consolidation of power. 3. Revolution 4. Islamic State. Muslims would love to see Canada and the USA become Islamic states but are only at stage one: Evangelism! Islam has not changed its methods since Muhammad 1400 years ago. Muslims are tolerant, when they are powerless, but this veneer of toleration evaporates when an Islamic state is formed.

The Qur'an says: "Fight and slay the pagans [Christians] wherever ye find them and seize them, confine them, and lie in wait for them in every place of ambush" (Surah 9:5) The term Islam in the lexicon of the Arabs means 'Submission' to God.

#20 Post of certain Anonymous is Totally absurd and misleading. He was born to shut-off the Islam religion, the only religion of peace!

Peace negotiations, consultations among all stakeholders of Mindanao

Sama-sama kay NOYNOY ang mga muslim, katutubo, nitibo, at iba pang relihion

Hindi papayag ang mga PILIPINO??? Eh payag nga kayong lokohin at kurakutin lang ang pera o kabang bayan ng mga politiko ninyo eh? May ginagawa ba kayo? Puro lang kayo daldal!

Magbasa ka lang ng diyaryo at punta ka sa lansangan malalamn mo kung ano at sino ang mga masasama.

Hindi yan ang turo ng ISLAM, SIRA ANG ULO MO! Ang pinupugutan ng ULO yung mga mamamatay tao hindi yung lalabas sa relihiyong ISLAM...baka ang sinasabi mo yung ibang relihiyong kristiyano pag lalabas ka nanganganib ang buhay mo, pati pamilya mo? Propaganda mo lang yan!

Eto ang hirap, mga nagpapangap na nakakaintindi ng Bible.

Dalawang part ang Bible, new and old testaments.

Ang old Testament na binasihan mo ay galing sa Talmud, holy book ng Jews. Ang new testament naman ay sinulat ng Apostles ni Christ at dun nakasulat ang sinabi ng Diyos kay Paul na "What God has Blessed is clean".

Christian schollar ka ba?

Sabi mo....

Dalawang part ang Bible, new and old testaments.

So meaning Bible libro ng mga Kristiyano? Pero sinasabi mo para maging katanggap-tanggap ang New testament pinalalabs mong libro ng Jews ang old testament.
Kasi kung ang old testament ay salita ng Diyos tapos ang New ay salita rin ng Diyos, ibig sabihin nagkakamali ang Diyos na sumulat ng Bible? Kasi nung una binawal...nung may lumabas na bago pwede na raw kainin?

Tanong sino ba si PAUL?

Dont worry hina hunting na yan si southpow sa tate, TUTA NG KANO YAN, CHUCHU yan sa mga TNT sa tate. One day tatahimik rin yan matapang lang yan sa blog...lahat nga pati ang writter dito BOBO para sa kanya...kasi matalino yan...dahil ang trbaho niyan sa tate TAGAHIMOD NG TUMBONG NG KANO! awwwwwwwww!

southpow lahat ng ba ng kamag anak mo dito sa pinas naging american zetezeng na rin? o bakit nakikialam ka pa sa pinas? Dont worry babalik ka rin dito dahil palubog na ang tate..hehehe gumawa na lang kayo ng giyera para magkapera kayo ng marami sa arm deals...

Ano ba naman ang mga kumento dito?

Kaya walang katahimikan dahil sa mga maiitim ang puso ng mga tao gaya ng mga nag-post dito. Sulat ng sulat hindi binabasa ang unang articulo?

For all Christian brothers be calmed and open your heart not to be biased against Non-Christian hindi iyan ang turo ni Jesus Christ. There's no choice in this Land of Mindanao, Muslim, Christians and other tribes are there already. What we need is to stand together work hand in hand to find ever lasting solution for real peace so we can live together...
Support the RP government to extend a hand to our brother Moros to join our society.

For all Muslim brothers do the same. Your show of arm struggle is not written in the Qur'an. Jihad is prescribed and necessary only for self defense. Meaning no to use in offense to harass, hurt, kill innocent (women, children, old-aged and harmless civilians) but the highest Jihad is self-discipline! Go and support your cause for peaceful for the benefit of our next and future generation

Heto galing sa Biblia...pasubalian na lang ninyo compare yung hawak ninyong Biblia

1) Capital Punishment Crimes:

Kill People Who Don't Listen to Priests

Anyone arrogant enough to reject the verdict of the judge or of the priest who represents the LORD your God must be put to death. Such evil must be purged from Israel. (Deuteronomy 17:12 NLT)

Kill Witches

You should not let a sorceress live. (Exodus 22:17 NAB)

Kill Homosexuals
"If a man lies with a male as with a women, both of them shall be put to death for their abominable deed; they have forfeited their lives." (Leviticus 20:13 NAB)

Kill Fortunetellers

A man or a woman who acts as a medium or fortuneteller shall be put to death by stoning; they have no one but themselves to blame for their death. (Leviticus 20:27 NAB)

Death for Hitting Dad

Whoever strikes his father or mother shall be put to death. (Exodus 21:15 NAB)

Death for Cursing Parents

1) If one curses his father or mother, his lamp will go out at the coming of darkness. (Proverbs 20:20 NAB)

2) All who curse their father or mother must be put to death. They are guilty of a capital offense. (Leviticus 20:9 NLT)

Death for Adultery

If a man commits adultery with another man's wife, both the man and the woman must be put to death. (Leviticus 20:10 NLT)

Death for Fornication

A priest's daughter who loses her honor by committing fornication and thereby dishonors her father also, shall be burned to death. (Leviticus 21:9 NAB)

Death to Followers of Other Religions

Whoever sacrifices to any god, except the Lord alone, shall be doomed. (Exodus 22:19 NAB)

Kill Nonbelievers

They entered into a covenant to seek the Lord, the God of their fathers, with all their heart and soul; and everyone who would not seek the Lord, the God of Israel, was to be put to death, whether small or great, whether man or woman. (2 Chronicles 15:12-13 NAB)

Kill False Prophets

If a man still prophesies, his parents, father and mother, shall say to him, "You shall not live, because you have spoken a lie in the name of the Lord." When he prophesies, his parents, father and mother, shall thrust him through. (Zechariah 13:3 NAB)

Kill the Entire Town if One Person Worships Another God

Suppose you hear in one of the towns the LORD your God is giving you that some worthless rabble among you have led their fellow citizens astray by encouraging them to worship foreign gods. In such cases, you must examine the facts carefully. If you find it is true and can prove that such a detestable act has occurred among you, you must attack that town and completely destroy all its inhabitants, as well as all the livestock. Then you must pile all the plunder in the middle of the street and burn it. Put the entire town to the torch as a burnt offering to the LORD your God. That town must remain a ruin forever; it may never be rebuilt. Keep none of the plunder that has been set apart for destruction. Then the LORD will turn from his fierce anger and be merciful to you. He will have compassion on you and make you a great nation, just as he solemnly promised your ancestors. "The LORD your God will be merciful only if you obey him and keep all the commands I am giving you today, doing what is pleasing to him." (Deuteronomy 13:13-19 NLT)



Kill Women Who Are Not Virgins On Their Wedding Night

But if this charge is true (that she wasn't a virgin on her wedding night), and evidence of the girls virginity is not found, they shall bring the girl to the entrance of her fathers house and there her townsman shall stone her to death, because she committed a crime against Israel by her unchasteness in her father's house. Thus shall you purge the evil from your midst. (Deuteronomy 22:20-21 NAB)



Kill Followers of Other Religions.

1) If your own full brother, or your son or daughter, or your beloved wife, or you intimate friend, entices you secretly to serve other gods, whom you and your fathers have not known, gods of any other nations, near at hand or far away, from one end of the earth to the other: do not yield to him or listen to him, nor look with pity upon him, to spare or shield him, but kill him. Your hand shall be the first raised to slay him; the rest of the people shall join in with you. You shall stone him to death, because he sought to lead you astray from the Lord, your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, that place of slavery. And all Israel, hearing of this, shall fear and never do such evil as this in your midst. (Deuteronomy 13:7-12 NAB)



2) Suppose a man or woman among you, in one of your towns that the LORD your God is giving you, has done evil in the sight of the LORD your God and has violated the covenant by serving other gods or by worshiping the sun, the moon, or any of the forces of heaven, which I have strictly forbidden. When you hear about it, investigate the matter thoroughly. If it is true that this detestable thing has been done in Israel, then that man or woman must be taken to the gates of the town and stoned to death. (Deuteronomy 17:2-5 NLT)



Death for Blasphemy

One day a man who had an Israelite mother and an Egyptian father got into a fight with one of the Israelite men. During the fight, this son of an Israelite woman blasphemed the LORD's name. So the man was brought to Moses for judgment. His mother's name was Shelomith. She was the daughter of Dibri of the tribe of Dan. They put the man in custody until the LORD's will in the matter should become clear. Then the LORD said to Moses, "Take the blasphemer outside the camp, and tell all those who heard him to lay their hands on his head. Then let the entire community stone him to death. Say to the people of Israel: Those who blaspheme God will suffer the consequences of their guilt and be punished. Anyone who blasphemes the LORD's name must be stoned to death by the whole community of Israel. Any Israelite or foreigner among you who blasphemes the LORD's name will surely die. (Leviticus 24:10-16 NLT)



Kill False Prophets

1) Suppose there are prophets among you, or those who have dreams about the future, and they promise you signs or miracles, and the predicted signs or miracles take place. If the prophets then say, 'Come, let us worship the gods of foreign nations,' do not listen to them. The LORD your God is testing you to see if you love him with all your heart and soul. Serve only the LORD your God and fear him alone. Obey his commands, listen to his voice, and cling to him. The false prophets or dreamers who try to lead you astray must be put to death, for they encourage rebellion against the LORD your God, who brought you out of slavery in the land of Egypt. Since they try to keep you from following the LORD your God, you must execute them to remove the evil from among you. (Deuteronomy 13:1-5 NLT)



2) But any prophet who claims to give a message from another god or who falsely claims to speak for me must die.' You may wonder, 'How will we know whether the prophecy is from the LORD or not?' If the prophet predicts something in the LORD's name and it does not happen, the LORD did not give the message. That prophet has spoken on his own and need not be feared. (Deuteronomy 18:20-22 NLT)



Infidels and Gays Should Die

So God let them go ahead and do whatever shameful things their hearts desired. As a result, they did vile and degrading things with each other's bodies. Instead of believing what they knew was the truth about God, they deliberately chose to believe lies. So they worshiped the things God made but not the Creator himself, who is to be praised forever. Amen. That is why God abandoned them to their shameful desires. Even the women turned against the natural way to have sex and instead indulged in sex with each other. And the men, instead of having normal sexual relationships with women, burned with lust for each other. Men did shameful things with other men and, as a result, suffered within themselves the penalty they so richly deserved. When they refused to acknowledge God, he abandoned them to their evil minds and let them do things that should never be done. Their lives became full of every kind of wickedness, sin, greed, hate, envy, murder, fighting, deception, malicious behavior, and gossip. They are backstabbers, haters of God, insolent, proud, and boastful. They are forever inventing new ways of sinning and are disobedient to their parents. They refuse to understand, break their promises, and are heartless and unforgiving. They are fully aware of God's death penalty for those who do these things, yet they go right ahead and do them anyway. And, worse yet, they encourage others to do them, too. (Romans 1:24-32 NLT)



Kill Anyone who Approaches the Tabernacle

For the LORD had said to Moses, 'Exempt the tribe of Levi from the census; do not include them when you count the rest of the Israelites. You must put the Levites in charge of the Tabernacle of the Covenant, along with its furnishings and equipment. They must carry the Tabernacle and its equipment as you travel, and they must care for it and camp around it. Whenever the Tabernacle is moved, the Levites will take it down and set it up again. Anyone else who goes too near the Tabernacle will be executed.' (Numbers 1:48-51 NLT)



Kill People for Working on the Sabbath

The LORD then gave these further instructions to Moses: 'Tell the people of Israel to keep my Sabbath day, for the Sabbath is a sign of the covenant between me and you forever. It helps you to remember that I am the LORD, who makes you holy. Yes, keep the Sabbath day, for it is holy. Anyone who desecrates it must die; anyone who works on that day will be cut off from the community. Work six days only, but the seventh day must be a day of total rest. I repeat: Because the LORD considers it a holy day, anyone who works on the Sabbath must be put to death.' (Exodus 31:12-15 NLT)




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2) God's Murders for Stupid Reasons:



Kill Brats

From there Elisha went up to Bethel. While he was on his way, some small boys came out of the city and jeered at him. "Go up baldhead," they shouted, "go up baldhead!" The prophet turned and saw them, and he cursed them in the name of the Lord. Then two shebears came out of the woods and tore forty two of the children to pieces. (2 Kings 2:23-24 NAB)



God Kills the Curious

And he smote of the men of Beth-shemesh, because they had looked into the ark of Jehovah, he smote of the people seventy men, `and' fifty thousand men; and the people mourned, because Jehovah had smitten the people with a great slaughter. And the men of Beth-shemesh said, Who is able to stand before Jehovah, this holy God? and to whom shall he go up from us? (1Samuel 6:19-20 ASV)



Killed by a Lion

Meanwhile, the LORD instructed one of the group of prophets to say to another man, "Strike me!" But the man refused to strike the prophet. Then the prophet told him, "Because you have not obeyed the voice of the LORD, a lion will kill you as soon as you leave me." And sure enough, when he had gone, a lion attacked and killed him. (1 Kings 20:35-36 NLT)



Killing the Good Samaritan

The ark of God was placed on a new cart and taken away from the house of Abinadab on the hill. Uzzah and Ahio, sons of Abinadab guided the cart, with Ahio walking before it, while David and all the Israelites made merry before the Lord with all their strength, with singing and with citharas, harps, tambourines, sistrums, and cymbals.

When they came to the threshing floor of Nodan, Uzzah reached out his hand to the ark of God to steady it, for the oxen were making it tip. But the Lord was angry with Uzzah; God struck him on that spot, and he died there before God. (2 Samuel 6:3-7 NAB)




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3) Murdering Children



Kill Sons of Sinners

Make ready to slaughter his sons for the guilt of their fathers; Lest they rise and posses the earth, and fill the breadth of the world with tyrants. (Isaiah 14:21 NAB)



God Will Kill Children

The glory of Israel will fly away like a bird, for your children will die at birth or perish in the womb or never even be conceived. Even if your children do survive to grow up, I will take them from you. It will be a terrible day when I turn away and leave you alone. I have watched Israel become as beautiful and pleasant as Tyre. But now Israel will bring out her children to be slaughtered." O LORD, what should I request for your people? I will ask for wombs that don't give birth and breasts that give no milk. The LORD says, "All their wickedness began at Gilgal; there I began to hate them. I will drive them from my land because of their evil actions. I will love them no more because all their leaders are rebels. The people of Israel are stricken. Their roots are dried up; they will bear no more fruit. And if they give birth, I will slaughter their beloved children." (Hosea 9:11-16 NLT)



Kill Men, Women, and Children

"Then I heard the LORD say to the other men, "Follow him through the city and kill everyone whose forehead is not marked. Show no mercy; have no pity! Kill them all – old and young, girls and women and little children. But do not touch anyone with the mark. Begin your task right here at the Temple." So they began by killing the seventy leaders. "Defile the Temple!" the LORD commanded. "Fill its courtyards with the bodies of those you kill! Go!" So they went throughout the city and did as they were told." (Ezekiel 9:5-7 NLT)



God Kills all the First Born of Egypt

And at midnight the LORD killed all the firstborn sons in the land of Egypt, from the firstborn son of Pharaoh, who sat on the throne, to the firstborn son of the captive in the dungeon. Even the firstborn of their livestock were killed. Pharaoh and his officials and all the people of Egypt woke up during the night, and loud wailing was heard throughout the land of Egypt. There was not a single house where someone had not died. (Exodus 12:29-30 NLT)



Kill Old Men and Young Women

"You are my battle-ax and sword," says the LORD. "With you I will shatter nations and destroy many kingdoms. With you I will shatter armies, destroying the horse and rider, the chariot and charioteer. With you I will shatter men and women, old people and children, young men and maidens. With you I will shatter shepherds and flocks, farmers and oxen, captains and rulers. "As you watch, I will repay Babylon and the people of Babylonia for all the wrong they have done to my people in Jerusalem," says the LORD. "Look, O mighty mountain, destroyer of the earth! I am your enemy," says the LORD. "I will raise my fist against you, to roll you down from the heights. When I am finished, you will be nothing but a heap of rubble. You will be desolate forever. Even your stones will never again be used for building. You will be completely wiped out," says the LORD. (Jeremiah 51:20-26)

(Note that after God promises the Israelites a victory against Babylon, the Israelites actually get their butts kicked by them in the next chapter. So much for an all-knowing and all-powerful God.)



God Will Kill the Children of Sinners

If even then you remain hostile toward me and refuse to obey, I will inflict you with seven more disasters for your sins. I will release wild animals that will kill your children and destroy your cattle, so your numbers will dwindle and your roads will be deserted. (Leviticus 26:21-22 NLT)



More Rape and Baby Killing

Anyone who is captured will be run through with a sword. Their little children will be dashed to death right before their eyes. Their homes will be sacked and their wives raped by the attacking hordes. For I will stir up the Medes against Babylon, and no amount of silver or gold will buy them off. The attacking armies will shoot down the young people with arrows. They will have no mercy on helpless babies and will show no compassion for the children. (Isaiah 13:15-18 NLT)




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4) Miscellaneous Murders



More of Samson's Murders

(The Lord saves Sampson from standing trial for 30 murders and arson by allowing him to kill 1000 more men.) When he reached Lehi, and the Philistines came shouting to meet him, the spirit of the Lord came upon him: the ropes around his arms become as flax that is consumed by fire and the bonds melted away from his hands. Near him was the fresh jawbone of an ass; he reached out, grasped it, and with it killed a thousand men. (Judges 15:14-15 NAB)



Peter Kills Two People

There was also a man named Ananias who, with his wife, Sapphira, sold some property. He brought part of the money to the apostles, but he claimed it was the full amount. His wife had agreed to this deception. 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. 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." As soon as Ananias heard these words, he fell to the floor and died. Everyone who heard about it was terrified. Then some young men wrapped him in a sheet and took him out and buried him. About three hours later his wife came in, not knowing what had happened. Peter asked her, "Was this the price you and your husband received for your land?" "Yes," she replied, "that was the price." 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." 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. Great fear gripped the entire church and all others who heard what had happened. (Acts 5:1-11 NLT)



Mass Murder

This is what the Lord of hosts has to say: 'I will punish what Amalek did to Israel when he barred his way as he was coming up from Egypt. Go, now, attack Amalek, and deal with him and all that he has under the ban. Do not spare him, but kill men and women, children and infants, oxen and sheep, camels and asses.' (1 Samuel 15:2-3 NAB)



You Have to Kill

Cursed be he who does the Lords work remissly, cursed he who holds back his sword from blood. (Jeremiah 48:10 NAB)



The Danites Kill the Next Town

But the territory of the Danites was too small for them; so the Danites marched up and attacked Leshem, which they captured and put to the sword. Once they had taken possession of Lesham, they renamed the settlement after their ancestor Dan. (Joshua 19:47 NAB)



God Kills Some More

Then the LORD said to me, "Even if Moses and Samuel stood before me pleading for these people, I wouldn't help them. Away with them! Get them out of my sight! And if they say to you, 'But where can we go?' tell them, 'This is what the LORD says: Those who are destined for death, to death; those who are destined for war, to war; those who are destined for famine, to famine; those who are destined for captivity, to captivity.' "I will send four kinds of destroyers against them," says the LORD. "I will send the sword to kill, the dogs to drag away, the vultures to devour, and the wild animals to finish up what is left. Because of the wicked things Manasseh son of Hezekiah, king of Judah, did in Jerusalem, I will make my people an object of horror to all the kingdoms of the earth." (Jeremiah 15:1-4 NLT)



God Promises More Killing

I will make Mount Seir utterly desolate, killing off all who try to escape and any who return. I will fill your mountains with the dead. Your hills, your valleys, and your streams will be filled with people slaughtered by the sword. I will make you desolate forever. Your cities will never be rebuilt. Then you will know that I am the LORD. (Ezekiel 35:7-9 NLT)



The Angel of Death

My angel will go before you and bring you to the Amorites, Hittites, Perizzites, Canaanites, Hivites, and Jebusites; and I will wipe them out. (Exodus 23:23 NAB)



Destruction of Ai

Then the LORD said to Joshua, "Do not be afraid or discouraged. Take the entire army and attack Ai, for I have given to you the king of Ai, his people, his city, and his land. You will destroy them as you destroyed Jericho and its king. But this time you may keep the captured goods and the cattle for yourselves. Set an ambush behind the city." So Joshua and the army of Israel set out to attack Ai. Joshua chose thirty thousand fighting men and sent them out at night with these orders: "Hide in ambush close behind the city and be ready for action. When our main army attacks, the men of Ai will come out to fight as they did before, and we will run away from them. We will let them chase us until they have all left the city. For they will say, 'The Israelites are running away from us as they did before.' Then you will jump up from your ambush and take possession of the city, for the LORD your God will give it to you. Set the city on fire, as the LORD has commanded. You have your orders." So they left that night and lay in ambush between Bethel and the west side of Ai. But Joshua remained among the people in the camp that night.

Early the next morning Joshua roused his men and started toward Ai, accompanied by the leaders of Israel. They camped on the north side of Ai, with a valley between them and the city. That night Joshua sent five thousand men to lie in ambush between Bethel and Ai, on the west side of the city. So they stationed the main army north of the city and the ambush west of the city. Joshua himself spent that night in the valley. When the king of Ai saw the Israelites across the valley, he and all his army hurriedly went out early the next morning and attacked the Israelites at a place overlooking the Jordan Valley. But he didn't realize there was an ambush behind the city. Joshua and the Israelite army fled toward the wilderness as though they were badly beaten, and all the men in the city were called out to chase after them. In this way, they were lured away from the city. There was not a man left in Ai or Bethel who did not chase after the Israelites, and the city was left wide open.

Then the LORD said to Joshua, "Point your spear toward Ai, for I will give you the city." Joshua did as he was commanded. As soon as Joshua gave the signal, the men in ambush jumped up and poured into the city. They quickly captured it and set it on fire. When the men of Ai looked behind them, smoke from the city was filling the sky, and they had nowhere to go. For the Israelites who had fled in the direction of the wilderness now turned on their pursuers. When Joshua and the other Israelites saw that the ambush had succeeded and that smoke was rising from the city, they turned and attacked the men of Ai. Then the Israelites who were inside the city came out and started killing the enemy from the rear. So the men of Ai were caught in a trap, and all of them died. Not a single person survived or escaped. Only the king of Ai was taken alive and brought to Joshua.

When the Israelite army finished killing all the men outside the city, they went back and finished off everyone inside. So the entire population of Ai was wiped out that day – twelve thousand in all. For Joshua kept holding out his spear until everyone who had lived in Ai was completely destroyed. Only the cattle and the treasures of the city were not destroyed, for the Israelites kept these for themselves, as the LORD had commanded Joshua. So Ai became a permanent mound of ruins, desolate to this very day. Joshua hung the king of Ai on a tree and left him there until evening. At sunset the Israelites took down the body and threw it in front of the city gate. They piled a great heap of stones over him that can still be seen today. (Joshua 8:1-29 NLT)



Killing at Jericho

When the people heard the sound of the horns, they shouted as loud as they could. Suddenly, the walls of Jericho collapsed, and the Israelites charged straight into the city from every side and captured it. They completely destroyed everything in it – men and women, young and old, cattle, sheep, donkeys – everything. (Joshua 6:20-21 NLT)



God Kills an Extended Family

"You have done more evil than all who lived before you. You have made other gods and have made me furious with your gold calves. And since you have turned your back on me, I will bring disaster on your dynasty and kill all your sons, slave or free alike. I will burn up your royal dynasty as one burns up trash until it is all gone. I, the LORD, vow that the members of your family who die in the city will be eaten by dogs, and those who die in the field will be eaten by vultures.'" Then Ahijah said to Jeroboam's wife, "Go on home, and when you enter the city, the child will die. All Israel will mourn for him and bury him. He is the only member of your family who will have a proper burial, for this child is the only good thing that the LORD, the God of Israel, sees in the entire family of Jeroboam. And the LORD will raise up a king over Israel who will destroy the family of Jeroboam. This will happen today, even now! Then the LORD will shake Israel like a reed whipped about in a stream. He will uproot the people of Israel from this good land that he gave their ancestors and will scatter them beyond the Euphrates River, for they have angered the LORD by worshiping Asherah poles. He will abandon Israel because Jeroboam sinned and made all of Israel sin along with him." (1 Kings 14:9-16 NLT)



Mass Murder

The men of Israel withdrew through the territory of the Benjaminites, putting to the sword the inhabitants of the city, the livestock, and all they chanced upon. Moreover they destroyed by fire all the cities they came upon. (Judges 20:48 NAB)



The Angel of Death

That night the angel of the Lord went forth and struck down one hundred and eighty five thousand men in the Assyrian camp. Early the next morning, there they were, all the corpuses of the dead. (2 Kings 19:35 NAB)



Kill Your Neighbors

(Moses) stood at the entrance to the camp and shouted, "All of you who are on the LORD's side, come over here and join me." And all the Levites came. He told them, "This is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says: Strap on your swords! Go back and forth from one end of the camp to the other, killing even your brothers, friends, and neighbors." The Levites obeyed Moses, and about three thousand people died that day. Then Moses told the Levites, "Today you have been ordained for the service of the LORD, for you obeyed him even though it meant killing your own sons and brothers. Because of this, he will now give you a great blessing." (Exodus 32:26-29 NLT)



Kill the Family of Sinners

And Joshua said to Achan, My son, give, I pray thee, glory to the LORD God of Israel, and make confession to him; and tell me now what thou hast done, hide it not from me. And Achan answered Joshua, and said, Indeed I have sinned against the LORD God of Israel, and thus and thus have I done. When I saw among the spoils a goodly Babylonish garment, and two hundred shekels of silver, and a wedge of gold of fifty shekels weight, then I coveted them, and took them, and behold, they are hid in the earth in the midst of my tent, and the silver under it." [Note that the sin is not looting, but failing to give the loot to the treasury of the Lord.] "So Joshua sent messengers, and they ran to the tent, and behold, it was hid in his tent, and the silver under it. And they took them from the midst of the tent, and brought them to Joshua, and to all the children of Israel, and laid them out before the LORD. And Joshua, and all Israel with him, took Achan the son of Zerah, and the silver, and the garment, and the wedge of gold, and his sons, and his daughters, and his oxen, and his asses, and his sheep, and his tent, and all that he had: and they brought them to the valley of Achor. And Joshua said, why hast thou troubled us? the LORD shall trouble thee this day. And all Israel stoned him with stones, and burned them with fire, after they had stoned them with stones. And they raised over him a great heap of stones to this day. So the LORD turned from the fierceness of his anger: wherefore the name of that place was called the valley of Achor to this day. (Joshua 7:19-26 Webster's Bible)



Kill Followers of Other Religions

While the Israelites were camped at Acacia, some of the men defiled themselves by sleeping with the local Moabite women. These women invited them to attend sacrifices to their gods, and soon the Israelites were feasting with them and worshiping the gods of Moab. Before long Israel was joining in the worship of Baal of Peor, causing the LORD's anger to blaze against his people. The LORD issued the following command to Moses: "Seize all the ringleaders and execute them before the LORD in broad daylight, so his fierce anger will turn away from the people of Israel." So Moses ordered Israel's judges to execute everyone who had joined in worshiping Baal of Peor. Just then one of the Israelite men brought a Midianite woman into the camp, right before the eyes of Moses and all the people, as they were weeping at the entrance of the Tabernacle. When Phinehas son of Eleazar and grandson of Aaron the priest saw this, he jumped up and left the assembly. Then he took a spear and rushed after the man into his tent. Phinehas thrust the spear all the way through the man's body and into the woman's stomach. So the plague against the Israelites was stopped, but not before 24,000 people had died. (Numbers 25:1-9 NLT)



Murder

At the customary time for offering the evening sacrifice, Elijah the prophet walked up to the altar and prayed, "O LORD, God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, prove today that you are God in Israel and that I am your servant. Prove that I have done all this at your command. O LORD, answer me! Answer me so these people will know that you, O LORD, are God and that you have brought them back to yourself." Immediately the fire of the LORD flashed down from heaven and burned up the young bull, the wood, the stones, and the dust. It even licked up all the water in the ditch! And when the people saw it, they fell on their faces and cried out, "The LORD is God! The LORD is God!" Then Elijah commanded, "Seize all the prophets of Baal. Don't let a single one escape!" So the people seized them all, and Elijah took them down to the Kishon Valley and killed them there. (1 Kings 18:36-40 NLT)



Kill All of Babylon

"Go up, my warriors, against the land of Merathaim and against the people of Pekod. Yes, march against Babylon, the land of rebels, a land that I will judge! Pursue, kill, and completely destroy them, as I have commanded you," says the LORD. "Let the battle cry be heard in the land, a shout of great destruction". (Jeremiah 50:21-22 NLT)



Micah Kills a Whole Town

Then, with Micah's idols and his priest, the men of Dan came to the town of Laish, whose people were peaceful and secure. They attacked and killed all the people and burned the town to the ground. There was no one to rescue the residents of the town, for they lived a great distance from Sidon and had no allies nearby. This happened in the valley near Beth-rehob.Then the people of the tribe of Dan rebuilt the town and lived there. They renamed the town Dan after their ancestor, Israel's son, but it had originally been called Laish. (Judges 18:27-29 NLT) (Note that God approves of this slaughter in verse 6.)

Sa Biblia galing yan hindi sa Quran so para yan sa mga Kristiyano yan ang laman ng Biblia ninyo! Ginagawa ba ninyo yan?

Same sex marriage ok lang sa Kristiyano, pero sinabi sa Bible patayin ang mga bakla....patayin ang mga rapist, pero ano dumadami ang mga bakla mga rapist, at nagiging normal n lang ang kasamaan sa araw-araw na buhay. Para ano ang Biblia? Para gamitin yung mga mgagandang salita lang at maka kolekta ng marami sa mga kapanalig?

Hindi si Kristo ang nag-alis niyan kundi si Paul? Relihiyon mo hindi mo alam? Kaya ang tanong kung ang old testament ay salita ng Diyos at ganon din ang new testament, ibig sabihin ang Diyos nagkakamali? Hindi niya nakikita yung mangyayari bukas? Baka hindi Diyos ang nagsulat mga historian lang?

Just imagine sinabi niya noon bawal! period...tapos may lalabas na pwede na raw? Just like the world BEGOTEN, tinanggal yan sa ibang Bible ang tanong BAKIT? Para maitama ang mali, o ang tama ay gawing mali?

Son of God siya pero hindi niya sinabi na sambahin ninyo ako...maraming talata sa Bible na tinatawag ang ordinatryong tao na "son of GOD". Simpleng tanong lang sabi mo dapat si Kristo ay Diyos dahil son of GOD. Si Adan ano siya dapat? Walang nanay, walang tatay! SON OF GOD din, marami rin sa Bible na sinabi na son of GOD or the chosen son...so magkakapatid silang lahat?

Baka yung sarili niya ang kausap niya. Kasi kung may Diyos Ama, May Diyos Anak sabi ninyo so Dapat may Diyos NANAY, may uncle pa at auntie, diba magulo?

Sino ba kausap mo? Ako ba? Akala ko sarili mo kasi sabi sa itaas gagawa ako ng nilalang na kawangis ng Diyos...so that means kapareho na stature ng tao?

Syanga pala dapat may Diyos Biyenan din dahil may Diyos Ama, Anak, Nanay, Uncle, Auntie.

Tanong kung marami ang Diyos as per your divinity at ang bawat isa may kanya-kanyang nilalang sa mundo, pano kaya kapag nag-away sila at nakagalit? diba kawangis ng tao? Di kaya gunawin ng anak yung nilalang niya at ganon din yung ama? Parang ang gulo noh?

Pero sinabi sa Bible ni Jesus, Sambahin ninyo ang nag-iisang Diyos na nasa langit! BAkit dumami ang Diyos? Sinungaling ba si Jesus?

Nagpapatayan po ang mga muslim sa iraq dhil sa kagagawan ng USA nuong sinakop nila ito. Nuong si Sadam at least tahimik ang buhay ng bansang Iraq iisa lang ang pinuno, pero nung dumating ang mga kano sa iraq at inimplement yung mga bombing ano ang gawa nila...ibubulong sa sector ng muslim na yung kabilang sector ang gumawa niya...ang vice versa! Kita mo ngayon kahit mga kano...nagra rally against sa invasion ng Iraq...ano ba ang naitulong. yung gawing MAGULO ang iraq ang kunin ang oil reserve nito at dalhin sa amerika?

Paanong naging Diyos si Kristo dito sa talaga mo...? John 20:29 Jesus said to Thomas, "Because you have seen Me, have you believed? Blessed are they who did not see, and yet believed. And Thomas answered and said unto Him, "My Lord and my GOD!"
Si thomas ang nagsabi na my lord my god! sinabi ba ni jesus na thomas sambahin mo ako dahil ako ay diyos...pero lagi niya sinasabi na sambahin ninyo ang nag-IISANG DIYOS na nasa langit.

What Great People said about the

Prophet Muhammad PBUH

Some of the famous, contemporary personalities who read the biography of the Messenger of Allaah, sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam, could not help but admit that he was a master with excellent manners and an honorable character, and the following are some of their sayings:

Michael Hart , author of ‘The 100:
A Ranking of the Most Influential Persons in History’ said: "My choice of Muhammad to lead the list of the world's most influential persons may surprise some readers and may be questioned by others, but he was the only man in history who was supremely successful on both the religious and secular level.”

George Bernard Shaw, the British playwright said:
“The world is in dire need of a man with the mind of Muhammad; religious people in the Middle Ages, due to their ignorance and prejudice, had pictured him in a very dark way as they used to consider him the enemy of Christianity. But after looking into the story of this man I found it to be an amazing and a miraculous one, and I came to the conclusion that he was never an enemy of Christianity, and must be called instead the savior of humanity. In my opinion, if he was to be given control over the world today, he would solve our problems and secure the peace and happiness which the world is longing for.”

Annie Besant, wrote in ‘The Life and Teachings of Muhammad’ :
“It is impossible for anyone who studies the personality of the great Prophet of the Arabs, and come to know how this prophet he used to live, and how he taught the people, but to feel respect towards this honorable prophet; one of the great messengers whom Allaah sent”

Alphonse de La Martaine wrote in ‘Historie de la Turquie’:
"If greatness of purpose, smallness of means, and astonishing results are the three criteria of a human genius, who could dare compare any great man in history with Muhammad? The most famous men created arms, laws, and empires only. They founded, if anything at all, no more than material powers which often crumbled away before their eyes. This man moved not only armies, legislations, empires, peoples, dynasties, but millions of men in one-third of the then inhabited world; and more than that, he moved the altars, the gods, the religions, the ideas, the beliefs and the souls. Philosopher, Orator, Apostle, Legislator, Conqueror of Ideas, Restorer of Rational beliefs... The founder of twenty terrestrial empires and of one spiritual empire -- that is Muhammad. As regards all standards by which human greatness may be measured, we may well ask, is there any man greater than he?”

J.W.H. Stab wrote in ‘Islam and its Founder ’ :
“ Judged by the smallness of the means at his disposal, and the extent and permanence of the work that he accomplished, no name in world's history shines with a more specious luster than that of the Prophet of Makkah. To the impulse, which he gave, numberless dynasties have owed their existence, fair cities and stately palaces and temples have arisen, and wide provinces became obedient to the Faith. And beyond all this, his words have governed the belief of generations, been accepted as their rule of life, and their certain guide to the world to come. At a thousand shrines the voices of the faithful invoke blessings on him, whom they esteem the very Prophet of God, the seal of the Apostles… Judged by the standards to human renown, the glory of what mortal can compare with his?”

Dr. Gustav Weil writes in ‘History of the Islamic Peoples ’:
“Muhammad was a shining example to his people. His character was pure and stainless. His house, his dress, his food - they were characterized by a rare simplicity. So unpretentious was he that he would receive from his companions no special mark of reverence, nor would he accept any service from his slave which he could do for himself. He was accessible to all and at all times. He visited the sick and was full of sympathy for all. Unlimited was his benevolence and generosity as also was his anxious care for the welfare of the community.”



