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| Comment from the View of Insider Perspective—Whoever Is Not Against Us Is for Us |
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Comment from the View of Insider Perspective—Whoever Is Not Against Us Is for Us
Rudiyanto
John said to him, "Teacher, we saw a man who was driving out demons in your name, and we told him to stop, because he doesn't belong to our group." "Do not try to stop him," Jesus told them, "because no one who performs a miracle in my name will be able soon afterward to say evil things about me. For whoever is not against us is for us.” Mark 9:38-40
It is said that The Message of Prophet Muhammad, peace be upon him, includes the Messages of the preceding Messengers. ("The Principles of Islam" compiled by Sh. Hmoud M. Al-Lahim, Riyadh. Under the supervision of Ministry of Islamic Affairs, Endowments, Propagation and Guidance) Therefore, it is never against the Messages of the preceding Messengers.
Let’s see some Quranic verses (Surah):
3:84 Say (O Muhammad): We believe in Allah and that which is revealed unto us and that which was revealed unto Abraham and Ishmael and Isaac and Jacob and the tribes, and that which was vouchsafed unto Moses and Jesus and the Prophets from their Lord. We make no distinction between any of them, and unto Him we have surrendered. And whoso seeketh as religion other than the Surrender (to Allah) it will not be accepted from him, and he will be a loser in the Hereafter.
4:163 Lo! We inspire thee as We inspired Noah and the prophets after him, as We inspired Abraham and Ishmael and Isaac and Jacob and the tribes, and Jesus and Job and Jonah and Aaron and Solomon, and as we imparted unto David the Psalms.
2:136 Say (O Muslims): We believe in Allah and that which is revealed unto Us and that which was revealed unto Abraham, and Ishmael, and Isaac, and Jacob. and the tribes, and that which Moses and Jesus received, add that which the Prophets received from their Lord. We make no distinction between any of them, and unto Him we have surrendered.
42:13 He hath ordained for you that religion which He commended unto Noah, and that which We inspire in thee (Muhammad), and that which We commended unto Abraham and Moses and Jesus, saying: Establish the religion, and be not divided therein. Dreadful for the idolaters is that unto which thou callest them. Allah chooseth for Himself whom He will, and guideth unto Himself him who turneth (toward Him).
2:285 The messenger believeth in that which hath been revealed unto him from his Lord and (so do) the believers. Each one believeth in Allah and His angels and His scriptures and His messengers We make no distinction between any of His messengers and they say: We hear, and we obey. (Grant us) Thy forgiveness, our Lord. Unto Thee is the journeying.
3:3 He hath revealed unto thee (Muhammad) the Scripture with truth, confirming that which was (revealed) before it, even as He revealed the Torah and the Gospel.
An Iranian scholar of Islam, Seyyed Hossein Nasr concluded in his book "ISLAM: Religion, History, and Civilization":
The Prophet asserted that he brought nothing new but simply reaffirmed the truth that always was. This primordial character of the Islamic message is reflected not only in its essentiality, universality, and simplicity, but also in its inclusive attitude toward the forms of wisdom that preceded it. Islam has always claimed the earlier prophets of the Abrahamaic world and even the pre-Abrahamaic world (e.g., Noah and Adam) as its own, to the extent that these central spiritual and religious figures play a more important role in everyday Islamic piety than they do in Christian religious life. Also as a result, Islam has been able to preserve something the ambience of the Abrahamaic world in what survives of traditional Islamic life. Non-muslims from modern countries who journey to traditional Muslim areas even today are usually reminded of the world of Hebrew prophets and of Christ himself.
The Islamic message of Prophet Muhammad, peace be up him, is that The Lord our God is the one and only Lord and that nothing is more important than God. If anyone does anything in such a way that he or she finds it more important than God, he or she commits the sin called shirk. It is the most serious sin because we sin against the Almighty God.
