Author: Guillaume Guy

What is Muslim Perspective

Muslim Perspective is a monthly newsletter created by Rashad Khalifa Ph.D. The first issue of Muslim Perspective was published in February 1985.

Originally called “Muslim Perspective”, the newsletter was renamed “Submitters Perspective” with the December 1989 issue. Dr. Khalifa’s life in this world came to an end on January 31, 1990, when he was martyred inside the Tucson mosque before dawn (by this time, Dr. Khalifa had already published the March 1990 issue in advance).

You can read all the original issues of Muslim Perspective in the archive page.

Articles from Muslim Perspective issues.

From 1985 issues:

February, 1985

• To Save The Muslim Ummah, We Must Return To Obeying The Prophet
• THE MUSLIM PRISONER, Blessing in Disguise?

March, 1985

• Two False Verses Unveiled In Quran

April, 1985

• Has God Forsaken The Arabs?
  More Evidence Confirms The Falsehood Of The Last Two Verses Of Sura 9

• AFTER 4 YEARS OF SILENCE WORLD STANDS UP & TAKES NOTICE MATHEMATICAL MIRACLE OF QUR’AN RECOGNIZED
• ADDITIONAL EVIDENCE FOR AN HISTORICAL CRIME AGAINST QUR’AN LAST TWO VERSES OF SURA 9 ARE FALSE INJECTIONS

• CHRISTIAN MISSIONARIES IN AFRICA AND ASIA ATTACK QUR’AN AND THE PROPHET MATHEMATICAL MIRACLE OF QUR’AN STUMPS THE MISSIONARIES
• THE KEY TO QUR’AN

August, 1985

• An Awesome Discovery: Mathematical Code of Qur’an Found in Previous Scripture

September, 1985 / Muharram 1406

• Announcing the establishment of the richest and most powerful nation on earth: UNITED ISLAMIC NATION

October, 1985

• WHO IS IMAM ZAMAN? (teaser)

November, 1985

• Who is Imam Zaman?

December, 1985

• Guaranteed: 50 MILLION MUSLIMS IN AMERICA MILLIONS MORE AROUND WORLD
• WHAT WILL HAPPEN TO SAUDI ARABIA? WHAT WILL HAPPEN TO IRAN?

From 1986 issues:

January, 1986

• United Islamic Nation Development FIRST GOVERNMENT FALLS IN BLOODY COUP
• FALSE TEACHINGS: Hadith & Sunna Blaspheme Against the Prophet

February, 1986

• $ 100,000,000,000.00 IRAN & IRAQ SQUANDER MUSLIM PEOPLES’ MONEY GIVE IT AWAY TO JEWS& CHRISTIANS (THE MANUFACTURERS OF WEAPONS) IN ORDER TO KILL EACH OTHER
• Knowledge and ignorance

March, 1986

• SATAN : THE MASTER HYPNOTIST (Part 1)

April, 1986

• Satan: The Master Hypnotist (Part 2)
• MUHAMMAD WROTE GOD’S REVELATIONS WITH HIS OWN HAND
• DECLARATIONS OF RENOWNED AZHAR SCHOLAR. DR. AHMAD SUBHY MANSOUR, PROFESSOR OF ISLAMIC HISTORY

May, 1986

• SALAT: CONTACT PRAYER
• MUSLIM ‘ULAMA CHALLENGE GOD PRODUCE SOMETHING “EQUAL” TO QUR’AN

June, 1986

• THE PROPHET’S WIFE, AISHA, WAS NEVER ACCUSED OF ADULTERY
• QUR’AN DOES NOT REPORT THE NUMBERS OF UNITS (RAK’AS) IN ANY CONTACT PRAYER (SALAT) WHY?
• FOUR TELEVISION PROGRAMS PRODUCED AND TELECASTED
• ONE MORE QUR’ANIC SIGN TOWARDS THE END OF THE WORLD FULFILLED

July, 1986

• WHAT PRICE MUSLIM UNITY?
• CORRECTION : THE FIVE DAILY CONTACT PRAYERS (SALAT) MENTIONED SPECIFICALLY IN QUR’AN
• FIRST INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE OF THE UNITED ISLAMIC NATION

August, 1986

• Why Muslims must now turn away from Hadith
• FIRST INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE OF THE UNITED ISLAMIC NATION (1986)

September, 1986

October, 1986

November, 1986

December, 1986

From 1987 issues:

January, 1987

February, 1987

March, 1987

April, 1987

May, 1987

June, 1987

July, 1987

August, 1987

September, 1987

October, 1987

November, 1987

December, 1987

From 1988 issues:

January, 1988

February, 1988

March, 1988

April, 1988

May, 1988

June, 1988

July, 1988

August, 1988

September, 1988

October, 1988

November, 1988

December, 1988

From 1989 issues:

January, 1989

February, 1989

March, 1989

April, 1989

May, 1989

June, 1989

July, 1989

August, 1989

September, 1989

October, 1989

November, 1989

December, 1989

From 1990 issues:

January, 1990

January, 1990 (Bonus)

February, 1990

March, 1990

 

This page consists of materials published by Rashad Khalifa’s as a Bulletin Editor, but not necessarily as God’s messenger. These are very valuable materials, but they do not necessarily have religious authority over you today. The materials are dated in the past by Rashad Khalifa himself. They have been reproduced and published as current Articles in this Website, but here they are only for historical accuracy, but not necessarily for religious accuracy, which is why they are materials to be kept safe in archives, but not to be used as religious authority for submitters or against other submitters.

AFTER 4 YEARS OF SILENCE

WORLD STANDS UP & TAKES NOTICE

MATHEMATICAL MIRACLE
OF QUR’AN RECOGNIZED

In spite of the importance of this book, I have not read a single review of it. But, in a sense, it is to be expected. This book is so wondrous in its revelations, so sharp in its understanding and so blunt in its criticisms that even those who call themselves Muslims are sceptical and afraid of it. But I am thoroughly convinced that it is a book of major significance for the proper understanding of the Quran and the teachings of Islam.

– Kassim Ahmad

 

Adding to Quranic exegesis

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The Computer Speaks: God’s Message to the World

by Rashad Khalifa.

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The renewed interest in the West in Islam is due to both the resurgence of the faith in recent times, manifested most dramatically in the Iranian Islamic revolution, and to the failure of western secular philosophies of liberal capitalism and Marxist communism.

This Islamic resurgence, definitely begun by the reform movement of Jamaluddin al-Afghani and Muhammad Abduh at the end of the last century, propagated a return to essential Islam, a rejection of taqlid (blind following of the teachings of the various schools) and an opening of independent rational thought and assimilation of western science, technology and rationalism that are not contradictory to the Islamic worldview.

