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1. wanna be friends?

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2. ISLAM ~ THE ONLY CHOICE.

   1. A. L. M.
   2. This is the Book; in it is guidance sure, without doubt, to those who fear Allah;’
   3 Who believe in the Unseen, are steadfast in prayer, and spend out of what We have provided for them;
   4. And who believe in the Revelation sent to thee, and sent before thy time, and (in their hearts) have the assurance of the Hereafter.
   5. They are on (true) guidance, from their Lord, and it is these who will prosper.
   6. As to those who reject Faith, it is the same to them whether thou warn them or do not warn them; they will not believe.
   (Sura Baqarah 1-6 .)

   If the world was ever in need of Islam, it is today. I am happy, very happy, to follow the ‘ Light ‘ brought to this world by that great torch bearer , the Prophet Muhammad, peace be upon him. Islam means much to me. It is indeed a rational faith .
   ” My early religious training was in the Christian faith…. Having lost all interest in Christianity, I began to study other world religions….I found Islam appeals to one ‘s reason … I found that it invites and encourages the pursuit of knowledge.”
   HARRY E. HEINKEL ( USA)

   ”’ If I were asked what impressed me most in the religion of Islam, I would probably say the prayers. , because prayers in Christianity are used wholly in begging God ( through Jesus Christ ) to grant worldly favours, whereas in Islam , they are used to give praise and thanks to Almighty God for all His blessings since He knows what is necessary for our welfare and grants us what we need without our asking for it . ”
   Mrs. Mahmuda Connolly.

   A deeper study of Islam made it clear to me that Islam is a complex of religious , ethical, social, economical, political and juridical rules. It gives a satisfactory answer to all questions concerning the life of society.
   Feysel W. Wagener, 1952.

   Strangely, christian intolerance awakened my first interest in Islam. On several occasions , having asked a Christian priest a certain question, i have been answered thus: ” i cannot tell you : you must believe it , that is where faïth comes in . ”
   How different is Islam, wherein no question is beyond, or beneath, answering.

   ”’ That great German , Goethe, himself remarked after reading the Holy Quran,
   ” If this is Islam , then every thinking man among us, in fact , a Muslim . ”
   ” The churches are utterly incapable of grappling with present day problems. Islam alone , offers the solution. ”
   JOHN FISHER ( ENGLAND )

   ” I think the main cause of my embracing Islam was the fact that i found it to be the only religion where faith and truth are truly predominant .” H.G. Newitt ~ England

   ” Islam means peace with the Creator as well as His creatures. Obeying divine commandments , as shown in doing good to fellow men, is a noble ideal and appeals to the intellect and heart . ”
   Charles Abdullah Garner. ~1926

   ” Say, My prayer and my sacrifice and my life and my death are surely for Allah, the Lord of the Worlds. No associate has He. And this am I commanded , and I am the first of those who submit . ” Quran~ 6 : 163-164.

   ” O my servants, who have acted extravagantly against their own souls, do not despair of the Mercy of God , for God forgives Sins altogether, for He is the Forgiving , the Merciful ” quran, 39 : 53.

   And ask forgiveness of your Lord, then turn to Him. Surely my Lord is Merciful, Loving~kind ” Quran 11 : 90

   ”’ And He is the Forgiving , the Loving ”’
   Quran 85 : 15 .

   ( Those people , mainly Christians, who think that in Islam, God is Not a Loving God, should Ponder over these verses of the Glorious Quran . )

   Everyone should know the fundamental facts about a Force in History and in the Present world. ”The rise of Islam is perhaps the most amazing event in human history. Springing from a land and a people alike previously negligible, Islam spread within a century over half the earth, shattering great empires, overthrowing long established religions, remoulding the souls of races, and building up a whole new world ~the World of Islam. ”

   ” There is a strange unity and solidarity in Islam which justifies such a loose use of the term ” World of Islam ”. ( Samuel M. Zwemer)

   ”Islam had the power of peacefully conquering souls by the simplicity of its theology , the clearness of its dogma and principles, and the definite number of the practices which it demands. In contrast to Christianity which has been undergoing continual transformation since its Origin, Islam has remained identical with itself . ”
   ( Jean L ‘heureux, Etude sur I’ Islamisme. )

   ” It may be boldly asserted that no people in the world give the impression of being so religious-minded as do the Muslims.All of life is saturated with the consciousness of God. ”( Charles R. Watson, London. 1937 )

