> Assalaamu alaikum G-L > Alhamdullilah, "Allahu Akbar" (God is Great) > > The TRUTH cannot be hide,because the TRUTH reveal it`s self. > As I said before, according to the Gospel of Banabas > > Jesus said: `Adam, having sprung up opon his feet, saw in the air a writing > that slone like the Sun, which > said: "There is only one God,and Mohammad is the > messenger of God." > Where upon Adam opened his mouth and said: > "I thank thee, O Lord my God, that thou hasth deigned to creat me;but tell > me. I pray thee, what meaneth the message of these words: > "Mohammad is messenger of God." Have thee been other men before me?" > Then Said God: "Be thou welcome, O my servant Adam. I tell thee thou art the > first Man whom I have Created. And he whom thou hast seen (mentioned) > is thy son, who shall come into the world many years hence,and shall be my > messenger. For whom I have Created all things: Who shall give light to the > world when he shall come; whose soul was set in a celestail Splendour sixty > thousand years before I made anything." > > That`s why Allah Said in the Holy Qur`an: > "Lo! Allah and His angels shower blessing on the Prophet. O ye who believe! > Ask blessing on him and salute him with a worthy Salutation." > > These were the words of our beloved `Isa (Jesus), > the prophet of Allah! according to the Gospel of Banabas. > > The first duty of a Muslim is to declare his faith that > "there is no god but Allah; Muhammad is Allah`s messenger". To make this > declaration of faith a person must say in words and believe in his heart > (La`ilaha illal Lahu Muhammadur Rasulullah) > The saying of these Arabic words is called: > Ash-Shahadah (Declareation of Faith). There are two parts of this > declaration: > (1) La`ilaha illal Lah, > (2) Muhammadur Rasulullah. > The first part of the declaration of faith is:LaŽilaha illaLah. It has two > aspects:(1) Negative (2) Positive. > LaŽilaha is the negative aspect, while Illal Lah is the positive one. > A believer must first cleanse his/her heart of any other god or any other > object of worship, and only then can the faith in the Oneness of Allah take > root in his/her heart. > The belief in LaŽilaha illaLah has far-reaching effect on our life: A > believer surrenders him/herself completely to the will of Allah and becomes > His true servant and subjact.Allah has created all that is in the earth and > the heavens for the service of mankind. When a person surrenders him/herself > to Allah`s commands, > he/she gains control over all other creations of the universe. > The Holy Quràn confirms this when it says: > "Have you not seen how Allah has made all that is in the earth subservient > to you? (22:65). "See you not, > how Allah has made serviceable unto you, whatever is in the sky and whatever > is in the earth and has made His bounties flow to you in exceeding measure > (both) > seen and unseen"(31:20). > These two verses clearly indicate that Allah has created everything on the > earth and in the heavens for the service and comfort of humans. We can hope > to get the services from other objects and creatures only when we believe > and practise Tawhid. This means we must be totally obedient to Allah. > A believer in Tawhid seeks the pleasure of Allah by making his/her belief > and action go together. > Belief without practice has no place in Islam. > We,Muslims are the believers in Tawhid. > We are Allah`s servants and subjects. > Our faith and practice must be the same. > > May The AlMighty Allah GIVE us the best of Faith. Guide us to the straight > part and save us from the hell fire....Ameen!!!!! > > Allahummasalli alaa saidina Muhammadin wa alaa alli > Muhammadin. > > Samba Goddard > (Pulo) > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > To Post a message, send it to: [log in to unmask] > To Unsubscribe, send a blank message to: [log in to unmask] > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Start your own free email group on eGroups. > http://click.egroups.com/1/1884/2/_/230531/_/952633899/ > > eGroups.com Home: http://www.egroups.com/group/gambianmuslims/ > http://www.egroups.com - Simplifying group communications > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe/subscribe or view archives of postings, go to the Gambia-L Web interface at: http://maelstrom.stjohns.edu/archives/gambia-l.html ----------------------------------------------------------------------------