Having its roots in earlier 18th century reformers, the movement was carried forward through the writings of various thinkers, including Rashid Riyha, Syed Ameer Ali and Muhammad Iqbal. Unfortunately, midway, the movement was captured by traditionalist thinkers like Maulana Maududi who stressed tradition rather than new creative thinking. Still, the modern Islamic trend of Muhammad Abduh’s creative thinking persists as a strong undercurrent. I would place Dr. Rashad Khalifa’s book as a major contribution to this creative reform movement.

The book makes one of the most amazing discoveries about the Quran. After several years of painstaking research, Rashad has come out with the extraordinary announcement that the Quranic literary composition is based on a precise mathematical structure based on the figure 19. It is so precise that if a Quranic word like “Allah” or “al-Rahman” or “al-Rahim” is added to or subtracted from the Quran, this mathematical structure collapses! Indeed the arrangement of the Quranic chapters and the frequency of certain crucial words and letters in the Quran consistently conform to this structure. Rashad gives such overwhelming proof of this thesis that any reasonable, objective reader cannot but accept it.

He obtains the clue to this amazing Quranic code from from verse 30 of surah 74, appropriately titled “The Hidden Secret”, the last verse of the fourth revelation to the Prophet. The verse reads literally: “Over it are nineteen.” The classical commentators explained the figure “nineteen” as referring to angels of Hell or to man’s external and internal faculties.

However, verse 35 of the same surah (which was revealed later) states that this 19-based Quranic code is one of the greatest miracles. Going on this clue, the author calculated (with the help of the computer in the case of intricate calculations), found and enumerated in detail 31 amazing facts about this code, some of which I give below:

• The opening statement of the Quran (“Bismillah”) consists of 19 Arabic alphabetic letters;
• The famous words that constituted the first Quranic revelation (first five verse of surah 96) consists of 19 words;
• The last Quranic revelation (surah 110) consists of 19 words;
• The Quran consists of 114 surahs (114 is a multiple of 19);
• The first surah in the order of revelation (surah 96) is placed in position number 19 from the end of the Quran;
• The first chapter in the order of revelation (surah 96) consists of 19 verses;
• The first Quranic revelation (the famous 19 words) consists of 76 letters, and 76 is a multiple of 19;
• The first word in the Quran’s famous opening statement (“ism”) occurs in the Quran exactly 19 times;
• All the words in the opening statement of the Quran (“ism”, “Allah”, “al-Rahman” and “al-Rahim”) individually occur either 19 times or multiples of 19 times in the Quran;
• The 19-letter opening statement of the fifth Quranic revelation (Al-Fatihah) and the first surah of the Quran came immediately after the code 19 was given in the last verse of the fourth revelation (74) and that this opening statement consists of individual words occurring 19 times or multiples of 19 times in the Quran, strongly indicating that the number 19 is central to the Quranic structure.

Although these facts are amazing enough, the reader must read the book itself to appreciate the full significance of the author’s revelations of this mysterious 19-based Quranic code. The author explained that the figure 19 chosen by God to be the numerical basis of His Quran, because oneness of God is the theme of the Quran. The numerical value of the Arabic word “one” (wahid) in the traditional “letter arithmetic” is also 19. It is a reasonable and logical explanation.

Reading this book, an objective reader cannot doubt the soundness of the author’s conclusion — that the Quranic composition is based on the numerical code of 19 and that this code represents one of the greatest miracles of the Quran, as the Quran itself states (73:35).

Although non-believers have said that the Quran is the work of Muhammad (whom they call a man of the greatest genius), with this astounding discovery, they can no longer say so with reason, although they may continue to disbelieve in it. No man can write a book whose linguistic structure is based on such mathematical precision! Only an All – Knowing God can execute such intricate and exquisite planning. The code therefore proves conclusively that the Quran is God’s message to the world and that it has been perfectly preserved through these 14 centuries.

Apart from this great discovery, this book opens the minds of Muslims to one very important fact: that the Quran, the unaltered work of God to mankind and the last of God’s books, is a comprehensive, perfect and self- explanatory book of guidance to man, requiring no other book to supplement or supersede it.

Adding to Quranic exegesis

The Muslims themselves over the last thousand years have set up and taken other books (the books of jurisprudence) to rival the Quran as their guidance in their everyday life. The learned author rightly points to the warning given by the Quran over this possibility: “And the Messenger will say: ‘My Lord, surely my people treat this Quran as a forsaken thing’. And thus have We made for every prophet an enemy from among the guilty, and sufficient is thy Lord as a Guide and a Helper”. (25:30-31).

This strong criticism, nay condemnation, of the false Muslims will not endear the author to the formalist leaders of the Muslim community, but this is perhaps necessary to fully reawaken the Muslim community to the truth of their great religion. It also opens the way for the re-establishment of the link and unity between Islam and the other bearers of the Heavenly Message, like Judaism and Christianity, that is necessary for the coming unity, peace and justice among mankind. This book continues and carries forward the basic rationalist teachings of the great reformer Muhammad Abduh and his teacher Jamaluddin al-Afghani.

It will interest readers greatly to know that Dr. Rashad Khalifa has also ventured a thesis, based on Quranic evidence, in an attempt to solve the great riddle of the end of the world and the Day of Resurrection. This intriguing question has, of course, given rise to many erroneous predictions in the past.

The mystery of this date, the author claims, lies hidden in a Quranic code representing the age of Islam. The end of the age of Muhammad, who is the last in the series of God’s prophets to mankind, is logically the end of the world and the Day of Resurrection. The intriguing question is therefore the length of the period of Muhammad. By a series of “deductions” from Quranic statements, he arrives at 1709 lunar years as the period from 1400 Hijrah, the year of Dr. Khalifa’s discovery. Amazingly enough, this figure of 309 lunar years or 300 solar years is mentioned in the Quran in a separate context.

However, by venturing into this area, the author has embarked on a hazardous enterprise, which seriously detracts from his credibility. The Quran is categorical about the inaccessibility of the knowledge concerning the date of the day of judgment. Speculation about this remains an idle exercise. But this diversion need not deter us from examining positively the point the author so diligently tries to make.

In spite of the importance of this book, I have not read a single review of it. But, in a sense, it is to be expected. This book is so wondrous in its revelations, so sharp in its understanding and so blunt in its criticisms that even those who call themselves Muslims are sceptical and afraid of it. But I am thoroughly convinced that it is a book of major significance for the proper understanding of the Quran and the teachings of Islam.