Th e British philosopher, Thomas Carlyle, who won the Nobel Prize for his book ‘The Heroes’ wrote:
“It is a great shame for any one to listen to the accusation that Islaam is a lie and that Muhammad was a fabricator and a deceiver. We saw that he remained steadfast upon his principles, with firm determination; kind and generous, compassionate, pious, virtuous, with real manhood, hardworking and sincere. Besides all these qualities, he was lenient with others, tolerant, kind, cheerful and praiseworthy and perhaps he would joke and tease his companions. He was just, truthful, smart, pure, magnanimous and present-minded; his face was radiant as if he had lights within him to illuminate the darkest of nights; he was a great man by nature who was not educated in a school nor nurtured by a teacher as he was not in need of any of this.”

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, the German writer said:
“Us, Europeans, with all our concepts could not reach what Muhammad has reached, and no one will be able to precede him. I have looked in the history of humanity for an example and found that it was Muhammad, as the truth must be revealed. Indeed, Muhammad succeeded to subdue the entire world to monotheism”.

Hindi po ang Biblia ng immoral kundi yung mga taong nagbabasa ng Biblia na hindi sinusunod yung binabasa.

Sino ba ang may gusto ng MOA-AD? Hindi kaya si Madam Pandak Arroyo? Nagkaron lang ng anomalya nung magkakapirmahan na, pero nuong niluluto pa sige lang!

Hindi kaya may hidden agenda si Madama Pandak Arroyo at yung US Ambasador si Kristine (aso ng kano) na labas pasok sa kuta daw ng mga rebelde?

Heto po ang isang katangahang question...sabi mo ...pag pumunta ba ang bangsamoro people sa Canada pwede na nilang angkinin ang Canada bilang bansa nilang mga bangsamoro at ang mga canadian na ang walang bansa?
hehehe!

Anong klaseng tanong yan, tanong ba ng may utak yan? Kpag ikaw ang asawa mo inankin ko papayag ka??? Parang ganyan ang tanong mo?

Alamin mo muna yung history ng Mindanao at ang lupain nito hindi galit at katangahang tanong ang ipukol mo!

Sorry di ka magiging presidente...kasi tanga ka! Puro lang kayo turo ng turo kung sino ang masama, magbasa ka lang ng Diyaryo araw-araw at manuod ng TV alam mo na, pero umiiling ang ulo ninyo! BAKIT?

Ang tanong nga sino ang gumawa ng MOA-AD? Kasi lumutang yan nuong alam kong kasalukuyang may balikatan kuno sa Jolo at may mga maliliit ng eroplanong lumilipad don, tawi-tawi at basilan na ang dinadahilan nila ay surveillance. Surveillance ng ano? May chips ba sa katawan ang mga ASG, MILF, MNLF? o nagma mapping sila kung gaano karami ang oil at natural resources ng mindanao???

Ngayon may oil exploration na...siyempre aayaw na ang taga Luzon at Visayas dahil dapat makinabang sila sa kikitain non...pero ang tanong paano nabuo ang MOA-AD? Bakit kasama ang amerika sa mga usapin kundi man adviser(kuno)...sa aking personal na opinion dahil kapag naging isang maliit na bansa ang Mindanao madali lang giyerahin ng kano yan...at makukuha na nila yung gusto nila na palaging binibida (front) nila is balikatan paggawa ng mga school, etc.

Sabi mo ... I will respect you if you will respect me! sinagot ko yung comment ni "MOROS ARE THE PROBLEM" sa pangalan pa lang hindi na karespe-respeto sa mga muslim yan. Ngayon ikaw ericson ang sumagot...di kaya iisa lang kayo ni Moro....??? malamang dahil umaray ka eh...di naman ikaw ang kinakausap ko?

And take note ericson hindi ako ang pasimuno dito just look the last comment #4 ni Y (aka Pinay) sa tingin mo sino ang pasimuno paki basa nga, ngayon kung pabor ka sa sinabi niya....eh ewan kona lang sa iyo...ibig sabihin di ka matino?

Tignan mo muna yung #4 huling sentence niya, sinagot ko lang yung insulto!

Basahim mo ang mga comment ko malalaman mo kung ano ako...unless otherwise ewan ko sa iyo kung nakakaintindi ka ng mga binabasa.

Isa ka pa rin palang di nakakaintindi ng mga binabasa mo isa ka rin palang BOBO sa raw 4! bAka puro salita ka lang, ganyan lang mga kristiyano puro daldal, walang action kita mo nga ang mga politiko ninyo kung pano kayo paikutin? May ginagawa ba kayo? WALA kasi puro kayo DUWAG, dahil karamihan sa inyo BAKLA!

daig pa ang may all out war dito

Hindi sya pwedeng mag delete, dati ginagawa nila yan, ngayon hindi na kasi maraming kaso ngayon ang mga pari lalo na sa pagiging immoral, sex abusers, etc. hehehe

These were some facts of history...

In 1975, the Muslim/Algerian President Boumedienne told the UN General Assembly: "One day millions of men will leave the southern hemisphere of this planet to burst into the northern one. But not as friends. Because they will burst in to conquer, and they will conquer by populating it with their children. Victory will come to us from the wombs of our women." Based on demographics, the Netherlands are currently most at risk of being taken over by the Muslims, but the cities of Paris and Brussels equally at risk. We predict the Eiffel Tower will be converted to a mosque within 50 year and fly the Crescent moon god symbol atop.

Islam is not primarily a religion but a political control system for economic and territorial domination. It is fascism exactly like Hitler or Stalin that seeks to take over the world. A Muslim proverb says: "First we will wipe out the Saturday people and then we will eliminate the Sunday people." Osama bin Laden said, We win because we want to die and you want to live.

Within 100 years of the invention of Islam, Muslims had wiped out 80% of all Christians on the face of the planet with the sword. The modern "Orthodox" church (eastern, Byzantine) was almost entirely destroyed. Before this Islamic-initiated holocaust, the Byzantine church was 5 times larger than the "western/roman Catholic" church. Today the Roman Catholic church is 10 times larger than the Orthodox, as a testimony to this slaughter they endured at the hands of the Muslims. Had this slaughter not occurred, the Orthodox church would be 10 times larger than the Roman Catholic today.

Whereas Muhammad only allowed his followers to have 4 wives, Muhammad had 22 wives, the youngest was six years old. Surah 32:50. Muslim men can have sex with as many of their own slave girls as they can buy. Sura 4:3,24. When Muhammad wanted to marry another man's wife, (Zayd) he got a "convenient" revelation from Allah that permitted Zayd to divorce his wife Zeinab, so Muhammad could marry her. Muhammad permitted his soldiers to have three day temporary marriages called a "muta" so they could have "legal sex" while away from their real wives at home. Today Ayatollahs grant marriages for specific periods of time (hours, days, months, years) , like leasing a car or an apartment. This is how a man made religion comes up with a "solution" to fornication and adultery.

The Arabs were polytheists and pagans until 600 AD. Their claims of being the only monotheistic religion is laughable given the fact that they were the "late bloomers" who adopted monotheism 2600 years after the Jews and 600 years after the Christians.

"Nasikh" is the concept that newer revelation cancels older revelation. Today Muslims, who understand the principle of "Nasikh" deceptively quote the Koran to trick the media into thinking Islam is peaceful and tolerant of non-Muslims. The Koran, like the Bible, has an "old testament", that is abolished and not used as law and a "new testament", that is used by Muslims today. The abolished sections of the Koran were written in Medina when Muhammad faced his disciples to pray towards Jerusalem in an effort to sway the Jews to convert to Islam. It was during this time Muhammad taught toleration towards non-Muslims. When the Jews rightly told Muhammad to take a hike, he killed them and as a "snubbed and jilted lover" suddenly instructed his followers to forget praying towards Jerusalem and start praying towards Mecca. During the Medina phase, Muhammad taught toleration towards non-Muslims. During the Meccan phase, Muhammad started teaching "death to non-Muslims". Muslim leaders (Imams) deliberately quote from the abolished "Media" sections of the Koran when, for a short time, Muhammad preached tolerance, in a manipulative ploy to convert the Jews. These Imams know that the later sections of the Koran when Muhammad was at Mecca, preach death to non-Muslims.

In nations where Muslims are a minority, they claim Islam is a peaceful religion that worships the same God as Christians. However, when these same Muslims gain a majority, military or political control, they slaughter the Christians.

What we are experiencing today in Islamic terrorism is the normalized pattern Muslims learned from Muhammad. Muslims never negotiate, compromise or enter peaceful co-existences with non-Muslims that are considered permanent. So too Muslims are content to dwell and sound reasonable and peaceful, until they reach large enough majorities to start flexing their terrorist muscles as we recently saw in the European riots and in France. Muslim quest for power and world domination is like a creeping weed or a slow dripping faucet that non-Muslims would be wise to take note of and action against.

Muslims live in an alternate historical universe and reject every history book in every library in every country in the world... The only history books they accept, are those that say Adam built the Kabah in Mecca, Jesus was a Muslim who made the pilgrimage to Mecca etc.

Muslims say, "Thanks to your democratic laws we will invade you from the inside. Thanks to our religious laws we will rule over you." There is no reciprocity of the freedoms offered Muslims in the lands where they came from.

Suicide bombers openly call themselves terrorists with pride since the Koran calls for Muslims to act as terrorists in Koran 8:12. "I will instill terror into the hearts of the unbelievers: smite ye above their necks and smite all their finger-tips off them"

If one looks at their comparative dissemination patterns, Christianity spread by acquiring believers and then land; Islam spread by acquiring land and then believers

Sheikh Omar Bakri Mohammed told Lisbon's Publica magazine that a group of London Islamists were "ready to launch a big operation" on British soil. "We don't make a distinction between civilians and non-civilians, innocents and non-innocents," he said, clarifying the ground rules. "Only between Muslims and unbelievers. And the life of an unbeliever has no value." The cleric added he expected to see the banner of Islam flying in Downing Street. "I believe one day that is going to happen. Because this is my country, I like living here," he said.

Manuod ka ng mga xxx film sa middle east sino at ano ang mga bida? Mga Kristiyanus, so sino ang nagpo pollute ng kademonyuhan sa middle east? Kristiyanus! Maraming rape dahil bakit? maraming mga dumayong kristiyanus na pokpok sa middle east ang pakay 2, isa bilang papasok ng maid(kuno-legal way) ika2 yung pagiging pokpok. 2 birds in 1 stone. Kaya natanim sa mga isip ng mga arabo na lahat ng babaeng galing sa bansang yon pokpok. Kahit pa mapalalaki, karamihan ang akala nila lahat bakla, bakit? kasi dahil sa mga baklang kristiyanus na walang pakundangang magladlad sa di nila bansa?

aba hoy MARAMI DING BAKLANG ARABO NO? DI NGA LANG SILA MAKAPAGLADLAD DAHIL BAWAL! ME MGA KASO DING NANGRERAPE MGA ARABO AT KARAMIHAN SA MGA BIKTIMA NILA E MGA BATANG MUSMOS! LAHAT NG TAO MAPA KRISTIYANO O MAPAARABO ME TINATAGONG KAMANYAKAN DIN!

Kaya nga napapanood nila sa TV noh? Yung mga baklang Kristiyano noh? Kaya nga ginagaya nila noh? Pati ang pagpatol sa mga musmos noh? Kung ano ang feeling noh? Sa Kristyano lang pwede ang same sex marriage noh, espadahan at pompyang ala pacquiao...hehehe!

hoy di lang sa panonood ng tv yan nakukuha ang KABAKLAAN dahil yan e LIKAS NG NASA KATAWAN NG TAO KUNG IKAW AY BAKLA O HINDI! Gets mo? Kumbaga me kung sa isang LALAKI e MAS MARAMI ANG FEMALE HORMONES LALABAS NA BINABAE ANG LALAKING YUN GANUN DIN SA BABAE NA KUNG MAS MARAMI ANG MALE HORMONES SA KANYANG SISTEMA LALABAS NA SYA AY TOMBOY! Gets mo uli? Kaya WAG MO NG DEPENSAHAN ANG ARGUMENTO MO NA NAIIMPLUWENSYAHAN NG KABAKLAAN MGA ARABO SA PANONOOD NILA NG TV! TULAD NGA NG SINABI KO NASA SISTEMA NG TAO ANG KABAKLAAN MAPAKRISTIYANO MAN O MAPARABO! Gets mo uli?

Walang nilalang ang Diyos na bakla o tomboy, sana nakasulat yan! SAKIT ang KABAKLAAN na NAKAKAHAWA, gets mo?

Sana nakasulat sa kasulatan na gagawa ako ng tomboy at bakla?

Ang BAKLA ay galing sa DEMONYO kaya puro kademonyohan ang ginagawa di ba mareng, bayut KGB? gets mo?

HIndi mo nga alam pinagsasabi mo!!! hindi komo babae at lalaki lang ang ginawa ng Diyos e nangangahulugan na WALA NG BAKLA at TOMBOY! Sa panig ng SIYENSYA o SCIENCE NAPAGALAMAN NA NAGKAKAROON NG KABAKLAAN O KATOMBOYAN KUNG ANG MGA HORMONES NG BAWAT ISA AY DI BALANSE! HALIMBAWANG SA ISANG LALAKI MAS MARAMI SA SISTEMA NYA ANG FEMALE HORMONES LALABAS NA SYA BINABAE O BAKLA AT KUNG SA BABAE NAMAN E MAS MARAMI ANG MALE HORMONES SA SISTEMA NYA SIYA AY MAGIGING TOMBOY. Me isa pang dahilan ng KABAKLAAN O KATOMBOYAN AT ITO NAMAN E PSYCHOLOGICAL O YANG SINASABI MONG NAKAKAHAWA SAPAGKAT ANG ENVIRONMENT NG ISANG INDIBIDUAL ANG LUBHANG NAKAKAAPEKTO NG PAGKABAKLA O PAGKATOMBOY NG ISANG INDIBIDUAL. Halimbawa ang isang LALAKI ay NAPAPALIGIRAN NG MGA BAKLA O NG MGA BABAE DI MALAYONG MATULAD SYA SA MGA ITO AT VICE VERSA! Mainam sa iyo kapatid na MAGSALIKSIK MUNA AT MAGARAL PARA NG SA GANUN E MALIWANAGAN KA!

Ikaw ang mainam na mag-aral, maraming bakla dumadami ng husto pero di naman sila nanganganak...sige nga paki explain nga sa science yan?

Ginamit mo ang science para maging katangap-tangap ang bakla sa society ganon?

DAPAT KANG MAMULAT SA KATOTOHANAN AT DI YANG SARADO YANG KAISIPAN MO!!! DI NGA SILA NANGANGANAK NATURAL DAHIL PAREHO SILA NG KASARIAN PERO DAHIL NGA SA DI BALANSE ANG HORMONES NILA KAYA NAGKAKAROON NG BAKLA AT TOMBOY NAIINTINDIHAN MO BA? DI KA KASI MAGSALIKSIK SA PARTE NG SIYENSA AT DAKDAK KA NG DAKDAK DYAN! MALAKI RIN ANG IMPLUWENSYA NG ENVIRONMENT SA PAGIGING BAKLA O TOMBOY NG ISANG INDIBIDUAL AT YAN NAPATUNAYAN NA! ANG TAWAG NAMAN DUN E PSYCHOLOGICAL GETS MO BA O TALAGANG SARADO NA YANG UTAK MO?

So ibig sabihin sakit nga ang kabaklaan di ba bayot? Ang dami mo pang explanation, wala sa science yan, SAKIT yan ng demonyo para dumami ang mga demonyo sa mundo, may mga hormones ka pang sinasabi. Itanong mo sa tatay mo kung bakla siya? Itanong mo ang nanay mo kung tomboy siya?

Hopeless ka na! Manong maghanap ka ng makakausap mo at di ka bagay dito kasi SARADO NA YANG UTAK MO! ikaw ba NAGKAKASAKIT? O NAHAWAAN KA NG SAKIT? AT PAG NAGKAKASAKIT KA SAN KA DINADALA NG NANAY MO? SA DOKTOR? SA ALBULARYO? O KUNG SINONG MANGGAGAMOT? KUNG NAGKASAKIT KA AT DINALA KA SA DOKTOR E YANG MEDISINA E PARTE DIN NG SIYENSYA YAN GETS MO? AT KUNG NAGKASAKIT KA AT GAYA NG SINABI MO NA SAKIT ANG KABAKLAAN NA GAWA NG DEMONYO DI LAHAT PALA NG SAKIT E GAWA NG DEMONYO? Tanong mo yan sa Tatay mo o Nanay mo at ITANONG MO RIN KUNG SILA'Y MGA BAKLA AT TOMBOY DIN!

Nakikita nyo yung gawain ng host country na pinuntahan o pinagtrabahuhan ninyo, bakit di ninyo subukan tignan yung gawain ng mga kababayan ninyo...sab Dubai dahil sa sobrang mahal ng housing maraming kababaihan nakikitira sa mga lalaking pinoy...nakikiapid para lang makatipid sa gastos kahit pa may asawa siya dito sa Pinas...yan maganda bang ugali yung ganyan? Hindi ba immoral yan? O dahil araw2x ninyo nakikita ay hindi na masama sa inyo at nagiging normal na lang?

Sino ang unfair?

Sana patay na lahat ng Kristiyano sa Middle East kung sword ang ginagamit, at wala ng mag a abroad pa, pero araw-araw parami ng parami ang nagpupuntang Middle East eh, SWORD BA kamo ang gamit to spread Islam? O baka propaganda mo lang yon at nabasa mo? Iba po yung tinitgnan sa tinititigan!

Hehehe, bigla ka namang kumambiyo...malinaw na sinabi mo ...Sa Islam IT IS BY THE USE OF THE SWORD THAT ONE IS CONVERTED TO THEIR BELIEFS! so ibig sabihin nangyayari...pangkasalukuyan hindi history...giyera yong sinasabi mo..ibalik natin yung tanong sabi mo...GOOD NEWS in the CONCEPT OF LOVING THY NEIGHBORS AS YE LOVE YOURSELF EVEN WITH YOUR ENEMIES...tignan mo ang mga magkakapitbahay ngayon bakit may mga bakod ang mga bahay nila esp sa mga subdivision (xtian community)?

The first few who embraced the "new" religion in Makkah in the Arabian Peninsula at the hands of the Prophet were his wife Khadijah, his servant Zaid, and his eleven year old cousin Ali. Among the ones who later joined this faith were the honest merchant, Abu Bakr; the iron man of Arabia, Umar the Great; the shy businessman, Uthman; the Prophet's brave uncle, Hamza: and the slave of a pagan, Bilal. They simply couldn't resist the ?MAGIC SWORD? of a humble and lonely Prophet! The negligible minority of the believers in this new Faith was soon exiled from Makkah and they arrived in a city called Yathreb, which later became known as MADINAH. The Muslim emigrants to Madinah brought their ?SWORD? with them. The ?SWORD? continued to work and its magnetic force continued to "pull" people towards it until all of Arabia joined the Faith. Compared to the population of the rest of the world at that time, the Arabs constituted a tiny minority. A fraction of this minority decided to take the ?SWORD? beyond the boundaries of the Arabian desert to the mighty empires of Rome and Persia, the shores of the Mediterranean, the coast of Malabar and the far away East Indies Islands. Nation after nation continued surrendering to this ?SWORD? and joining the Faith.

So sharp was the edge of the ?SWORD?! It simply conquered the hearts and bodies yielded automatically. It is the ?SWORD OF TRUTH?, whose mere shine eliminates falsehood just like light wipes away darkness.

HAS THE SWORD GONE BLUNT? NO, FAR FROM IT.

It continues to pierce the hearts of countless men and women even today, in spite of the relentless efforts by persons with vested interests who like darkness to prevail, so that they may rob people of their good things. Read below the impressions of some who were recently conquered by the same ?SWORD?. They are from different countries, speak different languages, and have different backgrounds.

1. LEOPOLD WEISS (now Mohammed Asad): Austrian statesman, journalist, former foreign correspondent for the Frankfurter Zeitung, author of Islam at Cross Roads and Road to Mecca, and translator of the Quran. He embraced Islam in 1926.

"Islam appears to me like a perfect work of Architecture. All its parts are harmoniously conceived to complement and support each other. Nothing is superfluous and nothing lacking, with the result of an absolute balance and solid composure."

2. AHMED HOLT: British Civil Contractor, traveler in search of the Divine truth, spent much of his time in research and comparative study of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. He embraced Islam in 1975.

"The SWORD OF ISLAM is not the sword of steel. I know this by experience, because the sword of Islam struck deep into my own heart. It didn't bring death, but it brought a new life; it brought an awareness and it brought an awakening as to who am I and what am I and for what am I here."

3. BOGDAN KOPANSKI (now Bogdan Ataullah Kopanski): originally Polish, now American, Ph.D. in history and politics, had a very interesting journey to Islam and faced severe hardships. He was imprisoned twice by the Polish communist regime (1968, 1981-82). He embraced Islam in 1974.

"When I was 12 years old I rejected the illogical and contradictory faith of the Church. Two years later in 1962 I was fascinated by the victorious struggle of the Algerian Muslim mujahideen against French colonialism. It was the first arrow of Islam...The high school and earliest days of my education in the University, I was a typical example of the 'rebel generation' of Reds...My way to the Truth of Al-Quran was slow and unpaved... In 1974 I visited Turkey, I wrote my M.A. dissertation about Sultan and Caliph Suleiman Kanuni's policy towards the Polish Kingdom. There I was hit by the most beautiful voice of mankind, Adhan, the call to prayer. My hair stood up. An unknown, powerful force led me to an old masjid in Istanbul. There, old, smiling, Turkish bearded men taught me Wuzu, ablution. I confessed to tears, Shahada, and I prayed my first Salah Maghrib...I swept out the rubbish ideologies...The first time in my life, my mind was relaxed and I felt the pleasure of Allah's love in my heart. I was a Muslim..."

4. VENGATACHALAM ADIYAR (now Abdullah Adiyar): Indian, noted Tamil writer and journalist; worked as a news editor in Dr. M. Karunanidhi's daily Murasoli for 17 years; assisted 3 former Chief Ministers of Tamil Nadu. Received Kalaimamani Award (Big Gem of Arts) from Tamil Nadu Government in 1982. He embraced Islam in 1987.

"In Islam I found suitable replies to nagging queries arising in my mind with regard to the theory of creation, status of woman, creation of universe, etc. The life history of the holy Prophet attracted me very much and made it easy for me to compare with other world leaders and their philosophies."

5. HERBERT HOBOHM (now Aman Hobohm): German diplomat, missionary and social worker. An intellectual who has been serving the German diplomatic missions in various parts of the world. Presently working as Cultural Attache in German Embassy in Riyadh. He embraced Islam in 1941.

"I have lived under different systems of life and have had the opportunity of studying various ideologies, but have come to the conclusion that none is as perfect as Islam. None of the systems has got a complete code of a noble life, Only Islam has it and that is why good men embrace it. Islam is not theoretical; it is practical. It means complete submission to the will of God."

6. CAT STEVENS now Yusuf Islam: British; formerly a Christian and a world famous pop singer. He embraced Islam in 1973.

"It will be wrong to judge Islam in the light of the behavior of some bad Muslims who are always shown on the media. It is like judging a car as a bad one if the driver of the car is drunk and he bangs it into the wall. Islam guides all human beings in daily life ? in it's spiritual, mental and physical dimensions. But we must find the sources of these instruction, the Quran and the example of the Prophet. Then we can see the ideal of Islam."

7. Ms. MARGARET MARCUS

(now Maryam Jamilah): American; formerly a Jewess, essayist and author of many books. She embraced Islam in 1962.

"The authority of Islamic Morals and Laws proceeds from Almighty God. Pleasure and happiness in Islam are but the natural by-products of emotional satisfaction in one's duties conscientiously performed for the pleasure of God to achieve salvation. In Islam duties are always stressed above rights. Only in Islam was my quest for absolute values satisfied. Only in Islam did I at last find all that was true, good, beautiful and gives meaning & direction to human life and death.

8. WILFRIED HOFMAN (now Murad Hoffman): Ph.D. in law (Harvard); German social scientist and diplomat.

Presently German Ambassador in Algeria. He embraced Islam in 1980.

"For some time now, striving for more and more precision and brevity, I have tried to put on paper in a systematic way, all philosophical truths, which in my view, can be ascertained beyond reasonable doubt. In the course of this effort it dawned on me that the typical attitude of an agnostic is not an intelligent one; that man simply cannot escape a decision to believe; that the createdness of what exists around us is obvious; that Islam undoubtedly finds itself in the greatest harmony with overall reality. Thus I realize, not without shock, that step by step, in spite of myself and almost unconsciously, in feeling and thinking I have grown into a Muslim. Only one last step remained to be taken: to formalize my conversion. As of today I am a Muslim. I have arrived."

9. CASSIUS CLAY (now Muhammad Ali): American; three times World Heavyweight Champion, formerly a Christian. He embraced Islam in 1965.

"I have had many nice moments in my life. But the feelings I had while standing on Mount Arafat on the day of Hajj ( Muslims' pilgrimage), was the most unique. I felt exalted by the indescribable spiritual atmosphere there as over a million and a half pilgrims invoked God to forgive them of their sins and bestow on them His choicest blessings. It was an exhilarating experience to see to people belonging to different colors, races and nationalities, kings, heads of states and ordinary men from very poor countries all clad in two simple white sheets praying to God without any sense of either pride or inferiority. It was a practical manifestation of the concept of equality in Islam." (Speaking to the daily "Al-Madinah" Jeddah, 15 July, 1989)

These were the impressions of a few persons who had themselves been struck by the ?SWORD OF TRUTH?, the Message of Islam,.

AS FOR THE PROPAGANDA THAT IT WAS THE SWORD OF STEEL, THAT IS, FORCE, WHICH WAS INSTRUMENTAL IN THE UNIVERSAL EXPANSION OF ISLAM, WE GIVE BELOW QUOTATIONS FROM THE WRITINGS OF SOME OF THE PROMINENT NON-MUSLIM SCHOLARS AND LEADERS REFUTING THIS BASELESS ACCUSATION.

1. M. K. GANDHI: "...I became more than ever convinced that it was not the sword that won a place for Islam in those days in the scheme of life. It was the rigid simplicity, the utter self-effacement of the prophet, the scrupulous regard for his pledges, his intense devotion to his friends and followers, his intrepidity, his fearlessness, his absolute trust in God & his own mission. These, not the sword, carried everything before them and surmounted every trouble." (Young India 1924)

2. EDWARD GIBBON: "The greatest success of Mohammed's life was effected by sheer moral force without the stroke of a sword." HISTORY OF THE SARACEN EMPIRE, London, 1870

3. A. S. TRITTON: "The picture of the Muslim soldier advancing with a sword in one hand and the Quran in the other is quite false." ISLAM, London, 1951, p. 21

4. DE LACY O'LEARY: "History makes it clear however, that the legend of fanatical Muslim, sweeping through the world and forcing Islam at the point of sword upon conquered races is one of the most fantastically absurd myths that historians have ever repeated." ISLAM AT CROSSROADS, London, 1923, p. 8

5. K. S. RAMAKRISHNA RAO: "My problem to write this monograph is easier because we are not generally fed now on that (distorted) kind of history and much time need not be spent on pointing out our misrepresentations of Islam. The theory of Islam and sword, for instance, is not heard now in any quarter worth the name. The principle of Islam, there is no compulsion in religion, is well known." MOHAMMED THE PROPHET OF ISLAM, Riyadh, 1989, p. 4

6. JAMES A. MICHENER: "No other religion in history spread so rapidly as Islam...The West has widely believed that this surge of religion was made possible by the sword. But no modern scholar accepts that idea, and the Quran is explicit in support of the freedom of conscience." ISLAM ? THE MISUNDERSTOOD RELIGION, READERS' DIGEST (American Edition) May 1955

7. LAWRENCE E. BROWNE: "Incidentally these well-established facts dispose of the idea so widely fostered in Christian writings that the Muslims, wherever they went, forced people to accept Islam at the point of the sword." THE PROSPECTS OF ISLAM, London, 1944.

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‘PAGBIGYAN MO NA ANG INIT KO’
Ni Nonnie Ferriol

Kulungan ang binagsakan ng isang manyakis na binatang pumasok sa tahanan ng buntis na kapitbahay at pinilit na maki­pagtalik sa kanya habang wala ang mister ng g­inang kamakalawa ng gabi sa Bgy. Pinagbuhatan, Pasig City.
Kalaboso matapos ireklamo ng hindi na pina­ngalanang ginang at nahaharap sa kasong acts of lasciviousness ang suspek na kinilala ni SPO2 Marie-Per Bala, hepe ng Women and Children Protection Center, na si Norman Velasco y Atuban alyas Black, 24.
Isinalaysay ng biktima kay PO2 Amy Baldonado, may hawak ng kaso, na nanonood siya sa telebis­yon dakong alas-nuwebe ng gabi habang hinihintay ang pag-uwi ng kanyang mister mula sa trabaho ng biglang pumasok ang suspek.
“Tinanong niya ang mister ko kung dumating na, sinabi ko wala pa, tapos bigla siyang umalis,” kuwento ng ginang.
Pero bumalik din umano ang suspek makalipas ang ilang sandali at tinanong ulit kung duma­ting na ang mister ng biktima. At nang matiyak na wala pa ay sapilitan nang niyakap ang ginang at nagpaalam pa kung puwedeng makipagtalik ito sa kanya.
“Pagbigyan mo na ako kasi … na ako sa `yo,” a­yon pa umano sa suspek.
Bagama’t takot na takot, nagpumiglas pa rin ang ginang habang parang hayok umano sa laman ang suspek na mahigpit na niyakap ang biktima at pinag­lalamas ang maseselang parte ng katawan.
“Nagmamakaawa nga ako sa kanya at sinabi kong, kung may misis naman siya doon na lang siya magpalipas ng init ng kanyang katawan, pero sabi niya ako daw ang gusto niya, kaya pagbigyan ko na lang daw siya,” anang biktima.
Tumigil lang umano ang suspek sa ginagawa nito nang matantiya na darating na ang mister ng biktima.

Sa Bible ba sinabi ang edad ng isang lalaki at babae kung kailan ka mag-aasawa? Anong talata? Sa Bible ba sinabi kung ilan ang pwede mong maging asawa? (specific ilan ang bilang)?

Only in Islamic book stated na "Marry ONE" sa Bible wala, sa Quran may provision ka na hanggang 4 PROVIDED na equal lahat ang gagawin mo kaya nga sinabi na kung di mo kaya ISA LANG dahil magkakasala ka lang!

Sino kaya ang pidophile sa mga lumalabas sa Diyaryo sa ngayon??? You dont know Prophet Mohammad just try to know him first and one day you will say "Ashhadu Anla Ilaha Illalah, wa ashhadu anna Muhamadan rasullulah"

http://www.mohammad-pbuh.com/3/mustknow.htm

Alam mo pastor di mo kayang diktahan lahat ng mga tagasunod mo para makakolekta ng maraming pera sa kanila at sirain ang ibang relihiyon!

Therefore a man shall leave his father and his mother and hold fast to his wife, and they shall become one flesh.
—Genesis 2:18, 21-24
Proverbs 12:4

An excellent wife is the crown of her husband,
but she who brings shame is like rottenness in his bones.
—Proverbs 12:4
Proverbs 18:22

He who finds a wife finds a good thing
and obtains favor from the Lord.
—Proverbs 18:22
Ecclesiastes 9:9

Enjoy life with the wife whom you love, all the days of your vain life that he has given you under the sun, because that is your portion in life and in your toil at which you toil under the sun.
—Ecclesiastes 9:9

Ilan lamang po yan na nagpapatunay na ISA LANG DAPAT MAGING ASAWA KASI SPECIFIC YUNG SALITANG WIFE SO SINGULAR PO SYA AT DI PLURAL FORM NA WIVES! Kung MARAMI kasi ang ASAWANG BABAE dapat nakasulat dyan WIVES kaso WIFE lang kaya suma tutal ISA LANG DAPAT!

Nanang ko po IKAPU...hehehe

San nakasulat diyan na ISA? 2, 3 o 4? Pero bakit maraming kabit ang mga Kristiyano? Kasi nga walang bilang na nkasulat! Ginamitan mo pa ng english lesson eh di pa uso yan noong mga panahon habang sinusulat ng historian ang Bible wala pang BS English na course noon.

Parang NILALAHAT MO NA LAHAT NG KRISTIYANO E IMORAL AT MALASWA! NA LAHAT NG LALAKING KRISTIYANO E BABAERO AT MASAMA! KUNG ME MASAMANG DAMO SA KRISTIYANO GANUN DIN SA MGA MUSLIM AT PATUNAY DYAN YUNG GINAWA NG MGA AMPATUAN SA MAGUINDANAO MASSACRE!!! WALANG PATAWAD NILANG PINATAY MAGING MGA BABAE AT ME KASAMA PANG BUNTIS! ANO NGAYON MASASABI MO?!

Parang NILALAHAT MO NA LAHAT NG KRISTIYANO E IMORAL AT MALASWA! NA LAHAT NG LALAKING KRISTIYANO E BABAERO AT MASAMA! KUNG ME MASAMANG DAMO SA KRISTIYANO GANUN DIN SA MGA MUSLIM AT PATUNAY DYAN YUNG GINAWA NG MGA AMPATUAN SA MAGUINDANAO MASSACRE!!! WALANG PATAWAD NILANG PINATAY MGA INOSENTENG SIBILYAN MAGING MGA BABAE AT ME KASAMA PANG BUNTIS! ANO NGAYON MASASABI MO?!

Sino ba nagpalaki ng Ulo ng mga AMPAWTUAN? Sino nag supply ng mga bala? Bakit di sila hinuhuli kapag nagkakasala ng gobyerno???

So sino, mga Krisityanus, ngayon lumala nasan na yung supplier ng mga bala? Nasan na yung mga allies kuno?

SINO BA MGA AMPATUAN? DI BA MGA KALAHI NYO? SILA ANG GUMAWA NG KARUMALDUMAL NA KRIMEN AT HINDI SILA INUTUSAN NG KUNG SINONG KRISTIYANO PARA GAWIN YUNG MASAKER NA YUN! KANILANG DESISYUN YUN AT WAG MONG IPASA SA KUNG KANINONG KRISTIYANO YAN! GUMAWA SILA NG KARUMALDUMAL NA KRIMEN SA KAPWA NILA MUSLIM AT ME NADAMAY PANG MGA KRISTIYANO NA WALA NAMANG KINALAMAN SA ALITAN NILA NG MGA AMPATUAN AT MANGADUDATU KAYA WAG MONG IPASA YUNG SISI SA MGA KRISTIYANONG NAKAPALIGID SA KANILA! KASALANAN NILA PANINDIGAN NILA!

Ang gobernador, mayor, tongressman, senatong under yan sa gobyerno, kapag nagkakasala ka dapat parusahan ka, pero dahil allies daw ni pandak at ng mga namumuno ng AFP, PNP ang AMPAWTUAN di nila kayang hulihin, ang tanong bakit? dahil nga Allies, kasabwat, kaalyado, kabagang, kakosa, etc.

Anong silbi ng Krisityanong gobyerno ninyo dahil allies di kayang hulihin??? Ganon ba yon??? Ngayong gipitan na??? Babay na lang??? ganon ba yon?

Kung noon pa yan nababalitaan na? May ginawa bang imbestigasyon ang gobyerno? WALA kasi nga Allies, di pwede kasangga yan! pero ngayong lumutang na ang supplier pati govertment cars, trucks, backhoe, bala, baril, babay na!

Wala akong sinasabi na kinakampihan ko ang mga muslim na nawala sa ARAL NG ISLAM, hindi pwedeng itolerate yon! Sinasagot ko ang batikos ninyo sa buong kamusliman katulad ng lang ng gamit mong pangalan ISANG PAGHAHAMON YAN SA AMIN! ewan ko nga kung nasa aral ka nga ng sinasabi mong maganda mong relihiyon o baka dahil sa nababawasan ang kita mo dahil sa dumaraming yumayakap sa ISLAM kaya ganyan n lang ang galit mo sa mga muslim???

nagtatanong lang?

Ikaw ang hindi nakakita ng MUTA MO! Tignan mo ang gamin mong pangalan, alias, nick,,,paghahamon yan sinasabi mo lahat na ang mga BUONG KAMUSLIMAN ang PROBLEMA...tanong kita tutal magaling ka magenglish noh...naiintindihan mo ba ang sinasabi ko?

Nagtatanong lang?

Kung Pilipino HINDI ka papayag na kunin lang ng POLITIKO ang kabang bayan ng Pilipinas? M I right? Pinapasa mo sa iba yung problema pero yung totoong problema nagbubulag-bulagan kayo tapos sasabihin mo kung PILIPINO ka?

