[57:0] In the name of God, Most Gracious, Most Merciful

[57:1] Glorifying GOD is everything in the heavens and the earth. He is the Almighty, Most Wise.

[57:2] To Him belongs the kingship of the heavens and the earth. He controls life and death. He is Omnipotent.

[57:3] He is the Alpha and the Omega. He is the Outermost and the Innermost. He is fully aware of all things.

[57:4] He is the One who created the heavens and the earth in six days, then assumed all authority. He knows everything that enters into the earth, and everything that comes out of it, and everything that comes down from the sky, and everything that climbs into it. He is with you wherever you may be. GOD is Seer of everything you do.

[57:5] To Him belongs the kingship of the heavens and the earth. All matters are controlled by GOD.

[57:6] He merges the night into the day, and merges the day into the night. He is fully aware of the innermost thoughts.

[57:7] Believe in GOD and His messenger, and give from what He has bestowed upon you. Those among you who believe and give (to charity) have deserved a great recompense.

[57:8] Why should you not believe in GOD when the messenger is inviting you to believe in your Lord? He has taken a pledge from you, if you are believers.

[57:9] He is the One who sends down to His servant clear revelations, in order to lead you out of the darkness into the light. GOD is Compassionate towards you, Most Merciful.

usermane: Next, God commands of us to acknowledge Him, the Sovereign, the Creator, Alpha and Omega and the One with knowledge of everything. To do so, we must believe in His messenger who relays the divine message to us.

That been done, man is commanded to spend out of what God has bestowed him with; health, time, wealth in assisting or serving the course of good. God isn't in need of this spending, man 's neighbours among whom are poor and needy benefits from these spendings and above all, a handsome reward awaits those who spend in the course of good, be it donating alms, comforting the stranded or catering for the sick.

Empiree:

@bold is what brings about Kilafah (Caliphate) which you do not acknowledged (not those rags in iraq). The bold is not secular govt. Secular govt/country does not recognize God's Sovereignty which you admire.

[Quran 10:108]
Say, "O mankind, the truth has come to you from your Lord, so whoever is guided is only guided for his soul, and whoever goes astray only goes astray against it. And I am not over you a manager."

[Quran 10:109]
And follow what is revealed to you, [O Muhammad], and be patient until God will judge. And He is the best of judges.

Empiree:
Is "huruf" your ID on your website (in your signature)?

[57:10] Why do you not spend in the cause of GOD, when GOD possesses all wealth in the heavens and the earth?

Distinguished from the rest are those among you who spend before the victory and strive. They attain a greater rank than those who spend after the victory and strive. For each, GOD promises salvation. GOD is Cognizant of everything you do.

[57:11] Who would like to loan GOD a loan of righteousness, to have it multiplied for him manifold, and end up with a generous recompense?

[57:12] The day will come when you see the believing men and women with their lights radiating ahead of them and to their right. Good news is yours that, on that day, you will have gardens with flowing streams. You will abide therein forever. This is the great triumph.

[57:13] On that day, the hypocrite men and women will say to those who believed, "Please allow us to absorb some of your light." It will be said, "Go back behind you, and seek light." A barrier will be set up between them, whose gate separates mercy on the inner side, from retribution on the outer side.

[57:14] They will call upon them, "Were we not with you?" They will answer, "Yes, but you cheated your souls, hesitated, doubted, and became misled by wishful thinking, until GOD's judgment came. You were diverted from GOD by illusions.

[57:15] "Therefore, today no ransom can be taken from you, nor from those who disbelieved. Your abode is the fire; it is your lord, and miserable abode."

[57:16] Is it not time for those who believed to open up their hearts for GOD's message, and the truth that is revealed herein? They should not be like the followers of previous scriptures whose hearts became hardened with time and, consequently, many of them turned wicked.

[57:17] Know that GOD revives the land after it had died. We thus explain the revelations for you, that you may understand.

usermane:

Peace!


[s]Even Muhammad, the Head of the Medina state, the Prophet at that time was only a warner, not an authority or guardian to enforce what is Islamic and so how can you tell us that the Islamic state has this right if at all the state in question judge by the Quran?
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[5:49] You shall rule among them in accordance with GOD's revelations to you. Do not follow their wishes, and beware lest they divert you from some of GOD's revelations to you. If they turn away, then know that GOD wills to punish them for some of their sins. Indeed, many people are wicked.

[5:92] You shall obey GOD, and you shall obey the messenger, and beware. If you turn away, then know that the sole duty of our messenger is to deliver the message efficiently.