Kassim Ahmad

 

From Muslim Perspective, June, 1985

See also:

• A PROFOUND MIRACLE: Divine Manipulation of the Computer Produces Correct Results, regardless of human errors.
• AN INVITATION TO ALL MUSLIMS: OBEY GOD AND THE PROPHET
• All the Muslim Perspective articles

 

To Save The Muslim Ummah

We Must Return To Obeying The Prophet

“Anyone who disobeys GOD and His messenger has deserved the retribution of Hell, wherein they abide forever.” (72:23)

Despite severe differences that plague the Muslim Ummah – Sectarian, tribal, political and economic differences – even military conflicts and vicious wars – there is one thing that the Muslims unanimously agree upon: That the Qur’an is the word of God that was uttered by the final Prophet Muhammad.

Every Muslim on earth regardless of sect, race, color, and language believes that Qur’an was uttered by the honorable messenger, upon inspiration from God, and that God has guaranteed its preservation and protection from the slightest distortion, addition or loss.

HAPPINESS IS SUBMISSION TO GOD ALONE

“Surely, we have sent down this message, and surely, we will preserve it” (15:9).

This fact – that the glorious Qur’an is God’s message to the world which was uttered by the Prophet Muhammad – is affirmed in Qur’an by the strongest oath:

“I swear by everything you see, and everything you do not see, this is the utterance of an honorable messenger.

It is not the utterance of a poet, rarely do you believe.

Nor is it the utterance of a soothsayer, rarely do you take heed.

A revelation from the Lord of the universe.

For whom the Lord loves, He chastises, even as a father does to the son he loves.

And, if he ever uttered any other words (i.e. Religious instructions other than the qur’an), We would have punished him severely … We would have stopped the revelation to him. None of you could have protected him from retribution.” (69:38-47)

The Qur’an affirms that disobeying God and His messenger incurs humiliation, defeat, misery, and shame both in this life and in the Hereafter.

“Anyone who disregards My message shall suffer a miserable life. Then, on the Day of Resurrection, we resurrect him blind. He will say, ‘My Lord, why did you resurrect me blind, when I used to be a seer?’ He will be told, ‘When our revelations came to you, you disregarded them. Consequently, you are now disregarded.’ We thus punish whoever transgresses, and refuses to believe the revelations of his Lord. Additionally, the retribution in the Hereafter is far worse and everlasting.” (20:124-127)

“Whoever obeys the messenger is obeying GOD. As for those who turn away, we did not send you to be their guardian.” (4:80)

“Anyone who opposes the messenger, after guidance had been pointed out for him, and follows other than the path of believers, we direct him in the direction he chose. He ends up in Hell; a miserable destiny.” (4:115)

If we can rid our minds of the traditions, innovations, superstitions, and inherited ideas that were injected into our religion, and return to God and His messenger, we would realize that the present decline of the Muslim Ummah is the direct result of disobeying the Prophet.

What helped Satan in misleading the Muslims is that the blatant disobedience of the Prophet takes the shape of loving the Prophet very much. As a rule, anything that exceeds its limits, becomes the exact opposite. When love exceeds the limits, it becomes hatred. Our love of the Prophet has exceeded the limits, until it turned into real hatred in the form of love. This is of course what Satan did to the Christians; they love Jesus so much that he disowns them on the Day of Judgment (5:117) and the Gospel of Mathews 7:21-23).

One of the most flagrant examples of our excessive love of the Prophet …. which turned into direct disobedience …. can be illustrated by studying Verse 285 of Sura 2.

Before I cite this verse, I wish to remind the reader that these words came out of the Prophet’s mouth.

“The messenger believes in what was sent down to him from his Lord, and so do the believers. All of them believe in GOD, and His angels, and His scriptures, and His messengers; ‘We do not make any distinction among His messengers,’ and they say , ‘We hear and we obey. Forgive us, our Lord. To You is our ultimate return.’”

Is this what the Muslims say or do today?

Do the Muslims obey this powerful injunction that “We shall not make any distinction among God’s messengers” and that “We hear and we obey“?

Do the Muslims obey God and His messenger?

GOD made the service of Him obligatory on you, which is to say that He made perfect happiness obligatory for you.

 

By: Rashad Khalifa as Editor of Muslim Perspective, February, 1985

See also:

• AN INVITATION TO ALL MUSLIMS: OBEY GOD AND THE PROPHET
• All the Muslim Perspective articles

The object of worship is God ALONE. The Muslims, however, have been preoccupied with their idolization of the Prophet in much the same way as the Christians’ preoccupation with Jesus. The only difference being that the Muslims are not aware of their idolatry.

In the process of exalting and idolizing a dead, powerless, and totally unaware human being (see 39:30), the Muslims have disobeyed the Prophet, and forgot the only one who created them, the only one who is eternally in control, the only one who provides for them, the only one who terminates their life, the only one who will resurrect them, the only one who will call them to account, and the only one who will place them in Heaven or Hell.

The function of every messenger has been defined in Qur’an as delivering the message LA ILAHA ILLA ALLAH (there is no god except God) (see 21:25). Now, let us put things in perspective. Our Creator informs us that Qur’an is the only utterance by Muhammad to be upheld as THE ONLY SOURCE OF RELIGIOUS TEACHING (Quran 6:19 and 69:38-47). This is affirmed by the strongest oath in Qur’an:

“I swear by everything you see, and everything you do not see. (this certainly covers everything in the universe). This is the utterance of an honorable messenger. It is not the utterance of a poet; rarely do you believe. Nor is it the utterance of a soothsayer, rarely do you take heed. A revelation from the Lord of the universe. And, if he (Muhammad) ever uttered any other religious teachings, we would have punished him severely, and we would have cut the revelation to him. None of you could have protected him against us.” (Qur’an 69:38-47) .

Now that we see that Qur’an is decreed by God, through the Prophet’s mouth, as THE ONLY RELIGIOUS TEACHINGS UTTERED BY MUHAMMAD, let us examine the Muslims’ daily disobedience of the Prophet.

The wise and fortunate Muslim will readily give up his inherited customs and religious ideas in favor of God’s commandments that came out of the Prophet’s mouth. The unfortunate ones, on the other hand, would stubbornly adhere to what they found their parents and scholars doing:

“When told, ‘You shall follow these revelations of God,’ they say, ‘No, we only follow what we found our parents doing’” (Quran 31:21)

“Their inevitable destiny is Hell. That is because they found their parents astray, and they readily followed in their footsteps.” (Quran 37:68-70)

Here is a list of daily transgressions by the average Muslim against God and the Prophet:

(1) EXALTING THE PROPHET AGAINST HIS WILL

Verse 285 of Sura 2 states: “The messenger has believed in what was revealed to him from his Lord, and so did the believers. All of them believe in God, His angels, His scriptures, and His messengers, saying, ‘We make no distinction among His messengers.’ And they say, ‘We hear and we obey. Forgive us, our Lord, to You is

the final destiny.’”

