Thursday, March 6, 2014

AL QUR'AN, Adam, and THE STRAIGHT WAY

Bism ALLAH, AL RAHMAN, IR RAHIM.
As taught to me by 'THE HOLY SPIRIT' through inspiration.\

'THE HOLY SPIRIT' (excerpt)
Then learnt Adam from HIS LORD words of inspiration and HIS LORD TURNED
 towards him. For HE IS OFT-RETURNING, MOST MERCIFUL. (Sura II:37, Yusuf Ali translation)

ALLAH DID NOT SEND mankind to Earth without GUIDANCE. Adam, first man, learned
AL QUR'AN before he left The Garden. Adam taught ALLAH'S MESSAGE to his sons
Able and Cain. Able followed ALLAH'S GUIDANCE but Cain didn't.

'THE HOLY SPIRIT' (excerpt)
Then did Satan make them slip from THE GARDEN and get them out of the state of
felicity in which they had been. WE SAID " GET YE DOWN, ALL YE PEOPLE, WITH ENIMITY
BETWEEN YOURSELVES. ON EARTH WILL BE YOUR DWELLING-PLACE AND YOUR
MEANS OF LIVELIHOOD - FOR A TIME." (Sura II:36, Yusuf Ali translation)

Then learnt Adam from HIS LORD words of inspiration and HIS LORD TURNED
towards him. For HE IS OFT-RETURNING, MOST MERCIFUL. (Sura II:37, Yusuf Ali translation)

WE SAID "GET YE DOWN ALL FROM HERE; AND IF, AS IS SURE, THERE COMES TO YOU, FROM TIME TO TIME,
GUIDANCE FROM ME, WHOSOEVER FOLLOWS MY GUIDANCE, ON THEM SHALL BE
NO FEAR, NOR SHALL THEY GRIEVE." (Sura II:38, Yusuf Ali translation)

It is clear to me, the positioning of ayat 37 between the two commands given by ALLAH - "GET YE
DOWN ALL YE PEOPLE" and "GET YE DOWN ALL FROM HERE" - in ayats 36 and 38,
let's me know these events (all three) took place in THE GARDEN. The words of
inspiration Adam learned refers to ALLAH'S MESSAGE, AL QUR'AN.

Adam is not the only one to whom ALLAH HAS TAUGHT Al Qur'an through inspiration as
evidenced by these ayats of truth:

'THE HOLY SPIRIT' (excerpt)
 That was the reasoning about Us, which We gave to Abraham (to use) against his people: We raise whom We will, degree after degree: for thy Lord is full of wisdom and knowledge.  We gave him Isaac and Jacob: all (three) We guided: and before him We guided Noah, and among his progeny, David, Solomon, Job, Joseph, Moses, and Aaron: thus do We reward those who do good:  And Zakariya and John and Jesus and Elias: all in the ranks of the Righteous:  And Ismail and Elisha and Jonah and Lut: and to all We gave favour above the nations:  (To them) and to their fathers, and progeny and brethren: We chose them. And We guided them to a straight way.  This is the Guidance of Allah: He giveth that guidance to whom He pleaseth, of His worshippers. If they were to join other gods with Him, all that they did would be vain for them.  These were the men to whom We gave the Book, and authority, and prophethood: if these (their descendants) reject them, behold! We shall entrust their charge to a new People who reject them not. (Sura VI: 83-89, A. Yusuf Ali translation)

We have sent thee INSPIRATION, as WE SENT it to Noah and the Messengers after him: WE SENT
INSPIRATION to Abraham, Isma'il, Issac, Jacob and the Tribes, to Jesus, Job, Jonah, Aaron and Solomon, and to David WE GAVE The Psalms. (Sura IV:163, A. Yusuf Ali translation) 

Say ye: "We believe in ALLAH, and the REVELATION given to us , and to Abraham, Isma'il, Issac, Jacob and the tribes, and that given to Moses and Jesus, and that given to all Prophets from their Lord: We make no difference between one and another of them: and we bow to ALLAH (in AL ISLAM)." (Sura II:136, A. Yusuf Ali translation) 

WE certainly gave Moses THE BOOK aforetime: but disputes arose therein. (Sura XLI:45, A. Yusuf  Ali translation)

This is the Book; in it is guidance sure, without doubt, to those who fear Allah.(Sura II:2, A. Yusuf Ali translation)
 
So, THE BOOK (AL QUR'AN) has been with mankind from the very beginning of our existence on Earth.

Allah teaches us to ask Him,

Show us THE STRAIGHTWAY; (Sura I:6, A. Yusuf Ali translation)

HE defines THE STRAIGHTWAY as,

THE WAY of those upon whom THOU HAST BESTOWED THY GRACE;
Those whose portion is not WRATH
and who go not ASTRAY. (Sura I:7, A. Yusuf Ali translation)

So, as we read AL QUR'AN, we should look for those examples of human excellence upon whom ALLAH has BESTOWED HIS GRACE, because we want to emulate them. We want to do as they do. Because, we want ALLAH to BESTOW HIS GRACE on us.

And, as we read AL QUR'AN, we should look for those examples of human excellence whose portion is not WRATH, because we want to emulate them. We want to do as they do. Because we want our portion to be not WRATH.

Also, as we read AL QUR'AN, we want to look for those examples of human excellence who go not ASTRAY, because we want to emulate them. We want to do as they do. We want to go not ASTRAY.

Now, let's do a comparative analysis of this definition with Sura II:37.

'THE HOLY SPIRIT' (excerpt)
Then learnt Adam from HIS LORD words of inspiration and HIS LORD TURNED
towards him. For HE IS OFT-RETURNING, MOST MERCIFUL. (Sura II:37, Yusuf Ali translation)

At that moment when Adam learned AL QUR'AN was he of those upon whom ALLAH BESTOWED HIS GRACE? Yes, he was.

At that moment, when Adam learned AL QUR'AN, was his portion WRATH or not WRATH? His portion was not WRATH.

At that moment when Adam learned AL QUR'AN was he ASTRAY or not ASTRAY? He was not ASTRAY.

Then we want to emulate Adam. We want to do as he did. We want to learn AL QUR'AN and live our lives according to the 'words of inspiration'. Because, we want ALLAH to BESTOW HIS GRACE on us. We want our portion to be not WRATH. We want to go not ASTRAY.

For us, this is THE STRAITHWAY.

Ma Salaama.



'THE HOLY SPIRIT' Oath/Prayer

ALMIGHTY GOD,
As THE KEEPER of my record of deeds and intentions,
And as A WITNESS to all that I say and do,
I do solemnly affirm and reaffirm to spend each moment of my life
(doing) YOUR WILL.
In YOUR NAME I pray,
Amen/Amin


Allahu Akbar - Allah is the Greatest

La illaha il Allah - There is no God but Allah

Al Hamdullilahi Rabbil Al Amin - Praise Be to Allah, the Lord and Cherisher of the worlds.

As Salaam Alaikum, - The Peace be unto you,

'The Holy Spirit;TRUE FAITH' Crusader
Abd'ALLAH Raswl ibn AL Qur'an