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   "tschmidtundert"  wrote in message   
   news:4ec09b5e-186f-46ef-83b9-cde12335afa6@l32g2000hse.googlegroups.com...   
   On Dec 29, 4:59 am, LOVE4ALL-HATRED4NONE    
   wrote:   
   > =(1)= Hadhrat Ibrahim (on whom be peace) prayed to Allah for a prophet   
   > to come to set high standards in four aspects in his supplication:   
   > *And our Lord, raise among them a Messenger from among themselves, who   
   > may recite to them Your Signs and teach them the Book and Wisdom and   
   > may purify them; surely, You are the Mighty, the Wise.* (al-   
   > baqarah-2:130)   
   > *****   
   > =(2)= First of the four aspects, i.e. *who may recite to them Your   
   > Signs (Ayat)*..... The word *Ayat* has various meanings and nuances;   
   > signs, miracles, indicators to believe, directors to safety from   
   > chastisement, forecasts of incoming happenings, knowledge of creations   
   > in heaven and earth, culture etc.... One of these meanings is warning of   
   > chastisement.   
   > *****   
   > =(3)= Allah sends Signs to demonstrate the truthfulness of His   
   > prophets and their people; He shows miracles..... Allah is indeed the   
   > font of all powers, He is Al Aziz (The Mighty).....The verse (17:60) and   
   > others like it speak of a warning being given to the earlier people it   
   > also carries a lesson for the people of the current age, in particular   
   > the Muslims... Muslims need to ponder over the signs associated with the   
   > fourteenth century [of the Muslim calendar] and in light of this they   
   > should not take denial and rejection of truth to an extreme....... The   
   > Powerful God indeed continues to send Signs today, if only one has the   
   > insight to recognize them.   
   > *****   
   > =(4)= The citation of the earlier people in the Holy Qur'an is not   
   > mere stories..... Wise is one who takes heed from these incidents of   
   > past in which different forms of chastisements came to different   
   > people...... Indeed an awe and fear of Allah should always be in one's   
   > heart..... Allah is Ever Merciful, He does not just send down Signs of   
   > warning, He sends glad-tidings as well... Allah declares that His mercy   
   > transcends everything else and it is for mankind to engage in   
   > Istighfar (seeking forgiveness from Allah).   
   > ******   
   > =(5)= Illustration of the limitations are provided through the   
   > blessed model of the Holy Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be on   
   > him).... Abiding by these limitations and by doing good works one   
   > becomes recipients of the glad-tidings that the Qur'an mentions......The   
   > true believer is one who takes lesson from the perfect Book which is   
   > replete with Allah's Signs and which gives the incidents of the   
   > earlier people and prophesizes about the future and after taking   
   > lesson does good works so that he/she may attain a great reward. [ref:   
   > part of (17:10)]   
   > *****   
   > =(6)= With reference to the writings of the Promised Messiah (on whom   
   > be peace) his holy Caliph said: Allah's Signs are of two kinds; one   
   > of warning and other of mercy and compassion. The former are for those   
   > who disbelieve and are disobedient and of Pharaoh-like disposition;   
   > these are to alert and warn them. The other kind of Signs is for the   
   > humble and the meek. The objective of these Signs is not to caution   
   > people, rather to console and reassure them just as a soothing,   
   > compassionate hand is placed on an anxious heart. A true believer   
   > develops in faith and spiritually with the help of these Signs and his/   
   > her natural anxiety is alleviated and is replaced by tranquility so   
   > that he/she may continue to develop in belief and spiritual knowledge   
   > and reaches the stage of having certainty of truth. The Holy Qur'an   
   > has these Signs in abundance and carries the eternal promise that   
   > those who truly believe in the Qur'an will continue to discover these   
   > Signs.   
   > *****   
   >   
   > =(7)= To have the positive Signs in itself is the supreme   
   > triumph(10:65).   
   > *****   
   > =(8)= Patience and Gratefulness: The patience and gratefulness of   
   > Moses (on whom be peace) and his people (14:6) was of avail to   
   > them..... Therein is a Sign for Muslims..... Patience and gratefulness   
   > does not mean to sit back no matter what the situation is..... Rather it   
   > connotes to appreciate and value the blessings of Allah with   
   > thankfulness as well as contentment..... The followers of the Holy   
   > Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be on him) - whose Shariah was   
   > greater than the one Moses (on whom be peace) brought and was   
   > perfected by Allah - are required to have higher standards of patience   
   > and thankfulness from those of the people of Moses (on whom be peace)   
   > ..... The people of Moses (on whom be peace) were blessed by Allah as   
   > long as they were grateful.... This shows that patience and thankfulness   
   > requires resoluteness.... Consistency is required in the Greatest-   
   > Striving in accordance to the teaching of the Qur'an which   
   > constitutes self-improvement as well as taking the message of truth to   
   > others.... In the current age there could be no blessing greater than   
   > the advent of the Promised Messiah which took place at a time when   
   > Islam had greatly weakened..... This Messiah was a true and ardent   
   > devotee of that great Prophet of God who dispelled darkness and spread   
   > spiritual light on a greater scale than Moses (on whom be peace)   
   > did.....The holy Caliph said the reclamation of the lost greatness of   
   > the Muslim world lies in appreciating this blessing that has come in   
   > the form of the Messiah. May Allah give everyone the capacity to have   
   > a perception of this.   
   > *****   
   > =(9)= Verse of 66 of Surah Al Nahl (16:66) says *sending down of   
   > water* with reference to those who are obedient and compliant..... The   
   > significance of 'water' to revive dead earth ties in with those who   
   > listen and obey, however, this is made clear by referring to the verse   
   > preceding this which explains the Qur'an as a guidance....Therefore   
   > mention of water for the revival of dead earth connotes spiritual   
   > water for the revival through the guidance of the Holy Qur'an.....   
   > Indeed the clearest and purest of all spiritual waters was brought by   
   > the Holy Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be on him)........ Such is   
      
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