Itanong mo sa mga Obispo ng Ireland, Germany, USA kung bakit naaatim nila na mangmolestiya ng mga kabataan and take note HINDI NILA ASAWA! minomolestya nila. Basahin mo ang mga comment sa itaas,,,sariling opinion mo lang yan.

Wala akong sinabi na mag-asawa ng marami o paslit, ikaw lang talaga ang hindi nakakaintindi pero english ka ng english ang sinasabi ko ang sinabi sa Quran 'MAG ASAWA NG ISA" pero, subalit, datapwat may provision na binigay ang DIYOS, kung kaya mong pakiharap EQUALLY pwede kang mag asawa ng 2,3 hanggang 4, pero kund di mo kaya ISA lang...MALINAW BA? nakakaintindi ka ba talaga?

Bawal ang kademonyohan sa ISLAM, propaganda mo lang yan! Di ka lang marunong umintindi just read from up to down at INTINDIHIN MO bago ka sasagot dahil nagmumukha kang tanga na paenglish-english pa kuno.

Hindi tinuturo ang suicide bombing kahit saang kasulatan pero ikaw lang nagsasabi niyan.

Bopuls, sinabi don allowed ka hanggang 4 pero EQUALLY at sinabi din na kung di mo kaya mas mabuti ang ISA!...ewan ko kung san kang eskuwelahan nag-aral. May pa english-english ka pa pero di ka naman pala nakakintindi at pilit mong sisirain ang ISLAM.

Huwag mong tanggalin yung provision malinaw na sinabi na kung kaya mo pakiharapan EQUALLY (financially, spiritually, physically, sexually, emotionally, etceterally) you can up to 2,3, 4 , PERO kung di mo kaya MAGKAKASALA ka! kaya mas maganda ang ISA! dahil sa malamang di ka magkakasala!

Kita mo lumalabas talaga na BOBO ka, kaya nga gustong humiwalay ang MINDANAO sa LUZVIS eh, ngayon sabi mo..."dapat yata gawin ng gobyerno sa mga moros ikulong na lang ang mga yan sa isang isla kung saan sila lang mga moros ang maninirahan para matigil na sila sa karereklamo kesyo pinapabayaan sila ng kristiyanong gobyerno"

Hahaha ano ba ang MINDANAO di ba isla.heheh bobo ka nga, pilit mong sisirain ang ibang relihiyon ngayon lumalabas na rin na gusto mong ihiwalay ang MINDANAO! hahaha!

Muhammad, A Guidance to follow

Muhammad as a man had already died, but as a Prophet he left behind him a legacy in the form of the Qur’an and the Sunnah. He stressed the urgent need to hold firmly to these two sources during his Farewell speech in the valley of Arafat. If people hold fast to them, they will never go astray.

The teachings he left for us if put into practice in their true spirit and proper way will bring a happy life in this world and besides the indubitable rewards that will be received by those who believed in them in the life after death.



In this sense, Islam is a worldly religion which cares first for the worldly affairs of humanity. The hereafter is merely a continuation of the worldly life. It is difficult to portend that man can be saved in the hereafter without being saved in this world. The safe way is to follow the way shown to us by the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him). When his wife, ‘Aishah, was asked by a companion about the Prophet’s daily conduct, ‘Aishah replied that the conduct of the Prophet is the Qur’an which is the guidance from Allah and Muhammad was given authority by Allah to interpret it. That is why his conduct is exemplary of human conduct. Islam as brought by the Prophet Muhammad is very much misunderstood as a religion of rituals only like prayers, fasting, almsgiving and pilgrimage. Thanks to the new developments in the world, Islam is now looked upon In a wider perspective than the narrow-minded view.

The increased interest in Islamic studies by Muslims and non-Muslims supported by the advanced printing technology, has begun to open the eyes of the world about the true teaching and intrinsic values of Islam.

Economy:

In the field of economic development, the goal is not material gain, but human welfare in general. Islam exhorts that the balance between the material and physical aspects, between the individual and societal needs, be maintained in order to narrow the gap between two opposite sides of human world. It is stated in the Qur’an:“Say, who is there to forbid the beauty which Allah has brought forth for His creatures, and the good things from among the means of sustenance. Say, they are for those who believe (in Allah) In this worldly life, to be theirs alone in the Hereafter on the Day of Resurrection …… Say, the only things my Lord forbids are the shameful deeds, be they open or secret, the sin, unjustified envy, the ascribing of divinity to aught beside Allah, and the attributing unto Allah of aught of which you have no knowledge”

So everyone is free to conduct any business he likes outside the harmful circle he has been warned not to indulge in. If he does not listen to this warning, he will be in trouble. Every good quality as precondition to a successful business is encouraged by Islam.

The Prophet himself was a businessman before he was appointed as a Prophet. His ability to run business prudently, by his fairness and truthful conduct in dealing with people had won him the heart of his employer, Khadijah who later offered him m&riage. He advocated Muslims to follow the spirit of Prophet Daud (David) of hard work, earned his living from his own labour. He also said that faith of a Muslim is not complete If he is not good in his profession. He said: “If you leave matters to those who are not professional, you are waiting for the disaster”.

If he works in the production line, his products must be compatible with products of other companies or factories. In order to be marketable, it must suit the taste of buyers and their standards of living. In this regard, Islam teaches not to cheat in offering the product to the market. It must be shown as it is without any publicity it does not deserve. In the life time of the Prophet, he found many cases in market places where the merchants tried to cheat the customers. The Prophet said to them: “Whoever cheated are not from amongst us (Muslims)”.

Islam laid many regulations in the field of economy such as trade, leasing, business transaction, contract and others to prevent unfair dealing within the community and in the world of business at large. What is also prevented by Islam is a monopoly and exploitation -by one man or one group at the expense of the others.



Cleanliness:

The first thing in the religion brought by the Prophet Muhammad is the care of cleanliness. The concept of cleanliness in Islam covers physical and spiritual, mundane and religious domains.

Before performing any rituals, prescribed by Islam, one should cleanse his body, and his dress, his place of worship and his environment should be clean.

Before performing his prayers or starting for pilgrimage, one has to make his ablution (wudu’). If he or she is in a state of unclean after having had a lawful Intimate intercourse or post-natal period or other reasons, he or she has to take a complete bath by pouring clean water over the whole body.

In the case of daily prayer, every Muslim has to clean his/her private parts, face, hand, feet, mouth, nose and ears at least five times every day for the five daily prayers. This also reminds him/her to keep his/ her soul clean from unlawful deeds.

Cleanliness is not in the physical sense only. The body should be purified as well from evil doings that might harm his relationship with others and with God. He has to clean his mind from bad intentions or committing unlawful acts. He has to clean his heart from jealousy, hypocrisy and other evil desires. He has to embody hope, truthfulness, forgiveness, compassion, holiness, the sense of brotherliness, neighbourliness and other noble qualities.

He has to pay special attention to his diet against all unhealthy food medically and religiously. He has to keep his eyes, ears, tongue from evils. These are among the noble characteristics as exemplified by Prophet Muhammad.

To clean the wealth, Islam instituted the zakat system (way of purifying wealth). A person whose wealth has reached a certain point is obligated to pay zakat (alms) which is a duty enjoined by God and undertaken by Muslims in the interest of society as a whole.

For those able persons whose wealth does not reach the minimum rate point, he can also give voluntary contribution to the needy. This does not mean that the needy should always be receiving help from the able.

Prophet Muhammad said: "The upper hand (giver) is better than the lower one (receiver of help).”

If the receiver of zakat can grasp the spirit of the Prophet’s saying, he will try his best to be the giver instead of the receiver by endeavouring to better his life as encouraged by the teachings of Islam.

In Islam the possession of more wealth does not raise a man’s dignity, nor does poverty degrade him. It is true that wealth is necessary for man to live on this earth, but It is only a means, not the end. The end is happiness in life by attaining the higher values and not losing sight of in the pursuit of wealth.

Among the great virtues of Islam is the command to do good and the prohibition to do evil. The good should be preserved and the evil should be discarded. In short, Islam is actually composed of a series of commands and prohibitions. All the commands and prohibitions are for the good of humanity. Allah the Most Knowing, the Most Merciful, did not decree any law and regulations but for the good and benefit of his creatures.

The prohibition was decreed because of its evil implications to humanity. The evils were created to test the human conscience and challenge their freewill in choosing between right and wrong.

All the commands and prohibitions from Allah as transmitted through His Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) was intended to purify the human soul in order to live a pure and clean life adored by Allah and human genesis.



Orderliness:

One of the other teachings of Islam is about orderliness. Discipline, regulation, management, planning and all other terms relating to organisation are mostly. understood as alien to Islam. On the contrary, Islam exhorts people to live in orderliness and to put the right thing in the right place. The foundation of Islamic order rests on two main principles, the crucial -faith in one God (Allah) and the oneness of humanity. All the frame works were laid down in the Qur'an and the Prophet Muhammad applied himself to working out the essential details of that order.

One of the great values taught by Islam in this regard is to make use of the time left to humanity. The Qur'an and the Sunnah (Traditions) mentioned about time, day, week, month, year and century. People are lost if they did not spend the time available to them during this life for good things. It is a great loss if people have to waste the valuable time they have at their disposal for useless activities. It is true that life should be enjoyable but not at the expense of human resources and values which are essential for the continuation of their wellbeing.

Allah the Most Knowing had created time and space suitable for human activities for they can attain achievements in life. There are times for work, study, recreation, resting and even celebration. All are parts of activities in worshipping Allah and serving His cause. The Qur'an says that Allah had created day for earning and night for resting and enjoyment. He created the sun, the moon and all outer-space objects co that man on the earth can fix the time and arraflge the calendar. By having a standard time and standard calendar and the movements of astronomical objects, people are able to regulate their time table in choosing the right moment for them in doing business and carrying out their activities.

Islam prescribes certain times for the daily prayers, certain month for the obligatory fasting and certain time during life time for performing the haj pilgrimage which indicates that the religion brought by Prophet Muhammad places the life of Muslims in systematic order. For every move and occasion made by Muslims there is a rule governing it, be it in the form of advice, spiritual guidance or practical directive. If all these directives are followed and understood properly, people will have high discipline and a well-managed life.

Islam encourages people to think correctly before taking any action. This means planning. There are many verses in the Qur'an admonishing against doing things unthinkingly and jumping to conclusions.

The Prophet also showed good example in fulfilling promise and staying true to treaty, agreement or contract made between parties.

As a man of honour he always remained true to the principles agreed in the treaty, depicting his high discipline and inclination of doing everything in proper order.



Friendliness:

Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) was a warmhearted and faithful friend. He loved his companions. He extended greetings to those he knew and to those he did not know. He treated all people around him with kindness and affection.

He was very courteous to all those who met him. He never contradicted anybody who is not opposed to the teachings of Islam. He treated equally the humble and the lofty. He claimed no distinction and lived amongst his companions as if he was not their leader.



Neighbourliness:

He regarded the neighbours as brothers and sisters because of their closeness and living in the same vicinity. He once smelt the aroma of the soup cooked by his wife. He told her to give some of it to the neighbours who also smelt it. He said it was not right for a Muslim to sleep with a full stomach after having had a good meal but let his neighbour starve. He laid the foundation for a friendly relation and cooperation among neighbours exemplifying that living as a neighbour one has one’s right and responsibility.

In regard to the rights of a neighbour, the Prophet said: “Help him if he asks your help; give him relief if he seeks your relief; show him concern if he is distressed and when he is ill; attend his funeral if he dies; congratulate him If he meets any good; sympathize with him if any calamity befalls him; do not block his air by raising your building without his permission and do not harass him.”



Goodwill:

He was a good exemplar to those who subscribe to a harmonious society. Islam exhorts people not to violate the rights of others and injure their interest, but should positively cooperate with each other and establish a mutual relationship and social cohesion.

To safeguard the unity and solidarity of the nation and to achieve the welfare and wellbeing of the community, Muslims have been enjoined to avoid mutual hostility, social dissension, backbiting one another, and hurting others with their hand or tongue.

Islam as brought by the Prophet Muhammad exhorts Muslims to visit the sick, to help the needy and assist the weak. Islam makes no discrimination on the basis of race, colour or language. Its appeal Is to the entire humanity.



Women:

The Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) brought changes for the betterment of women.

Woman is recognised by Islam as a full and equal partner of man in the procreation of humankind. He is the father, she is the mother, and both are essential for life. Her role is no less vital than his. By this partnership she has an equal share in every aspect; she is entitled to equal rights; she undertakes equal responsibilities, and in her there are many qualities and so much humanity as there are In her partner.

She is equal to man in bearing personal and common responsibilities and in receiving rewards for her deeds.

She is equal to man in the pursuit of education and knowledge.

Islam enjoined the seeking of knowledge upon Muslims, it makes no distinction between man and woman.

She is entitled to freedom of expression as much as man is. Her sound opinions are taken into consideration and cannot be disregarded just because she is a female.

Islam grants woman equal fights to contract, to enterprise, to earn and posses independently. Her life, her property, her honour are as sacred as those of man.

Islam has also given woman a share of inheritance. Before Islam, she was not only deprived of that share, but was herself considered as property to be inherited by man.



Statehood:

When Prophet Muhammad arrived at Madinah, he initiated the formation of an Islamic state. After establishing political brotherhood and the authority of the state of Madinah, he began negotiations with various tribes around the dy and made treaties with them.

When the Makkan unbelievers launched a series of attacks on Madinah, Prophet Muhammad was able to confront them, and when the Makkans were finally defeated in the battle of the Trenches (Al-Khandaq), he was able to make truce with them at Hudaibiyah for ten years. This treaty was a masterpiece of practical statesmanship on the part of Prophet Muhammad.

His diplomacy in sending and receiving envoys to and from the various chiefs of tribes and foreign rulers, his fairness In conducting judiciary, and his general pardon at the liberation of Makkah, was another proof of his lofty statesmanship.

The State he established in Madinah was not a matter of chance. It was the very nature of his mission that he would establish a state to enforce the way of Allah. People might accept a new faith but it would take time to change their habits, custom and way of life. And even If a small group of people succeeded In changing their way of life, there would be many others who would not let these people practise their belief and try to stop them by force. So the Islamic State became an urgent necessity to protect the Islamic way of life.

The State founded by Prophet Muhammad was invested with physical force, as every State must necessarily be, to fulfil its function of stopping aggression and oppression.

A democratic system In Islam is expressed through the term shura (council). The Qur'an says: “And those who respond to their Lord and keep up prayer and their affairs (of government) is by council among themselves and who spend out of what we have given them.”.

Mas maganda sarado ang utak, hindi katulad ninyo lusaw na nga utak, kaya nagkalat lang sa daan dahil nakabukas lang, kaya di kayo nakakaintindi, kasi konti n lang ang utak ninyo tumatagas pa.

Take note sino ang nagpapasama ng mga muslim, one USA kapag na "TAGGED" ka as terrorist sino pa ang pwedeng mag-alis sa isip ng tao yon, 2nd media, kapag ang isang taga mindanao may nagawa isusulat lagi "muslim" kapag kristiyano di mana lang sabihin kung INC siya, saksi ni batman o katoliko.

Testingin kaya natin na kung ako ang kapitbahay ninyo at patayin ko ang TATAY at NANAY mo tapos mga 14 kayong magkakapatid ano kaya mangyayari sa pamilya ninyo?

Yan ang nangyayari sa Iraq ngayon, pinapatay kuno ang leader(tatay ng bansa) para maging demoCRAZY, para kunin yung LANGIS, para pag-away-awayin yung mga magkakapatid, noon walang suicide bomber nung buhay si Saddam kasi kontrolado niya ang pamilya niya pero ngayon wala na siya yon DEMOCRAZY na patayan dito patayan don dahil sa sulsol ng mga nanakop sa kanila bukod pa sa pagkuha ng mga langis ng IRAQ!

Sino ba nagpalaki ng ulo ng mga AMPAWTUAN? Di ba may police, may army, may marines, may gobyerno? May humuli ba sa kanila nuon? hehehe isipin mo lang yan!

Dito lang kayo magaling oh..."Mga kapatid nasa sa inyo ang panginoon, nasa sa inyo si Jesus mahal kayo ng panginoon iabot na ninyo ang pera ninyo (alleluya praise the lord) enrollment na ng anak ko!

The Prophet Muhammad’s Message of Peace

A major part of the Prophet’s mission was to bring peace to the world. One of the ways in which he strove towards this end was to attempt to convince people that all men and women, albeit inhabiting very different regions of the world, and different from one another in color, culture and language, et cetera, were in fact blood brothers and sisters. His message was crucial, for a proper relationship of love and respect can be established only if that is how human beings regard one another. To inculcate such feelings, the Prophet would preach to his followers, "You are all Adam’s offspring and Adam was made of clay." And in his prayers to his Creator, he said, "O Lord, all Your servants are brothers."

The Prophet would exhort his followers to live in peace with their fellow men, saying, “A true believer is one with whom others feel secure,” one who returns love for hatred. He used to teach the believers that anyone who would return love only when love was given belonged on a lower ethical plane. The true believer never reasons that only if people treat him well that he will treat them well in return. He is accustomed rather to doing good to those who mistreat him, and to refrain from harming those who do him injury. The Prophet himself set the example. All his recorded words and actions reveal him as a man of great gentleness, kindness, humility, good humor and excellent common sense, with a great love for all people and even for animals.

Despite his position as leader, the Prophet never believed himself to be greater or better than other people. He never made others feel small, unwanted or embarrassed. He urged his followers to behave kindly and humbly, releasing slaves whenever possible, and giving in charity — especially to very poor people, orphans and prisoners — without any thought of reward.

He told the people that "every religion has some special characteristic, that of Islam being modesty." In the absence of such a virtue, no community can have lasting peace. The Prophet’s own modesty, coupled with great strength of character, is depicted in a well-known story of an old Makkan woman who hated the Prophet. Every morning when the Prophet passed by her house, she would empty a basket of rubbish on his head from the upper story of her house. He never once remonstrated with her about this. One day, when the Prophet passed through this area, no rubbish fell on his head. Thinking that the old woman must be ill, he went upstairs to inquire how she was, and found her ill in bed. When she discovered that the Prophet had come to see her, she began to weep, "I ill-treated you, and now you come to inquire after my health!" Ultimately, she became one of his followers. What strength of character, what patience and tolerance the Prophet evinced in refusing to be provoked, preferring rather to show kindness and magnanimity to one who had wished him ill.

His was a high moral character, so that even if badly treated by others, he went on returning good for evil. People harmed him, yet he would pray for them. He would remain patient in the face of oppression and, regardless of the provocation, he would refrain from becoming incensed. In setting this example, his aim was to fashion souls that were God-oriented, that found Allah so great that everything else paled into insignificance. He wanted everyone to have such boundless peace of mind that nothing could disturb him. Such balanced individuals would never then become prey to worldliness. Totally free from negative reaction, they would then be able to turn everything in this world, whether material or spiritual, into food for more profound thought, rather than into pretexts for rash and vengeful action.

The essence of this philosophy is expressed in one of the Prophet’s sayings: "Nine things the Lord has commanded me: Fear of Allah in private and in public; justness, whether in anger or in calmness; moderation in both poverty and affluence; that I should join hands with those who break away from me; and give to those who deprive me; and forgive those who wrong me; and that my silence should be meditation; and my words be remembrance of Allah; and my vision be keen observation."

Throughout the first thirteen years of his Mission, Prophet Muhammad preached in Makkah, but it was in the face of bitter opposition from the Makkans. When it became impossible for him to stay there, he left for Madinah. Wars were waged against him, but he showed his antagonists that the power of peace was far greater than that of war. The peace treaty of al-Hudaybiyyah is a clear example of this, when the Prophet agreed to every demand his antagonists made on the sole assurance that peace would subsequently prevail.

His life’s experience ranged from penury to prosperity, from defeat to success, yet whatever the degree of well-being or hardship, he steadfastly trod the path of moderation. At all times and right till the end, he remained a patient and grateful servant of the Almighty, bringing his message of peace and tolerance to mankind.

Totoo bang ang pondo ng Islam ay inilalaan sa mga Immam at Ulamma bilang pangbili ng 4 na asawa?

Dapat ba talagang palaanan ng gobyernong Islam ang mga Gurong relihiyon na mulsim at kasamang tustusan ang kanilang pamilya?

May palaan din ba ang gobyernong Islam sa mga guro ng relihiyong Kristyano at Buddhist o binabawalan silang magpalaganap ng katuruan?

Honesty in financial dealings

Islam has stressed and asserted the importance of honesty in monetary dealings and highlighted its vital role in social stability and peacefulness.

The Holy Qur’an and Prophet Mohammad (PBUH) have made it clear to us that the true Muslim is he who is honest and upright in his business and monetary dealing with others, even if they weren’t Muslims. Also the true Muslim should keep his word and fulfill his promises, shun fraud and avoid deceit and perfidy, encroach not upon the rights of others, nor take part in wrongful litigation. Also a good Muslim does not give false testimony, and abstains from making unlawful money as from usury and graft. According to Islam whoever is not free from these vices is not a true believer but a renegade and a worthless transgressor.

And the Qur’an is rich with verses that confirms all this. Allah says in the Qur’an:

"Oh ye who believe! Eat not up each other's property by unfair and dishonest means." Qur’an (4:29)

Allah forbids all unclean and corrupt means of making money, such as, dishonest trading, gambling, and bribery. And the Holy Qur’an has explained and described such practices in many of its verses. In this verse, for instance, Allah warns those traders who cheat in weighing, he says:

"Woe to those that deal in fraud, - those who, when they have to receive by measure from men, exact full measure, but when they have to give by measure or weight to men, give less than due. Do they not think that they will be called to account- on a Mighty Day when (all) mankind will stand before the Lord of the Worlds." Qur’an (133: 1-6)

Another example is given in the coming verse, where Allah urges Muslims to be very particular about their trusts and about other people's rights.

"Allah does command you to render back your trust, to those to whom they are due." Qur’an(4:58)

At two places in the Qur’an a chief distinguishing feature of Muslims is said to be that they are:

"Those who faithfully observe their trusts and their covenants." Qur’an (24:8)

Prophet Mohammad (PBUH) has stressed the importance of honesty in most of his sermons, saying:

"Remember, there is no faith in him who is not trustworthy; there is no place for him in religion who cares not for his pledged word or promise."

He (PBUH) also said:

“The signs of a hypocrite are three: when he speaks, he is false, when he promises, he fails; and when he is trusted, he plays false."

Condemning those who cheat in business Prophet Mohammad (PBUH) has said:

"He who cheats is not of us. Deceitfulness and fraud are things that lead one to Hell."

Once Prophet Mohammad (PBUH) came upon a heap of corn in the market of Madinah and thrust his hand onto it. His fingers felt damp. On being asked, the trader replied that rain had fallen upon it. The Prophet (PBUH) observed,

"Why did you not then keep (the wet portion of) it above the dry corn, so that men may see it? He who deceives, is not one of us."

Thus traders who deceive by showing to customers a false sample or by concealing from them the defects of the product they’re selling are not true Muslims in the judgment of Allah Prophet (PBUH) and, they are going to end up in hell.

Another example: Prophet Mohammad (PBUH) said:

"The seller must explain to the buyer the defects, if any, in the quality of the article offered for sale. Should this not be done, the seller will permanently be caught in the Wrath of Allah (according to another narrator the exact words, ‘he will always be cursed by the angels')."

In short, all manner of deceit and dishonesty in business is prohibited in Islam. It has been proclaimed to be an act worthy of unqualified condemnation. The Holy Prophet has expressed his strong dislike for those who do so. He has said he will have nothing to do with them; they do not belong to him.

Likewise, bribery and usury, although might be practiced by mutual consent and agreement, are totally prohibited and forbidden and those who are guilty of them have been condemned by Allah and His Prophet (PBUH). Prophet Mohammad (PBUH) said:

"The curse of Allah rests on him who offers loan on usurious terms, and on him who receives, and on those who are witnesses to the transaction, and on the writer who writes the deed thereof."

As for bribery, Prophet Mohammad (PBUH) according has "condemned alike the giver of bribes, and the taker of bribes in deciding cases."

Prophet Mohammad (PBUH) said:

"If a person made a recommendation for anyone in a just manner and gratified party gave him something as a gift (in return for it) and he accepted it, then he committed a grave error (meaning that it, too, is a form of bribery)."

Usurpation of another's property by force or fraud or dishonest litigation is even worse. Prophet Mohammad (PBUH) made this clear, as he says:

"Whoever occupies land belonging to another unjustly will be sunk into the ground along with the plot of land on the Doomsday till he reaches the lowest layer of the earth."

"He who acquires the property of a Muslim unjustly by taking a false oath (before an Officer) is debarred by Allah from entering Paradise and the Fire of Hell is made inevitable for him."

Prophet Mohammad (PBUH) again, is reported to have warned a person who was very fond of entering into litigation with others in these strong words:

”Remember, he who will obtain the property of another by swearing a false oath will appear as a leper before Allah (on the Day of Judgement).”

And, again he (PBUH) said:

“Whoever laid a claim on a thing that was not his is not of us"

The True Religion
By Abu Ameenah Bilal Philips


THE RELIGION OF ISLAM
The first thing that one should know and clearly understand about Islam is what the word "Islam" itself means. The religion of Islam is not named after a person as in the case of Christianity which was named after Jesus Christ, Buddhism after Gotama Buddha, Confucianism after Confucius, and Marxism after Karl Marx. Nor was it named after a tribe like Judaism after the tribe of Judah and Hinduism after the Hindus. Islam is the true religion of "Allah" and as such, its name represents the central principle of Allah's "God's" religion; the total submission to the will of Allah "God". The Arabic word "Islam" means the submission or surrender of one's will to the only true god worthy of worship "Allah" and anyone who does so is termed a "Muslim", The word also implies "peace" which is the natural consequence of total submission to the will of Allah. Hence, it was not a new religion brought by Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) I in Arabia in the seventh century, but only the true religion of Allah re-expressed in its final form.

Islam is the religion which was given to Adam, the first man and the first prophet of Allah, and it was the religion of all the prophets sent by Allah to mankind. The name of God's religion lslam was not decided upon by later generations of man. It was chosen by Allah Himself and clearly mentioned in His final revelation to man. In the final book of divine revelation, the Qur'aan, Allah states the following:



"This day have I perfected your religion for you, completed My favour upon you, and have chosen for you Islam as your religion". (Soorah Al-Maa'idah 5:3)





"If anyone desires a religion other than Islam (submission to Allah (God) never will It be accepted of Him" (Soorah Aal'imraan 3:85)





"Abraham was not a Jew nor Christian; but an upright Muslim." (Soorah Aal'imraan 3:67)



Nowhere in the Bible will you find Allah saying to Prophet Moses' people or their descendants that their religion is Judaism, nor to the followers of Christ that their religion is Christianity. In fact, Christ was not even his name, nor was it Jesus! The name "Christ" comes from the Greek word Christos which means the annointed. That is, Christ is a Greek translation of the Hebrew title "Messiah". The name "Jesus" on the other hand, is a latinized version of the Hebrew name Esau.

For simplicity's sake, I will however continue to refer to Prophet Esau (PBUH) as Jesus. As for his religion, it was what he called his followers to. Like the prophets before him, he called the people to surrender their will to the will of Allah; (which is Islam) and he warned them to stay away from the false gods of human imagination.

According to the New Testament, he taught his followers to pray as follows: "Yours will be done on earth as it is in Heaven".



THE MESSAGE OF ISLAM


Since the total submission of one's will to Allah represents the essence of worship, the basic message of Allah's divine religion, Islam is the worship of Allah alone and the avoidance of worship directed to any person, place or thing other than Allah.Since everything other than Allah, the Creator of all things, is Allah's creation; it may be said that Islam, in essence calls man away from the worship of creation and invites him to worship only its Creator. He is the only one deserving man's worship as it is only by His will that prayers are answered. If man prays to a tree and his prayers are answered, it was not the tree which answered his prayers but Allah who allowed the circumstances prayed for to take place. One might say, "That is obvious," however, to tree-worshippers it might not be. Similarly, prayers to Jesus, Buddha, or Krishna, to Saint Christopher, or Saint Jude or even to Muhammad, are not answered by them but are answered by Allah. Jesus did nottell his followers to worship him but to worship Allah. As the Qur'aan states:



"And behold Allah will say: "O Jesus the son of Mary Did you say to men, Worship me and my mother as gods besides Allah He will say-"Glory to you I could never say what I had no right (to say')" (Soorah Al-Maa'idah- 5:116)



Nor did he worship himself when he worshipped but rather he worshipped Allah. This basic principle is enshrined in the opening chapter of the Qur'aan, known as Soorah Al-Faatihah, verse 4:



"You alone do we worship and from you alone do we seek help".

Elsewhere, in the final book of revelation, the Qur'aan, Allah also said:





"And your Lord says:"Call on Me and I will answer your(prayer)."(Soorsh Mu'min 40:60)



it is worth noting that the basic message of Islam is that Allah and His creation are distinctly different entities. Neither is Allah His creation or a part of it, nor is His creation Him or a part of Him.

This might seem obvious, but, man's worship of creation instead of the Creator is to a large degree based on ignorance of this concept. It is the belief that the essence of Allah is everywhere in His creation or that His divine being is or was present in some aspects of His creation, which has provided justification for the worship of creation though such worship maybecalled the worship of Allah through his creation. How ever, the message of Islam as brought by the prophets of Allah is to worship only Allah and to avoid the worship of his creation either directly or indirectly. In the Our'aan Allah clearlystates:



"For We assuredly sent amongst every people a prophet,(with the command) worship meand avoid false gods " (Soorsh Al-Nahl 16:36)



When the idol worshipper is questioned as to why he or she bows down to idols created by men, the invariable reply is that they are not actually worshipping the stone image, but Allah who is present within it. They claim that the stone idol is only a focal point for Allah's essence and is not in itself Allah! One who has accepted the concept of the presence of God's being within His creation in any way will be obliged to accept this argument of idolatry. Whereas, one who understands the basic message of Islam and its implications would never concede to idolatry no matter how it is rationalized. Those who have claimed divinity for themselves down through the ages have often based their claims on the mistaken belief that Allah is present in man. They merely had to assert that although Allah according to their false beliefs, is in all of us, He is more present in them than in the rest of us. Hence, they claim, we should submit our will to them and worship them as they are either God in person or God concentrated within the person.

Similarly, those who have asserted the godhood of others after their passing have found fertile ground among those who accept the false belief of God's presence in man. One who has grasped the basic message of Islam and its implications could never agree to worship another human being under any circumstances. God's religion in essence is a clear call to the worship of the Creator and the rejection of creation-worship in any form. This is the meaning of the motto of Islam:

"Laa Elaaha lllallaah" (There is no god but Allah)

Its repetition automatically brings one within the fold of Islam and sincere belief in it guarantees one Paradise.

Thus, the final Prophet of Islam is reported to have said, "Any one who says: There is no god but Allah and dies holding that (belief) will enter paradise".(Reported by Abu Dharr and collected by Al-Bukhaaree and Muslim).



It consists in the submission to Allah as one God, yielding to Him by obeying His commandments, and the denial of polytheism and polytheists.



THE MESSAGE OF FALSE RELIGION


There are so many sects, cults, religions, philosophies, and movements in the world, all of which claim to be the right way or the only true path to Allah. How can one determine which one is correct or if, in fact, all are correct? The method by which the answer can be found is to clear away the superficial differences in the teachings of the various claimants to the ultimate truth, and identify the central object of worship to which they call, directly or indirectly. False religions all have in common one basic concept with regards to Allah. They either claim that all men are gods or that specific men were Allah or that nature is Allah or that Allah is a figment of man's imagination.

Thus, it may be stated that the basic message of false religion is that Allah may be worshipped in the form of His creation. False religion invites man to the worship of creation by calling the creation or some aspect of it God. For example, prophet Jesus invited his followers to worship Allah but those who claim to be his followers today call people to worship Jesus, claiming that he was Allah!

Buddha was a reformer who introduced a number of humanistic principles to the religion of India. He did not claim to be God nor did he suggest to his followers that he be an object of worship. Yet, today most Buddhists who are to be found outside of India have taken him to be God and prostrate to idols made in their perception of his likeness.

By using the principle of identifying the object of worship, false religion becomes very obvious and the contrived nature of their origin clear. As God said in the Our'aan:

That which you worship besides Him are only names you and your forefathers have invented for which Allah has sent down no authority: The command belongs only to Allah:



He has commanded that you only worship Him; that is the right religion, but most men do not understand ". (Soorah Yoosuf 12:40)



It may be argued that all religions teach good things so why should it matter which one we follow. The reply is that all false religions teach the greatest evil, the worship of creation. Creation-worship is the greatest sin that man can commit because it contradicts the very purpose of his creation. Man was created to worship Allah alone as Allah has explicitly stated in the Our'aan:



"I have only created Jlnns and men, that they may worship me"(Soorah Zaareeyaat 51:56)



Consequently, the worship of creation, which is the essence of idolatry, is the only unforgivable sin. One who dies in this state of idolatry has sealed his fate in the next life. This is not an opinion, but a revealed fact stated by Allah in his final revelation to man:



"Verily Allah will not forgive the joining of partners with Him, but He may forgive (sins) less than that for whom so ever He wishes"(Soorah An- Nisaa 4:48 and 116)





THE UNIVERSALITY OF ISLAM


Since the consequences of false religion are so grave, the true religion of Allah must be universally understandable and attainable, not confined to any people, place or time. There can not be conditions like baptism, belief in a man, as a saviour etc., for a believer to enter paradise. Within the central principle of Islam and in its definition, (the surrender of one's will to God) lies the roots of lslam's universality. Whenever man comes to the realization that Allah is one and distinct from His creation, and submits himself to Allah, he becomes a Muslim in body and spirit and is eligible for paradise. Thus, anyone at anytime in the most remote region of the world can become a Muslim, a follower of God's religion, Islam, by merely rejecting the worship of creation and by turning to Allah (God) alone-It should be noted however, that the recognition of and submission to Allah requires that one chooses between right and wrong and such a choice implies accountability. Man will be held responsible for his choices, and, as such, he should try his utmost to do good and avoid evil. The ultimate good being the worship of Allah alone and the ultimate evil being the worship of His creation along with or instead of Allah. This fact is expressed in the final revelation as follows:



"Verily those who believe, those who follow the Jewish (Scriptures), the Christians and the Sabians any who believe In Allah and the last day, and work righteousness *hall have their reward with their Lord;They will not be overcome by fear nor grief (Soorah Al-Baqarah 2:62).





If only they had stood 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.". (Soorah Al-.Maa'idah 5:66)





RECOGNITION OF ALLAH


The question which arises here is, "How can all people be expected to believe in Allah given their varying- backgrounds, societies and cultures? For people to be responsible for worshipping Allah they all have to have access to knowledge of Allah. The final revelation teaches that all mankind have the recognition of Allah imprinted on their souls, a part of their very nature with which they are created.

In Soorah Al-A'raaf, Verses 172-173; Allah explained that when He created Adam, He caused all of Adam's descendants to come into existence and took a pledge from them saying, Am I not your Lord? To which they all replied, " Yes, we testify to It:'

Allah then explained why He had all of mankind bear witness that He is their creator and only true God worthy of worship. He said, "That was In case you (mankind) should say on the day of Resurrection, "Verily we were unaware of all this." That is to say, we had no idea that You Allah, were our God. No one told us that we were only supposed to worship You alone. Allah went on to explain That it was also In case you should say, "Certainly It was our ancestors who made partners (With Allah) and we are only their descendants; will You then destroy us for what those liars did?" Thus, every child is born with a natural belief in Allah and an inborn inclination to worship Him alone called in Arabic the "Fitrah".

If the child were left alone, he would worship Allah in his own way, but all children are affected by those things around them, seen or unseen.

The Prophet (PBUH) reported that Allah said, "I created my servants in the right religion but devils made them go astray". The Prophet (PBUH) also said, "Each child is born in a state of "Fitrah", then his parents make him a Jew, Christian or a Zoroastrian, the way an animal gives birth to a normal offspring. Have you noticed any that were born mutilated?" (Collected by Al-Bukhaaree and Muslim).

So, just as the child submits to the physical laws which Allah has put in nature, his soul also submits naturally to the fact that Allah is his Lord and Creator. But, his parents try to make him follow their own way and the child is not strong enough in the early stages of his life to resist or oppose the will of his parents. The religion which the child follows at this stage is one of custom and upbringing and Allah does not hold him to account or punish him for this religion.



