ISSN 0890-6831 MUSLIM PERSPECTIVE Published Monthly by MASJID TUGSON APRIL 1987 (No 27) SHA'BAN 1407 Editor: Rashad Khallfa, Ph.D. THE NEW TRANSLATION TELL ME HOW YOU LIKE IT The Opener (Al-Fatihah) 1:1-7 Chapter 1: The Opener. Sura 1: Al-Fatihah. 1. In the name of God, the most gracious, the most merciful.* 2. Praise be to God, the Lord of all beings. 3. The most gracious, the most merciful. 4. Master of the Day of Judgment. 5. You alone we worship; You alone we ask for help. 6. Guide us in the straight path; 7. the path of those whom You blessed; not of those who incur wrath, nor the strayers. *1:1 This opening statement is the foundation upon which a miraculous numerical code is built. It was decreed by the Almighty author of the Qur'an that this code, which pervades should remain a divinely guarded secret the whole book, or 14 centuries (see 25:4-6, 10:20 & 15:87). The unveilin f the Qur'an's secret code constitutes the most significan : development in the history of religions since the revelation of this Final Scripture. For it not only provides the first tangible proof of divine authorship, but also the first physical evidence for the existence of God. There is no greater testi composton d's one of the greatest utens see 74-35. Because this monumental development has occurred in the it represents divine course of preparing this translation, approval and authorization of this translation. It is God's law, as stated in 56:79 for example, that no one can attain anything from the Qur'an, let alone the Qur'an's secret code, without authorization. his verse consists of 19 Arabic letters, and 19 is thi ommon denominator throughout the Qur'an, as well as previ ous scriptures (see Introduction). Every word in the opening statement (1:1) is mentioned in the Qur'an a number of times which is consistently a multiple of 19. Thus, the first Arabic ! Continued on Page 4]
THEIR FAVORITE QUESTION MUSLIM HADITHISTS CHALLENGE GOD They ask: "If the Qur'an is complete, perfect detailed las the Qur'an in and fully claims 6:19. 38, 114-115; 7:52; 41:3; & 50:45), where in the Qur'an can we find the number of Rak'aas (units) in each contact prayer; where in the that the noon prayer, Qur'an can we find for example, consists of four units?" The strange thing is that the people who invariably state challenging question ask this Qur'an is complete and fully first that the detailed. But then, they add the conjunction "but" and proceed to ask their famous question shown above. When they say: "Show me in the Qur'an that the noon prayer consists of four Rak'aas," the response that stumps them is: "Show me in Hadith or Surina that the noon prayer consists of four Rak'aas" Their fanatic opposi- tion to the fact that the Qur'an is all we need blinds them and causes them to forget that Hadith * Sunna Jo not provide any details of the contact prayers (Salat). In their desperate attempt to challenge God and reject the perfection of the Qur'an, they say, "There is a Hadith that says: "Pray as you saw me pray." After acknowledging that they never saw the Prophet pray, they proceed to claim that this Hadith covers all five daily prayers. Because they refuse to believe God's repeated assertions that the Qur'an is complete, perfect and fully detailed, and because God understanding the has forbidden them from Qur'an (see 17:45-46 and 18:57), they fail Pray, give to realize that the Qur'an says: Ramadan, and Lakat charity, fast during observe Hajj pilgrimage as you saw Abraham do. This Qur'anic fact is found in 22:78, 21:72- 73, 2:187, and 22:26-27. In fact, the Prophet Muhammad is commanded in the Qur'an to follow the practices of Abraham (please see 16:123). Thus, the Hadithist Muslims believe the fabrica- tion "Pray as you saw me pray" which is falsely Muhammad, and reject God's attributed to words that came out of Muhammad's mouth commanding us to worship as Abraham worship- ed (please see 2:135). FIRST DAY OF RAMADAN IS APRIL 29 May 27 will be the last day of Ramadan. Some Muslims see the moon with their eyes; some see it with binoculars, and we at Masjid Tucson, in this day and age, see it with the computer. We can find out exactly when Ramadan will begin 50 or 100 years from now. A new moon declares the advent of a new lunar month. This is the basis for the Islamic the Qur'an, lunar calendar. We learn from and from science, that the Almighty Creator has designed the sun and the moon according predictable precisin. During the last 10 years, we have had a perfect record as far as the beginnings and ends of Islamic months while other "Islamic" groups in Tucson and have an almost perfect around the world They have record for getting them wrong. a perfect record of fighting amongst themselves about the beginnings and endings of Ramadan EVERY YEAR. a few days left before the beginning With only of intensive worship and fasting, you better prepare yourself with a good supply of QUR'AN ENJOYMENT material. You will be missing real joy and spiritual ecstacy. We have three exceptionally beautiful units recited by the King of Reciters, Sheikh Mustafa Ismail. The first unit has Sura 22, Verses 1-29. The second unit has all of Sura 31 plus 79:15-end and 96:1-9. The third unit has Sura 16 from the beginning to Verse 32. With the tape cassettes you receive a booklet with the English transliteration going exactly follow the with the reciters, so you can beautiful Arabic chanting without missing a single letter. Also included is the Arabic text of the Qur'an English transliteration. The reciter each verse. This will once or twice during give you ample time meanings and learn both the Qur'an and the Arabic language. This is really a must for every Muslim. I will make more units as the these exceptionally demand for units increases. Place your order today by calling our toll-free number 1-800-99-ALLAH.
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