It is of course deliberate, and extremely significant that the statement “WE HEAR AND WE OBEY” comes immediately after the statement “WE MAKE NO DISTINCTION AMONG HIS MESSENGERS.” For it is a glaring fact of life in the Muslim World that the Muslims have defiantly declared “WE HEAR, BUT WE DISOBEY.” It is a fact of life in the Muslim World that the Muslims commit gross distinctions among God’s messengers by exalting Muhammad over and above all the rest. They bestow extravagant attention on the Prophet Muhammad, while neglecting all other messengers of God. Certainly, if Moses were alive today, and he walked the streets of Cairo, Tehran, or Karachi, he will never hear any Muslim declare: “ASH-HADU ALLA ILAHA ILLA ALLAH, WA ASH-HADU ANNA MOSES RASOOLUL-LAH.” The same would be observed by the Prophet Jesus, or Jonah, or Saleh, or Lot, or Solomon, or any other messenger.

This blatant disobedience of the commandments that came out of the Prophet Muhammad’s mouth is so deeply engrained that the average Muslim is now literally unable to say “LA ILAHA ILLA ALLAH (there is no god except God) by itself, without adding the name of Muhammad somehow. Moreover, they readily flunk the Qur’anic criterion that distinguishes true Muslims from false Muslims:

“When God ALONE is advocated, the hearts of those who do not believe in the Hereafter shrink with aversion. But when others are mentioned besides God, they become happy.” (Quran 39:45)

WHO ARE WE?

During the last 14 centuries traditions, customs, superstitions and innovations have crept into Islam. Gradually, these distortions came to be vested with such religious solemnity that anyone who questions them finds HIMSELF regarded as the dangerous innovator and heretic. Islam today is a precious jewel that is buried under piles upon piles of man-made innovations. Our aim is to eradicate all distortions and present the jewel of Islam to the world.

THIS IS A SINCERE INVITATION FOR ALL MUSLIMS TO COME TO GOD AND HIS PROPHET MUHAMMAD, AND TO OBEY GOD AND HIS PROPHET MUHAMMAD.

 

By: Rashad Khalifa as Editor of Muslim Perspective, May, 1985

See also:

• A PROFOUND MIRACLE: Divine Manipulation of the Computer Produces Correct Results, regardless of human errors.
• All the Muslim Perspective articles

Back in 1968 I developed the hypothesis that perhaps the Qur’an’s “mysterious” alphabets (A.L.M., Q, N, T.S.M, etc.) possess specific distribution patterns within Qur’an. To test this hypothesis, I wrote the whole Qur’an into the computer, using English symbols for each Arabic character. The first output from the computer was published in 1972 in my book entitled MIRACLE OF QUR’AN: SIGNIFICANCE OF THE MYSTERIOUS ALPHABETS.” What I learned from that work was that the Qur’an’s mysterious initials occurred in their suras at the highest frequency; I knew nothing about the number 19 at that time. In retrospect, the number 19 was all over the place, as seen now on the pages of that first book, but it just was not God’s will that we see it.

What concerns me in this article is that the frequency of the letter “N ن ” where it occurs as an initial (Sura 68) appears in those first computer data, as printed in that 1972 book, as 133. This is of course the correct number, or the number that is supposed to be. However, what I fed the computer was only 132 N’s. That is because I used an Egyptian printing of Qur’an where the initial “N ن” is not spelled out, as is the case in the original Qur’an.

When it was God’s will to unveil His Miracle in Qur’an, and the role of the number 19 (see Qur’an 74:25-30), the frequency of the letter. “N ن” fit right in with the rest of the miracle, since the number 133 is a multiple of 19. A few months after publishing the results, the letters came pouring in to inform me that the frequency of the letter “N ن” is in fact 132, not 133. The absence, addition, or alteration of one word in Qur’an, of course, destroys the whole system; the whole mathematical system collapses. I then embarked on a world-wide search for the oldest Qur’ans and found out that the original Qur’an and the oldest copies did indeed spell out the Qur’anic initial “N ن.” into “Noon نون“

How did the computer report the correct result, despite the error in feeding? The only answer is: Obviously, we were dealing with God’s miracle in His Final Scripture, and He has manipulated the computer to inform the world of the correct data.

The Figure below is a photocopy from the 1972 book, showing the number of N’s in Sura 68 as 133. The computer did not pay attention to the data I fed into it. How did the computer generate an extra “N ن” to give us the correct number??!!

That was not the only incident where God has manipulated the computer in order to show us His Miracle. When I wrote the Qur’an into the computer, the number of the word “Allah” that I fed to the computer was in fact 2699. This is the wrong number. But the computer gave us the number that is supposed to be, namely 2698, or 19 x 142.

What I fed into the computer included one extra word “Allah” from the last two verses of Sura 9. We know now that those two verses do not belong in Qur’an (see the March Issue of MP). Thus, the computer did not pay any attention to the data that I fed into it. It gave us the correct count of the word “Allah” despite the erroreneous feeding.

The extra word “Allah” was discovered during the comprehensive review of Qur’an and the computer data at the word for word level, MANUALLY. Ironically, the computer skipped one word “Allah” in Sura 9. In my two books reporting the results: THE COMPUTER SPEAKS: GOD’S MESSAGE TO THE WORLD & QUR’AN: VISUAL PRESENTATION OF THE MIRACLE, it was noted that the computer reported only one word “Allah” in verse 15 of Sura 9. This verse contains two, not one, word “Allah.”

When I began this computer research into Qur’an, I had pledged that I will never say anything about the mathematical system of Qur’an unless the results are “unanimous,” i.e., without any discrepancies or exceptions. Had the computer reported 132 N’s back in 1972, the world would have never heard anything about the Qur’an’s mathematical miracle, at least not from me.

ALL WE CAN SAY, THEREFORE, IS “SUB-HANA ALLAH” “GOD BE GLORIFIED.”

(Rashad Khalifa)

 

By: Rashad Khalifa as Editor of Muslim Perspective, May, 1985

See also:

• Has God Forsaken The Arabs?
• Two False Verses Unveiled In Quran
• More Evidence Confirms The Falsehood Of The Last Two Verses Of Sura 9
• All the Muslim Perspective articles

The Saudi tyrants have declared war on God, and God is sure to win. And the tyrants are fuming mad at me because I turned down their offer to buy me for a million dollars. They have grown accustomed to see our ‘Ulama bow down before their mighty dollar, and readily join their flimsy army of Satan.