Throughout people's lives from childhood until the time they die, signs are shown to them in all regions of the earth and in their own souls, until it becomes clear that there is only one true God (Allah). If the people are honest with themselves, reject their false gods and seek Allah, the way will be made easy for them but if they continually reject Allah's signs and continue to worship creation, the more difficult it will be for them to escape. For example, in the South Eastern region of the Amazon jungle in Brazil, South America, a primitive tribe erected a new hut to house their main idol Skwatch, representing the supreme God of all creation. The homage to the God, and while he was in prostration to what he had been taught was his Creator and Sustainer, a mangy old flea-ridden dog walked into the hut, The young man looked up in time to see the dog lift its hind leg and pass urine on the idol. Outraged, the youth chased the dog out of the temple, but when his rage died down he realized that the idol could not be the Lordof the universe. Allah must be elsewhere. he now had a choice to act on his knowledge and seek Allah, or to dishonestly go along with the false beliefs of his tribe. As strange as it may seem, that was a sign from Allah for that young man. It contained within it divine guidance that what he was worshipping was false.

Prophets were sent, as was earlier mentioned, to every nation and tribe to support man's natural belief in Allah and man's inborn inclination to worship Him as well as to reinforce the divine truth in the daily signs revealed by Allah. Although, in most cases, much of the prophets' teachings became distorted, portions remained which point out right and wrong. For example, the ten commandments of the Torah, their confirmation in the Gospels and the existence of laws against murder, stealing and adultery in most societies. Consequently, every soul will be held to account for its belief in Allah and its acceptance of the religion of Islam; the total submission to the will of Allah.

We pray to Allah, the exalted, to keep us on the right path to which He has guided us, and to bestow on us a blessing from Him, He is indeed the Most Merciful. Praise and gratitude be to Allah,the Lord of the worlds, and peace and blessings be on prophet Muhammed, his Family, his companions, and those who rightly follow them.

So bakit ka nandirito ibig sabihin USELESS ka rin TANGA! Dahil pumapatol ka sa useless mas useless ka dahil pumapatol ka sa tanga so MAS TANGA KA DIBA? nag-iba ka pa ng nick ha...hehehe kuha pa rin yan...dont worry malapit na sila sa inyo!

MISIS NG OFW, SINAGPANG SA CR

Juliet de Loza
Nagkamali ng pagkakatiwalaan ang misis ng isang overseas Filipino worker (OFW) matapos na ito’y pagnasaan at manyakin ng sariling kumpare sa isang pampublikong palikuran sa Sta. Mesa, Maynila kamakalawa ng umaga.
Dahil sa ginawang pangmomolestiya sa kumareng itinago sa pa­ngalang Delia ay kalaboso ang kinabagsakan ng 34-anyos na si Lorenzo Catchero, may-asawa, tricycle driver ng 1151 Torres Bugallon St., Tondo, Maynila.
Base sa reklamo ng biktimang si Delia, 30-an­yos at may walong anak, dakong alas-singko ng umaga kamakalawa nang pumasok siya sa common CR sa tinitirhan sa Solis St., Sta. Mesa ng naturang lungsod.
Kasunod umano nang pagpasok ng ginang ay sumunod si kumpare na pumasyal sa kanilang lugar kung saan ay sapilitan umano itong pinaghahalikan sa iba’t ibang bahagi ng katawan hanggang sa tuluyang mahubaran.
Buong akala ng suspek ay hindi pipiyok si kumare sa kahalayang ginagawa dahil nasa ibang bansa si mister, pero laking gulat nito nang manlaban ang biktima kaya’t hindi naisakatuparan ang maitim na balak dahilan upang ipagbigay-alam sa pulisya ang insidente at ipaaresto si kumpare.
Samantala, hindi naman nagbigay ng komento ang suspek sa alegasyon ng kumare.

Read comment #7 para sa mga komento mo na walang lakas ang bata at babae sa islam, masyado kang ganid sa kuwarta pastor, desperado ka na ba talaga at konti na lang ang kinikita mo ngayon dahil marami ng nagmu-muslim?

Ipilit mo na naman ang 18yrs old na batas ng tao, mas importante talaga sa iyo ang batas ng tao kaysa batas ng Diyos, kaya akala mo ang pangloloko sa tao makabubuti sa iyo? Walang sinabing age ang pag-aasawa sa Bible basta ang katawan ng tao pwede na for reproduction nasa sa kanya na kung gusto na niyang mag-asawa,kaysa makiapid sa kung kani-kanino na gawain ng mga Kristiyano. Live-in testing muna, anong testing yun? Sa sex, sa pakikipagkapwa tao, sa pakikisama sa isang lalaki o isang babae? tapos kapag di compatible babay nalang? Ganyan ang gusto mo? Yan ang gusto mong ipangaral sa tao? Yan ba ang aral ni Jesus?

BAkit ang pari di napaparusahan ng pedopilya kahit pa sa isang communidad mga 200 ang minolestiya niya at nirape?

A-Z of Islam
Author: Abu Ameenah Bilal Philips

Compiled from the books and tapes of Dr. Abu Ameenah Bilal Philips

Allah (God)
Cleanliness
Muslim Contribution to Science
Human Rights
Jesus
Knowledge
Main Pillars
Muhammad
Women
Other Religions
Peace
Relevance
Sources
Sunnah
Tolerance
Universality

Allah (God)

Islam is the complete submission and obedience to Allah (God). The name Allah (God) in Islam never refers to Muhammad (pbuh), as many Christians may think; Allah is the personal name of God.

What do Muslims believe about Allah?

1. He is the one God, Who has no partner.
2. Nothing is like Him. He is the Creator, not created, nor a part of His creation.
3. He is All-Powerful, absolutely Just.
4. There is no other entity in the entire universe worthy of worship besides Him.
5. He is First, Last, and Everlasting; He was when nothing was, and will be when nothing else
remains.
6. He is the All-Knowing, and All-Merciful,the Supreme, the Sovereign.
7. It is only He Who is capable of granting life to anything.
8. He sent His Messengers (peace be upon them) to guide all of mankind.
9. He sent Muhammad (pbuh) as the last Prophet and Messenger for all mankind.
10. His book is the Holy Qur'an, the only authentic revealed book in the world that has been
kept without change.
11. Allah knows what is in our hearts.

These are some of the basic guidelines Muslims follow in their knowledge of God:

1. Eliminate any anthropomorphism (human qualities) from their conception of Allah. His attributes are not like human attributes, despite similar labels or appellations.
2. Have unwavering faith in exactly what Allah and Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) described Allah to be, no more, no less.
3. Eradicate any hope or desire of learning or knowing the modality of His names and attributes.
4. Belief totally in all the names and attributes of Allah; one cannot believe in some and disbelieve the others.
5. One cannot accept the names of Allah without their associated attributes, i.e. one cannot say He is Al-Hayy - 'The Living' and then say that He is without life.
6. Similarity in names (or meanings) does not imply similarity in what is being described (referents). As a robotics arm differs from a human arm, so the "hand" of Allah is nothing like a human hand, His speech is nothing like human speech, etc.
7. Certain words are ambiguous or vague in their meanings, and thus may be susceptible to misinterpretation. Only those meanings that are in accordance with what is specified by Allah and His Prophet (pbuh) are acceptable.

Cleanliness

Islam places great emphasis on cleanliness, in both its physical and spiritual aspects. On the physical side, Islam requires the Muslim to clean his body, his clothes, his house, and the whole community, and he is rewarded by God for doing so. Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) said, for example:

"Removing any harm from the road is charity (that will be rewarded by Allah)." [Bukhari]

While people generally consider cleanliness a desirable attribute, Islam insists on it , making it an indispensable fundamental of the faith. A muslim is required to to be pure morally and spiritually as well as physically. Through the Qur'an and Sunnah Islam requires the sincere believer to sanitize and purify his entire way of life.

In the Qur'an Allah commends those who are accustomed to cleanliness:

"Allah loves those who turn to Him constantly and He loves those who keep themselves pure and clean." [2: 22]

In Islam the Arabic term for purity is Taharah. Books of Islamic jurisprudence often contain an entire chapter with Taharah as a heading.

Allah orders the believer to be tidy in appearance:

"Keep your clothes clean." [74:4]

The Qur'an insists that the believer maintain a constant state of purity:

"Believers! When you prepare for prayer wash your faces, and your hands (and arms) to the elbows; rub your heads (with water) and (wash) your feet up to the ankles. If you are ritually impure bathe your whole body." [5: 6]

Ritual impurity refers to that resulting from sexual release, menstruation and the first forty days after childbirth. Muslims also use water, not paper or anything else to after eliminating body wastes.

Prophet Muhammad )pbuh) advised the Muslims to appear neat and tidy in private and in public. Once when returning home from battle he advised his army:

"You are soon going to meet your brothers, so tidy your saddles and clothes. Be distinguished in the eyes of the people." [Abu Dawud]

On another occasion he said:

"Don't ever come with your hair and beard disheveled like a devil." [Al-Tirmidhi]

And on another:

"Had I not been afraid of overburdening my community, I would have ordered them to brush their teeth for every prayer." [Bukhari]

Moral hygiene was not ignored, either, for the Prophet (pbuh) encouraged the muslims to make a special prayer upon seeing themselves in the mirror:

"Allah, You have endowed me with a good form; likewise bless me with an immaculate character and forbid my face from touching the Hellfire." [Ahmad]

And modesty in dress, for men as well as for women, assists one in maintaining purity of thought.

Being charitable is a way of purifying one's wealth. A Muslim who does not give charity (Sadaqah) and pay the required annual Zakah, the 2.5% alms-tax, has in effect contaminated his wealth by hoarding that which rightfully belongs to others:

"Of their wealth take alms so that you may purify and sanctify them." [9: 103]

All the laws and injunctions given by Allah and His Prophet (pbuh) are pure; on the other hand, man-made laws suffer from the impurities of human bias and other imperfections. Thus any formal law can only be truly just when it is purified by divine guidance - as elucidated by the Qur'an and the Sunnah - or if it is divinely ordained to begin with - the Shari'ah.

Muslims Contribution To Science

Astronomy

Muslims have always had a special interest in astronomy. The moon and the sun are of vital importance in the daily life of every Muslim. By the moon, Muslims determine the beginning and the end of the months in their lunar calendar. By the sun the Muslims calculate the times for prayer and fasting. It is also by means of astronomy that Muslims can determine the precise direction of the Qiblah, to face the Ka'bah in Makkah, during prayer. The most precise solar calendar, superior to the Julian, is the Jilali, devised under the supervision of Umar Khayyam.

The Qur'an contains many references to astronomy.

"The heavens and the earth were ordered rightly, and were made subservient to man, including the sun, the moon, the stars, and day and night. Every heavenly body moves in an orbit assigned to it by God and never digresses, making the universe an orderly cosmos whose life and existence, diminution and expansion, are totally determined by the Creator." [Qur'an 30:22]

These references, and the injunctions to learn, inspired the early Muslim scholars to study the heavens. They integrated the earlier works of the Indians, Persians and Greeks into a new synthesis. Ptolemy's Almagest (the title as we know it is Arabic) was translated, studied and criticized. Many new stars were discovered, as we see in their Arabic names - Algol, Deneb, Betelgeuse, Rigel, Aldebaran. Astronomical tables were compiled, among them the Toledan tables, which were used by Copernicus, Tycho Brahe and Kepler. Also compiled were almanacs - another Arabic term. Other terms from Arabic are zenith, nadir, albedo, azimuth.

Muslim astronomers were the first to establish observatories, like the one built at Mugharah by Hulagu, the son of Genghis Khan, in Persia, and they invented instruments such as the quadrant and astrolabe, which led to advances not only in astronomy but in oceanic navigation, contributing to the European age of exploration.

Geography

Muslim scholars paid great attention to geography. In fact, the Muslims' great concern for geography originated with their religion. The Qur'an encourages people to travel throughout the earth to see God's signs and patterns everywhere. Islam also requires each Muslim to have at least enough knowledge of geography to know the direction of the Qiblah (the position of the Ka'bah in Makkah) in order to pray five times a day. Muslims were also used to taking long journeys to conduct trade as well as to make the Hajj and spread their religion. The far-flung Islamic empire enabled scholar-explorers to compile large amounts of geographical and climatic information from the Atlantic to the Pacific.

Among the most famous names in the field of geography, even in the West, are Ibn Khaldun and Ibn Batuta, renowned for their written accounts of their extensive explorations.

In 1166, Al-Idrisi, the well-known Muslim scholar who served the Sicilian court, produced very accurate maps, including a world map with all the continents and their mountains, rivers and famous cities. Al-Muqdishi was the first geographer to produce accurate maps in color.

It was, moreover, with the help of Muslim navigators and their inventions that Magellan was able to traverse the Cape of Good Hope, and Da Gama and Columbus had Muslim navigators on board their ships.

Humanity

Seeking knowledge is obligatory in Islam for every Muslim, man and woman. The main sources of Islam, the Qur'an and the Sunnah (Prophet Muhammad's traditions), encourage Muslims to seek knowledge and be scholars, since this is the best way for people to know Allah (God), to appreciate His wondrous creations and be thankful for them. Muslims were therefore eager to seek knowledge, both religious and secular, and within a few years of Muhammad's mission, a great civilization sprang up and flourished. The outcome is shown in the spread of Islamic universities; Al-Zaytunah in Tunis, and Al-Azhar in Cairo go back more than 1,000 years and are the oldest existing universities in the world. Indeed, they were the models for the first European universities, such as Bologna, Heidelberg, and the Sorbonne. Even the familiar academic cap and gown originated at Al-Azhar University.

Muslims made great advances in many different fields, such as geography, physics, chemistry, mathematics, medicine, pharmacology, architecture, linguistics and astronomy. Algebra and the Arabic numerals were introduced to the world by Muslim scholars. The astrolabe, the quadrant, and other navigational devices and maps were developed by Muslim scholars and played an important role in world progress, most notably in Europe's age of exploration.

Muslim scholars studied the ancient civilations from Greece and Rome to China and India. The works of Aristotle, Ptolemy, Euclid and others were translated into Arabic. Muslim scholars and scientists then added their own creative ideas, discoveries and inventions, and finally transmitted this new knowledge to Europe, leading directly to the Renaissance. Many scientific and medical treatises, having been translated into Latin, were standard text and reference books as late as the 17th and 18th centuries.

Mathematics

It is interesting to note that Islam so strongly urges mankind to study and explore the universe. For example, the Holy Qur'an states:

"We (Allah) will show you (mankind) Our signs/patterns in the horizons/universe and in yourselves until you are convinced that the revelation is the truth." [Qur'an, 14:53]

This invitation to explore and search made Muslims interested in astronomy, mathematics, chemistry, and the other sciences, and they had a very clear and firm understanding of the correspondences among geometry, mathematics, and astronomy.

The Muslims invented the symbol for zero (The word "cipher" comes from Arabic sifr), and they organized the numbers into the decimal system - base 10. Additionally, they invented the symbol to express an unknown quantity, i.e. variables like x.

The first great Muslim mathematician, Al-Khawarizmi, invented the subject of algebra (al-Jabr), which was further developed by others, most notably Umar Khayyam. Al-Khawarizmi's work, in Latin translation, brought the Arabic numerals along with the mathematics to Europe, through Spain. The word "algorithm" is derived from his name.

Muslim mathematicians excelled also in geometry, as can be seen in their graphic arts, and it was the great Al-Biruni (who excelled also in the fields of natural history, even geology and mineralogy) who established trigonometry as a distinct branch of mathematics. Other Muslim mathematicians made significant progress in number theory.

Medicine

In Islam, the human body is a source of appreciation, as it is created by Almighty Allah (God). How it functions, how to keep it clean and safe, how to prevent diseases from attacking it or cure those diseases, have been important issues for Muslims.

Prophet Muhammad himself urged people to "take medicines for your diseases", as people at that time were reluctant to do so. He also said,

"God created no illness, but established for it a cure, except for old age. When the antidote is applied, the patient will recover with the permission of God."

This was strong motivation to encourage Muslim scientists to explore, develop, and apply empirical laws. Much attention was given to medicine and public health care. The first hospital was built in Baghdad in 706 AC. The Muslims also used camel caravans as mobile hospitals, which moved from place to place.

Since the religion did not forbid it, Muslim scholars used human cadavers to study anatomy and physiology and to help their students understand how the body functions. This empirical study enabled surgery to develop very quickly.

Al-Razi, known in the West as Rhazes, the famous physician and scientist, (d. 932) was one of the greatest physicians in the world in the Middle Ages. He stressed empirical observation and clinical medicine and was unrivaled as a diagnostician. He also wrote a treatise on hygiene in hospitals. Khalaf Abul-Qasim Al-Zahrawi was a very famous surgeon in the eleventh century, known in Europe for his work, Concessio (Kitab al-Tasrif).

Ibn Sina (d. 1037), better known to the West as Avicenna, was perhaps the greatest physician until the modern era. His famous book, Al-Qanun fi al-Tibb, remained a standard textbook even in Europe, for over 700 years. Ibn Sina's work is still studied and built upon in the East.

Other significant contributions were made in pharmacology, such as Ibn Sina's Kitab al-Shifa' (Book of Healing), and in public health. Every major city in the Islamic world had a number of excellent hospitals, some of them teaching hospitals, and many of them were specialized for particular diseases, including mental and emotional. The Ottomans were particularly noted for their building of hospitals and for the high level of hygiene practiced in them.

Definition

The word ISLAM has a two-fold meaning: peace, and submission to God. This submission requires a fully conscious and willing effort to submit to the one Almighty God. One must consciously and conscientiously give oneself to the service of Allah. This means to act on what Allah enjoins all of us to do (in the Qur'an) and what His beloved Prophet, Muhammad (pbuh) encouraged us to do in his Sunnah (his lifestyle and sayings personifying the Qur'an).

Once we humble ourselves, rid ourselves of our egoism and submit totally to Allah, and to Him exclusively, in faith and in action, we will surely feel peace in our hearts. Establishing peace in our hearts will bring about peace in our external conduct as well.

Islam is careful to remind us that it not a religion to be paid mere lip service; rather it is an all-encompassing way of life that must be practiced continuously for it to be Islam. The Muslim must practice the five pillars of the religion: the declaration of faith in the oneness of Allah and the prophet hood of Muhammad (pbuh), prayer, fasting the month of Ramadan, alms-tax, and the pilgrimage to Makkah; and believe in the six articles of faith: belief in God, the Holy Books, the prophets, the angels, the Day of Judgment and God's decree, whether for good or ill.

There are other injunctions and commandments which concern virtually all facets of one's personal, family and civic life. These include such matters as diet, clothing, personal hygiene, interpersonal relations, business ethics, responsibilities towards parents, spouse and children, marriage, divorce and inheritance, civil and criminal law, fighting in defense of Islam, relations with non-Muslims, and so much more.

Human Rights

Islam has been from its inception very concerned with issues of human rights. Privacy, freedom, dignity and equality are guaranteed in Islam. The holy Qur'an states clearly:

"There is no compulsion in religion."

And there are no reliable reports to confirm the old accusations that when the Muslim armies were expanding into Asia, Africa and Europe the people were put to the sword if they failed to convert to Islam. The best proof is that not only did the Christians, Jews, Zoroastrians and Hindus in those areas not perish or otherwise disappear, they actually flourished as protected minority communities, and many individuals rose to prominent positions in the arts, sciences, even in government.

The lives, property and privacy of all citizens in an Islamic state are considered sacred, whether or not the person is Muslim. Non-Muslims have freedom of worship and the practice of their religions, including their own family law and religious courts. They are obliged to pay a different tax (Jizyah) instead of the Zakah, and the state is obligated to provide both protection and government services. Before the modern era it was extremely rare to find a state or government anywhere in the world that was as solicitous of its minorities and their civil rights as the Islamic states.

In no other religion did women receive such a degree of legal and moral equality and personal respect. Moreover, racism and tribalism are incompatible with Islam, for the Qur'an speaks of human equality in the following terms:

"Mankind! We created you from a single soul, male and female, and made you into nations and tribes, that you may come to know one another. Truly, the most honored of you in God's sight is the greatest of you in piety."

Jesus

Islam honors all the prophets who were sent to mankind. Muslims respect all prophets in general, but Jesus in particular, because he was one of the prophets who foretold the coming of Muhammad. Muslims, too, await the second coming of Jesus. They consider him one of the greatest of Allah's prophets to mankind. A Muslim does not refer to him simply as "Jesus," but normally adds the phrase "peace be upon him" as a sign of respect.

No other religion in the world respects and dignifies Jesus as Islam does. The Qur'an confirms his virgin birth (a chapter of the Qur'an is entitled "Mary"), and Mary is considered to have been one of the purest women in all creation. The Qur'an describes Jesus' birth as follows:

"Behold!' the Angel said, God has chosen you, and purified you, and chosen you above the women of all nations. Mary, God gives you good news of a word from Him, whose name shall be the Messiah, Jesus son of Mary, honored in this world and in the Hereafter, and one of those brought near to God. He shall speak to the people from his cradle and in maturity, and he shall be of the righteous. She said: "My Lord! How shall I have a son when no man has touched me?' He said: "Even so; God creates what He will. When He decrees a thing, He says to it, 'Be!' and it is." [3:42-47]

Muslims believe that Jesus was born immaculately, and through the same power which had brought Eve to life and Adam into being without a father or a mother.

"Truly, the likeness of Jesus with God is as the likeness of Adam. He created him of dust, and then said to him, 'Be!' and he was." [3:59]

During his prophetic mission, Jesus performed many miracles. The Qur'an tells us that he said:

"I have come to you with a sign from your Lord: I make for you out of clay, as it were, the figure of a bird, and breathe into it and it becomes a bird by God's leave. And I heal the blind, and the lepers, and I raise the dead by God's leave." [3:49]

Muhammad and Jesus, as well as the other prophets, were sent to confirm the belief in one God. This is referred to in the Qur'an where Jesus is reported as saying that he came:

"To attest the law which was before me, and to make lawful to you part of what was forbidden you; I have come to you with a sign from your Lord, so fear God and obey me." [3:50]

Prophet Muhammad emphasized the importance of Jesus by saying:

"Whoever believes there is no god but Allah, alone without partner, that Muhammad is His messenger, that Jesus is a servant and messenger of God, His word breathed into Mary and a spirit emanating from Him, and that Paradise and Hell are true, shall be received by God into Heaven. [Bukhari]

Knowledge

Islam urges people to read and learn on every occasion. The verses of the Qur'an command, advise, warn, and encourage people to observe the phenomena of nature, the succession of day and night, the movements of stars, the sun, moon, and other heavenly bodies. Muslims are urged to look into everything in the universe, to travel, investigate, explore and understand them, the better to appreciate and be thankful for all the wonders and beauty of God's creations. The first revelation to Muhammad showed how much Islam cares about knowledge.

"Read, in the name of your Lord, Who created..." [96:1]

Learning is obligatory for both men and women. Moreover, education is not restricted to religious issues; it includes all fields of knowledge, including biology, physics, and technology. Scholars have the highest status in Islam, second only to that accorded to prophets.

Almost from the very beginnings of the Islamic state Muslims began to study and to master a number of fields of so-called secular learning, beginning with linguistics and architecture, but very quickly extending to mathematics, physics, astronomy, geography, medicine, chemistry and philosophy. They translated and synthesized the known works of the ancient world, from Greece, Persia, India, even China. Before long they were criticizing, improving and expanding on that knowledge. Centuries before the European Renaissance there were Muslim ?Rennaissance? men, men who were simultaneously explorers, scientists, philosophers, physicians and poets, like Ibn Sina (Avicenna), Umar Khayyam, and others.

Main Pillars

1. Shahadah

The first pillar of Islam is that a Muslim believe and declare his faith by saying the Shahadah (lit. 'witness'), also known as the Kalimah:

La ilaha ila Allah; Muhammadur-rasul Allah. 'There is no god but Allah; Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah.'

This declaration contains two parts. The first part refers to God Almighty, the Creator of everything, the Lord of the Worlds; the second part refers to the Messenger, Muhammad (pbuh) a prophet and a human being, who received the revelation through the Archangel Gabriel, and taught it to mankind.

By sincerely uttering the Shahadah the Muslim acknowledges Allah as the sole Creator of all, and the Supreme Authority over everything and everyone in the universe. Consequently the Muslim closes his/her heart and mind to loyalty, devotion and obedience to, trust in, reliance on, and worship of anything or anyone other than Allah. This rejection is not confined merely to pagan gods and goddesses of wood and stone and created by human hands and imaginations; this rejection must extend to all other conceptions, superstitions, ideologies, ways of life, and authority figures that claim supreme devotion, loyalty, trust, love, obedience or worship. This entails, for example, the rejection of belief in such common things as astrology, palm reading, good luck charms, fortune-telling and psychic readings, in addition to praying at shrines or graves of "saints", asking the dead souls to intercede for them with Allah. There are no intercessors in Islam, nor any class of clergy as such; a Muslim prays directly and exclusively to Allah.

Belief in the prophet hood of Muhammad (pbuh) entails belief in the guidance brought by him and contained in his Sunnah (traditions of his sayings and actions), and demands of the Muslim the intention to follow his guidance faithfully. Muhammad (pbuh) was also a human being, a man with feelings and emotions, who ate, drank and slept, and was born and died, like other men. He had a pure and upright nature, extraordinary righteousness, and an unwavering faith in Allah and commitment to Islam, but he was not divine. Muslims do not pray to him, not even as an intercessor, and Muslims abhor the terms "Mohamedan" and "Mohamedanism".

2. Salah (Prayer)

Prayer (Salah), in the sense of worship, is the second pillar of Islam. Prayer is obligatory and must be performed five times a day. These five times are dawn (Fajr), immediately after noon (Dhuhr), mid-afternoon ('Asr), sunset (Maghrib), and early night (Isha'). Ritual cleanliness and ablution are required before prayer, as are clean clothes and location, and the removal of shoes. One may pray individually or communally, at home, outside, virtually any clean place, as well as in a mosque, though the latter is preferred. Special is the Friday noon prayer, called Jum'ah. It, too, is obligatory and is to be done in a mosque, in congregation. It is accompanied by a sermon (Khutbah), and it replaces the normal Dhuhr prayer.

There is no hierarchical clerical authority in Islam, no priests or ministers. Prayers are led by any learned person who knows the Qur'an and is chosen by the congregation. He (or she, if the congregation is all women) is called the imam. There is also no minimum number of congregates required to hold communal prayers. Prayer consists of verses from the Qur'an and other prayers, accompanied by various bodily postures - standing, bowing, prostrating and sitting. They are said in Arabic, the language of the revelation, though personal supplications (Du'ah) can be offered in one's own language. Worshippers face the Qiblah, the direction of the Ka'bah in the city of Makkah.

The significance of prayer lies in one's maintaining a continuous link to God five times a day, which helps the worshipper avoid misdeeds if he/she performs the prayers sincerely. In addition it promotes discipline, God-consciousness and placing one's trust in Allah alone, and the importance of striving for the Hereafter. When performed in congregation it also provides a strong sense of community, equality and brotherhood/sisterhood.

3. Sawm (Fasting)

The fourth pillar of Islam is fasting. Allah prescribes daily fasting for all able, adult Muslims during the whole of the month of Ramadan, the ninth month of the lunar calendar, beginning with the sighting of the new moon. Exempted from the fast are the very old and the insane. On the physical side, fasting is from first light of dawn until sundown, abstaining from food, drink, and sexual relations. On the moral, behavioral side, one must abstain from lying, malicious gossip, quarreling and trivial nonsense.

Those who are sick, elderly, or on a journey, and women who are menstruating, pregnant, or nursing are permitted to break the fast, but must make up an equal number of days later in the year. If physically unable to do so, they must feed a needy person for each day missed. Children begin to fast (and to observe the prayers) from puberty, although many start earlier.

Although fasting is beneficial to the health, it is regarded principally as a method of self-purification. By cutting oneself off from worldly pleasures and comforts, even for a short time, the fasting person gains true sympathy for those who go hungry regularly, and achieves growth in his spiritual life, learning discipline, self-restraint, patience and flexibility.

In addition to the fast proper, one is encouraged to read the entire Qur'an. In addition, special prayers, called Tarawih, are held in the mosque every night of the month, during which a whole section of the Qur'an (Juz') is recited, so that by the end of the month the entire Qur'an has been completed. These are done in remembrance of the fact that the revelation of the Qur'an to Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) was begun during Ramadan.

During the last ten days - though the exact day is never known and may not even be the same every year - occurs the Night of Power (Laylat al-Qadr). To spend that night in worship is equivalent to a thousand months of worship, i.e. Allah's reward for it is very great.

On the first day of the following month, after another new moon has been sighted, a special celebration is made, called 'Id al-Fitr. A quantity of staple food is donated to the poor (Zakat al-Fitr), everyone has bathed and put on their best, preferably new, clothes, and communal prayers are held in the early morning, followed by feasting and visiting relatives and friends.

There are other fast days throughout the year. Muslims are encouraged to fast six days in Shawwal, the month following Ramadan, Mondays and Thursdays, and the ninth and tenth, or tenth and eleventh of Muharram, the first month of the year. The tenth day, called Ashurah, is also a fast day for the Jews (Yom Kippur), and Allah commanded the Muslims to fast two days to distinguish themselves from the People of the Book.

While fasting per se is encouraged, constant fasting, as well as monasticism, celibacy, and otherwise retreating from the real world, are condemned in Islam. Fasting on the two festival days, 'Id al-Fitr and 'Id al-Adha, the feast of the Hajj, is strictly forbidden.

4. Zakah

The third pillar of Islam is the alms-tax (Zakah). It is a tax on wealth, payable on various categories of property, notably savings and investments, produce, inventory of goods, salable crops and cattle, and precious metals, and is to be used for the various categories of distribution specified by Islamic law. It is also an act of purification through sharing what one has with others.

The rationale behind this is that Muslims believe that everything belongs to God, and wealth is held by man as a trust. This trust must be discharged, moreover, as instructed by God, as that portion of our wealth legally belongs to other people and must be given to them. If we refuse and hoard this wealth, it is considered impure and unclean. If, for example one were to use that wealth for charity or to finance one's pilgrimage to Makkah, those acts would also be impure, invalid, and of course unrewarded. Allah says:

"Of their wealth, take alms so you may purify and sanctify them." [9:103]

The word Zakah means purification and growth. Our possessions are purified by setting aside that portion of it for those in need. Each Muslim calculates his or her own Zakah individually.

For most purposes this involves the payment each year of 2.5% of one's capital, provided that this capital reaches a certain minimum amount that which is not consumed by its owner. A generous person can pay more than this amount, though it is treated and rewarded as voluntary charity (Sadaqah). This amount of money is provided to bridge the gap between the rich and the poor, and can be used in many useful projects for the welfare of the community.

Historically the pillar of Zakah became mandatory on Muslims form the second year after the Hijrah, 622 C.E. It is mentioned more than thirty times in the Qur'an, usually in the same breath as Salah. So important is this pillar that one is not considered a part of the Islamic brotherhood if one ignores this obligation.

5. Hajj

The fifth pillar of Islam is to make a pilgrimage (Hajj) to Makkah, in Saudi Arabia, at least once in one's lifetime. This pillar is obligatory for every Muslim, male or female, provided that he/she is physically and financially able to do so. Prerequisites for performing the Hajj are to be a Muslim, to be free, to be an adult or mature enough, to be of sound mind, and to have the ability to afford the journey and maintain one's dependents back home for the duration. The reward for the Hajj is nothing less than Paradise.

The Hajj is the ultimate form of worship, as it involves the spirit of all the other rituals and demands of the believer great sacrifice. On this unique occasion, nearly two million Muslims from all over the globe meet one another in a given year. Regardless of the season, pilgrims wear special clothes (Ihram) - two, very simple, unsewn white garments - which strips away all distinctions of wealth, status, class and culture; all stand together and equal before Allah (God).

The rites of Hajj, which go back to the time of Prophet Abraham who built the Ka'bah, are observed over five or six days, beginning on the eighth day of the last month of the year, named Dhul-Hijjah (pilgrimage). These rites include circumambulating the Ka'bah (Tawwaf), and going between the mountains of Safa and Marwah, as Hajjar (Abraham's wife) did during her search for water for her son Isma'il. Then the pilgrims stand together on the wide plain of Arafah and join in prayers for God's forgiveness, in what is often thought of as a preview of the Last Judgment. The pilgrims also cast stones at a stone pillar which represents Satan. The pilgrimage ends with a festival, called 'Id al-Adha, which is celebrated with prayers, the sacrifice of an animal, and the exchange of greetings and gifts in Muslim communities everywhere.

Muhammad

Muhammad (pbuh) was an illiterate but wise and well-respected man who was born in Makkah in the year 570 C.E., at a time when Christianity was not yet fully established in Europe. His first years were marked by the deaths of his parents. Since his father died before his birth, his uncle, Abu Talib, from the respected tribe of Quraysh, raised him. As Muhammad (pbuh) grew up, he became known for his truthfulness, generosity and sincerity, so that he was sought after for his ability to arbitrate in disputes. His reputation and personal qualities also led to his marriage, at the age of twenty-five, to Khadijah, a widow whom he had assisted in business. Thenceforth, he became an important and trusted citizen of Makkah. Historians describe him as calm and meditative.

Muhammad (pbuh) never felt fully content to be part of a society whose values he considered to be devoid of true religious significance. It became his habit to retreat from time to time to the cave of Hira', to meditate near the summit of Jabal al-Nur, the "Mountain of Light", near Makkah.

At the age of 40, while engaged in one such meditative retreat, Muhammad (pbuh) received his first revelation from God through the Angel Gabriel. This revelation, which continued for twenty-three years, is known as the Qur'an, the faithful recording of the entire revelation of God. The first revelation read:

"Recite: In the name of your Lord Who created man from a clot (of blood). Recite: Your Lord is Most Noble, Who taught by the pen, taught man what he did not know." [96:1-5]

It was this reality that he gradually and steadily came to learn and believe, until he fully realized that it is the truth.

His first convert was Khadijah, whose support and companionship provided necessary reassurance and strength. He also won the support of some of his relatives and friends. Three basic themes of the early message were the majesty of the one, unique God, the futility of idol worship, the threat of judgment, and the necessity of faith, compassion and morality in human affairs. All these themes represented an attack on the crass materialism and idolatry prevalent in Makkah at the time. So when he began to proclaim the message to others the Makkans rejected him. He and his small group of followers suffered bitter persecution, which grew so fierce that in the year 622 C.E., God gave them the command to emigrate. This event, the Hijrah (migration), in which they left Makkah for the city of Madinah, some 260 miles to the north, marked the beginning of a new era and thus the beginning of the Muslim calendar. During his suffering, Muhammad (pbuh) drew comfort from the knowledge revealed to him about other prophets, such as Abraham, Joseph, and Moses, each of whom had also been persecuted and tested.

After several years and some significant battles, the Prophet and his followers were able to return to Makkah, where they forgave their enemies and established Islam definitively. By the time the Prophet died, at the age of 63, the greater part of Arabia had accepted Islam, and within a century of his death, Islam had spread as far west as Spain and as far east as China. It was clear that the message was not limited to Arabs; it was for the whole of humanity.

The Prophet's sayings (Hadith), are also believed to be revelation. The number of sayings collected by his followers and scholars is about 10,000. Some typical examples of his sayings are as follows:

"To pursue knowledge is obligatory on every believing (man and woman)." [Ibn Majah]

"Removing a harmful thing from the road is charity." [Bukhari, Muslim]
"Those who do not show tenderness and love cannot expect to have tenderness shown to them." [Bukhari]

"Adore Allah (God) as though you see Him; even if you do not see Him, He nonetheless sees you." {Bukhari, Muslim]

Although Muhammad is deeply loved, revered and emulated by Muslims as God's final messenger, he is not an object of worship.

Women

At a time when the rest of the world, from Greece and Rome to India and China, considered women as no better than children or even slaves, with no rights whatsoever, Islam acknowledged women's equality with men in a great many respects. The Qur'an states:

"And among His signs is this: that He created mates for you form yourselves that you may find rest, peace of mind in them, and He ordained between you love and mercy. Lo, herein indeed are signs for people who reflect." [30:21]

Prophet Muhammad said:

"The most perfect in faith amongst believers is he who is best in manners and kindest to his wife." [Abu Dawud]

Muslims believe that Adam and Eve were created from the same soul. Both were equally guilty of their sin and fall from grace, and both were forgiven by Allah. Many women in Islam have had high status; consider the fact that the first person to convert to Islam was Khadijah, the wife of Muhammad, whom he both loved and respected. His favorite wife after Khadijah's death, Aeisha, became renowned as a scholar and one of the greatest sources of Hadith literature. Many of the female Companions accomplished great deeds and achieved fame, and throughout Islamic history there have been famous and influential scholars, jurists and mystics.