Empiree:

"O you who believe! Obey Allah and His Messenger and those of you who are in authority. If you differ in anything amongst yourselves, refer it to Allah and His Messenger, if you believe in Allah and in the Last Day. That is better and more suitable for final determination." [Holy Quran 4:59]
As'shura (consultation) falls in this cycle. It's not totalitarian my friend. That's your opinion.

Empiree:
You also made misguided statement on your website that women are not forbidden from praying during menstruation?. Just tell me you didn't write or believe that?.

In the ayah, Allah describes menstruation as impure, unclean and deems it haram for men to approach them (have intercourse) in that state until the period is over. Allah is pure and accept nothing but clean and pure. Not even men should approach Salat in the state of Janaba.
Question is if God is pure how can He accept women's salat in menstruation?. Menstruation is unclean my friend.

Sahih Bukhari
Volume 1, Book 6, Number 307:

Narrated 'Aisha: "One of the wives of Allah's Apostle joined him in l'tikaf and she noticed blood and yellowish discharge (from her private parts) and put a dish under her when she prayed."

usermane: ^^^

Yes i have read 5:47-49, read how it concludes in verse 49.
The Prophet was ordered to rule according to the Qur'an, not his wishes or anyone else 's. So what happen if the people turn away?
On the event of that, God tells the Prophet that He the Almighty will punish them, not the Prophet, not the State.
In Qur'an 5:92 God also tell those who turn away that the Prophet 's only role to them is delivery of the message, he has no business with anyone who turn away from the message.



If i tell my son to obey his teacher, i haven't said the teacher has the right to penalise him for disobedience.
If i tell a patient to obey his doctor, am not saying the doctor can force him to follow instructions or penalise him for not doing so.
The Islamic state has it concerns, for which it can compel and punish but talk of Scriptural rules and practices the State like the Prophet can only warn, not compel or punish.



Quote a single verse where 'women' on menstruation are deem impure and unfit for Salat. Qur'an 2:222 says it is harmful and so unlawful to have sex during menstruation. It didn't state menstruating women are impure. If Salat during menstruation is prohibitted as sex, why isn't salat mentioned in this verse as well?

In Qur'an 4:43, intoxication, sex, orgasm, urination and defeacation without washing or bathing were clearly stated as situations under which one shouldn't observe Salat. Why again is 'Menses' not stated as one of these situation?

Here is your daily hadith


Quite alright, menses is normally red but in rare cases, microbial infection in the vagina could result in blood and yellow discharge during menstruation. So, with this, there are chances the Prophet 's wife that prayed here was actually menstruating.

Then again, even if that wasn't the case. Blood and yellow discharge from the vagina is just as impure as menses, especial if it is serious enough that the woman has collect the fluid with a dish. So, how come a woman under such an "impure" state is praying here?

Empiree:
You mixing the point my friend. Ruling them and judging them by Quran is different from delivery of message. Ruling over people is a matter of governing people. Accepting God's message delivered by the messanger is completely another and people have option of accepting or rejecting the message. Maida verses 47-49 is clearly talking about ruling/ govt over people NOT message. These verses clearly talking about govt my friend

usermane:

Whoever disputed the difference, at the start of verse 49, [b]the Prophet was ordered [/b]to rule, to govern and to instruct the people with the Scripture. At the end of the verse, the Prophet was told that those who turn away from his rule will be punished, by whom? None but God.

Note that that this is the same verse that speak of governing. And we find no words in it that empower either the Prophet or state to compel and punish the defaulters who turn away from the Scriptural rules. So, how am i the one missing the point?

usermane: Adultery, theft and murder are acts that directly hurt another party and for the sake of Justice, the Qur'an explicitly stated their penalties thereby giving the state the role of punishing offenders. That goes for other acts like bribery, assault, rape. But with or without the Islamic states, these crimes don't go unpunished in any society, including the secular states which you claim do not recognise the sovereignty of God. With this, why the emphasis on "Islamic" state?

Sharia advocate groups like Boko haram, IS, Muslim Brotherhood etc don't want an Islamic state because they want to punish thieves, adulterers or murderers, comm' on even under the status quo these criminals aren entertained.
They want it because they want to kill muslims who do not pray or give zakat, kill ex-muslims for apostacy, kill persons for condemning Quran or Muhammad, severely penalise gamblers, drinkers, usury bankers etc in the name of Islam.

These may be evil acts as far as the Qur'an is concerned but they do not directly harm anyone, there aren't penalties stipulated in the Qur'an for offenders and so under the name of Islam none can compel or punish another concerning these acts. There are certain crimes to be punished by God alone.

Finally, it is time i focus soley on the topic. I won't be digress anymore.

usermane: ^^^^
So long, Empiree. So long.

[57:18] Surely, the charitable men and women have loaned GOD a loan of goodness. They will receive their reward multiplied manifold; they have deserved a generous recompense.