BELIEF IN THE RESURRECTION MAKES DEATH LOVABLE
The All-Compassionate Creator has made this world in the form of a festival, a place of celebration and exhibition. He has decorated it with the most wonderful inscriptions of His Names, and clothed each spirit with a body possessing suitable and appropriate senses that allow the indi
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THE WORLD WITH IT’S THREE FACETS
The world and things have three facets. These are the following: • The first facet is turned to the Divine Names and Attributes. Each created thing is a manifestation of certain Divine Names and Attributes, such as Mercy, Creativity, Grace, Provision, Favoring, Hearing, Seeing, or Spe
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BENEFITS OF BELIEF IN THE AFTERLIFE FOR SOCIETY AND PEOPLE
Belief in the afterlife is the bedrock of social and individual human life, the foundation of all felicity and achievement, because after belief in God, belief in the Resurrection has the primary place in securing a peaceful social order. For if we act according to the conviction that
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ARGUMENTS FOR THE RESURRECTION AND THE AFTERLIFE
Although scientific findings like the second law of thermodynamics show that existence is gradually disappearing, even a collision of two planets could destroy the universe. If existence began with a big bang, why should it not end with another big bang or collision? Existence is an e
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HOW THE QUR’AN DEALS WITH THE RESURRECTION
All the arguments put forward above are derived from the Holy Qur’an. In addition, the Qur’an, which assigns much room to the Resurrection, introduces it by giving examples from the world or making analogies between it and God’s universal acts in the world. Examples are given below: G
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ESCHATOLOGY IN ISLAM
The main aspects of Islamic eschatology are similar to the Judeo- Christian tradition. Since they were derived from the same source and so originate from Divine Revelation, many common points can be found: for example, the invasion of the world shortly before the end of time by the ba
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PROPHET MUHAMMAD’S LIFE BEFORE HIS PROPHETHOOD
Prophet Muhammad’s life before his Prophethood foretold his Prophethood. Consider the following facts: • The extraordinary events on the night of his birth, the unusual character he displayed even as a child, and the meaningful signs people of insight observed in him all meant that he
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HIS CHARACTER AND HIGH MORALITY
• If a man’s universally admired accomplishments, wealth, and fame do not change him, and he remains as humble as he was at the beginning of his career, this shows an impressive strength of character, morality, and virtue. Despite his unparalleled achievements, which force even non-Mu
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ONE TRUE GOD
“Am I not your Lord?” They said: “Yes, we bear witness.” (Araf 7:172) Islam addresses to the primordial nature and calls mankind to remember the affirmation given before creation, as stated in the above Qur’anic verse. Every human being is born into this world with this pure innate na
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