With regard to education, both women and men have the same rights and obligations. This is clear in Prophet Muhammad's saying:

"Seeking knowledge is mandatory for every believer." [Ibn Majah]

This implies men and women.
A woman is to be treated as God has endowed her, with rights, such as to be treated as an individual, with the right to own and dispose of her own property and earnings, enter into contracts, even after marriage. She has the right to be educated and to work outside the home if she so chooses. She has the right to inherit from her father, mother, and husband. A very interesting point to note is that in Islam, unlike any other religion, a woman can be an imam, a leader of communal prayer, for a group of women.

A Muslim woman also has obligations. All the laws and regulations pertaining to prayer, fasting, charity, pilgrimage, doing good deeds, etc., apply to women, albeit with minor differences having mainly to do with female physiology.

Before marriage, a woman has the right to choose her husband. Islamic law is very strict regarding the necessity of having the woman's consent for marriage. A marriage dowry (money) is given by the groom to the bride for her own personal use. She keeps her own family name, rather than taking her husband's. As a wife, a woman has the right to be supported by her husband even if she is already rich. She also has the right to seek divorce and custody of young children. She does not return the dowry, except in a few unusual situations.

Despite the fact that in many places and times Muslim communities have not always adhered to all or even many of the foregoing in practice, the ideal has been there for 1400 years, while virtually all other major civilizations did not begin to address these issues or change their negative attitudes until the 19th and 20th centuries, and there are still many contemporary civilizations which have yet to do so.

Other Religions

Islam is the religion of all prophets. Muslims believe that all the prophets were sent to their respective peoples from God (Allah). They all had the same mission and message - guiding people to the right path.

The three revealed, monotheistic religions, Islam, Christianity, and Judaism, go back to Abraham. The prophets of these religions were directly descended from him - Moses, Jesus and others from Isaac, but Muhammad from Isma?il. It was Prophet Abraham who had established the settlement which today is the city of Makkah, and with his son Isma?il built the Ka?bah, which Muslims all over the world face when they pray.

Christians and Jews hold a special place in Islam. They are called the People of the Book (Ahl al-Kitab), since the original Torah and Gospel were also divinely revealed and they shared in the prophetic tradition. Islamic states have nearly always shown their religious minorities tolerance and respect and those communities flourished under Islamic rule. God says:

"...[T]hose who believe (in the message of Islam), and the Jews, the Sabaeans, and the Christians - all those who believe in Allah and the Last Day, and act righteously - no fear shall come upon them..." [5:69]

Setting up the Islamic state in Madinah, Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) further warned:

"Whoever oppresses any Dhimmi (non-Muslim citizen of the Islamic state), I shall be his prosecutor on the Day of Judgment."

In setting up the Islamic state, Prophet Muhammad made it inclusive of the Arabian Jews and Christians. Their persons, properties, churches and synagogues were protected, freedom of worship was guaranteed, and they controlled their own community affairs with their own civil and religious laws and courts. For most of the first century of the Islamic state, in fact, the majority of the citizens were Christians, enjoying peace and liberty such as they had not had even under Christian Rome or Byzantium.

The Jews, from the very beginning in Madinah, and later everywhere else, were lifted from the burden of being clients of individual Arab tribes to being citizens of the state, thus freeing them to focus on their Jewishness. When the Islamic state expanded outside Arabia the Jews of other lands were treated for the first time as liberated citizens. Judaism flourished as never before, with Jews even serving in Muslim armies and administrations while their culture bloomed in the arts, sciences, medicine and philosophy. This knowledge they transmitted to their brethren in the hostile climate of Christian Europe. Even Jewish mysticism originated under the influence of sufism and spread to northern Europe.

When Islam reached Persia the concept of People of the Book was extended to the Zoroastrians as well. Later, when the Muslims conquered parts of India and encountered Buddhists and Hindus, who appeared to worship idols, the question was referred to the ulema (council of scholars), who judged that even they could have the same protected status as the Jews and Christians, so long as they did not fight Islam and they paid the Jizyah tax.

Peace

"Peace" is the most common word on a Muslim's tongue. Whenever two people meet, they exchange greetings, wishing each other peace: "Peace be upon you." But peace cannot prevail except through justice. Since the concept of justice may differ from one man to another, or from one society to another, Muslims believe that real justice is that which is specified by Allah (God).

Islam permits fighting in self-defense, in defense of the religion, or by those who have been expelled forcibly from their homes. At the same time, Islam requires one to treat one's enemy mercifully. It lays down strict rules of combat which include prohibitions against harming civilians and against destroying crops, trees, and livestock. Islam also requires that if an enemy declares his desire to end hostilities and seek peace, the Muslims must do the same.

The concept of Jihad (struggling in the cause of Allah) is stated in the Qur'an. Allah said: "Fight in the cause of God those who fight you, but do not transgress limits. God does not love transgressors." [2:19] Jihad is never to be waged to force anybody to choose a particular religion. On the contrary, it is to waged to protect his right to choose freely. Therefore, if there is a force in the world that tries to prevent a person from practicing this right, Jihad may lead to fighting the force that is trying to prevent him from exercising free will.



Relevance

Since Islam is the last religion revealed by Allah, it possesses some elements that make it unique. One of these is its relevance for human beings regardless of place and time.

This means that Islam - submission to God - is a comprehensive institution which includes all the guidelines necessary for all aspects of life. Therefore, the best way to understand Islam is to look at it as more than a religion - as a complete way of life. In other words, it is a system which regulates every aspect of life, dealing with all issues - social, economic, educational, judicial, health, and even military. Thus, it is suitable for all human beings and for all times, since it is the final religion. Islamic law aims to achieve five goals for human beings in life: protecting the religion, protecting one's self, protecting one's possessions, protecting one's mind, and protecting one's offspring.

Therefore, God (Allah) decided on two main domains of law:

1. If the domain always requires change and progress, Allah legislated comprehensive yet flexible rules and gave people the chance to create and develop the necessary laws to satisfy the specific needs of a certain period of time. For example, in the rule of consultation (Shura), Allah decided that it should be the general rule for any government; however, its form and style are left open for people to choose and decide according to their needs.

2. If the domain does not require or lend itself to change or progress, Allah legislated fixed and detailed laws that govern all issues related to a specific area. Thus, there is no way for man to change or develop those laws, which were made for the welfare of all mankind. For example, the area of worshipping God contains fixed details which cannot be changed at all. These regard prayer, fasting, making pilgrimage, etc. Another example is in family matters, such as the laws of marriage, divorce, and inheritance.

To show how Islam cares for the environment, one can cite the many laws that protect the environment. About fourteen hundred years ago. Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) said:

"The world is green and beautiful, and Allah has appointed you as His stewards over it. He sees how you acquit yourselves."

Muhammad showed how important plants and trees are by saying: "Whoever plants a tree and looks after it with care until it matures and becomes productive will be rewarded in the Hereafter." Even in the territory of an enemy, Islam's care for plants, animals, and trees is profound. Abu Bakr, the first Caliph, or successor, to Muhammad (pbuh), instructed his troops that he was sending into battle not to cut down any trees or kill any animals except for food.

These are but a few examples of how Islam remains relevant in the modern world.

Sources

?The ultimate manifestation of God's grace for man, the ultimate wisdom, and the ultimate beauty of expression: in short, the word of God.? This is how the German scholar, Muhammad Asad, once described the Qur'an. If one were to ask any Muslim to depict it, most likely they would offer similar words. The Qur'an, to the Muslim, is the irrefutable, inimitable Word of God. It was revealed by God Almighty, through the instrument of Prophet Muhammad (pbuh). The Prophet (pbuh) himself had no role in authoring the Qur'an, he was merely a human secretary, repeating the dictates of the Divine Creator:

"He (Muhammad) does not speak of his own desire. It is no less than an Inspiration sent down to him." [53:3-4]

The Qur'an was revealed in Arabic, to Prophet Muhammad (pbuh), over a period of twenty-three years. It is composed in a style so unique, that it cannot be deemed either poetry or prose, but somehow a mixture of both. The Qur'an is imimitable; it cannot be simulated or copied, and God Almighty challenges mankind to pursue such an endeavor if he thinks he can:

"Or do they say he forged it? Say: Bring then a chapter like unto it, and call (to your aid) anyone you can, beside God, if it be you speak the truth." [10:38].

The Qur'an's language is indeed sublime, its recitation moving, as one non-Muslim scholar noted, it was like ?the cadence of my heartbeat?. Due to its unique style of language, the Qur'an is not only highly readable, but also relatively easy to remember. This latter aspect has played an important role not only in the Qur'an's preservation, but in the spiritual life of Muslims as well. God Himself declares,

"And We have indeed made the Qur'an easy to understand and remember; then is there anyone that will receive admonition?" [54:17]

One of the most important characteristics of the Qur'an is that it remains today, the only holy book which has never changed; it has remained free from any and all adulterations. Sir William Muir noted, "There is probably in the world no other book which has remained (fourteen) centuries with so pure a text." The Qur'an was written down during the lifetime and under the supervision of the Prophet, who himself was illiterate, and it was canonized shortly after his death by a rigorous method which scrutinized both written and oral traditions. Thus its authenticity is unblemished, and is its preservation is seen as the fulfillment of God's promise:

"We have, without doubt, sent down the Message, and We will assuredly guard it from corruption." [15:9]

The Qur'an is a book which provides the human being the spiritual and intellectual nourishment he/she craves. Its major themes include the oneness of God, the purpose of human existence, faith and God-consciousness, the Hereafter and its significance. The Qur'an also lays a heavy emphasis upon reason and understanding. In these spheres of human understanding, the Qur'an goes beyond just satisfying the human intellect; it causes one to reflect on implications. There are Qur'anic challenges and prophecies. One of the most exciting fields in recent years has been the discovery that, of the significant amount of scientific information in the Qur'an, including the event of the Big Bang, embryological data, and other information concerning astronomy biology, etc., there is not a single statement that has not been borne out by modern discoveries In short, the Qur'an fulfills the heart, the soul, and the mind.

Perhaps the best description of the Qur'an was given by Ali, the cousin of Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) when he expounded upon it as,

"The Book of God. In it is the record of what was before you, the judgment of what is among you, and the prophecies of what will come after you. It is decisive, not a case for levity. Whoever is a tryant and ignores the Qur'an will be destroyed by God. Whoever seeks guidance from other than it will be misguided. The Qur'an is the unbreakable bond of connection with God; it is the remembrance full of wisdom and the straight path. The Qur'an does not become distorted by tongues. nor can it be deviated by caprices; it never dulls from repeated study; scholars will always want more of it. The wonders of the Qur'an are never ending. Whoever speaks from it will speak the truth, whoever rules with it will be just, and whoever holds fast to it will be guided to the straight path." [Al-Tirmidhi]

Sunnah

The term Sunnah comes from the root word sanna, which means to pave the way or make a path easily passable, such that it becomes a commonly followed way by everyone afterwards. Thus sunnah can be used to describe a street or road or path on which people, animals, and cars travel. Additionally, it can apply to a prophetic way, i.e. the law that they brought and taught as an explanation or further clarification of a divinely revealed book. Normally, the prophetic way includes references to his sayings, actions, physical features and character traits.

From the Islamic standpoint, Sunnah refers to anything narrated or related about the Prophet Muhammad (pbuh), authentically traced to him regarding his speech, actions, traits, and silent approvals, before and after the revelation.

Each narration is composed of two parts: the isnad and the matn. The isnad refers to a chain of people who narrated a paricular narration. The matn is the actual text of the narration. The isnad must comprise upright and sincere individuals whose integrity is unquestionable.

The Speech of Prophet Muhammad (pbuh)

The speech of Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) refers to his sayings. For example, he said:

"Actions are judged by their intentions; everyone will be rewarded according to his/her intention. So whoever migrates for the sake of Allah and His Prophet then his migration will be noted as a migration for the sake of Allah and His Prophet. Conversely, one who migrates only to obtain something worldly or to marry a woman, then his migration will be worth what he had inteded.? [Bukhari]. The Prophet (pbuh) also said: ?Whoever believes in Allah and the Last Day, should say something good or keep quiet.

The above two accounts clearly show that the Prophet (pbuh) spoke these words. Consequently, these are known as his speech.

The Actions of Prophet Muhammad (pbuh)

His actions pertain to anything he did, as authentically reported by the Sahabah (Companions). For instance, Hudhayfah reported that whenever the Prophet (pbuh) got up at night, he would clean his teeth with a tooth-stick. Also A'ishah reported that the Prophet (pbuh) loved to do everything starting with the right side - putting on shoes, walking, cleaning himself, and in all his affairs generally.

The Silent Approvals of Prophet Muhammad (pbuh)

His silent approvals on different issues meant his not opposing or minding what he saw, heard or knew of the actions or sayings of his Companions. On one occasion, for example, the Prophet (pbuh) learned of actions of some of his Companions from other Companions. Soon after the battle of Khandaq, Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) gave the order to the Companions to move quickly to surround the tribe of Banu Quraydah, encouraging them to hurry so that perhaps they would pray 'Asr (the late afternoon prayer) there. Some of the Companions of the Prophet (pbuh) responded immediately and left without praying 'Asr. They arrived after sunset, pitched camp and prayed 'Asr- after sunset. At the same time another group of Companions formulated their judgment differently. They thought that the Prophet (pbuh) was merely encouraging them to hasten to their destination, rather than to delay 'Asr until after sunset. Consequently, they decided to stay in Madinah until they had prayed 'Asr. Immediately thereafter, they hastened towards the tribe of Banu Quraydhah. When the Prophet (pbuh) was told of how each group responded differently to his announcement, he (pbuh) affirmed both judgments.

Physical and Moral Traits of Prophet Muhammad (pbuh)

Everything authentically narrated concerning the Prophet's complexion and the rest of his physical features is also included in the definition of sunnah. Umm Ma'bad described what she saw of the great Prophet (pbuh). She said:

"I saw a man, his face radiant with a bright glow, not too thin or too fat, elegant and handsome. His eyes had a deep black hue with long eyelashes. His voice was pleasant and his neck long. He had a thick beard. His long black eyebrows were beautifully arched and connected to each other. In silence, he remained dignified, commanding utmost awe and respect. When he spoke, his speech was brilliant. Of all people he was the most handsome and the most pleasant, even when approaching from a distance. In person, he was unique and most admirable. Graced with eloquent logic, his speech was moderate. His logical arguments were well organized as though they were a string of gems. He was not too tall or too short, but exactly in between. Among three, he appeared the most radiant and most vibrant. He had companions who affectionately honored him. When he spoke, they listened to him attentively. When he gave orders, they were quick to execute them. They rallied around him guarding him. He never frowned or spoke frivolously." [Hakim]

Along with his physical features, his Companions also described his habits and behavior with people. Once Anas reported:

"I served the Prophet of Allah (pbuh) for ten years. Never once did he so much as express any bit of displeasure nor did he ever ask 'Why did you do it?' for something I did or 'Why didn't you do it?' for something I didn't do."

From the above we can clearly see that when the term sunnah appears in a general context refering to Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) it comprises anything narrated about the Prophet (pbuh) and authentically traced to him. Once a Muslim learns of the authenticity of any narration, he/she is obliged to follow and obey it accordingly. Such obedience is mandated by Allah as He declares

"...and obey Allah and His Prophet and do not turn away when you hear (him speak)." [8:20]

At times, some Muslims are perplexed when people say that sunnah is something only recommended and is not mandatory. Thus they conclude that we are only required to follow the Qur'an and not the Sunnah. Such an argument results from a gross misunderstanding. Scholars of Islamic jurisprudence use the term sunnah to denote what is authentically established of Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) in deeds which were not subsequently made mandatory by Allah.

They further hold that this includes any saying of Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) where he encourages Muslims to do a particular task and compliments those who imbibe such attributes. Thus to them, the term sunnah denotes what is authentically established of Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) in deeds which he did voluntarily and which were not subsequently made mandatory by Allah. They further hold that this includes any saying of Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) where he encourages Muslims to do a particular task and compliments those who imbibe such attributes. Thus to them, the term sunnah refers to what is "recommended" and is not mandatory (fard or wajib).

From the above, we can clearly see that the term sunnah takes on different meanings when used by different Islamic disciplines.

Tolerance

Freedom of belief is guaranteed in Islam. It should be very clear that Islam tolerates not only other faiths but even its enemies. This is stated clearly in the Qur'an:

"God forbids you not with regard to those who fight you not for (your) faith, nor drive you out of your homes, from dealing kindly and justly with them, for God loves those who are just." [60:8]

It is one function of Islamic law to protect the privileged status of minorities, and this is why non-Muslim places of worship have flourished all over the Islamic world. Islamic law also permits non-Muslim minorities to set up their own courts to implement family laws drawn up by the minorities themselves and to govern their own affairs.

History provides many examples of Muslim tolerance towards other faiths. When the great leader and second Caliph, Umar, entered Jerusalem in the year 634, Islam guaranteed freedom of worship to all religious communities in the city. In fact, so careful was Umar in setting an example for his people that he not only went to a church to pray, he prayed outside in the courtyard, lest his followers after his death be tempted to convert the church into a mosque.

Islam teaches that the closest to Allah and the most beloved of Allah are those who are the best in piety. Thus all people, male and female, and regardless of race, color, nationality or ethnicity, are considered and treated as equal before Allah and before the law. This concept of tolerance did not reach the West even in theory until the 18th century, and in practice not until the 20th century.

Universality

In the Qur'an, Allah says:

"We have sent you (Muhammad) as a mercy for all nations." [21:107]

Thus Islam is not restricted to any particular race or nation, as many other religions are, but is universal, meaning that its message applies to all humanity, at all times, in all places.

Since Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) was the last prophet and messenger, his message applies to all future generations. All previous prophets, from Adam, Noah and Abraham to Moses and Jesus, were also Muslims:

"Not a single messenger did We send before you without this inspiration sent by Us to him that there is no god but I, therefore worship and serve Me." [21:25]

Since the Qur'an is the final testament, with every word and every letter unadulterated and unchanged, and protected by Allah from any change or tampering, it is the final revelation, and no other law will ever supersede it.

It applies, moreover, to every aspect of one's daily life, including personal, social, legal, economic, political, even military. Furthermore, Islam affects every part of the individual - physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual

eh bakit ka nandito, grade 1 ka na ba??? o repeater ng kindergarten? hehehe

kinopya ko post ni Kaffil, maganda eh:

pilit pinakikita na isang paraiso ang sistemang Islamiko

pero ito ay mapaniil sa mga nasasakupang hindi muslim at lantad nilang inuusig ang mga nagpapalaganap ng kaibang relihiyon

mapang abuso sa kapangyarihan ang mga autoridad muslim dahil hindi sila pwede kwestyunin basta sabihin lang nilang sa interes ng Islam ang kanilang ginawa

argabyado ang babae sa Islam madali silang pwersahen para sumuko sa lalake dahil sila ay pwedeng bilhin

mahirap manalo sa kaso ang isang rape victim lalu na kung siya ay nagawang hilahin ng lalake sa kanyang bahay sasabihin lang na ang babae ay kusang sumama, ang babae ay isang prostitute o dili kaya'y ang lalaki pa mismo ang inakit ng babae

mahirap tumistigo sa isang krimeng naganap sa bansang Islamiko dahil kung walang suspect na makita at umamin ay ang testigo pa mismo bilang pinakamalapit sa insidente ng krimen ang siyang papatawan ng parusa

pilit pinakakalat ang relihiyong ISLAM na may kasamang pwersa at dumadami ito biologically dahil pinapayagan sa kanila kahit 4 na asawa
sinasamantala nila ang open migration at kapag dumami na sa isang lugar ay saka mag-aaklas para magsarili bilang bansa

hindi paraiso kundi pahirap at parusa sa katotohanan ang gobyernong Islamiko

Magpenetensya na kayo, paluin na ninyo ang mga likod niyo at papako sa krus, tapos pag gabi inuman na...para di maramdaman ung sakit ng sugat...hahaha yan ang mga krisityano...BANAL na aso...SANTONG kabayo...natatawa sila hihihihi! sa INYO!

Paki basa ang comment #7 at yung balitaktakan sa ibaba noon, para naman matauhan ka!

Wala kayong makukuhang pera dito, dahil gising na ang mga kapanalig ninyo at alam na nila na kinukuwartahan lang ninyo sila gamit ang mga mgagandang salita kuno ng Diyos....

ANAK NAKIPAGPATAYAN SA ERPAT
Ni JB Salarzon

Napikon at nagdilim ang paningin ng isang ama dahil sa umano’y “kabastusan at kakulitan” ng kanyang anak na naghahamon pa ng patayan kung kaya’t nagawang barilin ito ng shotgun sa kanilang lugar sa Barangay San Blas, Villasis, Pangasinan kamakalawa ng gabi.
Matapos ang ginawang pamamaril sa anak na si Rodolfo Mejia Jr., 38-anyos, na nasa kritikal pang kondisyon sa isang ospital, mabilis na tumakas si Rodolfo Sr., 60-anyos kung kaya’t kasalukuyan pa siyan­g pinag­hahanap ng pulisya.
Gayunman, nabatid sa Villasis Police na wala pang pormal na kasong isinasampa laban sa suspek na si Rodolfo Sr.
Nagtamo ng siyam na tama ng shrapnel sa tiyan ang biktima mula sa 2-gauge shotgun na ipinutok ng kanyang ama.
Lumilitaw sa imbestigasyon ng pulisya na nagkasagutan ang mag-ama pasado alas-siyete ng gabi sa hindi pa mabatid na dahilan.
Dahil nagsisigawan na ang mag-ama na ilang dipa lamang ang layo ng kanilang tahanan ay umawat na ang mga kamag-anak para sila’y patigilin.
Dito na kusang umuwi ang ama para maiwasan ang gulo. Subalit pagkauwi ni Rodolfo Sr. sa bahay ay sinundan siya ng biktima na naghahamon pa rin umano ng patayan.
Sa puntong iyon, napi­kon na umano ang ama kung kaya’t kinuha nito ang kanyang shotgun at pinaputukan sa tiyan ang anak.
Agad na tumakas si Rodolfo Sr. dala ang kanyang baril matapos ang ginawang pamamaril sa sariling anak.

Akala ko ba pang kindergarden dito bakit ka nandito??? Ahh oo nga pala repeater ka nga pala at may back subject!

Lagot kayo kay Arroyo, pinatakas na ang mga Allies niya, tapos super support ng bala at baril galing sa PNP at AFP ...hehehe!

Proven na ba? O suspect lang?

Kawawa naman kayo...sabi nga sa itaas kapag nai "TAGGED" ka as terrorist kahit UMUTOT lang terorista ka na, basta may sumabog ISA lang agad ang nasa isip kahit pa makakaliwa o makakanan ang pangyayari yun pa rin ang TAGGED!

BAsahin na lang ninyo yung mga mahahabang article sa itaas para malaman ninyo ng husto ang turo ng ISLAM!

Sabi na sa inyo wala kayong makokolekta dito dahil gising na ang mga kapanalig ninyo sa mga pangloloko ninyo sa kanila kaya lahat ng kasiraan kahit pa labag sa aral ng relihiyon ninyo gagawin parin ninyo para lang SA SARILING INTEREST! Take note marami ng mga pastor ang nagsasabi na TAMA ang aral ng ISLAM pero di sila umaalis bilang pastor, Bakit?

Kasi sabi nila di nila puwedeng iwan ang pagiging pastor nila dahil don sila nagkabahay, don sila nagkakotse, at don nila napapaaral ang mga anak nila sa exclusive school.

Basahin ninyo yung mga mahahabang article sa itaas para naman yung lusaw ninyong utak maging konting tigas, hindi puro lang kolection sa mga kapanalig ninyo ang gagawin ninyo at sirain ang ibang relihiyon...tandaan ninyo ang kamatayan nandiyan lang yan...hindi ninyo pwedeng ibalik ang buhay ninyo...lahat ng kasalanan ninyo ang dala-dala ninyo lang sa pagharap sa kanya! Ang kuwartang nakukurakot ninyo at di ninyo pwedeng madala! Hangga't may panahon pa kayo!

Penitensya ngayong Kuwaresma
Gerry Baja
Hindi mapipigilan ang mga pulitiko na samantalahin ang Semana Santa sa kanilang marubdob na ha­ngaring magkaposisyon o manatili sa gobyerno.
Kahit bawal mangampanya dahil ito ay mga sag­radong araw para sa sangka-Kristiyanohan…tiyak na mayroong hindi makakatiis.
Ang batas ng Diyos ay matutulad lamang sa batas ng tao na paiikutan at pa­lulusutan ng mga nagkukunwang may busilak na ha­ngarin sa mga mamamayan.
Napakadali nga namang humingi ng tawad pagkatapos gumawa ng kasalanan. Ipako mo man sa krus...babalik at ba­balik din sa paggawa ng kasalanan.
Kaya’t kung kayang manamantala ng mga pulitiko kahit Holy Week...kaya rin itong gawin ng mga pangkaraniwang mamamayan.
Samantalahin natin ang Holy Week para turuan ang mga kamag-anak at mga kaibigan sa pagpili ng mga tamang pagkakatiwalaan sa gobyerno.
Saan man ninyo pla­nong idaos ang Kuwaresma...ito ang pinakamagandang pagkakataon para pagplanuhan ang kinabukasan ng bansa.

Paglusot ng Ampatuans sa rebelyon tinukuran ng Palasyo
Nina Rose Miranda at Noel Abuel
Pinagsabihan agad kahapon ng Malacañang ang lahat ng partido na igalang ang desisyon ng Quezon City Regional Trial Court (QCRTC)na nagpapawalang-bisa sa rebellion charges na isinampa sa mga Ampatuans at iba pang akusado sa Maguindanao massacre.
Ito ang pahayag ni De­puty Presidential Spokesman Gary Olivar na nagsabing paborable man o hindi ang desisyon para sa kahit sinong partido ay dapat na igalang lagi ang kautusan ng korte.
Sa kabila nito ay marami pa rin naman umanong natitirang alas laban sa mga akusado dahil puwede pa naman umanong iapela ang nasabing desisyon, dahil sa may iba pa namang asunto na kinakaharap ang mga Ampatuan bukod sa kasong rebelyon.
Sinabihan din ng Palas­yo ang mga government prosecutors at publiko na higit na manmanan ang kaganapan sa kaso samantalang naninindigan naman umano ang ehekutibo sa desisyong pagdedeklara ng martial law sa Maguinda­nao noong nakaraang taon.
Nauna rito, sa 18-pahinang desisyon na ipinalabas ni QCRTC Judge Vivencio Baclig ng Branch 77, walang nakitang proba­ble cause para kasuhan ng rebelyon ang mga Ampatuan.
“The court finds that the totality of the evidence in the records and those adduced at the hearing is insufficient to show probable cause to indict the accuse for rebellion and accused-movants are hereby ordered released from detention, unless they are held by a court of law for other lawful reasons,” nakasaad sa desisyon.
Sa ilalim umano ng Revised Penal Code, ang rebelyon ay isang pag-aaklas ng publiko laban sa pamahalaan subalit sa nangyaring insidente ay wala umanong bilang ng tao na nag-aklas para labanan ang gobyerno.
“There was no evidence presented to support allegations of a massive formation of armed civilians, supported by armored vehicles, under the command of the Ampatuans to resist government troops,” dagdag ni Baclig.
Nauna nang hiniling ng prosekusyon na mag-inhibit si Judge Baclig sa kaso matapos na akusa­hang pumapabor ito sa mga Ampatuan.

Ricky Martin is livin' la vida open, says he's gay03/30/2010 | 07:19 AM

NEW YORK – Ricky Martin is no longer denying the rumors: He's gay.

In a statement posted via Twitter in both Spanish and English, and later confirmed with his representative, Martin said: "I am proud to say that I am a fortunate homosexual man. I am very blessed to be who I am."

For many, Monday's announcement will come as no surprise; the "Livin' La Vida Loca" singer's sexuality has been speculated about for years. But the Puerto Rican star, who got his start as a child in the teen group Menudo, never directly addressed it and was usually seen at events with beautiful women on his arm.

Martin, 38, said he decided to reveal the truth after working on his memoirs helped him realize that he had to be free with himself, and not keep any more secrets.

"From the moment I wrote the first phrase I was sure the book was the tool that was going to help me free myself from things I was carrying within me for a long time. Things that were too heavy for me to keep inside," he said. "Writing this account of my life, I got very close to my truth. And this is something worth celebrating."

Martin said one of the reasons why he kept his homosexuality hidden was because he was told by some that it would hurt his career. While his U.S. career peaked after the release of his 1999 self-titled English album, a multiplatinum success that included the hits "Livin' La Vida Loca" and "Shake Your Bon-Bon," he is still a hugely successful Latin artist.

"Because all this advice came from people who I love dearly, I decided to move on with my life not sharing with the world my entire truth," he said in his statement. "Allowing myself to be seduced by fear and insecurity became a self-fulfilling prophecy of sabotage. Today I take full responsibility for my decisions and my actions."

Martin, who is the father of two boys born via surrogate in 2008, said he couldn't continue to hide his sexuality now that he is a father: "Enough is enough. This has to change."

Martin's book is still a work in progress. — AP

Bat nandito ka pa rin? Ayy oo nga pala repeater ka ng KINDERGARDEN at may back subject pa...hahaha! So sino ang BOBO??? hehehe!

SUICIDE SA KALYE

Ni Jethro Sinocruz
Hindi sa bahay o kuwarto, hindi rin sa gusali o isang establisimiyento kundi sa mata ng madla mistulang ibinunyag ng isang lalaki ang ginawa nitong pagpapakamatay sa pamamagitan ng paglaslas sa kanyang pulso sa isang kalye sa Quezon City kahapon ng umaga.
Nakilala lamang ang lalaki sa pamamagitan ng identification card nito na si Albert Gabinete at may office address na Uni-Source Sales and Services Inc. na matatagpuan sa BPI Building 1004 Arnaiz Avenue, Makati City.
Ayon sa ulat ni SPO1 Randy Escobido kay Chief Inspector Benjamin Elen­zano Jr., hepe ng QC Police District-Homicide Section, nadiskubre ang bangkay ni Gabinete dakong alas-sais ng umaga sa tapat ng No. 80 10th St. malapit sa kanto ng Broadway St. sa New Manila, Barangay Mariana, Quezon City.
Sa pag-iimbestiga ni SPO1 Escobido, nabatid mula sa guwardiyang si Ahmads Sinahon na nagulat na lamang umano ito nang makita si Gabinete na matigas na at may laslas sa pulso nito, mga 20 metro ang layo sa kanyang binabantayan.
Naikuwento naman ng isang residente na nakila­lang si Sheila Gragenda, na nakita niya ang biktima na buhay pa dakong alas-9:30 kamakalawa ng gabi at nakaupo sa nasabing lugar bago ito natagpuang patay na.
Kumbinsido ang mga awtoridad na suicide ang nangyaring insidente dahil wala umanong narinig na komosyon ang mga naka­tira sa nasabing lugar bago nadiskubre ang bangkay.
“Suicide talaga iyon kasi may natagpuan pa ta­yong blade sa tabi niya e wala naman nga raw narinig na gulo o away o sigaw ang mga residente roon,” paliwanag ni Chief Inspector Elenzano.
Gayunman, tinitingnan pa rin umano ng mga awtoridad kung wala ngang nangyaring foul play sa pagkamatay ni Gabinete.

Malamang muslim yang nagpakamatay kasi ang pangalan Albert Gabinete eh...ano sa palagay mo kidlat?

Di ka mapalagay noh! Ano sa tingin mo? Di mo makita noh?

Kasi nga normal lang yan sa relihiyon ninyo, hindi masama yan. At baka hindi mo rin ako kilala, grade 1 na ako ngayon di katulad mo repeater ng KINDERGARDEN may back subject pa..hehehe!

PRESIDENTIABLES
Manny Villar: Tondo Boy
Noynoy: Mama’s Boy
Gibo: Lover Boy
Bro. Eddie: Jesus Boy
Erap: Kanto Boy
Jamby: If I Were A Boy
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LITTLE GIRL: Mommy, paano po nagkaka-baby ang mag-asawa?
MOMMY: Ahh… ehh… anak, pag nakita ni Papa Jesus na mahal ni mommy si daddy, at mahal ni daddy si mommy, binibigyan Niya ng baby na dine-deliver ng angels.
LITTLE GIRL: Ay! Akala ko, nagse-sex!
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PATALASTAS…
GIRL: Hi! Did you eat na?
BOY: No! Tara! What do you want?
GIRL: Ikaw… suspense me.
BOY: Pasta bowl?
GIRL: Pass the ball?! Maglalaro ba tayo o kakain?!
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MANG KULAS: Samuel, binabalaan kita! Tigilan mo ang panliligaw sa anak ko!
SAMUEL: Ano naman po ang masama roon eh pareho naman kaming binata?
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The hardest boy to love is the one who never learns to control his sweetness… to another boy.
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Usapan ng dalawang madre sa tabi ng swimming pool…
MADRE #1: Sister! Bakit ka naka-two-piece? Hindi mo ba alam na ba­wal sa atin ang mag-two-piece?!
MADRE #2: Ganu’n ba? O, sige, Sister… huhubarin ko na lang itong two-piece ko!
**
Huwag mong ipagtulakan papalayo ang mga taong nagmamahal sa ‘yo…
Baka matumba.
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A very inspiring quote:
“Huwag pilitin ang ayaw… baka pumayag.”
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Huwag ipagsiksikan ang sarili…lalo na kung medyo chubby.
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Huwag kang mahuhulog sa taong hindi maru­nong sumalo.
Masasaktan ka lamang kapag nalaman mong may karga pa siyang iba bukod sa ‘yo.
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Huwag kang titikim ng masarap para hindi ka maghanap.
At huwag mong sasarapan ang pagpapatikim para hindi ka hanap-hanapin.
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Huwag kang ma-in love sa taong masarap lang kausap.
Dapat, doon sa masarap din pag tinikman!
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Hindi ko maipapanga­ko ang magandang buhay… kundi tanging… magandang lahi.

Dungis??? Pinagmamalaki mong Pinoy ka?? Ano ba nagawa mo sa Pilipinas???

Matanong ko lang??? Ano bang IDENTITY meron ang Pinas compare sa ibang Asian country?

No. 1. Copy cat, mapunta ng US amboy na, sa japan naman pokpok na, ibang bansa gaya rin ng gaya...sa madalit salita WALA.

No. 2. CORRUPT!!!
No. 3. MAYAYABANG...kahit walang alam...matatalino raw saan? SA CORRUPTION magaling lang mangolekta ng pera sa mga kapanalig sa relihiyon para sa sariling interest at gagamitin ang salita raw ng DIYOS (kuno).... lalo na ngayon kuwaresma...imbis na mag-ayuno ang utos ni Jesus pero ano ang gawa ng mga Kristiyano....MAG DIET bawas karne.hehehe

Sino kaya ang mga baliw ngayon at walang utak?

Teka nga pala? Sino at ano ba ang namumuno sa buong Pinas? hindi ba more than 95% ng mga namamahala sa Pinas ay kapanalig ninyo? So that means normal ang corruption diba? May nahuhuli ba? May nakukulong ba sa hanay ng kapanalig mo? So ibig sabihin may basbas sa gobyerno ang corruptio dahil walang nahuhuli eh? So ibig sabihin nahahawa ang mga muslim leaders sa corruption ng mga 95% na yon di ba kidlat???? So sino ang tanga ngayon, sino ang ginagawang tanga ngayon? Take note minority lang yan?

Mas sira ang ulo ninyo...magpenetensya...papaluin ang sarili dahil makasalanan...tapos sa gabi tignan mo nag-iinuman hahahaha...tapos bukas magnanakaw na naman uli sa mga kapanalig sa relihiyon...kasi next year penetensya uli....lokohan lang yan mga kapanalig...hehehe...kaya ano pa hintay ninyo mag-abuloy na kayo....

Hey akala ko ba, pang Kindergarden lang dito??? BAkit pumapatol ka sa Kindergarten??? Gusto mo bang maging saling CAT dito, seat-in ka samin...hahaha pumasa ka na ba sa PREP..baka hindi pa ha? Kailan pumasa ka muna sa Prep...bago ka mag Kindergarden...kasi masisira ang ulo mo kung pipilitin mong maabot ang hindi kayang abutin ng utak mo ha?