The downfall of the Saudi dynasty is now assured. Literally millions of Muslims around the world have seen God’s miracle of Qur’an that is based on purely physical, incontrovertible facts, the Qur’an’s miraculous mathematical system.

In the face of this phenomenal popularity among all enlightened Muslims, the blind Saudi dynasty has mobilized a number of “Ulama” who are willing to make asses of themselves in return for a few dollars.

As reported in the last issue of M.P., we have witnessed the second ranking ‘Alem in the Saudi Religious Hierarchy, Sheikh Muhammad Al-Qa’ood state that BASMALA does NOT consist of 19 letters, and the Qur’an does NOT consist of 114 (19×6) Suras!!! To every Muslim who knows anything about Qur’an, these strange statements are equivalent to saying that the sun does NOT rise from the East. How arrogant can they get??!!

I apologize to all the asses of the world for insulting them by stating that a highly placed scholar who makes such absurd statements is making an ass of himself.

Based on the word of God, that He forsakes those who forsake Him, and humiliates those who declare war on Him, I herein predict that Fahd shall be the FINAL SAUDI KING.

(Rashad Khalifa, Editor)

 

By: Rashad Khalifa as Editor of Muslim Perspective, May, 1985

See also:

• Has God Forsaken The Arabs?
• Two False Verses Unveiled In Quran
• THE MUSLIM PRISONER, Blessing in Disguise?
• All the Muslim Perspective articles

(1) All classic and modern references dealing with the documentation of Qur’an agree that it was scrupulously written down out of the Prophet’s mouth, immediately following revelation.

As reported here in the March issue, the process of documentation took place during Abu Bakr’s era. Abu Bakr and Omar appointed Zeid Ibn Thabet (the Prophet’s secretary) to collect and document Qur’an. The three men established a criterion: that every single verse had o be confirmed through the multiplicity of sources; a minimum of two sources was agreed upon. EVERY SINGLE VERSE OF QUR’AN HAD TO BE CONFIRMED BY A MINIMUM OF TWO WITNESSES. This criterion was so strictly observed that when Omar came up with a verse, it was not accepted from him because no other witness was found to confirm that verse.

Yet, the same classic and modern reference inform us that the last two verses of Sura 9 were found with only one source, namely, Khuzeimah Ibn Thabet Al-Ansary!!! Thus, the last two verses of Sura 9 were the only verses in Qur’an that failed to meet the criterion for documentation into the Qur’an.

Naturally, some intelligent Muslim had asked the inevitable question: “Why was Omar’s verse rejected, when Omar was an intimate friend of the Prophet from early Islam, a son-in-law of the Prophet, the second Khalifa, and a man nick-named Al-Farouk because he was staunch in adhering to the truth and rejecting falsehood, while the last two verses of Sura 9 were accepted from a relative unknown, Khuzeimah Ibn Thabet Al-Ansary (a late Medinan Muslim)???”

Here is what the classic and modern references tell us about that. When this question came up, someone said, “Oh, I heard the Messenger of God, may God exalt him and bless him, say, “One testimony by Khuzeimah equals two!!!” (GIMME A BREAK!)

Are we going to be fooled by such primitive liars who are trying to tamper with Qu’an? One cannot help but ask, “How about the fellow who claimed that he had heard the Prophet state that one testimony by Khuzeimah equals two? Is HIS testimony also equals two???!!!

As reported in the March Issue of MP, most probably the last two verses of Sura 9 were injected into Qur’an by the Prophet’s idolizers much later than the time of Abu Bakr, Omar and Zeid. The stories were then fabricated (and one lie led to another) in order to justify the existence of the alien verses, and to give them credibility through the names of Abu Bakr, Omar and Zeid Ibn Thabet.

However, God has provided a formidable standard, the Qur’an’s mathematical miracle, in order to fulfill His promise regarding the perfect preservation of Qur’an. It is the Miracle of Qur’an that enabled us to uncover the blasphemy and restore Qur’an to its pristine purity. God, of course, has pointed out the location of the blasphemy by refusing to start Sura 9 with His Holy Name.

(2) The following is reported in the classic and modern references dealing with documentation of Qur’an:

“Abdullah Ibn Ahmad in Zawa’ed Al Musnad, and Ibn Mardaweih reported that Ubayy Ibn Kaab (the famous revelation writer) told of collecting and recording Qur’an during the reign of Abu Bakr. He said that a group of scribes were writing Sura 9, and when they reached the verse that says: ‘God has turned their hearts away, for they are people who do not understand’ (Verse 127), they decided that it was the last verse of Sura 9. But Ubayy Ibn Kaab told them that the Prophet had read to him two extra verse in this Sura: ‘A messenger has come to you from amongst you who cares very much about you….. to the end.’”

At the same time, all these references agree that Zeid Ibn Thabet found the last two verses of Sura 9 with Khuzeimah, and “did not find them with anyone else.” The obvious discrepancy is that Zeid Ibn Thabet was an intimate friend of Ubayy Ibn Kaab, and it simply does not make sense that Ubayy would have these two verses and would not tell his friend Zeid about them. Both men were prime writers of the Qur’anic revelation. God thus exposes the liars, and preserves His message to the world.

 

The last two verses of Sura 9 are documented as “Meccan” as we see above. It should be noted here that the only source of these two verses was, supposedly, Khuzeimah Ibn Thabet Al-Ansary, a late Medinan Muslim. Additionally, Sura 9 WAS THE LAST SURA EVER REVEALED IN MEDINA.

 

It simply defies all logic that the last Medinan Sura should contain Meccan verses.
When the Prophet immigrated to Medina, the Qur’an continued to be revealed. Gabriel told the Prophet that Medinan verses belonged in Meccan suras (revealed before Hijra). This is why we find Medinan verses within Meccan suras, but not the other way around. A careful study revealed that with the exception of one sura (8) which straddled the Meccan and Medinan eras, no Meccan verses are found in Medinan suras. THE ONLY EXCEPTION IS SURA 9, WHICH HAPPENS TO BE THE VERY LAST SURA EVER REVEALED IN MEDINA. God’s exposure of the liars is nothing short of remarkable.

Certainly, it doesn’t make sense that the angel Gabriel would come to the Prophet and say, “I will give you two verses now that belong in a sura I will reveal to you 12 or 15 years from now.”