It is written in the Torah Deut 6:4-10:
“Hear, O Israel: The LORD our God is one LORD: And thou shalt love the LORD thy God with all thine heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy might. And these words, which I command thee this day, shall be in thine heart: And thou shalt teach them diligently unto thy children, and shalt talk of them when thou sittest in thine house, and when thou walkest by the way, and when thou liest down, and when thou risest up. And thou shalt bind them for a sign upon thine hand, and they shall be as frontlets between thine eyes. And thou shalt write them upon the posts of thy house, and on thy gates. And it shall be, when the LORD thy God shall have brought thee into the land which he sware unto thy fathers, to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob, to give thee great and goodly cities, which thou buildedst not”
Our Master Jesus said in the Gospel of Mark 12:29-30:
And Jesus answered him, The first of all the commandments is, Hear, O Israel; The Lord our God is one Lord: And thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind, and with all thy strength: this is the first
Seyyed Hossein Nasr wrote in his book entitled " A Young Muslim's Guide to the Modern World":
Adam was a Muslim by the fact that he was the first prophet and that he testified to the oneness of God. However, this oneness was gradually forgotten as it is in the nature of man to forget. But always Allah sent other messengers to renew the message of unity, to bring back to the awareness of the One. Hence we have a series of prophets who, although they established forms of wisdom by different names, were in the profoundest sense Muslim. That is why the Qur’an refers to Abraham as musliman hanifan, that is, Muslim and follower of primordial religion, although he lived millennia before the Prophet of Islam and the advent of the Qur’anic revelation. He is called Muslim by the Qur’an itself to affirm that the idea of a religion based upon divine unity (tauhid) is not new but is synonymous with the religious history of mankind.
It is said also in a book entitled "The Principles of Islam" compiled by Sh. Hmoud M. Al-Lahim published in Riyadh under the supervision of Ministry of Islamic Affairs, Endowments, Propagation and Guidance:
The lexical meaning of Islam is submission, and adherence to the commands of Allah without objection. This is the true essence of Islam. By obeying Allah and observing His commands, Muslims would be in harmony with the universe in which he lives, for everything in this universe abides by the commands of Allah. It is an established fact that everything in this universe follows certain rule, and an unalterable law to which it submits; the sun, the moon, the stars, the night, the day, the land, the trees, and the beasts; all submit to a rule which Allah, the Creator, has designated for all these things. Even man himself, when you consider his physical construction, and biological compounds, his need for water and nutrition, heat, air. light, rest, or sleep, you would find him submissive to a law under which he has no choice, just like other creatures.
This inclusive law to which everything submits, is the work of Allah, the Majestic King, to Whom belong the creation and the authority. Both of the upper and the lower worlds submit willingly to the Creator, the Capable King.
Due to the fact that the linguistic meaning of Islam is submission, and adherence without objection, Islam, from this point of view, the faith of the universe. Man in this sense, does not differ from the other creatures. Since Allah is the Creator and the Provider, He has given man the freedom of choice, and has shown him both, the path of guidance, and the path of deviation through the Messengers that He sent to mankind throughout the ages; the last of whom is Muhammad, peace be upon them all. Therefore, he or she who chooses the path of guidance of his own free will, and fulfills the duties with which he is charged, and refrains from the prohibition, he becomes the legitimate Muslim. As for him or her who chooses the path of deviation, neglecting the acts of worship, and committing the prohibitions, he or she is thus an unbeliever.
Our Master Jesus said in the Gospel of Matthew 7:12-14:
Therefore all things whatsoever ye would that men should do to you, do ye even so to them: for this is the law and the prophets. Enter ye in at the strait gate: for wide is the gate, and broad is the way, that leadeth to destruction, and many there be which go in thereat: Because strait is the gate, and narrow is the way, which leadeth unto life, and few there be that find it.
It is written in the book of Psalms 42:1:
As a deer longs for a stream of cool water, so I long for you, O God, like a deer longs for a spring of cool water.
The Qur’an says in 2:256 & 38:18-19 as follows:
There is no compulsion in religion. The difference between guidance and error has been made clear. Whoever disbelieves in idols and believes in God has grasped the firm, unbreakable handle. God is hearing and omniscient.
Lo! We subdued the hills to hymn the praises (of their Lord) with him at nightfall and sunrise, And the birds assembled; all were turning unto Him.
So whenever we long for God like a deer longs for a stream of cool, automatically, we are totally submissive to God. Whenever we are submissive to God, we are like a lamp shining in the darkness or like a city on top of a hill. We become an influence for God’s truth. Being submissive to God automatically ignites a zeal in our life to do anything God’s way under God’s law, it goes without saying. That is the message of The Qur’an. The Qur’an urges us to simply receive the God-given Christ from God for the glory of God. Our life as a whole is transformed by God to be a means to propagate our primordial faith in the God-given Christ to impact any creature in our civilization. In the God’s holy book Torah, Psalms, Gospel and Qur’an, we have discovered the beauty of divine unity (Tauhid).