Heto ang sabi ninyo oh, mga kapatid nasa sa inyo si Jesus, nasa sa inyo ang panginoon,,,iabot na ninyo ang abuloy ninyo enrollment na ng mga anak ko....!

Ano ba ang dulot ng pag aayuno sa katawan ng tao?

Bakit kaya lahat ng propheta pinahayag na mag-ayuno?

Ano kaya ang masasabi ng mga dalubhasa (doctor) kapag ikaw ay mag ayuno?

Ano ba ang ayuno?

Bakit si Jesus nag ayuno ng 40days/nights...pero bakit hindi ito sinusunod ng mga sinasabig Krist(iyano)? Hindi kaya sila yung sinasabing Anti-Christ?

Anung identity naman kaya ng Muslim Midde-East?
Hmmmmmmmm......kayu ang humusga hehehe!

Hindi talaga ako tatanggapin don....kasi mga katulad ninyo lang mangloloko ng kapanalig ang welcome don...at saka sa inyo lang puno na yon...magpapagawa pa nga ang gobyerno eh para sa inyo...BANAL NA ASO...SANTONG KABAYO...natattawa sila hihihihi.....SA INYO!

BANSANG PILIPINAS??? Na puro corrupt ang tao? Mula barangay tanod hanggang presidente???

Wala na ba talagang moral ang mga Pilipino???

Sabi mo....ilan bilyon pondo ng bansa ang napupunta sa kamay ng mga warlord na gaya nila ampatuan,del rosario,duterte atbp naghari-harian sainyong lugar,sila ang yumayaman ng husto kasi ginagawa nila kayong tanga,ayaw nilang maging matalino kayo para angkan lang nila lagi ang hahawak ng mga posisyon sa gobyerno"...TANONG may ginagawa ba ang gobyerno para mapaalis ang mga sakim na sinasabi mo? O sila pa ang supplier ng mga bala at baril???

Ikaw ano ba ang alam mo??? Magbatikos ng ibang relihiyon para pagtakpan ang pangungurakot ninyo sa mga kapanalig ninyo???

Ilatag mo ang ganda ng relihiyon mo hindi puro galit sa buong muslim ang alam mo....bakit? Kumokonti na ba ang koleksyon ninyo at nagiging mga muslim na ba mga kapanalig ninyo kaya yung galit ninyo sa muslim na lang???? hehehe

Ilatag ninyo kung ano ang GANDA ng sinasabi ninyong RELIHIYON ninyo para mahimay natin....yung sa amin nandon na sa itaas...pero kahit maganda pinapasubalian ninyo kasi hindi kayo magkakapera eh! Ilatag ninyo makikinig kami kung tama ba yung pinapangaral ninyo? Puro lang kayo batikos, kahit pa amoy na amoy na ninyo ang baho sa tungkil ng ilong ninyo pero ituturo pa ninyo sa iba....

Kung walang pera ang middle east sigurado di dadayo ang mga sinasabi mong mga tao na yan...nandon sila dahil sa pera o suweldo no more no less so ang bottom line KUWARTA PA RIN!

MOHAMMAD HIS ATTITUDE TOWARDS WOMEN

The Rasul (S) was very kind towards women and they were treated very badly in those days. As a young man, the Prophet (S) was greatly distressed when he heard about the burial of newly born daughters. He objected and pleaded to the clans and chieftains of the Arabs to outlaw this evil practice. When a person entered Islam, he made it an exposition of an assurance for his followers to never practice any form of infanticide. The Prophet (S) said that, “If a man has daughters and he takes good care of their upbringing, the fire of hell will not touch him”.

He did not distinguish between men and women and treated them both alike in all matters of life. He paid as much attention to the education of women as to that of men and even developed a close relationship with many women. He gave them dignity, equal to men in the community. In his sight, women and men were equal members of the society, each contributing to its growth, prosperity and development in their own sphere and in their own way, being neither superior nor inferior to the other. The Prophet (S) established a standard for women’s rights that was unequaled anywhere.

LOVE OF CHILDREN

In the Madina Mosque, the Prophet enjoyed meeting children - boys and girls - in groups. He told them about the Lord of the Universe and His angels, how Allah (S) responds to one's prayers and His command that the children should respect and obey their parents. His followers some times brought him fruits from their orchards and the Prophet (S) shared them with the children in the Mosque. He loved his grandsons, Hassan (R) and Hussein (R), and his granddaughter, Imamah (R). He taught them Qur’anic verses and was pleased with their recitation. If he heard a child weeping, he made it a point to find out from its parents the reason for this and gave it affection and sympathy. He always loved children and treated them with immense gentleness and kindness

HADITH
Tabari 7:97
The morning after he ordered to murder Ashraf the poet, the Prophet declared 'Kill any jews who falls under your power"

O basa mga kapanalig...galing yan sa Bible ninyo....

Kill People Who Don't Listen to Priests

Anyone arrogant enough to reject the verdict of the judge or of the priest who represents the LORD your God must be put to death. Such evil must be purged from Israel. (Deuteronomy 17:12 NLT)

Kill Witches

You should not let a sorceress live. (Exodus 22:17 NAB)

Kill Homosexuals
"If a man lies with a male as with a women, both of them shall be put to death for their abominable deed; they have forfeited their lives." (Leviticus 20:13 NAB)

Kill Fortunetellers

A man or a woman who acts as a medium or fortuneteller shall be put to death by stoning; they have no one but themselves to blame for their death. (Leviticus 20:27 NAB)

Death for Hitting Dad

Whoever strikes his father or mother shall be put to death. (Exodus 21:15 NAB)

Death for Cursing Parents

1) If one curses his father or mother, his lamp will go out at the coming of darkness. (Proverbs 20:20 NAB)

2) All who curse their father or mother must be put to death. They are guilty of a capital offense. (Leviticus 20:9 NLT)

Death for Adultery

If a man commits adultery with another man's wife, both the man and the woman must be put to death. (Leviticus 20:10 NLT)

Death for Fornication

A priest's daughter who loses her honor by committing fornication and thereby dishonors her father also, shall be burned to death. (Leviticus 21:9 NAB)

Death to Followers of Other Religions

Whoever sacrifices to any god, except the Lord alone, shall be doomed. (Exodus 22:19 NAB)

Kill Nonbelievers

They entered into a covenant to seek the Lord, the God of their fathers, with all their heart and soul; and everyone who would not seek the Lord, the God of Israel, was to be put to death, whether small or great, whether man or woman. (2 Chronicles 15:12-13 NAB)

Kill False Prophets

If a man still prophesies, his parents, father and mother, shall say to him, "You shall not live, because you have spoken a lie in the name of the Lord." When he prophesies, his parents, father and mother, shall thrust him through. (Zechariah 13:3 NAB)

Kill the Entire Town if One Person Worships Another God

Suppose you hear in one of the towns the LORD your God is giving you that some worthless rabble among you have led their fellow citizens astray by encouraging them to worship foreign gods. In such cases, you must examine the facts carefully. If you find it is true and can prove that such a detestable act has occurred among you, you must attack that town and completely destroy all its inhabitants, as well as all the livestock. Then you must pile all the plunder in the middle of the street and burn it. Put the entire town to the torch as a burnt offering to the LORD your God. That town must remain a ruin forever; it may never be rebuilt. Keep none of the plunder that has been set apart for destruction. Then the LORD will turn from his fierce anger and be merciful to you. He will have compassion on you and make you a great nation, just as he solemnly promised your ancestors. "The LORD your God will be merciful only if you obey him and keep all the commands I am giving you today, doing what is pleasing to him." (Deuteronomy 13:13-19 NLT)

Kill Women Who Are Not Virgins On Their Wedding Night

But if this charge is true (that she wasn't a virgin on her wedding night), and evidence of the girls virginity is not found, they shall bring the girl to the entrance of her fathers house and there her townsman shall stone her to death, because she committed a crime against Israel by her unchasteness in her father's house. Thus shall you purge the evil from your midst. (Deuteronomy 22:20-21 NAB)

Kill Followers of Other Religions.

1) If your own full brother, or your son or daughter, or your beloved wife, or you intimate friend, entices you secretly to serve other gods, whom you and your fathers have not known, gods of any other nations, near at hand or far away, from one end of the earth to the other: do not yield to him or listen to him, nor look with pity upon him, to spare or shield him, but kill him. Your hand shall be the first raised to slay him; the rest of the people shall join in with you. You shall stone him to death, because he sought to lead you astray from the Lord, your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, that place of slavery. And all Israel, hearing of this, shall fear and never do such evil as this in your midst. (Deuteronomy 13:7-12 NAB)

2) Suppose a man or woman among you, in one of your towns that the LORD your God is giving you, has done evil in the sight of the LORD your God and has violated the covenant by serving other gods or by worshiping the sun, the moon, or any of the forces of heaven, which I have strictly forbidden. When you hear about it, investigate the matter thoroughly. If it is true that this detestable thing has been done in Israel, then that man or woman must be taken to the gates of the town and stoned to death. (Deuteronomy 17:2-5 NLT)

Death for Blasphemy

One day a man who had an Israelite mother and an Egyptian father got into a fight with one of the Israelite men. During the fight, this son of an Israelite woman blasphemed the LORD's name. So the man was brought to Moses for judgment. His mother's name was Shelomith. She was the daughter of Dibri of the tribe of Dan. They put the man in custody until the LORD's will in the matter should become clear. Then the LORD said to Moses, "Take the blasphemer outside the camp, and tell all those who heard him to lay their hands on his head. Then let the entire community stone him to death. Say to the people of Israel: Those who blaspheme God will suffer the consequences of their guilt and be punished. Anyone who blasphemes the LORD's name must be stoned to death by the whole community of Israel. Any Israelite or foreigner among you who blasphemes the LORD's name will surely die. (Leviticus 24:10-16 NLT)

Kill False Prophets

1) Suppose there are prophets among you, or those who have dreams about the future, and they promise you signs or miracles, and the predicted signs or miracles take place. If the prophets then say, 'Come, let us worship the gods of foreign nations,' do not listen to them. The LORD your God is testing you to see if you love him with all your heart and soul. Serve only the LORD your God and fear him alone. Obey his commands, listen to his voice, and cling to him. The false prophets or dreamers who try to lead you astray must be put to death, for they encourage rebellion against the LORD your God, who brought you out of slavery in the land of Egypt. Since they try to keep you from following the LORD your God, you must execute them to remove the evil from among you. (Deuteronomy 13:1-5 NLT)

2) But any prophet who claims to give a message from another god or who falsely claims to speak for me must die.' You may wonder, 'How will we know whether the prophecy is from the LORD or not?' If the prophet predicts something in the LORD's name and it does not happen, the LORD did not give the message. That prophet has spoken on his own and need not be feared. (Deuteronomy 18:20-22 NLT)

Infidels and Gays Should Die

So God let them go ahead and do whatever shameful things their hearts desired. As a result, they did vile and degrading things with each other's bodies. Instead of believing what they knew was the truth about God, they deliberately chose to believe lies. So they worshiped the things God made but not the Creator himself, who is to be praised forever. Amen. That is why God abandoned them to their shameful desires. Even the women turned against the natural way to have sex and instead indulged in sex with each other. And the men, instead of having normal sexual relationships with women, burned with lust for each other. Men did shameful things with other men and, as a result, suffered within themselves the penalty they so richly deserved. When they refused to acknowledge God, he abandoned them to their evil minds and let them do things that should never be done. Their lives became full of every kind of wickedness, sin, greed, hate, envy, murder, fighting, deception, malicious behavior, and gossip. They are backstabbers, haters of God, insolent, proud, and boastful. They are forever inventing new ways of sinning and are disobedient to their parents. They refuse to understand, break their promises, and are heartless and unforgiving. They are fully aware of God's death penalty for those who do these things, yet they go right ahead and do them anyway. And, worse yet, they encourage others to do them, too. (Romans 1:24-32 NLT)

Kill Anyone who Approaches the Tabernacle

For the LORD had said to Moses, 'Exempt the tribe of Levi from the census; do not include them when you count the rest of the Israelites. You must put the Levites in charge of the Tabernacle of the Covenant, along with its furnishings and equipment. They must carry the Tabernacle and its equipment as you travel, and they must care for it and camp around it. Whenever the Tabernacle is moved, the Levites will take it down and set it up again. Anyone else who goes too near the Tabernacle will be executed.' (Numbers 1:48-51 NLT)

Kill People for Working on the Sabbath

The LORD then gave these further instructions to Moses: 'Tell the people of Israel to keep my Sabbath day, for the Sabbath is a sign of the covenant between me and you forever. It helps you to remember that I am the LORD, who makes you holy. Yes, keep the Sabbath day, for it is holy. Anyone who desecrates it must die; anyone who works on that day will be cut off from the community. Work six days only, but the seventh day must be a day of total rest. I repeat: Because the LORD considers it a holy day, anyone who works on the Sabbath must be put to death.' (Exodus 31:12-15 NLT)

Talaga ngang may topak ka...sila nag-apply para makapunta ng middle east dahil sa suweldo hindi dahil sa talinong meron sila. Ang gusto nila don suweldo...hehehe, may dumadayo pa don na mga pastor at magtatrabaho din so double income...magpapaiyak sa mga kapanalig para sa abuloy tpos ung suweldo pa sa trabaho...hehehe...yan ang krisityano hehehe.

Ang d best talaga, ilatag ninyo ang aral ng relihiyon ninyo dito...para makita natin kung anong GANDA ba meron...at kung aral ba ng relihiyon ninyo ang magbatikos lang ng ibang relihiyon dahil kumokonti na ang kita ninyo???

QURAN 33:50-52
23:5/ 70:30

TABARI 39 p194

Mohammad had sex with his girl slaves them being his property

Do You Follow The Teaching of JESUS???

Do you follow both the Old and the New Testament?

Matthew 5:17-19 "Do not think that I came to destroy the LAW of the Prophets. I did not come to destroy but to fulfill. For verily I say unto you, Till heaven and earth pass, one jot or one title shall no wise pass from the law, till all be fulfilled."

Do you know the use of usury (interest) is forbidden?

Leviticus 25:36-37..."Take thous no usury of him, or increase; but fear thy God; that thy brother may live with thee. Thou shalt not give him thy money upon usury, nor lend him thy victuals for increase.

Psalms 15:5..."He that putteth not out of his money to usury, nor taketh reward against the innocent. He that doeth these things shall never be moved."

Do you disapprove of homosexuality?

Genesis 19:24-25...."Then the LORD rained upon Sodom and upon Gomorrah brimstone and fire from the LORD out of heaven; And he overthrew those cities, and all the plain, and all the inhabitants of the cities, and that which grew upon the ground."

Do you know that erecting a (Christmas) Tree is a pagan custom?

Jeremiah 10:2-4..."Thus saith the LORD, learn not the way of the heathen, and be not dismayed at the signs of heavenl for the heathen are dismayed at them. For the customs of the people are vain; for one cutteth a tree out of the forest, the work of the hands of the workman, with the axe. They deck it with silver and with gold; they fasten it with nails and with hammers, that it move not.

Do you know male offsprings should be circumcised?

Genesis 17:10-11....This is my covenant, which ye shall keep, between me and you and thy seed after thee; Every man child among you shall be circumcised. And ye shall circumcise the flesh of your foreskin; and it shall be token of the covenant between me and you.

Both John the Baptist (Luke 1:59) and Jesus (Luke 2:21) were circumcised.

Do you follow the Ten Commandments?

Matthew 5:19...”Whosoever therefore shall break one of these least commandments, and shall teach men so, he shall be called the least in the kingdom of heaven: but whoever shall do and teach them, the same shall be called great in the kingdom of heaven.”

Mark 12:29....”And Jesus answered him, the first of all the commandments is Hear, O Israel; The Lord our GOD is one Lord....”

Do you refrain from bowing down to statues or images of God’s chosen persons?

Exodus 20:4-5....”Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image, or any likeness of any thing that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth; Thou shalt not bow down thyself to them, nor serve them....”

Do you worship no other except God?

Matthew 4:10....”Then saith Jesus unto him, Get thee hence, Satan: for it is written, Thou shalt worship the Lord thy God, and Him only shalt thou serve.

Do you refrain from worshipping Jesus?

John 4:23-24...”But the hour cometh, and now is, when the true worshippers shall worship the Father in spirit and in truth; for the Father seeketh such to worship Him. God is a Spirit; and they that worship Him must worship Him in spirit and in truth.

Matthew 15:19...”But in vain they do worship me, teaching for doctrines the commandments of men.”

Do you know that Jesus in not God?

John 5:37...”And the Father himself, which sent me, hath borne witness of me. Ye have neither heard His voice at any time, nor seen His shape.

John 14:28...”Ye have heard how I said unto you, I go away, and come again unto you. If ye loved me, ye would rejoice, because I said, I go unto the Father: for my Father is greater than I.

Do you know Jesus never claimed divinity to God?

“I do nothing of myself” (John 8:28) “My Father is greater than I” (John 14:28) “The Lord our GOD is one Lord” (Mark 12:29) and (John 10:29)....

Do you know Jesus is not the son of God?

Matthew 16:27-28....”For the son of man shall come in the glory of his Father with his angels; and then He shall reward every man according to his works. Verily I say unto you, there be some standing here, which shall not taste of death, till they see the Son of man coming in his kingdom.”

Luke 3:38...”Which was the son of Enos, which was the son of Seth, which was the son of Adam, which was the son of God.”

Luke 22:48...”But Jesus said unto him, Judas, betrayed thou the Son of man with a kiss.”

Roman 8:14...”For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, they are the sons of God.”

Do you ask only God to forgive your trespasses(sins)?

Mark 11:25-26....”And when ye stand praying, forgive, if ye have ought against any; that your Father also which is in heaven may forgive you your trespasses. But if ye do not forgive, neither will your Father which is in heaven forgive your trespasses.”

Luke 11”2-4...”And he said unto them, When ye prey, say, Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name. Thy Kingdom come. Thy will be done, as in heaven, so in earth. Give us day by day our daily bread. And forgive us our sins; for we also forgive every one that is indebted to us. And lead us not into temptation; but deliver us from evil.”

Do you know you can not claim to be “Saved” by your works?

Ephesians 2:8-9....”For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves it is the Gift of God; Not of works, lest any man should boast.

Do you know that Jesus message was not for all people?

Matthew 15:24...”But he answered and said, I am not sent but unto the lost sheep of the house of Israel.”

Do you know the Holy Spirit did not inspire the writer who wrote Luke?

Luke 1:1-3....Forasmuch as many have taken in hand to set forth in order a declaration of those things which are most surely believed among us, Even as they delivered them unto us, which from the beginning were eyewitnesses, and ministers of the word; It seemed good to me also, having had perfect understanding of all things from the very first, to write unto thee in order most excellent Theophilus.

Do you know that Mark and Luke are not named among the Twelve Apostles?

Matthew 10:2-4.....”Now the name of the twelve apostles are these: The first Simon, who is called Peter, and Andrew his brother; James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother; Philip and Bartholomew; Thomas and Matthew the publican; James the son of Alphaeus; and Lebbaeus, whose surname was Thaddaeus; Simon the Cannaanite and Judas Iscariot, who is also betrayed him.”

Do you know Eternal Life is linked to Obeying the commandments of God?

Matthew 19:16-17...”And behold one came and said to him(Jesus), Good teacher, what good things shall I do that I may have eternal life? So he said, Why do you call me Good? – No one is good by One , this is God. But if you want to enter into eternal life, keep the commandments.”

Luke 10:25-28....”And behold, a certain lawyer stood up and tempted him, saying, Master what shall I do to inherit eternal life? He said unto him, What is written in the Law? How readest thou? And he answering said, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart and with all thy soul, and with all thy strength, and with all thy mind; and thy neighbour as thyself. And he said unto him, Thou hast answered right; do this, and thou shalt live.

Do you know Jesus asked God to remove the cup (of death)?

Luke 22:42....”Saying, Father if thou be willing to remove this cup (of death) from me; nevertheless not my will, but thine be done.”

Do you know no man (i.e. Jesus) can carry the burden (sin)of another?

Deuteronomy 24:16....”The Father shall not be put to death for the children, nor shall the children be put to death for the father; every man shall be put to death for his own sins.”

Do you know Jesus did nothing on his own accord?

John 8:28....”I do nothing of myself.”

Acts 2:22....”Men of Israel, listen to this; Jesus of Nazareth was a man accredited by God to you by miracles, wonders and signs, which God did among you through him, as yourselves know.”

Do you know the teachings of Paul are not Jesus teachings? (Following the Law)

Roman 7:6...But now we are delivered from the law, that being dead wherein we were held; that we should serve in newness of spirit and not in the oldness of the letter.

Matthew 5:17-18....”Think not that I am come to destroy the law, or the prophets: I am not come to destroy, but to fulfil. For verily I say unto you, till heaven and earth pass, one jot or one title shall no wise pass from the law, till all be fulfilled.

Do you know Jesus had no biological father, but two different genealogies are give to him?

Matthew 1-6-16 (Says 26) ; Luke 3:23-31 (Says 41)

Do you greet brothers in faith with the words ...”Peace be with you”?

Luke 24:36, John 20:26....”And as they thus spake, Jesus himself stood in the midst of them, and saith unto them, Peace be upon you.”

Do you bow down on your face when you pray?

Matthew 26:39....”And he went a little further, and fell on his face, and prayed...also Joshua 5:15 ; Kings 18:42, Numbers 20:6; Genesis 17:3.

I Corinthians 14:25...”And thus are the secrets of his heart made manifest; and so falling down on his face he will worship God, and report that God is in you of a truth.

Do you know you should fast?

Matthew 9:14-15; Mark 2:18-20; Luke 5:33-35....”Jesus insisted that fasting was not suitable for His disciples as long as he, the Bridegroom, was with them.”

Matthew 4:2...”And when he had fasted forty days and forty nights, he was afterward hungry.”

Do you know drinking wine or strong drinks are prohibited?

Luke 1:15...”For he shall be great in the sight of the Lord, and shall drink neither wine nor strong drink; and he shall be filled with the Holy Ghost, even from his mother’s womb.”

Roman 14:21...”It is good neither to eat flesh, nor to drink wine, nor any thing whereby thy brother stumbleth, or is offended, or is made weak.”

Do you know that eating pork is prohibited?

Leviticus 11:7-8...”And the swine, though he divide the hoof, and be clovenfooted, yet he chewth not the cud; he is unlean to you. Of their flesh shall ye not eat, and their carcass shall ye not touch; they are unclean to you.”

QURAN 2:225
"Allah will not call you to account for lying regarding your oaths but for the intention in your heart"

QURAN 66:2
"Allah has already ordained for you, Oh man, the breaking of your oaths & promises"

HADITH Bukhari 52:269
The Prophet said, "War is deceit"

HADITH Bukhari 49:857
"He who is inventing good things & lying for information in order to decieved peacetalks, is not a liar"

Lying & deception that are allowed in Islam are called: Taqiyya Kitman

MORAL SYSTEM OF ISLAM

Islam has laid down universal fundamental rights for humanity as a whole, which are to be observed and respected under all circumstances. To achieve these rights Islam provides not only legal safeguards but also a very effective moral system. Thus whatever leads to the welfare of the individual or the society is morally good in Islam and whatever is injurious is morally had. Islam attaches so much importance to the love of God and love of man that it warns against too much of formalism. We read in the Quran;

" It is not righteousness that ye turn your faces towards East or West; but it is righteousness- to believe in 'Allah and the last day and the Angels, and the Book, and the Messengers; to spend of your substance, out of love for Him, for your kin, for orphans, for the needy, for the wayfarer, for those who ask, and for the ransom of slaves; to be steadfast in prayer, and give Zakat, to fulfil the contracts which ye have made; and to be firm and patient, in pain (suffering) and adversity, and throughout all periods of panic. Such are the people of truth, the God-feaing. "(2:177)

We are given a beautiful description of the righteous -and God-fearing man in these verses. He should obey salutary regulations, but he should fix his gaze on the love of God and the love of his fellow-men.

We are given four heads:


Our faith should be true and sincere;

We must be prepared to show it in deeds of charity to our fellowmen.

We must be good citizens, supporting social organizations.

Our own individual soul must be firm and unshakable in all circumstances.

This is the standard by which a particular mode of conduct is judged and classified as good or bad. This standard of judgement provides the nucleus around which the whole moral conduct should revolve. Before laying down any moral injunctions Islam, seeks to firmly implant in man's heart the conviction that his dealings are with God who sees him at all times and in all places; that he may hide himself from the whole world but not from Him; that he may deceive everyone but cannot deceive God; that he can flee from the clutches of anyone else but not from God's.

Thus, by setting God's pleasure as the objective of man's life, Islam has furnished the highest possible standard of morality. This is bound to provide limitless avenues for the moral evolution of humanity. By making Divine revelations as the primary source of knowledge, it give permanence and stability to the moral standards which afford reasonable scope for genuine adjustments; adaptations and innovations though not for perversions, wild variation, atomistic relativism or moral fluidity. It provides a sanction to morality in the love and fear of God which will impel man to obey the moral law even without any external pressure. Through belief in God and the Day of Judgement it furnishes a force which enables a person to adopt the moral conduct with earnestness and sincerity, with all the devotion of heart and soul.

It does not, through a false sense of originality and innovation, provide any novel moral virtues nor does it seek to minimize the importance of the well known moral norms, nor does it give exaggerated importance to some and neglect others without cause. It takes up all the commonly known moral virtues and with a sense of balance and proportion it assigns a suitable place and function to each one of them in the total scheme of life. It widens the scope of man's individual and collective life - his domestic associations, his civic conduct and his activities in the political, economic, legal, educational and social relations. It covers his life from home to society, from the dining-table to the battle-field and peace conferences, literally from the cradle to the grave. In short; no sphere of life is exempt from the universal; and comprehensive application of the moral principles of Islam. It makes morality reign supreme and ensures that the affairs of life, instead of dominated by selfish desires and petty interests, should be regulated by norms of morality

It stipulates for man a system of life which is based on Thai good and is free from all evil. It invokes the people, not only to practice virtue, but also to establish virtue and eradicate vice, to bid good and to forbid wrong. It wants that the verdict of conscience should prevail and virtue must not be subdued to play second fiddle to evil. Those who respond to this call are gathered together into a community and given the name Muslim.And the singular object underlying the formation of this community (Ummah) is that it should make an organized effort to establish and enforce goodness and suppress and eradicate evil.

Here we furnish some basic moral teachings of Islam for various aspects of a Muslim's life. The cover the broad spectrum of personal moral conduct of a Muslim as well as his social responsibilities.



God-Consciousness
The Quran mentions it as the highest quality of a Muslim:
"The most honored of you in the sight of Allah is (he who is) the most righteousness of you" (49:13)
Humility, modesty, control of passion and desires, truthfulness, integrity, patience, steadfastness, and fulfilling one's promises are moral values which are emphasized again in the Quran. We read in the Quran:
"And God loves those who are firm and steadfast" (3:146)
"Be quick in the race for forgiveness from your lord and for a Garden whose width is that (of the whole) of heavens and the earth, prepared for the righteous,- Those who spend (freely), whether in prosperity, or in adversity; who restrain anger, and par-don (all) men;- For Allah lover those who do good:"-(3:133-134)
"0 my son! establish regular prayer, enjoin what is just, and forbid what is wrong: and bear with patient constancy whatever betide thee; for this is firmness (of purpose) in (the conduct) of affairs."
"And swell not thy cheek (for pride) at men. Nor walk in insolence through the earth, Allah like not each arrogant boaster."
"And be moderate in the pace, and lower thy voice; for the harshest of sounds without doubt is the braying of the ass." (31:17-19)

In a way which summarizes the moral behavior of a -Muslim, the prophet (pbuh) Said: "My Sustainer has given me nine commands: to remain conscious of God, weather in private or in public; to speak justly, whether angry or pleased; to show moderation both when poor and when rich; to reunite friendship with those who have broken it off with me; to give to him who refuses me; that my Silence should be occupied with thought; that my looking should be an admonition; and that l should command what is right."



Social Responsibilities
The teaching of Islam concerning social responsibilities are based on kindness and consideration of others. Since a broad injunction to be kind is likely to be ignored in specific situations; Islam lays emphasis on specific acts of kindness and defines the responsibilities and rights of various relationships. In a widening circle of relationship, then, our first obligation is to our immediate family- parents; husband or wife and children, then to other relatives; neighbors, friends and acquaintances, orphans and widows, the needy of the community, our fellow Muslims,: all our fellow human beings and animals.



Parents
Respect and care for parents is very much stressed in the Islamic teaching and is a very important part of a Muslim's expression of faith.

"Thy Lord hath decreed that ye worship none but Him, and that ye be kind to parents, Whether one or both of them attain old age in thy life, say not to them a word of contempt, nor repel them but address then, in terms of honor. And out of kindness, lower to them the wing of humility and say: My Lord! Bestow on them Thy Mercy, even as they cherished me in childhood "(17:23-24)



Other Relatives
"And render to the kindred their due rights, as (also) to those in want, and to the wayfarer: but squander not (your wealth) in the manner of a spendthrift." (17:26)



Neighbors
The Prophet Muhammed (pbuh) has Said:
"He is not a believer who eats his fill when his neighbor beside him is hungry; and: He does not believe whose neighbors are not safe from his injurious conduct

Actually, according to the Quran and Sunnah a Muslim has to discharge his moral responsibility not only to his parents, relatives and neighbors but to the entire mankind animals and useful trees and plants.
For example, hunting of birds and animals for the sake of game is not permitted. Similarly, cutting trees and plants which yield fruit is forbidden .unless there is a very pressing need for it.
Thus, on the basic moral characteristics, Islam builds a higher system of morality by virtue of which mankind can realize its greatest potential. Islam purifies the soul from self-seeking egotism, tyranny, wanton-ness and indiscipline. It creates God-fearing men, devoted to their ideals possessed of piety, abstinence:
and discipline and uncompromising with falsehood. It induces feelings of moral responsibility and fosters-the capacity for self-control. Islam generates kindness, generosity, mercy, sympathy, peace, disinterested goodwill, scrupulous fairness and truthfulness towards all creation in all situations. Ii nourishes noble qualities from which only good may be expected.

QURAN 2:225
"Allah will not call you to account for lying regarding your oaths but for the intention in your heart"

QURAN 66:2
"Allah has already ordained for you, Oh man, the breaking of your oaths & promises"

A Ranking of the Most Influential Persons in History
by Michael H. Hart

My choice of Muhammad to lead the list of the world's most influential persons may surprise some readers and may be questioned by others, but he was the only man in history who was supremely successful on both the religious and secular levels. Of humble origins, Muhammad founded and promulgated one of the world's great religions, and became an immensely effective political leader. Today, thirteen centuries after his death, his influence is still powerful and pervasive. The majority of the persons in this book had the advantage of being born and raised in centers of civilization, highly cultured or politically pivotal nations.

Muhammad, however, was born in the year 570, in the city of Mecca, in southern Arabia, at that time a backward area of the world, far from the centers of trade, art, and learning. Orphaned at age six, he was reared in modest surroundings. Islamic tradition tells us that he was illiterate. His economic position improved when, at age twenty-five, he married a wealthy widow.

Nevertheless, as he approached forty, there was little outward indication that he was a remarkable person. Most Arabs at that time were pagans, who believed in many gods. There were, however, in Mecca, a small number of Jews and Christians; it was from them no doubt that Muhammad first learned of a single, omnipotent God who ruled the entire universe.

When he was forty years old, Muhammad became convinced that this one true God (Allah) was speaking to him, and had chosen him to spread the
true faith. For three years, Muhammad preached only to close friends and associates. Then, about 613, he began preaching in public. As he slowly gained converts, the Meccan authorities came to consider him a dangerous nuisance. In 622, fearing for his safety, Muhammad fled to Medina (a city some 200 miles north of Mecca), where he had been offered a position of considerable political power.

This flight, called the Hegira, was the turning point of the Prophet's life. In Mecca, he had had few followers. In Medina, he had many more, and he soon acquired an influence that made him a virtual dictator. During the next few years, while Muhammad s following grew rapidly, a series of battles were fought between Medina and Mecca. This was ended in 630 with Muhammad's triumphant return to Mecca as conqueror. The remaining two and one-half years of his life witnessed the rapid conversion of the Arab tribes to the new religion.

When Muhammad died, in 632, he was the effective ruler of all of southern Arabia. The Bedouin tribesmen of Arabia had a reputation as fierce warriors. But their number was small; and plagued by disunity and internecine warfare, they had been no match for the larger armies of the kingdoms in the settled agricultural areas to the north. However, unified by Muhammad for the first time in history, and inspired by their fervent belief in the one true God, these small Arab armies now embarked upon one of the most astonishing series of conquests in human history.

To the northeast of Arabia lay the large Neo-Persian Empire of the Sassanids; to the northwest lay the Byzantine, or Eastern Roman Empire, centered in Constantinople. Numerically, the Arabs were no match for their opponents. On the field of battle, though, the inspired Arabs rapidly conquered all of Mesopotamia, Syria, and Palestine. By 642, Egypt had been wrested from the Byzantine Empire, while the Persian armies had been crushed at the key battles of Qadisiya in 637, and Nehavend in 642.

But even these enormous conquests-which were made under the leadership of Muhammad's close friends and immediate successors, Abu Bakr and 'Umaribn al-Khattab - did not mark the end of the Arab advance. By 711, the Arab armies had swept completely across North Africa to the Atlantic Ocean There they turned north and, crossing the Strait of Gibraltar, overwhelmed the Visigothic kingdom in Spain. For a while, it must have seemed that the Moslems would overwhelm all of Christian Europe.

However, in 732, at the famous Battle of Tours, a Moslem army, which had advanced into the center of France, was at last defeated by the Franks. Nevertheless, in a scant century of fighting, these Bedouin tribesmen, inspired by the word of the Prophet, had carved out an empire stretching from the borders of India to the Atlantic Ocean-the largest empire that the world had yet seen. And everywhere that the armies conquered, large-scale conversion to the new faith eventually followed. Now, not all of these conquests proved permanent.

The Persians, though they have remained faithful to the religion of the Prophet, have since regained their independence from the Arabs. And in Spain, more than seven centuries of warfare 5 finally resulted in the Christians reconquering the entire peninsula. However, Mesopotamia and Egypt, the two cradles of ancient civilization, have remained Arab, as has the entire coast of North Africa. The new religion, of course, continued to spread, in the intervening centuries, far beyond the borders of the original Moslem conquests.

Currently it has tens of millions of adherents in Africa and Central Asia and even more in Pakistan and northern India, and in Indonesia. In Indonesia, the new faith has been a unifying factor. In the Indian subcontinent, however, the conflict between Moslems and Hindus is still a major obstacle to unity.

How, then, is one to assess the overall impact of Muhammad on human history? Like all religions, Islam exerts an enormous influence upon the lives of its followers. It is for this reason that the founders of the world's great religions all figure prominently in this book . Since there are roughly twice as many Christians as Moslems in the world, it may initially seem strange that Muhammad has been ranked higher than Jesus.

There are two principal reasons for that decision.

First, Muhammad played a far more important role in the development of Islam than Jesus did in the development of Christianity. Although Jesus was responsible for the main ethical and moral precepts of Christianity (insofar as these differed from Judaism), St. Paul was the main developer of Christian theology, its principal proselytizer, and the author of a large portion of the New Testament.

Muhammad, however, was responsible for both the theology of Islam and its main ethical and moral principles. In addition, he played the key role in proselytizing the new faith, and in establishing the religious practices of Islam. Moreover, he is the author of the Moslem holy scriptures, the Koran, a collection of certain of Muhammad's insights that he believed had been directly revealed to him by Allah. Most of these utterances were copied more or less faithfully during Muhammad's lifetime and were collected together in authoritative form not long after his death.

Webmaster's note: Mr Hart writes, "he is the author of the Moslem holy scriptures" which is INCORRECT. Prophet Muhammad was the person to whom the Quran was revealed by its Author - God.

The Koran therefore, closely represents Muhammad's ideas and teachings and to a considerable extent his exact words. No such detailed compilation of the teachings of Christ has survived.

Since the Koran is at least as important to Moslems as the Bible is to Christians, the influence of Muhammed through the medium of the Koran has been enormous It is probable that the relative influence of Muhammad on Islam has been larger than the combined influence of Jesus Christ and St. Paul on Christianity.

On the purely religious level, then, it seems likely that Muhammad has been as influential in human history as Jesus. Furthermore, Muhammad (unlike Jesus) was a secular as well as a religious leader. In fact, as the driving force behind the Arab conquests, he may well rank as the most influential political leader of all time. Of many important historical events, one might say that they were inevitable and would have occurred even without the particular political leader who guided them.