THE ERA OF MEN HAS ENDED….
THE ERA OF GOD ALONE HAS BEGUN
We will no longer concern ourselves with Moses, Jesus, Mary, Muhammad, Ali, Hussein, the Saints, or the Imams ….THE ERA OF GOD ALONE is here. Follow this exciting development on the future pages of M.P.

Driven by the powerful emotions of idol-worship, the Prophet’s idolizers transgressed against Qur’an. However, God’s promise to protect and preserve Qur’an has been fulfilled through the Qur’an’s miraculous mathematical code.

 

By: Rashad Khalifa as Editor of Muslim Perspective, April, 1985

See also:

• Two False Verses Unveiled In Quran
• Has God Forsaken The Arabs?
• THE MUSLIM PRISONER, Blessing in Disguise?
• All the Muslim Perspective articles

If you turn away we will substitute other people in your place, and they will not be like you.

 

The number 19 is the numerical value of the Arabic word “WAHED = ONE” (و (W) = 6, ا (A) = 1, ح (H) = 8, & د (D) = 4 : 6+1+8+4=19). The message GOD IS ONE pervades the whole Qur’an through a miraculous mathematical system where the number 19 is the common denominator.

This system is based entirely on PHYSICAL, UNDENIABLE, FACTS such as the 19 letters in the Qur’an’s opening statement (Basmalah), the fact that Qur’an consists of 114 (19 x 6) suras, the fact that all the mysterious letters that prefix half the Qur’an (ALM, Q, N, Ya seen, etc.) occur in their suras a number of times which is ALWAYS a multiple of 19, in addition to many other physical, incontrovertible, facts.

This overwhelming miracle of Qur’an is recognized by God Himself as “ONE OF THE GREATEST MIRACLES” (74:35), with the number 19 specifically mentioned (see 74:30-35). The Miracle is simple and straightforward, and has been perfectly understood and fully appreciated by thousands of people around the world; many embraced Islam because of the Miracle alone. The Miracle was understood and appreciated by Americans, Canadians, Egyptians, Malaysians, British, Iranians, Turks, Australians, Africans, Europeans, Indonesians, Philippinos, Japanese, Chinese and many other nationalities. BUT NOT A SINGLE ARAB? WHY!!! HAS GOD FORSAKEN THE ARABS?

An overwhelming miracle has been discovered in Qur’an. The miracle is characterized by the fact that it consists entirely of undeniable physical facts. Over the last fifteen years, using computers, an intricate mathematical system has emerged within Qur’an. Five books and numerous summaries have been published around the world detailing this awesome miracle of the Qur’an.

The Qur’an itself has stated that this miraculous mathematical system constitutes THE MIRACLE OF QUR’AN (see Quran 10:1, 12:1, 13:1, 15:1, 26:2, 27:1, 28:2, 31:2 & 74:25-35). Furthermore, the Qur’an has stated that it contains a secret that will, in time, prove that Qur’an is indeed the word of God, (see Quran 25:4-6), and that THIS SECRET WILL BE UNVEILED AT A FUTURE TIME(see Quran 10:20).

Thousands of people around the world have examined the miracle of Qur’an, and all those permitted by God to understand it were unanimously overwhelmed. Thousands of people have understood and appreciated the Qur’an’s mathematical miracle, and many converted to Islam as a direct result.

Muslims of all races, nationalities, educational levels and professions have enthusiastically supported the miracle; the only exception has been THE ARABS. One of the strangest phenomena I have ever witnessed is the fact that NOT A SINGLE ARAB WAS PERMITTED TO UNDERSTAND OR APPRECIATE THE MIRACLE OF QUR’AN. Not only were the Arabs prevented by God from understanding the Qur’an’s mathematical miracle, they are the only people in the world who are fighting it; YES, FIGHTING IT. They allocated budgets, and spent a lot of money to fight God and His miracle. In the process, they have committed some of the wierdest blasphemies I have ever seen. The following example is a perfect illustration:

Last July, I visited Vancouver, BC, to speak on the Miracle of Qur’an. Some brothers and sisters in Vancouver worked very hard to publicise the Miracle, and placed advertisements in Vancouver’s newspapers that we now possess physical evidence proving that Qur’an is God’s message to the world. When the time came to deliver my lecture, many Christian Canadians responded to the ads and came to witness the Miracle. As it turned out, some Arab residents of Vancouver had contacted the Saudi embassy in Ottowa, and soon the second man in the Saudi Religious Heirarchy was dispatched to Vancouver to oppose me. As soon as I finished, Sheikh Muhammad Al-Qa’ood (the Saudi religious authority) stood up and negated every single point I made. Unbelievable as this maybe, he actually made the following statements:

(1) The opening statement of Qur’an (Bismillah) does NOT consist of 19 letters !!!

(2) The Quran does NOT consists of 114 suras !!!

He might as well say that the sun does NOT rise from the East.

Of course every Muslim in the world can count the letters in the “BASMALA” and find that they are 19 letters. This is an undeniable (I thought) PHYSICAL FACT.

And every Muslim in the world can pick up any copy of Qur’an and see that it consists of 114 (19 x 6) suras.

But the Christian Canadians who attended the lecture did not know that. Thus, they left the lecture disillusioned and disappointed, while we failed to show them the proof that Qur’an is God’s final message to the world.

The Miracle of Qur’an has been coming out of the computer at Masjid Tucson for many years now, and the Masjid now has many branches around the world. Thousands have understood and appreciated the Miracle and their faith has been strengthened (see 74:31). The people who have seen light around the world, and the people who attend our Masjid on regular basis include Americans, Canadians, British, Egyptians, Indonesians, Malaysians, Iranians, Japanese, Turks, Africans, Europeans, Pakistanis, Indians and many other nationalities; BUT NOT ONE SINGLE ARAB!!!

The Qur’an states at the end of Sura 47 (entitled Muhammad) (47:38) that “If you turn away, we will substitute other people in your place, and they will not be like you.” The Arabs were given the Qur’an for 1400 years. But they have abandoned it completely, and were distracted by human-made fabrications (see details in the accompanying articles). It appears, therefore, that God has indeed carried out His promise, and decided to substitute other people in place of the Arabs. God has finally forsaken the Arabs, because they have turned away form Qur’an (47:38).

The Prophet also disowns the Arabs (his people) on the Day of Judgment (See Quran 25:30), because of their desertion of Qur’an. The Arabs seem to have forgotten that Qur’an is the word of God that came out of the Prophet’s mouth (see 69:38-47).