Of all the so-called world's religious figures and founders of world's religions without counting the Christian ones, Prophet Muhammad, peace be upon him, in the Qur’an and Hadits, is the most explicit in saying nice things about Almasih 'Isa (Christ Jesus), peace be upon him, and in telling us what we need to learn about who God is and who Almasih ‘Isa, peace be upon him, really is and in telling us about our need to receive God’s way in loving and saving us who have sinfully forgotten God our Creator the Almighty. The Qur’an says God gives a good news by giving mankind His Word whose name is Almasih Christ. The Qur’an tells us that salvation comes from God only. The Qur’an tells us the story of Prophet Abraham, peace be upon him, who was asked by God to kill his son as a sacrifice. This command of God was intended to know how deep Prophet Abraham, peace be upon him, needed God. When Prophet Abraham, peace be upon him, was about to sacrifice his son, God provided a great perfect lamb as a substitute for his son. His son eventually didn’t get sacrificed. Prophet Abraham, peace be
upon him, passed God’s tests twice. He passed the test by obeying God’s command to sacrifice his own son. And then, at the very moment he was about to kill his son, he passed the test by obeying God’s command not to sacrifice his son but to receive God-provided lamb to sacrifice instead. So instead of sacrificing his son, he simply received the God-given lamb to sacrifice. The first test from God required Prophet Abraham, peace be upon him, to be extremely aggressive full of deeds. The second test from God required Prophet Abraham, peace be upon him, to be totally submissive to the active and aggressive God. Interestingly, after Abraham had received the God-given lamb and sacrificed it, God said in the Qur’an that God would use the story of Abraham’s and his son’s total submissive nature to God as a lesson for generations to come that God out of unconditional love would bless mankind and would give a relief to the burdensome mankind by providing great sacrifice to the shameful fearful burdensome mankind.
It is written in Qur’an 37/107-110:
Then We ransomed him with a tremendous sacrifice. And We left for him among the later folk (the salutation): Peace be unto Abraham!
And many, many years later, the Qur’an says that God killed the sinless Jesus the Word of God on the cross. What did God kill Jesus for ? It must have been a great sacrifice to give a relief to the burdensome mankind that God loves so much. Our Master Jesus is a proof of how compassionate and merciful God is toward sinful and shameful and fearful mankind. What a saving knowledge we have from the Holy Qur’an.
In the Qur'anic view, the key message of all the prophets, and what links the Qur'an, the Torah and the Psalms and the Gospel, is the belief in, and submission to, the One God. Consequently, in the Qur'an, both observant Jews and observant Christians are collectively given the honorific title of People of the Book.
The Qur'an shows the utmost respect and reverence towards the Torah and the Psalms and the Gospel, which the Qur'an describe as previous revelations. The Qur'an never makes disparaging statements about the Torah and the Psalms and the Gospel, which are referred to as coming from God. The Qur’an and the examples of our Prophet Muhammad, peace be upon him, guide more and more Muslim toward faith in God-given Christ whose name is Jesus.