For example, the South American colonies would probably have won their independence from Spain even if Simon Bolivar had never lived. But this cannot be said of the Arab conquests.

Nothing similar had occurred before Muhammad, and there is no reason to believe that the conquests would have been achieved without him.

The only comparable conquests in human history are those of the Mongols in the thirteenth century, which were primarily due to the influence of Genghis Khan. These conquests, however, though more extensive than those of the Arabs, did not prove permanent, and today the only areas occupied by the Mongols are those that they held prior to the time of Genghis Khan.

It is far different with the conquests of the Arabs. From Iraq to Morocco, there extends a whole chain of Arab nations united not merely by their faith in Islam, but also by their Arabic language, history, and culture. The centrality of the Koran in the Moslem religion and the fact that it is written in Arabic have probably prevented the Arab language from breaking up into mutually unintelligible dialects, which might otherwise have occurred in the intervening thirteen centuries.

Differences and divisions between these Arab states exist, of course, and they are considerable, but the partial disunity should not blind us to the important elements of unity that have continued to exist. For instance, neither Iran nor Indonesia, both oil-producing states and both Islamic in religion, joined in the oil embargo of the winter of 1973-74. It is no coincidence that all of the Arab states, and only the Arab states, participated in the embargo. We see, then, that the Arab conquests of the seventh century have continued to play an important role in human history, down to the present day. It is this unparalleled combination of secular and religious influence which I feel entitles Muhammad to be considered the most influential single figure in human history.

Webmaster's note: Phrases like "the influence of Muhammed through the medium of the Koran" and "Muhammad's triumphant return to Mecca as conqueror" are very likely to misinform the readers because they suggest that the Qur'an is but a tool of the Prophet and that Islam was spread by the sword for no other reason than to conquer lands for power.

islamophobia whether you believe it or not whether you admit it or not is real
that blast in moscow recently bears an extremist islamic trademark with justifications from mohammad's teachings

What Does Islam Say about Terrorism?

In the first place, we would like to stress that the study of world history would show that Islam and terrorism are extreme opposites. There is no meeting point between Islam and terrorism as practiced by terrorist groups in different parts of the world. Terrorism involves the indiscriminate use of force to achieve certain objectives. Whereas, the basis of national and international relations in Islam is peace and not war as falsely claimed by some people.

In Islam, the use of force is allowed only in special situations, particularly when the Muslim community is threatened by hostile forces. This is natural and logical for any other community indeed. Then again, the use of force in a campaign of Jihad is determined by the leader of the Muslim community in a very orderly way.

For a detailed discussion on the Islam’s stance on terrorism, we would like to cite for you the following:



One of the distinctive characteristics of the times we live in is the overwhelming presence of violence in our societies. Whether it is a bomb going off in a market place, or the hijacking of an aircraft where innocent people are held at ransom to achieve political ends, we live in an age, where the manipulation and loss of innocent lives has become commonplace.

Such is the all-pervasive nature of indiscriminate violence, that “terrorism” is considered as one of the prime threats to peace and security in our societies.

The word “terrorism” came into wide usage only a few decades ago. One of the unfortunate results of this new terminology is that it limits the definition of terrorism to that perpetrated by small groups or individuals. Terrorism, in fact, spans the entire world, and manifests itself in various forms. Its perpetrators do not fit any stereotype. Those who hold human lives cheap, and have the power to expend human lives, appear at different levels in our societies. The frustrated employee who kills his colleagues in cold-blood is a terrorist who provokes our anger and revulsion. Ironically however, the politician who uses age-old ethnic animosities between peoples to consolidate his position, the head of state who orders “carpet bombing” of entire cities, the exalted councils that choke millions of civilians to death by wielding the insidious weapon of sanctions, are rarely punished for their crimes against humanity.

It is this narrow definition of terrorism that implicates only individuals and groups, that has caused Muslims to be associated with acts of destruction and terror, and as a result, to become victims of hate violence and terror themselves. Sometimes the religion of Islam is held responsible for the acts of a handful of Muslims, and often for the acts of non-Muslims!

Could it be possible that Islam, whose light ended the Dark Ages in Europe, now propound the advent of an age of terror? Could a faith that has over 1.2 billion followers the world over, and over 7 millions in America, actually advocate the killing and maiming of innocent people? Could Islam, whose name itself stands for “peace” and “submission to God”, encourage its adherents to work for death and destruction?

For too long, have we relied on popular images in the media and in Hollywood films, for answers to these pertinent questions. It is now time to look at the sources of Islam, and its history to determine whether Islam does indeed advocate violence.

The Sanctity of Human Life

The Glorious Qur’an says: (…take not life, which God hath made sacred, except by way of justice and law: thus doth He command you, that ye may learn wisdom.) (Al-An`am 6: 151)

Islam considers all life forms as sacred. However, the sanctity of human life is accorded a special place. The first and the foremost basic right of a human being is the right to live. Allah says in the Qur’an says: (… if any one slew a person - unless it be for murder or for spreading mischief in the land - it would be as if he slew the whole people: and if any one saved a life, it would be as if he saved the life of the whole people.) (Al-Ma’idah 5: 32)

Such is the value of a single human life, that the Qur’an equates the taking of even one human life unjustly, with killing all of humanity. Thus, the Qur’an prohibits homicide in clear terms. The taking of a criminal’s life by the state in order to administer justice is required to uphold the rule of law, and the peace and security of the society. Only a proper and competent court can decide whether an individual has forfeited his right to life by disregarding the right to life and peace of other human beings.

The Ethics of War

Even in a state of war, Islam enjoins that one deals with the enemy nobly in the battlefield. Islam has drawn a clear line of distinction between the combatants and the non-combatants of the enemy country. As far as the non-combatant population is concerned such as women, children, the old and the infirm, etc., the instructions of the Prophet are as follows: "Do not kill any old person, any child or any woman.” (Reported by Abu Dawud) "Do not kill the monks in monasteries" (Musnad Ahmad ibn Hanbal)

During a war, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) saw the corpse of a woman lying on the ground and observed: "She was not fighting. How then she came to be killed?" Thus non-combatants are guaranteed security of life even if their state is at war with an Islamic state.

Jihad

While Islam in general is misunderstood in the western world, perhaps no other Islamic term evokes such strong reactions as the word ‘Jihad’. The term ‘Jihad’ has been much abused, to conjure up bizarre images of violent Muslims, forcing people to submit at the point of the sword. This myth was perpetuated throughout the centuries of mistrust during and after the Crusades. Unfortunately, it survives to this day.

The word Jihad comes from the root word iahada, which means to struggle. So Jihad is literally an act of struggling. Jihad primarily refers to the inner struggle of being a person of virtue and submission to God in all aspects of life.

Secondarily, Jihad refers to struggle against injustice. Islam, like many other religions, allows for armed self-defense, or retribution against tyranny, exploitation, and oppression. The Glorious Qur’an says: (And why should ye not fight in the cause of God and of those who, being weak, are ill-treated (and oppressed)? Men, women, and children, whose cry is: ‘Our Lord! Rescue us from this town, whose people are oppressors; and raise for us from thee one who will protect; and raise for us from thee one who will help!) (Aal-`Imran 3: 75)

Thus, Islam enjoins upon its believers to strive their utmost in purifying themselves, as well as in establishing peace and justice in the society. A Muslim can never be at rest when he sees injustice and oppression around him. As Martin Luther King Jr. said: “We will have to repent in this generation not merely for the hateful words and actions of the bad people but for the appalling silence of the good people.”

Islam enjoins upon all Muslims to work actively to maintain the balance in which God created everything. However, regardless of how legitimate the cause may be, the Glorious Qur’an never condones the killing of innocent people. Terrorizing the civilian population can never be termed as Jihad, and can never be reconciled with the teachings of Islam.

History of Tolerance

Even Western scholars have repudiated the myth of Muslims coercing others to convert. The great historian De Lacy O'Leary wrote: "History makes it clear, however, that the legend of fanatical Muslims, sweeping through the world and forcing Islam at the point of sword upon conquered races is one of the most fantastically absurd myths that historians have ever repeated.” (Islam At Crossroads, London, 1923, page

Muslims ruled Spain for roughly 800 years. During this time, and up until they were finally forced out, the non-Muslims there were alive and flourishing. Additionally, Christian and Jewish minorities have survived in the Muslim lands of the Middle East for centuries. Countries such as Egypt, Morocco, Palestine, Lebanon, Syria, and Jordan all have significant Christian and/or Jewish populations.

This is not surprising to a Muslim, for his faith prohibits him from forcing others to see his point of view. The Glorious Qur’an says: (Let there be no compulsion in religion: Truth stands out clear from Error: whoever rejects evil and believes in God hath grasped the most trustworthy hand-hold, that never breaks. And God heareth and knoweth all things.) (Al-Baqarah 2: 256)

Islam: The Great Unifier

Far from being a militant dogma, Islam is a way of life that transcends race and ethnicity. The Qur’an repeatedly reminds us of our common origin: (O mankind! We created you from a single (pair) of a male and a female, and made you into nations and tribes, that ye may know each other (not that ye may despise (each other). Verily the most honored of you in the sight of God is (he who is) the most righteous of you. And God has full knowledge and is well acquainted (with all things).) (Al-Hujrat 49: 13)

Thus, it is the universality of its teachings that makes Islam the fastest growing religion in the world. In a world full of conflicts and deep schisms between human beings, a world that is threatened with terrorism, perpetrated by individuals and states, Islam is a beacon of light that offers hope for the future.

The above quotation is excerpted with some modifications from: www.whyislam.org

In the light of the above, it becomes crystal clear that Islam, the true religion of Allah, doesn’t permit aggression, violence, injustice, or oppression. At the same time, it calls to morality, justice, tolerance, and peace.

So why you are here if you are not interested???

Ilatag ninyo ang ganda ng RELIHIYON ninyo, hindi puro lang kayo collection sa mga kapanalig ninyo at batikusin ang ibang relihiyon!

Tignan natin kung may ganda ba? Tignan natin kung sinusunod ba ng mga kapanalig ninyo yung aral ni Jesus nandon sa itaas!

I told you iisa lang kaya galit na galit kayo sa MUSLIM kasi maraming kapanalig ninyo yumayakap sa ISLAM dahil bakit? Nauntog na sila, dapat ang unang pinabibili ninyo sa mga kapanalig ninyo helmet para mauntog man di kakalas sa inyo...kaya yan kumukonti na ang mga kapanalig ninyo pati na tuloy ang koleksyon ninyo!

Lahat ng kasalanan pwedeng mapatawad ng Diyos...liban sa pagtatambal sa kanya...o yung sinasabing meron pang ibang Diyos bukod sa kanya...or nagkaanak ang Diyos.

Kaya palaging sinasabi ni Jesus sa Biblia na sambahin ninyo ang NAG-IISANG DIYOS na nasa langit!

Hangga't may panahon pa kayo...pag-aralan ninyo ang relihiyon ninyo! Walang prophetang nagsabi na marami ang Diyos...kundi IISA lang!

HINDI TOTOO ANG ISLAM AY FOR PEACE
Ginagamit lang nila yan bilang propaganda para makahikayat sa Islam

Sinu support ng Islam ang lahat ng rebelyon sa mga estadong demokrasya ganyan palagi ang stand ng OIC

Kunwari ay api ang mga minoryang muslim at ito ay popondohan nila at po-protektahan hanggang sa makapagtayo sila ng independent Islamic governance

Madidinig sa mensahe bawat muslim mosque ang 'Al Uomma al Arabia' the unity of all arab nations, at ang rebelyon ng muslim sa kapwa muslim ay pinapayuhan nilang dalhin na lamang sa mga bansang hindi Islam

Gusto ng Islam ang kapayapaan sa arabian continent pero hindi kapayapaan ang dala ng Islam sa labas ng middle east

BAka yung sinasabi mo hindi mga muslim yon! Mga Kristiyanong nagmu-muslim musliman para guluhin ang ISLAM...maliwanag sa aral ng ISLAM ang lahat ng turo nito...pero maraming tao na pilit sisirain ang aral nito ng iba para sa sariling kapakanan!

Pag-aralan at tignan ninyo ang aral ng ISLAM hindi ang mga muslim. Hindi tinuturo diyan ang mangolekta para sa sariling kapakanan.

Hindi basura yan topak...hindi yan katulad ng relihiyon ninyo na magsabi na mangotong sa mga kapanalig ninyo!!!

Bakit di mo subukan! Ay di ninyo nga pala kaya...dhil karamihan sa inyo MGA BAKLA!!!

Preacher convicted of killing wife, freezing body

Fri Apr 9, 11:02 pm ET
MOBILE, Ala. – An Alabama evangelist who terrorized his family while impressing audiences at revivals was convicted Friday of murdering his wife and storing her body in a freezer for years.

People who heard Anthony Hopkins' sermons in rural towns around the South sometimes called him a psychic or even a prophet. Yet a prosecutor told jurors that Anthony Hopkins terrorized his wife and young children, isolated them and used the Bible to manipulate them.

"He was the supreme commander of his own little army," said Assistant District Attorney Jill Phillips.

After deliberating for 1 1/2 hours, the jury in Mobile also found 39-year-old Anthony Hopkins guilty of rape, sodomy, incest and sexual abuse of a child between the ages of 12 and 16.

Hopkins was arrested in 2008 while preaching at a revival on charges that he killed 36-year-old Arletha Hopkins. Authorities said they were led to the body of his wife by a teenage relative that Hopkins had abused and impregnated.

Investigators say Hopkins killed his wife in a violent fight in 2004 after she caught him having sex with the teenager. They said he then stuffed the wife's body into a freezer at the Mobile home he shared with her, the couple's six children and two of her children from a previous relationship.

Hopkins showed no reaction on Friday as deputies handcuffed him and led him from the court.

Children who grew up in his home and who had testified against him stood in front row and hugged each other and cried as the verdict was read.

"There is nothing pleasing about any of this, it is all very disturbing," Ashley Rich, the prosecuting attorney, said afterwards. "A number of children have been harmed and the chances of them fully recovering are slim."

Defense attorneys left court without answering questions.

Hopkins told jurors Friday that he came home on a December evening in 2004 and found his wife dead on the floor, with the youngest of her eight children, an month-old infant, beside her.

"I was shocked and I began to shake her, and I was like 'Letha, Letha are you alright?' I began to shake her, tilt her head back and do CPR," Hopkins testified.

Hopkins served in the U.S. Army in Kazakhstan in the late 1990s and earned a medal for his service. Hopkins was arrested in Saraland, near Mobile, in 1998 for being absent without leave from the U.S. Army in Fort Bragg, N.C., from June 15, 1995, until April 6, 1998.

He testified Friday that he decided to leave the Army after he got orders to serve in Korea and could not take his family with him.

It was then he said that he had a calling to become an evangelist and began preaching at churches and revivals around the rural South. He developed a following because many who heard him preach considered him a prophet who could see the future.

Six of the children who lived with the couple have been sent to live with in Georgia with Arletha Hopkins' stepmother Mary Best, who commended the jury.

"They saw the same thing I did because it didn't take them long to convict him," she said after the verdict.

sa kahit aling panahon hindi dapat payagan ang child marriages

wala sa moral ang mag-asawa at sumiping sa 8 years old kahit pa ito ay pinapayagan ng ilang relihiyon

Worries about Calif. priest came early in career

OAKLAND, Calif. – Even in his seminary days in the early 1970s, there were questions about California priest Stephen Kiesle: Colleagues said he had trouble relating to adults, lacked spirituality and didn't seem committed to anything but youth ministry.

Those colleagues, who helped make the case to the Vatican in 1981 seeking to let him leave the priesthood, said they were concerned before Kiesle was ordained, and more so after revelations Kiesle had molested children in his parish.

"He was not grown up. He spent more time with kids than with people his own age. You get suspicious of that. There's something wrong there," said John Cummins, former bishop in the Diocese of Oakland, now retired.

Still, future Pope Benedict XVI resisted pleas from the diocese to act on the case, according to a 1985 letter in Latin obtained by The Associated Press that bore his signature as then-Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger.

It would take another two years before the Vatican doctrine watchdog office headed by Ratzinger would approve Kiesle's own request to leave the priesthood in 1987.

Vatican attorney Jeffrey Lena said the matter proceeded "expeditiously, not by modern standards, but by those standards at the time."

Kiesle pleaded no contest in 1978 to lewd conduct for tying up and molesting two boys and was sentenced to three years probation. He took a leave of absence from his parish position, and in 1981 returned and asked the Oakland bishop to be laicized, or removed from the priesthood.

In building a case to laicize Kiesle, the Rev. George Mockel of the Oakland Diocese asked priests who had worked with Kiesle to share their opinions of his time in seminary and work in the priesthood after being ordained in 1972.

One colleague was the Rev. Louis Dabovich, of the Church of the Good Shepherd, where Kiesle served as a deacon in the early 1970s.

"Stephen Kiesle was a very intelligent, personable and industrious young man, and yet he lacked maturity and responsibility and spirituality," Dabovich wrote. He said teenagers and children liked him; "Yet he acted as one of them: played ball with them; took them to outings and shows and spent time in their homes."

Dabovich said he was somewhat concerned about Kiesle's relationship with the youths, but never heard complaints. Only years after Kiesle left the parish did Dabovich say he learned of "some improprieties."

Dabovich also said he had spoken with then-Oakland bishop Floyd Begin about concerns he had regarding Kiesle, including the books he was reading and his general lack of maturity and spirituality.

"To me these were signs of some internal turmoil and the need to satisfy his nature, the need to share his life with someone," Dabovich wrote. "However he was ordained and most probably my observations were not taken seriously."

Dabovich said it could be detrimental if he were to remain in active ministry.

Mockel replied that there "has been a general 'tightening up' in Rome regarding these petitions. I am sure, however, that your cogent observations will be most helpful."

Another colleague, the Rev. George Crespin, the diocese chancellor, worked with Kiesle at Our Lady of the Rosary parish in Union City. He described Kiesle as talented, creative and bright, but also disorganized, unmotivated and highly undisciplined. Crespin wondered why Kiesle joined the priesthood.

"It was almost impossible to get him to take an interest in the sick, in counseling individuals or families, in offering himself for activities in the parish that were unrelated to youth," he wrote.

California church officials wrote to Ratzinger at least three times to check on the status of Kiesle's case and Cummins discussed the case with officials during a Vatican visit, according to correspondence obtained by AP. At one point, a Vatican official wrote to say the file may have been lost and suggested resubmitting materials.

As Kiesle's fate was being weighed in Rome, the priest returned to suburban Pinole to volunteer as a youth minister at St. Joseph Church. He was eventually defrocked in 1987.

Kiesle, who married after leaving the priesthood, was arrested and charged in 2002 with 13 counts of child molestation from the 1970s. All but two were thrown out after the U.S. Supreme Court struck down a California law extending the statute of limitations.

He pleaded no contest in 2004 to a felony for molesting a young girl in his Truckee home in 1995 and was sentenced to six years in state prison.

Now 63 and a registered sex offender, Kiesle lives in a Walnut Creek gated community, according to his address listed on the Megan's Law sex registry. An AP reporter was turned away when attempting to reach him. William Gagen, an attorney who represented Kiesle in 2002, has not returned repeated calls seeking comment.

More than a half-dozen victims reached a settlement in 2005 with the Oakland diocese alleging Kiesle had molested them as young children.

Bishop Cummins said Friday he never had a good feeling about Kiesle. In his 1981 letter to the Vatican, Cummins said it seemed clear, with hindsight, that Kiesle should never have been ordained.

Cummins said the years of back-and-forth with the Vatican tested the diocese's patience but it was typical of the time.

"These things were slow and their idea of thoroughness was a little more than ours. We were in a situation that was hands on, with personal reaction," he said.

Only the Vatican can approve removing someone from the priesthood, whether it is requested by the priest or his superiors. At the time of Kiesle's petition, a variety of Vatican offices handled them. In 2001, Ratzinger required all cases involving abuse claims to go through his office, streamlining the process.

Cummins said he believed Ratzinger was following what was the practice of the time, and "that the Pope John Paul was slowing these things down."

In the November 1985 letter, Ratzinger says the arguments for removing Kiesle were of "grave significance" but such actions required very careful review and more time. Lena, the Vatican attorney, said Ratzinger's instruction to offer Kiesle "paternal care" was a way of telling the bishop he was responsible for keeping Kiesle out of trouble. Lena said Kiesle was not accused of any child abuse in the 5 1/2 years it took for the Vatican to act on the laicization.

A Vatican spokesman, the Rev. Ciro Benedettini, said the letter showed no attempt at a cover-up.

"The then-Cardinal Ratzinger didn't cover up the case, but as the letter clearly shows, made clear the need to study the case with more attention, taking into account the good of all involved," he said.

A woman who has alleged in a lawsuit that Kiesle sexually abused her as a child reacted angrily on Saturday to the Ratzinger letter. She said it seemed the Vatican was more concerned with scandal than protecting children.

The woman identified herself by her first name only, Anne, during a news conference in San Diego with her attorney. The Associated Press generally does not identify victims of alleged sexual abuse, however, Anne has chosen to speak publicly about her experience.

She pleaded to the pope: "Do the right thing, for once. Please. The whole world is watching. I'm watching. And if you want any chance at saving the Catholic Church you need to do something and you need to do it now."

What more kung ordinaryong kristiyano lang na tagasunod ng mga pari???

hindi katanggap tanggap ang isang Propetang umasawa at sumiping sa mga batang babae 8 years old si Aisha ng sipingan ni Muhammad na 58 years old na at 12 years old si Mulayka na 63 naman ng sipingan siya ng propeta nyo

pwera dyan ang mga aliping batang babae na sinipingan ren niya

Oh God! bakit kayo ganyan sobrang panatiko naman kay Muhammad???? Grabe!

http://www.mohammad-pbuh.com/

Aishah bint Abi Bakr

The life of Aishah is proof that a woman can be far more learned than men and that she can be the teacher of scholars and experts. Her life is also proof that a woman can exert influence over men and women and provide them with inspiration and leadership. Her life is also proof that the same woman can be totally feminine and be a source of pleasure, joy and comfort to her husband.

She did not graduate from any university there were no universities as such in her day. But still her utterances are studied in faculties of literature, her legal pronouncements are studied in colleges of law and her life and works are studied and researched by students and teachers of Muslim history as they have been for over a thousand years.

The bulk of her vast treasure of knowledge was obtained while she was still quite young. In her early childhood she was brought up by her father who was greatly liked and respected for he was a man of wide knowledge, gentle manners and an agreeable presence. Moreover he was the closest friend of the noble Prophet who was a frequent visitor to their home since the very early days of his mission.

In her youth, already known for her striking beauty and her formidable memory, she came under the loving care and attention of the Prophet himself. As his wife and close companion she acquired from him knowledge and insight such as no woman has ever acquired.

Aishah became the Prophet's wife in Makkah when she was most likely in the tenth year of her life but her wedding did not take place until the second year after the Hijrah when she was about fourteen or fifteen years old. Before and after her wedding she maintained a natural jollity and innocence and did not seem at all overawed by the thought of being wedded to him who was the Messenger of God whom all his companions, including her own mother and father, treated with such love and reverence as they gave to no one else.

About her wedding, she related that shortly before she was to leave her parent's house, she slipped out into the courtyard to play with a passing friend:

"I was playing on a see-saw and my long streaming hair was dishevelled," she said. "They came and took me from my play and made me ready."

They dressed her in a wedding-dress made from fine red-striped cloth from Bahrain and then her mother took her to the newly-built house where some women of the Ansar were waiting outside the door. They greeted her with the words "For good and for happiness may all be well!" Then, in the presence of the smiling Prophet, a bowl of milk was brought. The Prophet drank from it himself and offered it to Aishah. She shyly declined it but when he insisted she did so and then offered the bowl to her sister Asma who was sitting beside her. Others also drank of it and that was as much as there was of the simple and solemn occasion of their wedding. There was no wedding feast.

Marriage to the Prophet did not change her playful ways. Her young friends came regularly to visit her in her own apartment.

"I would be playing with my dolls," she said, "with the girls who were my friends, and the Prophet would come in and they would slip out of the house and he would go out after them and bring them back, for he was pleased for my sake to have them there." Sometimes he would say "Stay where you are" before they had time to leave, and would also join in their games. Aishah said: "One day, the Prophet came in when I was playing with the dolls and he said: 'O Aishah, whatever game is this?' 'It is Solomon's horses,' I said and he laughed." Sometimes as he came in he would screen himself with his cloak so as not to disturb Aishah and her friends.

Aishah's early life in Madinah also had its more serious and anxious times. Once her father and two companions who were staying with him fell ill with a dangerous fever which was common in Madinah at certain seasons. One morning Aishah went to visit him and was dismayed to find the three men lying completely weak and exhausted. She asked her father how he was and he answered her in verse but she did not understand what he was saying. The two others also answered her with lines of poetry which seemed to her to be nothing but unintelligible babbling. She was deeply troubled and went home to the Prophet saying:

"They are raving, out of their minds, through the heat of the fever." The Prophet asked what they had said and was somewhat reassured when she repeated almost word for word the lines they had uttered and which made sense although she did not fully understand them then. This was a demonstration of the great retentive power of her memory which as the years went by were to preserve so many of the priceless sayings of the Prophet.

Of the Prophet's wives in Madinah, it was clear that it was Aishah that he loved most. From time to time, one or the other of his companions would ask:

"O Messenger of God, whom do you love most in the world?" He did not always give the same answer to this question for he felt great love for many for his daughters and their children, for Abu Bakr, for Ali, for Zayd and his son Usamah. But of his wives the only one he named in this connection was Aishah. She too loved him greatly in return and often would seek reassurance from him that he loved her. Once she asked him: "How is your love for me?"

"Like the rope's knot," he replied meaning that it was strong and secure. And time after time thereafter, she would ask him: "How is the knot?" and he would reply: "Ala haaliha in the same condition."

As she loved the Prophet so was her love a jealous love and she could not bear the thought that the Prophet's attentions should be given to others more than seemed enough to her. She asked him:

"O Messenger of God, tell me of yourself. If you were between the two slopes of a valley, one of which had not been grazed whereas the other had been grazed, on which would you pasture your flocks?"

"On that which had not been grazed," replied the Prophet. "Even so," she said, "and I am not as any other of your wives. "Everyone of them had a husband before you, except myself." The Prophet smiled and said nothing. Of her jealousy, Aishah would say in later years:

"I was not, jealous of any other wife of the Prophet as I was jealous of Khadijah, because of his constant mentioning of her and because God had commanded him to give her good tidings of a mansion in Paradise of precious stones. And whenever he sacrificed a sheep he would send a fair portion of it to those who had been her intimate friends. Many a time I said to him: "It is as if there had never been any other woman in the world except Khadijah."

Once, when Aishah complained and asked why he spoke so highly of "an old Quraysh woman", the Prophet was hurt and said: "She was the wife who believed in me when others rejected me. When people gave me the lie, she affirmed my truthfulness. When I stood forsaken, she spent her wealth to lighten the burden of my sorrow.."

Despite her feelings of jealousy which nonetheless were not of a destructive kind, Aishah was really a generous soul and a patient one. She bore with the rest of the Prophet's household poverty and hunger which often lasted for long periods. For days on end no fire would be lit in the sparsely furnished house of the Prophet for cooking or baking bread and they would live merely on dates and water. Poverty did not cause her distress or humiliation; self-sufficiency when it did come did not corrupt her style of life.

Once the Prophet stayed away from his wives for a month because they had distressed him by asking of him that which he did not have. This was after the Khaybar expedition when an increase of riches whetted the appetite for presents. Returning from his self-imposed retreat, he went first to Aishah's apartment. She was delighted to see him but he said he had received Revelation which required him to put two options before her. He then recited the verses:

"O Prophet! Say to your wives: If you desire the life of this world and its adornments, then come and I will bestow its goods upon you, and I will release you with a fair release. But if you desire God and His Messenger and the abode of the Hereafter, then verily God has laid in store for you an immense reward for such as you who do good."

Aishah's reply was:

"Indeed I desire God and His Messenger and the abode of the Hereafter," and her response was followed by all the others.

She stuck to her choice both during the lifetime of the Prophet and afterwards. Later when the Muslims were favored with enormous riches, she was given a gift of one hundred thousand dirhams. She was fasting when she received the money and she distributed the entire amount to the poor and the needy even though she had no provisions in her house. Shortly after, a maidservant said to her: "Could you buy meat for a dirham with which to break your fast?"

"If I had remembered, I would have done so," she said. The Prophet's affection for Aishah remained to the last. During his final illness, it was to Aishah's apartment that he went at the suggestion of his wives. For much of the time he lay there on a couch with his head resting on her breast or on her lap. She it was who took a toothstick from her brother, chewed upon it to soften it and gave it to the Prophet. Despite his weakness, he rubbed his teeth with it vigorously. Not long afterwards, he lost consciousness and Aishah thought it was the onset of death, but after an hour he opened his eyes.

Aishah it is who has preserved for us these dying moments of the most honoured of God's creation, His beloved Messenger may He shower His choicest blessings on him.

When he opened his eyes again, Aishah remembered Iris having said to her: "No Prophet is taken by death until he has been shown his place in Paradise and then offered the choice, to live or die."

"He will not now choose us," she said to herself. Then she heard him murmur: "With the supreme communion in Paradise, with those upon whom God has showered His favor, the Prophets, the martyrs and the righteous..." Again she heard him murmur: "O Lord, with the supreme communion," and these were the last words she heard him speak. Gradually his head grew heavier upon her breast, until others in the room began to lament, and Aishah laid his head on a pillow and joined them in lamentation.

In the floor of Aishah's room near the couch where he was lying, a grave was dug in which was buried the Seal of the Prophets amid much bewilderment and great sorrow.

Aishah lived on almost fifty years after the passing away of the Prophet. She had been his wife for a decade. Much of this time was spent in learning and acquiring knowledge of the two most important sources of God's guidance, the Quran and the Sunnah of His Prophet. Aishah was one of three wives (the other two being Hafsah and Umm Salamah) who memorized the Revelation. Like Hafsah, she had her own script of the Quran written after the Prophet had died.

So far as the Ahadith or sayings of the Prophet is concerned, Aishah is one of four persons (the others being Abu Hurayrah, Abdullah ibn Umar, and Anas ibn Malik) who transmitted more than two thousand sayings. Many of these pertain to some of the most intimate aspects of personal behavior which only someone in Aishah's position could have learnt. What is most important is that her knowledge of hadith was passed on in written form by at least three persons including her nephew Urwah who became one of the greatest scholars among the generation after the Companions.

Many of the learned companions of the Prophet and their followers benefitted from Aishah's knowledge. Abu Musa al-Ashari once said: "If we companions of the Messenger of God had any difficulty on a matter, we asked Aishah about it."

Her nephew Urwah asserts that she was proficient not only in fiqh but also in medicine (tibb) and poetry. Many of the senior companions of the Prophet came to her to ask for advice concerning questions of inheritance which required a highly skilled mathematical mind. Scholars regard her as one of the earliest fuqaha of Islam along with persons like Umar ibn al-Khattab, Ali and Abdullah ibn Abbas. The Prophet referring to her extensive knowledge of Islam is reported to have said: "Learn a portion of your religion (din) from this red colored lady." "Humayra" meaning "Red-coloured" was an epithet given to Aishah by the Prophet.

Aishah not only possessed great knowledge but took an active part in education and social reform. As a teacher she had a clear and persuasive manner of speech and her power of oratory has been described in superlative terms by al-Ahnaf who said: "I have heard speeches of Abu Bakr and Umar, Uthman and Ali and the Khulafa up to this day, but I have not heard speech more persuasive and more beautiful from the mouth of any person than from the mouth of Aishah."

Men and women came from far and wide to benefit from her knowledge. The number of women is said to have been greater than that of men. Besides answering enquiries, she took boys and girls, some of them orphans, into her custody and trained them under her care and guidance. This was in addition to her relatives who received instruction from her. Her house thus became a school and an academy.

Some of her students were outstanding. We have already mentioned her nephew Urwah as a distinguished reporter of hadith. Among her women pupils is the name of Umrah bint Abdur Rahman. She is regarded by scholars as one of the trustworthy narrators of hadith and is said to have acted as Aishah's secretary receiving and replying to letters addressed to her. The example of Aishah in promoting education and in particular the education of Muslim women in the laws and teachings of Islam is one which needs to be followed.

After Khadijah al-Kubra (the Great) and Fatimah az-Zahra (the Resplendent), Aishah as-Siddiqah (the one who affirms the Truth) is regarded as the best woman in Islam. Because of the strength of her personality, she was a leader in every field in knowledge, in society, in politics and in war. She often regretted her involvement in war but lived long enough to regain position as the most respected woman of her time. She died in the year 58 AH in the month of Ramadan and as she instructed, was buried in the Jannat al-Baqi in the City of Light, beside other companions of the Prophet

The manners and morals of Muhammad

"We sent you not (O Muhammad), but as a Mercy for all creatures."

The noble Qur'an, Al-Anbiya(21):107

Some Quotes:

The Encyclopedia Britannica states:

"....a mass of detail in the early sources show that [Muhammad] was an honest and upright man who had gained the respect and loyalty of others who were like-wise honest and upright men." (Vol. 12)

George Bernard Shaw said about him:

"He must be called the Savior of Humanity. I believe that if a man like him were to assume the dictatorship of the modern world, he would succeed in solving its problems in a way that would bring it much needed peace and happiness." (The Genuine Islam, Singapore, Vol. 1, No. 8, 1936)

Gandhi says in Young India:

"I wanted to know the best of one who holds today's undisputed sway over the hearts of millions of mankind....I became more than convinced that it was not the sword that won a place for Islam in those days in the scheme of life. It was the rigid simplicity, the utter self-effacement of the Prophet, the scrupulous regard for his pledges, his intense devotion to this friends and followers, his intrepidity, his fearlessness, his absolute trust in God and in his own mission. These and not the sword carried everything before them and surmounted every obstacle. When I closed the 2nd volume (of the Prophet's biography), I was sorry there was not more for me to read of the great life."

Edward Gibbon and Simon Ockley speaking on the declaration of Islam write:

"I BELIEVE IN ONE GOD, AND MAHOMET* , AN APOSTLE OF GOD' is the simple and invariable profession of Islam. The intellectual image of the Deity has never been degraded by any visible idol; the honor of the Prophet has never transgressed the measure of human virtues; and his living precepts have restrained the gratitude of his disciples within the bounds of reason and religion."

History Of The Saracen Empires, London, 1870, p. 54

Michael H. Hart in his recently published book on the ranking of the 100 most influential men in history writes:

"My choice of Muhammad to lead the list of the world's most influential persons may surprise some readers and may be questioned by others, but he was the only man in history who was supremely successful on both the religious and secular levels."

The 100: A Ranking Of The Most Influential Persons In History, M.H. Hart, New York, 1978, p. 33

Jules Masserman, an American psychoanalyst, says:

"Leaders must fulfill three functions: 1) Provide for the well being of the led, 2) Provide a social organization in which people feel relatively secure, and 3) Provide them with a set of beliefs … People like Pasteur and Salk are leaders in the first sense. People like Gandhi and Confucius, on one hand, and Alexander and Caesar on the other, are leaders in the second and perhaps the third sense. Jesus and Buddha belong in the third category alone. Perhaps the greatest leader of all time was Muhammad, who combined all three functions. To a lesser degree, Moses did the same."

Time magazine, July 15, 1974, article titled "Who were history's greatest leaders?," this quote by Jules Masserman.

"Head of the State as well as the Church, he was Caesar and Pope in one; but, he was Pope without the Pope's pretensions, and Caesar without the legions of Caesar, without a standing army, without a bodyguard, without a police force, without a fixed revenue. If ever a man ruled by a right divine, it was Muhammad, for he had all the powers without their supports. He cared not for the dressings of power. The simplicity of his private life was in keeping with his public life."