The explanation of the Arabs’ total and obviously deliberate isolation from Qur’an and its Miracle is thoroughly explained in Verse 57 of Sura 18: “Who is more evil than those who are reminded of God’s revelations, but continue to disregard them, totally heedless? Consequently, we place shields on their hearts to prevent them from understanding, and we place deafness in their ears. Thus, when you invite them to the guidance, they CAN NEVER EVER BE GUIDED.”

Based on my observations during the last fifteen years regarding he Miracle of Qur’an, I herein challenge any Arab to come forward and prove that he has actually understood the Miracle of Qur’an. Let any Arab come forward and prove that I am wrong in believing that God has indeed forsaken the Arabs. None will be happier than me if this happens.

 

By: Rashad Khalifa as Editor of Muslim Perspective, April, 1985

See also:

• The Curse and Redemption of the Arabs in Islam
• Two False Verses Unveiled In Quran
• THE MUSLIM PRISONER, Blessing in Disguise?
• All the Muslim Perspective articles

The Computer Exposes An Historical Crime

Tampering With The Word Of God

Two False Verses Unveiled In Qur’an

An Invitation To All Muslims To Examine The Evidence
Before Removing The Falsehood

“Surely, we have sent down this message, and surely, we will preserve it” (15:9)*

The history of tampering with the word of God is as ancient as God’s holy scriptures. Invariably, such tampering has been provoked by powerful human prejudices. One of the most flagrant interferences in the word of God is currently evident in the Torah. Someone was driven by racial bias to alter the name of Abraham’s son in Genesis 22:2 from Ishmael to Isaac. For prejudicial reasons they wanted to bestow the honor on Isaac, father of the Jews, rather than on Ishmael, father of the Arabs. In the process of tampering with the word of God, the guilty party committed a grievious mistake. Furthermore, when the absurdity of the original mistake was discovered, someone tried to cover it up by committing another falsification. Since two wrongs do not make a right, the second mistake proved far more serious.

The oldest translation of the Torah I could find was copyrighted in 1917 by the Jewish Publications Society of America. Its title is THE HOLY SCRIPTURES according to the Masoretic Text, A New Translation with the Aid of Previous Versions, and With Constant Consultation of Jewish Authorities.

Genesis 16:15-16 of this translation states:

And Hagar bore Abram a son; and Abram called the name of his son, whom Hagar bore, Ishmael. And Abram was foursome and six (86) years old when Hagar bore Ishmael to Abram.

And Genesis 21:5 states:

And Abraham was a hundred years old, when his son Isaac was born unto him.

This means that Ishmael was 14 years old when his brother Isaac was born. In other words, Ishmael was Abraham’s only son for 14 years. Yet, Genesis 22:1-2 of this translation states:

And it came to pass after these things that God did prove Abraham, and said unto him: ‘Abraham’; and he said: ‘Here am I.’ And He said: ‘Take now thy son, thine only son, whom thou lovest, even Isaac, and get thee into the land of Moriah; and offer him there for a burnt offering upon one of the mountains which I will tell thee of.

The tampering is so obvious that subsequent translators tried to get around it by injecting their own version. In another very old (undated) translation, I found the following version of the same verses. This translation is titled: TWENTY FOUR BOOKS OF THE HOLY SCRIPTURES, translated by Isaac Leeser. In this translation, Genesis 16:15-16 states:

And Hagar bore abram a son: and Abram called the name of his son, whom Hagar bore, Ishmael. And Abram was eighty and six years old when Hagar bore Ishmael to Abram.

Genesis 21:5 states:

And Abraham was a hundred years old, when his son Isaac was born unto him.

Then Genesis 22:1-2 states:

And it came to pass after these things, that God did tempt Abraham, and he said unto him, Abraham, and he said, Behold, here am I. And he said, Take now thy son, thy only one, who thou lovest, even Isaac, and get thee into the land of Moriah; and offer him there for a burnt-offering upon one of the mountains which I tell thee of.

The compounding of both errors is evident in the recent translations of the Torah. I looked up a translation copyrighted in 1962 by the Jewish Publication Society of America, Philadelphia, titled: THE TORAH, the Five Books of Moses, a new translation of THE HOLY SCRIPTURES according to the Masoretic text.

In this translation, Gensis 16:15-16 states:

And Hagar bore a son to Abram, and Abram gave the son that Hagar bore him the name Ishmael. Abram was eighty-six years old when Hagar bore Ishmael to Abram.

And Genesis 21:5 states:

Now Abraham was a hundred years old when his son Isaac was born to him.

While Genesis 22:1-2 now reads:

Some time afterward, God put Abraham to the test. He said to him, “Abraham,” and he answered, “Here I am.” And He said, “Take your son, your favored one, Isaac, whom you love, and go to the land of Moriah, and offer him there as a burnt offering on one of the heights which I will point out to you.”

There is no doubt that Abraham, Isaac, and Ishmael, had they been alive today would have been appalled by this blasphemy.

Two False Verses Unveiled In Qur’an

Unfortunately, the same crime has been committed against the Qur’an. However, because Qur’an is God’s final message to the world, and because the Qur’an’s integrity is guaranteed forever by God, this blatant tampering with the Qur’an has now been exposed. Such exposure guarantees the continued purity of Qur’an.

Before presenting the physical evidence, it should be pointed out that the last two verses of Sura 9 have always been suspect. All classic and modern references dealing with the collection and recording of the original Qur’an have UNANIMOUSLY agreed that these two verses ARE THE ONLY VERSES IN QUR’AN THAT FAILED TO MEET THE CRITERIA SET BY ABU BAKR, OMAR AND ZEID IBN THABET (the original collectors of Qur’an). According to these references, the last two verses of Sura 9 were never confirmed by the criterion of SOURCE MULTIPLICITY. Among the outstanding references that expose this serious discrepancy are:

(1) AL BUKHARY, Vol 6, pp 89-90 and 225-226. (Dar Al-Turath Al-Araby)

(2) AL MUTAKHAB MIN AL SUNNAH, Supreme Council of Islamic Affairs, Cairo, Egypt, pp 178-182.

(3) Imam Ismail Ibn Katheer’s AFDAAL AL-QUR’AN AL-KAREEM.

(4) Muhammad Husain Haykal’s AL-SIDDIQ ABU BAKR.

(5) AL-Suyooty’s AL-ITQAN FI ‘ULOOM AL-QUR’AN.

Sahih Bukhari gives three different accounts regarding this subject, and Al-Muntakhab gives two different accounts. As mentioned above, all accounts, in the various references agree that THE LAST TWO VERSES OF SURA 9 ARE THE ONLY VERSES IN QUR’AN THAT FAILED TO CONFORM TO THE RECORDING CRITERIA, specifically the criterion of source multiplicity. One wonders why were these two verses included in Qur’an in the first place!!!