   ”’ The one essential basis of union of Moslems everywhere is the Word of Witness, sometimes called the creed. There is no god but Allah , and Muhammad is the Apostle of Allah. ” ( J. Christy Wilson, Introducing Islam, New York, 1950 )

   ” Islam created a spiritual brotherhood of Muslims which overcomes all barriers of class, race and colour. ” ( Edward Gibbon, The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire , London 1838 )

   ” Muslim rule was neither oppressive nor unenlightened …..Further, the Muslims were friends to learning……it was not Muslims but monks who burnt the Greek library at Alexandria.”’ ( G.D.H. Cole. The intelligent Man s Review of Europe Today , London 1933 )

   The concept of Allah (God) in Islam.

   Say: He is Allah, the One and Only; Allah, the Eternal, Absolute; He begetteth not, nor is He begotten; And there is none like unto Him.
   Quran 112 : 1-4

   . Allah! There is no god but He,-the Living, the Self-subsisting, Eternal. No slumber can seize Him nor sleep. His are all things in the heavens and on earth. Who is there can intercede in His presence except as He permitteth? He knoweth what (appeareth to His creatures as) before or after or behind them. Nor shall they compass aught of His knowledge except as He willeth. His Throne doth extend over the heavens and the earth, and He feeleth no fatigue in guarding and preserving them for He is the Most High, the Supreme (in glory).

   Let there be no compulsion in religion: Truth stands out clear from Error: whoever rejects evil and believes in Allah hath grasped the most trustworthy hand-hold, that never breaks. And Allah heareth and knoweth all things.
   Quran 2 : 255, 256
   ”’ And your God is one God : there is no god but He ””
   Quran 2 : 163
   ” Say : I am forbidden to serve those whom you call upon besides God ”’
   Quran 6 : 56
   ‘ Call not upon anyone with God……… Say, I call upon God only and I do not associate anyone with Him .””
   Quran 72 : 18-20
   O my servants, who have acted extravagantly against their own souls, do not despair of the Mercy of God , for God forgives Sins altogether, for He is the Forgiving , the Merciful ” quran, 39 : 53.
   And ask forgiveness of your Lord, then turn to Him. Surely my Lord is Merciful, Loving~kind ” Quran 11 : 90
   ”’ And He is the Forgiving , the Loving ”’
   Quran 85 : 15 .

   ”The Islamic belief in god is not a mere article of faith~a solitary item in a shadowy creed. It is deep rooted and firm.It has been frequently said Islam possesses the shortest creed of all the religions of the world, and though this may be the case, so firmly fixed is the Muslim’ s belief in the Supreme Being that he regards with abhorrence and as blasphemy any attempt to divide in any way the Unity of God. How can the Divine Being be reduced to the level of any other ? Or how can He share His Attributes with another ? He is the Most High and He Alone is to be adored, and to assert that there are three , or even two, in possession of Omnipotence is , to the Muslim , a self evident contradiction.
   ”’ There is a majestic glory in the expressions , Ar Rahman and Ar Raheem which cannot be found in any other words. No limits can circumscribe His beneficence. Is it a matter for wonderment that the Muslim , when he thinks of the all embracing grace and beneficence , the Majesty and Glory of the Lord of all Existence , should prostrate himself with forehead on earth in adoration and worship ? To that Lord of All the Worlds , the Muslim gives a name which is above every other name, i e , the name of ALLAH , a name which has never been given to any except the only true God , a name which embraces all the excellent names which can be enumerated.
   ”’ Islam is no mere creed , it is a life to be lived. In the Quran may be found directions for what are sometimes termed the minor details of daily life , but which are not minor when it is considered that life has to be lived for God. The muslim lives for God alone. God is the centre of all satisfaction , all hope , all life. The aim of the muslim is to become God ~bound , and to endeavour to advance the knowledge of God in all his undertakings. From the cradle to the grave , the true Muslim lives for God and God alone. ”’

   Say, There is no god but Allah and Muhammad , peace n blessings of Allah be upon him, is the Final Messenger of Allah.

   Say, ”’ I bear witness that , There is no god but Allah and I bear witness that the Prophet Muhammad , peace be upon him, is the Final Messenger of Allah.””’

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3. جزاک اللہ خیرا

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