Reverend Bosworth Smith, Muhammad and Muhammadanism, p. 242

"Serious or trivial, his daily behavior has instituted a canon which millions observe this day with conscious memory. No one regarded by any section of the human race as Perfect Man has ever been imitated so minutely. The conduct of the founder of Christianity has not governed the ordinary life of his followers. Moreover, no founder of a religion has left on so solitary an eminence as the Muslim apostle"

Arabia, D. G. Hogarth, p. 52

"He was sober and abstemious in his diet, and a rigorous observer of fasts. He indulged in no magnificence of apparel, the ostentation of a petty mind; neither was his simplicity in dress affected but a result of real disregard for distinction from so trivial a source ... In his private dealings he was just. He treated friends and strangers, the rich and poor, the powerful and weak, with equality, and was beloved by the common people for the affability with which he received them, and listened to their complaints ... His military triumphs awakened no pride nor vain glory, as they would have done had they been effected for selfish purposes. In the time of his greatest power he maintained the same simplicity of manners and appearance as in the days of his adversity. So far from affecting a regal state, he was displeased if, on entering a room, any unusual testimonials of respect were shown to him. If he aimed at universal dominion, it was the dominion of faith; as to the temporal rule which grew up in his hands, as he used it without ostentation, so he took no step to perpetuate it in his family."

Mahomet and his successors, Washington Irving, pp. 332-334, 343

"His readiness to undergo persecution for his beliefs, the high moral character of the men who believed in him and looked up to him as a leader, and the greatness of his ultimate achievement - all argue his fundamental integrity. To suppose Muhammad an impostor raises more problems than it solves. Moreover, none of the great figures of history is so poorly appreciated in the West as Muhammad … Thus, not merely must we credit Muhammad with essential honesty and integrity of purpose, if we are to understand him at all; if we are to correct the errors we have inherited from the past, we must not forget that conclusive proof is a much stricter requirement than a show of plausibility, and in a matter such as this only to be attained with difficulty."

Muhammad at Macca, W. Montgomery Watt, Oxford press, p. 53

"It is impossible for anyone who studies the life and character of the great prophet of Arabia, who knew how he taught and how he lived, to feel anything but the reverence for that mighty Prophet, one of the great messengers of the Supreme. And although in what I put to you I shall say many things which may be familiar to many, yet I myself feel, whenever I reread them, a new way of admiration, a new sense of reverence for that mighty Arabian teacher."

The Life and Teachings of Muhammad, Annie Besant, p. 4

"Four years after the death of Justinian, C.E. 569, was born in Mecca, in Arabia, the man who, of all men, has exercised the greatest influence upon the human race … To be the religious head of many empires, to guide the daily life of one third of the human race, may perhaps justify the title of a Messenger of God."

History of Intellectual Development of Europe, William Draper, MD., LL.D., Vol. I, p. 329-330

BIOGRAPHY OF PROPHET MUHAMMAD (pbuh)
Dr. A. Zahoor and Dr. Z. Haq

Prophet Muhammad (s) was born in 570 CE in Makkah (Bakka, Baca, Mecca). His father, Abdullah, died several weeks before his birth in Yathrib (Medinah) where he went to visit his father's maternal relatives. His mother died while on the return journey from Medinah at a place called ‘Abwa’ when he was six years old. He was raised by his paternal grandfather 'Abd al Muttalib (Shaybah) until the age of eight, and after his grandfather’s death by Abu Talib, his paternal uncle. 'Abd al Muttalib's mother, Salma, was a native of Medinah and he was born and raised as a young boy in Medinah before his uncle Muttalib brought him to Makkah to succeed him. Many years before Muhammad's birth, 'Abd al Muttalib had established himself as an influential leader of the Arab tribe ‘Quraish’ in Makkah and took care of the Holy sanctuary ‘Ka’bah’. Makkah was a city state well connected to the caravan routes to Syria and Egypt in the north and northwest and Yemen in the south. Muhammad was a descendant of Prophet Ismail through the lineage of his second son Kedar.

Ka'bah is the first house of worship built on earth for the worship of Allah, the One True God. It was re-built (raised from the existing foundation) by Prophets Ibrahim (Abraham) and Ismail (Ishmael). Allah is the proper name of the One True God, creator and sustainer of the universe, who does not have a partner or associate, and He did not beget nor was He begotten. Unlike the word god, the word Allah does not have a plural or gender.

Under the guardianship of Abu Talib, Muhammad (s) began to earn a living as a businessman and a trader. At the age of twelve, he accompanied Abu Talib with a merchant caravan as far as Bostra in Syria. Muhammad was popularly known as ‘al-Ameen’ for his unimpeachable character by the Makkans and visitors alike. The title Al-Ameen means the Honest, the Reliable and the Trustworthy, and it signified the highest standard of moral and public life.

Upon hearing of Muhammad’s impressive credentials, Khadijah, a rich merchant widow, asked Muhammad (s) to take some merchandise for trade to Syria. Soon after this trip when he was twenty-five, Khadijah proposed marriage to Muhammad through a relative. Muhammad accepted the proposal. At that time, Khadijah was twice widowed and forty years old. Khadijah (ra) and Muhammad (s) were the parents of six children - four daughters and two sons. His first son Qasim died at the age of two. He was nicknamed Abul Qasim, meaning the father of Qasim. His second son Abdullah died in infancy. Abdullah was also called affectionately as ‘Tayyab’ and ‘Tahir’ because he was born after Muhammad’s prophethood. The four daughters were: Zainab, Ruqayyah, Umm Kulthum, and Fatimah (ra).

The Holy sanctuary Ka’bah was now filled with three hundred sixty idols. The original, pristine message of Prophet Ibrahim was lost, and it was mixed with superstitions and traditions of pilgrims and visitors from distant places, who were used to idol worship and myths. In every generation, a small group of men and women detested the pollution of Ka’bah and kept pure their practice of the religion taught by Prophets Ibrahim and Ismail. They used to spend some of their time away from this polluted environment in retreats to nearby hills.

Muhammad (s) was forty when, during his one of many retreats to Mount Hira for meditation during the month of Ramadan, he received the first revelation from the Archangel Jibril (Gabriel). On this first appearance, Gabriel (as) said to Muhammad: "Iqraa," meaning Read or Recite. Muhammad replied, "I cannot read," as he had not received any formal education and did not know how to read or write. The Angel Gabriel then embraced him until he reached the limit of his endurance and after releasing said: "Iqraa." Muhammad’s answer was the same as before. Gabriel repeated the embrace for the third time, asked him to repeat after him and said:

"Recite in the name of your Lord who created! He created man from that which clings. Recite; and thy Lord is most Bountiful, He who has taught by the pen, taught man what he knew not."

These revelations are the first five verses of Surah (chapter) 96 of the Qur’an. Thus it was in the year 610 CE the revelation began.

Muhammad (s) was terrified by the whole experience of the revelation and fled the cave of Mt. Hira [Qur'an 81:19-29]. When he reached his home, tired and frightened, he asked his wife: ‘cover me, cover me,’ in a blanket. After his awe had somewhat abated, his wife Khadijah asked him about the reason of his great anxiety and fear. She then assured him by saying: "Allah (The One God) will not let you down because you are kind to relatives, you speak only the truth, you help the poor, the orphan and the needy, and you are an honest man. Khadijah then consulted with her cousin Waraqa who was an old, saintly man possessing knowledge of previous revelations and scriptures. Waraqa confirmed to her that the visitor was none other than the Angel Gabriel who had come to Moses. He then added that Muhammad is the expected Prophet. Khadijah accepted the revelation as truth and was the first person to accept Islam. She supported her husband in every hardship, most notably during the three-year ‘boycott’ of the Prophet’s clan by the pagan Quraish. She died at the age of sixty-five in the month of Ramadan soon after the lifting of the boycott in 620 CE.

Gabriel (as) visited the Prophet as commanded by Allah revealing Ayat (meaning signs, loosely referred to as verses) in Arabic over a period of twenty-three years. The revelations that he received were sometimes a few verses, a part of a chapter or the whole chapter. Some revelations came down in response to an inquiry by the nonbelievers. The revealed verses were recorded on a variety of available materials (leather, palm leaves, bark, shoulder bones of animals), memorized as soon as they were revealed, and were recited in daily prayers by Muslims [Qur'an 80:13-16]. Angel Gabriel taught the order and arrangement of verses, and the Prophet instructed his several scribes to record verses in that order [Qur'an 75:16-19 and 41:41-42]. Once a year, the Prophet used to recite all the verses revealed to him up to that time to Gabriel to authenticate the accuracy of recitation and the order of verses [Qur'an 17:106]. All the revealed verses (over a period of 23 years and ending in 632 CE) were compiled in the book known as Qur’an. The name Qur’an appears in the revealed verses. The Qur’an does not contain even a word from the Prophet. The Qur'an speaks in the first person, i.e., Allah's commandments to His creation. Gabriel also visited the Prophet throughout his mission informing and teaching him of events and strategy as needed to help in the completion of the prophetic mission. The Prophet’s sayings, actions, and approvals are recorded separately in collections known as Hadith.

The mission of Prophet Muhammad (s) was to restore the worship of the One True God, the creator and sustainer of the universe, as taught by Prophet Ibrahim and all Prophets of God, and to demonstrate and complete the laws of moral, ethical, legal, and social conduct and all other matters of significance for the humanity at large.

The first few people who followed this message were: his cousin Ali, his servant Zayd ibn Harithah, his friend Abu Bakr and his wife and daughters. They accepted Islam by testifying that:

"There is no Deity (worthy of worship) except Allah (The One True God) and Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah."

Islam means peace by submission and obedience to the Will and Commandments of God and those who accept Islam are called Muslims, meaning those who have accepted the message of peace by submission to God.

In the first three years of his mission forty people (men and women) accepted Islam. This small group comprised of youth as well as older people from a wide range of economic and social background. The Prophet was directed by a recent revelation to start preaching Islam to everyone. He then began to recite revelations to people in public and invite them to Islam. The Quraish, leaders of Makkah, took his preaching with hostility. The most hostile and closest to the prophet was his uncle Abu Lahab and his wife. Initially, they and other leaders of Quraish tried to bribe him with money and power including an offer to make him king if he were to abandon his message. When this did not work, they tried to convince his uncle Abu Talib to accept the best young man of Makkah in place of Muhammad and to allow them to kill Muhammad. His uncle tried to persuade the Prophet to stop preaching but the Prophet said: "O uncle, if they were to put the sun in my right hand and the moon in my left hand to stop me from preaching Islam, I would never stop. I will keep preaching until Allah makes Islam prevail or I die."

The Quraish began to persecute Muslims by beating, torture and boycott of their businesses. Those who were weak, poor or slaves were publicly tortured. The first person to die by this means was a Muslim women by the name Umm Ammar (the mother of Ammar Ibn Yasir). The Muslims from well-to-do families were physically restrained in their homes with the condition that if they recant they will be allowed freedom of movement. The Prophet was publicly ridiculed and humiliated including frequent throwing of filth on him in the street and while he prayed in the Ka’bah. In spite of great hardships and no apparent support, the message of Islam kept all Muslims firm in their belief. The Prophet was asked by God to be patient and to preach the message of Qur’an. He advised Muslims to remain patient because he did not receive any revelation yet to retaliate against their persecutors. [Persecution]

When the persecution became unbearable for most Muslims, the Prophet advised them in the fifth year of his mission (615 CE) to emigrate to Abyssinia (modern Ethiopia) where Ashabah (Negus, a Christian) was the ruler. Eighty people, not counting the small children, emigrated in small groups to avoid detection. No sooner had they left the Arabian coastline, the leaders of Quraish discovered their flight. They decided to not leave these Muslims in peace, and immediately sent two of their envoys to Negus to bring all of them back. However, Negus allowed them to stay under his protection after he investigated Muslim belief and heard the revelations about Jesus and Mary (peace be upon them both), which appears in Chapter 19, entitled Mary, of the Qur’an. The emigrants were allowed freedom of worship in Abyssinia.

The Quraish then made life even more difficult for the Prophet by implementing total ban on contact with the Prophet’s family (Bani Hashim and Muttalib). The ban lasted for three years without the desired effect. Just before the ban was lifted, the Prophet was contacted by the leaders of Quraish to agree to a compromise under which they should all practice both religions (i.e., Islam and Idolatry). Upon hearing this, the Prophet recited a revelation (Chapter 109) he had just received and which ends with the words: "... For you your religion and for me mine." The ban was lifted when leaders of Quraish discovered that their secret document on the terms of ban, which they had stored in Ka’bah, was eaten by worms and all that was left were the opening words ‘In Your name, O Allah.’ The effects of the three-year boycott left the Prophet with more personal sorrow when he lost his beloved wife Khadijah (ra) and uncle Abu Talib soon after the ban was lifted.

After Khadijah's death in 620 CE, the Prophet married a widowed Muslim woman, Sawdah (ra) who was fifty years old. She and her husband had emigrated to Abyssinia in the early years of persecution. After her husband died, she came back to Makkah and sought Prophet’s shelter. The Prophet, recognizing her sacrifices for Islam, extended his shelter by marrying her. Later in the same year, the Prophet upon receiving the divine command in a dream, after approval of Sawdah, contracted marriage to A’ishah, the daughter of his dear companion Abu Bakr. She joined the Prophet in Medinah, completing the marriage contract. Sawdah and A’ishah (ra) were the only wives until he was fifty-six years old.

After the death of his uncle Abu Talib, the Prophet went to Taif (about 50 miles east, southeast of Makkah) to seek their protection. They flatly refused and mocked at him, and severely injured him by inciting their children to throw stones at him. Gabriel (as) visited the Prophet here suggesting that the angels were ready to destroy the town if he were to ask Allah for the punishment. Nevertheless, the Prophet declined and prayed for future generations of Taif to accept Islam [Taif]. It was on the return journey from Taif that the verses from Surah Al Jinn (Chapter 72) were revealed. It indicated that the Qur’an is a book of guidance to both the Jinns and Humankind.

Soon after the terrible disappointment at Ta’if, the prophet experienced the events of al-Israa and al-Miraaj (621 CE). In the Al-Israa, Gabriel (as) took the Prophet from the sacred Mosque near Ka’bah to the furthest (al-Aqsa) mosque in Jerusalem in a very short time in the latter part of a night. Here, Prophet Muhammad met with previous Prophets (Abraham, Moses, Jesus and others) and he led them in prayer. After this, in Al-Miraj, the Prophet was taken up to heavens to show the signs of God [More... The Dome of the Rock]. It was on this journey that five daily prayers were prescribed. He was then taken back to Ka’bah, the whole experience lasting a few hours of a night. Upon hearing this, the people of Makkah mocked at him. However, when his specific description of Jerusalem, other things on the way, and the caravan that he saw on this journey including its expected arrival in Makkah turned out to be true, the ridicule of the nonbelievers stopped. The event of Israa and Miraaj is mentioned in the Qur’an - the first verse of Chapter 17 entitled ‘The Children of Israel.’

In 622 CE, the leaders of the Quraish decided to kill the Prophet and they developed a plan in which one man was chosen from each of the Quraish tribes and they were to attack the Prophet simultaneously. Gabriel informed the Prophet of the plan and instructed him to leave Makkah immediately. The Prophet, after making arrangements to return the properties entrusted to him by several nonbelievers, left with Abu Bakr in the night he was to be assassinated. They went south of Makkah to a mountain cave of Thawr [see Qur'an 9:40], and after staying three nights they traveled north to Yathrib (Medinah) about two hundred fifty miles from Makkah. Upon discovery of his escape, the leaders of Quraish put up a reward of one hundred camels on him, dead or alive. In spite of all their best scouts and search parties, Allah protected the Prophet and he arrived safely in Quba, a suburb of Medinah [Qur'an 28:85]. This event is known as the ‘Hijra’ (migration) and the Islamic calendar begins with this event. The people of Aws and Khazraj in Medinah greeted him with great enthusiasm in accordance with their pledge made at Aqaba less than a year ago during the annual pilgrimage. One by one those Muslims (men and women) of Makkah who were not physically restrained, and who could make a secret exit, left for Medinah leaving behind their properties and homes.

To insure the peace and tranquility, the Prophet proposed a treaty defining terms of conduct for all inhabitants of Medinah. It was ratified by all - Muslims, non-Muslim Arabs and Jews. After his emigration to Medinah, the enemies of Islam increased their assault from all sides. The Battles of Badr, Uhud and Allies (Trench) were fought near or around Medinah. In these battles until the year 627 CE, the nonbelievers with encouragement from Jews and other Arabian tribes attacked the Prophet and Muslim community. The Muslims while defending their city and religion lost many men, which resulted in many widowed Muslim women and numerous orphaned children. In these circumstances, Prophet Muhammad (s) married several women during fifty-sixth year up to the sixtieth year of his life. He did not contract any marriage in the last three years of his life, following the revelation limiting the number of wives up to a maximum of four. This is the first time in the history of revealed scriptures that a limit on the number of wives was imposed and the terms of conduct were specified. The Prophet was instructed not to divorce any of his wives after this revelation [Qur'an 33:52]. All of the ladies he took as wives were either widowed or divorced, except A’ishah.

The Prophet married Umm Salamah (ra) in 626 CE. Her husband had died of wounds inflicted in the Battle of Uhud (625 CE). When the Prophet asked her for marriage, she replied: "O Messenger of God, I suffer from three shortcomings. I am a very jealous woman, and I am afraid this might cause me to do things that you dislike. Secondly, I am an old woman. Finally, I have many children." The Prophet answered: "Regarding your jealousy, I pray to God to remove it from you. As for your age, we are similar in age. As for the children, your children are mine." Thus it was that she agreed to marry the Prophet. The Prophet’s marriage contract with Umm Habibah (ra) was solemnized, by proxy, by Negus, King of Abyssinia, in 628 CE.

Two of his wives, Juwayriah and Safiyah, were prisoners of war. Both belonged to the family of the chief of their tribes and were set free by the Prophet; they then gladly accepted Islam and were pleased to become the Prophet’s wives. The Prophet’s marriages provided security to women who would have otherwise remained unmarried, unprotected, or felt humiliated. His marriages were also a means of transmitting important teachings of Islam. The Prophet's wives, called the "Mothers of the Believers,"[Qur'an Surah 33, Verse 6 and the last part of Verse 53] showed themselves as examples of proper Muslim womanhood. All his wives, especially 'Aishah, transmitted many ahadith (sayings, deeds, and actions) from Prophet Muhammad (s).

A year after the Battle of Allies (Trench), the Prophet and fifteen hundred of his companions left for Makkah to perform the annual pilgrimage (628 CE). They were barred from approaching the city at Hudaybiyah, where after some negotiations a treaty was signed allowing for them to come next year. This treaty facilitated exchange of ideas among the people of the whole region without interference. Many delegations from all regions of Arabia came to the Prophet to investigate the teachings of Islam, and a large number of people accepted Islam within a couple of years. The Prophet sent many of his companions (who memorized the Qur'an by heart) to new communities to instruct them about the practice of Islam. More than fifty of them were murdered by non-believers.

A few weeks after Hudaybiyah the Prophet sent letters to several kings and rulers (including the two superpowers - Byzantines and Persians) inviting them to Islam. Negus, the king of Abyssinia, and the Ruler of Bahrain accepted Islam, and Emperor Heraclius acknowledged Muhammad’s Prophethood. Among rulers who accepted Islam but without any initiative from the Prophet was Chakrawati Farmas, a Hindu King of Malabar (located on the southwest coast of India).

About two years later at the end of 629 CE, the Quraish violated the terms of the Treaty of Hudaybiyah by helping Banu Bakr in the surprise attack on Bani Khuza’ah who were allied with the Prophet. Some of Bani Khuzah’s men escaped and took shelter in Makkah and they sought redress. However, the leaders of Quraish did nothing. They then sent a message to the Prophet for help.

The Prophet, after confirming all the reports of the attack and subsequent events, marched to Makkah with an army consisting of three thousand Muslims of Medinah and Muslims from other Arab communities that joined him on the way totaling ten thousand Muslims. Before entering the city he sent word to citizens of Makkah that anyone who remained in his home, or in Abu Sufyan’s home, or in the Ka’bah would be safe. The army entered Makkah without fighting and the Prophet went directly to the Ka’bah. He magnified Allah for the triumphant entry in the Holy city. The Prophet pointed at each idol with a stick he had in his hand and said, "Truth has come and Falsehood will neither start nor will it reappear" [Qur'an 17:81]. And one by one the idols fell down. The Ka’bah was then cleansed by the removal of all three hundred sixty idols, and it was restored to its pristine status for the worship of One True God (as built by Prophets Ibrahim and Ismail).

The people of the city expected general slaughter in view of their persecution and torture of Muslims for the past twenty years. While standing by the Ka'bah, the Prophet (s) promised clemency for the Makkans, stating: "O Quraish, what do you think that I am about to do with you?" They replied, "Good. You are a noble brother, son of a noble brother." The Prophet forgave them all saying:

"I will treat you as Prophet Yousuf (Joseph) treated his brothers. There is no reproach against you. Go to your homes, and you are all free."

The Prophet also declared:

Allah made Makkah holy the day He created heavens and earth, and it is the holy of holies until the Resurrection Day. It is not lawful for anyone who believes in Allah and the last day to shed blood therein, nor to cut down trees therein. It was not lawful to anyone before me and it will not be lawful to anyone after me.

The people of Makkah then accepted Islam including the staunch enemies of the Prophet. A few of the staunchest enemies and military commanders had fled Makkah after his entry. However, when they received the Prophet’s assurance of no retaliation and no compulsion in religion, they came back and gradually the message of Islam won their hearts. Within a year (630 CE), almost all Arabia accepted Islam. Among the Prophet’s close companions were Muslims from such diverse background as Persia, Abyssinia, Syria and Rome. Several prominent Jewish Rabbis, Christian bishop and clergymen accepted Islam after discussions with the Prophet.

One night in March 630 CE, Angel Gabriel visited the Prophet and addressed him as: "O father of Ibrahim." A few hours later, the Prophet received the news of the birth of his son from his wife Mariah, and the Prophet named him Ibrahim. He was the only child born after the six children from Prophet’s first wife Khadijah. Ibrahim died when he was ten months old. On the day of Ibrahim's death, there was an eclipse of the sun. When some people began to attribute it to the Prophet's bereavement, he said: "The sun and the moon are two signs of the signs of God. Their light is not dimmed for any man's death. If you see them eclipsed, you should pray until they be clear."

The great change in Arabia alarmed the two superpowers, Byzantines and Persians. Their Governors, particularly the Byzantines, reacted with threats to attack Medinah. Instead of waiting, the prophet sent a small army to defend the northmost border of Arabia. In the remaining life of the Prophet, all of the major battles were fought on the northern front. The Prophet did not have a standing army. Whenever he received a threat, he called the Muslims and discussed with them the situation and gathered volunteers to fight any aggression.

The Prophet performed his first and last pilgrimage in 632 CE. One hundred twenty-thousand men and women performed pilgrimage that year with him. The Prophet received the last revelation during this pilgrimage. Two months later, Prophet Muhammad (s) fell ill and after several days died on Monday, 12 Rabi al-Awwal, the eleventh year after Hijra (June 8, 632 CE) in Medinah. He is buried in the same place where he died.

Prophet Muhammad lived a most simple, austere and modest life. He and his family used to go without cooked meal several days at a time, relying only on dates, dried bread and water. During the day he was the busiest man, as he performed his duties in many roles all at once as head of state, chief justice, commander-in-chief, arbitrator, instructor and family man. He was the most devoted man at night. He used to spend one- to two-thirds of every night in prayer and meditation. The Prophet's possession consisted of mats, blankets, jugs and other simple things even when he was the virtual ruler of Arabia. He left nothing to be inherited except a white mule (a gift from Muqawqis), few ammunition and a piece of land that he had made a gift during his life time. Among his last words were: "We the community of Prophets are not inherited. Whatever we leave is for charity."

Muhammad (s) was a man and a messenger of Allah (The One God). He is the last of the prophets [Qur'an 33:40] sent by Allah to guide man to the right path; Adam was the first Prophet. The Qur’an mentions twenty-five Prophets by name and provides a great insight of their mission, struggle and their communities. The Qur’an exonerates prophets from charges leveled against them in previous Scriptures. The Qur’an also mentions four previously revealed Scriptures: Suhoof (Pages) of Ibrahim (Abraham), Taurat ('Torah') as revealed to Prophet Moses, Zuboor ('Psalms') as revealed to Prophet David, and Injeel ('Evangel') as revealed to Prophet Jesus (pbuh). Islam requires belief in all prophets and revealed scriptures (original, non-corrupted) as part of the Articles of Faith. Muhammad (s) is greatly respected as the model of Qur’anic behavior. Muslims mention his name by adding "peace be upon him," a phrase used with the name of all prophets [e.g., Qur'an Surah 37: verses 79, 109, 120 and 130; also 33:56]. All sincere Muslims try to follow the Qur’an and the Prophet’s example to minute details. The account of every aspect of his life has been preserved (numerous daily accounts including his family life). Prophet Muhammad (s) has served as an example for all Muslims in all periods to modern times. He will remain a model example for all of humanity.

At the end of his mission, the Prophet was blessed with several hundred thousand followers (men and women) of Islam. Thousands prayed with him at the mosque and listened to his sermon. Hundreds of sincere Muslims would find every opportunity to be with him following five daily prayers and at other times. They used to seek his advice for their everyday problems, and listened attentively to the interpretation and application of revealed verses to their situation. They followed the message of the Qur’an and the Messenger of Allah with utmost sincerity, and supported him with every thing they had. The most excellent among them are Abu Bakr, 'Umar, 'Uthman, Ali, Talha, Zubair, 'Abdur Rahman ibn Auf, S'ad bin Abi Waqqas, S'ad bin Zaid, Abu 'Ubeidah, Hasan, Hussain, and several dozen others. They faithfully carried the message of Islam after the Prophet, and within ninety years the light of Islam reached Spain, North Africa, the Caucasus, northwest China and India.

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ILATAG mo ang GANDA ng relihiyon mo kung may GANDA NGA BA??? Lahat yan sa itaas nakalatag na IKAW na lang ang hinihintay....hehehe...kasi ang relihiyon MO ang gawain lang ay manghingi ng abuloy sa mga kapanalig...NO MORE NO LESS! At pilit sisirain ang ibang relihiyon sa sariling interest para hindi makalipat ang mga kapanalig dahil natututo na kung ano ba ang totoong relihiyon sa mundo!!! Hindi yung relihiyong naka register sa Security ang Exchange Commission na gawa-gawa ng mga tao!!!

Tigna mo na lang araw-araw ang mga politikong kristiyano sa diyaryo at TV, diyan sumasalamin kung ano ang aral ng relihiyon ninyo...nagpapatayan araw-araw para sa POSISYON at PERA?...yan ba ang aral ni JESUS??? Yan ba ang kabutihang aral ng relihiyon ninyo??? O dahil sa dami ng kasamaan na nangyayari araw-araw ay naging NORMAL na lang ang KSAMAAN SA INYO??? Aminin!

I DARE YOU, ILATAG mo yung MAGANDANG ARAL ng relihiyon mo hindi yung gumawa ng propaganda sa ibang relihiyon...just read comment #99.3 hindi mga muslim nag comment niyan...ewan ko na lang sa iyo, para lang maparami ang koleksyon ninyo pilit pa rin ninyong sisirain...hahaha...

O topak basa baka kapanalig mo ito..na sobra ninyong hinihingian ng abuloy kaya pati mga kababaihan niloloko na....ingat lang baka ikaw na ang sususnod.....

105 SAKSAK KAY MR. PLAYBOY

Karumal-dumal ang naging wakas ng buhay ng isang kelot na tinaguriang ‘Mr. Playboy’ na hinihinalang nakaagrabyado diumano ng tsikas makaraang sakyurin ng 105 beses at pinuruhan pa malapit sa ipinagmamalaki umano nitong kargada sa Barangay Mt. View, Mariveles, Bataan kamakalawa ng gabi.
Idineklarang dead on arrival sa DND Hospital sa Lamao, Limay sanhi ng mga saksak ng ice pick ang biktimang kinilala ni Supt. Romell Velasco, hepe ng Mariveles MPS na si Benjamin Catubay, magsasaka, ng Sitio Malasue ng nasabing barangay.
Sa inisyal na imbestigasyon, alas-7:30 ng gabi nang umalis ng bahay ang biktima para bumili ng kape at asukal subalit makalipas ang 30 minuto ay natagpuan ang duguang bangkay nito ng kanyang tiyuhing si Romeo Llames, 40, na nakahandusay sa kalye, may 50 metro ang layo mula sa kanyang bahay.
Ayon kay Velasco, bago ang insidente ay may natanggap na death threat ang hindi na pinangalanang misis ng biktima sa pamamagitan ng text message at sinasabing gagantihan nila at papata­yin ang kanyang asawa dahil sa atraso sa iniwan niyang babae na umano’y nabaliw.
“Pero malihim ‘yung biktima kaya hindi na­banggit kung sino ‘yung babaeng iniwan niya. Wala pang suspek, inaalam pa namin ang background kung sino ang inagrabiyadong babae. Liblib na pook kasi ang lugar ng pinagpatayan, walang ilaw at konti ang kabahayan,” ani pa Velasco

O kita mo na inamin mo na MASASAMA kayo at normal lang ang kasamaan sa inyo...hehehe wawa naman kayo talaga....

Mga kapanalig nasa sa inyo ang panginoon nasa sa inyo si Jesus ...mahal na mahal niya tayo...IABOT NA NINYO ANG ABULOY (kotong) NINYO....hehehe at ENROLLMENT NA NAMAN NG ANAK KO AT MAGPAPALIT AKO NG BAGONG KOTSE...hehehe di ba topak

arayyyyyyyyy.....sapul ba???

Heto pa topak...kapanalig mo rin...hahaha...

‘PINUGUTAN KO SI MISIS!’

Nanggilalas at kinila­butan lahat sa ginawa ng isang mister na siya pang nagsumbong sa pulisya hinggil sa kanyang pagpugot sa sariling asawa sa kanilang lugar sa Sitio Tubudan, Barangay Igcocolo, Gumbal, Iloilo kamakalawa.

Ayon kay Eddie Ginacal, punong barangay, lahat nanggilalas sa ginawa ni Rodolfo Rojo sa kanyang misis na kinilala sa pangalang Adela, dahil maayos naman umano ang pagsasama ng mag-asawa.

Dakong alas-kuwatro ng hapon kamakalawa nang mismong si Rojo ang nagtungo sa punong barangay para sabihing samahan siya sa pulisya dahil napatay nito ang kanyang misis.

Sinabi ni Ginacal na hindi sila makapaniwala at akala’y nagbibiro lamang si Rojo.

Nang usyosohin ang tahanan ni Rojo, nagulantang ang mga kalugar nito dahil nakahandusay sa sahig at lumalangoy sa dugo ang pugot na katawan ni Adela.
Nasa sahig din ang itak na ginamit ni Rojo.

Labis-labis naman ang dalamhati ng tatlong anak ng mag-asawa dahil sa trahedyang sinapit ng kanilang pamilya sa kamay pa man din ng ama.

Dumiretso naman sa pulisya si Rojo at dito niya ikinuwento sa mga pulis ang kanyang ginawa.

Sa ngayon, gustong isailalim sa psychiatric test ang suspek para malaman ang estado ng kanyang pag-iisip.

O diba may topak...ha topak??? BANAL NA ASO SANTONG KABAYO natatawa sila....hihihihi.....sa INYO!

Hay mga TANGA talaga kayo....yan yung cover up sa manila at Commission on Election anomalies....para madivert ang issues.

Kawawa talaga kayo....di ninyo ba napupuna na kapag gagawing anomalya ang gobyerno sa Manila may sumasabog sa Mindanao??? Ganyan ba talaga kayo katanga???

Yan na yung start ng NOEL...mga bobo paguguluhin ang buong bansa at siyempre para kapanipaniwala magmumula sa MINDANAO...hehehe

Basahin ninyo ang mga mahabang article sa itaas...HINDI tinuro ang suicide bombing sa ISLAM, baka sa mga sundalo at police na kristyano may mga training yan....hehehe.

Sabi ko nga sa inyo eh ILATAG NINYO ang GANDA ng relihiyon ninyo hindi puro paninira sa ibang relihiyon, EH WALA NAMAN KAYONG MAILATAG...kasi nga bulok ang relihiyon ninyo!

Yung issue sa folder....yung ink...yung mga makina na ayaw magbasa ng mga boto yan yung mga issue...kasi nga naman di kayo magkakakuwarta diyan kaya wala kayong pakialam eh....

So kailangan mawala ang issue at matakpan ng iba...kaya may sumabog...di pa ba ninyo alam ang style ng mga kapanalig ninyong politiko???

susunod NOEL, sayang ang mga ginastos...sana man lang sa maganda napupunta ang pera ng bayan, mas marami ang naghihirap at iilan lang ang nakikinabang sa pondo.

Getz ninyo???

Heto topak bansang Kristiyano nagpapatayan dahil sa droga at pera....yan ba ang turo ni JESUS o ng relihiyon mo?...o basa....

22,700 killed in drug violence in Mexico since '06

Associated Press Writer E. Eduardo Castillo, Associated Press Writer – Tue Apr 13, 11:39 pm ET
MEXICO CITY – More than 22,700 people have been killed in Mexico's drug war since a U.S.-backed military crackdown on cartels began more than three years ago, according to a government report.

The report said 2009 was the deadliest year in the drug war, with 9,635 people killed in violence tied to organized crime. That compares to 2,837 in 2007, the first year of President Felipe Calderon's military-led offensive.

Gang violence has continued surging this year, with 3,365 people killed between January and March, according to the confidential report sent to lawmakers Monday. The Associated Press had access to the report Tuesday.

In the latest violence, the bodies of six men were dumped on the side of a highway in Cuernavaca, a city near Mexico's capital where authorities say a battle has erupted for leadership of the Beltran Leyva cartel, whose leader was killed in a shootout with marines in December. Police said the six men were tortured, then each shot once in the head.

In northern state of Tamaulipas, which borders Texas, gunmen burst into a bar and killed eight people Monday night, the state government said. Five died inside the bar in the town of Los Guerra and three were chased down and killed as they tried to flee in car.

Tamaulipas has become the newest front in Mexico's drug war amid a split between the Gulf cartel and its former gang of hit men, the Zetas.

In the southern state of Guerrero, the bodies of two men were thrown from a bridge into a 500-foot (525-meter) deep canyon. State police said the men were found Monday with their hands and feet tied and their heads wrapped in packing tape. Tape around the head — a tactic often used by drug cartels — usually kills a victim quickly by suffocation.

Calderon's U.S.-backed deployment of more than 40,000 soldiers and federal police across the country has come under increasing criticism from opposition politicians and drug trade experts, who argue the crackdown has led to human rights abuses and done little to stem the flow of narcotics to the U.S.

The government attributes the increase in violence to gangs lashing back at security forces and infighting among cartels whose leadership has been shaken by the arrest of top kingpins.

More than 121,000 drug suspects have been detained since 2006, the report said. It gave no figure for how many of those had been convicted.

The report said more than half those arrested were from the Gulf and Sinaloa cartels, Mexico's two most powerful gangs. Some 27 percent were from the Gulf cartel or the Zetas, two groups that Mexican and U.S. authorities say recently split. About 24 percent were tied to the Sinaloa cartel, led by Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman, Mexico's most-wanted drug lord.

Since Guzman escaped from prison 10 years ago, successive Mexican governments have faced accusations that his organization is not pursued as aggressively as other gangs. Calderon denies the charges.

Among the Sinaloa suspects arrested have been a son and nephew of Ismael "El Mayo" Zambada, who authorities say runs the cartel along with Guzman.

But most of the gang's top leaders remain large, while several bosses of rival gangs have been brought down, including Arturo Beltran Leyva, the kingpin killed the December shootout in Cuernavaca.

U.S. officials say the Sinaloa cartel has grown to become the most powerful drug trafficking group in the world. Most recently, it is said to have won a two-year battle with the Juarez cartel for control of smuggling routes through Ciudad Juarez, a border city that has become one of the world's deadliest.

The government report said 4,324 people have been killed since 2006 in Ciudad Juarez, a city of 1.3 million people.

Chihuahua state, where Ciudad Juarez is, was Mexico's hardest-hit state, with 6,757 people killed in gang violence since 2006. Sinaloa, a stronghold of Guzman's cartel, followed with 3,136 deaths. Guerrero, home to the Pacific coast resort of Acapulco, was third with 1,826.

The report indicated security forces have been involved in most of the gunbattles of the past three years: 977 shootouts have been between gangs and security forces, compared to 309 between rival gangs.

Mga kapanalig...nasa sa inyo ang panginoon...nasa sa inyo si Jesus...IABOT NA NINYO ANG ABULOY NINYO dahil enrollment na po ng mga anak ko....hehehe....di ba topak...yan ang gusto mong tularan ng mga tao at ng magiging anak mo???

Sino ngayon ang mangdarambong???

BANAL NA ASO, SANTONG KABAYO!!!!hihihihi

Did you follow Jesus or did you follow PAUL???

Aminin???