The multiplicity of sources for every single verse in Qur’an was a vital criterion, since it confirms the authenticity of every verse.

THE PHYSICAL EVIDENCE

The Almighty Creator informed us that the Qur’an contains a certain secret that, in time, will prove that Qur’an is God’s final message to the world.

The disbelievers said, “This (Qur’an) is no more than a fraud fabricated by (Muhammad), with the help of some others.” Indeed, they have committed a blasphemy and a falsehood.

Others said, “(This Quran) is tales from the past that he (Muhammad) had made up; they were dictated to him day and night.”

Say, “It was sent down by the one who knows THE SECRET in the heaven and the earth.” Indeed, He is the Forgiver, the Merciful.
(Qur’an 25:4-6)

Furthermore, the Qur’an states that this miraculous SECRET which is destined to prove the Qur’an’s authenticity shall be unveiled at a future time, not during the lifetime of the Prophet.

They say, “How come no miracle has come down to him from his Lord?” Say, “The future belongs to God, so wait and I will wait along with you.”
(Quran 10:20)

That the number 19 shall play a role in proving the Qur’an’s authenticity is stated in Qur’an 74:25-35. These verses state that anyone who declares that Qur’an is human-made (74:25) shall be proven wrong by means of the number 19 (74:30).

During the last 17 years (1968-1985), intensive research into the Qur’an with the use of computers has produced startling results, and an overwhelming proof of authenticity. In full agreement with Quran (74:25-35), the number 19 has provided the irrefutable evidence. Details of this work have been published in the following books:

(1) Qur’an: The Final Scripture.

(2) The Computer Speaks: God’s Message to the World.

(3) Qur’an: Visual Presentation of the Miracle.

(4) The Glorious Qur’an, Volume 1.

All published by ISLAMIC PRODUCTIONS, 739 E 6th St, Tucson, AZ 85719, USA.

In addition to the list of SIMPLE FACTS where the number 19 is the common denominator, the most powerful physical facts are in the famous mysterious letters of Qur’an which prefix 29 suras. These letters occur in their respective suras ALWAYS IN MULTIPLES OF 19. One has to study the details in the references listed above in order to fully appreciate this awesome Qur’anic miracle.

What concerns us in this Bulletin is the prominent physical fact that the opening verse of Quran (BISMILLAH) consists of 19 letters, and every word in it is mentioned throughout Qur’an a number of time which is CONSISTENTLY A MULTIPLE OF 19. Thus, the first word (Ism = Name) is found in Qur’an exactly 19 times, the second word (Allah = God) is mentioned 2698 times (19 x 142), the third word (Rahman = Gracious) is mentioned 57 times (19 x 3), and the last word (Rahim = Merciful) is mentioned 114 times (19 x 6), plus one time that refers specifically to the Prophet and is not an attribute of God.

During the last three years an extensive study was undertaken to examine the mathematical miracle of Qur’an at the word for word level. The objective was to confirm that the computers did not err, and that the results do conform to the Qur’an as it was originally recorded during the Prophet’s lifetime, and subsequently collected by Zeid Ibn Thabet upon request of Abu Bakr and Omar, then reproduced by Uthman Ibn Affan.

It is the result of this vast review of the computer data that unveiled the shocking crime of tampering with the Qur’an.

Nine violations of the Qur’an’s mathematical code were discovered by the time the review of data was completed. ALL NINE VIOLATIONS HAVE BEEN FOUND IN THE LAST TWO VERSES OF SURA 9. (See the table at the end of this article).

It must be pointed out once more, that the LAST TWO VERSES OF SURA 9 WERE FINGERED AS FAILING TO CONFORM TO THE ESTABLISHED CRITERIA FOR COLLECTION AND RECORDING OF QUR’AN. This was done 1400 years before I was born.

Most probably, these two verses were injected into the Qur’an by the Prophet’s idolizers much later than Abu Bakr, Omar, and Zeid. The story was then invented by the guilty, in order to justify and support such tampering, and to blame the existence of these two alien verses on such great authorities as Abu Bakr, Omar, and Zeid.

It is noreworthy that Sura 9 is the ONLY SURA IN QUR’AN THAT DOES NOT OPEN WITH “THE NAME OF GOD.” God’s advance knowledge and disapproval of the aforementioned blasphemy is manifested in the fact that the BISMILLAH is omitted. Such tampering could never be “In the Name of God.”

VIOLATIONS OF THE QUR’AN’s MATHEMATICAL MIRACLE

“You may dislike something which is actually good for you, and you may like something which is actually bad for you.” (Qur’an 2:216).

What appears to be a real disaster may actually be a great blessing in disguise. Our incarcerated brothers may provide a perfect example.

Discovering God and joining His kingdom is the greatest achievement any human being can achieve. If incarceration is what it takes for anyone to attain this precious goal, it is a small price indeed for such a great treasure.

The Qur’an teaches us that if a disbeliever possesses all the treasures of the world, even twice as much, he would readily give it all up in exchange for a believer’s achievement (10:54, 13:18, & 39:47).

If you are a prisoner who discovered the true path to God, and have decided to follow God’s true religion, you are far more fortunate than a billionaire who has failed to discover God.

If you discovered Islam in prison, then incarceration was the greatest blessing that ever happened to you.

It is established that this life is insignificant, when compared to the real life of the eternal Hereafter. Mathematically, when you divide any number by infinity, the product is zero. So, even a thousand years in this world equal a zero when compared to the infinite Hereafter.

With this Qur’anic understanding, we realize that it doesn’t really matter whether we are poor or rich in this world, fat or thin, tall or short, black or white, male or female, beautiful or ugly.

This life, no matter how long, passes like the blink of an eye (16:77).

When God loves someone, He may afflict him or her with a temporary problem just to get his or her attention. This is what Qur’an teaches in Sura 6, Verse 42 and in 7:94.

THE MUSLIM PRISONER
Blessing in Disguise?

Incarceration may be God’s way of blessing you, and getting your attention. It means that God cares about you. If you respond positively to God’s care, and decide to join His kingdom, then He makes it up to you manyfold. He will appoint you a King on Earth. This is God’s inviolable promise as we see in Qur’an 24:55.

There is one important catch: you must be absolutely positive that you have found the pure Islam, not the Islam that is distorted by traditions and superstitions.

 

By: Rashad Khalifa as Editor of Muslim Perspective, February, 1985

See also:

• Has God Forsaken The Arabs?
• Two False Verses Unveiled In Quran
• More Evidence Confirms The Falsehood Of The Last Two Verses Of Sura 9
• All the Muslim Perspective articles