Below are just some examples of Qur’anic messages leading Muslims toward God’s truth:
God is the Creator of the heavens and the earth. (59:24)
God is Holy, Righteous, and True. (62:1, 52:28, 10:30 )
God is also Gracious, Merciful and Forgiving. (24:1,5)
God is Love and God is Light. (85:14, 24:35)
God is Omnipotent and Omniscient. (2:20.29)
God is our Provider. (51:58)
God is the only One worthy of praise. (60:6)
There is only one God. (112:1)
God raises and lowers people. (56:3)
God gives life and takes life. (53:44)
Our Master Jesus is the Word of God. (4:171)
Our Master Jesus is the son of Mary (2:87, 253; 3:45)
Our Master Jesus is the Messiah (3:34; 4:157, 171)
Our Master Jesus is the Servant of God (4:172; 19:30)
Our Master Jesus is a Prophet (19:30)
Our Master Jesus is an Apostle of God 4:157, 171; 5:75
Our Master Jesus is the Word of Truth (19:34)
Our Master Jesus is a witness (4:159; 5:117)
Our Master Jesus is a mercy from God (19:21)
Our Master Jesus is a sign for all peoples (19:21, 21:91)
Our Master Jesus is great (3:45)
Our Master Jesus is holy (19:19)
Our Master Jesus is a life-giver (3:49, 5:110)
Our Master Jesus was led by the Holy Spirit (2:253)
Our Master Jesus was born of the virgin Mary and had no human father. (19:19-27)
Mary conceived Our Master Jesus through the Holy Spirit. (21:91)
Our Master Jesus was sinless. (19:19)
Our Master Jesus is the will of God to love mankind (3:47)
Our Master Jesus died and was resurrected from the dead. (3:55;
Our Master Jesus is the one God sacrificed on the cross for redeeming sinful men and women (4:157-158; 3:55)
What we do is believing in God by following God’s Christ (3:50)
Our Master Jesus was raised to God. (3:55)
Our Master Jesus is highly exalted and has the greatest honor in this world and the next. (3:45)
Our Master Jesus is now near to God. (3:45)
Our Master Jesus did many miracles, including raising the dead, healing a man born blind, and cleansing lepers. (5:117)
Our Master Jesus will return in the last days to usher in the Day of Judgment. (43:61)
The Torah, The Psalms and The Gospel are written and inspired by God. (21:105, 39:65)
The Torah, The Psalms and The Gospel are truth. (2:213, 10:94)
God preserves The Torah, The Psalms and The Gospel. (15:9, 5:48)
The Gospel confirms the Torah and The Psalms. (3:50)
The Torah, The Psalms and The Gospel contains God’s commands for all mankind. (42:13)
The Torah, The Psalms and The Gospel are the standard of judgment. (5:44,47)
The Torah, The Psalms and The Gospel enlightens. (35:25)
Obedience to The Torah, The Psalms and The Gospel is the foundation for salvation. (5:68)
God guides people through The Torah, The Psalms and The Gospel. (5:44,46)
Any doubts or disputes should be solved by going back to The Torah, The Psalms and The Gospel. (10:94, 5:43)
The Torah, The Psalms and The Gospel are authoritative. (5:47)
What a good guide the Qur’an and the examples of our Prophet Muhammad, peace be upon him, for more and more Muslim toward faith in God-given Christ. We are always thankful to God for the unforgettable Qur’an and the unforgettable Prophet Muhammad for becoming a good guide toward faith in God-given Christ.
The God-given Christ is the blessing God gave to Prophet Abraham.
The God-given Christ is like a spring of overflowing blessing in the community of Isaac to be channeled to also bless Prophet Ishmael’s descendants, who are also the Prophet Abraham’s descendants.
The God-given Christ is an Abrahamaic blessing, that is a blessing for Prophet Abraham’s descendants.
Prophet Muhammad, peace be up him, is one of Prophet Ishmael’s descendants. Most of his followers are Prophet Ishmael’s descendants and feel happy to be associated as Ishmaelites. Because we follow accurately and diligently Prophet Muhammad, peace be upon him, we are led to the God’s Christ for God’s glory.
The Lord our God is one Lord. He is our provider. The One Way He has provided us to come to Him is God’s word whose name is Christ Jesus, peace be upon him.
We find there are many ways for people to come to faith in Christ Jesus, who is God-given, for the God’s glory. This messianic message is the final message from the last Prophet Muhammad, the seal of the prophets, peace be up them.
We are honored by God because God inspires us to rightfully stay in our Muslim civilization as an influence for God. We are thankful to God for supporting and protecting us in our Muslim civilization to lead our Muslim brothers and sisters to come to faith in God’s way, God’s Christ whose name is Jesus for God’s glory forever and ever.
Just like Prophet Muhammad, peace be upon him, was expectant about the second coming of Christ Jesus to kill Almasih Dajjal (the deceiver and the anti Christ) the most-hated enemy of Islam, we as the diligent and careful followers of Prophet Muhammad, peace be up him, are also expectant about the second coming of Christ Jesus.
May God’s kingdom come.
May the will of God be done on earth as it is in heaven.
Lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one.
Wa laa haula wa laa quwwata illa billah.
For God’s is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever.
Amen.
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